Welcome to VibeCheck University

You know how to ship fast with AI. We help you ship safely.
Master the "boring" engineering that separates toys from real products.

35 checks across 7 categories
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Web Standards

The foundational files every website needs to look legit.

Favicon & App Icons

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Your site's profile pic — it shows up in browser tabs, bookmarks, and home screens.

robots.txt

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A VIP list that tells search engines what pages they can and can't crawl.

sitemap.xml

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A table of contents for search engines — every page you want indexed, listed clearly.

Web App Manifest

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The install instructions that let users add your app to their home screen like a native app.

llms.txt (AI Crawler Guidance)

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A README for AI assistants — helps them understand what your site does.
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SEO & Social

Make Google and Twitter/X actually want to show your stuff.

Page Title

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The headline that shows in Google results and browser tabs.

Meta Description

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The two-line preview under your title in Google results.

Open Graph Tags

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The social media preview card when someone shares your link on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Discord.

Twitter/X Card Tags

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The preview card specifically for Twitter/X shares.

Canonical URL

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Tells Google "this is the official URL for this page" — prevents duplicate content issues.

Viewport Meta Tag

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Tells mobile browsers to actually fit the page to the screen.

HTML Lang Attribute

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Tells browsers and screen readers what language your content is in.

Structured Data (JSON-LD)

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Machine-readable data that enables rich snippets in Google — stars, prices, FAQs.
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Security

Don't get hacked. Don't leak secrets. Don't embarrass yourself.

Hardcoded Secrets Scan

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Finds API keys, passwords, and tokens accidentally committed to your code.

Debug Statements

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Finds console.log and debugger statements you forgot to remove.

Environment Variable Parity

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Ensures your .env.example is actually useful for new developers.

Exposed .env File

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Detects if your actual .env file is committed to Git.

Security Headers

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HTTP headers that protect against XSS, clickjacking, and other attacks.

Security Vulnerabilities

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Finds dangerous patterns like dangerouslySetInnerHTML, SQL injection, and eval().
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Repository Health

Make your repo welcoming for contributors and easy to maintain.

README.md

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Your project's welcome mat — first thing everyone sees on GitHub.

LICENSE

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The legal terms that say how others can use your code.

.gitignore

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A filter that keeps trash files out of your Git history.

Package Lock File

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A snapshot of your exact dependency versions for reproducible builds.

CONTRIBUTING.md

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Instructions for external contributors on how to help.

Health Check Endpoint

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An API route that confirms your app is running — for monitoring and load balancers.

Code Quality

Ship clean code that doesn't slow down your users or your team.

Image Optimization

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Finds oversized images that kill your page load speed.

Custom Error Pages

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Branded 404/500 pages instead of ugly defaults.

TypeScript Configuration

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Static type checking that catches bugs before runtime.

ESLint Configuration

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Automated code style enforcement and bug detection.
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Service Integrations

Third-party tools for analytics, errors, auth, payments, and more.

Analytics Integration

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Track how users actually use your app — not what you imagine they do.

Error Tracking

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Get notified when users hit errors — before they complain.

Service Configuration

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Validates that your detected third-party services are properly configured.

Why "Boring" Engineering Enables Exciting Growth

Every unicorn startup you admire? They got SEO right that month when organic traffic exploded. They had security headers configured before the first hacker tried their luck. They had analytics instrumented before their big launch so they could see what was working.

The "boring" stuff isn't a tax on shipping — it's the foundation that lets you scale. Skip it, and you'll pay 10x the cost later in lost users, security breaches, or SEO penalties.

"Move fast and break things" was never about breaking your users' trust.
Ship fast. Ship safe. Ship with VibeCheck.

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