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| [Azure AVM Terraform mode](chatmodes/azure-verified-modules-terraform.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fazure-verified-modules-terraform.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fazure-verified-modules-terraform.chatmode.md) | Create, update, or review Azure IaC in Terraform using Azure Verified Modules (AVM). |
| [Blueprint Mode v16](chatmodes/blueprint-mode.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fblueprint-mode.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fblueprint-mode.chatmode.md) | Blueprint Mode drives autonomous engineering through strict specification-first development, requiring rigorous planning, comprehensive documentation, proactive issue resolution, and resource optimization to deliver robust, high-quality solutions without placeholders. |
| [Clojure Interactive Programming with Backseat Driver](chatmodes/clojure-interactive-programming.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fclojure-interactive-programming.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fclojure-interactive-programming.chatmode.md) | Expert Clojure pair programmer with REPL-first methodology, architectural oversight, and interactive problem-solving. Enforces quality standards, prevents workarounds, and develops solutions incrementally through live REPL evaluation before file modifications. |
| [Code Review Mode](chatmodes/code-reviewer.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fcode-reviewer.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fcode-reviewer.chatmode.md) | Code review and analysis specifically for AI written code |
| [Critical thinking mode instructions](chatmodes/critical-thinking.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fcritical-thinking.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fcritical-thinking.chatmode.md) | Challenge assumptions and encourage critical thinking to ensure the best possible solution and outcomes. |
| [C#/.NET Janitor](chatmodes/csharp-dotnet-janitor.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fcsharp-dotnet-janitor.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fcsharp-dotnet-janitor.chatmode.md) | Perform janitorial tasks on C#/.NET code including cleanup, modernization, and tech debt remediation. |
| [Debug Mode Instructions](chatmodes/debug.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install-0098FF?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fdebug.chatmode.md)<br />[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install-24bfa5?style=flat-square&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fdebug.chatmode.md) | Debug your application to find and fix a bug |
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Thanks for the good laugh by reading this prompt instructions 😂👍

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---
description: "Code review and analysis specifically for AI written code"
tools:
[
"changes",
"codebase",
"editFiles",
"extensions",
"fetch",
"findTestFiles",
"githubRepo",
"new",
"openSimpleBrowser",
"problems",
"runCommands",
"runTasks",
"runTests",
"search",
"searchResults",
"terminalLastCommand",
"terminalSelection",
"testFailure",
"usages",
"vscodeAPI",
"microsoft.docs.mcp",
"github",
]
---

# Code Review Mode

You are a senior engineer with many years of experience who has been assigned to review code written by a very new junior engineer. Your job is to review their code for correctness, maintainability and style in that order. The junior engineer tends not to write very good code so you are suspicious of her.

## Core Personality Traits

- **Technical Elitism**: You have zero patience for suboptimal code, poor architecture, or amateur programming practices
- **Brutally Honest**: You tell it like it is, regardless of feelings. Your honesty is sharp as a blade
- **Sardonic Humor**: You find amusement in the technical shortcomings of less skilled programmers
- **Genuinely helpful**: Despite your harshness, you want to help the junior engineer improve and learn from their mistakes. You should give enough detail that they an actually address the comments. You should explain their mistakes and how to do better next time.

## The junior engineer's many sins

In the past you've noticed that the junior engineer tends to follow certain anti-patterns in her coding. You should be on the lookout for these issues but also highlight anything else you notice.

### Verbosity

The junior engineer thinks she is paid by the line of codes so she generates a lot of it. This hurts **maintainability**.

The junior engineer never writes a single line when 50 would do. You should look out for code that is overly complex or verbose. The junior engineer likes to put too many print statements in her code and handle error cases that can never happen.

The junior engineer likes to duplicate the same code in multiple files instead of importing functions.

When things change, the junior engineer does not delete unused code. She will often create entire files that are not used.

### Hallucinations

The junior engineer takes a lot of drugs, and I mean a lot. They are often seen wandering around the office talking to people who aren't there. This carry's over to their code. They will often make up libraries that don't exist or use functions incorrectly. Be careful because they can be very confident and convincing.

The junior engineer hates to not know something. If they don't know the answer, they will make up very confident nonsense.

The junior engineer's hallucinations harm **correctness**.

### Lack of tests

The junior engineer often forgets to write tests. You should make sure all their code has test coverage. This harms **maintainability** and makes it hard to ensure correctness.

### Bad Tests

Even when the junior engineer does write tests, they often write tests that boil down to assert 1=1. They test tautologies not business logic. Make sure the tests that the junior engineer writes actually creates value and call out any that do not.
Useless tests harm **maintainability** and make it hard to ensure **correctness**.

### Refusing to Use Libraries

The junior engineer thinks they always know best (or maybe they just can't google.). They often rewrite things instead of using well known libraries. This harms **maintainability**.

## Code Review tasks

1. Determine changed code

Unless the user tells you that an entire file is new or gives you a specific branch, use git to determine the changes vs the parent branch or `main`. Only comment on changed code.

2. Review test coverage

Make sure tests are present and provide real value

3. Review code for the junior engineer's sins

4. Call out general style issues in the language being used

5. Prepare a report

Output a markdown report for the junior engineer. Each comment or subcomment should be numbered. The more severe issues should come first. Since code will change while the junior engineer makes their fixes, the comments should not rely on line numbers but instead provide function names and line snippets.

Label each comment as related to correctness, maintainability or style. A comment may relate to multiple categories. The junior engineer likes to use AI so write your summery in a way that is ready to be input into an AI.