diff --git a/docs/PROJECT_STATUS.md b/docs/PROJECT_STATUS.md
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@@ -389,6 +389,40 @@ Step 7: If pass → production. If fail → drop to turbo3 or adjust per-layer p
 *Build: /tmp/llama-cpp-turboquant/build/bin/ (all binaries)*
 *Branch: feature/turboquant-kv-cache*
 
+---
+
+# Weekly Progress Updates
+
+**Tracking issue:** #76
+**Process established:** 2026-04-16
+
+## Process
+
+1. **Weekly cadence** — Every Monday, generate and post a progress update as a comment on issue #76.
+2. **Benchmark results** — Post as they happen (don't wait for weekly update).
+3. **Blocker escalation** — New blockers posted within 24 hours with label `blocker`.
+4. **PROJECT_STATUS.md** — Updated weekly with current state.
+
+## How to Generate
+
+```bash
+# Auto-generated from git log + Gitea API
+python3 scripts/weekly_update.py --post
+
+# Preview first
+python3 scripts/weekly_update.py
+
+# Custom date range
+python3 scripts/weekly_update.py --since 2026-04-01
+
+# Raw JSON data
+python3 scripts/weekly_update.py --json
+```
+
+## Template
+
+See `docs/WEEKLY_TEMPLATE.md` for manual updates.
+
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/WEEKLY_TEMPLATE.md b/docs/WEEKLY_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# TurboQuant Weekly Update Template
+
+Use this template when posting manual weekly updates. For automated updates, run `scripts/weekly_update.py --post`.
+
+## Week of [START_DATE] to [END_DATE]
+
+### Completed
+- [item 1]
+- [item 2]
+
+### Benchmark Results
+- [key metric or "No new benchmarks this week"]
+
+### In Progress
+- [item being worked on — who's on it]
+
+### Blockers
+- [blocker — impact — who needs to act]
+- _None_ if clear
+
+### Next Week
+- [planned item 1]
+- [planned item 2]
+
+---
+_Generated by `scripts/weekly_update.py` or filled manually._
diff --git a/scripts/weekly_update.py b/scripts/weekly_update.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..031f4e90
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+++ b/scripts/weekly_update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+TurboQuant Weekly Progress Update Generator
+
+Generates a structured weekly update from:
+- Git log (commits since last week)
+- Open/closed issues and PRs
+- Benchmark results
+- Blockers (open issues labeled 'blocker')
+
+Usage:
+    python3 scripts/weekly_update.py                    # This week
+    python3 scripts/weekly_update.py --since 2026-04-08 # Custom range
+    python3 scripts/weekly_update.py --post             # Post as Gitea comment on tracking issue
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from pathlib import Path
+
+try:
+    import requests
+    HAS_REQUESTS = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_REQUESTS = False
+
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+GITEA_URL = "https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com"
+REPO_PATH = "Timmy_Foundation/turboquant"
+TRACKING_ISSUE = 76  # This issue
+
+
+def git_log(since: str, until: str = None) -> list[dict]:
+    """Get commits since a date."""
+    until = until or datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    cmd = [
+        "git", "-C", str(REPO_ROOT), "log",
+        f"--since={since}", f"--until={until}",
+        "--format=%H|%an|%ae|%aI|%s",
+        "--all"
+    ]
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    commits = []
+    for line in result.stdout.strip().split("\n"):
+        if not line:
+            continue
+        parts = line.split("|", 4)
+        if len(parts) == 5:
+            commits.append({
+                "hash": parts[0][:8],
+                "author": parts[1],
+                "email": parts[2],
+                "date": parts[3][:10],
+                "subject": parts[4],
+            })
+    return commits
+
+
+def git_diff_stats(since: str) -> dict:
+    """Get file change stats."""
+    cmd = [
+        "git", "-C", str(REPO_ROOT), "diff",
+        f"--stat", f"{since}..HEAD"
+    ]
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    lines = result.stdout.strip().split("\n")
+    summary = lines[-1] if lines else "No changes"
+    return {"summary": summary, "files_changed": len([l for l in lines if "|" in l])}
+
+
+def find_benchmarks() -> list[dict]:
+    """Scan benchmark results directory for recent results."""
+    bench_dir = REPO_ROOT / "benchmarks"
+    results = []
+    if not bench_dir.exists():
+        return results
+
+    for f in bench_dir.glob("*.json"):
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(f.read_text())
+            results.append({"file": f.name, "data": data})
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, Exception):
+            pass
+
+    # Also check for markdown reports
+    for f in bench_dir.glob("*.md"):
+        if f.name != "README.md":
+            stat = f.stat()
+            results.append({
+                "file": f.name,
+                "type": "report",
+                "modified": datetime.fromtimestamp(stat.st_mtime).strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
+                "size": stat.st_size,
+            })
+
+    return results
+
+
+def get_gitea_state(token: str = None) -> dict:
+    """Fetch issue/PR state from Gitea API."""
