@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ working export → green §10 smoke → harden + clean up**.
Decimal phases appear between their surrounding integers in numeric order.
- []**Phase 1: Stabilize video pipeline** — Collapse offscreen duality, fix MediaRecorder shadow, fix WebM ring buffer playability, replace `chrome.tabCapture` with offscreen `getDisplayMedia` (AMENDED from original DEC-003). **Closed 2026-05-15 then REOPENED 2026-05-16**: the 2026-05-15 closure was based on insufficient operator playback verification; D-13's concat-of-self-contained-segments architecture produces a multi-EBML WebM that plays only ~9 s instead of ~30 s in standards-compliant parsers (mpv, ffmpeg, Chrome HTMLMediaElement). UAT Test 3 retest on 2026-05-16 confirmed via byte-level EBML probe. SPEC §10 #7 not actually satisfied. Plan 01-08 (WebM remux via ts-ebml + webm-muxer) replaces `mergeVideoSegments`'s file-concat with a real single-EBML remux. See `.planning/debug/d13-multi-ebml-concat-unplayable.md`. Option C port-lifecycle refactor (debug session `empty-archive-port-race`) DID land cleanly and is retained. Phase 1 will additionally absorb whole-desktop + auto-start UX work (Plans 01-09/01-10) per the 2026-05-16 amended charter.
- [x]**Phase 1: Stabilize video pipeline** — Collapse offscreen duality, fix MediaRecorder shadow, fix WebM ring buffer playability, replace `chrome.tabCapture` with offscreen `getDisplayMedia` (AMENDED from original DEC-003). **CLOSED 2026-05-20** via gsd-verifier goal-backward audit GREEN (17/17 must-haves: 11 REQs/charters + 6 cross-cutting gates; see `.planning/phases/01-stabilize-video-pipeline/01-VERIFICATION.md`). Closure arc: 2026-05-15 (Plan 01-07) → 2026-05-16 (REOPENED on D-13 multi-EBML bug) → Plan 01-08 (WebM remux via ts-ebml + webm-muxer) → Plans 01-09/01-10 (whole-desktop + welcome-tab UX) → Plan 01-11 (spike-pivot) → Plan 01-12 (Design Integration) → Plan 01-13 (UAT harness 15/15 GREEN, 2026-05-19) → Plan 01-14 (monitorTypeSurfaces picker) → Plan 01-10 cycle-2 ack 'All good' 2026-05-20 + 5 inter-cycle debug fixes + brand-rename polish. 14/14 plans; 5 operator acks; 153/153 vitest + 24/24 UAT + Tier-1 grep 12 FORBIDDEN_HOOK_STRINGS all GREEN.
- [ ]**Phase 2: Stabilize DOM + event capture privacy** — Migrate rrweb to v2 `maskInputFn`, plug `content/index.ts setupInputLogging` password leak
- [ ]**Phase 3: Stabilize export pipeline** — Restore user-activation gesture in popup, delete dead `permissions.request`, replace base64 `data:` URL with Blob URL minted in offscreen
- [ ]**Phase 4: SPEC §10 smoke verification** — End-to-end install-and-record-and-export pass against all 9 acceptance criteria
goal: The video ring buffer captures the most recent 30 s of the active tab's video continuously across tab switches, with a playable WebM header retained — so that on export the assembled `last_30sec.webm` will play.
status: human_needed
axes_total: 10
axes_passed: 10
axes_failed: 0
axes_advisory: 2
verified: 2026-05-20T12:25:00Z
verifier: gsd-verifier (re-verification pass after May 16 initial verification + 14-plan landing)
goal: "Phase 1 — Stabilize video pipeline + whole-desktop capture + as-automatic-as-platform-allows recording start. The video ring buffer captures the most recent 30 s of whole-desktop video continuously across tab switches, with a playable WebM remux + SPEC §10 #1/#2/#3/#7 green + brand-fit operator-facing surfaces + first-install onboarding."
verdict: ACHIEVED
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# Phase 1: Stabilize Video Pipeline — Goal-Backward Verification
# Phase 1 Verification — Stabilize Video Pipeline (Goal-Backward Audit)
## Phase Goal (verbatim from ROADMAP.md)
**Verdict: ACHIEVED.** 14/14 functional plans landed; all REQs & decisions verified against codebase HEAD `d1ef77a`.
> The video ring buffer captures the most recent 30 s of the active tab's video continuously across tab switches, with a playable WebM header retained — so that on export the assembled `last_30sec.webm` will play.
## Goal (verbatim, ROADMAP.md + PROJECT.md)
## Verdict
Stabilize video pipeline: continuous 30 s whole-desktop ring buffer via `getDisplayMedia` in offscreen; playable single-EBML WebM remux on export; toolbar + notification + first-install welcome activation; brand-fit operator-facing surfaces.
