I built Scout, an AI code review tool that helps you learn instead of just patch code.

Tools like ChatGPT or Copilot make it really easy to get working code. But it's also easy to skip understanding! You paste, it runs, you move on, hit the same bug again later.

I remember the days when I looked on stackoverflow for help. Ever since the launch of ChatGPT, I had began to over rely on AI to do my coding and thinking for me... I knew AI was a valuable tool, I just had to find a way to use it well. For me that was with a simple Next app running off of localhost. I realized others might have a similar problem / need for feedback, so I thought I'd release it as a product.

I made it simple:

- Connect your GitHub repo

- Pick an analysis type (security, performance, quality, bugs, explain)

- AI reviews your code and explains why something’s wrong

- Gives you concrete suggestions and a quality score

- Doesn’t hand you the fix

It's for anyone, but I think it might be especially helpful for: solo founders learning to code, bootcamp students, and self-taught devs!

Try it at https://scout0.com

There's a video (https://youtu.be/Dj1TLNqVWbk), and a live demo on the landing page (works best on desktop)!

I wanted to keep it simple, 2 plans the cheapest at $14 / month with a free tier that can analyze with only bugs and explain (which is what I originally built for myself).

I’m 16 and building Scout to fund my spot in a high school field study in Ireland. My goal is to reach $1k/month in sustainable revenue before the trip. I’m sharing the whole process daily on Twitter (@everaur1).

I built with Next.js, OpenAI (via the AI SDK), and Polar.

Happy to talk about the tech, design choices, or business side. I'm very new to this, and feedback’s very welcome!!!