fantasieleven-code/callout

**You used AI to write code for 3 days. Callout tells you 60% of it was over-engineered.**
AI coding tools make you 10x faster at writing code. Nobody checks if you're building the *right* thing. Callout is the second pair of eyes — 9 expert perspectives that catch what you miss, delivered as an MCP server that works inside Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and Windsurf.
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Why Callout exists
A real product was built using Claude Code in 6 days: 186 files, 691 tests. A multi-perspective review on Day 5 found that 60% was over-engineered. 9 days of planned work reduced to 3.5 days. The key insight: **the problem wasn't bad code — it was wrong priorities and missed blind spots**.
Callout makes that review available to every developer, automatically.
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30-second setup
No global install needed. Run this from your project directory. Callout auto-detects your editor and configures the MCP server.
**After setup, restart your editor** (or re-enter Claude Code from the project directory), then say:
Manual setup (if npx setup doesn't work)
**Claude Code:**
**Cursor / VS Code** — add to your editor's MCP config (.cursor/mcp.json or .vscode/mcp.json):
**Windsurf** — add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json with the same format.
After any manual setup, **restart your editor** so it picks up the new MCP server.
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Quick Start: What to say
| Phase | What you want | Say this to AI | What happens |
|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
| **Get started** | Check my AI collaboration habits | "Coach me" | Scans your project setup, finds blind spots, outputs improvement checklist |
| | Evaluate this project | "Review this project" | 9 expert perspectives review your project, categorize as MUST FIX / SHOULD FIX / GOOD |
| | Is this idea worth building? | "Score this idea" | 10-dimension scoring, verdict: CONTINUE / SIMPLIFY / PAUSE / DELETE |
| **Go deeper** | Get advice on a specific decision | "Review focus: should I use Supabase?" | Multi-perspective review focused on one question |
| | Make AI read docs before coding | "Bind Stripe docs to payment code" | AI must read official docs before modifying protected files — no more guessing |
| | What tool should I use? | "I need to add payments" | Detects project needs, recommends best tool with install steps |
| **Manage** | See all findings and progress | "Show my todos" | All review/coach findings auto-collected, sorted by priority |
> **Multi-project?** Say **"portfolio"** for cross-project health status and resource allocation advice.
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Core Features
review — 9 expert perspectives on your project
3 groups, 9 perspectives:
| Group | Perspectives | What they catch |
|-------|-------------|----------------|
| **Technical** | CTO, Security, DevOps | Over-engineering, vulnerabilities, deployment gaps |
| **Business** | Product, Customer, Strategy | Missing features, UX gaps, business model issues |
| **Founder** | Investor, Unicorn Founder, Solo Entrepreneur | Market fit, scalability, solo feasibility |
Every finding is categorized as **MUST FIX**, **SHOULD FIX**, or **GOOD** with effort estimates. Starts with an Executive Summary.
coach — AI collaboration blind spot detector
Analyzes your project setup, development habits, and knowledge gaps. Tells you what you don't know you're doing wrong when working with AI coding tools.