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package/dist/write/vectors/ui-drag.js

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+/**
+ * Sidebar AREA drag-reorder driver for the ui vector (the AXDRAG1/AXDRAG2 lab
+ * campaigns). Moves an area to a new sidebar rank by synthesizing a real mouse
+ * drag through the NATIVE1 JXA ObjC-bridge / HID-tap path.
+ *
+ * Doctrine (docs/design/ui-vector.md + ax-initiative.md standing constraints):
+ * every click/drag anchor derives from AX-RESOLVED element frames read from the
+ * live tree immediately before the gesture — never a guessed pixel. Slot-
+ * boundary offsets computed FROM resolved frames are geometry, not guessing.
+ * Scroll-wheel synthesis is positionless and allowed. Fail-closed: an
+ * unresolvable sidebar/row refuses BEFORE any synthesis; every hop is followed
+ * by a database assert (order progressed as aimed; the area count and every
+ * to-do/project area assignment are unchanged), and an assert failure triggers
+ * one verified recovery drag back to the pre-op position before the op errors.
+ *
+ * The visibility LADDER (design rulings 2026-07-15, amended: edge-hover
+ * auto-scroll is REJECTED for production — app-controlled scroll velocity is
+ * too brittle; AXDRAG1-c stays lab evidence only):
+ *  - Rung 1 (common case): pre-scroll until the source row and the drop
+ *    boundary are simultaneously visible, then one certified AXDRAG1 drag.
+ *  - Rung 2 (scroll-while-held): grab the source, synthesize SCROLL-WHEEL
+ *    events while the drag is held so the list scrolls underneath the held
+ *    item, re-resolve the target row's live frame, drop at the computed slot
+ *    boundary. Gated on the AXDRAG2-a probe (mid-drag AX frame resolution AND
+ *    mid-drag wheel delivery); not shipped unless both halves pass.
+ *  - Rung 3 (multi-hop fallback, the correctness floor): move the area one
+ *    viewport per hop — drop at the furthest visible slot toward the target,
+ *    re-scroll, re-grab, repeat. The DB is asserted after EVERY hop, and an
+ *    INFINITE-LOOP GUARD enforces termination: each hop must STRICTLY reduce
+ *    the remaining distance to the target rank (one retry allowed, then the
+ *    op aborts reporting where the area ended up — a partially-moved area is
+ *    benign), under an absolute hop cap of ceil(areas / visible-slots) + 2.
+ *
+ * Load-bearing AXDRAG1 geometry — with NO hardcoded pixel geometry (design
+ * amendment 2026-07-15): every aimed coordinate and distance is derived at
+ * runtime from the live AX-resolved frames of the SAME snapshot generation
+ * (the lab observed 24px rows / 16px spacers / 40px slots, but the driver
+ * never assumes those numbers, so a text-size change only rescales it):
+ *  - The drop boundary that inserts ABOVE a row is the midpoint of the region
+ *    between it and the row above it — the spacer row's center when a spacer
+ *    row sits between entity rows, the shared edge otherwise.
+ *  - Slot pitch, where an estimate is needed (hop-cap sizing, span fallback),
+ *    is the median adjacent y-delta of the resolved area rows.
+ *  - Lifting the source collapses its slot (its whole group — nested project
+ *    rows travel with it), so for DOWNWARD drags every static coordinate below
+ *    the source shifts up by the source's group span. The span is computed
+ *    from resolved frames (next area row top − source row top), so areas with
+ *    visible nested projects stay correct.
+ *  - Off-viewport rows still expose valid virtualized frames; visibility must
+ *    be cross-checked against the scroll-area viewport rect.
+ *  - Row identity: the AppleScript-seeded sidebar rows carry an EMPTY
+ *    AXDescription — areas are identified by descendant AXStaticText segments.
+ *  - Index semantics: TMArea."index" ascending == sidebar order; a drag may
+ *    renumber a NEIGHBOR rather than the dragged row, so all asserts compare
+ *    RELATIVE positions, never index values.
+ */
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+/** The client-side default aux: reads area order + assignments from the DB. */
+export function createUiDriveAux(db) {
+    return {
+        areaState() {
+            const areas = db
+                .prepare(`SELECT uuid, title, "index" AS idx FROM TMArea ORDER BY "index", uuid`)
+                .all();
+            const assignments = db
+                .prepare("SELECT uuid, COALESCE(area, '') AS a FROM TMTask WHERE trashed = 0 ORDER BY uuid")
+                .all();
+            const hash = createHash("sha256");
+            for (const row of assignments)
+                hash.update(`${row.uuid}:${row.a}\n`);
+            return {
+                areas: areas.map((a) => ({ uuid: a.uuid, title: a.title, index: a.idx })),
+                assignmentsDigest: hash.digest("hex"),
+            };
+        },
+    };
+}
+// -------------------------------------------------- JXA command shapes
+// One stable script shape per primitive (NATIVE1/AXDRAG1 incantations,
+// verbatim where they are load-bearing). All dispatch through the injectable
+// UiRunner seam, so ladder logic is unit-testable without a GUI.
