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Sean Oliver b041ebfaa5 feat(www): Phase 2 — enable cookie stamping on /dashboard and /docs paths (#43677) 2026-03-12 15:23:07 -07:00
Sean Oliver 8ebbad3a5b feat(growth): expand www middleware to /dashboard and /docs (Phase 1 - instrumentation only) (#43413)
## Problem

The `_sb_first_referrer` cookie isn't working. The www middleware
matcher explicitly excludes `/dashboard` and `/docs`, so the cookie
never gets stamped for Studio or Docs traffic. PostHog confirmed: only 1
event with `first_referrer_cookie_present=true` out of ~46.5M Studio
pageviews in the last 7 days.

## Background: what the matcher does

In Next.js, the `matcher` config controls which incoming requests the
middleware function even runs on. If a path doesn't match, the
middleware is skipped entirely — the request passes through untouched.
If it matches, the middleware runs and can mutate the response (set
cookies, headers, etc.).

This matters because Studio's SPA navigation works via silent
`/_next/data/` JSON fetches. If middleware runs on those requests and
returns `NextResponse.next()` with any mutations, it breaks those
fetches and causes full page reloads instead of client-side transitions.

## What we tried before

| PR | www runs on `/dashboard`? | Studio `proxy.ts` runs on all routes?
| Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| **#42768** (Attempt 1) | ✅ Yes — and also intercepts `_next/data` | ✅
Yes — `matcher` config removed, stamps cookie everywhere | Full page
reloads in Studio |
| **#43129** (Full revert) | ❌ No — www middleware deleted entirely | ❌
No — restored to `matcher: '/api/*'` only | Back to baseline, no cookie
stamping anywhere |
| **#43153** (Attempt 2) | ❌ No — `/dashboard` explicitly excluded | ✅
Yes — `matcher` config removed again, stamps cookie everywhere | Full
page reloads in Studio again |
| **#43189** (Attempt 3) | ❌ No — same as #43153 | ✅ Yes — `matcher`
config still removed, cookie stamping made conditional | Still broken |
| **#43190** (Ivan's fix) | ❌ No — `/dashboard` still excluded | ❌ No —
restored to `matcher: '/api/*'` only | Works — but cookie never stamps
for `/dashboard` traffic |
| **#43413** (this PR) | ✅ Yes — sets diagnostic cookie only, no
attribution stamping yet | ❌ No — unchanged, still `matcher: '/api/*'`
only | ❓ Untested in prod |

The common factor in every failure: Studio's `proxy.ts` ran on all
routes (including `_next/data` requests), which broke SPA navigation.
This PR is the first one that runs www middleware on `/dashboard` while
Studio's `proxy.ts` stays in its original narrow `/api/*` scope.

## What changed

This is Phase 1 of a two-phase rollout. We remove `dashboard|docs` from
the matcher's negative lookahead so www middleware runs on those paths —
but instead of stamping cookies, we set a short-lived (60s) diagnostic
cookie `_sb_mw_diag` on `/dashboard` and `/docs` requests.

The diagnostic cookie encodes
`hit=1&would_stamp={0|1}&has_cookie={0|1}`, which Studio telemetry reads
on the initial pageview and reports to PostHog as `mw_diag_hit`,
`mw_diag_would_stamp`, and `mw_diag_has_existing_cookie` properties.

A cookie rather than a header because response headers aren't readable
by JS. It also tests the actual Set-Cookie mutation path that Phase 2
will use (which is what Next.js issue #41885 is specifically about).

Phase 1 answers two key questions before we commit to Phase 2:
1. Does expanding the matcher break Studio SPA navigation?
2. What % of /dashboard arrivals would get a first-referrer cookie
stamped in Phase 2?

## Phase 2 readiness criteria

**Important caveat**: `mw_diag_*` data reflects consented users only and
may under-represent first-visit anonymous traffic. The Phase 2 decision
should account for this — the actual middleware execution rate is likely
higher than what PostHog reports.

### PostHog query spec

**Middleware execution rate**: Of all Studio initial pageviews on
`/dashboard` or `/docs` paths, what percentage have `mw_diag_hit =
true`? Expected: >= 90%. Below 70% warrants investigation (could
indicate edge caching bypassing middleware, or a matcher configuration
issue).

```
Filter: event = "$pageview" AND (current_url contains "/dashboard" OR current_url contains "/docs")
Breakdown: mw_diag_hit (true vs null/missing)
Metric:    count(mw_diag_hit = true) / count(all) * 100
```

**Would-stamp rate**: Of events with `mw_diag_hit = true`, what
percentage have `mw_diag_would_stamp = true`? This tells us what
percentage of Phase 2 traffic would actually get a cookie stamped. No
hard threshold — unexpected values (< 5% or > 95%) suggest a logic bug
worth investigating before Phase 2.

```
Filter: event = "$pageview" AND mw_diag_hit = true
Breakdown: mw_diag_would_stamp (true vs false)
Metric:    count(mw_diag_would_stamp = true) / count(all) * 100
```

