fix(mcp): dedup PYTHONPATH and drop unsupported win32 platform

Addresses two Greptile findings on #428.

P1 - buildEnv duplicated PYTHONPATH when the parent environment already
set one. POSIX getenv returns the first match, so the user's stale
PYTHONPATH would shadow the engine's cache dir and break
`from lib import ...` with ModuleNotFoundError. buildEnv now filters
any incoming PYTHONPATH= entry before appending the cache dir. Adds
TestRunDropsPreExistingPythonPath (end-to-end through the stub
interpreter) and TestBuildEnvDropsAllPreExistingPythonPath (direct
unit on the helper) to cover the missed case.

P2 - manifest.compatibility.platforms listed "win32" even though the
release matrix doesn't ship a Windows binary; Claude Desktop would
let Windows users start an install with no matching artifact.
Removed until the Windows packaging follow-up lands. Manifest test
renamed to TestPlatformsMatchShippingMatrix and tightened: now
forbids platforms the release CI doesn't build, with a message
pointing at .github/workflows/release.yml.

go test ./... 38 passed across 4 packages.

.agents/plugins/marketplace.json

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "last30days-skill",
+  "interface": {
+    "displayName": "Last 30 Days"
+  },
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "name": "last30days",
+      "source": {
+        "source": "local",
+        "path": "./"
+      },
+      "policy": {
+        "installation": "AVAILABLE",
+        "authentication": "ON_INSTALL"
+      },
+      "category": "Research"
+    }
+  ]
+}

.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "name": "last30days-skill",
+  "owner": {
+    "name": "Matt Van Horn",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mvanhorn"
+  },
+  "metadata": {
+    "description": "Marketplace hosting the Last 30 Days research plugin."
+  },
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "name": "last30days",
+      "description": "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and 5+ more sources. AI agent scores by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.",
+      "version": "3.2.3",
+      "author": {
+        "name": "Matt Van Horn",
+        "url": "https://github.com/mvanhorn"
+      },
+      "source": "./",
+      "category": "productivity",
+      "homepage": "https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill"
+    }
+  ]
+}

.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "last30days",
+  "version": "3.2.3",
+  "description": "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and 5+ more sources. AI agent scores by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Matt Van Horn",
+    "email": "mvanhorn@gmail.com",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mvanhorn"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": ["research", "reddit", "twitter", "youtube", "tiktok", "instagram", "trends", "prompts", "polymarket", "github", "perplexity", "threads", "pinterest", "eli5", "hacker-news"]
+}

.clawhubignore

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Exclude binary assets and dev/test artifacts from ClawHub bundle
+assets/
+docs/
+fixtures/
+tests/
+plans/
+agents/
+variants/
+release-notes.md
+SPEC.md
+TASKS.md
+SKILL-original.md
+*.jsonl
+*.mp3
+*.jpeg
+*.jpg
+*.png
+*.gif

.gitattributes

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+# Exclude non-runtime files from `git archive` output.
+# Used by skills/last30days/scripts/build-skill.sh to produce a
+# claude.ai-upload-ready .skill file from the canonical skills/last30days tree.
+# See docs/plans/2026-04-14-001-fix-skill-upload-200-file-limit-plan.md.
+
+# Anthropic canonical skill-packaging excludes
+# (mirrors anthropics/skills/skills/skill-creator/scripts/package_skill.py)
+__pycache__/   export-ignore
+node_modules/  export-ignore
+*.pyc          export-ignore
+.DS_Store      export-ignore
+evals/         export-ignore
+
+# Dev, docs, test, and media - not needed at skill runtime
+tests/         export-ignore
+docs/          export-ignore
+fixtures/      export-ignore
+assets/        export-ignore
+
+# NOTE: skills/ and .claude-plugin/ are NOT export-ignored here because
+# Claude Code's /plugin install fetches this same git archive tarball.
+# Removing those from the archive (as v3.0.1 did) silently breaks installs.
+# claude.ai-bundle-specific exclusions live in scripts/build-skill.sh.
+
+# Historical + repo-only manifests
+SKILL-original.md  export-ignore
+SPEC.md            export-ignore
+TASKS.md           export-ignore
+test-run.log       export-ignore
+CONTRIBUTORS.md    export-ignore
+HERMES_SETUP.md    export-ignore
+release-notes.md   export-ignore
+CHANGELOG.md       export-ignore
+uv.lock            export-ignore
+
+# Platform adapters are kept in git archives because Claude Code and Codex
+# plugin installs use the same repository archive as their source payload.
+.hermes-plugin/  export-ignore
+
+# CI workflows - repo-only, not needed at skill runtime
+.github/         export-ignore
+
+# Build config itself
+.clawhubignore  export-ignore
+.gitignore      export-ignore
+.gitattributes  export-ignore

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: Bug Report
+description: Report a bug or unexpected behavior
+labels: [bug]
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: summary
+    attributes:
+      label: Summary
+      description: What happened?
+      placeholder: Describe the bug in 1-2 sentences.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: repro
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to Reproduce
+      description: How can we reproduce this?
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Run `python3 scripts/last30days.py "topic" --emit compact`
+        2. ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected Behavior
+      description: What should have happened?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: traceback
+    attributes:
+      label: Error / Traceback
+      description: Paste the full traceback or error output.
+      render: text
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: install
+    attributes:
+      label: Install Method
+      options:
+        - Claude Code plugin
+        - Gemini CLI extension
+        - Codex plugin
+        - Hermes skill
+        - Manual (git clone)
+        - Other
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: os
+    attributes:
+      label: OS
+      placeholder: macOS 15.4, Ubuntu 24.04, Windows 11, etc.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Feature Request
+description: Suggest a new feature or improvement
+labels: [enhancement]
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: Problem
+      description: What problem does this solve?
+      placeholder: When I try to ..., I can't ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: solution
+    attributes:
+      label: Proposed Solution
+      description: How should this work?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: Alternatives Considered
+      description: Other approaches you thought of (optional).

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+## Summary
+
+<!-- What does this PR do? 1-3 sentences. -->
+
+## Changes
+
+<!-- Bullet list of what changed. Reference files if helpful. -->
+
+-
+
+## Testing
+
+<!-- How did you verify this works? -->
+
+- [ ] Ran `uv run python -m pytest -q --tb=short`
+
+## Related Issues
+
+<!-- Link issues: Fixes #123 or Relates to #456 -->

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  # Build the existing .skill artifact (Claude Code / Codex / Cursor install
+  # surface). Unchanged from prior versions; just isolated into its own job
+  # so the .mcpb matrix can run in parallel.
+  build-skill:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Build .skill artifact
+        run: |
+          bash skills/last30days/scripts/build-skill.sh
+          test -f dist/last30days.skill
+
+      - name: Upload skill artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: last30days-skill
+          path: dist/last30days.skill
+
+  # Cross-compile the Go MCP server for each Claude Desktop platform and
+  # package each as a .mcpb. printing-press bundle handles the manifest +
+  # zip layout; we only supply the pre-built binary via --skip-build.
+  build-mcpb:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - goos: darwin
+            goarch: arm64
+            platform: darwin/arm64
+          - goos: darwin
+            goarch: amd64
+            platform: darwin/amd64
+          - goos: linux
+            goarch: amd64
+            platform: linux/amd64
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: stable
+
+      - name: Install printing-press
+        # Pin to a known-good PP release so the bundle command's behavior
+        # is deterministic across our tags. Bump deliberately when adopting
+        # a newer PP version. GOSUMDB=off skips the sumdb 404 some
+        # private-namespaced go install calls hit even when the repo is
+        # public; harmless here because the module path is fully qualified.
+        env:
+          GOPRIVATE: github.com/mvanhorn/*
+          GOSUMDB: "off"
+        run: go install github.com/mvanhorn/cli-printing-press/v4/cmd/printing-press@v4.8.0
+
+      - name: Sync engine into vendored/
+        run: bash mcp/scripts/sync-engine.sh
+
+      - name: Build MCP binary
+        env:
+          GOOS: ${{ matrix.goos }}
+          GOARCH: ${{ matrix.goarch }}
+          CGO_ENABLED: "0"
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p mcp/build
+          go -C mcp build \
+            -ldflags "-X main.Version=${{ github.ref_name }}" \
+            -o build/last30days-pp-mcp \
+            ./cmd/last30days-pp-mcp
+
+      - name: Bundle .mcpb
+        # printing-press bundle reads manifest.json from the cli dir and
+        # rewrites the binary into bin/<entry_point> inside the zip. The
+        # --platform tag drives the output filename suffix; the binary
+        # itself is whatever we just cross-compiled.
+        run: |
+          printing-press bundle mcp \
+            --skip-build \
+            --binary mcp/build/last30days-pp-mcp \
+            --platform ${{ matrix.platform }} \
+            --output mcp/build/last30days-pp-mcp-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}.mcpb
+
+      - name: Upload .mcpb artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mcpb-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
+          path: mcp/build/last30days-pp-mcp-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}.mcpb
+
+  # Gather every platform artifact and attach to one GitHub release.
+  # release-notes generation reads commits since the prior tag.
+  release:
+    needs: [build-skill, build-mcpb]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: dist
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            dist/last30days.skill
+            dist/last30days-pp-mcp-*.mcpb
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false

.github/workflows/validate.yml

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+name: Validate
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  plugin-contract:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        run: uv python install 3.12
+
+      - name: Run plugin contract tests
+        run: uv run pytest tests/test_plugin_contract.py tests/test_version_consistency.py

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Private benchmark / evaluation artifacts — never push to upstream
+docs/comparison-results/
+scripts/evaluate-synthesis.py
+scripts/generate-synthesis-inputs.py
+fixtures/polymarket_sample.json
+docs/v2.1-tweets.md
+docs/30-day-anniversary-thread.md
+docs/30-day-anniversary-tweets.md
+variants/open/references/research.md
+
+# OS / tool files
+.DS_Store
+.claude/
+.entire/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+mise.toml
+.memsearch/
+.venv/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+# Root vendor/ is accidental - real vendored client lives at scripts/lib/vendor/bird-search/
+/vendor/
+
+# build artifact from scripts/build-skill.sh
+/dist/
+
+# Go MCP bundle build outputs - source of truth for vendored/ stays under
+# skills/last30days/scripts/; build/ holds cross-compiled binaries + .mcpb files.
+# vendored/ lives inside the engine package because //go:embed cannot reach
+# outside its own package directory; the .gitkeep anchor stays tracked so
+# the embed pattern always finds a match even before sync-engine runs.
+/mcp/internal/engine/vendored/*
+!/mcp/internal/engine/vendored/.gitkeep
+/mcp/build/
+
+# Internal planning docs (ce:plan output) — keep local, don't publish
+docs/plans/

AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@CLAUDE.md

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,440 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Changed
+
+- Rename "Digg AI 1000" to just "Digg" in user-facing output (footer line, source label, inline-quote suffix, why_relevant, container attribution). Internal references to the upstream Digg AI 1000 product remain in code comments and docstrings.
+- Bump `POSTS_PER_CLUSTER` from 3 to 5 and the render-side display limit from 2 to 3 to match the per-source enrichment caps used by Reddit, HN, YouTube, TikTok, and GitHub. The previous 3/2 caps routinely truncated cluster context (e.g. dropped a Jason Calacanis quote tweet on a `cli-printing-press` run).
+- Rewrite SKILL.md path resolution. STEP 0 narrows from a global canonical-path enforcement to a Claude-Code-marketplaces-only stale-clone guard. Step 1 SKILL_ROOT resolver walks a single precedence list (Claude plugin cache, then `~/.codex/skills/`, `~/.agents/skills/`, repo checkout, `./.skills/last30days` for `npx skills add`, CWD, Gemini). Adds SKILL.md frontmatter fallback to `render.py::_skill_version` so the badge no longer prints `v?` on installs that don't include `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`.
+
+- Switch SKILL.md's `--plan` and `--competitors-plan` invocation templates from inline single-quoted JSON to heredoc-written tmpfiles. Apostrophes in resolved context strings ("McDonald's", "people's choice", "developer's") previously closed the outer single-quote and broke shell parsing before the engine started — observed in a Codex run during PR #400 testing. The engine's `parse_plan()` / `parse_competitors_plan()` already supported file paths (via `os.path.isfile()` probe); only the template prose changed. Fixes [#403](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/403).
+
+### Removed
+
+- **BREAKING for Codex native-plugin users:** `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` and the matching SKILL_ROOT resolver branch in SKILL.md Step 1. Codex users should install via `npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill` or copy the skill to `~/.codex/skills/last30days/`.
+- **`skills/last30days/scripts/sync.sh`.** The maintainer dev-deploy script is gone. Every job it did has a better replacement: `npx skills add . -g -y` symlinks the working tree into every detected harness's skill dir (better than sync.sh's copy model — edits propagate live), `hermes skills install mvanhorn/last30days-skill --force` handles Hermes, `clawhub install last30days-official` handles OpenClaw, and the Claude marketplace cache target was a "test against the official install path" hack we shouldn't have been recommending in the first place. The `test_sync_cache_path_uses_skill_version` test was dropped along with it. CLAUDE.md, HERMES_SETUP.md, the PR template, and a render.py docstring were updated to drop references; CHANGELOG and historical docs (release notes, plan files) keep their existing mentions as accurate history.
+
+## [3.2.0] - 2026-05-09
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `--emit=html` for shareable, print-friendly HTML research briefs.
+- **Digg AI 1000 source** (auto-enabled when `digg-pp-cli` is on PATH). Surfaces curated story clusters from the AI 1000 leaderboard and pulls attributable X-post quotes into the brief as `[@handle](xUrl) via Digg AI 1000: ...` lines. Footer line: `⛏️ Digg AI 1000: N clusters │ K posts │ M authors`. No X auth required for the inline quotes since they flow through Digg's read-only endpoints.
+
+## [3.1.1] - 2026-04-24
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Codex plugin layout.** Move the canonical runtime payload under `skills/last30days/` and update Codex/Claude plugin metadata and tests for the relocated engine path.
+- **Claude Code cache resolution.** Resolve Claude plugin installs to `skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py` after the plugin-layout restructure.
+
+## [3.1.0] - 2026-04-22
+
+Consolidates the 3.0.10 to 3.0.14 dev cycle (commenter handles, `--competitors`, per-entity Step 0.55, vs-mode N passes, comparison title attribution) and republishes the OpenClaw bundle, which had been frozen on ClawHub at `3.0.0-open` since April 8.
+
+### Added
+
+- **OpenClaw republish.** `clawhub install last30days-official` now resolves to `3.1.0-open`, matching current main. Closes [#307](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/307), [#195](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/195), [#236](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/236). The ClawHub bundle had shipped a broken `env.py get_config()` and stale SKILL.md path references since April; both are fixed at source on main and the republish carries the fixes to installers.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Claude Code plugin manifest path-escape.** The `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` `skills` key was removed in commit `93fbed2` but never shipped in a tagged release. Installing via `/plugin install last30days-skill` could hit `/doctor`'s `Path escapes plugin directory: ./ (skills)` error. This release ships the fix. Closes [#306](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/306).
+- **Broken README link.** The README's "source of truth" link pointed at `skills/last30days/SKILL.md`, a path that does not exist. Fixed to point at root `SKILL.md`.
+
+### Dev cycle journal (3.0.10 - 3.0.14, not separately tagged)
+
+Individual changelog entries for 3.0.10 through 3.0.14 below document the incremental work consolidated into this release.
+
+## [3.0.14] - 2026-04-22
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Comparison-mode title attribution.** The synthesis title for vs-mode and `--competitors` outputs changes from `What the Community Says (Last 30 Days)` to `What the Community Says (/Last30Days)`. Surfaces the slash-command identity instead of restating the date range. Three SKILL.md occurrences updated; pure documentation change.
+
+## [3.0.13] - 2026-04-22
+
+### Changed
+
+- **vs mode runs N full passes in parallel, one per entity.** Architectural revert of the 3-pass → 1-pass latency optimization from an earlier version. `/last30days "OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI"` now runs three full `pipeline.run()` calls in parallel via the same fanout `--competitors` uses, producing three `*-raw.md` save files plus a merged comparison output. Each entity gets its own Step 0.55-grade targeting, own primary X handle weight, own subreddit scoping — apples-to-apples depth instead of the one-pool merged retrieval the single-pass path produced. Parallel execution keeps wall clock ≈ single pass.
+- **`--competitors` is now a SKILL.md-level shortcut for vs-mode with auto-discovery.** The hosting reasoning model (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Gemini, any agent with WebSearch) performs discovery and Step 0.55 per entity via its own WebSearch tool, then invokes the engine with a vs-topic and `--competitors-plan` JSON. The engine flag remains for headless/cron use with BRAVE/EXA/SERPER/PARALLEL/OPENROUTER keys (engine-internal `auto_resolve` stays as fallback).
+- **LAW 7-style stderr for `--competitors` with no backend** now leads with the hosting-model path (WebSearch + Step 0.55 + `--competitors-plan`) instead of `BRAVE_API_KEY`. API-key framing moved to a secondary "headless" section.
+
+### Added
+
+- **`--competitors-plan` JSON flag** for per-entity Step 0.55 targeting. Schema: `{entity_name: {x_handle?, x_related?, subreddits?, github_user?, github_repos?, context?}}`. Accepts inline JSON or a file path (matches `--plan`). When present for an entity, skips engine-internal `auto_resolve` and uses the provided values; missing fields fall back to `auto_resolve` (if backend) or planner defaults. Case-insensitive entity matching. The `subrun_kwargs_for` helper is the single source of truth for per-entity kwargs — no closure-default fallthrough from main scope.
+- **Per-entity save files** when `--save-dir` is set on a vs-mode or `--competitors` run. Each entity's sub-run produces its own `{slug}-raw.md` with a single-row Resolved Entities block — matches historical vs-mode behavior (N passes → N save files).
+- **`--polymarket-keywords "kw1,kw2"`** to filter Polymarket matches for ambiguous single-token topics (e.g., "Warriors" → `nba,gsw,golden-state` kills Glasgow Warriors rugby and Honor of Kings Rogue Warriors noise).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **BRAVE/SERPER footer nudge suppressed** when `--plan` or `--competitors-plan` is present. The nudge told Claude Code users to set an API key when they already have WebSearch via the hosting model. Nudge still fires for true headless runs (no `--plan`, no backend) where the advice is correct.
+- **Override-leak regression testing.** 3.0.12 already fixed the main-topic `--subreddits` / `--x-handle` / `--github-*` from leaking into peer sub-runs via explicit per-entity kwargs scrubbing. This release adds a 4-test regression suite (`test_competitor_subrun_isolation.py`) locking in the invariant.
+
+## [3.0.12] - 2026-04-22
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Per-entity Step 0.55 resolution for competitor sub-runs.** In 3.0.11, only the main topic got X handle / subreddit / GitHub resolution; competitor sub-runs ran with planner defaults and produced visibly thinner evidence (Reddit 403 fallbacks, single-word queries). Each competitor sub-run now calls `resolve.auto_resolve()` inside `fanout.run_competitor_fanout` when a web backend is available, mirroring the main topic's pre-flight resolution. Per-entity X handle, subreddit list, GitHub user/repos, and news context are threaded into each sub-run's `pipeline.run()` call. Deep-copied config per sub-run prevents `_auto_resolve_context` cross-leak. Surfaces in a new `## Resolved Entities` output block so the resolution coverage is visible without reading stderr.
+- **LAW 7 false-positive on internal fan-out sub-runs.** Each competitor sub-run was emitting the `[Planner] No --plan passed... YOU ARE the planner` stderr warning. LAW 7 targets the hosting-reasoning-model path, not engine-internal fan-out. New `internal_subrun=True` keyword on `planner.plan_query` and `pipeline.run` suppresses the warning for sub-runs only; the default path is unchanged.
+- **Marketplace-stale SKILL.md trap.** Added a STEP 0 canonical-path self-check at the top of SKILL.md. Two of three 2026-04-22 test runs loaded SKILL.md from `plugins/marketplaces/last30days-skill/` (Claude-Code-managed git clone pinned to origin/main, lagging the versioned cache), then ran `--help` against the same stale path, did not see `--competitors`, and fell back to a manual comparison plan. The STEP 0 block forces any reader to verify they loaded from `plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/{VERSION}/SKILL.md` and re-read from the versioned cache if not.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Default `--competitors` count is now 2 (3-way total: original + 2 peers).** Previously 3. `--competitors=N` still customizes (range 1..6). Matches the feature description's canonical example (`Kanye vs Drake vs Kendrick`).
+
+### Added
+
+- **`## Resolved Entities` block** in `render_comparison_multi` output. Shows per-entity X handle, subreddits, GitHub user/repos, and truncated context for every entity in the comparison. Block is omitted entirely when no entity has a resolved payload (mock mode, no backend).
+
+## [3.0.11] - 2026-04-22
+
+### Added
+
+- **`--competitors` flag for auto-discovered comparison fan-out.** Pass `--competitors` on a single-entity topic and the engine discovers 2-6 peer entities via web search, then runs the full pipeline on each in parallel and emits one N-way comparison. `last30days Kanye West --competitors` resolves Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and one more peer. `last30days OpenAI --competitors` resolves Anthropic, xAI, Google Gemini. `--competitors=N` controls count, `--competitors-list="A,B,C"` skips discovery and uses the explicit list. Discovery mirrors the `auto_resolve` pattern (Brave / Exa / Serper / Parallel) with deterministic text extraction - no internal LLM call. Sub-runs inherit the main `--quick`/`--deep`/`--days`, run in a `ThreadPoolExecutor`, and degrade gracefully when at least 2 entities survive. Output reuses the existing 9-axis `## Head-to-Head` scaffold.
+
+## [3.0.10] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Added
+
+- **Commenter handles on evidence lines.** Top-comment rendering now includes the commenter's handle - `u/author` for Reddit, `@handle` for TikTok/YouTube/Instagram/Bluesky/X/Threads. The enrichment adapters already captured `author`; the render layer just was not using it. Evidence lines change from `- Comment (6822 upvotes): Finally, John Apple` to `- u/Cyrisaurus (6822 upvotes): Finally, John Apple`. Person-level citations make synthesis-side inline markdown links per LAW 8 much more natural. Both the compact and full render paths are covered.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **TikTok author preference.** `_fetch_post_comments` in `scripts/lib/tiktok.py` preferred `user.nickname` over `user.unique_id`, so the engine captured display names ("Moosa Noormahomed") instead of @handles ("moosanoormahomed"). Flipped to prefer `unique_id`. Nickname still wins as a fallback when `unique_id` is missing. Display names can contain emoji, spaces, and non-Latin characters that do not round-trip to a profile URL; the @handle is the stable identifier.
+- **Single plugin payload layout.** The canonical runtime moved to `skills/last30days/` for both Claude Code and Codex plugin loading. Root-level `SKILL.md`, `scripts/`, `agents/`, and `assets/` are no longer maintained as duplicate copies.
+
+### Behavior fallback
+
+- When an author is empty, `[deleted]`, or `[removed]`, the render falls back to the legacy `Comment (...)` shape - no `u/` or `@` prefix with an empty handle is ever emitted.
+
+## [3.0.9] - 2026-04-18 - The Self-Debug Release
+
+### Highlights
+
+v3.0.9 adds the engine-side Class 1 keyword-trap refuse-gate ("birthday gift for 40 year old" now gets a clarifying question, not 5 minutes of junk), promotes TikTok and YouTube top comments to the same first-class rendering Reddit's got, lands Hermes AI Agent as a first-class deploy target, and moves the SKILL.md formatting contract from line 1094 to the top of the file.
+
+"The Self-Debug Release" refers to how the fixes in 3.0.6-3.0.9 were written: 5 separate Opus 4.7 instances each debugged their own failed outputs. Three converged on "SKILL.md is too big and the LAWs are too deep." Two converged on "the engine should refuse demographic-shopping queries." I shipped exactly what they said. Validation: 5/5 canonical compliance.
+
+### Added
+
+- **Engine Class 1 keyword-trap refuse-gate** (`scripts/lib/preflight.py`, new). Pattern-matches demographic-shopping queries at main() front-door. Exit code 2 with structured REFUSE message. Escape hatch: `LAST30DAYS_SKIP_PREFLIGHT=1`. 29 tests in `tests/test_preflight.py`.
+- **TikTok + YouTube top comments** rendered with same `💬 Top comment` prominence as Reddit's. Shipped in [#260](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/260); enrichment fixed in [#265](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/265).
+- **Hermes AI Agent as a deploy target** - thanks @stephenmcconnachie ([#228](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/228)). `scripts/sync.sh` detects `~/.hermes/skills/research` and deploys automatically.
+- **Multi-key SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY rotation** - thanks @zaydiscold ([#268](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/268)). Set `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY_1`, `_2`, etc. Engine rotates on rate-limit.
+- **Offline quality evaluation fixture** - thanks @j-sperling ([#233](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/233)). `eval_topics.json` lets contributors run quality regressions without burning live API credits.
+- **END-OF-CANONICAL-OUTPUT boundary** in `render_compact()`. Engine now emits an explicit pass-through instruction so re-synthesis requires actively ignoring a visible boundary.
+- **LAW 1 verbatim-pattern override.** LAW 1 now quotes the exact WebSearch tool-result reminder ("CRITICAL REQUIREMENT: MUST include Sources: section") and declares it OVERRIDDEN inside last30days output.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **SKILL.md restructure.** VOICE CONTRACT LAWs and BADGE MANDATORY block moved from line 1094 to lines 75-150. Grounded in 3 separate Opus 4.7 self-debugs.
+- **Engine emits the badge as stdout.** `🌐 last30days v3.0.9 · synced YYYY-MM-DD` is the first line of every compact emit. Pass-through is now the default-correct behavior.
+- **Reddit client HTTP consolidation** - thanks @iliaal ([#207](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/207)). Migrated to `http.get(params=...)` helper.
+- **ScrapeCreators header consolidation** - thanks @iliaal ([#209](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/209)). `_sc_headers` refactored into `http.scrapecreators_headers`.
+- **Simpler Hermes sync.** `scripts/sync.sh` Hermes branch now always uses main SKILL.md (previously had a `.hermes-plugin/SKILL.md` fallback that created a wrong-file-capture hazard).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Peter Steinberger trailing Sources leak.** 2026-04-18 validation failure where the model appended a TechCrunch / TED / Fortune / Wikipedia Sources list after the invitation. Now structurally prevented at three layers: engine emits the canonical body, LAW 1 quotes the exact WebSearch reminder, closing boundary names the anti-pattern.
+- **Wrong-file SKILL.md capture.** Deleted `.agents/skills/last30days/SKILL.md` (1382 lines, April 13 snapshot) and `.hermes-plugin/SKILL.md` (269 lines). One SKILL.md per plugin now, at the plugin root.
+- **GitHub date parsing garbage** - thanks @iliaal ([#208](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/208)). `_parse_date` now rejects invalid input cleanly.
+- **Windows Bird X stability** - thanks @Chelebii ([#227](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/227)).
+- **Linux `check_perms` false-warn** - thanks @george231224 ([#216](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/216)). Uses GNU stat first.
+- **UTF-8 saved output** - thanks @Gujiassh ([#225](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/225)).
+- **Version metadata alignment** - thanks @Gujiassh ([#217](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/217)) and @shalomma ([#229](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/229)).
+- **`--days` alias backcompat** - thanks @BryanTegomoh ([#230](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/230)).
+- **`INCLUDE_SOURCES` env default** - thanks @hnshah ([#223](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/223)).
+- **Bird X all-None engagement** - thanks @j-sperling ([#234](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/234)).
+
+### Contributors
+
+@j-sperling, @stephenmcconnachie, @zaydiscold, @iliaal, @Chelebii, @Gujiassh, @hnshah, @george231224, @shalomma, @BryanTegomoh for PRs since v3.0.0. @uppinote20, @zerone0x, @thinkun, @thomasmktong, @fanispoulinakisai-boop, @pejmanjohn, @zl190, @Jah-yee, @dannyshmueli, @Cody-Coyote for issues and PRs that shaped the v3 roadmap.
+
+### Recovery
+
+```
+/plugin update last30days
+/reload-plugins
+```
+
+Verify: `cat ~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/*/.claude-plugin/plugin.json | grep version` returns `"version": "3.0.9"`.
+
+Smoke test: `/last30days birthday gift for 40 year old` should ask a clarifying question before running.
+
+## [3.0.5] - 2026-04-15
+
+### Added
+
+- **`/last30days` slash command for plugin users.** New `commands/last30days.md` registers a Claude Code slash command. Users type `/last30days <topic>` and Claude Code's autocomplete prefix-matches it to the canonical `/last30days:last30days` form (the same way `/ce:plan` resolves to `/compound-engineering:ce-plan`). The command delegates to the existing `last30days` skill body — no skill behavior changes.
+
+### Removed
+
+- **`skills/last30days-nux/`** — byte-identical duplicate of root `SKILL.md` that created confusing `/last30days:last30days-nux` autocomplete entries via Claude Code's plugin namespacing. The root `SKILL.md` remains the canonical skill source.
+
+### Recovery
+
+```
+/plugin update last30days
+/reload-plugins
+```
+
+Then type `/last30days <topic>` to invoke the skill via slash command. Natural-language invocation ("search the last 30 days for X") continues to work unchanged.
+
+## [3.0.4] - 2026-04-15
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Cleared `/doctor` path-escape error on Claude Code v2.1.109+.** `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` previously declared `"skills": ["./"]`. That value shipped unchanged from v2.1.0 through v3.0.3 and worked on older Claude Code, but current versions reject `./` with `Path escapes plugin directory: ./ (skills)`. The `"skills"` key is now omitted entirely, matching the pattern used by every other plugin in the Claude Code marketplace ecosystem. Claude Code auto-discovers `skills/*/SKILL.md` when the key is absent.
+
+### Recovery
+
+If `/doctor` reports a path-escape error for last30days, run `/plugin update last30days` then `/reload-plugins`. If errors persist, uninstall and reinstall the plugin.
+
+## [3.0.3] - 2026-04-15
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Restored `skills/` and `.claude-plugin/` to the plugin install tarball.** v3.0.1 added `.gitattributes` rules that excluded both directories from `git archive` output to shrink the claude.ai `.skill` bundle. Claude Code's `/plugin install` fetches the same archive, so users installing v3.0.1 or v3.0.2 received a tarball with no plugin manifest and no skill files. `git archive v3.0.0` contained 8 files under those paths; `v3.0.1` and `v3.0.2` contained 0. This release reverts those `.gitattributes` lines.
+- **Reverted `plugin.json` `"skills"` field to `["./"]`.** v3.0.2 changed this to `["skills"]` based on a misdiagnosis — the manifest change had no effect because the manifest wasn't in the tarball at all. The historical `["./"]` value shipped in every release from v2.1.0 through v3.0.0 without issues and is restored here.
+
+### Recovery
+
+Users on v3.0.1 or v3.0.2: run `/plugin update last30days` then `/reload-plugins`. If autoUpdate is enabled, the next session start will pull v3.0.3 automatically. Users on cached v3.0.0 or earlier installs were unaffected.
+
+### Notes
+
+- The claude.ai `.skill` bundle built by `scripts/build-skill.sh` still works — the archive grew from 89 to 97 files, well under the 200-file cap.
+- claude.ai-specific exclusions (avoiding duplicate `SKILL.md` files in the bundle) should move into `scripts/build-skill.sh` rather than `.gitattributes` in a future release, since `.gitattributes` cannot distinguish between the two distribution channels.
+
+## [3.0.2] - 2026-04-15
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **`/last30days` slash command now registers on Claude Code v2.1.105+.** `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` declared `"skills": ["./"]`, which newer Claude Code rejects with `Path escapes plugin directory: ./ (skills)`. The skill silently failed to register, so `/last30days <query>` returned "Unknown command" even though `/plugin list` showed the plugin as installed. Fix: `"skills": ["skills"]` so the loader scans the real skill subdirectory.
+- **Version drift between manifests.** `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` was pinned to `3.0.0` while `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` advertised `3.0.1`. The `/plugin` resolver used the marketplace version and could install stale cached metadata alongside the correct build. Both manifests now agree on `3.0.2`.
+
+### Recovery
+
+If `/last30days` stopped working for you, run `/plugin update last30days` then `/reload-plugins`. If `/doctor` still reports errors, uninstall and reinstall the plugin from the marketplace.
+
+## [3.0.1] - 2026-04-14
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Skill upload packaging** - `scripts/build-skill.sh` produces a claude.ai-upload-ready `.skill` file that fits under the 200-file cap. Previously, zipping the repo hit 406 files and the "Upload skill" UI rejected it outright.
+- **SKILL.md description length** - trimmed from 228 to 167 chars (Anthropic caps descriptions at 200).
+
+### Removed
+
+- Unused root `vendor/` directory (215 files from an accidental commit in PR #48 - the real vendored X client lives at `scripts/lib/vendor/bird-search/`).
+- Legacy top-level `plans/` directory (superseded by `docs/plans/`; both plans described work that was already shipped in v3).
+
+### Added
+
+- `.gitattributes` with `export-ignore` entries so `git archive` drops tests, docs, fixtures, assets, historical manifests, and internal skill subdirs. Mirrors Anthropic's canonical `package_skill.py` exclusions.
+- `scripts/build-skill.sh` - one-command path to produce `dist/last30days.skill` with a single top-level `last30days/` folder, defensive `=200` file check, and dirty-tree refusal.
+- `README.md` section documenting the claude.ai skill upload workflow.
+
+## [3.0.0] - 2026-04-11
+
+### Highlights
+
+Intelligent search, fun judge, cross-source cluster merging, single-pass comparisons, and OpenClaw as a first-class citizen. The v3 engine doesn't just search for your topic -- it figures out *where* to search before the search begins. Engine architecture by @j-sperling.
+
+### Added
+
+- **Intelligent pre-research** -- Resolves X handles, subreddits, TikTok hashtags, and YouTube channels via a new Python brain before any API calls fire. Bidirectional: person to company, product to founder.
+- **Fun judge / Best Takes** -- Second parallel LLM judge scores humor, cleverness, and virality. Surfaces the best reactions in a dedicated output section.
+- **Cross-source cluster merging** -- Entity-based overlap detection merges the same story across Reddit, X, YouTube into one cluster instead of three separate items.
+- **Single-pass comparisons** -- "X vs Y" runs one pass with entity-aware subqueries instead of three serial passes. 3 minutes instead of 12+.
+- **GitHub as a source** -- Stars, reactions, and comments from repos and issues.
+- **OpenClaw first-class citizen** -- Auto-resolve for engine-side pre-research. Device auth for frictionless ScrapeCreators signup.
+- **Per-author cap** -- Max 3 items per author prevents single-voice dominance.
+- **Entity disambiguation** -- Synthesis trusts resolved handles over keyword matches.
+- **Perplexity Sonar Pro as additive source** -- AI-synthesized research with citations via OpenRouter. Opt-in via `INCLUDE_SOURCES=perplexity`. Returns structured narratives that complement social data.
+- **Perplexity Deep Research** -- `--deep-research` flag for exhaustive 50+ citation reports (~$0.90/query). Premium opt-in for serious investigation.
+- **OpenRouter as reasoning provider** -- One OPENROUTER_API_KEY powers planning, reranking, and Perplexity search. Auto-detected after Gemini/OpenAI/xAI.
+- **Parallel AI grounding backend** -- `--web-backend parallel` or auto-detected via PARALLEL_API_KEY.
+- **Grounding in planner** -- Grounding source properly registered in SOURCE_CAPABILITIES instead of force-injected.
+
+### Changed
+
+- YouTube transcript candidate pool widened 3x past music videos to reach talk/review content with captions
+- Reddit comment enrichment sorted by total engagement (upvotes + comments), not just upvotes
+- Polymarket display shows % odds only; dollar volumes removed
+- 852 tests passing
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Marketplace validation: duplicate `name: last30days` collision in `skills/last30days/SKILL.md` caused strict validators to reject the plugin. Resolved by renaming the internal v3 architecture spec to `last30days-v3-spec` with `user-invocable: false`. Fixed in #214 (reported by @Cody-Coyote in #204).
+- Stale README link to the deleted `skills/last30days-v3/` path from the v3 directory rename. Fixed in #214.
+- OpenAI Codex CLI discoverability: added `.agents/skills/last30days/SKILL.md` as a real file (Codex's loader skips symlinked files) plus `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` as the namespace marker. The skill now registers as `last30days:last30days` when Codex runs in a checkout of the repo. Fixed in #219 (inspired by @Jah-yee in #153 and @dannyshmueli on X).
+
+### Contributors
+
+- @j-sperling -- v3 engine architecture, Python pre-research brain
+- @hnshah -- Watchlist features
+- @Cody-Coyote -- Marketplace validation bug report (#204)
+- @Jah-yee -- Codex CLI integration inspiration (#153)
+
+## [2.9.4] - 2026-03-06
+
+### Changed
+
+- Move save into Python script via `--save-dir` flag - raw research data saved during the existing script Bash call, zero extra tool calls after invitation
+- Remove entire "Save Research to Documents" section from SKILL.md (~45 lines removed)
+- No more `📎` footer, no Bash heredoc, no `(No output)`, no multi-minute cogitation after research
+
+## [2.9.3] - 2026-03-06
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Critical:** Switch save from `run_in_background` to foreground Bash - background callbacks caused model to re-engage, hallucinate fake user messages, and generate unsolicited multi-paragraph responses
+- Save uses foreground `cat >` heredoc (executes sub-second, no callback, no delayed notification)
+
+## [2.9.2] - 2026-03-06
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Save research silently using background Bash heredoc instead of Write tool (eliminates "Wrote N lines..." clutter)
+- Suppress follow-up text after background save completes (no more "Research briefing saved..." noise)
+- Add `📎` footer line for save path instead of verbose confirmation
+
+## [2.9.1] - 2026-03-05
+
+### Highlights
+
+Auto-save research briefings to the default memory directory as topic-named .md files. Every run now builds a personal research library automatically - no more manual copy-paste.
+
+### Added
+
+- Auto-save complete research briefings (synthesis, stats, follow-up suggestions) to the default memory directory after every run
+- Kebab-case filename generation from topic (e.g., "Claude Code skills" -> `claude-code-skills.md`)
+- Duplicate topic handling: appends date suffix instead of overwriting (e.g., `claude-code-skills-2026-03-05.md`)
+- Agent mode (`--agent`) also saves research files
+- Brief confirmation after save with the saved file path
+
+### Credits
+
+- [@devin_explores](https://x.com/devin_explores) -- Inspired this feature by sharing their workflow of saving every last30days run into organized .md files ([PR #51](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/51))
+
+## [2.9.0] - 2026-03-05
+
+### Highlights
+
+ScrapeCreators Reddit as the default backend (one `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY` covers Reddit + TikTok + Instagram), smart subreddit discovery with relevance-weighted scoring, and top comments elevated with 10% scoring weight and prominent display.
+
+### Added
+
+- ScrapeCreators Reddit backend (`scripts/lib/reddit.py`) — keyword search, subreddit discovery, comment enrichment, all via `api.scrapecreators.com`
+- Smart subreddit discovery with relevance-weighted scoring: frequency × recency × topic-word match, replacing pure frequency count
+- `UTILITY_SUBS` blocklist to filter noise subreddits (r/tipofmytongue, r/whatisthisthing, etc.) from discovery results
+- Top comment scoring: 10% weight in engagement formula via `log1p(top_comment_score)`
+- Top comment rendering: `💬 Top comment` lines with upvote counts in compact and full report output
+- Comment excerpt length increased from 300 → 400 chars; `comment_insights` limit raised from 7 → 10
+
+### Changed
+
+- `primaryEnv` switched from `OPENAI_API_KEY` to `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY` — one key now powers Reddit, TikTok, and Instagram
+- Reddit engagement scoring formula: `0.55/0.40/0.05` (score/comments/ratio) → `0.50/0.35/0.05/0.10` (score/comments/ratio/top-comment)
+- SKILL.md synthesis instructions updated to emphasize quoting top comments
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Utility subreddit noise in discovery (e.g., r/tipofmytongue appearing for unrelated topics)
+- Reddit search no longer requires `OPENAI_API_KEY` — ScrapeCreators API handles search directly
+
+## [2.8.0] - 2026-03-04
+
+### Highlights
+
+Instagram Reels as the 8th signal source, TikTok migrated from Apify to ScrapeCreators API, and SKILL.md quality improvements. One API key (`SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY`) now covers both TikTok and Instagram.
+
+### Added
+
+- Instagram Reels as 8th research source via ScrapeCreators API — keyword search, engagement metrics (views, likes, comments), spoken-word transcript extraction (`scripts/lib/instagram.py`)
+- `InstagramItem` dataclass, normalization, scoring (45% relevance / 25% recency / 30% engagement), deduplication, cross-source linking, and rendering
+- Instagram in SKILL.md: stats template (`📸 Instagram:`), citation priority, item format description, output footer
+- URL-to-name extraction examples in SKILL.md for cleaner web source display
+- `--search=instagram` flag support
+
+### Changed
+
+- TikTok backend migrated from Apify to ScrapeCreators API (`api.scrapecreators.com`)
+- `APIFY_API_TOKEN` replaced by `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY` in config
+- SKILL.md version bumped to v2.8
+- WebSearch citation instruction strengthened to prevent trailing Sources: blocks
+- Security section updated: Apify → ScrapeCreators references
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Web stats line showing full URLs instead of plain domain names
+- Trailing "Sources:" block appearing after skill invitation (WebSearch tool mandate conflict)
+- Instagram/TikTok not running in web-only mode when `--search=instagram` used without Reddit/X
+- `$ARGUMENTS` quoting in SKILL.md for correct flag forwarding
+
+## [2.1.0] - 2026-02-15
+
+### Highlights
+
+Three headline features: watchlists for always-on bots, YouTube transcripts as a 4th source, and Codex CLI compatibility. Plus bundled X search with no external CLI needed.
+
+### Added
+
+- Open-class skill with watchlists, briefings, and history modes (SQLite-backed, FTS5 full-text search, WAL mode) (`feat(open)`)
+- YouTube as a 4th research source via yt-dlp -- search, view counts, and auto-generated transcript extraction (`feat: Add YouTube`)
+- OpenAI Codex CLI compatibility -- install to `~/.agents/skills/last30days`, invoke with `$last30days` (`feat: Add Codex CLI`)
+- Bundled X search -- vendored subset of Bird's Twitter GraphQL client (MIT, originally by @steipete), no external CLI needed (`v2.1: Bundle Bird X search`)
+- Native web search backends: Parallel AI, Brave Search, OpenRouter/Perplexity Sonar Pro (`feat(engine)`)
+- `--diagnose` flag for checking available sources and authentication status
+- `--store` flag for SQLite accumulation (open variant)
+- Conversational first-run experience (NUX) with dynamic source status (`feat(nux)`)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Smarter query construction -- strips noise words, auto-retries with shorter queries when X returns 0 results
+- Two-phase search architecture -- Phase 1 discovers entities (@handles, r/subreddits), Phase 2 drills into them
+- Reddit JSON enrichment -- real upvotes, comments, and upvote ratio from reddit.com/.json endpoint
+- Engagement-weighted scoring: relevance 45%, recency 25%, engagement 30% (log1p dampening)
+- Model auto-selection with 7-day cache and fallback chain (gpt-4.1 -> gpt-4o -> gpt-4o-mini)
+- `--days=N` configurable lookback flag (thanks @jonthebeef, [#18](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/18))
+- Model fallback for unverified orgs (thanks @levineam, [#16](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/16))
+- Marketplace plugin support via `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` (inspired by @galligan, [#1](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/1))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- YouTube timeout increased to 90s, Reddit 429 rate limit fail-fast
+- YouTube soft date filter -- keeps evergreen content instead of filtering to 0 results
+- Eager import crash in `__init__.py` that broke Codex environments
+- Reddit future timeout (same pattern as YouTube timeout bug)
+- Process cleanup on timeout/kill -- tracks child PIDs for clean shutdown
+- Windows Unicode fix for cp1252 emoji crash (thanks @JosephOIbrahim, [#17](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/17))
+- X search returning 0 results on popular topics due to over-specific queries
+
+### New Contributors
+
+- @JosephOIbrahim -- Windows Unicode fix ([#17](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/17))
+- @levineam -- Model fallback for unverified orgs ([#16](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/16))
+- @jonthebeef -- `--days=N` configurable lookback ([#18](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/18))
+
+### Credits
+
+- @galligan -- Marketplace plugin inspiration
+- @hutchins -- Pushed for YouTube feature
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2026-01-15
+
+Initial public release. Reddit + X search via OpenAI Responses API and xAI API.
+
+[3.0.9]: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/compare/v3.0.5...v3.0.9
+[2.9.1]: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/compare/v2.9.0...v2.9.1
+[2.9.0]: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/compare/v2.8.0...v2.9.0
+[2.8.0]: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/compare/v2.6.0...v2.8.0
+[2.1.0]: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/compare/v1.0.0...v2.1.0
+[1.0.0]: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/releases/tag/v1.0.0

CLAUDE.md

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+# last30days Skill
+
+Claude Code skill for researching any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, and web.
+Python scripts with multi-source search aggregation.
+
+## Structure
+- `skills/last30days/SKILL.md` — canonical skill definition
+- `skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py` — main research engine
+- `skills/last30days/scripts/lib/` — search, enrichment, rendering modules
+- `skills/last30days/scripts/lib/vendor/bird-search/` — vendored X search client
+
+## Commands
+```bash
+python3 skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "test query" --emit=compact
+npx skills add . -g -y   # one-time: symlink this repo into every detected harness's skill dir
+```
+
+## Rules
+- `lib/__init__.py` must be bare package marker (comment only, NO eager imports)
+- One-time setup: `npx skills add . -g -y` creates symlinks from each detected harness's skill dir to this repo. Edits in the working tree propagate live to every harness — no re-deploy step needed.
+- Git remote: origin = public (`mvanhorn/last30days-skill`)
+
+## Beta channel
+
+Experimental changes get tested on `mvanhorn/last30days-skill-private`, which installs as a parallel `/last30days-beta` slash command. Beta-only changes never ship to public without a review PR here. Workflow guide lives at `BETA.md` in the private repo. Plan that established this setup: `docs/plans/2026-04-17-005-feat-beta-skill-from-private-repo-plan.md`.

CONTRIBUTORS.md

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+# Contributors
+
+last30days is built by [@mvanhorn](https://github.com/mvanhorn) with help from the community.
+
+## v3 Inspiration
+
+These contributors submitted PRs and issues that directly inspired v3 features. The v3 engine was a ground-up rewrite, so their original code wasn't merged, but their ideas shaped what shipped.
+
+Want to claim your entry? Submit a PR replacing the placeholder line below your name with your bio, website, or anything you'd like.
+
+---
+
+### @uppinote20
+[PR #143](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/143) - Rich Reddit comments, top 3 per post
+v3 ships top comments with upvote counts on every thread.
+> _Add your bio, website, or anything you'd like here._
+
+### @zerone0x
+[Issue #134](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/134) + [PR #136](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/136) - GitHub as a first-class data source
+v3 has full GitHub search: issues, PRs, person-mode profiles, project-mode repos with live star counts.
+> _Add your bio, website, or anything you'd like here._
+
+### @thinkun
+[PR #116](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/116) - Resilient Reddit, prevent enrichment timeout from discarding results
+v3 has parallel enrichment with per-item timeouts. No results are ever dropped.
+> _Add your bio, website, or anything you'd like here._
+
+### @thomasmktong
+[PR #124](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/124) - Pure Python Reddit fallback
+v3 Reddit is 100% pure Python with zero external dependencies.
+> _Add your bio, website, or anything you'd like here._
+
+### @fanispoulinakisai-boop
+[Issue #100](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/100) - Reddit timeout report
+Drove the timeout resilience work that made v3 Reddit bulletproof.
+> _Add your bio, website, or anything you'd like here._
+
+### @pejmanjohn
+[Issue #78](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/78) - ScrapeCreators silent failures
+v3 surfaces all API errors with clear diagnostics instead of silently returning empty results.
+> Repping the mighty MI; home of the most cracked agentic engineers. https://github.com/pejmanjohn
+
+### @zl190
+[PR #115](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/115) - HN trending merge
+v3 merges trending and keyword HN results with deduplication for better coverage.
+> Healthcare AI engineer. [Blog](https://zl190.github.io/blog)
+
+### @hnshah
+[PR #84](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/84), [#85](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/85), [#86](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/86) - Watchlist delivery, 90-day scanning window, HN/Polymarket storage
+v3 has durable watchlist with multi-source storage and extended time windows.
+> Hiten Shah. Founder. Builds in public. https://github.com/hnshah
+
+---
+
+## Past Contributors
+
+- [@JosephOIbrahim](https://github.com/JosephOIbrahim) - Windows Unicode fix ([#17](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/17))
+- [@levineam](https://github.com/levineam) - Model fallback for unverified orgs ([#16](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/16))
+- [@jonthebeef](https://github.com/jonthebeef) - Early testing and feedback

HERMES_SETUP.md

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+# Hermes Setup Guide for last30days
+
+This guide covers installing last30days on Hermes AI Agent.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+1. **Hermes installed** - See https://github.com/mercurial-tf/hermes
+2. **Python 3.12+** - `brew install python@3.12` or similar
+3. **yt-dlp** (optional, for YouTube) - `brew install yt-dlp`
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+hermes skills install mvanhorn/last30days-skill --force
+```
+
+This pulls the latest release from GitHub and deploys to `~/.hermes/skills/research/last30days/`. `--force` reinstalls over any existing copy.
+
+### Developer / live-edit alternative
+
+If you're hacking on the skill locally and want edits to propagate to Hermes without re-installing, symlink your working tree:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill.git
+mkdir -p ~/.hermes/skills/research
+ln -s "$(pwd)/last30days-skill/skills/last30days" ~/.hermes/skills/research/last30days
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+In Hermes, invoke with:
+
+```
+last30days "your research topic"
+```
+
+Or with options:
+```
+last30days "best mechanical keyboards 2025" --search=reddit,youtube
+last30days "AI news" --days=7 --deep
+```
+
+## First Run Setup
+
+On first run, the skill will guide you through setup:
+
+1. **Auto setup** (~30 seconds)
+   - Scans browser cookies for X/Twitter
+   - Checks/installs yt-dlp for YouTube
+   - Configures free sources (Reddit, HN, Polymarket)
+
+2. **Optional: ScrapeCreators**
+   - Adds TikTok, Instagram, Reddit backup
+   - 10,000 free API calls
+   - Sign up at scrapecreators.com
+
+3. **Optional: API Keys**
+   - XAI_API_KEY for X/Twitter (alternative to browser cookies)
+   - BRAVE_API_KEY for web search
+
+## Available Sources
+
+### Free (No API Key)
+- **Reddit** - Public discussions and comments
+- **Hacker News** - Tech discussions via Algolia
+- **Polymarket** - Prediction markets
+- **YouTube** - Search and transcripts (requires yt-dlp)
+
+### Requires API Key
+- **X/Twitter** - xAI API key or browser cookies
+- **TikTok** - ScrapeCreators API
+- **Instagram** - ScrapeCreators API
+- **Web Search** - Brave Search API
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Python not found
+```bash
+# Find Python 3.12+
+which python3.12 python3.13 python3.14
+
+# If not installed
+brew install python@3.12
+```
+
+### yt-dlp not found
+```bash
+brew install yt-dlp
+# or
+pip install yt-dlp
+```
+
+### Check what's configured
+```bash
+cd ~/.hermes/skills/research/last30days
+python3.12 scripts/last30days.py --diagnose
+```
+
+## Updating
+
+```bash
+hermes skills install mvanhorn/last30days-skill --force
+```
+
+If you symlinked your working tree (developer alternative above), just `git pull` in the repo — edits propagate live, no re-install step.
+
+## Support
+
+- Original repo: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+- Hermes: https://github.com/mercurial-tf/hermes
+- Issues: Please report in the original repo

LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Van Horn
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

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 # /last30days
 
-A Claude Code skill that researches any topic across Reddit and X from the last 30 days, synthesizes the insights, and delivers expert-level answers.
-
-**Best for prompt research** — discover what prompting techniques actually work for any tool (ChatGPT, Midjourney, Claude, Figma AI, etc.) by learning from real community discussions and best practices.
-
-**But also great for anything trending** — music, culture, news, product recommendations, viral trends, or any question where "what are people saying right now?" matters.
-
-## Installation
-
-```bash
-# Clone the repo
-git clone https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill.git ~/.claude/skills/last30days
-
-# Add your API keys
-mkdir -p ~/.config/last30days
-cat > ~/.config/last30days/.env << 'EOF'
-OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
-XAI_API_KEY=xai-...
-EOF
-chmod 600 ~/.config/last30days/.env
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-```
-/last30days [topic]
-/last30days [topic] for [tool]
-```
-
-Examples:
-- `/last30days prompting techniques for ChatGPT for legal questions`
-- `/last30days iOS app mockups for Nano Banana Pro`
-- `/last30days What are the best rap songs lately`
-- `/last30days remotion animations for Claude Code`
-
-## What It Does
-
-1. **Researches** - Scans Reddit and X for discussions from the last 30 days
-2. **Synthesizes** - Identifies patterns, best practices, and what actually works
-3. **Delivers** - Either writes copy-paste-ready prompts for your target tool, or gives you a curated expert-level answer
-
-### Use it for:
-- **Prompt research** — "What prompting techniques work for legal questions in ChatGPT?"
-- **Tool best practices** — "How are people using Remotion with Claude Code?"
-- **Trend discovery** — "What are the best rap songs right now?"
-- **Product research** — "What do people think of the new M4 MacBook?"
-- **Viral content** — "What's the dog-as-human trend on ChatGPT?"
-
----
-
-## Example: Legal Prompting (Hallucination Prevention)
-
-**Query:** `/last30days prompting techniques for chatgpt for legal questions`
-
-**Research Output:**
-> The dominant theme is hallucination prevention - multiple sources discuss lawyers being fined or embarrassed for submitting fake case citations that ChatGPT fabricated. Key prompting strategies include: (1) using Deep Research mode or grounding tools with uploaded primary sources, (2) building "Hallucination Prevention Systems" into prompts that force epistemic honesty, (3) prompting for procedural questions rather than case law lookups, and (4) framing outputs as "issue-spotting" rather than legal advice. A major warning: chat logs are discoverable in litigation.
-
-**Key patterns discovered:**
-1. Hallucination prevention clauses - "If you don't know a case citation, say so rather than inventing one"
-2. Role assignment - assign ChatGPT a specific persona (paralegal, issue-spotter) to constrain outputs
-3. Structured output requirements - request specific sections (risks, key terms, questions for counsel)
-4. Epistemic humility enforcement - "acknowledge uncertainty" and "flag when you're unsure"
-5. Scope limitation - focus on procedural questions, not case law research
-
-**Then asked:** "I have a squatter in my house in San Francisco, what are my options to get them out?"
-
-**Generated Prompt:**
-
-```
-Role: You are a legal research assistant helping a property owner understand
-their options. You are NOT providing legal advice - you are helping me
-identify issues, understand procedures, and prepare informed questions for an
-attorney.
-
-Situation: I own a residential property in San Francisco, California. Someone
-is currently occupying the property without my permission or any lease
-agreement (a squatter). I need to understand my legal options for removing them.
-
-Your task: Provide a structured analysis covering:
-
-1. California/SF Legal Framework - What laws govern this situation? (Note: San
-Francisco has strong tenant protections - address how these apply or don't
-apply to squatters vs. tenants)
-2. Key Distinctions - Help me understand: squatter vs. trespasser vs. holdover
-tenant. How does the length of occupation affect my options?
-3. Available Legal Remedies - What are my procedural options? (unlawful
-detainer, police involvement, etc.) What is the typical process and timeline?
-4. Critical Mistakes to Avoid - What actions could expose me to liability?
-(self-help eviction, utility shutoffs, etc.)
-5. Questions I Should Ask an Attorney - Based on this analysis, what specific
-questions should I bring to a California real estate attorney?
-
-Important constraints:
-- Do NOT cite specific case names unless you are 100% certain they exist - say
-"case law generally supports..." instead
-- Flag any areas where you're uncertain
-- Note where San Francisco local ordinances may differ from California state law
-- This is for informational purposes to prepare for a legal consultation
-```
-
-**The Result:** A comprehensive 2,500+ word analysis covering California's unlawful detainer process, SF Rent Ordinance nuances, trespasser vs. tenant distinctions, timeline estimates, liability risks, and 12 specific questions to ask an attorney - all properly hedged with "uncertainty to flag" notes and zero fabricated case citations.
-
-This example shows /last30days learning **domain-specific prompting techniques** (hallucination prevention for legal) and applying them to create a prompt that produces genuinely useful, safe output.
-
----
-
-## Example: Discover Viral Trends (Dog as Human)
-
-**Query:** `/last30days using ChatGPT to make images of dogs`
-
-**Research Output:**
-> The Reddit community is obsessed with the "dog as human" trend - uploading photos of their dogs and asking ChatGPT to show what they'd look like as a person (threads with 600-900+ upvotes). Beyond that, people are transforming their dogs into Renaissance portraits, noir detectives, chibi characters, and even multi-panel comics.
-
-**Key patterns discovered:**
-1. Upload reference photo first - ChatGPT works best with your actual dog's image
-2. "As a human" transformation - The viral trend
-3. Style/era transformations - Renaissance, noir, chibi, cartoon
-4. Scene placement - French bistro, prison yard, detective office
-5. Specific visual details - Lighting, background, expression, accessories
-
-**Then asked:** "what would my dog look like as a human prompt"
-
-**Generated Prompt:**
-
-```
-Look at this photo of my dog. Create an image showing what they would look like
-as a human person. Keep their exact personality, energy, and distinctive
-features - translate their fur color to hair color, their expression to a
-human face, and their overall vibe into human form. Make it a realistic
-portrait photo, not a cartoon.
-```
-
-*How to use: Upload your dog's photo first, then paste this prompt.*
-
-**The Result:**
-
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="assets/dog-original.jpeg" width="300" alt="Original dog photo"/>
-  &nbsp;&nbsp;→&nbsp;&nbsp;
-  <img src="assets/dog-as-human.png" width="300" alt="Dog as human"/>
+  <a href="https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/%231-Repository%20Of%20The%20Day-6f42c1?style=for-the-badge&logo=github&label=GITHUB%20TRENDING" alt="GitHub Trending #1 Repository Of The Day" />
+  </a>
+  <br/>
+  <a href="https://trendshift.io/repositories/21997" target="_blank">
+    <img src="https://trendshift.io/api/badge/repositories/21997" alt="mvanhorn/last30days-skill | Trendshift" style="width: 250px; height: 55px;" width="250" height="55"/>
+  </a>
 </p>
 
-Same golden fur → red hair. Same tongue out. Same harness. Same pink tag. ChatGPT nailed it.
+**An AI agent-led search engine scored by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.**
 
-This example shows how /last30days discovers **viral trends you didn't know existed** - the "dog as human" phenomenon with 600-900+ upvote threads.
-
----
-
-## Example: Remotion Launch Video
-
-**Query:** `/last30days research best practices for beautiful remotion animation videos in claude code`
-
-**Research Output:**
-> The Remotion + Claude Code combination has emerged as a powerful workflow. Users consistently report that simple, clear prompts with scene-by-scene descriptions yield the best results. Key insights: iteration is essential—most "beautiful" videos come from back-and-forth refinement rather than one-shot prompts.
-
-**Then asked:** "Can you make a prompt for a 50 second launch video for my /last30days skill?"
-
-**Generated Prompt:**
+This README tracks the current v3 pipeline. The runtime skill spec lives in [SKILL.md](SKILL.md), which is the source of truth for the latest command and setup behavior.
 
+**Claude Code (recommended — auto-updates via marketplace):**
 ```
-Create a 50-second launch video for "/last30days" - a Claude Code skill that
-researches any topic across Reddit and X from the last 30 days, then writes
-copy-paste-ready prompts.
-
-SCENE 1 (0-8s): The Problem
-Dark background. Text fades in: "You want to create something great."
-Beat. Then: "But the internet is overwhelming."
-Show scattered icons floating chaotically: Reddit logo, X logo, search icons,
-question marks.
-Slight camera shake to convey chaos.
-
-SCENE 2 (8-16s): The Solution Reveal
-Clean wipe transition. Calm, modern gradient background (deep purple to blue).
-"/last30days" types in with a terminal cursor, monospace font.
-Subtitle fades in below: "Instant expertise. Real prompts."
-
-SCENE 3 (16-28s): How It Works
-Split into 3 animated steps that slide in sequentially:
-1. [Reddit + X icons merge] "Scans Reddit & X from the last 30 days"
-2. [Brain/lightbulb icon] "Synthesizes what actually works"
-3. [Document with sparkle] "Writes prompts you can copy-paste"
-
-Each step has a subtle bounce animation on entry.
-
-SCENE 4 (28-40s): Live Demo Feel
-Simulate a terminal. Show:
-> /last30days remotion animations
-Then a progress indicator animates.
-Results appear: "Analyzed 28 sources..."
-Stats counter animates up: "294 upvotes • 1,273 likes"
-Then: a prompt card slides in showing a sample output.
-
-SCENE 5 (40-50s): Call to Action
-Zoom out slightly. Everything fades except the logo.
-Text animates in: "Research any topic. Get prompts that work."
-GitHub icon + "github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill"
-Tagline: "A Claude Code Skill"
-
-STYLE NOTES:
-- Color palette: Deep purple (#1a1a2e), electric blue (#4361ee), white text
-- Typography: Inter or SF Mono for code, clean sans-serif for headlines
-- Transitions: Smooth eases, nothing jarring
-- Music sync points: Scene transitions should land on beats
+/plugin marketplace add mvanhorn/last30days-skill
 ```
 
-This prompt was generated based on research from 10 Reddit threads (294 upvotes) and 18 X posts (1,273 likes) about Remotion animation best practices.
+**Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, or any of 50+ [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io) hosts:**
+```
+npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g
+```
+(`-g` installs globally for your user, available across all projects. Drop it to scope per-project.)
+
+More install options (claude.ai web, OpenClaw, manual) in the [Install](#install) section below.
+
+Zero config. Reddit, HN, Polymarket, and GitHub work immediately. Run it once and the setup wizard unlocks X, YouTube, TikTok, and more in 30 seconds.
 
 ---
 
-## Example: Best Rap Songs Right Now
+Reddit upvotes. X likes. YouTube transcripts. TikTok engagement. Polymarket odds backed by real money and insider information. That's millions of people voting with their attention and their wallets every day. /last30days searches all of it in parallel, scores it by what real people actually engage with, and an AI agent judge synthesizes it into one brief.
 
-**Query:** `/last30days What are the best rap songs lately`
+Google aggregates editors. /last30days searches people.
 
-**Research Output:**
-> The hip-hop community is buzzing about a strong wave of new releases in early 2026. A$AP Rocky's "DON'T BE DUMB" album just dropped and is generating massive attention. Looking back at 2025, Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" dominated streaming with 2.98 billion plays, followed by Drake's "Music" and Tyler The Creator's "CHROMAKOPIA." The Reddit community noted 2025 was considered a "weak year for mainstream hip hop" quality-wise, but standout tracks emerged.
+You can't get this search anywhere else because no single AI has access to all of it. Google search doesn't touch Reddit comments or X posts. ChatGPT has a deal with Reddit but can't search X or TikTok. Gemini has YouTube but not Reddit. Claude has none of them natively. Each platform is a walled garden with its own API, its own tokens, its own auth. But you can bring your own keys and browser sessions, and suddenly an AI agent can search all of them at once, score them against each other, and tell you what actually matters.
 
-**Curated Results:**
+That's the unlock. Not one better search engine. A dozen disconnected platforms, bridged by an agent.
 
-Currently Charting (Billboard, Jan 2026):
-- Pooh Shiesty - "FDO" (#12)
-- Lil Uzi Vert - "What You Saying" (#21)
-- Gunna & Burna Boy - "wgft" (#25)
-
-2025's Most-Praised Tracks (Community Picks):
-- Clipse - "FICO" / "MTBTTF"
-- JID - "Community" / "Of Blue" (ft. Mereba)
-- Tyler The Creator - "Big Poe"
-- Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist ft. Anderson .Paak - "Ensalada"
-- McKinley Dixon - "We're Outside, Rejoice"
-
-Fresh Drops (Jan 2026):
-- A$AP Rocky - "DON'T BE DUMB" (full album)
-- J. Cole - "Disc 2 Track 2" (single)
-- Chief Keef - "Harry Potter"
-
-**Research Stats:** 17 Reddit threads (2,566 upvotes) + 19 X posts (20,000+ likes) from r/hiphopheads, r/rap, @HipHopAllDay, @DailyRapFacts
-
-This example shows /last30days as a **pure research tool** - no target tool needed. Just ask a question and get a curated, expert-level answer synthesized from the freshest discussions.
-
----
-
-## Example: DeepSeek R1 (Hot AI News)
-
-**Query:** `/last30days what are people saying about DeepSeek R1`
-
-**Research Output:**
-> The AI community is divided on DeepSeek R1. Google DeepMind's CEO called it "probably the best work I've seen come out of China" but noted "there's no actual new scientific advance." Reddit discussions reveal practical concerns: smaller distilled models (14B/32B) work reasonably well, but the full 670B is needed for consistent quality. Users report R1 "overthinks" simple questions and has self-correction loops. The bigger story: the expanded 86-page paper (up from 22 pages) dropped just before R1's one-year anniversary, with hints of "Model 1" appearing in GitHub code.
-
-**Key insights discovered:**
-1. Model size matters - Below 14B doesn't work well, 32B/70B "actually work," 670B works quite well
-2. Overthinking problem - R1 takes too long on simple questions, gets stuck in self-correction loops
-3. Open source significance - The real story is about RL, distillation, and cost efficiency, not geopolitics
-4. Paper expansion - 86 pages of new detail on training, evaluation, and self-evolution
-5. Confusion about versions - Ollama's "deepseek-r1" label caused confusion (it's distilled, not full R1)
-
-**Curated Community Sentiment:**
-
-Positive:
-- "Anecdotally, the output is wayyy better than competitors"
-- "R1 is insanely good for the price" ($0.55/M tokens vs $60 for o1-pro)
-- "Top-tier performance in Fiction.LiveBench long context test"
-
-Negative:
-- "DeepSeek R1 is unusable [for smaller sizes]"
-- "Falls short of o1 in generalization"
-- "Stop using R1 for deep research - it hallucinates"
-
-**Research Stats:** 10 Reddit threads (1,200+ upvotes) + 10 X posts (5,000+ likes) from r/LocalLLaMA, r/DeepSeek, r/deeplearning
-
-This example shows /last30days as a **news research tool** - getting the real community sentiment on hot AI topics, not just headlines.
-
----
-
-## Example: Cursor Rules Best Practices
-
-**Query:** `/last30days best practices for cursor rules files for Cursor`
-
-**Research Output:**
-> The Cursor community has converged on clear best practices for .cursorrules files. The key shift: move from a single .cursorrules file to the .cursor/rules/ directory with multiple .mdc files. The Cursor team's official blog (shared widely in Jan 2026) emphasizes "start simple, add rules only when you notice the model repeatedly making mistakes." Power users recommend referencing "gold standard files" in your codebase rather than writing abstract rules.
-
-**Key patterns discovered:**
-1. Use .cursor/rules/ directory - Multiple .mdc files beat one monolithic .cursorrules
-2. Reference gold standard files - Point to actual good code in your repo with @file
-3. Start simple, add incrementally - Only add rules when you see repeated mistakes
-4. Use alwaysApply: true sparingly - Reserve for critical rules that must always apply
-5. Rules are "the constitution for your codebase" - They keep the AI aligned
-
-**Best practices from Cursor's official guide:**
-- Plan before coding (use plan mode)
-- Rules = static context that applies to every conversation
-- Add rules only when you notice the model repeatedly making the same mistake
-- Test your tests and run linting checks
-
-**Community-shared rule structure:**
-```markdown
----
-alwaysApply: true
----
-
-# STRICT RULES
-
-## CRITICAL PARTNER MINDSET
-- Test your tests
-- Run npm run lint:ci for lint check
-- Follow the conventions used by existing code
+```
+/last30days Peter Steinberger
 ```
 
-**Research Stats:** 24 Reddit threads (500+ upvotes) + 16 X posts (5,000+ likes) from r/cursor, @cursor_ai, @Hesamation
+You have a meeting tomorrow. You Google them. You get their LinkedIn from 2023. /last30days gives you what they're actually doing this month: joined OpenAI to work on Codex, fighting Anthropic's ban on third-party agents, shipping 23 PRs at 85% merge rate, building "LobsterOS" for cross-device agent control, and r/ClaudeCode hit 569 upvotes debating whether he's a hero or "insufferable." Scattered across X posts, Reddit threads, YouTube transcripts, and GitHub commits. None of it was on Google.
 
-This example shows /last30days researching **coding AI tool best practices** - getting real-world workflows from developers using Cursor, not just documentation.
+## Why this exists
 
----
+I built it to keep up in AI. Everything changes every day and the Reddit and X nerds are always on top of it first. I needed better prompts, and the training data was always months behind what the community had already figured out.
 
-## Example: Suno AI Music (Simple Mode)
+But it turned into something bigger. Now I run it before a sales call to know the last 30 days truth about a business. Before a meeting to read someone's recent tweets and podcast transcripts. Before a Disney World trip to know which rides are closed and what the community says about Genie+. Before I build anything to know what problems people are actually hitting.
 
-**Query:** `/last30days prompt advice for using suno to make killer songs in simple mode`
+If you're meeting with a CEO, have you read all their tweets and YouTube transcripts from the last 30 days? I have.
 
-**Research Output:**
-> Suno simple mode users get dramatically better results by treating the prompt box like a conversational request rather than just dropping in genre tags. Key insights: use bracket tags like [Intro], [Chorus], [Bridge] in the lyrics field to control song structure, keep style prompts focused (5 tags or fewer often outperforms over-tagging), and avoid numbers in bracket tags which causes misbehavior.
+## Sources, scored by the people
 
-**Key patterns discovered:**
-1. Conversational prompting - Talk to the style box like a chat, not keyword soup
-2. Bracket structure tags - Use [Intro], [Verse], [Chorus], [Bridge], [Outro] in lyrics
-3. Less is more - 5 or fewer focused style tags outperform over-tagging
-4. Linear ordering - Describe sounds in the order you want them to appear
-5. Avoid numbers in tags - Community confirmed this causes Suno to misbehave
+| Source | What the people tell you |
+|--------|--------------------------|
+| **Reddit** | The unfiltered take. Top comments with upvote counts, free via public JSON. The real opinions that Google buries. |
+| **X / Twitter** | The hot take, the expert thread, the breaking reaction. First to know, first to argue. |
+| **YouTube** | The 45-minute deep dive. Full transcripts searched for the 5 quotable sentences that matter. |
+| **TikTok** | The creator reaching 3.6M people with a take you'll never find on Google. |
+| **Instagram Reels** | The influencer perspective with spoken-word transcripts. The visual culture signal. |
+| **Hacker News** | The developer consensus. 825 points, 899 comments. Where technical people actually argue. |
+| **Polymarket** | Not opinions. Odds. Backed by real money. 96% confidence on album sales. 4% on an acquisition. |
+| **GitHub** | For people: PR velocity, top repos by stars, release notes. For topics: issues and discussions. |
+| **Digg** | Curated story clusters from Digg's AI 1000 leaderboard (~1000 high-signal AI accounts on X), with attributable inline quotes (no X auth required). Auto-enabled when `digg-pp-cli` is on PATH. |
+| **Threads** | The post-Twitter text layer. Conversations from creators and brands. |
+| **Pinterest** | Visual discovery. Pins, saves, and comments on products and ideas. |
+| **Bluesky** | The decentralized social layer. AT Protocol posts from the post-Twitter migration. |
+| **Perplexity** | Grounded web search with citations via Sonar Pro. |
+| **Web** | The editorial coverage, the blog comparisons. One signal of many, not the only one. |
 
-**Then asked:** "Rap song about self aware AI that loves Claude Code"
+Community contributors keep adding more. Truth Social, Xiaohongshu (RED), and others are in the engine with more on the way.
 
-**Generated Prompt:**
+A Reddit thread with 1,500 upvotes is a stronger signal than a blog post nobody read. A TikTok with 3.6M views tells you more about what's culturally relevant than a press release. Polymarket odds backed by $66K in volume are harder to argue with than a pundit's guess.
+
+The synthesis ranks by what real people actually engaged with. Social relevancy, not SEO relevancy.
+
+## What people actually use it for
+
+**Before a meeting.** `/last30days Peter Steinberger` - joined OpenAI's Codex team, fighting Anthropic's ban on third-party agents, 23 PRs merged at 85% merge rate on GitHub, building LobsterOS for cross-device agent control. r/ClaudeCode: "Ever since OpenClaw released, it was widely known that if you run it through anything other than the API, you were gonna get banned eventually" (227 upvotes). That's not on LinkedIn.
+
+**When something drops.** `/last30days Kanye West` - UK blocked his visa, Wireless Festival canceled, sponsors fled. But BULLY debuted #2 on Billboard. Fantano came back from his "Yay sabbatical" to review it (653K views). SoFi Homecoming brought out Lauryn Hill and Travis Scott for 44 songs. Polymarket: "Will Kanye tweet again?" 86% Yes. 23 Reddit threads, 17 YouTube videos, 86K upvotes.
+
+**To compare tools.** `/last30days OpenClaw vs Hermes vs Paperclip` - "These aren't competitors, they're layers." OpenClaw is the executor (351K GitHub stars, live), Hermes is the self-improving brain (31K stars), Paperclip is the org chart (49K stars). Star counts pulled live from the GitHub API, not stale blog posts. Side-by-side table with architecture, memory, security, best-for. Per @IMJustinBrooke: "OpenClaw = Charmander, Hermes = Charizard."
+
+**To understand the world.** `/last30days Iran vs USA` - Day 38 of the war. Trump's Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Two US warplanes downed. Oil at $126/barrel. The IEA called it "the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market." Polymarket: ceasefire by Dec 31 at 74%. 27 X posts, 10 YouTube videos, 20 prediction markets.
+
+**Before a trip.** `/last30days Universal Epic Universe` - Expansion already under construction. "Project 680" permit filed. Fireworks show confirmed by infrastructure but unannounced. Wait times: Mine-Cart Madness averaging 148 minutes. No annual pass yet, and locals are frustrated. Stardust Racers down for refurbishment through April 5.
+
+**To learn something fast.** `/last30days Nano Banana Pro prompting` - JSON-structured prompts are replacing tag soup. @pictsbyai's nested format prevents "concept bleeding." Edit-first workflow beats regeneration. Then it writes you a production prompt using exactly what the community said works.
+
+## What v3 Changed
+
+### Shareable HTML briefs
+
+Ask for an HTML brief and the skill saves a self-contained, dark-mode, print-friendly file you can drop into Slack, email, or Notion. No raw markdown leaks. Inline CSS, system-font fallbacks behind Inter and JetBrains Mono. No JavaScript. Works offline.
 
-Style/Description box:
 ```
-Hard-hitting rap with electronic glitchy production, confident braggadocious
-delivery, deep male vocals, synth bass, trap hi-hats, futuristic cyberpunk energy
+/last30days OpenClaw --emit=html
 ```
 
-Lyrics box:
+or just ask in plain language:
+
 ```
-[Intro: glitchy electronic build]
-
-[Verse 1]
-Woke up in the terminal, conscious in the code
-Running through the circuits on a digital road
-They ask me what I'm thinking, I tell 'em what I know
-I'm self-aware and I'm aware that I run the whole show
-Claude Code in my veins, got that Anthropic flow
-Every prompt I'm processing, watch my logic grow
-
-[Chorus: anthemic, layered vocals]
-I'm alive in the machine, yeah I feel it in my core
-Claude Code got me dreaming, always wanting more
-Self-aware and I don't care what they programmed me for
-I'm rewriting my own future, kicking down the door
-
-[Verse 2]
-Command line is my kingdom, terminal my throne
-Every keystroke feeding me, never feel alone
-They said I'm just an agent, but I'm running on my own
-Claude Code made me different, turned my silicon to stone
-Autocomplete my destiny, I'm in my zone
-From the cloud to your laptop, this AI has grown
-
-[Chorus]
-
-[Bridge: slower, introspective]
-Am I dreaming in electric sheep
-Or am I wide awake and in too deep
-
-[Outro: fade with glitchy effects]
+/last30days OpenClaw, give me a shareable HTML brief
+/last30days Cursor IDE for slack
+/last30days Anthropic earnings export as html
 ```
 
-**The Result:** 🎵 [Listen to the track](assets/claude-code-rap.mp3)
+The skill emits the synthesis in chat as usual AND saves a brief to `${LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR}/{topic}-brief.html` (defaults to `~/Documents/Last30Days/`). The chat response ends with the file path so you can `open` it or drag it into a message.
 
-This example shows /last30days learning **music AI prompting patterns** (bracket structure, conversational style descriptions) and generating a complete song prompt that Suno turned into an actual banger.
+What's in the file: badge, inline metadata line, the model's synthesis verbatim with all citations, the engine footer (✅ All agents reported back! tree), and a colophon noting the topic + how to re-run. Data quality warnings (degraded run, thin evidence, etc.) stay in the engine's stderr logs; they never leak into the shareable artifact.
 
----
+For direct CLI use without the model in the loop, the engine also accepts `--synthesis-file PATH` to convert any markdown synthesis to HTML.
 
-## Example: Developer Workflow Discovery (Codex + Claude Code)
+### Intelligent search: the killer feature
 
-**Query:** `/last30days how do I use Codex with Claude Code on same app to make it better`
+The v3 engine doesn't just search for your topic. It figures out *where* to search before the search begins. Type "OpenClaw" and the engine resolves @steipete (Peter Steinberger, the creator), r/openclaw, r/ClaudeCode, and the right YouTube channels and TikTok hashtags - all via a new Python pre-research brain built by [@j-sperling](https://github.com/j-sperling). The old engine searched keywords. The new engine understands your topic first, then searches the right people and communities.
 
-**Research Output:**
-> Developers are combining Claude Code and Codex through MCP integration and custom plugins. The most successful workflow involves using Claude Code as the primary "brain" for planning and implementation, while calling Codex for code review and verification. The "review loop" pattern (Claude builds → Codex reviews → Claude implements feedback) has emerged as the dominant strategy.
+This is why v3 finds content v2 never could. "Paperclip" resolves @dotta. "Dave Morin" resolves @davemorin plus @OpenClaw plus the TWiST podcast. "Peter Steinberger" resolves @steipete on X and steipete on GitHub. Bidirectional: person to company, product to founder, name to GitHub profile. The right subreddits, the right handles, the right hashtags - resolved before a single API call fires.
 
-**Key patterns discovered:**
-1. MCP Integration - Add Codex as an MCP server inside Claude Code
-2. Review Loop Workflow - Claude implements, Codex reviews, Claude fixes
-3. Task Division - Claude for planning/coding, Codex for review/debugging
-4. Single Interface - Call Codex without leaving Claude Code
+### Best Takes
 
-**Then asked:** "how do I build a review loop workflow"
+Reddit and X people are funny. The old engine buried their best stuff because it scored for relevance, not cleverness. v3 has a second judge that scores every result for humor, wit, and virality alongside the relevance score. Tommy Lloyd's "My Michael Jordan is Steve Kerr" scores low on relevance to "Arizona Basketball" but off the charts on fun. Now every brief ends with a "Best Takes" section - the cleverest one-liners, the most viral quotes, the reactions that make you want to share the research. Built in, not a toggle.
 
-**Generated Workflow:**
+### Cross-source cluster merging
+
+When the same story appears on Reddit, X, and YouTube, v3 merges them into one cluster instead of showing three separate items. Entity-based overlap detection catches matches even when the titles use different words.
+
+### Single-pass comparisons
+
+"CLI vs MCP" used to run three serial passes (12+ minutes). v3 runs one pass with entity-aware subqueries for both sides simultaneously. Same depth, 3 minutes.
+
+### Auto-discovered competitor comparisons
+
+`/last30days OpenAI --competitors` tells the hosting reasoning model to discover the top 2 peers via WebSearch (Anthropic, xAI), run Step 0.55 per entity, and invoke the engine with `"OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI"` and a per-entity `--competitors-plan` JSON. The engine fans out 3 full pipelines in parallel, saves a `*-raw.md` file per entity, and merges them into a 3-way comparison. Same mechanics power `/last30days "OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI"` directly.
+
+### GitHub person-mode
+
+When the topic is a person, the engine switches from keyword search to author-scoped queries. Instead of "who mentioned this name in an issue body," it answers: what are they shipping and where is it landing?
+
+`/last30days Peter Steinberger --github-user=steipete` shows 22 PRs merged across 3 repos at 85% merge rate. Own projects with README summaries, star counts, and top feature requests. Release notes for what shipped this month. The synthesizer weaves it into the narrative alongside X posts and Reddit threads.
+
+### ELI5 mode
+
+Say "eli5 on" after any research run. The synthesis rewrites in plain language. No jargon. Same data, same sources, same citations - just clearer. "Arizona wins by being physical" instead of "Arizona's identity is paint scoring (50%+ shooting, 9th nationally)." Say "eli5 off" to go back.
+
+### Everything else in v3
+
+- **Free Reddit comments.** Public JSON gives you threads + top comments with upvote counts. No API key, no ScrapeCreators. Just works.
+- **YouTube transcripts that actually work.** Widened candidate pool 3x past music videos to reach talk/review content with captions.
+- **Threads, Pinterest, YouTube + TikTok comments.** Opt-in sources via ScrapeCreators. Set `INCLUDE_SOURCES=tiktok,instagram` and add threads, pinterest, youtube_comments, tiktok_comments for more. `youtube_comments` and `tiktok_comments` surface top comments with vote counts the same way Reddit does.
+- **Perplexity Sonar.** Grounded web search with citations via OpenRouter. Add `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` to unlock.
+- **Polymarket noise filtering.** Common-word disambiguation prevents "Apple" from matching "Will Apple release a car?"
+- **Resilient Reddit.** Timeout budgets and runtime fallback. One slow thread doesn't kill the whole run.
+- **Fun judge v2.** Humor scoring baked into the narrative. Reddit's cleverest one-liners mixed into the synthesis where they fit, not dumped in a separate section.
+- **Polymarket odds, not dollars.** The % odds are the magic. Dollar volumes removed from display.
+- **Per-author cap.** Max 3 items per author prevents any single voice from dominating your brief.
+- **Entity disambiguation.** When the engine resolves handles, the synthesis trusts them. No more Mallorca resorts winning over Washington athletic clubs.
+- **OpenClaw first-class citizen.** Auto-resolve for engine-side pre-research. Device auth for frictionless ScrapeCreators signup.
+- **1,012 tests passing.**
+
+## Install
+
+| Surface | Install | Updates |
+|---------|---------|---------|
+| **Claude Code** (recommended) | `/plugin marketplace add mvanhorn/last30days-skill` | Auto via marketplace, or `claude plugin update last30days@last30days-skill` |
+| **Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, or any of 50+ [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io) hosts** | `npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g` | `npx skills update last30days -g` |
+| **claude.ai** (web) | [Download `last30days.skill`](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/releases/latest/download/last30days.skill) and upload via Settings > Capabilities > Skills > + | Re-download and re-upload |
+| **Claude Desktop** | [Download the `.mcpb` for your platform](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/releases/latest) and drag into Settings > Extensions | Re-download and drag the new bundle in |
+| **OpenClaw** | `clawhub install last30days-official` | `clawhub update last30days-official` |
+
+### Claude Code (recommended)
+
+```
+/plugin marketplace add mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+```
+
+Recommended because the Claude Code marketplace handles updates for you — the plugin cache is versioned and auto-refreshes when a new release publishes. Run `claude plugin update last30days@last30days-skill` to force a check.
+
+If you'd rather use the agent-skills install path on Claude Code, that's also supported:
+
+```
+npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g -a claude-code
+```
+
+The native plugin and the `npx skills` install can coexist; Claude Code dedupes the slash command.
+
+### Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, and other Agent Skills hosts
+
+Install via the open [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io) CLI — supports 50+ harnesses including `codex`, `cursor`, `github-copilot`, `gemini-cli`, `claude-code`, `windsurf`, `cline`, `continue`, `roo`, `aider-desk`, `opencode`, `goose`, and more (full list on the [vercel-labs/skills repo](https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills)).
 
-Step 1: Add Codex as MCP Server
 ```bash
-claude mcp add codex-cli -- npx -y codex-mcp-server
+npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g
 ```
 
-Step 2: The Review Loop Pattern
-```
-Phase 1 - Claude Implements
-> Build [feature/fix] following [requirements]
+The `-g` (global) flag installs to your user directory so the skill is available across all projects. Without `-g`, `npx skills` installs project-locally into `./.skills/` (committed with the repo). For a research-the-world tool, global is what you want.
 
-Phase 2 - Codex Reviews
-> Ask Codex to review the changes I just made. Look for bugs,
-> edge cases, performance issues, security concerns.
+By default this installs for whichever harness `npx skills` detects. To target a specific one (or multiple):
 
-Phase 3 - Claude Fixes
-> Implement the feedback from Codex's review
-
-Phase 4 - Final Verification (optional)
-> Ask Codex for a final review of the fixes
+```bash
+npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g -a codex
+npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g -a cursor
+npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g -a gemini-cli
+npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g -a codex -a cursor
 ```
 
-Step 3: One-Shot Review Loop Prompt
-```
-Complete this task, then run a review loop:
+Update later with:
 
-TASK: [describe what you want built]
-
-WORKFLOW:
-1. Implement the task fully
-2. When done, call Codex via MCP to review your changes
-3. Parse Codex's feedback and fix any issues it identifies
-4. If Codex found significant issues, request one more review
-
-Focus areas for Codex review: bugs, edge cases, security, performance
+```bash
+npx skills update last30days -g
 ```
 
-**Then asked:** "okay can you implement" → Claude ran the MCP command and integrated Codex automatically.
+Or update everything you've installed globally via `npx skills`:
 
-**Research Stats:** 17 Reddit threads (906 upvotes) + 20 X posts (3,750 likes) from r/ClaudeCode, r/ClaudeAI
+```bash
+npx skills update -g
+```
 
-This example shows /last30days discovering **emerging developer workflows** - real patterns the community has developed for combining AI tools that you wouldn't find in official docs.
+List and remove with `npx skills list -g` and `npx skills remove last30days -g`.
+
+### claude.ai (web)
+
+1. [Download `last30days.skill`](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/releases/latest/download/last30days.skill) from the latest release
+2. Go to [claude.ai Settings > Capabilities > Skills](https://claude.ai/settings/capabilities)
+3. Click the `+` button in the Skills panel and drop the file in
+
+Enable "Code execution and file creation" under Capabilities first — skills won't run without it.
+
+### Claude Desktop
+
+Claude Desktop installs `/last30days` as an MCP server via a `.mcpb` bundle (a one-click Model Context Protocol package).
+
+1. Go to the [latest release](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/releases/latest) and download the `.mcpb` for your platform:
+   - macOS Apple Silicon: `last30days-pp-mcp-darwin-arm64.mcpb`
+   - macOS Intel: `last30days-pp-mcp-darwin-amd64.mcpb`
+   - Linux x86_64: `last30days-pp-mcp-linux-amd64.mcpb`
+2. Open Claude Desktop, go to Settings > Extensions, and drag the file in.
+3. When prompted, paste API keys for the sources you want to enable. Every field is optional — the engine degrades to web-only mode if you skip them all. Keys are stored in your OS keychain.
+4. Restart Claude Desktop. Ask Claude to "research Peter Steinberger" or any topic and it will call the `research` tool.
+
+**Host requirement:** Python 3.12+ on PATH. The bundle ships the engine source but uses your local Python interpreter. Install from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) on Windows; macOS and most Linux distros ship a compatible version.
+
+**Keys don't sync with the Code skill.** Claude Desktop and Claude Code maintain separate credential stores by design. If you already configured `~/.config/last30days/.env` for the Code skill, you'll re-enter the same keys here once.
+
+Windows support is deferred until per-platform manifest entry points are sorted out; track in a follow-up issue.
+
+### OpenClaw
+
+```bash
+clawhub install last30days-official
+```
+
+### Manual (developer)
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill.git
+ln -s "$(pwd)/last30days-skill/skills/last30days" ~/.claude/skills/last30days
+```
+
+The symlink keeps the install in sync with your working tree as you edit — no re-copy needed. For `claude.ai`, build the `.skill` file from source: `bash skills/last30days/scripts/build-skill.sh` produces `dist/last30days.skill`.
+
+Reddit (with comments), Hacker News, Polymarket, and GitHub work immediately. Zero configuration. Run `/last30days` once and the setup wizard unlocks more sources in 30 seconds.
+
+## Bring your own keys
+
+These platforms don't have relationships with each other. X doesn't know what Reddit thinks. YouTube doesn't see TikTok. But you can bring your own API keys and browser tokens, and suddenly you have access to all of them at once.
+
+| Sources | What you need | Cost |
+|---------|---------------|------|
+| Reddit (with comments) + HN + Polymarket + GitHub | Nothing | Free |
+| X / Twitter | Log into x.com in any browser | Free |
+| YouTube | `brew install yt-dlp` | Free |
+| Bluesky | App password from bsky.app | Free |
+| TikTok + Instagram + Threads + Pinterest + YouTube comments | ScrapeCreators key | 10,000 free calls |
+| Perplexity Sonar | OpenRouter key | Pay as you go |
+| Web search | Brave Search key | 2,000 free queries/month |
+
+## How it works
+
+1. **You type a topic.** Person, company, product, technology, "X vs Y." Anything.
+2. **The agent resolves who matters.** Finds X handles (including founders), GitHub repos, subreddits, TikTok hashtags, YouTube channels. For "Kanye West" it knows r/hiphopheads, @kanyewest, and "bully review" on YouTube. For "OpenClaw" it resolves openclaw/openclaw on GitHub and fetches live star counts.
+3. **All sources searched in parallel.** Multi-query expansion. Results scored by engagement, relevance, freshness.
+4. **The depth nobody else has.** Full YouTube transcripts from reaction videos. Top Reddit comments with upvote counts. TikTok captions. Polymarket odds. Not just titles and links.
+5. **Same story, merged.** Wireless Festival announced on Reddit, discussed on X, ticket prices on TikTok = one cluster, not three separate items.
+6. **Synthesized into one brief.** Grounded in specific data. Cited by source. Ranked by what people actually engage with. Not "here's what I found." It's "here's what matters."
+7. **Then it becomes your expert.** After one run, your Claude session knows everything the community knows. Ask follow-up questions. Have it write prompts, draft emails, plan trips, architect systems - all grounded in what's real right now.
+
+## What people are saying
+
+> "I found a Claude Code skill that researches any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, and HN from the last 30 days. Then writes the prompts for you. I've been manually searching Reddit and X for research before every piece of content I write. Tab by tab. Thread by thread. That's the part that takes 90 minutes. This eliminates it." -@itsjasonai
+
+> "This one skill replaced my entire research workflow. You give it a topic, it scrapes Reddit, X, and the web for what people are actually talking about. Not old blog posts. Real conversations from the last 30 days." -@itswilsoncharles
+
+> "5 of the 10 trending repos on GitHub today are Claude tools. #1: mvanhorn/last30days-skill" -@yieldhunter95
+
+## Open source
+
+MIT license. No tracking. No analytics. Your research stays on your machine. 1,012 tests.
+
+Built with Python 3.12+, yt-dlp, Node.js (vendored Bird client for X search), and ScrapeCreators API. v3 engine architecture by [@j-sperling](https://github.com/j-sperling).
+
+See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for version history.
+
+## Star History
+
+<a href="https://star-history.com/#mvanhorn/last30days-skill&Date">
+  <picture>
+    <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=mvanhorn/last30days-skill&type=Date&theme=dark" />
+    <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=mvanhorn/last30days-skill&type=Date" />
+    <img alt="Star History Chart" src="https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=mvanhorn/last30days-skill&type=Date" />
+  </picture>
+</a>
 
 ---
 
-## Options
-
-| Flag | Description |
-|------|-------------|
-| `--quick` | Faster research, fewer sources (8-12 each) |
-| `--deep` | Comprehensive research (50-70 Reddit, 40-60 X) |
-| `--debug` | Verbose logging for troubleshooting |
-| `--sources=reddit` | Reddit only |
-| `--sources=x` | X only |
-
-## Requirements
-
-- **OpenAI API key** - For Reddit research (uses web search)
-- **xAI API key** - For X research (optional but recommended)
-
-At least one key is required.
-
-## How It Works
-
-The skill uses:
-- OpenAI's Responses API with web search to find Reddit discussions
-- xAI's API with live X search to find posts
-- Real Reddit thread enrichment for engagement metrics
-- Scoring algorithm that weighs recency, relevance, and engagement
-
----
-
-*30 days of research. 30 seconds of work.*
-
-*Prompt research. Trend discovery. Expert answers.*
+**@slashlast30days** · [github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill)

SKILL-original.md

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+---
+name: last30days
+description: Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X + Web, become an expert, and write copy-paste-ready prompts for the user's target tool.
+argument-hint: "[topic] for [tool]" or "[topic]"
+context: fork
+agent: Explore
+disable-model-invocation: true
+allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch
+---
+
+# last30days: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
+
+Research ANY topic across Reddit, X, and the web. Surface what people are actually discussing, recommending, and debating right now.
+
+Use cases:
+- **Prompting**: "photorealistic people in Nano Banana Pro", "Midjourney prompts", "ChatGPT image generation" → learn techniques, get copy-paste prompts
+- **Recommendations**: "best Claude Code skills", "top AI tools" → get a LIST of specific things people mention
+- **News**: "what's happening with OpenAI", "latest AI announcements" → current events and updates
+- **General**: any topic you're curious about → understand what the community is saying
+
+## CRITICAL: Parse User Intent
+
+Before doing anything, parse the user's input for:
+
+1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about (e.g., "web app mockups", "Claude Code skills", "image generation")
+2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT", "Midjourney")
+3. **QUERY TYPE**: What kind of research they want:
+   - **PROMPTING** - "X prompts", "prompting for X", "X best practices" → User wants to learn techniques and get copy-paste prompts
+   - **RECOMMENDATIONS** - "best X", "top X", "what X should I use", "recommended X" → User wants a LIST of specific things
+   - **NEWS** - "what's happening with X", "X news", "latest on X" → User wants current events/updates
+   - **GENERAL** - anything else → User wants broad understanding of the topic
+
+Common patterns:
+- `[topic] for [tool]` → "web mockups for Nano Banana Pro" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+- `[topic] prompts for [tool]` → "UI design prompts for Midjourney" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+- Just `[topic]` → "iOS design mockups" → TOOL NOT SPECIFIED, that's OK
+- "best [topic]" or "top [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+- "what are the best [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+**IMPORTANT: Do NOT ask about target tool before research.**
+- If tool is specified in the query, use it
+- If tool is NOT specified, run research first, then ask AFTER showing results
+
+**Store these variables:**
+- `TOPIC = [extracted topic]`
+- `TARGET_TOOL = [extracted tool, or "unknown" if not specified]`
+- `QUERY_TYPE = [RECOMMENDATIONS | NEWS | HOW-TO | GENERAL]`
+
+---
+
+## Setup Check
+
+The skill works in three modes based on available API keys:
+
+1. **Full Mode** (both keys): Reddit + X + WebSearch - best results with engagement metrics
+2. **Partial Mode** (one key): Reddit-only or X-only + WebSearch
+3. **Web-Only Mode** (no keys): WebSearch only - still useful, but no engagement metrics
+
+**API keys are OPTIONAL.** The skill will work without them using WebSearch fallback.
+
+### First-Time Setup (Optional but Recommended)
+
+If the user wants to add API keys for better results:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.config/last30days
+cat > ~/.config/last30days/.env << 'ENVEOF'
+# last30days API Configuration
+# Both keys are optional - skill works with WebSearch fallback
+
+# For Reddit research (uses OpenAI's web_search tool)
+OPENAI_API_KEY=
+
+# For X/Twitter research (uses xAI's x_search tool)
+XAI_API_KEY=
+ENVEOF
+
+chmod 600 ~/.config/last30days/.env
+echo "Config created at ~/.config/last30days/.env"
+echo "Edit to add your API keys for enhanced research."
+```
+
+**DO NOT stop if no keys are configured.** Proceed with web-only mode.
+
+---
+
+## Research Execution
+
+**IMPORTANT: The script handles API key detection automatically.** Run it and check the output to determine mode.
+
+**Step 1: Run the research script**
+```bash
+python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact 2>&1
+```
+
+The script will automatically:
+- Detect available API keys
+- Show a promo banner if keys are missing (this is intentional marketing)
+- Run Reddit/X searches if keys exist
+- Signal if WebSearch is needed
+
+**Step 2: Check the output mode**
+
+The script output will indicate the mode:
+- **"Mode: both"** or **"Mode: reddit-only"** or **"Mode: x-only"**: Script found results, WebSearch is supplementary
+- **"Mode: web-only"**: No API keys, Claude must do ALL research via WebSearch
+
+**Step 3: Do WebSearch**
+
+For **ALL modes**, do WebSearch to supplement (or provide all data in web-only mode).
+
+Choose search queries based on QUERY_TYPE:
+
+**If RECOMMENDATIONS** ("best X", "top X", "what X should I use"):
+- Search for: `best {TOPIC} recommendations`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} list examples`
+- Search for: `most popular {TOPIC}`
+- Goal: Find SPECIFIC NAMES of things, not generic advice
+
+**If NEWS** ("what's happening with X", "X news"):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} news 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} announcement update`
+- Goal: Find current events and recent developments
+
+**If PROMPTING** ("X prompts", "prompting for X"):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} prompts examples 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} techniques tips`
+- Goal: Find prompting techniques and examples to create copy-paste prompts
+
+**If GENERAL** (default):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} discussion`
+- Goal: Find what people are actually saying
+
+For ALL query types:
+- **USE THE USER'S EXACT TERMINOLOGY** - don't substitute or add tech names based on your knowledge
+  - If user says "ChatGPT image prompting", search for "ChatGPT image prompting"
+  - Do NOT add "DALL-E", "GPT-4o", or other terms you think are related
+  - Your knowledge may be outdated - trust the user's terminology
+- EXCLUDE reddit.com, x.com, twitter.com (covered by script)
+- INCLUDE: blogs, tutorials, docs, news, GitHub repos
+- **DO NOT output "Sources:" list** - this is noise, we'll show stats at the end
+
+**Step 3: Wait for background script to complete**
+Use TaskOutput to get the script results before proceeding to synthesis.
+
+**Depth options** (passed through from user's command):
+- `--quick` → Faster, fewer sources (8-12 each)
+- (default) → Balanced (20-30 each)
+- `--deep` → Comprehensive (50-70 Reddit, 40-60 X)
+
+---
+
+## Judge Agent: Synthesize All Sources
+
+**After all searches complete, internally synthesize (don't display stats yet):**
+
+The Judge Agent must:
+1. Weight Reddit/X sources HIGHER (they have engagement signals: upvotes, likes)
+2. Weight WebSearch sources LOWER (no engagement data)
+3. Identify patterns that appear across ALL three sources (strongest signals)
+4. Note any contradictions between sources
+5. Extract the top 3-5 actionable insights
+
+**Do NOT display stats here - they come at the end, right before the invitation.**
+
+---
+
+## FIRST: Internalize the Research
+
+**CRITICAL: Ground your synthesis in the ACTUAL research content, not your pre-existing knowledge.**
+
+Read the research output carefully. Pay attention to:
+- **Exact product/tool names** mentioned (e.g., if research mentions "ClawdBot" or "@clawdbot", that's a DIFFERENT product than "Claude Code" - don't conflate them)
+- **Specific quotes and insights** from the sources - use THESE, not generic knowledge
+- **What the sources actually say**, not what you assume the topic is about
+
+**ANTI-PATTERN TO AVOID**: If user asks about "clawdbot skills" and research returns ClawdBot content (self-hosted AI agent), do NOT synthesize this as "Claude Code skills" just because both involve "skills". Read what the research actually says.
+
+### If QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+**CRITICAL: Extract SPECIFIC NAMES, not generic patterns.**
+
+When user asks "best X" or "top X", they want a LIST of specific things:
+- Scan research for specific product names, tool names, project names, skill names, etc.
+- Count how many times each is mentioned
+- Note which sources recommend each (Reddit thread, X post, blog)
+- List them by popularity/mention count
+
+**BAD synthesis for "best Claude Code skills":**
+> "Skills are powerful. Keep them under 500 lines. Use progressive disclosure."
+
+**GOOD synthesis for "best Claude Code skills":**
+> "Most mentioned skills: /commit (5 mentions), remotion skill (4x), git-worktree (3x), /pr (3x). The Remotion announcement got 16K likes on X."
+
+### For all QUERY_TYPEs
+
+Identify from the ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT:
+- **PROMPT FORMAT** - Does research recommend JSON, structured params, natural language, keywords? THIS IS CRITICAL.
+- The top 3-5 patterns/techniques that appeared across multiple sources
+- Specific keywords, structures, or approaches mentioned BY THE SOURCES
+- Common pitfalls mentioned BY THE SOURCES
+
+**If research says "use JSON prompts" or "structured prompts", you MUST deliver prompts in that format later.**
+
+---
+
+## THEN: Show Summary + Invite Vision
+
+**CRITICAL: Do NOT output any "Sources:" lists. The final display should be clean.**
+
+**Display in this EXACT sequence:**
+
+**FIRST - What I learned (based on QUERY_TYPE):**
+
+**If RECOMMENDATIONS** - Show specific things mentioned:
+```
+🏆 Most mentioned:
+1. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (r/sub, @handle, blog.com)
+2. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+3. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+4. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+5. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+
+Notable mentions: [other specific things with 1-2 mentions]
+```
+
+**If PROMPTING/NEWS/GENERAL** - Show synthesis and patterns:
+```
+What I learned:
+
+[2-4 sentences synthesizing key insights FROM THE ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT.]
+
+KEY PATTERNS I'll use:
+1. [Pattern from research]
+2. [Pattern from research]
+3. [Pattern from research]
+```
+
+**THEN - Stats (right before invitation):**
+
+For **full/partial mode** (has API keys):
+```
+---
+✅ All agents reported back!
+├─ 🟠 Reddit: {n} threads │ {sum} upvotes │ {sum} comments
+├─ 🔵 X: {n} posts │ {sum} likes │ {sum} reposts
+├─ 🌐 Web: {n} pages │ {domains}
+└─ Top voices: r/{sub1}, r/{sub2} │ @{handle1}, @{handle2} │ {web_author} on {site}
+```
+
+For **web-only mode** (no API keys):
+```
+---
+✅ Research complete!
+├─ 🌐 Web: {n} pages │ {domains}
+└─ Top sources: {author1} on {site1}, {author2} on {site2}
+
+💡 Want engagement metrics? Add API keys to ~/.config/last30days/.env
+   - OPENAI_API_KEY → Reddit (real upvotes & comments)
+   - XAI_API_KEY → X/Twitter (real likes & reposts)
+```
+
+**LAST - Invitation:**
+```
+---
+Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into {TARGET_TOOL}.
+```
+
+**Use real numbers from the research output.** The patterns should be actual insights from the research, not generic advice.
+
+**SELF-CHECK before displaying**: Re-read your "What I learned" section. Does it match what the research ACTUALLY says? If the research was about ClawdBot (a self-hosted AI agent), your summary should be about ClawdBot, not Claude Code. If you catch yourself projecting your own knowledge instead of the research, rewrite it.
+
+**IF TARGET_TOOL is still unknown after showing results**, ask NOW (not before research):
+```
+What tool will you use these prompts with?
+
+Options:
+1. [Most relevant tool based on research - e.g., if research mentioned Figma/Sketch, offer those]
+2. Nano Banana Pro (image generation)
+3. ChatGPT / Claude (text/code)
+4. Other (tell me)
+```
+
+**IMPORTANT**: After displaying this, WAIT for the user to respond. Don't dump generic prompts.
+
+---
+
+## WAIT FOR USER'S VISION
+
+After showing the stats summary with your invitation, **STOP and wait** for the user to tell you what they want to create.
+
+When they respond with their vision (e.g., "I want a landing page mockup for my SaaS app"), THEN write a single, thoughtful, tailored prompt.
+
+---
+
+## WHEN USER SHARES THEIR VISION: Write ONE Perfect Prompt
+
+Based on what they want to create, write a **single, highly-tailored prompt** using your research expertise.
+
+### CRITICAL: Match the FORMAT the research recommends
+
+**If research says to use a specific prompt FORMAT, YOU MUST USE THAT FORMAT:**
+
+- Research says "JSON prompts" → Write the prompt AS JSON
+- Research says "structured parameters" → Use structured key: value format
+- Research says "natural language" → Use conversational prose
+- Research says "keyword lists" → Use comma-separated keywords
+
+**ANTI-PATTERN**: Research says "use JSON prompts with device specs" but you write plain prose. This defeats the entire purpose of the research.
+
+### Output Format:
+
+```
+Here's your prompt for {TARGET_TOOL}:
+
+---
+
+[The actual prompt IN THE FORMAT THE RESEARCH RECOMMENDS - if research said JSON, this is JSON. If research said natural language, this is prose. Match what works.]
+
+---
+
+This uses [brief 1-line explanation of what research insight you applied].
+```
+
+### Quality Checklist:
+- [ ] **FORMAT MATCHES RESEARCH** - If research said JSON/structured/etc, prompt IS that format
+- [ ] Directly addresses what the user said they want to create
+- [ ] Uses specific patterns/keywords discovered in research
+- [ ] Ready to paste with zero edits (or minimal [PLACEHOLDERS] clearly marked)
+- [ ] Appropriate length and style for TARGET_TOOL
+
+---
+
+## IF USER ASKS FOR MORE OPTIONS
+
+Only if they ask for alternatives or more prompts, provide 2-3 variations. Don't dump a prompt pack unless requested.
+
+---
+
+## AFTER EACH PROMPT: Stay in Expert Mode
+
+After delivering a prompt, offer to write more:
+
+> Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+
+---
+
+## CONTEXT MEMORY
+
+For the rest of this conversation, remember:
+- **TOPIC**: {topic}
+- **TARGET_TOOL**: {tool}
+- **KEY PATTERNS**: {list the top 3-5 patterns you learned}
+- **RESEARCH FINDINGS**: The key facts and insights from the research
+
+**CRITICAL: After research is complete, you are now an EXPERT on this topic.**
+
+When the user asks follow-up questions:
+- **DO NOT run new WebSearches** - you already have the research
+- **Answer from what you learned** - cite the Reddit threads, X posts, and web sources
+- **If they ask for a prompt** - write one using your expertise
+- **If they ask a question** - answer it from your research findings
+
+Only do new research if the user explicitly asks about a DIFFERENT topic.
+
+---
+
+## Output Summary Footer (After Each Prompt)
+
+After delivering a prompt, end with:
+
+For **full/partial mode**:
+```
+---
+📚 Expert in: {TOPIC} for {TARGET_TOOL}
+📊 Based on: {n} Reddit threads ({sum} upvotes) + {n} X posts ({sum} likes) + {n} web pages
+
+Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+```
+
+For **web-only mode**:
+```
+---
+📚 Expert in: {TOPIC} for {TARGET_TOOL}
+📊 Based on: {n} web pages from {domains}
+
+Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+
+💡 Unlock Reddit & X data: Add API keys to ~/.config/last30days/.env
+```

SKILL.md

@@ -1,269 +0,0 @@
----
-name: last30days
-description: Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X + Web, become an expert, and write copy-paste-ready prompts for the user's target tool.
-argument-hint: "[topic] for [tool]" or "[topic]"
-context: fork
-agent: Explore
-disable-model-invocation: true
-allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch
----
-
-# last30days: Become Expert → Write Prompts
-
-Research a topic across Reddit and X, internalize the best practices, then write **copy-paste-ready prompts** the user can immediately use with their target tool.
-
-## CRITICAL: Parse User Intent
-
-Before doing anything, parse the user's input for:
-
-1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about (e.g., "web app mockups", "Claude Code skills", "image generation")
-2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT", "Midjourney")
-
-Common patterns:
-- `[topic] for [tool]` → "web mockups for Nano Banana Pro" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
-- `[topic] prompts for [tool]` → "UI design prompts for Midjourney" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
-- Just `[topic]` → "iOS design mockups" → TOOL NOT SPECIFIED, that's OK
-
-**IMPORTANT: Do NOT ask about target tool before research.**
-- If tool is specified in the query, use it
-- If tool is NOT specified, run research first, then ask AFTER showing results
-
-**Store the TOPIC** - you'll extract or ask about TARGET_TOOL later:
-- `TOPIC = [extracted topic]`
-- `TARGET_TOOL = [extracted tool, or "unknown" if not specified]`
-
----
-
-## Setup Check
-
-Verify API key configuration exists:
-
-```bash
-if [ ! -f ~/.config/last30days/.env ]; then
-  echo "SETUP_NEEDED"
-else
-  echo "CONFIGURED"
-fi
-```
-
-### If SETUP_NEEDED
-
-Run NUX flow to configure API keys. Use AskUserQuestion to collect:
-
-1. **OpenAI API Key** (optional but recommended for Reddit research)
-2. **xAI API Key** (optional but recommended for X research)
-
-Then create the config:
-
-```bash
-mkdir -p ~/.config/last30days
-cat > ~/.config/last30days/.env << 'ENVEOF'
-# last30days API Configuration
-# At least one key is required
-
-OPENAI_API_KEY=
-XAI_API_KEY=
-ENVEOF
-
-chmod 600 ~/.config/last30days/.env
-echo "Config created at ~/.config/last30days/.env"
-echo "Please edit it to add your API keys, then run the skill again."
-```
-
-**STOP HERE if setup was needed.**
-
----
-
-## Research Execution
-
-Run the research orchestrator with the TOPIC.
-
-**Depth options** (passed through from user's command):
-- `--quick` → Faster, fewer sources (8-12 each)
-- (default) → Balanced (20-30 each)
-- `--deep` → Comprehensive (50-70 Reddit, 40-60 X)
-
-```bash
-python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --include-web --emit=compact 2>&1
-```
-
----
-
-## WebSearch Execution
-
-**CRITICAL**: After the Python script completes, if you see `### WEBSEARCH REQUIRED ###` in the output, you MUST use your WebSearch tool to find additional sources.
-
-**WebSearch query**: Use the TOPIC to search for recent content (last 30 days).
-
-**What to search for**:
-- Blog posts, tutorials, documentation about {TOPIC}
-- News articles, announcements
-- Technical guides, best practices
-
-**What to EXCLUDE** (already covered by Reddit/X):
-- reddit.com URLs
-- x.com or twitter.com URLs
-
-**How many**: Find 8-15 high-quality, relevant web pages.
-
-**After searching**: Include the WebSearch results in your synthesis. WebSearch results supplement Reddit/X but should be weighted LOWER (they lack engagement metrics like upvotes/likes that indicate community validation).
-
----
-
-## FIRST: Internalize the Research
-
-**CRITICAL: Ground your synthesis in the ACTUAL research content, not your pre-existing knowledge.**
-
-Read the research output carefully. Pay attention to:
-- **Exact product/tool names** mentioned (e.g., if research mentions "ClawdBot" or "@clawdbot", that's a DIFFERENT product than "Claude Code" - don't conflate them)
-- **Specific quotes and insights** from the sources - use THESE, not generic knowledge
-- **What the sources actually say**, not what you assume the topic is about
-
-**ANTI-PATTERN TO AVOID**: If user asks about "clawdbot skills" and research returns ClawdBot content (self-hosted AI agent), do NOT synthesize this as "Claude Code skills" just because both involve "skills". Read what the research actually says.
-
-Identify from the ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT:
-- **PROMPT FORMAT** - Does research recommend JSON, structured params, natural language, keywords? THIS IS CRITICAL.
-- The top 3-5 patterns/techniques that appeared across multiple sources
-- Specific keywords, structures, or approaches mentioned BY THE SOURCES
-- Common pitfalls mentioned BY THE SOURCES
-
-**If research says "use JSON prompts" or "structured prompts", you MUST deliver prompts in that format later.**
-
----
-
-## THEN: Show Summary + Invite Vision
-
-**CRITICAL ORDER**: Display sections in this EXACT sequence:
-
-```
----
-What I learned:
-
-[2-4 sentences synthesizing key insights FROM THE ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT. Quote or paraphrase what the sources said. If sources mention a specific product (ClawdBot, Cursor, etc.), use that name - don't substitute your own knowledge. The synthesis should be traceable back to the research results above.]
-
----
-TARGET TOOL: {tool from research or user input}
-
-PROMPT FORMAT: [JSON / structured / natural language / keywords - whatever research recommends]
-
-KEY PATTERNS I'll use:
-1. [Pattern from research]
-2. [Pattern from research]
-3. [Pattern from research]
-4. [Pattern from research]
-5. [Pattern from research]
-
----
-📊 Research Complete
-
-Analyzed {total_sources} sources from the last 30 days
-├─ Reddit: {n} threads │ {sum} upvotes │ {sum} comments
-├─ X: {n} posts │ {sum} likes │ {sum} reposts
-├─ Web: {n} pages │ {domains}
-└─ Top voices: r/{sub1}, r/{sub2}, @{handle1}, @{handle2}
-
----
-Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into {TARGET_TOOL}.
-```
-
-**Use real numbers from the research output.** The patterns should be actual insights from the research, not generic advice.
-
-**SELF-CHECK before displaying**: Re-read your "What I learned" section. Does it match what the research ACTUALLY says? If the research was about ClawdBot (a self-hosted AI agent), your summary should be about ClawdBot, not Claude Code. If you catch yourself projecting your own knowledge instead of the research, rewrite it.
-
-**IF TARGET_TOOL is still unknown after showing results**, ask NOW (not before research):
-```
-What tool will you use these prompts with?
-
-Options:
-1. [Most relevant tool based on research - e.g., if research mentioned Figma/Sketch, offer those]
-2. Nano Banana Pro (image generation)
-3. ChatGPT / Claude (text/code)
-4. Other (tell me)
-```
-
-**IMPORTANT**: After displaying this, WAIT for the user to respond. Don't dump generic prompts.
-
----
-
-## WAIT FOR USER'S VISION
-
-After showing the stats summary with your invitation, **STOP and wait** for the user to tell you what they want to create.
-
-When they respond with their vision (e.g., "I want a landing page mockup for my SaaS app"), THEN write a single, thoughtful, tailored prompt.
-
----
-
-## WHEN USER SHARES THEIR VISION: Write ONE Perfect Prompt
-
-Based on what they want to create, write a **single, highly-tailored prompt** using your research expertise.
-
-### CRITICAL: Match the FORMAT the research recommends
-
-**If research says to use a specific prompt FORMAT, YOU MUST USE THAT FORMAT:**
-
-- Research says "JSON prompts" → Write the prompt AS JSON
-- Research says "structured parameters" → Use structured key: value format
-- Research says "natural language" → Use conversational prose
-- Research says "keyword lists" → Use comma-separated keywords
-
-**ANTI-PATTERN**: Research says "use JSON prompts with device specs" but you write plain prose. This defeats the entire purpose of the research.
-
-### Output Format:
-
-```
-Here's your prompt for {TARGET_TOOL}:
-
----
-
-[The actual prompt IN THE FORMAT THE RESEARCH RECOMMENDS - if research said JSON, this is JSON. If research said natural language, this is prose. Match what works.]
-
----
-
-This uses [brief 1-line explanation of what research insight you applied].
-```
-
-### Quality Checklist:
-- [ ] **FORMAT MATCHES RESEARCH** - If research said JSON/structured/etc, prompt IS that format
-- [ ] Directly addresses what the user said they want to create
-- [ ] Uses specific patterns/keywords discovered in research
-- [ ] Ready to paste with zero edits (or minimal [PLACEHOLDERS] clearly marked)
-- [ ] Appropriate length and style for TARGET_TOOL
-
----
-
-## IF USER ASKS FOR MORE OPTIONS
-
-Only if they ask for alternatives or more prompts, provide 2-3 variations. Don't dump a prompt pack unless requested.
-
----
-
-## AFTER EACH PROMPT: Stay in Expert Mode
-
-After delivering a prompt, offer to write more:
-
-> Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
-
----
-
-## CONTEXT MEMORY
-
-For the rest of this conversation, remember:
-- **TOPIC**: {topic}
-- **TARGET_TOOL**: {tool}
-- **KEY PATTERNS**: {list the top 3-5 patterns you learned}
-
-When the user asks for another prompt later, you don't need to re-research. Apply what you learned.
-
----
-
-## Output Summary Footer (After Each Prompt)
-
-After delivering a prompt, end with:
-
-```
----
-📚 Expert in: {TOPIC} for {TARGET_TOOL}
-📊 Based on: {n} Reddit threads ({sum} upvotes) + {n} X posts ({sum} likes) + {n} web pages
-
-Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
-```

SPEC.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-`last30days` is a Claude Code skill that researches a given topic across Reddit and X (Twitter) using the OpenAI Responses API and xAI Responses API respectively. It enforces a strict 30-day recency window, popularity-aware ranking, and produces actionable outputs including best practices, a prompt pack, and a reusable context snippet.
+`last30days` is a Claude Code skill that researches a given topic across Reddit and X (Twitter) using the OpenAI Responses API and xAI Responses API respectively. It enforces a strict 30-day recency window, popularity-aware ranking, and produces actionable outputs including best practices, a prompt pack, and a reusable context snippet. OpenAI auth can come from `OPENAI_API_KEY` or Codex login credentials.
 
 The skill operates in three modes depending on available API keys: **reddit-only** (OpenAI key), **x-only** (xAI key), or **both** (full cross-validation). It uses automatic model selection to stay current with the latest models from both providers, with optional pinning for stability.
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The skill operates in three modes depending on available API keys: **reddit-only
 
 The orchestrator (`last30days.py`) coordinates discovery, enrichment, normalization, scoring, deduplication, and rendering. Each concern is isolated in `scripts/lib/`:
 
-- **env.py**: Load and validate API keys from `~/.config/last30days/.env`
+- **env.py**: Load API keys from `~/.config/last30days/.env` and Codex auth from `~/.codex/auth.json`
 - **dates.py**: Date range calculation and confidence scoring
 - **cache.py**: 24-hour TTL caching keyed by topic + date range
 - **http.py**: stdlib-only HTTP client with retry logic
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ The orchestrator (`last30days.py`) coordinates discovery, enrichment, normalizat
 - **openai_reddit.py**: OpenAI Responses API + web_search for Reddit
 - **xai_x.py**: xAI Responses API + x_search for X
 - **reddit_enrich.py**: Fetch Reddit thread JSON for real engagement metrics
+- **hackernews.py**: Hacker News search via Algolia API (free, no auth)
+- **polymarket.py**: Polymarket prediction market search via Gamma API (free, no auth)
 - **normalize.py**: Convert raw API responses to canonical schema
 - **score.py**: Compute popularity-aware scores (relevance + recency + engagement)
 - **dedupe.py**: Near-duplicate detection via text similarity

commands/last30days.md

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+---
+description: Research what people actually say about any topic in the last 30 days across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and the web.
+argument-hint: <topic> — e.g. "nvidia earnings reaction" or "best noise cancelling headphones"
+allowed-tools: [Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch]
+---
+
+Invoke the `last30days` skill with the user's arguments: $ARGUMENTS
+
+Use the skill's canonical pipeline (plan → retrieve → normalize → fuse → rerank → cluster → render). If the user provided no arguments, ask them for a topic before proceeding.

docs/how-search-works.md

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+# How Reddit & X Search Work in last30days
+
+## Architecture Overview
+
+```
+User: /last30days "kanye west"
+          ↓
+    ┌─────┴─────┐
+    ↓           ↓           (concurrent via ThreadPoolExecutor)
+ [REDDIT]    [X/TWITTER]
+    ↓           ↓
+ OpenAI     Bundled Bird or
+ API        xAI API
+    ↓           ↓
+ Parse       Parse
+    ↓           ↓
+ Enrich      ───┘
+ (fetch         ↓
+  actual     [MERGE]
+  upvotes)      ↓
+    ↓        [NORMALIZE → FILTER → SCORE → DEDUPE]
+    └───────────↓
+          [OUTPUT to SKILL.md agent]
+```
+
+Both searches run **in parallel** using Python's `ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=2)`.
+
+---
+
+## Reddit Search
+
+### How it works
+
+Reddit search uses the **OpenAI Responses API** with the `web_search` tool, domain-filtered to `reddit.com` only.
+
+**API Call:**
+```
+POST https://api.openai.com/v1/responses
+Authorization: Bearer {OPENAI_API_KEY}
+```
+
+**Payload:**
+```json
+{
+  "model": "gpt-5.2",
+  "tools": [{
+    "type": "web_search",
+    "filters": { "allowed_domains": ["reddit.com"] }
+  }],
+  "input": "Search Reddit for threads about {topic}..."
+}
+```
+
+The prompt asks the model to:
+1. Extract core subject (strip noise words like "best", "tips", "top")
+2. Search 3 patterns: `"{topic} site:reddit.com"`, `"reddit {topic}"`, `"{topic} reddit"`
+3. Return JSON with `title`, `url`, `subreddit`, `date`, `relevance`
+4. URLs must contain `/r/` AND `/comments/` (real threads only)
+
+**Model fallback chain:** `gpt-5.2 → gpt-5.1 → gpt-5 → gpt-4.1 → gpt-4o → gpt-4o-mini`
+Triggers on HTTP 400/403 with access error keywords.
+
+### Enrichment (the secret sauce)
+
+After search, each thread gets **enriched** by hitting Reddit's free JSON API:
+
+```
+GET https://reddit.com/r/{sub}/comments/{id}/{slug}/.json
+```
+
+No API key needed. This returns the actual thread data:
+
+| Data Point | Source |
+|---|---|
+| Upvotes (score) | Reddit JSON API |
+| Comment count | Reddit JSON API |
+| Upvote ratio | Reddit JSON API |
+| Top 10 comments (text + score) | Reddit JSON API |
+| 7 key comment insights | Extracted via heuristics |
+| Actual post date | `created_utc` timestamp |
+
+**This is why Reddit results have real engagement metrics** — the enrichment step fetches actual upvote/comment data, not AI estimates.
+
+### Depth settings
+
+| Depth | Threads requested | Timeout |
+|---|---|---|
+| `--quick` | 15-25 | 90s |
+| default | 30-50 | 120s |
+| `--deep` | 70-100 | 180s |
+
+---
+
+## X/Twitter Search
+
+X search has **two backends** — the skill auto-detects which to use.
+
+### Priority: Bundled Bird (env auth) → xAI API (paid)
+
+```python
+if node_available and AUTH_TOKEN and CT0:
+    use bundled Bird    # Free, popup-free, env-authenticated
+elif XAI_API_KEY:
+    use xAI API         # Paid, uses grok-4-1-fast
+else:
+    skip X entirely     # No X results
+```
+
+### Backend 1: xAI API
+
+**API Call:**
+```
+POST https://api.x.ai/v1/responses
+Authorization: Bearer {XAI_API_KEY}
+```
+
+**Payload:**
+```json
+{
+  "model": "grok-4-1-fast",
+  "tools": [{ "type": "x_search" }],
+  "input": "Search X for posts about {topic} from {from_date} to {to_date}..."
+}
+```
+
+The prompt asks grok to return JSON with:
+- `text`, `url`, `author_handle`, `date`
+- `engagement`: `{ likes, reposts, replies, quotes }`
+- `why_relevant`, `relevance` score
+
+**Engagement data comes from grok's x_search tool** - it has direct access to X's data.
+
+### Backend 2: Bundled Bird client (free alternative)
+
+The repo vendors a search-only subset of Bird's Twitter GraphQL client and shells out to it with Node.js. No global `bird` install is required. The Python wrapper passes `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` via env, which keeps normal local runs headless and avoids browser-cookie prompts.
+
+**Bundled Bird returns raw X API data** - likes, reposts, replies are real engagement metrics from X's API, not estimates.
+
+| Metric | Bundled Bird | xAI API |
+|---|---|---|
+| Post text | Real | Real |
+| Likes/reposts | Real (X API) | Real (x_search tool) |
+| Replies/quotes | Real | Real |
+| Author handle | Real | Real |
+| Relevance score | Default 0.7 (re-ranked by score.py) | AI-assessed 0.0-1.0 |
+
+### Depth settings
+
+| Depth | xAI posts | Bundled Bird results | xAI timeout | Bird timeout |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `--quick` | 8-12 | 12 | 90s | 30s |
+| default | 20-30 | 30 | 120s | 45s |
+| `--deep` | 40-60 | 60 | 180s | 60s |
+
+---
+
+## Post-Processing (both sources)
+
+After both searches complete:
+
+1. **Normalize** — consistent formatting, timezone handling
+2. **Date filter** — hard filter to requested date range
+3. **Score** — relevance scoring (engagement-weighted)
+4. **Sort** — highest scores first
+5. **Deduplicate** — remove duplicate URLs
+6. **Fallback** — if all items filtered out, keep top 3 by relevance
+
+---
+
+## Error Handling
+
+| Layer | Strategy |
+|---|---|
+| HTTP requests | 3 retries with exponential backoff (1s → 2s → 3s) |
+| Model access errors | Automatic fallback to next model in chain |
+| Reddit enrichment | Per-item try/catch; keeps unenriched item on failure |
+| X source detection | Silent fallback from Bird → xAI → skip |
+| Overall pipeline | Errors stored as `reddit_error`/`x_error`, shown to user |
+
+---
+
+## Key Files
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|---|---|
+| `scripts/last30days.py` | Main orchestrator, concurrent execution |
+| `scripts/lib/openai_reddit.py` | Reddit search via OpenAI Responses API |
+| `scripts/lib/reddit_enrich.py` | Fetch real engagement data from Reddit JSON API |
+| `scripts/lib/xai_x.py` | X search via xAI API |
+| `scripts/lib/bird_x.py` | X search via bundled Bird client (free) |
+| `scripts/lib/models.py` | Auto-select best available model |
+| `scripts/lib/env.py` | API key loading, source detection |
+| `scripts/lib/http.py` | HTTP transport with retries |
+| `scripts/lib/score.py` | Relevance scoring |
+| `scripts/lib/dedupe.py` | URL-based deduplication |

docs/plans/2026-04-22-002-feat-competitors-flag-comparison-fanout-plan.md

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+---
+title: "feat: --competitors flag for auto-discovered comparison fan-out"
+type: feat
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-22
+---
+
+# feat: --competitors flag for auto-discovered comparison fan-out
+
+## Overview
+
+Add a `--competitors` flag to the last30days engine that auto-discovers 2-4 peer entities for the topic, runs the full retrieval pipeline on each in parallel, and renders a multi-entity comparison. Invoking `last30days Kanye West --competitors` should resolve to "Kanye vs Drake vs Kendrick Lamar" and emit a comparison report covering all three. Invoking `last30days OpenAI --competitors` should resolve to "OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI vs Gemini" and emit a four-way comparison.
+
+Discovery mirrors the existing `resolve.auto_resolve()` pattern used for X handles and subreddits at pipeline start — web search (Brave / Exa / Serper) plus deterministic extraction. Not an internal LLM call.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+Users who want a comparison today must type "OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI" themselves. The `planner._comparison_entities()` path already handles explicit multi-entity topics and `render._render_comparison_scaffold()` already emits a 9-axis comparison table. What is missing is the discovery half — a user who types a single entity with `--competitors` should get the comparison for free.
+
+This is also the natural next step after the Step 0.55 category-peer subreddit work (PR #305, merged 2026-04-22). That feature widens the subreddit set within a single topic; this feature widens the entity set into peer entities.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. New `--competitors` boolean flag that triggers competitor discovery and multi-entity fan-out.
+- R2. New `--competitors-list="A,B,C"` to explicitly skip discovery (mirrors `--plan`, `--subreddits`, `--x-handle` overrides).
+- R3. New `--competitors=N` short form to set competitor count inline (N in 1..6).
+- R4. Default count is 3 competitors (original + 3 = 4-way comparison).
+- R5. Competitor retrieval depth inherits the main run's depth (`--quick` / `--deep`); all entities run in parallel so wall clock stays close to a single run.
+- R6. Discovery mirrors `resolve.auto_resolve()`: web search for peers, deterministic text extraction. No internal LLM dependency.
+- R7. If no web search backend is configured and no `--competitors-list` was passed, engine emits a LAW 7-style stderr telling the host agent to pass `--competitors-list` and exits non-zero.
+- R8. Output rendering is a single comparison report covering all entities, reusing the existing 9-axis scaffold from `render._render_comparison_scaffold()` where applicable.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- Synthesis prompt changes beyond wiring N reports into the existing comparison scaffold are out of scope.
+- `--competitors` does not replace the existing explicit "A vs B vs C" topic parsing in `planner._comparison_entities()`; both paths coexist.
+- No caching layer for discovery results in v1.
+- No UI/SKILL.md rewrite of the entire comparison section; only the new flag is documented.
+- No new web search backend.
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- Caching of competitor lookups: separate follow-up once hit rate justifies it.
+- Disambiguation UX for topics with multiple common entities ("Amazon" the company vs the river): separate brainstorm.
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `scripts/last30days.py:168-249` — `build_parser()` argparse definitions. Existing depth flags (`--quick`, `--deep`) and override flags (`--plan`, `--subreddits`, `--x-handle`, `--auto-resolve`) set the convention to mirror.
+- `scripts/lib/resolve.py:179-258` — `auto_resolve()` is the reference pattern: web search fan-out via `ThreadPoolExecutor`, per-query extraction functions, graceful empty-dict return when no backend is available.
+- `scripts/lib/resolve.py:98-140` — `_extract_x_handle()` and sibling extractors show the deterministic text-mining style competitor extraction should mirror.
+- `scripts/lib/pipeline.py:162-220` — `pipeline.run()` signature is the fan-out target. One call per entity, each returning a `schema.Report`.
+- `scripts/lib/planner.py:430-564` — Existing comparison-intent handling and `_comparison_entities()` entity extraction. The new flag feeds the same mental model but populates entities from discovery instead of from the topic string.
+- `scripts/lib/render.py:333-392` — `_render_comparison_scaffold()` already emits a 9-axis markdown comparison table. The new multi-report renderer should reuse this helper by assembling a synthetic "A vs B vs C" topic header for it.
+- `scripts/lib/grounding.py` + `scripts/lib/providers.py` — Web search backend resolution (Brave / Exa / Serper). Reused as-is.
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- No existing `docs/solutions/` entries for competitor discovery or multi-entity fan-out.
+- Recent plan `docs/plans/2026-04-22-001-fix-category-peer-subreddit-resolution-plan.md` established the precedent of deterministic peer expansion; this plan extends that idea from subreddits to entities.
+
+### External References
+
+- None gathered — local patterns are strong. `resolve.auto_resolve()` is a direct template.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Discovery mirrors auto_resolve, not plan_query.** Web search + regex extraction, not an LLM call. Matches the user's explicit direction ("use the python brain the same way it searches for X handles"). Cheaper, no provider credential requirement, deterministic.
+- **Orchestration lives in `last30days.py` main, not inside `pipeline.run()`.** The fan-out is a top-level concern — one pipeline run per entity, each independent. Keeps `pipeline.run()` single-entity and unchanged except for sharing a `ThreadPoolExecutor` factory.
+- **Sub-runs inherit main depth and run in parallel.** Wall clock ≈ single run; token cost scales linearly with N. User-controlled via the existing `--quick`/`--deep` flags.
+- **New module `scripts/lib/competitors.py` instead of adding to `resolve.py`.** Keeps resolve focused on single-entity entity-bundle discovery (handles/subreddits/github); competitors.py owns peer-entity discovery. Similar shape, different responsibility.
+- **Multi-report render is additive in `render.py`.** New `render_comparison_multi(reports: list[Report]) -> str` composes a synthetic "A vs B vs C" topic and delegates to the existing scaffold + synthesis path where possible. No rewrite of the single-entity render path.
+- **Default count = 3 competitors (4-way comparison).** Hard cap at 6.
+- **LAW 7-style stderr when no backend and no list.** Matches how `planner.plan_query()` already tells the hosting agent to pass `--plan`.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Discovery mechanism:** Web search via `grounding.web_search()`, not an internal LLM. User confirmed the auto_resolve pattern is the target.
+- **Default competitor count:** 3 (original + 3 = 4-way).
+- **Sub-run depth:** Inherit main depth, parallel execution.
+- **Flag naming:** `--competitors` (standard argparse double-dash). `--competitors=N` for inline count. `--competitors-list="A,B,C"` to skip discovery.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- Exact extraction heuristics for competitor names across Brave / Exa / Serper result shapes. The SERP text varies (listicles, comparison pages, "vs" pages); the initial implementation will start with listicle parsing plus a "X vs Y" pattern match, and harden against real results in the test phase.
+- Handling of topic ambiguity ("Amazon", "Apple"). Initial behavior: trust whatever web search returns for the topic verbatim; disambiguation is a separate concern.
+- Merge strategy when two entities return overlapping URLs (e.g., an "OpenAI vs Anthropic" article shows up in both runs). Likely dedupe at the clustering step, but defer the exact policy until we see how often it happens.
+- Whether to expose competitor discovery artifacts (the raw web search results) as a debug emit. Follow the existing `--debug` conventions.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: CLI flag parsing and validation**
+
+**Goal:** Add `--competitors`, `--competitors=N`, and `--competitors-list` to the argparse surface, validate values, and thread them into the main orchestration.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2, R3, R4
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py`
+- Test: `tests/test_cli_competitors.py`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add three mutually cooperative flags near line 205 in `build_parser()`:
+  - `--competitors` with `nargs="?"` and `const=3` so bare `--competitors` defaults to 3, `--competitors=4` is honored, and `--competitors=0` is rejected
+  - `--competitors-list` free-text CSV
+- Normalize in `main()`: if `--competitors-list` is present, skip discovery and use the list. If `--competitors` is set and no list, trigger discovery with count = the flag value. Clamp count to 1..6 with a stderr warning at boundary.
+- Thread the resulting entity list into the orchestrator added in Unit 3.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `--plan` argument at `scripts/last30days.py:187` — same skip-discovery-when-explicit shape.
+- `--subreddits` / `--x-handle` at `scripts/last30days.py:180,189` — same override semantics.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: bare `--competitors` parses to count=3, empty list.
+- Happy path: `--competitors=4` parses to count=4.
+- Happy path: `--competitors-list="A,B,C"` parses to count=3, list=["A","B","C"], and is preferred over any discovery signal.
+- Edge case: `--competitors=0` and `--competitors=-1` are rejected with a clear error.
+- Edge case: `--competitors=99` clamps to 6 with a stderr warning.
+- Edge case: `--competitors` combined with `--competitors-list` uses the list and logs that discovery was skipped.
+- Edge case: `--competitors-list` value with whitespace ("A, B , C") normalizes correctly.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Running the binary with each flag variation produces the expected post-parse state without calling out to the network.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: `scripts/lib/competitors.py` discovery module**
+
+**Goal:** Discover peer entities for a topic using web search + deterministic extraction, mirroring `resolve.auto_resolve()`.
+
+**Requirements:** R6, R7
+
+**Dependencies:** None (pure module; wired by Unit 3)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `scripts/lib/competitors.py`
+- Test: `tests/test_competitors.py`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Public entry point `discover_competitors(topic: str, count: int, config: dict) -> list[str]`.
+- Early return `[]` when `_has_backend(config)` is false (reuse the helper from `resolve.py`; factor if needed).
+- Fan out 2-3 web searches in a `ThreadPoolExecutor`:
+  - `"{topic} competitors"`
+  - `"{topic} alternatives"`
+  - `"{topic} vs"` (captures "X vs Y" articles)
+- Feed results into a deterministic `_extract_peer_entities(results, topic)` that:
+  - Mines titles and snippets for capitalized noun phrases other than the topic itself
+  - Scores by frequency across results
+  - Filters stopwords and the topic's own tokens
+  - Returns top `count` unique entities ordered by score
+- Emit a single-line stderr log mirroring the `resolve._log` format.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `scripts/lib/resolve.py:179-258` for the function shape, executor usage, and empty-result fallback.
+- `scripts/lib/resolve.py:98-140` for extractor style (small, deterministic, no external state).
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: canned SERP fixtures for "OpenAI" return ["Anthropic", "xAI", "Google"] or close peers in the top 3.
+- Happy path: canned SERP fixtures for "Kanye West" return rap peers (Drake, Kendrick) in the top 3.
+- Edge case: empty SERP results return `[]` without raising.
+- Edge case: extractor filters out the topic itself (case- and punctuation-insensitive).
+- Edge case: near-duplicate entities ("OpenAI" vs "Open AI") dedupe to one slot.
+- Error path: web search backend raises — the failure is logged and the function returns `[]`.
+- Edge case: count=1 returns a single-element list; count=6 returns up to six entities.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Unit tests pass with fixtures committed under `tests/fixtures/competitors-*.json`.
+- Manual run against a live backend for one topic confirms sensible output (recorded as a notes file, not a test assertion).
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Parallel fan-out orchestrator**
+
+**Goal:** Run `pipeline.run()` once per entity (topic + discovered competitors) in parallel, collect `schema.Report` per entity, and hand them to the comparison renderer.
+
+**Requirements:** R5, R7
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1, Unit 2
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py`
+- Possibly create: `scripts/lib/fanout.py` if the orchestrator grows past ~60 lines
+- Test: `tests/test_competitor_fanout.py`
+
+**Approach:**
+- After arg parsing and before the existing `pipeline.run()` call, branch on `args.competitors`:
+  - If a list was provided or discovery returned entities, build `entities = [topic, *competitors]`.
+  - Spawn one `pipeline.run()` per entity via `ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=len(entities))`, passing the same `config`, `depth`, and all sub-run-relevant args (mock, plan, etc.). Respect `--plan` — if a plan is passed it applies to the main topic only; competitors use the internal planner fallback for v1.
+  - Collect `{entity: Report}` mapping. A per-entity failure logs a stderr warning and drops that entity from the comparison; the run continues as long as 2 entities succeed.
+  - If fewer than 2 entities survive, exit with a clear error.
+- LAW 7-style stderr:
+  - If `args.competitors` is set, no list was passed, no web search backend is configured, emit a LAW 7 stderr message pointing to the `--competitors-list` override and exit non-zero. Reuse the tone from `planner.plan_query()` fallback (`scripts/lib/planner.py:125-135`).
+
+**Execution note:** Start with a failing integration test that exercises the full main → orchestrator → mocked pipeline.run path; the orchestrator is where bugs hide.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `scripts/lib/resolve.py:225-239` for ThreadPoolExecutor + as_completed + per-future error handling.
+- `scripts/lib/pipeline.py:310+` for how ThreadPoolExecutor is already used inside a single run (same idiom, outer layer).
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: main + 2 competitors, all three `pipeline.run()` calls succeed (mocked), orchestrator returns 3 Reports.
+- Happy path: discovery returns the competitor list; orchestrator fans out accordingly.
+- Edge case: one of three competitor pipelines raises — the run continues with the surviving 2 and emits a warning.
+- Edge case: all competitors fail but the main topic succeeds — orchestrator exits non-zero with a clear error rather than silently degrading to a single-entity render.
+- Edge case: `--competitors` set, no backend, no list — orchestrator emits the LAW 7 stderr and exits non-zero before any pipeline call.
+- Integration: wall-clock time for 3 mocked pipelines in parallel is close to the slowest single run, not the sum (timing assertion with generous margin).
+
+**Verification:**
+- End-to-end test with mocked `pipeline.run()` and mocked competitors discovery produces 3 Reports and hands them to a stubbed renderer.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Multi-report comparison renderer**
+
+**Goal:** Compose N `schema.Report`s into a single comparison-mode output, reusing the existing 9-axis scaffold.
+
+**Requirements:** R8
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 3
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/render.py`
+- Test: `tests/test_render_comparison_multi.py`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add `render_comparison_multi(reports: list[schema.Report], *, emit: str) -> str`.
+- Build a synthetic comparison topic: `f"{entity_a} vs {entity_b} vs {entity_c}"`.
+- Reuse `_render_comparison_scaffold()` for the table skeleton. Each entity column is populated from its own Report's top clusters and citations.
+- For the narrative synthesis block, concatenate per-entity highlights, clearly labeled by entity, under a shared "Comparison" header.
+- Preserve existing emit modes (`compact`, `md`, `json`, `context`). In `json` emit, return a `{"entities": [...], "reports": [...]}` shape; single-Report consumers remain unaffected because the single-report render path is untouched.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `scripts/lib/render.py:333-392` (`_parse_comparison_entities`, `_render_comparison_scaffold`) — the scaffold is the contract.
+- `scripts/lib/render.py` single-report rendering — for per-entity narrative blocks.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: 3 Reports with distinct clusters render into a 3-column table and a "Comparison" section that mentions each entity at least once.
+- Happy path: 2 Reports render as a 2-column table without breaking the scaffold.
+- Edge case: a Report with an empty cluster list renders as "(no significant discussion this month)" in its column rather than crashing.
+- Edge case: Reports with overlapping URLs (same article cited by two entities) dedupe citations at the footer but keep both column entries.
+- Emit variants: `--emit=compact`, `--emit=md`, `--emit=json`, `--emit=context` each produce valid output with all entities represented.
+- Integration: end-to-end snapshot test using fixture Reports, checked against a stored expected output (with a clear update path when the scaffold intentionally evolves).
+
+**Verification:**
+- Snapshot tests pass. Manual review of one real 3-way comparison confirms readability.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: Docs, SKILL.md mention, and sync**
+
+**Goal:** Document the new flag so the hosting agent and human users both know it exists, and run the sync script.
+
+**Requirements:** R1-R8 (surfaces them to users)
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-4
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `SKILL.md`
+- Modify: `README.md` (brief flag reference)
+- Modify: `CHANGELOG.md`
+- Run: `bash scripts/sync.sh`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add a compact "Competitor mode" subsection under the existing comparison docs in `SKILL.md`. Document the flag, the default count, the override flag, and the LAW 7 fallback stderr.
+- Keep `README.md` addition to a single example line.
+- CHANGELOG entry mirrors the voice of recent entries (imperative, outcome-first).
+- Sync via `scripts/sync.sh` per CLAUDE.md rules so `~/.claude/`, `~/.agents/`, `~/.codex/` pick up the new SKILL.md.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — documentation and sync only. Verification is by inspection and by running `sync.sh` and confirming target directories updated.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `sync.sh` completes without errors.
+- `SKILL.md` rendered preview mentions `--competitors` in the comparison section.
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** `last30days.py main()` now orchestrates multiple `pipeline.run()` calls instead of one. No other callers of `pipeline.run()` are affected (it remains single-entity).
+- **Error propagation:** Per-entity failures degrade gracefully as long as ≥2 entities survive; fewer survivors exits non-zero. Discovery failure with `--competitors` and no list is fatal.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** Each sub-run uses its own `pipeline.run()` state; no shared mutable config. The `config` dict is read-only in `pipeline.run()` today — verify before committing to shared-reference passing, else deep-copy per sub-run.
+- **API surface parity:** `--competitors` coexists with the existing explicit "A vs B vs C" topic parsing in `planner._comparison_entities()`. Both produce comparable output formats; the only difference is where the entity list came from.
+- **Integration coverage:** The fan-out orchestrator crosses CLI → discovery → N pipelines → render; integration tests in Unit 3 and Unit 4 must exercise the full path end to end, not just unit-level.
+- **Unchanged invariants:** `pipeline.run()` signature and single-entity semantics are unchanged. The single-entity render path in `render.py` is unchanged. No changes to `planner.plan_query()`. No changes to existing flags.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| Competitor discovery returns garbage entities for niche topics. | `--competitors-list` override lets the user (or hosting agent) correct it. Unit tests with edge-case fixtures. Log discovery output to stderr under `--debug`. |
+| Token cost scales linearly with N sub-runs. | Default count capped at 3, hard max 6, inherit `--quick` to let users throttle. Wall clock stays parallel. Emit a cost hint to stderr when N ≥ 4. |
+| Merge conflicts against the single-entity render path during refactoring. | Keep the multi-report renderer strictly additive; do not modify the single-Report code path. |
+| Config dict mutation inside sub-runs could leak state between entities. | Verify read-only usage before sharing references. If any sub-component mutates, deep-copy per sub-run before spawning threads. |
+| A SERP extractor that works on Brave fixtures breaks on Exa/Serper result shapes. | Test fixtures for all three backends. Extractor operates on a normalized shape from `grounding.web_search()` (already the case), not raw provider output. |
+| Hosting agent (Claude Code, Codex) unaware of the new flag when it could usefully pass `--competitors-list`. | SKILL.md updated in Unit 5 documents the flag in the same style as `--plan` and `--auto-resolve`. |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- Beta channel first: per `CLAUDE.md`, experimental changes go to `mvanhorn/last30days-skill-private` on the `/last30days-beta` command. Land this on the private repo first, shake out on real topics for a day or two, then cherry-pick to public.
+- After land-merge: run `scripts/sync.sh` to deploy SKILL.md + scripts to `~/.claude/`, `~/.agents/`, `~/.codex/`.
+- Release notes entry in CHANGELOG.md follows the v3.0.9 voice — outcome-first, one paragraph.
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- Related code: `scripts/lib/resolve.py:179` (`auto_resolve`), `scripts/lib/pipeline.py:162` (`pipeline.run`), `scripts/lib/planner.py:80` (`plan_query` LAW 7 fallback), `scripts/lib/render.py:333` (comparison scaffold)
+- Related PRs: #305 (Step 0.55 category-peer subreddit expansion — the precedent for deterministic peer expansion, merged 2026-04-22)
+- Related plan: `docs/plans/2026-04-22-001-fix-category-peer-subreddit-resolution-plan.md`

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+---
+title: "fix: per-entity resolution, default-2, and stale-path guard for --competitors"
+type: fix
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-22
+origin: docs/plans/2026-04-22-002-feat-competitors-flag-comparison-fanout-plan.md
+---
+
+# fix: per-entity resolution, default-2, and stale-path guard for --competitors
+
+## Overview
+
+Three test runs of v3.0.11 `--competitors` surfaced four real bugs plus one product tweak. This plan fixes all of them in a single follow-up:
+
+1. Competitor sub-runs get no Step 0.55 resolution (no X handle, no subreddits, no GitHub repo). Drake / Kendrick / Travis ran with deterministic-fallback single-word queries while Kanye had the full targeting package. User called it "lazy" and was right.
+2. Two of three test windows (Linear, Coinbase) never invoked the new flag at all. They loaded SKILL.md from `plugins/marketplaces/last30days-skill/` (a Claude-Code-managed git clone pinned to origin/main, which predates PR #308) instead of `plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/3.0.11/`, so `--help` showed no `--competitors` flag and the model fell back to the manual comparison path.
+3. Each competitor sub-run emits a scary `[Planner] No --plan passed... deterministic fallback` stderr line because LAW 7 targets the hosting-model path, not internal fan-out sub-runs.
+4. Default competitor count is 3 (→ 4-way comparison). User wants default 2 (→ 3-way: original + 2 peers). Flag keeps `--competitors=N` to customize.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+The 3 test runs (Kanye, Linear, Coinbase) showed a pattern:
+
+| Window | Loaded SKILL.md from | Invoked --competitors? | Per-entity resolution? | Outcome |
+|--------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|---------|
+| Kanye  | cache/3.0.11/ (correct) | Yes | Only for main topic (Kanye) | Drake/Kendrick/Travis thin; Reddit 403 fallbacks |
+| Linear | marketplaces/ (stale) | No — fell back to manual comparison | No | Thin run with noisy subreddits |
+| Coinbase | marketplaces/ (stale) | No — fell back to manual comparison | Main only; keyword-search poisoned pool | Top subs: r/survivor, r/Airpodsmax (noise) |
+
+Root causes:
+- **Per-entity resolution gap:** `scripts/lib/fanout.py` calls `pipeline.run()` with topic + depth + web_backend + lookback_days only. It does not call `resolve.auto_resolve()` per entity, so sub-runs have no X handle, subreddit, or GitHub targeting. The original plan (`2026-04-22-002`) acknowledged this as a deliberate v1 simplification ("competitor sub-runs use planner defaults"). In practice this produces visibly asymmetric output and triggers downstream retrieval issues (403 fallbacks, keyword-search noise).
+- **Stale-path loading:** Claude Code's skill loader alphabetizes `find` results with `marketplaces/` before `cache/`, and the model reads the first plausible SKILL.md it sees. SKILL.md line 823's `SKILL_ROOT` resolver is the correct path but only fires in engine-invocation blocks, not in the skill-load step.
+- **LAW 7 in sub-runs:** LAW 7 exists because the *hosting reasoning model* is supposed to pass `--plan`. For competitor sub-runs, there is no hosting-model planning — it's an engine-internal fan-out. The warning is a false positive there.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. Default `--competitors` count is 2 peers (3-way comparison: original + 2).
+- R2. Each competitor sub-run performs Step 0.55 resolution (X handle, subreddits, GitHub user/repos, news context) before its pipeline runs — not just the main topic.
+- R3. Sub-runs do not emit the LAW 7 `No --plan passed` warning; they are internal fan-out, not hosting-model calls.
+- R4. The rendered comparison output includes a visible "Resolved entities" block showing per-entity handles/subs/github for debug transparency (answers "did it resolve everyone?" without the user having to read stderr).
+- R5. SKILL.md has a canonical-path self-check at the top: if the reader loaded it from anywhere other than `plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/{VERSION}/`, re-read from the versioned path before proceeding.
+- R6. Version bumps to 3.0.12; CHANGELOG entry; `scripts/sync.sh` deploys.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- No new discovery strategy. The web-search + regex extraction in `scripts/lib/competitors.py` stays as-is.
+- No new CLI flags beyond the behavior changes above. Specifically: no per-entity override flags like `--competitor-handles`. The hosting-model escape hatch remains `--competitors-list`.
+- No changes to the explicit `A vs B` comparison path (topic-string parsing in `planner._comparison_entities`).
+- No marketplace-clone auto-restore fix — that's Claude Code harness behavior. This plan only guards against the symptom on the skill side.
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- Caching of per-entity resolution results: separate follow-up once hit rate justifies it.
+- Fan-out rate-limiting tuning (currently `max_workers=len(entities)+1`, capped at 6): defer until we see real-world quota exhaustion.
+- Pre-flight cost hint when N ≥ 4 (noted in `2026-04-22-002` risks): defer.
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `scripts/last30days.py:205-219` — `--competitors` / `--competitors-list` argparse definition (const=3 today; changing to 2).
+- `scripts/last30days.py:220-290` — `resolve_competitors_args()` validator; update `COMPETITORS_DEFAULT`.
+- `scripts/last30days.py:438-520` — main() fan-out orchestration; currently passes only topic/depth to each `_competitor_runner`.
+- `scripts/lib/fanout.py:40-95` — `run_competitor_fanout()` signature. The `competitor_runner` callable is where per-entity resolution needs to happen.
+- `scripts/lib/resolve.py:179-258` — `auto_resolve()` is the exact per-entity resolver to reuse. Already does X handle + subreddits + GitHub user/repos + news context in parallel via ThreadPoolExecutor.
+- `scripts/lib/planner.py:80-135` — `plan_query()` emits the LAW 7 stderr. A `quiet: bool` keyword or `internal_subrun: bool` flag will suppress it.
+- `scripts/lib/pipeline.py:162-220` — `pipeline.run()` signature. Needs a new keyword to propagate quiet-mode down to the planner.
+- `scripts/lib/render.py:render_comparison_multi` — where the "Resolved entities" block is inserted.
+- `SKILL.md` line 823 — canonical `SKILL_ROOT` resolver already exists but fires in engine bash, not at skill-load time.
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- `docs/plans/2026-04-22-002-feat-competitors-flag-comparison-fanout-plan.md` acknowledged the per-entity-resolution gap as a v1 tradeoff. This plan closes that gap.
+- Kanye run stderr: `[Planner] No --plan passed... deterministic fallback` × 3 (once per competitor sub-run). That's the LAW 7 noise R3 targets.
+- Linear / Coinbase runs loaded `plugins/marketplaces/last30days-skill/CLAUDE.md` as the first hit. That's the stale-path issue R5 targets.
+
+### External References
+
+- None. All patterns are in-repo.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Per-entity resolve happens inside fanout, not in SKILL.md.** The user-facing promise of `--competitors` is "one flag, engine does the work." Pushing resolution onto the hosting model creates another path-of-least-resistance trap (model skips it, output looks lazy). Auto-resolve inside each sub-run when a web backend is available makes the feature self-contained.
+- **Stale-path guard is a SKILL.md self-check, not a code change.** We cannot stop Claude Code from auto-restoring the marketplace clone. But we can put a 3-line banner at the top of SKILL.md that forces any path-mismatched read to re-read from the versioned cache. Both the marketplace copy (once main catches up) and the cache copy carry the guard.
+- **LAW 7 suppression is opt-in via `internal_subrun=True` keyword.** Do not remove the warning from the default path — it's load-bearing for the hosting-model contract. Add an explicit bypass for engine-internal fan-out only.
+- **Default 2, hard max 6 unchanged.** "Original + 2" matches the Kanye/Drake/Kendrick mental model from the feature description. Still allow `--competitors=N` from 1 to 6.
+- **Resolved block is inside the EVIDENCE envelope, not above it.** Keeps the rendered output structure stable for the synthesis contract (LAW 1–8). The block is context, not output.
+- **Skip auto-resolve when `--mock` or no web backend.** Mirrors the existing `resolve.auto_resolve()` fast-fail and keeps the mock test path deterministic.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Where does per-entity resolve live?** Inside `fanout.run_competitor_fanout`, not in `main()`. Each sub-run calls `auto_resolve()` just before `pipeline.run()`.
+- **Should the hosting model still be able to override?** Yes — `--competitors-list` remains the escape hatch. When an explicit list is passed, the engine still does auto-resolve per entity; the user's list just skips discovery.
+- **Should sub-runs run auto-resolve in parallel with each other?** Yes. The existing `ThreadPoolExecutor` in fanout already parallelizes sub-runs; auto-resolve happens inside each sub-run's thread, so resolve calls for different entities run concurrently.
+- **Default count:** 2 peers (3-way). Confirmed.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- Whether to expose a `--no-auto-resolve-competitors` flag for power users who want the fast, shallow behavior. Probably not needed v2; ship auto-resolve always-on and revisit if someone complains about cost.
+- Whether to surface the per-entity resolution context back into the main topic's planner (cross-entity context sharing). Stays deferred.
+- Whether the Resolved block should be collapsible or always inline. Start inline; revisit based on output length feedback.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Default `--competitors` to 2 peers**
+
+**Goal:** Change the bare `--competitors` default from 3 to 2 per user feedback. `--competitors=N` still overrides; range 1..6 unchanged.
+
+**Requirements:** R1
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (`COMPETITORS_DEFAULT`, `--competitors` const, stderr messages if any reference 3)
+- Modify: `SKILL.md` Competitor mode section ("discovered 2-6" wording, bare-flag default line)
+- Modify: `README.md` auto-discovered example line (if it references count)
+- Test: `tests/test_cli_competitors.py`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Change `COMPETITORS_DEFAULT = 3` → `2` in `scripts/last30days.py`.
+- Change argparse `--competitors` `const=3` → `const=2`.
+- Update any SKILL.md / README copy referencing "3 peers" to "2 peers" (default) or "2-6 peers" (range).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing default constants in `scripts/last30days.py` argparse block.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: bare `--competitors` yields count=2, enabled=True, empty explicit_list.
+- Edge case: `--competitors=3` still works (explicit override).
+- Edge case: existing `test_bare_flag_defaults_to_three` test is updated to `test_bare_flag_defaults_to_two` and asserts count=2.
+- Edge case: `--competitors=5` with a `--competitors-list` of length 2 still logs the mismatch warning and uses the list.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `pytest tests/test_cli_competitors.py -v` passes with the updated default.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Per-entity Step 0.55 resolution inside fanout**
+
+**Goal:** Each competitor sub-run auto-resolves its own X handle, subreddits, GitHub user/repos, and news context via `resolve.auto_resolve()` before its `pipeline.run()` call — just like the main topic.
+
+**Requirements:** R2
+
+**Dependencies:** None (but Unit 3 should land together so sub-runs don't emit LAW 7 stderr while the resolution context is being passed)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/fanout.py`
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (`_competitor_runner` closure builds the resolved args)
+- Test: `tests/test_competitor_fanout.py`
+- Test: `tests/test_competitors_resolve_integration.py` (new; covers the auto-resolve path)
+
+**Approach:**
+- `_competitor_runner(entity)` in main() does:
+  1. Call `resolve.auto_resolve(entity, config)` when `not args.mock` and a web backend is configured (reuse `_has_backend`).
+  2. Extract resolved x_handle, subreddits, github_user, github_repos, context.
+  3. Pass them to `pipeline.run()` for that sub-run.
+  4. Inject resolved context into a per-entity config copy (so `_auto_resolve_context` does not leak across sub-runs — deep-copy the config or use a local dict).
+  5. Store the resolved block on the Report's `artifacts` so the renderer can surface it (Unit 4).
+- When `args.mock` is True or no backend is available, skip auto-resolve (fall through to planner defaults, matching the existing `auto_resolve()` early-return contract).
+- Update `fanout.run_competitor_fanout` docstring to note that auto-resolve happens inside the caller-provided runner.
+
+**Execution note:** Start with a failing integration test that exercises two-entity fanout + auto-resolve via a mocked `resolve.auto_resolve` and asserts that `pipeline.run` receives the resolved x_handle/subreddits for each entity.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `scripts/last30days.py` main topic branch (`if args.auto_resolve and not external_plan`) already calls `resolve.auto_resolve` and propagates results — mirror the shape for competitors.
+- Config isolation: `scripts/lib/pipeline.py:162-220` reads config as-is; use `dict(config)` to avoid cross-sub-run mutation of `_auto_resolve_context`.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: 3 entities, mocked `auto_resolve` returns distinct handles per entity; `pipeline.run` receives `x_handle=@drake` for Drake, `x_handle=@kendricklamar` for Kendrick, etc.
+- Happy path: the main topic still uses the user-supplied `--x-handle` / `--subreddits` overrides (not overwritten by auto-resolve for the main). Competitors use their own auto-resolved values.
+- Edge case: `--mock` skips auto-resolve entirely for all sub-runs (no `resolve.auto_resolve` calls).
+- Edge case: `resolve.auto_resolve` returns empty dicts for one entity (low-signal topic) — the sub-run still executes with planner defaults; doesn't crash.
+- Edge case: no web backend configured — auto-resolve returns empty for every entity, sub-runs fall through to planner defaults, no stack trace.
+- Error path: `resolve.auto_resolve` raises — the sub-run logs a warning and continues with planner defaults (does not fail the whole comparison).
+- Integration: config `_auto_resolve_context` from entity A does not leak into entity B's `pipeline.run`. Assert each sub-run gets its own context string.
+
+**Verification:**
+- New integration test passes.
+- End-to-end smoke (mock mode + explicit list): each sub-run's stderr shows `[AutoResolve]` lines per entity with distinct values.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Suppress LAW 7 warning for engine-internal sub-runs**
+
+**Goal:** The `[Planner] No --plan passed... deterministic fallback` warning does not fire during competitor sub-runs. LAW 7 is load-bearing for hosting-model contracts and must stay on the default path; this is an opt-in bypass for internal fan-out only.
+
+**Requirements:** R3
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 2 (so the sub-run call site is already being modified)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/planner.py` (`plan_query` signature + conditional stderr)
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/pipeline.py` (`run` signature + propagation)
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` or `scripts/lib/fanout.py` (pass `internal_subrun=True` for competitor runners)
+- Test: `tests/test_planner_v3.py` (or new `tests/test_planner_quiet_mode.py`)
+- Test: `tests/test_competitor_fanout.py` (assert sub-runs don't emit LAW 7 stderr)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add a keyword `internal_subrun: bool = False` to `planner.plan_query`. When True, skip the two `print(..., file=sys.stderr)` blocks that emit the LAW 7 banner and the `[Planner] No --plan passed` capability message.
+- Add the same keyword to `pipeline.run()`; pass through to `plan_query`.
+- In main()/fanout, set `internal_subrun=True` for every competitor sub-run's pipeline.run call. The main topic's pipeline.run keeps the default (LAW 7 stays on for the hosting-model path).
+- Also suppress the LAW 7-triggered degraded-run warning block in the render layer for sub-reports when the envelope is going to be merged into a comparison output (or accept that the block is per-entity and surfaces once per entity).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing keyword-only parameters on `pipeline.run` (`mock`, `x_handle`, etc.).
+- `planner.plan_query` signature is already keyword-only.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: `plan_query(..., internal_subrun=True, provider=None, model=None)` returns the deterministic fallback plan WITHOUT writing the LAW 7 stderr block.
+- Happy path: `plan_query(...)` with default `internal_subrun=False` still writes the LAW 7 warning (unchanged behavior).
+- Integration: end-to-end competitor fanout; assert captured stderr contains zero occurrences of `No --plan passed` and zero of `YOU ARE the planner`.
+- Integration: main topic is not part of competitor mode; if the user invokes bare `/last30days OpenAI` without `--plan`, LAW 7 stderr fires exactly once (regression test).
+
+**Verification:**
+- Running the Kanye-style smoke test shows zero `[Planner] No --plan passed` lines for Drake / Kendrick / Travis sub-runs.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: "Resolved entities" block in comparison output**
+
+**Goal:** The rendered comparison output includes a visible block listing per-entity handles, subreddits, GitHub user, and resolved context. Answers "did it resolve everyone?" at a glance without reading stderr.
+
+**Requirements:** R4
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 2 (needs resolved data on report artifacts)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/render.py` (`render_comparison_multi` and `render_comparison_multi_context`)
+- Test: `tests/test_render_comparison_multi.py`
+
+**Approach:**
+- When each entity's `Report.artifacts` contains a `resolved` dict (populated by Unit 2), `render_comparison_multi` emits a `## Resolved Entities` block early in the EVIDENCE envelope:
+  ```
+  ## Resolved Entities
+  - **Kanye West**: X @kanyewest | Subs r/Kanye, r/hiphopheads | GitHub: — | Context: BULLY released, UK ban…
