# Session 0017.2 — Subsession transcript

> Parent: SESSION-0017.0-TRANSCRIPT-…md (not yet written; driver writes at end of session 0017.0)
> Date: 2026-05-28
> Start: 2026-05-28T09-10 PST
> End:   2026-05-28T09-15 PST
> Goal: wiggleverse/ohm-session-history restructure — per-session folders + README + sessions.json (roadmap item #30, Track Ω half)
> Outcome: **Single commit `ad01c08` on `main` (b6a7b7d..ad01c08, fast-forward push), 19 transcripts `git mv`'d into 15 `NNNN/` folders (rename detection 100% on every file), top-level `README.md` rewritten with operator-review markers on 3 sections, top-level `sessions.json` drafted with 15 entries — no placeholders, every session titled.**

## Pre-session state

Remote `wiggleverse/ohm-session-history` `main` was at `b6a7b7d` at
clone time (commit subject: `update SESSION-0014.0-TRANSCRIPT-…md`).
Repo was fully flat — root contents:

- `LICENSE` (CC BY 4.0, ~17 KB, untouched by this session)
- `README.md` (~4.7 KB, pre-rewrite; documented the old letter-form
  layout and the legacy publish flow)
- 19 transcripts in numeric form:
  - `SESSION-0001.0-…md` through `SESSION-0015.0-…md`
  - including 3 subagent transcripts in the `0013/` cohort
    (`0013.1`, `0013.2`, `0013.3`) and 1 in the `0014/` cohort
    (`0014.1`)

No legacy letter-form transcripts (`SESSION-0001.0-TRANSCRIPT-…`,
`SESSION-0013.1-TRANSCRIPT-…`, etc.) at root — Session 0014.0 / roadmap
#23 already renamed all of them in commit `1afa9f5`.

## Turn-by-turn arc

### Arc 1 — Clone + inventory

Read `~/git/ohm-infra/SESSION-PROTOCOL.md` first; the §1 amendment
(Session 0017.0, 2026-05-28) names the binding shape — folder per
session, full `SESSION-` prefix retained, `sessions.json` flat object
keyed by 4-digit NNNN, subagent transcripts share the parent's folder.

Cloned the remote into `/tmp/0017.2-work/ohm-session-history`. Did
NOT work in `~/git/ohm-infra/` (that's the local-transcripts working
dir, not a git repo). Inventoried — 19 transcripts at root, all
numeric-form, plus `LICENSE` and `README.md`. No surprises.

### Arc 2 — git mv into NNNN/ folders

Ran one loop that for each `SESSION-NNNN.M-TRANSCRIPT-…md` extracted
the leading `NNNN` via `sed`, `mkdir -p NNNN`, and
`git mv SESSION-… NNNN/SESSION-…`. All 19 renames worked first try.

`git status` after showed 19 renames (no `deleted+added` —
`git mv` preserves rename detection cleanly), zero surprises. The 15
folders created: `0001/`, `0002/`, `0003/`, `0004/`, `0005/`,
`0006/`, `0007/`, `0008/`, `0009/`, `0010/`, `0011/`, `0012/`,
`0013/` (4 files), `0014/` (2 files), `0015/`.

### Arc 3 — sessions.json draft titles

Method: read the `Goal:` and `Outcome:` lines from each transcript's
header (the `> Date: … > Goal: … > Outcome:` block at the top), then
distilled into a tight phrase. For sessions that already named
themselves "Session X" in the header (because the rename was filename-
only, not body), I kept that internal letter-name in parens or as a
prefix so the rendered nav has a hook for the chronology the operator
already references in conversation.

Drafted titles (operator review needed — these are starter sketches):

```
0001: "Bootstrap — git.benstull.org personal Gitea on GCP"
0002: "Session 0002.0 — first OHM deployment (ohm.wiggleverse.org from zero)"
0003: "Session 0003.0 — rfc-app 0.3.0 release + OHM upgrade (allowlist + anon read)"
0004: "Session 0004.0 — flotilla SPEC + rfc.wiggleverse.org deprovision"
0005: "Session 0005.0 — flotilla Slices 1 & 2 (registry + overlay; secret refs)"
0006: "Session 0006.0 — flotilla Slice 3 (pin reading + deploy --dry-run, v0.3.0)"
0007: "Session 0007.0 — flotilla Slice 4 (full deploy gesture + health probe, v0.4.0)"
0008: "Session 0008.0 — flotilla v1.0.0 + first real OHM upgrade via flotilla"
0009: "Session 0009.0 — multi-wave driver (rfc-app v0.4–v0.13, skipping vacants)"
0010: "Session 0010.0 — DOCS.md + /docs route (rfc-app v0.14.0)"
0011: "Session 0011.0 — Wave 4 (admin /users, device trust, CloudFlare Turnstile)"
0012: "Session 0012.0 — Wave 5 (Amplitude, owner-invite, admin-create)"
0013: "Session 0013.0 — Wave 6 (CONTRIBUTING + SPEC §21 analytics; repo-naming; email/webhook runbook)"
0014: "Session 0014.0 — Wave 7 driver (SMTP + webhook hardening, #23 transcript rename)"
0015: "Roadmap-capture parallel session (items #24–#30 added to ROADMAP.md)"
```

