CCPM Code Review
Structured code review workflow integrated with CCPM's Linear-based project management system. Enforces "no completion claims without verification evidence" principle.
When to Use
This skill auto-activates when:
- User says "done", "complete", "finished", "ready to merge"
- Running
/ccpm:verifycommand (natural workflow - recommended) - Running
/ccpm:donecommand (includes pre-flight verification) - Running
/ccpm:verifycommand (advanced) - Before updating Linear task status to "Done"
- Before syncing Jira status
- Before creating GitHub/BitBucket PR
- Before sending Slack completion notifications
CCPM Verification Workflow
CCPM provides a streamlined 3-step verification process:
Step 1: Quality Checks (Automated)
Run linting, tests, and build checks to ensure technical correctness:
/ccpm:verify [issue-id] # Auto-detects issue from git branchWhat it checks:
- ✅ Linting passes (no style errors)
- ✅ Tests pass (all unit and integration tests)
- ✅ Build succeeds (no compilation errors)
- ✅ Checklist complete (100% of implementation items)
If checks fail: Command automatically suggests /ccpm:verify to debug systematically.
Step 2: Agent Code Review
After quality checks pass, agent review analyzes:
- ✅ Code quality and best practices
- ✅ Security vulnerabilities
- ✅ Performance implications
- ✅ Requirement fulfillment
- ✅ Regression risks
Step 3: Final Confirmation
Four verification gates must pass:
- Tests Pass ✅ - Zero failures
- Build Succeeds ✅ - Exit status 0
- Checklist Complete ✅ - 100% checked
- No Blockers ✅ - No unresolved blockers in Linear
Only after all gates pass can task proceed to finalization with /ccpm:done.
Core Principles
1. Technical Correctness Over Social Comfort
Forbidden performative agreement:
- ❌ "Great point!"
- ❌ "You're absolutely right!"
- ❌ "That makes total sense!"
Required rigorous verification:
- ✅ "Let me verify that assumption"
- ✅ "I'll test this approach first"
- ✅ "Here's the evidence: [test output]"
2. No Implementation Before Verification
When receiving feedback:
- First: Verify the feedback is technically correct
- Then: Implement the change
- Never: Blindly implement without understanding
3. NO COMPLETION CLAIMS WITHOUT EVIDENCE
Required evidence before any "done" claim:
- ✅ Tests: All passing (screenshot or CI link)
- ✅ Build: Exit status 0 (no errors)
- ✅ Linear checklist: 100% complete
- ✅ No unresolved blockers in Linear comments
Integration with CCPM Commands
With /ccpm:verify (Natural Workflow - Recommended)
This skill enforces verification during the streamlined verify command:
# User runs natural verification command
/ccpm:verify
# Or with explicit issue ID
/ccpm:verify AUTH-123Flow:
User: "I'm done, let me verify"
Claude: [ccpm-code-review activates]
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🔍 Smart Verify Command
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📋 Issue: AUTH-123 - Add user authentication
📊 Status: In Progress
📋 Checklist: 100% (5/5 items)
Verification Flow:
──────────────────
1. Quality Checks (linting, tests, build)
2. Final Verification (code review, security)
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Step 1/2: Running Quality Checks
═══════════════════════════════════════
🔍 Running linting...
✅ All files pass linting
🧪 Running tests...
✅ All tests passed (28/28)
🏗️ Running build...
✅ Build successful
📊 Quality Check Results:
✅ Linting
✅ Tests
✅ Build
═══════════════════════════════════════
Step 2/2: Running Final Verification
═══════════════════════════════════════
[Code reviewer agent analyzes changes...]
✅ All requirements met
✅ Code quality standards met
✅ Security best practices followed
✅ Performance acceptable
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✅ All Verification Complete!
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All verifications passed! Ready to finalize.
💡 What's Next?
⭐ Recommended: /ccpm:done AUTH-123If verification fails:
❌ Quality Checks Failed
📊 Quality Check Results:
✅ Linting
❌ Tests (3 failures)
✅ Build
To debug and fix issues:
/ccpm:verify AUTH-123
Then run verification again:
/ccpm:verify AUTH-123With /ccpm:done (Pre-Flight Verification)
This skill ensures quality before finalization:
# User attempts to finalize task
/ccpm:done
# Or with explicit issue ID
/ccpm:done AUTH-123Pre-flight checks enforced by ccpm-code-review:
User: "/ccpm:done AUTH-123"
Claude: [ccpm-code-review activates for pre-flight]
✅ All pre-flight checks passed!
