Checkpoint for the 2026-09-11 project review remediation. Work by a previous agent that ran out of context; committed unchanged as a rollback point before the remaining findings land on top of it. F01 — the two agent directories had drifted into different processes - Six shared workflows under `resume_builder/reference/workflows/`; both `.agents/skills/` and `.claude/skills/` are now thin entrypoints that route to the same file instead of carrying full copies. - The `.claude` copies were the stale side: fixed bullet line variants and character budgets that the newer process had already dropped. Removing them is the point of the change, not collateral. - Parity/link regression test added; corrected the top-level file map, which pointed at a directory that does not exist. F02 — application status was stored in four places and disagreed - New registry `job_scout/state/applications.json` (26 records) with `application_records.py` (schema, validation, transactional write) and `application_tracker.py` (add/update, no quota). - AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md no longer keep their own status tables; both point at `current_applications.md`, generated from the registry. - Interview-reached is now independent of outcome, so a withdrawal after an interview can record both facts. The old tables are preserved verbatim in `job_scout/state/history/application_status_before_2026-09-11.json`. Verification: `python -m unittest discover -s tests -v` — 18/18 pass. Spot-checked that the detailed SBB and Kdo Cy notes survived the migration into the registry rather than being flattened. Known unresolved, deliberately not invented (see FIX_PROGRESS.md): Aker BP's application date and its Adjacent-despite-79 classification. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Qej5SBvhcbGXHwLqNWiskM
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Shared Operations — All Application Skills
Canonical Evidence Preflight
Before generation, editing or critique:
- Read
resume_builder/canonical/claims.jsoncompletely. - Read
config.md,AGENTS.mdcorrections andresume_builder/reference/current_applications.md. Application status is authoritative injob_scout/state/applications.json; the Markdown view and old cohort JSON are generated projections. Historical events are not current instructions. - Run
python resume_builder/helpers/validate_resume_system.py. - Treat canonical claims as higher authority than extractions, experience files, bundles, sessions or outputs.
- Never use a file under
output/as source content for a new application. Consultresume_builder/canonical/historical_outputs.json. - Omit or ask about anything absent, ambiguous or unverified.
JD Integrity
- Use the real posting text verbatim.
- A URL is not a JD; retrieve the visible posting body first.
- Do not reconstruct, infer or complete a missing posting.
- If the real JD cannot be obtained, stop and ask the user to paste it.
- Record source, retrieval method, retrieval date and posting status in the session.
- Recheck that a live role still exists before investing in a package.
For JavaScript-heavy boards, use the in-app Browser skill or the existing Playwright environment under job_scout. Save the retrieved text in the output folder.
Fit Before Writing
Read resume_builder/reference/application_strategy.md and critique_framework.md. Complete the Evidence Fit and hard-gate assessment before planning bullets.
- Core: proceed.
- Adjacent: proceed selectively and state the serious gap.
- Stretch: confirm user intent before full generation and state the gap plainly. There is no cohort capacity to check -- the slot caps were dropped 2026-09-05 (
application_strategy.md). - No-go: record the decision; do not generate a package unless the user explicitly overrides after seeing the gate.
Audience and Cover-Letter Decisions
Select International Tech, Swiss/DACH or Employer-specific format before writing. International Tech is default.
Apply cl_reference.md and record Cover Letter Decision: YES/NO. A deliberately omitted letter is a valid complete package.
Session Files
Store each application at output/<Folder>/session_<name>.md; use session_file_template.md for new sessions.
Derive <name> from company and role using lowercase underscores. Related files use the same key:
session_<name>.mde2e_<name>_resume.tex- optional
e2e_<name>_cover_letter.tex critique_<name>.md
To find a session from a .tex path, strip e2e_ and the document suffix, search the same folder, then output/**/session_*<company>*.md.
Re-read the session at the start of each phase and resume from its Status. Do not restart completed work.
Folder Creation
At the start of an approved application:
- Create
output/<Folder>/. - Copy the verbatim JD into it.
- Create the session file.
- Copy
resume.clsand the selected template only when generation begins.
Do not copy a prior application resume.
Validation and Visual QA
After creating or editing a document:
- Run
python resume_builder/helpers/validate_resume_system.py --document <file.tex>. - Compile with the local LaTeX distribution.
- Inspect the PDF at normal size.
- Extract text with
pdftotextand verify heading/employer/title/date order. - Check page count, clipping, overlap, page breaks and contact information.
Character counts may diagnose an unwieldy bullet, but there are no target character bands and no page-fill quota.
Finalization
After explicit approval:
- Verify the session, resume source/PDF and critique exist.
- Verify the cover-letter source/PDF only when the session decision is YES.
- Run the canonical validator again on every submitted document.
- Copy final PDFs to
Dennis_Thiessen_Resume.pdfand, when applicable,Dennis_Thiessen_Cover_Letter.pdf. - Record submission date, fit class, Evidence Fit, hard gate, channel and outcome status.
- Add the application to the active cohort with
cohort_tracker.py add.
Progress and Recovery
Give short progress updates at major steps. Before ending or clearing context, update session Status and the application registry through the tracker; regenerate its views. Do not duplicate status in AGENTS or CLAUDE. If interrupted, add a Resume Point describing completed work and the exact next action.