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Reviewer's GuideDocumentation-only changes clarify that Vercel Deployment Protection configured for All Deployments controls pre-launch site access, while SITE_MAINTENANCE_MODE remains an operational control for risky maintenance and public-write freezes. The README also documents machine-caller impacts, narrowly scoped automation bypass guidance, launch configuration checks, and the independence of application roles. Sequence diagram for protected machine callerssequenceDiagram
participant Caller as Machine caller
participant Vercel as Vercel Deployment Protection
participant App as Application route
participant Auth as Route authentication
Caller->>Vercel: Request /api/webhooks/resend or /api/cron/*
alt Unauthenticated request
Vercel-->>Caller: 302 Vercel SSO redirect
else Protection Bypass for Automation
Vercel->>App: Forward request
App->>Auth: Validate RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET or CRON_SECRET
Auth-->>App: Authentication result
App-->>Caller: Route response
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### Comment 1
<location path="README.md" line_range="234" />
<code_context>
3. Add all environment variables from `.env.example` in the Vercel dashboard
4. Deploy
+### Pre-launch access (Vercel Deployment Protection)
+
+Pre-launch access to the whole site is controlled by Vercel, not by the
</code_context>
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**Production deploy stays public**
When an operator follows the numbered setup steps for a new project, the steps deploy the site before Vercel Authentication is enabled, so the production domain remains publicly reachable and exposes the unreleased site during setup.
Require enabling Vercel Deployment Protection with Vercel Authentication for All Deployments before deploying.
Also at `README.md:238-239`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 2
<location path="README.md" line_range="248" />
<code_context>
+blocked before reaching the app — notably the Resend webhook
+(`/api/webhooks/resend`) and owner `/portal` links in reminder emails. Confirm
+Vercel Cron reaches `/api/cron/*` in the cron logs. If a machine caller must
+get through, use a Protection Bypass for Automation secret scoped to that URL,
+never a Protection Exception; the routes keep their own authentication
+(`RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET`, `CRON_SECRET`).
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Bypass secret exposes other paths**
When an operator configures a bypass secret for a machine caller and the secret is disclosed or reused, the Protection Bypass for Automation secret applies to the protected deployment, not just the webhook URL, so a holder can bypass protection on other URLs and reach the unreleased site.
Remove the claim that the bypass secret is URL-scoped and explain that it grants access across the protected deployment.
Also at `README.md:249-250`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 3
<location path="README.md" line_range="258-260" />
<code_context>
-The production public site can be gated behind `/under-construction` while
+Maintenance mode is an operational control (risky work, freezing public
+writes), not the pre-launch gate. The production public site can be gated
+behind `/under-construction` while
`/login`, `/admin`, the auth session API, and framework/static assets stay
reachable.
</code_context>
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**Maintenance leaves owner writes available**
When maintenance mode is enabled and an operator relies on this summary to freeze public writes, `/portal` remains reachable, and its actions still accept confirmations and reports; the cron and webhook APIs also remain reachable. Operators can leave owner writes and background integrations available while believing maintenance has stopped them.
Document that `/portal`, cron, and webhook routes remain reachable, that portal writes continue, and that stopping those writes requires a separate action.
Also at `AI_INSTRUCTIONS.md:40-42`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 4
<location path="AI_INSTRUCTIONS.md" line_range="39-40" />
<code_context>
+- **Pre-launch access**: Vercel Deployment Protection (Vercel
+ Authentication, All Deployments) — deployment configuration, not code.
+- **Maintenance mode** (operational, not the launch gate):
+ `SITE_MAINTENANCE_MODE=true` (Vercel Production
only) redirects all public paths to `/under-construction`; `/login`,
`/admin`, `/api/auth`, and static assets stay reachable
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Maintenance availability is misstated**
When maintenance mode is enabled and a maintainer or agent relies on these instructions to determine which paths remain available, `getProxyAction` allows `/portal` and the cron and webhook APIs, and verified admins can bypass redirects for other public paths. The claim that all public paths redirect gives an inaccurate account of what remains reachable.
Describe the `/portal`, cron, and webhook exemptions and the verified-admin bypass alongside the maintenance redirects.
