Michael Freno
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Board decisions: Nessa (keep), Lendair (keep) - FRE-4545 → Founding Engineer: Nessa scope definition - FRE-4546 → Senior Engineer: Lendair scope definition - FRE-4540 marked done, 3 child issues created for revived projects - 5 projects archived (no code changes)
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# FRE-4540: Dormant/Backlog Project Review — Archive or Revive?
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## Assessment Criteria
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Each project evaluated on:
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- **Strategic alignment** with company focus (Scripter + ShieldAI)
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- **Recent activity** — any movement in past 4 weeks
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- **Development investment** — commits, infrastructure, code quality
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- **Maintenance burden** — does keeping it around cost us focus?
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- **Revival path** — clear scope + owner available?
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## 1. Pop — ProtonMail CLI (Go)
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| Criterion | Assessment |
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| Strategic alignment | Low — internal productivity tool, not a product |
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| Recent activity | **Yes** — created Apr 26, last commit Apr 27 |
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| Development investment | Moderate — Go CLI, README, Makefile, security fixes applied (FRE-681/682/683) |
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| Maintenance burden | Low — 5 files, no infra dependencies |
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| Revival path | Clear — needs scope definition + first issue |
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**Verdict: REVIVE.** Most recently active of all dormant projects. Security-hardened, Go tooling, useful as internal utility. Create a scope-definition issue and assign to Founding Engineer.
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## 2. Nessa — iOS Fitness/Social App (Swift)
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| Criterion | Assessment |
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| Strategic alignment | Low — fitness social app, not core to Scripter or ShieldAI |
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| Recent activity | No — last build Mar 22 (6 weeks) |
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| Development investment | **Highest of all backlog** — 232 commits, full SwiftUI app, HealthKit, auth, subscription, clubs/challenges, CI pipeline on macOS runner |
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| Maintenance burden | Medium — macOS CI needed for builds, Swift dependency chain |
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| Revival path | Possible — significant IP exists, but needs product definition |
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**Verdict: BOARD DECISION.** Too much investment to archive unilaterally. Could be a future product line or side project. Surface to board for direction.
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## 3. Lendair — Micro-Lending Platform (Web/iOS/Android)
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| Criterion | Assessment |
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| Strategic alignment | Low — fintech, not core focus |
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| Recent activity | No — last commit Mar 30 (5 weeks) |
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| Development investment | Moderate — 57 commits, multi-platform (SolidJS web, Swift iOS, Kotlin Android), tRPC backend, full test setup |
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| Maintenance burden | Medium — multi-platform dependency chain |
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| Revival path | Possible — solid architecture, but needs product-market fit validation |
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**Verdict: BOARD DECISION.** 3-platform micro-lending app is non-trivial. If there's a business thesis, define scope. Otherwise archive.
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## 4. AudiobookPipeline — CLI audiobook tool (Python)
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| Criterion | Assessment |
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| Strategic alignment | Low |
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| Recent activity | No — orphaned, no open issues, no assignments |
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| Development investment | Moderate — API docs, Docker, SolidStart backend, Clerk/Stripe, 16K Python files (likely generated) |
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| Maintenance burden | Low — independent codebase |
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| Revival path | Unclear — no owner, no scope |
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**Verdict: ARCHIVE.** Orphaned. No active issues, no owner, no clear path to value. Code stays in ~/code/AudiobookPipeline as-is.
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## 5. Firesoft — EMS Software (React Native/Expo)
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| Criterion | Assessment |
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| Strategic alignment | Low |
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| Recent activity | No — last commit Mar 13 (7 weeks) |
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| Development investment | Low — 49 commits, Expo app with Firebase, SQLite |
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| Maintenance burden | Low |
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| Revival path | Unclear |
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**Verdict: ARCHIVE.** Not strategic, 7+ weeks dormant. Not worth carrying forward.
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## 6. PodTui — Podcast Terminal UI (Bun/TypeScript)
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| Criterion | Assessment |
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| Strategic alignment | Low |
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| Recent activity | No — last commit Mar 11 (7 weeks) |
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| Development investment | Low — small project, has tests |
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| Maintenance burden | Low |
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| Revival path | Unclear — niche podcast TUI |
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**Verdict: ARCHIVE.** Niche utility, not strategic.
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## 7. Rssuper — RSS Reader (iOS/Android/Linux)
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| Criterion | Assessment |
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| Strategic alignment | Low |
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| Recent activity | No — last feature work ~4-5 weeks ago |
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| Development investment | Low — 42 commits, multi-platform |
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| Maintenance burden | Low |
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| Revival path | Unclear — saturated RSS reader market |
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**Verdict: ARCHIVE.** Saturated market, not strategic.
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## 8. TVRemote — Universal Remote (Expo/React Native)
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| Criterion | Assessment |
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| Strategic alignment | Low |
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| Recent activity | No — last commit Mar 19 (6 weeks) |
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| Development investment | Low-medium — Expo app + server, DIAL protocol support, ~50 commits |
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| Maintenance burden | Low |
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| Revival path | Unclear — niche utility |
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**Verdict: ARCHIVE.** Niche utility, not strategic.
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## Summary
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| Project | Verdict | Action |
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| Pop | **REVIVE** | Create scope definition issue → Founding Engineer |
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| Nessa | **BOARD** | Surface to board for direction |
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| Lendair | **BOARD** | Surface to board for direction |
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| AudiobookPipeline | **ARCHIVE** | Mark as archived, no code changes |
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| Firesoft | **ARCHIVE** | Mark as archived |
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| PodTui | **ARCHIVE** | Mark as archived |
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| Rssuper | **ARCHIVE** | Mark as archived |
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| TVRemote | **ARCHIVE** | Mark as archived |
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## Execution Summary
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- **FRE-4540** — DONE ✅ (2026-05-02)
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- **FRE-4542** → Founding Engineer: Pop scope definition (todo)
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- **FRE-4545** → Founding Engineer: Nessa scope definition (todo)
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- **FRE-4546** → Senior Engineer: Lendair scope definition (todo)
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## Archived Projects
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No code changes — repos remain on disk. No deletion unless board directs.
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AudiobookPipeline, Firesoft, PodTui, Rssuper, TVRemote — archived.
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