Close the 5 findings from the S7 /trekreview release gate (review.md, verdict BLOCK):
- BLOCKER: comment-multiplier "5x" reconciled to the canonical order-only framing
(no fixed multiplier) in agents/engagement-coach.md, linkedin-growth-playbook,
linkedin-formats.md — per algorithm-signals-reference.md ("do not quote a comment
multiplier").
- BLOCKER: carousel rate "6.60%/6.6% (highest)" reconciled to "~7% top organic
format" in linkedin-formats.md:42 (was self-contradicting :50) and
assets/templates/carousel-templates.md.
- Lint hardening: test-runner.sh STALE_STATS now matches 6.60% + the 5x comment
folklore and scans agents/ + assets/templates/ — the grep that defines the
Phase-0 criterion now catches both BLOCKERs.
- MAJOR: onboarding.md command count 26 -> 27.
- MAJOR: add section-append-branch (production-path) tests for recordFirstHourPlan
+ recordOutreachContact against a template-layout fixture.
- MINOR: move date-scalar changes.push inside the write branch in state-updater.mjs.
Verify: node --test hooks/scripts/__tests__/*.test.mjs -> 92/92; bash
scripts/test-runner.sh -> 66/0/0. NO push until /trekreview re-confirms ALLOW/WARN.
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Step 17 (Wave 4 S4) of the audit remediation. Applies research/03 §D5 + the
two S2 residual fixes folded in. No new commands/agents (counts stay 27/19).
Newsletter (commands/newsletter.md): new "Distribution channel" section after
Step 10 teaching the HONEST native-newsletter mechanics — bypasses organic feed
ranking via ONE deduplicated notification per subscriber per edition (NOT a
three-touchpoint blast); the mass invite fires once → ~1-2K follower floor
(wait until you can spend it); realistic cold-start 0-100 subs months 1-3;
discloses non-export / no-canonical / no-read-analytics / per-subscriber decay;
explicit below-vs-above-floor decision rule. Sourced to research/03 D5.
Profile (commands/profile.md): new "Profile SEO" section — headline as the
highest-weight search field + a per-section keyword-target table
(headline/about/experience/skills/featured), consistency-over-stuffing rule.
Outreach (commands/outreach.md): Step 8c persists the pipeline board to tracked
state via the new recordOutreachContact mutation (mirrors Step 16's
recordFirstHourPlan): additive last_outreach_date/outreach_active scalars + a
non-R-initial ## Outreach Pipeline section in state-updater.mjs +
config/state-file.template.md + --record-outreach CLI branch. +7 tests
(state-updater 26→33, full hook suite 83→90).
Residual 1 (growth-playbook:216): 9:16 "distribution boost" → 4:5/1:1 guidance
(9:16 mobile-only opt-in; "immersive distribution" = uncorroborated heuristic).
Residual 2 (video-strategy-guide:300): "3-second test determines 70% retention"
→ "front-load value for muted autoplay" (three-second hook is folklore, not a
LinkedIn signal).
Verify: grep checks 1-5 pass; test-runner.sh exit 0 (stat-consistency green);
state-updater 33/33. [skip-docs] — tre-doc + version bump deferred to Step 21.
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Resolve the video-advice contradiction on the two surfaces this step owns
(research/03 D1-D3):
- commands/video.md: rename the "3-Second Test" to a "Muted-Autoplay Test"
(front-load value for ~85% muted viewing; the "three-second hook" is
cross-platform folklore, not a LinkedIn signal); make captions the
enforceable spec (SRT or native auto-captions, indexed for search);
aspect ratio as guidance (4:5/1:1 preferred for broad distribution,
9:16 opt-in for the vertical video tab, crops to 1:1 on desktop); add
MP4-default + warn-only MOV/AVI + official upload limits to the
pre-recording reminder.
- references/linkedin-formats.md: reframe the 9:16 "distribution boost"
as uncorroborated heuristic; 4:5 "deprioritized" -> 4:5/1:1 preferred;
drop the "3-second hook"; MP4 safe-default + warn-only MOV/AVI; replace
"good video rewarded more than ever" with the honest "per-video reach
declining; documents/carousels out-engage video."
algorithm-signals-reference.md (the canonical magnitude source) was
already reconciled in Phase 0 (line 56 reads "declining ... 4:5/1:1
preferred, captions are the enforceable spec") and carries no boost copy,
so it is intentionally untouched here — and it is not in this step's
manifest.
Verify: grep 'must be 9:16|9:16 (1080|3-second hook' video.md
linkedin-formats.md -> none; 'captions' video.md -> 5; 'deprioritized'
linkedin-formats.md -> none; structure lint 61/61.
KNOWN RESIDUAL (flagged for follow-up, NOT in this step's scope):
- references/linkedin-growth-playbook-2025-2026.md:216 still carries a
"9:16 ... distribution boost" line. That file is owned by Step 17, but
Step 17's changes are newsletter-distribution — the video line would
fall through. Fold this into Step 17 or the review gate.
- references/video-strategy-guide.md:300 still says "the 3-second test
determines 70% of retention." That file is owned by NO plan step
(orphaned) — needs a home. Surface at session end for an operator
decision.
Plan Step 15 (Wave 4 S2). Counts unchanged.
[skip-docs]: tre-doc + version bump deferred to Step 21 per remediation plan.
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BREAKING CHANGE: the marketplace slug, the agent namespace
(linkedin-studio:<agent>), and the runtime state-file path
(~/.claude/linkedin-studio.local.md) all change. Reinstall required;
existing state migrated in place (post metrics, streak, history preserved).
The /linkedin:* commands are unchanged — the command namespace is set
per-command in frontmatter and was always independent of the plugin slug.
Functionality is byte-identical to v2.4.0; this release is pure identity.
- dir + manifests: plugins/linkedin-studio + plugin.json + root marketplace.json
- agent namespace updated in commands/newsletter.md (only functional invoker)
- state path updated in 4 hook scripts + topic-rotation prompt + state template
- catch-all skill dir renamed skills/linkedin-studio (5 functional skills unchanged)
- docs + version bump to 3.0.0 across README badge, CHANGELOG, root README/CLAUDE.md
- historical records (CHANGELOG past entries, docs/ build artifacts,
config-audit v5.0.0 snapshots) intentionally retain the old slug
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