Archive Milestone 3 in docs

Move completed M3 (offline capture spike) from PLAN.md to COMPLETED.md; close
the render-command and bank-format open questions; add capture_paths_tests to
the CLAUDE.md targets table and note M8 is dialog-free.

CLAUDE.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 
 ## Repo identity and current state
 
-The CMake project and binary are now named `reaper_reasampler`. This is **ReaSampler** — a per-project audio sample-bank capture tool. The MPE modules (`mpe_model`, `mpe_view`) have been removed. The pure core (M0–M2) is complete: `bank_model` (Sample metadata + BankIndex with JSON round-trip) and `peaks` (waveform min/max bin computation) are both implemented and fully tested. The REAPER-facing shells (`capture`, `insert`, `bank_panel`, `persist`, `actions`) are being built out per CONTEXT.md / PLAN.md. The *discipline* — pure REAPER-free testable core split from REAPER-facing shells — is **preserved** throughout.
+The CMake project and binary are now named `reaper_reasampler`. This is **ReaSampler** — a per-project audio sample-bank capture tool. The MPE modules (`mpe_model`, `mpe_view`) have been removed. M0–M3 are complete: `bank_model` (Sample metadata + BankIndex with JSON round-trip), `peaks` (waveform min/max bin computation), and the `capture` shell's offline-render path (DAW-verified spike: master-mix / time-selection capture to a project-relative bank at 32-bit float WAV, non-destructive) are all implemented and tested. The remaining REAPER-facing shells (`insert`, `bank_panel`, `persist`, `actions`) and the realtime backend are being built out per CONTEXT.md / PLAN.md. The *discipline* — pure REAPER-free testable core split from REAPER-facing shells — is **preserved** throughout.
 
 CONTEXT.md is the authoritative spec and build roadmap. Read it first for any non-trivial task. Every REAPER API name cited there is correct-by-intent; verify argument order, types, and flag values against `vendor/reaper-sdk/sdk/reaper_plugin_functions.h` before use.
 
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ Vendors two submodules (see `.gitmodules`):
     cmake --build build
     ctest --test-dir build
 
-Three targets:
+Four targets:
 
 | Target | Kind | Purpose |
 |---|---|---|
 | `bank_model_tests` | executable | Pure unit tests for `bank_model` — no REAPER, no DAW. |
 | `peaks_tests` | executable | Pure unit tests for `peaks` — no REAPER, no DAW. |
+| `capture_paths_tests` | executable | Pure unit tests for `capture_paths` — no REAPER, no DAW. |
 | `reaper_reasampler` | loadable module | The actual extension binary (`.dll` / `.dylib` / `.so`). |
 
 ### macOS / Linux: SWELL dialog resources

COMPLETED.md

@@ -67,3 +67,31 @@ preserved; bin count honored for arbitrary sample lengths (incl. remainder bin).
 - [x] Multi-channel handling (per-channel envelope; no silent fold).
 - [x] Tests: sine envelope ≈ ±amplitude; ramp envelope monotonic; DC/silence →
   zero envelope; short-buffer and non-divisible-length edge cases.
+
+---
+
+## Milestone 3 — Offline capture spike (REAPER shell)
+**Goal:** Offline-render the time-selection master mix to a wav in the project
+bank folder, add a `Sample`, log it. The render-driving spike. CONTEXT.md
+§REAPER API surface (offline render), Build order 3.
+**Verify (in DAW):** Render runs via `Main_OnCommand(42230)` ("Render using most
+recent settings") — REAPER always shows its offline-render progress window; no
+stock/header-documented fully-headless path exists. File lands in the
+project-relative bank folder at **32-bit float WAV** at project rate (lossless,
+dither-free → enables bit-identical/null-test). A `Sample` is added to the
+in-memory `BankIndex`. Non-destructive. Unsaved-project state triggers a
+Save-As prompt; capture is refused if the user cancels (no default-location
+fallback).
+**Bit-identical repeats:** two identical requests produce byte-identical files.
+**Exact bounds:** rendered length matches the requested range (no rounding, no
+added silence without an explicit tail).
+
+- [x] `ICaptureBackend` interface + `CaptureRequest` (source mode, time range,
+  wet/dry, tail, SR/bit-depth/channels, output path). CONTEXT.md §capture.
+- [x] `OfflineRenderBackend`: drive `GetSetProjectInfo` render settings +
+  `GetSetProjectInfo_String` file/pattern/format; **verify every flag against
+  `vendor/reaper-sdk/sdk/reaper_plugin_functions.h`.**
+- [x] Resolve the no-dialog render command/flag on the current REAPER build
+  (open question) and confirm it runs headless.
+- [x] Populate a `Sample` from the finished file; hand to `bank_model`; console-log.
+- [x] Verify bit-identical repeats and exact-bounds by hand on a known range.

