feat(interviews): add durable debrief loop

JobTrackerApi.Tests/InterviewPrepTests.cs

@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ public sealed class InterviewPrepTests
         await prep.AddAsync("user-1", job.Id, new InterviewPrepInput(InterviewPrepCategories.Question, "What does success look like?", null, null, null), default);
         await prep.AddAsync("user-1", job.Id, new InterviewPrepInput(InterviewPrepCategories.CompanyResearch, "Funding history", "Series B in 2025.", null, null), default);
         await prep.AddAsync("user-1", job.Id, new InterviewPrepInput(InterviewPrepCategories.Technical, "System design", null, null, null), default);
+        await prep.AddAsync("user-1", job.Id, new InterviewPrepInput(InterviewPrepCategories.Debrief, "Interview debrief", "Questions asked", null, null), default);
 
         var result = await prep.GetAsync("user-1", job.Id, default);
 
         Assert.Equal(
-            new[] { InterviewPrepCategories.CompanyResearch, InterviewPrepCategories.Technical, InterviewPrepCategories.Question },
+            new[] { InterviewPrepCategories.CompanyResearch, InterviewPrepCategories.Technical, InterviewPrepCategories.Question, InterviewPrepCategories.Debrief },
             result!.Groups.Select(g => g.Category));
         Assert.Equal("Company research", result.Groups[0].Label);
+        Assert.Equal("Interview debrief", result.Groups[^1].Label);
     }
 
     [Fact]

JobTrackerApi/Models/InterviewPrepItem.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public sealed class InterviewPrepItem
     public int JobApplicationId { get; set; }
     public JobApplication? JobApplication { get; set; }
 
-    // company-research | technical | behavioural | star | question | note
+    // company-research | technical | behavioural | star | question | note | debrief
     public string Category { get; set; } = InterviewPrepCategories.Note;
 
     // The prompt side: a question to answer, or the heading of a research note.
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@ public static class InterviewPrepCategories
     public const string Star = "star";
     public const string Question = "question";
     public const string Note = "note";
+    public const string Debrief = "debrief";
 
     // Display order in the workspace: understand the company, then the role, then yourself, then what
     // you want to ask them.
     public static readonly string[] Order =
     {
-        CompanyResearch, Technical, Behavioural, Star, Question, Note,
+        CompanyResearch, Technical, Behavioural, Star, Question, Note, Debrief,
     };
 
     public static int Rank(string? category)

JobTrackerApi/Services/InterviewPrepService.cs

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public sealed class InterviewPrepService : IInterviewPrepService
         [InterviewPrepCategories.Star] = "STAR examples",
         [InterviewPrepCategories.Question] = "Questions to ask them",
         [InterviewPrepCategories.Note] = "Notes",
+        [InterviewPrepCategories.Debrief] = "Interview debrief",
     };
 
     private readonly JobTrackerContext _db;

docs/work-programmes/master-progress.md

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ Updated: 2026-08-31
 - Submitted-package complete regression: backend 740/740 and frontend 60 suites with 261/261 tests passed. The full run also exposed and fixed a date-sensitive reminder fixture that mixed a fixed worker clock with `DateTime.Now` seed data.
 - Career-evidence focused verification: backend/controller/schema gates passed 21/21, the evidence UI regression passed 1/1, ESLint passed with zero warnings, and the optimized Next build/TypeScript passed. Complete regression then passed backend 741/741 and frontend 61 suites with 262/262 tests.
 - Saved job-search implementation: tenant-owned NAV search definitions now retain per-vacancy first-seen, last-seen and dismissal state; repeat runs identify only genuinely new results, while one-off discovery remains unchanged. Account export/deletion and provider-safe schema ownership include the new records. Focused backend tests passed 3/3, focused frontend tests passed 6/6, schema/migration gates passed 20/20, ESLint passed with zero warnings, and the optimized Next build/TypeScript passed.
+- Interview debrief loop: interview-stage workspaces now create an explicit, durable debrief in the existing user-owned preparation model, prompting for questions, strengths, improvements, feedback and next steps without generating answers. It remains editable/deletable and is localized in English and Bokmål. Focused backend tests passed 11/11, focused frontend tests passed 13/13, ESLint and the optimized Next build/TypeScript passed.
 - Focused frontend: 2 suites, 6 tests passed.
 - Full frontend: 64 suites, 272 tests passed.
 - Next production build and TypeScript: passed.

job-tracker-ui/src/applicationWorkspace.ts

@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export const INTERVIEW_PREP_CATEGORIES: { key: string; label: string }[] = [
   { key: "star", label: "STAR examples" },
   { key: "question", label: "Questions to ask them" },
   { key: "note", label: "Notes" },
+  { key: "debrief", label: "Interview debrief" },
 ];
 
 export const interviewPrepApi = {

job-tracker-ui/src/components/InterviewPrep.tsx

@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ export function ApplicationInterviewPrep({ jobId }: { jobId: number }) {
     return mutate(() => interviewPrepApi.add(jobId, { category, title: value }));
   };
 
