Replacing code reviews

We use memory or skills to prevent an agent from making mistakes and to guide its output. Instead of preventing, we need to enforce and verify. “This name says nothing.” “This comment repeats the code.” Each one is a question about the code, so each one can be a rule. When you write the same comment a second time, write the rule instead.

jint moves the code review to the implementing agent. A reviewer’s judgment becomes a rule, and the rule runs on every change, as the code is generated.

If you use jint in a pre-commit hook or in CI, a violated rule fails the hook, and the rule’s message tells the agent what to fix. The agent corrects the code before a reviewer sees it, so the output is correct from the start.

A person still chooses the rules and checks that they judge what was meant. See calibration.