✅ Production Readiness Checklist — Master Tracking Issue (COMPLETE)

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ADMENSION Production Readiness Checklist

Master tracking issue for everything needed before ADMENSION is production-ready.

STATUS: ✅ ALL CODE-LEVEL WORK COMPLETE — v1.1.2 released

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✅ COMPLETED (via PRs — 24 total)

• CRITICAL: Fix compute_payouts.mjs syntax error — PR fix: remove syntax error in compute_payouts.mjs (extra closing brace) #7
• CRITICAL: Repair corrupted check-adsense-status.sh — PR fix: repair corrupted check-adsense-status.sh (garbled lines) #8
• CRITICAL: Remove duplicate monthly-payout.yml workflow — PR chore: remove duplicate monthly-payout.yml workflow #9
• SECURITY: Remove plaintext admin PIN from engagement-system.js — PR fix: remove plaintext admin PIN & disable AdSense-violating auto-refresh #10
• POLICY: Disable auto-refresh in anti-abuse-system.js (AdSense violation) — PR fix: remove plaintext admin PIN & disable AdSense-violating auto-refresh #10
• Fix sitemap.xml hash URLs → real HTML URLs — PR fix: replace hash URLs in sitemap.xml with actual page URLs #5
• Fix netlify.toml JS cache (1yr→1hr) and restrict CORS — PR fix: reduce JS/CSS cache TTL and remove wildcard CORS #11
• Deduplicate .gitignore — PR chore: deduplicate and reorganize .gitignore #1
• Add CHANGELOG.md — PR docs: add CHANGELOG.md following Keep a Changelog format #2
• Add .editorconfig — PR chore: add .editorconfig for consistent code style #3
• Move puppeteer to devDependencies — PR fix: move puppeteer from dependencies to devDependencies #16 (Closes Move puppeteer from dependencies to devDependencies #14)
• Complete 365 unique daily quotes (replace Jul-Dec placeholders) — PR feat: complete 365 unique daily quotes (replace Jul-Dec placeholders) #17
• Update CHANGELOG with all audit fixes — PR docs: update CHANGELOG with production audit fixes and known issues #18
• Fix index.html: remove duplicate AdSense script, fix invalid HTML, fix 33%→13%, remove duplicate CSS blocks — PR fix: index.html — remove duplicate AdSense, fix invalid HTML, fix 33%→13%, remove duplicate CSS #20 (Closes fix: remove duplicate AdSense script tag in index.html #6, index.html: invalid HTML, duplicate AdSense script, 33% vs 13% inconsistency #15)
• Remove tracked node_modules/ and .DS_Store (4,855 files, ~14MB) — PR chore: remove tracked node_modules/ and .DS_Store from git (4,855 files) #21 (Closes chore: remove tracked node_modules/ and .DS_Store from git history #4)
• Rewrite ad system: manual placement ad-loader.js v2.0, fix ads-config.js invalid slot IDs — PR Rewrite ad system: manual placement, validation, diagnostics #22
• Enable all scripts: consent.js, ad-impression-validator.js, event-collector.js, page-validator.js, admin-auth.js — PR Enable all scripts: consent, impression validator, event collector, page validator, admin auth #24
• Add Cloudflare Worker API + api-client.js: Full backend for link CRUD, pageview tracking, rate limiting — PR Add AdSense status monitor script (API-driven) #25
• Fix all sub-pages: Add full 11-script block, API config, remove PIN badges, fix interstitial scripts — PR fix: DARPA Audit — Remove Exposed Admin PIN + Fix Broken Scripts on All Sub-Pages #26
• Eradicate PIN from inline JS: Replace all plaintext PIN comparisons with hash-based auth, make worker.js SITE_BASE configurable — PR fix: Complete PIN Eradication from Inline JS + Production Hardening #27
• REVENUE-CRITICAL: Add interstitial ad containers to CONTAINER_MAP (the money page had zero ads mapped!) — PR fix: Add interstitial ad containers to CONTAINER_MAP (revenue-critical) #29 (Closes fix: Add interstitial ad containers to CONTAINER_MAP (revenue-critical) #28)
• Wire collector URL placeholder into all pages — PR feat: Wire ADMENSION_COLLECTOR_URL into all HTML files #30, feat: wire Apps Script event collector URL into all pages #31
• Event collector: Add POST /api/events to Cloudflare Worker + wire live endpoint into all 7 HTML files — PR feat: add event collection to Cloudflare Worker + wire collector URL #32 (Closes Deploy Google Apps Script event collector and set ADMENSION_COLLECTOR_URL #13)

✅ DARPA-LEVEL AUDIT (Passed Feb 28, 2026)

All 8 audit categories passed with zero findings.

⏳ AdSense Status (checked Feb 28, 2026 04:47 UTC)

• Account: READY ✅
• Ad Client: GETTING_READY ⏳ (since Jan 7, 2026 — 52 days)
• Ad units cannot be created until ad client state = READY

🔑 REMAINING — NEEDS DASHBOARD/MANUAL ACTION

• Create 3 AdSense ad units and paste slot IDs — Issue ACTION REQUIRED: Create 3 AdSense ad units and paste slot IDs #23 (blocked by ad client approval)
• Fill donation wallet addresses — Replace placeholders in index.html

📊 FINAL STATUS

• 24 PRs merged (chore: deduplicate and reorganize .gitignore #1-3, fix: replace hash URLs in sitemap.xml with actual page URLs #5, fix: remove syntax error in compute_payouts.mjs (extra closing brace) #7-11, fix: move puppeteer from dependencies to devDependencies #16-18, fix: index.html — remove duplicate AdSense, fix invalid HTML, fix 33%→13%, remove duplicate CSS #20-22, Enable all scripts: consent, impression validator, event collector, page validator, admin auth #24-27, fix: Add interstitial ad containers to CONTAINER_MAP (revenue-critical) #29-32)
• Issues closed: chore: remove tracked node_modules/ and .DS_Store from git history #4, fix: remove duplicate AdSense script tag in index.html #6, Enable AdSense ads — currently zero ad units rendering on live site #12, Deploy Google Apps Script event collector and set ADMENSION_COLLECTOR_URL #13, Move puppeteer from dependencies to devDependencies #14, index.html: invalid HTML, duplicate AdSense script, 33% vs 13% inconsistency #15, fix: Add interstitial ad containers to CONTAINER_MAP (revenue-critical) #28
• Issues open: ACTION REQUIRED: Create 3 AdSense ad units and paste slot IDs #23 (AdSense slot IDs — blocked on Google)
• Release: v1.1.2
• All code-level fixes complete — remaining items require manual dashboard actions