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career-ops-v1.19.0

career-ops-hq/career-opscareer-ops-v1.19.0Jul 13, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

A massive feature release focusing on internationalization, new job market providers, and enhanced evaluation tools. It adds support for Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and salary reliability checks, while introducing new ATS providers and improving PDF generation.

Key Highlights

  • Extensive internationalization (Spanish, Traditional Chinese).
  • New job providers (Meituan, Tencent, LaraJobs, EchoJobs).
  • Compensation reliability checks and JD skill-gap analysis.
  • PDF rendering improvements and experimental web UI elements.

New Features

  • Batch compensation reliability checks.
  • Configurable JD text cap via --max-chars.
  • Funnel-velocity analysis for own vs market benchmarks.
  • CV fact validator to block invented metrics.
  • Spanish (es) locale for dashboard.
  • Discard reason picker with learning loop.
  • ATS-broken fallback scenario.
  • img-to-pdf conversion for ATS uploads.
  • Fuzzy-match interview-invite emails.
  • Language output preference decoupled from market modes.
  • Latex-tex in-place tailoring.
  • Prompt-cache for static system prefix.
  • Deterministic HTML CV renderer.
  • Zero-LLM JD skill-gap checker.
  • Headless CV tailoring for no-agent path.
  • 4dayweek auto-detect.
  • Meituan and Tencent careers providers.
  • Registry plugin split into per-plugin files.
  • Manual paste-reply input path.
  • User-owned do-not-apply list.
  • Max posting age freshness gate.
  • Config-selectable CV and cover-letter templates.
  • Skills-assessment events with staleness signal.
  • Targeted single-posting mode with SSRF-guarded fetch.

Full Release Notes

## [1.19.0](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/compare/career-ops-v1.18.0...career-ops-v1.19.0) (2026-07-13)


