What VibeSafe is,
why it exists, and why it wins

VibeSafe is an AI-powered code security scanner built specifically for non-technical founders who build apps using vibe coding tools like Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, and Replit.

You paste your AI-generated code into VibeSafe. In under 10 seconds it scans for:

• Exposed API keys and hardcoded secrets
• Security vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, etc.)
• Runtime errors — missing awaits, null crashes
• Missing or outdated packages
• Logic bugs and type errors

Every issue gets a plain-English explanation and a one-click auto-fix button. No coding knowledge required.

VibeSafe is built for non-technical founders who build products using AI coding tools. Specifically:

• Founders using Lovable, Bolt.new, Cursor, or Replit to build their SaaS
• Indie hackers who ship fast and don't have a technical co-founder
• Agency owners building client apps with AI tools
• Marketers and product managers who can now build with AI but can't read code

If you can build an app but can't tell if it's secure — VibeSafe is for you.

No. Zero coding knowledge required.

That's the entire point of VibeSafe. Every issue is explained in plain English — what the problem is, why it's dangerous, and what happens if you leave it unfixed. The auto-fix button handles the code change for you. You review the before and after, click Apply, and it's done.

VibeSafe currently supports:

• JavaScript — including Node.js, Express, React
• TypeScript — including Next.js, NestJS
• Python — including Flask, FastAPI, Django
• Java — including Spring Boot
• .NET / C# — including ASP.NET

Mixed-language projects are supported — VibeSafe auto-detects your stack.

VibeSafe scans for the most common and dangerous vulnerabilities in AI-generated code:

• Exposed secrets — API keys, database passwords, JWT secrets hardcoded in source files
• SQL injection — user input concatenated directly into database queries
• XSS (Cross-site scripting) — unsanitised user input rendered in the browser
• Insecure authentication — weak password comparisons, missing rate limiting
• Path traversal — user-controlled file paths that allow attackers to read server files
• Debug mode in production — Flask/Django debug=True exposing an interactive shell
• Missing HTTPS enforcement — sensitive data sent over unencrypted connections

AI coding tools are optimised to produce working code quickly — not secure code. They're trained on millions of code examples from the internet, many of which contain security shortcuts, hardcoded credentials, and outdated patterns.

Common reasons AI code is vulnerable:

• AI prioritises getting something that runs over security best practices
• Training data includes old tutorials that predate modern security standards
• AI doesn't know your production environment or threat model
• Non-technical founders don't know what questions to ask about security

This isn't a criticism of Lovable or Bolt — they're incredible tools. VibeSafe is the safety layer that completes the workflow.

It depends on the severity. For critical issues:

• Exposed API key — attackers scan GitHub continuously. Your key will be found and abused, often within hours of your first commit. Stripe keys get drained. AWS keys get used for crypto mining, generating $50k+ bills.
• SQL injection — an attacker can dump your entire database, delete all records, or log in as any user including admin.
• Debug mode on — any visitor to your app can execute arbitrary Python code on your server.

For warnings — your app will crash in production under real usage. Missing awaits cause silent failures. Null errors crash on edge cases. These result in lost users and damaged reputation.

Yes, genuinely free. No credit card required. No trial period. The free plan gives you:

• 3 scans per month
• Full security vulnerability detection
• Plain-English explanations for every issue
• Basic safety score

The catch: you can't auto-fix on the free plan (you see the fix, but apply it manually) and no GitHub integration. That's what Pro is for — $29/month, unlimited scans, one-click auto-fix, everything.

Snyk charges $98 per developer per month because it's selling to enterprise engineering teams with security budgets. It includes features those teams need — CI/CD pipeline integration, SBOM generation, compliance reports, and IDE plugins for 50-person engineering teams.

VibeSafe is built for a solo founder who wants to know if their app is safe before they launch. We don't need to charge enterprise prices because we don't have enterprise overhead. $29/month is the right price for the value a founder gets.

Yes. Cancel anytime, no questions asked. No contracts, no annual commitments on the monthly plan. If you cancel, you keep access until the end of your billing period, then drop to the free plan. We don't believe in making it hard to leave — if VibeSafe isn't worth $29 to you, you shouldn't pay for it.

VibeSafe uses a combination of static analysis and AI to scan your code:

• Static analysis — pattern matching against known vulnerability signatures (SQL injection patterns, secret key formats, dangerous function calls)
• AI reasoning — understanding context to avoid false positives. Not every string that looks like a key is actually dangerous.
• Runtime simulation — predicting what will crash when real users hit your app
• Dependency analysis — checking your imports against known package databases

The entire scan completes in under 10 seconds for most codebases.

VibeSafe shows you the exact before-and-after diff before applying any fix. You always review first — we never change your code without showing you what's changing and why.

For the most common issue types — exposed secrets, missing awaits, SQL injection, and wrong comparisons — the fixes are surgical and reliable. We only touch the broken line, never the surrounding code.

For complex logic issues, we explain the problem and suggest the fix but always let you review. If a fix requires architectural changes, we flag it clearly rather than applying a surface-level band-aid.

GitHub integration is available on the Pro plan. Connect your repo and VibeSafe automatically scans every new commit or pull request.

Vercel integration (auto-scan on every deployment) is on the roadmap for Q3 2026.

CI/CD pipeline integration (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) is available on the Team plan — every deployment triggers a scan and blocks if critical issues are found.

Your code is scanned in memory and never stored permanently. We don't retain your source code after the scan completes. We don't train our models on your code. We don't share it with third parties.

What we do store: your scan results and safety score (so you can reference them later). You can delete these at any time from your account settings.

If you're building something highly sensitive, you can also use VibeSafe's self-hosted option (coming on the Enterprise plan) where your code never leaves your infrastructure.

Every issue VibeSafe reports includes:

• The exact line of code — so you can see it yourself
• What could go wrong — a specific scenario of how it gets exploited
• The before and after — showing exactly what changes and why it's safer

We never report vague warnings. If VibeSafe flags something, it shows you the exact dangerous line, explains the real-world attack scenario in plain English, and shows you the specific fix.

You don't need to trust us blindly — the evidence is right there on screen.

You could — and many founders do. The problems with that approach:

• No structure — ChatGPT gives you a wall of text, not actionable issue cards with severity levels
• No verification — it can't run your code to confirm fixes actually work
• No safety score — nothing to share with investors or clients to prove your app is secure
• No monitoring — you'd need to re-paste code every time you make a change
• Context limits — large codebases get truncated, missing issues in the cut-off sections

VibeSafe is the structured, reliable, repeatable version of that workflow. Purpose-built for this specific problem.

No security tool catches 100% of vulnerabilities — including Snyk and GitHub Advanced Security. VibeSafe is designed to catch the most common and most dangerous issues in AI-generated code, which account for the vast majority of real-world breaches for early-stage apps.

VibeSafe is significantly better than no scan at all — which is the current reality for most non-technical founders. We're transparent about what we scan for and continuously expand our detection coverage.

For high-security applications (fintech, healthcare, anything handling sensitive data at scale), we recommend combining VibeSafe with a professional security audit. VibeSafe handles the automated layer; humans handle the nuanced architectural review.