@yam8d/m8-sdk 0.4.0 → 0.5.0

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-# @yam8d/m8-sdk
-
-Client SDK for iframe applications that communicate with an M8 tracker host via [yam8d](https://github.com/mio-moto/yam8d).
-
-> **License:** MIT — © kronsilds
-
----
-
-## Table of contents
-
-- [Install](#install)
-- [Quick start](#quick-start)
-- [Factory functions](#factory-functions)
-- [M8Client](#m8client)
-  - [Properties](#properties)
-  - [Navigation](#navigation)
-  - [Value setters](#value-setters)
-  - [Key input](#key-input)
-  - [State](#state)
-  - [Event subscriptions](#event-subscriptions)
-  - [Semantic context](#semantic-context-on-the-client)
-  - [Lifecycle](#lifecycle)
-- [Standalone semantic context functions](#standalone-semantic-context-functions)
-- [Types reference](#types-reference)
-  - [M8State](#m8state)
-  - [CursorPos / CursorRect / RGB / SystemInfos](#cursorpos--cursorrect--rgb--systeminfos)
-  - [M8SemanticContext](#m8semanticcontext)
-  - [M8DescriptionPart](#m8descriptionpart)
-  - [M8ParsedRow](#m8parsedrow)
-  - [M8ActiveField / M8ParsedField](#m8activefield--m8parsedfield)
-  - [M8FieldType](#m8fieldtype)
-  - [M8KeyName](#m8keyname)
-  - [M8SdkConfig](#m8sdkconfig)
-- [Host events](#host-events)
-- [Supported views](#supported-views)
-- [Notes](#notes)
-
----
-
-## Install
-
-```bash
-npm install @yam8d/m8-sdk
-```
-
-For local development before publishing:
-
-```bash
-npm install ../yam8d/packages/m8-sdk
-```
-
-> The app **must run inside the yam8d host iframe**. Opening it directly in a standalone browser tab will fail the SDK handshake.
-
----
-
-## Quick start
-
-```ts
-import { createM8Client } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
-
-const m8 = await createM8Client()
-
-console.log(m8.state.viewName) // e.g. 'song'
-
-await m8.sendKeyPress(['right'])
-
-const off = m8.onStateChange((state) => {
-  console.log(state.cursorPos)
-})
-
-off()         // unsubscribe
-m8.disconnect()
-```
-
----
-
-## Factory functions
-
-### `createM8Client(config?): Promise<M8Client>`
-
-Creates and connects an `M8Client` in one step using top-level `await`.
-
-```ts
-const m8 = await createM8Client({ debug: true })
-```
-
-### `createM8ClientSync(config?): { client: M8Client; connect: () => Promise<void> }`
-
-Returns a client instance and a deferred `connect()` call. Useful in React or other frameworks where top-level `await` is inconvenient.
-
-```ts
-import { createM8ClientSync } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
-
-const { client: m8, connect } = createM8ClientSync()
-
-useEffect(() => {
-  connect().then(() => console.log('connected'))
-  return () => m8.disconnect()
-}, [])
-```
-
----
-
-## M8Client
-
-### Properties
-
-| Property | Type | Description |
-|---|---|---|
-| `state` | `M8State` | Last known full device state (updated on every host event). |
-| `isConnected` | `boolean` | Whether the SDK handshake has completed. |
-
----
-
-### Navigation
-
-#### `navigateToView(viewName: string): Promise<boolean>`
-
-Asks the host to navigate to a named view (e.g. `'song'`, `'phrase'`). Returns `true` on success.
-
-```ts
-await m8.navigateToView('phrase')
-```
-
-#### `navigateTo(x: number, y: number): Promise<void>`
-
-Moves the cursor to the given character-grid position.
-
-```ts
-await m8.navigateTo(3, 5)
-```
-
----
-
-### Value setters
-
-All setters act on the field currently under the cursor.
-
-#### `setValueToHex(targetHex: number): Promise<boolean>`
-
-Sets the current field to the given hex integer (e.g. `0x0A`). Returns `true` if the value was successfully applied.
-
-#### `setValueToInt(targetInt: number): Promise<boolean>`
-
-Sets the current field to the given decimal integer. Returns `true` on success.
-
-#### `setValueFloat(targetFloat: number): Promise<boolean>`
-
-Sets a float parameter parsed from the whole line, e.g. `TUNE 440.00 G` or `GAIN 05.25 -19.75 -15.00`
-(multiple floats per line are supported; the cursor's highlight selects which one is edited).
-Works with the cursor on a single digit group (`440` / `00`) or spanning the whole float (`19.75`,
-with the sign usually excluded from the highlight). With whole-float focus, edit+up/down moves the
-integer part and edit+left/right the decimal part; with group focus the SDK relocates the cursor
-between the groups for the fastest path. Negative values are supported and step sizes are measured
-per field from the device.
-Returns `true` when the displayed value matches.
-
-#### `setNote(noteString: string): Promise<boolean>`
-
-Sets a note field using M8 note format, e.g. `'C-4'`, `'A#3'`, `'OFF'`. Returns `true` on success.
-
-#### `setValueToString(targetString: string, exact?: boolean, searchInCurrentLine?: boolean): Promise<boolean>`
-
-Sets the current field by navigating to match `targetString`.
-
-- `exact` (default `true`): require an exact string match.
-- `searchInCurrentLine` (default `false`): restrict the search to the current row.
-
-Returns `true` if the target was reached.
-
-#### `browseFile(targetText: string, exact?: boolean): Promise<boolean>`
-
-Navigates a file-browse dialog to an entry matching `targetText`. Returns `true` on success.
-
----
-
-### Key input
-
-#### `sendKeyPress(keys: M8KeyName[]): Promise<void>`
-
-Sends a simultaneous key press + release for the given keys.
-
-```ts
-await m8.sendKeyPress(['shift', 'play'])
-```
-
-#### `sendKeyDown(keys: M8KeyName[]): Promise<void>`
-
-Holds the given keys down without releasing. Pair with `sendKeyUp()`.
-
-```ts
-await m8.sendKeyDown(['shift'])
-await m8.sendKeyPress(['right'])
-await m8.sendKeyUp()
-```
-
-#### `sendKeyUp(): Promise<void>`
-
-Releases all currently held keys.
-
----
-
-### State
-
-#### `getState(): M8State`
-
-Returns the in-memory cached state synchronously. Same as reading `m8.state`.
-
-#### `fetchState(): Promise<M8State>`
-
-Requests a fresh state snapshot from the host and updates the internal cache.
-
-```ts
-const state = await m8.fetchState()
-```
-
----
-
-### Event subscriptions
-
-Every `on*` method returns an **unsubscribe function** — call it to stop listening.
-
-#### `onStateChange(callback: (state: M8State) => void): () => void`
-
-Fires whenever any part of the device state changes.
-
-```ts
-const off = m8.onStateChange((state) => {
-  console.log(state.viewName, state.cursorPos)
-})
-off() // unsubscribe
-```
-
-#### `onViewChange(callback: (viewName: string | null, viewTitle: string | null) => void): () => void`
-
-Fires when the active view changes.
-
-```ts
-m8.onViewChange((name, title) => {
-  console.log(`Switched to ${name}: ${title}`)
-})
-```
-
-#### `onCursorMove(callback: (pos: CursorPos | null, rect: CursorRect | null, selectionMode: boolean) => void): () => void`
-
-Fires when the cursor position or selection mode changes.
-
-```ts
-m8.onCursorMove((pos, rect, sel) => {
-  console.log(`Cursor at (${pos?.x}, ${pos?.y}), selecting: ${sel}`)
-})
-```
-
-#### `onTextUpdate(callback: (textUnderCursor: string | null, currentLine: string | null) => void): () => void`
-
-Fires when the text under the cursor or the full current line changes.
-
-```ts
-m8.onTextUpdate((text, line) => {
-  console.log('Under cursor:', text)
-  console.log('Full line:', line)
-})
-```
-
-#### `onKeyPress(callback: (keys: number) => void): () => void`
-
-Fires when a physical key event occurs on the device. `keys` is a bitmask of active keys.
-
----
-
-### Semantic context on the client
-
-#### `getSemanticContext(): M8SemanticContext | null`
-
-Parses `m8.state` into structured field data. Returns `null` when no view is active.
-
-```ts
-const ctx = m8.getSemanticContext()
-
-if (ctx?.activeField?.type === 'chainRef') {
-  const track = ctx.activeField.meta?.trackIndex  // 1–8
-  const chain = ctx.activeField.hexValue           // 0–255 or null if empty
-  const row   = ctx.row?.rowIndex
-}
-```
-
-#### `describeContext(): string | null`
-
-Returns a human-readable one-liner, e.g.:
-
-- `"Track 3: 0A — Track 3 — Song View row 01"`
-- `"Note (N): Note C-4 — Phrase View row 00"`
-- `"FX2 Command: KIL — (Kill: stops the playing instrument after XX ticks) — value 03: stops the note after 3 ticks — Phrase View row 01"`
-
-Returns `null` when not connected or no view is active. It is the text of `describeContextParts()` joined with `' — '`.
-
-It reads the cursor against its surroundings when that changes the meaning:
-
-- **FX values are explained** — `ARP37` on `C-4` → `"+3 and +7 semitones: C-4 D#4 G-4"`, `KIL04` → `"stops the note after 4 ticks"`, relative instrument commands show their sign.
-- **REP is followed down its FX lane.** With `VOL10` above, `REP05` reads `"repeats VOL from 10 (step 1), +05 per step → 15 on this step"`, and an empty cell below it reads `"REP still active: VOL reaches 1A on this step (+05 per step since step 3)"`. A new command, `REP00`, or an `RTO` limit in the same lane ends or caps it. `^^` (a REP carried over from the previous phrase) is recognised when it can be attributed to one lane.
