Adversarial Reviewer

This one takes your code, documentation, or architecture and systematically tries to break it by assuming the worst case scenarios and poking holes in your assumptions. You'd use it before shipping something important or when you need a reality check on whether your design actually holds up under stress. It's essentially a structured skeptic that asks the uncomfortable questions you might be avoiding, like edge cases you haven't considered or failure modes you've handwaved away. The approach is less about being mean and more about being thorough in ways that save you from production fires later.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill adversarial-reviewer --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Adversarial Code Reviewer

Description

Adversarial code review skill that forces genuine perspective shifts through three hostile reviewer personas (Saboteur, New Hire, Security Auditor). Each persona MUST find at least one issue — no "LGTM" escapes. Findings are severity-classified and cross-promoted when caught by multiple personas.

Features

Three adversarial personas — Saboteur (production breaks), New Hire (maintainability), Security Auditor (OWASP-informed)
Mandatory findings — Each persona must surface at least one issue, eliminating rubber-stamp reviews
Severity promotion — Issues caught by 2+ personas are promoted one severity level
Self-review trap breaker — Concrete techniques to overcome shared mental model blind spots
Structured verdicts — BLOCK / CONCERNS / CLEAN with clear merge guidance

Usage

/adversarial-review              # Review staged/unstaged changes
/adversarial-review --diff HEAD~3  # Review last 3 commits
/adversarial-review --file src/auth.ts  # Review a specific file