AI Assistant to Production
Claude got you to 80%.
I ship the last 20.
Claude excels at understanding complex requirements and generating substantial code artifacts. It's the tool founders use to build entire prototypes from a single detailed prompt. The problem: Claude's code runs perfectly in a sandbox but breaks when deployed to real infrastructure with real users hitting real edge cases simultaneously.
Last updated: May 2026
What Claude does well
Claude is an incredible tool for prototyping. Here's where it shines.
Exceptional at understanding complex multi-step requirements
Generates complete, well-structured code artifacts
Strong at explaining architectural decisions
Artifacts feature for instant prototyping
Where Claude hits the wall
The specific production problems AI can't solve for your app. These are the things that break when real users show up.
No awareness of your specific production environment constraints
Auth patterns are textbook — missing refresh token rotation, social login redirect handling
Database designs are conceptual — no migration strategy, no indexing for query patterns
Payment flows skip webhook failure handling and retry logic
No App Store review awareness or compliance checking
What I do for Claude founders
The specific production engineering your app needs. You review every PR. You stay in control.
Auth that doesn't leak
Refresh token rotation, MFA, social login edge cases, session management. The full flow, not the scaffold AI generates.
Payments that settle
Stripe integration with idempotent webhooks, subscription lifecycle management, failed payment recovery, and proper financial reporting.
Database that scales
Schema design with indexing for your actual query patterns, migration strategy, connection pooling, and caching. More than CREATE TABLE statements.
Infrastructure that stays up
CI/CD pipelines, staging environments, Vercel/Fly.io deployment, Sentry error tracking, and alerting. Your app runs on your infrastructure.
Mobile that gets approved
App Store compliance, provisioning profiles, TestFlight distribution, push notifications, and review appeal handling. End-to-end mobile deployment.
Architecture review
I audit your AI-generated codebase for anti-patterns, fix the production concerns, and leave you with code you can actually maintain.
Built with a different tool?
I work with founders using any AI-assisted development workflow.
Ship your Claude app.
Book a free 1-hour call. We look at your Claudecodebase, figure out what's blocking you, and decide if it makes sense to work together.