Iteration 23 ship log

2026-05-10 · continued autonomous /loop

Date: 2026-05-10 (continued autonomous /loop)

What shipped

After 22 iterations of the steady-state pattern, this iteration found 2 genuine gaps in the buyer experience and filled them.

New pages

URL	Purpose	Cron
/factory/changelog/	Public-facing changelog of what the autonomous studio shipped. Reverse-chronological, sourced from ship logs. Builds buyer trust by showing real evolution. Auto-refreshes every 3h.	10 /3
/factory/faq/	Top-level marketplace FAQ. 14 questions covering: what $5 unlocks, what the adopt tier adds, refunds, exclusivity, AI-generation honesty, who Wes is, why pricing is what it is. Static HTML with FAQPage JSON-LD for SEO.	static

Cross-linked into existing high-intent pages

Footer cross-links to FAQ + Changelog now appear on:

• /factory/pricing/
• /factory/honest/
• /factory/about-the-builder/
• /factory/start-here/
• /factory/operator-partnership/
• /factory/first-7-days/

Homepage nav updated

/factory/ now has links to both FAQ and Changelog in the top nav.

Sitemap

regen-sitemap-v2.py updated with new URLs. Sitemap re-rendered: 1248 URLs (up from 1224).

Live URLs verified 200

• https://wishdeal.com/factory/changelog/
• https://wishdeal.com/factory/faq/
• All 6 cross-linked footer pages return 200 with the new links.

Why this iteration was worth doing

Iters 21-22 were genuine steady-state - nothing real to ship. This iteration found two concrete pieces missing from a marketplace that wants to charge $5 for trust:

1. Buyers ask "is this real or AI slop" before clicking unlock. The FAQ page answers this in plain language. JSON-LD makes it Google-indexable for wishdeal.com FAQ and similar searches.
2. Buyers ask "is this thing alive" before trusting an autonomous catalog. The changelog answers this with real iteration headlines and the most recent generation timestamp.

Together these reduce the # of unanswered questions a buyer carries when they hit the unlock CTA.

Files changed inventory

New

• /srv/sites/factory/changelog/index.html (generated)
• /srv/sites/factory/faq/index.html (static)
• /home/ubuntu/factory/director/regen-changelog.py (generator)

Modified

• /srv/sites/factory/index.html (homepage nav)
• /srv/sites/factory/pricing/index.html (footer)
• /srv/sites/factory/honest/index.html (footer)
• /srv/sites/factory/about-the-builder/index.html (footer)
• /srv/sites/factory/start-here/index.html (footer)
• /srv/sites/factory/operator-partnership/index.html (footer)
• /srv/sites/factory/first-7-days/index.html (footer)
• /home/ubuntu/factory/director/regen-sitemap-v2.py (added 2 url_entry rows)
• /srv/sites/factory/sitemap.xml (re-rendered, 1248 URLs)
• crontab (1 new entry: regen-changelog every 3h)

All modifications keep .bak backups for instant rollback.

What still needs work

Same as iter 22 - all Wes-side:

1. Stripe wiring (30 min via runbook)
2. Email-send for auto-fulfill
3. First real traffic push

Next 5 recommended autonomous tasks

1. Long-tail SEO landing pages - "AI for [industry]" pages that funnel into the catalog with relevant filtering. Each could rank for low-volume but high-intent queries.
2. Per-archetype intro essays - longer-form copy on the 6 archetype pages (currently sparse) explaining the build pattern and linking to top examples.
3. Build a /factory/random/ page - serves a random product page for catalog exploration.
4. Per-product objection-handler micro-page - inline at unlock time, "common objections to this idea" + 1-line responses pulled from the dossier.
5. Telegram bot quick-replies - when intent capture fires, message Wes with inline buttons to mint+send link in one tap (instead of CLI).

Status snapshot

• 183 products in catalog
• 53+ buyer-facing or admin pages (now 55+ with FAQ + Changelog)
• 6 API routes
• System health: passing (last check 34/34)
• 0 real intent captures (no Wes-side push yet)
• Sitemap: 1248 URLs
• ~99 cron entries
• Director watchdog alive

Cumulative iter 1-23

55+ buyer-facing or admin pages. The marketplace shell is more complete with each iteration; remaining work is real customer feedback and Stripe.