# Code review with Buddy

Klarety <Term id="buddy">Buddy</Term> reviews each change the AI makes in your <Term id="studio">Studio</Term>, sorts what it finds by priority, and suggests fixes. It changes nothing unless you ask.

## Before you start [#before-you-start]

- Turn on **Klarety Buddy** when you create the <Term id="project">project</Term> (**Advanced settings**, **Klarety Buddy** group) or later in project settings under **Plugins**. It applies the next time the Studio starts. When off, the panel says "Buddy is off for this project."
- **Buddy's daily budget** caps Buddy's AI spend per day, in <Term id="credits">credits</Term>.

<Callout type="info" title="Buddy uses credits">
Reviews are paid from your workspace's credits, never more than **Buddy's daily budget** a day.
</Callout>

## How Buddy reviews [#how-buddy-reviews]

Buddy reviews once the AI finishes its next change. Each finding comes from one of three angles, its **Lens**:

| Lens | Checked by |
| --- | --- |
| Engineer | Our senior engineer AI agent |
| Data | Our data scientist AI agent |
| Product | Our product manager AI agent |

Each finding has a **Type** (Bug, Security, Improvement or Feature) and a **Priority** (Urgent, High, Medium or Low). The list groups them as **Urgent**, **High**, **Later** and **Features**, with smaller improvements folded under "+ smaller improvements".

## Fix what Buddy finds [#fix-what-buddy-finds]

<Steps>
<Step>
### Open Buddy [#open-buddy]
In the Studio, select **Klarety Buddy**. It shows how many issues are left and when Buddy is reviewing. You can also open it in a new tab.
</Step>
<Step>
### Read a finding [#read-a-finding]
Select a finding to see its **Suggested fix**, priority, type, lens, branch, file and when it was last seen. A finding that came back after a fix shows **Reopened**.
</Step>
<Step>
### Fix it [#fix-it]
- **Fix** (or **Fix with AI**) sends the finding to the AI, which makes the change.
- **Build** (or **Build with AI**) asks the AI to build a suggested feature.
- **Not now** sets it aside. **Handled** marks it done when you fixed it yourself.
</Step>
<Step>
### Fix several at once [#fix-several-at-once]
Select findings and choose **Fix these**, or choose **Fix all** to send every open one. If there is a cap, the list says **Pick up to** that many.
</Step>
</Steps>

## Check that it worked [#check-that-it-worked]

- After you send a fix, the list says "Sent to the AI". Buddy reviews the AI's change again.
- Fixed findings move to the **Fixed** tab. When nothing is left, the list says "All clear. Nothing to fix."
- If the AI declines a finding, it moves to **Set aside by AI** with the reason, for you to decide.
- Some findings say "Fix this one by hand." because the AI cannot safely change them.

## If something goes wrong [#if-something-goes-wrong]

<Accordions>
<Accordion title="Start the Studio to fix">
The AI fixes in your Studio, so it must be running. Start it, then select **Fix** again.
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="Paused until midnight UTC">
Buddy used its daily budget and resumes at midnight UTC. To review more, raise **Buddy's daily budget**.
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="The fixes could not be sent">
Nothing changed. Check that the Studio is running, then try again.
</Accordion>
</Accordions>

## Next steps [#next-steps]

- [The Studio](/docs/projects/studio)
- [Project settings](/docs/projects/settings)
- [Copies and second opinions](/docs/ai-harness/copies)