Codebase audits that produce action.
Architecture, code quality, test coverage, performance, security and operational maturity — assessed by senior engineers and delivered as a prioritized remediation plan, not a complaint.
The problem we solve
Most codebase audits deliver a list of complaints and a recommendation to rewrite. We deliver something different: a written assessment ranking issues by impact and effort, with a remediation plan your team can execute incrementally without stopping product delivery.
What we evaluate
- 01Architecture coherence: services, data flow, coupling
- 02Code quality: typing, testing, complexity, readability
- 03Test coverage where it matters (boundaries, business rules)
- 04Performance: hotspots, N+1s, allocation patterns
- 05Security posture: OWASP, secrets, dependencies
- 06Operational maturity: observability, deploy, on-call
- 07Documentation: ADRs, runbooks, onboarding
- 08Dependency health: outdated, abandoned, risky
- 09Key-person risk and contributor distribution
What you receive
- Written audit with prioritized findings
- Remediation roadmap by impact and effort
- Quick-win list — fixes worth shipping this sprint
- Optional implementation of high-priority remediation
Tools we use
Ideal for
- → Engineering leaders inheriting an unfamiliar codebase
- → Companies post-CTO-departure assessing what they have
- → Boards wanting independent assurance on technical health
- → Founders deciding whether to invest in remediation or rewrite
How an engagement runs
- 01
Read
We read the code. Most consultants don't actually do this — we do.
- 02
Interview
Working sessions with engineers, product and ops. The codebase tells one story, the team tells another.
- 03
Report
Written findings with severity, effort and impact for each.
- 04
Plan
Remediation roadmap mapped to your roadmap so progress doesn't require a feature freeze.
How to engage
Focused Audit
Specific concern (security, performance, architecture) with detailed report.
Full Codebase Audit
End-to-end review of architecture, code quality, security and operational maturity.
Audit + Remediation
We fix the highest-priority findings with your team.
Frequently asked.
01Will you recommend a rewrite?
Almost never. Most codebases are recoverable through targeted remediation. We'll tell you when a rewrite is genuinely the cheaper path — but it's rare.
Have a problem worth solving well?
Tell us the outcome you want. We'll tell you what it takes — honestly, within a week, in writing.
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