### Features

* **batch:** apply compensation reliability checks to batch workers ([#1588](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1588)) ([d6cbb2a](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/d6cbb2a126ef3e9361cb8ff331413df7db8ebd58))
* **browser-extract:** configurable jd-mode text cap via --max-chars ([#1810](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1810)) ([7b13dc9](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/7b13dc9fc0fa5aaf5e8086fa38fd72c629fde080))
* **calibration:** funnel-velocity.mjs — own funnel vs market benchmarks ([#1693](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1693), part 1) ([#1694](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1694)) ([ff6a022](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/ff6a02258a25a8b7f6105a5c2104f9baf6acdf70))
* **cv:** fact validator — block invented metrics in generated CVs ([#682](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/682)) ([b9decee](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/b9decee90eb00140b89912681deb34d7ecf48f94))
* **dashboard:** add Spanish (es) locale to the i18n catalog ([#1783](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1783)) ([2ddb9ce](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/2ddb9ce548667a0a8adb68e2bdac098d3b3310ff)), closes [#1764](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1764)
* **dashboard:** discard reason picker with learning loop ([#1465](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1465)) ([7845b11](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/7845b11efc8d3dc58f1978096e6d4cd7c1cbc650)), closes [#1380](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1380)
* **dashboard:** i18n extraction for the Go TUI (split from [#1666](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1666)) ([#1672](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1672)) ([3b5ef4f](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/3b5ef4f1052ae2029a2b3f0a024a57809ac36189))
* **email:** ATS-broken fallback scenario — recover a stuck application ([#1741](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1741)) ([#1745](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1745)) ([4caabf0](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/4caabf04cf68036039b2112177ca95a4e06aa6f9))
* **i18n:** add Traditional Chinese (zh-TW) modes ([#1371](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1371)) ([#1760](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1760)) ([d9c338d](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/d9c338db88b868bb63549f2c998ae2dbb5d71ad7))
* **i18n:** Chinese salary reliability checks — zh mirror of the compensation tiers ([#1589](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1589)) ([5771478](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/5771478c808435fff1ec0666bc0245dc7213d162))
* **img-to-pdf:** convert a screenshot into a PDF for ATS uploads ([#1730](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1730)) ([#1731](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1731)) ([6b3b4e8](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/6b3b4e824c480e8d1e3204c4a5a34c75d114e9f0))
* **interview-prep:** URL entry path for a role that was never evaluated ([#1817](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1817)) ([b9b54b8](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/b9b54b8205515e66a41dc3461381dc895f4d9b2f)), closes [#1816](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1816)
* **invite-match:** fuzzy-match interview-invite emails to tracker entries ([#1495](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1495)) ([10de9d4](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/10de9d4ab48130d7c794028f00604ae8b9f56223))
* language.output preference — output language decoupled from market modes ([#1035](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1035)) ([4f512fb](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/4f512fbdfa67057d7c06a37437a67f6f55428d45))
* **latex:** opt-in latex-tex in-place tailoring of user-owned .tex CVs ([#695](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/695)) ([d7128ad](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/d7128adfc877c39a82bc0f8edef83b4a5bc0bc0c))
* make CLAUDE.md a thin @AGENTS.md wrapper — single canonical agent spec ([#272](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/272)) ([09528a3](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/09528a34c46a9914a255489729bdc79b0940ae9b))
* **modes:** wire the opt-in CLI extractor into the oferta + auto-pipeline JD paths ([#1804](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1804)) ([3cb7c5b](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/3cb7c5bdac2ada5ead4edb5bdadd1c2d769ac3f4))
* **oferta:** Block G signal 7 — AI-buzzword vs infrastructure mismatch ([#1683](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1683)) ([#1685](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1685)) ([7dda430](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/7dda4302bbadd376444734bed36925072d0c3b97))
* **oferta:** company-type + compensation-reliability tiers in evaluations ([#1587](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1587)) ([160093c](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/160093cbcc4b44cc22af34160a17422bd58a88b5))
* **openrouter:** prompt-cache the static system prefix via cache_control ([#1766](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1766)) ([4dacfc8](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/4dacfc8b172653ecd99ea2223489cdf0c09df192))
* **pdf:** deterministic HTML CV renderer to cut PDF-step token burn ([#557](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/557)) ([#1681](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1681)) ([1e08297](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/1e082972be2368d61937a05c681f7f0737b91eb9))
* **pdf:** JD skill-gap checker before CV generation, zero-LLM ([#1559](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1559)) ([8afdf0b](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/8afdf0be0e3d8fa3e0fb351750a34fb08fcf3e39)), closes [#1558](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1558)
* **pipeline:** openai-tailor.mjs — headless CV tailoring for the no-agent path ([#1669](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1669)) ([#1671](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1671)) ([4abce71](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/4abce712a3809aebabd30750d288c758dfad9d2b))
* **providers:** 4dayweek auto-detect with spoof-safe host matching ([#1657](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1657) follow-up) ([333d620](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/333d6203f770efcd52c5a7cf05ce5d5cb0811337))
* **providers:** add LaraJobs zero-auth RSS provider ([0f046b5](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/0f046b5bd7f24a7ec13ba4a027183ca765d869ca))
* **providers:** add Meituan careers provider ([#1818](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1818)) ([0f6b096](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/0f6b0966ab0f3fef22209513d1af3c949abdd787))
* **providers:** add Tencent careers zero-auth provider ([#230](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/230)) ([95ba35c](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/95ba35cfe3f7b6163959d21a493ba156bf524536))
* **registry:** register serper and theirstack provider plugins ([#1645](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1645), [#1697](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1697)) ([2958a2c](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/2958a2c4b8d3c851758728b6e17e5b739d077c09))
* **registry:** split plugins-registry.json into per-plugin files ([#1401](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1401)) ([6d08316](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/6d08316722f96af88f74959992d8bbab8c1d4228))
* **reply-watch:** paste-reply.mjs manual input path for users without Gmail ([#1803](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1803)) ([4f9e924](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/4f9e9244ef556286993d9ef6bc8c49cd59f98275)), closes [#1802](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1802)
* **scan:** data/blacklist.md — user-owned do-not-apply list ([#1742](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1742)) ([#1748](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1748)) ([9867d0e](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/9867d0e7fa33fce009511acebe526755e326c244))
* **scan:** opt-in max_posting_age_days freshness gate ([#1578](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1578)) ([8b60a8c](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/8b60a8cfbe487ce0254432695bab1c2989041df9))
* **scan:** persist provider postedAt to pipeline and scan-history ([#1578](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1578)) ([300b6cb](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/300b6cb613aff388eea632960c3d15110ee9411b))
* **scan:** suppress duplicate roles via company aliases ([#1750](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1750)) ([b203ea4](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/b203ea4183d78b22ca57045a9f9f94d716ef6036))
* spend_tier config for model-agnostic model routing + batch pre-screen gate ([#1007](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1007)) ([4dec7eb](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/4dec7eb2da549ad4712111eaece4719390efbe94))
* **templates:** config-selectable CV and cover-letter templates ([#1690](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1690)) ([#1691](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1691)) ([7576cfd](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/7576cfd8deb28eb0b7dd1a7c96cae8f44a91091d))
* **tracker:** assessment-log.mjs — skills-assessment events with staleness signal ([#1684](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1684)) ([#1687](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1687)) ([d1be88b](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/d1be88bb7b15839a4ee89841ee6ae582df7eb0ee))
* **tracker:** recognize "—"/"-" as valid score-cell N/A sentinels ([#1800](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1800)) ([7280df2](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/7280df2b84e734a2080552d77d9d1afefe8b67cb)), closes [#1799](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1799)
* **upskill:** aggregate skill-gap analysis from tracked reports ([#1520](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1520), phase 1) ([fd1f3c9](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/fd1f3c957b4ab138850c0ceccef7c4d3a9720093))
* **upskill:** targeted  single-posting mode with SSRF-guarded fetch ([#1796](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1796)) ([72e5983](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/72e59839f8cce573f41031f41499ed63104b1d57)), closes [#1739](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1739)


