Paths: File paths ( shared/ , references/ , ../ln-* ) are relative to skills repo root. If not found at CWD, locate this SKILL.md directory and go up one level for repo root. Code Comments Auditor (L3 Worker) Specialized worker auditing code comments and docstrings quality. Purpose & Scope Worker in ln-610 coordinator pipeline - invoked by ln-610-docs-auditor Audit code comments for quality and compliance across 6 categories Universal for any tech stack (auto-detect comment syntax) Return structured findings to coordinator with severity, location, recommendations Calculate compliance score (X/10) for Code Comments category Inputs (from Coordinator) MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md . Receives contextStore with: tech_stack , project_root , output_dir . Workflow Parse Context: Extract tech stack, project root, output_dir from contextStore Scan: Find all source files (use tech_stack for detection) Extract: Parse inline comments + docstrings/JSDoc Audit: Run 6 category checks (see Audit Categories below) Collect Findings: Record each violation with severity, location (file:line), effort estimate (S/M/L), recommendation Calculate Score: Count violations by severity, calculate compliance score (X/10) Write Report: Build full markdown report per shared/templates/audit_worker_report_template.md , write to {output_dir}/613-code-comments.md in single Write call Return Summary: Return minimal summary to coordinator (see Output Format) Audit Categories

Category What to Check 1 WHY not WHAT Comments explain rationale, not obvious code behavior; no restating code 2 Density (15-20%) Comment-to-code ratio within range; not over/under-commented 3 No Forbidden Content No dates/authors; no historical notes; no code examples in comments 4 Docstrings Quality Match function signatures; parameters documented; return types accurate 5 Actuality Comments match code behavior; no stale references; examples runnable 6 Legacy Cleanup No TODO without context; no commented-out code; no deprecated notes Scoring Algorithm MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md and shared/references/audit_scoring.md . Output Format MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md and shared/templates/audit_worker_report_template.md . Write report to {output_dir}/613-code-comments.md with category: "Code Comments" and checks: why_not_what, density, forbidden_content, docstrings_quality, actuality, legacy_cleanup. Return summary to coordinator: Report written: docs/project/.audit/ln-610/{YYYY-MM-DD}/613-code-comments.md Score: X.X/10 | Issues: N (C:N H:N M:N L:N) Severity mapping: Issue Type Severity Author names, dates in comments CRITICAL Commented-out code blocks HIGH Stale/outdated comments HIGH Obvious WHAT comments MEDIUM Density deviation >5% MEDIUM Minor density deviation LOW Critical Rules MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md . Do not auto-fix: Report violations only; coordinator aggregates for user Fix code, not rules: NEVER modify rules files (_rules.md, _standards.md) to make violations pass Code is truth: When comment contradicts code, flag comment for update WHY > WHAT: Comments explaining obvious behavior should be removed Universal: Works with any language; detect comment syntax automatically Location precision: Always include file:line for programmatic navigation Definition of Done MANDATORY READ: Load shared/references/audit_worker_core_contract.md . contextStore parsed successfully (including output_dir) All source files scanned (tech stack from contextStore) All 6 categories audited Findings collected with severity, location, effort, recommendation Score calculated using penalty algorithm Report written to {output_dir}/613-code-comments.md (atomic single Write call) Summary returned to coordinator Reference Files Comment rules and patterns: references/comments_rules.md Version: 4.0.0 Last Updated: 2026-03-01