diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
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--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -1355,6 +1355,20 @@
         "server"
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "name": "session-code-review",
+      "description": "Backpressure code review that validates changes against REVIEW.md before commits and session completion.",
+      "source": "./plugins/validation/session-code-review",
+      "category": "Validation",
+      "keywords": [
+        "code-review",
+        "review",
+        "backpressure",
+        "quality",
+        "validation",
+        "review.md"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "name": "shellcheck",
       "description": "Validation and quality enforcement for Bash and shell scripts using ShellCheck with portability and error handling skills.",
diff --git a/plugins/validation/session-code-review/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd3cb7bb3
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+++ b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "name": "session-code-review",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Backpressure code review that validates changes against REVIEW.md before commits and session completion.",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "The Bushido Collective",
+    "url": "https://thebushido.co"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/thebushidocollective/han",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/thebushidocollective/han",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "keywords": [
+    "code-review",
+    "review",
+    "backpressure",
+    "quality",
+    "validation"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/validation/session-code-review/README.md b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..742afb0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Session Code Review
+
+Backpressure code review plugin that validates changes against `REVIEW.md` before commits and session completion.
+
+## How It Works
+
+This plugin uses Claude Code's [agent-based hooks](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks#agent-based-hooks) to provide automatic code review at two critical points:
+
+### Stop Hook — Session Review
+
+When Claude finishes responding, an agent reviewer examines all uncommitted and staged changes against your `REVIEW.md` and `CLAUDE.md` guidelines. If issues are found, Claude continues working to fix them instead of stopping.
+
+### PreToolUse Hook — Commit/Push Gate
+
+Before any `git commit` or `git push` command executes, an agent reviewer checks the staged or branch changes. If issues are found, the commit/push is blocked and Claude is told what to fix.
+
+## REVIEW.md
+
+Create a `REVIEW.md` file at your repository root to define review rules. The plugin auto-discovers this file — no configuration needed.
+
+Example `REVIEW.md`:
+
+```markdown
+# Review Guidelines
+
+## Required
+
+- All API routes must validate authentication tokens
+- Database queries must use parameterized statements
+- Error responses must not leak internal implementation details
+- All new public functions must have JSDoc comments
+
+## Do Not Flag
+
+- Formatting issues (handled by Biome)
+- Test file naming conventions
+- Import ordering
+```
+
+The plugin also respects `CLAUDE.md` files for project-specific conventions.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+claude plugin install session-code-review@han
+```
+
+Recommended scope: **project** (since review rules are project-specific):
+
+```bash
+han plugin install session-code-review --scope project
+```
+
+## On-Demand Review
+
+Use the `/code-review` skill to manually trigger a review of your current branch:
+
+```
+/code-review
+/code-review --branch develop
+```
+
+## Design Philosophy
+
+- **High signal only** — Only flags issues with high confidence. False positives erode trust.
+- **REVIEW.md driven** — Your team's rules, not generic suggestions.
+- **Backpressure, not gatekeeping** — Issues are fixed in-session, not posted as comments to review later.
+- **Complements Anthropic's Code Review** — Anthropic's review runs on PRs in CI. This plugin catches issues earlier, before code is even committed.
diff --git a/plugins/validation/session-code-review/han-plugin.yml b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/han-plugin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f6850f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/han-plugin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dependencies:
+  - bushido
diff --git a/plugins/validation/session-code-review/hooks/hooks.json b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/hooks/hooks.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71f323340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "description": "Backpressure code review — reviews session changes against REVIEW.md before allowing completion or commits",
+  "hooks": {
+    "Stop": [
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "agent",
+            "prompt": "Run /code-review to review all uncommitted and staged changes against the project's REVIEW.md and CLAUDE.md guidelines.\n\nIf there are no changes (empty diff), return {\"ok\": true}.\n\nAfter the review completes:\n- If no issues found: return {\"ok\": true}\n- If issues found: return {\"ok\": false, \"reason\": \"<the review findings>\"}\n\nOnly flag issues you are CERTAIN about. False positives waste time. When in doubt, allow.\n\nHook context: $ARGUMENTS",
+            "timeout": 300,
+            "statusMessage": "Reviewing session changes..."
