@map-audio/pam-mcp-server 1.25.0 → 1.27.0

package/dist/server.js

@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js"
 import { completable } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/completable.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { buildVariationSnapshotBase } from "./generated/variationSnapshot.js";
+import { CELL_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS, EFFECT_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS, MASTER_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS, PATTERN_EDIT_KV_OPTIONS, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS, } from "./generated/kvWriteOptions.js";
 import { CORPUS_META, CORPUS_RANGES } from "./corpusRanges.js";
 import { CORPUS_FINGERPRINTS, CORPUS_NOVELTY_BASELINE, CORPUS_VARIATION_BASELINE } from "./corpusFingerprints.js";
 import { buildFingerprint, scoreNovelty, similarity as fingerprintSimilarity } from "./fingerprint.js";
 import { analyzeMotion, decodeWav } from "./audioAnalysis.js";
 import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { inflateSync } from "node:zlib";
 import { basename, dirname, isAbsolute, join, resolve } from "node:path";
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { createDrumSynthCatalog, } from "./drumSynth.js";
 import { loadManifest, cellEffectNames, cellEffectOrder, getParameterIndex, getParametersByCell, getGlobalParameters, findPresetDirs, resolvePresetPath, setActiveProductHint, walkPresets, } from "./manifest.js";
 import { PluginBridge } from "./bridge.js";
+import { LANE_TARGET_FIELD, PATTERN_LANE_IDS, PATTERN_LANE_SUFFIX, CC_LANES, PARAM_LANES, ccLaneMayLand, ccLaneIndex, ccLaneSlotField, ccLaneSlotOf, CC_OUT_CONFIG_KEYS, CC_OUT_SLOTS, isCcLane, isCcOutValueSuffix, isParamLane, normalizeCcLaneEvents, normalizeTargetLaneEvents, productHasLane, resolveLaneTarget, } from "./patternLanes.js";
 import { buildMixMeasurementFromState, currentFlatFromState, parseMixAnalysisPayload, suggestMix, } from "./mixAssist.js";
-import { normalizePresetLookupPath, parsePresetFile, selectSaveVariationSourcePath, } from "./presetSave.js";
+import { isFactoryPresetPath, nativePresetPath, normalizePresetLookupPath, parsePresetFile, selectSaveVariationSourcePath, } from "./presetSave.js";
 import { STOP_SEQUENCES, buildGenerationPrompt, parseFunctionCalls, renderContextLine, renderFunctionCall, renderFunctionResponse, truncateAtFabricatedResponse, withContext, } from "./fgemma-format.js";
 import { mcpProductProfile } from "./productProfile.js";
 import { MFX_COMBO_COUNT, MFX_COMBO_MANUAL_STRENGTH, buildMfxComboTarget, isMfxComboTargetParameter, mfxComboTargetValueFromCurrent, parseMfxComboSlots, reanchorMfxComboTarget, resolveMfxCombos, setMfxComboTargetStop, } from "./mfxCombos.js";
@@ -78,7 +80,56 @@ function isMfxManifest(manifest) {
         manifest.bundleId?.toLowerCase() === "map.audio.mfx" ||
         manifest.pluginCode?.toLowerCase() === "amfx");
 }
+// MSQ sequences MIDI only. These tools drive a part of PAM it does not have, so on an
+// MSQ instance they answer with the reason instead of writing state nothing reads.
+const MSQ_MISSING_BY_TOOL = new Map([
+    ...[
+        "load_sample", "randomize_samples", "trim_sample", "reverse_sample", "normalize_sample", "gain_sample",
+        "analyze_sample_pitch", "repitch_sample", "analyze_sample_tempo", "get_sample_peaks", "preview_slice",
+        "resample_sample_to_bpm", "restore_original_sample", "build_sample_chain", "export_slice", "set_slices",
+        "preview_sample", "get_sample_usage", "repair_preset_samples", "set_drum_synth", "set_drum_synth_wave",
+        "set_lane_target",
+    ].map((tool) => [tool, "sampler"]),
+    ...["update_effect_config", "set_effect_order"].map((tool) => [tool, "cell effects"]),
+    ...["set_master_effects", "get_master_analysis", "get_mix_analysis", "suggest_mix", "set_metronome"].map((tool) => [tool, "audio output"]),
+    ...["export_audio", "export_song", "song_mode", "live_resample"].map((tool) => [tool, "audio render or Song Mode"]),
+    ...[
+        "arm_looper_track", "set_looper_track", "clear_looper_track", "set_looper_track_selection",
+        "start_looper_recording", "stop_looper_recording", "capture_looper_now", "load_audio_to_looper_track",
+        "request_looper_warp", "looper_settings", "looper_variation", "looper_variation_sync",
+    ].map((tool) => [tool, "looper"]),
+    ...[
+        "set_visual", "list_visuals", "delete_visual", "get_visual_data_url", "import_visual_folder", "get_video_state",
+        "video_command", "add_video_layer", "update_video_layer", "set_video_layer_source", "remove_video_layer",
+        "apply_video_layout", "add_video_fx", "set_video_fx", "remove_video_fx", "bind_video_param", "set_video_settings",
+        "vx_variation", "analyze_motion",
+    ].map((tool) => [tool, "VX video engine"]),
+    ...[
+        "list_plugins", "scan_plugins", "cancel_plugin_scan", "get_plugin_scan_status", "list_loaded_plugins",
+        "load_plugin", "unload_plugin", "set_plugin_param", "set_plugin_params", "set_plugin_bypass",
+        "skip_current_plugin_scan", "remove_plugin_from_blocklist",
+    ].map((tool) => [tool, "plugin host"]),
+    ...[
+        "download_model", "get_model_status", "load_model", "unload_model", "delete_model", "list_models",
+        "generate_sample", "generate_kit", "workbench_get_state", "workbench_set_state", "workbench_render",
+        "workbench_list_takes", "workbench_load_take", "workbench_undo", "workbench_reset_chain",
+        "workbench_sidecar_status", "ask_assistant",
+    ].map((tool) => [tool, "AI stack"]),
+]);
 const MFX_CELL_CONFIG_KEYS = new Set(["sidechainFrom"]);
+// MSQ cells are MIDI tracks: their note, channel, scale and output wiring, never sampler config.
+const MSQ_CELL_CONFIG_KEYS = new Set([
+    "isPoly", "midiNote", "midiChannel", "midiIsolate", "armed", "polyRootNote", "scaleName", "scaleRoot",
+    "midiOutChannel", "sendToHost", "midiOutPort", ...CC_OUT_CONFIG_KEYS, ...CC_LANES.map(ccLaneSlotField),
+]);
+// A CC out slot's controller (cell config ccOutCc{K}); 120-127 are channel-mode messages.
+const ccOutControllerSchema = (slot) => z
+    .number()
+    .int()
+    .min(-1)
+    .max(119)
+    .optional()
+    .describe(`Controller number CC out slot ${slot} sends, -1=Off. Its value is the parameter cell{N}_ccOut${slot} (0-127).`);
 async function loadManifestForProductGuard() {
     try {
         return await loadManifest();
@@ -358,12 +409,6 @@ const FULL_STATE_RESPONSE_LIMIT_CHARS = 24_000;
 // Preset listings grow with every installed pack; cap the unfiltered dump so it
 // can't crowd out the agent's context (`search` narrows it).
 const LIST_PRESETS_MAX = 400;
-const PATTERN_LANES = {
-    note: "midiSequence",
-    pitch: "pitchSequence",
-    slice: "sliceSequence",
-    stretch: "stretchSequence",
-};
 const LFO_DIVISIONS = [
     "16 bar", "8 bar", "4 bar", "2 bar", "1 bar",
     "1/2D", "1/2", "1/2T",
@@ -458,6 +503,44 @@ function formatNotModulatableError(paramId, index) {
     const suggestions = suggestParams(paramId, index, { modulatableOnly: true });
     return `Parameter '${paramId}' is not modulatable.${suggestions.length ? ` Try modulatable target ${suggestions.join(", ")}.` : ""}`;
 }
+// Hosted-plugin params exist only while a plugin is loaded, so they resolve against
+// the live instance; the id is the UI's `cell{N}_plugin_{slug(name)}_{index}`.
+const HOSTED_MOD_TARGET_RX = /^cell(\d+)_plugin(Fx)?_[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_]*_(\d+)$/;
+function hostedParamSlug(name) {
+    return name.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "_").replace(/^_+|_+$/g, "").slice(0, 32) || "p";
+}
+function hostedModTargetId(cellId, param, effect = false) {
+    return `cell${cellId}_${effect ? "pluginFx" : "plugin"}_${hostedParamSlug(param.name || param.label || `p${param.index}`)}_${param.index}`;
+}
+/** A manifest param, or a hosted-plugin param checked against the loaded instance; a string is the error. */
+async function resolveModulationTarget(paramId, index) {
+    const param = index.get(paramId);
+    if (param)
+        return param.isModulatable ? param : formatNotModulatableError(paramId, index);
+    const hosted = paramId.match(HOSTED_MOD_TARGET_RX);
+    if (!hosted)
+        return formatUnknownParamError(paramId, index, { modulatableOnly: true });
+    const cellId = Number(hosted[1]);
+    const hostedTarget = { paramId, name: paramId, displayName: paramId, min: 0, max: 1, defaultValue: 0, step: 0.001, skew: 1, isModulatable: true };
+    // list_loaded_plugins covers the instrument slot only; an FX id is taken as named.
+    if (hosted[2])
+        return hostedTarget;
+    let listed;
+    try {
+        listed = (await bridge.send("listLoadedPlugins"));
+    }
+    catch {
+        return `Hosted plugin parameters need a running PAM with the MCP bridge connected (${paramId}).`;
+    }
+    const plugin = listed?.loadedPlugins?.find((p) => Number(p.cellId) === cellId);
+    if (!plugin)
+        return `No hosted instrument plugin is loaded in cell ${cellId}; load one before targeting ${paramId}.`;
+    const entry = plugin.params?.find((p) => Number(p.index) === Number(hosted[3]));
+    if (!entry)
+        return `${plugin.name} in cell ${cellId} has no parameter at index ${hosted[3]}.`;
+    const expected = hostedModTargetId(cellId, { ...entry, index: Number(entry.index) });
+    return expected === paramId ? hostedTarget : `Unknown hosted parameter ${paramId}. Did you mean ${expected}?`;
+}
 function formatRangeError(param, value) {
     const unit = param.suffix ? param.suffix : "unitless";
     const traits = [
@@ -572,10 +655,13 @@ const server = new McpServer({
         ? "MFX is a four-cell modular FX router: cells are patched with cables and each cell runs its own effect chain. " +
             "Use cells 1-4. Treat tool annotations as authoritative and use select_instance when several products are running."
         : "PAM is an eight-cell sampler. " +
-            "Sequencer output requires a running transport. UI, video, and visual tools require the plugin " +
+            "Sequencer notes require a running transport; a cell's CC out slots send whenever their value moves. " +
+            "UI, video, and visual tools require the plugin " +
             "window open; experimental plugin-host and AI tools require experimentalMode plus the matching " +
             "feature flag. Treat tool annotations as authoritative and use select_instance when several " +
-            "products are running. A 'build does not support' error means update the plugin, not only this server.",
+            "products are running. A 'build does not support' error means update the plugin, not only this server. " +
+            "An MSQ instance sequences MIDI only: its cells send notes and CC to the host MIDI out, so sample, effect, " +
+            "master, looper, video, plugin-host and AI tools refuse it.",
 });
 // --- tool annotation policy ---------------------------------------------------
 // Single audit surface for MCP tool annotations. Every tool MUST have an entry;
@@ -639,6 +725,7 @@ const TOOL_ANNOTATIONS = {
     reset_patterns: DI,
     update_effect_config: WI,
     update_cell_config: WI,
+    set_lane_target: WI,
     set_cell_mute: WI,
     set_master_effects: WI,
     add_param_seq: W,
@@ -648,6 +735,7 @@ const TOOL_ANNOTATIONS = {
     set_drum_synth_wave: WI,
     list_players: RO,
     set_player: WI,
+    keep_player: W,
     set_slices: WI,
     set_free_sequencer: WI,
     export_midi: W,
@@ -668,6 +756,7 @@ const TOOL_ANNOTATIONS = {
     trigger_midi_cc: W,
     trigger_midi_program_change: W,
     midi_recording: W,
+    session_take: W,
     // Presets / variations
     load_preset: DI, // replaces the working state (unsaved edits are lost)
     get_preset_load_status: RO,
@@ -691,6 +780,8 @@ const TOOL_ANNOTATIONS = {
     trim_sample: W, // restore_original_sample recovers the pre-edit file
     reverse_sample: W,
     gain_sample: W,
+    repitch_sample: W,
+    analyze_sample_pitch: RO,
     normalize_sample: WI,
     analyze_sample_tempo: WI, // dispatches results into state
     resample_sample_to_bpm: WI,
@@ -826,7 +917,6 @@ const MFX_TOOL_NAMES = new Set([
     "cancel_queued_variation",
     "update_variations",
     "variation_hold",
-    "export_audio",
     "update_settings",
     "get_audio_device_setup",
     "set_audio_device",
@@ -854,6 +944,8 @@ function mfxSurfaceText(value) {
         .replaceAll("PAM", "MFX");
 }
 const MFX_MAX_CELL = 4;
+// Copy of syncUtils::kValidBarSyncIntervals (SyncUtils.h); check-parity compares them.
+const LOOPER_BAR_SYNC_INTERVALS = [0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8];
 // Zod wrappers are immutable, so narrowing a leaf means rebuilding the
 // optional/default/array/union chain around it and re-attaching the description.
 function rebuildSchema(schema, narrowLeaf) {
@@ -897,11 +989,13 @@ const MFX_CELL_FIELDS = new Set([
     "sidechainFrom",
 ]);
 // Enum members MFX has no surface for: Vary is removed from its modulation stack,
-// and neither song_mode nor a looper tool is registered on this launcher.
+// neither song_mode nor a looper tool is registered on this launcher, and the MIDI
+// settings page hides the looper, resample and VX mappings.
 const MFX_ENUM_DROPS = {
     add_modulation: { type: ["vary"] },
+    update_modulation: { type: ["vary"] },
     get_state: { section: ["vary", "loopers", "songMode"] },
-    export_audio: { mode: ["song-mode"] },
+    set_midi_mapping: { target: ["looper", "resample", "vxRecord", "looperVariation"] },
 };
 const MFX_KEPT_FIELDS = {
     update_cell_config: ["cellId", "sidechainFrom"],
@@ -910,6 +1004,8 @@ const MFX_DROPPED_FIELDS = {
     select_instance: ["product"],
     // MFX cells are effect slots — there is no synth/sampler tab to switch.
     capture_ui: ["instrumentView"],
+    // MFX processes host input, which an offline render leaves silent.
