---
title: "Code Review Reception"
type: skill
id: "superpowers/dev-workflow/receiving-code-review"
category: "Engineering"
publisher: "Jesse Vincent"
license: "MIT"
source: "https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/22f0b46"
canonical: "https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/superpowers/dev-workflow/receiving-code-review"
open_in_pho: "https://pho.chat/customize?item=superpowers%2Fdev-workflow%2Freceiving-code-review&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library"
---

# Code Review Reception

Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not performative agreement or blind implementation

Source: Jesse Vincent (MIT), copied at a pinned commit. Free to use. Part of the Phở Skills library (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills).
Skill set: Dev workflow (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/superpowers/dev-workflow.md).

## What it covers
- Overview
- The Response Pattern
- Forbidden Responses
- Handling Unclear Feedback
- Source-Specific Handling
  - From your human partner
  - From External Reviewers
- YAGNI Check for "Professional" Features
- Implementation Order
- When To Push Back
- Acknowledging Correct Feedback
- Gracefully Correcting Your Pushback
- Common Mistakes
- Real Examples
- GitHub Thread Replies

## Other skills in this set
- [Test-Driven Development (TDD)](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/superpowers/dev-workflow/test-driven-development.md): Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
- [Verification Before Completion](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/superpowers/dev-workflow/verification-before-completion.md): Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims…

## Use it
- In Phở: open https://pho.chat/customize?item=superpowers%2Fdev-workflow%2Freceiving-code-review&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library and press Try, or add it so Phở loads it whenever a request matches. Phở works with your own API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others).
- Full instructions (original SKILL.md, unchanged): https://labs.pho.chat/skills/raw/superpowers/dev-workflow/skills/receiving-code-review/SKILL.md
- Original files: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/22f0b46 (MIT).
- Full machine-readable index: https://labs.pho.chat/skills.json