From 5bcdfb6d6726e463248f2fcac33bc9fc2e4d3f06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Waleed Latif <walif6@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:09:53 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(academy): hide academy pages until content is ready

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 apps/sim/app/(home)/components/footer/footer.tsx |  2 +-
 apps/sim/app/(landing)/partners/page.tsx         | 10 ++++++----
 apps/sim/app/academy/layout.tsx                  |  8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/sim/app/(home)/components/footer/footer.tsx b/apps/sim/app/(home)/components/footer/footer.tsx
index 33517a74135..0f167ee787f 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/(home)/components/footer/footer.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/(home)/components/footer/footer.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const RESOURCES_LINKS: FooterItem[] = [
   { label: 'Blog', href: '/blog' },
   // { label: 'Templates', href: '/templates' },
   { label: 'Docs', href: 'https://docs.sim.ai', external: true },
-  { label: 'Academy', href: '/academy' },
+  // { label: 'Academy', href: '/academy' },
   { label: 'Partners', href: '/partners' },
   { label: 'Careers', href: 'https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sim', external: true },
   { label: 'Changelog', href: '/changelog' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/(landing)/partners/page.tsx b/apps/sim/app/(landing)/partners/page.tsx
index 253a5283838..e3c564edf01 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/(landing)/partners/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/(landing)/partners/page.tsx
@@ -152,12 +152,13 @@ export default async function PartnersPage() {
               recognition in the growing ecosystem of AI workflow builders.
             </p>
             <div className='flex items-center gap-4'>
-              <Link
+              {/* TODO: Uncomment when academy is public */}
+              {/* <Link
                 href='/academy'
                 className='inline-flex h-[44px] items-center rounded-[5px] bg-white px-6 text-[#1C1C1C] text-[15px] transition-colors hover:bg-[#E8E8E8]'
               >
                 Start Sim Academy →
-              </Link>
+              </Link> */}
               <a
                 href='#how-it-works'
                 className='inline-flex h-[44px] items-center rounded-[5px] border border-[#3A3A3A] px-6 text-[#ECECEC] text-[15px] transition-colors hover:border-[#4A4A4A]'
@@ -275,12 +276,13 @@ export default async function PartnersPage() {
               Complete Sim Academy to earn your first certification and unlock partner benefits.
               It's free to start — no credit card required.
             </p>
-            <Link
+            {/* TODO: Uncomment when academy is public */}
+            {/* <Link
               href='/academy'
               className='inline-flex h-[48px] items-center rounded-[5px] bg-white px-8 font-[430] text-[#1C1C1C] text-[15px] transition-colors hover:bg-[#E8E8E8]'
             >
               Start Sim Academy →
-            </Link>
+            </Link> */}
           </div>
         </section>
       </main>
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/academy/layout.tsx b/apps/sim/app/academy/layout.tsx
index d36060d76b6..502b1d4d574 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/academy/layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/academy/layout.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import type React from 'react'
 import type { Metadata } from 'next'
+import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
+
+// TODO: Remove notFound() call to make academy pages public once content is ready
+const ACADEMY_ENABLED = false
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: {
@@ -17,6 +21,10 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
 }
 
 export default function AcademyLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  if (!ACADEMY_ENABLED) {
+    notFound()
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className='min-h-screen bg-[#1C1C1C] font-[430] font-season text-[#ECECEC]'>
       {children}