ersatztv/docs/handoffs/chicorytv-issue-queue.md

ChicoryTV issue-queue handoff (living document)

Paste the prompt below into a fresh session to work the next item. Each session ends by UPDATING THIS FILE in place (rewrite the state section and the queue for the next item) so it always holds the current handoff. History: created 2026-07-02 after the plan audit (#59 epic); all backend gap issues (#100–#111), all SPA screens (#84–#89, #93, #109), the rebrand (#90), the cutover root-flip (#91 phase a), parity pass 2 (#140/#142/#143/#146/#147), the FULL scheduling parity #144/#162 (PRs #170–#175/#179), and the media/troubleshooting parity #141/#161 + #158 + #180 (PRs #181/#182/#183) are MERGED. v26.5.0 deployed to prod 2026-07-07. Blazor removal (#91 phase b) is now gated ONLY on: #151/#152 (multi/rerun collection APIs), #153/#155 (playlists + collection-items depth), and #145's last item (playback troubleshooting).

Session state (2026-07-07 night, parity endgame session): main = dbda2d89 + this docs commit; all pre+post-merge CI green through PR #183. This session merged THREE PRs:

• PR #181 → #180 CLOSED: library-picker artwork fixed at the ROOT (API now returns rooted /artwork/... URLs — Blazor-relative values never worked in the SPA), season tiles replaced by a show-tile "Seasons" drill-in (browse parentId param), collections add-items dialog got media-kind filter chips.
• PR #182 → #158 CLOSED (#145 now playback-only): block-playout history endpoints (GET /api/playouts/{id}/blocks, .../blocks/{blockId}/history paged, /api/playouts/ history/{id} decode-by-row-id) + POST /api/troubleshoot/validate-schedule (YAML in body); SPA screens /app/troubleshooting/blocks + /app/troubleshooting/yaml.
• PR #183 → #141 + #161 CLOSED: detail endpoints GET /api/{movies,shows,seasons,artists}/ {id} + /api/media-items/{id}/info; image folders GET/PUT; browse parentId extended to Episode + MusicVideo; SPA detail pages /app/media/{kind}/{id} via MediaRouteScreen (sub-path ownership) + /app/media/images/browser; shared ApiArtwork.Root() helper.
• ONBOARDING DOCS LANDED (part 1): docs/README.md (index), api-conventions.md, spa-conventions.md, e2e-local.md + scripts/e2e-local.sh, blazor-route-parity.md (the #91 tracker), domain-model.md, decisions.md. RULE (also in CLAUDE.md + memory): read these at session start INSTEAD of re-recon; update them in the same PR that changes a convention/route/decision. Part 2 (testing map + generated endpoint index) = #185, HIGH PRIORITY next session.
• New issues: #184 (ApiControllerSecurityTests registry drifted — 9 controllers unlisted, 2 with mutating verbs; fix = assembly scanning, S), #185 (docs part 2, S+S).
• #91 phase (b) readiness plan POSTED on #91 (comment 2026-07-07): gates = #145 playback
  • #151 + #152 + #153/#155; then Step 1 redirect sweep [S, independent — can ship any session], Step 2 Blazor deletion [M-L, own session], Step 3 verification+docs. ~105 routes are SPA-ready awaiting redirects; only 4 functional areas remain Blazor-only.
• Tests: ErsatzTV.Tests 828, Core.Tests 493 (+1 skip), Architecture 5, web 330. All PRs: fork adversarial review + live browser E2E + CI before merge; all three reviews came back with zero must-fixes.
• Worktrees: fix-180 / feat-145 / feat-141 / wrapup can all be removed (work merged).

Lessons for all remaining prompts (pruned — conventions moved to docs/):

• READ docs/README.md → the convention docs FIRST; point recon/implementer agents at specific doc sections instead of re-explaining. Only recon what the docs don't cover.
• The main checkout (/Users/timothy/ersatztv) sits on a STALE branch. NEVER recon/edit there — worktrees off origin/main only; cd web && npm ci (or copy node_modules from a sibling worktree) in NEW worktrees.
• PR routine (unchanged, works): worktree → implement (opus agent; give it doc pointers + exact facts) → merge origin/main into branch before PR (v1.json/v1.d.ts conflicts → take either side, REGENERATE, full test pass; sonnet reconcile agent) → push, PR → fork adversarial review + sonnet live-E2E in parallel → CI green → merge (consent: ask in-conversation; the 2026-07-07 "pre-approved when issue complete and tests green" grant was SESSION-SCOPED — re-ask each new session) → structured close comments per CLAUDE.md protocol.
• Live E2E: scripts/e2e-local.sh automates launch (wwwroot+app copy, fresh scratch ETV_CONFIG_FOLDER, waits for "Done migrating search index"); single port 8409 for UI+API; mutating verbs need no API key locally; seed a Block playout via POST /api/playouts {"channelId":N,"scheduleKind":"Block"}. Playwright MCP screenshots land in the repo-root cwd — tolerated.
• Gitea 1.24: no rerun-run API — retrigger CI with an empty commit; poll by commit: /api/v1/repos/timothy/ersatztv/commits/{sha}/status.
• A subagent died mid-run once (connection error): resume via SendMessage ("check git status/log, finish verification, commit") — its context survives, work isn't lost.
• Backlog nits: #172 (API hardening incl. negative-id "(none)" rows), #163/#164, #176 (PseudoTV-style creation, post-phase-b), #177/#178 (Jellyfin), #66. Quick wins still open: Trakt matched-items link → /app/search; parallelize GET /api/search (Task.WhenAll); dead header "New Group" primaryAction sweep.

