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Status: HOLD

PR #321 current local candidate head: d0f7659.

  • Branch: fix/rc8-release-blockers
  • Head commit: d0f7659
  • Head message: Harden BepInEx transaction accounting
  • Local validation: Pester 5.7.1 main 1155 passed; support package 41 passed; support-posture focused 9 passed; BepInEx focused 33 passed.
  • Static validation: parser, PSScriptAnalyzer, ASCII, commit-range diff check, generated-artifact containment, and canonical InjectionHunter passed; production inventory result was 42 findings, 0 unresolved, tool 1.0.0.
  • Procedure status: permanent procedure gate remains fail-closed for owner-runtime evidence and report freshness; no release-closure claim is made.
  • Hosted CI: pending for this cumulative branch head.

Follow-up changes

ReShade's five bounded choices retain their beginner-friendly names and descriptions, while the terminal chooser, Details view, setup listing, and preview gallery now show a canonical Techniques: line. The line is generated from each profile's ordered TechniqueOrder and the approved effect catalog's RelativeFiles and TechniqueName fields. It shows shader filenames without internal paths, preserves the approved order, fails closed on missing catalog metadata, and does not imply that live-fetched runtime files are bundled.

FFB overlap ownership is now exclusive. The plugin workflow resolves overlaps before third-party mutation, treats native FFB Blaster as the safe default, accepts only an explicit N for plugin ownership, and treats blank or invalid input as native. An explicit plugin choice creates a fresh verified profile backup, clears native FFB Blaster fields for exactly the overlap set, verifies the saved values, and blocks third-party deployment if the transition or rollback cannot be completed safely. Documentation, architecture, wiki staging, and the RC8 invariant inventory record the same behavior.

Changed files

The complete PR changes these 26 files:

.gitignore
AGENTS.md
ARCHITECTURE.md
PreviewAssets/ReShadePreviews/TPM-preview-clean.svg
PreviewAssets/ReShadePreviews/TPM-preview-crt.svg
PreviewAssets/ReShadePreviews/TPM-preview-enhanced.svg
PreviewAssets/ReShadePreviews/TPM-preview-landscape.png
PreviewAssets/ReShadePreviews/TPM-preview-original.svg
PreviewAssets/ReShadePreviews/TPM-preview-vivid.svg
QUICKSTART.md
README.md
RELEASE-SAFETY-CHECKLIST.md
TeknoParrot-Manager-CHANGELOG.txt
TeknoParrot-Manager-QuickStart.txt
TeknoParrot-Manager-README.txt
TeknoParrot-Manager.ps1
Tests/TeknoParrot-Manager.Tests.ps1
Tests/Test-ReleasePackage.ps1
Tests/VirtualBetaTester.HumanWorkflow.Tests.ps1
Tests/VirtualBetaTester.Recovery.Tests.ps1
docs/RC8-REMEDIATION-INVENTORY.md
docs/RESHADE-DGVOODOO2-AUTODOWNLOAD-INVARIANT-INVENTORY.md
docs/wiki-updates/Changelog.md
scripts/InjectionHunterDispositions.psd1
scripts/Run-TPM-Certification-Suite.bat
scripts/TPMCertification.ProductionFacts.psm1

Verification

  • Local Pester regression suite: 907 passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped, 0 not run
  • Focused FFB test selection: 23 passed, 0 failed
  • Local parser checks for the production script and test file: PASS
  • Local script/test/architecture/inventory/wiki encoding check: 0 non-ASCII bytes
  • Local PSScriptAnalyzer with PSScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1: 0 findings
  • Hosted CI for d0f7659: pending; no hosted run has been triggered yet.
  • Canonical-display tests derive expected labels from the approved profile/effect definitions, assert the gallery label is added after the chooser, and cover missing-technique fail-closed behavior.
  • FFB integration tests cover explicit plugin ownership clearing native fields before deployment, safe native defaulting for invalid overlap input, and workflow propagation of the TeknoParrot root.

No candidate ZIP was built from this current head. Approved-runtime validation, package creation, runtime certification, merge, tag, release, certification publication, PR approval, wiki publication, GitHub release, and monitor unpause remain unauthorized.

This push/CI authorization does not authorize package or owner-runtime work. PR #321 remains HOLD pending hosted CI result, approved-runtime validation, and Release Manager authorization.

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PostgreSQL evidence correction (fresh RC8 runtime): current runtime classification is CAUSE_EVIDENCED / UX_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED. The active failure is database backup verification failure affecting GoldenTeeLive2019, PowerPuttLive2012, PowerPuttLive2013, SilverStrikeBowlingLive, TargetTossProBags, and TargetTossProLawndarts. Setup blocks before profile population. The fresh run did not reproduce the historical Argument types do not match fatal. Historical classification remains NOT_REPRODUCED_WITH_CURRENT_INSTALLED_BUILD / CODE_LEVEL_PROOF_MISSING. The uploaded script hash is 0FB84ABDA625AA83ED7BC085A9865BE5E58D09E0536CDA4913EDB01B7703EF5B; line 4955 is the hardware environment volume loop, not New-PostgresRecoveryBackup. PostgreSQL remains UX/runtime blocking until visible Retry / Skip / Details / Back, backup-incomplete and nothing-changed wording, affected friendly names plus identifiers, and no profile population after incomplete backup are verified.

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ReShade review correction: current PR implements a Windows Forms preview with Before/After/Split buttons, not a slider. No TrackBar or slider control is present in the preview window implementation. Classification: preview window IMPLEMENTED_LOCALLY / NEEDS_VISUAL_RUNTIME_PROOF; fallback UX IMPLEMENTED_LOCALLY / NEEDS_CI_AND_RUNTIME_VERIFICATION; ReShade slider NOT_IMPLEMENTED / NEEDS_RELEASE_MANAGER_DECISION. ARCADE proof remains required for preview opening, selected image display, comparison controls, safe missing-assets fallback, no pre-confirmation deployment, and bulk behavior.

