# Launch Readiness

**Status as of 2026-04-20.** Target launch: before 2026-05-01.

Single source of truth for work that must happen before cutover. P0 blocks launch. P1 is strongly preferred but survivable. Completed items have been archived — see `~/.claude/projects/-Users-jennie-Sites-ghostguild-org/memory/project_launch_readiness_archive.md`. Post-launch backlog lives in `docs/TODO.md`.

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## Current state

- Vitest on `main`: **652/658 passing**. 6 pre-existing failures in `tests/server/api/helcim-payment.test.js` — unrelated to launch-blocking work, noted in the deploy checklist for visibility.
- `main` is now caught up locally (2026-04-20): `feature/helcim-plan-consolidation` (40 commits) and `feature/contribution-amount-redesign` (17 commits) fast-forwarded in. Not pushed — site is not on Netlify yet.
- Helcim plan consolidation migration ran against prod 2026-04-18 (Monthly plan id `50302`, Annual plan id `50303`). **Contribution-amount migration has NOT yet been run against prod.**
- Cadence/contribution UX unified across signup + edit surfaces 2026-04-20. Uncommitted in working tree — see "Cadence UX refinements" below.

### Cadence UX refinements (2026-04-20, uncommitted)

Shipped across `accept-invite.vue`, `join.vue`, `member/account.vue`, `welcome.vue`, `member/dashboard.vue`, and a new shared `SignupFlowOverlay.vue`:

- **Shared SignupFlowOverlay component.** Extracted from `/join` progress overlay; now used by both `/join` and `/accept-invite`.
- **Static "Monthly Contribution" label** on all three contribution inputs (previously dynamic — flipped to "Annual Contribution" when annual cadence was selected, which was misleading because the stored value is always the monthly base).
- **"Per Year" / "Per Month"** toggle copy (was "Annual" / "Monthly"). On `/accept-invite`, Per Year is now the default; `/join` stays on Per Month by default.
- **Live billing-summary card** below the contribution input on both signup flows — reads e.g. "You'll be charged $180 today ($15/month × 12). Then $180 every year, until you cancel."
- **Welcome heading on dashboard** for new signups: `/member/dashboard?welcome=1` renders "Welcome to Ghost Guild, {name}" instead of "Welcome back, {name}". `/welcome` redirect now always carries the param; `/accept-invite` navigates to the dashboard with the param directly.
- **$0 member polish on `/member/account`**: Payment History section hidden for $0 members with no prior charges (condition now `contributionAmount > 0 || paymentHistory.length > 0` — fixes a regression where paid-then-$0 members lost visibility of their past payments). Solidarity-Fund sentence in the Danger Zone also hidden at $0.
- **Next charge row above payment history** on `/member/account`: When a member has an upcoming charge, a "Next charge: $X on DATE" row renders above the transaction list (dashed `--candle` border). Separate from the existing compact "Next payment" row in the Membership Card summary.
- **Fixed `subscription.get.js` Helcim field mapping.** Helcim's GET `/subscriptions/:id` returns `data` as a single object (not array) with the field `dateBilling` (not `nextBillingDate`). The lazy refresh endpoint now handles both shapes — previously it returned empty strings, so neither the Membership-card "Next payment" nor the new "Next charge" row rendered for any member whose cached `nextBillingDate` was missing. Note: `subscription.post.js` and `update-contribution.post.js` still read `subscription.nextBillingDate` from Helcim's CREATE response (same wrong field), which is why the cache was empty to begin with. Left unfixed in this pass — the lazy GET refresh now masks it. Worth cleaning up post-launch.
- **State-aware contribution-change hint** on `/member/account`: "You'll be charged $X today to start your subscription." ($0 → paid) / "Your paid subscription will be cancelled." (paid → $0) / "Changes apply on your next billing cycle." (paid → paid, different amount).
- **Server-side invite accept** now creates the Helcim customer and sets the auth cookie before returning, for both free and paid branches.

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## P0 — Must fix before launch

None outstanding.

