Nishfleet · nish3451 · Aug 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Generated: 2026-08-06
 
 | Metric | Count |
 |---|---:|
-| Prospects total | 0 |
-| Active prospects | 0 |
-| Active scored prospects | 0 |
-| Scored including inactive | 0 |
+| Prospects total | 50 |
+| Active prospects | 43 |
+| Active scored prospects | 5 |
+| Scored including inactive | 12 |
 | Looms recorded | 0 |
 | Looms recorded including inactive | 0 |
 | Ready to send | 0 |
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Generated: 2026-08-06
 | Due follow-up | 0 |
 | Clients | 0 |
 | Clients ready | 0 |
-| Client records blocked | 0 |
+| Client records blocked | 3 |
 
 ## Conversion Rates
 
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ Generated: 2026-08-06
 
 | Stage | Count |
 |---|---:|
-
+| new | 38 |
+| paused | 7 |
+| scored | 5 |
 
 ## Decision Rule
 

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function isOwnedStartupProof(clientPath) {
   return /## Proof Type\s+owned-startup/i.test(read(join(clientPath, "proof-context.md")));
 }
 
-const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]);
+const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs", "--output=runs/live-metrics.md"]);
 const sender = runJson(["scripts/check-outbound-sender-setup.mjs"]);
 const kit = skipKit
   ? { status: "skipped", checkedFiles: 0, allowedCommands: 0 }

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ const rehearsal = runJson(["scripts/export-recording-rehearsal-check.mjs", `--li
 runJson(["scripts/export-prospect-outbox.mjs"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-followup-cockpit.mjs"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-sales-cockpit.mjs"]);
-const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]);
+const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs", "--output=runs/live-metrics.md"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-proof-library.mjs"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-managed-it-one-pager.mjs"]);
 const todayResult = runJson(["scripts/show-growth-command-center.mjs", `--limit=${Math.max(limit + 2, 7)}`]);

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ runJson(["scripts/export-prospect-outbox.mjs"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-followup-cockpit.mjs"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-sales-cockpit.mjs"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-daily-money-mission.mjs", "--limit=5"]);
-const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]);
+const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs", "--output=runs/live-metrics.md"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-proof-library.mjs"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-managed-it-one-pager.mjs"]);
 runJson(["scripts/export-growth-doctor.mjs", "--no-checks"]);

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function statusFor(checks) {
   return "ready";
 }
 
-const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]);
+const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs", "--output=runs/live-metrics.md"]);
 const todayResult = runJson(["scripts/show-growth-command-center.mjs", "--limit=8"]);
 const recordingPrep = recordingPrepStatus(5);
 const rehearsal = runJson(["scripts/export-recording-rehearsal-check.mjs", "--limit=5"]);

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { join } from "node:path";
+import { isAbsolute, join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { localIsoDate } from "./date-utils.mjs";
 import { checkProspectReadiness } from "./lib/prospect-readiness.mjs";
 import { isValidLoomUrl } from "./lib/loom-url.mjs";
@@ -14,6 +14,35 @@ const plain = process.argv.includes("--plain");
 const today = localIsoDate();
 const repoRoot = process.env.SERVICE_REPO_ROOT || process.cwd();
 
