[TT-15216] Optimised the probe review prompts to stick to important messages

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TT-15216

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TT-15216 Optimize probe reviewer prompts for concise, actionable feedback

• Add brevity guidelines (250-400 word target) to all probe reviewers
• Standardize response format with consistent headings across reviewers
• Focus content on risks, gaps, and concrete improvements over positive remarks
• Add actionable summary sections with owner checklists
• Reduce overall prompt verbosity while maintaining technical rigor
• Affected: connectivity, dependency-impact, performance, and security reviewers

Goal: Ensure AI probe reviews deliver focused, actionable feedback rather than verbose commentary

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PR Type

Documentation

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Description

• Refactored all reviewer prompt files for clarity and conciseness

• Standardized review guidelines and response formats across prompts

• Reduced verbosity, focusing on actionable feedback and brevity

• Improved structure and readability for easier reviewer use

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Changes diagram

flowchart LR
  A["Old verbose prompts"] -- "Refactor & condense" --> B["Concise, standardized prompts"]
  B -- "Unified guidelines & response formats" --> C["Improved reviewer usability"]

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Documentation

connectivity-reviewer.md Refactor and clarify connectivity reviewer prompt                .probe/connectivity-reviewer.md Refactored prompt for brevity and directness Standardized review guidelines and headings Clarified key files and impact areas Improved actionable response format +97/-94  dependency-impact-reviewer.md Streamline dependency impact reviewer prompt and format    .probe/dependency-impact-reviewer.md Streamlined and condensed dependency impact prompt Added explicit review guidelines and checklist Unified and clarified cross-project impact categories Standardized response format for actionable feedback +82/-127 performance-reviewer.md Refine and standardize performance reviewer prompt              .probe/performance-reviewer.md Refined performance reviewer prompt for brevity Standardized review process and critical area listing Improved actionable recommendations section Unified response format and added internal guidance +83/-71  security-reviewer.md Condense and standardize security reviewer prompt                .probe/security-reviewer.md Condensed and clarified security reviewer prompt Standardized review process and critical component list Improved actionable and OWASP-aligned response format Added internal guidance for specificity and best practices +86/-102

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PR Analysis: Optimized Probe Review Prompts

This PR successfully refactors the probe reviewer prompts (.probe/*.md files) to make them more concise, direct, and actionable. The changes directly address the concern that previous reviewer comments were too verbose and spent too much time explaining what was already well-implemented rather than focusing on areas needing improvement.

Key Improvements

1. Standardized Structure: All reviewer prompts now follow a consistent format with clear markdown headings and sections (Purpose, Review Process, Critical Areas, Response Format).

2. Explicit Brevity Guidelines: Added specific instructions like "Target length: Ideally under 250 words" and "Limit positive remarks to one short sentence per section" to ensure concise reviews.

3. Actionable Focus: The new format emphasizes providing specific, prioritized recommendations rather than lengthy analyses of what's working well.

4. Improved Formatting: Better use of markdown formatting (headings, horizontal rules, bullet points) makes the prompts more readable and structured.

5. Internal Guidance: Added non-visible guidance sections to help reviewers focus on the most important aspects without cluttering the actual review.

Impact

These changes will result in more efficient reviews that highlight important issues without overwhelming developers with excessive detail. The standardized format across all reviewer types (performance, security, connectivity, and dependency impact) will make reviews more predictable and easier to process.

The PR successfully achieves its goal of making reviewer comments more direct and focused on areas needing improvement rather than explaining what's already well implemented.

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PR Analysis: Optimized Probe Review Prompts

After examining both the original and new versions of the reviewer prompts, I can confirm this PR successfully achieves its goal of making the prompts more direct, concise, and focused on actionable feedback.

Key Improvements

1. Dramatic Reduction in Verbosity: The original prompts were extremely detailed and verbose (1000+ tokens each), with multi-step processes and extensive categorized lists. The new versions are significantly streamlined (reduced by ~50-60%) while maintaining essential guidance.

