Follow-up from the Data Observatory Relaunch full visual review (#621, epic #594). Non-blocking UX polish — the epic is accepted; these are cosmetic/data-binding refinements surfaced by reviewers.
1. Star Velocity Explorer bars (#605) — verify scaling
Screenshot 08 shows per-repo velocity bars rendering as uniform rounded "domes" of near-equal height across repos with very different star counts.
- Determine: is this intended per-row normalization (each row scaled to its own min/max for shape comparison), or a height-scaling/data-binding bug?
- If a bug: fix bar heights to reflect actual values. If intended: add an axis/label or tooltip so the normalization is legible, and adjust the rounded-cap styling so bars don't read as "clipped".
2. Topics index empty-state (#597) — verify aggregation
Screenshot 02 (/topics/) shows "No topic hubs have issue matches yet" while individual hub pages (shot 03, e.g. /topics/mcp-ecosystem/) render and weekly articles cross-link to hubs.
- Determine: does the index correctly aggregate weekly
topics frontmatter matches against seed hub keys? The empty-state may be an expected local-build artifact (no matching weekly issues in the sample dataset) — confirm against a production-representative dataset before treating as a bug.
- If a mismatch: align the index aggregation key with the hub seed keys.
3. Consent banner placement (minor)
Full-page captures show the fixed consent banner overlapping center content. Largely a fullPage screenshot artifact (position:fixed), but sanity-check mobile-viewport placement so it doesn't obscure primary content on small screens.
Evidence: screenshots + mapping in docs/review/data-observatory-relaunch/README.md (PR #621).
Guardrails: weekly pipeline frozen, goldmark unsafe=false, strict-SEO + internal-link + taxonomy-determinism gates must stay green.
Follow-up from the Data Observatory Relaunch full visual review (#621, epic #594). Non-blocking UX polish — the epic is accepted; these are cosmetic/data-binding refinements surfaced by reviewers.
1. Star Velocity Explorer bars (#605) — verify scaling
Screenshot 08 shows per-repo velocity bars rendering as uniform rounded "domes" of near-equal height across repos with very different star counts.
2. Topics index empty-state (#597) — verify aggregation
Screenshot 02 (
/topics/) shows "No topic hubs have issue matches yet" while individual hub pages (shot 03, e.g./topics/mcp-ecosystem/) render and weekly articles cross-link to hubs.topicsfrontmatter matches against seed hub keys? The empty-state may be an expected local-build artifact (no matching weekly issues in the sample dataset) — confirm against a production-representative dataset before treating as a bug.3. Consent banner placement (minor)
Full-page captures show the fixed consent banner overlapping center content. Largely a
fullPagescreenshot artifact (position:fixed), but sanity-check mobile-viewport placement so it doesn't obscure primary content on small screens.Evidence: screenshots + mapping in
docs/review/data-observatory-relaunch/README.md(PR #621).Guardrails: weekly pipeline frozen,
goldmark unsafe=false, strict-SEO + internal-link + taxonomy-determinism gates must stay green.