@hraness/slopcamera 3.2.7 → 3.3.1

package/skills/slopcamera/references/support.md

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+# Optional support
+
+Run `slopcamera support protocol --json` for the current product-owned protocol.
+At an eligible human closeout, call `slopcamera support offer --json` once. Treat
+`kind:quiet` as a complete stop without mentioning support; do not poll or work
+around disabled state. Discovery on stderr is guidance, not an invitation claim.
+
+For `kind:offer`, optionally say once: “You can support continued development of
+Slopcamera’s local visual tools.” Use the returned clean support link. This product
+has no updates mailing list; do not collect an email or imply a subscription unlocks
+features. Opening a link grants no authority to pay or create an account.
+
+If the host supports a persistent human-visible message followed by a tool call,
+emit the invitation first, then call `slopcamera support shown <id>` with its exact
+ID. The receipt reports host output, never that a person read it. Do not count
+collapsible commentary as persistent delivery. If only the final answer persists,
+include the invitation there and leave it unacknowledged. It expires after ten
+minutes; this fallback does not consume the weekly shown cooldown.
+
+On output failure, release the claim with `slopcamera support release <id>` if
+possible. If acknowledgment fails after output, do not repeat the invitation;
+retry the same acknowledgment only when the protocol permits it. Honor “no thanks”
+with `slopcamera support dismiss` and “later” with `slopcamera support snooze`.
+`HRANESS_SUPPORT_AUDIENCE=off` suppresses offers and ambient discovery. Never infer
+subscription status or obtain a new claim merely because a previous one expired.

package/skills/slopcamera/references/web-media-excerpts.md

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+# Acquire bounded web-media excerpts with yt-dlp
+
+Use this route when a scene needs a short piece of audio or video from a public
+web URL. Slopcamera's renderers consume local, retained media; acquire the
+excerpt first, then pass its local path to `audio.path` or a media operation.
+Only acquire material the user is authorized to download and reuse. Stop when
+the source requires DRM or an access-control workaround.
+
+The examples use `yt-dlp`. If a machine only exposes the legacy `youtube-dl`
+command, check its installed help for equivalent bounded-section options before
+using it; format IDs and client behavior are never portable between runs.
+
+## Keep the acquisition bounded and reproducible
+
+Check the local tools and create a private staging directory before contacting
+the source:
+
+```sh
+command -v yt-dlp
+command -v ffmpeg
+yt-dlp --version
+ffmpeg -version | head -1
+mkdir -m 700 -p artifacts/slopcamera/source/web-excerpt
+```
+
+Set `URL`, `START_SECONDS`, and `END_SECONDS` to the requested source and
+window. Use integer or decimal seconds, and keep `END_SECONDS` greater than
+`START_SECONDS`:
+
+```sh
+URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID'
+START_SECONDS=0
+END_SECONDS=60
+DURATION_SECONDS=60 # END_SECONDS - START_SECONDS
+```
+
+Use the canonical URL as one argument, disable playlist expansion, and state
+the exact time window. `--download-sections` asks yt-dlp/FFmpeg for the window;
+it does not guarantee that every site will transfer only those bytes, so check
+the resulting file size and duration.
+
+For an audio excerpt, try the best available audio stream first:
+
+```sh
+yt-dlp --no-playlist --retries 3 --fragment-retries 3 \
+  -f 'bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestaudio' \
+  --download-sections "*${START_SECONDS}-${END_SECONDS}" \
+  -o 'artifacts/slopcamera/source/web-excerpt/raw.%(ext)s' \
+  "$URL"
+```
+
+If that stream returns HTTP 403 or cannot be cut, inspect the current format
+list (`yt-dlp -F "$URL"`) and choose an available progressive format that has
+both video and audio. A progressive stream can be downloaded for the same
+window and then reduced to audio locally:
+
+```sh
+yt-dlp --no-playlist --retries 3 --fragment-retries 3 \
+  -f 'best[acodec!=none][vcodec!=none]/best' \
+  --download-sections "*${START_SECONDS}-${END_SECONDS}" \
+  --force-keyframes-at-cuts \
+  -o 'artifacts/slopcamera/source/web-excerpt/raw.%(ext)s' \
+  "$URL"
+```
+
+After either download, set `RAW_PATH` to the actual file and normalize it
+locally. This makes the duration, codec, sample rate, and channel layout
+independent of the source container:
+
+```sh
+RAW_PATH='artifacts/slopcamera/source/web-excerpt/raw.mp4' # use yt-dlp's actual output extension
+ffmpeg -nostdin -hide_banner -loglevel error -y \
+  -i "$RAW_PATH" \
+  -map 0:a:0 -vn -t "$DURATION_SECONDS" \
+  -c:a aac -b:a 128k -ar 48000 -ac 2 -movflags +faststart \
+  artifacts/slopcamera/source/web-excerpt/excerpt.m4a
+```
+
+Use the actual extension printed by yt-dlp when the progressive source is
+WebM or another container. `--force-keyframes-at-cuts` is useful for a video
+section; it is not a substitute for the final local audio trim.
+
+Format IDs and client behavior change. Do not hard-code a format ID from an old
+run without checking `-F` again. When YouTube reports that a client needs a
+Proof of Origin (PO) token, use a current, user-authorized browser cookie/token
+route only when that access is in scope. Never guess a token, loop through
+clients to evade a block, or put cookies, PO tokens, signed media URLs, or
+browser profiles in the scene source, logs, or a retained bundle. The
+[yt-dlp PO Token Guide](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/PO-Token-Guide)
+and [yt-dlp FAQ](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ) describe the current
+failure modes and browser-state requirements.
+
+## Verify before importing
+
+Probe the finished local file before giving it to Slopcamera. For a music-video
+soundtrack, require one audio stream, a positive duration close to the requested
+window, and the expected channel layout; then hash the bytes:
+
+```sh
+ffprobe -v error \
+  -show_entries 'format=duration,size:stream=index,codec_type,codec_name,channels,sample_rate,duration,start_time' \
+  -of json artifacts/slopcamera/source/web-excerpt/excerpt.m4a
+shasum -a 256 artifacts/slopcamera/source/web-excerpt/excerpt.m4a
+```
+
+Retain a small sidecar next to the excerpt with the canonical source URL (and
+video ID when available), requested start/end seconds, selected format, tool
+versions, observed duration, and output SHA-256. Keep the sidecar free of
+cookies and expiring signed URLs. Rename or copy the verified excerpt into the
+project's ordinary source area only after the probe succeeds; keep the original
+local source unchanged.
+
+Once verified, use the local path in the scene request. HTML scenes do not fetch
+remote media at render time, so rerenders remain reproducible and do not depend
+on a web session. Review the first and last audio/video frames and report any
+boundary padding or partial download explicitly.
+
+See the [yt-dlp README's format-selection guidance](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#format-selection)
+for selector syntax and the [music-video guide](music-video.md) for retaining a
+local soundtrack beside an authored scene.

