ReviewEvo for Openclaw

A local, self-improving code analysis tool that learns your codebase patterns and identifies risks by mining git history.

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v0.1.1
Feb 26, 2026
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install review-evo

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install review-evo using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).

Prefer to download?

Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.

What is ReviewEvo?

ReviewEvo is a sophisticated, self-evolving code reviewer designed to integrate with Openclaw Skills to provide deep repository insights without external API dependencies. By analyzing commit history, contributor patterns, and file churn, it identifies high-risk areas and tracks the evolution of your project conventions over time. Unlike static analysis tools, ReviewEvo builds a persistent knowledge base within your repository, allowing it to provide increasingly relevant feedback the more you use it.

Using this extension within Openclaw Skills allows you to identify complex functions and recurring technical debt that traditional linters often miss. It focuses on the human and historical side of development, flagging single-author risks and files that undergo frequent, unstable changes.

ReviewEvo Use Cases

  • Analyzing high-churn files to identify fragile areas of the codebase using Openclaw Skills.
  • Onboarding to a new repository by identifying key contributors and core architectural patterns.
  • Performing automated PR reviews that respect existing team conventions and past feedback.
  • Generating comprehensive repository health reports to prioritize technical debt repayment.
  • Monitoring knowledge-spread risks where critical files are maintained by a single author.

How ReviewEvo Works

  1. Initialization: The skill checks for existing learnings in the .review-evo directory and detects the project's primary programming language.
  2. Git Mining: It executes several git log commands to identify recent activity, contributor breakdowns, and high-frequency modification hotspots.
  3. Risk Assessment: The agent analyzes file complexity, test coverage gaps, and searches for outdated TODOs or single-author bottlenecks.
  4. Strategy Selection: Users choose between a full health report, a branch/PR diff analysis, or a targeted review of specific files.
  5. Knowledge Persistence: Findings are saved to a local learnings file, ensuring future Openclaw Skills sessions benefit from previous context.

ReviewEvo Setup

Ensure git is installed and that you are working within a repository with at least 20 commits. No external API keys or third-party services are required for this Openclaw Skills integration.

# Verify git installation
git --version

# Check commit history count to ensure sufficient data for analysis
git rev-list --count HEAD

Run the skill through your agent interface to begin the initial scan and create the .review-evo configuration directory for persistent storage.

ReviewEvo Data Schema & Taxonomy

ReviewEvo organizes its findings in a dedicated local directory using a Markdown-based taxonomy to ensure human-readability and persistence across Openclaw Skills runs.

Component Location Description
Directory .review-evo/ The root container for all local analysis artifacts.
Knowledge Base learnings.md Stores detected project profiles, recurring patterns, and open risks.
Ignore Rule .gitignore Recommended entry to prevent analysis logs from entering version control.

ReviewEvo Advanced Features

  • Automated hotspot detection based on file churn and complexity ratios.
  • Cross-session memory via local Markdown-based learning logs for Openclaw Skills users.
  • Multi-language support detecting TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, and Java environments.
  • Custom review scopes including full repo health, branch diffs, and specific directories.
  • Low-dependency architecture utilizing built-in git tools and local processing for maximum privacy.

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