The Vibe Coding Checklist

88 items · 8 stages

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

Previous Next