Fix My Bolt App for Production | DappaSol

Bolt got you to a demo. It didn't get you to production.

Bolt.new is fast. You describe the app, it scaffolds a working frontend and backend in minutes, and the demo looks real. That's the point of it, and it does that job well. The trouble starts the moment real users, real data, and real money show up. The code that won the demo was never built to survive that, and Bolt doesn't tell you what it skipped.

We take Bolt apps the rest of the way: from "it works on my screen" to "it works when a crowd hits it and one of them is trying to break in." Same product, hardened underneath. If you're still deciding whether yours is even safe to launch, read is Bolt safe first, then come back.

What Bolt apps actually get wrong

These show up again and again in Bolt builds. None of them are visible in a demo. All of them are visible to an attacker.

Supabase RLS left off. Bolt wires up Supabase fast, but row-level security is frequently disabled or wide open. That means any logged-in user can read or edit every other user's rows straight from the client. This is the single most common hole we find. Fix detail in Supabase RLS hardening for Lovable and Bolt.
API keys in the client bundle. Bolt happily drops keys into frontend code where anyone can read them with view-source. Stripe keys, OpenAI keys, third-party tokens. See exposed API keys in AI-built apps.
No real auth. A login screen is not authentication. We see Bolt apps where the backend trusts whatever the client sends and never checks who's actually calling.
No server-side validation. Validation lives in the React form, so anyone hitting the API directly skips it entirely. Prices, quantities, roles, all editable from a terminal.
No rate limiting. Login, signup, and AI endpoints sit wide open. One script can run up your OpenAI bill overnight or brute-force a password.
Secrets in the repo. .env values committed to git, sitting in your history forever.
No tests, no monitoring. Nothing catches a regression before your users do, and nothing tells you the app is down until someone emails you.

For the full picture of how these map to known categories, see the OWASP Top 10 for vibe-coded apps.

How the fix works

We don't quote you a vague "it depends" and start an hourly meter. The process is fixed price at every step.

Step 1: the Week-1 build audit, $4,000 fixed

One week. We go through the whole Bolt app and produce a written list of every blocker between you and production: security holes, missing auth, data-model problems, the lot. You get a prioritized plan with a fixed quote for the fix. Our guarantee: we find every blocker or the audit is free. If you mostly want the security read, the prototype-to-production service page lays out the full path.

Step 2: the hardening, from $14,000 fixed

We turn RLS on and write the policies properly. We move every key server-side. We put in real auth, server-side validation, rate limiting, and the tests and monitoring the app needs to be operated, not just shipped. Price is agreed up front before we touch anything. Compare that to a US or UK agency: $60,000-plus and an open hourly meter where you find out the bill at the end.

If you're weighing whether to harden what Bolt produced or start over, fix or rebuild a vibe-coded app walks through how we decide.

What you get either way

Promise	What it means
Senior engineers only	No juniors learning on your codebase.
Fixed price up front	You know the number before we start. No surprise invoice.
Working demo every week	You see real progress before each payment, not after.
100% code and IP transferred	Yours from day one. No lock-in.
30-day warranty	Something we shipped breaks, we fix it.

We've shipped production work for ShapeShift, CoinDesk, Komodo, SALT, and WallStreetBets. Based in India, working hours that overlap the US, UK, EU, and Middle East. More at our work.

Cheaper ways to start

You don't have to commit to the full build to find out where you stand.

First 15-minute AI code security audit, free. We look at your Bolt app and tell you the worst of it. See the AI code security audit.
Free self-check. Run your app through the production readiness check and get an instant read.
Due-Diligence Rescue audit, $2,500, credited in full toward the rescue if you move ahead. Good if an investor or acquirer needs proof the code holds up. See due-diligence rescue.

Next step

If your Bolt app is going to carry real users or real money, get it audited before it ships, not after the breach. Book a free 15-minute call and we'll tell you straight what it needs. Full pricing is on the pricing page.

FAQQ&A

Can you fix a Bolt.new app, or do I have to rebuild it from scratch?

Most of the time we harden what you have. Bolt's frontend and product logic are usually fine; the problem is the missing production layer underneath. We rebuild only when the architecture genuinely can't be saved, and we tell you which it is in the Week-1 audit before you commit to anything.

How much does it cost to make a Bolt app production-ready?

It starts with a fixed-price Week-1 build audit at $4,000 that finds every blocker. Full hardening runs from $14,000, fixed price agreed up front. No hourly meter. A comparable US or UK agency typically starts at $60,000-plus on an open hourly basis.

What's the most common problem in Bolt apps?

Supabase row-level security left off or wide open, so any logged-in user can read and edit everyone else's data straight from the client. Close behind: API keys exposed in the frontend bundle and no real server-side auth. None of these show up in a demo.

Do I keep ownership of the code?

Yes. 100% of the code and IP transfers to you from day one. No lock-in, no dependency on us to keep running. You also get a working demo before every payment and a 30-day warranty on what we ship.

How do I find out if my Bolt app is actually broken?

Two free options. Run it through our production readiness check for an instant self-read, or book the first 15-minute AI code security audit, which is free, and we'll tell you the worst of what we find. No commitment to a build.