VIBE LAUNCH GATE

Use cases

Three situations where founders use this gate the week before launch.

Lovable MVP before flipping Stripe live

Who: A solo founder who built billing with AI prompts.

Task: Prove another account cannot open customer records and that refunds revoke.

Steps: Mark ownership and refund untested, run A/B probes and test-mode refund, paste the generated checklist into the launch Notion page.

Result: Live keys stay off until both modules are pass.

AI left an /admin screen in the router

Who: A Bolt/Cursor builder who noticed a debug dashboard during polish.

Task: Confirm strangers cannot load it.

Steps: Set admin=untested, visit routes logged out and as a normal user, fix server checks if the API still returns rows, then mark pass.

Result: Admin data stops leaking through a “hidden” route.

Cancel works in UI but access remains

Who: An indie SaaS that unlocks on success URL only.

Task: Align entitlements with webhook events.

Steps: Mark refund=fail, wire verified cancel/refund handlers, re-test, copy the entitlement event notes from the tool.

Result: Paying and non-paying states match reality.