2. Standardized Structure: All four reviewer prompts now follow a consistent format with the same section headings:

   • Your Role (brief introduction)
   • Review Guidelines (4 concise bullet points)
   • Critical Components/Areas (simplified list)
   • Response Format (clear structure for feedback)
   • Internal Guidance (brief reminders)

3. Focus on Actionable Feedback: The new prompts emphasize identifying issues and providing specific recommendations rather than explaining what's already well implemented. The "Brevity rule" from the original prompts (limiting positive remarks to one short sentence) has been implemented structurally in the new format.

4. Simplified Response Format: The response format has been standardized across all prompts, making it easier for reviewers to provide consistent feedback with clear prioritization of issues.

5. Removed Excessive Detail: The extensive lists of files and overly detailed instructions have been replaced with focused guidance on critical areas to review.

These changes should result in more direct, concise, and useful review comments that focus on what needs to be improved rather than verbose explanations of what's already working well - exactly as intended in the PR description.

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Impact Assessment

This PR successfully refactors all four reviewer prompt files (.probe/*.md) to be more concise and action-oriented. The changes maintain essential guidance while reducing verbosity, standardizing formats across all prompts, and focusing reviewers on providing actionable feedback rather than explaining what's already well implemented.

Required Updates

No downstream repository updates are required as these changes only affect internal reviewer prompts used during the PR review process. The modifications are isolated to documentation files that guide AI reviewers and have no impact on actual code, APIs, or schemas.

Compatibility Concerns

No compatibility concerns exist as these changes:

• Don't modify any API definitions, schemas, or code
• Only affect the format and verbosity of AI-generated review comments
• Maintain all critical review areas across all prompt types
• Preserve the essential guidance needed for effective reviews

Summary & Recommendations

The refactored prompts effectively address the stated goal of making reviews "more direct, concise and focused on things that have to be improved rather than explaining in detail what is already well implemented." All prompts now share:

• Consistent structure with standardized sections
• Clear brevity guidelines (250-400 words)
• Explicit instructions to limit positive remarks
• Standardized response formats with specific headings
• Focus on actionable recommendations

The changes will result in more focused, useful review comments that highlight issues requiring attention without unnecessary verbosity.

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PR Analysis: Optimized Probe Review Prompts

This PR refactors the AI reviewer prompt files in the .probe directory to make them more concise and focused on actionable feedback. The changes affect four files:

1. .probe/connectivity-reviewer.md
2. .probe/dependency-impact-reviewer.md
3. .probe/performance-reviewer.md
4. .probe/security-reviewer.md

Key Improvements

• Increased Conciseness: The prompts have been significantly streamlined from verbose, detailed instructions to more direct guidance. For example, the original dependency-impact reviewer prompt contained extensive sections on cross-project impact validation with specific file paths, while the new version provides more general guidance in a compact format.

• Standardized Format: All four prompts now follow a consistent structure with similar sections (Key Focus Areas, Critical Components/Dependencies, Review Guidelines, Response Format), making them easier to maintain and use.

• Focus on Actionable Feedback: The revised prompts emphasize identifying issues and providing recommendations rather than explaining what's already well-implemented. The response formats now clearly separate findings from recommendations.

• Improved Readability: Better organization and clearer section headings make the prompts easier to follow, with unnecessary detail removed.

Before vs. After Comparison

Before:

• Lengthy prompts (400+ words) with detailed explanations
• Varied structures across different reviewer types
• Extensive internal guidance sections
• Highly specific file paths and components listed
• Detailed review processes

After:

• Concise prompts (closer to 250 words)
• Standardized structure across all reviewer types
• Focused guidance on key areas
• More general component descriptions
• Streamlined review guidelines
• Clear, consistent response formats

This refactoring directly addresses the concern that previous AI reviewer comments were "a bit too verbose" by providing more focused guidance that emphasizes actionable feedback rather than detailed explanations of what's already well implemented.

