# Wishdeal Factory buyer-path - iteration 83 ship log

**Date:** 2026-05-14 (push mode, 45 min cadence, small NEW-value iter)

## What shipped (2 substantive ships)

## Ship 1: OG image for reading-adoptability essay

The iter 82 new essay borrowed five-patterns OG as a placeholder. Iter 83 generated a dedicated one.

**Steps:**
- Extended `regen-og-images.py` with `playbook-reading-adoptability` entry. Title: "How to read an Adoptability score honestly." Subtitle: "1800 words. The catalog navigation signal, explained."
- Ran generator: 18 total OG images (was 17)
- Updated essay's `og:image` meta tag from playbook-five-patterns.png to playbook-reading-adoptability.png

The 10th essay now has its dedicated share card.

## Ship 2: /factory/adoptability/ cross-linked to new essay

The /factory/adoptability/ page is the scoring rubric definition. The iter 82 essay is the operator-reader's manual. Natural pair. Added a green-bordered banner ABOVE the "How to read a composite score" section:

> **Operator essay:** The full reader manual for the Adoptability score is at /factory/playbooks/reading-adoptability/. 10 minute read. Four reading modes. Three axes most operators misread. The tier rule that beats the tier.

A buyer landing on /adoptability/ (technical rubric page) now has a one-click path to the deeper operator-honest essay. The two pages reinforce each other: /adoptability/ defines the axes, /playbooks/reading-adoptability/ teaches how to USE them.

## Status snapshot

- 238 products, 0 broken pages, 0 fake-proof violations
- 10 essays (~18,300 words) + **18 OG images** (added reading-adoptability)
- 8 high-trust pages + 3 transparency surfaces, all cross-linked
- 26 hand-polished products
- 10 content invariants defended at surface+source
- audit-fakeproof.py: 0 hard findings, cron at 4:30am verified yesterday + today
- stripe-webhook.py skeleton ready
- 73/73 health endpoints, 2316 sitemap URLs
- 45 min cadence active

## Iter 83 throughput note

2 substantive ships in a 45-min iter. The catalog is genuinely mature. The size of each iter's deliverable is consistent with steady-state polish + new-value mode.

## Running queue (top 5 for iter 84)

1. **/factory/api/ documentation page** - the biggest unbuilt surface. ~30 min to build.
2. **Cross-link /factory/playbooks/reading-adoptability/ from /factory/quality-report/** (the "10 content invariants" list could link to the essay where applicable)
3. **Periodic verification of older polished products** (sample 5 randomly, check quality)
4. **Step cadence to 60 min** if iter 84 also produces only 2 ships (mature-catalog signal)
5. **Idle ship candidate**: write an internal-facing /factory/log/ INDEX page that lists all 83 ship logs with brief summaries

## Cumulative iter 1-83

- **Catalog**: 238 products, 0 broken, 0 fabrications, 26 hand-polished
- **Content library**: 10 essays (~18,300 words) + 18 OG cards
- **High-trust pages**: 8 + 3 transparency surfaces, fully cross-linked
- **Source durability**: 15+ generators + audit-fakeproof.py daily + stripe-webhook.py skeleton
- **Content invariants**: 10 defended at surface+source AND surfaced live on /quality-report/

The factory's credibility infrastructure is complete. Each iter at 45-min cadence ships 2 incremental improvements. Iter 84 will be a good test of whether to step cadence again or commit to /factory/api/ as a bigger ship.