Changelog

This release routes the AEO manifest JSON assets through the Worker first so crawler-visible schema headers are applied in production.

• •Adds Cloudflare `run_worker_first` routing for `/aeo-manifest.json` and `/aeo-manifest.schema.json`.
• •Keeps the override scoped to the two AEO JSON assets so normal static assets remain asset-first.

This release restores crawler-visible AEO manifest headers at the Cloudflare edge for the static manifest assets.

• •Adds the schema `Link` header for `/aeo-manifest.json` from middleware so OpenNext static asset delivery cannot drop it.
• •Restores cache-control headers for `/aeo-manifest.json` and `/aeo-manifest.schema.json` at the edge.
• •Keeps hreflang Link headers limited to HTML pages so manifest schema discovery remains intact.

This release closes remaining homepage translation gaps across guide cards, capacity clusters, and popular verdict checks.

• •Switched homepage featured guides to use the localized guide catalog.
• •Added localized homepage labels for guide, capacity/limit, and popular-check sections.
• •Localized capacity and Wh-limit cards shown on the homepage.
• •Localized popular verdict check labels while keeping brand, model, and airline names intact.

This release moves language alternates from Next Metadata HTML serialization to standard lowercase hreflang HTTP Link headers.

• •Removed Metadata API language alternates that rendered as camel-case `hrefLang` in raw HTML.
• •Added lowercase `hreflang` alternates through HTTP `Link` headers for HTML page routes.
• •Kept sitemap XML `hreflang` output unchanged and already lowercase.
• •Avoided adding hreflang headers to JSON, XML, image, and robots assets so existing schema and sitemap headers stay intact.

This release narrows the indexable programmatic verdict surface to curated high-value routes while keeping low-demand combinations reachable with noindex canonical handling.

• •Reduced generated sitemap exposure from exhaustive model-airline-country combinations to 914 curated indexable URLs.
• •Kept `/sitemap-priority.xml` focused on 95 high-value URLs, including the 50 curated long-tail verdicts.
• •Changed low-demand `/p/...` combinations to `noindex, follow` with canonical URLs pointing to the matching catalog model page.
• •Updated Search Console monitoring baselines and AEO guards for the smaller indexable surface.

This release deepens verdict-page JSON-LD provenance for citations, applied rules, source integrity, and ingest metadata.

• •Added nested source-integrity details to each verdict citation.
• •Expanded rulesApplied with rule identifiers, temporal coverage, scope, trigger/effect payloads, and rich rule citations.
• •Expanded sourceIntegrity with feed identity, measurement techniques, source document items, tracked counts, and last-ingested metadata.
• •Linked provenance parts with hasPart and isBasedOn while preserving existing top-level fields for compatibility.

This release packages the full AEO and citation structured-data hardening work for deployment.

• •Expanded the AEO manifest contract for 22 question guides, 11 brand hubs, and 50 curated long-tail verdicts.
• •Aligned long-tail manifest `article_body` with /p/... Article JSON-LD `articleBody` and added parity guards.
• •Added structured citation metadata with `citation_kind`, `citation_jurisdiction`, and `pulled_at` across manifest sources, page JSON-LD, schema, llms.txt, /developers, and /mcp.
• •Added shared citation/payload constants, citation JSON-LD contract tests, Search Console sampling guidance, and handoff docs.
• •Verified the release with full preflight and production build.

This release builds the first dedicated 2026 ICAO/IATA power-bank answer-engine surface.

• •Added a 2026 power-bank rule guide plus five high-confusion question pages for quantity, in-flight use, in-flight recharging, 100-160Wh approval, and packing.
• •Expanded the 2026 question cluster with carry-on-only, two 20,000 mAh power banks, and missing-label airport-risk pages.
• •Added a MagSafe / wireless power-bank question page covering magnetic packs, in-flight use, aircraft-power recharging, and the two-device limit.
• •Expanded curated long-tail verdict coverage to 24 model x airline x country pages for Anker, Baseus, CUKTECH, Xiaomi, UGREEN, INIU, and RAVPower travel queries.
• •Linked matching curated verdict checks from brand hubs so high-demand brands expose their priority `/p/...` pages directly.
• •Added `/aeo-manifest.json` and `/aeo-manifest.schema.json` as machine-readable discovery files for agents and answer engines.
• •Linked the AEO manifest from `llms.txt`, `robots.txt`, `/developers`, and `/mcp`.
• •Added `npm run test:aeo` to prevent guide, long-tail verdict, manifest, sitemap, source, FAQ, and internal-link drift.

This release clarifies Free as evaluation access and Founder Special as a production starter package.

