Quality gate is handled by this skill in a customer-readable, reusable workflow.
Evidence checked is handled by this skill in a customer-readable, reusable workflow.
What is this?
A small code-quality checklist is not enough when changes span files, shared logic, release-sensitive flows, or fragile internals. Clean Code Governor turns code quality into a production gate: cross-file risk review, duplication and boundary checks, verification evidence, hygiene findings, release blockers, and clear fix-required decisions. It is for the moment when bad code is no longer just ugly; it can block launch, handoff, or continued development.

When this helps
- Code readiness review
- Fix-required list
- Verification evidence
- Residual risks
- The codebase has grown beyond a small starter review and now spans multiple files, flows, or release-sensitive behavior.
- The demo works, but duplicated logic, fragile boundaries, weak tests, or unclear recovery paths could become product risk.
- You need a stronger code-quality gate before release, handoff, or continued feature expansion.
- It does not prove business correctness by itself. Pair it with SRS execution and functional compliance when requirements matter.
Cleaner release gate -> Less maintainability risk -> Better code confidence
A casual clean-code prompt can improve style while leaving release blockers, regression risk, and missing verification unresolved. Clean Code Governor is stronger because it runs a production-readiness code gate with fix-required findings, verification evidence, and residual risk notes. The buyer gets a clearer decision about whether code is ready to move forward. Boundary: It does not prove business correctness by itself; pair it with SRS execution and functional compliance when requirements matter.
Included interface patterns
Reusable clean code governance intake workflow support.
code-governance-intake.mdReusable cross-file risk matrix workflow support.
cross-file-risk-matrix.mdReusable clean code governor result workflow support.
clean-code-governor-result.md