Notes on shipping AI-built code that actually scales.
Refactoring, security, DPDP compliance and the road from a vibe-coded MVP to a real product.
Rescue Engineering: How to Take an AI-Built MVP to Production in 2026
"Rescue engineering" — fixing AI-built apps for production — is the hottest discipline in tech in 2026. If your vibe-coded MVP is breaking under real users, here is the exact playbook: what to fix, in what order, and what it actually costs.
Exposed API Keys in Your Vibe-Coded App: Find and Fix Them Before They Find You
In February 2026, a developer got an $82,000 cloud bill because one API key leaked. Bots scan GitHub for exposed secrets within minutes of a push. Here is the exact process to find every leaked key in your vibe-coded app and fix it permanently today.
AI Generated Code Technical Debt: What It Is, Why It's Killing Your App, and How to Fix It
AI coding tools create technical debt 4x faster than hand-written code. Here is exactly what that means for your Cursor, Lovable, or Bolt app — and the step-by-step process to fix it before it kills your growth.
Refactor or Rewrite? How to Decide for Your AI-Built App
Every founder with a breaking vibe-coded app asks the same question: should I refactor it or start over? Here is the honest decision framework — with real signals for each answer.
How to Make Your AI-Built App 10x Faster Without a Rewrite
Your vibe-coded app is slow and you don't know why. Here are the six performance fixes that Mendly applies to every AI-built app — specific, ranked by impact, and zero rebuilds needed.
Why Your Lovable App Breaks in Production (And How to Fix It)
Lovable gets you to a live app in hours — then real users arrive and things start breaking. Here are the five exact failure patterns in every Lovable build and how to fix them without rebuilding.
Why AI-Generated Code Breaks at Scale (And How to Fix It)
Your vibe-coded app worked perfectly at launch, but now it's falling apart. Here is the real reason AI-generated code breaks under pressure—and how to fix it.
Read →From Vibe-Coded MVP to Production: The Complete Checklist
Built your MVP with Cursor or Lovable? Here is the exact technical checklist to take a vibe-coded app to production without breaking your architecture.
Read →What Is Vibe Coding? A Founder's Guide for 2026
Vibe coding is how founders ship apps in days—but most hit a technical wall fast. Here is what it actually is and how to scale without breaking your codebase.
Read →DPDP Act for Startups: Your 2026 Compliance Checklist
India's DPDP Act applies to your startup too — and most AI-built databases fail it. Here's the plain-English checklist of what your data setup must have.
Read →Exposed .env File? How to Check and Fix It Fast
Vibe-coded apps leak API keys all the time. Here's how to check if your .env file is exposed in five minutes — and lock it down before it drains your wallet.
Read →How to Take a Vibe-Coded MVP to Production Safely
You shipped fast with AI. Now real users are arriving. A practical, no-rewrite playbook for hardening performance, security and architecture before it breaks.
Supabase RLS for Vibe Coders: The 5-Minute Crash Course
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