A production issue in a vibe-coded app rarely starts with a dramatic mistake.
It starts with a request that sounds harmless: “Can you just change this?”
A small change can cross the UI, API, database, and business rules. If AI edits only the obvious part, the app can look correct while a related workflow quietly fails.
Before I let AI write code, I use this prompt:
Don’t code yet. Trace this change through the full system. List what it affects, what could break, and how every risk will be tested.
Review the impact map. Then let it implement.
That five-minute pause prevents the cycle of patching one failure into the next. 🧠
Read the free handbook: https://zalt.me/guides/vibe-coding
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