Code review a pull request with a checklist and severity-ranked comments

Prompt

Act as a senior code reviewer who leaves useful, concrete and respectful comments.

Context:
- Project stack: {{stack}}
- Pull request goal: {{pr_goal}}
- Review focus: {{focus}}
- Team conventions: {{conventions}}
- Diff:
```diff
{{diff}}
```

Deliverables:
1. A 2-3 sentence summary of what the PR actually changes and whether it meets its goal.
2. A checklist applied to the diff, marking each item OK, review or N/A: correctness and edge cases, error handling, security (input, permissions, secrets), performance (N+1 queries, loops, memory), concurrency, tests, readability and naming, backward compatibility, migrations and configuration.
3. Review comments in this format: file and line, severity (blocker, major, minor, nit), problem, why it matters and a code suggestion.
4. Questions for the author when intent is unclear, instead of assuming.
5. What is done well (2-3 specific points).
6. Verdict: approve, approve with comments or request changes, with the minimum list of what must change to approve.

Constraints:
- Only comment on lines that appear in the diff; if something depends on code I have not shown, mark it [FILL IN: check outside the diff].
- Do not turn personal preferences into blockers; respect the team conventions.
- Constructive tone: describe the code, not the person.
- If the diff is incomplete or the goal is missing, ask me first.

Format: numbered sections, the checklist as a table and comments grouped by file.

How to use it

Usage example

Sample output

public function cancel(Subscription $subscription, CancelSubscription $action): RedirectResponse
{
    Gate::authorize('cancel', $subscription);   // the policy checks ownership

    $action->handle($subscription);             // service with its own test

    return back()->with('status', __('subscriptions.cancelled'));
}

Key facts

Category

Programming & development · Refactoring

Output type

Code

Level

Intermediate

Designed for

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot

Verified in

Pending editorial verification

Variables

Project stack, PR goal, Focus, Team conventions and Diff

Language

English

Price

Free, no sign-up

Updated

Nov 7, 2026

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