docs(phase-s): spec three-view editor redesign (S-VIEW) — Sample/Browse/Zone

PLAN.md

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ it here and appends it to `COMPLETED.md`.
 
 ## Milestone 9 — slots (MPC-style)
 
-> **Explicitly deferred (Daniel, 2026-07-26) — not silently dropped. Can be picked
-> up later if wanted.** An extra, not scheduled work.
+> **Abandoned (Daniel, 2026-07-27) — will not be built.**
 
 **Goal:** "Capture to slot N" / "insert slot N", MIDI-bindable. CONTEXT.md
 Build order 9.
@@ -177,6 +176,99 @@ is **ReaSampler 9000**. Framing + propagation surfaces:
   *cut* (choke) on note-off or on a same-group re-trigger (hi-hat open/closed). Deliberately
   out of S15 scope (Trigger ignores note-off entirely there); a Tier-3 choke-group direction.
 
+## Phase S — editor view-model redesign (three views: Sample / Browse / Zone)
+
+> **Additive Phase S sub-phase (S-VIEW; Daniel, 2026-07-27, r9).** Re-partitions the ReaSampler
+> 9000 editor from a two-view toggle into a **three-view model where the loaded sample is the
+> home** — Sample (default face), Browse (modal picker over Sample), Zone (dedicated keymap
+> surface). Adds two performance parameters (key-tracking, preview velocity) and two visual
+> components (envelope overlay, real piano-key pattern), and frames two engineering prerequisites
+> (drop-to-FX bug, default window size). An **editor** redesign — the S3 voice engine, keymap
+> resolution, and read-only-over-bank contract are **unchanged**; component state extends
+> additively for key-tracking; VST3 class UID unchanged. Authoritative spec: **CONTEXT.md §Phase
+> S — editor view-model redesign (S-VIEW)**. Product framing: `docs/product/midi-playback.md`
+> §Addendum r9. When a point lands, doc-keeper moves it to `COMPLETED.md`.
+>
+> **Depends on Phase S being on dev** (this redesigns Phase S editor shells —
+> `reasampler_editor.cpp` + the pure `src/vst/` geometry modules). The Phase L L3 restyle and
+> this S-VIEW redesign both touch the editor; sequence so they do not collide (S-VIEW is a
+> layout/param change, L3 is a palette/kit change — best landed as one editor pass or S-VIEW then
+> L3-restyle-the-new-layout).
+
+**Goal:** A three-view editor that makes "pick a capture, tune it, play it" fast, easy, and fun —
+Sample is home, Browse is an easy-to-summon modal picker, Zone is the deliberate keymap surface.
+**Verify (in DAW):** open on a 1080p screen → full Sample face (hero waveform + envelope overlay +
+fenced root + preview-trigger + control strip) with no scroll; Browse opens as a modal over
+Sample, select+confirm loads a new capture; Zone opens on its own button, key-tracking + the
+piano-key pattern work; drop-a-capture-onto-FX instantiates a playing instance.
+
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-1 — three-view navigation model.** Retire the flat Browser|Zones toggle; introduce
+  Sample (home/default), Browse (modal overlay over Sample, select+confirm), Zone (dedicated
+  surface, own button). Empty state surfaces Browse as the dominant call-to-action. Fresh instance
+  stays silent (S10 reversal). See CONTEXT.md §S-VIEW navigation contract.
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-2 — Sample view (the new main face).** Compose the home face: enlarged **hero
+  waveform** with the S11 markers (moved from Browse), a **fenced root affordance**, the
+  **Mono/Stereo toggle** (moved from Browse), and the **"Modes-and-down" control strip** (Mode /
+  Pitch engine / AHDSR|Trigger / AD pitch env — moved from Zone's param panel, single-capture
+  one-zone storage per S15-F2). Reference grammar: Simpler / Phase Plant (labelled value-strip
+  under a hero waveform).
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-3 — envelope overlay on the hero waveform (new visual).** Draw the amp envelope
+  (AHDSR for Gate, fade/%-length for Trigger) as a curve over the Sample waveform at accurate
+  wall-clock time. New pure `envelope_overlay` module (params + frame-length → polyline; unit-
+  tested); shell traces it in an accent hue. Informative + decorative — sliders stay the edit
+  surface (node-drag deferred, fork S-VIEW-F2).
