Live PWA

Opportunity Desk

An installable, local-first workspace for finding opportunities and tracking applications from discovery to follow-up.

9T1 Labs / WebOpportunity Desk
Opportunity Desk desktop dashboard with deadlines and application pipeline
Opportunity Desk discovery page with filters and verified listings
Opportunity Desk mobile Quick Apply preparation sheet
Categories
Web / PWA
Year
2026
Role
Creator

Premise

Turn scattered opportunities into a working pipeline.

Opportunity Desk combines a manually reviewed catalogue with a generated daily snapshot from official and public sources.

Discovery, eligibility caveats, application preparation, notes, follow-ups, and reminders live in one installable workspace without sending personal application data to a server.

Opportunity Desk discovery page showing filters and verified opportunity cards
The discovery surface keeps source, timing, fit, and the next action visible.

Interaction

Discovery leads into an explicit application record.

  1. Discover

    Search and filter by category, region, format, funding, fit, and tracking state.

  2. Verify

    Read the official source, verification date, eligibility caveat, and closure timing.

  3. Prepare

    Quick apply creates a local record, checklist, and tailored opening paragraph.

    Opportunity Desk mobile Quick Apply preparation sheet
    Quick Apply prepares the application but leaves submission on the official site.

  4. Track

    Move the application through supported stages and add private notes.

  5. Follow up

    Use reminders, timeline history, and JSON backup to keep the process intact.

System

A static PWA with a cloud-built research layer.

The deployed browser receives a validated snapshot. Crawling and source research run in bounded GitHub workflows rather than inside the client.

Research

  • Official APIs
  • Public structured events
  • Curated records
  • Expiry checks

Catalogue

  • Zod contract
  • Stable identity merge
  • Source diagnostics
  • Lifecycle filtering

Workspace

  • Next.js PWA
  • Local application state
  • Offline shell
  • Backup and import
Data ownership
Applications, notes, reminders, and profile settings remain in the browser unless the user exports a backup.
Safe handoff
External applications open on verified HTTPS pages after the local preparation record is saved.

Decisions

Automation stops before personal submission.

Automation stops before personal submission.
DecisionImplementationBoundary
Quick ApplyChecklist and draft openerNo third-party form is submitted automatically
PersistenceVersioned local browser stateNo cross-device synchronization is claimed
Live dataStatic cloud-built snapshotThe browser does not run crawlers or source adapters
Opportunity statusExplicit lifecycle rulesExpired listings leave discovery but remain in application history

Build notes

The research pipeline is broad, bounded, and evidence-led.

First-party proof

A discovered URL becomes catalogue content only after a live organizer or first-party page provides dated evidence.

Stable tracking

Fresh source data can update a listing without orphaning the application attached to its stable identity.

Offline continuity

The application shell and local mutations continue to work when the network is unavailable.

Still unresolved

Useful additions require new trust boundaries.

Cross-device sync

Synchronization would require authentication, a database, row-level authorization, and a privacy review.

Status ingestion

Automatic employer updates would require explicit email or applicant-tracking authorization.

Coverage

Public sources can be missing, blocked, unstructured, or outside the audited registry, so the catalogue cannot be comprehensive.

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