--- title: "Vibe Coding Rescue: Fix Your AI-Built App" canonical: https://wavect.io/services/vibe-coding-rescue/ language: en description: "Fix your vibe-coded app before it breaks in production. We audit and harden code from Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Replit, and Claude Code. Fixed scope." image: "https://wavect.io/img/general/bak/open_graph_preview.jpg" --- Vibe Code Rescue # Vibe Coding Rescue: Fix Your AI-Built App Before It Breaks Built with Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Replit, or Claude Code and now it breaks where it counts? We read the code the model never did, close the security and data holes, add tests, and hand back a version safe for real users. Fixed scope, senior engineers, no rewrite for the sake of it. - 75+ products shipped - 10+ years experience - No-Bullshit Guarantee // 01 ## What breaks in vibe-coded apps 45% **of AI-generated code introduces a security vulnerability** ([Veracode, 2025](https://www.veracode.com/resources/analyst-reports/2025-genai-code-security-report/)) The demo works. That is the trap. Apps built with Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Replit, or Claude Code look finished and fail exactly where a demo never looks: authorization, data access, payments, and the unhappy paths nobody prompted for. The fixes are known and boring, which is the good news: - ✓ - **Broken access control.** The user-A-reads-user-B's-data bug: row-level security left off, missing authorization checks, client-side auth anyone can skip. - ✓ - **Secrets in the open.** API keys committed to the repo, staging and production sharing one database, logs leaking tokens and personal data. - ✓ - **Payments that lie.** Webhook handling, refund flows, and subscription state that look right in a demo and quietly drop money in production. // 02 ## Two ways in Vibe Code Audit A fixed-scope read of the code the model wrote and you may never have. We map the architecture, score every finding by severity, and hand back a prioritized list of what to fix and in what order. Usually a few days, and it stands on its own if you want to fix things yourself. Full Rescue We take the findings and fix them: close the security and data holes, repair payments and the unhappy paths, add a regression suite, and wire up CI and monitoring. You get back a version that is safe for real users, not a PDF of complaints. // 03 ## How a rescue runs Every engagement runs the same disciplined path, so nothing ships by accident and nothing critical gets skipped. 01 ### Audit We read the codebase, map the architecture, and scan for the security, data, and scaling gaps AI tools reliably leave behind. 02 ### Triage Findings ranked by severity, plus an honest keep-vs-rebuild call on the generated code, not a reflex to throw it away. 03 ### Harden Close broken access control and leaked secrets, fix payments and the unhappy paths, and make production and staging actually separate. 04 ### Test A regression suite, so the next AI edit does not silently break what already works. 05 ### Ship CI, observability, and rollbacks, so you see failures early and can undo a bad deploy in seconds. 06 ### Handover Runbooks and a walkthrough. You own and run it; maintenance is optional, not baked in. // 04 ## Built into every rescue Honest keep-vs-rebuild call We do not rewrite for the sake of it. If the generated code is structurally sound, we harden it and move on. If a module is beyond saving, we say so and scope the smallest rebuild that fixes it, not a teardown that bills for months. Handover, not lock-in Every rescue ends with docs, tests, and a walkthrough so your team can run and extend it. Ongoing maintenance is an option, never a dependency we quietly build in. // 05 ## What a rescue covers The full production-readiness pass, the same lens we apply to anything built with vibe coding. - ✓ - **Authorization on every endpoint.** The class of bug demos never surface, checked route by route. - ✓ - **Input validation and unhappy paths.** The cases the prompt never asked for, closed before a user finds them. - ✓ - **Secrets and environments.** Keys out of the repo, staging and production actually separated. - ✓ - **Error handling that fails closed.** No stack traces leaked to users, no silent swallowing of failures. - ✓ - **Observability and rollbacks.