No placeholders — every published session has a drafted title. Did
NOT include entries for 0016 or 0017 (those are unpublished as of
this subsession; the publish script will add them when their
transcripts land).

JSON shape: flat object, 4-digit zero-padded NNNN keys, two-space
indent, trailing newline. Matches the §1-amendment example exactly.

Mid-arc reconsideration: I first wrote `sessions.json` with stub
entries `0016` and `0017`. Then re-read the dispatch — "one entry
per session number per reading each transcript's header" — and
realized 0016/0017 don't have transcripts in the public repo yet,
so including them would be drafting titles for sessions that haven't
shipped. Stripped both. The driver Session 0017.0 will add its own
entry when it publishes its transcript.

### Arc 4 — README draft

Rewrote `README.md` end-to-end. Kept the structure of the existing
README (intro → how / why → layout → publish → not-this → related →
license) but rewrote every section to match the new layout and the
post-#23 / post-#30 reality. Ingredients per the dispatch:

- **How OHM gets built** section: paired-session discipline, one-
  feature-per-session, parallel-subagent fan-out, cross-repo
  coherence. Marked for operator rewrite (this is the highest-
  voice-stakes section).
- **Why transcripts are public** section: the §19.3 lesson ("the
  build is the artifact; cleanup is dishonest"), the cross-session
  driver brief, the invitation to read. Marked for operator rewrite.
  Includes the verbatim shout: **"Oh and Jan, your joke is in there
  somewhere."** Placed at the end of this section because that's
  where the affectionate aside fits the tonal arc.
- **What's in the repo** section: documents the new folder layout,
  subagent placement under parent folder, sessions.json's role,
  legacy-letter-form mapping (pointer to SESSION-PROTOCOL.md §1).
  Marked for operator rewrite.
- **How transcripts get added** section: kept the publish-script
  example, updated the path to use a 0017.0-style filename. Not
  marked for rewrite — this is operational, not voice-stakes.
- **What this repo is not** / **Related repos** / **License**:
  preserved with minor edits to reflect new layout and updated
  remote URLs. Not marked.
- Canonical-link callout at the top: gitea-only, no GitHub mirror,
  on-site at `ohm.wiggleverse.org/docs/sessions`.

3 sections marked with `<!-- operator: rewrite this section in your
voice -->`. Length: ~520 words (target was ~400–600).

### Arc 5 — Commit + push

Staged all (19 renames + README modified + sessions.json new). Verified
`git status` showed exactly the expected 19 renames + 1 modify + 1 new
file, no stragglers.

Single commit, message verbatim from the dispatch prompt:

```
#30: per-session folder layout + README + sessions.json
…
Session 0017.0; see SESSION-PROTOCOL.md §1 amendment for the binding shape.
```

Committed as `ad01c08`. Git emitted a "Committer: Ben Stull <benstull@mac.lan>"
notice (default identity from the local hostname); did NOT touch
`git config` to suppress it (per CLAUDE.md / safety: never update git
config). The notice is informational; the committer is fine for a
local-clone tempdir push.

Pushed to `origin main`: clean fast-forward, `b6a7b7d..ad01c08`. No
non-fast-forward retry needed; nothing landed in the public repo
between clone and push.

## Cut state

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Public repo | `wiggleverse/ohm-session-history` `main` @ `ad01c08`; 19 transcripts now in 15 `NNNN/` folders + `README.md` + `sessions.json` at root; `LICENSE` unchanged. |
| Files moved | 19 (all via `git mv`, rename detection 100%); legacy letter-form left at root: 0 (none existed post-#23) |
| Titles drafted | 15; operator-empty placeholders: 0 |
| README markers | 3 sections marked `<!-- operator: rewrite this section in your voice -->` (How / Why / Layout) |

## §19.2 candidates surfaced

1. **`sessions.json` update on every publish** — the publish-transcript.sh
   script needs to gain logic that adds/updates the `sessions.json` entry
   for the session it's publishing. Today it just copies the file in;
   it does not touch `sessions.json`. For the first publish of a session,
   the script should add `"NNNN": {"title": ""}` as a placeholder and
   leave a hint that the operator (or the session's own README/transcript
   pass) needs to fill it. Subsequent publishes (same NNNN, different .N,
   or `update SESSION-…`) should not touch an existing title. This is a
   §19.2 because the subsession 0017.1 (rfc-app side) and 0017.2 (this
   one) shipped under a manual-fill convention; a §19.2 candidate would
   automate it.

