Week 1 Setup - Quick Reference Card

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Task 1: GitHub Repository (15 minutes)

Update Description

URL: https://github.com/agentmeshcommunicationprotocol/amcpcore.github.io/settings
Description: AMCP Core: Java Mobile Agentic Framework for Distributed Systems
Website: https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io

Add Topics

URL: https://github.com/agentmeshcommunicationprotocol/amcpcore.github.io/settings/general
Topics (add all 8):
- java
- agent-framework
- distributed-systems
- agent-mesh
- agent-mobility
- aglet
- middleware
- open-source

Task 2: Google Search Console (30 minutes)

Step 1: Create Property

URL: https://search.google.com/search-console/
Click: Add property
Select: URL prefix
Enter: https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/

Step 2: Get Verification Code

Choose: HTML tag verification method
Copy: <meta name="google-site-verification" content="XXXXX..." />
Save the code (you'll need it next)

Step 3: Add to Website

File: _config.yml
Find: google_search_console: # Add your verification code here
Replace with: google_search_console: "XXXXX..."
(Use the code from Step 2)

Step 4: Deploy

git add _config.yml
git commit -m "Add Google Search Console verification"
git push origin main

Step 5: Verify

Wait 2-5 minutes for deployment
Visit: https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/
Right-click → View Page Source
Search for: google-site-verification
Confirm: Your code appears in <head>

Step 6: Complete in GSC

Return to Google Search Console
Click: Verify button
Expected: "Verification successful"

Step 7: Submit Sitemap

In GSC, click: Sitemaps (left sidebar)
Enter: sitemap.xml
Click: Submit
Expected: "Sitemap successfully submitted"

Step 8: Request Indexing

In GSC, click: URL Inspection (top search bar)
Enter: https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/
Click: Request indexing
Repeat for:
- /docs/getting-started/
- /examples/
- /whitepaper/

Task 3: Google Analytics (20 minutes)

Step 1: Create Property

URL: https://analytics.google.com/
Click: Admin (bottom left)
Click: Create Property
Property name: AMCP Website
Timezone: Your timezone
Currency: USD
Click: Create

Step 2: Create Data Stream

Select: Web
Website URL: https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io
Stream name: AMCP Main Site
Click: Create stream

Step 3: Get Measurement ID

After stream creation, you'll see: Measurement ID
Format: G-XXXXXXXXXX
Copy this ID

Step 4: Add to Website

File: _config.yml
Find: google_analytics: # UA-XXXXXXXX-X
Replace with: google_analytics: "G-XXXXXXXXXX"
(Use your Measurement ID from Step 3)

Step 5: Deploy

git add _config.yml
git commit -m "Add Google Analytics tracking"
git push origin main

Step 6: Verify

Wait 2-5 minutes for deployment
Visit: https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/
Right-click → View Page Source
Search for: gtag or googletagmanager
Confirm: GA tracking code appears

Step 7: Check Real-Time

Go to: Google Analytics
Click: Realtime (left sidebar)
You should see yourself as an active user
If not, wait 1-2 minutes and refresh

Task 4: Sitemap Verification (10 minutes)

Verify Sitemap Exists

Visit: https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/sitemap.xml
Expected: XML file with all pages listed

Verify Plugin Enabled

File: _config.yml
Look for: plugins:
Confirm: jekyll-sitemap is listed
If missing, add it and redeploy

Submit to GSC (Already done in Task 2)

Already submitted in Task 2, Step 7
Check status: Should show "Success"

Verification Checklist

GitHub ✓

  • Description updated
  • Website URL added
  • All 8 topics added

Google Search Console ✓

  • Property created
  • Verification completed
  • Sitemap submitted
  • Main page indexing requested

Google Analytics ✓

  • Property created
  • Data stream created
  • Measurement ID added to _config.yml
  • Tracking code visible in page source
  • Real-time users visible

Website ✓

  • _config.yml updated with GSC code
  • _config.yml updated with GA ID
  • robots.txt exists
  • All changes deployed

Common Issues & Fixes

Issue Fix
GSC verification not working Wait 5-10 min, check for typos, verify meta tag in <head>
GA not showing data Check Measurement ID is correct (G-), wait 24 hours
Sitemap not found Verify jekyll-sitemap plugin enabled, rebuild site
Changes not live Hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R), check GitHub Actions status

Files Modified

_config.yml
  - Added: google_search_console: "XXXXX..."
  - Added: google_analytics: "G-XXXXXXXXXX"

_layouts/default.html
  - Added: GSC verification meta tag (conditional)
  - Already has: GA tracking code (conditional)

Time Breakdown

  • Task 1 (GitHub): 15 minutes
  • Task 2 (GSC): 30 minutes
  • Task 3 (GA): 20 minutes
  • Task 4 (Sitemap): 10 minutes
  • Total: ~75 minutes (1.25 hours)

Deployment Command

# One-line deployment of all changes
git add _config.yml _layouts/default.html && \
git commit -m "Week 1 setup: GSC and GA configuration" && \
git push origin main

Verification Commands

# Check if GSC meta tag is deployed
curl -s https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/ | grep google-site-verification

# Check if GA tracking is deployed
curl -s https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/ | grep gtag

# Build locally to test
bundle exec jekyll build

# Check sitemap locally
cat _site/sitemap.xml

Next Steps After Week 1

  1. ✅ Monitor Google Search Console for crawl errors
  2. ✅ Check Google Analytics for initial traffic
  3. ✅ Start Week 2: Content Creation (BLOG_POST_TEMPLATES.md)
  4. ✅ Plan Week 3: Community Promotion (COMMUNITY_PROMOTION_STRATEGY.md)

Important URLs

Service URL
GitHub Repo https://github.com/agentmeshcommunicationprotocol/amcpcore.github.io
GitHub Settings https://github.com/agentmeshcommunicationprotocol/amcpcore.github.io/settings
GitHub Topics https://github.com/agentmeshcommunicationprotocol/amcpcore.github.io/settings/general
Website https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/
Sitemap https://agentmeshcommunicationprotocol.github.io/sitemap.xml
GSC https://search.google.com/search-console/
GA https://analytics.google.com/

Status Tracking

Task Status Completed
GitHub Description ⏳ Pending [ ]
GitHub Topics ⏳ Pending [ ]
GSC Property ⏳ Pending [ ]
GSC Verification ⏳ Pending [ ]
GSC Sitemap ⏳ Pending [ ]
GSC Indexing ⏳ Pending [ ]
GA Property ⏳ Pending [ ]
GA Data Stream ⏳ Pending [ ]
GA Tracking ⏳ Pending [ ]
Sitemap Verified ⏳ Pending [ ]

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**Estimated Time: 1.5 hours Difficulty: Low-Medium Impact: High**