+    analyze_motion: ["bars"],
 };
 const MFX_TOOL_DESCRIPTIONS = {
     select_instance: "Choose which running MFX instance the live tools drive. Match by instanceId or port from connection_status. The launcher refuses non-MFX instances.",
@@ -920,24 +1016,62 @@ const MFX_TOOL_DESCRIPTIONS = {
         "html2canvas needs the live DOM, there is no headless renderer. Beats screen-capture: deterministic, no " +
         "cursor/screen control, exact UI bitmap. View arguments switch the live editor and the previous view is " +
         "not restored.",
+    copy_cell: "Copy a cell's manifest parameters and remap its LFO and envelope links onto another cell, overwriting the " +
+        "target's. Not copied: parameter sequencers and the cell config block (sidechain source) — re-apply that with " +
+        "update_cell_config.",
+    set_midi_mapping: "Configure the global MIDI-controller mappings that trigger MFX actions: variation switch and preset change. " +
+        "Set the enable flag, MIDI channel, CC number, preset source, or bar-sync for each target. One field per call.",
 };
 const MFX_FIELD_DESCRIPTIONS = {
     capture_ui: { gridSize: "Cell grid size to set before capture: 1 or 4." },
-    export_audio: { bars: "Bars to render." },
+    analyze_motion: {
+        wavPath: "Absolute path to a WAV of material processed through MFX, such as a DAW bounce. Required on MFX.",
+    },
+    set_midi_mapping: {
+        target: "Which action's mapping to configure.",
+        field: "Field to set. 'source' is preset-only; 'barSync' is variation-only.",
+    },
+    queue_variation: {
+        fadeMs: "Crossfade duration in ms. Omit all transition options to inherit the native Bar Sync settings.",
+    },
+    update_modulation: {
+        payload: "Update payload object, one property per call. lfo, envelope, macro and paramSeq all take " +
+            "{ index, property, value }, where index is the 0-based position in that state array (get_state " +
+            "section 'lfos' / 'envelopes' / 'macros' / 'paramSeqs') and property is the field name to overwrite. " +
+            "paramSeqSequence takes { index, sequence: number[] }. freeSeqSequence takes { sequence: number[] } — the " +
+            "master step contour every free-mode ParamSeq follows.",
+    },
     add_modulation: {
         cellId: "Required for envelope: source cell driving the follower (1-4). This is not the target cell; target is inferred from paramId.",
     },
 };
 // Text whose subject is a tool this launcher does not register.
 function mfxDescriptionEdits(name, value) {
-    if (name === "export_audio")
-        return value
-            .replace("Set `mode` to bounce stems or the whole Song Mode arrangement.", "Set `mode` to bounce per-cell or per-bus stems.")
-            .replace(" · 'song-mode' (the Song Mode timeline)", "")
-            .replace(/\n\nNOTE on 'song-mode':[\s\S]*$/, "");
     if (name === "analyze_motion")
-        return value.replace("Fills the gap left by get_master_analysis (loudness) and get_mix_analysis (aggregate spectrum + onset " +
-            "density), neither of which can tell a modulated preset from a static one.", "No other tool on this surface can tell a modulated preset from a static one.");
+        return value
+            .replace("Fills the gap left by get_master_analysis (loudness) and get_mix_analysis (aggregate spectrum + onset " +
+            "density), neither of which can tell a modulated preset from a static one.", "No other tool on this surface can tell a modulated preset from a static one.")
+            .replace(/Pass wavPath to analyze an existing render[\s\S]*$/, "Pass wavPath to a WAV of material processed through MFX, such as a DAW bounce. MFX processes its " +
+            "host's input, so there is no offline render to fall back on.");
+    if (name === "reset_cell")
+        return value.replace("Untouched: envelopes targeting this cell from another source (clear_modulations), pattern lanes (reset_patterns), " +
+            "the cell config block (update_cell_config) and the loaded sample.", "Untouched: envelopes targeting this cell from another source (clear_modulations) and the cell config block " +
+            "(update_cell_config).");
+    if (name === "clear_modulations")
+        return value.replace("LFO, envelope, and vary modulation links", "LFO and envelope modulation links")
+            .replace("for envelopes/vary", "for envelopes");
+    if (name === "update_modulation")
+        return value.replace("LFO, Envelope, Vary, Macro", "LFO, Envelope, Macro");
+    if (name === "get_default_locations")
+        return value.replace(" Use these paths with list_samples to browse the sample library.", "");
+    if (name === "save_variation")
+        return value.replace("(load samples, set parameters, enable effects, add modulation)", "(set parameters, enable effects, patch cables, add modulation)");
+    if (name === "queue_variation")
+        return value.replace(" (song mode / an already-engaged queued-flip window only;", " (an already-engaged queued-flip window only;");
+    if (name === "get_design_overview")
+        return value.replace("cells, loaded samples/synth engines, enabled effects, pattern counts, modulation link counts, mixer values, " +
+            "BPM, and master FX.", "cells, enabled effects and order, sidechain sources, modulation link counts, mixer values, cables, cable " +
+            "levels, Combo assignments, band split, BPM, and transport state.");
     if (name === "set_master_effects")
         return value.replace("Check results with get_master_analysis (keep tp <= -1 dBTP, PSR >= 8 in the loudest section). ", "Aim for tp <= -1 dBTP and PSR >= 8 in the loudest section; no loudness analysis tool is registered on this surface. ");
     if (name === "set_parameters")
@@ -986,7 +1120,14 @@ function mfxToolConfig(name, config) {
         if (IS_MFX_SERVER && !MFX_TOOL_NAMES.has(name))
             return undefined;
         const productConfig = (IS_MFX_SERVER ? mfxToolConfig(name, config) : config);
-        internalTools.set(name, { shape: productConfig.inputSchema, handler });
+        const missing = MSQ_MISSING_BY_TOOL.get(name);
+        // Judged by the instance actually connected, not a manifest hint a previous session left behind.
+        const productHandler = missing
+            ? async (args) => (await requireBridge()) === true && bridge.getConnectedInstance()?.product?.toUpperCase() === "MSQ"
+                ? error(`${name} is not available in MSQ: it has no ${missing}.`)
+                : handler(args)
+            : handler;
+        internalTools.set(name, { shape: productConfig.inputSchema, handler: productHandler });
         // Merge the central annotation policy. Inline annotations at the call site
         // win per key; openWorldHint is false server-wide (local plugin only).
         const cfg = productConfig;
@@ -994,7 +1135,7 @@ function mfxToolConfig(name, config) {
             console.error(`[${SERVER_PRODUCT.command}] tool '${name}' has no TOOL_ANNOTATIONS entry — classify it (check-tool-surface fails on this)`);
         }
         cfg.annotations = { openWorldHint: false, ...TOOL_ANNOTATIONS[name], ...cfg.annotations };
-        return origRegisterTool(name, productConfig, handler);
+        return origRegisterTool(name, productConfig, productHandler);
     });
 }
 async function callInternalTool(name, args) {
@@ -1560,7 +1701,7 @@ server.registerTool("analyze_motion", {
         "a bar — the last one is what catches a bar-synced gate, tremolo or sidechain pump, whose bars are all " +
         "identical to each other.\n\n" +
         "Pass wavPath to analyze an existing render or live_resample capture. Otherwise the tool runs an offline " +
-        "export first and leaves that render in PAM's Exports folder as pam_motion_<epoch>.wav. Digital silence is " +
+        "export first and leaves that render in PAM's Exports folder (its path is in the result). Digital silence is " +
         "reported as a RENDER FAILURE with the workaround, not as 'no motion' — offline export is known to produce " +
         "silence in the standalone build.",
     inputSchema: {
@@ -1572,35 +1713,34 @@ server.registerTool("analyze_motion", {
         bpm: z
             .number()
             .optional()
-            .describe("Tempo for the per-bar windows. Read from the transport when omitted."),
+            .describe("wavPath only: tempo for the 4/4 per-bar windows (default: the transport's). A render uses its own tempo and meter."),
     },
     annotations: { readOnlyHint: false, destructiveHint: false },
 }, async ({ wavPath, bars, bpm }) => {
     let path = wavPath;
     let effectiveBpm = bpm;
+    if (!path && IS_MFX_SERVER) {
+        return error("Pass wavPath: MFX processes its host's input, so an offline render has no source to analyze.");
+    }
+    // Bar windows in seconds; a render reports its own, from the transport's tempo and meter.
+    let barSeconds;
     if (!path) {
         const check = await requireBridge();
         if (check !== true)
             return check;
-        const transport = (await bridge.send("getTransport"));
-        effectiveBpm ??= typeof transport?.bpm === "number" ? transport.bpm : 120;
-        const filename = `pam_motion_${Date.now()}`;
-        await bridge.send("exportAudio", {
-            filename,
-            mode: "main",
-            durationInSeconds: (bars * 4 * 60) / (effectiveBpm || 120),
-            bitDepth: 24,
-        });
+        // The bars form of exportAudio is the one that reports its output path.
+        const started = await bridge.send("exportAudio", { bars, bitDepth: 24 });
+        const outputPath = isRecord(started) && typeof started.outputPath === "string" ? started.outputPath : undefined;
+        if (!outputPath)
+            return error("This build did not report the render's output path. Re-run with an explicit wavPath.");
         const outcome = await pollExportStatus();
         if (outcome !== "success")
             return error(`Render failed before analysis could run (export ${outcome}).`);
-        const locations = (await bridge.send("getDefaultLocations"));
-        const exportDir = [locations?.exports, locations?.exportsLocation, locations?.Exports].find((v) => typeof v === "string" && v.length > 0);
-        if (!exportDir) {
-            return error(`Rendered ${filename}.wav but could not resolve PAM's Exports folder from get_default_locations. ` +
-                "Re-run with an explicit wavPath.");
-        }
-        path = resolve(exportDir, `${filename}.wav`);
+        path = outputPath;
+        const renderedSeconds = isRecord(started) ? Number(started.durationInSeconds) : NaN;
+        barSeconds = renderedSeconds > 0 ? renderedSeconds / bars : undefined;
+        if (isRecord(started) && typeof started.bpm === "number")
+            effectiveBpm = started.bpm;
     }
     else if (effectiveBpm === undefined) {
         const check = await requireBridge();
@@ -1612,7 +1752,7 @@ server.registerTool("analyze_motion", {
     }
     let metrics;
     try {
-        metrics = analyzeMotion(decodeWav(await readFile(path)), effectiveBpm);
+        metrics = analyzeMotion(decodeWav(await readFile(path)), barSeconds ?? (effectiveBpm ? (60 / effectiveBpm) * 4 : undefined));
     }
     catch (e) {
         return error(`Could not analyze ${path}: ${e.message}`);
@@ -1745,69 +1885,6 @@ server.registerTool("variation_distinctness", {
         corpusHabit: "Shipped variations mostly change modulation and groove; they almost never change samples or FX chain order. Those two are therefore the least-used lever available to you.",
     });
 });
-// Standard full update — graph dispatch + KV sync + parameter updates.
-const KV_OPTS_STANDARD = {
-    shouldDispatch: true,
-    syncKVResources: true,
-    syncConfigResources: true,
-    resyncKVAfterDispatch: true,
-    updateParameters: true,
-    broadcastFollowers: true,
-};
-// Modulation update — same as standard but no follower broadcast.
-const KV_OPTS_MOD = {
-    shouldDispatch: true,
-    syncKVResources: true,
-    syncConfigResources: true,
-    resyncKVAfterDispatch: true,
-    updateParameters: true,
-    broadcastFollowers: false,
-};
-// Pattern/sequencer update — KV-only, no graph rebuild, no param updates.
-const KV_OPTS_PATTERN = {
-    shouldDispatch: true,
-    syncKVResources: true,
-    syncConfigResources: false,
-    skipFileLoadingIfUnchanged: true,
-    resyncKVAfterDispatch: false,
-    updateParameters: false,
-    broadcastFollowers: false,
-};
-// Master-chain config — KV + config-resource sync, NO graph dispatch. Every
-// master key (comp incl. the full promoted Punch surface, tape, iron, clipper,
-// limiter, EQ/width) is live-polled from master_config by its native node, so
-// a rebuild here is pure dropout risk (the plan's no-rebuild contract).
-// Mirrors interop.ts updateMasterConfig's options.
-const KV_OPTS_MASTER_CONFIG = {
-    shouldDispatch: false,
-    syncKVResources: true,
-    syncConfigResources: true,
-    skipFileLoadingIfUnchanged: true,
-    resyncKVAfterDispatch: false,
-    updateParameters: true,
-    broadcastFollowers: false,
-};
-// Effect config toggle — lighter KV path, no graph dispatch.
-const KV_OPTS_EFFECT_CONFIG = {
-    shouldDispatch: false,
-    syncKVResources: true,
-    syncConfigResources: true,
-    skipFileLoadingIfUnchanged: true,
-    resyncKVAfterDispatch: false,
-    updateParameters: true,
-    broadcastFollowers: true,
-};
-// Cell config update — KV-only, syncs cell config resources, no graph dispatch.
-// Matches interop.ts updateCellConfig() options.
