Modernize the system you have — with AI, without the big-bang rebuild
Older PHP, Laravel, ecommerce and CMS platforms rarely need to be thrown away. We use AI-accelerated engineering — test generation, code migration, documentation recovery — under senior review to upgrade legacy systems incrementally, while the business keeps running on them.
The old way
A two-year rebuild that replaces working software with risk
The Cipher way
Incremental, AI-accelerated modernization of the system you own
AI acceleration, senior engineering accountability
AI does the slow parts faster. Senior engineers review everything before it ships.
AI-accelerated code migration
LLM-assisted upgrades of PHP versions, framework majors and deprecated APIs — with senior engineers reviewing every change before it ships.
Test generation for untested code
Legacy systems rarely have tests. We use AI to generate characterization tests around existing behaviour first, so refactoring is safe instead of hopeful.
Documentation & knowledge recovery
AI-assisted analysis rebuilds the documentation and architectural picture your original developers took with them when they left.
Strangler-pattern replatforming
Where parts of the system genuinely need replacing, we carve them out incrementally behind stable interfaces — never a big-bang cutover.
How it works
Staged, safe, and stoppable at any point
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Independent review
We start with an honest assessment of the codebase — what to keep, what to fix, what (if anything) to replace.
02
Safety net first
Characterization tests, CI and staging environments go in before any refactoring, so existing behaviour is protected.
03
Incremental modernization
Upgrades and refactoring land in small, reviewable slices. The business keeps trading the whole way through.
04
Handover, not lock-in
Your team gets the documentation, tests and upgraded codebase. You can continue with us or without us.
Questions teams ask about AI-assisted modernization
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Give your legacy system a future
Start with an independent review, then modernize in stages — tests first, AI-accelerated, senior-reviewed, and stoppable at any point with a working system.
No big-bang cutover
The system keeps running while it improves
AI-accelerated, senior-reviewed
Faster timelines without unreviewed machine changes
Staged pricing
Stop at any stage with a working, improved system