👷 FAST ONBOARDING

Onboard your first 5 engineers without being their guide.
They learn from the codebase, not your calendar.

Every new hire currently takes a week of your time. Architecture walkthroughs, "how does X work" sessions, debugging help. Let them learn from the code directly.

  • New hires ask the bot, not you
  • First PR in days, not weeks
  • Your calendar stays open for building
40hr Per Hire

Founders spend 40+ hours onboarding each new engineer. That's a week of lost product work.

Speed Up Onboarding New hires onboard themselves.
# new-engineer
NH
New Hire #3 • Day 1 Day 1
@context I just joined. Where do I start? What's the most important code to understand?
CX
critical.cx APP Day 1
Welcome! Here's your onboarding path:

1. Core domain: app/models/ - start with User, Account, Order

2. Business logic: app/services/ - key flows live here

3. API: app/controllers/api/ - see how data moves

First ticket suggestion: Check Jira for "good first issue" - typically UI tweaks in app/views/

Ask me anything as you explore!
NH
New Hire #3 Day 1
This is better than any onboarding doc I've ever seen. On it!

Onboarding now vs. onboarding with us.

Without Critical Context

Old Way

2-hour architecture walkthrough. Daily "hey quick question" interrupts. First PR after 2 weeks. 40+ hours of your time gone.

With Critical Context

New Way

30-minute intro call. They ask the bot everything else. First PR in 2-3 days. Your time: 2 hours total.

Time Saved

Impact

38 hours saved per hire. At 5 hires this year, that's 190 hours - almost 5 full weeks of founder time reclaimed.

Your next hire onboards in days, not weeks.

Let them learn from the codebase, not your calendar.

First PR in days 38 hours saved per hire Self-serve learning
Start Free Trial Hire fast. Onboard faster.
$ context onboard new-hire
Day 1: Architecture questions answered
Day 2: Exploring services/
✓ Day 3: First PR submitted!
Founder time used: 2 hours
✓ Time saved: 38 hours
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