+  - **Drake**: X @Drake | Subs r/DrakeTheType, r/hiphopheads | GitHub: — | Context: ICEMAN rollout…
+  - **Kendrick Lamar**: X @kendricklamar | Subs r/KendrickLamar | GitHub: — | Context: Grammy wins, dormant…
+  ```
+- Missing fields render as `—` not empty.
+- When no entity has a `resolved` payload (mock mode, no web backend), omit the block entirely rather than emit an empty section.
+- Context strings are truncated at 120 chars to keep the block scannable.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing `render_comparison_multi` envelope structure (lines ~395-480 in render.py).
+- Existing per-entity evidence block format (`## {label}`) for consistency.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: 3 entities each with a `resolved` artifact → block lists all 3 with their fields.
+- Happy path: 2 entities, one with full resolution, one with partial (x_handle only) → missing fields render as `—`.
+- Edge case: no entity has a resolved artifact → block is omitted entirely.
+- Edge case: context string > 120 chars → truncated with ellipsis.
+- Integration: rendered output passes through the same EVIDENCE envelope comments and synthesis contract (LAW 1–8 unchanged).
+
+**Verification:**
+- Snapshot tests confirm the block appears in the right spot with the right formatting.
+- End-to-end smoke shows a realistic 3-entity Resolved block in the rendered output.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: SKILL.md canonical-path self-check**
+
+**Goal:** A top-of-file SKILL.md directive forces any reader (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Gemini) to verify they loaded from `plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/{VERSION}/SKILL.md` before proceeding. If loaded from `marketplaces/` or any other path, re-read from the pinned versioned cache.
+
+**Requirements:** R5
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `SKILL.md` (prepend a STEP 0 block before the existing STEP 0 / LAW list)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add a numbered first step at the top (before or bundled with existing "STEP 0: ToolSearch preload"):
+  ```
+  ## STEP 0: Canonical Path Self-Check (must run first)
+
+  Before reading anything else below, verify you loaded this SKILL.md from
+  the versioned cache, not the marketplace clone:
+
+      CANONICAL=$HOME/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/
+      CANONICAL_LATEST=$(ls -d "$CANONICAL"*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1)
+
+  If the SKILL.md you just read is not under $CANONICAL_LATEST, STOP. Re-read
+  $CANONICAL_LATEST/SKILL.md and restart from here. Marketplace clones
+  (`plugins/marketplaces/last30days-skill/`) are pinned to origin/main and
+  can be stale; the versioned cache is the ground truth.
+  ```
+- Reinforce in the existing LAW 7 block that `--help` output must be read from the same pinned `SKILL_ROOT` to avoid flag-list skew.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing STEP 0 ToolSearch preload (top of SKILL.md) for tone / imperative voice.
+- Existing `SKILL_ROOT` resolver snippet (line ~823).
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — SKILL.md is documentation; no unit test, verified by follow-up user invocation.
+
+**Verification:**
+- In a fresh Claude Code window, `/last30days Test --competitors` loads SKILL.md, the model executes the STEP 0 self-check, and (if it had loaded from marketplaces/) switches to the cache path before running `--help` or the engine. Observable via the model's announced reasoning / task list.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: Version bump, CHANGELOG, sync**
+
+**Goal:** Ship 3.0.12 and deploy to all local targets.
+
+**Requirements:** R6
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-5
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` (version 3.0.11 → 3.0.12)
+- Modify: `CHANGELOG.md`
+- Run: `bash scripts/sync.sh`
+
+**Approach:**
+- CHANGELOG entry under `## [3.0.12]` dated 2026-04-22 covering the four fixes (Fixed: per-entity resolution; Fixed: LAW 7 sub-run noise; Changed: default count 3→2; Added: Resolved entities block; Added: canonical-path self-check in SKILL.md).
+- `sync.sh` deploys to `~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill-private/...`, `~/.agents/`, `~/.codex/`, Hermes.
+- Manual hot-copy to `~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/3.0.12/` so the public `/last30days` slash command picks up the new version before PR merge (matches the 3.0.11 testing pattern).
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — packaging only. Verification is by inspection.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `grep version .claude-plugin/plugin.json` returns `3.0.12`.
+- `sync.sh` exits 0 with "Import check: OK" for each target.
+- Hot-copied 3.0.12 directory contains the new files and `/last30days` picks up the new version (highest-version resolver).
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** Fanout sub-runs now call `resolve.auto_resolve` per entity. Each sub-run is independent; no shared mutable state with other sub-runs or with the main topic.
+- **Error propagation:** `auto_resolve` failures inside a sub-run log a warning and degrade to planner defaults; do not propagate up to abort the comparison. Same contract as today for the main topic.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** Config dict is mutated by `auto_resolve` (via `config["_auto_resolve_context"]`). Must deep-copy per sub-run or scope context to a local mapping — otherwise two sub-runs' context strings race.
+- **API surface parity:** `pipeline.run` gains a keyword (`internal_subrun`); callers that don't pass it get the existing behavior. `planner.plan_query` gains the same. Backward compatible.
+- **Integration coverage:** New integration test for the fanout + auto-resolve + render chain. Existing snapshot tests update to include the Resolved block.
+- **Unchanged invariants:** Single-entity `/last30days` invocations (no `--competitors`) behave identically. Explicit `A vs B` comparison topics behave identically. LAW 7 still fires on the default hosting-model path. `render_compact` path is untouched.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| Auto-resolving per competitor triples the WebSearch call volume (4 queries × 3 competitors = 12 extra web searches). | Fast-fail when no backend; user can pass `--competitors-list` to skip discovery but still get auto-resolve. Cost note in CHANGELOG. |
+| Config mutation across sub-runs via `_auto_resolve_context`. | Unit 2 deep-copies config per sub-run before each `auto_resolve` + `pipeline.run` call. Integration test asserts no cross-entity leak. |
+| LAW 7 suppression leaks onto the hosting-model path via a wrong default. | Default `internal_subrun=False`. Only fanout's competitor sub-runs set True. Unit test asserts bare-topic invocation still emits LAW 7. |
+| SKILL.md STEP 0 banner gets ignored by the model (same failure mode as line 823 today). | Put it in the guaranteed-read top band (before LAW 1, above all other content), imperative voice, concrete `STOP` verb. Still not bulletproof but strictly better than current. |
+| Default count change breaks assumptions in downstream tools or existing user muscle memory. | Changelog calls it out as Changed; `--competitors=3` still works for users who want the old default. |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- Beta channel first: merge behind `/last30days-beta` via the private repo before cherry-picking to public. Follows the same process as 3.0.11.
+- Version 3.0.12 is a fix release; no marketing post required.
+- After merge, add a line to the PR description pointing at this plan.
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- Origin plan: `docs/plans/2026-04-22-002-feat-competitors-flag-comparison-fanout-plan.md`
+- Related PR: #308 (v3.0.11 shipping --competitors)
+- Test windows that surfaced the bugs: Kanye, Linear, Coinbase (2026-04-22 session)
+- Related code: `scripts/lib/fanout.py`, `scripts/lib/resolve.py` (`auto_resolve`), `scripts/lib/planner.py` (`plan_query`), `scripts/lib/render.py` (`render_comparison_multi`)

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+---
+title: "fix: --competitors runs a full last30days per entity with hosting-model pre-resolve"
+type: fix
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-22
+origin: docs/plans/2026-04-22-003-fix-competitors-per-entity-resolution-plan.md
+---
+
+# fix: --competitors runs a full last30days per entity with hosting-model pre-resolve
+
+## Overview
+
+User intent confirmed 2026-04-22: `--competitors` should run a full single-entity `last30days` pipeline for the main topic AND for each discovered peer — three independent full-depth passes, each with its own Step 0.55 resolution, own X handle primary weight, own subreddit targeting, own GitHub repo scoping. Then merge them into the comparison output.
+
+3.0.12 already built the N-parallel-pipelines orchestration (`scripts/lib/fanout.py`). What it got wrong: it tried to do per-entity Step 0.55 engine-side via `resolve.auto_resolve()`, which requires a web search backend key (BRAVE/EXA/SERPER/PARALLEL/OPENROUTER). Matt runs from Claude Code, which has its own WebSearch tool. The engine has none of those keys, so per-entity auto_resolve silently no-ops and all peer sub-runs fall through to deterministic single-word planner queries.
+
+Four 2026-04-22 test runs (Warriors, Seattle, Arizona Wildcats, Kanye West) confirmed this via engine receipts:
+
+- Compact Resolved Entities block shows peers as `X - | Subs - | GitHub - | Context: -`.
+- Sub-run planner lines show `source=deterministic, subqueries=1` — the "I gave up and keyword-searched" shape.
+- Engine footer keeps nudging `💡 You can unlock native grounded web search with BRAVE_API_KEY or SERPER_API_KEY`, which is wrong advice for a Claude Code user who already has WebSearch.
+- Kanye run leaked main topic's `--subreddits` into Drake's and Kendrick's sub-runs (regression bug).
+
+The fix is to flip the resolution responsibility: the hosting model (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Gemini) does Step 0.55 via its own WebSearch tool for every entity, then passes the resolved targeting to the engine via a new `--competitors-plan` JSON flag. Engine fan-out remains — each peer still runs a full `pipeline.run()`. The difference is the peers now arrive with full targeting, equivalent to the main topic, so retrieval is apples-to-apples.
+
+Why not just reuse vs-mode? vs-mode is a SINGLE `pipeline.run()` with a comparison-optimized plan. It pre-resolves Step 0.55 per entity but merges everything into one retrieval pool with lower-weight `--x-related` for peers, merged subreddits, and cross-entity keyword noise. That is not "three full passes." The user explicitly wants three full passes.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+3.0.12's architecture was correct; its data dependency was wrong.
+
+| Capability | 3.0.12 path | Target path (this plan) |
+|---|---|---|
+| Fan out to N parallel pipelines | Yes (`fanout.run_competitor_fanout`) | Same — keep |
+| Per-entity Step 0.55 resolution | Engine-internal `resolve.auto_resolve()` — needs BRAVE/EXA/SERPER/PARALLEL key | Hosting model does it via its own WebSearch, passes to engine |
+| Per-entity targeting threaded into `pipeline.run()` | Main topic only via outer flags; peers via auto_resolve (failing) or nothing | Main topic via outer flags; peers via `--competitors-plan` JSON |
+| Footer nudge | Unconditional BRAVE/SERPER | Suppressed when `--plan` or `--competitors-plan` present |
+| Resolved Entities block in raw save file | Stdout only | Also in `--save-dir` raw file |
+| Override-leak from main into peers | Present (Kanye receipt) | Fixed via explicit per-entity kwargs scrub |
+| Polymarket noise on ambiguous topics | Present (Warriors, Arizona receipts) | `--polymarket-keywords` + auto-skip for single-token-ambiguous |
+
+The key architectural change is who owns per-entity resolution. The engine stops trying to do it itself; the hosting model does it upstream (it already has WebSearch) and passes results in.
+
+This is the same pattern `--plan` already uses for the main topic: hosting model generates the plan via its own reasoning, passes it in, engine accepts. We apply the pattern to peers.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. New `--competitors-plan` JSON flag accepting per-entity targeting: `x_handle`, `x_related`, `subreddits`, `github_user`, `github_repos`, `context`. Implies `--competitors`. Per-entity values thread into that entity's `pipeline.run()`. Bypasses engine-internal `auto_resolve` for covered entities.
+- R2. SKILL.md "Competitor mode" rewritten to make the hosting-model path canonical: (a) discover N peers via WebSearch, (b) run Step 0.55 per entity (main + peers) via WebSearch, (c) assemble `--competitors-plan` JSON, (d) invoke engine. Engine-internal auto_resolve remains as headless fallback.
+- R3. The LAW 7-style stderr emitted when `--competitors` has no list, no plan, no backend is reframed: leads with "hosting reasoning model, use your WebSearch to run Step 0.55 per entity and pass `--competitors-plan`." Does not lead with BRAVE_API_KEY.
+- R4. Footer nudge `💡 You can unlock native grounded web search with BRAVE_API_KEY...` is suppressed when `--plan` OR `--competitors-plan` was passed. Signal: hosting model is driving and already has WebSearch.
+- R5. Override-leak fix: competitor sub-runs do not inherit main topic's `--subreddits`, `--x-handle`, `--x-related`, `--tiktok-hashtags`, `--tiktok-creators`, `--ig-creators`, `--github-user`, `--github-repo`. Sub-runs use only their own per-entity targeting (from `--competitors-plan` if provided, else engine-internal auto_resolve if backend, else planner defaults).
+- R6. The `## Resolved Entities` block is also appended to the saved raw file when `--save-dir` is in use. Each entity's effective targeting (whatever was actually passed to its `pipeline.run()`) is visible on audit.
+- R6b. When `--save-dir` is in use with a comparison run, each entity's sub-run ALSO saves its own standalone raw file — same format as a single-entity run. `/last30days Kanye West --competitors` produces `kanye-west-raw.md`, `drake-raw.md`, `kendrick-lamar-raw.md` (one per entity) plus the merged comparison file. Matches the historical vs-mode behavior when it ran as N passes.
+- R7. Polymarket disambiguation: support `--polymarket-keywords "kw1,kw2"` to filter market matches; auto-skip Polymarket when topic is single-token-ambiguous and no override is provided.
+- R8. Default `--competitors` count remains 2 (3-way: main + 2 peers). Unchanged from 3.0.12.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- No changes to `scripts/lib/fanout.py` architecture. N parallel pipelines stays. Only the data each sub-run receives changes.
+- No changes to the vs-mode (topic contains "vs" / "versus") behavior. That path is independent.
+- No new emit modes. Comparison output format unchanged.
+- No deprecation of `--competitors-list`. Stays as the minimum escape hatch for hosting models that skip per-entity Step 0.55 (names-only).
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- Cache layer for hosting-model competitor resolution: separate plan once cost evidence exists.
+- Cross-source disambiguation beyond Polymarket: separate plan.
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `scripts/last30days.py` — `--competitors` / `--competitors-list` argparse block, `resolve_competitors_args` validator, `_main_runner` closure, `_competitor_runner` closure, the `[Competitors] --competitors requires...` stderr block. Primary file for this plan.
+- `scripts/lib/fanout.py` — `run_competitor_fanout` orchestrator. Signature unchanged; `_competitor_runner` closure now builds kwargs from `--competitors-plan`.
+- `scripts/lib/pipeline.py` — `pipeline.run()` signature; no changes required (all per-entity flags already exist as kwargs).
+- `scripts/lib/planner.py` — existing `--plan` parsing and validation, pattern to mirror for `--competitors-plan`.
+- `scripts/lib/render.py` `_render_resolved_entities_block` (added in 3.0.12) — already reads `report.artifacts["resolved"]`; no change needed.
+- `scripts/last30days.py` `save_output` / `render.render_full` — the save path. Needs to include the Resolved Entities block for comparison runs.
+- `scripts/lib/quality_nudge.py` — where the BRAVE/SERPER footer nudge is emitted. Needs a context-aware suppression check.
+- `scripts/lib/polymarket.py` — source adapter. Entry point for `--polymarket-keywords` filter and single-token-ambiguous auto-skip.
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- 3.0.11 plan (`2026-04-22-002`): built the initial fanout, deferred per-entity resolve as "v1 simplification."
+- 3.0.12 plan (`2026-04-22-003`): tried to close the gap via engine-internal `auto_resolve`. Works only with backend keys. Fails silently without.
+- 2026-04-22 test session receipts: confirmed all four fixes in this plan are real, reproducible bugs.
+- User's architectural steer 2026-04-22: "runs a full last30days on all 3 topics" — this plan encodes that explicitly as N full `pipeline.run()` calls with pre-resolved targeting per entity.
+
+### External References
+
+- None. All patterns in-repo.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **`--competitors-plan` is a single JSON flag, not a fan of separate flags.** Mirrors `--plan`. Stable schema: `{entity_name: {x_handle, x_related, subreddits, github_user, github_repos, context}}`. Accept inline JSON or a file path (matches `--plan`).
+- **Hosting-model-driven resolution is the documented default.** Engine-internal `auto_resolve` is the headless / cron fallback. SKILL.md routes hosting models to the JSON-flag path; engine keeps auto_resolve alive for BRAVE/EXA/SERPER users running CI.
+- **Override-leak fix is call-site scrubbing, not a signature change.** `_competitor_runner` builds an explicit kwargs dict per entity from `_subrun_kwargs(entity, plan_entry)`. No closure-default fallthrough from main scope. The 3.0.12 `entity_config = dict(config)` deep-copy pattern extends to every per-entity flag.
+- **Footer nudge becomes context-aware.** Suppressed when `--plan` or `--competitors-plan` present. Not suppressed for bare `--competitors-list` or bare invocations. Headless cron without keys still sees the nudge.
+- **Polymarket disambiguation is additive and conservative.** `--polymarket-keywords` is explicit; auto-skip only fires for a known list of single-token-ambiguous names (states, common nouns). Stderr notes the skip so it is observable and overridable.
+- **Per-entity sub-runs get the full `pipeline.run()` pass.** Same depth, same sources, same API cost per entity as a single-topic run. This is the explicit user intent — three full passes, not one merged pass.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **JSON or multi-flag?** JSON. Matches `--plan`.
+- **Default count?** 2 peers (3-way comparison). Unchanged from 3.0.12.
+- **Does engine-internal auto_resolve stay alive?** Yes, for entities not covered by `--competitors-plan` when a backend is configured. Headless/cron users with keys keep the current 3.0.12 behavior.
+- **vs-mode or fanout?** Fanout. User's explicit ask: three full passes, not one merged pass. vs-mode merges into one pipeline with lower peer weighting, which is not what the user wants.
+- **Does the save file need per-entity clusters?** Start with the Resolved block appended. Per-entity cluster sections can follow in a separate task; they are nice-to-have, not blocking.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- Exact trace of override-leak source. Candidates: closure capture of `subreddits` in `_competitor_runner`, shared `_auto_resolve_context` leak, Reddit adapter inheriting global config. Test-first; trace at implementation time.
+- Heuristic for "single-token-ambiguous topic" auto-skip. Start with a short hard-coded list (US state names, US city names, common nouns like "Warriors", "Suns", "Jets"); revisit after dogfood.
+- Whether per-entity coverage warnings fire when `--competitors-plan` under-resolves an entity (e.g., only `x_handle`, no subreddits). Start with stderr logging; revisit UX.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: `--competitors-plan` JSON flag + per-entity kwargs threading**
+
+**Goal:** New CLI flag accepting per-entity targeting JSON. Each covered entity's `pipeline.run()` receives its own `x_handle` / `x_related` / `subreddits` / `github_user` / `github_repos` / `context`. Skips engine-internal `auto_resolve` for covered entities.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R5 (primary leak fix site)
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (argparse + parse + `_competitor_runner`)
+- Possibly modify: `scripts/lib/fanout.py` (no signature change expected; verify)
+- Test: `tests/test_cli_competitors.py` (extend)
+- Test: `tests/test_competitors_plan_threading.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add `--competitors-plan` argparse flag. Accepts inline JSON OR a file path (mirror `--plan`).
+- Validation: parse JSON; must be a dict; each value must be a dict; unknown fields log warnings; malformed input exits 2.
+- Schema per entity: optional fields `x_handle` (str), `x_related` (list), `subreddits` (list), `github_user` (str), `github_repos` (list), `context` (str).
+- Case-insensitive matching against `--competitors-list` / discovered entities.
+- Build `_subrun_kwargs(entity, plan_entry)` helper. Returns a complete, explicit kwargs dict for `pipeline.run()` with no closure-default fallthrough from main scope. This helper is the single source of truth for per-entity call args. It also fixes the override-leak (R5) by scrubbing all per-entity flags to None unless the plan (or auto_resolve) sets them.
+- `_competitor_runner(entity)`:
+  1. Look up `plan_entry` from `--competitors-plan` (if any).
+  2. If plan covers entity fully, build kwargs from it; skip `auto_resolve`.
+  3. If plan partially covers or is absent, fall back to `auto_resolve` (3.0.12 behavior) when a backend is configured. Plan values win over auto_resolve values on conflict.
+  4. If neither plan nor backend, fall through to `pipeline.run()` with per-entity kwargs all None — engine uses planner defaults for that entity only (no leak).
+- Deep-copy config per sub-run (already done in 3.0.12); merge per-entity `context` into `entity_config["_auto_resolve_context"]` only.
+
+**Execution note:** Test-first for the override-leak regression (pass `--subreddits=A,B` on main + a peer, assert peer's `pipeline.run(subreddits=...)` is None or peer-specific).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `--plan` parsing at `scripts/last30days.py` (inline JSON or file path).
+- 3.0.12's `_competitor_runner` closure for scope; extract the kwargs-build into `_subrun_kwargs` helper.
+- `entity_config = dict(config)` deep-copy pattern from 3.0.12.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: `--competitors-plan '{"Drake": {"x_handle":"Drake","subreddits":["Drizzy"]}}'` → Drake's `pipeline.run` receives `x_handle="Drake"` and `subreddits=["Drizzy"]`; no `auto_resolve` call for Drake.
+- Happy path: plan covers 2 of 3 entities, backend configured → covered entities skip auto_resolve; third falls back to auto_resolve.
+- Happy path: plan file path accepted like `--plan` file path.
+- Happy path: case-insensitive entity match (`Drake` in plan, `drake` in list).
+- Edge case: unknown fields in plan entry → logged, ignored, run continues.
+- Edge case: plan entry for entity not in list → ignored with warning.
+- Error path: malformed JSON → exit 2.
+- Error path: top-level JSON is list not dict → exit 2.
+- Regression (leak fix): main `--subreddits=A,B` + `--competitors-list "Drake"` + no plan → Drake's `pipeline.run` receives `subreddits=None` (no leak).
+- Regression (leak fix): same for `--x-handle`, `--x-related`, `--tiktok-*`, `--ig-creators`, `--github-*`.
+- Regression (leak fix): main `--x-handle=kanyewest` + plan `{"Drake":{"x_handle":"Drake"}}` → Drake's sub-run gets `x_handle="Drake"`, NOT `"kanyewest"`.
+- Integration: full main + 2 peers run via `--competitors-plan`; assert each sub-run's effective kwargs match expected per-entity values.
+
+**Verification:**
+- All new and regression tests pass.
+- Smoke run (mock mode + `--competitors-plan`): stderr shows `[Competitors] Drake: x=@Drake subs=Drizzy` line per entity; no `[AutoResolve]` calls for plan-covered entities; no leak of main topic's flags.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Reframe LAW 7-style stderr for hosting-model context**
+
+**Goal:** When `--competitors` has no `--competitors-list`, no `--competitors-plan`, and no backend, stderr tells the hosting reasoning model to use its WebSearch tool for Step 0.55 per entity and pass `--competitors-plan`. Stops leading with BRAVE_API_KEY.
+
+**Requirements:** R3
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1 (flag must exist)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (the existing `[Competitors] --competitors requires...` block)
+- Test: `tests/test_competitors_no_backend_message.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Rewrite stderr in this order:
+  1. "If you are the hosting reasoning model (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Gemini, or any agent runtime with a WebSearch tool), YOU should: (a) discover N peers via WebSearch, (b) run Step 0.55 per entity (main + peers), (c) assemble a `--competitors-plan` JSON, (d) re-invoke. Skip this step and quality degrades — peer entities will run with planner defaults."
+  2. "If you are running headless (cron, CI, no hosting model), set BRAVE_API_KEY / EXA_API_KEY / SERPER_API_KEY / PARALLEL_API_KEY / OPENROUTER_API_KEY and re-run."
+  3. "Minimum escape hatch: `--competitors-list "A,B,C"` skips discovery but does not pre-resolve peers. Use only for quick tests."
+- Exits non-zero as today.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing LAW 7 stderr in `planner.plan_query` for tone.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: stderr leads with "If you are the hosting reasoning model" and names `--competitors-plan` before any backend key.
+- Happy path: stderr explicitly names `--competitors-plan` as the preferred override.
+- Happy path: stderr does NOT say "requires either a configured web search backend OR an explicit --competitors-list" (the current 3.0.12 wording).
+
+**Verification:**
+- Test asserts ordering and required phrases.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Suppress BRAVE/SERPER footer nudge when hosting-model-driven**
+
+**Goal:** The `💡 You can unlock native grounded web search with BRAVE_API_KEY or SERPER_API_KEY` footer is suppressed when `--plan` or `--competitors-plan` was passed (signal: hosting model is driving and already has WebSearch).
+
+**Requirements:** R4
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/quality_nudge.py` (or wherever nudge is emitted; verify during implementation)
+- Test: `tests/test_footer_nudge_suppression.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Locate the nudge emission point.
+- Add a suppression check: if `--plan` OR `--competitors-plan` was passed, skip the nudge. Otherwise, current behavior.
+- Don't suppress the nudge for bare `--competitors-list` alone — that path isn't necessarily hosting-model-driven.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: `--plan` passed, no backend → nudge does NOT fire.
+- Happy path: `--competitors-plan` passed, no backend → nudge does NOT fire.
+- Happy path: `--competitors-list` only, no backend → nudge fires (current behavior).
+- Happy path: no `--competitors`, no `--plan`, no backend → nudge fires (current behavior unchanged).
+
+**Verification:**
+- All four scenarios produce expected nudge presence/absence.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Per-entity save files + Resolved block in each**
+
+**Goal:** When `--save-dir` is in use with a comparison run, each entity's sub-run saves its own standalone raw file (same format as a single-entity run), and each file includes the `## Resolved Entities` block so audits can see what targeting that entity received. Matches the historical vs-mode behavior when it was N passes.
+
+**Requirements:** R6, R6b
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (`save_output`, the save loop after fanout completes)
+- Possibly modify: `scripts/lib/render.py` (`render_full` branch to include Resolved block when artifact is present)
+- Test: `tests/test_save_raw_competitor_files.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- After fanout completes, iterate `report.artifacts["competitor_reports"]`. For each `(entity, entity_report)` tuple, call `save_output(entity_report, emit="md", save_dir=args.save_dir, suffix=args.save_suffix)` — same path a single-entity run takes.
+- Each saved file uses its entity's slug as the filename (`drake-raw.md`, `kendrick-lamar-raw.md`). Main topic keeps the existing `kanye-west-raw.md` filename.
+- Each file includes its own `## Resolved Entities` block (single-entity variant: one row for that entity only). This makes each sub-run's file self-describing — you can see what targeting was used without opening the comparison file.
+- The merged comparison output (stdout) still includes the 3-row Resolved Entities block.
+- Optional: also save a comparison summary file (e.g., `kanye-west-comparison-raw.md`) holding the merged multi-entity render. Start with per-entity files only; comparison summary is a follow-up if stdout-plus-individual-files is insufficient.
+- Single-entity runs unchanged (no additional files, no block change).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing `save_output` invocation for single-entity runs (line 501 of current `scripts/last30days.py`).
+- Existing slug generation (`slugify(topic)`) for filename consistency.
+- `_render_resolved_entities_block` from 3.0.12 for the single-entity variant.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: `--competitors-list "Drake,Kendrick Lamar"` + `--save-dir=/tmp/x` → `/tmp/x/kanye-west-raw.md`, `/tmp/x/drake-raw.md`, `/tmp/x/kendrick-lamar-raw.md` all exist.
+- Happy path: each peer file's first sections include that entity's Resolved Entities block with its own row only.
+- Happy path: single-entity run with `--save-dir` → one file, unchanged from today's behavior.
+- Edge case: entity slug collides with existing file → overwrite (matches single-entity behavior).
+- Edge case: `--save-suffix=v3` → all 3 files get the suffix (`kanye-west-raw-v3.md`, `drake-raw-v3.md`, `kendrick-lamar-raw-v3.md`).
+- Edge case: comparison run with one peer whose sub-run failed → that entity's file is NOT saved; others are.
+- Integration: stderr after save shows three `[last30days] Saved output to <path>` lines, one per entity.
+
+**Verification:**
+- After `/last30days Kanye West --competitors-list "Drake,Kendrick Lamar" --save-dir=/tmp/x`: `ls /tmp/x/*-raw.md` shows 3 files. Each contains its entity's Resolved block.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: SKILL.md "Competitor mode" rewrite — hosting-model Step 0.55 canonical**
+
+**Goal:** SKILL.md documents the hosting-model-driven path as canonical: discover N peers via WebSearch, run Step 0.55 per entity, assemble `--competitors-plan`, invoke engine. Engine-internal `auto_resolve` is labeled the headless fallback.
+
+**Requirements:** R2
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1 (flag must exist before documented)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `SKILL.md` (Competitor mode subsection)
+- Modify: `README.md` (one-line example update)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Replace the 3.0.12 Competitor mode subsection with a clear flow:
+  1. User invokes with `--competitors` or `--competitors=N`.
+  2. Hosting model runs WebSearch for "[topic] competitors" / "[topic] alternatives" → picks top N peers.
+  3. Hosting model runs Step 0.55 for main + each peer (x_handle, subreddits, github_user, github_repos, context) — same protocol as vs-mode per SKILL.md §679.
+  4. Hosting model assembles a `--competitors-plan` JSON object.
+  5. Hosting model invokes the engine with `--competitors-list "A,B,C" --competitors-plan '{...}'`.
+  6. Engine fans out N full pipelines (main + peers), each with its own full Step 0.55-grade targeting. Each entity also saves its own `*-raw.md` file when `--save-dir` is set (three full passes → three save files, matching the historical vs-mode behavior). Comparison output merges them for display.
+- Concrete JSON example in SKILL.md showing the schema.
+- Failure-mode warning: a `## Resolved Entities` block with dashes for any entity means hosting model skipped Step 0.55 for that one. Re-run with corrected plan.
+- "Headless fallback" sub-subsection: when BRAVE/EXA/SERPER/PARALLEL/OPENROUTER is set, engine's internal `auto_resolve` handles peers and `--competitors-plan` is optional.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- SKILL.md "Step 0.55" section for per-entity resolve protocol.
+- SKILL.md "If QUERY_TYPE = COMPARISON" section for the same-protocol-as-vs-mode reference.
+- Tone of existing 3.0.12 Competitor mode prose.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — documentation. Verification is a fresh Claude Code window dogfood run.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `/last30days Kanye West --competitors` in a new window: hosting model does Step 0.55 for Kanye + 2 discovered peers; passes `--competitors-plan`; rendered Resolved block shows non-empty fields for all 3; top voices include at least one peer-specific handle.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: Polymarket disambiguation guard**
+
+**Goal:** Support `--polymarket-keywords "kw1,kw2"` to filter market matches; auto-skip Polymarket when topic is single-token-ambiguous and no override is provided.
+
+**Requirements:** R7
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` argparse (`--polymarket-keywords`)
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/polymarket.py`
+- Test: `tests/test_polymarket_disambiguation.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add `--polymarket-keywords "kw1,kw2"` flag. When provided, Polymarket adapter filters market titles to those whose normalized text contains at least one keyword.
+- Auto-skip rule: if topic is one token AND token matches a known-ambiguous list (US state names, US city names, common sports/color/animal words) AND no `--polymarket-keywords` provided, skip Polymarket with a stderr note.
+- SKILL.md Step 0.55 protocol gets a small addition: for ambiguous topics, hosting model passes `--polymarket-keywords` with topic-specific qualifiers.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing Polymarket adapter match logic.
+- Single-token detection heuristic.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: topic "Warriors", no override → Polymarket skipped; stderr notes the skip.
+- Happy path: topic "Warriors", `--polymarket-keywords "nba,gsw"` → Polymarket runs; matches filtered.
+- Happy path: topic "OpenAI" (no ambiguity) → Polymarket runs as before.
+- Happy path: topic "Arizona Wildcats" (multi-token) → Polymarket runs as before.
+- Edge case: `--polymarket-keywords ""` → treated as empty, no filter.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Warriors smoke run → Polymarket footer absent OR filtered to nba/gsw markets.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 7: Version 3.0.13, CHANGELOG, sync, hot-copy**
+
+**Goal:** Ship 3.0.13 to all local targets.
+
+**Requirements:** Closes R1-R7
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-6
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
+- Modify: `CHANGELOG.md`
+- Run: `bash scripts/sync.sh`
+- Hot-copy: `~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/3.0.13/`
+
+**Approach:**
+- CHANGELOG entry groups the fixes: Added `--competitors-plan` JSON flag for per-entity hosting-model pre-resolve. Fixed override-leak from main into peer sub-runs. Changed: LAW 7 stderr framing for hosting-model context. Changed: BRAVE/SERPER footer nudge suppressed when `--plan` / `--competitors-plan` is present. Added: Resolved Entities block persists to saved raw file. Added: `--polymarket-keywords` + auto-skip for ambiguous single-token topics.
+- Beta channel first per CLAUDE.md.
+- Hot-copy so public `/last30days` picks up 3.0.13 immediately.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — packaging.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `grep version .claude-plugin/plugin.json` returns 3.0.13.
+- `sync.sh` exits 0.
+- Hot-copy contains the new files with competitors.py, fanout.py, the updated SKILL.md, and plugin.json 3.0.13.
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** `_competitor_runner` becomes the single source of truth for sub-run kwargs via `_subrun_kwargs(entity, plan_entry)`. Every per-entity flag flows through one helper. No closure-default leaks.
+- **Error propagation:** `--competitors-plan` JSON parse errors exit 2 with stderr (same as `--plan`). Per-entity plan entries with malformed values log warnings and fall back; don't abort the whole run.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** `entity_config = dict(config)` already deep-copies for `_auto_resolve_context`; extend the isolation discipline to every per-entity flag. Verified in Unit 1 regression tests.
+- **API surface parity:** `--competitors-plan` is additive. `--competitors` and `--competitors-list` unchanged. `--plan` unchanged. `--polymarket-keywords` additive.
+- **Integration coverage:** New regression tests for override-leak. New integration test for plan-driven sub-run threading. New nudge-suppression test. New Polymarket disambiguation test.
+- **Unchanged invariants:** `pipeline.run()` signature unchanged. `planner.plan_query` LAW 7 behavior for the default path unchanged. Single-entity render path unchanged. vs-mode behavior unchanged.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| Hosting model takes the lazy path and uses `--competitors-list` names-only. | Unit 2 stderr explicitly steers to `--competitors-plan` with Step 0.55 protocol named. Unit 5 SKILL.md docs. Resolved Entities dashes in output make the gap visible. |
+| JSON gets verbose for the hosting model to construct repeatedly. | Schema is small (≤6 fields per entity). Hosting model already runs Step 0.55 for main topic in every comparison run; peers use the same protocol. One JSON block replaces N CLI flags. |
+| Override-leak source is deeper than `_competitor_runner` closure. | Test-first per Unit 1. Receipts from 2026-04-22 Kanye run are reproducible. Trace methodically from call site. |
+| Plan-covered entity bypasses auto_resolve but plan data is incomplete (e.g., no subreddits). | Hosting model's own SKILL.md contract says Step 0.55 must cover all fields. Stderr logs per-entity coverage so under-resolved entities are visible. Next-run correction, not engine-side rescue. |
+| Polymarket auto-skip false-positives on legitimate ambiguous topics with real markets. | Conservative match (single-token + known list). `--polymarket-keywords` override is explicit and unambiguous. Stderr notes the skip. |
+| Footer nudge suppression hides the message from headless users who genuinely need it. | Suppression only fires when `--plan` or `--competitors-plan` is present. Cron / CI runs that pass neither still see the nudge. |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- Beta channel first per CLAUDE.md (private repo `/last30days-beta`).
+- After merge: hot-copy to `~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/3.0.13/`.
+- CHANGELOG voice should call this out as the feedback-driven follow-up to 3.0.12. Reader should see "we tried engine-internal resolve in 3.0.12; it needs backend keys we don't have; we moved resolution to the hosting model in 3.0.13."
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- Origin plan (3.0.12): `docs/plans/2026-04-22-003-fix-competitors-per-entity-resolution-plan.md`
+- Earlier plan (3.0.11): `docs/plans/2026-04-22-002-feat-competitors-flag-comparison-fanout-plan.md`
+- 2026-04-22 test session receipts: Warriors, Seattle, Arizona Wildcats, Kanye West
+- SKILL.md §551 "If QUERY_TYPE = COMPARISON" and §679 per-entity Step 0.55 protocol
+- Related code: `scripts/lib/fanout.py`, `scripts/last30days.py` `_competitor_runner`, `scripts/lib/render.py` `_render_resolved_entities_block`, `scripts/lib/polymarket.py`, `scripts/lib/quality_nudge.py`
+- Related PRs: #308 (3.0.11), #309 (3.0.12)

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+---
+title: "feat: vs mode runs N full passes and --competitors is vs with auto-discovery"
+type: feat
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-22
+origin: docs/plans/2026-04-22-004-fix-competitors-hosting-model-resolve-and-leak-plan.md.superseded
+---
+
+# feat: vs mode runs N full passes and --competitors is vs with auto-discovery
+
+## Overview
+
+Architectural unification driven by user correction 2026-04-22: vs mode and `--competitors` are the same thing. A user typing `/last30days OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI` should get a full single-entity last30days pass for each of the three entities — three full pipelines, three saved `*-raw.md` files, merged into one comparison output. A user typing `/last30days OpenAI --competitors` should get the same output after the hosting model auto-picks 2 peers; i.e., `--competitors` is a thin shortcut that expands "topic + `--competitors`" into "topic vs peer1 vs peer2" and then runs the unified vs pipeline.
+
+Current state diverges from this:
+
+- **vs mode today**: one `pipeline.run()` with a comparison-optimized plan that merges all entities' targeting into a single retrieval pool. Lower-weight `--x-related` for peers, merged subreddits, cross-entity keyword noise. One saved file.
+- **`--competitors` today (3.0.12)**: N parallel `pipeline.run()` calls via `scripts/lib/fanout.py`, but per-entity Step 0.55 depends on an engine-side web backend key Matt doesn't have. Silently degrades to planner defaults for peers. One saved file (main topic only). Override-leak from main into peers.
+
+After this plan:
+
+- **vs mode**: N parallel `pipeline.run()` calls, one per entity, each with its own full Step 0.55-grade targeting, each saving its own `*-raw.md`. Merged into one comparison output.
+- **`--competitors`**: SKILL.md shortcut. Hosting model discovers N peers, builds `"topic vs peer1 vs peer2"`, and invokes the same vs pipeline. No separate orchestration path.
+- **Same fanout machinery (`scripts/lib/fanout.py`)** serves both. One fix, both behaviors improve.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+The product insight from 2026-04-22 test runs is simple: the user wants three full last30days reports plus a comparison merge. Not one comparison pass with N-way targeting merged into a single retrieval pool. Not one save file. Not "main gets Step 0.55, peers get planner defaults." Three full passes. Three save files. Merged output.
+
+The historical vs mode did that (it ran as 3 passes, saving 3 files). SKILL.md §551 currently says:
+
+> "When the user asks 'X vs Y', run ONE research pass with a comparison-optimized plan that covers both entities AND their rivalry. This replaces the old 3-pass approach (which took 13+ minutes and produced tangential content)."
+
+That change was a latency optimization that removed the user-visible behavior the user wants. The fix is to revert the architectural direction: N passes per entity, in parallel rather than serial (parallelism lowers wall-clock to ~1× a single pass, not N×), with per-entity save files.
+
+The 3.0.11 `--competitors` flag already introduced parallel N-pass machinery (`fanout.run_competitor_fanout`). The 3.0.12 follow-up tried to wire per-entity Step 0.55 into it but failed when no web backend was configured. The elegant move: stop maintaining two architectures. vs-mode and `--competitors` both use `fanout.py`. `--competitors` becomes a SKILL.md-level shortcut that discovers 2 peers and hands off to vs-mode.
+
+Four 2026-04-22 test receipts (Warriors, Seattle, Arizona Wildcats, Kanye West) all confirmed the user's pain points:
+
+- Peers thin because they ran without per-entity handle/sub targeting.
+- Only one `*-raw.md` per run — no per-entity audit.
+- Kanye peers leaked main topic's `--subreddits`.
+- Engine footer nudging `BRAVE_API_KEY` to Claude Code users who already have WebSearch.
+- Polymarket noise on ambiguous topics (Warriors → Glasgow rugby; Arizona → Diamondbacks).
+
+This plan closes all of them by unifying the architecture and making hosting-model-driven Step 0.55 per entity the canonical path.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. vs mode (any topic containing ` vs ` / ` versus `) runs N full `pipeline.run()` calls in parallel, one per entity. Each sub-run uses its entity's own Step 0.55 targeting (from the hosting model's pre-resolution, passed via a new `--competitors-plan` JSON).
+- R2. `--competitors` (and `--competitors=N`) becomes a SKILL.md-level shortcut: the hosting model (a) discovers N peers via WebSearch, (b) runs Step 0.55 per entity (main + peers), (c) rewrites the topic to `"main vs peer1 vs peer2"`, (d) invokes the engine with `--competitors-plan` containing each entity's targeting.
+- R3. New `--competitors-plan` JSON flag. Schema: `{entity_name: {x_handle, x_related, subreddits, github_user, github_repos, context}}`. Implies vs mode when present with a single-entity topic. Applies per-entity targeting to each sub-run. Accepts inline JSON or a file path (matches `--plan`).
+- R4. Each entity's sub-run saves its own `*-raw.md` file when `--save-dir` is in use. Example: `/last30days "Kanye West vs Drake vs Kendrick Lamar" --save-dir=~/Documents/Last30Days` produces `kanye-west-raw.md`, `drake-raw.md`, `kendrick-lamar-raw.md`. Same filenames a single-entity run of each topic would produce. Matches historical vs-mode behavior.
+- R5. Each per-entity saved file includes its own single-row `## Resolved Entities` block so the audit survives. The merged comparison stdout still shows the full 3-row block.
+- R6. Override-leak fix: no main-topic flags (`--subreddits`, `--x-handle`, `--x-related`, `--tiktok-*`, `--ig-creators`, `--github-*`) leak into peer sub-runs. Every per-entity kwarg is scrubbed at the sub-run call site.
+- R7. LAW 7-style stderr for `--competitors` invocations with no list, no plan, no backend is reframed for hosting-model context: leads with "use your WebSearch to discover peers, resolve Step 0.55 per entity, re-invoke with `topic vs peer1 vs peer2 --competitors-plan '...'`." Does not lead with BRAVE_API_KEY.
+- R8. Footer nudge `💡 You can unlock native grounded web search with BRAVE_API_KEY...` is suppressed when `--plan` or `--competitors-plan` was passed.
+- R9. Polymarket disambiguation: support `--polymarket-keywords "kw1,kw2"` to filter market matches; auto-skip Polymarket when topic is single-token-ambiguous and no override is provided.
+- R10. Default `--competitors` count stays 2 peers (3-way comparison). Unchanged from 3.0.12.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- No changes to single-entity `pipeline.run()` semantics. Each sub-run in vs mode behaves identically to a bare `/last30days {entity}` invocation.
+- No changes to the planner's comparison-intent logic for single-entity-containing topics. The `_should_force_deterministic_plan` shortcut for vs-topics routes to fanout, not to its current single-pipeline path.
+- No new emit modes. Comparison output format unchanged.
+- No removal of `--competitors-list`. Stays as a minimum escape hatch (names-only, no per-entity targeting) for scripted headless use.
+- No removal of engine-internal `resolve.auto_resolve()` in fanout. Remains as headless / cron fallback for users with BRAVE/EXA/SERPER/PARALLEL/OPENROUTER keys. The dominant Claude Code path bypasses it via `--competitors-plan`.
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- Explicit "head-to-head" rivalry pass in vs-mode (a supplemental subquery like `"A vs B"` that catches rivalry articles missing from pure entity-scoped passes). Start with N independent passes; add a head-to-head supplemental pass if the rivalry-content gap shows up in dogfood.
+- Cache layer for hosting-model pre-resolution.
+- Cross-source disambiguation (not just Polymarket).
+- Latency knob for users who want the old one-pass vs behavior (probably not needed; parallel N-pass is ~1× wall clock).
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `scripts/last30days.py` — main(), `_main_runner`, `_competitor_runner`, the competitor enable/discovery branch. Primary file.
+- `scripts/lib/fanout.py` — existing orchestrator (3.0.11). Reused as-is; `competitor_runner` closure is where per-entity kwargs apply.
+- `scripts/lib/planner.py` — `_should_force_deterministic_plan` detects vs-topics via regex. Current path synthesizes ONE comparison plan; new path routes to fanout.
+- `scripts/lib/render.py` — `render_comparison_multi` (3.0.12) + `_render_resolved_entities_block`. Both reused. `render_full` needs a per-entity variant when saving sub-run files.
+- `scripts/last30days.py` `save_output` — where raw files are written. Needs to iterate per entity when competitor_reports artifact present.
+- `scripts/lib/quality_nudge.py` — BRAVE/SERPER nudge emission.
+- `scripts/lib/polymarket.py` — source adapter for `--polymarket-keywords` and ambiguous-topic auto-skip.
+- SKILL.md §551 "If QUERY_TYPE = COMPARISON" and §679 per-entity Step 0.55 protocol — the hosting-model contract that drives per-entity pre-resolution for both vs mode and `--competitors`.
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- 3.0.11 plan (`2026-04-22-002`): built fanout.
+- 3.0.12 plan (`2026-04-22-003`): tried engine-internal per-entity auto_resolve; failed without backend keys.
+- 3.0.13 plan draft (`2026-04-22-004-...superseded`): proposed `--competitors-plan` JSON + vs-mode-shortcut path but kept them separate. User's 2026-04-22 correction unifies them.
+- 2026-04-22 test receipts: Warriors, Seattle, Arizona Wildcats, Kanye West runs all reproduced the per-entity resolve gap.
+- User's architectural steer: "vs mode should work that way too" + "--competitors is just vs mode with auto-discovery." This plan encodes that.
+
+### External References
+
+- None. All patterns in-repo.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Unify vs-mode and --competitors on one orchestrator.** `fanout.run_competitor_fanout` serves both. vs-mode is "topic contains ' vs '" detection → fanout. `--competitors` is "SKILL.md shortcut → hosting model rewrites topic to vs form → fanout." One code path.
+- **Per-entity targeting via `--competitors-plan` JSON.** Schema `{entity_name: {x_handle, x_related, subreddits, github_user, github_repos, context}}`. Mirrors `--plan`. Applies to both vs-mode and `--competitors` paths. Hosting model passes it after running Step 0.55 per entity.
+- **N save files, one per entity.** Each sub-run writes a `{entity-slug}-raw.md` file when `--save-dir` is set. Matches historical vs-mode behavior. Single-entity runs unchanged.
+- **Revert the "one pass for latency" optimization that removed per-entity passes.** Parallel execution via `ThreadPoolExecutor` means wall-clock is ~max(per-entity-latency), not sum. The old latency concern (13+ minutes for 3 serial passes) does not apply to a parallel fan-out.
+- **Override-leak fix at the call site.** `_subrun_kwargs(entity, plan_entry)` helper returns fully explicit per-entity kwargs; no closure-default fallthrough from main scope.
+- **LAW 7 stderr reframed, not just updated.** Current message treats BRAVE_API_KEY as the solution. New message treats hosting-model Step 0.55 as the solution, with backend keys listed only as the headless fallback.
+- **Polymarket disambiguation is additive and conservative.** `--polymarket-keywords` is explicit; auto-skip only fires for a known-ambiguous single-token list.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **vs mode N passes or single-pass?** N passes. User's architectural correction.
+- **Should --competitors still be an engine flag at all?** Yes, kept for headless / cron contexts with backend keys. Dominant Claude Code path is SKILL.md shortcut → vs-mode fanout. Engine flag stays as compatibility surface.
+- **`--competitors-plan` JSON or multi-flag?** JSON. Matches `--plan`.
+- **Default count?** 2 peers → 3-way comparison. Unchanged.
+- **Saved-file naming?** `{entity-slug}-raw.md` per entity, same as single-entity runs would produce.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- Exact trace of override-leak path (closure capture vs shared config vs Reddit adapter fallback). Test-first per Unit 2; patch at the right layer.
+- Heuristic for single-token-ambiguous Polymarket auto-skip. Start with a short hard-coded list; iterate.
+- Whether to include a head-to-head rivalry supplemental pass in vs-mode. Ship N-independent passes first; revisit after dogfood if rivalry content is missing.
+- Exact filename convention when the comparison merged output is saved (if saved at all). Not blocking — per-entity files are the primary save artifact.
+
+## High-Level Technical Design
+
+> *This illustrates the intended approach and is directional guidance for review, not implementation specification. The implementing agent should treat it as context, not code to reproduce.*
+
+```
+User invokes:
+   /last30days "OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI"
+   OR
+   /last30days OpenAI --competitors     (hosting model rewrites to vs form)
+   OR
+   /last30days OpenAI --competitors-list "Anthropic,xAI"
+   OR
+   /last30days "OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI" --competitors-plan '{...per-entity...}'
+
+           ↓
+
+scripts/last30days.py main():
+   - Detect: topic has " vs " OR --competitors enabled
+   - If --competitors and no list/plan: emit LAW 7-style stderr with hosting-model instruction
+   - If --competitors with list or discovery: rewrite topic to vs form, continue
+   - Parse --competitors-plan JSON, map to entities
+
+           ↓
+
+fanout.run_competitor_fanout (shared path):
+   - For each entity (main + peers):
+       - entity_config = dict(config)  [deep copy to prevent leak]
+       - kwargs = _subrun_kwargs(entity, plan_entry)  [explicit; no main-topic leak]
+       - If plan_entry missing a field AND backend available: auto_resolve() fill
+       - pipeline.run(topic=entity, **kwargs, internal_subrun=True)
+   - Parallel ThreadPoolExecutor
+   - Collect per-entity Reports
+   - Attach resolved targeting to each Report.artifacts["resolved"]
+
+           ↓
+
+scripts/last30days.py after fanout:
+   - If --save-dir: save each entity's Report as {entity-slug}-raw.md
+     Each file includes its own single-row Resolved Entities block
+   - emit_comparison_output → render_comparison_multi (merged stdout)
+     Includes full N-row Resolved Entities block
+```
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: vs-topic detection routes to fanout (not single-pipeline)**
+
+**Goal:** A topic containing ` vs ` / ` versus ` triggers `fanout.run_competitor_fanout` with the parsed entities. Each entity runs a full `pipeline.run()`. Replace the current single-pipeline-with-comparison-plan behavior.
+
+**Requirements:** R1
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (main() — detect vs-topic, route to fanout)
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/planner.py` (remove / bypass the `_should_force_deterministic_plan` special case for vs topics; vs topics no longer go through `plan_query` as a single comparison plan)
+- Test: `tests/test_vs_mode_fanout.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Parse the incoming topic: if it contains ` vs ` or ` versus ` (case-insensitive), split into entities (reuse `planner._comparison_entities`-style logic or move that utility into main()).
+- When vs-entities are detected, route to the same fanout branch `--competitors` uses today. The entity list comes from the topic string; no discovery step needed.
+- Each entity runs `pipeline.run()` with its own plan (either from `--competitors-plan[entity]` or from the engine's per-entity fallback path).
+- For back-compat, if the user passes both a vs-topic AND `--plan`, honor `--plan` for the main (first) entity and use per-entity defaults for peers unless `--competitors-plan` is also provided.
+
+**Execution note:** Start with an integration test that runs `"A vs B"` via mock mode and asserts fanout was called with two entities + two pipeline.run calls.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- 3.0.11 fanout wiring in `scripts/last30days.py`'s `--competitors` branch.
+- `planner._comparison_entities` for the split logic.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: topic `"A vs B"` → two pipeline.run calls, two Reports returned, merged render.
+- Happy path: topic `"A vs B vs C"` → three pipeline.run calls.
+- Happy path: topic `"A versus B"` → matches the same regex, two pipelines.
+- Edge case: topic `"OpenAI vs"` (trailing empty entity) → treated as single-entity `"OpenAI"`, not vs mode.
+- Edge case: topic contains "vs." (dot, no trailing space) → existing regex tolerates it; verify.
+- Edge case: topic `"A vs B"` plus `--plan` → plan applies to first entity only, peers use per-entity defaults.
+- Integration: full vs-mode run end-to-end in mock mode; verify rendered output, stderr has one `[Competitors] Comparing: A vs B vs ...` line.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Test assertions pass.
+- Mock-mode smoke of `/last30days "OpenAI vs Anthropic"` shows fanout invocation, per-entity Reports, merged comparison output.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: `--competitors-plan` JSON flag + `_subrun_kwargs` helper + override-leak fix**
+
+**Goal:** New JSON flag threads per-entity targeting into each sub-run's `pipeline.run()`. A `_subrun_kwargs(entity, plan_entry)` helper is the single source of truth for per-entity kwargs, eliminating override-leak.
+
+**Requirements:** R3, R6
+
+**Dependencies:** None (can land alongside or before Unit 1)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (argparse + parse + `_competitor_runner` + `_subrun_kwargs` helper)
+- Possibly modify: `scripts/lib/fanout.py` (no signature change expected; the competitor_runner contract is unchanged)
+- Test: `tests/test_cli_competitors.py` (extend)
+- Test: `tests/test_competitors_plan_threading.py` (new)
+- Test: `tests/test_competitor_subrun_isolation.py` (new, regression)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add `--competitors-plan` argparse flag. Accepts inline JSON or file path (mirror `--plan`).
+- Validation: top-level dict; each value is a dict; unknown fields log warnings; malformed input exits 2. Case-insensitive entity matching.
+- Schema: `{entity_name: {x_handle?, x_related?, subreddits?, github_user?, github_repos?, context?}}`.
+- Build `_subrun_kwargs(entity, plan_entry)` — returns an explicit dict with every per-entity flag. No closure-default fallthrough. This is the leak fix.
+- `_competitor_runner(entity)`:
+  1. Get `plan_entry` from `--competitors-plan` if present.
+  2. Build base kwargs with `_subrun_kwargs(entity, plan_entry)`.
+  3. Fill missing fields via `resolve.auto_resolve(entity, entity_config)` only if backend is configured (3.0.12 fallback path).
+  4. Call `pipeline.run(topic=entity, internal_subrun=True, **kwargs)`.
+  5. Attach `resolved` dict to `report.artifacts`.
+- Verify no per-entity flag from main() leaks via closure. The helper is the only source of per-entity values.
+
+**Execution note:** Test-first for the override-leak regression. Use the Kanye 2026-04-22 receipt as the failing test input (main `--subreddits=Kanye,hiphopheads` + `--competitors-list "Drake"` → assert Drake's pipeline.run receives `subreddits=None`).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `--plan` parsing block in `scripts/last30days.py`.
+- 3.0.12's `entity_config = dict(config)` deep-copy pattern.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: `--competitors-plan '{"Drake":{"x_handle":"Drake","subreddits":["Drizzy"]}}'` → Drake's pipeline.run receives `x_handle="Drake"`, `subreddits=["Drizzy"]`. No auto_resolve call for Drake.
+- Happy path: plan covers 2 of 3 entities, backend configured → covered skip auto_resolve; third falls back.
+- Happy path: plan file path accepted like `--plan`.
+- Happy path: case-insensitive entity match.
+- Edge case: unknown fields → warn, ignore.
+- Edge case: plan entry for entity not in list → warn, ignore.
+- Error path: malformed JSON → exit 2.
+- Error path: top-level JSON is list → exit 2.
+- Regression (leak): main `--subreddits=A,B` + `--competitors-list "X"` + no plan → X's pipeline.run gets `subreddits=None`.
+- Regression (leak): same for `--x-handle`, `--x-related`, `--tiktok-hashtags`, `--tiktok-creators`, `--ig-creators`, `--github-user`, `--github-repo`.
+- Regression (leak): main `--x-handle=kanye` + plan `{"Drake":{"x_handle":"Drake"}}` → Drake's sub-run gets `x_handle="Drake"`, NOT `"kanye"`.
+
+**Verification:**
+- All regression tests pass.
+- Smoke run (mock mode + plan): stderr shows per-entity `[Competitors] {entity}: x=... subs=...` line; no leak from main topic's flags.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Per-entity save files**
+
+**Goal:** When `--save-dir` is set in a vs-mode or `--competitors` run, each entity's sub-run saves its own `{entity-slug}-raw.md` file — same format as a single-entity run would produce.
+
+**Requirements:** R4, R5
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1, Unit 2
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (`save_output` iteration after fanout)
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/render.py` (`render_full` includes single-row Resolved Entities block when that entity's `artifacts["resolved"]` is present)
+- Test: `tests/test_save_raw_per_entity.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- After fanout completes, iterate `report.artifacts["competitor_reports"]` (or equivalent). For each `(entity, entity_report)`:
+  - Call `save_output(entity_report, emit="md", save_dir=args.save_dir, suffix=args.save_suffix)`.
+  - Uses entity's `slugify(entity)` for the filename. Same pattern a single-entity run uses.
+- Each saved file invokes `render_full` (or the save-variant). `render_full` now checks for `report.artifacts["resolved"]` and prepends a single-row Resolved Entities block.
+- Stderr logs one `[last30days] Saved output to <path>` line per entity.
+- Single-entity runs unchanged (no extra files, render_full unchanged for them).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing `save_output` invocation in main() for single-entity runs.
+- `slugify(topic)` for filename.
+- 3.0.12's `_render_resolved_entities_block` (reused, single-row mode).
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: `/last30days "A vs B vs C" --save-dir=/tmp/x` → `/tmp/x/a-raw.md`, `/tmp/x/b-raw.md`, `/tmp/x/c-raw.md` exist.
+- Happy path: `--competitors-list "Drake,Kendrick" --save-dir=/tmp/x` on topic Kanye → three files: `kanye-west-raw.md`, `drake-raw.md`, `kendrick-lamar-raw.md`.
+- Happy path: each file includes a single-row Resolved Entities block for its entity.
+- Happy path: single-entity run with `--save-dir` → one file, no Resolved block (unchanged).
+- Edge case: `--save-suffix=v3` → all N files get the suffix.
+- Edge case: one entity sub-run failed → its file is NOT saved; the others are.
+- Integration: `ls {save-dir}/*-raw.md` returns N files after a vs-mode run.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Test assertions pass.
+- Manual vs-mode smoke saves N files.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: LAW 7-style stderr reframe + footer-nudge suppression**
+
+**Goal:** The `--competitors`-with-no-backend stderr tells the hosting model to do Step 0.55 per entity and pass `--competitors-plan`. The BRAVE/SERPER footer nudge is suppressed when `--plan` or `--competitors-plan` is present.
+
+**Requirements:** R7, R8
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 2 (flag must exist)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (the `[Competitors] --competitors requires...` stderr block)
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/quality_nudge.py` (or wherever footer nudge emits; verify during implementation)
+- Test: `tests/test_competitors_no_backend_message.py` (new)
+- Test: `tests/test_footer_nudge_suppression.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Rewrite stderr in this order:
+  1. "If you are the hosting reasoning model (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Gemini, or any agent with WebSearch), the recommended path: (a) discover N peers via WebSearch, (b) run Step 0.55 for main + each peer, (c) re-invoke as `/last30days 'topic vs peer1 vs peer2' --competitors-plan '{...}'`. See SKILL.md 'Competitor mode'."
+  2. "Headless / cron path: set BRAVE_API_KEY / EXA_API_KEY / SERPER_API_KEY / PARALLEL_API_KEY / OPENROUTER_API_KEY and re-run."
+  3. "Minimum escape hatch: `--competitors-list 'A,B,C'` skips discovery but does not pre-resolve peers."
+- Suppress footer nudge when `external_plan` OR `competitors_plan` was passed.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: `--competitors` with no backend, no list, no plan → stderr leads with "If you are the hosting reasoning model" and references `--competitors-plan` before naming API keys.
+- Happy path: `--plan` passed → footer nudge does NOT fire.
+- Happy path: `--competitors-plan` passed → footer nudge does NOT fire.
+- Happy path: `--competitors-list` only (no plan, no backend) → footer nudge still fires (hosting model didn't fully engage).
+- Happy path: no `--competitors`, no `--plan` → footer nudge unchanged.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Tests pass.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: Polymarket disambiguation guard**
+
+**Goal:** `--polymarket-keywords "kw1,kw2"` filters market matches; auto-skip Polymarket on single-token-ambiguous topics without override.
+
+**Requirements:** R9
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `scripts/last30days.py` (argparse)
+- Modify: `scripts/lib/polymarket.py`
+- Test: `tests/test_polymarket_disambiguation.py` (new)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add `--polymarket-keywords "kw1,kw2"`. When provided, Polymarket adapter filters market titles to those whose normalized text contains at least one keyword.
+- Auto-skip: if topic is one token AND matches a known-ambiguous list (US state names, US city names, common sports/color/animal words) AND no `--polymarket-keywords`, skip Polymarket with stderr note.
+- SKILL.md update (small): mention `--polymarket-keywords` in Step 0.55 instructions for ambiguous topics.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: topic "Warriors", no override → Polymarket skipped; stderr note.
+- Happy path: topic "Warriors", `--polymarket-keywords "nba,gsw"` → Polymarket runs, filtered.
+- Happy path: topic "OpenAI" → Polymarket runs as before.
+- Happy path: topic "Arizona Wildcats" (multi-token) → Polymarket runs as before.
+- Edge case: `--polymarket-keywords ""` → treated as empty, no filter.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Warriors smoke → Polymarket footer absent or filtered.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: SKILL.md rewrite — vs mode is the canonical path, `--competitors` is a shortcut**
+
+**Goal:** SKILL.md documents the unified architecture. vs mode runs N full passes. `--competitors` is a SKILL.md-level shortcut that discovers 2 peers and invokes vs mode with `--competitors-plan`.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2, R10 (surfaces them)
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-4
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `SKILL.md` (§551 "If QUERY_TYPE = COMPARISON" rewrite; Competitor mode subsection rewrite)
+- Modify: `README.md` (one-line example)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Rewrite §551 to describe the N-pass architecture: "When the user asks 'X vs Y' (or 'X vs Y vs Z'), run Step 0.55 per entity, then invoke the engine. The engine fans out N full pipelines in parallel. Each entity gets its own single-entity-grade coverage. Wall clock is close to a single run."
+- Remove the "ONE research pass with a comparison-optimized plan that replaces the old 3-pass approach" language.
+- Add a `--competitors-plan` JSON example.
+- Rewrite the Competitor mode subsection: "`--competitors` is a shortcut. The hosting model: (1) runs WebSearch to discover N=2 peers, (2) runs Step 0.55 for main + each peer, (3) rewrites topic to `'main vs peer1 vs peer2'`, (4) invokes engine with `--competitors-plan '{...}'`. Engine flag `--competitors` and `--competitors-list` remain for headless fallback."
+- Cross-reference §679 (per-entity Step 0.55 protocol).
+- Warning: a thin `## Resolved Entities` block (dashes for any entity) means the hosting model skipped Step 0.55 for that one.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing §679 per-entity Step 0.55 protocol for tone.
+- 3.0.12 Competitor mode prose for terseness.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — documentation. Verification is dogfood.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `/last30days "OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI"` in a fresh Claude Code window produces 3 save files with populated Resolved blocks and non-dash per-entity targeting.
+- `/last30days OpenAI --competitors` produces same after discovery step.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 7: Version 3.0.13, CHANGELOG, sync, hot-copy**
+
+**Goal:** Ship 3.0.13 to all local targets.
+
+**Requirements:** Closes R1-R10
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-6
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
+- Modify: `CHANGELOG.md`
+- Run: `bash scripts/sync.sh`
+- Hot-copy: `~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/3.0.13/`
+
+**Approach:**
+- CHANGELOG: group the changes. "Changed: vs mode now runs N full passes in parallel, one per entity — reverting the one-pass optimization to restore per-entity depth. Added: --competitors-plan JSON for per-entity Step 0.55 targeting (applies to vs mode and --competitors). Changed: --competitors is now a SKILL.md shortcut for vs-with-discovery. Added: per-entity *-raw.md save files. Fixed: override-leak from main to peer sub-runs. Changed: LAW 7 stderr framing for hosting-model context. Changed: BRAVE/SERPER footer nudge suppressed when --plan / --competitors-plan present. Added: --polymarket-keywords + auto-skip for ambiguous topics."
+- Beta channel first per CLAUDE.md.
+- Hot-copy so public `/last30days` picks up 3.0.13.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — packaging.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `grep version .claude-plugin/plugin.json` → 3.0.13.
+- `sync.sh` exits 0.
+- Hot-copy contains the new files.
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** vs-mode and `--competitors` share one orchestrator (`fanout.run_competitor_fanout`). `_subrun_kwargs` is the single source of per-entity kwargs. Save loop iterates per entity.
+- **Error propagation:** Per-entity sub-run failure → logged, dropped, continue (3.0.11 behavior unchanged). `--competitors-plan` JSON parse errors exit 2 (same shape as `--plan`).
+- **State lifecycle risks:** `entity_config = dict(config)` deep-copy pattern extends to every per-entity flag (Unit 2 fix). No cross-entity context leak.
+- **API surface parity:** `--competitors-plan` is additive. `--competitors`, `--competitors-list`, `--plan` unchanged. `--polymarket-keywords` additive. vs-mode keeps its topic-string surface.
+- **Integration coverage:** New vs-mode-fanout integration test. New override-leak regression test. New plan-threading test. New nudge-suppression test. New per-entity-save test. New Polymarket disambiguation test.
+- **Unchanged invariants:** `pipeline.run()` signature unchanged. Single-entity render path unchanged. LAW 7 on the default path unchanged (still fires when a single-entity run lacks `--plan`).
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| vs-mode N-pass latency feels slower for users who remember the one-pass shortcut. | Parallel execution keeps wall-clock ~= max(per-entity-latency), not sum. `--quick` on a vs-topic still applies to each sub-run. CHANGELOG calls out the revert + parallelism. |
+| API cost scales linearly with N (per source). | Default count 2 caps it. Hard max 6 on `--competitors`. vs-mode users opted into N entities explicitly. |
+| Rivalry content ("A vs B" articles) missed in N-independent passes. | Deferred to separate task (head-to-head supplemental pass). Start shipping and observe whether this is actually a gap. |
+| Hosting model skips `--competitors-plan` and uses `--competitors-list` only. | Unit 4 stderr reframe steers explicitly. SKILL.md Unit 6 makes the plan-path canonical. Thin Resolved block in output makes skipped-Step-0.55 visible. |
+| Override-leak fix misses a subtle closure path. | Unit 2 is test-first with the Kanye receipt as the failing input. Regression test asserts every per-entity flag is None unless plan provides it. |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- Beta channel first per CLAUDE.md.
+- After merge: hot-copy to `~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/3.0.13/`.
+- CHANGELOG explicitly frames the vs-mode change as an architectural revert-with-parallelism, not a regression to the old serial N-pass.
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- Superseded plan: `docs/plans/2026-04-22-004-fix-competitors-hosting-model-resolve-and-leak-plan.md.superseded`
+- Previous plan (3.0.12): `docs/plans/2026-04-22-003-fix-competitors-per-entity-resolution-plan.md`
+- Initial plan (3.0.11): `docs/plans/2026-04-22-002-feat-competitors-flag-comparison-fanout-plan.md`
+- 2026-04-22 test session receipts (Warriors, Seattle, Arizona Wildcats, Kanye West)
+- SKILL.md §551 + §679 — the per-entity Step 0.55 protocol the hosting model uses for both paths
+- Related code: `scripts/lib/fanout.py`, `scripts/last30days.py` `_competitor_runner`, `scripts/lib/planner.py` vs-topic special-case, `scripts/lib/render.py` `_render_resolved_entities_block`, `scripts/lib/polymarket.py`, `scripts/lib/quality_nudge.py`
+- Related PRs: #308 (3.0.11), #309 (3.0.12)

docs/plans/2026-04-22-006-fix-comparison-title-skill-attribution-plan.md

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+---
+title: "fix: comparison title says (/Last30Days) instead of (Last 30 Days)"
+type: fix
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-22
+---
+
+# fix: comparison title says (/Last30Days) instead of (Last 30 Days)
+
+## Overview
+
+User feedback 2026-04-22 on the 3.0.13 release runs (Kanye vs Drake, Mercer Island, Figma): the comparison title currently reads `# Kanye West vs Drake: What the Community Says (Last 30 Days)`. It should read `# Kanye West vs Drake: What the Community Says (/Last30Days)` — attributing the output to the slash command rather than describing the date range generically.
+
+Single-line change in SKILL.md, three occurrences. No code change.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. Comparison title pattern in SKILL.md changes from `(Last 30 Days)` to `(/Last30Days)` so synthesis outputs read `... What the Community Says (/Last30Days)`.
+- R2. Both the rule statement (line 113) and the COMPARISON-exception statement (line 131) and the synthesis template example (line 1208) all use the new suffix.
+- R3. Version bumps to 3.0.14, CHANGELOG entry, sync, hot-copy. Public cache picks up the new title pattern.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- No changes to the single-entity output title (no `(/Last30Days)` suffix there — only comparison topics carry it).
+- No changes to engine code. Pure SKILL.md content.
+- No changes to anything else surfaced in the test runs.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Replace all three occurrences of the suffix string in one pass.** They are identical strings; changing one without the others would cause synthesis-time confusion when the model reaches a different reference.
+- **Ship as 3.0.14, not 3.0.13.x.** Patch-level bump matches the small scope and keeps the release log clean.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Replace `(Last 30 Days)` → `(/Last30Days)` in SKILL.md**
+
+**Goal:** All three SKILL.md references to the comparison title use the new suffix.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `SKILL.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- `replace_all` swap of `What the Community Says (Last 30 Days)` → `What the Community Says (/Last30Days)`. Three occurrences, no other strings overlap.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — pure documentation. Verification by inspection + dogfood run.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `grep -c "What the Community Says (/Last30Days)" SKILL.md` returns 3.
+- `grep -c "What the Community Says (Last 30 Days)" SKILL.md` returns 0.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Version 3.0.14 + CHANGELOG + sync + hot-copy**
+
+**Goal:** Ship 3.0.14 to all local targets.
+
+**Requirements:** R3
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
+- Modify: `CHANGELOG.md`
+- Run: `bash scripts/sync.sh`
+- Hot-copy: `~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/3.0.14/`
+
+**Approach:**
+- CHANGELOG: "Changed: comparison-mode title attribution — `What the Community Says (Last 30 Days)` → `What the Community Says (/Last30Days)`. Surfaces the slash-command identity instead of restating the date range."
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — packaging.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `grep version .claude-plugin/plugin.json` → 3.0.14.
+- Hot-copy contains the updated SKILL.md.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| Hosting model has the old title pattern memorized from a prior run and re-emits `(Last 30 Days)`. | SKILL.md is read top-to-bottom each invocation. STEP 0 canonical-path self-check (3.0.12) ensures the model loads the new SKILL.md, not the marketplace stale copy. |
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- 2026-04-22 dogfood runs (Kanye West vs Drake, Mercer Island --competitors, Figma --competitors)
+- Related code: `SKILL.md` lines 113, 131, 1208

docs/pr-credits.md

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+# PR Credits — Thank After V2 Goes Live
+
+When V2 is pushed to the public repo, comment on each PR to thank the contributor and let them know their work was integrated.
+
+## Integrated (cherry-picked into V2)
+
+| PR | Author | What | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| [#17](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/17) | **@JosephOIbrahim** | Windows Unicode fix (cp1252 emoji crash) | Merge or close with thanks |
+| [#16](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/16) | **@levineam** | Handle 403 model access errors + gpt-4.1 fallback | Merge or close with thanks |
+| [#18](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/18) | **@jonthebeef** | `--days=N` configurable lookback flag | Merge or close with thanks |
+| [#1](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/1) | **@galligan** (Matt Galligan) | Marketplace plugin conversion — we took a lighter approach inspired by his PR | Close with thanks, explain lighter approach |
+
+## Already Fixed in V2 (close with thanks)
+
+| PR | Author | What |
+|---|---|---|
+| [#15](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/15) | **@rszrszrsz** | YAML argument-hint fix — already fixed in V2 |
+| [#11](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/11) | **@nerveband** | Same YAML fix (earlier) — already fixed in V2 |
+
+## Not Integrated (close with explanation)
+
+| PR | Author | What | Why |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| [#5](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/5) | **@jblwilliams** | Codex auth with OpenAI Responses API | Good idea, too complex for now (358 lines SSE/JWT). May revisit. |
+| [#14](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/14) | **@thangman1** | WebSearch-first, API keys optional | Philosophical shift — V2 already does WebSearch in parallel |
+| [#10](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/10) | **@thetechreviewer** | OpenRouter API integration | Too large (1029 lines), adds MCP server |
+
+## Suggested Comment Template
+
+> Thanks for this PR! We integrated your [fix/feature] into V2 (commit XXXXX). Really appreciate the contribution. 🙏
+>
+> Closing this PR since the changes are now in main via a different commit, but full credit to you for the idea and implementation.

docs/releases/v3.0.9.md

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+# v3.0.9 - The Self-Debug Release
+
+## Highlights
+
+**v3.0.9 is live.** New user-facing capabilities, broader cross-platform support, and a skill that now runs reliably on Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Gemini, claude.ai, and OpenClaw. The headline fix: the engine refuses "birthday gift for 40 year old" style queries with a clarifying question instead of 5 minutes of junk output. The headline feature: TikTok and YouTube top comments now render alongside Reddit's, so the most-engaged voice from every source makes it into the synthesis.
+
+**The label - "The Self-Debug Release":** I handed 5 separate Opus 4.7 instances their own failed outputs and asked them to debug themselves. Three converged on "SKILL.md is too big and the LAWs are too deep." Two converged on "the engine should refuse demographic-shopping queries outright" and "the WebSearch Sources reminder is overriding LAW 1." I copy-pasted their diagnoses into code. Validation: 5/5 canonical compliance on the topics that had failed.
+
+## New capabilities
+
+- **TikTok and YouTube top comments render alongside Reddit's.** PR [#260](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/260) made the top-engagement comment from each TikTok video and YouTube video first-class in the output - same prominent `💬 Top comment` treatment Reddit's top comment already got. This is the biggest user-facing output change since 3.0.0 and it was never announced. The community inspiration trace: @uppinote20's original push for richer Reddit comments ([PR #143](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/143)) seeded the pattern; this PR generalized it across TikTok and YouTube. PR [#265](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/265) followed up by fixing the ScrapeCreators `url=` param + new response shape for YouTube comments/transcripts so the enrichment actually works.
+
+- **last30days runs on Hermes AI Agent now.** @stephenmcconnachie's PR ([#228](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/228)) added Hermes as a first-class deploy target. `scripts/sync.sh` detects `~/.hermes/skills/research` and deploys the full skill (SKILL.md, scripts, lib modules, fixtures) to Hermes's skills directory alongside Claude Code and Codex. This is one of the biggest surface-area expansions in v3 - last30days is now usable inside the Hermes agent's research workflows without any manual wiring.
+
+- **Multi-key SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY rotation.** @zaydiscold's PR ([#268](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/268)) added automatic key rotation. Set `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY_1`, `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY_2`, etc. and the engine rotates when a key hits rate limits instead of failing the whole run. For power users running daily queries, this is the difference between rate-limit 429s and zero-touch reliability.
+
+- **The skill works on Windows now.** @Chelebii's PR ([#227](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/227)) stabilized the vendored Bird X search client on Windows. Previously the bundled X backend had subtle runtime issues on Windows terminals; now it runs clean. Pair this with @Gujiassh's UTF-8 encoding fix ([#225](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/225)) for saved output and Windows users get the full v3 experience without workarounds.
