Algolia InstantSearch on Next.js: search-only keys, object identity, and Sanity merch without the admin client.
Filter chips on an Algolia clothing PLP felt frozen. Stabilize object refs in the analytics hook so a new empty object does not reopen the span.
Merchandisers pinned a hero SKU in Sanity and the clothing PLP ignored it. Match the Studio type id, not the desk heading, and the pins come back.
I almost shipped Algolia's write key to the clothing storefront. The product grid only needs a search key, and catalog writes stay on the server.