Your application works.
The question is whether it’s ready to grow.
Building with Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Claude Code, freelancers or a small team can take an idea very far, very fast. Before adding more features, it’s worth knowing how solid the foundation is.
US$1,500 · 5 business days · 4 assessments per month
- What is Software Rescue?
- Software Rescue is Ciancoders’ practice for assessing, stabilizing and preparing existing software for production — software built with AI tools, no-code, freelancers or in-house teams — before you invest further in it.
- What is a Production Readiness Assessment?
- A fixed-price (US$1,500), five-business-day technical assessment that reviews eight dimensions of an application and delivers prioritized findings, a risk matrix, a remediation roadmap and a fixed-price Rescue proposal.
The problem isn’t the tool. It’s not knowing what you’re building on.
AI and no-code tools are a legitimate way to reach a first version fast. Many valuable applications started that way.
The risk shows up later — when the app has real users, handles sensitive data, or starts carrying part of the business. At that point, every new feature is built on decisions no one reviewed.
The Assessment doesn’t judge how it was built. It tells you, with evidence, whether to continue, stabilize or rebuild parts.
Eight dimensions, reviewed against your actual code.
Architecture
Structure, boundaries between components, and room to grow without a rewrite.
Security
Secrets, authentication, permissions, data exposure and vulnerable dependencies.
Code quality
Readability, duplication, complexity and test coverage on critical flows.
Data
Data model, integrity, backups and restores.
Infrastructure
Environments, deployment, cost and reliance on external services.
Observability
Logs, metrics and alerts — how you find out something broke.
Maintainability
How easily another person — or an AI agent — can pick up the work.
AI-generated code risks
Patterns typical of unreviewed generated code: duplicated logic, client-only validation, unnecessary dependencies.
Five deliverables. All of them yours.
- 01
Executive Assessment
A decision-ready summary: overall state, main risks, and a recommendation — continue, stabilize or rebuild parts.
- 02
Technical Findings
Specific findings with location in the code, severity and evidence.
- 03
Risk Matrix
Each risk by likelihood and business impact, so you can prioritize with judgment.
- 04
Remediation Roadmap
What to fix first, in what order, and with what approximate effort.
- 05
Fixed-Price Rescue Proposal
If you choose to work with us: the Rescue, scoped and fixed-price.
US$1,500. Five business days.
US$1,500 per application.
Five business days from read access to the repository.
If you start the Rescue within 30 days, we credit 100% of the Assessment.
We take four assessments per month to keep every review thorough.
Three possible paths. We tell you which, with evidence.
Continue
The foundation is solid. You get targeted adjustments and keep building.
Stabilize
The foundation works, but there are risks to fix before you grow: security, tests, data or operations.
Rebuild parts
Some components are worth redoing. We define which, in what order, and at what investment.
Questions about Rescue
Do you need access to my code?+
Yes — read access to the repository and, where relevant, to infrastructure configuration. We sign an NDA before seeing any code.
What if the foundation turns out to be solid?+
We tell you. The report documents what’s working, what to adjust, and why you can keep building with confidence.
Do I have to do the Rescue with you?+
No. The deliverables are yours to execute with your team or another vendor. If you start the Rescue with us within 30 days, we credit 100% of the Assessment.
Is it useful if my app wasn’t built with AI?+
Yes. The eight dimensions apply to any application; the AI-generated code dimension simply carries less weight.
Before you build more, understand the foundation.
Five business days to decide with evidence.
Not sure yet? Start with the free assessment and see your profile across six dimensions in a few minutes.
30 minutes · No commitment · English or Spanish