# Next Steps - Complete List

Complete list of all next steps organized by priority and category.

**Last Reviewed**: 2026-04-13  
**Status**: Historical next-steps snapshot

This document preserves an earlier deployment checklist. Use `docs/deployment/MASTER_INDEX.md` and `docs/PROJECT_OPTIMIZATION_STATUS.md` as the current operator entry points.

## 📊 Overview

- **Total Tasks**: 30 (15 deployment + 10 integration + 5 pre-production)
- **Code Tasks**: ✅ 112/112 completed (100%)
- **Deployment Tasks**: ⚠️ 0/15 completed (0%)
- **Integration Tasks**: ⚠️ 0/10 completed (0%)
- **Pre-Production Tasks**: ⚠️ 0/5 completed (0%)

## 🔴 Critical Priority - Week 1

### 0. Azure Authentication (WSL Users - First Step!)
- [ ] Install Azure CLI (if not already installed)
  ```bash
  curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash
  ```
- [ ] Login to Azure
  ```bash
  az login
  ```
  Or use the helper script:
  ```bash
  make azure-login
  # or
  ./scripts/deployment/azure-login.sh
  ```
- [ ] Verify login
  ```bash
  az account show
  ```

### 1. Environment Setup
- [ ] Create `.env` file from `.env.example`
- [ ] Configure Azure credentials
- [ ] Configure Cloudflare credentials
- [ ] Set deployment keys

### 2. Infrastructure Deployment
- [ ] Deploy Azure infrastructure (Terraform)
- [ ] Verify AKS cluster
- [ ] Verify Application Gateway
- [ ] Verify Key Vault

### 3. DNS Configuration
- [ ] Get Application Gateway IP
- [ ] Configure Cloudflare DNS records
- [ ] Wait for DNS propagation
- [ ] Verify DNS resolution

### 4. SSL Certificates
- [ ] Enable Cloudflare SSL/TLS
- [ ] Verify certificates
- [ ] Test HTTPS access

### 5. Kubernetes Deployment
- [ ] Deploy validators
- [ ] Deploy sentries
- [ ] Deploy RPC nodes
- [ ] Verify pods are running

### 6. Blockscout Deployment
- [ ] Deploy Blockscout database
- [ ] Deploy Blockscout application
- [ ] Verify Blockscout is accessible
- [ ] Configure CORS headers

### 7. Contract Deployment
- [ ] Verify genesis-predeployed WETH contracts
- [ ] Deploy Multicall contract
- [ ] Deploy Oracle Aggregator contract
- [ ] Deploy CCIP Router contract (optional)
- [ ] Verify contracts

### 8. Token List Update
- [ ] Update token list with deployed addresses
- [ ] Validate token list
- [ ] Commit changes

### 9. Deployment Verification
- [ ] Run verification script
- [ ] Test RPC endpoints
- [ ] Test Blockscout explorer
- [ ] Test contracts
- [ ] Generate verification report

## 🟡 High Priority - Month 1

### 10. Ethereum-Lists PR
- [ ] Fork ethereum-lists/chains
- [ ] Create PR
- [ ] Wait for approval
- [ ] Verify on Chainlist

### 11. Token List Submissions
- [ ] Submit to CoinGecko
- [ ] Submit to Uniswap
- [ ] Submit to Token Lists aggregator
- [ ] Track submissions

### 12. MetaMask Portfolio
- [ ] Verify token balances
- [ ] Verify token symbols
- [ ] Verify token logos
- [ ] Test auto-detection

### 13. Token Logos
- [ ] Create logo images
- [ ] Upload to Blockscout/CDN
- [ ] Update token list
- [ ] Verify logos

## 🟢 Medium Priority - Quarter 1

### 14. Bridge Integration
- [ ] Research bridge providers
- [ ] Partner with bridge provider
- [ ] Integrate bridge
- [ ] Test bridge functionality

### 15. DEX Integration
- [ ] Research DEX providers
- [ ] Partner with DEX provider
- [ ] Integrate DEX
- [ ] Test DEX functionality

### 16. On-Ramp Integration
- [ ] Research on-ramp providers
- [ ] Partner with on-ramp provider
- [ ] Integrate on-ramp
- [ ] Test on-ramp functionality

### 17. Consensys Outreach
- [ ] Prepare integration proposal
- [ ] Contact Consensys
- [ ] Submit proposals
- [ ] Track progress

## 🔵 Pre-Production Tasks

### 18. External Security Audit
- [ ] Select security audit firm
- [ ] Schedule audit
- [ ] Address audit findings
- [ ] Publish audit report