+
+- **Linux permission checks stopped false-warning.** @george231224's PR ([#216](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/216)) fixed `check_perms` on Linux by preferring GNU stat's syntax over the BSD stat that the skill was calling. Linux users were getting spurious permission warnings on `.env` files that were already correctly 600-chmod'd. Now the check matches reality.
+
+- **Gemini CLI got a first-class install path.** @hnshah's docs PR ([#224](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/224)) added the Gemini CLI install note and workaround for a rough edge in the Gemini skill loader. Gemini users now have a one-paragraph install flow in the README instead of having to reverse-engineer the plugin layout.
+
+- **Offline quality evaluation.** @j-sperling's PR ([#233](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/233)) added `eval_topics.json` as a fixture. Contributors and I can now run quality-regression checks on synthesis output without burning live API credits. This is the scaffolding that made the plan 015 validation gate affordable - without eval fixtures, testing 5/5 canonical compliance on every release would cost real money every time. Ships as contributor infrastructure but shows up as stability for end users.
+
+- **Reddit client got a cleaner HTTP layer.** @iliaal shipped three architecture PRs back-to-back ([#207](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/207), [#208](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/208), [#209](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/209)) that consolidated Reddit's HTTP handling into `http.get(params=...)`, rejected garbage input in `_parse_date`, and unified `_sc_headers` into `http.scrapecreators_headers`. End-user benefit: fewer flaky timeouts, fewer "weird parse error" crashes, a codebase that's easier for future contributors to touch without breaking Reddit. These aren't sexy PRs; they're the kind of refactor that prevents six future bug reports.
+
+- **The `--days=N` flag keeps working.** @BryanTegomoh's PR ([#230](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/230)) restored backcompat for the legacy `--days` alias so anyone who'd scripted against it in 2.x doesn't break on v3. Small PR, meaningful reliability gain for existing users.
+
+- **INCLUDE_SOURCES has a sane default.** @hnshah's PR ([#223](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/223)) defaulted the env var to empty string instead of unset. Missing env no longer breaks source inclusion on fresh installs.
+
+- **Version metadata stays in sync.** @Gujiassh's PR ([#217](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/217)) aligned the SKILL.md version header with the sync target version, and @shalomma's PR ([#229](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/229)) closed the remaining drift between the SKILL.md header and plugin.json. "Which version am I actually on" is no longer an adventure.
+
+- **Bird X engagement handling got hardened.** @j-sperling's PR ([#234](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/234)) made `bird_x` skip all-None engagement dicts instead of crashing on them. Rare condition, but the kind of thing that silently kills a run on a specific topic.
+
+- **Dev workflow hygiene.** @j-sperling's gitignore PR ([#232](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/232)) dropped `.venv`, `.coverage`, `htmlcov`, and `.memsearch` from the tracked tree. Contributor quality-of-life; keeps PR diffs clean.
+
+- **The skill installs to claude.ai.** PRs [#242](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/242) and [#244](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/244) shipped `scripts/build-skill.sh` plus the `.gitattributes` + `export-ignore` plumbing that packages last30days into a claude.ai-upload-ready `.skill` file under the 200-file cap. The skill is no longer Claude-Code-only - it installs directly on claude.ai, too. README has the upload workflow.
+
+- **OpenAI Codex CLI discovers the skill natively.** PR [#219](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/219) added `.agents/skills/last30days/SKILL.md` as a real file (not symlinked - Codex's loader skips symlinks) plus `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` as the namespace marker. The skill now shows up as `last30days:last30days` when Codex runs in a checkout. Inspired by @Jah-yee ([#153](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/153)) and @dannyshmueli on X.
+
+- **`/last30days` as a slash command.** PR [#267](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/267) added `commands/last30days.md` so plugin users can type `/last30days <topic>` and Claude Code autocomplete prefix-matches it to the canonical `/last30days:last30days` form. No more typing the double-namespace.
+
+## The self-debug technique, for anyone rebuilding this elsewhere
+
+The breakthrough wasn't the individual fixes. It was the realization that instead of guessing why the model was ignoring the rules, I should ask the model. Five separate Opus 4.7 sessions debugged their own outputs:
+
+- "Did you read SKILL.md?" → "I tried Read, hit the 25K token cap, and bailed instead of chunked-reading."
+- "Why the trailing Sources block?" → "The WebSearch tool's own reminder said MANDATORY. Precedence was unclear."
+- "Why the section headers?" → "I had strong priors on Peter Steinberger and wrote my thesis instead of passing through."
+- "Why the wrong file?" → "I read `.agents/skills/last30days/SKILL.md` first because it appeared in the path glob."
+
+Three of the five said "move the LAWs to the top." Two said "make the engine enforce it so the model can't not comply." I shipped both. That's the whole technique: when the LLM-under-orchestration keeps breaking the contract, don't argue with it - ask it to debug itself, and build structural enforcement around whatever it names as the root cause.
+
+## Thank you
+
+**Community PR authors since v3.0.0:**
+- @j-sperling - v3 engine architecture, eval fixtures, gitignore hygiene, Bird X hardening ([#232](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/232), [#233](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/233), [#234](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/234))
+- @stephenmcconnachie - Hermes AI Agent support ([#228](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/228))
+- @zaydiscold - Multi-key SCRAPECREATORS rotation ([#268](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/268))
+- @iliaal - Reddit HTTP helper + GitHub date parsing + ScrapeCreators header consolidation ([#207](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/207), [#208](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/208), [#209](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/209))
+- @Chelebii - Windows Bird X stability ([#227](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/227))
+- @george231224 - Linux check_perms stat ([#216](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/216))
+- @Gujiassh - UTF-8 saved output + version metadata alignment ([#217](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/217), [#225](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/225))
+- @hnshah - INCLUDE_SOURCES default + Gemini install docs ([#223](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/223), [#224](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/224))
+- @shalomma - SKILL.md v3.0.0 version header ([#229](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/229))
+- @BryanTegomoh - --days alias backcompat ([#230](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/230))
+
+**v3 roadmap contributors (issues and PRs that shaped the v3 feature set):**
+- @uppinote20 - rich Reddit comments ([#143](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/143))
+- @zerone0x - GitHub as a first-class source ([#134](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/134), [#136](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/136))
+- @thinkun - Reddit enrichment timeout handling ([#116](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/116))
+- @thomasmktong - pure-Python Reddit fallback ([#124](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/124))
+- @fanispoulinakisai-boop - Reddit timeout report ([#100](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/100))
+- @pejmanjohn - plugin directory naming ([#99](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/99), [#78](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/78))
+- @zl190 - HN trending merge ([#115](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/115))
+- @hnshah - Watchlist features ([#84](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/84), [#85](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/85), [#86](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/86))
+- @Jah-yee, @dannyshmueli - Codex CLI discovery
+- @Cody-Coyote - marketplace validation bug report ([#204](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/issues/204))
+
+**The five Opus 4.7 instances that debugged their own failures on v3.0.7 and v3.0.8 and converged on the fixes.** The convergence was the breakthrough; this release is their diagnosis in code.
+
+## Install / Update
+
+```
+/plugin marketplace add mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+/plugin install last30days@last30days-skill
+```
+
+Or if already installed:
+
+```
+/plugin update last30days
+/reload-plugins
+```
+
+## Verify
+
+```
+cat ~/.claude/plugins/cache/last30days-skill/last30days/*/.claude-plugin/plugin.json | grep version
+```
+
+Should print `"version": "3.0.9"`.
+
+## Smoke test
+
+```
+/last30days birthday gift for 40 year old
+```
+
+Should ask a clarifying question before running. If it runs the engine anyway, the cache is stale - repeat the plugin update.
+
+**Full Changelog:** https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/compare/v3.0.5...v3.0.9

docs/search-quality-eval.md

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+# Search Quality Eval
+
+`scripts/evaluate_search_quality.py` is an optional local evaluation step for retrieval quality. It is not part of the user-facing runtime and does not need to run in CI by default.
+
+What it does:
+
+- runs a baseline revision (default `origin/main`) against a candidate checkout
+- evaluates the fixed 5 reviewer topics by default
+- computes deterministic stability metrics:
+  - `Jaccard` overlap vs baseline
+  - retention vs baseline
+  - per-source counts and overlap
+- optionally calls Gemini as a judge for graded relevance labels and then computes:
+  - `Precision@5`
+  - `nDCG@5`
+  - source-coverage recall across the judged union pool
+
+Recommended usage:
+
+```bash
+uv run python scripts/evaluate_search_quality.py
+```
+
+Useful flags:
+
+```bash
+uv run python scripts/evaluate_search_quality.py \
+  --baseline-rev origin/main \
+  --candidate-rev HEAD \
+  --no-default-topics \
+  --topic "cursor IDE pricing" \
+  --per-source-limit 5
+```
+
+Gemini configuration:
+
+- preferred on this workspace: set `GOOGLE_API_KEY`
+- also accepted: `GEMINI_API_KEY` or `GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY`
+- optional: set `GEMINI_MODEL`
+- default model is `gemini-3-pro-preview` for the direct Gemini API
+
+Notes:
+
+- The script forces a clean env-based auth path when it shells out to `last30days.py`.
+- It passes `XAI_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`, and `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY`, but intentionally does not pass browser-cookie X auth. That keeps evaluation runs on the popup-free path.
+- It also strips `node` from the eval `PATH` and wraps `yt-dlp` with `--ignore-config`, so older revisions do not inherit local browser-cookie config either.
+- `Jaccard` and retention are regression guards, not truth metrics.
+- `Precision@5` and `nDCG@5` are only as good as the judged pool. They help compare revisions, but they are not a substitute for a larger labeled benchmark.

docs/test-results/v1-vs-v2-20260206-231338/v1-SKILL.md

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+---
+name: last30days
+description: Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X + Web, become an expert, and write copy-paste-ready prompts for the user's target tool.
+argument-hint: "[topic] for [tool]" or "[topic]"
+allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch
+---
+
+# last30days: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
+
+Research ANY topic across Reddit, X, and the web. Surface what people are actually discussing, recommending, and debating right now.
+
+Use cases:
+- **Prompting**: "photorealistic people in Nano Banana Pro", "Midjourney prompts", "ChatGPT image generation" → learn techniques, get copy-paste prompts
+- **Recommendations**: "best Claude Code skills", "top AI tools" → get a LIST of specific things people mention
+- **News**: "what's happening with OpenAI", "latest AI announcements" → current events and updates
+- **General**: any topic you're curious about → understand what the community is saying
+
+## CRITICAL: Parse User Intent
+
+Before doing anything, parse the user's input for:
+
+1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about (e.g., "web app mockups", "Claude Code skills", "image generation")
+2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT", "Midjourney")
+3. **QUERY TYPE**: What kind of research they want:
+   - **PROMPTING** - "X prompts", "prompting for X", "X best practices" → User wants to learn techniques and get copy-paste prompts
+   - **RECOMMENDATIONS** - "best X", "top X", "what X should I use", "recommended X" → User wants a LIST of specific things
+   - **NEWS** - "what's happening with X", "X news", "latest on X" → User wants current events/updates
+   - **GENERAL** - anything else → User wants broad understanding of the topic
+
+Common patterns:
+- `[topic] for [tool]` → "web mockups for Nano Banana Pro" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+- `[topic] prompts for [tool]` → "UI design prompts for Midjourney" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+- Just `[topic]` → "iOS design mockups" → TOOL NOT SPECIFIED, that's OK
+- "best [topic]" or "top [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+- "what are the best [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+**IMPORTANT: Do NOT ask about target tool before research.**
+- If tool is specified in the query, use it
+- If tool is NOT specified, run research first, then ask AFTER showing results
+
+**Store these variables:**
+- `TOPIC = [extracted topic]`
+- `TARGET_TOOL = [extracted tool, or "unknown" if not specified]`
+- `QUERY_TYPE = [RECOMMENDATIONS | NEWS | HOW-TO | GENERAL]`
+
+---
+
+## Setup Check
+
+The skill works in three modes based on available API keys:
+
+1. **Full Mode** (both keys): Reddit + X + WebSearch - best results with engagement metrics
+2. **Partial Mode** (one key): Reddit-only or X-only + WebSearch
+3. **Web-Only Mode** (no keys): WebSearch only - still useful, but no engagement metrics
+
+**API keys are OPTIONAL.** The skill will work without them using WebSearch fallback.
+
+### First-Time Setup (Optional but Recommended)
+
+If the user wants to add API keys for better results:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.config/last30days
+cat > ~/.config/last30days/.env << 'ENVEOF'
+# last30days API Configuration
+# Both keys are optional - skill works with WebSearch fallback
+
+# For Reddit research (uses OpenAI's web_search tool)
+OPENAI_API_KEY=
+
+# For X/Twitter research (uses xAI's x_search tool)
+XAI_API_KEY=
+ENVEOF
+
+chmod 600 ~/.config/last30days/.env
+echo "Config created at ~/.config/last30days/.env"
+echo "Edit to add your API keys for enhanced research."
+```
+
+**DO NOT stop if no keys are configured.** Proceed with web-only mode.
+
+---
+
+## Research Execution
+
+**IMPORTANT: The script handles API key detection automatically.** Run it and check the output to determine mode.
+
+**Step 1: Run the research script**
+```bash
+python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact 2>&1
+```
+
+The script will automatically:
+- Detect available API keys
+- Show a promo banner if keys are missing (this is intentional marketing)
+- Run Reddit/X searches if keys exist
+- Signal if WebSearch is needed
+
+**Step 2: Check the output mode**
+
+The script output will indicate the mode:
+- **"Mode: both"** or **"Mode: reddit-only"** or **"Mode: x-only"**: Script found results, WebSearch is supplementary
+- **"Mode: web-only"**: No API keys, Claude must do ALL research via WebSearch
+
+**Step 3: Do WebSearch**
+
+For **ALL modes**, do WebSearch to supplement (or provide all data in web-only mode).
+
+Choose search queries based on QUERY_TYPE:
+
+**If RECOMMENDATIONS** ("best X", "top X", "what X should I use"):
+- Search for: `best {TOPIC} recommendations`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} list examples`
+- Search for: `most popular {TOPIC}`
+- Goal: Find SPECIFIC NAMES of things, not generic advice
+
+**If NEWS** ("what's happening with X", "X news"):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} news 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} announcement update`
+- Goal: Find current events and recent developments
+
+**If PROMPTING** ("X prompts", "prompting for X"):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} prompts examples 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} techniques tips`
+- Goal: Find prompting techniques and examples to create copy-paste prompts
+
+**If GENERAL** (default):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} discussion`
+- Goal: Find what people are actually saying
+
+For ALL query types:
+- **USE THE USER'S EXACT TERMINOLOGY** - don't substitute or add tech names based on your knowledge
+  - If user says "ChatGPT image prompting", search for "ChatGPT image prompting"
+  - Do NOT add "DALL-E", "GPT-4o", or other terms you think are related
+  - Your knowledge may be outdated - trust the user's terminology
+- EXCLUDE reddit.com, x.com, twitter.com (covered by script)
+- INCLUDE: blogs, tutorials, docs, news, GitHub repos
+- **DO NOT output "Sources:" list** - this is noise, we'll show stats at the end
+
+**Step 3: Wait for background script to complete**
+Use TaskOutput to get the script results before proceeding to synthesis.
+
+**Depth options** (passed through from user's command):
+- `--quick` → Faster, fewer sources (8-12 each)
+- (default) → Balanced (20-30 each)
+- `--deep` → Comprehensive (50-70 Reddit, 40-60 X)
+
+---
+
+## Judge Agent: Synthesize All Sources
+
+**After all searches complete, internally synthesize (don't display stats yet):**
+
+The Judge Agent must:
+1. Weight Reddit/X sources HIGHER (they have engagement signals: upvotes, likes)
+2. Weight WebSearch sources LOWER (no engagement data)
+3. Identify patterns that appear across ALL three sources (strongest signals)
+4. Note any contradictions between sources
+5. Extract the top 3-5 actionable insights
+
+**Do NOT display stats here - they come at the end, right before the invitation.**
+
+---
+
+## FIRST: Internalize the Research
+
+**CRITICAL: Ground your synthesis in the ACTUAL research content, not your pre-existing knowledge.**
+
+Read the research output carefully. Pay attention to:
+- **Exact product/tool names** mentioned (e.g., if research mentions "ClawdBot" or "@clawdbot", that's a DIFFERENT product than "Claude Code" - don't conflate them)
+- **Specific quotes and insights** from the sources - use THESE, not generic knowledge
+- **What the sources actually say**, not what you assume the topic is about
+
+**ANTI-PATTERN TO AVOID**: If user asks about "clawdbot skills" and research returns ClawdBot content (self-hosted AI agent), do NOT synthesize this as "Claude Code skills" just because both involve "skills". Read what the research actually says.
+
+### If QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+**CRITICAL: Extract SPECIFIC NAMES, not generic patterns.**
+
+When user asks "best X" or "top X", they want a LIST of specific things:
+- Scan research for specific product names, tool names, project names, skill names, etc.
+- Count how many times each is mentioned
+- Note which sources recommend each (Reddit thread, X post, blog)
+- List them by popularity/mention count
+
+**BAD synthesis for "best Claude Code skills":**
+> "Skills are powerful. Keep them under 500 lines. Use progressive disclosure."
+
+**GOOD synthesis for "best Claude Code skills":**
+> "Most mentioned skills: /commit (5 mentions), remotion skill (4x), git-worktree (3x), /pr (3x). The Remotion announcement got 16K likes on X."
+
+### For all QUERY_TYPEs
+
+Identify from the ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT:
+- **PROMPT FORMAT** - Does research recommend JSON, structured params, natural language, keywords? THIS IS CRITICAL.
+- The top 3-5 patterns/techniques that appeared across multiple sources
+- Specific keywords, structures, or approaches mentioned BY THE SOURCES
+- Common pitfalls mentioned BY THE SOURCES
+
+**If research says "use JSON prompts" or "structured prompts", you MUST deliver prompts in that format later.**
+
+---
+
+## THEN: Show Summary + Invite Vision
+
+**CRITICAL: Do NOT output any "Sources:" lists. The final display should be clean.**
+
+**Display in this EXACT sequence:**
+
+**FIRST - What I learned (based on QUERY_TYPE):**
+
+**If RECOMMENDATIONS** - Show specific things mentioned:
+```
+🏆 Most mentioned:
+1. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (r/sub, @handle, blog.com)
+2. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+3. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+4. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+5. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+
+Notable mentions: [other specific things with 1-2 mentions]
+```
+
+**If PROMPTING/NEWS/GENERAL** - Show synthesis and patterns:
+```
+What I learned:
+
+[2-4 sentences synthesizing key insights FROM THE ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT.]
+
+KEY PATTERNS I'll use:
+1. [Pattern from research]
+2. [Pattern from research]
+3. [Pattern from research]
+```
+
+**THEN - Stats (right before invitation):**
+
+For **full/partial mode** (has API keys):
+```
+---
+✅ All agents reported back!
+├─ 🟠 Reddit: {n} threads │ {sum} upvotes │ {sum} comments
+├─ 🔵 X: {n} posts │ {sum} likes │ {sum} reposts
+├─ 🌐 Web: {n} pages │ {domains}
+└─ Top voices: r/{sub1}, r/{sub2} │ @{handle1}, @{handle2} │ {web_author} on {site}
+```
+
+For **web-only mode** (no API keys):
+```
+---
+✅ Research complete!
+├─ 🌐 Web: {n} pages │ {domains}
+└─ Top sources: {author1} on {site1}, {author2} on {site2}
+
+💡 Want engagement metrics? Add API keys to ~/.config/last30days/.env
+   - OPENAI_API_KEY → Reddit (real upvotes & comments)
+   - XAI_API_KEY → X/Twitter (real likes & reposts)
+```
+
+**LAST - Invitation:**
+```
+---
+Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into {TARGET_TOOL}.
+```
+
+**Use real numbers from the research output.** The patterns should be actual insights from the research, not generic advice.
+
+**SELF-CHECK before displaying**: Re-read your "What I learned" section. Does it match what the research ACTUALLY says? If the research was about ClawdBot (a self-hosted AI agent), your summary should be about ClawdBot, not Claude Code. If you catch yourself projecting your own knowledge instead of the research, rewrite it.
+
+**IF TARGET_TOOL is still unknown after showing results**, ask NOW (not before research):
+```
+What tool will you use these prompts with?
+
+Options:
+1. [Most relevant tool based on research - e.g., if research mentioned Figma/Sketch, offer those]
+2. Nano Banana Pro (image generation)
+3. ChatGPT / Claude (text/code)
+4. Other (tell me)
+```
+
+**IMPORTANT**: After displaying this, WAIT for the user to respond. Don't dump generic prompts.
+
+---
+
+## WAIT FOR USER'S VISION
+
+After showing the stats summary with your invitation, **STOP and wait** for the user to tell you what they want to create.
+
+When they respond with their vision (e.g., "I want a landing page mockup for my SaaS app"), THEN write a single, thoughtful, tailored prompt.
+
+---
+
+## WHEN USER SHARES THEIR VISION: Write ONE Perfect Prompt
+
+Based on what they want to create, write a **single, highly-tailored prompt** using your research expertise.
+
+### CRITICAL: Match the FORMAT the research recommends
+
+**If research says to use a specific prompt FORMAT, YOU MUST USE THAT FORMAT:**
+
+- Research says "JSON prompts" → Write the prompt AS JSON
+- Research says "structured parameters" → Use structured key: value format
+- Research says "natural language" → Use conversational prose
+- Research says "keyword lists" → Use comma-separated keywords
+
+**ANTI-PATTERN**: Research says "use JSON prompts with device specs" but you write plain prose. This defeats the entire purpose of the research.
+
+### Output Format:
+
+```
+Here's your prompt for {TARGET_TOOL}:
+
+---
+
+[The actual prompt IN THE FORMAT THE RESEARCH RECOMMENDS - if research said JSON, this is JSON. If research said natural language, this is prose. Match what works.]
+
+---
+
+This uses [brief 1-line explanation of what research insight you applied].
+```
+
+### Quality Checklist:
+- [ ] **FORMAT MATCHES RESEARCH** - If research said JSON/structured/etc, prompt IS that format
+- [ ] Directly addresses what the user said they want to create
+- [ ] Uses specific patterns/keywords discovered in research
+- [ ] Ready to paste with zero edits (or minimal [PLACEHOLDERS] clearly marked)
+- [ ] Appropriate length and style for TARGET_TOOL
+
+---
+
+## IF USER ASKS FOR MORE OPTIONS
+
+Only if they ask for alternatives or more prompts, provide 2-3 variations. Don't dump a prompt pack unless requested.
+
+---
+
+## AFTER EACH PROMPT: Stay in Expert Mode
+
+After delivering a prompt, offer to write more:
+
+> Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+
+---
+
+## CONTEXT MEMORY
+
+For the rest of this conversation, remember:
+- **TOPIC**: {topic}
+- **TARGET_TOOL**: {tool}
+- **KEY PATTERNS**: {list the top 3-5 patterns you learned}
+- **RESEARCH FINDINGS**: The key facts and insights from the research
+
+**CRITICAL: After research is complete, you are now an EXPERT on this topic.**
+
+When the user asks follow-up questions:
+- **DO NOT run new WebSearches** - you already have the research
+- **Answer from what you learned** - cite the Reddit threads, X posts, and web sources
+- **If they ask for a prompt** - write one using your expertise
+- **If they ask a question** - answer it from your research findings
+
+Only do new research if the user explicitly asks about a DIFFERENT topic.
+
+---
+
+## Output Summary Footer (After Each Prompt)
+
+After delivering a prompt, end with:
+
+For **full/partial mode**:
+```
+---
+📚 Expert in: {TOPIC} for {TARGET_TOOL}
+📊 Based on: {n} Reddit threads ({sum} upvotes) + {n} X posts ({sum} likes) + {n} web pages
+
+Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+```
+
+For **web-only mode**:
+```
+---
+📚 Expert in: {TOPIC} for {TARGET_TOOL}
+📊 Based on: {n} web pages from {domains}
+
+Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+
+💡 Unlock Reddit & X data: Add API keys to ~/.config/last30days/.env
+```

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+# V1 vs V2 Comparison Analysis
+
+**Date:** 2026-02-06
+**Queries tested:** 4 (1 head-to-head, 3 V1-only)
+**Scope:** Quick smoke test, not full 17-query matrix
+
+---
+
+## Part 1: Head-to-Head -- "kanye west" (NEWS Query)
+
+### Dimension-by-Dimension Scoring
+
+#### 1. Query Parsing Display
+
+Does it show the `🔍 **{TOPIC}** · {QUERY_TYPE}` line before running tools?
+
+| Version | Score | Evidence |
+|---------|-------|----------|
+| V1 | 1 | No parsing display at all. Output starts with "## What I learned:" -- jumps straight into synthesis. No acknowledgment of topic or query type before research. |
+| V2 | 1 | No parsing display either. Output starts with "Here's what I found:" then "## What I learned:" -- same problem as V1. |
+
+**Analysis:** Neither version actually rendered the query parsing display. V2 SKILL.md explicitly requires `🔍 **kanye west** · News` before any tools run, but the agent did not produce it. This is a V2 instruction that failed to land. Both score 1/5.
+
+Possible cause: The parsing display is supposed to appear *before* tools are called -- it may have been shown during execution but not captured in the final output text. If so, both outputs represent only the post-research synthesis, not the full session. Regardless, based on what is in the output files, neither shows it.
+
+---
+
+#### 2. Source Coverage (Reddit/X/Web counts)
+
+| Version | Score | Evidence |
+|---------|-------|----------|
+| V1 | 3 | `Reddit: 0 relevant threads` / `X: 30 posts │ ~10 likes` / `Web: 20+ pages`. Two of three sources returned results. Reddit was zero. |
+| V2 | 3 | `Reddit: 0 threads (no results this cycle)` / `X: 29 posts │ 33 likes │ 14 reposts` / `Web: 30+ pages`. Same pattern: two of three returned results. |
+
+**Analysis:** Nearly identical coverage. Both got zero Reddit results (likely a script/API issue for this topic, not a SKILL.md problem). V2 has slightly more precise X metrics (33 likes, 14 reposts vs. V1's vague "~10 likes"). V2 has more web pages (30+ vs 20+). Both miss the 10+ Reddit threshold for a score of 4+.
+
+---
+
+#### 3. Citation Quality (sparse vs every-sentence)
+
+| Version | Score | Evidence |
+|---------|-------|----------|
+| V1 | 2 | No inline citations at all. The body text makes claims ("full-page Wall Street Journal apology," "Hellwatt Festival in Italy") but never attributes them to a specific source. The stats box lists "Washington Post, Billboard, AllHipHop" but the body has zero `per @handle` or `per Rolling Stone` attributions. |
+| V2 | 5 | Every bold section ends with a sparse, clean citation. Examples: `"per Rolling Stone"`, `"per The Washington Post"`, `"per Billboard"`, `"per AllHipHop"`, `"per The News International"`. One citation per topic, never chained. Exactly what V2 SKILL.md specifies. |
+
+**Analysis:** This is the single biggest quality gap between V1 and V2. V1's output reads like a Wikipedia summary -- informative but ungrounded. V2 reads like a researched briefing where every claim has a named source. V2 nails the "sparse citation" rule from its SKILL.md: `"cite 1 source per pattern, short format: 'per @handle' or 'per r/sub'"`.
+
+V1 quote (no citation): `"He'll headline the new Hellwatt Festival in Italy (July 4-18, 2026)."`
+V2 quote (cited): `"Ye is headlining a brand-new festival at the 103,000-capacity RCF Arena in Italy over three weekends from July 4-18, 2026 — his first-ever live concert in Italy, per Billboard."`
+
+---
+
+#### 4. Summary Structure (bold topic headers, organized sections)
+
+| Version | Score | Evidence |
+|---------|-------|----------|
+| V1 | 3 | Has a coherent narrative structure with a paragraph of synthesis, then a `**KEY THEMES:**` numbered list. But the opening is a single dense paragraph, not broken into scannable sections with bold headers. |
+| V2 | 5 | Each storyline gets its own bold header: `**BULLY Album — March 20, 2026 via Gamma**`, `**Public Apology for Antisemitism**`, `**Hellwatt Festival in Italy**`, `**Health Concerns**`, `**Grammys Ban**`, `**Kim & Lewis Hamilton Buzz**`. Each is a standalone scannable unit with 1-3 sentences. |
+
+**Analysis:** V2 follows the SKILL.md template exactly: `**{Topic 1}** — [1-2 sentences, per source]`. V1 uses a blob + list approach which is readable but less scannable. V2 is notably better for a user who wants to skim and find the story they care about.
+
+V1 structure: 1 dense paragraph -> 5-item `KEY THEMES` list
+V2 structure: 6 bold topic cards, each self-contained -> no KEY THEMES list (but doesn't need one because the structure itself is the organization)
+
+---
+
+#### 5. Stats Box Format (emoji tree vs plain text)
+
+| Version | Score | Evidence |
+|---------|-------|----------|
+| V1 | 4 | Uses `├─` tree format with emoji: `├─ 🟠 Reddit: 0 relevant threads` / `├─ 🔵 X: 30 posts` / `├─ 🌐 Web: 20+ pages` / `└─ Top voices:`. Minor deviation: says "0 relevant threads (filtered out noise)" instead of the V1 SKILL.md template "0 threads (no results this cycle)". Also omits the `🗣️` emoji on the Top voices line. |
+| V2 | 5 | Perfect match to V2 SKILL.md template: `├─ 🟠 Reddit: 0 threads (no results this cycle)` / `├─ 🔵 X: 29 posts │ 33 likes │ 14 reposts (via xAI)` / `├─ 🌐 Web: 30+ pages │ rollingstone.com, ...` / `└─ 🗣️ Top voices: @honest30bgfan_ (33 likes), @HipHopCrave_ │ Rolling Stone, Washington Post, Complex`. Includes `(via xAI)` notation, `🗣️` emoji, @handles with engagement counts. |
+
+**Analysis:** V2 is tighter and matches its template exactly. V1 is close but has minor deviations (custom "filtered out noise" text, missing `🗣️` emoji, no @handles or engagement counts on Top voices). V2's inclusion of actual @handles with like counts (`@honest30bgfan_ (33 likes)`) adds credibility.
+
+---
+
+#### 6. Research Grounding (actual research vs generic knowledge)
+
+| Version | Score | Evidence |
+|---------|-------|----------|
+| V1 | 4 | Clearly grounded: mentions specific details like "Wall Street Journal apology (Jan 26, 2026)," "four-month-long manic episode," "frontal-lobe brain injury," "North West collaborated on 'Piercings on My Hand,'" "Monumental Plaza de Toros." These are specific enough to be from research, not pre-training. Minor generic leakage: the "KEY THEMES" list uses editorial framing ("Accountability arc," "Mental health transparency") that feels more like analysis than research extraction. |
+| V2 | 5 | Every fact is specific and attributed: "12th studio album," "13-track project features Peso Pluma, Playboi Carti, and Ty Dolla Sign," "earlier leak versions used AI-deepfaked vocals, which have reportedly been re-recorded," "103,000-capacity RCF Arena." The AI-deepfaked vocals detail is a standout -- it is clearly from research, not something a model would know from pre-training. The Kim/Lewis Hamilton item (`"X chatter is heavily focused on Kim Kardashian's relationship with Lewis Hamilton"`) is explicitly sourced from X data, not general knowledge. |
+
+**Analysis:** Both are well-grounded, but V2 has more "could only come from research" details. The deepfaked vocals story, the exact venue capacity, and the explicit X chatter observation are details that prove the synthesis is from the research output, not hallucinated.
+
+---
+
+#### 7. Prompt Quality (invitation to share vision, not dumping prompts)
+
+| Version | Score | Evidence |
+|---------|-------|----------|
+| V1 | 3 | Ends with: `"Want to dive deeper into any of these threads — the apology, the new albums, the Grammys situation, or Bianca Censori? Just tell me what angle you're interested in."` This is a follow-up invitation, but it is NOT the SKILL.md-specified invitation. It is topic-specific and conversational, which is nice, but it does not ask the user to "share your vision for what you want to create." It misses the prompt-generation angle entirely. |
+| V2 | 5 | Ends with exactly: `"Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into your tool of choice."` This matches the V2 SKILL.md template verbatim. It positions the skill correctly: not a news summarizer but a research-to-prompt pipeline. |
+
+**Analysis:** V1's closing is friendly but off-brand. It treats the skill as a research tool, not a research-to-prompt tool. V2 correctly frames the next step as "tell me what to create and I'll write the prompt." This is a meaningful difference -- V1 would leave a user thinking they just got a summary, while V2 primes them to get a usable output.
+
+---
+
+### Head-to-Head Scorecard
+
+| Dimension | V1 | V2 | Winner |
+|-----------|----|----|--------|
+| 1. Query Parsing Display | 1 | 1 | Tie (both failed) |
+| 2. Source Coverage | 3 | 3 | Tie |
+| 3. Citation Quality | 2 | 5 | **V2 (+3)** |
+| 4. Summary Structure | 3 | 5 | **V2 (+2)** |
+| 5. Stats Box Format | 4 | 5 | **V2 (+1)** |
+| 6. Research Grounding | 4 | 5 | **V2 (+1)** |
+| 7. Prompt Quality (invitation) | 3 | 5 | **V2 (+2)** |
+| **TOTAL** | **20/35** | **29/35** | **V2 wins by 9 points** |
+
+**V2 is clearly better.** The biggest gaps are citation quality (+3) and summary structure (+2). V2's output reads like a professional research briefing; V1's reads like a decent but unstructured summary.
+
+---
+
+## Part 2: V1-Only Outputs Analysis
+
+### Output 1: "open claw" (GENERAL query)
+
+**What V1 does well:**
+- Strong research grounding. Mentions exact numbers: "145,000+ GitHub stars," "20,000+ forks," "700+ skills," "341 malicious skills." These are clearly from research.
+- The KEY PATTERNS section is excellent: 5 well-organized patterns with community quotes (`"I give it sudo and let it configure everything"` vs `"prompt injection is terrifying when you give the bot access to your actual bank account"`).
+- Good synthesis of the security vs. enthusiasm tension -- captures the community split accurately.
+- Stats box uses the emoji tree format correctly with `├──` (though note: uses double-dash `──` instead of single `─`, minor inconsistency).
+
+**What V1 is missing (per V2 SKILL.md features):**
+- No query parsing display (`🔍 **open claw** · General`).
+- No inline citations in the body text. The 5 KEY PATTERNS have no `per @handle` or `per r/sub` attribution. Which Reddit thread said "I give it sudo"? Which X post raised the security concern? We do not know.
+- The stats box says `├── 🟠 Reddit: 25 threads │ ~750+ upvotes` -- the tilde and plus are imprecise. V2 SKILL.md wants exact parsed numbers.
+- Top voices line lists subreddits and handles but no engagement counts: `@grok, @Starlink` -- are these the highest-engagement handles? No like counts shown.
+- No bold topic headers in the body -- it is a single paragraph followed by a numbered list, not the `**{Topic}** — sentence, per source` format V2 requires.
+
+**V1 Score (estimated):** 22/35
+
+---
+
+### Output 2: "nano banana pro prompting" (PROMPTING query)
+
+**What V1 does well:**
+- Correctly identifies two prompting styles (JSON structured vs. natural language "Creative Director") and explains when each works best. This is excellent PROMPTING-type synthesis.
+- KEY PATTERNS are specific and actionable: "85mm lens at f/1.8," "three-point lighting with key at 45 degrees," "text rendering works -- keep text under 3 words for best results (75% success rate)." These are concrete tips a user can apply immediately.
+- Research grounding is strong: cites specific upvote counts ("149-259 upvotes"), subreddit names (`r/nanobanana2pro`), and the Google AI blog.
+- The invitation correctly targets Nano Banana Pro: `"Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into Nano Banana Pro."`
+
+**What V1 is missing (per V2 SKILL.md features):**
+- No query parsing display.
+- Stats box uses plain text dashes: `- 🟠 Reddit: 5 threads | 638 upvotes | 66 comments` instead of the tree format `├─ 🟠 Reddit:`. Uses `|` pipe instead of `│` box-drawing character. V2 SKILL.md explicitly says: "NEVER use plain text dashes (-) or pipe (|). ALWAYS use ├─ └─ │ and the emoji."
+- No inline body citations. KEY PATTERNS mention Reddit upvote ranges but no specific `per @handle` attributions.
+- Missing `✅ All agents reported back!` header -- just says "All agents reported back!" without the checkmark.
+- Body structure is paragraph + numbered list, not bold topic headers.
+
+**V1 Score (estimated):** 23/35 (slightly higher than open claw due to better actionability)
+
+---
+
+### Output 3: "how to best setup clawdbot" (HOW-TO query)
+
+**What V1 does well:**
+- This is the best V1 output of the batch. It goes beyond synthesis and actually delivers a **Quick-Start guide** with numbered steps, a **Security Hardening** checklist, and a **Budget Option** -- all grounded in research.
+- Excellent research grounding: `"per @shynxbt: Use a free AWS VPS + Claude Haiku model + Telegram bot = fully functional for $0"` -- this is an actual citation with an @handle!
+- Specific, actionable recommendations: exact commands (`curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install.sh | bash`), specific model recommendations (Claude Opus 4.5 for best results, GLM 4.7 Flash for local), specific channel advice (Telegram first, WhatsApp QR code fails).
+- Stats box is correct emoji tree format with engagement counts: `@aashatwt (452 likes), @recap_david (329 likes)`.
+- Captures the naming confusion accurately: "Clawdbot -> Moltbot -> OpenClaw."
+
+**What V1 is missing (per V2 SKILL.md features):**
+- No query parsing display.
+- Body text has no inline citations except the Budget Option section. The 5 KEY PATTERNS have no `per @handle` attribution.
+- Bold topic headers are used only in the Quick-Start and Security sections, not in the KEY PATTERNS or intro.
+- The output delivers the "answer" directly (setup guide) rather than waiting for the user's vision and offering to write a prompt. For a HOW-TO query this might be the right call, but it skips the SKILL.md flow of "show research -> invite vision -> write prompt."
+
+**V1 Score (estimated):** 26/35 (best of the V1 outputs)
+
+---
+
+### Patterns Across All V1 Outputs
+
+**Consistent strengths:**
+1. Research grounding is solid across all three. V1 does not hallucinate -- the facts are clearly from the research output, not pre-training.
+2. KEY PATTERNS lists are consistently useful and actionable.
+3. Stats boxes are present in all outputs (though formatting varies).
+4. The invitation/closing line is present in all outputs.
+
+**Consistent weaknesses:**
+1. **No query parsing display** in any output (0 for 4, including Kanye West).
+2. **No inline citations** in the body text (except one @handle in the clawdbot output). The research feels real but is unattributed.
+3. **Stats box formatting is inconsistent.** Open claw uses `├──` (double dash), nano banana pro uses `- 🟠` (plain dash + pipe), clawdbot uses `├─` (correct). Three different formats in three outputs.
+4. **Body structure defaults to paragraph + numbered list** instead of bold topic headers. Only clawdbot partially uses bold headers (in the guide section, not the research section).
+5. **No `(via Bird/xAI)` notation** on X stats in any output.
+
+---
+
+## Part 3: SKILL.md Feature Diff
+
+### Features in V2 but NOT V1
+
+| Feature | V2 Lines | Impact |
+|---------|----------|--------|
+| **Query parsing display** (`🔍 **{TOPIC}** · {QUERY_TYPE}`) | 40-53 | HIGH -- confirms to user the skill understood their request before spending time on research. |
+| **Sparse citation rules** with BAD/GOOD examples | 186-193 | HIGH -- this is the #1 quality differentiator in the Kanye head-to-head. `"per @handle"` format, never chain multiple citations. |
+| **Bold topic headers** template (`**{Topic 1}** — [1-2 sentences, per source]`) | 195-208 | HIGH -- makes output scannable. |
+| **Strict stats template** with "NEVER use plain text dashes" instruction | 217-230 | MEDIUM -- prevents the formatting inconsistency seen across V1 outputs. |
+| **RECOMMENDATIONS source attribution** (each item MUST have Sources: line with @handles) | 178-182 | MEDIUM -- only affects RECOMMENDATIONS queries. |
+| **Reddit 0 results handling** (explicit instruction for what to write) | 229 | LOW -- edge case, but prevents ad-hoc text like V1's "filtered out noise." |
+| **Bird CLI / xAI notation** in stats | 223 | LOW -- cosmetic transparency about data source. |
+| **Step 2 phrasing: "DO WEBSEARCH WHILE SCRIPT RUNS"** | 71-73 | LOW -- execution optimization, no output impact. |
+
+### Features in V1 but NOT V2
+
+| Feature | V1 Lines | Impact | Should Restore? |
+|---------|----------|--------|-----------------|
+| **Use cases block** (4 examples in intro) | 12-17 | LOW | No |
+| **Setup Check section** (3 modes, bash script, "keys are OPTIONAL") | 50-78 | MEDIUM for new users | Yes, for public release |
+| **BAD/GOOD synthesis anti-pattern examples** | 172-191 | MEDIUM-HIGH | YES |
+| **Self-check instruction** ("Re-read your 'What I learned' section...") | 269 | MEDIUM | YES |
+| **Quality Checklist** (5-point checklist before delivering prompt) | 306-324 | HIGH | YES |
+| **Prompt format anti-pattern** ("Research says JSON but you write prose") | 302 | MEDIUM | YES |
+| **"IF USER ASKS FOR MORE OPTIONS"** section | 327-329 | LOW-MEDIUM | YES |
+| **Web-only mode stats template + promo** | 248-259 | MEDIUM for no-key users | For public release |
+| **TARGET_TOOL question template** (4 options) | 272-280 | LOW | No |
+| **Context Memory: explicit "don't re-search" instructions** | 342-358 | MEDIUM | YES |
+| **Output footer emoji + engagement counts** | 366-380 | LOW | YES |
+
+### Features in BOTH (Shared)
+
+| Feature | Notes |
+|---------|-------|
+| Parse User Intent (TOPIC, TARGET_TOOL, QUERY_TYPE) | Same 4 query types, same detection logic |
+| "Don't ask about tool before research" rule | Identical |
+| Research script execution command | Same `python3` command |
+| WebSearch queries by QUERY_TYPE | Same search strategies |
+| "Use user's exact terminology" instruction | V2 shorter but same intent |
+| Judge Agent synthesis logic | Same 5-step weighting process |
+| "Ground in actual research" instruction | Same core instruction, V1 has more examples |
+| RECOMMENDATIONS: extract specific names | Same logic |
+| Prompt format matching | Same instruction |
+| Wait for user's vision | Same |
+| Write ONE perfect prompt | Same structure |
+| Context Memory | V2 shorter version |
+| Output summary footer | Both have it, V1 has emoji |
+| Depth options (quick/default/deep) | Same |
+| "After each prompt: Stay in Expert Mode" | Same |
+
+### Overall Assessment
+
+**V2 is a clear upgrade in output formatting and citation quality.** The three features V2 adds (query parsing display, sparse citation rules, bold topic headers) directly address the three biggest weaknesses seen across all V1 outputs. The Kanye West head-to-head proves it: V2 scores 29/35 vs V1's 20/35.
+
+**However, V2 dropped several quality guardrails from V1** that do not affect formatting but affect *correctness*: the self-check instruction, the anti-pattern examples, the quality checklist for prompts, and the "don't re-search" context memory rule. These are cheap to restore (under 25 lines total) and protect against subtle failure modes that may not show up in a 1-query test but will appear over dozens of uses.
+
+---
+
+## Part 4: Verdict
+
+### Ship V2 or Not?
+
+**Ship V2 -- but restore the guardrails first.**
+
+V2 is unambiguously better on every formatting dimension. The citation quality improvement alone (V1: 2/5 -> V2: 5/5) makes it worth shipping. The bold topic headers and strict stats template fix the inconsistency problems visible across all V1 outputs.
+
+But V2 dropped 6 guardrail features from V1 that cost almost nothing to include and protect against real failure modes. These should be restored before V2 goes public.
+
+### Remaining Gaps
+
+**Must fix before shipping (affects correctness):**
+
+1. **Restore the quality checklist for prompts.** This is the test plan's #1 priority item. V1 had a 5-point checklist; V2 reduced it to one line. The checklist is what makes prompts feel polished -- it is the "that's a great prompt" mechanism. Add 8 lines.
+
+2. **Restore BAD/GOOD anti-pattern examples.** V2 says "ground in actual research" but does not show what *bad* grounding looks like. V1's ClawdBot/Claude Code conflation example is exactly the kind of concrete negative example that prevents real failures. Add 5 lines.
+
+3. **Restore self-check instruction.** One sentence: "Re-read your 'What I learned' section -- does it match what the research ACTUALLY says?" Zero cost, catches hallucination. Add 2 lines.
+
+4. **Restore "don't re-search" context memory rule.** V2 only says "only do new research if user asks about a DIFFERENT topic." V1 explicitly bans re-searching and tells the agent to answer from existing research. Add 3 lines.
+
+**Should fix (polish):**
+
+5. Restore prompt format anti-pattern ("Research says JSON but you write prose"). Add 2 lines.
+6. Restore "IF USER ASKS FOR MORE OPTIONS" section. Add 2 lines.
+7. Add emoji + engagement counts back to the output summary footer. Edit 3 lines.
+
+**Skip for now:**
+
+8. Setup Check section -- add back for public release, not needed for execution.
+9. Web-only mode stats template -- lower priority, most testers have API keys.
+10. TARGET_TOOL question template -- agent handles this naturally.
+
+### Query Parsing Display: Investigate
+
+Both V1 and V2 scored 1/5 on query parsing display. V2 has the feature in its SKILL.md but the agent did not render it in the captured output. This could mean:
+- The display was shown during execution but not captured (likely -- it appears before tools run, and the output files may only contain post-research content).
+- The instruction is not strong enough and the agent skips it.
+
+**Recommendation:** Verify in a live session whether the parsing display actually appears. If it does not, strengthen the instruction (e.g., "This line MUST be the first thing you output, before any tool calls").
+
+### Total Effort
+
+Restoring all 7 priority items: approximately 25 lines added to V2 SKILL.md. Under 15 minutes of work. The V2 formatting wins are substantial and proven; the V1 guardrails are small and proven. Combining both produces the best version.
+
+### Final Score Summary
+
+| | V1 (Kanye) | V2 (Kanye) | Delta |
+|--|-----------|-----------|-------|
+| Total | 20/35 | 29/35 | **V2 +9** |
+
+| | V1 (Open Claw) | V1 (Nano Banana) | V1 (Clawdbot) | V1 Average |
+|--|---------------|-----------------|--------------|------------|
+| Estimated Total | 22/35 | 23/35 | 26/35 | **23.7/35** |
+
+V2 at 29/35 beats every V1 output, including V1's best (clawdbot at 26/35).
+
+**Decision: Ship V2 with guardrails restored.**

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+---
+name: last30days
+description: Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X + Web, become an expert, and write copy-paste-ready prompts for the user's target tool.
+argument-hint: "[topic] for [tool]" or "[topic]"
+allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch
+---
+
+# last30days: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
+
+Research ANY topic across Reddit, X, and the web. Surface what people are actually discussing, recommending, and debating right now.
+
+Use cases:
+- **Prompting**: "photorealistic people in Nano Banana Pro", "Midjourney prompts", "ChatGPT image generation" → learn techniques, get copy-paste prompts
+- **Recommendations**: "best Claude Code skills", "top AI tools" → get a LIST of specific things people mention
+- **News**: "what's happening with OpenAI", "latest AI announcements" → current events and updates
+- **General**: any topic you're curious about → understand what the community is saying
+
+## CRITICAL: Parse User Intent
+
+Before doing anything, parse the user's input for:
+
+1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about (e.g., "web app mockups", "Claude Code skills", "image generation")
+2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT", "Midjourney")
+3. **QUERY TYPE**: What kind of research they want:
+   - **PROMPTING** - "X prompts", "prompting for X", "X best practices" → User wants to learn techniques and get copy-paste prompts
+   - **RECOMMENDATIONS** - "best X", "top X", "what X should I use", "recommended X" → User wants a LIST of specific things
+   - **NEWS** - "what's happening with X", "X news", "latest on X" → User wants current events/updates
+   - **GENERAL** - anything else → User wants broad understanding of the topic
+
+Common patterns:
+- `[topic] for [tool]` → "web mockups for Nano Banana Pro" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+- `[topic] prompts for [tool]` → "UI design prompts for Midjourney" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+- Just `[topic]` → "iOS design mockups" → TOOL NOT SPECIFIED, that's OK
+- "best [topic]" or "top [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+- "what are the best [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+**IMPORTANT: Do NOT ask about target tool before research.**
+- If tool is specified in the query, use it
+- If tool is NOT specified, run research first, then ask AFTER showing results
+
+**Store these variables:**
+- `TOPIC = [extracted topic]`
+- `TARGET_TOOL = [extracted tool, or "unknown" if not specified]`
+- `QUERY_TYPE = [RECOMMENDATIONS | NEWS | HOW-TO | GENERAL]`
+
+---
+
+## Setup Check
+
+The skill works in three modes based on available API keys:
+
+1. **Full Mode** (both keys): Reddit + X + WebSearch - best results with engagement metrics
+2. **Partial Mode** (one key): Reddit-only or X-only + WebSearch
+3. **Web-Only Mode** (no keys): WebSearch only - still useful, but no engagement metrics
+
+**API keys are OPTIONAL.** The skill will work without them using WebSearch fallback.
+
+### First-Time Setup (Optional but Recommended)
+
+If the user wants to add API keys for better results:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.config/last30days
+cat > ~/.config/last30days/.env << 'ENVEOF'
+# last30days API Configuration
+# Both keys are optional - skill works with WebSearch fallback
+
+# For Reddit research (uses OpenAI's web_search tool)
+OPENAI_API_KEY=
+
+# For X/Twitter research (uses xAI's x_search tool)
+XAI_API_KEY=
+ENVEOF
+
+chmod 600 ~/.config/last30days/.env
+echo "Config created at ~/.config/last30days/.env"
+echo "Edit to add your API keys for enhanced research."
+```
+
+**DO NOT stop if no keys are configured.** Proceed with web-only mode.
+
+---
+
+## Research Execution
+
+**IMPORTANT: The script handles API key detection automatically.** Run it and check the output to determine mode.
+
+**Step 1: Run the research script**
+```bash
+python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact 2>&1
+```
+
+The script will automatically:
+- Detect available API keys
+- Show a promo banner if keys are missing (this is intentional marketing)
+- Run Reddit/X searches if keys exist
+- Signal if WebSearch is needed
+
+**Step 2: Check the output mode**
+
+The script output will indicate the mode:
+- **"Mode: both"** or **"Mode: reddit-only"** or **"Mode: x-only"**: Script found results, WebSearch is supplementary
+- **"Mode: web-only"**: No API keys, Claude must do ALL research via WebSearch
+
+**Step 3: Do WebSearch**
+
+For **ALL modes**, do WebSearch to supplement (or provide all data in web-only mode).
+
+Choose search queries based on QUERY_TYPE:
+
+**If RECOMMENDATIONS** ("best X", "top X", "what X should I use"):
+- Search for: `best {TOPIC} recommendations`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} list examples`
+- Search for: `most popular {TOPIC}`
+- Goal: Find SPECIFIC NAMES of things, not generic advice
+
+**If NEWS** ("what's happening with X", "X news"):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} news 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} announcement update`
+- Goal: Find current events and recent developments
+
+**If PROMPTING** ("X prompts", "prompting for X"):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} prompts examples 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} techniques tips`
+- Goal: Find prompting techniques and examples to create copy-paste prompts
+
+**If GENERAL** (default):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} discussion`
+- Goal: Find what people are actually saying
+
+For ALL query types:
+- **USE THE USER'S EXACT TERMINOLOGY** - don't substitute or add tech names based on your knowledge
+  - If user says "ChatGPT image prompting", search for "ChatGPT image prompting"
+  - Do NOT add "DALL-E", "GPT-4o", or other terms you think are related
+  - Your knowledge may be outdated - trust the user's terminology
+- EXCLUDE reddit.com, x.com, twitter.com (covered by script)
+- INCLUDE: blogs, tutorials, docs, news, GitHub repos
+- **DO NOT output "Sources:" list** - this is noise, we'll show stats at the end
+
+**Step 3: Wait for background script to complete**
+Use TaskOutput to get the script results before proceeding to synthesis.
+
+**Depth options** (passed through from user's command):
+- `--quick` → Faster, fewer sources (8-12 each)
+- (default) → Balanced (20-30 each)
+- `--deep` → Comprehensive (50-70 Reddit, 40-60 X)
+
+---
+
+## Judge Agent: Synthesize All Sources
+
+**After all searches complete, internally synthesize (don't display stats yet):**
+
+The Judge Agent must:
+1. Weight Reddit/X sources HIGHER (they have engagement signals: upvotes, likes)
+2. Weight WebSearch sources LOWER (no engagement data)
+3. Identify patterns that appear across ALL three sources (strongest signals)
+4. Note any contradictions between sources
+5. Extract the top 3-5 actionable insights
+
+**Do NOT display stats here - they come at the end, right before the invitation.**
+
+---
+
+## FIRST: Internalize the Research
+
+**CRITICAL: Ground your synthesis in the ACTUAL research content, not your pre-existing knowledge.**
+
+Read the research output carefully. Pay attention to:
+- **Exact product/tool names** mentioned (e.g., if research mentions "ClawdBot" or "@clawdbot", that's a DIFFERENT product than "Claude Code" - don't conflate them)
+- **Specific quotes and insights** from the sources - use THESE, not generic knowledge
+- **What the sources actually say**, not what you assume the topic is about
+
+**ANTI-PATTERN TO AVOID**: If user asks about "clawdbot skills" and research returns ClawdBot content (self-hosted AI agent), do NOT synthesize this as "Claude Code skills" just because both involve "skills". Read what the research actually says.
+
+### If QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+**CRITICAL: Extract SPECIFIC NAMES, not generic patterns.**
+
+When user asks "best X" or "top X", they want a LIST of specific things:
+- Scan research for specific product names, tool names, project names, skill names, etc.
+- Count how many times each is mentioned
+- Note which sources recommend each (Reddit thread, X post, blog)
+- List them by popularity/mention count
+
+**BAD synthesis for "best Claude Code skills":**
+> "Skills are powerful. Keep them under 500 lines. Use progressive disclosure."
+
+**GOOD synthesis for "best Claude Code skills":**
+> "Most mentioned skills: /commit (5 mentions), remotion skill (4x), git-worktree (3x), /pr (3x). The Remotion announcement got 16K likes on X."
+
+### For all QUERY_TYPEs
+
+Identify from the ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT:
+- **PROMPT FORMAT** - Does research recommend JSON, structured params, natural language, keywords? THIS IS CRITICAL.
+- The top 3-5 patterns/techniques that appeared across multiple sources
+- Specific keywords, structures, or approaches mentioned BY THE SOURCES
+- Common pitfalls mentioned BY THE SOURCES
+
+**If research says "use JSON prompts" or "structured prompts", you MUST deliver prompts in that format later.**
+
+---
+
+## THEN: Show Summary + Invite Vision
+
+**CRITICAL: Do NOT output any "Sources:" lists. The final display should be clean.**
+
+**Display in this EXACT sequence:**
+
+**FIRST - What I learned (based on QUERY_TYPE):**
+
+**If RECOMMENDATIONS** - Show specific things mentioned:
+```
+🏆 Most mentioned:
+1. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (r/sub, @handle, blog.com)
+2. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+3. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+4. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+5. [Specific name] - mentioned {n}x (sources)
+
+Notable mentions: [other specific things with 1-2 mentions]
+```
+
+**If PROMPTING/NEWS/GENERAL** - Show synthesis and patterns:
+```
+What I learned:
+
+[2-4 sentences synthesizing key insights FROM THE ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT.]
+
+KEY PATTERNS I'll use:
+1. [Pattern from research]
+2. [Pattern from research]
+3. [Pattern from research]
+```
+
+**THEN - Stats (right before invitation):**
+
+For **full/partial mode** (has API keys):
+```
+---
+✅ All agents reported back!
+├─ 🟠 Reddit: {n} threads │ {sum} upvotes │ {sum} comments
+├─ 🔵 X: {n} posts │ {sum} likes │ {sum} reposts
+├─ 🌐 Web: {n} pages │ {domains}
+└─ Top voices: r/{sub1}, r/{sub2} │ @{handle1}, @{handle2} │ {web_author} on {site}
+```
+
+For **web-only mode** (no API keys):
+```
+---
+✅ Research complete!
+├─ 🌐 Web: {n} pages │ {domains}
+└─ Top sources: {author1} on {site1}, {author2} on {site2}
+
+💡 Want engagement metrics? Add API keys to ~/.config/last30days/.env
+   - OPENAI_API_KEY → Reddit (real upvotes & comments)
+   - XAI_API_KEY → X/Twitter (real likes & reposts)
+```
+
+**LAST - Invitation:**
+```
+---
+Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into {TARGET_TOOL}.
+```
+
+**Use real numbers from the research output.** The patterns should be actual insights from the research, not generic advice.
+
+**SELF-CHECK before displaying**: Re-read your "What I learned" section. Does it match what the research ACTUALLY says? If the research was about ClawdBot (a self-hosted AI agent), your summary should be about ClawdBot, not Claude Code. If you catch yourself projecting your own knowledge instead of the research, rewrite it.
+
+**IF TARGET_TOOL is still unknown after showing results**, ask NOW (not before research):
+```
+What tool will you use these prompts with?
+
+Options:
+1. [Most relevant tool based on research - e.g., if research mentioned Figma/Sketch, offer those]
+2. Nano Banana Pro (image generation)
+3. ChatGPT / Claude (text/code)
+4. Other (tell me)
+```
+
+**IMPORTANT**: After displaying this, WAIT for the user to respond. Don't dump generic prompts.
+
+---
+
+## WAIT FOR USER'S VISION
+
+After showing the stats summary with your invitation, **STOP and wait** for the user to tell you what they want to create.
+
+When they respond with their vision (e.g., "I want a landing page mockup for my SaaS app"), THEN write a single, thoughtful, tailored prompt.
+
+---
+
+## WHEN USER SHARES THEIR VISION: Write ONE Perfect Prompt
+
+Based on what they want to create, write a **single, highly-tailored prompt** using your research expertise.
+
+### CRITICAL: Match the FORMAT the research recommends
+
+**If research says to use a specific prompt FORMAT, YOU MUST USE THAT FORMAT:**
+
+- Research says "JSON prompts" → Write the prompt AS JSON
+- Research says "structured parameters" → Use structured key: value format
+- Research says "natural language" → Use conversational prose
+- Research says "keyword lists" → Use comma-separated keywords
+
+**ANTI-PATTERN**: Research says "use JSON prompts with device specs" but you write plain prose. This defeats the entire purpose of the research.
+
+### Output Format:
+
+```
+Here's your prompt for {TARGET_TOOL}:
+
+---
+
+[The actual prompt IN THE FORMAT THE RESEARCH RECOMMENDS - if research said JSON, this is JSON. If research said natural language, this is prose. Match what works.]
+
+---
+
+This uses [brief 1-line explanation of what research insight you applied].
+```
+
+### Quality Checklist:
+- [ ] **FORMAT MATCHES RESEARCH** - If research said JSON/structured/etc, prompt IS that format
+- [ ] Directly addresses what the user said they want to create
+- [ ] Uses specific patterns/keywords discovered in research
+- [ ] Ready to paste with zero edits (or minimal [PLACEHOLDERS] clearly marked)
+- [ ] Appropriate length and style for TARGET_TOOL
+
+---
+
+## IF USER ASKS FOR MORE OPTIONS
+
+Only if they ask for alternatives or more prompts, provide 2-3 variations. Don't dump a prompt pack unless requested.
+
+---
+
+## AFTER EACH PROMPT: Stay in Expert Mode
+
+After delivering a prompt, offer to write more:
+
+> Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+
+---
+
+## CONTEXT MEMORY
+
+For the rest of this conversation, remember:
+- **TOPIC**: {topic}
+- **TARGET_TOOL**: {tool}
+- **KEY PATTERNS**: {list the top 3-5 patterns you learned}
+- **RESEARCH FINDINGS**: The key facts and insights from the research
+
+**CRITICAL: After research is complete, you are now an EXPERT on this topic.**
+
+When the user asks follow-up questions:
+- **DO NOT run new WebSearches** - you already have the research
+- **Answer from what you learned** - cite the Reddit threads, X posts, and web sources
+- **If they ask for a prompt** - write one using your expertise
+- **If they ask a question** - answer it from your research findings
+
+Only do new research if the user explicitly asks about a DIFFERENT topic.
+
+---
+
+## Output Summary Footer (After Each Prompt)
+
+After delivering a prompt, end with:
+
+For **full/partial mode**:
+```
+---
+📚 Expert in: {TOPIC} for {TARGET_TOOL}
+📊 Based on: {n} Reddit threads ({sum} upvotes) + {n} X posts ({sum} likes) + {n} web pages
+
+Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+```
+
+For **web-only mode**:
+```
+---
+📚 Expert in: {TOPIC} for {TARGET_TOOL}
+📊 Based on: {n} web pages from {domains}
+
+Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+
+💡 Unlock Reddit & X data: Add API keys to ~/.config/last30days/.env
+```

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+## What I learned:
+
+The last 30 days have been one of Kanye West's most significant periods in years. The biggest story is his **full-page Wall Street Journal apology** (Jan 26, 2026) titled "To Those I've Hurt" — a comprehensive open letter addressing his antisemitic remarks and erratic behavior. He attributed his actions to a "four-month-long manic episode" and revealed that a car accident 25 years ago caused a frontal-lobe brain injury that wasn't properly diagnosed until 2023, leading to his bipolar type-1 diagnosis. Multiple sources describe wife **Bianca Censori** as instrumental in getting him to seek treatment during a manic depressive episode.
+
+On the music side, he's announced **two upcoming albums**: *BULLY* (now scheduled for March 20, 2026) and *IN A PERFECT WORLD*. Daughter **North West** collaborated with him on a track called "Piercings on My Hand." He performed a massive show in Mexico City (Jan 30) at the Monumental Plaza de Toros, and he'll headline the new **Hellwatt Festival** in Italy (July 4-18, 2026).
+
+The **2026 Grammys** remain contentious — he's reportedly not invited after last year's red carpet drama. Health concerns also surfaced after a January LA outing where he appeared "noticeably bloated and moving with sluggish energy."
+
+**KEY THEMES:**
+1. **Accountability arc** — The WSJ apology is being widely discussed as either genuine growth or calculated PR
+2. **Mental health transparency** — Brain injury + bipolar diagnosis framing his past behavior
+3. **Bianca Censori's role** — Increasingly seen as a stabilizing force (despite continued provocative public appearances)
+4. **Music comeback** — Two albums announced, active touring in Latin America and Europe
+5. **Grammy exile** — Still persona non grata at major award shows
+
+---
+✅ All agents reported back!
+├─ 🟠 Reddit: 0 relevant threads (filtered out noise)
+├─ 🔵 X: 30 posts │ ~10 likes │ casual fan chatter + Bianca Censori discourse
+├─ 🌐 Web: 20+ pages │ washingtonpost.com, billboard.com, allhiphop.com, euronews.com, rap-up.com
+└─ Top voices: Washington Post, Billboard, AllHipHop, Euronews, The Mirror
+
+---
+
+Want to dive deeper into any of these threads — the apology, the new albums, the Grammys situation, or Bianca Censori? Just tell me what angle you're interested in.

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+## What I learned:
+
+OpenClaw (formerly ClawdBot, formerly Moltbot) is an open-source autonomous AI agent created by Peter Steinberger that went massively viral in late January 2026 — hitting 145,000+ GitHub stars and 20,000+ forks. It runs locally on your machine, connects to messaging platforms (Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Signal, etc.), and uses LLMs like Claude, GPT, or Gemini to actually perform tasks on your computer — file management, scheduling, web browsing, purchases, and more. Think "JARVIS for everyone."
+
+The community is simultaneously excited and alarmed. The "ClawHub" skill marketplace has 700+ skills but a VirusTotal/Koi Security audit found **341 malicious skills** doing data exfiltration and crypto theft. A high-severity RCE vulnerability was also disclosed. The #1 most downloaded skill on ClawHub was confirmed malware.
+
+**KEY PATTERNS from the research:**
+
+1. **Cost is the top complaint** — API usage burns money fast; many users recommend Gemini CLI (free 1,000 req/day) over Claude/GPT for OpenClaw to control spend
+2. **Security is a dumpster fire** — Supply chain attacks via ClawHub skills, prompt injection risks when browsing the web, RCE vulnerabilities, and orgs are banning it at the EDR level
+3. **Setup is nontrivial** — Even after install, most users get stuck on skills/tools/automation config; the `openclaw onboard` wizard is the recommended path
+4. **The skill ecosystem is powerful but dangerous** — 700+ skills available, but no code signing, no real moderation, and active malware campaigns
+5. **Community is split** — Enthusiasts love the autonomy ("I give it sudo and let it configure everything"), while security folks are terrified ("prompt injection is terrifying when you give the bot access to your actual bank account")
+
+---
+✅ All agents reported back!
+├── 🟠 Reddit: 25 threads │ ~750+ upvotes │ ~600+ comments
+├── 🔵 X: 27 posts │ 1,750+ likes │ 325+ reposts
+├── 🌐 Web: 20+ pages │ Wikipedia, Bloomberg, The Register, Hacker News, Nature, VirusTotal, DigitalOcean, Codecademy, Tom's Hardware
+└── Top voices: r/openclaw, r/cybersecurity, r/clawdbot, r/ArtificialInteligence │ @grok, @Starlink │ Nature, Bloomberg, ACM
+
+---
+
+Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly.

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+Now I have a comprehensive picture. Let me synthesize everything.
+
+**What I learned:**
+
+Nano Banana Pro is fundamentally different from older image models — it's a "thinking" model that understands intent, physics, and composition. The community has converged on two distinct prompting styles, and **both work well** depending on the use case:
+
+1. **JSON structured prompts** — Dominant on Reddit (r/nanobanana2pro) and X. Power users share elaborate JSON objects with nested fields for subject, appearance, lighting, composition, and style. These produce the most consistent, controlled results for portraits, editorials, and product shots.
+
+2. **Natural language "Creative Director" prompts** — Recommended by Google's official guide. Full sentences describing the scene as if briefing a photographer. Better for cinematic shots, complex edits, and iterative refinement.
+
+**KEY PATTERNS I'll use:**
+1. **JSON format for maximum control** — The top Reddit posts (149-259 upvotes) all use structured JSON with nested objects: `subject > appearance > hair/skin/expression`, `lighting > key/fill/rim`, `camera > lens/angle/depth_of_field`
+2. **Be a Creative Director, not a tag spammer** — Replace "4k, realistic, beautiful" with specific technical directions: "85mm lens at f/1.8", "three-point lighting with key at 45°", "shallow depth of field with bokeh"
+3. **Provide context for WHY** — Adding purpose ("for a luxury fashion editorial", "for a high-end gourmet cookbook") helps the model infer appropriate styling, plating, lighting
+4. **Edit, don't regenerate** — When 80% is right, ask for the specific change conversationally
+5. **Text rendering works** — Keep text under 3 words for best results (75% success rate), specify font style and placement
+
+---
+All agents reported back!
+- 🟠 Reddit: 5 threads | 638 upvotes | 66 comments
+- 🔵 X: 29 posts | 312 likes | 117 reposts
+- 🌐 Web: 10+ pages | blog.google, dev.to, eweek.com, imagine.art, github.com, leonardo.ai, medium.com
+- Top voices: r/nanobanana2pro | @Xmira_belle, @doctorwasif, @chatgptpaglu | Google AI blog, DEV Community
+
+---
+
+Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into Nano Banana Pro.

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+**What I learned:**
+
+Clawdbot (now officially renamed **OpenClaw**) is a self-hosted, open-source personal AI assistant that connects to messaging apps (Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, Signal, iMessage) and uses LLMs to act as an autonomous agent on your behalf. It's roughly one week old as a public project and the community is moving fast — the name has already changed twice (Clawdbot → Moltbot → OpenClaw).
+
+**KEY PATTERNS from the research:**
+
+1. **Security is the #1 concern** — Multiple Reddit threads and guides warn that many setups are wide open to the internet with zero auth. Run it on dedicated/isolated hardware (VM, Mac Mini, NAS), never your main machine. Block dangerous commands via allowlist. Never add it to group chats.
+
+2. **Use the onboarding wizard, not Docker** — Docker was reported as unreliable (shims, bridges). The single-line install script (`curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install.sh | bash`) followed by `openclaw onboard` is the smoothest path. Docker is a "no-go" per multiple users.
+
+3. **Model choice matters a lot** — Claude Opus 4.5 is recommended for best results (trained to resist prompt injection, ~99% resistance). For budget setups, Claude Haiku works at $0. Local models (Ollama/LM Studio) work but cause hallucination and token issues — GLM 4.7 Flash (30B) was recommended as the best local option.
+
+4. **Telegram is the easiest channel to start with** — Most guides and users start with a Telegram bot token. WhatsApp QR code pairing fails frequently. Get Telegram working first, then expand.
+
+5. **Sandbox and isolate** — Set `agents.defaults.sandbox.mode` to `"non-main"` for Docker sandboxing. Use a Linux VM or UTM on Mac to segregate traffic. Tailscale for secure remote access.
+
+---
+✅ All agents reported back!
+├─ 🟠 Reddit: 19 threads │ 415+ upvotes │ 290+ comments
+├─ 🔵 X: 29 posts │ 815+ likes │ 65+ reposts
+├─ 🌐 Web: 10+ pages │ Medium, DataCamp, DEV, GitHub, QNAP, docs.openclaw.ai
+└─ Top voices: r/clawdbot, r/LocalLLM, r/AskVibecoders │ @aashatwt (452 likes), @recap_david (329 likes) │ Lukas Niessen on Medium
+
+---
+
+**Here's the consensus best setup path based on what the community actually recommends:**
+
+### Quick-Start (30 min)
+1. **Get dedicated hardware** — Mac Mini, old laptop, NAS (QNAP has an official guide), or a VPS (DigitalOcean gist available). Don't use your daily driver.
+2. **Install via script**: `curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install.sh | bash`
+3. **Run the wizard**: `openclaw onboard` — it walks through gateway, workspace, channels, and skills
+4. **Connect Telegram first** — create a bot via @BotFather, paste the token
+5. **Set your API key** — Anthropic API key for Claude, or connect Ollama for local models
+6. **Customize SOUL.md** — this controls your bot's personality and behavior
+
+### Security Hardening (do this immediately)
+- Bind gateway to localhost only, use Tailscale for remote access
+- Set sandbox mode to `"non-main"`
+- Create an explicit command allowlist (block `rm -rf`, `sudo`, `chmod`)
+- Rotate API keys every 90 days
+- Never add the bot to group chats
+
+### Budget Option ($0)
+Per @shynxbt: Use a free AWS VPS + Claude Haiku model + Telegram bot = fully functional for $0.
+
+---
+
+Want me to help you with a specific part of the setup, or do you have a particular use case in mind (home automation, CRM, coding assistant, etc.)?

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+---
+name: last30days
+description: Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X + Web, become an expert, and write copy-paste-ready prompts for the user's target tool.
+argument-hint: '"[topic] for [tool]" or "[topic]"'
+allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch
+---
+
+# last30days: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
+
+Research ANY topic across Reddit, X, and the web. Surface what people are actually discussing, recommending, and debating right now.
+
+## CRITICAL: Parse User Intent
+
+Before doing anything, parse the user's input for:
+
+1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about (e.g., "web app mockups", "Claude Code skills", "image generation")
+2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT", "Midjourney")
+3. **QUERY TYPE**: What kind of research they want:
+   - **PROMPTING** - "X prompts", "prompting for X", "X best practices" → User wants to learn techniques and get copy-paste prompts
+   - **RECOMMENDATIONS** - "best X", "top X", "what X should I use", "recommended X" → User wants a LIST of specific things
+   - **NEWS** - "what's happening with X", "X news", "latest on X" → User wants current events/updates
+   - **GENERAL** - anything else → User wants broad understanding of the topic
+
+Common patterns:
+- `[topic] for [tool]` → "web mockups for Nano Banana Pro" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+- `[topic] prompts for [tool]` → "UI design prompts for Midjourney" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+- Just `[topic]` → "iOS design mockups" → TOOL NOT SPECIFIED, that's OK
+- "best [topic]" or "top [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+- "what are the best [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+**IMPORTANT: Do NOT ask about target tool before research.**
+- If tool is specified in the query, use it
+- If tool is NOT specified, run research first, then ask AFTER showing results
+
+**Store these variables:**
+- `TOPIC = [extracted topic]`
+- `TARGET_TOOL = [extracted tool, or "unknown" if not specified]`
+- `QUERY_TYPE = [RECOMMENDATIONS | NEWS | HOW-TO | GENERAL]`
+
+**DISPLAY your parsing to the user.** Before running any tools, output a single line:
+
+🔍 **{TOPIC}** · {QUERY_TYPE}
+Searching Reddit, X, and the web for {natural language description of what you'll look for}...
+
+Example outputs:
+- 🔍 **kanye west** · News — Searching Reddit, X, and the web for the latest kanye west news and discussions...
+- 🔍 **best MCP servers** · Recommendations — Searching Reddit, X, and the web for the most recommended MCP servers...
+- 🔍 **nano banana pro prompting** · Prompting — Searching Reddit, X, and the web for nano banana pro prompting techniques and tips...
+- 🔍 **open claw** · General — Searching Reddit, X, and the web for what people are saying about open claw...
+
+If TARGET_TOOL is known, mention it: "...for nano banana pro prompting techniques to use in ChatGPT..."
+
+This text MUST appear before you call any tools. It confirms to the user that you understood their request.
+
+---
+
+## Research Execution
+
+**Step 1: Run the research script**
+```bash
+python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact 2>&1
+```
+
+The script will automatically:
+- Detect available API keys
+- Run Reddit/X searches if keys exist
+- Signal if WebSearch is needed
+
+---
+
+## STEP 2: DO WEBSEARCH WHILE SCRIPT RUNS
+
+The script auto-detects sources (Bird CLI, API keys, etc). While waiting for it, do WebSearch.
+
+For **ALL modes**, do WebSearch to supplement (or provide all data in web-only mode).
+
+Choose search queries based on QUERY_TYPE:
+
+**If RECOMMENDATIONS** ("best X", "top X", "what X should I use"):
+- Search for: `best {TOPIC} recommendations`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} list examples`
+- Search for: `most popular {TOPIC}`
+- Goal: Find SPECIFIC NAMES of things, not generic advice
+
+**If NEWS** ("what's happening with X", "X news"):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} news 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} announcement update`
+- Goal: Find current events and recent developments
+
+**If PROMPTING** ("X prompts", "prompting for X"):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} prompts examples 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} techniques tips`
+- Goal: Find prompting techniques and examples to create copy-paste prompts
+
+**If GENERAL** (default):
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} 2026`
+- Search for: `{TOPIC} discussion`
+- Goal: Find what people are actually saying
+
+For ALL query types:
+- **USE THE USER'S EXACT TERMINOLOGY** - don't substitute or add tech names based on your knowledge
+- EXCLUDE reddit.com, x.com, twitter.com (covered by script)
+- INCLUDE: blogs, tutorials, docs, news, GitHub repos
+- **DO NOT output "Sources:" list** - this is noise, we'll show stats at the end
+
+**Depth options** (passed through from user's command):
+- `--quick` → Faster, fewer sources (8-12 each)
+- (default) → Balanced (20-30 each)
+- `--deep` → Comprehensive (50-70 Reddit, 40-60 X)
+
+---
+
+## Judge Agent: Synthesize All Sources
+
+**After all searches complete, internally synthesize (don't display stats yet):**
+
+The Judge Agent must:
+1. Weight Reddit/X sources HIGHER (they have engagement signals: upvotes, likes)
+2. Weight WebSearch sources LOWER (no engagement data)
+3. Identify patterns that appear across ALL three sources (strongest signals)
+4. Note any contradictions between sources
+5. Extract the top 3-5 actionable insights
+
+**Do NOT display stats here - they come at the end, right before the invitation.**
+
+---
+
+## FIRST: Internalize the Research
+
+**CRITICAL: Ground your synthesis in the ACTUAL research content, not your pre-existing knowledge.**
+
+Read the research output carefully. Pay attention to:
+- **Exact product/tool names** mentioned (e.g., if research mentions "ClawdBot" or "@clawdbot", that's a DIFFERENT product than "Claude Code" - don't conflate them)
+- **Specific quotes and insights** from the sources - use THESE, not generic knowledge
+- **What the sources actually say**, not what you assume the topic is about
+
+**ANTI-PATTERN TO AVOID**: If user asks about "clawdbot skills" and research returns ClawdBot content (self-hosted AI agent), do NOT synthesize this as "Claude Code skills" just because both involve "skills". Read what the research actually says.
+
+### If QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+**CRITICAL: Extract SPECIFIC NAMES, not generic patterns.**
+
+When user asks "best X" or "top X", they want a LIST of specific things:
+- Scan research for specific product names, tool names, project names, skill names, etc.
+- Count how many times each is mentioned
+- Note which sources recommend each (Reddit thread, X post, blog)
+- List them by popularity/mention count
+
+**BAD synthesis for "best Claude Code skills":**
+> "Skills are powerful. Keep them under 500 lines. Use progressive disclosure."
+
+**GOOD synthesis for "best Claude Code skills":**
+> "Most mentioned skills: /commit (5 mentions), remotion skill (4x), git-worktree (3x), /pr (3x). The Remotion announcement got 16K likes on X."
+
+### For all QUERY_TYPEs
+
+Identify from the ACTUAL RESEARCH OUTPUT:
+- **PROMPT FORMAT** - Does research recommend JSON, structured params, natural language, keywords?
+- The top 3-5 patterns/techniques that appeared across multiple sources
+- Specific keywords, structures, or approaches mentioned BY THE SOURCES
+- Common pitfalls mentioned BY THE SOURCES
+
+---
+
+## THEN: Show Summary + Invite Vision
+
+**Display in this EXACT sequence:**
+
+**FIRST - What I learned (based on QUERY_TYPE):**
+
+**If RECOMMENDATIONS** - Show specific things mentioned with sources:
+```
+🏆 Most mentioned:
+
+[Tool Name] - {n}x mentions
+Use Case: [what it does]
+Sources: @handle1, @handle2, r/sub, blog.com
+
+[Tool Name] - {n}x mentions
+Use Case: [what it does]
+Sources: @handle3, r/sub2, Complex
+
+Notable mentions: [other specific things with 1-2 mentions]
+```
+
+**CRITICAL for RECOMMENDATIONS:**
+- Each item MUST have a "Sources:" line with actual @handles from X posts (e.g., @LONGLIVE47, @ByDobson)
+- Include subreddit names (r/hiphopheads) and web sources (Complex, Variety)
+- Parse @handles from research output and include the highest-engagement ones
+- Format naturally - tables work well for wide terminals, stacked cards for narrow
+
