# Activity Log

## 2026-01-12 @strategist

**Action:** Created brief and initiated article

**Changes:**
- Created `brief.md` with full structure and requirements
- Created main article file with metadata

**Notes:** 
- Consolidated from three inbox ideas
- Keyword research completed via DataForSEO ($0.35 spent)
- Ultra-low KD (3), solid volume (1,300) — quick win opportunity

**For next agent:** @architect creates outline

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## 2026-01-12 @architect

**Action:** Research phase + outline creation

**Changes:**
- Created `research-complete.md` — comprehensive research on 19 services
- Created `outline.md` — article structure with word budgets

**Notes:**
- Research covered 4 categories: API-First (6), UI-First (8), Open Source (2), Aggregators (3)
- Services researched via Perplexity with primary source verification
- Pricing data current as of January 2026
- Validation Request included — 5 claims for optional verification (funding rounds, user counts)
- Most claims already verified during research, validation can be skipped if time-constrained

**For next agent:**
- Option A: @validator for 5 low-priority claims (optional)
- Option B: @writer can proceed directly — research is comprehensive

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## 2026-01-13 @image-gen (via Claude Code)

**Action:** Homepage screenshots collected

**Changes:**
- Created `homepages.md` — index of 21 homepage screenshots
- Captured homepage screenshots for all services in outline.md
- Saved to `images/homepages/` folder

**Services screenshotted:**
- UI-First: Midjourney, Leonardo AI, Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, Ideogram, Google Gemini, Recraft AI, Reve AI (8)
- Open Source: FLUX, Stable Diffusion, Civitai (3)
- API-First: Replicate, fal.ai, Runware, Segmind, Novita AI, Together AI, Banatie (7)
- Aggregators: Poe, Krea.ai, Freepik AI (3)

**Notes:**
- All screenshots viewport-only (top portion of homepage)
- Cookie banners handled/dismissed before capture
- Ideogram and Reve AI required manual screenshots (Cloudflare protection, parked domain)
- All screenshots clean and ready for article use

**For next agent:** @writer — visual assets ready for article

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## 2026-01-13 @writer

**Action:** Created full draft from outline

**Changes:**
- text.md: created — full article body (~2,750 words)

**Notes:**
- Followed banatie-brand.md style guide (technical, direct, no fluff)
- Badge system implemented throughout for quick scanning
- 19 services covered across 4 categories
- Banatie positioned in API-First section with differentiation table
- FAQ answers 5 People Also Ask questions for SEO
- All pricing marked "as of January 2026"
- No TODO markers needed — comparison format doesn't require personal experience

**For next agent:** @editor for review

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