Vibe-Coded Software Review
Principal-led vibe code audit for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Bolt, Lovable, Replit and Copilot codebases — production scorecard and action plan
Engage when
- Vibe-coded or AI-assisted MVP about to get real users
- Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Bolt, Lovable, Replit, or Copilot product approaching launch
- Startup preparing for funding, enterprise sales, or customer security review
- New CTO inherits an AI-assisted codebase the team cannot fully explain
- Agency-built AI prototype needs independent production assurance
The engagement
A focused, principal-led production-readiness review conducted through AI-assisted codebase analysis using purpose-built skills and tooling — not automated scanners or SAST/DAST tools. The principal reads the code with AI assistance, evaluates architecture decisions, and identifies the specific production risks that AI coding tools introduce.
The output is a decision a CTO can sign and a leadership team can act on — not a scanner report with hundreds of findings. Eight dimensions — scalability, reliability, security, data architecture, integration, maintainability, observability, and performance — are reviewed as an integrated whole, with depth scaled to the system's scope and the buyer's decision context. Where the system includes AI features, runtime AI concerns are assessed within the engagement. Where deep security penetration testing or regulatory compliance certification is needed, specialist partners are engaged.
Modules
Each module is an independent, fixed-fee engagement. Start where your need is most acute, or combine modules across the lifecycle.
Codebase Health Check
Fast, bounded screen of an AI-built codebase — architecture, top risks, security surface, dependency snapshot. Answers one question: should we invest in a full review, or are the risks already clear enough to act?
When: Team needs a fast go/no-go on whether AI-built code is safe to scale
- Production-Risk Brief
Production Review
Full principal-led vibe code audit across 8 assessment areas with AI-assisted codebase analysis. Output is a decision-grade Production Risk Review, scorecard, risk register, and action plan.
When: CTO needs a full production-readiness assessment before scaling, fundraising, or enterprise onboarding
- Production Risk Review
- Production-Readiness Scorecard
- 30/60/90-Day Action Plan
- Executive Readout
Enterprise & Regulated Review
Full production-readiness review extended for multi-repo or microservices scope, with compliance context mapping and regulatory exposure flagging. Produces audit-ready evidence for review by regulators, CISOs, or enterprise customers.
When: Regulated environment or enterprise compliance requires audit-ready documentation alongside the review
- Production Risk Review
- Production-Readiness Scorecard
- 30/60/90-Day Action Plan
- Compliance Exposure Assessment
- Executive Readout
Process
Each module engagement follows the same arc. You buy the modules you need — not the sequence.
Kickoff & Scoping
Codebase Review
Synthesis & Scoring
Kickoff & Scoping
Codebase Review
Synthesis & Scoring
Who This Is For
Typical Buyers
CTO, Head of Engineering, founder/CTO, PE portfolio company CTO, Head of AI/ML
Industries
Software, fintech, insurtech, devtools, B2B SaaS. Phase 2: regulated FS (insurance, banking under DORA)
Why Sparkling Neuronics
- We built production AI platforms from prototype to production. We understand how AI-coded software is generated AND how production-grade architecture is judged.
- We build custom review tooling — skills, agents, and integrations — across the AI coding tool ecosystem. We review AI-generated code with pattern recognition grounded in building and shipping AI platforms ourselves.
- Multi-year client-side experience in insurance and banking, vendor-side delivery leadership across a tier-1 strategy consultancy and a listed European digital services firm — both sides of the table
Part of these journeys
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