From a91fa03dc9323571df250314b22da7e1350b7c58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florent Tapponnier <contact@mobula.io>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:38:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] products: merkle 308 in the page component (metadata-only
 redirect left a cached 404)

---
 src/app/products/[slug]/page.tsx | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/app/products/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/products/[slug]/page.tsx
index 636b866b..d4a484c5 100644
--- a/src/app/products/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/products/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ export default async function ProviderPage({
   params: Promise<Params>;
 }) {
   const { slug } = await params;
+  // Merkle rebranded to Blink Labs; 308 to the successor product page.
+  // Duplicated from generateMetadata on purpose: the page component is
+  // the one whose result gets ISR-cached, and metadata-only redirects
+  // left a cached 404 behind (seen live 2026-07-11).
+  if (slug === "merkle") {
+    permanentRedirect("/products/blinklabs");
+  }
   // /hyperliquid/<slug> is the canonical detail surface for tracked HL
   // frontends (12-month focus chart + peer group + KPI strip). Redirect
   // /products/<hl-slug> straight there so backlinks + old SERP entries