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10 August 2026·SaaS rescue · Full-stack
Vibe code to production: what the last 20% really is
You built 80% with Lovable, Cursor, or Claude. The last 20% is auth, security, data model, deploy, and proof. How we finish AI-generated products without a rewrite.
Most AI-built apps die in the gap between “looks done” and “can take money.”
Industry finishing shops put that gap bluntly: a huge share of vibe-coded products never see a real user — and the unfinished 20% (auth, security, deploy, edge cases) takes most of the real effort. The punchlist is predictable.
What the last 20% usually includes
- Secure auth and role boundaries
- Real database schema (not screenshot-shaped tables)
- Stripe (or equivalent) with sandbox → live cutover
- Logging, error handling, and admin visibility
- Deploy on a real domain with env discipline
- End-to-end smoke tests of the money path
- Security pass for secrets, RLS, and IDOR
How we finish without a rewrite
- Audit — severity-rated findings, not a rewrite pitch.
- Stabilise — fix launch blockers first.
- Harden — auth, payments, observability.
- Prove — hostile QA + security review.
- Ship — GitHub → Vercel (or your host) → custom domain.
If your product is stuck at 80%, that is a plumbing and proof problem — not a creativity problem.
Need this done for your product?
Cite waitlist, SaaS rescue, agents, extensions, or a security pass — tell us what you are building.
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