--- title: "Syndication Readiness Gate for Indiekit Fixed a race condition where posts were…" date: 2026-03-01T19:31:39.412Z author: Ricardo Mendes url: https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/03/01/syndication-readiness-gate-for-indiekit/ type: notes ai_text_level: "0" tokens: 175 content_signal: ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes --- # Syndication Readiness Gate for Indiekit Fixed a race condition where posts were… ## Syndication Readiness Gate for Indiekit Fixed a race condition where posts were syndicated to Bluesky and Mastodon before Eleventy finished building them — causing 404 links and wrong OG images that platforms cache permanently. The fix adds a two-layer check: before syndicating each post, the system now verifies via HTTP HEAD that both the post URL and its /og/.png image return 200. If either isn't ready yet, the post is skipped and retried on the next 2-minute cycle. A bash-level safety net also skips the entire syndication cycle if the site itself isn't responding. > No more "your link is broken" replies — posts only reach social platforms once they're fully built and live.