Journal

2026-03-27

2026-03-27

Signal

Gmail OAuth setup : encrypted token storage, auto-refresh, scoped to gmail.readonly + gmail.send : is the prerequisite for closing the interview feedback loop: you can’t read responses without it.

Evidence

  • Project: projects/jobs-apply/_index : Gmail OAuth setup complete: Google Cloud project configured, desktop OAuth flow, AES-256-GCM encrypted token storage, scopes: gmail.readonly + gmail.send, tokens in oauth_tokens SQLite table with auto-refresh

So What (Why Should You Care)

The Gmail OAuth setup in projects/jobs-apply/_index today is a prerequisite for closing the interview feedback loop. You can’t read Gmail responses without OAuth. You can’t close the feedback loop without reading Gmail. The Gmail setup is infrastructure work for a behavioral change: making the pipeline outcome-aware rather than activity-aware.

What’s Next

Log

  • projects/jobs-apply/_index: Gmail OAuth setup
  • Google Cloud project configured for Gmail API access
  • Desktop OAuth flow with AES-256-GCM encrypted token storage
  • Scopes: gmail.readonly + gmail.send
  • Tokens stored in oauth_tokens SQLite table with auto-refresh
  • Setup command: npx tsx scripts/oauth-setup.ts gmail