Guide
What does "engineer ready" mean?
The clean-up that makes your codebase cheaper for AI to keep working in. It is also ready for your first engineering hire, so their first weeks are not spent untangling. It is the same clean-up that makes the next AI session cheaper. The AI is working in a codebase that is organised the way a human would organise it.
What the clean-up covers
Naming that matches the domain, not the file. Structure that matches the feature, not the tool. Tests that catch the regression, not the symptom. Documentation that tells the next person, human or AI, where the decision was made and why. The shakedown identifies what is missing and hands back the list.
Why it matters for your first hire
A first engineering hire is expensive. Their first weeks are the most expensive, because they are learning the codebase while trying to ship. A codebase that is engineer ready means their first weeks are spent building, not untangling. The same clean-up makes the next AI session cheaper, because the AI is working in a codebase that is organised the way a human would organise it. See what we check.
Want it done for you?
I can go through all of it with you
A shakedown is me asking every one of these questions, of your whole app, and handing back a ranked report with a fix your own AI can apply. Quoted up front for the size of your app, fixed once agreed.
Not sure which one? Book the free 30-minute call and I'll help you choose.
More guides
How much does a shakedown cost?
Every price is "from AUD …", quoted up front for the size of your app and fixed once agreed. You know the number before any work starts.
How much does my app cost to run?
The costs that quietly add up: runaway infrastructure bills, unguarded paid API calls, and lost or leaked customer information. And why the shakedown's price is read against what it stops.
I built it with Lovable, Bolt or Cursor. Does that matter?
The tools did their job. What matters is what they generated: React/Vite, Next.js, Supabase, Firebase. And whether the access rules around it hold up.
Is my AI-built app safe to launch?
Nobody can promise "safe". A shakedown checks the common pitfalls, like exposed keys and open data, and tells you what is open.