Catalog Maker by Magic AI

Node.js replacement for the Excel macro workflow behind the Catalog maker - 20 button.

Current Goal

Replace the Excel click workflow with a controlled Node.js pipeline:

1. Read local configuration from config/local.json.
2. Load or identify the source workbook.
3. Run catalog-maker steps in a safe order.
4. Default to dry-run mode.
5. Read from the database only. Database writes are forbidden.

First Run

copy config/local.example.json config/local.json
npm run catalog:dry-run

Safety Rules

• Local secrets stay in config/local.json.
• config/local.json and Excel files are ignored by git.
• The app starts in dry-run mode.
• Rule #1: the database is read-only for this project.
• SQL guards must reject write statements before execution.

Excel Entry Point Found

• Sheet: endpoint
• Button caption: Catalog maker - 20
• Internal control name: CommandButton20
• Approximate location: A21:C22
• ActiveX relation: xl/activeX/activeX72.xml

The exact VBA click handler still needs to be mapped before we implement real catalog generation logic.