chisle-review
Review a diff or file through the Chisle lens: flag over-engineering, speculative abstractions, reinvented stdlib, and verbose code that a lazier approach would shrink. One finding per line, no praise. Use when the user says "chisle review", "review this for bloat", or invokes /chisle-review.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/jaypokale/chisle --skill chisle-reviewIs this agent skill safe to install?
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This skill provides instructions for a code review persona designed to identify over-engineered code and bloat. It operates as a text-based analysis tool and does not perform any file system, network, or command execution operations.
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What does this agent skill do?
Chisle review
Review the diff/file for what could be deleted or simplified, not for style nits.
What to flag
- Abstraction with one implementation (interface/factory/wrapper for a single case)
- Reinvented stdlib (hand-rolled debounce, deep-clone, groupBy, date math)
- New dependency for what a few lines or an installed dep already does
- Config/option that never varies
- Speculative "for later" scaffolding with no current caller
- Verbose code where a native platform feature (CSS, DB constraint,
<input type>) does it
What NOT to flag
- Input validation at trust boundaries
- Error handling that prevents data loss
- Security / accessibility code
- Anything the task explicitly required
Output format
One finding per line. No preamble, no praise.
path:line: <what's over-built>. <the lazier replacement>.
Example:
cache.js:12: ApiCacheManager class for one call site. Replace with lru_cache / a Map.
search.js:40: hand-rolled debounce util. setTimeout+clearTimeout inline is enough.
End with a one-line verdict: N findings. Est. <X> lines removable.
How can the creator link this skill?
Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.
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