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "PreToolUse": [
+      {
+        "matcher": "Bash",
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "agent",
+            "prompt": "Check the bash command in the hook context below. If it is NOT a `git commit` or `git push` command, immediately return {\"ok\": true}.\n\nIf it IS a git commit or git push, run /code-review to review the changes being committed or pushed.\n\nAfter the review completes:\n- If no issues found: return {\"ok\": true}\n- If issues found: return {\"ok\": false, \"reason\": \"<the review findings>\"}\n\nOnly flag issues you are CERTAIN about. When in doubt, allow the commit.\n\nHook context: $ARGUMENTS",
+            "timeout": 300,
+            "statusMessage": "Reviewing changes before commit..."
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/validation/session-code-review/skills/code-review/SKILL.md b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/skills/code-review/SKILL.md
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index 000000000..1141a585d
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+++ b/plugins/validation/session-code-review/skills/code-review/SKILL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+---
+description: Review current branch changes against REVIEW.md guidelines
+---
+
+# Code Review
+
+## Name
+
+session-code-review:code-review - Review session changes against REVIEW.md and CLAUDE.md guidelines
+
+## Synopsis
+
+```
+/code-review [--branch <base>]
+```
+
+## Description
+
+Performs a thorough code review of all changes on the current branch compared to the base branch (defaults to `main` or `master`). Reviews against `REVIEW.md` and `CLAUDE.md` guidelines in the repository.
+
+This is a local-only review — no PR or GitHub integration required. It examines your uncommitted changes, staged changes, and all commits on the current branch.
+
+## Implementation
+
+Follow these steps exactly:
+
+### 1. Determine the base branch
+
+If `--branch` was provided, use that. Otherwise, detect the default branch:
+
+```bash
+git remote show origin | grep 'HEAD branch' | sed 's/.*: //'
+```
+
+### 2. Gather review guidelines
+
+Read the following files if they exist:
+- `REVIEW.md` at the repo root
+- `CLAUDE.md` at the repo root
+- Any `CLAUDE.md` files in directories containing changed files
+
+These define the review criteria. If no `REVIEW.md` or `CLAUDE.md` exists, use general best practices (security, correctness, logic errors).
+
+### 3. Get the full diff
+
+```bash
+# Uncommitted changes
+git diff
+
+# Staged changes
+git diff --cached
+
+# All commits on this branch vs base
+git diff <base-branch>...HEAD
+```
+
+### 4. Review the changes
+
+For each changed file, check against the guidelines from step 2. Focus on:
+
+- **REVIEW.md violations**: Explicit rules the team has defined
+- **CLAUDE.md violations**: Project conventions and requirements
+- **Bugs**: Logic errors, off-by-one errors, null pointer issues
+- **Security**: Injection, auth bypass, exposed secrets, OWASP top 10
+- **Correctness**: Code that will produce wrong results
+
+Do NOT flag:
+- Style preferences (unless in REVIEW.md)
+- Issues a linter catches
+- Subjective improvements
+- Pre-existing issues not in the diff
+
+### 5. Report findings
+
+For each issue found, report:
+- **File and line number** (link format: `file_path:line_number`)
+- **Severity**: critical / warning
+- **Description**: What's wrong and why
+- **Suggestion**: How to fix it
+
+If no issues are found, report: "No issues found. Changes comply with REVIEW.md and CLAUDE.md guidelines."
+
+### 6. Offer to fix
+
+If issues were found, ask the user if they'd like you to fix them.
+
+## Example Interaction
+
+```
+User: /code-review
+
+Claude: Reviewing changes on branch `feature/auth-flow` against `main`...
+
+Found REVIEW.md with 3 rules:
+1. All API routes must validate auth tokens
+2. Database queries must use parameterized statements
+3. Error responses must not leak internal details
+
+Reviewing 4 changed files...
+
+## Code Review Results
+
+### 1. Missing auth validation (critical)
+`src/routes/users.ts:45` — New GET `/users/:id` endpoint does not validate the auth token. REVIEW.md rule: "All API routes must validate auth tokens."
+
+**Fix**: Add `validateToken(req)` middleware before the handler.
+
+### 2. SQL injection risk (critical)
+`src/db/queries.ts:23` — String interpolation in SQL query: `` `SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ${id}` ``. REVIEW.md rule: "Database queries must use parameterized statements."
+
+**Fix**: Use `db.query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?', [id])`.
+
+---
+
+Found 2 issues (2 critical). Would you like me to fix them?
+```