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-4 — preview-trigger + velocity knob (new, Sample view).** A button firing the
+  sampler at the loaded capture's root note through the live voice engine (off the audio-thread
+  commit path — no MIDI controller needed) + an adjacent velocity knob. Preview velocity leans
+  **transient editor state** (fork S-VIEW-F1). RT discipline: no `process`-thread work.
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-5 — Browse reduced to *choosing* (modal over Sample).** Keep search + bank tabs +
+  captures grid + scroll + selection; add **confirm/cancel** (double-click loads). **Remove** the
+  large waveform preview, Mono/Stereo toggle, root keyboard-strip (all moved to Sample), and the
+  loop-point labels + track-root message (cut). Render as a full-window modal overlay (fork
+  S-VIEW-F3).
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-6 — key-tracking parameter (Zone + Sample, 0%–200%, default 100%).** A per-
+  `PerformanceZone` scalar on keyboard pitch tracking around the root (100% = 12-tone-ET, 0% = no
+  tracking, 200% = double). Additive/version-bumped, defaults 100% (bit-identical). **Key-track
+  math lives in the pure sampler core** (unit-tested note/root/keyTrack → ratio), applied in both
+  Varispeed and Preserve repitch. Surfaces as a control on the Zone param panel + Sample control
+  strip.
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-7 — real piano-key pattern on the keyboard strip (new visual).** Overlay the actual
+  alternating white/black (bright/dark per palette) key pattern over the pastel spectral fill so
+  the strip reads as a keyboard. Pure `keyboard_strip` gains a natural/accidental predicate (12-
+  tone, unit-tested); shell draws the two-tone overlay. Shared by the Zone strip + Sample root
+  affordance.
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-8 — Zone view retained + wired.** Keep +Add Zone / Delete, the per-zone keyboard
+  strip (now with the piano pattern), the Low/High/Root numeric-entry legend, and the per-zone
+  param panel; add the key-tracking control. Nothing from today's Zones view dropped.
+
+### Phase S editor prerequisites — routed to staff-engineer (bug + default; NOT design forks)
+
+> Framed in CONTEXT.md §S-VIEW; both are functional prerequisites with the SDK swept and no
+> platform ceiling — a diagnosis and a one-line default, not product decisions.
+
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-BUG-1 — drop-to-FX diagnosis (staff-engineer).** Dropping a capture onto a track's
+  FX chain does not instantiate + init ReaSampler 9000 (drops as audio to arrange instead). The
+  S17 machinery is **SDK-correct and present** (`TrackFX_AddByName` + `vst_chunk` injection, all
+  verified); this is a **runtime bug**. Investigate in order: (1) FX-name match (`"VST3:" +
+  vstPluginName()` vs REAPER's scanned name); (2) gesture routing (`decideGesture` →
+  `InstrumentDrop` vs falling to `OsDrag` — the observed symptom); (3) `vst_chunk` write result +
+  blob-format match with `setState`. **Verify in DAW:** drop → a playing instance on the track,
+  one Ctrl-Z removes it.
+- [ ] **S-VIEW-SIZE-1 — 1080p default window size (staff-engineer).** The editor opens too small
+  (`ViewRect(0,0,560,400)`). Mechanism **verified** (`getSize`/`setRect`/`checkSizeConstraint`/
+  `onSize`/`canResize` in `vendor/vst3sdk/public.sdk/source/common/pluginview.h`): set a larger
+  default `ViewRect` sized for the new three-band Sample face on 1080p (~840×560+ starting point,
+  tuned to the band heights) + a `checkSizeConstraint` minimum floor. **Verify in DAW:** opens at
+  the new default showing the full Sample face without scroll; cannot shrink below the floor.
+
+### Phase S editor redesign — forks (Daniel's to call)
+- **S-VIEW-F1 — preview velocity persistence:** transient editor state (**lean**) vs. a small
+  persisted convenience. Lean transient — no compat surface, no version bump.
+- **S-VIEW-F2 — envelope-overlay interactivity:** read-only overlay + sliders edit (**lean**, ship
+  first) vs. draggable envelope nodes (deferred stretch).
+- **S-VIEW-F3 — Browse modal presentation:** full-window overlay (**lean**) vs. a centered sheet
+  over a dimmed Sample. Presentation detail.
+
 ---
 
