---
kind: personal-project
id: passive-income-automation-research-2026
status: scaffolded
created: 2026-05-11
target-completion: multi-month exploration
---

# Passive Income & Automation Research — Index Entry

## Summary

Multi-month research into legitimate automated/passive income opportunities. Scaffolded May 11; deep research begins post-Pittsburgh trip.

## Active artifacts

- [intake.md](../../personal/passive-income-automation-research-2026/intake.md)

## Status updates

- 2026-05-11: substrate scaffold only; research chat handoff pending
- 2026-05-29 status check: no content motion since 2026-05-11 (18 days). Status says "deep research begins post-Pittsburgh trip" — Pittsburgh was 2026-05-15 to 2026-05-18, so the research-start trigger is 11+ days past with no research-update file. Flagged for recalibration decision #3 (intake hygiene pass — revive / shelve / status-correct). See `handoff-blocks/recalibration-prep-2026-05-28.md`.