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Add NEWS tier for non-actionable R2 timeline/eligibility updates
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CLAUDE.md

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the judgement-heavy work: a two-pass Gmail search via the Gmail **MCP** server
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(`from:rivian.com newer_than:2d` + `"R2" newer_than:2d`, full bodies via
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`FULL_CONTENT`, de-duped by message ID) and **LLM classification** of each
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candidate as `ACTIONABLE_INVITE` vs `MARKETING/NOISE`. It writes `results.json`.
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candidate as `ACTIONABLE_INVITE` vs `TIMELINE_UPDATE` vs `MARKETING/NOISE`. It
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writes `results.json`.
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- **`r2_monitor.py`** is plain Python (stdlib only, no deps) that owns everything
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deterministic and irreversible: the `DONE` sentinel gate, de-dup state, ntfy
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notifications, the hard backstop, `--reset`, and `--dry-run`.
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send success is what gates de-dup state and self-termination.
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- **Slack** is the second channel. The script can't reach the Slack MCP, so on
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each real run it writes the run's NEW alerts to `state/last_run.json`
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(`high`, `maybe`, `notice`, `slack_user_id`), and the scheduled session
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(`high`, `maybe`, `news`, `notice`, `slack_user_id`), and the scheduled session
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(`RUN.md`, Step 4) mirrors them via the Slack MCP. Slack rides along; it does
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not gate disarm. `last_run.json` only ever lists NEW alerts, so Slack inherits
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the same de-dup. Slack is recorded even when ntfy fails, so a blocked ntfy
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- HIGH: `ACTIONABLE_INVITE` and confidence ≥ `R2_HIGH_CONF` (0.7) → HIGH ntfy + disarm.
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- MAYBE: `ACTIONABLE_INVITE` and `R2_MAYBE_LOW` (0.4) ≤ confidence < 0.7 → LOW ntfy, keep watching.
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- NEWS: `TIMELINE_UPDATE` → DEFAULT-priority FYI ntfy, **never disarms**. For
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substantive non-actionable updates about *when/whether* I can order (a concrete
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order window/date, invitations starting/accelerating/being delayed, an
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eligibility change) — e.g. "you'll be invited to order in September–October
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2026". Confidence-independent: the classifier's `TIMELINE_UPDATE` label is the
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gate. Distinct from generic hype, which stays MARKETING/NOISE → silent.
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- NONE: everything else → silent.
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A MAYBE can be **upgraded** to a HIGH on a later run if reclassified ≥ 0.7.
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A MAYBE can be **upgraded** to a HIGH on a later run if reclassified ≥ 0.7. NEWS
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is its own de-dup axis (`state["news"]`); it neither disarms nor blocks a later
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HIGH/MAYBE for a different message.
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## Conventions
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- Regression suite (stdlib only, no deps): `python3 tests/test_fixtures.py`.
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Drives `process --dry-run` over every fixture in `fixtures/` and asserts the
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exit code + HIT/MAYBE routing, then checks `--dry-run` created no `state/`.
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exit code + HIT/MAYBE/NEWS routing, then checks `--dry-run` created no `state/`.
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Fixtures include `real_inbox_results.json` — a real inbox that held the actual
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R2 invite alongside the two false-positive traps (a transactional order
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*confirmation* and a "keep an eye out for your invite" pre-invite teaser);
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only the genuine invite may fire + disarm.
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*confirmation* and a "keep an eye out for your invite" pre-invite teaser) and a
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concrete "you'll be invited in September–October 2026" timeline email; only the
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genuine invite may fire + disarm, while the timeline email fires a NEWS heads-up
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(no disarm). `timeline_update_results.json` isolates the NEWS tier: two genuine
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timeline/eligibility updates fire heads-ups, contentless hype stays silent.
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- Offline plumbing (single fixture): `python3 r2_monitor.py process --input fixtures/sample_results.json --dry-run`
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- End-to-end: paste `RUN.md` into a session with `DRY-RUN` at the top (searches
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the last 7 days, classifies, runs `process --dry-run`).

