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papi · auth-service · cycle 12
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You left off here · 9 days ago.
task-042Add rate limit to token refreshIN FLIGHT
Est. 45 minScope 3 filesLinked decision-014
Last shippedtask-041: login form with OAuth
Open decisions2: rate limit strategy · refresh-token scope
Found in reviewSession cookie missing SameSite flag
Cycle goalShip the auth layer (3 of 5 tasks done)
Resume with task-042: add rate limit to /auth/refresh
Across your projects

Each project keeps its own memory.

One workspace for all the projects you touch. Cold-start any of them in seconds: last task, open decisions, what's next.

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Picking this back up after 2 months? The whole state is here, no digging required.
4
current cycle
11
tasks shipped
3
active decisions
28%
through goal
Resume with
task-015 · step-3 validation copy
Full project history

Come back after a month. The reasoning is still here.

The whole project arc. Cycles, shipped tasks, decisions, and the reasoning behind them. Scrub any point to see what the project looked like that day.

auth-service·60 cycles·240 tasks shipped·96% completion
cyclestrategy reviewmilestone
cycle 1 · Jancycle 15 · Febcycle 30 · Marcycle 45 · Aprcycle 60 · today
cycle 34strategy correctionhover the bars
Scope creeping. 4 tasks deferred, decision-009 updated. Velocity +12% next cycle.
The PAPI dashboard

See the whole project at a glance.

A workspace, not a memo. Current cycle, next task, live decisions, drift signals. One glance, no digging.

papi · auth-service · dashboard
auth-service
◎Overview
⚑Cycle 12
>Tasks12
◉Decisions9
◷History
⑂Integrations
Cycle 12 · Build
in flight·day 3 of 5 · 3/5 tasks done
plan
build
review
release
Next up
task-042Add rate limit to /auth/refreshM
Est. 45 minScope 3 filesLinked decision-014
Cycle board
In Cycle
#043refresh rotation
#044audit middleware
In Progress
#042rate-limit
In Review
#041OAuth login
Done
#040signup
#039email verify
Active decisions9 total
d-014Sessions via HTTP-only cookieshigh
d-009JWT → refresh rotationupdated
d-002Password: bcrypt cost 12high
Strategy check · cycle 15
Scope accuracy 83%, trending up +4%
1 decision needs revisit · 2 tasks deferred this cycle
You know what to build next
No blank page. The next task is already planned, with scope and estimate.
You keep the reasoning
Active Decisions with evidence and history. When direction changes, the old reasoning stays visible.
You spot drift early
Strategy reviews every 5 cycles. Course corrections before they become post-mortems.
The cycle

Each cycle sharpens the next.

Short loops with a few tasks each. Plan, build, review, release. Each cycle compounds on what came before.

Plan$ plan

Breaks your goal into small, buildable cycles. You always know what's next.

Build$ build task-042

Hands your AI a precise spec with scope, acceptance criteria, and file-level guidance.

Review$ review

Captures what actually happened with effort, surprises, and issues. Nothing slips through unrecorded.

Learn$ release

You calibrate estimates from real effort. Discoveries become tasks. The next plan starts sharper.

↻loops into the next plan
every 5 cycles
Strategy review

Every 5 cycles you get a directional check on velocity, accuracy, and drift, with a clear answer on whether to course-correct.

→Token refresh creates a security gap at scale.decision-014 updated
→Session strategy superseded. JWT → cookies.decision-009 superseded
→Security audit overdue before production.task-056 opened
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PAPI plans and tracks its own builds.

We’ve dogfooded it since cycle 1. The numbers below are live from the PAPI project itself.

200+
cycles completed
580+
tasks shipped
96%
task completion rate
37
strategy reviews
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