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FIG 1.0

api/checkout/route.ts
import { NextResponse } from "next/server"
import Stripe from "stripe"
const stripe = new Stripe("sk_live_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc")
export async function POST(req: Request) {
const { priceId, quantity } = await req.json()
// no price validation, user controls amount
const session = await stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
line_items: [{ price: priceId, quantity }],
mode: "payment",
})
// no auth check, anyone can create sessions
return NextResponse.json({ url: session.url })
}

AI builds fast.

It doesn't look back.

Cursor, Lovable, Bolt. These tools are genuinely incredible. You described what you wanted and got working software. That part is real.

Here's what's also real:

Your login system might not actually protect anything. AI loves to scaffold auth flows that look right but skip the parts that matter: token expiration, session handling, rate limiting.

Your database is probably wide open. Default configs ship without access controls. AI doesn't think about who else might be querying.

Your API keys might be in your frontend code right now. Visible to anyone who opens browser dev tools. It happens in almost every AI-built app I review.

Your payments might work in test mode and break in production. Stripe is forgiving in development. Production is not.

Your app is fast on your machine and slow for everyone else. No caching, no optimization, queries that work with 10 rows and won't with 10,000.

None of this means AI failed you. It means AI did exactly what you asked. Build the thing. Nobody asked it to check its own work.

FIG 2.0

AUTH · CRITICALSEVERITY 9.2
const STRIPE_KEY = "sk_live_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1..."

Secret key exposed in client bundle. Visible in browser devtools

DATABASE · HIGHSEVERITY 7.8
SELECT * FROM users; -- no RLS policy enabled

All user data accessible without row-level security. Any authenticated user reads everything

PAYMENTS · CRITICALSEVERITY 8.5
app.post("/api/webhook", (req) => processPayment(req.body))

No signature verification. Anyone can POST fake payment events

Seven things that break apps.

I check all of them.

01Authentication & Access

Who can log in. Who can see what. Whether your “admin-only” routes are actually admin-only.

02Data Exposure

What your API returns vs. what it should. Whether user A can see user B’s data.

03Database Security

Connection security, access controls, backup config. Whether your data survives someone poking at it.

04Payment Integration

Webhook verification, price manipulation, refund logic. The stuff that costs real money when it’s wrong.

05Environment & Config

Secrets management, exposed variables, production vs. dev settings. The boring stuff that causes spectacular failures.

06Performance

Load times, query efficiency, asset sizes. Whether your app works for one user or a thousand.

07UX Red Flags

Broken flows, dead ends, confusing states. Not a full UX audit. Just the things that make users leave.

FIG 3.0

vibe-check: scan
$ vibe-check scan --full
✓ Auth & Access........... 2 issues found
✓ Data Exposure.......... CRITICAL
✓ Database Security...... 4 tables exposed
✓ Payment Integration.... unverified webhooks
✓ Environment & Config... 2 secrets exposed
✓ Performance............ ok
✓ UX Red Flags........... 3 flags
7/7
Score: 54/100. ⚠ NOT READY

Three steps. Zero meetings.

01

Book your review.

Pick a time, pay $349, answer a few questions about your stack. Five minutes.

02

Give me access.

Read-only repo access. I look at your code, your config, your deploy. You keep building.

03

Get your report.

Everything I found: what's urgent, what can wait, and what's already fine. No jargon. No 40-page PDF.

This is for you if

  • ·You built an MVP with AI tools and you're about to launch
  • ·You're a founder, not a developer. You can't evaluate your own code
  • ·You want honest answers, not a sales pitch for ongoing consulting
  • ·You'd rather spend $349 now than find out the hard way later

Not for you if

  • ·You have a senior dev on your team already (ask them, it's free)
  • ·Your app is still a prototype with no real users planned
  • ·You're looking for someone to build or fix, not review
  • ·You want a rubber stamp, not a real opinion

$349

One app. One review. One clear report.

Line-by-line review of security-critical code

Prioritized issues: critical, important, and minor

Plain-English explanations. Not just what, but why

Specific fixes you can hand to any developer

Delivered in 5 business days

One round of follow-up questions included

FIG 4.0

VIBE CHECK REPORT

B-Launch with fixes
CRITICAL (3)
IMPORTANT (5)
SOLID (4)

No retainers. No upsells. No phase two.

If I don't find anything actionable, full refund. No questions asked.

Who's reading your code

Matt Turley

I'm Matt, an technical co-founder who's been shipping production software for 20 years. Startups, agencies, enterprise, my own products.

I've seen what breaks. Auth systems that looked solid until someone guessed the admin URL. Payment flows that worked perfectly until a user changed the price in a POST request. Environment variables committed to public repos.

I started Vibe Check because I kept having the same conversation: smart founders, working products, obvious holes. AI gave them the ability to build. Nobody gave them a way to verify.

That's what this is.

Questions

Most of what AI tools generate. React, Next.js, Node, Python, Supabase, Firebase, Vercel, Netlify. If you’re not sure, ask. I’ll tell you straight if it’s outside my wheelhouse.

No. I review, I don’t rebuild. But the report is detailed enough that any competent developer can take it and start fixing. If you don’t have one, I can point you in the right direction.

Then you get a short report that says you’re good, and you launch with confidence. Hasn’t happened yet, but I’d be happy to be wrong.

I use read-only access. I don’t copy, store, or share your code. Once the review is done, I revoke access. Happy to sign an NDA if you need one.

Yes. A lot of people do. Better to find out now than after something goes wrong.

Your app works.

Let's make sure it holds up.

5 business days. No meetings. No retainers.