Know your escape hatch before your builder or toolchain disappears - shippingszn launch readiness
AI builders and their toolchains change fast — free tiers get cut, products get sunset, and some builders only let you export the frontend while the backend stays locked to their platform. If your launch depends on one, you need to know what you can take with you.
This kept happening in 2026: Google wound down Gemini CLI and is sunsetting Firebase Studio (new signups already off, full shutdown scheduled for March 2027), and some managed builders only export your frontend — the database and backend logic stay locked in. A launch built on a sunsetting toolchain or an un-exportable backend is one vendor decision away from breaking, usually at the worst time.
Owner verification required: Export options, vendor roadmaps, and lock-in are properties of your builder and hosting account, not your source code. The scanner can't see your platform's export capabilities or whether a vendor is sunsetting a product.
The Launch Fix Kit keeps scan-specific findings, file and line evidence, AI-builder punch-list tasks, and verification steps tied to the paid report.
- Figure out exactly what you can export from your builder: frontend only, or full code + database + backend logic?
- Check whether your builder and toolchain (and its free tier) are still supported, being repriced, or being sunset.
- Get your code into a git repo you control (GitHub/GitLab) so you're never locked to the builder's editor.
- Own your domain and DNS yourself, so you can point it anywhere if you migrate.
- Confirm you can export your database and user data on demand — and actually test the export once.
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