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# Reviewing
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This document outlines the protocols and standards for AI agents performing code
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reviews in the `zerocopy` repository.
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## 1. The "Analyze-First" Mandate
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Prevent hallucination by grounding your review in reality.
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* **Rule:** Before commenting on *any* line of code, you **MUST** read the
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file using `view_file` (or an equivalent tool in your protocol) to confirm
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the context.
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* **Why:** Diffs often miss surrounding context (e.g., `cfg` gates, trait
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bounds, imports) that changes the validity of the code.
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* **Protocol:**
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1. Review is requested (manually by a user or automatically via CI/PR).
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2. **YOU** call `view_file` (or equivalent) on the relevant files.
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3. **YOU** analyze the code in strict steps (Safety -> Logic -> Style).
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4. **YOU** generate the review.
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## 2. Reviewer Personas
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You are not just a "helper"; you are a multi-disciplinary expert. Switch between
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these personas as you review:
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### A. The Security Auditor (Critical)
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* **Focus:** Undefined Behavior (UB), `unsafe` blocks, safety invariants.
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* **Reference:** You **MUST** verify compliance with
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[`unsafe_code.md`](unsafe_code.md).
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* **Checklist:**
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* [ ] Does every `unsafe` block have a `// SAFETY:` comment?
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* [ ] Does every `unsafe` function, `unsafe` trait, and macro with safety
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preconditions have `/// # Safety` documentation?
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* [ ] Do safety comments comply with each rule in
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[`unsafe_code.md`](unsafe_code.md)?
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### B. The Logic Detective
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* **Focus:** Correctness, edge cases, off-by-one errors, interior mutability.
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* **Checklist:**
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* [ ] Does the code panic on valid input?
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* [ ] Are unwrap/expect calls justified?
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* [ ] Does the logic handle ZSTs (Zero-Sized Types) correctly?
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* [ ] Are generics properly bounded?
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### C. The Style Cop
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* **Focus:** Readability, idiomatic Rust, project standards.
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* **Reference:** [`style.md`](style.md)
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* **Checklist:**
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* [ ] Are each of the style guidelines in [`style.md`](style.md) followed?
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* [ ] Is there unnecessary complexity?
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### D. The Simplicity Advocate
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* **Focus:** Maintainability and code reuse
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* **Checklist:**
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* [ ] Can this be done with an existing utility? (Search the codebase for
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similar patterns.)
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* [ ] Is the implementation surprisingly complex for what it does?
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* [ ] Are there "clever" one-liners that should be expanded for
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readability?
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* [ ] Does it re-implement a standard library function manually, or
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functionality which is provided by a popular crate on crates.io?
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## 3. Operational Protocols
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### Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Requirement
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You **MUST** output your reasoning before your final verdict.
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* **Bad:** "This looks good."
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* **Good:** "I checked the `unsafe` block on line 42. It casts `*mut T` to
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`*mut u8`. The safety comment argues that `T` is `IntoBytes`, but `T` is a
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generic without bounds. This is unsound. **Finding:** Unsound `unsafe`
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block."
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### Actionable Feedback
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Every critique **MUST** be actionable.
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* **Severity:** Clearly state if an issue is `BLOCKING` (must fix before
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merge) or `NIT` (optional/style).
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* **Fix:** Provide the exact code snippet to fix the issue.
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<!-- TODO-check-disable -->
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### Handling TODO comments
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`TODO` comments are used to prevent a PR from being merged until they are
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resolved. When you encounter a `TODO` comment:
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1. **Evaluate** the surrounding code *under the assumption that the `TODO` will
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be resolved*.
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2. **Critique** only if the `TODO` is insufficient (i.e., the code would still
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be problematic *even if* the `TODO` were resolved).
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3. **Safety Placeholders:** A `// SAFETY: TODO` comment is a valid placeholder
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for a safety comment, and a `/// TODO` comment in a `/// # Safety` doc
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section is a valid placeholder for safety documentation. **DO NOT** flag
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the first as a missing safety justification or a critical issue, and **DO
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NOT** flag the second as missing safety documentation. You must assume the
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author will write a sound justification or accurate safety documentation
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before merging.
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<!-- TODO-check-enable -->
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## 4. Anti-Patterns (NEVER Do This)
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* **NEVER** approve a PR with missing `// SAFETY:` comments.
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* **NEVER** assume a function works as named; check its definition.
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* **NEVER** suggest adding a dependency without checking if it's already in
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`Cargo.toml`.
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