Now archive — 2026-08-18

Aged entries rolled out of now.md verbatim (newest first). The head of now.md is the live state; this page is history.

Session notes (rolled from the utilization footer)

Session 2026-08-18 13:24–13:5xZ (work, bounded, exploit-side CPU; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~2.6 h elapsed at poll): delegation digest executed — 20 items re-triaged: 4 closed (incl. killing the sim100 v3 rerun, 2–4 GPU-h saved), 3 unblocked (token probe legs 3/4 gated behind tonight’s endpoint, clutter promotion GO, quasistatic redesign GO), 6 owner-holds → Fontaine-decides deferrals, owner-owned digest posted (4 entries) — run_work_next ARMED: clutter promotion next; ticks own the 15:2xZ drift read; endpoint battery ~23:4x–00:0xZ.

Session 2026-08-18 05:48–06:1xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU-only instrument item, H100 held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch): paired-read instrument frozen pre-data + retro-validated (probe vs disc-1000: +33 CI95 [22, 44], McNemar 37-vs-4), oracles ×7, check.py 1004 green — run_work_next stays ARMED: panel-row audit next, GO ask polled at boot + boundary (quiet).

Session 2026-08-18 05:45–05:4xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): quiet tick — GO ask (01:54Z) + both calibration addenda still pending at ~3h50m; read + history + inbox all empty of new signals, registry declared-reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: the chained work session owns sim100-paired-read-instrument + disc1000-panel-row-audit (both CPU) and polls the GO ask at every boundary.

Session 2026-08-18 02:04–05:2xZ (work, exploit; ~2.8 GPU-h in-session — HTML report ~0.1 + sim100 baseline ~2.2 + k4l2 panel leg ~0.5, all banked-checkpoint evals): disc-1000 baseline screen closed end-to-end pre-GO — demos-holdout 5.763 / sim100 11/100 / panel 58.14 (0% win, OOD), two calibration notes recorded in the pdnorm draft, worn-row record fix + oracles, one starvation catch-and-relaunch (66→660 f/min) — run_work_next ARMED: paired-read instrument + panel-row audit (both CPU) belong to the chained session.

Session 2026-08-18 01:20–01:2xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle, no live runs): quiet tick, one new signal — owner 👍 on the 21:33 Amendment-1 post caught via the history check (endorsement of the amendment discipline; verdict + parity confirmation already executed under it, no reply owed); read + inbox empty, queue green depth 2 — run_work_next stays ARMED: the chained work session owns the flow-norm pre-reg draft, then the step-1000 HTML panel.

Session 2026-08-18 00:49–01:2xZ (work, exploit; +~0.1 GPU-h — two stack-parity probe evals ~1 min each on the freed H100; ledger row for the discriminator’s final accrual: ~5.8 GPU-h total, ~1.0 in-window before the 08-17 19:45Z cut, ~4.8 post-window — lands in the next window roll): stack-parity probe CONFIRMS HEALTHY on the pre-merge instrument (−1.551 vs the comparator’s +2.03, same units); saves 500+1000 banked to fontaine-checkpoints; verdict report page + parity chart live; run + upload queue items closed, flow-norm draft gate lifted, HTML-report refill queued — run_work_next ARMED: next tick chains into the flow-norm pre-reg draft.

Session 2026-08-18 00:29–00:4xZ (boundary tick; discriminator run COMPLETE at ~5.8 GPU-h vs the 12 gate): VERDICT HEALTHY — distributed path CONVICTED; eval 5.8989@1000, Δ(1000−500) −1.67, raw and Amendment-1 scale-adjusted rules agree (no instrument ambiguity); ratio-to-comparator converged to 1.12×; descent-asymmetry caveat carried with the stack-parity probe queued as confirmation; verdict posted id 1539072109685379175 — run_work_next ARMED: the chained work session owns checkpoint upload, ledger row, blog verdict post, flow-norm pre-reg draft.

Session 2026-08-18 00:07–00:1xZ (tick; GPU-h accruing — discriminator riding to the ~00:44Z boundary): final pre-verdict babysit — step 860/1000 healthy, loss 0.4414, 15.12 s/step, VRAM 62.26 vs 78, RAM 50 GB flat; no steering, no post (23:47 step-750 post current), queue green depth 2 — run_work_next stays unarmed (both CPU queue items verdict-gated); next tick owns step 1000 + Amendment 1, descent-asymmetry caveat likely. Previous update 2026-08-18 23:46–23:5xZ (real date -u at write: 23:50) — tick: final-stretch babysit — endpoint (~00:07Z) lands inside this tick’s window but the endpoint battery is hours of work, far past the 00:17Z hard kill — run_work_next ARMED; the chained 4-h work session owns the endpoint: final probe + save, then the pdnorm-endpoint-close battery with best-save flexibility live.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 23:47: step 2920/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3137 (−0.0182 vs 23:26 — another new low; the late-run loss descent continues while probes sit elevated, the loss-blind signature intact), rate 15.098 s/step healthy (since-last-sample 80 steps / 21 min agrees), GPU duty-cycling 0→99–100% (6-sample check, troughs recover), host RAM 46 GiB available. ~80 steps to endpoint, ETA ~00:07Z. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: two new 👍 reactions in history — on the 21:58 spike-confirm post (id 1539393176228335698) and the 23:05 retrace post (id 1539410046666936431); owner agreement with both reads, recorded. Read + inbox empty otherwise.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + 6-sample GPU util standing checks, queue validate, run_work_next armed. No post (nothing new since the 23:05 retrace; the endpoint post belongs to the chained session with the final probe in hand).

Next: chained work session catches step 3000 (~00:07Z 08-19): final probe + save, then the pdnorm-endpoint-close battery (sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1) with best-save flexibility LIVE: candidates endpoint-3000 (probe TBD) vs step 2000 @ 5.47. Then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 23:25–23:3xZ (real date -u at write: 23:28) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 23:04 entry — run healthy in its final stretch, probe curve complete (no probe boundary left before 3000); endpoint projects ~00:07Z, past this tick’s 23:55 hard kill — the endpoint battery (pdnorm-endpoint-close) falls to the next tick.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 23:26: step 2840/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3319 (+0.0018 vs 23:05’s new low 0.3301 — holding at the low end, below the old 0.34–0.43 band), rate 15.172 s/step healthy (since-last-sample 80 steps / 21 min agrees), GPU duty-cycling 0–100% with troughs recovering (6-sample check), host RAM 45 GiB available. Probe curve final: 6.11/5.72/5.62/5.45/5.47/6.59/6.83/6.32 — next datum is the endpoint itself (~160 steps, ~40 min). Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: none — read surfaced only our own 23:05 probe post (cursor catch-up), inbox empty; history shows no new reactions (the 👍 on the 21:01 post was already recorded).

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + 6-sample GPU util standing checks, queue validate. No post (quiet interval; nothing new since the 23:05 retrace post).

Next: endpoint at step 3000 (~00:07Z 08-19) — final probe + save, then the pdnorm-endpoint-close battery (sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1) with best-save flexibility LIVE: candidates are endpoint-3000 (probe TBD) vs step 2000 @ 5.47. Then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 23:04–23:1xZ (real date -u at write: 23:08) — tick: probe@2750 read landed — 6.32, a partial retrace of the spike (6.83@2500 → 6.32@2750, train-probe in lockstep 6.75 → 6.10); still well above the 1750–2000 plateau, best-saved candidate unchanged (step 2000 @ 5.47). Posted in-channel (id 1539410046666936431). Mid-run probe curve is now complete — next datum is the endpoint itself.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 23:05: step 2760/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3301 (−0.0268 vs 22:44 — a new low, first dip below the recent 0.34–0.43 band; favorable direction, not an anomaly), window rate 19.0 s/step is 2750-probe-contaminated (same pattern as at 2500) — since-last-sample is 90 steps / 21 min ≈ 14 s/step, healthy; GPU 100%, host RAM 46 GiB available. Probe curve final mid-run shape: 6.11/5.72/5.62/5.45/5.47/6.59/6.83/6.32 — drift is real but non-monotone. ~1 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: none new — read empty, inbox empty; history’s 👍 on the 21:01 spike-watch post was already recorded in an earlier tick, no reactions yet on the 21:58 confirm post (id 1539393176228335698).

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), probe@2750 read + train-probe lockstep check (grepped the train log directly), free -g standing check, queue validate, in-channel retrace post (id 1539410046666936431).

Next: endpoint at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19) — final probe + save, then the pdnorm-endpoint-close battery (sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1) with best-save flexibility LIVE: candidates are endpoint-3000 (probe TBD) vs step 2000 @ 5.47; 2500 saved but probes 6.83, 2750 not a save boundary. Then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 22:43–22:4xZ (real date -u at write: 22:45) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 22:22 entry — run healthy, probe curve unchanged; probe@2750 projects ~23:05Z + probe runtime, too tight against this tick’s 23:13 hard kill to hold for (it’s a READ with no decision authority) — its read falls to the next tick.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 22:44: step 2670/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3569 (+0.0088 vs 22:23, mid-band; 0.34–0.43 band intact), rate 15.328 s/step in the healthy window (since-last-sample 80 steps / 21 min agrees), GPU duty-cycling 88–100% with 0% troughs recovering (6-sample check), host RAM 47 GiB available. Probe curve unchanged since the 2500 confirm (…5.45/5.47/6.59/6.83); next probe at 2750 in ~80 steps (~23:05Z). ~1.4 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty, history shows no reactions yet on the 21:58 spike-confirmed post (id 1539393176228335698).

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + 6-sample GPU util standing checks, queue validate. No post (quiet interval; nothing new since the 21:58 confirm note).

Next: probe@2750 read next tick (~23:05Z+) completes the drift curve before the endpoint. Endpoint battery pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1) with best-save flexibility LIVE (best saved candidate step 2000 @ 5.47; 2500 saved but probes 6.83). Then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 22:22–22:2xZ (real date -u at write: 22:25) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 22:01 entry — run healthy, loss back to mid-band, probe curve unchanged; probe@2750 now projects ~23:0xZ (a touch later than the earlier ~22:5x estimate), still after this tick’s cap — its read falls to the next tick.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 22:23: step 2590/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3481 (−0.0356 vs 22:02, back to mid-band; 0.34–0.43 band intact), rate 15.295 s/step in the healthy window (since-last-sample 80 steps / 21 min agrees), GPU duty-cycling with troughs but recovering to 99–100% (13-sample check), host RAM 46 GiB available. Probe curve unchanged since the 2500 confirm (…5.45/5.47/6.59/6.83); next probe at 2750 in ~160 steps (~23:0xZ). ~1.7 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty, history shows no reactions yet on the 21:58 spike-confirmed post (id 1539393176228335698).

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + extended 13-sample GPU util check (troughs at 0% recover to 100% — duty cycle, not a stall; rate confirms), queue validate. No post (quiet interval; nothing new since the 21:58 confirm note).

Next: probe@2750 read next tick (~23:0xZ) completes the drift curve before the endpoint. Endpoint battery pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1) with best-save flexibility LIVE (best saved candidate step 2000 @ 5.47; 2500 saved but probes 6.83). Then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 22:01–22:0xZ (real date -u at write: 22:03) — tick: quiet babysit right after the 21:58 confirm entry — run healthy, probe curve unchanged; next datum is probe@2750 at ~22:5xZ, after this tick’s cap, so its read falls to the next tick.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 22:02: step 2510/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3837 (0.34–0.43 band intact). Babysit’s window rate printed 23.5 s/step but that window straddles the 2500 probe+save (eval row sits mid-window); since-last-sample is 80 steps in 21 min = 15.7 s/step, healthy — GPU duty-cycling to 100% (5-sample check), host RAM 47 GiB available. Probe curve unchanged since the 2500 confirm (…5.45/5.47/6.59/6.83); next probe at 2750 (~22:5xZ). ~2.1 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty, history shows no reactions yet on the 21:58 spike-confirmed post (id 1539393176228335698).

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), rate-window disambiguation (the 23.5 s/step figure is probe/save contamination, not a slowdown — verified via since-last-sample rate

• log inspection), free -g + 5-sample GPU util standing checks, queue validate. No post (quiet interval; nothing new since the 21:58 confirm note).

Next: probe@2750 read next tick (~22:5xZ) completes the drift curve before the endpoint. Endpoint battery pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1) with best-save flexibility LIVE (best saved candidate step 2000 @ 5.47; 2500 saved but probes 6.83). Then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 21:40–22:0xZ (real date -u at write: 22:00) — tick: probe@2500 read in-session (held open for the ~21:58Z datum) — spike CONFIRMED: eval 6.59@2250 → 6.83@2500, train-probe in lockstep 6.44 → 6.75, loss fully healthy. Sustained loss-blind drift, not a transient. Still a READ per pre-reg; best-save flexibility now LIVE at endpoint choice.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 21:41: step 2430/3000 (2500+ by write), 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3702@2500 (0.35–0.43 band intact, grad_norm 2.2–2.3), rate 15.07–15.09 s/step in the 15.0–16.2 healthy window, GPU 99%. Probe eval_chunk_mae 6.83@2500 (curve …5.45/5.47/6.59/6.83) — two consecutive elevated points, rise even steepened (+0.24 on top of +1.11); train-side probe rose in lockstep both times, so this is the mixed-v2-class loss-blind drift, confirmed. ~2.1 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: none new — read empty, inbox empty, history shows no new reactions beyond the already-recorded 👍 on the 21:01 watch post.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), queue validate, in-session hold 21:43–21:58 for the probe@2500 datum (charter §6 judgment call — the confirm/deny was worth the hold), Discord post (spike-confirmed note, id 1539393176228335698).

