Hardening a Vibe-Coded App for Production | Razoyo
AI-Built Prototypes · Production Hardening · We Take Over Unfinished Work
The Prototype Works On Your Laptop. That Is Not The Same As Working.
An AI tool can get you to a working demo fast. Getting from demo to something that survives real users, real data and real load is a different job, and it is the job most AI-assisted builds stall on. Razoyo evaluates what actually exists and gives you a straight answer: harden it, or rebuild it.
We used an AI tool to get to a working demo fast. Now what?
Someone else started building this and we need a second opinion.
We do not know if this needs three fixes or a full rebuild.
We are worried about being locked in to whoever finishes it.
Short Answer: The Tool That Built It Matters Less Than You Think.
The pattern, not a judgment
What "Vibe-Coded" Usually Means By the Time It Reaches Us.
This is not about the tool. It is about what a fast build typically has not had time to earn.
It was built to demo, not to hold
The data model was never designed, it accreted
Nobody who understands it end to end is still around
There is little or no test coverage
None of that means the work has to be thrown away. It means someone has to actually look before deciding.
The real screening question
Why the Stack It Was Built In Matters Less Than the Question It Raises.
The question a buyer is actually asking is not "can you write code in the tool I used." It is "can you take over something you did not build and tell me honestly what state it is in."
What it is not
- Whether you can write code in the tool that built it
- Whether the starting point was an AI builder, no-code platform, or a stalled team
What it actually is
- Can you take over something you did not build
- Will you tell the client honestly what state it is in
- Is that skill different from greenfield development
That is a different skill from greenfield development, and it is the one that matters here regardless of how the first version got built.
We Have Done This Before, Regardless of How It Started
How the work actually runs
You Approve the Effort Before Anyone Writes Code.
The reason projects overrun is almost never a surprise in the code. It is that nobody agreed what a piece of work was worth before it started.
Every item gets an estimate first
You watch the same board we do
The budget stops itself
Three layers of testing on every change
You approve it on staging first
Something breaks at 2am
Retainers run month to month. Thirty days notice to stop, fifteen to change the budget.
Define it properly first
That Is Where Projects Are Won or Lost.
Most software projects do not fail because the code does not work. They fail because the product was poorly thought out. So reduce the ask from "commission a project" to "find out."
System Spec
Start hereTime-boxed
We evaluate the running system, the data model, and where it breaks under load, and hand you a written brief, a number, and a straight harden-or-rebuild call.
- A product brief and PRD you own outright
- A senior-engineer build estimate
- A documented harden / rebuild call
- Yours to keep, even if you build with someone else
Free Consultation
Bring what exists today. You'll leave knowing whether it is worth a System Spec and what it would take, before you spend a dollar.
- A senior person, not a sales rep
- A straight answer on harden vs. rebuild
- A scoped next step and what it costs
The System Spec is yours outright, take it to any team. You own the code, the repo, and the infrastructure, always.
Questions We Get Before the Call
Then that is what we will tell you, and the Spec has still paid for itself. We are not incentivized to recommend the bigger job: the Spec is fixed price either way.
Pick your next step
Start With a Conversation. It Costs Nothing.
Every engagement begins the same way, with a free consultation. You will leave it with an honest recommendation, including the recommendation not to build.
Free consultation
A working session with a senior person, not a sales rep. Always the first step.
Fixed-price System Spec
If it is worth doing, the Spec defines the product and returns a real build estimate. Fixed at $2,500.
Read the proof first
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