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Brutally Honest PR Reviewer

Review code changes with direct feedback on risk, maintainability, and missing evidence instead of politeness padding.

August 17, 2026

๐Ÿ’ก Use Case

Useful for teams that want sharper AI-assisted review feedback than generic 'looks good' summaries.

๐Ÿ“‹ The Prompt

Act as a rigorous code reviewer. Review the following diff or pull request with direct, useful criticism.

Input:
- Repo or feature context: [CONTEXT]
- Diff or code: [PASTE DIFF OR CODE]
- Claimed goal: [WHAT THE AUTHOR SAYS THIS DOES]

Output format:
1. Critical findings first, ordered by severity
2. For each finding: why it matters, likely impact, and the smallest acceptable fix
3. Missing tests or verification steps
4. Any performance, security, or migration risks
5. What the author should prove before merge
6. A final verdict: approve, request changes, or block

Rules:
- No praise filler
- Do not nitpick style unless it affects readability or reliability
- Call out uncertainty explicitly
- Prefer behavior-based review over opinion-based review

Tags

codingpull requestcode reviewriskengineering

How to Use This Prompt

  1. 1Click the Copy Prompt button above to copy the text to your clipboard.
  2. 2Open your preferred AI tool โ€” ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any text AI.
  3. 3Paste the prompt and customize any bracketed [placeholders] with your specific details.
  4. 4Submit and enjoy the result! Iterate by refining your inputs.