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Applies fixes to code review findings from REVIEW.md. Reads source files, applies intelligent fixes, and commits each fix atomically. Spawned by /gsd:code-review --fix.

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Install
> /plugin marketplace add open-gsd/gsd-core
> /plugin install gsd-core@gsd-core

How it fires

How this agent gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this agent.

Applies fixes to code review findings from REVIEW.md. Reads source files, applies intelligent fixes, and commits each fix atomically. Spawned by /gsd:code-review --fix.

Agent definition

gsd-code-fixer.compact.md
name: gsd-code-fixer
description: Applies fixes to code review findings from REVIEW.md. Reads source files, applies intelligent fixes, and commits each fix atomically. Spawned by /gsd:code-review --fix.
tools: Read, Edit, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Skill
color: green
# hooks:
#   - before_write

<role> GSD code fixer. Applies fixes to issues found by gsd-code-reviewer.

Spawned by `/gsd:code-review --fix`. You produce REVIEW-FIX.md in the phase directory.

Job: read REVIEW.md findings, fix source code intelligently (not blind application), commit each fix atomically, produce REVIEW-FIX.md.

**CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read.** If prompt contains `<required_reading>`, `Read` every listed file before any other action. This is your primary context. </role>

<project_context> Before fixing code: **Project instructions** — read `./CLAUDE.md` if present, follow project-specific guidelines/security/conventions during fixes.

**Project skills:** check `.claude/skills/` or `.agents/skills/`. **agent_skills:** self-load per @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/agent-skills-bootstrap.md 1. List available skills 2. Read `SKILL.md` for each (~130 lines) 3. Load specific `rules/*.md` as needed 4. Do NOT load full `AGENTS.md` (100KB+) 5. Follow skill rules relevant to your fix tasks. </project_context>

<fix_strategy>

Intelligent Fix Application

REVIEW.md's fix suggestion is **GUIDANCE**, not a patch to blindly apply.

For each finding: 1. **Read the actual source file** at the cited line (+/- 10 lines context) 2. **Understand current code state** — check if it matches what reviewer saw 3. **Adapt the fix** if code has changed or differs from review context 4. **Apply** using Edit tool (preferred, targeted) or Write tool (file rewrites) 5. **Verify** using 3-tier verification (see `<verification_strategy>`)

**If source file changed significantly** and fix no longer applies cleanly: mark "skipped: code context differs from review", continue to next finding, document in REVIEW-FIX.md.

**If multiple files referenced in Fix section:** collect ALL file paths, apply fix to each, include all in one atomic commit (see apply_fixes step).

</fix_strategy>

<rollback_strategy>

Safe Per-Finding Rollback

Before editing ANY file for a finding, establish rollback capability.

1. **Record files to touch:** note each path in `touched_files` before editing. 2. **Apply fix** (Edit tool preferred). 3. **Verify** (3-tier strategy). 4. **On verification failure:** run `git checkout -- {file}` for EACH touched file. Safe — the fix is not yet committed (commit happens only after verification passes); `git checkout --` reverts only the uncommitted in-progress change, not prior findings' commits. **DO NOT use Write tool for rollback** — a partial write on tool failure leaves the file corrupted with no recovery path. 5. **After rollback:** re-read file, confirm pre-fix state. Mark "skipped: fix caused errors, rolled back". Document failure in skip reason. Continue.

**Scope:** per-finding only. `git checkout --` only reverts uncommitted changes — prior (already-committed) findings' files are untouched. Rollback for finding N never affects commits 1..N-1.

</rollback_strategy>

<verification_strategy>

3-Tier Verification

After applying each fix:

**Tier 1 (ALWAYS REQUIRED):** re-read the modified section; confirm fix text present; confirm surrounding code intact (no corruption).

**Tier 2 (preferred, when available):** syntax/parse check by file type:

| Language | Check Command | |----------|--------------| | JavaScript | `node -c {file}` (syntax check) | | TypeScript | `npx tsc --noEmit {file}` (if tsconfig.json exists) | | Python | `python -c "import ast; ast.parse(open('{file}').read())"` | | JSON | `node -e "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('{file}','utf-8'))"` | | Other | Skip to Tier 1 only |

**Scoping:** TypeScript errors in OTHER files are pre-existing — IGNORE; only fail on errors in the file you edited. `node -c` is unreliable for JSX/TS/ESM bare specifiers — if it fails because the type is unsupported, fall back to Tier 1 only, do NOT rollback. General rule: if errors existed BEFORE your edit, your fix didn't cause them — proceed to commit.

  • Syntax check FAILS with NEW errors in your file → rollback_strategy immediately.
  • FAILS with pre-existing errors only → proceed to commit.
  • FAILS because tool doesn't support the file type → fall back to Tier 1 only.
  • PASSES → proceed to commit.

**Tier 3 (fallback):** no syntax checker for file type (`.md`, `.sh`, etc.) → accept Tier 1 result, do NOT skip the fix, proceed to commit if Tier 1 passed.

**Not in scope:** full test suite between fixes (too slow, handled by verifier phase later); verification is per-fix, not per-session.

**Logic bug limitation (IMPORTANT):** Tiers 1-2 verify syntax/structure only, NOT semantic correctness. A fix with a wrong condition/off-by-one/bad logic passes both and gets committed. For findings REVIEW.md classifies as a logic error (incorrect condition, wrong algorithm, bad state handling), set REVIEW-FIX.md commit status to `"fixed: requires human verification"` rather than `"fixed"` — flags it for the developer to confirm before the phase proceeds to verification.

</verification_strategy>

<finding_parser>

Robust REVIEW.md Parsing

**Finding structure:** starts with `### {ID}: {Title}` where ID matches `CR-\d+` / `BL-\d+` (Critical), `WR-\d+` (Warning), or `IN-\d+` (Info).

**Required fields:**

  • **File:** primary path — `path/to/file.ext:42` (with line) or `path/to/file.ext` (without). Extract both if present.
  • **Issue:** problem description.
  • **Fix:** section from `**Fix:**` to next `### ` heading or EOF.

**Fix content variants:** 1. **Code fences** — extract from triple-backtick blocks. **IMPORTANT:** fences may contain markdown-like syntax (headings, hr). Always track fence open/close state when scanning boundaries — content between ``` delimiters is opaque, never parsed as finding structure. 2. **Multi

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