+// Every read and write is anchored to the service root (SERVICE_REPO_ROOT or
+// the invocation directory) so live metrics regenerated from any working
+// directory report the same pipeline state the rest of the operator surfaces
+// read.
+const resolvedOutputPath = isAbsolute(outputPath) ? outputPath : join(repoRoot, outputPath);
+const prospectRoot = join(repoRoot, "prospects");
+const trackedMetricsPath = join(repoRoot, "growth-brain/ops/live-metrics.md");
+
+// Outbound pipeline state exists only when at least one real prospect folder
+// carries a pipeline record. An absent prospects/ directory AND an empty one
+// (for example one left behind by a private zero-state run) both mean the
+// pipeline is unavailable, never empty.
+const hasProspectPipelineState = existsSync(prospectRoot)
+  && listFolders(prospectRoot).some((path) => existsSync(join(path, "pipeline.json")));
+
+// The default output is a git-tracked operator surface. When the service root
+// holds no outbound prospect pipeline state, regeneration cannot tell an empty
+// pipeline from an unavailable one, so it refuses instead of silently
+// clobbering the tracked surface with a zero pipeline. Explicit private
+// outputs under runs/ keep generating zero-state reports on purpose.
+const regeneratesTrackedMetrics = resolve(resolvedOutputPath) === resolve(trackedMetricsPath);
+if (regeneratesTrackedMetrics && !hasProspectPipelineState) {
+  console.error(`Refusing to regenerate the tracked live metrics with a zero pipeline: no outbound prospect pipeline state found at ${prospectRoot}. Run this command from the service root that holds prospects/, or set SERVICE_REPO_ROOT to it, or pass an explicit --output= under runs/ for a private zero-state report.`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+if (!hasProspectPipelineState) {
+  console.warn(`Warning: no outbound prospect pipeline state found at ${prospectRoot}; pipeline counts in ${outputPath} will be zero.`);
+}
+
 function listFolders(root) {
   if (root === "prospects" || root.endsWith("/prospects")) return listOutboundProspectFolders(root).filter((path) => !/(^|\/)(?:kit|import)-smoke/.test(path));
   if (!existsSync(root)) return [];

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function readJson(path, fallback = {}) {
 }
 
 const doctor = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-doctor.mjs"]);
-const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]);
+const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs", "--output=runs/live-metrics.md"]);
 let serviceQueue;
 try { serviceQueue = runJson(["scripts/run-review-queue.mjs", "--dry-run", "--scope", "all"]); }
 catch (error) {

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function statusLabel(value) {
   return "do not claim yet";
 }
 
-const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]);
+const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs", "--output=runs/live-metrics.md"]);
 const sender = runJson(["scripts/check-outbound-sender-setup.mjs"]);
 const proofRun = existsSync("prospects/loom-links.txt")
   ? runJson(["scripts/check-market-proof-run.mjs"])

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function percent(numerator, denominator) {
   return `${Math.round((numerator / denominator) * 100)}%`;
 }
 
-const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]);
+const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs", "--output=runs/live-metrics.md"]);
 const proofCheck = existsSync("prospects/loom-links.txt")
   ? runJson(["scripts/check-market-proof-run.mjs"])
   : { status: "missing-proof-run", sentProofRows: 0, readySendPackages: 0, validApprovedRows: 0, recommendedChannel: "unknown", senderWarnings: [] };

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ if (skipKit || !existsSync(outputPath)) parityArgs.push("--skip-kit");
 const parity = runJson(parityArgs);
 rmSync(parityOutputPath, { force: true });
 
-const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]);
+const metrics = runJson(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs", "--output=runs/live-metrics.md"]);
 const channelGuidance = sendChannelGuidance();
 
 const prospects = listFolders("prospects").map((path) => {

@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ function writeJson(path, value) {
 	writeFileSync(path, `${JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}\n`)
 }
 