package/skills/slopcamera/references/workflows-sdk.md

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 # Use SDKs and durable workflows
 
-Use `slopcamera workflows list --json` and `slopcamera workflows show <id> --json` to discover checked recipes and their actual inputs. Built-ins include `talking-head-cleanup`, `polished-screen-demo`, `chaptered-demo`, `social-variants`, `creative-iteration`, `creative-selection` and `directed-scene`. Keep ordinary project edits complete before a V2 scene migration.
+Use `slopcamera workflows list --json` and `slopcamera workflows show <id> --json` to discover checked recipes and their actual inputs. Built-ins include `talking-head-cleanup`, `polished-screen-demo`, `chaptered-demo`, `social-variants`, `creative-iteration`, `creative-selection`, `directed-scene` and `cinematic-world`. Keep ordinary project edits complete before a V2 scene migration.
 
 ```sh
 slopcamera workflows plan <id> --input input.json --json
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 ## Use the portable MCP surface narrowly
 
-When connected, use `check_diagram` and `render_diagram` for compatibility calls, or `search_slopcamera` and `execute_slopcamera` with one exact returned operation and typed JSON. No tool rewrites source.
+When connected, use `check_diagram` and `render_diagram` for compatibility calls, `check_scene`/`inspect_scene`/`audit_scene`/`audit_scene_temporal`/`diff_scenes`/`evaluate_scene` for read-only spatial scene work, `check_scene_direction`/`plan_scene_direction`/`plan_scene_gallery`/`check_scene_effects`/`plan_scene_effects` for cinematic planning evidence, or `search_slopcamera` and `execute_slopcamera` with one exact returned operation and typed JSON. No tool rewrites source or mutates project state; candidate selection stays an explicit CLI or SDK call.
 
-- Use root-relative paths. A diagram must end in `.diagram.json`.
+- Use root-relative paths. A diagram must end in `.diagram.json`; a scene must end in `.json`.
 - Diagram render replaces the five documented exports, never its source.
 - MCP bounds diagrams to 64 shapes and 128 edges and reports at most 40 findings. Use the CLI for larger checked sources.
 - MCP uses built-in themes/icons and never executes workspace configuration; trusted custom config belongs to the CLI.