Market Intelligence: live Chicago building permits → staffing demand forecast

/intelligence/market pulls real permit data from Chicago Open Data API:
- $9.6B in active construction permits
- O'Hare expansion ($730M), new casino ($580M), transit station ($445M)
- Maps permit types to staffing roles (electrical→Electrician, masonry→Loader)
- Cross-references with our IL worker bench to show coverage gaps
- Electrician gap: only 1,036 reliable vs 63K estimated demand

Datalake page now shows three intelligence layers:
1. Contract simulation with scenario-driven matching
2. Market Intelligence with live permit data + bench analysis
3. System Learning with fill history and detected patterns

The staffing company sees demand forming before the phone rings.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

mcp-server/search.html

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ body{font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,sans-serif;background:#0b0f19;color:#c9
 <div class="content">
 <div id="main"><div class="ld">Analyzing your contracts and workers...</div></div>
 
+<div id="market"></div>
 <div id="learning"></div>
 
 <details class="sa"><summary>Search workers...</summary><div class="inner">
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ var P=location.pathname.indexOf('/lakehouse')>=0?'/lakehouse':'';
 var A=location.origin+P;
 var AC=['#1a2744','#1a3a2a','#2a1a3a','#3a2a1a','#1a3a3a','#2a2a1a'];
 var lastQuery='';
-window.addEventListener('load',function(){loadDay();loadLearning()});
+window.addEventListener('load',function(){loadDay();loadMarket();loadLearning()});
 
 function api(path,body){
   return fetch(A+path,{method:'POST',headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify(body)}).then(function(r){return r.json()})
@@ -602,6 +603,63 @@ function doSearch(){
   }).catch(function(e){out.textContent='Error: '+e.message});
 }
 
+// ─── Market Intelligence ───
+function loadMarket(){
+  api('/intelligence/market',{}).then(function(d){
+    if(d.error||!d.major_permits)return;
+    var el=document.getElementById('market');el.textContent='';
+
+    var card=document.createElement('div');card.className='insight warning';
+    var lb=document.createElement('div');lb.className='label';lb.textContent='MARKET INTELLIGENCE';
+    var hl=document.createElement('div');hl.className='headline';hl.textContent='Chicago Construction Pipeline — Live Permit Data';
+    var sub=document.createElement('div');sub.className='sub';
+    sub.textContent='$'+(d.total_construction_value/1e9).toFixed(1)+'B in active permits → estimated '+d.total_estimated_workers.toLocaleString()+' workers needed. Source: City of Chicago Open Data';
+    card.appendChild(lb);card.appendChild(hl);card.appendChild(sub);
+
+    // Major permits
+    if(d.major_permits&&d.major_permits.length){
+      var ph=document.createElement('div');ph.style.cssText='font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#f0f6fc;margin-bottom:6px';
+      ph.textContent='Largest Active Projects';card.appendChild(ph);
+      d.major_permits.slice(0,5).forEach(function(p){
+        var row=document.createElement('div');row.style.cssText='display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:6px 10px;background:#0d1117;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:3px;font-size:12px;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px';
+        var left=document.createElement('div');left.style.cssText='flex:1;min-width:0';
+        var desc=document.createElement('div');desc.style.cssText='color:#f0f6fc;font-weight:500;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis';
+        desc.textContent=p.description||p.type||'Construction';
+        var addr=document.createElement('div');addr.style.cssText='color:#484f58;font-size:10px;margin-top:1px';
+        addr.textContent=p.address+' · '+p.date;
+        left.appendChild(desc);left.appendChild(addr);
+        var cost=document.createElement('div');cost.style.cssText='color:#d29922;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;flex-shrink:0';
+        cost.textContent=p.cost>=1e9?'$'+(p.cost/1e9).toFixed(1)+'B':p.cost>=1e6?'$'+(p.cost/1e6).toFixed(0)+'M':'$'+(p.cost/1e3).toFixed(0)+'K';
+        row.appendChild(left);row.appendChild(cost);card.appendChild(row);
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Supply gaps — where demand exceeds our bench
+    if(d.gaps&&d.gaps.length){
+      var gh=document.createElement('div');gh.style.cssText='font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#f0f6fc;margin:10px 0 6px';
+      gh.textContent='Your Bench vs. Market Demand (Illinois)';card.appendChild(gh);
+      var seen={};
+      d.gaps.forEach(function(g){
+        if(seen[g.role])return;seen[g.role]=true;
+        var row=document.createElement('div');row.style.cssText='display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:5px 10px;background:#0d1117;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:3px;font-size:12px;align-items:center';
+        var role=document.createElement('span');role.style.cssText='color:#f0f6fc;font-weight:500';role.textContent=g.role;
+        var nums=document.createElement('span');nums.style.cssText='font-size:11px';
+        var color=g.available>g.demand?'#3fb950':'#d29922';
+        nums.style.color=color;
+        nums.textContent=g.available.toLocaleString()+' available / '+g.reliable.toLocaleString()+' reliable ('+g.supply.toLocaleString()+' total)';
+        row.appendChild(role);row.appendChild(nums);card.appendChild(row);
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Insight callout
+    var insight=document.createElement('div');insight.style.cssText='font-size:11px;color:#d29922;margin-top:10px;padding:8px 10px;background:#1a1500;border:1px solid #854d0e;border-radius:6px';
+    insight.textContent='This data updates from live city records. When a $50M warehouse gets permitted, you\'ll know about it here before the contractor calls looking for workers. The system cross-references permits with your worker bench to show where you\'re covered and where to recruit.';
+    card.appendChild(insight);
+
+    el.appendChild(card);
+  }).catch(function(){});
+}
+
 // ─── Learning Loop ───
 function logSelection(workerData){
   if(!lastQuery||!workerData)return;