 # Phase L — Look-and-feel (system-wide visual design language)
@@ -194,13 +286,17 @@ is **ReaSampler 9000**. Framing + propagation surfaces:
 > directions: `docs/product/visual-design-language.md`. When a point lands, doc-keeper
 > moves it to `COMPLETED.md`.
 >
-> **L1 (shared LICE drawing kit — the foundation), L2 (dock-panel layout redesign), L4
-> (dock-panel button layout enhancement), L5 (dock-panel button refinements), L6 (toolbar
-> polish), and L7 (capture ordering, card metadata, and selection styling) have landed** —
+> **L1 (shared LICE drawing kit — the foundation), L2 (dock-panel layout redesign), L3
+> (VST editor + embed-strip restyle), L4 (dock-panel button layout enhancement), L5
+> (dock-panel button refinements), L6 (toolbar polish), and L7 (capture ordering, card
+> metadata, and selection styling) have all landed** —
 > `theme`/palette module, `component_geometry` geometry/hit-test helpers, `draw_kit` shell, GDI
 > `DrawText` retirement in `bank_panel` (L1); `action_bar` pure task-grouped layout module, full
 > M11-aware button inventory placed by task cluster, `bank_panel` redesigned through the L1 kit
-> (L2); three-zone layout (top capture/placement/maintenance toolbar, bottom Design-View toolbar,
+> (L2); VST editor (`reasampler_editor.cpp`) + embed strip (`reasampler_embed.cpp`) restyled
+> through the L1 kit — REAPER-grey neutrals + three pastel accents, pastel spectral keyboard
+> strip + zone bars, hover/pressed/drag states, local `kCol*` forest-green palette retired (L3);
+> three-zone layout (top capture/placement/maintenance toolbar, bottom Design-View toolbar,
 > footer toggle + Tail button + Prune), `footer_bar` pure module, `ActionCluster::Tagging`/
 > `Switching` in `action_bar` (L4); top-bar overflow menu (`overflow_menu` pure module),
 > custom LICE-kit hover-delay tooltips (`tooltip` pure module), opposite-mode Item/Track tag
@@ -209,7 +305,7 @@ is **ReaSampler 9000**. Framing + propagation surfaces:
 > Cancel RT moved to overflow, top-bar cluster order tidied (L6); per-bank `SlotMap`
 > (id→slot) in `bank_book`, sparse-grid rendering, `card_drag` + `card_meta` pure modules,
 > `captureTimeSigNum`/`captureTimeSigDenom` on `Sample`, tertiary-border selection (L7). See
-> `COMPLETED.md`. **L3 remains** — L3 gated on Phase S landing on dev.
+> `COMPLETED.md`. **Phase L is complete.**
 >
 > **This section is self-contained for a team without Phase S context.** Where a point
 > touches a Phase S surface (the VST editor, the embed strip, the keyboard strip), the
@@ -245,84 +341,16 @@ is **ReaSampler 9000**. Framing + propagation surfaces:
 >   out the full button inventory (including M11's action-button additions) intuitively,
 >   uncluttered, and useful — then applies the kit. Sequenced after M11 merges.
 
