diff --git a/components/ForgeUI.tsx b/components/ForgeUI.tsx
index aeb3dd6..6b15a01 100644
--- a/components/ForgeUI.tsx
+++ b/components/ForgeUI.tsx
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ export default function ForgeUI({ project }: { project: ForgeProject }) {
                   <Cpu size={12} /> {project.engine}
                 </span>
 
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[9px] font-mono text-green-500/60 ml-1">
-                  <span className="relative flex h-1.5 w-1.5">
-                    <span className="animate-ping absolute inline-flex h-full w-full rounded-full bg-green-400 opacity-75"></span>
-                    <span className="relative inline-flex rounded-full h-1.5 w-1.5 bg-green-500"></span>
-                  </span>
-                  ACTIVE STREAM
-                </div>
+                {project.isRecent && (
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[9px] font-mono text-green-500/60 ml-1">
+                    <span className="relative flex h-1.5 w-1.5">
+                      <span className="animate-ping absolute inline-flex h-full w-full rounded-full bg-green-400 opacity-75"></span>
+                      <span className="relative inline-flex rounded-full h-1.5 w-1.5 bg-green-500"></span>
+                    </span>
+                    ACTIVE STREAM
+                  </div>
+                )}
               </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/data/forge.ts b/data/forge.ts
index ae947d7..81f458c 100644
--- a/data/forge.ts
+++ b/data/forge.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ export const FORGE_PROJECTS: ForgeProjectMetadata[] = [
       "Real-time Firebase Sync",
       "Turn-based Battle Engine",
     ],
-    externalLink: "https://pixelpals.app",
+    // externalLink: "https://pixelpals.app",
   },
 ];
diff --git a/lib/git.ts b/lib/git.ts
index 95ab0d4..302de61 100644
--- a/lib/git.ts
+++ b/lib/git.ts
@@ -3,17 +3,26 @@ import { ChangelogEntry, ForgeProject } from "@/types";
 import "server-only";
 
 export async function getAllForgeProjects(): Promise<ForgeProject[]> {
-  // We use Promise.all to fetch all changelogs in parallel for speed
+  const thirtyDaysAgo = new Date();
+  thirtyDaysAgo.setDate(thirtyDaysAgo.getDate() - 30);
+
   return Promise.all(
     FORGE_PROJECTS.map(async (metadata) => {
       const changelog = await getPrivateChangelog(metadata.repoName);
-      const latestVersion =
-        changelog.length > 0 ? changelog[0].version : "0.0.0";
+
+      // Determine if the latest entry happened in the last 30 days
+      const latestDate =
+        changelog.length > 0 ? new Date(changelog[0].date) : null;
+      const isRecent = latestDate ? latestDate >= thirtyDaysAgo : false;
 
       return {
         ...metadata,
-        currentVersion: `${latestVersion}_${metadata.status}`,
-        changelog: changelog,
+        currentVersion:
+          changelog.length > 0
+            ? `${changelog[0].version}_${metadata.status}`
+            : `v0.0.0_${metadata.status}`,
+        isRecent, // This is the new conditional flag
+        changelog: changelog.slice(0, 3),
       };
     }),
   );
diff --git a/types/index.ts b/types/index.ts
index 496e741..8416120 100644
--- a/types/index.ts
+++ b/types/index.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ export interface ForgeProject {
   highlights: string[];
   externalLink?: string;
   projectName: string;
-  currentVersion: string; // Dynamically parsed
-  changelog: ChangelogEntry[]; // Dynamically fetched
+  isRecent: boolean;
+  currentVersion: string;
+  changelog: ChangelogEntry[];
 }
 
 export interface ForgeProjectMetadata {