• •Rebalanced Free plan inclusions around verifier, catalog, API evaluation, widget preview, and source-linked verdicts.
• •Rebalanced Founder Special inclusions around production query allowance, API/widget, verdict records, email support, and rule-change digest.
• •Aligned `/pricing` and `/founder-special` so the two packages read as a natural progression.

This release removes remaining internal commercial language from public pricing surfaces.

• •Removed the remaining internal note from `/pricing`.
• •Removed internal commercial terms from `/founder-special`.
• •Kept the pages focused on price, included access, fit, trust signals, and contact handoff.

This release removes internal launch-rule copy from the public pricing page.

• •Removed the launch-rules list from `/pricing`.
• •Kept the public page focused on plan names, prices, and included access.
• •Preserved Free and Founder Special as the only public launch offers.

This release keeps launch pricing public copy focused on terms, eligibility, and included access.

• •Removed internal pricing rationale from public pricing copy.
• •Reworded pricing and Founder Special leads around launch terms and included access.
• •Kept the two public launch options unchanged: Free and Founder Special.

This release adds verifiable trust signals to the Founder Special page and links the offer to source, compliance, changelog, and privacy evidence.

• •Added visible trust cards for cited sources, public compliance scorecard, release history, and privacy boundary.
• •Added a compact proof section describing verdict ID, ruleset version, citations, and final-authority notice.
• •Linked Founder Special JSON-LD to supporting evidence pages through `subjectOf` entries.

This release adds a Founder Special landing page and connects pricing and ROI pages to one clear conversion path.

• •Added `/founder-special` with price, inclusion, and fit details.
• •Changed Founder CTAs on `/pricing` and `/roi` to route through the new landing page.
• •Kept the launch offer focused on the Founder Special terms and email handoff.
• •Included `/founder-special` in sitemap generation with Offer JSON-LD.

This release adds a one-row ROI snapshot for estimating monthly savings from reducing battery-related support tickets.

• •Added `/roi` with three fields: current ticket pain, CertiWatt reduction, and monthly savings.
• •Kept the page intentionally minimal for sales calls and founder-plan outreach.
• •Added localized ROI copy and WebApplication JSON-LD.
• •Included `/roi` in sitemap generation.

This release adds a simple public pricing page for Free launch access and the Founder Special plan.

• •Added `/pricing` with two launch offers: Free for the first 90 days and Founder Special.
• •Included API, hosted widget, query allowance, support, and rule-change notification details.
• •Added pricing to desktop navigation, mobile navigation, localized routing, and sitemap generation.
• •Published pricing OfferCatalog JSON-LD for clearer search and answer-engine understanding.

This release adds traveler-facing HowTo structured data to Conditional and Banned programmatic verdict pages.

• •Added a visible airport-security HowTo section for Conditional and Banned verdict pages.
• •Added matching `schema.org/HowTo` JSON-LD so search and answer engines can understand the action steps.
• •Covered three traveler actions: prepare battery evidence, explain the device at security, and handle refusal safely.
• •Included Wh/mAh labels, China 3C evidence when applicable, and manufacturer proof/spec pages as required supplies.
• •Kept Allowed pages clean by only emitting the HowTo schema when the verdict needs traveler action.

This release reduces Google Search Console alternate-page noise by removing crawlable verifier and catalog filter parameter links from public pages.

• •Replaced crawlable `?model_id=` verifier links with GET forms so users keep the same flow while crawlers see clean URLs.
• •Removed crawlable `?brand_id=` catalog-filter links from brand pages.
• •Extended the indexability smoke test to reject crawlable `?model_id=` and `?brand_id=` links.
• •Added coverage-drilldown sample checks for clean guide, brand, catalog, and localized verdict pages.

This release removes the placeholder WebSite SearchAction template that caused Google Search Console to report a literal `?q={search_term_string}` alternate URL.

• •Removed `potentialAction.SearchAction` from the site-level WebSite JSON-LD until a real search-results URL exists.
• •Added an indexability smoke assertion to prevent `{search_term_string}` from returning.
• •Kept HTTP-to-HTTPS alternate canonical behavior unchanged; that GSC example is expected.

This release adds an automated smoke test for sitemap health, internal crawl paths, programmatic page quality signals, JSON-LD, and API credential behavior.

• •Added `npm run test:indexability` for production or configurable-base URL checks.
• •Checks sitemap index and sampled child sitemap partitions.
• •Checks homepage, guides, catalog, programmatic verdict quality signals, JSON-LD, and API access behavior.

This release links catalog model pages to matching high-value flight verdict checks, creating a deeper crawl path from catalog content into programmatic verdict pages.

• •Added model-filtered popular flight checks to catalog model pages.
• •Exposed those model-specific verdict links as ItemList JSON-LD.
• •Reused the curated popular-verdict dataset so homepage, guides, and catalog pages stay aligned.