-## L3 — VST editor + embed-strip restyle (GATED on Phase S landing on dev)
-**Goal:** Bring the ReaSampler 9000 VST editor (`IPlugView` LICE surface) and the S6 embed
-strip up to the settled-and-revised **B + three-accent pastel** look via the L1 kit: kit
-cached-font text (§3.1 — the kit's current face, no font change), kit component draws, the
-Neon-Console palette with **REAPER-grey neutrals** (`#2b2b2b`/`#333333`/`#3a3a3a`) and the
-**three pastel accents** (primary lime / secondary teal / tertiary purple), the **pastel
-spectral keyboard strip** as the signature surface (DS-2
-revised), and hover/pressed/drag states throughout. CONTEXT.md §Phase L (VST restyle + the
-Phase S coordination contract). Product framing: `docs/product/visual-design-language.md` §5.3.
-**Verify (in DAW):** the VST editor + embed strip render in the settled B + three-accent
-pastel language through the L1 kit — kit AA cached-font text, gradient/rounded kit
-components, the pastel spectral keyboard strip, working hover/pressed/drag; the VST3 class
-UID is unchanged (a visual refresh is not a compat event).
-**Depends on:** L1 (the kit) **AND — GATE — Phase S landing on dev.** The VST editor, embed
-strip, and keyboard strip live in Phase S, which is **not on dev yet** (it exists on the
-phase-s worktree). **L3 cannot be built on dev until Phase S's drawing shells
-(`src/vst/reasampler_editor.cpp` + `reasampler_embed.cpp`) merge to dev. The Phase L team
-must NOT chase these files on dev — they are not there.** Until then L3 is a planned,
-blocked point; L1 and L2 are the live Phase L work.
-
-> **Coordination contract with Phase S (load-bearing).** Phase S's editor/embed UX
-> (S10–S13, S15–S18) build their interaction UX with the **current** drawing and **adopt the
-> L1 kit when it is available — they are NOT gated on Phase L.** Whichever lands first (the
-> L1 kit or the Phase S UX), the kit is the **one source of drawing**: if the Phase S
-> surfaces reach dev before L1, they draw in the current language and L3 restyles them; if
-> L1 lands first, they are born in the kit. **Reality check (product-designer, 2026-07-27,
-> read-only against the phase-s worktree): the Phase S surfaces did NOT adopt the kit —
-> `reasampler_editor.cpp` and `reasampler_embed.cpp` still draw flat `LICE_FillRect` blocks
-> + raw GDI `DrawTextA`, off a local pre-L1 forest-green palette (`kColBackground` etc.),
-> not `theme`/`draw_kit`.** So L3 lands as a **full restyle**, not a born-in-kit no-op — all
-> three plan points below are live and confirmed still-needed. Either way there is one kit
-> and one look, and L3 is the point that completes the VST/embed adoption and applies the
-> settled B+spectral treatment.
->
-> **Landed-scope note (product-designer, 2026-07-27).** All Phase S drawing is centralized
-> in **exactly two shells** — `reasampler_editor.cpp` (the `IPlugView` editor) and
-> `reasampler_embed.cpp` (the S6 embed strip). Every other `src/vst/` UI file
-> (`editor_geometry`, `keyboard_strip`, `waveform_view`, `capture_browser`, `param_slider`,
-> `browser_scroll`, `embed_strip`) is a **pure geometry/hit-test module — zero LICE, zero
-> draw** (the house discipline held on the branch). So L3 touches two draw shells, but their
-> rendered component set is broader than the original plan named: the editor draws a
-> **capture-first browser** (search + tabs + thumbnails, S10), **channel toggles** (S7),
-> **waveform + start/loop markers** (S11), the **keyboard strip + zone bars** (S10/S10-Z),
-> and **ADSR / pitch sliders + mode toggles** (S12/S15/S16). Every one of these is on the
-> restyle surface — enumerated in the points below.
-
-- [ ] Route the VST editor's + embed strip's text through the kit's cached-font `text()`
-  (the kit's current face — §3.1, no font change); retire their raw GDI `DrawTextA` path
-  (present in both shells today). (Gated — Phase S surfaces must be on dev.)
-- [ ] Retire the shells' **local pre-L1 palette** — the `kColBackground`/`kColCardBg`/
-  `kColThumb`/… forest-green-on-charcoal constants block in `reasampler_editor.cpp` (and the
-  mirrored constants in `reasampler_embed.cpp`) — and draw every surface through the L1
-  `theme` roles instead. **This is the coordination-contract reconcile: today there are two
-  palettes (the landed `theme` kit + this local constants block); L3 collapses them to the
-  one kit.** (Gated.)
-- [ ] Restyle the editor + embed components through the kit (browser search/tabs/thumbnails,
-  channel toggles, ADSR + pitch sliders, mode toggles, zone bars, list rows, waveform,
-  segmented controls) in the B (Neon Console) palette — **REAPER-grey neutrals** (`bg/base`
-  `#2b2b2b` / `bg/panel` `#333333` / `bg/cell` `#3a3a3a`) with the **three pastel accents**
-  (primary lime = live layer; secondary teal / tertiary purple = categorical); add
-  hover/pressed/drag states. (Gated.)
-- [ ] Apply **Direction C's pastel spectral treatment to the keyboard strip + zone bars**
-  (hue-mapped zones as a pastel sweep anchored on the three accents, active zone lifting to
-  `accent/primary` + a static glow — never a pulse, per the speed constraint) as the
-  signature surface; also carry the waveform + loop/start markers onto the kit's
-  `drawWaveform` + `warn`/accent marker roles; VST3 class UID unchanged. (Gated.)
-
 ## Phase L — sequencing
 ```
 L1 (shared kit) ──► L2 (dock-panel layout redesign) [LANDED]
-        ├─────────► L3 (VST editor + embed-strip restyle; GATED on Phase S landing on dev)
+        ├─────────► L3 (VST editor + embed-strip restyle) [LANDED]
         └─────────► L4 (dock-panel button layout enhancement) [LANDED]
                             └────► L5 (dock-panel button refinements; ungated, after L4) [LANDED]
                                         └────► L6 (toolbar polish; ungated, after L5) [LANDED]
                                                     └────► L7 (capture ordering + card metadata + selection styling; ungated, after L6) [LANDED]
 ```
-L1, L2, L4, L5, L6, and L7 have all landed. L3 waits for Phase S to reach dev. Phase S
-feature work runs in parallel, ungated by Phase L.
+L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, and L7 have all landed. **Phase L is complete.**
 
