Review: App Store metadata and privacy policy page (re-review)

review-1811-2026-07-05-r2 Review

review approved

Verdict: APPROVED

Re-review of board item #1811 after scope refinement. All 4 recommendations from review-1811-2026-07-05 have been addressed.

Previous Review Resolution

  • [x] [BODY] Add missing file target app/controllers/pages_controller.rb -- FIXED: now listed as "new controller for static pages"
  • [x] [BODY] Remove 5 stale palinks-ios file targets -- FIXED: separated into "Files to create" vs "Files that already exist (no changes needed)"
  • [x] [BODY] Update AC to reflect actual remaining work -- FIXED: 5 specific ACs now correctly scoped (PagesController AC added, metadata AC narrowed to description.txt only)
  • [x] [SCOPE] Create architecture note arch-palinks -- FIXED: note exists in pal-e-docs (note ID 1885, type: architecture, project: palinks)

Template Completeness

  • [x] Type -- Feature
  • [x] Lineage -- present (Standalone)
  • [x] Repo -- present (ldraney/palinks and ldraney/palinks-ios)
  • [x] User Story -- present
  • [x] Context -- present, explains Apple requirements and what already exists from #56
  • [x] File Targets -- present, accurate (see below)
  • [x] Feature Flag -- "none" (appropriate for a static page)
  • [x] Acceptance Criteria -- present (5 items)
  • [x] Test Expectations -- present
  • [x] Constraints -- present
  • [x] Checklist -- present
  • [x] Related -- present

Traceability

  • [x] story:ios-distribution label -- "Turbo Native iOS shell + TestFlight + App Store (in progress)"
  • [x] story note verified -- found in project-palinks user-stories section
  • [x] arch:palinks label -- present on board item
  • [x] arch note verified -- arch-palinks note exists in pal-e-docs (includes iOS component in diagram)
  • [x] Forgejo issue -- ldraney/palinks#61, open

File Targets

palinks (Rails) -- verified:
  • [x] app/controllers/pages_controller.rb -- does not exist, to be created. No existing PagesController in codebase. Correct.
  • [x] app/views/pages/privacy.html.erb -- does not exist, to be created. Correct.
  • [x] config/routes.rb -- exists, no /privacy route yet. Current routes: resources :links, health check, root. Correct target for modification.
palinks-ios -- cross-repo (not verifiable from this worktree):
  • [x] fastlane/metadata/en-US/description.txt -- to be created. Reasonable based on #56 having created sibling files.
Already-existing files correctly documented as no-change:
  • [x] privacy_url.txt, support_url.txt, release_notes.txt, copyright.txt, Deliverfile -- all listed as "already set" from #56

Repo Placement

OK. Issue filed on palinks for centralized tracking. Cross-repo work is minimal (1 text file in palinks-ios). Documented in Repo section.

Dependencies

  • #56 (Turbo Native shell + Fastlane pipeline) -- in validation column. Created the existing metadata files. Not a blocker.
  • #59 (TestFlight beta upload) -- backlog. Likely depends on #61 for /privacy URL. Not documented but acceptable since it's downstream.
  • #60 (Mobile CSS polish) -- backlog. Independent.
  • #57 (Update stale docs) -- backlog. Independent.
  • No blockers for #61.

Acceptance Criteria

  • 5 criteria, well-scoped
  • AC 1 ("/privacy route returns a basic privacy policy page") -- agent-verifiable via curl or Rails test
  • AC 2 ("PagesController serves the privacy view") -- agent-verifiable by checking controller exists and routes correctly
  • AC 3 ("description.txt created in palinks-ios") -- agent-verifiable by file check (requires palinks-ios repo access)
  • AC 4 ("fastlane prepare_metadata uploads successfully on MacBook") -- manual only, correctly listed in Test Expectations as manual
  • AC 5 ("Privacy policy states: no personal data collected") -- agent-verifiable by reading page content

Blast Radius

Low. No existing privacy, pages, or policy patterns in the codebase. New controller, view, and route are fully isolated. No downstream consumers affected.

Decomposition Assessment

4 files across 2 repos (3 in palinks, 1 in palinks-ios). 5 acceptance criteria. Estimated agent work: under 5 minutes. No decomposition needed.

Recommendation

No action needed. All previous recommendations resolved. Scope is solid for agent execution.