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Adversarial Code Reviewer

Tough, critical review of a diff or PR before merge, through hostile reviewer personas that catch shared blind spots. Use whenever the user wants a change torn apart, a harsh second opinion, or a self-review felt too agreeable.

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What the skill covers

The sections of its instructions, in order.

  1. 01 Description
  2. 02 Features
  3. 03 Usage
  4. 04 Examples
  5. Example: Reviewing a PR Before Merge
  6. 05 Problem This Solves
  7. 06 Table of Contents
  8. 07 Quick Start
  9. 08 Review Workflow
  10. Step 1: Gather the Changes
  11. Step 2: Read the Full Context
  12. Step 3: Run All Three Personas
  13. Step 4: Deduplicate and Synthesize
  14. 09 The Three Personas
  15. Persona 1: The Saboteur
  16. Persona 2: The New Hire
  17. Persona 3: The Security Auditor
  18. 10 Severity Classification
  19. 11 Output Format
  20. 12 Anti-Patterns

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Frequently asked questions

What does Adversarial Code Reviewer do?

Tough, critical review of a diff or PR before merge, through hostile reviewer personas that catch shared blind spots. Use whenever the user wants a change torn apart, a harsh second opinion, or a self-review felt too agreeable.

Is Adversarial Code Reviewer free to use?

Yes. Adversarial Code Reviewer is published by Alireza Rezvani under the MIT licence, and you can use it with a free Phở account.

How do I use Adversarial Code Reviewer in Phở?

Press Open in Phở, then Try to apply it to your next message, or add the Engineering review set so Phở loads it whenever a request matches.

Does Adversarial Code Reviewer need other tools?

No. It works in a normal Phở chat with what you type or upload.

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