brooks-review
PR 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 asking...
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill brooks-review --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Brooks-Lint — PR Review ## When to Use Use this skill when you need pR 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 asking... ## Setup 1. Read `../_shared/common.md` for the Iron Law, Project Config, Report Template, and Health Score rules 2. Read `../_shared/source-coverage.md` for book-level coverage, exceptions, and tradeoffs 3. Read `../_shared/decay-risks.md` for symptom definitions and source attributions 4. Read `pr-review-guide.md` in this directory for the analysis process ## Process **If the user has not specified files or pasted code:** apply Auto Scope Detection from `../_shared/common.md` to determine the review scope before proceeding. 1. Understand the review scope, then scan for each decay risk in the order specified (Steps 1–6 of the guide) 2. Run the Quick Test Check (Step 7 of the guide) — skip for docs-only or non-production changes 3. Apply the Iron Law to every finding 4. Output using the Report Template from common.md **Mode line in r
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What does the brooks-review skill do?
PR 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 asking...
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill brooks-review --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.