manual_slop/conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_20260621/metadata.json

{
  "track_id": "video_analysis_deob_20260621",
  "name": "Video Analysis De-obfuscation Campaign (Pass 2 of 3)",
  "created": "2026-06-21",
  "status": "spec_approved",
  "blocked_by": [],
  "blocks": [
    "video_analysis_deob_warmup_20260621"
  ],
  "priority": "A",
  "rationale": "User-blocking Pass 2 of the 3-pass research campaign. De-obfuscates the 12 Pass 1 deep-dive reports via the user's constructive type-theoretic re-encoding DSL. Lossless preservation directive (carries from Pass 1). 5 folders: 1 warmup (precursor) + 1 umbrella + 3 phase children (lexicon/pilot/apply). Multi-layer deliverable per video: translation (side-by-side) + replacement (re-encoded) + decoder (per-term etymology).",
  "type": "multi-track research campaign (1 umbrella + 1 warmup + 3 phase children = 5 folders)",
  "domain": "meta-tooling (research deliverable + LLM operational spec; no manual_slop src/ changes)",
  "scope": {
    "new_folders": [
      "conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_20260621/",
      "conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_warmup_20260621/",
      "conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_lexicon_20260621/",
      "conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_pilot_20260621/",
      "conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_apply_20260621/"
    ],
    "new_files_umbrella": [
      "spec.md",
      "plan.md",
      "metadata.json",
      "state.toml",
      "README.md"
    ],
    "new_files_warmup": [
      "spec.md",
      "plan.md",
      "metadata.json",
      "state.toml",
      "samples/<user-provided-files> (gitignored)",
      "report.md (the design philosophy + lexicon + dedup maps)",
      "prompt_template.md (the LLM-direct operational spec)"
    ],
    "new_files_per_child": [
      "spec.md (lightweight)"
    ],
    "new_files_pilot": [
      "artifacts/cs229_building_llms/translation.md",
      "artifacts/cs229_building_llms/deobfuscated.md",
      "artifacts/cs229_building_llms/decoder.md",
      "artifacts/entropy_epiplexity/translation.md",
      "artifacts/entropy_epiplexity/deobfuscated.md",
      "artifacts/entropy_epiplexity/decoder.md",
      "pilot_report.md"
    ],
    "new_files_apply": [
      "artifacts/<10 remaining slugs>/translation.md (×10)",
      "artifacts/<10 remaining slugs>/deobfuscated.md (×10)",
      "artifacts/<10 remaining slugs>/decoder.md (×10)",
      "artifacts/synthesis/translation.md",
      "artifacts/synthesis/deobfuscated.md",
      "artifacts/synthesis/decoder.md",
      "apply_report.md"
    ],
    "modified_files": [
      "conductor/tracks/video_analysis_campaign_20260621/spec.md (§11.1 updated to reference this campaign)",
      "conductor/tracks.md (add row for this campaign)",
      "conductor/chronology.md (5 new rows after campaign ships)"
    ],
    "deleted_files": [],
    "gitignored_patterns": [
      "conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_warmup_20260621/samples/** (user's past notes are local-only)"
    ]
  },
  "estimated_effort": {
    "method": "scope (per conductor/workflow.md Tier 1 Track Initialization Rules). NO day estimates.",
    "phase_0": "1 USER action item (gather samples)",
    "phase_1": "5 tasks: warmup initialization, sample survey, report.md (~1000-3000 LOC), prompt_template.md (~200-500 LOC), user approval",
    "phase_2": "4 tasks: lexicon child init, refine warmup's draft, produce lexicon.md + terms_catalog.md + dedup_map.md, user approval",
    "phase_3": "5 tasks: pilot child init, apply to 2 videos, write pilot_report.md, user approval",
    "phase_4": "4 tasks: apply child init, apply to 10+1 outputs, write apply_report.md",
    "phase_5": "6 tasks: closeout (README update, state.toml, end-of-track report, archive move, chronology, tracks.md)",
    "summary": "5 track folders, 1 user action item, 13 deliverable files (2 pilot + 11 apply, each 3-layer), 4 reports (warmup report, warmup template, pilot, apply), 5 closeout tasks. No day estimates per project convention."