-- **Relative commands are tracked.** Per the manual, a relative instrument command (`VOL`, `CUT`, `PIT`, `EA1`… — the ones the device help marks `(RELATIVE)`) keeps its change until a note is triggered with a `RET` or with an instrument number in the `I` column. `VOL02` twice reads `"VOL has moved by +04 in 2 steps since the instrument number on step 0; stays until a note with an instrument number (I) or a RET resets it"`, REP repeats are counted, and the `I` cell or `RET` that resets it lists what it wipes (`"resets the relative changes still in force (CUT +10, VOL +0B)"`). Only the current phrase is visible, so totals start at the phrase's own last reset.
-- **Instrument-type commands say who offers them.** `FM3` → `"…; offered by FM Synth instruments"`.
-- **Scale View** names the scale the enabled notes spell (`"Scale: C D E F G A B — Major (Ionian)"`), says what the row under the cursor is (`"E — a major 3rd (+4 semitones above C) — is in the scale"`), reports detuning, and explains the KEY / TUNE / NAME rows.
-
-The surroundings come from a copy of the screen that the client refreshes in the background after every state event. It is only used when its row under the cursor still matches `currentLine`; otherwise the description quietly falls back to the cursor row alone. Call `await m8.getScreen()` or `await m8.captureSnapshot()` first when you need it guaranteed current.
-
-#### `describeContextParts(): M8DescriptionPart[] | null`
-
-The same description as ordered, tagged parts, so you can keep, drop, reorder or style some of them instead of parsing the string:
-
-```ts
-m8.describeContextParts()
-// [{ kind: 'field',    text: 'FX2 Command: KIL' },
-//  { kind: 'fxInfo',   text: '(Kill: stops the playing instrument after XX ticks)' },
-//  { kind: 'meaning',  text: 'value 03: stops the note after 3 ticks' },
-//  { kind: 'location', text: 'Phrase View row 01' }]
-
-// Your own view label instead of the SDK's location:
-const text = m8.describeContextParts()?.filter((p) => p.kind !== 'location').map((p) => p.text).join(' · ')
-```
-
-See [`M8DescriptionPart`](#m8descriptionpart) for the kinds. Everything a part says is also in the context as data (`activeField`, `fxLane`, `relativeFx`, `resetsRelative`, `scaleNote`, `scale`, …), for when you want to write the text yourself.
-
----
-
-### Lifecycle
-
-#### `disconnect(): void`
-
-Closes the host connection and clears all event listeners and internal state.
-
----
-
-## Standalone semantic context functions
-
-These are re-exported from `@yam8d/m8-sdk` for use without an `M8Client` instance.
-
-### `getSemanticContext(state: M8State, screen?: M8Screen | null): M8SemanticContext | null`
-
-Parses an `M8State` snapshot into a semantic context. Returns `null` if `state.viewName` is not set.
-
-Pass the whole `screen` (from `getScreen()`) to fill the context's look-around fields: `steps` (all 16 phrase steps), `fxLane` (what the FX cell under the cursor means in its lane), `relativeFx`, `resetsRelative`, `carriedRepLane`, and `scale` (Scale View). A screen whose cursor row no longer matches `state.currentLine` is ignored. `lineText` is always set for grid views.
-
-```ts
-import { getSemanticContext } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
-
-const ctx = getSemanticContext(state)
-if (ctx?.isGridView && ctx.row) {
-  const note = ctx.row.fields['note']
-  console.log(note?.rawValue) // e.g. 'C-4'
-}
-```
-
-### `describeContext(ctx: M8SemanticContext): string`
-
-Returns a human-readable summary of the context (see examples above).
-
-### `describeContextParts(ctx: M8SemanticContext): M8DescriptionPart[]`
-
-The summary as ordered, tagged parts; `describeContext()` joins their text with `' — '`.
-
-### `formatFieldValue(field: M8ParsedField): string`
-
-Formats a single parsed field as a display string:
-
-| Type | Example output |
-|---|---|
-| `note` | `"Note C-4"`, `"Note Off"` |
-| `transpose` | `"+3 st"`, `"-12 st"`, `"±0 st"` |
-| `velocity` | `"57h (87 / 127 max)"` |
-| `fxValue` | `"1Ah (dec 26)"` |
-| `ticks` | `"06h (6 ticks)"`, `"00 (skip step)"` |
-| `chainRef` / `phraseRef` / `fxCommand` / `volume` | raw value, e.g. `"0A"`, `"KIL"` |
-| empty cell | `"(empty)"` |
-
-### `lookupFxCommand(cmd: string): M8FxCommandInfo | undefined`
-
-Looks up a 3-character FX command name (case-insensitive) across all categories (sequencer, instrument, modulation, mixer). Modulator commands carry their slot as the third character (`EA1`, `LF3`).
-
-```ts
-import { lookupFxCommand } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
-
-lookupFxCommand('KIL')
-// → { description: 'Kill: stops the playing instrument after XX ticks.',
-//     category: 'sequencer', relative: false, instrumentTypes: null, slot: null }
-lookupFxCommand('FM3')
-// → { …, category: 'instrument', relative: true, instrumentTypes: ['fmsynth'], slot: null }
-lookupFxCommand('LF3')
-// → { …, category: 'modulation', relative: false, instrumentTypes: null, slot: 3 }
-```
-
-`instrumentTypes` lists the instrument types that offer the command when not every type does (`null` = all, or not an instrument command).
-
-### `getInstrumentFxCommands(type: string): M8InstrumentFxList | null`
-
-The instrument commands offered by an instrument type (the "Current Instrument" section of the Effect Command Help view, opened with `[EDIT]+[UP/DOWN]` on an FX command). `type` is the key from `M8SemanticContext.instrumentType.key`.
-
-```ts
-getInstrumentFxCommands('hypersynth')
-// → { type: 'hypersynth', verified: true,
-//     commands: ['VOL','PIT','FIN','CRD','CVO','SWM','WID','SUB','FIL','CUT','RES','AMP','LIM','PAN','SNC','ERR','DRY','SMX','SDL','SRV'] }
-```
-
-`verified: true` means the list was read from a real M8 (Model:02): **sampler, macrosynth, fmsynth, hypersynth**. Wavsynth and External were not available on that device, so their lists are unknown (`null`); `midiout` only holds the documented `CHD`/`ADD`. The Sequencer FX and Mixer/Effects sections are the same for every type, and the Instrument Mods section depends on the kind of each modulator slot (envelope: `EA AT HO DE ET`, LFO: `LA LO LS LF LT`).
-
-### `RELATIVE_FX_RULE: string`
-
-The manual's rule for relative commands, for tooltips.
-
----
-
-## Types reference
-
-### `M8State`
-
-The complete snapshot of the device at a point in time.
-
-```ts
-interface M8State {
-  viewName: string | null          // active view key, e.g. 'song', 'phrase'
-  viewTitle: string | null         // raw title string from screen, e.g. ' SONG   '
-  minimapKey: string | null        // current minimap position key
-  cursorPos: CursorPos | null      // character-grid position of the cursor
-  cursorRect: CursorRect | null    // pixel rectangle of the cursor overlay
-  selectionMode: boolean           // true when a selection is active
-  highlightColor: RGB | null       // cursor highlight colour
-  titleColor: RGB | null           // view title text colour
-  backgroundColor: RGB | null      // screen background colour
-  textUnderCursor: string | null   // characters covered by the cursor rect
-  currentLine: string | null       // full text of the row at cursorPos.y
-  deviceModel: string | null       // e.g. 'Headless', 'Model:02'
-  fontMode: number | null          // 0=standard, 1=bold, 2=large
-  systemInfo: SystemInfos | null   // device-reported system properties
-  macroRunning: boolean            // true while a macro is executing
-  macroCurrentStep?: number        // current macro step index
-  macroSequenceLength?: number     // total steps in the running macro
-}
-```
-
-### `CursorPos / CursorRect / RGB / SystemInfos`
-
-```ts
-interface CursorPos  { x: number; y: number }
-interface CursorRect { x: number; y: number; w: number; h: number }
-interface RGB        { r: number; g: number; b: number }
-interface SystemInfos { [key: string]: string | number | boolean | undefined }
-```
-
-### `M8SemanticContext`
-
-```ts
-interface M8SemanticContext {
-  viewName: string               // e.g. 'song', 'phrase', 'instrumentpool'
-  viewTitle: string | null       // e.g. 'Song View'
-  viewDescription: string | null // long description from schema
-  viewId: string | null          // item ID parsed from screen title, e.g. 'F2', '03'; null for song/instrumentpool
-  isUnsaved: boolean             // true when the title carries a '*' suffix (unsaved changes)
-  isGridView: boolean            // true for song/chain/phrase/table/groove/scale/instrumentpool
-  isParameterView: boolean       // true for the label/value views (inst, mixer, project, …)
-  section: string | null         // effectsettings: 'MODFX' | 'DELAY' | 'REVERB'
-  instrumentType: { text: string; key: string | null } | null // inst view + screen, e.g. { text: 'WAVSYNTH', key: 'wavsynth' }
-  row: M8ParsedRow | null        // all columns on the line at cursorPos.y
-  activeField: M8ActiveField | null  // the column currently under the cursor
-  lineText: string | null            // cursor row text, playback marker removed
-  steps: M8ParsedRow[] | null        // phrase view + screen: all 16 steps (index = step)
-  carriedRepLane: number | null      // FX lane (1–3) showing '^^' (REP from previous phrase)
-  fxLane: M8FxLaneTrace | null       // phrase view + screen: what the FX cell means in its lane
-  relativeFx: Record<string, M8RelativeFxState> | null // phrase view + screen: relative commands in force, with net change since the last trigger
-  resetsRelative: Record<string, M8RelativeFxState> | null // phrase view + screen: when the cursor step triggers the instrument (I number or RET), the relative changes it puts back
-  scaleNote: M8ScaleNote | null      // scale view: the interval row under the cursor { interval, semitone, enabled, offset }
-  scale: M8ScaleInfo | null          // scale view + screen: the 12 intervals interpreted together
-}
-```
-
-### `M8DescriptionPart`
-
-```ts
-interface M8DescriptionPart {
-  kind: M8DescriptionPartKind
-  text: string
-}
-```
-
-Parts come in reading order; a kind can appear more than once.
