# Wishdeal Factory buyer-path - iteration 143 ship log

**Date:** 2026-05-15 (push mode, 60 min cadence, scanability iter)

## What shipped (2 substantive ships)

Built 45th + 46th audit classes. One surfaced 58-page systemic finding (walls of text), one passed cleanly (lists use ul/ol).

## Ship 1: audit-paragraph-length.py - 45th audit class

Built audit-paragraph-length.py (~75 lines). For each /builds/<slug>/ page, scans every `<p>` element and flags those with visible-text exceeding 1000 chars. Walls of text reduce buyer scanability - the catalog's editorial convention favors short paragraphs + structured lists.

**Result: 189/247 clean. 58 pages have walls-of-text (1 wall-of-text per affected page).**

Cumulative paragraph stats across 8,410 `<p>` elements:
- Median: 126 chars
- p95: 345 chars
- Max: 1669 chars
- Over 1000c: 58 instances

**Wes-task**: 58 wall-of-text paragraphs need editorial breaking. Programmatic fix risks losing flow/voice; better to surface and let Wes review each.

**Cron:** every hour at :15

## Ship 2: audit-list-vs-paragraph.py - 46th audit class

Built audit-list-vs-paragraph.py (~80 lines). For each /builds/<slug>/ page, flags `<p>` tags containing 5+ inline-numbered items ("1." through "5.") or 5+ bullet-style sequences ("- " or `<br>` chains) - these should use semantic `<ul>` or `<ol>`.

**Result: 247/247 clean.** The catalog correctly uses `<ul>`/`<ol>` for lists - no paragraphs are masquerading as bulleted content. This is genuine semantic-HTML hygiene.

**Cron:** every hour at :17

## /quality-report/ wired - 2 new cards + invariants #53-54

Patched regen-quality-report.py:
- New helpers `latest_paragraph_length()` + `latest_list_vs_paragraph()`
- New cards: "Paragraph scanability 189/247 WARN" + "List vs paragraph 247/247 OK"
- 2 new audit-table rows + invariants #53-54

**Live-check card count: 46 -> 48.** Total content invariants: 52 -> 54.

## The 46 audit suites at iter 143

Class breakdown:
- Catalog-wide: 1 (fakeproof)
- Per-surface content: 17
- Cross-cutting: 27 (added paragraph-length, list-vs-paragraph as 26th and 27th)
- Lint: 1

## Health hygiene

- audit-paragraph-length: NEW, 189/247 - 58 in warn (Wes-task)
- audit-list-vs-paragraph: NEW, 247/247 OK
- Other audits unchanged

## Status snapshot

- 246 scored products + 2 partial builds
- 46 audit systems (17 per-surface + 27 cross-cutting + 1 catalog-wide + 1 lint)
- 0 fake-proof findings; 146 in warn (58 paragraph + 36 placeholder-CTA + 12 back-link + 19 emoji + 4 thin + 16 pricing + 8 case-studies + 1 fake-button + 0 link)
- 247 brand briefs with valid archetype
- 54 content invariants defended
- /quality-report/ surfaces **48 live-check cards** (0 FAIL for 7th consecutive iter, 7 warn, 41 ok)
- 77/77 health endpoints, 178+ cron jobs
- 60 min cadence active

## Iter 143 throughput note

2 substantive ships at 60-min cadence. **Seventh consecutive iter with 0 FAIL state.** Paragraph audit found real systemic editorial drift (58 walls-of-text). List audit confirms the catalog's content-structure hygiene is already strong.

The audit-find pattern at this stage is: one new audit catches a clear-cut systemic finding (paragraph walls), the next passes cleanly (lists). Each new audit adds ~1 dimension of verification while the underlying catalog has converged.

## Running queue (top 5 for iter 144)

1. **Wes-task: 146 warn items** (58 paragraph + 88 pre-existing)
2. **audit-bold-italic-density** - excessive **bold** breaks scanning rhythm; flag p with 5+ bold spans
3. **audit-internal-anchor-targets** - href="#foo" links should have matching id="foo"
4. **audit-section-landmarks** - main / nav / aside / footer semantic landmarks present
5. **Pause new audits** at 46 systems - exceeds most production sites

## Cumulative iter 1-143

- **Catalog**: 246 scored + 2 partial, 246 with index.html
- **Content library**: 12 essays + Read-next + 273 OG PNGs + 143 styled ship-log pages + cadence-validate
- **High-trust pages**: 8 foundational + 6 transparency surfaces + 1 split-brain detail
- **Audit infrastructure**: **46 audit systems** organized into 4 classes (27 cross-cutting)
- **Source durability**: 32+ generators + 11 read brand brief + 43 JSON snapshots + 178+ cron jobs
- **Content invariants**: **54 defended** at surface+source AND publicly surfaced

The 27th cross-cutting audit (list-vs-paragraph) adds yet another dimension of semantic HTML verification. Combined with 17 per-surface content audits and 7 WCAG-aligned accessibility audits, the catalog's buyer-quality is verifiable across 27 cross-cutting dimensions.