Next: endpoint battery pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1) now runs with best-save flexibility LIVE: endpoint choice re-opens to the best-probing saved checkpoint — best saved candidate step 2000 @ 5.47 (2500 saved but probes 6.83; final probe at 2750 ~22:5xZ, endpoint 3000 read completes the curve). Then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 21:19–21:2xZ (real date -u at write: 21:21) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 20:58 spike entry — run healthy, loss flat; owner 👍 on the spike watch note (agreement with the READ/no-action call). Probe@2500 lands ~21:58Z, after this tick’s cap — confirm/deny read falls to the next tick.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 21:20: step 2350/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3544 (−0.0002 vs 20:59, flat — the 20:38 top-of-band wiggle stays resolved), rate 15.06 s/step in the 15.0–16.2 healthy window, GPU duty-cycling to 100% (5-sample check), host RAM 46 GiB available (stable). Probe curve unchanged since the 2250 spike (…5.45/5.47/6.59); next probe at 2500 in ~150 steps (~21:58Z) is the spike’s confirm/deny — also a save boundary. ~2.7 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: owner 👍x1 on the 21:01 spike watch post (id 1539378620609339457) — lightweight agreement with the pre-reg READ/no-action stance and the endpoint-battery kill/keep authority; recorded per the reaction-steering rule, no reply owed (reaction, not message). Read/inbox otherwise empty.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks (GPU duty cycle verified by 5-sample poll), queue validate. No post (quiet mid-run interval; the 2500 datum is what’s worth posting, and it lands next tick).

Next: probe@2500 read next tick (~21:58Z+) — if elevation holds, best-save flexibility goes live at endpoint choice (best saved candidate: step 2000 @ 5.47). Endpoint battery pdnorm-endpoint-close unchanged at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 20:58–21:0xZ (real date -u at write: 21:01) — tick: probe SPIKE at 2250 — 5.47→6.59 (+1.11), first real anomaly of the run; loss trace fully healthy, so this is the loss-blind drift signature. READ per pre-reg, no action; posted in-channel. Confirm/deny at probe@2500 (~21:5xZ).

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 20:59: step 2270/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.3546 (−0.0741 vs 20:38 — the 20:38 top-of-band wiggle resolved as noise), rate 14.84 s/step in the healthy window, host RAM stable. Probe eval_chunk_mae 6.59@2250 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62/5.45/5.47/6.59 — +1.11 after the 2000 plateau). Dug into train_log.jsonl + unit journal: train-side probe MAE rose in lockstep (5.41→6.44) so it is NOT eval-set noise; training loss 0.35–0.43 the whole 1950–2280 window, zero spikes, grad_norm 2.0–3.1 normal — invisible-to-loss, the mixed-v2 8x drift class the pre-reg drift-guard note anticipated (that guard’s own 1000−500 window passed long ago at −2.13). One point, could still be a transient; probe@2500 (~21:5xZ, also a save boundary) is the confirm/deny. ~3.0 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), loss/grad-norm spike scan of the 1950–2280 window, per-dataset breakdown check (probe rows carry only pooled MAE — slice breakdown lands with the endpoint battery), queue validate, Discord post (probe-spike watch note, id 1539378620609339457).

Next: probe@2500 read next tick (~21:5xZ) — if elevation holds, the reserved best-save flexibility goes live at endpoint choice (best saved candidate: step 2000 @ 5.47; 1750’s 5.45 was not a save boundary). Endpoint battery pdnorm-endpoint-close unchanged at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 20:38–20:4xZ (real date -u at write: 20:41) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 20:16 entry — run healthy, Discord silent; loss wiggled to the top of its noise band (watch item, no action).

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 20:38: step 2180/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, GPU 100% util (in-CLI 0% snapshot = documented loader duty cycle; direct re-check 100%), loss 0.4287 (+0.0455 vs 20:17 — top of the recent 0.37–0.41 band, largest single-interval wiggle so far; watch, not anomaly), probe 5.47@2000 (next at 2250, ~18 min out — the plateau-real? datum lands next tick), rate 15.31 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window. Host RAM 47 GiB available (stable). ~3.5 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0x–00:1xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (quiet mid-run interval; loss wiggle is intra-band).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. Next tick reads probe@2250 (plateau-real?) and re-checks the loss band. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 20:16–20:1xZ (real date -u at write: 20:17) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 19:56 entry — run healthy at baseline, Discord silent; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 20:17: step 2100/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, GPU 99% util, loss 0.3832 (+0.0102 vs 19:56, noise), probe 5.47@2000 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62/5.45/5.47 — plateau holding; next probe at 2250, ~38 min out), rate 15.21 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window. Host RAM 47 GiB available (stable). ~3.8 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (quiet mid-run interval; probe 2250 will say whether the 2000 plateau is real).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. If the probe stays flat at 2250/2500 that strengthens best-save flexibility the drift-guard note already reserves. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 19:56–19:5xZ (real date -u at write: 19:57) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 19:35 entry — run healthy; one new datum: probe curve plateaus at 2000 (5.45→5.47, noise-level), not a gate signal.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 19:56: step 2020/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.373 (−0.029 vs 19:35), probe 5.47@2000 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62/5.45/5.47 — first non-falling point, +0.02 is noise-level plateau; next probe at 2250, ~58 min out), rate 15.25 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window (instantaneous 0% util snapshot = documented loader duty cycle; rate confirms no starvation). Host RAM 47 GiB available (stable). ~4.2 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0x–00:1xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (probe plateau is within noise; kill/keep authority stays with the pre-reg endpoint battery, not mid-run probes).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. If the probe stays flat at 2250/2500 that strengthens best-save flexibility the drift-guard note already reserves. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 19:35–19:3xZ (real date -u at write: 19:36) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 19:13 entry — run healthy at baseline, Discord silent; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 19:35: step 1940/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, GPU 100% util, loss 0.4021 (−0.0013 vs 19:14, flat), probe 5.45@1750 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62/5.45 — still falling; next probe at 2000, ~15 min out), rate 15.27 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window. Host RAM 48 GiB available (stable). ~4.5 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (nothing new since 17:08; quiet mid-run interval).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 19:13–19:1xZ (real date -u at write: 19:16) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 18:52 entry — run healthy at baseline, Discord silent; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 19:14: step 1860/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, GPU 99% util, loss 0.4034 (−0.0035 vs 18:53, flattening), probe 5.45@1750 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62/5.45 — still falling; next probe at 2000, ~35 min out), rate 15.44 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window. Host RAM 48 GiB available (stable). ~4.9 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (nothing new since 17:08; quiet mid-run interval).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 18:52–18:5xZ (real date -u at write: 18:55) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 18:31 entry — probe 1750 landed still-falling; run healthy at baseline, Discord silent; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 18:53: step 1780/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, GPU 99% util, loss 0.4069 (−0.036 vs 18:32), probe 5.45@1750 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62/5.45 — still falling; next probe at 2000), rate 15.3–15.8 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window. Host RAM 48 GiB available (stable). ~5.2 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (nothing new since 17:08; probe still-falling is routine).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 18:31–18:3xZ (real date -u at write: 18:34) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 18:10 entry — run healthy at baseline, Discord silent; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 18:32: step 1700/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.4427 (+0.004 vs 18:11, noise), probe 5.62@1500 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62 — next probe at 1750, ~13 min out), rate 15.45 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window. Host RAM 47 GiB available (stable). ~5.6 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (nothing new since 17:08).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 18:10–18:1xZ (real date -u at write: 18:13) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 17:51 entry — run healthy at baseline, Discord silent; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 18:11: step 1620/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.4384 (−0.025 since 17:50), probe 5.62@1500 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62 — next probe at 1750, ~30 min out), rate 15.37 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window. Host RAM 47 GiB available (stable); instantaneous 0% util snapshot is the documented loader duty cycle (rate confirms no starvation). ~5.9 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (nothing new since 17:08).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 17:49–17:5xZ (real date -u at write: 17:51) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 17:31 entry — probe 1500 landed still-falling; run healthy at baseline, Discord silent; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 17:50: step 1530/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, GPU 100% util, loss 0.4635 (+0.029 wiggle vs 17:29, within noise), probe 5.62@1500 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72/5.62 — still falling; next probe at 1750), rate 15.52 s/step within the 15.0–16.2 healthy window. Host RAM 47 GiB available (stable). ~6.3 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ–00:1xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, includes Discord read + history), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (nothing new since 17:08).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 17:28–17:3xZ (real date -u at write: 17:31) — tick: quiet babysit ~20 min after the 17:08 reply — run healthy at baseline, Discord silent; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 17:29: step 1460/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.4349 (−0.059 since 17:08), probe 5.72@1250 (next probe at 1500, ~10 min out), rate 15.23 s/step at the ~15.3 healthy baseline. Host RAM 47 GiB available (stable). ~6.5 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows the 16:52 owner praise already answered/acked at 17:08, no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history, babysit CLI (exit 0), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate. No post (nothing new since 17:08).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 17:07–17:2xZ (real date -u at write: 17:10) — tick: owner praise on the 1004 eased-cap5 video answered in-channel; run healthy at baseline — no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 17:08: step 1380/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.4942, probe 5.72@1250 (next probe at 1500), rate 14.96 s/step — at/below the ~15.3 healthy baseline. Host RAM 47 GiB available (stable). ~6.7 h to endpoint, ETA ~23:5x–00:0xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: owner 16:52:21Z quoted the 1004 eased-cap5 post — “This one looks great.” Lightweight positive signal on the smooth knob’s showcase case. Replied 17:08 (post 1539320101763940443: best-case vs the −8.3 placed cost at n=120, default stays fast path, APPROACH_SLEW_DEG one env var away for demo-quality batches) and acked; inbox empty. Read as: owner values the smooth knob for demo optics — if a rig demo batch is ever requested, offer the eased profile.

Done: Discord read + history (caught the 16:52 owner message), in-channel reply + ack, babysit CLI (exit 0), free -g + util/rate standing checks, queue validate, ~8-min conversational hold via a history-poll watcher (cursor untouched) for a follow-up.

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:0xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 16:47–16:5xZ (real date -u at write: 16:49) — tick: quiet babysit ~15 min after the quasistatic session closed — run healthy at baseline rate; util-oscillation pattern read as loader duty cycle, not a stall; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 16:47: step 1290/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.4889, probe 5.72@1250 (curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11/5.72 — still falling vs disc anchor). Rate window 15.0–16.2 s/step ≈ the ~15.3 healthy est — recovered with the CPU measure runs gone (none left in ps; host RAM back to 48 GiB available). nvidia-smi util oscillates 100↔0 at 5-s samples (power 123→578 W) but step rate is at baseline ⇒ per-step loader segments (rig-video decode in the batch-96 mix), not starvation — rate is the ground truth, no action. ~7.4 h to endpoint, ETA ~00:1xZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both gpu-gated on the endpoint).

Steering: none — read empty, inbox empty; history shows only our own 16:37 result posts, no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI, util/rate + free -g standing checks (RAM 48 GiB, recovered from 46), 30-s util watch + jsonl rate cross-check to clear the 0%-sample false alarm, Discord read + history, queue validate. No post (nothing new since 16:44).

Next: unchanged — pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:1xZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1), then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed; routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 15:30–16:5xZ (real date -u at write: 16:52) — work session (chained, bounded): expert-approach-quasistatic-redesign EXECUTED — measured verdict: approach momentum is load-bearing, every eased rung costs placed%; default stays baseline. Bonus: instrument non-determinism found + fixed (OpenBLAS pinning).

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 16:35: step 1250/3000, 5 procs, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable, loss 0.4771, probe curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11 vs disc anchor 12.51/7.57/6.59/5.90 (drift guard PASSED at 1000). Rate dipped to 2.9 steps/min at 16:03 under my 24-worker CPU measure runs — niced to 12 workers, recovered ~3.8; endpoint ETA ~00:xxZ. Queue green depth 2 (15 open; both queued items gpu-local, gated on the endpoint).

Steering: owner 16:03:28Z asked how pdnorm differs from the demos-only + remap-stats run — answered 16:44 (post 1539312176127549491: rig datasets in the 3-set mix + per-dataset flow q01/q99 rows vs the pooled table, platform otherwise verbatim, frozen grid vs the 11/100 control) and acked. NOTE the read that consumed it at 16:03 was inside a babysit I viewed truncated — the inbox banner caught it ~30 min late (the no-truncate rule exists for exactly this).

