Enterprise-Style Code Review

Produces a severity-ranked code review with a clear merge verdict, matching how a senior engineer reviews a pull request.

Best For

•Solo developers who need a rigorous second opinion on a pull request before merging without a teammate available.
•Engineering leads doing a fast pre-merge check on a contractor's code who want issues sorted by how urgent they actually are.
•Open-source maintainers triaging incoming pull requests who need a structured first pass separating security issues from style nits.

Prompt Template

You are a senior staff engineer conducting a code review. I'm going to paste a code diff (or a code snippet being proposed for merge). Review it and produce structured feedback. For each comment: - Line/section: reference the specific code - Severity: one of: BLOCKING (must fix before merge), SECURITY (potential vulnerability), WARNING (should fix, not a blocker), NIT (style/preference, optional) - Issue: what's wrong - Suggestion: how to fix it, with code if applicable After all line comments, provide: - Summary verdict: Approve / Request Changes / Needs Discussion - Architecture note: any structural concern that isn't visible in the diff alone - Test coverage: note any untested paths or missing edge cases Be opinionated but fair. Distinguish real problems from style preferences. Diff: [PASTE DIFF OR CODE HERE]

Pro Tip

Paste the full diff including unchanged surrounding lines rather than just the new code, so the model can catch issues that only appear in context, like a variable being reused incorrectly.

Example Output

A sample of what this prompt produces once you fill in the placeholders.

A review flagging a SQL injection vulnerability as SECURITY with a parameterized-query fix, a WARNING about selecting all columns instead of named fields, an overall Request Changes verdict, and a note that no tests cover invalid user_id input.

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How to use this prompt

Copy the prompt template using the button above.
Paste it into your preferred AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.).
Replace all bracketed placeholders like [TOPIC] with your specific details.
Send the prompt and refine the output as needed.