Guides & docs
Heygents is an AI-powered control center for the projects you actually run. It gives every project a single workspace with live health status, a Deep Scan that reads the real repository and returns a prioritized task list, streaming runs of Claude, Codex or Gemini against the real code, and scheduled automations. These pages document every screen and collect practical guides for solo developers.
Practical, no-nonsense guides for solo developers and small teams - how to manage projects, stay organized and ship without team-sized overhead.
How to manage projects as a solo developer
A lightweight method: capture, backlog, solo sprints, kanban, and avoiding burnout.
The solo developer's weekly review routine
A repeatable 30-minute weekly review, with a copy-ready checklist.
Continuous testing on every commit
Run tests automatically on every change and get a readable failure report in under a minute.
Auto-fixing lint errors and broken tests
Close most recurring failures automatically, with a diff you approve before it lands.
From idea to verified commit in under 10 minutes
The full loop: spec, code, tests, verification, report - with no hand-holding between steps.
Zero-regression deploys
Make tests and checks a hard gate so nothing ships before everything passes.
Autonomous coding agents explained
What they are, the levels of autonomy, and where you can trust them today.
One screen per project: the live dashboard
Build, tests, git and services on a single live screen - without opening a terminal.
Test-failure reports you can actually read
Show the single failing assertion, expected vs actual, and the fastest reproduction.
How to write a task spec an agent can execute
Goal, scope, acceptance criteria and constraints that keep a run under 10 minutes.
Reviewing AI-generated diffs without slowing down
A fast approve/reject loop that keeps the human gate lightweight.
Keeping your test suite fast
Speed is what makes running tests on every change actually viable.
Frequently asked questions
What is Heygents?
Heygents is an AI-powered control center for a developer's projects. Each project gets a single workspace that holds its live status, a plan with the goal and roadmap, a task list produced by Deep Scan reading the real repository, streaming AI runs against the real working directory, and scheduled automations that scan, fix or health-check on their own.
Who is Heygents for?
Solo developers and small independent makers who run a handful of their own projects - a few side projects and maybe one or two with real users. The typical user is a capable developer but not an infrastructure specialist, and wants their projects watched, checked and improved without becoming a DevOps engineer or adding team-sized process.
What is Deep Scan?
Deep Scan is a read-only AI review that opens the project's real working directory and reads its code, configuration, dependencies and logs, then returns a short list of concrete tasks. Each task has a category, an urgency, an explanation of why it matters, and a ready-to-paste instruction. Scans are grounded in the project's goal, so the suggestions fit the product.
Do I need an API key to use Heygents?
No. AI runs use the logins of the command-line tools already installed on your machine, meaning they lean on an existing subscription rather than a pay-per-use key. The API key vault in Settings stores credentials for explicit, user-initiated uses, and provider keys are removed from every AI process Heygents launches.
Where do I start?
Read Introduction & setup for signing in, the app shell and creating your first project. Then Projects & workspace for the tabs, and Tasks & Deep Scan for how the task list is produced. The Guides section covers the practices around all of this, from a weekly review routine to writing task specs an agent can execute.
Turn these guides into real work
Heygents gives every project a board, a backlog, and an AI assistant that helps you plan and ship - built for solo developers and small teams.
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