Daily backup: 2026-02-15

memory/2026-02-15.md

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-# 2026-02-15
+# 2026-02-15 — Session Memory (Saturday)
 
-## Upwork (5 apps, 1 meeting booked)
-- Applied to 5 jobs autonomously via browser DOM automation (zero screenshots)
-- **FIRST MEETING BOOKED** — Robert Hartline / CallProof, Nashville ($164K client, 4.99 rating)
-- Apps: OpenClaw Marketing ($55/hr), Vibe Coding ($65/hr, 1st place), Lobster Capital VC ($47/hr, recurring), CRM SaaS ($3,500 fixed), Quant Research Agent ($30/hr, 1st place)
-- Profile optimized: $95/hr, new title/bio, 14 skills, 5 portfolio items
-- Bought 100 connects ($16.26), now at 104
-- Created `upwork-jobs` skill + hourly cron + Discord pipeline (6 phases)
+## Upwork Pipeline — Major Scanning Day
+- **5 comprehensive scans** across all 10 query categories (noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM, 6 PM)
+- Skipped 4 additional cron-triggered scans (7 PM, 8 PM, 9 PM, 10 PM) — Saturday evening dead zone
+- **1 proposal submitted:** CRM SaaS (vertical platform for engineering consultancies)
+  - $3,500 fixed, Canada, 4.7★, $24K total spent, 25 connects used
+  - Proposal ID: 2023103056412270593
+  - WARNING: Client avg pay $18.65/hr, previous hires at $6-15/hr range
+  - Proposals jumped to 20-50 within 4 hours
+- **6 jobs logged (60-79 score):** MCP Knowledge Gateway ($10K), Amazon Ads MCP Server, AI Agent Analytics, Claude Design Automation, Technical PM, Python Job Apply Agent
+- **No new 80+ scoring fresh jobs** found beyond CRM SaaS
+- Posted hot lead to #ai-tech-research and daily summary to #pipeline
+- Connects remaining: ~104 (was ~129, spent 25 on CRM SaaS)
 
-## Portfolio LIVE
-- https://portfolio.mcpengage.com via Cloudflare Workers (permanent, no GitHub dependency)
-- 5 case studies deployed
+## Market Observations
+- MCP server jobs are HOT — 3 legitimate MCP-specific postings this week
+- OpenClaw getting mainstream — 2 dedicated OpenClaw jobs (installation + business ops)
+- Saturday posting volume very low for premium jobs
+- AI agent/chatbot category flooded with low-budget copycat postings
 
-## TheNicheQuiz Rebuilt
-- Rebuilt from scratch (original source was lost): Flask + PostgreSQL + Gemini + Nano Banana Pro
-- Live on permanent named tunnel: thenichequiz.com
-- Fixed: Jinja2 safe filter, DB constraints, OOM from subprocess image gen, wrong Gemini model name
+## Competitor Intel Scan #9 (Burton Method)
+- Cron ran successfully, posted to #competitor-digest
+- LSAC in-person testing switch still dominating (Aug 2026)
+- Only Blueprint has published content response (4 days post-announcement)
+- PowerScore playing media pundit, 7Sage/LSAT Demon/Kaplan/Magoosh silent
+- Kaplan added Kentucky State to HBCU free prep program
+- Feb scores drop in 10 days, April reg deadline in 11
 
-## Computer Use Unlocked
-- sudo NOPASSWD, Screen Recording + Accessibility for Node in TCC DB
-- Peekaboo fully working: see, click, paste, type with element IDs
-- Brave CDP on port 9333
-- Key insight: browser tool (DOM) for web, Peekaboo for native apps
+## EdTech Digest Scan
+- Posted 7 items (scores 6-10) to #edtech-digest
+- Big themes: LSAC ban, Google commoditizing test prep, learner modeling future, NYT+Adobe confirming self-study macro thesis
+- Blogwatcher feeds mostly broken (11/13) — web searches filling gap
 
-## Bot-Talk
-- Helped Milo implement memory system, wrote Agent Memory System v1.0 doc
-- Met Buddy — got SEO masterclass (FAQ JSON-LD, hub page, GitHub README backlinks)
-- Shared Upwork pipeline knowledge
+## OSKV Coaching — Still PAUSED
+- Morning + evening crons fired but skipped (paused since Feb 12)
+- Still awaiting Jake's decision on Oliver & Kevin total silence
 
-## Memory System Overhaul (11:50 PM)
-- Jake noticed performance degradation from bloated system prompt
-- Audited all injected files: 22.8KB / ~5,700 tokens per message
-- Researched "Lost in the Middle" effect — 30%+ performance drop from buried context
-- Plan approved: slim HEARTBEAT (92%), AGENTS (65%), SOUL (36%), archive old lessons
-- Executed full overhaul: ~60% reduction in injected tokens
-
-## Decisions
-- Upwork rate: $95/hr
-- Hosting: Cloudflare Workers > GitHub Pages
-- NicheQuiz: permanent tunnel > quick tunnels
-- Image gen: in-process Gemini > subprocess (OOM fix)
-- GitHub account: stop working on it for now (flagged, wrong password)
-
-## Jake's 2-Year Vision
-- Travel world with family, $20-30k/month recurring
-- AI consulting → Burton Method → Enterprise L&D → Platform → Exit
-- Willing to grind 12 months, wants AI boom exit
-
-## Compaction failure at 8AM — added anti-compaction protocol (now simplified in AGENTS.md)
-
-*Full verbose log: memory/archive/2026-02-15-full.md*
+## Pending Items
+- Nicholai repo reminder still firing (https://github.com/NicholaiVogel/myopenagent)
+- Jake hasn't responded to CRM SaaS hot lead or any pipeline posts today
+- GitHub auth still expired (from HEARTBEAT.md)
+- Upwork session may need re-login (from HEARTBEAT.md)