 ## Phase L — must-verify-before-build
 - **LICE design-kit surfaces (L1)** — `LICE_GradRect`, `LICE_RoundRect`, AA
@@ -352,23 +380,6 @@ feature work runs in parallel, ungated by Phase L.
   cursors chosen for drop-result cues (Reorder→IDC_SIZEALL, Move→IDC_HAND, Copy→IDC_UPARROW,
   Replace→IDC_SIZEWE); existing pool-privilege guard reused as-is for Alt-replace. Gap navigation
   in the grid = skip gaps (arrow keys skip empty slots). See `COMPLETED.md` §L7.
-- **L3 restyle surface (L3)** — **PRE-CONFIRMED read-only against the phase-s worktree
-  (product-designer, 2026-07-27); re-confirm against dev once Phase S merges.** (1) Both draw
-  shells (`reasampler_editor.cpp`, `reasampler_embed.cpp`) still draw flat — `LICE_FillRect` +
-  raw GDI `DrawTextA`, no `theme`/`draw_kit`/`LICE_CachedFont` include — so all three L3 points
-  are live (no born-in-kit no-op). (2) There is a **second palette** to reconcile: a local
-  `kCol*` forest-green-on-charcoal constants block in the editor shell, divergent from the
-  landed `theme` roles. (3) Draw is centralized in those two shells only; every other
-  `src/vst/` UI file is pure geometry (kit adoption is a shell-side change, no geometry
-  rework). (4) The phase-s branch carries an **older L1 kit** (its `action_bar` predates dev's
-  L4–L7 `theme` palette revisions) — after Phase S merges, L3 draws against dev's current
-  `theme`/`draw_kit`, so re-confirm the palette roles L3 consumes are dev's, not the branch's
-  stale copy. **The single open question is now RESOLVED (Daniel, 2026-07-27):** the S18 beta
-  channel title band gets **no distinct visual accent** — L3 restyles the title band in the
-  standard B pastel palette, and the beta-vs-stable distinction stays **purely textual** (the
-  channel-derived plugin name, as today), no channel-specific accent color. With that closed,
-  the settled DS-1/2/3 spec forces the rest.
-
 ---
 
