# Project

## What This Is

Job Tracker is a personal job-application workspace for an individual user. The user finds jobs elsewhere, imports them into the app, uses AI to improve CVs, cover letters, replies, and follow-ups, and keeps the real-world application process organized through tracking, correspondence, and manual updates.

## Core Value

The product must let one person run a real job search without losing the thread: import a role, prepare stronger application material, track what happened, keep Gmail correspondence tied to the right job, and know exactly what needs follow-up next.

## Current State

A substantial brownfield app already exists. The repo has a React frontend, an ASP.NET Core API, and a local FastAPI AI service. Current capabilities already include job tracking, companies, attachments, correspondence, reminders, job import preview, Gmail connection/import, profile CV upload/parsing/rewrite flows, AI-assisted tailored CV and cover-letter generation, candidate-fit/focus-plan/interview-prep/readiness endpoints, and dashboard/system surfaces. S01 is complete: the Gmail workspace is job-aware, backend ranking happens server-side, Gmail imports persist thread/from/to metadata, duplicate-safe single-message and thread imports are explicit, and already-linked Gmail threads refresh back into the same job automatically via a bounded `ExternalThreadId` pull. S02 is now complete as well: backend package generation consumes imported correspondence plus recruiter/job state, and the Tailored CV tab treats tailored CV, cover letter, recruiter message, and saved application-answer material as one editable workspace tied back to the job instead of a throwaway preview pane. The next planned phase is S03, which will consume the saved package plus imported correspondence to generate grounded follow-up and reply drafts before later slices reconnect the daily control loop and re-run end-to-end trust checks.

## Architecture / Key Patterns

The frontend lives in `job-tracker-ui/` and is a React + TypeScript app using MUI. The backend lives in `JobTrackerApi/` and is an ASP.NET Core API with EF Core, Identity, background hosted services, and controller-based endpoints. The local AI service lives in `tools/summarizer/` and provides summarization plus OCR/text extraction. Existing patterns already center around per-job workspaces, Gmail-backed correspondence import, profile-CV-as-source-of-truth, attachment-level AI inclusion controls, and server-side generation endpoints that return drafts for user review rather than autonomous sending. With the override, Gmail-backed correspondence is no longer just a one-time import pattern; it is a linked-thread continuity pattern that must keep the job timeline aligned with the user’s real Gmail thread history.

## Capability Contract

See `.gsd/REQUIREMENTS.md` for the explicit capability contract, requirement status, and coverage mapping.

## Milestone Sequence

- [ ] M001: Gmail and draft quality loop — Make Gmail import and AI drafting strong enough to trust as a daily workflow, including whole-thread Gmail continuity after import.
- [ ] M002: Tracking control center — Strengthen the job table, follow-up surfaces, and tracking rhythm into a clearer control center.
- [ ] M003: Deeper inbox-aware assistance — Extend correspondence awareness and context-driven assistance beyond the first Gmail improvements.
- [ ] M004: Trust, launchability, and hardening — Polish validation, clarity, performance, and operational trust surfaces for sustained daily use.