Iteration 43 ship log

2026-05-11 · continued autonomous /loop

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

What shipped

5 items. Wired iter 42's /how-it-works/ pages into the buyer flow + extended health check coverage.

Cross-link: /unlock/ to /how-it-works/

Added a "See the structure first" button to the unlock CTA row, alongside "Back to landing page". A buyer reading the unlock page now has 3 paths:

1. Unlock dossier $5 (primary)
2. Adopt the build $99 (secondary)
3. See the structure first (new - links to /how-it-works/)
4. Back to landing page (existing)

The "See the structure first" link is for buyers who want to understand WHAT they're buying before paying $5. It surfaces the new /how-it-works/ page that shows the build path's structure (5-week timeline, tech stack categories, MVP framing) while keeping the dossier specifics behind the paywall.

Patched at generator source (regen-unlock-pages.py) so the link stays on every regen. Verified on bookkeeper-ai: both buttons render.

Health check: /how-it-works/ now monitored

Added a sample /factory/builds/bookkeeper-ai/how-it-works/ endpoint to health-check.py. Health check is now 60/60 passing at 3ms avg (up from 59 in iter 42).

This catches future regressions in the how-it-works generator within 10 minutes.

Em-dash sweep verified

Universal sweep ran (cron */15): 16 dashes stripped from 3 files. Factory-wide count: 0.

Post-regen integrity check

Verified iter 39's money-back guarantee, iter 27's objection handler, and iter 28's trust signal block are all still intact after the unlock regen and other cron runs:

• Money-back guarantee: visible on 207 unlock pages
• Objection handler: present on 207 unlock pages (WD_OBJECTIONS_v1 marker)
• Trust signal block: present on 206 builds pages (WD_TRUST_SIGNAL_v1 marker)

State snapshot

• 206 products in catalog
• 203 /how-it-works/ pages
• 207 unlock pages with money-back guarantee + objection handler + how-it-works link
• 60/60 health endpoints passing
• 0 em-dashes anywhere
• Sitemap: 1602 URLs

Files changed inventory

Modified (durable, source-level)

• /home/ubuntu/factory/director/regen-unlock-pages.py ("See the structure first" link added)
• /home/ubuntu/factory/director/health-check.py (+1 endpoint)

Re-rendered

• 207 /srv/sites/factory/unlock/<slug>/index.html (new link + iter 39 + iter 27 still applied)

Cleaned (em-dash sweep)

• 3 files (16 dashes stripped)

All .bak backups preserved.

Why this matters

Iter 42 added 203 new /how-it-works/ pages but they were partially orphaned - only reachable from the utility bar or category browsing. A buyer on the unlock page had no obvious way to "see what I'd be buying."

Iter 43 wires that loop: unlock page → "See the structure first" → /how-it-works/ → "Unlock dossier $5" → back to unlock → buy.

This is the kind of micro-flow that improves conversion. Buyer no longer has to navigate away to understand what's behind the paywall.

Status snapshot

• 206 products in catalog (Director still ticking)
• 62+ buyer-facing pages, plus 203 new how-it-works pages
• 10 audience landing pages
• 60/60 health endpoints passing at 3ms avg
• Sitemap: 1602 URLs
• 0 em-dashes factory-wide
• 15 generators + 3 injectors + universal 15-min sweep cron = em-dash defense in depth
• Weekly .bak cleanup automated

What still needs work

Same Wes-side as before:

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

Next 5 recommended autonomous tasks

1. Hero-polish second pass - Claude CLI on bottom-50 Adoptability products.
2. Catalog card hover preview - hover shows first line of dossier teaser.
3. Per-archetype intro essays - 6 archetype pages have sparse copy; add longer-form explanations.
4. Operator inbox enhancement - per-product CTR when intent captures arrive.
5. Cross-link more sub-pages - audit all per-product sub-page footers and ensure they cross-link to siblings (FAQ ↔ pricing ↔ case-studies ↔ how-it-works).

Cumulative iter 1-43

The factory's buyer-path is now a tight, monitored, self-healing system:

• 206 products with full buyer-path artifacts
• 475+ buyer-facing pages (62 marketplace + 203 how-it-works + 207 unlock + 196 adopt + 196 feedback + 51 agents + 10 for + 20 categories + 7 archetypes)
• Per-product objection handlers + trust signals + previews + how-it-works
• Per-page money-back guarantee at every unlock CTA
• 60 monitored health endpoints
• 0 em-dashes across 2600+ HTML files, durably enforced at 15 source + 3 injectors + universal sweep cron
• Weekly .bak cleanup, ~105 cron entries

The factory is structurally complete. Remaining work is Wes-side: Stripe + traffic push.