Harden
Vibe code rescue, from AI-built app to production.
For the app that works right up until it doesn’t. We read what the tools generated, fix what will hurt you first, and hand back a codebase a human can explain.
- Under 24 hours for the free written audit
- From $10k to stabilise
- $20k to $50k for a full rescue
- Your code from the first commit
What is vibe code rescue?
Vibe code rescue makes an app built with AI coding tools safe for real users, real data and real money. We add what the tools skip: auth that checks, secrets out of the browser, a data model that holds, tests and a deploy you can roll back. The audit is free; stabilisation starts at $10k.
Who it is for
You need this if
- It works in the preview and breaks with the first fifty users.
- Every fix breaks something else, and nobody can say why.
- Keys in the browser bundle, or users who can see each other’s data.
- No tests, no staging, and no way to roll a deploy back.
Included
What you get
- A written audit ranked by what breaks first, with a straight answer on refactor or rebuild.
- Security holes closed first: exposed keys, open endpoints, broken auth and permissions.
- Tests around what works.
- A real data model, CI/CD, logging and monitoring.
- Documentation, a pipeline that gates every merge, and agent workflows to keep.
- Our handover standard: row-level security on every table, no secrets in the client, and no critical findings on an independent scan.
Timeline
How vibe code rescue runs
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Under 24 hours
The free audit
Architecture, data, auth, secrets, tests and deploys, ranked by what breaks first and yours either way.
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Days
Stop the bleeding
Security holes and the bugs your users already hit, fixed first.
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Weeks
Make it carry weight
The data model, CI/CD and monitoring, in increments while your roadmap keeps moving.
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At handover
Rails, not a rewrite
Documentation and a pipeline your team can keep using, with us or in-house.
Price
What vibe code rescue costs
- First step
- A free written audit, in under 24 hours
- Then
- Stabilisation from $10k; a full rescue $20k to $50k
Priced from the audit. If starting over is cheaper, you hear it before you pay for either.
Results
Products we have shipped.
“They are honest and they give us ideas about how to improve our entire system.”
“This team is very curious beyond just how the app will work.”
Compare
Rescue, rebuild, or keep going as it is
| Rescue | Rebuild | Keep going | |
|---|---|---|---|
| When it fits | The product works; the code is the risk. | The data model cannot carry the next feature. | No real users or money on it yet. |
| What it costs | From $10k; $20k to $50k for a full rescue. | Usually more than a rescue. | Nothing today. Then the breach or the outage. |
| What you keep | The users, the data, most of the code. | The users and the data. The code starts again. | Everything, for now. |
Guides
Read before you decide
Questions
Common questions about vibe code rescue.
Can you fix an app we built with Lovable, Bolt or Cursor?
Yes. A free written audit in under 24 hours, then we fix the urgent issues and harden the rest while your roadmap keeps moving.
Why do AI-built apps break in production?
Security is the part the tools skip. AI-generated code passed security tests 56% of the time in Veracode's 2026 study, unchanged in a year, and 170 of 1,645 Lovable showcase apps let anyone read user data (CVE-2025-48757).
Will you tell us to rebuild it?
Only when rebuilding is cheaper than repairing, and the audit says so before you pay for either. In our judgement most are worth saving: the problems usually sit in work that was skipped.
Do agents write the code you deliver?
Yes. Our work runs on our own software factory: agents write, test and check the code, and the decisions go to a builder. A builder reviews every outcome before it ships.
Who owns the code?
You do, from the first commit. Keep building with us, or take it in-house.
One way forward.
Thirty minutes with a builder, not a salesperson, to work out whether we are the right team for it. If we are not, we will say so.