Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

What shipped today

  • 1c81e0c Update apple/Authexis submodule ref (added .gitignore)
  • 94c2664 Fix TypeScript build error: unknown type not assignable to ReactNode in articles page (#590)
  • c554f3c Change briefing Content heading to “Your content” (#588)
  • 1fa6a12 Add “Refine your interests” link under Themes section in briefing email, remove additional_instructions from audit, add industry auto-fill to enrichment (#587)
  • 61ccca4 Fix auto-boarding to fill all audit fields: add industry enrichment, remove additional_instructions from audit, fix redo auto-refresh polling (#584)
  • ddbd8d9 Add web_qa config for Playwright screenshot QA
  • 6361ce2 GH-577 (#580)
  • 7f7156e GH-577: Fix redo to queue content.stage_start and show pending status during regeneration (#578)
  • 3eaf454 GH-548 (#575)
  • 24cd141 GH-548 (#573)
  • c12e42b GH-548 (#570)
  • 284da6f GH-567: Only label Claude summaries as “Summary”, show raw snippets as plain text (#569)
  • b6e0376 GH-567: Preserve all RSS feed metadata, article detail UI polish (#568)
  • b7de4ed GH-563: Source titles link to article detail, external link icon for original URL (#565)
  • ec43a87 GH-563: Find more sources command, enrichment data UI, source settings (#564)
  • edf4a58 GH-561: Natural attribution citations, source toggles, and enrichment pipeline (#562)
  • 7d6bf9f GH-560: Fix content.create engine handler to set idea_id and article_id (#560)
  • dd026e9 GH-548: Show content type instead of stage in review items (#559)
  • 6e5ab50 GH-465: Apple app: workspace settings, profile, integrations (#538)
  • c5a46b6 GH-548: Add “Need review” subhead and “View all content” link to Content section (#558)
  • 716fc28 GH-464: Apple app: social post editing + calendar view (iPad/Mac) (#537)
  • 26459f3 GH-548: Restructure briefing with Themes/Ideas/Content section headings, review item links, footer spacing (#557)
  • 46b8ef2 GH-548: Always show content counts (including 0s), fix footer layout with centered links (#556)
  • c664ad1 GH-548: Ideas subtitle, footer with links instead of article count (#555)
  • 2561802 GH-548: Always use active analyst prompt for article briefings — no onboarding tone in headlines (#554)
  • 6688115 GH-548: Remove onboarding/pipeline noise from article briefings — keep email focused on articles + ideas (#553)
  • d059cd4 GH-551 (#552)
  • fbaa979 GH-548: Briefing email — real logo PNG, remove admin header, disable greeting and closing (#550)
  • a074a32 GH-548: Remove pipeline status block and ‘View full briefing’ CTA from briefing email (#549)
  • bdac575 Auto-boarding pipeline: settings audit/enrich, inputs audit, feed discovery, broadened article scoring (#546)
  • f1855ec GH-457: Apple app: articles + ideas browse views (#535)
  • 43dbded GH-456: Apple app: quick text idea entry (#534)
  • fd8671e GH-485: Apple: Spotlight search indexing (CoreSpotlight) (#533)
  • da02b0c GH-484: Apple: calendar sync for scheduled posts (EventKit) (#532)
  • e8dfa0a GH-480: Apple: inline text field editing (title, summary, headline) (#528)
  • 7d85ec7 GH-478: Apple: shake-to-capture idea (#526)
  • c815840 GH-477: Apple: core data models (Content, Deliverable, Briefing, Config) (#525)
  • 2cbbcea GH-475: Apple: workspace picker and App Group token sharing (#523)
  • f864b34 GH-474: Apple: login and signup screen (#522)
  • 783e664 GH-467: Apple: Safari extension for macOS (save to Authexis) (#520)
  • 5703027 GH-461: Apple app: feeds + bookmarks + integrations views (#516)
  • 425fd64 GH-459: Apple app: content list + detail view (#515)
  • cde1157 GH-460: Apple app: social posts + blog queue views (#514)
  • 7f7d82a GH-455: Apple app: action button + Siri shortcuts (#511)
  • 784d985 GH-452: Apple app: push notifications + deep linking (#510)
  • f74f0be GH-451: Apple app: TTS playback (#509)
  • 62d039c Auto-generate work log for 2026-02-24