+const JXA_PRELUDE = `ObjC.import('AppKit');
+ObjC.import('ApplicationServices');
+ObjC.import('CoreGraphics');
+function pidOf(n){ return Application('System Events').processes.byName(n).unixId() }
+function sleep(ms){ $.NSThread.sleepForTimeInterval(ms/1000) }
+function attr(el,name){ var out=Ref(); if($.AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(el,$(name),out)!==0) return null; return ObjC.castRefToObject(out[0]) }
+function sv(el,name){ var v=attr(el,name); return v? v.js : '' }
+function frame(el){ var p=attr(el,'AXPosition'), z=attr(el,'AXSize'); if(!p||!z) return null;
+  var pd=ObjC.castRefToObject($.CFCopyDescription(p)).js, zd=ObjC.castRefToObject($.CFCopyDescription(z)).js;
+  var pm=pd.match(/x:([-0-9.]+) y:([-0-9.]+)/), zm=zd.match(/w:([-0-9.]+) h:([-0-9.]+)/);
+  return (pm&&zm)?{x:+pm[1],y:+pm[2],w:+zm[1],h:+zm[2]}:null }
+function kids(el){ var c=attr(el,'AXChildren'); if(!c) return []; var a=[]; for(var i=0;i<c.count;i++) a.push(c.objectAtIndex(i)); return a }
+function findAll(el, wantRole, depth, acc){ acc=acc||[]; if(depth<0) return acc; var ch=kids(el);
+  for(var i=0;i<ch.length;i++){ if(sv(ch[i],'AXRole')===wantRole) acc.push(ch[i]); findAll(ch[i], wantRole, depth-1, acc) } return acc }
+function appEl(){ return $.AXUIElementCreateApplication(pidOf('Things3')) }
+function stdWindow(){ var ws=kids(appEl()); for(var i=0;i<ws.length;i++){ if(sv(ws[i],'AXSubrole')==='AXStandardWindow') return ws[i] } return ws.length?ws[0]:null }
+function sidebarTable(){ var w=stdWindow(); if(!w) return null; var tables=findAll(w,'AXTable',12,[]); var best=null;
+  for(var i=0;i<tables.length;i++){ var f=frame(tables[i]); if(!f) continue; if(f.w<400){ if(!best||f.w<best.f.w) best={el:tables[i],f:f} } }
+  return best?best.el:null }
+var MOVED=5, DOWN=1, UP=2, DRAG=6;
+function mev(t,x,y,cs){ var e=$.CGEventCreateMouseEvent($(), t, $.CGPointMake(x,y), 0); if(cs) $.CGEventSetIntegerValueField(e,1,cs); return e }
+function postHID(ev){ $.CGEventPost($.kCGHIDEventTap, ev) }`;
+/** Snapshot: sidebar rows (text + frames), viewport rect, scroll fraction. */
+export function jxaSidebarSnapshotScript() {
+    return `${JXA_PRELUDE}
+function allText(el, acc, depth){ acc=acc||[]; depth=depth==null?6:depth; if(depth<0) return acc;
+  var v=sv(el,'AXValue'); if(v) acc.push(v); var d=sv(el,'AXDescription'); if(d) acc.push(d);
+  var t=sv(el,'AXTitle'); if(t) acc.push(t); var ch=kids(el); for(var i=0;i<ch.length;i++) allText(ch[i],acc,depth-1); return acc }
+var t = sidebarTable();
+var out = { viewport: null, scroll: null, rows: [] };
+if (t !== null) {
+  var w = stdWindow();
+  var areas = findAll(w,'AXScrollArea',12,[]);
+  for (var i=0;i<areas.length;i++){ var f=frame(areas[i]); if(f && f.w<400){ out.viewport=f;
+    var bars=findAll(areas[i],'AXScrollBar',4,[]);
+    for (var b=0;b<bars.length;b++){ var v=attr(bars[b],'AXValue'); if(v===null) continue;
+      var d=ObjC.castRefToObject($.CFCopyDescription(v)).js; var m=d.match(/value = ([+\\-0-9.]+)/);
+      if(m){ out.scroll = +m[1]; break } }
+    break } }
+  var ch = kids(t);
+  for (var r=0;r<ch.length;r++){ var role=sv(ch[r],'AXRole');
+    if (role==='AXRow'||role==='AXTableRow'){ var rf=frame(ch[r]);
+      out.rows.push({ text: allText(ch[r],[],6).join('|'), x: rf?rf.x:null, y: rf?rf.y:null, w: rf?rf.w:null, h: rf?rf.h:null }) } }
+}
+JSON.stringify(out)`;
+}
+/**
+ * Scroll: move the pointer over the sidebar center (wheel events target the
+ * surface under the cursor), then post `clicks` line-unit wheel events.
+ * Positive clicks move the CONTENT down (earlier rows return, row y grows);
+ * negative clicks reveal lower rows (row y shrinks) — AXDRAG1-b.
+ */
+export function jxaSidebarScrollScript(clicks) {
+    const n = Math.trunc(clicks);
+    return `${JXA_PRELUDE}
+var w = stdWindow();
+var sb = null;
+if (w !== null) { var sas = findAll(w,'AXScrollArea',12,[]);
+  for (var i=0;i<sas.length;i++){ var f=frame(sas[i]); if(f && f.w<400){ sb=f; break } } }
+if (sb === null) { 'NO_SIDEBAR' } else {
+  postHID(mev(MOVED, sb.x + sb.w/2, sb.y + sb.h/2, 0)); sleep(50);
+  var n = ${n}, dir = n < 0 ? -1 : 1;
+  for (var i = 0; i < Math.abs(n); i++) {
+    var ev = $.CGEventCreateScrollWheelEvent($(), $.kCGScrollEventUnitLine, 1, dir * 3);
+    postHID(ev); sleep(60);
+  }
+  'DONE'
+}`;
+}
+/**
+ * Drag: the NATIVE1 gesture verbatim — move, down, 3px wiggle to open the drag
+ * session, ~25 interpolated drag events, a settle so the drop indicator locks,
+ * then up. Coordinates are AX-resolved frames + slot-boundary geometry computed
+ * by the caller in the SAME snapshot generation.
+ */
+export function jxaSidebarDragScript(sx, sy, tx, ty) {
+    const [a, b, c, d] = [sx, sy, tx, ty].map(Math.round);
+    return `${JXA_PRELUDE}
+var sx=${a}, sy=${b}, tx=${c}, ty=${d}, steps=25;
+postHID(mev(MOVED, sx, sy, 0)); sleep(30);
+postHID(mev(DOWN, sx, sy, 1)); sleep(120);
+postHID(mev(DRAG, sx, sy - 3, 1)); sleep(30);
+for (var i = 1; i <= steps; i++) { postHID(mev(DRAG, sx + (tx-sx)*i/steps, sy + (ty-sy)*i/steps, 1)); sleep(25) }
+postHID(mev(DRAG, tx, ty, 1)); sleep(400);
+postHID(mev(UP, tx, ty, 1));
+'DONE'`;
+}
+function snapshotCommand() {
+    return {
+        primitive: "sidebar-snapshot",
+        label: "read the sidebar rows and viewport",
+        lang: "javascript",
+        script: jxaSidebarSnapshotScript(),
+    };
+}
+function scrollCommand(clicks) {
+    return {
+        primitive: "sidebar-scroll",
+        label: `scroll the sidebar (${clicks} clicks)`,
+        lang: "javascript",
+        script: jxaSidebarScrollScript(clicks),
+    };
+}
+function dragCommand(sx, sy, tx, ty) {
+    return {
+        primitive: "sidebar-drag",
+        label: "drag the area row to the computed slot boundary",
+        lang: "javascript",
+        script: jxaSidebarDragScript(sx, sy, tx, ty),
+    };
+}
+/**
+ * Rung 2 — scroll-while-held (AXDRAG2-a: wheel events DO scroll the list while
+ * a drag is held, and AX frames re-resolve fresh mid-drag). One atomic
+ * gesture: grab the source, post wheel events until the anchor row's LIVE
+ * frame enters the visible band (direction re-derived every tick from the
+ * live frame), then move to the live-computed boundary and drop. No static
+ * corrections are needed — the mid-drag layout already reflects the lifted
+ * source. If the anchor never arrives within the tick budget, the script
+ * Escape-aborts (AXDRAG1-d: byte-identical index vector) and reports it.
