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$npx -y skills add hyhmrright/brooks-lint --skill brooks-reviewPR code review that surfaces decay risks, design smells, and maintainability issues with concrete Symptom → Source → Consequence → Remedy findings, drawing on twelve classic engineering books. Triggers when: user asks to review code, check a PR, shares a diff or pastes code askin
SKILL.md
| 1 | # Brooks-Lint — PR Review |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ## Setup |
| 4 | |
| 5 | 1. Read `../_shared/common.md` for the Iron Law, Project Config, Report Template, and Health Score rules |
| 6 | 2. Read `../_shared/source-coverage.md` for book-level coverage, exceptions, and tradeoffs |
| 7 | 3. Read `../_shared/decay-risks.md` for symptom definitions and source attributions |
| 8 | 4. Read `pr-review-guide.md` in this directory for the analysis process |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ## Process |
| 11 | |
| 12 | **If the user has not specified files or pasted code:** apply Auto Scope Detection |
| 13 | from `../_shared/common.md` to determine the review scope before proceeding. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | 1. Understand the review scope, then scan for each decay risk in the order specified (Steps 1–6 of the guide) |
| 16 | 2. Run the Quick Test Check (Step 7 of the guide) — skip for docs-only or non-production changes |
| 17 | 3. Apply the Iron Law to every finding |
| 18 | 4. Output using the Report Template from common.md |
| 19 | |
| 20 | **Mode line in report:** `PR Review` |
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