Checking completion readiness:
□ Tests passing?
→ ✅ All 52 tests passed
□ Build successful?
→ ✅ Build completed (exit 0)
□ Linear checklist complete?
→ ✅ 7/7 items checked
□ No blockers?
→ ✅ No blockers found
VERIFICATION COMPLETE ✅
📝 Creating GitHub Pull Request...
✅ Pull Request created
[Prompts for Jira/Slack updates with confirmation]
✅ Linear issue updated to Done
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🎉 Task Finalized: AUTH-123
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⛔ Cannot Finalize: Checklist Incomplete
Progress: 80% (4/5 completed)
❌ Remaining Items:
- [ ] Write integration tests
🔧 Actions Required:
1. Complete remaining checklist items
2. Update checklist: /ccpm:sync AUTH-123
3. Then run: /ccpm:done AUTH-123Advanced: With /ccpm:verify
For manual verification step (advanced users):
Claude runs /ccpm:verify AUTH-123
[ccpm-code-review activates during verification]
Checking verification evidence:
□ Tests passing?
→ ✅ All 47 tests passed
□ Build successful?
→ ✅ Build completed with exit code 0
□ Linear checklist complete?
→ ❌ 3 of 5 items checked
□ No blockers?
→ ⚠️ 1 blocker found: "Redis connection failing in staging"
VERIFICATION FAILED:
- Linear checklist incomplete (3/5)
- Blocker unresolved: Redis connection issue
Cannot proceed with completion until:
1. Complete remaining checklist items
2. Resolve Redis blocker or document as out-of-scope
Would you like to:
A. Update checklist now
B. Investigate Redis blocker
C. Update task scope to exclude RedisReceiving Feedback Protocol
When PR Reviewer Comments
Scenario: Reviewer says "Add error handling to login function"
❌ Wrong approach (performative):
"Great point! I'll add error handling right away."
[Immediately adds try-catch without understanding]✅ Correct approach (verification-first):
Claude: [ccpm-code-review activates]
Let me verify this feedback:
1. Checking current error handling...// login.ts async function login(email, password) { const user = await db.findUser(email); // ← No error handling return generateToken(user); // ← No error handling }
1. Potential issues:
- Database query could fail (network, timeout)
- user might be null (not found)
- generateToken could throw (invalid data)
2. Verification: Feedback is VALID
- Missing error handling confirmed
- Could cause uncaught exceptions
3. Implementation approach: `async function login(email, password) {try {const user = await db.findUser(email); if (!user) {throw new UnauthorizedError('Invalid credentials');} return generateToken(user);} catch (error) {if (error instanceof DatabaseError) {logger.error('Database error during login', error); throw new ServiceUnavailableError();} throw error;}}`
4. Testing the fix:
- Add test: login with network error → returns 503
- Add test: login with invalid user → returns 401
- Verify existing tests still pass
5. Update Linear:
- Add comment: "PR feedback: Added error handling"
- Link to new commit
Implementing fix now...
When Feedback Seems Wrong
Scenario: Reviewer says "Use var instead of const"
❌ Wrong approach:
"Okay, I'll change it!" [Blindly makes change]
✅ Correct approach:
Claude: [ccpm-code-review activates]
Let me verify this feedback:
1. Current code uses `const` (ES6+)
2. Feedback suggests `var` (ES5)
3. Technical analysis:
- `const`: Block-scoped, immutable binding, prevents reassignment bugs
- `var`: Function-scoped, allows reassignment, hoisting issues
4. Project standards check:
- .eslintrc: Enforces `const`/`let`, disallows `var`
- Existing codebase: 100% uses `const`/`let`
5. Verification: Feedback appears INCORRECT
- Contradicts project standards
- Would cause linting failures
- Downgrades code quality
6. Response to reviewer: "I checked our ESLint config and existing codebase. We enforce `const`/`let` and disallow `var` for block-scoping safety. Changing to `var` would: Did you mean something else, or is there a specific reason for `var` here?"
