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Session 17 remains explicitly deferred by Session 16, and no podcast/audio or broader social collection path was introduced. *** ## Deliverables ### Files Created | File | Purpose | Lines | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | `.spec_system/specs/phase29-session18-documentation-validation-and-release/coverage.md` | Phase 29 coverage matrix and closeout map. | \~116 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase29-session18-documentation-validation-and-release/implementation-notes.md` | Task-by-task implementation and validation log. | \~624 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase29-session18-documentation-validation-and-release/security-compliance.md` | Session security and GDPR closeout report. | \~100 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase29-session18-documentation-validation-and-release/validation.md` | Final validation report and release-readiness proof. | \~304 | ### Files Modified | File | Changes | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `docs/extensions/trend-finder-scoring.md` | Documented Phase 29 scoring-adjacent fields, caps, unavailable states, rationales, and no-invented-metrics rules. | | `docs/extensions/trend-finder-pipeline.md` | Documented validation narration, required-field closeout, source-death baselines, static Brief validation, payload checks, and private scans. | | `docs/extensions/trend-finder-runtime-and-provenance.md` | Documented deterministic fallbacks, Engine Replay sanitization, provenance boundaries, Reference mode, and raw-output bans. | | `docs/extensions/trend-finder-ui-surfaces.md` | Documented shipped live surfaces, static Brief archival/richness, one-to-watch, pre-run estimate, and export safety. | | `docs/extensions/trend-finder-sources.md` | Documented industry events, security lens source posture, podcast/audio defer, broader social non-goal, and deferred candidates. | | `docs/extensions/README_docs-extensions.md` | Added Phase 29 manual coverage, Reference mode certification guidance, validation commands, and deferred-source pointers. | | `src/extensions/trend-finder/__tests__/reference-docs.test.ts` | Expanded Reference docs boundary, phrase, link, and planned-feature drift checks. | | `.spec_system/PRD/phase_29/PRD_phase_29.md` | Marked Session 18 complete, Session 17 deferred, and Phase 29 complete. | | `.spec_system/PRD/phase_29/session_18_documentation_validation_and_release.md` | Marked the closeout session complete and updated the next workflow handoff. | | `.spec_system/PRD/PRD.md` | Updated the master Phase 29 status to complete. | | `.spec_system/SECURITY-COMPLIANCE.md` | Added Phase 29 no-new-surface, GDPR, dependency audit, and source-boundary closeout. | | `.spec_system/CONSIDERATIONS.md` | Added Phase 29 lessons, active concerns, deferred source posture, and release follow-ups. | | `docs/CHANGELOG.md` | Added the Phase 29 closeout and validation notes. | | `package.json` | Added dependency audit remediation and bumped version from 0.1.361 to 0.1.362. | | `bun.lock` | Regenerated dependency lock data for audit remediation. | *** ## Technical Decisions 1. **Document shipped behavior only**: Kept docs tied to actual Phase 29 deliverables and preserved Session 17 as deferred rather than describing podcast themes as shipped. 2. **Keep Reference mode static**: Verified committed-doc registry coverage and phrase tests instead of adding a dynamic docs loader. 3. **Scope dependency remediation**: Updated `js-yaml` and overrides, including Vite 8.0.16, so audit and typecheck pass without broader dependency churn. 4. **Separate payload and bundle warnings**: Recorded the known full client JS gzip warning as non-blocking while preserving the Trend Finder 1 MB browser payload boundary. *** ## Test Results | Metric | Value | | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | Tests | 3856 Vitest tests plus 16 focused Playwright tests | | Passed | 3856 Vitest; 16 Playwright | | Coverage | N/A - documentation closeout did not require coverage collection | Key passing gates: Reference docs 10/10, typecheck, script typecheck, full Vitest, static Brief dry-run, private-artifact scan, dependency audit, Trend Finder payload measurement, build, scoped Prettier, and focused Playwright. Known warning: `bun run budget:check` still reports the previously documented full client JS gzip total of 1226 KB / 1200 KB. Individual chunks and CSS pass, and the Trend Finder browser data payload passes at 554298 bytes / 1048576 bytes. *** ## Lessons Learned 1. Repeated PRD, manual, and test anchors are useful when a risky source path is intentionally deferred. 2. Reference mode phrase and planned-feature drift tests catch documentation claims that would otherwise turn non-goals into implied shipped behavior. 3. Release validation should distinguish extension-specific payload limits from broader bundle-size warnings. *** ## Future Considerations Items for future sessions: 1. Address the known full client JS gzip budget warning in a dedicated bundle size session. 2. Reopen podcast/audio work only after a source-specific compliance review approves provider, media, transcript, cache, retention, attribution, spend, parser, and browser-payload boundaries. 3. 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