Progress Log

Session: 2026-02-02

Phase 1: CLAUDE.md Update

• Status: complete
• Started: Session start
• Actions taken:
  • Read existing CLAUDE.md
  • Read _quarto.yml configuration
  • Explored codebase structure (glob *.qmd)
  • Read posts/listing-custom.ejs template
  • Read .github/workflows/publish.yml
  • Read styles/sidebar.css for color palette
  • Read Context Document.md for design intent
  • Updated CLAUDE.md with:
    • Color palette table
    • EJS template indentation gotcha
    • Freeze cache gotcha
• Files created/modified:
  • CLAUDE.md (updated)

Phase 2: Planning Files Setup

• Status: complete
• Started: After CLAUDE.md update
• Actions taken:
  • Ran session-catchup.py (no previous planning files found)
  • Read planning-with-files templates
  • Created task_plan.md, findings.md, progress.md
• Files created/modified:
  • task_plan.md (created)
  • findings.md (created)
  • progress.md (created)

Phase 3: Next User Task

• Status: pending
• Actions taken:
  • Awaiting user direction

Previous Session Summary (from SESSION_STATE.md)

• Date: 2026-01-30
• Work completed:
  • Added “Writing” link to sidebar navigation
  • Created first blog post: ICE and CBP Spending under OBBA
  • Extracted 4 figures from Word document to posts/images/
  • Created custom EJS listing template for posts page
  • Removed thumbnail images from listing (too small for chart legibility)
  • Removed placeholder post and introductory text
  • Updated CLAUDE.md documentation
• Last commit: bdc8f4e - Add Writing section with ICE/CBP OBBA funding post

Test Results

Test	Input	Expected	Actual	Status
(no tests this session)

Error Log

Timestamp	Error	Attempt	Resolution
(none)

5-Question Reboot Check

Question	Answer
Where am I?	Phase 3 (awaiting next task)
Where am I going?	User-directed next steps
What’s the goal?	Maintain site documentation and content
What have I learned?	See findings.md
What have I done?	Updated CLAUDE.md, created planning files

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