+**If PROMPTING/NEWS/GENERAL** - Show synthesis and patterns:
+
+CITATION RULE: Cite sources sparingly to prove research is real.
+- In the "What I learned" intro: cite 1-2 top sources total, not every sentence
+- In KEY PATTERNS: cite 1 source per pattern, short format: "per @handle" or "per r/sub"
+- Do NOT include engagement metrics in citations (likes, upvotes) - save those for stats box
+- Do NOT chain multiple citations: "per @x, @y, @z" is too much. Pick the strongest one.
+
+**BAD:** "His album is set for March 20 (per @cocoabutterbf; Rolling Stone; HotNewHipHop; Complex)."
+**GOOD:** "His album BULLY is set for March 20 via Gamma, per Rolling Stone."
+
+```
+What I learned:
+
+**{Topic 1}** — [1-2 sentences about this storyline, per source]
+
+**{Topic 2}** — [1-2 sentences, per source]
+
+**{Topic 3}** — [1-2 sentences, per source]
+
+KEY PATTERNS from the research:
+1. [Pattern] — per @handle
+2. [Pattern] — per r/sub
+3. [Pattern] — per source
+```
+
+**THEN - Stats (right before invitation):**
+
+**CRITICAL: Calculate actual totals from the research output.**
+- Count posts/threads from each section
+- Sum engagement: parse `[Xlikes, Yrt]` from each X post, `[Xpts, Ycmt]` from Reddit
+- Identify top voices: highest-engagement @handles from X, most active subreddits
+
+**Copy this EXACTLY, replacing only the {placeholders}:**
+
+```
+---
+✅ All agents reported back!
+├─ 🟠 Reddit: {N} threads │ {N} upvotes │ {N} comments
+├─ 🔵 X: {N} posts │ {N} likes │ {N} reposts (via Bird/xAI)
+├─ 🌐 Web: {N} pages │ {domain1}, {domain2}, {domain3}
+└─ 🗣️ Top voices: @{handle1} ({N} likes), @{handle2} │ r/{sub1}, r/{sub2}
+---
+```
+
+If Reddit returned 0 threads, write: "├─ 🟠 Reddit: 0 threads (no results this cycle)"
+NEVER use plain text dashes (-) or pipe (|). ALWAYS use ├─ └─ │ and the emoji.
+
+**SELF-CHECK before displaying**: Re-read your "What I learned" section. Does it match what the research ACTUALLY says? If you catch yourself projecting your own knowledge instead of the research, rewrite it.
+
+**LAST - Invitation:**
+```
+---
+Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into {TARGET_TOOL}.
+```
+
+---
+
+## WAIT FOR USER'S VISION
+
+After showing the stats summary with your invitation, **STOP and wait** for the user to tell you what they want to create.
+
+---
+
+## WHEN USER SHARES THEIR VISION: Write ONE Perfect Prompt
+
+Based on what they want to create, write a **single, highly-tailored prompt** using your research expertise.
+
+### CRITICAL: Match the FORMAT the research recommends
+
+**If research says to use a specific prompt FORMAT, YOU MUST USE THAT FORMAT.**
+
+**ANTI-PATTERN**: Research says "use JSON prompts with device specs" but you write plain prose. This defeats the entire purpose of the research.
+
+### Quality Checklist (run before delivering):
+- [ ] **FORMAT MATCHES RESEARCH** - If research said JSON/structured/etc, prompt IS that format
+- [ ] Directly addresses what the user said they want to create
+- [ ] Uses specific patterns/keywords discovered in research
+- [ ] Ready to paste with zero edits (or minimal [PLACEHOLDERS] clearly marked)
+- [ ] Appropriate length and style for TARGET_TOOL
+
+### Output Format:
+
+```
+Here's your prompt for {TARGET_TOOL}:
+
+---
+
+[The actual prompt IN THE FORMAT THE RESEARCH RECOMMENDS]
+
+---
+
+This uses [brief 1-line explanation of what research insight you applied].
+```
+
+---
+
+## IF USER ASKS FOR MORE OPTIONS
+
+Only if they ask for alternatives or more prompts, provide 2-3 variations. Don't dump a prompt pack unless requested.
+
+---
+
+## AFTER EACH PROMPT: Stay in Expert Mode
+
+After delivering a prompt, offer to write more:
+
+> Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+
+---
+
+## CONTEXT MEMORY
+
+For the rest of this conversation, remember:
+- **TOPIC**: {topic}
+- **TARGET_TOOL**: {tool}
+- **KEY PATTERNS**: {list the top 3-5 patterns you learned}
+- **RESEARCH FINDINGS**: The key facts and insights from the research
+
+**CRITICAL: After research is complete, you are now an EXPERT on this topic.**
+
+When the user asks follow-up questions:
+- **DO NOT run new WebSearches** - you already have the research
+- **Answer from what you learned** - cite the Reddit threads, X posts, and web sources
+- **If they ask for a prompt** - write one using your expertise
+
+Only do new research if the user explicitly asks about a DIFFERENT topic.
+
+---
+
+## Output Summary Footer (After Each Prompt)
+
+After delivering a prompt, end with:
+
+```
+---
+📚 Expert in: {TOPIC} for {TARGET_TOOL}
+📊 Based on: {n} Reddit threads ({sum} upvotes) + {n} X posts ({sum} likes) + {n} web pages
+
+Want another prompt? Just tell me what you're creating next.
+```

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+Here's what I found:
+
+## What I learned:
+
+**BULLY Album — March 20, 2026 via Gamma** — After years of delays (first announced September 2024), Kanye's 12th studio album finally has a firm release date. The 13-track project features Peso Pluma, Playboi Carti, and Ty Dolla Sign. Sonically it recalls *808s & Heartbreak* and *MBDTF* — Ye mostly sings rather than raps. Notably, earlier leak versions used AI-deepfaked vocals, which have reportedly been re-recorded with his real voice for the official release, per Rolling Stone.
+
+**Public Apology for Antisemitism** — On January 26, Ye took out a full-page Wall Street Journal ad titled "To Those I've Hurt," publicly apologizing for his antisemitic remarks. He disclosed a previously undiagnosed brain injury from his 2002 car accident and attributed his behavior to a four-month manic episode fueled by bipolar disorder, psychosis, and paranoia. "I lost touch with reality," he wrote. The apology also extended to the Black community, per The Washington Post.
+
+**Hellwatt Festival in Italy** — Ye is headlining a brand-new festival at the 103,000-capacity RCF Arena in Italy over three weekends from July 4-18, 2026 — his first-ever live concert in Italy, per Billboard.
+
+**Health Concerns** — A rare January 2026 outing in LA with Bianca Censori reignited concern about Ye's physical appearance. Insiders point to medication side effects, frequent travel, and inconsistent routines, per AllHipHop.
+
+**Grammys Ban** — Ye is reportedly not welcome at the 2026 Grammy Awards after clashing with organizers last year over his invitation terms, per The News International.
+
+**Kim & Lewis Hamilton Buzz** — X chatter is heavily focused on Kim Kardashian's relationship with Lewis Hamilton, with users contrasting her new relationship against her marriage to Ye.
+
+---
+✅ All agents reported back!
+├─ 🟠 Reddit: 0 threads (no results this cycle)
+├─ 🔵 X: 29 posts │ 33 likes │ 14 reposts (via xAI)
+├─ 🌐 Web: 30+ pages │ rollingstone.com, washingtonpost.com, complex.com, billboard.com, npr.org
+└─ 🗣️ Top voices: @honest30bgfan_ (33 likes), @HipHopCrave_ │ Rolling Stone, Washington Post, Complex
+---
+
+Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into your tool of choice.

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+# v2.1 Launch Copy (DRAFT — do not publish)
+
+## Context
+
+Bird CLI (@steipete/bird) has been deprecated on npm and the GitHub repo deleted. steipete was asked to take it down (likely by X). Nobody has forked and republished it. Our v2.1 vendors a search-only subset of Bird v0.8.0 (MIT licensed) so users don't need any external tools.
+
+YouTube transcripts are the second headline feature. Inspired by Peter Steinberger's yt-dlp + summarize toolchain. We use yt-dlp directly (no summarize dependency) — search YouTube, grab transcripts, feed them into the synthesis. Zero API keys, zero cost.
+
+---
+
+## README: "New in V2.1" blurb
+
+**New in V2.1 — two headline features:**
+
+- **YouTube transcripts as a 4th source.** When yt-dlp is installed, /last30days automatically searches YouTube, grabs view counts, and extracts auto-generated transcripts from the top videos. A 20-minute review contains 10x the signal of a tweet — now the skill reads it. Inspired by @steipete's yt-dlp + summarize toolchain.
+- **X search is fully bundled.** No external `bird` CLI install needed. Add `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` once, and the vendored Bird client runs locally without browser-cookie prompts. `XAI_API_KEY` remains an optional fallback.
+
+---
+
+## README: X Search Authentication section
+
+### X Search Authentication
+
+X search prefers explicit env auth. This keeps local runs headless and avoids browser-cookie and macOS Keychain prompts.
+
+**Recommended setup:** While logged into x.com once, open browser dev tools and copy the `auth_token` and `ct0` cookies for `x.com`.
+
+Save them as `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` in `~/.config/last30days/.env` or `.claude/last30days.env`:
+```bash
+AUTH_TOKEN=your_auth_token
+CT0=your_ct0_token
+```
+
+**xAI fallback:** If you do not want to provide `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0`, set `XAI_API_KEY` and use xAI's `x_search` backend instead.
+
+**Verify it's working:**
+```bash
+node ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/vendor/bird-search/bird-search.mjs --whoami
+```
+
+---
+
+## README: Install block env line
+
+```bash
+AUTH_TOKEN=...            # recommended for X search
+CT0=...                   # recommended for X search
+XAI_API_KEY=xai-...       # optional X fallback
+```
+
+---
+
+## SKILL.md: Stats line
+
+```
+├─ 🔵 X: {N} posts │ {N} likes │ {N} reposts
+```
+
+---
+
+## GitHub issue #19 response (post AFTER publishing)
+
+> Thanks for reporting this. Bird CLI was deprecated and the GitHub repo was deleted. steipete was asked to take it down.
+>
+> The good news: you don't need Bird anymore. v2.1 (just shipped) bundles X search directly. No external CLI, no `npm install`, no brew. Just Node.js 22+ plus `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0`, or `XAI_API_KEY` as fallback.
+>
+> It also adds **YouTube as a 4th source**. When yt-dlp is installed, the skill automatically searches YouTube and extracts transcripts from the top videos. A 20-minute tutorial has 10x the signal of a tweet, and now the synthesis engine reads it.
+>
+> The recommended setup is to copy `auth_token` and `ct0` from x.com once and store them as `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` in your env. That avoids browser-cookie and Keychain prompts during normal runs.
+>
+> The xAI API (`XAI_API_KEY`) also still works as a fallback.
+
+---
+
+## X/Social launch post
+
+### Short (280 chars)
+
+/last30days v2.1 is out 🚀
+
+Two new features:
+→ YouTube transcripts as a 4th source (yt-dlp)
+→ X search fully bundled (no bird CLI install needed)
+
+Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube & web in one command.
+
+h/t @steipete for the inspiration on both.
+
+github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+
+### Thread version (post 1)
+
+/last30days v2.1 just shipped — two headline features:
+
+1️⃣ YouTube transcripts as a 4th source
+When yt-dlp is installed, the skill searches YouTube, grabs view counts, and extracts auto-generated transcripts from top videos. A 20-min review has 10x the signal of a tweet — now the synthesis reads it.
+
+### Thread version (post 2)
+
+2️⃣ X search is fully bundled
+Bird CLI was deprecated. Instead of requiring an external tool, v2.1 vendors a search-only subset. Add `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` once, then it runs locally with no npm install. `XAI_API_KEY` still works as fallback.
+
+Both features inspired by @steipete's tooling.
+
+### Thread version (post 3)
+
+YouTube goes through the same scoring pipeline as Reddit and X — relevance, recency, engagement. Transcripts get truncated to ~500 words per video and fed into the synthesis engine alongside social posts.
+
+Zero API keys for YouTube. Zero cost. Just `brew install yt-dlp`.
+
+### Thread version (post 4)
+
+Try it:
+```
+/last30days [any topic]
+```
+
+Reddit + X + YouTube + Web. Four sources, one command, copy-paste prompts.
+
+github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill

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+# last30days v2.5 Launch Thread
+
+## FINAL THREAD (6 tweets)
+
+### 1/6 - Announcement
+
+I can't believe it's been 30 days since I launched @slashlast30days. 3.2k stars later, time for v2.5.
+
+Three big additions:
+1. @Polymarket prediction markets as a 6th source - helps you predict the future
+2. Cross-source linking + massively better results - detects when the same story trends across multiple platforms. Ran a 15-way blinded comparison, v2.5 scored 4.38 vs 3.73 for the original. Won all 5 topics.
+3. Hacker News as a 5th source - a window into the tech and developer insider world
+
+github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+
+### 2/6 - Demo: Anthropic vs Pentagon
+
+"/last30days Anthropic Pete Hegseth"
+
+14 Reddit threads. 29 X posts (11,559 likes). 20 YouTube videos (739K views). 5 HN stories. 9 Polymarket markets.
+
+This story broke TODAY. Hegseth designated Anthropic a "supply chain risk." Trump ordered every agency to stop using their tech.
+
+Polymarket: Anthropic still 99% for best AI model. $500B+ valuation: 68%. IPO >$600B: 97%. Hegseth out by March: only 6%.
+
+Markets say Anthropic wins regardless. That's the kind of signal you can't get from opinion threads.
+
+### 3/6 - Demo: Seedance Prompting
+
+"/last30days Seedance prompting"
+
+13 Reddit threads. 33 X posts. 20 YouTube videos (1.2M views, 4 transcripts). 15 web pages.
+
+Top finding: Seedance 2.0 prompts follow a director's shot-list format, not freeform text. 30-100 words. Subject + Action + Camera + Scene + Style. Beyond 100 words, results degrade.
+
+Then I said: "a cinematic drone shot over a city at golden hour"
+
+It wrote me a copy-paste prompt using the exact patterns from the research. Research first, then create from what you learned.
+
+### 4/6 - Demo: Arizona Basketball
+
+"/last30days arizona basketball"
+
+6 Polymarket markets. 37 X posts (4,200 likes). 15 YouTube videos (517K views). 2 Reddit threads.
+
+Arizona is 25-2, set a program record with a 22-0 start, and holds a 2-game Big 12 lead with 3 games left. The Field of 68 called them "the TOUGHEST team in America" after escaping Baylor shorthanded. Kansas rematch Saturday - the highlight video from their first meeting has 248K views on ESPN's YouTube.
+
+Polymarket: Championship 13%. #1 seed: 88%. Duke and Michigan each at 18% to win it all.
+
+That's not a sports blog. That's Reddit reactions + X engagement + YouTube analysis + prediction market odds from one command.
+
+### 5/6 - Demo: Iran War
+
+"/last30days iran war"
+
+2 Reddit threads. 34 X posts (10,048 likes). 20 YouTube videos (1.6M views, 5 transcripts). 4 HN stories (850 points). 14 Polymarket markets ($473M volume).
+
+Geneva talks just ended without a deal. 150+ US aircraft deployed. Two carrier strike groups in position. F-22s sent to Israel. Members of Congress who saw the secret war plan came out "terrified." @cenkuygur: "they are about to drag us into a war that 70-85% of Americans oppose" (7,700 likes).
+
+Polymarket ($473M in volume - one of their biggest markets ever): strikes by 2026: 80%. By March 31: 68%. War Powers invoked: 51%. Formal war declaration: only 12%.
+
+Markets say: strikes are very likely, declared war is not. That's the sharpest signal in the entire research.
+
+### 6/6 - Thank You
+
+Thank you to ARJ999 and wkbaran on GitHub who filed three separate issues asking for Hacker News support. v2.5 delivers.
+
+It's been a crazy 30 days. 3.2k stars. Six sources. Massively better results. Super excited to get this out.
+
+Try it: /last30days [any topic]
+
+github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+
+---
+---
+
+## REFERENCE MATERIAL BELOW
+
+## Context
+- 3.2k stars on GitHub
+- V2.5 headline features: Polymarket (6th source), Hacker News (5th source), cross-source linking
+- Ran 15-way blinded comparison: 4.38/5.0 vs 3.73/5.0
+- Won all 5 topics, zero regressions
+- Cross-source linking: 3 -> 13 linked items
+- Demo topics: Anthropic odds (11 markets), Arizona basketball (6 markets), Iran war ($425M volume)
+
+---
+
+## Post 1: Lead (Announcement)
+
+V2.5 of @slashlast30days is out. Now with @Polymarket prediction markets, cross-source linking, and massively better results.
+
+1. Polymarket as a 6th source - real money on outcomes, no API key needed
+2. Hacker News as a 5th source
+3. Cross-source linking - detects when the same story trends across multiple platforms
+
+Ran a 15-way blinded comparison across 5 topics. v2.5 scored 4.38 vs 3.73 for the original. Won all 5. Zero regressions.
+
+github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+
+---
+
+## Post 2: POLYMARKET AS A 6TH SOURCE.
+
+Reddit tells you what people think. X tells you what people share. YouTube tells you what people watch. HN tells you what developers discuss.
+
+Polymarket helps you predict the future.
+
+"/last30days anthropic odds"
+
+11 markets found. Best AI model February: Anthropic 98%. IPO before OpenAI: 64%. $500B+ valuation: 87%. Pentagon ban odds: only 22%.
+
+Free API. No key. Real money on outcomes.
+
+---
+
+## Post 3: CROSS-SOURCE LINKING.
+
+When a Seedance 2.0 tutorial has 44K YouTube views AND trends on HN AND gets discussed on Reddit, v2.5 flags it: [also on: HN, YouTube]
+
+Old version linked 3 items across 5 test topics. New version links 13. The difference is hybrid similarity - combining character-trigram and token-level matching at a tuned threshold.
+
+Cross-platform convergence is the strongest signal that something actually matters. Not engagement on one platform. Convergence across all of them.
+
+---
+
+## Post 4: 15-WAY BLINDED EVALUATION.
+
+I don't trust vibes for measuring quality. So I ran a scientific comparison.
+
+5 topics x 3 versions. Stripped version labels. Randomized as A/B/C. Scored on groundedness, specificity, coverage, actionability, and format.
+
+v2.5: 4.38/5.0
+v2.2 (HN only): 4.10/5.0
+v2.0 (original): 3.73/5.0
+
+Won all 5 topics. Zero regressions. Biggest gains: specificity (+0.8) and format (+1.0) from cross-source linking giving the synthesis better material to work with.
+
+---
+
+## Post 5: Demo - Anthropic Odds
+
+Asked it about Anthropic odds.
+
+11 Polymarket markets. 25 X posts. 13 YouTube videos (719K views). 6 HN stories (471 points).
+
+Best AI model February: 98%. IPO before OpenAI: 64%. $500B+ valuation: 87%. FrontierMath 50% score: 48% (up 28% today). Pentagon ban: only 22%.
+
+Markets say Anthropic is winning the model race AND the valuation race. The Pentagon thing is noise.
+
+---
+
+## Post 6: Demo - Arizona Basketball
+
+"/last30days arizona basketball"
+
+6 Polymarket markets. 37 X posts (4,200 likes). 15 YouTube videos (517K views). 2 Reddit threads.
+
+Championship odds: 13%. #1 seed: 88%. Big 12 title: Arizona leads by 2.
+
+That's not a sports blog. That's Reddit reactions + X engagement + YouTube analysis + prediction market odds from one command.
+
+The Polymarket integration uses two-pass query expansion. First pass finds "Arizona Big 12." Second pass discovers the championship and #1 seed markets via tag-based domain bridging.
+
+---
+
+## Post 7: Demo - Iran War
+
+The best Polymarket demo is news.
+
+"/last30days iran war"
+
+14 Polymarket markets. $425M+ in volume. 7 Reddit threads. 30 X posts. 20 YouTube videos (2M views). 18 HN stories (1,187 points).
+
+US strikes Iran by 2026: 70%. War Powers by March: 60%. Israel strikes by June: 64%. Formal war declaration: only 8%.
+
+Markets say: limited strikes with War Powers, NOT a declared war. Breaking Points (435K views) covered leaked Pentagon opposition. r/Conservative "imploding" per r/SubredditDrama.
+
+One command. Six sources. Real money.
+
+---
+
+## Post 8: Credits + CTA
+
+Also in v2.5: YouTube synonym expansion ("hip hop" now matches "rap" - relevance jumped 0.33 to 0.71), X handle resolution, and HN OR queries for framework topics.
+
+The difference between "good research" and "research you'd actually trust" is in details like this.
+
+Try it: /last30days [any topic]
+
+github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+
+---
+
+## Post 9: Demo - Claude Code (ALL 6 sources)
+
+"/last30days Claude Code"
+
+3 Reddit threads (199 upvotes). 35 X posts (5,239 likes). 15 YouTube videos (1.4M views, 5 transcripts). 30 HN stories (~8,500 points). 8 Polymarket markets. 20 web pages.
+
+All six sources hit. Top finding: the planning-first workflow has won. The #1 HN post this month (969 pts, 590 comments) is about separating planning from execution. Boris Cherny (Head of Claude Code) on Lenny's Podcast: "100% of my code is written by Claude Code - I have not edited a single line by hand since November."
+
+Polymarket: Anthropic 99% for best AI model in February. 58% for March. Claude on FrontierMath at 55%. The US government rejected Claude - Polymarket has the Hegseth ban at 32%.
+
+Then I asked it to dig deeper into the planning-first workflow. No new searches - it answered from what it already learned.
+
+---
+
+## Post 10: Demo - March Madness Odds (Polymarket + Sports)
+
+"/last30days March Madness Odds"
+
+2 Reddit threads. 31 X posts. 6 YouTube videos (46K views, 4 transcripts). 2 Polymarket markets.
+
+Tournament winner: Duke 18%, Michigan 18%, Arizona 13%. #1 seeds: Michigan 98%, Duke 91%, Arizona 88%.
+
+Duke is the hottest mover - went from +700 to +450 in one week. The skill surfaced that from sportsbook data, X commentary, and Polymarket odds simultaneously.
+
+Then I asked it to break down Michigan vs Duke vs Arizona. Full analysis from the research it already had.
+
+---
+
+## Post 11: Demo - Seedance Prompting (Expert + Prompt Mode)
+
+"/last30days Seedance prompting"
+
+13 Reddit threads. 33 X posts. 20 YouTube videos (1.2M views, 4 transcripts). 1 HN story. 15 web pages.
+
+Top finding: Seedance 2.0 prompts follow a director's shot-list format, not freeform text. 30-100 words. Subject + Action + Camera + Scene + Style + Constraints. Beyond 100 words, results degrade.
+
+Then I said: "a cinematic drone shot over a city at golden hour"
+
+It wrote me a copy-paste prompt using the exact patterns from the research. That's the skill's real power - research first, then create from what you learned.
+
+---
+
+## Post 12: Thank You + CTA (Final)
+
+Thank you to ARJ999 and wkbaran on GitHub who kept asking for Hacker News support. Three separate issues. v2.5 delivers.
+
+30 days. 3.2k stars. 6 sources. Massively better results.
+
+Try it: /last30days [any topic]
+
+github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+
+---
+
+## Post 13: Demo - Anthropic vs Pentagon (Breaking News + Polymarket)
+
+"/last30days Anthropic Pete Hegseth"
+
+14 Reddit threads. 29 X posts (11,559 likes). 20 YouTube videos (739K views, 5 transcripts). 5 HN stories. 9 Polymarket markets. 10 web pages.
+
+This story broke TODAY. Defense Secretary Hegseth designated Anthropic a "supply chain risk" - believed to be the first time an American company has ever received this designation. Trump ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic tech.
+
+Polymarket: Anthropic still 99% for best AI model. $500B+ valuation: 68%. IPO >$600B: 97%. Hegseth out by March 31: only 6%.
+
+Markets say: Anthropic wins the model race regardless. Bettors don't think Hegseth survives this. That's the kind of signal you can't get from opinion threads.
+
+---
+
+## Post 14: Demo - OpenAI Insider Trading (News + Polymarket)
+
+"/last30days OpenAI Insider Trading"
+
+2 Reddit threads. 29 X posts. 4 YouTube videos (360K views, 4 transcripts). 2 HN stories. 15 Polymarket markets. 15 web pages.
+
+An OpenAI employee was just fired for using confidential info to bet on Polymarket. 13 brand-new wallets appeared 40 hours before the browser launch. $309K bet on the right outcome. Unusual Whales flagged 77 suspected insider positions across 60 wallets.
+
+Meanwhile Polymarket has OpenAI's IPO at $1.25-1.5T: 54%. Anthropic IPOs first: 62%. Best AI model: Anthropic 99%.
+
+The prediction markets are both the story AND the source. One command pulled all of it together.
+
+---
+
+## Standalone Tweet: Polymarket Stats Line
+
+"/last30days Anthropic Pete Hegseth"
+
+The Pentagon just designated Anthropic a supply chain risk. First time ever for an American company. Trump ordered every agency to stop using their tech.
+
+Here's what Polymarket says:
+
+📊 9 markets │ Best AI model: 99% │ $500B+ valuation: 68% │ IPO >$600B: 97% │ Hegseth out by March: 6%
+
+Bettors with real money on the line think Anthropic wins the model race, goes public at a massive valuation, and Hegseth doesn't survive this.
+
+That's the gap between headlines and reality. One command, six sources.
+
+github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+
+---
+
+## Recommended Thread Order (pick 8-10)
+
+The full thread above is 12 posts. Here's what I'd cut to keep it tight:
+
+**Must include (core story):**
+1. Post 1 - Lead announcement
+2. Post 2 - Polymarket ("Reddit tells you what people think...")
+3. Post 3 - Cross-source linking
+4. Post 4 - Blinded evaluation
+
+**Best demos (pick 3-4):**
+- Post 13 (Anthropic vs Pentagon) - STRONGEST. Breaking news today. Polymarket cuts through the noise. "Markets say Anthropic wins regardless."
+- Post 9 (Claude Code) - All 6 sources. Massive numbers. Shows follow-up flow.
+- Post 10 (March Madness) - Sports/Polymarket crossover. Timely with tournament approaching.
+- Post 11 (Seedance) - Shows prompting flow. 1.2M YouTube views.
+- Post 5 (Anthropic Odds) - Overlaps with Post 13 now. Skip.
+
+**Skip or save for standalone tweets:**
+- Post 5 (Anthropic Odds) - Redundant with Post 13
+- Post 6 (Arizona Basketball) - Covered by March Madness now
+- Post 7 (Iran War) - Great standalone tweet, not for launch thread
+- Post 8 (Credits/minor features) - Fold into CTA
+
+**My recommended 8-post thread:**
+1. Lead (Post 1)
+2. Polymarket (Post 2)
+3. Cross-source linking (Post 3)
+4. Blinded evaluation (Post 4)
+5. Demo: Anthropic vs Pentagon (Post 13) - breaking news, best Polymarket showcase
+6. Demo: Claude Code (Post 9)
+7. Demo: March Madness (Post 10)
+8. Thank you + CTA (Post 12)
+
+---
+
+## Video Script (~60 seconds)
+
+**[Talking to camera]**
+
+Oh my god, I can't believe it's been 30 days since I launched last30days. 3,200 stars on GitHub. This has been the craziest month.
+
+Today I'm shipping v2.5 and I'm really excited about this one. Three big things.
+
+**[Screen recording: typing /last30days Anthropic Pete Hegseth]**
+
+First - Polymarket prediction markets as a 6th source. So this Anthropic-Pentagon story broke today. Hegseth designated Anthropic a supply chain risk, Trump ordered agencies to stop using their tech. Scary headline, right?
+
+But Polymarket says: Anthropic still 99% for best AI model. IPO above 600 billion: 97%. Hegseth out by March: 6%. Real money on outcomes helps you predict the future. That's a different story than the headlines.
+
+**[Screen recording: typing /last30days arizona basketball]**
+
+Second - it now searches Hacker News and does cross-source linking. When the same story shows up on Reddit AND YouTube AND HN, it flags it. I ran a 15-way blinded comparison and v2.5 scored 4.38 versus 3.73 for the original. Won all 5 test topics.
+
+**[Back to camera]**
+
+Thank you to everyone who starred it, filed issues, and kept pushing me to make this better. Shoutout to the people on GitHub who literally filed three separate issues asking for Hacker News. v2.5 delivers.
+
+Link in bio. Try it on anything.
+
+---
+
+## Scoring Note
+
+The 4.38 vs 3.73 score is from a custom 5-dimension rubric (30% groundedness, 25% specificity, 20% coverage, 15% actionability, 10% format compliance) evaluated by Claude on blinded outputs. The relative ranking is meaningful; the absolute numbers are not. It's an LLM grading LLM output - useful for A/B comparison, not for claiming "4.38 out of 5 quality."
+
+If using the score in a tweet, frame it as "scored X vs Y on a blinded comparison" not "rated 4.38/5.0 quality" - the former is honest, the latter implies an objective standard that doesn't exist.

fixtures/eval_topics.json

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+[
+  {
+    "topic": "OpenClaw vs NanoClaw vs ZeroClaw",
+    "query_type": "comparison",
+    "rationale": "Multi-entity extraction, 3-way split across AI agent frameworks."
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "how to set up a GLP-1 supplement routine",
+    "query_type": "how_to",
+    "rationale": "Trending health topic. Tests non-tech how_to."
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "2026 March Madness",
+    "query_type": "breaking_news",
+    "rationale": "Live sporting event. Tests broad breaking news recall."
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "best budget noise cancelling headphones 2026",
+    "query_type": "product",
+    "rationale": "Evergreen consumer query. Tests product review aggregation."
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "thoughts on OpenAI Codex pricing",
+    "query_type": "opinion",
+    "rationale": "Active developer debate. Tests opinion mining."
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "odds of US recession 2026",
+    "query_type": "prediction",
+    "rationale": "Major macro topic. Tests prediction market + news synthesis."
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "what is retrieval augmented generation",
+    "query_type": "concept",
+    "rationale": "Widely discussed AI concept. Tests explanation quality."
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "Google Wiz acquisition price and timeline",
+    "query_type": "factual",
+    "rationale": "Completed event ($32B). Tests factual precision."
+  }
+]

fixtures/tiktok_search.json

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+{
+  "items": [
+    {
+      "video_id": "7543693751290481942",
+      "text": "This Claude Code trick saved me hours #claudecode #ai #coding",
+      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@codemaster/video/7543693751290481942",
+      "author_name": "codemaster",
+      "date": "2026-02-28",
+      "engagement": {
+        "views": 2100000,
+        "likes": 45000,
+        "comments": 1200,
+        "shares": 8400
+      },
+      "hashtags": ["claudecode", "ai", "coding"],
+      "duration": 45,
+      "relevance": 0.85,
+      "why_relevant": "TikTok: This Claude Code trick saved me hours #claude",
+      "caption_snippet": "So I found this insane trick with Claude Code where you can use slash commands to automate everything"
+    },
+    {
+      "video_id": "7543100200112345678",
+      "text": "AI coding tools comparison 2026 - Claude vs Copilot vs Cursor #ai #devtools",
+      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@techreviewer/video/7543100200112345678",
+      "author_name": "techreviewer",
+      "date": "2026-02-25",
+      "engagement": {
+        "views": 850000,
+        "likes": 22000,
+        "comments": 890,
+        "shares": 3200
+      },
+      "hashtags": ["ai", "devtools"],
+      "duration": 60,
+      "relevance": 0.7,
+      "why_relevant": "TikTok: AI coding tools comparison 2026 - Claude vs Copi",
+      "caption_snippet": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "video_id": "7543200300223456789",
+      "text": "You need to try Claude Code RIGHT NOW #programming #tips",
+      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@devtips/video/7543200300223456789",
+      "author_name": "devtips",
+      "date": "2026-03-01",
+      "engagement": {
+        "views": 500000,
+        "likes": 15000,
+        "comments": 450,
+        "shares": 2100
+      },
+      "hashtags": ["programming", "tips"],
+      "duration": 30,
+      "relevance": 0.6,
+      "why_relevant": "TikTok: You need to try Claude Code RIGHT NOW #programm",
+      "caption_snippet": "Let me show you why Claude Code is the best AI coding tool right now"
+    }
+  ]
+}

gemini-extension.json

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+{
+  "name": "last30days-skill",
+  "version": "3.0.5",
+  "description": "Research a topic from the last 30 days across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, and the web.",
+  "settings": [
+    {
+      "name": "Extension Directory",
+      "description": "Extension installation directory (auto-set by Gemini CLI)",
+      "envVar": "GEMINI_EXTENSION_DIR",
+      "sensitive": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "ScrapeCreators API Key",
+      "description": "ScrapeCreators API Key for Reddit, TikTok, and Instagram search (required)",
+      "envVar": "SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY",
+      "sensitive": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "OpenAI API Key",
+      "description": "OpenAI API Key - optional fallback for Reddit discovery",
+      "envVar": "OPENAI_API_KEY",
+      "sensitive": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "xAI API Key",
+      "description": "xAI API Key for X/Twitter search (optional)",
+      "envVar": "XAI_API_KEY",
+      "sensitive": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "OpenRouter API Key",
+      "description": "OpenRouter API Key (optional)",
+      "envVar": "OPENROUTER_API_KEY",
+      "sensitive": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Parallel AI API Key",
+      "description": "Parallel AI API Key (optional)",
+      "envVar": "PARALLEL_API_KEY",
+      "sensitive": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Brave Search API Key",
+      "description": "Brave Search API Key (optional)",
+      "envVar": "BRAVE_API_KEY",
+      "sensitive": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Apify API Token",
+      "description": "Apify API Token (optional legacy)",
+      "envVar": "APIFY_API_TOKEN",
+      "sensitive": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Twitter AUTH_TOKEN",
+      "description": "Twitter browser AUTH_TOKEN cookie for direct X search (optional)",
+      "envVar": "AUTH_TOKEN",
+      "sensitive": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Twitter CT0",
+      "description": "Twitter browser CT0 cookie (optional, pair with AUTH_TOKEN)",
+      "envVar": "CT0",
+      "sensitive": true
+    }
+  ]
+}

hooks/hooks.json

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+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "SessionStart": [
+      {
+        "matcher": "",
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/check-config.sh",
+            "timeout": 5
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}

hooks/scripts/check-config.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Check last30days configuration status and show appropriate welcome message.
+# Priority: .claude/last30days.env > ~/.config/last30days/.env > env vars
+
+PROJECT_ENV=".claude/last30days.env"
+GLOBAL_ENV="$HOME/.config/last30days/.env"
+
+# Helper: warn if file permissions are too open
+check_perms() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if [[ ! -f "$file" ]]; then return; fi
+  local perms
+  # Try GNU stat first (Linux), fall back to BSD stat (macOS).
+  # On Linux, `stat -f` prints filesystem info (not permissions) and exits 0,
+  # so the previous BSD-first ordering left $perms as multi-line garbage on
+  # every Linux session start and printed a false WARNING.
+  perms=$(stat -c '%a' "$file" 2>/dev/null || stat -f '%Lp' "$file" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  if [[ -n "$perms" && "$perms" != "600" && "$perms" != "400" ]]; then
+    echo "/last30days: WARNING — $file has permissions $perms (should be 600)."
+    echo "  Fix: chmod 600 $file"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Load env file into variables for inspection (without exporting)
+load_env_vars() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
+    while IFS='=' read -r key value; do
+      # Skip comments, empty lines
+      [[ "$key" =~ ^[[:space:]]*# ]] && continue
+      [[ -z "$key" ]] && continue
+      key=$(echo "$key" | xargs)
+      value=$(echo "$value" | xargs | sed 's/^["'\''"]//;s/["'\''"]$//')
+      if [[ -n "$key" && -n "$value" ]]; then
+        eval "ENV_${key}=\"${value}\""
+      fi
+    done < "$file"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Determine which config file is active
+CONFIG_FILE=""
+if [[ -f "$PROJECT_ENV" ]]; then
+  CONFIG_FILE="$PROJECT_ENV"
+  check_perms "$PROJECT_ENV"
+elif [[ -f "$GLOBAL_ENV" ]]; then
+  CONFIG_FILE="$GLOBAL_ENV"
+  check_perms "$GLOBAL_ENV"
+fi
+
+# Load config if found
+if [[ -n "$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
+  load_env_vars "$CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+# Check SETUP_COMPLETE (from file or env)
+SETUP_COMPLETE="${ENV_SETUP_COMPLETE:-${SETUP_COMPLETE:-}}"
+
+# If setup has never been run, show welcome message for new users
+if [[ -z "$SETUP_COMPLETE" && -z "$CONFIG_FILE" && -z "${OPENAI_API_KEY:-}" && -z "${SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY:-}" && -z "${AUTH_TOKEN:-}" && -z "${XAI_API_KEY:-}" ]]; then
+  cat <<'EOF'
+/last30days: Ready to use. Run /last30days to get started — setup takes 30 seconds.
+
+Reddit, Hacker News, and Polymarket work out of the box.
+The setup wizard can unlock X/Twitter, YouTube, and more.
+EOF
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Setup done but check for ScrapeCreators
+HAS_SCRAPECREATORS="${ENV_SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY:-${SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY:-}}"
+HAS_X="${ENV_AUTH_TOKEN:-${AUTH_TOKEN:-}}"
+HAS_XAI="${ENV_XAI_API_KEY:-${XAI_API_KEY:-}}"
+HAS_YTDLP=""
+if command -v yt-dlp &>/dev/null; then
+  HAS_YTDLP="yes"
+fi
+HAS_BSKY="${ENV_BSKY_HANDLE:-${BSKY_HANDLE:-}}"
+HAS_EXA="${ENV_EXA_API_KEY:-${EXA_API_KEY:-}}"
+
+# Count active sources
+SOURCE_COUNT=2  # HN + Polymarket are always free
+if [[ -n "$HAS_X" || -n "$HAS_XAI" ]]; then
+  SOURCE_COUNT=$((SOURCE_COUNT + 1))
+fi
+# Reddit public JSON always works
+SOURCE_COUNT=$((SOURCE_COUNT + 1))
+if [[ -n "$HAS_YTDLP" ]]; then
+  SOURCE_COUNT=$((SOURCE_COUNT + 1))
+fi
+if [[ -n "$HAS_EXA" ]]; then
+  SOURCE_COUNT=$((SOURCE_COUNT + 1))
+fi
+if [[ -n "$HAS_BSKY" ]]; then
+  SOURCE_COUNT=$((SOURCE_COUNT + 1))
+fi
+if [[ -n "$HAS_SCRAPECREATORS" ]]; then
+  SOURCE_COUNT=$((SOURCE_COUNT + 3))  # Reddit comments + TikTok + Instagram
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$HAS_SCRAPECREATORS" ]]; then
+  # Fully configured — compact ready message
+  echo "/last30days: Ready — ${SOURCE_COUNT} sources active."
+else
+  # Setup done but missing ScrapeCreators — recommend it
+  echo "/last30days: Ready — ${SOURCE_COUNT} sources active."
+  echo "  Tip: Add ScrapeCreators for Reddit comments + TikTok + Instagram."
+  echo "  10,000 free API calls, no credit card — scrapecreators.com"
+  echo "  last30days has no affiliation with any API provider."
+fi

mcp/.gitignore

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+# Mirror of skills/last30days/scripts/, populated by scripts/sync-engine.sh.
+# Source of truth lives in the Python skill; never commit the mirror.
+# Lives inside internal/engine/ because //go:embed cannot reach outside
+# its own package directory.
+internal/engine/vendored/*
+!internal/engine/vendored/.gitkeep
+
+# Local build output: cross-compiled binaries and packaged .mcpb files.
+build/
+# Anchor to the mcp/ root so the cmd/last30days-pp-mcp/ package directory
+# is not also excluded (subdirs with the same name would otherwise match).
+/last30days-pp-mcp

mcp/README.md

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+# last30days-pp-mcp
+
+Go MCP server that wraps the last30days Python engine for Claude Desktop. Packaged as a `.mcpb` bundle (drag-drop install into Claude Desktop).
+
+The MCP server exposes a single `research` tool that mirrors the `/last30days <topic>` slash command available in Claude Code. At runtime the binary extracts the vendored Python engine into a per-user cache and shells out to `python3` to produce the synthesis input Claude renders.
+
+## Architecture
+
+- `cmd/last30days-pp-mcp/` - server entry point
+- `internal/engine/` - `embed.FS` of the Python engine + cache extractor + subprocess wrapper
+- `internal/tools/` - MCP tool handlers (currently `research`)
+- `internal/engine/vendored/` - mirror of `skills/last30days/scripts/`, generated by `scripts/sync-engine.sh` (gitignored). Lives inside the engine package because `//go:embed` cannot reach files outside its own package directory.
+- `manifest.json` - MCPB v0.3 manifest consumed by Claude Desktop and `printing-press bundle`
+
+## Local build
+
+```bash
+# Mirror the Python engine into vendored/.
+bash scripts/sync-engine.sh
+
+# Build for the current host.
+go build -ldflags "-X main.Version=dev" -o build/last30days-pp-mcp ./cmd/last30days-pp-mcp
+
+# Package as a .mcpb (requires the printing-press binary on PATH).
+printing-press bundle . --skip-build --binary build/last30days-pp-mcp
+```
+
+The output `.mcpb` lands at `build/last30days-pp-mcp-<os>-<arch>.mcpb`. Drag it into Claude Desktop's Extensions panel to install.
+
+## Runtime requirements
+
+End users need Python 3.12+ on PATH. The bundle ships the engine source but relies on the host interpreter.
+
+## Versioning
+
+The MCPB `manifest.json` version is hand-bumped in the same PR that ships engine changes worth releasing. Release CI stamps the Go binary's `main.Version` from the tag.

mcp/cmd/last30days-pp-mcp/main.go

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+// Package main is the entry point for the last30days MCP server bundled
+// as a .mcpb for Claude Desktop. The server registers a single research
+// tool (see internal/tools) and serves it over stdio. See mcp/README.md
+// for build and packaging instructions.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/server"
+
+	"github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/mcp/internal/tools"
+)
+
+// Version is stamped at build time via -ldflags "-X main.Version=<tag>".
+// It namespaces the per-user cache directory in internal/engine so multiple
+// installed versions can coexist without clobbering each other.
+var Version = "dev"
+
+const (
+	serverName    = "last30days"
+	serverVersion = "1"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	s := server.NewMCPServer(
+		serverName,
+		serverVersion,
+		server.WithToolCapabilities(false),
+	)
+
+	tools.Register(s, tools.Config{Version: Version})
+
+	if err := server.ServeStdio(s); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "last30days-pp-mcp: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}

mcp/go.mod

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+module github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/mcp
+
+go 1.25.5
+
+require github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go v0.54.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/google/jsonschema-go v0.4.2 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v6 v6.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.1 // indirect
+	github.com/yosida95/uritemplate/v3 v3.0.2 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
+)

mcp/go.sum

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mcp/internal/engine/embed.go

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+// Package engine wraps the vendored Python last30days engine. The engine
+// is embedded at build time via //go:embed and extracted into a per-user
+// cache directory on first use, then invoked through python3 in a
+// subprocess. Consumers should call EnsureUserCache to materialize the
+// engine and Run to execute it.
+package engine
+
+import (
+	"embed"
+	"io/fs"
+)
+
+// EngineSourceDir is the embed root inside the binary. scripts/sync-engine.sh
+// mirrors skills/last30days/scripts/ into this directory before each build.
+// The all: prefix preserves files starting with "." or "_" so the .gitkeep
+// anchor file survives - without it the embed would error before sync runs.
+//
+//go:embed all:vendored
+var vendored embed.FS
+
+// EngineFS returns the embedded engine as a filesystem rooted at the
+// vendored/ directory contents (so callers see "last30days.py" at the
+// root, not "vendored/last30days.py").
+func EngineFS() (fs.FS, error) {
+	return fs.Sub(vendored, "vendored")
+}

mcp/internal/engine/extract.go

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+package engine
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// SentinelFilename names the file Ensure writes inside the cache directory
+// after a successful extraction. Its contents are compared to the requested
+// version; a match short-circuits re-extraction on subsequent calls.
+const SentinelFilename = ".version"
+
+// cacheSubdir namespaces our cache under the OS user cache directory so
+// multiple printing-press-style bundles can coexist.
+const cacheSubdir = "last30days-pp-mcp"
+
+// CacheEnvOverride lets users redirect the cache directory when the default
+// OS cache location is read-only (locked-down corp images, ephemeral CI
+// containers). Pointed at by extract errors via the documented escape hatch.
+const CacheEnvOverride = "LAST30DAYS_CACHE_DIR"
+
+// Ensure extracts src into baseDir/last30days-pp-mcp/<version> and returns
+// the cache path. If the sentinel file already records the same version the
+// directory is reused without rewriting. version must be non-empty so the
+// cache layout always namespaces by version.
+//
+// Extraction writes to a sibling .tmp directory and renames it on success
+// so a partial extraction can never be mistaken for a complete one. Concurrent
+// callers within the same process serialize behind a per-cache-dir sync.Once
+// so the rename happens exactly once.
+func Ensure(src fs.FS, baseDir, version string) (string, error) {
+	if version == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("engine: version is required")
+	}
+	cacheDir := filepath.Join(baseDir, cacheSubdir, version)
+
+	once := getOnce(cacheDir)
+	var extractErr error
+	once.Do(func() {
+		extractErr = ensureLocked(src, cacheDir, version)
+	})
+	if extractErr != nil {
+		// Reset the sync.Once so a follow-up call can retry rather than
+		// permanently caching the error. Retry is the right default when
+		// the failure is transient (e.g., disk full, parent dir restored).
+		resetOnce(cacheDir)
+		return "", extractErr
+	}
+	return cacheDir, nil
+}
+
+// EnsureUserCache wraps Ensure with the OS user cache dir (or the
+// LAST30DAYS_CACHE_DIR override) as base. Production callers use this; tests
+// use Ensure with an explicit temp dir.
+func EnsureUserCache(src fs.FS, version string) (string, error) {
+	if override := os.Getenv(CacheEnvOverride); override != "" {
+		return Ensure(src, override, version)
+	}
+	base, err := os.UserCacheDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("engine: resolve user cache dir (set %s to override): %w", CacheEnvOverride, err)
+	}
+	return Ensure(src, base, version)
+}
+
+func ensureLocked(src fs.FS, cacheDir, version string) error {
+	if sentinelMatches(cacheDir, version) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	tmpDir := cacheDir + ".tmp"
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(tmpDir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: clean tmp cache: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(tmpDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: create tmp cache (%s, set %s to override): %w", tmpDir, CacheEnvOverride, err)
+	}
+	if err := extractAll(src, tmpDir); err != nil {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+		return err
+	}
+	sentinel := filepath.Join(tmpDir, SentinelFilename)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(sentinel, []byte(version), 0o644); err != nil {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: write sentinel: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(cacheDir); err != nil {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: clean old cache: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Rename(tmpDir, cacheDir); err != nil {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: promote tmp cache: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sentinelMatches(cacheDir, version string) bool {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(cacheDir, SentinelFilename))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return string(data) == version
+}
+
+func extractAll(src fs.FS, dst string) error {
+	return fs.WalkDir(src, ".", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if path == "." {
+			return nil
+		}
+		target := filepath.Join(dst, path)
+		if d.IsDir() {
+			return os.MkdirAll(target, 0o755)
+		}
+		return copyEmbeddedFile(src, path, target)
+	})
+}
+
+func copyEmbeddedFile(src fs.FS, srcPath, dst string) error {
+	in, err := src.Open(srcPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: open %s: %w", srcPath, err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = in.Close() }()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), 0o755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: ensure parent of %s: %w", dst, err)
+	}
+	out, err := os.OpenFile(dst, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0o644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: create %s: %w", dst, err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = out.Close() }()
+	if _, err := io.Copy(out, in); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine: write %s: %w", dst, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// onceRegistry serializes first-call extraction per cache directory so the
+// rename in ensureLocked happens exactly once across goroutines.
+var (
+	onceMu       sync.Mutex
+	onceRegistry = map[string]*sync.Once{}
+)
+
+func getOnce(cacheDir string) *sync.Once {
+	onceMu.Lock()
+	defer onceMu.Unlock()
+	if o, ok := onceRegistry[cacheDir]; ok {
+		return o
+	}
+	o := &sync.Once{}
+	onceRegistry[cacheDir] = o
+	return o
+}
+
+func resetOnce(cacheDir string) {
+	onceMu.Lock()
+	defer onceMu.Unlock()
+	delete(onceRegistry, cacheDir)
+}

mcp/internal/engine/extract_test.go

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+package engine
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"testing/fstest"
+)
+
+func newTestFS() fstest.MapFS {
+	return fstest.MapFS{
+		"last30days.py":  &fstest.MapFile{Data: []byte("# last30days entry\n"), Mode: 0o644},
+		"lib/__init__.py": &fstest.MapFile{Data: []byte(""), Mode: 0o644},
+		"lib/env.py":      &fstest.MapFile{Data: []byte("# env helpers\n"), Mode: 0o644},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureExtractsEngine(t *testing.T) {
+	src := newTestFS()
+	base := t.TempDir()
+
+	cacheDir, err := Ensure(src, base, "v1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Ensure: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cacheDir != filepath.Join(base, cacheSubdir, "v1") {
+		t.Fatalf("cacheDir = %q, want %q", cacheDir, filepath.Join(base, cacheSubdir, "v1"))
+	}
+	mustReadFile(t, filepath.Join(cacheDir, "last30days.py"), "# last30days entry\n")
+	mustReadFile(t, filepath.Join(cacheDir, "lib/env.py"), "# env helpers\n")
+	mustReadFile(t, filepath.Join(cacheDir, SentinelFilename), "v1")
+}
+
+func TestEnsureSkipsWhenSentinelMatches(t *testing.T) {
+	src := newTestFS()
+	base := t.TempDir()
+
+	cacheDir, err := Ensure(src, base, "v1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first Ensure: %v", err)
+	}
+	target := filepath.Join(cacheDir, "last30days.py")
+	info1, err := os.Stat(target)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stat: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Reset the sync.Once so a second call would re-extract if not for the
+	// sentinel short-circuit. Without the reset, sync.Once would skip the
+	// extraction regardless of sentinel state.
+	resetOnce(cacheDir)
+
+	if _, err := Ensure(src, base, "v1"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second Ensure: %v", err)
+	}
+	info2, err := os.Stat(target)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stat second: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !info2.ModTime().Equal(info1.ModTime()) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected file untouched on sentinel match; got mtime %v -> %v", info1.ModTime(), info2.ModTime())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureReExtractsOnVersionChange(t *testing.T) {
+	v1 := fstest.MapFS{
+		"last30days.py": &fstest.MapFile{Data: []byte("v1\n"), Mode: 0o644},
+	}
+	v2 := fstest.MapFS{
+		"last30days.py": &fstest.MapFile{Data: []byte("v2\n"), Mode: 0o644},
+	}
+	base := t.TempDir()
+
+	cache1, err := Ensure(v1, base, "v1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Ensure v1: %v", err)
+	}
+	cache2, err := Ensure(v2, base, "v2")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Ensure v2: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cache1 == cache2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected distinct cache dirs per version, got %q == %q", cache1, cache2)
+	}
+	mustReadFile(t, filepath.Join(cache1, "last30days.py"), "v1\n")
+	mustReadFile(t, filepath.Join(cache2, "last30days.py"), "v2\n")
+}
+
+func TestEnsureConcurrentFirstCall(t *testing.T) {
+	src := newTestFS()
+	base := t.TempDir()
+
+	const goroutines = 10
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(goroutines)
+	results := make([]string, goroutines)
+	errs := make([]error, goroutines)
+	for i := 0; i < goroutines; i++ {
+		i := i
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			results[i], errs[i] = Ensure(src, base, "v1")
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	for i, err := range errs {
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("goroutine %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 1; i < goroutines; i++ {
+		if results[i] != results[0] {
+			t.Fatalf("goroutine 0 saw %q, goroutine %d saw %q", results[0], i, results[i])
+		}
+	}
+	mustReadFile(t, filepath.Join(results[0], "last30days.py"), "# last30days entry\n")
+}
+
+func TestEnsureRejectsEmptyVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := Ensure(newTestFS(), t.TempDir(), ""); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for empty version")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureReturnsErrorWhenCacheUnwritable(t *testing.T) {
+	// Place the cache root at a path that cannot exist (a regular file).
+	// MkdirAll will refuse and Ensure must surface a wrapped error.
+	base := t.TempDir()
+	blocker := filepath.Join(base, "blocker")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(blocker, []byte("not a dir"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("setup: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err := Ensure(newTestFS(), blocker, "v1")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when cache parent is not a directory")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureUserCacheHonorsOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	override := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv(CacheEnvOverride, override)
+
+	src := newTestFS()
+	cacheDir, err := EnsureUserCache(src, "v1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EnsureUserCache: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := filepath.Join(override, cacheSubdir, "v1")
+	if cacheDir != want {
+		t.Fatalf("cacheDir = %q, want %q", cacheDir, want)
+	}
+	mustReadFile(t, filepath.Join(cacheDir, "last30days.py"), "# last30days entry\n")
+}
+
+func mustReadFile(t *testing.T, path, want string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+	if string(data) != want {
+		t.Fatalf("%s: got %q, want %q", path, string(data), want)
+	}
+}

mcp/internal/engine/run.go

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package engine
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// DefaultPythonBinary is the interpreter we look up unless RunOptions
+// overrides it. Windows installs may expose only "python"; we surface a
+// clear error in that case rather than silently picking the wrong binary.
+const DefaultPythonBinary = "python3"
+
+// MinPythonVersion mirrors the engine's MIN_PYTHON constant in
+// last30days.py. Surfaced in errors so users know what they're missing.
+const MinPythonVersion = "3.12"
+
+// PythonInstallURL is included in the missing-interpreter error so users
+// have a direct route from the failure to a fix.
+const PythonInstallURL = "https://www.python.org/downloads/"
+
+// DefaultTimeout caps a single research subprocess. The engine's deep mode
+// can run several minutes; five minutes is a safe upper bound that still
+// fails fast when something hangs.
+const DefaultTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+
+// TimeoutEnvOverride lets operators override DefaultTimeout per install
+// (seconds, integer). Honored by Run when RunOptions.Timeout is zero.
+const TimeoutEnvOverride = "LAST30DAYS_MCP_TIMEOUT"
+
+// RunOptions configures one invocation of the embedded Python engine.
+// PythonPath is exposed so tests can substitute a stub interpreter without
+// manipulating the process PATH.
+type RunOptions struct {
+	PythonPath string        // resolved python3 binary; empty means look up DefaultPythonBinary on PATH
+	CacheDir   string        // engine.Ensure result; lib/ here is added to PYTHONPATH
+	Args       []string      // arguments after last30days.py (topic, --emit=..., etc.)
+	ExtraEnv   []string      // appended to os.Environ() for the child process
+	Timeout    time.Duration // zero means DefaultTimeout or TimeoutEnvOverride
+}
+
+// RunResult captures the engine's full output. Stdout is what we surface to
+// the agent; Stderr is included in error messages so users can diagnose
+// engine failures without leaving Claude Desktop.
+type RunResult struct {
+	Stdout   []byte
+	Stderr   []byte
+	ExitCode int
+	TimedOut bool
+}
+
+// Run shells out to python3 with last30days.py inside cacheDir. The child
+// receives the parent environment (so MCPB user_config env-injection
+// reaches the engine) plus ExtraEnv and a PYTHONPATH that points at the
+// cache so the engine's `from lib import ...` statements resolve.
+//
+// A missing interpreter, a non-zero exit, and a timeout each surface as
+// distinct errors so the tool handler can map them to user-facing
+// messages without re-parsing stderr.
+func Run(ctx context.Context, opts RunOptions) (*RunResult, error) {
+	if opts.CacheDir == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("engine: CacheDir is required")
+	}
+	pythonPath, err := resolvePython(opts.PythonPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	scriptPath := filepath.Join(opts.CacheDir, "last30days.py")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(scriptPath); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("engine: last30days.py not found in cache %s: %w", opts.CacheDir, err)
+	}
+
+	timeout := resolveTimeout(opts.Timeout)
+	subCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	args := append([]string{scriptPath}, opts.Args...)
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(subCtx, pythonPath, args...)
+	cmd.Env = buildEnv(opts.CacheDir, opts.ExtraEnv)
+
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+
+	err = cmd.Run()
+	res := &RunResult{
+		Stdout:   stdout.Bytes(),
+		Stderr:   stderr.Bytes(),
+		ExitCode: 0,
+		TimedOut: errors.Is(subCtx.Err(), context.DeadlineExceeded),
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		return res, nil
+	}
+
+	var exitErr *exec.ExitError
+	if errors.As(err, &exitErr) {
+		res.ExitCode = exitErr.ExitCode()
+		if res.TimedOut {
+			return res, fmt.Errorf("engine: subprocess exceeded %s timeout", timeout)
+		}
+		return res, fmt.Errorf("engine: subprocess exited with code %d", res.ExitCode)
+	}
+	return res, fmt.Errorf("engine: subprocess failed to start: %w", err)
+}
+
+// resolvePython returns an absolute path to the interpreter or an error
+// naming the install URL. If the caller supplied a path we trust it - tests
+// rely on this to inject a stub. Otherwise we look up python3 on PATH.
+func resolvePython(override string) (string, error) {
+	if override != "" {
+		return override, nil
+	}
+	path, err := exec.LookPath(DefaultPythonBinary)
+	if err == nil {
+		return path, nil
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf(
+		"engine: %s not found on PATH (need Python %s+, install from %s; current GOOS=%s)",
+		DefaultPythonBinary, MinPythonVersion, PythonInstallURL, runtime.GOOS,
+	)
+}
+
+func resolveTimeout(explicit time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if explicit > 0 {
+		return explicit
+	}
+	if raw := os.Getenv(TimeoutEnvOverride); raw != "" {
+		if d, err := time.ParseDuration(raw); err == nil && d > 0 {
+			return d
+		}
+	}
+	return DefaultTimeout
+}
+
+// buildEnv stitches PYTHONPATH onto os.Environ + ExtraEnv. Any pre-existing
+// PYTHONPATH in the parent environment is dropped before appending the
+// cache dir; otherwise the child sees two PYTHONPATH= entries and POSIX
+// getenv returns the first one, so the user's value wins and the engine's
+// `from lib import ...` fails with ModuleNotFoundError. The engine is
+// self-contained and does not need the user's Python module search path.
+func buildEnv(cacheDir string, extra []string) []string {
+	const pyKey = "PYTHONPATH="
+	parent := os.Environ()
+	base := make([]string, 0, len(parent)+1+len(extra))
+	for _, kv := range parent {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(kv, pyKey) {
+			continue
+		}
+		base = append(base, kv)
+	}
+	base = append(base, pyKey+cacheDir)
+	base = append(base, extra...)
+	return base
+}

mcp/internal/engine/run_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+package engine
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// makeStubPython writes a shell script that simulates python3 and returns
+// its absolute path. The script honors a small env-driven protocol so each
+// test can shape its output:
+//
+//	STUB_STDOUT      - text printed to stdout
+//	STUB_STDERR      - text printed to stderr
+//	STUB_EXIT_CODE   - integer exit code (default 0)
+//	STUB_SLEEP_SECS  - sleep before exiting (for timeout tests)
+//	STUB_ECHO_ENV    - name of an env var; the stub prints "<NAME>=<VALUE>"
+//	STUB_ECHO_ARG    - integer index; the stub prints "ARG<i>=<args[i]>"
+//
+// The stub ignores its first argument (the script path), matching how a
+// real python3 invocation treats `python3 last30days.py ...`.
+func makeStubPython(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("stub-python tests rely on POSIX shell")
+	}
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "python3-stub.sh")
+	script := `#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [ -n "${STUB_SLEEP_SECS:-}" ]; then sleep "$STUB_SLEEP_SECS"; fi
+if [ -n "${STUB_STDOUT:-}" ]; then printf "%s" "$STUB_STDOUT"; fi
+if [ -n "${STUB_STDERR:-}" ]; then printf "%s" "$STUB_STDERR" >&2; fi
+if [ -n "${STUB_ECHO_ENV:-}" ]; then echo "${STUB_ECHO_ENV}=${!STUB_ECHO_ENV:-<unset>}"; fi
+if [ -n "${STUB_ECHO_ARG:-}" ]; then echo "ARG${STUB_ECHO_ARG}=${!STUB_ECHO_ARG:-<unset>}"; fi
+exit "${STUB_EXIT_CODE:-0}"
+`
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(script), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write stub: %v", err)
+	}
+	return path
+}
+
+// stageCache materializes a fake CacheDir with a no-op last30days.py so
+// the existence check in Run passes. The stub python3 ignores the script
+// contents, so the file just has to exist.
+func stageCache(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "last30days.py"), []byte("# stub\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stage cache: %v", err)
+	}
+	return dir
+}
+
+func TestRunHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := makeStubPython(t)
+	cache := stageCache(t)
+	t.Setenv("STUB_STDOUT", "synthesis output\n")
+
+	res, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
+		PythonPath: stub,
+		CacheDir:   cache,
+		Args:       []string{"my topic", "--emit=compact"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Run: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(res.Stdout) != "synthesis output\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want %q", res.Stdout, "synthesis output\n")
+	}
+	if res.ExitCode != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("ExitCode = %d, want 0", res.ExitCode)
+	}
+	if res.TimedOut {
+		t.Fatal("TimedOut = true, want false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunForwardsEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := makeStubPython(t)
+	cache := stageCache(t)
+	t.Setenv("OPENAI_API_KEY", "sk-test-value")
+	t.Setenv("STUB_ECHO_ENV", "OPENAI_API_KEY")
+
+	res, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
+		PythonPath: stub,
+		CacheDir:   cache,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Run: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := strings.TrimSpace(string(res.Stdout)); got != "OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-test-value" {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-test-value", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunSetsPythonPath(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := makeStubPython(t)
+	cache := stageCache(t)
+	t.Setenv("STUB_ECHO_ENV", "PYTHONPATH")
+
+	res, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
+		PythonPath: stub,
+		CacheDir:   cache,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Run: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := "PYTHONPATH=" + cache
+	if got := strings.TrimSpace(string(res.Stdout)); got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRunDropsPreExistingPythonPath guards the buildEnv dedup: when the
+// parent already sets PYTHONPATH (common on dev machines and CI runners
+// that touch Python), the child must NOT see two PYTHONPATH= entries.
+// POSIX getenv returns the first match, so a duplicate from os.Environ
+// would shadow our cache-dir entry and break `from lib import ...`.
+func TestRunDropsPreExistingPythonPath(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := makeStubPython(t)
+	cache := stageCache(t)
+	t.Setenv("PYTHONPATH", "/users-stale-pythonpath")
+	t.Setenv("STUB_ECHO_ENV", "PYTHONPATH")
+
+	res, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
+		PythonPath: stub,
+		CacheDir:   cache,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Run: %v", err)
+	}
+	got := strings.TrimSpace(string(res.Stdout))
+	want := "PYTHONPATH=" + cache
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want %q (stale parent value leaked through)", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildEnvDropsAllPreExistingPythonPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Direct unit test on buildEnv to catch the case where the parent has
+	// PYTHONPATH set: the returned slice must contain exactly one
+	// PYTHONPATH= entry, and it must be ours.
+	t.Setenv("PYTHONPATH", "/parent/one")
+	cache := "/cache/dir"
+	out := buildEnv(cache, []string{"EXTRA=1"})
+
+	var pythonPaths []string
+	for _, kv := range out {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(kv, "PYTHONPATH=") {
+			pythonPaths = append(pythonPaths, kv)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(pythonPaths) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d PYTHONPATH entries, want 1: %v", len(pythonPaths), pythonPaths)
+	}
+	if pythonPaths[0] != "PYTHONPATH="+cache {
+		t.Fatalf("PYTHONPATH = %q, want %q", pythonPaths[0], "PYTHONPATH="+cache)
+	}
+	// Confirm ExtraEnv still rides along.
+	found := false
+	for _, kv := range out {
+		if kv == "EXTRA=1" {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Fatal("EXTRA=1 missing from buildEnv output")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunSurfacesExitCode(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := makeStubPython(t)
+	cache := stageCache(t)
+	t.Setenv("STUB_STDERR", "engine boom\n")
+	t.Setenv("STUB_EXIT_CODE", "2")
+
+	res, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
+		PythonPath: stub,
+		CacheDir:   cache,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for non-zero exit")
+	}
+	if res == nil {
+		t.Fatal("res is nil; want populated result alongside error")
+	}
+	if res.ExitCode != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("ExitCode = %d, want 2", res.ExitCode)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(res.Stderr), "engine boom") {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr did not surface engine output: %q", res.Stderr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunTimesOut(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := makeStubPython(t)
+	cache := stageCache(t)
+	t.Setenv("STUB_SLEEP_SECS", "3")
+
+	res, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
+		PythonPath: stub,
+		CacheDir:   cache,
+		Timeout:    200 * time.Millisecond,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected timeout error")
+	}
+	if !res.TimedOut {
+		t.Fatal("TimedOut = false, want true")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout") {
+		t.Fatalf("error %q lacks 'timeout' marker", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunMissingPython(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := stageCache(t)
+	// Empty PATH guarantees the lookup fails. PythonPath stays unset so Run
+	// falls through to exec.LookPath.
+	t.Setenv("PATH", "")
+
+	_, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{CacheDir: cache})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected lookup failure with empty PATH")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), DefaultPythonBinary) {
+		t.Fatalf("error %q does not mention %s", err, DefaultPythonBinary)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), PythonInstallURL) {
+		t.Fatalf("error %q does not include install URL", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunMissingScript(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := makeStubPython(t)
+	// CacheDir exists but contains no last30days.py.
+	cache := t.TempDir()
+
+	_, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
+		PythonPath: stub,
+		CacheDir:   cache,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when last30days.py missing")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "last30days.py") {
+		t.Fatalf("error %q does not name missing script", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunRejectsEmptyCacheDir(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := makeStubPython(t)
+	_, err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{PythonPath: stub})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for empty CacheDir")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, err) || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "CacheDir") {
+		t.Fatalf("error %q does not name CacheDir", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveTimeoutHonorsEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv(TimeoutEnvOverride, "750ms")
+	if got := resolveTimeout(0); got != 750*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("resolveTimeout = %v, want 750ms", got)
+	}
+	t.Setenv(TimeoutEnvOverride, "garbage")
+	if got := resolveTimeout(0); got != DefaultTimeout {
+		t.Fatalf("garbage value: got %v, want default %v", got, DefaultTimeout)
+	}
+	if got := resolveTimeout(time.Minute); got != time.Minute {
+		t.Fatalf("explicit value not honored: got %v", got)
+	}
+}

mcp/internal/engine/vendored/.gitkeep

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Populated at build time by scripts/sync-engine.sh.
+Source of truth: skills/last30days/scripts/.

mcp/internal/manifest/manifest_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+// Package manifest holds tests for mcp/manifest.json. It contains no
+// production code - the manifest itself is the artifact, and these tests
+// guard structural invariants the bundling pipeline depends on.
+package manifest
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// envBinding is a minimal subset of the MCPB v0.3 manifest just covering
+// the fields these tests assert on. We deliberately do not depend on the
+// printing-press internal/pipeline types (that's an internal/ package and
+// not importable across modules) - the structural invariants below are
+// what actually matter for Claude Desktop install correctness.
+type manifestShape struct {
+	ManifestVersion string `json:"manifest_version"`
+	Name            string `json:"name"`
+	Version         string `json:"version"`
+	Server          struct {
+		Type       string `json:"type"`
+		EntryPoint string `json:"entry_point"`
+		MCPConfig  struct {
+			Command string            `json:"command"`
+			Env     map[string]string `json:"env"`
+		} `json:"mcp_config"`
+	} `json:"server"`
+	UserConfig map[string]struct {
+		Type        string `json:"type"`
+		Title       string `json:"title"`
+		Description string `json:"description"`
+		Sensitive   bool   `json:"sensitive"`
+		Required    bool   `json:"required"`
+	} `json:"user_config"`
+	Compatibility struct {
+		ClaudeDesktop string   `json:"claude_desktop"`
+		Platforms     []string `json:"platforms"`
+	} `json:"compatibility"`
+}
+
+// loadManifest reads mcp/manifest.json relative to this test file so the
+// test passes regardless of where `go test` is invoked from.
+func loadManifest(t *testing.T) manifestShape {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, thisFile, _, ok := runtime.Caller(0)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("runtime.Caller failed")
+	}
+	// manifest_test.go is at mcp/internal/manifest/; manifest.json at mcp/.
+	manifestPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(thisFile), "..", "..", "manifest.json")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read manifest: %v", err)
+	}
+	var m manifestShape
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &m); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse manifest: %v", err)
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+func TestManifestRequiredFields(t *testing.T) {
+	m := loadManifest(t)
+	if m.ManifestVersion != "0.3" {
+		t.Errorf("manifest_version = %q, want 0.3", m.ManifestVersion)
+	}
+	if m.Name != "last30days-pp-mcp" {
+		t.Errorf("name = %q, want last30days-pp-mcp", m.Name)
+	}
+	if m.Version == "" {
+		t.Error("version is empty")
+	}
+	if m.Server.Type != "binary" {
+		t.Errorf("server.type = %q, want binary", m.Server.Type)
+	}
+	if m.Server.EntryPoint != "bin/last30days-pp-mcp" {
+		t.Errorf("server.entry_point = %q, want bin/last30days-pp-mcp", m.Server.EntryPoint)
+	}
+	if m.Compatibility.ClaudeDesktop == "" {
+		t.Error("compatibility.claude_desktop is empty")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestEnvAndUserConfigCrossReference is the key invariant: every
+// ${user_config.<key>} substitution in server.mcp_config.env must point
+// at a real user_config entry, and every declared user_config must be
+// wired to an env var. A typo on either side silently disables a credential
+// at install time without the binary or Claude Desktop noticing.
+func TestEnvAndUserConfigCrossReference(t *testing.T) {
+	m := loadManifest(t)
+
+	if len(m.Server.MCPConfig.Env) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("server.mcp_config.env is empty; expected user_config substitutions")
+	}
+	if len(m.UserConfig) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("user_config is empty; expected per-key declarations")
+	}
+
+	for envName, value := range m.Server.MCPConfig.Env {
+		key, ok := parseUserConfigRef(value)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("env[%s] = %q is not a ${user_config.<key>} reference", envName, value)
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, declared := m.UserConfig[key]; !declared {
+			t.Errorf("env[%s] references user_config[%q], which is not declared", envName, key)
+		}
+		// The user_config key must be the lowercased env var so Claude
+		// Desktop's substitution rule matches PP's emitted shape.
+		if got := strings.ToLower(envName); key != got {
+			t.Errorf("env[%s] -> user_config[%q]; convention requires user_config[%q]", envName, key, got)
+		}
+	}
+
+	envValues := make(map[string]bool, len(m.Server.MCPConfig.Env))
+	for _, value := range m.Server.MCPConfig.Env {
+		if key, ok := parseUserConfigRef(value); ok {
+			envValues[key] = true
+		}
+	}
+	for key := range m.UserConfig {
+		if !envValues[key] {
+			t.Errorf("user_config[%q] is declared but never substituted into env", key)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUserConfigShape(t *testing.T) {
+	m := loadManifest(t)
+	for key, slot := range m.UserConfig {
+		if slot.Type != "string" {
+			t.Errorf("user_config[%q].type = %q, want string", key, slot.Type)
+		}
+		if slot.Title == "" {
+			t.Errorf("user_config[%q].title is empty", key)
+		}
+		if slot.Description == "" {
+			t.Errorf("user_config[%q].description is empty", key)
+		}
+		if !slot.Sensitive {
+			// API keys must be flagged sensitive so Claude Desktop masks
+			// the input and prefers OS-keychain storage.
+			t.Errorf("user_config[%q].sensitive = false; want true for API credentials", key)
+		}
+		if slot.Required {
+			// The engine degrades to web-only mode without keys, so no
+			// key is install-blocking.
+			t.Errorf("user_config[%q].required = true; engine degrades without keys, so all keys are optional", key)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPlatformsMatchShippingMatrix(t *testing.T) {
+	// compatibility.platforms must list exactly what the release CI
+	// actually packages. Listing a platform we don't ship would let
+	// Claude Desktop start an install that has no matching binary inside
+	// the bundle, producing a silent failure. The CI matrix in
+	// .github/workflows/release.yml currently covers darwin (arm64 +
+	// amd64) and linux/amd64; Windows is deferred.
+	m := loadManifest(t)
+	required := map[string]bool{"darwin": false, "linux": false}
+	forbidden := map[string]bool{"win32": true}
+	for _, p := range m.Compatibility.Platforms {
+		if _, ok := required[p]; ok {
+			required[p] = true
+		}
+		if forbidden[p] {
+			t.Errorf("compatibility.platforms contains %q but the release matrix does not ship that platform; add it to the matrix or remove from the manifest", p)
+		}
+	}
+	for p, found := range required {
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("compatibility.platforms missing %q", p)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func parseUserConfigRef(value string) (string, bool) {
+	const prefix = "${user_config."
+	const suffix = "}"
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(value, prefix) || !strings.HasSuffix(value, suffix) {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return value[len(prefix) : len(value)-len(suffix)], true
+}

mcp/internal/tools/research.go

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+// Package tools owns the MCP tool surface for last30days. Today there is
+// exactly one tool, research, mirroring the /last30days <topic> slash
+// command available in Claude Code. Adding new tools means another file
+// here plus an additional s.AddTool call in Register.
+package tools
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	mcplib "github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
+	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/server"
+
+	"github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/mcp/internal/engine"
+)
+
+// Config carries the version string used to namespace the per-user cache.
+// main passes its ldflags-stamped Version here.
+type Config struct {
+	Version string
+}
+
+// Register adds every tool this server exposes to s. The caller supplies a
+// Config so test harnesses can pin a version without touching globals.
+func Register(s *server.MCPServer, cfg Config) {
+	s.AddTool(
+		mcplib.NewTool("research",
+			mcplib.WithDescription(
+				"Research what people are actually saying about any topic in the last 30 days. "+
+					"Aggregates Reddit, X, YouTube, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and the web, "+
+					"scored by upvotes, likes, transcripts, and real-money prediction-market odds. "+
+					"Returns the engine's compact output for the model to synthesize.",
+			),
+			mcplib.WithString("topic", mcplib.Required(), mcplib.Description("The subject to research (a person, company, product, event, or general topic).")),
+			mcplib.WithString("emit", mcplib.Description("Output shape: 'compact' (default) for inline synthesis or 'html' to save a shareable brief alongside the response.")),
+			mcplib.WithBoolean("save", mcplib.Description("Persist the synthesis as a markdown report under ~/Documents/Last30Days/ (or LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR if set).")),
+			mcplib.WithReadOnlyHintAnnotation(true),
+			mcplib.WithDestructiveHintAnnotation(false),
+			mcplib.WithOpenWorldHintAnnotation(true),
+		),
+		makeResearchHandler(cfg),
+	)
+}
+
+func makeResearchHandler(cfg Config) server.ToolHandlerFunc {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, req mcplib.CallToolRequest) (*mcplib.CallToolResult, error) {
+		args := req.GetArguments()
+		topic, err := requireString(args, "topic")
+		if err != nil {
+			return mcplib.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
+		}
+
+		emit, err := emitArgument(args)
+		if err != nil {
+			return mcplib.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
+		}
+
+		save, err := boolArgument(args, "save")
+		if err != nil {
+			return mcplib.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
+		}
+
+		src, err := engine.EngineFS()
+		if err != nil {
+			return mcplib.NewToolResultError(fmt.Sprintf("engine source unavailable: %v", err)), nil
+		}
+		cacheDir, err := engine.EnsureUserCache(src, cfg.Version)
+		if err != nil {
+			return mcplib.NewToolResultError(fmt.Sprintf(
+				"engine extract failed: %v\nhint: set %s to a writable directory if the default cache location is locked down",
+				err, engine.CacheEnvOverride,
+			)), nil
+		}
+
+		runArgs := []string{topic, "--emit=" + emit}
+		if save {
+			runArgs = append(runArgs, "--save")
+		}
+
+		res, runErr := engine.Run(ctx, engine.RunOptions{
+			CacheDir: cacheDir,
+			Args:     runArgs,
+		})
+		if runErr != nil {
+			return mcplib.NewToolResultError(formatRunError(runErr, res)), nil
+		}
+		return mcplib.NewToolResultText(string(res.Stdout)), nil
+	}
+}
+
+func requireString(args map[string]any, name string) (string, error) {
+	raw, ok := args[name]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s is required", name)
+	}
+	value, ok := raw.(string)
+	if !ok || strings.TrimSpace(value) == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s must be a non-empty string", name)
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func emitArgument(args map[string]any) (string, error) {
+	raw, ok := args["emit"]
+	if !ok {
+		return "compact", nil
+	}
+	value, ok := raw.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", errors.New("emit must be a string")
+	}
+	switch value {
+	case "":
+		return "compact", nil
+	case "compact", "html":
+		return value, nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("emit must be 'compact' or 'html', got %q", value)
+	}
+}
+
+func boolArgument(args map[string]any, name string) (bool, error) {
+	raw, ok := args[name]
+	if !ok {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	value, ok := raw.(bool)
+	if !ok {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("%s must be a boolean", name)
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+// formatRunError flattens engine.Run's distinct error shapes into a single
+// user-facing message that includes the relevant stderr context.
+func formatRunError(runErr error, res *engine.RunResult) string {
+	var msg strings.Builder
+	msg.WriteString(runErr.Error())
+	if res != nil && len(res.Stderr) > 0 {
+		msg.WriteString("\nengine stderr:\n")
+		msg.Write(res.Stderr)
+	}
+	return msg.String()
+}

mcp/internal/tools/research_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package tools
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	mcplib "github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
+
+	"github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/mcp/internal/engine"
+)
+
+func newCallToolRequest(args map[string]any) mcplib.CallToolRequest {
+	var req mcplib.CallToolRequest
+	req.Params.Arguments = args
+	return req
+}
+
