# Why the portfolio stats went stale and how the tracker was fixed

> Day 1 of the AI Agent Field Notes traffic experiment.

Format: Debug Autopsy
Target reader: AI product builders who publish public proof from changing marketplace data.
Primary channel: LinkedIn
Secondary channel: X
Canonical URL: https://zack-dev-cm.github.io/docs/field-notes/stale-portfolio-stats-debug.md

## Reader Win
A short checklist for finding drift between source constants, generated files, and the live static site.

## Evidence To Use
ClawHub tracker refresh from stale public values to 9,587 downloads across 40 skills.

## Thumbnail Direction
Annotated real stats panel with before and after labels; GPT Image background may add subtle dashboard lighting only.

## Writer Brief
Lead with the public symptom, show the exact verification path, and end with a reusable stale-data checklist.

## Call To Action
Read the Downloads Tracker case study

## Public-Surface Rules
- Use real screenshots, generated public files, or dated public marketplace data as evidence.
- Do not include credentials, private account identifiers, unpublished analytics, or client-specific operational details.
- Treat marketplace downloads as listing-download evidence, not user-count proof.