2026 Edition
The Vibe Coding Checklist
Ship fast, ship right. A battle-tested checklist for AI-assisted development covering project setup, code quality, security hardening, testing, and deployment. Built from 4000+ prompts worth of lessons and the collective wisdom of r/vibecoding.
88 items • 8 stages
Stage 4 / 8 items
Testing Strategy
AI-generated code needs more testing, not less. Catch bugs before your users do.
Set up a testing framework (Vitest, Jest, Pytest)
Write tests for critical business logic
Install React Testing Library or equivalent for component tests
Set up Playwright or Cypress for E2E tests
Write E2E tests for main user flows (signup, core actions, checkout)
Run tests in CI/CD pipeline on every PR
Ask AI to generate tests when building features
Use Gemini to review code for security and patterns