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## P1 — Strongly preferred before launch

### Charitable receipts — Phase 1 (`docs/specs/receipts-launch-spec.md`)
Spec exists but **none of it is implemented**. Phase 2 (the actual receipt generation) is post-launch (live Jan 2027), but Phase 1 must land at launch so Phase 2 has the data + compliance posture it needs. Skipping Phase 1 means: payments made between launch and Phase 2 may be missing fields needed to receipt them, and the Helcim default confirmation email may make CRA-noncompliant claims.

What needs to ship:
- **Payment logging.** Every successful Helcim payment writes a record (member id, amount CAD, payment date, Helcim transaction id, payment type monthly/annual, `receiptIssued: false`, `receiptId: null`). Failed payments logged separately. No `Payment` model exists today; needs new model + webhook wiring in `server/api/helcim/`.
- **Helcim confirmation email review.** Customize so it does NOT use "tax receipt," "donation receipt," or "for tax purposes," and includes the registered charity name "Baby Ghosts Studio Development Fund" plus the disclaimer wording from the spec (section 2). If Helcim's template editor can't accomplish this, suppress the Helcim confirmation and send our own via Resend.
- **Join page copy.** Add the factual charity / tax-deductible note near the contribution amount input per spec section 3 — `app/pages/join.vue`. No form fields, just the line.
- **Member schema field.** Add `taxReceiptPreferences: { filesCanadianTaxes: Boolean, middleInitial: String|null, confirmedAddress: {...}|null, setupCompletedAt: Date|null }` to `server/models/member.js`. Default null/false. Not exposed in UI yet.

Rough scope: 1 day if Helcim's email template is editable; +0.5 day if we have to route confirmations through Resend instead. Decide which path during implementation.

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## Deploy checklist

Applies when the site is connected to Netlify / production hosting. Nothing here is actionable until that connection exists; kept here so nothing gets forgotten at cutover.

- [ ] Push local `main` to `origin/main`.
- [ ] **Run `node scripts/migrate-contribution-amount.cjs --apply` against prod Mongo BEFORE the new code serves traffic.** Idempotent; dry-run on local counted 34 members. Requires `MONGODB_URI` in env. The script writes `contributionAmount` (Number) derived from existing `contributionTier` (String) on every Member doc; the old field is left intact for a window.
- [ ] Set `NUXT_HELCIM_MONTHLY_PLAN_ID=50302` in production env.
- [ ] Set `NUXT_HELCIM_ANNUAL_PLAN_ID=50303` in production env.
- [ ] Decide on the 6 failing tests in `tests/server/api/helcim-payment.test.js` — either fix or consciously accept. Not launch-blocking, but pre-existing red tests tend to mask new regressions.
- [ ] **Run `node scripts/reconcile-helcim-payments.mjs --apply` against prod Mongo AFTER the new code serves traffic** to backfill Payment records for pre-existing members. Idempotent (unique `helcimTransactionId`); safe to re-run as a nightly reconciliation job post-launch.
- [ ] **Helcim dashboard: disable the default payment-confirmation email for plans 50302 + 50303.** We send our own CRA-safe confirmation via Resend (`server/emails/paymentConfirmation.js`) triggered from `upsertPaymentFromHelcim`; leaving Helcim's default on = duplicate emails.
- [ ] **Run one real test charge on staging** via the cloudflared tunnel and verify (a) a Payment doc in Mongo with `amount`, `paymentType`, `status: 'success'`, and (b) exactly one CRA-compliant confirmation email (charity name + "not an official donation receipt" disclaimer; no banned assertive phrasing).

**Env vars required in production (reference):**
- `MONGODB_URI`
- `JWT_SECRET` (or `NUXT_JWT_SECRET` — the `NUXT_` variant wins)
- `RESEND_API_KEY`
- `HELCIM_API_TOKEN`
- `NUXT_HELCIM_MONTHLY_PLAN_ID`
- `NUXT_HELCIM_ANNUAL_PLAN_ID`
- `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN`
- `BASE_URL`
- `OIDC_COOKIE_SECRET`
- `NUXT_PUBLIC_HELCIM_PORTAL_URL`

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## Manual browser tests still needed

Cannot be verified by Vitest. Both require a real browser + real Helcim test card + real email, via cloudflared tunnel or ngrok HTTPS (Helcim requires HTTPS for the pay.js iframe).

