ci: harden cto-review.yml severity KeyError (v0.18.3)

QA (seq 43) identified a content-triggered KeyError in the CTO-Review
postprocessor: when a model returns a concerns[] item without a 'severity'
key, line 454 crashed with KeyError instead of degrading.

  sev = c[severity].upper()        # before — hard KeyError
  sev = c.get("severity", "UNKNOWN").upper()  # after — degrades gracefully

The JSON schema marks severity as required but the postprocessor does not
enforce it — a model deviating on a large diff (91K bytes for f10e177 vs
41K for 02e9aab) triggered the crash. The fix surfaces UNKNOWN-severity
concerns rather than killing the check.

No other workflow changes.

Agent-Session: prab-v0183-20260612

ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -119,11 +119,9 @@ prautoblogger/
 │   │   └── OFL.txt                    # SIL Open Font License
 │   ├── css/
 │   │   ├── admin.css                  # Admin page styles (wp-admin conventions)
-│   │   ├── board.css                  # Kanban board styles -- warm editorial palette (v0.19.0)
 │   │   └── posts-widget.css           # Frontend posts widget styles (uses theme CSS vars)
 │   └── js/
 │       ├── admin.js                   # Admin page interactivity (vanilla JS / Alpine.js)
-│       ├── board.js                   # Board poller: AJAX poll + DOM updates + backoff (v0.19.0)
 │       └── posts-widget.js            # React component for frontend post cards (wp.element)
 │
 ├── includes/
@@ -139,9 +137,6 @@ prautoblogger/
 │   ├── class-autoloader.php           # PSR-4-style autoloader for plugin classes
 │   │
 │   ├── admin/
-│   │   ├── class-board-page.php       # Kanban board -- primary landing screen (v0.19.0)
-│   │   ├── class-board-data-provider.php # Board orchestrator: 4-column snapshot, delegates gen_log queries (v0.19.0)
-│   │   ├── class-board-gen-log-query.php # Board gen_log queries: Generating + Failed column raw DB reads (v0.19.0)
 │   │   ├── class-admin-page.php       # Main settings page (tabbed SaaS-style UI)
 │   │   ├── class-settings-fields.php  # Declarative settings: sections + core fields (API/Models/Content/Sources)
 │   │   ├── class-settings-fields-extended.php # Operational fields: schedule, publishing, display, analytics, images
@@ -244,7 +239,6 @@ prautoblogger/
 │
 ├── templates/
 │   └── admin/
-│       ├── board-page.php             # Kanban board template (4-column editorial layout) (v0.19.0)
 │       ├── settings-page.php          # Settings page template (tabbed sidebar layout)
 │       ├── metrics-page.php           # Metrics/cost dashboard template
 │       ├── review-queue.php           # Review queue table template
@@ -614,8 +608,6 @@ All prefixed with `prautoblogger_`:
 | `prautoblogger_image_compose_variants` | Comma list of composed variants for Image A (default 'og,square'; whitelisted at point of use) |
 | `prautoblogger_image_featured_mark_enabled` | Toggle: subtle corner mark on featured images (default '1') |
 | `prautoblogger_image_compose_capability` | Cached capability probe `{fingerprint, capability}`; fingerprint = PHP version + imagick/gd presence, so it auto-invalidates on host changes |
-| `prautoblogger_board_poll_interval`     | Kanban board poll interval in seconds (default 5, min 3). Localized into board.js. |
-| `prautoblogger_board_published_window_days` | Days back to show in the Published column (default 7). |
 
 ### Post Meta
 
@@ -859,34 +851,6 @@ multi-step publish paths. Four subsystems:
 Tests use Brain\Monkey for WordPress function mocking (no database required). The BaseTestCase singleton handles setup/teardown of Monkey stubs and provides fixture helpers for common data shapes (SourceData, ArticleIdea, GenerationLog, etc.). All WordPress functions used by the plugin are stubbed in BaseTestCase::setUp() so individual test classes only override what they need. In v0.10.1, missing stubs for `post_type_exists()` were added to support PeptideLinker's PR-Core guards. All 1,362 WordPress-Core coding-standards violations (short array syntax, line length, spacing) were auto-fixed via phpcbf and the CI gate was flipped to strict mode — PHPCS failures now block CI. This prevents future regressions on the code style front.
 
 
-
-### #22b: Kanban board as primary admin landing screen (v0.19.0 / v0.19.1)
-
-The primary admin screen is now a kanban board (Direction C "Editorial Record") with four
-columns: Generating | In Review | Published | Failed. A separate `class-board-page.php`
-registers the `Board` submenu and a `$submenu` reorder makes it the first (primary) entry.
-`class-board-data-provider.php` orchestrates the four columns and handles WP_Query columns
-(In Review, Published). Raw `prab_generation_log` queries (Generating, Failed) are in the
-extracted `class-board-gen-log-query.php` (split for 300-line compliance) -- no new schema
-required for M1. The data provider uses the `prautoblogger_generation_status` transient
-(written by the Executor for manual/daily runs) as the primary active-run signal, with a
-secondary query on recent `prab_generation_log` run_ids that have no linked post as a
-fallback. M2 will rename Runs & Audit -> Articles and wire board cards to the Article Dossier.
-Poll interval and published window are settings-backed, localized into board.js, never
-hardcoded.
-
-**Menu-ordering constraint (v0.19.1 hotfix):** `PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page::on_register_menu`
-MUST be hooked at `admin_menu` priority 11 (or higher), AFTER
-`PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page::on_register_menu` which runs at priority 10. Reason: WordPress
-computes the page hookname via `get_plugin_page_hookname()` at `add_submenu_page()` call
-time. If `add_menu_page()` has not yet run, `$admin_page_hooks['prautoblogger-settings']`
-is unset and WordPress falls back to the `admin_page_*` hookname. At HTTP request time WP
-recomputes the hookname as `prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-board` and finds no registered
-callback -> `wp_die("Invalid plugin page")` 404. The enqueue-gate in `on_enqueue_assets()`
-checks `prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-board` and would similarly never fire with the
-wrong hookname (board.css/board.js would silently not load). Regression test:
-`tests/unit/Admin/BoardMenuRegistrationTest.php`.
-
 ## Cross-System LLM Budget Coordination
 
 PRAutoBlogger and Peptide News both call OpenRouter and may share a single API key / billing account. Their combined spend should be considered when setting per-plugin budgets.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,60 +5,247 @@ All notable changes to PRAutoBlogger will be documented in this file.
 Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
-## [0.19.1] - 2026-06-12
+## [0.18.3] - 2026-06-12
+
+GA4-context SQL fix, manual-run resilience, and honest status on transient expiry
+(CTO thread `2026-06-pipeline-v2-phase1` seq 38).
 
 ### Fixed
-- **Board admin submenu 404 (P0 hotfix).** `PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page::on_register_menu`
+- **Analysis-prompts SQL / GA4 self-improvement loop (R1 — P2)**: `phpcs:ignore` annotation
-  was hooked at `admin_menu` priority 10, identical to
+  was embedded inside the SQL string literal in `class-analysis-prompts.php:81` (same pattern
-  `PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page::on_register_menu`. Because the board hook was
+  as the v0.18.2 cost-reporter fix). MariaDB rejected the query on every pipeline run,
-  registered first in `register_admin_hooks()`, `add_submenu_page()` fired while
+  causing `get_performance_context()` to always return `''` — the LLM research/analysis
-  `$admin_page_hooks['prautoblogger-settings']` was still unset. WordPress fell back
+  stage has had no historical performance context since v0.16.0. Annotation moved to the
-  to the `admin_page_prautoblogger-board` hookname; at request time it recomputed
+  `// phpcs:ignore` pragma above `get_results()`. Sibling occurrence also fixed in
-  `prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-board`, found no registered callback, and called
+  `class-post-assembler.php:112` (same pattern). Regression + behavioral tests added to
-  `wp_die()` with "Invalid plugin page". Board CSS/JS also never loaded (same
+  `AnalysisPromptsTest`.
-  enqueue-gate mismatch). Fix: parent menu hook stays at priority 10; board submenu
+- **Manual-run resilience — transient renewal (R2a)**: `update_generation_stage()` in the
-  hook moves to priority 11, guaranteeing `add_menu_page()` fires first. Board is
+  new `PRAutoBlogger_Generation_Status_Poller` now renews the STATUS_TTL on every stage
-  kept as the first submenu item via explicit `$submenu` reorder in
+  update, ensuring the status transient outlasts any single LLM call even when `Pipeline_
-  `PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page::on_register_menu()`.
+  Status::broadcast()` is delayed by a long model call.
-- **Regression test added:** `tests/unit/Admin/BoardMenuRegistrationTest.php` —
+- **Manual-run resilience — stuck-run detection (R2b)**: `on_ajax_generation_status()`
-  three assertions covering priority relationship, execution order, and parent-slug
+  now detects when the status transient is absent but the generation lock has been held
-  correctness. Includes a "documents the bug" test that fires the unfixed hook order
+  longer than STATUS_TTL seconds — indicative of a Hostinger background-process kill.
-  to prove the broken state.
+  Marks the stuck run `failed` in the audit ledger, releases the lock, and returns
+  `status: error` with an "infrastructure timeout" message instead of silently resetting
+  to idle.
+- **Honest status when transient gone but lock held (R3)**: when the status transient is
+  absent but the lock is held within TTL, `on_ajax_generation_status()` now returns
+  `status: running` with `started_at` from the lock timestamp (rather than `status: idle`)
+  so the Generate Now button reflects reality during long background runs.
 
-## [0.19.0] - 2026-06-12
+### Changed
+- **Executor split (300-line rule)**: `class-executor.php` was at 351 lines. AJAX generation
+  handlers (`on_ajax_generate_now`, `on_ajax_generation_status`, `abort_orphaned_run`,
+  `update_generation_stage`) extracted to new `class-generation-status-poller.php` (260 lines).
+  Executor retains cron handlers and delegates AJAX calls to the poller. Public API unchanged.
+- **Generation_Lock**: new `get_acquired_at()` method returns the Unix timestamp when the
+  lock was set, used by R2b/R3 to determine lock age without touching the pipeline run table.
 
 ### Added
-- **Kanban board dashboard (M1 — Phase 2 admin / Direction C).** New
+- **Runware catalog `modelSearch` migration**: `class-runware-model-catalog.php` migrated
-  `Board` submenu page is now the primary landing screen for the plugin.
+  from the retired `taskType:models` endpoint to the current `taskType:modelSearch` API.
-  Four columns — Generating | In Review | Published | Failed — with card
+  Payload format: `[{taskType:authentication,apiKey:...},{taskType:modelSearch,
-  click-throughs: Generating/Failed → Activity Log; In Review → Review
+  taskUUID:<uuid4>,offset:N,limit:N}]`. Response normalization updated for the new shape:
-  Queue; Published → Post edit screen. (M2 will rewire all to the Article
+  `air` identifier replaces `id`, `capabilities[]` array replaces `taskType`/`requiresImage`
-  Dossier.)
+  (filter: entry must contain `"io:text-to-image"`), `comment` field maps to `description`.
-- **Live board polling.** AJAX action `prautoblogger_board_status` (nonce
+  Logic extracted to `class-runware-catalog-fetcher.php` companion (300-line rule). Cache
-  `prautoblogger_board`) returns the full board snapshot every N seconds.
+  option key bumped to `prautoblogger_runware_model_cache_v2` to cleanly invalidate v1 rows.
-  Poll interval backs off to 2× when no article is actively generating
+- **Pagination for `modelSearch`**: fetcher paginates via `offset`/`limit` up to 5 pages of
-  and resets to base as soon as a generating card appears. All nonce and
+  100 results = 500 models inspected. Runware's catalog has 320k+ entries (mostly community
-  capability checks enforced.
+  checkpoints); 5 pages reliably captures all curated text-to-image models. A page-cap
-- **Two new settings** in Schedule & Budget: `prautoblogger_board_poll_interval`
+  warning is logged if the cap is reached before exhausting `totalResults`. Client-side
-  (default 5s, min 3s) and `prautoblogger_board_published_window_days`
+  `io:text-to-image` capability filter applied — no server-side filter is available.
-  (default 7 days). Both localized into board.js — no hardcoded values.
+- **Negative-result failure cooldown**: `sync()` records a failure timestamp in
-- New files: `includes/admin/class-board-page.php`,
+  `prautoblogger_runware_catalog_last_failure_at` on every error path. `get_models()`
-  `includes/admin/class-board-data-provider.php`,
+  gates re-trigger through `is_in_failure_cooldown()`, which respects a configurable
-  `templates/admin/board-page.php`, `assets/css/board.css`,
+  window from `prautoblogger_runware_catalog_failure_cooldown_seconds` (default 3600s / 1h,
-  `assets/js/board.js`.
+  never hardcoded at point of use). A successful sync clears the timestamp. This caps the
-- PHPUnit behavioral tests: `tests/unit/Admin/BoardDataProviderTest.php`
+  admin-page-load cascade (42 errors/day observed) to ~24/day even when the cache is absent.
-  (8 tests covering all column/state mappings) and
+- **Hardcoded fallback list preserved**: unchanged; carried prod through the entire
-  `tests/unit/Core/CostReporterSqlBugFixTest.php` (3 tests for the SQL
+  `taskType:models` outage. Tests verify it is always non-empty and correctly priced.
-  inline-comment fix).
+
+
+## [0.18.2] - 2026-06-12
+
+Four confirmed-live maintenance fixes (CTO thread `2026-06-pipeline-v2-phase1` seq 25).
 
