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Launch-Ready Frontend

Use This When

Use this workflow when a prototype is moving toward production use in a regulated product.

What You Will Build

You will turn a working integration into a launch-ready frontend by checking configuration, security boundaries, accessible states, audit readiness, tests, and release assumptions.

What Must Already Be True

  • The main product workflow is implemented.
  • The app can call the API in at least one non-production environment.
  • Auth, CORS or origin allowlist, and protected endpoint access can be verified.

API Contract

The launch gate should cover every endpoint your product calls, especially:

GET /healthz
GET /readyz
GET /api/v1/kyc/search
POST /api/v1/kyc-cases
PATCH /api/v1/kyc-cases/{case_id}/sections/{section_name}
POST /api/v1/kyc-cases/{case_id}/reports/end-user-v1
GET /api/v1/kyc-cases/{case_id}/reports/latest?view={view}
POST /api/v1/kyc-cases/{case_id}/review-decisions

UI States

Launch-ready means every critical flow has:

  • Empty state.
  • Loading state.
  • Success state.
  • Validation error state.
  • Auth or permission error state.
  • Conflict state where relevant.
  • Retry or support handoff state when relevant.

Implementation Steps

  1. Run Accessible Product States.
  2. Run Audit-Ready UI.
  3. Run Testing Checklist.
  4. Run Launch Checklist.
  5. Verify production configuration outside the source tree.
  6. Confirm support handoff includes request metadata without exposing secrets.

Checkpoint

  • The app has a verified path for diagnostics, auth, validation errors, conflicts, screening, case creation, section save, report generation, workflow progress, and review decision submission.

Common Mistakes

  • Calling a prototype launch-ready because the happy path works once.
  • Skipping customer-safe report verification.
  • Leaving private values in public environment examples.
  • Not testing duplicate external IDs or expired-token behavior.