Build Log

Known Rick & Jan Alpha

June 28, 2026

Real neighbors, real urgency — Clerk auth, attribution system, Known Card, and warm theme shipped for Rick & Jan's first session.

KnownAuthUXDeploy

pages themed

new app deployed

new schema columns

Timeline

Start

Rick & Jan brief received

Real neighbors, dementia diagnosis, capture-first goal

1hr

Clerk auth + attribution schema

Proxy middleware, CaptureSession rewrite, attribution per entry

2hr

Known Card v1 + deploy fight

KnownCard component, workspace dep removal, vercel.json battle

3hr

Deploy live

known.forgekits.build up, Clerk working, hero photo iteration

4hr

Warm theme across all pages

#2C1F14 banner, #F0EBE3 cream background, consistent palette

What shipped

Clerk auth — proxy.ts middleware, sign-in page, ClerkProvider wrapping app

Attribution system — every entry carries attribution (subject/family/other) + contributorName display label

CaptureSession rewrite — welcome → attribute → capture → done stage machine, 24 questions, no question count visible

Known Card v1 — 6 editable inline sections, attribution badges, print CSS for browser print-to-PDF

Removed forgekit-core + forgekit-ui workspace deps — inlined createDb, standalone Vercel deploy

known.forgekits.build live via GitHub integration

Warm theme: #2C1F14 brand banner with gold border, #F0EBE3 page background, #FAF7F2 card surfaces across all three pages

Hero photo removed from home banner — solid warm background with serif wordmark + gold tagline