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Tidewave . ai

Tidewave . ai

AI Web Development Freemium
AI Web Development Freemium

Tidewave . ai helps Phoenix and Rails devs edit apps, query DBs, and evaluate code inside their environment.

Best for:

  • • Rapid prototyping and feature wiring in Phoenix or Rails MVPs
  • • Solo founders or small teams needing quick code edits and DB-aware changes
  • • Generating/controllers/migrations and suggesting fixes within a live codebase

Not for:

  • • Projects not using Phoenix or Ruby on Rails
  • • Security-sensitive production databases without strict access controls
  • • Teams requiring formal audited change processes or compliance guarantees
Tidewave . ai is an AI coding agent you drop into your environment that can modify your web app, query your database, and evaluate code — it literally acts like a developer inside Phoenix and Ruby on Rails projects. The core pitch is unique: an AI that has in-context access to your app and DB so it can make targeted changes instead of just suggesting snippets. I think this is a neat fit if you’re building an MVP on Phoenix or Rails and want faster iteration on wiring up features, opinionated CRUD, or small refactors. You’ll find it useful for generating controller/actions, tweaking migrations, or having the agent propose fixes to failing tests because it can run and evaluate code in-place (according to the product description). The freemium model is nice for trying it out before committing. Limitations and gotchas: support is explicitly for Phoenix and Ruby on Rails — if you’re on Node, Django, or anything else, skip it. Giving an AI DB access raises obvious security and privacy questions; don’t use it on sensitive production data without strong audits and access controls. Also, an agent that edits code autonomously can introduce subtle bugs or make stylistic choices you don’t want, so plan to review every change. Finally, the description implies capability but doesn’t detail safety, audit logs, or team workflows — those are important for real projects. When to use: rapid prototype work, solo founders who need a helper dev, or trusted internal tooling on staging data. When to skip: multi-framework stacks, security-sensitive production migrations, or teams that require strict, audited change processes. Overall, promising for Rails/Phoenix MVPs but treat its edits like a teammate that still needs supervision.

Tradeoffs:

Tidewave's DB access and in-place editing speed up work, but increases security risk and requires careful human review of any changes it makes.