- The three-man team is known as “Slopfix”
- It claims to be able to reduce AI-generated codebases by up to 65% in size
- They aim to “refactor vibecoded codebases back to maintenance”
Vibecoding has a lot to answer for, not least some excessively large codebases. A new team of software engineers is collaborating to reduce the size of these arduous projects… at a bill of $10,000 per week.
Slopfix is the name of the team (consisting of a trio: Maciej, Kuba and Krzysztof), but its goal is efficiency and functionality rather than code golf, where the code is reduced to the shortest possible length.
But while this may seem like a noble task and a service worth paying for, Slopfix does not take a stand against the use of AI. In fact, it uses AI tools to detect the AI flab in your codebases.
Use an AI to capture an AI
The challenges surrounding vibe-coded projects have increased in recent months as the technology’s limitations become apparent.
While it’s straightforward to use an AI to program based on your prompts and requirements, agents usually start to lose context and logic once the project reaches a certain size or age. Once that happens, you’re looking at duplication, functions breaking, and of course the dreaded hallucination.
Slopfix targets companies that have embraced vibecoding, built huge codebases, and found themselves running into problems. However, to find the problematic AI code, Slopfix uses AI.
They state that a full “screen-by-screen, endpoint-by-endpoint” evaluation of the Vibecoded app is being done, which aims to find the duplicated features, broken logic and other issues. There’s also a promise of a two-week warranty on anything they break.
All this is helped by Claude Code “on a very short leash”, which Slopfix uses to find problems. They clearly state that “the agent does not get a vote.” Instead, they rely on their experience as developers to improve your code.
$10,000 seems a bit steep?
While the price may seem high, $10,000 for a successful week of work for three experienced developers shouldn’t really be a budget breaker.
The fee only covers successful work and, as the Slopfix website says, payment is in proportion to how much of the reduction target the team hits, with $10,000 as the price for reaching the target – it’s not the standard fee.
However, there is some preparation involved and the analysis of your code base is done for free. If they can’t solve your project’s problems, they’ll let you know and reject the contract.
As software consultants go, Slopfix is an unusual case. However, as the problems with vibe-coded projects begin to become apparent, competing consultancies may begin offering similar services.
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