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# 🚀 Product Hunt Launch Prep
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**Product:** OpenClaw Command Center
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**Target Launch Date:** TBD (prep checklist below)
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**Goal:** #1 Product of the Day
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---
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## 📋 Pre-Launch Checklist
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### ✅ Already Done
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- [x] Working product with real users (you!)
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- [x] GitHub repo with README, badges, screenshots
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- [x] ClawHub listing: https://www.clawhub.ai/jontsai/command-center
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- [x] 10 high-quality screenshots
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- [x] Clear value proposition
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- [x] MIT license (open source credibility)
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### 🔄 Needs Work (1-2 Weeks Before)
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#### Product Hunt Profile
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- [ ] **Maker Profile:** Ensure your PH profile is complete
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- Photo, bio, website links
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- Have you engaged on PH before? (upvoting, commenting builds credibility)
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- [ ] **Hunter:** Self-hunt or find someone with a following?
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- Self-hunting is fine for dev tools
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- If you know someone with PH clout, ask them
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#### Launch Assets
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##### Title Options (60-70 chars max)
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Pick the strongest angle:
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1. `OpenClaw Command Center` — straightforward
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2. `Command Center for AI Agents` — benefit-first
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3. `Mission Control for Your AI Agents` — the tagline approach
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##### Tagline Options (120 chars max)
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1. `Real-time dashboard for monitoring your AI agents — sessions, costs, health, scheduled tasks. Zero dependencies.`
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2. `Know what your AI agents are doing 24/7. Session monitoring, cost tracking, system health — all in one view.`
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3. `Mission control for OpenClaw agents. Watch sessions, track costs, monitor health. No React, no build step.`
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##### Description (for the launch page)
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```
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Your AI agents run 24/7. You need to know what they're doing.
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Command Center gives you real-time visibility into your OpenClaw deployment:
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📊 Session Monitoring — See all active AI sessions at a glance
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⛽ LLM Fuel Gauges — Token usage, costs, quota remaining
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💻 System Vitals — CPU, memory, disk, temperature
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⏰ Cron Jobs — View and manage scheduled tasks
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🧠 Cerebro Topics — Automatic conversation organization
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**Why Command Center?**
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⚡ FAST — Single API call for all data, 2-second updates via SSE
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🪶 LIGHTWEIGHT — ~200KB total, zero dependencies, no build step
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🔒 SECURE — Runs 100% locally, no telemetry, no external calls
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📱 RESPONSIVE — Works on desktop and mobile, dark mode default
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Open source (MIT). Works with any OpenClaw workspace.
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```
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##### Maker's Comment (First Comment)
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Hey everyone! 👋
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I built Command Center because I was running multiple AI agents across different Slack workspaces and had no idea what they were doing.
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How many tokens did I burn today? Is the agent actually responding? Did that cron job run?
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Command Center answers all those questions at a glance. It's intentionally lightweight — vanilla JS, no build step, ~200KB total. Just `node lib/server.js` and you're live.
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A few things I'm proud of:
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- Single unified API endpoint (not 16+ separate calls)
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- Real-time SSE streaming (no polling)
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- Privacy controls for demos/screenshots
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- Works on mobile for checking while AFK
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This is part of the OpenClaw ecosystem — open source AI agent framework. If you're running AI agents and need visibility, this is for you.
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Happy to answer any questions! 🦞
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```
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##### Graphics Needed
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| Asset | Size | Status |
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| ------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------- |
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| Hero Banner | 1200×630 | 📸 Create from dashboard-full.png |
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| Logo | SVG + PNG | 🦞 Use OpenClaw lobster |
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| Gallery (3-5) | 800×600 | ✅ Have screenshots, need to crop |
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| GIF/Video | 15-60 sec | 🎬 Need to create screen recording |
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##### Video/GIF Ideas
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- 30-second walkthrough: Start server → Dashboard loads → Show panels
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- Show real-time SSE updates (sessions appearing, costs updating)
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- Demo the privacy toggle (hide sensitive topics)
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- Quick filter actions (filtering sessions, topics)
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#### Social Proof
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- [ ] Any early users to quote? (testimonials)
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- [ ] GitHub stars count (include in assets)
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- [ ] Any press/mentions?
