Quality gates that hold up at AI-assisted delivery speed.
AI-assisted implementation is only dependable when testing, review steps, and acceptance checks keep pace with the output. We build the quality approach into the delivery process from the start instead of treating it as something to do at the end.
For teams delivering product work with AI assistance that need quality they can verify without slowing everything down to the pace of fully manual review.
When code generation speeds up but tests, types, and reviews do not, defects slip downstream. They become more expensive to fix, and trust in AI-assisted work starts to erode — usually just before the release where that trust matters most.
We set up the test structure, type checks, interface checks, review steps, and clear acceptance rules for each task. Code written with AI goes through the same checks as any other change before it is accepted.
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Test pyramid by intent
You get unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end tests where they matter most. Test coverage follows the actual risks in your system instead of an arbitrary percentage target.
- 02
Contract and type gates
API and data contracts, together with strict types, catch many forms of AI-generated drift before runtime.
- 03
Reviewable acceptance
Each task comes with written acceptance criteria linked to the documentation. That gives reviewers something concrete to check instead of arguing about what “done” means.
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Regression and change trails
When a test fails, when it is fixed, and when it passes again, that record stays with the change. You can see the quality work instead of having to trust that it happened.
Quality surface mapped to delivery risk, not to vanity coverage targets.
- L1
Types + contracts
compile-time + schema checks
- L2
Unit tests
pure logic · fast feedback
- L3
Integration
modules · adapters · data
- L4
Contract tests
API + data shape boundaries
- L5
End-to-end
critical user journeys
- L6
Acceptance review
matches documented intent
- 01Quality strategy tied to the system's real risks
- 02Test plan and tooling decisions
- 03Review gate and acceptance criteria definitions
- 04Recommendations for CI feedback loops
Service areas that use this technical foundation
Background on this topic
- AI-Assisted Delivery
What to test in AI-assisted software delivery
A practical testing approach for AI-supported development: what to check with types, contracts, unit tests, integration tests, and acceptance tests, and which parts are not worth automating.
- AI-Assisted Delivery
Faster code is not faster delivery
Why faster code generation does not shorten a project by itself, and what else must be in place for AI-supported development to save time instead of creating rework.
Discuss a Quality Strategy?
A short, structured intake. No pressure, no boilerplate.