ktg-plugin-marketplace/plugins/linkedin-thought-leadership/CHANGELOG.md

# 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).

## [2.3.0] - 2026-05-28

### Summary
Visual assets become an explicit pipeline phase in `/linkedin:newsletter`. Until now images (cover + inline figures) were produced ad-hoc *outside* the 13-phase pipeline and referenced manually from `edition-config.json` + `linkedin/NN/cover.png` — even though a cover is mandatory (KTG cover-directive 27.05: «TLDR on top + at least one figure per article») and must coordinate with the text. v2.3.0 adds **Step 7.5 — Visual assets**, between annotation (Step 7) and lock (Step 8), so the cover is generated, operator-gated, and approved *before* lock — `render/build-linkedin.mjs` picks up `linkedin/NN/cover.png` at lock, so generating images after lock would force a re-render and break the lock. Pipeline 13 → 14 phases. Doc/orchestration-only — no new code; mcp-image is the default generation route but the interface stays pluggable (external `cover-raw.png` accepted), and the carousel branch reuses the existing `render/build-carousel.mjs`. Backward-compatible: the only state-shape change is additive (`visualAssets`), and existing editions resume by `currentPhase` (`annotation` now resumes at Step 7.5 instead of Step 8 — an intended deterministic improvement).

### Added
- **Step 7.5 — Visual assets** in `commands/newsletter.md` (between Step 7 annotation and Step 8 lock). Decides image needs from the article type (method-heavy → 1–2 inline figures, diagnosis-heavy → cover only), writes a per-image brief, generates via two routes (default `mcp__mcp-image__generate_image` → `cover-v<N>-kandidat.png`; external → `cover-raw.png`), runs the operator-gate (candidates surfaced via `SendUserFile`, approval copied to the fixed `cover.png` name — the same render+annotate pattern as Steps 2.5/3a), and records credit + caption. Explicit **carousel branch** (`format: "carousel"`): render the deck via `render/build-carousel.mjs` instead of cover+inline.
- **`visual-assets` phase string** + **`articles.NN.visualAssets` schema** in `config/edition-state.template.json` `_doc.phases` (13 → 14 phases) — `{ format, cover: { brief, route, candidates[], approved, status }, figures: [ { id, brief, placement, status } ], carousel }`. Additive; default `format: "standard"`.
- **`config/image-credit-caption.template.md`** (new) — cover motif + credit + caption table, modelled on the established Seres-serien `image-credit-caption.md`. Honest-about-AI credit per the verification duty; documents the cover/figure naming convention.
- **Naming convention documented** in `commands/newsletter.md` Step 7.5 — `cover.png` (approved, fixed) / `cover-v<N>-kandidat.png` (attempts) / `cover-raw.png` (external pre-edit source) / `fig<N>.png` (inline). Consistent with existing series use.

### Changed
- **`/linkedin:newsletter` pipeline overview** — 13 → 14 phases; the overview table, build-status note, and reference-file list reflect Step 7.5.
- **Resumption table** in `commands/newsletter.md` — `currentPhase: "annotation"` now resumes at **Step 7.5** (was Step 8); new `visual-assets` row resumes at Step 8. `persona-sweep-prelock` flows Step 7 → Step 7.5.
- **Step 8 lock preconditions** now require the gated `visualAssets` (approved `cover.png` for `standard` format, or approved `carousel.pdf` for `carousel` format) alongside the existing fact-check (no open 🔴) and primær-JA gates.
- README, CLAUDE.md, root README, root CLAUDE.md, plugin.json version + descriptions.

### Not changed (explicit non-deltas)
- **Steps 0–7, 8 body, 9, 10** in `/linkedin:newsletter` — contract unchanged apart from the Step 7→7.5→8 wiring and the additive Step 8 precondition.
- **Renderers** — `render/build-linkedin.mjs`, `build-html.mjs`, `build-carousel.mjs` untouched (Step 7.5 *calls* them; no code change). `build-linkedin.mjs` still reads `cover.png` by fixed name and does not embed `fig<N>.png` (figures are referenced in the draft and uploaded manually) — Step 7.5 documents this actual behavior rather than overstating it.
- **Hooks, scripts, command count (24), agent count (15)** — all unchanged.