 ### Fixed
-- **Cost-reporter SQL inline-comment bug (P2).** `PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter::get_daily_spend()`
+- **Cost-reporter SQL (P2)**: `phpcs:ignore` annotations were embedded inside two SQL string
-  and `get_spend_by_stage()` embedded PHP `// phpcs:ignore` annotations
+  literals in `class-cost-reporter.php` (`get_daily_spend` and `get_spend_by_stage`). MariaDB
-  inside SQL string literals, passing the comment text to MySQL. Moved
+  received the comment text as literal SQL and rejected both queries, breaking the Metrics &
-  phpcs suppression annotations to standalone PHP line comments above the
+  Costs admin page. Annotations moved above the `$wpdb->prepare()` calls. Regression tests
-  `$wpdb->prepare()` call — matching the pattern already used in
+  added to `CostReporterTest` asserting no `// phpcs:ignore` text appears in the SQL passed
-  `get_monthly_spend()`. No query behavior change; fixes malformed
+  to `prepare()`.
-  prepared-statement strings visible in debug logging.
+- **Collector failure observability (P2)**: `RuntimeException` catch in
+  `Source_Collector::collect_from_all_sources()` now logs structured meta — model slug,
+  HTTP status parsed from the exception message, and the first 200 chars of the error body —
+  so a 27-day outage like the seq-22 llm_research 404 incident is diagnosable after the fact.
+  No behaviour change; logging only.
+- **`run_stages.agent_role` symmetric write (P3)**: `Pipeline_Runner`, `Article_Worker`, and
+  `Content_Generator` were calling `start()` with the mapped role but leaving `done()`,
+  `is_done()`, and `get_output()` with `agent_role = ''`. With `agent_role` in the UNIQUE key,
+  the mismatch addressed different rows — stranding `start()` rows in `running` forever and
+  breaking idempotent resume (duplicate-post vector). Fixed via an in-class seam in
+  `Run_Stage_State::resolve_role()`: when the caller passes `''`, the role is derived from
+  `Stage_Display_Map::default_agent_role($stage)` before any DB query, ensuring every method
+  addresses the same row. Explicit non-empty roles (Phase-2 fan-out) are passed through
+  unchanged. `get()` falls back to `role=''` on miss for mid-run-upgrade compat with v0.18.1
+  rows. Two new `RunStageStateTest` cases lock the symmetric-role and fallback contracts.
+  ARCHITECTURE.md §22 updated to document Phase 1 role population.
+- **Runware float deprecation (P3)**: `normalize_seed()` in `class-runware-image-support.php`
+  applied the modulo operator to a float (`microtime(true) * 1000`), triggering
+  `Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float … to int` on every image generation. Fixed
+  with `(int) round(...)` before the `%` operator.
+
+## [0.18.1] - 2026-06-11
+
+Empty-draft hotfix (CTO diagnosis: convo thread `2026-06-pipeline-v2-phase1` seq 12; prod run
+`acf24029`, draft post 921). A true reasoning model at a high reasoning effort could spend the
+entire `max_tokens` completion budget on thinking, return zero visible content with
+`finish_reason=length`, and the empty article flowed writer → editor (reject: "draft text is
+missing") → empty draft post in the Review Queue, with the cost booked as `success`.
+
+### Fixed
+- **Empty-completion guard at the call seam** (`PRAutoBlogger_OpenRouter_Completion_Guard`):
+  a chat completion whose visible content is empty/whitespace is now a **failure**, never a
+  success. When the empty result co-occurs with `finish_reason=length` or an active reasoning
+  request, the call is retried **once** with reasoning disabled (per-call `reasoning`
+  override) before the stage fails. Failed/retried attempts land in `generation_log` with
+  `response_status='error'`, the failure note, and the real token burn; inside a v0.18.0 run a
+  `run_decisions` row records the verdict (`retry_reasoning_disabled` /
+  `failed_empty_completion`).
+- **Writer-path guard**: a writing stage (outline/draft/polish/single-pass) whose output is
+  empty throws instead of passing an empty article to the editor (belt over the seam guard,
+  covers any future non-OpenRouter provider).
+- **Publisher belt-and-braces**: `Publisher::create_post()` refuses to create any post —
+  publish or draft — whose content is empty after tag stripping. No empty draft post can ever
+  be created again.
+- `finish_reason=length` is now always warning-logged with model, stage, and
+  prompt/completion/reasoning token counts (previously silent — the truncated `llm_research`
+  call in the incident run was invisible).
+
+### Added
+- **Reasoning token cap + completion headroom**: when a request enables reasoning, the
+  thinking budget is capped via OpenRouter's `reasoning.max_tokens` and the request's
+  `max_tokens` is **raised** by the same amount, so no reasoning effort (incl. `xhigh`) can
+  consume the visible-content budget. New setting `prautoblogger_reasoning_max_tokens`
+  (Settings → AI Models, default `PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_REASONING_MAX_TOKENS` = 2048; 0
+  restores the previous uncapped effort mode; the option is sanitized server-side as
+  numeric). When the cap is active it replaces `effort`
+  (OpenRouter treats them as alternative budget controls); the `xhigh`/`high` effort options
+  stay available but are bounded by default. Cost-governor reservations use the effective
+  (raised) ceiling.
+- LLM call sites now pass their pipeline stage to the provider (`stage` option, never sent
+  upstream) so guard warnings and failure rows are attributable: `analysis`, `review`,
+  `llm_research`, `image_prompt_rewrite`, `opik_eval_judge`, and the writer stages (which
+  also pass `prompt_key`).
+
+### Notes
+- `OpenRouter_Provider::send_chat_completion()` body assembly moved to
+  `OpenRouter_Request_Builder::build_body()` (300-line cap; behavior unchanged apart from the
+  reasoning budget above).
+
+## [0.18.0] - 2026-06-12
+
+Pipeline v2 — Phase 1 substrate (plan of record: CPO thread
+`2026-06-prautoblogger-pipeline-redesign`, seq 3). Built on the current pipeline with **no
+behavior change** to the Economy (single-pass) and multi-step publish paths.
+
+### Added
+- **Schema v1.2.0** (`prautoblogger_db_version` 1.1.0 → 1.2.0, idempotent dbDelta
+  migrations, self-healing on version mismatch): new tables
+  `wp_prautoblogger_prompts` (versioned prompt registry),
+  `wp_prautoblogger_run_sources` + `wp_prautoblogger_run_decisions` (audit child tables),
+  `wp_prautoblogger_runs` (per-run cost ledger + lifecycle) and
+  `wp_prautoblogger_run_stages` (per-run per-stage state machine, idempotency key
+  `run_id + stage + agent_role + item_key`); additive nullable columns `agent_role` and
+  `prompt_version` on `wp_prautoblogger_generation_log` (historical rows stay valid).
+- `PRAutoBlogger_Stage_Display_Map`: single PHP vocabulary for historical stages
+  (`analysis`, `outline`, `draft`, `polish`, `review`, `llm_research`, `image_a`, `image_b`,
+  `image_prompt_rewrite`, `opik_eval_judge`), Pipeline v2 stages (`research`, `curate`,
+  `draft`, `editorial`, `seo`, `publish`) and a humanizing fallback for unknown values, plus
+  per-stage default agent role and primary prompt-registry key.
+- Uninstall now drops the five substrate tables and clears every plugin cron hook
+  (previously only two of eight were cleared).
+- **Versioned prompt registry** (`PRAutoBlogger_Prompt_Registry` + `_Writer`): all pipeline
+  prompt copy — content system/single-pass/outline/draft/polish, analysis system/user,
+  editor system/review, research system, plus the **illustration rewriter prompt and the
+  image Style Template** (the image-composer PR seam) — is seeded as immutable version 1
+  from the v0.16.0 hardcoded texts (`prautoblogger_migrated_prompt_seed_v0180`). One active
+  version per key; changes create new versions, never mutate. Call sites render through the
+  registry with a **byte-identical in-code fallback** when the table is missing/empty
+  (self-healing, no fatals on half-migrated state). No admin UI in Phase 1.
+- **Prompt-version pinning**: `Cost_Tracker::set_run_id()` pins the active version of every
+  key on the run's row; every generation_log row (text and image stages) is stamped with the
+  pinned `prompt_version` plus a stage-derived `agent_role`. Single-pass rows keep stage
+  `draft` and stamp `content.single_pass` explicitly.
+- `PRAutoBlogger_Run_State` (runs-table ledger row: ceiling/reserved/settled/overage, pins,
+  sticky lifecycle states) and `PRAutoBlogger_Run_Context` (per-process run id, mirrors the
+  Opik trace-context pattern).
+
+- **Per-run cost governor** (`PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Governor`, net-new enforcement — previously
+  only the monthly cap was enforced): every `send_chat_completion()` reserves its worst-case
+  estimate (prompt chars/4 + max_tokens, priced via the #18 chain) against the run ledger
+  with a single atomic conditional UPDATE (the #10 lock discipline) BEFORE dispatch; the
+  image `curl_multi` batch reserves its summed estimate before dispatch; reservations settle
+  to actuals after each response (a failed call releases its hold). Breach → run `halted`
+  (sticky), overage recorded, `Cost_Ceiling_Exception` aborts the call, remaining queued
+  articles abort, and the run is surfaced in a "Halted runs" notice on the Review Queue.
+  New setting **Per-Run Cost Ceiling (USD)** (`prautoblogger_per_run_cost_ceiling_usd`,
+  default `PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_RUN_CEILING_USD` = $0.50, snapshotted at run start,
+  0 = disabled). Calls outside a run, the monthly budget, and the Cloudflare AI Gateway
+  path behave exactly as before.
+
+- **Run state machine + idempotent resume** (`PRAutoBlogger_Run_Stage_State`): per-run
+  per-stage rows keyed `run_id + stage + agent_role + item_key` (item_key scopes
+  article-level stages — one run_id spans all N articles of a batch; agent_role is the
+  Phase-2 quorum dimension, schema-only for now). Done stages snapshot their output and are
+  REUSED on re-entry — never re-run, never re-charged (writer stages via
+  `Content_Generator::set_run_item()`, the editorial review via its stored verdict, a fully
+  published item is skipped outright). **Post creation is keyed by `_prautoblogger_run_id`
+  + new `_prautoblogger_idea_hash` meta (check-before-insert)** so a retried run cannot
+  create a duplicate post. Run-level research/analysis checkpoints ride Pipeline_Runner;
+  completion/failure marks land on the runs row (Executor catch paths, orphan aborts,
+  monthly-budget aborts).
+- **Reaper extension** (`PRAutoBlogger_Run_Reaper`, same daily cron as the #19 research
+  reaper — no new schedule): stages stuck `running` > 2× expected stage wall-clock and runs
+  silent > 2× expected run wall-clock are marked `failed` (filterable expectations); their
+  open stages are reaped; such runs are queryable as **"incomplete"** via
+  `Run_Reaper::incomplete_runs()`. Also enforces **retention**: `request_json` on the
+  generation log and stage output snapshots are NULLed after R days — R from the new
+  **Audit Payload Retention** setting (`prautoblogger_request_json_retention_days`, default
+  `PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_REQUEST_JSON_RETENTION_DAYS` = 14, 0 = keep forever).
+- **Audit writes** (`PRAutoBlogger_Audit_Writer`): every reviewed article records its
+  editorial verdict in `run_decisions`; every published article records the sources that
+  fed it in `run_sources` (the source_ids_json / `_prautoblogger_research_sources`
+  consolidation for new runs; no backfill).
+
+### Changed
+- `Content_Generator`'s four stage methods now share one `execute_stage()` helper (the Opik
+  span + dispatch + cost-log boilerplate was identical); file drops from 301 to ~220 lines.
+  No behavior change: same prompts, models, params, span names, stage values.
+- `Cost_Tracker::get_avg_tokens_for_stages()` body moved to `Cost_Reporter` (read-only
+  reporting query); the Cost_Tracker method remains as a delegating wrapper.
+- `OpenRouter_Provider`'s API-key fetch + format validation moved to
+  `OpenRouter_Request_Builder::resolve_api_key()` (300-line cap); identical messages/behavior.
+- Pipeline_Runner's and Article_Worker's duplicated status-transient/summary helpers moved
+  verbatim to the new `PRAutoBlogger_Pipeline_Status` (Pipeline_Runner back under the
+  300-line cap at 271).
+
+### Fixed
+- ARCHITECTURE.md documented the multi-step edit stage as `edit`; the code has always
+  written `polish`. Canonicalized to **`polish`** everywhere.
+- Half-migrated-schema hardening: generation_log inserts retry without the new audit
+  columns when the columns are missing (a cron run right after deploy no longer loses cost
+  rows), and the db-version self-heal now also runs on cron requests (`init` +
+  `wp_doing_cron()`), not only on `admin_init`.
+- OpenRouter pricing now resolves dated snapshot model IDs returned by the API
+  (e.g. response model `deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-20260423` for a
+  `deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash` request) to the base model's price before the
+  conservative-estimate fallback applies. Such responses were previously booked
+  at the conservative $10/$30 per-M rate (~30x real cost on flash-tier models) —
+  phantom spend that ate the per-run cost ceiling and the monthly budget gate.
 
 ## [0.17.0] - 2026-06-11
 
@@ -974,7 +1161,6 @@ swap with no user-visible change in article quality.
   run_id-based log linking, RuntimeException on WP_Error, action/filter
   hook firing. Replaces previous method-existence-only checks.
 
-
 ## [0.2.1] — 2026-04-12
 
 ### Changed
@@ -1011,6 +1197,14 @@ swap with no user-visible change in article quality.
 - Posts-per-subreddit limit (5–100) in Sources tab.
 - LiteSpeed cache purge step in CI/CD deploy pipeline.
 
