Checklist: Code Review

Correctness

[ ] Change solves the stated problem
[ ] Acceptance criteria are met
[ ] Edge cases and error paths were considered

Safety

[ ] Authentication and authorization are correct
[ ] No secrets or sensitive data were introduced
[ ] Data integrity and migration impact were reviewed
[ ] Rollback or mitigation is clear for risky changes
[ ] Security review was performed for sensitive changes

Engineering Quality

[ ] Code follows existing standards or intentionally improves them
[ ] Tests are adequate for the risk of the change
[ ] CI passed
[ ] Logging, metrics, or alerts were updated if behavior changed

Operational Impact

[ ] Deployment steps are documented if needed
[ ] Runbooks or docs were updated if needed
[ ] Backward compatibility concerns were addressed
[ ] Dependencies and interfaces were reviewed for breakage risk
[ ] Change classification matches the actual release risk

AI-Assisted Changes

[ ] Agent-generated code was reviewed with the same rigor as human-written code
[ ] Hidden assumptions or undocumented conventions were removed