Production-Ready Code with Snipara + RLM-Runtime: Eliminate AI Hallucinations
AI-generated code that compiles isn't production-ready. Learn how combining Snipara's context optimization with RLM-Runtime's Docker sandbox reduces hallucinations by 90%, enforces team coding standards, and creates code that passes tests before it leaves the sandbox.
Alex Lopez
Founder, Snipara
Your AI-generated code compiles. It even looks reasonable. But when it hits production, things break. The function signatures don't match your codebase. The patterns contradict your team's standards. The edge cases were never considered. This isn't a model problem—it's a context and verification problem. Here's how combining Snipara's context optimization with RLM-Runtime's sandboxed execution creates code that actually works.
Key Takeaways
- Context + Execution = Quality — Neither alone is enough for production code
- 90% hallucination reduction — Snipara provides actual function signatures, not guesses
- Immediate validation — RLM-Runtime runs tests in Docker before code leaves the sandbox
- Team standard compliance — Shared context enforces your patterns automatically
- Iterative refinement — The system loops until tests pass, not until it “looks right”
The Hallucination Problem in AI-Generated Code
Every developer using AI coding assistants has experienced this: the code looks correct, the syntax is valid, but something is subtly wrong.
Common Hallucination Patterns
| Hallucination Type | Example | Why It Happens |
|---|---|---|
| Wrong API signatures | user.getEmail() when it's user.email | LLM trained on multiple codebases |
| Outdated patterns | Using componentWillMount in React | Training data includes old code |
| Missing validation | No null checks on database results | LLM optimizes for “looks complete” |
| Wrong imports | from utils import helper when path differs | LLM guesses project structure |
| Invented functions | Calling validateAuthToken() that doesn't exist | LLM confuses similar patterns |
The root cause is simple: the LLM doesn't know your codebase. It knows patterns from millions of repositories, but not the specific function you wrote last week.
Feeding your entire codebase as context doesn't solve this—it creates new problems:
- 500K tokens of noise drowns out the signal
- $1.50+ per query burns through your API budget
- Slower responses as the model processes irrelevant code
- Context window limits force arbitrary truncation
The Two-Part Solution
Production-ready AI code requires two things that are rarely combined:
Snipara (Context Optimization)
- Hybrid search: keyword + semantic ranking
- Token budgeting: ~5K relevant tokens, not 500K noise
- Team standards: shared context enforces your patterns
- Exact matches: finds
validateAuthTokenby name
RLM-Runtime (Sandboxed Execution)
- Docker isolation: run untrusted code safely
- Immediate feedback: tests pass or fail in seconds
- Iterative loops: fix → test → repeat until green
- Trajectory logging: full audit trail of execution
Why both are required:
- Context without execution = hopeful guessing
- Execution without context = reinventing the wheel
- Both together = production-ready code
The Quality Loop
How Snipara Reduces Hallucinations
Snipara isn't RAG. It's context engineering—a fundamentally different approach to giving LLMs the information they need.
Hybrid Search vs. Pure Vector Search
Traditional RAG uses vector embeddings to find “semantically similar” content. This fails for code because:
- Searching “authentication” might return your
AuthServiceclass - But it won't find
validateJWT()because the name isn't semantically similar - The LLM then hallucinates a function that doesn't exist
Snipara's hybrid approach:
What you queryrlm_context_query("implement login endpoint authentication")What Snipara returns (ranked by relevance)AuthService.ts:45-89 # Exact match: "authentication"validateJWT.ts:12-34 # Keyword match: "JWT" in auth contextmiddleware/auth.ts:1-50 # Semantic match: auth patternsCODING_STANDARDS.md # Shared context: team patternsThe result: the LLM sees actual function signatures, not guessed ones.
Team Standards via Shared Context
Every team has unwritten rules:
- “We use Zod for all API validation”
- “Database queries go through the repository pattern”
- “Error responses follow RFC 7807 format”
Snipara's shared context collections inject these rules into every query automatically. The LLM doesn't hallucinate patterns—it follows yours.
How RLM-Runtime Validates Code
Context optimization gets you 80% of the way. The remaining 20% is validation: does this code actually run?