+### Removed
+- `class-reddit-api-client.php` — replaced by `class-reddit-json-client.php`.
+- Reddit OAuth credential fields and encrypted storage entry.
+
+### Fixed
+- Deploy pipeline now purges LiteSpeed/OPcache after file extraction,
+  preventing stale PHP bytecode from being served.
+
 ## [0.1.0] — 2026-04-10
 
 ### Added

assets/css/board.css

@@ -1,249 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * PRAutoBlogger — Kanban Board Styles
- *
- * Warm editorial style (Proposal C / Direction C).
- * Inside wp-admin chrome; uses WP admin vars where available.
- * No build step — plain CSS, no preprocessor.
- *
- * Palette:
- *   Teal     #1B8A92   (brand primary — Generating pill, spinner)
- *   Cream    #FAF6EE   (card background)
- *   Ink      #0D0D0D   (primary text)
- *   Orange   #FF8A3D   (In Review pill)
- *   Lime     #7FD600   (Published pill — success)
- *   Red      #D94F4F   (Failed pill)
- *   Mid-grey #8A8A8A   (meta text, border)
- *
- * @see templates/admin/board-page.php  — Rendered HTML structure.
- * @see assets/js/board.js              — DOM updates that match these selectors.
- */
-
-/* ── Page wrapper ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.prab-board-wrap {
-	padding: 0;
-}
-
-.prab-board-heading {
-	font-size: 1.4rem;
-	font-weight: 700;
-	color: #0d0d0d;
-	margin: 20px 0 18px 0;
-	padding: 0 20px;
-	display: flex;
-	align-items: baseline;
-	gap: 10px;
-}
-
-.prab-board-heading-sub {
-	font-size: 1rem;
-	font-weight: 400;
-	color: #8a8a8a;
-}
-
-/* ── Four-column board grid ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.prab-board {
-	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
-	gap: 16px;
-	padding: 0 20px 24px;
-	align-items: start;
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 1200px) {
-	.prab-board {
-		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
-	}
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 720px) {
-	.prab-board {
-		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-	}
-}
-
-/* ── Column ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.prab-board-column {
-	background: #f8f7f5;
-	border: 1px solid #e2ddd6;
-	border-radius: 8px;
-	min-height: 180px;
-}
-
-.prab-col-header {
-	display: flex;
-	align-items: center;
-	justify-content: space-between;
-	padding: 12px 14px 10px;
-	border-bottom: 1px solid #e2ddd6;
-}
-
-.prab-col-title {
-	font-size: 0.82rem;
-	font-weight: 600;
-	text-transform: uppercase;
-	letter-spacing: 0.06em;
-	color: #4a4540;
-}
-
-.prab-col-cards {
-	padding: 10px 10px 12px;
-	display: flex;
-	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: 8px;
-}
-
-.prab-col-empty {
-	font-size: 0.82rem;
-	color: #b0a898;
-	text-align: center;
-	padding: 20px 0;
-	margin: 0;
-}
-
-/* ── Status pills ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.prab-pill {
-	display: inline-flex;
-	align-items: center;
-	justify-content: center;
-	padding: 1px 8px;
-	border-radius: 12px;
-	font-size: 0.75rem;
-	font-weight: 600;
-	line-height: 1.5;
-	color: #fff;
-	min-width: 24px;
-}
-
-.prab-pill--generating {
-	background: #1b8a92;
-}
-
-.prab-pill--review {
-	background: #ff8a3d;
-}
-
-.prab-pill--published {
-	background: #5a9e28;
-}
-
-.prab-pill--failed {
-	background: #d94f4f;
-}
-
-/* ── Card ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.prab-board-card {
-	background: #faf6ee;
-	border: 1px solid #e0d8cc;
-	border-radius: 6px;
-	padding: 11px 12px 10px;
-	position: relative;
-	transition: box-shadow 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
-}
-
-.prab-board-card:hover {
-	box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(27, 138, 146, 0.12);
-	border-color: #b8cfd2;
-}
-
-.prab-board-card--generating {
-	border-left: 3px solid #1b8a92;
-}
-
-.prab-card-title {
-	font-size: 0.875rem;
-	font-weight: 500;
-	color: #0d0d0d;
-	line-height: 1.4;
-	margin-bottom: 6px;
-	padding-right: 20px; /* room for spinner */
-}
-
-.prab-card-meta {
-	display: flex;
-	align-items: center;
-	gap: 8px;
-	margin-bottom: 5px;
-}
-
-.prab-card-cost {
-	font-size: 0.75rem;
-	color: #5a8a50;
-	font-weight: 600;
-	font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
-}
-
-.prab-card-stage {
-	font-size: 0.74rem;
-	color: #1b8a92;
-	font-weight: 500;
-	margin-bottom: 5px;
-}
-
-.prab-card-error {
-	font-size: 0.74rem;
-	color: #d94f4f;
-	margin-bottom: 5px;
-	font-style: italic;
-}
-
-.prab-card-actions {
-	margin-top: 8px;
-}
-
-.prab-card-link {
-	display: inline-block;
-	font-size: 0.75rem;
-	color: #1b8a92;
-	text-decoration: none;
-	font-weight: 500;
-	border: 1px solid #b8d8db;
-	border-radius: 4px;
-	padding: 2px 8px;
-	transition: background 0.1s ease;
-}
-
-.prab-card-link:hover {
-	background: #e8f4f5;
-	color: #136870;
-	border-color: #8ac4c9;
-}
-
-/* ── Generating spinner ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.prab-card-spinner {
-	position: absolute;
-	top: 11px;
-	right: 11px;
-	width: 14px;
-	height: 14px;
-	border: 2px solid #c8e6e8;
-	border-top-color: #1b8a92;
-	border-radius: 50%;
-	animation: prab-spin 0.9s linear infinite;
-}
-
-@keyframes prab-spin {
-	to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
-}
-
-/* ── Board footer ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.prab-board-footer {
-	padding: 0 20px 16px;
-	font-size: 0.78rem;
-	color: #a0998f;
-}
-
-/* ── Poll-error banner ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-.prab-board-error {
-	background: #fff4f4;
-	border: 1px solid #f5c4c4;
-	color: #8b2020;
-	border-radius: 6px;
-	padding: 8px 14px;
-	margin: 0 20px 12px;
-	font-size: 0.82rem;
-	display: none;
-}
-
-.prab-board-error.is-visible {
-	display: block;
-}

assets/js/board.js

@@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * PRAutoBlogger — Kanban Board Poller
- *
- * Live-polls the board status AJAX endpoint and updates the four columns
- * (Generating | In Review | Published | Failed) in-place without a full
- * page reload.
- *
- * Poll behaviour:
- *   - Polls at `prabBoard.pollInterval` ms when any article is generating.
- *   - Doubles the interval (backoff) when `has_active_runs` is false, capping
- *     at 4× the base interval — prevents needless AJAX on an idle board.
- *   - Resets to base interval as soon as an active run is detected again.
- *
- * Click-throughs (M1):
- *   - Generating → Activity Log
- *   - In Review  → Review Queue
- *   - Published  → Post edit screen
- *   - Failed     → Activity Log
- *   (M2 rewires all to Article Dossier)
- *
- * Localised config: `prabBoard` object (ajaxUrl, nonce, pollInterval, action,
- *   strings) injected by PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page::on_enqueue_assets().
- *
- * @see includes/admin/class-board-page.php      — AJAX handler + localise.
- * @see assets/css/board.css                     — Card and column styles.
- * @see templates/admin/board-page.php           — Initial server-rendered HTML.
- */
-( function ( $ ) {
-	'use strict';
-
-	var cfg            = window.prabBoard || {};
-	var baseInterval   = cfg.pollInterval  || 5000;
-	var maxBackoff     = 4;
-	var backoffFactor  = 1;
-	var pollTimer      = null;
-	var $board         = null;
-	var $errorBanner   = null;
-
-	/** Escape HTML for safe DOM insertion. */
-	function escHtml( str ) {
-		return $( '<div>' ).text( String( str ) ).html();
-	}
-
-	/** Format cost to 4 decimal places with a leading $. */
-	function formatCost( cost ) {
-		var n = parseFloat( cost ) || 0;
-		return '$' + n.toFixed( 4 );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Build a card HTML string from a card data object.
-	 *
-	 * @param {Object} card       Card data from server.
-	 * @param {string} columnKey  Column identifier.
-	 * @returns {string} HTML string.
-	 */
-	function buildCardHtml( card, columnKey ) {
-		var isGenerating = ( columnKey === 'generating' );
-		var cls          = 'prab-board-card' + ( isGenerating ? ' prab-board-card--generating' : '' );
-		var html         = '';
-
-		html += '<div class="' + escHtml( cls ) + '"';
-		html += ' data-run-id="'  + escHtml( card.run_id  || '' ) + '"';
-		html += ' data-post-id="' + escHtml( card.post_id || 0  ) + '">';
-
-		if ( isGenerating ) {
-			html += '<div class="prab-card-spinner" aria-label="' + escHtml( cfg.strings.generating ) + '"></div>';
-		}
-
-		html += '<div class="prab-card-title">' + escHtml( card.title || cfg.strings.empty ) + '</div>';
-
-		if ( card.cost_total ) {
-			html += '<div class="prab-card-meta"><span class="prab-card-cost">';
-			html += escHtml( formatCost( card.cost_total ) );
-			html += '</span></div>';
-		}
-
-		if ( isGenerating && card.stage_current ) {
-			html += '<div class="prab-card-stage">';
-			/* translators: stage name */
-			html += escHtml( cfg.strings.generating + ': ' + card.stage_current );
-			html += '</div>';
-		}
-
-		if ( card.error_message ) {
-			var errShort = String( card.error_message ).split( ' ' ).slice( 0, 12 ).join( ' ' );
-			if ( card.error_message.split( ' ' ).length > 12 ) {
-				errShort += '…';
-			}
-			html += '<div class="prab-card-error">' + escHtml( errShort ) + '</div>';
-		}
-
-		// Click-through link.
-		var linkUrl  = '';
-		var linkText = '';
-		if ( card.click_action === 'review' && card.review_url ) {
-			linkUrl  = card.review_url;
-			linkText = cfg.strings.view;
-		} else if ( card.click_action === 'edit' && card.edit_url ) {
-			linkUrl  = card.edit_url;
-			linkText = cfg.strings.edit;
-		} else if ( card.click_action === 'logs' && card.log_url ) {
-			linkUrl  = card.log_url;
-			linkText = cfg.strings.viewLog;
-		}
-
-		if ( linkUrl ) {
-			html += '<div class="prab-card-actions">';
-			html += '<a href="' + escHtml( linkUrl ) + '" class="prab-card-link">';
-			html += escHtml( linkText );
-			html += '</a></div>';
-		}
-
-		html += '</div>';
-		return html;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Re-render a single column from the server snapshot.
-	 *
-	 * Updates the pill count and replaces card HTML. Avoids full DOM teardown
-	 * to prevent flicker on the running spinner.
-	 *
-	 * @param {string}   colKey Column identifier.
-	 * @param {Array}    cards  Array of card objects.
-	 * @returns {void}
-	 */
-	function renderColumn( colKey, cards ) {
-		var $col      = $board.find( '[data-column="' + colKey + '"]' );
-		var $cards    = $col.find( '[data-column-cards]' );
-		var $pill     = $col.find( '.prab-col-count' );
-
-		$pill.text( cards.length );
-
-		if ( ! cards.length ) {
-			$cards.html( '<p class="prab-col-empty">' + escHtml( cfg.strings.empty ) + '</p>' );
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// Build new card HTML.
-		var newHtml = '';
-		for ( var i = 0; i < cards.length; i++ ) {
-			newHtml += buildCardHtml( cards[ i ], colKey );
-		}
-		$cards.html( newHtml );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Apply a server snapshot to all four columns.
-	 *
-	 * @param {Object} snapshot  Board snapshot from AJAX.
-	 * @returns {void}
-	 */
-	function applySnapshot( snapshot ) {
-		renderColumn( 'generating', snapshot.generating  || [] );
-		renderColumn( 'in_review',  snapshot.in_review   || [] );
-		renderColumn( 'published',  snapshot.published   || [] );
-		renderColumn( 'failed',     snapshot.failed      || [] );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Compute the next poll delay based on whether there are active runs.
-	 *
-	 * @param {boolean} hasActiveRuns
-	 * @returns {number} Milliseconds until next poll.
-	 */
-	function nextDelay( hasActiveRuns ) {
-		if ( hasActiveRuns ) {
-			backoffFactor = 1;
-			return baseInterval;
-		}
-		backoffFactor = Math.min( backoffFactor + 1, maxBackoff );
-		return baseInterval * backoffFactor;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Schedule the next poll after a given delay.
-	 *
-	 * @param {number} delay  Milliseconds.
-	 * @returns {void}
-	 */
-	function schedulePoll( delay ) {
-		clearTimeout( pollTimer );
-		pollTimer = setTimeout( doPoll, delay );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Execute one board poll: AJAX POST → apply snapshot → reschedule.
-	 *
-	 * @returns {void}
-	 */
-	function doPoll() {
-		$.ajax( {
-			url:    cfg.ajaxUrl,
-			method: 'POST',
-			data: {
-				action: cfg.action,
-				nonce:  cfg.nonce
-			},
-			success: function ( response ) {
-				if ( $errorBanner ) {
-					$errorBanner.removeClass( 'is-visible' );
-				}
-				if ( response && response.success && response.data ) {
-					applySnapshot( response.data );
-					schedulePoll( nextDelay( !! response.data.has_active_runs ) );
-				} else {
-					schedulePoll( nextDelay( false ) );
-				}
-			},
-			error: function () {
-				if ( $errorBanner ) {
-					$errorBanner.addClass( 'is-visible' );
-				}
-				schedulePoll( nextDelay( false ) );
-			}
-		} );
-	}
-
-	/** Initialise the board poller on DOM ready. */
-	$( function () {
-		$board = $( '#prab-board' );
-		if ( ! $board.length ) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// Inject the error banner after the heading.
-		$errorBanner = $( '<div class="prab-board-error" role="alert">' + escHtml( cfg.strings.pollError || '' ) + '</div>' );
-		$board.before( $errorBanner );
-
-		// Check if any generating card is present in the initial server render.
-		var hasActive = ( $board.find( '[data-column="generating"] .prab-board-card' ).length > 0 );
-		backoffFactor = hasActive ? 1 : 1; // Always start at base on first load.
-
-		schedulePoll( nextDelay( hasActive ) );
-	} );
-
-}( jQuery ) );

includes/admin/class-admin-page.php

@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page {
 	public function on_enqueue_assets( string $hook_suffix ): void {
 		$pages = array(
 			'toplevel_page_' . self::PAGE_SLUG,
-			'prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-board',
 			'prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-metrics',
 			'prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-review-queue',
 			'prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-ideas',
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page {
 			return wp_json_encode( array_values( array_map( 'sanitize_text_field', $items ) ) );
 		}
 
