Why does this skill discourage saying 'thank you' or 'great point'?

The skill prioritizes technical efficiency and rigor. In a professional coding environment, actions like fixing the code and providing technical reasoning demonstrate understanding more effectively than social performance.

Can Claude push back against a reviewer's suggestion?

Yes. The skill provides a framework for technical pushback based on codebase reality, compatibility, or YAGNI principles, ensuring the AI doesn't blindly follow incorrect advice.

How does this skill handle unclear feedback?

It mandates a 'stop and clarify' approach. Claude must restate the requirement or ask for details before implementing any part of the feedback to prevent partial or incorrect changes.

Does this skill work with GitHub comments?

Yes, it includes specific instructions for replying directly to inline review threads via the GitHub API to maintain proper communication structure.

Receiving Code Review

Name: Receiving Code Review
Author: claudiodearaujo

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Collaboration Tools

Standardizes the process of evaluating, clarifying, and implementing code review feedback with technical rigor and objective verification.

This skill provides a structured framework for Claude to handle code review feedback effectively by prioritizing technical correctness over performative agreement. It establishes a rigorous response pattern—Read, Understand, Verify, Evaluate, Respond, and Implement—to ensure that every suggestion is checked against the codebase reality before being applied. By discouraging social fluff and focusing on actionable technical reasoning, it helps maintain architectural integrity, enforces YAGNI (You Ain't Gonna Need It) principles, and ensures that pushback is grounded in technical facts rather than defensiveness.

Key Features

01Structured 'Response Pattern' for systematic feedback processing

02Strict prohibition of performative agreement and unnecessary gratitude

030 GitHub stars

04Differentiated handling protocols for trusted partners vs. external reviewers

05Automated YAGNI checks to prevent unnecessary feature creep

06Formalized pushback criteria for technically questionable suggestions

Use Cases

01Processing complex Pull Request feedback from multiple reviewers

02Clarifying ambiguous instructions from team members before implementation

03Evaluating external contributions for architectural compatibility

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add claudiodearaujo/izacenter receiving-code-review

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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