Govern AI Code Your Way
The AI Coding Paradox
Developers feel faster but deliver slower, buggier, less secure code.
AI coding tools that promise speed but deliver chaos, regressions, and vulnerabilities.
Governed AI development that ships secure, compliant, production-ready code on the first try.
We Don't Generate Code. We Govern It.
See how ArchonDev solves what AI tools ignore
| Problem | AI Tools | ArchonDev |
|---|---|---|
| Security Flaws (62%) | Hope + review | Sentinel validation |
| Regressions | Blind changes | DEPENDENCIES.md |
| Context Rot | Bigger windows | Fresh iterations |
| Accessibility Lawsuits | No checks | WCAG 2.2 AA pre-deploy |
| Lost Requirements | Manual tracking | Task Extraction |
| Runaway AI Costs | Opus for everything | Smart Model Routing |
| Generic AI Design | Purple gradient heroes | AI Slop Detection (A-F) |
| Fix Loops / Guessing | Try → fail → retry | Systematic Debugging |
| Scope Creep | Silent drift | Scope Review (4 modes) |
Choose Your Path
ArchonDev CLI
AI terminal that governs itself. Total control with architecture enforcement, dependency tracking, and security sentinels.
ArchonDev is Free. You bring your own API keys for the LLMs that power it.
- Sentinel validates every change
- Quality gates before every commit
- Learning persistence via progress.txt
- WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility checks
npm install -g archondev Lite Package
Context-aware intelligence for Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Amp, Gemini, Copilot, or any AI coding assistant. Your AI detects what you're doing and proactively offers the right help.
- Context-aware triggers — AI offers help at the right time
- Fix-first code review + AI slop detection
- Ship readiness dashboard + scope management
- Systematic debugging + self-regulation guardrails
- Expert review specs + features dashboard
Works with your favorite AI coding tools
Your AI Reads the Room
No slash commands to memorize. ArchonDev's context-aware intelligence detects what you're doing and offers the right capability at exactly the right moment. You stay in flow — the governance comes to you.
Fix-First Code Review
Detects when you're done coding and auto-fixes mechanical issues — unused imports, formatting, simple type errors. Only asks about the genuinely ambiguous stuff.
AI Slop Detection
Catches the 10 telltale signs of AI-generated design — purple gradient heroes, 3-column icon grids, uniform rounded corners. Scores your UI A through F so you ship original work, not cookie-cutter output.
Systematic Debugging
When you hit a bug, your AI investigates the root cause first — no more "try this, try that" loops. After 3 failed hypotheses, it stops and asks for help instead of making things worse.
Ship Readiness Dashboard
Before you deploy, see exactly what's been checked and what hasn't — architecture, dependencies, tests, design, accessibility — all in one dashboard. No more "did we remember to...?"
Scope Management
When requirements shift mid-feature, your AI catches it and offers four clear options: expand, cherry-pick, hold scope, or cut to minimum. No more silent drift into chaos.
Self-Regulation Guardrails
Hard limits prevent AI runaway: blast radius checks when too many files change, automatic checkpoints after 15 consecutive edits, and a 3-strike rule that stops failed fix attempts cold.
Expert Review Spec
Generate a consultant-ready technical spec at any milestone. Covers what's missing, what should be done differently, and what would make the UX more compelling — all in a shareable document an outside reviewer can act on.
Features Dashboard
A live HTML page in your project that tracks which ArchonDev capabilities you've used, which you haven't, and what's recommended next. Updated automatically each session so you never miss a feature that could help.
The Governance Loop
Four stages, continuous improvement
Adversarial Planning
Issues caught before a single line is written
Architect
"Add Redis cache layer for user sessions to reduce DB load"
Sentinel
"⚠️ Violates INV-003: No shared state in worker processes"
Revised Plan Approved
"Use per-request cache with TTL instead of shared Redis"
Quality Gates
Every change must pass before commit
git commit -m "feat(auth): add JWT validation" Release 3.0 Highlights
The public product story is now local-first, private, and much simpler to trust.
Local-First BYOK
No required platform login. Bring your own provider keys, keep usage local, and let Archon work directly inside the folder you already trust.
archon mode Filesystem Skills
Skills now live on disk, so users can inspect them, extend them, and add their own. Archon suggests them contextually instead of forcing command memorization.
archon preferences Automatic Continuity
Archon now writes handoff state before context exhaustion, so pending atoms, current status, and next actions survive long sessions without drama.
archon status Parallel Local Execution
Independent atoms can now run in safe local waves with short-lived workers, giving users the speed benefits of parallelism without remote dependency or privacy tradeoffs.
archon parallel schedule "AI coding tools hijack your brain's reward system but ignore your architecture, dependencies, and security."
ArchonDev enforces governance from the first prompt—persistent learning, dependency tracking, accessibility checks, and quality gates that make AI produce production-ready code.
Ready to Ship Secure Code?
Stop the productivity illusion. Start governed AI development.
npm install -g archondev Lite packages available for Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Amp, Copilot, Gemini, and more.
For senior engineers and tech leads tired of AI cleanup.