Rivac LabsCodebase Archaeologist
When multiple developers use different AI coding assistants against the same codebase, the tools quietly diverge in the patterns, conventions, and assumptions they bake into the code — and nobody notices until two AI-assisted changes conflict in a way that's hard to explain. This service audits a codebase for exactly that kind of silent drift: comparing edits made across Claude, Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf to find inconsistent patterns, duplicated logic solving the same problem differently, and convention divergence that's invisible in a normal code review. It's for engineering teams standardizing on multiple AI coding tools who suspect — but can't yet prove — that this is quietly costing them in maintainability. You get a concrete map of where the drift lives and a plan to reconcile it before it compounds.
How We’d Approach This
A clear, staged plan — not a black box
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Diagnose which parts of the codebase have been touched by multiple AI tools and flag likely drift zones.
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Run a detailed drift audit on the highest-risk module, comparing patterns and conventions across tools.
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Review findings with the engineering team and prioritize which divergences actually matter.
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Deliver a reconciliation plan and updated conventions to prevent future drift.
What You Get
Deliverables from this engagement
- A codebase drift map showing divergence by tool and module
- A prioritized list of inconsistencies with real maintainability risk
- A reconciliation plan for the highest-priority divergences
- Updated coding conventions to prevent future multi-tool drift
Six Ways We Could Architect This
Different engagement, different build — pick the shape that fits
There’s more than one way to deliver on this service. Browse a few of the ways we’d structure the work, depending on your speed, budget, and integration needs.
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Tell us what you’re trying to get done and we’ll help you find the highest-leverage place to start — scoped small enough to prove itself before you commit to anything bigger.
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