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Vibe Coding (Guardrails)

Vibe coding, with guardrails so it ships.

AI coding tools ship fast. They also ship bugs nobody notices until a paying customer does. We pair your velocity with a senior review loop that catches the 10 things that actually matter - before they reach production.

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Engagement commitments

  • Scope and acceptance criteria documented
  • Code ownership defined before delivery
  • Handoff plan included in the project scope
How it works

Review + fix, on your velocity

We become the senior engineer your vibe-coded repo has been missing.

Cadence
PRs reviewed against an agreed service level
Scope
Auth, data, billing, observability, perf
Output
Actionable notes, or a fix PR from us
Handoff
Runbook + patterns doc for your team
You keep shipping. We keep the blast radius small.
Week 1

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What you get

The review loop that makes vibe coding viable.

Your team keeps shipping with Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, or whatever fits. We plug in as the senior engineer your repo has been missing.

Exact team shape and timeline are confirmed in the written scope.

01

Structured PR review

Each in-scope merge is reviewed against a documented production checklist. Comments inline, actionable.

02

Fix PRs, not just notes

When the fix is faster to ship than explain, we open the PR ourselves and tag you.

03

Auth + data safety audit

Server-side auth, tenant scoping, and input validation reviewed on day one.

04

Observability kit

Sentry, structured logs, at least one meaningful alert - so you know when things break.

05

Patterns doc

The 5–8 patterns we enforce in your repo, written down so AI tools can pick them up too.

06

Weekly risk summary

The top 3 risks we saw this week, the ones we fixed, the ones still open. No noise.

The process

How the guardrail engagement runs

  1. 01

    Pick the blast radius

    Define what can stay experimental and what must stay stable. Guardrails applied where they matter.

  2. 02

    Plug into your PR flow

    We review in-scope changes against a documented checklist and agreed review cadence.

  3. 03

    Fix notes or fix PRs

    Small fixes come as PRs from us. Bigger ones come as actionable notes you can action yourselves.

  4. 04

    Weekly hardening pass

    One pass per week on risk items, observability gaps, and patterns to enforce going forward.

Typical timeline:Confirmed after scope review
The actual checklist

Ten production checks for AI-assisted code.

This is what a senior engineer actually reads a PR for. The checklist covers recurring risks in AI-assisted code.

What a senior actually reviews

Ten production checks for AI-assisted code.

Vibe coding ships product. The quality gates below are what separate a demo from something you can put in front of a paying user.

Review guide. These checks cover recurring risks in AI-assisted code and help teams define what should be verified before merge.

  1. Inputs validated at the boundary

    01

    Every external input (API, form, query) passes a schema check.

    Review note:AI often returns a happy-path handler. We catch missing validation before merge.

  2. Authorization enforced on the server

    02

    No UI-only gating. Every data access runs through a policy.

    Review note:Most common vibe-coded bug: UI hides buttons but API is wide open.

  3. N+1 queries ruled out

    03

    Each endpoint reviewed for query patterns that scale linearly with data.

    Review note:AI loves inner loops that query inside a map. We inline-rewrite these.

  4. Error states deliberate, not accidental

    04

    Try/catch paths return user-actionable messages and telemetry.

    Review note:Raw 500 errors make it to users. We replace them with typed, logged responses.

  5. Secrets + env wired through a single source

    05

    No hardcoded keys. All config goes through env or a secret manager.

    Review note:AI will paste test keys or fake URLs. We prune before CI.

  6. Dangerous migrations gated behind a plan

    06

    Schema changes shipped with backfill + rollback + runbook.

    Review note:Drop column, backfill-in-app, prod outage. Classic. Never shipped.

  7. Tests cover the path that could break production

    07

    Not 100% coverage - the 10% of paths that matter.

    Review note:AI tests scaffolded code. We add the integration tests that AI won't.

  8. Observability shipped with the feature

    08

    Logs, metrics, and at least one alert for the new surface.

    Review note:Shipping dark is how bugs live for weeks. We block merge without telemetry.

  9. Accessibility not visibly broken

    09

    Keyboard nav, color contrast, semantic HTML - baseline checks.

    Review note:AI ships divs-as-buttons. We replace them before review.

  10. Perf budget not regressed

    10

    Key pages still inside the LCP / CLS / TTI budget after changes.

    Review note:AI drops in a 400KB client dependency without thinking. We audit the diff.

Pricing

Flat monthly, cancel anytime.

These are planning ranges, not a quote. Scope, integrations, and constraints determine the final price and timeline.

Solo builder

Monthly
From $800/mo

For founders vibe-coding solo with a defined review queue.

  • PR review + fix notes
  • Weekly hardening pass
  • Patterns doc
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Small team

Monthly
From $1.7k/mo

For small teams using any AI toolkit, with a defined review scope.

  • Fix PRs when faster
  • Weekly risk summary
  • Observability kit
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Embedded senior

Monthly
From $3.6k/mo

We pair with your team daily. Part review, part embedded engineer.

  • Everything in Small team
  • Daily async pairing
  • Custom patterns for your stack
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What moves the number

Merge volume
High-throughput teams (20+ PRs/week) usually need the next tier up.
Stack complexity
Multi-tenant SaaS with billing takes more review time than a single-tenant MVP.
Fix rate
If you want fix PRs instead of notes, that adds hours - reflected in tier choice.
Tools
Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, Replit - we review all of them. No stack upcharge.

A written quote is confirmed after scope review.

FAQ

Vibe Coding With Guardrails FAQ

Do you work with our AI coding tool, or do we have to switch?

Whatever you're using - Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, Replit, Windsurf, Copilot. We review the output, not the tool. Keep what works for you.

Is this code review or code pairing?

Both, depending on tier. Small team gets review + fix PRs. Embedded senior includes daily async pairing and custom patterns work.

What happens after 30 days if it's not working?

You cancel. No exit fee, no 90-day notice, no theatrics. We earn the next month every month.

Build plan

Want to ship fast without shipping bugs?

Share your scope and constraints. We will respond with any clarifying questions and a practical next step.

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Know what you need

Send a brief. A senior engineer will review it and follow up with clarifying questions or a practical next step.

Need help scoping

Book a 20-minute call. We’ll map the scope together - no sales pitch.Book a call

Or email us at hello [at] codivox [dot] com

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