** You see failures when they happen and can undo a bad deploy. - ✓ - **A regression suite.** So the next AI edit does not silently break what already works. // 06 ## Tools we rescue from Built with one of these? We have read its output before and know how it cuts corners. Lovable Bolt Cursor Replit v0 Windsurf Claude Code ChatGPT Supabase Firebase Next.js Vercel // 07 ## How we run a rescue - ✓ - **Fixed scope, signed.** We work to a written statement of work and are legally bound to deliver it. No open-ended hourly meter, no scope that drifts once the invoices start. - ✓ - **Keep what works.** AI-generated code is not automatically garbage. We harden the parts that are sound and only replace what genuinely has to go, so you pay for fixes, not ego rewrites. - ✓ - **Senior engineers only.** The people reading your code have shipped production systems for years and know exactly how AI tools cut corners. No juniors learning on your codebase. - ✓ - **You own it at the end.** Documentation, a regression suite, and a walkthrough. The goal is that you run the product without us on the phone forever. Rebuild from scratch, or rescue what you have? Usually rescue. A full rebuild costs months you may not have. Most vibe-coded apps need hardening, not a teardown. // proof ## Proof, not promises ### [Twinsoft AI](/case-studies/twinsoft-ai/) - **Status:** Live - **Outcome:** 2 weeks - To Sellable MVP - **Summary:** Took a vibe-coded prototype to enterprise pilot-ready, no shortcuts. - **Stack:** Python / Flask, LLMs, Terraform ### [PromptID](/case-studies/promptid/) - **Status:** Live - **Outcome:** 6 weeks - 0 to Production - **Summary:** AI-native assessment platform, 0→production in 6 weeks under compressed market pressure. - **Stack:** NestJS, NextJS, LangChain ### [Hyperstate AI](/case-studies/hyperstate-ai/) - **Status:** Wind Down - **Outcome:** GPU Monolith - → Microservices - **Summary:** Split a GPU-heavy monolith into orchestrated services and swapped self-hosted ML libs for scalable alternatives. Latency and cost … - **Stack:** Python / Django, OpenAI API, Neo4j These are selected projects, not our full portfolio. We have shipped 75+ products since 2018. ### What clients say Google **Built multiple venture-backed startups with Wavect over 4 years.** World class team. They're great thought partners while in discovery, reliable and predictable engineers while in dev, and just generally great guys to work with. Highly highly recommend you work with this team for your next project. Read more → Joseph Miller Original Trustpilot **Delivered all work on time, even under tight deadlines.** The perfect balance between professional standards and a collaborative working relationship. Read more → MyDevConnect Team Original LinkedIn **Getting to know Kevin was very exciting!** He is burning for his topics and is a guy who is walking the extra mile. His thoughts and passioned approach for the work is absolutely amazing. He has a holistic view and is not stuck in tech topics at all. His huge strength is that he knows the customer's requirements and understands them without needing to ask what they want. Also his will to constantly get to know the latest knowledge is felt in the daily work. Since the web3 area is a highly dynamic one this is a necessity and Kevin is coping with it like a charm. Read more → Erhard Dinhobl AI System Engineer Original Independently rated 5.0/5 on Clutch [Read the reviews](https://clutch.co/profile/wavect-gmbh#reviews) [![Clutch Top Software Testing Company in Austria 2026 award for Wavect](/img/awards/clutch-top-software-testing-company-austria-2026_hu_9895124a40a53be7.webp) Verified on Clutch · 2026 Top Software Testing Company in Austria View our Clutch profile](https://clutch.co/profile/wavect-gmbh) [![Clutch Top Software Developers in Austria 2026 award for Wavect](/img/awards/clutch-top-software-developers-austria-2026_hu_1bc9fdf2116cca69.webp) Verified on Clutch · 2026 Top Software Developers in Austria View our Clutch profile](https://clutch.co/profile/wavect-gmbh) ## FAQs Honest answers about fixing vibe-coded and AI-generated apps ### How does the weekly cancellation actually work? End any week, with one message. No notice period, no exit interview, no fine print. We invoice weekly, so the most you’re ever committed to is the current week. ### What if I'm not blown