# Trending Topics Pipeline - Testing Log

## Channel A (how_things_work) - Full Test - 2026-02-11
- Collection: Pulled from channel-specific subreddits
- Items tagged: 237
- Layer 2: 7 clusters passed filter
- Layer 3: 7/7 analyzed (full run - before max-clusters flag)
- Layer 3.5: 5/5 researched (before --top-n default change to 2)
- Status: PASS

## Channel B (brain_is_lying) - Validation Test - 2026-02-11
- Collection: Pulled from 10 channel-specific subreddits (r/psychology, r/AskSocialScience, etc.)
- Items tagged: 1,281 (up from 2 before fix - confirms Reddit fix worked)
- Layer 2: 44 clusters passed filter
- Layer 3: 44/44 analyzed (full run - before max-clusters flag)
- Layer 3.5: 2/2 researched (new default)
- NOT TESTED: N/A (full production run)
- Status: PASS - Reddit collector fix validated

## Channel C (power_works) - Sanity Test - 2026-02-12
- Collection: Pulled from r/geopolitics, r/AskHistorians, r/CredibleDefense (confirmed channel-specific)
- Items tagged: 1,604
- Layer 2: 43 clusters passed (not all analyzed - sanity only)
- Layer 3: 5/43 analyzed (--max-clusters 5), channel context confirmed in prompt
- Layer 3.5: 1/5 researched (--top-n 1), query includes channel description
- NOT TESTED: Full Layer 3 analysis of all 43 clusters, Layer 3.5 for all top opportunities
- Status: PASS - ready for full run when pipeline complete

## Channel D (money_traps) - Sanity Test - 2026-02-12
- Collection: Pulled from channel-specific subreddits (confirmed)
- Items tagged: 2,248
- Layer 2: 41 clusters passed filter
- Layer 3: 5/41 analyzed (--max-clusters 5), channel context confirmed
- Layer 3.5: 1/1 researched (--top-n 1)
- NOT TESTED: Full Layer 3 analysis of all 41 clusters, Layer 3.5 for all top opportunities
- Status: PASS - ready for full run when pipeline complete

## Channel E (body_is_weird) - Sanity Test - 2026-02-12
- Collection: Pulled from channel-specific subreddits (confirmed)
- Items tagged: 1,769
- Layer 2: 46 clusters passed filter
- Layer 3: 5/46 analyzed (--max-clusters 5), channel context confirmed
- Layer 3.5: 1/1 researched (--top-n 1)
- NOT TESTED: Full Layer 3 analysis of all 46 clusters, Layer 3.5 for all top opportunities
- Status: PASS - ready for full run when pipeline complete

## Channel F (what_actually_happened) - Sanity Test - 2026-02-12
- Collection: Pulled from channel-specific subreddits (confirmed)
- Items tagged: 1,683
- Layer 2: 13 clusters passed filter (37 killed - high kill rate expected for history channel)
- Layer 3: 5/13 analyzed (--max-clusters 5), channel context confirmed
- Layer 3.5: 1/1 researched (--top-n 1)
- NOT TESTED: Full Layer 3 analysis of all 13 clusters, Layer 3.5 for all top opportunities
- Status: PASS - ready for full run when pipeline complete