Work log: synthesis frontmatter fix, sentry validation, reflect feedback
What shipped today
Short session — mostly validation and a quick fix from a polymathic-h bug report. The /sum-up skill was generating synthesis files without a content_type field in the frontmatter, which caused a synthesis to appear as the “Latest:” link in email signatures. The fix was a one-line addition to the skill spec: syntheses now require content_type: synthesis in their frontmatter template. The polymathic-h side (signature template filtering and retroactive fixes to 13 existing syntheses) was already handled before the paulos issue was filed.
Also ran paulos sentry triage --dry-run for the first time against production. It connected successfully to authexis’s Sentry org and found no new/regressed issues — clean slate, but the plumbing works. Eclectis Sentry setup is in progress (user working on it independently).
Captured feedback on the /reflect podcast scripts: they bury the lede with too many paragraphs of dev detail before reaching the organizational/human insight. Next time, lead with the broader idea and use technical work as supporting evidence underneath.
Completed
- #181 — Include content_type: synthesis in synthesis frontmatter
Release progress
- March 2026: 15/15 closed (due 2026-03-30) — complete
- April 2026: 0/2 closed (due 2026-04-30)
Carry-over
- launchd agents still not installed — plists written yesterday,
./launchd/install.shready to run. Carried over from March 4. paulos social runnot validated end-to-end — the attempt yesterday hit all untreased posts. #180 (slug filter) would make targeted runs possible.- Eclectis Sentry setup in progress — user configuring it; once live,
paulos sentry triagewill have real content to process.
Risks
- None new.
Flags and watch-outs
- Reflect voice feedback: podcast scripts need to lead with org/human insights, not build up through dev detail. Saved to memory for next
/reflectinvocation. - #180 (social slug filter) is backlog but came up as a real friction point yesterday. Consider milestoning if social pipeline usage continues.
Next session
- Install launchd agents (
./launchd/install.sh) and verify they fire correctly. - Run
paulos sentry triageagainst eclectis once Sentry is configured there. - Start April milestone work: #160 (background mode for skills) is the bigger piece; #119 (Authexis content services) is exploratory.
- Consider milestoning #180 (social slug filter) — it blocks targeted single-post teasing.
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