-const KV_OPTS_CELL_CONFIG = {
-    shouldDispatch: false,
-    syncKVResources: true,
-    syncConfigResources: true,
-    skipFileLoadingIfUnchanged: true,
-    resyncKVAfterDispatch: false,
-    updateParameters: true,
-    broadcastFollowers: false,
-};
 async function applyKv(delta, options, directNodeOps) {
     const payload = { delta, options };
     if (directNodeOps)
@@ -1917,7 +1994,7 @@ server.registerTool("get_design_overview", {
         return json({
             product: manifest.name,
             bpm: state.bpm ?? transport.bpm,
-            playing: transport.playing,
+            playing: transport.isPlaying,
             mix: state.mfx_mix,
             routing: state.mfx_routing,
             edgeGains: state.mfx_edge_gains,
@@ -1956,10 +2033,14 @@ server.registerTool("get_design_overview", {
             synthEngine: describeSynthEngine(state[`${prefix}synthEngine`]),
             player: describeCellPlayer(id, cellState, state),
             enabledEffects: effectNames.filter((effectName) => state[`${prefix}${effectName}Enabled`] === 1 || state[`${prefix}${effectName}Enabled`] === true),
-            patternEvents: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(PATTERN_LANES).map(([lane, suffix]) => [
+            patternEvents: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(PATTERN_LANE_SUFFIX).map(([lane, suffix]) => [
                 lane,
                 countEvents(state[`${prefix}${suffix}`]),
             ])),
+            laneTargets: Object.fromEntries(PARAM_LANES.flatMap((lane) => {
+                const target = cellState[LANE_TARGET_FIELD[lane]];
+                return typeof target === "string" && target ? [[lane, target]] : [];
+            })),
             modulation,
             mixer: {
                 volume: state[`${prefix}volume`],
@@ -1971,7 +2052,7 @@ server.registerTool("get_design_overview", {
     return json({
         product: manifest.name,
         bpm: state.bpm ?? transport.bpm,
-        playing: transport.playing,
+        playing: transport.isPlaying,
         masterFx: {
             compressorEnabled: state.masterCompressorEnabled,
             limiterEnabled: state.masterLimiterEnabled,
@@ -2067,14 +2148,7 @@ server.registerTool("set_parameters", {
     }
     await bridge.send("applyUnifiedStateKvUpdate", {
         delta,
-        options: {
-            shouldDispatch: true,
-            syncKVResources: true,
-            syncConfigResources: true,
-            resyncKVAfterDispatch: true,
-            updateParameters: true,
-            broadcastFollowers: true,
-        },
+        options: STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS,
     });
     return text(`Set ${Object.keys(parameters).length} parameter(s): ${Object.entries(parameters).map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`).join(", ")}` +
         (comboTargetCount > 0 ? `; fanned out ${comboTargetCount} MFX combo target write(s)` : ""));
@@ -2176,7 +2250,7 @@ server.registerTool("list_models", {
 });
 server.registerTool("generate_sample", {
     title: "Generate Sample (AI)",
-    description: "Generate a new audio sample via the on-device AI engine (Stable Audio 3 Small SFX, 2.71 GB). The plugin must have the model downloaded first (Settings → Local models). Returns the on-disk path to the generated WAV and optionally loads it into a cell.",
+    description: "Generate a new audio sample from a text prompt via the on-device AI engine (Stable Audio 3 Small SFX, 2.71 GB; text-to-audio only — audio-to-audio lives in the Workbench tools). The plugin must have the model downloaded first (Settings → Local models). Returns the on-disk path to the generated WAV and optionally loads it into a cell.",
     inputSchema: {
         category: z
             .enum(["kick", "snare", "hat", "perc", "bass", "synth", "pad", "fx", "loop"])
@@ -2185,13 +2259,8 @@ server.registerTool("generate_sample", {
         durationSeconds: z
             .number()
             .min(0.1)
-            .max(47)
-            .describe("Output length in seconds (Stable Audio 3 Small SFX engine cap ≈ 47 s). For loops, pass bar-converted duration: bars * beatsPerBar * 60 / bpm."),
-        mode: z
-            .enum(["text", "inpaint", "continuation"])
-            .optional()
-            .default("text")
-            .describe("Generation mode. text = unconditional, inpaint = audio-to-audio with mask, continuation = extend existing audio."),
+            .max(120)
+            .describe("Output length in seconds (the model's window is ~120 s). For loops, pass bar-converted duration: bars * beatsPerBar * 60 / bpm."),
         cellId: z
             .number()
             .int()
@@ -2200,11 +2269,6 @@ server.registerTool("generate_sample", {
             .optional()
             .describe("If provided, load result directly into this cell."),
         seed: z.number().int().optional().describe("Deterministic seed. Random if omitted."),
-        refAudioPath: z.string().optional().describe("Required for inpaint/continuation. Absolute path to a WAV."),
-        maskSpec: z
-            .string()
-            .optional()
-            .describe('Mask spec for inpaint mode: "tail:0.5" or "transient:0-0.05" or "full".'),
     },
 }, async (args) => {
     const ok = await requireBridge();
@@ -2220,7 +2284,7 @@ server.registerTool("generate_sample", {
 });
 server.registerTool("generate_kit", {
     title: "Generate Kit (AI)",
-    description: "Generate multiple AI samples in parallel (Stable Audio 3 Small SFX) and load them into a list of cells. Useful for building a coherent drum / instrument kit from a single high-level prompt. Requires the on-device model to be downloaded (Settings → Local models).",
+    description: "Generate multiple AI samples one after another (Stable Audio 3 Small SFX) and load them into a list of cells. Useful for building a coherent drum / instrument kit from a single high-level prompt. Requires the on-device model to be downloaded (Settings → Local models).",
     inputSchema: {
         prompt: z.string().describe('High-level kit description (e.g. "dark trap drum kit", "lofi house").'),
         cells: z
@@ -2319,7 +2383,7 @@ server.registerTool("workbench_set_state", {
 server.registerTool("workbench_render", {
     title: "Workbench: Render",
     description: WORKBENCH_PREREQ +
-        "Render the Workbench transform via the SA3 sidecar and append the result to the take shelf. Renders the CURRENT canvas state merged with any overrides passed here (overrides do not persist). Blocks until done (up to ~3 min: pipeline rebuilds + multi-region inpaints render sequentially). Returns the take { id, wavPath, prompt, seed, sigma, maskRegions, createdAt, sourceCellId, durationSeconds, error? }. Source resolution: sourcePath override > activeSourcePath (chain head) > state.sourceCellId's sample file. A successful render ADVANCES the chain (activeSourcePath = new take's wavPath) — step back with workbench_undo or workbench_reset_chain.",
+        "Render the Workbench transform via the SA3 sidecar and append the result to the take shelf. Renders the CURRENT canvas state merged with any overrides passed here (overrides do not persist). Waits until done (up to ~10 min: pipeline rebuilds + multi-region inpaints render sequentially). Returns the take { id, wavPath, prompt, seed, sigma, maskRegions, createdAt, sourceCellId, sourcePath, durationSeconds, activeSourcePath, chainAdvanced, error? }. Source resolution: sourcePath override > activeSourcePath (chain head) > state.sourceCellId's sample file (a sourceCellId override renders that cell's sample). A successful render of the canvas's own source ADVANCES the chain (activeSourcePath = new take's wavPath) — step back with workbench_undo or workbench_reset_chain; renders with a sourcePath/sourceCellId override, or that finished after the chain moved, leave the head alone (chainAdvanced: false).",
     inputSchema: {
         ...WORKBENCH_STATE_FIELDS,
         sourcePath: z.string().optional()
@@ -2506,11 +2570,9 @@ server.registerTool("add_modulation", {
     },
 }, async ({ type, paramId, cellId, lfoIndex, strength, bipolar, pitch, pitchDuck }) => {
     const index = await getParameterIndex();
-    const param = index.get(paramId);
-    if (!param)
-        return error(formatUnknownParamError(paramId, index, { modulatableOnly: true }));
-    if (!param.isModulatable)
-        return error(formatNotModulatableError(paramId, index));
+    const param = await resolveModulationTarget(paramId, index);
+    if (typeof param === "string")
+        return error(param);
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
@@ -2536,34 +2598,42 @@ server.registerTool("add_modulation", {
     }
     return text(`Added ${type} modulation to ${paramId} (strength: ${strength}%).`);
 });
+/** The full parameter rows (ranges, isModulatable) a lane target is checked against. */
+async function laneTargetParameters() {
+    return loadManifest()
+        .then((manifest) => manifest.parameters)
+        .catch(() => []);
+}
+/** A cell's param-lane target suffix ("" = none). */
+async function laneTargetOf(cellId, lane) {
+    const cells = await bridge.send("getState", "cells").catch(() => undefined);
+    const cell = isRecord(cells) ? cells[String(cellId)] : undefined;
+    const target = isRecord(cell) ? cell[LANE_TARGET_FIELD[lane]] : undefined;
+    return typeof target === "string" ? target : "";
+}
 server.registerTool("update_pattern", {
     title: "Update Pattern",
-    description: "Write a note, pitch, slice, or stretch sequence to a cell's pattern sequencer.",
+    description: "Write one lane of a cell's pattern: the notes, a value lane (pitch, slice, stretch), a CC lane (ccOut1-ccOut4, " +
+        "the timeline of that CC out slot: each event sends its value on the slot's controller for its duration, then the " +
+        "slot returns to its knob) or a PAM param lane (paramLane1-paramLane4: each event sets the parameter the lane " +
+        "targets for its duration, in that parameter's units). MSQ has note and CC lanes; MFX has none.",
     inputSchema: {
         cellId: z.number().min(1).max(8).describe("Cell number (1-8)."),
-        type: z
-            .enum(["note", "pitch", "slice", "stretch"])
-            .describe("Pattern lane type."),
+        type: z.enum(PATTERN_LANE_IDS).describe("Pattern lane."),
         sequence: z
             .array(z.any())
             .describe("Array of sequence events. For 'note': [{time, note, duration, velocity, prob}]. " +
-            "For 'pitch'/'slice'/'stretch': [{time, value, duration}]."),
+            "For value and CC lanes: [{time, value, duration, prob?}] (CC values 0-127; times and durations in beats)."),
     },
 }, async ({ cellId, type, sequence }) => {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
-    // Map pattern type to state key suffix
-    const keyMap = {
-        note: "midiSequence",
-        midi: "midiSequence",
-        pitch: "pitchSequence",
-        slice: "sliceSequence",
-        stretch: "stretchSequence",
-    };
-    const suffix = keyMap[type];
-    if (!suffix)
-        return error(`Unknown pattern type: ${type}`);
+    const manifest = await loadManifestForProductGuard();
+    if (manifest && !productHasLane(cellId, type, manifest.stateVariables)) {
+        return error(`${manifest.name ?? "This product"} has no ${type} lane.`);
+    }
+    const suffix = PATTERN_LANE_SUFFIX[type];
     // For note sequences, fill in required defaults that PAM's sequencer expects
     let normalizedSequence = sequence;
     if (suffix === "midiSequence") {
@@ -2586,22 +2656,79 @@ server.registerTool("update_pattern", {
             value: evt.value ?? evt.velocity ?? 127,
         }));
     }
+    if (isCcLane(type))
+        normalizedSequence = normalizeCcLaneEvents(sequence);
+    if (isParamLane(type)) {
+        const target = await laneTargetOf(cellId, type);
+        if (!target)
+            return error(`Cell ${cellId}'s ${type} has no target parameter: pick one with set_lane_target first.`);
+        const resolved = resolveLaneTarget(cellId, target, await laneTargetParameters());
+        if ("reason" in resolved)
+            return error(`The ${type} lane targets ${target}: ${resolved.reason}.`);
+        normalizedSequence = normalizeTargetLaneEvents(sequence, resolved.param);
+    }
     const stateKey = `cell${cellId}_${suffix}`;
     await bridge.send("applyUnifiedStateKvUpdate", {
         delta: { [stateKey]: normalizedSequence, __forceRender__: true },
-        options: {
-            shouldDispatch: true,
-            syncKVResources: true,
-            syncConfigResources: false,
-            skipFileLoadingIfUnchanged: true,
-            resyncKVAfterDispatch: false,
-            updateParameters: false,
-            broadcastFollowers: false,
-        },
+        options: PATTERN_EDIT_KV_OPTIONS,
         directNodeOps: [{ key: stateKey, property: "sequence", value: normalizedSequence }],
     });
     return text(`Updated ${type} pattern for cell ${cellId} (${normalizedSequence.length} events).`);
 });
+server.registerTool("set_lane_target", {
+    title: "Set Lane Target",
+    description: "Point one of a PAM cell's four param lanes (paramLane1-paramLane4) at a modulatable parameter of the same cell " +
+        "(a suffix such as 'filterCutoff'), or clear it with null. Each lane event then sets that parameter for its " +
+        "duration; outside events the parameter follows its knob and modulation. Each param lane loops at its own " +
+        "clock, cell{N}_patternLengthParam{K} and cell{N}_patternSpeedParam{K} (set_parameters; 4 beats at 1x by default), " +
+        "while swing and direction follow the note lane; copy the note lane's length and speed to match it. The lane is cleared (its values meant the old target); another param lane already on that " +
+        "parameter is cleared too. Write the lane with update_pattern in the target's units. For a free-running step " +
+        "contour that adds to the knob, use a ParamSeq instead.",
+    inputSchema: {
+        cellId: z.number().min(1).max(8).describe("Cell number (1-8)."),
+        lane: z.enum(PARAM_LANES).describe("Param lane to point."),
+        param: z.string().min(1).nullable().describe("Target parameter suffix (no cellN_ prefix), or null for none."),
+    },
+}, async ({ cellId, lane, param }) => {
+    const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
+    if (check !== true)
+        return check;
+    const manifest = await loadManifestForProductGuard();
+    if (manifest && !productHasLane(cellId, lane, manifest.stateVariables)) {
+        return error(`${manifest.name ?? "This product"} has no ${lane} lane.`);
+    }
+    let targetParam = null;
+    if (param !== null) {
+        const resolved = resolveLaneTarget(cellId, param, await laneTargetParameters());
+        if ("reason" in resolved)
+            return error(`Cannot target ${param}: ${resolved.reason}.`);
+        targetParam = resolved.param;
+    }
+    const cells = await bridge.send("getState", "cells").catch(() => undefined);
+    const cell = isRecord(cells) ? cells[String(cellId)] : undefined;
+    const target = param ?? "";
+    const current = isRecord(cell) && typeof cell[LANE_TARGET_FIELD[lane]] === "string" ? cell[LANE_TARGET_FIELD[lane]] : "";
+    if (current === target)
+        return text(`Cell ${cellId} ${lane} already ${target ? `→ ${target}` : "has no target"}; nothing changed.`);
+    const cellDelta = { [LANE_TARGET_FIELD[lane]]: target };
+    const delta = { [`cell${cellId}_${PATTERN_LANE_SUFFIX[lane]}`]: [] };
+    const reverted = [];
+    for (const sibling of PARAM_LANES) {
+        if (sibling === lane || !target || !isRecord(cell) || cell[LANE_TARGET_FIELD[sibling]] !== target)
+            continue;
+        cellDelta[LANE_TARGET_FIELD[sibling]] = "";
+        delta[`cell${cellId}_${PATTERN_LANE_SUFFIX[sibling]}`] = [];
+        reverted.push(sibling);
+    }
+    delta.cells = { [cellId]: cellDelta };
+    // Same as add_modulation: a lane on a bypassed effect's param turns the effect on.
