Work log: March 20, 2026

What shipped today

Two targeted fixes to the dashboard and social queue, plus a broad codebase scout that surfaced security, resilience, and UX improvements.

The dashboard activity feed was cluttered with automated scan entries — every google_search.scan and rss.scan_feeds command appeared alongside real user actions. These are background operations that run on schedule and don’t need admin attention in the activity stream. Filtered them out of the commands query and cleaned up the unused label entries.

The social queue gained a “push to front” button. Queued posts can now be bumped to position 1 with a single click — the button appears on hover, uses an O(1) position update (min position minus 1), and only shows for posts that aren’t already at the front. Small UX win that removes the need to manually reorder when you want something to post next.

The scout pass explored error handling, security, performance, UX, and tech debt across the web app. It found a server action (generateMagicLink) missing admin authorization, unsanitized HTML rendering on the blog page, 10 routes without error boundaries, a 1,487-line admin actions file begging to be split, and a missing empty state on the articles page. All filed as issues — 4 grindable, 2 need prep.

Completed

• #1387 — Filter automated scan commands from dashboard activity
• #1388 — Add push-to-front button for social queue posts

Issues created (scout)

• #1391 — Add admin auth check to generateMagicLink server action
• #1392 — Sanitize blog post HTML with DOMPurify
• #1393 — Add error boundaries to routes missing them
• #1394 — Split admin.ts into domain-specific action files
• #1395 — Comprehensive assessment of Apple App Store readiness
• #1396 — Add empty state to articles page

Release progress

• v1.5: 21/22 closed (1 open — #743 dashboard redesign, backlog)

Carry-over

• Verify auth flows in production (login, magic link, password reset, Google OAuth) after yesterday’s config push
• Test briefing on Stacy’s workspace for pyramid layout verification (carried from March 18)

Risks

• The generateMagicLink server action lacks admin auth — any client that discovers the action ID could generate magic links. Filed as #1391 but worth prioritizing.

Flags and watch-outs

• The scout found unsanitized HTML rendering on the blog page (web/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx). Low immediate risk since content is admin-authored, but should be fixed (#1392).
• 4 grindable issues from scout are ready for /grind: #1391, #1392, #1393, #1396.

Next session

• Run /grind on the 4 ready-for-dev scout issues (#1391, #1392, #1393, #1396)
• Prep the 2 ready-for-prep issues (#1394 split admin.ts, #1395 Apple readiness)
• Verify auth flows in production — this has carried for two sessions now
• Test briefing on Stacy’s workspace (pyramid layout)
• v1.5 is effectively complete — decide whether to close the milestone or keep #743 open in it