The traps usually appear after the demo works
The first version proves demand. The next version needs boundaries, runtime checks, and the confidence to change important code without restarting the product
Plausible code, hidden risk
Generated code that looks consistent often skips the runtime checks at trust boundaries
Forms, API routes, webhooks, and queues validate at compile time but not at runtime. We surface where the database schema, the application types, and the actual inputs have quietly diverged.
Bugs the agent keeps reintroducing
Recurring regressions usually mean a missing type, test, or lint rule — not a longer prompt
We convert repeat bugs into discriminated unions, regression tests, and project-specific lint rules so the same mistake cannot land twice. Duplicated logic across screens and jobs becomes shared, typed utilities.
The demo-to-durable gap
Auth gaps, non-idempotent writes, and missing observability are what hurt real users
We harden authentication on every protected route, push authorization down to the data layer, make payment and background jobs idempotent end to end, and wire critical paths to monitoring so failures surface before customers notice.