  },
  "verification_criteria": [
    "Warmup shipped with report.md + prompt_template.md (and the user has approved the lexicon)",
    "Phase 1 (lexicon) shipped with lexicon.md + terms_catalog.md + dedup_map.md",
    "Phase 2 (pilot) shipped with 2 deobfuscated deliverables (each 3-layer) + pilot_report.md",
    "Phase 3 (apply) shipped with 11 deobfuscated deliverables (each 3-layer) + apply_report.md",
    "Each deliverable passes the 4 verification criteria: lossless, bounded, constructively typed, etymology-cited",
    "Umbrella state.toml updated to status = 'completed'",
    "End-of-track report at docs/reports/TRACK_COMPLETION_video_analysis_deob_20260621.md",
    "All 5 folders move to conductor/archive/ per the project's archiving convention",
    "conductor/chronology.md updated with 5 new rows",
    "No new src/*.py files created (per AGENTS.md File Size and Naming Convention)",
    "No new pyproject.toml dependencies"
  ],
  "risk_register": [
    {
      "id": "R1",
      "title": "User cannot provide samples in time",
      "likelihood": "medium",
      "scope_impact": "Warmup blocked",
      "mitigation": "User can provide partial samples (1-2 examples); warmup can use them as a starter lexicon"
    },
    {
      "id": "R2",
      "title": "User's samples don't have enough de-obfuscation patterns",
      "likelihood": "medium",
      "scope_impact": "Warmup produces a thin lexicon",
      "mitigation": "Phase 1 (lexicon) extends the warmup's draft with constructive type theory defaults"
    },
    {
      "id": "R3",
      "title": "Lexicon can't capture a concept in bounded form",
      "likelihood": "medium",
      "scope_impact": "Some concepts remain 'indefinite — see original'",
      "mitigation": "Document the gap; don't force a translation. The 4 verification criteria allow 'etymology-cited' but not 'forced'"
    },
    {
      "id": "R4",
      "title": "Pilot reveals the lexicon is overfit to the user's style",
      "likelihood": "low",
      "scope_impact": "Refinement needed in Phase 2",
      "mitigation": "pilot_report.md captures gaps; Phase 3 uses the refined lexicon"
    },
    {
      "id": "R5",
      "title": "The 3-layer deliverable format is too verbose for some videos",
      "likelihood": "low",
      "scope_impact": "Adjust per video",
      "mitigation": "Format is a template, not a rigid structure; some sections may be smaller"
    },
    {
      "id": "R6",
      "title": "Tier 2 attempts to invent the lexicon without the user's samples",
      "likelihood": "low (if user samples present)",
      "scope_impact": "Lexicon is invented, not evidence-based",
      "mitigation": "Warmup spec is explicit: 'consume user samples FIRST; lexicon is evidence-based'"
    },
    {
      "id": "R7",
      "title": "Pass 3 needs the de-obfuscated outputs but Pass 2 isn't done",
      "likelihood": "high (timeline)",
      "scope_impact": "Pass 3 blocked",
      "mitigation": "This campaign's 'lossless preservation' ensures Pass 3 has all the input it needs once Pass 2 ships"
    },
    {
      "id": "R8",
      "title": "The user changes their mind about the philosophy mid-campaign",
      "likelihood": "low",
      "scope_impact": "Pilot reveals the shift; lexicon is updated",
      "mitigation": "pilot_report.md is the checkpoint for user review"
    }
  ],
  "architecture_reference": {
    "primary_documents": [
      "conductor/workflow.md (track convention, per-task commits, git notes, verification protocol)",
      "conductor/code_styleguides/python.md (1-space indent, type hints, no comments - IF code is written)",
      "conductor/code_styleguides/error_handling.md (Result[T] pattern - IF code is written)",
      "AGENTS.md (artifact isolation, file naming, no new src/<thing>.py)"
    ],
    "related_tracks": [
      "conductor/tracks/intent_dsl_survey_20260612/ (sibling DSL: tool-verb DSL for AI agents, shares philosophy)",
      "conductor/tracks/video_analysis_campaign_20260621/ (Pass 1 - the input to de-obfuscate)",
      "conductor/tracks/nagent_review_20260608/ (research-track precedent)",
      "conductor/tracks/fable_review_20260617/ (research-track precedent)"
    ],
    "styleguides_applied": [
      "agent_memory_dimensions.md (Pass 2 produces a 'knowledge' memory artifact)",
      "knowledge_artifacts.md (knowledge harvest pattern; relevant to the de-obfuscation's durable nature)"
    ]
  },
  "deferred_to_followup_tracks": [
    {
      "title": "Pass 3: Projection to user's applied domain",
      "description": "Apply Pass 2's de-obfuscated outputs to the user's preferred code style. Influences: handmade/data-oriented/GPGPU (Timothy Lottes, Onat Türkçüoğlu, Jebrim) + user's own caveats.",
      "track_status": "not started - blocked by this campaign",
      "blocker_action_item": "User must articulate 'own caveats' before Pass 3 starts (per Pass 1 spec §11.2)"
    }
  ],
  "regressions_and_pre_existing_failures": [],
  "pre_existing_failures_remaining": [],
  "user_directives": [
    "Unorthodox knowledge curation philosophy (2026-06-21)",
    "Constructive type theory + Wildberger-style finitism as foundation (2026-06-21)",
    "Boundedness required for direct knowledge; cycles/iteration allowed but expressed explicitly (2026-06-21)",
    "Multi-layer deliverable per video (translation + replacement + decoder) (2026-06-21)",
    "Warmup is the precursor; lexicon is evidence-based from user's past samples (2026-06-21)",
    "Report + prompt template as the warmup output (2026-06-21)",
    "5 folders at conductor/tracks/ level, hybrid umbrella structure (2026-06-21)",
    "No day estimates per conductor/workflow.md Tier 1 Track Initialization Rules"
  ]
}