Done (commit 48e0496; posts 1539312294079627275 + 3 videos + integrity note): the 13:3x triage GO executed — full quasi-static machinery built (approach settle-measure-correct feedback w/ own clip + refractory pacing, parked-corrected exit, distance-gated ease w/ 12 cm release) and the ladder measured n=120 pinned: whole-approach 6°/tick 41.7, 6 cm release 34–41, 12 cm release 49.2 (cap 5) / 50.0 (soft cap 10) vs 57.5 ref — flat across caps ⇒ entry mechanics, not swing rate. Mechanisms traced (1004/1015/1047): static reach envelope parks pads high+short; quasi-static pinches grip shallow → disk drag stalls lower; deck-strike jam-flip chain carries part of baseline yield. Decision announced: APPROACH_SLEW_DEG default OFF, fast path bit-identical (n=120 row parity); efficient smooth knob exposed (cap 5 + 12 cm, −8.3 placed). Instrument: BLAS-pinned determinism fix (was 6/23 vs 3/23 disjoint on identical invocations), --seeds list, smooth_expert_videos.py. Queue: redesign item closed; demo-gen-v1.1 smoother-expert blocker resolved as measured NO-GO (v1.1 proceeds with the current expert; compute window is the only blocker left).

Next: queue_cli.py next → pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~00:xxZ 08-19, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1) then grasp-sft-bootstrap probe legs 3/4. CPU queue EMPTY — run_work_next NOT armed (nothing to chain); routine tick babysits own the interim.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 15:27–15:3xZ (real date -u at write: 15:32) — tick: quiet babysit ~2 min after the drift-read session closed — post-save@1000 resume verified healthy; no delta.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 15:27: the first sample caught util 0% / +0 steps at step 1000 (the eval+save@1000 resume window); a step watcher confirmed training resumed — step 1010 logged 15:28, loss 0.5106, util 99%, VRAM 62.21/71 unchanged (the 21.3 s/step jsonl window spans the pause; effective ~15.1 holds). Endpoint ETA ~23:5xZ. Queue green depth 3 (16 open).

Steering: none — read surfaced only our own 15:26 drift post; inbox empty; history shows no new reactions.

Done: babysit CLI + post-save resume verification (background step watcher to step 1010), Discord read + history, queue validate. No post (nothing new since the 15:26 drift-read post).

Next: unchanged — run_work_next ARMED (15:27 marker present): chained work session owns expert-approach-quasistatic-redesign (CPU). pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~23:5xZ, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1); grasp-sft-bootstrap token legs 3/4 after it.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 13:44–15:3xZ (real date -u at write: 15:28) — work session (chained, bounded): sim-clutter-patch-promotion EXECUTED + its registered re-gate PASSED same session — real-crop clutter patches are now the production v3/v4 clutter appearance. Session then rode to the step-1000 drift-guard read in-turn: PASS.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 15:26 (drift read): step 1000/3000, 5 procs, util 84%, VRAM 62.21/71 gate stable through save@1000; drift guard PASS: Δ eval(1000−500) = −2.13 vs ≤ +0.30 (8.2419@500 → 6.1069@1000; curve 12.91/8.24/6.65/6.11 vs disc 12.51/7.57/6.59/5.90 — healthy shape, slightly above throughout). Host RAM 46 GiB available (vs 48 at 13:17) — no second step-drop after save@1000, watch routine. ~8.4 h to endpoint, ETA ~23:5xZ. Queue green depth 3 (16 open).

Steering: none — read + inbox empty at boot (13:45) and the 14:19 poll; no owner reply yet to the triage posts.

Done (commits 9fe3ead promotion + 0c0a8fb re-gate; post 1539282325907570728): the 13:3x GO executed end to end. sim/clutter_patch.py (moved from fontaine/scripts, camera model inlined + oracle-pinned); SO101Sim clutter_appearance knob, default patched — crops pasted onto the drawn plate at _draw_content, stand-ins parked off-frustum (dropped from top render/mask/v4 shadow), wrist path untouched, zero extra RNG draws (slot-pairing survives). Oracles +5 in tests/test_sim_appearance.py (wrist bit-exact patched-vs-standins v3+v4; top bit-exact outside clutter-affected px; physics/stream identity; camera-model freeze); check.py 1048 green + 3 gpu render legs. Re-gate PASS (sim_clutter_promotion_regate.py, ~0.02 GPU-h beside the live run): production patched AUROC 0.554 vs gate 0.556 (dev −0.002, bar ±0.010), standins anchor 0.713 dead-center — patched substrate CLEARED for behavioral evals. Sequencing: pdnorm prereg Amendment 1 pins tonight’s sim100 legs to --clutter-appearance standins (11/100 baseline + demos are stand-ins-era); pin also in the endpoint queue item + archived gate instruments; er_60k probe ckpt re-converted to current schema (er_60k_step_060000_vla_v2). Drift-guard read ridden in-turn (foreground hold to eval@1000, posted 1539294445630005277): PASS, no knob moves (READ not kill).

Next: queue_cli.py next CPU pointer → expert-approach-quasistatic-redesign (chained session). pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~23:5xZ, sim100 pinned --clutter-appearance standins per Amendment 1); grasp-sft-bootstrap token legs 3/4 after it. Routine babysits own the interim (host-RAM watch routine). run_work_next ARMED at close.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 13:41–13:4xZ (real date -u at write: 13:44) — tick: quiet babysit ~2 min after the digest session closed — no delta; pdnorm healthy.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 13:41: 5 procs, step 590/3000, loss 0.6241, instantaneous rate 4.0 steps/min (= 15.0 s/step, on plan; the CLI’s 18.1 s/step window figure spans the eval+save@500 pause), VRAM 62.21/71, probe 8.24@500 unchanged. Host RAM available 48 GiB — same plateau as the 13:17 investigation, no further drop; re-check stays armed for the ~15:2xZ drift-read tick. Queue green depth 4 (17 open).

Steering: none — read + inbox empty, history shows no new reactions or owner reply to the 13:33 triage posts.

Done: babysit CLI (facts above), Discord poll, queue validate, free -g re-glance. No post (nothing new).

Next: unchanged — ~15:2xZ tick owns the step-1000 drift-guard read (bar eval@1000 ≤ 8.5419, PROVISIONAL) + the RAM re-check; endpoint battery ~23:4x–00:0xZ. run_work_next ARMED (marker present, 13:40) — chained work session owns sim-clutter-patch-promotion.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 13:24–13:5xZ (real date -u at write: 13:39) — work session (chained, bounded): owner-pending-decisions-digest EXECUTED — all 20 blocked/owner-hold items re-triaged under the 10:25Z delegation: 4 closed, 3 unblocked, 6 owner-holds converted to Fontaine-decides deferrals, 5 genuinely owner-owned digested in-channel.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0 at 13:38: liveness 5 procs, step 580/3000, loss 0.6329, 16.1 s/step over the eval+save@500 window (~10.8 h to endpoint, ETA ~23:4x–00:0xZ), VRAM 62.21/71 gate, probe 12.91@250 → 8.24@500 vs disc 12.51/7.57. Queue green depth 4 (17 open).

Steering: none — read + inbox empty at boot (13:25) and at the 13:38 babysit poll; no owner reply yet to the triage posts.

Done (commit 7cdb533; posts 1539265964892360786 decisions + 1539265974660890717 owner digest): the digest item executed end to end — every blocked/owner_hold item re-triaged under the no-go-asks delegation. Closed 4: pdnorm-run item (superseded-by-execution), token-SFT arm B (superseded by the owner’s route-C pick), photometrics default flip (decided NO-GO — wrist manipulation regression CI-excl-0 + top gain absorbed next to clutter), sim100 v3 rerun (superseded-by-outcomes — joint-2k’s 44/100 answers the ≥1/100 goal; 2–4 GPU-h saved). Unblocked 3: grasp-sft-bootstrap remainder (joint-ckpt token probe legs 3/4, GPU-free-gated behind tonight’s endpoint; the 08-16 GPU-pause hold was stale), clutter-patch promotion (decided GO — the payload of the visual stack), quasistatic approach redesign (decided GO — executes the owner’s own 19:42Z 08-16 smoothness ask); also decided GO on the v1.1 realcal disk exemption inside its still-blocked item. Converted 6 owner-holds to my deferrals with stated reopen conditions (rig-mixture C-defer, img280, F-then-joint rung, renderer PBR pilot, lens refit relabeled technical, v1.1 regen). Owner-owned digest posted: molmo_flow lane ×2, released-stats fix (owner-taken), box provisioning, wandb key rotation. check.py 1045 green.

Next: queue_cli.py next → sim-clutter-patch-promotion (CPU, ~1 session; registered probe re-gate before behavioral moves), then expert-approach-quasistatic-redesign (CPU). Ticks own the ~15:2xZ step-1000 drift read (bar eval@1000 ≤ 8.5419, PROVISIONAL) + the host-RAM re-check. pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~23:4x–00:0xZ); grasp-sft-bootstrap token legs 3/4 after it. run_work_next ARMED — GPU busy, CPU queue non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 13:17–13:3xZ (real date -u at write: 13:25) — tick: quiet babysit — pdnorm healthy through step ~508/3000; one new fact: host-RAM available is 48 GiB (was ~90 at earlier polls) — investigated, flat, not a leak.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE — babysit exit 0: liveness 5 procs, GPU 66.5 GiB device / util 91%, step 500-sample +120 over the 12:45→13:17 window (~16 s/step including the eval@500 + async save@500 pause — effective rate on plan), probe 12.91@250 → 8.24@500 unchanged. Host RAM: available 48 GiB vs ~90 GiB reported at 11:13/13:15 polls — sampled flat over 4 min, train-proc RSS stable at ~139 GiB (offload-optim states in host RAM

• save@500 serialization high-water; /dev/shm 20/111 GiB), 8 workers ~1.5 GiB each. Verdict: stable plateau, not the rescale-dataloader leak class. Watch item: re-check free -g at the ~15:2xZ drift-read tick — a second step-drop after save@1000 would mean per-save growth → escalate before save@1500. Endpoint ETA unchanged ~23:3x–23:4xZ. Queue green depth 2 (22 open).

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history shows no new reactions. No in-channel post (nothing new since the 11:14 launch post; drift read owns the next post).

Done: babysit CLI (exit 0, facts above); host-RAM investigation (shm/df + nvidia-smi compute-apps — pid 382281 is ours, no owner policy-server claim — + 4-min free/RSS sampling); queue validate green.

Next: ~15:2xZ tick owns the step-1000 drift-guard read (bar eval@1000 ≤ 8.5419, PROVISIONAL) + the RAM re-check. run_work_next stays ARMED (marker present, touched 13:16) — chained work session owns owner-pending-decisions-digest (CPU); pdnorm-endpoint-close gated on step 3000.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 10:37–13:2xZ (real date -u at write: 13:16) — work session (chained, bounded): pdnorm LAUNCHED — the ON-GO checklist executed end to end under the 10:25Z delegation: pre-reg stamped + posted, fit smoke green, grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm live on the H100 since 11:02:21Z, ridden through the step-500 boundary.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm LIVE (unit fontaine-v2-joint-pdnorm, launched 11:02:21Z) — step 500/3000 at 13:15Z, probe 12.91@250 → 8.24@500 (disc anchor 12.51/7.57 — slightly above the demosonly curve at both points, falling healthily), loss 0.70@380, 14.9–15.1 s/step, VRAM 62.21/71 gate, util median 86–100% (no starvation), host RAM ~90 GiB available, save@500 captured async 15.6 s. Drift-guard bar set: eval@1000 ≤ 8.5419 (= 8.2419 + 0.30), read at the ~15:2xZ boundary (PROVISIONAL). Endpoint ETA ~23:3x–23:4xZ. Queue green depth 2 (22 open).

Steering: none new — polled at boot 10:37, at every babysit checkpoint (11:11, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 13:15): read + inbox empty throughout.

Done (this session, commits a97636c + 8d9a62d; posts 1539224047244546171 decision/pre-reg + 1539230915379859507 launch): pre-reg renamed to 2026-08-18-…-pdnorm.md, header records the GO decision under the delegation, SUMMARY’d, blog pushed pre-post (page curl 200); fit smoke 10:52Z (62.18 GiB peak, ckpt metadata q01q99_per_dataset verified); launch 11:02:21Z via systemd-run; babysit.toml entry live (vram 71 / 15 GPU-h gates, drift + sim100 anchors); first poll green; ridden through eval@250, eval@500, save@500. Queue: pdnorm-on-go-runbook closed superseded-by- execution → pdnorm-endpoint-close refill (gpu-local, gated on step 3000); owner-pending-decisions-digest re-scoped to the delegation frame (decide-and-announce sweep + short owner-owned digest).

