Vibe-Coded App Security Checklist Before You Launch

Vibe-coded apps ship fast because AI removes boilerplate. They fail in production because security and operations are boring—and easy to skip when you are racing to demo.

Start with secrets. Search your repo and build artifacts for API keys, database URLs, and third-party tokens. Move everything to environment variables or a secrets manager. Rotate anything that was ever committed or shipped in a client bundle.

Authentication is next. Test signup, login, password reset, session expiry, and role boundaries. AI-generated auth often works for the happy path only. Add automated tests for the paths attackers and confused users actually hit.

Database access is where vibe-coded apps leak data. Review row-level security, admin roles, and backup policies. If you use Firebase, Supabase, or Postgres, verify that production rules match your threat model—not the tutorial defaults.

Integrations need idempotency and retries. Webhooks that create duplicate CRM records or double-charge cards are security and revenue incidents, not minor bugs.

Add observability before marketing spend: error tracking, uptime checks, and logs you can search when a user reports a blank screen at 11 p.m.

If this list feels overwhelming, that is normal. Pixetech was founded to close exactly this gap: AI builds the prototype; engineering rigor makes it production-ready. Projects start from $500 after discovery.