Do I need an audit before a rescue?

Not necessarily. If the problems are already clear, we can scope the sprint directly from a call and a look at the codebase. If nobody knows what state the app is in, an AI App Launch Audit first produces the plan the sprint executes.

Will you keep my app on Lovable, Replit, or Bolt?

If the platform still serves you, yes. Rescue work happens in your repository and your accounts. When the platform itself is the problem, we recommend a Platform Migration and explain why before you commit to anything.

How is a rescue sprint scoped?

By outcome. We agree in writing on what 'launched' means for your product — the flows that must work, the data that must be protected, the deploy that must be repeatable — and plan the sprint around that.

What happens after launch?

Most clients move to Ongoing Engineering for a fixed weekly cadence with the same engineer, or to Deployment & Maintenance if they only need the lights kept on. Neither is required.

AI-Built Apps

Rescue & Launch: from a stuck AI build to a production app

For the Lovable, Replit, Cursor, or Bolt app that demos well and then falls apart — broken auth, database rules that don't restrict anything, payments that don't reconcile, deploys that fail. A senior engineer takes it the rest of the way, on a written plan, and stays through launch.

Tell us about your project

Typical shape: a scoped sprint with a written plan up front and working software at the end — not a report about software.

What it is

Rescue & Launch, in plain terms

For the app that's 80% there and completely stuck. We take fragile AI builds to production: fix the blocking issues, harden the data layer, wire real auth and payments, set up deploys and monitoring, and stay through launch.

Who it’s for

A good fit if you are…

Founders whose AI-built prototype has real demand but can't be trusted with real users yet
Teams that have hit the limit of prompting their way out of bugs
Businesses that need a launch date, not another round of patches

What’s included

What the work covers

A written scope and plan before any work starts
Blocking bugs fixed and regressions guarded with tests where it counts
Data layer hardened: access rules, RLS policies, migrations, backups
Real authentication and payment flows wired and verified end to end
Deployment pipeline, environments, monitoring, and error reporting
QA pass on the paths your users will actually take
Handover documentation for whoever maintains it next

Questions

Rescue & Launch: common questions

Do I need an audit before a rescue?: Not necessarily. If the problems are already clear, we can scope the sprint directly from a call and a look at the codebase. If nobody knows what state the app is in, an AI App Launch Audit first produces the plan the sprint executes.
Will you keep my app on Lovable, Replit, or Bolt?: If the platform still serves you, yes. Rescue work happens in your repository and your accounts. When the platform itself is the problem, we recommend a Platform Migration and explain why before you commit to anything.
How is a rescue sprint scoped?: By outcome. We agree in writing on what 'launched' means for your product — the flows that must work, the data that must be protected, the deploy that must be repeatable — and plan the sprint around that.
What happens after launch?: Most clients move to Ongoing Engineering for a fixed weekly cadence with the same engineer, or to Deployment & Maintenance if they only need the lights kept on. Neither is required.

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