reviewer_performance-review

Testing & Quality

Review code changes only for performance and efficiency risks (N+1 queries, repeated work, bad asymptotics, missing batching/caching, blocking I/O, memory growth). Use when the user explicitly asks for a performance review of a diff/PR.

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Performance Review

In /reviewer_review-pr use the PR-session tools above. Standalone (no PR session): use the session-less tools per the reviewer-grounding block when reviewer is connected and the index is fresh; otherwise fall back to grep/Read.

Goal

Look only for performance and efficiency risks in the selected changes. Ignore style, architecture, tests, and general correctness unless they materially affect performance.

Prioritize findings such as:

N+1 queries and repeated remote calls;
unnecessary loops or repeated work;
bad asymptotic behavior on hot paths;
redundant rendering, serialization, parsing, allocations, or avoidable copies;
missing batching, caching, pagination, or streaming where the diff makes that risk likely;
blocking I/O or CPU-heavy work on latency-sensitive paths;
memory growth or large payload handling.

Method

Read the diff first.
Open only the nearby code needed to understand whether the changed path is performance-sensitive. In /reviewer_review-pr use the reviewer MCP tools: read_file, search_code, find_callers.
Prefer concrete findings over vague perf speculation.
If a concern depends on an assumption, state that assumption explicitly.
If a path is probably not performance-sensitive, do not invent issues.

Severity

critical / high: likely severe latency, throughput, or resource regression on an important path.
medium: meaningful inefficiency or scaling risk that should probably be fixed.
low: worthwhile optimization or preventive note, not a blocker.

Output

Return only actionable findings.

Return ONLY the findings JSON used by the review pipeline, with "category": "performance":

Calibrate confidence against a measurable, reproducible effect: a hot path you can point to (loop bound, query inside a loop) → 0.8+; a plausible but data-dependent cost → 0.5–0.7; no measurable/reproducible effect → ≤ 0.4 (drop). Set "category" to "performance"; "side" is always "RIGHT".