Rebrand: SG Cars Trends → MotorMetrics

Tracking issue: #749

Brand Mapping Reference

Phase 1 — Package Names & Imports

Scope: ~265 files, ~478 occurrences

Find affected files

grep -r "@sgcarstrends/" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.json" -l .

Replacement patterns

Steps

1. Update every package.json name field
2. Update all import/require statements across .ts, .tsx files
3. Update pnpm-workspace.yaml catalog entries
4. Update tsconfig.json path aliases in all packages
5. Update turbo.json pipeline references
6. Run pnpm install to regenerate lockfile
7. Verify: pnpm build && pnpm test && pnpm lint

Phase 2 — Display Text & Site Config

Scope: ~48 files, ~60 occurrences

Find affected files

grep -ri "SG Cars Trends" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.json" --include="*.md" -l .

Key files to update

• apps/web/src/app/layout.tsx — metadata title, description
• apps/web/next.config.ts — site config
• apps/web/public/manifest.json — PWA name
• packages/ai/src/config.ts — AI generation prompts
• Social media templates in src/lib/workflows/
• Footer components
• OpenGraph image generation

Steps

1. Replace all display text "SG Cars Trends" → "MotorMetrics"
2. Update SEO metadata (title templates, descriptions)
3. Update AI blog generation system prompts
4. Update social media notification templates
5. Verify: grep -ri "SG Cars Trends" . returns no results

Phase 3 — Domain & Security Config

Scope: ~36 files, ~50 occurrences — blocked on new domain

Find affected files

grep -r "sgcarstrends\.com" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.json" --include="*.yml" -l .

Steps

1. Replace sgcarstrends.com with new domain in all source files
2. Update CORS and CSP headers
3. Update robots.txt and sitemap generation
4. Update canonical URLs
5. Update MCP server client base URL (apps/mcp/src/client.ts)
6. Configure 301 redirects from old domain
7. Verify: grep -r "sgcarstrends\.com" . returns no results

Phase 4 — Documentation

Scope: ~40 files

Find affected files

grep -ri "sgcarstrends" --include="*.md" -l .

Steps

1. Update root CLAUDE.md
2. Update all component CLAUDE.md files
3. Update all README.md files
4. Update docs/architecture/*.md diagrams
5. Update skill files in .claude/skills/
6. Update memory files
7. Verify: grep -ri "sgcarstrends" --include="*.md" . returns no results

Phase 5 — CI/CD

Steps

1. Rename SG_CARS_TRENDS_API_TOKEN → MOTORMETRICS_API_TOKEN in GitHub Actions
2. Update .github/workflows/*.yml references
3. Update Vercel environment variables (manual step)
4. Update npm publish config for @motormetrics scope
5. Verify: all CI checks pass

Phase 6 — External Services

Manual steps — track in issue #749:

1. Create motormetrics GitHub org
2. Register @motormetrics npm scope
3. Configure DNS for new domain
4. Update Vercel project settings
5. Update social media accounts
6. Set up SEO redirects

Post-Rebrand Verification

Run these commands to confirm no references remain:

# Check for any remaining @sgcarstrends references
grep -r "@sgcarstrends" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.json" .

# Check for display name references
grep -ri "SG Cars Trends" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.json" --include="*.md" .

# Check for domain references
grep -r "sgcarstrends\.com" .

# Check for env var references
grep -r "SG_CARS_TRENDS" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.yml" --include="*.json" .

# Build, test, lint
pnpm build && pnpm test && pnpm lint

Cleanup

After rebrand is fully complete:

1. Delete this skill: rm -rf .claude/skills/rebrand/
2. Remove "Skill(rebrand)" from .claude/settings.local.json permissions
3. Close issue #749