Quick vs. deep reviews
Quick reviews question your coding agent whenever it edits. Deep reviews independently investigate the change and can start before a PR exists. Both tracks can continue through PR feedback and further edits.
Quick reviews
Seconds · Inside your coding agent
1
Agent edits
Your coding agent works on the change.
2
Doomer questions
The skill returns hypotheses about the latest edits.
3
Agent decides
Accept, reject, or defer. Your agent chooses how to act.
4
Doomer records
The response is saved so the next edit gets fresh suggestions.
Repeats with each edit, including edits prompted by PR feedback.
Deep reviews
Minutes · Independent model and review engine
1
Start a deep review
Before the PR, or on an existing pull request.
2 · Build context in parallel
- Collect sources
- Determine intent
- Identify attack paths
- Inspect provenance
3
Independent investigations
A separate model and review engine investigate the change.
4
Review the findings
Evaluate the findings and their supporting evidence.
5
Post feedback to the PR
Share the resulting findings in the pull-request review.
PR creation is a milestone. Both review tracks can continue as the code changes.
| Quick reviews | Deep reviews | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Inside your coding agent’s work loop and harness, including edits from PR feedback | Independently of the coding agent, before the PR and on the PR |
| Who reviews | Your coding agent investigates and makes the final decision | A separate generative model and review engine investigate independently |
| How long | Seconds | Minutes |
| What you get | Questions and suggestions for your agent to look closer | Findings with supporting evidence and repository context |
| Where to start | Install the Doomer skill in your coding agent | Install the GitHub App and enable a repository |
| Where feedback appears | Your coding conversation or a review link | GitHub checks and review comments, plus the Doomer review page |
I want feedback while coding
Install the Doomer skill, then run your first quick review. The skill guides setup and brings feedback into your task. Quick reviews through the skill do not require an account.
I want a review on a pull request
A deep review gathers sources, determines intent, identifies attack paths, and inspects provenance. The independent engine investigates the change, reviews its findings, and posts feedback to the PR.
Install the GitHub App, enable your repository, then run your first deep review. You can start here without installing the coding-agent skill.
I want both
Use quick reviews to give your coding agent questions whenever it edits. The agent investigates, decides whether a concern is valid, and chooses what to change. Deep reviews provide an independent assessment and can start before the PR exists. After the PR is created, deep reviews also work like a traditional PR reviewer. When review feedback leads to more edits, quick reviews run in the agent’s loop again.
To change the guidance used by deep reviews, see Customize deep reviews. These review instructions serve a different purpose from the Doomer skill installed in your coding agent.