Changelog

The record
so far.

Marketing site, brand, constitution. Real changes, in order. No roadmap theatre, no "coming soon" with a date we cannot keep.

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  1. v0Foundation

    Marketing site launched

    BeforeRed.com goes live. Public landing page with the four-question model, the RedlineRail signature, and the first honest look at what the product does.

    • 12-section landing page (hero, what-it-does, how-it-works, coverage, principles, metrics, integrations, security, builders, testimonials, pricing, CTA)
    • Custom brand mark: a square with a red rail at the bottom edge
    • 83+ provider directory with real brand logos via simple-icons (CC0)
    • Honest about what is and isn't certified. No fake SOC 2 claims.
  2. internalConstitution

    Product constitution finalized

    The 12 product rules that override aesthetic or growth pressure. Includes: 'Unknown is valid. Fake green is not.' and 'Never invent certainty.'

    • Unknown is a valid product state, never silently downgraded to safe
    • Forecasts show ranges, confidence, and the basis they came from
    • No AI-generated arithmetic or usage truth. Deterministic data only.
    • Never imply BeforeRed changed user infrastructure
  3. internalConstitution

    Brand voice locked

    Concise, calm, confident without pretending certainty. No em dashes. No AI slop. The brand is what it doesn't say.

    • Tagline: Know what your app will hit first.
    • Brand line: Know before it goes red.
    • CTA: Check my app.
    • Voice rules documented in PRD section 2.3 and 83
  4. v0Design

    Dark-first theme shipped

    All UI surfaces are dark by default. Red is reserved for severe risk, the redline motif, and destructive actions.

    • Tokens wired in app/globals.css. Tailwind v4 @theme inline binding.
    • Light theme removed across the whole site. No toggle in the UI.
    • Status indicator colors keep green / yellow / red semantics where they help
  5. internalDocumentation

    Master PRD v1.0 published

    103 sections covering vision, brand, ICP, JTBDs, principles, vocabulary, state model, V0-V5 roadmap, technical architecture, security model, and product constitution.

    • Five-layer truth architecture: Adapter, Observation, Entitlement, Semantic, Risk, Explanation
    • Snapshot, risk, and forecast engine specs
    • Capability states for every provider metric (SUPPORTED, USABLE, UNRELIABLE, UNAVAILABLE)
    • Product constitution in Appendix B
  6. v0Foundation

    Workspace and design tokens bootstrapped

    Next.js 16 + React 19 project scaffolded. Dark-first tokens applied. The base for the marketing site and, later, the product.

    • pnpm workspace, Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui primitives, lucide-react
    • Dark theme baked in at the CSS variable level. No toggle required.
    • Instrument Sans / Instrument Serif / JetBrains Mono wired up
    • three.js, simple-icons, date-fns, recharts, sonner installed
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