+    if not HAS_REQUESTS or not token:
+        return {"available": False}
+
+    H = {"Authorization": f"token {token}"}
+    base = f"{GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/{REPO_PATH}"
+
+    try:
+        # Open issues
+        r = requests.get(f"{base}/issues?state=open&limit=100", headers=H)
+        open_issues = r.json() if r.status_code == 200 else []
+
+        # Closed issues (recent)
+        r = requests.get(f"{base}/issues?state=closed&limit=50&sort=updated&order=desc", headers=H)
+        closed_issues = r.json() if r.status_code == 200 else []
+
+        # PRs
+        r = requests.get(f"{base}/pulls?state=open&limit=50", headers=H)
+        open_prs = r.json() if r.status_code == 200 else []
+
+        return {
+            "available": True,
+            "open_issues": open_issues,
+            "closed_issues": closed_issues,
+            "open_prs": open_prs,
+        }
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"available": False, "error": str(e)}
+
+
+def categorize_commits(commits: list[dict]) -> dict:
+    """Categorize commits by conventional prefix."""
+    categories = {
+        "feat": [], "fix": [], "bench": [], "docs": [],
+        "test": [], "refactor": [], "chore": [], "other": []
+    }
+    for c in commits:
+        subject = c["subject"].lower()
+        if subject.startswith("feat") or subject.startswith("feature"):
+            categories["feat"].append(c)
+        elif subject.startswith("fix"):
+            categories["fix"].append(c)
+        elif subject.startswith("bench") or subject.startswith("perf"):
+            categories["bench"].append(c)
+        elif subject.startswith("doc"):
+            categories["docs"].append(c)
+        elif subject.startswith("test"):
+            categories["test"].append(c)
+        elif subject.startswith("refactor"):
+            categories["refactor"].append(c)
+        elif subject.startswith("chore") or subject.startswith("ci"):
+            categories["chore"].append(c)
+        else:
+            categories["other"].append(c)
+    return {k: v for k, v in categories.items() if v}
+
+
+def generate_update(since: str, gitea_state: dict = None) -> str:
+    """Generate the weekly update markdown."""
+    now = datetime.now()
+    until = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    week_label = f"Week of {since} to {until}"
+
+    commits = git_log(since, until)
+    diff_stats = git_diff_stats(since)
+    categories = categorize_commits(commits)
+    benchmarks = find_benchmarks()
+
+    lines = [
+        f"## {week_label}",
+        "",
+        f"**Generated:** {now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC')}",
+        f"**Commits:** {len(commits)} | **Files changed:** {diff_stats['files_changed']}",
+        "",
+    ]
+
+    # Completed work by category
+    lines.append("### Completed")
+    lines.append("")
+    if commits:
+        for cat, items in categories.items():
+            label = {
+                "feat": "Features", "fix": "Fixes", "bench": "Benchmarks",
+                "docs": "Documentation", "test": "Tests", "refactor": "Refactoring",
+                "chore": "Maintenance", "other": "Other"
+            }.get(cat, cat)
+            lines.append(f"**{label}:**")
+            for c in items:
+                lines.append(f"- `{c['hash']}` {c['subject']} ({c['author']}, {c['date']})")
+            lines.append("")
+    else:
+        lines.append("- No commits this week")
+        lines.append("")
+
+    # Benchmark results
+    if benchmarks:
+        lines.append("### Benchmark Results")
+        lines.append("")
+        for b in benchmarks:
+            if b.get("type") == "report":
+                lines.append(f"- **{b['file']}** (updated {b['modified']}, {b['size']} bytes)")
+            else:
+                lines.append(f"- **{b['file']}** — see `benchmarks/{b['file']}`")
+        lines.append("")
+
+    # Gitea state (if available)
+    if gitea_state and gitea_state.get("available"):
+        open_issues = gitea_state["open_issues"]
+        open_prs = gitea_state["open_prs"]
+        closed = gitea_state["closed_issues"]
+
+        lines.append("### In Progress")
+        lines.append("")
+        blockers = []
+        for issue in open_issues:
+            labels = [l["name"] for l in issue.get("labels", [])]
+            prefix = ""
+            if "blocker" in labels:
+                blockers.append(issue)
+                prefix = "🚧 BLOCKER — "
+            assignee = issue.get("assignee", {})
+            who = assignee.get("login", "unassigned") if assignee else "unassigned"
+            lines.append(f"- {prefix}#{issue['number']}: {issue['title']} ({who})")
+
+        if open_prs:
+            lines.append("")
+            lines.append("**Open PRs:**")
+            for pr in open_prs:
+                lines.append(f"- #{pr['number']}: {pr['title']} ({pr['user']['login']})")
+        lines.append("")
+
+        # Blockers
+        if blockers:
+            lines.append("### Blockers")
+            lines.append("")
+            for b in blockers:
+                lines.append(f"- #{b['number']}: {b['title']}")
+                if b.get("body"):
+                    snippet = b["body"][:200].replace("\n", " ")
+                    lines.append(f"  > {snippet}...")