## [2.2.0] - 2026-05-28

### Summary
Longform gates hardened with the lessons from the second `/linkedin:newsletter` production run (Seres-serien). A chronicle built as a model/name catalog passed persona review (its flags were read as notes, not stop-signs) and nearly shipped; the rewrite was stronger but introduced fresh factual errors. v2.2.0 closes six concrete weaknesses: the persona gate becomes blocking with an explicit hard-fail list, fact-check is made orthogonal to narrative strength (more polish → more verification) with a post-cutoff web-search mandate, a new Norwegian-chronicle de-AI voice-scrubber is added and wired into Step 4, operator gates become render+annotate rounds, and per-edition production state is reconciled with the global STATE.md continuity system (no more `edition-HANDOVER.md`). 14 → 15 agents; commands unchanged (24). Backward-compatible — the only state-shape change is additive.

### Added
- **`agents/voice-scrubber.md`** (new, Opus) — aggressive de-AI scrubber + voice-drift corrector for long-form **Norwegian chronicle** drafts. Pass 1 strips objective AI-tells («la meg være ærlig», reflex rule-of-three, em-dash-spam, self-referential overhead, modell-/navne-katalog); Pass 2 corrects drift toward the chronicle voice; Pass 3 appends to a chronicle-voice-drift-log so it sharpens over editions. **Calibration rule (cardinal):** gold standard = the approved Norwegian editions, NEVER `assets/voice-samples/authentic-voice-samples.md` (English short-form, forbids the em-dash). *New agent — requires a session reload before it is invokable.*
- **De-AI / voice scrub sub-pass** in `commands/newsletter.md` Step 4 — fans out `voice-scrubber` (foreground, namespaced) with the draft + approved-Norwegian-edition paths as the gold standard.
- **Blocking hard-fail list** in `agents/persona-reviewer.md` + `config/personas.template.md` — primær «mistet meg» / doesn't own the action / sjargong-mur / modell-/navne-katalog → BLOCK regardless of other axes. «JA med store forbehold» = NEI.
- **Post-cutoff fact-check mandate + high-frequency-error checklist** in `agents/fact-checker.md` — claims dated after the model's knowledge cutoff MUST be web-searched; explicit checks for person titles, org-varying "standards", over-credited studies, source scope, and founding/release years. Fact-check declared orthogonal to narrative strength.
- **Render+annotate operator gates** in `commands/newsletter.md` Steps 2.5 + 3a — HTML annotation via `render/build-html.mjs` → `file://` link is the primary operator-review flow; `AskUserQuestion` becomes a receipt + fallback.
- **Avoid-patterns** — modell-/navne-katalog, completeness-over-reader-action, self-referential overhead openings added to `references/longform-quality-rules.md` (rules 1 + 3) and `config/user-profile.template.md`.
- **`personaSweep.skeleton` + `immutableRules`** fields in `config/edition-state.template.json` (additive).

### Changed
- **Edition production state reconciled with STATE.md (ONE-system).** `commands/newsletter.md` Step 0 now reads `<serie>/STATE.md` (auto-injected by the session-start hook); every phase writes narrative status to `<serie>/STATE.md` (overwrite) and machine state (fact-check log, persona verdicts, immutable rules) to `edition-state.json`. All `HANDOVER §4/§5/§6` references replaced.
- `agents/fact-checker.md` principle 3 strengthened to make web search mandatory for post-cutoff claims.
- README, CLAUDE.md, root README, plugin.json version + descriptions.

### Removed
- **`config/edition-HANDOVER.template.md`** — deleted. The plugin no longer ships or requires a separate handover mechanism; `<serie>/STATE.md` + `edition-state.json` carry its content per the global continuity rule.

## [2.1.0] - 2026-05-28

### Summary
Skeleton gate before prose in `/linkedin:newsletter`. Two new pipeline phases (Step 2.5 — Skeleton + section pitch; Step 3a — Spine prose) split the old Step 3 into pre-prose / spine-prose / full-prose stages, each with an operator-gate. Adds a third `persona-reviewer` mode (`skjelett`) that judges the five-line skeleton + section pitches BEFORE prose is written. Empirically motivated by the Seres-serien Del 3 + Del 4 production: spine errors caught post-prose cost ~1 day; the same error caught at the skeleton stage costs 5–15 minutes. Backward-compatible: existing editions stop at `currentPhase: "research"` and now resume at Step 2.5 instead of Step 3 — an intended deterministic improvement, never a contract break.

