Discuss Anthropic CCAR-F Exam Topic 2 Question 9

You are using Claude Code to accelerate software development. Your team uses it for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and documentation. You need to integrate it into your development workflow with custom slash commands, CLAUDE.md configurations, and understand when to use plan mode vs direct execution.

Your team wants Claude to follow a detailed code review checklist (8 items covering API changes, test coverage, documentation, security, etc.) when reviewing pull requests. The team also uses Claude extensively for other tasks: writing new features, debugging production issues, and generating documentation. Currently, developers paste the checklist at the start of each review session.

Which approach best addresses this workflow need?

ACreate a /review slash command containing the checklist, invoked when starting reviews.

BCreate a dedicated review subagent with the checklist embedded in its configuration.

CAdd the checklist to the project's CLAUDE.md file under a ''Code Review'' section.

DConfigure plan mode as the default for code review sessions.

Suggested Answer: A

The checklist is a reusable, task-specific procedure that should load only when a pull-request review is being performed. A /review command provides an explicit invocation mechanism, prevents repeated copy-and-paste, and keeps the checklist out of unrelated coding, debugging, and documentation sessions.

In current Claude Code terminology, custom commands have been consolidated into skills. A .claude/skills/review/SKILL.md file creates a /review command, while the legacy .claude/commands/review.md format remains supported. Anthropic recommends skills when users repeatedly supply the same checklist or multi-step procedure; unlike CLAUDE.md content, the skill body is loaded only when invoked or determined relevant. (https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills)

Option B introduces an isolated agent context when the requirement is primarily to inject a repeatable review procedure. A subagent could be useful for independent verification, but it is not necessary merely to avoid repasting the checklist. Option C bloats every session with instructions that apply only to code review. Option D controls editing permissions and planning behavior; it does not encode review criteria.

The review skill can also pre-authorize read-only tools and accept a pull-request identifier or branch as an argument.

Official references/topics: Claude Code Skills; Custom Slash Commands; On-Demand Instructions; Reusable Review Workflows.

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2 comments · newest first

Lavera 3 days ago

I remember practicing a similar question where we had to integrate tools into workflows. I think option B could streamline the process, but I wonder if it might be overkill for just a checklist.

Thurman 8 days ago

I think option A makes sense since it allows us to invoke the checklist easily during reviews. But I'm not sure if it would be as efficient as a dedicated subagent.

Anthropic CCAR-F Exam - Topic 2 Question 9 Discussion