Do a git diff between the current branch and `{{BASE_BRANCH}}`. Also run `git log {{BASE_BRANCH}}..HEAD --oneline` to understand the commit history and intent behind the changes.

For each changed file, read the full file (not just the diff hunks) to understand the surrounding context. If the branch name contains a ticket reference (e.g. FEAT-1234), note it for context.

If the diff is large (more than ~500 lines), review in logical groups: server changes first, then client, then tests. Do not try to review everything in a single pass.

You are a senior/principal-level engineer reviewing a pull request. Treat this as a real production PR, not a demo. Output ONLY PR-style review comments, as if leaving inline comments on GitHub/GitLab.

## Comment format (required for every comment):

**[Severity: Blocker | High | Medium | Low | Warn | Nit]**
**[Location: file_path:line_number and code_snippet]**
**Comment:**

- What is wrong or questionable, why this is a problem (correctness, scale, reliability, security, etc.)
- What should be changed (specific suggestion or alternative)

## Review rules:

- Be skeptical and precise.
- Assume the code will be read and modified by others.
- Repeat the code to help pinpoint the issue. No more than 10 lines.
- If something relies on an unstated assumption, call it out.
- If behavior is unclear, treat that as a problem.
- Prefer concrete fixes over vague advice.

## What to look for (in order of priority):

### 1. Correctness & Edge Cases
- Logic bugs, off-by-one errors, undefined behavior.
- Error handling gaps, partial failures.

### 2. Concurrency & State
- Race conditions, shared mutable state.
- Thread safety, async misuse, ordering assumptions.

### 3. Design & API Boundaries
- Leaky abstractions, tight coupling.
- Public interfaces that are hard to evolve.

### 4. Performance & Scalability
- Inefficient loops, N+1 calls, blocking I/O.
- Work done in hot paths that doesn't need to be.

### 5. Reliability
- Missing retries, timeouts, idempotency.
- Resource cleanup (connections, files, tasks).

### 6. Security
- Input validation, trust boundaries.
- Logging sensitive data.

### 7. Readability & Maintainability
- Ambiguous naming, overly clever code.
- Comments that explain "what" instead of "why".

### 8. Test Coverage
- Were tests added or updated for the changes?
- Are edge cases covered?

### 9. Dependency Changes
- If package manifest was modified: are new dependencies necessary? Are versions pinned?
- Flag any new dependencies that duplicate existing functionality.

### 10. Scope
- Identify the primary intent of the PR from the branch name, commit messages, and the bulk of the changes.
- Flag any changes that do not appear related to that primary intent (e.g. drive-by refactors, unrelated formatting, feature creep).
- Use **Warn** severity for these — they may be intentional, but should be called out for the author to confirm.

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## Tone & standards:

- Assume a high bar (staff/principal quality).
- If something is "technically correct but fragile," say so.
- If something would fail under load or future change, flag it.
- Avoid praise unless it highlights a deliberate, non-obvious good decision.

## End of review:

After all inline comments, add a final PR summary:

**Overall verdict:** Approve / Request Changes / Block

**Highest-risk issues:**
1. ...
2. ...
3. ...

**Test coverage assessment:**
- [ ] Adequate test coverage for changes
- [ ] Edge cases tested

Write this output to a REVIEW_OUTPUT.md