+    if (targetParam?.effect && targetParam.cell)
+        delta[`${targetParam.cell}_${targetParam.effect}Enabled`] = 1;
+    await applyKv(delta, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
+    const where = target ? `→ ${target}` : "target cleared";
+    const note = reverted.length ? ` ${reverted.join(", ")} lost that target and was cleared.` : "";
+    return text(`Cell ${cellId} ${lane} ${where}; lane cleared.${note}`);
+});
 server.registerTool("randomize", {
     title: "Randomize",
     description: "Trigger PAM's randomization engine to generate random sounds and patterns. " +
@@ -2723,10 +2850,8 @@ server.registerTool("randomize_samples", {
     let pool = allowedSamplePaths;
     let diversifyNote = "";
     if (!pool && diversify && diversify > 0) {
-        const locations = (await bridge.send("getDefaultLocations"));
-        const roots = Object.entries(locations ?? {})
-            .filter(([k, v]) => typeof v === "string" && v.length > 0 && /sample/i.test(k))
-            .map(([, v]) => v);
+        const locations = await defaultLocationPaths();
+        const roots = ["User Samples", "Factory Samples"].flatMap((name) => locations.get(name) ?? []);
         if (roots.length) {
             const byFolder = await collectLibraryByFolder(roots);
             const spread = spreadAcrossFolders(byFolder, diversify, seed ?? 0);
@@ -2864,8 +2989,10 @@ server.registerTool("get_mix_analysis", {
     title: "Get Per-Cell Mix Analysis",
     description: "Per-cell stem measurements from a faster-than-realtime offline bounce: LUFS (i/s/roll), LRA, " +
         "true/sample peak (tp/sp), PSR/PLR crest, stereo correlation, onset density, and a 25-band Bark " +
-        "spectrum per cell, plus the full-mix master block. Pass refresh:true to run a new analysis " +
-        "(renders each sounding cell soloed from bar 0 — takes a few seconds; audio does NOT need to be " +
+        "spectrum per cell, plus the full-mix master block. Each cell also carries coact: {otherCellId: " +
+        "fraction of this cell's sounding time the other cell sounds too}. Pass refresh:true to run a new " +
+        "analysis (one in-context render from bar 0; each cell is measured at its post-fader output before " +
+        "the master chain, so muted cells read silent — takes a few seconds; audio does NOT need to be " +
         "playing). Cached result otherwise. Requires a PAM build with Mix Assist support.",
     inputSchema: {
         refresh: z.boolean().optional().describe("Run a fresh analysis instead of returning the cached one."),
@@ -2986,7 +3113,7 @@ server.registerTool("suggest_mix", {
         ? { balanceParked: true, note: "Auto Mix AUTO owns the balance — balance scope was skipped." }
         : {};
     if (apply && suggestion.moves.length > 0) {
-        await applyKv(suggestion.flat, KV_OPTS_STANDARD);
+        await applyKv(suggestion.flat, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
         if (!analysis.live)
             lastAppliedMixEpoch = analysis.epoch;
         return json({ ...suggestion, ...parkedNote, applied: true });
@@ -3070,7 +3197,7 @@ server.registerTool("save_preset", {
     }
     const metadata = { name, factory: false };
     if (path !== undefined)
-        metadata.path = path;
+        metadata.path = nativePresetPath(path);
     for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(extras)) {
         if (v !== undefined)
             metadata[k] = v;
@@ -3169,7 +3296,7 @@ server.registerTool("save_variation", {
     let resultSuffix = "";
     const destinationPath = normalizePresetLookupPath(diskPath);
     if (!name && !destinationPath.startsWith("Factory/")) {
-        metadata.path = destinationPath;
+        metadata.path = nativePresetPath(destinationPath);
     }
     else if (sourcePath.startsWith("Factory/")) {
         // Cannot write back to factory location; savePreset will create User/{name}.preset
@@ -3280,6 +3407,9 @@ server.registerTool("trim_sample", {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
+    const loaded = await requireCellSample(cellId);
+    if (loaded !== true)
+        return loaded;
     await bridge.send("trimSampleForCell", cellId);
     return text(`Trimmed sample in cell ${cellId}.`);
 });
@@ -3293,6 +3423,9 @@ server.registerTool("reverse_sample", {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
+    const loaded = await requireCellSample(cellId);
+    if (loaded !== true)
+        return loaded;
     await bridge.send("reverseSampleForCell", cellId);
     return text(`Reversed sample in cell ${cellId}.`);
 });
@@ -3342,6 +3475,54 @@ server.registerTool("connection_status", {
             : "Found instances but could not connect. The plugin may have shut down.",
     });
 });
+// A plugin instance's pid is its DAW, so `ps` names the host; the plugin's own
+// binary is one of the host's mapped files (e.g. PAM.vst3/Contents/MacOS/PAM).
+function hostedPluginBinaries(pid, product) {
+    const pluginBinary = new RegExp(`/${product}\\.(?:vst3|component|clap)/Contents/MacOS/${product}$`, "i");
+    try {
+        const mapped = execFileSync("lsof", ["-a", "-p", String(pid), "-d", "txt", "-Fn"], {
+            encoding: "utf8",
+            timeout: 5000,
+        });
+        return [...new Set(mapped.split("\n").filter((line) => line.startsWith("n")).map((line) => line.slice(1)))]
+            .filter((path) => pluginBinary.test(path));
+    }
+    catch {
+        return [];
+    }
+}
+// build.js restages plugins with size and mtime intact, so an identical file in
+// the checkout's build tree identifies a development build.
+function matchesRepoBuild(binary, projectRoot) {
+    const entries = (path) => {
+        try {
+            return readdirSync(path);
+        }
+        catch {
+            return [];
+        }
+    };
+    try {
+        const target = statSync(binary);
+        const bundlePath = binary.split("/").slice(-4).join("/");
+        const darwin = join(resolve(projectRoot), "build", "Darwin");
+        for (const config of entries(darwin))
+            for (const artefacts of entries(join(darwin, config)).filter((name) => name.endsWith("_artefacts")))
+                for (const mode of entries(join(darwin, config, artefacts)))
+                    for (const format of entries(join(darwin, config, artefacts, mode))) {
+                        const candidate = join(darwin, config, artefacts, mode, format, bundlePath);
+                        if (!existsSync(candidate))
+                            continue;
+                        const stats = statSync(candidate);
+                        if (stats.size === target.size && Math.abs(stats.mtimeMs - target.mtimeMs) < 1000)
+                            return true;
+                    }
+    }
+    catch {
+        /* binary or build tree unreadable */
+    }
+    return false;
+}
 server.registerTool("situation", {
     title: "Situation",
     description: "One-call orientation snapshot: discovered instances, the connected instance's product/pid/executable " +
@@ -3359,21 +3540,34 @@ server.registerTool("situation", {
     let build;
     if (instance?.pid) {
         try {
-            const executable = execFileSync("ps", ["-o", "comm=", "-p", String(instance.pid)], {
+            const processExecutable = execFileSync("ps", ["-o", "comm=", "-p", String(instance.pid)], {
                 encoding: "utf8",
             }).trim();
-            if (executable) {
-                build = {
-                    executable,
-                    looksLikeDevBuild: executable.includes("/build/") && !executable.startsWith("/Applications/"),
-                };
+            if (processExecutable) {
+                const product = instance.product ?? SERVER_PRODUCT.name;
+                const projectRoot = process.env.PAM_PROJECT_ROOT;
+                const hosted = basename(processExecutable).toLowerCase() !== product.toLowerCase();
+                const pluginBinaries = hosted ? hostedPluginBinaries(instance.pid, product) : [];
+                const executable = hosted ? (pluginBinaries.length === 1 ? pluginBinaries[0] : undefined) : processExecutable;
+                build = hosted ? { host: processExecutable } : {};
+                if (pluginBinaries.length > 1)
+                    build.pluginBinaries = pluginBinaries;
+                if (executable) {
+                    build.executable = executable;
+                    if (!hosted) {
+                        build.looksLikeDevBuild = executable.includes("/build/") && !executable.startsWith("/Applications/");
+                    }
+                    else if (projectRoot) {
+                        build.looksLikeDevBuild = matchesRepoBuild(executable, projectRoot);
+                    }
+                }
                 try {
-                    build.executableMtime = statSync(executable).mtime.toISOString();
+                    if (executable)
+                        build.executableMtime = statSync(executable).mtime.toISOString();
                 }
                 catch {
                     /* executable path unreadable from this process */
                 }
-                const projectRoot = process.env.PAM_PROJECT_ROOT;
                 if (projectRoot && typeof build.executableMtime === "string") {
                     try {
                         const headIso = execFileSync("git", ["-C", resolve(projectRoot), "log", "-1", "--format=%cI"], { encoding: "utf8" }).trim();
@@ -3429,7 +3623,7 @@ server.registerTool("situation", {
             live = {
                 activePreset: state.activePresetPath,
                 bpm: state.bpm ?? transport.bpm,
-                playing: transport.playing,
+                playing: transport.isPlaying,
                 cells,
                 ...(IS_MFX_SERVER ? { mix: state.mfx_mix, routing: state.mfx_routing } : {}),
             };
@@ -3537,6 +3731,30 @@ async function searchSampleLibrary(rootPath, term, audioOnly) {
 }
 // Walk the library and return audio files grouped by their parent folder.
 // Bounded like searchSampleLibrary — this runs inside a tool call, not a job.
+// The sample-edit actions answer "ok" before their async edit runs, even on an empty cell.
+async function requireCellSample(cellId, field = "filePath") {
+    const cells = await bridge.send("getState", "cells").catch(() => undefined);
+    if (!isRecord(cells))
+        return true;
+    const cell = cells[String(cellId)];
+    const path = isRecord(cell) ? cell[field] : undefined;
+    if (typeof path === "string" && path.length > 0)
+        return true;
+    return error(field === "filePath" ? `Cell ${cellId} has no sample loaded.` : `Cell ${cellId} has no original sample to restore.`);
+}
+// getDefaultLocations returns [{name, path, icon}]; the names are fixed in FileHandler.
+async function defaultLocationPaths() {
+    const locations = await bridge.send("getDefaultLocations").catch(() => undefined);
+    const entries = Array.isArray(locations) ? locations : [];
+    return new Map(entries
+        .filter((entry) => isRecord(entry) && typeof entry.name === "string" && typeof entry.path === "string")
+        .map((entry) => [entry.name, entry.path]));
+}
+// Native exports to <base>/Export beside <base>/Samples ("Plugin Samples"); check-parity pins both.
+async function exportsFolder() {
+    const pluginSamples = (await defaultLocationPaths()).get("Plugin Samples");
+    return pluginSamples ? join(dirname(pluginSamples), "Export") : undefined;
+}
 async function collectLibraryByFolder(roots, maxDirReads = 120) {
     const byFolder = new Map();
     const queue = roots.map((path) => ({ path, depth: 0 }));
@@ -3721,8 +3939,11 @@ server.registerTool("export_preset", {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
-    await bridge.send("exportPresetWithSamples", presetPath, outputFolderName);
-    return text(`Exported preset to: ${outputFolderName}`);
+    const result = await bridge.send("exportPresetWithSamples", nativePresetPath(presetPath), outputFolderName);
+    if (result === false) {
+        return error(`Export refused for ${presetPath}: the preset is missing, belongs to a preset pack, or the folder name is invalid.`);
+    }
+    return text(`Exported preset to: ${outputFolderName}.zip in ${SERVER_PRODUCT.name}'s Exports folder`);
 });
 server.registerTool("import_preset", {
     title: "Import Preset",
@@ -3901,14 +4122,15 @@ async function resolveNewId(requestId, beforeIds, pick, ackIdKey, timeoutMs = 25
         if (ack && ack.requestId === requestId) {
             const minted = ack.result?.[ackIdKey];
             if (typeof minted === "string" && minted.length > 0)
-                return minted;
-            return null; // acked but failed / no id — don't misattribute via the diff
+                return { id: minted };
+            // An acked command never falls back to the diff, which could misattribute a concurrent edit.
+            return ack.ok === false ? { error: ack.error || "the command failed" } : {};
         }
         const found = pick(s).find((id) => !beforeIds.has(id));
         if (found)
-            return found;
+            return { id: found };
     }
-    return null;
+    return {};
 }
 server.registerTool("get_video_state", {
     title: "Get Video State",
@@ -4064,7 +4286,9 @@ server.registerTool("add_video_layer", {
     const beforeIds = new Set((before.layers ?? []).map((l) => l.id));
     const requestId = mintVideoRequestId();
     await sendVideoCommand({ op: "addLayer", kind, name, insertAt, sourcePath, maxBytes, requestId });
-    const id = await resolveNewId(requestId, beforeIds, (s) => (s.layers ?? []).map((l) => l.id), "layerId");
+    const { id, error: failure } = await resolveNewId(requestId, beforeIds, (s) => (s.layers ?? []).map((l) => l.id), "layerId");
+    if (failure)
+        return error(`add_video_layer failed: ${failure}`);
     return text(id
         ? `Added ${kind} layer: ${id}`
         : `Added ${kind} layer (window may be closed; call get_video_state to confirm).`);
@@ -4075,7 +4299,8 @@ server.registerTool("update_video_layer", {
         "(partial) against the current transform; other fields replace. Common: opacity " +
         "(0..1), blendMode (normal|add|multiply|screen), enabled, name, transform " +
         "{x,y(0..1),scale,rotation(rad),anchor}. Kind-specific via `fields`: text layers " +
-        "{text,fontSize,fontWeight,color,align,lineHeight}; image/video/model3d {sourcePath,fit}; " +
+        "{text,fontSize,fontWeight,color,align,lineHeight}; image/video/model3d {sourcePath (loads the file, as " +
+        "set_video_layer_source does),fit}; " +
         "camera {deviceId,mirror,fit}; drawing {paintColor,paintWidth}; model3d " +
         "{lightingMode,lightIntensity,rotateRateX/Y/Z,...}. Use get_video_state to see a " +
         "layer's current fields.",
@@ -4098,7 +4323,11 @@ server.registerTool("update_video_layer", {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
-    const patch = { ...(fields ?? {}) };
+    // A sourcePath in the patch is only stored; setLayerSource is what loads the media.
+    const { sourcePath, ...kindFields } = fields ?? {};
+    if (sourcePath !== undefined && typeof sourcePath !== "string")
+        return error("fields.sourcePath must be a file path.");
+    const patch = { ...kindFields };
     if (opacity !== undefined)
         patch.opacity = opacity;
     if (blendMode !== undefined)
@@ -4109,6 +4338,10 @@ server.registerTool("update_video_layer", {
         patch.name = name;
     if (transform !== undefined)
         patch.transform = transform;
+    if (sourcePath !== undefined)
+        await sendVideoCommand({ op: "setLayerSource", layerId, sourcePath });
+    if (Object.keys(patch).length === 0)
+        return text(`Loading ${sourcePath} into layer ${layerId}.`);
     const result = await sendVideoCommand({ op: "updateLayer", layerId, patch });
     return json(result);
 });
@@ -4187,7 +4420,9 @@ server.registerTool("add_video_fx", {
         const beforeIds = new Set((before.outputFx ?? []).map((f) => f.instanceId));
         const requestId = mintVideoRequestId();
         await sendVideoCommand({ op: "addOutputFx", fxId: fxType, requestId });
-        const id = await resolveNewId(requestId, beforeIds, (s) => (s.outputFx ?? []).map((f) => f.instanceId), "instanceId");
+        const { id, error: failure } = await resolveNewId(requestId, beforeIds, (s) => (s.outputFx ?? []).map((f) => f.instanceId), "instanceId");
+        if (failure)
+            return error(`add_video_fx failed: ${failure}`);
         // Apply param overrides now that the instance exists.
         if (params && id)
             for (const [param, value] of Object.entries(params))
@@ -4201,10 +4436,12 @@ server.registerTool("add_video_fx", {
     const beforeIds = new Set((layer?.fx ?? []).map((f) => f.id));
     const requestId = mintVideoRequestId();
     await sendVideoCommand({ op: "addLayerFx", layerId, fxType, params, beforeFxId, requestId });
-    const id = await resolveNewId(requestId, beforeIds, (s) => {
+    const { id, error: failure } = await resolveNewId(requestId, beforeIds, (s) => {
         const l = (s.layers ?? []).find((x) => x.id === layerId);
         return (l?.fx ?? []).map((f) => f.id);
     }, "fxId");
+    if (failure)
+        return error(`add_video_fx failed: ${failure}`);
     return text(id ? `Added ${fxType} to layer ${layerId}: ${id}` : `Added ${fxType} (confirm via get_video_state).`);
 });
 server.registerTool("set_video_fx", {
@@ -4245,10 +4482,18 @@ server.registerTool("set_video_fx", {
         if (params)
             for (const [p, v] of Object.entries(params))
                 results.push(await sendVideoCommand({ op: "setOutputFxParam", instanceId, fxId, param: p, value: v }));
-        if (enabled !== undefined && instanceId)
-            results.push(await sendVideoCommand({ op: "setOutputFxEnabled", instanceId, enabled }));
-        if (strength !== undefined && instanceId)
-            results.push(await sendVideoCommand({ op: "setOutputFxStrength", instanceId, strength }));
+        // A param write by fxId has just auto-created the FX, so resolve the instance after it.
