You ever vibe-code something with ChatGPT or Copilot and it just works — but a week later, you can't explain how or why?
That was me. Over and over. So I decided to fix it, for real.
🎯 The Problem I Couldn't Ignore Anymore
As an AI engineer building solo, I love the speed of vibe coding — but it comes with a tradeoff no one talks about enough:
- Code that works, but doesn’t make sense
- No tests
- No memory of what I did yesterday
- Refactors? LOL
- GPT hallucinating like it's high on API sugar
And most importantly… when things break, it’s on me to dig through stack traces while my AI assistant forgets everything it ever wrote.
🤖 Enter DevPilot Core: My Solution to AI-Induced Chaos
So I started building a tool I needed for myself — something smarter than autocomplete.
Not a co-pilot, but a tech lead that never sleeps.
DevPilot Core is an AI-powered coding agent that actually remembers your project, cleans up after itself, and thinks like a real engineer — not just a fancy keyboard extension.
💥 What It Does (v1 MVP as a Solo Dev)
| Problem | DevPilot Core Fix |
|---|---|
| ❌ No memory | ✅ Persistent vector memory of your codebase |
| ❌ Bad commits | ✅ GPT-powered Git diff summaries + hygiene checks |
| ❌ Missing tests | ✅ Test detector + auto-test scaffolder |
| ❌ Spaghetti AI code | ✅ Proactive GPT refactor agent |
| ❌ Debugging pain | ✅ Stacktrace replay + GPT root cause analysis |
All local-first, minimal setup. Just you, your repo, and a smarter way to ship.
🛠️ How I'm Building It (Solo Stack)
- Python for CLI + agents
- LangChain + OpenAI/Claude for logic + prompts
- ChromaDB to persist memory across sessions
- GitPython to hook into your commits
- Typer + Rich to make the CLI feel smooth
My goal? Minimal magic. Maximum clarity.
🧪 Early Wins (Internal Testing)
| Metric | Before | After DevPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Repeated GPT prompts | ~15/day | ~4/day |
| Debug time per bug | ~90 mins | ~15 mins |
| Untested features | 40% | <10% |
| Commit clarity (subjective) | 5/10 | 9/10 |
Nothing scientific here — just real dev grind feedback from me to myself.
🔎 Why This Matters
Everyone is building with AI.
But no one is asking: “Who’s cleaning up this mess?”
DevPilot Core exists to answer that.
Not just faster code — better engineering with memory, clarity, and structure.
If Copilot is your sidekick… DevPilot is the CTO whispering,
“That function’s doing too much. Also, where’s the test?”
🚀 What's Next?
- ✅ Open-source CLI release
- 🔜 Refactor agent for Python + JS
- 🔜 VSCode extension with inline memory
- 🔜 Dev memory notebook (auto-learns your repo)
🤝 Want to Follow the Journey?
If you’re:
- Building solo
- Using GPT/Copilot every day
- Tired of throwing code into the void…
Then DevPilot Core is for you. I’m sharing everything I build in public — from agents to prompt strategies.
👉 Drop a comment, follow me, or DM to get early access.
And if you’ve ever said “this code works but I’m scared of it” — we should talk.
🧠 Let’s build AI that remembers.
🧼 Let’s make code cleaner.
🛠️ Let’s vibe less and engineer more.
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