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Every pull request reviewed
Each pull request (PR) checked against our 10-point list, with notes you can act on.
Vibe coding guardrails
Keep vibe coding. We'll review every change before it ships.
AI coding tools write code fast, and they also write bugs that only show up once real customers arrive. A senior engineer reviews every change against the ten things that matter most, before it goes live.
Set up in your workflow within a week
Engagement commitments
- Reviews within one business day
- Clear fix notes, not vague comments
- We can push the fix for you
How it works
We review and fix at your pace
A senior engineer joins your repo and reviews what your team and your AI tools produce.
- Turnaround
- Every pull request reviewed within one business day
- Focus
- Login, data, billing, alerts, and speed
- Output
- Clear fix notes, or the fix itself
- Handover
- A runbook and patterns doc for your team
You keep shipping. We catch the risky changes.
Week 1
Accelerated by
Lovable
Cursor
Replit
Copilot
Kiro
Antigravity
Figma MakeLovableCursorReplitCopilotKiroAntigravityFigma MakeWhat you get
What we do for you each week
Your team keeps building with the tools that suit them. We join as the senior engineer your repo has been missing.
Works with Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, Replit, Windsurf, or however your team already works.
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Fixes, not just notes
When fixing something is quicker than explaining it, we push the fix and tag you to approve it.
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Auth and data safety audit
Login (auth), customer data separation, and input checks (making sure what users type can't break or expose anything). Reviewed in week one.
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Monitoring setup
Error tracking, readable logs, and at least one alert that tells you something useful.
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Patterns doc
The short list of rules we hold your code to, written down so your AI tools can follow them too.
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Weekly risk summary
The three biggest risks this week, what we fixed, and what's still open.
The process
How the review engagement runs
- 01
Agree what matters most
We agree which parts can stay rough for now and which must be solid, then focus our review there.
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Join your pull request flow
We review every change against the 10-point list and reply within one business day.
- 03
Fix notes or fixes
Small fixes we push ourselves. Bigger ones come as clear notes your team can act on.
- 04
Weekly cleanup pass
Once a week we do a hardening pass: fixing the riskiest open issues, adding missing alerts, and flagging habits worth changing.
Ongoing review is a rolling monthly plan. One-off reviews are quoted after we see the code.
See our client workThe review checklist
10 things AI tools get almost right, and we fix before they ship
This is what a senior engineer looks for in every pull request, and what we do when a check fails.
What a senior engineer reviews
The same ten checks on every change.
Vibe coding gets a product built. These checks are what separate a demo from something you can put in front of paying customers.
Drawn from real reviews. Each item below is a problem we regularly find when reviewing AI-assisted code.
Every input is validated
01Anything that arrives from a form, an API, or a URL is checked before the code trusts it.
Caught:AI often writes code that only handles the expected input. We add the missing checks before it merges.
Permissions enforced on the server
02Access rules are checked on the server for every request, not just by hiding buttons in the interface.
Caught:The most common vibe-coded bug: the button is hidden, but the API behind it is open to anyone.
No N+1 queries
03Pages don't fire one database query per item in a list, which gets slower as your data grows.
Caught:AI likes to query the database inside a loop. We rewrite those into a single query.
Errors handled on purpose
04When something fails, users see a clear message and the error is logged for us to fix.
Caught:Raw server errors reach users. We replace them with clear messages and logged errors.
Secrets kept out of the code
05No API keys or passwords in the code. Configuration lives in environment variables or a secrets manager.
Caught:AI will paste in test keys or placeholder URLs. We remove them before they ship.
Risky database changes planned
06Changes to the database structure ship with a migration plan, a way to roll back, and written steps.
Caught:Deleting a column the live app still reads is a classic outage. We catch it before it merges.
Tests on the paths that matter
07Not 100% coverage. Tests on the flows that would hurt most if they broke, like sign-up and payments.
Caught:AI writes tests for the easy parts. We add the tests that check real user journeys end to end.
