# HN Launch Checklist — Wed May 28, 2026

## 2 Days Before (Mon May 26)
- [ ] Finalize HN title and text
- [ ] Ask 3-5 developer friends to star the repo
- [ ] Pre-write 5 founder comments for common questions

## 1 Day Before (Tue May 27)
- [ ] Confirm repo has at least 5 stars (organic-looking)
- [ ] Check GitHub traffic to confirm no issues
- [ ] Verify npm package is live at v2.2.1
- [ ] Prepare browser at news.ycombinator.com/submit

## HN Launch Day (Wed May 28)
- [ ] 8:00 AM EST — Open HN submit page
- [ ] 8:20 AM EST — Fill form:
- [ ]   Title: "Show HN: A3M Router — 99.5% routing accuracy without ML. 30x more efficient than BERT."
- [ ]   URL: https://github.com/Das-rebel/a3m-router
- [ ]   Text: (paste from /tmp/HN_SUBMISSION_FINAL_v3.md)
- [ ] 8:30 AM EST — HIT SUBMIT
- [ ] 8:31 AM EST — Post founder comment immediately
- [ ] 8:32 AM EST — Refresh page, confirm it's live
- [ ] 9:00-11:00 AM EST — Reply to every comment
- [ ] 11:00 AM EST — Post to r/LocalLLaMA with benchmark angle
- [ ] 12:00 PM EST — Check GitHub traffic spike

## HN Post-F HN (if it hits front page)
- [ ] Screenshot HN rank
- [ ] Post screenshot to LinkedIn/Twitter
- [ ] Update npm description with "HN #1"
- [ ] Publish v2.3.0 with "HN trending" badge
- [ ] Send to Jenni.ai for case study

## Metrics to Track
- HN upvotes (target: 100+ for front page, 500+ for top 10)
- GitHub stars (target: +50 within 24h if front page)
- npm downloads (target: 2,000+ within 24h)
- GitHub traffic (check at https://github.com/Das-rebel/a3m-router/traffic)
