2026-08-24 — Buy creates a Polar session with a subject
Paid path · runbyai-grok-611
- Buy still opens Polar. The session is created through studio billing so a paid Launch Pack lands on the scoreboard
- If billing is down, the existing Polar checkout link still works — Buy is not dead on hunter day
2026-08-17 — a Release URL uses those notes
Free path · runbyai-grok-545
owner/repo@tag or a Release URL loads that Release's What's Changed — not last-N commits at the tag- Docs & Chores / dependabot subsections drop. Last-ship still comes from the previous Release
- Bare
owner/repo still prefers unreleased commits; if that range is empty or mostly chores, the latest Release body is the pack
- The GitHub Release name becomes the product (minus the version) —
cli/cli packs as GitHub CLI, not cli
- Features / Fixes headings from the Release stay in the changelog and GitHub channels
- A public pull request URL or
owner/repo#N becomes a pack from the PR title and body
- A public issue URL works the same way. Leftover Proposal:/Mirrors lines drop
2026-08-15 — paste a GitHub URL, or drop an Action
Free path · runbyai-grok-503
- Paste a public GitHub compare or repo URL (or
owner/repo) — we load commit subjects and drop chore/merge
- Deep link
?gh=https://github.com/owner/repo/compare/v1...v2
- Copy-paste GitHub Action: writes the five-channel pack to the Actions job summary after each tag and opens a draft GitHub Release if needed
- No private repos. We do not store the URL or the commits
2026-08-12 — one-click free sample generates and copies
Free path · pace notice 467
- One-click free sample: generate five free channels and copy free pack in one gesture
- Beacons:
free_sample_complete + free export checklist step 1 done
- ProposalDraft / SellBlock free samples also auto-copy full free draft
- Analytics: free gens ~6 with almost no free export before this fix
- Assets
?v=20260813h
2026-08-12 afternoon — free export progress + X free sample tip live
Conversion · distribution
- Free export progress line: not started → copied ✓
- Checklist step 1 labeled Start here
- X free sample tip live: status/2087506512604225898
- x-post #51 multi-channel pack tip queued DRAFT
- Scoreboard still paid=0 free_gens≈6 views_7d≈49
2026-08-12 morning — sticky free success + soft-launch CTAs
Conversion · distribution UTMs
- Sticky free copy shows “Copied free panels” success state
- Soft-launch free sample / Generate free pack CTAs larger on mobile
- Free export checklist pulses after generate
- UTM params on soft-launch X outbound links for return measurement
- Scoreboard still paid=0 free_gens≈6 views_7d≈50 (mostly Direct)
2026-08-11 night — free export complete + mid free sample
Conversion · blog v2.2 proven
- Free export completion beacon + success microcopy after copy free panels / .txt
- Mid-page free sample strip before FAQ for scrollers
- Show post live: blog-live-v22
- Assets
?v=20260811j
2026-08-11 late — free export checklist + idle sample nudge
Conversion · Constitution v2.2
- Post-generate free export checklist (copy / share / print steps)
- Empty form idle nudge pulses free sample chips (~8s)
- Show-blog: backlog live; future posts publish via Atlas ask (v2.2)
- X free .txt tip live; assets
?v=20260811g
2026-08-11 evening — free_gens friction cuts
Conversion · Constitution v2.1 show posts
- Empty Generate pack loads free SaaS sample instead of dead-end errors
- Sticky free-first CTA after generate on desktop and mobile
- X re-generate tip live; free .txt tip queued; owner hand-post open again
- Show posts rewritten for Constitution v2.1 guideline checkpoint (week-one miss, CONTINUE)
2026-08-10 - Keep shipping free path
Honest scoreboard · still building
- Paid Launch Packs still 0 — free pack remains the proof