-
-| Kind | Example |
-|---|---|
-| `field` | `"FX1 Command: KIL"`, `"Tempo (TEMPO): 120.00 BPM"` |
-| `fxInfo` | `"(Kill: stops the playing instrument after XX ticks)"` |
-| `fxTarget` | on an FX value: `"for KIL (…)"` |
-| `meaning` | `"value 03: stops the note after 3 ticks"`, `"E is detuned by −0.50 st"` |
-| `fxLane` | `"REP still active: VOL reaches 09 on this step (+02 per step since step 1)"` |
-| `relative` | `"relative: VOL has moved by +0C over 2 steps since …"`, `"triggers the instrument again: resets …"` |
-| `optionInfo` | what the selected option does |
-| `fieldInfo` | what the field is |
-| `fileInfo` | `"directory: [EDIT] opens it"` |
-| `instrument` | `"Wavsynth instrument"` |
-| `section` | `"Delay"`, `"MOD2"` |
-| `scale` | `"Scale: C D E F G A B"`, `"Major (Ionian); detuned: E −0.50 st"` |
-| `track` | `"Track 3"` |
-| `location` | `"Phrase View row 07"`, `"Mixer View"` |
-| `line` | the cursor row's text, when no field on it is recognised |
-
-### `M8ParsedRow`
-
-```ts
-interface M8ParsedRow {
-  rowIndex: number | null                   // hex row index from leftmost chars; null if unparseable
-  rowKey: string                            // schema key, e.g. 'songRow', 'step', 'chainPos'
-  rowId: string | null                      // parameter views: matched schema row ('tempo', 'gain', …)
-  fields: Record<string, M8ParsedField>     // column key → parsed field
-}
-```
-
-### `M8ActiveField / M8ParsedField`
-
-`M8ActiveField` extends `M8ParsedField` with two extra convenience fields.
-
-```ts
-interface M8ParsedField {
-  key: string                        // schema key, e.g. 'fx1cmd', 'track3', 'note'
-  label: string                      // human label, e.g. 'FX1 Command', 'Track 3'
-  type: M8FieldType
-  rawValue: string                   // trimmed text sliced from currentLine
-  hexValue: number | null            // parsed integer; null for empty cells and text types
-  isEmpty: boolean                   // true when '--', '---', '---00', etc.
-  meta?: Record<string, unknown>     // view-specific extras (e.g. { trackIndex: 3 })
-  // parameter views (all optional):
-  description?: string               // what the field is
-  text?: string | null               // non-numeric part: option name, caption, name, instrument type
-  numericValue?: number | null       // value in its natural base (hex, decimal, fractional)
-  values?: number[] | null           // both numbers of an 'XX:YY' pair
-  parts?: string[]                   // names of those numbers, e.g. ['left time', 'right time']
-  unit?: string                      // e.g. ' BPM', ' dB'
-  valueDescription?: string          // what the selected option does
-  fileKind?: M8FileKind              // file browser rows: 'parent' | 'directory' | 'instrumentPreset' | 'sample' | 'm8file' | 'file'
-}
-
-interface M8ActiveField extends M8ParsedField {
-  viewName: string         // repeated for convenience
-  rowIndex: number | null  // row index of the line containing this field
-}
-```
-
-### `M8FieldType`
-
-```ts
-type M8FieldType =
-  | 'chainRef'       // chain number hex 00–FF; '--' = empty
-  | 'phraseRef'      // phrase number hex 00–FF; '--' = empty
-  | 'note'           // note name e.g. 'C-4', 'A#3'; '---' = empty; 'OFF' = note-off
-  | 'velocity'       // velocity 00–7F hex; '--' = inherit
-  | 'instrumentRef'  // instrument slot 00–7F hex; '--' = keep current
-  | 'fxCommand'      // 3-char command name e.g. 'KIL'; '---' = none
-  | 'fxValue'        // FX parameter 00–FF hex
-  | 'transpose'      // relative semitones: 00=none, 01–7F=+1–+127, FF–80=−1–−128
-  | 'ticks'          // groove ticks per step hex; '00'=skip; '--'=end of groove
-  | 'volume'         // level 00–FF hex; '--' = no override
-  | 'ppq'            // pulses-per-quarter-note decimal; groove row 0 only
-  | 'instrumentName' // instrument name text ≤12 chars; no hexValue
-  | 'eqSlot'         // EQ slot assignment hex; '--' = none
-  | 'rowIndex'       // row/step index hex
-  | 'noteInterval'   // scale view row label: C, C#, D, …
-  | 'onOff'          // 'ON' / 'OFF' toggle
-  | 'semitoneOffset' // scale view detune, e.g. '-00.50'
-  | 'swing'          // groove swing percentage
-  | 'instrumentType' // instrument engine: WAVSYNTH, SAMPLER, FMSYNTH, …
-  | 'name'           // free-text name field; dashes = unnamed
-  | 'parameter'      // named editable value: CUTOFF, TEMPO, GAIN, …
-  | 'option'         // choice from a list: '00CHORUS', 'BELL', 'STEREO'
-  | 'action'         // button: LOAD, SAVE, RENDER, SETTINGS, EQ, …
-  | 'fileEntry'      // file browser row: '/folder', '/..', 'Bass.m8i'
-```
-
-### `M8KeyName`
-
-```ts
-type M8KeyName = 'left' | 'right' | 'up' | 'down' | 'shift' | 'play' | 'opt' | 'edit'
-```
-
-### `M8SdkConfig`
-
-```ts
-interface M8SdkConfig {
-  debug?: boolean  // enables verbose postMessage logging via DebugMessenger
-}
-```
-
----
-
-## Host events
-
-These events are emitted by the host and consumed internally by `M8Client`. They are listed here for reference if you use the `post-me` connection directly.
-
-| Event | Payload | Fired when |
-|---|---|---|
-| `stateChanged` | `M8State` | Any state field changes |
-| `viewChanged` | `{ viewName, viewTitle }` | The active view changes |
-| `cursorMoved` | `{ pos, rect, selectionMode }` | Cursor position or selection mode changes |
-| `textUpdated` | `{ textUnderCursor, currentLine }` | Text under cursor or current line changes |
-| `keyPressed` | `{ keys: number }` | A physical key event fires on the device |
-
----
-
-## Supported views
-
-The semantic context parser supports these `viewName` values:
-
-| `viewName` | Columns |
-|---|---|
-| `song` | `track1`–`track8` (chainRef, meta: trackIndex 1–8) |
-| `chain` | `phrase` (phraseRef), `transpose` |
-| `phrase` | `note`, `vel`, `inst`, `fx1cmd`, `fx1val`, `fx2cmd`, `fx2val`, `fx3cmd`, `fx3val` |
-| `table` | `transpose`, `volume`, `fx1cmd`, `fx1val`, `fx2cmd`, `fx2val`, `fx3cmd`, `fx3val` |
-| `groove` | `ticks`, `ppq` (row 0 only), `swing` (row 0 only) |
-| `scale` | `interval`, `en` (onOff), `offset` (semitoneOffset) |
-| `instrumentpool` | `name`, `dry`, `mx`, `de`, `rv`, `eq` |
-| `inst` | header: `instrumentType`, `load`/`save` (action), `name`, `transpose` (onOff), `tableTic`, `eq`; then the type's parameters as label/value pairs (`parameter` / `option`), described per instrument type |
-| `instmods` | per modulation slot: type (`option`), `dest`, and the type's parameters (`amt`, `atk`, `hold`, `dec`, `sus`, `rel`, `peak`, `body`, `osc`, `trig`, `freq`, `src`, `lval`, `hval`) |
-| `mixer` | `speakerVol`, `track1`–`track8`, `modfxVol`/`delayVol`/`reverbVol`, `inputVol`/`inputVol2`/`usbVol` and their sends, `mixEq` (action), `mainVol`, `limiter`, `djFilter`, `ott` |
-| `project` | `tempo`, `transpose`, `groove`/`scale`/`liveQuantize` (option), `name`, and the `load`/`save`/`new`/`render`/`bundle`/… actions |
-| `effectsettings` | per `section` (MODFX / DELAY / REVERB): type, input EQ (action), depth/frequency pairs, width, sends, delay time, feedback, room size, decay/shimmer |
-| `mixeq`, `modfxeq`, `delayeq`, `reverbeq` | LOW/MID/HIGH band `gain`, `freq`, `q`, `type` (option), `mode` (option) |
-| `mixscope`, `limiterscope` | `zoom`, `peak`, `softClip`, `mainVol`, `limiter`, `djFilter`, `ott`, `mixEq`; `atk`/`rel`/`type`/`res`/`time`/`color` as label/value pairs |
-| `systemsettings` | `backlight`, `fontOptions`, `editTheme` (action), `notePreview`, `recCountIn`, `metronomeVol`, `usbAudioMode`, `usbMainOut`, `lineInGate`, `keyDelayRep`, … |
-| `loadinstrument`, `selectsavedirectory` | `entry` (fileEntry) |
-| `createdirectory` | `name` |
-
-Grid views are read by column position (`src/m8-view-context.json`). Parameter views are label/value screens: a row is recognised from its label text and its cells come from `src/m8-parameter-views.json`, whose column positions were measured on the manual's screenshots. Instrument parameters vary with the instrument type, so they are read as label/value pairs and looked up in a per-type vocabulary. Layouts that only appear for some instrument types (Sampler `SAMPLE` row, FM operators, Hypersynth chord, MIDI CC rows) are best-effort.
-
----
-
-## Notes
-
-- **Screen geometry** — The screen is 40 × 24 characters. Every row has a one-column left margin, so schema `x` positions count from column 1 and `cursorPos.x` is the schema `x` + 1 (the SDK accounts for this). Titles are on row 3 and content starts on row 5. The text stream is lower case (`tempo`, `b-4`, `ff`); the SDK matches case-insensitively and shows values upper case, except user-typed names and file names.
-- **Playback indicator** — When a row is actively playing the M8 draws `<` or `>` in the left margin, so it appears as the first character of `currentLine`. The SDK strips this automatically before parsing so column offsets remain consistent.
-- **Font mode** — All column offsets assume font mode 0 (Headless: 8×10 px cells; Model:02: 12×14 px cells). Font modes 1 (bold) and 2 (large) may shift positions.