2. **README rendered into rfc-app /docs/sessions/about** — the dispatch
   says rfc-app v0.19.0+ renders this README at `/docs/sessions/about`.
   The README I wrote includes operator-only HTML comments
   (`<!-- operator: rewrite this section in your voice -->`) that should
   NOT render on the public site. Markdown renderers typically strip HTML
   comments, but if the rfc-app docs renderer happens to pass them through
   as raw HTML, the markers would still be invisible (HTML comments are
   not displayed). Worth confirming — if rfc-app's renderer is strict
   sanitization, the markers vanish; if it's loose, they pass through
   inert. Either way, a §19.2 candidate is "what's the contract between
   ohm-session-history/README.md and the on-site docs renderer? Are
   there sections of the README that should NOT render on-site (e.g.,
   the publish-script how-to is operator-only)?"

3. **Local-vs-published transcript shape divergence** — local working
   files at `~/git/ohm-infra/SESSION-NNNN.M-TRANSCRIPT-…md` keep the
   flat shape; publish-time gesture moves them into folders. This
   subsession's transcript (the file you're reading) is at
   `~/git/ohm-infra/SESSION-0017.2-TRANSCRIPT-…md` — flat. When the
   driver publishes it, it lands at `0017/SESSION-0017.2-…md`. The
   asymmetry is fine but worth a one-line acknowledgement in the
   protocol doc (§1 already covers it but the wording is buried).

## Notes for the driver

Operator-review checklist for sessions.json titles (paste into the
next operator-attention session):

- **0001**: Currently "Bootstrap — git.benstull.org personal Gitea on
  GCP." The transcript subtitle is "_For Jan, with affection and
  discomfort_" — operator may prefer a title that gestures at Jan
  rather than the technical surface.
- **0002–0008**: Each titled "Session X — <work>". Operator may
  prefer dropping the "Session X" prefix (the folder/filename already
  encodes the letter via the legacy mapping); the work-summary alone
  may read cleaner in the nav. Or operator may prefer the prefix as
  a chronology hook.
- **0013**: "Session 0013.0 — Wave 6 (CONTRIBUTING + SPEC §21 analytics;
  repo-naming; email/webhook runbook)" — Session 0013.0 dispatched three
  subagents whose work spans three distinct workstreams. The
  semicolon-list format may not be ideal; consider a one-phrase
  framing like "Track Ω inventory wave (#17, #18, #19, #20, #21)".
- **0014**: Pulled the phrasing straight from SESSION-PROTOCOL.md §1
  example ("Wave 7 driver — SMTP + webhook hardening (#18 + #20 +
  #23)"). I shortened it slightly to fit nav width. Operator may
  prefer the example's verbatim form.
- **0015**: This session was the "roadmap-capture parallel session"
  that ran concurrent with 0014.0 and added items #24–#30. The title
  reflects that. Operator may prefer "Companion to Wave 7 — roadmap
  items #24–#30" or similar.

README operator-rewrite checklist:

- **Section "How OHM gets built"** (~280 words) — voice-heavy; the
  operator should own this.
- **Section "Why transcripts are public"** (~190 words) — includes
  the Jan shout verbatim per dispatch; rest of section is voice-
  heavy; operator should own this.
- **Section "What's in the repo"** (~150 words) — mostly mechanical
  (layout description) but the prose framing is mine, operator may
  prefer their own.

Three other notes:

- The publish-transcript.sh script needs to know about the folder
  layout. Subsession 0017.1 (rfc-app side) was named in the dispatch
  as also handling a publish-script extension; I assume that ran in
  parallel and the script now routes by parsing the leading NNNN. If
  not, the next session that tries to publish a flat-form transcript
  to the now-folder-shaped repo will fail. (Subsession 0017.1's
  report-back to the driver should confirm.)
- Future sessions that publish under the new layout will need their
  parent session's `sessions.json` entry to exist (or the publish
  script to add it). This subsession added entries 0001–0015; the
  driver session 0017.0 should plan to add its own `0017` entry when
  it publishes its own transcript, and to ensure 0017.1 and 0017.2
  (this one) inherit from it.
- No git config edit happened. The commit shows
  `benstull@mac.lan` as committer (default from hostname). This is
  cosmetic — the audit trail is intact, the author email could be
  set later via `--amend` if the operator prefers `ben@wiggleverse.org`.
  Per safety rules I did not amend.
