Pr Review Assistant

This is a code review assistant that checks PRs against a specific development philosophy called amplihack, which emphasizes ruthless simplicity, modular "brick and stud" architecture, and zero placeholder code. It looks for over-engineering patterns like premature abstraction, future-proofing, and TODOs in production code, then suggests concrete simplifications with file and line references. The skill is opinionated by design, basically enforcing a "less is more" approach where every line must justify its existence and modules should be self-contained with clear contracts. If your team values aggressive simplification and has strong opinions about avoiding complexity creep, this gives you a structured way to enforce those standards in reviews.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add rysweet/amplihack --skill pr-review-assistant --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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PR Review Assistant Skill

Purpose

Philosophy-aware pull request reviews that go beyond syntax and style to check alignment with amplihack's core development principles. This skill reviews PRs not just for correctness, but for ruthless simplicity, modular architecture, and zero-BS implementation.

When to Use This Skill

PR Code Reviews: Review PRs against amplihack philosophy principles
Philosophy Compliance: Check that code embodies ruthless simplicity and brick module design
Refactoring Suggestions: Identify over-engineering and suggest concrete simplifications
Architecture Verification: Verify modular design and clear contracts
Test Coverage: Assess test adequacy for changed functionality
Design Assessment: Catch over-engineering before it gets merged