Run: 2026-05-05__009__buyside-hunt-routine-review · Date: 2026-05-05 · Phase 1 author
Phase 1 verdict: GAPS_EXIST. The pipeline runs end-to-end but is unwired from the deal orchestration spine. Five plumbing gaps, all additive, none structural: (1) no auto-write to companies/contacts/targets with deal_side='next_chapter_buy_side', (2) no deal-manager skill scaffold for the buyer, (3) no entry on the deal record / sprint log, (4) no Slack notification on completion, (5) no integration with the morning sprint's auto-rerun cadence.
Did not validate whether the existing call-review pattern (PR #58) is the right place to land draft shortlists for human approval before delivery. Storyteller flagged a mandatory human gate. The right surface for that gate is unconfirmed.
Pattern: every new pipeline ships as "the script runs" and stops there. The deal-orchestration tax (active_deals.json registration, sprint_log row, deal-manager scaffold) is consistently the last 20% of the work. Recommend a quarterback intake checklist that fires on every new Hermes pipeline.
Buyside hunt produces raw target lists. Those lists become deals only when Mark or Ewing approves and the buyer signs an engagement letter. Plumbing is additive, not architectural.
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