Phase 8.5 was fully built on the Rust side (WorkspaceManager with
create/handoff/search/shortlist/activity/get/list, persisted to
object storage, zero-copy handoff between agents). Nothing surfaced
it in the recruiter UI. This page closes that gap.
/workspaces — split-pane UI:
Left: scrollable list of all workspaces, sorted by updated_at.
Each card shows name, tier pill (daily/weekly/monthly/pinned),
current owner, count of shortlisted candidates + activity events.
Right: selected workspace detail with five sections:
1. Header — name, tier, owner, created/updated dates, description,
previous-owners audit trail (each handoff is preserved)
2. Actions row — Hand off, Shortlist candidate, Save search, Log activity
3. Shortlist — candidates flagged with dataset + record_id + notes
4. Saved searches — named SQL queries the staffer wants to rerun
5. Activity — chronological (newest first) log of what happened
Four modals for the add/edit actions (create, handoff, shortlist,
save-search, log-activity). All forms POST through the existing
/api/* passthrough to the gateway's /workspaces/* routes.
End-to-end verified live:
1. Sarah creates 'Demo: Toledo Week 17' workspace
2. Shortlists Helen Sanchez (W500K-4661) with notes about prior endorsements
3. Logs activity: 'called — Helen confirmed Tuesday 7am shift'
4. Hands off to Kim with reason 'end of shift'
5. Kim opens the workspace: owner=kim, previous_owners=[{sarah→kim}],
sees all 3 prior events + the shortlisted Helen
— no data copy, pointer swap only (Phase 8.5 design)
Security: all dynamic content built via el(tag,cls,text) DOM helper.
Zero innerHTML on API-derived strings. Modal close-on-backdrop-click
is guarded to the backdrop element.
Nav updated across all 7 pages. Workspaces is the 7th tab.
Dashboard · Walkthrough · Architecture · Spec · Onboard · Alerts · Workspaces.
Converts the app from 'dashboard you visit' to 'system that finds you.'
Critical for the phone-first staffing shop that won't open a URL —
the system reaches out when something matters.
Daemon:
- Starts once per Bun process (guarded via globalThis sentinel)
- Default interval 15 min (configurable, min 1, max 1440)
- On each cycle, buildDigest() compares current state against prior
snapshot persisted in mcp-server/data/notification_state.json
- Events detected:
- risk_escalation: role moved to tight or critical (was ok/watch)
- deadline_approaching: staffing window falls within warn window
(default 7 days) AND deadline date differs from prior
- memory_growth: playbook_memory entries grew by >= 5 since last run
Channels (all opt-out individually via config):
- console: always on, logged to journalctl -u lakehouse-agent
- file: always on, appends JSONL to mcp-server/data/notifications.jsonl
- webhook: optional, POSTs {text, digest} to configured URL
(Slack incoming-webhook / Discord webhook / any custom endpoint)
Digest format (human-readable, fits in a Slack message):
LAKEHOUSE DIGEST — 2026-04-20 23:24
3 staffing deadlines within window:
• Production Worker — 2d to 2026-04-23 · demand 724
• Maintenance Tech — 4d to 2026-04-25 · demand 32
• Electrician — 5d to 2026-04-26 · demand 34
+779 new playbooks (total 779, 2204 endorsed names)
snapshot: 0 critical · 0 tight · $275,599,326 pipeline
/alerts page:
- Current status table (daemon state, interval, webhook, last run)
- Config form: enable toggle, interval, deadline warn window, webhook
URL + label (saved to data/notification_config.json)
- 'Fire a test digest now' button — force a cycle without waiting
- Recent digests panel shows the last 10 dispatches with full text
End-to-end verified live:
- Daemon armed successfully on startup
- First-run digest dispatched to console + file in <1s
- Events detected correctly: 3 deadlines within 7 days from real
Chicago permit data; 779 playbook entries surfaced as memory growth
- Digest text format is Slack-pastable
- Dispatch records appear in /alerts recent list
TDZ caveat: startAlertsDaemon() invocation moved to end of module so
all const/let in the alerts block evaluate before daemon reads them.
Previously failed with 'Cannot access X before initialization' when
the call lived near the top of the file. Nav added to all 6 pages:
Dashboard · Walkthrough · Architecture · Spec · Onboard · Alerts.