Code Architect — Design skill for Claude Code
A Claude Code Agent skill for software architecture design, code structure planning, and technical documentation.
How to install Code Architect
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open rgvai/code-architect and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Code Architect does
A Claude Code Agent skill for software architecture design, code structure planning, and technical documentation.
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README
Code Architect v2
🔍 External code review powered by OpenAI's GPT-5.2-Codex
A Claude Custom Skill that provides intelligent code reviews using OpenAI's most advanced coding model. Get a "second pair of eyes" on your code changes with detailed feedback on bugs, security vulnerabilities, performance issues, and best practices.
✨ Features
- Multi-Runtime Support - Automatically detects and uses Node.js (preferred) or Python
- Auto-Dependency Installation - Installs the OpenAI package if missing
- Multiple Review Types - Standard, security, architecture, and performance focused reviews
- Adjustable Reasoning Depth - From quick checks to deep analysis
- Structured Output - JSON schema-validated responses with severity-ranked findings
- CI/CD Ready - Exit codes for automation, JSON output option
📋 Prerequisites
**OpenAI API Key**
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."**Runtime** (one of):
- Node.js 18+ (preferred)
- Python 3.8+
🚀 Quick Start
As a Claude Custom Skill
- Download or clone this repository
- Zip the
code-architect-v2folder - Upload to Claude via Settings > Skills
- Enable the skill
Then just ask Claude:
- "Review my code changes"
- "Get a second opinion on this PR"
- "Security review of my authentication code"
Standalone Usage
# Review staged git changes
bash scripts/code_review.sh --diff "$(git diff --staged)"
# Review specific files
bash scripts/code_review.sh --files src/auth.js src/api.js
# Security-focused review with high reasoning effort
bash scripts/code_review.sh --diff "$(git diff)" --review-type security --effort high
# Pipe diff directly
git diff HEAD~3 | bash scripts/code_review.sh
📖 Usage
Command Line Options
Usage: code_review.sh [options]
Input Options:
-d, --diff Code diff to review
-f, --files File paths to review
-c, --context Additional context about changes
Review Config
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