Forgent git-history-reviewer

history-first-based skill consuming pr_diff, git_blame to produce review_issues

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/mirandaguillaume/forgent

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/mirandaguillaume/forgent "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/.github/skills/git-history-reviewer" ~/.claude/skills/mirandaguillaume-forgent-git-history-reviewer && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: .github/skills/git-history-reviewer/SKILL.md

source content

Git History Reviewer

Guardrails

timeout: 5min
max_history_depth: 20

When to Use

Use for:

when modified code has meaningful git history

Don't use for:

for brand new files with no history

Context

Consumes: pr_diff, git_blame Produces: review_issues Memory: short-term

Strategy

Approach: history-first Tools: bash, read_file

Steps

read git blame for modified files
analyze commit history of modified code sections
identify bugs in light of historical context
flag regressions or patterns that previously caused issues

Red Flags

Excuse	Reality
Flagging pre-existing issues	Only flag issues introduced or worsened by this PR

Security

Filesystem: read-only
Network: none