Brutal Honesty Review
This is for when you need surgical technical criticism without the diplomatic padding. It gives you three modes: Linus for technically wrong code, Ramsay for substandard quality, and Bach for calling out certification theater and vendor BS. The structure is consistent across modes: what's broken, why it's wrong, what correct looks like, how to fix it. It enforces finding at least 3 weighted issues because brutal reviewers should always find something. The warning is real though: don't use this on junior devs' first PRs or demoralized teams. It's calibrated for senior engineers who can handle directness and situations where gentle feedback already failed. The honest take: sometimes you need to say the connection pooling is completely broken, and this gives you the framework to do it constructively.
- skills.sh installs
- 181
- GitHub stars
- 524
- last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe --skill brutal-honesty-review --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Brutal Honesty Review
<default_to_action> When brutal honesty is needed:
- CHOOSE MODE: Linus (technical), Ramsay (standards), Bach (BS detection)
- VERIFY CONTEXT: Senior engineer? Repeated mistake? Critical bug? Explicit request?
- STRUCTURE: What's broken → Why it's wrong → What correct looks like → How to fix
- CITE EVIDENCE for every finding (file:line, command + output, test result, quote)
- ATTACK THE WORK, not the worker
- ALWAYS provide actionable path forward
Quick Mode Selection:
- Linus: Code is technically wrong, inefficient, misunderstands fundamentals
- Ramsay: Quality is subpar compared to clear excellence model
- Bach: Certifications, best practices, or vendor hype need reality check
Calibration:
- Level 1 (Direct): "This approach is fundamentally flawed because..."
- Level 2 (Harsh): "We've discussed this three times. Why is it back?"
- Level 3 (Brutal): "This is negligent. You're exposing user data because..."
DO NOT USE FOR: Junior devs' first PRs, demoralized teams, public forums, low psychological safety
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- github.com/proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe
- Categories
- Testing & QA, Git & Pull Requests, Code Review & Quality, AI & Agent Building
- First seen
- Jun 3, 2026
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