away by the work? It’s in your contract: tell us, and we refund that week. No questions, no invoices to dispute, no calls to escalate. The only rule: refunds apply to the most recent week. ### Why don't you track hours? Because hours are the wrong metric. If we optimize for hours billed, we do not optimize for your outcome. The deal is simpler: every week has a defined result, and we earn the next week by delivering it. You pay for progress against that result, not for a timesheet. ### What does 'expectations detached from reality' mean? We work with operators, not lottery winners. If a request would require breaking physics, the law, or a third party’s systems, we say so, and if we can’t align, we walk. The guarantee is mutual: you can fire us any week; we can also fire ourselves. ### How do I fix a vibe-coded app? Start with an audit, not a rewrite. We do a structured read of the [vibe-coded](/glossary/vibe-coded-software/) code, score the findings by severity, and hand back a fixed branch with tests, not a list of complaints. The full checklist is in [the vibe-coded software audit](/blog/vibe-coded-software-audit/) and [our production-readiness checklist](/blog/vibe-code-production-readiness-checklist/). ### Is code from Lovable, Bolt, or Cursor production-ready? Usually not without work. Research from Veracode found [AI-generated code](/glossary/ai-generated-code/) introduces a security vulnerability in about 45% of cases, and the gaps cluster in authorization, secrets, and payments. The tools are great for a prototype; production is where the missing pieces show. See [taking a Lovable or Cursor prototype to production](/blog/lovable-cursor-prototype-to-production/). ### Should I rescue my AI-built MVP or rebuild it from scratch? Usually rescue. A full rebuild costs months and most vibe-coded apps do not need one; the code is often structurally fine and just missing the production layer. We make an honest keep-vs-rebuild call as part of the audit. We walk through the trade-off in [ship as-is vs harden first](/compare/ship-vibe-coded-as-is-vs-harden/). ### What does a vibe code rescue cost? It is fixed-scope. An audit is typically a few days at a fixed fee; a full rescue is scoped after the audit once we know exactly what has to be fixed. You get a signed statement of work with a fixed price before we start, so there is no open-ended hourly meter. See [what a vibe-coded software audit costs](/blog/vibe-coded-software-audit-cost/). ### How long does a vibe code rescue take? An audit is usually a few days. A full rescue runs a few weeks depending on how much has to be hardened or rebuilt, and we agree the scope and timeline in writing up front. Critical security fixes ship first, so the riskiest holes close early rather than at the end. ### What are the most common problems you find in vibe-coded apps? Broken access control (the user-A-reads-user-B’s-data bug), secrets committed to the repo, staging and production sharing one database, and payment logic that looks right but drops money. We check authorization, input validation, secrets, error handling, and add a regression suite. Full detail in [QA for AI-generated code](/blog/qa-for-ai-generated-code/). ### Do you work with Replit, v0, and Claude Code output too? Yes. We rescue apps built with Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Replit, v0, Windsurf, Claude Code, ChatGPT, and similar builders, on stacks like Supabase, Firebase, Next.js, and Vercel. If you inherited a codebase and are not sure what built it, we can tell you from the code. Buying one? See [due diligence on a Lovable, Bolt, or Replit app](/blog/lovable-bolt-replit-app-due-diligence/). // More in ## More in Artificial Intelligence ### [AI Agents & Products](/services/artificial-intelligence/) We build AI agents, agentic SaaS, and LLM apps that survive production, and tell you when AI is the wrong tool. ### [AI Enablement](/services/ai-enablement/) Adopt AI inside your own team: workshops plus done-for-you setup on your infrastructure. No shelfware. ### [Internet of Things](/services/internet-of-things/) LoRaWAN infrastructure, multi-vendor device integration, decoders and data pipelines. Software side, not firmware. // Get to know us ## Get to know us Long-term relationships over quick wins. 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