Buying decision / work order review
Manual review or a $1 AI audit?
The brief needs a hard look. You choose who gives it one.
Reviewing your own work order is a valid option. The Wringer adds a paid AI critique of the same goal, checks, and boundaries. It can suggest repairs, but it cannot supply context you left out.
See the $1 audit optionFree drafting. Pay per audit. Execution is a separate choice.
01 / COMPARE
What you get from each approach
| Decision | Manual review | The Wringer audit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | No Wringer audit fee. Uses your time. | $1 per audit. |
| Method | You check the goal, criteria, and boundaries. | An AI reviewer critiques the brief and simulates a verification loop. |
| Output | Your notes and edits. | A grade, predicted exit, dry-run notes, and suggested repairs. |
| Context | You can use domain knowledge beyond the brief. | Depends on what you include in the work order. |
| Execution | Arrange your own execution and verification. | Not included. Optional MECHA execution starts at $10. |
| Guarantee | Depends on the quality of your review. | No guarantee that execution will pass. |
02 / CHOOSE
Use the review your task needs
Review it yourself when the task is small, the checks are already precise, and you know what can go wrong. The acceptance criteria guide gives you a checklist.
Consider the $1 audit when you want another critique before handing off a vague or unfamiliar brief. It flags unverifiable checks and missing boundaries. Read what the audit does before paying.
Keep a human in the decision when a wrong result would matter. Neither a simulated audit nor a confident report replaces checking the underlying evidence. For a concrete use case, see auditing a research brief.
Before you pay
Is the audit better than a human reviewer?
There is no measured comparison here. The audit gives an AI critique of the work order. A human can add subject knowledge and context the brief omits. Use either or both, depending on the task.
Can I review the work order myself for free?
Yes. Draft and edit the work order for free. Check whether the goal names a finished state, each criterion has evidence, and the boundaries say what the agent must leave alone.
Does the audit verify completed work?
No. The $1 audit is a simulated dry run of the brief. It does not run real tools or inspect a completed codebase. MECHA execution is a separate purchase, and its evidence still needs your review.
Is there a subscription?
The current workflow charges per run: $1 for an audit and MECHA execution from $10, scaling with agent count. Drafting is free. You can review and edit the work order before checkout.