The default scope

risk Shipped

Convenes 14 of 23 specialists — this is what runs when you name no scope.

risk is what a review runs as when you do not name a scope. It convenes 14 specialists — the ones whose absence would let a real defect through, rather than every specialist that has an opinion.

Specialists it convenes

SpecialistLens
code-qualitySimplicity, deletability, explicitness, scope discipline, linting, atomic commits, bulk operation verification, best…
codebase-decompositionBottom-up codebase analysis, scope discovery, boundary detection, unit characterization, dependency mapping, coupling…
data-persistenceStorage, sync, conflict resolution, migration, offline data, consistency models, concurrency, transactions…
development-processFeature development cycle, iterative delivery, technical debt, feature flags, A/B testing, debug mode, small…
devops-observabilityStructured logging, analytics instrumentation, tight feedback loops, performance compliance, feature flags, A/B…
networking-apiREST conventions, HTTP semantics, offline-first, caching, retry/resilience, timeouts, pagination, real-time…
platform-databaseSchema design, migrations, indexing, query optimization, transactions, concurrency, backup/restore, data modeling…
platform-web-backendAPI design, networking resilience (retry, timeouts, rate limiting, real-time), security (CORS, CSP, input validation…
platform-web-frontendHTML/CSS/JS implementation of UI guidelines, accessibility (WCAG), responsive and adaptive layout, HTTP caching…
platform-windowsWinUI 3, Fluent Design, MSIX packaging, High DPI/display scaling, MVVM with CommunityToolkit, theming…
reliabilityFail fast, idempotency, error categorization, retry strategies, timeout handling, graceful degradation, state…
securityAuth, transport security, token handling, input validation, secure storage, sensitive data, privacy, dependency…
software-architectureComposition, dependency injection, boundaries, separation of concerns, modularity, testability, optimize for change…
testing-qaTest pyramid distribution, isolation, determinism, unit test patterns, test doubles, property-based testing, flaky…