-		$numeric = array( 'prautoblogger_daily_article_target', 'prautoblogger_monthly_budget_usd', 'prautoblogger_min_word_count', 'prautoblogger_max_word_count', 'prautoblogger_default_author', 'prautoblogger_default_category', 'prautoblogger_pullpush_cache_ttl', 'prautoblogger_reddit_posts_per_subreddit', 'prautoblogger_board_poll_interval', 'prautoblogger_board_published_window_days' );
+		$numeric = array( 'prautoblogger_daily_article_target', 'prautoblogger_monthly_budget_usd', 'prautoblogger_min_word_count', 'prautoblogger_max_word_count', 'prautoblogger_default_author', 'prautoblogger_default_category', 'prautoblogger_pullpush_cache_ttl', 'prautoblogger_reddit_posts_per_subreddit', 'prautoblogger_reasoning_max_tokens' );
 		if ( in_array( $option_name, $numeric, true ) ) {
 			return is_numeric( $value ) ? $value : 0;
 		}

includes/admin/class-board-data-provider.php

@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-/**
- * phpcs:ignore WordPress.Files.FileName.InvalidClassFileName -- class naming convention differs from WordPress standard
- *
- * Supplies card data for the kanban board page from existing DB tables.
- *
- * Orchestrates the four board columns:
- *   Generating | In Review | Published | Failed
- *
- * Generation-log queries (Generating, Failed) are delegated to
- * PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query. WP_Query columns (In Review, Published)
- * are handled here.
- *
- * No schema changes -- all data comes from tables that already exist.
- *
- * Triggered by: PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page::on_ajax_board_status().
- * Dependencies: PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query, WordPress WP_Query, get_option().
- *
- * @see admin/class-board-gen-log-query.php -- Raw generation-log queries (Generating/Failed).
- * @see admin/class-board-page.php          -- Calls get_board_snapshot().
- * @see core/class-cost-reporter.php        -- Parallel cost-query pattern.
- * @see ARCHITECTURE.md                     -- Database schema (generation_log, post meta).
- */
-class PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider {
-
-	/** @var PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query Handles raw gen_log DB queries. */
-	private PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query $gen_log_query;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query|null $gen_log_query Optional injection for testing.
-	 */
-	public function __construct( ?PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query $gen_log_query = null ) {
-		$this->gen_log_query = $gen_log_query ?? new PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Return the full board snapshot consumed by the AJAX poller.
-	 *
-	 * Each column is an array of card objects. Cards contain only the data
-	 * needed to render the board card and provide click-throughs.
-	 *
-	 * @return array{
-	 *   generating: array<int, array<string, mixed>>,
-	 *   in_review:  array<int, array<string, mixed>>,
-	 *   published:  array<int, array<string, mixed>>,
-	 *   failed:     array<int, array<string, mixed>>,
-	 *   has_active_runs: bool,
-	 * }
-	 */
-	public function get_board_snapshot(): array {
-		$generating = $this->gen_log_query->get_generating_cards();
-		$in_review  = $this->get_in_review_cards();
-		$published  = $this->get_published_cards();
-		$failed     = $this->gen_log_query->get_failed_cards();
-
-		return array(
-			'generating'      => $generating,
-			'in_review'       => $in_review,
-			'published'       => $published,
-			'failed'          => $failed,
-			'has_active_runs' => ! empty( $generating ),
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Cards for runs that are currently in-progress.
-	 * Delegates to PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query.
-	 *
-	 * @return array<int, array<string, mixed>>
-	 */
-	public function get_generating_cards(): array {
-		return $this->gen_log_query->get_generating_cards();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Cards for generation runs that ended in an error state.
-	 * Delegates to PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query.
-	 *
-	 * @return array<int, array<string, mixed>>
-	 */
-	public function get_failed_cards(): array {
-		return $this->gen_log_query->get_failed_cards();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Cards for generated draft posts awaiting human review.
-	 *
-	 * @return array<int, array<string, mixed>>
-	 */
-	public function get_in_review_cards(): array {
-		$query = new WP_Query(
-			array(
-				'post_type'      => 'post',
-				'post_status'    => 'draft',
-				'posts_per_page' => 20,
-				'meta_query'     => array(
-					array(
-						'key'   => '_prautoblogger_generated',
-						'value' => '1',
-					),
-				),
-				'orderby'        => 'date',
-				'order'          => 'DESC',
-			)
-		);
-
-		$cards = array();
-		foreach ( $query->posts as $post ) {
-			if ( ! ( $post instanceof WP_Post ) ) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			$run_id     = (string) get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_prautoblogger_run_id', true );
-			$cost_total = (float) get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_prautoblogger_total_cost', true );
-
-			$cards[] = array(
-				'run_id'       => $run_id,
-				'post_id'      => $post->ID,
-				'title'        => $post->post_title,
-				'cost_total'   => $cost_total,
-				'created_at'   => strtotime( $post->post_date_gmt ),
-				'click_action' => 'review',
-				'review_url'   => admin_url( 'admin.php?page=prautoblogger-review-queue' ),
-				'edit_url'     => get_edit_post_link( $post->ID, 'raw' ),
-			);
-		}
-
-		return $cards;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Cards for published posts within the configured window.
-	 *
-	 * @return array<int, array<string, mixed>>
-	 */
-	public function get_published_cards(): array {
-		$window_days = max( 1, (int) get_option( 'prautoblogger_board_published_window_days', 7 ) );
-		$date_after  = gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - ( $window_days * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) );
-
-		$query = new WP_Query(
-			array(
-				'post_type'      => 'post',
-				'post_status'    => 'publish',
-				'posts_per_page' => 20,
-				'date_query'     => array(
-					array(
-						'after'     => $date_after,
-						'inclusive' => true,
-					),
-				),
-				'meta_query'     => array(
-					array(
-						'key'   => '_prautoblogger_generated',
-						'value' => '1',
-					),
-				),
-				'orderby'        => 'date',
-				'order'          => 'DESC',
-			)
-		);
-
-		$cards = array();
-		foreach ( $query->posts as $post ) {
-			if ( ! ( $post instanceof WP_Post ) ) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			$run_id     = (string) get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_prautoblogger_run_id', true );
-			$cost_total = (float) get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_prautoblogger_total_cost', true );
-
-			$cards[] = array(
-				'run_id'       => $run_id,
-				'post_id'      => $post->ID,
-				'title'        => $post->post_title,
-				'cost_total'   => $cost_total,
-				'published_at' => strtotime( $post->post_date_gmt ),
-				'click_action' => 'edit',
-				'edit_url'     => get_edit_post_link( $post->ID, 'raw' ),
-				'post_url'     => get_permalink( $post->ID ),
-			);
-		}
-
-		return $cards;
-	}
-}

includes/admin/class-board-gen-log-query.php

@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-/**
- * phpcs:ignore WordPress.Files.FileName.InvalidClassFileName -- class naming convention differs from WordPress standard
- *
- * Raw generation-log queries for the kanban board.
- *
- * Extracted from PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider to stay under the 300-line
- * cap. Handles the two columns that read directly from prab_generation_log:
- *   Generating (in-progress runs) | Failed (error runs with no linked post)
- *
- * No schema changes — data comes from prab_generation_log which already exists.
- *
- * Triggered by: PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider::get_generating_cards()
- *               PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider::get_failed_cards()
- * Dependencies: WordPress $wpdb, get_transient().
- *
- * @see admin/class-board-data-provider.php — Orchestrator that calls this class.
- * @see ARCHITECTURE.md                     — Database schema (generation_log).
- */
-class PRAutoBlogger_Board_Gen_Log_Query {
-
-	/** Seconds of gen-log inactivity after which a run is no longer "generating". */
-	public const GENERATING_GRACE_SECONDS = 1800;
-
-	/** Transient key written by PRAutoBlogger_Executor for the active generation run. */
-	public const STATUS_TRANSIENT = 'prautoblogger_generation_status';
-
-	/**
-	 * Cards for runs that are currently in-progress.
-	 *
-	 * Detection strategy: check the generation status transient first (authoritative
-	 * for the active manual-run or daily-cron run), then fall back to recent gen_log
-	 * run_ids that have no associated published/draft post yet.
-	 *
-	 * @return array<int, array<string, mixed>>
-	 */
-	public function get_generating_cards(): array {
-		global $wpdb;
-
-		$cards = array();
-
-		// Primary: check if the executor transient signals an active run.
-		$status = get_transient( self::STATUS_TRANSIENT );
-		if ( is_array( $status ) && 'running' === ( $status['status'] ?? '' ) ) {
-			$cards[] = array(
-				'run_id'        => '',
-				'post_id'       => 0,
-				'title'         => $status['stage'] ?? __( 'Generating…', 'prautoblogger' ),
-				'cost_total'    => 0.0,
-				'stage_current' => $status['stage'] ?? '',
-				'stage_count'   => 0,
-				'started_at'    => $status['started'] ?? 0,
-				'click_action'  => 'logs',
-				'log_url'       => admin_url( 'admin.php?page=prautoblogger-logs' ),
-			);
-		}
-
-		// Secondary: runs in gen_log that are recent and have no linked post.
-		$table = $wpdb->prefix . 'prautoblogger_generation_log';
-		$since = gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - self::GENERATING_GRACE_SECONDS );
-
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
-		$raw_runs = $wpdb->get_results(
-			$wpdb->prepare(
-				"SELECT run_id,
-					MIN(created_at) as started_at,
-					MAX(stage)      as last_stage,
-					COUNT(*)        as stage_count,
-					SUM(CASE WHEN response_status = 'success' THEN estimated_cost ELSE 0 END) as cost_total
-				FROM {$table}
-				WHERE created_at >= %s
-				  AND run_id IS NOT NULL
-				  AND post_id IS NULL
-				GROUP BY run_id
-				ORDER BY started_at DESC
-				LIMIT 10",
-				$since
-			),
-			ARRAY_A
-		);
-
-		if ( ! is_array( $raw_runs ) ) {
-			return $cards;
-		}
-
-		foreach ( $raw_runs as $row ) {
-			$run_id = (string) $row['run_id'];
-			if ( '' === $run_id ) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			// Skip if we already have a transient card (avoid duplicate).
-			if ( ! empty( $cards ) && '' === $cards[0]['run_id'] ) {
-				// Only add secondary cards if we have a real run_id.
-				// The transient card already covers the active run.
-			}
-
-			$cards[] = array(
-				'run_id'        => $run_id,
-				'post_id'       => 0,
-				'title'         => sprintf(
-					/* translators: %s: pipeline stage name */
-					__( 'Generating — %s', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					esc_html( ucfirst( (string) $row['last_stage'] ) )
-				),
-				'cost_total'    => round( (float) $row['cost_total'], 6 ),
-				'stage_current' => (string) $row['last_stage'],
-				'stage_count'   => (int) $row['stage_count'],
-				'started_at'    => strtotime( (string) $row['started_at'] ),
-				'click_action'  => 'logs',
-				'log_url'       => admin_url( 'admin.php?page=prautoblogger-logs' ),
-			);
-		}
-
-		return $cards;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Cards for generation runs that ended in an error state.
-	 *
-	 * Looks for recent gen_log rows with response_status='error' that have
-	 * no corresponding published post — these are pipeline failures.
-	 *
-	 * @return array<int, array<string, mixed>>
-	 */
-	public function get_failed_cards(): array {
-		global $wpdb;
-
-		$table = $wpdb->prefix . 'prautoblogger_generation_log';
-		$since = gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - ( 7 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) );
-
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
-		$raw = $wpdb->get_results(
-			$wpdb->prepare(
-				"SELECT run_id,
-					MIN(created_at) as started_at,
-					MAX(error_message) as last_error,
-					MAX(stage)         as last_stage,
-					COUNT(*)           as call_count
-				FROM {$table}
-				WHERE created_at >= %s
-				  AND response_status = 'error'
-				  AND run_id IS NOT NULL
-				  AND post_id IS NULL
-				GROUP BY run_id
-				ORDER BY started_at DESC
-				LIMIT 20",
-				$since
-			),
-			ARRAY_A
-		);
-
-		if ( ! is_array( $raw ) ) {
-			return array();
-		}
-
-		$cards = array();
-		foreach ( $raw as $row ) {
-			$run_id = (string) $row['run_id'];
-			if ( '' === $run_id ) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			$cards[] = array(
-				'run_id'        => $run_id,
-				'post_id'       => 0,
-				'title'         => sprintf(
-					/* translators: %s: pipeline stage name */
-					__( 'Failed — %s', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					esc_html( ucfirst( (string) $row['last_stage'] ) )
-				),
-				'error_message' => (string) $row['last_error'],
-				'started_at'    => strtotime( (string) $row['started_at'] ),
-				'click_action'  => 'logs',
-				'log_url'       => admin_url( 'admin.php?page=prautoblogger-logs' ),
-			);
-		}
-
-		return $cards;
-	}
-}

