Production engineering for the AI-built software era
We audit and productionize AI-built applications before real users, real money, and real data are on the line.
For apps built with Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, Replit or v0 — or written by hand.
Audits led by Hesham El-Wardany · 9+ years building production softwareLaunch verdict
Not ready for launch
2 blockers
Coverage · 12 areas
Fix before launch
The gap
AI tools got you from idea to working product in days. That's real progress. But a demo only has to work once, for you. Production has to work every time, for everyone — including people trying to break it.
What you've already proven
Tested by: you, on the happy path.
What real users need
Tested by: real users, real traffic, and people trying to break it.
Most founders can't tell which of these their app actually is. The audit answers that — with evidence, not guesswork.
Pro-AI. Pro-production.
CairoBits isn't anti-AI — AI-assisted development is part of how we work. It makes building an MVP dramatically faster.
But the moment real users sign up, the old fundamentals are back. AI tools tend to optimize for “it runs”. Production needs more than that.
CairoBits exists in that gap.
Production still requires
What we check
Twelve areas where apps look fine in a demo and fail under real users. Every finding is tied back to specific code, configuration or infrastructure.
Secrets, input validation, injection risks and exposed attack surface.
Can users only see and change what they're allowed to? Sessions, roles, tenant isolation.
A structure that survives the next ten features — not just the last ten prompts.
Schema design, indexes, migrations, constraints and data integrity.
Contracts, validation, error responses, rate limits and abuse cases.
Slow queries, N+1s, bundle weight and behaviour under real traffic.
Whether critical paths are covered — and whether the tests actually test anything.
Vulnerable, abandoned or unnecessary packages, including ones your AI tool added.
Hosting, environments, configuration and least-privilege access.
Repeatable builds, safe deploys and a way to roll back.
Logging and error tracking, so you hear about failures before your users do.
Error handling, backups, recovery and what happens when something upstream fails.
This is a production-readiness engineering review, not a formal penetration test.
The deliverable
Know what must be fixed before launch — and what can safely wait. Each finding is specific enough to act on, whether the fix is done by you, your team, or your AI coding tool.
Production Readiness Report
your-app · findings
Findings
19
Critical
1
High
3
Medium
6
Low
9
The endpoint checks that a user is signed in, but not that they own the project they're requesting.
Evidence api/projects/[id]/route.ts — query filters by id only
Why it matters
Any signed-in user can read another customer's data by changing the ID in the URL.
Recommended fix
Scope the query to the session's organization and add a cross-tenant access test.
A privileged database key uses a public env prefix, so it's bundled into client-side JavaScript.
Evidence NEXT_PUBLIC_DB_SERVICE_KEY referenced in lib/db.ts
Why it matters
Anyone can extract the key from the browser and bypass data-access rules.
Recommended fix
Rotate the key, move privileged access server-side, and use a restricted key in the client.
One failed request blanks the entire dashboard, and the error isn't reported anywhere.
Evidence No route-level error handling; no error tracking configured
Why it matters
Users hit dead screens and you have no signal that anything went wrong.
Recommended fix
Add route-level error boundaries with a recovery action and connect an error tracker.
Unused packages and two overlapping date libraries remain from earlier iterations.
Evidence package.json — 11 unused dependencies
Why it matters
Larger bundles and more packages to keep patched. Not a launch risk.
Recommended fix
Remove unused packages and standardize on one date library.
How it works
Day 0
Share your repository and deployed application. Read-only access is all we need.
Days 1–3
We review the application, codebase and production setup against a production-readiness checklist.
Report + 30-min walkthrough
Receive a prioritized report showing what to fix before launch — then walk through it together.
$199 fixed fee · 3-day turnaround · Written report + walkthrough
Pricing
Know exactly what you're buying before you share a line of code. Priced to be an easy decision before launch — not after an incident.
$199USD
Fixed fee · 3-day turnaround
Early customer pricing. Pricing will increase as CairoBits expands the service.
After the audit · optional
Audit first. Fix what matters. Ship with confidence.
After the audit, CairoBits can implement the highest-priority fixes for you — scoped directly from your report, so you only pay to fix what matters.
Pricing
Quoted from your report
Talk it through on your walkthrough call. No obligation.
Hesham El-Wardany
Founder, CairoBits · Technical Lead & Engineering Manager
9+ years building and leading production software
Who reviews your app
Built for production because I've built for production.
I've spent the last 9+ years building and leading production software — from architecture and infrastructure to deployment, reliability and engineering processes. As a founding engineer, I've owned systems from zero to production, including cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, identity, payments and distributed systems.
I also use AI-assisted development with Claude Code in production. I know first-hand how quickly AI can turn an idea into a working product — and where that speed can leave engineering gaps behind.
FAQ
Anything else? Ask when you request your audit.
Applications built using AI coding tools or conventional development stacks — especially early-stage SaaS products and startup MVPs.
No. AI-built applications are the primary focus, but the audit is useful for any early-stage application that needs a production-readiness review.
No. This is an engineering-focused production-readiness audit, not a formal penetration test or certification. It will surface real security problems in your code and setup, but it isn't a guarantee of security.
Read-only access to your repository and a link to the deployed application. You don't need to share production credentials, and you can revoke access as soon as the report is delivered.
Yes. CairoBits can take on the highest-priority remediation and productionization work after the audit, scoped directly from your report.
The initial service is intentionally fixed-fee and outcome-oriented. You know the price and what you'll receive before we start.
3 days for the initial fixed-scope audit, followed by a 30-minute walkthrough.
Get a senior-engineer review of your AI-built application — without committing to a long consulting engagement.
$199 fixed fee · 3-day turnaround · Report + 30-min walkthrough