Monitoring ships with the feature
08Logs, error tracking, and at least one alert for every new feature.
Caught:A feature with no monitoring can be broken for weeks before anyone notices. We add it before merge.
Accessibility basics in place
09Keyboard navigation, readable color contrast, and proper HTML elements, so everyone can use it.
Caught:AI often builds clickable elements that a keyboard or screen reader can't use. We fix them in review.
Page speed doesn't slip
10Key pages stay within agreed load-time targets (Core Web Vitals like LCP and CLS) after each change.
Caught:AI will add a large library for one small feature. We check every change for page weight.
Client results
What changed for teams we've worked with
SLO
Release regressions down from 20 to 11 a quarter, with critical-path test coverage up from 40% to 78%.
Read the SLO storyAtlasPulse
Hotfixes down from 13 to 9 a month after we reworked how four product squads review and release.
Read the AtlasPulse storyClipFlow
Onboarding completion up from 18% to 42% after we rebuilt sign-up and setup.
Read the ClipFlow storyMetrics reflect specific client engagements and project scope.
Pricing
A one-off review, or ongoing review each month
Ongoing review runs on our Growth Partner plan, from $2,999/mo. One-off reviews and cleanup sprints get a fixed quote after we've looked at your code. We'll tell you which one fits.
See our starting pricesOne-off review
One-timeFixed quote after scoping
A senior engineer reviews your AI-built app and gives you a ranked list of what to fix.
- Login, data, and security review
- Ranked fix list with clear notes
- A walkthrough call with your team
Most chosen
Ongoing review
Monthly, rollingFrom $2,999/mo
Every change reviewed within one business day, with fixes pushed when that's faster.
- Review of every pull request
- Small fixes pushed for you
- Weekly risk summary
- Monitoring and alerts set up
Cleanup sprint
Agreed after the reviewFixed quote after scoping
A focused block of work to fix the biggest risks before you grow.
- The top risks fixed first
- Tests on the critical paths
- Patterns doc your AI tools can follow
What affects the price
- How much you ship
- Teams merging more than 20 changes a week need more review time.
- Product complexity
- A product with company accounts and billing takes longer to review than a simple first version.
- Notes or fixes
- If you'd like us to push the fixes rather than write notes, that takes more time.
- Tools
- Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, Replit, and others. We review the code, whichever tool wrote it.
The first call is free. We'll look at how you work and tell you honestly whether you need us.
FAQ
Vibe Coding With Guardrails FAQ
Do you work with our AI coding tool, or do we have to switch?
Keep whatever you're using: Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, Replit, Windsurf, or Copilot. We review the code, not the tool, so your team keeps the workflow that suits them.
Is this code review or code pairing?
Mostly review, with hands-on help when it's useful. We review every pull request and push fixes when that's quicker than writing a note. If your team wants more, a senior engineer can work alongside them each day on your codebase and patterns.
What if the AI is generating hundreds of lines a day?
That's exactly when review matters most. A senior engineer checking every change against a clear checklist is how you keep that pace without piling up risk. Reviewing 30 PRs a week costs far less than fixing one outage.
Can you fix the issues yourselves?
Yes. On ongoing review, we push a fix whenever that's faster than writing a note to explain it. You still approve every change before it merges.
What if it's not working for us?
Tell us and you can stop. Ongoing review is a rolling monthly plan, and we'd rather earn each month than lock you in. Whatever we've written for your team, like the patterns doc and runbooks, stays with you.
How do we start?
Book a free call or send a short brief. We'll look at how your team works, tell you what we'd review first, and reply within one business day.
Free first call
Want a senior engineer reviewing your AI-built code?
Tell us what you're building and which tools you use. A senior engineer will reply within one business day with what we'd look at first.
Know what you need
Send a short brief. A senior engineer reads it and replies with questions or a suggested next step.
Need help scoping
Book a free 20-minute call. We’ll work out the scope together. No sales pitch, and if you don’t need us, we’ll say so.Book a call
Prefer a written response? Send the team a message.