paw-review-understanding
Analyzes PR changes to create ReviewContext.md and DerivedSpec.md artifacts. Handles both initial analysis and resumption after baseline research.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill paw-review-understanding-lossyrob-phased-agent-workflo-2 --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.
# Understanding Activity Skill Analyze pull request changes to create comprehensive understanding artifacts. This activity handles both initial context gathering and specification derivation after baseline research. > **Reference**: Follow Core Review Principles from `paw-review-workflow` skill. ## Responsibilities - Gather PR metadata (GitHub API or git diff) and document changed files - Generate research prompt for baseline codebase analysis - Derive specification from PR description, code analysis, and baseline understanding - Create ReviewContext.md as authoritative parameter source - Validate all artifacts meet quality standards ## Non-Responsibilities - Quality evaluation or gap identification (Evaluation stage skills) - Review comment generation (Output stage skills) - Git operations for checkout/restore (handled by paw-review-baseline) - Workflow orchestration and stage transitions (handled by workflow skill) ## Execution Modes This skill operates in two modes based on artifact state: ### Initial Mode (No ReviewContext.md) Execute Steps 1-3: Context gathering, research prompt generation, signal for baseline research. **Detection**: ReviewContext.md not found at `.paw/review
- Responsibilities
- Non-Responsibilities
- Execution Modes
- Initial Mode (No ReviewContext.md)
- Resumption Mode (ReviewContext.md + CodeResearch.md exist)
- Context Detection
- Multi-Repository Mode
- Step 1: Context Gathering & ReviewContext.md Creation
- Step 2: Research Questions Generation
- Step 3: Signal for Research
- Step 4: Derive Specification
- Artifact Directory Structure
- Validation Criteria
- ReviewContext.md
What does the paw-review-understanding skill do?
Analyzes PR changes to create ReviewContext.md and DerivedSpec.md artifacts. Handles both initial analysis and resumption after baseline research.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill paw-review-understanding-lossyrob-phased-agent-workflo-2 --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 majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 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.