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Agent skill

Local Code Review

by gittower in gittower/git-flow-next

Reviews local commits, branch diffs or pull requests against project guidelines and writes the result to local files, never posting it to GitHub.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Local Code Review

skills CLI
$ npx skills add gittower/git-flow-next --skill code-review -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install gittower/git-flow-next code-review --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gittower/git-flow-next.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/code-review .claude/skills/code-review && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
code-review
GitHub stars
458
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
658 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
25
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Reviews local commits, branch diffs or pull requests against project guidelines and writes the result to local files, never posting it to GitHub.

  • Works in 8 steps: Parse Arguments → Gather Context → Detect and Get Changes → …
  • Reviewing the commits on a feature branch before opening a PR
  • SKILL.md covers Arguments, Instructions and Issue Categories
  • Calls git, gh and go

What it does

The skill reviews whatever target you give it: nothing, which auto-detects new commits on the current branch against main; a commit range or single commit; a branch comparison; or a PR number. An --output option chooses where the review is written, normally a folder inside .ai/. Auto-detect and PR modes save there on their own, while an explicit target without --output prints the review in the conversation.

In auto-detect mode the agent reads the branch name, finds the matching workflow folder in .ai/ and loads the original issue or plan. The main branch comes from the gitflow configuration, with main as the fallback, and the diff is taken against it. PR mode fetches the title, author and branch details with the gh CLI. Review criteria live in REVIEW_CRITERIA.md, and all output stays local.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing the commits on a feature branch before opening a PR
  • Reviewing an existing PR by number without posting comments
  • Checking a commit range against the project's guidelines

Example prompts

  • “Review the new commits on this branch and save the review under .ai/.”
  • “Review PR 123 against our guidelines, but don't post anything to GitHub.”
  • “Review HEAD~3..HEAD and print the result here.”

Requirements

  • git
  • The GitHub CLI (gh) for reviewing pull requests
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Parse Arguments
  2. Gather Context
  3. Detect and Get Changes
  4. Review Against Guidelines
  5. Code Quality Checks (auto-detect mode only)
  6. Determine Output Location
  7. Generate Review Report
  8. Report Findings

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 00d1b4b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Grep
    • Glob
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • gh
    • go

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Local Code Review loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 15 tokens; SKILL.md has 658 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~15
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 658 words (~1,864 tokens).

“Review local changes or pull requests against project guidelines. All output is written locally — never posted to GitHub.”

— opening of SKILL.md by gittower, Custom licence
name
code-review
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .claude/skills/code-review of gittower/git-flow-next.

  • SKILL.md
  • REVIEW_CRITERIA.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 00d1b4b

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PR Triagertk-ai/rtk83k—~2.5kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0
Difit Reviewyoshiko-pg/difit3.2k—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Address PR Feedback for ruby-gitruby-git/ruby-git1.8k—~657Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Local Code Review

What does Local Code Review do?

Reviews local commits, branch diffs or pull requests against project guidelines and writes the result to local files, never posting it to GitHub. The skill reviews whatever target you give it: nothing, which auto-detects new commits on the current branch against main; a commit range or single commit; a branch comparison; or a PR number.ai/.

When should I use Local Code Review?

Local Code Review fits situations like: reviewing the commits on a feature branch before opening a PR; reviewing an existing PR by number without posting comments; checking a commit range against the project's guidelines.

How do I install Local Code Review in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add gittower/git-flow-next --skill code-review -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/code-review in gittower/git-flow-next) into .claude/skills/code-review in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Local Code Review in Codex?

Run `npx skills add gittower/git-flow-next --skill code-review -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/code-review in gittower/git-flow-next) into .agents/skills/code-review in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Local Code Review in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add gittower/git-flow-next --skill code-review -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/code-review, .gemini/skills/code-review, .github/skills/code-review and .opencode/skills/code-review in your project.

What does Local Code Review need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Local Code Review needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git, gh and go). Our summary lists: git; The GitHub CLI (gh) for reviewing pull requests. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash.

Does Local Code Review access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Local Code Review safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Local Code Review use?

Local Code Review has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Local Code Review use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Local Code Review?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Local Code Review: PR Review State Fetch (prisma/orm, 48k stars), Greploop Apps (michaelshimeles/skills, 1.3k stars), PR Triage (rtk-ai/rtk, 83k stars) and Difit Review (yoshiko-pg/difit, 3.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Local Code Review?

gittower (a GitHub organization) maintains it in gittower/git-flow-next, which has 458 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 8, 2026.

Source: gittower/git-flow-next on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.