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FFB real-caller mutation proof completed under Windows PowerShell 5.1. With the production plugin Start-TpmWorkflowStep call removed, the real Invoke-TpmFfbSetupMode regression failed exactly at Complete-TpmWorkflowStep with: Workflow can only skip its active step. The committed fix was restored from e4894e8 and the same focused test then passed: 1 passed, 0 failed. The passing test exercises the production callable with plugin choice N, asserts plugin StepSkipped, Closed lifecycle, no terminating exception, and zero Invoke-FFBPluginSetup calls.

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ReShade slider status correction: the earlier comment said the slider was not implemented. That was true at the earlier head only. Head 5a41219 now implements a real Windows Forms TrackBar with 0-100 split positioning, in-memory image updates during slider changes, preview state tracking, and slider-position-aware cache keys for cached artifacts. Behavioral coverage proves the 0/50/100 bitmap directions and cache identity. Classification is now IMPLEMENTED_LOCALLY / NEEDS_VISUAL_RUNTIME_PROOF; no package, tag, release, main push, or wiki push was performed.

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Slice 0 final exact-head CI review — Pester version mismatch blocks certification-quality acceptance

Decision: READY_FOR_SLICE_0_PESTER_VERSION_PIN_REPAIR

Verified exact-head run:

  • PR Harden RC8 beginner UX and input safety #321 head: d7d68d8ec3aa4afc33351503b3179aa82d0d52a2
  • run: 35417686187
  • event: pull_request
  • overall workflow: success
  • Quality gates: success
  • all seven required Pester suites executed
  • hosted totals: 1275 passed / 0 failed / 0 skipped / 0 inconclusive
  • snapshot suite executed explicitly
  • immutable snapshot/schema/catalog/delta gates passed
  • artifact upload succeeded

Blocking compatibility issue:
Hosted Pester was v6.2.0, while the project certification requirement is Pester 5.7.1. The workflow currently installs with -MinimumVersion 5.0, allowing drift to 6.2.0.

Authorized next action is narrowly limited to CI/toolchain pinning:

  1. pin hosted Pester to exactly 5.7.1 in .github/workflows/ci.yml;
  2. validate locally with Pester 5.7.1 if available/installed, otherwise validate the workflow syntax and exact install command plus the seven-suite path contract;
  3. create one local CI-only repair commit;
  4. return for review before push.

Do not begin Slice 1. Do not package, owner-smoke, use Arcade, merge, tag, publish, certify, or release. PR #321 remains HOLD.

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Slice 0 Pester pin repair reviewed

Decision: READY_FOR_SLICE_0_PESTER_PIN_PUSH_AND_EXACT_HEAD_CI

Accepted local repair commit:
0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1

Accepted scope:

  • exactly one changed file: .github/workflows/ci.yml
  • hosted Pester install pinned to -RequiredVersion 5.7.1
  • Pester import pinned to -RequiredVersion 5.7.1
  • no Pester -MinimumVersion drift remains
  • seven-suite Run.Path preserved
  • local Pester 5.7.1 full seven-suite run: 1275 passed / 0 failed / 0 skipped / 0 inconclusive
  • QualitySystem: 24/24
  • snapshot suite: 8/8
  • YAML validation passed
  • git diff --check clean
  • no test weakening
  • no product/runtime change
  • snapshot/schema artifacts unchanged
  • unrelated dirt unchanged
  • nothing staged

GitHub PR #321 is still open/draft and remote head remains d7d68d8ec3aa4afc33351503b3179aa82d0d52a2, confirming 0198c525... has not yet been pushed.

Next authorized action:

  • verify fast-forward ancestry
  • push exact commit 0198c525...
  • wait for fresh exact-head pull_request CI
  • require hosted Pester 5.7.1
  • require all seven suites
  • require 1275 passed / 0 failed / 0 skipped / 0 inconclusive

Do not begin Slice 1 until that exact-head run is accepted. No package, owner smoke, Arcade, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized. PR #321 remains HOLD.

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Slice 0 immutable current-release snapshot — FINAL ACCEPTANCE

Decision: SLICE_0_ACCEPTED_READY_FOR_SLICE_1_CONTRACT_MIGRATION

Accepted exact head:
0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1

Accepted hosted run:
35419285937

Verified directly on GitHub:

Accepted certification-quality evidence:

  • hosted Pester exactly 5.7.1
  • all seven required suites executed
  • 1,275 passed / 0 failed / 0 skipped / 0 inconclusive
  • immutable snapshot validation passed with empty errors/warnings
  • catalog counts: 925 GameProfiles / 383 GameSetup / 923 Metadata / 2,231 total
  • delta: 695 historical -> 925 current; +230 / -0 / 38 semantic changed / 657 semantic unchanged
  • canonical jdredd assertion passed
  • source-proof commit dc998e374608abbda373bb3c236db5b26b5afca7
  • live master not used
  • mutable release ZIP not required
  • artifact containment passed
  • Pester artifact upload succeeded

Slice 0 is closed.

Next authorized engineering phase is Slice 1: migrate the static GameSupport contract corpus from the historical 695-profile snapshot to the accepted immutable 925-profile current-release snapshot.

Constraints remain:

  • no package
  • no owner smoke
  • no Arcade runtime phase
  • no merge/tag/publish/certification/release
  • PR Harden RC8 beginner UX and input safety #321 remains HOLD
  • historical 695 corpus must remain reproducible and auditable
  • current-release generation must be driven only by the accepted immutable snapshot/source-proof identity
  • exactly one contract per released profile
  • zero duplicate identities
  • zero final UNCLASSIFIED
  • no inference that absence of evidence means no prerequisite
  • preserve existing 1.2/1.3 compatibility paths unless a versioned additive migration is explicitly justified

Known tester/runtime findings remain hard pre-owner-smoke blockers and are not considered closed by Slice 0 acceptance.