**Shared setup (do once):**
- `npx nuxi dev --https` in one terminal, `cloudflared tunnel --url https://localhost:3000` (or `ngrok http https://localhost:3000`) in another. Use the tunnel URL as `BASE_URL` in `.env`.
- Helcim sandbox test card: see `~/.claude/projects/-Users-jennie-Sites-ghostguild-org/memory/reference_helcim_sandbox.md`.
- Apply the contribution-amount migration against local Mongo first so seeded members match the new schema:
  ```
  node scripts/migrate-contribution-amount.cjs            # dry-run
  node scripts/migrate-contribution-amount.cjs --apply    # apply
  ```
  After applying, confirm in mongosh: `db.members.countDocuments({ contributionAmount: { $exists: true } })` should equal total member count; `db.members.countDocuments({ contributionAmount: { $type: 'string' } })` must be `0`.

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- [x] **Pre-registrant invite → accept flow with a paid contribution amount.** ✅ Passed 2026-04-20 — both Monthly $7 and Annual $15 variants completed end-to-end. DB verified programmatically: `contributionAmount` stored as Number, `billingCadence` correct, `helcimCustomerId` + `helcimSubscriptionId` populated, `status: active`, no `contributionTier` field, preReg transitioned to `accepted` with `memberId` set.

- **Contribution-amount redesign end-to-end.** Covers the full surface of the `contributionTier` → `contributionAmount` rename.

  - [x] **Signup flows — `/join`:** ✅ Passed 2026-04-20. All 5 variants ran functionally clean (welcome-heading regression was caught, fixed via `?welcome=1` propagation through `/welcome`, not retested — trusted):
    1. `$0` Monthly — Member created with no Helcim subscription.
    2. `$5` Monthly (preset) — Helcim `recurringAmount: 5`.
    3. `$17` Monthly (non-preset) — Helcim `recurringAmount: 17`, `$15` chip label via `findLast`.
    4. `$17` Annual — Helcim `recurringAmount: 204`, `billingCadence: 'annual'`, Mongo stores monthly-equivalent `17`.
    5. `$50` Annual (top preset) — Helcim `recurringAmount: 600`.

  - [x] **Edit flows — `/member/account` as an active paid member:** ✅ Passed 2026-04-20 against Cleo's Annual subscription (Helcim sub 138682).
    - Raise $15 → $30 annual: `updateHelcimSubscription` hit with `recurringAmount: 360`, Mongo `contributionAmount: 30` (Number).
    - Lower $30 → $5 annual: `recurringAmount: 60`, Mongo `contributionAmount: 5` (Number).
    - ~~Switch cadence (Monthly $17 ↔ Annual $17).~~ **Deferred from launch.** Server (`update-contribution.post.js:184-189`) explicitly rejects cadence changes on existing subscriptions; no UI toggle exists on `/member/account`. Re-scope post-launch if/when we want to support cadence switch (would need Helcim subscription replacement flow, not a plain update).

  - [x] **Admin flow — `/admin/members/[id]` edit:** ✅ Passed 2026-04-20.
    - Changed Cleo $5 → $15 via admin PUT. Mongo wrote `contributionAmount: 15` (Number). `contributionTier` field absent across all 34 members (`countDocuments({ contributionTier: { $exists: true } }) === 0`).
    - Known non-blocker: admin edit does not sync the change to Helcim's `recurringAmount`. Admin override is direct Mongo-only by design; had to PATCH Helcim manually to re-sync Cleo post-test. Worth noting in docs or surfacing in admin UI post-launch.

  **Assert across all flows:**
  - Mongo `contributionAmount` is always `Number`, never `String`.
  - No `contributionTier` values written anywhere (greppable: `db.members.findOne({}, { contributionTier: 1 })` should return whatever the migration left; no *new* writes to that field).
  - No "save $X", "2 months free", or discount copy appears in any UI surface. Annual is just `amount × 12` exactly.
  - Guidance chip labels (`$0`/`$5`/`$15`/`$30`/`$50`) are matched via `findLast`, so $17 lands on the `$15` label, $49 lands on `$30`, $51 lands on `$50`.

