I stopped reviewing my agents' code. Here's what I do instead

A developer has redesigned their workflow to stop manually reviewing AI agent-generated code, instead merging 562 pull requests in two weeks by relying on automated guardrails like comprehensive testing, CI/CD pipelines, and review bots. The approach requires setting clear intent with the agent upfront, establishing robust safety systems that the agent cannot bypass, and using auto-merge with feature flags to deploy incrementally. This shift became viable recently due to improvements in AI models like Claude Opus 5.5, with the philosophy that guardrails and automated systems—rather than human code review—are now the primary means of ensuring code quality and system reliability.