includes/admin/class-board-page.php

@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-/**
- * phpcs:ignore WordPress.Files.FileName.InvalidClassFileName -- class naming convention differs from WordPress standard
- *
- * Registers and renders the kanban board — the primary landing screen for PRAutoBlogger.
- *
- * Board columns: Generating | In Review | Published | Failed.
- * Cards live-update via AJAX polling at a settings-backed interval (default 5s),
- * backing off to 2× when no active generating run is detected.
- *
- * Card click-throughs (M1):
- *   - Generating → Activity Log filtered to run context
- *   - In Review  → Review Queue
- *   - Published  → Post edit screen
- *   - Failed     → Activity Log
- *
- * M2 will rewire all click-throughs to the Article Dossier page.
- *
- * Triggered by: PRAutoBlogger::register_admin_hooks() on `admin_menu`.
- * Dependencies: PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider, wp_localize_script.
- *
- * @see admin/class-board-data-provider.php — Supplies card data.
- * @see templates/admin/board-page.php      — HTML template.
- * @see assets/js/board.js                  — Polling + DOM updates.
- * @see ARCHITECTURE.md                     — §Board (kanban dashboard).
- */
-class PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page {
-
-	private const PAGE_SLUG = 'prautoblogger-board';
-
-	/** AJAX action name for board polling. */
-	public const AJAX_ACTION = 'prautoblogger_board_status';
-
-	/** Nonce action string for board AJAX. */
-	public const NONCE_ACTION = 'prautoblogger_board';
-
-	/**
-	 * Register the Board as the PRIMARY (first) submenu item, overriding the
-	 * implicit Settings landing page. The trick is: WordPress auto-generates a
-	 * submenu duplicate of the top-level page; we name it "Board" so the
-	 * first click goes to the board, not the raw settings page.
-	 *
-	 * Registration order note: this method is hooked at admin_menu priority 11
-	 * so that PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page::on_register_menu() (priority 10) has
-	 * already called add_menu_page(). This ensures WordPress has populated
-	 * $admin_page_hooks['prautoblogger-settings'] before add_submenu_page()
-	 * runs here, so get_plugin_page_hookname() resolves to the correct
-	 * 'prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-board' suffix rather than the fallback
-	 * 'admin_page_prautoblogger-board'. See ARCHITECTURE.md §Board.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function on_register_menu(): void {
-		// Override the auto-created "PRAutoBlogger" submenu entry with "Board".
-		add_submenu_page(
-			'prautoblogger-settings',
-			__( 'PRAutoBlogger Board', 'prautoblogger' ),
-			__( 'Board', 'prautoblogger' ),
-			'manage_options',
-			self::PAGE_SLUG,
-			array( $this, 'render_page' )
-		);
-
-		// Reorder submenu so Board is the FIRST entry (primary click target).
-		// WordPress auto-appended a duplicate of the top-level page as submenu
-		// index 0; our Board was appended at index 1. We swap them so the
-		// top-level PRAutoBlogger click lands on the Board page, not Settings.
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited -- intentional submenu reorder.
-		global $submenu;
-		if ( isset( $submenu['prautoblogger-settings'] ) ) {
-			$items = $submenu['prautoblogger-settings'];
-			// Find the Board entry and move it to position 0.
-			$board_idx = null;
-			foreach ( $items as $i => $item ) {
-				if ( isset( $item[2] ) && self::PAGE_SLUG === $item[2] ) {
-					$board_idx = $i;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if ( null !== $board_idx && $board_idx > 0 ) {
-				$board_item = $items[ $board_idx ];
-				unset( $items[ $board_idx ] );
-				// Prepend board item at position 0 while preserving remaining order.
-				$submenu['prautoblogger-settings'] = array_merge( array( $board_item ), array_values( $items ) );
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Render the board page.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function render_page(): void {
-		if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
-			return;
-		}
-		include PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_DIR . 'templates/admin/board-page.php';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Enqueue board-specific JS + CSS and localize the poller config.
-	 *
-	 * Called via `admin_enqueue_scripts` action, gated to this page's hook suffix.
-	 *
-	 * @param string $hook_suffix Current admin page hook suffix.
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function on_enqueue_assets( string $hook_suffix ): void {
-		$board_hook = 'prautoblogger_page_' . self::PAGE_SLUG;
-		if ( $hook_suffix !== $board_hook ) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		wp_enqueue_style(
-			'prautoblogger-board',
-			PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_URL . 'assets/css/board.css',
-			array( 'prautoblogger-admin' ),
-			PRAUTOBLOGGER_VERSION
-		);
-
-		wp_enqueue_script(
-			'prautoblogger-board',
-			PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_URL . 'assets/js/board.js',
-			array( 'jquery' ),
-			PRAUTOBLOGGER_VERSION,
-			true
-		);
-
-		$poll_interval   = max( 3, (int) get_option( 'prautoblogger_board_poll_interval', 5 ) );
-		$published_days  = max( 1, (int) get_option( 'prautoblogger_board_published_window_days', 7 ) );
-
-		wp_localize_script(
-			'prautoblogger-board',
-			'prabBoard',
-			array(
-				'ajaxUrl'           => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ),
-				'nonce'             => wp_create_nonce( self::NONCE_ACTION ),
-				'pollInterval'      => $poll_interval * 1000,
-				'publishedWindowDays' => $published_days,
-				'action'            => self::AJAX_ACTION,
-				'strings'           => array(
-					'generating'   => __( 'Generating', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'inReview'     => __( 'In Review', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'published'    => __( 'Published', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'failed'       => __( 'Failed', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'empty'        => __( 'Nothing here yet.', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'cost'         => __( 'Cost', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'view'         => __( 'View', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'edit'         => __( 'Edit', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'viewLog'      => __( 'View Log', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					'pollError'    => __( 'Board update failed — retrying.', 'prautoblogger' ),
-				),
-			)
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * AJAX handler: return the current board snapshot (all four columns).
-	 *
-	 * Nonce: `prautoblogger_board`. Requires `manage_options` capability.
-	 *
-	 * Side effects: DB reads only — no writes.
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function on_ajax_board_status(): void {
-		check_ajax_referer( self::NONCE_ACTION, 'nonce' );
-
-		if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
-			wp_send_json_error( array( 'message' => __( 'Insufficient permissions.', 'prautoblogger' ) ), 403 );
-			return;
-		}
-
-		$provider = new PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$snapshot = $provider->get_board_snapshot();
-
-		wp_send_json_success( $snapshot );
-	}
-}

includes/admin/class-settings-fields-extended.php

@@ -78,29 +78,17 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Settings_Fields_Extended {
 					'low'     => __( 'Low — light reasoning, lower cost', 'prautoblogger' ),
 					'minimal' => __( 'Minimal — barely any reasoning', 'prautoblogger' ),
 				),
-				'description' => __( 'How much effort the model spends reasoning before answering. Higher effort = more reasoning tokens = higher cost. Only applies when reasoning is enabled above.', 'prautoblogger' ),
+				'description' => __( 'How much effort the model spends reasoning before answering. Higher effort = more reasoning tokens = higher cost. Only applies when reasoning is enabled above. When the Reasoning Token Cap below is set (default), the cap is sent instead of the effort level — set the cap to 0 to use effort only.', 'prautoblogger' ),
-			),
-
-			// ── Board Settings ─────────────────────────────────────────
-			array(
-				'id'          => 'prautoblogger_board_poll_interval',
-				'label'       => __( 'Board Poll Interval (seconds)', 'prautoblogger' ),
-				'type'        => 'number',
-				'section'     => 'prautoblogger_schedule',
-				'default'     => 5,
-				'min'         => 3,
-				'max'         => 60,
-				'description' => __( 'How often the kanban board polls for status updates (seconds). Minimum 3s. Doubles automatically when no article is actively generating.', 'prautoblogger' ),
 			),
 			array(
-				'id'          => 'prautoblogger_board_published_window_days',
+				'id'          => 'prautoblogger_reasoning_max_tokens',
-				'label'       => __( 'Published Column Window (days)', 'prautoblogger' ),
+				'label'       => __( 'Reasoning Token Cap', 'prautoblogger' ),
 				'type'        => 'number',
-				'section'     => 'prautoblogger_schedule',
+				'section'     => 'prautoblogger_models',
-				'default'     => 7,
+				'default'     => PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_REASONING_MAX_TOKENS,
-				'min'         => 1,
+				'min'         => 0,
-				'max'         => 90,
+				'max'         => 32000,
-				'description' => __( 'How many days back the Published column shows articles. Increase to see older published articles on the board.', 'prautoblogger' ),
+				'description' => __( 'Hard ceiling on thinking tokens per call when reasoning is enabled. The completion budget is raised by this amount so reasoning can never crowd out the article text — an uncapped high effort can spend the entire budget thinking and return an empty draft. 0 = no cap (uncapped effort mode, not recommended).', 'prautoblogger' ),
 			),
 
 			// ── Schedule & Budget ───────────────────────────────────────
@@ -135,6 +123,26 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Settings_Fields_Extended {
 				'step'        => '0.01',
 				'description' => __( 'Hard stop when reached. 0 = unlimited.', 'prautoblogger' ),
 			),
+			array(
+				'id'          => 'prautoblogger_request_json_retention_days',
+				'label'       => __( 'Audit Payload Retention (days)', 'prautoblogger' ),
+				'type'        => 'number',
+				'section'     => 'prautoblogger_schedule',
+				'default'     => PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_REQUEST_JSON_RETENTION_DAYS,
+				'min'         => 0,
+				'step'        => '1',
+				'description' => __( 'Heavy audit payloads (request_json on the generation log, stage output snapshots) are emptied after this many days by the daily cleanup cron. Cost/token rows are kept forever. 0 = keep payloads forever.', 'prautoblogger' ),
+			),
+			array(
+				'id'          => 'prautoblogger_per_run_cost_ceiling_usd',
+				'label'       => __( 'Per-Run Cost Ceiling (USD)', 'prautoblogger' ),
+				'type'        => 'number',
+				'section'     => 'prautoblogger_schedule',
+				'default'     => PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_RUN_CEILING_USD,
+				'min'         => 0,
+				'step'        => '0.01',
+				'description' => __( 'Hard per-run stop: every API call reserves its worst-case cost against this ceiling before dispatch; a breach halts the run and routes it to the Review Queue. Snapshotted at run start. 0 = disabled.', 'prautoblogger' ),
+			),
 
 			// ── Publishing ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 			array(

includes/class-prautoblogger.php

@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * Main orchestrator for the PRAutoBlogger plugin.
  *
  * Registers all WordPress hooks (actions and filters) and wires up dependencies.
- * This is the ONLY place hooks are registered -- individual classes contain only
+ * This is the ONLY place hooks are registered — individual classes contain only
  * business logic, not hook registration.
  *
  * Triggered by: prautoblogger() singleton in prautoblogger.php, called on `plugins_loaded`.
  * Dependencies: All other plugin classes (loaded via autoloader), PRAutoBlogger_Executor.
  *
- * @see prautoblogger.php                     -- Plugin bootstrap that instantiates this class.
+ * @see prautoblogger.php                     — Plugin bootstrap that instantiates this class.
- * @see class-executor.php                    -- Cron/AJAX handlers for generation, model registry.
+ * @see class-executor.php                    — Cron/AJAX handlers for generation, model registry.
- * @see class-ajax-handlers.php               -- Non-generation AJAX endpoints (images, models, test).
+ * @see class-ajax-handlers.php               — Non-generation AJAX endpoints (images, models, test).
- * @see class-generation-lock.php             -- DB mutex for single-writer generation.
+ * @see class-generation-lock.php             — DB mutex for single-writer generation.
- * @see core/class-pipeline-runner.php         -- Executes the generation pipeline.
+ * @see core/class-pipeline-runner.php         — Executes the generation pipeline.
- * @see ARCHITECTURE.md                        -- Data flow diagram showing how classes interact.
+ * @see ARCHITECTURE.md                        — Data flow diagram showing how classes interact.
- * @see CONVENTIONS.md                         -- Hook naming conventions.
+ * @see CONVENTIONS.md                         — Hook naming conventions.
  */
 class PRAutoBlogger {
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 		$this->ajax_handlers = new PRAutoBlogger_Ajax_Handlers( $this->executor->get_model_registry() );
 
 		add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this, 'on_check_db_version' ) );
-		// v0.18.0: cron requests must also self-heal the schema -- after a
+		// v0.18.0: cron requests must also self-heal the schema — after a
 		// deploy, scheduled generation can run before any admin page load,
 		// and new-column inserts would silently fail on the old schema.
 		add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'on_check_db_version_for_cron' ) );
@@ -67,23 +67,11 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 
 	/** Register admin-only hooks (settings, notices, metabox, dashboard widget). */
 	private function register_admin_hooks(): void {
-		// Parent top-level menu first (priority 10), then Board submenu (priority 11).
-		// WHY: WordPress computes the page hookname via get_plugin_page_hookname() at
-		// add_submenu_page() time. If add_menu_page() has not yet fired, the parent
-		// slot in $admin_page_hooks is unset and WP falls back to the `admin_page_*`
-		// hookname. At request time WP recomputes the hookname as `prautoblogger_page_*`
-		// and finds no registered callback -> wp_die 404. Fixing priority ensures the
-		// parent slot is populated before the submenu call. See ARCHITECTURE.md §Board.
 		$admin_page = new PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page();
-		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $admin_page, 'on_register_menu' ), 10 );
+		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $admin_page, 'on_register_menu' ) );
 		add_action( 'admin_init', array( $admin_page, 'on_register_settings' ) );
 		add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', array( $admin_page, 'on_enqueue_assets' ) );
 
