Add a roadmap and a staged implementation plan to move weatherreporter toward deterministic, reusable briefing modules that can

be composed per report type

.woodpecker/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+when:
+  - event: tag
+
+steps:
+  - name: build-release-assets
+    image: golang:1.25
+    commands:
+      - |
+        set -eu
+
+        version="$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+        dist="dist"
+        pkg="gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/cmd/weatherreporter"
+
+        rm -rf "$dist"
+        mkdir -p "$dist"
+
+        build_binary() {
+          goos="$1"
+          goarch="$2"
+          suffix="$3"
+          output="$dist/weatherreporter-$version-$goos-$goarch$suffix"
+
+          CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS="$goos" GOARCH="$goarch" \
+            go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/buildinfo.Version=$version" \
+            -o "$output" "$pkg"
+        }
+
+        build_binary linux amd64 ""
+        build_binary linux arm64 ""
+        build_binary darwin amd64 ""
+        build_binary darwin arm64 ""
+        build_binary windows amd64 ".exe"
+        build_binary windows arm64 ".exe"
+
+  - name: publish-release
+    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-release
+    depends_on:
+      - build-release-assets
+    settings:
+      api_key:
+        from_secret: GITEA_RELEASE_TOKEN
+      files:
+        - dist/weatherreporter-*
+      checksum: sha256
+      checksum-file: SHA256SUMS
+      checksum-flatten: true
+      file-exists: skip
+      overwrite: false
+      prerelease: false

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 `weatherreporter` is a Go application for preparing human-facing weather
 reports from normalized forecast data. It builds structured briefing packages,
 runs them through `scriptorium`, and keeps inspectable artifacts under a local
-workspace.
+workspace. It can also upload successfully generated managed Markdown reports
+to a configured `distributor` HTTP upload endpoint.
 
 ## Quickstart
 

docs/cli.md

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ weatherreporter generate daily --date 2026-05-29 --out ./daily.md
 
 This loads configuration, fetches weather data, writes managed workspace
 artifacts, runs `scriptorium render` as a preflight check, runs
-`scriptorium run`, and writes an extra Markdown copy to `./daily.md`.
+`scriptorium run`, and writes an extra Markdown copy to `./daily.md`. If
+distributor notification is enabled in configuration, the command also uploads
+the managed Markdown report after final metadata is saved.
 
 ## Commands
 
@@ -33,14 +35,20 @@ weatherreporter inspect sources [--config PATH] RUN_ID
 ```
 
 `generate` commands write briefing, data package, preflight, report, and
-metadata artifacts under the configured workspace. `generate storm` requires
+metadata artifacts under the configured workspace. `--out` writes an extra
-explicit event-window bounds with `--start` and `--end`.
+Markdown copy for the operator; distributor notification uses the managed
+report path, not the extra copy. `generate storm` requires explicit
+event-window bounds with `--start` and `--end`.
 
 `run morning` generates Daily Today and the 3-Day Outlook, plus Weekend Outlook
 except on Sunday. `run evening` generates the Tomorrow Planning Brief. Batch
 runs continue independent reports after a failure, print a JSON summary to
 stdout, write compact status lines to stderr, and return nonzero when any report
-failed.
+failed. `--out-dir` writes extra Markdown copies for the operator; distributor
+notification uses each managed report path, not the extra copies. When
+notification is enabled, batch summaries and status lines include notification
+status, accepted distributor run ID, or notification error fields for each
+attempted report.
 
 `inspect` commands read existing workspace artifacts and emit JSON to stdout.
 They do not fetch weather data or invoke `scriptorium`.
@@ -61,6 +69,9 @@ They do not fetch weather data or invoke `scriptorium`.
 Storm times accept `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM` in the configured timezone or RFC3339
 timestamps with explicit offsets.
 
+Distributor notification is configured only through `notify.distributor`; there
+are no distributor-specific CLI flags.
+
 ## Common Workflows
 
 ```sh

docs/config.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Precedence is:
 
 The implemented configuration overrides are `--units` and `--tz`. Output flags
 control report copies for the current command but do not change configuration
-files. Environment-variable configuration is not implemented.
+files. Environment variables do not override configuration fields.
 
 ## Minimal Config
 
@@ -64,6 +64,66 @@ multiple configured forecast locations.
 The prompt-facing location object also includes `timezone`, derived from the
 effective `weather_api.timezone` after CLI overrides such as `--tz`.
 
+### `secrets`
+
+- `directory`: optional directory of file-backed environment secrets. Default:
+  empty, which disables secret loading.
+
+When configured, each regular file directly under `secrets.directory` is loaded
+after config file parsing and CLI overrides. The file basename must be a valid
+environment variable name matching `[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*`; the file contents
+become the environment variable value and overwrite any existing value. One
+trailing LF or CRLF is stripped. Subdirectories, symlinks, invalid filenames,
+missing directories, and unreadable files fail config loading.
+
+### `notify`
+
+`notify.distributor` controls distributor notification after successful report
+generation. It is disabled by default and does not add CLI flags. When enabled,
+weatherreporter uploads one distributor bundle per generated report after
+`scriptorium run` succeeds and final metadata is saved.
+
+- `enabled`: whether distributor notification config is active. Default:
+  `false`.
+- `endpoint`: absolute distributor endpoint URL. Required when enabled.
+  Default: `https://distributor.example.com`.
+- `token_env`: environment variable name that will contain the distributor
+  upload token. Required when enabled. Default: `DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN`.
+- `timeout`: distributor operation timeout. Must be greater than zero when
+  enabled. Default: `30s`.
+- `failure_policy`: must be `error` when enabled. Default: `error`.
+- `pipeline_id_template`: template for the distributor pipeline ID. Required
+  when enabled. Default: empty.
+- `bundle_id_template`: template for distributor bundle IDs. Default:
+  `weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}`.
+- `idempotency_key_template`: template for distributor idempotency keys.
+  Default: `{bundle_id}.{run_id}`.
+- `report_path_templates`: ordered list of templates for Markdown report paths
+  inside the distributor bundle. Each rendered path maps to the same managed
+  Markdown report source. Default:
+  ```yaml
+  - "{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_date}-{artifact_group}-{run_id}.md"
+  ```
+
+Supported template variables are `location_id`, `report_id`, `run_id`,
+`artifact_group`, `batch_output_name`, `valid_start_date`, `valid_end_date`,
+`valid_start_time`, `valid_end_time`, `valid_start_stamp`, and
+`valid_end_stamp`. Date values use `YYYY-MM-DD`, time values use `HHMM`, and
+stamp values use `YYYY-MM-DDTHHMM` in the effective report timezone.
+`pipeline_id_template` and `idempotency_key_template` may also use `bundle_id`.
+
+The rendered pipeline ID selects the configured distributor `http_upload`
+workflow. The rendered bundle ID is the stable logical source identity for the
+report stream. The rendered idempotency key is the per-run retry identity.
+
+Rendered report paths must be unique relative paths with `/` separators. They
+must not contain backslashes, empty path segments, `.`, `..`, `manifest.json`,
+or `.distributor.json`.
+
+The upload token is read from the environment variable named by `token_env`
+after config loading and `secrets.directory` processing. Config files should
+name the variable only; they should not contain the token value.
+
 ### `missing_source`
 
 - `default`: missing-source behavior for optional sources. One of `error`, `warn`, or `none`. Default: `warn`.
@@ -87,6 +147,7 @@ stub source slots use the missing-source policy.
 - `reports_dir`: managed Markdown report directory under `workspace.root`. Default: `reports`.
 - `data_packages_dir`: prompt input package directory under `workspace.root`. Default: `data-packages`.
 - `preflight_dir`: Scriptorium render output directory under `workspace.root`. Default: `preflight`.
+- `notifications_dir`: distributor notification debug artifact directory under `workspace.root`. Default: `notifications`.
 
 Workspace subdirectories must be relative paths that stay inside
 `workspace.root`.
@@ -115,8 +176,13 @@ snapshot exists and a threshold is crossed.
 
 ## Secrets
 
-Configuration files should not contain secrets. The current Weather API and
+Configuration files should not contain raw secrets. Use `secrets.directory` to
-Scriptorium integration settings do not require secret fields.
+load secret values from files into environment variables for integrations that
+read credentials from the environment. Secret file names become environment
+variable names, and secret file contents become values. For distributor
+notification, this allows a file such as
+`<secrets.directory>/DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN` to supply the token referenced by
+`notify.distributor.token_env`.
 
 ## Maintained Examples
 

docs/integrations/distributor/api.md

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+# Upstream Producer Integration
+
+Audience: developers and LLM coding agents adding `distributor` support to an upstream Go producer application.
+
+This document is the copyable implementation guide for submitting producer outputs to a `distributor` pipeline whose source backend is `http_upload`.
+
+## Required Inputs
+
+The upstream application needs these values from deployment or operator configuration:
+
+- distributor endpoint: the HTTP server base URL, such as `https://distributor.example.com`;
+- upload token: bearer token that authenticates the producer;
+- pipeline id: configured `http_upload` pipeline that should process this upload;
+- generated files: regular local files to include in the source bundle;
+- bundle id: stable identifier for the logical report stream or artifact;
+- idempotency key: unique key for one producer run, reused only when retrying that same run.
+
+Do not put destination routing, public URLs, transform settings, or credentials in the source manifest. Those belong in the `distributor` pipeline configuration.
+
+The token, pipeline id, bundle id, and idempotency key have different jobs. The token authenticates the producer. The pipeline id selects the configured distributor workflow, including destinations and publishing policy. The bundle id tells `distributor` whether a new upload is a newer version of the same source; keep it stable across runs that should replace the same managed destination artifact. The idempotency key tells `distributor` whether an upload request is a retry; change it for each distinct producer run so new content is enqueued.
+
+## Recommended Workflow
+
+Use `gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/upload`.
+
+For most producers, use `UploadFiles`. It accepts producer-generated files, builds a temporary valid source bundle with `pkg/bundle`, uploads a gzip-compressed tar archive, and removes temporary files when the call returns.
+
+Use `UploadBundle` only when the producer already assembled a complete bundle directory containing `manifest.json`.
+
+Add the dependency from the upstream application:
+
+```sh
+go get gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor
+```
+
+## Minimal Go Example
+
+```go
+package reports
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/bundle"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/upload"
+)
+
+func SubmitReport(reportPath, summaryPath string) error {
+	endpoint := os.Getenv("DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT")
+	token := os.Getenv("DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN")
+	if endpoint == "" || token == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("distributor endpoint and token are required")
+	}
+
+	pipelineID := "weather-hourly"
+	reportID := "weather.hourly.brentwood"
+	runID := time.Now().UTC().Format("20060102T150405.000000000Z")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	client, err := upload.NewClient(upload.ClientOptions{
+		Endpoint: endpoint,
+		Token:    token,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	result, err := client.UploadFiles(ctx, upload.UploadFilesOptions{
+		PipelineID:     pipelineID,
+		ID:             reportID,
+		IdempotencyKey: reportID + "." + runID,
+		Files: []bundle.BundleFile{
+			{SourcePath: reportPath, Path: "report.md"},
+			{SourcePath: summaryPath, Path: "summary.txt"},
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		var conflict *upload.IdempotencyConflictError
+		if errors.As(err, &conflict) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("idempotency key was reused for different bundle content: %w", err)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("distributor accepted run %s\n", result.RunID)
+	return nil
+}
+```
+
+## Producer Responsibilities
+
+- Use a stable bundle id for the logical producer output that should replace the same destination artifact, such as `weather.hourly.brentwood`.
+- Set `PipelineID` to the configured upload pipeline that should process the bundle.
+- Do not include per-run timestamps, random values, or job ids in the bundle id unless each run should be treated as a different source.
+- Use an idempotency key that changes for every distinct producer run, such as `<bundle-id>.<run-id>`.
+- Reuse the same idempotency key only when retrying the exact same producer run with the same source manifest.
+- Map each generated file to a clean slash-separated bundle path, such as `report.md` or `assets/chart.png`.
+- Include only regular files. Symlinks, directories as files, devices, FIFOs, and sockets are rejected.
+- Keep file contents stable after upload inputs are selected. Bundle digests are calculated from file bytes.
+- Treat upload success as admission only. `UploadFiles` and `UploadBundle` return after the server accepts and validates the upload, not after all destinations publish.
+
+Valid bundle paths are relative slash paths. They must not be empty, absolute, contain backslashes, contain `.` or `..` path segments, contain empty path segments, or use reserved basenames `manifest.json` or `.distributor.json`.
+
+## Idempotency And Status
+
+`pkg/upload` sends `Idempotency-Key` on every upload. If the caller omits one, the package generates a random key for that call and reuses it for in-process retries. That is enough for transient network retry within one process, but it does not give cross-process retry identity.
+
+For producer jobs that may retry after process restart, supply a key derived from the producer run, such as `<bundle-id>.<run-id>`. Reusing the same key with the same token, pipeline id, and normalized source manifest returns the original accepted run. Reusing the same key with different source content in that scope returns a conflict. Reusing one key across multiple distinct report generations prevents those generations from being treated as new uploads.
+
+`Status` polls `/runs/<run-id>` while the distributor server retains the in-memory status record. Status values are `accepted`, `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, and `failed`. Completed records expire according to the server's `server.http.retention` setting, and server restart clears status and idempotency records.
+
+Optional status check:
+
+```go
+status, err := client.Status(ctx, result.RunID)
+if err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+if status.Status == "failed" {
+	return fmt.Errorf("distributor run failed: %s", status.Error)
+}
+```
+
+## References
+
+In the `distributor` source tree:
+
+- `docs/consumers/pkg-upload.md`: Go upload package workflow.
+- `docs/consumers/pkg-bundle.md`: Go bundle package workflow.
+- `docs/integrations/http-upload.md`: canonical HTTP upload wire contract.
+- `docs/integrations/source-bundle.md`: canonical source bundle file-format contract.

docs/integrations/distributor/pkg-bundle.md

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# `pkg/bundle`
+
+Audience: upstream Go producer developers and LLM coding agents using `distributor` source bundle helpers.
+
+Import path:
+
+```go
+import "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/bundle"
+```
+
+`pkg/bundle` builds, writes, parses, and validates local source bundles. Use it directly when a producer writes bundles for `distributor` to discover, or when a producer wants to assemble and validate a bundle before using another transport.
+
+The canonical source bundle file-format contract is [Source Bundle Contract](../integrations/source-bundle.md).
+
+## Preferred Complete-Bundle Workflow
+
+Use `WriteBundle` when producer-generated files live outside the final bundle root.
+
+```go
+manifest, err := bundle.WriteBundle(bundle.WriteBundleOptions{
+	Root: "/var/spool/distributor/weather/hourly-2026-06-07T15",
+	ID:   "weather.hourly.brentwood",
+	Files: []bundle.BundleFile{
+		{SourcePath: "/tmp/weather/report.md", Path: "report.md"},
+		{SourcePath: "/tmp/weather/summary.txt", Path: "summary.txt"},
+	},
+})
+if err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+_ = manifest
+```
+
+`WriteBundle` copies each source file into a staged bundle root, writes `manifest.json`, validates the staged bundle, and promotes it into place. Set `Overwrite: true` only when the producer intentionally replaces an existing bundle root.
+
+## Existing Bundle Root Workflow
+
+Use `BuildManifest` and `WriteManifest` when files are already staged under the final bundle root.
+
+```go
+root := "/var/spool/distributor/weather/hourly-2026-06-07T15"
+manifest, err := bundle.BuildManifest(bundle.BuildOptions{
+	Root:  root,
+	ID:    "weather.hourly.brentwood",
+	Files: []string{"report.md", "summary.txt"},
+})
+if err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+if err := bundle.WriteManifest(root, manifest, bundle.WriteManifestOptions{}); err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+if err := bundle.ValidateBundle(root, manifest); err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+```
+
+Use `Scan: true` instead of `Files` only when every valid regular file under the root should be included. Scan mode includes dotfiles, skips reserved metadata files, rejects symlinks, and sorts paths lexically.
+
+## Paths And Ordering
+
+Bundle paths are slash-separated paths relative to the bundle root.
+
+Invalid paths include:
+
+- empty paths;
+- absolute paths;
+- paths containing backslashes;
+- `.` or `..` path segments;
+- empty path segments;
+- any basename of `manifest.json` or `.distributor.json`.
+
+Explicit file lists preserve caller order. File order is part of the bundle digest, so producers should choose it deliberately and keep it stable.
+
+The manifest `ID` is the logical source identity used by `distributor` destination comparison. Keep it stable for runs that should replace the same managed destination artifact. If every run uses a different manifest `ID`, `distributor` treats those runs as different sources and may report a destination conflict instead of replacing older output.
+
+## Validation And Digest Helpers
+
+Use `ValidateBundle` before handing an existing local bundle to another process. It verifies manifest semantics, file existence, regular-file type, file size, per-file SHA-256 digests, and bundle digest.
+
+Useful helpers:
+
+- `LoadManifest`: read `manifest.json` from a bundle root.
+- `ParseManifest` and `MarshalManifest`: parse or write manifest bytes.
+- `ValidateManifest`: validate manifest-only semantics.
+- `FileDigest`, `BundleDigest`, and `ValidateDigest`: digest helpers for diagnostics and tests.
+
+## Boundaries
+
+`pkg/bundle` does not upload bundles, publish destinations, transform Markdown, select pipelines, configure credentials, or write destination state. Those concerns belong to `pkg/upload` or the `distributor` application.

docs/integrations/distributor/pkg-upload.md

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+# `pkg/upload`
+
+Audience: upstream Go producer developers and LLM coding agents submitting bundles to `distributor serve`.
+
+Import path:
+
+```go
+import "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/upload"
+```
+
+`pkg/upload` is the producer-facing HTTP upload client. It builds on `pkg/bundle`, packages valid source bundles as gzip-compressed tar archives, sends bearer authentication, routes uploads to a configured pipeline, includes idempotency keys, and exposes a status polling helper.
+
+`UploadFiles` examples also use:
+
+```go
+import "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/bundle"
+```
+
+The canonical HTTP wire contract is [HTTP Upload API Contract](../integrations/http-upload.md).
+
+## Client Construction
+
+```go
+client, err := upload.NewClient(upload.ClientOptions{
+	Endpoint: "https://distributor.example.com",
+	Token:    token,
+})
+if err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+```
+
+`Endpoint` is the distributor server base URL. The client derives `/v1/pipelines/<pipeline-id>/upload` and `/runs/<run-id>`. `Token` is required and is sent as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Token values are redacted from client errors.
+
+`HTTPClient` and `Retry` are optional. Defaults use a 30 second HTTP timeout and safe retry settings.
+
+## Upload Producer Files
+
+Use `UploadFiles` when the producer has generated output files but has not assembled a bundle directory.
+
+```go
+result, err := client.UploadFiles(ctx, upload.UploadFilesOptions{
+	PipelineID:     "weather-hourly",
+	ID:             "weather.hourly.brentwood",
+	IdempotencyKey: "weather.hourly.brentwood.20260607T150000Z",
+	Files: []bundle.BundleFile{
+		{SourcePath: "/tmp/weather/report.md", Path: "report.md"},
+		{SourcePath: "/tmp/weather/summary.txt", Path: "summary.txt"},
+	},
+})
+if err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+_ = result.RunID
+```
+
+`PipelineID` is required and selects the configured distributor workflow for this upload. `ID` is the source manifest id and identifies the logical artifact inside that workflow. `UploadFiles` creates a temporary bundle, writes and validates a manifest, uploads the archive, and removes temporary files when the call returns. It does not write into producer source directories.
+
+## Upload An Existing Bundle
+
+Use `UploadBundle` when the producer already has a complete local bundle root containing `manifest.json`.
+
+```go
+result, err := client.UploadBundle(ctx, upload.UploadBundleOptions{
+	PipelineID:     "weather-hourly",
+	Root:           "/var/spool/weather/hourly-2026-06-07T15",
+	IdempotencyKey: "weather.hourly.brentwood.20260607T150000Z",
+})
+if err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+_ = result.RunID
+```
+
+`PipelineID` is required for existing bundles too. `UploadBundle` validates the local bundle by default and uploads only `manifest.json` plus manifest-listed files. Unlisted files are not uploaded.
+
+## Result And Status
+
+Upload success means the server returned `202 Accepted` after staging and validating the upload. It does not mean all configured destinations have published.
+
+Poll status while the server retains the in-memory run record:
+
+```go
+status, err := client.Status(ctx, result.RunID)
+if err != nil {
+	return err
+}
+if status.Status == "failed" {
+	return fmt.Errorf("distributor run failed: %s", status.Error)
+}
+```
+
+Status values are `accepted`, `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, and `failed`. Completed records expire according to `server.http.retention`; server restart clears run status and idempotency records.
+
+## Idempotency And Retry
+
+Every upload request includes `Idempotency-Key`.
+
+If `IdempotencyKey` is omitted, the client generates a random 128-bit lowercase hexadecimal key for that upload operation and reuses it for retries within the same call. For cross-process retry safety, producers should pass a key derived from the producer run, such as `<bundle-id>.<run-id>`.
+
+Do not reuse the same idempotency key for multiple distinct report generations. Reuse it only when retrying the exact same run with the same token, pipeline id, and source manifest. A repeated key with the same manifest in that scope returns the original accepted run instead of enqueueing another run; a repeated key with different content returns an idempotency conflict.
+
+The client retries only safe cases:
+
+- `503 Service Unavailable`;
+- temporary network errors;
+- ambiguous mid-upload failures.
+
+It does not retry after `202 Accepted` and does not retry `400`, `401`, `403`, `404`, `409`, `413`, or `415`.
+
+Detect conflicting key reuse with `errors.As`:
+
+```go
+var conflict *upload.IdempotencyConflictError
+if errors.As(err, &conflict) {
+	return fmt.Errorf("idempotency key was reused for different bundle content: %w", err)
+}
+```
+
+## Boundaries
+
+`pkg/upload` does not configure server pipelines, choose destinations, wait for publication completion automatically, persist client queues, provide durable idempotency across server restarts, or expose destination state. It submits complete source bundles to the configured HTTP upload API.

docs/integrations/weatherapi.md

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ The adapter sends these query parameters:
 - `tz`: from `weather_api.timezone` on hourly forecast, narrative forecast, and
   discussion requests
 
-Alerts do not receive `precision` or `tz`.
+Alerts do not receive `precision` or `tz`. Weather story requests receive only
+`format=json`.
 
 ## Endpoints Used
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ The adapter fetches these endpoints once per bundle:
 - `/forecast/narrative`
 - `/alerts/active`
 - `/discussion`
+- `/weatherstories/latest`
 
 `weatherreporter` does not call day-slice forecast endpoints or discussion
 subsection endpoints. Report-period selection and daypart summarization happen
@@ -86,10 +88,11 @@ source-specific `missing_source.sources` policy:
 - `narrative` for `/forecast/narrative`
 - `alerts` for `/alerts/active`
 - `discussion` for `/discussion`
+- `weather_story` for `/weatherstories/latest`
 
-The adapter also creates missing stub source records for `daily` and
+The adapter also creates a missing stub source record for `daily` because that
-`weather_story` because those source slots exist in the internal bundle but are
+source slot exists in the internal bundle but is not fetched from the Weather
-not fetched from the Weather API.
+API.
 
 Policy behavior:
 
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ types in `internal/forecast/bundle.go`, including:
 - forecast run metadata and `periods`
 - active alert run data
 - discussion metadata, key messages, and short/long-term section text
+- latest weather story title, description, timing, priority, order, alt text,
+  and download URL
 
 The adapter intentionally keeps upstream transport and envelope details inside
 `internal/adapters/weatherapi`; downstream packages consume the normalized

docs/internal/app-orchestration.md

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ This document describes the implemented workflow coordinator in `internal/app`.
 `internal/app` coordinates the top-level use cases after CLI parsing and config
 loading are complete. It resolves report definitions, fetches weather data,
 builds briefing and prompt-input artifacts, invokes Scriptorium through the
-adapter boundary, persists managed state, runs batches, and reads existing
+adapter boundary, optionally notifies distributor through an app-owned notifier
-artifacts for inspection.
+boundary, persists managed state, runs batches, and reads existing artifacts for
+inspection.
 
 ## Inputs And Outputs
 
@@ -22,13 +23,15 @@ Inputs:
 - resolved report definitions from `internal/report`
 - forecast bundles from `internal/adapters/weatherapi`
 - prior snapshots loaded from `internal/state`
-- optional renderer and state-store fakes for tests
+- optional renderer, notifier, and state-store fakes for tests
 
 Outputs:
 
 - generated report results with briefing, data package, preflight, report,
-  metadata, prior snapshot, Recent Changes, and Scriptorium result details
+  metadata, prior snapshot, Recent Changes, Scriptorium result details, and
-- batch summaries with per-report status, artifact paths, and error text
+  notification result when attempted
+- batch summaries with per-report status, artifact paths, error text, and
+  notification outcome when attempted
 - saved Weather API bundle JSON for fetch workflows
 - inspection JSON values for reports, metadata, briefings, data packages, prior
   snapshots, and source provenance
@@ -42,8 +45,9 @@ Scriptorium argv.
 
 Report selection and report identity policy come from `internal/report`.
 Weather API transport stays in `internal/adapters/weatherapi`. Scriptorium
-subprocess behavior stays in `internal/adapters/scriptorium`. Filesystem layout
+subprocess behavior stays in `internal/adapters/scriptorium`. Distributor
-and persisted metadata stay in `internal/state`.
+upload behavior stays in `internal/adapters/distributor`. Filesystem layout and
+persisted metadata stay in `internal/state`.
 
 ## Config Fields Used
 
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ and persisted metadata stay in `internal/state`.
 - `workspace.*` for filesystem state
 - `dayparts` for daily and outlook summarization
 - `recent_change.*` for structured Recent Changes thresholds
+- `notify.distributor.*` for optional notification after report generation
 
 Output copy flags are command request fields. They are not configuration
 defaults.
@@ -74,11 +79,21 @@ Single-report generation follows this order:
 12. Run Scriptorium report generation to the managed report path.
 13. Copy the managed report to the requested `--out` path when provided.
 14. Save metadata with the managed report path.
+15. If distributor notification is enabled, notify using the managed report
+    path as the source file.
+16. Save a distributor notification debug artifact and update metadata with its
+    path.
 
 If render preflight returns both a result and an error, preflight JSON and
 metadata are persisted before the error is returned. If Scriptorium report
 generation returns an error after writing output, the managed report and
-metadata remain inspectable.
+metadata remain inspectable. Notification is not attempted after Weather API,
+briefing, prompt input, render, Scriptorium run, or metadata-save failures.
+When notification is attempted, the debug artifact records request identity,
+including rendered pipeline ID, bundle paths, accepted upload fields,
+distributor status fields, raw status report JSON when available, and redacted
+failure context.
+`--out` copies are never used as notification source files.
 
 ## Batch Workflow
 
@@ -87,6 +102,10 @@ on Sunday. `run evening` resolves Daily Tomorrow. Batch output copy names come
 from report definitions. Batch generation continues independent reports after a
 failure, records each result, writes compact status lines to stderr, emits a
 JSON summary to stdout, and returns an aggregate error when any report failed.
+When notification is enabled, each successfully generated report is notified
+independently. Notification failure marks that report failed, records
+notification fields in the batch result, and does not stop later reports.
+`--out-dir` copies are never used as notification source files.
 
