Topics — the curated subscription layer: 18-value controlled vocabulary
in src/lib/topics.ts, enum-enforced by the content schema on finds and
reviews so unattended runs can't drift it. /topics/ index +
/topics/<t>/ pages with finds first-class alongside reviews, per-topic
RSS feeds that include finds (unlike category/tag feeds), "By topic"
section on /feeds/, Topics footer link and llms.txt section, dev-shim
coverage for the new feed URLs. daily-finds and build-review skills now
classify at capture/graduation time; "giftable" is a tag, never a
topic.
Per-source indexes: /sources/<slug>/ lists every review and find from a
source (catalog ∪ names in content, so retired sources resolve);
find/review colophons link "(more from this source)"; /sources/ cards
link "everything from this source →"; sub-3-item pages noindexed.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WZaczDJjL3xZ3u5spsN5AL
Autodiscovery alone is invisible since browsers dropped feed-detection
UI — add a small RSS pill in the subheader (new feedHref prop on
BaseLayout) linking to the page's scoped feed.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WZaczDJjL3xZ3u5spsN5AL
Feeds: JSON Feed 1.1 at /feed.json, per-category and per-tag RSS at
/categories/<name>/rss.xml and /tags/<name>/rss.xml alongside the main
/rss.xml — all from a shared src/lib/feed.ts item source. Category/tag
pages advertise their scoped feed via autodiscovery; new /feeds/
directory page (footer-linked) lists every feed with counts; RSS feeds
gain an atom:link self reference and a feed.xsl stylesheet so they
render readably in browsers.
Programmatic readers: build-generated /llms.txt (site map with every
review/bundle/post), SearchAction on the WebSite JSON-LD wired to
/search/?q=, and a "For robots" section on /feeds/ documenting
search.json, llms.txt, the sitemap, and JSON-LD coverage.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WZaczDJjL3xZ3u5spsN5AL
The width-tier system (full-bleed wide tier, body max-width tweens,
absolute-positioned FLIP masonry) is gone. Grid pages are 4 columns in a
55.5rem container (>=69rem viewport), everything else 3, with the existing
1-2 column steps on small screens. Masonry returns to real flex columns.
This also fixes bundle pages rendering as a diagonal card cascade: the old
.masonry > .masonry-tile { position: absolute } tied with FindCard's scoped
position: relative on specificity, and on bundle pages the FindCard rule won
the cascade order, leaving tiles in normal flow with masonry translate()
offsets stacked on top. Flex columns don't position tiles, so the tie is gone.
Kept from the motion pass: staggered tile reveal on initial load and
"Load more" (now via animation-delay), card hover lifts, button tactility.
- Images/videos fade in on load instead of popping (cached media renders
instantly; nothing is hidden without JS)
- Cross-document view transitions: soft cross-fade between pages where
supported
- Masonry reveals ripple: initial grid and "Load more" batches stagger in
per-tile instead of blinking on at once
- Card hover: gentle -2px lift + slow image zoom on hero, home/grid tiles,
and find cards; find-card lift switched to `translate` so it composes
with the masonry's inline transform (it was silently dead before), and
its transition list unified with .masonry-tile's to end their cascade tie
- Tactile press/lift on "Load more" and the external CTA button
- Accent-tinted ::selection, visible :focus-visible rings, smooth anchor
scrolling; global prefers-reduced-motion catch-all disables it all
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ADR9r5rw5NuvvnCxfYbMuc
Named width tiers (mobile/narrow/regular/wide) with body max-width easing
between them; grid pages opt in via BaseLayout `wide`. Masonry is now
absolute-positioned with FLIP glides on column-count changes: targets are
computed from the *final* container width (reading --max, which flips
instantly while max-width tweens), mid-glide column changes retarget
instead of being dropped, and container height eases so content below
rides along.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ADR9r5rw5NuvvnCxfYbMuc
- New "Why this exists" post; masthead "founded" links to it
- Post template: serif headline + date in masthead, "Filed under {category}" in footer
- Drop counts from footer Collections list
- Masonry component for home + sources grid; source badges link to /sources/#slug
- Theme toggle (settings page + cog) with dark-mode-aware tokens
- Six new themed find lists; cluster-finds skill
- newspaper-style masthead (stats | "Unique" | About/Blog) on every page
with per-page italic subheader + last-updated date on listing pages;
sitewide 42rem reading width
- pinterest home (hero + masonry, "load more"); old list view at /index3/
- new pages: /about, /blog, /legal, /find/, /finds/, custom 404
- footer collection links now clickable; "founded" stat replaces "updated"
in the masthead
- centralised SEO component with per-page json-ld (Review, BlogPosting,
Product, Article, CollectionPage, ItemList, BreadcrumbList, etc.);
@astrojs/sitemap + @astrojs/rss; robots.txt; promoted finds canonical
to their review
- memoize getSiteStats() so the masthead/footer counts don't multiply
per-page build cost
- 25 new daily-finds captures
A small Astro + MDX blog for delightful, daily-use finds. The architecture
separates capture from publication and supports reuse:
- find/ captured items, hidden from indexes
- finds/ editorial superposts referencing find slugs in a grid
- reviews/ full-length writeups; can graduate from a find via fromFind
- posts/ regular essays
Three project-local skills under .claude/skills/ drive the pipeline:
daily-finds (capture-only sweep across sources.json), build-finds (draft
a thematic superpost), build-review (graduate a find).
sources.json carries 47 curated feeds with per-source fetch strategy
(webfetch / curl / skip) so Cloudflare-blocked sites and Reddit JSON
endpoints are handled deterministically. /sources renders a 3-column
card stream with a "Recent finds" cross-reference per source.
Seeds: 17 reviews and one superpost referencing 5 finds.
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