Founder / Solo builder / 2026-present
Verification for the agent era.
AI can generate code at machine speed. Shipmoor makes the claim that follows it falsifiable: did this change actually do what was asked?
- 01 Local-first
- 02 No source upload
- 03 Deterministic gate
- 04 Cross-agent
Solo
Founder and builder across every product layer0
Source files or diffs uploaded by the core workflow1
Reproducible verdict from the deterministic floorDaily
CI use inside an AI lab's engineering loopProduct thesis
Plausible is not proven.
Agent-generated code often looks complete before it is complete. The failure is not always syntax or tests; it is a skipped side effect, a weakened assertion, an invented interface, or a neighboring solution that never satisfies the request.
A machine that can hallucinate is structurally barred from being the final gate.
Verification architecture
A claim becomes a proof obligation.
Shipmoor separates advisory intelligence from admissible evidence, then carries the result through a small deterministic kernel.
- 01
Intent
Freeze the claim into obligations
- 02
Change
Resolve the exact diff and context
- 03
Probes
Builds, tests, scans, bound checks
- 04
Kernel
Apply the deterministic floor
- 05
Attest
Retain a replayable verdict
LLM inference can inspect and challenge.
It can surface a divergence or request more evidence. It cannot manufacture green.
Only falsifiable evidence can decide.
Builds, tests, scans, and bound checks carry the blocking result.
Product surfaces
One verification layer, five moments.
The product meets the change before review, at the claim, inside the test record, during advisory review, and within the agent loop itself.
- P1
Claim Check
Binding verdictTurns intent into atomic obligations, binds them to real evidence, and blocks only when the deterministic floor can prove a gap.
- P2
Scan
Deterministic gateFinds structural agent failures such as phantom imports, stub paths, fabricated APIs, and suspicious test changes before review.
- P3
Test Evidence
Run integrityChecks that tests actually ran and passed for the change, while exposing deleted or weakened tests that manufacture a green result.
- P4
Code Review
Advisory onlyUses the developer's own coding agent for a local review. It can guide repair, but it never grants or blocks a verdict.
- P5
Agent Harness
In-loop controlRuns checks inside Codex, Claude, Cursor, and Aider loops, returning failures as the agent's next action until the gate clears.
Solo-builder scope
One founder, every layer.
Shipmoor is not a concept site around a CLI. The work spans the verification engine, developer experience, product control plane, distribution, and daily operations.
- 01
Verification engine
Intent resolution, deterministic probes, admissibility rules, and attestations.
- 02
Developer surfaces
CLI, agent harness, skills, VS Code and JetBrains workflows.
- 03
Product control plane
Authentication, entitlements, allowances, accounts, and paid plans.
- 04
Distribution
Installers, releases, documentation, demos, and product website.
- 05
Operations
CI, telemetry, support, reliability, and the feedback loop into product decisions.
Operating principles
Credibility is an architecture choice.
The product boundary is designed around who may decide, where code may travel, and what evidence remains after the run.
Evidence decides
A model can advise and subtract trust. It cannot create a passing verdict.
Source stays local
Scans, diffs, and the gating path run on the developer machine or inside their CI.
Neutral across agents
The verifier does not write the code, so it does not grade its own output.
Verification compounds
Every retained contract and check makes the next change easier to prove.
Individual verification workflow
Free and Pro plans, local CLI, agent integrations, evidence, and attestations.
Managed team enforcement
Shared policy, CI and PR gates, governance, identity, and private execution options.
Shipmoor / Verification for the agent era