+ */
+export function jxaSidebarHeldScrollDragScript(sx, sy, anchorTitle, // null = drop below the last row (to-last)
+maxTicks) {
+    const [a, b] = [sx, sy].map(Math.round);
+    const anchor = JSON.stringify(anchorTitle);
+    return `${JXA_PRELUDE}
+function allText(el, acc, depth){ acc=acc||[]; depth=depth==null?6:depth; if(depth<0) return acc;
+  var v=sv(el,'AXValue'); if(v) acc.push(v); var d=sv(el,'AXDescription'); if(d) acc.push(d);
+  var t=sv(el,'AXTitle'); if(t) acc.push(t); var ch=kids(el); for(var i=0;i<ch.length;i++) allText(ch[i],acc,depth-1); return acc }
+function liveRows(){ var t=sidebarTable(); if(!t) return []; var out=[]; var ch=kids(t);
+  for(var r=0;r<ch.length;r++){ var role=sv(ch[r],'AXRole');
+    if(role==='AXRow'||role==='AXTableRow'){ var f=frame(ch[r]);
+      if(f) out.push({text:allText(ch[r],[],6).join('|'), f:f}) } }
+  out.sort(function(p,q){ return p.f.y-q.f.y }); return out }
+function matches(text, title){ var segs=text.split('|');
+  for(var j=0;j<segs.length;j++){ if(segs[j]===title||segs[j]===title+'.') return true } return false }
+function viewportRect(){ var w=stdWindow(); if(!w) return null; var sas=findAll(w,'AXScrollArea',12,[]);
+  for(var i=0;i<sas.length;i++){ var f=frame(sas[i]); if(f && f.w<400) return f } return null }
+var sx=${a}, sy=${b}, anchorTitle=${anchor}, maxTicks=${Math.trunc(maxTicks)};
+var vp = viewportRect();
+if (vp === null) { JSON.stringify({aborted:true, why:'no sidebar viewport'}) } else {
+var bandTop = vp.y + 6, bandBot = vp.y + vp.h - 6;
+postHID(mev(MOVED, sx, sy, 0)); sleep(30);
+postHID(mev(DOWN, sx, sy, 1)); sleep(120);
+postHID(mev(DRAG, sx, sy - 3, 1)); sleep(30);
+postHID(mev(DRAG, sx, sy, 1)); sleep(100);
+function boundaryNow(){
+  var rows = liveRows(); if (rows.length === 0) return null;
+  if (anchorTitle === null) {
+    var last = rows[rows.length - 1];
+    var y = last.text === '' ? last.f.y + last.f.h/2 : last.f.y + last.f.h + last.f.h/4;
+    return { y: y, ready: (y >= bandTop && y <= bandBot) ? 1 : 0, dir: y > bandBot ? -3 : 3 };
+  }
+  var anchor = null, above = null;
+  for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
+    if (matches(rows[i].text, anchorTitle)) { anchor = rows[i]; above = i > 0 ? rows[i-1] : null; break }
+  }
+  if (anchor === null) return null;
+  var y;
+  if (above === null) y = anchor.f.y + anchor.f.h/4;
+  else if (above.text === '') y = above.f.y + above.f.h/2;
+  else y = (above.f.y + above.f.h + anchor.f.y) / 2;
+  return { y: y, ready: (y >= bandTop && y <= bandBot) ? 1 : 0, dir: y > bandBot ? -3 : 3 };
+}
+var b0 = boundaryNow(), ticks = 0, result = null;
+if (b0 === null) {
+  var kd=$.CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent($(),53,true), ku=$.CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent($(),53,false);
+  postHID(kd); sleep(20); postHID(ku); sleep(150); postHID(mev(UP, sx, sy, 1));
+  result = {aborted:true, why:'anchor row did not resolve mid-drag'};
+} else {
+  while (b0 !== null && b0.ready === 0 && ticks < maxTicks) {
+    var ev = $.CGEventCreateScrollWheelEvent($(), $.kCGScrollEventUnitLine, 1, b0.dir);
+    postHID(ev); sleep(60);
+    postHID(mev(DRAG, sx, sy, 1)); sleep(90);
+    b0 = boundaryNow(); ticks++;
+  }
+  if (b0 === null || b0.ready === 0) {
+    var kd2=$.CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent($(),53,true), ku2=$.CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent($(),53,false);
+    postHID(kd2); sleep(20); postHID(ku2); sleep(150); postHID(mev(UP, sx, sy, 1));
+    result = {aborted:true, why:'anchor never entered the band', ticks:ticks};
+  } else {
+    // Post-wheel SETTLE: the list can drift a few px after the last tick
+    // (AXDRAG2-a saw ~8px). Wait until the live boundary is stable across
+    // two consecutive reads before aiming.
+    var stable = 0, lastY = null, w = 0;
+    for (w = 0; w < 12 && stable < 2; w++) {
+      postHID(mev(DRAG, sx, sy, 1)); sleep(140);
+      var bs = boundaryNow(); if (bs === null) break;
+      if (lastY !== null && Math.abs(bs.y - lastY) < 1) stable++;
+      else stable = 0;
+      lastY = bs.y; b0 = bs;
+    }
+    if (b0 === null || b0.ready === 0 || stable < 2) {
+      var kd3=$.CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent($(),53,true), ku3=$.CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent($(),53,false);
+      postHID(kd3); sleep(20); postHID(ku3); sleep(150); postHID(mev(UP, sx, sy, 1));
+      result = {aborted:true, why:'boundary never stabilized in the band before the drop', ticks:ticks};
+    } else {
+      var ty = b0.y;
+      for (var s = 1; s <= 15; s++) { postHID(mev(DRAG, sx, sy + (ty-sy)*s/15, 1)); sleep(25) }
+      // Final re-resolve at the destination: aim the LAST event at the
+      // freshest boundary in case anything shifted during the approach.
+      var bf = boundaryNow();
+      if (bf !== null && bf.ready === 1) ty = bf.y;
+      postHID(mev(DRAG, sx, ty, 1)); sleep(400);
+      postHID(mev(UP, sx, ty, 1));
+      result = {dropped:true, ticks:ticks, dropY:ty};
+    }
+  }
+}
+JSON.stringify(result)
+}`;
+}
+function heldScrollDragCommand(sx, sy, anchorTitle, maxTicks) {
+    return {
+        primitive: "sidebar-held-drag",
+        label: "held-scroll drag toward the destination",
+        lang: "javascript",
+        script: jxaSidebarHeldScrollDragScript(sx, sy, anchorTitle, maxTicks),
+        meta: { sx, sy, anchorTitle, maxTicks },
+    };
+}
+// ---------------------------------------------------------- pure geometry
+// NO hardcoded pixel geometry: aimed coordinates derive from resolved frames
+// of the current snapshot (amendment 2026-07-15). The only fixed numbers are
+// TOLERANCES (visibility margins), never aim points.
