Docs: README and STATUS say what is live today (#2)

OP OpenVibers committed 12 Oct 2026 · acbd2e3dab · 2 files, +6 −6

A README accuracy sweep (2026-10-12) corrected statements contradicted by production or by the repository itself: deployment and launch claims, placeholder wording from before plan T11, and 'shared chrome' for the OpenVibe Frame.

Changes

ddiff --git a/README.md b/README.md
iindex f07965e..dadc257 100644
---- a/README.md
++++ b/README.md
@@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
  **Status:** alpha (roadmap Wave 18, client part). The extension builds, its tests pass, and headless
  Chrome 150 loads the packed build. A development build of it looked up codes and sent a report
  against a local OpenVibe.Coupons. It is **not published** to any store, and it hasn't been verified
--in Firefox yet. OpenVibe.Coupons runs on the production host but only on loopback, with an empty
--database, and `https://openvibe.coupons` still serves its placeholder, so the release build has
--nothing to talk to until Coupons launches publicly.
++in Firefox yet. OpenVibe.Coupons runs on the production host with an empty database, and
++`https://openvibe.coupons` is public since 2026-10-09, so the release build talks to the live
++Coupons API.
  **Decision record:** [ADR-023](https://github.com/OpenVibers/OpenVibe.Contracts/blob/main/docs/adr/ADR-023-client-surfaces.md) (first-party client surfaces and their home). Roadmap §4.2 D.
  **License:** MIT.
  
@@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ shows "Allow access to openvibe.coupons".
  
  ## Before a store release (for the lead)
  
--1. **Launch OpenVibe.Coupons publicly** (see its README; it is deployed on the host loopback-only
--   and not yet public). The release build only talks to `https://openvibe.coupons`.
++1. **OpenVibe.Coupons is already public** (see its README; live at `https://openvibe.coupons` since
++   2026-10-09). The release build only talks to `https://openvibe.coupons`.
  2. **Store listings:** submit the zip to the Chrome Web Store and addons.mozilla.org. The privacy
     disclosure is the table above: the hostname of the active tab, only on open, sent to
     openvibe.coupons. `browser_specific_settings.gecko.data_collection_permissions` declares
ddiff --git a/STATUS.json b/STATUS.json
iindex c59f02a..88327f1 100644
---- a/STATUS.json
++++ b/STATUS.json
@@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
      }
    },
    "pending": [
--    "public launch of OpenVibe.Coupons: it runs on the production host loopback-only (127.0.0.1:4850, empty database) and https://openvibe.coupons still serves the OpenVibe.Sites placeholder, so the release build has no API to talk to yet",
++    "OpenVibe.Coupons launched publicly on 2026-10-09 (https://openvibe.coupons); the database is still empty",
      "move Live's browser-extension/openvibe-kiosk-companion and hardware/ here (ADR-023), with a redirect README in Live",
      "store listings (Chrome Web Store, addons.mozilla.org) and the store extension ids in COUPONS_EXTENSION_ORIGINS"
    ],

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md

index f07965e..dadc257 100644

--- a/README.md

+++ b/README.md

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@

**Status:** alpha (roadmap Wave 18, client part). The extension builds, its tests pass, and headless

Chrome 150 loads the packed build. A development build of it looked up codes and sent a report

against a local OpenVibe.Coupons. It is **not published** to any store, and it hasn't been verified

-in Firefox yet. OpenVibe.Coupons runs on the production host but only on loopback, with an empty

-database, and `https://openvibe.coupons` still serves its placeholder, so the release build has

-nothing to talk to until Coupons launches publicly.

+in Firefox yet. OpenVibe.Coupons runs on the production host with an empty database, and

+`https://openvibe.coupons` is public since 2026-10-09, so the release build talks to the live

+Coupons API.

**Decision record:** [ADR-023](https://github.com/OpenVibers/OpenVibe.Contracts/blob/main/docs/adr/ADR-023-client-surfaces.md) (first-party client surfaces and their home). Roadmap §4.2 D.

**License:** MIT.

@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ shows "Allow access to openvibe.coupons".

## Before a store release (for the lead)

-1. **Launch OpenVibe.Coupons publicly** (see its README; it is deployed on the host loopback-only

- and not yet public). The release build only talks to `https://openvibe.coupons`.

+1. **OpenVibe.Coupons is already public** (see its README; live at `https://openvibe.coupons` since

+ 2026-10-09). The release build only talks to `https://openvibe.coupons`.

2. **Store listings:** submit the zip to the Chrome Web Store and addons.mozilla.org. The privacy

disclosure is the table above: the hostname of the active tab, only on open, sent to

openvibe.coupons. `browser_specific_settings.gecko.data_collection_permissions` declares

diff --git a/STATUS.json b/STATUS.json

index c59f02a..88327f1 100644

--- a/STATUS.json

+++ b/STATUS.json

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@

}

"pending": [

- "public launch of OpenVibe.Coupons: it runs on the production host loopback-only (127.0.0.1:4850, empty database) and https://openvibe.coupons still serves the OpenVibe.Sites placeholder, so the release build has no API to talk to yet",

+ "OpenVibe.Coupons launched publicly on 2026-10-09 (https://openvibe.coupons); the database is still empty",

"move Live's browser-extension/openvibe-kiosk-companion and hardware/ here (ADR-023), with a redirect README in Live",

"store listings (Chrome Web Store, addons.mozilla.org) and the store extension ids in COUPONS_EXTENSION_ORIGINS"