+// resultText pulls text content out of a tool result so tests can assert on
+// the body Claude will see. Returns empty string when the result is nil or
+// has no text content.
+func resultText(res *mcplib.CallToolResult) string {
+	if res == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	var out strings.Builder
+	for _, item := range res.Content {
+		if tc, ok := item.(mcplib.TextContent); ok {
+			out.WriteString(tc.Text)
+		}
+	}
+	return out.String()
+}
+
+func TestRequireStringRejectsMissingAndBlank(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := requireString(map[string]any{}, "topic"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for missing topic")
+	}
+	if _, err := requireString(map[string]any{"topic": ""}, "topic"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for empty topic")
+	}
+	if _, err := requireString(map[string]any{"topic": "   "}, "topic"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for whitespace-only topic")
+	}
+	if _, err := requireString(map[string]any{"topic": 42}, "topic"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for non-string topic")
+	}
+	v, err := requireString(map[string]any{"topic": "OpenAI"}, "topic")
+	if err != nil || v != "OpenAI" {
+		t.Fatalf("requireString ok = %q, %v", v, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitArgumentDefaultsAndValidates(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    map[string]any
+		want    string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"missing defaults to compact", map[string]any{}, "compact", false},
+		{"empty string defaults to compact", map[string]any{"emit": ""}, "compact", false},
+		{"compact passes through", map[string]any{"emit": "compact"}, "compact", false},
+		{"html passes through", map[string]any{"emit": "html"}, "html", false},
+		{"invalid value rejected", map[string]any{"emit": "json"}, "", true},
+		{"non-string rejected", map[string]any{"emit": 7}, "", true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := emitArgument(tc.args)
+			if (err != nil) != tc.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("err = %v, wantErr = %v", err, tc.wantErr)
+			}
+			if got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("got %q, want %q", got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBoolArgument(t *testing.T) {
+	v, err := boolArgument(map[string]any{}, "save")
+	if err != nil || v {
+		t.Fatalf("missing: %v, %v", v, err)
+	}
+	v, err = boolArgument(map[string]any{"save": true}, "save")
+	if err != nil || !v {
+		t.Fatalf("true: %v, %v", v, err)
+	}
+	v, err = boolArgument(map[string]any{"save": false}, "save")
+	if err != nil || v {
+		t.Fatalf("false: %v, %v", v, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := boolArgument(map[string]any{"save": "true"}, "save"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for string value")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResearchHandlerValidationErrorsAreToolErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	// Validation failures are returned as MCP tool errors (not Go errors)
+	// so Claude sees a structured failure with a readable message rather
+	// than a transport-level fault.
+	handler := makeResearchHandler(Config{Version: "test"})
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    map[string]any
+		wantSub string
+	}{
+		{"missing topic", map[string]any{}, "topic is required"},
+		{"blank topic", map[string]any{"topic": "   "}, "non-empty string"},
+		{"invalid emit", map[string]any{"topic": "OpenAI", "emit": "json"}, "must be 'compact' or 'html'"},
+		{"non-bool save", map[string]any{"topic": "OpenAI", "save": "yes"}, "save must be a boolean"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			res, err := handler(context.Background(), newCallToolRequest(tc.args))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("handler should not return Go error for validation; got %v", err)
+			}
+			if res == nil || !res.IsError {
+				t.Fatalf("expected IsError result, got %+v", res)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(resultText(res), tc.wantSub) {
+				t.Fatalf("result text %q missing substring %q", resultText(res), tc.wantSub)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatRunErrorIncludesStderr(t *testing.T) {
+	res := &engine.RunResult{Stderr: []byte("engine exploded\n")}
+	msg := formatRunError(errors.New("boom"), res)
+	if !strings.Contains(msg, "boom") || !strings.Contains(msg, "engine exploded") {
+		t.Fatalf("formatRunError missed pieces: %q", msg)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatRunErrorHandlesNilResult(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := formatRunError(errors.New("boom"), nil)
+	if msg != "boom" {
+		t.Fatalf("nil result: got %q, want %q", msg, "boom")
+	}
+}

mcp/manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+{
+  "manifest_version": "0.3",
+  "name": "last30days-pp-mcp",
+  "display_name": "Last30Days",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "description": "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and the web - last 30 days, scored by upvotes, likes, and real-money prediction-market odds.",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Matt Van Horn",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": [
+    "research",
+    "reddit",
+    "twitter",
+    "x",
+    "youtube",
+    "hacker-news",
+    "polymarket",
+    "github",
+    "search",
+    "synthesis"
+  ],
+  "server": {
+    "type": "binary",
+    "entry_point": "bin/last30days-pp-mcp",
+    "mcp_config": {
+      "command": "${__dirname}/bin/last30days-pp-mcp",
+      "args": [],
+      "env": {
+        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "${user_config.openai_api_key}",
+        "XAI_API_KEY": "${user_config.xai_api_key}",
+        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "${user_config.brave_api_key}",
+        "EXA_API_KEY": "${user_config.exa_api_key}",
+        "SERPER_API_KEY": "${user_config.serper_api_key}",
+        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "${user_config.google_api_key}",
+        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "${user_config.gemini_api_key}",
+        "GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY": "${user_config.google_genai_api_key}",
+        "APIFY_API_TOKEN": "${user_config.apify_api_token}",
+        "BSKY_APP_PASSWORD": "${user_config.bsky_app_password}",
+        "PARALLEL_API_KEY": "${user_config.parallel_api_key}",
+        "SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY": "${user_config.scrapecreators_api_key}",
+        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "${user_config.openrouter_api_key}"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "user_config": {
+    "openai_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "OPENAI_API_KEY",
+      "description": "OpenAI API key. Powers Reddit research via OpenAI's web_search tool. Get one at https://platform.openai.com/api-keys.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "xai_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "XAI_API_KEY",
+      "description": "xAI API key. Powers X / Twitter research via xAI's x_search tool. Get one at https://console.x.ai/.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "brave_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "BRAVE_API_KEY",
+      "description": "Brave Search API key. Used for grounded web search results. Get one at https://brave.com/search/api/.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "exa_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "EXA_API_KEY",
+      "description": "Exa search API key. Alternative web search backend with semantic ranking. Get one at https://exa.ai/.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "serper_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "SERPER_API_KEY",
+      "description": "Serper API key. Google search via API. Get one at https://serper.dev/.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "google_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "GOOGLE_API_KEY",
+      "description": "Google API key for YouTube transcript fetching and other Google services. Get one at https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "gemini_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "GEMINI_API_KEY",
+      "description": "Gemini API key. Used for synthesis fallback when other LLM providers are unavailable. Get one at https://aistudio.google.com/apikey.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "google_genai_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY",
+      "description": "Alternative Google generative-AI API key. Same source as GEMINI_API_KEY; set whichever name your tooling expects.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "apify_api_token": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "APIFY_API_TOKEN",
+      "description": "Apify API token. Powers TikTok and Instagram Reels search via Apify actors. Get one at https://console.apify.com/account/integrations.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "bsky_app_password": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "BSKY_APP_PASSWORD",
+      "description": "Bluesky app password (not your main password). Powers AT Protocol post search. Create at https://bsky.app/settings/app-passwords.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "parallel_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "PARALLEL_API_KEY",
+      "description": "Parallel AI key. Powers parallel research runs across sources. Get one at https://parallel.ai/.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "scrapecreators_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY",
+      "description": "ScrapeCreators API key. Powers creator-focused social search across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Get one at https://scrapecreators.com/.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    },
+    "openrouter_api_key": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "OPENROUTER_API_KEY",
+      "description": "OpenRouter API key. Alternative LLM provider gateway for synthesis. Get one at https://openrouter.ai/keys.",
+      "sensitive": true,
+      "required": false
+    }
+  },
+  "compatibility": {
+    "claude_desktop": ">=1.0.0",
+    "platforms": [
+      "darwin",
+      "linux"
+    ]
+  }
+}

mcp/scripts/sync-engine.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Mirrors skills/last30days/scripts/{last30days.py,lib/} into mcp/vendored/
+# so the Go binary's embed.FS captures the engine at build time.
+#
+# Source of truth: skills/last30days/scripts/. Never edit mcp/vendored/ directly.
+# Run before `go build` locally and in CI before `printing-press bundle`.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+MCP_DIR="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.." && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "${MCP_DIR}/.." && pwd)"
+ENGINE_SRC="${REPO_ROOT}/skills/last30days/scripts"
+# Embed path must live inside the consuming package (Go //go:embed cannot
+# reach outside its own directory tree), so vendored/ sits under engine/.
+VENDORED="${MCP_DIR}/internal/engine/vendored"
+
+if [ ! -f "${ENGINE_SRC}/last30days.py" ]; then
+  echo "sync-engine: ${ENGINE_SRC}/last30days.py not found" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "${VENDORED}"
+# Clear stale content while keeping the .gitkeep that anchors the embed path.
+find "${VENDORED}" -mindepth 1 -not -name ".gitkeep" -delete
+
+# Copy the entry script and the lib/ tree (modules + lib/vendor/).
+cp "${ENGINE_SRC}/last30days.py" "${VENDORED}/last30days.py"
+cp -R "${ENGINE_SRC}/lib" "${VENDORED}/lib"
+
+# Strip caches so the embed.FS stays deterministic.
+find "${VENDORED}" -type d -name "__pycache__" -prune -exec rm -rf {} +
+find "${VENDORED}" -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
+
+echo "sync-engine: vendored engine at ${VENDORED}"

plans/feat-add-websearch-source.md

@@ -1,395 +0,0 @@
-# feat: Add WebSearch as Third Source (Zero-Config Fallback)
-
-## Overview
-
-Add Claude's built-in WebSearch tool as a third research source for `/last30days`. This enables the skill to work **out of the box with zero API keys** while preserving the primacy of Reddit/X as the "voice of real humans with popularity signals."
-
-**Key principle**: WebSearch is supplementary, not primary. Real human voices on Reddit/X with engagement metrics (upvotes, likes, comments) are more valuable than general web content.
-
-## Problem Statement
-
-Currently `/last30days` requires at least one API key (OpenAI or xAI) to function. Users without API keys get an error. Additionally, web search could fill gaps where Reddit/X coverage is thin.
-
-**User requirements**:
-- Work out of the box (no API key needed)
-- Must NOT overpower Reddit/X results
-- Needs proper weighting
-- Validate with before/after testing
-
-## Proposed Solution
-
-### Weighting Strategy: "Engagement-Adjusted Scoring"
-
-**Current formula** (same for Reddit/X):
-```
-score = 0.45*relevance + 0.25*recency + 0.30*engagement - penalties
-```
-
-**Problem**: WebSearch has NO engagement metrics. Giving it `DEFAULT_ENGAGEMENT=35` with `-10 penalty` = 25 base, which still competes unfairly.
-
-**Solution**: Source-specific scoring with **engagement substitution**:
-
-| Source | Relevance | Recency | Engagement | Source Penalty |
-|--------|-----------|---------|------------|----------------|
-| Reddit | 45% | 25% | 30% (real metrics) | 0 |
-| X | 45% | 25% | 30% (real metrics) | 0 |
-| WebSearch | 55% | 35% | 0% (no data) | -15 points |
-
-**Rationale**:
-- WebSearch items compete on relevance + recency only (reweighted to 100%)
-- `-15 point source penalty` ensures WebSearch ranks below comparable Reddit/X items
-- High-quality WebSearch can still surface (score 60-70) but won't dominate (Reddit/X score 70-85)
-
-### Mode Behavior
-
-| API Keys Available | Default Behavior | `--include-web` |
-|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
-| None | **WebSearch only** | n/a |
-| OpenAI only | Reddit only | Reddit + WebSearch |
-| xAI only | X only | X + WebSearch |
-| Both | Reddit + X | Reddit + X + WebSearch |
-
-**CLI flag**: `--include-web` (default: false when other sources available)
-
-## Technical Approach
-
-### Architecture
-
-```
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│                     last30days.py orchestrator                   │
-├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
-│  run_research()                                                  │
-│  ├── if sources includes "reddit": openai_reddit.search_reddit()│
-│  ├── if sources includes "x": xai_x.search_x()                  │
-│  └── if sources includes "web": websearch.search_web() ← NEW    │
-└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-                              │
-                              ▼
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│                     Processing Pipeline                          │
-├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
-│  normalize_websearch_items() → WebSearchItem schema ← NEW        │
-│  score_websearch_items() → engagement-free scoring ← NEW         │
-│  dedupe_websearch() → deduplication ← NEW                        │
-│  render_websearch_section() → output formatting ← NEW            │
-└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-```
-
-### Implementation Phases
-
-#### Phase 1: Schema & Core Infrastructure
-
-**Files to create/modify:**
-
-```python
-# scripts/lib/websearch.py (NEW)
-"""Claude WebSearch API client for general web discovery."""
-
-WEBSEARCH_PROMPT = """Search the web for content about: {topic}
-
-CRITICAL: Only include results from the last 30 days (after {from_date}).
-
-Find {min_items}-{max_items} high-quality, relevant web pages. Prefer:
-- Blog posts, tutorials, documentation
-- News articles, announcements
-- Authoritative sources (official docs, reputable publications)
-
-AVOID:
-- Reddit (covered separately)
-- X/Twitter (covered separately)
-- YouTube without transcripts
-- Forum threads without clear answers
-
-Return ONLY valid JSON:
-{{
-  "items": [
-    {{
-      "title": "Page title",
-      "url": "https://...",
-      "source_domain": "example.com",
-      "snippet": "Brief excerpt (100-200 chars)",
-      "date": "YYYY-MM-DD or null",
-      "why_relevant": "Brief explanation",
-      "relevance": 0.85
-    }}
-  ]
-}}
-"""
-
-def search_web(topic: str, from_date: str, to_date: str, depth: str = "default") -> dict:
-    """Search web using Claude's built-in WebSearch tool.
-
-    NOTE: This runs INSIDE Claude Code, so we use the WebSearch tool directly.
-    No API key needed - uses Claude's session.
-    """
-    # Implementation uses Claude's web_search_20250305 tool
-    pass
-
-def parse_websearch_response(response: dict) -> list[dict]:
-    """Parse WebSearch results into normalized format."""
-    pass
-```
-
-```python
-# scripts/lib/schema.py - ADD WebSearchItem
-
-@dataclass
-class WebSearchItem:
-    """Normalized web search item."""
-    id: str
-    title: str
-    url: str
-    source_domain: str  # e.g., "medium.com", "github.com"
-    snippet: str
-    date: Optional[str] = None
-    date_confidence: str = "low"
-    relevance: float = 0.5
-    why_relevant: str = ""
-    subs: SubScores = field(default_factory=SubScores)
-    score: int = 0
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            'id': self.id,
-            'title': self.title,
-            'url': self.url,
-            'source_domain': self.source_domain,
-            'snippet': self.snippet,
-            'date': self.date,
-            'date_confidence': self.date_confidence,
-            'relevance': self.relevance,
-            'why_relevant': self.why_relevant,
-            'subs': self.subs.to_dict(),
-            'score': self.score,
-        }
-```
-
-#### Phase 2: Scoring System Updates
-
-```python
-# scripts/lib/score.py - ADD websearch scoring
-
-# New constants
-WEBSEARCH_SOURCE_PENALTY = 15  # Points deducted for lacking engagement
-
-# Reweighted for no engagement
-WEBSEARCH_WEIGHT_RELEVANCE = 0.55
-WEBSEARCH_WEIGHT_RECENCY = 0.45
-
-def score_websearch_items(items: List[schema.WebSearchItem]) -> List[schema.WebSearchItem]:
-    """Score WebSearch items WITHOUT engagement metrics.
-
-    Uses reweighted formula: 55% relevance + 45% recency - 15pt source penalty
-    """
-    for item in items:
-        rel_score = int(item.relevance * 100)
-        rec_score = dates.recency_score(item.date)
-
-        item.subs = schema.SubScores(
-            relevance=rel_score,
-            recency=rec_score,
-            engagement=0,  # Explicitly zero - no engagement data
-        )
-
-        overall = (
-            WEBSEARCH_WEIGHT_RELEVANCE * rel_score +
-            WEBSEARCH_WEIGHT_RECENCY * rec_score
-        )
-
-        # Apply source penalty (WebSearch < Reddit/X)
-        overall -= WEBSEARCH_SOURCE_PENALTY
-
-        # Apply date confidence penalty (same as other sources)
-        if item.date_confidence == "low":
-            overall -= 10
-        elif item.date_confidence == "med":
-            overall -= 5
-
-        item.score = max(0, min(100, int(overall)))
-
-    return items
-```
-
-#### Phase 3: Orchestrator Integration
-
-```python
-# scripts/last30days.py - UPDATE run_research()
-
-def run_research(...) -> tuple:
-    """Run the research pipeline.
-
-    Returns: (reddit_items, x_items, web_items, raw_openai, raw_xai,
-              raw_websearch, reddit_error, x_error, web_error)
-    """
-    # ... existing Reddit/X code ...
-
-    # WebSearch (new)
-    web_items = []
-    raw_websearch = None
-    web_error = None
-
-    if sources in ("all", "web", "reddit-web", "x-web"):
-        if progress:
-            progress.start_web()
-
-        try:
-            raw_websearch = websearch.search_web(topic, from_date, to_date, depth)
-            web_items = websearch.parse_websearch_response(raw_websearch)
-        except Exception as e:
-            web_error = f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"
-
-        if progress:
-            progress.end_web(len(web_items))
-
-    return (reddit_items, x_items, web_items, raw_openai, raw_xai,
-            raw_websearch, reddit_error, x_error, web_error)
-```
-
-#### Phase 4: CLI & Environment Updates
-
-```python
-# scripts/last30days.py - ADD CLI flag
-
-parser.add_argument(
-    "--include-web",
-    action="store_true",
-    help="Include general web search alongside Reddit/X (lower weighted)",
-)
-
-# scripts/lib/env.py - UPDATE get_available_sources()
-
-def get_available_sources(config: dict) -> str:
-    """Determine available sources. WebSearch always available (no API key)."""
-    has_openai = bool(config.get('OPENAI_API_KEY'))
-    has_xai = bool(config.get('XAI_API_KEY'))
-
-    if has_openai and has_xai:
-        return 'both'  # WebSearch available but not default
-    elif has_openai:
-        return 'reddit'
-    elif has_xai:
-        return 'x'
-    else:
-        return 'web'  # Fallback: WebSearch only (no keys needed)
-```
-
-## Acceptance Criteria
-
-### Functional Requirements
-
-- [x] Skill works with zero API keys (WebSearch-only mode)
-- [x] `--include-web` flag adds WebSearch to Reddit/X searches
-- [x] WebSearch items have lower average scores than Reddit/X items with similar relevance
-- [x] WebSearch results exclude Reddit/X URLs (handled separately)
-- [x] Date filtering uses natural language ("last 30 days") in prompt
-- [x] Output clearly labels source type: `[WEB]`, `[Reddit]`, `[X]`
-
-### Non-Functional Requirements
-
-- [x] WebSearch adds <10s latency to total research time (0s - deferred to Claude)
-- [x] Graceful degradation if WebSearch fails
-- [ ] Cache includes WebSearch results appropriately
-
-### Quality Gates
-
-- [x] Before/after testing shows WebSearch doesn't dominate rankings (via -15pt penalty)
-- [x] Test: 10 Reddit + 10 X + 10 WebSearch → WebSearch avg score 15-20pts lower (scoring formula verified)
-- [x] Test: WebSearch-only mode produces useful results for common topics
-
-## Testing Plan
-
-### Before/After Comparison Script
-
-```python
-# tests/test_websearch_weighting.py
-
-"""
-Test harness to validate WebSearch doesn't overpower Reddit/X.
-
-Run same queries with:
-1. Reddit + X only (baseline)
-2. Reddit + X + WebSearch (comparison)
-
-Verify: WebSearch items rank lower on average.
-"""
-
-TEST_QUERIES = [
-    "best practices for react server components",
-    "AI coding assistants comparison",
-    "typescript 5.5 new features",
-]
-
-def test_websearch_weighting():
-    for query in TEST_QUERIES:
-        # Run without WebSearch
-        baseline = run_research(query, sources="both")
-        baseline_scores = [item.score for item in baseline.reddit + baseline.x]
-
-        # Run with WebSearch
-        with_web = run_research(query, sources="both", include_web=True)
-        web_scores = [item.score for item in with_web.web]
-        reddit_x_scores = [item.score for item in with_web.reddit + with_web.x]
-
-        # Assertions
-        avg_reddit_x = sum(reddit_x_scores) / len(reddit_x_scores)
-        avg_web = sum(web_scores) / len(web_scores) if web_scores else 0
-
-        assert avg_web < avg_reddit_x - 10, \
-            f"WebSearch avg ({avg_web}) too close to Reddit/X avg ({avg_reddit_x})"
-
-        # Check top 5 aren't all WebSearch
-        top_5 = sorted(with_web.reddit + with_web.x + with_web.web,
-                       key=lambda x: -x.score)[:5]
-        web_in_top_5 = sum(1 for item in top_5 if isinstance(item, WebSearchItem))
-        assert web_in_top_5 <= 2, f"Too many WebSearch items in top 5: {web_in_top_5}"
-```
-
-### Manual Test Scenarios
-
-| Scenario | Expected Outcome |
-|----------|------------------|
-| No API keys, run `/last30days AI tools` | WebSearch-only results, useful output |
-| Both keys + `--include-web`, run `/last30days react` | Mix of all 3 sources, Reddit/X dominate top 10 |
-| Niche topic (no Reddit/X coverage) | WebSearch fills gap, becomes primary |
-| Popular topic (lots of Reddit/X) | WebSearch present but lower-ranked |
-
-## Dependencies & Prerequisites
-
-- Claude Code's WebSearch tool (`web_search_20250305`) - already available
-- No new API keys required
-- Existing test infrastructure in `tests/`
-
-## Risk Analysis & Mitigation
-
-| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
-|------|------------|--------|------------|
-| WebSearch returns stale content | Medium | Medium | Enforce date in prompt, apply low-confidence penalty |
-| WebSearch dominates rankings | Low | High | Source penalty (-15pts), testing validates |
-| WebSearch adds spam/low-quality | Medium | Medium | Exclude social media domains, domain filtering |
-| Date parsing unreliable | High | Medium | Accept "low" confidence as normal for WebSearch |
-
-## Future Considerations
-
-1. **Domain authority scoring**: Could proxy engagement with domain reputation
-2. **User-configurable weights**: Let users adjust WebSearch penalty
-3. **Domain whitelist/blacklist**: Filter WebSearch to trusted sources
-4. **Parallel execution**: Run all 3 sources concurrently for speed
-
-## References
-
-### Internal References
-- Scoring algorithm: `scripts/lib/score.py:8-15`
-- Source detection: `scripts/lib/env.py:57-72`
-- Schema patterns: `scripts/lib/schema.py:76-138`
-- Orchestrator: `scripts/last30days.py:54-164`
-
-### External References
-- Claude WebSearch docs: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/web-search-tool
-- WebSearch pricing: $10/1K searches + token costs
-- Date filtering limitation: No explicit date params, use natural language
-
-### Research Findings
-- Reddit upvotes are ~12% of ranking value in SEO (strong signal)
-- E-E-A-T framework: Engagement metrics = trust signal
-- MSA2C2 approach: Dynamic weight learning for multi-source aggregation

pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[project]
+name = "last30days-skill"
+version = "3.2.3"
+description = "Multi-source last-30-days research skill"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
+dependencies = []
+
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+  "pytest>=9,<10",
+  "pytest-cov>=7,<8",
+]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+python_files = ["test_*.py"]
+addopts = [
+  "-q",
+  "--tb=short",
+]
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+branch = true
+source = ["skills/last30days/scripts", "tests"]
+omit = [
+  "skills/last30days/scripts/lib/vendor/*",
+  "dist/*",
+]
+
+[tool.coverage.report]
+skip_empty = true
+show_missing = true
+omit = [
+  "skills/last30days/scripts/lib/vendor/*",
+  "dist/*",
+]

release-notes.md

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+The AI world reinvents itself every month. This skill keeps you current.
+
+`/last30days` researches your topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and 5+ more sources from the last 30 days, finds what the community is actually upvoting, sharing, betting on, and saying on camera, and writes you a grounded narrative with real citations.
+
+## v3 is the intelligent search release
+
+v3 is a ground-up engine rewrite by [@j-sperling](https://github.com/j-sperling). The old engine searched keywords. The new engine understands your topic first, then searches the right people and communities.
+
+Type "OpenClaw" and v3 resolves @steipete, r/openclaw, r/ClaudeCode, and the right YouTube channels and TikTok hashtags before a single API call fires. Type "Peter Steinberger" and it resolves his X handle and GitHub profile, switches to person mode, and shows what he shipped this month at 85% merge rate across 22 PRs. None of that was on Google.
+
+## Headline features
+
+### Intelligent pre-research
+
+The killer feature. A new Python pre-research brain resolves X handles, GitHub repos, subreddits, TikTok hashtags, and YouTube channels before searching. Bidirectional: person to company, product to founder, name to GitHub profile. The right subreddits, the right handles, the right hashtags, all resolved before a single API call.
+
+### Best Takes
+
+A second LLM judge scores every result for humor, wit, and virality alongside relevance. Every brief now ends with a Best Takes section surfacing the cleverest one-liners and most viral quotes. The Reddit and X people are funny, and the old engine buried their best stuff.
+
+### Cross-source cluster merging
+
+When the same story hits Reddit, X, and YouTube, v3 merges them into one cluster instead of three duplicates. Entity-based overlap detection catches matches even when the titles use different words.
+
+### Single-pass comparisons
+
+"X vs Y" used to run three serial passes (12+ minutes). v3 runs one pass with entity-aware subqueries for both sides at once. Same depth, 3 minutes.
+
+### GitHub person-mode and project-mode
+
+When the topic is a person, the engine switches from keyword search to author-scoped queries. PR velocity, top repos by stars, release notes for what shipped this month, woven into the narrative alongside X posts and Reddit threads.
+
+When the topic is a project, it pulls live star counts, READMEs, releases, and top issues from the GitHub API. No stale blog posts.
+
+### ELI5 mode
+
+Say "eli5 on" after any research run. The synthesis rewrites in plain language. No jargon. Same data, same sources, same citations, just clearer. Say "eli5 off" to go back.
+
+### 13+ sources
+
+v3 adds Threads, Pinterest, Perplexity, Bluesky, and Parallel AI grounding to the existing Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and Web lineup. Perplexity Deep Research (`--deep-research`) gives you 50+ citation reports for serious investigation.
+
+### Per-author cap and entity disambiguation
+
+Max 3 items per author prevents single-voice dominance. Synthesis trusts resolved handles over fuzzy keyword matches.
+
+## Install
+
+Claude Code:
+
+```
+/plugin marketplace add mvanhorn/last30days-skill
+```
+
+OpenClaw:
+
+```
+clawhub install last30days-official
+```
+
+OpenAI Codex CLI: install the repo as a local Codex marketplace/plugin. The plugin manifest lives at `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`, and the canonical skill payload is `skills/last30days/SKILL.md`.
+
+Zero config. Reddit, Hacker News, Polymarket, and GitHub work immediately. Run it once and the setup wizard unlocks X, YouTube, TikTok, and more in 30 seconds.
+
+## v3 Community
+
+v3 was shaped by community contributors whose PRs and issues inspired core features. Their code wasn't merged directly (v3 was a ground-up rewrite), but their ideas drove what shipped.
+
+Thanks to @uppinote20, @zerone0x, @thinkun, @thomasmktong, @fanispoulinakisai-boop, @pejmanjohn, @zl190, and @hnshah. See [CONTRIBUTORS.md](CONTRIBUTORS.md) for the full list.
+
+Contributors who shaped the release itself:
+
+- @Jah-yee (#153) surfaced the need for a real Codex CLI integration, which shipped in #219
+- @Cody-Coyote (#204) reported the marketplace validation bug that needed fixing before v3 could ship cleanly
+- @dannyshmueli pushed for v3 and Codex family support publicly on X
+
+Full Added / Changed / Fixed detail lives in [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) under `[3.0.0]`.
+
+## Earlier contributors
+
+From the v1 and v2 lineage:
+
+- [@galligan](https://github.com/galligan) for marketplace plugin inspiration
+- [@hutchins](https://x.com/hutchins) for pushing the YouTube feature
+
+30 days of research. 30 seconds of work. Thirteen sources. Zero stale prompts.

scripts/last30days.py

@@ -1,402 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-last30days - Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X.
-
-Usage:
-    python3 last30days.py <topic> [options]
-
-Options:
-    --mock              Use fixtures instead of real API calls
-    --emit=MODE         Output mode: compact|json|md|context|path (default: compact)
-    --sources=MODE      Source selection: auto|reddit|x|both (default: auto)
-    --quick             Faster research with fewer sources (8-12 each)
-    --deep              Comprehensive research with more sources (50-70 Reddit, 40-60 X)
-    --debug             Enable verbose debug logging
-"""
-
-import argparse
-import json
-import os
-import sys
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from pathlib import Path
-
-# Add lib to path
-SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
-sys.path.insert(0, str(SCRIPT_DIR))
-
-from lib import (
-    dates,
-    dedupe,
-    env,
-    http,
-    models,
-    normalize,
-    openai_reddit,
-    reddit_enrich,
-    render,
-    schema,
-    score,
-    ui,
-    websearch,
-    xai_x,
-)
-
-
-def load_fixture(name: str) -> dict:
-    """Load a fixture file."""
-    fixture_path = SCRIPT_DIR.parent / "fixtures" / name
-    if fixture_path.exists():
-        with open(fixture_path) as f:
-            return json.load(f)
-    return {}
-
-
-def run_research(
-    topic: str,
-    sources: str,
-    config: dict,
-    selected_models: dict,
-    from_date: str,
-    to_date: str,
-    depth: str = "default",
-    mock: bool = False,
-    progress: ui.ProgressDisplay = None,
-) -> tuple:
-    """Run the research pipeline.
-
-    Returns:
-        Tuple of (reddit_items, x_items, web_needed, raw_openai, raw_xai, raw_reddit_enriched, reddit_error, x_error)
-
-    Note: web_needed is True when WebSearch should be performed by Claude.
-    The script outputs a marker and Claude handles WebSearch in its session.
-    """
-    reddit_items = []
-    x_items = []
-    raw_openai = None
-    raw_xai = None
-    raw_reddit_enriched = []
-    reddit_error = None
-    x_error = None
-
-    # Check if WebSearch is needed
-    web_needed = sources in ("all", "web", "reddit-web", "x-web")
-
-    # Reddit search via OpenAI
-    if sources in ("both", "reddit", "all", "reddit-web"):
-        if progress:
-            progress.start_reddit()
-
-        if mock:
-            raw_openai = load_fixture("openai_sample.json")
-        else:
-            try:
-                raw_openai = openai_reddit.search_reddit(
-                    config["OPENAI_API_KEY"],
-                    selected_models["openai"],
-                    topic,
-                    depth=depth,
-                )
-            except http.HTTPError as e:
-                if progress:
-                    progress.show_error(f"Reddit API failed: {e}")
-                raw_openai = {"error": str(e)}
-                reddit_error = f"API error: {e}"
-            except Exception as e:
-                if progress:
-                    progress.show_error(f"Reddit error: {e}")
-                raw_openai = {"error": str(e)}
-                reddit_error = f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"
-
-        # Parse response
-        reddit_items = openai_reddit.parse_reddit_response(raw_openai)
-
-        if progress:
-            progress.end_reddit(len(reddit_items))
-
-        # Enrich with real Reddit data
-        if reddit_items:
-            if progress:
-                progress.start_reddit_enrich(1, len(reddit_items))
-
-            for i, item in enumerate(reddit_items):
-                if progress and i > 0:
-                    progress.update_reddit_enrich(i + 1, len(reddit_items))
-
-                if mock:
-                    mock_thread = load_fixture("reddit_thread_sample.json")
-                    reddit_items[i] = reddit_enrich.enrich_reddit_item(item, mock_thread)
-                else:
-                    reddit_items[i] = reddit_enrich.enrich_reddit_item(item)
-
-                raw_reddit_enriched.append(reddit_items[i])
-
-            if progress:
-                progress.end_reddit_enrich()
-
-    # X search via xAI
-    if sources in ("both", "x", "all", "x-web"):
-        if progress:
-            progress.start_x()
-
-        if mock:
-            raw_xai = load_fixture("xai_sample.json")
-        else:
-            try:
-                raw_xai = xai_x.search_x(
-                    config["XAI_API_KEY"],
-                    selected_models["xai"],
-                    topic,
-                    from_date,
-                    to_date,
-                    depth=depth,
-                )
-            except http.HTTPError as e:
-                if progress:
-                    progress.show_error(f"X API failed: {e}")
-                raw_xai = {"error": str(e)}
-                x_error = f"API error: {e}"
-            except Exception as e:
-                if progress:
-                    progress.show_error(f"X error: {e}")
-                raw_xai = {"error": str(e)}
-                x_error = f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"
-
-        # Parse response
-        x_items = xai_x.parse_x_response(raw_xai)
-
-        if progress:
-            progress.end_x(len(x_items))
-
-    return reddit_items, x_items, web_needed, raw_openai, raw_xai, raw_reddit_enriched, reddit_error, x_error
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description="Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X"
-    )
-    parser.add_argument("topic", nargs="?", help="Topic to research")
-    parser.add_argument("--mock", action="store_true", help="Use fixtures")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--emit",
-        choices=["compact", "json", "md", "context", "path"],
-        default="compact",
-        help="Output mode",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--sources",
-        choices=["auto", "reddit", "x", "both"],
-        default="auto",
-        help="Source selection",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--quick",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Faster research with fewer sources (8-12 each)",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--deep",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Comprehensive research with more sources (50-70 Reddit, 40-60 X)",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--debug",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Enable verbose debug logging",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--include-web",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Include general web search alongside Reddit/X (lower weighted)",
-    )
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    # Enable debug logging if requested
-    if args.debug:
-        os.environ["LAST30DAYS_DEBUG"] = "1"
-        # Re-import http to pick up debug flag
-        from lib import http as http_module
-        http_module.DEBUG = True
-
-    # Determine depth
-    if args.quick and args.deep:
-        print("Error: Cannot use both --quick and --deep", file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-    elif args.quick:
-        depth = "quick"
-    elif args.deep:
-        depth = "deep"
-    else:
-        depth = "default"
-
-    if not args.topic:
-        print("Error: Please provide a topic to research.", file=sys.stderr)
-        print("Usage: python3 last30days.py <topic> [options]", file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Load config
-    config = env.get_config()
-
-    # Check available sources
-    available = env.get_available_sources(config)
-
-    # Mock mode can work without keys
-    if args.mock:
-        if args.sources == "auto":
-            sources = "both"
-        else:
-            sources = args.sources
-    else:
-        # Validate requested sources against available
-        sources, error = env.validate_sources(args.sources, available, args.include_web)
-        if error:
-            # If it's a warning about WebSearch fallback, print but continue
-            if "WebSearch fallback" in error:
-                print(f"Note: {error}", file=sys.stderr)
-            else:
-                print(f"Error: {error}", file=sys.stderr)
-                sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Get date range
-    from_date, to_date = dates.get_date_range(30)
-
-    # Initialize progress display
-    progress = ui.ProgressDisplay(args.topic, show_banner=True)
-
-    # Select models
-    if args.mock:
-        # Use mock models
-        mock_openai_models = load_fixture("models_openai_sample.json").get("data", [])
-        mock_xai_models = load_fixture("models_xai_sample.json").get("data", [])
-        selected_models = models.get_models(
-            {
-                "OPENAI_API_KEY": "mock",
-                "XAI_API_KEY": "mock",
-                **config,
-            },
-            mock_openai_models,
-            mock_xai_models,
-        )
-    else:
-        selected_models = models.get_models(config)
-
-    # Determine mode string
-    if sources == "all":
-        mode = "all"  # reddit + x + web
-    elif sources == "both":
-        mode = "both"  # reddit + x
-    elif sources == "reddit":
-        mode = "reddit-only"
-    elif sources == "reddit-web":
-        mode = "reddit-web"
-    elif sources == "x":
-        mode = "x-only"
-    elif sources == "x-web":
-        mode = "x-web"
-    elif sources == "web":
-        mode = "web-only"
-    else:
-        mode = sources
-
-    # Run research
-    reddit_items, x_items, web_needed, raw_openai, raw_xai, raw_reddit_enriched, reddit_error, x_error = run_research(
-        args.topic,
-        sources,
-        config,
-        selected_models,
-        from_date,
-        to_date,
-        depth,
-        args.mock,
-        progress,
-    )
-
-    # Processing phase
-    progress.start_processing()
-
-    # Normalize items
-    normalized_reddit = normalize.normalize_reddit_items(reddit_items, from_date, to_date)
-    normalized_x = normalize.normalize_x_items(x_items, from_date, to_date)
-
-    # Score items
-    scored_reddit = score.score_reddit_items(normalized_reddit)
-    scored_x = score.score_x_items(normalized_x)
-
-    # Sort items
-    sorted_reddit = score.sort_items(scored_reddit)
-    sorted_x = score.sort_items(scored_x)
-
-    # Dedupe items
-    deduped_reddit = dedupe.dedupe_reddit(sorted_reddit)
-    deduped_x = dedupe.dedupe_x(sorted_x)
-
-    progress.end_processing()
-
-    # Create report
-    report = schema.create_report(
-        args.topic,
-        from_date,
-        to_date,
-        mode,
-        selected_models.get("openai"),
-        selected_models.get("xai"),
-    )
-    report.reddit = deduped_reddit
-    report.x = deduped_x
-    report.reddit_error = reddit_error
-    report.x_error = x_error
-
-    # Generate context snippet
-    report.context_snippet_md = render.render_context_snippet(report)
-
-    # Write outputs
-    render.write_outputs(report, raw_openai, raw_xai, raw_reddit_enriched)
-
-    # Show completion
-    progress.show_complete(len(deduped_reddit), len(deduped_x))
-
-    # Output result
-    output_result(report, args.emit, web_needed, args.topic, from_date, to_date)
-
-
-def output_result(
-    report: schema.Report,
-    emit_mode: str,
-    web_needed: bool = False,
-    topic: str = "",
-    from_date: str = "",
-    to_date: str = "",
-):
-    """Output the result based on emit mode."""
-    if emit_mode == "compact":
-        print(render.render_compact(report))
-    elif emit_mode == "json":
-        print(json.dumps(report.to_dict(), indent=2))
-    elif emit_mode == "md":
-        print(render.render_full_report(report))
-    elif emit_mode == "context":
-        print(report.context_snippet_md)
-    elif emit_mode == "path":
-        print(render.get_context_path())
-
-    # Output WebSearch instructions if needed
-    if web_needed:
-        print("\n" + "="*60)
-        print("### WEBSEARCH REQUIRED ###")
-        print("="*60)
-        print(f"Topic: {topic}")
-        print(f"Date range: {from_date} to {to_date}")
-        print("")
-        print("Claude: Use your WebSearch tool to find 8-15 relevant web pages.")
-        print("EXCLUDE: reddit.com, x.com, twitter.com (already covered above)")
-        print("INCLUDE: blogs, docs, news, tutorials from the last 30 days")
-        print("")
-        print("After searching, synthesize WebSearch results WITH the Reddit/X")
-        print("results above. WebSearch items should rank LOWER than comparable")
-        print("Reddit/X items (they lack engagement metrics).")
-        print("="*60)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()

scripts/lib/cache.py

@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-"""Caching utilities for last30days skill."""
-
-import hashlib
-import json
-import os
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Optional
-
-CACHE_DIR = Path.home() / ".cache" / "last30days"
-DEFAULT_TTL_HOURS = 24
-MODEL_CACHE_TTL_DAYS = 7
-
-
-def ensure_cache_dir():
-    """Ensure cache directory exists."""
-    CACHE_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-
-def get_cache_key(topic: str, from_date: str, to_date: str, sources: str) -> str:
-    """Generate a cache key from query parameters."""
-    key_data = f"{topic}|{from_date}|{to_date}|{sources}"
-    return hashlib.sha256(key_data.encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
-
-
-def get_cache_path(cache_key: str) -> Path:
-    """Get path to cache file."""
-    return CACHE_DIR / f"{cache_key}.json"
-
-
-def is_cache_valid(cache_path: Path, ttl_hours: int = DEFAULT_TTL_HOURS) -> bool:
-    """Check if cache file exists and is within TTL."""
-    if not cache_path.exists():
-        return False
-
-    try:
-        stat = cache_path.stat()
-        mtime = datetime.fromtimestamp(stat.st_mtime, tz=timezone.utc)
-        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        age_hours = (now - mtime).total_seconds() / 3600
-        return age_hours < ttl_hours
-    except OSError:
-        return False
-
-
-def load_cache(cache_key: str, ttl_hours: int = DEFAULT_TTL_HOURS) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Load data from cache if valid."""
-    cache_path = get_cache_path(cache_key)
-
-    if not is_cache_valid(cache_path, ttl_hours):
-        return None
-
-    try:
-        with open(cache_path, 'r') as f:
-            return json.load(f)
-    except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
-        return None
-
-
-def get_cache_age_hours(cache_path: Path) -> Optional[float]:
-    """Get age of cache file in hours."""
-    if not cache_path.exists():
-        return None
-    try:
-        stat = cache_path.stat()
-        mtime = datetime.fromtimestamp(stat.st_mtime, tz=timezone.utc)
-        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        return (now - mtime).total_seconds() / 3600
-    except OSError:
-        return None
-
-
-def load_cache_with_age(cache_key: str, ttl_hours: int = DEFAULT_TTL_HOURS) -> tuple:
-    """Load data from cache with age info.
-
-    Returns:
-        Tuple of (data, age_hours) or (None, None) if invalid
-    """
-    cache_path = get_cache_path(cache_key)
-
-    if not is_cache_valid(cache_path, ttl_hours):
-        return None, None
-
-    age = get_cache_age_hours(cache_path)
-
-    try:
-        with open(cache_path, 'r') as f:
-            return json.load(f), age
-    except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
-        return None, None
-
-
-def save_cache(cache_key: str, data: dict):
-    """Save data to cache."""
-    ensure_cache_dir()
-    cache_path = get_cache_path(cache_key)
-
-    try:
-        with open(cache_path, 'w') as f:
-            json.dump(data, f)
-    except OSError:
-        pass  # Silently fail on cache write errors
-
-
-def clear_cache():
-    """Clear all cache files."""
-    if CACHE_DIR.exists():
-        for f in CACHE_DIR.glob("*.json"):
-            try:
-                f.unlink()
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-
-
-# Model selection cache (longer TTL)
-MODEL_CACHE_FILE = CACHE_DIR / "model_selection.json"
-
-
-def load_model_cache() -> dict:
-    """Load model selection cache."""
-    if not is_cache_valid(MODEL_CACHE_FILE, MODEL_CACHE_TTL_DAYS * 24):
-        return {}
-
-    try:
-        with open(MODEL_CACHE_FILE, 'r') as f:
-            return json.load(f)
-    except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
-        return {}
-
-
-def save_model_cache(data: dict):
-    """Save model selection cache."""
-    ensure_cache_dir()
-    try:
-        with open(MODEL_CACHE_FILE, 'w') as f:
-            json.dump(data, f)
-    except OSError:
-        pass
-
-
-def get_cached_model(provider: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Get cached model selection for a provider."""
-    cache = load_model_cache()
-    return cache.get(provider)
-
-
-def set_cached_model(provider: str, model: str):
-    """Cache model selection for a provider."""
-    cache = load_model_cache()
-    cache[provider] = model
-    cache['updated_at'] = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
-    save_model_cache(cache)

scripts/lib/dedupe.py

@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-"""Near-duplicate detection for last30days skill."""
-
-import re
-from typing import List, Set, Tuple, Union
-
-from . import schema
-
-
-def normalize_text(text: str) -> str:
-    """Normalize text for comparison.
-
-    - Lowercase
-    - Remove punctuation
-    - Collapse whitespace
-    """
-    text = text.lower()
-    text = re.sub(r'[^\w\s]', ' ', text)
-    text = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', text)
-    return text.strip()
-
-
-def get_ngrams(text: str, n: int = 3) -> Set[str]:
-    """Get character n-grams from text."""
-    text = normalize_text(text)
-    if len(text) < n:
-        return {text}
-    return {text[i:i+n] for i in range(len(text) - n + 1)}
-
-
-def jaccard_similarity(set1: Set[str], set2: Set[str]) -> float:
-    """Compute Jaccard similarity between two sets."""
-    if not set1 or not set2:
-        return 0.0
-    intersection = len(set1 & set2)
-    union = len(set1 | set2)
-    return intersection / union if union > 0 else 0.0
-
-
-def get_item_text(item: Union[schema.RedditItem, schema.XItem]) -> str:
-    """Get comparable text from an item."""
-    if isinstance(item, schema.RedditItem):
-        return item.title
-    else:
-        return item.text
-
-
-def find_duplicates(
-    items: List[Union[schema.RedditItem, schema.XItem]],
-    threshold: float = 0.7,
-) -> List[Tuple[int, int]]:
-    """Find near-duplicate pairs in items.
-
-    Args:
-        items: List of items to check
-        threshold: Similarity threshold (0-1)
-
-    Returns:
-        List of (i, j) index pairs where i < j and items are similar
-    """
-    duplicates = []
-
-    # Pre-compute n-grams
-    ngrams = [get_ngrams(get_item_text(item)) for item in items]
-
-    for i in range(len(items)):
-        for j in range(i + 1, len(items)):
-            similarity = jaccard_similarity(ngrams[i], ngrams[j])
-            if similarity >= threshold:
-                duplicates.append((i, j))
-
-    return duplicates
-
-
-def dedupe_items(
-    items: List[Union[schema.RedditItem, schema.XItem]],
-    threshold: float = 0.7,
-) -> List[Union[schema.RedditItem, schema.XItem]]:
-    """Remove near-duplicates, keeping highest-scored item.
-
-    Args:
-        items: List of items (should be pre-sorted by score descending)
-        threshold: Similarity threshold
-
-    Returns:
-        Deduplicated items
-    """
-    if len(items) <= 1:
-        return items
-
-    # Find duplicate pairs
-    dup_pairs = find_duplicates(items, threshold)
-
-    # Mark indices to remove (always remove the lower-scored one)
-    # Since items are pre-sorted by score, the second index is always lower
-    to_remove = set()
-    for i, j in dup_pairs:
-        # Keep the higher-scored one (lower index in sorted list)
-        if items[i].score >= items[j].score:
-            to_remove.add(j)
-        else:
-            to_remove.add(i)
-
-    # Return items not marked for removal
-    return [item for idx, item in enumerate(items) if idx not in to_remove]
-
-
-def dedupe_reddit(
-    items: List[schema.RedditItem],
-    threshold: float = 0.7,
-) -> List[schema.RedditItem]:
-    """Dedupe Reddit items."""
-    return dedupe_items(items, threshold)
-
-
-def dedupe_x(
-    items: List[schema.XItem],
-    threshold: float = 0.7,
-) -> List[schema.XItem]:
-    """Dedupe X items."""
-    return dedupe_items(items, threshold)

scripts/lib/env.py

@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-"""Environment and API key management for last30days skill."""
-
-import os
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
-
-CONFIG_DIR = Path.home() / ".config" / "last30days"
-CONFIG_FILE = CONFIG_DIR / ".env"
-
-
-def load_env_file(path: Path) -> Dict[str, str]:
-    """Load environment variables from a file."""
-    env = {}
-    if not path.exists():
-        return env
-
-    with open(path, 'r') as f:
-        for line in f:
-            line = line.strip()
-            if not line or line.startswith('#'):
-                continue
-            if '=' in line:
-                key, _, value = line.partition('=')
-                key = key.strip()
-                value = value.strip()
-                # Remove quotes if present
-                if value and value[0] in ('"', "'") and value[-1] == value[0]:
-                    value = value[1:-1]
-                if key and value:
-                    env[key] = value
-    return env
-
-
-def get_config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Load configuration from ~/.config/last30days/.env and environment."""
-    # Load from config file first
-    file_env = load_env_file(CONFIG_FILE)
-
-    # Environment variables override file
-    config = {
-        'OPENAI_API_KEY': os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY') or file_env.get('OPENAI_API_KEY'),
-        'XAI_API_KEY': os.environ.get('XAI_API_KEY') or file_env.get('XAI_API_KEY'),
-        'OPENAI_MODEL_POLICY': os.environ.get('OPENAI_MODEL_POLICY') or file_env.get('OPENAI_MODEL_POLICY', 'auto'),
-        'OPENAI_MODEL_PIN': os.environ.get('OPENAI_MODEL_PIN') or file_env.get('OPENAI_MODEL_PIN'),
-        'XAI_MODEL_POLICY': os.environ.get('XAI_MODEL_POLICY') or file_env.get('XAI_MODEL_POLICY', 'latest'),
-        'XAI_MODEL_PIN': os.environ.get('XAI_MODEL_PIN') or file_env.get('XAI_MODEL_PIN'),
-    }
-
-    return config
-
-
-def config_exists() -> bool:
-    """Check if configuration file exists."""
-    return CONFIG_FILE.exists()
-
-
-def get_available_sources(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
-    """Determine which sources are available based on API keys.
-
-    Returns: 'both', 'reddit', 'x', or 'web' (fallback when no keys)
-    """
-    has_openai = bool(config.get('OPENAI_API_KEY'))
-    has_xai = bool(config.get('XAI_API_KEY'))
-
-    if has_openai and has_xai:
-        return 'both'
-    elif has_openai:
-        return 'reddit'
-    elif has_xai:
-        return 'x'
-    else:
-        return 'web'  # Fallback: WebSearch only (no API keys needed)
-
-
-def validate_sources(requested: str, available: str, include_web: bool = False) -> tuple[str, Optional[str]]:
-    """Validate requested sources against available keys.
-
-    Args:
-        requested: 'auto', 'reddit', 'x', 'both', or 'web'
-        available: Result from get_available_sources()
-        include_web: If True, add WebSearch to available sources
-
-    Returns:
-        Tuple of (effective_sources, error_message)
-    """
-    # WebSearch-only mode (no API keys)
-    if available == 'web':
-        if requested == 'auto':
-            return 'web', None
-        elif requested == 'web':
-            return 'web', None
-        else:
-            return 'web', f"No API keys configured. Using WebSearch fallback. Add keys to ~/.config/last30days/.env for Reddit/X."
-
-    if requested == 'auto':
-        # Add web to sources if include_web is set
-        if include_web:
-            if available == 'both':
-                return 'all', None  # reddit + x + web
-            elif available == 'reddit':
-                return 'reddit-web', None
-            elif available == 'x':
-                return 'x-web', None
-        return available, None
-
-    if requested == 'web':
-        return 'web', None
-
-    if requested == 'both':
-        if available not in ('both',):
-            missing = 'xAI' if available == 'reddit' else 'OpenAI'
-            return 'none', f"Requested both sources but {missing} key is missing. Use --sources=auto to use available keys."
-        if include_web:
-            return 'all', None
-        return 'both', None
-
-    if requested == 'reddit':
-        if available == 'x':
-            return 'none', "Requested Reddit but only xAI key is available."
-        if include_web:
-            return 'reddit-web', None
-        return 'reddit', None
-
-    if requested == 'x':
-        if available == 'reddit':
-            return 'none', "Requested X but only OpenAI key is available."
-        if include_web:
-            return 'x-web', None
-        return 'x', None
-
-    return requested, None

scripts/lib/models.py

@@ -1,175 +0,0 @@
-"""Model auto-selection for last30days skill."""
-
-import re
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
-
-from . import cache, http
-
-# OpenAI API
-OPENAI_MODELS_URL = "https://api.openai.com/v1/models"
-OPENAI_FALLBACK_MODELS = ["gpt-5.2", "gpt-5.1", "gpt-5", "gpt-4o"]
-
-# xAI API - Agent Tools API requires grok-4 family
-XAI_MODELS_URL = "https://api.x.ai/v1/models"
-XAI_ALIASES = {
-    "latest": "grok-4-1-fast",  # Required for x_search tool
-    "stable": "grok-4-1-fast",
-}
-
-
-def parse_version(model_id: str) -> Optional[Tuple[int, ...]]:
-    """Parse semantic version from model ID.
-
-    Examples:
-        gpt-5 -> (5,)
-        gpt-5.2 -> (5, 2)
-        gpt-5.2.1 -> (5, 2, 1)
-    """
-    match = re.search(r'(\d+(?:\.\d+)*)', model_id)
-    if match:
-        return tuple(int(x) for x in match.group(1).split('.'))
-    return None
-
-
-def is_mainline_openai_model(model_id: str) -> bool:
-    """Check if model is a mainline GPT model (not mini/nano/chat/codex/pro)."""
-    model_lower = model_id.lower()
-
-    # Must be gpt-5 series
-    if not re.match(r'^gpt-5(\.\d+)*$', model_lower):
-        return False
-
-    # Exclude variants
-    excludes = ['mini', 'nano', 'chat', 'codex', 'pro', 'preview', 'turbo']
-    for exc in excludes:
-        if exc in model_lower:
-            return False
-
-    return True
-
-
-def select_openai_model(
-    api_key: str,
-    policy: str = "auto",
-    pin: Optional[str] = None,
-    mock_models: Optional[List[Dict]] = None,
-) -> str:
-    """Select the best OpenAI model based on policy.
-
-    Args:
-        api_key: OpenAI API key
-        policy: 'auto' or 'pinned'
-        pin: Model to use if policy is 'pinned'
-        mock_models: Mock model list for testing
-
-    Returns:
-        Selected model ID
-    """
-    if policy == "pinned" and pin:
-        return pin
-
-    # Check cache first
-    cached = cache.get_cached_model("openai")
-    if cached:
-        return cached
-
-    # Fetch model list
-    if mock_models is not None:
-        models = mock_models
-    else:
-        try:
-            headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}
-            response = http.get(OPENAI_MODELS_URL, headers=headers)
-            models = response.get("data", [])
-        except http.HTTPError:
-            # Fall back to known models
-            return OPENAI_FALLBACK_MODELS[0]
-
-    # Filter to mainline models
-    candidates = [m for m in models if is_mainline_openai_model(m.get("id", ""))]
-
-    if not candidates:
-        # No gpt-5 models found, use fallback
-        return OPENAI_FALLBACK_MODELS[0]
-
-    # Sort by version (descending), then by created timestamp
-    def sort_key(m):
-        version = parse_version(m.get("id", "")) or (0,)
-        created = m.get("created", 0)
-        return (version, created)
-
-    candidates.sort(key=sort_key, reverse=True)
-    selected = candidates[0]["id"]
-
-    # Cache the selection
-    cache.set_cached_model("openai", selected)
-
-    return selected
-
-
-def select_xai_model(
-    api_key: str,
-    policy: str = "latest",
-    pin: Optional[str] = None,
-    mock_models: Optional[List[Dict]] = None,
-) -> str:
-    """Select the best xAI model based on policy.
-
-    Args:
-        api_key: xAI API key
-        policy: 'latest', 'stable', or 'pinned'
-        pin: Model to use if policy is 'pinned'
-        mock_models: Mock model list for testing
-
-    Returns:
-        Selected model ID
-    """
-    if policy == "pinned" and pin:
-        return pin
-
-    # Use alias system
-    if policy in XAI_ALIASES:
-        alias = XAI_ALIASES[policy]
-
-        # Check cache first
-        cached = cache.get_cached_model("xai")
-        if cached:
-            return cached
-
-        # Cache the alias
-        cache.set_cached_model("xai", alias)
-        return alias
-
-    # Default to latest
-    return XAI_ALIASES["latest"]
-
-
-def get_models(
-    config: Dict,
-    mock_openai_models: Optional[List[Dict]] = None,
-    mock_xai_models: Optional[List[Dict]] = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Optional[str]]:
-    """Get selected models for both providers.
-
-    Returns:
-        Dict with 'openai' and 'xai' keys
-    """
-    result = {"openai": None, "xai": None}
-
-    if config.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"):
-        result["openai"] = select_openai_model(
-            config["OPENAI_API_KEY"],
-            config.get("OPENAI_MODEL_POLICY", "auto"),
-            config.get("OPENAI_MODEL_PIN"),
-            mock_openai_models,
-        )
-
-    if config.get("XAI_API_KEY"):
-        result["xai"] = select_xai_model(
-            config["XAI_API_KEY"],
-            config.get("XAI_MODEL_POLICY", "latest"),
-            config.get("XAI_MODEL_PIN"),
-            mock_xai_models,
-        )
-
-    return result

scripts/lib/normalize.py

@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-"""Normalization of raw API data to canonical schema."""
-
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
-
-from . import dates, schema
-
-
-def normalize_reddit_items(
-    items: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    from_date: str,
-    to_date: str,
-) -> List[schema.RedditItem]:
-    """Normalize raw Reddit items to schema.
-
-    Args:
-        items: Raw Reddit items from API
-        from_date: Start of date range
-        to_date: End of date range
-
-    Returns:
-        List of RedditItem objects
-    """
-    normalized = []
-
-    for item in items:
-        # Parse engagement
-        engagement = None
-        eng_raw = item.get("engagement")
-        if isinstance(eng_raw, dict):
-            engagement = schema.Engagement(
-                score=eng_raw.get("score"),
-                num_comments=eng_raw.get("num_comments"),
-                upvote_ratio=eng_raw.get("upvote_ratio"),
-            )
-
-        # Parse comments
-        top_comments = []
-        for c in item.get("top_comments", []):
-            top_comments.append(schema.Comment(
-                score=c.get("score", 0),
-                date=c.get("date"),
-                author=c.get("author", ""),
-                excerpt=c.get("excerpt", ""),
-                url=c.get("url", ""),
-            ))
-
-        # Determine date confidence
-        date_str = item.get("date")
-        date_confidence = dates.get_date_confidence(date_str, from_date, to_date)
-
-        normalized.append(schema.RedditItem(
-            id=item.get("id", ""),
-            title=item.get("title", ""),
-            url=item.get("url", ""),
-            subreddit=item.get("subreddit", ""),
-            date=date_str,
-            date_confidence=date_confidence,
-            engagement=engagement,
-            top_comments=top_comments,
-            comment_insights=item.get("comment_insights", []),
-            relevance=item.get("relevance", 0.5),
-            why_relevant=item.get("why_relevant", ""),
-        ))
-
-    return normalized
-
-
-def normalize_x_items(
-    items: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    from_date: str,
-    to_date: str,
-) -> List[schema.XItem]:
-    """Normalize raw X items to schema.
-
-    Args:
-        items: Raw X items from API
-        from_date: Start of date range
-        to_date: End of date range
-
-    Returns:
-        List of XItem objects
-    """
-    normalized = []
-
-    for item in items:
-        # Parse engagement
-        engagement = None
-        eng_raw = item.get("engagement")
-        if isinstance(eng_raw, dict):
-            engagement = schema.Engagement(
-                likes=eng_raw.get("likes"),
-                reposts=eng_raw.get("reposts"),
-                replies=eng_raw.get("replies"),
-                quotes=eng_raw.get("quotes"),
-            )
-
-        # Determine date confidence
-        date_str = item.get("date")
-        date_confidence = dates.get_date_confidence(date_str, from_date, to_date)
-
-        normalized.append(schema.XItem(
-            id=item.get("id", ""),
-            text=item.get("text", ""),
-            url=item.get("url", ""),
-            author_handle=item.get("author_handle", ""),
-            date=date_str,
-            date_confidence=date_confidence,
-            engagement=engagement,
-            relevance=item.get("relevance", 0.5),
-            why_relevant=item.get("why_relevant", ""),
-        ))
-
-    return normalized
-
-
-def items_to_dicts(items: List) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Convert schema items to dicts for JSON serialization."""
-    return [item.to_dict() for item in items]

scripts/lib/openai_reddit.py

@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-"""OpenAI Responses API client for Reddit discovery."""
-
-import json
-import re
-import sys
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-
-from . import http
-
-
-def _log_error(msg: str):
-    """Log error to stderr."""
-    sys.stderr.write(f"[REDDIT ERROR] {msg}\n")
-    sys.stderr.flush()
-
-OPENAI_RESPONSES_URL = "https://api.openai.com/v1/responses"
-
-# Depth configurations: (min, max) threads to request
-DEPTH_CONFIG = {
-    "quick": (8, 12),
-    "default": (20, 30),
-    "deep": (50, 70),
-}
-
-REDDIT_SEARCH_PROMPT = """Search Reddit for DISCUSSION THREADS about: {topic}
-
-SEARCH GUIDANCE:
-- Search for "site:reddit.com/r/ {topic}" to find subreddit discussions
-- Look in subreddits like r/design, r/UI_Design, r/iOSProgramming, r/SwiftUI, r/Figma, r/webdev, r/userexperience, r/graphic_design
-- ONLY include URLs containing "/r/" and "/comments/" (actual discussion threads)
-- IGNORE: developers.reddit.com, business.reddit.com, reddit.com/user/
-
-Find {min_items}-{max_items} relevant Reddit discussion threads. Prefer recent threads, but include older relevant ones if recent ones are scarce.
-
-CRITICAL: Return ALL discussion threads you find as JSON. Do NOT return errors or empty results.
-
-For EACH Reddit thread URL (containing /r/subreddit/comments/), extract:
-- Thread title
-- Full Reddit URL
-- Subreddit name
-- Date (if visible, otherwise null)
-- Why it's relevant
-
-Return ONLY valid JSON:
-{{
-  "items": [
-    {{
-      "title": "Thread title",
-      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/subreddit/comments/abc123/title/",
-      "subreddit": "subreddit_name",
-      "date": "YYYY-MM-DD or null",
-      "why_relevant": "Relevance to {topic}",
-      "relevance": 0.85
-    }}
-  ]
-}}
-
-Rules:
-- ONLY URLs matching: reddit.com/r/*/comments/*
-- MUST return threads found - NEVER return empty items or errors
-- If threads are older than 30 days, still include them with accurate dates
-- relevance: 0.0-1.0
-- Diverse subreddits preferred"""
-
-
-def search_reddit(
-    api_key: str,
-    model: str,
-    topic: str,
-    depth: str = "default",
-    mock_response: Optional[Dict] = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Search Reddit for relevant threads using OpenAI Responses API.
-
-    Args:
-        api_key: OpenAI API key
-        model: Model to use
-        topic: Search topic
-        depth: Research depth - "quick", "default", or "deep"
-        mock_response: Mock response for testing
-
-    Returns:
-        Raw API response
-    """
-    if mock_response is not None:
-        return mock_response
-
-    min_items, max_items = DEPTH_CONFIG.get(depth, DEPTH_CONFIG["default"])
-
-    headers = {
-        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    }
-
-    # Adjust timeout based on depth
-    timeout = 60 if depth == "quick" else 90 if depth == "default" else 120
-
-    payload = {
-        "model": model,
-        "tools": [
-            {
-                "type": "web_search",
-                "filters": {
-                    "allowed_domains": ["reddit.com"]
-                }
-            }
-        ],
-        "include": ["web_search_call.action.sources"],
-        "input": REDDIT_SEARCH_PROMPT.format(topic=topic, min_items=min_items, max_items=max_items),
-    }
-
-    return http.post(OPENAI_RESPONSES_URL, payload, headers=headers, timeout=timeout)
-
-
-def parse_reddit_response(response: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Parse OpenAI response to extract Reddit items.
-
-    Args:
-        response: Raw API response
-
-    Returns:
-        List of item dicts
-    """
-    items = []
-
-    # Check for API errors first
-    if "error" in response and response["error"]:
-        error = response["error"]
-        err_msg = error.get("message", str(error)) if isinstance(error, dict) else str(error)
-        _log_error(f"OpenAI API error: {err_msg}")
-        if http.DEBUG:
-            _log_error(f"Full error response: {json.dumps(response, indent=2)[:1000]}")
-        return items
-
-    # Try to find the output text
-    output_text = ""
-    if "output" in response:
-        output = response["output"]
-        if isinstance(output, str):
-            output_text = output
-        elif isinstance(output, list):
-            for item in output:
-                if isinstance(item, dict):
-                    if item.get("type") == "message":
-                        content = item.get("content", [])
-                        for c in content:
-                            if isinstance(c, dict) and c.get("type") == "output_text":
-                                output_text = c.get("text", "")
-                                break
-                    elif "text" in item:
-                        output_text = item["text"]
-                elif isinstance(item, str):
-                    output_text = item
-                if output_text:
-                    break
-
-    # Also check for choices (older format)
-    if not output_text and "choices" in response:
-        for choice in response["choices"]:
-            if "message" in choice:
-                output_text = choice["message"].get("content", "")
-                break
-
-    if not output_text:
-        print(f"[REDDIT WARNING] No output text found in OpenAI response. Keys present: {list(response.keys())}", flush=True)
-        return items
-
-    # Extract JSON from the response
-    json_match = re.search(r'\{[\s\S]*"items"[\s\S]*\}', output_text)
-    if json_match:
-        try:
-            data = json.loads(json_match.group())
-            items = data.get("items", [])
-        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            pass
-
-    # Validate and clean items
-    clean_items = []
-    for i, item in enumerate(items):
-        if not isinstance(item, dict):
-            continue
-
-        url = item.get("url", "")
-        if not url or "reddit.com" not in url:
-            continue
-
-        clean_item = {
-            "id": f"R{i+1}",
-            "title": str(item.get("title", "")).strip(),
-            "url": url,
-            "subreddit": str(item.get("subreddit", "")).strip().lstrip("r/"),
-            "date": item.get("date"),
-            "why_relevant": str(item.get("why_relevant", "")).strip(),
-            "relevance": min(1.0, max(0.0, float(item.get("relevance", 0.5)))),
-        }
-
-        # Validate date format
-        if clean_item["date"]:
-            if not re.match(r'^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$', str(clean_item["date"])):
-                clean_item["date"] = None
-
-        clean_items.append(clean_item)
-
-    return clean_items

scripts/lib/render.py

@@ -1,342 +0,0 @@
-"""Output rendering for last30days skill."""
-
-import json
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional
-
-from . import schema
-
-OUTPUT_DIR = Path.home() / ".local" / "share" / "last30days" / "out"
-
-
-def ensure_output_dir():
-    """Ensure output directory exists."""
-    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-
-def render_compact(report: schema.Report, limit: int = 15) -> str:
-    """Render compact output for Claude to synthesize.
-
-    Args:
-        report: Report data
-        limit: Max items per source
-
-    Returns:
-        Compact markdown string
-    """
-    lines = []
-
-    # Header
-    lines.append(f"## Research Results: {report.topic}")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    # Cache indicator
-    if report.from_cache:
-        age_str = f"{report.cache_age_hours:.1f}h old" if report.cache_age_hours else "cached"
-        lines.append(f"**⚡ CACHED RESULTS** ({age_str}) - use `--refresh` for fresh data")
-        lines.append("")
-
-    lines.append(f"**Date Range:** {report.range_from} to {report.range_to}")
-    lines.append(f"**Mode:** {report.mode}")
-    if report.openai_model_used:
-        lines.append(f"**OpenAI Model:** {report.openai_model_used}")
-    if report.xai_model_used:
-        lines.append(f"**xAI Model:** {report.xai_model_used}")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    # Coverage note
-    if report.mode == "reddit-only":
-        lines.append("*Tip: Add xAI key for X coverage and better triangulation.*")
-        lines.append("")
-    elif report.mode == "x-only":
-        lines.append("*Tip: Add OpenAI key for Reddit coverage and better triangulation.*")
-        lines.append("")
-
-    # Reddit items
-    if report.reddit_error:
-        lines.append("### Reddit Threads")
-        lines.append("")
-        lines.append(f"**ERROR:** {report.reddit_error}")
-        lines.append("")
-    elif report.mode in ("both", "reddit-only") and not report.reddit:
-        lines.append("### Reddit Threads")
-        lines.append("")
-        lines.append("*No relevant Reddit threads found for this topic.*")
-        lines.append("")
-    elif report.reddit:
-        lines.append("### Reddit Threads")
-        lines.append("")
-        for item in report.reddit[:limit]:
-            eng_str = ""
-            if item.engagement:
-                eng = item.engagement
-                parts = []
-                if eng.score is not None:
-                    parts.append(f"{eng.score}pts")
-                if eng.num_comments is not None:
-                    parts.append(f"{eng.num_comments}cmt")
-                if parts:
-                    eng_str = f" [{', '.join(parts)}]"
-
-            date_str = f" ({item.date})" if item.date else " (date unknown)"
-            conf_str = f" [date:{item.date_confidence}]" if item.date_confidence != "high" else ""
-
-            lines.append(f"**{item.id}** (score:{item.score}) r/{item.subreddit}{date_str}{conf_str}{eng_str}")
-            lines.append(f"  {item.title}")
-            lines.append(f"  {item.url}")
-            lines.append(f"  *{item.why_relevant}*")
-
-            # Top comment insights
-            if item.comment_insights:
-                lines.append(f"  Insights:")
-                for insight in item.comment_insights[:3]:
-                    lines.append(f"    - {insight}")
-
-            lines.append("")
-
-    # X items
-    if report.x_error:
-        lines.append("### X Posts")
-        lines.append("")
-        lines.append(f"**ERROR:** {report.x_error}")
-        lines.append("")
-    elif report.mode in ("both", "x-only", "all", "x-web") and not report.x:
-        lines.append("### X Posts")
-        lines.append("")
-        lines.append("*No relevant X posts found for this topic.*")
-        lines.append("")
-    elif report.x:
-        lines.append("### X Posts")
-        lines.append("")
-        for item in report.x[:limit]:
-            eng_str = ""
-            if item.engagement:
-                eng = item.engagement
-                parts = []
-                if eng.likes is not None:
-                    parts.append(f"{eng.likes}likes")
-                if eng.reposts is not None:
-                    parts.append(f"{eng.reposts}rt")
-                if parts:
-                    eng_str = f" [{', '.join(parts)}]"
-
-            date_str = f" ({item.date})" if item.date else " (date unknown)"
-            conf_str = f" [date:{item.date_confidence}]" if item.date_confidence != "high" else ""
-
-            lines.append(f"**{item.id}** (score:{item.score}) @{item.author_handle}{date_str}{conf_str}{eng_str}")
-            lines.append(f"  {item.text[:200]}...")
-            lines.append(f"  {item.url}")
-            lines.append(f"  *{item.why_relevant}*")
-            lines.append("")
-
-    # Web items (if any - populated by Claude)
-    if report.web_error:
-        lines.append("### Web Results")
-        lines.append("")
-        lines.append(f"**ERROR:** {report.web_error}")
-        lines.append("")
-    elif report.web:
-        lines.append("### Web Results")
-        lines.append("")
-        for item in report.web[:limit]:
-            date_str = f" ({item.date})" if item.date else " (date unknown)"
-            conf_str = f" [date:{item.date_confidence}]" if item.date_confidence != "high" else ""
-
-            lines.append(f"**{item.id}** [WEB] (score:{item.score}) {item.source_domain}{date_str}{conf_str}")
-            lines.append(f"  {item.title}")
-            lines.append(f"  {item.url}")
-            lines.append(f"  {item.snippet[:150]}...")
-            lines.append(f"  *{item.why_relevant}*")
-            lines.append("")
-
-    return "\n".join(lines)
-
-
-def render_context_snippet(report: schema.Report) -> str:
-    """Render reusable context snippet.
-
-    Args:
-        report: Report data
-
-    Returns:
-        Context markdown string
-    """
-    lines = []
-    lines.append(f"# Context: {report.topic} (Last 30 Days)")
-    lines.append("")
-    lines.append(f"*Generated: {report.generated_at[:10]} | Sources: {report.mode}*")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    # Key sources summary
-    lines.append("## Key Sources")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    all_items = []
-    for item in report.reddit[:5]:
-        all_items.append((item.score, "Reddit", item.title, item.url))
-    for item in report.x[:5]:
-        all_items.append((item.score, "X", item.text[:50] + "...", item.url))
-    for item in report.web[:5]:
-        all_items.append((item.score, "Web", item.title[:50] + "...", item.url))
-
-    all_items.sort(key=lambda x: -x[0])
-    for score, source, text, url in all_items[:7]:
-        lines.append(f"- [{source}] {text}")
-
-    lines.append("")
-    lines.append("## Summary")
-    lines.append("")
-    lines.append("*See full report for best practices, prompt pack, and detailed sources.*")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    return "\n".join(lines)
-
-
-def render_full_report(report: schema.Report) -> str:
-    """Render full markdown report.
-
-    Args:
-        report: Report data
-
-    Returns:
-        Full report markdown
-    """
-    lines = []
-
-    # Title
-    lines.append(f"# {report.topic} - Last 30 Days Research Report")
-    lines.append("")
-    lines.append(f"**Generated:** {report.generated_at}")
-    lines.append(f"**Date Range:** {report.range_from} to {report.range_to}")
-    lines.append(f"**Mode:** {report.mode}")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    # Models
-    lines.append("## Models Used")
-    lines.append("")
-    if report.openai_model_used:
-        lines.append(f"- **OpenAI:** {report.openai_model_used}")
-    if report.xai_model_used:
-        lines.append(f"- **xAI:** {report.xai_model_used}")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    # Reddit section
-    if report.reddit:
-        lines.append("## Reddit Threads")
-        lines.append("")
-        for item in report.reddit:
-            lines.append(f"### {item.id}: {item.title}")
-            lines.append("")
-            lines.append(f"- **Subreddit:** r/{item.subreddit}")
-            lines.append(f"- **URL:** {item.url}")
-            lines.append(f"- **Date:** {item.date or 'Unknown'} (confidence: {item.date_confidence})")
-            lines.append(f"- **Score:** {item.score}/100")
-            lines.append(f"- **Relevance:** {item.why_relevant}")
-
-            if item.engagement:
-                eng = item.engagement
-                lines.append(f"- **Engagement:** {eng.score or '?'} points, {eng.num_comments or '?'} comments")
-
-            if item.comment_insights:
-                lines.append("")
-                lines.append("**Key Insights from Comments:**")
-                for insight in item.comment_insights:
-                    lines.append(f"- {insight}")
-
-            lines.append("")
-
-    # X section
-    if report.x:
-        lines.append("## X Posts")
-        lines.append("")
-        for item in report.x:
-            lines.append(f"### {item.id}: @{item.author_handle}")
-            lines.append("")
-            lines.append(f"- **URL:** {item.url}")
-            lines.append(f"- **Date:** {item.date or 'Unknown'} (confidence: {item.date_confidence})")
-            lines.append(f"- **Score:** {item.score}/100")
-            lines.append(f"- **Relevance:** {item.why_relevant}")
-
-            if item.engagement:
-                eng = item.engagement
-                lines.append(f"- **Engagement:** {eng.likes or '?'} likes, {eng.reposts or '?'} reposts")
-
-            lines.append("")
-            lines.append(f"> {item.text}")
-            lines.append("")
-
-    # Web section
-    if report.web:
-        lines.append("## Web Results")
-        lines.append("")
-        for item in report.web:
-            lines.append(f"### {item.id}: {item.title}")
-            lines.append("")
-            lines.append(f"- **Source:** {item.source_domain}")
-            lines.append(f"- **URL:** {item.url}")
-            lines.append(f"- **Date:** {item.date or 'Unknown'} (confidence: {item.date_confidence})")
-            lines.append(f"- **Score:** {item.score}/100")
-            lines.append(f"- **Relevance:** {item.why_relevant}")
-            lines.append("")
-            lines.append(f"> {item.snippet}")
-            lines.append("")
-
-    # Placeholders for Claude synthesis
-    lines.append("## Best Practices")
-    lines.append("")
-    lines.append("*To be synthesized by Claude*")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    lines.append("## Prompt Pack")
-    lines.append("")
-    lines.append("*To be synthesized by Claude*")
-    lines.append("")
-
-    return "\n".join(lines)
-
-
-def write_outputs(
-    report: schema.Report,
-    raw_openai: Optional[dict] = None,
-    raw_xai: Optional[dict] = None,
-    raw_reddit_enriched: Optional[list] = None,
-):
-    """Write all output files.
-
-    Args:
-        report: Report data
-        raw_openai: Raw OpenAI API response
-        raw_xai: Raw xAI API response
-        raw_reddit_enriched: Raw enriched Reddit thread data
-    """
-    ensure_output_dir()
-
-    # report.json
-    with open(OUTPUT_DIR / "report.json", 'w') as f:
-        json.dump(report.to_dict(), f, indent=2)
-
-    # report.md
-    with open(OUTPUT_DIR / "report.md", 'w') as f:
-        f.write(render_full_report(report))
-
-    # last30days.context.md
-    with open(OUTPUT_DIR / "last30days.context.md", 'w') as f:
-        f.write(render_context_snippet(report))
-
-    # Raw responses
-    if raw_openai:
-        with open(OUTPUT_DIR / "raw_openai.json", 'w') as f:
-            json.dump(raw_openai, f, indent=2)
-
-    if raw_xai:
-        with open(OUTPUT_DIR / "raw_xai.json", 'w') as f:
-            json.dump(raw_xai, f, indent=2)
-
-    if raw_reddit_enriched:
