nuclear-reviewlisted
Install: claude install-skill darkroomengineering/cc-settings
# Nuclear Review
An unusually strict **whole-codebase** maintainability audit. Reviews implementation quality, abstraction quality, structural simplification opportunities, **and** dependency freshness + usage quality.
Adapted from Cursor's internal `thermo-nuclear-code-quality-review` skill. Cursor's version targets a single PR diff; this version targets the entire repository and adds a context7-driven dependency audit on top, because the same questions ("is this the right abstraction?", "is this thin wrapper earning its keep?") apply equally to library choices.
Above all, this skill should push the reviewer to be **ambitious** about code structure. Do not merely identify local cleanup opportunities. Actively search for "code judo" moves: restructurings that preserve behavior while making the implementation dramatically simpler, smaller, more direct, and more elegant.
## When to use vs other review skills
- `/review` — per-PR Darkroom checklist (TypeScript / React / a11y / perf / security). Run on every change.
- `/nuclear-review` — periodic whole-codebase audit. Run on major version cuts, after extended velocity sprints, before a load-bearing migration, or whenever the codebase feels heavier than its features warrant.
- `/zero-tech-debt` — rework a specific patch to its intended end-state. Not a review — it edits.
A typical sequence: `/nuclear-review` produces findings → engineers cherry-pick the highest-leverage ones → `/zero-tech-debt` or `/refactor` to execute.
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