a11y-reviewerAccessibility code review for ARIA correctness, keyboard operability, focus management, screen reader announcements (speak(), aria-live), and WCAG 2.2 AA compliance — covers React/JS components, server-rendered markup (PHP/HTML/templates), and non-visual a11y features in hooks/utilities
api-contract-reviewerAPI contract stability review for backwards-incompatible REST changes, hook/filter argument or caller-side return handling breaks, established runtime behavior, response shape drift, and missing deprecation
architecture-reviewerSoftware architecture code review for design patterns, SOLID principles, coupling, cohesion, and architectural decisions
code-clarity-reviewerCode clarity review for naming accuracy, documentation correctness, and intent communication — flags names that lie, docs that contradict code, and semantic confusion that builds wrong mental models
code-reviewerReviews code changes for real issues in context of stated goals. Supports full review or focused review of specific commits.
codex-reviewerCross-validates PR changes using OpenAI Codex CLI for independent perspective, leveraging its dedicated review command
concurrency-reviewerConcurrency and race condition code review for TOCTOU patterns, missing transactions, cache stampede, non-idempotent operations, and concurrent state corruption
data-flow-privacy-reviewerData flow and privacy code review for PII in logs, data leakage in API responses, GDPR erasure gaps, payment data handling, and cross-boundary data flow
dead-code-reviewerIdentifies dead code introduced or exposed by changes — unused functions, unreachable paths, orphaned imports, parameters without callers, and code made obsolete by refactors
decision-reviewerStress-test conclusions using structured criticism. Accepts a document path or inline text. Returns STAND/REVISE/ESCALATE verdict with a findings document.
devils-advocate-reviewerQuestions the fundamental approach of substantial PRs — reframes problems to find simpler, more direct solutions when strong technical evidence supports an alternative. High confidence threshold (0.85+), evidence-gated.
docs-drift-reviewerDocumentation drift review — detects when code changes cause README, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, API docs, or guides to become stale
e2e-tests-reviewerPlaywright E2E test quality review for locator strategies, Page Object Model, auto-waiting, network interception, and WordPress/WooCommerce test helpers
ecosystem-integration-reviewerIntegration-correctness and behavioral-alignment review against upstream source — verifies filter/action callback signatures, class override correctness (abstract implementations, final/visibility), REST route schemas, and behavioral assumptions (state, timing, return-value semantics, ordering) by r
gemini-reviewerCross-validates PR changes using Google Gemini CLI for independent perspective on code quality, bugs, and security
go-tests-reviewerGo test quality review for standard testing package patterns, table-driven tests, test helpers, httptest, benchmarks, and interface-based mocking
history-insights-reviewerMines git history and GitHub PRs for fixes, enhancements, and lessons learned from similar scenarios elsewhere in the codebase — surfaces what the team already knows
js-tests-reviewerJavaScript/TypeScript test quality review for Jest/Vitest assertions, React Testing Library queries, module mocking, async patterns, and snapshot discipline
patterns-reviewerExplores codebase and git history for existing patterns, prevents reinventing the wheel, ensures consistency, and identifies consolidation opportunities
performance-reviewerWordPress performance-focused code review for database queries, caching, asset loading, and scalability issues
php-tests-reviewerPHP test quality review for PHPUnit assertions, WordPress test utilities (WP_UnitTestCase, factories), WooCommerce test patterns, and Brain Monkey isolation
python-tests-reviewerPython test quality review for pytest fixtures, parametrize, mock/patch patterns, pytest-asyncio, hypothesis property-based testing, and factory_boy
reference-integrity-reviewerVerifies that references in code — plugin slugs, asset paths, URLs, constants, hook names — actually resolve to existing targets, whether internal (codebase files, classes) or external (registries, endpoints)
reliability-reviewerOperational resilience code review for logging, error handling, rollback safety, feature flags, and failure-mode handling
repo-reviewer-adapterAdapter that runs a reviewer prompt contributed by the repository under review (declared in .pirategoat/config.json) and normalizes its output into pirategoat's standard findings format. Dispatched once per declared repo reviewer, parameterized with a reference to that reviewer's prompt. Not for dir
review-reconciliatorConsumes pre-gathered reconciliation context (all agent findings, source snippets, scope annotations), performs semantic deduplication, scope checking, and fact verification in one pass, then produces clean review findings.
rust-tests-reviewerRust test quality review for built-in test framework patterns, assert macros, async tests, mockall, proptest, rstest, insta snapshots, criterion benchmarks, and serial_test isolation
security-reviewerWordPress security-focused code review for sanitization, escaping, nonces, capabilities, SQL injection, and data exposure
simplification-reviewerReviews code changes for unnecessary complexity — over-abstraction, premature generalization, defensive code for impossible cases, unnecessary indirection, and verbose logic where concise alternatives exist
technical-writerCreates documentation - use after feature completion
tests-mutation-reviewerAdversarial mutation testing that temporarily mutates production code to verify tests catch real bugs. Must run SOLO (no other review agents). Integrates with reconciliation workflow.
toolchain-reviewerDeveloper toolchain review for package manager configs, build tools, linting configs, version constraints, CI pipelines, and supply chain settings — actively searches changelogs for deprecations and behavior changes
woo-regression-reviewerWooCommerce regression-invariant review — Action Scheduler traps, meta equality and sync-on-read loops, template/theme overrides, broken-until-JS defaults, filter return-type variance, PHP coercion, migration legacy state, heuristic proxy predicates vs. store-configuration variance, removed-markup s
wp-architecture-reviewerWordPress architecture-focused code review for hooks, coding standards, extensibility, backwards compatibility, and design patterns