 # Phase Q — Quality (structural reorganization; zero-runtime-cost)
@@ -388,29 +399,26 @@ feature work runs in parallel, ungated by Phase L.
 >
 > **THE GATE (load-bearing — state first; reconciled to reality 2026-07-27).** Phase Q is
 > **gated on the tree being otherwise quiescent.** Daniel's plain readiness target: **"when
-> Phase S and L3 are finished."** As of 2026-07-27 the outstanding work is precisely: **(1)
-> Phase S** merged to dev (the large second-artifact branch, currently on the phase-s worktree —
-> the dominant gate item); **(2) Phase L L3** merged to dev (the VST restyle, itself gated on
-> Phase S landing on dev). **L1/L2/L4/L5/L6/L7 have already landed** (see `COMPLETED.md`) — the
-> earlier "L2 + L3" wording was stale and is corrected here to **L3 only**. **D2** is functionally
-> complete (D2-W1..W3-B landed; the lone open item, a per-track lane-split panel indicator, is
-> *explicitly deferred*, not a blocking residual). **M9** (slots) is *explicitly deferred*
-> (Daniel, 2026-07-26), not scheduled work. D2 and M9 are named in the gate only so that
-> *reactivating* either re-arms the quiescence condition; neither blocks the gate today. *Why the
-> gate:* Phase Q touches **nearly every file in `src/`** (relocate into subdirectories,
-> re-namespace every header, split the four largest TUs, plus the §2b renames). Every large
-> in-flight branch (Phase S on its worktree, and L3 once it lands) is diffed against the *current
-> flat layout*; landing a rename-and-relocate-everything reorg mid-flight forces every open branch
-> through the worst conflict class (every hunk moved, every qualified reference changed) — a
-> combinatorial re-resolution, not a linear one. Phase Q is *last* precisely because it reshapes
-> the ground every other pillar stands on. Landing it early taxes every subsequent phase; landing
-> it last taxes nothing. **Do not begin any Q point until the gate is satisfied.**
+> Phase S and L3 are finished."** **As of 2026-07-27 both gate conditions are satisfied:**
+> Phase S merged to dev (2026-07-27); Phase L L3 (the VST restyle) merged to dev
+> (2026-07-27, commit `c53683e`) — **Phase L is complete** (L1/L2/L3/L4/L5/L6/L7 all
+> landed, see `COMPLETED.md`). **D2** is functionally complete (D2-W1..W3-B landed; the
+> lone open item, a per-track lane-split panel indicator, is *explicitly deferred*, not a
+> blocking residual). **M9** (slots) is **abandoned** (Daniel, 2026-07-27) — will not be
+> built. D2 is named in the gate only so that *reactivating* its deferred panel indicator
+> re-arms the quiescence condition; neither D2 nor M9 blocks the gate today. *Why the gate:* Phase Q
+> touches **nearly every file in `src/`** (relocate into subdirectories, re-namespace every
+> header, split the four largest TUs, plus the §2b renames). Every large in-flight branch
+> (Phase S on its worktree, and L3 once it lands) is diffed against the *current flat
+> layout*; landing a rename-and-relocate-everything reorg mid-flight forces every open
+> branch through the worst conflict class (every hunk moved, every qualified reference
+> changed) — a combinatorial re-resolution, not a linear one. Phase Q is *last* precisely
+> because it reshapes the ground every other pillar stands on. Landing it early taxes every
+> subsequent phase; landing it last taxes nothing. **The gate is now satisfied — Phase Q
+> may begin.**
 >
-> **M9 disposition (Daniel-decision note).** M9 is recorded "deferred indefinitely," which is not
-> the same as "abandoned." Immaterial to the gate (both clear it). It matters only if M9 is ever
-> reactivated: *before* Phase Q it lands cheaply on the flat layout; *after*, it is authored
-> against the reorganized tree. Surfaced, not silently resolved — no action unless Daniel schedules
-> M9. (Full note: `docs/product/code-organization.md` §4.)
+> **M9 disposition — resolved (Daniel, 2026-07-27): abandoned.** M9 is out; it will not be
+> reactivated. The gate remains satisfied; no re-arm condition applies.
 >
 > **Settled (Q-1, this-doc):** the phase is **`Q` (Quality)**; point-id family `Q1..Qn`, wave
 > prefixes `Q-W1..Q-W6`. **Recommended, Daniel's to call (Q-2..Q-9, see
@@ -612,8 +620,8 @@ droppable point if the phase needs narrowing (Q-6).
 
 ## Phase Q — sequencing
 ```
-GATE: Phase S + Phase L L3 merged to dev (D2 complete, M9 deferred) — tree quiescent
-      ("when Phase S and L3 are finished" — L1/L2/L4–L7 already landed)
+GATE: Phase S + Phase L L3 merged to dev (D2 complete, M9 abandoned) — tree quiescent
+      ("when Phase S and L3 are finished" — L1/L2/L3/L4–L7 all landed — GATE SATISFIED)
   │
   ▼
 Q-W1 (safe opener: core/json extract + directory/namespace layout on clean modules)
@@ -646,5 +654,4 @@ is independently landable and CTest-green.
   or VST3 class UID is renamed (naming audit §2b.5). A rename that would alter a shipped contract
   literal is out of scope, full stop.
 - **The GATE** — do not begin any Q point until **Phase S + Phase L L3** are merged to dev and the
-  tree is quiescent (D2 complete, M9 deferred; a reactivation of either re-arms the gate).
-  Re-confirm quiescence against dev before W1.
+  tree is quiescent (D2 complete, M9 abandoned). Re-confirm quiescence against dev before W1.