diff --git a/docs/HYPERTWIST_LIGHTWEIGHT_CLASSIC_CUBE_SIMULATOR_DUPLICATE_RETIREMENT_RECONCILIATION_2026-05-27.md b/docs/HYPERTWIST_LIGHTWEIGHT_CLASSIC_CUBE_SIMULATOR_DUPLICATE_RETIREMENT_RECONCILIATION_2026-05-27.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7e70dac --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/HYPERTWIST_LIGHTWEIGHT_CLASSIC_CUBE_SIMULATOR_DUPLICATE_RETIREMENT_RECONCILIATION_2026-05-27.md @@ -0,0 +1,171 @@ +# HyperTwist Lightweight Classic-Cube Simulator Duplicate Retirement Reconciliation - 2026-05-27 + +## Status + +This document is the source-backed reconciliation note for the current +lightweight classic-cube simulator comparison row across: + +- `MathewKJ2048/Rubiks-cube-simulator` +- the current first-party replay, training-history, and bounded + classic-cube explanation surfaces +- the already-retained `AviKaufman/Rubix-cube-trainer`, `alinen/cube`, and + `vwcwong/CubeSim` rows + +It answers one narrow question: + +- does the current `MathewKJ2048/Rubiks-cube-simulator` source require + reopening already landed HyperTwist packets or keeping any active retained + clean-room slice before a future simulator-adjacent packet is considered + +Result: + +- no product-code reopening is required +- no surviving unique retained slice remains +- yes selective authority backfill is required so the older scrubbed + `Model A` note is explicitly historical only rather than a live clean-room + candidate + +## Source basis + +- `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\clean-room-specs\mathewkj2048-rubiks-cube-simulator.model-a.md` +- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\MathewKJ2048\Rubiks-cube-simulator\README.md` +- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\MathewKJ2048\Rubiks-cube-simulator\src\Main.java` +- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\MathewKJ2048\Rubiks-cube-simulator\src\GUI_Cube.java` +- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\MathewKJ2048\Rubiks-cube-simulator\src\Cube_solver.java` +- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\mirrors\restrictive\MathewKJ2048\Rubiks-cube-simulator\src\cube\Cube.java` +- current first-party runtime and packet authority under: + - `C:\HyperTwist\UnrealHyperTwist\Source\UnrealHyperTwist` + - `C:\HyperTwist\docs\ops\HYPERTWIST_IMPLEMENTATION_PHASE_1_KICKOFF.md` + +## Slice-local verdict + +| Slice | Primary authority | Secondary value kept | Route | Width | Result | +| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | +| Lightweight move grammar, visible move history, timed step playback, and beginner staged-solve simulator shell | current first-party replay/history surfaces plus the already-retained `AviKaufman`, `alinen`, and `CubeSim` rows | historical comparison only | no active route; reference-only custody | none active | discard remains correct and no active retained slice survives | + +## Why no product-code reopening is required + +### `MathewKJ2048/Rubiks-cube-simulator` + +The donor does expose a compact beginner simulator surface: + +- lightweight text and button move-command grammar +- user-visible move-history logging +- timed solve-step playback +- compact simulator state mutation +- beginner layer-by-layer solve presentation + +Those qualities are real, but they are not unique enough to survive as an +active retained owner slice. + +The current source also confirms the weakness of the row: + +- GUI, playback, command entry, and beginner-solver logic are tightly coupled +- the architecture is monolithic compared with stronger retained rows +- the beginner-solver value is narrower and less readable than the stronger + retained pedagogy and state/history benchmarks + +### Current first-party and retained benchmark surfaces + +HyperTwist already has stronger live or retained owners for the only meaningful +ideas surfaced by this row: + +- current first-party replay/history surfaces already own the live move-history + and playback lane +- `AviKaufman/Rubix-cube-trainer` remains the stronger guided-pedagogy and + stepwise tutorial benchmark +- `alinen/cube` remains the stronger task-planner and focus-playback benchmark +- `vwcwong/CubeSim` remains the clearer renderer-independent state/history and + beginner-solver benchmark + +After that partition, no exact sub-slice remains that this repo owns more +strongly than the current retained set or the live first-party product. + +## Selective backfill result + +### Earlier packet reopened + +- `C:\HyperTwist\docs\HYPERTWIST_PHASE_0R_PACKET_0R_E_EVALUATION_2026-05-13.md` + +### Earlier standing note reopened + +- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\clean-room-specs\mathewkj2048-rubiks-cube-simulator.model-a.md` + +### Manifest row reopened + +- `C:\Workspaces\HyperTwist\repos.manifest.json` + +### Reason + +The original `0R-E` discard decision remained correct, but the older scrubbed +note was stale because it still read like a future clean-room candidate. This +pass closes that gap. + +### Change class + +- repo-local extraction did not change +- discard interpretation was confirmed rather than reversed +- dependent canon was sharpened so the row stays historical only +- no product-code change occurred + +### What remained valid + +- the original `0R-E` decision to discard this row from the active retained set + remained valid +- the restrictive `GPL-3.0` posture remained valid +- the manifest's inactive `reference-only` posture remained valid + +### What changed + +The dependent canon now makes the exact inactive role explicit: + +- keep this row only as historical comparison context +- do not treat the scrubbed `Model A` note as active implementation authority +- keep live playback/history ownership with current first-party replay surfaces +- keep retained pedagogy, planner, and readable beginner-solver benchmark + ownership with `AviKaufman`, `alinen`, and `CubeSim` + +## Propagation result + +### Feature registry + +No change was needed. + +No active or retained feature slice survived this pass, so no feature-registry +entry needed to be added or sharpened. + +### Cross-lane doctrine + +No doctrine wording change was needed. + +This pass applied the existing `A/R/F` hierarchy; it did not change the +hierarchy rules themselves. + +### Skillization + +No doctrine or `SKILLS.md` change was needed. + +This pass did not create or reopen any command or skill surface. + +### Legal evidence + +No license-status or mirror-custody change occurred. + +The repo-row tracker, manifest row, and scrubbed historical note were sharpened +instead. + +## Operational answer + +Before any future classic-cube helper, lesson, or simulator-adjacent packet is +considered, the correct move was this evaluation and selective backfill pass +first. + +After this pass: + +- do not reopen product code from `Phase 6R-AG` onward because of this row +- do not schedule donor, clean-room, or implementation work from this row +- use this row only as historical comparison context unless future authority + explicitly reopens it diff --git a/docs/HYPERTWIST_PHASE_0R_PACKET_0R_E_EVALUATION_2026-05-13.md b/docs/HYPERTWIST_PHASE_0R_PACKET_0R_E_EVALUATION_2026-05-13.md index 02b1295..4c0cc2c 100644 --- a/docs/HYPERTWIST_PHASE_0R_PACKET_0R_E_EVALUATION_2026-05-13.md +++ b/docs/HYPERTWIST_PHASE_0R_PACKET_0R_E_EVALUATION_2026-05-13.md @@ -407,6 +407,14 @@ Integration call: - discard from the active HyperTwist retained set - do not schedule further clean-room or direct work from this row +- current `2026-05-27` reconciliation overlay: + - repo-local extraction unchanged + - source-backed comparison confirmed the discard remains correct + - no surviving unique retained slice remains after the current first-party + replay/history family plus the retained `AviKaufman`, `alinen`, and + `CubeSim` partition + - treat the older scrubbed `Model A` note as historical only, not as active + clean-room authority ### `ShellPuppy/RCube` diff --git a/docs/REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md b/docs/REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md index 6ba8db7..7e88fc2 100644 --- a/docs/REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md +++ b/docs/REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md @@ -1460,6 +1460,14 @@ Approved working posture: - do not continue active clean-room planning from this row - treat any preexisting scrubbed handoff material for this repo as historical only +- current `2026-05-27` reconciliation overlay: + - repo-local extraction unchanged + - source-backed comparison confirmed the discard remains correct + - no surviving unique retained slice remains after comparison against the + current first-party replay/history family and the retained `AviKaufman`, + `alinen`, and `CubeSim` rows + - do not interpret the scrubbed `Model A` note as active implementation + authority - prefer `AviKaufman/Rubix-cube-trainer`, `alinen/cube`, and `vwcwong/CubeSim` for the surviving pedagogy/planner/history benchmark surfaces ### `ShellPuppy/RCube`