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title: Vibe Coding & Software Project Rescue, One Week @ Varstatt
url: https://varstatt.com/x/founders/project-rescue
description: "Vibe coding rescue for founders: an AI-built app stuck or unsafe, or left by its developer. One week: access, urgent fixes, a plan. $997, one payment."
section: Services (https://varstatt.com)
---
# Vibe Code Rescue: 1-Week Deep Dive

A deep dive, the access moved to your name, the bleeding stopped and a plan for what's next. $997, one payment.

**What's included:**

- ✅ Senior developer
- ✅ Full code ownership
- ✅ Done in one week
- ✅ One price, paid once
- ❌ Meetings overhead
- ❌ Scope creep
- ❌ Hourly billing
- ❌ Billing surprises

**Get started:**

- [Start a Project](https://varstatt.com/start?cta=agent)
- [Ask Jurij](mailto:jurij@varstatt.com)

## Problems

- **Keys in the Browser** The AI key sits in frontend code, open to anyone. [Read the case](https://varstatt.com/jurij/p/when-polish-over-security-costs-real)

- **Before** A key in the frontend

- **After** A backend holds the key

- **Open Database Rules** Any user can read or write anything. [Read the case](https://varstatt.com/jurij/p/it-works-isnt-enough-for-commercial)

- **Before** Every record open

- **After** Rules for who reads what

- **Silent Failures** No error, only wrong data. [Read the case](https://varstatt.com/jurij/p/production-bugs-that-never-threw-an-error)

- **Before** Users find it first

- **After** A dashboard shows it first

- **The Developer Disappeared** Nobody has the keys or knows what's load-bearing.

- **Before** Access in their name

- **After** All in your name, mapped

- **Stuck in Fix Loops** The AI keeps circling the same bugs.

- **Before** One fix breaks two things

- **After** Small changes, each checked

- **Locked In** The code and the bill sit in a builder's or an agency's account.

- **Before** Their account, their bill

- **After** Your repo, your cloud

## One Week, Four Steps

| When | Step | What Lands |
|---|---|---|
| First | Deep Dive | Code, database rules, keys and deploys, read end to end |
| Then | Onboard | Repo, accounts, keys and domain in your name |
| Then | Stop the Bleeding | Leaked keys rotated, open records closed, the urgent break fixed |
| **Week's End** | The Plan | What to fix, keep or rebuild, ranked, and the next step |

## What You Get

| Area | Finding | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Keys | The OpenAI key sits in the frontend code, open to anyone | A backend for the AI calls |
| Security | No database rules: any user can read or write anything | Real rules for who reads and writes what |
| Production | A failure shows no error, only wrong data | Monitoring, so it shows on a dashboard first |

Rows from real cases. Together, the first two fixes were estimated at 2 to 3 weeks.

## Who It's For

**Right For**

- Apps built in Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Replit, v0 or Claude Code

- A developer or an agency that disappeared

- An app breaking in front of real users

**Better Elsewhere**

- Python backends, Flutter or native mobile *A developer of that stack*

- A fixed-price contract, or several engineers at once *An agency*

## How It Works

A simple, predictable and transparent process that eliminates development headaches.

1. **Book** — Pay once and you get a dedicated task board. Say what broke and who built it.
2. **Setup** — You share the code and the accounts. Anything in someone else's name moves into yours.
3. **Plan & Develop** — I read it end to end, then stop the bleeding, riskiest first.
4. **Review & Refine** — You see each urgent fix as it lands. I revise until you're satisfied.
5. **Progress** — The week ends with the plan: what to fix, keep or rebuild, in what order.
6. **Maintain** — Then your call: I keep fixing by the week, you hand it over, or stop.

## Pricing — One-Time

One week: the dive, the access, the urgent fixes and the plan.