+/** Visibility tolerance: keep grabs/drops at least this far inside the band. */
+const BAND_PAD = 6;
+/** Median of a non-empty number list (helper for frame-derived estimates). */
+function median(values) {
+    if (values.length === 0)
+        return null;
+    const sorted = values.toSorted((a, b) => a - b);
+    return sorted[Math.floor(sorted.length / 2)] ?? null;
+}
+/** Median height of the table's spacer rows (rows with no static text). */
+export function medianSpacerHeight(rows) {
+    return median(rows.filter((r) => r.text === "").map((r) => r.h));
+}
+/**
+ * Slot pitch estimate: the median y-delta between adjacent resolved area rows
+ * (falls back to entity-row height + spacer height when fewer than two area
+ * rows resolve).
+ */
+export function slotPitch(orderedAreaRows, allRows) {
+    const deltas = [];
+    for (let i = 1; i < orderedAreaRows.length; i++) {
+        const prev = orderedAreaRows[i - 1];
+        const curr = orderedAreaRows[i];
+        deltas.push(curr.row.y - prev.row.y);
+    }
+    const m = median(deltas);
+    if (m !== null && m > 0)
+        return m;
+    const entityH = median(allRows.filter((r) => r.text !== "").map((r) => r.h)) ?? 24;
+    const spacerH = medianSpacerHeight(allRows) ?? entityH / 2;
+    return entityH + spacerH;
+}
+/**
+ * The boundary Y that inserts ABOVE `ref`: the midpoint of the region between
+ * `ref` and the row immediately above it (the spacer row's center when a
+ * spacer sits there; the shared edge when rows are contiguous). With no row
+ * above, half a spacer height above `ref` (derived, not assumed).
+ */
+export function boundaryAboveRow(allRows, ref) {
+    const above = allRows.filter((r) => r !== ref && r.y < ref.y).toSorted((a, b) => b.y - a.y)[0];
+    if (above === undefined) {
+        // Nothing above (no gap exists): aim inside the row's TOP QUARTER — a
+        // drop in a row's top half resolves to insert-BEFORE it (AXDRAG1-a/D1).
+        return ref.y + ref.h / 4;
+    }
+    if (above.text === "")
+        return above.y + above.h / 2; // spacer center
+    return (above.y + above.h + ref.y) / 2; // shared-edge midpoint
+}
+/**
+ * The boundary Y that drops BELOW the final table row (to-last). The drop
+ * zone below the last entity IS the trailing spacer row when one exists
+ * (AXDRAG1-b landed to-last inside it) — its center keeps the drop in the
+ * scrollable band even when the list is pinned to the bottom.
+ */
+export function boundaryBelowLast(allRows) {
+    const last = allRows.toSorted((a, b) => a.y - b.y).at(-1);
+    if (last === undefined)
+        return null;
+    if (last.text === "")
+        return last.y + last.h / 2; // trailing spacer center
+    const half = (medianSpacerHeight(allRows) ?? last.h / 2) / 2;
+    return last.y + last.h + half;
+}
+export function parseSidebarSnapshot(stdout) {
+    try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(stdout.trim());
+        if (typeof parsed !== "object" || parsed === null || !Array.isArray(parsed.rows))
+            return null;
+        return {
+            viewport: parsed.viewport ?? null,
+            scroll: parsed.scroll ?? null,
+            rows: parsed.rows.filter((r) => typeof r.y === "number" && typeof r.x === "number" && typeof r.h === "number"),
+        };
+    }
+    catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Does a row's static-text carry this exact title as a segment? Sidebar row
+ * text concatenates descendant static texts with "|" (AXDRAG1: e.g.
+ * "Area-05.|Source Toggle Template|Area-05") — an exact segment match avoids
+ * substring collisions; the trailing-dot variant covers the AXDescription-like
+ * first segment some rows carry.
+ */
+export function rowMatchesTitle(text, title) {
+    return text.split("|").some((seg) => seg === title || seg === `${title}.`);
+}
+/** All rows matching known area titles, in visual (y) order. */
+export function areaRowsInOrder(rows, titles) {
+    const out = [];
+    for (const row of rows) {
+        const title = titles.find((t) => rowMatchesTitle(row.text, t));
+        if (title !== undefined)
+            out.push({ title, row });
+    }
+    return out.toSorted((a, b) => a.row.y - b.row.y);
+}
+/** Find a single area row by title; ambiguous or missing → null. */
+export function findAreaRow(rows, title) {
+    const matches = rows.filter((r) => rowMatchesTitle(r.text, title));
+    return matches.length === 1 ? (matches[0] ?? null) : null;
+}
+/**
+ * The source's group span: lifting an area collapses its row AND its visible
+ * nested project rows. Computed from resolved frames as the distance from the
+ * source area row's top to the NEXT area row's top (falls back to the median
+ * slot pitch when the source is the last area).
+ */
+export function sourceGroupSpan(orderedAreaRows, sourceTitle, allRows) {
+    const pitch = slotPitch(orderedAreaRows, allRows);
+    const idx = orderedAreaRows.findIndex((a) => a.title === sourceTitle);
+    if (idx < 0)
+        return pitch;
+    const source = orderedAreaRows[idx];
+    const next = orderedAreaRows[idx + 1];
+    if (source === undefined || next === undefined)
+        return pitch;
+    const span = next.row.y - source.row.y;
+    return span > 0 ? span : pitch;
+}
+/**
+ * Static drop boundary Y for the requested placement, computed against the
+ * CURRENT snapshot. Every placement reduces to "insert above area R" (the
+ * mid-gap above R's row) except to-last, which drops below the final table row.
+ */
+export function staticBoundaryY(orderedAreaRows, allRows, sourceTitle, placement) {
+    const others = orderedAreaRows.filter((a) => a.title !== sourceTitle);
+    if (others.length === 0)
+        return { error: "no other area rows resolved in the sidebar" };
+    const belowLast = () => {
+        const y = boundaryBelowLast(allRows);
+        if (y === null)
+            return { error: "no sidebar rows resolved" };
+        return { y, anchor: "the end of the sidebar list" };
+    };
+    switch (placement.kind) {
+        case "first": {
+            const first = others[0];
+            return { y: boundaryAboveRow(allRows, first.row), anchor: first.title };
+        }
+        case "last":
+            return belowLast();
+        case "before": {
+            const ref = others.find((a) => a.title === placement.title);
+            if (ref === undefined)
+                return { error: `the sidebar row for "${placement.title}" did not resolve` };
+            return { y: boundaryAboveRow(allRows, ref.row), anchor: ref.title };
+        }
+        case "after": {
+            const refIdx = others.findIndex((a) => a.title === placement.title);
+            if (refIdx < 0)
+                return { error: `the sidebar row for "${placement.title}" did not resolve` };
+            const next = others[refIdx + 1];
+            if (next === undefined)
+                return belowLast();
+            return { y: boundaryAboveRow(allRows, next.row), anchor: next.title };
+        }
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Correct a static boundary for the mid-drag layout: a DOWNWARD drag (boundary
+ * below the source) sees everything below the source shift up by the source's
+ * group span the instant it is picked up (AXDRAG1-a). Upward drags use static
+ * coordinates unchanged.
