From 87625522341e80e957c328cd64eaa6a3bdd5270c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Van Deusen <bryan.vandeusen@fabledsword.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 22:19:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?feat(briefing):=20project=20continuity=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20yesterday's=20activity=20and=20stale=20project=20wa?=
 =?UTF-8?q?rnings?=
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 .../services/briefing_pipeline.py             | 52 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/briefing_pipeline.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/briefing_pipeline.py
index e1f6a08..02e05f4 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/briefing_pipeline.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/briefing_pipeline.py
@@ -259,6 +259,45 @@ async def _gather_internal(user_id: int) -> dict:
     except Exception:
         logger.debug("Weather cross-reference failed", exc_info=True)
 
+    # Recent activity — what was the user working on yesterday?
+    recent_activity: list[str] = []
+    stale_projects: list[str] = []
+    try:
+        from sqlalchemy import select as _sel, func as _func
+        from fabledassistant.models.note import Note
+        from fabledassistant.models.project import Project
+
+        yesterday = datetime.now(user_tz) - __import__('datetime').timedelta(days=1)
+        async with async_session() as session:
+            # Notes/tasks updated in last 24h, grouped by project
+            result = await session.execute(
+                _sel(Project.title, _func.count(Note.id))
+                .join(Note, Note.project_id == Project.id)
+                .where(Note.user_id == user_id)
+                .where(Note.updated_at >= yesterday)
+                .group_by(Project.title)
+                .order_by(_func.count(Note.id).desc())
+                .limit(3)
+            )
+            for proj_title, count in result.all():
+                recent_activity.append(f"{proj_title}: {count} item{'s' if count != 1 else ''} updated")
+
+            # Stale projects — active projects with no note/task activity in 7+ days
+            week_ago = datetime.now(user_tz) - __import__('datetime').timedelta(days=7)
+            active_projects_q = await session.execute(
+                _sel(Project).where(Project.user_id == user_id, Project.status == "active")
+            )
+            for p in active_projects_q.scalars().all():
+                latest = await session.execute(
+                    _sel(_func.max(Note.updated_at))
+                    .where(Note.project_id == p.id, Note.user_id == user_id)
+                )
+                last_activity = latest.scalar()
+                if last_activity is None or last_activity < week_ago:
+                    stale_projects.append(p.title or "Untitled")
+    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("Failed to gather recent activity for briefing", exc_info=True)
+
     # Projects: active projects
     projects_summary = []
     try:
@@ -324,6 +363,8 @@ async def _gather_internal(user_id: int) -> dict:
         "focus_tasks": focus_tasks,
         "event_time_blocks": event_time_blocks,
         "weather_warnings": weather_warnings,
+        "recent_activity": recent_activity,
+        "stale_projects": stale_projects,
     }
 
 
@@ -600,6 +641,17 @@ def _unified_user_prompt(internal_data: dict, external_data: dict, slot: str, te
             lines.append("  (Identify free blocks between events for focused work.)")
         lines.append("")
 
+    # Project continuity — what was the user working on?
+    if internal_data.get("recent_activity") and slot == "compilation":
+        lines.append("YESTERDAY'S ACTIVITY (mention what the user was working on to help them pick up):")
+        lines.extend(f"  - {a}" for a in internal_data["recent_activity"])
+        lines.append("")
+
+    if internal_data.get("stale_projects") and slot == "compilation":
+        lines.append("STALE PROJECTS (no activity in 7+ days — gently flag):")
+        lines.extend(f"  - {p}" for p in internal_data["stale_projects"])
+        lines.append("")
+
     # News — clustered by topic for thematic synthesis
     rss = external_data.get("rss_items") or []
     if rss: