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Production handoff

Launch Readiness Checklist

A focused checklist for moving the Roth Conversion Calculator from local development to a public Google SEO tool site. Items stay pending until production domain, search, analytics, compliance, test, and operations evidence is available.

Total items

13

Complete

0

Pending

13

Domain and hosting

2 checks
  • Production domain

    pending

    Replace NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL and sitemap host with the final .com domain.

  • Vercel production deployment

    pending

    Deploy from the production branch and verify HTTPS, redirects, and environment variables.

Analytics and search console

2 checks
  • Google Search Console

    pending

    Set NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION and verify the production domain.

  • GA4 measurement ID

    pending

    Set NEXT_PUBLIC_GA_MEASUREMENT_ID and confirm privacy-safe calculator events.

SEO discovery

2 checks
  • Sitemap submission

    pending

    Submit /sitemap.xml in Google Search Console after the production domain is live.

  • Robots and feeds

    pending

    Verify /robots.txt, /feed.xml, /llms.txt, and social preview metadata on production.

Compliance review

2 checks
  • Disclaimer review

    pending

    Confirm every calculator, AI, and educational page keeps the required disclaimer boundary.

  • CPA review

    pending

    Have a qualified US tax professional review tax-language scope and 2026 data assumptions.

Testing and quality

3 checks
  • Unit and integration tests

    pending

    Run the full Vitest suite and archive passing output for delivery.

  • E2E browser tests

    pending

    Install Playwright Chromium and run the operational readiness journey tests.

  • Lighthouse audit

    pending

    Run production Lighthouse for performance, SEO, accessibility, and best practices.

Operations

2 checks
  • Health endpoint

    pending

    Verify /api/health returns public operational status with no secrets.

  • Rollback path

    pending

    Confirm release notes and feature registry document rollback paths for small-version modules.

Delivery Notes

Production domain and Google Search Console verification must be completed after the final domain is connected. Compliance review should be performed before public traffic is sent to AI-assisted explanations or calculator result pages.