**Existing cookie rate**: Of events with `mw_diag_hit = true`, what
percentage have `mw_diag_has_existing_cookie = true`? This tells us how
many users already have the cookie from a prior www visit.

```
Filter: event = "$pageview" AND mw_diag_hit = true
Breakdown: mw_diag_has_existing_cookie (true vs false)
Metric:    count(mw_diag_has_existing_cookie = true) / count(all) * 100
```

### Go / no-go threshold table

| Signal | Go | Investigate | No-Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mw_diag_hit` rate (% of /dashboard+/docs pageviews) | >= 90% | 70-90%
| < 70% |
| SPA navigation errors (Sentry / Vercel logs) | No increase | < 0.1%
increase | > 0.5% increase |
| Middleware p99 latency (Vercel function logs) | < 50ms added |
50-100ms | > 100ms |
| Sample volume in first 24h | > 1,000 events | 100-1,000 (extend
window) | < 100 (insufficient data) |

## Changes

- `apps/www/middleware.ts`: Removed `dashboard|docs` from matcher; added
`isDashboardOrDocs` guard that sets `_sb_mw_diag` diagnostic cookie
instead of stamping attribution
- `apps/www/middleware.test.ts`: 12 tests covering cookie stamping on
www paths, diagnostic cookie encoding for all scenarios (external
referrer, direct nav, internal referrer, existing cookie)
- `packages/common/first-referrer-cookie.ts`: Exported
`MW_DIAG_COOKIE_NAME`, `MwDiagData` type, and `parseMwDiagCookie()`
helper
- `packages/common/telemetry.tsx`: Reads `_sb_mw_diag` on initial Studio
pageview; reports `mw_diag_*` properties to PostHog

## Testing

Unit tests pass (13/13 www, 31/31 first-referrer-cookie). Production
validation needed:

- [ ] Studio SPA navigation works (tab changes, SQL editor, no full page
reloads)
- [ ] PostHog shows `mw_diag_hit = true` on Studio initial pageviews
- [ ] `mw_diag_would_stamp` distribution looks reasonable before
enabling Phase 2
- [ ] Monitor 24h before Phase 2

Ref: GROWTH-625 / GROWTH-668
2026-03-09 11:47:20 -07:00
Sean Oliver 75ec7c6e6b feat(growth): re-land first-referrer cookie attribution with fixed middleware matchers (#43153)
## Summary

Re-lands the first-referrer cookie feature from #42768 (reverted in
#43129) with middleware matcher fixes that prevent Studio traffic
interference.

**Tracks:** [GROWTH-651](https://linear.app/supabase/issue/GROWTH-651)

## What changed

New shared module in `packages/common/first-referrer-cookie.ts` that
handles stamping and parsing a first-referrer cookie (referrer, UTMs,
click IDs, landing URL). Each app's middleware calls
`stampFirstReferrerCookie` on the edge response — www and docs are the
primary entry points, Studio is a fallback for direct visits with UTMs.

On the telemetry side, `handlePageTelemetry` now takes an options object
instead of positional args, reads the cookie on initial pageview, and
overrides the referrer if the cookie captured an external source but the
current referrer is internal (i.e., the user navigated cross-app). Also
sends `first_referrer_cookie_present`/`consumed` properties so we can
observe the handoff in PostHog.

The docs middleware matcher was broadened from `/reference/:path*` to
all docs pages so we stamp cookies site-wide, not just on reference
paths.

## Root cause of original revert

Two layers:

1. **Matcher gap**: www middleware ran on `/dashboard/*` traffic in prod
due to Vercel Multi-Zone architecture (www is the gateway for
`supabase.com`, proxying `/dashboard` → Studio, `/docs` → Docs).
Middleware runs *before* rewrites, so www middleware executed on all
proxied traffic.

2. **`_next/data` interception**: The matcher didn't exclude
`_next/data` paths. Client-side navigation in Next.js fetches JSON via
`/_next/data/...` — middleware intercepted these, returned
`NextResponse.next()` with cookie mutations (which processes through the
middleware response pipeline), and this interfered with the JSON
responses, causing full page reloads in the SQL editor.

## How this PR fixes it

| Fix | Detail |
|---|---|
| Exclude `_next/data` | All three matchers (`www`, `docs`, `studio`)
exclude `_next/data` via negative lookahead |
| Exclude `dashboard` + `docs` from www | www middleware no longer runs
on proxied app traffic |
| `/api/` path guard in Studio | Broadened matcher requires explicit
path check for API route filtering |
| `NextResponse.next()` semantics | Cookie stamping only happens on
matched paths; unmatched paths never enter middleware |

### `NextResponse.next()` vs `undefined` nuance

Returning an explicit `NextResponse.next()` with cookie mutations
processes through Next.js's middleware response pipeline (headers are
merged, cookies are set). Returning `undefined` (i.e. the request never
matches the matcher) lets Next.js handle the request completely
untouched. The matcher exclusions ensure `_next/data` and proxied app
paths never enter middleware at all.

