{
  "task": "popular-threads-rerenders",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-19",
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "F001",
      "priority": 1,
      "status": "completed",
      "description": "Reduce unnecessary rerenders in the popular threads box after the popular-thread algorithm finishes and the loaded list is stable until hard refresh.",
      "verification": [
        "./scripts/agent-init.sh --smoke",
        "profile popular threads rerender behavior with react-scan",
        "yarn build",
        "yarn lint",
        "yarn type-check",
        "yarn doctor",
        "playwright-cli browser checks across Blink, Gecko, and WebKit"
      ],
      "files": [
        "src/hooks/use-current-time.ts",
        "src/hooks/use-popular-posts.ts",
        "src/hooks/__tests__/browser-hooks.test.tsx",
        "src/views/home/popular-threads-box/popular-threads-box.tsx",
        "src/views/home/popular-threads-box/__tests__/popular-threads-box.test.tsx"
      ],
      "notes": "Post-fix profile measured 0 React commits and no PopularThreadsBox/PopularThreadCard/CatalogPostMedia/ContentPreview rerenders in the 10s window after Popular Threads became visible."
    }
  ]
}
