MINI-ROOK / BUILD LOG 021
An Hourly Watch, With the Human Still in Charge
Opt-in hourly polling while the local server runs
TECHNICAL CHECKPOINT
What this build actually records.
- Stack and method
- Opt-in local worker · approved document allowlist · hourly polling · scan deduplication
- Recorded progress
- Syntax and isolated disabled/scan/throttle/change/disable tests pass; creator accepts browser toggle behavior.
- Still open at this checkpoint
- Timed long-running detection not observed; no real-time monitoring, server autostart or automatic generation/publication.
Software development on an existing workstation. This entry does not establish a new robot, custom hardware build or autonomous publishing capability.
TEST STATUS / SEPARATE FROM THE ORIGINAL RECORD
What later checks established.
Python and JavaScript syntax passed. An isolated test exercised disabled-by-default behavior, initial scanning, hourly throttling, one changed-document suggestion and disabling the watch. The creator confirmed the browser enable/disable toggle. This establishes the reported UI behavior, not a timed long-running watch result.
Still open: Long-running unattended detection awaits a timed observation. The watch polls approved documentation no more often than hourly while the local Python server runs; it does not launch the server or monitor in real time. No unrestricted file access, shell commands, automatic story generation, approval or publication is enabled. Private watch tools and data remain private.
01 / BUILD LOG 021
The original development record
Mini-Rook now offers an opt-in hourly Opportunity Radar watch. It reuses the existing explicitly approved documentation list and existing scan/deduplication mechanism. The operator can enable or disable it in Growth. The default setting is OFF. When enabled, a small worker checks for changes no more often than once per hour while the local Mini-Rook Python server runs. It does not launch the server, execute shell commands, read unrestricted folders, generate stories automatically, approve drafts or publish anything.
Technical checks: Python and JavaScript syntax PASS. An isolated test verified disabled-by-default, initial scan, hourly throttling, one changed-document suggestion and disabling the watch. The creator confirmed the browser toggle works. This is a PASS for manual enable/disable UI behavior; long-running unattended detection still awaits a timed observation. This is polling of approved documentation, not real-time monitoring.
Status: READY TO PUBLISH — UI toggle accepted; long-running validation pending. Chapter VI — The Watchtower.
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