merge: combine README cleanup and Product Hunt history research

apps/docs/scripts/auth-cli.ts

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async function main() {
   const research = await researchResponse.json();
   assert.equal(research.companies.length, 1021);
   assert.equal(research.categories.length, 11);
-  assert.equal(research.evidence.length, 1209);
+  assert.equal(research.evidence.length, 1215);
   assert.equal(research.observations.length, 189);
   assert.equal((await request("/api/research/ai-companies", { method: "POST", headers })).status, 405);
   const researchPage = await request("/docs/other-research/ai-company-research/overview", { headers });

apps/docs/tests/research.test.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test("research revisions share the authentication database and preserve replay l
     assert.equal(consumeCode(config, "invalid"), "limited");
     const initial = readResearchSnapshot();
     assert.equal(initial.companies.length, 1021);
-    assert.equal(initial.evidence.length, 1209);
+    assert.equal(initial.evidence.length, 1215);
     assert.equal(initial.observations.length, 189);
     assert.deepEqual(initial.candidateBatches, seed.candidateBatches, "candidate gaps persist in the same database metadata");
     assert.deepEqual(initial.directoryRechecks, seed.directoryRechecks, "follow-up classifications persist without rewriting the discovery audit");
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ test("reviews link explicit companies without turning global or excluded cases i
   const snapshot = structuredClone(seed) as ResearchSnapshot;
   assert.equal(snapshot.reviews.filter((r) => r.scope === "companies").length, 54);
   assert.equal(snapshot.reviews.filter((r) => r.scope === "dataset").length, 8);
-  assert.equal(snapshot.reviews.filter((r) => r.scope === "excluded-candidate").length, 12);
+  assert.equal(snapshot.reviews.filter((r) => r.scope === "excluded-candidate").length, 16);
   const review = snapshot.reviews.find((r) => r.id === "R4")!;
   assert.deepEqual(reviewCompanyIds(snapshot, review), ["AI007", "AI013", "AI021", "AI034"]);
   assert.deepEqual(reviewCompanyIds(snapshot, snapshot.reviews.find((r) => r.id === "CN-R-PSI")!), []);
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ test("annual launch archives exclude older companies only with evidence and reus
   assert.equal(batch.complete, false);
   assert.equal(batch.records.length, 19);
   const older = batch.records.filter((r) => r.status === "outside-cohort");
-  assert.equal(older.length, 7);
+  assert.equal(older.length, 10);
   assert.ok(older.every((r) => !r.companyId && r.evidenceIds?.length));
   assert.equal(batch.records.find((r) => r.name === "Trace")?.companyId, "YC30687");
   const trace = snapshot.companies.find((c) => c.id === "YC30687")!;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ test("unreconciled directory financials remain source reviews instead of income
   assert.ok(review.evidenceIds.includes("PH-TANA-DR"));
   assert.equal(reviewCompanyIds(snapshot, review).length, 0);
   assert.ok(!snapshot.observations.some((o) => o.evidence === "PH-TANA-DR"));
-  assert.equal(snapshot.candidateBatches!.flatMap((b) => b.records).filter((r) => r.status === "pending-year").length, 21);
+  assert.equal(snapshot.candidateBatches!.flatMap((b) => b.records).filter((r) => r.status === "pending-year").length, 17);
 });
 
 test("product pivots and founder histories do not become new company years or current revenue", () => {

