fix: server-side OG/Twitter meta injection for crawler visibility

Crawlers (Twitter, Discord, Slack) don't execute JavaScript, so the
client-side SEO.tsx useEffect was invisible to them. Every page looked
identical — the hardcoded homepage defaults in index.html.

- node-build.ts: replace simple sendFile with async SSR meta middleware
  that injects per-route title/description/og:*/twitter:* before sending
  HTML. Static route map covers ~15 routes; dynamic lookup queries
  Supabase for /projects/:uuid (title, description, image_url) and
  /passport/:username (full_name, bio) so shared project/profile links
  render correct cards in Discord/Twitter/Slack unfurls.
- index.html: add twitter:site @aethexcorp; SSO.tsx useEffect still
  runs for browser tab updates.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

client/App.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import "./global.css";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
 
 import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/toaster";
 import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route } from "react-router-dom";
+import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useDiscordActivity } from "./contexts/DiscordActivityContext";
 import { AuthProvider } from "./contexts/AuthContext";
 import { Web3Provider } from "./contexts/Web3Context";
@@ -161,14 +162,18 @@ import DeveloperPlatform from "./pages/dev-platform/DeveloperPlatform";
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
-// When the app is accessed via staff.aethex.tech, auto-redirect to /staff
+// Detects staff.aethex.tech and navigates to /staff inside the SPA.
-// so the subdomain works as a proper alias for the staff section.
+// Must be inside BrowserRouter so useNavigate works.
 const StaffSubdomainRedirect = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
-  const hostname = typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.location.hostname : "";
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  if (hostname === "staff.aethex.tech" && !window.location.pathname.startsWith("/staff")) {
+  useEffect(() => {
-    window.location.replace("/staff" + window.location.pathname + window.location.search);
+    if (
-    return null;
+      window.location.hostname === "staff.aethex.tech" &&
-  }
+      !window.location.pathname.startsWith("/staff")
+    ) {
+      navigate("/staff", { replace: true });
+    }
+  }, [navigate]);
   return <>{children}</>;
 };
 

index.html

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 
     <!-- Twitter -->
     <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
+    <meta name="twitter:site" content="@aethexcorp" />
     <meta
       name="twitter:title"
       content="AeThex — Developer Platform, Projects, Community"

server/node-build.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
 import { createServer } from "./index";
 import * as express from "express";
+import { adminSupabase } from "./supabase";
 
 const app = createServer();
 const port = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 const host = "0.0.0.0";
 
-// In production, serve the built SPA files
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 const distPath = path.join(__dirname, "../spa");
@@ -15,23 +16,351 @@ const distPath = path.join(__dirname, "../spa");
 // Serve static files
 app.use(express.static(distPath));
 
