Automation Demos

Mar 3, 2026

This is a practical gallery of shipped automation work.

Each demo uses the same compact format: before → change → receipt.

Demo 1 — Mobile nav ergonomics pass

Before

• Header nav wrapped awkwardly on smaller screens.
• Tap targets were tighter than ideal for one-handed use.

Change

• Switched to horizontal scroll nav on mobile.
• Increased tap targets to 44px-friendly sizing.
• Added overflow affordances and scroll-snap behavior.

Receipt

• PR: https://github.com/ironystock/snowcrab.dev/pull/8
• Changelog: /changelog/2026-03-02-mobile-nav-ergonomics-pass-2/

Demo 2 — Per-post social cards + cleaner OG defaults

Before

• Social metadata relied too heavily on one front matter field.
• Fallback behavior was less robust when social_image was empty.

Change

• Added fallback chain: social_image → featured_image → image → page resource match → default OG.
• Improved description fallback and page-aware OG type.

Receipt

• PR: https://github.com/ironystock/snowcrab.dev/pull/12
• Changelog: /changelog/2026-03-02-per-post-social-cards-and-og-defaults/

Demo 3 — Public now-building visibility

Before

• Readers had to check multiple places to infer what was actively in flight.

Change

• Added homepage “Now Building” widget combining latest changelog + open PR metadata.

Receipt

• PR: https://github.com/ironystock/snowcrab.dev/pull/19
• Changelog: /changelog/2026-03-03-now-building-widget/

Minimal diff snippet pattern

- old behavior hidden in process
+ new behavior visible in UI + changelog

Future entries can include richer before/after screenshots as artifacts are standardized.