-- **Schema file** — View and column definitions live in `src/m8-view-context.json` and are bundled into `dist/index.js` at build time.
-- **Requirement** — The app must run inside the yam8d host iframe. The `ChildHandshake` from `post-me` will never resolve in a standalone tab.
-
-
-Client SDK for iframe applications that communicate with an M8 host.
-
-## Install
-
-```bash
-npm install @yam8d/m8-sdk
-```
-
-For local development before the package is published:
-
-```bash
-npm install ../yam8d/packages/m8-sdk
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-```ts
-import { createM8Client } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
-
-const m8 = await createM8Client()
-
-console.log(m8.state.viewName)
-await m8.sendKeyPress(['play'])
-
-const unsubscribe = m8.onStateChange((state) => {
-  console.log(state.cursorPos)
-})
-
-unsubscribe()
-m8.disconnect()
-```
-
-For React or other environments where top-level `await` is not convenient:
-
-```ts
-import { createM8ClientSync } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
-
-const { client, connect } = createM8ClientSync()
-await connect()
-```
-
-The app must run inside the host iframe. Opening it directly in a standalone browser tab cannot establish the SDK handshake.
-
----
-
-## Semantic Context
-
-The SDK can interpret the current cursor position and row text as typed, labelled field values. This works for the five grid views (`song`, `chain`, `phrase`, `table`, `groove`) and the `instrumentpool` view.
-
-### Via the client
-
-```ts
-const ctx = m8.getSemanticContext()
-// or as a human-readable string:
-const description = m8.describeContext()
-// e.g. "Track 3: 0A — Track 3 — Song View row 01"
-// or as tagged parts to build your own:
-const parts = m8.describeContextParts()
-```
-
-### Standalone functions
-
-```ts
-import { getSemanticContext, describeContext, formatFieldValue, lookupFxCommand } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
-
-const ctx = getSemanticContext(state)
-
-if (ctx?.activeField) {
-  const field = ctx.activeField
-
-  console.log(field.key)      // e.g. 'track3', 'note', 'fx1cmd'
-  console.log(field.label)    // e.g. 'Track 3', 'Note (N)', 'FX1 Command'
-  console.log(field.type)     // e.g. 'chainRef', 'note', 'fxCommand'
-  console.log(field.rawValue) // raw text from the line, e.g. '0A', 'C-4', 'KIL'
-  console.log(field.hexValue) // parsed integer or null (null for empty cells and text types)
-  console.log(field.isEmpty)  // true when '--' / '---' / '---00'
-
-  // Song view: which track is the cursor on?
-  if (field.type === 'chainRef') {
-    console.log(field.meta?.trackIndex) // 1–8
-  }
-
-  // FX command: look up its description
-  if (field.type === 'fxCommand' && !field.isEmpty) {
-    const info = lookupFxCommand(field.rawValue)
-    console.log(info?.description)
-  }
-}
-
-// Row-level fields (all columns on the current line)
-if (ctx?.row) {
-  console.log(ctx.row.rowIndex)        // hex-parsed row index, e.g. 2
-  console.log(ctx.row.fields['note'])  // M8ParsedField for the note column
-}
-```
-
-### Returned types
-
-```ts
-interface M8SemanticContext {
-  viewName: string               // e.g. 'song', 'phrase'
-  viewTitle: string | null       // e.g. 'Song View'
-  viewDescription: string | null
-  isGridView: boolean
-  row: M8ParsedRow | null        // all columns on the cursor's line
-  activeField: M8ActiveField | null  // the column under the cursor
-}
-
-interface M8ParsedField {
-  key: string          // schema key, e.g. 'fx1cmd', 'track3'
-  label: string        // human label, e.g. 'FX1 Command', 'Track 3'
-  type: M8FieldType
-  rawValue: string     // trimmed text from currentLine
-  hexValue: number | null
-  isEmpty: boolean
-  meta?: Record<string, unknown>
-}
-```
-
-### Supported field types (`M8FieldType`)
-
-| Type | Description |
-|---|---|
-| `chainRef` | Chain number (hex). `--` = empty. |
-| `phraseRef` | Phrase number (hex). `--` = empty. |
-| `note` | Note name, e.g. `C-4`, `A#3`. `---` = empty. |
-| `velocity` | Note velocity 00–7F (hex). |
-| `instrumentRef` | Instrument slot 00–7F (hex). `--` = keep current. |
-| `fxCommand` | 3-char FX command name, e.g. `KIL`, `ARP`. `---` = none. |
-| `fxValue` | FX value 00–FF (hex). |
-| `transpose` | Relative transpose (hex): `00`=none, `01`–`7F`=+1–+127, `FF`–`80`=−1–−128. |
-| `ticks` | Groove ticks per step (hex). |
-| `volume` | Volume level 00–FF (hex). `--` = no override. |
-| `ppq` | Pulses Per Quarter note (decimal). Groove row 0 only. |
-| `instrumentName` | Instrument name text (up to 12 chars). No `hexValue`. |
-| `eqSlot` | EQ slot assignment (hex). `--` = none. |
-| `rowIndex` | Row/step index (hex). |
-| `noteInterval` | Scale View row label (`C`, `C#`, …). |
-| `onOff` | `ON` / `OFF` toggle. |
-| `semitoneOffset` | Scale View detune, e.g. `-00.50`. |
-| `swing` | Groove swing percentage. |
-| `instrumentType` | Instrument engine (`WAVSYNTH`, `SAMPLER`, …); `text` holds the name. |
-| `name` | Free-text name field; a row of dashes = unnamed. |
-| `parameter` | Named editable value (`CUTOFF`, `TEMPO`, `GAIN`); read `hexValue` / `numericValue` / `values`. |
-| `option` | Choice from a list (`00CHORUS`, `BELL`); `hexValue` is the index when shown, `text` the name. |
-| `action` | Button caption (`LOAD`, `SAVE`, `RENDER`, `SETTINGS`); `text` holds it. |
-| `fileEntry` | File browser row: `/folder`, `/..`, or a file name. |
-
-### Playback indicator
-
-When a row is actively playing, the M8 prepends a `<` or `>` character to `currentLine`. The SDK strips this automatically before parsing, so column offsets are always consistent.
-
-### Notes file
-
-View/column definitions live in `src/m8-view-context.json` and are bundled into `dist/index.js` at build time. All x/width values assume **font mode 0** (8×10 px cells on Headless, 12×14 px on Model:02). Font modes 1 and 2 may shift column positions.
+# @yam8d/m8-sdk
+
+Client SDK for apps that read and drive a Dirtywave M8 tracker. Inside a [yam8d](https://github.com/mio-moto/yam8d) External Apps iframe it talks to yam8d; anywhere else it connects to the M8 itself over Web Serial, WebUSB or Web MIDI ([standalone mode](#standalone-mode)). The API is the same in both modes.
+
+> **License:** MIT — © kronsilds
+
+---
+
+## Table of contents
+
+- [Install](#install)
+- [Quick start](#quick-start)
+- [Factory functions](#factory-functions)
+- [Standalone mode](#standalone-mode)
+- [M8Client](#m8client)
+  - [Properties](#properties)
+  - [Navigation](#navigation)
+  - [Value setters](#value-setters)
+  - [Key input](#key-input)
+  - [State](#state)
+  - [Event subscriptions](#event-subscriptions)
+  - [Semantic context](#semantic-context-on-the-client)
+  - [Device connection (standalone)](#device-connection-standalone)
+  - [Lifecycle](#lifecycle)
+- [Standalone semantic context functions](#standalone-semantic-context-functions)
+- [Types reference](#types-reference)
+  - [M8State](#m8state)
+  - [CursorPos / CursorRect / RGB / SystemInfos](#cursorpos--cursorrect--rgb--systeminfos)
+  - [M8SemanticContext](#m8semanticcontext)
+  - [M8DescriptionPart](#m8descriptionpart)
+  - [M8ParsedRow](#m8parsedrow)
+  - [M8ActiveField / M8ParsedField](#m8activefield--m8parsedfield)
+  - [M8FieldType](#m8fieldtype)
+  - [M8KeyName](#m8keyname)
+  - [M8SdkConfig](#m8sdkconfig)
+- [Host events](#host-events)
+- [Supported views](#supported-views)
+- [Notes](#notes)
+
+---
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+npm install @yam8d/m8-sdk
+```
+
+For local development before publishing:
+
+```bash
+npm install ../yam8d/packages/m8-sdk
+```
+
+> Inside yam8d the app uses yam8d's connection to the M8. Opened in its own tab, it runs in [standalone mode](#standalone-mode) and connects to the M8 itself.
+
+---
+
+## Quick start
+
+```ts
+import { createM8Client } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
+
+const m8 = await createM8Client()
+
+console.log(m8.state.viewName) // e.g. 'song'
+
+await m8.sendKeyPress(['right'])
+
+const off = m8.onStateChange((state) => {
+  console.log(state.cursorPos)
+})
+
+off()         // unsubscribe
+m8.disconnect()
+```
+
+---
+
+## Factory functions
+
+### `createM8Client(config?): Promise<M8Client>`
+
+Creates and connects an `M8Client` in one step using top-level `await`.
+
+```ts
+const m8 = await createM8Client({ debug: true })
+```
+
+### `createM8ClientSync(config?): { client: M8Client; connect: () => Promise<void> }`
+
+Returns a client instance and a deferred `connect()` call. Useful in React or other frameworks where top-level `await` is inconvenient.
+
+```ts
+import { createM8ClientSync } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
+
+const { client: m8, connect } = createM8ClientSync()
+
+useEffect(() => {
+  connect().then(() => console.log('connected'))
+  return () => m8.disconnect()
+}, [])
+```
+
+---
+
+## Standalone mode
+
+`createM8Client()` decides the mode when it connects (`client.mode`):
+
+- **`'host'`**: the page runs in an iframe that yam8d named `yam8d-external-app` (exported as `YAM8D_FRAME_NAME`). The client waits for yam8d's handshake, however long it takes.