- **Price:** $997
- **Note:** 1-week delivery
- **Plan:** A senior developer who takes over an app nobody can safely change.
- **Includes:**
  - 🧑‍💻 10+ years shipping software
  - 🗣️ Direct access to developer
  - 🪪 Full code & assets ownership
- **CTA:** [Get Started](https://varstatt.com/start?cta=agent)
- **Questions:** jurij@varstatt.com

## FAQ

### What does a rescue cost?

$997, one payment, for one week. The fixes after it run at $997 a week, only if you want them.

### Is my vibe-coded app secure?

Maybe. In one app the AI wrote end to end, I found [three security holes](/jurij/p/it-works-isnt-enough-for-commercial) within minutes. The usual ones: open database rules and API keys in the browser.

### Fix my vibe-coded app or rebuild?

Fix it, almost always: a cleanup keeps what already works. The plan tells you if a rebuild is the exception.

### My developer left. What do I need back?

Four things: the repository, the cloud and database accounts, every API key and the domain. Any still in the developer's name move into yours first.

### Can I move my code out of Lovable?

Yes. Lovable pushes the code to a GitHub repository in your account; a working Supabase backend can stay. Next.js pays off when the app needs its own server, for example to hide AI keys.

### Can I keep using Lovable or Cursor?

Yes. I use the same tools daily; the difference is the foundation: [quality gates](/principles/delivery/quality-gates), small reviewable changes and [feature flags](/principles/delivery/feature-flags).

### What comes after the week?

Your call: I keep fixing by the week, you hand the plan to any developer, or stop. The plan works for any of them.

### What if it isn't right?

I revise until you're satisfied. Everything I touched stays in your accounts.

### How do I get started?

Fill in the [project form](/start?cta=project-rescue-faq), about a minute: say what broke and who built it. I reply the next working day; if it fits, with a first plan and a call invite.

## Testimonials

> "Jurij understand the core problem, insists on building the right experiences for the customers."
> — [Kunal Modi, Founder @ SOAPNoteAI](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/)

> "Working with Jurij is an absolute joy, consistently exceeds expectations."
> — [Janis Ozolins, Content Creator](https://x.com/OzolinsJanis/status/1875168034249146609)

> "Consistently delivered quality code in great time, very hard working & precise."
> — [Bartosz Poźniak, CEO @ MyCointainer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/)

> "The kind of engineer that every company on the planet would be lucky to have."
> — [Hosam Mazawi, COO @ LemonUnit](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/)

## [Founders × Varstatt](https://varstatt.com/x/founders)

Vibe Coding Rescue fits founders best: people building a product without a technical co-founder.

- **[Fractional CTO](https://varstatt.com/x/founders/fractional-cto)** "No one makes the technical calls." The calls and the code, every week.

- **[Prototype](https://varstatt.com/x/founders/prototype-development)** "An idea nobody has clicked." The core flow on a live link in one week, one payment.

- **[MVP Development](https://varstatt.com/x/founders/mvp-development)** "An idea, ready to test with paying users." The smallest real product, launched in week 6.

- **[SaaS Development](https://varstatt.com/x/founders/saas-development)** "Ready to build the whole product." Launched in week 6, then built on real feedback.

- **[PWA Development](https://varstatt.com/x/founders/pwa-development)** "Phones, without three separate apps." One app that installs from a link.

- **Vibe Coding Rescue (this page)** "An app stuck, unsafe, or left by its developer." The bleeding stopped and a plan, in one paid week.

- **[App Modernization](https://varstatt.com/x/founders/app-modernization)** "A V1 that holds the product back." V2 built beside it, until every user moves.

- **[Tech Due Diligence](https://varstatt.com/x/founders/tech-due-diligence)** "A raise or a purchase on the calendar." What diligence will find, ranked, in one paid week.

Not a founder? [See what Varstatt offers you](https://varstatt.com/x).

## About

Varstatt is run by [Jurij Tokarski](https://varstatt.com/jurij), product engineer since 2011.

Contact: [jurij@varstatt.com](mailto:jurij@varstatt.com) / [X](https://x.com/jurijtokarski) / [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/)

Sole proprietorship headquartered in Rzeszów, Poland. VAT ID: PL8133854722.