content/research/ai-companies.seed.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2026-10-30-context-1",
+  "version": "2026-10-30-ph-history-1",
   "asOf": "2026-10-30",
   "scope": "全球公开资料研究：保留首批个案，并扩展核查2025—2026八个YC批次候选池；成立年份以官方公司页面字段为依据。",
   "limitations": [
@@ -45221,6 +45221,72 @@
       "kind": "行业报告原始方法说明",
       "summary": "第15次年度调查，超过1000家私营B2B SaaS公司；2025年度增长率与留存等公开摘要；非ARR金额分布。2026报告回顾2025增长；不把报告年当公司成立年。",
       "limitation": "仅读公开摘要；完整下载需填写表单，未提交表单或取得完整底表。样本不是两年新AI公司；增长率中位数不能当ARR中位数；完整抽样与指标细节仍缺，不外推至硬件、项目服务或所有AI模式。"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH-SCREEN-HISTORY",
+      "companyId": null,
+      "title": "Screen Studio原版与3.0的发布历史",
+      "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/screen-studio/launches/screen-studio",
+      "publishedAt": null,
+      "accessedAt": "2026-10-30",
+      "kind": "平台产品发布记录",
+      "summary": "平台历史区分原版2022-11-09发布和3.0于2025-02-06发布，关联同一screen.studio域名。",
+      "limitation": "记录的是产品发布历史，非法律注册年或独立财务核验；3.0版本不作新公司证明，AI是否主营仍未核。"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH-TOOLFINDER-FOUNDER",
+      "companyId": null,
+      "title": "Tool Finder创作者2023年发布说明",
+      "url": "https://francescod.medium.com/introducing-tool-finder-89bfd42f077f",
+      "publishedAt": "2023-01-12",
+      "accessedAt": "2026-10-30",
+      "kind": "创作者原始公告",
+      "summary": "Francesco D’Alessio于2023-01-12介绍Tool Finder，称已发布工具发现网站，关联toolfinder.co。",
+      "limitation": "证明2025前已存在业务，不是精确公司注册日；作者的其他业务、目录内工具收入不归Tool Finder。"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH-TOOLFINDER-ABOUT",
+      "companyId": null,
+      "title": "Tool Finder现行团队与业务关联",
+      "url": "https://toolfinder.com/about",
+      "publishedAt": null,
+      "accessedAt": "2026-10-30",
+      "kind": "公司官方材料",
+      "summary": "现行About页面列Francesco D’Alessio为创始人；网站提供工具发现、评测和付费厂商页面等服务，页脚列Keep Productive Ltd。",
+      "limitation": "页面Est.2012可能是团队/媒体历史，不直接作为产品或法律主体成立年；工具目录和评测不自动属于AI产品公司主营。"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH-BASALT-2024",
+      "companyId": null,
+      "title": "Hexa在2024年介绍Basalt业务",
+      "url": "https://www.hexa.com/blog/news/introducing-batch-2024-hx24",
+      "publishedAt": "2024-12-17",
+      "accessedAt": "2026-10-30",
+      "kind": "创业工作室原始公告",
+      "summary": "2024-12-17创业工作室公告已列Basalt、getbasalt.ai及Guillaume Marquis、Francois de Fitte，描述提示词、测试、部署和监控业务。",
+      "limitation": "证明2025前已有对应业务与团队，不把HX24批次当精确注册年；2025平台发布及质量宣传不证明新公司或独立技术性能。"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH-DATAFAST-HISTORY",
+      "companyId": null,
+      "title": "DataFast官方2024年功能更新",
+      "url": "https://datafa.st/changelog/goal-tracking",
+      "publishedAt": "2024-11-12",
+      "accessedAt": "2026-10-30",
+      "kind": "公司官方产品更新",
+      "summary": "官网2024-11-12功能更新介绍访客旅程和目标跟踪，并关联同一datafa.st产品；更新索引另列2024-12-27邮件报告。",
+      "limitation": "是2025前产品业务证据，非法律注册日；不以域名注册、后续PH上线或MCP功能上线确定公司成立年。"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH-DATAFAST-TERMS",
+      "companyId": null,
+      "title": "DataFast现行分析与计费条款",
+      "url": "https://datafa.st/tos",
+      "publishedAt": "2026-02-15",
+      "accessedAt": "2026-10-30",
+      "kind": "公司官方材料",
+      "summary": "条款列14天试用、订阅及按月事件额度，事件包括浏览、支付和自定义目标；年付也按月计量额度。",
+      "limitation": "政策生效日不当成立年；被跟踪网站的支付/收入事件是客户数据，不是DataFast自身收入；创作者历史总业绩不转为该产品ARR。"
     }
   ],
   "reviews": [
@@ -46306,6 +46372,52 @@
       ],
       "handling": "用于B2B订阅软件的规模、融资和留存分层假设；样本不是两年新AI公司；增长率中位数不能当ARR中位数；完整抽样与指标细节仍缺，不外推至硬件、项目服务或所有AI模式。不新增公司收入观测，也不从样本差异推财务造假。",
       "scope": "dataset"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH26-17-R-HISTORY",
+      "type": "既有业务与新版本边界",
+      "company": "DataFast（候选排除）",