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Slice 1 current-release GameSupport migration — implementation review

Decision: HOLD_SLICE_1_CONTRACT_MIGRATION

The implementation direction is broadly correct, but the packet does not yet satisfy the authorized Slice 1 acceptance gate.

Accepted evidence so far:

  • explicit generation modes: LEGACY_COMPATIBILITY, HISTORICAL_PINNED_695, CURRENT_RELEASE_925
  • current mode binds accepted SnapshotId TPM-GAME-SUPPORT-RELEASE-1.0.0.2128-ASSET-9E6A8628 and source-proof commit dc998e374608abbda373bb3c236db5b26b5afca7
  • current mode rejects installed/fixture/DAT/runtime inputs
  • 925 current contracts / 0 UNCLASSIFIED
  • 695 historical contracts / 0 UNCLASSIFIED
  • deterministic current generation: 935 files with identical path/hash sets across two clean runs
  • current registry validates
  • executable precedence/fallback/conflict handling works in focused tests, including VirtuaRLimit GameSetup fallback
  • main Pester suite completed: 1155 passed / 0 failed
  • focused contract/support-posture/snapshot tests passed
  • parser, PSScriptAnalyzer, ASCII, diff-check, containment all passed
  • no commit/push/package/runtime/Arcade/release action occurred

Blocking gaps before commit review:

  1. The required canonical seven-suite Pester 5.7.1 gate was not run as one complete set. The packet reports main + selected focused suites only. Run the exact canonical seven suites under Pester 5.7.1 and report actual totals. Given SupportPostureCorpus now has 14 tests instead of 11, the prior 1275 baseline would become 1278 if all other suite counts stay unchanged, but report actual results.
  2. Historical compatibility is not proven strongly enough. The new executable resolver now runs through the shared profile-source path and can alter legacy/historical output. Prove the historical 695 corpus is not semantically regressed: compare the historical 695 generated registry/contracts/posture against the accepted pre-Slice-1 historical baseline (byte/hash equality where intended, and explicit explained deltas where not). A mere 695 count / zero-UNCLASSIFIED is insufficient.
  3. The required 38-profile comparison matrix is incomplete in the packet. Return, for every changed profile: historical source value, current source value, affected contract field, historical contract value, current contract value, and classification. The generated JSON may already contain most of this; surface it explicitly.
  4. Required special-case assertions are missing/incomplete from the packet. Re-prove and report:
    • Showdown retains the Rapture3D ExternalSoftware declaration/policy;
    • cxbxr exact governed set and support-file declarations;
    • ReVolt admin prerequisite;
    • rrv controller/API/backend declaration;
    • Road Fighters 3D controller/API/backend declaration;
    • VirtuaRLimit GameSetup fallback.
  5. Mixed-history documentation files docs/remediation/PR-321-control-board.md and docs/remediation/PR-321-reconciliation.md still contain pre-existing quote-normalization dirt. Before any commit, provide exact attribution/partial-staging boundaries so Slice 1 hunks can be committed without absorbing unrelated changes.
  6. Confirm the current-release registry itself carries an explicit immutable snapshot/source-proof binding sufficient to distinguish the 925 current corpus from the historical 695 corpus; do not rely only on surrounding report metadata.

No commit is authorized yet. PR #321 remains HOLD. No runtime phase, package, owner smoke, Arcade, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Documentation screenshot requirement — owner directive

Owner requirement: TPM documentation must include real screenshots, not text-only walkthroughs.

This is now a standing release/documentation requirement for RC8 and later work.

Required surfaces:

  • root README
  • beginner / QuickStart documentation
  • relevant user-facing setup and feature documentation
  • release/remediation docs where screenshots materially help explain the workflow

Screenshot policy:

  • use real current TPM UI/runtime screenshots from the exact candidate behavior where practical;
  • do not use mock screenshots as evidence of implemented behavior;
  • keep screenshots synchronized with the documented workflow;
  • add concise captions and nearby beginner-friendly explanation;
  • prefer screenshots at decision points a new user actually sees: first launch, main menu, game discovery/registration, dependency/prerequisite handling, controls, graphics fixes, ReShade selection, readiness/result screens, and support/error flows;
  • technical implementation docs do not need decorative screenshots unless visual state matters;
  • screenshots must not expose secrets, private paths/usernames, tokens, API keys, passwords, or other sensitive local data;
  • documentation screenshot updates are part of the same slice when UI/user-visible behavior changes;
  • stale screenshots are a documentation defect and should block release readiness until corrected.

This requirement does not authorize package/owner-smoke/Arcade/merge/tag/publish/release by itself. It should be incorporated into the current PR #321 documentation acceptance criteria and future screenshot capture should use an exact-head validated candidate.

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Screenshot documentation gate — Desktop capture blocked; authorize Arcade screenshot-only capture

Desktop OMP correctly stopped without launching a stub runtime.

Accepted evidence:

  • exact repository HEAD remains 0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1
  • no genuine approved TeknoParrot runtime root exists on Desktop
  • discovered roots either lack TeknoParrotUi.exe/GameProfiles or contain only a 1-byte stub / fixture-only profile set
  • no screenshots were fabricated or reused
  • no package/runtime/release action occurred
  • advisor findings in the packet were explicitly dispositioned rather than ignored

Decision: authorize a narrow Arcade OMP screenshot-only capture phase.