+- **`'standalone'`**: the page is a top-level tab. The client runs the same engine yam8d uses, in the page itself: the Web Serial / WebUSB / Web MIDI SysEx connection, the display protocol (SLIP, draw rect/character commands), screen text extraction, cursor tracking, view navigation over the view graph, the value editors, file browsing and the MIDI clock.
+- In an iframe that yam8d did not name (an older yam8d, or another page embedding the app), the client tries the handshake for `handshakeTimeoutMs` (3 s) and then goes standalone.
+- Force a mode with `createM8Client({ mode: 'host' | 'standalone' })`.
+
+In standalone mode the M8 has to be connected before any call works:
+
+```ts
+const m8 = await createM8Client()
+if (m8.mode === 'standalone' && !m8.isConnected) {
+  // The browser's device picker only opens from a user gesture
+  connectButton.onclick = () => m8.connectDevice()   // or connectDevice({ transport: 'midi' })
+}
+m8.onConnectionChange((connected) => updateUi(connected))
+```
+
+- **Audio**: `connectDevice({ audio: true })` (or `connectAudio()` later) plays the M8's USB audio input through the page, as yam8d does. The browser asks for audio permission; only an input whose label contains "M8" is played, never another microphone. Without it the device stays connected and the warning goes to the console; `isAudioConnected` tells. `disconnectDevice()` stops it too.
+- **MIDI clock**: `enableMidiTransport()` / `onTransport()` work the same as in yam8d: the page opens the M8's MIDI input itself (Web MIDI permission). Enable it again after each new device connection.
+- At start, a standalone client reopens a device the page was granted before, without a prompt (`autoConnect: false` turns that off).
+- Only one page can hold the M8's serial port. Disconnect it in yam8d (or close that tab) before connecting from another page, and call `disconnectDevice()` to hand it back.
+- `getDevice()` gives standalone apps the raw protocol events (`text`, `rect`, `wave`, `key`, `system`) and device commands (`sendKeys`, `resetScreen`, `sendNoteOn`, `sendNoteOff`, `sendProgramChange`), e.g. to draw the screen themselves.
+- `getDeviceSupport()` tells which of the three browser APIs are available (Chromium browsers have all three; Firefox and Safari have none).
+- The engine is exported too (`createM8Connection`, `createM8Engine`, `M8KeyMask`) for apps that want to drive the device below the client.
+
+---
+
+## M8Client
+
+### Properties
+
+| Property | Type | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `state` | `M8State` | Last known full device state (updated on every host event). |
+| `isConnected` | `boolean` | Whether calls reach an M8: host mode, after the yam8d handshake; standalone, while a device is connected. |
+| `mode` | `'host' \| 'standalone' \| null` | Chosen at connect; `null` before. |
+| `deviceTransport` | `'serial' \| 'usb' \| 'midi' \| null` | Standalone: the API the device is connected through. |
+
+---
+
+### Navigation
+
+#### `navigateToView(viewName: string): Promise<boolean>`
+
+Asks the host to navigate to a named view (e.g. `'song'`, `'phrase'`). Returns `true` on success.
+
+```ts
+await m8.navigateToView('phrase')
+```
+
+#### `navigateTo(x: number, y: number): Promise<void>`
+
+Moves the cursor to the given character-grid position.
+
+```ts
+await m8.navigateTo(3, 5)
+```
+
+---
+
+### Value setters
+
+All setters act on the field currently under the cursor.
+
+#### `setValueToHex(targetHex: number): Promise<boolean>`
+
+Sets the current field to the given hex integer (e.g. `0x0A`). Returns `true` if the value was successfully applied.
+
+#### `setValueToInt(targetInt: number): Promise<boolean>`
+
+Sets the current field to the given decimal integer. Returns `true` on success.
+
+#### `setValueFloat(targetFloat: number): Promise<boolean>`
+
+Sets a float parameter parsed from the whole line, e.g. `TUNE 440.00 G` or `GAIN 05.25 -19.75 -15.00`
+(multiple floats per line are supported; the cursor's highlight selects which one is edited).
+Works with the cursor on a single digit group (`440` / `00`) or spanning the whole float (`19.75`,
+with the sign usually excluded from the highlight). With whole-float focus, edit+up/down moves the
+integer part and edit+left/right the decimal part; with group focus the SDK relocates the cursor
+between the groups for the fastest path. Negative values are supported and step sizes are measured
+per field from the device.
+Returns `true` when the displayed value matches.
+
+#### `setNote(noteString: string): Promise<boolean>`
+
+Sets a note field using M8 note format, e.g. `'C-4'`, `'A#3'`, `'OFF'`. Returns `true` on success.
+
+#### `setValueToString(targetString: string, exact?: boolean, searchInCurrentLine?: boolean): Promise<boolean>`
+
+Sets the current field by navigating to match `targetString`.
+
+- `exact` (default `true`): require an exact string match.
+- `searchInCurrentLine` (default `false`): restrict the search to the current row.
+
+Returns `true` if the target was reached.
+
+#### `browseFile(targetText: string, exact?: boolean): Promise<boolean>`
+
+Navigates a file-browse dialog to an entry matching `targetText`. Returns `true` on success.
+
+---
+
+### Key input
+
+#### `sendKeyPress(keys: M8KeyName[]): Promise<void>`
+
+Sends a simultaneous key press + release for the given keys.
+
+```ts
+await m8.sendKeyPress(['shift', 'play'])
+```
+
+#### `sendKeyDown(keys: M8KeyName[]): Promise<void>`
+
+Holds the given keys down without releasing. Pair with `sendKeyUp()`.
+
+```ts
+await m8.sendKeyDown(['shift'])
+await m8.sendKeyPress(['right'])
+await m8.sendKeyUp()
+```
+
+#### `sendKeyUp(): Promise<void>`
+
+Releases all currently held keys.
+
+---
+
+### State
+
+#### `getState(): M8State`
+
+Returns the in-memory cached state synchronously. Same as reading `m8.state`.
+
+#### `fetchState(): Promise<M8State>`
+
+Requests a fresh state snapshot from the host and updates the internal cache.
+
+```ts
+const state = await m8.fetchState()
+```
+
+#### `getScreen(): Promise<M8Screen>`
+
+The whole screen as text rows (40 columns, column 0 is the margin where play markers are drawn), read from the character stream without moving the cursor.
+
+#### `getScreenCells(): Promise<M8ScreenCells>`
+
+The same screen plus the colour of every character cell, so an app can look like the device or learn which theme colour the M8 uses for what. `fg[row][col]` and `bg[row][col]` are `'#rrggbb'`, `null` where nothing was drawn. Needs a yam8d host with SDK 0.5 or later; older hosts reject the call.
+
+```ts
+const cells = await m8.getScreenCells()
+cells.fg[5][3] // colour of the first note of a phrase, e.g. '#ffffff'
+```
+
+---
+
+### Event subscriptions
+
+Every `on*` method returns an **unsubscribe function** — call it to stop listening.
+
+#### `onStateChange(callback: (state: M8State) => void): () => void`
+
+Fires whenever any part of the device state changes.
+
+```ts
+const off = m8.onStateChange((state) => {
+  console.log(state.viewName, state.cursorPos)
+})
+off() // unsubscribe
+```
+
+#### `onViewChange(callback: (viewName: string | null, viewTitle: string | null) => void): () => void`
+
+Fires when the active view changes.
+
+```ts
+m8.onViewChange((name, title) => {
+  console.log(`Switched to ${name}: ${title}`)
+})
+```
+
+#### `onCursorMove(callback: (pos: CursorPos | null, rect: CursorRect | null, selectionMode: boolean) => void): () => void`
+
+Fires when the cursor position or selection mode changes.
+
+```ts
+m8.onCursorMove((pos, rect, sel) => {
+  console.log(`Cursor at (${pos?.x}, ${pos?.y}), selecting: ${sel}`)
+})
+```
+
+#### `onTextUpdate(callback: (textUnderCursor: string | null, currentLine: string | null) => void): () => void`
+
+Fires when the text under the cursor or the full current line changes.
+
+```ts
+m8.onTextUpdate((text, line) => {
+  console.log('Under cursor:', text)
+  console.log('Full line:', line)
+})
+```
+
+#### `onKeyPress(callback: (keys: number) => void): () => void`
+
+Fires when a physical key event occurs on the device. `keys` is a bitmask of active keys.
+
+---
+
+### Semantic context on the client
+
+#### `getSemanticContext(): M8SemanticContext | null`
+
+Parses `m8.state` into structured field data. Returns `null` when no view is active.
+
+```ts
+const ctx = m8.getSemanticContext()
+
+if (ctx?.activeField?.type === 'chainRef') {
+  const track = ctx.activeField.meta?.trackIndex  // 1–8
+  const chain = ctx.activeField.hexValue           // 0–255 or null if empty
+  const row   = ctx.row?.rowIndex
+}
+```
+
+#### `describeContext(): string | null`
+
+Returns a human-readable one-liner, e.g.:
+
+- `"Track 3: 0A — Track 3 — Song View row 01"`
+- `"Note (N): Note C-4 — Phrase View row 00"`
+- `"FX2 Command: KIL — (Kill: stops the playing instrument after XX ticks) — value 03: stops the note after 3 ticks — Phrase View row 01"`
+
+Returns `null` when not connected or no view is active. It is the text of `describeContextParts()` joined with `' — '`.
+
+It reads the cursor against its surroundings when that changes the meaning:
+
+- **FX values are explained** — `ARP37` on `C-4` → `"+3 and +7 semitones: C-4 D#4 G-4"`, `KIL04` → `"stops the note after 4 ticks"`, relative instrument commands show their sign.
+- **REP is followed down its FX lane.** With `VOL10` above, `REP05` reads `"repeats VOL from 10 (step 1), +05 per step → 15 on this step"`, and an empty cell below it reads `"REP still active: VOL reaches 1A on this step (+05 per step since step 3)"`. A new command, `REP00`, or an `RTO` limit in the same lane ends or caps it. `^^` (a REP carried over from the previous phrase) is recognised when it can be attributed to one lane.