This release adds curated internal links to high-value programmatic verdict pages from the homepage and guide hub.

• •Added a shared popular-verdict dataset for curated crawl paths.
• •Linked 8 high-intent `/p/...` verdict pages from the homepage.
• •Linked the same verdict checks from `/guides` and exposed them in CollectionPage JSON-LD.

This release strengthens programmatic verdict pages with visible review metadata, richer reasoning, preparation guidance, and structured FAQ/breadcrumb data.

• •Added visible last-reviewed, ruleset, source-count, and source-integrity indicators to `/p/...` pages.
• •Added route-specific reasoning and security-preparation sections to reduce thin-page risk.
• •Added FAQPage and BreadcrumbList JSON-LD plus stable Article review metadata.

This release serves the sitemap index and partitions as static XML assets so crawlers do not hit Worker generation limits.

• •Generated `/sitemap.xml` and `/sitemap/*.xml` at build time as Cloudflare static assets.
• •Removed dynamic Next sitemap generation from the production request path.
• •Kept the single Search Console submission target as `/sitemap.xml`.

This release reduces sitemap chunk size so Search Console can fetch every partition more reliably.

• •Reduced sitemap partition size from 5,000 URLs to 1,000 URLs per file.
• •Kept `/sitemap.xml` as the single sitemap index submission target.
• •Lowered first-fetch XML generation size for crawler reliability on Cloudflare.

This release makes sitemap chunks generate only their own URLs so search engines can reliably fetch all sitemap partitions.

• •Changed `/sitemap/[id].xml` generation from full-list-then-slice to chunk-only emission.
• •Reduced Cloudflare CPU work for late sitemap chunks such as `/sitemap/7.xml`.
• •Kept the sitemap index shape unchanged: `/sitemap.xml` still lists 8 partitions.

This release strengthens guide-page trust signals for search indexing and answer-engine extraction.

• •Added visible last-reviewed, ruleset version, and reviewer information to each guide page.
• •Extended guide Article JSON-LD with datePublished, dateModified, reviewedBy, and ruleset/source references.
• •Clarified the sources block so users and crawlers see how guide claims relate to the source integrity release gate.

This release adds citable short-answer guide pages for high-value power-bank flight questions.

• •Added a `/guides` index plus 8 guide pages for power-bank flight rules, Wh limits, China 3C, Thailand mAh cap, Korea rules, checked baggage, label evidence, and recalls.
• •Added Article, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, and CollectionPage JSON-LD so answer engines can extract short answers cleanly.
• •Linked guides from the homepage and navigation so crawler discovery does not depend only on sitemap URLs.
• •Included guide URLs in the sitemap and refreshed `llms.txt` with preferred AI citation targets.

This release hardens CertiWatt’s publishing flow so public verdicts only cite reachable, real sources.

• •Added an active-rule citation audit to reject placeholder URLs, unreachable sources, and homepage/canonical fallbacks.
• •Hardened live source probing with retry behavior and final/canonical URL detection.
• •Deactivated airline-specific rules whose official source pages were blocked, missing, or not verifiably reachable.
• •Updated the deployment playbook, one-command deploy script, and CI preflight to share the same release gate.
• •Documented the live source probe and post-deploy smoke check so future releases can be verified without relying on chat history.

This release refreshes search, answer-engine, and sitemap coverage around the battery-compliance verdict engine direction.

• •Expanded the sitemap to derive programmatic verdict URLs from the active catalog, airline, and jurisdiction data.
• •Refreshed `llms.txt` with current positioning, coverage, API routes, MCP tools, and AI citation guidance.
• •Updated JSON-LD so answer engines understand CertiWatt as a cited battery-compliance verdict engine.
• •Added structured data to `/developers` and `/partners` for API, MCP, and B2B integration discovery.
• •Synced robots policy for search and AI crawlers while keeping internal API and admin paths blocked.

This release moves CertiWatt toward a cited battery-compliance verdict engine with clearer partner, API, and legal boundaries.

• •Added public `/developers` and `/partners` surfaces for API, agent, and B2B integration paths.
• •Reframed the homepage and documentation around cited battery-compliance verdicts for air travel.
• •Renamed `/compliance` messaging to a Public Operating Scorecard so it is not confused with regulatory certification.
• •Added real credential validation for partner API keys and bearer tokens while keeping anonymous traveler calls available.
• •Recorded the current product direction in `phase-5/product-direction.md` for future handoffs.

This release prepares CertiWatt for broader agent discovery beyond Codex while keeping one canonical MCP backend.

• •Added a reusable Hermes-compatible `certiwatt` skill that teaches agents when and how to use the published MCP server.
• •Expanded the shared agent-bundle documentation for OpenClaw / ClawHub installation and verification.
• •Updated the public MCP page to describe OpenClaw distribution, Hermes-compatible usage, and the shared package setup.
• •Refreshed all four language variants so the MCP page no longer describes the server as repo-local or unpublished.