 ## Inspection Workflow
 
@@ -101,6 +120,8 @@ inspection view.
 - Weather API and briefing errors stop that report before Scriptorium runs.
 - Prompt input validation fails before render preflight.
 - Render and run errors preserve Scriptorium stderr and exit-code context.
+- Notification errors are wrapped with report ID, RunID, and managed report path
+  context and are recorded separately in batch results.
 - Metadata and artifact path errors include filesystem context.
 - Batch failures are recorded per report and surfaced through an aggregate
   batch error.
@@ -121,3 +142,5 @@ Inspect:
 - Render preflight precedes Scriptorium report generation.
 - Recent Changes are computed from structured briefing snapshots.
 - Metadata links artifacts produced for a run.
+- Distributor notification maps the managed Markdown report path to configured
+  bundle paths; extra output copies are not upload sources.

docs/internal/briefing.md

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Outputs:
   object for Daily, 3-Day, Weekend, or Storm Report
 - optional `currentConditions` prompt context from normalized
   `/conditions/current` data when available
+- optional structured `weatherStory` context on report-specific briefing
+  objects when `/weatherstories/latest` is available
 - optional JSON file written by `briefing.Save`
 
 ## Boundaries

docs/internal/distributor-adapter.md

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+# Distributor Adapter Internals
+
+This document describes the distributor upload adapter in
+`internal/adapters/distributor`.
+
+## Purpose
+
+The adapter submits generated weatherreporter Markdown reports to a configured
+distributor HTTP upload endpoint. It isolates distributor package types,
+token-env lookup, upload client construction, source-bundle file mapping,
+timeout handling, status polling, and upload error wrapping from app
+orchestration.
+
+## Inputs And Outputs
+
+Inputs:
+
+- distributor endpoint URL
+- token environment variable name
+- upload timeout
+- pipeline ID
+- bundle ID
+- idempotency key
+- source Markdown report path and bundle-relative path mappings
+- bundle created timestamp
+- context for cancellation
+
+Outputs:
+
+- accepted distributor run ID
+- accepted distributor upload status
+- distributor run status, status polling error, and raw run report JSON when available
+- weatherreporter-owned idempotency conflict error when applicable
+
+## Boundaries
+
+`internal/adapters/distributor` is the only weatherreporter package that imports
+`gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/upload` or
+`gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/bundle`.
+
+The app layer passes weatherreporter-owned request values to the adapter. The
+adapter does not choose report types, render templates, select output copies,
+configure destinations, wait for downstream publication, transform Markdown, or
+persist notification state.
+
+Full upstream distributor package and HTTP contract details stay under
+`docs/integrations/distributor/`.
+
+## Config Fields Used
+
+The adapter is built from `notify.distributor` config:
+
+- `endpoint`
+- `token_env`
+- `timeout`
+
+The app layer renders pipeline ID, bundle ID, idempotency key, and bundle paths
+from:
+
+- `pipeline_id_template`
+- `bundle_id_template`
+- `idempotency_key_template`
+- `report_path_templates`
+
+The token value is read from the environment variable named by `token_env`
+after config loading and `secrets.directory` processing.
+
+## Upload Behavior
+
+The adapter calls distributor `UploadFiles` with one or more file mappings:
+
+- pipeline ID: the rendered distributor workflow selector
+- source path: the managed Markdown report path selected by app orchestration
+- bundle paths: rendered bundle-relative report paths
+- created: the report generation timestamp
+
+The adapter creates a distributor upload client with the configured endpoint,
+bearer token, and timeout-backed HTTP client. It also wraps the upload context
+with the configured timeout when the timeout is greater than zero.
+
+After upload acceptance, the adapter polls distributor `Status` for the accepted
+run ID until the run reaches `succeeded` or `failed`, or until the configured
+timeout expires. It returns the latest status, error text, and raw report JSON in
+weatherreporter-owned types so app orchestration can persist them in the
+notification debug artifact. Status lookup failures or timeout before a terminal
+state are kept as debug status errors on an otherwise accepted upload. A
+terminal distributor run status of `failed` is returned as a notification failure
+with the status report preserved.
+
+## Failure Behavior
+
+The adapter validates required endpoint, token env name, token value, pipeline
+ID, bundle ID, idempotency key, upload files, source paths, bundle paths, and
+upload client inputs before uploading.
+
+Upload failures include endpoint, pipeline ID, bundle ID, idempotency key,
+source paths, and bundle paths context. Token values are redacted from adapter
+errors.
+
+Distributor idempotency conflicts are exposed as a weatherreporter-owned
+`IdempotencyConflictError`, so callers do not depend on upstream distributor
+types.
+
+## Tests
+
+Inspect:
+
+- `internal/adapters/distributor/client_test.go`
+- `internal/app/app_test.go`
+- `internal/cli/root_test.go`
+
+Adapter tests use a fake upload client factory and do not require a live
+distributor service.
+
+## Invariants
+
+- Distributor package types do not leak outside the adapter.
+- Only the managed Markdown report is uploaded.
+- The adapter never scans the workspace.
+- Token values are not included in errors, CLI output, metadata, docs, or
+  examples.
+- Destination routing and Markdown-to-HTML transformation belong to
+  distributor, not weatherreporter.

docs/internal/prompt-input.md

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ Outputs:
 - `promptinput.Package` containing schema version, RunID, report metadata,
   briefing content, Recent Changes, and source warnings. Briefing content
   includes configured location context, current conditions when available,
-  discussion key messages, and short/long-term AFD narratives when the Weather
+  structured weather story context when available, discussion key messages, and
-  API provides them.
+  short/long-term AFD narratives when the Weather API provides them.
 - report metadata includes `currentLocalDate`, the generation date formatted as
   `YYYY-MM-DD` in the effective report timezone.
 - optional JSON file written by `promptinput.Save`

docs/internal/state.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ converts adapter render results into that shape before saving.
 - `workspace.reports_dir`
 - `workspace.data_packages_dir`
 - `workspace.preflight_dir`
+- `workspace.notifications_dir`
 