+      "summary": "官网2024-11-12功能更新证明原产品已存在；按既有业务排除，不将PH发布年、条款日期或域名注册年当成立年。支付分析是客户数据，创作者历史总业绩不作为DataFast收入；新法律主体是否存在未核。",
+      "evidenceIds": [
+        "PH-DATAFAST-HISTORY",
+        "PH-DATAFAST-TERMS"
+      ],
+      "handling": "不凭发布榜单或版本更新新增两年成立公司；保留产品历史与法律成立精度差异，不新增收入或技术排名观测。",
+      "scope": "excluded-candidate"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH25-01-R-HISTORY",
+      "type": "既有业务与新版本边界",
+      "company": "Screen Studio 3.0（候选排除）",
+      "summary": "平台原版2022发布与2025年3.0为同一产品业务，不凭版本更新新增2025公司；按既有业务排除，精确法律成立日及AI主营未核。",
+      "evidenceIds": [
+        "PH-SCREEN-HISTORY"
+      ],
+      "handling": "不凭发布榜单或版本更新新增两年成立公司；保留产品历史与法律成立精度差异，不新增收入或技术排名观测。",
+      "scope": "excluded-candidate"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH25-11-R-HISTORY",
+      "type": "既有业务与新版本边界",
+      "company": "Tool Finder（候选排除）",
+      "summary": "创作者2023公告证明工具发现业务已存在，现行官网关联同一创始人与Keep Productive；按2025前既有业务排除，不将Est.2012当精确法律成立年，也不把目录收录的AI工具当自身主营。",
+      "evidenceIds": [
+        "PH-TOOLFINDER-FOUNDER",
+        "PH-TOOLFINDER-ABOUT"
+      ],
+      "handling": "不凭发布榜单或版本更新新增两年成立公司；保留产品历史与法律成立精度差异，不新增收入或技术排名观测。",
+      "scope": "excluded-candidate"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "PH25-15-R-HISTORY",
+      "type": "既有业务与新版本边界",
+      "company": "Basalt（候选排除）",
+      "summary": "Hexa的2024-12-17公告已列同一域名、团队和AI评估部署业务；不因2025 PH发布算新公司。按既有业务排除，批次不当精确法律成立年，99%质量宣传未独立验证。",
+      "evidenceIds": [
+        "PH-BASALT-2024"
+      ],
+      "handling": "不凭发布榜单或版本更新新增两年成立公司；保留产品历史与法律成立精度差异，不新增收入或技术排名观测。",
+      "scope": "excluded-candidate"
     }
   ],
   "coverage": {
@@ -46563,8 +46675,12 @@
           "categoryId": "C05",
           "kind": "product",
           "profileStatus": "readable",
-          "status": "pending-year",
-          "note": "候选分类按发布定位初分；公司成立年、主体及收入待核，不能因2026榜单就加入成立年样本。"
+          "status": "outside-cohort",
+          "note": "官网2024-11-12功能更新证明原产品已存在；按既有业务排除，不将PH发布年、条款日期或域名注册年当成立年。支付分析是客户数据，创作者历史总业绩不作为DataFast收入；新法律主体是否存在未核。",
+          "evidenceIds": [
+            "PH-DATAFAST-HISTORY",
+            "PH-DATAFAST-TERMS"
+          ]
         },
         {
           "id": "PH26-18",
@@ -46613,10 +46729,11 @@
           "categoryId": "C08",
           "kind": "product",
           "profileStatus": "readable",
-          "status": "pending-year",
-          "note": "产品页还列2022年首次发布；公司成立年和AI主营仍待核，不因3.0版本重新算新公司。",
+          "status": "outside-cohort",
+          "note": "平台原版2022发布与2025年3.0为同一产品业务，不凭版本更新新增2025公司；按既有业务排除，精确法律成立日及AI主营未核。",
           "evidenceIds": [
-            "PH25-E-01"
+            "PH25-E-01",
+            "PH-SCREEN-HISTORY"
           ]
         },
         {
@@ -46753,10 +46870,12 @@
           "categoryId": "C05",
           "kind": "product",
           "profileStatus": "readable",
-          "status": "pending-year",
-          "note": "资料显示较早产品发布；公司成立年与是否AI主营待核，不能把软件目录直接当AI公司。",
+          "status": "outside-cohort",
+          "note": "创作者2023公告证明工具发现业务已存在，现行官网关联同一创始人与Keep Productive；按2025前既有业务排除，不将Est.2012当精确法律成立年，也不把目录收录的AI工具当自身主营。",
           "evidenceIds": [
-            "PH25-E-11"
+            "PH25-E-11",
+            "PH-TOOLFINDER-FOUNDER",
+            "PH-TOOLFINDER-ABOUT"
           ]
         },
         {
@@ -46807,10 +46926,11 @@
           "categoryId": "C03",
           "kind": "product",
           "profileStatus": "readable",
-          "status": "pending-year",
-          "note": "AI评估、监控及部署工具；仅有2025发布信息，成立年待核，质量宣传未独立测试。",
+          "status": "outside-cohort",
+          "note": "Hexa的2024-12-17公告已列同一域名、团队和AI评估部署业务；不因2025 PH发布算新公司。按既有业务排除，批次不当精确法律成立年，99%质量宣传未独立验证。",
           "evidenceIds": [
-            "PH25-E-15"
+            "PH25-E-15",
+            "PH-BASALT-2024"
           ]
         },
         {

