Building Scout

Full AI adoption tracking — admins declare tool rollouts with method/workflow context, Scout compares Git metrics before and after. New AI Impact page with 5 KPIs (throughput, cycle time, MR size, pickup time, review comments), colored deltas, data quality warnings, and pedagogy section. Contributors can self-declare their AI tools in Account. Dashboard card shows active rollouts. Key design decision: track the method (CLAUDE.md, TDD with AI), not just the tool — same tool with different workflows produces very different results. 18 unit tests + 7 E2E tests.

Data consistency audit on commit/MR attribution for fair scoring. Fixed reviewer assignments lost during author merge (MergeRequestReviewer cascade delete). Reviews now count both comments and reviewer assignments (deduplicated by MR) — approvals without comments get proper collaboration credit. Draft MRs excluded from team page metrics. Account page redesigned: workspace list with role badges, human-readable session info (browser + OS parsing), reordered sections. Fixed invite form stuck open on error (try/finally). Resolved production 502s caused by nginx proxy buffer overflow on large SSR headers.

Full multi-workspace routing — all app routes under /{slug}/. Two-level layout: parent handles auth, [slug] layout resolves workspace + membership. Workspace switcher in sidebar (conditional: only visible with 2+ workspaces). Cookie-based redirect to last visited workspace. Security audit found and fixed critical workspace scoping bugs in all form actions. Onboarding lobby for new users (create vs invited). Editable slug with auto-suffix on collision. Workspace creation limit (1 per user) with discrete link in Account. 85 E2E + 270 unit tests, zero failures.

Append-only audit log with centralized logAudit() helper — 15 critical actions instrumented (auth, roles, settings, integrations, data operations). Admin UI at /audit-log with cursor pagination and filters by actor/action. Ticket prefix allowlist in Settings — admin selects real project prefixes, false positives (GPL-3, UTF-8) hidden from Delivery. User last seen tracking with throttled updates. 265 unit tests.

Enforce team profile access control — SELF/GROUP/ALL visibility checks on individual pages. Redirect SELF users from dashboard to actions. Uniform page widths (max-w-4xl standard, max-w-5xl for data-heavy pages). Fix all 31 svelte-check warnings. Update nodemailer for security patch. Docker Hub credentials in CI. 23k+ lines of code, zero warnings.

Parse ticket keys (Jira/Linear) from branch names, commits, and MR titles via regex. New Delivery page with ticket list, Git activity per ticket, WIP/delivered status. Dashboard KPIs: features delivered, features in progress, average lead time. Draft MRs excluded from all metrics. Shared Avatar component with pastel fallback colors. Collapsible settings cards. Rename to Scout, new domain tryscout.tech.

Invite non-contributor users (CEO, PM) by email with role. Welcome flow — 2-step onboarding customized by role. Role-based landing page (CEO → dashboard, Dev → actions). Design system: dark sidebar, Epilogue font, indigo primary, branded color palette. Login redesign with glassmorphism. Separate E2E test database. Hydration fix for Playwright. 69 E2E tests, 68 integration, 247 unit.

KPI cards rework — hero/secondary tiers aligned with DORA and SPACE frameworks. Release notes drawer. Zero-downtime deploy with PM2 cluster mode and atomic build swap. Metrics research. E2E test fixes.

Role-based access control — 7 roles (Admin, CEO, CTO, Tech Lead, Lead Dev, Dev, Member). Users management page. Configurable visibility per role (SELF / GROUP / ALL). Sidebar adapts dynamically: My Stats, My Squad, or Team.

Lemon Squeezy integration for self-serve PRO upgrade. In-app feedback widget with email notifications. Show/hide score setting per workspace.

GitHub provider support alongside GitLab. FREE plan paywall — 5 contributors, 3 months history. Activity score algorithm with 5 dimensions and radar chart.

Landing page design. Auth UI redesign with shared AuthPanel component. "Copy for AI" button on every metrics card. Contributor groups filter for team views.

Unit tests with coverage, E2E Playwright tests. ESLint, Prettier, Husky pre-commit hooks. GitHub Actions CI pipeline with PostgreSQL service. Database indexes. Forge deployment config. First documented PR.

SvelteKit app, Prisma schema, magic link auth, GitLab provider, sync worker. Dashboard, Team, Projects, Actions pages. Auto-sync scheduler, settings tabs, rate limiting, AES-256 token encryption. The entire architecture in a single day.