998: How to Fix Vibe Coding

Transitioning from "vibe coding" to deterministic software development requires integrating rigorous code quality, bug finding, and formatting tools into AI-driven workflows. Fallow serves as a comprehensive solution for identifying dead code, circular dependencies, and complexity hotspots, preventing the "slop" often generated when AI prioritizes immediate problem-solving over long-term maintainability. Sentry’s CLI and Spotlight tools provide root cause analysis and real-time local debugging, ensuring agents have precise error data rather than guessing from messy logs. Enforcing standards through custom ESLint plugins and StyleLint is more effective than relying on "agents.md" files, which AI frequently ignores. Advanced browser tools like LightPanda and Agent Browser further enhance reliability by allowing agents to verify UI changes and network requests in headless environments. These deterministic guardrails transform unpredictable AI outputs into stable, professional-grade codebases.