What Goes Wrong When a Prototype Meets Real Users
A screen can appear to work while access rules still expose another user's data.
Unvalidated inputs or failed third-party calls can lead to broken journeys or inconsistent records.
Without repeatable tests and release checks, a small change can quietly break a core feature.
Critical flaws that may not be obvious in a prototype can lead to lost users, lost data, or lost trust.
Go To Production With Confidence
Delivering your vibe coded solution to production starts with a software assessment for founders who have made a working product with AI coding tools and need to prepare it for real users, a wider release, or technical review.
The assessment delivers findings, priorities, and a repair-or-rebuild recommendation. Implementation and hardening are not included in the initial assessment; they can be scoped separately as follow-on work. Preserving the existing product is a goal where practical, not a promise: sometimes the safest path is to replace a component or rebuild a part of the system.
Who This Helps
This service is for founders and small teams who have a working app built with tools such as Lovable, Replit, Cursor, or Claude Code, but need experienced engineering help before relying on it in production.
It is especially useful when users are already depending on the product, when sensitive information is involved, or when a release requires clearer testing, deployment, and operational practices. It can also help a founder who needs a plain-language understanding of what is solid, what is risky, and what to prioritize.
What We Review and Improve
The review is grounded in your codebase and how the product is used. We look at core user journeys, data handling, authentication and permissions, integrations, deployment, and the checks that protect important features when changes are shipped.
The assessment delivers:
- A written, prioritized findings and action plan.
- Priorities for changes to validation, permissions, error handling, or fragile data flows.
- Recommendations for tests on critical user journeys and release workflow improvements.
- Recommendations for deployment to a production environment, including CI/CD and monitoring where appropriate.
- Monitoring or error tracking recommendations where appropriate.
- A repair-or-rebuild recommendation, with a scope and estimate for a separately scoped follow-on phase.
The specific scope is agreed after understanding your app. No review can guarantee that software is free of defects or security issues.
How the Engagement Works
- Tell us about the product. Share what it does, who uses it, the tools or codebase involved, and what you need to be ready for.
- Agree on an assessment scope. We confirm access, the user journeys and systems to examine, and the assessment deliverable before work begins.
- Review and prioritize. We inspect the agreed areas and document findings in a prioritized action plan, including a recommendation on what to fix, replace, or leave alone.
- Choose what happens next. You can use the plan with your own team or discuss a separate implementation scope with NITM.
Funding May Be an Option
NITM Funding is a separate program that may be relevant to eligible founders seeking support for a product build. Funding is subject to NITM Funding eligibility and the program's application process; this service does not guarantee eligibility or funding. Review the NITM Funding program and application routes.
Get a practical plan for your app
Tell us what you built, how people use it, and what you need to be ready for. We can discuss an assessment and the right next step.
What Our Vibe Code to Production Service Delivers
Product and Codebase Assessment
A focused review of how the app works today and where a failure could affect users, data, or the ability to ship.
- Review of core user journeys and application structure
- Checks of authentication, permissions, and sensitive data handling
- Review of external services, dependencies, and deployment setup
Prioritized Hardening Findings
Identify the highest-impact risks and recommend what to address first, while keeping working product behavior where practical.
- Findings on input validation and access-control risks
- Findings on failed API and service calls
- Findings on fragile data flows and application state
Release Readiness Recommendations
Identify checks and operational basics that could make releases easier to verify and support.
- Recommendations for checks on critical user paths
- Recommendations for CI and deployment workflow improvements
- Monitoring and error tracking recommendations where appropriate
Clear Recommendation and Plan
The assessment delivers a written decision aid rather than a vague audit or an automatic recommendation to rebuild; implementation is a separately scoped follow-on.
- Prioritized findings with practical next steps
- Fix-versus-rebuild recommendation based on the product and codebase
- Scope and estimate for potential separately scoped follow-on work
Exploring funding for the build?
NITM Funding is a separate program for eligible founders. Review its scope and application routes before deciding whether it fits.