NextMove

A static, client-side navigator for WashU investigators: how can the innovation community serve your goals?

Live site: https://neurotech-hub.github.io/next-move/
Repository: https://github.com/Neurotech-Hub/next-move
Version: 0.2.0 · channel: beta

NextMove was developed by the Innovation Directorate in the Department of Neuroscience at the Washington University Medical School.

The primary experience starts from academic destinations (research impact, funding, distribution, clinical use, licensing, startup). Choosing a goal isolates one path and shows the next 1–3 moves — what to gather, what it can unlock, a program that can help, and what you do not need to do.

All resources is a separate catalog of every program, grouped by Location, What I Need, or Invention Type.

Versioning

The app is in beta. Semver lives in package.json and src/version.ts (keep them in sync). The about control in the header shows the current channel and version.

Version	Notes
0.2.0	Beta channel; NextMove branding; mobile header and reset placement
0.1.0	Initial public GitHub Pages release

Develop

npm install
npm run dev
npm test

npm run dev and npm run build also export the static resource catalog into public/.

Build

npm run build
npm run preview

GitHub Pages builds set GITHUB_PAGES=true so Vite uses the /next-move/ base path. Deployments run from .github/workflows/deploy.yml when main updates — set the repo Pages source to GitHub Actions if it is not already.

Resource catalog for Botpress (and other tools)

Do not copy src/data/resources.ts into a chatbot by hand. The same records are published as static files:

File	Use
/resources.json	Full catalog plus modality and context gating rules. Fetch from Execute Code; filter rows.
/resources.csv	One row per program for a Botpress Table. Array fields use |.
/kb/{id}.md	One markdown page per program for a Knowledge Base. Example: /kb/gap-fund.md

Regenerate without a full app build:

npm run export:resources

Gating lives in src/data/resourceGating.ts. Specialized cores (for example ECRC, Siteman, Trial-CARE, mHealth) must not be recommended from stage match alone — the JSON gating object is the source of those rules for a bot.

Add content without redesigning the UI

1. Add or edit a node in src/data/nodes.ts.
2. Optionally add a transition in src/data/transitions.ts or a destination plan in src/data/destinationPlans.ts.
3. Connect a named route in src/data/routes.ts.
4. Add a resource in src/data/resources.ts using the same schema (priority: "core" | "second" marks catalog wave).
5. Rebuild (npm run build or npm run export:resources).

Do not create one-off components for individual programs.

Guide Me

Deterministic rules live in src/logic/recommendations.ts and src/logic/nextMoves.ts. Questions start with success and academic return, then current asset and involvement. Program eligibility belongs with the suggested program, not as a note above it.

Analytics (Plausible)

The site loads Plausible from index.html. Custom events are fired from src/lib/analytics.ts. Use PLAUSIBLE_EVENTS.md as the checklist when adding custom-event goals in the Plausible dashboard.