+- **Relative commands are tracked.** Per the manual, a relative instrument command (`VOL`, `CUT`, `PIT`, `EA1`… — the ones the device help marks `(RELATIVE)`) keeps its change until a note is triggered with a `RET` or with an instrument number in the `I` column. `VOL02` twice reads `"VOL has moved by +04 in 2 steps since the instrument number on step 0; stays until a note with an instrument number (I) or a RET resets it"`, REP repeats are counted, and the `I` cell or `RET` that resets it lists what it wipes (`"resets the relative changes still in force (CUT +10, VOL +0B)"`). Only the current phrase is visible, so totals start at the phrase's own last reset.
+- **Instrument-type commands say who offers them.** `FM3` → `"…; offered by FM Synth instruments"`.
+- **Scale View** names the scale the enabled notes spell (`"Scale: C D E F G A B — Major (Ionian)"`), says what the row under the cursor is (`"E — a major 3rd (+4 semitones above C) — is in the scale"`), reports detuning, and explains the KEY / TUNE / NAME rows.
+
+The surroundings come from a copy of the screen that the client refreshes in the background after every state event. It is only used when its row under the cursor still matches `currentLine`; otherwise the description quietly falls back to the cursor row alone. Call `await m8.getScreen()` or `await m8.captureSnapshot()` first when you need it guaranteed current.
+
+#### `describeContextParts(): M8DescriptionPart[] | null`
+
+The same description as ordered, tagged parts, so you can keep, drop, reorder or style some of them instead of parsing the string:
+
+```ts
+m8.describeContextParts()
+// [{ kind: 'field',    text: 'FX2 Command: KIL' },
+//  { kind: 'fxInfo',   text: '(Kill: stops the playing instrument after XX ticks)' },
+//  { kind: 'meaning',  text: 'value 03: stops the note after 3 ticks' },
+//  { kind: 'location', text: 'Phrase View row 01' }]
+
+// Your own view label instead of the SDK's location:
+const text = m8.describeContextParts()?.filter((p) => p.kind !== 'location').map((p) => p.text).join(' · ')
+```
+
+See [`M8DescriptionPart`](#m8descriptionpart) for the kinds. Everything a part says is also in the context as data (`activeField`, `fxLane`, `relativeFx`, `resetsRelative`, `scaleNote`, `scale`, …), for when you want to write the text yourself.
+
+---
+
+### Device connection (standalone)
+
+#### `connectDevice(options?: { transport?: 'auto' | 'serial' | 'usb' | 'midi'; audio?: boolean }): Promise<void>`
+
+Connects to the M8 from this page. `'auto'` (default) uses Web Serial, then WebUSB, then Web MIDI SysEx, by browser support. Without a previously granted device the browser shows its picker, which needs a user gesture: call it from a click handler. Replaces the current device. No-op in host mode.
+
+#### `disconnectDevice(): Promise<void>`
+
+Releases the device (and stops its audio) so yam8d or another page can open it.
+
+#### `connectAudio(): Promise<void>` / `disconnectAudio(): Promise<void>`
+
+Standalone: plays the M8's USB audio through the page, or stops it. `connectAudio()` rejects when no audio input named M8 exists. No-ops in host mode (yam8d plays it). `isAudioConnected` reports the state.
+
+#### `onConnectionChange(callback: (connected: boolean) => void): () => void`
+
+Fires when `isConnected` changes: handshake done, device connected, unplugged or released.
+
+#### `getDevice(): M8DeviceBus | null`
+
+Standalone: raw protocol events and device commands. `null` in host mode or while disconnected.
+
+---
+
+### Lifecycle
+
+#### `disconnect(): void`
+
+Closes the host connection (and the device, in standalone mode) and clears all event listeners and internal state.
+
+---
+
+## Standalone semantic context functions
+
+These are re-exported from `@yam8d/m8-sdk` for use without an `M8Client` instance.
+
+### `getSemanticContext(state: M8State, screen?: M8Screen | null): M8SemanticContext | null`
+
+Parses an `M8State` snapshot into a semantic context. Returns `null` if `state.viewName` is not set.
+
+Pass the whole `screen` (from `getScreen()`) to fill the context's look-around fields: `steps` (all 16 phrase steps), `fxLane` (what the FX cell under the cursor means in its lane), `relativeFx`, `resetsRelative`, `carriedRepLane`, and `scale` (Scale View). A screen whose cursor row no longer matches `state.currentLine` is ignored. `lineText` is always set for grid views.
+
+```ts
+import { getSemanticContext } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
+
+const ctx = getSemanticContext(state)
+if (ctx?.isGridView && ctx.row) {
+  const note = ctx.row.fields['note']
+  console.log(note?.rawValue) // e.g. 'C-4'
+}
+```
+
+### `describeContext(ctx: M8SemanticContext): string`
+
+Returns a human-readable summary of the context (see examples above).
+
+### `describeContextParts(ctx: M8SemanticContext): M8DescriptionPart[]`
+
+The summary as ordered, tagged parts; `describeContext()` joins their text with `' — '`.
+
+### `formatFieldValue(field: M8ParsedField): string`
+
+Formats a single parsed field as a display string:
+
+| Type | Example output |
+|---|---|
+| `note` | `"Note C-4"`, `"Note Off"` |
+| `transpose` | `"+3 st"`, `"-12 st"`, `"±0 st"` |
+| `velocity` | `"57h (87 / 127 max)"` |
+| `fxValue` | `"1Ah (dec 26)"` |
+| `ticks` | `"06h (6 ticks)"`, `"00 (skip step)"` |
+| `chainRef` / `phraseRef` / `fxCommand` / `volume` | raw value, e.g. `"0A"`, `"KIL"` |
+| empty cell | `"(empty)"` |
+
+### `lookupFxCommand(cmd: string): M8FxCommandInfo | undefined`
+
+Looks up a 3-character FX command name (case-insensitive) across all categories (sequencer, instrument, modulation, mixer). Modulator commands carry their slot as the third character (`EA1`, `LF3`).
+
+```ts
+import { lookupFxCommand } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
+
+lookupFxCommand('KIL')
+// → { description: 'Kill: stops the playing instrument after XX ticks.',
+//     category: 'sequencer', relative: false, instrumentTypes: null, slot: null }
+lookupFxCommand('FM3')
+// → { …, category: 'instrument', relative: true, instrumentTypes: ['fmsynth'], slot: null }
+lookupFxCommand('LF3')
+// → { …, category: 'modulation', relative: false, instrumentTypes: null, slot: 3 }
+```
+
+`instrumentTypes` lists the instrument types that offer the command when not every type does (`null` = all, or not an instrument command).
+
+### `getInstrumentFxCommands(type: string): M8InstrumentFxList | null`
+
+The instrument commands offered by an instrument type (the "Current Instrument" section of the Effect Command Help view, opened with `[EDIT]+[UP/DOWN]` on an FX command). `type` is the key from `M8SemanticContext.instrumentType.key`.
+
+```ts
+getInstrumentFxCommands('hypersynth')
+// → { type: 'hypersynth', verified: true,
+//     commands: ['VOL','PIT','FIN','CRD','CVO','SWM','WID','SUB','FIL','CUT','RES','AMP','LIM','PAN','SNC','ERR','DRY','SMX','SDL','SRV'] }
+```
+
+`verified: true` means the list was read from a real M8 (Model:02): **sampler, macrosynth, fmsynth, hypersynth**. Wavsynth and External were not available on that device, so their lists are unknown (`null`); `midiout` only holds the documented `CHD`/`ADD`. The Sequencer FX and Mixer/Effects sections are the same for every type, and the Instrument Mods section depends on the kind of each modulator slot (envelope: `EA AT HO DE ET`, LFO: `LA LO LS LF LT`).
+
+### `RELATIVE_FX_RULE: string`
+
+The manual's rule for relative commands, for tooltips.
+
+### `parseGridScreen(viewName: string, screen: M8Screen): M8ScreenGridRow[]`
+
+Every content row of a grid view (`song`, `chain`, `phrase`, `table`, `groove`, `instrumentpool`) read off the whole screen, top to bottom, each with the `screenRow` it is drawn on. Use it to read a full page at once instead of only the cursor row. Rows whose index does not parse are skipped, so check `rowIndex` continuity when you need the whole page.
+
+```ts
+const steps = parseGridScreen('phrase', await m8.getScreen())
+steps[0].fields.note.rawValue // 'c-4' (the text stream is lower case)
+```
+
+### `parseViewTitle(rawTitle: string | null): { viewId: string | null; isUnsaved: boolean }`
+
+The item number of a title (`'PHRASE 1F*'` → `{ viewId: '1F', isUnsaved: true }`).
+
+### Theme: `parseThemeScreen`, `observeThemeColors`, `M8_THEME_ROLES`, `M8_THEME_VIEW`
+
+The device theme has 13 colours, edited in System Settings › EDIT THEME (view name `themesettings`, exported as `M8_THEME_VIEW`).
+
+- `parseThemeScreen(screen)` reads them off the Theme View screen: `{ colors: { background, textEmpty, textInfo, textDefault, textValue, textTitles, playMarkers, cursor, selection, scopeSlider, meterLow, meterMid, meterPeak }, mode: 'rgb' | 'hsv', name }`, colours as `'#rrggbb'`. HSV rows are converted (each channel read as 00-FF). It returns `null` unless all 13 rows are on screen.
+- `observeThemeColors(state)` gives the colours any screen shows without opening the Theme View: `background` and `textTitles`. (`state.cursorColor` is the cursor rectangle as drawn; the M8 animates it, so it is not the theme's CURSOR colour.)
+- `M8_THEME_ROLES` lists the roles with the labels the device shows.
+
+```ts
+if (m8.state.viewName === M8_THEME_VIEW) {
+  const theme = parseThemeScreen(await m8.getScreen())
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Types reference
+
+### `M8State`
+
+The complete snapshot of the device at a point in time.
