Community Templates

Contribute your mock configurations back to the SureStage community. Submit a simulation as a template, pass an automated sanitization scan, and enter the admin review queue before being published to the Blueprint Library.

Overview

Community Templates has two sides:

• Submitters — any user can submit a simulation as a community template
• Reviewers — admins review, approve, reject, or request revisions

Feature Flag

This feature requires the growth_community_templates feature flag to be enabled.

Submitting a Template

Step 1: Start the Wizard

1. Open any simulation you own from My Simulations
2. Click Submit to Community (upload icon) in the simulation actions
3. The Submit Template Wizard opens — a three-step flow

Step 2: Scan & Review

The first step runs an automated sanitization scan on your simulation's routes and responses.

1. Click Run Scan
2. The scanner checks for:

Finding Type	Examples	Severity
Secrets	API keys (sk_live_*), AWS access keys, JWT tokens	Critical / High
PII Fields	SSN, credit cards, passwords, dates of birth	High / Medium
Hardcoded Values	Bearer tokens, Basic auth headers	Medium / Low

3. The Sanitization Report displays:
   • Risk Score (0–100) with a color-coded bar
   • Findings grouped by category with severity badges, location, masked value, and remediation suggestion
4. Fix any Critical or High issues in your simulation before proceeding
5. Click Continue

Step 3: Submission Details

Fill in template metadata:

• Name (required) — descriptive name (e.g., "Stripe Payment API Mock")
• Description (optional) — who the template is for and what it provides
• Category (required) — select from the dropdown
• Tags (optional) — comma-separated for search discoverability

Step 4: Confirm & Submit

Review your summary and click Submit for Review. The submission enters the queue as Pending Review.

Tracking Submissions

View all your submissions from My Submissions:

Status	Meaning	Actions
Draft	Created but not submitted	Edit, Withdraw
Pending Review	Waiting for admin review	Withdraw
Approved	Published to the library	—
Rejected	Admin rejected with feedback	View feedback
Revision Requested	Admin asked for changes	View feedback, Resubmit
Withdrawn	You cancelled the submission	—

Click the eye icon on rejected or revision-requested submissions to view reviewer feedback.

Admin Review Queue

Admin Only

The review queue is only accessible to administrators.

1. Open the admin panel
2. Navigate to the Template Review Queue
3. The queue shows pending submissions with submitter name, category, date, and scan score
4. Click a row to expand and see the full sanitization report
5. Enter reviewer notes and choose an action:

Action	Result
Approve	Template is published to the Blueprint Library
Request Revision	Returns to submitter with your notes
Reject	Permanently rejected with required reason

Community Badge

Community-contributed templates display a Community badge on their card in the Blueprint Library, distinguishing them from official SureStage templates. The badge optionally shows the author's name.

Limitations

• One pending submission per simulation at a time
• Only the submitter or an admin can withdraw a submission
• Sanitization scan runs against current route data — changes after submission are not reflected

Next Steps

• Template Discovery — Browse all available templates
• Sharing & Collaboration — Share simulations with teammates
• Managing Simulations — Create simulations to submit