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Iteration 13 ship log

2026-05-09 · continued autonomous /loop

On this pageWhat shipped Buyer signal Studio output Top 10 by Adoptability What you should do this week What's now better for buyers What still needs work Next 5 recommended autonomous tasks Files changed inventory Cumulative iter1-iter13 numbers

Date: 2026-05-09 (continued autonomous /loop)

What shipped

New scripts on ubuntu@40.160.2.121

FilePurposeCron
regen-friday-digest.pyWeekly digest at /factory/admin/friday-digest/. Markdown + HTML. Last 7 days of intent + feedback + fresh products + top movers + studio numbers + "what to do this week" action items. "Copy markdown to clipboard" button on the HTML version.Friday at noon
patch-catalog-recent-search.py + patch-catalog-recent-js-v2.pyAdds "Recently viewed" strip on catalog. localStorage-tracked. Keyboard shortcut "/" focuses search.one-time
patch-product-track-recent.pyInject tiny localStorage-write script on every product page. Records visited slugs. Catalog reads this list to show "Recently viewed" strip.46,16
patch-mission-control-cta.pyPatches mission-control.py to add "Browse the catalog →" + "New here? Start guide" CTA buttons above the fold.one-time

Live URLs

Friday digest format

# Wishdeal Factory weekly digest

**Week of 2026-05-02 to 2026-05-09**

## Buyer signal
- 0 intent captures (catalog up; needs traffic)
- 0 feedback submissions

## Studio output
- Total products: 178
- New or updated this week: 177
- Tier mix: showcase 8 / solid 112 / rough 55 / sketch 3
- Cost to date: $89.x

## Top 10 by Adoptability
1. bookkeeper-ai (80) - tagline
2. dispatch-ai (77) - tagline
[...]

## What you should do this week
- [action items based on real data]

Wes can copy markdown to clipboard with one click and paste into a future SendGrid blast or Substack.

Recently viewed strip behavior

  1. Visitor lands on catalog
  2. Clicks any product, lands on product page
  3. localStorage records slug
  4. Visitor returns to catalog (via nav)
  5. "Recently viewed" strip shows last 5 visited products as pill links

Strip is hidden by default (display:none) and only appears when there's localStorage data with valid product slugs. Doesn't render for first-time visitors.

Hero polish progress

Top 100 done. Hero polish 150 launched in background - will land top 101-150 over time.

What's now better for buyers

  1. First visit lands a primary CTA above the fold. Was just studio metrics; now "Browse the catalog →" is the obvious next click.
  2. Returning visitors see what they already considered. The "Recently viewed" strip eliminates the "where was that one I liked" friction.
  3. Power users get keyboard navigation. Press / to focus search - common in dev tools and modern apps.
  4. Wes has a Friday newsletter draft ready every week. Whenever he gets the email-send wired up, the content is already there.

What still needs work

  1. Hero polish 101-150 background continues.
  2. Stripe wiring when keys arrive.
  3. Inbound traffic test - Wes pushes one curated catalog URL to ~5 real network contacts. Watch the operator inbox.
  4. A/B copy variants for "Unlock dossier $5" button (test "Read for $5", "Get the schema $5", "Unlock the dossier").
  5. Per-product analytics - click-through tracking on the catalog cards. Which ideas are getting attention? (basic counter via /api/intent with a "view" tier).

Files changed inventory

Cumulative iter1-iter13 numbers

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