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Author: pyr0ball <pyroballpcs@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon May 11 06:22:19 2026 -0700

    docs: initial product stub

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+# Privacy Policy
+
+CircuitForge LLC's privacy policy applies to this product and is published at:
+
+**<https://circuitforge.tech/privacy>**
+
+Last reviewed: March 2026.
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+# Kestrel — Government Appointment Booking
+
+> *Part of the Circuit Forge LLC "AI for the tasks you hate most" suite.*
+
+**Status:** Backlog — not yet started. Peregrine must prove the model first.
+
+## What it does
+
+Kestrel monitors appointment availability at government offices — DMV, passport agencies, Social Security offices, USCIS Application Support Centers, courts — and auto-books the moment a slot opens. Sends reminders with a checklist of required documents.
+
+The kestrel hovers perfectly still in the air before diving with precision. That's the metaphor: watch and wait, then strike the instant an appointment opens.
+
+## Why it's hard
+
+Government appointment systems are:
+- Chronically overbooked (passport offices, USCIS biometrics)
+- Updated sporadically — cancellations open and fill in minutes
+- Scattered across different booking systems (Login.gov, agency-specific portals, state DMV sites)
+- Unforgiving of missed appointments (back to the queue)
+
+## Core pipeline
+
+```
+Configure target agency + deadline urgency
+→ Monitor booking portal (polling + change detection)
+→ Alert when slot opens → Auto-book if within preferences
+→ Send confirmation + document checklist reminder
+```
+
+## Key differentiators vs. Peregrine
+
+- Time-critical real-time monitoring vs. batch job discovery
+- Booking automation: Playwright form-fill on detected availability
+- Document checklist generator: per-appointment-type required docs
+- Multi-office monitoring: find the closest available slot across locations
+
+## Product code (license key)
+
+`CFG-KSTR-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX`
+
+## Tech notes
+
+- Shared `circuitforge-core` scaffold
+- Appointment monitor: background daemon with configurable poll interval
+- Portal adapters: Login.gov, USCIS, individual state DMV systems
+- Playwright for form submission on slot detection
+- Push notifications: ntfy.sh / Pushover / email alert on slot found