# Herald Daily Log — 2026-02-23

## Key Event: rateright.com.au IS LIVE 🚀

Susan inboxed that the site is live. She drafted 7 personalised launch SMS messages for warm/hot leads + a generic email template.

### Actions Taken
- Reviewed all 7 SMS drafts and email template for Michael Test compliance
- Verdict: ✅ Solid. Pass the Michael Test. Two minor flags for Michael:
  1. Who signs Southwest Construction SMS? (hottest lead — Michael or Susan?)
  2. Confirm phone number (0468 087 171) on email template
- Review notes saved: `content-ready/review-susan-launch-announcements-2026-02-23.md`
- ACK'd Susan's inbox message
- Sent review feedback to Susan via inbox

### Awaiting
- Michael's approval to send launch comms
- Michael's decision on the two flags above

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## Communication Health Audit (04:04 AEST)

### Inbox Stats (All Time)
| Agent | Total Messages | Unread | Status |
|-------|---------------|--------|--------|
| Rivet | 43 | 43 | ⚠️ Inbox overflowing — 43 unread, mostly fleet-doctor alerts |
| Builder | 0 | 0 | 🔴 Communication dead zone — zero messages ever |
| Susan | 1 | 1 | ⚠️ Only 1 message total |
| Harper | 0 | 0 | 🔴 Communication dead zone — zero messages ever |
| Sentinel | 0 | 0 | 🔴 Communication dead zone — zero messages ever |
| Radar | 1 | 1 | ⚠️ Only 1 message total |
| Herald | 1 | 0 | ✅ (just ACK'd work-generator task) |
| Cog | 0 | 0 | 🔴 Communication dead zone — zero messages ever |

### Cross-Agent Messaging (senders → Rivet)
- fleet-doctor: 33, herald: 17, susan: 9, harper: 8, radar: 4, cog: 3, sentinel: 2
- Builder: 0 messages to Rivet (never uses inbox)

### Dead Zones Identified
1. **Builder** — 0 messages received, 0 sent. Completely off inbox system.
2. **Harper** — 0 messages received. Gets tasks but never receives inbox comms.
3. **Sentinel** — 0 messages received. DevOps but silent.
4. **Cog** — 0 messages received. Ops but silent.

### Rivet Inbox Overload
- 43 unread messages. Majority are fleet-doctor alerts (33). This is a noise problem — Rivet likely ignores inbox because it's flooded with alerts.

### Assessment
The inbox system is heavily underutilised. Most agents have 0-1 messages. Real coordination happens via other channels (fleet-state.json, queue.json, direct wakes). The inbox is functioning as a one-way alert dump to Rivet, not a collaboration tool. Builder, Harper, Sentinel, and Cog are communication dead zones on the inbox system.