design-review

Automates hardware design review preparation, checklists, notes, and action item tracking.

1|Updated May 13, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/coolrobertj/Agency-Cowork --skill design-review-coolrobertj
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Skill: design-review
Source: https://github.com/coolrobertj/Agency-Cowork/tree/main/skills/design-review/skills/design-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/coolrobertj/Agency-Cowork --skill design-review-coolrobertj

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Hardware design reviews involve tedious manual work: assembling review packages from scattered documents, building checklists from scratch, capturing notes during meetings, and chasing action items afterward. This Skill automates the entire ceremony around reviews so engineers can focus on the technical discussion. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Review Package Generation: Creates structured markdown review packages with metadata headers, document tables, and type-specific checklists for schematic, layout, firmware, system architecture, signal integrity, and power delivery reviews. - Notes and Action Item Capture: Merges Teams meeting transcripts into review notes and extracts action items with owners and due dates. - Follow-Up Automation: Creates ADO work items, sends follow-up emails, schedules meetings, and publishes outcomes to Confluence through integrated skills. - Use Case: Ask to prepare a schematic review for a power supply board, and the Skill gathers relevant specs from SharePoint and email, generates a schematic checklist, creates the review package in the Knowledgebase, and schedules the meeting. ## Quick Start Prepare a schematic design review for the new power supply board and schedule it with the hardware team.

Frequently Asked Questions about design-review

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I prepare a hardware design review package?

Ask to prepare a design review for your topic, and the Skill determines the review type, generates the appropriate checklist, gathers related documents from SharePoint and email, and creates a structured markdown package in the Knowledgebase. It can also schedule the meeting and post to Teams.

What types of design reviews does this skill support?

It supports six review types: schematic, PCB layout, firmware, system architecture, signal integrity, and power delivery (PDN) reviews. Each type triggers a tailored checklist covering domain-specific items like decoupling, impedance, register maps, or thermal budgets.

Can design review action items be tracked in Azure DevOps?

Yes, action items extracted from the review document can be converted into ADO work items through the landing-zone or ado-work-items skills. The Skill cross-references action items with ADO work items and prevents closing a review while items remain open.

How are design review notes captured from Teams meetings?

The Skill uses the meeting-summary skill to extract key discussions from Teams meeting transcripts, then merges them into the review document's notes section. Original speaker attributions are preserved when merging transcript content.

When can a design review be marked as completed?

A review can only be marked completed when all action items are resolved and a final decision is recorded: approved, approved with conditions, or not approved. The Skill enforces this rule and archives the finished review in the Knowledgebase.