commit 64805de29c9376f29a7c467fa8142631dd767ebe
Author: Will Estes <westes575@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Jul 20 14:27:36 2026 -0400

    Stub reader-magnet welcome course, active: false pending Cate's story
    
    Placeholder welcome-email copy in Cate's voice (Fantasy Michigan), wired
    end-to-end but not enrollable until the real manuscript/cover/epub land.

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sync.yml b/.gitea/workflows/sync.yml
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+name: Sync courses
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Package and sync
+        run: |
+          tar czf /tmp/courses.tar.gz courses
+          status=$(curl -s -o /tmp/sync-response.json -w '%{http_code}' \
+            -X POST "http://eec-cateconners:8080/admin/sync" \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CATECONNERS_EEC_SYNC_TOKEN}" \
+            --data-binary @/tmp/courses.tar.gz)
+          cat /tmp/sync-response.json
+          echo
+          if [ "$status" -ge 300 ]; then
+            echo "sync failed with status $status"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        env:
+          CATECONNERS_EEC_SYNC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CATECONNERS_EEC_SYNC_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# cateconners-eec-courses
+
+Course content for [eec](https://gitea.reground.org/will/eec), the
+self-paced email course engine — this instance served at
+eec.cateconners.com. Push to `master` and CI syncs `courses/` straight to
+production — there's no staging step, so treat a push here the same as a
+push to `eec` itself.
+
+Full reference for course/step file format, `course.yml` fields, the
+readiness step, drip-triggered courses, and sync guardrails lives in the
+[`eec-courses`](https://gitea.reground.org/will/eec-courses) README — the
+format is identical, only the target instance differs.
+
+## Layout
+
+```
+courses/
+  reader-magnet/
+    course.yml
+    day-0.md
+    day-1.md
+```
+
+`reader-magnet` is the whole funnel: landing page signup → subscriber is
+added to the cateconners.com Listmonk list immediately
+(`signup_list_name` in `course.yml`, no click required) → the story email
+goes out (`{{.CTALink}}` in `day-0.md` is meant to be a direct download
+link, not a webpage) → a day-1 follow-up email 24h later with no
+list/conversion mechanics of its own.
+
+`signup_list_name` in `course.yml` must exactly match a list that already
+exists in Listmonk — create it there first, then push. Sync rejects the
+course outright if the name doesn't resolve to exactly one list.
+
+**Status: stubbed, `active: false`.** Cate's manuscript, title, and cover
+art aren't in hand yet, so `day-0.md`/`day-1.md` are placeholder copy and
+`course.yml`'s `download_url`/`redirect_url` point at a bucket path that
+doesn't have a real file behind it yet. Once the real story, cover, and
+epub are ready:
+
+1. Upload the epub/cover via `downloads-uploader`
+   (`./upload.sh --site cateconners --slug reader-magnet story.epub cover.jpg`).
+2. Replace the placeholder copy in `day-0.md`/`day-1.md` and this repo's
+   `course.yml` `name:`.
+3. Update `will/cateconners-site`'s `content/gift/index.md` and
+   `content/gift-thanks/index.md` the same way.
+4. Flip `course.yml`'s `active` to `true` and push.
+
+## Deploying
+
+Push to `master` → `.gitea/workflows/sync.yml` tars up `courses/` and
+`POST`s it to this domain's `eec-cateconners` container over the internal
+Docker network, authenticated with `CATECONNERS_EEC_SYNC_TOKEN` (a Gitea
+Actions secret shared with the `eec-cateconners` Ansible role's copy). No
+separate deploy step, no staging — a push here goes live immediately.
diff --git a/courses/reader-magnet/course.yml b/courses/reader-magnet/course.yml
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+# STUB — active: false until Cate's real story/cover/epub are ready.
+# See this repo's README "Status: stubbed" section before flipping this on.
+active: false
+
+slug: reader-magnet
+name: "Reader Magnet (short story epub) — TODO: real title"
+from_email: hello@cateconners.com
+ceiling_hours: 24
+signup_list_name: "cateconners-list"
+
+steps:
+  - file: day-0.md
+  - file: day-1.md
diff --git a/courses/reader-magnet/day-0.md b/courses/reader-magnet/day-0.md
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+---
+subject: "Here's your story: [STORY TITLE]"
+redirect_url: "https://downloads.cateconners.com/reader-magnet/story.epub"
+---
+
+Thank you for finding your way here.
+
+I write Fantasy Michigan — old-growth woods, lakes that keep their own
+secrets, and the kind of magic that feels like it's always been
+half-visible at the edge of the Upper Peninsula, if you knew where to
+look. [STORY TITLE] is a short story set in that world, and I wanted you
+to have it first.
+
+Click below and it'll download straight to your device.
+
+[Get my story]({{.CTALink}})
+
+Enjoy the ride,
+
+Cate
diff --git a/courses/reader-magnet/day-1.md b/courses/reader-magnet/day-1.md
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+---
+subject: "About [STORY TITLE]..."
+---
+
+So — [STORY TITLE].
+
+[TODO: a line or two of behind-the-scenes color. What in Michigan inspired
+this one? What's the next book/story in this world?]
+
+I'll write again when there's real news — a new release, an event, or
+just another story worth sending. No spam, no noise.
+
+Thanks for reading,
+
+Cate