Arcade authorization is limited to:

  1. verify Arcade machine identity and expected machine-scoped root before any launch;
  2. verify a genuine TeknoParrot runtime root containing real TeknoParrotUi.exe and expected GameProfiles;
  3. verify exact candidate/script provenance against the accepted head/candidate;
  4. verify canonical containment and reparse/junction safety;
  5. launch only as needed to capture genuine current UI/runtime screenshots for README/QuickStart/user docs;
  6. capture provenance and scrub secrets/private paths/usernames;
  7. do not convert this into owner-smoke certification or unrelated runtime reproduction.

If Arcade does not have a genuine matching runtime root, STOP and retain the screenshot documentation HOLD.

No package rebuild, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Arcade screenshot exact-head recovery — advisor finding requires proof before acceptance

Current disposition remains HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_GATE.

The recovery packet claims the exact-head worktree and candidate hash are correct, but Advisor 1 raised a concrete provenance concern: the verification output immediately after worktree creation may have been read from the OLD checkout rather than from the new screenshot worktree, and the worktree path may have been parsed/nested unexpectedly.

Standing advisor rule applies: this finding must be PROVEN or DISPROVEN with direct evidence before the recovery gate is accepted.

Required evidence from ARCADE:

  • git worktree list --porcelain
  • canonicalized filesystem path of the screenshot worktree
  • pwd / current directory from inside that exact worktree
  • git rev-parse --show-toplevel
  • git rev-parse HEAD
  • SHA-256 of that exact worktree's TeknoParrot-Manager.ps1
  • git status --short --branch
  • proof the original checkout remains untouched

Expected exact values:

  • worktree HEAD: 0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1
  • script SHA-256: 657cd5ebf6c26987b44a3da50418d2b8b53641defc11c46b643ee77e36b573de

If those values are proven from the exact new worktree path, Advisor 1 is DISPROVEN and the only remaining blocker is the absence of a genuine TeknoParrot runtime on ARCADE.

If they are not proven, Advisor 1 is PROVEN and the recovery worktree must be recreated correctly before any screenshot/runtime work.

Do not launch runtime, capture screenshots, or modify docs until this provenance concern is closed. No package, owner-smoke, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Arcade screenshot worktree provenance — accepted

Decision: SCREENSHOT_WORKTREE_PROVENANCE_ACCEPTED

Advisor 1 finding is DISPROVEN by direct evidence from the Git-registered screenshot worktree.

Accepted proof:

  • original checkout: E:\REPOS\teknoparrot-manager
  • original HEAD: 898af5d71a9210139c6e649723e221ed04bddc18
  • screenshot worktree: E:\REPOS\teknoparrot-manager-screenshot-0198c525
  • screenshot worktree HEAD: 0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1
  • screenshot worktree clean
  • screenshot worktree script SHA-256: 657CD5EBF6C26987B44A3DA50418D2B8B53641DEFC11C46B643EE77E36B573DE
  • original checkout and screenshot worktree have distinct canonical paths, distinct HEADs, distinct script hashes
  • screenshot worktree is registered as a sibling, not nested
  • no runtime launched, screenshots captured, docs modified, package rebuilt, or release action performed

The provenance gate is therefore closed.

Next blocker: establish whether ARCADE has a genuine TeknoParrot runtime root suitable for documentation capture. Runtime discovery is now authorized, but launch remains blocked until runtime identity, GameProfiles, containment, and reparse/junction safety are proven.

No owner-smoke, broad runtime reproduction, package rebuild, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Arcade runtime discovery — accepted for screenshot-only launch

Decision: READY_FOR_ARCADE_SCREENSHOT_ONLY_LAUNCH

Accepted runtime root:
C:\Users\EliSi\LaunchBox\Emulators\TeknoParrot

Accepted evidence:

  • genuine TeknoParrotUi.exe, 12,010,152 bytes
  • SHA-256 66D43EA6E35C43B47D171BC41403EDE425AC10522ED0E1AECBF9BC7ABB14A763
  • file/product version 1.0.0.2132
  • 929 GameProfiles
  • 383 GameSetup
  • 927 Metadata
  • canonical containment proven
  • no reparse/junction/symlink targets reported
  • no fixture/stub indicators
  • exact TPM candidate remains isolated in E:\REPOS\teknoparrot-manager-screenshot-0198c525
  • exact TPM candidate HEAD 0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1
  • candidate script SHA-256 657CD5EBF6C26987B44A3DA50418D2B8B53641DEFC11C46B643EE77E36B573DE

Advisor note is accepted as ALREADY SATISFIED / DISPROVEN AS A BLOCKER: the known specific runtime path was revalidated, and the runtime-side manager-script hash mismatch is not a launch-eligibility requirement under the screenshot-only authorization because the accepted candidate is executed from its isolated exact-head worktree without overwriting the runtime.

Important documentation caveat: the external TeknoParrot runtime is version 1.0.0.2132 with 929 profiles, while the accepted immutable TPM release-support snapshot is 1.0.0.2128 / 925 profiles. Screenshots must not imply that 929-profile runtime state is the same immutable catalog evidence. Avoid or clearly caption any visible profile-count/version discrepancy.

Authorized next action:

  • launch the exact TPM candidate from the screenshot worktree against the validated runtime only as needed for documentation screenshots
  • capture genuine current UI
  • do not copy/replace the runtime-side manager
  • do not perform broad runtime validation, owner-smoke certification, package rebuild, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release

If launch reveals a product defect, stop and report it rather than hiding it in documentation.

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Arcade runtime launch review — approved for screenshot-only capture

Decision: READY_FOR_ARCADE_SCREENSHOT_ONLY_CAPTURE

Accepted prior gates:

  • exact screenshot worktree provenance passed
  • genuine TeknoParrot runtime passed
  • canonical containment passed
  • reparse/link safety passed
  • no runtime launched yet
  • no screenshots/docs modified yet

Advisor finding: ALREADY_SATISFIED.
Evidence: agent stopped exactly at the required launch-review boundary and did not exceed authorization.

