Caveman Review for Claude Code: Brief, Line-Linked Code Review Findings
Caveman Review formats findings with the line location, the behavior at issue, and a concrete fix in a compact form.
中文Setup for Claude Code
Claude Code with access to a local diff or a provided code excerpt. The example needs no external pull request access.
- Copy skills/caveman-review into .claude/skills/caveman-review/.
- Open Claude Code in the project or provide a numbered scratch diff to review.
- Invoke /caveman-review with a specific review scope and ask for findings without code edits.
Example task
Provide a five-line scratch diff where the new loop sums prices and includes a tax value a second time. Give the line numbers and ask /caveman-review for the highest-impact finding only.Expected result
The finding points at the line that counts tax twice, describes the incorrect total, and names the code change needed to stop the double count.
Upstream documentation
Original SKILL.md on GitHub · Apache-2.0 license · Source reviewed
Frequently asked question
Can it review a single local file?
Yes. A local diff is sufficient, and line numbers keep findings easy to map back to the affected code.