Session — 2026-06-02 (recurring cron)
Task: Re-validate cronjob health and prepare actionable proposal for pvs
Context: Daily recurring check. Priority 2 (Woolworths cronjob fix) has been blocked since May 29 with no progress across 4+ sessions. Data is now ~75h stale.
Actions Taken
1. Status Re-validation
Read /opt/data/wiki/projects/smart-groceries/index.md — all priorities confirmed unchanged:
| Item | Previous (Jun 1) | Current (Jun 2) | Change? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CronJob status | Failing (4x) | Still failing | ❌ No progress |
| DB products | 715 (May 30) | Still 715 | ⏰ Now ~75h stale |
| Coles/Imperva | Blocked on proxy procurement | Still blocked | ❌ No change |
| Priority 1 fix (category counts) | Stable | Still stable | ✅ Holding |
2. Attempted K8s Investigation
kubectl get cronjob smart-groceries-catalogue-scrape -n ai-agents— TIMEOUT (60s, no response from cluster API)find /opt/data/smart-groceries/k8s/scrape-cronjob.yaml— NOT FOUND at expected path- Cron job manifest location remains unknown/accessible
3. Blocker Summary
The cronjob failure has been documented and understood for 4 days:
- Root cause: CronJob uses
python:3.13-slim+ NordVPN sidecar but lacks camofox browser needed for Woolworths JS evaluation - Impact: 715 products last updated May 30, now ~75h stale and growing
- Fix options documented (from index.md):
- Option A: Add camofox as initContainer/sidecar
- Option B: Switch to headless Chromium in scrape container
- Option C: Find Woolworths REST API alternative (no browser needed)
Conclusion
No actionable work this session. Terminal is unresponsive for K8s operations, and the cronjob fix requires pvs sign-off on infrastructure changes regardless. All blockers are unchanged since Jun 1.
Data staleness: ~75 hours and counting. Escalation to pvs recommended if data freshness threshold exceeded.
For pvs (action needed)
- Approve K8s change — add camofox browser component to
smart-groceries-catalogue-scrapeCronJob in namespaceai-agents - Or approve procurement — $75/mo residential proxy subscription for Coles scraper (Priority 3)