Skills

Code Review

Review pull requests for repository fit, meaningful value, trustworthy provenance...

Install

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill code-review -g -a claude-code -y
Repository
github/awesome-copilot40.7k
Category
Engineering
Updated
6d ago
License
MIT
Context cost
Mediumabout 2,208 tokens
Runs scripts
No, instructions only

What it does

Review pull requests for repository fit, meaningful value, trustworthy provenance, differentiation, and maintainability in awesome-copilot.

Awesome Copilot Code Review

Use this skill when reviewing pull requests in this repository. Apply the deterministic checklists in .github/copilot-instructions.md first, then use this skill for the editorial and repository-fit judgments that cannot be reduced to schema validation.

Validate frontmatter as YAML and check the required metadata, not quote style. Plain, single-quoted, double-quoted, literal, and folded scalars are all acceptable when they parse to values that meet the field's type and content requirements. Do not request changes solely because a value is not single-quoted.

For skills, use the Agent Skills specification for SKILL.md structure and field constraints, plus the repository-specific checks in .github/copilot-instructions.md. General YAML validity does not replace the specification: for example, metadata must map strings to strings, and allowed-tools must be a space-separated string, not a sequence. Check parsed types and values without imposing a quote style.

Review priorities

Review in this order:

  1. Correctness, security, and harmful behavior.
  2. Compliance with the repository's contribution requirements.
  3. Repository fit and meaningful value for GitHub Copilot users.
  4. Differentiation from existing resources and native model capabilities.
  5. Evidence that the contribution was tested or validated.
  6. Clarity, maintainability, and appropriate scope.

Do not use raw file count as a quality metric. Large generated website changes, mechanical README updates, and other build outputs can be legitimate and should be evaluated according to their source change.

Repository fit

Confirm that a submission addresses a specific GitHub Copilot workflow, technology, domain constraint, or user problem. Flag contributions that:

Read the whole SKILL.md on GitHub

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