manual_slop/conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_20260621/plan.md

Plan: Video Analysis De-obfuscation Campaign (umbrella)

This is the umbrella-level plan for Pass 2 of the 3-pass research campaign. Per the Tier 1 Track Initialization Rules, scope is measured in files/sites — no day estimates.

Phase 0: User samples provided

This phase is a USER action item, not a Tier 2/3 action.

• Task 0.1: User gathers 3-10 samples of their past de-obfuscation notes (any format: markdown, txt, mixed) and places them in conductor/tracks/video_analysis_deob_warmup_20260621/samples/.

Phase 1: Warmup (precursor)

• Task 1.1: Initialize the warmup track: create plan.md, metadata.json, state.toml (Tier 2).
• Task 1.2: Survey the samples (Tier 3 worker delegated): term frequency, structural patterns, "form projection" heuristics, noise-dedup maps.
• Task 1.3: Write report.md (Tier 3 worker, ~1000-3000 LOC). Sections: design philosophy (anchored to user directives), the curated lexicon (terms + re-encodings), the 3 noise-dedup maps, sample transformations.
• Task 1.4: Write prompt_template.md (Tier 3 worker, ~200-500 LOC). The operational artifact; an LLM can be prompted with this directly to perform the de-obfuscation.
• Task 1.5: User review + approval of the lexicon + template.

Phase 2: Phase 1 child — Lexicon refinement

• Task 2.1: Initialize the lexicon child track (Tier 2).
• Task 2.2: Refine the warmup's draft: add 5-10 test cases (example transformations drawn from the user's samples); add the "form anchor" requirement; add cross-references to the warmup's report.
• Task 2.3: Produce lexicon.md (the codified operational spec), terms_catalog.md (the machine-readable lexicon), dedup_map.md (the 3 noise-dedup maps).
• Task 2.4: User review + approval before Phase 3 child starts.

Phase 3: Phase 2 child — Pilot on 2 videos

• Task 3.1: Initialize the pilot child track (Tier 2).
• Task 3.2: Apply the lexicon to cs229_building_llms (Pass 1 report). Produce 3-layer deliverable in artifacts/cs229_building_llms/.
• Task 3.3: Apply the lexicon to entropy_epiplexity (Pass 1 report). Produce 3-layer deliverable in artifacts/entropy_epiplexity/.
• Task 3.4: Write pilot_report.md capturing: lexicon refinements discovered, concepts that didn't fit (gaps), process improvements.
• Task 3.5: User review + approval before Phase 4 child starts.

Phase 4: Phase 3 child — Apply to remaining 10 + synthesis

• Task 4.1: Initialize the apply child track (Tier 2).
• Task 4.2: Apply the refined lexicon to each of the 10 remaining Pass 1 reports. Produce 3-layer deliverables in artifacts/<slug>/.
• Task 4.3: Apply the refined lexicon to the cross-cutting synthesis. Produce 3-layer deliverable in artifacts/synthesis/.
• Task 4.4: Write apply_report.md capturing: final lexicon v2, final process refinements, open questions for Pass 3.

Phase 5: Campaign closeout

• Task 5.1: Update umbrella README.md with final statuses (all 4 children shipped).
• Task 5.2: Update umbrella state.toml to status = "completed".
• Task 5.3: Write end-of-track report at docs/reports/TRACK_COMPLETION_video_analysis_deob_20260621.md.
• Task 5.4: Move all 5 folders to conductor/archive/ per the project's archiving convention.
• Task 5.5: Update conductor/chronology.md with 5 new rows.
• Task 5.6: Update conductor/tracks.md to remove the campaign from Active Tracks.

Verification (gate per workflow.md)

Each phase's completion requires:

• Idempotency check: re-running the de-obfuscation produces identical output (modulo timestamps)
• 4 verification criteria per umbrella spec §8 (lossless, bounded, constructively typed, etymology-cited)
• User review + approval at each phase boundary
• Per-task commits with git notes
• All artifacts committed to git

The campaign is "Pass 2 complete" when all 5 folders shipped, the 13 deliverables (2 pilot + 11 apply) are in artifacts/, and the user has approved each.