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# Implementation Summary

**Session ID**: `phase15-session03-blog-and-news-editorial-polish` **Package**: `public-website` **Completed**: 2026-06-02 **Duration**: 3-4 hours

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## Overview

Polished the public website blog and news surfaces so they read like a launch- ready editorial system instead of a bare content index. The session added featured and grouped editorial presentation, improved detail-page navigation and attribution, seeded credible FactionOS-specific articles and updates, and verified the resulting RSS, sitemap, build, and browser behavior.

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## Deliverables

### Files Created

| File                                                               | Purpose                                           | Lines |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ----- |
| `public-website/src/components/content/FeaturedPost.astro`         | Featured/latest editorial hero presentation       | \~220 |
| `public-website/src/components/content/CategoryGroup.astro`        | Static category grouping for list pages           | \~180 |
| `public-website/src/components/content/PublishingNav.astro`        | Cross-link and previous/next navigation           | \~160 |
| `public-website/src/content/blog/battlefield-cockpit-design.md`    | Blog seed post for cockpit and battlefield design | \~120 |
| `public-website/src/content/blog/hook-events-to-cockpit.md`        | Blog seed post for hook-event architecture        | \~130 |
| `public-website/src/content/news/website-publishing-polish.md`     | News seed update for publishing polish            | \~90  |
| `public-website/src/content/news/factionos-public-site-expands.md` | News seed update for public-site expansion        | \~90  |

### Files Modified

| File                                                                 | Changes                                                                       |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `public-website/src/lib/content.ts`                                  | Added featured/latest, grouping, related, neighbor, and feed helper contracts |
| `public-website/src/components/content/PostCard.astro`               | Added featured/compact presentation refinements                               |
| `public-website/src/components/content/PostMeta.astro`               | Refined metadata rendering across list and detail contexts                    |
| `public-website/src/components/content/RelatedPosts.astro`           | Added blog/news-aware headings and empty-state handling                       |
| `public-website/src/layouts/PostLayout.astro`                        | Added attribution, footer polish, and navigation support                      |
| `public-website/src/pages/blog/index.astro`                          | Added featured post and editorial list polish                                 |
| `public-website/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro`                      | Wired related and neighbor entries into blog detail pages                     |
| `public-website/src/pages/news/index.astro`                          | Added latest item and grouped news presentation                               |
| `public-website/src/pages/news/[...slug].astro`                      | Wired related and neighbor entries into news detail pages                     |
| `public-website/src/content/blog/introducing-factionos.md`           | Enriched launch copy and metadata                                             |
| `public-website/src/content/blog/local-first-agent-observability.md` | Enriched architecture copy and metadata                                       |
| `public-website/src/content/blog/why-agent-work-needs-a-cockpit.md`  | Enriched field-note copy and metadata                                         |
| `.spec_system/state.json`                                            | Advanced session tracking for the completed session                           |
| `.spec_system/PRD/phase_15/PRD_phase_15.md`                          | Marked session 03 complete and updated phase progress                         |
| `public-website/package.json`                                        | Bumped patch version                                                          |

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## Technical Decisions

1. **Deterministic helper contracts**: The editorial list and detail pages use helper functions for featured/latest, grouping, related items, and previous/next selection so draft filtering and ordering stay consistent.
2. **Static-first presentation**: The new editorial components stay fully static and scoped to Astro output, which preserves the public website boundary and avoids adding runtime dependencies.
3. **Boundary-conscious editorial copy**: Seed content describes product direction and launch posture without claiming hosted validation, analytics, or other unsupported production behavior.

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## Test Results

| Metric   | Value |
| -------- | ----- |
| Tests    | 4     |
| Passed   | 4     |
| Coverage | N/A   |

Checks completed:

* Typecheck
* Static build
* Browser smoke at desktop, tablet, and 360px mobile widths
* Keyboard focus and reduced-motion checks
* ASCII and LF scans

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## Lessons Learned

1. Editorial routes need deterministic helper behavior before the copy layer can be polished safely.
2. Static publication surfaces benefit from explicit empty states and reciprocal cross-links so the launch experience stays navigable.

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## Future Considerations

Items for future sessions:

1. Complete the remaining Phase 15 company, contact, roadmap, FAQ, and legal surfaces.
2. Continue cross-link consistency checks as the phase grows.

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## Session Statistics

* **Tasks**: 24 completed
* **Files Created**: 7
* **Files Modified**: 14
* **Tests Added**: 0
* **Blockers**: 0 resolved


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