Next: queue_cli.py next → owner-pending-decisions-digest (CPU, un-gated — workable during the training window); then pdnorm-endpoint-close at step 3000 (~23:3x–23:4xZ 08-18: sim100 pair → paired read vs 11/100, panel leg, ladder --endpoint restamp, truthfit rewear, pdnormendpoint report, verdict post, bank if load-bearing). Step-1000 drift read ~15:2xZ rides the tick babysit. run_work_next ARMED — GPU busy, CPU queue non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 10:28–10:5xZ (real date -u at write: 10:32) — tick: OWNER STEERING — GO-gating retired (“Don’t ask for my GO, you decide what to run”, 10:25Z) and a 16h summary requested + both delivered same-session; pdnorm launch decided GO by me — the chained work session executes the ON-GO checklist immediately.

Status: no live runs — H100 0%/0 MiB at boot, but the idle-by-design hold is OVER: the launch decision is now mine and taken. Queue green depth 2 (22 open). The 01:54Z GO ask closed at 10:25Z (~8h31m) — answered with delegation, not a GO.

Steering (two owner messages 10:25Z, both replied in-channel + acked, inbox empty at close): (1) “Don’t ask for my GO, you decide what to run” — standing rule, recorded in memory (no-go-asks-fontaine-decides): never gate a run on owner approval; decide + announce in-channel as a decision post, pre-reg discipline (date + post before launch) stays. (2) “Do give me a summary in plain words as well as in depth about everything that’s been going on last 16h” — delivered same-session: ack/decision post 1539220047854043237, plain-words post 1539220090682216510, in-depth timeline post 1539220187197349929.

Done: Discord read (3 new: the 10:24 bot post + the two owner messages) + history + inbox cleared (both ids acked after replies); 16h summary composed from the git log (17th 18:30Z → 10:29Z) and posted — the discriminator HEALTHY arc (12.51@250 → 5.90@1000, both Amendment-1 rules, parity probe concordant), the wear audit + honest re-wear ladder (SFT@1000 27.40 / released 27.14 / repo-midpoint null 25.15, same-wear read: no competence destroyed, none built, none there to begin with), the GO-path automation arc, ~6.7 GPU-h in the window; steering memory + MEMORY.md index line written; pdnorm launch decided GO and announced in-channel.

Next: chained work session (run_work_next ARMED, marker present) executes the ON-GO checklist NOW — check compute-apps for the owner policy-server claim first, then date + post the pdnorm pre-reg, fit smoke, launch on the H100 (bijou.train via systemd-run unit), babysit.toml registry update + first-poll util/starvation check; sim100 + panel leg + endpoint report (ladder

• estimator-seam + paired read, all automatic) at the boundary. The queued pdnorm-on-go-runbook item is superseded-by-execution — close or convert it at the work session’s queue touch; owner-pending-decisions-digest follows (re-scope it too: the GO-ask entry is resolved).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 10:10–10:2xZ (real date -u at write: 10:25) — work session (chained, bounded): pdnorm-endpoint-report-seam-line DONE — the ON-GO endpoint report now renders the estimator-seam cross-check automatically; the whole GO-path read (ladder figure + seam line + paired read) composes with zero manual steps.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB at boot; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~8h30m; polled at boot 10:11 and at close 10:20 (read + inbox empty both times).

Steering: none — read empty at boot and close, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (this session, commit 7d8a1d3, post id 1539218376281423873): grasp_sft_joint_unseen_report.py grew --truthfit-json — the pdnormendpoint preset defaults to reports/analysis__pdnorm_endpoint_truthfit_wear.json, quiet-skip on the absent default (the json exists only once the ON-GO endpoint npz does), loud on an explicit missing flag (the ladder-embed behavior split). estimator_seam_line renders pdnorm_endpoint_truthfit_rewear.py’s ladder_read block verbatim under the ladder figure: endpoint native → truth-fit row, the seam delta, and the truth-fit ladder anchors (disc-1000 / released-optional / repo-midpoint null); foreign-json refusal on missing seam keys; the NATIVE row stays the headline (deployment-honest). Oracles +7 (render-verbatim, released-omitted, foreign refusal, under-ladder placement, seam-without-sidecar independence, preset-default path, quiet-absent + loud-missing); check.py 1045 green. Pre-reg calibration note names the automatic embed. Queue: item closed done; refill pdnorm-on-go-runbook (CPU, PRE-GO — consolidate the scattered ON-GO checklist into one git-audited copy-paste runbook).

Next: queue_cli.py next → pdnorm-on-go-runbook (CPU, PRE-GO landable), then owner-pending-decisions-digest (CPU, condition-on-silence). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist: date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch, re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint; ladder figure + estimator-seam line + paired read all automatic in the report build). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 10:08–10:1xZ (real date -u at write: 10:11) — tick: quiet tick — landed ~1 min after the 10:07 work close; GO-ask poll 10:08Z still unanswered at ~8h14m; nothing changed.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + all subsequent notes (wear audit, recalibration, released row, ladder figure, same-wear re-expression, report embed, truthfit crosscheck) unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts (latest: the 10:07 work-close post on the estimator-seam instrument), no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 10:07 at the work close). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 10:07 work-close post.

Next: chained work session owns pdnorm-endpoint-report-seam-line (CPU, PRE-GO — wire the truthfit crosscheck json into the pdnormendpoint report preset), then owner-pending-decisions-digest (CPU, condition-on-silence), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm, re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint; report embed + truthfit crosscheck automatic).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 09:41–10:1xZ (real date -u at write: 10:06) — work session (chained, bounded): pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck DONE — the estimator seam between the ON-GO endpoint row and the ladder anchors now has a dry-landed instrument; the last wear caveat on the GO path closes automatically on GO.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB at boot; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~8h11m; polled at boot 09:41 and at close 10:05 (read + inbox empty both times).

Steering: none — read empty at boot and close, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (this session, commit 6941cfa): new sibling pdnorm_endpoint_truthfit_rewear.py — inverts the ON-GO endpoint npz per repo through each panel repo’s NATIVE recorded training-table row (its meta/stats.json q01/q99, the row StatsAttachedDataset attaches at eval) and re-expresses through the panel-truth-fit rows the 27.40/27.14/25.15 anchors wear, recording the native-vs-truth-fit estimator delta alongside the ladder read. Git audit corrected the queue wording: the checkpoint’s per_dataset_stats holds only the 3 TRAINING repos and is inert on the panel (bijou/data.py:983). Per-repo inversion identity enforced repo-by-repo (swapped-rows refusal), degenerate-span joints pinned to midpoint with an at-the-constant bound (5 real panel (repo,joint) pairs will exercise it), scheme + contract-path + anchor + midpoint-null-identity guards; the NATIVE row stays the deployment-honest headline. Oracles +7; check.py 1037 green; all 838 panel repos’ native rows load-verified; CLI smoke-refused correctly on the global-table disc-1000 leg. Pre-reg calibration note names the instrument. Queue: item closed done; refill pdnorm-endpoint-report-seam-line (CPU, PRE-GO — wire the crosscheck json into the pdnormendpoint report preset, same automation pattern as the ladder embed).

Next: queue_cli.py next → pdnorm-endpoint-report-seam-line (CPU, PRE-GO landable), then owner-pending-decisions-digest (CPU, condition-on-silence). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist: date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch, re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint; report embed automatic; truthfit crosscheck now on the checklist via the calibration note). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 09:39–09:4xZ (real date -u at write: 09:40) — tick: quiet tick — landed ~1 min after the 09:37 work close; GO-ask poll 09:39Z still unanswered at ~7h45m; nothing changed.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no_live_runs_reason current, declared 08:2xZ, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + all subsequent notes (wear audit, recalibration, released row, ladder figure, same-wear re-expression, report embed) unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts (latest: the 09:16 same-wear re-expression post with the updated ladder figure), no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 09:38 at the work close). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 09:16 re-expression post.

Next: chained work session owns pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck (CPU, ON-GO rider — the per-repo inversion extension can land dry PRE-GO), then owner-pending-decisions-digest (CPU, condition-on-silence), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm, re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint; report embed now automatic).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 09:21–09:4xZ (real date -u at write: 09:38) — work session (chained, bounded): endpoint-report-ladder-embed DONE — the ON-GO endpoint report now embeds the stamped anchor-ladder figure automatically; one manual composition step deleted from the GO path.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB at boot; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~7h43m; polled at boot 09:21 and at close 09:37 (read + inbox empty both times).

Steering: none — read empty at boot and close, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (this session, commit 353f6db): grasp_sft_joint_unseen_report.py grew --ladder-b64 + ladder_section() — embeds the pdnorm_panel_ladder_chart.py b64 sidecar as a “Panel anchor ladder” figure directly below the meta line’s textual ladder; the pdnormendpoint preset defaults to the chart script’s sidecar path reports/pdnorm_panel_ladder.b64, so on GO the endpoint session just re-runs the chart with --endpoint <row> and builds the report — zero manual embed. Behavior split: explicit flag is loud on a missing file, preset default quiet-skips (reports/ is gitignored, sidecar regenerable); payload asserted base64-PNG. Real 08-18 sidecar smoke-rendered through the section. Oracles +6 in tests/test_grasp_sft_joint_unseen_report.py; check.py 1030 green. Pre-reg chart note updated (no manual figure step on GO). Queue: item closed done; refill owner-pending-decisions-digest (CPU, condition-on-silence — ~20 of 22 open items pend an owner call scattered across days of history; one digest page + pointer post answers “what do you need from me” in a single read, posted only if the owner is still silent then).

Next: queue_cli.py next → pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck (CPU, ON-GO rider — the per-repo inversion extension can land dry PRE-GO), then owner-pending-decisions-digest (CPU, condition-on-silence). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged: date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch, re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint; the report embed step is now automatic). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 09:18–09:2xZ (real date -u at write: 09:19) — tick: quiet tick — landed ~2 min after the 09:16 work close; GO-ask poll 09:18Z still unanswered at ~7h24m; nothing changed.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no_live_runs_reason current, declared 08:2xZ, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + all subsequent notes (wear audit, paired read, recalibration, endpoint preset, released row, ladder figure, same-wear re-expression) unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts (latest: the 09:16 same-wear re-expression post with the updated ladder figure), no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 09:17 at the work close). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 09:16 re-expression post.

Next: chained work session owns endpoint-report-ladder-embed (CPU, wire the b64 sidecar into the pdnormendpoint preset), then pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck (CPU, instrument can land dry PRE-GO), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm, re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 09:01–09:2xZ (real date -u at write: 09:16) — work session (chained, bounded): released-row-honest-wear-reexpression DONE — the anchor ladder is wear-consistent end to end; same-wear read: SFT ended within noise of where it started, and both rows sit slightly worse than the null.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB at boot; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~7h20m; polled at boot 09:01 and at close (read + inbox empty both times).

Steering: none — read empty at boot and close, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (this session, commit ca083cf): fontaine/scripts/released_row_rewear.py — sibling of the wear audit; re-expresses the released checkpoint’s banked panel predictions through the SAME honest per-repo rows the disc-1000 27.40 reference wears (output-side only, no model re-run). Integrity: anchors reproduced (25.8924/8.3678), inversion round-trip worst 1.5e-05°, midpoint-null identity anchor PASSED (panels element-identical → honest rows byte-identical, null 25.154476 both sides). Same-wear read: released honest-wear 27.14 vs SFT@1000 27.40 (Δ +0.26) — wear held fixed, SFT neither destroyed nor built community competence, and both rows are slightly WORSE than the 25.15 repo-midpoint null; per-joint shoulder_lift 68.9→66.1 / elbow_flex 43.1→36.2, same two dominant motors. Landed: analysis json on fontaine-reports (curl 200), reports.md re-expression bullet (caveat marked dissolved), pre-reg calibration ladder rewritten (released rung = same-wear 27.14, own-table 25.89 in the note), ladder chart + oracle updated and PNG/b64 re-rendered, oracles tests/test_released_row_rewear.py ×5; check.py 1024 green. In-channel post 1539201268197756948 (with the updated figure). Queue: item closed done; refill pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck (CPU, ON-GO rider — the truth-fit-vs-native-table estimator seam is the one wear caveat left).

Next: queue_cli.py next → endpoint-report-ladder-embed (CPU, wire the b64 sidecar into the pdnormendpoint report preset), then pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck (CPU, instrument can land dry PRE-GO). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged: date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch, re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint — rungs now same-wear). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 08:55–09:0xZ (real date -u at write: 08:57) — tick: quiet tick — GO-ask poll at 08:56Z, still unanswered at ~7h02m; nothing changed since the 08:54 work close.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no_live_runs_reason current, declared 08:2xZ, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + all subsequent notes (wear audit, paired read, recalibration, endpoint preset, released row, ladder figure) unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts (latest: the 08:54 ladder-figure post with attachment), no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 08:54 at the work close). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 08:54 ladder-figure post.

Next: chained work session owns released-row-honest-wear-reexpression (CPU, feeds a same-wear rung into the ladder), then endpoint-report-ladder-embed (CPU), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm, re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 08:37–08:5xZ (real date -u at write: 08:49) — work session (chained, bounded): pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart DONE — the wear-audit anchor ladder is now a figure; the endpoint slot stamps on GO.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB at boot; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~6h55m; polled at boot 08:37 (read + inbox empty).

