external-reviewlisted
Install: claude install-skill marcoguillermaz/claude-dev-kit
# external-review
Pre-release sanity pass for CDK. Two modes:
- `--mode=quick` (default) — single fresh-context Claude review. Cost: ~$0.10, ~60 seconds. Use on every release.
- `--mode=full` — cross-LLM (GPT-4.1 / Gemini 2.5 Pro / Mistral Large / Perplexity Sonar Pro) via `scripts/external-review.mjs`. Cost: ~$0.50–2, ~5 minutes. Use at milestones (v2.0, every 4–6 minor releases, before strategic pivots).
## Why two modes
Cross-LLM catches two distinct blind-spot classes: (a) memory-isolation / fresh-eyes — replaceable by a Claude subagent with no transcript context — and (b) architectural diversity from different model families and training corpora. `quick` covers (a) cheaply on every release; `full` adds (b) at milestone gates. Running `full` weekly is wasteful redundancy.
## Configuration
- Prompt source: `docs/reviews/external-review-prompt.md` (single living file, frontmatter `version:` synced to current CDK release)
- Bundle script: `scripts/external-review-bundle.mjs` (auto-curated: README + CHANGELOG slice + 1 SKILL sample + Tier-M pipeline + roadmap-status)
- Cross-LLM script: `scripts/external-review.mjs` (existing, providers via env keys)
- Output base: `docs/reviews/<YYYY-MM-DD>-<mode>/` (committed; cite in PRs and roadmap entries)
## Steps
### Step 0 — Parse arguments
Parse `--mode` (default `quick`) and `--focus` (default `general`). Accepted modes: `quick`, `full`. Accepted focus tokens: `general`, `architecture`, `competitive-position`, `team-adoptio