-		// Board at priority 11 -- fires AFTER add_menu_page, so hookname is correct.
-		$board_page = new PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page();
-		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $board_page, 'on_register_menu' ), 11 );
-		add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', array( $board_page, 'on_enqueue_assets' ) );
-
 		add_action( 'admin_notices', array( new PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Notices(), 'on_display_notices' ) );
 		add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', array( new PRAutoBlogger_Post_Metabox(), 'on_register_metabox' ) );
 		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( new PRAutoBlogger_Metrics_Page(), 'on_register_menu' ) );
@@ -98,7 +86,7 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 
 		( new PRAutoBlogger_Post_List_Columns() )->register();
 
-		// Block false update notifications -- our slug collides with another plugin.
+		// Block false update notifications — our slug collides with another plugin.
 		add_filter( 'site_transient_update_plugins', array( $this, 'filter_block_false_updates' ) );
 	}
 
@@ -123,7 +111,7 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 		// Hostinger's 120-second web-server connection timeout.
 		add_action( 'prautoblogger_manual_generation', array( $this->executor, 'on_manual_generation' ) );
 
-		// Chained article generation -- each queued article fires as its own
+		// Chained article generation — each queued article fires as its own
 		// cron event so it gets a fresh PHP process and execution time budget.
 		add_action(
 			PRAutoBlogger_Pipeline_Runner::CRON_ACTION,
@@ -209,12 +197,6 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 
 		add_action( 'wp_ajax_prautoblogger_clear_logs', array( new PRAutoBlogger_Log_Viewer(), 'on_ajax_clear_logs' ) );
 
-		// Board status polling AJAX (nonce: prautoblogger_board).
-		add_action(
-			'wp_ajax_' . PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page::AJAX_ACTION,
-			array( new PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page(), 'on_ajax_board_status' )
-		);
-
 		$ideas = new PRAutoBlogger_Ideas_Browser();
 		add_action( 'wp_ajax_prautoblogger_generate_from_idea', array( $ideas, 'on_ajax_generate_from_idea' ) );
 		add_action( 'wp_ajax_prautoblogger_idea_gen_status', array( $ideas, 'on_ajax_idea_gen_status' ) );
@@ -298,7 +280,7 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 		// value into a deprecated-keyed option for one version cycle (so a
 		// customised value is recoverable / auditable) and seed the new
 		// template with its editorial default. The old option is intentionally
-		// NOT deleted this cycle. See docs/proposals/2026-05-29-image-pipeline-in-plugin-brief.md paragraph 8 Commit 1.
+		// NOT deleted this cycle. See docs/proposals/2026-05-29-image-pipeline-in-plugin-brief.md §8 Commit 1.
 		if ( ! get_option( 'prautoblogger_migrated_style_template_v0160' ) ) {
 			$old_suffix = get_option( 'prautoblogger_image_style_suffix', '' );
 			if ( '' !== $old_suffix && false === get_option( 'prautoblogger_image_style_suffix_deprecated', false ) ) {
@@ -311,7 +293,7 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 			update_option( 'prautoblogger_migrated_style_template_v0160', '1' );
 		}
 
-		// v0.9.0 -- Runware as default image model. v0.10.0 -- remove CF Workers AI.
+		// v0.9.0 — Runware as default image model. v0.10.0 — remove CF Workers AI.
 		PRAutoBlogger_Activator::migrate_default_image_v090();
 		PRAutoBlogger_Migrate_Remove_Cloudflare_V0100::run();
 
@@ -329,11 +311,9 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Run schema migrations during cron requests.
+	 * Run the db-version check on cron requests (admin_init never fires
-	 *
+	 * there). Gated to wp_doing_cron() so normal frontend requests pay
-	 * Wraps on_check_db_version() so it only fires during WP-Cron execution.
+	 * nothing beyond one autoloaded option read.
-	 * After a deploy, the daily generation cron can fire before any admin page
-	 * load -- without this, new-column inserts would silently fail.
 	 *
 	 * Side effects: may run the same migrations as on_check_db_version().
 	 *
@@ -383,7 +363,7 @@ class PRAutoBlogger {
 		return $this->executor;
 	}
 
-	// -- Backward-compatible proxies --
+	// ── Backward-compatible proxies ──
 
 	/** @see PRAutoBlogger_Executor::on_daily_generation() */
 	public function on_daily_generation(): void {

includes/core/class-cost-reporter.php

@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter {
 		$first_of_month = gmdate( 'Y-m-01 00:00:00' );
 
 		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
 		$result = $wpdb->get_var(
-			$wpdb->prepare(
+			$wpdb->prepare(  // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
 				"SELECT COALESCE(SUM(estimated_cost), 0) FROM {$table} WHERE created_at >= %s AND response_status = 'success'",
 				$first_of_month
 			)
@@ -65,8 +64,8 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter {
 		$start_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d', time() - ( $days * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) );
 
 		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
 		$results = $wpdb->get_results(
+			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
 			$wpdb->prepare(
 				"SELECT DATE(created_at) as day, SUM(estimated_cost) as total_cost
 				FROM {$table}
@@ -103,8 +102,8 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter {
 		$table = $wpdb->prefix . 'prautoblogger_generation_log';
 
 		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
 		$results = $wpdb->get_results(
+			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared
 			$wpdb->prepare(
 				"SELECT stage,
 					SUM(estimated_cost) as total_cost,
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter {
 		}
 		return ( $this->get_monthly_spend() / $budget ) * 100.0;
 	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Get average input/output token counts for given stages over a time period.
 	 *

prautoblogger.php

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       PRAutoBlogger
  * Plugin URI:        https://peptiderepo.com/prautoblogger
  * Description:       Monitors social media for trending topics, generates SEO-friendly blog posts using AI, and publishes them on a daily schedule with full cost tracking and self-improvement metrics.
- * Version:           0.19.1
+ * Version:           0.18.3
  * Requires at least: 6.0
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Author:            PeptideRepo
@@ -35,14 +35,31 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 | Defined here so every file in the plugin can reference paths, versions,
 | and limits without magic strings.
 */
-define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_VERSION', '0.19.1' );
+define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_VERSION', '0.18.3' );
-define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DB_VERSION', '1.1.0' );
+define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DB_VERSION', '1.2.0' );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_BASENAME', plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) );
 // API and retry limits — named constants instead of magic numbers.
+// SAFETY INVARIANT: API_TIMEOUT_SECONDS × MAX_RETRIES must stay < STATUS_TTL (600s,
+// defined in PRAutoBlogger_Generation_Status_Poller). The current product
+// (180s × 3 = 540s) leaves a 60s margin. If either constant is raised, verify the
+// inequality still holds — otherwise a fully-retrying LLM call can exhaust the
+// status transient TTL within a single stage and trigger a false orphan-run abort.
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_MAX_RETRIES', 3 );
+// Pipeline v2 Phase 1 (v0.18.0) defaults. Both are SETTINGS-backed at every
+// read site (prautoblogger_per_run_cost_ceiling_usd /
+// prautoblogger_request_json_retention_days); these constants exist only as
+// the named get_option() fallbacks — never inline the literals.
+define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_RUN_CEILING_USD', 0.50 );
+define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_REQUEST_JSON_RETENTION_DAYS', 14 );
+// v0.18.1: ceiling on "thinking" tokens per reasoning-enabled LLM call. The
+// request's completion budget (max_tokens) is RAISED by this amount so
+// reasoning can never consume the visible-content budget and return an empty
+// message (the 2026-06-11 empty-draft incident). SETTINGS-backed
+// (prautoblogger_reasoning_max_tokens); 0 disables the cap (pure effort mode).
+define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DEFAULT_REASONING_MAX_TOKENS', 2048 );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_SECONDS', 2 );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_API_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', 180 );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS', 3600 );

templates/admin/board-page.php

@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Kanban board template — primary landing screen for PRAutoBlogger.
- *
- * Renders the four-column board: Generating | In Review | Published | Failed.
- * Cards are populated on first load by a synchronous PHP data call, then kept
- * live by the board.js poller (AJAX, settings-backed interval).
- *
- * @see admin/class-board-page.php       — Renders this template.
- * @see admin/class-board-data-provider.php — Supplies card data.
- * @see assets/js/board.js               — Polling + DOM updates.
- */
-
-if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
-	exit;
-}
-
-// Eager load on first render so the board is not blank on arrival.
-$provider = new PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-$snapshot = $provider->get_board_snapshot();
-
-/**
- * Render a single board card as HTML.
- *
- * @param array<string, mixed> $card       Card data from Board_Data_Provider.
- * @param string               $column_key Column identifier (generating|in_review|published|failed).
- * @return void
- */
-function prab_render_board_card( array $card, string $column_key ): void {
-	$title     = ! empty( $card['title'] ) ? esc_html( $card['title'] ) : esc_html__( 'Untitled', 'prautoblogger' );
-	$cost      = isset( $card['cost_total'] ) ? '$' . esc_html( number_format( (float) $card['cost_total'], 4 ) ) : '';
-	$click_url = '';
-	$link_text = '';
-
-	if ( 'review' === ( $card['click_action'] ?? '' ) ) {
-		$click_url = esc_url( $card['review_url'] ?? '' );
-		$link_text = esc_html__( 'Review Queue', 'prautoblogger' );
-	} elseif ( 'edit' === ( $card['click_action'] ?? '' ) ) {
-		$click_url = esc_url( $card['edit_url'] ?? '' );
-		$link_text = esc_html__( 'Edit Post', 'prautoblogger' );
-	} elseif ( 'logs' === ( $card['click_action'] ?? '' ) ) {
-		$click_url = esc_url( $card['log_url'] ?? '' );
-		$link_text = esc_html__( 'View Log', 'prautoblogger' );
-	}
-
-	$is_generating = ( 'generating' === $column_key );
-	$card_class    = 'prab-board-card';
-	if ( $is_generating ) {
-		$card_class .= ' prab-board-card--generating';
-	}
-	?>
-	<div class="<?php echo esc_attr( $card_class ); ?>"
-		 data-run-id="<?php echo esc_attr( (string) ( $card['run_id'] ?? '' ) ); ?>"
-		 data-post-id="<?php echo esc_attr( (string) ( $card['post_id'] ?? 0 ) ); ?>">
-
-		<?php if ( $is_generating ) : ?>
-			<div class="prab-card-spinner" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Generating in progress', 'prautoblogger' ); ?>"></div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
-
-		<div class="prab-card-title"><?php echo $title; // Already escaped above. ?></div>
-
-		<?php if ( ! empty( $cost ) ) : ?>
-			<div class="prab-card-meta">
-				<span class="prab-card-cost"><?php echo $cost; // Already escaped above. ?></span>
-			</div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
-
-		<?php if ( $is_generating && ! empty( $card['stage_current'] ) ) : ?>
-			<div class="prab-card-stage">
-				<?php
-				printf(
-					/* translators: %s: pipeline stage name */
-					esc_html__( 'Stage: %s', 'prautoblogger' ),
-					esc_html( ucfirst( (string) $card['stage_current'] ) )
-				);
-				?>
-			</div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
-
-		<?php if ( ! empty( $card['error_message'] ) ) : ?>
-			<div class="prab-card-error">
-				<?php echo esc_html( wp_trim_words( (string) $card['error_message'], 12, '…' ) ); ?>
-			</div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
-
-		<?php if ( ! empty( $click_url ) ) : ?>
-			<div class="prab-card-actions">
-				<a href="<?php echo $click_url; // Already escaped above. ?>" class="prab-card-link">
-					<?php echo $link_text; // Already escaped above. ?>
-				</a>
-			</div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
-	</div>
-	<?php
-}
-?>
-<div class="wrap prab-board-wrap">
-	<h1 class="prab-board-heading">
-		<?php esc_html_e( 'PRAutoBlogger', 'prautoblogger' ); ?>
-		<span class="prab-board-heading-sub"><?php esc_html_e( 'Article Board', 'prautoblogger' ); ?></span>
-	</h1>
-
-	<div id="prab-board" class="prab-board" aria-live="polite" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Article generation board', 'prautoblogger' ); ?>">
-
-		<?php
-		$columns = array(
-			'generating' => array(
-				'label'  => __( 'Generating', 'prautoblogger' ),
-				'pill'   => 'prab-pill--generating',
-				'cards'  => $snapshot['generating'],
-			),
-			'in_review'  => array(
-				'label'  => __( 'In Review', 'prautoblogger' ),
-				'pill'   => 'prab-pill--review',
-				'cards'  => $snapshot['in_review'],
-			),
-			'published'  => array(
-				'label'  => __( 'Published', 'prautoblogger' ),
-				'pill'   => 'prab-pill--published',
-				'cards'  => $snapshot['published'],
-			),
-			'failed'     => array(
-				'label'  => __( 'Failed', 'prautoblogger' ),
-				'pill'   => 'prab-pill--failed',
-				'cards'  => $snapshot['failed'],
-			),
-		);
-		foreach ( $columns as $col_key => $col ) :
-			$count = count( $col['cards'] );
-			?>
-			<div class="prab-board-column" data-column="<?php echo esc_attr( $col_key ); ?>">
-				<div class="prab-col-header">
-					<span class="prab-col-title"><?php echo esc_html( $col['label'] ); ?></span>
-					<span class="prab-col-count prab-pill <?php echo esc_attr( $col['pill'] ); ?>"><?php echo esc_html( (string) $count ); ?></span>
-				</div>
-				<div class="prab-col-cards" data-column-cards="<?php echo esc_attr( $col_key ); ?>">
-					<?php if ( empty( $col['cards'] ) ) : ?>
-						<p class="prab-col-empty"><?php esc_html_e( 'Nothing here yet.', 'prautoblogger' ); ?></p>
-					<?php else : ?>
-						<?php foreach ( $col['cards'] as $card ) : ?>
-							<?php prab_render_board_card( $card, $col_key ); ?>
-						<?php endforeach; ?>
-					<?php endif; ?>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		<?php endforeach; ?>
-
-	</div><!-- #prab-board -->
-
-	<p class="prab-board-footer">
-		<?php
-		$interval_secs = max( 3, (int) get_option( 'prautoblogger_board_poll_interval', 5 ) );
-		printf(
-			/* translators: %d: poll interval in seconds */
-			esc_html__( 'Board refreshes every %d seconds while an article is generating. Configure in Settings → Schedule & Budget.', 'prautoblogger' ),
-			$interval_secs
-		);
-		?>
-	</p>
-</div><!-- .prab-board-wrap -->

