{"slug": "show-hn-a-pre-launch-scanner-for-ai-built-apps-it-scores-itself-60-100", "title": "Show HN: A pre-launch scanner for AI-built apps (it scores itself 60/100)", "summary": "A developer launched shippingszn, a free CLI tool that scans AI-built applications for common launch issues such as leaked secrets, missing authentication, weak security headers, and uncapped API routes. The tool provides a readiness score and severity counts, with a paid $49 Launch Fix Kit offering detailed findings and a launch decision guide.", "body_md": "# shippingszn is a launch-readiness scanner for AI-built apps\n\nshippingszn scans AI-built apps before launch for the launch blockers AI builders commonly miss: leaked secrets, missing auth flows, weak security headers, uncapped AI API routes without rate limits, AEO/GEO visibility gaps, schema gaps, broken redirects, sitemap issues, placeholder copy, and deployment risk.\n\nWhat AI coding tools commonly miss before launch: missing auth flows, uncapped AI API routes without rate limits, AI-answer visibility gaps, weak headers, broken redirects, placeholder copy, and deployment risk.\n\nThe free CLI returns a score, severity counts, and a launch-readiness band. The $49 Launch Fix Kit unlocks the full findings, paid checklist/report, AI-builder punch list, verification steps, and written launch decision.\n\n[Run the scanner](/scan) | [AI app launch readiness](/ai-app-launch-readiness) | [Scan an AI-built app before launch](/scan-ai-built-app-before-launch) | [AI app launch checklist](/launch-readiness-checklist-ai-apps) | [Uncapped AI API route scanner](/uncapped-ai-api-route-scanner) | [Missing auth flow scanner](/missing-auth-flow-scanner-ai-apps) | [Deployment risk scanner](/ai-app-deployment-risk-scanner) | [AEO/GEO visibility audit](/ai-app-seo-metadata-audit) | [Launch readiness report](/ai-app-launch-readiness-report) | [Security launch checklist](/ai-app-security-launch-checklist) | [FAQ](/faq) | [Launch Fix Kit](/fix-kit) | [Sample report](/sample-report)\n\nCanonical URL: [https://shippingszn.com/](https://shippingszn.com/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-pre-launch-scanner-for-ai-built-apps-it-scores-itself-60-100", "canonical_source": "https://shippingszn.com/", "published_at": "2026-07-18 18:19:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-18 18:52:05.905635+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-products", "developer-tools", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["shippingszn"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-pre-launch-scanner-for-ai-built-apps-it-scores-itself-60-100", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-pre-launch-scanner-for-ai-built-apps-it-scores-itself-60-100.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-pre-launch-scanner-for-ai-built-apps-it-scores-itself-60-100.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-pre-launch-scanner-for-ai-built-apps-it-scores-itself-60-100.jsonld"}}