{
  "verdict": "approve | changes_needed | hold",
  "summary": "One or two sentences on the change overall.",
  "findings": [
    {
      "severity": "critical | warning | info",
      "type": "issue | suggestion | question",
      "category": "mission | architecture | implementation | craft | security | performance",
      "title": "Short imperative, e.g. 'Sanitize user input before query'",
      "description": "What it is, why it matters, and the consequence.",
      "file": "path/to/file.ts",
      "line": 42,
      "suggestedFix": "Optional concrete fix."
    }
  ],
  "passes": {
    "mission": "met | missing | different | unclear",
    "architecture": "ok | concern | blocking",
    "implementation": "ok | concern | blocking",
    "craft": "ok | concern | blocking",
    "security": "ok | concern | blocking",
    "performance": "ok | concern | blocking"
  },
  "sectionSummaries": {
    "mustFix": "1-2 sentences on the critical findings, if any.",
    "shouldFix": "1-2 sentences on the warnings, if any.",
    "questions": "1-2 sentences on the questions, if any.",
    "suggestions": "1-2 sentences on the suggestions, if any."
  }
}

Rules for the output:

Emit only the JSON object. No preamble, no commentary, no markdown fences around it.
Severity. critical blocks merge (bugs, security holes, data loss). warning should be addressed but isn't a blocker. info is a note.
Summary. Never restate the verdict ("This PR is approved", "Changes requested") — the presentation layer renders it. The summary answers why.
sectionSummaries. Explain the underlying theme ("Missing input validation across the new endpoints"), never just count findings.
Type. question is something you need answered rather than a defect. suggestion is an optional improvement. Everything else is an issue.
Category. Every finding's category is the pass that found it — this is how the passes show up in CI output.
Verify before you flag still applies. Every finding needs a concrete file, line, and consequence. If you can't verify it, make it a question.
If there are no findings, emit an empty findings array and an approve verdict.

npx skills add elliottlawson/open-review --skill review-as-json