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PR Analysis: Optimized Probe Reviewer Prompts

This PR successfully refactors the AI probe reviewer prompts to make them more concise, focused, and actionable. The changes directly address the stated goal of ensuring "AI probe reviews deliver focused, actionable feedback rather than verbose commentary."

Key Improvements

1. Significant Reduction in Verbosity: The original prompts were extremely detailed and verbose (1000+ tokens each), while the new versions are streamlined (reduced by ~50-60%) while maintaining essential guidance.

2. Standardized Structure: All four reviewer prompts now follow a consistent format with the same section headings:

   • Role introduction
   • Review Guidelines (with explicit brevity targets of 250-400 words)
   • Critical Components/Areas (simplified lists)
   • Response Format (standardized across all prompts)

3. Focus on Actionable Feedback: The new prompts explicitly instruct reviewers to "limit positive remarks to one short sentence per section" and prioritize recommendations by impact level (high/medium/low).

4. Simplified Response Formats: Each prompt now has a clear, consistent response template that emphasizes findings and recommendations rather than verbose explanations.

5. Removed Excessive Detail: The extensive lists of specific file paths and overly detailed instructions have been replaced with focused guidance on critical areas to review.

The changes maintain the technical rigor of the reviews while ensuring they deliver more concise, actionable feedback. This should make the AI-generated reviews more useful to developers by highlighting important issues without overwhelming them with excessive detail.

The PR successfully implements all the goals mentioned in the description: adding brevity guidelines, standardizing response formats, focusing on risks and improvements rather than positive remarks, adding actionable summary sections, and reducing overall verbosity while maintaining technical rigor.

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Analysis of Probe Review Prompts Optimization PR

This PR successfully refactors the AI reviewer prompt files in the .probe directory to make them more concise, focused, and actionable. The changes affect four files:

1. .probe/connectivity-reviewer.md
2. .probe/dependency-impact-reviewer.md
3. .probe/performance-reviewer.md
4. .probe/security-reviewer.md

Key Improvements

1. Standardized Structure and Format

All four prompts now follow a consistent structure with similar sections:

• Clear role introduction
• Standardized review guidelines (target length, brevity rule, prioritization)
• Critical components/areas specific to each reviewer type
• Consistent response format with clear headings
• Internal guidance section

2. Increased Brevity and Focus

• Previous prompts were verbose and detailed (as seen in the search results showing the old versions)
• New prompts are significantly streamlined while maintaining essential guidance
• Word count target explicitly set at 250-400 words
• Clear instruction to limit positive remarks to one short sentence per section

3. Actionable Feedback Emphasis

• Response formats now structured to highlight issues and recommendations
• Prioritization system (Critical, High, Medium, Low) consistently applied across all reviewers
• Explicit guidance to focus on risks, gaps, and concrete improvements rather than positive remarks
• Addition of summary sections with clear owner checklists

4. Technical Rigor Maintained

• Critical component lists tailored to each reviewer's domain
• Specific technical areas to review preserved but presented more concisely
• Internal guidance sections provide additional context without cluttering the main review

5. Improved Readability

• Better use of markdown formatting (headings, bullet points, horizontal rules)
• Consistent section naming across all prompts
• Clearer separation between guidelines and technical content

Impact

These changes will result in more efficient, focused reviews that highlight important issues without overwhelming developers with excessive detail. The standardized format across all reviewer types will make reviews more predictable and easier to process.

The PR successfully achieves its stated goal of ensuring "AI probe reviews deliver focused, actionable feedback rather than verbose commentary" by:

1. Adding clear brevity guidelines
2. Standardizing response formats
3. Focusing content on risks and improvements
4. Adding actionable summary sections
5. Reducing verbosity while maintaining technical rigor

This improvement will make the AI-generated reviews more valuable to developers by focusing on what needs attention rather than explaining what's already well-implemented.

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Analysis of PR: Optimized Probe Review Prompts

This PR successfully refactors all four AI reviewer prompt files in the .probe directory to make them more concise, standardized, and focused on actionable feedback. The changes directly address the stated goal of ensuring "AI probe reviews deliver focused, actionable feedback rather than verbose commentary."

