Add a judge subagent and two review passes

A solo developer used Claude Code to build an app with fresh sessions, a read-only judge, and two review layers for tighter quality control.

Done with Claude Code· Advanced· Oct 2026

What they did
They split the work into short child sessions for each issue so the main thread stayed focused. For decisions that were still open, they sent the question to a separate judge subagent that could only inspect the work and had to mark each claim as confirmed, guessed, or unknown instead of filling gaps from guesswork. After implementation, they ran a general code review and then a second review based on coding-guideline skills, leaving any unresolved items for a person to handle in pull requests.
How it went
That workflow was used on a Windows app and reportedly helped land a Microsoft Store release. It also produced 142 merged PRs in 17 days. The tradeoff was extra overhead from the fresh sessions, the judge, and the two review stages, so it is not a light setup.
Tips
Use this only if you need strong checks and can afford the coordination cost. It is better suited to an advanced workflow than to a beginner trying to move quickly.

Try it yourself with Claude Code

Work in [repo path] on [app or feature]. For each task, implement the change in a fresh child session, then have a separate read-only judge subagent inspect the result against the requirements and tests. The judge should label every uncertain statement as confirmed, guessed, or unknown, and must not turn guesses into decisions. After that, run two review passes: first a general code review, then a second review against [coding guidelines or standards]. If anything is still unclear or would require sending, deleting, submitting, or making another irreversible change, stop and ask me for approval before proceeding. Keep a brief decision log so later sessions can pick up the context, and finish by summarizing the final state and any deferred items.

Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.

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