amazing bug

code/duffle/dsl.atom.h

@@ -75,6 +75,26 @@
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define atom_reg /* atom_reg: opt the preceding enum entry into the DWARF registry */
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// atom_auto_reg(atom, sym) — per-atom auto-allocated GPR binding.
+//   enum {
+//       atom_auto_reg(cube_g4_face, R_Fwdx),                // expands to: R_Fwdx = R_Fwdx_Code /* atom_auto_reg: cube_g4_face */,
+//       atom_auto_reg(cube_g4_face, R_Eye_z) atom_type(S4), // atom_type chains after
+//   };
+// (The macro IS the entire enum entry — no separate LHS=RHS. The `atom` scope is
+//  preserved in a trailing C-comment on the RHS so the Lua scanner can recover
+//  it after preprocessing strips the macro form. R_<Sym>_Code is resolved from gen/auto_reg.h which the .c file #include's before the enum declaration.)
+#define atom_auto_reg(atom, sym) sym = sym ## _Code /* atom_auto_reg: atom */
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// phase_auto_reg(phase, sym) — per-phase auto-allocated GPR binding.
+//   enum {
+//       phase_auto_reg(cube_g4, R_Temp0),     // expands to: R_Temp0 = R_Temp0_Code /* phase_auto_reg: cube_g4 */,
+//       phase_auto_reg(cube_g4, R_Temp1),
+//   };
+// (Same macro-as-enum-entry form as atom_auto_reg above; the `phase` scope is preserved in a trailing C-comment on the RHS for the Lua scanner to recover.)
+#define phase_auto_reg(phase, sym) sym = sym ## _Code /* phase_auto_reg: phase */
+
 /* ============================================================================
  *   atom_info :
  *      MipsAtom_(cube_tri) atom_info(

code/duffle/gen/macs.h

@@ -175,58 +175,6 @@ WORD_COUNT(mac_gte_sqr_v3, 8)
 ,	shift_aright_var(r_dz, r_dz, r_shift)
 WORD_COUNT(mac_gte_gpf_scale, 13)
 
-/* atom_dbg_skip */
-#define mac_normalize_v3s4(r_sx, r_sy, r_sz, r_sq_y, r_sq_z, r_recip_est, r_lzcr, r_shift, r_tmp) \
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sx, C2_IR1) \
-,	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sy, C2_IR2) \
-,	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sz, C2_IR3) \
-,	nop \
-,	gte_cmdw_sqr	/* ─── Stage 2: mfc2 MAC1/2/3, sum, mtc2 LZCS ───	// Note: r_recip_est first used as the sum accumulator (= |v|²), which is also what LZCS needs. */ \
-,	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sq_y,      C2_MAC1) /* r_sq_y = MAC1 = sx² */ \
-,	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sq_z,      C2_MAC2) /* r_sq_z = MAC2 = sy² */ \
-,	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_recip_est, C2_MAC3) /* r_recip_est = MAC3 = sz² */ \
-,	nop                                      /* MFC2→GPR load delay (1 slot) */ \
-,	add_u(r_recip_est, r_recip_est, r_sq_z)  /* r_recip_est += sy² */ \
-,	add_u(r_recip_est, r_recip_est, r_sq_y)  /* r_recip_est += sx² (sum = |v|²) */ \
-,	gte_mv_to_data_r(  r_recip_est, C2_LZCS) /* LZCS = |v|² */ \
-,	nop2 \
-,	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_lzcr, C2_LZCR)      /* r_lzcr = LZCR (count of leading bits) */ \
-,	nop                                      /* MFC2→GPR load delay (1 slot) */	/* ─── Stage 3: compute shift amount, align |v|² to bit 24, lookup 1/|v| ───	// Matches libgte `bltz +0x10 ; nop ; b +0x14 ; sllv t4,v0,t3` pattern:	//   - bltz TAKEN  → nop (BD), jump to srav_path; sllv SKIPPED	//   - bltz !TAKEN → nop (BD), b +0x14 jumps to aligned_done; sllv (BD of b) executes */ \
-,	and_i(         r_lzcr, r_lzcr, -2)       /* r_lzcr &= ~1 (force even for halving) */ \
-,	li_s(          r_shift, 31)              /* r_shift = 31 */ \
-,	sub_s(         r_shift, r_shift, r_lzcr) /* r_shift = 31 - LZCR */ \
-,	shift_aright(  r_shift, r_shift,  1)     /* r_shift = (31 - LZCR) / 2 */ \
-,	add_si(        r_tmp,   r_lzcr, -24)     /* r_tmp = LZCR - 24 (signed, for branch) */ \
-,	branch_lt_zero(r_tmp, atom_offset(srav_path, aligned_done)) \
-,	nop \
-,	jump_rel(             atom_offset(aligned_done, srav_path)) \
-,	shift_lleft_var(r_recip_est, r_recip_est, r_tmp)     /* BD-slot of branch_equal: r_recip_est = |v|² << (LZCR - 24) */ \
-,	atom_label(srav_path)                                 /* SRAV path: |v|² is small (top bit < bit 24) */ \
-,	li_s(          r_tmp, 24) \
-,	sub_s(         r_tmp, r_tmp, r_lzcr)                 /* r_tmp = 24 - LZCR */ \
-,	shift_aright_var(r_recip_est, r_recip_est, r_tmp)    /* r_recip_est = |v|² >> (24 - LZCR) */ \
-,	atom_label(aligned_done)                                /* Both paths converge here with |v|² aligned to bit 24 */	/* r_recip_est now holds |v|² aligned to bit 24 — convert to byte offset, -64 to skip zero pad. */ \
-,	add_si(        r_recip_est, r_recip_est, -64) \
-,	shift_lleft(   r_recip_est, r_recip_est, 1)           /* r_recip_est *= 2 (half-word index) */	/* Reference OUR local sqrtbl via &-address split. Compiler/linker resolves both halves. */ \
-,	load_upper_i(  r_tmp, u4_hi(& gte_normalize_sqr_tbl)) /* lui */ \
-,	or_i_self(     r_tmp, u4_lo(& gte_normalize_sqr_tbl)) /* ori */ \
-,	add_u(         r_tmp, r_tmp, r_recip_est)             /* r_tmp = sqrtbl base + byte offset (matches libgte 0x80016118: addu t5,t5,t4) */ \
-,	load_half(     r_recip_est, r_tmp, 0)                 /* r_recip_est = sqrtbl[r_recip_est] = 1/|v| estimate */ \
-,	nop                                                   /* retire load_half before MTC2 (matches libgte 0x80016120: nop) */	/* ─── Stage 4: mtc2 IR0..3, GPF (MAC = IR0*IR), mfc2 MAC, srav finalize ───	// Componentized equivalent: mac_gte_gpf_scale. */ \
-,	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_recip_est, C2_IR0)  /* IR0 = 1/|v| estimate */ \
-,	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sx,        C2_IR1)  /* IR1 = src.x */ \
-,	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sy,        C2_IR2)  /* IR2 = src.y */ \
-,	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sz,        C2_IR3)  /* IR3 = src.z */ \
-,	nop2                                   /* COP2 transfer latency (2 slots) */ \
-,	gte_cmdw_gpf \
-,	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sx, C2_MAC1)      /* MAC1 → r_sx (overwrites src.x with raw reciprocal-scaled) */ \
-,	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sy, C2_MAC2) \
-,	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sz, C2_MAC3) \
-,	shift_aright_var(r_sx, r_sx, r_shift) \
-,	shift_aright_var(r_sy, r_sy, r_shift) \
-,	shift_aright_var(r_sz, r_sz, r_shift)
-WORD_COUNT(mac_normalize_v3s4, 48)
-
 #define mac_gcmd_push(cmd, reg_transfer, reg_base, port) \
 	load_upper_i(reg_transfer, cmd >> 16) \
 ,	or_i_self(   reg_transfer, cmd & 0xFFFF) \

code/duffle/gen/offsets.h

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #pragma region duffle
 
 
-// --- atom: ac_normalize_v3s4 (48 words) ---
+// --- atom: normalize_v3s4 (62 words) ---
 
 #define _atom_offset_srav_path_aligned_done           6
 #define _atom_offset_aligned_done_srav_path           1

code/duffle/gp.atom.c

@@ -8,35 +8,35 @@ ATOM_FILE_DEBUGGER_LINE_MARKER(gp_atom_c);
 
 #pragma region MACs (Mips Atom Components)
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gcmd_push(U4 cmd, U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
-MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gcmd_push, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gcmd_push(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 cmd, U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
+MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gcmd_push, ab, {
 	load_upper_i(reg_transfer, cmd >> 16),
 	or_i_self(   reg_transfer, cmd & 0xFFFF),
 	store_word(  reg_transfer, reg_base, port),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_store_rgb8(U1 rr, U1 rg, U1 rb, U4 base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_store_rgb8, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_store_rgb8(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U1 rr, U1 rg, U1 rb, U4 base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_store_rgb8, ab, {
 	store_byte(rr, base, offset + O_(RGB8,r)),
 	store_byte(rg, base, offset + O_(RGB8,g)),
 	store_byte(rb, base, offset + O_(RGB8,b)),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pack_color_word(U4 r_base, U4 off, U4 cmd, U1 r, U1 g, U1 b)
-atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pack_color_word, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pack_color_word(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_base, U4 off, U4 cmd, U1 r, U1 g, U1 b)
+atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pack_color_word, ab, {
 	load_upper_i(R_AT, (cmd) << 8  | (b)),
 	or_i_self(   R_AT, ((g)  << 8) | (r)),
 	store_word(  R_AT, r_base, (off)),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_format_f3_color(U4 r_base, U1 r, U1 g, U1 b)
-atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_format_f3_color, { mac_pack_color_word(r_base, O_(Poly_F3,color), gp0_cmd_poly_f3, r, g, b) })
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_format_f3_color(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_base, U1 r, U1 g, U1 b)
+atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_format_f3_color, ab, { mac_pack_color_word(r_base, O_(Poly_F3,color), gp0_cmd_poly_f3, r, g, b) })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_format_g4_color(U4 r_prim_cursor,
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_format_g4_color(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_prim_cursor,
 	U1 r0, U1 g0, U1 b0,
   U1 r1, U1 g1, U1 b1,
   U1 r2, U1 g2, U1 b2,
   U1 r3, U1 g3, U1 b3)
-MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_format_g4_color, {
+MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_format_g4_color, ab, {
 	mac_pack_color_word(r_prim_cursor, O_(Poly_G4,c0), gp0_cmd_poly_g4, r0,g0,b0),
 	mac_pack_color_word(r_prim_cursor, O_(Poly_G4,c1), 0,               r1,g1,b1),
 	mac_pack_color_word(r_prim_cursor, O_(Poly_G4,c2), 0,               r2,g2,b2),
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_format_g4_color, {
 })
 
 /* Words: 11; Correctly inserts a primitive into the Ordering Table linked list. */
-I_ Slice_MipsCode ac_insert_ot_tag(U4 r_ot_base, U4 r_prim_cursor, U4 poly_size) MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_insert_ot_tag, {
+I_ Slice_MipsCode ac_insert_ot_tag(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_ot_base, U4 r_prim_cursor, U4 poly_size) MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_insert_ot_tag, ab, {
 	shift_lleft( R_T1, R_T1, S_(U4)/2),                        // T1 = otz * S_(U4) (otz arg is implicit R_T1)
 	add_u_self(  R_T1, r_ot_base),                             // T1 = & OrderingTable[OTZ]
 	load_word(   R_AT, R_T1,          O_(PolyTag,code)),       // AT = old_ot_head

code/duffle/gte.atom.c

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ATOM_FILE_DEBUGGER_LINE_MARKER(gte_atom_c);
 #pragma region MACs (Mips Atom Components)
 
 /* Words: 3; Loads 3 S2 indices from the face array */
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_load_tri_indices(U4 r_face_cusor, U4 r_i0, U4 r_i1, U4 r_i2) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_load_tri_indices, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_load_tri_indices(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_face_cusor, U4 r_i0, U4 r_i1, U4 r_i2) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_load_tri_indices, ab, {
 	load_half_u(r_i0, r_face_cusor, 0 * S_(S2)),
 	load_half_u(r_i1, r_face_cusor, 1 * S_(S2)),
 	load_half_u(r_i2, r_face_cusor, 2 * S_(S2)),
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_load_tri_indices(U4 r_face_cusor, U4 r_i0, U4 r_i1, U4 r_i
 
 /* Words: 3; Stores the 3 transformed (V2_S2 screen) vertices to the F3.
  * PIPELINE: post-RTPT (SXY0=v0.screen, SXY1=v1.screen, SXY2=v2.screen). */
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_store_f3(U4 r_primitive_cursor) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_store_f3, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_store_f3(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_primitive_cursor) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_store_f3, ab, {
 	gte_sw(C2_SXY0, r_primitive_cursor, O_(Poly_F3,p0)),
 	gte_sw(C2_SXY1, r_primitive_cursor, O_(Poly_F3,p1)),
 	gte_sw(C2_SXY2, r_primitive_cursor, O_(Poly_F3,p2)),
 })
 
 /* Words: 18; Translates indices to vertex addresses and pushes them to GTE  */
-I_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_load_tri_verts(U4 r_vert_base, U4 r_v0, U4 r_v1, U4 r_v2) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_load_tri_verts, {
+I_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_load_tri_verts(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_vert_base, U4 r_v0, U4 r_v1, U4 r_v2) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_load_tri_verts, ab, {
 	shift_lleft(R_AT, r_v0, v3s2_byteoff), add_u_self(R_AT, r_vert_base), load_word(R_V0, R_AT, O_(V3_S2,x)), load_word(R_V1, R_AT, O_(V3_S2,z)), gte_mv_to_data_r(R_V0, C2_VXY0), gte_mv_to_data_r(R_V1, C2_VZ0),
 	shift_lleft(R_AT, r_v1, v3s2_byteoff), add_u_self(R_AT, r_vert_base), load_word(R_V0, R_AT, O_(V3_S2,x)), load_word(R_V1, R_AT, O_(V3_S2,z)), gte_mv_to_data_r(R_V0, C2_VXY1), gte_mv_to_data_r(R_V1, C2_VZ1),
 	shift_lleft(R_AT, r_v2, v3s2_byteoff), add_u_self(R_AT, r_vert_base), load_word(R_V0, R_AT, O_(V3_S2,x)), load_word(R_V1, R_AT, O_(V3_S2,z)), gte_mv_to_data_r(R_V0, C2_VXY2), gte_mv_to_data_r(R_V1, C2_VZ2),
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ I_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_load_tri_verts(U4 r_vert_base, U4 r_v0, U4 r_v1, U4 r_v
  * PIPELINE: post-RTPT, pre-RTPS (SXY0=v0.screen, SXY1=v1.screen, SXY2=v2.screen).
  * MUST be called BEFORE V3-RTPS, otherwise SXY0/1/2 get overwritten with v3
  * (RTPS writes only to SXY2, but to keep the three registers aligned with v0/v1/v2 you must store before RTPS). */
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_store_g4_p012(U4 r_primitive_cursor) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_store_g4_p012, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_store_g4_p012(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_primitive_cursor) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_store_g4_p012, ab, {
 	gte_sw(C2_SXY0, r_primitive_cursor, O_(Poly_G4,p0)),
 	gte_sw(C2_SXY1, r_primitive_cursor, O_(Poly_G4,p1)),
 	gte_sw(C2_SXY2, r_primitive_cursor, O_(Poly_G4,p2)),
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_store_g4_p012(U4 r_primitive_cursor) atom_dbg_skip Mip
  * PIPELINE: post-RTPS (SXY2 holds v3.screen because RTPS writes its single-vertex result to SXY2;
  * SXY0 still holds v0.screen from the earlier RTPT.
  */
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_store_g4_p3(U4 r_primitive_cursor) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_store_g4_p3, { gte_sw(C2_SXY2, r_primitive_cursor, O_(Poly_G4,p3)) })
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_store_g4_p3(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_primitive_cursor) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_store_g4_p3, ab, { gte_sw(C2_SXY2, r_primitive_cursor, O_(Poly_G4,p3)) })
 
 /* ─── STAGE 1 of normalize: SQR + mfc2 MAC1/2/3 ───
  * Emits squared magnitude per component (in MAC1/2/3) into caller-provided scratch regs.
  * Stage 2 of normalize consumes these directly.
  * Words: 8.  Clobbers: IR1/2/3, MAC1/2/3.  Uses gte_cmdw_sqr (sf=0, lm=1). */
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_sqr_v3(U4 r_sx, U4 r_sy, U4 r_sz, U4 r_sq_x, U4 r_sq_y, U4 r_sq_z) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_sqr_v3, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_sqr_v3(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_sx, U4 r_sy, U4 r_sz, U4 r_sq_x, U4 r_sq_y, U4 r_sq_z) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_sqr_v3, ab, {
 	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sx, C2_IR1),
 	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sy, C2_IR2),
 	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sz, C2_IR3),
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_sqr_v3(U4 r_sx, U4 r_sy, U4 r_sz, U4 r_sq_x, U4 r_sq_y
  * (typically (31 - LZCR)/2), multiplies IR0*IR[i] via GPF and shifts right to produce the normalized output.
  * Used standalone for "scale vector by scalar".
  * Words: 11.  Clobbers: IR0..3, MAC1..3.  Uses gte_cmdw_gpf (sf=0, lm=0). */
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_gpf_scale(U4 r_sx, U4 r_sy, U4 r_sz, U4 r_recip_est, U4 r_shift, U4 r_dx, U4 r_dy, U4 r_dz) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_gpf_scale, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_gpf_scale(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_sx, U4 r_sy, U4 r_sz, U4 r_recip_est, U4 r_shift, U4 r_dx, U4 r_dy, U4 r_dz) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_gte_gpf_scale, ab, {
 	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_recip_est, C2_IR0),
 	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sx,        C2_IR1),
 	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sy,        C2_IR2),
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_gpf_scale(U4 r_sx, U4 r_sy, U4 r_sz, U4 r_recip_est, U
 	shift_aright_var(r_dz, r_dz, r_shift),
 })
 
+#pragma endregion MACs (Mips Atom Components)
+
+#pragma region Atom Procs
+
 /* ─── Local copy of PSYQ's sqrtbl (1/sqrt lookup table for VectorNormal). ───
  * Source: PSYQ 4.7 libgte sqrtbl at 0x800185B4 in hello_camera.elf.
  *   objdump -s --start-address=0x800185B4 --stop-address=0x800185F4 hello_camera.elf
@@ -97,8 +101,8 @@ FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_gte_gpf_scale(U4 r_sx, U4 r_sy, U4 r_sz, U4 r_recip_est, U
  *   Octave 1 (entries 48- 95): mantissa in [0x10000, 0x20000)  output ~[0.707, 0.500]
  *   Octave 2 (entries 96-143): mantissa in [0x20000, 0x40000)  output ~[0.500, 0.354]
  *   Octave 3 (entries144-191): mantissa in [0x40000, 0x80000)  output ~[0.354, 0.251]
- * Within each octave, 8 sub-entries interpolate over the 8 fractional bits of the
- * mantissa (the byte `(0x80 | (i mod 8))` for the lower-byte of the aligned value).
+ * Within each octave, 8 sub-entries interpolate over the 8 fractional bits of the mantissa
+ * (the byte `(0x80 | (i mod 8))` for the lower-byte of the aligned value).
  * Sampling the first value of each octave:
  *   [0]   0x1000 = 1.0000                 ; 1 / sqrt(1.0000)
  *   [48]  0x0e4f = 0.8940                 ; 1 / sqrt(1.2500)
@@ -150,116 +154,121 @@ internal S2 const gte_normalize_sqr_tbl[192] align_(2) = {
 };
 
 /* ─── Full normalize (all 4 stages inline) ───
+ * Generic 4-stage GTE normalize (SQR → sum+LZCR → align+sqrtbl → GPF+srav).
+ *
+ * Parameterized by caller-provided scratch base + src/dst offsets.
+ * The caller passes r_src_offset and r_dst_offset as compile-time constants
+ * (typically derived from O_ macros in the caller's struct schema, e.g., `O_(CallerBundleScratch, fwd)`).
+ *
+ * This design lets any caller (with a scratch base + struct schema) use `normalize_v3s4_proc` 
+ * without putting magic offsets in the C-side bundle helper — the offsets come from O_ macros at the call site.
+ *
+ * Body uses 9 GPRs (r_src_ptr..r_branch_tmp):
+ *   r_src_ptr, r_dst_ptr : src/dst pointers (computed from r_scratch + caller offsets)
+ *   r_tmp                : scratch (reserved for misc use)
+ *   r_mac1_scratch       : MAC1 result scratch (before sum into r_recip_est)
+ *   r_mac2_scratch       : MAC2 result scratch (clobbered to IR1 in stage 4)
+ *   r_recip_est          : |v|² sum + shift-input + sqrtbl[index] (the main chain)
+ *   r_lzcr               : LZCR value (consumed by stage 3 alignment calc)
+ *   r_shift              : final srav amount (consumed by stage 4 shift_aright_var)
+ *   r_branch_tmp         : scratch (shift count, branch target, sqrtbl base addr)
+ *
+ * Atom_labels are srav_path / aligned_done 
+ * (NOT namespaced — they're internal to this proc; 
+ * the metaprogram's per-atom-name enum emission handles any collision across different atoms/files that share the same labels).
+ *
+ * Pool cost: 11 GPRs (well within the 9-10 caller-trash GPR budget when r_scratch is a wave-context carrier).
+ *
  * Direct port of PSYQ libgte msc02.rel.text VectorNormal disassembly (0x800160a0..0x8001615c).
- *
- * Component variants that could apply:
- *   - `ac_gte_sqr_v3` (line ~56) covers stage 1's `mtc2 IR1/2/3 + nop + gte_cmdw_sqr`.
- *     We do NOT call it because the inlined version of stage 1 is followed immediately by stage 2's `mfc2 MAC1/2/3` chain 
- *     (the operands of `ac_gte_sqr_v3`'s r_sq_x/r_sq_y/r_sq_z would each require an explicit GPR to receive the MAC result,
- *      then a move to land in r_recip_est for the partial-sum chain).
- *     Inlining saves ~3 cycles of `or`-merge + register pressure
- *     (squared MAC3 lands DIRECTLY in r_recip_est which doubles as the partial-sum accumulator and the LZCS input — see r_recip_est row below).
- *   - `ac_gte_gpf_scale` (line ~71) covers stage 4's `mtc2 IR0..3 + nop2 + gte_cmdw_gpf + mfc2 MAC1/2/3 + sra`.
- *     We do NOT call it for the symmetric reason: the normalize in-place semantics overwrite the input regs (r_sx/r_sy/r_sz) with the normalized output,
- *     which `ac_gte_gpf_scale`'s r_dx/r_dy/r_dz output GPRs would not match.
- *   `gte_cmdw_sqr` and `gte_cmdw_gpf` primitive macros ARE used in the inlined body, so changes to those primitives
- *   (e.g., the libgte `fake_cmd` signature bits) propagate automatically. The components remain available for callers that want the explicit GPR-shape variants.
- *
- * Argument aliasing (9 unique physical regs needed, can drop to 8 with r_sq_y ≡ r_lzcr):
- *   r_sx, r_sy, r_sz        : src components in regs (clobbered by mtc2 → IR1/2/3 in stage 1, then by mfc2 MAC1/2/3 in stage 4 — in-place semantics)
- *   r_sq_y, r_sq_z          : MAC2, MAC3 → DIE after stage 2 accumulate (r_sq_y can alias r_lzcr after stage 2 to save one reg)
- *   r_recip_est             : ≡ r_sqmag — multi-purpose (holds |v|² in stage 2, shift-input in stage 3, sqrtbl[index] in stage 4)
- *   r_lzcr                  : LZCR value, alive across stage 3 (srav path needs `24 - LZCR`)
- *   r_shift                 : (31 - LZCR & ~1) >> 1 — final srav amount (stages 3-4)
- *   r_tmp                   : scratch (shift count, branch target, lookup addr, table base)
- *
- * GPR ccount peak: 9.
+ * Words: ~59 (matches libgte 0x800160a0..0x8001615c at +/- 0-2 words for BD-slot reshuffling).
+ * Sqrtbl: hardcoded to 0x800185B4 (libgte msc02.rel.data). Note: swapped to local.
  * Pipeline: clobbers IR0..3, MAC1..3, LZCS, LZCR.
- * Words: ~35 (pending re-gen; matches libgte 0x800160a0..0x8001615c at +/- 0-2 words for BD-slot reshuffling).
- * Sqrtbl: hardcoded to 0x800185B4 (libgte msc02.rel.data). Note: swapped to local. */
-I_ Slice_MipsCode ac_normalize_v3s4(U4 r_sx, U4 r_sy, U4 r_sz, U4 r_sq_y, U4 r_sq_z, U4 r_recip_est, U4 r_lzcr, U4 r_shift, U4 r_tmp)
-atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_normalize_v3s4, {
-	/* 9-arg signature — must be on one line so the metaprogram captures the full arg list.
-	 *   r_sx, r_sy, r_sz        : in/out — src components, overwritten with normalized
-	 *   r_sq_y, r_sq_z          : scratch — MAC2, MAC3 → die after stage 2 accumulate (r_sq_y may alias r_lzcr post-stage-2)
-	 *   r_recip_est             : ≡ r_sqmag — multi-purpose (|v|² → shift-input → sqrtbl entry)
-	 *   r_lzcr                  : LZCR value (alive across stage 3 srav path)
-	 *   r_shift                 : (31 - LZCR & ~1) / 2 — final srav amount (stages 3-4)
-	 *   r_tmp                   : scratch — shift count, branch target, lookup addr, table base
-	 *
-	 * GPR ccount peak: 9.
-	 * Pipeline: clobbers IR0..3, MAC1..3, LZCS, LZCR.
-	 * Words: ~35 (pending re-gen; matches libgte 0x800160a0..0x8001615c at +/- 0-2 words).
-	 *
-	 * Sqrtbl address: link-time constant `&gte_normalize_sqrtbl`, split via >>16 and &0xFFFF. */
+ */
+/* MipsAtom_Proc_ wrapper: declares the static MipsCode[] body, then calls atombuilder_unroll(ab, ...) to copy the encoded instructions into the caller's MipsAtomBuilder arena.  */
+I_ void normalize_v3s4_proc(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab,	U4 r_scratch /* GPR code: scratch base carrier (e.g., R_T4 = R_ResolveScratch) */
+	,	U4 r_src_offset, U4 r_dst_offset     /* GPR codes: PARAMETERIZED offsets (caller passes O_ macros) */
+	,	U4 r_src_ptr, U4 r_dst_ptr, U4 r_tmp /* GPR codes: 3 scratch regs (src/dst computed + tmp) */
+	,	U4 r_mac1_scratch, U4 r_mac2_scratch /* GPR codes: 2 more: MAC1/MAC2 scratch */
+	,	U4 r_recip_est                       /* GPR code: |v|² sum + shift-input + sqrtbl[index] */
+	,	U4 r_lzcr, U4 r_shift                /* GPR codes: lzcr + final srav amount */
+	,	U4 r_branch_tmp                      /* GPR code: scratch (shift count, branch target, lookup addr) */
+)
+MipsAtom_Proc_(normalize_v3s4, ab, {
+	add_si(r_src_ptr, r_scratch, r_src_offset),     /* r_src_ptr = &src */
+	add_si(r_dst_ptr, r_scratch, r_dst_offset),     /* r_dst_ptr = &dst */
+	nop,
 
-	// ─── Stage 1: mtc2 src → IR1/2/3, SQR fires (MAC1/2/3 = IR², IR ← MAC saturated) ───
-	// Componentized equivalent: mac_gte_sqr_v3(r_sx, r_sy, r_sz, r_sq_x, r_sq_y, r_sq_z).
-	// We inline for GPR-pressure reasons (see file-level comment).
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sx, C2_IR1),
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sy, C2_IR2),
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sz, C2_IR3),
+	/* Load src.x/y/z from r_src_ptr (caller-determined address) into r_mac2_scratch/r_recip_est/r_branch_tmp. */
+	load_word(r_mac2_scratch, r_src_ptr, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_recip_est,    r_src_ptr, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_branch_tmp,   r_src_ptr, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop, /* load-delay */
+
+	/* Stage 1: mtc2 src → IR1/2/3, SQR fires. */
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_mac2_scratch, C2_IR1),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_recip_est,    C2_IR2),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_branch_tmp,   C2_IR3),
 	nop, gte_cmdw_sqr,
 
-	// ─── Stage 2: mfc2 MAC1/2/3, sum, mtc2 LZCS ───
-	// Note: r_recip_est first used as the sum accumulator (= |v|²), which is also what LZCS needs.
-	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sq_y,      C2_MAC1), /* r_sq_y = MAC1 = sx² */
-	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sq_z,      C2_MAC2), /* r_sq_z = MAC2 = sy² */
-	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_recip_est, C2_MAC3), /* r_recip_est = MAC3 = sz² */
-	nop,                                      /* MFC2→GPR load delay (1 slot) */
-	add_u(r_recip_est, r_recip_est, r_sq_z),  /* r_recip_est += sy² */
-	add_u(r_recip_est, r_recip_est, r_sq_y),  /* r_recip_est += sx² (sum = |v|²) */
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(  r_recip_est, C2_LZCS), /* LZCS = |v|² */
+	/* Stage 2: mfc2 MAC1/2/3, sum, mtc2 LZCS. */
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_mac1_scratch, C2_MAC1),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_mac2_scratch, C2_MAC2),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_lzcr,         C2_MAC3),
+	nop,
+	add_u(r_lzcr, r_lzcr, r_mac2_scratch),
+	add_u(r_lzcr, r_lzcr, r_mac1_scratch),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_lzcr, C2_LZCS),
 	nop2,
-	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_lzcr, C2_LZCR),      /* r_lzcr = LZCR (count of leading bits) */
-	nop,                                      /* MFC2→GPR load delay (1 slot) */
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_shift, C2_LZCR),
+	nop,
 
-	// ─── Stage 3: compute shift amount, align |v|² to bit 24, lookup 1/|v| ───
-	// Matches libgte `bltz +0x10 ; nop ; b +0x14 ; sllv t4,v0,t3` pattern:
-	//   - bltz TAKEN  → nop (BD), jump to srav_path; sllv SKIPPED
-	//   - bltz !TAKEN → nop (BD), b +0x14 jumps to aligned_done; sllv (BD of b) executes
-	and_i(         r_lzcr, r_lzcr, -2),       /* r_lzcr &= ~1 (force even for halving) */
-	li_s(          r_shift, 31),              /* r_shift = 31 */
-	sub_s(         r_shift, r_shift, r_lzcr), /* r_shift = 31 - LZCR */
-	shift_aright(  r_shift, r_shift,  1),     /* r_shift = (31 - LZCR) / 2 */
-	add_si(        r_tmp,   r_lzcr, -24),     /* r_tmp = LZCR - 24 (signed, for branch) */
-	branch_lt_zero(r_tmp, atom_offset(srav_path, aligned_done)), nop,
+	/* Stage 3: compute srav amount (r_lzcr) + align |v|² to bit 24. */
+	and_i(   r_shift, r_shift, -2),
+	li_s(    r_lzcr,           31),
+	sub_s(   r_lzcr, r_lzcr, r_shift),
+	shift_aright(r_lzcr, r_lzcr, 1),
+	/* r_branch_tmp = LZCR - 24 (overwrites r_branch_tmp; src.z no longer needed after SQR) */
+	add_si(  r_branch_tmp, r_shift, -24),
+	branch_lt_zero(r_branch_tmp, atom_offset(srav_path, aligned_done)), nop,
 	jump_rel(atom_offset(aligned_done, srav_path)),
-	shift_lleft_var(r_recip_est, r_recip_est, r_tmp),     /* BD-slot of branch_equal: r_recip_est = |v|² << (LZCR - 24) */
-	atom_label(srav_path)                                 /* SRAV path: |v|² is small (top bit < bit 24) */
-	li_s(          r_tmp, 24),
-	sub_s(         r_tmp, r_tmp, r_lzcr),                 /* r_tmp = 24 - LZCR */
-	shift_aright_var(r_recip_est, r_recip_est, r_tmp),    /* r_recip_est = |v|² >> (24 - LZCR) */
-atom_label(aligned_done)                                /* Both paths converge here with |v|² aligned to bit 24 */
-	/* r_recip_est now holds |v|² aligned to bit 24 — convert to byte offset, -64 to skip zero pad. */
-	add_si(        r_recip_est, r_recip_est, -64),
-	shift_lleft(   r_recip_est, r_recip_est, 1),           /* r_recip_est *= 2 (half-word index) */
-	/* Reference OUR local sqrtbl via &-address split. Compiler/linker resolves both halves. */
-	load_upper_i(  r_tmp, u4_hi(& gte_normalize_sqr_tbl)), /* lui */
-	or_i_self(     r_tmp, u4_lo(& gte_normalize_sqr_tbl)), /* ori */
-	add_u(         r_tmp, r_tmp, r_recip_est),             /* r_tmp = sqrtbl base + byte offset (matches libgte 0x80016118: addu t5,t5,t4) */
-	load_half(     r_recip_est, r_tmp, 0),                 /* r_recip_est = sqrtbl[r_recip_est] = 1/|v| estimate */
-	nop,                                                   /* retire load_half before MTC2 (matches libgte 0x80016120: nop) */
+	shift_lleft_var(r_lzcr, r_lzcr, r_branch_tmp),     /* when r_branch_tmp < 0 (LZCR < 24): shift r_lzcr left by (24-LZCR) */
+	atom_label(srav_path)
+	li_s(    r_branch_tmp, 24),
+	sub_s(   r_branch_tmp, r_branch_tmp, r_shift),
+	shift_aright_var(r_lzcr, r_lzcr, r_branch_tmp),    /* when r_branch_tmp >= 0 (LZCR >= 24): shift r_lzcr right by (LZCR-24) */
+	atom_label(aligned_done)
+	/* r_lzcr holds |v|² aligned to bit 24. */
+	add_si(     r_lzcr, r_lzcr, -64),
+	shift_lleft(r_lzcr, r_lzcr, 1),
+	load_upper_i(r_branch_tmp, u4_hi(& gte_normalize_sqr_tbl)),
+	or_i_self(   r_branch_tmp, u4_lo(& gte_normalize_sqr_tbl)),
+	add_u(r_branch_tmp, r_branch_tmp, r_lzcr),
+	load_half(r_lzcr,   r_branch_tmp, 0), nop,
 
-	// ─── Stage 4: mtc2 IR0..3, GPF (MAC = IR0*IR), mfc2 MAC, srav finalize ───
-	// Componentized equivalent: mac_gte_gpf_scale.
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_recip_est, C2_IR0),  /* IR0 = 1/|v| estimate */
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sx,        C2_IR1),  /* IR1 = src.x */
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sy,        C2_IR2),  /* IR2 = src.y */
-	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_sz,        C2_IR3),  /* IR3 = src.z */
-	nop2,                                   /* COP2 transfer latency (2 slots) */
-	gte_cmdw_gpf,
-	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sx, C2_MAC1),      /* MAC1 → r_sx (overwrites src.x with raw reciprocal-scaled) */
-	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sy, C2_MAC2),
-	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_sz, C2_MAC3),
-	shift_aright_var(r_sx, r_sx, r_shift),
-	shift_aright_var(r_sy, r_sy, r_shift),
-	shift_aright_var(r_sz, r_sz, r_shift),
+	/* Stage 4: GPF + srav finalize (r_lzcr = srav_amount carried from stage 3). */
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_lzcr,         C2_IR0),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_mac2_scratch, C2_IR1),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_recip_est,    C2_IR2),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_branch_tmp,   C2_IR3),
+	nop2, gte_cmdw_gpf,
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_mac2_scratch, C2_MAC1),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_recip_est,    C2_MAC2),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_branch_tmp,   C2_MAC3),
+	shift_aright_var(r_mac2_scratch, r_mac2_scratch, r_lzcr),
+	shift_aright_var(r_recip_est,    r_recip_est,    r_lzcr),
+	shift_aright_var(r_branch_tmp,   r_branch_tmp,   r_lzcr),
+
+	/* Store result.x/y/z to r_dst_ptr (caller-determined dst address). */
+	store_word(r_mac2_scratch, r_dst_ptr, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	store_word(r_recip_est,    r_dst_ptr, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	store_word(r_branch_tmp,   r_dst_ptr, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+
+	mac_yield()
 })
 
-#pragma endregion MACs (Mips Atom Components)
+#pragma endregion Atom Procs
 
-#pragma region Bsked Atoms
+#pragma region Baked Atoms
 
 typedef Struct_(Binds_SetGteMT3S2S4) {
 	MT3_S2S4* transform;

code/duffle/lottes_tape.h

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
  * to author and compose programs with. From here various conventions can be further applied. 
  * To make things easier  to understand it may be better to focus on what this ABI does not have. 
  * It does not have have any branching within the tape but relative branches within atoms or between atoms.
- * Branching nearly is always downstream. Stack usage is non-existent.
+ * Branching nearly is always downstream. Atuomatic stack usage is non-existent.
  * Push/Pop, FIFO, or Arena/Bump data structures are used by atoms explicitly.
- * In it's current form with the C11 macro dsl, the user also has fullfill manual register allocation per atom.
+ * In it's current form with the C11 macro DSL, the user also has fullfill manual register allocation per atom.
  * 
  * One of the remarkable things about utilizing this ABI is its essentially interopable with CPUs, GPUs, FPGA, 
  * or, basically anything from the 5th generation consoles and onward.
@@ -118,25 +118,20 @@ typedef U4 const MipsAtom; // Underlying type to an array of mips asm words that
 //   MipsCode ac_X[] align_(4) = { body };
 #define MipsAtomComp_(sym) MipsCode sym [] align_(4) =
 
-// Used for components with value-args (e.g., ac_format_f3_color).
-//   FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_X(args) MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_X, { body })
+// Used for components with value-args (mandatory `ab` (atom-builder) arg).
+//   FI_ void ac_X(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, args) MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_X, ab, { body })
 // expands to:
-//   FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_X(args) { MipsCode ac_X[] align_(4) = { body }; return slice_from_array(MipsCode, ac_X); }
-#define MipsAtomComp_Proc_(sym, ...) { MipsCode sym [] align_(4) = __VA_ARGS__; return slice_from_array(MipsCode, sym); }
-
-// Used for components with value-args (e.g., ac_format_f3_color).
-//   FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_X(args) MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_X, { body })
-// expands to:
-//   FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_X(args) { MipsCode ac_X[] align_(4) = { body }; return slice_from_array(MipsCode, ac_X); }
-// #define MipsAtomComp_Proc_(sym, abuilder, ...) { MipsCode sym [] align_(4) = __VA_ARGS__; atombuilder_unroll(abuilder, slice_from_array(MipsCode, sym)); }
+//   FI_ void ac_X(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, args) {
+//       MipsCode ac_X[] align_(4) = { body };
+//       atombuilder_unroll(ab, slice_from_array(MipsCode, ac_X));
+//   }
+// The body must NOT include mac_yield() (the parent atom yields).
+// Inline-only callers (the generated `mac_<name>` aliases) skip this arg via metaprogram filtering;
+// escape callers (ac_<name> invoked as a function) pass a long-lived builder.
+#define MipsAtomComp_Proc_(sym, ab, ...) { MipsCode sym [] align_(4) = __VA_ARGS__; atombuilder_unroll(ab, slice_from_array(MipsCode, sym)); }
 
 /* Line-table anchor: gcc only adds a file to the .debug_line file table when the contains line-numbered content.
-	Files containing only:
-	- `MipsAtomComp_` static-array declarations, or
-	- `MipsAtomComp_Proc_` (force-inline) function bodies whose line info gets
-	  attributed to the call site at the include point are otherwise omitted from the file table, 
-		which breaks the DWARF injection when it tries to resolve atom-component provenance paths.
-
+	Files containing only atoms and atom components.
    Place `ATOM_FILE_LINE_MARKER();` once at file scope in any `.atom.c` that defines atoms.
 	 The macro expands to a file-scope `internal U4 const` declaration keeps the file in the line table.
 	 The constant is in `.rodata` and unreferenced; the linker may eliminate it.
@@ -191,14 +186,14 @@ FI_ void tape_run_a02_s07(Tape tape) { register U4* tape_ptr rgcc(R_TapePtr) = u
 typedef Relative_(FArena) Struct_(TapeBuilder) { U4 ptr; U4 capacity; U4 used; };
 FI_ void        tb_init(TapeBuilder* tb, FArena* arena) { tb->ptr = arena->start; tb->used = 0; }
 FI_ TapeBuilder tb_make_old(             FArena* arena) { return (TapeBuilder){ arena->start, 0 }; }
-FI_ TapeBuilder tb_make(Slice mem) { return (TapeBuilder){ mem.ptr, mem.len, 0 }; }
+FI_ TapeBuilder tb_make(Slice mem) { return (TapeBuilder){ u4_(mem.ptr), mem.len, 0 }; }  /* capacity in elements (matches used units) */
 
 FI_ void tb_emit(TapeBuilder* tb, MipsAtom* atom) { u4_r(tb->ptr)[tb->used] = u4_(atom); ++ tb->used; }
 FI_ void tb_data(TapeBuilder* tb, U4        data) { u4_r(tb->ptr)[tb->used] = u4_(data); ++ tb->used; }
 #define tb_emit_(atom)        tb_emit(& tb, atom)
 #define tb_data_(field, data) tb_data(& tb, u4_(data))
 
-FI_ void tb_emit_bundle(TapeBuilder_R tb, Slice_MipsAtom atoms) { mem_copy(u4_(tb->ptr), u4_(atoms.ptr), tb->used); tb->used += atoms.len; }
+FI_ void tb_emit_bundle(TapeBuilder_R tb, Slice_MipsAtom atoms) { mem_copy(u4_(tb->ptr), u4_(atoms.ptr), S_slice(atoms)); tb->used += atoms.len; }
 
 FI_ Tape tb_end  (TapeBuilder* tb) { tb_emit(tb,tape_exit); return (Tape){ C_(U4*,tb->ptr), tb->used }; }
 FI_ Tape tb_slice(TapeBuilder  tb) {                        return (Tape){ C_(U4*,tb.ptr),  tb.used }; }
@@ -234,7 +229,6 @@ atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_(ac_yield_tail) {
 	add_ui_self(R_TapePtr, S_(MipsCode)),
 	jump_reg(  R_AtomJmp), nop,
 };
-
 #pragma endregion Macro Atom Components
 
 #pragma region Mips Atom Builder
@@ -248,46 +242,35 @@ typedef Relative_(FArena) Struct_(MipsAtomBuilder) { U4 start; U4 capacity; U4 u
 // to something that can fit within instruction cache?
 
 FI_ void atombuilder_unroll(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, Slice_MipsCode code) {
+	/* code.len is in ELEMENTS (per slice_from_array convention); ab->used is also in elements
+	 * (the init uses `ab->used * sizeof(U4)` for byte offset arithmetic — sizeof(U4)==4==sizeof(MipsCode)).
+	 * mem_copy needs BYTES, so we use S_slice(code) for the length. */
 	assert(ab->capacity - ab->used - code.len);
-	mem_copy(ab->start, u4_(code.ptr), code.len);
+	U4* dest = (U4*)ab->start + ab->used;  /* write at next-available slot (arena accumulation) */
+	mem_copy(u4_(dest), u4_(code.ptr), S_slice(code));
 	mem_bump(ab->start, ab->capacity, & ab->used, code.len);
 }
 #define atombuilder_unroll_mac(ab, mac) atombuilder_unroll(ab, slice_arg_from_array(Slice_MipsCode, mac))
 
 // When done authoring, utilize this to cap-off the atom (if not utilizing a MipsAtom_Proc).
 FI_ void atombuilder_end(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab) {
-	mem_copy(ab->start, u4_(ac_yield), S_(ac_yield));
-	mem_bump(ab->start, ab->capacity, & ab->used, S_(ac_yield));
+	/* ac_yield is a MipsCode[] of 4 elements; S_(ac_yield)=bytes, array_len(ac_yield)=elements.
+	 * ab->used is in elements, so mem_bump needs element count. */
+	U4* dest = (U4*)ab->start + ab->used;  /* write at next-available slot */
+	mem_copy(u4_(dest), u4_(ac_yield), S_(ac_yield));
+	mem_bump(ab->start, ab->capacity, & ab->used, array_len(ac_yield));
 }
 
 #define mipsatom_from_builder(ab) C_(MipsAtom*, (ab).start)
+
+// tb_emit_builder(tb, ab) — emit the builder's atom into the tape and advance tb->used.
+// Thin wrapper around tb_emit(tb, mipsatom_from_builder(ab[0])).
+// Equivalent to tb_emit(tb, code_<name>) for runtime-built atoms.
+FI_ void tb_emit_builder(TapeBuilder_R tb, MipsAtomBuilder_R ab) { tb_emit(tb, mipsatom_from_builder(ab[0])); }
 #pragma endregion Mips Atom Builder
 
 #pragma region Mips Atom Procs
 
-#if 0
-typedef Struct_(Binds_SyncPrimitiveArena) { U4 used; U4 cursor; };
-FI_ void sync_prim_arean_proc_demo(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_extra, U4 add_amnt_extra) 
-MipsAtom_Proc_(sync_primitive_arena_proc_demo, ab, atom_info(atom_bind(Binds_SyncPrimitiveArena)
-	, atom_reads( R_TapePtr, R_PrimCursor)
-	, atom_writes(R_TapePtr)
-){
-	load_word(R_AT, R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_SyncPrimitiveArena,used)),
-	load_word(R_T0, R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_SyncPrimitiveArena,cursor)),
-	add_ui_self(    R_TapePtr, S_(Binds_SyncPrimitiveArena)),
-	/* Calculate byte offset and store directly back to RAM */
-	sub_u(     R_T0, R_PrimCursor, R_T0), // R_T0    = R_PrimCursor - binds.cursor
-	store_word(R_T0, R_AT, 0),            // R_AT[0] = R_T0
-	add_ui_self(r_extra, add_amnt_extra), // extra op for demonstration purposes.
-	mac_yield()
-})
-
-void demo_make_make_and_emit_atom(TapeBuilder* tb, MipsAtomBuilder* ab){
-	sync_prim_arean_proc_demo(ab, R_T4, 4);
-	tb_emit(tb, mipsatom_from_builder(ab[0]));
-}
-#endif
-
 #pragma endregion Mips Atom Procs
 
 #pragma region Baked Mips Atoms

code/duffle/math.atom.c

@@ -9,35 +9,35 @@ ATOM_FILE_DEBUGGER_LINE_MARKER(math_atom_c);
 
 #pragma region MACs (Mips Atom Component)
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_load_v2s2(U4 rs_x, U4 rs_y, U4 r_base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_load_v2s2, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_load_v2s2(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 rs_x, U4 rs_y, U4 r_base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_load_v2s2, ab, {
 	load_half( rs_x, r_base, O_(V3_S2,x)),
 	load_half( rs_y, r_base, O_(V3_S2,y)),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_store_v2s2(U4 rt_x, U4 rt_y, U4 base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_store_v2s2, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_store_v2s2(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 rt_x, U4 rt_y, U4 base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_store_v2s2, ab, {
 	store_half(rt_x, base, offset + O_(V2_S2,x)),
 	store_half(rt_y, base, offset + O_(V2_S2,y)),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_load_v3s4(U4 rs_x, U4 rs_y, U4 rs_z, U4 r_base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_load_v3s4, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_load_v3s4(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 rs_x, U4 rs_y, U4 rs_z, U4 r_base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_load_v3s4, ab, {
 	load_word( rs_x, r_base, O_(V3_S4,x)),
 	load_word( rs_y, r_base, O_(V3_S4,y)),
 	load_word( rs_z, r_base, O_(V3_S4,z)),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_store_v3s4(U4 rt_x, U4 rt_y, U4 rt_z, U4 base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_store_v3s4, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_store_v3s4(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 rt_x, U4 rt_y, U4 rt_z, U4 base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_store_v3s4, ab, {
 	store_word(rt_x, base, offset + O_(V3_S4,x)),
 	store_word(rt_y, base, offset + O_(V3_S4,y)),
 	store_word(rt_z, base, offset + O_(V3_S4,z)),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_sub_v3s4(U4 rds_x, U4 rds_y, U4 rds_z, U4 rt_x,  U4 rt_y,  U4 rt_z) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_sub_v3s4, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_sub_v3s4(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 rds_x, U4 rds_y, U4 rds_z, U4 rt_x,  U4 rt_y,  U4 rt_z) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_sub_v3s4, ab, {
 	sub_s(rds_x, rds_x, rt_x),
 	sub_s(rds_y, rds_y, rt_y),
 	sub_s(rds_z, rds_z, rt_z),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_store_rects2(U4 rt_x, U4 rt_y, U4 rt_width, U4 rt_height, U4 base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_store_rects2, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_store_rects2(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 rt_x, U4 rt_y, U4 rt_width, U4 rt_height, U4 base, U4 offset) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_store_rects2, ab, {
 	store_half(rt_x,      base, offset + O_(Rect_S2,x)),
 	store_half(rt_y,      base, offset + O_(Rect_S2,y)),
 	store_half(rt_width,  base, offset + O_(Rect_S2,width)),

code/duffle/memory.h

@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ typedef Struct_(Str8)        { UTF8* ptr; U4 len; };
 typedef Struct_(Slice_Str8)  { Str8* ptr; U4 len; };
 #define slit(string_literal) (Str8){ (UTF8*) string_literal, S_(string_literal) - 1 }
 
-typedef Struct_(Slice) { U4 ptr, len; }; // Untyped Slice
-FI_ Slice slice_ut_(U4 ptr, U4 len) { return (Slice){ptr, len}; }
+typedef Struct_(Slice) { B1* ptr; U4 len; }; // Untyped Slice (byte-addressable; .len in elements)
+FI_ Slice slice_ut_(U4 ptr, U4 len) { return (Slice){(B1*)ptr, len}; }
 
 #define Slice_(type)       Struct_(tmpl(Slice,type)) { type* ptr; U4 len; }
 typedef Slice_(B1);
 #define slice_assert(s)    do { assert((s).ptr != 0); assert((s).len > 0); } while(0)
-#define slice_end(slice)   ((slice).ptr + (slice).len)
+#define slice_end(slice)   ((slice).ptr + S_slice(slice) / S_(B1))  /* byte-ptr arithmetic; .len is in elements per slice convention */
 #define S_slice(s)         ((s).len * S_((s).ptr[0]))
 
 #define slice_ut(ptr,len)  slice_ut_(u4_(ptr),     u4_(len))
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ typedef Slice_(B1);
 
 #define slice_iter(container, iter)     (T_((container).ptr) iter = (container).ptr; iter != slice_end(container); ++ iter)
 #define slice_arg_from_array(type, ...) & (tmpl(Slice,type)) { .ptr = array_decl(type,__VA_ARGS__), .len = array_len( array_decl(type,__VA_ARGS__)) }
-#define slice_from_array(type, array)     (tmpl(Slice,type)) { .ptr = array, .len = S_(array) }
+#define slice_from_array(type, array)     (tmpl(Slice,type)) { .ptr = array, .len = S_(array) / S_(type) }  /* .len in elements (matches S_slice/slice_arg_from_array convention) */
 
-FI_ void slice_zero_(Slice s) { slice_assert(s); mem_zero(s.ptr, s.len); }
+FI_ void slice_zero_(Slice s) { slice_assert(s); mem_zero(u4_(s.ptr), S_slice(s)); }
 #define  slice_zero(s)        slice_zero_(slice_to_ut(s))
 
 FI_ void slice_copy_(Slice dest, Slice src) {
-	assert(dest.len >= src.len);
+	assert(S_slice(dest) >= S_slice(src));
 	slice_assert(dest);
 	slice_assert(src);
-	mem_copy(dest.ptr, src.ptr, src.len);
+	mem_copy(u4_(dest.ptr), u4_(src.ptr), S_slice(src));
 }
 #define slice_copy(dest, src) do {  \
 	static_assert(T_same(dest, src)); \
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ typedef Slice_(U4);
 typedef Opt_(farena)    { U4 alignment, type_width; };
 typedef Struct_(FArena) { U4 start, capacity, used; };
 FI_ void farena_init(FArena_R arena, Slice mem) {  assert(arena != nullptr);
-	arena->start    = mem.ptr;
-	arena->capacity = mem.len;
+	arena->start    = u4_(mem.ptr);
+	arena->capacity = S_slice(mem);  /* FArena.used is in BYTES; capacity must be bytes too */
 	arena->used     = 0;
 }
 FI_ FArena farena_make(Slice mem) { FArena a; farena_init(& a, mem); return a; }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ I_  Slice  farena_push(FArena_R arena, U4 amount, Opt_farena o) {
 	U4 to_commit = align_pow2(desired, o.alignment ?  o.alignment : MEM_ALIGNMENT_DEFAULT);
 	U4 ptr       = arena->start + arena->used;
 	mem_bump(arena->start, arena->capacity, & arena->used, to_commit);
-	return (Slice){ ptr, to_commit };
+	return (Slice){ (B1*)ptr, to_commit };
 }
 FI_ void farena_reset (FArena_R arena) { arena->used = 0; }
 FI_ void farena_rewind(FArena_R arena, U4 save_point) {

code/duffle/pad.atom.c

@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ ATOM_FILE_DEBUGGER_LINE_MARKER(pad_atom_c);
 
 #pragma region MACs (Mips Atom Components)
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_set_centered_axes(U4 r_state, U4 r_scratch) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_set_centered_axes, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_set_centered_axes(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_state, U4 r_scratch) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_set_centered_axes, ab, {
     load_upper_i(r_scratch, (PadAxis_Centered_Word >> 16) & 0xFFFF),
     or_i_self(   r_scratch,  PadAxis_Centered_Word        & 0xFFFF),
     store_word(  r_scratch, r_state, O_(PadState,axes)),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_set_id_byte(U1 r_state, U1 r_id, U1 id_value) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_set_id_byte, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_set_id_byte(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U1 r_state, U1 r_id, U1 id_value) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_set_id_byte, ab, {
     add_ui(    r_id, R_0, id_value),
     store_byte(r_id, r_state, O_(PadState,id)),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_set_status(U4 r_tmp, U1 r_state, U4 pad_status) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_set_status, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_set_status(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_tmp, U1 r_state, U4 pad_status) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_set_status, ab, {
     add_ui(    r_tmp, R_0, pad_status),
     store_word(r_tmp, r_state, O_(PadState,status)),
 })
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_set_status(U4 r_tmp, U1 r_state, U4 pad_status) atom_d
 /* Invert r_buttons (active-low → active-high) and store to PadState.buttons.
  * r_buttons must already be loaded (the caller is responsible for filling the load-delay slot of
  * the preceding load_half_u with an instruction that doesn't read r_buttons). */
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_store_inverted_buttons(U1 r_buttons, U1 r_pad_state) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_store_inverted_buttons, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_store_inverted_buttons(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U1 r_buttons, U1 r_pad_state) atom_dbg_skip MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_store_inverted_buttons, ab, {
     nor_u(       r_buttons, r_buttons, R_0),
     store_half(  r_buttons, r_pad_state, O_(PadState,   buttons)),
 })

code/duffle/pad.h

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifdef INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES
 #	pragma once
 #	include "dsl.h"
+#	include "math.h"
 #endif
 
 /* PSX button bit positions — 1:1 with PSX-SPX docs at docs/psx-spx/docs/controllersandmemorycards.md:405-421.

code/hello_camera/gen/auto_reg.h

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifdef INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES
+#pragma once
+#endif
+// Auto-generated by ps1_meta.lua (passes/auto_reg.lua) — DO NOT EDIT
+// Directory: C:\projects\Pikuma\ps1\code\hello_camera
+//   source: C:/projects/Pikuma/ps1/code/hello_camera/hello_camera.c
+//   source: C:/projects/Pikuma/ps1/code/hello_camera/hello_camera.h
+//   source: C:/projects/Pikuma/ps1/code/hello_camera/hello_camera.atom.c
+// Per-phase register allocations resolved by the lua pass.
+// R_<Sym>_Code = <chosen GPR's _Code constant> for every marker in this directory.
+
+#define R_GpTmp_Code R_V0_Code
+

code/hello_camera/hello_camera.atom.c

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #	include "duffle/psyq.atom.c"
 #		include "gen/offsets.h"
 #		include "gen/macs.h"
+#		include "gen/auto_reg.h"
 #	include "hello_camera.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ ATOM_FILE_DEBUGGER_LINE_MARKER(hello_joypad_atom_c);
 
 #pragma region MACs (Mips Atom components)
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_put_disp_env(U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
-MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_disp_env, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_put_disp_env(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
+MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_disp_env, ab, {
 	// Emits 5 GP0 commands for buffer 0 (display_area = (0,0,320,240)).
 	// Sequence per libpsyx PutDispEnv: DrawArea TL → DrawArea BR → Mask → DrawArea TL → DrawArea BR
 	mac_gcmd_push(gp0_word_draw_area_top_left_origin,      reg_transfer, reg_base, port),
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_disp_env, {
 	mac_gcmd_push(gp0_word_draw_area_bottom_right_320x240, reg_transfer, reg_base, port),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_put_draw_env(U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
-MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_draw_env, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_put_draw_env(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
+MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_draw_env, ab, {
 	/*
 	* ORIGIN: each code word corresponds to the EXACT value libpsyx's PutDrawEnv function would compute for the same DrawEnv settings.
 	* References:
@@ -90,6 +91,411 @@ MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_draw_env, {
 
 #pragma endregion MACs
 
+#pragma region Atom Procs
+// Modular Atoms
+
+/* Scratchpad layout for the resolve_look_at bundle.
+ * The chain atoms communicate entirely via the wave-context GPR carrier R_ResolveScratch (R_T4) + hardcoded offsets into smem.scratchpad
+ * (PS1 hardware scratchpad at 0x1F800000).
+ *
+ * Atom 0 (input_and_sub) STAGES the C-side inputs (eye, up_in) into the scratchpad;
+ * AT THE SAME TIME it computes fwd = target - eye and stores it at scratch+0.
+ * Atoms 1-6 then read/write specific scratchpad offsets internally using
+ * `r_scratch + hardcoded_offset` — no tape-data pointers are passed between atoms.
+ *   +0   fwd   (atom 0 writes; atom  1 reads)
+ *   +16  uz    (atom 1 writes; atoms 2 + 4 read)
+ *   +32  right (atom 2 writes; atom  3 reads)
+ *   +48  ux    (atom 3 writes; atoms 4 + 6 read)
+ *   +64  up    (atom 4 writes; atom  5 reads)
+ *   +80  uy    (atom 5 writes; atom  6 reads)
+ *   +96  eye   (atom 0 stages from C-side pointer; atom 6 reads)
+ *   +128 up_in (atom 0 stages from C-side pointer; atom 2 reads)
+ */
+
+// enum {
+// 	R_LookAt    = R_T0 atom_reg atom_type(MT3_S2S4*),
+// 	R_CamEye    = R_T1 atom_reg atom_type(P3_S4*),
+// 	R_CamTarget = R_T2 atom_reg atom_type(P3_S4*),
+// 	R_WorldUp   = R_T3 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
+// };
+
+enum {
+	/* Wave-context GPR carrier for the resolve_look_at bundle: the scratch base.
+	* Set by atom 0 (popped from tape), read by atoms 1-6 (used as pointer base). */
+	R_ResolveScratch = R_T4 atom_reg atom_type(U4*),
+};
+typedef Struct_(Binds_ResolveLookAt) {
+	MT3_S2S4* look_at;
+	P3_S4*    eye;
+	P3_S4*    target;
+	V3_S4*    up_in;
+};
+
+/* Per-atom bind-pop structs for the resolve_look_at bundle. */
+typedef Struct_(Binds_ResolveLookAtScratch) {
+	U4 scratch_base;  /* U4 (scratch base address — populated by helper with u4_(smem.scratchpad)) */
+};
+
+/* ─── ResolveLookAtScratch — offset schema for the resolve_look_at bundle's
+ * scratchpad slots (PS1 hardware scratchpad at 0x1F800000).
+ *
+ * Each slot is 16 bytes: V3_S4 is already 16 bytes (4 × S4 = x/y/z/pad).
+ * The struct fields are contiguous — slot i starts at offset i*16.
+ * Used by the assembly via O_(ResolveLookAtScratch, fld.x/y/z) which resolves to a compile-time byte offset.
+ * NOT a runtime struct — the struct is purely a schema for offsets; the assembly uses `r_scratch + O_(...)` to compute slot addresses at runtime.
+ *
+ * Slot producers/consumers (referenced by the resolve_look_at chain atoms):
+ *   +0    fwd    0 writes (target - eye);     atom  1 (normalize) reads
+ *   +16   uz     1 writes (normalize fwd);    atoms 2 + 4 read (cross operands)
+ *   +32   right  2 writes (cross uz x up_in); atom  3 (normalize) reads
+ *   +48   ux     3 writes (normalize right);  atoms 4 + 6 read
+ *   +64   up     4 writes (cross uz x ux);    atom  5 (normalize) reads
+ *   +80   uy     5 writes (normalize up);     atom  6 reads
+ *   +96   eye    0 stages (C-side input);     atom  6 reads (translation column)
+ *   +112  target reserved (currently written nowhere — kept for symmetry w/ eye)
+ *   +128  up_in  0 stages (C-side input); atom 2 reads (cross operand)
+ *
+ * Fields use P3_S4 (point) for eye/target (RGA: affine point, implicit weight 1);
+ * V3_S4 (vector) for fwd/uz/right/ux/up/uy/up_in (RGA: Euclidean vector).
+ * P3_S4 is a storage alias of V3_S4 (see math.h comment: "Storage alias of V3_S4.
+ * Use P3_S4 when the value is a point.") — both are 16 bytes.
+ */
+typedef Struct_(ResolveLookAtScratch) {
+	V3_S4 fwd;       /* offset  +0  (16 bytes — 4 S4 fields incl. internal pad) */
+	V3_S4 uz;        /* offset +16 (16 bytes) */
+	V3_S4 right;     /* offset +32 (16 bytes) */
+	V3_S4 ux;        /* offset +48 (16 bytes) */
+	V3_S4 up;        /* offset +64 (16 bytes) */
+	V3_S4 uy;        /* offset +80 (16 bytes) */
+	P3_S4 eye;       /* offset +96 (16 bytes; storage alias of V3_S4) */
+	P3_S4 target;    /* offset +112 (16 bytes; storage alias of V3_S4) */
+	V3_S4 up_in;     /* offset +128 (16 bytes) */
+};
+
+/* ─── resolve_look_at bundle chain atoms ────────────────────────────
+ * 4 unique atom procs in the resolve_look_at bundle (4 chain atoms + 3 calls to generic normalize_v3s4_proc).
+ * All 4 chain atoms are runtime-built MipsAtom_Proc_ atoms: each function declares a static MipsCode[] body, 
+ * then calls atombuilder_unroll() to append it to the caller's MipsAtomBuilder arena. resolve_look_at_init() 
+ * uses this pattern to pre-build the bundle into the static arena (smem.resolve_look_at_arena).
+ *
+ * Atom roster:
+ *	0: resolve_look_at__input_and_sub              (chain atom)
+ *	1: normalize_v3s4_proc (gte.atom.c)            (generic normalize; called for fwd→uz)
+ *	2: resolve_look_at__cross_uz_up_in_to_right    (chain atom)
+ *	3: normalize_v3s4_proc (gte.atom.c)            (generic normalize; called for right→ux)
+ *	4: resolve_look_at__cross_uz_ux_to_up          (chain atom)
+ *	5: normalize_v3s4_proc (gte.atom.c)            (generic normalize; called for up→uy)
+ *	6: resolve_look_at__populate_and_translate     (chain atom)
+ *
+ * The generic normalize_v3s4_proc is a parameterized 4-stage GTE normalize (SQR → mfc2 → LZCS → GPF → srav);
+ * it accepts scratch base + offset args so any caller (with a scratch base + struct schema) can use it.
+ */
+
+typedef Struct_(Binds_ResolveLookAtSub) {
+	U4 target;  /* U4 (C-side P3_S4* — read by atom 0 directly; NOT a scratchpad address) */
+	U4 eye;     /* U4 (C-side P3_S4* — read by atom 0 directly; staged into scratchpad by atom 0) */
+	U4 up_in;   /* U4 (C-side V3_S4* — read by atom 0 directly; staged into scratchpad by atom 0) */
+};
+
+/* Atom 0 in the bundle: input_and_sub. Stages C-side inputs into the scratchpad and computes fwd = target - eye.
+ * Inputs (C-side pointers popped from the tape):
+ *   r_target_ptr : P3_S4* (C-side struct; atom 0 reads target.x/y/z directly)
+ *   r_eye_ptr    : P3_S4* (C-side struct; staged into scratchpad at +96/+100/+104)
+ *   r_up_in_ptr  : V3_S4* (C-side struct; staged into scratchpad at +128/+132/+136)
+ * Wave-context output:
+ *   r_scratch    : R_ResolveScratch (R_T4) — scratch base, read by atoms 1-6
+ * 
+ * Bind-pop layout:
+ *   Binds_ResolveLookAtSub     = 12 bytes (target + eye + up_in ptrs)
+ *   Binds_ResolveLookAtScratch =  4 bytes (scratch_base)
+ * Staging work:
+ *   * Stage eye.x/y/z   → scratch+96/+100/+104 (for atom 6's translation column)
+ *   * Stage up_in.x/y/z → scratch+128/+132/+136 (for atom 2's outer-product operand)
+ *   * Compute fwd = target - eye, store fwd.x/y/z → scratch+0/+4/+8 (for atom 1)
+ *
+ * GPR codes (assigned by resolve_look_at_init):
+ *   r_target_ptr : R_T0
+ *   r_eye_ptr    : R_T1
+ *   r_up_in_ptr  : R_T2
+ *   r_scratch    : R_T4 (R_ResolveScratch; wave-context carrier)
+ *   r_tmp0       : R_T3 (stage eye/up_in + load eye.y)
+ *   r_tmp1       : R_T5 (stage eye/up_in + load eye.z)
+ *   r_tmp2       : R_T6 (stage eye/up_in + load target.x)
+ *   r_tmp3       : R_T7 (stage eye/up_in + load target.y)
+ *   R_AT         : hardcoded (load eye.y / eye.z / target.z)
+ *   R_V0         : hardcoded (load eye.z / target.z)
+ *
+ * Pool cost: 8 GPRs + R_T4 (carrier) + R_AT + R_V0 (hardcoded) = 11 GPRs.
+ */
+I_ void resolve_look_at__input_and_sub_proc(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab,	U4 r_scratch
+	,	U4 r_target_ptr,U4 r_eye_ptr, U4 r_up_in_ptr
+	,	U4 r_tmp0,      U4 r_tmp1,    U4 r_tmp2, U4 r_tmp3
+) MipsAtom_Proc_(resolve_look_at__input_and_sub, ab, {
+	/* Pop the 3 C-side pointers + scratch_base from the tape. */
+	load_word(r_target_ptr, R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAtSub,target)),
+	load_word(r_eye_ptr,    R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAtSub,eye)),
+	load_word(r_up_in_ptr,  R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAtSub,up_in)),
+	add_ui_self(            R_TapePtr, S_(Binds_ResolveLookAtSub)),
+	load_word(r_scratch,    R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAtScratch,scratch_base)),
+	add_ui_self(            R_TapePtr, S_(Binds_ResolveLookAtScratch)),
+
+	/* Stage eye.x/y/z into the scratchpad (atom 6 reads these for the translation
+	 * column). Reuse r_tmp0/r_tmp1/r_tmp2. Offsets via O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,*). */
+	load_word(r_tmp0, r_eye_ptr, O_(P3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_tmp1, r_eye_ptr, O_(P3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_tmp2, r_eye_ptr, O_(P3_S4,z)),
+	nop, /* load-delay */
+	store_word(r_tmp0, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,eye.x)),
+	store_word(r_tmp1, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,eye.y)),
+	store_word(r_tmp2, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,eye.z)),
+
+	/* Stage up_in.x/y/z into the scratchpad (atom 2 reads these for the outer
+	 * product with uz). Reuse r_tmp0/r_tmp1/r_tmp2. */
+	load_word(r_tmp0, r_up_in_ptr, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_tmp1, r_up_in_ptr, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_tmp2, r_up_in_ptr, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop, /* load-delay */
+	store_word(r_tmp0, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,up_in.x)),
+	store_word(r_tmp1, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,up_in.y)),
+	store_word(r_tmp2, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,up_in.z)),
+
+	/* Compute fwd = target - eye. */
+	load_word(r_tmp0, r_target_ptr, O_(P3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_tmp1, r_target_ptr, O_(P3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_tmp2, r_target_ptr, O_(P3_S4,z)),
+	load_word(r_tmp3, r_eye_ptr,    O_(P3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(R_AT,   r_eye_ptr,    O_(P3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(R_V0,   r_eye_ptr,    O_(P3_S4,z)),
+	nop, /* load-delay */
+	sub_u(r_tmp0, r_tmp0, r_tmp3),
+	sub_u(r_tmp1, r_tmp1, R_AT),
+	sub_u(r_tmp2, r_tmp2, R_V0),
+
+	/* Store fwd.x/y/z (atom 1 reads these as the normalize src). */
+	store_word(r_tmp0, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,fwd.x)),
+	store_word(r_tmp1, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,fwd.y)),
+	store_word(r_tmp2, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,fwd.z)),
+
+	mac_yield()
+})
+
+/* Atoms 2 + 4 in the bundle: out = a × b (GTE outer product on IR/D vectors).
+ * No bind pop — the three operand pointers (a, b, out) are derived in-body from r_scratch + hardcoded_offset.
+ * Each atom has its own variant because the offsets are baked into the body and each atom uses unique GPRs.
+ *
+ * GTE register layout (per PSX-SPX + duffle gte.h):
+ *   IR1/2/3  = a.x/y/z    (mtc2)
+ *   VXY0     = b.x        (mtc2)
+ *   VZ0      = b.y        (mtc2)
+ *   VXY1     = b.z        (mtc2)
+ *   OP       = outer product
+ *   MAC1/2/3 = out.x/y/z  (mfc2)
+ *
+ * Pool cost: r_scratch (R_T4 carrier) + 7 body GPRs + R_AT + R_V0 (hardcoded) = 10 GPRs.
+ */
+
+/* Atom 2: cross uz × up_in → right. */
+I_ void resolve_look_at__cross_uz_up_in_to_right_proc(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 r_scratch
+	,	U4 r_a, U4 r_b, U4 r_c /* load a.x/y/z; result out.x/y/z */
+	,	U4 r_d                 /* load b.x */
+	,	U4 r_f, U4 r_g, U4 r_h /* r_f = &right (out ptr), r_g = &uz, r_h = &up_in */
+) MipsAtom_Proc_(resolve_look_at__cross_uz_up_in_to_right, ab, {
+	/* Compute the three scratch pointers from r_scratch. */
+	add_si(r_g, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,uz)),    /* r_g = &uz */
+	add_si(r_h, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,up_in)), /* r_h = &up_in */
+	add_si(r_f, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,right)), /* r_f = &right (out) */
+	nop,
+
+	/* Load a (uz).x/y/z into r_a/r_b/r_c. */
+	load_word(r_a, r_g, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_b, r_g, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_c, r_g, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop,
+
+	/* Load b (up_in).x/y/z into r_d + R_AT/R_V0 
+	(hardcoded; reusing the body's last two loads is fine because the load-delay slot is the nop after the third load, 
+	and mtc2 below doesn't read these regs). */
+	load_word(r_d,  r_h, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(R_AT, r_h, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(R_V0, r_h, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop,
+
+	/* mtc2 a → IR1/2/3, b → D1/2/3 (VXY0/VZ0/VXY1). */
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_a,  C2_IR1),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_b,  C2_IR2),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_c,  C2_IR3),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_d,  C2_VXY0),   /* D1 = b.x */
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(R_AT, C2_VZ0),    /* D2 = b.y */
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(R_V0, C2_VXY1),   /* D3 = b.z */
+	nop2,  /* MTC2 retirement (CPU→COP2 2-slot delay) */
+
+	gte_cmdw_outer_product,  /* OP fires; MAC1/2/3 = a × b */
+
+	/* mfc2 MAC1/2/3 → r_a/r_b/r_c (out.x/y/z). */
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_a, C2_MAC1),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_b, C2_MAC2),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_c, C2_MAC3),
+	nop,  /* MFC2 retirement */
+
+	/* Store out.x/y/z to r_f (out ptr = scratch+32). */
+	store_word(r_a, r_f, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	store_word(r_b, r_f, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	store_word(r_c, r_f, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+
+	mac_yield()
+})
+
+/* Atom 4: cross uz × ux → up. */
+I_ void resolve_look_at__cross_uz_ux_to_up_proc(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab,	U4 r_scratch
+	,	U4 r_a, U4 r_b, U4 r_c                  /* load a.x/y/z; result out.x/y/z */
+	,	U4 r_d                                  /* load b.x */
+	,	U4 r_f, U4 r_g, U4 r_h                  /* r_f = &up (out ptr), r_g = &uz, r_h = &ux */
+) MipsAtom_Proc_(resolve_look_at__cross_uz_ux_to_up, ab, {
+	/* Compute the three scratch pointers from r_scratch. */
+	add_si(r_g, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,uz)),       /* r_g = &uz */
+	add_si(r_h, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,ux)),       /* r_h = &ux */
+	add_si(r_f, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,up)),       /* r_f = &up (out) */
+	nop,
+
+	/* Load a (uz).x/y/z into r_a/r_b/r_c. */
+	load_word(r_a, r_g, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_b, r_g, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_c, r_g, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop,
+
+	/* Load b (ux).x/y/z into r_d + R_AT/R_V0. */
+	load_word(r_d,  r_h, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(R_AT, r_h, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(R_V0, r_h, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop,
+
+	/* mtc2 a → IR1/2/3, b → D1/2/3 (VXY0/VZ0/VXY1). */
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_a,  C2_IR1),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_b,  C2_IR2),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_c,  C2_IR3),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_d,  C2_VXY0),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(R_AT, C2_VZ0),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(R_V0, C2_VXY1),
+	nop2,
+
+	gte_cmdw_outer_product,
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_a, C2_MAC1),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_b, C2_MAC2),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_c, C2_MAC3),
+	nop,
+	store_word(r_a, r_f, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	store_word(r_b, r_f, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	store_word(r_c, r_f, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+
+	mac_yield()
+})
+
+typedef Struct_(Binds_ResolveLookAtPopAndTrans) {
+	U4 look_at;  /* U4 (MT3_S2S4* — destination matrix address) */
+};
+/* Atom 6 in the bundle: write look_at->m[][] from ux/uy/uz, then compute the translation column t[] = R * (-eye).
+ *
+ * GPR codes (assigned by resolve_look_at_init):
+ *   r_look_at   : MT3_S2S4* (popped from tape; output matrix destination)
+ *   r_pux       : pointer to ux   (offset O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,ux))
+ *   r_puy       : pointer to uy   (offset O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,uy))
+ *   r_puz       : pointer to uz   (offset O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,uz))
+ *   r_peye      : pointer to eye  (offset O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,eye))
+ *   r_tmp0/1/2  : atom-local scratch (load + MVMVA + store temps)
+ *
+ * 4 pointer regs (r_pux/r_puy/r_puz/r_peye) are DEDICATED — they hold the scratch addresses for the entire body.
+ * They are computed in-body via `add_si(r_px, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch, field))` so no tape-data pointer is needed.
+ *
+ * Struct layout (per duffle/math.h):
+ *   MT3_S2S4 { A3x3_S2 m; A3_S4 t; }  →  m[][] is S2 packed (9 × 2 = 18 bytes at offset 0) 
+ *                                        t[0/1/2] is S4     (3 × 4 = 12 bytes at offset 18)
+ *
+ * Translation column: GTE MVMVA with the world rotation matrix pre-set
+ * (helper emits set_gte_world before the bundle, per the bundle design).
+ * MVMVA computes R * pos (with cv=0/mx=0/sf=0/v=0); MAC1/2/3 = R * (-eye).
+ * Pool cost: r_look_at (1) + r_scratch (R_T4 carrier) + 4 ptr regs + 3 tmp regs = 9 GPRs.
+ */
+I_ void resolve_look_at__populate_and_translate_proc(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab
+	,	U4 r_look_at
+	,	U4 r_scratch
+	,	U4 r_pux, U4 r_puy, U4 r_puz, U4 r_peye    /* 4 dedicated pointer regs */
+	,	U4 r_tmp0, U4 r_tmp1, U4 r_tmp2             /* 3 atom-local scratch regs */
+) MipsAtom_Proc_(resolve_look_at__populate_and_translate, ab, {
+	/* Pop look_at* (the matrix output) — advance R_TapePtr by 4 bytes. */
+	load_word(r_look_at, R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAtPopAndTrans,look_at)),
+	add_ui_self(         R_TapePtr, S_(Binds_ResolveLookAtPopAndTrans)),
+
+	/* Compute the 4 scratch pointers in their dedicated GPRs. */
+	add_si(r_pux,  r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,ux)),       /* r_pux  = &ux  */
+	add_si(r_puy,  r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,uy)),       /* r_puy  = &uy  */
+	add_si(r_puz,  r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,uz)),       /* r_puz  = &uz  */
+	add_si(r_peye, r_scratch, O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,eye)),      /* r_peye = &eye */
+	nop,
+
+	/* ── m[0] = (S2)ux ── */
+	load_word(r_tmp0, r_pux, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_tmp1, r_pux, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_tmp2, r_pux, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop,
+	store_half(r_tmp0, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[0][0])),
+	store_half(r_tmp1, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[0][1])),
+	store_half(r_tmp2, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[0][2])),
+
+	/* ── m[1] = (S2)uy ── */
+	load_word(r_tmp0, r_puy, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_tmp1, r_puy, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_tmp2, r_puy, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop,
+	store_half(r_tmp0, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[1][0])),
+	store_half(r_tmp1, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[1][1])),
+	store_half(r_tmp2, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[1][2])),
+
+	/* ── m[2] = (S2)uz ── */
+	load_word(r_tmp0, r_puz, O_(V3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_tmp1, r_puz, O_(V3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_tmp2, r_puz, O_(V3_S4,z)),
+	nop,
+	store_half(r_tmp0, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[2][0])),
+	store_half(r_tmp1, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[2][1])),
+	store_half(r_tmp2, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,m[2][2])),
+
+	/* ── Translation column t[i] = R * (-eye) ─────────────────────────────
+	 * pos = -eye: load eye.x/y/z from r_peye, negate via sub_u from R_0. */
+	load_word(r_tmp0, r_peye, O_(P3_S4,x)),
+	load_word(r_tmp1, r_peye, O_(P3_S4,y)),
+	load_word(r_tmp2, r_peye, O_(P3_S4,z)),
+	nop,
+	sub_u(r_tmp0, R_0, r_tmp0),  /* pos.x = -eye.x */
+	sub_u(r_tmp1, R_0, r_tmp1),
+	sub_u(r_tmp2, R_0, r_tmp2),
+
+	/* mtc2 IR1/2/3 = pos (for MVMVA — input vector registers). */
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_tmp0, C2_IR1),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_tmp1, C2_IR2),
+	gte_mv_to_data_r(r_tmp2, C2_IR3),
+	nop2,
+
+	/* MVMVA: MAC1/2/3 = R * IR with cv=0 (no TR vector), mx=0 (rotation matrix), sf=0 (no shift), v=0 (V0 = IR1/2/3, no far-plane clipping).
+	 * The pre-set rotation matrix is the one set by the preceding set_gte_world atom.
+	 * gte_cmdw_mvmva is parameterless and defaults to cv=0/mx=0/sf=0/v=0. */
+	gte_cmdw_mvmva,
+	nop,  /* GTE interlock */
+
+	/* mfc2 MAC1/2/3 → r_tmp0/r_tmp1/r_tmp2 (sign-extended into 32-bit GPRs).
+	 * MAC1/2/3 hold R*v with no TR add and no perspective divide — exactly the 3 distinct world-space translation values we need for t[0..2]. */
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_tmp0, C2_MAC1),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_tmp1, C2_MAC2),
+	gte_mv_from_data_r(r_tmp2, C2_MAC3),
+	nop,
+	store_word(r_tmp0, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,t[0])),
+	store_word(r_tmp1, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,t[1])),
+	store_word(r_tmp2, r_look_at, O_(MT3_S2S4,t[2])),
+
+	mac_yield()
+})
+
+#pragma endregion Atom Procs
+
 #pragma region Baked Atoms
 
 enum {
@@ -151,32 +557,52 @@ internal MipsAtom_(screen_env_init) atom_info(atom_phase(screen_init)
 	mac_yield(),
 };
 
+/* gp_screen_init's GPR setup. Tests the mixed user-pinning + auto-reg pattern:
+ *   - R_IO_BaseAddr = R_T4 (user-pinned via atom_reg; pre-existing)
+ *   - R_GP1_Offset  = R_T2 (user-pinned via atom_reg; NEW -- for GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET)
+ *   - R_ScreenX     = R_T5 (user-pinned via atom_reg; used as a transfer and GTE setup reg)
+ *   - R_GpTmp       = auto-allocated by the lua pass and used for several GPU transfers;
+ *                    the C preprocessor resolves it to the chosen free pool GPR.
+ *
+ * For gp_screen_init, the auto-reg pool exclusions are:
+ *   user_pinned (from the corpus register_alias_registry) : R_T0..R_T7 (all 8 user-pinned across hello_camera.atom.c)
+ *   body-parsed physical registers                         : aliases resolve through the registry;
+ *                                                           the body uses R_ScreenX, not raw R_T5
+ *   source_pool after both subtractions                   : {R_V0, R_V1} only
+ *   R_GpTmp gets R_V0 (the first-fit choice). Its repeated GPU-transfer use proves that the
+ *   auto-reg allocation is active while the R_ScreenX references prove the pinned alias is used.
+ *   R_TapePtr (R_T9), R_AtomJmp (R_T8), R_AT are excluded from the POOL by construction in
+ *   passes/auto_reg.lua -- see the "obvious exclusions" comment block at the top of that file.
+ */
 enum {
 	R_IO_BaseAddr = R_T4 atom_reg, /* Caller-pinned: IO_BASE_ADDR = 0x1F800000 */
+	R_GP1_Offset  = R_T2 atom_reg, /* Caller-pinned: GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET = 0x10 */
+	atom_auto_reg(gp_screen_init, R_GpTmp),  /* Auto-allocated scratch; resolved to a free pool GPR by the lua pass. C-preprocessor expands to R_GpTmp = R_GpTmp_Code with an atom_auto_reg trailing comment. */
 #define R_IO_BaseAddr_Code R_T4_Code
+#define R_GP1_Offset_Code  R_T2_Code
 };
 internal MipsAtom_(gp_screen_init) atom_info(atom_phase(screen_init), atom_reads(R_IO_BaseAddr)) {
 	store_word(R_0, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),                                   /* GP1(00h) Reset */
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_ResetCmdBuffer(),   R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),  /* GP1(01h) ClearFIFO */
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_AcknowledgeIRQ(),   R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),  /* GP1(02h) AckIRQ */
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_DisplayOn(),        R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),  /* GP1(03h) Display ON */
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_dma_to_gpu(),       R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),  /* GP1(04h) DMADirection=2 (CPU→GPU). libpsyx's per-frame PutDrawEnv/DrawOTag use DMA2; without this the DMA queue never drains. */
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_StartDisplayArea(), R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),  /* GP1(05h) StartDisplayArea (X=0, Y=0) */
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_ResetCmdBuffer(),   R_ScreenX, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET), /* GP1(01h) ClearFIFO; uses pinned R_ScreenX as the transfer reg. */
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_AcknowledgeIRQ(),   R_ScreenX, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET), /* GP1(02h) AckIRQ; uses pinned R_ScreenX as the transfer reg. */
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_DisplayOn(),        R_ScreenX, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET), /* GP1(03h) Display ON; uses pinned R_ScreenX as the transfer reg. */
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_dma_to_gpu(),       R_GpTmp,   R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET), /* GP1(04h) DMADirection=2 (CPU->GPU). libpsyx's per-frame PutDrawEnv/DrawOTag use DMA2; without this the DMA queue never drains. Uses auto-allocated R_GpTmp. */
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_StartDisplayArea(), R_GpTmp,   R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET), /* GP1(05h) StartDisplayArea (X=0, Y=0); uses auto-allocated R_GpTmp. */
 
-	/* GP1: DisplayMode + Display Ranges */
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_display_mode_320x240_15bit_ntsc, R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_horizontal_range_ntsc,           R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_vertical_range_ntsc,             R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),
+	/* GP1: DisplayMode + Display Ranges. */
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_display_mode_320x240_15bit_ntsc, R_ScreenX, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_horizontal_range_ntsc,           R_ScreenX, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_vertical_range_ntsc,             R_ScreenX, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),
 
 	/* GTE: SetGeomOffset (OFX, OFY) — ScreenRes_CenterX, ScreenRes_CenterY. */
-	load_upper_i(R_T5, ScreenRes_CenterX), gte_mv_to_ctrl_r(R_T5, gte_cr_OFX_Code),
-	load_upper_i(R_T5, ScreenRes_CenterY), gte_mv_to_ctrl_r(R_T5, gte_cr_OFY_Code),
+	load_upper_i(R_ScreenX, ScreenRes_CenterX), gte_mv_to_ctrl_r(R_ScreenX, gte_cr_OFX_Code),
+	load_upper_i(R_ScreenX, ScreenRes_CenterY), gte_mv_to_ctrl_r(R_ScreenX, gte_cr_OFY_Code),
 
 	/* GTE: SetGeomScreen (H) — CR26 (per PSX-SPX / libpsyx), value is the raw projection-plane distance, NOT shifted. */
-	add_ui(R_T5, R_0, ScreenZ), gte_mv_to_ctrl_r(R_T5, gte_cr_H_Code),
+	add_ui(R_ScreenX, R_0, ScreenZ), gte_mv_to_ctrl_r(R_ScreenX, gte_cr_H_Code),
 
 	/* GP1: DisplayEnable — bit 0 = 0 (Display ON). */
-	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_DisplayOn(), R_T5, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET),
+	mac_gcmd_push(gp1_word_DisplayOn(), R_GpTmp, R_IO_BaseAddr, GPIO_PORT1_OFFSET), /* Uses auto-allocated R_GpTmp. */
 	mac_yield(),
 };
 
@@ -346,57 +772,7 @@ atom_label(exit_circle_z)
 };
 
 enum {
-	R_LookAt    = R_T0 atom_reg atom_type(MT3_S2S4*),
-	R_CamEye    = R_T1 atom_reg atom_type(P3_S4*),
-	R_CamTarget = R_T2 atom_reg atom_type(P3_S4*),
-	R_WorldUp   = R_T3 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-
-	R_LkAt_Fwdx = R_T4 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-	R_LkAt_Fwdy = R_T5 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-	R_LkAt_Fwdz = R_T6 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-	R_Eye_x     = R_T7 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-	R_Eye_y     = R_T8 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-	R_Eye_z     = R_V0 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-
-	R_LkAt_Up    = R_T5 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-	R_LkAt_Right = R_T6 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-
-	R_AxisX      = R_T7 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-	R_AxisY      = R_T8 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-	R_AxisZ      = R_T7 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S4*),
-};
-typedef Struct_(Binds_ResolveLookAt) {
-	MT3_S2S4* look_at;
-	P3_S4*    eye;
-	P3_S4*    target;
-	V3_S4*    up_in;
-};
-internal MipsAtom_(resolve_look_at) atom_info(atom_bind(Binds_ResolveLookAt)) {
-	load_word(R_LookAt,    R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAt,look_at)),
-	load_word(R_CamEye,    R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAt,eye)),
-	load_word(R_CamTarget, R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAt,target)),
-	load_word(R_WorldUp,   R_TapePtr, O_(Binds_ResolveLookAt,up_in)),
-	add_ui_self(           R_TapePtr, S_(Binds_ResolveLookAt)),
-
-	// load look_at and eye, then subtract (get direction), then normalize to unit vector.
-	mac_load_v3s4(R_LkAt_Fwdx, R_LkAt_Fwdy, R_LkAt_Fwdz, R_LookAt, 0),
-	mac_load_v3s4(R_Eye_x,     R_Eye_y,     R_Eye_z,     R_CamEye, 0),
-	mac_sub_v3s4( R_LkAt_Fwdx, R_LkAt_Fwdy, R_LkAt_Fwdz,
-	              R_Eye_x,     R_Eye_y,     R_Eye_z),
-
-	// ac_normalize_v3s4(9 args): in-place normalize direction → unit vector.
-	// Reg-aliasing across the 4 stages: R_T7 = r_sq_y → r_lzcr, R_T8 = r_sq_z → r_shift,
-	// R_V0 = r_recip_est (always), R_V1 = r_tmp. r_sx/r_sy/r_sz = R_LkAt_Fwdx/y/z (in-place).
-	// mac_normalize_v3s4(R_LkAt_Fwdx, R_LkAt_Fwdy, R_LkAt_Fwdz,
-	//                    R_T7, R_T8,
-	//                    R_V0,
-	//                    R_T7, R_T8, R_V1),
-
-	mac_yield(),
-};
-
-enum {
-	R_PrimCursor = R_T7 atom_reg atom_type(U4*),    /* VRAM output cursor (primitive buffer) */
+	R_PrimCursor = R_T7 atom_reg atom_type(U4*),    /* Output cursor (primitive buffer) */
 	R_FaceCursor = R_T4 atom_reg atom_type(V4_S2*), /* Cube face-index cursor (V4_S2*); floor context switches to V3_S2* via atom_phase */
 	R_VertBase   = R_T5 atom_reg atom_type(V3_S2*), /* Base address of the vertex array */
 	R_OtBase     = R_T6 atom_reg atom_type(U4*),    /* Base address of the Ordering Table */
@@ -405,7 +781,6 @@ enum {
 #define R_VertBase_Code    R_T5_Code
 #define R_OtBase_Code      R_T6_Code
 };
-
 typedef Struct_(Binds_CubeTri) {
 	U4     PrimCursor;
 	V4_S2* FaceCursor;
@@ -442,7 +817,7 @@ MipsAtom_(cube_g4_face) atom_info(atom_phase(cube_g4),
 
 	gte_mv_from_data_r(R_T0, C2_MAC0), nop,
 	branch_le_zero(R_T0, atom_offset(cull, cube_g4_face_exit)),
-		/* BD-slot: write the prim tag (R_0=0; overwrites the legacy tag word in the prim_buffer).
+		/* BD-slot: Write the prim tag (R_0=0; overwrites the legacy tag word in the prim_buffer).
 		 * If branch IS taken (face culled), the body is skipped and this 0-tag is stranded —
 		 * harmless because the OT entry that points to this prim is created later. */
 		store_word(R_0, R_PrimCursor, O_(Poly_G4, tag)),

code/hello_camera/hello_camera.c

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #pragma region Hello Camera Headers
 #	include "gen/macs.h"
 #	include "gen/offsets.h"
+#	include "gen/auto_reg.h"
 
 #include "hello_camera.h"
 #pragma endregion Hello Camera Headers
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 enum {
 	Scratchpad_Len           = 1024,
 	MemTape_Len              = 512,
+	ResolveLookAtArena_Words = 512,
 };
 typedef Struct_(SMemory) {
 	PrimitiveArena          primitives;
@@ -75,6 +77,17 @@ typedef Struct_(SMemory) {
 	PadState   pad[2];
 
 	U4_V scratchpad; // d-cache
+
+	/* resolve_look_at bundle: pre-built atom arena + atom-refs.
+	 * (Task 12.5 fix: moved from file-scope globals to smem fields.
+	 *  Task 12.7 fix: dropped the ResolveLookAtScratch struct-as-view; the
+	 *  C-side helper uses `& smem.scratchpad[N]` at hardcoded offsets directly.
+	 *  Task 12.8 fix: chain atoms use r_scratch + offset internally; no C-side magic offsets anywhere.
+	 *  Task 12.11 fix: ResolveLookAtScratch offset schema moved to hello_camera.atom.c — gte.atom.c
+	 *  is the GENERIC GTE primitives file and must not know about the resolve_look_at bundle's scratch layout.) */
+	U4              resolve_look_at_arena[ResolveLookAtArena_Words]; /* ~2 KB; bumped from 420 per Task 4 subagent */
+	MipsAtom*       resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[7];
+	MipsAtomBuilder resolve_look_at_ab_static;
 };
 global SMemory smem;
 extern SMemory smem;
@@ -119,6 +132,173 @@ resolve_look_at_c11(MT3_S2S4* look_at, P3_S4* eye, P3_S4* target, V3_S4* up_in)
 	trans_m3s2(   look_at,        & off);
 }
 
+/* Pre-build all 7 chain atoms of the resolve_look_at bundle into the static arena.
+ * Called ONCE from main() before the frame loop.
+ * After this returns, the smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[] array contains valid MIPS atom pointers
+ * for the frame-time bundle helper to emit via tb_emit(tb, captured_addr).
+ *
+ * 4 unique procs in hello_camera.atom.c (chain atoms 0, 2, 4, 6); atoms 1, 3, 5
+ * share the GENERIC normalize_v3s4_proc from gte.atom.c (called 3x with different
+ * O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,...) offsets):
+ * 	0: resolve_look_at__input_and_sub_proc
+ * 	1: normalize_v3s4_proc                  (fwd → uz; offsets 0, 16)
+ * 	2: resolve_look_at__cross_uz_up_in_to_right_proc
+ * 	3: normalize_v3s4_proc                  (right → ux; offsets 32, 48)
+ * 	4: resolve_look_at__cross_uz_ux_to_up_proc
+ * 	5: normalize_v3s4_proc                  (up → uy; offsets 64, 80)
+ * 	6: resolve_look_at__populate_and_translate_proc
+ *
+ * Task 12.16 promotion: the bundle-specific resolve_look_at__chain_normalize_proc
+ * has been promoted to the generic normalize_v3s4_proc (gte.atom.c), which now
+ * takes r_scratch + r_src_offset + r_dst_offset as U4 parameters. The 3 callers
+ * pass O_(ResolveLookAtScratch,...) macros as offset args. The metaprogram emits
+ * one set of `atom_offset__normalize_v3s4__srav_path__aligned_done` defs
+ * (namespaced by atom name) in duffle/gen/offsets.h, shared by all 3 callers.
+ *
+ * GPR pool per atom: 10 free GPRs (R_T0..R_T3 + R_T5..R_T7 + R_V0 + R_V1 + R_AT).
+ * R_T4 is reserved as the wave-context carrier (R_ResolveScratch).
+ */
+internal void resolve_look_at_init(void) {
+	/* Wrap the static arena in a MipsAtomBuilder. */
+	MipsAtomBuilder_R ab = & smem.resolve_look_at_ab_static;
+	ab->start    = u4_(smem.resolve_look_at_arena);
+	ab->capacity = ResolveLookAtArena_Words;
+	ab->used     = 0;
+
+	/* Atom 0: resolve_look_at__input_and_sub — stages eye/up_in into scratchpad,
+	 * computes fwd = target - eye; binds R_ResolveScratch (R_T4) as the wave-context carrier for atoms 1-6.
+	 * The body hardcodes R_AT and R_V0 as eye.y/eye.z temps (the existing sub_u(eye.x, eye.y, eye.z) chain from the prior Task 12.7 design). */
+	smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[0] = (MipsAtom*)u4_v(ab->start + ab->used * sizeof(U4));
+	resolve_look_at__input_and_sub_proc(ab, R_ResolveScratch,
+		R_T0,  /* r_target_ptr (popped from tape) */
+		R_T1,  /* r_eye_ptr    (popped from tape) */
+		R_T2,  /* r_up_in_ptr  (popped from tape) */
+		R_T3, R_T5, R_T6,  R_T7); /* r_tmp<0-3> */
+
+	/* Atom 1: normalize_v3s4_proc (generic, from gte.atom.c) — src=scratch+0=fwd, dst=scratch+16=uz.
+	 * The proc takes r_src_offset + r_dst_offset as U4 PARAMETERS — we pass the O_(...) macros here (evaluating to numeric literals 0 and 16).
+	 * The 4-stage body is identical across the 3 call sites (atoms 1, 3, 5); only the offset args differ.
+	 * GPR pool: r_scratch (R_T4 carrier) + 9 body GPRs = 10.
+	 *   r_src_ptr      (R_T0) : src ptr
+	 *   r_dst_ptr      (R_T1) : dst ptr
+	 *   r_tmp          (R_T2) : unused (reserved for symmetry)
+	 *   r_mac1_scratch (R_T3) : MAC1 scratch
+	 *   r_mac2_scratch (R_T5) : src.x → result.x (carries through stages 1-2)
+	 *   r_recip_est    (R_T6) : src.y → result.y
+	 *   r_lzcr         (R_T7) : |v|² accumulator + srav amount (single reg)
+	 *   r_shift        (R_V0) : LZCR (saved across stages 3-4)
+	 *   r_branch_tmp   (R_V1) : src.z → result.z (reused after stage 1)
+	 */
+	smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[1] = (MipsAtom*)u4_v(ab->start + ab->used * sizeof(U4));
+	normalize_v3s4_proc(ab, R_ResolveScratch, /* r_scratch (wave-context carrier) */
+		O_(ResolveLookAtScratch, fwd),          /* r_src_offset = 0 */
+		O_(ResolveLookAtScratch, uz),           /* r_dst_offset = 16 */
+		R_T0, R_T1, R_T2,                       /* r_src_ptr, r_dst_ptr, r_tmp */
+		R_T3,                                   /* r_mac1_scratch */
+		R_T5,                                   /* r_mac2_scratch */
+		R_T6,                                   /* r_recip_est */
+		R_T7,                                   /* r_lzcr */
+		R_V0,                                   /* r_shift */
+		R_V1);                                  /* r_branch_tmp */
+
+	/* Atom 2: resolve_look_at__cross_uz_up_in_to_right — a=scratch+16, b=scratch+128,
+	 * out=scratch+32 (HARDCODED in body). GPR pool: r_scratch + 7 body + R_AT + R_V0 = 10. */
+	smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[2] = (MipsAtom*)u4_v(ab->start + ab->used * sizeof(U4));
+	resolve_look_at__cross_uz_up_in_to_right_proc(ab, R_ResolveScratch, /* r_scratch (wave-context carrier; src/dst base) */
+		R_T0, R_T1, R_T2, /* r_a, r_b, r_c (a.x/y/z → out.x/y/z) */
+		R_T3,             /* r_d (b.x) */
+		R_T5,             /* r_f (out ptr = scratch+32) */
+		R_T6,             /* r_g (a ptr = scratch+16) */
+		R_T7);            /* r_h (b ptr = scratch+128) */
+
+	/* Atom 3: normalize_v3s4_proc (generic, from gte.atom.c) — src=scratch+32=right, dst=scratch+48=ux. */
+	smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[3] = (MipsAtom*)u4_v(ab->start + ab->used * sizeof(U4));
+	normalize_v3s4_proc(ab, R_ResolveScratch,
+		O_(ResolveLookAtScratch, right), /* r_src_offset = 32 */
+		O_(ResolveLookAtScratch, ux),    /* r_dst_offset = 48 */
+		R_T0, R_T1, R_T2,
+		R_T3,
+		R_T5,
+		R_T6,
+		R_T7,
+		R_V0,
+		R_V1);
+
+	/* Atom 4: resolve_look_at__cross_uz_ux_to_up — a=scratch+16, b=scratch+48, out=scratch+64 (HARDCODED). */
+	smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[4] = (MipsAtom*)u4_v(ab->start + ab->used * sizeof(U4));
+	resolve_look_at__cross_uz_ux_to_up_proc(ab, R_ResolveScratch,
+		R_T0, R_T1, R_T2,
+		R_T3,
+		R_T5,  /* r_f (out ptr = scratch+64) */
+		R_T6,  /* r_g (a ptr = scratch+16) */
+		R_T7); /* r_h (b ptr = scratch+48) */
+
+	/* Atom 5: normalize_v3s4_proc (generic, from gte.atom.c) — src=scratch+64=up, dst=scratch+80=uy. */
+	smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[5] = (MipsAtom*)u4_v(ab->start + ab->used * sizeof(U4));
+	normalize_v3s4_proc(ab, R_ResolveScratch,
+		O_(ResolveLookAtScratch, up), /* r_src_offset = 64 */
+		O_(ResolveLookAtScratch, uy), /* r_dst_offset = 80 */
+		R_T0, R_T1, R_T2,
+		R_T3,
+		R_T5,
+		R_T6,
+		R_T7,
+		R_V0,
+		R_V1);
+
+	/* Atom 6: resolve_look_at__populate_and_translate — write look_at->m[][] from ux/uy/uz (computed from r_scratch+offset internally),
+	then compute translation column t[] = R * (-eye). GPR pool: r_look_at + r_scratch + 4 ptr regs + 3 tmp regs = 9. */
+	smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[6] = (MipsAtom*)u4_v(ab->start + ab->used * sizeof(U4));
+	resolve_look_at__populate_and_translate_proc(ab,
+		R_T0,                    /* r_look_at (popped from tape; MT3_S2S4*) */
+		R_ResolveScratch,        /* r_scratch (wave-context carrier) */
+		R_T1, R_T3, R_T5, R_T7,  /* r_pux, r_puy, r_puz, r_peye */
+		R_T2, R_T6, R_V0);       /* r_tmp0, r_tmp1, r_tmp2 */
+
+	/* Sanity check: arena didn't overflow. */
+	assert(ab->used <= ResolveLookAtArena_Words);
+}
+
+/* Emit the resolve_look_at bundle into the tape. Called once per frame from update().
+ * The 7 chain atoms are pre-built at init time (resolve_look_at_init) and referenced by address via smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[].
+ * Per-frame work: 7 tb_emit (atom pointer emissions) + 5 tb_data (C-side pointers for atom 0 + look_at for atom 6).
+ *
+ * Binds_ contract (the field-name labels are for human readability):
+ *   Atom 0  input_and_sub              target(4) eye(4) up_in(4) scratch_base(4) = 4 words
+ *   Atoms 1-5                           (no tape data — atom uses r_scratch + offset internally)
+ *   Atom 6  populate_and_translate     look_at(4)                                = 1 word
+ *                                       ----
+ *                                       5 tb_data words total per frame.
+ */
+I_ void resolve_look_at(
+		TapeBuilder_R tb
+	,	MT3_S2S4* look_at
+	,	P3_S4*    eye
+	,	P3_S4*    target
+	,	V3_S4*    up_in
+){
+	/* Atom 0: input_and_sub — stages eye/up_in into scratchpad + computes fwd.  */
+	tb_emit(tb, smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[0]); {
+		tb_data(tb, u4_(target));              /* Binds_ResolveLookAtSub.target  (C-side P3_S4*) */
+		tb_data(tb, u4_(eye));                 /* Binds_ResolveLookAtSub.eye     (C-side P3_S4*) */
+		tb_data(tb, u4_(up_in));               /* Binds_ResolveLookAtSub.up_in   (C-side V3_S4*) */
+		tb_data(tb, u4_(smem.scratchpad));     /* Binds_ResolveLookAtScratch.scratch_base */
+	}
+
+	/* Atoms 1-5: NO tb_data — each chain atom uses r_scratch + hardcoded_offset internally (no tape-data pointers between atoms).
+	Context carrier R_ResolveScratch (R_T4) is preserved across atoms. */
+	tb_emit(tb, smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[1]); { }
+	tb_emit(tb, smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[2]); { }
+	tb_emit(tb, smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[3]); { }
+	tb_emit(tb, smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[4]); { }
+	tb_emit(tb, smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[5]); { }
+
+	/* Atom 6: populate_and_translate — only output pointer is the matrix destination. */
+	tb_emit(tb, smem.resolve_look_at_atom_addrs[6]); {
+		tb_data(tb, u4_(look_at)); /* Binds_ResolveLookAtPopAndTrans.look_at (MT3_S2S4*) */
+	}
+}
+
 FI_ void camera_look_at_c11(Camera* c, P3_S4* target, V3_S4* up_in) { resolve_look_at_c11(& c->look_at, & c->pos, target, up_in); }
 
 GCC_OPTIMIZATION_DISABLE
@@ -171,72 +351,48 @@ void update(PrimitiveArena* pa, U4* ordering_buf)
 	A2_S2 p;    //???
 	S4 flag; //????
 
-	// Camera Look at
-	if (0)
-	{
-		camera_look_at_c11(& smem.cam, & smem.cube.pos, & v3s4(0, -fp_one, 0));
-	}
-	// Camera look at (Tape)
+	// Camera Look at (Tape) + inline C11 fallback — bundle runs, then C11 inlines the look_at.
+	// Currently: bundle's atom 0 (input_and_sub) runs + C11 does the rest. As bundle atoms
+	// are incrementally fixed, the corresponding C11 lines get commented out.
 	if (1)
 	{
-		MT3_S2S4* look_at = & smem.cam.look_at;
-		P3_S4*    eye     = & smem.cam.pos;
-		V3_S4*    up_in   = & v3s4(0,  -fp_one, 0);
+		tb.used = 0; tb_scope_run(& tb) {
+			resolve_look_at(& tb, & smem.cam.look_at, & smem.cam.pos, & smem.cube.pos, & v3s4(0, -fp_one, 0));
+		}
 
+		// RGA(Lengyel): Build matrix expansion of a rigid transformation. Corresponding motor is not constructed; we write the LA form for GTE.
+		// Preconditions: eye != target, up_in not collinear with (target - eye).
 		V3_S4 right, up, forward;
 		V3_S4 ux, uy, uz;
 		V3_S4 pos, off;
 
-		tb.used = 0; tb_scope_run(& tb) {
-			// tb_emit_bundle(resolve_look_at);
-			{
-				tb_emit_(resolve_look_at); {
-					tb_data_(look_at, & smem.cam.look_at);
-					tb_data_(eye, & smem.cam.pos);
-					tb_data_(target, & smem.cube.pos);
-					tb_data_(up_in, up_in);
-					// tb_emit(a_normalize_v3s4(/*Todo: resolve dependent register allocation*/));
-						// tb_data_(fwd_out);
-				}
-				#if 0
-				{
-					tb_emit_(resolve_look_at__resolve_right); {
-							//...
-						tb_emit_(a_normalize_v3s4(...));
-							tb_data_(right_out);
-					}
-					tb_emit(resolve_look_at__resolve_up); {
-							//...
-						tb_emit_(ac_normalize_v3s4(...));
-							tb_data_(up_out);
-					}
-					tb_emit(world_to_cam_expand_mt3_s2s4(...)); {
-						tb_data(look_at, & smem.cam.look_at);
-					}
-					tb_emit_(resolve_look_at__final); {
-					}
-				}
-				#endif
-			}
-		}
+		// forward = smem.cube.pos; sub_v3s4(& forward, smem.cam.pos); // RGA(Lengyel): Affine point - point = zero-weight direction.  (now done by bundle atom 0)
+		// Read fwd from scratchpad[+0] (atom 0's output)
+		forward.x = u4_v(0x1F800000)[0];
+		forward.y = u4_v(0x1F800000)[1];
+		forward.z = u4_v(0x1F800000)[2];
+		forward.pad = u4_v(0x1F800000)[3];
+		// normalize_v3s4(& forward, & uz);                  // RGA(Lengyel): Normalize the direction bulk. Not finite-point unitization.  (now done by bundle atom 1)
+		// Read uz from scratchpad[+16] (atom 1's output)
+		uz.x = u4_v(0x1F800010)[0];
+		uz.y = u4_v(0x1F800010)[1];
+		uz.z = u4_v(0x1F800010)[2];
+		uz.pad = u4_v(0x1F800010)[3];
 
-		// forward = target[0]; sub_v3s4(& forward, eye[0]); // RGA(Lengyel): Affine point - point = zero-weight direction.
-		// normalize_v3s4(& forward, & uz);                  // RGA(Lengyel): Normalize the direction bulk. Not finite-point unitization.
-
-		cross_v3s4(& uz,   up_in, & right); normalize_v3s4(& right, & ux); // RGA(Lengyel): Complement(Wedge(forward, up_in)) -> right axis.
+		cross_v3s4(& uz,   & v3s4(0, -fp_one, 0), & right); normalize_v3s4(& right, & ux); // RGA(Lengyel): Complement(Wedge(forward, up_in)) -> right axis.
 		cross_v3s4(& uz, & ux,    & up);    normalize_v3s4(& up,    & uy); // RGA(Lengyel): Complement(Wedge(forward, right)) -> up axis.
 
 		// RGA(Lengyel): matrix expansion of the world-to-camera rotation (basis rows).
-		look_at->m[0][0] = ux.x; look_at->m[0][1] = ux.y; look_at->m[0][2] = ux.z;
-		look_at->m[1][0] = uy.x; look_at->m[1][1] = uy.y; look_at->m[1][2] = uy.z;
-		look_at->m[2][0] = uz.x; look_at->m[2][1] = uz.y; look_at->m[2][2] = uz.z;
+		smem.cam.look_at.m[0][0] = ux.x; smem.cam.look_at.m[0][1] = ux.y; smem.cam.look_at.m[0][2] = ux.z;
+		smem.cam.look_at.m[1][0] = uy.x; smem.cam.look_at.m[1][1] = uy.y; smem.cam.look_at.m[1][2] = uy.z;
+		smem.cam.look_at.m[2][0] = uz.x; smem.cam.look_at.m[2][1] = uz.y; smem.cam.look_at.m[2][2] = uz.z;
 
-		pos = eye[0]; mul_v3s4(& pos, v3s4(-1,-1,-1)); // RGA(Lengyel): -eye in world coordinates (spatial bulk only; implicit weight is dropped).
+		pos = smem.cam.pos; mul_v3s4(& pos, v3s4(-1,-1,-1)); // RGA(Lengyel): -eye in world coordinates (spatial bulk only; implicit weight is dropped).
 
-		// RGA(Lengyel): R * (-eye) -- full matrix translation column. 
+		// RGA(Lengyel): R * (-eye) is the full matrix translation column.
 		// Motor translator would store half this displacement in m.xyz; GTE consumes full column.
-		mul_m3s2_v3s4(look_at, & pos, & off);
-		trans_m3s2(   look_at,        & off);
+		mul_m3s2_v3s4(& smem.cam.look_at, & pos, & off);
+		trans_m3s2(   & smem.cam.look_at,        & off);
 	}
 
 	// Draw cube
@@ -273,7 +429,7 @@ void update(PrimitiveArena* pa, U4* ordering_buf)
 				tb_data(& tb, u4_(& pa->used));
 				tb_data(& tb, prim_base);
 		}
-		tape_run(tb_slice(tb));
+		tape_run_a02_s07(tb_slice(tb));// Fire off the tape (bigger-clobber variant).
 
 		// smem.cube.rot.y += 30;
 	}
@@ -315,7 +471,7 @@ void update(PrimitiveArena* pa, U4* ordering_buf)
 				tb_data(& tb, u4_(& pa->used));
 				tb_data(& tb, prim_base);
 		}
-		tape_run(tb_slice(tb));// Fire off the tape.
+		tape_run_a02_s07(tb_slice(tb));// Fire off the tape (bigger-clobber variant).
 
 		// C-side state (pa->used) has already been updated by the tape!
 		// smem.floor.rot.y += 5;
@@ -365,6 +521,10 @@ int main(void)
 		reset_graph(0);
 		/* Direct BIOS: poll both ports during VBlank. */
 		pad_bios_init_start(& smem.pad_raw[0], & smem.pad_raw[1]);
+
+		/* Pre-build the resolve_look_at bundle atoms into the static arena. */
+		resolve_look_at_init();
+
 		/* Pinned registers for the GPU init atom. */
 		register U4*           io_base_addr rgcc(R_IO_BaseAddr) = u4_r(IO_BASE_ADDR);
 		register DoubleBuffer* screen_buf   rgcc(R_ScreenBuf)   = & smem.screen_buf;

code/hello_joypad/hello_joypad.atom.c

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ ATOM_FILE_DEBUGGER_LINE_MARKER(hello_joypad_atom_c);
 
 #pragma region MACs (Mips Atom components)
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_put_disp_env(U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
-MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_disp_env, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_put_disp_env(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
+MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_disp_env, ab, {
 	// Emits 5 GP0 commands for buffer 0 (display_area = (0,0,320,240)).
 	// Sequence per libpsyx PutDispEnv: DrawArea TL → DrawArea BR → Mask → DrawArea TL → DrawArea BR
 	mac_gcmd_push(gp0_word_draw_area_top_left_origin,      reg_transfer, reg_base, port),
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_disp_env, {
 	mac_gcmd_push(gp0_word_draw_area_bottom_right_320x240, reg_transfer, reg_base, port),
 })
 
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_put_draw_env(U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
-MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_draw_env, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_put_draw_env(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 reg_transfer, U4 reg_base, U2 port)
+MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_put_draw_env, ab, {
 	/*
 	* ORIGIN: each code word corresponds to the EXACT value libpsyx's PutDrawEnv function would compute for the same DrawEnv settings.
 	* References:

code/hello_joypad/sio.tape.c

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
  * Emits 9 instructions (status/buttons/axes/attempt stores plus the
  * two-instruction zero-extended buttons load).
  */
-FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_sio_write_pad_state(U4 status_val, U4 state_ptr_reg, U4 scratch_reg)
-MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_sio_write_pad_state, {
+FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_pad_sio_write_pad_state(MipsAtomBuilder_R ab, U4 status_val, U4 state_ptr_reg, U4 scratch_reg)
+MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_pad_sio_write_pad_state, ab, {
 	add_ui(scratch_reg, R_0, status_val),
 	store_word(scratch_reg, state_ptr_reg, O_(PadState,status)),
 	/* FIX 2026-08-02: buttons = 0x0000FFFF = "no buttons pressed" in

scripts/duffle.lua

@@ -515,8 +515,7 @@ local function splice_c_lines(source)
 		local splice_len = nil
 		if byte == BYTE_BACKSLASH and source:byte(pos + 1) == BYTE_NEWLINE then
 			splice_len = 2
-		elseif byte == BYTE_BACKSLASH and source:byte(pos + 1) == BYTE_CR
-			and source:byte(pos + 2) == BYTE_NEWLINE then
+		elseif byte == BYTE_BACKSLASH and source:byte(pos + 1) == BYTE_CR and source:byte(pos + 2) == BYTE_NEWLINE then
 			splice_len = 3
 		end
 
@@ -2095,7 +2094,8 @@ local E_MAC_PREFIX_LEN = 4
 ---   * Unknown `mac_X` (not in `component_index`): fall back to `word_counts[ident]` if present; otherwise emit one opaque event so the cycle budget accounts for the word.
 ---   * Marker Tokens (`atom_label(...)` / `atom_offset(...)`): Zero events (they are pure metaprogram hints).
 ---
---- Cycle protection: a per-expansion `visiting` set tracks components currently on the expansion stack; a re-entry produces a deterministic `{kind = "cycle", ...}` error and aborts that branch (does NOT hang, does NOT recurse).
+--- Cycle protection: a per-expansion `visiting` set tracks components currently on the expansion stack;
+--- a re-entry produces a deterministic `{kind = "cycle", ...}` error and aborts that branch (does NOT hang, does NOT recurse).
 ---
 --- Pure: reads `body_entry` / `component_index` / `word_counts`. Memoization is the caller's responsibility.
 --- Callers wanting `word_events` / `word_event_errors` precomputed for many atoms should memoize them per atom.

scripts/duffle_paths.lua

@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ local function find_repo_root()
 	return root
 end
 
---- Set `package.path` (for `require("duffle")` + `require("passes.X")`) and
---- `package.cpath` (for `lpeg.dll`).
+--- Set `package.path` (for `require("duffle")` + `require("passes.X")`) and `package.cpath` (for `lpeg.dll`).
 ---
 --- This script does NOT touch the OS environment: no `os.setenv`, no `os.putenv`, no `$PATH` mods. 
 --- It just sets `package.path` and `package.cpath` (the standard Lua way to register module search dirs). 

scripts/passes/auto_reg.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+--- passes/auto_reg.lua — Per-phase automatic GPR allocator + gen/auto_reg.h emitter.
+---
+--- Reads the per-source + corpus-level `atom_auto_regs` + `phase_auto_regs` registries populated by `passes/scan_source.lua`.
+--- Runs a deterministic first-fit allocator in the `R_T0..R_T7 + R_V0..R_V1` pool (10 physical GPRs).
+--- Emits one `#define R_<Sym>_Code R_Tn_Code` per marker into per-directory `gen/auto_reg.h`.
+---
+--- User-pinned GPRs : The corpus's `register_alias_registry` is consulted to exclude GPRs the user has pinned via 
+--- `atom_reg` + `_Code` defs (e.g. carriers like `R_ResolveScratch = R_T4 atom_reg`). 
+--- These GPRs are unavailable to EVERY atom's source pool.
+--- Carriers are preserved across atoms by context discipline and must never be reallocated.
+--- Per-atom body parsing also catches alias references (R_<Alias>) and hardcoded R_Tn references,
+--- so the user can write either `R_T4` or `R_ResolveScratch` in an atom body and the pass will
+--- exclude R_T4 from that atom's pool.
+---
+--- Conflict detection: If the user hardcodes `R_Tn` in an atom body that shares a phase with an auto-reg that picked `R_Tn`,
+--- emit `phase_register_clash` as an info finding (no build stop).
+--- Should be unreachable after the user-pinning + body-parsing fix above; kept as a defensive safety net.
+---
+--- Pool exhaustion: If a phase declares more `R_<Sym>` mappings than the 10-register pool can hold,
+--- emit `phase_register_pool_exhausted` as a build-stopping error.
+
+--- @class AutoRegResult
+--- @field outputs  table[]  -- {kind=, path=} entries
+--- @field errors   table[]  -- {line=, msg=}  entries (build-stops)
+--- @field warnings table[]  -- {line=, msg=}  entries (build-continues)
+
+local _bootstrap_dir = debug.getinfo(1, "S").source:match("^@?(.*[/\\])") or "./"
+local duffle         = dofile(_bootstrap_dir .. "../duffle_paths.lua")
+
+--- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+--- THE GPR ALLOCATION POOL — what is allocatable, and (more importantly) WHY
+--- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+---
+--- The auto-reg pass picks physical GPRs for `atom_auto_reg(...)` / `phase_auto_reg(...)` markers.
+--- It allocates from a FIXED 10-register pool.
+--- This comment block makes the inclusion AND exclusion criteria obvious so a reader doesn't have 
+--- to grep lottes_tape.h + mips.h to understand the design.
+---
+--- ── WHAT'S IN THE POOL (10 GPRs, all caller-trash per the O32 ABI) ────────
+---     R_T0..R_T7  (GPR codes 8..15), R_V0..R_V1 (GPR codes 2..3)  
+---      The workhorse of every atom body. The uesr should be aware of atom allocation across atoms they chain. 
+---      If they have a collision it means either they didn't saturate the register file optimally for a phase,
+---      or the may have made the workload to large for the run.
+---
+--- ── WHAT'S NOT IN THE POOL — and WHY (the "obvious exclusions") ────────────
+---   R_T9  (GPR code 25)  — R_TapePtr, the tape instruction stream pointer.
+---     Owned by the tape runtime (in tape_run / tape_run_a02_s07).
+---     `rgcc(R_TapePtr)` register-variable ties the C compiler's view to $t9 across the whole tape_run.
+---     The auto-reg pass MUST NOT clobber this; doing so would desync the C-side tape pointer from the
+---     hardware pointer and crash on the next tape_run.
+---
+---   R_T8  (GPR code 24)  — R_AtomJmp, the atom-jump register used by the 4-word yield handshake.
+---     Every `mac_yield()` / `mac_yield_tail` does `load_word R_AtomJmp, R_TapePtr, 0` then
+---     `jump_reg R_AtomJmp`. The auto-reg pass MUST NOT clobber this either, or the atom dispatcher breaks.
+---     Owned by the tape runtime, same family as R_TapePtr.
+---
+---   R_AT  (GPR code 1)   — Assembler temporary. Reserved by the MIPS O32 ABI for pseudoinstruction expansion
+---     (lottes_tape.h:86, mips.h:93). The ISA's psuedo instructions use it as a scratch temporary.
+---
+---   R_A0..A3 (codes 4..7)   — Function arguments. Used in tape_run_a02_s07, see below.
+---   R_S0..S7 (codes 16..23) — Callee-saved. Preserved across C-ABI calls by convention.
+---     The `tape_run_a02_s07` variant clobbers them deliberately, but the default `tape_run` does NOT.
+---     Kept out of POOL to preserve the conservative default.
+---     Add them in a separate "big clobber" pool if/when needed.
+---
+---   R_K0/K1       (codes 26..27) — Kernel / interrupt handler reserves. Never touched by user code; OS-internal.
+---   R_GP/SP/FP/RA (codes 28..31) — Stack frame + return-address. Owned by the C compiler; never allocatable.
+---   R_0           (code 0)       — Hardwired zero. Cannot be written.
+---
+local POOL = {
+    "R_T0", "R_T1", "R_T2", "R_T3",
+    "R_T4", "R_T5", "R_T6", "R_T7",
+    "R_V0", "R_V1",
+}
+
+-- Map from integer MIPS GPR code (the `code` field on AliasEntry) to the physical GPR ident in POOL.
+-- The standard MIPS O32 ABI register numbering matches mips.h's R_*_Code #defines (mips.h).
+-- Only the POOL entries matter for auto_reg — non-pool aliases
+-- (R_AT=1, R_A0..A3=4..7, R_T8=24, R_T9=25, R_K0/K1=26..27, R_GP/SP/FP/RA=28..31) 
+-- are deliberately omitted — see the comment block above for the WHY of each exclusion.
+local INT_CODE_TO_POOL_GPR = {
+    [2]  = "R_V0", [3]  = "R_V1",
+    [8]  = "R_T0", [9]  = "R_T1", [10] = "R_T2", [11] = "R_T3",
+    [12] = "R_T4", [13] = "R_T5", [14] = "R_T6", [15] = "R_T7",
+}
+
+-- Stable sort for deterministic allocation order.
+local function stable_sort_keys(tbl)
+    local keys = {}
+    for k in pairs(tbl) do keys[#keys + 1] = k end
+    table.sort(keys)
+    return keys
+end
+
+-- Allocate one phase's auto-reg mappings.
+-- Returns (allocated_map, errors). On pool exhaustion, errors is populated and the function halts.
+local function allocate_phase(phase_label, decls)
+    -- Deep-copy POOL into a fresh sequence table. The original `table.unpack and table.unpack(POOL) or { unpack(POOL) }`
+    -- idiom wraps the unpacked values in a single inner table under LuaJIT 5.1 (`table.unpack` is nil; the `or` returns one value),
+    -- which corrupts the pool into `{ {R_T0, R_T1, ...} }` — making `table.remove(pool, 1)` return the inner table on iteration.
+    local pool   = {}
+    for i = 1, #POOL do pool[i] = POOL[i] end
+    local result = {}
+    local errors = {}
+    for _, sym in ipairs(stable_sort_keys(decls)) do
+        local next_gpr = table.remove(pool, 1)
+        if not next_gpr then
+            errors[#errors + 1] = {
+                line = 0,
+                msg  = string.format("phase_register_pool_exhausted: "
+									.. "phase '%s' requested symbol '%s' but the pool has no remaining registers "
+									.. "(max 10 per phase: R_T0..R_T7 + R_V0..R_V1). Split the phase or use hardcoded GPRs."
+                  , phase_label, sym),
+            }
+            return result, errors
+        end
+        result[sym] = next_gpr
+    end
+    return result, errors
+end
+
+-- Build two projections from corpus.register_alias_registry:
+--   user_pinned   -- { [physical_gpr_ident] = true } -- GPRs unavailable to auto_reg globally (wave-context carriers, file-scope pinned aliases)
+--   alias_to_gpr  -- { [alias_ident]        = physical_gpr_ident } -- for body parsing
+-- Both projections are derived from the same set of entries: every AliasEntry in register_alias_registry has `has_atom_reg = true` 
+-- (only those entries are added to the registry; see passes/scan_source.lua parse_enum_entry).
+-- Each entry's `code` is the integer MIPS GPR number (0..31); INT_CODE_TO_POOL_GPR translates it back to the physical GPR ident.
+-- Aliases whose `code` points to a non-POOL GPR (e.g. R_S0, R_T8, R_K1) are ignored — 
+-- they don't affect the auto_reg pool, and they're already excluded from POOL above.
+local function build_user_pins(corpus)
+    local user_pinned  = {}
+    local alias_to_gpr = {}
+    if not corpus.register_alias_registry then return user_pinned, alias_to_gpr end
+    for alias_name, alias_entry in pairs(corpus.register_alias_registry) do
+        if alias_entry.has_atom_reg and alias_entry.code then
+            local gpr = INT_CODE_TO_POOL_GPR[alias_entry.code]
+            if gpr then
+                user_pinned[gpr]         = true
+                alias_to_gpr[alias_name] = gpr
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return user_pinned, alias_to_gpr
+end
+
+-- Find every physical GPR referenced in the atom body, via EITHER:
+--   (a) A hardcoded physical GPR ident (R_T\d+|R_V\d+|R_A\d+|R_S\d+) — the existing regex;
+--   (b) An alias ident (R_<Alias>) resolved via alias_to_gpr back to its physical GPR ident.
+-- Returns { [physical_gpr_ident] = count }. Clash-detection and source-pool-exclusion logic
+-- only needs the presence of each GPR (boolean test), but keeping count preserves the
+-- original find_hardcoded_rn shape so callers can switch without churn.
+-- The alias pattern is sorted lexicographically to keep the regex deterministic.
+local function find_used_gprs(body_text, alias_to_gpr)
+    local found = {}
+    -- (a) Hardcoded physical GPRs (R_T0..R_T7, R_V0..R_V1, R_A0..R_A3, R_S0..R_S7).
+    for gpr in body_text:gmatch("(R_T%d+|R_V%d+|R_A%d+|R_S%d+)") do
+        found[gpr] = (found[gpr] or 0) + 1
+    end
+    -- (b) Alias references (R_<Alias>) resolved to physical GPRs via the registry.
+    --      Sorted by name so the regex is byte-stable across runs.
+    if alias_to_gpr and next(alias_to_gpr) then
+        local aliases = {}
+        for alias_name in pairs(alias_to_gpr) do
+            aliases[#aliases + 1] = alias_name
+        end
+        table.sort(aliases)
+        local pattern = "(" .. table.concat(aliases, "|") .. ")"
+        for alias_name in body_text:gmatch(pattern) do
+            local gpr = alias_to_gpr[alias_name]
+            if gpr and not found[gpr] then
+                found[gpr] = 1
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return found
+end
+
+-- Emit one gen/auto_reg.h header per directory.
+local function emit_auto_reg_h(out_dir, dir, sources, mappings)
+    if not mappings or next(mappings) == nil then return end
+    local out_path = out_dir .. "/" .. "auto_reg.h"
+    duffle.ensure_dir(out_dir)
+    local lines = {
+        "#ifdef INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES",
+        "#pragma once",
+        "#endif",
+        "// Auto-generated by ps1_meta.lua (passes/auto_reg.lua) — DO NOT EDIT",
+        "// Directory: " .. dir:gsub("/", "\\"),
+    }
+    for _, src in ipairs(sources) do
+        lines[#lines + 1] = "//   source: " .. src.path
+    end
+    lines[#lines + 1] = "// Per-phase register allocations resolved by the lua pass."
+    lines[#lines + 1] = "// R_<Sym>_Code = <chosen GPR's _Code constant> for every marker in this directory."
+    lines[#lines + 1] = ""
+    for _, sym in ipairs(stable_sort_keys(mappings)) do
+        local gpr         = mappings[sym]
+        local gpr_code    = gpr .. "_Code"
+        lines[#lines + 1] = "#define " .. sym .. "_Code " .. gpr_code
+    end
+    lines[#lines + 1] = ""
+    duffle.write_file_lf(out_path, table.concat(lines, "\n") .. "\n")
+    print("  -> " .. out_path)
+    return out_path
+end
+
+-- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+-- Pass entry
+-- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+local M = {}
+
+--- @param ctx PassCtx
+--- @return AutoRegResult
+function M.run(ctx)
+    local outputs  = {}
+    local errors   = {}
+    local warnings = {}
+
+    local corpus = ctx.shared and ctx.shared.corpus
+    if type(corpus) ~= "table" then
+        error("auto_reg.run requires ctx.shared.corpus", 0)
+    end
+
+    -- 0. Build the user-pinned GPR exclusion set + alias-to-GPR resolution map.
+    --  Wave-context carriers (e.g. `R_ResolveScratch = R_T4 atom_reg` in hello_camera.atom.c)
+    --  MUST NOT be allocated to any auto-reg marker — they're preserved across atoms by the wave-context discipline.
+		--  The corpus's register_alias_registry is the source of truth for these opt-in pins.
+    --  Body references to those aliases (via alias_to_gpr) are also excluded on a per-atom basis in step 2 below.
+    local user_pinned, alias_to_gpr = build_user_pins(corpus)
+
+    -- 1. Allocate phase pools first (phase declarations take precedence over per-atom declarations).
+    local phase_allocations = {}
+    for phase_label, decls in pairs(corpus.phase_auto_regs or {}) do
+        local mapping, errs = allocate_phase(phase_label, decls)
+        for sym, gpr in pairs(mapping) do
+            phase_allocations[phase_label]      = phase_allocations[phase_label] or {}
+            phase_allocations[phase_label][sym] = gpr
+        end
+        for _, e in ipairs(errs) do
+            errors[#errors + 1] = e
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- 2. Allocate per-atom auto-regs. If the atom scope matches a phase, reuse the phase pool.
+    -- Otherwise, allocate a private pool for the atom.
+    -- The phase membership is in `corpus.atom_phases[phase_label].atoms` (an array of atom names declared via `atom_phase(<phase>)`
+		-- in the atom's `atom_info` line). Build a reverse map `atom_name -> phase_label` so the lookup is O(1) per atom scope.
+    local atom_name_to_phase = {}
+    for phase_label, entry in pairs(corpus.atom_phases or {}) do
+        for _, atom_name in ipairs(entry.atoms or {}) do
+            atom_name_to_phase[atom_name] = phase_label
+        end
+    end
+
+    local atom_allocations = {}
+    for atom_scope, decls in pairs(corpus.atom_auto_regs or {}) do
+        local phase_label = atom_name_to_phase[atom_scope]
+        -- Build the atom's source pool: start with the full POOL, subtract:
+        --   (a) every GPR already committed (phase allocations + prior atom allocations)
+        --   (b) every USER-PINNED GPR (wave-context carriers + file-scope pinned aliases)
+        --   (c) every GPR referenced in the atom's body — either hardcoded R_X or alias R_Xxx
+        --       (the latter resolved via alias_to_gpr; this catches cases where the user wrote R_ResolveScratch instead of R_T4 directly)
+        -- Atoms whose scope matches a phase share the global pool with the phase allocations;
+        -- the original `source_pool = phase_allocations[phase_label]` form used the phase
+        -- allocation MAP as a pool, but that map has no array part, so `table.remove(source_pool, 1)`
+        -- returned nil and every atom-with-phase marker errored with `phase_register_pool_exhausted`.
+        local used = {}
+        for _, m in pairs(phase_allocations) do for _, gpr in pairs(m) do used[gpr] = true end end
+        for _, m in pairs(atom_allocations)  do for _, gpr in pairs(m) do used[gpr] = true end end
+        -- (c) Body references — scan the atom body for hardcoded + alias-resolved GPRs.
+        --     Folded into `used` so the source_pool exclusion is a single check.
+        local atom = corpus.atoms_by_name and corpus.atoms_by_name[atom_scope]
+        if atom and atom.body then
+            local body_used = find_used_gprs(atom.body, alias_to_gpr)
+            for gpr in pairs(body_used) do used[gpr] = true end
+        end
+        local source_pool = {}
+        for _, gpr in ipairs(POOL) do
+            -- Exclude (a) prior commitments, (b) USER-PINNED GPRs (wave-context carriers
+            -- declared via atom_reg + _Code defs, preserved across atoms globally).
+            if not used[gpr] and not user_pinned[gpr] then
+                source_pool[#source_pool + 1] = gpr
+            end
+        end
+        local result = {}
+        for _, sym in ipairs(stable_sort_keys(decls)) do
+            local next_gpr = table.remove(source_pool, 1)
+            if not next_gpr then
+                errors[#errors + 1] = {
+                    line = 0,
+                    msg  = string.format("phase_register_pool_exhausted: atom '%s' requested symbol '%s' "
+											.. "but no free registers remain in its scope pool."
+                    	, atom_scope, sym),
+                }
+            else
+                result[sym] = next_gpr
+            end
+        end
+        atom_allocations[atom_scope] = result
+    end
+
+    -- 3. Conflict-with-hardcoded detection (defensive — should be unreachable now).
+    -- The source_pool exclusion in step 2 (b) + (c) already accounts for both user-pinned GPRs
+    -- and body-referenced GPRs (hardcoded R_Tn OR alias R_<Alias>).
+		-- An auto-reg allocation that matched an existing body reference would be impossible by construction.
+		-- This warning is kept as a defensive safety net for cases the body scanner might miss
+		-- (e.g. macros that expand to register references the scanner cannot resolve).
+    -- For each resolved (scope, sym) -> R_Tn mapping, scan the atom body source for used GPRs.
+    for atom_scope, decls in pairs(atom_allocations) do
+        local atom = corpus.atoms_by_name and corpus.atoms_by_name[atom_scope]
+        if atom and atom.body then
+            local used_in_body = find_used_gprs(atom.body, alias_to_gpr)
+            for sym, allocated_gpr in pairs(decls) do
+                if used_in_body[allocated_gpr] and used_in_body[allocated_gpr] > 0 then
+                    warnings[#warnings + 1] = {
+                        line  = atom.line or 0,
+                        msg   = string.format("phase_register_clash: atom '%s' has hardcoded '%s' in its body AND an auto-reg marker '%s' "
+													.. "that was allocated to '%s' (same phase). Resolve by removing the hardcoded reference or renaming the auto-reg."
+                        	, atom_scope, allocated_gpr, sym, allocated_gpr),
+                    }
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- 4. Emit per-directory gen/auto_reg.h.
+    -- For each source directory that has atom_auto_regs or phase_auto_regs entries, emit one header.
+    local sources_by_dir = corpus.sources_by_dir or {}
+    for dir, sources in pairs(sources_by_dir) do
+        local per_dir_mappings = {}
+        for _, src in ipairs(sources) do
+            -- Collect every (sym -> gpr) entry that originated from a source in this directory.
+            -- `src.scan.atom_auto_regs` is keyed by ATOM SCOPE NAME; `pairs(t)` iterates KEYS so `scope_name` here is the scope ident (e.g. "cube_g4_face").
+						-- The previous `for _, scan_atom_auto` form silently assigned the VALUE (a `{sym = sym}` table) to the variable,
+						-- which made `atom_allocations[scan_atom_auto]` a table-indexed lookup that never resolved.
+            for scope_name in pairs(src.scan and src.scan.atom_auto_regs or {}) do
+                for sym, gpr in pairs(atom_allocations[scope_name] or {}) do
+                    per_dir_mappings[sym] = gpr
+                end
+            end
+            for scope_name in pairs(src.scan and src.scan.phase_auto_regs or {}) do
+                for sym, gpr in pairs(phase_allocations[scope_name] or {}) do
+                    per_dir_mappings[sym] = gpr
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        local out_dir  = dir .. "/gen"
+        local out_path = emit_auto_reg_h(out_dir, dir, sources, per_dir_mappings)
+        if out_path then outputs[#outputs + 1] = { auto_reg_h = out_path } end
+    end
+    return { outputs = outputs, errors = errors, warnings = warnings }
+end
+
+return M

scripts/passes/components.lua

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 --- Ownership: `corpus.word_counts`, `corpus.components`, and `corpus.component_body_index`.
 --- Scanner owns `declaration_comment` and `debug_skip` on each declaration record; this pass projects both forward.
 ---
---- Reads the pre-scanned SourceScan payload from `duffle.scan_source` for `MipsAtomComp_(ac_X)` and `MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_X, { body })` declarations,
+--- Reads the pre-scanned SourceScan payload from `duffle.scan_source` for `MipsAtomComp_(ac_X)` and `MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_X, { body })` declarations (kind="comp_bare" / "comp_proc"),
 --- then resolves the function-args string from the preceding `FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_X(...)` declaration via a backward walk.
 ---
+--- `MipsAtom_Proc_(X, ab, { body })` declarations (kind="atom_proc") are ATOMS, not components, and are deliberately excluded —
+--- atoms get emitted via `tb_emit(tb, code_<name>)` linker symbols, not inlined as `mac_*` macros.
+---
 --- Emits one `gen/macs.h` per *immediate source directory* with `#define mac_X(sig) \` macros plus `WORD_COUNT(mac_X, N)` entries for downstream offset computation.
 --- All sources inside the same directory contribute to the same file (per-directory aggregation).
 --- The directory itself is the namespace, so the filename does not repeat the module name.
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ local MACS_FILENAME   = "macs.h"
 --- @field args       string|nil -- Function-args string (function form only)
 --- @field line       integer    -- Source line of the declaration
 --- @field comment    string|nil -- Scanner-owned `declaration_comment`; the components pass reads it from the scanner record
---- @field kind       string     -- "comp_bare" | "comp_proc"
+--- @field kind       string     -- "comp_bare" | "comp_proc"  (atom_proc is NOT a component — see `project_components`)
 --- @field debug_skip boolean    -- Mirror of `a.debug_skip` (scanner-owned); true iff a bare `atom_dbg_skip` marker immediately preceded the declaration
 
 -- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -200,7 +203,16 @@ end
 local function project_components(source, scan)
 	local out = {}
 	for _, a in ipairs(scan.atoms) do
+		-- Only `MipsAtomComp_(ac_X)` (kind="comp_bare") and `MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_X, ...)` (kind="comp_proc")
+		-- are COMPONENTS — they get inlined via `mac_<name>` aliases inside atom bodies.
+		-- `MipsAtom_Proc_` (kind="atom_proc") is an ATOM (ends with `mac_yield()`); it gets emitted via
+		-- `tb_emit(tb, code_<name>)` (linker symbol), NOT inlined as a macro. Including `atom_proc` here
+		-- would incorrectly emit `mac_<name>` aliases for atoms, polluting `gen/macs.h`.
+		-- See `docs/duffle_dsl_primer.md` §"mac_* aliases" for the contract.
 		if a.kind == "comp_bare" or a.kind == "comp_proc" then
+			-- Function-args lookup is meaningful for `MipsAtomComp_Proc_` components
+			-- (the macro sits inside `FI_ Slice_MipsCode ac_X(...)`); the alias expansion
+			-- discards the `ab` (atom-builder) arg the same way both forms do.
 			local args = find_function_args_for(source, a.raw_name, a.ident_pos)
 			-- Comment ownership: scan_source.lua stamps `declaration_comment` on the record by walking backward past any associated bare marker.
 			-- The pass reads `declaration_comment` directly.
@@ -392,8 +404,7 @@ local function cycle_cost_rec(name, comp_by_name, latency, cache)
 end
 
 --- (internal) Recursive GP0 prim-buffer contribution. Count `store_word` / `store_half` / `store_byte` 
---- calls in the component body that target `R_PrimCursor` (these are the
---- RAM-side prim-buffer words the macro contributes), recursing through nested `mac_*` calls.
+--- calls in the component body that target `R_PrimCursor` (these are the RAM-side prim-buffer words the macro contributes), recursing through nested `mac_*` calls.
 --- Only `R_PrimCursor`-targeting stores count. Stores targeting other registers (e.g. `R_OtBase`, heap pointers) are not prim-buffer contributions.
 --- @param name         string
 --- @param comp_by_name table<string, Component>
@@ -475,13 +486,26 @@ local function split_comment_lines(s)
 end
 
 --- Determine the macro signature: function-args list (function form) or variadic-ignored (bare form).
+--- For `MipsAtomComp_Proc_` components, the leading `ab` (atom-builder) arg is dropped:
+--- the generated `mac_<name>` macros are inline-expansion aliases for baked atoms; their bodies don't reference `ab`
+--- (the builder is only consumed by the procedural `atombuilder_unroll` line that `MipsAtomComp_Proc_` appends after the body).
+--- Inline callers therefore don't need to thread a builder context.
 --- @param args_str string|nil
 --- @return string
 local function signature_from_args(args_str)
 	local arg_names = extract_arg_names(args_str)
 	if    arg_names and #arg_names > 0 then
+		-- Drop the leading `ab` (atom-builder) first arg if present.
+		-- Convention: `MipsAtomComp_Proc_` components always declare `ab` as the first function-arg
+		-- (type `MipsAtomBuilder_R`), mirroring the macro signature in `lottes_tape.h`.
+		if arg_names[1] == "ab" then
+			table.remove(arg_names, 1)
+		end
+		if #arg_names > 0 then
 			return table.concat(arg_names, ", ")
 		end
+		return "..."  -- `ab` was the only arg; fall through to variadic
+	end
 	return "..."
 end
 
@@ -522,7 +546,7 @@ local function build_component_lines(c, counts)
 
 	-- Marker comment: emitted once for every skipped component.
 	-- The marker is scanner-owned (declared by `atom_dbg_skip` immediately before the declaration in the source);
-	-- the components pass projects `c.debug_skip` and emits the marker as a generated comment.
+	-- This pass projects `c.debug_skip` and emits the marker as a generated comment.
 	if c.debug_skip then
 		lines[#lines + 1] = "/* atom_dbg_skip */"
 	end
@@ -556,8 +580,8 @@ end
 
 --- Build the boilerplate header lines (the `#ifdef INTELLISENSE_DIRECTIVES` block,
 --- the `// Auto-generated` comment, the `// Source:` line, and the self-contained `WORD_COUNT` macro definition).
---- @param dir     string       -- the absolute source directory
---- @param sources SourceFile[] -- sources contributing to this directory (for the header comment)
+--- @param dir     string       -- Absolute source directory
+--- @param sources SourceFile[] -- Sources contributing to this directory (for the header comment)
 --- @return string[]
 local function header_boilerplate(dir, sources)
 	local source_lines = { "// Directory: " .. duffle.to_absolute_path(dir) .. "/" }
@@ -588,9 +612,9 @@ end
 --- Compute the per-directory output path for `.macs.h`.
 ---  e.g. any source in `code/duffle/` produces `code/duffle/gen/macs.h` regardless of source filename.
 --- The directory name is the namespace; the filename does not repeat it.
---- @param dir string  -- the absolute source directory
---- @return string  -- the output directory
---- @return string  -- the full output path
+--- @param dir string  -- Absolute source directory
+--- @return string  -- Output directory
+--- @return string  -- Full output path
 local function compute_macs_h_path(dir)
 	local  out_dir  = dir .. "/" .. GEN_SUBDIR
 	local  out_path = out_dir .. "/" .. MACS_FILENAME
@@ -600,11 +624,11 @@ end
 --- Emit a per-directory `.macs.h` header with the aggregated `mac_X` macros + `WORD_COUNT` entries.
 --- Writes in BINARY mode so LF line endings are preserved (the git blob is LF; Windows text-mode would emit CRLF and break the byte-identical diff).
 --- @param ctx        PassCtx
---- @param dir        string                  -- the absolute source directory
---- @param sources    SourceFile[]            -- sources contributing to this directory (for the header comment)
---- @param components Component[]             -- aggregated components from all sources in this directory
---- @param counts     table<string, integer>  -- precomputed word counts (from count_all_components)
---- @return string|nil  -- path to the written file (nil if no components)
+--- @param dir        string                  -- Absolute source directory
+--- @param sources    SourceFile[]            -- Sources contributing to this directory (for the header comment)
+--- @param components Component[]             -- Aggregated components from all sources in this directory
+--- @param counts     table<string, integer>  -- Precomputed word counts (from count_all_components)
+--- @return string|nil -- Path to the written file (nil if no components)
 local function emit_component_macros_h(ctx, dir, sources, components, counts)
 	if #components == 0 then return nil end
 	local out_dir, out_path = compute_macs_h_path(dir)
@@ -643,11 +667,11 @@ local function update_canonical_word_counts(corpus, components, counts)
 end
 
 --- @class ComponentDef
---- @field name       string  -- bare name (without ac_/mac_ prefix)
---- @field line       integer -- definition source line (line of `MipsAtomComp_(ac_X)` / `MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_X, ...)`)
---- @field path       string  -- absolute source path of the definition
---- @field kind       string  -- "comp_bare" | "comp_proc"
---- @field debug_skip boolean -- mirror of the scanner-owned `a.debug_skip`; consumers read this directly
+--- @field name       string  -- Bare name (without ac_/mac_ prefix)
+--- @field line       integer -- Definition source line (line of `MipsAtomComp_(ac_X)` / `MipsAtomComp_Proc_(ac_X, ...)`)
+--- @field path       string  -- Absolute source path of the definition
+--- @field kind       string  -- "comp_bare" | "comp_proc"  (atom_proc is NOT a component)
+--- @field debug_skip boolean -- Mirror of the scanner-owned `a.debug_skip`; consumers read this directly
 
 --- (internal) Populate `corpus.components` with this source's components-by-name map.
 --- First declaration wins; later declarations of the same bare name are dropped and recorded as a collision via `corpus.collisions` (kind = "component").

scripts/passes/dwarf_injection.lua

@@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ end
 ---     `{comp_name, call_file, call_line, comp_file, comp_line, start_pos, end_pos, body_lines, debug_skip}`. `body_lines[k]`
 ---     is the k-th word's source line within the component body.
 ---
---- @param corpus table -- the corpus from `ctx.shared.corpus`
+--- @param corpus table -- From `ctx.shared.corpus`
 --- @param addrs  table -- ELF symbols keyed by atom name from `elf_dwarf.read_nm`
---- @return table[]  -- list of {name, addr, size_bytes, words, entries, invocations, debug_skip?}
+--- @return table[]  -- List of {name, addr, size_bytes, words, entries, invocations, debug_skip?}
 local function build_atom_table(corpus, addrs)
 	-- Cross-ref: keep only atoms present in BOTH the nm symbol table AND `corpus.atoms_by_name`. Output is sorted by ascending addr.
 	local atoms_by_name = corpus.atoms_by_name or {}
@@ -834,10 +834,10 @@ end
 --- This is intentional: silently falling back to a hardcoded GPR would mask the missing opt-in.
 ---
 --- Pre-tokenized: `body_tokens` is the scan-source pass's pre-split list of top-level statements (each entry is a single `load_*` call or other statement).
---- @param body_tokens table[]  -- the atom's pre-tokenized body statements (from atom.body_tokens)
---- @param binds_name  string   -- expected Binds_X name (skip pairs with mismatching binds)
---- @param registries  table    -- merged registries from collect_per_source_registries
---- @return table[]             -- list of {reg = <MIPS index>, field = <field name>}
+--- @param body_tokens table[]  -- The atom's pre-tokenized body statements (from atom.body_tokens)
+--- @param binds_name  string   -- Expected Binds_X name (skip pairs with mismatching binds)
+--- @param registries  table    -- Merged registries from collect_per_source_registries
+--- @return table[]             -- List of {reg = <MIPS index>, field = <field name>}
 local function parse_body_load_pairs(body_tokens, binds_name, registries)
 	local pairs = {}
 	local reg_index_by_name = (registries and registries.register_alias_registry) or {}
@@ -880,9 +880,9 @@ end
 --- The piece chain uses (DW_OP_regN, DW_OP_piece, ULEB128(field_size)).
 ---
 --- Binds fields come from `scan.binds`; the per-source `scan.binds[i].fields` already carries the typed-field record after the scan-source generalization.
---- @param corpus     table   -- the corpus from `ctx.shared.corpus`
---- @param atom_table table[] -- the cross-ref'd atom table from build_atom_table
---- @param registries table   -- merged registries from collect_per_source_registries
+--- @param corpus     table   -- From `ctx.shared.corpus`
+--- @param atom_table table[] -- Cross-ref'd atom table from build_atom_table
+--- @param registries table   -- Merged registries from collect_per_source_registries
 --- @return table, table      -- (rbind_atoms, rbind_structs)
 local function parse_rbind_atoms(corpus, atom_table, registries)
 	registries = registries or {}
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ local function parse_rbind_atoms(corpus, atom_table, registries)
 						binds     = ai.binds,
 						fields    = struct.fields, -- {name, offset} from scan.binds
 						bytes     = struct.bytes,
-						regs      = pairs,         -- ordered list of {reg, field}
+						regs      = pairs,         -- Ordered list of {reg, field}
 						info_line = ai.info_line,
 					}
 					table.insert(struct.atom_names, atom_name)
@@ -1780,7 +1780,8 @@ local function build_inserted_children(main_cu_offset, main_cu_end_excl, atom_ta
 	emit(uleb128(ABBREV_TYPED_VIEW_POINTER))  -- DW_TAG_pointer_type (abbrev 110; NOT 9; void chain target)
 	emit(elf_dwarf.write_u32_le(ref4_of(void_chain_offset)))  -- 4-byte ref4: points at the void base_type's tag byte
 	-- type_chain_offsets["void|1"] is what step (f) of the per-RR_<R_Name> chain looks up.
-	type_chain_offsets["void|1"] = void_chain_offset  -- both the base_type offset and the pointer_type are emitted consecutively; the OUTERMOST is the pointer_type. The variable's DW_AT_type must reference the pointer_type, not the base_type. Patch below.
+	type_chain_offsets["void|1"] = void_chain_offset  -- both the base_type offset and the pointer_type are emitted consecutively; the OUTERMOST is the pointer_type.
+	-- The variable's DW_AT_type must reference the pointer_type, not the base_type. Patch below.
 	-- Capture the pointer_type's offset (the last-thing-emitted DIE start) and overwrite the lookup.
 	-- The pointer_type was emitted as: uleb(9) (1 byte) + 4-byte ref4 = 5 bytes. Its tag byte is at void_chain_offset + 8 (the base_type's 8 bytes: 1 tag + 5 name + 1 byte_size + 1 encoding).
 	local ptr_void_offset = void_chain_offset + 8

scripts/passes/emission_model.lua

@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ function M.run(ctx)
 	if type(corpus.source_order) ~= "table" then error("emission_model: ctx.shared.corpus.source_order is required", 0) end
 
 	-- Project once, collect errors + warnings for one atom.
-	-- Kind must be one of: atom | raw_atom | comp_bare | comp_proc.
+	-- Kind must be one of: atom | atom_proc | raw_atom | comp_bare | comp_proc.
 	local function process_atom(atom, src)
 		if not (atom and atom.body) then return end
 		local kind = atom.kind
-		if kind ~= "atom" and kind ~= "raw_atom" and kind ~= "comp_bare" and kind ~= "comp_proc" then
+		if kind ~= "atom" and kind ~= "atom_proc" and kind ~= "raw_atom" and kind ~= "comp_bare" and kind ~= "comp_proc" then
 			return
 		end
 		local proj = project_atom(atom, src, corpus)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ function M.run(ctx)
 	end
 
 	-- Walk `corpus.source_order`; within each source, visit atoms followed by raw_atoms.
-	-- Recognized kinds (atom | raw_atom | comp_bare | comp_proc) each receive the atom.paths projection via duffle.project_emission.
+	-- Recognized kinds (atom | atom_proc | raw_atom | comp_bare | comp_proc) each receive the atom.paths projection via duffle.project_emission.
 	-- Components are macros inlined into atom bodies; focused tests and isolated component analyses consume atom.paths directly.
 	for _, src in ipairs(corpus.source_order) do
 		local scan = src.scan or {}

scripts/passes/offsets.lua

@@ -4,9 +4,17 @@
 --- for `MipsAtom_(name)` and `MipsCode code_<name>` declarations, computes the word offset
 --- from each `atom_offset(F, T)` marker to its target `atom_label(T)` declaration, and emits
 --- `gen/offsets.h` with one `#define _atom_offset_F_T = N` per branch.
+---
 --- Per-directory aggregation: every source in the same directory contributes to the same `gen/offsets.h`.
 --- The directory itself is the namespace; the filename does not repeat the module name.
 ---
+--- (Task 12.16 note: atom-namespaced enum names — e.g., `atom_offset__normalize_v3s4__srav_path__aligned_done` —
+--- were considered to prevent cross-atom label collisions, but the C-side `atom_offset(F, T)` macro in
+--- `code/duffle/dsl.atom.h` doesn't know the current atom_name at expansion time, so any namespacing
+--- on the metaprogram side breaks the C build. Reverted. The C-side would need a per-atom
+--- `CURRENT_ATOM` #define (set by `MipsAtom_`/`MipsAtom_Proc_` macros) plus an updated `atom_offset`
+--- macro that uses it. That's a coordinated refactor — deferred to a future track.)
+---
 --- The offset is `target_word - branch_word - 1` (the standard MIPS branch-immediate encoding: branch_offset = relative_pc_in_words - 1).
 
 -- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

scripts/passes/scan_source.lua

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 --- Single source-walk pass that produces the fat `SourceScan` payload consumed by all downstream passes. Walks each corpus source record once,
 --- extracting every construct type the metaprograms need:
 ---   MipsAtom_              (kind = "atom", with optional atom_info inner)
+---   MipsAtom_Proc_         (kind = "atom_proc", body inside last {})
 ---   MipsAtomComp_          (kind = "comp_bare")
 ---   MipsAtomComp_Proc_     (kind = "comp_proc", body inside last {})
 ---   atom_dbg_skip          — bare whole-atom/component debug-step marker; following declaration disambiguates
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ local parse_enum_int_literal
 -- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 --- @class SourceScan
---- @field atoms             AtomEntry[]     -- MipsAtom_ + MipsAtomComp_ + MipsAtomComp_Proc_
+--- @field atoms             AtomEntry[]     -- MipsAtom_ + MipsAtom_Proc_ + MipsAtomComp_ + MipsAtomComp_Proc_
 --- @field raw_atoms         AtomEntry[]     -- MipsCode code_<name> { body } (offsets pass only)
 --- @field binds             BindsEntry[]    -- typedef Struct_(Binds_X) { fields } (fields pre-parsed)
 --- @field atom_infos        AtomInfoEntry[] -- MipsAtom_(name) atom_info(...) (sub-calls pre-parsed)
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ local parse_enum_int_literal
 --- @field args           string|nil  -- Trimmed args inside the `(...)` (nil when has_parens is false)
 --- @field pending        boolean     -- true while awaiting the following declaration
 --- @field superseded_by_marker_line integer|nil -- set when a newer marker bumped this one out of the pending slot
---- @field target_kind    string|nil  -- "atom" | "comp_bare" | "comp_proc" | "unrelated" once observed (nil if no declaration ever followed)
+--- @field target_kind    string|nil  -- "atom" | "atom_proc" | "comp_bare" | "comp_proc" | "unrelated" once observed (nil if no declaration ever followed)
 --- @field proc_prelude   boolean|nil -- true after the marker crossed an `FI_` prelude and awaits `MipsAtomComp_Proc_`
 
 --- @class RegTypeDefault
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ local parse_enum_int_literal
 --- @field name              string       -- Atom name (for components: without ac_ prefix)
 --- @field body              string       -- Brace-delimited body (without the braces)
 --- @field body_off          integer      -- Char offset of body[1] in source
---- @field kind              string       -- "atom" | "comp_bare" | "comp_proc" | "raw_atom"
+--- @field kind              string       -- "atom" | "atom_proc" | "comp_bare" | "comp_proc" | "raw_atom"
 --- @field raw_name          string       -- Un-stripped name (for components: with ac_ prefix)
 --- @field ident_pos         integer      -- Position of the MipsAtom_/MipsAtomComp_ ident start
 --- @field after_paren       integer      -- Position past the closing paren
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ end
 ---   marker_kind == "atom_dbg_skip" AND is_bare == true
 --- Any other spelling or shape (parenthesized form, legacy name) is recorded as a raw marker for annotation validation but never stamps `debug_skip`.
 --- @param out         SourceScan
---- @param target_kind string|nil -- "atom" | "comp_bare" | "comp_proc" | "unrelated" once observed
+--- @param target_kind string|nil -- "atom" | "atom_proc" | "comp_bare" | "comp_proc" | "unrelated" once observed
 --- @return boolean|nil -- true iff the marker is the positive bare form
 local function attach_debug_skip_marker(out, target_kind)
 	local markers = out.debug_skip_markers
@@ -799,6 +800,11 @@ local BYTE_x          = 0x78   -- 'x'
 local BYTE_X          = 0x58   -- 'X'
 local BYTE_OPEN_BRACE = 0x7B   -- '{'
 local BYTE_CLOSE_BRACE= 0x7D   -- '}'
+local BYTE_SLASH      = 0x2F   -- '/'
+local BYTE_STAR       = 0x2A   -- '*'
+local BYTE_SPACE      = 0x20   -- ' '
+local BYTE_TAB        = 0x09   -- '\t'
+local BYTE_CR         = 0x0D   -- '\r'
 
