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Audit a Vibe-Coded App Before You Ship

Run the provibe audit on your repo or live URL before you ship. AI-built apps tend to ship with the same set of issues: keys sitting in the code, routes with no auth check, forms that trust whatever arrives, and dependencies nobody looked at. The audit checks for those issues and hands back findings you can work through in order. It is included with Zambo at no separate price, and the audit run itself gets a verifiable receipt, so you can show what was checked, and when, long after launch day.

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Updated October 20, 2026.

The top issues in AI-built apps

An AI writes the code you asked for, fast, and the gaps are usually not in the features. They are in the things nobody asked about. These are the findings that come back again and again:

Exposed secrets. API keys and tokens in front-end code, in a config file, or committed to the repo where anyone with the link can read them. The app works, and so does the leak.
Routes with no auth check. An admin page or an API route that answers anyone who asks, because the AI built the happy path and the login screen, but never wired the check between them.
Input trusted as it arrives. Forms and endpoints that accept whatever is sent: oversized payloads, markup in text fields, IDs swapped to reach records that belong to someone else.
Wide-open data access. Database or storage rules left at their most permissive setting so the demo would work, still permissive at launch, letting any visitor read or write.
Dependencies nobody vetted. Packages pulled in to save twenty minutes, some outdated, some with known vulnerabilities, none of them reviewed since.
Debug left on. Test modes, verbose errors, and sample data still live in the production build, telling a stranger exactly how the app is put together.

None of these need a genius attacker. They need a curious one and an afternoon. The earlier question behind this page, whether your app is safe at all, is walked through on is my vibe-coded app safe.

Run the audit

Connect your AI client (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Grok) to the Zambo MCP endpoint: https://zambo.dev/mcp. One URL, nothing to install locally.
Ask for the provibe audit on your app, and give it the repo or the live URL. Auditing the live URL checks what the world can actually reach; auditing the repo also catches what is committed but not yet deployed, like a key in a config file.
Let it run to the end. The findings come back as one list, and the run files its own receipt, which you will want again at the re-check step.

The audit is included with Zambo: no separate price, no per-audit fee. A Day Pass at $0.99 covers 24 hours, which is a realistic window for audit, fix, and re-audit. Ongoing work is the Zambo Pass at $29 a month or $290 a year, and $19 a month for $ZAMBO holders. Plans are laid out at zambo.dev/pricing/.

Read the findings

Work the list as a triage list, not a reading exercise. For each finding, you want three things clear before you touch code: what the issue is, where it sits, and what happens if it stays. A finding that says a key is exposed in a named file is a task. A finding that says the app might have auth problems is a shrug. The provibe findings are written as tasks: the issue, the place, and the exposure. Mark each one fix now, fix before launch, or accepted risk with a reason written down. The accepted-risk ones are where your future self will look first, so write the reason like you will be quizzed on it.

Fix order

Secrets first, and rotate, do not just delete. A key that was ever public has to be treated as known. Issue a new key, swap it in, revoke the old one, and move secrets out of the code into environment configuration.
Auth gaps second. Put the check on every route and data rule that answers without one. Test logged out, not just logged in: the bug only exists for the visitor with no account.
Input handling third. Validate and constrain what forms and endpoints accept, and make sure a swapped ID never reaches a record that belongs to someone else.
Dependencies fourth. Update the packages with known problems, and remove the ones the app does not actually use.
Debug and test modes last, before launch. Verbose errors off, sample data out, test switches off in the production build.

Hand the fix list to your AI with the findings attached, and have it work in this order. That pairing, an AI that built fast and a checklist that checks the seams, is the whole workflow.

Re-check and keep the receipt

When the fixes are in, run the audit again on the updated app. The second run is the one that turns the first into evidence: finding, fix, clean re-check, in that order, each step on record. Keep both receipts together. Anyone can check a receipt free at zambo.dev/verify/, so when a client, a partner, or your future self asks what was checked before launch, the answer is a link, not a memory. Review the day of work any time at zambo.dev/today.

Honest limits

Three edges, stated plainly. First, an automated audit finds the patterns it checks for; it is not a penetration test, it does not think like a motivated attacker, and a clean result cannot prove an app is safe. If the app handles payments, health data, or anything with serious consequences, get a human security review as well. Second, the audit checks the app as it stands on the day it runs: the next AI-built feature can open a new hole the day after a clean run, so audit again before every launch and after big changes. Third, the receipt proves the audit record was not changed after the fact; it does not prove the fixes were done well. The re-check is what shows the findings actually closed.

Frequently asked questions

How do I audit a vibe-coded app for security?

Run the provibe audit from Zambo against your repo or your live URL. Connect your AI client to https://zambo.dev/mcp and ask for the provibe audit on the app. The audit checks for the issues AI-built apps most often ship with: exposed keys, routes with no auth check, input that is trusted as it arrives, wide-open data access, and dependencies with known problems. You get findings you can work through in order, and the audit run itself produces a verifiable receipt, so what was checked and when stays on record.

What does the provibe audit check?

The audit checks the failure patterns that show up again and again in AI-built apps: API keys and secrets sitting in client code or committed to the repo, API routes and pages with no authentication check, forms and endpoints that trust whatever input arrives, database and storage rules that let anyone read or write, debug settings and test modes left on in production, and dependencies with known vulnerabilities. Each finding names the issue and where it sits, so the fix is a task, not a riddle.

What does the provibe audit cost?

The provibe audit is included with Zambo at no separate price. A Day Pass costs $0.99 once and covers 24 hours, which is enough to audit an app, fix the serious findings, and re-run the audit to confirm. Ongoing use is the Zambo Pass at $29 a month or $290 a year, and $19 a month for $ZAMBO holders, which covers the audit alongside all 153 tools. There is no per-audit fee on top of the pass.

What do I fix first after the audit?

Fix in this order. Exposed secrets first: rotate any key the audit found in code or in the repo, because a key that has been public has to be treated as known. Auth gaps second: close routes and data access that answer without checking who is asking. Input handling third: validate and constrain what forms and endpoints accept. Dependencies fourth: update the ones with known problems. Test modes and debug settings last, before launch. Then re-run the audit and keep the new receipt next to the first one, so the before and after are both on record.

Does a clean audit mean my app is secure?

No. A clean audit means the audit found none of the issues it checks for, on the day it ran. It is an automated check for known patterns, not a penetration test, and it cannot prove an app is safe. New dependencies, new routes, and new features can each open a fresh hole after a clean run, which is why the audit belongs in the routine: run it before every launch and after every big AI-built change. The receipt proves the audit record was not changed after the fact, not that the app is secure.