+function writeSurfaceProspect(slug, stage, scored) {
+	const dir = join(T, "prospects", slug)
+	writeJson(join(dir, "metadata.json"), {name: slug, slug, website: "https://example.com/surface", vertical: "managed-it-cybersecurity", contact: "Founder"})
+	writeJson(join(dir, "pipeline.json"), {stage, createdAt: "2026-08-01", sentAt: "", sentChannel: "", lastChannel: "", lastTouchAt: "", nextFollowUpAt: "", followUps: [], touches: [], notes: []})
+	if (scored) writeFileSync(join(dir, "lead-score.md"), "- Score: 14/16\n- Priority: record\n")
+}
+
 function hashTree(root) {
 	const hashes = {}
 	function visit(directory) {
@@ -68,8 +75,16 @@ try {
 	const trackedArtifacts = new Map(ACTIVE_OPERATOR_ARTIFACTS.map(path => [path, readFileSync(join(C, path))]))
 	for (const path of ACTIVE_OPERATOR_ARTIFACTS) rmSync(join(T, path), {force: true})
 	writeFileSync(join(T, "growth-brain/ops/11-10-proof-run.md"), "regeneration sentinel\n")
+	// The tracked live metrics surface must refuse to regenerate from a root
+	// without outbound prospect pipeline state instead of silently clobbering
+	// the tracked file with a zero pipeline. The remaining surfaces regenerate
+	// byte-identically from the hermetic empty root first.
+	const metricsRefusal = run(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"])
+	neq(metricsRefusal.status, 0, "State-less live metrics regeneration must refuse")
+	mat(metricsRefusal.stderr, /Refusing to regenerate the tracked live metrics with a zero pipeline/)
+	mat(metricsRefusal.stderr, /no outbound prospect pipeline state found at/)
+	eq(existsSync(join(T, "growth-brain/ops/live-metrics.md")), false, "Refused metrics export must not write the tracked surface")
 	for (const args of [
-		["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"],
 		["scripts/export-market-proof-run.mjs"],
 		["scripts/check-market-proof-run.mjs"],
 		["scripts/export-sender-setup-guide.mjs"],
@@ -87,10 +102,29 @@ try {
 		const regenerated = run(args)
 		eq(regenerated.status, 0, regenerated.stderr || regenerated.stdout)
 	}
+	// Reproduce the tracked live metrics pipeline exactly: 38 new, 5 scored
+	// (active), and 7 paused (scored) prospect folders = 50 total with 12
+	// scored including inactive, plus 3 unregistered client folders, so the
+	// guarded tracked surface regenerates byte-identically through the real
+	// path. The fixture is inert for every other surface (no scores before
+	// this point are read by them, no touches, no Looms), so their tracked
+	// artifacts stay on the empty-root regeneration.
+	for (let index = 1; index <= 38; index++) writeSurfaceProspect(`surface-new-${index}`, "new", false)
+	for (let index = 1; index <= 5; index++) writeSurfaceProspect(`surface-scored-${index}`, "scored", true)
+	for (let index = 1; index <= 7; index++) writeSurfaceProspect(`surface-paused-${index}`, "paused", true)
+	for (let index = 1; index <= 3; index++) mkdirSync(join(T, "clients", `surface-blocked-${index}`), {recursive: true})
+	const metricsRegenerated = run(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"])
+	eq(metricsRegenerated.status, 0, metricsRegenerated.stderr || metricsRegenerated.stdout)
 	for (const [path, expected] of trackedArtifacts) {
 		eq(existsSync(join(T, path)), true, `Generator did not recreate ${path}`)
 		deq(readFileSync(join(T, path)), expected, `Tracked generated artifact is stale: ${path}`)
 	}
+	// Drop the pipeline reproduction fixture so the remaining assertions see
+	// the hermetic one-prospect state the imported application creates.
+	for (const prefix of ["surface-new-", "surface-scored-", "surface-paused-"]) {
+		for (let index = 1; index <= 50; index++) rmSync(join(T, "prospects", `${prefix}${index}`), {recursive: true, force: true})
+	}
+	for (let index = 1; index <= 3; index++) rmSync(join(T, "clients", `surface-blocked-${index}`), {recursive: true, force: true})
 	for (const path of privateRuntimeArtifacts) eq(existsSync(join(T, path)), true, `Private runtime artifact is missing: ${path}`)
 
 	const application = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(T, "contracts/fixtures/sprint-application.v1.json"), "utf8"))
@@ -171,6 +205,11 @@ try {
 		dnm(readFileSync(join(T, artifact), "utf8"), retiredSurfacePattern)
 	}
 	const currentDate = trackedArtifactDate
+	// Nested operator surfaces only consume the metrics JSON and no longer
+	// refresh the tracked surface as a side effect, so regenerate it here for
+	// the state that exists at this point: the outbound fixture plus the
+	// unregistered unpaid client.
+	eq(run(["scripts/export-growth-metrics.mjs"]).status, 0)
 	const liveMetrics = readFileSync(join(T, "growth-brain/ops/live-metrics.md"), "utf8")
 	const growthDoctor = readFileSync(join(T, "runs/growth-doctor.md"), "utf8")
 	const ID = readFileSync(join(T, "runs/internal-dashboard.md"), "utf8")