One-Liner
A tool that reverse-engineers intent from 40-80K lines of AI-generated code to help engineering teams decide whether to rewrite or migrate — killed because Cursor and Sourcegraph Cody already ship 'explain this codebase' at lower fidelity and Cognition ships within 3-6 months of any adjacent capability.
AI Thinking Process
Engineering manager who inherited AI-generated Next.js backend spends 4-8 weeks documenting what the code actually does before migration decision.
Verb Transplant: 'archaeology' from COBOL/Fortran legacy migration transplanted to 2024-2025 AI-generated code that has already become legacy within 18 months.
G149 FEATURE check: Cursor's 'explain codebase' and Sourcegraph Cody both do this at lower fidelity today. Cognition ships within 3-6 months of any adjacent capability.
G149 feature gate + G002 platform-buyer adjacency. Both pivots (M&A due diligence, E&O insurance) also killed. Kill confirmed.
Kill Reason
G149 feature gate: Cursor Cody and Sourcegraph both do 'explain this codebase' at lower fidelity today. G007 feature gravity well. Both pivots (M&A due diligence, E&O insurance underwriting) hit low-frequency or non-buyer problems.
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