AI-generated pull requests are getting better at looking finished. That is exactly why I review them with a small, repeatable bar instead of trusting a green check, a long summary, or my first impression.
Here is the tight version of my 10-minute review. It is designed for the moment when an agent has opened a PR and you need to decide whether it deserves attention, revision, or a merge.
Minute 1: Restate the job
Read the issue, acceptance criteria, and the PR title. Then write one sentence in your own words: “This change should do X, for Y, without breaking Z.”
If you cannot write that sentence, do not start reviewing the diff yet. Ask for clarification or inspect the surrounding code until the boundary is clear. A fuzzy request makes every later judgment fuzzy too.
