# Cast Iron Scout - Development Status

**Last Updated:** April 9, 2026 - 5:50 PM  
**Developer:** Forge

## ✅ Completed

- [x] Core scanner engine built
- [x] Valuation engine with brand/size/type logic
- [x] Telegram alert system
- [x] Duplicate prevention (state tracking)
- [x] Hourly cron job configured
- [x] Configuration system
- [x] Logging system

## 🚧 In Progress

### Channel: eBay
- [x] RSS feed scanner (built)
- [ ] HTML scraper (needed - RSS unreliable)
- **Status:** ⚠️ RSS feeds not returning data consistently
- **Next:** Implement proper HTML scraping with BeautifulSoup

### Channel: Craigslist
- [x] Scanner framework built
- [ ] HTML parsing (in progress)
- [ ] Multi-city scanning
- **Status:** ⚠️ Returning 0 items - needs HTML structure fix
- **Next:** Debug HTML parsing, add proper result extraction

### Channel: Facebook Marketplace
- [x] Scanner framework created
- [ ] Selenium/Playwright implementation
- [ ] Location-based searches
- **Status:** 📝 Placeholder only (requires headless browser)
- **Next:** Install Selenium, implement headless Chrome scraping

### Channel: EstateSale.com
- [ ] Not started
- **Status:** ⏳ Backlog
- **Next:** Research site structure, build scanner

## 🔧 Technical Debt

1. **eBay RSS unreliable** - Need HTML scraping
2. **Craigslist HTML parsing** - Need to fix selector logic
3. **Facebook requires Selenium** - Heavy dependency, slow scans
4. **No image recognition yet** - Can't identify logos from photos
5. **No price history database** - Can't track sold items

## 📊 Performance

- **Scan frequency:** Every hour
- **Sources active:** 0/3 (all in development)
- **Deals found:** 0 (no working sources yet)
- **False positives:** N/A

## 🎯 Next Steps (Priority Order)

1. **Fix eBay scanner** - HTML scraping (2-3 hours)
2. **Fix Craigslist scanner** - Debug HTML parsing (1 hour)
3. **Add Facebook with Selenium** - Heavy lift (4-6 hours)
4. **Test with real data** - Validate against manual searches
5. **Add image recognition** - Logo identification (future)
6. **Add sold items database** - Better FMV calculations (future)

## 📝 Notes

- Craigslist may block frequent requests - need rate limiting
- Facebook Marketplace requires login for full access
- eBay has official API but requires approval
- Consider adding OfferUp, Letgo as lighter alternatives to FB

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**Current Focus:** Getting eBay and Craigslist working reliably  
**ETA for First Deal Alert:** TBD (depends on scraping fixes)
