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Navigation and MNKY DOJO

This document summarizes the navigation architecture, streamlining recommendations, and the consolidation of the storefront and member hub under MNKY DOJO. The canonical UX report in the repo is docs/NAVIGATION-UX-REPORT.md. After Option B, the storefront lives at /dojo and the member hub at /dojo/me; /verse redirects to /dojo.
SurfaceLocationPurpose
Main navTop of /mainBrand logo, Collections, About, Design, Services, Media, Loyalty, Community, theme toggles, auth. Includes a “Dojo” link to the storefront.
Dojo headerTop of /dojo (storefront)MOOD MNKY + MNKY DOJO; Home, Explore, Blog, Agents, Shop, Rewards, Dojo (member), Cart; XP, user menu, theme.
Dojo sidebarLeft of /dojo/meContext switcher (Home / Crafting / Chat); “MOOD MNKY (Home)”, “Dojo Home”, Home, MNKY CHAT, Profile, Preferences; community links.
LABZ sidebarLeft of dashboardContext switcher (Lab, Store, Verse, Platform, AI Tools); “MNKY DOJO” in ecosystem; footer: Docs, Home→/main, Sign out.
Main dockBottom on /mainSingle icon: Talk to MOOD MNKY (when voice enabled).
Verse/Dojo dockBottom on /dojoChat, Dojo (member), Home (MOOD MNKY), LABZ (admin) or Explore; persona/voice, Shop, Cart.
LABZ dockBottom on dashboardSingle icon: CODE MNKY chat.
Auth layoutAuth pages”Home” → /main.
FromTo MainTo Dojo (storefront + member)To LABZ
Main—Nav “Dojo” → /dojo; user menu: Dojo, Profile → /dojo/meAdmin: “Lab” → /platform
Dojo (storefront)Header “MOOD MNKY” → /mainHeader “MNKY DOJO”, Home, Explore, etc.; “Dojo” → /dojo/meAdmin: “Lab” → /
Dojo (member)Sidebar “MOOD MNKY (Home)” → /mainSidebar “Dojo Home” → /dojo; Home, Chat, Profile → /dojo/me/*—
LABZHeader “Home”, footer “Home” → /mainContext “Dojo” / ecosystem “MNKY DOJO” → /dojo—
One clear mental model: Main = brand, LABZ = back office, MNKY DOJO = storefront + member hub. Navigation between them is explicit and consistent.

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Streamlining Recommendations (Implemented)

  • Main nav: A top-level “Dojo” link points to /dojo so users can reach the storefront from the brand site without relying only on hero or footer CTAs.
  • Dock labels: The Dojo dock uses “Home (MOOD MNKY)” for /main, “Dojo” for the storefront, and “LABZ” for the dashboard when the user is an admin.
  • LABZ: The sidebar context and ecosystem links use the label “MNKY DOJO” and link to /dojo, so admins can jump to the public dojo in one click.
  • Dojo sidebar: “Back to VERSE” was replaced with “Dojo Home” (or “Back to Dojo”) pointing to /dojo; community links use “MNKY DOJO” naming (e.g. “MNKY DOJO Blog”, “Quests & XP”, “Manga & Issues”).

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Rebrand: Verse → MNKY DOJO

  • MOOD MNKY (/main) — Brand and landing (unchanged).
  • MNKY LABZ — Back office (unchanged).
  • MNKY DOJO — Single name for the storefront and member hub:
    • Public Dojo: shop, explore, blog, agents, rewards, quests, community at /dojo and /dojo/* (e.g. /dojo/products, /dojo/blog).
    • Private Dojo: profile, chat, crafting, preferences at /dojo/me and /dojo/me/*.

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Option B Route Strategy (Implemented)

  • Paths: Storefront at /dojo and /dojo/*; member hub at /dojo/me and /dojo/me/*.
  • Redirects: /verse → /dojo, /verse/* → /dojo/*; /dojo/profile → /dojo/me/profile, and similar for other member-only routes.
  • Internal links: All customer-facing links and labels use “MNKY DOJO” and /dojo (or /dojo/me) as appropriate.
  • External references: Auth callbacks and env (e.g. NEXT_PUBLIC_VERSE_APP_URL) point to the same app base; the storefront is served under /dojo.

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Config Touchpoints

AreaFile(s)
Main navcomponents/main/main-nav.tsx
Dojo header / footer / dockcomponents/verse/verse-header.tsx, verse-footer.tsx, verse-admin-dock.tsx
Dojo sidebarlib/dojo-sidebar-config.tsx
LABZ sidebarlib/sidebar-config.tsx, lib/labz-sidebar-context.ts
Design tokens and CSS for the Dojo storefront remain under the “Dojo” palette in the design system; no new tokens are required for the rebrand. See Design System and Systems Architecture for tokens and route/layout details.