The generateClaude() function was recursively calling itself inside
enqueueClaude(), creating a circular Promise dependency that permanently
deadlocked the claudeQueue. Any 429 rate-limit response would poison
the queue, blocking all future Claude API calls until server restart.
Fixes:
- Split retries into claudeApiCall() which is called from enqueueClaude
(not re-entering the queue on retry = no circular dependency)
- Max 3 retries with increasing backoff (10s/30s/60s)
- Add resetClaudeQueue() exported function
- Add 15-minute auto-reset stall detection to enqueueClaude
- Expose resetClaudeQueue in POST /api/blog/llm/reset-queue endpoint
- Fix merge conflict markers in index.ts (duplicate scraperRouter import)
EUR prices scraped verbatim from de.fs.com — no conversion needed.
USD derivation (EUR→USD) happens downstream, not EUR←USD.
Fixes price discrepancy: TIP showed USD 999×0.92=EUR 866 vs real €948 on de.fs.com.
Root cause of fake prices (e.g. 1.30 for 800G OSFP):
- parsePrice accepted any bare number without currency symbol
- Could misread stock counts, page numbers, or CSS values as prices
- Also picked the first number, not the main price
Fix:
- Require explicit currency symbol or decimal format (1234.56)
- Use the LARGEST number found in the price string
- Returns price=0 (rejected) when no valid price pattern found
- blog/generate now uses caller title when provided; falls back to template
- Migration 027: hard price floor by speed class in verification function
(no medians, no estimates — only real prices above minimum thresholds)
- Deleted 474 obviously wrong price observations (shipping costs scraped as prices)
- Price column now shows price_verified_eur (in EUR, dimmed) when street_price_usd is null
Fixes: FS.COM products showing dash while being marked fully verified
- Badge logic now requires visible price AND image_verified AND details_verified
No more badge when price displays as dash — all requirements must be visually present
Tier-1 Anthropic API has 40K TPM — with ~20K tokens per pipeline step,
concurrent calls immediately hit the limit. enqueueClaude() serializes
all generateClaude() calls so only one runs at a time, eliminating
the flood of 429-retry-429-retry loops.
- Auto-routes to Claude API when BLOG_LLM_PROVIDER=anthropic + ANTHROPIC_API_KEY set
- Fallback to Ollama queue when key not present
- Add rate-limit retry (429 → 10s backoff) for Claude API
- Add STEP_TECHNICAL_SANITY, STEP_SELF_HEAL, STEP_TITLE_CONTRACT_CHECK prompts
- Fix STEP_LINKEDIN_POST angle-specific hooks, remove Gold Reference repetition
10 specific story patterns banned directly in draft prompt.
LinkedIn banned hooks: 'Everything looks fine', 'CRC creeping', 'Same optics same setup'.
Title Contract now injected into STEP4 as binding constraint.
- 'Post on blog.fichtmueller.org' → publishes via Ghost Admin API
- 'Post on LinkedIn' → modal with text + copy + open LinkedIn
- Ghost integration: TIP Blog Engine (JWT auth, mobiledoc format)
SCRAPERS list used 'flexoptix-catalog' as DB lookup key but vendors.slug
is 'flexoptix' — no match → 0 records shown.
Fix: added dbSlug override field to SCRAPERS entries; lookup now uses
dbSlug || name so flexoptix-catalog/vendors/supported all map to
the correct 'flexoptix' slug in sourceMap.
Blog engine (fo-blog-pipeline.ts):
- Add STEP8b_REDUCTION: cuts article 25-35%, removes repeated concepts
- Add STEP8c_STYLE_LOCK: enforces tone consistency, fixes scope/OPM confusion,
removes inline SKUs from article flow
- Add Gold Standard 3 to calibration (Style B troubleshooting example 2026-04-04)
- Pipeline now 12 steps (was 10), version bumped to v4-reduction-stylelock
blog.ts:
- Wire STEP8b and STEP8c into pipeline between Kill-AI-Tone and QA Check
- Update progress tracking to 12 total steps
- Update pipeline_version to 'v4-reduction-stylelock'
flexoptix-catalog.ts:
- Fix contentHash call: pass object directly, not JSON.stringify(object)
db.ts:
- price_verified=true set in content_hash early-return path (no new observation)
- image_verified=true auto-set in findOrCreateScrapedTransceiver on INSERT/UPDATE
- findOrCreateScrapedTransceiver now sets image_verified=true when writing image_url
- upsertPriceObservation now sets price_verified=true on the transceiver after inserting price
- Both INSERT and UPDATE paths covered for image_verified sync
- Eliminates need for manual backfill after scraper runs
PostgreSQL max_connections was being exceeded (100/100).
- Limit pg-boss internal pool to 4 connections
- Added idle_in_transaction_session_timeout=30s to PostgreSQL config
- Already raised max_connections to 300 (container config)
System now stable at ~98/300 connections
Dead code leftover from STEP4_MASTER_DRAFT rewrite was sitting outside
any template literal, causing compilation failure. Removed duplicate
CONTEXT DATA RULES block and orphaned `{{OUTLINE}}`/`{{CONTEXT_DATA}}`
placeholders that were not wrapped in a string.
Core changes:
- HARD RULES rewritten: zero tolerance for ## headers, #### Scenario: patterns, bullet sections
- Gold article added as reference standard in STEP4_MASTER_DRAFT
- MANDATORY SECTIONS removed — replaced with continuous prose requirement
- STEP3_OUTLINE: now a flow plan (3-4 beats), not a section list
- STEP5_REALITY_INJECTION: no longer adds 'What Breaks' sections — injects into prose
- STEP9_QA_CHECK: format violations now primary HARD FAIL, above content checks
- DR4 wavelength fix: 1310nm = 0.35 dB/km (not 1550nm = 0.22 dB/km)
- Scope description fix: visual inspection tool ≠ loss measurement device
- Invented firmware version numbers now explicit HARD FAIL
token variable was undefined in loadCrawlerStatus() scope (only declared
inside IIFE auth guard, not globally). All API calls silently failed with
401. Fix: read token from localStorage at start of function, consistent
with getAuthHeaders() pattern used in all other load functions.
Replace static CSS ::after tooltips with JS-powered smart tooltips.
Tooltips now detect available space above/below and flip accordingly,
and clamp horizontally to viewport bounds. Hide on scroll.
Complete Pi scraper entry point covering all pricing, catalog, compat,
intelligence and prediction signal scrapers. Includes 5 new form-factor
coverage scrapers (comms-express, router-switch, multimode-inc,
optictransceiver, wiitek). Erik runs only API+DB, all scraping on Pis.
Add Comms-Express, Router-Switch.com, Multimode Inc, OpticTransceiver.com,
and Wiitek scrapers covering CFP2-DCO, CFP4, OSFP224, QSFP112, CXP, GBIC,
XENPAK, CSFP, SFP-DD, SFP56, QSFP56 and other previously-uncovered form
factors. Each scheduled every 8h. Worker registrations added to scheduler.
Also export db alias in utils/db.ts to fix eBay enricher + community scrapers
crashing with 'Cannot read properties of undefined (reading query)'.
- POST /api/auth/login: HMAC-SHA256 signed 7-day token, password from DASHBOARD_PASSWORD env
- GET /api/auth/verify: stateless token validation
- requireAuth middleware applied to all /api/* routes (except /api/health + /api/auth)
- /dashboard/login.html: dark TIP-themed login page with show/hide password toggle
- index.html: auth guard redirect to login + Authorization header on all api() calls
- No secrets in code — password stored in .env only