+        let outputInstance = instanceId;
+        if (!outputInstance && fxId && (enabled !== undefined || strength !== undefined)) {
+            const current = await getVideoStateRaw();
+            outputInstance = (current.outputFx ?? []).find((fx) => fx.fxId === fxId)?.instanceId;
+            if (!outputInstance)
+                return error(`set_video_fx: no output ${fxId} to enable or scale; add_video_fx it first.`);
+        }
+        if (enabled !== undefined && outputInstance)
+            results.push(await sendVideoCommand({ op: "setOutputFxEnabled", instanceId: outputInstance, enabled }));
+        if (strength !== undefined && outputInstance)
+            results.push(await sendVideoCommand({ op: "setOutputFxStrength", instanceId: outputInstance, strength }));
     }
     if (results.length === 0)
         return error("set_video_fx: nothing to set (provide param/value, params, enabled, or strength).");
@@ -4463,12 +4708,6 @@ server.registerTool("vx_variation", {
 // ============================================================
 // Composite cell-operation tools
 // ============================================================
-const PATTERN_SUFFIXES = [
-    "midiSequence",
-    "pitchSequence",
-    "sliceSequence",
-    "stretchSequence",
-];
 server.registerTool("reset_cell", {
     title: "Reset Cell",
     description: "Reset a single cell's manifest parameters to their defaults and remove the envelopes whose SOURCE is this cell. " +
@@ -4492,6 +4731,8 @@ server.registerTool("reset_cell", {
     ]);
     const delta = {};
     for (const p of cellParams) {
+        if (isCcOutValueSuffix(p.paramId.replace(/^cell\d+_/, "")))
+            continue;
         if (p.defaultValue !== undefined)
             delta[p.paramId] = p.defaultValue;
     }
@@ -4501,12 +4742,14 @@ server.registerTool("reset_cell", {
     const removedEnvs = envArray.length - filteredEnvs.length;
     if (removedEnvs > 0)
         delta.envelopes = filteredEnvs;
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_STANDARD);
+    await applyKv(delta, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`Reset cell ${cellId} to defaults (${paramCount} params, removed ${removedEnvs} envelopes).`);
 });
 server.registerTool("copy_cell", {
     title: "Copy Cell",
     description: "Copy a cell's manifest parameters and remap its LFO, envelope and vary links onto another cell, overwriting the target's. " +
+        "Param-lane targets travel with their lanes. A CC lane lands only on a target slot that is Off or on the same " +
+        "controller; CC out values and controllers stay the target's. " +
         "Not copied: the loaded sample, parameter sequencers, and the cell config block (polyphony, MIDI note/channel, scale, " +
         "sidechain source, pitch/stretch engine, slice keymap) — re-apply those with load_sample and update_cell_config.",
     inputSchema: {
@@ -4533,10 +4776,33 @@ server.registerTool("copy_cell", {
     const dstPrefix = `cell${targetCellId}_`;
     const delta = {};
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(state)) {
-        if (key.startsWith(srcPrefix)) {
+        if (key.startsWith(srcPrefix) && !isCcOutValueSuffix(key.slice(srcPrefix.length))) {
             delta[dstPrefix + key.slice(srcPrefix.length)] = value;
         }
     }
+    // Destination wiring: a CC lane lands only where the slot it locks is Off or on the same controller,
+    // and then brings that slot; one that stays out keeps the destination's.
+    const cellsState = isRecord(state.cells) ? state.cells : {};
+    const srcRaw = cellsState[String(sourceCellId)];
+    const dstRaw = cellsState[String(targetCellId)];
+    const srcCell = isRecord(srcRaw) ? srcRaw : {};
+    const dstCell = isRecord(dstRaw) ? dstRaw : {};
+    const targetDelta = {};
+    for (const lane of CC_LANES) {
+        const slot = ccLaneSlotOf(srcCell, lane);
+        if (slot === 0 || ccLaneMayLand(srcCell[`ccOutCc${slot}`], dstCell[`ccOutCc${slot}`])) {
+            targetDelta[ccLaneSlotField(lane)] = slot;
+        }
+        else {
+            delete delta[`${dstPrefix}${PATTERN_LANE_SUFFIX[lane]}`];
+            targetDelta[ccLaneSlotField(lane)] = ccLaneSlotOf(dstCell, lane);
+        }
+    }
+    for (const lane of PARAM_LANES) {
+        const target = srcCell[LANE_TARGET_FIELD[lane]];
+        targetDelta[LANE_TARGET_FIELD[lane]] = typeof target === "string" ? target : "";
+    }
+    delta.cells = { [targetCellId]: targetDelta };
     // Remap envelopes
     const envelopes = state.envelopes || [];
     if (envelopes.length > 0) {
@@ -4612,7 +4878,7 @@ server.registerTool("copy_cell", {
         if (remapped.length > 0)
             delta.paramSeqs = [...kept, ...remapped];
     }
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_STANDARD);
+    await applyKv(delta, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`Copied cell ${sourceCellId} → cell ${targetCellId} (${Object.keys(delta).length} keys).`);
 });
 server.registerTool("clear_modulations", {
@@ -4655,7 +4921,7 @@ server.registerTool("clear_modulations", {
     if (Object.keys(delta).length === 0) {
         return text(`No modulations found for cell ${cellId}.`);
     }
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_MOD);
+    await applyKv(delta, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     const removed = (lfos.length - filteredLfos.length) +
         (vary.length - filteredVary.length) +
         (envelopes.length - filteredEnvs.length);
@@ -4663,7 +4929,8 @@ server.registerTool("clear_modulations", {
 });
 server.registerTool("reset_patterns", {
     title: "Reset Patterns",
-    description: "Clear all sequencer lanes (note, pitch, slice, stretch) for a single PAM/Cell1 sampler cell.",
+    description: "Clear every pattern lane of one cell (note, pitch, slice, stretch, the CC lanes and the param lanes, as the " +
+        "product has them) and clear the param lanes' targets. CC out controllers stay.",
     inputSchema: {
         cellId: z.number().min(1).max(8).describe("Cell number (1-8)."),
     },
@@ -4682,10 +4949,14 @@ server.registerTool("reset_patterns", {
         return error(`${productName} has no sampler MIDI/pitch/slice/stretch pattern lanes.`);
     }
     const delta = { __forceRender__: true };
-    for (const suffix of PATTERN_SUFFIXES) {
-        delta[`cell${cellId}_${suffix}`] = [];
+    for (const lane of PATTERN_LANE_IDS) {
+        if (!manifest || productHasLane(cellId, lane, manifest.stateVariables))
+            delta[`cell${cellId}_${PATTERN_LANE_SUFFIX[lane]}`] = [];
+    }
+    if (!manifest || productHasLane(cellId, "paramLane1", manifest.stateVariables)) {
+        delta.cells = { [cellId]: Object.fromEntries(PARAM_LANES.map((lane) => [LANE_TARGET_FIELD[lane], ""])) };
     }
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_PATTERN);
+    await applyKv(delta, PATTERN_EDIT_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`Cleared all patterns for cell ${cellId}.`);
 });
 server.registerTool("update_effect_config", {
@@ -4753,7 +5024,7 @@ server.registerTool("update_effect_config", {
     if (Object.keys(delta).length === 0) {
         return error("At least one effect flag must be provided.");
     }
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_EFFECT_CONFIG);
+    await applyKv(delta, EFFECT_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS);
     const summary = Object.entries(delta)
         .map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`)
         .join(", ");
@@ -4763,7 +5034,7 @@ server.registerTool("update_effect_config", {
 // unreachable through set_parameters (numbers only) — an agent could shape an MFX
 // cell but never patch one to another, which is the whole product.
 //
-// Validation mirrors parseRoutingEdges (interface/src/dsp/products/mfx/mfxRouting.ts): the
+// Validation mirrors parseRoutingEdges (interface/src/utils/mfxRouting.ts): the
 // plugin re-validates on receipt, so this pass exists to fail loudly here rather
 // than have a typo silently drop a cable.
 const MFX_ROUTING_SOURCE_HINT = "'input', 'sidechain', 'split_lo' / 'split_mid' / 'split_hi', or 'cellN'. " +
@@ -4858,7 +5129,7 @@ server.registerTool("set_mfx_routing", {
         return error(`${validated.reason}. This product exposes cells 1..${maxCells}.`);
     }
     // mfx_routing is a GRAPH_RENDER state var — a re-patch must rebuild the graph.
-    await applyKv({ mfx_routing: validated.edges }, KV_OPTS_STANDARD);
+    await applyKv({ mfx_routing: validated.edges }, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     const summary = validated.edges.map((e) => `${e.from}→${e.to}`).join(", ");
     return text(`MFX routing set: ${validated.edges.length} cable(s)${summary ? ` — ${summary}` : " (patch cleared)"}.`);
 });
@@ -4895,7 +5166,8 @@ server.registerTool("set_mfx_edge_gain", {
         return error(`Cable ${from}→${to} is not in the current patch. Add it with set_mfx_routing first.`);
     const key = `${from}__${to}`;
     gains[key] = gain;
-    await applyKv({ mfx_edge_gains: gains }, KV_OPTS_EFFECT_CONFIG);
+    // Cable gains reach audio only through the graph's mounted refs, which a dispatch updates.
+    await applyKv({ mfx_edge_gains: gains }, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`MFX cable gain set: ${from}→${to} = ${gain}.`);
 });
 const MFX_COMBO_TARGET_INPUT = z.object({
@@ -4954,7 +5226,7 @@ server.registerTool("configure_mfx_combo", {
             const currentTargetValue = state[target.id];
             delta[target.id] = mfxComboTargetValueFromCurrent(target, typeof previousComboValue === "number" ? previousComboValue : 0, value, info, typeof currentTargetValue === "number" ? currentTargetValue : info.defaultValue);
         }
-        await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_STANDARD);
+        await applyKv(delta, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
         return json({ combo: index, value, targetsWritten: combo.targets.map((target) => target.id) });
     }
     const materialized = () => ({ ...stored, targets: [...combo.targets] });
@@ -5051,7 +5323,7 @@ server.registerTool("configure_mfx_combo", {
         locked: next?.locked === 1 ? 1 : 0,
         targets: Array.isArray(next?.targets) ? next.targets : null,
     };
-    await applyKv({ mfx_combos: { ...slots, [String(index)]: update } }, KV_OPTS_EFFECT_CONFIG);
+    await applyKv({ mfx_combos: { ...slots, [String(index)]: update } }, EFFECT_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS);
     return json({ combo: index, slot: update });
 });
 server.registerTool("set_effect_order", {
@@ -5111,15 +5383,15 @@ server.registerTool("set_effect_order", {
             "To bypass a stage set its *Enabled flag via update_effect_config; leaving it out of the chain is not the same thing.");
     }
     // effectOrder rebuilds the cell's FX graph, like an MFX re-patch.
-    await applyKv({ [key]: order }, KV_OPTS_STANDARD);
+    await applyKv({ [key]: order }, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`Cell ${cellId} FX chain: ${order.join(" → ")}.`);
 });
 server.registerTool("update_cell_config", {
     title: "Update Cell Config",
-    description: "Update cell-level configuration properties like polyphony, MIDI settings, varispeed, and modulation latch. " +
+    description: "Update cell-level configuration properties like polyphony, MIDI settings, MIDI output (channel, Send, CC out controllers), varispeed, and modulation latch. " +
         "These are KV-only properties that don't appear in the parameter manifest. " +
         "Uses a lightweight KV path without graph rebuild. " +
-        "When bound to MFX, this tool only accepts sidechainFrom; sampler/MIDI/instrument config is PAM/Cell1-only.",
+        "When bound to MFX, this tool only accepts sidechainFrom; on MSQ it accepts the MIDI and output keys only.",
     inputSchema: {
         cellId: z.number().min(1).max(8).describe("Cell number (1-8)."),
         isPoly: z.union([z.literal(0), z.literal(1)]).optional().describe("Polyphonic mode (0=mono, 1=poly)."),
@@ -5173,6 +5445,20 @@ server.registerTool("update_cell_config", {
             .optional()
             .describe("Sidechain compressor source. null=no sidechain, 0=external audio input, 1-8=cell output. " +
             "Auto-enables the cell's compressor when set to a non-null value."),
+        midiOutChannel: z.number().int().min(0).max(16).optional().describe("MIDI out channel for the cell's CC out (and MSQ's notes): 0=Auto (the cell number), 1-16 explicit."),
+        sendToHost: z.union([z.literal(0), z.literal(1)]).optional().describe("0 keeps the cell's CC out (and MSQ's notes) off the MIDI out."),
+        midiOutPort: z.number().int().min(0).max(3).optional().describe("Standalone only: 0=Main MIDI Output, 1-3=Ports B-D set in Settings."),
+        ...Object.fromEntries(CC_OUT_SLOTS.map((slot) => [`ccOutCc${slot}`, ccOutControllerSchema(slot)])),
+        ...Object.fromEntries(CC_LANES.map((lane) => [
+            ccLaneSlotField(lane),
+            z
+                .number()
+                .int()
+                .min(0)
+                .max(CC_OUT_SLOTS.length)
+                .optional()
+                .describe(`CC out slot (1-${CC_OUT_SLOTS.length}) that CC lane ${ccLaneIndex(lane)} locks per event, 0=none. Lane L starts on slot L. The lane loops at its own cell{N}_patternLengthCc${ccLaneIndex(lane)} / patternSpeedCc${ccLaneIndex(lane)}.`),
+        ])),
     },
 }, async ({ cellId, ...config }) => {
     const check = await requireBridge();
@@ -5201,6 +5487,13 @@ server.registerTool("update_cell_config", {
                 `Sampler/MIDI/instrument config keys are PAM/Cell1-only: ${unsupported.join(", ")}.`);
         }
     }
+    if (bridge.getConnectedInstance()?.product?.toUpperCase() === "MSQ") {
+        const unsupported = providedKeys.filter((key) => !MSQ_CELL_CONFIG_KEYS.has(key));
+        if (unsupported.length > 0) {
+            return error(`update_cell_config in MSQ accepts MIDI keys only (${[...MSQ_CELL_CONFIG_KEYS].join(", ")}). ` +
+                `MSQ has no sampler: ${unsupported.join(", ")}.`);
+        }
+    }
     const cellConfig = {};
     const flatDelta = {};
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(config)) {
@@ -5228,7 +5521,8 @@ server.registerTool("update_cell_config", {
     const delta = { ...flatDelta };
     if (Object.keys(cellConfig).length > 0)
         delta.cells = { [cellId]: cellConfig };
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_CELL_CONFIG);
+    // A sidechain source is wired at graph build, so it needs the dispatch the UI's setter makes.
+    await applyKv(delta, cellConfig.sidechainFrom !== undefined ? STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS : CELL_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS);
     const summary = [
         ...Object.entries(cellConfig).map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`),
         ...Object.entries(flatDelta).map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`),
@@ -5264,10 +5558,10 @@ server.registerTool("set_cell_mute", {
     }
     // cell{N}_mute / cell{N}_solo are flat state vars projected to
     // cell{N}_config.enabled by KVStateSyncManager — same options the UI's
-    // applyStateDelta uses (KV_OPTS_STANDARD); the projection needs
+    // applyStateDelta uses (STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS); the projection needs
     // syncConfigResources, no graph rebuild required but the standard path is
     // the exact UI parity.
