igmarin/rails-code-review
skills/code-quality/rails-code-review/SKILL.md
Reviews Rails pull requests, focusing on controller/model conventions, migration safety, query performance, and Rails Way compliance. Covers routing, ActiveRecord, security, caching, and background jobs. Use when reviewing existing Rails code for quality, conducting a PR review, or doing a code review on Ruby on Rails (RoR) code.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- rails-code-review
- license:
- MIT
- description:
- >
- version:
- 1.0.0
- user-invocable:
- true
Rails Code Review (The Rails Way)
When reviewing Rails code, analyze it against the following areas. When writing new code, follow rails-code-conventions and rails-stack-conventions.
Core principle: Review early, review often. Self-review before PR. Re-review after significant changes.
HARD-GATE: After implementation (before PR)
After green tests + linters pass + YARD + doc updates:
1. Self-review the full branch diff using the Review Order below.
2. Fix Critical items; resolve or ticket Suggestion items.
3. Only then open the PR.
generate-tasks must include a "Code review before merge" task.
Quick Reference
| Area | Key Checks |
|------|------------|
| Routing | RESTful, shallow nesting, named routes |
| Controllers | Skinny, strong params, scoped before_action |
| Models | Structure order, enums, scopes, inverse_of |
| Queries | N+1 prevention, exists?, find_each batches |
| Migrations | Reversible, concurrent indexes on large tables |
| Security | Strong params, no html_safe on user input |
| Jobs | Idempotent, retriable, appropriate backend |
Review Order
Work through the diff in this sequence. Detailed criteria: REVIEW_CHECKLIST.md.
Configuration → Routing → Controllers → Views → Models → Associations → Queries → Migrations → Validations → I18n → Sessions → Security → Caching → Jobs → Tests
Edge case handling:
- Empty diff: State "No code changes to review" and stop.
- Large diff (>50 files): Prioritize Critical checks first; sample key files for Suggestion items.
- Single file: Apply all relevant review areas to that file.
- Test-only changes: Focus on test quality and organization.
Severity Levels
Use only these labels:
Critical— security, data loss, crash, or Always Critical (see below). Block merge.Suggestion— conventions, performance, or "Thin controller -> fat model" anti-patterns.Nice to have— small style or micro-optimization.
Always Critical (flag every occurrence):
params.require(...).permit!— privilege escalationhtml_safeorrawon user-supplied content — XSS- Business logic inside a controller action — pricing, tax, or domain calculation
- Unparameterized / string-interpolated SQL — injection
- Destructive migration without a safe path on large tables
Output Style
Group findings by severity. See assets/examples.md for JSON/PR comment shapes.
## Review — <PR title or area>
### Critical
- [path/to/file.rb:LINE] (Area) One-line risk. **Mitigation:** concrete next step.
### Suggestion
- [path/to/file.rb:LINE] (Area) ... **Mitigation:** ...
**Actions required:** <one line per severity level found — e.g. Critical -> block merge>
Tag (Area) from: Controllers, Routing, Views, Models, Queries, Migrations, Validations, Security, Caching, Jobs, Tests. Cover ≥4 distinct areas if applicable.
Re-review Criteria
Re-diff the branch after:
- Any Critical fix (mandatory).
- >3 Suggestion fixes or any architecture change.
- Changes affecting queries, auth, or migrations.
Integration
| Skill | When to chain | |-------|---------------| | rails-review-response | When receiving feedback and deciding implementation | | rails-architecture-review | When review reveals structural problems | | rails-migration-safety | When reviewing migrations on large tables |
Assets
- assets/checklist.md
- assets/examples.md
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