Adversarial Reviewer
- 646 installs
- 23.5k repo stars
- Updated July 17, 2026
- alirezarezvani/claude-skills
adversarial-reviewer is a Claude agent skill that runs a hostile, persona-driven review on recent diffs when normal self-review feels too agreeable for developers preparing to merge code.
About
adversarial-reviewer is an alirezarezvani/claude-skills skill that deliberately attacks recent code diffs from adversarial personas instead of offering agreeable self-review. The skill targets the window before merge when teams want dissenting voices to surface edge cases, security gaps, logic holes, and unstated assumptions in a pull request or local diff. Developers reach for adversarial-reviewer when a change feels rubber-stamped or when standard review prompts return overly polite feedback. The workflow focuses on recent diffs so critique stays anchored to concrete line-level changes rather than abstract architecture lectures. adversarial-reviewer complements conventional review by forcing explicit rebuttal or fixes before code lands on main.
- Three adversarial personas: Saboteur, New Hire, and Security Auditor (OWASP-informed)
- Mandatory findings — each persona must surface at least one issue (no rubber-stamp LGTM)
- Severity promotion when two or more personas agree on the same issue
- Structured verdicts: BLOCK, CONCERNS, or CLEAN with merge guidance
- Self-review trap breaker techniques for shared author–reviewer mental models
Adversarial Reviewer by the numbers
- 646 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #206 of 1,356 Code Review & Quality skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: CRITICAL risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Jul 31, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Installs | 646 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 23.5k |
| Security audit | 1 / 3 scanners passed |
| Last updated | July 17, 2026 |
| Repository | alirezarezvani/claude-skills ↗ |
How do you stress-test a diff before merging?
Run a hostile, persona-driven review on recent diffs when normal self-review feels too agreeable before you merge.
Who is it for?
Developers about to merge a non-trivial diff who want deliberately hostile, persona-driven critique beyond polite self-review.
Skip if: Developers who need automated lint fixes, security CVE scanning, or greenfield architecture planning without an existing diff.
When should I use this skill?
The user wants a hostile or adversarial review of recent diffs before merge because normal review feels too agreeable.
What you get
Persona-driven adversarial review notes listing risks, gaps, and challenged assumptions in the diff.
- adversarial review report
- challenged-assumption list
Files
../../../engineering-team/skills/adversarial-reviewer/SKILL.md
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Use adversarial-reviewer for dissenting diff critique before merge; use sparkfinderoven-security-compliance-skills when the need is OWASP scans or compliance audits.
FAQ
What does adversarial-reviewer review?
adversarial-reviewer focuses on recent code diffs—typically a pull request or local changes—applying hostile persona voices to challenge logic, edge cases, and unstated assumptions before merge.
When should adversarial-reviewer run?
adversarial-reviewer should run during the pre-merge ship phase when standard or self-review feels too agreeable and the team wants deliberately dissenting critique on the actual diff.
How is adversarial-reviewer different from normal review?
adversarial-reviewer uses persona-driven hostile questioning to attack diffs rather than summarize politely, surfacing risks that agreeable review prompts often skip before code merges.
Is Adversarial Reviewer safe to install?
skills.sh reports 1 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.