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_STANDARD);
+    await applyKv(delta, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     const summary = Object.entries(delta)
         .map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`)
         .join(", ");
@@ -5319,6 +5613,14 @@ server.registerTool("set_master_effects", {
         masterClipDrive: z.number().min(0).max(12).optional().describe("Clipper drive dB (default 0). Staging guidance: the clipper shaves the sharpest 2-3 dB so the limiter works 1-2 dB."),
         masterClipMix: z.number().min(0).max(1).optional().describe("Clipper parallel blend (1 = fully clipped)."),
         masterClipMode: z.union([z.literal(0), z.literal(1), z.literal(2), z.literal(3)]).optional().describe("Clipper transfer: 0=Smooth (knee-tanh), 1=Silicon diode (hard knee), 2=Germanium diode (earlier, softer knee), 3=LED (higher knee). Diode modes are exact antiparallel-pair solves, ADAA at the 2x rate. Default 0."),
+        masterDenoiseEnabled: z.union([z.literal(0), z.literal(1)]).optional().describe("Enable master noise reduction before EQ and compression; off by default. Adds one FFT frame of latency while enabled; a DAW that is playing keeps that latency after a switch-off until its transport stops, and Fixed latency mode keeps it always."),
+        masterDenoiseLow: z.number().min(0).max(100).optional().describe("Low-band noise reduction strength, percent (default 50)."),
+        masterDenoiseMid: z.number().min(0).max(100).optional().describe("Mid-band noise reduction strength, percent (default 50)."),
+        masterDenoiseHigh: z.number().min(0).max(100).optional().describe("High-band noise reduction strength, percent (default 50)."),
+        masterDenoiseSplitLow: z.number().min(40).max(2000).optional().describe("Low/mid split in Hz (default 250)."),
+        masterDenoiseSplitHigh: z.number().min(500).max(12000).optional().describe("Mid/high split in Hz (default 4000)."),
+        masterDenoiseMix: z.number().min(0).max(1).optional().describe("Master Denoise dry/wet, 0..1 (default 1)."),
+        masterDenoisePrint: z.string().optional().describe("Learned noise print ('pdn1:<sampleRate>:<fftSize>:<base64>'), written by the Denoise panel's Learn button. Pass '' to forget it and return to adaptive tracking; copy a value read from get_state to reuse a print."),
         masterIronEnabled: z.union([z.literal(0), z.literal(1)]).optional().describe("Enable the console/transformer iron colour stage (post-Tape, pre-Clipper; zero latency)."),
         masterIronDrive: z.number().min(0).max(12).optional().describe("Iron drive dB (default 0). Level-compensated — drive adds colour, not loudness."),
         masterIronAmount: z.number().min(0).max(1).optional().describe("Transformer (magnetizing-branch) depth 0..1 — LF-concentrated saturation, the 'iron' signature (default 0.5)."),
@@ -5390,7 +5692,7 @@ server.registerTool("set_master_effects", {
     // No-dispatch path: every master key is live-polled from master_config
     // (the full Punch surface included), so a graph rebuild here would only
     // risk dropouts during automated mastering.
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_MASTER_CONFIG);
+    await applyKv(delta, MASTER_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS);
     const summary = Object.entries(delta)
         .map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`)
         .join(", ");
@@ -5399,7 +5701,7 @@ server.registerTool("set_master_effects", {
 // Built-in per-cell drum synth ("machines"). Engine enum index = drumsynth::Engine
 // (Off = 0). The roster, the curated defaults and the engine-switch rule all come
 // from shared/drumSynthEngines.json — the registry build.js codegens the C++ cook
-// and the manifest from, and interface/src/dsp/modules/drumSynth.ts derives its
+// and the manifest from, and interface/src/utils/drumSynth.ts derives its
 // own tables from. The hand-copied table this replaced had drifted on Kick,
 // Cowbell and 808 (issue #999); the switch rule it shipped with carried knob
 // positions where the plugin carries engine units.
@@ -5484,8 +5786,8 @@ server.registerTool("set_drum_synth", {
     }
     if (volume !== undefined)
         delta[`cell${cellId}_synthVolume`] = volume;
-    // synthEngine is a graph-render key → needs a graph dispatch (KV_OPTS_STANDARD).
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_STANDARD);
+    // synthEngine is a graph-render key → needs a graph dispatch (STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS).
+    await applyKv(delta, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     const labels = desc ? desc.params.map((p) => p.label).join(",") : "—";
     return text(`Cell ${cellId} drum synth → ${engine}${engineId > 0 ? ` (p1..pN = ${labels})` : ""}.`);
 });
@@ -5616,7 +5918,7 @@ server.registerTool("set_player", {
         patternMode: z
             .enum(PATTERN_MODES)
             .optional()
-            .describe("'mask' (default): the player replaces the drawn pattern. 'keep': the drawn pattern keeps sounding and the player layers over it."),
+            .describe("'mask' (default, shown as Replace in the UI): the player replaces the drawn pattern. 'keep' (shown as Layer): the drawn pattern keeps sounding and the player layers over it."),
         listenMode: z
             .enum(LISTEN_MODES)
             .optional()
@@ -5777,10 +6079,35 @@ server.registerTool("set_player", {
     }
     if (Object.keys(cellsDelta).length === 0)
         return text(lines.join("\n"));
-    await applyKv({ ...flatDelta, cells: cellsDelta }, KV_OPTS_CELL_CONFIG);
+    await applyKv({ ...flatDelta, cells: cellsDelta }, CELL_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`${lines.join("\n")}\n` +
         "Players sound only while the transport runs; get_design_overview reports each cell's player.");
 });
+server.registerTool("keep_player", {
+    title: "Keep a Player's Cycles",
+    description: "Commit what a cell's generative Player played into its drawn pattern (PAM-only), through the plugin UI so it is " +
+        "one undo step: 'cycle' merges the cycle playing now, 'previous' the one before it, 'last-two' both, and 'freeze' " +
+        "merges the cycle and switches the Player off. Merges are unions with the drawn notes. Needs the PAM window open " +
+        "and the transport having run a cycle; the commit is asynchronous, so read cell{N}_midiSequence with get_state after.",
+    inputSchema: {
+        cellId: z.number().int().min(1).max(8).describe("The Player cell (1-8)."),
+        keep: z.enum(["cycle", "previous", "last-two", "freeze"]).describe("Which cycles to commit; 'freeze' also switches the Player off."),
+    },
+}, async ({ cellId, keep }) => {
+    const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
+    if (check !== true)
+        return check;
+    const gate = playerProductError(await loadManifestForProductGuard());
+    if (gate)
+        return gate;
+    const cells = await bridge.send("getState", "cells").catch(() => undefined);
+    const cell = isRecord(cells) ? cells[String(cellId)] : undefined;
+    if (!(isRecord(cell) && Number(cell.playerType) > 0))
+        return error(`Cell ${cellId} runs no Player — nothing to keep.`);
+    await bridge.send("playerKeep", { cellId, keep });
+    return text(`Cell ${cellId}: ${keep === "freeze" ? "freeze" : `keep ${keep}`} sent to the plugin window. ` +
+        "Nothing lands if that cycle has not played yet; check cell" + cellId + "_midiSequence.");
+});
 /** A cell's sample as a readable file: absolute as given, else relative to a library root. */
 async function resolveCellSampleFile(filePath) {
     const expanded = expandHome(filePath);
@@ -5870,7 +6197,7 @@ server.registerTool("set_slices", {
     };
     if (currentKnob < 1 || currentKnob > sliceCount)
         delta[`cell${cellId}_slice`] = 1;
-    await applyKv(delta, KV_OPTS_CELL_CONFIG);
+    await applyKv(delta, CELL_CONFIG_KV_OPTIONS);
     let sequenceNote = "";
     if (sequence) {
         const transportRaw = await bridge.send("getTransport").catch(() => undefined);
@@ -5908,7 +6235,10 @@ server.registerTool("set_slices", {
             [`cell${cellId}_slice`]: 1,
             cells: { [cellId]: { modLatch: 1 } },
             __forceRender__: true,
-        }, KV_OPTS_PATTERN);
+        }, 
+        // Pattern lengths are DAW params and modLatch is cell config: interop's
+        // applySliceSequenceFromBoundaries syncs both, so this must too.
+        { ...PATTERN_EDIT_KV_OPTIONS, syncConfigResources: true, updateParameters: true });
         sequenceNote = ` Chopped into the slice + note lanes over ${patternLength} beats at ${bpm} BPM; start_transport to hear it.`;
     }
     const positions = resolved.slice(1, -1).map((b) => `${Math.round(b * 1000) / 10}%`);
@@ -5945,11 +6275,9 @@ server.registerTool("add_param_seq", {
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
     const index = await getParameterIndex();
-    const param = index.get(paramId);
-    if (!param)
-        return error(formatUnknownParamError(paramId, index, { modulatableOnly: true }));
-    if (!param.isModulatable)
-        return error(formatNotModulatableError(paramId, index));
+    const param = await resolveModulationTarget(paramId, index);
+    if (typeof param === "string")
+        return error(param);
     const existing = await bridge.send("getState", "paramSeqs");
     const paramSeqs = (Array.isArray(existing) ? existing : []).filter((seq) => seq?.paramId !== paramId);
     const newSeq = {
@@ -5967,7 +6295,7 @@ server.registerTool("add_param_seq", {
         stepMode,
     };
     paramSeqs.push(newSeq);
-    await applyKv({ paramSeqs }, KV_OPTS_MOD);
+    await applyKv({ paramSeqs }, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`Added paramSeq for ${paramId} (${newSeq.sequence.length} steps, strength ${strength}).`);
 });
 server.registerTool("update_param_seq", {
@@ -6010,7 +6338,7 @@ server.registerTool("update_param_seq", {
         return error(`No paramSeq found for ${paramId}. Use add_param_seq first.`);
     }
     paramSeqs[idx] = { ...paramSeqs[idx], ...cleanUpdates };
-    await applyKv({ paramSeqs }, KV_OPTS_MOD);
+    await applyKv({ paramSeqs }, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`Updated paramSeq ${paramId}: ${Object.keys(cleanUpdates).join(", ")}`);
 });
 server.registerTool("set_free_sequencer", {
@@ -6020,27 +6348,36 @@ server.registerTool("set_free_sequencer", {
         "clock live, each with its own strength, polarity and smoothing; cell-locked and Gate-mode sequencers keep " +
         "their own steps. An empty contour restores the legacy per-sequencer behaviour.",
     inputSchema: {
-        sequence: z.array(z.number().min(0).max(1)).min(2).max(64).describe("Master step values, 0..1 each."),
+        sequence: z
+            .array(z.number().min(0).max(1))
+            .max(64)
+            .describe("Master step values, 0..1 each: 2..64 steps, or [] to clear the contour."),
     },
 }, async ({ sequence }) => {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
+    if (sequence.length === 1)
+        return error("A contour needs 2..64 steps; pass [] to clear it.");
     await bridge.send("applyFreeSeqSequenceUpdate", { sequence });
+    if (sequence.length === 0)
+        return text("Free Sequencer contour cleared; mapped sequencers use their own steps.");
     return text(`Free Sequencer: ${sequence.length} steps written. Map a paramSeq with freeMode:1 to follow it.`);
 });
 server.registerTool("export_midi", {
     title: "Export MIDI",
-    description: "Write the cells' drawn note patterns to a Standard MIDI File (type 1, 480 PPQ, tempo from the transport): " +
-        "one track per cell on MIDI channel = cell number, each pattern tiled across `bars`. Pure file write — no " +
-        "render, nothing changes in PAM. Generated Player cycles are not drawn patterns; FREEZE them first (in the UI) " +
-        "to export what a player is playing. Default location is PAM's Exports folder.",
+    description: "Write the cells' note patterns to a Standard MIDI File (type 1, 480 PPQ, tempo from the transport): " +
+        "one track per cell on MIDI channel = cell number, across `bars`. A Player cell exports the cycles it " +
+        "generates (density-gated, PATTERN Keep layered), rendered by PAM itself; Listen responses are left out. " +
+        "Grid timing from base values: swing, probability, CTRL macros and modulators are not applied. Nothing " +
+        "changes in PAM. Default location " +
+        "is PAM's Exports folder.",
     inputSchema: {
         filename: z.string().optional().describe("Base name without extension (default pam_midi_<epoch>)."),
         cellIds: z.array(z.number().int().min(1).max(8)).optional().describe("Cells to include (default: every cell with notes)."),
         bars: z.number().min(1).max(64).optional().describe("Length in 4/4 bars (default: the longest included pattern cycle, at least 1)."),
         mode: z.enum(["combined", "stems"]).optional().describe("'combined' (default): one multi-track file. 'stems': one file per cell."),
-        outputDir: z.string().optional().describe("Directory to write into (default: the Exports location from get_default_locations)."),
+        outputDir: z.string().optional().describe("Directory to write into (default: PAM's Exports folder)."),
     },
 }, async ({ filename, cellIds, bars, mode, outputDir }) => {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellIds);
@@ -6049,28 +6386,26 @@ server.registerTool("export_midi", {
     const manifest = await loadManifestForProductGuard();
     if (manifest && isMfxManifest(manifest))
         return error("export_midi needs sampler cells with note patterns; MFX has none.");
-    const [stateRaw, transportRaw, locations] = await Promise.all([
+    const [stateRaw, transportRaw, exportsDir] = await Promise.all([
         bridge.send("getState"),
         bridge.send("getTransport").catch(() => undefined),
-        bridge.send("getDefaultLocations").catch(() => undefined),
+        exportsFolder(),
     ]);
     const state = isRecord(stateRaw) ? stateRaw : {};
     const bpm = Number(isRecord(transportRaw) ? transportRaw.bpm : undefined) || Number(state.bpm) || 120;
-    let dir = outputDir ? expandHome(outputDir) : undefined;
-    if (!dir) {
-        if (Array.isArray(locations)) {
-            const exportsEntry = locations.find((entry) => isRecord(entry) && /export/i.test(String(entry.name)));
-            if (isRecord(exportsEntry) && typeof exportsEntry.path === "string")
-                dir = exportsEntry.path;
-        }
-        else if (isRecord(locations)) {
-            dir = [locations.exports, locations.exportsLocation, locations.Exports].find((v) => typeof v === "string" && v.length > 0);
-        }
-    }
+    const dir = outputDir ? expandHome(outputDir) : exportsDir;
     if (!dir)
         return error("Could not resolve PAM's Exports folder from get_default_locations — pass outputDir.");
     const maxCell = manifestMaxCellId(manifest) ?? 8;
     const ids = (cellIds?.length ? cellIds : Array.from({ length: maxCell }, (_, i) => i + 1)).filter((id) => id <= maxCell);
+    const cellConfig = (id) => {
+        const cells = isRecord(state.cells) ? state.cells : {};
+        const config = cells[String(id)];
+        return isRecord(config) ? config : {};
+    };
+    const playerIds = ids.filter((id) => Number(cellConfig(id).playerType) > 0);
+    // A GRAB follower plays its source's notes, so an empty own grid does not rule it out.
