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code-review-standards from initializ/forge is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add initializ/forge/code-review-standards@git:20260304.ef09c7b

Pins git:20260304.ef09c7b in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
initializ/forge
Path
forge-skills/local/embedded/code-review-standards/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
git:20260304.ef09c7b, committed Mar 4, 2026
First version recorded
Mar 3, 2026
Size
6,168 bytes
Repository stars
229
License
Apache-2.0

Discover and apply organization coding standards from .forge-review/ configuration.

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

# Code Review Standards

Teaches the agent to discover and apply organization-specific coding standards stored in a `.forge-review/` directory in the target repository. This skill provides configuration templates and standard rule files that teams can customize.

## Overview

The `.forge-review/` directory is a convention for storing code review configuration alongside the codebase. When present, the `code-review` skill automatically loads these standards and applies them during reviews.

This skill:
- Documents the `.forge-review/` directory structure and file formats
- Provides templates for bootstrapping review standards in new repositories
- Teaches the agent how to discover and interpret standards files

## Directory Structure

```
.forge-review/
├── config.yaml                  # Review configuration
├── .forge-review-ignore         # Files/patterns to skip during review
└── standards/                   # Coding standards (one file per topic)
    ├── general.md               # General coding rules
    ├── security.md              # Security rules
    ├── go.md                    # Go-specific rules
    ├── python.md                # Python-specific rules
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add initializ/forge/code-review-standards@sha256:542c816c4dd9dca8

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260304.ef09c7b, 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.

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  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
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  • 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
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Source

GitHub

initializ/forge · 229 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_s5cffy6ikmglko4w
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=initializ/forge/code-review-standards
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/542c816c4dd9dca8fae41c53ab2b17c64be397634c7ad8bd62e0e4eadca60fa5

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