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The day-2 toolkit

Free, practical aids to help you understand, secure, maintain, and own the app you built. Grab what fits your next step.

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In plain English

This toolkit points only to maintained resources available now: two self-assessments plus practical security, maintenance, AI-change, ownership, debugging, and repair guides.

What you will find here

Day-2 readiness check

Ten questions to see where your app stands and what to prioritize.

Take the check

Vendor lock-in scorecard

Score how hard it would be to leave your platform.

Score your lock-in

Security self-audit

A detection-first workflow for spotting risks without breaking anything.

Secure what you shipped

Monthly maintenance checklist

A short, repeatable routine to keep a one-person app healthy.

Open the maintenance guide

AI change-request template

Fill-in prompts that help the AI change your app without breaking the rest.

Direct AI changes safely

App ownership audit

Confirm you control your code, data, domain, and accounts.

Audit what you own

Debugging workflow

Move from a symptom to a reversible test without random changes.

Debug methodically

Fix library

Start with the symptom and follow the relevant diagnosis and rollback path.

Browse fixes

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Where these tools help most

Keep learning

The reading map suggests one tip, one tool, and one fix to work through next, using the resources on this page.

Read the reading map

Toolkit FAQ

Are these free?

Yes. Everything listed here is free, and Kodbe sells nothing today.

Which tool should I start with?

If you are unsure, take the day-2 readiness check first; it points you to the right next resource.

Is everything on this page available now?

Yes. Every link points to an assessment, guide, or hub that is live on this site.

Can I use these with any platform?

Yes. They are tool-agnostic, with tool-specific notes where useful.


Kodbe is an independent publication about maintaining and owning software you built with AI or no-code tools. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Kodbe Inc (the Albany, GA educational nonprofit), Kodobe, Kodable, or Kodu.