SlowBurn

A deliberate, multi-phase AI coding agent desktop app (Electron + React + TypeScript), powered by OpenRouter.

Unlike fast coding assistants, SlowBurn runs 8 sequential phases per task: Research → Planning → Implementation → Bug Detection → Code Review → Re-Coding → Optimization → Final Validation.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install --legacy-peer-deps

2. Run in development:

npm run dev

3. Configure in Settings:
   • OpenRouter API key
   • Project folder
   • Model
   • Web search is free (SearXNG + DuckDuckGo fallback) — no search API key needed

Scripts

Command	Description
npm run dev	Start Electron with hot reload
npm run build	Production build
npm test	Run unit & property tests

Architecture

• Main process: agent orchestration, file I/O, shell commands, OpenRouter API (API key never leaves main)
• Preload: typed window.slowburn IPC bridge
• Renderer: React UI with Zustand state

Specs and task breakdown: .kiro/specs/slowburn-agent/