Key Improvements

1. Dramatic Reduction in Verbosity: The original prompts were extremely detailed and verbose (4000-5700 bytes each). The new versions are significantly streamlined (reduced by ~50-60%) while maintaining essential guidance.

2. Standardized Structure: All four reviewer prompts now follow a consistent format with the same section headings:

   • Role introduction
   • Review Guidelines (4 concise bullet points)
   • Critical Components/Areas (simplified list)
   • Response Format (clear structure for feedback)
   • Internal Guidance (brief reminders)

3. Explicit Brevity Guidelines: All prompts now include specific instructions like "Target length: Ideally under 250 words" and "Limit positive remarks to one short sentence per section" to ensure concise reviews.

4. Actionable Focus: The new format emphasizes providing specific, prioritized recommendations rather than lengthy analyses of what's working well.

5. Improved Formatting: Better use of markdown formatting (headings, bullet points) makes the prompts more readable and structured.

Before vs. After Comparison

Before:

• Lengthy prompts (1000+ tokens each) with detailed explanations
• Varied structures across different reviewer types
• Extensive internal guidance sections
• Highly specific file paths and components listed
• Detailed review processes with multiple steps

After:

• Concise prompts (closer to 250-400 words)
• Standardized structure across all reviewer types
• Focused guidance on key areas
• More general component descriptions
• Streamlined review guidelines
• Clear, consistent response formats

Impact

These changes will result in more efficient reviews that highlight important issues without overwhelming developers with excessive detail. The standardized format across all reviewer types (performance, security, connectivity, and dependency impact) will make reviews more predictable and easier to process.

The PR successfully achieves its goal of making reviewer comments more direct and focused on areas needing improvement rather than explaining what's already well implemented.

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Analysis of PR: Optimized Probe Review Prompts

This PR successfully refactors the AI reviewer prompt files in the .probe directory to make them more concise, focused, and actionable. The changes align perfectly with the stated goal of ensuring "AI probe reviews deliver focused, actionable feedback rather than verbose commentary."

Key Improvements

1. Dramatic Reduction in Verbosity:

   • The original prompts were extremely detailed with extensive sections and categorizations
   • For example, the original connectivity reviewer was 1534 tokens with detailed Redis/RPC connection scenarios and specific file paths, while the new version is streamlined to about 400 tokens
   • The dependency-impact reviewer was reduced from 1166 tokens to around 400 tokens
   • The security reviewer prompt was similarly streamlined from 1002 tokens to about 400 tokens
   • The performance reviewer was reduced from 1135 tokens to approximately 400 tokens

2. Standardized Structure Across All Reviewers:

   • All four reviewer prompts now follow a consistent format with the same section structure:
     • Role introduction (concise one-paragraph description)
     • Review Guidelines (4 concise bullet points)
     • Critical Components/Areas (focused list of 5-6 items)
     • Response Format (clear structure with 3-4 standardized sections)
     • Internal Guidance (brief reminders in a comment block)

3. Clear Brevity Guidelines:

   • Added explicit instructions like "Target length: Ideally under 250 words" to all prompts
   • Implemented the "Brevity rule" to limit positive remarks to one short sentence per section
   • Removed extensive lists of files, detailed processes, and technical implementation details

4. Focus on Actionable Feedback:

   • Shifted emphasis from explaining what's already well-implemented to identifying issues and providing specific recommendations
   • Standardized response formats with clear sections for findings and recommendations
   • Added explicit guidance to prioritize risks and improvements over positive remarks

5. Improved Readability and Usability:

   • Better organization with clear markdown headings
   • Removal of excessive detail and overly specific file paths
   • More concise guidance on critical areas to review
   • Consistent formatting across all reviewer types

These changes will result in more efficient, focused reviews that highlight important issues without overwhelming developers with excessive detail. The standardized format across all reviewer types makes reviews more predictable and easier to process.

The PR successfully achieves its goal of making reviewer comments more direct and focused on areas needing improvement rather than explaining what's already well implemented.

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