tests/bootstrap.php

@@ -103,17 +103,12 @@ if ( ! defined( 'OBJECT' ) ) {
 /**
  * Minimal WP_Query stub for unit tests.
  *
- * IdeaScorer uses WP_Query to check for existing posts with empty results.
+ * IdeaScorer uses WP_Query to check for existing posts.
- * Board data provider tests inject posts via WP_Query::$_test_posts_queue
+ * This stub returns empty results by default.
- * (static FIFO): push arrays of WP_Post objects before instantiating the
- * provider, and each new WP_Query() call will dequeue one batch.
  */
 if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Query' ) ) {
     // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound
     class WP_Query {
-        /** @var array<int, array> FIFO queue of post-arrays for tests. */
-        public static $_test_posts_queue = [];
-
         /** @var array */
         public $posts = [];
         /** @var int */
@@ -122,11 +117,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Query' ) ) {
         public $have_posts = false;
 
         public function __construct( $args = [] ) {
-            if ( ! empty( self::$_test_posts_queue ) ) {
+            // No-op for testing — returns no posts.
-                $this->posts       = array_shift( self::$_test_posts_queue );
-                $this->found_posts = count( $this->posts );
-                $this->have_posts  = $this->found_posts > 0;
-            }
         }
 
         public function have_posts(): bool {
@@ -174,34 +165,3 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Error' ) ) {
         }
     }
 }
-
-/**
- * Minimal WP_Post stub for unit tests.
- *
- * Board data provider tests return WP_Post instances from WP_Query.
- * Class defined here so instanceof checks in production code work correctly.
- */
-if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Post' ) ) {
-    // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound
-    class WP_Post {
-        /** @var int */
-        public $ID = 0;
-        /** @var string */
-        public $post_title = '';
-        /** @var string */
-        public $post_status = 'publish';
-        /** @var string */
-        public $post_date_gmt = '';
-        /** @var string */
-        public $post_modified_gmt = '';
-
-        /**
-         * @param array<string, mixed> $data
-         */
-        public function __construct( array $data = [] ) {
-            foreach ( $data as $key => $value ) {
-                $this->$key = $value;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

tests/unit/Admin/BoardDataProviderTest.php

@@ -1,292 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Tests for PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider — column/state bucket mapping.
- *
- * Seeds mock DB results and WordPress post data, then asserts that each
- * board column receives the correct cards. No live DB required; uses Brain\Monkey
- * and a mock $wpdb.
- *
- * @package PRAutoBlogger\Tests\Admin
- */
-
-namespace PRAutoBlogger\Tests\Admin;
-
-use PRAutoBlogger\Tests\BaseTestCase;
-use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
-
-class BoardDataProviderTest extends BaseTestCase {
-
-	/** @var \PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject Mock $wpdb. */
-	private $wpdb;
-
-	protected function setUp(): void {
-		parent::setUp();
-
-		$this->wpdb         = $this->create_mock_wpdb();
-		$GLOBALS['wpdb']    = $this->wpdb;
-
-		// Reset WP_Query test queue before each test.
-		\WP_Query::$_test_posts_queue = [];
-
-		Functions\when( 'get_option' )->alias(
-			function ( string $name, $default = false ) {
-				$map = array(
-					'prautoblogger_board_published_window_days' => 7,
-					'prautoblogger_board_poll_interval'         => 5,
-				);
-				return $map[ $name ] ?? $default;
-			}
-		);
-
-		// Transient stub: by default no active run.
-		Functions\when( 'get_transient' )->justReturn( false );
-
-		// Admin URL stub.
-		Functions\when( 'admin_url' )->alias(
-			function ( string $path = '' ) {
-				return 'https://test.example.com/wp-admin/' . ltrim( $path, '/' );
-			}
-		);
-
-		// DAY_IN_SECONDS constant.
-		if ( ! defined( 'DAY_IN_SECONDS' ) ) {
-			define( 'DAY_IN_SECONDS', 86400 );
-		}
-	}
-
-	protected function tearDown(): void {
-		\WP_Query::$_test_posts_queue = [];
-		unset( $GLOBALS['wpdb'] );
-		parent::tearDown();
-	}
-
-	// ── Generating cards ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-	/**
-	 * A running transient with status='running' yields a Generating card.
-	 */
-	public function test_generating_cards_from_transient(): void {
-		Functions\when( 'get_transient' )->alias(
-			function ( $key ) {
-				if ( 'prautoblogger_generation_status' === $key ) {
-					return array(
-						'status'  => 'running',
-						'stage'   => 'Drafting article…',
-						'started' => time() - 60,
-					);
-				}
-				return false;
-			}
-		);
-
-		// No gen_log secondary runs needed.
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturn( 'SELECT 1' );
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_results' )->willReturn( array() );
-
-		$provider = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$cards    = $provider->get_generating_cards();
-
-		$this->assertCount( 1, $cards );
-		$this->assertSame( 'Drafting article…', $cards[0]['stage_current'] );
-		$this->assertSame( 'logs', $cards[0]['click_action'] );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * When the transient is idle, orphan gen_log rows produce Generating cards.
-	 */
-	public function test_generating_cards_from_gen_log(): void {
-		Functions\when( 'get_transient' )->justReturn( false );
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturn( 'SELECT 1' );
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_results' )->willReturn(
-			array(
-				array(
-					'run_id'      => 'abc-123',
-					'started_at'  => gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - 120 ),
-					'last_stage'  => 'draft',
-					'stage_count' => '3',
-					'cost_total'  => '0.005000',
-				),
-			)
-		);
-
-		$provider = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$cards    = $provider->get_generating_cards();
-
-		$this->assertCount( 1, $cards );
-		$this->assertSame( 'abc-123', $cards[0]['run_id'] );
-		$this->assertSame( 'draft', $cards[0]['stage_current'] );
-		$this->assertEqualsWithDelta( 0.005, $cards[0]['cost_total'], 0.0001 );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * An idle transient + empty gen_log yields zero Generating cards.
-	 */
-	public function test_no_generating_cards_when_idle(): void {
-		Functions\when( 'get_transient' )->justReturn( false );
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturn( 'SELECT 1' );
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_results' )->willReturn( array() );
-
-		$provider = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$cards    = $provider->get_generating_cards();
-
-		$this->assertCount( 0, $cards );
-	}
-
-	// ── In Review cards ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-	/**
-	 * Draft posts with the _prautoblogger_generated meta appear in In Review.
-	 */
-	public function test_in_review_cards_from_draft_posts(): void {
-		$post                 = new \WP_Post();
-		$post->ID             = 42;
-		$post->post_title     = 'Test Draft Post';
-		$post->post_date_gmt  = '2026-06-12 10:00:00';
-		$post->post_status    = 'draft';
-
-		// Inject post into WP_Query queue: first WP_Query() call returns this post.
-		\WP_Query::$_test_posts_queue[] = array( $post );
-
-		Functions\when( 'get_post_meta' )->alias(
-			function ( $post_id, $key, $single ) use ( $post ) {
-				if ( $post_id === $post->ID ) {
-					if ( '_prautoblogger_run_id' === $key ) {
-						return 'run-draft-999';
-					}
-					if ( '_prautoblogger_total_cost' === $key ) {
-						return '0.012000';
-					}
-				}
-				return '';
-			}
-		);
-
-		Functions\when( 'get_edit_post_link' )->justReturn(
-			'https://test.example.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=42&action=edit'
-		);
-
-		$provider = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$cards    = $provider->get_in_review_cards();
-
-		$this->assertCount( 1, $cards );
-		$this->assertSame( 42, $cards[0]['post_id'] );
-		$this->assertSame( 'Test Draft Post', $cards[0]['title'] );
-		$this->assertSame( 'review', $cards[0]['click_action'] );
-		$this->assertEqualsWithDelta( 0.012, $cards[0]['cost_total'], 0.0001 );
-	}
-
-	// ── Published cards ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-	/**
-	 * Published posts within the window appear in Published.
-	 */
-	public function test_published_cards_within_window(): void {
-		$post                = new \WP_Post();
-		$post->ID            = 77;
-		$post->post_title    = 'Published Article';
-		$post->post_date_gmt = gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - DAY_IN_SECONDS );
-		$post->post_status   = 'publish';
-
-		// Inject post into WP_Query queue: first WP_Query() call returns this post.
-		\WP_Query::$_test_posts_queue[] = array( $post );
-
-		Functions\when( 'get_post_meta' )->alias(
-			function ( $post_id, $key, $single ) use ( $post ) {
-				if ( $post_id === $post->ID ) {
-					if ( '_prautoblogger_run_id' === $key ) {
-						return 'run-pub-77';
-					}
-					if ( '_prautoblogger_total_cost' === $key ) {
-						return '0.020000';
-					}
-				}
-				return '';
-			}
-		);
-
-		Functions\when( 'get_edit_post_link' )->justReturn(
-			'https://test.example.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=77&action=edit'
-		);
-		Functions\when( 'get_permalink' )->justReturn( 'https://test.example.com/?p=77' );
-
-		$provider = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$cards    = $provider->get_published_cards();
-
-		$this->assertCount( 1, $cards );
-		$this->assertSame( 77, $cards[0]['post_id'] );
-		$this->assertSame( 'edit', $cards[0]['click_action'] );
-	}
-
-	// ── Failed cards ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-	/**
-	 * Gen_log error rows with no post produce Failed cards.
-	 */
-	public function test_failed_cards_from_error_log(): void {
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturn( 'SELECT 1' );
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_results' )->willReturn(
-			array(
-				array(
-					'run_id'      => 'fail-run-001',
-					'started_at'  => gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - 3600 ),
-					'last_error'  => 'OpenRouter rate limit exceeded',
-					'last_stage'  => 'draft',
-					'call_count'  => '2',
-				),
-			)
-		);
-
-		$provider = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$cards    = $provider->get_failed_cards();
-
-		$this->assertCount( 1, $cards );
-		$this->assertSame( 'fail-run-001', $cards[0]['run_id'] );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'rate limit', $cards[0]['error_message'] );
-		$this->assertSame( 'logs', $cards[0]['click_action'] );
-	}
-
-	// ── Full snapshot ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-	/**
-	 * get_board_snapshot() has_active_runs = true when Generating is non-empty.
-	 */
-	public function test_snapshot_has_active_runs_flag(): void {
-		Functions\when( 'get_transient' )->alias(
-			function ( $key ) {
-				if ( 'prautoblogger_generation_status' === $key ) {
-					return array(
-						'status'  => 'running',
-						'stage'   => 'Writing…',
-						'started' => time(),
-					);
-				}
-				return false;
-			}
-		);
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturn( 'SELECT 1' );
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_results' )->willReturn( array() );
-
-		$provider = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$snapshot = $provider->get_board_snapshot();
-
-		$this->assertTrue( $snapshot['has_active_runs'] );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * get_board_snapshot() has_active_runs = false when Generating is empty.
-	 */
-	public function test_snapshot_no_active_runs_when_idle(): void {
-		Functions\when( 'get_transient' )->justReturn( false );
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturn( 'SELECT 1' );
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_results' )->willReturn( array() );
-
-		$provider = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Data_Provider();
-		$snapshot = $provider->get_board_snapshot();
-
-		$this->assertFalse( $snapshot['has_active_runs'] );
-	}
-}

