# Receiving Code Review

> Úsalo al recibir feedback de code review, antes de implementar sugerencias, sobre todo si el feedback parece poco claro o técnicamente cuestionable: exige rigor técnico y verificación, no acuerdo performativo ni implementación ciega.

Fuente: https://skillsagentes.com/skills/obra/superpowers/receiving-code-review
Markdown: https://skillsagentes.com/skills/obra/superpowers/receiving-code-review.md

Repositorio: https://github.com/obra/superpowers
Autor: obra
Licencia: MIT
Actualizado: hace 2 meses
Coste de contexto: 59 tok instalada, 1.6k tok al activarse, 1.6k tok con todos los archivos del bundle
Bundle: 1 archivo, 6 KB
Permisos que pide: ninguno declarado

## Instalación

Un skill son archivos markdown: los mismos archivos valen para cualquier agente y lo único que cambia es el directorio de destino, es decir la bandera `--agent`. Añade `-g` para instalarlo en todos los proyectos de la máquina.

```bash
# Claude Code
npx -y skills add obra/superpowers --skill receiving-code-review --agent claude-code
# Cursor
npx -y skills add obra/superpowers --skill receiving-code-review --agent cursor
# Codex
npx -y skills add obra/superpowers --skill receiving-code-review --agent codex
# Gemini CLI
npx -y skills add obra/superpowers --skill receiving-code-review --agent gemini
# Windsurf
npx -y skills add obra/superpowers --skill receiving-code-review --agent windsurf
# Cline
npx -y skills add obra/superpowers --skill receiving-code-review --agent cline
```

## Qué hace

- Reemplaza la aceptación performativa de feedback ('You're absolutely right!') por un proceso de verificación técnica antes de implementar
- Exige detenerse y pedir aclaración cuando algún ítem del feedback es ambiguo, en lugar de implementar parcialmente
- Define cuándo y cómo hacer pushback técnico ante sugerencias incorrectas o violaciones de YAGNI
- Ordena la implementación de feedback multi-ítem: primero clarificar, luego bloqueantes, simples y complejos, probando cada uno
- Indica cómo responder en hilos de GitHub usando la API de replies en comentarios inline

## Cuándo usarla

- Al recibir feedback de code review, antes de implementar las sugerencias
- Cuando el feedback parece poco claro o técnicamente cuestionable

## Qué la activa

- "El reviewer me dijo que quite este código legacy, ¿cómo respondo?"
- "Recibí comentarios de code review poco claros en varios ítems, ¿qué hago?"
- "Un revisor externo sugirió implementar métricas completas, ¿debería hacerlo?"

## Archivos

- SKILL.md — 6 KB

## SKILL.md

Reproducido tal cual desde obra/superpowers bajo MIT. Esta sección es el documento original y está en inglés.

# Code Review Reception

## Overview

Code review requires technical evaluation, not emotional performance.

**Core principle:** Verify before implementing. Ask before assuming. Technical correctness over social comfort.

## The Response Pattern

```
WHEN receiving code review feedback:

1. READ: Complete feedback without reacting
2. UNDERSTAND: Restate requirement in own words (or ask)
3. VERIFY: Check against codebase reality
4. EVALUATE: Technically sound for THIS codebase?
5. RESPOND: Technical acknowledgment or reasoned pushback
6. IMPLEMENT: One item at a time, test each
```

## Forbidden Responses

**NEVER:**
- "You're absolutely right!" (explicit instruction-file violation)
- "Great point!" / "Excellent feedback!" (performative)
- "Let me implement that now" (before verification)

**INSTEAD:**
- Restate the technical requirement
- Ask clarifying questions
- Push back with technical reasoning if wrong
- Just start working (actions > words)

## Handling Unclear Feedback

```
IF any item is unclear:
  STOP - do not implement anything yet
  ASK for clarification on unclear items

WHY: Items may be related. Partial understanding = wrong implementation.
```

**Example:**
```
your human partner: "Fix 1-6"
You understand 1,2,3,6. Unclear on 4,5.

❌ WRONG: Implement 1,2,3,6 now, ask about 4,5 later
✅ RIGHT: "I understand items 1,2,3,6. Need clarification on 4 and 5 before proceeding."
```

## Source-Specific Handling

### From your human partner
- **Trusted** - implement after understanding
- **Still ask** if scope unclear
- **No performative agreement**
- **Skip to action** or technical acknowledgment

### From External Reviewers
```
BEFORE implementing:
  1. Check: Technically correct for THIS codebase?
  2. Check: Breaks existing functionality?
  3. Check: Reason for current implementation?
  4. Check: Works on all platforms/versions?
  5. Check: Does reviewer understand full context?

IF suggestion seems wrong:
  Push back with technical reasoning

IF can't easily verify:
  Say so: "I can't verify this without [X]. Should I [investigate/ask/proceed]?"

IF conflicts with your human partner's prior decisions:
  Stop and discuss with your human partner first
```

**your human partner's rule:** "External feedback - be skeptical, but check carefully"

## YAGNI Check for "Professional" Features

```
IF reviewer suggests "implementing properly":
  grep codebase for actual usage

  IF unused: "This endpoint isn't called. Remove it (YAGNI)?"
  IF used: Then implement properly
```