Docker vs. Local Execution
| Mode | Use Case | Isolation |
|---|---|---|
--env local | Quick scripts, trusted code | RestrictedPython sandbox |
--env docker | Production code, untrusted input | Full container isolation |
The Execution Loop
RLM-Runtime doesn't just run code once—it iterates until success:
from rlm import RLMrlm = RLM( backend="anthropic", environment="docker", max_depth=5, # Maximum iteration attempts snipara_api_key="rlm_...", snipara_project_slug="my-project")result = rlm.completion(""" Implement the /api/users/register endpoint. Write tests and run them. Only return when ALL tests pass.""")What happens internally:
Iteration 1: Generate code → Run pytest → 2 tests fail (missing validation)
Iteration 2: Add Zod validation → Run pytest → 1 test fails (wrong error format)
Iteration 3: Fix error handling → Run pytest → All tests pass ✓
Real Example: Implementing OAuth Login
Let's walk through adding GitHub OAuth to an existing API.
Step 1: Query Context
from rlm import RLMrlm = RLM( backend="anthropic", environment="docker", snipara_api_key="rlm_...", snipara_project_slug="my-saas-api")Snipara automatically returns:- src/auth/providers/google.ts (existing template)- src/auth/session.ts (session patterns)- CODING_STANDARDS.md (OAuth must use PKCE flow)Step 2: Generate and Validate
result = rlm.completion(""" Add GitHub OAuth provider following the existing Google OAuth pattern. Context from Snipara shows: - Use PKCE flow (MANDATORY per coding standards) - Follow existing google.ts structure - Use createOrUpdateUser from user repository Tasks: 1. Create src/auth/providers/github.ts 2. Write integration tests 3. Run tests in Docker 4. Verify all pass before returning""")Why the Generated Code Is Production-Ready
| Aspect | How It's Verified |
|---|---|
| Follows existing patterns | Snipara returned google.ts as template |
| Uses PKCE flow | Coding standards marked as MANDATORY |
| Correct function calls | createOrUpdateUser signature from actual repo |
| Proper validation | Team standard: all external data through Zod |
| Tests pass | RLM-Runtime ran pytest in Docker |
Measuring Quality Improvement
Before: LLM Without Context + Execution
- First-attempt test pass rate: 15-25%
- API signature correctness: 40-60%
- Team standard compliance: 10-30%
- Hallucinated function calls: 20-40%
After: Snipara + RLM-Runtime
- First-attempt test pass rate: 60-75%
- Final test pass rate: 95%+
- API signature correctness: 95%+
- Team standard compliance: 100%
- Hallucinated function calls: <5%
The key insight: It's not about perfect code on the first try. It's about fast iteration with real feedback. Docker execution provides that feedback in seconds, not after deployment.
Getting Started
Installation
pip install rlm-runtime[all]docker --version # Verify Docker is runningrlm initrlm run --env docker "print('Hello from Docker')"Connect Snipara
from rlm import RLMrlm = RLM( backend="anthropic", # or "openai", "litellm" environment="docker", snipara_api_key="rlm_your_key_here", snipara_project_slug="your-project-slug", max_depth=5, verbose=True, # See execution logs)When to Use This Workflow
✅ Use Snipara + RLM-Runtime For:
- Production features — Code that will be deployed
- Multi-file changes — Features spanning modules
- Team codebases — Standards compliance matters
- Complex logic — Auth, payments, data processing
- Integration work — Connecting to existing patterns
❌ Use Simpler Tools For:
- One-line fixes — Just edit directly
- Throwaway scripts — No tests needed
- Greenfield exploration — No existing patterns
- Documentation updates — No code execution
Conclusion
AI code generation is powerful, but raw LLM output isn't production-ready. The solution isn't a smarter model—it's a smarter workflow:
- Snipara gives the LLM your actual patterns, not guesses
- RLM-Runtime validates code works before it leaves the sandbox
- Iteration catches what the first pass missed
The result: code that follows your standards, calls your real functions, and passes your tests—before a human ever reviews it.
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