Next authorization is limited to launching the exact accepted TPM candidate only as needed to capture genuine documentation screenshots in full-screen mode where useful.

This remains a documentation-only runtime exception. No general owner-smoke, broad runtime reproduction, package rebuild, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

If launch exposes any genuine UI/runtime defect, stop and record it; do not conceal it with alternate screenshots.

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Screenshot documentation capture — sensitive desktop-wide capture rejected; use isolated TPM-window capture

Decision: HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_GATE

The capture attempt was handled correctly:

  • exact candidate launched only after authorization;
  • TPM reached its main menu;
  • the only attempted screenshot exposed personal/local paths and surrounding tooling;
  • that screenshot was deleted and not used;
  • no docs/assets were modified;
  • no prohibited release/runtime actions occurred.

Advisor findings are accepted:

  • launch-scope concerns: ALREADY_SATISFIED
  • sensitive desktop-wide capture concern: PROVEN; mitigation was correct (discard/delete, do not publish)

Next authorized action is narrower: capture the TPM UI as an isolated application/window region rather than a desktop-wide screenshot. Use a capture method that excludes terminal/tooling and personal paths. If the current TPM interface is terminal-based, frame only the TPM console window or crop to the TPM UI after capture, provided sensitive content is fully excluded and context remains beginner-readable.

No mock/synthetic UI is allowed. Do not alter the product solely to make screenshots prettier.

If a clean isolated TPM-window screenshot cannot be produced with available tools, retain HOLD and report the capture-method limitation explicitly.

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Screenshot gate — retry with real standalone console window

Decision: READY_FOR_ARCADE_STANDALONE_WINDOW_CAPTURE_RETRY

The PTY-based isolated-window attempt correctly returned HOLD because MainWindowHandle=0.

Advisor finding:

  • "hub-managed PTY processes cannot expose a capturable HWND; launch TPM with Start-Process in a genuine separate console window and then enumerate MainWindowHandle" = PROVEN AS A PLAUSIBLE ROOT CAUSE / NOT YET FULLY PROVEN AS THE FIX.

Required next test:

  • launch the exact accepted TPM candidate via Start-Process powershell.exe from the accepted screenshot worktree so Windows creates a real standalone console window;
  • capture the spawned PID;
  • wait for the process to expose a non-zero MainWindowHandle and a title;
  • verify the process command line / executable corresponds to the exact candidate launch;
  • capture only that window;
  • blur/redact any private information in the retained image before documentation use;
  • re-inspect the sanitized final image and hash the final file.

If the standalone process still has no capturable HWND, retain HOLD and report that the advisor fix hypothesis is disproven on ARCADE.

No README/docs update until one clean sanitized proof screenshot is reviewed. No owner-smoke, broad runtime reproduction, package, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Screenshot standalone-window retry — advisor bug PROVEN; previous Handle=0 result invalid

Decision: HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_GATE

Advisor finding is PROVEN.

Root cause:

  • the verification script assigned to $pid, which is PowerShell's built-in read-only automatic variable for the current process ID;
  • that assignment failed;
  • the subsequent polling inspected the checker/current process rather than target PID 12748;
  • therefore the reported MainWindowHandle=0 does not prove the standalone TPM process lacked a window.

Required correction:

  • rerun the exact standalone-window test using a non-reserved variable such as $targetPid;
  • verify the target process by PID and command line;
  • poll that exact PID for MainWindowTitle/MainWindowHandle;
  • only then disposition the advisor's Start-Process hypothesis.

Do not capture screenshots or update docs until the corrected PID-specific window proof succeeds.

No owner-smoke, broad runtime reproduction, package, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Screenshot gate — non-interactive ARCADE session now strongly evidenced

Decision: HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_GATE

Accepted findings:

  • PTY launch produced MainWindowHandle=0;
  • corrected Start-Process launch with verified target PID also produced MainWindowHandle=0 across bounded polling;
  • previous $PID-variable bug is PROVEN and corrected;
  • standalone-window fix is DISPROVEN_ON_ARCADE under the current automation session;
  • no screenshots/docs/package/release actions occurred.

Advisor 1's new finding is accepted as PROVEN AS A STRONG HYPOTHESIS, WITH ONE DIAGNOSTIC STILL NEEDED: the automation session appears non-interactive / detached from a real desktop, so HWND-based capture may be structurally unavailable regardless of launch technique.

Next authorized action is diagnostic only:

  • check [System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation]::UserInteractive (after loading System.Windows.Forms if needed);
  • inspect quser / query session;
  • report current session ID/type/state;
  • correlate the launched PowerShell process session ID with the interactive console/RDP session;
  • do not retry further capture methods until this is proven/disproven.

If the automation process is not in an interactive desktop session, the screenshot gate should remain HOLD and capture must move to a human-visible interactive session/manual capture workflow rather than more automation tricks.

No owner-smoke, broad runtime reproduction, package, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Screenshot gate — interactive session confirmed; stop HWND debugging and use Computer Use

Decision: READY_FOR_COMPUTER_USE_SCREENSHOT_PROOF

Accepted findings:

  • UserInteractive=True
  • active console session ID 1
  • OMP/checker SessionId 1
  • launched TPM PowerShell SessionId 1
  • advisor non-interactive-session hypothesis = DISPROVEN
  • prior MainWindowHandle=0 results therefore do not prove the TPM UI is absent

Advisor's conhost/Windows Terminal ownership theory is plausible, but further HWND/process-owner debugging is no longer the preferred path because Computer Use is available in the active interactive session.

Next action:

  • use Computer Use to visually locate the TPM window on the real ARCADE desktop;
  • capture one clean TPM main-menu proof image;
  • crop/frame to TPM only;
  • blur/redact private paths, usernames, machine-specific details, IPs/hostnames, tokens, passwords, emails, IDs, etc.;
  • re-open and inspect the sanitized final image;
  • hash the sanitized final asset;
  • leave README/QuickStart unchanged until the single proof image is reviewed.

If Computer Use cannot see the TPM UI, then return HOLD with that exact evidence. Do not restart HWND/conhost experiments unless Computer Use fails and a new diagnostic is explicitly authorized.

No owner-smoke, broad runtime reproduction, package, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Screenshot capture clarification — full-screen TPM UI required

Owner requirement clarified: retained documentation screenshots must show TPM in full-screen / maximized presentation, not as a small floating console.

Interpretation:

  • maximize the TPM window before capture;
  • capture the TPM application surface at full-screen/readable size;
  • do not capture the entire Windows desktop;
  • no unrelated desktop, OMP, terminal, Explorer, or tooling should appear;
  • if full-screen TPM shows private paths/usernames/machine-specific details, blur/redact those in the final retained image;
  • re-open and inspect the sanitized final image before documentation use.

The first proof image should therefore be a full-screen TPM main-menu screenshot, sanitized for privacy, with README/docs still unchanged until review.

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Screenshot proof accepted; add window-cleanup requirement

Decision: SINGLE_SCREENSHOT_PROOF_ACCEPTED

Accepted proof:

  • exact-head candidate 0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1
  • candidate script SHA-256 matches accepted provenance
  • Computer Use successfully captured the genuine TPM main menu
  • TPM console was maximized/full-screen for the normal main-menu documentation view
  • retained image: docs/images/tpm-main-menu.png
  • dimensions: 1898x1024
  • final SHA-256: 5D0345F3B7F83CE980B6AA76EEB2C37F0AA5EE629A2DB77214257497AA8CD444
  • privacy review passed
  • TPM-only framing passed
  • no mock/stale/synthetic image used
  • advisor findings were explicitly dispositioned
  • README/QuickStart remain unchanged pending mapping review

New standing screenshot/runtime cleanup rule from owner:
Any windows/processes opened for screenshot capture, validation, or GUI inspection must be closed before the task is considered complete, unless the user explicitly asks to leave one open.

This includes:

  • TPM console windows
  • PowerShell/conhost windows
  • Computer Use-opened app windows
  • Explorer/Snipping Tool/image viewers
  • temporary dialogs
  • any other helper window launched for the task

Required end-state:

  • close only windows/processes opened by the task;
  • do not close unrelated pre-existing user windows;
  • verify the task-opened TPM/PowerShell/conhost processes are no longer running;
  • restore the desktop to its prior state as closely as practical;
  • report WINDOW_CLEANUP=PASS with evidence in future screenshot packets.

Next authorized documentation step may map the accepted proof image into README/QuickStart and continue the screenshot set using the same capture/privacy/maximize rules. No owner-smoke, broad runtime reproduction, package, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Screenshot cleanup verification — advisor self-match finding PROVEN; rerun cleanup scan correctly

Decision: HOLD_WINDOW_CLEANUP_VERIFICATION

Advisor finding is PROVEN.

The cleanup scan used a command line containing the exact TPM script path as the search needle. That checker process can therefore match itself, so the raw match count is not authoritative.

Required correction:

  • rerun the process scan while excluding the checker/current process PID;
  • preferably query Win32_Process and filter for the exact TPM script path while excluding the checker PID and any known shell wrapper PID;
  • separately scan visible windows for TPM/PowerShell/conhost opened by the task;
  • confirm no task-created TPM candidate process remains;
  • confirm no task-created helper windows remain;
  • do not close unrelated pre-existing user windows.

Only after this corrected self-excluding scan returns zero may WINDOW_CLEANUP=PASS be accepted.

Do not modify README/QuickStart or continue screenshot mapping until cleanup verification is closed. No owner-smoke, package, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Screenshot cleanup gate — PASS

Decision: WINDOW_CLEANUP_ACCEPTED

Accepted evidence:

  • checker PID 17216 was explicitly excluded from the Win32_Process query;
  • real TPM candidate process matches: 0;
  • task-created visible windows remaining: 0;
  • TPM application and dedicated console process were closed;
  • no remaining process command line references the exact candidate script;
  • unrelated pre-existing Explorer/OMP Terminal windows were preserved;
  • accepted screenshot remains at docs/images/tpm-main-menu.png;
  • screenshot worktree status is only ?? docs/images/;
  • prior self-match advisor finding = PROVEN, with corrected verification now clean.

Standing cleanup rule is satisfied:
WINDOW_CLEANUP=PASS.

Next permitted step is documentation mapping/review of the already accepted screenshot asset. README/QuickStart/package/merge/tag/publish/certification/release remain untouched so far.

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Screenshot documentation integration review

Decision: HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_INTEGRATION_FOR_CONVENTION_AND_RENDER_VALIDATION

Accepted:

  • maximized/full-screen TPM main-menu screenshot is genuine and privacy-clean;
  • README and QUICKSTART both map the image and include beginner-oriented explanation;
  • image link existence checks pass;
  • git diff --check passes;
  • window cleanup passes;
  • no prohibited release/runtime actions occurred.

Advisor image-asset convention finding is PROVEN.

Direct repository evidence at exact accepted HEAD 0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1:

  • root README already references images/banner.png;
  • therefore the established repository image convention is top-level images/, not a parallel docs/images/ tree.

Required correction before commit review:

  1. move docs/images/tpm-main-menu.png to images/tpm-main-menu.png;
  2. update README/QUICKSTART relative links accordingly;
  3. verify final image SHA-256 is unchanged after move;
  4. run Markdown/render validation on README and QUICKSTART;
  5. run repository link validation at least for the edited files and all image references;
  6. re-run git diff --check;
  7. preserve window-cleanup evidence;
  8. keep all advisor findings explicitly dispositioned.

No commit/push/package/owner-smoke/merge/tag/publish/certification/release is authorized yet.

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Screenshot documentation final review — one validation gap remains

Decision: HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_INTEGRATION_FOR_RENDERED_PREVIEW

Accepted:

  • image-location convention finding = PROVEN and corrected to top-level images/;
  • accepted screenshot retained at images/tpm-main-menu.png;
  • SHA-256 unchanged: 5D0345F3B7F83CE980B6AA76EEB2C37F0AA5EE629A2DB77214257497AA8CD444;
  • dimensions remain 1898x1024;
  • README and QUICKSTART local image references resolve;
  • privacy re-review passes;
  • git diff --check passes;
  • window cleanup passes;
  • nothing staged;
  • no prohibited package/release actions occurred.

Remaining gap:

  • README/QUICKSTART were opened as raw Markdown, not actually rendered Markdown. The packet correctly marks rendered review as PARTIAL.
  • Advisor concern about file:// raw Markdown rendering is PROVEN as a limitation of the attempted validation, not a product/documentation defect.
  • The later advisor note that the packet disclosed the limitation is ALREADY_SATISFIED, but disclosure does not replace the requested rendered visual check.

Before commit review, perform one true rendered preview of both edited files using any safe local method (for example, a temporary Markdown-to-HTML render outside the repo, or another Markdown renderer already available). Verify headings, screenshot embedding, sizing, surrounding caption/text, and no broken layout. Do not add renderer artifacts to the repository.

If true rendering cannot be produced with available tools, return that explicitly and keep HOLD rather than claiming a visual pass.

No commit/push/package/owner-smoke/merge/tag/publish/certification/release is authorized yet.

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Render-validation blocker — use GitHub's own Markdown API, no commit required

Decision: READY_FOR_GITHUB_GFM_RENDER_PREVIEW

The packet is correct to retain HOLD: no local Markdown renderer is installed, so rendered review remains unresolved.

Advisor dispositions accepted:

  • top-level image convention: PROVEN
  • trailing whitespace: PROVEN and corrected
  • raw file:// preview limitation: PROVEN
  • true rendered preview: UNRESOLVED

Next authorized validation method: use GitHub's Markdown rendering API through gh api to render the uncommitted local README.md and QUICKSTART.md as GitHub Flavored Markdown without committing or pushing them. Save only temporary HTML outside the repository, wrap it with a local <base href=...> pointing at the screenshot worktree so relative image paths resolve, then inspect the rendered pages with Computer Use.

This is preferable to installing arbitrary Markdown tooling and gives a preview close to GitHub's actual rendering.

Do not add temporary HTML/request files to the repository. Close browser/helper windows afterward. No commit/push/package/owner-smoke/merge/tag/publish/certification/release is authorized yet.

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GFM render failure review — request-construction bug must be proven/disproven

Decision: HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_INTEGRATION_FOR_GFM_REQUEST_VALIDATION

Advisor blocker is PROVEN AS A VALID CONCERN / NOT YET PROVEN AS ROOT CAUSE.

Reason:

  • README is ~90 KB and QUICKSTART is ~40 KB, yet both received the same 400 KB GitHub Markdown API error;
  • that pattern is inconsistent with the files' apparent source sizes and therefore does not prove the API limit was actually hit;
  • request construction may have reused/duplicated the wrong content or expanded the payload unexpectedly.

Required next step:

  1. rebuild README and QUICKSTART request JSON separately from scratch;
  2. before sending, record exact source-file byte size and exact request-JSON byte size;
  3. inspect/verify the JSON contains only the intended file's Markdown in the text field;
  4. verify README request text length matches README source and QUICKSTART request text length matches QUICKSTART source;
  5. send each request independently to gh api --method POST /markdown;
  6. if either request exceeds 400 KB, prove it with actual byte counts;
  7. if request sizes are normal and rendering succeeds, perform Computer Use rendered review;
  8. if request sizes are normal and GitHub still returns the same size-limit error, capture exact request size and response and keep HOLD.

Do not classify GitHub GFM render size limitation as PROVEN until request sizes are measured and content identity is verified.

No commit/push/package/owner-smoke/merge/tag/publish/certification/release is authorized yet.

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GFM render packet review — two advisor claims require explicit final disposition

Decision: HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_COMMIT_REVIEW_FOR_ADVISOR_PROOF

The documentation/render work is otherwise in good shape:

  • README and QUICKSTART both rendered successfully through GitHub GFM;
  • Computer Use reported the TPM screenshot visible in both rendered pages;
  • layout/readability passed;
  • image links resolve;
  • privacy/integrity remains accepted;
  • git diff --check passes;
  • temp preview artifacts were removed;
  • window cleanup passes;
  • nothing staged.

Advisor finding 1 (request encoding/round-trip):

  • PROVEN_AND_RESOLVED in substance: the earlier PowerShell JSON construction was the cause of the bogus >400 KB payload; the corrected Node JSON.stringify requests were 105,582 bytes (README) and 45,715 bytes (QUICKSTART), and both rendered successfully.
  • One explicit proof is still required for the standing advisor rule: recreate each Node request and parse it back, proving parsed.text === sourceText and exact character counts for both files. This closes the advisor's parsedTextChars concern.

Advisor finding 2 (actual image rendering):

  • Current packet says Computer Use visually confirmed the screenshot appears in both rendered pages, which strongly supports DISPROVEN AS A BLOCKER.
  • For explicit proof, recreate the rendered HTML and record the actual <img> element referencing images/tpm-main-menu.png, then visually confirm that element loaded (not broken) in both README and QUICKSTART previews.