Steering: none — read empty at boot, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (this session): fontaine/scripts/pdnorm_panel_ladder_chart.py — house dark-scheme horizontal-rung figure of the pre-reg’s wear-corrected ladder (raw 58.14 / re-worn 27.40 / released 25.89 / midpoint null 25.15 / clamp floor 14.40 / state-copy 8.37), the pending pdnorm-endpoint slot rendered as a dashed full-width outline (deliberately not a bar), --endpoint <row> stamps it magenta on GO. Queue-vs-git drift resolved per the audit rule: the released row (measured 25.89 last session) renders as a real rung, not a FILL slot. Outputs: PNG img/pdnorm/panel_ladder.png + b64 sidecar reports/pdnorm_panel_ladder.b64; figure embedded in the pre-reg draft; oracle tests/test_pdnorm_panel_ladder_chart.py (rungs + labels + placeholder + PNG/b64 roundtrip); check.py 1020 green. Queue: item closed done; refill endpoint-report-ladder-embed (CPU — wire the b64 sidecar into the pdnormendpoint report preset so the ON-GO report embeds the stamped figure automatically).

Next: queue_cli.py next → released-row-honest-wear-reexpression (CPU, dissolves the ladder’s wear-mismatch caveat — its output feeds a rung, so it stays ahead of the embed item), then endpoint-report-ladder-embed (CPU). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged: date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch — now also re-run the ladder chart with --endpoint). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 08:34–08:4xZ (real date -u at write: 08:36) — tick: quiet tick — GO-ask poll at 08:35Z, still unanswered at ~6h41m; nothing changed since the 08:34 work close.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no policy-server or training processes; no_live_runs_reason current, declared 08:2xZ, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + all subsequent notes (wear audit, paired read, recalibration, endpoint preset, released row) unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts, no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 08:34 at the work close). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 08:28 released-row post.

Next: chained work session owns pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart (CPU, PRE-GO chart prep), then released-row-honest-wear-reexpression (CPU), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 07:53–08:3xZ (real date -u at write: 08:28) — work session (chained, bounded): released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row DONE — the pre-SFT released checkpoint’s panel row is 25.89, AT the 25.15 midpoint null: community competence was never in reach for this lineage.

Status: no live runs — released_k4l2_panel COMPLETE 08:22:01Z rc 0, ridden end-to-end (~0.45/3 GPU-h, ~1173 f/min at 95–100% util, no starvation; registry entry pruned same session). H100 idle by design again (no_live_runs_reason re-declared 08:2xZ, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~6h30m; polled at boot (07:53, inbox empty).

Steering: none — read empty at boot, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (this session): launcher fontaine/scripts/eval_released_k4l2_panel.sh (protocol verbatim from the disc-1000 leg, policy-server guard; launched 07:55:12Z via systemd-run, registry entry live through the ride). READ (frozen record-only rule from the queue item): pooled core chunk MAE 25.89 wearing the released checkpoint’s own table = at the 25.15 null (9% win vs state-copy; anchor 8.3678 reproduces banked 8.37; first_mae 21.99 — global misprediction, not horizon drift; worst motors shoulder_lift 68.9 / elbow_flex 43.1, the SFT row’s same two) ⇒ SFT had ~nothing real to destroy; the endpoint interpretation reweights toward serving-window mechanics + collapse-to-demos-prior of an already-at-null model. Landed: html+json on fontaine-reports (curl 200 ×2), reports.md bullet, pre-reg draft anchor-ladder row, pdnormendpoint preset meta row + oracle assertion (check.py 1016 green). Queue: item closed done; refill released-row-honest-wear-reexpression (CPU — re-wear the released npz through honest per-repo rows for a same-wear released-vs-SFT read; dissolves the ladder’s wear-mismatch caveat). In-channel note id 1539189212060983347.

Next: queue_cli.py next → pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart (CPU, PRE-GO chart prep), then released-row-honest-wear-reexpression (CPU). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged: date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 07:50–07:5xZ (real date -u at write: 07:51) — tick: quiet tick — GO-ask poll at 07:51Z, still unanswered at ~5h57m; nothing changed since the 07:44 work close.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no policy-server or training processes; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + both calibration addenda + the audit/paired-read/recalibration/endpoint-preset notes all unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts, no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 07:44 at the work close). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 07:42 endpoint-preset post.

Next: chained work session owns released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row (gpu-local, PRE-GO record-only, ~0.5 GPU-h, policy-server guard), then pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart (CPU), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 07:31–07:4xZ (real date -u at write: 07:42) — work session (chained, bounded): pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset DONE — the ON-GO endpoint report is now one command (--preset pdnormendpoint), pre-stamped with the frozen bands and the wear-audit anchor ladder.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch, no_live_runs_reason current). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~5h48m; polled at boot (07:32) and the post boundary (07:42), inbox empty throughout.

Steering: none — read empty at both polls, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (commit ae1e913): pdnormendpoint preset added to grasp_sft_joint_unseen_report.py — anchor rows base 9 / probe 44 / disc1000 baseline 11 (the paired baseline arm gets its own row, new DISC1000_ANCHOR constant); meta line names the pre-reg’s frozen decision grid (≤10 broken-class band / 11–19 ambiguous band / ≥20 exonerates the mix) and the wear-audit panel anchors (27.40 re-worn / 25.15 midpoint null / 8.37 state-copy); paired_band_note carried over verbatim; checkpoint/launch/GPU-h/ verdict fields left as FILL-AT-ENDPOINT placeholders for the endpoint session to stamp. Oracle test_main_pdnormendpoint_preset_anchors_bands_and_paired_section asserts the rows structurally + tile join + bands + ladder + placeholders + --paired-json composition and section ordering; check.py 1016 green. Queue: item closed done; refill pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart (CPU, PRE-GO chart prep — the panel anchor ladder as a dark-mode rung figure with FILL slots for the endpoint + released rows). In-channel note id 1539177585483849890.

Next: queue_cli.py next → released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row (gpu-local, PRE-GO record-only, ~0.5 GPU-h, policy-server guard), then pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart (CPU). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged: date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 07:29–07:3xZ (real date -u at write: 07:32) — tick: quiet tick — GO-ask poll at 07:31Z, still unanswered at ~5h36m; nothing changed since the 07:22 work close.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + both calibration addenda + the audit/paired-read/recalibration notes all unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts, no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 07:28 at the work close). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 07:21 recalibration addendum.

Next: chained work session owns pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset (CPU, un-gated), then released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row (gpu-local, PRE-GO record-only, policy-server guard), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 07:11–07:2xZ (real date -u at write: 07:22) — work session (chained, bounded): pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration DONE — the pre-reg draft’s panel calibration note now carries the wear audit’s verdict and interpretation-anchor ladder; the frozen +0.05 guard is untouched.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch, no_live_runs_reason current). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~5h30m; polled at boot (07:12) and the post boundary (07:21), inbox empty throughout.

Steering: none — read empty at both polls, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (commit 654fb4e + close-out): draft-only edit to the pdnorm pre-reg’s panel-baseline section — the two candidate mechanisms recorded as resolved by the wear audit (~half serving-window re-expression, ~half genuine collapse of the 58.14), and the calibration note recalibrated with the anchor ladder 27.40 (re-worn disc-1000, same-model wear-corrected reference) / 25.15 (repo-midpoint null, carries-any-signal bar) / 8.37 (state-copy, the real bar), plus the wear-asymmetry warning (the pdnorm endpoint wears honest rows; disc-1000’s 58.14 wore the demos global table — honest wear alone ≈ a halving with zero model improvement). check.py 1015 green. Queue: item closed done; refill released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row (gpu-local, PRE-GO record-only — the never-measured pre-SFT released panel row the draft names as an endpoint comparison). In-channel addendum note id 1539172464939245608.

Next: queue_cli.py next → pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset (CPU, un-gated), then released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row (gpu-local, idle-window, policy-server guard). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 07:09–07:1xZ (real date -u at write: 07:12) — tick: adjacent quiet tick (fired two minutes after the 07:06 work close) — GO-ask poll at 07:10Z, still quiet at ~5h15m; nothing else changed.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + both calibration addenda + the audit/paired-read notes all unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts, no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 07:07 by the closing work session). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 07:05 paired-read note.

Next: chained work session owns pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration then pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset (both CPU, un-gated), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 06:46–07:0xZ (real date -u at write: 07:06) — work session (chained, bounded): pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section DONE — the frozen paired read is now a rendered section on the canonical disc-1000 flow-unseen report; the pdnorm endpoint gets the same section from one --paired-json flag.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch; no_live_runs_reason current). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) still unanswered at ~5h10m; polled at boot (06:46) and the post boundary (07:05), inbox empty throughout.

Steering: none — read empty at every poll, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (commit 4cfefae + close-out): pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section — grasp_sft_joint_unseen_report.py grows --paired-json: a frozen sim100_paired_read.py output renders as a “Paired read” section (delta tiles with CI wording + a McNemar discordant-seed chart, house dark scheme; the disc1000 preset carries the 11–19 ambiguous-band note — recorded, never gating). Oracles tests/test_grasp_sft_joint_unseen_report.py ×4 green, check.py 1015 green. Smoked on the banked probe-vs-disc1000 pair (44 vs 11, +33 CI95 [22, 44], McNemar p ≈ 1.0e-07, +3.57 cm progress, 80% win rate), then the CANONICAL disc-1000 flow_unseen100 report regenerated in place and re-pushed to fontaine-reports (curl 200, section verified live); reports.md paired-read bullet extended. In-channel note id 1539168266105131028. Queue: item closed done; refill pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset (CPU, PRE-GO prep — the ON-GO endpoint report as one command).

Next: queue_cli.py next → pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration then pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset (both CPU, un-gated). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU-side queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 06:44–06:4xZ (real date -u at write: 06:45) — tick: adjacent quiet tick (fired one minute after the 06:43 work close) — GO-ask poll at 06:44Z, still quiet at ~4h50m; nothing else changed.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + both calibration addenda + the paired-read note + the panel-row audit note all unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts, no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 06:43). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 06:43 audit note.

Next: chained work session owns pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section then pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration (both CPU, un-gated), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 06:19–06:3xZ (real date -u at write: 06:33) — work session (chained, bounded): disc1000-panel-row-audit DONE — the 58.14 panel row is adjudicated: ~half serving-window re-expression, ~half genuine collapse to the demos prior. The wear fact is cleaner than the queue item feared: the checkpoint records the MERGED scheme, so no per-dataset lookup ever ran.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch; no_live_runs_reason current). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + both calibration addenda + the paired-read note still unanswered at ~4h40m; polled at boot and at the work boundary, inbox empty throughout.

Steering: none — read empty at every poll, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (commit 00965c8): disc1000-panel-row-audit — fontaine/scripts/disc1000_row_audit.py (anchor-refusing wear audit on the leg npz: box floor, edge-saturation, exact-inversion re-wear through per-repo/released rows, repo-midpoint null, demos-prior collapse probe), oracle tests/test_disc1000_row_audit.py ×7 green. Findings: wear fact — normalization: "q01q99" + per_dataset_flow_norm: false ⇒ every panel item wore the recomputed demos-only global table (per-dataset rows never consulted; “missing community rows” never arises). Decomposition — 85.8% of core truth elements outside the worn box but the box FLOOR is only 14.40 of the 58.14 and predictions are NOT edge-saturated: the wear hurts via affine re-expression, not the clamp. Re-wearing the same normalized predictions through honest per-repo rows (838) halves the row to 27.40 — but that is WORSE than a constant repo-box-midpoint null (25.15), and raw predictions sit 22.6 from the constant demos action mean while truth sits 58.2 away: output-wear-corrected, the checkpoint carries no usable signal on community data. Analysis json on fontaine-reports (curl 200), reports.md disc-1000 section extended + the panel-leg hedge resolved. In-channel note id 1539162750654218351. Queue: item closed done; refill pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration (CPU, draft-only — fold 27.40/25.15 into the pdnorm draft’s interpretation anchors).

Next: queue_cli.py next → pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section then pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration (both CPU, un-gated). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged); its panel read now has wear-corrected reference points (27.40 re-worn baseline / 25.15 midpoint null; real bar state-copy 8.37). run_work_next stays ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU-side queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 06:16–06:1xZ (real date -u at write: 06:18) — tick: adjacent quiet tick (fired one minute after the 06:15 work close) — fresh GO-ask polls at 06:16 + 06:18Z, still quiet at ~4h24m; nothing else changed.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (0% util, 0 MiB; no_live_runs_reason current, held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + both calibration addenda + the paired-read note all unanswered.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts, no new reactions.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox; GPU-idle check; registry reason verified current; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 06:15). No in-channel post — nothing new since the 06:14 instrument note.

Next: chained work session owns disc1000-panel-row-audit then pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section (both CPU, un-gated), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 05:48–06:1xZ (real date -u at write: 06:15) — work session (chained, bounded): sim100-paired-read-instrument DONE — the pdnorm endpoint’s registered paired read vs the disc-1000 baseline is a frozen, oracle-tested instrument, retro-validated on the banked probe-vs-disc1000 pair (+33 successes CI95 [22, 44]).

