Why We Need to Audit After the AI Agents Coding and Vibed Projects
I was talking to some developer friends recently and they are frustrated with vibe coding audits. The AI agents build features fast but ignore security completely. They leave projects in a catastrophic mess with exposed keys and open databases. It feels like the tools care more about speed than safety.
My reply was simple: “Because it is an AI we think it should be perfect and understand everything, we started to treat the AI from a slave to a God, that does not make mistakes.”
Vibe coding delivers working apps at speed but leaves security behind. You end up with committed .env files data tables missing Row Level Security and API routes that return data without authentication checks.
Service role keys sit exposed in client bundles. The application runs but it is completely open to anyone who looks.
The real question is not whether vibe-coded projects are ready for production. The question is how we should audit them and why we need to do it now more than ever.
Vibe coding ships apps fast but leaves security behind. You commit .env files turn off Supabase RLS and expose service keys in client bundles. The app works but anyone can read your data or hijack accounts.
Developers need a safety net that catches these critical mistakes before deployment, or releasing a sick patient to the real world open for hackers and kids playing hackers.
In a way we are auditing our own weaknesses in handling AI agents. We are testing our understanding of how to use them effectively from concept to production. This process reveals gaps in our architecture coding skills and ability to translate ideas into solid business logic.
It proves that we still need real engineers and architects not just hype-driven coders who deliver projects without understanding what lies beneath the surface.
8 Things to What You Should Do
1- Treat AI as a junior developer not an oracle.
Review every line it writes. Assume it will make mistakes with security boundaries because it lacks real world consequences. Never merge code without reading it first.
2- Automate security audits in your CI pipeline.
Do not rely on manual checks. Use tools like kapus-secuaudit or similar static analysis tools that run on every commit. Catch exposed keys and missing auth checks before they reach production.
3- Enforce strict environment variable management.
Never commit .env files. Use secret managers like AWS Secrets Manager or HashiCorp Vault. Rotate keys immediately if they leak into git history. You can simply add pre-commit hooks that block commits containing common secret patterns.
4- Implement Row Level Security by default.
If you use Supabase or similar databases turn on RLS for every table from day one. This is why Writing tests that verify unauthenticated users cannot access data, is important. Yet, you should assume every API endpoint is public until you prove otherwise.
5- Separate vibe coding from production coding.
Use AI for prototyping and boilerplate but switch to manual engineering for core business logic and security critical paths. The trick is to know when to stop vibing and start architecting.
6- Conduct regular red team exercises.
Hire security experts or use automated tools to attack your own applications. Find the holes before hackers do. Test for prompt injection, SQL injection and broken access control specifically in AI generated code. There are dozens of auditing skills and open-source apps that can help you actually do that.
7- Invest in architectural review skills.
Learn to spot weak design patterns that AI tends to replicate. Understand authentication flows database indexing and network security deeply. The AI can write the code but you must design the system, do not forget you are the architect.
8- Build a culture of security first.
Make security part of the definition of done. Celebrate finding bugs before deployment not just shipping features fast. Train your team to recognize the difference between working code and secure code.
The Final RED Flag about AI Vibe Coding
The AI does not care if your app gets hacked. It does not lose sleep over leaked keys. You do, and your human boss will. Vibe coding is a powerful engine but it has no brakes. You are the brakes. You are the steering wheel. Do not let the speed of generation fool you into thinking you have arrived.
You have only just started. Build fast but audit harder. Stay humble stay curious and keep your hands on the wheel. Your users are counting on you to be the architect not just the passenger.
At the end, the human is who to blame not the AI.