Do not change README, QUICKSTART, or the image unless these checks reveal a real defect. Do not commit/push yet.

No package, owner-smoke, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Screenshot documentation commit review — final image-selector advisor finding must be closed

Decision: HOLD_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_COMMIT_REVIEW_FOR_TARGET_IMG_PROOF

The packet claims the exact rendered element for images/tpm-main-menu.png was found in both README and QUICKSTART and visually loaded, but Advisor 1 reports the actual extraction evidence selected images/banner.png for README and an empty src for QUICKSTART.

Under the standing advisor rule, this discrepancy must be explicitly proven or disproven before commit authorization.

Required final proof:

  1. re-render README and QUICKSTART with the already-correct Node JSON request path;
  2. parse the returned HTML and select the img element whose src is exactly images/tpm-main-menu.png (not the first img);
  3. report exact match count for each document;
  4. require exactly one matching target image in README and exactly one in QUICKSTART;
  5. print the exact matching <img ...> element for each;
  6. visually confirm with Computer Use that the target image—not merely the banner—loads in both rendered pages;
  7. preserve current content unless a real defect is found.

If exact selector proof passes, Advisor 1 is DISPROVEN and the screenshot documentation can move to commit review. If it fails, Advisor 1 is PROVEN and the docs/render evidence must be corrected.

No commit/push/package/owner-smoke/merge/tag/publish/certification/release is authorized yet.

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Screenshot documentation advisor proof — closed

Decision: READY_FOR_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_COMMIT_REVIEW

Advisor target-image concern is now DISPROVEN by corrected exact-target extraction from fresh GitHub GFM responses.

Accepted evidence:

  • README exact target image element present
  • README src exactly images/tpm-main-menu.png
  • README alt TeknoParrot Manager main menu
  • QUICKSTART exact target image element present
  • QUICKSTART src exactly images/tpm-main-menu.png
  • QUICKSTART alt TeknoParrot Manager main menu
  • local image references still resolve
  • temporary proof artifacts removed
  • no repository content changed during this proof
  • no prohibited commit/push/package/release actions occurred

The earlier bad extraction is explicitly understood: it selected the first <img> element (images/banner.png) rather than filtering for the TPM main-menu image.

The screenshot documentation work may now move to commit review, subject to the final source diff/content review and preservation of the standing cleanup/advisor rules.

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Screenshot documentation commit review — accepted for push + exact-head CI

Decision: READY_FOR_SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_PUSH_AND_EXACT_HEAD_CI

Accepted local commit:
f0a4de35dcb8994d45b988b7894f0fcf36678323

Parent:
0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1

Accepted commit boundary:

  • README.md
  • QUICKSTART.md
  • images/tpm-main-menu.png

Accepted evidence:

  • screenshot SHA-256 5D0345F3B7F83CE980B6AA76EEB2C37F0AA5EE629A2DB77214257497AA8CD444
  • dimensions 1898x1024
  • README/QUICKSTART local image links pass
  • true GitHub GFM rendering passed for both files
  • exact target image element images/tpm-main-menu.png proven in both rendered outputs
  • Computer Use visually confirmed both rendered images load
  • privacy review passed
  • git diff --check passed
  • nothing staged after commit
  • window/process cleanup passed
  • all advisor findings explicitly dispositioned

GitHub PR #321 is still open/draft and remote head remains 0198c5256b2af4169490f819796dbd1a0723d0c1, so the documentation commit has not yet been pushed.

Next authorized action:

  1. verify remote branch is still exactly the parent SHA;
  2. verify parent is ancestor of local commit;
  3. verify behind=0 / ahead=1;
  4. verify screenshot worktree clean and index empty;
  5. push exact commit f0a4de35... to fix/rc8-release-blockers with no force;
  6. wait for fresh PR Harden RC8 beginner UX and input safety #321 pull_request CI at exact head f0a4de35...;
  7. require CI success and no unexpected documentation/image/link regression.

No package, owner-smoke, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release is authorized.

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Screenshot documentation — FINAL ACCEPTANCE

Decision: SCREENSHOT_DOCUMENTATION_ACCEPTED

Accepted exact head:
f0a4de35dcb8994d45b988b7894f0fcf36678323

GitHub verification:

  • PR Harden RC8 beginner UX and input safety #321 remains open/draft
  • PR head is exactly f0a4de35dcb8994d45b988b7894f0fcf36678323
  • workflow run 35473148511, attempt 2, event pull_request
  • exact head SHA matches
  • overall conclusion success
  • Quality gates job succeeded
  • all workflow steps succeeded, including PSScriptAnalyzer, schema validation, immutable snapshot, deterministic GameSupport generation, Pester install/suites, artifact upload, and post-checkout cleanup

Advisor findings:

  • remote already equaled local head / no re-push needed: PROVEN
  • initial CI failure was unrelated to the docs-only diff: PROVEN at the gate level — attempt 1 failed specifically at Install PSScriptAnalyzer; rerun attempt 2 on the exact same SHA passed that install and every subsequent gate. The precise external Gallery failure text was not independently re-read here, so only that narrower causal statement is accepted.
  • rerun/fresh exact-head CI was the correct recovery: PROVEN

Accepted documentation commit:

  • README.md
  • QUICKSTART.md
  • images/tpm-main-menu.png
  • accepted screenshot SHA-256 5D0345F3B7F83CE980B6AA76EEB2C37F0AA5EE629A2DB77214257497AA8CD444
  • maximized/full-screen TPM main-menu screenshot
  • privacy-clean
  • exact GitHub GFM target-image render proof closed
  • window/process cleanup passed

Screenshot documentation gate is CLOSED.

This acceptance does not authorize package build, owner smoke, merge, tag, publish, certification, or release. Overall RC8 remains gated by the remaining Slice 1/runtime/release work.

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