Refactor LLM-generated codebases into real software

AI Slop Cleanup

AI-generated code gets you 70% of the way there fast. The remaining 30% — security, error handling, real architecture, types, tests, the bugs the model invented — is where most teams get stuck. We rewrite the parts that matter, keep the parts that work, and hand back a codebase a real engineer can maintain.

80%
Of issues caught in audit
before any rewrite
<2 wks
Typical first-pass cleanup
for a small SaaS
0
Production rewrites
we refactor, not rebuild, where possible
What we deliver

Concrete outputs — not vibes.

Every engagement ends with artifacts you own — running code, infrastructure, and the documentation to keep building on it.

01

Codebase audit

What's salvageable, what's hallucinated, what's a security risk, what's actually wired up.

02

Refactor plan

Prioritized by risk and value. Critical security & data-loss first; aesthetics last.

03

Types & contracts

Strict TypeScript / pydantic / zod boundaries where the AI invented them.

04

Error handling

Real failure modes — not just try/catch wrapping everything.

05

Test coverage

Tests on the load-bearing parts. We don't chase 100% — we chase the right paths.

06

Security pass

Auth, secrets, input validation, SQL injection, exposed endpoints, leaking env vars.

07

Performance pass

N+1 queries, missing indexes, blocking calls, accidental O(n²) loops.

How we work

From brief to production.

A tight, repeatable path. You always know what's happening and what comes next.

Audit

Read the whole codebase. Categorize: keep, refactor, delete, rebuild.

Triage

Security and data-loss risks fixed first, behind a hotfix branch.

Refactor

Module by module, with tests added as we go.

Tighten types

Strict TS / pydantic boundaries. Kill the `any`s.

Deploy with confidence

Observability, CI gates, and a proper rollback plan.

Stack

The tools we typically reach for.

Not prescriptions — we adapt to what you already run. Worth knowing what we’re fluent in.

TypeScriptPythonESLintBiomeVitestPlaywrightSentrySemgrep
FAQ

Questions about AI Slop Cleanup

  • Usually, yes. AI-generated code tends to be verbose and inconsistent but not architecturally broken. We rebuild only when the foundation is hostile (no types, no boundaries, no tests on critical paths).

  • That's our most common cleanup. We do the audit, prioritize ruthlessly, and leave you with a codebase a hire-able engineer can pick up tomorrow.

  • Yes — selectively. We use AI for boilerplate refactors and codemods. We don't use it to invent architecture or make judgment calls. That's our job.

  • Yes. Most of the time you're already serving customers off the AI-shipped version. We work behind feature flags and parallel deploys so live traffic isn't affected.

  • Pattern matching. AI code has a specific shape of brokenness — invented APIs, copy-pasted abstractions, missing types at boundaries, security holes from autocomplete. We know what to look for.

  • Better. Strong types and clear module boundaries make Cursor / Copilot dramatically more accurate — they need real ground truth to anchor on.

Let’s scope your ai slop cleanup.

Send a brief and a senior engineer replies within four hours — with an honest read on whether we’re the right fit.