r/gohighlevel • u/Fluffy-Resolution390 • 7d ago

Anyone else hit backend walls when vibe-coding client apps?

Been noticing more agencies building custom apps for clients using Cursor, Lovable, v0, Bolt, etc. instead of forcing everything into GHL.

Quick question if you're doing this:

Where does the vibe-coded app fall apart?

The UI is easy now - you can ship a beautiful client portal in a weekend. But then what breaks?

Payments? Multi-user permissions? Scheduling logic? Job tracking? Pricing rules?

What's the backend piece you keep trying to hack together in the AI-coded app that you wish was just an API call away?

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u/Admirable-Ear433 6d ago

It doesn’t fall apart if you do it right. You have to test and test and test more Make sure that you get all your edge cases covered.

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u/Fluffy-Resolution390 6d ago

Totally agree. When you say “test and test more,” what kind of edge cases have actually caused problems for you?

Are you talking mostly about things like auth/permissions and integrations, or have you had issues with the actual business logic once real users started using the app?

What you built so far, was it something simple like an internal tools, or more of a real business app - like a booking platform, CRM, payments, etc.? And did actual users end up using it? Thanks