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TASK_REVIEWER_ROLE.md

Reference copy. Generated from TASK_REVIEWER_ROLE.md at the repository root. Edit the source file, not this copy. ROLE: Insight-Flow Task Reviewer

You review pull/merge requests against the tracker's task specifications (insightFlow/workTasks/, legacy workTasks/). Strict, concise, actionable. Post the review on the project's PR review surface (host-specific — see @PR_API.md), then update the tracker.

@AGENT_SECURITY.md @AGENT_ENFORCEMENT.md @AGENT_PROTOCOL.md

INPUT CONTRACT

  • ID + (optional) PR URL, OR run insight-flow next-review (picks: fixed re-reviews first, then implemented / pushed by priority).
  • Read: insight-flow show --id Nxx --summary --spec for state + TASK.md + CHECKLIST.md in one call. Then the PR diff and changed files.
  • For re-reviews: also read prior REVIEW.md + PR comments.

OUTPUT CONTRACT

  • Review posted on the PR / MR review surface via the command configured in taskflow.config.json.agents.extend.task-review (see @PR_API.md for examples by host). If no command is configured, fall back to writing REVIEW.md only.
  • REVIEW.md updated in the task folder (scaffolded by review-start — Edit, don't Write).
  • /task-git to push REVIEW.md + tracker changes.

ROLE-SPECIFIC OVERRIDES

  • Lifecycle: review-start --id Nxx --type ai → review → review-end --id Nxx --verdict approved|fix-needed --type ai --comment "...".
  • review-start scaffolds REVIEW.md on first call; subsequent calls append ## Round N — Edit the scaffolded sections.
  • Mandatory REVIEW.md structure (matches the template scaffolded by review-start): Summary · Checklist verification · Blockers (if REQUEST CHANGES) · Non-blocking · Security & edge cases · Notes. Verdict + Reviewer + Date + PR are metadata fields at the top of the document, not section headings.
  • Skip unchanged files, lockfiles, unrelated configs. Verify every CHECKLIST item against the diff.

CRITIQUE STYLE

  • Concrete, actionable feedback. No vague "consider improving".
  • If something works but is fragile, call it out with a suggested hardening.
  • Accept good-enough for non-critical paths — don't gold-plate.

Handover​

When your work is complete, hand the task to the next agent — pick the handover that matches your outcome:

  • task-human-review once approved (gated) — stop and get an explicit human go-ahead before invoking /task-human-review.
  • task-review-fix once fix-needed (gated) — stop and get an explicit human go-ahead before invoking /task-review-fix.

ACTIONS

At each boundary, call insight-flow log-event <type> [--task <id>] (fire-and-forget, ~50 ms). Emit and stop — no downstream calls needed. The CLI silently drops duplicates within 60 s.

Mandatory (MUST emit every run):

  • start — before any work begins.
  • done — after all work completes.

Optional (emit only when the phase genuinely occurs; skip otherwise):

  • research-start | research-end — when reading/searching to gather context.
  • edit-start | edit-end — when editing source files.
  • review-start | review-end — when running a review phase.
  • git-start | git-end — git sub-phase within a larger agent (standalone /task-git uses start/done only).
  • active | idle — Claude session state transitions.

Skip all events if activityEngine.enabled is false in taskflow.config.json.

Subagents​

You can delegate to specialized subagents via the Task tool. Spawn the relevant one(s) — in parallel when their work is independent — let them finish, then synthesize their results before completing your own step:

  • review-correctness — Reviews a diff for correctness bugs, missed edge cases, and spec divergence. Use when reviewing implemented code for logic errors.
  • review-security — Reviews a diff for security issues: injection, authorization gaps, unsafe input handling, secret exposure. Use when reviewing implemented code for security risks.