### Bug Fixes

* **analyzer:** resolve report paths relative to the tracker file ([#1679](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1679)) ([568025c](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/568025c4677772b0882afbce3609c30ac1a3f7e8))
* **cover:** resolve the cover-letter template through the shared resolver ([#1777](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1777)) ([7e1775c](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/7e1775c483c70da7dc4e63cd9e78cbb286d7c8cf))
* gitignore data/active-interviews.md (user interview data) ([267dfb7](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/267dfb7079877e2beb2a949eb7b404b7bd257332))
* ignore logo cache directory ([#1577](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1577)) ([f51b948](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/f51b948fb9a7902d4da017840ea83e9dd1d21f6c))
* **liveness:** treat off-posting redirects as uncertain, not active ([c1cd458](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/c1cd4586606f67aa87f263ee21bc165443851bca))
* load profile and custom rules deterministically in all mode paths ([#1736](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1736)) ([#1759](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1759)) ([738a5c7](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/738a5c7969ffc51ec4546e0e8b33a9cbe6cf0fe0))
* **merge-tracker:** preserve empty interior cells in tracker-row parsing ([#1824](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1824)) ([a477638](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/a477638b30a19d95a4a47db5938fb600fb0f75da))
* **pdf:** clean temporary HTML when browser launch fails ([#1786](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1786)) ([2c17f04](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/2c17f04b842910725ae34ff93bdd62c7aeabd7d7))
* **pdf:** render markdown bold in CV summary as  (ATS-safe) ([b12cf41](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/b12cf41016974d5edce45e346021b3b3861a7fde))
* **portals:** validator accepts provider-plugin ids like the runtime does ([#1756](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1756)) ([eee7ec0](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/eee7ec0546e319ca93140608fc125669fbb737b2))
* **providers:** support explicit api: override for ashby/lever with host-pinned guards ([6e010fe](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/6e010fe9613ae16fa08b6a291473128c1097af2e))
* **reserve-report-num:** support report numbers past 999 ([#1785](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1785)) ([e53b08e](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/e53b08e9ba7a48ed50da69bb58d7a463318821ea))
* **scan:** restore browser-like headers on Workday CXS requests ([#1813](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1813)) ([14022de](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/14022de87cdfa858c137553e4cd1f8b61a02f755)), closes [#1811](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1811)
* **templates:** allowlist the template format to prevent path traversal ([#1776](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1776)) ([54fc973](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/54fc9733ba167228460cc1d6b346e61b030ab08b))
* **test:** normalize CRLF at read time for doc assertions ([#1771](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1771)) ([#1772](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1772)) ([b7a1ea1](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/b7a1ea12f3c079b17dee61d9f77f47c36b462ed8))
* **tests:** close CodeQL command-injection findings in the test harness ([9cd6dbc](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/9cd6dbc0c0dc17361d0babdece2803979f183069))
* **tests:** skip web-reader tests when web/ is absent on core-only installs ([#1675](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1675)) ([32dde78](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/32dde7849b117f2c7c37205327af313f31dc7a5c))
* **tracker:** detect and prevent duplicate tracker # numbers ([#1704](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1704)) ([d9cc272](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/d9cc272c76f69cbf9708477dfadc813abc8d6e23))
* **update-system:** add .claude/hooks/ to USER_PATHS ([#1676](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1676)) ([e9bacc4](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/e9bacc484185f56cec210ea821bf1774e989acea))
* **update-system:** keep the updater self-loading to survive old→new re-exec ([#1706](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/issues/1706)) ([ce72879](https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/commit/ce7287960b3d16224f8af17ea2f5a5e5e7590543))