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Vibe-coded app reliability terms for builders using AI agents.
Use these terms when an AI-built product works in the happy path but falls apart on refresh, retry, partial failure, double submit, or return visits.
Use these terms
Statechart
Names every allowed state, event, transition, guard, and impossible transition before UI code grows messy.
Transition table
Turns back, next, submit, retry, cancel, edit, and resume behavior into explicit rules.
Idempotency
Makes retries, double clicks, and repeated API calls safe instead of duplicating records or charges.
Checkpoint
Creates known-good points where the user can resume after refresh, tab close, or partial completion.
Fallback UI
Gives users a useful path when data, permissions, API calls, or components fail.
Recovery path
Defines what happens after timeout, validation failure, network loss, stale state, or partial success.
State reconciliation
Keeps client state, server state, drafts, and URL state from contradicting each other.
Prompt pattern
Weak ask
Fix my vibe-coded app. It breaks when something fails.
Exact Terms ask
Audit this app for explicit statecharts, transition tables, idempotency, checkpoints, fallback UI, state reconciliation, timeout budgets, and recovery paths across refresh, retry, partial failure, and return visits.
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Common questions
Why do vibe-coded apps break after the demo path?
They often optimize for visible screens instead of durable state, failure modes, persistence, and recovery contracts.
What should I ask an AI coding agent before code?
Ask for a state model, transition table, failure plan, persistence plan, and acceptance tests before component changes.