+    const followerIds = ids.filter((id) => Number(cellConfig(id).seqFrom) > 0);
     const cells = ids
         .map((id) => ({
         id,
@@ -6078,9 +6413,9 @@ server.registerTool("export_midi", {
         patternLength: state[`cell${id}_patternLength`],
         speed: state[`cell${id}_patternSpeed`],
     }))
-        .filter((cell) => Array.isArray(cell.sequence) && cell.sequence.length > 0);
+        .filter((cell) => (Array.isArray(cell.sequence) && cell.sequence.length > 0) || playerIds.includes(cell.id) || followerIds.includes(cell.id));
     if (cells.length === 0)
-        return error("No note patterns to export — the selected cells carry no notes.");
+        return error("No note patterns to export — the selected cells carry no notes and run no Player.");
     const cycleBars = cells.map((cell) => {
         const length = Number(cell.patternLength);
         const speedIndex = Math.round(Number(cell.speed));
@@ -6089,10 +6424,45 @@ server.registerTool("export_midi", {
     });
     const totalBars = bars ?? Math.max(1, Math.ceil(Math.max(...cycleBars)));
     const totalBeats = totalBars * 4;
-    const tracks = cells.map((cell) => ({
-        name: `Cell ${cell.id}`,
-        events: tilePatternEvents(cell.sequence, cell.patternLength, cell.speed, totalBeats, Math.min(16, cell.id)),
-    }));
+    // PAM renders the notes itself (Player cycles included); a build without the route
+    // falls back to tiling the drawn grids here. Any other failure is reported, not tiled.
+    let native;
+    try {
+        native = await bridge.send("getMidiExportEvents", { beats: totalBeats, cellIds: cells.map((cell) => cell.id) });
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        const msg = e.message;
+        if (!/unknown action|does not support/i.test(msg))
+            return error(`export_midi failed: ${msg}`);
+    }
+    const nativeCells = isRecord(native) && Array.isArray(native.cells) ? native.cells.filter(isRecord) : undefined;
+    const staleBuildNote = !nativeCells && playerIds.length > 0
+        ? `This PAM build predates Player-aware export: cell ${playerIds.join(", ")} exported its drawn grid, not the Player. Update PAM.`
+        : undefined;
+    const tracks = cells
+        .map((cell) => {
+        const rendered = nativeCells?.find((entry) => Number(entry.cellId) === cell.id);
+        const channel = Math.min(16, cell.id);
+        const events = rendered && Array.isArray(rendered.events)
+            ? rendered.events.filter(isRecord).map((e) => ({
+                channel,
+                note: Number(e.note),
+                velocity: Number(e.velocity),
+                startBeats: Number(e.startBeats),
+                durationBeats: Number(e.durationBeats),
+            }))
+            : tilePatternEvents(cell.sequence, cell.patternLength, cell.speed, totalBeats, channel);
+        return { name: `Cell ${cell.id}`, events };
+    })
+        .filter((track) => track.events.length > 0);
+    if (tracks.length === 0)
+        return error(staleBuildNote ?? "No notes to export — the selected cells rendered nothing over that length.");
+    const notes = [];
+    if (staleBuildNote)
+        notes.push(staleBuildNote);
+    const listening = playerIds.filter((id) => Number(cellConfig(id).playerListenMode) > 0 && cells.some((cell) => cell.id === id));
+    if (nativeCells && listening.length > 0)
+        notes.push(`Cell ${listening.join(", ")} listens to other cells; the file carries its cycles without that response.`);
     const base = (filename?.trim() || `pam_midi_${Date.now()}`).replace(/\.mid$/i, "").replace(/[\\/:]/g, "_");
     await mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
     const written = [];
@@ -6110,7 +6480,7 @@ server.registerTool("export_midi", {
     }
     const noteCount = tracks.reduce((sum, track) => sum + track.events.length, 0);
     return text(`Exported ${noteCount} notes from ${tracks.length} cell${tracks.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} over ${totalBars} bar${totalBars === 1 ? "" : "s"} at ${bpm} BPM.\n` +
-        written.map((path) => `File: ${path}`).join("\n"));
+        [...written.map((path) => `File: ${path}`), ...notes].join("\n"));
 });
 server.registerTool("remove_param_seq", {
     title: "Remove Parameter Sequencer",
@@ -6125,7 +6495,7 @@ server.registerTool("remove_param_seq", {
         return check;
     const existing = await bridge.send("getState", "paramSeqs");
     const paramSeqs = (Array.isArray(existing) ? existing : []).filter((seq) => seq?.paramId !== paramId);
-    await applyKv({ paramSeqs }, KV_OPTS_MOD);
+    await applyKv({ paramSeqs }, STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS);
     return text(`Removed paramSeq for ${paramId}.`);
 });
 server.registerTool("normalize_sample", {
@@ -6138,6 +6508,9 @@ server.registerTool("normalize_sample", {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
+    const loaded = await requireCellSample(cellId);
+    if (loaded !== true)
+        return loaded;
     await bridge.send("normalizeSampleForCell", cellId);
     return text(`Normalized sample in cell ${cellId}.`);
 });
@@ -6157,9 +6530,64 @@ server.registerTool("gain_sample", {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
+    const loaded = await requireCellSample(cellId);
+    if (loaded !== true)
+        return loaded;
     await bridge.send("gainSampleForCell", { cellId, gainDb });
     return text(`Applied ${gainDb > 0 ? "+" : ""}${gainDb} dB to the sample in cell ${cellId}.`);
 });
+// Mirrors pam::repitch::kMaxCoarseSemitones / kMaxFineCents (modules/sampler/SampleRepitch.h).
+const REPITCH_COARSE_RANGE = 24;
+const REPITCH_FINE_RANGE = 100;
+const PITCH_NAMES = ["C", "C#", "D", "D#", "E", "F", "F#", "G", "G#", "A", "A#", "B"];
+const pitchName = (midi) => {
+    const note = Math.round(midi);
+    const cents = Math.round((midi - note) * 100);
+    const name = `${PITCH_NAMES[((note % 12) + 12) % 12]}${Math.floor(note / 12) - 1}`;
+    return cents === 0 ? name : `${name} ${cents > 0 ? "+" : ""}${cents} cents`;
+};
+server.registerTool("analyze_sample_pitch", {
+    title: "Analyze Sample Pitch",
+    description: "Detect the fundamental of a cell's single-note sample and suggest the repitch_sample shift that centres it on the nearest C. " +
+        "The sampler's root note is a C, so a sample centred on C is the one the global tuning layer retunes correctly.",
+    inputSchema: {
+        cellId: z.number().min(1).max(8).describe("Cell number (1-8)."),
+    },
+}, async ({ cellId }) => {
+    const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
+    if (check !== true)
+        return check;
+    const result = (await bridge.send("analyzeSamplePitch", cellId));
+    if (!result?.loaded)
+        return error(`Cell ${cellId} has no readable sample.`);
+    const hz = result.hz ?? 0;
+    if (hz <= 0)
+        return text(`No stable pitch in cell ${cellId}'s sample; tune it by ear with repitch_sample.`);
+    const midi = 69 + 12 * Math.log2(hz / 440);
+    const target = Math.round(midi / 12) * 12;
+    const semitones = Math.round(target - midi) || 0;
+    const cents = Math.round((target - midi - semitones) * 100) || 0;
+    return text(`Cell ${cellId} sounds ${pitchName(midi)} (${hz.toFixed(2)} Hz, confidence ${Math.round((result.confidence ?? 0) * 100)}%). ` +
+        `Nearest C is ${pitchName(target)}: repitch_sample with semitones ${semitones}, cents ${cents}.`);
+});
+server.registerTool("repitch_sample", {
+    title: "Repitch Sample",
+    description: "Varispeed a cell's sample by semitones plus cents and render it into a new file (offline, destructive): pitch and length change together, like tape. " +
+        "analyze_sample_pitch suggests the shift that centres a single-note sample on C. The original library file is left unchanged.",
+    inputSchema: {
+        cellId: z.number().min(1).max(8).describe("Cell number (1-8)."),
+        semitones: z.number().int().min(-REPITCH_COARSE_RANGE).max(REPITCH_COARSE_RANGE).describe("Coarse shift in semitones."),
+        cents: z.number().min(-REPITCH_FINE_RANGE).max(REPITCH_FINE_RANGE).default(0).describe("Fine shift in cents."),
+    },
+}, async ({ cellId, semitones, cents }) => {
+    if (semitones === 0 && cents === 0)
+        return error("A zero shift leaves the sample unchanged.");
+    const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
+    if (check !== true)
+        return check;
+    await bridge.send("repitchSampleForCell", { cellId, semitones, cents });
+    return text(`Repitched the sample in cell ${cellId} by ${semitones} semitones ${cents} cents.`);
+});
 // Poll the offline-render status flag until the export completes or times out.
 async function pollExportStatus(maxWaitMs = 180_000, pollMs = 500) {
     const t0 = Date.now();
@@ -6830,20 +7258,11 @@ if (!IS_MFX_SERVER)
 // ============================================================
 // TOOLS — Looper (state deltas)
 // ============================================================
-// applyStateDelta-equivalent options: full update, dispatch graph, sync KV.
-const KV_OPTS_LOOPER_STATE = {
-    shouldDispatch: true,
-    syncKVResources: true,
-    syncConfigResources: true,
-    resyncKVAfterDispatch: true,
-    updateParameters: true,
-    broadcastFollowers: true,
-};
 async function applyLoopersDelta(loopers, extra) {
     const delta = { loopers, ...(extra ?? {}) };
     await bridge.send("applyUnifiedStateKvUpdate", {
         delta,
-        options: KV_OPTS_LOOPER_STATE,
+        options: STATE_UPDATE_KV_OPTIONS,
     });
 }
 server.registerTool("arm_looper_track", {
@@ -7146,7 +7565,7 @@ server.registerTool("looper_settings", {
 server.registerTool("looper_variation", {
     title: "Looper Variation",
     description: "Manage looper variation slots (clip-set snapshots). Operations: 'apply' (immediate), 'queue' (bar-synced), " +
-        "'cancel', 'clear', 'setCurrent', 'save' (snapshot current looper state into the slot).",
+        "'cancel', 'clear', 'setCurrent', 'save' (write a snapshot object from the `data` field into the slot).",
     inputSchema: {
         op: z
             .enum(["apply", "queue", "cancel", "clear", "setCurrent", "save"])
@@ -7159,7 +7578,7 @@ server.registerTool("looper_variation", {
             .describe("Variation slot 0-7 (required for apply/queue/clear/setCurrent/save)."),
         intervalBars: z
             .number()
-            .min(0.125)
+            .min(0.25)
             .max(64)
             .optional()
             .describe("Bar interval for 'queue' (required for queue)."),
@@ -7167,7 +7586,7 @@ server.registerTool("looper_variation", {
         data: z
             .record(z.string(), z.unknown())
             .optional()
-            .describe("For 'save': the looper variation snapshot (object). Omit this field to clear the slot instead."),
+            .describe("For 'save' (required): the looper variation snapshot object. Use op 'clear' to empty a slot."),
     },
 }, async (args) => {
     const check = await requireBridge();
@@ -7204,10 +7623,10 @@ server.registerTool("looper_variation", {
         case "save":
             if (args.index === undefined)
                 return error("'save' requires index");
-            await bridge.send("saveLooperVariation", { index: args.index, data: args.data ?? null });
-            return text(args.data
-                ? `Saved looper variation slot ${args.index}.`
-                : `Cleared looper variation slot ${args.index} (no data).`);
+            if (!args.data)
+                return error("'save' requires data (a looper variation snapshot); use op 'clear' to empty a slot.");
+            await bridge.send("saveLooperVariation", { index: args.index, data: args.data });
+            return text(`Saved looper variation slot ${args.index}.`);
     }
     return text("No-op");
 });
@@ -7216,12 +7635,18 @@ server.registerTool("looper_variation_sync", {
     description: "Configure how looper variation switches synchronize to bar boundaries.",
     inputSchema: {
         barSyncEnabled: z.boolean().optional().describe("Toggle bar-sync mode."),
-        intervalBars: z.number().min(0.125).max(64).optional().describe("Sync interval in bars."),
+        intervalBars: z
+            .number()
+            .optional()
+            .describe(`Sync interval in bars: one of ${LOOPER_BAR_SYNC_INTERVALS.join(", ")}.`),
     },
 }, async ({ barSyncEnabled, intervalBars }) => {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
+    if (intervalBars !== undefined && !LOOPER_BAR_SYNC_INTERVALS.includes(intervalBars)) {
+        return error(`intervalBars must be one of ${LOOPER_BAR_SYNC_INTERVALS.join(", ")}; native resets anything else to 1.`);
+    }
     const updates = [];
     if (typeof barSyncEnabled === "boolean") {
         await bridge.send("setLooperVariationBarSyncEnabled", barSyncEnabled);
@@ -7244,7 +7669,7 @@ server.registerTool("queue_variation", {
         "already-engaged queued-flip window only; a from-idle flip hard-switches).",
     inputSchema: {
         index: z.number().min(0).max(7).describe("Variation slot 0-7."),
-        intervalBars: z.number().min(0.125).max(64).describe("Bars before switching."),
+        intervalBars: z.number().min(0.25).max(64).describe("Bars before switching."),
         fadeMs: z.number().min(0).max(2000).optional().describe("Crossfade duration in ms. Omit all transition options to inherit the native Bar Sync/Song Mode settings."),
         resetPhase: z
             .boolean()
@@ -7346,14 +7771,25 @@ server.registerTool("variation_hold", {
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
     const updates = [];
+    // The native router holds the live values; settings persist them the way the UI's
+    // setVariationHoldEnabled / syncVariationHoldBindings do.