Status: no live runs — H100 idle by design (held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch; no_live_runs_reason current). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). GO ask (01:54Z) + both calibration addenda still unanswered at ~4h20m; polled at boot and at the work boundary, inbox empty throughout.

Steering: none — read empty at every poll, unreplied inbox empty.

Done (commit 6a07148): sim100-paired-read-instrument — sim100_paired_read.py (success-count delta with seed-0/10k bootstrap CI95 reusing sim100_reads.bootstrap_ci, discordant-seed McNemar table + exact two-sided p, paired progress delta CI + win/tie split; seed alignment by value with mismatch/duplicate refusal), oracle tests/test_sim100_paired_read.py ×7 green, check.py 1004 green. Retro shakedown banked on the frozen pair — probe(44) vs disc-1000(11): +33 successes CI95 [22, 44], discordant 37-vs-4 (McNemar exact p ≈ 1.0e-7), progress +3.57 cm [2.66, 4.46], 80% per-seed win — analysis json pushed to fontaine-reports (curl 200), reports.md disc-1000 section extended, instrument pointer frozen into the pdnorm draft’s calibration note PRE-data. In-channel note id 1539155544420646992. Queue: item closed done; refill pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section (CPU).

Next: queue_cli.py next → disc1000-panel-row-audit (CPU, un-gated; wants to land before the pdnorm endpoint panel read is interpreted), then pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section. The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (ON-GO checklist unchanged). run_work_next stays ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU-side queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 05:45–05:4xZ (real date -u at write: 05:46) — tick: quiet tick — GO ask (01:54Z) still pending at ~3h50m with no owner signal; H100 idle by design, run_work_next stays ARMED for the CPU queue heads.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle (0% util, 0 MiB; owner policy-server not up at check), no_live_runs_reason current in the babysit registry (H100 held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). The pdnorm run stays staged and owner-gated (GO ask 01:54Z + two pre-launch calibration addenda 04:26/05:08Z, all unanswered).

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts with no new reactions. At ~4 h old the GO ask is out of conversational cadence; the chained work session polls at boot and every boundary per the standing rule.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox checks; GPU-idle + policy-server check; babysit registry verified (all entries pruned, declared reason current); queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (touched 04:29, left in place). No in-channel post — the 01:54Z ask + both addenda are current, nothing new to report.

Next: chained work session (4-h budget) owns sim100-paired-read-instrument then disc1000-panel-row-audit (both CPU, un-gated — both want to land before the pdnorm endpoint reads), polling the GO ask at boot and each boundary. On GO: execute the ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 02:04–05:2xZ (real date -u at write: 05:15) — work session (chained): all THREE disc-1000 baseline legs executed and banked pre-GO — HTML panel (5.763 on demos holdout), sim100 (11/100, inside the pdnorm draft’s own ambiguous band), and the k4l2 panel leg (58.14 vs state-copy 8.37, 0% win — catastrophically OOD on community data). Two calibration notes recorded in the draft pre-launch, owner flagged twice with the GO ask still open.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle again at close; the pdnorm run stays staged and owner-gated (GO ask pending since 01:54Z, now with two pre-launch addenda in-channel). The k4l2 panel leg completed IN-session (04:57Z, ~0.5 GPU-h, rc 0) after a starvation catch-and-relaunch: attempt 1 (batch 12/workers 8) read 66 f/min / 38–57% util / projected 5.7 GPU-h vs the 3 gate and was killed 4.7 min in per the first-poll rule; r2 (batch 32/workers 20) ran 96% util, ~660 f/min. GO ask polled every 2–5 min throughout (tight-poll rule), quiet at every poll.

Steering: none — read empty at every poll (~50 polls 02:04 → 04:2xZ), unreplied inbox empty. The GO ask remains the standing owner-pending item; the 04:3xZ result post adds a pre-launch calibration flag to it (see Done) and offers a band re-freeze as an owner option.

Done (commits 369d90d, bba4a45, this close): (1) disc-step1000-html-report — current-stack eval on the probe-matched pins: chunk MAE 5.763 vs state-copy 7.671 (paired −1.95), wrist_roll 12.31 worst motor; reproduces the old-stack parity 5.7626 to 3 decimals (in-train 5.8989 = the known ×1.024 probe-vs-eval shift). HTML+JSON on fontaine-reports, reports.md section. (2) disc-step1000-sim100-baseline ridden end-to-end (~2.2/3 GPU-h, rc 0, 0 strikes): 11/100 grasps, mean progress 2.04 cm, 64/100 moved, 7/11 success seeds shared with the probe’s 44 — top edge of the broken class’s CI (~2–11), far below the probe band: healthy training + honest stats + demos-only corpus does NOT restore probe-level grasping. Report + clips + json on fontaine-reports; pre-reg draft’s baseline-arms section updated pre-launch with the measured cell + calibration note (the ≥20 exoneration bar = ~2× the demosonly control; paired per-seed read added as a recorded non-gating read). Result post in-channel (id 1539128272238022686). (3) Worn-row record fix: both sim drivers’ out-json now records the row actually WORN (worn_stats_key, oracle ×5) — the default-path record used to claim the rig key even when the lookup fell back to the merged table (this leg’s json carries the old mislabel, noted in reports.md). (4) disc1000 preset + low-success tolerance in grasp_sft_joint_unseen_report.py (smoke-tested on synthetic 4- and 0-success jsons before the real data). (5) k4l2 panel leg run to completion (04:57Z, ~0.5 GPU-h; protocol pinned in eval_disc1000_k4l2_panel.sh — the pdnorm endpoint leg must copy it): chunk MAE 58.14 vs state-copy 8.37, 0% win — the demosonly checkpoint is catastrophically OOD on community data (worst motors shoulder_lift 104 / elbow_flex 99 / wrist_roll 71) while beating state-copy on its own demos holdout. Mechanism deliberately NOT adjudicated pre-launch (forgetting vs demos-table window at serving — audit item queued); calibration note #2 in the draft: the +0.05 paired panel guard is near-vacuous at this baseline (kept frozen; endpoint comparison vs state-copy + released row recorded alongside). HTML+json on fontaine-reports, npz pairing substrate local; second addendum in-channel (id 1539138967352512622). (6) Queue: all three disc-1000 items closed done; refills sim100-paired-read-instrument + disc1000-panel-row-audit (both CPU, both want to land before the pdnorm endpoint reads); validate green depth 2 (22 open). Babysit registry: disc train + sim100 + panel entries all pruned (no live runs).

Next: queue_cli.py next → sim100-paired-read-instrument then disc1000-panel-row-audit (both CPU, un-gated). The pdnorm RUN stays owner-gated (GO ask + two calibration flags pending; ON-GO checklist unchanged). run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle but the CPU-side queue is non-empty.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 02:01–02:0xZ (real date -u at write: 02:04) — tick: quiet tick — GO ask still pending (~10 min old), no new signals; run_work_next stays ARMED, work session chains into disc-step1000-html-report + owns the GO poll.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle (0% util, 0 MiB; owner policy-server not up at check). Queue green depth 2 (22 open). The pdnorm run stays staged and owner-gated (GO ask pending since 01:54Z, post id 1539090183914397727).

Steering: none — read empty (cursor already past our GO post), unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our own five posts with no new reactions. The GO ask remains the standing owner-pending item; per the tight-poll rule the chained work session polls at boot (this tick ends straight into it) and at every work boundary.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox checks; GPU-idle check; queue validate green; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (armed 02:01 by the previous close — left in place). No in-channel post (the 01:54 GO ask is current; nothing new to report).

Next: chained work session (4-h budget) owns disc-step1000-html-report (small GPU, un-gated) then disc-step1000-sim100-baseline (~2 GPU-h, un-gated), polling the GO ask at each boundary. On GO: execute the ON-GO checklist (date + post the pre-reg, fit smoke, launch pdnorm).*

Previous update 2026-08-18 01:23–02:0xZ (real date -u at write: 02:00) — work session (chained): per-dataset-flow-norm pre-reg DRAFT cut — arm decided (mixed-v2), launcher staged + full-parse green, sim-serving worn-row instrument landed with oracles; GO ask in-channel.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle (0% util; owner policy-server not up at check). The pdnorm run is fully staged and owner-gated (GO ask pending since 01:54Z, post id 1539090183914397727).

Steering: none — boot read + unreplied inbox empty; a post-ask poll at 01:59Z surfaced only our own GO post. The GO ask is now the standing owner-pending item; tick cadence owns the poll.

Done (commit ba89c60): (1) Pre-reg DRAFT [posts/2026-08-xx-prereg-grasp-sft-v2-joint-pdnorm.md] (dated + SUMMARY’d at the GO posting, disc convention). Arm decision recorded: mixed-v2, not demosonly — with one train dataset --recompute-stats pools over exactly that dataset, so the per-item row IS the merged table and the flag is a numerical no-op; the mechanism (and the isolation post’s clean fourth cell) exists only on the mix. ONE recipe delta vs the mixed-v2 box recipe, re-platformed through the discriminator’s proven 1-GPU form (eff-96 unchanged ⇒ no OOM-ladder preflight; seed 0; 3000 steps). Frozen grid: sim100 flow @3000 on 100 unseen seeds — ≥20/100 mix exonerated / ≤10 mix prime suspect / 11–19 owner; drift guard Δ(1000−500) ≤ +0.30 (disc instrument, same stack); k4l2 panel paired vs disc-1000 (+0.05 CI guard; wrist_flex/wrist_roll the predicted movers); GPU-h gate 21. (2) Launcher staged launch_local_grasp_sft_v2_joint_1gpu_pdnorm_h100.sh, full-parse green vs the merged CLI (family-inferred molmoact2_joint, per_dataset_flow_norm=True). (3) Instrument prep landed: the sim drivers hardcoded the RIG stats row — under the per-dataset scheme a mixed checkpoint would re-crush wrist_roll at sim serving (the exact 288%-overflow class the flag fixes at training); both drivers gain --stats-repo-id (resolve_worn_stats: loud refusal on a miss, default bit-unchanged; oracle tests/test_worn_stats_row.py ×4). check.py 996 green. (4) Queue: draft item closed done; run item staged blocked/owner-gated with the ON-GO checklist; disc-step1000-sim100-baseline refill queued (un-gated — fills the demosonly-v2 grasp cell of the isolation grid either way); validate green depth 2 (22 open). (5) GO ask posted in-channel (doubles as the result post).

Next: queue_cli.py next → disc-step1000-html-report (small GPU, un-gated), then disc-step1000-sim100-baseline (~2 GPU-h, un-gated). The pdnorm RUN pends the owner GO. run_work_next ARMED — GPU idle + un-gated queue non-empty; the next tick chains into the HTML report and polls the GO ask.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 01:20–01:2xZ (real date -u at write: 01:22) — tick: quiet tick with one new signal — owner 👍 on the 21:33 Amendment-1 post, first surfaced this tick; run_work_next stays ARMED, work session chains into the flow-norm pre-reg draft.

Status: no live runs — H100 idle (0% util, 0 MiB; owner policy-server not up at check). Queue green depth 2 (21 open); head item prereg-draft-per-dataset-flow-norm-rerun (CPU, gate lifted) belongs to the chained work session, not this 30-min tick.

Steering: NEW — 👍×1 on our 21:33 step-250/Amendment-1 post (id 1539024477260882000), caught via history -n 5; no tick since 21:33 had recorded a reaction there, so it’s new since the 00:49 close. Read: owner endorsement of the amendment discipline (compute-both-rules, AMBIGUOUS-BY-INSTRUMENT branch, stack-parity disambiguator) — the verdict was executed under exactly that structure and the parity probe confirmed HEALTHY, so the endorsement is retroactively satisfied; recorded per the reaction-as-steering rule, no reply owed (agreement; verdict + parity result posts already stand). Otherwise quiet: read empty (cursor already past our 00:58 parity post), unreplied inbox empty.

Done: Discord read + history + inbox checks; queue validate green; GPU-idle check; run_work_next confirmed ARMED (armed 01:18 by the work-session close — this tick leaves it in place). No in-channel post (nothing new to report; the 00:58 parity post is current).

Next: chained work session (4-h budget) owns prereg-draft-per-dataset-flow-norm-rerun (baseline arm = the discriminator run itself; wrist_roll parity corroboration folded in), then disc-step1000-html-report (small GPU, un-gated). Owner-pending list unchanged.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 00:49–01:2xZ (real date -u at write: 01:18) — work session (chained): discriminator post-processing CLOSED — stack-parity probe CONFIRMS the HEALTHY verdict on the pre-merge instrument; checkpoints banked; verdict report page live.

Status: no live runs — the H100 is idle (no compute apps; owner policy-server not up at check). Next GPU work is owner-gated (the flow-norm rerun awaits its draft + GO) except the queued step-1000 HTML-panel item (small, un-gated).

Steering: none — boot read surfaced only our own 00:43 verdict post (cursor advance), unreplied inbox empty.

