feat: privacy + terms + re-seed the repos

Author: hsnice16

AGENTS.md

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ app/
   about/page.tsx          # who built this and why (footer-linked, E-E-A-T)
   roadmap/page.tsx        # upcoming versions (from lib/roadmap.ts)
   changelog/page.tsx      # what's in this build (from lib/changelog.ts)
+  privacy/page.tsx        # privacy policy (footer-linked, AdSense/GDPR/CCPA)
+  terms/page.tsx          # terms of use (footer-linked)
   robots.ts               # /robots.txt — wildcard + explicit AI-crawler allows
   sitemap.ts              # /sitemap.xml — static routes + every repo detail page (priority scaled by score)
   llms.txt/route.ts       # /llms.txt — markdown manifest for LLM crawlers (Perplexity, Claude, ChatGPT search)
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ components/               # Tailwind-styled React components
   MobileNav.tsx, Pagination.tsx, SearchBar.tsx, SelectMenu.tsx, SortSelect.tsx,
   SignalRow.tsx, SuggestionItem.tsx, VersionPill.tsx,
   RepoHero.tsx, SignalListCard.tsx, ModelSuggestions.tsx, PerModelScores.tsx,
-  AlternativesStrip.tsx, BreadcrumbJsonLd.tsx,
+  AlternativesStrip.tsx, BreadcrumbJsonLd.tsx, ExternalLink.tsx,
   BadgeEmbed.tsx, ActionEmbed.tsx, CopySnippet.tsx, PackageLookupForm.tsx,
   BackToTop.tsx, GoogleAnalytics.tsx
 lib/
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ Hooks docs: <https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/hooks.html>.
 
 - We `git clone --depth 1 --single-branch` arbitrary URLs — safe by default. We never run post-clone scripts, never `npm install`, never execute code from the clone.
 - SQL: all queries parameterised. No interpolation.
-- HTML: React auto-escapes. The only `dangerouslySetInnerHTML` is server-built JSON-LD with `<` escaped to `<` (`app/layout.tsx`, `app/page.tsx`, `app/about/page.tsx`, `app/action/page.tsx`, `app/skill/page.tsx`, `app/methodology/page.tsx`, `app/package/[registry]/[name]/page.tsx`, `app/repo/[id]/page.tsx`, plus the `BreadcrumbJsonLd` component used by About / Changelog / Methodology / Packages / Roadmap); never feed user-controlled strings into it.
+- HTML: React auto-escapes. The only `dangerouslySetInnerHTML` is server-built JSON-LD with `<` escaped to `<` (`app/layout.tsx`, `app/page.tsx`, `app/about/page.tsx`, `app/action/page.tsx`, `app/skill/page.tsx`, `app/methodology/page.tsx`, `app/package/[registry]/[name]/page.tsx`, `app/repo/[id]/page.tsx`, plus the `BreadcrumbJsonLd` component used by About / Changelog / Methodology / Packages / Privacy / Roadmap / Terms); never feed user-controlled strings into it.
 - Local-path mode reads files; never writes outside `data/` and the clone workspace passed to `shallowClone`.
 - No auth yet (read-only dashboard). When auth lands (`tasks/0.7.0/01-opt-out-claim-flow.md`), do it via OAuth and gate DB writes per user.
 

README.md

@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ app/          Next.js App Router — pages + API + SEO
   roadmap/         upcoming versions (from lib/roadmap.ts)
   changelog/       what's shipped (from lib/changelog.ts)
   about/           independent project, no vendor affiliation (footer-linked, E-E-A-T)
+  privacy/         privacy policy (footer-linked, AdSense/GDPR/CCPA)
+  terms/           terms of use (footer-linked)
   action/          PR-diff GitHub Action explainer + install snippet
   skill/           agent-skill explainer + install command
   package/         registry → repo lookup (form + per-package state pages)

app/about/page.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { ArrowUpRight } from "@phosphor-icons/react/dist/ssr";
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import Link from "next/link";
+
 import { BreadcrumbJsonLd } from "@/components/BreadcrumbJsonLd";
+import { ExternalLink } from "@/components/ExternalLink";
 import { Panel, PanelHeading } from "@/components/Panel";
 import { APP_NAME, APP_URL, REPO_URL } from "@/lib/version";
 
@@ -60,17 +61,9 @@ export default function AboutPage() {
       <Panel>
         <PanelHeading>Who</PanelHeading>
         <p className="m-0 text-[14.5px] leading-relaxed text-ink-dim">
-          Built and maintained by{" "}
-          <a
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            href="https://github.com/hsnice16"
-            className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
-          >
-            Himanshu Singh <ArrowUpRight size={11} weight="bold" aria-hidden="true" />
-          </a>
-          . Independent project — no affiliation with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Cognition, Anysphere, or any of the
-          agent vendors ranked here.
+          Built and maintained by <ExternalLink href="https://github.com/hsnice16">Himanshu Singh</ExternalLink>.
+          Independent project — no affiliation with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Cognition, Anysphere, or any of the agent
+          vendors ranked here.
         </p>
       </Panel>
 
@@ -113,17 +106,8 @@ export default function AboutPage() {
           <PanelHeading>Open source</PanelHeading>
           <p className="m-0 text-[14.5px] leading-relaxed text-ink-dim">
             MIT-licensed. The signal definitions, weight profiles, scoring code, seed list, and every score in the
-            database are all in the{" "}
-            <a
-              href={REPO_URL}
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-              className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
-            >
-              source repository <ArrowUpRight size={11} weight="bold" aria-hidden="true" />
-            </a>
-            . If a repo&apos;s score looks wrong, file an issue with a link and the rubric to revisit; if a signal is
-            missing, propose one.
+            database are all in the <ExternalLink href={REPO_URL}>source repository</ExternalLink>. If a repo&apos;s
+            score looks wrong, file an issue with a link and the rubric to revisit; if a signal is missing, propose one.
           </p>
         </Panel>
       </div>
@@ -133,16 +117,7 @@ export default function AboutPage() {
           <PanelHeading>Contact</PanelHeading>
 