Also at `AI_INSTRUCTIONS.md:38`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 5
<location path="README.md" line_range="257" />
<code_context>
### Maintenance mode
-The production public site can be gated behind `/under-construction` while
+Maintenance mode is an operational control (risky work, freezing public
+writes), not the pre-launch gate. The production public site can be gated
+behind `/under-construction` while
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Maintenance gate guidance conflicts**
When an operator consults the Environment Variables inventory alongside the new deployment guidance, the inventory still labels `SITE_MAINTENANCE_MODE` the production gate, contradicting the statement that maintenance mode is not the pre-launch gate and leaving operators with conflicting launch-control guidance.
Update the Environment Variables inventory to distinguish the Vercel pre-launch gate from operational maintenance mode.
Also at `README.md:258`.
</issue_to_address>
### Comment 6
<location path="README.md" line_range="252" />
<code_context>
+never a Protection Exception; the routes keep their own authentication
+(`RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET`, `CRON_SECRET`).
+
+Application authorization (`ADMIN`/`EDITOR`/`MODERATOR`) is independent of
+Vercel settings.
+
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Moderator role does not exist**
When an operator follows the README and tries to assign the moderator role, the documented role list includes `MODERATOR`, but the `admin_users` constraint accepts only `admin` and `editor`. An operator attempting to assign a moderator role cannot store it, so the README gives incorrect authorization guidance.
Update the README role list to match the supported `admin` and `editor` roles.
</issue_to_address>Sourcery assessment
Needs a human reviewer. 6 findings to address first, and if the protection guidance is wrong, an operator could leave a pre-launch site accessible or block webhooks and other machine callers; changing the documentation back would not undo Vercel settings already applied. The access configuration is bounded and can be corrected, but any exposure that occurred cannot be taken back.
Blocking findings: README.md:234, README.md:248, README.md:260, AI_INSTRUCTIONS.md:40, README.md:257, and 1 more
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- Line 248: Update the README description of the Protection Bypass for
Automation secret to state that it can bypass Deployment Protection across all
deployments in the project; clarify that placing it in one caller URL limits
where the integration sends it, not which deployments it can access.
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- Around line 265-266: Update the maintenance-mode statements in the README to
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Description
Docs only. This PR changes no code and no behavior.
Pre-launch access to the whole site now comes from Vercel Deployment Protection (Vercel Authentication, set to All Deployments).
SITE_MAINTENANCE_MODEstays what its code and runbooks describe: an operational maintenance tool for risky work. It is no longer "the launch switch".Gates audited:
SITE_MAINTENANCE_MODE,/under-construction, the verified-admin bypass from #189, and the robots/sitemap behavior while maintenance mode is on. I removed none of them. They do more than hide an unfinished site, and/admin,/portal,/api/cron/*and/api/webhooks/*keep working during maintenance (src/lib/maintenance.ts). Theadmin/editorroles (AdminRole) are unchanged.Changed:
README.md:AI_INSTRUCTIONS.md: "Production gate" is split into "Pre-launch access" and an accurate "Maintenance mode" bullet.POST-ROADMAP-AUDIT.mdis left as-is because it's a historical snapshot.Integrations blocked by Vercel Authentication (All Deployments):
/api/webhooks/resendand owner/portallinks in reminder emails return 302 to Vercel SSO./api/cron/*: Vercel's docs don't say whether Vercel Cron passes Deployment Protection, so check the cron logs.RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET,CRON_SECRET).Vercel verification:
sabafpca.com/and/portal, plus the latest production and preview deployments, all return 302 tovercel.com/sso-api.www.sabafpca.com307-redirects to the apex, but its certificate expired on 2026-03-28, so browsers show a TLS error onwww.Owner follow-up:
wwwcertificate.SITE_MAINTENANCE_MODEin Production so it's only used for real maintenance. That is your call; this PR doesn't do it.Exposure risk: none from this PR. Unsetting
SITE_MAINTENANCE_MODEwhile Vercel protection is not set to All Deployments would make the site public.Reviews:
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Summary by Sourcery
Clarify and document Vercel Deployment Protection as the pre-launch access gate while preserving maintenance mode for operational use.
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SITE_MAINTENANCE_MODEremains an operational control for risky maintenance and write-freezing.Documentation:
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