  **Key files if debugging:** `app/pages/join.vue`, `app/pages/member/account.vue`, `app/pages/admin/members/[id].vue`, `server/api/helcim/subscription.post.js`, `server/api/members/update-contribution.post.js`, `server/api/admin/members/[id].put.js`, `app/config/contributions.js` + `server/config/contributions.js`.

  **Cosmetic follow-ups noted in Post-launch backlog below** — won't block this test (they're naming, not behavior).

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## Bylaws decoupling — follow-ups (added 2026-04-18)

Context: bylaws are being amended to remove automatic termination for nonpayment. Membership status will be fully decoupled from payment status; failed payments trigger committee outreach, not status change. Copy + UI access gates already aligned in `useMemberStatus.js` and `account.vue` (2026-04-18). Server-side status gating shipped as B2 (see archive). The behavioral changes below remain.

Not blocking launch — the amendment hasn't passed yet, and the user-visible copy/UI is already consistent. Pick up once the amendment is ratified.

### B1. `cancel-subscription` flips status to `pending_payment`
- `server/api/members/cancel-subscription.post.js:31,48`
- When a member cancels their paid subscription, status is set to `pending_payment` and contribution amount to `0`. Under the new model, cancelling a payment plan moves the member to the $0 contribution — status should stay `active`.
- **Fix:** change `status: 'pending_payment'` → `status: 'active'` in both the `findByIdAndUpdate` payload (line 31) and the response (line 48). Comment at line 26 also needs updating ("(not cancelled) so member can re-subscribe" → reflect new framing).
- Add coverage in `tests/server/api/cancel-subscription.test.js` if it doesn't already exist.

### B3. Vestigial `pending_payment` status
- Once payment is fully decoupled, `pending_payment` no longer gates anything and is functionally equivalent to `active`. Consider removing it from the enum (`server/models/member.js:38`, `server/utils/schemas.js:299`) and treating new signups as `active` from the moment of account creation.
- Touches: signup flow (`helcim/customer.post.js:34`, `invite/accept.post.js:48`), admin filter UI (`app/pages/admin/members/index.vue:45,382,499,1145`, `[id].vue:69,286`), admin alerts (`server/utils/adminAlerts.js:22,100-116`, `server/models/adminAlertDismissal.js:6`), and a data migration to flip existing `pending_payment` rows to `active`.
- Larger refactor — break out into its own ticket once B1 lands.

### B4. Admin "Pending Payment" filter label (cosmetic)
- `app/pages/admin/members/index.vue:45,499`, `[id].vue:69` show `pending_payment` as "Pending Payment". If B3 removes the status entirely, this disappears too. If we keep `pending_payment` for now, rename in admin UI to "Payment setup incomplete" so admins also stop conflating it with membership state.

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## Post-launch backlog

See `docs/TODO.md` for:
- Button minimum target size (WCAG AAA 2.5.5).
- `/oidc/interaction/[uid]` routing quirk.
- Admin layout migration from `guild-*` tokens to zine spec.
- Admin dashboard quick-action button contrast.
- Members table NAME column clipping.
- OWASP ASVS L1 Phase 4 (file-upload validation pipeline, granular RBAC, credential encryption).
- `tickets/available.get.js:115` `memberSavings` block reports `$0 saved` for inactive members — cosmetic; suppress comparison block when `!hasMemberAccess(member)` if it ever surfaces in UI.

### Contribution-amount redesign — cosmetic cleanup (naming only, not behavior)
- Rename admin members column header "Tier" → "Contribution" (`app/pages/admin/members/index.vue:265`).
- Delete dead `app/components/TierPicker.vue`.
- Update stale tier comment in `app/composables/useMemberPayment.js:59`.
- Update error log message referencing "tier" in `server/api/members/update-contribution.post.js:221`.
- Rename `handleUpdateTier` handler in `app/pages/member/account.vue`.