+  const startDebrief = () => mutate(() => interviewPrepApi.add(jobId, {
+    category: "debrief",
+    title: t("interviewDebriefDefaultTitle"),
+    content: t("interviewDebriefTemplate"),
+  }));
+
+  const hasDebrief = board?.groups.some((group) => group.category === "debrief") ?? false;
+
   return (
     <Stack spacing={2}>
       <Shell
@@ -151,6 +159,18 @@ export function ApplicationInterviewPrep({ jobId }: { jobId: number }) {
             ))
           )}
 
+          {board?.isInterviewStage && !hasDebrief ? (
+            <Paper variant="outlined" sx={{ p: 2, bgcolor: "action.hover" }}>
+              <Stack direction={{ xs: "column", sm: "row" }} spacing={1.5} alignItems={{ sm: "center" }} justifyContent="space-between">
+                <Box>
+                  <Typography variant="subtitle2" sx={{ fontWeight: 800 }}>{t("interviewDebriefTitle")}</Typography>
+                  <Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary">{t("interviewDebriefHelp")}</Typography>
+                </Box>
+                <Button variant="outlined" disabled={busy} onClick={() => void startDebrief()}>{t("interviewDebriefStart")}</Button>
+              </Stack>
+            </Paper>
+          ) : null}
+
           <Box component="form" onSubmit={add}>
             <Stack direction={{ xs: "column", sm: "row" }} spacing={1}>
               <TextField
@@ -485,6 +505,7 @@ function interviewCategoryLabel(t: (key: any) => string, category: string) {
     star: "interviewCategoryStar",
     question: "interviewCategoryQuestions",
     note: "interviewCategoryNotes",
+    debrief: "interviewCategoryDebrief",
   };
   return keys[category] ? t(keys[category]) : category;
 }

job-tracker-ui/src/i18n/translations.ts

@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ export const translations = {
     interviewCategoryStar: "STAR examples",
     interviewCategoryQuestions: "Questions to ask them",
     interviewCategoryNotes: "Notes",
+    interviewCategoryDebrief: "Interview debrief",
+    interviewDebriefTitle: "Capture the interview while it is fresh",
+    interviewDebriefHelp: "Record the questions, what went well, what you would improve, and any feedback or next steps.",
+    interviewDebriefStart: "Start debrief",
+    interviewDebriefDefaultTitle: "Interview debrief",
+    interviewDebriefTemplate: "Questions asked:\n\nWhat went well:\n\nWhat I would improve:\n\nFeedback and next steps:",
     interviewAiTitle: "AI interview coach",
     interviewAiSubtitle: "Uses the linked CV, job advert and application analysis. Suggestions never overwrite your notes.",
     interviewAiUsing: "Using",
@@ -2735,6 +2741,12 @@ export const translations = {
     interviewCategoryStar: "STAR-eksempler",
     interviewCategoryQuestions: "Spørsmål du kan stille",
     interviewCategoryNotes: "Notater",
+    interviewCategoryDebrief: "Intervjuoppsummering",
+    interviewDebriefTitle: "Noter intervjuet mens det er ferskt",
+    interviewDebriefHelp: "Skriv ned spørsmålene, hva som gikk bra, hva du ville gjort bedre, og eventuelle tilbakemeldinger eller neste steg.",
+    interviewDebriefStart: "Start oppsummering",
+    interviewDebriefDefaultTitle: "Intervjuoppsummering",
+    interviewDebriefTemplate: "Spørsmål som ble stilt:\n\nHva gikk bra:\n\nHva jeg ville gjort bedre:\n\nTilbakemeldinger og neste steg:",
     interviewAiTitle: "AI-intervjutrening",
     interviewAiSubtitle: "Bruker tilknyttet CV, stillingsannonse og søknadsanalyse. Forslag overskriver aldri notatene dine.",
     interviewAiUsing: "Bruker",

job-tracker-ui/src/interview-prep.test.tsx

@@ -102,6 +102,24 @@ test("adding a prep item posts the chosen category and title", async () => {
   ));
 });
 
+test("starts a structured interview debrief without inventing answers", async () => {
+  routeGet();
+  mockedApi.post.mockResolvedValue({ data: board.groups[0].items[0] } as any);
+  render(<ApplicationInterviewPrep jobId={7} />);
+
+  fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Start debrief" }));
+
+  await waitFor(() => expect(mockedApi.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    "/jobapplications/7/interview-prep",
+    {
+      category: "debrief",
+      title: "Interview debrief",
+      content: expect.stringContaining("Questions asked:"),
+    },
+  ));
+  expect(mockedApi.post.mock.calls[0][1].content).not.toMatch(/Acme|achievement|metric/i);
+});
+
 test("marking an item ready patches it", async () => {
   routeGet();
   mockedApi.patch.mockResolvedValue({ data: board.groups[1].items[0] } as any);