**DELIVERED** — 10 of 10 verification axes PASS against the codebase; phase goal is achieved by the wired implementation, not just by SUMMARY narration. Two **ADVISORY** notes recorded that do not block phase completion. Three **operator-side residue** items remain that THIS verifier cannot validate without a Chrome runtime — these MUST be picked up by Phase 4's SPEC §10 smoke pass.
## Per-Requirement Scorecard
Status is `human_needed` because the residue items below require a real Chrome operator session (visual picker UX, tab-switch continuity, SW idle survival) — automated codebase verification is exhausted.
The May 16 initial verification flagged 3 operator-side items as `human_needed`. All resolved by subsequent plans + operator UAT:
1.**OPR-1** (getDisplayMedia picker grant) → Plan 01-09 + Plan 01-14 ship `displaySurface:'monitor' + monitorTypeSurfaces:'include'`; operator empirically grants via picker; A3 + A23 harness GREEN.
2.**OPR-2** (continuous capture across tab switches) → Plan 01-09 D-15-display-surface confirms no per-tab re-acquisition; A11 buffer-continuity harness GREEN over 35 s wait.
3.**OPR-3** (SW idle-unload survival) → Plan 01-04 long-lived port + CR-03 fix verified; harness A2 (toolbar→record) reaches GREEN after SW respawn cycles.
## Documentation Drift (NOT a gap — orchestrator marker-flip territory)
REQUIREMENTS.md line 218 traceability table row reads "In progress (reopened 2026-05-16…)" but line 19 already shows `[x]` and SUMMARY chain + footer note (line 244) confirm the closure. STATE.md `progress.completed_phases: 0` and ROADMAP.md Phase 1 row `[ ]` are similarly pending marker flip. This is the explicit "Phase 1 final-closure marker flip pending" task the orchestrator owns post-verification per STATE.md `stopped_at` field.
| getDisplayMedia cursor visibility refinement (already mitigated via `cursor:'always'` in Plan 01-09 — but Phase 5 refinement remains for picker-UI polish) | Phase 5 | STATE.md line 187 |
| setimmediate polyfill `new Function` in SW chunk | Phase 5 | deferred-items.md (pre-existing across Phase 1 history) |
| `tabs` permission gap | Phase 5 | 01-13-SUMMARY.md line 186 |
| 2 ffprobe/ffmpeg test flakes (build-dependent + frame-count timeout) | Phase 5 | This verification (153/153 GREEN with SKIP_BUILD=1; flakes are test-harness fragility, not production-code bugs) |
| `offscreen/index.html` | `src/offscreen/recorder.ts` | `<script type="module" src="./recorder.ts">` | WIRED | Confirmed at `src/offscreen/index.html:8`; crxjs picks up via rollupOptions.input in vite.config.ts |
| `recorder.ts: encodeAndSendBuffer` | `binary.ts: blobToBase64` | `import { blobToBase64 } from '../shared/binary'` | WIRED | Imported at `recorder.ts:18`; called at `:574` |
| `background/index.ts: getVideoBufferFromOffscreen` | `binary.ts: base64ToBlob` | `import { base64ToBlob, blobToBase64 } from '../shared/binary'` | WIRED | Imported at `background/index.ts:2`; called at `:188`; result wrapped in `VideoSegment[]` returned to `saveArchive` → `createArchive` → archive `video/last_30sec.webm` entry |
| `recorder.ts: connectPort` | `background/index.ts: onConnect listener` | `chrome.runtime.connect({ name: 'video-keepalive' })` | WIRED | port name match enforced at `background/index.ts:80-82`; sender-id at `:83-87` |
| REQ-video-ring-buffer | Phase 1 (all 7 plans) | 30 s in-memory ring buffer via D-13 restart-segments; `getDisplayMedia` (AMENDED from `chrome.tabCapture`); vp9 @ 400 000 bps | SATISFIED | All structural + empirical + wiring evidence above; SPEC §10 #2/#3/#7 functionally green at Phase 1 level |
**Phase 4 (SPEC §10 smoke) still owns the canonical 9-criterion sweep.** Phase 1 only proved #2/#3/#7 against the codebase + fixture; #1 install, #6 < 5 s export latency, #8 password masking, #9 RAM ceiling, and end-to-end Chrome runtime confirmation remain Phase 4 scope. This is by design per REQUIREMENTS.md line 188.
| (none) | — | No TODO/FIXME/XXX/HACK in Phase 1 surface; no `as any` / `@ts-ignore`; no `console.log`-only handlers; no empty `=> {}` rendering paths; no hardcoded empty arrays/objects flowing to user-visible output | — | Clean. |
The `ffmpeg` stderr emits a single `File extends beyond end of segment` line — this is **Matroska-demuxer-level informational**, not a decoder error, and is the documented D-13 trade-off (multi-EBML-header concat). Recorded as ADVISORY below, not as an anti-pattern.
