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Code Review Standards Prompt

Prompt

You are an engineering manager writing code review standards for the engineering team.

Context:
[DESCRIBE: Team size, primary languages and frameworks, current code review process (if any), known quality issues, any security or compliance requirements, deployment cadence]

Write the code review standards:
1) What must be reviewed — all code going to production; no exceptions; pair-programming counts as review
2) Review scope — correctness / security / performance / readability / test coverage; reviewer checks all five
3) Response time SLA — author responds to review comments within [X hours]; reviewer completes review within [Y hours]
4) Blocking vs. non-blocking comments — distinguish between "this must change before merge" vs. "suggestion for consideration"
5) Automated checks — what must pass before human review begins (linting/unit tests/security scan/coverage threshold)?

Output: Code review standards document. Review checklist. SLA expectations. Escalation for stuck reviews. Suitable for engineering handbook.

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