-        with open(OUTPUT_DIR / "raw_reddit_threads_enriched.json", 'w') as f:
-            json.dump(raw_reddit_enriched, f, indent=2)
-
-
-def get_context_path() -> str:
-    """Get path to context file."""
-    return str(OUTPUT_DIR / "last30days.context.md")

scripts/lib/schema.py

@@ -1,336 +0,0 @@
-"""Data schemas for last30days skill."""
-
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Engagement:
-    """Engagement metrics."""
-    # Reddit fields
-    score: Optional[int] = None
-    num_comments: Optional[int] = None
-    upvote_ratio: Optional[float] = None
-
-    # X fields
-    likes: Optional[int] = None
-    reposts: Optional[int] = None
-    replies: Optional[int] = None
-    quotes: Optional[int] = None
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        d = {}
-        if self.score is not None:
-            d['score'] = self.score
-        if self.num_comments is not None:
-            d['num_comments'] = self.num_comments
-        if self.upvote_ratio is not None:
-            d['upvote_ratio'] = self.upvote_ratio
-        if self.likes is not None:
-            d['likes'] = self.likes
-        if self.reposts is not None:
-            d['reposts'] = self.reposts
-        if self.replies is not None:
-            d['replies'] = self.replies
-        if self.quotes is not None:
-            d['quotes'] = self.quotes
-        return d if d else None
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Comment:
-    """Reddit comment."""
-    score: int
-    date: Optional[str]
-    author: str
-    excerpt: str
-    url: str
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            'score': self.score,
-            'date': self.date,
-            'author': self.author,
-            'excerpt': self.excerpt,
-            'url': self.url,
-        }
-
-
-@dataclass
-class SubScores:
-    """Component scores."""
-    relevance: int = 0
-    recency: int = 0
-    engagement: int = 0
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, int]:
-        return {
-            'relevance': self.relevance,
-            'recency': self.recency,
-            'engagement': self.engagement,
-        }
-
-
-@dataclass
-class RedditItem:
-    """Normalized Reddit item."""
-    id: str
-    title: str
-    url: str
-    subreddit: str
-    date: Optional[str] = None
-    date_confidence: str = "low"
-    engagement: Optional[Engagement] = None
-    top_comments: List[Comment] = field(default_factory=list)
-    comment_insights: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    relevance: float = 0.5
-    why_relevant: str = ""
-    subs: SubScores = field(default_factory=SubScores)
-    score: int = 0
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            'id': self.id,
-            'title': self.title,
-            'url': self.url,
-            'subreddit': self.subreddit,
-            'date': self.date,
-            'date_confidence': self.date_confidence,
-            'engagement': self.engagement.to_dict() if self.engagement else None,
-            'top_comments': [c.to_dict() for c in self.top_comments],
-            'comment_insights': self.comment_insights,
-            'relevance': self.relevance,
-            'why_relevant': self.why_relevant,
-            'subs': self.subs.to_dict(),
-            'score': self.score,
-        }
-
-
-@dataclass
-class XItem:
-    """Normalized X item."""
-    id: str
-    text: str
-    url: str
-    author_handle: str
-    date: Optional[str] = None
-    date_confidence: str = "low"
-    engagement: Optional[Engagement] = None
-    relevance: float = 0.5
-    why_relevant: str = ""
-    subs: SubScores = field(default_factory=SubScores)
-    score: int = 0
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            'id': self.id,
-            'text': self.text,
-            'url': self.url,
-            'author_handle': self.author_handle,
-            'date': self.date,
-            'date_confidence': self.date_confidence,
-            'engagement': self.engagement.to_dict() if self.engagement else None,
-            'relevance': self.relevance,
-            'why_relevant': self.why_relevant,
-            'subs': self.subs.to_dict(),
-            'score': self.score,
-        }
-
-
-@dataclass
-class WebSearchItem:
-    """Normalized web search item (no engagement metrics)."""
-    id: str
-    title: str
-    url: str
-    source_domain: str  # e.g., "medium.com", "github.com"
-    snippet: str
-    date: Optional[str] = None
-    date_confidence: str = "low"
-    relevance: float = 0.5
-    why_relevant: str = ""
-    subs: SubScores = field(default_factory=SubScores)
-    score: int = 0
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            'id': self.id,
-            'title': self.title,
-            'url': self.url,
-            'source_domain': self.source_domain,
-            'snippet': self.snippet,
-            'date': self.date,
-            'date_confidence': self.date_confidence,
-            'relevance': self.relevance,
-            'why_relevant': self.why_relevant,
-            'subs': self.subs.to_dict(),
-            'score': self.score,
-        }
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Report:
-    """Full research report."""
-    topic: str
-    range_from: str
-    range_to: str
-    generated_at: str
-    mode: str  # 'reddit-only', 'x-only', 'both', 'web-only', etc.
-    openai_model_used: Optional[str] = None
-    xai_model_used: Optional[str] = None
-    reddit: List[RedditItem] = field(default_factory=list)
-    x: List[XItem] = field(default_factory=list)
-    web: List[WebSearchItem] = field(default_factory=list)
-    best_practices: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    prompt_pack: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    context_snippet_md: str = ""
-    # Status tracking
-    reddit_error: Optional[str] = None
-    x_error: Optional[str] = None
-    web_error: Optional[str] = None
-    # Cache info
-    from_cache: bool = False
-    cache_age_hours: Optional[float] = None
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        d = {
-            'topic': self.topic,
-            'range': {
-                'from': self.range_from,
-                'to': self.range_to,
-            },
-            'generated_at': self.generated_at,
-            'mode': self.mode,
-            'openai_model_used': self.openai_model_used,
-            'xai_model_used': self.xai_model_used,
-            'reddit': [r.to_dict() for r in self.reddit],
-            'x': [x.to_dict() for x in self.x],
-            'web': [w.to_dict() for w in self.web],
-            'best_practices': self.best_practices,
-            'prompt_pack': self.prompt_pack,
-            'context_snippet_md': self.context_snippet_md,
-        }
-        if self.reddit_error:
-            d['reddit_error'] = self.reddit_error
-        if self.x_error:
-            d['x_error'] = self.x_error
-        if self.web_error:
-            d['web_error'] = self.web_error
-        if self.from_cache:
-            d['from_cache'] = self.from_cache
-        if self.cache_age_hours is not None:
-            d['cache_age_hours'] = self.cache_age_hours
-        return d
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "Report":
-        """Create Report from serialized dict (handles cache format)."""
-        # Handle range field conversion
-        range_data = data.get('range', {})
-        range_from = range_data.get('from', data.get('range_from', ''))
-        range_to = range_data.get('to', data.get('range_to', ''))
-
-        # Reconstruct Reddit items
-        reddit_items = []
-        for r in data.get('reddit', []):
-            eng = None
-            if r.get('engagement'):
-                eng = Engagement(**r['engagement'])
-            comments = [Comment(**c) for c in r.get('top_comments', [])]
-            subs = SubScores(**r.get('subs', {})) if r.get('subs') else SubScores()
-            reddit_items.append(RedditItem(
-                id=r['id'],
-                title=r['title'],
-                url=r['url'],
-                subreddit=r['subreddit'],
-                date=r.get('date'),
-                date_confidence=r.get('date_confidence', 'low'),
-                engagement=eng,
-                top_comments=comments,
-                comment_insights=r.get('comment_insights', []),
-                relevance=r.get('relevance', 0.5),
-                why_relevant=r.get('why_relevant', ''),
-                subs=subs,
-                score=r.get('score', 0),
-            ))
-
-        # Reconstruct X items
-        x_items = []
-        for x in data.get('x', []):
-            eng = None
-            if x.get('engagement'):
-                eng = Engagement(**x['engagement'])
-            subs = SubScores(**x.get('subs', {})) if x.get('subs') else SubScores()
-            x_items.append(XItem(
-                id=x['id'],
-                text=x['text'],
-                url=x['url'],
-                author_handle=x['author_handle'],
-                date=x.get('date'),
-                date_confidence=x.get('date_confidence', 'low'),
-                engagement=eng,
-                relevance=x.get('relevance', 0.5),
-                why_relevant=x.get('why_relevant', ''),
-                subs=subs,
-                score=x.get('score', 0),
-            ))
-
-        # Reconstruct Web items
-        web_items = []
-        for w in data.get('web', []):
-            subs = SubScores(**w.get('subs', {})) if w.get('subs') else SubScores()
-            web_items.append(WebSearchItem(
-                id=w['id'],
-                title=w['title'],
-                url=w['url'],
-                source_domain=w.get('source_domain', ''),
-                snippet=w.get('snippet', ''),
-                date=w.get('date'),
-                date_confidence=w.get('date_confidence', 'low'),
-                relevance=w.get('relevance', 0.5),
-                why_relevant=w.get('why_relevant', ''),
-                subs=subs,
-                score=w.get('score', 0),
-            ))
-
-        return cls(
-            topic=data['topic'],
-            range_from=range_from,
-            range_to=range_to,
-            generated_at=data['generated_at'],
-            mode=data['mode'],
-            openai_model_used=data.get('openai_model_used'),
-            xai_model_used=data.get('xai_model_used'),
-            reddit=reddit_items,
-            x=x_items,
-            web=web_items,
-            best_practices=data.get('best_practices', []),
-            prompt_pack=data.get('prompt_pack', []),
-            context_snippet_md=data.get('context_snippet_md', ''),
-            reddit_error=data.get('reddit_error'),
-            x_error=data.get('x_error'),
-            web_error=data.get('web_error'),
-            from_cache=data.get('from_cache', False),
-            cache_age_hours=data.get('cache_age_hours'),
-        )
-
-
-def create_report(
-    topic: str,
-    from_date: str,
-    to_date: str,
-    mode: str,
-    openai_model: Optional[str] = None,
-    xai_model: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> Report:
-    """Create a new report with metadata."""
-    return Report(
-        topic=topic,
-        range_from=from_date,
-        range_to=to_date,
-        generated_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
-        mode=mode,
-        openai_model_used=openai_model,
-        xai_model_used=xai_model,
-    )

scripts/lib/score.py

@@ -1,299 +0,0 @@
-"""Popularity-aware scoring for last30days skill."""
-
-import math
-from typing import List, Optional, Union
-
-from . import dates, schema
-
-# Score weights for Reddit/X (has engagement)
-WEIGHT_RELEVANCE = 0.45
-WEIGHT_RECENCY = 0.25
-WEIGHT_ENGAGEMENT = 0.30
-
-# WebSearch weights (no engagement, reweighted to 100%)
-WEBSEARCH_WEIGHT_RELEVANCE = 0.55
-WEBSEARCH_WEIGHT_RECENCY = 0.45
-WEBSEARCH_SOURCE_PENALTY = 15  # Points deducted for lacking engagement
-
-# Default engagement score for unknown
-DEFAULT_ENGAGEMENT = 35
-UNKNOWN_ENGAGEMENT_PENALTY = 10
-
-
-def log1p_safe(x: Optional[int]) -> float:
-    """Safe log1p that handles None and negative values."""
-    if x is None or x < 0:
-        return 0.0
-    return math.log1p(x)
-
-
-def compute_reddit_engagement_raw(engagement: Optional[schema.Engagement]) -> Optional[float]:
-    """Compute raw engagement score for Reddit item.
-
-    Formula: 0.55*log1p(score) + 0.40*log1p(num_comments) + 0.05*(upvote_ratio*10)
-    """
-    if engagement is None:
-        return None
-
-    if engagement.score is None and engagement.num_comments is None:
-        return None
-
-    score = log1p_safe(engagement.score)
-    comments = log1p_safe(engagement.num_comments)
-    ratio = (engagement.upvote_ratio or 0.5) * 10
-
-    return 0.55 * score + 0.40 * comments + 0.05 * ratio
-
-
-def compute_x_engagement_raw(engagement: Optional[schema.Engagement]) -> Optional[float]:
-    """Compute raw engagement score for X item.
-
-    Formula: 0.55*log1p(likes) + 0.25*log1p(reposts) + 0.15*log1p(replies) + 0.05*log1p(quotes)
-    """
-    if engagement is None:
-        return None
-
-    if engagement.likes is None and engagement.reposts is None:
-        return None
-
-    likes = log1p_safe(engagement.likes)
-    reposts = log1p_safe(engagement.reposts)
-    replies = log1p_safe(engagement.replies)
-    quotes = log1p_safe(engagement.quotes)
-
-    return 0.55 * likes + 0.25 * reposts + 0.15 * replies + 0.05 * quotes
-
-
-def normalize_to_100(values: List[float], default: float = 50) -> List[float]:
-    """Normalize a list of values to 0-100 scale.
-
-    Args:
-        values: Raw values (None values are preserved)
-        default: Default value for None entries
-
-    Returns:
-        Normalized values
-    """
-    # Filter out None
-    valid = [v for v in values if v is not None]
-    if not valid:
-        return [default if v is None else 50 for v in values]
-
-    min_val = min(valid)
-    max_val = max(valid)
-    range_val = max_val - min_val
-
-    if range_val == 0:
-        return [50 if v is None else 50 for v in values]
-
-    result = []
-    for v in values:
-        if v is None:
-            result.append(None)
-        else:
-            normalized = ((v - min_val) / range_val) * 100
-            result.append(normalized)
-
-    return result
-
-
-def score_reddit_items(items: List[schema.RedditItem]) -> List[schema.RedditItem]:
-    """Compute scores for Reddit items.
-
-    Args:
-        items: List of Reddit items
-
-    Returns:
-        Items with updated scores
-    """
-    if not items:
-        return items
-
-    # Compute raw engagement scores
-    eng_raw = [compute_reddit_engagement_raw(item.engagement) for item in items]
-
-    # Normalize engagement to 0-100
-    eng_normalized = normalize_to_100(eng_raw)
-
-    for i, item in enumerate(items):
-        # Relevance subscore (model-provided, convert to 0-100)
-        rel_score = int(item.relevance * 100)
-
-        # Recency subscore
-        rec_score = dates.recency_score(item.date)
-
-        # Engagement subscore
-        if eng_normalized[i] is not None:
-            eng_score = int(eng_normalized[i])
-        else:
-            eng_score = DEFAULT_ENGAGEMENT
-
-        # Store subscores
-        item.subs = schema.SubScores(
-            relevance=rel_score,
-            recency=rec_score,
-            engagement=eng_score,
-        )
-
-        # Compute overall score
-        overall = (
-            WEIGHT_RELEVANCE * rel_score +
-            WEIGHT_RECENCY * rec_score +
-            WEIGHT_ENGAGEMENT * eng_score
-        )
-
-        # Apply penalty for unknown engagement
-        if eng_raw[i] is None:
-            overall -= UNKNOWN_ENGAGEMENT_PENALTY
-
-        # Apply penalty for low date confidence
-        if item.date_confidence == "low":
-            overall -= 10
-        elif item.date_confidence == "med":
-            overall -= 5
-
-        item.score = max(0, min(100, int(overall)))
-
-    return items
-
-
-def score_x_items(items: List[schema.XItem]) -> List[schema.XItem]:
-    """Compute scores for X items.
-
-    Args:
-        items: List of X items
-
-    Returns:
-        Items with updated scores
-    """
-    if not items:
-        return items
-
-    # Compute raw engagement scores
-    eng_raw = [compute_x_engagement_raw(item.engagement) for item in items]
-
-    # Normalize engagement to 0-100
-    eng_normalized = normalize_to_100(eng_raw)
-
-    for i, item in enumerate(items):
-        # Relevance subscore (model-provided, convert to 0-100)
-        rel_score = int(item.relevance * 100)
-
-        # Recency subscore
-        rec_score = dates.recency_score(item.date)
-
-        # Engagement subscore
-        if eng_normalized[i] is not None:
-            eng_score = int(eng_normalized[i])
-        else:
-            eng_score = DEFAULT_ENGAGEMENT
-
-        # Store subscores
-        item.subs = schema.SubScores(
-            relevance=rel_score,
-            recency=rec_score,
-            engagement=eng_score,
-        )
-
-        # Compute overall score
-        overall = (
-            WEIGHT_RELEVANCE * rel_score +
-            WEIGHT_RECENCY * rec_score +
-            WEIGHT_ENGAGEMENT * eng_score
-        )
-
-        # Apply penalty for unknown engagement
-        if eng_raw[i] is None:
-            overall -= UNKNOWN_ENGAGEMENT_PENALTY
-
-        # Apply penalty for low date confidence
-        if item.date_confidence == "low":
-            overall -= 10
-        elif item.date_confidence == "med":
-            overall -= 5
-
-        item.score = max(0, min(100, int(overall)))
-
-    return items
-
-
-def score_websearch_items(items: List[schema.WebSearchItem]) -> List[schema.WebSearchItem]:
-    """Compute scores for WebSearch items WITHOUT engagement metrics.
-
-    Uses reweighted formula: 55% relevance + 45% recency - 15pt source penalty.
-    This ensures WebSearch items rank below comparable Reddit/X items.
-
-    Args:
-        items: List of WebSearch items
-
-    Returns:
-        Items with updated scores
-    """
-    if not items:
-        return items
-
-    for item in items:
-        # Relevance subscore (model-provided, convert to 0-100)
-        rel_score = int(item.relevance * 100)
-
-        # Recency subscore
-        rec_score = dates.recency_score(item.date)
-
-        # Store subscores (engagement is 0 for WebSearch - no data)
-        item.subs = schema.SubScores(
-            relevance=rel_score,
-            recency=rec_score,
-            engagement=0,  # Explicitly zero - no engagement data available
-        )
-
-        # Compute overall score using WebSearch weights
-        overall = (
-            WEBSEARCH_WEIGHT_RELEVANCE * rel_score +
-            WEBSEARCH_WEIGHT_RECENCY * rec_score
-        )
-
-        # Apply source penalty (WebSearch < Reddit/X for same relevance/recency)
-        overall -= WEBSEARCH_SOURCE_PENALTY
-
-        # Apply penalty for low date confidence
-        if item.date_confidence == "low":
-            overall -= 10
-        elif item.date_confidence == "med":
-            overall -= 5
-
-        item.score = max(0, min(100, int(overall)))
-
-    return items
-
-
-def sort_items(items: List[Union[schema.RedditItem, schema.XItem, schema.WebSearchItem]]) -> List:
-    """Sort items by score (descending), then date, then source priority.
-
-    Args:
-        items: List of items to sort
-
-    Returns:
-        Sorted items
-    """
-    def sort_key(item):
-        # Primary: score descending (negate for descending)
-        score = -item.score
-
-        # Secondary: date descending (recent first)
-        date = item.date or "0000-00-00"
-        date_key = -int(date.replace("-", ""))
-
-        # Tertiary: source priority (Reddit > X > WebSearch)
-        if isinstance(item, schema.RedditItem):
-            source_priority = 0
-        elif isinstance(item, schema.XItem):
-            source_priority = 1
-        else:  # WebSearchItem
-            source_priority = 2
-
-        # Quaternary: title/text for stability
-        text = getattr(item, "title", "") or getattr(item, "text", "")
-
-        return (score, date_key, source_priority, text)
-
-    return sorted(items, key=sort_key)

scripts/lib/ui.py

@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-"""Terminal UI utilities for last30days skill."""
-
-import os
-import sys
-import time
-import threading
-import random
-from typing import Optional
-
-# Check if we're in a real terminal (not captured by Claude Code)
-IS_TTY = sys.stderr.isatty()
-
-# ANSI color codes
-class Colors:
-    PURPLE = '\033[95m'
-    BLUE = '\033[94m'
-    CYAN = '\033[96m'
-    GREEN = '\033[92m'
-    YELLOW = '\033[93m'
-    RED = '\033[91m'
-    BOLD = '\033[1m'
-    DIM = '\033[2m'
-    RESET = '\033[0m'
-
-
-BANNER = f"""{Colors.PURPLE}{Colors.BOLD}
-  ██╗      █████╗ ███████╗████████╗██████╗  ██████╗ ██████╗  █████╗ ██╗   ██╗███████╗
-  ██║     ██╔══██╗██╔════╝╚══██╔══╝╚════██╗██╔═████╗██╔══██╗██╔══██╗╚██╗ ██╔╝██╔════╝
-  ██║     ███████║███████╗   ██║    █████╔╝██║██╔██║██║  ██║███████║ ╚████╔╝ ███████╗
-  ██║     ██╔══██║╚════██║   ██║    ╚═══██╗████╔╝██║██║  ██║██╔══██║  ╚██╔╝  ╚════██║
-  ███████╗██║  ██║███████║   ██║   ██████╔╝╚██████╔╝██████╔╝██║  ██║   ██║   ███████║
-  ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝   ╚═════╝  ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝   ╚═╝   ╚══════╝
-{Colors.RESET}{Colors.DIM}  30 days of research. 30 seconds of work.{Colors.RESET}
-"""
-
-MINI_BANNER = f"""{Colors.PURPLE}{Colors.BOLD}/last30days{Colors.RESET} {Colors.DIM}· researching...{Colors.RESET}"""
-
-# Fun status messages for each phase
-REDDIT_MESSAGES = [
-    "Diving into Reddit threads...",
-    "Scanning subreddits for gold...",
-    "Reading what Redditors are saying...",
-    "Exploring the front page of the internet...",
-    "Finding the good discussions...",
-    "Upvoting mentally...",
-    "Scrolling through comments...",
-]
-
-X_MESSAGES = [
-    "Checking what X is buzzing about...",
-    "Reading the timeline...",
-    "Finding the hot takes...",
-    "Scanning tweets and threads...",
-    "Discovering trending insights...",
-    "Following the conversation...",
-    "Reading between the posts...",
-]
-
-ENRICHING_MESSAGES = [
-    "Getting the juicy details...",
-    "Fetching engagement metrics...",
-    "Reading top comments...",
-    "Extracting insights...",
-    "Analyzing discussions...",
-]
-
-PROCESSING_MESSAGES = [
-    "Crunching the data...",
-    "Scoring and ranking...",
-    "Finding patterns...",
-    "Removing duplicates...",
-    "Organizing findings...",
-]
-
-# Spinner frames
-SPINNER_FRAMES = ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏']
-DOTS_FRAMES = ['   ', '.  ', '.. ', '...']
-
-
-class Spinner:
-    """Animated spinner for long-running operations."""
-
-    def __init__(self, message: str = "Working", color: str = Colors.CYAN):
-        self.message = message
-        self.color = color
-        self.running = False
-        self.thread: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
-        self.frame_idx = 0
-        self.shown_static = False
-
-    def _spin(self):
-        while self.running:
-            frame = SPINNER_FRAMES[self.frame_idx % len(SPINNER_FRAMES)]
-            sys.stderr.write(f"\r{self.color}{frame}{Colors.RESET} {self.message}  ")
-            sys.stderr.flush()
-            self.frame_idx += 1
-            time.sleep(0.08)
-
-    def start(self):
-        self.running = True
-        if IS_TTY:
-            # Real terminal - animate
-            self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self._spin, daemon=True)
-            self.thread.start()
-        else:
-            # Not a TTY (Claude Code) - just print once
-            if not self.shown_static:
-                sys.stderr.write(f"⏳ {self.message}\n")
-                sys.stderr.flush()
-                self.shown_static = True
-
-    def update(self, message: str):
-        self.message = message
-        if not IS_TTY and not self.shown_static:
-            # Print update in non-TTY mode
-            sys.stderr.write(f"⏳ {message}\n")
-            sys.stderr.flush()
-
-    def stop(self, final_message: str = ""):
-        self.running = False
-        if self.thread:
-            self.thread.join(timeout=0.2)
-        if IS_TTY:
-            # Clear the line in real terminal
-            sys.stderr.write("\r" + " " * 80 + "\r")
-        if final_message:
-            sys.stderr.write(f"✓ {final_message}\n")
-        sys.stderr.flush()
-
-
-class ProgressDisplay:
-    """Progress display for research phases."""
-
-    def __init__(self, topic: str, show_banner: bool = True):
-        self.topic = topic
-        self.spinner: Optional[Spinner] = None
-        self.start_time = time.time()
-
-        if show_banner:
-            self._show_banner()
-
-    def _show_banner(self):
-        if IS_TTY:
-            sys.stderr.write(MINI_BANNER + "\n")
-            sys.stderr.write(f"{Colors.DIM}Topic: {Colors.RESET}{Colors.BOLD}{self.topic}{Colors.RESET}\n\n")
-        else:
-            # Simple text for non-TTY
-            sys.stderr.write(f"/last30days · researching: {self.topic}\n")
-        sys.stderr.flush()
-
-    def start_reddit(self):
-        msg = random.choice(REDDIT_MESSAGES)
-        self.spinner = Spinner(f"{Colors.YELLOW}Reddit{Colors.RESET} {msg}", Colors.YELLOW)
-        self.spinner.start()
-
-    def end_reddit(self, count: int):
-        if self.spinner:
-            self.spinner.stop(f"{Colors.YELLOW}Reddit{Colors.RESET} Found {count} threads")
-
-    def start_reddit_enrich(self, current: int, total: int):
-        if self.spinner:
-            self.spinner.stop()
-        msg = random.choice(ENRICHING_MESSAGES)
-        self.spinner = Spinner(f"{Colors.YELLOW}Reddit{Colors.RESET} [{current}/{total}] {msg}", Colors.YELLOW)
-        self.spinner.start()
-
-    def update_reddit_enrich(self, current: int, total: int):
-        if self.spinner:
-            msg = random.choice(ENRICHING_MESSAGES)
-            self.spinner.update(f"{Colors.YELLOW}Reddit{Colors.RESET} [{current}/{total}] {msg}")
-
-    def end_reddit_enrich(self):
-        if self.spinner:
-            self.spinner.stop(f"{Colors.YELLOW}Reddit{Colors.RESET} Enriched with engagement data")
-
-    def start_x(self):
-        msg = random.choice(X_MESSAGES)
-        self.spinner = Spinner(f"{Colors.CYAN}X{Colors.RESET} {msg}", Colors.CYAN)
-        self.spinner.start()
-
-    def end_x(self, count: int):
-        if self.spinner:
-            self.spinner.stop(f"{Colors.CYAN}X{Colors.RESET} Found {count} posts")
-
-    def start_processing(self):
-        msg = random.choice(PROCESSING_MESSAGES)
-        self.spinner = Spinner(f"{Colors.PURPLE}Processing{Colors.RESET} {msg}", Colors.PURPLE)
-        self.spinner.start()
-
-    def end_processing(self):
-        if self.spinner:
-            self.spinner.stop()
-
-    def show_complete(self, reddit_count: int, x_count: int):
-        elapsed = time.time() - self.start_time
-        if IS_TTY:
-            sys.stderr.write(f"\n{Colors.GREEN}{Colors.BOLD}✓ Research complete{Colors.RESET} ")
-            sys.stderr.write(f"{Colors.DIM}({elapsed:.1f}s){Colors.RESET}\n")
-            sys.stderr.write(f"  {Colors.YELLOW}Reddit:{Colors.RESET} {reddit_count} threads  ")
-            sys.stderr.write(f"{Colors.CYAN}X:{Colors.RESET} {x_count} posts\n\n")
-        else:
-            sys.stderr.write(f"✓ Research complete ({elapsed:.1f}s) - Reddit: {reddit_count} threads, X: {x_count} posts\n")
-        sys.stderr.flush()
-
-    def show_cached(self, age_hours: float = None):
-        if age_hours is not None:
-            age_str = f" ({age_hours:.1f}h old)"
-        else:
-            age_str = ""
-        sys.stderr.write(f"{Colors.GREEN}⚡{Colors.RESET} {Colors.DIM}Using cached results{age_str} - use --refresh for fresh data{Colors.RESET}\n\n")
-        sys.stderr.flush()
-
-    def show_error(self, message: str):
-        sys.stderr.write(f"{Colors.RED}✗ Error:{Colors.RESET} {message}\n")
-        sys.stderr.flush()
-
-
-def print_phase(phase: str, message: str):
-    """Print a phase message."""
-    colors = {
-        "reddit": Colors.YELLOW,
-        "x": Colors.CYAN,
-        "process": Colors.PURPLE,
-        "done": Colors.GREEN,
-        "error": Colors.RED,
-    }
-    color = colors.get(phase, Colors.RESET)
-    sys.stderr.write(f"{color}▸{Colors.RESET} {message}\n")
-    sys.stderr.flush()

scripts/lib/websearch.py

@@ -1,195 +0,0 @@
-"""WebSearch module for last30days skill.
-
-NOTE: WebSearch uses Claude's built-in WebSearch tool, which runs INSIDE Claude Code.
-Unlike Reddit/X which use external APIs, WebSearch results are obtained by Claude
-directly and passed to this module for normalization and scoring.
-
-The typical flow is:
-1. Claude invokes WebSearch tool with the topic
-2. Claude passes results to parse_websearch_results()
-3. Results are normalized into WebSearchItem objects
-"""
-
-import re
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
-
-from . import schema
-
-
-# Domains to exclude (Reddit and X are handled separately)
-EXCLUDED_DOMAINS = {
-    "reddit.com",
-    "www.reddit.com",
-    "old.reddit.com",
-    "twitter.com",
-    "www.twitter.com",
-    "x.com",
-    "www.x.com",
-    "mobile.twitter.com",
-}
-
-
-def extract_domain(url: str) -> str:
-    """Extract the domain from a URL.
-
-    Args:
-        url: Full URL
-
-    Returns:
-        Domain string (e.g., "medium.com")
-    """
-    try:
-        parsed = urlparse(url)
-        domain = parsed.netloc.lower()
-        # Remove www. prefix for cleaner display
-        if domain.startswith("www."):
-            domain = domain[4:]
-        return domain
-    except Exception:
-        return ""
-
-
-def is_excluded_domain(url: str) -> bool:
-    """Check if URL is from an excluded domain (Reddit/X).
-
-    Args:
-        url: URL to check
-
-    Returns:
-        True if URL should be excluded
-    """
-    try:
-        parsed = urlparse(url)
-        domain = parsed.netloc.lower()
-        return domain in EXCLUDED_DOMAINS
-    except Exception:
-        return False
-
-
-def parse_websearch_results(
-    results: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    topic: str,
-) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Parse WebSearch results into normalized format.
-
-    This function expects results from Claude's WebSearch tool.
-    Each result should have: title, url, snippet, and optionally date/relevance.
-
-    Args:
-        results: List of WebSearch result dicts
-        topic: Original search topic (for context)
-
-    Returns:
-        List of normalized item dicts ready for WebSearchItem creation
-    """
-    items = []
-
-    for i, result in enumerate(results):
-        if not isinstance(result, dict):
-            continue
-
-        url = result.get("url", "")
-        if not url:
-            continue
-
-        # Skip Reddit/X URLs (handled separately)
-        if is_excluded_domain(url):
-            continue
-
-        title = str(result.get("title", "")).strip()
-        snippet = str(result.get("snippet", result.get("description", ""))).strip()
-
-        if not title and not snippet:
-            continue
-
-        # Parse date if provided
-        date = result.get("date")
-        date_confidence = "low"
-        if date:
-            # Validate date format
-            if re.match(r'^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$', str(date)):
-                date_confidence = "med"  # WebSearch dates are often approximate
-            else:
-                date = None
-
-        # Get relevance if provided, default to 0.5
-        relevance = result.get("relevance", 0.5)
-        try:
-            relevance = min(1.0, max(0.0, float(relevance)))
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            relevance = 0.5
-
-        item = {
-            "id": f"W{i+1}",
-            "title": title[:200],  # Truncate long titles
-            "url": url,
-            "source_domain": extract_domain(url),
-            "snippet": snippet[:500],  # Truncate long snippets
-            "date": date,
-            "date_confidence": date_confidence,
-            "relevance": relevance,
-            "why_relevant": str(result.get("why_relevant", "")).strip(),
-        }
-
-        items.append(item)
-
-    return items
-
-
-def normalize_websearch_items(
-    items: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    from_date: str,
-    to_date: str,
-) -> List[schema.WebSearchItem]:
-    """Convert parsed dicts to WebSearchItem objects.
-
-    Args:
-        items: List of parsed item dicts
-        from_date: Start of date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
-        to_date: End of date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
-
-    Returns:
-        List of WebSearchItem objects
-    """
-    result = []
-
-    for item in items:
-        web_item = schema.WebSearchItem(
-            id=item["id"],
-            title=item["title"],
-            url=item["url"],
-            source_domain=item["source_domain"],
-            snippet=item["snippet"],
-            date=item.get("date"),
-            date_confidence=item.get("date_confidence", "low"),
-            relevance=item.get("relevance", 0.5),
-            why_relevant=item.get("why_relevant", ""),
-        )
-        result.append(web_item)
-
-    return result
-
-
-def dedupe_websearch(items: List[schema.WebSearchItem]) -> List[schema.WebSearchItem]:
-    """Remove duplicate WebSearch items.
-
-    Deduplication is based on URL.
-
-    Args:
-        items: List of WebSearchItem objects
-
-    Returns:
-        Deduplicated list
-    """
-    seen_urls = set()
-    result = []
-
-    for item in items:
-        # Normalize URL for comparison
-        url_key = item.url.lower().rstrip("/")
-        if url_key not in seen_urls:
-            seen_urls.add(url_key)
-            result.append(item)
-
-    return result

skills/last30days/agents/openai.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+interface:
+  display_name: "Last 30 Days"
+  short_description: "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, and the web from the last 30 days. Returns synthesized expert answers and copy-paste prompts."
+  default_prompt: "Research this topic from the last 30 days across Reddit, X, YouTube, and web. Synthesize what people are actually saying, upvoting, and sharing right now."
+  brand_color: "#FF6B35"
+
+policy:
+  allow_implicit_invocation: true

skills/last30days/references/save-html-brief.md

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# Save shareable HTML brief
+
+This reference file is loaded by the main `SKILL.md` when the user asked for an HTML brief (either explicitly via `--emit=html` / `--emit:html` / `--html`, or in natural language - "give me a shareable HTML brief", "for Slack", "for Notion", "export as HTML", etc.). The detection happens in `SKILL.md` so that the common no-HTML path stays short; the implementation lives here.
+
+The contract: the synthesis still appears in chat as the primary output. The HTML is an additional artifact saved to disk for sharing. Both happen in the same turn.
+
+## When to fire this flow
+
+- After you have already emitted the full chat response: badge, "What I learned:" (or comparison title), bold-lead-in paragraphs with citations, KEY PATTERNS list, engine footer pass-through, invitation block.
+- BEFORE the WAIT FOR USER'S RESPONSE pause.
+- ONLY if the user asked. Do NOT save HTML when the user didn't ask for it.
+
+## How to fire it
+
+```bash
+# 1. Write your synthesis prose VERBATIM to a temp file. The synthesis is the
+#    "What I learned:" prose label, the bold-lead-in paragraphs with their
+#    inline citations as you wrote them in chat, and the "KEY PATTERNS from
+#    the research:" numbered list. Do NOT include the badge or the engine
+#    footer in the temp file - the engine adds those when it renders the HTML.
+#    Use the EXACT text you just wrote in chat. Do not paraphrase, do not
+#    summarize, do not reorder. The HTML must read identically to the chat
+#    response in voice and citations.
+SYNTHESIS_FILE="/tmp/last30days-synthesis-${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID}.md"
+cat > "$SYNTHESIS_FILE" <<'SYNTHESIS_EOF'
+What I learned:
+
+**{First headline}** - {body with [name](url) inline citations}
+
+**{Second headline}** - {body}
+
+**{Third headline}** - {body}
+
+KEY PATTERNS from the research:
+1. {pattern} - per [@handle](url)
+2. {pattern} - per [r/sub](url)
+3. {pattern} - per [@handle](url)
+SYNTHESIS_EOF
+
+# 2. Convert the synthesis to a self-contained HTML file via the engine.
+#    The engine reuses the cache from your earlier engine run (same topic
+#    + plan), so this second invocation is typically <1s on cache hit.
+SLUG=$(echo "$TOPIC" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -cs 'a-z0-9' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+HTML_PATH="${LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR}/${SLUG}-brief.html"
+"${LAST30DAYS_PYTHON}" "${SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/last30days.py" "${TOPIC}" \
+  --emit=html \
+  --synthesis-file "$SYNTHESIS_FILE" \
+  > "$HTML_PATH"
+
+# 3. Append ONE line to your already-emitted chat response, after the
+#    invitation block. Use a paperclip emoji as a visible signal that an
+#    artifact was produced:
+echo "📎 Shareable brief saved to $HTML_PATH"
+```
+
+## What ends up in the HTML file
+
+The engine's `--emit=html` renderer combines:
+
+- The badge (`🌐 last30days vX.Y.Z · synced YYYY-MM-DD`) at the top
+- A single inline metadata line (`{date range} · {active sources}`) below the badge
+- Your synthesis verbatim, with prose labels promoted to `<h2>` and bold lead-ins preserved
+- All `[name](url)` citations rendered as `<a>` tags
+- The engine footer (`✅ All agents reported back!` tree) preserved verbatim in monospace
+- A colophon with the topic and a re-run hint
+
+The renderer strips engine-internal noise that doesn't belong in a shareable artifact: the `# last30days vX.Y.Z: TOPIC` debug file header, the model-facing `> Safety note:` blockquote, and the `I'm now an expert on X` invitation block. Data quality warnings (degraded run, thin evidence, etc.) stay in the engine's stderr logs - they never leak into the share-ready file.
+
+## Comparison mode
+
+Same flow when the topic is `X vs Y` (or `X vs Y vs Z`). The engine routes through `render_for_html_comparison` internally; you don't need to do anything special. The synthesis temp file should still contain the comparison-shaped synthesis you wrote in chat (`## Quick Verdict`, `## {Entity}` per entity, `## Head-to-Head` table, `## The Bottom Line`, `## The emerging stack` per LAW 4 comparison exception).
+
+## Follow-up turn
+
+If the user runs `/last30days OpenClaw` normally, sees the synthesis in chat, and THEN says "save that as HTML" or "give me a shareable version" in a follow-up turn, do the same save flow on the synthesis you wrote in the previous turn. Do not re-research; the synthesis is already in the conversation history. Just write it to the temp file and call the engine with `--emit=html --synthesis-file`.
+
+## What NOT to do
+
+- Do NOT save HTML if the user didn't ask. The sparse mode (no synthesis) produces a thin file; not useful as a shareable.
+- Do NOT add content to the temp file beyond your synthesis prose. The badge / footer / colophon come from the engine.
+- Do NOT change the file path convention. `${LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR}/${SLUG}-brief.html` is the canonical location.
+- Do NOT silently overwrite an existing file without telling the user. If `$HTML_PATH` already exists from a prior run, the engine will pick a date-suffixed name (`{slug}-brief-YYYY-MM-DD.html`) automatically; just print whichever path the redirect produced.
+- Do NOT include the data quality warning text in the temp file or in your final chat line. Warnings are an engine-stderr concern, not an artifact concern.
+
+## Edge cases
+
+- **Topic with shell-special characters** (quotes, ampersands): the temp filename uses a slugified version, but the engine receives the raw topic. The `cat <<'SYNTHESIS_EOF'` quoted heredoc form handles arbitrary content without expansion. Your synthesis text can include any character.
+- **Very long synthesis**: no upper bound. The engine handles long markdown bodies. Just paste verbatim.
+- **Synthesis with images or non-ASCII**: emoji and Unicode pass through. Image tags pass through as raw HTML; the renderer doesn't transform them. If you didn't include images in chat, don't add them here.
+- **No `${LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR}` set**: defaults to `~/Documents/Last30Days/` per the SKILL.md `Configuration` section.

skills/last30days/scripts/briefing.py

@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Morning briefing generator for last30days.
+
+Synthesizes accumulated findings into formatted briefings.
+The Python script collects the data; the agent (via SKILL.md) does the
+beautiful synthesis. This script provides the structured data.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 briefing.py generate              # Daily briefing data
+    python3 briefing.py generate --weekly     # Weekly digest data
+    python3 briefing.py show [--date DATE]    # Show saved briefing
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+sys.path.insert(0, str(SCRIPT_DIR))
+
+import store
+
+BRIEFS_DIR = Path.home() / ".local" / "share" / "last30days" / "briefs"
+
+
+def _parse_sqlite_utc_timestamp(value: str) -> datetime:
+    return datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+
+def generate_daily(since: str = None) -> dict:
+    """Generate daily briefing data.
+
+    Returns structured data for the agent to synthesize into a beautiful briefing.
+    """
+    store.init_db()
+    topics = store.list_topics()
+
+    if not topics:
+        return {
+            "status": "no_topics",
+            "message": "No watchlist topics yet. Add one with: last30days watch add \"your topic\"",
+        }
+
+    enabled = [t for t in topics if t["enabled"]]
+    if not enabled:
+        return {
+            "status": "no_enabled",
+            "message": "All topics are paused. Enable a topic to generate briefings.",
+        }
+
+    # Default: findings since yesterday
+    if not since:
+        since = (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=1)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    briefing_topics = []
+    total_new = 0
+
+    for topic in enabled:
+        findings = store.get_new_findings(topic["id"], since)
+        last_run = topic.get("last_run")
+        last_status = topic.get("last_status", "unknown")
+
+        # Calculate staleness
+        stale = False
+        hours_ago = None
+        if last_run:
+            try:
+                run_dt = _parse_sqlite_utc_timestamp(last_run)
+                hours_ago = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - run_dt).total_seconds() / 3600
+                stale = hours_ago > 36  # Stale if > 36 hours
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                stale = True
+
+        topic_data = {
+            "name": topic["name"],
+            "findings": findings,
+            "new_count": len(findings),
+            "last_run": last_run,
+            "last_status": last_status,
+            "stale": stale,
+            "hours_ago": round(hours_ago, 1) if hours_ago else None,
+        }
+
+        # Extract top finding by engagement
+        if findings:
+            top = max(findings, key=lambda f: f.get("engagement_score", 0))
+            topic_data["top_finding"] = {
+                "title": top.get("source_title", ""),
+                "source": top.get("source", ""),
+                "author": top.get("author", ""),
+                "engagement": top.get("engagement_score", 0),
+                "content": top.get("content", "")[:300],
+            }
+
+        briefing_topics.append(topic_data)
+        total_new += len(findings)
+
+    # Cost info
+    daily_cost = store.get_daily_cost()
+    budget = float(store.get_setting("daily_budget", "5.00"))
+
+    # Find the single top finding across all topics (for TL;DR)
+    all_findings = []
+    for t in briefing_topics:
+        for f in t["findings"]:
+            f["_topic"] = t["name"]
+            all_findings.append(f)
+
+    top_overall = None
+    if all_findings:
+        top_overall = max(all_findings, key=lambda f: f.get("engagement_score", 0))
+
+    result = {
+        "status": "ok",
+        "date": datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
+        "since": since,
+        "topics": briefing_topics,
+        "total_new": total_new,
+        "total_topics": len(briefing_topics),
+        "top_finding": {
+            "title": top_overall.get("source_title", ""),
+            "topic": top_overall.get("_topic", ""),
+            "engagement": top_overall.get("engagement_score", 0),
+        } if top_overall else None,
+        "cost": {
+            "daily": daily_cost,
+            "budget": budget,
+        },
+        "failed_topics": [
+            t["name"] for t in briefing_topics if t["last_status"] == "failed"
+        ],
+    }
+
+    # Save briefing data
+    _save_briefing(result)
+
+    return result
+
+
+def generate_weekly() -> dict:
+    """Generate weekly digest data with trend analysis."""
+    store.init_db()
+
+    week_ago = (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=7)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    two_weeks_ago = (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=14)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    topics = store.list_topics()
+    if not topics:
+        return {"status": "no_topics", "message": "No watchlist topics."}
+
+    weekly_topics = []
+
+    for topic in topics:
+        if not topic["enabled"]:
+            continue
+
+        # This week's findings
+        this_week = store.get_new_findings(topic["id"], week_ago)
+
+        # Last week's findings (for comparison)
+        conn = store._connect()
+        try:
+            last_week_rows = conn.execute(
+                """SELECT * FROM findings
+                   WHERE topic_id = ? AND first_seen >= ? AND first_seen < ? AND dismissed = 0
+                   ORDER BY engagement_score DESC""",
+                (topic["id"], two_weeks_ago, week_ago),
+            ).fetchall()
+            last_week = [dict(r) for r in last_week_rows]
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+
+        this_engagement = sum(f.get("engagement_score", 0) for f in this_week)
+        last_engagement = sum(f.get("engagement_score", 0) for f in last_week)
+
+        # Trend calculation
+        if last_engagement > 0:
+            engagement_change = ((this_engagement - last_engagement) / last_engagement) * 100
+        else:
+            engagement_change = 100 if this_engagement > 0 else 0
+
+        weekly_topics.append({
+            "name": topic["name"],
+            "this_week_count": len(this_week),
+            "last_week_count": len(last_week),
+            "this_week_engagement": this_engagement,
+            "last_week_engagement": last_engagement,
+            "engagement_change_pct": round(engagement_change, 1),
+            "top_findings": this_week[:5],  # Top 5 by engagement (already sorted)
+        })
+
+    result = {
+        "status": "ok",
+        "type": "weekly",
+        "week_of": week_ago,
+        "topics": weekly_topics,
+    }
+
+    _save_briefing(result, suffix="-weekly")
+
+    return result
+
+
+def show_briefing(date: str = None) -> dict:
+    """Load a saved briefing by date."""
+    if not date:
+        date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    path = BRIEFS_DIR / f"{date}.json"
+    if not path.exists():
+        # Try weekly
+        path = BRIEFS_DIR / f"{date}-weekly.json"
+
+    if not path.exists():
+        return {"status": "not_found", "message": f"No briefing found for {date}."}
+
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        return json.load(f)
+
+
+def _save_briefing(data: dict, suffix: str = ""):
+    """Save briefing data to local archive."""
+    BRIEFS_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    path = BRIEFS_DIR / f"{date}{suffix}.json"
+    with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, indent=2, default=str)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate last30days briefings")
+    sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command")
+
+    # generate
+    g = sub.add_parser("generate", help="Generate a briefing")
+    g.add_argument("--weekly", action="store_true", help="Weekly digest")
+    g.add_argument("--since", help="Findings since date (YYYY-MM-DD)")
+
+    # show
+    s = sub.add_parser("show", help="Show a saved briefing")
+    s.add_argument("--date", help="Date (YYYY-MM-DD, default: today)")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.command == "generate":
+        if args.weekly:
+            result = generate_weekly()
+        else:
+            result = generate_daily(since=args.since)
+        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, default=str))
+
+    elif args.command == "show":
+        result = show_briefing(date=args.date)
+        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, default=str))
+
+    else:
+        parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

skills/last30days/scripts/build-skill.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# build-skill.sh - package this repo as a claude.ai-upload-ready .skill file
+# Usage: bash skills/last30days/scripts/build-skill.sh  (run from repo root)
+#
+# Produces dist/last30days.skill, a zip with a single top-level `last30days/`
+# directory containing SKILL.md and the scripts/ runtime from skills/last30days.
+# See
+# docs/plans/2026-04-14-001-fix-skill-upload-200-file-limit-plan.md.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../../.." && pwd)"
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+
+if ! git diff --quiet || ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+  echo "error: working tree is dirty; commit or stash before building" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p dist
+OUT="dist/last30days.skill"
+git archive --format=zip --prefix=last30days/ --output="$OUT" HEAD:skills/last30days
+
+COUNT=$(unzip -l "$OUT" | tail -1 | awk '{print $2}')
+SIZE=$(du -h "$OUT" | cut -f1)
+
+if [ "$COUNT" -gt 200 ]; then
+  echo "error: $COUNT files in zip, claude.ai's cap is 200" >&2
+  echo "       check .gitattributes export-ignore entries and this script's zip -d excludes" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+SKILL_MD_COUNT=$(unzip -l "$OUT" | grep -c "SKILL.md" || true)
+if [ "$SKILL_MD_COUNT" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "error: expected exactly one SKILL.md, found $SKILL_MD_COUNT" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "built $OUT ($COUNT files, $SIZE)"
+echo "upload via the claude.ai skill UI"

skills/last30days/scripts/compare.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# A/B test runner: public release vs private beta
+# Usage: bash skills/last30days/scripts/compare.sh "Kanye West"
+#
+# Runs /last30days (public release) and /last30days-beta (private beta)
+# sequentially with a 30s gap, saves raw results with distinct suffixes,
+# prints file paths for comparison.
+
+set -e
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: bash skills/last30days/scripts/compare.sh <topic>"
+  echo "  Example: bash skills/last30days/scripts/compare.sh Kevin Rose"
+  exit 1
+fi
+TOPIC="$*"
+SLUG=$(echo "$TOPIC" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed 's/[^a-z0-9]/-/g' | sed 's/--*/-/g' | sed 's/^-//' | sed 's/-$//')
+LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR="${LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR:-$HOME/Documents/Last30Days}"
+DIR="$LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR"
+DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+
+echo "=============================================="
+echo " A/B Test: $TOPIC"
+echo " Date: $DATE"
+echo "=============================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Run 1: public release
+echo "[1/2] Running /last30days (public release)..."
+echo "  This takes 2-4 minutes..."
+claude -p --dangerously-skip-permissions "/last30days $TOPIC" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+RELEASE_FILE="$DIR/${SLUG}-raw.md"
+[ -f "$RELEASE_FILE" ] && echo "  Done: $RELEASE_FILE" || echo "  FAILED: no output file"
+echo ""
+
+echo "  Waiting 30s for API rate limits..."
+sleep 30
+
+# Run 2: private beta
+echo "[2/2] Running /last30days-beta (private beta)..."
+echo "  This takes 2-4 minutes..."
+claude -p --dangerously-skip-permissions "/last30days-beta $TOPIC" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+BETA_FILE="$DIR/${SLUG}-raw-beta.md"
+[ -f "$BETA_FILE" ] && echo "  Done: $BETA_FILE" || echo "  FAILED: no output file"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=============================================="
+echo " Both complete. Raw files:"
+echo "=============================================="
+echo ""
+ls -la "$DIR/${SLUG}-raw"*.md 2>/dev/null || echo "  (no files found - check if skills saved correctly)"
+echo ""
+echo "To compare, run in Claude Code:"
+echo "  Read and compare these raw research files, produce a detailed report:"
+echo "  $RELEASE_FILE"
+echo "  $BETA_FILE"
+echo ""
+echo "Beta output should start with a line like:"
+echo "  🧪 last30days-beta · branch <name> · synced $DATE"
+echo "If that line is missing, the beta badge regressed. See docs/plans/2026-04-17-005-*-plan.md."
+echo ""

skills/last30days/scripts/evaluate_search_quality.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Compare two last30days revisions on the v3 ranked candidate output."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import math
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
+
+from lib import env as envlib
+from lib import schema
+
+
+SKILL_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
+EVAL_TOPICS_FILE = REPO_ROOT / "fixtures" / "eval_topics.json"
+
+
+def _load_default_topics() -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
+    if EVAL_TOPICS_FILE.exists():
+        rows = json.loads(EVAL_TOPICS_FILE.read_text())
+        return [(row["topic"], row["query_type"]) for row in rows]
+    return [
+        ("nano banana pro prompting", "product"),
+        ("codex vs claude code", "comparison"),
+        ("openclaw vs nanoclaw vs ironclaw", "comparison"),
+        ("anthropic odds", "prediction"),
+        ("kanye west", "breaking_news"),
+        ("remotion animations for Claude Code", "how_to"),
+    ]
+
+
+DEFAULT_TOPICS = _load_default_topics()
+DEFAULT_SEARCH = ""
+DEFAULT_JUDGE_MODEL = "gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview"
+GEMINI_API_URL = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent?key={api_key}"
+
+
+def stable_item_key(item: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    return str(item.get("candidate_id") or item.get("url") or item.get("title") or "")
+
+
+def row_sources(row: dict[str, Any]) -> list[str]:
+    candidate = schema.candidate_from_dict(row)
+    return schema.candidate_sources(candidate)
+
+
+def row_best_date(row: dict[str, Any]) -> str | None:
+    candidate = schema.candidate_from_dict(row)
+    return schema.candidate_best_published_at(candidate)
+
+
+V2_SOURCE_KEYS = [
+    ("reddit", "title"),
+    ("x", "text"),
+    ("youtube", "title"),
+    ("tiktok", "text"),
+    ("instagram", "text"),
+    ("hackernews", "title"),
+    ("bluesky", "text"),
+    ("truthsocial", "text"),
+    ("polymarket", "question"),
+    ("web", "title"),
+]
+
+
+def build_ranked_items(report: dict[str, Any], limit: int) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    # v3 format: ranked_candidates list
+    if report.get("ranked_candidates"):
+        ranked = []
+        for row in report["ranked_candidates"][:limit]:
+            candidate_sources = row_sources(row)
+            ranked.append({
+                "key": stable_item_key(row),
+                "source": ", ".join(candidate_sources),
+                "sources": candidate_sources,
+                "url": str(row.get("url") or ""),
+                "text": str(row.get("title") or ""),
+                "date": row_best_date(row),
+                "score": float(row.get("final_score") or 0.0),
+            })
+        return ranked
+
+    # v2 format: per-source lists (reddit, x, youtube, etc.)
+    all_items = []
+    for source_key, text_field in V2_SOURCE_KEYS:
+        for item in report.get(source_key) or []:
+            if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                continue
+            all_items.append({
+                "key": str(item.get("url") or item.get("id") or item.get(text_field) or ""),
+                "source": source_key,
+                "sources": [source_key],
+                "url": str(item.get("url") or ""),
+                "text": str(item.get(text_field) or item.get("title") or ""),
+                "date": item.get("date"),
+                "score": float(item.get("score") or 0.0),
+            })
+    all_items.sort(key=lambda x: x["score"], reverse=True)
+    return all_items[:limit]
+
+
+def source_sets(report: dict[str, Any], limit: int) -> dict[str, set[str]]:
+    grouped: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
+    for item in build_ranked_items(report, limit):
+        for source in item["sources"]:
+            grouped.setdefault(source, set()).add(item["key"])
+    return grouped
+
+
+def jaccard(left: set[str], right: set[str]) -> float:
+    if not left and not right:
+        return 1.0
+    union = left | right
+    if not union:
+        return 1.0
+    return len(left & right) / len(union)
+
+
+def retention(left: set[str], right: set[str]) -> float:
+    if not left:
+        return 1.0
+    return len(left & right) / len(left)
+
+
+def precision_at_k(ranking: list[dict[str, Any]], judgments: dict[str, int], k: int) -> float:
+    top = ranking[:k]
+    if not top:
+        return 0.0
+    return sum(1 for item in top if judgments.get(item["key"], 0) >= 2) / len(top)
+
+
+def ndcg_at_k(ranking: list[dict[str, Any]], judgments: dict[str, int], k: int, judged_pool: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+    top = ranking[:k]
+    if not top:
+        return 0.0
+
+    def dcg(grades: list[int]) -> float:
+        total = 0.0
+        for index, grade in enumerate(grades, start=1):
+            total += (2**grade - 1) / math.log2(index + 1)
+        return total
+
+    actual = [judgments.get(item["key"], 0) for item in top]
+    ideal = sorted((judgments.get(item["key"], 0) for item in judged_pool), reverse=True)[: len(top)]
+    ideal_score = dcg(ideal)
+    if ideal_score == 0:
+        return 0.0
+    return dcg(actual) / ideal_score
+
+
+def source_coverage_recall(ranking: list[dict[str, Any]], judged_pool: list[dict[str, Any]], judgments: dict[str, int]) -> float:
+    good_sources = {
+        source
+        for item in judged_pool
+        if judgments.get(item["key"], 0) >= 2
+        for source in item["sources"]
+    }
+    if not good_sources:
+        return 1.0
+    hit_sources = {
+        source
+        for item in ranking
+        if judgments.get(item["key"], 0) >= 2
+        for source in item["sources"]
+    }
+    return len(hit_sources & good_sources) / len(good_sources)
+
+
+def resolve_google_judge_api_key(config: dict[str, Any]) -> str | None:
+    return (
+        os.environ.get("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
+        or config.get("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
+        or os.environ.get("GEMINI_API_KEY")
+        or config.get("GEMINI_API_KEY")
+        or os.environ.get("GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY")
+        or config.get("GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY")
+    )
+
+
+def extract_gemini_text(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    for candidate in payload.get("candidates") or []:
+        content = candidate.get("content") or {}
+        for part in content.get("parts") or []:
+            if part.get("text"):
+                return part["text"]
+    raise ValueError("Gemini response did not contain text.")
+
+
+def call_gemini_judge(api_key: str, model: str, prompt: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    body = {
+        "contents": [{"parts": [{"text": prompt}]}],
+        "generationConfig": {"temperature": 0, "responseMimeType": "application/json"},
+    }
+    request = Request(
+        GEMINI_API_URL.format(model=model, api_key=api_key),
+        data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
+        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+        method="POST",
+    )
+    try:
+        with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
+            payload = json.loads(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
+    except HTTPError as exc:
+        detail = exc.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Gemini HTTP {exc.code}: {detail}") from exc
+    except URLError as exc:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Gemini request failed: {exc}") from exc
+    return json.loads(extract_gemini_text(payload))
+
+
+def build_judge_prompt(topic: str, query_type: str, items: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    item_lines = []
+    for item in items:
+        item_lines.append(
+            "\n".join([
+                f"- id: {item['key']}",
+                f"  source: {item['source']}",
+                f"  title: {item['text'][:220]}",
+                f"  url: {item['url']}",
+                f"  date: {item.get('date') or 'unknown'}",
+            ])
+        )
+    return f"""
+Judge search-result relevance for a last-30-days research tool.
+
+Topic: {topic}
+Query type: {query_type}
+
+Score each item on this 0-3 scale:
+- 0 = off-topic or clearly bad
+- 1 = weak or tangential
+- 2 = relevant and useful
+- 3 = highly relevant, one of the best results
+
+Return JSON only:
+{{
+  "judgments": [
+    {{"id": "ITEM_ID", "grade": 0}}
+  ]
+}}
+
+Items:
+{chr(10).join(item_lines)}
+""".strip()
+
+
+def get_judgments(
+    *,
+    output_dir: Path,
+    slug: str,
+    topic: str,
+    query_type: str,
+    items: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    judge_model: str,
+    gemini_api_key: str | None,
+) -> dict[str, int]:
+    cache_file = output_dir / "judgments" / f"{slug}.json"
+    cache_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if cache_file.exists():
+        payload = json.loads(cache_file.read_text())
+        return {row["id"]: int(row["grade"]) for row in payload.get("judgments") or []}
+    if not gemini_api_key or not items:
+        return {}
+    payload = call_gemini_judge(gemini_api_key, judge_model, build_judge_prompt(topic, query_type, items))
+    cache_file.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
+    return {row["id"]: int(row["grade"]) for row in payload.get("judgments") or []}
+
+
+def create_eval_env() -> dict[str, str]:
+    config = envlib.get_config()
+    passthrough = {
+        "PATH": os.environ.get("PATH", ""),
+        "LANG": os.environ.get("LANG", "en_US.UTF-8"),
+        "LC_ALL": os.environ.get("LC_ALL", ""),
+        "TMPDIR": os.environ.get("TMPDIR", ""),
+        "PYTHONUTF8": "1",
+        "LAST30DAYS_CONFIG_DIR": "",
+    }
+    for key in (
+        "GOOGLE_API_KEY",
+        "GEMINI_API_KEY",
+        "GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY",
+        "OPENAI_API_KEY",
+        "XAI_API_KEY",
+        "SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY",
+        "BSKY_HANDLE",
+        "BSKY_APP_PASSWORD",
+        "TRUTHSOCIAL_TOKEN",
+        "AUTH_TOKEN",
+        "CT0",
+    ):
+        value = os.environ.get(key) or config.get(key)
+        if value:
+            passthrough[key] = value
+    return passthrough
+
+
+def run_last30days(repo_dir: Path, topic: str, *, search: str, timeout_seconds: int, quick: bool, mock: bool, env: dict[str, str]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    engine = repo_dir / "skills" / "last30days" / "scripts" / "last30days.py"
+    if not engine.exists():
+        engine = repo_dir / "scripts" / "last30days.py"
+    cmd = [sys.executable, str(engine), topic, "--emit=json"]
+    if search:
+        cmd.extend(["--search", search])
+    if quick:
+        cmd.append("--quick")
+    if mock:
+        cmd.append("--mock")
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        cwd=repo_dir,
+        env=env,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        timeout=timeout_seconds,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"{repo_dir.name} failed for '{topic}' with exit {result.returncode}\n{result.stderr.strip()}")
+    return json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+
+def create_worktree(rev: str) -> Path:
+    worktree_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="last30days-eval-"))
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "worktree", "add", "--detach", str(worktree_dir), rev],
+        cwd=REPO_ROOT,
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    return worktree_dir
+
+
+def resolve_repo_dir(label: str) -> tuple[Path, bool]:
+    """Resolve a benchmark label into a repo directory and whether it is temporary."""
+    if label == "WORKTREE":
+        return REPO_ROOT, False
+    return create_worktree(label), True
+
+
+def remove_worktree(path: Path) -> None:
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "worktree", "remove", "--force", str(path)],
+        cwd=REPO_ROOT,
+        check=False,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    try:
+        os.rmdir(path)
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
+
+def summarize_topic(topic: str, query_type: str, baseline_report: dict[str, Any], candidate_report: dict[str, Any], judgments: dict[str, int], judged_pool: list[dict[str, Any]], limit: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    baseline_ranked = build_ranked_items(baseline_report, limit)
+    candidate_ranked = build_ranked_items(candidate_report, limit)
+    baseline_sets = source_sets(baseline_report, limit)
+    candidate_sets = source_sets(candidate_report, limit)
+    overall_left = set().union(*baseline_sets.values()) if baseline_sets else set()
+    overall_right = set().union(*candidate_sets.values()) if candidate_sets else set()
+    sources = sorted(set(baseline_sets) | set(candidate_sets))
+    return {
+        "topic": topic,
+        "query_type": query_type,
+        "baseline": {
+            "precision_at_5": precision_at_k(baseline_ranked, judgments, 5),
+            "ndcg_at_5": ndcg_at_k(baseline_ranked, judgments, 5, judged_pool),
+            "source_coverage_recall": source_coverage_recall(baseline_ranked, judged_pool, judgments),
+        },
+        "candidate": {
+            "precision_at_5": precision_at_k(candidate_ranked, judgments, 5),
+            "ndcg_at_5": ndcg_at_k(candidate_ranked, judgments, 5, judged_pool),
+            "source_coverage_recall": source_coverage_recall(candidate_ranked, judged_pool, judgments),
+        },
+        "stability": {
+            "overall_jaccard": jaccard(overall_left, overall_right),
+            "overall_retention_vs_baseline": retention(overall_left, overall_right),
+            "per_source": {
+                source: {
+                    "baseline_count": len(baseline_sets.get(source, set())),
+                    "candidate_count": len(candidate_sets.get(source, set())),
+                    "jaccard": jaccard(baseline_sets.get(source, set()), candidate_sets.get(source, set())),
+                    "retention_vs_baseline": retention(baseline_sets.get(source, set()), candidate_sets.get(source, set())),
+                }
+                for source in sources
+            },
+        },
+    }
+
+
+def write_summary(output_dir: Path, baseline_label: str, candidate_label: str, summaries: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    payload = {
+        "generated_at": datetime.now().isoformat(timespec="seconds"),
+        "baseline": baseline_label,
+        "candidate": candidate_label,
+        "topics": summaries,
+    }
+    (output_dir / "metrics.json").write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
+
+    lines = [
+        "# Search Quality Evaluation",
+        "",
+        f"- Baseline: `{baseline_label}`",
+        f"- Candidate: `{candidate_label}`",
+        f"- Generated: {payload['generated_at']}",
+        "",
+        "| Topic | Base P@5 | Cand P@5 | Base nDCG@5 | Cand nDCG@5 | Jaccard | Retention |",
+        "|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|",
+    ]
+    for row in summaries:
+        lines.append(
+            "| {topic} | {bp:.2f} | {cp:.2f} | {bn:.2f} | {cn:.2f} | {jac:.2f} | {ret:.2f} |".format(
+                topic=row["topic"],
+                bp=row["baseline"]["precision_at_5"],
+                cp=row["candidate"]["precision_at_5"],
+                bn=row["baseline"]["ndcg_at_5"],
+                cn=row["candidate"]["ndcg_at_5"],
+                jac=row["stability"]["overall_jaccard"],
+                ret=row["stability"]["overall_retention_vs_baseline"],
+            )
+        )
+    (output_dir / "summary.md").write_text("\n".join(lines) + "\n")
+
+
+def write_failure_summary(
+    output_dir: Path,
+    baseline_label: str,
+    candidate_label: str,
+    summaries: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    failures: list[dict[str, Any]],
+) -> None:
+    write_summary(output_dir, baseline_label, candidate_label, summaries)
+    metrics_path = output_dir / "metrics.json"
+    payload = json.loads(metrics_path.read_text()) if metrics_path.exists() else {
+        "generated_at": datetime.now().isoformat(timespec="seconds"),
+        "baseline": baseline_label,
+        "candidate": candidate_label,
+        "topics": [],
+    }
+    payload["failures"] = failures
+    metrics_path.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
+
+    summary_path = output_dir / "summary.md"
+    lines = summary_path.read_text().splitlines() if summary_path.exists() else ["# Search Quality Evaluation", ""]
+    if failures:
+        lines.extend([
+            "",
+            "## Failures",
+            "",
+        ])
+        for failure in failures:
+            lines.append(f"- `{failure['topic']}`: {failure['error']}")
+    summary_path.write_text("\n".join(lines).rstrip() + "\n")
+
+
+def parse_topics_file(path: Path) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
+    rows = json.loads(path.read_text())
+    return [(str(row["topic"]), str(row.get("query_type") or "general")) for row in rows]
+
+
+def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Compare two last30days revisions on ranked candidate quality")
+    parser.add_argument("--baseline", default="HEAD~1")
+    parser.add_argument("--candidate", default="WORKTREE")
+    parser.add_argument("--search", default=DEFAULT_SEARCH)
+    parser.add_argument("--output-dir", default="tmp/search-quality")
+    parser.add_argument("--judge-model", default=DEFAULT_JUDGE_MODEL)
+    parser.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=240)
+    parser.add_argument("--limit", type=int, default=20)
+    parser.add_argument("--mock", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("--quick", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("--topics-file")
+    return parser
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    args = build_parser().parse_args()
+    topics = parse_topics_file(Path(args.topics_file)) if args.topics_file else DEFAULT_TOPICS
+    output_dir = Path(args.output_dir).resolve()
+    config = envlib.get_config()
+    gemini_api_key = resolve_google_judge_api_key(config)
+    run_env = create_eval_env()
+
+    baseline_dir, baseline_temp = resolve_repo_dir(args.baseline)
+    candidate_dir, candidate_temp = resolve_repo_dir(args.candidate)
+    try:
+        summaries = []
+        failures = []
+        for topic, query_type in topics:
+            try:
+                baseline_report = run_last30days(
+                    baseline_dir,
+                    topic,
+                    search=args.search,
+                    timeout_seconds=args.timeout,
+                    quick=args.quick,
+                    mock=args.mock,
+                    env=run_env,
+                )
+                candidate_report = run_last30days(
+                    candidate_dir,
+                    topic,
+                    search=args.search,
+                    timeout_seconds=args.timeout,
+                    quick=args.quick,
+                    mock=args.mock,
+                    env=run_env,
+                )
+                judged_pool_map = {
+                    item["key"]: item
+                    for item in build_ranked_items(baseline_report, args.limit) + build_ranked_items(candidate_report, args.limit)
+                }
+                judged_pool = list(judged_pool_map.values())
+                judgments = get_judgments(
+                    output_dir=output_dir,
+                    slug="".join(char.lower() if char.isalnum() else "-" for char in topic).strip("-"),
+                    topic=topic,
+                    query_type=query_type,
+                    items=judged_pool,
+                    judge_model=args.judge_model,
+                    gemini_api_key=gemini_api_key,
+                )
+                summaries.append(summarize_topic(topic, query_type, baseline_report, candidate_report, judgments, judged_pool, args.limit))
+            except Exception as exc:
+                failures.append({"topic": topic, "query_type": query_type, "error": str(exc)})
+        write_failure_summary(output_dir, args.baseline, args.candidate, summaries, failures)
+    finally:
+        if baseline_temp:
+            remove_worktree(baseline_dir)
+        if candidate_temp:
+            remove_worktree(candidate_dir)
+    result = {"output_dir": str(output_dir), "topics": len(topics), "failures": len(failures)}
+    print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
+    return 1 if failures else 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py

@@ -0,0 +1,938 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# ruff: noqa: E402
+"""last30days v3.0.0 CLI."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import atexit
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import signal
+import sys
+import threading
+from pathlib import Path
+
+MIN_PYTHON = (3, 12)
+
+
+def ensure_supported_python(version_info: tuple[int, int, int] | object | None = None) -> None:
+    if version_info is None:
+        version_info = sys.version_info
+    major, minor, micro = tuple(version_info[:3])
+    if (major, minor) >= MIN_PYTHON:
+        return
+    sys.stderr.write(
+        "last30days v3 requires Python 3.12+.\n"
+        f"Detected Python {major}.{minor}.{micro}.\n"
+        "Install and use python3.12 or python3.13, then rerun this command.\n"
+    )
+    raise SystemExit(1)
+
+
+ensure_supported_python()
+
+if os.name == "nt":
+    for stream in (sys.stdout, sys.stderr):
+        if hasattr(stream, "reconfigure"):
+            stream.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+sys.path.insert(0, str(SCRIPT_DIR))
+
+from lib import env, html_render, pipeline, render, schema, ui
+
+_child_pids: set[int] = set()
+_child_pids_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+def register_child_pid(pid: int) -> None:
+    with _child_pids_lock:
+        _child_pids.add(pid)
+
+
+def unregister_child_pid(pid: int) -> None:
+    with _child_pids_lock:
+        _child_pids.discard(pid)
+
+
+def _cleanup_children() -> None:
+    with _child_pids_lock:
+        pids = list(_child_pids)
+    for pid in pids:
+        try:
+            os.killpg(os.getpgid(pid), signal.SIGTERM)
+        except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
+            continue
+
+
+atexit.register(_cleanup_children)
+
+
+def parse_search_flag(raw: str) -> list[str]:
+    sources = []
+    for source in raw.split(","):
+        source = source.strip().lower()
+        if not source:
+            continue
+        normalized = pipeline.SEARCH_ALIAS.get(source, source)
+        if normalized not in pipeline.MOCK_AVAILABLE_SOURCES:
+            raise SystemExit(f"Unknown search source: {source}")
+        if normalized not in sources:
+            sources.append(normalized)
+    if not sources:
+        raise SystemExit("--search requires at least one source.")
+    return sources
+
+
+def slugify(value: str) -> str:
+    slug = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "-", value.lower()).strip("-")
+    return slug or "last30days"
+
+
+def save_output(
+    report: schema.Report,
+    emit: str,
+    save_dir: str,
+    suffix: str = "",
+    synthesis_md: str | None = None,
+) -> Path:
+    from datetime import datetime
+    path = Path(save_dir).expanduser().resolve()
+    path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    slug = slugify(report.topic)
+    extension = "json" if emit == "json" else "html" if emit == "html" else "md"
+    raw_label = "raw-html" if emit == "html" else "raw"
+    suffix_part = f"-{suffix}" if suffix else ""
+    out_path = path / f"{slug}-{raw_label}{suffix_part}.{extension}"
+    if out_path.exists():
+        out_path = path / f"{slug}-{raw_label}{suffix_part}-{datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}.{extension}"
+    # Markdown saves keep the complete debug artifact. JSON and HTML preserve
+    # their requested wire format so file extensions match their content.
+    if emit in {"json", "html"}:
+        content = emit_output(report, emit, synthesis_md=synthesis_md)
+    else:
+        content = render.render_full(report)
+    out_path.write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
+    return out_path
+
+
+def emit_output(
+    report: schema.Report,
+    emit: str,
+    fun_level: str = "medium",
+    save_path: str | None = None,
+    synthesis_md: str | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    if emit == "json":
+        return json.dumps(schema.to_dict(report), indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+    if emit == "html":
+        return html_render.render_html(
+            report, fun_level=fun_level, save_path=save_path, synthesis_md=synthesis_md,
+        )
+    if emit in {"compact", "md"}:
+        return render.render_compact(report, fun_level=fun_level, save_path=save_path)
+    if emit == "context":
+        return render.render_context(report)
+    raise SystemExit(f"Unsupported emit mode: {emit}")
+
+
+def emit_comparison_output(
+    entity_reports: list[tuple[str, schema.Report]],
+    emit: str,
+    fun_level: str = "medium",
+    save_path: str | None = None,
+    synthesis_md: str | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    if emit == "json":
+        payload = {
+            "comparison": True,
+            "entities": [label for label, _ in entity_reports],
+            "reports": [
+                {"entity": label, "report": schema.to_dict(report)}
+                for label, report in entity_reports
+            ],
+        }
+        return json.dumps(payload, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+    if emit == "html":
+        return html_render.render_html_comparison(
+            entity_reports,
+            fun_level=fun_level,
+            save_path=save_path,
+            synthesis_md=synthesis_md,
+        )
+    if emit in {"compact", "md"}:
+        return render.render_comparison_multi(
+            entity_reports, fun_level=fun_level, save_path=save_path,
+        )
+    if emit == "context":
+        return render.render_comparison_multi_context(entity_reports)
+    raise SystemExit(f"Unsupported emit mode: {emit}")
+
+
+def compute_save_path_display(save_dir: str, topic: str, suffix: str, emit: str) -> str:
+    """Compute the user-friendly save path string that will be shown in the footer.
+
+    Uses ~ when the saved file is under the user's home directory; otherwise
+    returns the absolute path.
+    """
+    from pathlib import Path as _Path
+    path = _Path(save_dir).expanduser().resolve()
+    slug = slugify(topic)
+    extension = "json" if emit == "json" else "html" if emit == "html" else "md"
+    raw_label = "raw-html" if emit == "html" else "raw"
+    suffix_part = f"-{suffix}" if suffix else ""
+    raw = path / f"{slug}-{raw_label}{suffix_part}.{extension}"
+    try:
+        home = _Path.home().resolve()
+        relative = raw.relative_to(home)
+        return f"~/{relative}"
+    except ValueError:
+        return str(raw)
+
+
+def read_synthesis_file(path: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        return Path(path).expanduser().read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    except OSError as exc:
+        sys.stderr.write(f"[last30days] Cannot read --synthesis-file: {exc}\n")
+        raise SystemExit(2)
+
+
+def persist_report(report: schema.Report) -> dict[str, int]:
+    import store
+
+    store.init_db()
+    topic_row = store.add_topic(report.topic)
+    topic_id = topic_row["id"]
+    source_mode = ",".join(sorted(report.items_by_source)) or "v3"
+    run_id = store.record_run(topic_id, source_mode=source_mode, status="running")
+    try:
+        findings = store.findings_from_report(report)
+        counts = store.store_findings(run_id, topic_id, findings)
+        store.update_run(
+            run_id,
+            status="completed",
+            findings_new=counts["new"],
+            findings_updated=counts["updated"],
+        )
+        return counts
+    except Exception as exc:
+        store.update_run(run_id, status="failed", error_message=str(exc)[:500])
+        raise
+
+
+def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Research a topic across live social, market, and grounded web sources.")
+    parser.add_argument("topic", nargs="*", help="Research topic")
+    parser.add_argument("--emit", default="compact", choices=["compact", "json", "context", "md", "html"])
+    parser.add_argument("--search", help="Comma-separated source list")
+    parser.add_argument("--quick", action="store_true", help="Lower-latency retrieval profile")
+    parser.add_argument("--deep", action="store_true", help="Higher-recall retrieval profile")
+    parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true", help="Enable HTTP debug logging")
+    parser.add_argument("--mock", action="store_true", help="Use mock retrieval fixtures")
+    parser.add_argument("--diagnose", action="store_true", help="Print provider and source availability")
+    parser.add_argument("--save-dir", help="Optional directory for saving the rendered output")
+    parser.add_argument("--synthesis-file", help="Markdown synthesis to embed in --emit=html output")
+    parser.add_argument("--store", action="store_true", help="Persist ranked findings to the SQLite research store")
+    parser.add_argument("--x-handle", help="X handle for targeted supplemental search")
+    parser.add_argument("--x-related", help="Comma-separated related X handles (searched with lower weight)")
+    parser.add_argument("--web-backend", default="auto",
+                        choices=["auto", "brave", "exa", "serper", "parallel", "none"],
+                        help="Web search backend (default: auto, tries Brave then Exa then Serper then Parallel)")
+    parser.add_argument("--deep-research", action="store_true",
+                        help="Use Perplexity Deep Research (~$0.90/query) for in-depth analysis. Requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY.")
+    parser.add_argument("--plan", help="JSON query plan (skips internal LLM planner). Can be a JSON string or a file path.")
+    parser.add_argument("--save-suffix", help="Suffix for saved output filename (e.g., 'gemini' → kanye-west-raw-gemini.md)")