README.md

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| Part | Who runs it | What it does |
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|------|-------------|--------------|
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| `RUN.md` | the scheduled **Claude session** | pulls candidates from Gmail (MCP), classifies each as `ACTIONABLE_INVITE` vs `MARKETING/NOISE`, writes `results.json` |
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| `RUN.md` | the scheduled **Claude session** | pulls candidates from Gmail (MCP), classifies each as `ACTIONABLE_INVITE` / `TIMELINE_UPDATE` / `MARKETING/NOISE`, writes `results.json` |
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| `r2_monitor.py` | plain Python (no deps) | de-dup, ntfy notifications, the DONE sentinel, the backstop, `--reset`, `--dry-run` |
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Keeping the irreversible/stateful work (notifying, disarming) in plain, tested
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- **Maybe** (`ACTIONABLE_INVITE` and 0.4–0.7) → **LOW** priority ntfy flagged
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"POSSIBLE R2 invite — check manually." Keeps you in the loop without false
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alarms. Does **not** disarm — monitoring continues.
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- **News** (`TIMELINE_UPDATE`) → **DEFAULT** priority ntfy flagged "R2 timeline
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update — FYI." For substantive non-actionable updates on *when/whether* you
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can order — a concrete order window/date (e.g. "you'll be invited in
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September–October 2026"), an acceleration, or an eligibility change. A
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heads-up, not the invite, so it does **not** disarm. Generic hype with no
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timeline content stays silent.
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- **No hit** → silent.
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- **Two channels.** Alerts go to **ntfy and Slack**. The script owns ntfy and
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records each run's new alerts to `state/last_run.json`; the scheduled
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This runs every fixture through `process --dry-run` and asserts the exit code and
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HIT/MAYBE routing, then verifies the dry-run wrote no `state/`. It includes
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HIT/MAYBE/NEWS routing, then verifies the dry-run wrote no `state/`. It includes
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`fixtures/real_inbox_results.json` — modelled on a **real inbox that actually held
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the R2 invite**, alongside the two false-positive traps a keyword/sender filter
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would miss: a transactional **order confirmation** (invite-looking but a receipt)
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and a **"Keep an eye out for your invite"** pre-invite teaser. Only the genuine,
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personalized invite fires a HIGH hit and disarms; everything else stays silent.
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and a **"Keep an eye out for your invite"** pre-invite teaser — plus a concrete
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**"you'll be invited in September–October 2026"** timeline email. Only the genuine,
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personalized invite fires a HIGH hit and disarms; the timeline email fires a
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**NEWS** heads-up (no disarm); the traps and hype stay silent.
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## Re-arming and resetting
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RUN.md

