We built the doctrine we wished someone had handed us

Every AI app-builder — Cursor, Replit, Lovable, bolt.new, v0 — is optimized to get you to a working demo fast. None of them are optimized to get you to a safe launch. That gap is where exposed API keys, wide-open databases, and auth checks that only exist in the frontend all live quietly until a real user finds them.

Before You Go Live exists because the alternatives don't fit a solo developer's reality. Free checklists give you the same information everyone already has, with no verdict and no accountability. Scanners produce noisy tool output that assumes you already know what to do with it. Consultants quote $1,500 to $10,000, want a call first, and take weeks. None of that fits someone who's launching this weekend.

So we wrote it down instead: 23 one-page playbooks, a $199 repo audit that ends in a go or no-go, and a $29 bundle if you want the whole doctrine at once. Pick your price point. Ship with your eyes open.