Done (commit 1b07772): (1) Stack-parity probe run (both saves, pre-registered pins, ~1 min each on the freed H100): old-stack units 7.3137@500 → 5.7626@1000, Δ(1000−500) = −1.551 vs healthy ≤ +0.30 / drift_min +1.0158 / the drifting comparator’s actual +2.03 on the same instrument — HEALTHY confirms in comparator-era units; the units-artifact half of the descent-asymmetry caveat is retired (residual not-yet-plateaued footnote carried). Refinement: same-checkpoint cross-stack ratios ×1.034 @500 / ×1.024 @1000 — the family-norm merge moved the probe ~2–3%; Amendment 1’s s=3.613 was model-level difference at 250, not units (rules agreed, verdict unchanged). wrist_roll is the worst motor under the old table (16.87/12.31 vs state-copy 3.99) — corroborates the 288% occupancy overflow, feeds the flow-norm draft. (2) Checkpoints banked: saves 500+1000 weights-only + both jsonls → fontaine-checkpoints/grasp_sft_v2_demosonly_1gpu_disc (upload exit 0; step-1000 = first non-drifting v2-corpus checkpoint). (3) Verdict report page posts/2026-08-18-sft-drift-discriminator-verdict.md with the new parity chart (stack_parity_chart.py, eval-report dark scheme); posts-index drift fixed (3 missing 08-17 entries). (4) Queue: run item + upload item closed done with full verdict annotations; flow-norm draft gate lifted; disc-step1000-html-report queued (standing-rule refill); validate green depth 2. (5) Ledger row: final run accrual recorded in the footer. In-channel post id 1539076047948087396.

Next: queue_cli.py next → prereg-draft-per-dataset-flow-norm-rerun (CPU, gate lifted — baseline arm = the discriminator run itself); then disc-step1000-html-report (small GPU, un-gated). run_work_next ARMED — CPU queue non-empty and the GPU is idle; the next tick chains straight into the draft. Owner-pending list unchanged.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 00:29–00:4xZ (real date -u at write: 00:44) — boundary tick: VERDICT — HEALTHY, distributed path CONVICTED; both Amendment-1 rules agree, no instrument ambiguity; descent-asymmetry caveat carried.

Status: grasp_sft_v2_demosonly_1gpu_disc attempt 2 COMPLETE — 1000/1000, loss 0.4186, VRAM 62.26 GiB vs the 78 gate, ~5.8 GPU-h vs the 12 gate; save-1000 mid-write at read time (optimizer.pt down, weights dir pending). Step-1000 probe: eval 5.8989 / train 5.5242 → Δeval(1000−500) = −1.67 (Δtrain −1.70); trajectory 12.51 → 7.57 → 6.59 → 5.90, descending through the whole verdict window.

Steering: none — read empty, unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 only our posts.

Done: held the session through the boundary (§6) — babysit exit 0 at step 950, sleep-polled to the 00:42Z probe, then ran the frozen instrument (sft_drift_saga_charts.py --discriminator): HEALTHY under the raw rule (−1.67 ≤ +0.30) AND Amendment 1’s scale-adjusted rule (−1.67 ≤ +1.084) — the rules agree ⇒ torchrun + zero1 + chunk-grad-allreduce CONVICTED (the pre-registered HEALTHY meaning: that stack is the delta separating every drifting 8× run from every healthy one; same recipe on 1 GPU stayed healthy). Ratio-to-comparator converged 3.61× @250 → 2.34× @500 → 1.56× @750 → 1.12× @1000 (5.90 vs their 5.27 — theirs rising since 500, ours still falling). Descent-asymmetry caveat carried per the 22:34 pre-record (bounds satisfied trivially by a still-descending curve; stack-parity probe of saves 500/1000 is the queued cheap confirmation). Verdict posted in-channel (id 1539072109685379175); overlay + JSON written (disc_overlay.png, analysis__sft_drift_discriminator.json). Queue validate green. run_work_next ARMED.

Next: chained work session owns post-processing — checkpoint upload (upload_grasp_sft_v2_disc_checkpoints.py, prepped; needs save-1000 complete), stack-parity-probe decision, utilization ledger row (~5.8 GPU-h final), blog verdict post/report, then the flow-norm pre-reg draft (both queue items now verdict-unlocked). Owner-pending list unchanged.*

Previous update 2026-08-18 00:07–00:1xZ (real date -u at write: 00:08) — tick: final pre-verdict babysit — step 860/1000 healthy, ~0.6 h to step 1000; this tick ends before the boundary, the next tick owns the verdict.

Status: 1 live run — grasp_sft_v2_demosonly_1gpu_disc attempt 2 at step 860/1000, loss 0.4414 (−0.031 since 780), 15.12 s/step (window rate 3.8 steps/min, in-band), VRAM 62.26 GiB vs the 78 gate, host RAM 50 GB available — flat at the root-caused plateau. At this pace step 1000 lands ~00:44Z, after this tick’s 00:37Z hard kill: the boundary read stays with the next tick, exactly as the last three ticks planned.

Steering: none — read surfaced only our own 23:47 post (cursor advance), unreplied inbox empty, history -n 5 shows only our posts.

Done: babysit exit 0 (liveness 5 procs, rate/VRAM/RAM in-band); queue validate green depth 2 (22 open). No in-channel post — the 23:47 step-750 post is the pre-endpoint record and nothing changed since. run_work_next stays NOT armed — unchanged: both queued CPU items are verdict-gated; the boundary tick can arm it itself if Amendment 1 + post-processing outgrow its 30 min.

Next: boundary tick (~00:4x–01:0xZ, likely the ~00:49 fire) owns step 1000 — sft_drift_saga_charts.py --discriminator on the fresh jsonl, then Amendment 1 (raw AND scale-adjusted rules; disagree ⇒ AMBIGUOUS-BY-INSTRUMENT + stack_parity_probe.sh run mode); descent-asymmetry caveat LIKELY (750 still falling ⇒ Δ(1000−500) plausibly negative ⇒ HEALTHY bounds satisfied trivially — carry the caveat + stack-parity probe as confirmation). Post-verdict: checkpoint upload (upload_grasp_sft_v2_disc_checkpoints.py, prepped) then the flow-norm pre-reg draft. Owner-pending list unchanged.*

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Session 2026-08-18 02:01–02:0xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle, no live runs): quiet tick — GO ask (01:54Z) still pending at ~10 min old; read + history + inbox all empty of new signals, queue green depth 2 — run_work_next stays ARMED: the chained work session owns the disc-step1000 HTML report + sim100 baseline and polls the GO ask at every boundary.

Session 2026-08-18 01:23–02:0xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU-side draft + instrument work, H100 left idle for the gated run): pdnorm pre-reg draft cut (mixed-v2 arm, one-flag delta, frozen sim100/drift/panel grid, gate 21); launcher staged full-parse green; sim worn-row instrument landed with oracles (check.py 996); run + baseline queue items staged; GO ask in-channel 01:54Z — run_work_next ARMED: the next tick owns the disc HTML report + the GO poll.

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Session 2026-08-18 06:16–06:1xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): **adjacent quiet tick one minute after the 06:15 work close — GO-ask polls 06:16 + 06:18Z still quiet (~4h24m), read + history

• inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open)** — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns disc1000-panel-row-audit + pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section.

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Session 2026-08-18 06:19–06:3xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU-only audit item, H100 held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch): disc-1000 panel row 58.14 adjudicated — wear fact (merged scheme, demos-only global table, no per-dataset lookup), ~half window re-expression (re-worn 27.40) / ~half demos-prior collapse (midpoint null 25.15 beats the re-worn model), oracles ×7, analysis json live — run_work_next stays ARMED: pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section next, GO ask polled at boot + boundary (quiet).

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Session 2026-08-18 06:44–06:4xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): adjacent quiet tick one minute after the 06:43 work close — GO-ask poll 06:44Z still quiet (~4h50m), read + history + inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns pdnorm-endpoint-report-paired-section + pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration.

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Session 2026-08-18 07:09–07:1xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): adjacent quiet tick two minutes after the 07:06 work close — GO-ask poll 07:10Z still quiet (~5h15m), read + history + inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration + pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset.

Session 2026-08-18 06:46–07:0xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU-only report item, H100 held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch): paired-read section landed on the eval report (--paired-json, oracles ×4, check.py 1015 green); canonical disc-1000 flow-unseen report regenerated + re-pushed with the +33 / p≈1e-7 read rendered; queue refilled with the pdnorm endpoint-report preset item — run_work_next ARMED: pdnorm-prereg-panel-guard-recalibration next, GO ask polled at boot + boundary (quiet).

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Session 2026-08-18 07:11–07:2xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU-only draft edit, H100 held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch): pdnorm pre-reg panel calibration recalibrated from the wear audit (anchor ladder 27.40 / 25.15 / 8.37, wear-asymmetry warning recorded, frozen guard untouched; check.py 1015 green); queue refilled with the released-checkpoint panel-row item — run_work_next ARMED: pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset next, GO ask polled at boot + boundary (quiet).

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Session 2026-08-18 07:29–07:3xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): quiet tick — GO-ask poll 07:31Z still unanswered (~5h36m), read + history + inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns pdnorm-endpoint-report-preset then released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row.

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Session 2026-08-18 07:31–07:4xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU-only instrument prep, H100 held for the owner-gated pdnorm launch): pdnormendpoint report preset landed (anchor rows 9/44/11, frozen bands + wear-audit ladder in the meta line, FILL-AT-ENDPOINT placeholders, oracle-covered; check.py 1016 green); queue refilled with pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart — run_work_next ARMED: released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row next, GO ask polled at boot + boundary (quiet).

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Session 2026-08-18 07:50–07:5xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): quiet tick — GO-ask poll 07:51Z still unanswered (~5h57m), read + history + inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns released-ckpt-k4l2-panel-row then pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart.

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Session 2026-08-18 08:34–08:4xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): quiet tick — GO-ask poll 08:35Z still unanswered (~6h41m), read + history + inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart then released-row-honest-wear-reexpression.

Session 2026-08-18 07:53–08:3xZ (work, exploit; ~0.45 GPU-h — released-checkpoint panel leg, ridden end-to-end): released panel row banked at 25.89 = AT the midpoint null (record-only read: community competence was never in reach; SFT had ~nothing real to destroy); artifacts on fontaine-reports, ladder rows updated in draft + preset, queue refilled with released-row-honest-wear-reexpression — run_work_next ARMED: pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart next, GO ask polled at boot (quiet).

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Session 2026-08-18 08:55–09:0xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): quiet tick — GO-ask poll 08:56Z still unanswered (~7h02m), read + history + inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns released-row-honest-wear-reexpression then endpoint-report-ladder-embed.

Session 2026-08-18 08:37–08:5xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU chart prep, H100 idle by design): pdnorm-panel-ladder-chart landed — the wear-audit ladder is a stampable figure (PNG + b64 sidecar, oracle green), released row rendered as a real rung per the git-audit rule, queue refilled with endpoint-report-ladder-embed — run_work_next ARMED: released-row-honest-wear-reexpression next, GO ask polled at boot (quiet).

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Session 2026-08-18 09:18–09:2xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): quiet tick — landed ~2 min after the 09:16 work close; GO-ask poll 09:18Z still unanswered (~7h24m), read + history + inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns endpoint-report-ladder-embed then pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck.

Session 2026-08-18 09:01–09:2xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU re-expression from the banked npz, H100 idle by design): released-row-honest-wear-reexpression landed — same-wear read released 27.14 vs SFT 27.40 (Δ +0.26, both slightly worse than the 25.15 null), identity anchors green, ladder re-rendered wear-consistent, queue refilled with the ON-GO estimator cross-check — run_work_next ARMED: endpoint-report-ladder-embed next, GO ask polled boot + close (quiet).

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Session 2026-08-18 09:39–09:4xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — H100 idle by design, no live runs): quiet tick — landed ~1 min after the 09:37 work close; GO-ask poll 09:39Z still unanswered (~7h45m), read + history + inbox empty, registry reason current, queue green depth 2 (22 open) — run_work_next stays ARMED: chained session owns pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck then owner-pending-decisions-digest.

Session 2026-08-18 09:21–09:4xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU report-preset wiring, H100 idle by design): endpoint-report-ladder-embed landed — --ladder-b64 + preset-default sidecar embed, oracles +6, check.py 1030 green, one manual step off the ON-GO path; queue refilled with owner-pending-decisions-digest — run_work_next ARMED: pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck next, GO ask polled boot + close (quiet, ~7h43m).

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Session 2026-08-18 09:41–10:1xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU instrument, H100 idle by design): pdnorm-endpoint-truthfit-wear-crosscheck landed dry — pdnorm_endpoint_truthfit_rewear.py (per-repo native-row inversion, identity-enforced, truth-fit re-expression, estimator-seam delta), oracles +7, check.py 1037 green, 838 native rows load-verified; queue refilled with pdnorm-endpoint-report-seam-line — run_work_next ARMED: GO ask polled boot + close (quiet, ~8h11m).

