Launch Checklist for AI-Built Apps in 2026
A green deploy is not launch readiness. Here is the 2026 checklist for founders shipping MVPs built with Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor.
Readiness is not a feeling
In 2026 most solo founders ship with agents. Launch readiness means you can answer: What is built? What was verified? What still needs the founder?
RAAV tracks six pillars: product truth, backlog, verification, setup, security, and founder decisions.
Before you announce
Confirm auth, payments, and email flows were tested end-to-end — not just demoed once in chat.
Close or explicitly accept every critical ticket. Run recorded verification on material fixes.
Clear the founder decision queue for scope, pricing, and known limitations.
Agent-specific risks
Watch for fixes that were marked done without verification, duplicate work across sessions, and security regressions when a new agent touches auth.
Use lanes and claims so only one agent owns a surface at a time.
Ship workflow
Install RAAV, map launch blockers to tickets, feed fixes back to your agent with scoped tasks, re-verify, then export proof for launch night.