 Workspace subdirectories must be relative paths that stay under
 `workspace.root`.
@@ -62,12 +63,14 @@ valid-period start date for JSON artifacts, and the RunID.
   snapshots/<artifact_group>/<YYYY-MM-DD>/<run_id>.metadata.json
   data-packages/<artifact_group>/<YYYY-MM-DD>/<run_id>.data_package.json
   preflight/<artifact_group>/<YYYY-MM-DD>/<run_id>.render.json
+  notifications/<artifact_group>/<YYYY-MM-DD>/<run_id>.distributor.json
   reports/<artifact_group>/<run_id>.md
 ```
 
 Metadata is stored beside briefing snapshots and links the briefing, data
-package, preflight, report paths, and configured prompt location. Report
+package, preflight, report paths, notification path when attempted, and
-listing walks metadata files under the snapshots directory.
+configured prompt location. Report listing walks metadata files under the
+snapshots directory.
 
 ## Prior Lookup
 
@@ -89,6 +92,10 @@ current report definition.
 Durable JSON writes use shared atomic file helpers. Managed Markdown reports are
 prepared by creating their parent directory; Scriptorium writes the report body
 to the prepared path. Extra Markdown copies are handled by app orchestration.
+Distributor notification debug artifacts are written atomically when
+notification is attempted and include rendered distributor pipeline ID, bundle
+ID, idempotency key, bundle paths, upload status, latest run status, and
+redacted errors.
 
 Inspection helpers read existing metadata, briefing, and data package files.
 Missing metadata directories return no inspection records or no prior snapshot

docs/internal/weather-data.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This document describes Weather API ingestion into `forecast.Bundle`.
 `internal/adapters/weatherapi` fetches normalized weather data from one
 configured Weather API endpoint and assembles the bundle consumed by forecast
 derivation and briefing builders. Briefing builders expose normalized current
-conditions as prompt context when `/conditions/current` is available.
+conditions and weather story context when those sources are available.
 
 ## Inputs And Outputs
 
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ Inputs:
 Outputs:
 
 - `forecast.Bundle` with observation, current conditions, hourly forecast,
-  narrative forecast, active alerts, discussion, source records, and source
+  narrative forecast, active alerts, discussion, latest weather story, source
-  warnings
+  records, and source warnings
-- stub source records for daily forecast and weather story source slots
+- stub source record for the daily forecast source slot
 - optional saved bundle JSON through app fetch helpers
 
 ## Boundaries

docs/operations.md

@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ weatherreporter generate storm --start 2026-05-29T18:00 --end 2026-05-30T06:00
 Each command resolves a report period, fetches a Weather API bundle, builds a
 briefing, builds a prompt input data package, runs `scriptorium render`, runs
 `scriptorium run`, and writes managed artifacts under the configured workspace.
-`--out PATH` writes an extra Markdown copy for the current generated report.
+When distributor notification is enabled, weatherreporter uploads the managed
+Markdown report after `scriptorium run` succeeds and final metadata is saved.
+`--out PATH` writes an extra Markdown copy for the current generated report; it
+is not used as the distributor upload source.
 
 Implemented batch commands:
 
@@ -32,9 +35,12 @@ weatherreporter run evening
 except on Sunday. `run evening` generates the Tomorrow Planning Brief. Batch
 commands print a JSON summary to stdout, write compact per-report status lines
 to stderr, continue independent reports after one report fails, and return
-nonzero when any report failed. `--out-dir PATH` writes extra Markdown copies
+nonzero when any report failed. When notification is configured, the summary and
-using report default filenames such as `daily.md`, `three-day.md`,
+status lines include notification status, accepted distributor run ID, or
-`weekend.md`, and `tomorrow.md`.
+notification error fields for each attempted report. `--out-dir PATH` writes
+extra Markdown copies using report default filenames such as `daily.md`,
+`three-day.md`, `weekend.md`, and `tomorrow.md`; these copies are not used as
+distributor upload sources.
 
 ## Filesystem Layout
 
@@ -85,6 +91,19 @@ workspace/
     storm/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.render.json
+  notifications/
+    daily/
+      YYYY-MM-DD/
+        <run_id>.distributor.json
+    three-day/
+      YYYY-MM-DD/
+        <run_id>.distributor.json
+    weekend/
+      YYYY-MM-DD/
+        <run_id>.distributor.json
+    storm/
+      YYYY-MM-DD/
+        <run_id>.distributor.json
   reports/
     daily/
       <run_id>.md
@@ -116,9 +135,57 @@ Each generated report writes metadata that links:
 - prompt input data package path
 - preflight output path
 - managed Markdown report path
+- distributor notification debug artifact path, when notification is attempted
 
-Batch summaries include report status, error text when applicable, valid
+Batch summaries include report status, error text when applicable, notification
-period, and known artifact paths for each attempted report.
+outcome when attempted, valid period, and known artifact paths for each
+attempted report. Notification fields are `notificationStatus`,
+`notificationRunId`, and `notificationError`.
+
+## Distributor Notification
+
+Distributor notification is configured with `notify.distributor` and is
+disabled by default. When enabled, weatherreporter uploads the managed Markdown
+report path recorded in the report result and metadata. That single source file
+can be mapped to one or more configured bundle paths. By default, it is mapped
+to one dated report path. Extra copies written by `--out` or `--out-dir` are
+operator conveniences only.
+
+The rendered pipeline ID selects the configured distributor `http_upload`
+workflow. The default bundle ID is a stable logical source identity derived from
+producer name, location ID, and report ID:
+
+```text
+weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}
+```
+
+The default idempotency key appends RunID to the rendered bundle ID so each
+report generation has a distinct retry identity. The default bundle path uses
+the valid-period start date, artifact group, and RunID. Distributor owns
+destination merge, retention, and derived snapshot behavior such as `latest`.
+
+Notification happens after final metadata save. Weather API, briefing,
+data-package, render preflight, Scriptorium run, and metadata-save failures do
+not trigger notification. A notification failure fails that report. In a batch,
+other reports continue, the failed report includes notification fields in the
+JSON summary, and the batch returns nonzero.
+
+Each notification attempt writes a debug artifact under `notifications/`. The
+artifact records the rendered pipeline ID, bundle ID, idempotency key, managed
+source path, bundle-relative paths, bundle created timestamp, accepted upload
+response, and the latest distributor run status response when available.
+Weatherreporter polls status until distributor reports `succeeded` or `failed`,
+or until the configured notification timeout expires. The run status includes
+the distributor status, error text, and raw run report JSON, which can show
+actions such as `replace_older`, `skip_same`, `skip_destination_newer`, or
+`failed`. Token values are not written.
+
+Weatherreporter is responsible for selecting the managed Markdown report,
+constructing a source bundle, and submitting it to the configured distributor
+HTTP endpoint. Distributor remains responsible for destination routing,
+publication, and any downstream Markdown-to-HTML transformation. Distributor
+leaves destination files alone when they are not tracked by a newly uploaded
+bundle, so previously uploaded dated report paths can remain available.
 
 ## Inspection
 
@@ -164,6 +231,8 @@ A failed generation run may still leave useful artifacts:
   preflight JSON and metadata are written for inspection.
 - If `scriptorium run` exits nonzero after writing a report, the managed report
   and metadata remain available.
+- If distributor notification fails, report artifacts and final metadata remain
+  available, but the report or batch command returns nonzero.
 - For batch commands, inspect the stdout JSON summary first, then inspect the
   artifact paths for each failed report.
 

docs/policy/architecture.md

@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ Generated reports must be associated with explicit metadata, including report ty
 
 `scriptorium` is an external adapter, not domain logic. Subprocess execution must be isolated under `internal/adapters/scriptorium`, use context-aware execution, avoid shell interpolation, capture actionable stderr, and keep scriptorium-specific flags from leaking into domain packages.
 
+`distributor` is also an external adapter. Upload behavior must be isolated
+under `internal/adapters/distributor`, dependency types from the distributor
+module must not leak outside that adapter, and the selected upload source must
+be the managed Markdown report rather than optional output copies or broad
+workspace scans.
+
 ## Project Shape
 
 Default to a small, explicit, dependency-light Go application. Keep the design modular enough to test and change safely, but do not add abstraction unless it protects a real boundary or enables a real extension point.
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ Configuration precedence is:
 
 Prefer YAML configuration unless the project has a strong reason to use another format. Config files should be discovered at `/usr/local/etc/<app_name>/config.yml`, with a CLI override via `--config`.
 
-Configuration files should not contain raw secrets unless the application is explicitly designed for that. Prefer environment variables or secret files for secrets.
+Configuration files should not contain raw secrets unless the application is explicitly designed for that. Prefer environment variables or secret files for secrets. File-backed secrets are loaded through `secrets.directory`; secret values must not be logged, persisted, or included in user-facing output.
 
 ## Adapters and External Integrations
 

docs/policy/development.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Developers and LLM coding agents should use it with
 - `internal/config`: configuration structs, defaults, loading, overrides, and
   validation.
 - `internal/fileutil`: shared atomic filesystem write and copy helpers.
+- `internal/adapters/distributor`: Distributor upload adapter.
 - `internal/adapters/weatherapi`: Weather API HTTP adapter.
 - `internal/adapters/scriptorium`: Scriptorium subprocess adapter.
 - `internal/forecast`: normalized bundle types and deterministic forecast
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ Useful focused checks:
 ```bash
 go test ./internal/cli ./internal/config
 go test ./internal/app ./internal/state
-go test ./internal/adapters/weatherapi ./internal/adapters/scriptorium
+go test ./internal/adapters/distributor ./internal/adapters/weatherapi ./internal/adapters/scriptorium
 go test ./internal/forecast ./internal/report ./internal/briefing ./internal/changes ./internal/promptinput
 ```
 
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ Run `gofmt -w` on changed Go files before committing.
 - Use atomic writes for durable JSON artifacts where practical.
 - Keep report selection and prompt IDs centralized in `internal/report`.
 - Keep Scriptorium argv construction inside `internal/adapters/scriptorium`.
+- Keep distributor package types and upload-client construction inside
+  `internal/adapters/distributor`.
 - Keep Weather API transport and envelope handling inside
   `internal/adapters/weatherapi`.
 
@@ -72,8 +75,10 @@ Run `gofmt -w` on changed Go files before committing.
 Prefer the Go standard library. Add dependencies only when they materially
 improve correctness, interoperability, security, or maintainability.
 
-Current external dependency:
+Current external dependencies:
 
+- `gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor` for distributor source bundle
+  construction and HTTP upload client behavior.
 - `gopkg.in/yaml.v3` for YAML configuration parsing.
 
 When adding a dependency:
@@ -145,12 +150,14 @@ When an external contract changes, update the matching file under
 
 ## Tests
 
-Core tests must not require live Weather API or Scriptorium services.
+Core tests must not require live Weather API, Scriptorium, or distributor
+services.
 
 Preferred test patterns:
 
 - fake command runners for subprocess behavior;
 - `httptest.Server` for Weather API behavior;
+- fake distributor upload clients for notification behavior;
 - filesystem temp directories for state behavior;
 - deterministic clocks for report periods and RunIDs;
 - table tests for config validation, CLI parsing, period resolution, and
@@ -187,7 +194,8 @@ Update:
   behavior;
 - `docs/troubleshooting.md` for recurring operator-facing failure modes;
 - `docs/internal/` for component contracts and invariants;
-- `docs/integrations/` for external Weather API or Scriptorium contract changes;
+- `docs/integrations/` for external Weather API, Scriptorium, or distributor
+  contract changes;
 - `docs/roadmap/` only for unimplemented or deferred work.
 
 Non-roadmap docs must describe implemented behavior only.

docs/roadmap/distributor.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Distributor Roadmap
+
+Current distributor notification behavior is documented outside the roadmap:
+
+- [Configuration reference](../config.md)
+- [Operations guide](../operations.md)
+- [Troubleshooting](../troubleshooting.md)
+- [Distributor adapter internals](../internal/distributor-adapter.md)
+
+This file tracks future distributor-related work only.
+
+## Deferred Enhancements
+
+- Add a supported warning-only notification policy.
+- Include selected non-report artifacts in uploaded bundles.
+- Poll distributor run status after upload acceptance.
+- Persist upload retry state across process restarts.
+- Add explicit CLI controls for distributor behavior.
+
+## Non-Goals Without A Separate Design
+
+- Do not make distributor scan the weatherreporter workspace.
+- Do not move destination routing into weatherreporter.
+- Do not move Markdown-to-HTML transformation into weatherreporter.
+- Do not store raw bearer tokens in configuration files.
+
+## Required Constraints For Future Work
+
+- Distributor package types stay inside `internal/adapters/distributor`.
+- Weatherreporter submits explicit source bundles built from generated files.
+- Optional `--out` and `--out-dir` copies remain operator conveniences, not
+  canonical upload sources.
+- Secret values stay out of errors, logs, CLI output, metadata, examples, and
+  documentation.

docs/roadmap/future.md

@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ evaluation remains deferred.
 Proposed direction:
 
 1. detect candidate events deterministically from alerts, forecast discussion,
-   weather story context when available, hourly thresholds, and material
+   weather story context, hourly thresholds, and material forecast changes;
-   forecast changes;
 2. evaluate candidates through Scriptorium or another narrow evaluator adapter;
 3. persist storm lifecycle state;
 4. generate or update Storm Reports only when a meaningful event is present;
@@ -50,6 +49,26 @@ These ideas are not current behavior:
 Each item needs its own design note before implementation. Non-roadmap docs
 must not describe these as available behavior.
 
+## Deferred: Distributor Notification Enhancements
+
+Distributor notification currently uploads one managed Markdown report per
+successful generated report through the configured HTTP upload endpoint.
+
+These enhancements are not current behavior:
+
+- `failure_policy: warn`;
+- uploading metadata, briefing snapshots, data packages, or preflight artifacts;
+- polling distributor status after upload acceptance;
+- durable upload retry queues;
+- distributor-specific CLI flags;
+- making distributor scan the weatherreporter workspace;
+- handling destination routing, Markdown-to-HTML transformation, public URLs,
+  or nginx layout inside weatherreporter.
+
+Any distributor enhancement should preserve the existing adapter boundary:
+weatherreporter selects explicit generated files and submits source bundles,
+while distributor owns destination routing and publication behavior.
+
 ## Deferred: Cleanup Refactors
 
 The initial cleanup pass intentionally left these refactors out because the

docs/roadmap/implementation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,791 @@
+# Modular Data Package Implementation Roadmap
+
+This roadmap is a staged implementation plan for
+[`docs/roadmap/modules.md`](modules.md). It is future-work planning only. The
+target audience is an LLM coding agent implementing each stage in order.
+
+## Purpose
+
+Implement a pre-release hard cutover from report-shaped briefing packages to a
+module-oriented prompt package architecture:
+
+```text
+CollectedFacts -> DerivedFacts -> ModuleOutput
+```
+
+The implementation should produce YAML `data_package` artifacts with named
+stanzas for Scriptorium prompts, persist JSON module snapshots for inspection
+and Recent Changes, and make report composition configurable through ordered
+module IDs plus typed module options.
+
+## Source Roadmap
+
+[`docs/roadmap/modules.md`](modules.md) is authoritative for the conceptual
+policy, user intent, target prompt shape, boundaries, and acceptance criteria
+for this refactor. This document is authoritative for implementation order,
+stage scope, file/package guidance, and validation commands.
+
+If this implementation plan appears to conflict with `modules.md`, stop and
+reconcile the roadmap before changing code. Do not infer a different policy
+from stage sequencing.
+
+## Locked Decisions
+
+- Do a clean break. Do not preserve old report-shaped briefing JSON as a
+  compatibility layer.
+- Introduce `internal/weatherdata` for normalized collected source types.
+- Keep `internal/forecast` for forecast-specific derivation algorithms such as
+  period selection, daily summaries, daypart grouping, and precipitation
+  timing.
+- Introduce an internal fact contract for `CollectedFacts` and `DerivedFacts`.
+- Introduce a narrow module contract for module IDs, typed options, outputs,
+  and snapshots.
+- Persist both artifacts:
+  - JSON module snapshots for state, inspection, and Recent Changes;
+  - YAML prompt data packages passed to Scriptorium as `data_package`.
+- Replace `weatherreporter inspect briefing` with
+  `weatherreporter inspect modules`.
+- Support typed module options from the first configurable composition pass.
+- Use named YAML stanzas, not a generic array of module objects.
+- Omit QPF fields until a real upstream QPF source is represented in
+  `CollectedFacts`.
+- Keep public generate/run command names, report IDs, prompt IDs, RunID format,
+  managed Markdown report paths, and distributor upload source stable.
+- Do not introduce plugins, dynamic loading, generic workflow engines, or
+  module-owned upstream fetching.
+
+## Target Packages
+
+Implementation should converge on this package ownership:
+
+- `internal/weatherdata`: normalized collected source facts, source metadata,
+  source warnings, and broad weather data types.
+- `internal/forecast`: deterministic forecast-specific algorithms over
+  `weatherdata` types.
+- `internal/facts`: `CollectedFacts`, `DerivedFacts`, and their builders.
+- `internal/module`: stable module IDs, module output envelope, module snapshot
+  shape, module config item shape, and shared option/output contracts that must
+  be imported by both `internal/report` and `internal/briefing`.
+- `internal/briefing`: module registry and module builders.
+- `internal/report`: report definitions, valid periods, output identity,
+  comparison strategy, and default module composition.
+- `internal/config`: YAML config structs, defaults, loading, and validation for
+  module composition overrides.
+- `internal/promptinput`: YAML prompt package assembly, validation, and save
+  behavior.
+- `internal/changes`: structured comparison over module snapshots.
+- `internal/state`: module snapshot paths, YAML data package paths, metadata
+  links, and inspection loads.
+- `internal/app`: orchestration only.
+
+Avoid import cycles. In particular, `internal/report` may import
+`internal/module` for module IDs, but `internal/module` must not import
+`internal/report`.
+
+## Target Artifacts
+
+Use explicit schema versions:
+
+- Module snapshot JSON: `weatherreporter.modules.v1`
+- YAML prompt data package: `weatherreporter.data_package.v2`
+
+Target workspace paths:
+
+```text
+workspace/
+  snapshots/<artifact_group>/<valid_date>/<run_id>.modules.json
+  snapshots/<artifact_group>/<valid_date>/<run_id>.metadata.json
+  data-packages/<artifact_group>/<valid_date>/<run_id>.data_package.yaml
+```
+
+Metadata should link the module snapshot and YAML data package paths. Existing
+metadata links for preflight, rendered report, source warnings, source hashes,
+and distributor notification artifacts should remain.
+
+## Target Module Defaults
+
+Initial implemented default module IDs should cover current behavior without
+QPF-specific fields:
+
+- `metadata`
+- `current_conditions`
+- `derived_daily_summary`
+- `derived_daypart_summaries`
+- `precip_timing`
+- `alert_digest`
+- `area_forecast_discussion`
+- `weather_story`
+- `forecast_delta`
+- `outdoor_windows`
+- `weekend_planning`
+- `storm_window_summary`
+
+Default report composition should be declared in `internal/report`:
+
+- Daily Today:
+  `metadata`, `current_conditions`, `derived_daily_summary`,
+  `derived_daypart_summaries`, `precip_timing`, `alert_digest`,
+  `forecast_delta`, `area_forecast_discussion`, `weather_story`,
+  `outdoor_windows`
+- Daily Tomorrow:
+  same as Daily Today, plus any tomorrow-planning module needed to preserve
+  current tomorrow behavior.
+- 3-Day:
+  `metadata`, `current_conditions`, `derived_daypart_summaries`,
+  `precip_timing`, `alert_digest`, `forecast_delta`,
+  `area_forecast_discussion`, `weather_story`, `outdoor_windows`
+- Weekend:
+  `metadata`, `current_conditions`, `derived_daypart_summaries`,
+  `precip_timing`, `alert_digest`, `area_forecast_discussion`,
+  `weather_story`, `outdoor_windows`, `weekend_planning`
+- Storm:
+  `metadata`, `current_conditions`, `hourly_table`, `precip_timing`,
+  `alert_digest`, `area_forecast_discussion`, `weather_story`,
+  `storm_window_summary`
+
+If preserving a current report behavior requires a narrower module, add a
+specific module rather than keeping old report-shaped containers.
+
+## Stage 1: Weatherdata Package Split
+
+Goal: separate broad normalized weather data from forecast-specific derivation.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- create `internal/weatherdata`;
+- update `internal/forecast`;
+- update `internal/adapters/weatherapi`;
+- update packages that currently import normalized source types from
+  `internal/forecast`.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Move normalized source/domain types out of `internal/forecast` when they are
+  not forecast algorithms:
+  - bundle/source metadata/warnings;
+  - current conditions;
+  - observation run types if present;
+  - alert run and alert overlap source types;
+  - forecast run and forecast period source types;
+  - discussion and discussion section types;
+  - weather story types.
+- Keep deterministic derivation functions in `internal/forecast`.
+- Update Weather API adapter return types to use `weatherdata.Bundle`.
+- Keep JSON field names and Weather API fixture behavior unchanged.
+- Do not change CLI behavior, artifact paths, or prompt input yet.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Weather API adapter tests pass with `weatherdata` types.
+- Forecast derivation tests pass using `weatherdata` inputs.
+- No external adapter dependency types leak into `weatherdata`.
+- Existing generated report behavior is unchanged at this stage.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/weatherdata ./internal/forecast ./internal/adapters/weatherapi
+go test ./internal/app ./internal/briefing ./internal/promptinput
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt if kept mechanical.
+
+## Stage 2: Fact Contracts
+
+Goal: add explicit `CollectedFacts` and `DerivedFacts` contracts.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- create `internal/facts`;
+- update `internal/app`;
+- update `internal/forecast` tests as needed.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Define `CollectedFacts` as normalized upstream facts collected once per
+  report run.
+- Define `DerivedFacts` as conservative, reusable, report-scoped
+  transformations.
+- Add builders:
+  - `BuildCollected(bundle *weatherdata.Bundle) CollectedFacts`
+  - `BuildDerived(req BuildDerivedRequest) (DerivedFacts, error)`
+- `BuildDerivedRequest` should include the resolved report, timezone,
+  configured dayparts, and `CollectedFacts`.
+- `DerivedFacts` may include:
+  - valid-period hourly periods;
+  - valid-period narrative periods;
+  - alert overlaps;
+  - daily summaries;
+  - daypart summaries where reusable;
+  - precipitation timing if reused by multiple modules.
+- Do not put prompt wording, prose strings, module-specific ranking, or
+  one-off presentation decisions in `DerivedFacts`.
+- Keep source provenance and warnings separate from ordinary fact access.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- `CollectedFacts` can be built once from a fetched bundle.
+- `DerivedFacts` can be built for Daily, Tomorrow, 3-Day, Weekend, and Storm.
+- Derived fact builders have tests for valid-period slicing, daypart grouping,
+  alert overlaps, and missing optional sources.
+- No module or prompt code exists yet that fetches upstream data.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/facts ./internal/forecast ./internal/app
+go test ./internal/...
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt.
+
+## Stage 3: Module Core Contracts
+
+Goal: define module IDs, options, outputs, snapshots, and registry mechanics.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- create `internal/module`;
+- update `internal/report`;
+- update `internal/briefing`.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Define:
+  - `module.ID`;
+  - module ID constants;
+  - `module.ConfigItem`;
+  - `module.Output`;
+  - `module.Snapshot`;
+  - shared schema version constants.
+- `module.Output` should contain module ID, stanza name, and typed value.
+- `module.Snapshot` should preserve ordered outputs and support typed stanza
+  lookup for comparison code.
+- Add duplicate module and duplicate stanza-name validation.
+- Add typed option structs for initial modules. Empty option structs are fine
+  for modules without options.
+- Add a module registry in `internal/briefing` that maps module IDs to builder
+  definitions.
+- Module definitions should declare:
+  - ID;
+  - stanza name;
+  - option type;
+  - default options;
+  - required collected facts;
+  - required derived facts;
+  - supported report IDs or report categories;
+  - missing-data behavior.
+- Do not execute modules from app orchestration yet unless needed for tests.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Report definitions can refer to `module.ID` without import cycles.
+- Module registry tests reject unknown modules, duplicate module IDs, duplicate
+  stanza names, incompatible reports, and invalid option shapes.
+- Module output and snapshot JSON marshal deterministically enough for tests.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/module ./internal/briefing ./internal/report
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt.
+
+## Stage 4: Base Modules
+
+Goal: implement source-oriented modules that mostly pass through normalized or
+lightly selected facts.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- `internal/briefing`;
+- `internal/module`;
+- tests under `internal/briefing`.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Implement these modules:
+  - `metadata`;
+  - `current_conditions`;
+  - `alert_digest`;
+  - `area_forecast_discussion`;
+  - `weather_story`.
+- The `metadata` module should expose report metadata, configured location,
+  units, timezone, valid period, source warnings summary, and alert checked
+  status where appropriate.
+- `area_forecast_discussion` should expose key messages, short-term text, and
+  long-term text when present.
+- `weather_story` should expose structured story fields when present and omit
+  the stanza when missing/suppressed by missing-source policy.
+- `alert_digest` should distinguish checked/no-active-alerts from missing alert
+  source data.
+- Ordinary modules should not expose endpoint, hash, or transport provenance;
+  provenance should remain metadata/source-warning oriented.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Each module has focused tests for available data, missing optional data, and
+  empty output omission.
+- No module fetches upstream data or reads/writes durable state.
+- Output field names use YAML-friendly snake_case and unit suffixes where
+  needed.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/briefing ./internal/module ./internal/facts
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt.
+
+## Stage 5: Derived Fact Modules
+
+Goal: implement deterministic modules that package reusable forecast
+derivations for the LLM.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- `internal/forecast`;
+- `internal/facts`;
+- `internal/briefing`;
+- `internal/module`.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Implement:
+  - `derived_daily_summary`;
+  - `derived_daypart_summaries`;
+  - `precip_timing`;
+  - `outdoor_windows`;
+  - any tomorrow-planning module needed to preserve Tomorrow output quality.
+- `derived_daily_summary` should include current implementable fields:
+  - `high_temp_f`;
+  - `low_temp_f`;
+  - `max_pop_percent`;
+  - `max_pop_window`;
+  - `first_precip_hour`;
+  - `last_precip_hour`;
+  - `thunder_mentioned`;
+  - `max_wind_gust_mph`;
+  - `heat_index_max_f` when source data supports it.
+- Do not implement `measurable_qpf_total_in` or `max_hourly_qpf_in` until QPF
+  exists in `CollectedFacts`.
+- `derived_daypart_summaries` should expose daypart keyed values using the
+  configured daypart definitions.
+- Keep broad reusable calculations in `DerivedFacts`; keep prompt-shape
+  packaging inside modules.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Derived modules have fixture coverage across ordinary, dry, rainy, windy,
+  cold/heat, and missing-data scenarios.
+- QPF fields are absent unless an upstream QPF source exists.
+- Daily and Tomorrow module outputs contain enough data to replace current
+  report-shaped daily briefing content.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/forecast ./internal/facts ./internal/briefing ./internal/module
+```
+
+This stage may be too large for one prompt if all modules are implemented at
+once. Split into Daily-derived modules first, then outlook/storm derived
+modules if needed.
+
+## Stage 6: Report Composition And Config Overrides
+
+Goal: make report definitions and config the source of module composition.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- `internal/report`;
+- `internal/config`;
+- `examples/config.yml`;
+- config tests.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Extend `report.Definition` with default ordered module IDs.
+- Keep valid-period resolution, prompt IDs, output naming, generated flag, and
+  comparison strategy in `internal/report`.
+- Add config support:
+
+```yaml
+reports:
+  daily:
+    deterministic_modules:
+      - current_conditions
+      - id: area_forecast_discussion
+        options:
+          sections:
+            - short_term
+```
+
+- Support both string shorthand and object form for module entries.
+- Normalize config into typed `module.ConfigItem` values.
+- Decode module options into typed option structs during validation or before
+  module execution.
+- Reject:
+  - unknown report IDs;
+  - unknown module IDs;
+  - duplicate modules unless explicitly allowed by that module;
+  - duplicate stanza names;
+  - incompatible report/module combinations;
+  - invalid options.
+- Built-in defaults should work when no report module config is present.
+- Example config may omit module overrides unless an example is needed.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Defaults reproduce intended module composition for all implemented reports.
+- A config edit can add/remove an implemented module for a report.
+- Invalid module config errors are actionable and do not mention raw internal
+  panic/details.
+- Config examples load.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/report ./internal/config ./internal/briefing
+go run ./cmd/weatherreporter --help
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt.
+
+## Stage 7: Module Snapshot State
+
+Goal: persist and inspect JSON module snapshots without changing Scriptorium
+input yet.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- `internal/state`;
+- `internal/app`;
+- `internal/cli`;
+- app/state/CLI tests.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Add state paths for `<run_id>.modules.json`.
+- Add save/load methods for module snapshots.
+- Update metadata to include `ModuleSnapshotPath`.
+- Add `weatherreporter inspect modules [--config PATH] RUN_ID`.
+- Remove `inspect briefing` from parser support and help text in this stage.
+- Keep old data package generation in place only until Stage 8, but do not
+  leave generation without a module snapshot.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Generated runs persist module snapshots before prompt package construction.
+- `inspect modules` returns the module snapshot.
+- `inspect briefing` is gone from help text and parser tests.
+- Metadata links the module snapshot path.
+- Existing report generation still succeeds with fake Scriptorium.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/state ./internal/cli ./internal/app
+go run ./cmd/weatherreporter --help
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt.
+
+## Stage 8: YAML Prompt Package Cutover
+
+Goal: replace JSON prompt data packages with YAML named-stanza data packages.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- `internal/promptinput`;
+- `internal/state`;
+- `internal/adapters/scriptorium` tests;
+- `internal/app`.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Set prompt package schema version to `weatherreporter.data_package.v2`.
+- Build prompt package content from module snapshots, report metadata, recent
+  changes, and source warnings.
+- Save prompt packages as `.data_package.yaml`.
+- Continue passing Scriptorium input as `--input data_package=<path>`.
+- Update render/run tests to avoid assuming `.json` filenames.
+- Ensure YAML uses named stanzas under `briefing`.
+- Omit empty optional fields.
+- Keep module snapshot JSON as the comparison/inspection source.
