AI Code Rescue · Bolt.new
Bolt app not working in production? That is a pattern, not bad luck.
Bolt is built for speed in the browser. Production needs secrets management, real auth, compliance-aware data handling, and an architecture that survives more than a handful of concurrent users.
Typical rescue: £8,000–£50,000+ fixed quote · Free 30-min triage · UK & remote
Bolt-specific failure patterns we see
Searchers looking for “Bolt app not working in production” usually hit one of these. The tool is not the enemy — shipping without production foundations is.
Hardcoded secrets and leaked credentials
API keys in client bundles or committed env files. Works in the Bolt preview; fails a security questionnaire or gets scraped from your public repo.
Auth and RBAC bolted on late
Everyone is effectively an admin. Patient or customer data accessible across accounts. Fine for a prototype; catastrophic for HealthTech or B2B SaaS.
Collapse past the first hundred users
No connection pooling, no caching, synchronous work on the request path. The demo never saw concurrent load.
Compliance gaps nobody noticed until sales asked
GDPR, NHS DSPT, or SOC 2 questions you cannot answer honestly because logging, encryption, and access controls were never designed in.
A short real example
HealthTech patient portal from Bolt.new
A founder built a patient portal in Bolt. Hardcoded API keys, no RBAC, and architecture that crashed past ~100 users. Enterprise prospects asked HIPAA / DSPT questions they could not answer.
What we found
- Secrets in the frontend and repo history
- Missing role-based access across clinical routes
- No horizontal scaling path; single-process assumptions everywhere
Outcome: Proper auth, encryption at rest, compliance-aware architecture. Platform now handles 10,000+ concurrent users. Sales conversations unblocked.
Pricing (visible, not gated)
| Step | Cost |
|---|---|
| Triage call (30 min) | Free |
| Written scope + fixed quote | Included after triage |
| Typical Bolt rescue | £8,000–£50,000+ |
| Optional CodeGuard monitoring | From £750/month |
You never pay hourly for rescue. Scope is written; quote is fixed before paid work starts.
Common questions
Can a Bolt app be made production-safe?
Usually yes, if the product logic is sound. We harden auth, secrets, data access, and deploy — then add tests and monitoring so the next change does not undo it.
Do you work with UK regulated products?
Yes. We built the UK's first digital biobank at LSHTM under Human Tissue Act and GDPR constraints. Regulated-sector rescues are a core lane, not a side project.
What does triage include?
A free 30-minute call. Where access is shared beforehand, we review the repo against a checklist built from a dozen+ AI-generated production codebases. You leave with the top risks and a written summary.
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Ready to triage your Bolt app?
Free 30-minute call with Promise Ekoriko. Top risks, plain English, fixed quote before any paid work.
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