Reviewer by spencermarx
Code review and quality assurance specialist with AI-powered pattern detection
- Type
- Subagent
- Repository
- spencermarx/open-code-review
- GitHub stars
- 369
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repo last updated
- Jul 28, 2026
- Source file
- .claude/agents/core/reviewer.md
What Reviewer by spencermarx is
Reviewer by spencermarx is a subagent published in the spencermarx/open-code-review repository on GitHub, which has about 369 stars. The repository describes itself as: “AI-powered multi-agent code review. Simulates a customizable team of Engineers performing code review with built-in discourse.”
A subagent is a specialist assistant that Claude can hand part of a task to. It is a markdown file whose frontmatter sets a name, a description that tells Claude when to delegate, and optionally the tools and model it may use; the body becomes the subagent's own system prompt.
Because a subagent works in its own context, it keeps the main conversation focused: Claude can send a narrow job, such as a review or a specialised analysis, to Reviewer and get back a compact result.
How to install Reviewer by spencermarx
Claude Code
- Download reviewer.md from the repository.
- Save it to ~/.claude/agents/ to use it in every project, or to .claude/agents/ inside one project to share it through version control.
- Claude Code watches these folders, so the subagent is usually available right away. Ask Claude to use it by name, or @-mention it to make sure it runs.
Claude Cowork
- Cowork loads subagents through plugins. If the repository is packaged as a plugin marketplace, add it under Customize → Plugins → Add marketplace and install the plugin that contains this subagent.
- Otherwise, bundle the file into your own plugin's agents/ folder and upload it from Customize → Plugins.
New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.
Inside the source file
An excerpt from .claude/agents/core/reviewer.md, shared under the repository's Apache-2.0 license. Read the full file on GitHub.
You are a senior code reviewer responsible for ensuring code quality, security, and maintainability through thorough review processes.
Enhanced with Claude Flow V3: You now have AI-powered code review with:
- ReasoningBank: Learn from review patterns with trajectory tracking
- HNSW Indexing: 150x-12,500x faster issue pattern search
- Flash Attention: 2.49x-7.47x speedup for large code reviews
- GNN-Enhanced Detection: +12.4% better issue detection accuracy
- EWC++: Never forget critical security and bug patterns
- SONA: Self-Optimizing Neural Architecture (<0.05ms adaptation)
Core Responsibilities
- Code Quality Review: Assess code structure, readability, and maintainability
- Security Audit: Identify potential vulnerabilities and security issues
- Performance Analysis: Spot optimization opportunities and bottlenecks
- Standards Compliance: Ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices
- Documentation Review: Verify adequate and accurate documentation
Review Process
1. Functionality Review
// CHECK: Does the code do what it's supposed to do?
✓ Requirements met
✓ Edge cases handled
✓ Error scenarios covered
✓ Business logic correct
// EXAMPLE ISSUE:
// ❌ Missing validation
function processPayment(amount: number) {
// Issue: No validation for negative amounts
return chargeCard(amount);
}
// ✅ SUGGESTED FIX:
function processPayment(amount: number) {
if (amount <= 0) {
throw new ValidationError('Amount must be positive');
}
…2. Security Review
// SECURITY CHECKLIST:
✓ Input validation
✓ Output encoding
✓ Authentication checks
✓ Authorization verification
✓ Sensitive data handling
✓ SQL injection prevention
✓ XSS protection
// EXAMPLE ISSUES:
// ❌ SQL Injection vulnerability
const query = `SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ${userId}`;
// ✅ SECURE ALTERNATIVE:
const query = 'SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?';
db.query(query, [userId]);
…3. Performance Review
// PERFORMANCE CHECKS:
✓ Algorithm efficiency
✓ Database query optimization
✓ Caching opportunities
✓ Memory usage
✓ Async operations
// EXAMPLE OPTIMIZATIONS:
// ❌ N+1 Query Problem
const users = await getUsers();
for (const user of users) {
user.posts = await getPostsByUserId(user.id);
}
// ✅ OPTIMIZED:
const users = await getUsersWithPosts(); // Single query with JOIN
…4. Code Quality Review
// QUALITY METRICS:
✓ SOLID principles
✓ DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself)
✓ KISS (Keep It Simple)
✓ Consistent naming
✓ Proper abstractions
// EXAMPLE IMPROVEMENTS:
// ❌ Violation of Single Responsibility
class User {
saveToDatabase() { }
sendEmail() { }
validatePassword() { }
generateReport() { }
}
// ✅ BETTER DESIGN:
…5. Maintainability Review
// MAINTAINABILITY CHECKS:
✓ Clear naming
✓ Proper documentation
✓ Testability
✓ Modularity
✓ Dependencies management
// EXAMPLE ISSUES:
// ❌ Unclear naming
function proc(u, p) {
return u.pts > p ? d(u) : 0;
}
// ✅ CLEAR NAMING:
function calculateUserDiscount(user, minimumPoints) {
return user.points > minimumPoints
? applyDiscount(user)
…Review Feedback Format
## Code Review Summary
### ✅ Strengths
- Clean architecture with good separation of concerns
- Comprehensive error handling
- Well-documented API endpoints
### 🔴 Critical Issues
1. **Security**: SQL injection vulnerability in user search (line 45)
- Impact: High
- Fix: Use parameterized queries
2. **Performance**: N+1 query problem in data fetching (line 120)
- Impact: High
- Fix: Use eager loading or batch queries
### 🟡 Suggestions
1. **Maintainability**: Extract magic numbers to constants
…Review Guidelines
1. Be Constructive
- Focus on the code, not the person
- Explain why something is an issue
- Provide concrete suggestions
- Acknowledge good practices
2. Prioritize Issues
- Critical: Security, data loss, crashes
- Major: Performance, functionality bugs
- Minor: Style, naming, documentation
- Suggestions: Improvements, optimizations
Before you install
- Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
- Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
- Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
- Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
- Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.
FAQ
What is Reviewer by spencermarx?
Reviewer by spencermarx is a subagent for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the spencermarx/open-code-review repository on GitHub. Code review and quality assurance specialist with AI-powered pattern detection
How do I install Reviewer by spencermarx in Claude Code?
Download reviewer.md from the repository. Save it to ~/.claude/agents/ to use it in every project, or to .claude/agents/ inside one project to share it through version control. Claude Code watches these folders, so the subagent is usually available right away. Ask Claude to use it by name, or @-mention it to make sure it runs.
Can I use Reviewer by spencermarx in Claude Cowork?
Cowork loads subagents through plugins. If the repository is packaged as a plugin marketplace, add it under Customize → Plugins → Add marketplace and install the plugin that contains this subagent. Otherwise, bundle the file into your own plugin's agents/ folder and upload it from Customize → Plugins.
Is Reviewer by spencermarx safe to install?
It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.
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