GeckoTek — Architecture & Relaunch Plan

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Astro Frontend

Plane 1 · Presentation

Cloudflare Pages · edge-static · public, read-only

SSG BUILD.astro → static HTML/CSS/JS in dist/. Product catalog baked at build time.

ISLANDS (client:*)Only the cart hydrates client-side. Everything else ships zero-JS.

RUNTIME FETCHLive inventory + cart state pulled via GraphQL on page load.

STOREFRONT API⇅public token · read/cart

Shopify Backend

Plane 2 · System of Record

catalog · inventory · orders · hosted checkout — the single source of truth

CATALOG + INVENTORYProducts, variants, prices, real-time stock. One dataset feeds site AND Amazon.

ORDERSEvery order — web and Amazon — lands here.

HOSTED CHECKOUTcheckoutUrl → {shop}.myshopify.com/checkouts. PCI handled by Shopify.

ADMIN API⇅private OAuth · + webhooks

CedCommerce ⇄ Amazon

Plane 3 · Marketplace Sync

embedded Shopify app · Admin API ⇄ Amazon SP-API bridge

READS SHOPIFYPulls catalog + stock from the Admin API (Plane 2).

PUSHES AMAZONCreates listings + syncs inventory/price via Amazon SP-API.

WRITES ORDERS BACKAmazon orders → Shopify as orders. Stock stays single-truth.

Key — why the frontend is a free variable

Storefront APIPublic token, read/cart scope. What Astro consumes. Safe client-side.

Admin APIPrivate OAuth, full scope. What CedCommerce consumes. Never touches the frontend.

Swap = safeSeparate endpoints, auth & data planes. Keep Shopify → frontend swappable. Drop Shopify → Amazon sync breaks.

Market context — build-plate aftermarket 2026

$170–250M

Global aftermarket / yr · growing ~8–10%. Textured PEI is the biggest & fastest slice.

65–75%

Of ALL new printers ship textured PEI — the exact surface GeckoTek's adhesive delaminates from.

6.5–7k

Printer-bed orders / month on Amazon page 1 alone. The traffic we're planting the flag on.

TARGET-LISTING PRIORITY — by replacement demand

Bambu Lab

25–30%

Creality

20–25%

Anycubic

10–12%

Elegoo

8–10%

Prusa

7–9%

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The gate: ~70% of the market (textured-PEI printers) is locked behind Brad's adhesive fix — the product physically won't stay stuck to those beds until it's solved. So we don't wait; we build the whole engine now, launch to the segment that works today, and flip on the mass market the moment the adhesive lands. Owner: Brad · priority: URGENT.

PHASE 0FoundationNow · no dependencies

TOMAmazon Pro Seller account ($39.99/mo) → reactivate Seller Central → install CedCommerce.

QUINNFinish + launch the Astro site (Shopify backend). The marketing home base.

ALLConfirm real inventory — EZ-Stik Cold sold out in most sizes, Hot 600×600 gone. Know what's sellable before driving traffic.

ALLPull the full 12-year testimonial / review history (most isn't captured).

PHASE 1Beachhead launch — sell where we already winParallel with Phase 0

ROBBIEEngineering-plastics crowd (PPA carbon fiber, ABS, ASA) — proof videos where GeckoTek beats the glue-stick method. Uncontested strength.

QUINNSmooth-finish buyers — the differentiator; a reason to own a GeckoTek plate in addition to the stock one (how Bambu owners already shop).

QUINNBuild Bambu + Creality listings now (graphics, printer-specific names) — ready to flip, honest on current compatibility.

ALL10-influencer seeding + QR post-purchase loop → bank reviews & authority before the big push.

PHASE 2Mass-market unlockGated on Brad 🔴

BRADPEI-compatible removable adhesive solved → the 70% gate opens.

QUINNScale into the Bambu/Creality textured-PEI mainstream with momentum — listings live, reviews banked, videos shot, influencer bench ready. No standing start.

Product-mix calls

EZ-Stik HotAll inThe winner. Solid supplier network. Core of the relaunch.

EZ-Stik ColdLikely sunsetSold out & off-strategy. Don't reorder without a specific bed-type reason.

DagomaPursue lightly"Sell coated rolls only" = clean B2B side revenue that doesn't compete for Amazon focus.

Keep Shopify, ship the Astro site, set up Amazon now, and launch to the carbon-fiber / smooth-finish niche you already win — while Brad cracks the PEI adhesive that unlocks the other 70%. Build the engine now so you scale the day the chemistry lands.