git-review

Testing & Quality

Interactive git diff annotation review. Generates a cleaned-up diff, opens in editor for user annotations, and addresses feedback in a loop. Activates on "git review", "review changes", "review my changes", "annotate changes", "interactive review".

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Git Review

Interactive annotation-based code review using editor overlays.

Activation Triggers

"git review", "review changes", "review my changes"
"annotate changes", "interactive review"
"review diff", "annotate diff"

How It Works

Script generates a cleaned-up diff file (friendly headers, no technical noise)
Opens in $EDITOR via agterm overlay, tmux popup, kitty overlay, or wezterm split-pane
User adds annotations (comments, change requests) directly in the file
Script returns user's annotations as a git diff
Claude reads annotations, fixes code in the real repo
Script regenerates fresh diff (reflecting fixes), opens again
Loop until user closes editor without changes

Workflow

Step 1: Run the script

${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-review/scripts/git-review.py [base_ref]

No arguments: auto-detects uncommitted changes or branch vs default branch
With argument: diffs against the specified ref (branch, tag, commit, HEAD~3)

Step 2: Process annotations

If the script produces output (stdout), the user made annotations. The output is a git diff showing what the user added/changed in the review file.

Read the diff carefully:

Added lines (+): user's annotations, comments, or change requests
Removed lines (-): user wants something removed or changed
Modified lines (- then +): user replaced text to show desired change

Each annotation is in context — the surrounding === file headers and diff content show which file and code area the annotation refers to.

Step 3: Plan changes

Enter plan mode (EnterPlanMode) to analyze annotations and design the fix approach:

list each annotation and which file/code area it refers to
describe the planned changes for each annotation
get user approval before modifying any code

Step 4: Address annotations

After plan approval, fix the actual source code in the real repository. Each annotation is a directive — treat it as a code review comment that must be addressed.

Step 5: Loop

After fixing code, run the script again. It regenerates a fresh diff reflecting the fixes and opens the editor. The user can:

Add more annotations → go back to step 2 (plan + fix again)
Close without changes → review complete (no stdout output)

Step 6: Done

When the script produces no output, the review is complete. Inform the user.

Script Arguments

Argument	Description
(none)	auto-detect: uncommitted changes if present, otherwise branch vs default branch
`<ref>`	diff against specific ref: `master`, `main`, `HEAD~5`, `v1.2.0`, etc.
`--clean`	remove the review tracking repo from /tmp
`--test`	run embedded unit tests

Example Session

User: "review my changes"
→ run: git-review.py
→ editor opens with cleaned diff
→ user adds "this should validate input" next to a handler
→ user closes editor
→ stdout shows the annotation
→ enter plan mode: "annotation requests input validation in handler.go, plan: add validate() call"
→ user approves plan
→ Claude adds input validation to the handler
→ run: git-review.py (again)
→ editor opens with updated diff (validation now visible)
→ user closes without changes
→ no stdout → review complete
→ "review complete, all annotations addressed"

Requirements

agterm, tmux, kitty, or wezterm terminal (for editor overlay)
$EDITOR set (defaults to vi)
git
agterm users: needs agtermctl on PATH (bundled with agterm); no extra config
kitty users: kitty.conf must have allow_remote_control yes and listen_on unix:/tmp/kitty-$KITTY_PID