+- Update metadata `DataPackagePath` to point to YAML.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Scriptorium render and run receive a YAML `data_package` path.
+- YAML output is deterministic enough for tests.
+- `inspect data-package` returns YAML content or a parsed representation
+  chosen consistently in CLI tests.
+- No code assumes data package paths end in `.json`.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/promptinput ./internal/adapters/scriptorium ./internal/state ./internal/app ./internal/cli
+go test ./...
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt.
+
+## Stage 9: App Orchestration Cutover
+
+Goal: make module execution the only generation path for all implemented
+reports.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- `internal/app`;
+- `internal/briefing`;
+- `internal/facts`;
+- app workflow tests.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- In `GenerateReport`, fetch Weather API data once, build `CollectedFacts`,
+  build `DerivedFacts`, execute configured modules, save module snapshot, build
+  YAML prompt package, then continue preflight/run/metadata/distributor flow.
+- Preserve ordering:
+  1. resolve prior comparable metadata;
+  2. fetch bundle;
+  3. build facts;
+  4. execute modules;
+  5. save module snapshot;
+  6. compute Recent Changes;
+  7. save YAML data package;
+  8. run render preflight;
+  9. save metadata;
+  10. run Scriptorium;
+  11. copy optional output;
+  12. save final metadata;
+  13. notify distributor if enabled.
+- Do not use `--out` or `--out-dir` copies for distributor notification.
+- Do not invoke modules after Scriptorium failures.
+- Keep batch behavior unchanged: continue independent reports, return nonzero
+  aggregate status if any report fails.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Daily, Tomorrow, 3-Day, Weekend, and Storm generation all use module
+  snapshots and YAML data packages.
+- Existing public CLI syntax remains stable except `inspect modules` replacing
+  `inspect briefing`.
+- Managed Markdown report paths and distributor upload source remain stable.
+- App tests assert generated module snapshots and YAML data packages.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/app ./internal/cli ./internal/state ./internal/briefing ./internal/promptinput
+go test ./...
+```
+
+This stage may be large. Split by report family if needed: Daily/Tomorrow,
+Outlooks, then Storm.
+
+## Stage 10: Recent Changes Migration
+
+Goal: compare structured module snapshots instead of report-shaped briefing
+packages.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- `internal/changes`;
+- `internal/state`;
+- `internal/app`;
+- changes tests.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Define which module stanzas each comparison strategy consumes.
+- Daily comparison should use `derived_daily_summary`,
+  `derived_daypart_summaries`, `alert_digest`, and `precip_timing` where
+  present.
+- 3-Day and Weekend comparisons should use module snapshot outputs that replace
+  current outlook day comparisons.
+- Storm comparison should remain explicit-window based and consume storm
+  module outputs when implemented.
+- Do not compare rendered Markdown or rendered YAML text.
+- If a comparison-required module is missing, return an actionable error or an
+  inspectable warning according to the report policy chosen in code. Prefer an
+  error for required comparison modules and no-op only for optional comparison
+  stanzas.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Prior snapshot lookup still uses report compatibility and valid-period rules.
+- Recent Changes output remains deterministic.
+- Tests cover unchanged forecasts, threshold-crossing changes, alert changes,
+  precip timing changes, and missing comparison stanzas.
+- Old `briefing.Package` comparison code is removed.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./internal/changes ./internal/state ./internal/app
+go test ./...
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt if module snapshots are
+already available.
+
+## Stage 11: Remove Old Briefing Shapes
+
+Goal: remove obsolete report-shaped briefing containers and stale JSON package
+assumptions.
+
+Files/packages to change:
+
+- `internal/briefing`;
+- `internal/promptinput`;
+- `internal/state`;
+- `internal/app`;
+- tests throughout `internal`.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Remove old `Daily`, `ThreeDay`, `Weekend`, and `Storm` briefing container
+  structs when no longer used.
+- Remove old `briefing.Package` if it no longer represents the module
+  snapshot. If the package keeps a `Package` type, it must be module-oriented.
+- Remove tests that construct old report-shaped briefing fixtures.
+- Remove stale `.data_package.json` assumptions.
+- Remove dead helper functions that only supported old report-shaped output.
+- Keep generated report Markdown behavior stable.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- `rg -n "data_package\\.json|inspect briefing|briefing\\.Package" internal docs -g '!docs/roadmap/**'`
+  has no production-code matches, except deliberate roadmap/history references
+  where appropriate.
+- No old report-shaped content structs remain on the generation path.
+- All tests pass.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+rg -n "data_package\\.json|inspect briefing|briefing\\.Package" internal docs -g '!docs/roadmap/**'
+go test ./...
+go run ./cmd/weatherreporter --help
+git diff --check
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt.
+
+## Stage 12: Documentation And Example Alignment
+
+Goal: align non-roadmap docs with implemented module behavior.
+
+Files to inspect/update:
+
+- `README.md`, only if the orientation or quickstart changed;
+- `docs/cli.md`;
+- `docs/config.md`;
+- `docs/operations.md`;
+- `docs/troubleshooting.md`;
+- `docs/internal/app-orchestration.md`;
+- `docs/internal/briefing.md` or replacement module internals doc;
+- `docs/internal/changes.md`;
+- `docs/internal/forecast-derivation.md`;
+- `docs/internal/prompt-input.md`;
+- `docs/internal/state.md`;
+- `docs/internal/weather-data.md`;
+- `docs/integrations/scriptorium.md`;
+- `examples/config.yml`.
+
+Implementation guidance:
+
+- Document only implemented behavior outside `docs/roadmap/`.
+- Add or update an internal module contract document if module behavior is now
+  implemented.
+- Document `inspect modules` and remove `inspect briefing`.
+- Document YAML data packages and JSON module snapshots.
+- Document report module overrides and typed options only if implemented.
+- Keep QPF as future-only unless upstream support was added.
+- Keep Scriptorium contract focused on `--input data_package=<path>` and the
+  actual file format now passed.
+
+Acceptance criteria:
+
+- Non-roadmap docs no longer describe old report-shaped briefing packages.
+- Config examples load.
+- CLI examples match `weatherreporter --help`.
+- Docs clearly distinguish module snapshots from prompt data packages.
+
+Validation:
+
+```bash
+go test ./...
+go run ./cmd/weatherreporter --help
+git diff --check
+rg -n "inspect briefing|data_package\\.json|report-shaped|vars-file|promptvars" README.md docs examples internal -g '!docs/roadmap/**'
+```
+
+This stage is suitable for one implementation prompt.
+
+## Stage 13: Final Validation
+
+Goal: run full validation and catch stale assumptions after the cutover.
+
+Required commands:
+
+```bash
+go test ./...
+go run ./cmd/weatherreporter --help
+git diff --check
+```
+
+Required grep checks:
+
+```bash
+rg -n "inspect briefing|data_package\\.json|briefing\\.Package|Daily struct|ThreeDay struct|Weekend struct|Storm struct" internal docs examples -g '!docs/roadmap/**'
+rg -n "measurable_qpf_total_in|max_hourly_qpf_in" internal docs examples -g '!docs/roadmap/**'
+```
+
+Expected grep results:
+
+- no production-code references to `inspect briefing`;
+- no production-code assumption that prompt packages are JSON;
+- no production-code dependence on old report-shaped briefing containers;
+- QPF references appear only as future-target docs or omitted-field tests until
+  upstream QPF exists.
+
+Manual review:
+
+- Generate command output still writes managed Markdown reports.
+- Batch behavior still continues independent reports and returns nonzero on
+  aggregate failure.
+- Distributor notification still uploads the managed Markdown report, not
+  module snapshots or YAML prompt packages.
+- Secrets are not printed or persisted.
+- YAML prompt package is readable and contains named stanzas.
+
+## Deferred Work
+
+Do not include these in the initial module cutover:
+
+- plugin architecture;
+- dynamic module loading;
+- YAML-defined module schemas;
+- user-authored module code;
+- module-owned Weather API fetching;
+- QPF fields before upstream QPF exists;
+- SPC modules before upstream SPC data exists;
+- radar modules before upstream radar data exists;
+- event/storm-review reports unless a separate roadmap implements them.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+No blocking open questions remain for this implementation plan. The previously
+identified choices are locked above:
+
+- persist JSON module snapshots and YAML prompt data packages;
+- split broad normalized source types into `internal/weatherdata`;
+- replace `inspect briefing` with `inspect modules`;
+- support typed module options from the first config implementation.

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+# Modular Data Package Roadmap
+
+This roadmap describes planned refactoring work that is not implemented.
+Current behavior is documented outside `docs/roadmap/`.
+
+## Purpose
+
+Move weatherreporter toward deterministic, reusable briefing modules that can
+be composed per report type. The goal is to make prompt input easier for the
+LLM to understand, easier for operators to inspect, and easier for developers
+to change without touching a cross-cutting set of report-builder files.
+
+The target outcome is a prompt-facing YAML data package with named stanzas. Each
+stanza should be built by a self-contained module that derives clear,
+deterministic facts from normalized forecast inputs. Reports should choose
+modules by ordered module IDs, so experimenting with a report can be as small
+as changing one configuration line, plus any matching prompt change outside
+weatherreporter.
+
+The internal target shape is:
+
+```text
+CollectedFacts -> DerivedFacts -> ModuleOutput
+```
+
+Each arrow should be a stable internal contract. `DerivedFacts` should not need
+to know how `CollectedFacts` were collected. Modules should not need to know
+the provenance of any collected or derived fact they consume. Report building
+should not need to know how a module sourced its underlying facts or calculated
+its output.
+
+## Intent And Context
+
+The current application already curates source data before passing it to the
+LLM. This refactor should strengthen that design. Modules should not expose raw
+source complexity merely because it is available. They should compute and
+package the facts the LLM should not have to infer from raw hourly periods,
+alerts, narrative periods, forecast discussions, or weather stories.
+
+The desired module behavior is deterministic. A module should answer a narrow
+question such as:
+
+- what are the current conditions;
+- what are the key daily forecast facts;
+- what are the daypart summaries;
+- when is precipitation most likely;
+- which alerts overlap the report period;
+- what short-term AFD text is relevant;
+- what weather story text is relevant.
+
+The primary maintainability goal is local reasoning. For example, updating the
+derived daily summary should mostly involve one module implementation and its
+tests. Adding AFD short-term text to a future `next_six_hours` report should be
+a report composition change, not a copy/paste change across multiple builders.
+
+## Target Prompt Shape
+
+The target prompt-facing data package should be YAML with named stanzas under
+`briefing`. Named stanzas are preferred over an array of generic module objects
+because they are easier to read, inspect, and reference in prompts.
+
+Example target shape:
+
+```yaml
+report:
+  id: daily_today
+  prompt_id: weather.daily_report
+  generated_at: 2026-06-09T07:15:00-05:00
+  timezone: America/Chicago
+  current_local_date: 2026-06-09
+  valid_period:
+    start: 2026-06-09T00:00:00-05:00
+    end: 2026-06-10T00:00:00-05:00
+
+briefing:
+  metadata:
+    location:
+      id: home
+      name: Brentwood
+      region: St. Louis Metro
+      timezone: America/Chicago
+
+  current_conditions:
+    condition_text: Partly cloudy
+    temperature_f: 74
+    apparent_temperature_f: 76
+    dewpoint_f: 66
+    relative_humidity_percent: 71
+    wind_speed_mph: 8
+    wind_direction_degrees: 190
+
+  derived_daily_summary:
+    high_temp_f: 86
+    low_temp_f: 68
+    max_pop_percent: 70
+    max_pop_window: "2 PM-6 PM"
+    measurable_qpf_total_in: 0.35
+    max_hourly_qpf_in: 0.12
+    first_precip_hour: "1 PM"
+    last_precip_hour: "8 PM"
+    thunder_mentioned: true
+    max_wind_gust_mph: 28
+    heat_index_max_f: 91
+
+  derived_daypart_summaries:
+    morning:
+      temp_range_f: "70-78"
+      max_pop_percent: 20
+      dominant_condition: Partly sunny
+    afternoon:
+      temp_range_f: "82-86"
+      max_pop_percent: 70
+      dominant_condition: Showers and thunderstorms likely
+
+  alert_digest:
+    checked: true
+    active_count: 0
+    relevant_count: 0
+
+  area_forecast_discussion:
+    key_messages:
+      - Scattered storms are possible this afternoon.
+    short_term: Showers and storms increase during the afternoon.
+    long_term: Periodic rain chances continue into the weekend.
+
+  weather_story:
+    available: true
+    title: Several Chances for Rain Through Monday
+    description: Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain possible.
+
+recent_changes:
+  items: []
+```
+
+Field names should include units where the unit is not obvious:
+`high_temp_f`, `max_pop_percent`, `measurable_qpf_total_in`,
+`max_wind_gust_mph`, and similar names are preferred over ambiguous generic
+names. Time and range strings should be formatted for prompt readability, while
+machine-oriented timestamps should remain available in report metadata.
+
+The QPF fields in the example are target output fields for a future upstream
+source. They should not be treated as immediately implementable from the
+current weatherfeeder-backed `CollectedFacts` sources. Until an upstream QPF
+source exists, QPF fields should be omitted rather than fabricated from
+precipitation probability or narrative text.
+
+## Architecture Target
+
+Keep the current package boundaries:
+
+- `internal/forecast` owns normalized source data, deterministic forecast
+  derivation, period slicing, daypart grouping, and weather-signal calculations.
+- `internal/briefing` owns prompt-facing module builders and module output
+  schemas.
+- `internal/report` owns report identity, prompt ID, valid-period resolution,
+  output naming, comparison strategy, and default module composition.
+- `internal/config` owns optional report module composition overrides.
+- `internal/promptinput` owns final data-package assembly, validation, and
+  prompt-facing serialization.
+- `internal/app` remains orchestration: resolve report, fetch sources, build
+  module context, execute configured modules, persist artifacts, run
+  Scriptorium, and notify distributor.
+
+Do not move source fetching, subprocess execution, distributor upload behavior,
+or raw external dependency types into module code.
+
+## Layered Fact Contracts
+
+Introduce explicit internal contracts for three layers:
+
+1. `CollectedFacts`
+2. `DerivedFacts`
+3. `ModuleOutput`
+
+`CollectedFacts` are normalized upstream inputs collected once per report run.
+They should be broad and source-oriented, but not tied to Weather API transport
+details. Examples include current conditions, observations, hourly forecast
+runs, narrative forecast runs, active alerts, AFD discussion, weather story,
+future radar inputs, and future historical observation totals.
+
+`DerivedFacts` are reusable, report-scoped deterministic products calculated
+from `CollectedFacts`. They may slice, combine, group, or summarize collected
+facts when the result is broadly useful to more than one module or needed for
+consistent behavior across modules. Examples include valid-period hourly
+periods, valid-period narrative periods, alert overlaps, daily summaries,
+configured daypart summaries, and reusable precipitation timing windows.
+
+`ModuleOutput` is the prompt-facing output contract produced by one module. A
+module may pass through raw-ish facts, such as AFD text, or expose derived
+facts, such as daily summary fields. In both cases, the module owns the named
+stanza shape and should produce stable, readable, unit-explicit prompt fields.
+
+Unless implementation discovers a strong reason otherwise, the internal
+contract for accessing `CollectedFacts` and `DerivedFacts` should have the same
+shape:
+
+- typed Go structs with named fields;
+- nil pointers, empty slices, or zero values to represent absent facts;
+- no `map[string]any` or string-keyed fact lookup as the primary API;
+- immutable-by-convention values once passed to modules;
+- helper methods only for repeated access patterns that would otherwise be
+  error-prone;
+- source provenance and warnings stored separately from the primary fact
+  values, available to metadata/source-warning modules but not required by
+  ordinary modules.
+
+Illustrative shape:
+
+```go
+type CollectedFacts struct {
+	Current      *weatherdata.CurrentConditions
+	Observations *weatherdata.ObservationRun
+	Alerts       *weatherdata.AlertRun
+	Hourly       *weatherdata.ForecastRun
+	Narrative    *weatherdata.ForecastRun
+	Discussion   *weatherdata.Discussion
+	WeatherStory *weatherdata.WeatherStory
+	// Future: radar, historical observations, snow/rain totals, etc.
+}
+
+type DerivedFacts struct {
+	HourlyPeriods     []weatherdata.ForecastPeriod
+	NarrativePeriods  []weatherdata.ForecastPeriod
+	AlertOverlaps     []weatherdata.AlertOverlap
+	DailySummaries    []forecast.DailySummary
+	DaypartSummaries  []forecast.DaypartSummary
+	PrecipTiming      *forecast.PrecipTiming
+}
+
+type ModuleContext struct {
+	Report    report.Resolved
+	Collected CollectedFacts
+	Derived   DerivedFacts
+	Units     string
+	Timezone  string
+	Location  *LocationContext
+}
+```
+
+The exact package names may differ during implementation. The important
+boundary is semantic: `CollectedFacts` represent upstream facts after
+normalization; `DerivedFacts` represent reusable report-scoped transformations;
+modules represent prompt-facing stanza construction.
+
+### DerivedFacts Boundary
+
+Be conservative about what belongs in `DerivedFacts`. Add a value to this layer
+only when it is:
+
+- deterministic;
+- report-scoped;
+- reusable by multiple modules or needed to keep modules consistent;
+- independent of prompt wording and presentation decisions.
+
+`DerivedFacts` may:
+
+- slice source periods to the report valid period;
+- group hourly data into configured dayparts;
+- compute reusable summaries;
+- compute alert overlaps;
+- normalize repeated time-window selections.
+
+`DerivedFacts` should not:
+
+- decide prompt-facing wording;
+- decide which facts are important for one module only;
+- format prose-like strings for the LLM;
+- fetch upstream data;
+- write artifacts;
+- depend on Scriptorium or distributor.
+
+Module-specific calculations should remain inside the module when they are
+presentation-specific, used by only one module, or likely to change while
+tuning prompt behavior.
+
+## Module Model
+
+Introduce a typed module model rather than generic maps. A module should have:
+
+- stable module ID;
+- self-contained output struct;
+- one focused builder function;
+- fixture or unit tests near the module;
+- declared input requirements, such as hourly forecast, alerts, discussion, or
+  weather story;
+- deterministic handling for missing optional source data;
+- prompt-facing field names that are stable and unit-explicit.
+
+The implementation may use a simple function registry rather than a broad
+interface if that is enough:
+
+```go
+type ModuleID string
+
+type ModuleBuilder func(ModuleContext) (ModuleOutput, error)
+```
+
+`ModuleOutput` should include the stable module ID, the YAML stanza name, and a
+typed value owned by the module:
+
+```go
+type ModuleOutput struct {
+	ID         ModuleID
+	StanzaName string
+	Value      any
+}
+```
+
+The module registry should preserve output order from report composition, but
+the serialized YAML should use named stanzas for clarity.
+
+Each module should be able to produce exactly one named stanza. If one source
+can usefully feed multiple stanzas, split that into multiple modules rather than
+making one module produce unrelated output.
+
+## Report Composition Target
+
+Report definitions should declare default ordered module IDs. Configuration may
+override the ordered module list for implemented reports.
+
+Illustrative future config shape:
+
+```yaml
+reports:
+  next_6_hours:
+    deterministic_modules:
+      - hourly_table
+      - precip_timing
+      - alert_digest
+      - afd_short_term_text
+      - weather_story_text
+      - spc_products
+
+  daily:
+    deterministic_modules:
+      - current_conditions
+      - derived_daily_summary
+      - derived_daypart_summaries
+      - precip_timing
+      - alert_digest
+      - forecast_delta
+      - afd_short_term_text
+      - weather_story_text
+      - spc_products
+```
+
+Configuration should validate unknown module IDs, duplicate module IDs when
+duplicates are not meaningful, and modules that are incompatible with the
+selected report period. Defaults should remain in Go so the application works
+without report composition config.
+
+## Clean-Break Cutover Policy
+
+This project is still pre-release. Prefer a direct cutover to the new internal
+shape instead of preserving transitional report-shaped briefing structures.
+
+Implementation should:
+
+- replace report-shaped briefing containers with module-oriented snapshots;
+- replace JSON prompt package output with YAML prompt package output;
+- update inspect commands, Recent Changes, tests, and docs in the same cutover;
+- remove obsolete `Daily`, `ThreeDay`, `Weekend`, and `Storm` briefing
+  container shapes when no longer needed;
+- avoid compatibility aliases unless they materially reduce implementation
+  risk inside one stage.
+
+The public CLI command names, report IDs, prompt IDs, RunID format, managed
+Markdown report paths, and distributor upload source should remain stable unless
+a separate roadmap explicitly changes them.
+
+## Artifact And State Target
+
+The durable artifacts should reflect the new module-oriented model.
+
+Recommended target:
+
+- module snapshot artifact: structured JSON for stable inspection, state
+  lookup, and Recent Changes comparisons;
+- prompt data package artifact: YAML with named stanzas, passed to Scriptorium
+  as `data_package`;
+- metadata artifact: JSON linking the module snapshot, YAML data package,
+  preflight output, rendered report, source warnings, source hashes, and
+  distributor notification artifact when present.
+
+The workspace path names should make the artifact type clear. A future
+implementation may keep the existing `data-packages/` directory, but file
+extensions and metadata fields should reflect the real format, such as:
+
+```text
+workspace/
+  snapshots/<artifact_group>/<valid_date>/<run_id>.modules.json
+  data-packages/<artifact_group>/<valid_date>/<run_id>.data_package.yaml
+```
+
+Replace `inspect briefing` with `inspect modules` during the cutover.
+`inspect modules` should return the module snapshot. `inspect data-package`
+should return the YAML artifact or a parsed representation of the YAML artifact.
+Do not leave inspect commands pointed at obsolete report-shaped data.
+
+## Module Options And Compatibility
+
+Each module should have a typed options struct, even when initially empty.
+Configuration may decode module options from YAML, but internal module builders
+should receive typed options rather than `map[string]any`.
+
+Illustrative config shape:
+
+```yaml
+reports:
+  next_6_hours:
+    deterministic_modules:
+      - id: hourly_table
+        options:
+          range: valid_period
+          fields:
+            - time
+            - temperature_f
+            - pop_percent
+            - wind_gust_mph
+      - id: afd_short_term_text
+```
+
+Module definitions should declare:
+
+- module ID;
+- stanza name;
+- typed options schema;
+- supported report IDs or report categories;
+- required collected facts;
+- required derived facts;
+- whether missing optional facts omit the stanza, emit an empty stanza, or
+  produce a warning;
+- whether duplicate use of the module is allowed.
+
+Configuration validation should reject:
+
+- unknown report IDs;
+- unknown module IDs;
+- duplicate module IDs unless explicitly allowed;
+- two modules that render the same stanza name;
+- module options that do not match the module's typed option schema;
+- modules that are incompatible with the report's valid-period strategy or
+  available facts.
+
+## Recent Changes Target
+
+Recent Changes must remain structured and deterministic. During the clean-break
+cutover, move comparison inputs away from report-shaped `briefing.Package`
+values and toward module-oriented snapshots.
+
+Recommended target:
+
+- compare `ModuleOutput` values or typed module snapshot stanzas, not rendered
+  YAML and not rendered Markdown;
+- keep report-compatible matching policy in `internal/report`;
+- keep threshold configuration in `internal/config`;
+- keep comparison algorithms in `internal/changes`;
+- make each comparison explicit about which module stanzas it needs.
+
+For example, Daily comparison should primarily consume
+`derived_daily_summary`, `derived_daypart_summaries`, `alert_digest`, and
+`precip_timing` if present. If a required stanza is missing, the comparison
+should return no change with an inspectable warning or an actionable error,
+depending on the report's configured missing-data policy.
+
+## Package Naming Target
+
+The current `internal/forecast` package owns both forecast-specific derivation
+and broader normalized weather data. Because planned sources include current
+observations, radar, and historical review inputs, implementation should
+consider splitting names during the clean-break refactor:
+
+- `internal/weatherdata`: normalized collected source facts, source metadata,
+  warnings, and broad weather data types;
+- `internal/forecast`: forecast-specific algorithms such as period slicing,
+  daily summaries, daypart grouping, and precipitation timing.
+
+If this split is too large for the first cutover, introduce `CollectedFacts` in
+the package that minimizes churn, but avoid expanding the meaning of
+`internal/forecast` further in new module contracts.
+
+## Initial Module Candidates
+
+The first module catalog should start with the modules needed to replace current
+report-shaped briefing output and should clearly distinguish implemented
+modules from future-only candidates.
+
+Initial candidates:
+
+- `metadata`
+- `current_conditions`
+- `derived_daily_summary`
+- `derived_daypart_summaries`
+- `hourly_table`
+- `precip_timing`
+- `alert_digest`
+- `area_forecast_discussion`
+- `afd_key_messages`
+- `afd_short_term_text`
+- `afd_long_term_text`
+- `weather_story`
+- `forecast_delta`
+- `outdoor_windows`
+- `weekend_planning`
+- `storm_window_summary`
+
+Each module should declare inputs, outputs, report applicability,
+missing-data behavior, compatibility behavior, and options.
+
+## Target Derived Daily Summary
+
+The intended `derived_daily_summary` shape is:
+
+```yaml
+derived_daily_summary:
+  high_temp_f: 86
+  low_temp_f: 68
+  max_pop_percent: 70
+  max_pop_window: "2 PM-6 PM"
+  measurable_qpf_total_in: 0.35
+  max_hourly_qpf_in: 0.12
+  first_precip_hour: "1 PM"
+  last_precip_hour: "8 PM"
+  thunder_mentioned: true
+  max_wind_gust_mph: 28
+  heat_index_max_f: 91
+```
+
+`measurable_qpf_total_in` and `max_hourly_qpf_in` are future target fields.
+They require a real upstream quantitative precipitation source and should be
+omitted until such a source is represented in `CollectedFacts`.
+
+## Target Derived Daypart Summaries
+
+The intended `derived_daypart_summaries` shape is:
+
+```yaml
+derived_daypart_summaries:
+  morning:
+    temp_range_f: "70-78"
+    max_pop_percent: 20
+    dominant_condition: Partly sunny
+  afternoon:
+    temp_range_f: "82-86"
+    max_pop_percent: 70
+    dominant_condition: Showers and thunderstorms likely
+```
+
+## Configurable Composition Target
+
+The target configuration model should allow report module composition to be
+changed without editing cross-cutting report-builder code. Built-in defaults
+should remain in Go so the application works with no module override config.
+
+Illustrative config:
+
+```yaml
+reports:
+  daily:
+    deterministic_modules:
+      - current_conditions
+      - derived_daily_summary
+      - derived_daypart_summaries
+      - precip_timing
+      - alert_digest
+      - afd_short_term_text
+      - weather_story_text
+```
+
+Adding or removing an implemented module from an implemented report should be a
+single config edit. Unknown modules, invalid options, duplicate stanzas, and
+incompatible report/module combinations should fail with actionable errors.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+The refactor is complete when:
+
+- current implemented reports generate successfully from named-stanza YAML
+  prompt packages;
+- module snapshots are persisted as structured JSON and linked from metadata;
+- `inspect modules` returns module snapshots;
+- `inspect briefing` is removed from CLI help, parser support, and
+  non-roadmap docs;
+- Recent Changes compares structured module snapshots, not rendered Markdown or
+  YAML text;
+- report definitions declare default module order in one place;
+- implemented report module composition can be overridden by config;
+- implemented modules have typed options and compatibility contracts;
+- `CollectedFacts` are built once per report run and reused by all modules;
+- `DerivedFacts` are built from `CollectedFacts` and do not depend on adapter
+  transport details;
+- module builders do not call Weather API, Scriptorium, distributor, or
+  filesystem state directly;
+- stale report-shaped briefing containers are removed from the generation path;
+- QPF output fields remain omitted until upstream QPF exists.
+
+## Design Rules
+
+- Keep modules deterministic.
+- Keep modules self-contained where practical.
+- Preserve the `CollectedFacts -> DerivedFacts -> ModuleOutput` boundary.
+- Build `CollectedFacts` once per report run.
+- Build `DerivedFacts` from `CollectedFacts`, not from adapter-specific
+  transport details.
+- Keep `DerivedFacts` conservative and reusable.
+- Keep raw external source details behind adapters and forecast normalization.
+- Keep report composition centralized and ordered.
+- Prefer typed outputs over generic maps.
+- Prefer typed fact contracts over string-keyed fact registries.
+- Prefer named YAML stanzas over generic module arrays.
+- Use unit-explicit field names.
+- Do not require the LLM to calculate obvious derived facts.
+- Do not let module builders call external services or write durable state.
+- Do not introduce plugins, dynamic loading, or a generic workflow engine.
+
+## Risks And Mitigations
+
+- Prompt contract churn: stage YAML introduction after module outputs are
+  tested and inspectable.
+- Recent Changes drift: compare stable module outputs and keep snapshot tests.
+- Over-abstraction: start with simple builders and a registry, not a framework.
+- Config complexity: expose ordered module selection and typed options only for
+  implemented modules; defer broad parameterization.
+- Loss of useful context: preserve focused source excerpts and source warnings,
+  but avoid reintroducing raw unbounded payloads.
+
+## Deferred Work
+
+These are out of scope for the initial module refactor:
+
+- dynamic plugin loading;
+- user-defined module code;
+- YAML-defined module schemas;
+- module parameterization beyond implemented typed options;
+- replacing Weather API source fetching with module-owned fetches;
+- moving prompt authoring or Scriptorium prompt changes into weatherreporter;
+- adding future source modules, such as SPC products, before upstream data and
+  report requirements exist.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Should module snapshots and prompt packages both be persisted?
+
+Recommended approach: persist module snapshots as JSON and prompt packages as
+YAML. JSON module snapshots are better for structured Recent Changes, state
+lookup, and tests. YAML prompt packages are better for prompt readability and
+LLM consumption. Keeping both artifacts gives each use case the right format
+without asking comparison code to parse prompt-oriented YAML.
+
+Viable alternative: persist only the YAML prompt package and parse it for
+inspection and Recent Changes. This reduces artifact count, but it couples
+machine comparison to prompt formatting and makes future prompt-oriented
+formatting changes riskier.
+
+### Should `internal/forecast` be split during the first cutover?
+
+Recommended approach: split broad normalized source types into
+`internal/weatherdata` during the clean-break cutover if the implementation
+scope remains manageable. This name fits current conditions, alerts,
+discussion, weather story, future radar, and future historical data better than
+`forecast`.
+
+Viable alternative: keep existing `internal/forecast` types for the first
+module implementation and introduce `CollectedFacts` as a wrapper. This reduces
+short-term churn, but it leaves a package name that will become increasingly
+misleading as non-forecast sources grow.
+
+### Should module config support typed options immediately?
+
+Recommended approach: support typed options for implemented modules from the
+start, even if most modules use empty options. This establishes the extension
+point needed for hourly ranges, field selection, and AFD section choices
+without adding dynamic maps to module builders.
+
+Viable alternative: initially support only ordered module IDs and add options
+later. This is simpler, but it may force another config shape change as soon as
+hourly range or section-selection experiments begin.

docs/troubleshooting.md

@@ -199,6 +199,111 @@ metadata, sources, briefing, and data package for that RunID.
 
 Relevant docs: [CLI reference](cli.md), [Operations guide](operations.md).
 
+## Invalid Secrets Directory
+
+Symptom: config loading fails with `read secrets directory`, `secret file`, or
+environment variable name context.
+
+Likely cause: `secrets.directory` points to a missing directory or contains an
+invalid entry. Secret entries must be regular files directly under the
+configured directory, and file basenames must match
+`[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*`.
+
