Lovable adds automated security scanning and fixes for app builders
Lovable is expanding the security tools available to people building apps on its platform, with automated scanning, agent-assisted fixes, and controls that can block risky releases. The company says these protections are available to all accounts, including free accounts, while paid plans will receive scheduled scans this month.
- Lovable scans apps during publishing and offers free deep scans.
- Its agent can fix flagged issues, including overly open data access rules.
- Auto-fix can resolve many findings through the next chat message.
- Critical findings can be blocked from going live.
- Redesigned findings and scheduled scans on paid plans are planned this month.
Security checks built into the platform
Lovable says several security measures operate without requiring users to configure them. Secure sign-in and access controls are set up by default, while secrets are encrypted and kept out of frontend code. Apps are also scanned as they are built.
The company says these protections apply to everyone, including free accounts, because every app should be secure regardless of what someone pays. Each time an app is published, Lovable's scanners check its code, application logic, database schemas, and row-level security policies. Those policies determine who can see and change data.
If the scanner identifies an issue, Lovable says it alerts the user before the app goes live. Users can also run a free deep scan at any time. The scan takes longer and examines the app more deeply, using Lovable's own testing system, which the company says is trained on security issues that most often arise in Lovable apps.
An agent can fix flagged issues
Lovable is also positioning its security workflow around remediation rather than detection alone. When a scanner flags a problem, users can select Fix. The company's agent then receives specific instructions for that issue and resolves it.
According to Lovable, the most common issue in its apps is data access rules that are too open. The company says these problems can be fixed in a few clicks through the agent-assisted workflow.
Users who want less manual involvement can enable Auto-fix security issues in their project settings. Lovable says many findings will then be resolved automatically with the user's next chat message while development continues.
Publishing controls provide another safeguard. Users, or workspace administrators on team accounts, can block an app from going live when it has critical findings.
Users still decide what should go live
Lovable says users must still review scanner findings and take action, or allow auto-fix to handle them. The company describes this as the single most effective action users can take to protect their users.
Some findings may reflect deliberate product decisions. Lovable gives the example of a forum that intentionally displays usernames publicly. Because users know their apps best, the company says they retain the final decision over what goes live.
Later this month, Lovable says it will introduce a redesigned security experience with findings that are easier to read, understand, and act on. It also plans scheduled scans on all paid plans, providing an in-depth scan on a regular schedule without extra clicks.
For app builders, the changes make security checks part of Lovable's build and publishing process, while leaving review and release decisions with the person or team responsible for the app.
Lovable: Find it, fix it, ship it: building secure apps on Lovable
