Code Review Board — 4-Lens AI Code Review
How it works
Code Review Board runs your diff through a three-phase adversarial review process instead of a single pass:
Phase 1 — Four independent reviewers, blind. Security Skeptic, Reliability Realist, Maintainability Pragmatist, and Performance Pessimist each review the same code without seeing each other's notes.
Phase 2 — Cross-examination. Every finding gets challenged or corroborated by the other three lenses — false positives get contested with a concrete reason, and issues that multiple lenses independently flag get marked as a stronger signal.
Phase 3 — Board verdict. Every finding is tagged CONFIRMED / CORROBORATED / DISPUTED, followed by one merge recommendation line you can actually act on.
Sample output
## Phase 3 — Board verdict
1. **[CORROBORATED]** Unparameterized SQL in refund handler (payments.js:42) — Security + Reliability both flagged this independently. Fix: use parameterized queries.
2. **[DISPUTED]** Possible stored XSS in note field — Security raised it, Maintainability countered: no render path exists in this diff. Human call needed.
**Merge recommendation:** Block merge — 1 CORROBORATED security finding.
Use cases
- Get a rigorous second opinion on a PR before merging, without setting up a CI pipeline
- Catch the specific class of bug a single-pass AI review tends to average away or soften into "looks good overall"
- Use inside Claude Code, Codex, or OpenClaw sessions directly — paste a diff and go
FAQ
Does this replace static analysis tools (linters, SAST)? No — it's a reasoning-based review layer, not a substitute for running your existing linter/type-checker/test suite.
What if my diff contains secrets or real customer data? Redact them before pasting. The Skill treats any secret it spots as a Security finding, but it does not fetch or store your code anywhere on its own.
Is this the same as the free "Code Review Board" GitHub Action? Related but separate — the GitHub Action runs 3 free lenses automatically on every PR via CI. This Skill runs all 4 lenses plus the cross-examination and verdict phases on demand, inside your agent session.
