What if I don't have a list of prioritized issues?

Start with our Vibe Code Health Check ($500–$3,000, 3–5 days). It produces exactly the prioritized findings report that a Cleanup Sprint works from. Many clients do both in sequence.

Will the sprint break things that currently work?

That's the #1 concern we hear. Every change goes through our review process. We add tests before changing critical paths. If something is fragile and working, we stabilize it carefully rather than refactoring aggressively. The goal is to make the app more reliable, not less.

What if you find the app needs a full rebuild?

If we genuinely think a cleanup isn't enough, we tell you during the scope agreement — before the sprint starts, not halfway through. In our experience, the vast majority of MVPs are cleanable. Rebuilds are rarely necessary and often a sign that the recommender wants a bigger project.

Can your engineer work alongside our team?

Yes. They'll work in your repo and can coordinate with your developers on PRs, branch strategy, and deployment workflow. They won't disrupt your feature development — the sprint scope is independent of your roadmap.

What happens after the sprint ends?

You get a summary report: what was fixed, what remains, and recommended next steps. Some teams are done. Others move to a Fractional Architect retainer for ongoing review. It's your call — the sprint stands on its own.

Technical Debt Cleanup for AI-Built MVPs

Clean Up Your MVP in One Sprint

Your MVP is one focused sprint away from being something you can confidently build on. Book a senior engineer for 2 to 3 weeks at a fixed price and leave with a cleaner codebase and a timeline you planned for.

When the MVP Cleanup Sprint Makes the Biggest Difference

Some situations call for a cleanup sprint more than others, and recognizing yours early saves time, money, and a lot of avoidable headaches. Here is what those situations tend to look like.

Hardcoded Secrets Everywhere
API keys, database credentials, and tokens went into the repo because nobody had time to do it properly when speed was the priority. Get every secret extracted, moved to env management, and the repo scrubbed clean.
Every Deploy Feels Like a Gamble
Missing tests, no error handling, and unaccounted edge cases make every deployment a risk nobody is comfortable taking on Friday. Get critical path test coverage and error handling added, so shipping becomes predictable.
The Senior Engineer Saw the Code and Left
Good engineers walk away from codebases that look like a liability, which means the hiring problem and the code problem feed each other. Fix the code first, and watch the second problem start to resolve itself.
DD Is Coming, but the Code Is Not Ready
A technical auditor will find the known issues in your backlog — the question is whether they find them before or after you do. Fix the priorities ahead of DD and walk in with a report showing you were already on it.

What One Senior Engineer Resolves in a 2 to 3 Week Sprint

Before day one, the scope is agreed and locked. A senior engineer then works through the defined backlog in 2 to 3 weeks, using AI tooling to move faster without cutting corners.

Security Fixes	Stability Improvements	Test Coverage	Code Quality
Secrets moved to environment variables	Error handling added to critical paths	Critical paths get automated tests	Structure improved without rewriting
Auth flows reviewed and patched	Edge cases covered and tested	Not 100% coverage — enough to deploy with confidence	Consistent patterns applied across the codebase
Input validation added where missing	Hallucinated imports and dead code removed	Integration tests for key user flows	Code that the next engineer can actually read
Known dependency vulnerabilities resolved	API error responses cleaned up	CI pipeline configured if not already	Documentation for critical system decisions

A Three-Step Process with Zero Surprises

Scope agreed before day one, sprint completed in 2 to 3 weeks, deliverables handed over at the end. Fixed price, no changes once the work starts.

Scope Agreement
We review your codebase (prior audit), define the backlog, and agree on exactly what gets fixed.
Sprint Execution
Our senior engineer works in your repo, on your infrastructure, for 2–3 weeks. Daily progress visible.
Handoff
Cleaned codebase, summary report of what was fixed, and recommended next steps.

The Teams This Sprint Was Designed For

This sprint works best for teams that moved fast, shipped something real, and now have a backlog of issues that are starting to affect what comes next.

This Is for You If:	This Is Not for You If:
You have a working MVP with known technical debt	You don't know what's wrong yet (start with our Code Health Check)
You shipped with Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, or similar AI tools	You need a full rebuild, not a cleanup
You have a prioritized issue list (from an audit or your own backlog)	You need ongoing development, not a time-boxed sprint
Fundraise, enterprise pilot, or public launch is coming in 30–90 days	Your app is still a prototype with no real users