Vanity Engineering Review

This is a code review lens that asks the uncomfortable question: did you build this for users or for your LinkedIn profile? It scans codebases, PRs, and architecture docs for patterns like premature optimization, unnecessary abstractions, and resume-driven technology choices, then scores findings by severity and maintenance cost. The best part is the kill criteria framework it generates: hard rules for when to automatically delete features, review triggers that force you to justify keeping things, and soft-go metrics that make continuation something you have to earn rather than default into. Use it when evaluating refactors, reviewing architectures, or auditing why your three-person startup has a microservices mesh.