Engineering Insights

Field notes from the rescue room — publishing as we fix.

Your AI App Is Probably Leaking Its API Keys SECURITY
Jul 27, 2026

Your AI App Is Probably Leaking Its API Keys

The #1 mistake in vibe-coded apps — and how to check yours in two minutes, no coding required.

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Common Cursor Pitfalls Before Production CURSOR
Jul 27, 2026

Common Cursor Pitfalls Before Production

AI code generators skip architectural patterns. Here's what silently breaks when real users arrive.

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Prototype to Production in 48 Hours: How an AI App Rescue Actually Works CASE STUDY
Jul 27, 2026

Prototype to Production in 48 Hours: How an AI App Rescue Actually Works

A step-by-step audit of how we take a broken AI-built project and turn it into a launch.

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Why Your Lovable App Shows a Blank Screen After Deploy (And How to Fix It) LOVABLE
Jul 27, 2026

Why Your Lovable App Shows a Blank Screen After Deploy (And How to Fix It)

Blank white screen after a Lovable build or deploy almost always means a JavaScript error crashed the render. Here's how to actually find it.

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Claude Code Project Won't Run? Here's How to Actually Get It Unstuck CLAUDE CODE
Jul 27, 2026

Claude Code Project Won't Run? Here's How to Actually Get It Unstuck

From login loops to a project that "can't see" its own files — the real fixes for a stuck Claude Code session.

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Bolt.new App Works Locally But Fails to Deploy — Here's Why BOLT
Jul 27, 2026

Bolt.new App Works Locally But Fails to Deploy — Here's Why

The Bolt.new preview passing doesn't mean production will. Here's exactly where the gap comes from and how to close it before you deploy.

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Replit App Works in the Editor But Breaks on Deployment REPLIT
Jul 27, 2026

Replit App Works in the Editor But Breaks on Deployment

Replit's editor and its deployment environment resolve dependencies differently. Here's exactly where that gap causes real breakage.

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v0 App Stuck in an Error Loop or Broken After Deploy? Here's the Fix V0
Jul 27, 2026

v0 App Stuck in an Error Loop or Broken After Deploy? Here's the Fix

v0 by Vercel apps can spiral into a repeating error loop in chat, or look broken in production even when a past version worked. Here's why, and what to do.

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Windsurf Cascade Stuck or Not Responding? Here's How to Fix It WINDSURF
Jul 27, 2026

Windsurf Cascade Stuck or Not Responding? Here's How to Fix It

Cascade spinning with no response usually traces to one of a handful of causes — here's how to diagnose and fix each one.

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