+    const persisted = {};
     if (typeof enabled === "boolean") {
         await bridge.send("setVariationHoldEnabled", enabled);
+        persisted.variationHoldEnabled = enabled;
         updates.push(`enabled=${enabled}`);
     }
     if (bindings) {
-        await bridge.send("syncVariationHoldBindings", bindings);
+        const slots = Array.from({ length: PRESET_VARIATION_SLOTS }, (_, slot) => bindings[slot] ?? { triggerNote: -1, triggerChannel: 0 });
+        await bridge.send("syncVariationHoldBindings", slots);
+        persisted.variationHoldBindings = slots.map(({ triggerNote, triggerChannel }) => ({
+            triggerNote: triggerNote >= 0 ? triggerNote : null,
+            triggerChannel,
+        }));
         updates.push(`bindings=${bindings.length}`);
     }
+    if (Object.keys(persisted).length)
+        await bridge.send("applySettingsUpdate", persisted);
     if (allNotesOff) {
         await bridge.send("variationHoldAllNotesOff");
         updates.push("allNotesOff");
@@ -7440,6 +7876,21 @@ server.registerTool("midi_recording", {
     }
     return text("No-op");
 });
+server.registerTool("session_take", {
+    title: "Session Take",
+    description: "Record a session take: the master WAV plus a log of PAM's main window, rendered later to video by pam-render. " +
+        "PAM only; needs Settings > Experimental > Session Recorder. 'start' needs the window open. 'stop' saves in the " +
+        "background: poll 'status' until phase is 'idle' (saved to folder) or 'failed' (error). Returns the recorder status.",
+    inputSchema: {
+        op: z.enum(["start", "stop", "status"]).describe("Operation."),
+    },
+}, async ({ op }) => {
+    const check = await requireBridge();
+    if (check !== true)
+        return check;
+    const status = await bridge.send("sessionTake", op);
+    return text(typeof status === "string" ? status : JSON.stringify(status));
+});
 // ============================================================
 // TOOLS — Modulation updates (LFO/Env/Vary/Macro/ParamSeq)
 // ============================================================
@@ -7565,7 +8016,7 @@ server.registerTool("song_mode", {
         sections: z
             .array(z.object({
             variationIndex: z.number().min(0).max(7).describe("Audio variation slot 0-7 this section plays. With presetPath set, this selects the variation INSIDE that preset's own bank — the two compose, they are not mutually exclusive."),
-            bars: z.number().positive().optional().describe("Section length in bars (default: auto from longest pattern)."),
+            bars: z.number().int().min(1).optional().describe("Section length in whole bars (default: auto from longest pattern)."),
             repeat: z.number().int().min(1).optional().describe("Times to play before advancing (default 1)."),
             muted: z.boolean().optional().describe("Pass through without an audio trigger."),
             probability: z.number().min(0).max(1).optional().describe("Trigger probability (0-1)."),
@@ -8069,7 +8520,7 @@ server.registerTool("preview_slice", {
     description: "Audition a single slice of a cell's sample.",
     inputSchema: {
         cellId: z.number().min(1).max(8).describe("Cell number (1-8)."),
-        sliceNumber: z.number().min(0).describe("Slice index (0-based)."),
+        sliceNumber: z.number().int().min(1).describe("Slice number, 1-based as in the UI (1 = first slice)."),
     },
 }, async ({ cellId, sliceNumber }) => {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
@@ -8097,12 +8548,15 @@ server.registerTool("resample_sample_to_bpm", {
             .optional()
             .describe("Target BPM (defaults to current project BPM)."),
     },
-}, async (args) => {
+}, async ({ cellId, sourceBpm, targetBpm }) => {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
-    await bridge.send("resampleSampleToBPM", args);
-    return text(`Resampled cell ${args.cellId} to BPM.`);
+    const loaded = await requireCellSample(cellId);
+    if (loaded !== true)
+        return loaded;
+    await bridge.send("resampleSampleToBPM", { cellId, sourceBPM: sourceBpm, targetBPM: targetBpm });
+    return text(`Resampled cell ${cellId} to ${targetBpm ?? "the project"} BPM.`);
 });
 server.registerTool("restore_original_sample", {
     title: "Restore Original Sample",
@@ -8114,6 +8568,9 @@ server.registerTool("restore_original_sample", {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
+    const loaded = await requireCellSample(cellId, "originalFilePath");
+    if (loaded !== true)
+        return loaded;
     await bridge.send("restoreOriginalSample", { cellId });
     return text(`Restored original sample for cell ${cellId}.`);
 });
@@ -8136,7 +8593,7 @@ server.registerTool("export_slice", {
     description: "Export a single slice of a cell's sample as a standalone WAV.",
     inputSchema: {
         cellId: z.number().min(1).max(8).describe("Cell number (1-8)."),
-        sliceIndex: z.number().min(0).describe("Slice index (0-based)."),
+        sliceIndex: z.number().int().min(1).describe("Slice number, 1-based as in the UI (1 = first slice)."),
     },
 }, async ({ cellId, sliceIndex }) => {
     const check = await requireBridgeForCells(cellId);
@@ -8167,10 +8624,11 @@ server.registerTool("live_resample", {
             .describe("For 'start': destination cell the captured clip lands in. Use an empty/scratch cell for a full-mix bounce."),
         bars: z
             .number()
-            .min(0.125)
+            .int()
+            .min(1)
             .max(64)
             .optional()
-            .describe("For 'start': capture length in bars (max 64; the capture also stops on the 'stop' op)."),
+            .describe("For 'start': whole bars to capture (max 64; the capture also stops on the 'stop' op)."),
         source: z
             .enum(["cell", "input", "fullmix"])
             .default("cell")
@@ -8433,15 +8891,20 @@ server.registerTool("list_loaded_plugins", {
     title: "List Loaded Plugins",
     description: "List plugins currently hosted in PAM cells (instrument slot only — FX-side hosting is not exposed). " +
         "Each entry: cellId, name, manufacturer, format, " +
-        "path, isInstrument, bypassed, and the plugin's full param list (index, name, label, value, defaultValue, discrete, numSteps, and valueStrings for a discrete param). " +
-        "Use the param `index` with `set_plugin_param`.",
+        "path, isInstrument, bypassed, and the plugin's param list (index, name, label, value, defaultValue, discrete, numSteps, and valueStrings for a discrete param; " +
+        "JUCE's MIDI CC proxy parameters are omitted). Use the param `index` with `set_plugin_param`, and its `modTarget` as the paramId for add_modulation / add_param_seq.",
     inputSchema: {},
 }, async () => {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
     const raw = await bridge.send("listLoadedPlugins");
-    return text(bridgeResultText(raw));
+    const listed = typeof raw === "string" ? JSON.parse(raw) : raw;
+    for (const plugin of listed?.loadedPlugins ?? []) {
+        for (const p of plugin.params ?? [])
+            p.modTarget = hostedModTargetId(Number(plugin.cellId), p);
+    }
+    return text(bridgeResultText(listed));
 });
 server.registerTool("load_plugin", {
     title: "Load Plugin Into Cell",
@@ -8614,7 +9077,7 @@ server.registerTool("configure_transport", {
 server.registerTool("get_audio_device_setup", {
     title: "Get Audio Device Setup",
     description: "Get the standalone audio/MIDI device setup (sample rate, buffer size, available and active input/output devices). " +
-        "Returns null when running plugin-hosted (the DAW owns the device config). Use the device IDs/names from here with set_midi_io.",
+        "Returns {pluginHosted:true} inside a DAW, which owns the device config. Use the device IDs/names from here with set_midi_io.",
     inputSchema: {},
     annotations: { readOnlyHint: true },
 }, async () => {
@@ -8622,6 +9085,9 @@ server.registerTool("get_audio_device_setup", {
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
     const setup = await bridge.send("getAudioDeviceSetup");
+    if (setup === null || (isRecord(setup) && Object.keys(setup).length === 0)) {
+        return json({ pluginHosted: true, note: "The DAW owns the audio and MIDI device setup." });
+    }
     return json(setup);
 });
 server.registerTool("get_memory_report", {
@@ -8655,35 +9121,76 @@ server.registerTool("set_audio_device", {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
-    await bridge.send("setAudioDevice", [deviceName]);
+    await bridge.send("setAudioDevice", deviceName);
     return text(`Audio output device set to '${deviceName}'.`);
 });
 server.registerTool("set_midi_io", {
     title: "Set MIDI I/O Devices",
-    description: "Select MIDI input/output devices (standalone). Use get_audio_device_setup to discover device IDs first. " +
-        "All fields optional.",
+    description: "Select MIDI input/output devices (standalone). get_audio_device_setup lists them under midiInputs / " +
+        "midiOutputs (and each port's device under midiOutputPorts); pass each device's identifier or exact name. " +
+        "Ports B-D are extra outputs a cell can pick with update_cell_config midiOutPort. All fields optional.",
     inputSchema: {
-        inputDeviceIds: z.array(z.string()).optional().describe("Enabled MIDI input device IDs (replaces the active set)."),
-        outputDeviceId: z.string().optional().describe("MIDI output device ID."),
+        inputDeviceIds: z
+            .array(z.string())
+            .optional()
+            .describe("MIDI inputs to enable, by identifier or name. Replaces the active set; [] disables all inputs."),
+        outputDeviceId: z.string().optional().describe("MIDI output device, by identifier or name; \"\" selects none."),
         outputEnabled: z.boolean().optional().describe("Enable/disable MIDI output."),
+        outputPortDeviceIds: z
+            .array(z.string())
+            .max(3)
+            .optional()
+            .describe("Devices for Ports B, C and D in order, by identifier or name; \"\" leaves a port with no device."),
     },
 }, async (args) => {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
     const applied = [];
+    // Native enables only exact identifiers and disables every other input, so an
+    // unresolved name must fail here rather than silently switch MIDI off.
+    const devices = args.inputDeviceIds?.length || args.outputDeviceId || args.outputPortDeviceIds?.some(Boolean)
+        ? await bridge.send("getMidiDevices").catch(() => undefined)
+        : undefined;
+    const resolveDevices = (kind, requested) => {
+        // Builds without getMidiDevices take identifiers as given.
+        if (!isRecord(devices) || !Array.isArray(devices[kind]))
+            return { ids: requested };
+        const listed = devices[kind].filter((device) => isRecord(device) && typeof device.name === "string" && typeof device.identifier === "string");
+        const ids = [];
+        for (const wanted of requested) {
+            const match = listed.find((device) => device.identifier === wanted || device.name === wanted);
+            if (!match)
+                return { error: `Unknown MIDI device '${wanted}'. Available: ${listed.map((device) => device.name).join(", ") || "none"}.` };
+            ids.push(match.identifier);
+        }
+        return { ids };
+    };
+    const inputs = args.inputDeviceIds?.length ? resolveDevices("midiInputs", args.inputDeviceIds) : { ids: [] };
+    if ("error" in inputs)
+        return error(inputs.error);
+    const output = args.outputDeviceId ? resolveDevices("midiOutputs", [args.outputDeviceId]) : { ids: [""] };
+    if ("error" in output)
+        return error(output.error);
     if (args.inputDeviceIds !== undefined) {
-        await bridge.send("setMidiInputDevices", args.inputDeviceIds);
-        applied.push(`inputs=${args.inputDeviceIds.length}`);
+        await bridge.send("setMidiInputDevices", inputs.ids);
+        applied.push(`inputs=${inputs.ids.length}`);
     }
     if (args.outputDeviceId !== undefined) {
-        await bridge.send("setMidiOutputDevice", args.outputDeviceId);
-        applied.push(`output=${args.outputDeviceId}`);
+        await bridge.send("setMidiOutputDevice", output.ids[0]);
+        applied.push(`output=${args.outputDeviceId || "none"}`);
     }
     if (args.outputEnabled !== undefined) {
         await bridge.send("setMidiOutputEnabled", args.outputEnabled);
         applied.push(`outputEnabled=${args.outputEnabled}`);
     }
+    for (const [index, wanted] of (args.outputPortDeviceIds ?? []).entries()) {
+        const resolved = wanted ? resolveDevices("midiOutputs", [wanted]) : { ids: [""] };
+        if ("error" in resolved)
+            return error(resolved.error);
+        await bridge.send("setMidiOutputPortDevice", index + 1, resolved.ids[0]);
+        applied.push(`port${"BCD"[index]}=${wanted || "none"}`);
+    }
     if (applied.length === 0)
         return error("No MIDI I/O fields provided.");
     return text(`MIDI I/O set: ${applied.join(", ")}.`);
@@ -8724,7 +9231,11 @@ server.registerTool("delete_preset", {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
-    const result = await bridge.send("removePreset", presetPath);
+    if (isFactoryPresetPath(presetPath))
+        return error("Factory presets are protected and cannot be deleted.");
+    const result = await bridge.send("removePreset", nativePresetPath(presetPath));
+    if (result !== true)
+        return error(`Preset not found or not deletable: ${presetPath}`);
     return json(result);
 });
 server.registerTool("set_preset_factory_status", {
@@ -8738,7 +9249,7 @@ server.registerTool("set_preset_factory_status", {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
-    const result = await bridge.send("togglePresetFactoryStatus", presetPath, makeFactory);
+    const result = await bridge.send("togglePresetFactoryStatus", nativePresetPath(presetPath), makeFactory);
     return json(result);
 });
 server.registerTool("get_sample_usage", {
@@ -8763,14 +9274,14 @@ server.registerTool("get_sample_usage", {
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
     const result = mode === "presetUsesSamples"
-        ? await bridge.send("getPresetSampleUsage", relPath)
+        ? await bridge.send("getPresetSampleUsage", nativePresetPath(relPath))
         : await bridge.send("getPresetsUsingSample", relPath, isFolder ?? false);
     return json(result);
 });
 server.registerTool("repair_preset_samples", {
     title: "Repair Preset Sample Paths",
     description: "Fix broken sample references in presets. mode 'fix' auto-relinks moved/renamed samples by searching the " +
-        "library (optionally scoped to one preset). mode 'rescan' re-audits a preset for still-missing samples and " +
+        "library (optionally scoped to one preset). mode 'rescan' re-audits the ACTIVE preset for still-missing samples and " +
         "reports them. Useful after moving a sample library or importing presets from another machine.",
     inputSchema: {
         mode: z
@@ -8779,18 +9290,20 @@ server.registerTool("repair_preset_samples", {
         presetPath: z
             .string()
             .optional()
-            .describe("Relative preset path. Omit for 'fix' to scan all presets; omit for 'rescan' to audit the active preset."),
+            .describe("'fix' only: relative preset path. Omit to scan all presets. 'rescan' always audits the active preset."),
     },
 }, async ({ mode, presetPath }) => {
     const check = await requireBridge();
     if (check !== true)
         return check;
     if (mode === "fix") {
-        const result = await bridge.send("fixPresetSamplePaths", presetPath ?? "");
+        const result = await bridge.send("fixPresetSamplePaths", presetPath ? nativePresetPath(presetPath) : "");
         return json(result);
     }
-    await bridge.send("rescanMissingSamples", presetPath ?? "");
-    return text(`Re-audited ${presetPath || "active preset"} for missing samples (results dispatched to UI state).`);
+    const missing = await bridge.send("rescanMissingSamples", "");
+    if (!Array.isArray(missing))
+        return text("Re-audited the active preset; this build reports the result only in its UI.");
+    return json({ missing, note: missing.length ? undefined : "The active preset has no missing samples." });
 });
 server.registerTool("preview_sample", {
     title: "Preview Sample",
@@ -9147,16 +9660,23 @@ if (existsSync(ASSISTANT_TOOLPACK_PATH))
                     result: result.text.length > 400 ? `${result.text.slice(0, 400)}…` : result.text,
                     isError: result.isError,
                 });
+                // Same wrapping as the in-plugin executor's toResponsePayload, so a
+                // trace here shows the exact function responses the model sees there.
                 let payload;
                 if (result.isError)
                     payload = { error: result.text.slice(0, 400) };
                 else {
                     try {
                         const parsed = JSON.parse(result.text);
-                        payload =
-                            parsed && typeof parsed === "object" && !Array.isArray(parsed) && result.text.length <= 400
-                                ? parsed
-                                : { result: result.text.slice(0, 400) };
+                        if (parsed && typeof parsed === "object" && !Array.isArray(parsed)) {
+                            const obj = parsed;
+                            if (obj.ok === true)
+                                delete obj.ok;
+                            payload = result.text.length <= 400 ? obj : { result: result.text.slice(0, 400) };
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            payload = { result: parsed };
+                        }
                     }
                     catch {
                         payload = { result: result.text.slice(0, 400) };