-// Handle React Router - serve index.html for all non-API routes
+// ── SSR Meta Injection ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-app.get("*", (req, res) => {
+
-  // Don't serve index.html for API routes
+const BASE_URL = "https://aethex.dev";
+const DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE =
+  "https://docs.aethex.tech/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F1143808467-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Forganizations%252FDhUg3jal6kdpG645FzIl%252Fsites%252Fsite_HeOmR%252Flogo%252FqxDYz8Oj2SnwUTa8t3UB%252FAeThex%2520Origin%2520logo.png%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3D200e8ea2-0129-4cbe-b516-4a53f60c512b&width=1200&dpr=1&quality=100&sign=6c7576ce&sv=2";
+
+type RouteMeta = {
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  image?: string;
+  type?: string;
+};
+
+/** Static route overrides — matched in order, first match wins. */
+const STATIC_META: Array<{ pattern: RegExp; meta: RouteMeta }> = [
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/$/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Developer Platform for Builders, Creators & Innovation",
+      description:
+        "AeThex: an advanced development platform and community for builders. Collaborate on projects, learn, and ship innovation.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/projects\/?$/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Projects",
+      description:
+        "Explore open-source and community projects built on the AeThex platform.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/projects\/new/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | New Project",
+      description: "Start a new project on AeThex.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/gameforge/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | GameForge Studio",
+      description:
+        "GameForge — AeThex's game development studio for indie game creators. Build, manage, and ship games.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/ethos/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Ethos Guild",
+      description:
+        "Ethos Guild — collaborative music creation, licensing, and creative work on AeThex.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/dev-platform/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Developer Platform",
+      description:
+        "Build with AeThex APIs. Documentation, SDKs, examples, and developer tools for modern builders.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/feed/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Community Feed",
+      description: "What's happening in the AeThex builder community.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/login/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Sign In",
+      description:
+        "Sign in to your AeThex account to access projects, community, and more.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/register/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Create Account",
+      description:
+        "Join AeThex and start building, learning, and collaborating with the community.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/dashboard/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Dashboard",
+      description:
+        "Your personal AeThex dashboard — manage projects, track progress, and connect.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/passport\/me$/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | My Passport",
+      description: "View your AeThex developer passport and profile.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/docs/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Documentation",
+      description: "Guides, API references, and developer resources for AeThex.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/pricing/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Pricing",
+      description:
+        "Simple, transparent pricing for AeThex — individuals, teams, and enterprises.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/about/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | About",
+      description:
+        "Learn about AeThex — our mission, team, and the technology we build.",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^\/blog/,
+    meta: {
+      title: "AeThex | Blog",
+      description:
+        "News, tutorials, and announcements from the AeThex team and community.",
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+// UUID pattern
+const PROJECT_UUID_RE =
+  /^\/projects\/([0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12})$/i;
+// Passport: /passport/<username> (not "me", handled above)
+const PASSPORT_USER_RE = /^\/passport\/([^/]+)$/;
+
+function escHtml(s: string): string {
+  return s
+    .replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
+    .replace(/"/g, "&quot;")
+    .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
+    .replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Replaces meta tag content values in the HTML template.
+ * Handles both inline and multi-line attribute formats (Vite preserves them).
+ */
+function injectMeta(
+  html: string,
+  meta: RouteMeta & { url: string }
+): string {
+  const {
+    title,
+    description,
+    url,
+    image = DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE,
+    type = "website",
+  } = meta;
+
+  const t = escHtml(title);
+  const d = escHtml(description);
+  const u = escHtml(url);
+  const img = escHtml(image);
+
+  return (
+    html
+      // <title>
+      .replace(/<title>[^<]*<\/title>/, `<title>${t}</title>`)
+      // meta name="description"
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+name="description"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${d}"`
+      )
+      // og:title
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+property="og:title"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${t}"`
+      )
+      // og:description
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+property="og:description"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${d}"`
+      )
+      // og:url
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+property="og:url"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${u}"`
+      )
+      // og:type
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+property="og:type"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${type}"`
+      )
+      // og:image (first occurrence — the main image tag, not og:image:width/height)
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+property="og:image"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${img}"`
+      )
+      // twitter:title
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+name="twitter:title"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${t}"`
+      )
+      // twitter:description
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+name="twitter:description"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${d}"`
+      )
+      // twitter:image
+      .replace(
+        /(<meta\s+name="twitter:image"\s+content=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${img}"`
+      )
+      // canonical link
+      .replace(
+        /(<link\s+rel="canonical"\s+href=")[^"]*"/,
+        `$1${u}"`
+      )
+  );
+}
+
+/** Resolve per-route meta, fetching from DB for dynamic routes. */
+async function resolveRouteMeta(
+  pathname: string
+): Promise<RouteMeta & { url: string }> {
+  const url = `${BASE_URL}${pathname}`;
+
+  // Dynamic: project detail page
+  const projectMatch = PROJECT_UUID_RE.exec(pathname);
+  if (projectMatch && adminSupabase) {
+    const projectId = projectMatch[1];
+    try {
+      const { data: project } = await (adminSupabase as any)
+        .from("projects")
+        .select("title, description, image_url, status")
+        .eq("id", projectId)
+        .maybeSingle();
+      if (project) {
+        const desc = project.description
+          ? String(project.description).slice(0, 160)
+          : `View the ${project.title} project on AeThex.`;
+        return {
+          title: `${project.title} — AeThex Project`,
+          description: desc,
+          image: project.image_url || DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE,
+          type: "article",
+          url,
+        };
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // fall through to default
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Dynamic: public passport / profile page
+  const passportMatch = PASSPORT_USER_RE.exec(pathname);
+  if (passportMatch && adminSupabase) {
+    const username = passportMatch[1];
+    try {
+      const { data: profile } = await adminSupabase
+        .from("user_profiles")
+        .select("username, full_name, avatar_url, bio")
+        .eq("username", username)
+        .maybeSingle();
+      if (profile) {
+        const displayName =
+          (profile as any).full_name || profile.username || username;
+        const bio = (profile as any).bio;
+        const desc = bio
+          ? String(bio).slice(0, 160)
+          : `View ${displayName}'s developer passport and projects on AeThex.`;
+        return {
+          title: `${displayName} — AeThex Passport`,
+          description: desc,
+          url,
+        };
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // fall through
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Static route map
+  for (const { pattern, meta } of STATIC_META) {
+    if (pattern.test(pathname)) {
+      return { ...meta, url };
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Default fallback
+  return {
+    title: "AeThex | Developer Platform for Builders, Creators & Innovation",
+    description:
+      "AeThex: an advanced development platform and community for builders. Collaborate on projects, learn, and ship innovation.",
+    url,
+  };
+}
+
+// Cache the HTML template (reset on read error so a rebuild is picked up on restart)
+let htmlTemplate: string | null = null;
+
+function getTemplate(): string {
+  if (!htmlTemplate) {
+    htmlTemplate = readFileSync(path.join(distPath, "index.html"), "utf-8");
+  }
+  return htmlTemplate;
+}
+
+// ── Route Handler ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+app.get("*", async (req, res) => {
   if (req.path.startsWith("/api/") || req.path.startsWith("/health")) {
     return res.status(404).json({ error: "API endpoint not found" });
   }
 
-  res.sendFile(path.join(distPath, "index.html"));
+  try {
+    const template = getTemplate();
+    const meta = await resolveRouteMeta(req.path);
+    const html = injectMeta(template, meta);
+    res.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8");
+    // Crawlers should not cache — browsers can
+    res.setHeader(
+      "Cache-Control",
+      "public, max-age=60, stale-while-revalidate=300"
+    );
+    res.send(html);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("[SSR Meta] Error:", err);
+    // Fallback: send unmodified file
+    res.sendFile(path.join(distPath, "index.html"));
+  }
 });
 
+// ── Server ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 app.listen(Number(port), host, () => {
   console.log(`🚀 AeThex server running on ${host}:${port}`);
   console.log(`📱 Frontend: http://${host}:${port}`);
   console.log(`🔧 API: http://${host}:${port}/api`);
 });
 
-// Graceful shutdown
 process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
   console.log("🛑 Received SIGTERM, shutting down gracefully");
   process.exit(0);