Overview
code-reviewer is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by NVIDIA. Its author describes it as: “Reviews code changes and suggests improvements”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/ssd_clean`.
What code-reviewer does
This skill helps developers improve code quality by reviewing diffs and suggesting concrete, actionable improvements.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for code-reviewer is organised into these sections:
- Purpose
- Behavior
- Usage
- Examples
Installation
Add code-reviewer to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/ssd_cleanReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
License
code-reviewer is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in NVIDIA/SkillSpector, an established project with 14,743 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does code-reviewer do?
- Reviews code changes and suggests improvements
- How do I install code-reviewer?
- Run git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/ssd_clean in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector before installing.
- Is code-reviewer free to use?
- Yes. code-reviewer is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does code-reviewer work with?
- code-reviewer lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does code-reviewer come from?
- code-reviewer ships inside NVIDIA/SkillSpector, a repository that contains 24 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,743 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.