Rescue Missions & AI-Code Hardening — Codebase Remediation
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Make it survive production. Make it survive the handoff.

Inherited an AI-built MVP that can't pass review? A migration stuck halfway? A codebase nobody wants to own? Our codebase rescue work takes it over, fixes the foundations, and hands back something your board, your oncall, and your acquirer can live with.

What we deliver

A map of where the risks actually live
AI-generated code cleaned, typed, tested, traceable
Incremental fixes shipped while the product keeps running
Security and performance signed off by someone accountable
A tech-debt plan your team can run after we're gone
Documentation your next hire won't have to reverse-engineer

Our approach

The costly mistake with a broken codebase is the rewrite. Six months of feature freeze, a team learning each other's code on the wrong project, and a "new" product that ships late and doesn't solve the original problem. We've rescued codebases that almost went that way. The pattern is always the same: the code looks worse than it is, and the expensive fix isn't the one you need.

Our rescue engagements ship fixes in the same rhythm your team ships features — incremental refactoring, strangler-fig migrations, progressive modernization — so the business doesn't pause for a foundation repair. When we leave, your team owns a codebase they can reason about, and a plan they can execute without us.

Frequently asked questions

Fixed quote per scope. What we scope is what we quote, and what we quote is what you're invoiced. New work or scope changes are scoped and quoted separately, before we build. Minimum engagement is $5K.
Yes — and it's one of the fastest-growing parts of our work. We take codebases that "worked in the demo" and make them survive production: secrets cleaned, dependencies pinned, dead logic removed, tests added, infrastructure hardened. For M&A and investor diligence, we also do standalone audits — architecture review, AI-code provenance, security posture, and a clear risk score you can defend to your partners.
Audit first, then decide. If the core architecture is sound, we refactor incrementally. If the foundation is broken, we rewrite with a strangler-fig pattern — your product keeps shipping features while we fix the foundation. The honest answer comes from the audit, not from a preference we carry into the room.
Typical engagement runs a few weeks to a few months — fixed scope and fixed quote, set during scoping. Timeline is committed against that scope. If priorities shift mid-engagement, we reprice and replan transparently. Remediation ships in prioritized sprints: you see measurable improvement each week while your product keeps shipping.

Ready to stop dreading your codebase?

Start with a fixed-quote codebase audit — we tell you if it's a refactor or a rebuild before you commit to either. A rebuild pays us more and usually serves you worse; when a refactor will do, that's what we'll say.

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