Built a developer tool with Aider?
We'll make it production-ready.
Developer tools face the most technically demanding audience there is — other developers. They'll inspect your source code, stress-test your API, and publicly criticize performance issues on Twitter. AI tools can scaffold a CLI, dashboard, or API wrapper quickly, but developer tools need exceptional error messages, comprehensive documentation, and rock-solid reliability because your users know exactly how software should work.
Developer Tool challenges in Aider apps
Building a developer tool with Aider is a great start — but these challenges need attention before launch.
Error messages and developer experience
Developers expect error messages that tell them exactly what went wrong, why, and how to fix it. AI-generated tools return generic 'Something went wrong' messages or raw stack traces. Good DX means every error is actionable and every edge case has a helpful response.
API design and consistency
Developer tools live or die by their API surface — whether REST endpoints, CLI arguments, or SDK methods. Naming must be consistent, behavior must be predictable, and breaking changes must be versioned. AI tools generate functional but inconsistent APIs that frustrate developers.
Documentation and examples
Developers won't use your tool if they can't figure it out quickly. You need API reference docs, getting-started guides, code examples in multiple languages, and a changelog. AI tools build the tool but not the documentation ecosystem around it.
Performance and latency
Developer tools are often in the critical path of other developers' workflows — slow API responses, laggy CLIs, or unresponsive dashboards directly waste their time. Every millisecond matters. AI-generated tools have unoptimized database queries and no caching.
Authentication and API key management
Developer tools need API key generation, key rotation, scoped permissions per key, usage tracking, and rate limiting. AI tools implement a single hardcoded API key or basic bearer tokens without any key lifecycle management.
Webhook and integration reliability
If your tool sends webhooks or integrates with other services, deliveries must be reliable — with retry logic, delivery logging, signature verification, and a way for users to test and debug integrations. AI tools fire-and-forget webhooks with no reliability guarantees.
What we check in your Aider developer tool
Common Aider issues we fix
Beyond developer tool-specific issues, these are Aider patterns we commonly fix.
Incomplete security implementations
Aider implements security features in the files it touches but misses corresponding changes in other files — like adding auth to one route but not others.
Partial refactoring across files
Aider sometimes updates function signatures in one file but misses call sites in other files, causing runtime errors.
Git history cluttered with fix commits
Aider's iterative approach creates many small 'fix' commits that make Git history hard to follow and review.
Missing cross-file optimizations
Performance improvements applied to individual files but not the system-level patterns that cause the real bottlenecks.
Start with a self-serve audit
Get a professional review of your Aider developer tool at a fixed price.
Security Scan
Black-box review of your public-facing app. No code access needed.
- OWASP Top 10 checks
- SSL/TLS analysis
- Security headers
- Expert review within 24h
Code Audit
In-depth review of your source code for security, quality, and best practices.
- Security vulnerabilities
- Code quality review
- Dependency audit
- AI pattern analysis
Complete Bundle
Both scans in one package with cross-referenced findings.
- Everything in both products
- Cross-referenced findings
- Unified action plan
100% credited toward any paid service. Start with an audit, then let us fix what we find.
Frequently asked questions
Can I build a developer tool with Aider?
Aider is a great starting point for a developer tool. It handles the initial scaffolding well, but developer tool apps have specific requirements — error messages and developer experience and api design and consistency — that need professional attention before launch.
What issues does Aider leave in developer tool apps?
Common issues include: incomplete security implementations, partial refactoring across files, git history cluttered with fix commits. For a developer tool specifically, these issues are compounded by the need for error messages and developer experience.
How do I make my Aider developer tool production-ready?
Start with our code audit ($19) to get a clear picture of what needs fixing. For most Aider-built developer tool apps, the critical path is: security review, then fixing core flow reliability, then deployment. We provide a fixed quote after the audit.
Get your Aider developer tool production-ready
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