Applying to YC S26

Code guardrailsfor juniors.Peace for seniors.

We bridge the gap between AI speed and senior standards, ensuring that as AI‑generated code scales, your quality doesn't fail.

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The Problem

AI made juniors faster.
Not better.

Speed Without Direction

Juniors ship code faster than ever with AI tools. But faster doesn't mean correct. Wrong direction, poor architectural choices, and no experience to know it.

Context Blindness

Even the most capable models get lost without the right context. They code from the prompt, not from what was decided in meetings, Jira, or Slack.

Late Detection, High Cost

By the time seniors catch issues in review, the damage is already done. Across the industry, this costs billions per year in wasted engineering time.

Senior Bottleneck

Tech leads spend their time policing basic mistakes instead of high-value strategy. AI sped up the juniors but overloaded the seniors.

The Solution

Controlled Velocity

Bridging the gap between high-level strategy and autonomous execution. Like the cortex in your brain controls judgment, Cortex does the same for AI coding tools.

Guardrails for AI Chaos

Turn “AI‑wildfire” into a controlled burn. Ensure juniors stay aligned with your specific design systems and ticket requirements, preventing costly technical debt.

Context-Aware Consistency

Sync the “brain” of the company — meetings, Jira, Confluence — directly into the IDE, so the code matches the intent, not just the prompt.

Seniority-Leveling

AI is only as smart as its user. We provide the “Senior Oversight” juniors lack, automatically flagging architectural drifts before they hit a costly PR review.

Recovering Lost Opportunity

Stop burning resources on “hallucinated” code. Every line written becomes a contribution toward your business goals, keeping your roadmap on track.

Stress-Free Scaling

Give tech leads and PMs their time back. Instead of policing basic mistakes, focus on high-value strategy while the platform monitors execution.

Managerial Peace of Mind

The “Senior‑in‑the‑room” ensuring AI-powered juniors don't drift from the roadmap while you focus on high-level strategy.

How It Works

Get Started in 4 Steps

01Register
02Connect Context
03Install Client
04Start Tracking
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Step 01

Register

Create your account

Sign up with Google, GitHub, or email. Your workspace is created instantly with a free plan — 1 project and 100 AI credits to get started.

Google & GitHub SSOInstant workspace creationFree tier with 100 AI creditsNo credit card required
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Step 02

Connect Context

Integrate your tools

Link Linear, Jira, Zoom, Google Meet, and Confluence. Cortex pulls your roadmap, meetings, and documentation to understand what your team is building.

Linear & Jira bidirectional syncMeeting transcript capture (Zoom, Meet, Teams)Confluence context importAutomatic roadmap alignment
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Step 03

Install Client

Set up desktop monitoring

Download the Cortex desktop client. It runs silently in the background, monitoring AI-generated code in real-time and syncing context to your workspace.

Lightweight macOS & Windows agentIDE activity tracking (VS Code, JetBrains)Real-time WIP analysisZero performance impact
Download Desktop ClientmacOS available · Windows coming soon
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Step 04

Start Tracking

Get visibility instantly

Your dashboard lights up immediately. See WIP momentum, security scores, and roadmap alignment across every developer — human and AI — in one view.

Live dashboard with team metricsAI security scanning on every saveDrift alerts when code misalignsWeekly executive summary reports
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Free tier includes 1 project and 100 AI credits

Visibility & Control

Real-Time Visibility &
Risk Scoring

A centralized dashboard that translates raw development into business metrics.

WIP Momentum
94.2
On track
Security Score
A+
0 vulnerabilities
Alignment
97%
Roadmap aligned
WIP Momentum Score
Track velocity to ensure the team isn't stuck in looping AI cycles.
AI Security Guard
Auto-scan for vulnerabilities and hallucinated dependencies before merge.
Feedback Bot
Proactively alerts PMs when devs deviate from standards.
“AI coding exploded in 2024-25. Every company is adopting these tools. But nobody has governance for what the AI produces.”

Cortex is the missing layer between AI speed and senior-level standards.

Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

Cortex is a governance platform that bridges the gap between AI speed and senior-level code standards. We monitor AI-generated code in real-time, flag architectural drift, and provide visibility into your team's AI-powered development workflow. Think of it as the senior engineer in the room, ensuring juniors stay aligned with your design systems and business roadmap.
Our lightweight desktop client runs silently in the background, tracking IDE activity and analyzing code as it's generated by tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Claude. We perform real-time security scans, check for architectural alignment with your codebase, and flag deviations from your team's standards before code reaches PR review.
No. The Cortex desktop client is lightweight and has zero performance impact on your machine. It operates silently in the background without interrupting your coding. All analysis happens asynchronously, so you can focus on writing code while we monitor quality in real-time.
We support all major AI coding assistants including GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude in the IDE, ChatGPT, Codeium, and more. Our client monitors at the IDE level, so it works with any tool that writes code in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and other supported editors.
Traditional SAST tools (like Snyk) catch vulnerabilities after code is written. Cortex is proactive—we flag issues in real-time as code is being generated by AI. We also provide architectural guidance, roadmap alignment checks, and AI-specific security scans. We complement SAST tools rather than replace them, catching problems before they reach your codebase.
We analyze your code for security and architectural patterns, but we don't permanently store your source code. All scanning happens in a secure, isolated environment. For context integration (Jira, Linear, Confluence), we store metadata and summaries—not your actual code. You maintain full data control, and you can delete everything at any time.
Our free tier includes 1 project with 100 AI credits per month—enough to get started with monitoring. Paid plans start at $99/month for 3 projects and unlimited credits. Enterprise plans include dedicated support, custom integrations, and compliance features. Pricing scales with your team size.
Yes! Sign up for free with Google, GitHub, or email. Your free tier gives you instant access to our core monitoring features—no credit card required. You get 100 AI credits per month and 1 project to start. Upgrade anytime when you need more capacity.
Download the Cortex desktop client for macOS or Windows. It installs alongside VS Code or JetBrains IDEs and runs in the background. The client monitors your IDE activity, detects when AI code is generated, and sends anonymized data to Cortex for analysis. It syncs your workspace context (from Linear, Jira, etc.) directly into the IDE, enabling real-time architectural checks.
We integrate with Linear, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and GitHub. These integrations pull your roadmap, meeting transcripts, and documentation to provide architectural context. More integrations are coming—request yours in our community.

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