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Update 1 - Project kick-off (2026-06-18)

We're building Liftoff - internal codename for an AI-powered CRM aimed at small businesses. Origin story: Rokkit200 co-founder Gareth is losing an hour a day stitching content between disconnected tools (custom GPTs for sales, other bots for content, Gemini + Gmail for follow-ups) and is frustrated with "real" CRMs like Dynamics 365 within a day or two. He wants a chat interface, not a settings panel - "I want to click one button."

First commit is in: Adding shadcn base with nova. Stack call: Next.js 16 App Router, React 19, TypeScript strict, Tailwind v4 (CSS-first, no config file), shadcn on @base-ui/react (not Radix, style "base-nova"). Cloudflare via opennext for deploy. Naming is done - Liftoff sticks (for now).

Kanban board is up. Investigations queued for billing/payment options, data retention, external Clerk billing, and inference on GCP. Next: design system, service scaffolding, and the identity story.

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