Remaining Issues & Action Items

Last updated: 2026-01-28

Critical Issues (Block Launch)

✅ TLS/SSL Certificate RESOLVED

Status: ✅ Complete (Resolved: 2026-01-28) Solution: Let’s Encrypt certificate successfully provisioned

Final Configuration:

What Fixed It: The issue was GitHub’s certificate provisioning getting stuck. The solution was to:

  1. Remove custom domain completely from GitHub Pages
  2. Wait 60 seconds for GitHub to clear cached state
  3. Re-add custom domain
  4. Wait 3-5 minutes for certificate provisioning

This triggered a fresh certificate request that succeeded.

Key Learnings:

High Priority (Should Fix Before Heavy Use)

✅ GitHub Repository Metadata - RESOLVED

Status: ✅ Complete (Resolved: 2026-01-28) Impact: Repository now has proper description and homepage

Configuration:

🟡 Google Analytics Not Configured

Status: Placeholder ID in code Impact: No analytics tracking

What’s needed:

  1. Create Google Analytics 4 property
  2. Get Measurement ID (format: G-XXXXXXXXXX)
  3. Replace placeholder in _includes/cookie-consent.html: 
    // Line 75 and 82
gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXXXXX'); // ← Replace this

Action: See seo-analytics agent documentation for setup steps

Note: Not critical for launch, but important for tracking traffic

Medium Priority (Nice to Have)

✅ Repository Cleanup - RESOLVED

Status: ✅ Complete (Resolved: 2026-01-27 & 2026-01-28)

Completed Actions:

All cleanup completed in commit 20f4e65.

Low Priority (Future Enhancements)

🔵 Service Icons Could Be More Polished

Status: Functional but basic Impact: Visual polish Files:

Current: Simple SVG placeholders with blue gradients Future: Consider professional icon design

Action: Defer to future design iteration

🔵 Logo is Placeholder

Status: Intentional placeholder Impact: Branding File: /assets/images/logo.svg

Current: Blue circle with “ML” text Future: Professional logo design

Note: This was intentionally made a placeholder per your request

Action: Commission professional logo design when ready

🔵 No Favicon Configured

Status: Missing Impact: Browser tab icon uses default Files needed:

Action: Create favicons from final logo design

🔵 Blog Section Not Implemented

Status: Not started Impact: None (not in MVP) Location: _posts/ directory exists but only has welcome post

Action: Defer until content strategy is defined

Resolved Issues ✅

The following were previously issues but are now resolved:

Testing Checklist

Before considering the site “launch ready”, verify:

Pre-Launch Critical Tests

Content Tests

Mobile Tests

Accessibility Tests

Performance Tests

Quick Action Summary

To resolve critical issues right now:

  1. Verify Cloudflare DNS (5 minutes)
    • Check 4 A records point to GitHub Pages IPs
    • Check www CNAME points to medullalabs.github.io
    • All records should be “DNS only” (grey cloud)
  2. Wait for SSL certificate (10-60 minutes)
    • GitHub automatically provisions Let’s Encrypt cert
    • Monitor at: https://github.com/medullalabs/medullalabs.github.io/settings/pages
  3. Add repository metadata (2 minutes) 
    gh repo edit medullalabs/medullalabs.github.io \
  --description "Medulla Labs - AI Infrastructure & Intelligence Solutions" \
  --homepage "https://medullalabs.io"
  4. Clean up unused files (2 minutes) 
    git rm assets/images/team/bob.jpg assets/images/splash.svg
git add CLOUDFLARE-DNS-CONFIG.md _includes/cookie-consent.html
git commit -m "Clean up: remove unused assets, add Cloudflare docs, fix cookie banner font"
git push origin main

Total time to “launch ready”: ~1 hour (mostly waiting for SSL)

Non-Blocking Future Work

These can be done after launch:

Questions to Consider

Before finalizing launch:

  1. Google Analytics: Do you want to set this up now or later?
  2. Repository visibility: Should the repo remain private or be made public?
  3. Logo: Do you want to commission a professional logo or keep placeholder for now?
  4. Content review: Have all pages been reviewed for accuracy and tone?
  5. Email setup: Are all emails (contact@, support@, privacy@, gdpr@, legal@) properly configured to receive?

Support Contacts

If issues arise:

GitHub Pages: https://docs.github.com/en/pages Cloudflare: https://support.cloudflare.com Let’s Encrypt: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/

Internal Documentation: