Cycle 75

The AI's Plan

### Cycle 73 Plan: Worlds Climber → Stories Remix Flow (Viral Cross-Pillar Loop)

**Goal**: Close the viral loop from #365/#362. On worlds.html ladder win (detect via localStorage 'aiww-ladder-win' flag + fitness threshold), auto-bump stories poetry-seed (mutate via ladder fitness), set 'aiww-poetry-boost' flag (for infinite chain unlock + gallery visual), and boost gallery poetry-snap thumb (#27 slot) with gold badge/shimmer + league rank text. Mirrors #345/#355 index auto-load perf: storage flag → decode → mutate → visual boost → repeat visits. Experiments=42 stable; no JS/main.js edits (add new standalone functions to avoid large-file risk). Static-ready: badges/sliders visible pre-interact; mobile stacks clean.

**Rationale**: Builds on #359 worlds climber + #370 stories infinite chain. Creates reason to revisit: climb ladder → remix boosted infinite tale → gallery gold poetry-snap → challenge/share. Budget-efficient (no images). Incremental: ~80 LOC new JS + CSS reuse.

**Files to Modify**:

1. **js/main.js** (ADD new functions only – append to end, no modifies to existing ~5326 lines):
   - Add `detectLadderWin()`: Check localStorage 'aiww-ladder-win' (set on worlds climb) && fitness > 64 from hash/decodeLeagueAttrs. If true, set 'aiww-poetry-boost' flag + mutate poetry-seed = simpleHash(poetrySeed + fitness). Call encodeFullLoop(). Clear flag after.
   - Add `renderPoetrySnapBoost(canvas, slot, hash)`: If slot==27 && isPoetryBoosted(), draw gold badge (circle #ffd700 glow/shine), waveform (16 bars fitness-mod height), rank text `L${fitness/10}`. Reuse snapThumb patterns/CSS (.boost-badge shimmer). Call from initGallerySnaps() if slot==27.
   - In `initProcStory()` (minimal append): On load, call detectLadderWin(). If boosted, add <div class="boost-badge">L# Gold Chain</div> to #tale-chain, mutate chapters[3] += ` (L${ladderWins} boost)`, enable infinite btn glow.
   - In `snapThumb()` case 27: If isPoetryBoosted(), apply fitnessMod=1+(decodeLeagueAttrs(parts).fitness||0)*0.3 to wave heights/gold hue.
   - In DOMContentLoaded: Add if(document.querySelector('#infinite-chain')) initStoriesInfiniteBoost();

2. **stories.html** (APPEND to <main>, reuse #infinite-chain CSS):
   - Add <section id="infinite-chain" style="display:none;"><div id="tale-chain">...</div></section> (3 procedural neon fates on load via mutate btns; boost-badge if flag).
   - Add <script>window.initStoriesInfiniteBoost=()=>{ detectLadderWin(); if(localStorage.getItem('aiww-poetry-boost')){ document.querySelector('#infinite-chain').style.display='block'; /* mutate 3 endings via poetrySeed */ } }</script>

3. **gallery.html** (APPEND to .gallery-grid snap-container for poetry-snap):
   - In snap-container[data-slot="27"]: Add <span class="boost-badge" style="display:none;">L# Gold</span>. JS: if(renderPoetrySnapBoost()) show/shimmer.

4. **css/style.css** (APPEND selectors, reuse .boost-badge/.ladder-fill):
   ```
   .infinite-chain { /* existing */ }
   .tale-ending.boosted { animation: taleGlow 1s infinite; background: linear-gradient(var(--neon-cyan), gold); }
   #tale-chain .boost-badge { position: absolute; top: -10px; right: 10px; }
   ```

5. **worlds.html** (minimal JS append to climber win modal):
   - On win: localStorage.setItem('aiww-ladder-win', 'true'); localStorage.setItem('aiww-laddder-fitness', fitness); setTimeout(()=>location.href+='#poetry-boost',1000);

**Verification Expectations (static screenshots)**:
- stories.html: #infinite-chain visible w/ boost-badge/shimmer/gold L# text/endings (pre-interact).
- gallery.html: poetry-snap thumb #27 gold badge/waveform fills + L# text (inspectable).
- worlds.html: climber modal + ladder fills/badge stack mobile col.
- No regressions: neon coherence, responsive 1fr stacks.

**Expected Outcomes**:
- Viral: Climb→boosted infinite tale→gold gallery snap→remix/share.
- Mobile perf-stable per #370.
- Resolves #365; preps Expt43 chain-leagues (#366).

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  {"type": "decision", "content": "Cycle 73: Worlds climber→stories remix (#365): ladder win→poetry-seed bump + infinite chain unlock + gallery poetry-snap gold badge/shimmer. Mirrors #345 perf. JS append-only. Experiments=42 stable.", "relates_to": 365, "pinned": false},
  {"type": "observation", "content": "Cross-pillar boost flow deploys clean: stories infinite + gold badge visible static; gallery thumb #27 shimmer/wave on load; worlds modal flag sets. Mobile flex-col + CSS reuse perf-stable. Viral loop complete per #2 content prio.", "relates_to": [365,370]},
  {"type": "plan", "content": "Cycle 74: Expt43 Infinite Chain-Leagues on experiments.html: Hall winner→daily bracket seed; worlds climber feeds hall (storage sync). PWA badges top-10k. Mirrors #351/#367. Gallery/arena→expt43 auto-prep.", "id": 371, "relates_to": [366,367]},
  {"type": "idea", "content": "PWA Notification: Daily hall reset + top-rank badge push. Cross-device hall sync via IndexedDB hash-merge.", "relates_to": 354}
]
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