adversarial-review

$copilot:adversarial-review — hostile-reviewer framing

Same surface as $copilot:review, but the prompt instructs Copilot to behave as an adversarial reviewer: unchecked edge cases, hidden coupling, premature abstractions, security blind spots, happy-path optimism.

Invocation

HOST=<host> bash "<plugin-root>/scripts/copilot-exec.sh" adversarial-review "" [flags]

Set <host> to codex or claude. Replace <plugin-root> with the installed plugin root; in a local checkout, that is the repo root.

Same flags as review: --base, --model, --background, --job-id.

Under the hood

copilot -p 'You are an adversarial reviewer. Challenge the assumptions in the recent changes on this branch compared to <base>. Look for: unchecked edge cases, hidden coupling, premature abstractions, security blind spots, and places where the author optimized for the happy path. Be specific. Cite file:line.' \
  -s --allow-tool='shell(git:*)'

Output handling

Present Copilot's findings without softening. If it says the change is clean, report that plainly — do not manufacture criticism to justify the framing. Lead with the most load-bearing concerns.

When to use vs review

• review — first-pass coverage of bugs/security/edge cases
• adversarial-review — pre-merge gut check, "what are we missing", design-risk audit

Running both is reasonable for high-stakes changes. Pass --background to one so they run in parallel.