chore(conductor): Add new track 'Live GUI Testing Infrastructure'

conductor/tracks/live_gui_testing_20260223/spec.md

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+# Specification: Live GUI Testing Infrastructure
+
+## Overview
+Update the testing suite to ensure all tests (especially GUI-related and integration tests) communicate with a live running instance of `gui.py` started with the `--enable-test-hooks` argument. This ensures that tests can verify the actual application state and metrics via the built-in API hooks.
+
+## Functional Requirements
+- **Server-Based Testing:** All tests must be updated to interact with the application through its REST API hooks rather than mocking internal components where live verification is possible.
+- **Automated GUI Management:** Implement a robust mechanism (preferably a pytest fixture) to start `gui.py --enable-test-hooks` before test execution and ensure it is cleanly terminated after tests complete.
+- **Hook Client Integration:** Ensure `api_hook_client.py` is the primary interface for tests to communicate with the running GUI.
+- **Documentation Alignment:** Update `conductor/workflow.md` to reflect the requirement for live testing and API hook verification.
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+- **Reliability:** The process of starting and stopping the GUI must be stable and not leave orphaned processes.
+- **Speed:** The setup/teardown of the live GUI should be optimized to minimize test suite overhead.
+- **Observability:** Tests should log communication with the API hooks for easier debugging.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+- [ ] All tests in the `tests/` directory pass when executed against a live `gui.py` instance.
+- [ ] New track creation (e.g., via `/conductor:newTrack`) generates plans that include specific API hook verification tasks.
+- [ ] `conductor/workflow.md` accurately describes the live testing protocol.
+- [ ] Real-time UI metrics (FPS, CPU, etc.) are successfully retrieved and verified in at least one performance test.
+
+## Out of Scope
+- Rewriting the entire GUI framework.
+- Implementing new API hooks not required for existing test verification.