Workflow: Plan → Build → Review

Roseram’s core loop is simple on purpose: plan the work, build with agents, review changes and previews — in the browser.

If the loop feels clear and the usage dashboard feels trustworthy, the product is doing its job.

CTA: Run your first loop →

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Why three stages

| Stage | Job | Failure mode if skipped | |-------|-----|-------------------------| | Plan | Align on goal, files, risks, done-when | Expensive thrash; agent invents scope | | Build | Implement against the plan | Unreviewed megadiffs; surprise spend | | Review | Diff, preview, accept/reject, follow-ups | Shipping broken or insecure changes |

Agents are powerful and fallible. The loop is the seatbelt.

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Plan

  1. State the goal in one paragraph.
  2. List constraints (stack, style, “don’t touch X”).
  3. Define done when (test passes, UI matches, API returns…).
  4. Ask the agent for a short plan: files to touch, steps, risks.
  5. Edit the plan before build. Reject bad plans early — that’s cheap.

Tips:

  • Prefer one feature or bug per loop while learning.
  • Call out auth, migrations, and public APIs explicitly.
  • See Models & routing if planning quality varies by model.

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Build

  1. Kick off implementation against the agreed plan.
  2. Prefer incremental steps over one giant prompt.
  3. Watch the usage panel — especially on frontier models.
  4. If the agent drifts, stop and re-plan; don’t “just one more” endlessly.

Tips:

  • Set a hard spend limit before long exploratory builds.
  • Verify email so up to $25/day UTC allowance is active (guide).
  • Mechanical edits may not need max reasoning effort.

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Review

  1. Read the diff — not only the agent’s summary.
  2. Open previews / run checks the workspace offers.
  3. Accept, reject, or request a focused follow-up.
  4. Note clarity issues (plan quality, surprise files) for your next loop.

Never rubber-stamp security-sensitive changes.

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Example (small task)

Goal: Add a /health endpoint that returns { "ok": true }.

  1. Plan: Identify router file, response shape, test location.
  2. Build: Agent adds route + test.
  3. Review: Diff is two files; hit preview or run test; accept.

Save the giant greenfield app for after the loop feels natural.

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How this differs from “chat until it works”

Chat-only coding often skips a written plan and a deliberate review. Roseram pushes you to externalize those steps so spend and quality stay inspectable — complementary to IDE copilots (vs Copilot) and desktop agents (vs Cursor).

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