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Show HN: Stewie Reflect – owner's manuals for repos, with claims linked to code

Stewie Reflect launches a tool that generates owner's manuals for code repositories, linking claims to evidence in the code. The service, currently in private beta, offers a free preview and charges a one-time $19 fee for the full manual.

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Show HN: Stewie Reflect – owner's manuals for repos, with claims linked to code
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You own software you can't fully read — AI helped you build it, or you inherited it, and somewhere along the way you lost the full picture. Stewie Reflect reads one snapshot of your repository and writes an Owner's Manual: what the code actually does, what deserves your attention, where the evidence ends, and which decisions only you can make.

In private beta · built in the open

Truth, with receipts

Every important claim is tied to evidence from your code. When the manual isn't sure, it says so — explicitly, with labeled evidence boundaries instead of confident guesses.

Attention, ranked by consequence

Risks and conflicts come as cards that say what happens, why it matters, and when to look again. The sample manual surfaces 2 critical findings and 17 owner decisions in one place.

Written for owners

No code reading required. Plain-language models and figures explain your product, while explicit source boundaries show where the reviewed evidence ends.

01 Sound familiar? #

"I vibe-coded my whole product with AI. It works… I think. I honestly couldn't tell you what happens when a payment fails."

"My developer left. I own the code now — I just can't read it, and I don't know what I don't know."

"Before I invest more in this codebase, I want an honest second opinion on what's actually in there."

That gap between owning software and understanding it is exactly what an Owner's Manual closes.

02 See a real one #

We won't ask you to trust a marketing page. This is the complete reviewed manual for a real production accounting application — 7 chapters, every figure and attention card included, labeled as sample content throughout. It is the format and quality target we hold generated manuals to: customer manuals must pass automated quality checks before delivery, and depth varies with each repository's available evidence.

Owner's Manual for an AI bookkeeping app

7 generated chapters from the reviewed repository snapshot

A real generated manual — produced by our engine from one snapshot of a real AI bookkeeping app · 7 chapters · 17 attention items

Open the sample manual

03 How it works #

  • Connect GitHub read-only— only the repositories you choose. - Pick one repository and branch; we pin the exact commit.
  • Free repository check, then we generate your full Owner's Manual — free.
  • Read a free preview: one complete chapter plus every finding, so you can judge it on your own code.
  • Unlock the full manual and Markdown export for $19 beta price — only if it's worth it.

04 Pricing #

Start free "Beta price" is our current early-access price: you pay once per repository to unlock it — no subscription, no recurring charge.

Full details, trust, privacy, payment support and FAQ: Pricing & FAQ.

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