KidLisp.com Launch Status 🚀 #

Last Updated: January 13, 2026
Status: 🟢 LIVE (Soft Launch)

📍 URLs #

• Production: https://kidlisp.com
• Local Dev: https://localhost:8888/kidlisp.com/

✅ Complete Features #

Core Editor #

• Monaco editor with KidLisp syntax highlighting
• Live preview via postMessage (instant updates)
• Play/Stop/Clear controls
• Code saving to database ($code URLs)
• URL loading (e.g., kidlisp.com/$abc)
• Console output with timestamps
• QR code generation for pieces

Authentication #

• Auth0 integration (Login/Signup)
• User handle display (@username)
• Session persistence

Platforms #

• Aesthetic.Computer (primary)
• FF1 Art Computer
• Ableton Live
• Playdate (coming soon)
• Game Boy (coming soon)
• Nintendo 64 (experimental)

UI/UX #

• Light/dark theme (system preference + toggle)
• Mobile responsive layout
• Collapsible panels with drag-to-resize
• Top Hits tab with thumbnails
• Guides tab with give slider
• Mug preview modal
• Screenshot popup

Performance #

• POOF animation for stale code
• Scramble animation for $code loading
• Loading state for Monaco editor

🔶 Known Issues #

Minor #

• Write command in KidLisp can't have certain characters (TODO.txt line 8)
• clear should work as a clear color command
• 40*frame vs frame*40 ordering matters

Documentation #

• SETUP.md references old kidlisp-com.html path (outdated)
• Main README.md is minimal (landing page description only)

📁 File Structure #

/workspaces/aesthetic-computer/
├── kidlisp.com/                    # Documentation & source tracking
│   ├── FEATURES.md                 # Database integration docs
│   ├── KIDLISP-COM-LLM.md         # LLM context (comprehensive)
│   ├── LAUNCH-STATUS.md           # This file
│   ├── LIVE-RELOAD-PLAN.md        # PostMessage architecture
│   ├── README.md                   # Basic overview
│   └── SETUP.md                    # Deployment notes (needs update)
└── system/public/kidlisp.com/      # Deployed source
    ├── index.html                  # Main app (~15,000 lines)
    ├── css/                        # Modular CSS
    │   └── main.css
    ├── js/                         # Modular JS
    │   ├── events.mjs
    │   ├── logger.mjs
    │   ├── playback.mjs
    │   └── state.mjs
    └── README.md                   # Dev notes

🌐 Netlify Configuration #

The redirects in system/netlify.toml:

# Root redirect
from = "https://kidlisp.com"
to = "https://aesthetic.computer/kidlisp.com/"

# Path preservation
from = "https://kidlisp.com/*"
to = "https://aesthetic.computer/kidlisp.com/:splat"

# SPA fallback
from = "/kidlisp.com/*"
to = "/kidlisp.com/index.html"

🎯 Launch Checklist #

Pre-Launch (Done) #

• Domain configured (kidlisp.com)
• SSL/HTTPS working
• Auth0 production config
• Netlify redirects configured
• Mobile responsive
• Light/dark themes

Soft Launch (Current) #

• Site accessible to public
• Basic functionality verified
• Monitor error logs
• Gather user feedback
• Performance monitoring

Public Launch #

• Announce on aesthetic.computer
• Social media posts
• Add to portfolio/docs
• Create launch examples collection
• Press/blog outreach

📊 Recent Changes (Last 30 Commits) #

1. Multi-font chat, news ticker, prompt link fixes
2. Login commands for VSCode KidLisp
3. Share KidLisp auth from extension
4. Guides tab styling improvements
5. Minimal guides tab with give slider
6. OG meta tags, cursor improvements
7. QR modal click handler fix
8. Playback highlight z-index fix
9. Default to Top Hits tab
10. Screenshot/mug modal unification
11. POOF animation, timestamps, mobile fixes
12. Console syntax highlighting
13. Scramble animation, SVG icons
14. Guide tab addition
15. Mug randomization, preview modal

🔗 Related Projects #

• KidLisp Interpreter: /workspaces/aesthetic-computer/kidlisp/
• KidLisp Tools: /workspaces/aesthetic-computer/kidlisp-tools/
• KidLisp Knowledge: /workspaces/aesthetic-computer/kidlisp-knowledge/
• Main Lib: /workspaces/aesthetic-computer/system/public/aesthetic.computer/lib/kidlisp.mjs

📞 Support #

For issues or questions:

• Check Artery TUI: Press G → KidLisp Dev mode
• Review console logs in browser DevTools
• Check /tmp/aesthetic-task-state.json for task status