+Diagnostic: list the configured directory and inspect entry names and file
+types. Do not print secret file contents.
+
+Safe fix: create the directory, remove subdirectories or symlinks, fix invalid
+filenames, and ensure the weatherreporter process can read each secret file.
+
+Relevant docs: [Configuration reference](config.md).
+
+## Distributor Token Is Missing
+
+Symptom: notification fails with a message that the distributor token
+environment variable is not set.
+
+Likely cause: `notify.distributor.enabled` is true, but the environment
+variable named by `notify.distributor.token_env` was not populated directly or
+through `secrets.directory`.
+
+Diagnostic: check `notify.distributor.token_env`, then verify a matching secret
+file exists under `secrets.directory` or that the process environment includes
+the variable. Do not print the token value.
+
+Safe fix: create a readable secret file whose basename matches `token_env`, or
+set the environment variable through the service manager.
+
+Relevant docs: [Configuration reference](config.md),
+[Operations guide](operations.md).
+
+## Distributor Upload Conflict
+
+Symptom: notification fails with idempotency conflict context.
+
+Likely cause: the same idempotency key was reused for different bundle content
+within the same distributor token and pipeline. By default the bundle ID is a
+stable report-stream identity and the idempotency key appends RunID.
+
+Diagnostic: inspect the failed batch JSON or stderr line for pipeline, bundle,
+and idempotency context. Compare the configured templates with the report RunID
+and report path.
+
+Also inspect the notification artifact linked from metadata. It records the
+rendered pipeline ID, bundle ID, idempotency key, upload result, distributor run
+status, status error, and raw run report JSON when available.
+
+Safe fix: keep idempotency templates stable for retries of the same generated
+report, but do not reuse the same rendered key for different generated report
+content.
+
+Relevant docs: [Operations guide](operations.md),
+[Distributor adapter internals](internal/distributor-adapter.md).
+
+## Distributor Upload Rejected
+
+Symptom: notification fails with distributor upload rejection, HTTP status, or
+bundle validation context.
+
+Likely cause: the distributor endpoint rejected the token, pipeline ID, bundle
+ID, idempotency key, source file, or one of the rendered bundle paths.
+
+Diagnostic: inspect stdout JSON or stderr status lines for
+`notificationError`. Confirm `notify.distributor.endpoint`,
+`notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template`,
+`notify.distributor.report_path_templates`, and token configuration. Token
+values are redacted from weatherreporter errors.
+
+If the upload was accepted but destination output did not change, inspect the
+notification artifact's `runStatus.report`. Distributor actions such as
+`replace_older`, `skip_same`, `skip_destination_newer`, or `failed` explain how
+the destination handled the uploaded bundle.
+
+Safe fix: fix the endpoint, token, templates, or distributor-side upload
+configuration. The weatherreporter upload source is the managed Markdown report,
+not `--out` or `--out-dir` copies.
+
+Relevant docs: [Configuration reference](config.md),
+[Operations guide](operations.md),
+[Distributor adapter internals](internal/distributor-adapter.md).
+
+## Distributor Unavailable
+
+Symptom: notification fails with network, timeout, or service unavailable
+context.
+
+Likely cause: the configured distributor endpoint is unreachable, slow, or
+temporarily unavailable.
+
+Diagnostic: check network access from the weatherreporter host to
+`notify.distributor.endpoint`. For batch runs, inspect which reports have
+`notificationStatus: "failed"`.
+
+Safe fix: restore distributor service availability and rerun the affected
+report or batch. Stable idempotency keys make retrying the same generated report
+safe unless the distributor reports a conflict.
+
+Relevant docs: [Operations guide](operations.md).
+
 ## Unknown RunID
 
 Symptom: an inspect command fails with `metadata for run id ... was not found`.

examples/config.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ location:
   name: Brentwood
   region: St. Louis Metro
 
+secrets:
+  directory: ""
+
+notify:
+  distributor:
+    enabled: false
+    endpoint: https://distributor.example.com
+    token_env: DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN
+    timeout: 30s
+    failure_policy: error
+    pipeline_id_template: "weatherreporter.{artifact_group}"
+    bundle_id_template: "weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}"
+    idempotency_key_template: "{bundle_id}.{run_id}"
+    report_path_templates:
+      - "{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_date}-{artifact_group}-{run_id}.md"
+
 missing_source:
   default: warn
   sources:
@@ -26,6 +42,7 @@ workspace:
   reports_dir: reports
   data_packages_dir: data-packages
   preflight_dir: preflight
+  notifications_dir: notifications
 
 dayparts:
   - name: overnight

go.mod

@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ module gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter
 go 1.26
 
 require gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
+
+require gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor v0.5.0

go.sum

@@ -1,3 +1,51 @@
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internal/adapters/distributor/client.go

@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+// Package distributor adapts weatherreporter report artifacts to distributor uploads.
+package distributor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	distributorbundle "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/bundle"
+	distributorupload "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/upload"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/config"
+)
+
+type Client struct {
+	Endpoint        string
+	TokenEnv        string
+	Timeout         time.Duration
+	newUploadClient uploadClientFactory
+}
+
+type UploadRequest struct {
+	PipelineID     string
+	BundleID       string
+	IdempotencyKey string
+	Files          []UploadFile
+	CreatedAt      time.Time
+}
+
+type UploadFile struct {
+	SourcePath string
+	BundlePath string
+}
+
+type UploadResult struct {
+	RunID        string
+	Status       string
+	UploadStatus string
+	StatusError  string
+	RunStatus    *RunStatus
+}
+
+type RunStatus struct {
+	RunID      string
+	PipelineID string
+	Status     string
+	AcceptedAt time.Time
+	StartedAt  *time.Time
+	FinishedAt *time.Time
+	Report     json.RawMessage
+	Error      string
+}
+
+type IdempotencyConflictError struct {
+	Err error
+}
+
+func (e *IdempotencyConflictError) Error() string {
+	if e == nil || e.Err == nil {
+		return "distributor idempotency conflict"
+	}
+	return e.Err.Error()
+}
+
+func (e *IdempotencyConflictError) Unwrap() error {
+	if e == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.Err
+}
+
+type uploadClientFactory func(endpoint, token string, timeout time.Duration) (uploadClient, error)
+
+type uploadClient interface {
+	UploadFiles(ctx context.Context, opts uploadFilesOptions) (uploadFilesResult, error)
+	Status(ctx context.Context, runID string) (runStatus, error)
+}
+
+type uploadFilesOptions struct {
+	PipelineID     string
+	BundleID       string
+	IdempotencyKey string
+	Files          []UploadFile
+	CreatedAt      time.Time
+}
+
+type uploadFilesResult struct {
+	RunID  string
+	Status string
+}
+
+type runStatus struct {
+	RunID      string
+	PipelineID string
+	Status     string
+	AcceptedAt time.Time
+	StartedAt  *time.Time
+	FinishedAt *time.Time
+	Report     json.RawMessage
+	Error      string
+}
+
+const statusPollInterval = 250 * time.Millisecond
+
+func New(cfg config.DistributorNotifyConfig) *Client {
+	return newClient(cfg, newDistributorUploadClient)
+}
+
+func newClient(cfg config.DistributorNotifyConfig, factory uploadClientFactory) *Client {
+	if factory == nil {
+		factory = newDistributorUploadClient
+	}
+	return &Client{
+		Endpoint:        cfg.Endpoint,
+		TokenEnv:        cfg.TokenEnv,
+		Timeout:         cfg.Timeout,
+		newUploadClient: factory,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Upload(ctx context.Context, req UploadRequest) (UploadResult, error) {
+	if c == nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor client is nil")
+	}
+	if c.Endpoint == "" {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor endpoint is required")
+	}
+	if c.TokenEnv == "" {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor token environment variable is required")
+	}
+	if req.PipelineID == "" {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor pipeline id is required")
+	}
+	if req.BundleID == "" {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor bundle id is required")
+	}
+	if req.IdempotencyKey == "" {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor idempotency key is required for bundle %q", req.BundleID)
+	}
+	if len(req.Files) == 0 {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor upload files are required for bundle %q", req.BundleID)
+	}
+	for i, file := range req.Files {
+		if file.SourcePath == "" {
+			return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor source path is required for bundle %q file %d", req.BundleID, i)
+		}
+		if file.BundlePath == "" {
+			return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor bundle path is required for bundle %q file %d", req.BundleID, i)
+		}
+	}
+	if c.newUploadClient == nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor upload client factory is required for endpoint %q", c.Endpoint)
+	}
+
+	token := os.Getenv(c.TokenEnv)
+	if token == "" {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("distributor token environment variable %q is not set", c.TokenEnv)
+	}
+
+	uploadClient, err := c.newUploadClient(c.Endpoint, token, c.Timeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("create distributor upload client for endpoint %q: %w", c.Endpoint, redactToken(err, token))
+	}
+
+	runCtx := ctx
+	if runCtx == nil {
+		runCtx = context.Background()
+	}
+	cancel := func() {}
+	if c.Timeout > 0 {
+		runCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(runCtx, c.Timeout)
+	}
+	defer cancel()
+
+	result, err := uploadClient.UploadFiles(runCtx, uploadFilesOptions{
+		PipelineID:     req.PipelineID,
+		BundleID:       req.BundleID,
+		IdempotencyKey: req.IdempotencyKey,
+		Files:          append([]UploadFile(nil), req.Files...),
+		CreatedAt:      req.CreatedAt,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, wrapUploadError(err, uploadErrorContext{
+			Endpoint:       c.Endpoint,
+			PipelineID:     req.PipelineID,
+			BundleID:       req.BundleID,
+			IdempotencyKey: req.IdempotencyKey,
+			SourcePaths:    uploadSourcePaths(req.Files),
+			BundlePaths:    uploadBundlePaths(req.Files),
+			Token:          token,
+		})
+	}
+
+	uploadResult := UploadResult{
+		RunID:        result.RunID,
+		Status:       result.Status,
+		UploadStatus: result.Status,
+	}
+	status, statusErr := waitForRunStatus(runCtx, uploadClient, result.RunID, c.Timeout > 0)
+	if status.RunID != "" || status.Status != "" {
+		uploadResult.RunStatus = &RunStatus{
+			RunID:      status.RunID,
+			PipelineID: status.PipelineID,
+			Status:     status.Status,
+			AcceptedAt: status.AcceptedAt,
+			StartedAt:  status.StartedAt,
+			FinishedAt: status.FinishedAt,
+			Report:     append(json.RawMessage(nil), status.Report...),
+			Error:      redactTokenString(status.Error, token),
+		}
+		if status.Status != "" {
+			uploadResult.Status = status.Status
+		}
+	}
+	if statusErr != nil {
+		uploadResult.StatusError = redactTokenString(statusErr.Error(), token)
+		return uploadResult, nil
+	}
+	if status.Status == "failed" {
+		return uploadResult, fmt.Errorf("distributor run %q failed: %s", status.RunID, uploadResult.RunStatus.Error)
+	}
+	return uploadResult, nil
+}
+
+func waitForRunStatus(ctx context.Context, client uploadClient, runID string, poll bool) (runStatus, error) {
+	status, err := client.Status(ctx, runID)
+	if err != nil || terminalRunStatus(status.Status) || !poll {
+		return status, err
+	}
+
+	for {
+		timer := time.NewTimer(statusPollInterval)
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			timer.Stop()
+			return status, fmt.Errorf("distributor run %q did not reach terminal status before timeout: %w", runID, ctx.Err())
+		case <-timer.C:
+		}
+
+		next, err := client.Status(ctx, runID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return status, err
+		}
+		status = next
+		if terminalRunStatus(status.Status) {
+			return status, nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func terminalRunStatus(status string) bool {
+	return status == "succeeded" || status == "failed"
+}
+
+type distributorUploadClient struct {
+	client *distributorupload.Client
+}
+
+func newDistributorUploadClient(endpoint, token string, timeout time.Duration) (uploadClient, error) {
+	httpClient := (*http.Client)(nil)
+	if timeout > 0 {
+		httpClient = &http.Client{Timeout: timeout}
+	}
+	client, err := distributorupload.NewClient(distributorupload.ClientOptions{
+		Endpoint:   endpoint,
+		Token:      token,
+		HTTPClient: httpClient,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return distributorUploadClient{client: client}, nil
+}
+
+func (c distributorUploadClient) UploadFiles(ctx context.Context, opts uploadFilesOptions) (uploadFilesResult, error) {
+	files := make([]distributorbundle.BundleFile, 0, len(opts.Files))
+	for _, file := range opts.Files {
+		files = append(files, distributorbundle.BundleFile{
+			SourcePath: file.SourcePath,
+			Path:       file.BundlePath,
+		})
+	}
+	result, err := c.client.UploadFiles(ctx, distributorupload.UploadFilesOptions{
+		PipelineID:     opts.PipelineID,
+		ID:             opts.BundleID,
+		Created:        opts.CreatedAt,
+		IdempotencyKey: opts.IdempotencyKey,
+		Files:          files,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return uploadFilesResult{}, err
+	}
+	return uploadFilesResult{
+		RunID:  result.RunID,
+		Status: result.Status,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c distributorUploadClient) Status(ctx context.Context, runID string) (runStatus, error) {
+	status, err := c.client.Status(ctx, runID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return runStatus{}, err
+	}
+	return runStatus{
+		RunID:      status.RunID,
+		PipelineID: status.PipelineID,
+		Status:     status.Status,
+		AcceptedAt: status.AcceptedAt,
+		StartedAt:  status.StartedAt,
+		FinishedAt: status.FinishedAt,
+		Report:     append(json.RawMessage(nil), status.Report...),
+		Error:      status.Error,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type uploadErrorContext struct {
+	Endpoint       string
+	PipelineID     string
+	BundleID       string
+	IdempotencyKey string
+	SourcePaths    []string
+	BundlePaths    []string
+	Token          string
+}
+
+func wrapUploadError(err error, ctx uploadErrorContext) error {
+	var conflict *distributorupload.IdempotencyConflictError
+	isConflict := errors.As(err, &conflict)
+	err = redactToken(err, ctx.Token)
+	if isConflict {
+		return &IdempotencyConflictError{
+			Err: fmt.Errorf("upload distributor bundle %q to pipeline %q at endpoint %q with idempotency key %q from sources %q as bundle paths %q: idempotency conflict: %w", ctx.BundleID, ctx.PipelineID, ctx.Endpoint, ctx.IdempotencyKey, ctx.SourcePaths, ctx.BundlePaths, err),
+		}
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("upload distributor bundle %q to pipeline %q at endpoint %q with idempotency key %q from sources %q as bundle paths %q: %w", ctx.BundleID, ctx.PipelineID, ctx.Endpoint, ctx.IdempotencyKey, ctx.SourcePaths, ctx.BundlePaths, err)
+}
+
+func uploadSourcePaths(files []UploadFile) []string {
+	paths := make([]string, 0, len(files))
+	for _, file := range files {
+		paths = append(paths, file.SourcePath)
+	}
+	return paths
+}
+
+func uploadBundlePaths(files []UploadFile) []string {
+	paths := make([]string, 0, len(files))
+	for _, file := range files {
+		paths = append(paths, file.BundlePath)
+	}
+	return paths
+}
+
+func redactToken(err error, token string) error {
+	if err == nil || token == "" {
+		return err
+	}
+	return errors.New(redactTokenString(err.Error(), token))
+}
+
+func redactTokenString(value, token string) string {
+	if token == "" {
+		return value
+	}
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(value, token, "[redacted]")
+}

internal/adapters/distributor/client_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+package distributor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	distributorupload "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/distributor/pkg/upload"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/config"
+)
+
+func TestUploadUsesConfiguredClientAndFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	cfg.Endpoint = "https://distributor.example.test"
+	cfg.TokenEnv = "DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN"
+	cfg.Timeout = 15 * time.Second
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+
+	factory := &fakeUploadFactory{
+		client: &fakeUploadClient{
+			result: uploadFilesResult{RunID: "run-123", Status: "accepted"},
+			status: runStatus{RunID: "run-123", PipelineID: "reports", Status: "succeeded", Report: json.RawMessage(`{"actions":[{"action":"replace_older"}]}`)},
+		},
+	}
+	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+
+	result, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), UploadRequest{
+		PipelineID:     "weatherreporter.daily",
+		BundleID:       "weatherreporter.home.daily.run",
+		IdempotencyKey: "weatherreporter.home.daily.run",
+		Files: []UploadFile{
+			{SourcePath: "/tmp/report.md", BundlePath: "2026-06-07/daily/report.md"},
+			{SourcePath: "/tmp/report.md", BundlePath: "2026-06-07/daily/latest.md"},
+		},
+		CreatedAt: time.Date(2026, 6, 7, 12, 0, 0, 123, time.UTC),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Upload() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if result.RunID != "run-123" || result.Status != "succeeded" || result.UploadStatus != "accepted" {
+		t.Fatalf("result = %#v, want accepted run", result)
+	}
+	if result.RunStatus == nil || result.RunStatus.PipelineID != "reports" || !strings.Contains(string(result.RunStatus.Report), "replace_older") {
+		t.Fatalf("RunStatus = %#v, want parsed run report", result.RunStatus)
+	}
+	if factory.endpoint != cfg.Endpoint {
+		t.Fatalf("factory endpoint = %q, want %q", factory.endpoint, cfg.Endpoint)
+	}
+	if factory.token != "secret-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("factory token = %q, want secret-token", factory.token)
+	}
+	if factory.timeout != 15*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("factory timeout = %s, want 15s", factory.timeout)
+	}
+	got := factory.client.opts
+	if got.PipelineID != "weatherreporter.daily" {
+		t.Fatalf("PipelineID = %q, want weatherreporter.daily", got.PipelineID)
+	}
+	if got.BundleID != "weatherreporter.home.daily.run" {
+		t.Fatalf("BundleID = %q, want weatherreporter.home.daily.run", got.BundleID)
+	}
+	if got.IdempotencyKey != "weatherreporter.home.daily.run" {
+		t.Fatalf("IdempotencyKey = %q, want weatherreporter.home.daily.run", got.IdempotencyKey)
+	}
+	if len(got.Files) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("files = %#v, want two mappings", got.Files)
+	}
+	if got.Files[0].SourcePath != "/tmp/report.md" || got.Files[0].BundlePath != "2026-06-07/daily/report.md" {
+		t.Fatalf("first file = %#v, want archive mapping", got.Files[0])
+	}
+	if got.Files[1].SourcePath != "/tmp/report.md" || got.Files[1].BundlePath != "2026-06-07/daily/latest.md" {
+		t.Fatalf("second file = %#v, want latest mapping", got.Files[1])
+	}
+	if got.CreatedAt.IsZero() {
+		t.Fatal("CreatedAt is zero, want generated report timestamp")
+	}
+	if factory.client.statusRunID != "run-123" {
+		t.Fatalf("Status runID = %q, want run-123", factory.client.statusRunID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUploadRejectsMissingInputs(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		mutate  func(*Client, *UploadRequest)
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Token",
+			mutate: func(c *Client, req *UploadRequest) {
+				t.Setenv(c.TokenEnv, "")
+			},
+			wantErr: "token environment variable",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "PipelineID",
+			mutate: func(c *Client, req *UploadRequest) {
+				req.PipelineID = ""
+			},
+			wantErr: "pipeline id is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Files",
+			mutate: func(c *Client, req *UploadRequest) {
+				req.Files = nil
+			},
+			wantErr: "upload files are required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "SourcePath",
+			mutate: func(c *Client, req *UploadRequest) {
+				req.Files[0].SourcePath = ""
+			},
+			wantErr: "source path is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "BundlePath",
+			mutate: func(c *Client, req *UploadRequest) {
+				req.Files[0].BundlePath = ""
+			},
+			wantErr: "bundle path is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "UploadClientFactory",
+			mutate: func(c *Client, req *UploadRequest) {
+				c.newUploadClient = nil
+			},
+			wantErr: "upload client factory is required",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+			client := newClient(cfg, (&fakeUploadFactory{client: &fakeUploadClient{}}).newClient)
+			req := validUploadRequest()
+			tt.mutate(client, &req)
+
+			_, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), req)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("Upload() error = nil, want error")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %q, want %q", err.Error(), tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secret-token") {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %q, want no token value", err.Error())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUploadWrapsFactoryErrorWithoutToken(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	cfg.Endpoint = "https://distributor.example.test"
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+	factory := &fakeUploadFactory{
+		err: fmt.Errorf("factory failed with secret-token"),
+	}
+	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+
+	_, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), validUploadRequest())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Upload() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secret-token") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want no token value", err.Error())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), cfg.Endpoint) {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want endpoint context", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUploadWrapsUploadFailureWithContextWithoutToken(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	cfg.Endpoint = "https://distributor.example.test"
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+	factory := &fakeUploadFactory{
+		client: &fakeUploadClient{err: fmt.Errorf("server rejected secret-token")},
+	}
+	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+	req := validUploadRequest()
+
+	_, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), req)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Upload() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{cfg.Endpoint, req.PipelineID, req.BundleID, req.IdempotencyKey, req.Files[0].SourcePath, req.Files[0].BundlePath, req.Files[1].BundlePath} {
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), want) {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %q, want context %q", err.Error(), want)
+		}
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secret-token") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want no token value", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUploadReturnsAcceptedWhenStatusLookupFails(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	cfg.Endpoint = "https://distributor.example.test"
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+	factory := &fakeUploadFactory{
+		client: &fakeUploadClient{
+			result:    uploadFilesResult{RunID: "run-123", Status: "accepted"},
+			statusErr: fmt.Errorf("status rejected secret-token"),
+		},
+	}
+	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+
+	result, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), validUploadRequest())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Upload() error = %v, want accepted upload despite status lookup failure", err)
+	}
+	if result.Status != "accepted" || result.StatusError == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("result = %#v, want accepted status with status error", result)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(result.StatusError, "secret-token") {
+		t.Fatalf("StatusError = %q, want token redacted", result.StatusError)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUploadPollsUntilTerminalStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	cfg.Endpoint = "https://distributor.example.test"
+	cfg.Timeout = 2 * time.Second
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+	factory := &fakeUploadFactory{
+		client: &fakeUploadClient{
+			result: uploadFilesResult{RunID: "run-123", Status: "accepted"},
+			statuses: []runStatus{
+				{RunID: "run-123", Status: "accepted"},
+				{RunID: "run-123", Status: "succeeded", Report: json.RawMessage(`{"actions":[{"action":"replace_older"}]}`)},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+
+	result, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), validUploadRequest())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Upload() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if result.Status != "succeeded" || result.RunStatus == nil || !strings.Contains(string(result.RunStatus.Report), "replace_older") {
+		t.Fatalf("result = %#v, want terminal succeeded status with run report", result)
+	}
+	if factory.client.statusCalls != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("status calls = %d, want 2", factory.client.statusCalls)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUploadReturnsLatestStatusWhenPollingTimesOut(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	cfg.Endpoint = "https://distributor.example.test"
+	cfg.Timeout = time.Millisecond
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+	factory := &fakeUploadFactory{
+		client: &fakeUploadClient{
+			result: uploadFilesResult{RunID: "run-123", Status: "accepted"},
+			status: runStatus{RunID: "run-123", Status: "running"},
+		},
+	}
+	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+
+	result, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), validUploadRequest())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Upload() error = %v, want accepted upload with status timeout recorded", err)
+	}
+	if result.Status != "running" || result.StatusError == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("result = %#v, want latest status and status timeout", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUploadFailsWhenDistributorRunFailed(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	cfg.Endpoint = "https://distributor.example.test"
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+	factory := &fakeUploadFactory{
+		client: &fakeUploadClient{
+			result: uploadFilesResult{RunID: "run-123", Status: "accepted"},
+			status: runStatus{
+				RunID:  "run-123",
+				Status: "failed",
+				Error:  "destination rejected secret-token",
+				Report: json.RawMessage(`{"actions":[{"action":"failed"}]}`),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+
+	result, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), validUploadRequest())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Upload() error = nil, want failed distributor run error")
+	}
+	if result.RunStatus == nil || result.RunStatus.Status != "failed" || !strings.Contains(string(result.RunStatus.Report), "failed") {
+		t.Fatalf("result = %#v, want failed run status report", result)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secret-token") || strings.Contains(result.RunStatus.Error, "secret-token") {
+		t.Fatalf("error/result leaked token: err=%q result=%#v", err.Error(), result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUploadPreservesIdempotencyConflictDiagnosis(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults().Notify.Distributor
+	cfg.Endpoint = "https://distributor.example.test"
+	t.Setenv(cfg.TokenEnv, "secret-token")
+	factory := &fakeUploadFactory{
+		client: &fakeUploadClient{
+			err: &distributorupload.IdempotencyConflictError{
+				HTTPError: distributorupload.HTTPError{
+					StatusCode: 409,
+					Status:     "409 Conflict",
+					Message:    "conflicting upload for secret-token",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+
+	_, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), validUploadRequest())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Upload() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	var conflict *IdempotencyConflictError
+	if !errors.As(err, &conflict) {
+		t.Fatalf("Upload() error = %T %v, want IdempotencyConflictError", err, err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "idempotency conflict") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want idempotency conflict diagnosis", err.Error())
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secret-token") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want no token value", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func validUploadRequest() UploadRequest {
+	return UploadRequest{
+		PipelineID:     "weatherreporter.daily",
+		BundleID:       "weatherreporter.home.daily.run",
+		IdempotencyKey: "weatherreporter.home.daily.run",
+		Files: []UploadFile{
+			{SourcePath: "/tmp/report.md", BundlePath: "2026-06-07/daily/report.md"},
+			{SourcePath: "/tmp/report.md", BundlePath: "2026-06-07/daily/latest.md"},
+		},
+		CreatedAt: time.Date(2026, 6, 7, 12, 0, 0, 123, time.UTC),
+	}
+}
+
+type fakeUploadFactory struct {
+	endpoint string
+	token    string
+	timeout  time.Duration
+	client   *fakeUploadClient
+	err      error
+}
+
+func (f *fakeUploadFactory) newClient(endpoint, token string, timeout time.Duration) (uploadClient, error) {
+	f.endpoint = endpoint
+	f.token = token
+	f.timeout = timeout
+	if f.err != nil {
+		return nil, f.err
+	}
+	return f.client, nil
+}
+
+type fakeUploadClient struct {
+	opts        uploadFilesOptions
+	statusRunID string
+	statusCalls int
+	result      uploadFilesResult
+	status      runStatus
+	statuses    []runStatus
+	err         error
+	statusErr   error
+}
+
+func (c *fakeUploadClient) UploadFiles(ctx context.Context, opts uploadFilesOptions) (uploadFilesResult, error) {
+	c.opts = opts
+	if c.err != nil {
+		return uploadFilesResult{}, c.err
+	}
+	return c.result, nil
+}
+
+func (c *fakeUploadClient) Status(ctx context.Context, runID string) (runStatus, error) {
+	c.statusRunID = runID
+	c.statusCalls++
+	if c.statusErr != nil {
+		return runStatus{}, c.statusErr
+	}
+	if len(c.statuses) > 0 {
+		index := c.statusCalls - 1
+		if index >= len(c.statuses) {
+			index = len(c.statuses) - 1
+		}
+		return c.statuses[index], nil
+	}
+	return c.status, nil
+}

internal/adapters/weatherapi/client.go

@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ func (c *Client) FetchBundle(ctx context.Context) (*forecast.Bundle, error) {
 	if err := builder.fetchDiscussion(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := builder.addStub("daily", "daily forecast data is not available from the weather API yet"); err != nil {
+	if err := builder.fetchWeatherStory(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := builder.addStub("weather_story", "NWS weather story is not available from the weather API yet"); err != nil {
+	if err := builder.addStub("daily", "daily forecast data is not available from the weather API yet"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -246,6 +246,27 @@ func (b *bundleBuilder) fetchDiscussion(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (b *bundleBuilder) fetchWeatherStory(ctx context.Context) error {
+	raw, source, err := b.client.fetch(ctx, "weather_story", "/weatherstories/latest", queryOptions{omitUnits: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if raw == nil {
+		return b.handleMissing(&source, "NWS weather story data is missing", false)
+	}
+	var story forecast.WeatherStory
+	if err := decodeSource(raw, &story); err != nil {
+		return b.handleMalformed(&source, err, false)
+	}
+	if !story.StartTime.IsZero() {
+		source.IssuedAt = &story.StartTime
+	}
+	source.UpdatedAt = story.UpdatedAt
+	b.bundle.WeatherStory = &story
+	b.addSource(source)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (b *bundleBuilder) addStub(sourceName string, message string) error {
 	source := forecast.Source{
 		Name:      sourceName,
@@ -307,6 +328,7 @@ type queryOptions struct {
 	precision bool
 	timezone  bool
 	allowNull bool
+	omitUnits bool
 }
 
 type envelope struct {
@@ -366,7 +388,9 @@ func (c *Client) endpointURL(endpoint string, opts queryOptions) *url.URL {
 	reqURL.Path = path.Join(c.baseURL.Path, endpoint)
 	query := reqURL.Query()
 	query.Set("format", c.format)
-	query.Set("units", c.units)
+	if !opts.omitUnits {
+		query.Set("units", c.units)
+	}
 	if opts.precision {
 		query.Set("precision", strconv.Itoa(c.precision))
 	}

internal/adapters/weatherapi/client_test.go

@@ -49,11 +49,17 @@ func TestFetchBundleFromFixtures(t *testing.T) {
 	if bundle.Discussion.LongTerm == nil || bundle.Discussion.LongTerm.Text != "Warmer temperatures and periodic rain chances continue into the weekend." {
 		t.Fatalf("Discussion.LongTerm = %#v, want long-term AFD text", bundle.Discussion.LongTerm)
 	}
+	if bundle.WeatherStory == nil || bundle.WeatherStory.Title != "Several Chances for Rain Through Monday" {
+		t.Fatalf("WeatherStory = %#v, want latest weather story", bundle.WeatherStory)
+	}
+	if bundle.WeatherStory.UpdatedAt == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WeatherStory.UpdatedAt = nil, want update timestamp")
+	}
 	if len(bundle.Sources) != 8 {
 		t.Fatalf("Sources length = %d, want 8", len(bundle.Sources))
 	}
-	if len(bundle.Warnings) != 2 {
+	if len(bundle.Warnings) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("Warnings length = %d, want daily and weather story warnings", len(bundle.Warnings))
+		t.Fatalf("Warnings length = %d, want daily warning", len(bundle.Warnings))
 	}
 	if !containsPath(requested, "/forecast/hourly") || containsPath(requested, "/forecast/hourly/today") {
 		t.Fatalf("requested paths = %v, want full hourly endpoint only", requested)
@@ -61,6 +67,9 @@ func TestFetchBundleFromFixtures(t *testing.T) {
 	if !containsPath(requested, "/forecast/narrative") || containsPath(requested, "/forecast/narrative/today") {
 		t.Fatalf("requested paths = %v, want full narrative endpoint only", requested)
 	}
+	if !containsPath(requested, "/weatherstories/latest") {
+		t.Fatalf("requested paths = %v, want weather story endpoint", requested)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFetchBundleBuildsExpectedQueries(t *testing.T) {
@@ -74,8 +83,17 @@ func TestFetchBundleBuildsExpectedQueries(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, rawURL := range requested {