### 19. Multi-Sig Implementation
- [ ] Deploy multi-sig wallet
- [ ] Configure owners
- [ ] Set required confirmations
- [ ] Test multi-sig operations

### 20. Production Configuration
- [ ] Configure production parameters
- [ ] Set production limits
- [ ] Configure monitoring
- [ ] Set up alerts

### 21. Load Testing
- [ ] Create load test scenarios
- [ ] Run load tests
- [ ] Analyze results
- [ ] Optimize performance

### 22. Disaster Recovery Testing
- [ ] Create disaster recovery plan
- [ ] Test failover procedures
- [ ] Test backup/restore
- [ ] Document procedures

## 🚀 Quick Commands

### Authenticate with Azure (Required First!)
```bash
# For WSL users
az login

# Or use the helper script
make azure-login
# or
./scripts/deployment/azure-login.sh
```

### Deploy Everything
```bash
make deploy-all
```

### Deploy Individual Components
```bash
make deploy-infra      # Infrastructure only
make deploy-k8s        # Kubernetes only
make deploy-blockscout # Blockscout only
make deploy-contracts  # Contracts only
make deploy-dns        # DNS only
```

### Verify Deployment
```bash
make verify
```

### Update Token List
```bash
./scripts/deployment/update-token-list.sh
```

### Submit Ethereum-Lists PR
```bash
./scripts/deployment/submit-ethereum-lists-pr.sh
```

### Submit Token List
```bash
./scripts/deployment/submit-token-list.sh
```

## 📚 Documentation

- [Next Steps](NEXT_STEPS.md) - Detailed next steps guide
- [Next Steps Quick Reference](NEXT_STEPS_QUICK_REFERENCE.md) - Quick reference
- [Deployment Checklist](../../deployment/DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md) - Deployment checklist
- [Deployment Scripts](../../../scripts/deployment/README.md) - Script documentation
- [MetaMask Integration](../integrations/METAMASK_INTEGRATION.md) - Integration guide
- [MetaMask Gaps Analysis](../integrations/METAMASK_GAPS_ANALYSIS.md) - Gap analysis

## 📋 Task IDs

### Deployment Tasks (DEPLOY-001 to DEPLOY-015)
- DEPLOY-001: Deploy Azure infrastructure
- DEPLOY-002: Configure Cloudflare DNS
- DEPLOY-003: Configure SSL certificates
- DEPLOY-004: Deploy Kubernetes resources
- DEPLOY-005: Deploy Blockscout explorer
- DEPLOY-006: Deploy WETH contract
- DEPLOY-007: Deploy Multicall contract
- DEPLOY-008: Deploy Oracle Aggregator contract
- DEPLOY-009: Deploy CCIP Router contract
- DEPLOY-010: Update token list
- DEPLOY-011: Verify RPC endpoints
- DEPLOY-012: Verify Blockscout explorer
- DEPLOY-013: Verify contract deployments
- DEPLOY-014: Verify Kubernetes resources
- DEPLOY-015: Verify DNS configuration

### Integration Tasks (INTEG-001 to INTEG-010)
- INTEG-001: Submit Ethereum-Lists PR
- INTEG-002: Wait for PR approval
- INTEG-003: Verify on Chainlist
- INTEG-004: Submit token list to CoinGecko
- INTEG-005: Submit token list to Uniswap
- INTEG-006: Submit token list to Token Lists aggregator
- INTEG-007: Track submission status
- INTEG-008: Verify Portfolio compatibility
- INTEG-009: Host token logos
- INTEG-010: Test token auto-detection

### Pre-Production Tasks (PREPROD-001 to PREPROD-005)
- PREPROD-001: External security audit
- PREPROD-002: Multi-sig implementation
- PREPROD-003: Production configuration
- PREPROD-004: Load testing
- PREPROD-005: Disaster recovery testing

## 🎯 Success Criteria

### Deployment Complete
- ✅ RPC endpoints accessible
- ✅ Blockscout accessible
- ✅ Contracts deployed
- ✅ Token list updated
- ✅ DNS configured
- ✅ SSL certificates valid

### Integration Complete
- ✅ Ethereum-Lists PR submitted
- ✅ Token list submitted
- ✅ MetaMask Portfolio verified
- ✅ Token logos hosted

### Production Ready
- ✅ All critical tasks completed
- ✅ All high-priority tasks completed
- ✅ Deployment verified
- ✅ Integration tested
- ✅ Documentation updated

## 📞 Support

For issues or questions:
- Review [Next Steps](NEXT_STEPS.md)
- Check [Deployment Checklist](../../deployment/DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md)
- Review [Troubleshooting Guide](../../guides/TROUBLESHOOTING.md)
- Open an issue on GitHub