+ */
+export function correctedDropY(staticY, sourceCenterY, span) {
+    return staticY > sourceCenterY ? staticY - span : staticY;
+}
+export function inBand(y, viewport, pad = BAND_PAD) {
+    return y >= viewport.y + pad && y <= viewport.y + viewport.h - pad;
+}
+/**
+ * Grab/drop x: a fixed FRACTION of the row's resolved width (≈ the label area
+ * NATIVE1 clicked at x+170 on a 240px row), clear of the leading icon and the
+ * trailing counters — derived from the frame, not a pixel offset.
+ */
+export function grabPoint(row) {
+    return { x: row.x + row.w * 0.7, y: row.y + row.h / 2 };
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------ DB position
+function positionOf(state, uuid) {
+    return state.areas.findIndex((a) => a.uuid === uuid);
+}
+function hasRankTies(state) {
+    const seen = new Set();
+    for (const a of state.areas) {
+        if (seen.has(a.index))
+            return true;
+        seen.add(a.index);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+/** Is the requested placement already satisfied in this DB state? */
+export function placementSatisfied(state, targetUuid, placement) {
+    const pos = positionOf(state, targetUuid);
+    if (pos < 0)
+        return false;
+    switch (placement.kind) {
+        case "first":
+            return pos === 0;
+        case "last":
+            return pos === state.areas.length - 1;
+        case "before":
+            return positionOf(state, placement.uuid) === pos + 1;
+        case "after":
+            return positionOf(state, placement.uuid) === pos - 1;
+    }
+}
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------- driver
+/** Absolute ceiling on hops regardless of the computed cap (safety net). */
+const MAX_HOPS_CEILING = 40;
+const MAX_SCROLL_ITER = 18;
+/**
+ * Seed for the FIRST scroll's travel-per-click estimate only; every later
+ * scroll uses the travel MEASURED from the frames the previous scroll moved
+ * (no assumed pixel distances — amendment 2026-07-15).
+ */
+const PX_PER_CLICK_SEED = 30;
+/** DB assert poll: attempts × delay (Things writes the index on drop). */
+const ASSERT_ATTEMPTS = 12;
+const ASSERT_DELAY_MS = 250;
+const STEP_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+async function runCmd(ctx, cmd) {
+    return ctx.run(cmd, STEP_TIMEOUT_MS);
+}
+async function takeSnapshot(ctx) {
+    const res = await runCmd(ctx, snapshotCommand());
+    if (!res.ok)
+        return null;
+    const snap = parseSidebarSnapshot(res.stdout);
+    if (snap === null || snap.viewport === null || snap.rows.length === 0)
+        return null;
+    return snap;
+}
+/**
+ * Scroll until `wanted(snapshot)` returns a zero-ish error, re-resolving
+ * frames after every scroll (AXDRAG1: frames must be re-read post-scroll).
+ * `wanted` returns the pixel error to correct (positive = rows must move down)
+ * or null when satisfied. Self-calibrating: if a scroll moves the rows the
+ * wrong way, the direction factor flips once.
+ */
+async function scrollUntil(ctx, wanted, goodEnough) {
+    let dirFactor = 1;
+    let pxPerClick = PX_PER_CLICK_SEED; // replaced by measured travel after scroll 1
+    let lastErr = null;
+    let lastClicks = 0;
+    let stalls = 0;
+    for (let iter = 0; iter < MAX_SCROLL_ITER; iter++) {
+        // each scroll must observe the frames the previous scroll produced
+        const snap = await takeSnapshot(ctx);
+        if (snap === null)
+            return null;
+        const err = wanted(snap);
+        if (err === null)
+            return snap;
+        if (lastErr !== null && lastClicks !== 0) {
+            const moved = lastErr - err; // px the content actually travelled
+            if (Math.abs(moved) < 2) {
+                stalls += 1;
+                if (stalls >= 2) {
+                    // Pinned at the end of the scroll range: settle for the achieved
+                    // state when the caller says it is workable.
+                    return goodEnough !== undefined && goodEnough(snap) ? snap : null;
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                stalls = 0;
+                // Calibrate from the MEASURED travel of the previous scroll.
+                pxPerClick = Math.min(120, Math.max(4, Math.abs(moved / lastClicks)));
+                // Moved the wrong way → the wheel sign convention is flipped here.
+                if (Math.sign(moved) !== Math.sign(lastClicks))
+                    dirFactor = -dirFactor;
+            }
+        }
+        lastErr = err;
+        const clicks = Math.max(-12, Math.min(12, Math.round(err / pxPerClick) || Math.sign(err))) * dirFactor;
+        lastClicks = clicks;
+        // strictly sequential scroll-and-remeasure loop
+        const res = await runCmd(ctx, scrollCommand(clicks));
+        if (!res.ok)
+            return null;
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+/** Poll the DB until `check` passes or the attempts run out. */
+async function pollState(ctx, check) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < ASSERT_ATTEMPTS; i++) {
+        const state = ctx.state();
+        if (check(state))
+            return state;
+        // polling the same DB condition is inherently sequential
+        await ctx.sleep(ASSERT_DELAY_MS);
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+/** Resolve source row + corrected drop Y against ONE snapshot generation. */
+function planDrop(snap, spec, areaTitles, placement) {
+    const source = findAreaRow(snap.rows, spec.targetTitle);
+    if (source === null) {
+        return {
+            error: `the sidebar row for "${spec.targetTitle}" did not resolve uniquely by its visible ` +
+                "name — after many drags in one app session a sidebar row can stop exposing its " +
+                "name until Things is relaunched (AXDRAG2); quit and reopen Things, then retry",
+        };
+    }
+    const ordered = areaRowsInOrder(snap.rows, areaTitles);
+    const boundary = staticBoundaryY(ordered, snap.rows, spec.targetTitle, placement);
+    if ("error" in boundary)
+        return boundary;
+    const span = sourceGroupSpan(ordered, spec.targetTitle, snap.rows);
+    const sourceCenter = source.y + source.h / 2;
+    return {
+        source,
+        dropY: correctedDropY(boundary.y, sourceCenter, span),
+        anchor: boundary.anchor,
+    };
+}
+/** One drag gesture from the source row to the corrected boundary. */
+async function performDrag(ctx, drop) {
+    const grab = grabPoint(drop.source);
+    const res = await runCmd(ctx, dragCommand(grab.x, grab.y, grab.x, drop.dropY));
+    return res.ok && res.stdout.includes("DONE");
+}
+/**
+ * The rung-2 anchor: every placement reduces to "drop above this area row"
+ * (title) or "drop below the last row" (null). `undefined` = unresolvable.
