The 2026 technical debt crisis

Your vibe-coded MVP is breaking in production. Here is the fixed-scope rescue.

25% of recent YC startups have 95%+ AI-generated codebases. By early 2026, the technical debt wave is hitting production. Auth breaks under security review, webhooks silently lose payments, empty catch blocks swallow errors for weeks. You already know which one you are.

The same codebase, one week later. Same features, foundation that holds weight.

45%AI code has security flaws

4xGrowth in code duplication

25% to 10%Refactoring activity dropped

Sources: Veracode 2025 GenAI Code Security Report, GitClear 211M lines analysis

What breaks in production (the pattern)

Every vibe-coded SaaS I audit has the same 5 failures:

Row-level security missing. Change a user ID in any API request, you see another user's data. Kills enterprise deals in the first 10 minutes of a security review.
Webhook handlers are not idempotent. Stripe retries 3 times then gives up. Duplicate charges, stuck subscriptions, silent revenue loss.
Auth edge cases. Session tokens in localStorage. JWT refresh flow that drops users under timing conditions. Two concurrent sessions break state.
Empty catch blocks everywhere. AI generates these by default. Payments fail without alerting. Webhooks drop without retry. You find out from customer complaints weeks later.
No database migrations. Raw SQL in production. First schema change at 2 AM takes the site down.

What you get

72-hour written audit document. Every issue found, with severity, root cause, reproduction steps, and the exact fix. You pay only after this lands in your inbox. No half-built work, no awkward refund conversations.

Then fixes applied based on which tier you pick:

Pricing

Audit Only

$2,500 CAD

Written audit document in 72 hours. Every issue prioritized by severity with the exact fix. You apply the fixes yourself (or your team does).

72 hours · Single payment after delivery

Audit + Stabilization (most common)

$5,000 CAD

Audit + I fix the top 5 critical issues myself. Auth hardening, row-level security, webhook idempotency, error handling on critical paths, deploy pipeline. Runbook included so the same things don't break again.

7 days · $2,500 after audit, $2,500 after fixes shipped

Full Rescue

$8,000 CAD

Audit + all issues fixed + staging environment + CI/CD + monitoring setup + 30-day warranty on fixed components. For founders with real revenue who can't afford a 3-month rewrite.

2-3 weeks · Milestone payments

What this is not

Not a rewrite. Most agencies will quote you 3 months and burn your momentum. Stabilization is 1-2 weeks, users notice nothing changed, foundation holds weight.
Not a retainer. Single engagement, clear endpoint.
Not SOC 2 certification. Different problem. I refer out.
Not consulting calls. Async only, text and email. If you want hourly advice, wrong fit.

Get a fixed price in 24 hours

Send me your stack (framework, database, auth, payments, hosting), the one thing you're most afraid will break, and what you've already tried. Within 24 hours you get a free written teardown - what I would fix, what it would take, and a fixed price - or a straight no.

Get my free teardown →

Or run the free 9-point checklist first to see how bad it is.