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PROMPT — Docs part 2 + quick wins, then collections/playlists API gaps (#155 → #151/#152 → #153) toward #91 phase (b)

You are Fable, the ORCHESTRATOR in the main Claude Code session (Claude Code only). Fable is EXPENSIVE: delegate (recon → Explore/haiku; mechanical/reconciles → sonnet; judgment-heavy code → opus; fable forks for review). FIRST read CLAUDE.md, docs/README.md and the convention docs it indexes, and the Lessons above.

HARD CONSTRAINTS:

• Work in worktrees off origin/main; NEVER touch /Users/timothy/ersatztv (stale branch). cd web && npm ci in any NEW worktree (or copy node_modules from a sibling worktree).
• Max 2–3 concurrent builds; ONE dotnet build at a time. NEVER set ETV_UPDATE_GOLDENS.
• Merge consent in-conversation per PR (user may pre-approve the session; last session's pre-approval does NOT carry over). CI reruns = empty commit.
• Live-E2E new screens via scripts/e2e-local.sh (see docs/e2e-local.md).
• Adversarial review fork over each PR diff before merge; apply should-fixes.
• Convention docs: read at start; any PR that changes a convention, migrates a route, or reverses a decision updates the relevant doc IN THE SAME PR.

Known facts (2026-07-07 night — re-verify cheaply)

• main = post-#183 + docs commit: #141/#158/#161/#162/#144/#180 all CLOSED. #145 open (playback troubleshooting ONLY — L, own session, do LAST). Phase (b) gates + removal plan live on #91.
• #185 (HIGH, S+S): docs/testing.md consolidation + scripts/generate-endpoint-index hooked into update-openapi.sh (docs/endpoint-index.md, generated not hand-written).
• #184 (S): ApiControllerSecurityTests → assembly scanning (9 controllers unlisted; ArtworkUploadController POST + ChannelTemplateController POST/PUT/DELETE unchecked).
• #155 (S): GET /api/collections/{id}/items missing (+ POST items 500 fix noted in the issue) — smallest gap, unblocks collections depth; coordinate DTO with #141's paged shapes.
• #151/#152 (M, mirror each other): multi-collections + rerun-collections REST CRUD + SPA editors (Blazor refs: MultiCollections/MultiCollectionEditor.razor, RerunCollections/RerunCollectionEditor.razor). One session together.
• #153 (M): playlists/playlist-groups CRUD (PlaylistController is GET-only today) + SPA playlist editing to Blazor PlaylistEditor.razor depth.
• Quick wins interleavable: Trakt link swap, GET /api/search parallelization, dead "New Group" primaryAction sweep.

Task

1. Verify main green (post-#183 merge + docs commit).
2. #185 docs part 2 [S+S] — small PR, no browser E2E needed (docs+script only; the endpoint-index generation must run in the PR to prove it works).
3. Quick-wins PR [S]: #184 registry scan + Trakt link swap + search parallelization + "New Group" sweep (one branch, one review pass; E2E only the UI-visible bits).
4. #155 [S] then #151/#152 [M] (one combined PR is fine if clean) — full PR routine each. Comment/close issues per the CLAUDE.md protocol; update docs/blazor-route-parity.md rows in the same PRs.
5. #153 [M] if capacity remains — else queue it top for next session.
6. Do NOT start #145 playback troubleshooting late in the session — own session.
7. Update THIS handoff (state, lessons, next prompt), commit to main, print next prompt in a fenced block.

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Issue queue (work top-down)

1. #185 onboarding docs part 2: testing map + generated endpoint index [S+S, HIGH]
2. Quick wins: #184 security-registry scan + Trakt link → /app/search + parallelize GET /api/search + dead "New Group" sweep [S combined]
3. #155 GET /api/collections/{id}/items (+POST fix) [S]
4. #151 + #152 multi/rerun collections API + SPA editors [M, mirror pair]
5. #153 playlists CRUD + SPA editor depth [M]
6. #145 playback troubleshooting screen [L, OWN SESSION]
7. #91 phase (b): Step 1 redirect sweep [S — independent, can ship any session]; Steps 2–3 Blazor deletion + verification [M-L, own session, after gates close] Backlog (non-blocking): #172 API hardening, #163 playout goldens, #164 health UX, #176 PseudoTV-style creation rethink (post-phase-b), #177 Jellyfin music-video metadata, #178 Jellyfin plugin idea, #66 artwork sniffing.