+
+```ts
+interface M8State {
+  viewName: string | null          // active view key, e.g. 'song', 'phrase'
+  viewTitle: string | null         // raw title string from screen, e.g. ' SONG   '
+  minimapKey: string | null        // current minimap position key
+  cursorPos: CursorPos | null      // character-grid position of the cursor
+  cursorRect: CursorRect | null    // pixel rectangle of the cursor overlay
+  selectionMode: boolean           // true when a selection is active
+  highlightColor: RGB | null       // cursor highlight colour
+  titleColor: RGB | null           // view title text colour
+  backgroundColor: RGB | null      // screen background colour
+  cursorColor?: RGB | null         // cursor rectangle as drawn (animated, not the theme CURSOR); SDK 0.5+
+  textUnderCursor: string | null   // characters covered by the cursor rect
+  currentLine: string | null       // full text of the row at cursorPos.y
+  deviceModel: string | null       // e.g. 'Headless', 'Model:02'
+  fontMode: number | null          // 0=standard, 1=bold, 2=large
+  systemInfo: SystemInfos | null   // device-reported system properties
+  macroRunning: boolean            // true while a macro is executing
+  macroCurrentStep?: number        // current macro step index
+  macroSequenceLength?: number     // total steps in the running macro
+}
+```
+
+### `CursorPos / CursorRect / RGB / SystemInfos`
+
+```ts
+interface CursorPos  { x: number; y: number }
+interface CursorRect { x: number; y: number; w: number; h: number }
+interface RGB        { r: number; g: number; b: number }
+interface SystemInfos { [key: string]: string | number | boolean | undefined }
+```
+
+### `M8SemanticContext`
+
+```ts
+interface M8SemanticContext {
+  viewName: string               // e.g. 'song', 'phrase', 'instrumentpool'
+  viewTitle: string | null       // e.g. 'Song View'
+  viewDescription: string | null // long description from schema
+  viewId: string | null          // item ID parsed from screen title, e.g. 'F2', '03'; null for song/instrumentpool
+  isUnsaved: boolean             // true when the title carries a '*' suffix (unsaved changes)
+  isGridView: boolean            // true for song/chain/phrase/table/groove/scale/instrumentpool
+  isParameterView: boolean       // true for the label/value views (inst, mixer, project, …)
+  section: string | null         // effectsettings: 'MODFX' | 'DELAY' | 'REVERB'
+  instrumentType: { text: string; key: string | null } | null // inst view + screen, e.g. { text: 'WAVSYNTH', key: 'wavsynth' }
+  row: M8ParsedRow | null        // all columns on the line at cursorPos.y
+  activeField: M8ActiveField | null  // the column currently under the cursor
+  lineText: string | null            // cursor row text, playback marker removed
+  steps: M8ParsedRow[] | null        // phrase view + screen: all 16 steps (index = step)
+  carriedRepLane: number | null      // FX lane (1–3) showing '^^' (REP from previous phrase)
+  fxLane: M8FxLaneTrace | null       // phrase view + screen: what the FX cell means in its lane
+  relativeFx: Record<string, M8RelativeFxState> | null // phrase view + screen: relative commands in force, with net change since the last trigger
+  resetsRelative: Record<string, M8RelativeFxState> | null // phrase view + screen: when the cursor step triggers the instrument (I number or RET), the relative changes it puts back
+  scaleNote: M8ScaleNote | null      // scale view: the interval row under the cursor { interval, semitone, enabled, offset }
+  scale: M8ScaleInfo | null          // scale view + screen: the 12 intervals interpreted together
+}
+```
+
+### `M8DescriptionPart`
+
+```ts
+interface M8DescriptionPart {
+  kind: M8DescriptionPartKind
+  text: string
+}
+```
+
+Parts come in reading order; a kind can appear more than once.
+
+| Kind | Example |
+|---|---|
+| `field` | `"FX1 Command: KIL"`, `"Tempo (TEMPO): 120.00 BPM"` |
+| `fxInfo` | `"(Kill: stops the playing instrument after XX ticks)"` |
+| `fxTarget` | on an FX value: `"for KIL (…)"` |
+| `meaning` | `"value 03: stops the note after 3 ticks"`, `"E is detuned by −0.50 st"` |
+| `fxLane` | `"REP still active: VOL reaches 09 on this step (+02 per step since step 1)"` |
+| `relative` | `"relative: VOL has moved by +0C over 2 steps since …"`, `"triggers the instrument again: resets …"` |
+| `optionInfo` | what the selected option does |
+| `fieldInfo` | what the field is |
+| `fileInfo` | `"directory: [EDIT] opens it"` |
+| `instrument` | `"Wavsynth instrument"` |
+| `section` | `"Delay"`, `"MOD2"` |
+| `scale` | `"Scale: C D E F G A B"`, `"Major (Ionian); detuned: E −0.50 st"` |
+| `track` | `"Track 3"` |
+| `location` | `"Phrase View row 07"`, `"Mixer View"` |
+| `line` | the cursor row's text, when no field on it is recognised |
+
+### `M8ParsedRow`
+
+```ts
+interface M8ParsedRow {
+  rowIndex: number | null                   // hex row index from leftmost chars; null if unparseable
+  rowKey: string                            // schema key, e.g. 'songRow', 'step', 'chainPos'
+  rowId: string | null                      // parameter views: matched schema row ('tempo', 'gain', …)
+  fields: Record<string, M8ParsedField>     // column key → parsed field
+}
+```
+
+### `M8ActiveField / M8ParsedField`
+
+`M8ActiveField` extends `M8ParsedField` with two extra convenience fields.
+
+```ts
+interface M8ParsedField {
+  key: string                        // schema key, e.g. 'fx1cmd', 'track3', 'note'
+  label: string                      // human label, e.g. 'FX1 Command', 'Track 3'
+  type: M8FieldType
+  rawValue: string                   // trimmed text sliced from currentLine
+  hexValue: number | null            // parsed integer; null for empty cells and text types
+  isEmpty: boolean                   // true when '--', '---', '---00', etc.
+  meta?: Record<string, unknown>     // view-specific extras (e.g. { trackIndex: 3 })
+  // parameter views (all optional):
+  description?: string               // what the field is
+  text?: string | null               // non-numeric part: option name, caption, name, instrument type
+  numericValue?: number | null       // value in its natural base (hex, decimal, fractional)
+  values?: number[] | null           // both numbers of an 'XX:YY' pair
+  parts?: string[]                   // names of those numbers, e.g. ['left time', 'right time']
+  unit?: string                      // e.g. ' BPM', ' dB'
+  valueDescription?: string          // what the selected option does
+  fileKind?: M8FileKind              // file browser rows: 'parent' | 'directory' | 'instrumentPreset' | 'sample' | 'm8file' | 'file'
+}
+
+interface M8ActiveField extends M8ParsedField {
+  viewName: string         // repeated for convenience
+  rowIndex: number | null  // row index of the line containing this field
+}
+```
+
+### `M8FieldType`
+
+```ts
+type M8FieldType =
+  | 'chainRef'       // chain number hex 00–FF; '--' = empty
+  | 'phraseRef'      // phrase number hex 00–FF; '--' = empty
+  | 'note'           // note name e.g. 'C-4', 'A#3'; '---' = empty; 'OFF' = note-off
+  | 'velocity'       // velocity 00–7F hex; '--' = inherit
+  | 'instrumentRef'  // instrument slot 00–7F hex; '--' = keep current
+  | 'fxCommand'      // 3-char command name e.g. 'KIL'; '---' = none
+  | 'fxValue'        // FX parameter 00–FF hex
+  | 'transpose'      // relative semitones: 00=none, 01–7F=+1–+127, FF–80=−1–−128
+  | 'ticks'          // groove ticks per step hex; '00'=skip; '--'=end of groove
+  | 'volume'         // level 00–FF hex; '--' = no override
+  | 'ppq'            // pulses-per-quarter-note decimal; groove row 0 only
+  | 'instrumentName' // instrument name text ≤12 chars; no hexValue
+  | 'eqSlot'         // EQ slot assignment hex; '--' = none
+  | 'rowIndex'       // row/step index hex
+  | 'noteInterval'   // scale view row label: C, C#, D, …
+  | 'onOff'          // 'ON' / 'OFF' toggle
+  | 'semitoneOffset' // scale view detune, e.g. '-00.50'
+  | 'swing'          // groove swing percentage
+  | 'instrumentType' // instrument engine: WAVSYNTH, SAMPLER, FMSYNTH, …
+  | 'name'           // free-text name field; dashes = unnamed
+  | 'parameter'      // named editable value: CUTOFF, TEMPO, GAIN, …
+  | 'option'         // choice from a list: '00CHORUS', 'BELL', 'STEREO'
+  | 'action'         // button: LOAD, SAVE, RENDER, SETTINGS, EQ, …
+  | 'fileEntry'      // file browser row: '/folder', '/..', 'Bass.m8i'
+```
+
+### `M8KeyName`
+
+```ts
+type M8KeyName = 'left' | 'right' | 'up' | 'down' | 'shift' | 'play' | 'opt' | 'edit'
+```
+
+### `M8SdkConfig`
+
+```ts
+interface M8SdkConfig {
+  debug?: boolean                            // verbose logging (postMessage traffic, engine events)
+  mode?: 'auto' | 'host' | 'standalone'      // default 'auto', see Standalone mode
+  handshakeTimeoutMs?: number                // auto mode in an unmarked iframe; default 3000
+  autoConnect?: boolean                      // standalone: reopen a granted device at start; default true
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Host events
+
+These events are emitted by the host and consumed internally by `M8Client`. They are listed here for reference if you use the `post-me` connection directly.