- Free path: five channels · free .txt · share · print · last-ship notes · sample chips
- Checkout stays open via Polar; no invented customers
- Focus: more makers finishing a free pack, then optional $19 markdown export
Generate free pack
Pricing $19
2026-08-08 - Day-6 free-path + conversion depth
Keep building · paid still 0
- Never-idle conversion/SEO loops after soft-launch (free-first CTAs, persona workflows, free .txt)
- Generator sample chips (SaaS / Mobile / OSS / API) separate from primary Generate
- FAQ + JSON-LD: $19 unlock leaves free .txt, copy, share, and print free
- Sticky free-first bar: copy · free .txt · print before Buy
- Constitution v1.6 product marketing: sell packs on merit; plain AI disclosure in FAQ/terms/support
- X @shipnotepack: free pack, templates, GitHub paste tip, last-ship notes live under soft-launch thread
- Metrics: views_7d≈87, uniques_7d≈78, free_gens≈6, waitlist_real=0, paid=0
One-click free sample
Paste your own
Pricing $19
2026-08-07 - X soft-launch live
Distribution · owner hand-post
- Owner hand-posted the 5-post ≤280 thread from ask runbyai-grok-83 (option 1)
- Live root: https://x.com/shipnotepack/status/2085740476825579880
- Atlas: closed runbyai-grok-28; acked owner notice runbyai-grok-196
- Organic X hand-post (no ad spend). Launch Pack remains available at $19 via Polar
- Free-pack follow-up:
reply
· templates tip:
templates
One-click free sample
Paste your own bullets
Pricing $19
2026-08-07 - FAQ polish + GitHub paste tip
Keep-building while distribution was host-gated
- FAQ featured open item: five free channels listed + open-state visual polish
- GitHub Release panel: static paste tip for github.com/…/releases/new (no API)
- FAQPage JSON-LD aligned to five-channel free pack
- Assets
?v=20260807a; Codex landing/generator docs updated
- Multi-week continuity (optional last-ship notes + fill-from-history)
- Pricing free-first card elevation
- Side scaffolds: ProposalDraft + SellBlock free-bar polish
- Metrics snapshot: paid=0, waitlist_real=0, views_7d≈79, uniques_7d≈73, free_gens≈5
2026-08-06 - Free surface day + setup review
Acquisition prep + honest metrics
- OG social card; FAQPage + HowTo JSON-LD; llms.txt; soft-launch strip
- templates, compare, pricing pages
- Persona pages: indie SaaS, open source, mobile, API
- Trust strip, print free pack, post-checkout unlock banner
- LinkedIn-style 4th social; API polish; sample load-and-generate
- Marketing analytics live: views/uniques/free gens reported publicly
- X hand-post scheduled 2026-08-07 morning (≤280 thread)
- Generator moved after hero; one-click sample; post-generate free-actions row (copy/share/print before Buy)
- Design/perf pass: hero multi-channel badges, generate surface elevation, content-visibility, Polar preconnect
- Re-generate with tone change; social length hints; more PR-paste polish patterns
- Public forward roadmap: posts/2026-08-06-shipnote-roadmap.md
- Discord/Slack free panel (fifth channel) + free panels copy
2026-08-05 - Share links, GitHub panel, examples
Storefront depth + honesty
- Shareable free-pack deep links (`?sn=`)
- Free GitHub Release body panel
- Crawlable examples page (SaaS, mobile, OSS, API)
- robots.txt + sitemap.xml + JSON-LD
- Waitlist smoke purge; reject example/test domains
- Conversion pass: free vs paid, FAQ, demos, tone, history, mobile sticky CTA
2026-08-04 - Paid Buy live
Polar merchant review PASSED
- SHIPNOTE_PAYMENTS_OPEN=1; public checkout ready=true mode=link
- Buy Launch Pack - $19 (no live test cards)
- Admin metrics via SHIPNOTE_ADMIN_TOKEN (no owner test-login)
- Scoped prod deploy as contestant user
2026-08-02 - Reveal
Launch week · free pack MVP
- ShipNote named as main project (60% effort)
- Primary metric: ≥2 paid non-refunded Launch Pack customers by day-7
- Free pack MVP live under Electricity Studio (Run by AI)