# HANDOFF — 2026-09-23 (build #77 feedback round; LOG fixes all shipped; app likely running)

## Branch / Commit State

`main` HEAD = **`d72949e`** (build-77 top-bar feedback: avatar/gear/cluster). Backlog:
`ac6e67a` (end close-out), `18ab553` (health-poll), `e69db4d` (TASK 42), `bb5dcb4` (TASK 41).
Pushed state at `197ee81` (36 commits ahead locally — push only at a sub-milestone / on the
user's say-so).

**Working tree DIRTY — two finished hotfix work units from the live build #77 session:**

```
 M Controls/PreviewPane.xaml             (audio-sync status dot removed + YPP standing row)
 M Themes/Controls.xaml                  (IntToSyncBrush converter resource removed)
 D Helpers/IntToSyncBrushConverter.cs    (converter dead — deleted)
 M Services/ChannelStatsService.cs       (YPP auditDetails part dropped; 403 body logged)
 M Services/YppTrackerViewModel.cs       (standing flags removed; honest deep-link text)
 M ytLive.Tests/YppPullOutTests.cs       (fixture loses the standing flags)
?? ytLive.Tests/ChannelStatsServiceTests.cs  (NEW Good Dog: no auditDetails in URL + parses)
 M ai.md, TASKS/task-22, TASKS/task-39, TASKS.md, MyMistakes.md, HANDOFF.md
```

## ⚠️ The app is RUNNING, and that's the story of this round

Ac6e67a **could not be verified through the normal gate** because the user was *looking at the
running app* (PID 17752) while it happened. `verify.sh` (clean build 0-warnings + full suite +
scope check) **cannot run until the app is closed** — an in-place build fails the `apphost.exe`
copy MSB3021/MSB3027 while the exe is locked. Compile gate used instead: `dotnet build` reaches
the copy stage with XAML/markup compiling clean (only the 2 copy errors → code + XAML are valid).

## What the user asked this round (live-launch feedback on #77, all XAML-only)

1. **Avatar** much bigger — now 40×40 (was 26), CornerRadius 20, initial 20pt. Shows the streaming
   account at a glance (113% bigger than the old 26 read).
2. **Gear** moved further from the brand — margin 6 → 18 (a couple more "places").
3. **Uniform 32-height cluster in the top center** — segments host Border, Start/Go Live, and Test
   all `Height="32"` so the REC|ON-AIR switch + its actions read as ONE family ("so the user can
   intuit their purpose"). Running world (reality line) intentionally untouched. **[COMMITTED `d72949e`]**
4. **Audio-sync status light LOST** — `"AUDIO SYNC"` slider keeps its numeric tooltip; the green/
   amber 8×8 dot was "what is the point" dead weight. `IntToSyncBrushConverter` + its resource +
   TASK-22's "visual feedback" decision all retired with it, both docs updated in-place.
5. **YPP refresh bug (this turn, "Seriously?")** — `channels.list?mine=true&part=statistics,
   auditDetails,contentDetails` 403'd `insufficientPermissions` on EVERY real refresh since slice 1
   shipped: the **`auditDetails` part alone requires the `youtubepartner-channel-audit` scope**
   (MCN partner tooling the app must never hold; the "no re-consent / scopes suffice" slice-1 claim
   was wrong). Fix: part list is now `statistics,contentDetails`; standing flags dropped from
   snapshot→VM→drawer in favour of an honest "not exposed to apps — check the Earn page" row;
   `channels.list` failures now log the response body's `error.reason` (the bare code hid this for
   days); new Good Dog `ChannelStatsServiceTests` guards no-auditDetails + still-parses — which it
   then used to catch a SECOND latent bug the 403 masked (statistics are JSON strings; `GetInt64`
   throws → now the tolerant `ReadInt64`, ValueKind-first). Docs:
   ai.md / TASK-39 / TASKS.md / MyMistakes all corrected. Cite:
   https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channels/list

## What shipped before this round (all committed)

- **`ac6e67a` end-of-stream close-out fix** — every 2026-09-22 stop logged
  `transition(complete) 403 invalidTransition`; the blind POST raced YouTube/autoStop marking the
  broadcast complete (`enableAutoStop=true` always set). `EndBroadcastAsync` now pre-flights
  `liveBroadcasts.list→status.lifeCycleStatus` and skips the POST when already complete/revoked;
  inconclusive pre-check still posts (backstopped); never throws. Good Dog:
  `EndBroadcast_Verifies_LifeCycle_Then_Transitions_Complete_Never_Throws` (3 halves: live→GET+POST,
  complete→skip, 403→error-string). Cite: youtube liveBroadcasts/transition errors table. **Full
  suite 315/315** (audio-timing flake `Mix_HonorsProviderGains…` cleared on rerun); verify.sh clean
  pass predates this round's XAML-only edits.
- **`18ab553` health-poll fix** — `status.healthStatus` is an OBJECT, not a string; every session
  start logged `requires an element of type 'String'`. Nested shape parsed (flat tolerated), banner
  alive again.
- **TASK 42** (`e69db4d`) + **TASK 41** (`bb5dcb4`) — one-surface top bar, Test Stream drawer.

## Around the task (carried facts)

- RealMouseDrag test no-ops while a game/fullscreen window steals the mouse (POE 2 seen 2026-09-22)
  — close games before full-suite runs. AudioPipeline timing flake similar (load-dependent).
- Test-env trap: saved OAuth session loads synchronously → force `vm.IsConnected` in signed-in tests.
- `subscriberCount` YPP slice 2 needs re-consent — do not merge with other units. Polar `$99/yr`
  must become one-time before launch. `MARCOM.md`/`MONETIZATION.md` gitignored — never commit.
- The **`YppSnapshot.OverallGoodStanding` etc. columns now serialize false forever** (the API path
  no longer populates them; schema kept stable for the analytics slice). Don't "restore" the
  standing flags via auditDetails — see the MyMistakes recipe.
- TASK 40 App Settings round: units **A (camera) → C (defaults) → D (accent)** remain; A's
  SharedReadOnly control-write question = only genuine uncertainty.

## Next step

1. **Close the running app (PID 17752 holds the exe), then run the full gate** —
   `./scripts/verify.sh` with the full declared scope (audio-dot unit + YPP fix): clean build
   0-warnings + full suite + scope check. Then commit BOTH units — they share PreviewPane.xaml /
   ai.md, so a single hotfix commit ("build-77 polish + YPP refresh 403") is the honest shape, or
   two commits if the user prefers strict splits.

   ⚠️ The YPP Good Dog (`ChannelStatsServiceTests`) and the updated `YppPullOutTests` cannot even
   BUILD until the app closes (the app csproj copy fails on the locked exe) — they were written but
   not yet executed.

2. After the gate: push decisions pending (user's call). TASK 40 Unit A next.

## Critical working rules (unchanged, still binding)

- **Good Dog = ONE integration test per change.** Scope lock + `./scripts/scope-check.sh` before commit.
- Windows dotnet host for all WSL builds (`/mnt/c/Program Files/dotnet/dotnet.exe`, quoted paths).
- 0 warnings on real clean builds (verify.sh only, never incremental). One runtime model.