AI code tools generate suggestions. Someone still has to implement every one. AFA closes that loop: analyzes every function, generates improvements, validates through nine quantitative gates, and commits only what the math proves is worthwhile.
The current generation of AI code tools reviews your code and generates suggestions. Every one of those suggestions still requires a human to implement, test, and commit. The result: more notifications, not fewer problems.
| Challenge | AFA Solution |
|---|---|
| Suggestions with no mathematical backing | Nine quantitative gates with formal statistical thresholds. Your codebase improves on evidence, not opinions. |
| Every fix still requires manual work | Autonomous commit when all gates pass. Engineering time goes to building, not triaging suggestions. |
| No record of what changed or why | SHA-256 hash-chained decision log. Every gate evaluation is auditable, independently verifiable. |
| Metrics are easy to game | Four anti-gaming detectors: dead-code, edit locality, AST distance, generated code. Trust what the system commits. |
AFA runs a convergent per-function loop. It iterates until the math says no worthwhile improvement remains, then moves on. Over time, your codebase compounds quality gains without manual intervention.
Proposal → [Risk] [Profit] [Novelty] [Complexity] [Quality] [Utility] [Entropy] [Supply Chain] [KPI]
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COMMIT if all 9 pass + utility ratio > 1.0
SKIP if any gate fails or cost > value
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Audit log: SHA-256 hash chain per decision# Install and analyze in 30 seconds
$ pip install afa
$ export GOOGLE_API_KEY="your-key"
$ afa analyze src/
# Results: per-function scores + findings
┌──────────────────────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┐
│ Function │ Sec │ Perf │ Main │ Docs │ Test │
├──────────────────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
│ process_payment() │ 0.72 │ 0.95 │ 0.88 │ 0.45 │ 0.30 │
│ validate_input() │ 1.00 │ 0.90 │ 0.92 │ 0.80 │ 0.70 │
└──────────────────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┘
# Enhance with dry-run (see what AFA would change)
$ afa enhance src/ --dry-run