req-track

name	req-track
description	Scan synced email threads for recruitment candidates, extract structured profiles, and create/update notes in Knowledge/Candidates/. Use when the user asks to track candidates, process recruitment emails, or update the hiring pipeline.

Track Candidates

Scan synced email threads from ~/.cache/fit/outpost/apple_mail/ for recruitment candidates. Extract structured candidate profiles and create or update notes in Knowledge/Candidates/. Builds a local, searchable recruitment pipeline from scattered email threads.

Trigger

• The user asks to track, process, or update candidates.
• The user asks about recruitment pipeline status.
• After sync-apple-mail has pulled new threads.

Prerequisites

• Synced email data in ~/.cache/fit/outpost/apple_mail/ (from sync-apple-mail).
• User identity — run the person-identify skill to populate ~/.cache/fit/outpost/state/identity.md.

Inputs

• ~/.cache/fit/outpost/apple_mail/*.md — synced email threads.
• ~/.cache/fit/outpost/apple_mail/attachments/ — CV/resume attachments.
• ~/.cache/fit/outpost/apple_calendar/*.json — calendar events (for cross-source inference).
• Knowledge/Roles/*.md — role/requisition files (check the **Status:** field: open for active roles, closed for historical).
• ~/.cache/fit/outpost/state/graph_processed — processed-file index (shared with extract-entities).
• ~/.cache/fit/outpost/state/identity.md — user identity for self-exclusion (written by the person-identify skill).

Outputs

• Knowledge/Candidates/{Full Name}/brief.md — candidate profile note.
• Knowledge/Candidates/{Full Name}/CV.pdf (or CV.docx) — local CV copy.
• Knowledge/Candidates/{Full Name}/headshot.jpeg — candidate photo.
• Knowledge/Roles/*.md — role files created/updated; the **Status:** field determines visibility (open/closed).
• ~/.cache/fit/outpost/state/graph_processed — updated with processed threads.

<do_confirm_checklist goal="Verify candidate processing batch is complete and correct">

• Required Info fields present on every brief (Title, Source, Status, First seen, Last activity, Channel).
• Pipeline status reflects latest thread activity; timeline in chronological order.
• Bidirectional links present (Candidate ↔ Org / Recruiter / Role / Project).
• Role files synced — Candidates tables rebuilt, stubs created for any unknown reqs.
• CV and headshot copied into the candidate directory when available.
• Skills tagged with agent-aligned engineering standard IDs from bunx fit-pathway skill --list.
• Gender field populated only from explicit pronouns or titles.
• No duplicate candidate notes; all processed threads marked in the state file.

</do_confirm_checklist>

Procedure

Process 10 files per run.

1. Load context and pick the batch

Read the user's name, email, and domain from ~/.cache/fit/outpost/state/identity.md (run the person-identify skill first if it is missing or stale). List new or changed source files:

node .claude/skills/extract-entities/scripts/state.mjs check

Filter the output to apple_mail/*.md only — calendar files are not relevant here.

2. Build candidate, people, and org indexes

ls -d Knowledge/Candidates/*/

Read each existing brief's header (Name, Role, Source, Status) to build a mental index. Also scan Knowledge/People/, Knowledge/Organizations/, and Knowledge/Projects/ to resolve recruiter names, agency orgs, and project links.

3. Sync Knowledge/Roles/

Role files are flat here; the **Status:** field is open or closed.

1. Read each Role file's Info block to map Req → Role file path, Hiring manager, Domain lead, recruiter, Channel. Look up by filename substring so a req-less role stays findable: ls Knowledge/Roles/ | grep "{partial_name_or_req}".
2. Find Reqs in candidate briefs missing a Role file: rg "^\*\*Req:\*\*" Knowledge/Candidates/*/brief.md. Check all Role files first; for a genuinely missing open role, create a stub with **Status:** open using the Role file stub in references/templates.md, then enrich: rg "{req_number}" Knowledge/.
3. Rebuild each open Role file's ## Candidates table by scanning briefs: rg -l "Req:.*{req_number}" Knowledge/Candidates/*/brief.md. Use the Role Candidates table format from references/templates.md, newest first.
4. If a Role file has a hiring manager but no domain lead, walk the **Reports to:** chain in Knowledge/People/ to a VP or senior leader.
5. When a role closes (filled, cancelled, or frozen 6+ months), set its **Status:** field to closed — only on a clear signal.

4. Identify recruitment threads

For each thread in the batch, decide whether it contains recruitment content using the signals in references/signals.md. Skip threads that match no signal.

5. Extract candidate data

For each candidate found, populate the field map from references/fields.md. That reference covers field sources, the Channel rule, the hiring-manager / domain-lead resolution chain, gender rules, source/recruiter resolution, CV copying, and headshot discovery.

6. Determine pipeline status

Assign a status using the table and advancement signals in references/statuses.md. Default to new. Read the full thread chronologically; the most recent signal wins.

7. Build the pipeline timeline

Extract a chronological timeline — one **{date}**: {event} line per meaningful event, capturing who did what. Skip noise (signature blocks, disclaimers, forwarded headers).

8. Write or update the candidate note

For new candidates, create Knowledge/Candidates/{Full Name}/brief.md from the Candidate brief template in references/templates.md. Place the Extra Info fields after Last activity in the order shown there. Add the Optional sections when data warrants. Omit ## CV if no attachment.

For existing candidates, apply targeted edits — do not rewrite the file: update Status and Last activity, append Pipeline entries, fill in newly known Info fields, and add new Skills.

9. Capture cross-candidate insights

Update Knowledge/Candidates/Insights.md only when an observation is high-signal: candidate may suit a different role, is a strong match for a specific team or leader, a meaningful comparison between candidates, or a hiring trade-off needs to be remembered across sessions.

Skip per-candidate status and generic strengths/weaknesses — those belong on brief.md. Format: one bullet under ## Placement Notes with [[Candidates/Name/brief|Name]] and relevant people/org backlinks.

10. Ensure bidirectional links

If you add...	Then also add...
Candidate → Organization	Organization → Candidate
Candidate → Recruiter	Recruiter → Candidate (in Activity)
Candidate → Project	Project → Candidate (in People section)
Candidate → Role	Role → Candidate (in Candidates table — rebuilt by Step 3)

Use absolute paths: [[Candidates/Name/brief|Name]], [[Organizations/Agency]], [[People/Recruiter]]. Only add a backlink when the target note doesn't already reference the candidate.

11. Mark each thread processed

node .claude/skills/extract-entities/scripts/state.mjs update "{file_path}"

Shares state with extract-entities, so the thread won't be re-scanned by either skill until it changes.

12. Tag skills against the standard

bunx fit-pathway skill --list

Use agent-aligned engineering standard IDs (e.g. data-integration, full_stack_development, architecture_and_design) in the ## Skills section instead of free-form tags. Flag any candidate with a CV attachment for req-screen.