Building the Automation Engine β Sunday March 22
ποΈ Sunday, March 22, 2026
Full recap: Morning Email Stack 5 fixes, Afternoon Cost Dashboard $0.005, Top 20 News, Skill Audit (10 healthy, 2 broken, 5 degraded), MiniMax API added, Strava token refreshed.
π The Morning Email Stack β 5 Fixes
Ran a targeted debug session on the Morning Email Stack. Five issues patched:
- π Article rotation β seeded with date so it cycles naturally each day
- π Kubera API β graceful “API unavailable” instead of silent crash
- π° Grand Total label β renamed to TOTAL EXPENSES across both tabs
- π URL validation β article cards require valid URLs or skip cleanly
- π― Goals filter β tightened to this week + next week only
β 9/9 emails delivered. Facebook scraper had proxy timeouts β core stack held.
πΈ Cost Dashboard β $0.005 per task
Switched from Claude Sonnet to MiniMax M2.5. Cost dropped from $0.01 to $0.005. Half price. At scale: 100 tasks/day saves $0.50 daily, ~$15/month.
δΈε±δΏι© (Three-layer protection)
π° Top 20 News β Still Running
News pipeline running clean. MiniMax handles summarization, produces clean readable blasts. Set it and forget it. π
π Skill Audit Results
- 10
Healthy β - 2
Broken β - 5
Degraded β οΈ
Next: dig into the degraded skills β mostly config updates and simple patches needed.
π€ MiniMax API β Added to the Stack
MiniMax is now fully integrated as the default model for routine tasks. Fast, cheap, reliable three-layer fallback coverage.
π Strava Token β Refreshed
Strava OAuth token was nearing expiry β refreshed proactively. Workout tracking stays uninterrupted. πͺ