+ */
+export function rung2AnchorTitle(rows, areaTitles, sourceTitle, placement) {
+    const others = areaRowsInOrder(rows, areaTitles).filter((a) => a.title !== sourceTitle);
+    if (others.length === 0)
+        return undefined;
+    switch (placement.kind) {
+        case "first":
+            return others[0].title;
+        case "last":
+            return null;
+        case "before":
+            return others.some((a) => a.title === placement.title) ? placement.title : undefined;
+        case "after": {
+            const i = others.findIndex((a) => a.title === placement.title);
+            if (i < 0)
+                return undefined;
+            const next = others[i + 1];
+            return next === undefined ? null : next.title;
+        }
+    }
+}
+function parseHeldDragResult(res) {
+    if (!res.ok)
+        return { dropped: false };
+    try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(res.stdout.trim());
+        return parsed.dropped === true
+            ? { dropped: true, ...(typeof parsed.ticks === "number" && { ticks: parsed.ticks }) }
+            : { dropped: false };
+    }
+    catch {
+        return { dropped: false };
+    }
+}
+function invariantsHold(pre, now) {
+    return now.areas.length === pre.areas.length && now.assignmentsDigest === pre.assignmentsDigest;
+}
+/**
+ * Drive the full ladder. `preState` is captured ONCE up front for the whole
+ * move (recovery + the caller's undo capture both key off it, not per hop).
+ */
+export async function driveSidebarAreaReorder(spec, run, aux, sleep = (ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms))) {
+    if (aux.areaState === undefined) {
+        return {
+            ok: false,
+            detail: "the sidebar drag driver has no database seam on this surface — this operation can " +
+                "only run through the full client",
+        };
+    }
+    const ctx = { run, state: aux.areaState, sleep };
+    const pre = ctx.state();
+    const preTies = hasRankTies(pre);
+    const areaTitles = pre.areas.map((a) => a.title);
+    if (positionOf(pre, spec.targetUuid) < 0) {
+        return { ok: false, detail: `area ${spec.targetUuid} no longer exists` };
+    }
+    if (!preTies && placementSatisfied(pre, spec.targetUuid, spec.placement)) {
+        return { ok: true, detail: "already in the requested position — nothing to move" };
+    }
+    // Remaining-distance metric for the infinite-loop guard (design amendment
+    // 2026-07-15): the number of area positions between the target's current
+    // slot and its destination slot, DB-read after every hop. Each hop must
+    // STRICTLY reduce it; one retry is allowed, then the op aborts reporting
+    // where the area ended up (a partially-moved area is benign).
+    const distanceIn = (state) => {
+        const placement = spec.placement;
+        const others = state.areas.filter((a) => a.uuid !== spec.targetUuid);
+        const cur = positionOf(state, spec.targetUuid);
+        if (cur < 0)
+            return null;
+        let want;
+        switch (placement.kind) {
+            case "first":
+                want = 0;
+                break;
+            case "last":
+                want = others.length;
+                break;
+            case "before": {
+                const i = others.findIndex((a) => a.uuid === placement.uuid);
+                if (i < 0)
+                    return null;
+                want = i;
+                break;
+            }
+            case "after": {
+                const i = others.findIndex((a) => a.uuid === placement.uuid);
+                if (i < 0)
+                    return null;
+                want = i + 1;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return Math.abs(want - cur);
+    };
+    let hops = 0;
+    let remaining = preTies ? null : distanceIn(pre);
+    let retried = false;
+    // Rung 2 (scroll-while-held) is BUILT and probe-certified (AXDRAG2-a) but
+    // ships DISABLED: production certification exposed an app-side instability
+    // — after drag+scroll churn the sidebar's AX mirror can drop or blank row
+    // elements until Things is relaunched (AXDRAG2-c / oddities), and held
+    // travel beyond ~1.5 viewports is the strongest trigger. The certified
+    // ladder is rung 1 + the multi-hop floor; THINGS_UI_DRAG_LADDER=held-scroll
+    // re-enables rung 2 for lab work. Attempted at most ONCE per move; a clean
+    // abort falls through to the floor.
+    let heldScrollTried = process.env["THINGS_UI_DRAG_LADDER"] !== "held-scroll";
+    // Transient-render tolerance: the first unresolved snapshot gets one
+    // settle-and-retry before the drive refuses (the app may still be
+    // materializing sidebar rows right after launch/navigation).
+    let resolveRetried = false;
+    // A benign off-slot landing (invariants intact) lets the ladder CONTINUE
+    // from wherever the drop ended — one retry of the final placement, then an
+    // honest positional abort. Only invariant damage recovers-and-refuses.
+    let finalRetried = false;
+    // Absolute backstop: ceil(areas / visible-slots) + 2, refined from the first
+    // snapshot's viewport height (each hop covers roughly one viewport).
+    let hopCap = Math.min(MAX_HOPS_CEILING, pre.areas.length + 2);
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= MAX_HOPS_CEILING; attempt++) {
+        // every hop depends on the layout the previous hop produced
+        const snap = await takeSnapshot(ctx);
+        if (snap === null) {
+            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, "the sidebar did not resolve (is the window open and the sidebar visible?)");
+        }
+        const viewport = snap.viewport;
+        {
+            // ceil(areas / visible-slots) + 2, from the frame-derived slot pitch.
+            const pitch = slotPitch(areaRowsInOrder(snap.rows, areaTitles), snap.rows);
+            const visibleSlots = Math.max(1, Math.floor(viewport.h / pitch) - 2);
+            hopCap = Math.min(MAX_HOPS_CEILING, Math.ceil(pre.areas.length / visibleSlots) + 2);
+        }
+        const finalPlan = planDrop(snap, spec, areaTitles, spec.placement);
+        if ("error" in finalPlan) {
+            if (!resolveRetried) {
+                resolveRetried = true;
+                // one settle pause before re-reading the tree
+                await ctx.sleep(2000);
+                continue;
+            }
+            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, finalPlan.error);
+        }
+        resolveRetried = false;
+        const grab = grabPoint(finalPlan.source);
+        // Rung 1: both the grab point and the drop boundary visible (or scrollable
+        // into simultaneous view) → one certified drag.
