Build log

Building in public

Most companies hide the messy middle. We don't. Here's what's actually built, what's in progress, and what's left. Updated as the work happens.

• ✓ Domain registered (weeklyescapes.com via Route 53)
• ✓ Email forwarding live (Google Workspace, send + receive from @weeklyescapes.com)
• ✓ 4/5 social handles claimed (X, Instagram, Bluesky, Reddit)
• ✓ Manifesto written (the why)
• ✓ Spec written (~7,500 lines, 16 documented decisions)
• ✓ Brand identity locked (logo, colors, voice)
• ✓ AWS infrastructure deployed (5 stacks live)
• ✓ API serving at api.weeklyescapes.com/health
• ✓ Public site live at weeklyescapes.com
• ✓ GitHub repo public (full spec, no secrets)
• ✓ X API approved + tokens secured in AWS SSM
• ✓ Coliving.com partnership outreach sent
• ○ Aggregation engine: Coliving.com API integration
• ○ Aggregation engine: Expedia Rapid API integration
• ○ Search endpoint v1 (filter by city, dates, price, bedrooms)
• ○ Astro frontend search UI
• ○ Clerk auth integration (Google + Apple OAuth + passkeys)
• ○ Paddle payments integration ($49/yr Pro tier)
• ○ AI city guides (10 launch cities)
• ○ Saved alerts + email digests
• ○ Beta with first 20 users
• ○ Public launch

Why we publish this

Most pre-launch sites pretend to be more than they are. We're not. This page shows the real state, including the unsexy stuff like "set up SSM Parameter Store" and "install CDK." When something ships, it gets a checkmark. When something breaks, it goes on the public incidents page.

Per our manifesto: "Show our work." This is the work.

Public artifacts: /changelog for every shipped change · /decisions for major choices · /stats for real spend.