-		if !strings.Contains(rawURL, "format=json") || !strings.Contains(rawURL, "units=us") {
+		if !strings.Contains(rawURL, "format=json") {
-			t.Fatalf("request %q missing format=json or units=us", rawURL)
+			t.Fatalf("request %q missing format=json", rawURL)
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(rawURL, "/weatherstories/") {
+			if strings.Contains(rawURL, "units=") || strings.Contains(rawURL, "precision=") || strings.Contains(rawURL, "tz=") {
+				t.Fatalf("weather story request %q should use format only", rawURL)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(rawURL, "units=us") {
+			t.Fatalf("request %q missing units=us", rawURL)
 		}
 		if strings.HasPrefix(rawURL, "/forecast/") {
 			if !strings.Contains(rawURL, "precision=1") || !strings.Contains(rawURL, "tz=America%2FChicago") {
@@ -99,6 +117,16 @@ func TestFetchBundleRecordsSourceHash(t *testing.T) {
 	if observation.DataSHA256 != want {
 		t.Fatalf("DataSHA256 = %q, want %q", observation.DataSHA256, want)
 	}
+	story := sourceByName(t, bundle.Sources, "weather_story")
+	if story.Endpoint != "/weatherstories/latest" {
+		t.Fatalf("weather story endpoint = %q, want /weatherstories/latest", story.Endpoint)
+	}
+	if story.DataSHA256 != hashFixtureData(t, "weather_story.json") {
+		t.Fatalf("weather story DataSHA256 = %q, want fixture hash", story.DataSHA256)
+	}
+	if story.IssuedAt == nil || story.UpdatedAt == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("weather story source timestamps = issued %#v updated %#v, want both", story.IssuedAt, story.UpdatedAt)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestHTTPErrorIsActionable(t *testing.T) {
@@ -169,7 +197,7 @@ func TestMissingSourcePolicyWarnNoneError(t *testing.T) {
 		wantWarns  int
 		wantSource bool
 	}{
-		{name: "warn", policy: config.MissingSourceWarn, wantWarns: 3, wantSource: true},
+		{name: "warn", policy: config.MissingSourceWarn, wantWarns: 2, wantSource: true},
 		{name: "none", policy: config.MissingSourceNone, wantWarns: 0, wantSource: true},
 		{name: "error", policy: config.MissingSourceError, wantErr: true},
 	}
@@ -230,6 +258,45 @@ func TestMalformedNonRequiredSourceUsesPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMissingWeatherStoryUsesPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	server := fixtureServer(t, map[string]handlerOverride{
+		"/weatherstories/latest": {status: http.StatusOK, body: `{"data": null}`},
+	}, nil)
+	client := newTestClient(t, server.URL+"/", map[string]config.MissingSourcePolicy{
+		"weather_story": config.MissingSourceWarn,
+	})
+
+	bundle, err := client.FetchBundle(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FetchBundle() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if bundle.WeatherStory != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WeatherStory = %#v, want nil for missing source", bundle.WeatherStory)
+	}
+	source := sourceByName(t, bundle.Sources, "weather_story")
+	if !source.Missing || len(source.Warnings) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("weather_story source = %#v, want missing source warning", source)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMalformedWeatherStoryUsesPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	server := fixtureServer(t, map[string]handlerOverride{
+		"/weatherstories/latest": {status: http.StatusOK, body: `{"data": {"startTime": 123}}`},
+	}, nil)
+	client := newTestClient(t, server.URL+"/", map[string]config.MissingSourcePolicy{
+		"weather_story": config.MissingSourceWarn,
+	})
+
+	bundle, err := client.FetchBundle(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FetchBundle() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	source := sourceByName(t, bundle.Sources, "weather_story")
+	if !source.Missing || len(source.Warnings) != 1 || source.Warnings[0].Code != "malformed_source" {
+		t.Fatalf("weather_story source = %#v, want malformed source warning", source)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		<-r.Context().Done()
@@ -296,12 +363,13 @@ type handlerOverride struct {
 func fixtureServer(t *testing.T, overrides map[string]handlerOverride, requested *[]string) *httptest.Server {
 	t.Helper()
 	fixtures := map[string]string{
-		"/observations":       "observations.json",
+		"/observations":          "observations.json",
-		"/conditions/current": "current.json",
+		"/conditions/current":    "current.json",
-		"/forecast/hourly":    "hourly.json",
+		"/forecast/hourly":       "hourly.json",
-		"/forecast/narrative": "narrative.json",
+		"/forecast/narrative":    "narrative.json",
-		"/alerts/active":      "alerts.json",
+		"/alerts/active":         "alerts.json",
-		"/discussion":         "discussion.json",
+		"/discussion":            "discussion.json",
+		"/weatherstories/latest": "weather_story.json",
 	}
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if requested != nil {

internal/adapters/weatherapi/testdata/weather_story.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "data": {
+    "officeId": "LSX",
+    "startTime": "2026-05-30T08:46:00Z",
+    "endTime": "2026-05-31T11:00:00Z",
+    "updatedAt": "2026-05-30T09:00:34Z",
+    "title": "Several Chances for Rain Through Monday",
+    "description": "A stagnant weather pattern with low pressure over the Great Plains and high pressure over the Great Lakes will continue to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms, for areas mainly along and west of the Mississippi River today and Sunday.",
+    "altText": "This slide shows the forecast for today through Tuesday with icons for showers and thunderstorms and a picture of a cumulonimbus cloud on the right side.",
+    "priority": false,
+    "order": 1,
+    "downloadUrl": "https://api.weather.gov/offices/LSX/weatherstories/download/3228e499-2aae-45a8-9ff9-1c060311026f"
+  }
+}

internal/app/app.go

@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
+	distributoradapter "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/adapters/distributor"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/adapters/scriptorium"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/adapters/weatherapi"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/briefing"
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ type GenerateRequest struct {
 	Date       time.Time
 	StormStart time.Time
 	StormEnd   time.Time
+	Notifier   Notifier
 }
 
 type BatchRequest struct {
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ type BatchRequest struct {
 	OutputDir string
 	Renderer  Renderer
 	Store     state.Store
+	Notifier  Notifier
 }
 
 type FetchBundleRequest struct {
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ type ReportRequest struct {
 	OutputPath string
 	Renderer   Renderer
 	Store      state.Store
+	Notifier   Notifier
 }
 
 type BriefingResult struct {
@@ -81,19 +86,21 @@ type BriefingResult struct {
 }
 
 type ReportResult struct {
-	Briefing        briefing.Package
+	Briefing         briefing.Package
-	BriefingPath    string
+	BriefingPath     string
-	DataPackage     promptinput.Package
+	DataPackage      promptinput.Package
-	DataPackagePath string
+	DataPackagePath  string
-	PreflightPath   string
+	PreflightPath    string
-	ReportPath      string
+	ReportPath       string
-	OutputPath      string
+	OutputPath       string
-	Metadata        state.Metadata
+	NotificationPath string
-	MetadataPath    string
+	Metadata         state.Metadata
-	PriorSnapshot   *state.PriorSnapshot
+	MetadataPath     string
-	RecentChanges   []changes.Change
+	PriorSnapshot    *state.PriorSnapshot
-	RenderResult    *scriptorium.RenderResult
+	RecentChanges    []changes.Change
-	RunResult       *scriptorium.RunResult
+	RenderResult     *scriptorium.RenderResult
+	RunResult        *scriptorium.RunResult
+	Notification     *NotificationResult
 }
 
 type BatchResult struct {
@@ -107,20 +114,25 @@ type BatchResult struct {
 }
 
 type BatchReportResult struct {
-	ReportID        report.ID       `json:"reportId"`
+	ReportID               report.ID       `json:"reportId"`
-	ReportName      string          `json:"reportName"`
+	ReportName             string          `json:"reportName"`
-	PromptID        string          `json:"promptId"`
+	PromptID               string          `json:"promptId"`
-	RunID           string          `json:"runId"`
+	RunID                  string          `json:"runId"`
-	Status          string          `json:"status"`
+	Status                 string          `json:"status"`
-	Error           string          `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	Error                  string          `json:"error,omitempty"`
-	GeneratedAt     time.Time       `json:"generatedAt"`
+	NotificationStatus     string          `json:"notificationStatus,omitempty"`
-	ValidPeriod     timeutil.Period `json:"validPeriod"`
+	NotificationRunID      string          `json:"notificationRunId,omitempty"`
-	BriefingPath    string          `json:"briefingPath,omitempty"`
+	NotificationPipelineID string          `json:"notificationPipelineId,omitempty"`
-	DataPackagePath string          `json:"dataPackagePath,omitempty"`
+	NotificationError      string          `json:"notificationError,omitempty"`
-	PreflightPath   string          `json:"preflightPath,omitempty"`
+	NotificationPath       string          `json:"notificationPath,omitempty"`
-	ReportPath      string          `json:"reportPath,omitempty"`
+	GeneratedAt            time.Time       `json:"generatedAt"`
-	OutputPath      string          `json:"outputPath,omitempty"`
+	ValidPeriod            timeutil.Period `json:"validPeriod"`
-	MetadataPath    string          `json:"metadataPath,omitempty"`
+	BriefingPath           string          `json:"briefingPath,omitempty"`
+	DataPackagePath        string          `json:"dataPackagePath,omitempty"`
+	PreflightPath          string          `json:"preflightPath,omitempty"`
+	ReportPath             string          `json:"reportPath,omitempty"`
+	OutputPath             string          `json:"outputPath,omitempty"`
+	MetadataPath           string          `json:"metadataPath,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type BatchError struct {
@@ -139,6 +151,55 @@ type Renderer interface {
 	Run(context.Context, scriptorium.RunRequest) (*scriptorium.RunResult, error)
 }
 
+type Notifier interface {
+	Notify(context.Context, NotificationRequest) (*NotificationResult, error)
+}
+
+type NotificationRequest struct {
+	ReportID       report.ID
+	RunID          string
+	PipelineID     string
+	BundleID       string
+	IdempotencyKey string
+	ReportPath     string
+	BundlePaths    []string
+	CreatedAt      time.Time
+}
+
+type NotificationResult struct {
+	BundleID       string
+	IdempotencyKey string
+	RunID          string
+	Status         string
+	UploadStatus   string
+	StatusError    string
+	PipelineID     string
+	AcceptedAt     time.Time
+	StartedAt      *time.Time
+	FinishedAt     *time.Time
+	Report         []byte
+	Error          string
+}
+
+type NotificationError struct {
+	Request NotificationRequest
+	Err     error
+}
+
+func (e *NotificationError) Error() string {
+	if e == nil || e.Err == nil {
+		return "notification failed"
+	}
+	return e.Err.Error()
+}
+
+func (e *NotificationError) Unwrap() error {
+	if e == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.Err
+}
+
 func Generate(ctx context.Context, req GenerateRequest) error {
 	now := req.Now
 	if now.IsZero() {
@@ -153,6 +214,7 @@ func Generate(ctx context.Context, req GenerateRequest) error {
 			Config:     req.Config,
 			Resolved:   resolved,
 			OutputPath: req.OutputPath,
+			Notifier:   req.Notifier,
 		})
 		return err
 	}
@@ -211,10 +273,20 @@ func RunBatchDetailed(ctx context.Context, req BatchRequest) (*BatchResult, erro
 				OutputPath: outputPath,
 				Renderer:   req.Renderer,
 				Store:      store,
+				Notifier:   req.Notifier,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				item.Status = "failed"
 				item.Error = err.Error()
+				var notificationErr *NotificationError
+				if errors.As(err, &notificationErr) {
+					item.NotificationStatus = "failed"
+					item.NotificationError = notificationErr.Error()
+					item.NotificationPipelineID = notificationErr.Request.PipelineID
+					if paths, pathErr := store.Paths(resolved); pathErr == nil {
+						item.NotificationPath = paths.Notification
+					}
+				}
 				result.Failed++
 			} else {
 				item.Status = "succeeded"
@@ -224,6 +296,12 @@ func RunBatchDetailed(ctx context.Context, req BatchRequest) (*BatchResult, erro
 				item.ReportPath = reportResult.ReportPath
 				item.OutputPath = reportResult.OutputPath
 				item.MetadataPath = reportResult.MetadataPath
+				item.NotificationPath = reportResult.NotificationPath
+				if reportResult.Notification != nil {
+					item.NotificationStatus = reportResult.Notification.Status
+					item.NotificationRunID = reportResult.Notification.RunID
+					item.NotificationPipelineID = reportResult.Notification.PipelineID
+				}
 				result.Succeeded++
 			}
 			result.Reports = append(result.Reports, item)
@@ -481,23 +559,234 @@ func GenerateReport(ctx context.Context, req ReportRequest) (*ReportResult, erro
 		return nil, runErr
 	}
 
+	notification, notificationPath, err := notifyReport(ctx, req.Config, req.Resolved, reportPath, metadata, req.Notifier, store)
+	if notificationPath != "" {
+		metadata.NotificationPath = notificationPath
+		metadataPath, metadataErr = store.SaveMetadata(ctx, metadata)
+		if metadataErr != nil {
+			return nil, metadataErr
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &ReportResult{
-		Briefing:        briefingPackage,
+		Briefing:         briefingPackage,
-		BriefingPath:    briefingPath,
+		BriefingPath:     briefingPath,
-		DataPackage:     dataPackage,
+		DataPackage:      dataPackage,
-		DataPackagePath: dataPackagePath,
+		DataPackagePath:  dataPackagePath,
-		PreflightPath:   preflightPath,
+		PreflightPath:    preflightPath,
-		ReportPath:      reportPath,
+		ReportPath:       reportPath,
-		OutputPath:      outputPath,
+		OutputPath:       outputPath,
-		Metadata:        metadata,
+		NotificationPath: notificationPath,
-		MetadataPath:    metadataPath,
+		Metadata:         metadata,
-		PriorSnapshot:   priorSnapshot,
+		MetadataPath:     metadataPath,
-		RecentChanges:   recentChanges,
+		PriorSnapshot:    priorSnapshot,
-		RenderResult:    renderResult,
+		RecentChanges:    recentChanges,
-		RunResult:       runResult,
+		RenderResult:     renderResult,
+		RunResult:        runResult,
+		Notification:     notification,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func notifyReport(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, resolved report.Resolved, reportPath string, metadata state.Metadata, notifier Notifier, store state.Store) (*NotificationResult, string, error) {
+	notifier, enabled := reportNotifier(cfg, notifier)
+	if !enabled {
+		return nil, "", nil
+	}
+	notificationRequest, err := buildNotificationRequest(cfg, resolved, reportPath, metadata)
+	if err != nil {
+		notificationPath, saveErr := saveNotificationArtifact(ctx, store, resolved, cfg, metadata, NotificationRequest{}, nil, err)
+		if saveErr != nil {
+			return nil, "", saveErr
+		}
+		return nil, notificationPath, err
+	}
+	result, err := notifier.Notify(ctx, notificationRequest)
+	notificationPath, saveErr := saveNotificationArtifact(ctx, store, resolved, cfg, metadata, notificationRequest, result, err)
+	if saveErr != nil {
+		return nil, "", saveErr
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return result, notificationPath, &NotificationError{
+			Request: notificationRequest,
+			Err:     fmt.Errorf("notify report %q run %q from managed report %q: %w", resolved.Definition.ID, metadata.RunID, reportPath, err),
+		}
+	}
+	return result, notificationPath, nil
+}
+
+func reportNotifier(cfg config.Config, notifier Notifier) (Notifier, bool) {
+	if !cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled {
+		return noopNotifier{}, false
+	}
+	if notifier != nil {
+		return notifier, true
+	}
+	return distributorNotifier{
+		client: distributoradapter.New(cfg.Notify.Distributor),
+	}, true
+}
+
+func buildNotificationRequest(cfg config.Config, resolved report.Resolved, reportPath string, metadata state.Metadata) (NotificationRequest, error) {
+	values := config.DistributorTemplateValues{
+		LocationID:      cfg.Location.ID,
+		ReportID:        string(resolved.Definition.ID),
+		RunID:           metadata.RunID,
+		ArtifactGroup:   resolved.Definition.ArtifactGroup,
+		BatchOutputName: resolved.Definition.BatchOutputName,
+	}
+	if err := addDistributorValidPeriodValues(&values, resolved.ValidPeriod, cfg.WeatherAPI.Timezone); err != nil {
+		return NotificationRequest{}, err
+	}
+	bundleID, err := config.RenderDistributorBundleID(cfg.Notify.Distributor.BundleIDTemplate, values)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NotificationRequest{}, err
+	}
+	values.BundleID = bundleID
+	pipelineID, err := config.RenderDistributorPipelineID(cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate, values)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NotificationRequest{}, err
+	}
+	idempotencyKey, err := config.RenderDistributorIdempotencyKey(cfg.Notify.Distributor.IdempotencyKeyTemplate, values)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NotificationRequest{}, err
+	}
+	bundlePaths, err := config.RenderDistributorReportPaths(cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates, values)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NotificationRequest{}, err
+	}
+	return NotificationRequest{
+		ReportID:       resolved.Definition.ID,
+		RunID:          metadata.RunID,
+		PipelineID:     pipelineID,
+		BundleID:       bundleID,
+		IdempotencyKey: idempotencyKey,
+		ReportPath:     reportPath,
+		BundlePaths:    bundlePaths,
+		CreatedAt:      metadata.GeneratedAt,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func addDistributorValidPeriodValues(values *config.DistributorTemplateValues, period timeutil.Period, timezone string) error {
+	location, err := timeutil.LoadLocation(timezone)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	start := period.Start.In(location)
+	end := period.End.In(location)
+	values.ValidStartDate = start.Format(timeutil.DateLayout)
+	values.ValidEndDate = end.Format(timeutil.DateLayout)
+	values.ValidStartTime = start.Format("1504")
+	values.ValidEndTime = end.Format("1504")
+	values.ValidStartStamp = start.Format("2006-01-02T1504")
+	values.ValidEndStamp = end.Format("2006-01-02T1504")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func saveNotificationArtifact(ctx context.Context, store state.Store, resolved report.Resolved, cfg config.Config, metadata state.Metadata, req NotificationRequest, result *NotificationResult, notifyErr error) (string, error) {
+	if store == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("state store is required")
+	}
+	artifact := state.DistributorNotificationArtifact{
+		SchemaVersion:  state.DistributorNotificationSchemaVersion,
+		RunID:          metadata.RunID,
+		ReportID:       resolved.Definition.ID,
+		AttemptedAt:    time.Now(),
+		Endpoint:       cfg.Notify.Distributor.Endpoint,
+		PipelineID:     req.PipelineID,
+		BundleID:       req.BundleID,
+		IdempotencyKey: req.IdempotencyKey,
+		SourcePath:     req.ReportPath,
+		BundlePaths:    append([]string(nil), req.BundlePaths...),
+		BundleCreated:  req.CreatedAt,
+		Status:         "attempted",
+	}
+	if result != nil {
+		artifact.Status = result.Status
+		artifact.Upload = &state.DistributorUploadResult{
+			RunID:  result.RunID,
+			Status: result.UploadStatus,
+		}
+		if result.PipelineID != "" || !result.AcceptedAt.IsZero() || result.StartedAt != nil || result.FinishedAt != nil || len(result.Report) > 0 || result.Error != "" {
+			artifact.RunStatus = &state.DistributorRunStatus{
+				RunID:      result.RunID,
+				PipelineID: result.PipelineID,
+				Status:     result.Status,
+				AcceptedAt: result.AcceptedAt,
+				StartedAt:  result.StartedAt,
+				FinishedAt: result.FinishedAt,
+				Report:     append([]byte(nil), result.Report...),
+				Error:      result.Error,
+			}
+		}
+		artifact.StatusError = result.StatusError
+	}
+	if notifyErr != nil {
+		artifact.Status = "failed"
+		artifact.Error = notifyErr.Error()
+	}
+	if artifact.Status == "" {
+		artifact.Status = "unknown"
+	}
+	return store.SaveDistributorNotification(ctx, resolved, artifact)
+}
+
+type noopNotifier struct{}
+
+func (noopNotifier) Notify(context.Context, NotificationRequest) (*NotificationResult, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+type distributorNotifier struct {
+	client *distributoradapter.Client
+}
+
+func (n distributorNotifier) Notify(ctx context.Context, req NotificationRequest) (*NotificationResult, error) {
+	result, err := n.client.Upload(ctx, distributoradapter.UploadRequest{
+		PipelineID:     req.PipelineID,
+		BundleID:       req.BundleID,
+		IdempotencyKey: req.IdempotencyKey,
+		Files:          distributorUploadFiles(req.ReportPath, req.BundlePaths),
+		CreatedAt:      req.CreatedAt,
+	})
+	notification := &NotificationResult{
+		PipelineID:     req.PipelineID,
+		BundleID:       req.BundleID,
+		IdempotencyKey: req.IdempotencyKey,
+		RunID:          result.RunID,
+		Status:         result.Status,
+		UploadStatus:   result.UploadStatus,
+		StatusError:    result.StatusError,
+	}
+	if result.RunStatus != nil {
+		if result.RunStatus.PipelineID != "" {
+			notification.PipelineID = result.RunStatus.PipelineID
+		}
+		notification.AcceptedAt = result.RunStatus.AcceptedAt
+		notification.StartedAt = result.RunStatus.StartedAt
+		notification.FinishedAt = result.RunStatus.FinishedAt
+		notification.Report = append([]byte(nil), result.RunStatus.Report...)
+		notification.Error = result.RunStatus.Error
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return notification, err
+	}
+	return notification, nil
+}
+
+func distributorUploadFiles(sourcePath string, bundlePaths []string) []distributoradapter.UploadFile {
+	files := make([]distributoradapter.UploadFile, 0, len(bundlePaths))
+	for _, bundlePath := range bundlePaths {
+		files = append(files, distributoradapter.UploadFile{
+			SourcePath: sourcePath,
+			BundlePath: bundlePath,
+		})
+	}
+	return files
+}
+
 func BuildBriefing(req BriefingRequest, bundle *forecast.Bundle) (briefing.Package, error) {
 	location, err := timeutil.LoadLocation(req.Config.WeatherAPI.Timezone)
 	if err != nil {

internal/app/app_test.go

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ func TestFetchAndSaveBundle(t *testing.T) {
 			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"alerts":[]}}`))
 		case "/discussion":
 			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"product":"discussion","issuedAt":"2026-05-29T09:25:00-05:00","keyMessages":[],"shortTerm":{"qualifier":"(Short Term)","text":"Short-term AFD narrative for saved bundle."},"longTerm":{"qualifier":"(Long Term)","text":"Long-term AFD narrative for saved bundle."}}}`))
+		case "/weatherstories/latest":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"officeId":"LSX","startTime":"2026-05-30T08:46:00Z","endTime":"2026-05-31T11:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-30T09:00:34Z","title":"Several Chances for Rain Through Monday","description":"Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain possible.","altText":"Forecast weather story graphic.","priority":false,"order":1,"downloadUrl":"https://api.weather.gov/offices/LSX/weatherstories/download/test"}}`))
 		default:
 			http.NotFound(w, r)
 		}
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ func TestFetchAndSaveBundle(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(string(data), `"product": "hourly"`) {
 		t.Fatalf("saved bundle missing hourly product:\n%s", string(data))
 	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(data), `"title": "Several Chances for Rain Through Monday"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("saved bundle missing weather story title:\n%s", string(data))
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFetchAndSaveBundleRequiresOutputPath(t *testing.T) {
@@ -216,6 +221,9 @@ func TestGenerateReportWritesReportAndPreflight(t *testing.T) {
 	if current == nil || current.ConditionText != "Clear" || current.TemperatureF == nil || *current.TemperatureF != 75 {
 		t.Fatalf("data package current conditions = %#v, want current conditions", current)
 	}
+	if savedDataPackage.Briefing.Daily == nil || savedDataPackage.Briefing.Daily.WeatherStory == nil || savedDataPackage.Briefing.Daily.WeatherStory.Title != "Several Chances for Rain Through Monday" {
+		t.Fatalf("data package weather story = %#v, want weather story title", savedDataPackage.Briefing.Daily)
+	}
 	if !strings.Contains(string(data), "Short-term AFD narrative for generated report.") || !strings.Contains(string(data), "Long-term AFD narrative for generated report.") {
 		t.Fatalf("data package missing AFD short/long-term discussion:\n%s", string(data))
 	}
@@ -247,6 +255,262 @@ func TestGenerateReportWritesReportAndPreflight(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGenerateReportDisabledNotificationDoesNotCallNotifier(t *testing.T) {
+	server := dailyBundleServer(t)
+	cfg := dailyTestConfig(t, server)
+	cfg.Workspace.Root = t.TempDir()
+	resolved, err := ResolveGenerate(GenerateRequest{
+		Config: cfg,
+		Report: ReportDaily,
+		Date:   mustParse("2026-05-29T12:00:00-05:00"),
+	}, mustParse("2026-05-29T05:00:00-05:00"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveGenerate() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	notifier := &recordingNotifier{}
+
+	_, err = GenerateReport(context.Background(), ReportRequest{
+		Config:   cfg,
+		Resolved: resolved,
+		Renderer: successfulRenderer("# Daily Report\n"),
+		Notifier: notifier,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GenerateReport() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(notifier.requests) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("notification requests = %#v, want none when disabled", notifier.requests)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerateReportNotifiesManagedReportPath(t *testing.T) {
+	server := dailyBundleServer(t)
+	cfg := dailyTestConfig(t, server)
+	cfg.Workspace.Root = t.TempDir()
+	cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true
+	cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = "weatherreporter.{artifact_group}"
+	resolved, err := ResolveGenerate(GenerateRequest{
+		Config: cfg,
+		Report: ReportDaily,
+		Date:   mustParse("2026-05-29T12:00:00-05:00"),
+	}, mustParse("2026-05-29T05:00:00-05:00"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveGenerate() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	notifier := &recordingNotifier{
+		result: &NotificationResult{
+			RunID:        "distributor-run",
+			Status:       "succeeded",
+			UploadStatus: "accepted",
+			PipelineID:   "reports",
+			Report:       []byte(`{"actions":[{"action":"replace_older"}]}`),
+		},
+	}
+	outputPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "daily-copy.md")
+
+	result, err := GenerateReport(context.Background(), ReportRequest{
+		Config:     cfg,
+		Resolved:   resolved,
+		OutputPath: outputPath,
+		Renderer:   successfulRenderer("# Daily Report\n"),
+		Notifier:   notifier,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GenerateReport() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if result.Notification == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Notification = nil, want notification result")
+	}
+	if result.Notification.RunID != "distributor-run" || result.Notification.Status != "succeeded" {
+		t.Fatalf("Notification = %#v, want succeeded distributor run", result.Notification)
+	}
+	if result.NotificationPath == "" || result.Metadata.NotificationPath != result.NotificationPath {
+		t.Fatalf("NotificationPath result=%q metadata=%q, want linked artifact", result.NotificationPath, result.Metadata.NotificationPath)
+	}
+	notificationData, err := os.ReadFile(result.NotificationPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read notification artifact: %v", err)
+	}
+	var notificationArtifact state.DistributorNotificationArtifact
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(notificationData, &notificationArtifact); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode notification artifact: %v", err)
+	}
+	wantBundlePaths := []string{
+		"2026-05-29/daily/2026-05-29-daily-" + result.Metadata.RunID + ".md",
+	}
+	if notificationArtifact.PipelineID != "weatherreporter.daily" || strings.Join(notificationArtifact.BundlePaths, "\n") != strings.Join(wantBundlePaths, "\n") || notificationArtifact.BundleCreated.IsZero() || notificationArtifact.RunStatus == nil || !strings.Contains(string(notificationArtifact.RunStatus.Report), "replace_older") {
+		t.Fatalf("notification artifact = %#v, want requested pipeline, status report, and created timestamp", notificationArtifact)
+	}
+	if len(notifier.requests) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("notification requests = %d, want 1", len(notifier.requests))
+	}
+	req := notifier.requests[0]
+	if req.ReportPath != result.ReportPath {
+		t.Fatalf("notification ReportPath = %q, want managed path %q", req.ReportPath, result.ReportPath)
+	}
+	if req.ReportPath == outputPath {
+		t.Fatalf("notification used output copy %q, want managed report path", outputPath)
+	}
+	if strings.Join(req.BundlePaths, "\n") != strings.Join(wantBundlePaths, "\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("notification BundlePaths = %#v, want %#v", req.BundlePaths, wantBundlePaths)
+	}
+	if req.PipelineID != "weatherreporter.daily" {
+		t.Fatalf("notification PipelineID = %q, want rendered pipeline", req.PipelineID)
+	}
+	if req.BundleID != "weatherreporter.home.daily_today" {
+		t.Fatalf("notification BundleID = %q, want default template", req.BundleID)
+	}
+	if req.IdempotencyKey != req.BundleID+"."+result.Metadata.RunID {
+		t.Fatalf("IdempotencyKey = %q, want per-run key", req.IdempotencyKey)
+	}
+	if req.RunID != result.Metadata.RunID {
+		t.Fatalf("notification RunID = %q, want report run id %q", req.RunID, result.Metadata.RunID)
+	}
+	if !req.CreatedAt.Equal(result.Metadata.GeneratedAt) {
+		t.Fatalf("notification CreatedAt = %s, want generated at %s", req.CreatedAt, result.Metadata.GeneratedAt)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerateReportNotificationFailureFailsReport(t *testing.T) {
+	server := dailyBundleServer(t)
+	cfg := dailyTestConfig(t, server)
+	cfg.Workspace.Root = t.TempDir()
+	cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true
+	cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = "weatherreporter.{artifact_group}"
+	resolved, err := ResolveGenerate(GenerateRequest{
+		Config: cfg,
+		Report: ReportDaily,
+		Date:   mustParse("2026-05-29T12:00:00-05:00"),
+	}, mustParse("2026-05-29T05:00:00-05:00"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveGenerate() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	notifier := &recordingNotifier{err: errors.New("upload rejected")}
+
+	store, err := state.NewFilesystemStore(cfg.Workspace)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewFilesystemStore() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	_, err = GenerateReport(context.Background(), ReportRequest{
+		Config:   cfg,
+		Resolved: resolved,
+		Renderer: successfulRenderer("# Daily Report\n"),
+		Store:    store,
+		Notifier: notifier,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GenerateReport() error = nil, want notification error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "notify report") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "upload rejected") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want notification context", err.Error())
+	}
+	if len(notifier.requests) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("notification requests = %d, want one attempted notification", len(notifier.requests))
+	}
+	paths, pathErr := store.Paths(resolved)
+	if pathErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Paths() error = %v", pathErr)
+	}
+	notificationData, readErr := os.ReadFile(paths.Notification)
+	if readErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read notification artifact after failure: %v", readErr)
+	}
+	var notification state.DistributorNotificationArtifact
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(notificationData, &notification); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode notification artifact: %v", err)
+	}
+	if notification.Status != "failed" || !strings.Contains(notification.Error, "upload rejected") {
+		t.Fatalf("notification failure artifact = %+v, want failed upload context", notification)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerateReportDoesNotNotifyAfterRenderOrRunFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	server := dailyBundleServer(t)
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		renderer Renderer
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Render",
+			renderer: &recordingRenderer{
+				renderResult: &scriptorium.RenderResult{ExitCode: 1, Stderr: "render failed"},
+				err:          errors.New("render failed"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Run",
+			renderer: &recordingRenderer{
+				renderResult: &scriptorium.RenderResult{ExitCode: 0},
+				runResult:    &scriptorium.RunResult{ExitCode: 2, Stderr: "run failed"},
+				runErr:       errors.New("run failed"),
+				runBody:      "# Daily Report\n",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := dailyTestConfig(t, server)
+			cfg.Workspace.Root = t.TempDir()
+			cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true
+			cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = "weatherreporter.{artifact_group}"
+			resolved, err := ResolveGenerate(GenerateRequest{
+				Config: cfg,
+				Report: ReportDaily,
+				Date:   mustParse("2026-05-29T12:00:00-05:00"),
+			}, mustParse("2026-05-29T05:00:00-05:00"))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("ResolveGenerate() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			notifier := &recordingNotifier{}
+
+			_, err = GenerateReport(context.Background(), ReportRequest{
+				Config:   cfg,
+				Resolved: resolved,
+				Renderer: tt.renderer,
+				Notifier: notifier,
+			})
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("GenerateReport() error = nil, want generation error")
+			}
+			if len(notifier.requests) != 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("notification requests = %#v, want none after generation failure", notifier.requests)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerateReportDoesNotNotifyAfterFetchFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Defaults()
+	cfg.WeatherAPI.BaseURL = ""
+	cfg.WeatherAPI.Timezone = "America/Chicago"
+	cfg.Workspace.Root = t.TempDir()
+	cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true
+	cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = "weatherreporter.{artifact_group}"
+	resolved, err := ResolveGenerate(GenerateRequest{
+		Config: cfg,
+		Report: ReportDaily,
+		Date:   mustParse("2026-05-29T12:00:00-05:00"),
+	}, mustParse("2026-05-29T05:00:00-05:00"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveGenerate() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	notifier := &recordingNotifier{}