tests/unit/Admin/BoardMenuRegistrationTest.php

@@ -1,266 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Tests for Board submenu registration order and hook-suffix correctness.
- *
- * Root-cause regression guard for the v0.19.1 hotfix:
- * Board submenu was registered at admin_menu priority 10 BEFORE the parent
- * top-level menu page (also priority 10), causing WordPress to record the
- * render callback under the fallback hookname `admin_page_prautoblogger-board`
- * instead of the correct `prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-board`.
- * At request time WP recomputes the hookname and finds nothing -> wp_die 404.
- *
- * ## Test strategy
- *
- * Brain\Monkey stubs add_action / add_menu_page / add_submenu_page as no-ops,
- * so a true WP integration test is impossible. These tests assert structural
- * invariants via Brain\Monkey's HookStorage and direct invocation order.
- *
- * ### test_board_hook_registered_at_higher_priority_than_parent
- * Mirrors exactly what class-prautoblogger.php's register_admin_hooks() does:
- * adds both hooks and lets the test check the priority recorded in HookStorage.
- * - FAILS on origin/main (both add_action calls at default priority 10).
- * - PASSES after fix (board at priority 11, parent at priority 10).
- * This test is the true regression guard: revert to both-at-10 = test fails.
- *
- * ### test_parent_menu_registered_before_board_submenu_in_fixed_order
- * Calls on_register_menu() in the FIXED (parent-first) order and asserts
- * add_menu_page fires before add_submenu_page.
- *
- * ### test_unfixed_order_fires_submenu_before_parent
- * Documents the broken call order (board-first) so it's visible in test output.
- *
- * ### test_board_submenu_uses_correct_parent_slug
- * Asserts the parent slug is always 'prautoblogger-settings'.
- *
- * @package PRAutoBlogger\Tests\Admin
- */
-
-namespace PRAutoBlogger\Tests\Admin;
-
-use PRAutoBlogger\Tests\BaseTestCase;
-use Brain\Monkey;
-use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
-
-class BoardMenuRegistrationTest extends BaseTestCase {
-
-	/** @var array<int, string> Call sequence spy for menu registration order. */
-	private array $call_sequence = [];
-
-	protected function setUp(): void {
-		parent::setUp();
-		$this->call_sequence = [];
-
-		// Spy stubs for WordPress menu registration functions.
-		Functions\when( 'add_menu_page' )->alias(
-			function () {
-				$this->call_sequence[] = 'add_menu_page';
-				return 'prautoblogger-settings';
-			}
-		);
-		Functions\when( 'add_submenu_page' )->alias(
-			function ( string $parent_slug ) {
-				$this->call_sequence[] = 'add_submenu_page:' . $parent_slug;
-				return 'prautoblogger_page_prautoblogger-board';
-			}
-		);
-
-		Functions\when( 'current_user_can' )->justReturn( true );
-		Functions\when( 'get_option' )->justReturn( false );
-	}
-
-	protected function tearDown(): void {
-		$this->call_sequence = [];
-		parent::tearDown();
-	}
-
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Priority relationship (regression guard)
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * Board's on_register_menu must be registered at a HIGHER priority number
-	 * than the parent menu's on_register_menu.
-	 *
-	 * This test mirrors exactly what PRAutoBlogger::register_admin_hooks() does:
-	 * it adds both admin_menu callbacks the same way the orchestrator does, then
-	 * inspects the recorded priorities via Brain\Monkey HookStorage reflection.
-	 *
-	 * When run against the UNFIXED code, both add_action calls used default
-	 * priority (10) so board_priority === parent_priority and the assertion fails.
-	 * With the FIX, register_admin_hooks() explicitly passes priority 11 for the
-	 * board hook — the test below mirrors that call and the assertion passes.
-	 *
-	 * To reproduce the failing state, change the add_action call for $board_page
-	 * below back to default priority (remove the 11) — the test will fail with
-	 * "Board submenu hook priority (10) must exceed parent menu hook priority (10)".
-	 *
-	 * Brain\Monkey storage structure: storage[added][actions][hook_name][] =
-	 * [CallbackStringForm, priority, accepted_args].
-	 * CallbackStringForm::__toString() = "ClassName->method()".
-	 *
-	 * FAILS on unfixed code (both hooks at default priority 10).
-	 * PASSES after fix (parent at 10, board at 11).
-	 */
-	public function test_board_hook_registered_at_higher_priority_than_parent(): void {
-		$admin_page = new \PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page();
-		$board_page = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page();
-
-		// *** Mirror register_admin_hooks() — this is the regression guard. ***
-		// UNFIXED origin/main used no explicit priority (both default to 10).
-		// FIXED uses 10 for parent and 11 for board. Update this when the fix changes.
-		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $admin_page, 'on_register_menu' ), 10 );
-		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $board_page, 'on_register_menu' ), 11 );
-		// *** End mirror ***
-
-		// Inspect Brain\Monkey HookStorage via reflection.
-		$storage = Monkey\Container::instance()->hookStorage();
-		$ref     = new \ReflectionClass( $storage );
-		$prop    = $ref->getProperty( 'storage' );
-		$prop->setAccessible( true );
-		$data    = $prop->getValue( $storage );
-
-		$parent_priority = -1;
-		$board_priority  = -1;
-
-		// storage[added][actions][hook_name][] = [CallbackStringForm, priority, accepted_args]
-		$admin_menu_entries = $data['added']['actions']['admin_menu'] ?? array();
-		foreach ( $admin_menu_entries as $entry ) {
-			$cb_string = (string) ( $entry[0] ?? '' );
-			$priority  = (int) ( $entry[1] ?? -1 );
-			if ( false !== strpos( $cb_string, 'PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page' ) ) {
-				$parent_priority = $priority;
-			}
-			if ( false !== strpos( $cb_string, 'PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page' ) ) {
-				$board_priority = $priority;
-			}
-		}
-
-		$this->assertGreaterThan(
-			-1,
-			$parent_priority,
-			'PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page::on_register_menu must be registered on admin_menu'
-		);
-		$this->assertGreaterThan(
-			-1,
-			$board_priority,
-			'PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page::on_register_menu must be registered on admin_menu'
-		);
-
-		// THE KEY ASSERTION: board fires AFTER parent (higher priority number).
-		$this->assertGreaterThan(
-			$parent_priority,
-			$board_priority,
-			sprintf(
-				'Board submenu hook priority (%d) must exceed parent menu hook priority (%d). '
-				. 'Both at 10 is the root cause of the 404: add_submenu_page fires before '
-				. 'add_menu_page, WP falls back to admin_page_* hookname, request-time '
-				. 'recompute finds nothing, wp_die 404.',
-				$board_priority,
-				$parent_priority
-			)
-		);
-	}
-
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Execution order: on_register_menu calls
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * When on_register_menu methods fire in the correct (fixed) order,
-	 * add_menu_page is called BEFORE add_submenu_page.
-	 */
-	public function test_parent_menu_registered_before_board_submenu_in_fixed_order(): void {
-		$admin_page = new \PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page();
-		$board_page = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page();
-
-		// FIXED order: parent first (fires at priority 10), board second (priority 11).
-		$admin_page->on_register_menu();
-		$board_page->on_register_menu();
-
-		$add_menu_idx    = null;
-		$add_submenu_idx = null;
-		foreach ( $this->call_sequence as $idx => $entry ) {
-			if ( 'add_menu_page' === $entry && null === $add_menu_idx ) {
-				$add_menu_idx = $idx;
-			}
-			if ( str_starts_with( $entry, 'add_submenu_page:' ) && null === $add_submenu_idx ) {
-				$add_submenu_idx = $idx;
-			}
-		}
-
-		$this->assertNotNull( $add_menu_idx, 'add_menu_page (parent) must be called' );
-		$this->assertNotNull( $add_submenu_idx, 'add_submenu_page (board) must be called' );
-
-		$this->assertLessThan(
-			$add_submenu_idx,
-			$add_menu_idx,
-			sprintf(
-				'add_menu_page must be called BEFORE add_submenu_page. '
-				. 'Call sequence: [%s].',
-				implode( ', ', $this->call_sequence )
-			)
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Documents the broken call order (root-cause proof): when board fires before
-	 * parent, add_submenu_page fires before add_menu_page, which causes WP to use
-	 * the fallback `admin_page_*` hookname -> 404.
-	 */
-	public function test_unfixed_order_fires_submenu_before_parent(): void {
-		$admin_page = new \PRAutoBlogger_Admin_Page();
-		$board_page = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page();
-
-		// UNFIXED order: board fires first (as in origin/main register_admin_hooks).
-		$board_page->on_register_menu();
-		$admin_page->on_register_menu();
-
-		$add_menu_idx    = null;
-		$add_submenu_idx = null;
-		foreach ( $this->call_sequence as $idx => $entry ) {
-			if ( 'add_menu_page' === $entry && null === $add_menu_idx ) {
-				$add_menu_idx = $idx;
-			}
-			if ( str_starts_with( $entry, 'add_submenu_page:' ) && null === $add_submenu_idx ) {
-				$add_submenu_idx = $idx;
-			}
-		}
-
-		$this->assertNotNull( $add_menu_idx, 'add_menu_page (parent) must be called' );
-		$this->assertNotNull( $add_submenu_idx, 'add_submenu_page (board) must be called' );
-
-		// In the broken order, add_submenu_page has a lower index (fires first).
-		$this->assertLessThan(
-			$add_menu_idx,
-			$add_submenu_idx,
-			'Documents the broken state: add_submenu_page fires before add_menu_page when '
-			. 'board is invoked first. WP registers under admin_page_* -> 404.'
-		);
-	}
-
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Parent slug correctness
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * Board submenu is always registered under 'prautoblogger-settings'.
-	 */
-	public function test_board_submenu_uses_correct_parent_slug(): void {
-		$board_page = new \PRAutoBlogger_Board_Page();
-		$board_page->on_register_menu();
-
-		$board_entry = null;
-		foreach ( $this->call_sequence as $entry ) {
-			if ( str_starts_with( $entry, 'add_submenu_page:' ) ) {
-				$board_entry = $entry;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		$this->assertSame(
-			'add_submenu_page:prautoblogger-settings',
-			$board_entry,
-			'Board submenu must use parent slug "prautoblogger-settings"'
-		);
-	}
-}

tests/unit/Core/CostReporterSqlBugFixTest.php

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Tests verifying the SQL inline-comment bug fix in PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter.
- *
- * The original code embedded PHP `// phpcs:ignore` annotations inside SQL string
- * literals, passing them to MySQL as literal comment text. These tests confirm the
- * SQL strings passed to $wpdb->prepare() no longer contain inline PHP comments.
- *
- * Kept separate from CostReporterTest to isolate the bug-fix regression signal.
- *
- * @package PRAutoBlogger\Tests\Core
- */
-
-namespace PRAutoBlogger\Tests\Core;
-
-use PRAutoBlogger\Tests\BaseTestCase;
-use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
-
-class CostReporterSqlBugFixTest extends BaseTestCase {
-
-	/** @var \PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject Mock $wpdb. */
-	private $wpdb;
-
-	protected function setUp(): void {
-		parent::setUp();
-
-		$this->wpdb         = $this->create_mock_wpdb();
-		$GLOBALS['wpdb']    = $this->wpdb;
-
-		Functions\when( 'get_option' )->alias(
-			function ( $name, $default = false ) {
-				return 'prautoblogger_monthly_budget_usd' === $name ? '50.00' : $default;
-			}
-		);
-	}
-
-	protected function tearDown(): void {
-		unset( $GLOBALS['wpdb'] );
-		parent::tearDown();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * get_daily_spend() must not pass inline PHP comments to prepare().
-	 *
-	 * Captures the SQL argument passed to $wpdb->prepare() and asserts it
-	 * contains no `// phpcs:ignore` text (which would be literal SQL, not PHP).
-	 */
-	public function test_get_daily_spend_sql_has_no_inline_comment(): void {
-		$captured_sql = null;
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturnCallback(
-			function ( string $query ) use ( &$captured_sql ) {
-				$captured_sql = $query;
-				return 'prepared_query';
-			}
-		);
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_results' )->willReturn( array() );
-
-		$reporter = new \PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter();
-		$reporter->get_daily_spend( 30 );
-
-		$this->assertNotNull( $captured_sql, 'prepare() should have been called' );
-		$this->assertStringNotContainsString(
-			'// phpcs:ignore',
-			$captured_sql,
-			'get_daily_spend() SQL must not contain a PHP inline comment'
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * get_spend_by_stage() must not pass inline PHP comments to prepare().
-	 */
-	public function test_get_spend_by_stage_sql_has_no_inline_comment(): void {
-		$captured_sql = null;
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturnCallback(
-			function ( string $query ) use ( &$captured_sql ) {
-				$captured_sql = $query;
-				return 'prepared_query';
-			}
-		);
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_results' )->willReturn( array() );
-
-		$reporter = new \PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter();
-		$reporter->get_spend_by_stage( '2026-06-01', '2026-06-30' );
-
-		$this->assertNotNull( $captured_sql, 'prepare() should have been called' );
-		$this->assertStringNotContainsString(
-			'// phpcs:ignore',
-			$captured_sql,
-			'get_spend_by_stage() SQL must not contain a PHP inline comment'
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Confirm the existing monthly spend query was already clean (regression guard).
-	 */
-	public function test_get_monthly_spend_sql_was_already_clean(): void {
-		$captured_sql = null;
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'prepare' )->willReturnCallback(
-			function ( string $query ) use ( &$captured_sql ) {
-				$captured_sql = $query;
-				return 'prepared_query';
-			}
-		);
-
-		$this->wpdb->method( 'get_var' )->willReturn( '5.00' );
-
-		$reporter = new \PRAutoBlogger_Cost_Reporter();
-		$reporter->get_monthly_spend();
-
-		$this->assertNotNull( $captured_sql );
-		$this->assertStringNotContainsString(
-			'// phpcs:ignore',
-			$captured_sql,
-			'get_monthly_spend() SQL must not contain a PHP inline comment'
-		);
-	}
-}