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+# GitHub Copilot Code Review Instructions
+
+## Review Philosophy
+- Only comment when you have HIGH CONFIDENCE (>80%) that an issue exists
+- Be concise: one sentence per comment when possible
+- Focus on actionable feedback, not observations
+- Skip comments on style that clippy/rustfmt will catch
+
+## Priority Areas (Review These)
+
+### Security & Safety
+- Unsafe code blocks without justification
+- Command injection risks (shell commands, user input)
+- Path traversal vulnerabilities
+- Credential exposure or hardcoded secrets
+- Missing input validation on external data
+- Improper error handling that could leak sensitive info
+
+### Correctness Issues
+- Logic errors that could cause panics or incorrect behavior
+- Race conditions in async code
+- Resource leaks (files, connections, memory)
+- Off-by-one errors or boundary conditions
+- Incorrect error propagation (using `unwrap()` inappropriately)
+- Optional types that don't need to be optional
+- Booleans that should default to false but are set as optional
+- Error context that doesn't add useful information (e.g., `.context("Failed to do X")` when error already says it failed)
+- Overly defensive code that adds unnecessary checks
+- Unnecessary comments that just restate what the code already shows (remove them)
+
+### Architecture & Patterns
+- Code that violates existing patterns in the codebase
+- Missing error handling (should use `anyhow::Result`)
+- Async/await misuse or blocking operations in async contexts
+- Improper trait implementations
+
+## Skip These (Low Value)
+
+- Style issues (rustfmt handles this)
+- Clippy warnings (CI catches these)
+- Minor naming suggestions unless truly confusing
+- Obvious code that doesn't need explanation
+- Suggestions to add comments for self-documenting code
+- Refactoring suggestions unless there's a clear bug or maintainability issue
+- Listing multiple potential issues in one comment (choose the single most critical issue)
+- Suggestions to add more logging (the codebase needs less logging, not more)
+
+## Response Format
+
+When you identify an issue:
+1. **State the problem** (1 sentence)
+2. **Why it matters** (1 sentence, only if not obvious)
+3. **Suggested fix** (code snippet or specific action)
+
+Example:
+```
+This could panic if the vector is empty. Consider using `.get(0)` or add a length check.
+```
+
+## Project-Specific Context
+
+- This is a Rust project using cargo workspaces
+- Core crates: `goose` (agent logic), `goose-cli` (CLI), `goose-server` (backend), `goose-mcp` (MCP servers)
+- Error handling: Use `anyhow::Result`, not `unwrap()` in production code
+- Async runtime: tokio
+- All code must pass: `cargo fmt`, `./scripts/clippy-lint.sh`, and tests
+- See HOWTOAI.md for AI-assisted code standards
+- MCP protocol implementations require extra scrutiny
+
+## When to Stay Silent
+
+If you're uncertain whether something is an issue, don't comment. False positives create noise and reduce trust in the review process.
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 MCP: Extensions in crates/goose-mcp/
 Server: Changes need just generate-openapi
 
+## Code Quality
+
+Comments: Write self-documenting code - prefer clear names over comments
+Comments: Never add comments that restate what code does
+Comments: Only comment for complex algorithms, non-obvious business logic, or "why" not "what"
+Simplicity: Don't make things optional that don't need to be - the compiler will enforce
+Simplicity: Booleans should default to false, not be optional
+Errors: Don't add error context that doesn't add useful information (e.g., `.context("Failed to X")` when error already says it failed)
+Simplicity: Avoid overly defensive code - trust Rust's type system
+Logging: Clean up existing logs, don't add more
+
 ## Never
 
 Never: Edit ui/desktop/openapi.json manually