synthesis-codebase-review SKILL.md skillA
synthesis-codebase-review from synthesisengineering/synthesis-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add synthesisengineering/synthesis-skills/synthesis-codebase-review@v2.0.0Pins v2.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- synthesisengineering/synthesis-skills
- Path
skills/synthesis-codebase-review/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- v2.0.0, committed Oct 5, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jul 29, 2026
- Size
- 5,869 bytes
- Repository stars
- 23
- License
- Apache-2.0
Enterprise-scale codebase audit methodology with tiered review system (Essential through Mission-Critical). Use when asked to: codebase review, code audit, code review, review codebase, architecture review, security audit, full code review, enterprise review, codebase health check.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Enterprise-Grade Codebase Review A comprehensive, practical codebase audit methodology for projects of any size. Not every project needs every check — the tiered system ensures you apply the right level of rigor. For the full detailed checklist, see `references/detailed-checklist.md` in this skill directory. ## Binding rules 1. **Run the pre-flight checklist before reviewing.** Confirm which branch holds the current work (never assume `main`), what to exclude, whether a prior review exists, and the output format and audience; skipping it has wasted real engagements. 2. **Score the project, then apply its tier's checks.** No Tier 4 scrutiny for a weekend project, and no skipped Tier 1 basics for an enterprise system. 3. **Every finding cites file paths and line numbers** and gives concrete remediation steps. 4. **Strengths before findings** in every report, so critical findings land as guidance rather than an attack. 5. **Use delta mode when a prior review exists.** Classify each earlier finding as Fixed, Partially Fixed, Still Present, Worse or New, because a trajectory is more useful than a list of problems. 6. **Secrets scanning is critical at every tier.** …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add synthesisengineering/synthesis-skills/synthesis-codebase-review@sha256:f236a4dace550842The line at the top of this page pins the label v2.0.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_k4ysyblhzlcdcnnh)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Jul 29, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026, about one every 68 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v2.0.0 latest | 2026-10-05 | 227204f | 5,869 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-07-29 | 9b134e7 | 11,057 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5869 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
synthesisengineering/synthesis-skills · 23 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_k4ysyblhzlcdcnnh GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=synthesisengineering/synthesis-skills/synthesis-codebase-review GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f236a4dace550842ae4175bc7833eef19844654c8096adddf8bc07c0735be46d
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