How to review AI-generated code in 4 rounds without missing the bugs that look like they're not there.
A 4-round protocol with copy-paste prompts for catching the specific failure patterns AI code hides — logic bugs, security holes, architectural rot, and scope drift. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini. Includes printable checklist.
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Clean code. Good comments. Tests all green. You approve it. Two weeks later, it has a bug that costs your team days.
You're not alone. Every team using AI coding assistants is discovering the same uncomfortable truth: AI-generated code looks correct. But it fails in ways human code doesn't.
After reviewing hundreds of AI-generated PRs, I found a pattern. The bugs aren't in formatting. They're not in style. They're in the places a quick glance won't reach — the off-by-one in a loop you skimmed, the missing auth check on a new endpoint, the elegant abstraction that creates a maintenance nightmare six months from now.
I built this protocol because I was tired of that sinking feeling after shipping AI code (and I'm not even going to talk about those 40 file PRs I needed to review). It's four rounds. Each one takes 5-10 minutes. And it catches what generic "review this code" prompts miss.
Catch logic errors, off-by-one bugs, wrong assumptions, and missing edge cases before anything else.
3 prompts · 10 min
Injection vulnerabilities, insecure deserialization, missing authorization, exposed secrets. Includes an "Evil User" prompt.
2 prompts · 10 min
Over-engineering, wrong-layer logic, code that doesn't fit your codebase, and AI-invented APIs that don't exist.
2 prompts · 10 min
Does this code actually solve the problem we asked for? Catches the last 20% of requirements AI quietly drops.
2 prompts · 5 min
Bonus: The Quick-Reference Checklist
A single printable page covering all rounds. Print it. Tape it to your monitor. Use it on every PR.
33-page PDF guide
Full protocol with detailed explanations and examples
10 copy-paste AI prompts
2 per round + API verification + PII audit — works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot
4 "traps to watch for" sections
AI failure patterns specific to each round, so you know exactly what to look for
Quick-Reference Checklist
Single printable page — put it on your monitor, use it on every PR
Decision framework
When to run all 4 rounds and when to shortcut — save time without cutting corners
Review loop guide
Run all reviews first, fix once, re-run — a workflow that scales
7-day adoption plan
Start small, build the habit, have the protocol baked into your team's workflow in a week
Stretch goals: PII audit + automation
PII audit prompt for catching leaked personal data, plus three approaches for end-to-end automation
Total: ~15 minutes for a typical PR, up to 35 minutes for a large one. Designed for the PRs where a single pass won't catch everything.
Senior devs reviewing AI-generated PRs
Cut review time without lowering standards
Team leads managing AI-using juniors
Give your team a repeatable process
Solo developers using AI tools
Catch bugs before they hit production
Engineering managers
Standardize code review quality across your team
Stephen Metcalfe is a Principal Software Engineer at a multinational fintech with 30+ years of professional development experience.
He started working with AI coding tools when Codium was still in beta — around September 2024, before it became Windsurf, before the hype. He built this protocol after one too many "clean" PRs shipped bugs he should have caught.
Side projects? A few. Don't we all? But his main priority is the craft he's been sharpening since 1996 — the craft that actually pays the bills.
Reading sci-fi, watching action movies, and occasionally remembering he has hobbies. Oh, and now author.
Because $19 means you take it seriously. You're not buying a PDF. You're buying a process that will save you from shipping AI bugs — and from the uncomfortable conversation when one of those bugs hits production.
If this protocol saves you from one shipping bug, it paid for itself 100x over.