You might need to add configuration properties, as such you can define only those URLs that required a specific status.

Do you have any custom filters that can possibly massage the response? You might want to stop your custom bundles in OSGi and use /system/console/requests to track recent requests.

cqPageLucene index /oak:index/cqPageLucene/indexRules/cq:Page is indexing all cq:Page type of node in JCR. It means that page in all projects that you are hosting in AEM will be indexed. There is not needs to add paths to projects.That been said, it's unclear what is your overall goal. Are you using...

Text and value can be different. As such, if you have text as "Text 1" and value as "Value1 & value1" in a Touch UI it will presents Text1 and in JCR it will be  "Value1 & value1"

The error means that some core services were not loaded. Verify that all bundles are actives. Also, you need to check the error.log file and catch the first error. It should give a clue about what is missing.

Did you have a chance to test the solution package at https://helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/experience-manager/using/twofactor64/jcr_content/main-pars/download_section/… Also, make sure that the main pom.xml includes a 6.4 uber.jar file dependencies.

MIgrating an existing page three into a LiveCopy is not feasible

Experience and Content Fragment components are not designed for Classic UI. It's expected to be used in Touch UI.

ESAPI.properties is not an issue. Check if data*.tar file has RW permissions for an account that you are using to start AEM.Are you able to access /system/console?Also, tail stderr.log file. If there is an error on startup it will be thrown into stderr.log.

AEM 6.5 supports smart tags only for images