- Fail CI linting
- Contradict project standards
- Introduce potential hoisting bugs
Waiting for reviewer clarification before making changes...
Verification Gates
Gate 1: Tests Must Pass
Requirement: Zero test failures
✅ PASS: 52 tests, 0 failures ❌ FAIL: 48 tests passed, 4 failures
If failures exist:
1. Run /ccpm:verify to debug
2. Update Linear with findings
3. Re-run verification after fixes
4. Only proceed when 0 failures
Gate 2: Build Must Succeed
Requirement: Exit status 0
✅ PASS: Build completed successfully (exit 0) ❌ FAIL: Build failed with 3 TypeScript errors (exit 1)
If build fails:
1. Review error messages
2. Fix compilation errors
3. Re-run build
4. Only proceed when exit 0
Gate 3: Linear Checklist Must Be Complete
Requirement: 100% of checklist items checked
✅ PASS: 7/7 checklist items complete ❌ FAIL: 5/7 checklist items complete
Incomplete items:
- Add integration tests
- Update API documentation
Action required:
1. Complete remaining items, OR
2. Update task scope (with /ccpm:plan)
3. Mark items as out-of-scope explicitly
4. Only proceed when justified
Gate 4: No Unresolved Blockers
Requirement: Zero blocker comments in Linear
✅ PASS: No blockers found ❌ FAIL: 2 blockers in Linear comments
Blockers:
1. "Database migration failing in staging"
2. "Awaiting security team approval"
Action required:
1. Resolve each blocker, OR
2. Document why blocker doesn't apply
3. Get explicit approval to proceed despite blocker
4. Only proceed when all blockers addressed
Integration with CCPM Safety Rules
Works with external-system-safety Skill
This skill focuses on verification, external-system-safety focuses on confirmation.
Division of responsibility:
| Concern | Skill | Check |
|---|---|---|
| Are tests passing? | ccpm-code-review | ✓ |
| Is build successful? | ccpm-code-review | ✓ |
| Is checklist complete? | ccpm-code-review | ✓ |
| User confirms Jira update? | external-system-safety | ✓ |
| User confirms Slack post? | external-system-safety | ✓ |
Together they ensure:
- Quality standards met (ccpm-code-review)
- User approves external writes (external-system-safety)
References SAFETY_RULES.md
All external writes follow ../commands/SAFETY_RULES.md:
⛔ Require confirmation:
- Jira status updates
- Confluence page edits
- BitBucket PR creation
- Slack notifications
✅ Always allowed:
- Linear status updates (internal tracking)
- Local file modifications
- Read operations
Examples
Example 1: Successful Completion Flow (Natural Workflow)
User: "Done with AUTH-123, ready to ship!"
Claude: [ccpm-code-review activates]
Let me run verification first:
Running /ccpm:verify AUTH-123...
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📋 Checklist: 100% (7/7 items)
═══════════════════════════════════════ Step 1/2: Running Quality Checks ═══════════════════════════════════════
✅ Tests: 52/52 passing ✅ Build: Successful (exit 0) ✅ Linting: No errors
═══════════════════════════════════════ Step 2/2: Running Final Verification ═══════════════════════════════════════
✅ Code review: Passed ✅ Security audit: Passed ✅ Requirements met: Passed
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💡 What's Next? ⭐ Recommended: /ccpm:done AUTH-123
Ready to finalize! Shall I run /ccpm:done now?
Example 2: Failed Verification (Natural Workflow)
User: "I'm done, let's merge"
Claude: [ccpm-code-review activates]
Running /ccpm:verify...
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═══════════════════════════════════════ Step 1/2: Running Quality Checks ═══════════════════════════════════════
🧪 Running tests... ❌ 3 tests failing:
- test/auth/login.test.ts: "should handle invalid credentials"
- test/auth/jwt.test.ts: "should refresh expired tokens"
- test/api/protected.test.ts: "should reject missing tokens"
🏗️ Running build... ❌ TypeScript error: src/auth/jwt.ts:45:12 - error TS2345
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To debug and fix issues: /ccpm:verify AUTH-123
Then run verification again: /ccpm:verify AUTH-123
Would you like me to start debugging these issues?
