seekter-log git:20260923.5bcb0f8A

Immutable. This exact content never changes and is served at /api/v1/blob/20f816b1f6171c64.

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name: seekter-log
description: Update the application tracker. Record replies (rejection, screening, interview, offer), log an application the user made by hand, or sweep the inbox for replies. Use when the user runs /seekter-log, says a company replied or rejected them, or asks to check emails for responses.
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# /seekter-log — keep the tracker true

All changes go through `scripts/seekter.py`; never edit front matter or `skipped.md` by hand. `move` changes the status inside the file (files never change folder) and appends a log line; moving a skip to any other status turns its table row into a file, and moving a file to `skipped` turns it into a row.

## A. The user tells you something

| User says | Command |
|---|---|
| "X rejected me" | `python3 scripts/seekter.py move <url-or-file> rejected --note "<date>, <one line from the mail>"` |
| "X invited me to a call / screening / interview" | `move … interviewing --note "<stage, date, who>"` |
| "Got an offer from X" | `move … offer --note "<amount, deadline>"` |
| "I applied to X myself" | `check <url>` first, then `add --status applied --source manual --notes "applied by hand"` |
| "Forget X" / "Don't apply to X again" | `move … skipped --note "<reason>"` and add X to the blacklist in `profile/profile.md` §7 |

Find the file first when the user only gives a company name: `python3 scripts/seekter.py list | grep -i <company>`. If several rows match, ask which role.

## B. Inbox sweep (when the user asks, or weekly)

Follow "Reply analysis" in `reference/sources.md`: open the user's webmail in Claude in Chrome, collect messages since the last sweep, **read bodies, not subjects**, and match with the rejection regex there (then read the matched sentence; boilerplate like "if you are not selected" is a false positive).

For each reply:
1. Match it to a tracker row by company (and role if several). No match → it's an application missing from the tracker: `add` it with `--source inbox`.
2. `move` it to `rejected` / `interviewing` / `offer` with a one-line note and the mail date.
3. Anything asking the user to act (take-home, scheduling link, questions) → tell the user; never reply on their behalf.

Postings with no reply after 30 days: `move … closed --note "no response after 30 days"` only when the user asks for a clean-up.

## C. Finish

`python3 scripts/seekter.py index`, then report in two lines: what moved where, and anything that needs the user.