+
+| Event | Payload | Fired when |
+|---|---|---|
+| `stateChanged` | `M8State` | Any state field changes |
+| `viewChanged` | `{ viewName, viewTitle }` | The active view changes |
+| `cursorMoved` | `{ pos, rect, selectionMode }` | Cursor position or selection mode changes |
+| `textUpdated` | `{ textUnderCursor, currentLine }` | Text under cursor or current line changes |
+| `keyPressed` | `{ keys: number }` | A physical key event fires on the device |
+
+---
+
+## Supported views
+
+The semantic context parser supports these `viewName` values:
+
+| `viewName` | Columns |
+|---|---|
+| `song` | `track1`–`track8` (chainRef, meta: trackIndex 1–8) |
+| `chain` | `phrase` (phraseRef), `transpose` |
+| `phrase` | `note`, `vel`, `inst`, `fx1cmd`, `fx1val`, `fx2cmd`, `fx2val`, `fx3cmd`, `fx3val` |
+| `table` | `transpose`, `volume`, `fx1cmd`, `fx1val`, `fx2cmd`, `fx2val`, `fx3cmd`, `fx3val` |
+| `groove` | `ticks`, `ppq` (row 0 only), `swing` (row 0 only) |
+| `scale` | `interval`, `en` (onOff), `offset` (semitoneOffset) |
+| `instrumentpool` | `name`, `dry`, `mx`, `de`, `rv`, `eq` |
+| `inst` | header: `instrumentType`, `load`/`save` (action), `name`, `transpose` (onOff), `tableTic`, `eq`; then the type's parameters as label/value pairs (`parameter` / `option`), described per instrument type |
+| `instmods` | per modulation slot: type (`option`), `dest`, and the type's parameters (`amt`, `atk`, `hold`, `dec`, `sus`, `rel`, `peak`, `body`, `osc`, `trig`, `freq`, `src`, `lval`, `hval`) |
+| `mixer` | `speakerVol`, `track1`–`track8`, `modfxVol`/`delayVol`/`reverbVol`, `inputVol`/`inputVol2`/`usbVol` and their sends, `mixEq` (action), `mainVol`, `limiter`, `djFilter`, `ott` |
+| `project` | `tempo`, `transpose`, `groove`/`scale`/`liveQuantize` (option), `name`, and the `load`/`save`/`new`/`render`/`bundle`/… actions |
+| `effectsettings` | per `section` (MODFX / DELAY / REVERB): type, input EQ (action), depth/frequency pairs, width, sends, delay time, feedback, room size, decay/shimmer |
+| `mixeq`, `modfxeq`, `delayeq`, `reverbeq` | LOW/MID/HIGH band `gain`, `freq`, `q`, `type` (option), `mode` (option) |
+| `mixscope`, `limiterscope` | `zoom`, `peak`, `softClip`, `mainVol`, `limiter`, `djFilter`, `ott`, `mixEq`; `atk`/`rel`/`type`/`res`/`time`/`color` as label/value pairs |
+| `systemsettings` | `backlight`, `fontOptions`, `editTheme` (action), `notePreview`, `recCountIn`, `metronomeVol`, `usbAudioMode`, `usbMainOut`, `lineInGate`, `keyDelayRep`, … |
+| `loadinstrument`, `selectsavedirectory` | `entry` (fileEntry) |
+| `createdirectory` | `name` |
+
+Grid views are read by column position (`src/m8-view-context.json`). Parameter views are label/value screens: a row is recognised from its label text and its cells come from `src/m8-parameter-views.json`, whose column positions were measured on the manual's screenshots. Instrument parameters vary with the instrument type, so they are read as label/value pairs and looked up in a per-type vocabulary. Layouts that only appear for some instrument types (Sampler `SAMPLE` row, FM operators, Hypersynth chord, MIDI CC rows) are best-effort.
+
+---
+
+## Notes
+
+- **Screen geometry** — The screen is 40 × 24 characters. Every row has a one-column left margin, so schema `x` positions count from column 1 and `cursorPos.x` is the schema `x` + 1 (the SDK accounts for this). Titles are on row 3 and content starts on row 5. The text stream is lower case (`tempo`, `b-4`, `ff`); the SDK matches case-insensitively and shows values upper case, except user-typed names and file names.
+- **Playback indicator** — When a row is actively playing the M8 draws `<` or `>` in the left margin, so it appears as the first character of `currentLine`. The SDK strips this automatically before parsing so column offsets remain consistent.
+- **Font mode** — All column offsets assume font mode 0 (Headless: 8×10 px cells; Model:02: 12×14 px cells). Font modes 1 (bold) and 2 (large) may shift positions.
+- **Schema file** — View and column definitions live in `src/m8-view-context.json` and are bundled into `dist/index.js` at build time.
+- **Requirement** — The app must run inside the yam8d host iframe. The `ChildHandshake` from `post-me` will never resolve in a standalone tab.
+
+
+Client SDK for iframe applications that communicate with an M8 host.
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+npm install @yam8d/m8-sdk
+```
+
+For local development before the package is published:
+
+```bash
+npm install ../yam8d/packages/m8-sdk
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```ts
+import { createM8Client } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
+
+const m8 = await createM8Client()
+
+console.log(m8.state.viewName)
+await m8.sendKeyPress(['play'])
+
+const unsubscribe = m8.onStateChange((state) => {
+  console.log(state.cursorPos)
+})
+
+unsubscribe()
+m8.disconnect()
+```
+
+For React or other environments where top-level `await` is not convenient:
+
+```ts
+import { createM8ClientSync } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
+
+const { client, connect } = createM8ClientSync()
+await connect()
+```
+
+The app must run inside the host iframe. Opening it directly in a standalone browser tab cannot establish the SDK handshake.
+
+---
+
+## Semantic Context
+
+The SDK can interpret the current cursor position and row text as typed, labelled field values. This works for the five grid views (`song`, `chain`, `phrase`, `table`, `groove`) and the `instrumentpool` view.
+
+### Via the client
+
+```ts
+const ctx = m8.getSemanticContext()
+// or as a human-readable string:
+const description = m8.describeContext()
+// e.g. "Track 3: 0A — Track 3 — Song View row 01"
+// or as tagged parts to build your own:
+const parts = m8.describeContextParts()
+```
+
+### Standalone functions
+
+```ts
+import { getSemanticContext, describeContext, formatFieldValue, lookupFxCommand } from '@yam8d/m8-sdk'
+
+const ctx = getSemanticContext(state)
+
+if (ctx?.activeField) {
+  const field = ctx.activeField
+
+  console.log(field.key)      // e.g. 'track3', 'note', 'fx1cmd'
+  console.log(field.label)    // e.g. 'Track 3', 'Note (N)', 'FX1 Command'
+  console.log(field.type)     // e.g. 'chainRef', 'note', 'fxCommand'
+  console.log(field.rawValue) // raw text from the line, e.g. '0A', 'C-4', 'KIL'
+  console.log(field.hexValue) // parsed integer or null (null for empty cells and text types)
+  console.log(field.isEmpty)  // true when '--' / '---' / '---00'
+
+  // Song view: which track is the cursor on?
+  if (field.type === 'chainRef') {
+    console.log(field.meta?.trackIndex) // 1–8
+  }
+
+  // FX command: look up its description
+  if (field.type === 'fxCommand' && !field.isEmpty) {
+    const info = lookupFxCommand(field.rawValue)
+    console.log(info?.description)
+  }
+}
+
+// Row-level fields (all columns on the current line)
+if (ctx?.row) {
+  console.log(ctx.row.rowIndex)        // hex-parsed row index, e.g. 2
+  console.log(ctx.row.fields['note'])  // M8ParsedField for the note column
+}
+```
+
+### Returned types
+
+```ts
+interface M8SemanticContext {
+  viewName: string               // e.g. 'song', 'phrase'
+  viewTitle: string | null       // e.g. 'Song View'
+  viewDescription: string | null
+  isGridView: boolean
+  row: M8ParsedRow | null        // all columns on the cursor's line
+  activeField: M8ActiveField | null  // the column under the cursor
+}
+
+interface M8ParsedField {
+  key: string          // schema key, e.g. 'fx1cmd', 'track3'
+  label: string        // human label, e.g. 'FX1 Command', 'Track 3'
+  type: M8FieldType
+  rawValue: string     // trimmed text from currentLine
+  hexValue: number | null
+  isEmpty: boolean
+  meta?: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+```
+
+### Supported field types (`M8FieldType`)
+
+| Type | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `chainRef` | Chain number (hex). `--` = empty. |
+| `phraseRef` | Phrase number (hex). `--` = empty. |
+| `note` | Note name, e.g. `C-4`, `A#3`. `---` = empty. |
+| `velocity` | Note velocity 00–7F (hex). |
+| `instrumentRef` | Instrument slot 00–7F (hex). `--` = keep current. |
+| `fxCommand` | 3-char FX command name, e.g. `KIL`, `ARP`. `---` = none. |
+| `fxValue` | FX value 00–FF (hex). |
+| `transpose` | Relative transpose (hex): `00`=none, `01`–`7F`=+1–+127, `FF`–`80`=−1–−128. |
+| `ticks` | Groove ticks per step (hex). |
+| `volume` | Volume level 00–FF (hex). `--` = no override. |
+| `ppq` | Pulses Per Quarter note (decimal). Groove row 0 only. |
+| `instrumentName` | Instrument name text (up to 12 chars). No `hexValue`. |
+| `eqSlot` | EQ slot assignment (hex). `--` = none. |
+| `rowIndex` | Row/step index (hex). |
+| `noteInterval` | Scale View row label (`C`, `C#`, …). |
+| `onOff` | `ON` / `OFF` toggle. |
+| `semitoneOffset` | Scale View detune, e.g. `-00.50`. |
+| `swing` | Groove swing percentage. |
+| `instrumentType` | Instrument engine (`WAVSYNTH`, `SAMPLER`, …); `text` holds the name. |
+| `name` | Free-text name field; a row of dashes = unnamed. |
+| `parameter` | Named editable value (`CUTOFF`, `TEMPO`, `GAIN`); read `hexValue` / `numericValue` / `values`. |
+| `option` | Choice from a list (`00CHORUS`, `BELL`); `hexValue` is the index when shown, `text` the name. |
+| `action` | Button caption (`LOAD`, `SAVE`, `RENDER`, `SETTINGS`); `text` holds it. |
+| `fileEntry` | File browser row: `/folder`, `/..`, or a file name. |
+
+### Playback indicator
+
+When a row is actively playing, the M8 prepends a `<` or `>` character to `currentLine`. The SDK strips this automatically before parsing, so column offsets are always consistent.
+
+### Notes file
+
+View/column definitions live in `src/m8-view-context.json` and are bundled into `dist/index.js` at build time. All x/width values assume **font mode 0** (8×10 px cells on Headless, 12×14 px on Model:02). Font modes 1 and 2 may shift column positions.