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AI app launch checklist: 15 checks before you ship.

Review authentication, data access, payments, secrets, failure paths, and recovery before your AI-built app meets real users. Your answers stay in this browser. This helps you spot what needs a closer look; it is not a security diagnosis or launch score.

Editorial illustration of a pre-launch checklist covering identity, data, payments, deployment, and monitoring.

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01Keep secrets out of the browser.

Check that private keys, tokens, and credentials are absent from public bundles and repositories.

02Test access with two different accounts.

Verify that each user can only access the records and actions they are permitted to use.

03Verify identity and permissions on the server.

Sensitive endpoints must enforce both authentication and authorization.

04Protect admin privileges.

A field the user can edit must not be able to grant them an admin role.

05Review database rules and policies.

Match access to ownership and roles, including cross-user and cross-tenant requests.

06Verify payments before granting access.

Server-side confirmation, rather than a browser redirect, should control fulfillment.

07Handle repeated callbacks safely.

A repeated event must not create duplicate orders, credits, or fulfillment.

08Limit abuse of expensive endpoints.

Check rate limits, quotas, and budget controls for the flows that can create costs.

09Validate input and sanitize errors.

Reject unexpected input and avoid exposing private data in error messages.

10Test login and session failure paths.

Include password reset, expiry, sign-out, and failed requests in your checks.

11Test critical journeys on mobile and desktop.

Use realistic devices and cover both successful and unsuccessful outcomes.

12Check queries and payloads with realistic data.

Look for repeated requests, large responses, and bottlenecks in important journeys.

13Keep sensitive information out of logs.

Inspect logs and analytics for tokens, credentials, and unnecessary personal information.

14Have a workable recovery procedure.

Check that backup, restore, and rollback steps can actually be carried out.

15Document how data is handled.

Record collection, retention, deletion, and the third parties that process information.

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