Turn the idea you keep postponing into a product.
A mentor-led team ships it in your repo. The robots do the chores. Accountability is built into the workflow.
From messy product vision to decomposed sprint backlog.
The system reads your plain-English concept and your actual repository structure (languages, dependencies, README) to propose structured epics and tasks.
“We need a distributed rate-limiter service with sliding-window counters, Redis cluster failover, and Prometheus metrics for our API gateway.”
Sliding-Window Rate Limiter Engine
Redis sliding-window log Lua script with microsecond precision
- ›Atomic execution via Redis Lua script avoiding race conditions
- ›Sliding window rolling 60-second counter with microsecond resolution
- ›Fallback to local in-memory token bucket if Redis is partitioned
Express/Fastify middleware adapter and header injection
- ›Emits X-RateLimit-Limit, Remaining, and Reset headers
- ›429 Too Many Requests response with RFC 7807 problem details JSON
- ›Benchmark suite confirms <1.5ms overhead at 10,000 req/sec
Observability & Fault Tolerance
Prometheus histogram collector & Grafana dashboard definition
- ›Records rate_limit_checks_total labeled by route and status
- ›Histogram tracking execution latency in buckets from 0.1ms to 50ms
The AI proposes the plan from your actual repository tree. The mentor approves and publishes once. After that, development proceeds task-by-task with strict criteria checks.
Nine automated milestones for every single pull request.
Mentors lead the architecture. Automations handle branch formatting, static checks, acceptance criteria evaluation, and status reporting.
Branch Created
LIVEtask/42-sliding-window-limiter
PR Auto-linked
LIVECloses INT-42 via branch pattern match
Mechanics Check
LIVEBranch naming, commit format, CI checks pass
Deterministic Analysis
LIVEStatic lint & security analysis before LLM pass
AI Review vs Criteria
LIVEAcceptance criteria checked: met / not met / cannot tell
Reviewer Guidance
LIVEExplains mentor comments with technical reasoning
Targeted Study Brief
LIVEAuto-generates gap-closure topics & study resources
Squash-Merge Relay
LIVEMentor approves and merges directly via GitHub
Status Report Updated
LIVEDeterministically recalculates project health metrics
The AI does the first pass.The mentor stays the decision-maker.The metrics are computed in code, not generated.
A real team topology with explicit rails.
Mentor-led engineering teams run with deterministic permissions. Nobody gets bogged down guessing who has merge authority or review responsibility.
Retains 100% intellectual property, full repo ownership, and the final say on product milestones.
| Capability | REPO OWNER | TECH LEAD | BOT REVIEWER | CONTRIBUTOR | CONTRIBUTOR | CONTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repo read | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Repo write | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Merge PR | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Review PR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Board edit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| View progress | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invite members | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
Roles and permissions are being designed now. Today the founder assigns them by hand during the co-pilot cohort.
The Accountability Operating System
“Access is earned. Help is available. Commitments are explicit. Contributions are observable. Seats are temporary. Evidence is permanent.”
Set an explicit weekly commitment object: working hours, target delivery date, and agreed communication rhythm.
Define
Set project vision, repo connection, and decomposed epics.
Enable
Provide codebase context and approve starter tasks.
Review
Review pull requests with AI criteria checks already completed.
Unblock
Answer architectural forks; triage stalled tasks before they go red.
Graduate
Award verified contributor endorsement on milestone completion.
Healthy Velocity
Active branches moving, reviews completed within SLA, steady task progress.
Action Expected
Task dormant for >48h or review pending >24h. Friendly check-in dispatched.
Re-negotiation Needed
Missed milestone without prior notice. Scope reduced or unblocker session scheduled.
Seat Released
Unresponsive past grace period. Seat reallocated to waitlist; previous verified work preserved.
Co-piloted founding cohort — MVP scopes around $500.
Build your MVP with an accountable team in your own repository, guided directly by senior engineers and Intervues founder.
- ✓100% intellectual property and repository ownership
- ✓AI plan decomposition into clean, actionable task epics
- ✓Mentor-led engineering oversight on every pull request
- ✓Automated CI, mechanics, and acceptance criteria checking
- ✓Regular health status reports and sprint retrospectives
Important transparency note: In-platform collaborator budgets and escrow payouts are currently ROADMAP. During the co-pilot phase, milestone arrangements are handled directly and transparently with the founding team.
How the community connects to mentor-led builds.
Community Layer (Free Proving Ground)
Mentor Build Layer (Production Repositories)
Stop putting your product on hold.
Apply for a founding slot in the co-piloted cohort. Pair with vetted mentors and accumulate permanent code receipts in your own repo.