This release keeps the package proprietary while making the npm metadata point readers to the actual bundled legal terms.

• •Switched the npm license field from `UNLICENSED` to `SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE`.
• •Kept the proprietary `LICENSE` file as the source of the package terms.
• •Preserved the new npm discovery keywords added in the previous release.
• •Bumped the public package to `@certiwatt/mcp@0.1.4`.

This release makes the published MCP package easier to understand and easier to discover in npm search.

• •Switched the npm license field to canonical proprietary metadata: `UNLICENSED`.
• •Kept the explicit proprietary `LICENSE` file in the package so the legal terms remain visible.
• •Added npm search keywords for MCP, Model Context Protocol, power banks, batteries, travel, aviation, flight safety, and verification.
• •Bumped the public package to `@certiwatt/mcp@0.1.3`.

This release removes two rough edges from the first public MCP package so the external story matches the actual product behavior.

• •Clarified that the published MCP server uses the live CertiWatt API by default; localhost is only a development override.
• •Simplified the public `/mcp` setup example to the real production launch command: `npx -y @certiwatt/mcp`.
• •Replaced ambiguous npm `UNLICENSED` metadata with an explicit proprietary license file and package declaration.
• •Bumped the npm package to `@certiwatt/mcp@0.1.2` for the corrected public metadata.

This release publishes the MCP server as an npm package and switches the plugin from repo-local wiring to a portable install path.

• •Published `@certiwatt/mcp@0.1.1` to npm.
• •Changed the plugin launcher to `npx -y @certiwatt/mcp` so it no longer depends on repository-relative paths.
• •Updated the MCP and plugin documentation to describe the live package instead of a future placeholder.
• •Kept the package intentionally small: roughly 6 kB packed / 22 kB unpacked.

This release adds a public developer-facing MCP page so agents and integrators can understand the tools, flows, examples, and boundaries at a glance.

• •Added a new public `/mcp` page for external developers and agent builders.
• •Documented the five MCP tools, the recommended call flow, and representative prompts.
• •Added honest setup and limitation guidance instead of implying a hosted connector already exists.
• •Linked the page into desktop navigation, mobile navigation, and the sitemap.
• •Localized the new surface across English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

This release lets agents discover rules by topic before fetching their sources, closing the last known MCP evaluation gap.

• •Added a rule-search API for regulatory and airline-policy discovery.
• •Added the MCP `search_rules` tool so agents can resolve loose rule topics such as “China 3C rule”.
• •Prioritized regulator rules over airline overlays when multiple rule matches are relevant.
• •Tightened MCP routing guidance so product, recall, related-model, and rule questions choose the right tools.
• •Moved the full real-agent eval suite to 16/16 passing with zero known gaps.

This release closes a real verifier edge case found by agent evaluation and makes the MCP eval harness more trustworthy.

• •Checked-baggage intent now returns a banned verdict whenever a carry-on-only rule applies.
• •Added a regression case so carry-on-only rules cannot silently drift back to an allowed checked-baggage result.
• •Normalized catalog search so queries like “Anker 525” resolve reliably.
• •Improved MCP no-match guidance for unknown models.
• •Isolated agent eval runs from the repository so they measure MCP capability rather than local file access.

This release turns more of CertiWatt into reusable platform capabilities for future MCP and agent integrations.

• •Extracted shared model and source domain services so web pages and APIs use one canonical implementation.
• •Added model-detail and normalized source APIs for future agent tooling.
• •Extended model detail API responses with related-model groups already used by the catalog UI.
• •Added a first MCP server MVP with search, model lookup, verification, and source tools.
• •Improved MCP tool guidance and structured domain-gap responses for agent-friendly behavior.

This release improves how CertiWatt is shared, explored, and tracked over time.

• •Replaced the Open Graph / Twitter sharing image with a site-matching screenshot card.
• •Added related-model sections to model pages for same-brand, nearby-Wh, and near-limit browsing.
• •Added related-model ItemList JSON-LD to strengthen internal entity relationships.
• •Improved the catalog filter layout on narrow screens so the search field stays usable.
• •Added a localized changelog system so future deployments can carry human-readable release notes.

This release turns the catalog into a more complete browsing and verification surface.

• •Added brand pages, brand index cards, and richer catalog sorting.
• •Added model detail pages with evidence, flight guidance, and related models.
• •Added Product, CollectionPage, BreadcrumbList, and related-model JSON-LD.
• •Improved the catalog-to-verifier flow with prefilled model handoff.
• •Replaced the social sharing image with a site-matching Open Graph card.