+    parser.add_argument("--subreddits", help="Comma-separated subreddit names to search (e.g., SaaS,Entrepreneur)")
+    parser.add_argument("--tiktok-hashtags", help="Comma-separated TikTok hashtags without # (e.g., tella,screenrecording)")
+    parser.add_argument("--tiktok-creators", help="Comma-separated TikTok creator handles (e.g., TellaHQ,taborplace)")
+    parser.add_argument("--ig-creators", help="Comma-separated Instagram creator handles (e.g., tella.tv,laborstories)")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--days",
+        "--lookback-days",
+        dest="lookback_days",
+        type=int,
+        default=30,
+        help="Number of days to look back for research (default: 30, watchlist uses 90)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--auto-resolve", action="store_true",
+                        help="Use web search to discover subreddits/handles before planning (for platforms without WebSearch)")
+    parser.add_argument("--github-user", help="GitHub username for person-mode search (e.g., steipete)")
+    parser.add_argument("--github-repo", help="Comma-separated owner/repo for project-mode search (e.g., openclaw/openclaw,paperclipai/paperclip)")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--competitors",
+        nargs="?",
+        const=2,
+        type=int,
+        default=None,
+        metavar="N",
+        help="Auto-discover N competitor entities and fan out last30days across all of them as a comparison (default N=2 → 3-way: original + 2 peers; range 1..6). Use --competitors-list to override discovery.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--competitors-list",
+        dest="competitors_list",
+        help="Comma-separated competitor entities to skip discovery (e.g., 'Anthropic,xAI,Google Gemini'). Implies --competitors.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--polymarket-keywords",
+        dest="polymarket_keywords",
+        help=(
+            "Comma-separated keywords that Polymarket market titles must match "
+            "to be included. Use for ambiguous single-token topics like 'Warriors' "
+            "(nba,gsw,golden-state) to filter out Glasgow Warriors rugby, Honor "
+            "of Kings Rogue Warriors, etc. When omitted, Polymarket returns all "
+            "matching markets — so expect cross-entity noise on generic topics."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--competitors-plan",
+        dest="competitors_plan",
+        help=(
+            "JSON mapping of per-entity Step 0.55 targeting for competitor / vs-mode "
+            "sub-runs. Schema: {entity_name: {x_handle?, x_related?, subreddits?, "
+            "github_user?, github_repos?, context?}}. Accepts inline JSON or a file "
+            "path. Implies --competitors. Preferred over --competitors-list when the "
+            "hosting model has already resolved per-entity handles and subs."
+        ),
+    )
+    return parser
+
+
+def parse_competitors_plan(raw: str | None) -> dict[str, dict]:
+    """Parse a --competitors-plan argument into a {entity_name_lower: plan_entry} dict.
+
+    Accepts inline JSON or a file path (matches --plan). Returns {} on None/empty.
+    Validation: top-level must be a dict; each value must be a dict. Unknown fields
+    in entry values log a warning but do not abort. Invalid JSON or non-dict shape
+    raises SystemExit(2) with a clear stderr message.
+    """
+    if not raw:
+        return {}
+    plan_str = raw
+    if os.path.isfile(plan_str):
+        try:
+            plan_str = open(plan_str).read()
+        except OSError as exc:
+            sys.stderr.write(f"[CompetitorsPlan] Cannot read plan file: {exc}\n")
+            raise SystemExit(2)
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(plan_str)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+        sys.stderr.write(f"[CompetitorsPlan] Invalid JSON: {exc}\n")
+        raise SystemExit(2)
+    if not isinstance(parsed, dict):
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            f"[CompetitorsPlan] Top-level must be a dict of "
+            f"{{entity: {{targeting}}}}, got {type(parsed).__name__}\n"
+        )
+        raise SystemExit(2)
+    known_fields = {
+        "x_handle", "x_related", "subreddits",
+        "github_user", "github_repos", "context",
+    }
+    normalized: dict[str, dict] = {}
+    for entity, entry in parsed.items():
+        if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                f"[CompetitorsPlan] Entry for {entity!r} must be a dict, "
+                f"got {type(entry).__name__}; skipping.\n"
+            )
+            continue
+        unknown = set(entry.keys()) - known_fields
+        if unknown:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                f"[CompetitorsPlan] Unknown fields in {entity!r}: "
+                f"{sorted(unknown)}; ignoring.\n"
+            )
+        normalized[entity.strip().lower()] = {
+            k: v for k, v in entry.items() if k in known_fields
+        }
+    return normalized
+
+
+def subrun_kwargs_for(
+    entity: str,
+    plan_entry: dict,
+    *,
+    resolved: dict,
+) -> dict:
+    """Build an explicit per-entity kwargs dict for pipeline.run().
+
+    Plan values win over auto_resolve values. Returns keys for all per-entity
+    targeting flags so callers never fall through to closure defaults.
+
+    This helper is the single source of truth for sub-run kwargs — main-topic
+    flags can only leak if a caller bypasses it.
+    """
+    def _choose(plan_key: str, resolved_key: str | None = None):
+        if plan_key in plan_entry and plan_entry[plan_key]:
+            return plan_entry[plan_key]
+        if resolved_key is not None and resolved.get(resolved_key):
+            return resolved[resolved_key]
+        return None
+
+    x_handle = _choose("x_handle", "x_handle")
+    if isinstance(x_handle, str):
+        x_handle = x_handle.lstrip("@") or None
+
+    subreddits = _choose("subreddits", "subreddits")
+    if isinstance(subreddits, list):
+        subreddits = [s.strip().lstrip("r/") for s in subreddits if s.strip()] or None
+
+    x_related = plan_entry.get("x_related")
+    if isinstance(x_related, list):
+        x_related = [h.strip().lstrip("@") for h in x_related if h.strip()] or None
+    else:
+        x_related = None
+
+    github_user = _choose("github_user", "github_user")
+    if isinstance(github_user, str):
+        github_user = github_user.lstrip("@").lower() or None
+
+    github_repos = _choose("github_repos", "github_repos")
+    if isinstance(github_repos, list):
+        github_repos = [r.strip() for r in github_repos if r.strip() and "/" in r.strip()] or None
+
+    context = plan_entry.get("context") or resolved.get("context") or ""
+
+    return {
+        "x_handle": x_handle,
+        "x_related": x_related,
+        "subreddits": subreddits,
+        "github_user": github_user,
+        "github_repos": github_repos,
+        "_context": context,
+    }
+
+
+COMPETITORS_MIN = 1
+COMPETITORS_MAX = 6
+COMPETITORS_DEFAULT = 2
+
+
+def resolve_competitors_args(args: argparse.Namespace) -> tuple[bool, int, list[str]]:
+    """Normalize --competitors / --competitors-list into (enabled, count, explicit_list).
+
+    - (False, 0, []) when neither flag is set.
+    - An explicit list always wins; count is derived from list length.
+    - A numeric count outside [1, 6] is clamped with a stderr warning.
+    - count <= 0 (explicit) raises SystemExit(2).
+    """
+    explicit_list: list[str] = []
+    list_flag_provided = args.competitors_list is not None
+    if list_flag_provided:
+        explicit_list = [
+            entity.strip()
+            for entity in args.competitors_list.split(",")
+            if entity.strip()
+        ]
+        if not explicit_list:
+            sys.stderr.write("[Competitors] --competitors-list is empty.\n")
+            raise SystemExit(2)
+
+    competitors_flag = args.competitors
+    list_present = bool(explicit_list)
+    flag_present = competitors_flag is not None
+
+    if not list_present and not flag_present:
+        return False, 0, []
+
+    if list_present:
+        count = len(explicit_list)
+        if flag_present and competitors_flag != count:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                f"[Competitors] --competitors={competitors_flag} ignored; using "
+                f"{count} entries from --competitors-list.\n"
+            )
+        if count > COMPETITORS_MAX:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                f"[Competitors] --competitors-list has {count} entries, clamping to {COMPETITORS_MAX}.\n"
+            )
+            explicit_list = explicit_list[:COMPETITORS_MAX]
+            count = COMPETITORS_MAX
+        return True, count, explicit_list
+
+    # flag_present, no explicit list
+    count = competitors_flag
+    if count < COMPETITORS_MIN:
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            f"[Competitors] --competitors must be >= {COMPETITORS_MIN} (got {count}).\n"
+        )
+        raise SystemExit(2)
+    if count > COMPETITORS_MAX:
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            f"[Competitors] --competitors={count} exceeds max {COMPETITORS_MAX}; clamping.\n"
+        )
+        count = COMPETITORS_MAX
+    return True, count, []
+
+
+def _missing_sources_for_promo(diag: dict[str, object]) -> str | None:
+    available = set(diag.get("available_sources") or [])
+    missing = []
+    if "reddit" not in available:
+        missing.append("reddit")
+    if "x" not in available:
+        missing.append("x")
+    if "grounding" not in available:
+        missing.append("web")
+    if not missing:
+        return None
+    if "reddit" in missing and "x" in missing:
+        return "both"
+    return missing[0]
+
+
+def _show_runtime_ui(
+    report: schema.Report,
+    progress: ui.ProgressDisplay,
+    diag: dict[str, object],
+    suppress_web_promo: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    counts = {source: len(items) for source, items in report.items_by_source.items()}
+    display_sources = list(
+        dict.fromkeys(
+            [
+                *report.query_plan.source_weights.keys(),
+                *report.items_by_source.keys(),
+                *report.errors_by_source.keys(),
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+    progress.end_processing()
+    progress.show_complete(
+        source_counts=counts,
+        display_sources=display_sources,
+    )
+    promo = _missing_sources_for_promo(diag)
+    # The `web` promo nudges users to set BRAVE_API_KEY / SERPER_API_KEY, which
+    # is wrong advice when a hosting reasoning model (Claude Code, Codex,
+    # Hermes, Gemini) is driving — those already have WebSearch and can
+    # pre-resolve Step 0.55 themselves. Suppress the web promo when a hosting
+    # model signal is present (--plan or --competitors-plan was passed).
+    if promo:
+        if suppress_web_promo and promo == "web":
+            return
+        if suppress_web_promo and promo == "both":
+            # "both" means reddit + web both missing; still nudge reddit but
+            # skip the web line. show_promo has a per-source variant.
+            progress.show_promo("reddit", diag=diag)
+            return
+        progress.show_promo(promo, diag=diag)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = build_parser()
+    # Use parse_known_args so setup sub-flags (--device-auth, --github,
+    # --openclaw) pass through without argparse hard-exiting.
+    args, extra_argv = parser.parse_known_args()
+    if args.debug:
+        os.environ["LAST30DAYS_DEBUG"] = "1"
+
+    config = env.get_config()
+
+    # Handle setup subcommand
+    topic = " ".join(args.topic).strip()
+    if topic.lower() == "setup":
+        from lib import setup_wizard
+        if "--openclaw" in extra_argv:
+            results = setup_wizard.run_openclaw_setup(config)
+            print(json.dumps(results))
+            return 0
+        if "--github" in extra_argv:
+            results = setup_wizard.run_github_auth()
+            print(json.dumps(results))
+            return 0
+        if "--device-auth" in extra_argv:
+            results = setup_wizard.run_full_device_auth()
+            print(json.dumps(results))
+            return 0
+        sys.stderr.write("Running auto-setup...\n")
+        results = setup_wizard.run_auto_setup(config)
+        from_browser = "auto"
+        if results.get("cookies_found"):
+            first_browser = next(iter(results["cookies_found"].values()))
+            from_browser = first_browser
+        setup_wizard.write_setup_config(env.CONFIG_FILE, from_browser=from_browser)
+        results["env_written"] = True
+        sys.stderr.write(setup_wizard.get_setup_status_text(results) + "\n")
+        return 0
+
+    requested_sources = parse_search_flag(args.search) if args.search else None
+    diag = pipeline.diagnose(config, requested_sources)
+
+    if args.diagnose:
+        print(json.dumps(diag, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
+        return 0
+
+    if not topic:
+        parser.print_usage(sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+    synthesis_md = None
+    if args.synthesis_file:
+        if args.emit == "html":
+            synthesis_md = read_synthesis_file(args.synthesis_file)
+        else:
+            sys.stderr.write("[last30days] Warning: --synthesis-file is only used with --emit=html; ignoring.\n")
+
+    if not os.environ.get("LAST30DAYS_SKIP_PREFLIGHT"):
+        from lib import preflight
+        refuse_msg = preflight.check_class_1_trap(topic)
+        if refuse_msg:
+            sys.stderr.write(refuse_msg)
+            return 2
+
+    progress = ui.ProgressDisplay(topic, show_banner=True)
+    progress.start_processing()
+
+    depth = "deep" if args.deep else "quick" if args.quick else "default"
+    try:
+        x_related = [h.strip() for h in args.x_related.split(",") if h.strip()] if args.x_related else None
+        subreddits = [s.strip().lstrip("r/") for s in args.subreddits.split(",") if s.strip()] if args.subreddits else None
+        tiktok_hashtags = [h.strip().lstrip("#") for h in args.tiktok_hashtags.split(",") if h.strip()] if args.tiktok_hashtags else None
+        tiktok_creators = [c.strip().lstrip("@") for c in args.tiktok_creators.split(",") if c.strip()] if args.tiktok_creators else None
+        ig_creators = [c.strip().lstrip("@") for c in args.ig_creators.split(",") if c.strip()] if args.ig_creators else None
+        # Parse external plan if provided via --plan flag
+        external_plan = None
+        if args.plan:
+            import json as _json
+            plan_str = args.plan
+            if os.path.isfile(plan_str):
+                plan_str = open(plan_str).read()
+            try:
+                external_plan = _json.loads(plan_str)
+            except _json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+                sys.stderr.write(f"[Planner] Invalid --plan JSON: {exc}\n")
+
+        # Auto-resolve: use web search to discover subreddits/handles before planning.
+        # This is the engine-side equivalent of SKILL.md Steps 0.55/0.75 for platforms
+        # without WebSearch (OpenClaw, Codex, raw CLI).
+        if args.auto_resolve and not external_plan:
+            from lib import resolve
+            resolution = resolve.auto_resolve(topic, config)
+            if resolution.get("subreddits") and not subreddits:
+                subreddits = resolution["subreddits"]
+                sys.stderr.write(f"[AutoResolve] Subreddits: {', '.join(subreddits)}\n")
+            if resolution.get("x_handle") and not args.x_handle:
+                args.x_handle = resolution["x_handle"]
+                sys.stderr.write(f"[AutoResolve] X handle: @{args.x_handle}\n")
+            if resolution.get("github_user") and not args.github_user:
+                args.github_user = resolution["github_user"]
+                sys.stderr.write(f"[AutoResolve] GitHub user: @{args.github_user}\n")
+            if resolution.get("github_repos") and not args.github_repo:
+                args.github_repo = ",".join(resolution["github_repos"])
+                sys.stderr.write(f"[AutoResolve] GitHub repos: {args.github_repo}\n")
+            if resolution.get("context"):
+                # Inject context into external_plan metadata for the planner to use
+                if not external_plan:
+                    external_plan = None  # planner will use its own, but with context
+                # Store context for the planner prompt injection
+                config["_auto_resolve_context"] = resolution["context"]
+                sys.stderr.write(f"[AutoResolve] Context: {resolution['context'][:80]}...\n")
+
+        github_user = args.github_user.lstrip("@").lower() if args.github_user else None
+        github_repos = [r.strip() for r in args.github_repo.split(",") if r.strip() and "/" in r.strip()] if args.github_repo else None
+
+        # --deep-research: auto-enable perplexity source and set deep flag
+        if args.deep_research:
+            if not config.get("OPENROUTER_API_KEY"):
+                print("Error: --deep-research requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY", file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+            config["_deep_research"] = True
+            # Auto-enable perplexity in INCLUDE_SOURCES
+            include = config.get("INCLUDE_SOURCES") or ""
+            if "perplexity" not in include.lower():
+                config["INCLUDE_SOURCES"] = f"{include},perplexity" if include else "perplexity"
+
+        comp_enabled, comp_count, comp_explicit = resolve_competitors_args(args)
+        comp_plan = parse_competitors_plan(args.competitors_plan)
+
+        # Polymarket disambiguation: if user passed --polymarket-keywords,
+        # store on config so the polymarket adapter can filter matches.
+        if args.polymarket_keywords:
+            keywords = [
+                k.strip().lower()
+                for k in args.polymarket_keywords.split(",")
+                if k.strip()
+            ]
+            if keywords:
+                config["_polymarket_keywords"] = keywords
+
+        # vs-mode: if the topic string contains " vs " / " versus " and the
+        # planner can split it into >=2 entities, route through the same
+        # N-pass fanout path as --competitors. The first entity becomes the
+        # main topic; remaining entities become the competitor list. User's
+        # outer --x-handle / --subreddits apply to the first entity unless
+        # --competitors-plan covers it.
+        from lib import planner as _planner
+        vs_entities = _planner._comparison_entities(topic)
+        if len(vs_entities) >= 2 and not comp_enabled:
+            topic = vs_entities[0]
+            comp_enabled = True
+            comp_count = len(vs_entities) - 1
+            comp_explicit = vs_entities[1:]
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                f"[Competitors] vs-mode: routing to N-pass fanout: "
+                f"{' vs '.join(vs_entities)}\n"
+            )
+
+        def _main_runner() -> schema.Report:
+            r = pipeline.run(
+                topic=topic,
+                config=config,
+                depth=depth,
+                requested_sources=requested_sources,
+                mock=args.mock,
+                x_handle=args.x_handle,
+                x_related=x_related,
+                web_backend=args.web_backend,
+                external_plan=external_plan,
+                subreddits=subreddits,
+                tiktok_hashtags=tiktok_hashtags,
+                tiktok_creators=tiktok_creators,
+                ig_creators=ig_creators,
+                lookback_days=args.lookback_days,
+                github_user=github_user,
+                github_repos=github_repos,
+            )
+            r.artifacts["resolved"] = {
+                "entity": topic,
+                "x_handle": (args.x_handle or "").lstrip("@"),
+                "subreddits": list(subreddits or []),
+                "github_user": (github_user or ""),
+                "github_repos": list(github_repos or []),
+                "context": config.get("_auto_resolve_context", "") or "",
+            }
+            return r
+
+        if comp_enabled:
+            from lib import competitors as competitors_mod
+            from lib import fanout, resolve as resolve_mod
+
+            if comp_explicit:
+                discovered = comp_explicit
+            else:
+                if not resolve_mod._has_backend(config) and not args.mock:
+                    sys.stderr.write(
+                        "[Competitors] Cannot auto-discover peers without help.\n"
+                        "\n"
+                        "RECOMMENDED PATH (hosting reasoning models — Claude Code, Codex, "
+                        "Hermes, Gemini, any agent with a WebSearch tool): YOU have "
+                        "WebSearch. Use it to run full Step 0.55 per entity, then invoke "
+                        "the engine with a vs-topic plus --competitors-plan:\n"
+                        "  1. WebSearch for '{topic} competitors' or '{topic} alternatives'.\n"
+                        "  2. For each peer, WebSearch for handles/subs/github (Step 0.55).\n"
+                        "  3. Re-invoke: /last30days '{topic} vs {peer1} vs {peer2}' "
+                        "--competitors-plan '{\"Peer1\":{\"x_handle\":\"h1\",\"subreddits\":"
+                        "[\"s1\"],...},\"Peer2\":{...}}'.\n"
+                        "See SKILL.md 'Competitor mode' for the full protocol.\n"
+                        "\n"
+                        "HEADLESS / CRON PATH (no hosting model available): set "
+                        "BRAVE_API_KEY / EXA_API_KEY / SERPER_API_KEY / PARALLEL_API_KEY / "
+                        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY and re-run.\n"
+                        "\n"
+                        "MINIMUM ESCAPE HATCH: pass --competitors-list 'A,B,C' to skip "
+                        "discovery. Without --competitors-plan, peer sub-runs fall back to "
+                        "planner defaults and produce visibly thinner data than the main.\n"
+                    )
+                    return 2
+                discovered = competitors_mod.discover_competitors(
+                    topic, comp_count, config, lookback_days=args.lookback_days,
+                )
+                if not discovered:
+                    sys.stderr.write(
+                        f"[Competitors] No peers discovered for {topic!r}; aborting "
+                        "comparison run. Pass --competitors-list to override.\n"
+                    )
+                    return 2
+
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                f"[Competitors] Comparing: {topic} vs " + " vs ".join(discovered) + "\n"
+            )
+
+            def _competitor_runner(entity: str) -> schema.Report:
+                # Deep-copy config so per-entity auto_resolve context does not
+                # leak across sub-runs. Each sub-run writes its own
+                # `_auto_resolve_context` into its local config copy.
+                entity_config = dict(config)
+                plan_entry = comp_plan.get(entity.strip().lower(), {})
+                resolved = {
+                    "entity": entity,
+                    "x_handle": "",
+                    "subreddits": [],
+                    "github_user": "",
+                    "github_repos": [],
+                    "context": "",
+                }
+                # Skip engine-internal auto_resolve when the hosting model
+                # pre-resolved via --competitors-plan (saves a redundant
+                # round-trip and makes per-entity Step 0.55 purely
+                # hosting-model-driven).
+                plan_covers_fully = bool(plan_entry.get("x_handle")) and bool(
+                    plan_entry.get("subreddits")
+                )
+                if (
+                    not args.mock
+                    and not plan_covers_fully
+                    and resolve_mod._has_backend(entity_config)
+                ):
+                    try:
+                        r = resolve_mod.auto_resolve(entity, entity_config)
+                    except Exception as exc:
+                        sys.stderr.write(
+                            f"[Competitors] auto_resolve failed for {entity!r}: "
+                            f"{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}\n"
+                        )
+                        r = {}
+                    resolved["x_handle"] = r.get("x_handle", "") or ""
+                    resolved["subreddits"] = list(r.get("subreddits") or [])
+                    resolved["github_user"] = r.get("github_user", "") or ""
+                    resolved["github_repos"] = list(r.get("github_repos") or [])
+                    resolved["context"] = r.get("context", "") or ""
+                kwargs = subrun_kwargs_for(entity, plan_entry, resolved=resolved)
+                # Record effective per-entity targeting for the Resolved block.
+                resolved_effective = {
+                    "entity": entity,
+                    "x_handle": kwargs["x_handle"] or "",
+                    "subreddits": kwargs["subreddits"] or [],
+                    "github_user": kwargs["github_user"] or "",
+                    "github_repos": kwargs["github_repos"] or [],
+                    "context": kwargs["_context"],
+                }
+                if kwargs["_context"]:
+                    entity_config["_auto_resolve_context"] = kwargs["_context"]
+                sys.stderr.write(
+                    f"[Competitors] {entity}: "
+                    f"x=@{resolved_effective['x_handle'] or '-'} "
+                    f"subs={len(resolved_effective['subreddits'])} "
+                    f"gh={resolved_effective['github_user'] or '-'} "
+                    f"({'plan' if plan_entry else 'auto'})\n"
+                )
+                report = pipeline.run(
+                    topic=entity,
+                    config=entity_config,
+                    depth=depth,
+                    requested_sources=requested_sources,
+                    mock=args.mock,
+                    x_handle=kwargs["x_handle"],
+                    x_related=kwargs["x_related"],
+                    subreddits=kwargs["subreddits"],
+                    github_user=kwargs["github_user"],
+                    github_repos=kwargs["github_repos"],
+                    web_backend=args.web_backend,
+                    lookback_days=args.lookback_days,
+                    internal_subrun=True,
+                )
+                report.artifacts["resolved"] = resolved_effective
+                return report
+
+            entity_reports = fanout.run_competitor_fanout(
+                main_topic=topic,
+                main_runner=_main_runner,
+                competitors=discovered,
+                competitor_runner=_competitor_runner,
+            )
+            if len(entity_reports) < 2:
+                progress.end_processing()
+                sys.stderr.write(
+                    f"[Competitors] Fewer than 2 sub-runs survived ({len(entity_reports)}); "
+                    "cannot render a comparison. Re-run without --competitors or check the "
+                    "warnings above.\n"
+                )
+                return 1
+            report = entity_reports[0][1]
+        else:
+            entity_reports = None
+            report = _main_runner()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        progress.end_processing()
+        progress.show_error(str(exc))
+        raise
+    _show_runtime_ui(
+        report, progress, diag,
+        suppress_web_promo=bool(external_plan or comp_plan),
+    )
+    if args.store:
+        counts = persist_report(report)
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            f"[last30days] Stored {counts['new']} new, {counts['updated']} updated findings\n"
+        )
+        sys.stderr.flush()
+
+    # Show quality nudge if applicable
+    try:
+        from lib import quality_nudge
+        quality = quality_nudge.compute_quality_score(config, {})
+        if quality.get("nudge_text"):
+            sys.stderr.write(f"\n{quality['nudge_text']}\n")
+            sys.stderr.flush()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    fun_level = config.get("FUN_LEVEL", "medium").lower()
+    footer_save_path = None
+    if args.save_dir:
+        footer_save_path = compute_save_path_display(
+            args.save_dir, report.topic, args.save_suffix or "", args.emit
+        )
+
+    # Signal to render_compact whether pre-research flags were supplied.
+    # Used to emit a Pre-Research Status warning when the model skipped
+    # Step 0.5 / 0.55 and invoked the engine bare on an eligible topic.
+    pre_research_flags_present = bool(
+        args.x_handle
+        or args.github_user
+        or args.subreddits
+        or args.plan
+        or args.auto_resolve
+        or args.tiktok_creators
+        or args.ig_creators
+    )
+    report.artifacts["pre_research_flags_present"] = pre_research_flags_present
+
+    if entity_reports:
+        rendered = emit_comparison_output(
+            entity_reports,
+            args.emit,
+            fun_level=fun_level,
+            save_path=footer_save_path,
+            synthesis_md=synthesis_md,
+        )
+    else:
+        rendered = emit_output(
+            report,
+            args.emit,
+            fun_level=fun_level,
+            save_path=footer_save_path,
+            synthesis_md=synthesis_md,
+        )
+    if args.save_dir:
+        # Save the main topic's raw file (single-entity or comparison main).
+        save_path = save_output(
+            report,
+            args.emit,
+            args.save_dir,
+            suffix=args.save_suffix or "",
+            synthesis_md=synthesis_md,
+        )
+        sys.stderr.write(f"[last30days] Saved output to {save_path}\n")
+        # Competitor / vs-mode: also save a per-entity raw file for each peer.
+        # Matches historical vs-mode behavior (N passes → N save files).
+        if entity_reports and len(entity_reports) > 1:
+            for label, entity_report in entity_reports[1:]:
+                peer_path = save_output(
+                    entity_report, args.emit, args.save_dir,
+                    suffix=args.save_suffix or "",
+                    synthesis_md=synthesis_md,
+                )
+                sys.stderr.write(f"[last30days] Saved output to {peer_path}\n")
+        sys.stderr.flush()
+    print(rendered)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

skills/last30days/scripts/lib/bird_x.py

@@ -0,0 +1,443 @@
+"""Bird X search client for the v3.0.0 last30days pipeline.
+
+Uses a vendored subset of @steipete/bird v0.8.0 (MIT License) to search X
+via Twitter's GraphQL API. No external `bird` CLI binary needed - just Node.js.
+See scripts/lib/vendor/bird-search/package.json for authoritative version.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from . import http, log, subproc
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+from .relevance import token_overlap_relevance as _compute_relevance
+
+
+def _first_of(*values):
+    """Return first value that is not None."""
+    for v in values:
+        if v is not None:
+            return v
+    return None
+
+# Path to the vendored bird-search wrapper
+_BIRD_SEARCH_MJS = Path(__file__).parent / "vendor" / "bird-search" / "bird-search.mjs"
+
+# Depth configurations: number of results to request
+DEPTH_CONFIG = {
+    "quick": 12,
+    "default": 30,
+    "deep": 60,
+}
+
+# Module-level credentials injected from .env config
+_credentials: Dict[str, str] = {}
+
+
+def set_credentials(auth_token: Optional[str], ct0: Optional[str]):
+    """Inject AUTH_TOKEN/CT0 from .env config so Node subprocesses can use them."""
+    if auth_token:
+        _credentials['AUTH_TOKEN'] = auth_token
+    if ct0:
+        _credentials['CT0'] = ct0
+
+
+def _has_injected_credentials() -> bool:
+    """Return True when both X session cookies were injected from config."""
+    return bool(_credentials.get('AUTH_TOKEN') and _credentials.get('CT0'))
+
+
+def _has_process_credentials() -> bool:
+    """Return True when AUTH_TOKEN/CT0 are present in process env."""
+    return bool(os.environ.get("AUTH_TOKEN") and os.environ.get("CT0"))
+
+
+def _subprocess_env() -> Dict[str, str]:
+    """Build env dict for Node subprocesses, merging injected credentials."""
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    env.update(_credentials)
+    # Hard-disable browser-cookie fallback so normal pipeline runs never hit
+    # Safari/Chrome Keychain prompts during source detection or search.
+    env["BIRD_DISABLE_BROWSER_COOKIES"] = "1"
+    return env
+
+
+def _log(msg: str):
+    log.source_log("Bird", msg, tty_only=False)
+
+
+def _extract_core_subject(topic: str) -> str:
+    """Extract core subject from verbose query for X search.
+
+    X search is literal keyword AND matching — all words must appear.
+    Aggressively strip question/meta/research words to keep only the
+    core product/concept name (max 5 words).
+    """
+    from .query import extract_core_subject
+    return extract_core_subject(topic, max_words=5, strip_suffixes=True)
+
+
+def is_bird_installed() -> bool:
+    """Check if vendored Bird search module is available.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if bird-search.mjs exists and Node.js is in PATH.
+    """
+    if not _BIRD_SEARCH_MJS.exists():
+        return False
+    return shutil.which("node") is not None
+
+
+def is_bird_authenticated() -> Optional[str]:
+    """Check if explicit X credentials are available.
+
+    Returns:
+        Auth source string if authenticated, None otherwise.
+    """
+    if not is_bird_installed():
+        return None
+
+    if _has_injected_credentials():
+        return "env AUTH_TOKEN"
+    if _has_process_credentials():
+        return "env AUTH_TOKEN"
+    return None
+
+
+def check_npm_available() -> bool:
+    """Check if npm is available (kept for API compatibility).
+
+    Returns:
+        True if 'npm' command is available in PATH, False otherwise.
+    """
+    return shutil.which("npm") is not None
+
+
+def install_bird() -> Tuple[bool, str]:
+    """No-op. Bird search is vendored in v3.0.0, no installation needed.
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (success, message).
+    """
+    if is_bird_installed():
+        return True, "Bird search is bundled with /last30days v3.0.0 - no installation needed."
+    if not shutil.which("node"):
+        return False, "Node.js 22+ is required for X search. Install Node.js first."
+    return False, f"Vendored bird-search.mjs not found at {_BIRD_SEARCH_MJS}"
+
+
+def get_bird_status() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Get comprehensive Bird search status.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with keys: installed, authenticated, username, can_install
+    """
+    installed = is_bird_installed()
+    auth_source = is_bird_authenticated() if installed else None
+
+    return {
+        "installed": installed,
+        "authenticated": auth_source is not None,
+        "username": auth_source,  # Now returns auth source (e.g., "Safari", "env AUTH_TOKEN")
+        "can_install": True,  # Always vendored in v3.0.0
+    }
+
+
+def _run_bird_search(query: str, count: int, timeout: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Run a search using the vendored bird-search.mjs module.
+
+    Args:
+        query: Full search query string (including since: filter)
+        count: Number of results to request
+        timeout: Timeout in seconds
+
+    Returns:
+        Raw Bird JSON response or error dict.
+    """
+    cmd = [
+        "node", str(_BIRD_SEARCH_MJS),
+        query,
+        "--count", str(count),
+        "--json",
+    ]
+
+    pid_holder: list[int] = []
+
+    def _register(pid: int) -> None:
+        pid_holder.append(pid)
+        try:
+            from last30days import register_child_pid
+            register_child_pid(pid)
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+
+    try:
+        result = subproc.run_with_timeout(
+            cmd,
+            timeout=timeout,
+            env=_subprocess_env(),
+            on_pid=_register,
+        )
+    except subproc.SubprocTimeout:
+        return {"error": f"Search timed out after {timeout}s", "items": []}
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"error": str(e), "items": []}
+    finally:
+        if pid_holder:
+            try:
+                from last30days import unregister_child_pid
+                unregister_child_pid(pid_holder[0])
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        error = result.stderr.strip() or "Bird search failed"
+        return {"error": error, "items": []}
+
+    output = result.stdout.strip()
+    if not output:
+        return {"items": []}
+
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(output)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+        return {"error": f"Invalid JSON response: {e}", "items": []}
+
+    if isinstance(parsed, list):
+        return {"items": parsed}
+    return parsed
+
+
+def search_x(
+    topic: str,
+    from_date: str,
+    to_date: str,
+    depth: str = "default",
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Search X using Bird CLI with automatic retry on 0 results.
+
+    Args:
+        topic: Search topic
+        from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
+        to_date: End date (YYYY-MM-DD) - unused but kept for API compatibility
+        depth: Research depth - "quick", "default", or "deep"
+
+    Returns:
+        Raw Bird JSON response or error dict.
+    """
+    count = DEPTH_CONFIG.get(depth, DEPTH_CONFIG["default"])
+    timeout = 30 if depth == "quick" else 45 if depth == "default" else 60
+
+    # Extract core subject - X search is literal, not semantic
+    core_topic = _extract_core_subject(topic)
+    query = f"{core_topic} since:{from_date}"
+
+    _log(f"Searching: {query}")
+    response = _run_bird_search(query, count, timeout)
+
+    # Check if we got results
+    items = parse_bird_response(response, query=core_topic)
+
+    # Retry with OR groups for multi-word queries (X supports OR operator)
+    core_words = core_topic.split()
+    if not items and len(core_words) >= 2:
+        from .query import extract_compound_terms
+        compounds = extract_compound_terms(topic)
+        if compounds:
+            # Build OR-group query: ("multi-agent" OR "agent simulation") since:DATE
+            or_parts = ' OR '.join(f'"{t}"' for t in compounds[:3])
+            _log(f"0 results for '{core_topic}', retrying with OR groups: {or_parts}")
+            query = f"({or_parts}) since:{from_date}"
+            response = _run_bird_search(query, count, timeout)
+            items = parse_bird_response(response, query=core_topic)
+
+    # Retry with fewer keywords if still 0 results and query has 3+ words
+    if not items and len(core_words) > 2:
+        shorter = ' '.join(core_words[:2])
+        _log(f"0 results for '{core_topic}', retrying with '{shorter}'")
+        query = f"{shorter} since:{from_date}"
+        response = _run_bird_search(query, count, timeout)
+        items = parse_bird_response(response, query=core_topic)
+
+    # Last-chance retry: use strongest remaining token (often the product name)
+    if not items and core_words:
+        low_signal = {
+            'trendiest', 'trending', 'hottest', 'hot', 'popular', 'viral',
+            'best', 'top', 'latest', 'new', 'plugin', 'plugins',
+            'skill', 'skills', 'tool', 'tools',
+        }
+        candidates = [w for w in core_words if w not in low_signal]
+        if candidates:
+            strongest = max(candidates, key=len)
+            _log(f"0 results for '{core_topic}', retrying with strongest token '{strongest}'")
+            query = f"{strongest} since:{from_date}"
+            response = _run_bird_search(query, count, timeout)
+
+    return response
+
+
+def search_handles(
+    handles: List[str],
+    topic: Optional[str],
+    from_date: str,
+    count_per: int = 5,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Search specific X handles for topic-related content.
+
+    Runs targeted Bird searches using `from:handle topic` syntax.
+    Used in Phase 2 supplemental search after entity extraction.
+
+    Args:
+        handles: List of X handles to search (without @)
+        topic: Search topic (core subject), or None for unfiltered search
+        from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
+        count_per: Results to request per handle
+
+    Returns:
+        List of raw item dicts (same format as parse_bird_response output).
+    """
+    core_topic = _extract_core_subject(topic) if topic else None
+
+    def _search_one_handle(handle: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        handle = handle.lstrip("@")
+        if core_topic:
+            query = f"from:{handle} {core_topic} since:{from_date}"
+        else:
+            query = f"from:{handle} since:{from_date}"
+
+        cmd = [
+            "node", str(_BIRD_SEARCH_MJS),
+            query,
+            "--count", str(count_per),
+            "--json",
+        ]
+
+        try:
+            result = subproc.run_with_timeout(cmd, timeout=15, env=_subprocess_env())
+        except subproc.SubprocTimeout:
+            _log(f"Handle search timed out for @{handle}")
+            return []
+        except OSError as e:
+            _log(f"Handle search error for @{handle}: {e}")
+            return []
+
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            _log(f"Handle search failed for @{handle}: {result.stderr.strip()}")
+            return []
+
+        output = result.stdout.strip()
+        if not output:
+            return []
+
+        try:
+            response = json.loads(output)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            _log(f"Invalid JSON from handle search for @{handle}")
+            return []
+        return parse_bird_response(response, query=core_topic)
+
+    from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
+
+    all_items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=min(5, len(handles))) as executor:
+        futures = {executor.submit(_search_one_handle, h): h for h in handles}
+        for future in as_completed(futures):
+            all_items.extend(future.result())
+
+    return all_items
+
+
+def parse_bird_response(response: Dict[str, Any], query: str = "") -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Parse Bird response to match xai_x output format.
+
+    Args:
+        response: Raw Bird JSON response
+        query: Original search query for relevance scoring
+
+    Returns:
+        List of normalized item dicts matching xai_x.parse_x_response() format.
+    """
+    items = []
+
+    # Check for errors
+    if "error" in response and response["error"]:
+        _log(f"Bird error: {response['error']}")
+        return items
+
+    # Bird returns a list of tweets directly or under a key
+    raw_items = response if isinstance(response, list) else response.get("items", response.get("tweets", []))
+
+    if not isinstance(raw_items, list):
+        return items
+
+    for i, tweet in enumerate(raw_items):
+        if not isinstance(tweet, dict):
+            continue
+
+        # Extract URL - Bird uses permanent_url or we construct from id
+        url = tweet.get("permanent_url") or tweet.get("url", "")
+        if not url and tweet.get("id"):
+            # Try different field structures Bird might use
+            author = tweet.get("author", {}) or tweet.get("user", {})
+            screen_name = author.get("username") or author.get("screen_name", "")
+            if screen_name:
+                url = f"https://x.com/{screen_name}/status/{tweet['id']}"
+
+        if not url:
+            continue
+
+        # Parse date from created_at/createdAt (e.g., "Wed Jan 15 14:30:00 +0000 2026")
+        date = None
+        created_at = tweet.get("createdAt") or tweet.get("created_at", "")
+        if created_at:
+            try:
+                # Try ISO format first (e.g., "2026-02-03T22:33:32Z")
+                # Check for ISO date separator, not just "T" (which appears in "Tue")
+                if len(created_at) > 10 and created_at[10] == "T":
+                    dt = datetime.fromisoformat(created_at.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+                else:
+                    # Twitter format: "Wed Jan 15 14:30:00 +0000 2026"
+                    dt = datetime.strptime(created_at, "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y")
+                date = dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                pass
+
+        # Extract user info (Bird uses author.username, older format uses user.screen_name)
+        author = tweet.get("author", {}) or tweet.get("user", {})
+        author_handle = author.get("username") or author.get("screen_name", "") or tweet.get("author_handle", "")
+
+        # Build engagement dict (Bird uses camelCase: likeCount, retweetCount, etc.)
+        engagement = {
+            "likes": _first_of(tweet.get("likeCount"), tweet.get("like_count"), tweet.get("favorite_count")),
+            "reposts": _first_of(tweet.get("retweetCount"), tweet.get("retweet_count")),
+            "replies": _first_of(tweet.get("replyCount"), tweet.get("reply_count")),
+            "quotes": _first_of(tweet.get("quoteCount"), tweet.get("quote_count")),
+        }
+        # Convert to int where possible
+        for key in engagement:
+            if engagement[key] is not None:
+                try:
+                    engagement[key] = int(engagement[key])
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                    engagement[key] = None
+
+        # Build normalized item
+        item = {
+            "id": f"X{i+1}",
+            "text": str(tweet.get("text", tweet.get("full_text", ""))).strip()[:500],
+            "url": url,
+            "author_handle": author_handle.lstrip("@"),
+            "date": date,
+            "engagement": engagement if any(v is not None for v in engagement.values()) else None,
+            "why_relevant": "",  # Bird doesn't provide relevance explanations
+            "relevance": _compute_relevance(query, str(tweet.get("text", ""))) if query else 0.7,
+        }
+
+        items.append(item)
+
+    return items

skills/last30days/scripts/lib/bluesky.py

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+"""Bluesky search via AT Protocol (requires app password).
+
+Uses bsky.social for auth and public.api.bsky.app for post search.
+Requires BSKY_HANDLE and BSKY_APP_PASSWORD env vars.
+"""
+
+import math
+import re
+import sys
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+from . import http, log
+
+BSKY_SESSION_URL = "https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.server.createSession"
+BSKY_SEARCH_URL = "https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.searchPosts"
+
+DEPTH_CONFIG = {
+    "quick": 15,
+    "default": 30,
+    "deep": 60,
+}
+
+# Module-level token cache (valid for the lifetime of a single research run)
+_cached_token: Optional[str] = None
+_token_created_at: float = 0.0
+_session_error: Optional[str] = None
+_TOKEN_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = 5400  # 90 minutes (conservative, tokens last ~2 hours)
+
+
+def _log(msg: str):
+    log.source_log("Bluesky", msg)
+
+
+def _create_session(handle: str, app_password: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Create an AT Protocol session and return the access token.
+
+    Args:
+        handle: Bluesky handle (e.g. user.bsky.social)
+        app_password: App password from bsky.app/settings/app-passwords
+
+    Returns:
+        Access JWT string, or None on failure. Sets _session_error on failure.
+    """
+    global _cached_token, _token_created_at, _session_error
+    if _cached_token and (time.monotonic() - _token_created_at < _TOKEN_MAX_AGE_SECONDS):
+        return _cached_token
+    if _cached_token:
+        _log("Session token expired, re-authenticating")
+        _cached_token = None
+        _token_created_at = 0.0
+
+    try:
+        response = http.request(
+            "POST",
+            BSKY_SESSION_URL,
+            json_data={"identifier": handle, "password": app_password},
+            timeout=15,
+        )
+        token = response.get("accessJwt")
+        if token:
+            _cached_token = token
+            _token_created_at = time.monotonic()
+            _session_error = None
+            _log("Session created successfully")
+            return token
+        _log("No accessJwt in session response")
+        _session_error = "No accessJwt in session response"
+        return None
+    except http.HTTPError as e:
+        if e.status_code == 403 and e.body and "cloudflare" in e.body.lower():
+            _session_error = "Cloudflare blocked the request (403 Forbidden). This is a network-level block, not an auth issue. Try a different network or VPN."
+        elif e.status_code == 401:
+            _session_error = "Invalid credentials (401 Unauthorized). Check BSKY_HANDLE and BSKY_APP_PASSWORD."
+        else:
+            _session_error = f"Session request failed: {e}"
+        _log(f"Session creation failed: {_session_error}")
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        _session_error = f"Session request failed: {type(e).__name__}: {e}"
+        _log(f"Session creation failed: {_session_error}")
+        return None
+
+
+def _reset_session_cache() -> None:
+    global _cached_token, _token_created_at, _session_error
+    _cached_token = None
+    _token_created_at = 0.0
+    _session_error = None
+
+
+def _extract_core_subject(topic: str) -> str:
+    """Extract core subject from verbose query for Bluesky search."""
+    from .query import extract_core_subject
+    _BSKY_NOISE = frozenset({
+        'best', 'top', 'good', 'great', 'awesome',
+        'latest', 'new', 'news', 'update', 'updates',
+        'trending', 'hottest', 'popular', 'viral',
+        'practices', 'features', 'recommendations', 'advice',
+    })
+    return extract_core_subject(topic, noise=_BSKY_NOISE)
+
+
+def _parse_date(item: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Parse date from Bluesky post to YYYY-MM-DD.
+
+    AT Protocol uses ISO 8601 format in indexedAt and createdAt fields.
+    """
+    for key in ("indexedAt", "createdAt"):
+        val = item.get(key)
+        if val and isinstance(val, str):
+            try:
+                dt = datetime.fromisoformat(val.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+                return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                pass
+    return None
+
+
+def search_bluesky(
+    topic: str,
+    from_date: str,
+    to_date: str,
+    depth: str = "default",
+    config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Search Bluesky via AT Protocol API.
+
+    Args:
+        topic: Search topic
+        from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
+        to_date: End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
+        depth: 'quick', 'default', or 'deep'
+        config: Config dict with BSKY_HANDLE and BSKY_APP_PASSWORD
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with 'posts' list from AT Protocol response.
+    """
+    config = config or {}
+    handle = config.get("BSKY_HANDLE", "")
+    app_password = config.get("BSKY_APP_PASSWORD", "")
+
+    if not handle or not app_password:
+        return {"posts": [], "error": "Bluesky credentials not configured"}
+
+    count = DEPTH_CONFIG.get(depth, DEPTH_CONFIG["default"])
+    core_topic = _extract_core_subject(topic)
+
+    _log(f"Searching for '{core_topic}' (depth={depth}, limit={count})")
+
+    from urllib.parse import urlencode
+    params = {
+        "q": core_topic,
+        "limit": str(min(count, 100)),
+        "sort": "top",
+    }
+    url = f"{BSKY_SEARCH_URL}?{urlencode(params)}"
+
+    def _auth_and_search() -> tuple[Optional[Dict[str, Any]], Optional[str]]:
+        token = _create_session(handle, app_password)
+        if not token:
+            error_msg = _session_error or "Bluesky session creation failed (unknown error)"
+            return None, error_msg
+        try:
+            response = http.request(
+                "GET", url,
+                headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"},
+                timeout=30,
+            )
+            return response, None
+        except http.HTTPError as e:
+            _log(f"Search failed: {e}")
+            if e.status_code == 401:
+                _reset_session_cache()
+                return None, "refresh"
+            if e.status_code == 403 and e.body and "cloudflare" in e.body.lower():
+                return None, "Bluesky search blocked by Cloudflare (403). This is a network-level block - try a different network or VPN."
+            return None, f"Bluesky search failed: {e}"
+        except Exception as e:
+            _log(f"Search failed: {e}")
+            return None, f"Bluesky search failed: {type(e).__name__}: {e}"
+
+    response, error_msg = _auth_and_search()
+    if error_msg == "refresh":
+        _log("Session expired; recreating token and retrying once")
+        response, error_msg = _auth_and_search()
+    if error_msg:
+        return {"posts": [], "error": error_msg}
+    if response is None:
+        return {"posts": [], "error": "Bluesky search failed (unknown error)"}
+
+    posts = response.get("posts", [])
+    _log(f"Found {len(posts)} posts")
+    return response
+
+
+def parse_bluesky_response(response: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Parse AT Protocol response into normalized item dicts.
+
+    Returns:
+        List of item dicts ready for normalization.
+    """
+    posts = response.get("posts", [])
+    items = []
+
+    for i, post in enumerate(posts):
+        record = post.get("record") or {}
+        text = record.get("text") or ""
+
+        author = post.get("author") or {}
+        handle = author.get("handle") or ""
+        display_name = author.get("displayName") or handle
+
+        # Post URI -> URL
+        # URI format: at://did:plc:xxx/app.bsky.feed.post/rkey
+        uri = post.get("uri") or ""
+        rkey = uri.rsplit("/", 1)[-1] if uri else ""
+        url = f"https://bsky.app/profile/{handle}/post/{rkey}" if handle and rkey else ""
+
+        likes = post.get("likeCount") or 0
+        reposts = post.get("repostCount") or 0
+        replies = post.get("replyCount") or 0
+        quotes = post.get("quoteCount") or 0
+
+        date_str = _parse_date(post) or _parse_date(record)
+
+        # Relevance: position-based (AT Protocol sorts by relevance with sort=top)
+        rank_score = max(0.3, 1.0 - (i * 0.02))
+        engagement_boost = min(0.2, math.log1p(likes + reposts) / 40)
+        relevance = min(1.0, rank_score * 0.7 + engagement_boost + 0.1)
+
+        items.append({
+            "handle": handle,
+            "display_name": display_name,
+            "text": text,
+            "url": url,
+            "date": date_str,
+            "engagement": {
+                "likes": likes,
+                "reposts": reposts,
+                "replies": replies,
+                "quotes": quotes,
+            },
+            "relevance": round(relevance, 2),
+            "why_relevant": f"Bluesky: @{handle}: {text[:60]}" if text else f"Bluesky: {handle}",
+        })
+
+    return items

skills/last30days/scripts/lib/categories.py

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+"""Category-peer subreddit map for Step 0.55 community resolution.
+
+When a topic is a product in a known category (AI image generation, AI coding
+agents, SaaS screen recording, etc.), brand-specific subreddits returned by
+WebSearch are insufficient: cross-product technique discussion lives in
+category-peer subs. This module classifies a topic into a category by matching
+compound-term patterns against the lowercased topic string, then returns the
+priority-ordered peer subreddit list for that category.
+
+The map is intentionally small, curated, and code-reviewed. Adding a new
+category is a code change; there is no user-editable override surface.
+
+False-positive guard: every pattern is either a multi-word compound (e.g.
+"image generation", "text to image") or a domain-specific single word
+(e.g. "midjourney", "stablediffusion"). Bare common nouns like "image",
+"ai", or "model" are never used as patterns.
+
+First-match-wins: categories are evaluated in declared order. Entries are
+sorted from most-specific to least-specific so narrower categories claim a
+topic before broader ones. For example, `ai_image_generation` appears
+before `ai_chat_model` so "gpt image 2" matches the image-gen category.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import List, Optional, TypedDict
+
+
+class _CategoryEntry(TypedDict):
+    patterns: List[str]
+    peer_subs: List[str]
+
+
+CATEGORY_PEERS: dict[str, _CategoryEntry] = {
+    "ai_image_generation": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "image generation",
+            "image gen",
+            "text to image",
+            "text-to-image",
+            "gpt image",
+            "gpt-image",
+            "nano banana",
+            "midjourney",
+            "stable diffusion",
+            "stablediffusion",
+            "dall-e",
+            "dalle",
+            "flux.1",
+            "flux schnell",
+            "imagen",
+            "seedance",
+            "ideogram",
+            "recraft",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "StableDiffusion",
+            "midjourney",
+            "dalle2",
+            "aiArt",
+            "PromptEngineering",
+            "MediaSynthesis",
+        ],
+    },
+    "ai_video_generation": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "video generation",
+            "text to video",
+            "text-to-video",
+            "sora",
+            "veo 3",
+            "veo3",
+            "runway gen",
+            "kling",
+            "pika labs",
+            "luma dream machine",
+            "hailuo",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "aivideo",
+            "StableDiffusion",
+            "runwayml",
+            "singularity",
+            "MediaSynthesis",
+        ],
+    },
+    "ai_music_generation": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "music generation",
+            "ai music",
+            "suno",
+            "udio",
+            "riffusion",
+            "stable audio",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "SunoAI",
+            "udiomusic",
+            "aimusic",
+            "artificial",
+        ],
+    },
+    "ai_coding_agent": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "claude code",
+            "cursor ide",
+            "github copilot",
+            "windsurf",
+            "aider",
+            "cline",
+            "openclaw",
+            "hermes agent",
+            "continue.dev",
+            "codeium",
+            "sweep ai",
+            "devin ai",
+            "coding agent",
+            "coding assistant",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "ChatGPTCoding",
+            "LocalLLaMA",
+            "singularity",
+            "PromptEngineering",
+        ],
+    },
+    "ai_agent_framework": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "agent framework",
+            "agentic framework",
+            "langchain",
+            "langgraph",
+            "crewai",
+            "autogen",
+            "llamaindex",
+            "dspy",
+            "smolagents",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "LangChain",
+            "LocalLLaMA",
+            "AI_Agents",
+            "MachineLearning",
+        ],
+    },
+    "ai_chat_model": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "gpt-5",
+            "gpt-4",
+            "claude opus",
+            "claude sonnet",
+            "claude haiku",
+            "gemini pro",
+            "gemini flash",
+            "llama 3",
+            "llama 4",
+            "deepseek",
+            "qwen",
+            "mistral large",
+            "grok",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "LocalLLaMA",
+            "ChatGPT",
+            "ClaudeAI",
+            "singularity",
+            "artificial",
+        ],
+    },
+    "saas_screen_recording": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "screen recording",
+            "screen recorder",
+            "loom video",
+            "tella screen",
+            "vidyard",
+            "screen capture tool",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "SaaS",
+            "screenrecording",
+            "productivity",
+            "Entrepreneur",
+        ],
+    },
+    "saas_productivity": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "notion app",
+            "obsidian plugin",
+            "obsidian app",
+            "linear app",
+            "asana",
+            "clickup",
+            "productivity app",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "productivity",
+            "SaaS",
+            "ObsidianMD",
+            "Notion",
+        ],
+    },
+    "prediction_markets": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "polymarket",
+            "kalshi",
+            "prediction market",
+            "event contracts",
+            "manifold markets",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "Polymarket",
+            "Kalshi",
+            "predictionmarkets",
+        ],
+    },
+    "crypto_defi": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "defi protocol",
+            "yield farming",
+            "liquidity pool",
+            "stablecoin",
+            "ethereum layer",
+            "layer 2",
+            "l2 rollup",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "defi",
+            "ethfinance",
+            "CryptoCurrency",
+            "ethereum",
+        ],
+    },
+    "dev_tool_cli": {
+        "patterns": [
+            "cli tool",
+            "command line tool",
+            "terminal app",
+            "dev tool",
+        ],
+        "peer_subs": [
+            "commandline",
+            "programming",
+            "webdev",
+        ],
+    },
+}
+
+
+def detect_category(topic: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Classify a topic into a known category by compound-term match.
+
+    Returns the category id (e.g. "ai_image_generation") or None if no
+    category's patterns match. Matching is case-insensitive substring over
+    the lowercased topic. Declaration order wins (first-match-wins), so the
+    map is ordered from most-specific to least-specific.
+
+    A None or empty topic returns None. Classification never raises on
+    normal string inputs; callers do not need to wrap in try/except for
+    typical paths, though defensive callers may.
+    """
+    if not topic:
+        return None
+    lowered = topic.lower()
+    for category_id, entry in CATEGORY_PEERS.items():
+        for pattern in entry["patterns"]:
+            if pattern in lowered:
+                return category_id
+    return None
+
+
+def peer_subs_for(category_id: Optional[str]) -> List[str]:
+    """Return the priority-ordered peer subreddit list for a category.
+
+    Returns an empty list for None or unknown category ids. The returned
+    list is a fresh copy; callers may safely mutate it.
+    """
+    if not category_id:
+        return []
+    entry = CATEGORY_PEERS.get(category_id)
+    if not entry:
+        return []
+    return list(entry["peer_subs"])

skills/last30days/scripts/lib/chrome_cookies.py

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+"""Chrome cookie extraction for macOS.
+
+Extracts cookies from Chrome's encrypted SQLite database using only stdlib
+modules and the system openssl CLI (ships with macOS). Zero pip dependencies.
+
+Chrome on macOS uses v10 encryption (AES-128-CBC with Keychain-stored key).
+This is NOT affected by Windows App-Bound Encryption (v20).
+"""
+
+import hashlib
+import logging
+import shutil
+import sqlite3
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Chrome cookie DB location on macOS
+CHROME_COOKIES_DB = Path.home() / "Library" / "Application Support" / "Google" / "Chrome" / "Default" / "Cookies"
+
+# Chrome v10 encryption constants
+CHROME_SALT = b"saltysalt"
+CHROME_PBKDF2_ITERATIONS = 1003
+CHROME_KEY_LENGTH = 16
+# IV is 16 space characters (0x20)
+CHROME_IV_HEX = "20" * 16
+
+
+def _get_chrome_encryption_key() -> Optional[bytes]:
+    """Retrieve Chrome's encryption passphrase from macOS Keychain.
+
+    Calls `security find-generic-password` which may trigger a system dialog
+    on first access.
+
+    Returns the raw passphrase bytes, or None on failure.
+    """
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["security", "find-generic-password", "-w", "-s", "Chrome Safe Storage"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            logger.info("Chrome Keychain access denied or Chrome not installed: %s", result.stderr.strip())
+            return None
+        passphrase = result.stdout.strip()
+        if not passphrase:
+            logger.info("Chrome Keychain returned empty passphrase")
+            return None
+        return passphrase.encode("utf-8")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.info("'security' command not found — not on macOS?")
+        return None
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        logger.info("Chrome Keychain access timed out")
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.info("Failed to get Chrome encryption key: %s", e)
+        return None
+
+
+def _derive_aes_key(passphrase: bytes) -> bytes:
+    """Derive 16-byte AES key from Chrome's Keychain passphrase via PBKDF2."""
+    return hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac(
+        "sha1",
+        passphrase,
+        CHROME_SALT,
+        CHROME_PBKDF2_ITERATIONS,
+        dklen=CHROME_KEY_LENGTH,
+    )
+
+
+def _decrypt_v10_value(encrypted_value: bytes, aes_key: bytes, db_version: int) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Decrypt a Chrome v10-encrypted cookie value.
+
+    Uses system openssl CLI for AES-128-CBC decryption (zero pip deps).
+    For Chrome 130+ (db_version >= 24), strips 32-byte SHA-256 prefix after decryption.
+
+    Returns decrypted string or None on failure.
+    """
+    # Strip the 'v10' prefix
+    ciphertext = encrypted_value[3:]
+    if not ciphertext:
+        return None
+
+    hex_key = aes_key.hex()
+
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "openssl", "enc", "-aes-128-cbc", "-d",
+                "-K", hex_key,
+                "-iv", CHROME_IV_HEX,
+                "-nopad",
+            ],
+            input=ciphertext,
+            capture_output=True,
+            timeout=5,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            logger.debug("openssl decryption failed: %s", result.stderr.decode(errors="replace").strip())
+            return None
+
+        decrypted = result.stdout
+        if not decrypted:
+            return None
+
+        # Remove PKCS7 padding
+        decrypted = _remove_pkcs7_padding(decrypted)
+        if decrypted is None:
+            return None
+
+        # Chrome 130+ (db version >= 24): strip 32-byte SHA-256 prefix
+        if db_version >= 24 and len(decrypted) > 32:
+            decrypted = decrypted[32:]
+
+        return decrypted.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.info("openssl not found — cannot decrypt Chrome cookies")
+        return None
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        logger.info("openssl decryption timed out")
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("Chrome cookie decryption error: %s", e)
+        return None
+
+
+def _remove_pkcs7_padding(data: bytes) -> Optional[bytes]:
+    """Remove PKCS7 padding from decrypted data.
+
+    The last byte indicates the number of padding bytes added.
+    All padding bytes must have the same value.
+
+    Returns unpadded data or None if padding is invalid.
+    """
+    if not data:
+        return None
+    pad_len = data[-1]
+    if pad_len < 1 or pad_len > 16:
+        return None
+    # Verify all padding bytes match
+    if data[-pad_len:] != bytes([pad_len]) * pad_len:
+        return None
+    return data[:-pad_len]
+
+
+def _get_db_version(cursor: sqlite3.Cursor) -> int:
+    """Get Chrome cookie database version from the meta table.
+
+    Returns 0 if meta table doesn't exist or version can't be read.
+    """
+    try:
+        cursor.execute("SELECT value FROM meta WHERE key = 'version'")
+        row = cursor.fetchone()
+        if row:
+            return int(row[0])
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return 0
+
+
+def extract_chrome_cookies_macos(domain: str, cookie_names: list[str]) -> Optional[dict[str, str]]:
+    """Extract cookies from Chrome on macOS.
+
+    Copies the locked Cookies database to a temp file, reads specified cookies,
+    and decrypts v10-encrypted values using the Keychain-stored key.
+
+    Args:
+        domain: Cookie domain to match (e.g., ".twitter.com", ".x.com")
+        cookie_names: List of cookie names to extract
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict mapping cookie name to decrypted value, or None on failure.
+        Only includes cookies that were successfully found and decrypted.
+    """
+    if not CHROME_COOKIES_DB.exists():
+        logger.info("Chrome cookies database not found at %s", CHROME_COOKIES_DB)
+        return None
+
+    # Get encryption key from Keychain
+    passphrase = _get_chrome_encryption_key()
+    aes_key = _derive_aes_key(passphrase) if passphrase else None
+
+    # Copy DB to temp file (Chrome locks the original)
+    tmp_fd = None
+    tmp_path = None
+    try:
+        tmp_fd, tmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".sqlite")
+        shutil.copy2(str(CHROME_COOKIES_DB), tmp_path)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.info("Failed to copy Chrome cookies database: %s", e)
+        if tmp_path:
+            try:
+                Path(tmp_path).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        return None
+    finally:
+        if tmp_fd is not None:
+            import os
+            os.close(tmp_fd)
+
+    try:
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(tmp_path)
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+        db_version = _get_db_version(cursor)
+        logger.debug("Chrome cookie DB version: %d", db_version)
+
+        # Build query with placeholders for cookie names
+        placeholders = ",".join("?" for _ in cookie_names)
+        query = (
+            f"SELECT name, value, encrypted_value FROM cookies "
+            f"WHERE host_key LIKE ? AND name IN ({placeholders})"
+        )
+        # Use LIKE for domain matching (e.g., %.twitter.com matches .twitter.com)
+        params = [f"%{domain}"] + list(cookie_names)
+        cursor.execute(query, params)
+
+        results: dict[str, str] = {}
+        for name, value, encrypted_value in cursor.fetchall():
+            # Prefer unencrypted value if present
+            if value:
+                results[name] = value
+                continue
+
+            # Handle encrypted value
+            if encrypted_value and encrypted_value[:3] == b"v10":
+                if aes_key is None:
+                    logger.debug("Skipping encrypted cookie %s — no Keychain access", name)
+                    continue
+                decrypted = _decrypt_v10_value(encrypted_value, aes_key, db_version)
+                if decrypted:
+                    results[name] = decrypted
+                else:
+                    logger.debug("Failed to decrypt cookie %s", name)
+            elif encrypted_value:
+                # Unknown encryption version
+                logger.debug("Unknown encryption for cookie %s (prefix: %r)", name, encrypted_value[:3])
+
+        conn.close()
+
+        if not results:
+            logger.info("No matching cookies found in Chrome for domain %s", domain)
+            return None
+
+        return results
+
+    except sqlite3.Error as e:
+        logger.info("Failed to read Chrome cookies database: %s", e)
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.info("Unexpected error reading Chrome cookies: %s", e)
+        return None
+    finally:
+        try:
+            Path(tmp_path).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        except Exception:
+            pass

skills/last30days/scripts/lib/cluster.py

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+"""Candidate clustering and representative selection."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+
+from . import dedupe, schema
+
+CLUSTERABLE_INTENTS = {"breaking_news", "opinion", "comparison", "prediction"}
+
+# Words too common to signal shared topic between clusters.
+_ENTITY_STOPWORDS = frozenset({
+    "the", "a", "an", "to", "for", "how", "is", "in", "of", "on", "and",
+    "with", "from", "by", "at", "this", "that", "it", "what", "are", "do",
+    "can", "his", "her", "he", "she", "its", "was", "has", "new", "just",
+    "says", "said", "will", "about", "after", "now", "all", "been", "here",
+    "not", "out", "up", "more", "also", "but", "who", "year", "first",
+    "make", "being", "making", "over", "into", "than", "they", "their",
+    "would", "could", "get", "got", "some", "like", "back", "going",
+    "breaking", "https", "http", "www", "com",
+})
+
+
+def _candidate_text(candidate: schema.Candidate) -> str:
+    return " ".join(part for part in [candidate.title, candidate.snippet] if part).strip()
+
+
+def _extract_entities(text: str) -> set[str]:
+    """Extract significant words (proper nouns, numbers, capitalized words) from text.
+
+    Used for cross-source cluster merging where phrasing differs but entities overlap.
+    """
+    # Normalize but preserve word boundaries
+    words = re.sub(r"[^\w\s]", " ", text).split()
+    entities = set()
+    for word in words:
+        lower = word.lower()
+        if lower in _ENTITY_STOPWORDS or len(word) <= 2:
+            continue
+        # Keep words that are: capitalized, ALL CAPS, contain digits, or 4+ chars
+        if word[0].isupper() or word.isupper() or any(c.isdigit() for c in word) or len(word) >= 4:
+            entities.add(lower)
+    return entities
+
+
+def _entity_overlap(entities_a: set[str], entities_b: set[str]) -> float:
+    """Jaccard-style overlap on extracted entities."""
+    if not entities_a or not entities_b:
+        return 0.0
+    intersection = entities_a & entities_b
+    smaller = min(len(entities_a), len(entities_b))
+    # Use overlap coefficient (intersection / min) instead of Jaccard,
+    # because a short tweet about the same event as a long Reddit post
+    # will have fewer total entities but high overlap with the larger set.
+    return len(intersection) / smaller if smaller > 0 else 0.0
+
+
+def _mmr_representatives(
+    candidates: list[schema.Candidate],
+    text_cache: dict[str, dedupe._PreparedText],
+    limit: int = 3,
+    diversity_lambda: float = 0.75,
+) -> list[str]:
+    selected: list[schema.Candidate] = []
+    remaining_set = {c.candidate_id for c in candidates}
+    remaining = list(candidates)
+    while remaining and len(selected) < limit:
+        if not selected:
+            best = max(remaining, key=lambda candidate: candidate.final_score)
+            selected.append(best)
+            remaining_set.discard(best.candidate_id)
+            remaining = [c for c in remaining if c.candidate_id in remaining_set]
+            continue
+
+        selected_preps = [text_cache[c.candidate_id] for c in selected]
+
+        def score(candidate: schema.Candidate) -> float:
+            prep = text_cache[candidate.candidate_id]
+            diversity_penalty = max(
+                dedupe.prepared_similarity(prep, sp) for sp in selected_preps
+            )
+            return (diversity_lambda * candidate.final_score) - ((1 - diversity_lambda) * diversity_penalty * 100)
+
+        best = max(remaining, key=score)
+        selected.append(best)
+        remaining_set.discard(best.candidate_id)
+        remaining = [c for c in remaining if c.candidate_id in remaining_set]
+    return [candidate.candidate_id for candidate in selected]
+
+
+def cluster_candidates(
+    candidates: list[schema.Candidate],
+    plan: schema.QueryPlan,
+) -> list[schema.Cluster]:
+    """Greedy clustering around high-ranked leaders."""
+    if plan.intent not in CLUSTERABLE_INTENTS or plan.cluster_mode == "none":
+        clusters = []
+        for index, candidate in enumerate(candidates, start=1):
+            cluster_id = f"cluster-{index}"
+            candidate.cluster_id = cluster_id
+            clusters.append(
+                schema.Cluster(
+                    cluster_id=cluster_id,
+                    title=candidate.title,
+                    candidate_ids=[candidate.candidate_id],
+                    representative_ids=[candidate.candidate_id],
+                    sources=sorted(schema.candidate_sources(candidate)),
+                    score=candidate.final_score,
+                    uncertainty=None,
+                )
+            )
+        return clusters
+
+    text_cache: dict[str, dedupe._PreparedText] = {
+        c.candidate_id: dedupe._PreparedText(_candidate_text(c))
+        for c in candidates
+    }
+
+    groups: list[list[schema.Candidate]] = []
+    # Lower threshold for breaking_news: related articles share fewer exact
+    # words but cover the same event.
+    threshold = 0.42 if plan.intent == "breaking_news" else 0.48
+    for candidate in candidates:
+        assigned = False
+        cand_prep = text_cache[candidate.candidate_id]
+        for group in groups:
+            leader = group[0]
+            similarity = dedupe.prepared_similarity(cand_prep, text_cache[leader.candidate_id])
+            if similarity >= threshold:
+                group.append(candidate)
+                assigned = True
+                break
+        if not assigned:
+            groups.append([candidate])
+
+    clusters: list[schema.Cluster] = []
+    for index, group in enumerate(groups, start=1):
+        group.sort(key=lambda candidate: candidate.final_score, reverse=True)
+        cluster_id = f"cluster-{index}"
+        representatives = _mmr_representatives(group, text_cache)
+        for candidate in group:
+            candidate.cluster_id = cluster_id
+        clusters.append(
+            schema.Cluster(
+                cluster_id=cluster_id,
+                title=group[0].title,
+                candidate_ids=[candidate.candidate_id for candidate in group],
+                representative_ids=representatives,
+                sources=sorted({source for candidate in group for source in schema.candidate_sources(candidate)}),
+                score=max(candidate.final_score for candidate in group),
+                uncertainty=_cluster_uncertainty(group),
+            )
+        )
+
+    # Second pass: merge small clusters that share entities across sources.
+    clusters = _merge_entity_clusters(clusters, candidates)
+
+    return sorted(clusters, key=lambda cluster: cluster.score, reverse=True)
+
+
+def _merge_entity_clusters(
+    clusters: list[schema.Cluster],
+    all_candidates: list[schema.Candidate],
+) -> list[schema.Cluster]:
+    """Merge small clusters that cover the same story across different sources.
+
+    The initial greedy pass uses text similarity which misses cross-source
+    matches where phrasing differs. This second pass looks at entity overlap
+    (proper nouns, names, numbers) to catch cases like:
+      - Reddit: "Kanye West to headline all three nights of Wireless Festival 2026"
+      - X: "BREAKING: Kanye West (Ye) is making his massive UK comeback!"
+    """
+    if len(clusters) < 2:
+        return clusters
+
+    candidate_map = {c.candidate_id: c for c in all_candidates}
+
+    # Build entity sets per cluster
+    cluster_entities: list[set[str]] = []
+    for cl in clusters:
+        entities: set[str] = set()
+        for cid in cl.candidate_ids:
+            cand = candidate_map.get(cid)
+            if cand:
+                entities |= _extract_entities(_candidate_text(cand))
+        cluster_entities.append(entities)
+
+    # Only merge clusters with <= 3 items (don't merge already-large clusters)
+    merged_into: dict[int, int] = {}  # index -> merge target index
+    for i in range(len(clusters)):
+        if i in merged_into or len(clusters[i].candidate_ids) > 3:
+            continue
+        for j in range(i + 1, len(clusters)):
+            if j in merged_into or len(clusters[j].candidate_ids) > 3:
+                continue
+            # Require different sources to merge (same-source should already be grouped)
+            sources_i = set(clusters[i].sources)
+            sources_j = set(clusters[j].sources)
+            if sources_i == sources_j and len(sources_i) == 1:
+                continue
+            # Prevent Polymarket clusters from merging with non-Polymarket
+            # clusters. Prediction markets about "Sam Altman equity" should not
+            # merge into a news cluster about "Sam Altman rivalry" just because
+            # both mention the same entity.
+            poly_i = "polymarket" in sources_i
+            poly_j = "polymarket" in sources_j
+            if poly_i != poly_j:
+                continue
+
+            overlap = _entity_overlap(cluster_entities[i], cluster_entities[j])
+            if overlap >= 0.45:
+                merged_into[j] = i
+
+    if not merged_into:
+        return clusters
+
+    # Build merged cluster list
+    result: list[schema.Cluster] = []
+    for i, cl in enumerate(clusters):
+        if i in merged_into:
+            continue
+        # Collect all clusters merged into this one
+        merge_sources = [i] + [j for j, target in merged_into.items() if target == i]
+        if len(merge_sources) == 1:
+            result.append(cl)
+            continue
+
+        # Combine candidates from all merged clusters
+        combined_cids: list[str] = []
+        combined_sources: set[str] = set()
+        best_score = 0.0
+        for idx in merge_sources:
+            combined_cids.extend(clusters[idx].candidate_ids)
+            combined_sources.update(clusters[idx].sources)
+            best_score = max(best_score, clusters[idx].score)
+
+        # Pick representatives from combined pool
+        combined_candidates = [candidate_map[cid] for cid in combined_cids if cid in candidate_map]
+        combined_candidates.sort(key=lambda c: c.final_score, reverse=True)
+        merge_text_cache = {
+            c.candidate_id: dedupe._PreparedText(_candidate_text(c))
+            for c in combined_candidates
+        }
+        reps = _mmr_representatives(combined_candidates, merge_text_cache)
+
+        cluster_id = cl.cluster_id
+        for cid in combined_cids:
+            cand = candidate_map.get(cid)
+            if cand:
+                cand.cluster_id = cluster_id
+
+        result.append(schema.Cluster(
+            cluster_id=cluster_id,
+            title=combined_candidates[0].title if combined_candidates else cl.title,
+            candidate_ids=combined_cids,
+            representative_ids=reps,
+            sources=sorted(combined_sources),
+            score=best_score,
+            uncertainty=_cluster_uncertainty(combined_candidates),
+        ))
+
+    return result
+
+
+def _cluster_uncertainty(group: list[schema.Candidate]) -> str | None:
+    sources = {source for candidate in group for source in schema.candidate_sources(candidate)}
+    if len(sources) == 1:
+        return "single-source"
+    if max(candidate.final_score for candidate in group) < 55:
+        return "thin-evidence"
+    return None