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- `ACTIONABLE_INVITE` = the email personally invites ME to place/configure my R2
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order now, or tells me my order window/slot is open / it's my turn.
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- `TIMELINE_UPDATE` = NOT an invite, but a substantive update on **when or
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whether I'll be able to order**: a concrete order-window date or range (e.g.
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"you'll be invited to order in September–October 2026"), an announcement that
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invitations are starting / accelerating / being delayed, or a change to my
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place in line or eligibility. The key test: does it give me genuinely NEW
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information about my path to ordering? If yes → `TIMELINE_UPDATE`. This sends a
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low-key FYI heads-up; it does NOT disarm the monitor (it's not the invite). Do
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NOT use this for generic hype with no timeline content — that stays NOISE.
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- `MARKETING/NOISE` = generic newsletters, "R2 arrives June 9" hype, demo-drive
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promos, reviews, "design your R2" teasers, and third-party articles mentioning
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Rivian. The June 9 "Important update on R2 orders" marketing blast is NOT an
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invite. Two false-positive traps to classify as NOISE (a keyword/sender filter
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invite (and carries no personal timeline, so it is NOT a TIMELINE_UPDATE
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either). Two false-positive traps to classify as NOISE (a keyword/sender filter
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fails both, the classifier must not):
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- **Transactional confirmations / receipts.** "Your R2 order confirmation" and
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similar post-order emails are personalized and Rivian-sent but confirm an
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or "Turn your R2 reservation into reality" contain invite-ish wording but do
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NOT actually open my order window — they tell me an invite is *coming*. Not
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actionable until the email itself invites me to configure/place my order now.
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Boundary vs `TIMELINE_UPDATE`: a vague "it's coming, stay tuned" with no date
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or window stays NOISE; the moment such an email carries a **concrete order
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window/date or an acceleration/delay** (e.g. "you'll be invited to order in
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September–October 2026"), it becomes a `TIMELINE_UPDATE` worth a heads-up.
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- Calibrate confidence so it crosses 0.7 only for a genuine, personalized,
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Build a JSON array, one object per de-duped candidate, each object EXACTLY:
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```json
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"classification": "ACTIONABLE_INVITE | TIMELINE_UPDATE | MARKETING/NOISE",
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**Step 4 — mirror new alerts to Slack (the second channel).** The script can't
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for you to send. After Step 3:
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- Read `state/last_run.json`. If it's missing or both `high` and `maybe` are
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empty and `notice` is null, send nothing.
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- Read `state/last_run.json`. If it's missing or `high`, `maybe`, and `news` are
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all empty and `notice` is null, send nothing.
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- If `slack_user_id` is null, Slack is disabled — skip (ntfy only).
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- Otherwise use the Slack MCP `slack_send_message` with `channel_id` =
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`slack_user_id` (a `U...` id DMs that user). Send ONE message per alert:
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- For each entry in `high`: a clear "🚗 R2 ORDER INVITE detected" message with
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- For each entry in `news`: a "🗓️ R2 timeline update (FYI)" message with the
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same fields — a heads-up, not an invite.
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- If `notice` is set (backstop): send it as-is.
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fixtures/real_inbox_results.json

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"received": "2026-06-17T06:00:00-05:00",
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},
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{
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"classification": "TIMELINE_UPDATE",
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"confidence": 0.8,
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"reason": "Not an invite, but gives a concrete personal order window: I'll be invited to order in September–October 2026.",
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"sender": "Rivian <hello@em.rivian.com>",
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"subject": "Your R2 order window: you'll be invited in September–October 2026",
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"received": "2026-06-17T15:20:00-05:00",
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"message_id": "REALINBOX_timeline_update",
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"thread_id": "REALINBOX_thread_timeline"
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[
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{
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"classification": "TIMELINE_UPDATE",
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"confidence": 0.82,
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"reason": "Concrete order-window date: I'll be invited to order in September–October 2026. Not actionable yet, but a substantive heads-up.",
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"sender": "Rivian <hello@em.rivian.com>",
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"subject": "Your R2 order window: you'll be invited in September–October 2026",
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"received": "2026-06-20T10:00:00-05:00",
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"message_id": "TIMELINE_window",
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"thread_id": "TIMELINE_thread_window"
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{
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"classification": "TIMELINE_UPDATE",
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"reason": "Announces R2 order invitations are starting ahead of schedule — an acceleration of my path to ordering.",
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"sender": "Rivian <hello@em.rivian.com>",
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"subject": "R2 invitations are starting sooner than planned",
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"received": "2026-06-20T11:30:00-05:00",
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"message_id": "TIMELINE_accel",
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"thread_id": "TIMELINE_thread_accel"
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"classification": "MARKETING/NOISE",
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"reason": "Generic hype with no timeline or personal eligibility content — stays silent, not a TIMELINE_UPDATE.",
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"sender": "Rivian <hello@em.rivian.com>",
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"subject": "The R2 is coming — stay tuned!",
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"received": "2026-06-20T12:00:00-05:00",
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r2_monitor.py

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