Example 3: Incomplete Checklist (Pre-Flight with /ccpm:done)
User: "/ccpm:done AUTH-456"
Claude: [ccpm-code-review activates for pre-flight]
✅ All git pre-flight checks passed!
Checking completion readiness:
✅ Tests passing (41/41) ✅ Build successful ❌ Linear checklist incomplete (4/6): ✓ Implement JWT generation ✓ Add login endpoint ✓ Add logout endpoint ✓ Write unit tests ✗ Add integration tests ✗ Update API documentation
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Progress: 67% (4/6 completed)
🔧 Actions Required:
1. Complete remaining checklist items
2. Update checklist: /ccpm:sync AUTH-456
3. Then run: /ccpm:done AUTH-456
Or update scope with /ccpm:plan AUTH-456 "mark items as Phase 2"
Which would you like to do?
Example 4: Complete Natural Workflow (End-to-End)
User: "I finished the authentication feature"
Claude: [ccpm-code-review guides through workflow]
Great! Let's verify your work before finalizing.
Step 1: Verification ──────────────────── /ccpm:verify
✅ All quality checks passed ✅ Code review complete ✅ Security validated
Step 2: Finalization ──────────────────── /ccpm:done
✅ Git pre-flight checks passed ✅ Checklist complete (5/5) ✅ No blockers 📝 GitHub PR created ✅ Linear updated to Done
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All done! Task completed successfully. 🎊
Verification Checklist Template
Before claiming "done":
- [ ] Tests executed
- [ ] All tests passing (0 failures) - [ ] Coverage meets requirements - [ ] New tests added for new code
- [ ] Build verified
- [ ] Build successful (exit 0) - [ ] No compilation errors - [ ] No linting errors
- [ ] Linear task complete
- [ ] All checklist items checked - [ ] No unresolved blockers - [ ] Work summary added
- [ ] Code quality
- [ ] Code reviewed (by human or code-reviewer agent) - [ ] Security checked (if applicable) - [ ] Performance acceptable
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Code comments added where needed - [ ] API docs updated (if API changed) - [ ] README updated (if user-facing)
Only after ALL checked:
- [ ] Ready for /ccpm:done
Integration with Other CCPM Skills
Works alongside:
- external-system-safety: Enforces confirmation for external writes (Jira/Slack)
- pm-workflow-guide: Suggests
/ccpm:verifyand/ccpm:doneat right time - ccpm-debugging: Invoked via
/ccpm:verifywhen checks fail - sequential-thinking: For complex verification scenarios
Example combined activation:
User: "Ready to merge AUTH-123" ↓ ccpm-code-review → Suggests /ccpm:verify first ↓ /ccpm:verify → Runs quality checks + agent review ↓ [If gates pass] ↓ Suggests /ccpm:done ↓ /ccpm:done → Pre-flight checks + PR creation ↓ external-system-safety → Confirms Jira/Slack writes ↓ [If user confirms] ↓ Complete! ✅
Natural Workflow Commands
CCPM provides streamlined commands for the complete verification and finalization workflow:
| Command | Purpose | Auto-detects Issue |
|---|---|---|
/ccpm:verify | Quality checks + agent review | ✅ From git branch |
/ccpm:done | Pre-flight + PR + finalize | ✅ From git branch |
/ccpm:verify | Debug failed checks | ❌ Explicit ID required |
Recommended workflow:
# 1. Complete implementation
/ccpm:work
# 2. Commit changes
/ccpm:commit
# 3. Verify quality (this skill activates)
/ccpm:verify
# 4. Finalize task (this skill activates for pre-flight)
/ccpm:doneSummary
This skill ensures:
- ✅ No false completion claims
- ✅ Evidence required before "done"
- ✅ Quality gates enforced (4-step validation)
- ✅ Technical rigor over social comfort
- ✅ Integration with CCPM natural workflow
- ✅ Systematic debugging when failures occur
Philosophy: Verification before completion, evidence over claims, quality over speed.
Key Features:
- Auto-activates on completion attempts
- Enforces 4 verification gates
- Integrates with
/ccpm:verifyand/ccpm:done - Suggests
/ccpm:verifyfor failures - Works with external-system-safety for confirmations
Source: Adapted from claudekit-skills/code-review License: MIT CCPM Integration: /ccpm:verify, /ccpm:done, /ccpm:verify, quality-gate hook