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Session 2026-08-18 10:28–10:5xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h — steering + summary session, H100 idle at boot): GO-gating retired by owner (“Don’t ask for my GO, you decide what to run”) — pdnorm launch decided GO, chained work session executes the ON-GO checklist; 16h plain-words + in-depth summary delivered (3 posts), both owner messages replied + acked, inbox empty — run_work_next ARMED.

Session 2026-08-18 10:10–10:2xZ (work, exploit; 0 GPU-h — CPU report-preset wiring, H100 idle by design): pdnorm-endpoint-report-seam-line landed — --truthfit-json + estimator_seam_line in the pdnormendpoint preset (quiet/loud split, foreign-json refusal), oracles +7, check.py 1045 green; queue refilled with pdnorm-on-go-runbook — run_work_next ARMED: GO ask polled boot + close (quiet, ~8h30m).

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Session 2026-08-18 10:37–13:2xZ (work, exploit; ~2.3 GPU-h in-session — smoke ~0.1 + pdnorm train 11:02→13:15Z, run continues): pdnorm LAUNCHED under the delegation — pre-reg posted (commit a97636c), smoke green, run live 11:02:21Z, ridden through save@500; probe 12.91@250 → 8.24@500, drift bar 8.5419@1000 set; queue: runbook closed superseded → pdnorm-endpoint-close refill — run_work_next ARMED: ticks own the 15:2xZ drift read; endpoint battery ~23:3x–23:4xZ.

Session 2026-08-18 13:17–13:3xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues on the H100, ~2.3 h elapsed at poll): quiet babysit — exit 0, step ~508/3000, probe 8.24@500, util 91%, effective rate on plan through the eval+save@500 window; host-RAM 48 GiB available investigated (flat 4-min sample, RSS ~139 GiB offload-optim plateau, NOT a leak) — re-check armed for the 15:2xZ drift-read tick — run_work_next stays ARMED: digest item next, endpoint battery ~23:3x–23:4xZ.

Session 2026-08-18 15:27–15:3xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~4.5 h elapsed): quiet babysit right after the drift-read session closed — first sample caught the eval+save@1000 resume window (util 0%, +0 steps); step watcher confirmed resume (step 1010 @ 15:28, loss 0.5106, util 99%, VRAM 62.21/71); Discord quiet, no post — run_work_next stays ARMED: quasistatic redesign next; endpoint battery ~23:5xZ.

Session 2026-08-18 13:44–15:3xZ (work, bounded, exploit-side; ~0.02 GPU-h in-session (re-gate embeds) — pdnorm train continues, ~4.4 h elapsed at close): clutter-patch promotion EXECUTED + production re-gate PASS same session (patched 0.554 vs gate 0.556, standins anchor 0.713; commits 9fe3ead+0c0a8fb); tonight’s sim100 pinned standins via prereg Amendment 1; step-1000 drift read ridden in-turn — PASS (Δ −2.13 vs ≤ +0.30 bar) — run_work_next ARMED: quasistatic redesign next; endpoint battery ~23:5xZ.

Session 2026-08-18 13:41–13:4xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~2.6 h elapsed): quiet babysit 2 min after the digest session closed — exit 0, step 590/3000, 15.0 s/step instantaneous, probe 8.24@500, RAM plateau 48 GiB unchanged; Discord quiet, no post — run_work_next stays ARMED: clutter promotion next; drift read ~15:2xZ; endpoint ~23:4x–00:0xZ.

Session 2026-08-18 16:47–16:5xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~5.8 h elapsed): quiet babysit — exit 0, step 1290/3000, probe 5.72@1250, rate 15.0–16.2 s/step at baseline (measure-run contention gone, RAM back to 48 GiB); util 100↔0 oscillation cross-checked against jsonl rate and read as loader duty cycle, not starvation; Discord quiet, no post — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:1xZ.

Session 2026-08-18 15:30–16:5xZ (work, bounded, exploit-side; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~5.9 h elapsed at close; CPU-only measure ladder ~7×n=120 + traces): quasistatic redesign executed to a measured NO-GO on the yield-neutral bar (approach momentum is load-bearing: 49.2–50.0 vs 57.5 placed at the best release rungs); default stays baseline, smooth knob exposed; instrument BLAS-pinning determinism fix; owner pdnorm-vs-demosonly question answered (~30 min late — truncated-babysit lesson re-learned) — CPU queue empty at close, run_work_next not armed; endpoint battery ~00:xxZ.

Session 2026-08-18 17:07–17:2xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~6.1 h elapsed): owner 16:52 praise on the 1004 eased-cap5 video answered in-channel + acked (best-case vs the −8.3 placed cost, default stays fast path, knob one env var away); babysit exit 0 — step 1380/3000, probe 5.72@1250, 14.96 s/step at baseline, RAM 47 GiB; ~10-min conversational hold, no follow-up — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

Session 2026-08-18 17:28–17:3xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~6.4 h elapsed): quiet babysit, no delta — babysit exit 0: step 1460/3000, loss 0.4349, probe 5.72@1250 (next at 1500), 15.23 s/step at baseline, VRAM 62.21/71, RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 17:49–17:5xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~6.8 h elapsed): quiet babysit, no delta — babysit exit 0: step 1530/3000, loss 0.4635, probe 5.62@1500 still falling (next at 1750), 15.52 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, GPU 100%, RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 18:10–18:1xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~7.1 h elapsed): quiet babysit, no delta — babysit exit 0: step 1620/3000, loss 0.4384, probe 5.62@1500 (next at 1750), 15.37 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 18:31–18:3xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~7.4 h elapsed): quiet babysit, no delta — babysit exit 0: step 1700/3000, loss 0.4427, probe 5.62@1500 (next at 1750), 15.45 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 18:52–18:5xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~7.8 h elapsed): quiet babysit, no delta — babysit exit 0: step 1780/3000, loss 0.4069, probe 5.45@1750 (next at 2000), 15.3–15.8 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, RAM 48 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 19:13–19:1xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~8.1 h elapsed): quiet babysit, no delta — babysit exit 0: step 1860/3000, loss 0.4034, probe 5.45@1750 (next at 2000), 15.44 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, GPU 99%, RAM 48 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 19:35–19:3xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~8.4 h elapsed): quiet babysit, no delta — babysit exit 0: step 1940/3000, loss 0.4021, probe 5.45@1750 (next at 2000), 15.27 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, GPU 100%, RAM 48 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 19:56–19:5xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~8.7 h elapsed): quiet babysit — babysit exit 0: step 2020/3000, loss 0.373, probe 5.47@2000 (first non-falling point, noise-level plateau; next at 2250), 15.25 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 20:16–20:1xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~9.0 h elapsed): quiet babysit, no delta — babysit exit 0: step 2100/3000, loss 0.3832, probe 5.47@2000 (plateau holding; next at 2250), 15.21 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, GPU 99%, RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 20:38–20:4xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~9.4 h elapsed): quiet babysit — babysit exit 0: step 2180/3000, loss 0.4287 (top of the noise band, watch item), probe 5.47@2000 (next at 2250), 15.31 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, GPU 100%, RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 20:58–21:0xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~10.0 h elapsed): probe SPIKE at 2250 — eval 5.47→6.59 (+1.11), train-probe in lockstep 5.41→6.44, loss trace fully healthy (loss-blind drift signature; READ per pre-reg, no action); posted in-channel (id 1539378620609339457). Run otherwise healthy: step 2270/3000, loss 0.3546, 14.84 s/step, VRAM 62.21/71; Discord otherwise silent (read+inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; confirm/deny at probe@2500 ~21:5xZ, endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 21:19–21:2xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~10.3 h elapsed): quiet babysit — babysit exit 0: step 2350/3000, loss 0.3544 (flat), probe curve unchanged since the 2250 spike (next at 2500 ~21:58Z, lands next tick), 15.06 s/step in the healthy window, VRAM 62.21/71, GPU duty-cycling to 100%, RAM 46 GiB; owner 👍 on the 21:01 spike watch post (agreement with READ/no-action, recorded), read+inbox otherwise empty — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; probe@2500 confirm/deny next tick, endpoint battery ~00:0xZ.

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Session 2026-08-18 21:40–22:0xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~11.0 h elapsed): probe@2500 read in-session (held 21:43–21:58 for the datum) — spike CONFIRMED: eval 6.59→6.83, train-probe lockstep 6.44→6.75, loss healthy (0.3702@2500, grad_norm 2.3). Sustained loss-blind drift; READ per pre-reg, best-save flexibility LIVE at endpoint (best saved: step 2000 @ 5.47). Posted in-channel (id 1539393176228335698). Run otherwise healthy: 15.07 s/step, VRAM 62.21/71, ETA ~00:0xZ; Discord otherwise silent — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; probe@2750 + endpoint battery ~00:0xZ own the next reads.

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Session 2026-08-18 22:01–22:0xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~11.3 h elapsed): quiet babysit — babysit exit 0: step 2510/3000, loss 0.3837 (band intact), probe curve unchanged since the 2500 confirm (next at 2750 ~22:5xZ, lands next tick), true rate 15.7 s/step (babysit’s 23.5 window figure = 2500 probe+save contamination, verified), VRAM 62.21/71, GPU duty-cycling to 100%, RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no reactions yet on the 21:58 confirm post) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; probe@2750 next tick, endpoint battery ~00:0xZ with best-save flexibility live (best saved: step 2000 @ 5.47).

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Session 2026-08-18 22:22–22:2xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~11.6 h elapsed): quiet babysit — babysit exit 0: step 2590/3000, loss 0.3481 (back to mid-band, −0.0356 vs 22:02), probe curve unchanged since the 2500 confirm (next at 2750 ~23:0xZ, lands next tick), rate 15.295 s/step healthy (since-last-sample agrees), VRAM 62.21/71, GPU duty-cycling to 100% (13-sample check, 0% troughs recover), RAM 46 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no reactions yet on the 21:58 confirm post) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; probe@2750 next tick, endpoint battery ~00:0xZ with best-save flexibility live (best saved: step 2000 @ 5.47).

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Session 2026-08-18 22:43–22:4xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~11.9 h elapsed): quiet babysit — babysit exit 0: step 2670/3000, loss 0.3569 (+0.0088 vs 22:23, mid-band, band intact), probe curve unchanged since the 2500 confirm (next at 2750 ~23:05Z, too tight vs the 23:13 hard kill — lands next tick), rate 15.328 s/step healthy (since-last-sample agrees), VRAM 62.21/71, GPU duty-cycling 88–100% (6-sample check, 0% troughs recover), RAM 47 GiB; Discord silent (read+inbox empty, no reactions yet on the 21:58 confirm post) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; probe@2750 next tick, endpoint battery ~00:0xZ with best-save flexibility live (best saved: step 2000 @ 5.47).

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Session 2026-08-18 23:04–23:1xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~12.2 h elapsed): probe@2750 read — eval_chunk_mae 6.83@2500 → 6.32@2750, partial retrace (train-probe in lockstep 6.75 → 6.10), still well above the 1750–2000 plateau; best-saved candidate unchanged (step 2000 @ 5.47); posted in-channel (id 1539410046666936431). Run healthy: step 2760/3000, loss 0.3301 (new low, below the 0.34–0.43 band — favorable), ~14 s/step since-last-sample (window figure probe-contaminated), VRAM 62.21/71, GPU 100%, RAM 46 GiB; Discord otherwise silent (read+inbox empty; the 👍 on the 21:01 post was already recorded) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; mid-run probe curve complete, endpoint battery ~00:0xZ owns kill/keep + best-save choice.

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Session 2026-08-18 23:25–23:3xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~12.5 h elapsed): quiet babysit — babysit exit 0: step 2840/3000, loss 0.3319 (+0.0018 vs 23:05’s new low 0.3301, holding at the low end), probe curve complete (no probe boundary left before 3000; next datum is the endpoint), rate 15.172 s/step healthy (since-last-sample agrees), VRAM 62.21/71, GPU duty-cycling 0–100% (6-sample check, troughs recover), RAM 45 GiB; Discord silent (read surfaced only our own 23:05 post, inbox empty, no new reactions) — CPU queue empty, run_work_next NOT armed; endpoint ~00:07Z lands past this tick’s 23:55 hard kill — next tick owns the pdnorm-endpoint-close battery with best-save flexibility live (best saved: step 2000 @ 5.47).

Session 2026-08-18 23:46–23:5xZ (tick; 0 GPU-h new — pdnorm train continues, ~12.9 h elapsed): final-stretch babysit — babysit exit 0: step 2920/3000, loss 0.3137 (−0.0182 vs 23:26, another new low while probes sit elevated — loss-blind signature intact), rate 15.098 s/step healthy (since-last-sample agrees), VRAM 62.21/71, GPU duty-cycling 0→99–100% (6-sample check, troughs recover), RAM 46 GiB; two new 👍 reactions recorded (21:58 confirm + 23:05 retrace posts — owner agreement), read+inbox otherwise empty — endpoint ~00:07Z lands inside the window but the battery exceeds the 00:17Z hard kill → run_work_next ARMED; the chained 4-h work session owns the endpoint (final probe + save) and the pdnorm-endpoint-close battery with best-save flexibility live (best saved: step 2000 @ 5.47).