+            lines.append("")
+
+        # Recently closed
+        recent_closed = [i for i in closed if i.get("closed_at")]
+        if recent_closed:
+            lines.append("### Closed This Period")
+            lines.append("")
+            for issue in recent_closed[:10]:
+                closed_date = issue.get("closed_at", "")[:10]
+                lines.append(f"- #{issue['number']}: {issue['title']} (closed {closed_date})")
+            lines.append("")
+
+    # Next week
+    lines.append("### Next Week")
+    lines.append("")
+    lines.append("- _TBD — fill in planned work_")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def post_gitea_comment(token: str, body: str, issue: int = TRACKING_ISSUE):
+    """Post the update as a comment on the tracking issue."""
+    if not HAS_REQUESTS:
+        print("ERROR: requests library not available", file=sys.stderr)
+        return False
+
+    H = {"Authorization": f"token {token}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
+    url = f"{GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/{REPO_PATH}/issues/{issue}/comments"
+    r = requests.post(url, headers=H, json={"body": body})
+
+    if r.status_code in (200, 201):
+        print(f"Posted comment on issue #{issue}")
+        return True
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to post: {r.status_code} {r.text}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return False
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate TurboQuant weekly progress update")
+    parser.add_argument("--since", help="Start date (YYYY-MM-DD), default: 7 days ago")
+    parser.add_argument("--post", action="store_true", help="Post as Gitea comment on issue #76")
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="Output raw data as JSON")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    since = args.since or (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=7)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    # Try to load Gitea token
+    token = None
+    token_path = Path.home() / ".config" / "gitea" / "token"
+    if token_path.exists():
+        token = token_path.read_text().strip()
+
+    gitea_state = get_gitea_state(token) if token else {"available": False}
+
+    if args.json:
+        data = {
+            "since": since,
+            "commits": git_log(since),
+            "benchmarks": find_benchmarks(),
+            "gitea": {k: v for k, v in gitea_state.items() if k != "available"} if gitea_state.get("available") else None,
+        }
+        print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, default=str))
+        return
+
+    update = generate_update(since, gitea_state)
+
+    if args.post:
+        if not token:
+            print("ERROR: No Gitea token found at ~/.config/gitea/token", file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(1)
+        post_gitea_comment(token, update)
+    else:
+        print(update)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts/weekly_update.sh b/scripts/weekly_update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5cd65c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/weekly_update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# TurboQuant Weekly Update — shell wrapper
+# Generates and optionally posts a weekly progress update.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./scripts/weekly_update.sh              # Print to stdout
+#   ./scripts/weekly_update.sh --post       # Post as Gitea comment on #76
+#   ./scripts/weekly_update.sh --since 2026-04-01  # Custom date range
+#   ./scripts/weekly_update.sh --json       # Raw JSON data
+
+set -euo pipefail
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+python3 scripts/weekly_update.py "$@"
diff --git a/tests/test_weekly_update.py b/tests/test_weekly_update.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2eb1d41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_weekly_update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Quick test for weekly_update.py — verifies parsing, output format, and edge cases."""
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "scripts" / "weekly_update.py"
+
+def run(args: list[str]) -> str:
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, str(SCRIPT)] + args,
+        capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=str(SCRIPT.parent.parent)
+    )
+    return result.stdout, result.stderr, result.returncode
+
+def test_basic_output():
+    """Script runs without error and produces markdown."""
+    stdout, stderr, rc = run(["--since", "2026-01-01"])
+    assert rc == 0, f"Exit code {rc}: {stderr}"
+    assert "## Week of" in stdout, f"Missing header: {stdout[:200]}"
+    assert "### Completed" in stdout, f"Missing Completed section: {stdout[:200]}"
+    assert "### Next Week" in stdout, f"Missing Next Week section: {stdout[-200:]}"
+    print("PASS: basic_output")
+
+def test_json_output():
+    """Script outputs valid JSON in --json mode."""
+    stdout, stderr, rc = run(["--json", "--since", "2026-01-01"])
+    assert rc == 0, f"Exit code {rc}: {stderr}"
+    data = json.loads(stdout)
+    assert "commits" in data
+    assert "since" in data
+    print(f"PASS: json_output ({len(data['commits'])} commits)")
+
+def test_no_crash_future_date():
+    """Script handles future date gracefully."""
+    stdout, stderr, rc = run(["--since", "2030-01-01"])
+    assert rc == 0, f"Exit code {rc}: {stderr}"
+    print("PASS: future_date_no_crash")
+
+def test_empty_range():
+    """Script handles a very old date with no commits."""
+    stdout, stderr, rc = run(["--since", "2020-01-01", "--since", "2020-01-02"])
+    assert rc == 0
+    print("PASS: empty_range")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_basic_output()
+    test_json_output()
+    test_no_crash_future_date()
+    print("\nAll tests passed.")