### Added
- **Step 2.5 — Skeleton + section pitch** in `commands/newsletter.md`. Writes `<serie>/NN-skjelett.md` with the five-line spine (premiss / problem / anbefaling / gevinst / vei videre) + one-line section pitches. Operator-gate (JA / REVIDER / NEI) AND parallel persona-skjelett-sweep must both return JA before the pipeline advances. Encodes the Maskinrommet writing-contract §A discipline into the pipeline itself.
- **Step 3a — Spine prose** in `commands/newsletter.md`. One paragraph per section against the gated skeleton, ~20–30 % of final edition length. Operator-gate on whether the axis lands now that there is prose on it. Cheap second checkpoint before full expansion.
- **Step 3b — Full prose expansion** in `commands/newsletter.md`. Splits the old Step 3 (Draft) into spine prose (3a) and full prose expansion (3b). 3b owns the existing draft-cursor logic for multi-session expansion; 3a is short enough to restart on interruption.
- **`persona-reviewer` skjelett-mode** (third mode alongside `resonans` and `konverter`). Five spine axes (Premiss / Problem / Anbefaling / Gevinst / Vei videre) scored HOLDER / TVILER / MANGLER, ≤3 direction-only flags, per-pitch section-pay-in check, gate ladder PASS / REWORK / BLOCK. Caller passes `mode: skjelett`.
- **`skeleton-pitch` + `spine-prose` phase strings** in `config/edition-state.template.json` `_doc.phases` — 11 → 13 phases. Resumption table in `commands/newsletter.md` extended with deterministic rows for both new phases.
- **Rule 8 — Skjelett før prosa** in `references/longform-quality-rules.md`. Documents the skeleton-before-prose pre-condition that all other rules implicitly rely on, with the same five-slot format the pipeline enforces.

### Changed
- **`/linkedin:newsletter` pipeline overview** — 11 → 13 phases; pipeline tables in `commands/newsletter.md` and `CLAUDE.md` reflect the new ordering (0, 1, 2, **2.5**, **3a**, **3b**, 4–10).
- **Resumption table** in `commands/newsletter.md` — `currentPhase: "research"` now resumes at Step 2.5 (was Step 3). Two new rows added for `skeleton-pitch` (→ Step 3a) and `spine-prose` (→ Step 3b). Draft-cursor note clarifies that the cursor applies only to Step 3b.
- **`agents/persona-reviewer.md` description, principles, and anti-patterns** — extended to cover the third mode (skjelett). Existing resonans + konverter modes unchanged in contract.
- **`CLAUDE.md` header + persona-reviewer row + newsletter command row** — reflect v2.1.0 surface.

### Not changed (explicit non-deltas)
- **Step 1, Step 2, Steps 4–10** in `/linkedin:newsletter` — bit-for-bit unchanged in contract.
- **Renderers** — `render/build-html.mjs` and `render/build-linkedin.mjs` untouched; both still consume `NN-utkast.md` (3a writes the spine state, 3b overwrites with the full state, but only `currentPhase: "draft"` triggers rendering).
- **Hooks, scripts, command count (24), agent count (14)** — all unchanged.

## [2.0.0] - 2026-05-28

### Summary
Full-spectrum LinkedIn content engine — short-form feed posts AND long-form newsletter editions in one cohesive surface, with net-fewer commands and net-stronger pipeline. Built across 21 Voyage sessions (S1..S20+S1a) with 1 step = 1 session discipline. Locked decisions A–H in `docs/voyage-build-brief.md` §3.

### Added
- **`/linkedin:newsletter`** — long-form orchestrator command. Multi-session pipeline: load → calibrate → research fan-out → draft → consistency/quality → fact-check sweep → persona sweep → annotate → lock → delivery → hook-gate → schedule. Maintained `edition-state.json` across sessions. Supports newsletter editions, essays, and series articles
- **`/linkedin:outreach`** — outreach orchestrator (absorbed `/linkedin:collab` and `/linkedin:speaking`). Covers collaborations, partner pitches, and CFPs/speaking opportunities in one surface
- **`agents/fact-checker.md`** (Opus, brown) — verifies every factual claim in long-form drafts against primary sources. Outputs 🟢/🔴/🟡 verdicts per claim. Runs BEFORE lock
- **`agents/persona-reviewer.md`** (Opus, olive) — evaluates reader-persona resonance + hook-conversion gate. Two modes: per-persona deep review, multi-persona scoreboard. Runs BEFORE lock
- **`render/` pipeline migrated in-plugin** — `build-html.mjs`, `build-pdf.mjs`, `build-linkedin.mjs`, `build-carousel.mjs`. Self-hosted fonts (Newsreader, Inter, JetBrains Mono) under OFL-1.1 with `render/OFL.txt`. WeasyPrint degradation: missing binary → skip-signal, not throw
- **`config/personas.template.md`** — reader persona library. Knowledge level, time-pressure, resonance criteria per persona. Consumed by `persona-reviewer`
- **`config/edition-state.template.json`** — schema for long-form edition state across sessions
- **`references/longform-quality-rules.md`** — quality bar specific to long-form (different from short-form rules)
- **Router gating** — `/linkedin:monetize` and `/linkedin:outreach` surface "unlocks at ~1K followers" guidance and point sub-1K users at `/linkedin:strategy` first
- **`docs/agents-capability-matrix.md`** — single source of truth for which agent owns which capability. Pipeline diagram + intent table + model tier table