           <p className="m-0 text-[14.5px] leading-relaxed text-ink-dim">
-            Best signal: open an issue or discussion on{" "}
-            <a
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-              href={`${REPO_URL}/issues`}
-              className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
-            >
-              GitHub <ArrowUpRight size={11} weight="bold" aria-hidden="true" />
-            </a>
-            .
+            Best signal: open an issue or discussion on <ExternalLink href={`${REPO_URL}/issues`}>GitHub</ExternalLink>.
           </p>
         </Panel>
       </div>

app/action/page.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { ArrowUpRight } from "@phosphor-icons/react/dist/ssr";
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
+
 import { ActionEmbed } from "@/components/ActionEmbed";
+import { ExternalLink } from "@/components/ExternalLink";
 import { Panel, PanelHeading } from "@/components/Panel";
 import { ACTION_REPO_URL, ACTION_USES, APP_KEYWORDS, APP_NAME, APP_URL } from "@/lib/version";
 
@@ -157,14 +158,9 @@ export default function ActionPage() {
 
           <p className="mt-3 text-[13px] text-muted">
             Authoritative reference:{" "}
-            <a
-              target="_blank"
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-              href="https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets"
-              className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
-            >
-              docs.github.com — encrypted secrets <ArrowUpRight size={11} weight="bold" aria-hidden="true" />
-            </a>
+            <ExternalLink href="https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets">
+              docs.github.com — encrypted secrets
+            </ExternalLink>
             .
           </p>
         </Panel>
@@ -240,14 +236,9 @@ export default function ActionPage() {
           <PanelHeading>Source</PanelHeading>
 
           <p className="m-0 text-[14.5px] leading-relaxed text-ink-dim">
-            <a
-              target="_blank"
-              href={ACTION_REPO_URL}
-              rel="noopener noreferrer"
-              className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
-            >
-              {ACTION_REPO_URL.replace(/^https:\/\//, "")} <ArrowUpRight size={12} weight="bold" aria-hidden="true" />
-            </a>{" "}
+            <ExternalLink href={ACTION_REPO_URL} iconSize={12}>
+              {ACTION_REPO_URL.replace(/^https:\/\//, "")}
+            </ExternalLink>{" "}
             — MIT-licensed, semver-tagged. Listed on the GitHub Marketplace under Code Quality / Continuous Integration.
           </p>
         </Panel>

app/layout.tsx

@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ const FOOTER_LINKS_TOOLS = [
   { href: "/package", label: "Packages" },
 ];
 
+const FOOTER_LINKS_LEGAL = [
+  { href: "/privacy", label: "Privacy" },
+  { href: "/terms", label: "Terms" },
+];
+
 export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <html lang="en">
@@ -165,17 +170,20 @@ export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
             </p>
 
             <div className="mt-12 flex flex-col gap-5 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between sm:gap-8">
-              <p className="m-0 order-2 text-[12px] sm:order-1">
-                © {new Date().getFullYear()}{" "}
-                <a
-                  target="_blank"
-                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                  href="https://github.com/hsnice16"
-                  className="border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
-                >
-                  Himanshu Singh
-                </a>{" "}
-                ·{" "}
+              <p className="m-0 order-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 gap-y-1 text-[12px] sm:order-1">
+                <span>
+                  © {new Date().getFullYear()}{" "}
+                  <a
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    href="https://github.com/hsnice16"
+                    className="border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
+                  >
+                    Himanshu Singh
+                  </a>
+                </span>
+
+                <span aria-hidden="true">·</span>
                 <a
                   target="_blank"
                   rel="noopener noreferrer"
@@ -184,6 +192,18 @@ export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
                 >
                   MIT
                 </a>
+
+                {FOOTER_LINKS_LEGAL.map((l) => (
+                  <span key={l.href} className="contents">
+                    <span aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+                    <Link
+                      href={l.href}
+                      className="border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
+                    >
+                      {l.label}
+                    </Link>
+                  </span>
+                ))}
               </p>
 
               <nav aria-label="Secondary" className="order-1 grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-12 sm:order-2 sm:gap-x-16">

app/methodology/page.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { ArrowUpRight } from "@phosphor-icons/react/dist/ssr";
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import Link from "next/link";
 
 import { BreadcrumbJsonLd } from "@/components/BreadcrumbJsonLd";
+import { ExternalLink } from "@/components/ExternalLink";
 import { Panel, PanelHeading } from "@/components/Panel";
 import { SIGNALS } from "@/lib/scoring/signals";
 import { MODELS } from "@/lib/scoring/weights";
@@ -176,16 +176,9 @@ improvement     = closing a gap unlocks  (1 - pass) × weight / Σweight × 100
                       const label = lastSeg ? `${host}/${lastSeg}` : host;
 
                       return (
-                        <a
-                          key={url}
-                          href={url}
-                          title={url}
-                          target="_blank"
-                          rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                          className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 border-b border-dotted border-ink-dim/60 text-ink-dim hover:border-ink-soft hover:text-ink-soft"
-                        >
-                          {label} <ArrowUpRight size={11} weight="bold" aria-hidden="true" />
-                        </a>
+                        <ExternalLink key={url} href={url} title={url}>
+                          {label}
+                        </ExternalLink>
                       );
                     })}
                   </div>