Completed

  • Update apple/Authexis submodule ref (added .gitignore)
  • Fix TypeScript build error: unknown type not assignable to ReactNode in articles page (#590)
  • Change briefing Content heading to “Your content” (#588)
  • Add “Refine your interests” link under Themes section in briefing email, remove additional_instructions from audit, add industry auto-fill to enrichment (#587)
  • Fix auto-boarding to fill all audit fields: add industry enrichment, remove additional_instructions from audit, fix redo auto-refresh polling (#584)
  • Add web_qa config for Playwright screenshot QA
  • GH-577 (#580)
  • GH-577: Fix redo to queue content.stage_start and show pending status during regeneration (#578)
  • GH-548 (#575)
  • GH-548 (#573)
  • GH-548 (#570)
  • GH-567: Only label Claude summaries as “Summary”, show raw snippets as plain text (#569)
  • GH-567: Preserve all RSS feed metadata, article detail UI polish (#568)
  • GH-563: Source titles link to article detail, external link icon for original URL (#565)
  • GH-563: Find more sources command, enrichment data UI, source settings (#564)
  • GH-561: Natural attribution citations, source toggles, and enrichment pipeline (#562)
  • GH-560: Fix content.create engine handler to set idea_id and article_id (#560)
  • GH-548: Show content type instead of stage in review items (#559)
  • GH-465: Apple app: workspace settings, profile, integrations (#538)
  • GH-548: Add “Need review” subhead and “View all content” link to Content section (#558)
  • GH-464: Apple app: social post editing + calendar view (iPad/Mac) (#537)
  • GH-548: Restructure briefing with Themes/Ideas/Content section headings, review item links, footer spacing (#557)
  • GH-548: Always show content counts (including 0s), fix footer layout with centered links (#556)
  • GH-548: Ideas subtitle, footer with links instead of article count (#555)
  • GH-548: Always use active analyst prompt for article briefings — no onboarding tone in headlines (#554)
  • GH-548: Remove onboarding/pipeline noise from article briefings — keep email focused on articles + ideas (#553)
  • GH-551 (#552)
  • GH-548: Briefing email — real logo PNG, remove admin header, disable greeting and closing (#550)
  • GH-548: Remove pipeline status block and ‘View full briefing’ CTA from briefing email (#549)
  • Auto-boarding pipeline: settings audit/enrich, inputs audit, feed discovery, broadened article scoring (#546)
  • GH-457: Apple app: articles + ideas browse views (#535)
  • GH-456: Apple app: quick text idea entry (#534)
  • GH-485: Apple: Spotlight search indexing (CoreSpotlight) (#533)
  • GH-484: Apple: calendar sync for scheduled posts (EventKit) (#532)
  • GH-480: Apple: inline text field editing (title, summary, headline) (#528)
  • GH-478: Apple: shake-to-capture idea (#526)
  • GH-477: Apple: core data models (Content, Deliverable, Briefing, Config) (#525)
  • GH-475: Apple: workspace picker and App Group token sharing (#523)
  • GH-474: Apple: login and signup screen (#522)
  • GH-467: Apple: Safari extension for macOS (save to Authexis) (#520)
  • GH-461: Apple app: feeds + bookmarks + integrations views (#516)
  • GH-459: Apple app: content list + detail view (#515)
  • GH-460: Apple app: social posts + blog queue views (#514)
  • GH-455: Apple app: action button + Siri shortcuts (#511)
  • GH-452: Apple app: push notifications + deep linking (#510)
  • GH-451: Apple app: TTS playback (#509)
  • Auto-generate work log for 2026-02-24

Carry-over

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