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Why this Clinic exists
Building with AI feels effortless until it doesn't.
You start with a clear vision. Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, Bolt ship features faster than you can imagine. You see real progress in hours. Then something breaks. Auth blocks real users. Production crashes on deploy. The dependency tree explodes. The same prompt that worked yesterday breaks something new today.
This is where most projects die. Not because the idea was bad. Because the gap between AI-generated code and production reality is bigger than anyone tells you.
The Vibe-Coding Clinic exists for the people who got stuck and deserve to ship anyway. We diagnose what's wrong, treat it, and get your project back on its feet.
10 Things Vibe-Coders Don't Understand
- Localhost is not production "It works on my machine" is not a deployment strategy.
- Frontend is not backend Making buttons look good does not mean your server handles 1,000 users.
- Database schemas have memory Changing a column name does not update the 50,000 rows already stored.
- API keys are not text They are secrets. Committing them to GitHub is like leaving your house key under the mat and posting the address online.
- CORS exists for a reason That browser error is not a bug. It is a security wall. Turning it off does not fix anything.
- Authentication is who, Authorization is what Logging in proves identity. Permissions decide access. Most vibe-coded apps confuse the two.
- State doesn't update by hope Changing a variable and expecting the UI to follow is not how reactivity works.
- Async is not optional Your code fires 10 API calls at once. Nine fail. You catch zero errors. That is the default.
- Dependencies are a tree, not a list One update can break 400 packages. "Just npm install" is not a maintenance plan.
- Working code is not correct code It runs today. It handles the happy path. Edge cases, load, and bad input will break it tomorrow.
Diagnosis Catalog
Acute (Production Emergencies)
Heart Attack
Production is down. The app is unreachable and users see error pages.
Stroke
Authentication blocks real users while leaving backdoors open for others.
Sepsis
A security breach has exposed user data or internal systems.
Poisoning
A hardcoded API key or secret is visible on a public GitHub repository.
Chronic (Long-term Decay)
Atherosclerosis
The codebase is so clogged with shortcuts that every new feature breaks something else.
Diabetes
Performance is degrading slowly. Page loads take longer each month and nobody knows why.
Dementia
The AI assistant forgets every session what was decided before. Work gets repeated endlessly.
Scoliosis
The architecture grew crooked over time. Each fix makes the structure worse.
Allergy
A single dependency update destroys the entire build.
Diagnostic Puzzles
Phantom Pain
A bug exists but the user cannot describe or reproduce it.
Hypochondria
The user thinks there is a bug, but the software works as designed. The expectation is wrong.
Burnout
The founder is exhausted from the daily cycle of prompting, debugging, and re-prompting.
Special Cases
Pregnancy
The project is growing but the founder has no idea how to deliver it to production.
Geriatrics
The original builder is gone. Nobody understands the codebase anymore.
What You Get After Treatment
Production-ready
Clean deploys, environment variables separated, no localhost-only assumptions.
Audit-ready
Documented architecture, traceable code paths, GDPR-compliant data flows.
Security-hardened
No hardcoded secrets, OWASP Top 10 reviewed, proper authentication and authorization.
Maintainable
Consistent patterns, automated tests, the next developer can understand it.
Treatment
Diagnosis Call
249 EUR
- 30-minute video call
- Code review with verbal feedback
- Written summary of findings
Architecture Review
4,000 EUR
Fixed price
- 2-3 day deep dive
- Written report with priorities
- Refactor recommendations
- Security audit basics
Surgery (Refactoring)
from 8,000 EUR
Scope-dependent
- 1-2 weeks structured refactoring
- Pair-coding sessions
- Production deployment support
All prices are negotiable.
About the Doctor
Founded by Arben Demaj. 28 years at Continental Automotive in automotive quality management. Patent holder for AI-based quality management systems (DPMA 10 2015 204 586.2). MBA Glasgow, AI/ML postgrad Purdue.
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