Deploy-readiness checklist.

Use this page to separate what is ready for a controlled accounting-firm conversation from what must be hardened before production use inside a firm.

Demo conversationReady for workflow-level review
Public boundaryNo files, no advice, review required
Production postureRequires durable storage and firm security review
Demo-ready now

What can be shown.

  • Image-led public discovery page and guided intake agent.
  • Sidecar notes for pressure point, systems, approver, and 30-day outcome.
  • Source-aware workflow context with visible IRS, DOL, QuickBooks, Xero, FASB, AICPA, and PCAOB links.
  • Partner Launch Kit, partner brief, 30-day proposal, security page, and source page.
  • Protected admin cockpit for saved intakes, packets, reports, audit events, and pilot requests.
  • Playwright walkthrough and smoke tests in the GitHub repo.
Production-required

What must happen before firm rollout.

  • Replace Vercel demo storage with durable Postgres or approved firm datastore.
  • Add SSO/OIDC/SAML, role-based access, named-user audit logs, and retention/deletion policies.
  • Run vendor/security/privacy review before connecting to firm systems.
  • Move source retrieval into reviewed chunks with source freshness, reviewer status, and citation controls.
  • Define backup, restore, monitoring, and incident-response runbooks for the production environment.
  • Keep client files, tax IDs, bank data, payroll registers, tax returns, audit evidence, and private financial statements outside discovery.
First pilot gate

What to approve first.

  • One workflow pressure point and the operational owner.
  • Approved systems that are source of truth.
  • Support output type: routing, summary, checklist, status packet, or reviewer notes.
  • Human approval point before client-facing output.
  • 30-day proof metric and stop/revise/continue decision rule.
Current source truth

Where the repo stands.

  • GitHub remains the source of truth for the public app and docs.
  • Vercel is the current public demo host at ledgerpilot-ai.vercel.app.
  • VPS service copy and NAS backup path are documented for the next durable rollout.
  • Cloudflare proxy remains a temporary edge route until the canonical domain is ready.