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brooks-lint

Skill Development Early

AI code reviews grounded in 10 classic engineering books — decay risk diagnostics with book citations, severity labels, and 4 analysis modes. Now with short-form /brooks-review commands.

30 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup
New Find — Recently discovered. Looks promising but has limited community feedback so far.
Fair rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Code review tools catch syntax issues but miss architectural decay. Brooks-lint grounds AI code reviews in 10 classic engineering books — flagging structural problems with severity labels and book citations that educate while they enforce.

Senior engineers and tech leads who want AI code reviews that catch architectural decay, not just lint errors, with references to established engineering wisdom.

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https://github.com/hyhmrright/brooks-lint

By hyhmrright

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → PluginsAdd plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.
Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.
Command
claude plugins install hyhmrright/brooks-lint

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

CostFree

Trust Signals Automated Scan

Stars30Contributors2Last updated2026-04-12LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone found

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

22 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Automated Scan review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Auto-evaluated from staging triage

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Evaluation

Ease of Use
3/5
Versatility
3/5
Reliability
3/5
Security
3/5
Overall score3.00 / 5.00 EarlyEvaluatedApr 2026

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