An automated code review assistant that generates file-specific checklists for security, performance, and style within your git workflow.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install sovereign-code-review-helper
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install sovereign-code-review-helper 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 Code Review Helper?
Code Review Helper is a robust technical assistant designed to streamline the peer review process by automating the identification of common code smells and vulnerabilities. By leveraging the power of Openclaw Skills, this tool scans git diffs and produces tailored checklists for a wide array of languages including Python, JavaScript, Go, and Rust. It ensures that critical aspects like security patterns, performance bottlenecks, and style consistency are never overlooked during the development lifecycle.
This skill acts as a first line of defense, helping developers and reviewers maintain a high bar for code quality without the manual drudgery. Whether you are looking for hardcoded secrets, N+1 query patterns, or missing test coverage, Code Review Helper provides actionable insights directly within your terminal or CI/CD environment, making it an essential utility for modern engineering teams.
Code Review Helper Use Cases
- Automating security audits to detect hardcoded secrets, SQL injection, and insecure deserialization in pull requests.
- Identifying performance regressions such as synchronous I/O in async functions or unoptimized database queries.
- Enforcing style consistency across various programming languages to reduce technical debt.
- Ensuring new features have adequate test coverage and edge case handling before merging.
- Generating standardized pull request review templates for GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket to maintain consistency across the team.
How Code Review Helper Works
- The user initiates the skill within a git repository, targeting specific branches or a pull request number.
- The tool utilizes git to extract the diff between the base and head references.
- It identifies the file types involved and applies language-specific rules for Security, Performance, Style, and Testing.
- Issues are categorized by severity levels (Critical, Warning, Info) based on pre-defined audit patterns.
- The skill generates a comprehensive report or checklist in the user's preferred format (Markdown, JSON, or Text).
Code Review Helper Setup
Install the skill directly via ClawHub:
openclaw install code-review-helper
For manual installation, copy the skill to your local directory and ensure the review script is executable:
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills/
cp -r code-review-helper/ ~/.openclaw/skills/
chmod +x ~/.openclaw/skills/code-review-helper/scripts/review.sh
Verify that your environment meets the requirements for git (2.0+) and bash (4.0+).
Code Review Helper Data Schema & Taxonomy
Code Review Helper organizes its analysis and configuration through a structured metadata system and customizable ignore files as part of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
| Component | Format | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
skill.json |
JSON | Defines default check toggles and severity filters. |
.crh-ignore |
Text | Allows users to suppress specific check IDs like SEC-001 or PERF-003. |
| Output Report | Markdown/JSON | The final audit results, structured by check category and file. |
| Environment Variables | Shell Export | Dynamic configuration for base branches and output formats. |
Code Review Helper Advanced Features
- CI/CD Integration: Seamlessly integrates into pipelines with exit code support to block merges containing critical issues.
- Custom Severity Filtering: Filter results by severity levels to focus only on the most impactful issues.
- Flexible Output Formats: Generate JSON reports for automated processing or Markdown for direct PR comments.
- PR Template Generation: Instantly create minimal, standard, or thorough review templates based on the scope of changes.
- Specific File Targeting: Use glob patterns to restrict reviews to specific modules or directories, optimizing performance for large repositories.
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