• Make next action steps in this staging clone first.
• Keep local docs updated when the staging state changes.
• Test behavior here before committing or integrating into the main Molino Index project.
• Treat the main project as the later integration target, not the first place to experiment.
• Commit and push approved staging changes to the staging repository so Vercel can auto-redeploy the test site.
• Use npm run redeploy when local changes are ready: it builds, creates the local staging commit through postbuild, then pushes main to GitHub for the Vercel redeploy. The old Google Cloud path remains available as npm run redeploy:gcloud.

• Live staging app: https://molino-staging.vercel.app/
• Operating model: AI-operated staging clone
• Expected loop: local change, commit to molino-staging, Vercel redeploy, human review, then optional later integration into the main project.

• Molino Stageup overview
• AI-operated staging clone
• Trips public interface
• Trips human layer checklist

The Stageup overview is the public-facing context layer for this staging clone. Keep it readable for collaborators and supporters; keep deeper implementation detail in the relevant feature docs or copied _PRD source material.

2026-04-28:

• Confirmed this repo is the staging lane for Molino Index work.
• Current branch is main inside the staging clone.
• Current app root redirects to /studio; the older staging landing copy remains commented in app/page.tsx.
• Existing working notes indicate the sync command is npm run molino-index and local development uses npm run dev.
• Next step is to choose the specific staged implementation target, then test it here before later integration.
• Imported relevant local Stageup notes into dev-docs/staging/molino-stageup.README.md and the active Trips review checklist into dev-docs/trips/human-layer-checklist.md.
• Added the live Vercel staging URL and the GitHub-to-Vercel redeploy loop as the active staging operating model.
• Parked a later skills and sessions sheet-driven items pipeline as a deferred mission; documented it in the Google Doc and local PRD, without starting implementation or touching the working Molino Docs Apps Script.
• Added npm run redeploy as the one-command local-to-staging flow: build locally, auto-commit via postbuild, then push main so Vercel redeploys molino-staging.vercel.app. Preserved the old Cloud Run deploy path as npm run redeploy:gcloud.