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Claude AI fixes demo app code, but manual review still needed

A developer detailed their experience using Claude to fix a demo application, applying the AI's suggested code changes and then re-scanning it with the LaunchVet tool. While Claude's prompts successfully addressed many of the initial security findings, the process revealed that the scanner itself had bugs and that manual code review was still necessary to catch critical issues like incorrect database constraints and potential server-side request forgery vulnerabilities. The developer emphasized that a clean scan does not guarantee application safety, highlighting the need for comprehensive testing beyond automated tools. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the need for human oversight even when using AI for code fixes and security scanning.

RANK_REASON Article describes the use of an AI tool (Claude) to fix code, and the subsequent use of a scanning tool (LaunchVet) to verify the fixes, detailing the limitations of both.

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Claude AI fixes demo app code, but manual review still needed

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Grey State Development ·

    We applied the audit's fixes to the broken demo app and scanned it again. What went green, what stayed red, and what we got wrong

    <p>Disclosure: Grey State Development built LaunchVet, the tool used here. The free core is MIT licensed. Everything below can be repeated by hand, and the demo and the fixes are in the repo.</p> <p>In the first article we audited a deliberately broken resume app (ResumeFlash, Ne…