PLAN.md

@@ -14,26 +14,6 @@ it here and appends it to `COMPLETED.md`.
 
 ---
 
-## Milestone 3 — Offline capture spike (REAPER shell)
-**Goal:** Offline-render the time-selection master mix to a wav in the project
-bank folder, add a `Sample`, log it. The render-driving spike. CONTEXT.md
-§REAPER API surface (offline render), Build order 3.
-**Verify (in DAW):** Headless (no-dialog) render runs; file lands in the
-project-relative bank folder; a `Sample` is added to the in-memory `BankIndex`.
-**Bit-identical repeats:** two identical requests produce byte-identical files.
-**Exact bounds:** rendered length matches the requested range (no rounding, no
-added silence without an explicit tail).
-
-- [ ] `ICaptureBackend` interface + `CaptureRequest` (source mode, time range,
-  wet/dry, tail, SR/bit-depth/channels, output path). CONTEXT.md §capture.
-- [ ] `OfflineRenderBackend`: drive `GetSetProjectInfo` render settings +
-  `GetSetProjectInfo_String` file/pattern/format; **verify every flag against
-  `vendor/reaper-sdk/sdk/reaper_plugin_functions.h`.**
-- [ ] Resolve the no-dialog render command/flag on the current REAPER build
-  (open question) and confirm it runs headless.
-- [ ] Populate a `Sample` from the finished file; hand to `bank_model`; console-log.
-- [ ] Verify bit-identical repeats and exact-bounds by hand on a known range.
-
 ## Milestone 4 — persist (index ↔ project ext state)
 **Goal:** Write the `BankIndex` JSON to project ext state, reload on project open;
 project-relative path resolution. CONTEXT.md §persist, §Persistence & paths.
@@ -89,6 +69,8 @@ bank entries. CONTEXT.md §capture (realtime), §Precision invariants.
 into the bank; **non-destructive** — temp track removed cleanly, source routing
 and user monitoring restored unchanged.
 
+**Note (from M3):** The realtime backend captures during playback and does NOT invoke the offline-render path, so it is inherently dialog-free (no render-progress window) — a secondary benefit beyond hardware/performed-FX capture.
+
 - [ ] Hidden-track resample recipe (`I_RECMODE`/`I_RECINPUT`/`I_RECARM`,
   `CSurf_OnRecord`/`CSurf_OnStop`); verify record-mode values against SDK.
 - [ ] Resolve wet-master routing that does not alter user monitoring (open
@@ -136,11 +118,8 @@ invariants; drag-out places a valid file in the OS target.
 Carried from CONTEXT.md §Open questions — keep visible until each is closed by a
 landed milestone.
 
-- **No-dialog render command/flag** on the current REAPER build. (blocks M3)
 - **Realtime wet-master routing** that captures master output without altering the
   user's monitoring. (blocks M8)
-- **Bank audio format:** wav bit-depth default; allow float for wavetable
-  fidelity. (touches M3, informs M1 `Sample` fields)
 - **Thumbnail cache:** recompute peaks vs store peak bins alongside the index.
   (touches M2/M4/M5)
 - **`parseInt` narrowing hardening:** `src/bank_model.cpp` `parseInt` casts