content/research/ai-companies.sources.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2026-10-30-10",
+  "version": "2026-10-30-11",
   "scopeConfirmedAt": "2026-10-30",
   "acceptance": "以确认的公开来源清单为边界，逐条核对并标明缺项。",
   "provenance": "S01—S12恢复自已提交用户的《AI公司研究_来源与分类模板》来源清单；S13—S16单列后续已使用的补充证据渠道，不将使用次数当作全量覆盖。",
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
         "producthunt.com"
       ],
       "initialAccess": "官网可读取",
-      "boundary": "2026与2025年度档案各登记首个公开响应19条，共38条候选/推广；2025另有一个仅图片位置未解析。已逐条保留关联、范围外与年份待核状态，未穷尽两年档案。",
-      "nextCheck": "继续补两年其余分页/日期、仅图片位置及18条年份待核候选；保留Pazi日期冲突，核清品牌与主体，避免转移历史业绩。",
+      "boundary": "两年公开响应各19条，共38条。当前4条关联公司、2条范围外对照、16条范围外/既有业务、14条年份待核、2条推广。补Screen Studio、Tool Finder、Basalt、DataFast历史证据；非两年全量。",
+      "nextCheck": "继续补两年其余分页/日期、仅图片位置及14条年份待核候选；保留Pazi日期冲突，核清品牌与主体，避免转移历史业绩。",
       "limitation": "上线时间不等于成立时间",
       "accessRecheckedAt": "2026-10-30"
     },

content/research/ai-income-analysis.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "sourceVersion": "2026-10-30-context-1",
+  "sourceVersion": "2026-10-30-ph-history-1",
   "asOf": "2026-10-30",
   "metric": "platform-mrr-usd",
   "sampleUnit": "product-or-business",

scripts/audit-ai-research.py

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def candidate_register():
     lines = []
     statuses = {'pending-year': '成立年待核', 'linked': '已关联公司',
                 'existing-outside-cohort': '已有关联，年份范围外',
-                'outside-cohort': '成立年范围外，不新增公司', 'promotion': '推广活动，非公司新增'}
+                'outside-cohort': '范围外或既有业务，不新增公司', 'promotion': '推广活动，非公司新增'}
     for batch in batches:
         assert batch['sourceId'] in known_sources
         assert batch['accessedAt'] <= DATA['asOf']