SaaS Teams Using AI Coding Agents

sentrik governs AI-generated code in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring quality and security standards are met before code ships.

The Challenge

SaaS engineering teams are adopting AI coding tools rapidly:

• GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code generate 30-60% of new code in many teams
• Code review bottlenecks increase as AI-generated PRs flood the queue
• Quality variance — AI output ranges from excellent to subtly broken
• No traceability — generated code isn't linked to requirements or tickets
• Security blind spots — AI agents don't know your security policies

sentrik acts as an automated reviewer that enforces your standards on every commit, whether written by a human or an AI agent.

How sentrik Helps

1. Automated Code Governance

sentrik sits in your CI/CD pipeline and checks every PR:

Developer / AI Agent → git push → CI Pipeline → sentrik Gate → Merge
                                                    ↓
                                              Pass or Block

No manual review needed for standard checks. Your team reviews architecture and logic; sentrik handles compliance and quality.

2. Custom Rules for Your Codebase

Define rules that match your team's conventions:

# standards.yaml
rules:
  - id: no-print-statements
    description: "Use logging module instead of print()"
    type: regex
    pattern: "\\bprint\\s*\\("
    severity: medium
    exclude_patterns: ["tests/", "scripts/"]

  - id: require-type-hints
    description: "All public functions must have type hints"
    type: file_policy
    check: must_contain_pattern
    params:
      pattern: "def \\w+\\(.*:.*\\).*->"
    severity: low

  - id: max-function-complexity
    description: "Functions must not exceed complexity 10"
    type: ast
    check: high_complexity
    params:
      max_complexity: 10
    severity: high

3. Standards Packs

Start with pre-built rule sets and customize from there:

# .guard.yaml
standards_packs:
  - owasp-top-10       # 22 security rules

# Override specific rules
pack_overrides:
  owasp-top-10:
    owasp-a03-sql-injection:
      severity: critical    # Upgrade from high
    owasp-a05-debug-mode:
      enabled: false        # Not relevant for API-only service

4. Work Item Traceability

Link code to tickets automatically. sentrik integrates with:

• GitHub Issues — link findings to issues, auto-create issues for gaps
• Azure DevOps — work item sync, iteration-scoped queries
• Jira — JQL-based work item fetching, bi-directional sync

# Reconcile findings with your tracker
sentrik reconcile --dry-run    # Preview what would change
sentrik reconcile              # Create/update/close work items

5. Dashboard for Visibility

The built-in management console gives your team real-time visibility:

sentrik dashboard
# Open http://localhost:8000/dashboard

Dashboard features: - Overview — scan metrics, severity distribution, top files by findings - Rules — searchable rule browser with pack membership - Work Items — traceability status, sync controls - Audit Log — who scanned what, when, and what happened - Trends — findings over time, showing improvement

6. Pre-commit Hook

Catch issues before they reach CI:

# .pre-commit-config.yaml
repos:
  - repo: local
    hooks:
      - id: sentrik-scan
        name: Sentrik Scan
        entry: sentrik scan --staged
        language: system
        pass_filenames: false

Developers get instant feedback on AI-generated code before pushing.

CI/CD Integration Examples

GitHub Actions

name: Sentrik Gate
on: [pull_request]
jobs:
  gate:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - run: pip install sentrik
      - run: sentrik gate --git-range "origin/main...HEAD" --decorate-pr --status-check
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
        with:
          sarif_file: out/report.sarif
        if: always()

Azure Pipelines

trigger:
  branches:
    include: [main]
pr:
  branches:
    include: [main]

steps:
  - script: pip install sentrik
  - script: >
      sentrik gate
      --git-range "origin/main...HEAD"
      --decorate-pr
      --status-check
    env:
      AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT: $(AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT)

Parallel Scanning for Large Codebases

For repositories with hundreds of files, enable parallel scanning:

# .guard.yaml
parallel_scan: true
max_workers: 8

sentrik distributes file evaluation across threads, with thread-safe caching. Scan metrics (out/scan_metrics.json) report cache hit rates and per-phase timing.

Enterprise Features

Unlock advanced capabilities with a license key:

Feature	Team	Org	Enterprise
Parallel scanning	Yes	Yes	Yes
Severity rescoring	Yes	Yes	Yes
Token vault	—	Yes	Yes
Governance profiles	—	Yes	Yes
Async approval gates	—	—	Yes
Audit logging	—	—	Yes
SSO/OIDC	—	—	Yes

Getting Started

# Install
pip install sentrik

# Initialize (interactive wizard)
sentrik init

# Scan your codebase
sentrik scan

# Add to CI/CD
sentrik gate --git-range "origin/main...HEAD"

# View dashboard
sentrik dashboard

See the Quickstart Guide for a 5-minute tutorial.