# HyperTwist Timer Benchmark And Implementation Hierarchy Reconciliation - 2026-05-27

## Status

This document is the source-backed reconciliation note for the current
HyperTwist timer-family hierarchy across:

- `Aarav2709/KubeTimr`
- `cs0x7f/cstimer`
- `cubing/qqTimer`

It answers one narrow question:

- do the current timer-source surfaces require reopening already landed
  HyperTwist timer implementation packets before any new timer-adjacent packet
  is considered

Result:

- no product-code reopening is required
- one selective wording backfill is required for the earlier `Phase 3R-A`
  `KubeTimr` implementation packet so its lane wording stays aligned with the
  mature `A/R/F` hierarchy

## Source basis

- `C:\HyperTwist\docs\HYPERTWIST_PHASE_3R_PACKET_3R_A_KUBETIMR_IMPLEMENTATION_2026-05-13.md`
- `C:\HyperTwist\docs\HYPERTWIST_PHASE_0R_PACKET_0R_E_EVALUATION_2026-05-13.md`
- `C:\HyperTwist\docs\REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\repos.manifest.json`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\permissive\Aarav2709\KubeTimr\src\timingEngine.ts`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\permissive\Aarav2709\KubeTimr\src\statsEngine.ts`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\permissive\Aarav2709\KubeTimr\src\splits.ts`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\permissive\Aarav2709\KubeTimr\src\scrambleEngine.ts`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\cs0x7f\cstimer\src\js\kernel.js`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\cs0x7f\cstimer\src\js\timer.js`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\cs0x7f\cstimer\src\js\stats\stats.js`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\cs0x7f\cstimer\src\js\scramble\scramble.js`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\cs0x7f\cstimer\src\js\hardware\gancube.js`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\cubing\qqTimer\README.md`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\cubing\qqTimer\docs\index.htm`
- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\cubing\qqTimer\docs\scramble_333_edit.js`

## Slice-local verdict

| Slice | Primary authority | Secondary value kept | Route | Width | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landed local timer subsystem: timer lifecycle, inspection, split capture/editing, session stats, local persistence, timer-scoped replay posture | `Aarav2709/KubeTimr` | `cs0x7f/cstimer` as benchmark; `cubing/qqTimer` as legacy reference | existing landed permissive route | `F2` | unchanged live implementation owner |
| Broad competitive timer, stats, scramble-registry, and smart-device benchmark expectations | `cs0x7f/cstimer` | `Aarav2709/KubeTimr` as permissive simplification; `cubing/qqTimer` as legacy reference | `R3` | `F2` | unchanged restrictive oracle / clean-room-later authority |
| Legacy browser session-format and embedded scramble-menu reference | `cubing/qqTimer` | none required | `R3` | `F2` | retained as narrow legacy adjunct only |

## Why no product-code reopening is needed

### `Aarav2709/KubeTimr`

`KubeTimr` still correctly owns the already landed local timer subsystem slice.

The source remains strong for:

- bounded timer lifecycle
- inspection countdown and penalty handling
- split-phase definitions and capture/editing behavior
- local session stats and persistence
- timer-scoped replay posture

It is not the strongest source for the broader competitive benchmark family.
That broader family still belongs to `cstimer`.

This means the current first-party HyperTwist code does not need rollback or
replacement. It only needs the packet wording to remain explicit about the
narrower slice it actually landed.

### `cs0x7f/cstimer`

`cstimer` still wins the broader benchmark/oracle slice.

The current source keeps real advantages in:

- module/event bus organization
- competitive timer-state maturity
- broad rolling stats and filter/ranking behavior
- larger scramble registry breadth
- puzzle-viewer adapter separation
- smart-cube / BLE / GAN handling

Those strengths do not force reopening the landed `KubeTimr` code because the
live `KubeTimr` lane never claimed to land the whole `cstimer` family. They do
mean future widening should read `cstimer` first before any timer-adjacent
restrictive implementation packet is opened.

### `cubing/qqTimer`

`qqTimer` does not reopen the live timer lane either.

Its retained value is narrower:

- old local-storage session format
- legacy timer/list/stats behavior expectations
- embedded scramble menu and classic scramble presentation behavior

It does not displace `KubeTimr` for the landed local subsystem slice and does
not displace `cstimer` for the broader competitive oracle slice.

## Selective backfill result

### Earlier packet reopened

- `C:\HyperTwist\docs\HYPERTWIST_PHASE_3R_PACKET_3R_A_KUBETIMR_IMPLEMENTATION_2026-05-13.md`

### Reason

Later timer-family source comparison sharpened the exact timer-family slice
split:

- `KubeTimr` owns the landed permissive local subsystem slice
- `cstimer` remains the stronger broader restrictive benchmark/oracle
- `qqTimer` survives only as a narrow legacy reference slice

### Change class

- cross-lane authority interpretation sharpened
- no repo-local extraction rollback
- no cleanup interpretation change
- no product-code change

### What remained valid

- the `KubeTimr` implementation packet still correctly describes what landed
- the live first-party timer subsystem remains valid
- the earlier `0R-E` `cstimer` benchmark/oracle result remains valid

### What changed

Only the wording boundary around ownership needed correction.

`KubeTimr` should not be read as having displaced `cstimer` for the whole
competitive timer/stats/scramble/smart-device family. It owns the narrower
landed local subsystem slice only.

## Propagation result

### Feature registry

Updated.

The current implemented timer row now keeps the landed timer/training truth
while explicitly deferring broader competitive parity and legacy-reference
families to retained non-live authority.

### Cross-lane doctrine

No doctrine wording change was needed.

### Skillization

No doctrine or `SKILLS.md` change was needed.

No first-party timer skill family was created or reopened from this pass.

### Legal evidence

No license-status or custody change occurred.

The repo-row tracker and manifest were sharpened instead.

## Operational answer

Before any new timer-adjacent implementation packet is opened, the correct move
was this evaluation and selective backfill pass first.

After this pass:

- do not reopen the live timer code
- do not open a new timer implementation packet by default
- if timer widening is later pursued, open it only against the exact retained
  `cstimer` or `qqTimer` sub-slice being promoted, not against a blurred
  whole-lane notion