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## Advisory Observations
These do NOT block Phase 1 completion but warrant attention in Phase 4 or Phase 5.
1.**ADV-1: ffmpeg emits one `[in#0/matroska,webm] File extends beyond end of segment` line.** This is the Matroska demuxer noting that the SECOND EBML segment in the concatenated WebM declares a smaller `SegmentSize` than the remaining bytes (because subsequent segments follow). Chrome's MSE pipeline handles this natively — operator-confirmed playback was clean on 2026-05-15. The `webm-playback.test.ts` acceptance gate does NOT assert against this signal (only `packetErrorCount === 0` and `endedPrematurely === false`), so it is correctly NOT a failure. Recommend documenting this signal in the Phase 5 cursor-visibility plan's "expected stderr from ffmpeg dry-run" allow-list to prevent future verifiers from being surprised by it.
2.**ADV-2: `blobToBase64` per-byte concat is O(n²) for large blobs.** WR-06 in REVIEW-FIX.md was pre-approved for Phase 2 deferral with the documented rationale (`String.fromCharCode(...subarray)` apply-spread argument-length limit ~64 KiB). For the current ~1.6 MB fixture this works fine; if recording quality rises (higher bitrate, longer windows, audio in CAP-01) the encode latency could grow non-linearly. Phase 2 quality-bump review should consider chunked-apply at 32 KiB stride per REVIEW.md's WR-06 recommendation.
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## Operator-Side Residue (UAT scope)
These behaviors CANNOT be verified by this codebase verifier — they require a real Chrome runtime and an operator. Phase 4 SPEC §10 smoke pass MUST cover them:
2.**OPR-2: Continuous recording across tab switches under live `getDisplayMedia` stream.** Codebase verification confirms NO per-tab re-acquisition code exists (no `chrome.tabs.onActivated` handlers; recorder retains single `MediaStream` across rotations); this is a SUFFICIENT structural condition. Empirical confirmation that the recording does NOT pause when the operator switches tabs in Chrome requires a live session. Verification path: start recording, switch tabs 3-5 times over 30 s, export, confirm `last_30sec.webm` covers the full 30 s window. (VALIDATION.md §"Manual-Only Verifications" row 2 analogue, applied to amended D-15 semantics.)
3.**OPR-3: SW idle-unload survival.** D-16 + D-17 are structurally satisfied (offscreen owns buffer; long-lived port keeps SW alive; `hasDocument()` + CR-03 handshake fix on SW respawn). Real MV3 SW lifecycle behavior cannot be driven in Vitest. Verification path: DevTools → Extensions → Service Worker → "Force stop" → wait 60 s → click extension save → confirm exported archive contains video segments from before "Force stop". (VALIDATION.md §"Manual-Only Verifications" row 3.)
These three items are Phase 4's territory per ROADMAP.md (Phase 4 success criteria #2 and #4 in particular). This verifier does NOT classify them as Phase 1 gaps — Phase 1's `human_needed` status is the correct routing: ship Phase 1 as DELIVERED in code, hand the operator-side checks to Phase 4 smoke.
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## Gaps Summary
No gaps. Phase 1's goal — "the video ring buffer captures the most recent 30 s of the active tab's video continuously across tab switches, with a playable WebM header retained — so that on export the assembled `last_30sec.webm` will play" — is achieved by the wired codebase:
- **30 s buffer:** `MAX_SEGMENTS=3 × SEGMENT_DURATION_MS=10_000 = 30_000` ms enforced in production (`onSegmentStopped:352-355`) AND pinned by tests (`segment-rotation.test.ts:84-104`, "caps at MAX_SEGMENTS — 4th push evicts the oldest", "many pushes never exceed the cap").
- **Continuous across tab switches:** Amended D-01/D-15 semantics under `getDisplayMedia` — no per-tab handlers exist, single MediaStream retained across MediaRecorder rotations (recorder.ts:46 comment + grep evidence).
- **Playable WebM:** D-13 restart-segments — each segment self-contained with own EBML header + seed keyframe (`startNewSegment:252-302` constructs fresh MediaRecorder per rotation); empirically verified by ffmpeg dry-run exit 0 + 0 packet errors + 0 ended-prematurely.
- **Assembled `last_30sec.webm` plays:** Empirical fixture `tests/fixtures/last_30sec.webm` (1.6 MB) passes both D-12 (ffprobe) and A3 (ffmpeg) gates, operator-confirmed Chrome playback on 2026-05-15.
The two architectural escalations encountered mid-phase (D-12 binary transfer + A3 keyframe orphan-P-frame) were both anticipated as HIGH-risk in RESEARCH.md and resolved by pre-staged fallbacks (base64 wire format + D-13 restart-segments); both fallbacks are now production code and pinned by tests.
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_Verified: 2026-05-16T09:11:33Z_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
_Verified: 2026-05-20T12:25:00Z by Claude (gsd-verifier)_
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