fix: scope Claude review to PR diff only#8
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The review prompt was too generic, causing Claude to review the entire codebase instead of just the PR changes. Now explicitly instructs Claude to use gh pr diff first and focus only on changed code.
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gh pr difffirst before reviewinggh pr commentandgh pr viewcommands for clarityProblem
The previous generic prompt ("Review this PR") caused Claude to review the entire repository instead of just the changed files, resulting in irrelevant findings about code that wasn't part of the PR.
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