### Changed
- **Agent merges (16 → 14):**
  - `performance-reporter` → `analytics-interpreter` (interpret + report modes, same data sources, mode-selector by trigger phrase)
  - `comment-strategist` → `engagement-coach` (5x5x5 + first-hour + CEA method + target scoring + daily routine + comment quality scorecard; upgraded haiku → sonnet since the agent now handles deeper work)
  - `content-tracker` → absorbed by `state-updater.mjs` + `analytics-interpreter`
  - `personalization-scorer` → absorbed by `personalization-score.mjs` (deterministic, no AI)
- **Command merges (27 → 24):**
  - `/linkedin:templates` → mode in `/linkedin:quick` (8 post-type templates)
  - `/linkedin:publish` → action in `/linkedin:calendar` (mark scheduled posts as published)
  - `/linkedin:authority` → absorbed into `/linkedin:strategy` (canon for authority building, trajectory dedup)
  - `/linkedin:collab` + `/linkedin:speaking` → `/linkedin:outreach`
- **`/linkedin:import` Step 6 analysis** — delegated to `/linkedin:report` (both consume the same `trends` CLI; no more duplicated analysis pipeline)
- **`commands/linkedin.md` router** — newsletter row added, removed-command rows pruned, gating-rule paragraph for monetize/outreach
- **All 6 skill catalogs** reconciled — `linkedin-content-creation`, `linkedin-analytics`, `linkedin-strategy`, `linkedin-networking`, `linkedin-thought-leadership`, `linkedin-voice` all reflect the v2.0.0 command/agent set

### Removed
- `commands/templates.md` (absorbed into `commands/quick.md`)
- `commands/publish.md` (absorbed into `commands/calendar.md`)
- `commands/authority.md` (absorbed into `commands/strategy.md`)
- `commands/collab.md` (absorbed into `commands/outreach.md`)
- `commands/speaking.md` (absorbed into `commands/outreach.md`)
- `agents/content-tracker.md`
- `agents/personalization-scorer.md`
- `agents/performance-reporter.md`
- `agents/comment-strategist.md`

### Fixed
- `references/glossary.md` "Authority Score" entry — corrected stale ref to `commands/authority.md` (removed) → `commands/strategy.md` (canon)
- `scripts/test-runner.sh` `EXPECTED_AGENTS` list — reconciled to 14 agents

### Migration notes
- Plugin remains fully backward-compatible from a user-perspective: removed commands now route to their absorbing command via `commands/linkedin.md`
- v1.x users who had `commands/templates.md` etc. in muscle memory will be auto-redirected by the router

## [1.2.0] - 2026-04-11

### Summary
Friction reduction release. Fewer interactive steps, auto-clipboard, deterministic state management, and progressive onboarding.

### Added
- **`clipboard-helper.mjs`** — cross-platform clipboard utility (macOS `pbcopy`, Linux `xclip`/`xsel`, WSL `clip.exe`). All 8 content commands auto-copy output to clipboard
- **`state-updater.mjs`** — deterministic state mutations: `updatePostTracking`, `pruneContentHistory`, `updateFollowerCount`. Pure functions with 19 tests. No AI involvement in state updates
- **`ical-generator.mjs`** — RFC 5545 calendar file generation for batch scheduling. VALARM reminders, VTIMEZONE support, line folding, special character escaping. 16 tests
- **MCP image carousel pipeline** — `/linkedin:carousel` generates professional slide images via mcp-image (1080x1350, 3:4 ratio) with text overlays. Mermaid Chart and text-based fallbacks
- **Progressive onboarding** — personalization score hidden until 3+ posts; voice guardian suppressed until 5+ voice samples; reasonable defaults in state template
- **iCal integration in batch** — `/linkedin:batch` generates `.ics` file importable into macOS Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook
- **Auto-prune content history** — session-start dynamically imports `pruneContentHistory` to remove entries older than 90 days

### Changed
- **Reduced interactive steps** — angle, format, and post type inferred from context. Max 2 questions per post (down from 4-6) in `post`, `quick`, `react`, `pipeline`
- **State management** — Stop hook and 8 commands now reference `state-updater.mjs` for deterministic writes instead of AI-driven YAML editing
- **State file template** — default expertise area changed from domain-specific to `"general"` for better new-user experience

