# Eight signs your AI-built app needs a closer look.

Get the free PDF guide and printable checklist covering the eight areas founders should verify before depending on an AI-built system.

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Author: George Rios
Publisher: George Rios Consulting LLC
Updated: 2026-09-15
Content version: 1.0 / quiz v1 / scoring v1

A short, plain-English guide for founders who shipped fast. Each sign comes with the question to ask, why it matters, the practical next step, and the evidence to look for, plus a printable checklist you can hand to your developer.

## What is inside

- The eight areas, in the order most teams should verify them
- One page per sign: question, concern, next step, evidence
- A printable checklist to review with your team
- How the free five-minute check scores your answers

## The eight areas

1. [Secrets](https://viberealitycheck.com/learn/8-signs#secrets): Where API keys and credentials live.
2. [Environments](https://viberealitycheck.com/learn/8-signs#environments): Whether testing can affect real customers.
3. [Access](https://viberealitycheck.com/learn/8-signs#access): Whether people can reach data they should not see.
4. [Personal data](https://viberealitycheck.com/learn/8-signs#personal-data): What you collect, why, and how you manage it.
5. [Outages](https://viberealitycheck.com/learn/8-signs#observability): How you find out when something breaks.
6. [Handoffs](https://viberealitycheck.com/learn/8-signs#handoff): Whether someone else could maintain the system.
7. [Backups](https://viberealitycheck.com/learn/8-signs#backups): Whether you can actually restore your data.
8. [Growth](https://viberealitycheck.com/learn/8-signs#load): What happens when demand increases.

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## Assessment limitations

These results reflect your answers. They do not establish that your system is secure, compliant, or ready for a particular load.

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