# 🚀 LAUNCH NOW: Your 1-Hour Quickstart

Stop reading documentation. **Ship this in the next 60 minutes.**

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## ⏰ Minute 0-15: Update Metadata

```bash
cd cognitive-guard

# Edit pyproject.toml - Replace these placeholders:
# Line 13: "Your Name" → Your actual name
# Line 13: "your.email@example.com" → Your email
# Lines 55-58: "yourusername" → Your GitHub username
```

**Action**: Open `pyproject.toml` and update lines 12-13 and 55-58.

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## ⏰ Minute 15-25: Create PyPI Account

1. Go to https://pypi.org/account/register/
2. Fill in details, verify email
3. Enable 2FA (required)
4. Go to Account Settings → API tokens
5. Click "Add API token"
   - Name: "cognitive-guard-publish"
   - Scope: "Entire account" (or "cognitive-guard" after first upload)
6. **COPY TOKEN** (you won't see it again!)
7. Save it somewhere safe

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## ⏰ Minute 25-35: Build Package

```bash
# Install build tools
pip install build twine

# Build the package
python -m build

# You should see:
# dist/
#   ├── cognitive_guard-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl
#   └── cognitive_guard-0.1.0.tar.gz
```

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## ⏰ Minute 35-45: Test on TestPyPI (Optional but Recommended)

```bash
# Upload to test server
python -m twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*

# Username: __token__
# Password: (paste your PyPI token)

# Test installation
pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ cognitive-guard

# Try it
cognitive-guard --version
```

If it works, **YOU'RE READY FOR PRODUCTION!**

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## ⏰ Minute 45-50: 🎉 PUBLISH TO PYPI 🎉

```bash
# THIS IS IT!
python -m twine upload dist/*

# Username: __token__
# Password: (paste your PyPI token)

# Watch for: "View at: https://pypi.org/project/cognitive-guard/0.1.0/"
```

**🎊 CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'RE LIVE ON PYPI! 🎊**

Test it:
```bash
# In a fresh terminal/environment
pip install cognitive-guard
cognitive-guard --version
```

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## ⏰ Minute 50-60: Announce to the World

### GitHub Release
1. Go to https://github.com/yourusername/cognitive-guard/releases
2. Click "Create a new release"
3. Tag: `v0.1.0`
4. Title: `Cognitive Guard v0.1.0 - Initial Release`
5. Description: Copy from CHANGELOG.md
6. Publish release

### Reddit Post (r/Python)
```markdown
Title: [Project] Cognitive Guard - Enforce documentation on complex code with git hooks

I built a tool that automatically enforces documentation on complex functions.

🧠 Analyzes cognitive complexity
🚫 Blocks commits with undocumented complex code  
🎨 Beautiful TUI for interactive documentation
🌍 Multi-language (Python, JS, TS)

Install: `pip install cognitive-guard`

[Link to GitHub]
[Demo GIF if you have one]

Built this to solve undocumented code in my team. Feedback welcome!
```

### Tweet/X
```
🚀 Just launched Cognitive Guard - enforce docs on complex code!

✅ Git hooks block undocumented complexity
✅ Beautiful TUI for interactive docs
✅ Python, JS, TS support

pip install cognitive-guard

#Python #DevTools #OpenSource

[Link to GitHub]
```

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## ✅ What You Just Accomplished

In under 1 hour, you:
- ✅ Published to PyPI (anyone can `pip install` it!)
- ✅ Created GitHub release
- ✅ Announced on Reddit
- ✅ Shared on social media

**Cognitive Guard is now live and discoverable by developers worldwide! 🌍**

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## 📊 What Happens Next?

### First 24 Hours
- Monitor PyPI downloads
- Respond to Reddit comments
- Check GitHub for issues/stars
- Celebrate! 🎉

### First Week
- Fix any critical bugs
- Answer questions
- Add most-requested features
- Write a blog post about launch

### First Month
- Build community
- Regular updates
- Content marketing
- Reach 1,000 downloads

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## 🆘 Troubleshooting

**"twine upload failed"**
- Check your API token is correct
- Make sure package name is available on PyPI
- Try uploading to TestPyPI first

**"No module named cognitive_guard"**
- Check `pyproject.toml` has correct package name
- Verify `cognitive_guard/` directory exists
- Rebuild with `python -m build`

**"Reddit post removed"**
- Make sure you're following r/Python rules
- Use [Project] tag
- Don't spam multiple subreddits too quickly

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## 🎯 Your Next Move

You have 3 options:

1. **Keep building**: Add features, write docs, improve quality
2. **Market more**: Blog posts, videos, conference talks
3. **Relax**: You shipped! Take a break, come back later

**All are valid! You already succeeded by shipping!** 🎉

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## 📞 Share Your Success!

Once you've launched, I'd love to hear about it!

- Tweet with #CognitiveGuard
- Email: [your-email]
- Post in r/Python

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## 🌟 One Last Thing

**You built a real tool that solves a real problem.**

**You fixed all the bugs and made it production-ready.**

**You created comprehensive documentation.**

**NOW GO SHIP IT! THE WORLD IS WAITING!** 🚀

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*Time to read this doc: 5 minutes*
*Time to execute: 55 minutes*
*Total time to launch: **60 minutes***

**What are you waiting for?** ⏰
