Building in public

Changelog.

Completed changes are recorded here; unfinished work stays in ROADMAP.md.

2026-10-01 — One door

The studio's intake is one field, typed or spoken, on /hire/ and /partners/: no form, nothing refused for its shape. A website in the text makes a studio request; on /partners/ the message is the application; anything else is asked one question and joins the waitlist. Every request gives the visitor its private portal link; follow-ups go to the same record; a retry reuses the same receipt.
The three paths say true things everywhere: the free tool is one address, the studio shows its fixed price and its day rate, and partners read "applications open · none approved yet" with the systems design course named as the step before review.
The browser checks drive the conversation instead of the forms; 135 responsive checks still pass.

Build a Bitbaum brief intake, request receipt and private customer/partner portal backed by Loki's scoped request API.
Keep free Loki self-service independent, with an explicit draft-preserving handoff. Studio offer and current capacity stay in hire.json; Rescue retains its assessment scope.
Add course evidence, separate studio approval, consented profile review and assigned-brief delivery. Availability determines public directory inclusion.
Write the first systems design lesson, exercise and capstone rubric. Further lessons and calibration remain in development.
Render the canonical roadmap and changelog through bip-kit, and resolve the studio repository through its canonical project ID.
Verify the scoped backend in Loki's full CI, including PostgreSQL isolation, revocation, assignment and retry tests. Bitbaum's browser journeys and 135 responsive checks pass, including rotation and enlarged text; the narrow-screen footer and price wrapping are corrected.
Production release is gated on the backend migration and API availability. The first real engagement and reviewer calibration remain pilot work.

Added the studio roadmap and delivery plan. Recorded free, independent Loki access; studio-only engagement prices; course completion before studio partner approval; and optional product participation. Course, portal and intake-placement corrections remain planned.

Mobile artwork has grounded spaces away from copy. All 123 responsive page/viewport checks passed, including rotation and enlarged text.
Partner applications use a direct message and tracking receipt. Submission records interest for review; it does not confer approval.