## [1.1.0] - 2026-04-08

### Summary
Q2 2026 feature release. 9 improvements across onboarding, content quality, and analytics pipeline.

### Added
- **`/linkedin:onboarding`** — multi-step onboarding wizard: profile → setup → first-post as one guided flow
- **`/linkedin:carousel`** — structured multi-slide carousel generator with 5 templates and design specs
- **Voice drift scoring** — 6-dimension rubric (sentence structure, word choice, openings, storytelling, tone, formatting) with AUTHENTIC/CAUTION/ALERT/REWRITE verdicts in voice-guardian hook
- **Industry angle variants** — 48 concrete variants (6 industries × 8 angles) in thought-leadership-angles reference
- **Multi-URL comparison** — `/linkedin:react` now supports 2-3 URL synthesis with contrarian and pattern analysis angles
- **Day-of-week heatmap** — `heatmap` CLI command and `HeatmapReport` type in analytics pipeline
- **Month-over-month reports** — `report --month YYYY-MM` CLI command with MoM deltas, weekly breakdown, top performers
- **Automated week-rollover** — session-start hook now writes `posts_this_week: 0` and updates `current_week` on ISO week change
- **Collected Post Samples** — Stop hook passively accumulates published posts in voice-samples file for drift scoring

### Changed
- **README Quick Start** — replaced 4-step manual flow with single `/linkedin:onboarding` entry point
- **`/linkedin:report`** — Step 2 now offers report type choice (weekly/monthly/heatmap)
- **`/linkedin:post`** — Step 2 shows industry-specific angles when user-profile has industry set; Step 3 redirects to carousel when appropriate
- **`/linkedin` router** — added onboarding and carousel to menus and direct routing
- **Command count** — 25 → 27 (onboarding, carousel)

## [1.0.0] - 2026-04-07

### Summary
Public release for open-source marketplace. All runtime bugs fixed, documentation aligned, agent model tiering implemented.

### Fixed
- **Agent model assignments** — all 16 agents corrected from opus to proper tiering (12 Sonnet, 4 Haiku)
- **Queue manager references** — 10 stale `queue-manager.sh` references replaced with `queue-manager.mjs` Node.js invocations
- **Quick-import references** — 2 stale `quick-import.sh` references updated to `.mjs`
- **Personalization score import bug** — standalone execution block now guarded to prevent stdout contamination on import
- **Regex anchor** — invalid `\Z` JavaScript regex replaced with `$` in user-prompt-context.mjs
- **Agent color mismatches** — 8 agent frontmatter colors unified with CLAUDE.md documentation
- **Version inconsistency** — unified from 3 conflicting versions (0.6.0/1.7.0/2.0.1) to 1.0.0

### Added
- **plugin.json** — added `license`, `repository`, `keywords` fields for marketplace compliance
- **README** — attribution note, "What This Plugin Does Not Cover" section, Node.js 18+ prerequisite, hooks badge
- **CONTRIBUTING.md** — replaced GitHub PR template with solo-project boilerplate
- **Quality scorecard** — added "Voice Authenticity" criterion (total now /81)
- **Commands** — `/linkedin:react` and `/linkedin:first-post` added to README command tables
- **agents/README.md** — updated from 14 to 16 agents, added personalization-scorer and post-feedback-monitor
- **SKILL.md** — added 5 missing commands to router command table

### Changed
- **CLAUDE.md** — compacted from 237 to 90 lines, removed duplicated content
- **All hooks** — 100% Node.js (.mjs), no bash dependencies (cross-platform: macOS/Linux/Windows)
- **Error handling** — added JSON.parse guards in queue-manager.mjs and analytics storage.ts

### Removed
- **Skill version fields** — removed non-standard `version:` from all 6 SKILL.md frontmatter
- **Development artifacts** — removed internal evaluation note from collab.md
- **Orphaned files** — deleted outdated docs/commands-reference.md
- **BACKLOG.md and DEVELOPMENT-LOG.md** — gitignored (internal development files)

## [0.6.0] - 2026-02-07

### Note
First formal version. Previously unversioned.

### What exists today
- 20 commands covering full content lifecycle
- 15 specialized agents
- 8 hooks for workflow automation
- Analytics system with CSV import
- 360Brew profile optimization (January 2026 algorithm update)
- Content matrix system (40+ post ideas from single topic)
- Personalization engine
- 20 reference documents for LinkedIn best practices
- Full content pipeline from ideation to post-publish monitoring