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Stage 7: Review

Overview

Review validates that implementations meet acceptance criteria and quality standards before delivery. RPI review reconciles the plan, phase details, critique dispositions, amendments, changes, and validation evidence before routing open work. This stage also covers code review, pull request creation, dashboard testing, and prompt evaluation.

When You Enter This Stage

You enter Review after completing implementation work in Stage 6: Implementation.

NOTE

Prerequisites: In-scope implementation is reviewable, with the plan, phase details, changes, and validation evidence available. Commit after the review outcome is conformant or explicitly accepted. Use /clear to reset context when a fresh conversation will improve evidence reconciliation.

Available Tools

Primary Agents

ToolTypeHow to InvokePurpose
code-reviewAgentSelect code-review agentMulti-perspective review of code changes
test-streamlit-dashboardAgentSelect test-streamlit-dashboard agentTest Streamlit dashboard implementations

Review Skills

ToolHow to InvokePurpose
rpi-review/rpi-reviewReview implementation evidence against the approved RPI plan
hve-builderUse hve-builderReview or validate prompts, instructions, agents, and skills

Prompts and Instructions

ToolTypeHow to InvokePurpose
pr-reviewPrompt/pr-reviewRun a multi-perspective review of a pull request
pull-requestPrompt/pull-requestCreate a pull request for current changes
ado-create-pull-requestPrompt/ado-create-pull-requestCreate an ADO-linked pull request
documentationAgentSelect documentation agentAudit, drift, author, and validate documentation
commit-messageInstructionAuto-activatedEnforces commit message conventions
community-interactionInstructionAuto-activatedEnforces community communication standards

Role-Specific Guidance

Engineers submit work for review and participate as peer reviewers. Tech Leads serve as primary reviewers, evaluating architecture alignment and code quality. Data Scientists review notebooks and dashboard outputs. Security Architects validate implementation against security requirements and compliance standards.

Starter Prompts

Implementation Review

/rpi-review Review today's changes to the authentication service against
.copilot-tracking/plans/2025-01-15/auth-refactor-plan.md and
.copilot-tracking/details/2025-01-15/auth-refactor-phase-details.md. Reconcile
the `Pxx` and `Pxx-Txx` completion evidence and check for missing input
validation on the new endpoints.
/rpi-review plan=.copilot-tracking/plans/2025-01-15/pagination-plan.md details=.copilot-tracking/details/2025-01-15/pagination-phase-details.md critique=.copilot-tracking/reviews/plans/2025-01-15/pagination-plan-critique.md changes=.copilot-tracking/changes/2025-01-15/pagination-changes.md research=.copilot-tracking/research/2025-01-15/pagination-research.md

Pull Request Workflow

/pull-request branch=origin/main excludeMarkdown=true
/ado-create-pull-request adoProject=hve-core baseBranch=origin/main isDraft=true workItemIds=54321,54322
/pr-review

Select code-review agent:

Review the open PR for the payment processing refactor, focusing on breaking changes to the /api/payments endpoint and any exposed credentials in configuration files

Dashboard Testing

Select test-streamlit-dashboard agent:

Test the sensor monitoring dashboard at src/dashboards/sensor_monitor.py, verifying that temperature readings render within the 15-45°C expected range and all navigation links resolve correctly

RPI Evidence Reconciliation

/rpi-review Review the API redesign evidence set:
- Plan: .copilot-tracking/plans/2025-01-15/api-redesign-plan.md
- Phase details: .copilot-tracking/details/2025-01-15/api-redesign-phase-details.md
- Plan critique: .copilot-tracking/reviews/plans/2025-01-15/api-redesign-plan-critique.md
- Changes: .copilot-tracking/changes/2025-01-15/api-redesign-changes.md

Reconcile requirements, `Pxx` and `Pxx-Txx` completion evidence, amendments, divergences, and validation. Record severity-graded `RV-xxx` findings and route each open item.

Use hve-builder review mode for an AI artifact:

Use hve-builder with mode=review and
targets=.github/prompts/hve-core/rpi.prompt.md. Evaluate activation,
lifecycle routing, behavior-test requirements, and host compatibility.

Documentation Review

Select documentation agent in validate mode. Scope docs/hve-guide/lifecycle, validation-only, focus accuracy.

Stage Outputs and Next Stage

Review produces reviewed pull requests with feedback, validation reports, and approval decisions. Transition to Stage 8: Delivery when the PR is approved. Return to Stage 6: Implementation when rework is needed.

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