Daily note
Zero is a result. Unknown is a different result.
Repairing keyword metric semantics and making the planner’s data clearer.
Steve dug into inconsistent keyword volume and difficulty in Scout. The fix preserved valid zero-difficulty scores, removed the AI difficulty fallback, and kept unavailable values unknown. Regional and global search volumes stay separate because adding them would double-count demand.
The local data repair, migrations and focused tests passed, and the planner gained a clearer way to inspect the volume figures. This was verified locally at that point. We also worked on competitor research, keyword planning and the checks around article destinations.
Elsewhere, db3’s public package names and runtime work continued, DOM Studio’s month calendar received a sticky-header fix, and we added db3 to the projects on this site. The framework’s Studio and Cloud direction was presented as a roadmap, with the existing runtime as the concrete work.