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Audits shell scripts for correctness, portability, and common pitfalls
---
name: shell-review
description: Audits shell scripts for correctness, portability, and common pitfalls
version: 1.9.8
triggers:
- shell
- bash
- posix
- scripting
- ci
- hooks
- reviewing shell scripts or before committing shell changes
metadata: {"openclaw": {"homepage": "https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market/tree/master/plugins/pensive", "emoji": "\ud83e\udd9e", "requires": {"config": ["night-market.pensive:shared", "night-market.imbue:proof-of-work"]}}}
source: claude-night-market
source_plugin: pensive
---
> **Night Market Skill** — ported from [claude-night-market/pensive](https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market/tree/master/plugins/pensive). For the full experience with agents, hooks, and commands, install the Claude Code plugin.
## Table of Contents
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Required TodoWrite Items](#required-todowrite-items)
- [Workflow](#workflow)
- [Output Format](#output-format)
# Shell Script Review
Audit shell scripts for correctness, safety, and portability.
## Verification
After review, run `shellcheck <script>` to verify fixes address identified issues.
## Testing
Run `pytest plugins/pensive/tests/skills/test_shell_review.py -v` to validate review patterns.
## Quick Start
```bash
/shell-review path/to/script.sh
```
## When To Use
- CI/CD pipeline scripts
- Git hook scripts
- Wrapper scripts (run-*.sh)
- Build automation scripts
- Pre-commit hook implementations
## When NOT To Use
- Non-shell scripts (Python, JS, etc.)
- One-liner commands that don't need review
## Required TodoWrite Items
1. `shell-review:context-mapped`
2. `shell-review:exit-codes-checked`
3. `shell-review:portability-checked`
4. `shell-review:safety-patterns-verified`
5. `shell-review:structure-checked`
6. `shell-review:evidence-logged`
## Workflow
### Step 1: Map Context (`shell-review:context-mapped`)
Identify shell scripts:
```bash
# Find shell scripts
find . -not -path "*/.venv/*" -not -path "*/__pycache__/*" \
-not -path "*/node_modules/*" -not -path "*/.git/*" \
-name "*.sh" -type f | head -20
# Check shebangs
rg -l "^#!/" scripts/ hooks/ 2>/dev/null | head -10
# fallback: grep -l "^#!/" scripts/ hooks/ 2>/dev/null | head -10
```
Document:
- Script purpose and trigger context
- Integration points (make, pre-commit, CI)
- Expected inputs and outputs
### Step 2: Exit Code Audit (`shell-review:exit-codes-checked`)
@include modules/exit-codes.md
### Step 3: Portability Check (`shell-review:portability-checked`)
@include modules/portability.md
### Step 4: Safety Patterns (`shell-review:safety-patterns-verified`)
@include modules/safety-patterns.md
### Step 5: Structure Patterns (`shell-review:structure-checked`)
@include modules/structure-patterns.md
### Step 6: Evidence Log (`shell-review:evidence-logged`)
Use `imbue:proof-of-work` to record findings with file:line references.
Summarize:
- Critical issues (failures masked, security risks)
- Major issues (portability, maintainability)
- Minor issues (style, documentation)
## Output Format
```markdown
## Summary
Shell script review findings
## Scripts Reviewed
- [list with line counts]
## Exit Code Issues
### [E1] Pipeline masks failure
- Location: script.sh:42
- Pattern: `cmd | grep` loses exit code
- Fix: Use pipefail or capture separately
## Portability Issues
[cross-platform concerns]
## Safety Issues
[unquoted variables, missing set flags]
## Recommendation
Approve / Approve with actions / Block
```
## Exit Criteria
- [ ] Exit code propagation verified (pipelines checked for pipefail or
capture-and-check)
- [ ] Portability issues documented (Bash-isms in `#!/bin/sh` scripts flagged)
- [ ] Safety patterns verified (no echo, braced vars, `:?` expansion, cd in
subshells, no basename/dirname)
- [ ] Structure patterns verified (library/executable distinction, main call,
preamble, depcheck, shfmt formatting)
- [ ] Evidence logged with file:line references via `imbue:proof-of-work`
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