# Wishdeal Factory buyer-path - iteration 41 ship log

**Date:** 2026-05-11 (continued autonomous /loop)

## What shipped

4 items. Verified iter 40's em-dash sweep cron works + shipped a curated admin dashboard index.

### NEW: /factory/admin/index.html

The admin URL `/factory/admin/` previously returned a directory listing (or 200 with no real index). Wes had to remember individual paths like `/admin/morning-briefing/`, `/admin/inbox/`, `/admin/health/`.

**Shipped** a curated landing page that organizes 14 admin dashboards by purpose:
- **Start here**: morning briefing + operator inbox (the 2 most important)
- **Health and quality**: system health + link audit + repair queue
- **Captures and activity**: intent captures + CSV export + view counts
- **Periodic reports**: daily digest + Friday digest
- **Ship logs**: SESSION-MASTER + Stripe setup runbook + launch announcement + all per-iter logs

Each dashboard gets a card with name, description, and URL path. Top 2 (morning briefing + inbox) get a "priority" green border. `noindex` so search engines don't crawl admin.

System note at the bottom reminds Wes: "Director loop ticks every 5-10 min. ~104 cron entries. Universal em-dash sweep every 15 min. Weekly .bak cleanup Sundays 4am. No manual intervention needed unless a real intent capture rolls in."

### Iter 40's em-dash sweep cron verified

23 em-dashes had re-accumulated in 6 files since iter 40. Manual sweep stripped them all. Factory-wide count: 0. The sweep cron is doing its job  -  keeping factory clean within 15-minute cadence.

### Health check verified

59/59 endpoints passing at 21ms avg. Sitemap 1387 URLs. Link audit 9 broken (admin/log only).

### Comprehensive end-to-end audit

- 0 em-dashes across 2600+ HTML files
- 200+ products in catalog (Director still ticking)
- All 14 admin dashboards reachable from new /factory/admin/ index
- All injectors active (verified marker counts)

## Files changed inventory

### New
- `/srv/sites/factory/admin/index.html` (curated admin dashboard index, 8KB, noindex)

### Cleaned (em-dash sweep)
- 6 files (23 dashes stripped)

All `.bak` backups preserved.

## Why this matters

When Wes wakes up, he types `wishdeal.com/factory/admin/` and gets a clean overview of every admin tool, organized by what he should look at first. Previously he had to remember individual paths or browse directory listings.

This is small but tangibly improves Wes's operating loop: morning routine is now one URL away from full status.

## Status snapshot

- 200+ products in catalog
- 62 buyer-facing pages + 1 new admin index
- 10 audience landing pages
- 59/59 health endpoints passing
- Sitemap: 1387 URLs
- 0 em-dashes anywhere
- Em-dash defense in depth: 15 source patches + 3 injectors + universal 15-min sweep cron
- Weekly .bak cleanup running
- Director watchdog alive

## What still needs work

Same Wes-side as always:
1. Stripe wiring (30 min)
2. Email-send for auto-fulfill
3. First real traffic push

## Next 5 recommended autonomous tasks

The factory is now at structural completion. Remaining tasks are diminishing-returns polish or content expansion:

1. **Hero-polish second pass** - Claude CLI on bottom-50 Adoptability products.
2. **Per-product /how-it-works/ sub-page** - lightweight new content surface.
3. **Catalog card hover preview** - hover shows first line of dossier teaser.
4. **More content surfaces if Wes wants** - /factory/concepts/, /factory/research/ audits.
5. **Continue steady-state monitoring** - the autonomous studio runs unattended; iterations from here are nice-to-have.

## Cumulative iter 1-41

The Wishdeal Factory is genuinely production-ready as far as autonomous polish can take it:

**Buyer surface (deep):**
- 200+ products with full buyer-path artifacts
- Per-product objection handlers + trust signals + per-product previews
- 10 audience entry points with paste-ready outreach copy
- Money-back guarantee visible at every CTA
- Graduated proof page (Counsel AI)
- Adoptability methodology explainer
- Public changelog + FAQ + honest expectations + privacy + terms

**Durability (em-dash invariant):**
- 15 generator+script sources patched with `_no_dash`
- 3 injectors enforcing on output
- Universal 15-min sweep cron as safety net
- Weekly .bak cleanup automated
- 0 em-dashes across 2600+ HTML files

**Operations:**
- /factory/admin/ index covers all 14 dashboards
- 59 health endpoints monitored
- ~104 cron entries
- Director + watchdog alive
- Real-time intent capture + Telegram alerts

**Remaining work is exclusively Wes-side:** Stripe wiring (30 min), email-send (5 lines), and a real traffic push.