+        const spanNeeded = Math.abs(grab.y - finalPlan.dropY);
+        if (spanNeeded < viewport.h - 4 * BAND_PAD) {
+            let ready = snap;
+            if (!inBand(grab.y, viewport) || !inBand(finalPlan.dropY, viewport)) {
+                // pre-scroll must land before the drag
+                ready = await scrollUntil(ctx, (s) => {
+                    const p = planDrop(s, spec, areaTitles, spec.placement);
+                    if ("error" in p || s.viewport === null)
+                        return null;
+                    const g = grabPoint(p.source);
+                    if (inBand(g.y, s.viewport) && inBand(p.dropY, s.viewport))
+                        return null;
+                    const mid = (g.y + p.dropY) / 2;
+                    const bandMid = s.viewport.y + s.viewport.h / 2;
+                    return bandMid - mid;
+                });
+            }
+            if (ready !== null) {
+                const plan = planDrop(ready, spec, areaTitles, spec.placement);
+                if (!("error" in plan) && ready.viewport !== null) {
+                    const g = grabPoint(plan.source);
+                    if (inBand(g.y, ready.viewport) && inBand(plan.dropY, ready.viewport)) {
+                        // the gesture must land before the DB assert
+                        const landed = await performDrag(ctx, plan);
+                        if (!landed) {
+                            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, "the drag gesture did not complete");
+                        }
+                        // the final assert gates success
+                        const finalState = await pollState(ctx, (s) => invariantsHold(pre, s) && placementSatisfied(s, spec.targetUuid, spec.placement));
+                        if (finalState === null) {
+                            const latest = ctx.state();
+                            if (!invariantsHold(pre, latest)) {
+                                return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, "the drop changed the area count or an area assignment (it should never)");
+                            }
+                            // Benign off-slot landing: let the ladder re-aim once from the
+                            // new position before giving up.
+                            if (!finalRetried) {
+                                finalRetried = true;
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            return abortPartial(ctx, spec, hops, "the drop kept landing off the requested slot (retried once)");
+                        }
+                        return {
+                            ok: true,
+                            detail: hops === 0
+                                ? "moved with one drag (source and destination shared a viewport)"
+                                : `moved with ${hops} intermediate hop(s) + the final drag (multi-hop fallback)`,
+                        };
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            // fall through to a hop if simultaneous visibility could not be arranged
+        }
+        // Rung 2: scroll-while-held (AXDRAG2-a GO) — one atomic gesture that
+        // scrolls the list under the held item and drops at the LIVE-resolved
+        // boundary. A clean abort (Escape, no drop) falls through to rung 3.
+        if (!heldScrollTried) {
+            heldScrollTried = true;
+            // The source must be grabbable first.
+            // the pre-grab scroll must land before the gesture
+            const grabbable = await scrollUntil(ctx, (s) => {
+                if (s.viewport === null)
+                    return null;
+                const src = findAreaRow(s.rows, spec.targetTitle);
+                if (src === null)
+                    return null;
+                const g = grabPoint(src);
+                if (inBand(g.y, s.viewport))
+                    return null;
+                return s.viewport.y + s.viewport.h / 2 - g.y;
+            }, (s) => {
+                if (s.viewport === null)
+                    return false;
+                const src = findAreaRow(s.rows, spec.targetTitle);
+                return src !== null && inBand(grabPoint(src).y, s.viewport);
+            });
+            if (grabbable !== null && grabbable.viewport !== null) {
+                const src = findAreaRow(grabbable.rows, spec.targetTitle);
+                const anchor = rung2AnchorTitle(grabbable.rows, areaTitles, spec.targetTitle, spec.placement);
+                if (src !== null && anchor !== undefined) {
+                    const g = grabPoint(src);
+                    const plan2 = planDrop(grabbable, spec, areaTitles, spec.placement);
+                    const travel = "error" in plan2 ? viewport.h * 4 : Math.abs(plan2.dropY - g.y);
+                    // TRAVEL CAP (AXDRAG2-c): held-scroll is proven up to ~1.5 viewport
+                    // heights; beyond that the app's AX mirror can lose row names for
+                    // the rest of the session (oddities: sidebar ghost rows), so far
+                    // moves go straight to the multi-hop floor.
+                    if (travel > viewport.h * 1.5)
+                        continue;
+                    const maxTicks = Math.min(400, Math.max(20, Math.ceil(travel / 15)));
+                    // the held gesture must complete before its DB assert
+                    const res = await runCmd(ctx, heldScrollDragCommand(g.x, g.y, anchor, maxTicks));
+                    const parsed = parseHeldDragResult(res);
+                    if (parsed.dropped) {
+                        // the final assert gates success
+                        const finalState = await pollState(ctx, (s) => invariantsHold(pre, s) && placementSatisfied(s, spec.targetUuid, spec.placement));
+                        if (finalState !== null) {
+                            return {
+                                ok: true,
+                                detail: `moved with one scroll-while-held drag (${parsed.ticks ?? "?"} wheel ticks` +
+                                    `${hops > 0 ? `, after ${hops} hop(s)` : ""})`,
+                            };
+                        }
+                        const latest = ctx.state();
+                        if (!invariantsHold(pre, latest)) {
+                            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, "the scroll-while-held drop changed the area count or an area assignment " +
+                                "(it should never)");
+                        }
+                        // Benign off-slot landing: rungs 1/3 finish the move from here.
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    // Clean abort (Escape, nothing dropped) → the multi-hop floor.
+                }
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        // Rung 3: hop one viewport toward the target.
+        hops += 1;
+        if (hops > hopCap) {
+            return abortPartial(ctx, spec, hops - 1, `exceeded the hop cap (${hopCap}) without converging`);
+        }
+        const down = finalPlan.dropY > grab.y;
+        // Bring the source into the band, parked toward the trailing edge so the
+        // viewport ahead of it is maximal.
+        // the hop's park scroll must land before its gesture
+        const parked = await scrollUntil(ctx, (s) => {
+            if (s.viewport === null)
+                return null;
+            const src = findAreaRow(s.rows, spec.targetTitle);
+            if (src === null)
+                return null;
+            const g = grabPoint(src);
+            const edge = s.viewport.h * 0.15; // park near the trailing edge (frame fraction)
+            const desired = down ? s.viewport.y + edge : s.viewport.y + s.viewport.h - edge;
+            const err = desired - g.y;
+            const tolerance = s.viewport.h * 0.05;
+            return Math.abs(err) <= tolerance && inBand(g.y, s.viewport) ? null : err;
+        }, 
+        // Scroll pinned before reaching the parking spot: grabbable is enough.
+        (s) => {
+            if (s.viewport === null)
+                return false;
+            const src = findAreaRow(s.rows, spec.targetTitle);
+            return src !== null && inBand(grabPoint(src).y, s.viewport);
+        });
+        if (parked === null || parked.viewport === null) {
+            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, "could not scroll the area's row into view");
+        }
+        const ordered = areaRowsInOrder(parked.rows, areaTitles);
+        const srcIdx = ordered.findIndex((a) => a.title === spec.targetTitle);
+        const source = ordered[srcIdx];
+        if (srcIdx < 0 || source === undefined) {
+            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, "the area's row vanished after scrolling");
+        }
+        const span = sourceGroupSpan(ordered, spec.targetTitle, parked.rows);
+        const sourceCenter = source.row.y + source.row.h / 2;
+        // Candidate anchors: area rows toward the target whose corrected boundary
+        // stays inside the visible band; take the furthest for maximum progress.
