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Atlas Software Partners

The method

Clear scope. Working previews. Your sign-off before launch.

You see what is being built and how it is checked. A written specification connects the business need to the tests, the sprint plan, and the final acceptance.

Planning wall and a laptop displaying an illustrative continuous integration pipeline

From discovery to maintenance

  1. 1

    Discover

    Walk through the workflow and define a useful first scope.

  2. 2

    Specify

    Write requirements, approval rules, and a sprint plan.

  3. 3

    Build & verify

    Test-first sprints, code review, and continuous integration.

  4. 4

    Accept & launch

    You test the preview and sign off before production.

  5. 5

    Maintain

    Monitor, fix problems, and plan the next improvements.

Discovery call

We walk through the existing workflow, constraints, users, and the outcome you need. For agents, we also identify which decisions must remain human.

Written specification and sprint plan

We agree on scope, business rules, acceptance criteria, access, and a sequence of useful increments. The commercial proposal sets out the fixed setup or build fee and monthly maintenance.

Sprints with engineering checks

Test-first development makes important behavior explicit. Our lead engineer reviews the code, and continuous integration runs the automated checks and build. You can review progress in a preview environment.

Client acceptance testing

You test the agreed workflows in a preview environment using representative scenarios. Nothing ships to production without your sign-off. Open issues are resolved or explicitly agreed before release.

Launch

We check production configuration, access, and operating procedures, then release the accepted version. Agent triggers and permissions are enabled only within the approved scope.

Maintenance

The monthly arrangement covers monitoring and maintenance. Fixes keep the accepted system working; new features or expanded agent responsibilities get a written scope of their own.

Vibe coding with engineering guardrails

Vibe coding is building software by letting AI coding agents write the code from plain-language instructions. We use it every day, with a human engineer owning the specification, the review and the decision to ship.

  1. 1. Specification

    Acceptance criteria approved before any code.

  2. 2. Failing test first

    A test that reproduces the bug or describes the feature, seen failing before the code.

  3. 3. Fresh test database

    Rebuilt from the branch’s migrations on every run, never the live database.

  4. 4. Code review

    Every change is reviewed before its pull request is opened.

  5. 5. Blocking security review

    A security finding stops the pull request.

  6. 6. Simplification

    Duplication and dead code removed without changing behavior.

  7. 7. Full CI before merge

    Lint, types, unit and integration tests, dependency audit, build and browser tests. Cancelled counts as red.

  8. 8. Production check and rollback

    The deployed version and key pages are checked after each merge; if production breaks, the change is reverted first.

Why these guardrails: is vibe coding bad? →

Remote collaboration, without guesswork

A shared written record

Requirements, decisions, and review notes stay in shared project tools. Asynchronous updates let you see progress without needing to attend every working session.

Time for direct conversation

We work from France, with overlap during US East Coast mornings. We agree on meeting windows and the channel for questions before the project starts.

Meet the person doing the work →

Let’s start with the process you want to improve.

Bring the spreadsheet, the workflow, or the idea. We’ll talk through what is worth building and where human approval belongs.