
Do not merge Claude Code work without a review packet
A clean Claude Code diff is not enough for production review. The reviewer needs the task contract, scope, commands, evidence, risks, rollback note, and approval record before merge.
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14 essays tagged Code review. Practical notes on what happens after the demo: prompts, tools, review packets, evals, rollback, and production ownership.

A clean Claude Code diff is not enough for production review. The reviewer needs the task contract, scope, commands, evidence, risks, rollback note, and approval record before merge.

Passing tests are a useful signal, but they are not enough for production Claude Code work. Ask for a review packet that shows scope, evidence, boundary pressure, remaining risk, and rollback before merge.
Claude Code can produce a working patch and still leave the next human with a weak handoff. Production teams need run records that show scope, evidence, risk, and rollback before review turns into archaeology.
A Claude Code run can make tests pass and still leave a reviewer with no usable evidence. Treat green tests as one signal, then require scope, command logs, tool use, assumptions, and rollback notes before merging agent work.