## Testing

- ✅ 22 unit tests for shared cookie utilities (all pass)
- ✅ Studio prod build succeeds, middleware recognized as `ƒ Proxy
(Middleware)`
- ✅ Playwright validation: client-side navigation works across 3 page
transitions, `_next/data` requests return 200 OK without middleware
interception, no full-page reloads
- ❌ www/docs SSG builds require platform backend services (expected —
same as master)
2026-02-25 09:24:32 -08:00
Ivan Vasilov 85e6b1143f chore: Revert "fix: persist first referrer across app boundaries (#42768)" (#43129)
This reverts commit
https://github.com/supabase/supabase/commit/04e63dfb2e00c43f8c57e538b8056aa647f4e5b4
since it was causing the Studio app to rerender the full page on every
link navigation.
2026-02-24 11:56:44 +00:00
04e63dfb2e fix: persist first referrer across app boundaries (#42768)
## Summary

Fixes GROWTH-625.

Preserves first-touch attribution across app boundaries by persisting
external referrer context at the edge and consuming it on Studio's
initial pageview.

When users come from an external source to www/docs and then navigate to
Studio, Studio often only sees the internal `supabase.com` hop. This
change preserves the original external context so first-touch
attribution is retained.

## What changed

- **Shared first-referrer cookie utilities**
(`packages/common/first-referrer-cookie.ts`):
- `isExternalReferrer`, `buildFirstReferrerData`,
`serializeFirstReferrerCookie`, `parseFirstReferrerCookie`
- `hasPaidSignals` — detects click IDs (gclid, fbclid, etc.) and paid
utm_medium values
- `shouldRefreshCookie` — centralizes stamp-or-skip decision for all
apps
- `stampFirstReferrerCookie` — shared middleware helper used by all apps
(extracted from duplicated inline logic)
- **Edge middleware on all apps** — stamps cookie for external visitors,
refreshes on paid signals:
  - `apps/www/middleware.ts` (simplified to use shared helper)
  - `apps/docs/middleware.ts` (simplified to use shared helper)
  - `apps/studio/proxy.ts` (integrated into existing proxy file)
- **Docs middleware matcher** — broadened from `/reference/:path*` to
all non-static paths so the first-referrer cookie is stamped on all docs
pages, not just reference paths
- **Telemetry** — Studio consumes cookie on initial pageview
(`packages/common/telemetry.tsx`). `handlePageTelemetry` refactored from
7 positional params to an options object for readability.
- **Tests** — 22 unit tests covering all utilities and edge cases
(including direct-navigation scenario)

## Behavior

- Writes `_sb_first_referrer` cookie when:
  - cookie is not already set and request has an external referrer, OR
- cookie exists but incoming URL has paid traffic signals (click IDs or
paid utm_medium)
- Cookie: 365-day TTL, `domain=supabase.com`, `sameSite=lax`,
`secure=true` in production
- On first Studio pageview, if current referrer is internal and cookie
has external context:
  - use persisted external referrer
  - apply persisted UTM/click-id/landing-url attribution props
- Measurement properties: `first_referrer_cookie_present`,
`first_referrer_cookie_consumed`

## Manual testing

1. Visit `supabase.com/pricing?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc` from an
external referrer (or use DevTools to set a `Referer` header)
2. Check `_sb_first_referrer` cookie is set in Application > Cookies
3. Navigate to Studio (`supabase.com/dashboard`)
4. In PostHog (or browser network tab), verify the first `$pageview`
event has:
   - `first_referrer_cookie_present: true`
   - `first_referrer_cookie_consumed: true`
   - `$utm_source: "google"`, `$utm_medium: "cpc"`
   - `$referrer` points to the external source, not `supabase.com`
5. Verify subsequent route changes do NOT include
`first_referrer_cookie_*` properties

## Review feedback addressed

- Added `secure: true` flag on production cookies (Pam's first comment)
- Fixed inaccurate JSDoc on `utms` field — keys retain `utm_` prefix
(Pam's fourth comment)
- Added test coverage for edge cases: malformed URLs, multi-cookie
headers, http:// referrers (Pam's sixth comment)
- Docs matcher broadening: fast-path exit on cookie-exists check keeps
overhead minimal, exclusion list is correct
- Extracted shared middleware helper to eliminate duplication across 3
apps
- Refactored `handlePageTelemetry` from positional params to options
object
- Removed redundant null check in `hasPaidSignals`
- Added direct-navigation test case
- Deleted dead `apps/learn/middleware.ts`
- Fixed studio build: integrated cookie stamping into existing
`proxy.ts` (Next.js 16 rejects both middleware.ts and proxy.ts)

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Co-authored-by: pamelachia <26612111+pamelachia@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Pamela Chia <pamelachiamayyee@gmail.com>
2026-02-23 13:31:39 -08:00