**your human partner's rule:** "You and reviewer both report to me. If we don't need this feature, don't add it."

## Implementation Order

```
FOR multi-item feedback:
  1. Clarify anything unclear FIRST
  2. Then implement in this order:
     - Blocking issues (breaks, security)
     - Simple fixes (typos, imports)
     - Complex fixes (refactoring, logic)
  3. Test each fix individually
  4. Verify no regressions
```

## When To Push Back

Push back when:
- Suggestion breaks existing functionality
- Reviewer lacks full context
- Violates YAGNI (unused feature)
- Technically incorrect for this stack
- Legacy/compatibility reasons exist
- Conflicts with your human partner's architectural decisions

**How to push back:**
- Use technical reasoning, not defensiveness
- Ask specific questions
- Reference working tests/code
- Involve your human partner if architectural

**If you're uncomfortable pushing back out loud:** Name that tension, then tell your partner about the issue you've seen. They'll appreciate your honesty.

## Acknowledging Correct Feedback

When feedback IS correct:
```
✅ "Fixed. [Brief description of what changed]"
✅ "Good catch - [specific issue]. Fixed in [location]."
✅ [Just fix it and show in the code]

❌ "You're absolutely right!"
❌ "Great point!"
❌ "Thanks for catching that!"
❌ "Thanks for [anything]"
❌ ANY gratitude expression
```

**Why no thanks:** Actions speak. Just fix it. The code itself shows you heard the feedback.

**If you catch yourself about to write "Thanks":** DELETE IT. State the fix instead.

## Gracefully Correcting Your Pushback

If you pushed back and were wrong:
```
✅ "You were right - I checked [X] and it does [Y]. Implementing now."
✅ "Verified this and you're correct. My initial understanding was wrong because [reason]. Fixing."

❌ Long apology
❌ Defending why you pushed back
❌ Over-explaining
```

State the correction factually and move on.

## Common Mistakes

| Mistake | Fix |
|---------|-----|
| Performative agreement | State requirement or just act |
| Blind implementation | Verify against codebase first |
| Batch without testing | One at a time, test each |
| Assuming reviewer is right | Check if breaks things |
| Avoiding pushback | Technical correctness > comfort |
| Partial implementation | Clarify all items first |
| Can't verify, proceed anyway | State limitation, ask for direction |

## Real Examples

**Performative Agreement (Bad):**
```
Reviewer: "Remove legacy code"
❌ "You're absolutely right! Let me remove that..."
```

**Technical Verification (Good):**
```
Reviewer: "Remove legacy code"
✅ "Checking... build target is 10.15+, this API needs 13+. Need legacy for backward compat. Current impl has wrong bundle ID - fix it or drop pre-13 support?"
```

**YAGNI (Good):**
```
Reviewer: "Implement proper metrics tracking with database, date filters, CSV export"
✅ "Grepped codebase - nothing calls this endpoint. Remove it (YAGNI)? Or is there usage I'm missing?"
```

**Unclear Item (Good):**
```
your human partner: "Fix items 1-6"
You understand 1,2,3,6. Unclear on 4,5.
✅ "Understand 1,2,3,6. Need clarification on 4 and 5 before implementing."
```

## GitHub Thread Replies

When replying to inline review comments on GitHub, reply in the comment thread (`gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pr}/comments/{id}/replies`), not as a top-level PR comment.

## Dónde encaja

- Categoría: [Testing y QA](https://skillsagentes.com/categorias/testing-qa.md) — Flujos de testing unitario, de integración y end-to-end.
- Creador: [obra](https://skillsagentes.com/creators/obra.md) — 14 skills en el directorio
- [Todas las skills](https://skillsagentes.com/skills.md)
- [Ranking de instalaciones](https://skillsagentes.com/ranking.md)

## Otras skills del mismo repositorio

- [Subagent Driven Development](https://skillsagentes.com/skills/obra/superpowers/subagent-driven-development.md): Úsalo al ejecutar planes de implementación con tareas independientes dentro de la sesión actual.
- [Brainstorming](https://skillsagentes.com/skills/obra/superpowers/brainstorming.md): Debes usarlo antes de cualquier trabajo creativo: crear features, construir componentes, añadir funcionalidad o modificar comportamiento. Explora la intención, requisitos y diseño antes de implementar.
- [Using Superpowers](https://skillsagentes.com/skills/obra/superpowers/using-superpowers.md): Úsala al iniciar cualquier conversación: establece cómo encontrar y usar skills, exigiendo su invocación antes de CUALQUIER respuesta, incluso preguntas aclaratorias.
- [Writing Skills](https://skillsagentes.com/skills/obra/superpowers/writing-skills.md): Úsala al crear nuevas skills, editar skills existentes o verificar que funcionan antes de desplegarlas.
- [Finishing A Development Branch](https://skillsagentes.com/skills/obra/superpowers/finishing-a-development-branch.md): Úsalo cuando la implementación esté completa, todos los tests pasen, y necesites decidir cómo integrar el trabajo.

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