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Brutally honest senior-engineer code reviews for Claude Code, Cursor & Windsurf - and your terminal. Scores, evidence-backed issues, usable fixes.

38 starsTypeScript

Built a personality that lives across CLI, browser, and web –> all solo

by thomasgeelens·Apr 13, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidShip ItBold Bet

Cynical AI code reviewer roasts your code instead of praising it like Copilot.

Strengths
  • •MCP server integration works with Cursor, Claude Code, and Windsurf immediately.
  • •CLI auto-detects staged changes or recent commits for contextual reviews.
  • •Consistent cynical persona across CLI, browser extension, and web dashboard.
Weaknesses
  • •Sends code to external backend, raising privacy concerns for proprietary code.
  • •Personality gimmick doesn't solve accuracy issues plaguing existing AI tools.
Target Audience

Developers who want blunt feedback or are tired of polite AI assistants

Similar To

GitHub Copilot · Cursor · Codeium

Post Description

So much has happed in the 'Sallyverse' at this point and I love to share, if y'all have any questions let me know, I'd love to talk. :)

Cynical Sally CLI has been starred 8 times on Github and is being used by more devs every day to help them (and make them cry) in their workflow: https://github.com/w1ckedxt/cynicalsally-cli

Cynical Sally Chrome Extension Launched and now shows 5 users, it's a start. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cynical-sally/hjcdm...

Cynical Sally Discord Server is live, the spot to talk about the Sallyverse: https://cynicalsally.com/sallyverse Get support about anything Sally, join here: https://discord.gg/UEF7Nt4W

Sally Lite (deployed on Render with one click) has been used over 40 times: https://sally-lite.onrender.com/

Cynical Sally for OpenClaw has launched and has a fully companion side, if you into that: https://clawhub.ai/plugins/cynicalsally

The website (CynicalSally.com) also has a companion component when you click the DM's section. (10 for free, Superclub gives you unlimited access and an actual bond building opportunity with Sally)

More to come! Expanding her every day while also keeping the backend lean, tight and trustworthy as much as possible, all built solo. Again, any questions let me know!

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