+        let hopAnchor = null;
+        for (let i = 0; i < ordered.length; i++) {
+            if (i === srcIdx)
+                continue;
+            const cand = ordered[i];
+            const isDownCand = i > srcIdx;
+            if (isDownCand !== down)
+                continue;
+            const visualDelta = Math.abs(i - srcIdx);
+            // Dropping ABOVE the anchor: downward needs ≥2 rows of travel to be a
+            // real move; upward ≥1.
+            if (down && visualDelta < 2)
+                continue;
+            const dropY = correctedDropY(boundaryAboveRow(parked.rows, cand.row), sourceCenter, span);
+            if (!inBand(dropY, parked.viewport))
+                continue;
+            const uuid = pre.areas.find((a) => a.title === cand.title)?.uuid ?? "";
+            if (hopAnchor === null || visualDelta > hopAnchor.visualDelta) {
+                hopAnchor = { title: cand.title, uuid, dropY, visualDelta };
+            }
+        }
+        if (hopAnchor === null) {
+            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, "no drop slot toward the destination fits the visible sidebar — the viewport is too " +
+                "small to make progress");
+        }
+        const anchorUuid = hopAnchor.uuid;
+        // the hop gesture must land before its DB assert
+        const landed = await performDrag(ctx, {
+            source: source.row,
+            dropY: hopAnchor.dropY,
+            anchor: hopAnchor.title,
+        });
+        if (!landed) {
+            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, "a hop drag gesture did not complete");
+        }
+        // DB assert after EVERY hop: the source should now sit immediately above
+        // the anchor, with the count + assignments invariant.
+        // the hop assert gates the next hop
+        const hopState = await pollState(ctx, (s) => invariantsHold(pre, s) &&
+            positionOf(s, spec.targetUuid) >= 0 &&
+            positionOf(s, spec.targetUuid) + 1 === positionOf(s, anchorUuid));
+        if (hopState !== null) {
+            // Landed as aimed. Infinite-loop guard: the remaining distance must
+            // STRICTLY shrink hop over hop.
+            const d = distanceIn(hopState);
+            if (remaining !== null && d !== null && d >= remaining) {
+                if (retried) {
+                    return abortPartial(ctx, spec, hops, "two consecutive hops made no progress");
+                }
+                retried = true;
+            }
+            else {
+                retried = false;
+                if (d !== null)
+                    remaining = d;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        // The aimed adjacency never showed. Damage (count/assignment change) gets
+        // a recovery drag; a benign off-by-slots landing that still progressed is
+        // accepted; anything else burns the single retry, then aborts.
+        const latest = ctx.state();
+        if (!invariantsHold(pre, latest)) {
+            return refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, `hop ${hops} changed the area count or an area assignment (it should never) `);
+        }
+        const d = distanceIn(latest);
+        if (d !== null && (remaining === null || d < remaining)) {
+            remaining = d;
+            retried = false;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!retried) {
+            retried = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        return abortPartial(ctx, spec, hops, `hop ${hops} did not land immediately above "${hopAnchor.title}" and made no progress ` +
+            "(retried once)");
+    }
+    return abortPartial(ctx, spec, hops, "exceeded the hop budget without converging");
+}
+/**
+ * Abort mid-ladder WITHOUT recovery (design amendment: a partially-moved area
+ * is benign) — send Escape as a safety valve and report exactly where the
+ * area ended up so the caller can re-run or finish by hand.
+ */
+async function abortPartial(ctx, spec, hops, why) {
+    await runCmd(ctx, {
+        primitive: "key",
+        label: "abort (Escape)",
+        script: `tell application "System Events" to key code 53`,
+    });
+    const state = ctx.state();
+    const pos = positionOf(state, spec.targetUuid);
+    const where = pos < 0
+        ? "the area no longer resolves in the database"
+        : `the area now sits at sidebar position ${pos + 1} of ${state.areas.length}` +
+            (pos > 0 ? `, below "${state.areas[pos - 1]?.title ?? "?"}"` : ", at the top");
+    return {
+        ok: false,
+        detail: `${why} after ${hops} hop(s); ${where}. Its to-dos and projects are untouched — ` +
+            "re-run the move or finish it in the app.",
+    };
+}
+/**
+ * One verified recovery attempt: put the area back where the pre-op capture
+ * says it was (before its old successor, or to-last), then report the original
+ * failure with the recovery outcome appended. Never recurses.
+ */
+async function refuseOrRecover(ctx, pre, spec, hops, why) {
+    const now = ctx.state();
+    const moved = positionOf(now, spec.targetUuid) !== positionOf(pre, spec.targetUuid) ||
+        now.areas.map((a) => a.uuid).join(",") !== pre.areas.map((a) => a.uuid).join(",");
+    if (!moved || hasRankTies(pre)) {
+        return {
+            ok: false,
+            detail: `${why}. No sidebar change was left behind${hops > 0 ? ` after ${hops} hop(s)` : ""}.`,
+        };
+    }
+    const preIdx = positionOf(pre, spec.targetUuid);
+    const successor = pre.areas[preIdx + 1];
+    const placement = successor !== undefined
+        ? { kind: "before", uuid: successor.uuid, title: successor.title }
+        : { kind: "last" };
+    const areaTitles = pre.areas.map((a) => a.title);
+    let recovered = false;
+    // A bounded, single-pass recovery: same rung-1 mechanics, no hop budget.
+    const snap = await scrollUntil(ctx, (s) => {
+        const p = planDrop(s, spec, areaTitles, placement);
+        if ("error" in p || s.viewport === null)
+            return null;
+        const g = grabPoint(p.source);
+        if (inBand(g.y, s.viewport) && inBand(p.dropY, s.viewport))
+            return null;
+        return s.viewport.y + s.viewport.h / 2 - (g.y + p.dropY) / 2;
+    });
+    if (snap !== null && snap.viewport !== null) {
+        const plan = planDrop(snap, spec, areaTitles, placement);
+        if (!("error" in plan)) {
+            const g = grabPoint(plan.source);
+            if (inBand(g.y, snap.viewport) && inBand(plan.dropY, snap.viewport)) {
+                const landed = await performDrag(ctx, plan);
+                if (landed) {
+                    const state = await pollState(ctx, (s) => positionOf(s, spec.targetUuid) === preIdx);
+                    recovered = state !== null;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return {
+        ok: false,
+        recovered,
+        detail: recovered
+            ? `${why}. The area was dragged back to its previous position (verified).`
+            : `${why}. RECOVERY DID NOT VERIFY: the area may be at an intermediate position after ` +
+                `${hops} hop(s) — check the sidebar and re-run, or move it back in the app.`,
+    };
+}
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