Blog · 2026-07-03 · 4 min

How to tell if your site looks AI-made

The signals of a vibe-coded site you can spot without knowing code, and how to check automatically.

Worried your site looks slapped together by AI? The worry is warranted — AI builders repeat a handful of signals, and most are visible right in the browser.

Design signals you can see

  • Purple→indigo gradients repeat across hero, buttons, and badges
  • Every section is centered and each card has rounded-2xl + a big shadow
  • The hero has moving beams, spotlights, or aurora backgrounds
  • The font is the default sans, uncustomized
  • Emoji (✨🚀) repeat in headings

Technical signals in the code

  • Builder badges/scripts left in (cdn.gpteng.co, lovable-tagger, v0 meta tags)
  • Component-kit classes visible (background-beams, border-beam, animate-spotlight)
  • Source maps (.map) or .env shipped to production
  • API keys hardcoded in the frontend bundle

Check it all at once

Rather than checking each item, paste a URL into a tool that shows your stack and a vibe score. VibeCheck inspects builder artifacts, component-kit fingerprints, design patterns, and deploy hygiene at once, with a per-item fix. Ubiquitous tech like Tailwind or React never counts, so it only flags what's actually mass-produced.

How much does your site show?

Check your stack and vibe score from a single URL.

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