Run: 2026-05-05__009__buyside-hunt-routine-review · Date: 2026-05-05 · Phase 1 author
Phase 1 verdict: NEEDS_NARRATIVE_DESIGN. The artifact says "built by hand off our first conversation" but the input is a JSON config and the pipeline is parameter-driven. If the slash command goes fully automated, the operator-to-operator voice collapses into "this was a script." Three narrative gaps: (a) Slack trigger to buyer config has no human writing the config; (b) shortlist.html written to disk has no defined path to Jonathan's inbox; (c) Jonathan reading and replying has no anchor or CTA.
Did not see prior runs to test whether successive shortlists for the same buyer actually feel like a coherent search journey. Run dir is keyed by run_id timestamp; nothing labels v2 as v2 or carries forward "you said skip pest control last time." Unverified hypothesis: three letters in a row that all open "Sixteen months is a long time" would feel mechanical to Jonathan.
Pattern flagged: every "make it automated" feature wants to skip the human review step because it's friction. For deliverables with operator-to-operator voice and $5K - $50K engagement pricing, the human gate is the product. Recommend codifying as: "if the artifact's voice promises a human read every row, a human must read every row before delivery."
From their first Slack trigger to the final letter, the buyer should feel a human read every row before the envelope sealed, and the second letter should remember the first.
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