claim human-experience-filter-art session 0008 (placeholder) + sessions.json entry

sessions/0007/SESSION-0007.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-06T14-12--2026-06-06T17-57.md

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+# Session 0007.0 — Transcript
+
+> App: human-experience-filter-art
+> Date: 2026-06-06 (PST) · 14:12 → 17:57
+> Type: coding
+> Goal: continue the roadmap; reframed by the operator to **simulator-first** —
+> bring the slice-1 alteration engine into the simulator so the experience can be
+> tuned before any hardware.
+> Outcome: **design spec written, committed, and pushed** on branch
+> `feature/simulator-alteration-preview`. No code changes. Implementation deferred
+> to the next session (design + implementation to ship as one PR).
+
+## Plan
+
+Bring the alteration engine into the simulator (scope: tune the look), per
+`docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-06-simulator-alteration-preview-design.md`:
+- Python-canonical engine, thin browser renderer.
+- Dark/Light = live runtime color grade; Left/Right = 5×5 grid of pre-baked
+  authored variant clips selected by coordinate (24 videos/base clip).
+- Revises design §4.3/§10: HUD baked into variant videos (authorial precision)
+  rather than runtime overlay — trades away near-free i18n.
+- Engine reconciliation: parameterize `Calibration`, add `VariantRef`, slim
+  `RenderPlan` (drop runtime `AnalyticalOverlay`/`Restyle`); `state.py` crossfade
+  on variant change.
+- Simulator: retire selection X-ray + `/api/select`; add `/api/alteration` +
+  `/api/clips` + variant manifest; placeholder-variant generator.
+
+## Pre-session state
+
+- `main` at `5290785`, clean and pushed. Sub-projects 1 & 2 done; sub-project 3
+  (Player Runtime) in progress — slice 1 (pure-logic `player/` core) merged via
+  PR #5 (session 0006).
+- A **stale nested worktree** (`.worktrees/feature-BuildSimulator11`, branch
+  `feature/player-alteration-core`, already merged) was present and breaking the
+  session resolver ("ambiguous app.json"), exactly as the session-0006 memory
+  gotcha predicted.
+
+## Turn-by-turn arc
+
+1. **Session gate.** Opened with "What's next?" → classified as a coding session;
+   ran `wgl-session-coding-init`.
+2. **Baseline cleanup.** Claim dry-run failed on the resolver ambiguity. Verified
+   the stale worktree's branch was fully merged + clean, removed the worktree and
+   branch, and deleted the empty `.worktrees/` dir. Tree back to clean `main`.
+3. **Claimed session 0007** (no other sessions in flight).
+4. **Operator steer:** "only design things that will run in the simulator; get
+   everything working the way we like in the simulator before hardware." Saved as
+   a `feedback` memory ([[simulator-first-before-hardware]]).
+5. **Discovered** the simulator (`simulator/`, built session 0004) is fully
+   decoupled from `player/` — it exercises the OLD *selection* model and has no
+   alteration surface. That gap became the work.
+6. **Brainstorming** (with the visual companion). Decisions, one at a time:
+   scope = tune the alteration look; medium = short looping video; Right restyle =
+   labeled stand-in shader (swappable for real variants); calibration =
+   live-adjustable curves; architecture = **A, Python-canonical**; integration =
+   new view, **retire the selection X-ray**.
+7. **Interactive look mockup** (browser): a real nature image with the 4 knobs as
+   live sliders. Operator confirmed Dark/Light read well, but said for Left/Right
+   they'll **author videos with the overlay baked in** for precise HUD control.
+8. **Surfaced the tradeoff:** baking the HUD reverses design §4.3/§10's near-free
+   i18n. Operator chose **precision wins**. Confirmed the variant grid as **full
+   5×5 = 24 authored clips per base** (shown as a grid mockup).
+9. **Revised model** presented and approved: base clip + variant manifest;
+   `RenderPlan = {grade, variant}`; runtime overlay/restyle layers retired;
+   placeholder-variant bootstrapping via ffmpeg.
+10. **Wrote the spec**, self-reviewed, committed on a feature branch.
+11. Operator: "do [implementation] next session. finalize this one." →
+    `wgl-session-finalize`.
+
+## Cut state (end of session)
+
+| Repo | Branch | Commit | State |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| human-experience-filter-art | `feature/simulator-alteration-preview` | `3ef21fb` | pushed to origin, **not merged** |
+
+- `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-06-simulator-alteration-preview-design.md` —
+  new, committed.
+- `main` unchanged at `5290785`.
+- Working tree clean. Visual-companion server stopped; `.superpowers/` gitignored.
+- No tests run (no code changed).
+
+## What lands on the operator's plate
+
+- **Author the 24 variant videos** per base clip (the Left×Right grid), with HUD
+  baked in. The simulator will consume them via the manifest; placeholder variants
+  cover the gap until then.
+- **Deferred decisions** (also surfaced in chat):
+  - *knob→strength calibration* — unresolved since session 0006; will be settled
+    by eye in the simulator's calibration panel next session, then baked into
+    `DEFAULT_CALIBRATION`.
+  - *grade tints baked HUD* — accepted under "precision wins"; revisit only if it
+    reads badly once real authored clips exist.
+
+## Prompt the operator can paste into the next session
+
+```
+/goal Implement the simulator alteration preview on branch feature/simulator-alteration-preview, per docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-06-simulator-alteration-preview-design.md — begin with the writing-plans skill, then build: parameterize Calibration + add VariantRef and slim RenderPlan in player/, add /api/alteration + /api/clips + simulator/clips.py variant manifest, rewrite the simulator UI as the player preview, retire the selection X-ray + /api/select, add the placeholder-variant generator, and update tests + USER_GUIDE + ROADMAP §3 + the parent design §4.3/§10 pointer.
+```
+
+(Or resume with `/goal next` — the `Next /goal:` field is stored in memory
+`sub-project-3-player-progress.md`.)

sessions/0008/SESSION-0008.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-07T19-42--INPROGRESS.md

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+# Session 0008.0 — Transcript
+
+> App: human-experience-filter-art
+> Start: 2026-06-07T19-42 (PST)
+> Type: spec
+> Status: **PLACEHOLDER — claimed at session start; finalized at session end.**
+>
+> This file reserves session ID 0008 for human-experience-filter-art. The driver replaces this
+> body with the full transcript and renames the file to its final
+> SESSION-0008.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-07T19-42--<end>.md form at session end.
+
+## Launch prompt
+
+_(launch prompt not captured at claim time)_
+
+## Deferred decisions
+
+_Autonomous-mode low-confidence calls the driver made and would have
+liked operator input on. Appended as the session runs; surfaced at
+finalize. Empty if none._

sessions/sessions.json

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   },
   "0006": {
     "title": ""
+  },
+  "0007": {
+    "title": ""
+  },
+  "0008": {
+    "title": ""
   }
 }