How do I know if my prototype needs hardening vs. a full rebuild?

That’s exactly what the Discover phase is for. We look at what you have before we recommend anything. Some prototypes need targeted fixes. Others need a foundation rebuild. We tell you which before any work begins.

Is there a minimum engagement size?

No. We scope each engagement individually based on what the work actually requires.

What does the security review cover?

Common vulnerability classes including authentication, access control, API exposure, data handling, and environment configuration. We document everything we find and fix what’s in scope.

Is there a long-term contract?

No. Month-to-month with 30-day cancellation notice.

The Vibe Coding Hangover

From working prototype
to production-grade solution.

The vibe coding hangover is real: you built something fast, it works mostly, and now it's production-critical but was never hardened. We fix that. We take what you built and make it production-ready: secured, documented, and built to scale beyond the demo.

45% of AI-generated code ships with security vulnerabilities.(Veracode, 2024)

Start the Brief

Free security audit, NDA included

Month-to-month, no lock-in

Security Review

Vulnerability scans, auth, API exposure

Access Controls

MFA, role-based access, audit logs

Error Recovery

Graceful failures, retries, alerting

Monitoring Setup

Metrics, logs, uptime, paging

Load Testing

Stress tests against real edge cases

Runbook Docs

Architecture, access, handoff guides

17+ Years in Business

|Systems Layer

|Security Review Included

|Month-to-Month

What We Typically Find

Sound familiar?

Every vibe-coded prototype we review has the same gaps in the same places. Here is what we see before the Discover phase even starts.

AI-generated code with undetected security vulnerabilities — cross-site scripting, exposed API keys, misconfigured databases
Prototypes that work for one person but break when five use them at the same time
No security review has ever been done, even though client or financial data flows through it
No documentation or handoff notes — if the person who built it leaves, the system is effectively gone

How We Deliver

Every engagement follows the same five stages.

Some clients move through it in weeks. Others take a more measured pace. Either way, the approach never changes. No surprises. No black boxes. Always a clear next step.

Talk to the Team

Discover

We review what you built, how it’s being used, and where it’s showing cracks. No judgment — we’ve seen every flavor of vibe-coded prototype.

Define

We scope what needs hardening, what needs rebuilding, and what’s actually fine. Fixed price, clear milestones, signed NDA before we see a single line of code.

Build

We close security gaps, add access controls, and complete development to production standards — in stages you can review and validate along the way.

Harden

Stress-tested against real edge cases in a sandbox. Proper environment configuration, monitoring in place, and nothing pushed to production until it’s genuinely ready.

Scale

You leave with runbooks, architecture diagrams, and a plain-language guide so any new team member can be productive on day one. Maintenance plans available.

What You Walk Away With

Production readiness, not just a working demo.

When we hand it back, your prototype is secured, documented, and ready for the people who will actually depend on it every day.

Security you can show to clients

Documented practices, not assumed ones. Useful for enterprise sales, compliance reviews, and audits.

Speed without the shortcuts

Shipped fast, but built correctly on the parts that matter — no corners cut on reliability, data integrity, or error recovery.

Architecture that scales

Designed to handle 10x the current load without requiring a full rebuild when you actually hit that growth.

Documentation any engineer can use

Runbooks, architecture diagrams, and access management docs so any new engineer can be productive on day one.

Ideal For

Who typically starts here.

Ideal Project Types

Vibe-coded appsInternal toolsClient portalsReporting dashboardsWorkflow appsAI-generated prototypes

Who Initiates the Conversation

Founders with internal tools
Something was built fast to solve a real problem and is now used daily by the whole company without ever being hardened.
Ops teams outgrowing spreadsheets
Workflows that worked at 10 people are buckling at 50.
Engineering leads with inherited tech debt
Responsible for systems they didn’t build, with no documentation and unclear ownership.

How This Compares

Built fast. Time to ship it properly.

The gap between a working prototype and a production system is where most AI-assisted builds fail. Here is what changes when we step in.

What you’re left with

Works in the demo, breaks in production
No security review, no documentation
Only one person knows how to fix it
Can’t scale beyond its original scope
Compliance and audit conversations are a problem

What we deliver

Production-grade security, documented and auditable
Runbooks and architecture diagrams from day one
Any engineer can maintain it from the handoff package
Designed to handle real load at real scale
NDA signed before we see a single line of your code

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Have a specific question?

Talk to our team and we'll walk through your build together.

Talk to the Team

Yes. We assess what you’ve built and work within your existing environment wherever it makes sense. If something needs to be rebuilt, we scope that explicitly in the Define phase.