From 704ad5a3f9f2005aea1d1b0d5432784fe1f766ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bherbruck <brennen.herbruck@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 21:56:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Hero and Download page: opt-in links to release candidate and
 latest-build web app, and pre-releases

The hero now has small links under the Try in your browser button to the
release candidate (/app-rc) and latest build (/app-edge) of the web app,
with a warning that they can break. The Download page points to GitHub
Releases for pre-releases. Adds matching /app-rc and /app-edge redirects.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .../solidcraft-landing/public/_redirects         |  4 ++++
 .../src/components/Actions.tsx                   | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 .../frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/data/site.ts |  2 ++
 .../solidcraft-landing/src/pages/download.astro  |  6 ++++++
 .../solidcraft-landing/src/pages/index.astro     |  2 +-
 .../tests/browser/site.spec.ts                   |  8 +++++++-
 6 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/public/_redirects b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/public/_redirects
index e28ea91..4ceb71c 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/public/_redirects
+++ b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/public/_redirects
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 /app https://docs.solidcraft.io/app 302
 /app/ https://docs.solidcraft.io/app 302
+/app-rc https://docs.solidcraft.io/app-rc/ 302
+/app-rc/ https://docs.solidcraft.io/app-rc/ 302
+/app-edge https://docs.solidcraft.io/app-edge/ 302
+/app-edge/ https://docs.solidcraft.io/app-edge/ 302
 /downloads/ /download/ 301
 /github/ https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft 302
diff --git a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/components/Actions.tsx b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/components/Actions.tsx
index f6064e4..5116e26 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/components/Actions.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/components/Actions.tsx
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ import { useRelease } from "../lib/use-release";
 export default function Actions({
 	compact = false,
 	direct = false,
+	versions = false,
 }: {
 	compact?: boolean;
 	direct?: boolean;
+	versions?: boolean;
 }) {
 	const release = useRelease();
 	const [system, setSystem] = useState<{
@@ -58,6 +60,20 @@ export default function Actions({
 				<Globe aria-hidden="true" size={18} strokeWidth={1.5} />
 				Try in your browser
 			</a>
+			{versions && (
+				<p className="small muted" style={{ flexBasis: "100%" }}>
+					Other versions to try:{" "}
+					<a className="text-link" href={site.appRc}>
+						release candidate
+					</a>{" "}
+					or{" "}
+					<a className="text-link" href={site.appEdge}>
+						latest build
+					</a>
+					. These can break, and designs saved in them may not open in the
+					stable version.
+				</p>
+			)}
 		</div>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/data/site.ts b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/data/site.ts
index db0c206..5d4fe91 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/data/site.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/data/site.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export const site = {
 	name: "SolidCraft",
 	url: "https://solidcraft.io",
 	app: "https://solidcraft.io/app",
+	appRc: "https://solidcraft.io/app-rc",
+	appEdge: "https://solidcraft.io/app-edge",
 	discord: "/discord",
 	discordInvite: "https://discord.gg/FtU4NQNVDH",
 	docs: "https://docs.solidcraft.io/",
diff --git a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/pages/download.astro b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/pages/download.astro
index a3542f6..ed1f08f 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/pages/download.astro
+++ b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/pages/download.astro
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ const release = snapshotSchema.parse(snapshot);
 			On macOS you can also install with Homebrew:{" "}
 			<code>brew install --cask tangency-labs/tap/solidcraft</code>
 		</p>
+		<p class="small muted" data-prereleases style="margin-top:12px">
+			Want to test early? Release candidates are published as pre-releases on{" "}
+			<a class="text-link" href={site.releases}>GitHub Releases</a>. They can
+			break, and designs saved in them may not open in the stable version. The
+			downloads above are always the latest stable release.
+		</p>
 		<DownloadSelector client:load />
 		<noscript>
 			<p class="notice">
diff --git a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/pages/index.astro b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/pages/index.astro
index f270502..6976563 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { homeStructuredData } from "../lib/structured-data";
 					feature history. Work in the editor or connect an AI agent through
 					MCP.
 				</p>
-				<Actions direct client:load />
+				<Actions direct versions client:load />
 				<a class="text-link" href="/mcp/">
 					Connect an AI agent<Icon size={17} />
 				</a>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/tests/browser/site.spec.ts b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/tests/browser/site.spec.ts
index cef17cc..ebbc457 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/tests/browser/site.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/solidcraft-landing/tests/browser/site.spec.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test("interior pages reflow on mobile, and font failure preserves usable content
 	await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: "reduce" });
 	await page.goto("/");
 	await expect(page.locator(".hero h1")).toBeVisible();
-	await expect(page.locator(".hero .actions a")).toHaveCount(3);
+	await expect(page.locator(".hero .actions a")).toHaveCount(5);
 	expect(
 		await page.evaluate(
 			() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= window.innerWidth,
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ test("hero actions stay visible and layouts reflow at representative widths", as
 		await expect(
 			actions.getByRole("link", { name: "Try in your browser" }),
 		).toHaveAttribute("href", site.app);
+		await expect(
+			actions.getByRole("link", { name: "release candidate" }),
+		).toHaveAttribute("href", site.appRc);
+		await expect(
+			actions.getByRole("link", { name: "latest build" }),
+		).toHaveAttribute("href", site.appEdge);
 		expect(
 			await page.evaluate(
 				() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= window.innerWidth,