Pre-launch#

[checklist.pre-launch]Checklist

Executable form: the launch skill (guardrails.skills), which runs this list in staging or production mode against the built output. Run it, then work the report; this list stays the source of truth for what is checked.

• npm run check clean (astro check + build)
• Real domain set in data/site.ts; the config guard passes (seo.identity)
• Budgets met on home + 2 representative templates (perf.budgets)
• All active data-themes render correctly; no contrast regressions
• Sitemap generated + filtered; robots.txt correct for production
• AI crawlers allowed, or any exclusion recorded as a deliberate client decision (seo.ai-crawlers)
• Staging/preview is protected by seo.staging method 1–4 — not robots.txt alone; production headers verified to not carry noindex
• Migrations: public/_redirects maps every old URL → new
• public/_headers: /_astro/* immutable cache + security headers
• Analytics gated behind consent where required; real IDs via env
• Form endpoint meets components.forms security requirements; real email received; failure alerting live
• Production build excludes demo routes (plain npm run build logs "Demo routes excluded")
• 404 page present and styled; favicons + OG images in place
• npm run spellcheck clean sitewide, including data/site.ts strings, meta descriptions and OG copy (content.copy)
• Production deploy verified on the real host — routing, forms, images
• Git history committed under the correct author identity; starterVersion recorded