Map the app
Frameworks, dependencies, IaC, deployment model, database, storage, auth, integrations, and exposed surfaces.
Audit methodology
Evidence-backed reviews for AI-built apps heading toward revenue.
A VibeChex review is designed to make launch risk visible before users, payments, private data, or investor expectations depend on the app.
Audit path
We review the system, not just individual files.
The exact depth depends on scope, access, stack, and whether deployed targets are included.
Run scoped tooling
Automated checks collect evidence across code, packages, containers, IaC, secrets, and approved web targets.
Apply human judgment
Manual review focuses on permissions, tenant boundaries, payment state, data flow, recovery, monitoring, and business impact.
Prioritize remediation
The report separates launch blockers from follow-up work and gives you an implementation path when you want help fixing it.
Professional tooling
Examples of tooling we may use by scope.
Tool output is treated as evidence, not a substitute for review. We normalize findings so the final report is useful instead of noisy.
Trivy
Images, filesystems, Kubernetes, Terraform, secrets, SBOMs, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations.
OWASP ZAP
Baseline web app scanning against staging or production URLs when a deployed target is in scope.
Semgrep
Framework-aware code checks and targeted patterns for risky AI-generated code.
Gitleaks
Hardcoded credentials, token leakage, private keys, and git-history exposure with redacted evidence.
Snyk / OSV
Open-source vulnerability and license checks when credentials, scope, and package ecosystems allow.
Checkov
Terraform, Kubernetes, Dockerfile, GitHub Actions, and cloud/IaC policy checks.
Syft / Grype
Software bill of materials generation and vulnerability cross-checking for packages and images.
Manual Review
Senior review of business risk, launch blockers, remediation priority, and operational reality.
Manual review
The important failures are often between tools.
We look for the mistakes that happen when a prototype becomes a business system.
Auth, roles, and tenant boundaries
Login flows, server-side authorization, admin routes, object ownership, payment-gated access, and multi-user data boundaries.
Inputs, storage, and sensitive data
Unsafe query construction, file uploads, personal data exposure, storage permissions, retention assumptions, and dependency risk.
Deployment, backups, and recovery
Environment separation, secrets handling, rollback path, backup coverage, restore confidence, and deployment repeatability.
Monitoring, costs, and response
Error tracking, uptime checks, logs, rate limits, spend alerts, incident basics, and the practical path to support real customers.
Boundaries
Clear scope protects both sides.
Active testing requires written approval
Dynamic or active scans only run against targets you approve. We do not surprise-test production systems or third-party infrastructure.
Launch readiness, not a compliance certificate
Reviews and audits identify risk and remediation priorities. They are not formal penetration tests or compliance attestations.
HIPAA and similar regimes need qualified compliance review
We can help identify technical and operational gaps that may matter for HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, or customer security reviews. We are not legal counsel, a QSA, a CPA/auditor, or a certifying body, and we do not certify applications as HIPAA compliant.
Depth depends on evidence
Repository access, deployment context, environment configuration, and test credentials affect how far we can validate each risk.
We can work under mutual NDA
Customer IP stays customer IP. When needed, we handle NDA execution before sensitive repository or infrastructure access is granted.
Start with scope
Bring us the app before revenue depends on assumptions.
Tell us what you built, what it handles, and what you need to know before launch.
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