What is the Vibe to Production assessment?

It is a fixed-scope, fixed-price assessment of an MVP built with AI or no-code tools, run by senior practitioners. We review the architecture, code quality, security, data handling, and cost-to-run, then deliver a prioritized recommendations deck and a readout. The goal is a clear, honest answer to one question: is this ready for real users, and if not, what do you fix first? It is a diagnosis and a plan, not a sales pitch to rebuild everything.

How much does it cost?

The Vibe to Production assessment is a flat $7,200. That is the public price — fixed scope, confirmed in writing before you commit, with no surprise add-ons. It includes a one-year Aikido Security subscription so you can keep watching your codebase after the engagement closes.

What do I get at the end?

A prioritized recommendations deck and a readout with Q&A. The deck tells you what is production-grade today, what is not, and the order to fix it in — ranked by risk and effort, written in plain language you can act on or hand to a developer. You leave knowing exactly where you stand and what the next move is.

I'm not technical. Will I understand the findings?

Yes — that is the point. The deliverable is written for a founder, not an engineer. We translate the technical findings into what they mean for your users, your costs, and your risk, and the readout is a conversation, not a lecture. You ask whatever you need to until it is clear.

My app works fine right now. Why would I need this?

AI-built and no-code MVPs are excellent at proving demand, and the fact that yours works is real progress. What an assessment surfaces is what does not show up in a demo: how it behaves under real load, where data is exposed, what it will actually cost to run at scale, and where the architecture will need to change as you grow. Better to know that on your timeline than to discover it when your users do.

How long does it take, and how quickly can we start?

It is a fast, fixed-scope engagement that often starts the same week as your discovery call. On the first call we confirm the fit, scope it, and give you a realistic start date and turnaround. You provide access to the app, its code, and a short discovery session on your roadmap and goals; we do the rest.

What happens after the assessment?

Whatever makes sense for you. Many founders take the deck and act on it themselves or hand it to their developer. Others move into an ongoing fractional CTO engagement to execute the hardening with senior oversight. There is no obligation either way — the assessment stands on its own, and you own the deliverable.

Vibe to Production

You built something real with AI and no-code tools. Get a senior, independent read on whether it is production-grade — and a prioritized path to harden it.

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When a Vibe to Production Assessment Pays Off

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Your MVP works in a demo, but you can't tell whether the code underneath will survive real users

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You're about to launch, raise, or hand the codebase to a new team, and you need an honest read on what you're actually shipping

03

AI tools moved you fast, but now you're worried about security holes, runaway hosting costs, or data handling you never explicitly decided on

You used AI and no-code tools to build something that works. People are using it, or about to. The hard part now is a question you cannot answer from the inside: is it actually ready for real users — and real load, real data, and real cost — or is it about to hit the limits of how it was built?

The Vibe to Production assessment gives you a senior, independent read on exactly that. It is a fixed-scope, fixed-price engagement — $7,200 — that examines your MVP across the areas that determine whether it holds up in production: architecture and code quality, security, data governance, and what it will cost to run as you scale. You walk away knowing where you stand and what to do next.

Built for the founder who built it themselves

This is the situation we see most often from solo and early-stage founders: you proved demand with the tools available to you, and now the stakes have changed. You do not need a full rebuild, and you do not need to learn to read the code yourself. You need someone senior to look at what you have, tell you plainly what is production-grade and what is not, and hand you a prioritized path to fix it — in language you can act on.

What the assessment covers

We start with a short discovery session on your product roadmap and business goals, so the review is anchored to where you are actually headed. From there we assess the architecture and code quality, the security and operational posture, and how your application handles data. The engagement includes a one-year Aikido Security subscription, so the work does not end when the readout does — you keep visibility into your codebase as you grow.

A clear deliverable and a real conversation

You receive a prioritized recommendations deck — what is solid, what needs work, and the order to address it in, ranked by risk and effort — followed by a readout and Q&A. The readout is where it becomes actionable: we walk you through the findings, answer every question, and make sure you leave with confidence about the next move rather than a document you have to decode.

Fixed scope. Fixed price. A senior read and a clear plan. Tell us what you built and where you want to take it, and we will scope it on the first call.

What We Review

Architecture & Code Quality

How the app is structured, where the shortcuts and AI-generated patterns will bite you, and what it takes to make the codebase maintainable as you add features and people.

Security

Authentication, authorization, exposed secrets, injection and access-control gaps, and dependency vulnerabilities — the holes attackers and AI scaffolding most often leave open.

Data Handling & Privacy

Where user and customer data lives, how it's stored and protected, and whether your handling holds up before you collect anything sensitive or sign your first real customer.

Infrastructure & Cost to Run

Your hosting, services, and third-party APIs — what they cost today, how that bill scales with users, and where you're overpaying or one viral moment from a surprise.

Production Readiness

Error handling, logging, backups, and monitoring — whether you'll know when something breaks in front of real users, and whether you can recover when it does.

Prioritized Recommendations

A ranked deck of what to fix now, soon, and later — with a readout so you leave knowing exactly what to tackle first and why. Includes a one-year Aikido Security subscription.

$7,200, fixed. Prioritized recommendations deck. Readout & Q&A. One-year Aikido Security subscription included.