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---
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## 📅 Launch Day Timeline (PST)
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**Launch at 12:01 AM PST** — You get a full 24 hours on the front page
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| Time | Action |
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| -------- | -------------------------------------------- |
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| 12:01 AM | Product goes live |
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| 6:00 AM | Wake up, check status |
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| 6:30 AM | First social posts (Twitter/X, LinkedIn) |
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| 7:00 AM | Ping early supporters via DM |
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| 8:00 AM | Post in relevant Slack/Discord communities |
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| 9-12 PM | Respond to ALL comments actively |
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| 12:00 PM | Mid-day update on social (progress) |
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| 2-5 PM | Continue engagement, share milestones |
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| 6:00 PM | Evening push — remind people to check it out |
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| 12:00 AM | Launch ends, celebrate 🎉 |
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---
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## 📣 Distribution Channels
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### Pre-Launch (Build Anticipation)
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- [ ] **Product Hunt "Coming Soon"** page (1 week before)
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- [ ] Tweet announcing upcoming launch
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- [ ] LinkedIn post teasing the launch
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- [ ] Email your existing network
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### Launch Day
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| Channel | Post? | Notes |
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| ------------------- | ----- | -------------------------------- |
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| Twitter/X | ✅ | Personal + @OpenClawAI if exists |
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| LinkedIn | ✅ | Developer tool audience |
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| Discord (OpenClaw) | ✅ | Community is here |
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| Discord (Clawd) | ✅ | Related community |
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| Hacker News | ⚠️ | Only if genuine Show HN angle |
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| Reddit r/selfhosted | ✅ | Perfect fit |
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| Reddit r/LocalLLaMA | ⚠️ | If LLM-monitoring angle works |
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| Reddit r/ChatGPT | ❌ | Too broad |
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| IndieHackers | ✅ | Open source dev tool angle |
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| Dev.to | ✅ | Write accompanying article |
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### Post Templates
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**Twitter/X:**
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🚀 Just launched on Product Hunt!
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Command Center — Mission control for your AI agents.
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Real-time monitoring, cost tracking, system health. Zero dependencies, ~200KB, open source.
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Check it out 👉 [link]
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#buildinpublic #AI #opensource
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```
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**LinkedIn:**
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Excited to share what I've been building 🎉
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If you're running AI agents (via OpenClaw or similar), you know the challenge: What are they doing? How much are they costing? Are they even responding?
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Command Center solves this — real-time dashboard for monitoring your AI agents.
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✅ Session monitoring
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✅ Cost tracking (LLM fuel gauges)
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✅ System health
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✅ Scheduled tasks
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✅ Privacy controls for demos
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Open source (MIT), zero dependencies, runs locally.
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We just launched on Product Hunt — would love your support!
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[link]
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```
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---
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## ⚠️ Rules (Don't Get Penalized)
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### DO ✅
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- Be active on Product Hunt before launch
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- Respond to every comment personally
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- Share on social media naturally
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- Ask friends/colleagues to check it out
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- Thank every upvoter
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### DON'T ❌
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- Ask for upvotes directly ("Please upvote!")
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- Ask people to create PH accounts just to upvote
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- Pay for upvotes
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- Create fake accounts
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- Spam communities
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- Send the same message to everyone
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**Penalty:** PH can demote or remove products that game the system
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---
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## 🎯 Success Metrics
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| Metric | Target | Stretch |
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| ---------------- | ------ | ------- |
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| Upvotes | 200+ | 500+ |
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| Comments | 30+ | 75+ |
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| Product of Day | Top 5 | #1 |
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| GitHub stars | +50 | +150 |
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| ClawHub installs | +20 | +50 |
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---
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## 📝 FAQ Prep
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**Q: How is this different from other monitoring tools?**
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A: Most monitoring tools are generic (Grafana, Datadog). Command Center is purpose-built for AI agents — it understands sessions, tokens, costs, and scheduled agent tasks. Plus it's ~200KB with zero dependencies.
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**Q: Does it work with other AI frameworks (not just OpenClaw)?**
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A: Currently optimized for OpenClaw. The architecture is modular — adapters for other frameworks are possible. Open to PRs!
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**Q: Is there a hosted version?**
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A: No, it's self-hosted only. This is intentional — your AI agent data stays on your machine.
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**Q: What about multi-agent orchestration?**
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A: Coming soon! Current focus is visibility. Agent-to-agent coordination is on the roadmap.
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**Q: Cost?**
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A: Free and open source (MIT license). No premium tier, no gotchas.
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## 📦 Post-Launch
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- [ ] Write a "lessons learned" blog post
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- [ ] Thank everyone who supported
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- [ ] Update README with PH badge
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- [ ] Respond to any feature requests
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- [ ] Plan next feature based on feedback
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## Timeline
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| Week | Focus |
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| **Week -2** | Finalize assets, PH profile, Coming Soon page |
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| **Week -1** | Build supporter list, tease on social, create video |
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| **Day 0** | LAUNCH! Full engagement |
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| **Week +1** | Follow up, blog post, incorporate feedback |
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---
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_Last updated: 2026-02-13_
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