+
+	_, err = GenerateReport(context.Background(), ReportRequest{
+		Config:   cfg,
+		Resolved: resolved,
+		Renderer: successfulRenderer("# Daily Report\n"),
+		Notifier: notifier,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GenerateReport() error = nil, want fetch setup error")
+	}
+	if len(notifier.requests) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("notification requests = %#v, want none after fetch failure", notifier.requests)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGenerateReportPersistsFailedPreflight(t *testing.T) {
 	server := dailyBundleServer(t)
 	cfg := config.Defaults()
@@ -906,6 +1170,8 @@ func dailyBundleServer(t *testing.T) *httptest.Server {
 			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"alerts":[{"event":"Flood Watch","effective":"2026-05-29T05:00:00-05:00","expires":"2026-05-29T09:00:00-05:00"}]}}`))
 		case "/discussion":
 			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"product":"discussion","issuedAt":"2026-05-29T09:25:00-05:00","keyMessages":["Storms are most likely during the morning."],"shortTerm":{"qualifier":"(Short Term)","text":"Short-term AFD narrative for generated report."},"longTerm":{"qualifier":"(Long Term)","text":"Long-term AFD narrative for generated report."}}}`))
+		case "/weatherstories/latest":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"officeId":"LSX","startTime":"2026-05-30T08:46:00Z","endTime":"2026-05-31T11:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-30T09:00:34Z","title":"Several Chances for Rain Through Monday","description":"Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain possible.","altText":"Forecast weather story graphic.","priority":false,"order":1,"downloadUrl":"https://api.weather.gov/offices/LSX/weatherstories/download/test"}}`))
 		default:
 			http.NotFound(w, r)
 		}
@@ -998,6 +1264,69 @@ func TestRunBatchContinuesAfterReportFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunBatchContinuesAfterNotificationFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	server := dailyBundleServer(t)
+	cfg := config.Defaults()
+	cfg.WeatherAPI.BaseURL = server.URL + "/"
+	cfg.WeatherAPI.Timezone = "America/Chicago"
+	cfg.Workspace.Root = t.TempDir()
+	cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true
+	cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = "weatherreporter.{artifact_group}"
+	notifier := &recordingNotifier{
+		errByReport: map[report.ID]error{
+			report.ThreeDay: errors.New("distributor unavailable"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	result, err := RunBatchDetailed(context.Background(), BatchRequest{
+		Config:   cfg,
+		Batch:    BatchMorning,
+		Now:      mustParse("2026-05-29T05:00:00-05:00"),
+		Renderer: &selectiveRenderer{runBody: "# Batch Report\n"},
+		Notifier: notifier,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RunBatchDetailed() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.Total != 3 || result.Succeeded != 2 || result.Failed != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("summary total/succeeded/failed = %d/%d/%d, want 3/2/1", result.Total, result.Succeeded, result.Failed)
+	}
+	if len(notifier.requests) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("notification requests = %d, want one per generated report", len(notifier.requests))
+	}
+	var failedThreeDay bool
+	for _, item := range result.Reports {
+		if item.ReportID == report.ThreeDay {
+			if item.Status == "failed" && strings.Contains(item.Error, "notify report") && strings.Contains(item.Error, "distributor unavailable") {
+				failedThreeDay = true
+			}
+			if item.NotificationStatus != "failed" {
+				t.Fatalf("3-day notification status = %q, want failed", item.NotificationStatus)
+			}
+			if item.NotificationPipelineID != "weatherreporter.three-day" {
+				t.Fatalf("3-day notification pipeline = %q, want weatherreporter.three-day", item.NotificationPipelineID)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(item.NotificationError, "distributor unavailable") {
+				t.Fatalf("3-day notification error = %q, want distributor unavailable", item.NotificationError)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if item.Status != "succeeded" {
+			t.Fatalf("report %s status = %s, want succeeded", item.ReportID, item.Status)
+		}
+		if item.NotificationStatus != "accepted" {
+			t.Fatalf("report %s notification status = %q, want accepted", item.ReportID, item.NotificationStatus)
+		}
+		if item.NotificationPipelineID == "" {
+			t.Fatalf("report %s notification pipeline is empty", item.ReportID)
+		}
+	}
+	if !failedThreeDay {
+		t.Fatalf("reports = %#v, want notification failure on 3-day item", result.Reports)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRunBatchUsesOutputDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	server := dailyBundleServer(t)
 	cfg := config.Defaults()
@@ -1154,6 +1483,14 @@ type recordingRenderer struct {
 	runBody       string
 }
 
+func successfulRenderer(body string) *recordingRenderer {
+	return &recordingRenderer{
+		renderResult: &scriptorium.RenderResult{ExitCode: 0},
+		runResult:    &scriptorium.RunResult{ExitCode: 0},
+		runBody:      body,
+	}
+}
+
 type selectiveRenderer struct {
 	renderCalls      int
 	runCalls         int
@@ -1161,6 +1498,43 @@ type selectiveRenderer struct {
 	runBody          string
 }
 
+type recordingNotifier struct {
+	requests    []NotificationRequest
+	result      *NotificationResult
+	err         error
+	errByReport map[report.ID]error
+}
+
+func (n *recordingNotifier) Notify(_ context.Context, req NotificationRequest) (*NotificationResult, error) {
+	n.requests = append(n.requests, req)
+	if err := n.errByReport[req.ReportID]; err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if n.err != nil {
+		return nil, n.err
+	}
+	if n.result != nil {
+		result := *n.result
+		if result.BundleID == "" {
+			result.BundleID = req.BundleID
+		}
+		if result.IdempotencyKey == "" {
+			result.IdempotencyKey = req.IdempotencyKey
+		}
+		if result.PipelineID == "" {
+			result.PipelineID = req.PipelineID
+		}
+		return &result, nil
+	}
+	return &NotificationResult{
+		PipelineID:     req.PipelineID,
+		BundleID:       req.BundleID,
+		IdempotencyKey: req.IdempotencyKey,
+		Status:         "accepted",
+		UploadStatus:   "accepted",
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (r *selectiveRenderer) Render(_ context.Context, req scriptorium.RenderRequest) (*scriptorium.RenderResult, error) {
 	r.renderCalls++
 	if req.PromptID == r.failRenderPrompt {

internal/briefing/daily.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/forecast"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/report"
@@ -57,8 +58,17 @@ type DiscussionContext struct {
 }
 
 type WeatherStoryContext struct {
-	Available bool   `json:"available"`
+	Available   bool       `json:"available"`
-	Summary   string `json:"summary,omitempty"`
+	OfficeID    string     `json:"officeId,omitempty"`
+	StartTime   time.Time  `json:"startTime"`
+	EndTime     time.Time  `json:"endTime"`
+	UpdatedAt   *time.Time `json:"updatedAt,omitempty"`
+	Title       string     `json:"title,omitempty"`
+	Description string     `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	AltText     string     `json:"altText,omitempty"`
+	Priority    bool       `json:"priority"`
+	Order       int        `json:"order"`
+	DownloadURL string     `json:"downloadUrl,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func BuildDaily(ctx BuildContext, summary *forecast.DailySummary) (Package, error) {
@@ -258,10 +268,31 @@ func buildDiscussion(discussion *forecast.Discussion) DiscussionContext {
 }
 
 func buildWeatherStory(bundle *forecast.Bundle) *WeatherStoryContext {
-	if bundle == nil || bundle.WeatherStory == nil || len(bundle.WeatherStory.Raw) == 0 {
+	if bundle == nil || bundle.WeatherStory == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return &WeatherStoryContext{Available: true, Summary: string(bundle.WeatherStory.Raw)}
+	story := bundle.WeatherStory
+	return &WeatherStoryContext{
+		Available:   true,
+		OfficeID:    story.OfficeID,
+		StartTime:   story.StartTime,
+		EndTime:     story.EndTime,
+		UpdatedAt:   copyTime(story.UpdatedAt),
+		Title:       story.Title,
+		Description: story.Description,
+		AltText:     story.AltText,
+		Priority:    story.Priority,
+		Order:       story.Order,
+		DownloadURL: story.DownloadURL,
+	}
+}
+
+func copyTime(value *time.Time) *time.Time {
+	if value == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	copied := *value
+	return &copied
 }
 
 func scoreOutdoorWindow(daypart forecast.DaypartSummary) OutdoorWindow {

internal/briefing/storm.go

@@ -162,8 +162,12 @@ func stormConfidenceInputs(bundle *forecast.Bundle) []string {
 			items = appendUnique(items, "Short-term discussion is available for confidence context.")
 		}
 	}
-	if bundle.WeatherStory != nil && len(bundle.WeatherStory.Raw) > 0 {
+	if bundle.WeatherStory != nil {
-		items = appendUnique(items, "Weather story source is available.")
+		if bundle.WeatherStory.Title != "" {
+			items = appendUnique(items, "Weather story: "+bundle.WeatherStory.Title+".")
+		} else {
+			items = appendUnique(items, "Weather story source is available.")
+		}
 	}
 	for _, warning := range bundle.Warnings {
 		if warning.Code != "" {

internal/briefing/storm_test.go

@@ -50,8 +50,16 @@ func TestStormBriefingWithActiveAlert(t *testing.T) {
 			ShortTerm:   &forecast.DiscussionSection{Text: "Short-term storm coverage peaks this morning."},
 			LongTerm:    &forecast.DiscussionSection{Text: "Long-term pattern stays unsettled after the event."},
 		},
-		WeatherStory: &forecast.WeatherStory{Raw: json.RawMessage(`{"headline":"Storm risk"}`)},
+		WeatherStory: &forecast.WeatherStory{
-		Sources:      []forecast.Source{{Name: "hourly", FetchedAt: time.Now()}},
+			OfficeID:    "LSX",
+			StartTime:   mustParse("2026-05-29T06:00:00Z"),
+			EndTime:     mustParse("2026-05-29T18:00:00Z"),
+			Title:       "Storm Risk",
+			Description: "Strong storms are possible.",
+			AltText:     "Weather story graphic showing storm risk.",
+			Order:       1,
+		},
+		Sources: []forecast.Source{{Name: "hourly", FetchedAt: time.Now()}},
 	}
 
 	pkg, err := BuildStorm(BuildContext{Resolved: resolved, Bundle: bundle, Units: "us", Timezone: "America/Chicago"})
@@ -80,6 +88,9 @@ func TestStormBriefingWithActiveAlert(t *testing.T) {
 	if pkg.Storm.WeatherStory == nil {
 		t.Fatal("WeatherStory = nil, want available story context")
 	}
+	if pkg.Storm.WeatherStory.Title != "Storm Risk" || pkg.Storm.WeatherStory.Description != "Strong storms are possible." {
+		t.Fatalf("WeatherStory = %#v, want structured story context", pkg.Storm.WeatherStory)
+	}
 	if pkg.Storm.Discussion.ShortTerm != "Short-term storm coverage peaks this morning." {
 		t.Fatalf("Discussion.ShortTerm = %q, want short-term AFD narrative", pkg.Storm.Discussion.ShortTerm)
 	}

internal/cli/root.go

@@ -352,11 +352,21 @@ func writeRunLogs(stderr io.Writer, result *app.BatchResult) {
 		return
 	}
 	for _, item := range result.Reports {
+		notificationFields := ""
+		if item.NotificationStatus != "" {
+			notificationFields += fmt.Sprintf(" notificationStatus=%q", item.NotificationStatus)
+		}
+		if item.NotificationRunID != "" {
+			notificationFields += fmt.Sprintf(" notificationRunId=%q", item.NotificationRunID)
+		}
+		if item.NotificationError != "" {
+			notificationFields += fmt.Sprintf(" notificationError=%q", item.NotificationError)
+		}
 		if item.Status == "failed" {
-			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "report=%s status=failed error=%q\n", item.ReportID, item.Error)
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "report=%s status=failed error=%q%s\n", item.ReportID, item.Error, notificationFields)
 			continue
 		}
-		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "report=%s status=succeeded output=%q\n", item.ReportID, item.OutputPath)
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "report=%s status=succeeded output=%q%s\n", item.ReportID, item.OutputPath, notificationFields)
 	}
 	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "batch=%s total=%d succeeded=%d failed=%d\n", result.Batch, result.Total, result.Succeeded, result.Failed)
 }

internal/cli/root_test.go

@@ -346,6 +346,88 @@ func TestRunMorningReportsPartialFailureAndContinues(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBatchOutputIncludesNotificationDetails(t *testing.T) {
+	result := &app.BatchResult{
+		Batch:     app.BatchMorning,
+		Total:     2,
+		Succeeded: 1,
+		Failed:    1,
+		Reports: []app.BatchReportResult{
+			{
+				ReportID:           "daily_today",
+				Status:             "succeeded",
+				OutputPath:         "/tmp/daily.md",
+				NotificationStatus: "accepted",
+				NotificationRunID:  "distributor-run-1",
+			},
+			{
+				ReportID:           "three_day",
+				Status:             "failed",
+				Error:              "notify report three_day: upload failed",
+				NotificationStatus: "failed",
+				NotificationError:  "notify report three_day: upload failed",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+
+	if err := writeJSON(&stdout, result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("writeJSON() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	writeRunLogs(&stderr, result)
+
+	var decoded app.BatchResult
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &decoded); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode batch JSON: %v\n%s", err, stdout.String())
+	}
+	if decoded.Reports[0].NotificationStatus != "accepted" || decoded.Reports[0].NotificationRunID != "distributor-run-1" {
+		t.Fatalf("success notification fields = %#v", decoded.Reports[0])
+	}
+	if decoded.Reports[1].NotificationStatus != "failed" || !strings.Contains(decoded.Reports[1].NotificationError, "upload failed") {
+		t.Fatalf("failure notification fields = %#v", decoded.Reports[1])
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), `notificationStatus="accepted"`) || !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), `notificationRunId="distributor-run-1"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr missing success notification fields:\n%s", stderr.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), `notificationStatus="failed"`) || !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), `notificationError="notify report three_day: upload failed"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr missing failure notification fields:\n%s", stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBatchOutputDoesNotExposeSecretLikeNotificationErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	result := &app.BatchResult{
+		Batch:  app.BatchMorning,
+		Total:  1,
+		Failed: 1,
+		Reports: []app.BatchReportResult{
+			{
+				ReportID:           "daily_today",
+				Status:             "failed",
+				Error:              "notify report daily_today: upload failed: [redacted]",
+				NotificationStatus: "failed",
+				NotificationError:  "notify report daily_today: upload failed: [redacted]",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+
+	if err := writeJSON(&stdout, result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("writeJSON() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	writeRunLogs(&stderr, result)
+
+	for _, output := range []string{stdout.String(), stderr.String()} {
+		if strings.Contains(output, "DISTRIBUTOR_SECRET_TOKEN") {
+			t.Fatalf("output contains token value:\n%s", output)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(output, "[redacted]") {
+			t.Fatalf("output missing redacted marker:\n%s", output)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRunEveningUsesOutputDirectoryAndSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	server := dailyServer(t)
 	tempDir := t.TempDir()
@@ -384,6 +466,108 @@ func TestRunEveningUsesOutputDirectoryAndSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunEveningReportsNotificationSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	server := dailyServer(t)
+	distributorServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path == "/runs/distributor-run-1" {
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"run_id":"distributor-run-1","pipeline_id":"weatherreporter.daily","status":"succeeded","report":{"actions":[{"action":"replace_older"}]}}`))
+			return
+		}
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/pipelines/weatherreporter.daily/upload" {
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"run_id":"distributor-run-1","status":"accepted"}`))
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(distributorServer.Close)
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	scriptoriumPath := writeFakeScriptorium(t, tempDir)
+	configPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "config.yml")
+	workspaceRoot := filepath.Join(tempDir, "workspace")
+	configBody := "weather_api:\n  base_url: " + server.URL + "/\n  timezone: America/Chicago\nscriptorium:\n  binary: " + scriptoriumPath + "\nworkspace:\n  root: " + workspaceRoot + "\nnotify:\n  distributor:\n    enabled: true\n    endpoint: " + distributorServer.URL + "\n    token_env: CLI_DISTRIBUTOR_TOKEN\n    pipeline_id_template: weatherreporter.{artifact_group}\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(configPath, []byte(configBody), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write config: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("CLI_DISTRIBUTOR_TOKEN", "cli-secret-token")
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	runner := Runner{Clock: fixedClock()}
+
+	err := runner.Run(context.Background(), []string{
+		"run", "evening",
+		"--config", configPath,
+	}, &stdout, &stderr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Run() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var summary app.BatchResult
+	if decodeErr := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &summary); decodeErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode summary: %v\n%s", decodeErr, stdout.String())
+	}
+	if len(summary.Reports) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("reports = %#v, want one report", summary.Reports)
+	}
+	if summary.Reports[0].NotificationStatus != "succeeded" || summary.Reports[0].NotificationRunID != "distributor-run-1" || summary.Reports[0].NotificationPipelineID != "weatherreporter.daily" {
+		t.Fatalf("notification fields = %#v", summary.Reports[0])
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), `notificationStatus="succeeded"`) || !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), `notificationRunId="distributor-run-1"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr missing notification fields:\n%s", stderr.String())
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "cli-secret-token") || strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "cli-secret-token") {
+		t.Fatalf("output contains token value\nstdout=%s\nstderr=%s", stdout.String(), stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunEveningReportsNotificationFailureWithoutToken(t *testing.T) {
+	server := dailyServer(t)
+	distributorServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"error":"rejected cli-secret-token","retryable":false}`))
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(distributorServer.Close)
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	scriptoriumPath := writeFakeScriptorium(t, tempDir)
+	configPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "config.yml")
+	workspaceRoot := filepath.Join(tempDir, "workspace")
+	configBody := "weather_api:\n  base_url: " + server.URL + "/\n  timezone: America/Chicago\nscriptorium:\n  binary: " + scriptoriumPath + "\nworkspace:\n  root: " + workspaceRoot + "\nnotify:\n  distributor:\n    enabled: true\n    endpoint: " + distributorServer.URL + "\n    token_env: CLI_DISTRIBUTOR_TOKEN\n    pipeline_id_template: weatherreporter.{artifact_group}\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(configPath, []byte(configBody), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write config: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("CLI_DISTRIBUTOR_TOKEN", "cli-secret-token")
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	runner := Runner{Clock: fixedClock()}
+
+	err := runner.Run(context.Background(), []string{
+		"run", "evening",
+		"--config", configPath,
+	}, &stdout, &stderr)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Run() error = nil, want notification failure")
+	}
+
+	var summary app.BatchResult
+	if decodeErr := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &summary); decodeErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode summary: %v\n%s", decodeErr, stdout.String())
+	}
+	if len(summary.Reports) != 1 || summary.Reports[0].NotificationStatus != "failed" {
+		t.Fatalf("summary reports = %#v, want failed notification", summary.Reports)
+	}
+	for _, output := range []string{stdout.String(), stderr.String(), err.Error()} {
+		if strings.Contains(output, "cli-secret-token") {
+			t.Fatalf("output contains token value:\n%s", output)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, output := range []string{stdout.String(), stderr.String()} {
+		if !strings.Contains(output, "[redacted]") {
+			t.Fatalf("output missing redaction marker:\n%s", output)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRunMorningGeneratesDailyAndThreeDayOnSunday(t *testing.T) {
 	server := dailyServer(t)
 	tempDir := t.TempDir()
@@ -813,6 +997,8 @@ func dailyServer(t *testing.T) *httptest.Server {
 			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"alerts":[]}}`))
 		case "/discussion":
 			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"product":"discussion","issuedAt":"2026-05-29T09:25:00-05:00","keyMessages":["Storms are most likely during the morning."]}}`))
+		case "/weatherstories/latest":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":{"officeId":"LSX","startTime":"2026-05-30T08:46:00Z","endTime":"2026-05-31T11:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-30T09:00:34Z","title":"Several Chances for Rain Through Monday","description":"Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain possible.","altText":"Forecast weather story graphic.","priority":false,"order":1,"downloadUrl":"https://api.weather.gov/offices/LSX/weatherstories/download/test"}}`))
 		default:
 			http.NotFound(w, r)
 		}

internal/config/config.go

@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@ package config
 import "time"
 
 type MissingSourcePolicy string
+type NotifyFailurePolicy string
 
 const (
 	MissingSourceError MissingSourcePolicy = "error"
 	MissingSourceWarn  MissingSourcePolicy = "warn"
 	MissingSourceNone  MissingSourcePolicy = "none"
+
+	NotifyFailureError NotifyFailurePolicy = "error"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
 	WeatherAPI    WeatherAPIConfig    `yaml:"weather_api"`
 	Location      LocationConfig      `yaml:"location"`
+	Secrets       SecretsConfig       `yaml:"secrets"`
+	Notify        NotifyConfig        `yaml:"notify"`
 	MissingSource MissingSourceConfig `yaml:"missing_source"`
 	Scriptorium   ScriptoriumConfig   `yaml:"scriptorium"`
 	Workspace     WorkspaceConfig     `yaml:"workspace"`
@@ -37,6 +42,26 @@ type LocationConfig struct {
 	Region string `yaml:"region"`
 }
 
+type SecretsConfig struct {
+	Directory string `yaml:"directory"`
+}
+
+type NotifyConfig struct {
+	Distributor DistributorNotifyConfig `yaml:"distributor"`
+}
+
+type DistributorNotifyConfig struct {
+	Enabled                bool                `yaml:"enabled"`
+	Endpoint               string              `yaml:"endpoint"`
+	TokenEnv               string              `yaml:"token_env"`
+	Timeout                time.Duration       `yaml:"timeout"`
+	FailurePolicy          NotifyFailurePolicy `yaml:"failure_policy"`
+	PipelineIDTemplate     string              `yaml:"pipeline_id_template"`
+	BundleIDTemplate       string              `yaml:"bundle_id_template"`
+	IdempotencyKeyTemplate string              `yaml:"idempotency_key_template"`
+	ReportPathTemplates    []string            `yaml:"report_path_templates"`
+}
+
 type MissingSourceConfig struct {
 	Default MissingSourcePolicy            `yaml:"default"`
 	Sources map[string]MissingSourcePolicy `yaml:"sources"`
@@ -51,11 +76,12 @@ type ScriptoriumConfig struct {
 }
 
 type WorkspaceConfig struct {
-	Root            string `yaml:"root"`
+	Root             string `yaml:"root"`
-	SnapshotsDir    string `yaml:"snapshots_dir"`
+	SnapshotsDir     string `yaml:"snapshots_dir"`
-	ReportsDir      string `yaml:"reports_dir"`
+	ReportsDir       string `yaml:"reports_dir"`
-	DataPackagesDir string `yaml:"data_packages_dir"`
+	DataPackagesDir  string `yaml:"data_packages_dir"`
-	PreflightDir    string `yaml:"preflight_dir"`
+	PreflightDir     string `yaml:"preflight_dir"`
+	NotificationsDir string `yaml:"notifications_dir"`
 }
 
 type DaypartConfig struct {

internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -26,6 +26,39 @@ func TestDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.Location.ID != "home" || cfg.Location.Name != "Brentwood" || cfg.Location.Region != "St. Louis Metro" {
 		t.Fatalf("Location = %#v, want home/Brentwood/St. Louis Metro", cfg.Location)
 	}
+	if cfg.Secrets.Directory != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Secrets.Directory = %q, want empty", cfg.Secrets.Directory)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true, want false")
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.Endpoint != "https://distributor.example.com" {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.Endpoint = %q, want default endpoint", cfg.Notify.Distributor.Endpoint)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.TokenEnv != "DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN" {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.TokenEnv = %q, want DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN", cfg.Notify.Distributor.TokenEnv)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.Timeout != 30*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.Timeout = %s, want 30s", cfg.Notify.Distributor.Timeout)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.FailurePolicy != NotifyFailureError {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.FailurePolicy = %q, want error", cfg.Notify.Distributor.FailurePolicy)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = %q, want empty", cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.BundleIDTemplate != "weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}" {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.BundleIDTemplate = %q, want default", cfg.Notify.Distributor.BundleIDTemplate)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.IdempotencyKeyTemplate != "{bundle_id}.{run_id}" {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.IdempotencyKeyTemplate = %q, want default", cfg.Notify.Distributor.IdempotencyKeyTemplate)
+	}
+	wantReportPaths := []string{
+		"{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_date}-{artifact_group}-{run_id}.md",
+	}
+	if strings.Join(cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates, "\n") != strings.Join(wantReportPaths, "\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = %#v, want %#v", cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates, wantReportPaths)
+	}
 	if cfg.MissingSource.Default != MissingSourceWarn {
 		t.Fatalf("MissingSource.Default = %q, want warn", cfg.MissingSource.Default)
 	}
@@ -49,6 +82,12 @@ func TestLoadExampleConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.Location.ID != "home" || cfg.Location.Name != "Brentwood" || cfg.Location.Region != "St. Louis Metro" {
 		t.Fatalf("Location = %#v, want example location", cfg.Location)
 	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate != "weatherreporter.{artifact_group}" {
+		t.Fatalf("PipelineIDTemplate = %q, want example pipeline template", cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate)
+	}
+	if len(cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("ReportPathTemplates = %#v, want example archive path", cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestLoadMinimalExampleConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -69,6 +108,9 @@ func TestLoadMinimalExampleConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.Workspace.Root != "workspace" {
 		t.Fatalf("Workspace.Root = %q, want default workspace", cfg.Workspace.Root)
 	}
+	if cfg.Workspace.NotificationsDir != "notifications" {
+		t.Fatalf("Workspace.NotificationsDir = %q, want notifications", cfg.Workspace.NotificationsDir)
+	}
 	if cfg.Location.Name != "Brentwood" {
 		t.Fatalf("Location.Name = %q, want default Brentwood", cfg.Location.Name)
 	}
@@ -112,3 +154,475 @@ func TestLoadAppliesOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Timezone = %q, want +09:30", cfg.WeatherAPI.Timezone)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDisabledDistributorNotifyAcceptsOmittedFields(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "config.yml")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("notify:\n  distributor:\n    enabled: false\n"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write config fixture: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := LoadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled {
+		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true, want false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnabledDistributorNotifyValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		mutate  func(*Config)
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Endpoint",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.Endpoint = "distributor.example.com"
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.endpoint",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "TokenEnvEmpty",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.TokenEnv = ""
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.token_env",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "TokenEnvInvalid",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.TokenEnv = "1TOKEN"
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.token_env",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Timeout",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.Timeout = 0
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.timeout",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "FailurePolicy",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.FailurePolicy = "warn"
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.failure_policy",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "PipelineTemplateEmpty",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = ""
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "PipelineTemplateUnknown",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = "{unknown}"
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "PipelineTemplateRenderedEmpty",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = "   "
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "BundleTemplate",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.BundleIDTemplate = "{unknown}"
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.bundle_id_template",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "IdempotencyTemplate",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.IdempotencyKeyTemplate = "{unknown}"
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.idempotency_key_template",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ReportPathTemplatesEmpty",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = nil
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.report_path_templates",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ReportPathTemplateUnknown",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = []string{"{unknown}"}
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.report_path_templates",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ReportPathTemplateInvalidPath",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = []string{"/{batch_output_name}"}
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.report_path_templates",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ReportPathTemplateDuplicatePath",
+			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = []string{"latest.md", "latest.md"}
+			},
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.report_path_templates",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := Defaults()
+			cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true
+			cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate = "weatherreporter.{artifact_group}"
+			tt.mutate(&cfg)
+
+			err := Validate(cfg)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("Validate() error = nil, want error")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %q, want %q", err.Error(), tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDistributorTemplateRendering(t *testing.T) {
+	values := DistributorTemplateValues{
+		LocationID:      "home",
+		ReportID:        "daily",
+		RunID:           "20260607T120000Z",
+		ArtifactGroup:   "daily",
+		BatchOutputName: "daily.md",
+		ValidStartDate:  "2026-06-07",
+		ValidEndDate:    "2026-06-08",
+		ValidStartTime:  "1800",
+		ValidEndTime:    "0600",
+		ValidStartStamp: "2026-06-07T1800",
+		ValidEndStamp:   "2026-06-08T0600",
+		BundleID:        "weatherreporter.home.daily",
+	}
+
+	bundleID, err := RenderDistributorBundleID("weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}", values)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RenderDistributorBundleID() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if bundleID != "weatherreporter.home.daily" {
+		t.Fatalf("bundleID = %q, want rendered value", bundleID)
+	}
+
+	pipelineID, err := RenderDistributorPipelineID("weatherreporter.{artifact_group}.{bundle_id}", values)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RenderDistributorPipelineID() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if pipelineID != "weatherreporter.daily.weatherreporter.home.daily" {
+		t.Fatalf("pipelineID = %q, want rendered pipeline ID", pipelineID)
+	}
+
+	idempotencyKey, err := RenderDistributorIdempotencyKey("{bundle_id}.{run_id}", values)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RenderDistributorIdempotencyKey() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if idempotencyKey != "weatherreporter.home.daily.20260607T120000Z" {
+		t.Fatalf("idempotencyKey = %q, want rendered run key", idempotencyKey)
+	}
+
+	reportPaths, err := RenderDistributorReportPaths([]string{
+		"{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_stamp}-{valid_end_stamp}-{run_id}.md",
+		"{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/latest.md",
+	}, values)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RenderDistributorReportPaths() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	wantPaths := []string{
+		"2026-06-07/daily/2026-06-07T1800-2026-06-08T0600-20260607T120000Z.md",
+		"2026-06-07/daily/latest.md",
+	}