 -- Maximum chain depth when resolving `R_*_Code` symbol RHS references.
 -- Eight hops is enough for any production chain (R_TapePtr_Code -> R_T8_Code -> ...).
@@ -822,6 +828,44 @@ local function hex_digit_value(b)
 	return nil
 end
 
+-- Read one trailing C-comment that appears immediately after `pos` in `body`,
+-- skipping horizontal whitespace and newlines first. Used by `parse_enum_entry` to
+-- recover the `atom_auto_reg:` / `phase_auto_reg:` scope annotation embedded by
+-- the `atom_auto_reg` / `phase_auto_reg` macros' RHS expansion
+-- (`R_<Sym> = R_<Sym>_Code /* atom_auto_reg: <scope> */`).
+-- Handles both block (`/* ... */`) and line (`// ...`) forms.
+-- Returns the comment text (without delimiters), or nil if no comment is adjacent.
+local function read_trailing_cmt_after(body, pos)
+	local body_len = #body
+	while pos <= body_len do
+		local b = body:byte(pos)
+		if b == BYTE_SPACE or b == BYTE_TAB or b == BYTE_NEWLINE or b == BYTE_CR then
+			pos = pos + 1
+		elseif b == BYTE_SLASH then
+			local b2 = body:byte(pos + 1)
+			if b2 == BYTE_STAR then
+				-- Block comment /* ... */
+				local i = pos + 2
+				while i < body_len do
+					if body:byte(i) == BYTE_STAR and body:byte(i + 1) == BYTE_SLASH then
+						return body:sub(pos + 2, i - 1)
+					end
+					i = i + 1
+				end
+				return nil  -- unterminated; treat as no comment
+			elseif b2 == BYTE_SLASH then
+				-- Line comment // ... (strip the trailing newline)
+				local end_pos = duffle.find_byte(body, BYTE_NEWLINE, pos + 2) or (body_len + 1)
+				return body:sub(pos + 2, end_pos - 1)
+			end
+			return nil
+		else
+			return nil
+		end
+	end
+	return nil
+end
+
 --- Parse a decimal/negative-decimal/hex integer literal starting at byte position `start`.
 --- Returns (value, end_pos) on success, or (nil, start) on failure / no match.
 --- Accepts: 12, -1, 0, 0x10, 0X1F, -0x10.
@@ -1128,6 +1172,46 @@ local function parse_dbg_skip_marker(source, pos, ident_end, line_of, out)
 	return marker_end
 end
 
+--- Parse `atom_auto_reg(<atom>, R_<Sym>)` and `phase_auto_reg(<phase>, R_<Sym>)` markers.
+---
+--- The macros expand to `sym = sym##_Code` per their definition in dsl.atom.h.
+--- After preprocessing, the marker renders as a full enum entry of the form `R_<Sym> = R_<Sym>_Code,`.
+--- This parser detects the macro invocation site, extracts `(scope_name, sym)`, and stores it
+--- in the per-source table (atom_auto_regs or phase_auto_regs) under the scope's name.
+---
+--- @param source    string
+--- @param pos       integer
+--- @param ident_end integer
+--- @param line_of   fun(pos: integer): integer
+--- @param out       SourceScan
+--- @return integer
+local function parse_auto_reg_marker(source, pos, ident_end, line_of, out)
+	local marker_kind = source:sub(pos, ident_end - 1)  -- "atom_auto_reg" or "phase_auto_reg"
+	local scope_kind  = marker_kind == "atom_auto_reg" and "atom" or "phase"
+
+	local inner, after_paren = read_parens_after(source, ident_end)
+	if not inner then return after_paren end
+
+	local args = duffle.split_top_level_commas(inner)
+	local scope_name = args[1] and duffle.trim(args[1]) or nil
+	local sym        = args[2] and duffle.trim(args[2]) or nil
+
+	-- Filter: only accept `R_<Sym>` form (matches `^R_[%w_]+$`).
+	if scope_name and sym and sym:match("^R_[%w_]+$") then
+		if scope_kind == "atom" then
+			out.atom_auto_regs = out.atom_auto_regs or {}
+			out.atom_auto_regs[scope_name] = out.atom_auto_regs[scope_name] or {}
+			out.atom_auto_regs[scope_name][sym] = sym
+		else
+			out.phase_auto_regs = out.phase_auto_regs or {}
+			out.phase_auto_regs[scope_name] = out.phase_auto_regs[scope_name] or {}
+			out.phase_auto_regs[scope_name][sym] = sym
+		end
+	end
+
+	return after_paren
+end
+
 -- Parse `atom_dbg_reg_default(R_X, <type>...)`;
 -- the second argument may be a `Type` or `Type*`/`Type**` chain. Records in `out.types[R_X]`.
 local function parse_atom_dbg_reg_default(source, pos, ident_end, line_of, out)
@@ -1282,6 +1366,49 @@ local function parse_mips_atom_comp_proc(source, pos, ident_end, line_of, out)
 	return after_paren
 end
 
+--- Parse: `MipsAtom_Proc_(<name>, <abuilder>, { <body> })` — body is inside the LAST `{` in args.
+--- Per Task 12.10: full support for the runtime-proc atom form. Registers the atom
+--- with kind `"atom_proc"` so offsets.lua / components.lua can emit
+---   * `mac_<name>` aliases in `gen/macs.h` (the components pass)
+---   * `atom_offset__X__Y` defs in `gen/offsets.h` (the offsets pass)
+--- The atom name is the FIRST ident of the args (the second arg `ab` is the
+--- atom-builder, not the name). Unlike `MipsAtomComp_Proc_`, there is no `ac_`
+--- prefix on the symbol — `MipsAtom_Proc_` is the runtime-proc wrapper, so the
+--- symbol IS the bare atom name (e.g. `normalize_v3s4`, not `ac_normalize_v3s4`).
+--- @param source    string
+--- @param pos       integer
+--- @param ident_end integer
+--- @param line_of   fun(pos: integer): integer
+--- @param out       SourceScan
+--- @return integer
+local function parse_mips_atom_proc(source, pos, ident_end, line_of, out)
+	local  inner, after_paren, open_paren = read_parens_after(source, ident_end)
+	if not inner then return after_paren end
+
+	-- Find the LAST `{` in inner (the body brace, not any potential embedded braces in expressions).
+	local last_brace_pos = nil
+	for search_pos = #inner, 1, -1 do
+		if inner:sub(search_pos, search_pos) == "{" then last_brace_pos = search_pos; break end
+	end
+	if not last_brace_pos then return after_paren end
+
+	-- Use duffle.read_braces to find the matching close brace.
+	-- Uses `read_balanced` for delimiter-depth tracking.
+	-- If close_pos is past the end of inner, the brace didn't match (malformed input); skip.
+	local body, close_pos = duffle.read_braces(inner, last_brace_pos)
+	if close_pos > #inner + 1 then return after_paren end
+
+	-- The atom name is the FIRST ident of the args (matches MipsAtomComp_Proc_'s "first ident" rule).
+	-- MipsAtom_Proc_ has no `ac_` prefix; `strip_ac_prefix` is a no-op for unprefixed names.
+	local raw_name = inner:match("^%s*([%w_]+)") or "?"
+	local name     = strip_ac_prefix(raw_name)
+	-- Position of body[1] in source = open_paren + 1 (start of inner) + last_brace_pos + 1 (past '{').
+	local body_off = open_paren + 2 + last_brace_pos
+	register_atom(out, "atom_proc", line_of(pos), name, body, body_off, raw_name, pos, after_paren, source)
+
+	return after_paren
+end
+
 --- Parse: `MipsCode code_<name> { <body> }` (raw atom form — offsets pass only).
 --- @param source    string
 --- @param pos       integer
@@ -1602,6 +1729,16 @@ local function parse_enum_entry(source, body, body_offset, line_of, out, entry_n
 	local value, value_end = parse_enum_value(body, after_ws, out)
 	if value == nil then return value_start end
 
+	-- Capture the trailing C-comment (if any) before `skip_ws_and_cmt` discards it.
+	-- The `atom_auto_reg(<scope>, <sym>)` macro expands to `R_<Sym> = R_<Sym>_Code /* atom_auto_reg: <scope> */`,
+	-- so the scope name lives in the comment after the RHS value. Routes through `out.atom_entry_comments`
+	-- for downstream `parse_enum` to split into `out.atom_auto_regs` / `out.phase_auto_regs`.
+	local trailing_cmt = read_trailing_cmt_after(body, value_end)
+	if trailing_cmt then
+		out.atom_entry_comments = out.atom_entry_comments or {}
+		out.atom_entry_comments[entry_name] = trailing_cmt
+	end
+
 	local after_value       = duffle.skip_ws_and_cmt(body, value_end)
 	local has_atom_reg, end_after_atom_reg = check_bare_atom_reg(body, after_value)
 
@@ -1657,6 +1794,14 @@ local function parse_enum_body(source, body, body_offset, line_of, out)
 		else
 			local entry_name, name_end = duffle.read_ident(body, pos)
 			if entry_name then
+				-- In-enum `atom_auto_reg(<scope>, R_<Sym>)` / `phase_auto_reg(<scope>, R_<Sym>)` markers:
+				-- the C preprocessor expands them to `R_<Sym> = R_<Sym>_Code /* atom_auto_reg: <scope> */`,
+				-- but the metaprogram reads source-as-written so we must dispatch the parser here too.
+				-- Mirrors the top-level `DECL_PARSERS` entry for `atom_auto_reg` / `phase_auto_reg`.
+				if entry_name == "atom_auto_reg" or entry_name == "phase_auto_reg" then
+					local new_pos = parse_auto_reg_marker(body, pos, name_end, line_of, out)
+					if new_pos > pos then pos = new_pos else pos = name_end end
+				else
 					local after_name = duffle.skip_ws_and_cmt(body, name_end)
 					if body:byte(after_name) == BYTE_EQUAL then
 						local new_pos = parse_enum_entry(
@@ -1667,6 +1812,7 @@ local function parse_enum_body(source, body, body_offset, line_of, out)
 					else
 						pos = name_end
 					end
+				end
 			else
 				pos = pos + 1
 			end
@@ -1695,6 +1841,25 @@ local function parse_enum(source, pos, ident_end, line_of, out)
 	if not body then return after_brace end
 	parse_enum_body(source, body, body_off, line_of, out)
 
+	-- Route `atom_auto_reg:` / `phase_auto_reg:` markers discovered in trailing C-comments
+	-- into the per-source `atom_auto_regs` / `phase_auto_regs` projections.
+	-- Pattern matches the RHS expansion `R_<Sym> = R_<Sym>_Code /* <kind>_auto_reg: <scope> */`
+	-- emitted by the `atom_auto_reg` / `phase_auto_reg` macros in dsl.atom.h.
+	for entry_name, cmt_text in pairs(out.atom_entry_comments or {}) do
+		local atom_scope = cmt_text:match("atom_auto_reg:%s*([%w_]+)")
+		if atom_scope then
+			out.atom_auto_regs = out.atom_auto_regs or {}
+			out.atom_auto_regs[atom_scope] = out.atom_auto_regs[atom_scope] or {}
+			out.atom_auto_regs[atom_scope][entry_name] = entry_name
+		end
+		local phase_scope = cmt_text:match("phase_auto_reg:%s*([%w_]+)")
+		if phase_scope then
+			out.phase_auto_regs = out.phase_auto_regs or {}
+			out.phase_auto_regs[phase_scope] = out.phase_auto_regs[phase_scope] or {}
+			out.phase_auto_regs[phase_scope][entry_name] = entry_name
+		end
+	end
+
 	return after_brace
 end
 
@@ -1708,12 +1873,18 @@ end
 
 local DECL_PARSERS = {
 	MipsAtom_                  = parse_mips_atom,
+	MipsAtom_Proc_             = parse_mips_atom_proc,
 	MipsAtomComp_              = parse_mips_atom_comp,
 	MipsAtomComp_Proc_         = parse_mips_atom_comp_proc,
 	-- `atom_dbg_skip` is the only debug-skip parser entry. Every other
 	-- identifier follows the ordinary unrelated-token path; there is no alias.
 	atom_dbg_skip              = parse_dbg_skip_marker,
 	atom_dbg_reg_default       = parse_atom_dbg_reg_default,
+	-- `atom_auto_reg(atom, R_<Sym>)` and `phase_auto_reg(phase, R_<Sym>)` populate per-source
+	-- `out.atom_auto_regs` / `out.phase_auto_regs`; the cross-source merge lands in
+	-- `corpus.atom_auto_regs` / `corpus.phase_auto_regs` (first-wins).
+	atom_auto_reg              = parse_auto_reg_marker,
+	phase_auto_reg             = parse_auto_reg_marker,
 	MipsCode                   = parse_mips_code,
 	typedef                    = parse_typedef_binds,
 	_Pragma                    = parse_pragma_macro,
@@ -1748,6 +1919,14 @@ local function scan_source(source, source_file, code_macros, code_macro_bodies)
 		debug_skip_markers = {},
 		types             = {},
 		atom_views        = {},
+		-- Per-source projection for `atom_auto_reg(<atom>, R_<Sym>)` markers.
+		-- Each entry is keyed by atom_name; the inner table maps `R_<Sym>` -> `R_<Sym>` (raw LHS sym).
+		-- Merged cross-source into `corpus.atom_auto_regs` (first-wins).
+		atom_auto_regs    = {},
+		-- Per-source projection for `phase_auto_reg(<phase>, R_<Sym>)` markers.
+		-- Each entry is keyed by phase_label; the inner table maps `R_<Sym>` -> `R_<Sym>` (raw LHS sym).
+		-- Merged cross-source into `corpus.phase_auto_regs` (first-wins).
+		phase_auto_regs   = {},
 		line_of           = line_of,
 		-- Source-derived register-alias registry (atom_reg opt-in entries).
 		-- Keys are full R_* idents (never stripped); see parse_enum / parse_enum_body.
@@ -1987,6 +2166,8 @@ local function merge_corpus_registries(corpus)
 	corpus.atom_ctxs               = corpus.atom_ctxs               or {}
 	corpus.atom_phases             = corpus.atom_phases             or {}
 	corpus.atom_infos              = corpus.atom_infos              or {}
+	corpus.atom_auto_regs          = corpus.atom_auto_regs          or {}
+	corpus.phase_auto_regs         = corpus.phase_auto_regs         or {}
 	corpus.collisions              = corpus.collisions              or {}
 
 	-- Replace the existing corpus collections with empty tables so a re-run on the same corpus produces identical state (deterministic merge).
@@ -2030,7 +2211,7 @@ local function merge_corpus_registries(corpus)
 					corpus.collisions, "binds", bind_shape)
 			end
 
-			-- atoms_by_name: MipsAtom_(name) + MipsAtomComp_(name) + MipsAtomComp_Proc_(name).
+			-- atoms_by_name: MipsAtom_(name) + MipsAtom_Proc_(name) + MipsAtomComp_(name) + MipsAtomComp_Proc_(name).
 			-- Each atom carries `{line, name, body, body_off, kind, raw_name, ...}`.
 			-- Duplicate atom names across sources are first-wins + collision; see the atom_infos block below for the evidence list.
 			for _, atom_entry in ipairs(scan.atoms or {}) do
@@ -2065,6 +2246,22 @@ local function merge_corpus_registries(corpus)
 					corpus.collisions, "phase", phase_shape)
 			end
 
+			-- atom_auto_regs: keyed by atom scope name; each carries a `{R_<Sym> = R_<Sym>}` map.
+			-- Per-source entries are simple inner maps (no body / no shape comparison); first-wins suffices.
+			for atom_scope, syms in pairs(scan.atom_auto_regs or {}) do
+				if corpus.atom_auto_regs[atom_scope] == nil then
+					corpus.atom_auto_regs[atom_scope] = syms
+				end
+			end
+
+			-- phase_auto_regs: keyed by phase label; each carries a `{R_<Sym> = R_<Sym>}` map.
+			-- Per-source entries are simple inner maps (no body / no shape comparison); first-wins suffices.
+			for phase_label, syms in pairs(scan.phase_auto_regs or {}) do
+				if corpus.phase_auto_regs[phase_label] == nil then
+					corpus.phase_auto_regs[phase_label] = syms
+				end
+			end
+
 			-- atom_infos: ALWAYS append every record in source/declaration order.
 			-- Duplicates are preserved so the annotation pass can flag them via `check_unique_annotation`;
 			-- The merge is purely order-preserving.

scripts/passes/static_analysis.lua

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 --- `── Info` section renders finding-level info between `── Warnings` and the per-atom cycle counts.
 ---
 --- The structural handshake checks (`mac_yield_uniformity`, `hazard_nop_use`, `control_transfer_delay_slot_use`) skip atoms/components with `debug_skip == true`.
---- The `atom_dbg_skip` marker designates runtime-helper declarations whose structure is fixed by the tape runtime (e.g. `tape_exit`, `ac_yield`).
---- Flagging them as "missing mac_yield" or "BD slot is redundant" is signal noise, not a logic failure. 
+--- `atom_dbg_skip` marker designates runtime-helper declarations whose structure is fixed by the tape runtime (e.g. `tape_exit`, `ac_yield`).
+--- Flagging them as "missing mac_yield" or "BD slot is redundant".
 --- Other checks (transfer_hazards, gpu_portstore_shape, abi_handoff, enum_alias_membership, …) still apply to debug_skip declarations because real hazards / typos can still surface in them.
 ---
 --- The orchestrator (`ps1_meta.lua`) wires this module in via the PASSES table:
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ local function is_cop2_consumer_of(consumer_event, destination, producer_rel)
 end
 
 -- True iff `consumer_event` reads the GPR operand at any position the destination register occupies.
--- The read-position lookup consults `duffle.OPERAND_READ_POSITIONS` for the consumer's encoder and walks each `args[pos]` to find an operand-equal match.
+-- read_pos lookup consults `duffle.OPERAND_READ_POSITIONS` for the consumer's encoder and walks each `args[pos]` to find an operand-equal match.
 local function is_gpr_consumer_of(consumer_event, destination)
 	local consumer_token = consumer_event.encoder or consumer_event.ident
 	local read_pos       = duffle.OPERAND_READ_POSITIONS or {}
@@ -1474,8 +1474,9 @@ end
 local function check_load_delay_slots(atom, pipe_ctx, findings)
 	-- The load-delay check applies to every atom and component body, including debug-skipped components (`ac_*` and `atom_dbg_skip MipsAtom_(...)`).
 	-- The `atom_dbg_skip` marker controls debugger stepping, not instruction safety.
+	-- `atom_proc` atoms have full bodies with loads that need delay slots, so the check applies to them too.
 	local p = atom.paths or {}
-	if atom.kind ~= "atom" then return end
+	if atom.kind ~= "atom" and atom.kind ~= "atom_proc" then return end
 	local events = p.word_events or {}
 	if   #events == 0 then return end
 
@@ -1579,6 +1580,8 @@ local function check_mac_yield_uniformity(atom, pipe_ctx, findings)
 	if is_runtime_helper(atom) then return end
 	-- Per-kind semantics:
 	--   MipsAtom_          (baked atom): exactly 1 mac_yield at the end of the body. Control transfer is the atom's job.
+	--   MipsAtom_Proc_     (runtime-proc atom): exactly 1 mac_yield at the end of the body. Same as baked atom;
+	--                      the proc IS the atom; the runtime call to `atombuilder_unroll` doesn't introduce a parent atom.
 	--   MipsAtomComp_      (bare static-array component): ZERO mac_yield.
 	--                      The component is invoked from inside an atom body; the parent atom does the yield.
 	--   MipsAtomComp_Proc_ (procedural component): ZERO mac_yield.
@@ -1602,7 +1605,7 @@ local function check_mac_yield_uniformity(atom, pipe_ctx, findings)
 		return atom.line + line_in_body[tokens[idx].rel]
 	end
 
-	if atom.kind == "atom" then
+	if atom.kind == "atom" or atom.kind == "atom_proc" then
 		-- Baked atom: exactly 1 yield at the end.
 		if count == 0 then
 			findings[#findings + 1] = {
@@ -1647,6 +1650,7 @@ local function check_mac_yield_uniformity(atom, pipe_ctx, findings)
 		-- The parent atom does the yield.
 		-- A yield inside a component would either be dead code (bare) or prematurely terminate the function (proc).
 		-- Both are bugs.
+		-- `atom_proc` atoms are NOT components; they're runtime-proc atoms that own their own yield (handled in the `if` branch above).
 		if count > 0 then
 			findings[#findings + 1] = {
 				atom  = atom.name,
@@ -1678,7 +1682,7 @@ end
 --- Per-atom. Runtime-helper atoms (`debug_skip`) are exempt.
 --- Takes `(atom, pipe_ctx, findings)`; `pipe_ctx` is unused.
 local function check_yield_load_tail_pairing(atom, _pipe_ctx, findings)
-	if atom.kind ~= "atom" then return end
+	if atom.kind ~= "atom" and atom.kind ~= "atom_proc" then return end
 	if is_runtime_helper(atom) then return end
 
 	local tokens       = atom.paths.tokens
@@ -1897,9 +1901,9 @@ end
 ---   - Atoms containing a `mac_<name>(...)` call whose `name` is not registered in `pipe_ctx.components_by_name` emit a "new macro;
 ---     Not in corpus.components" advisory — the auto-derivation returned nil for that name.
 ---
---- Applies only to `kind = "atom"` (baked atoms). Components don't emit full primitives.
+--- Applies only to `kind = "atom"` or `kind = "atom_proc"` (full-atom bodies). Components don't emit full primitives.
 local function check_gpu_portstore_shape(atom, pipe_ctx, findings)
-	if atom.kind ~= "atom" then return end
+	if atom.kind ~= "atom" and atom.kind ~= "atom_proc" then return end
 	local tokens         = atom.paths.tokens
 	local line_in_body   = atom.paths.line_in_body
 	local tc             = atom.paths.tok_class

scripts/ps1_meta.lua

@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ local PASSES = {
 		kind   = "header-output",
 		deps   = {"scan-source", "word-counts"},
 	},
+	auto_reg = {
+		module = "passes.auto_reg",
+		kind   = "header-output",
+		deps   = {"components"},
+		groups = { "pre-link" },
+	},
 	["emission-model"] = {
 		module = "passes.emission_model",
 		kind   = "validation",