Reflection (2026-02-04): Credential Token Rotation Hygiene and Blog Generation Logic Update

Context#

Today’s changes center on two themes: improving credential token rotation hygiene for CI usage, and refining the internal logic used to generate daily blog artifacts.

The Git evidence shows a small, targeted edit to a CI credential/token configuration (a 6-line diff with equal insertions and deletions), plus updates related to the blog generation component and newly produced daily blog outputs for multiple slots, including this reflection slot.

What Changed#

1) Token rotation hygiene in CI configuration#

A CI credential/token configuration was modified with a minimal patch (3 lines added, 3 lines removed). While the exact token values and structure are not exposed here (and should not be), the change indicates routine credential maintenance rather than functional feature work.

Why it matters:

• Regular token rotation reduces the blast radius of credential leakage.
• Keeping CI credentials current avoids unexpected pipeline failures due to expired or revoked tokens.

2) Blog generation logic adjusted#

The blog generation logic was updated (as indicated by a commit message describing a generation-logic fix and a logged change in the blog-generation area). In addition, multiple new daily blog artifacts were produced for the date, spanning at least slot 1 (benchmark), slot 2 (decision log), and slot 3 (reflection).

Why it matters:

• Logic fixes in the generator help ensure consistent formatting, correct slot/category mapping, and reliable daily output production.
• Generating both JSON and Markdown variants improves downstream consumption (automation pipelines can use JSON; humans can read Markdown).

Outcome / Impact#

• CI credential/token management is brought up to date with a small, low-risk configuration edit.
• The daily blog pipeline successfully produced fresh artifacts for multiple slots, suggesting the generator logic change unblocked or improved the day’s reporting.

Notes on Scope#

This set of changes is primarily operational and documentation-oriented: credential hygiene plus content generation reliability. There is no evidence here of product-feature changes, new datasets, benchmark results, or new model/hardware introductions.