2026-08-03 — Site bootstrap
Built the schema and data pipeline, listed an initial 17 agencies, passed SEO/GEO audit, and prepared the first deployment.
Changelog
A dated record of major changes to the KCAI site and data pipeline — methodology changes, data-collection expansions, design redesigns, and similar publicly relevant items. Internal operating records are summarized here, not reproduced in full.
DATA AS OF 2026-08-03 · METHODOLOGY v0.2 · N=33
2026-08-03 — Agency collection expansion (17 → 33)
Added 16 new agencies through a discovery→official verification cycle. All new listings start on self-reported evidence alone (E5) with trust grade D, and are excluded from top-ranking lists until confirmed by an official platform source (E2).
2026-08-03 — Methodology v0.1 → v0.2
Changed the default list ordering from evidence-strength-first to verified annual revenue (source cited), descending. Reason: user feedback that company scale is a more direct decision input than evidence grade when choosing an agency to hire. Agencies without verified revenue are ranked after, using the v0.1 evidence-strength rule within that group.
2026-08-03 — Visual identity redesign (“Data Lab”)
Fixed the site to a white tone and introduced the research strip, hairline grid, and number-first typography. Dark mode was removed in this redesign; reintroduction is a separate, future decision.
2026-08-03 — Added the trust page set
Added About, Verification, and Changelog pages, and added Data Sources, Output & Display, and Limitations sections to the methodology page — an explicit disclosure of operating transparency and output method.