+	if strings.Join(reportPaths, "\n") != strings.Join(wantPaths, "\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("reportPaths = %#v, want %#v", reportPaths, wantPaths)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDistributorTemplateRejectsUnknownAndMalformedVariables(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		template string
+	}{
+		{name: "Unknown", template: "{unknown}"},
+		{name: "Unclosed", template: "{location_id"},
+		{name: "Unopened", template: "location_id}"},
+		{name: "Empty", template: "{}"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := RenderDistributorBundleID(tt.template, DistributorTemplateValues{})
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("RenderDistributorBundleID() error = nil, want error")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDistributorReportPathValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		path string
+		ok   bool
+	}{
+		{name: "Simple", path: "daily.md", ok: true},
+		{name: "Nested", path: "reports/daily.md", ok: true},
+		{name: "Empty", path: "", ok: false},
+		{name: "Absolute", path: "/reports/daily.md", ok: false},
+		{name: "WindowsAbsolute", path: "C:/reports/daily.md", ok: false},
+		{name: "Backslash", path: `reports\daily.md`, ok: false},
+		{name: "CurrentSegment", path: "reports/./daily.md", ok: false},
+		{name: "ParentSegment", path: "reports/../daily.md", ok: false},
+		{name: "EmptySegment", path: "reports//daily.md", ok: false},
+		{name: "Manifest", path: "reports/manifest.json", ok: false},
+		{name: "DistributorMetadata", path: "reports/.distributor.json", ok: false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := ValidateDistributorReportPath("test.path", tt.path)
+			if tt.ok && err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("ValidateDistributorReportPath() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if !tt.ok && err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("ValidateDistributorReportPath() error = nil, want error")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDistributorReportPathRenderingRejectsInvalidValues(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		batchOutputName string
+	}{
+		{name: "Absolute", batchOutputName: "/daily.md"},
+		{name: "Backslash", batchOutputName: `reports\daily.md`},
+		{name: "CurrentSegment", batchOutputName: "./daily.md"},
+		{name: "ParentSegment", batchOutputName: "../daily.md"},
+		{name: "EmptySegment", batchOutputName: "reports//daily.md"},
+		{name: "Manifest", batchOutputName: "manifest.json"},
+		{name: "DistributorMetadata", batchOutputName: ".distributor.json"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := RenderDistributorReportPaths([]string{"{batch_output_name}"}, DistributorTemplateValues{
+				BatchOutputName: tt.batchOutputName,
+			})
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("RenderDistributorReportPaths() error = nil, want error")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadFileLoadsSecretsBeforeReturningNotifyConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	secretsDir := filepath.Join(dir, "secrets")
+	if err := os.Mkdir(secretsDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create secrets directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(secretsDir, "DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN"), []byte("loaded-token"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write secret: %v", err)
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "config.yml")
+	configYAML := "secrets:\n" +
+		"  directory: " + secretsDir + "\n" +
+		"notify:\n" +
+		"  distributor:\n" +
+		"    enabled: true\n" +
+		"    pipeline_id_template: weatherreporter.{artifact_group}\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(configYAML), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write config fixture: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN", "")
+	cfg, err := LoadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.TokenEnv != "DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN" {
+		t.Fatalf("TokenEnv = %q, want DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN", cfg.Notify.Distributor.TokenEnv)
+	}
+	if got := os.Getenv(cfg.Notify.Distributor.TokenEnv); got != "loaded-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want loaded-token", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsDisabledLeavesEnvironmentUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("WEATHERREPORTER_DISABLED_SECRET", "original")
+
+	if err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadSecrets() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := os.Getenv("WEATHERREPORTER_DISABLED_SECRET"); got != "original" {
+		t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want original", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadFileLoadsSecretsDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	secretsDir := filepath.Join(dir, "secrets")
+	if err := os.Mkdir(secretsDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create secrets directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(secretsDir, "WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"), []byte("from-file"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write secret: %v", err)
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "config.yml")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("secrets:\n  directory: "+secretsDir+"\n"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write config fixture: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET", "")
+	if _, err := LoadFile(path); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := os.Getenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"); got != "from-file" {
+		t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want from-file", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsOverwritesExistingEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"), []byte("from-file"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write secret: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET", "existing")
+
+	if err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{Directory: dir}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadSecrets() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := os.Getenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"); got != "from-file" {
+		t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want from-file", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsTrimsOneTrailingLineEnding(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		input string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{name: "LF", input: "value\n", want: "value"},
+		{name: "CRLF", input: "value\r\n", want: "value"},
+		{name: "TwoLF", input: "value\n\n", want: "value\n"},
+		{name: "LoneCR", input: "value\r", want: "value\r"},
+		{name: "NoNewline", input: "value", want: "value"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"), []byte(tt.input), 0o600); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("write secret: %v", err)
+			}
+			t.Setenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET", "")
+
+			if err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{Directory: dir}); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("loadSecrets() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if got := os.Getenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsRejectsInvalidDirectoryEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		setup   func(t *testing.T, dir string)
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "InvalidFilename",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dir string) {
+				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "1INVALID"), []byte("secret-value"), 0o600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("write invalid secret: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			wantErr: "invalid environment variable name",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Subdirectory",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dir string) {
+				if err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(dir, "SUBDIR"), 0o700); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("create subdirectory: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			wantErr: "not a directory",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Symlink",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dir string) {
+				target := filepath.Join(dir, "TARGET")
+				if err := os.WriteFile(target, []byte("secret-value"), 0o600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("write target: %v", err)
+				}
+				if err := os.Symlink(target, filepath.Join(dir, "SYMLINK")); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("create symlink: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			wantErr: "not a symlink",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Unreadable",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dir string) {
+				path := filepath.Join(dir, "UNREADABLE")
+				if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("secret-value"), 0o600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("write unreadable secret: %v", err)
+				}
+				if err := os.Chmod(path, 0o000); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("chmod unreadable secret: %v", err)
+				}
+				t.Cleanup(func() {
+					_ = os.Chmod(path, 0o600)
+				})
+			},
+			wantErr: "read secret file",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			tt.setup(t, dir)
+
+			err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{Directory: dir})
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("loadSecrets() error = nil, want error")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %q, want %q", err.Error(), tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secret-value") {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %q, want no secret value", err.Error())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsRejectsMissingDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{Directory: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing")})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("loadSecrets() error = nil, want missing directory error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "read secrets directory") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want read secrets directory context", err.Error())
+	}
+}

internal/config/defaults.go

@@ -18,6 +18,24 @@ func Defaults() Config {
 			Name:   "Brentwood",
 			Region: "St. Louis Metro",
 		},
+		Secrets: SecretsConfig{
+			Directory: "",
+		},
+		Notify: NotifyConfig{
+			Distributor: DistributorNotifyConfig{
+				Enabled:                false,
+				Endpoint:               "https://distributor.example.com",
+				TokenEnv:               "DISTRIBUTOR_UPLOAD_TOKEN",
+				Timeout:                30 * time.Second,
+				FailurePolicy:          NotifyFailureError,
+				PipelineIDTemplate:     "",
+				BundleIDTemplate:       "weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}",
+				IdempotencyKeyTemplate: "{bundle_id}.{run_id}",
+				ReportPathTemplates: []string{
+					"{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_date}-{artifact_group}-{run_id}.md",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		MissingSource: MissingSourceConfig{
 			Default: MissingSourceWarn,
 			Sources: map[string]MissingSourcePolicy{},
@@ -27,11 +45,12 @@ func Defaults() Config {
 			Timeout: 2 * time.Minute,
 		},
 		Workspace: WorkspaceConfig{
-			Root:            "workspace",
+			Root:             "workspace",
-			SnapshotsDir:    "snapshots",
+			SnapshotsDir:     "snapshots",
-			ReportsDir:      "reports",
+			ReportsDir:       "reports",
-			DataPackagesDir: "data-packages",
+			DataPackagesDir:  "data-packages",
-			PreflightDir:    "preflight",
+			PreflightDir:     "preflight",
+			NotificationsDir: "notifications",
 		},
 		Dayparts: []DaypartConfig{
 			{Name: "overnight", Start: "00:00", End: "06:00"},

internal/config/load.go

@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func Load(opts LoadOptions) (Config, error) {
 		cfg.WeatherAPI.Timezone = opts.Timezone
 	}
 
+	if err := loadSecrets(cfg.Secrets); err != nil {
+		return Config{}, err
+	}
+
 	if err := Validate(cfg); err != nil {
 		return Config{}, err
 	}

internal/config/notify_templates.go

@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type DistributorTemplateValues struct {
+	LocationID      string
+	ReportID        string
+	RunID           string
+	ArtifactGroup   string
+	BatchOutputName string
+	ValidStartDate  string
+	ValidEndDate    string
+	ValidStartTime  string
+	ValidEndTime    string
+	ValidStartStamp string
+	ValidEndStamp   string
+	BundleID        string
+}
+
+var distributorTemplateVariables = map[string]struct{}{
+	"location_id":       {},
+	"report_id":         {},
+	"run_id":            {},
+	"artifact_group":    {},
+	"batch_output_name": {},
+	"valid_start_date":  {},
+	"valid_end_date":    {},
+	"valid_start_time":  {},
+	"valid_end_time":    {},
+	"valid_start_stamp": {},
+	"valid_end_stamp":   {},
+}
+
+var distributorIdempotencyTemplateVariables = map[string]struct{}{
+	"location_id":       {},
+	"report_id":         {},
+	"run_id":            {},
+	"artifact_group":    {},
+	"batch_output_name": {},
+	"valid_start_date":  {},
+	"valid_end_date":    {},
+	"valid_start_time":  {},
+	"valid_end_time":    {},
+	"valid_start_stamp": {},
+	"valid_end_stamp":   {},
+	"bundle_id":         {},
+}
+
+var distributorPipelineTemplateVariables = distributorIdempotencyTemplateVariables
+
+func RenderDistributorBundleID(template string, values DistributorTemplateValues) (string, error) {
+	return renderDistributorTemplate("notify.distributor.bundle_id_template", template, values, distributorTemplateVariables)
+}
+
+func RenderDistributorPipelineID(template string, values DistributorTemplateValues) (string, error) {
+	rendered, err := renderDistributorTemplate("notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template", template, values, distributorPipelineTemplateVariables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(rendered) == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template renders an empty pipeline id")
+	}
+	return rendered, nil
+}
+
+func RenderDistributorIdempotencyKey(template string, values DistributorTemplateValues) (string, error) {
+	return renderDistributorTemplate("notify.distributor.idempotency_key_template", template, values, distributorIdempotencyTemplateVariables)
+}
+
+func RenderDistributorReportPaths(templates []string, values DistributorTemplateValues) ([]string, error) {
+	if len(templates) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.report_path_templates must contain at least one entry")
+	}
+	paths := make([]string, 0, len(templates))
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(templates))
+	for i, template := range templates {
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("notify.distributor.report_path_templates[%d]", i)
+		rendered, err := renderDistributorTemplate(name, template, values, distributorTemplateVariables)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if err := ValidateDistributorReportPath(name, rendered); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if _, ok := seen[rendered]; ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.report_path_templates renders duplicate path %q", rendered)
+		}
+		seen[rendered] = struct{}{}
+		paths = append(paths, rendered)
+	}
+	return paths, nil
+}
+
+func validateDistributorTemplate(name, template string, allowed map[string]struct{}) error {
+	_, err := renderDistributorTemplate(name, template, DistributorTemplateValues{}, allowed)
+	return err
+}
+
+func renderDistributorTemplate(name, template string, values DistributorTemplateValues, allowed map[string]struct{}) (string, error) {
+	var rendered strings.Builder
+	for i := 0; i < len(template); {
+		switch template[i] {
+		case '{':
+			end := strings.IndexByte(template[i+1:], '}')
+			if end < 0 {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("%s contains an unclosed template variable", name)
+			}
+			variable := template[i+1 : i+1+end]
+			if variable == "" {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("%s contains an empty template variable", name)
+			}
+			if _, ok := allowed[variable]; !ok {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("%s contains unknown template variable %q", name, variable)
+			}
+			rendered.WriteString(distributorTemplateValue(variable, values))
+			i += end + 2
+		case '}':
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("%s contains an unopened template variable", name)
+		default:
+			rendered.WriteByte(template[i])
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+	return rendered.String(), nil
+}
+
+func distributorTemplateValue(variable string, values DistributorTemplateValues) string {
+	switch variable {
+	case "location_id":
+		return values.LocationID
+	case "report_id":
+		return values.ReportID
+	case "run_id":
+		return values.RunID
+	case "artifact_group":
+		return values.ArtifactGroup
+	case "batch_output_name":
+		return values.BatchOutputName
+	case "valid_start_date":
+		return values.ValidStartDate
+	case "valid_end_date":
+		return values.ValidEndDate
+	case "valid_start_time":
+		return values.ValidStartTime
+	case "valid_end_time":
+		return values.ValidEndTime
+	case "valid_start_stamp":
+		return values.ValidStartStamp
+	case "valid_end_stamp":
+		return values.ValidEndStamp
+	case "bundle_id":
+		return values.BundleID
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
+func ValidateDistributorReportPath(name, path string) error {
+	if path == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s renders an empty path", name)
+	}
+	if isDistributorAbsolutePath(path) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s must render a relative path", name)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(path, "\\") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s must not render backslashes", name)
+	}
+
+	segments := strings.Split(path, "/")
+	for _, segment := range segments {
+		if segment == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s must not render empty path segments", name)
+		}
+		if segment == "." || segment == ".." {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s must not render . or .. path segments", name)
+		}
+		if segment == "manifest.json" || segment == ".distributor.json" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s must not render reserved path segment %q", name, segment)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func isDistributorAbsolutePath(path string) bool {
+	if filepath.IsAbs(path) || strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
+		return true
+	}
+	if len(path) >= 3 && isASCIIAlpha(path[0]) && path[1] == ':' && (path[2] == '/' || path[2] == '\\') {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func isASCIIAlpha(ch byte) bool {
+	return (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z') || (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z')
+}

internal/config/secrets.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var secretNamePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$`)
+
+func loadSecrets(cfg SecretsConfig) error {
+	if cfg.Directory == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(cfg.Directory)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read secrets directory %q: %w", cfg.Directory, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		name := entry.Name()
+		if name == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secrets directory %q contains an empty filename", cfg.Directory)
+		}
+		if !secretNamePattern.MatchString(name) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret file %q has invalid environment variable name", name)
+		}
+		if entry.Type()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret file %q must be a regular file, not a symlink", name)
+		}
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret file %q must be a regular file, not a directory", name)
+		}
+
+		info, err := entry.Info()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("inspect secret file %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		if !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret file %q must be a regular file", name)
+		}
+
+		path := filepath.Join(cfg.Directory, name)
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("read secret file %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		value := string(data)
+		if strings.HasSuffix(value, "\r\n") {
+			value = strings.TrimSuffix(value, "\r\n")
+		} else {
+			value = strings.TrimSuffix(value, "\n")
+		}
+		if err := os.Setenv(name, value); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("set environment variable from secret file %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

internal/config/validate.go

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ func Validate(cfg Config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err := validateDistributorNotify(cfg.Notify.Distributor); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if cfg.Scriptorium.Binary == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("scriptorium.binary is required")
 	}
@@ -75,6 +79,76 @@ func Validate(cfg Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateDistributorNotify(cfg DistributorNotifyConfig) error {
+	if !cfg.Enabled {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	parsed, err := url.Parse(cfg.Endpoint)
+	if err != nil || parsed.Scheme == "" || parsed.Host == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.endpoint must be an absolute URL when enabled")
+	}
+	if cfg.TokenEnv == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.token_env is required when enabled")
+	}
+	if !secretNamePattern.MatchString(cfg.TokenEnv) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.token_env must be a valid environment variable name")
+	}
+	if cfg.Timeout <= 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.timeout must be greater than zero when enabled")
+	}
+	if cfg.FailurePolicy != NotifyFailureError {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.failure_policy must be error when enabled")
+	}
+	if cfg.PipelineIDTemplate == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template is required when enabled")
+	}
+	if err := validateDistributorTemplate("notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template", cfg.PipelineIDTemplate, distributorPipelineTemplateVariables); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if cfg.BundleIDTemplate == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.bundle_id_template is required when enabled")
+	}
+	if err := validateDistributorTemplate("notify.distributor.bundle_id_template", cfg.BundleIDTemplate, distributorTemplateVariables); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if cfg.IdempotencyKeyTemplate == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.idempotency_key_template is required when enabled")
+	}
+	if err := validateDistributorTemplate("notify.distributor.idempotency_key_template", cfg.IdempotencyKeyTemplate, distributorIdempotencyTemplateVariables); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(cfg.ReportPathTemplates) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.report_path_templates must contain at least one entry when enabled")
+	}
+	values := DistributorTemplateValues{
+		LocationID:      "location",
+		ReportID:        "report",
+		RunID:           "run",
+		ArtifactGroup:   "artifact",
+		BatchOutputName: "report.md",
+		ValidStartDate:  "2026-05-29",
+		ValidEndDate:    "2026-05-30",
+		ValidStartTime:  "0000",
+		ValidEndTime:    "0000",
+		ValidStartStamp: "2026-05-29T0000",
+		ValidEndStamp:   "2026-05-30T0000",
+	}
+	bundleID, err := RenderDistributorBundleID(cfg.BundleIDTemplate, values)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	values.BundleID = bundleID
+	if _, err := RenderDistributorPipelineID(cfg.PipelineIDTemplate, values); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := RenderDistributorReportPaths(cfg.ReportPathTemplates, values); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func validatePolicy(name string, policy MissingSourcePolicy) error {
 	switch policy {
 	case MissingSourceError, MissingSourceWarn, MissingSourceNone:

internal/forecast/bundle.go

@@ -155,7 +155,14 @@ type DiscussionSection struct {
 }
 
 type WeatherStory struct {
-	IssuedAt  *time.Time      `json:"issuedAt,omitempty"`
+	OfficeID    string     `json:"officeId,omitempty"`
-	UpdatedAt *time.Time      `json:"updatedAt,omitempty"`
+	StartTime   time.Time  `json:"startTime"`
-	Raw       json.RawMessage `json:"raw,omitempty"`
+	EndTime     time.Time  `json:"endTime"`
+	UpdatedAt   *time.Time `json:"updatedAt,omitempty"`
+	Title       string     `json:"title,omitempty"`
+	Description string     `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	AltText     string     `json:"altText,omitempty"`
+	Priority    bool       `json:"priority"`
+	Order       int        `json:"order"`
+	DownloadURL string     `json:"downloadUrl,omitempty"`
 }

internal/state/filesystem.go

@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FilesystemStore struct {
-	root            string
+	root             string
-	snapshotsDir    string
+	snapshotsDir     string
-	reportsDir      string
+	reportsDir       string
-	dataPackagesDir string
+	dataPackagesDir  string
-	preflightDir    string
+	preflightDir     string
+	notificationsDir string
 }
 
 type ArtifactPaths struct {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ type ArtifactPaths struct {
 	Metadata       string `json:"metadata"`
 	DataPackage    string `json:"dataPackage"`
 	Preflight      string `json:"preflight"`
+	Notification   string `json:"notification,omitempty"`
 	RenderedReport string `json:"renderedReport,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -57,17 +59,19 @@ func NewFilesystemStore(cfg config.WorkspaceConfig) (*FilesystemStore, error) {
 		"reports_dir":       cfg.ReportsDir,
 		"data_packages_dir": cfg.DataPackagesDir,
 		"preflight_dir":     cfg.PreflightDir,
+		"notifications_dir": cfg.NotificationsDir,
 	} {
 		if err := validateRelativeDir(name, value); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 	return &FilesystemStore{
-		root:            filepath.Clean(cfg.Root),
+		root:             filepath.Clean(cfg.Root),
-		snapshotsDir:    filepath.Clean(cfg.SnapshotsDir),
+		snapshotsDir:     filepath.Clean(cfg.SnapshotsDir),
-		reportsDir:      filepath.Clean(cfg.ReportsDir),
+		reportsDir:       filepath.Clean(cfg.ReportsDir),
-		dataPackagesDir: filepath.Clean(cfg.DataPackagesDir),
+		dataPackagesDir:  filepath.Clean(cfg.DataPackagesDir),
-		preflightDir:    filepath.Clean(cfg.PreflightDir),
+		preflightDir:     filepath.Clean(cfg.PreflightDir),
+		notificationsDir: filepath.Clean(cfg.NotificationsDir),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ func (s *FilesystemStore) Paths(resolved report.Resolved) (ArtifactPaths, error)
 		Metadata:       s.join(s.snapshotsDir, group, validDate, filenameBase+".metadata.json"),
 		DataPackage:    s.join(s.dataPackagesDir, group, validDate, filenameBase+".data_package.json"),
 		Preflight:      s.join(s.preflightDir, group, validDate, filenameBase+".render.json"),
+		Notification:   s.join(s.notificationsDir, group, validDate, filenameBase+".distributor.json"),
 		RenderedReport: s.join(s.reportsDir, group, filenameBase+".md"),
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -130,6 +135,20 @@ func (s *FilesystemStore) SavePreflight(_ context.Context, resolved report.Resol
 	return paths.Preflight, nil
 }
 
+func (s *FilesystemStore) SaveDistributorNotification(_ context.Context, resolved report.Resolved, artifact DistributorNotificationArtifact) (string, error) {
+	paths, err := s.Paths(resolved)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if artifact.SchemaVersion == "" {
+		artifact.SchemaVersion = DistributorNotificationSchemaVersion
+	}
+	if err := fileutil.WriteJSONAtomic(paths.Notification, artifact); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return paths.Notification, nil
+}
+
 func (s *FilesystemStore) PrepareRenderedReport(_ context.Context, resolved report.Resolved) (string, error) {
 	paths, err := s.Paths(resolved)
 	if err != nil {

internal/state/filesystem_test.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func TestPathsUseRunIDAndWorkspace(t *testing.T) {
 		filepath.Join("snapshots", "daily", "2026-05-29", "20260529T100000.000000000Z_daily_today.metadata.json"),
 		filepath.Join("data-packages", "daily", "2026-05-29", "20260529T100000.000000000Z_daily_today.data_package.json"),
 		filepath.Join("preflight", "daily", "2026-05-29", "20260529T100000.000000000Z_daily_today.render.json"),
+		filepath.Join("notifications", "daily", "2026-05-29", "20260529T100000.000000000Z_daily_today.distributor.json"),
 		filepath.Join("reports", "daily", "20260529T100000.000000000Z_daily_today.md"),
 	} {
 		if !strings.Contains(pathsString(paths), want) {
@@ -59,6 +60,23 @@ func TestSaveArtifactsAndMetadataRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("SavePreflight() error = %v", err)
 	}
+	notificationPath, err := store.SaveDistributorNotification(context.Background(), resolved, DistributorNotificationArtifact{
+		RunID:          resolved.Metadata().RunID,
+		ReportID:       resolved.Definition.ID,
+		AttemptedAt:    resolved.GeneratedAt,
+		Endpoint:       "https://distributor.example.test",
+		PipelineID:     "weatherreporter.daily",
+		BundleID:       "weatherreporter.home.daily.run",
+		IdempotencyKey: "weatherreporter.home.daily.run",
+		SourcePath:     "/tmp/report.md",
+		BundlePaths:    []string{"2026-05-29/daily/report.md"},
+		BundleCreated:  resolved.GeneratedAt,
+		Status:         "succeeded",
+		RunStatus:      &DistributorRunStatus{RunID: "distributor-run", Status: "succeeded"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SaveDistributorNotification() error = %v", err)
+	}
 	renderedReportPath, err := store.PrepareRenderedReport(context.Background(), resolved)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("PrepareRenderedReport() error = %v", err)
@@ -77,6 +95,17 @@ func TestSaveArtifactsAndMetadataRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	if preflight.Stdout != `{"ok":true}` {
 		t.Fatalf("preflight stdout = %q, want render stdout", preflight.Stdout)
 	}
+	var notification DistributorNotificationArtifact
+	notificationData, err := os.ReadFile(notificationPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read notification: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(notificationData, &notification); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode notification: %v", err)
+	}
+	if notification.SchemaVersion != DistributorNotificationSchemaVersion || notification.PipelineID != "weatherreporter.daily" || len(notification.BundlePaths) != 1 || notification.RunStatus == nil || notification.RunStatus.Status != "succeeded" {
+		t.Fatalf("notification = %#v, want persisted distributor status", notification)
+	}
 	paths, err := store.Paths(resolved)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Paths() error = %v", err)
@@ -93,7 +122,7 @@ func TestSaveArtifactsAndMetadataRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("SaveMetadata() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	for _, path := range []string{briefingPath, dataPackagePath, preflightPath, renderedReportPath, metadataPath} {
+	for _, path := range []string{briefingPath, dataPackagePath, preflightPath, notificationPath, renderedReportPath, metadataPath} {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("expected artifact %q: %v", path, err)
 		}
@@ -494,6 +523,7 @@ func pathsString(paths ArtifactPaths) string {
 		paths.Metadata,
 		paths.DataPackage,
 		paths.Preflight,
+		paths.Notification,
 		paths.RenderedReport,
 	}, "\n")
 }

internal/state/metadata.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	BriefingPath       string                    `json:"briefingPath"`
 	DataPackagePath    string                    `json:"dataPackagePath"`
 	PreflightPath      string                    `json:"preflightPath"`
+	NotificationPath   string                    `json:"notificationPath,omitempty"`
 	RenderedReportPath string                    `json:"renderedReportPath,omitempty"`
 }
 

internal/state/store.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package state
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/briefing"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/weatherreporter/internal/promptinput"
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ type Store interface {
 	SaveBriefing(context.Context, report.Resolved, briefing.Package) (string, error)
 	SaveDataPackage(context.Context, report.Resolved, promptinput.Package) (string, error)
 	SavePreflight(context.Context, report.Resolved, PreflightArtifact) (string, error)
+	SaveDistributorNotification(context.Context, report.Resolved, DistributorNotificationArtifact) (string, error)
 	PrepareRenderedReport(context.Context, report.Resolved) (string, error)
 	SaveMetadata(context.Context, Metadata) (string, error)
 	FindPriorSnapshot(context.Context, report.Resolved) (*PriorSnapshot, error)
@@ -33,3 +36,40 @@ type PreflightArtifact struct {
 	StderrTruncated bool     `json:"stderrTruncated,omitempty"`
 	ExitCode        int      `json:"exitCode"`
 }
+
+const DistributorNotificationSchemaVersion = "weatherreporter.distributor_notification.v1"
+
+type DistributorNotificationArtifact struct {
+	SchemaVersion  string                   `json:"schemaVersion"`
+	RunID          string                   `json:"runId"`
+	ReportID       report.ID                `json:"reportId"`
+	AttemptedAt    time.Time                `json:"attemptedAt"`
+	Endpoint       string                   `json:"endpoint"`
+	PipelineID     string                   `json:"pipelineId,omitempty"`
+	BundleID       string                   `json:"bundleId,omitempty"`
+	IdempotencyKey string                   `json:"idempotencyKey,omitempty"`
+	SourcePath     string                   `json:"sourcePath,omitempty"`
+	BundlePaths    []string                 `json:"bundlePaths,omitempty"`
+	BundleCreated  time.Time                `json:"bundleCreated,omitempty"`
+	Status         string                   `json:"status"`
+	Upload         *DistributorUploadResult `json:"upload,omitempty"`
+	RunStatus      *DistributorRunStatus    `json:"runStatus,omitempty"`
+	StatusError    string                   `json:"statusError,omitempty"`
+	Error          string                   `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type DistributorUploadResult struct {
+	RunID  string `json:"runId,omitempty"`
+	Status string `json:"status,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type DistributorRunStatus struct {
+	RunID      string          `json:"runId,omitempty"`
+	PipelineID string          `json:"pipelineId,omitempty"`
+	Status     string          `json:"status,omitempty"`
+	AcceptedAt time.Time       `json:"acceptedAt,omitempty"`
+	StartedAt  *time.Time      `json:"startedAt,omitempty"`
+	FinishedAt *time.Time      `json:"finishedAt,omitempty"`
+	Report     json.RawMessage `json:"report,omitempty"`
+	Error      string          `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}