Hiring plans. Team structure. Architecture decisions. Dev processes for the AI era. Helmsman is the CTO brain your startup needs — start with a free repo health scan.
facebook/react, vercel/next.js, or any public GitHub repoEvery startup needs a CTO. Most can't afford one. The alternatives are expensive, unreliable, or both.
The full CTO job. Not just the code part.
Code review is 20% of what a CTO does. Helmsman handles the other 80% — the decisions that actually determine whether your startup scales or stalls.
Know when to hire, who to hire, and how to structure comp — before you burn runway on the wrong people.
Structure your engineering team for your current stage, not how Google does it.
AI agents are shipping code now. Your dev process needs to account for that — or you're leaving 10x productivity on the table.
Architecture choices, vendor decisions, and technical bets that compound — or haunt you for years.
The CTO role changed. Most founders haven't noticed yet.
AI agents write code, review PRs, deploy services. The CTO job is no longer about being the best coder in the room — it's about making the decisions that AI can't. Helmsman is built for that new reality.
Agents handle implementation. The CTO's job is deciding what gets built and how it fits together.
Shipping 10x faster means architecture mistakes compound 10x faster. You need strategic oversight, not more PRs.
One engineer + AI agents = what used to take a team of five. Helmsman helps you hire for leverage, not headcount.
Every startup has access to the same AI tools. The teams that win have better processes around them.
Start with a repo health scan. See what Helmsman sees.
Drop any public GitHub repo URL. Helmsman reads your codebase, maps the file structure, and identifies your tech stack in seconds.
AI reviews your architecture, dependencies, security posture, test coverage, CI/CD setup, documentation, and scalability patterns.
Get a structured health report with scores, specific findings, and actionable recommendations. Share it with your team or investors.
8 dimensions of codebase health — one click
File structure, separation of concerns, design patterns, and system design quality against best practices.
Linting configuration, TypeScript adoption, code style consistency, and anti-pattern detection.
Dependency vulnerabilities, secret exposure risk, authentication patterns, and security best practices.
Test framework setup, test coverage indicators, test quality patterns, and CI test integration.
Deployment configuration, continuous integration, containerization, and infrastructure as code.
README quality, inline documentation, API docs, and contribution guidelines.
Dependency count, outdated packages, license compliance, and supply chain risk assessment.
Database patterns, caching strategies, async processing, and performance bottleneck detection.
Get the strategic guidance, architecture pressure-testing, and hiring roadmaps of a world-class CTO — at 1% the cost.
Everything you need to keep your codebase healthy and your technical direction sharp.
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