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Workstream 06: Embodied Interface

Status On develop

  • Workstream 06 is only partially shipped on develop.

Paired Research

Shipped On develop

  • browser guardian workspace shell with dense multi-pane operator surfaces, fixed composer, sessions, priorities, recent outputs, pending approvals, latest response, guardian state, workflow runs, interventions, audit surface, live trace, desktop continuity, operator controls, and an operations inspector
  • dedicated cockpit workflow-run views with richer workflow inspector actions and artifact-lineage links
  • cockpit artifact and workflow inspectors can now draft compatible follow-on workflows directly from selected artifact paths
  • cockpit capability discovery now exposes tools, skills, workflows, MCP servers, starter packs, and blocked-state reasons in one operator-readable surface
  • first-class draggable and resizable cockpit panes with persisted positions and z-order
  • cockpit panes now snap to a shared 16px grid during drag, resize, and packed layout reset
  • persisted cockpit workspace presets for default, focus, and review, now implemented as function-based packed pane layouts with inspector visibility persistence, keyboard switching, and per-layout save/reset composition
  • cockpit-native bridge cues through live desktop status, pending native-notification state, deferred bundle visibility, recent intervention continuity, and browser-side native-presence controls in the operator surfaces
  • cockpit-native operator surface for workflow availability, skills, MCP servers, and live policy state with direct reload controls
  • separate Activity Ledger window that links workflow runs, approvals, notifications, queued interventions, recent guardian outputs, surfaced failures, tool steps, and attributed LLM calls back into one live browser control surface
  • flatter terminal-style workspace windows with close controls, visible resize grip, and a dedicated Windows menu for per-pane visibility and focus
  • cockpit capability preflight and autorepair flows for runbooks, starter packs, and workflows before the operator drafts or reruns them
  • cockpit capability bootstrap now applies bounded safe install/repair actions for workflows, runbooks, and starter packs instead of leaving preflight as a separate manual operator step
  • cockpit workflow views now expose richer step timestamps, duration, error summaries, recovery hints, and stored workflow diagnostics
  • cockpit now includes a first extension studio for workflows, skills, and MCP configs with validation, diagnostics, save flows, and repair handoff from operator surfaces
  • cockpit workflow views now expose first branch/resume checkpoints, lineage metadata, and resume drafts tied to existing inputs instead of only replay-from-start or retry-from-step cues
  • cockpit session continuity now restores the active thread on reload, preserves explicit fresh-thread semantics, and marks background thread activity in the session list
  • cockpit approvals, workflow runs, native notifications, queued interventions, and recent interventions now expose explicit continue/open-thread controls instead of forcing continuity guesswork
  • activity ledger rows now surface routing summaries, selected reason codes, rejected targets, native thread-source/continuation metadata, and per-call LLM token/cost attribution
  • activity ledger rows now group related request work into compact parent bundles with emoji/icon scanning, child tool/routing rows, and completion footers so the operator can browse a day of agent work without reconstructing it from raw trace output
  • cockpit is now the active browser shell on load rather than merely the default mode
  • priority and settings overlays now use workspace modal styling rather than legacy overlay frames
  • dormant village/editor runtime code and legacy browser entry points are removed from the active product path rather than treated as fallback surfaces

Working On Now

  • this workstream is back near the front of the repo-wide horizon through cockpit-density and operator-control work
  • this workstream shipped cockpit-linked-evidence-panels-v2 and saved-layouts-and-keyboard-control-v1
  • this workstream partnered on native-desktop-shell-v1
  • this workstream partnered on cross-surface-continuity-and-notification-controls
  • this workstream now ships cockpit-workflow-views-v1
  • this workstream now ships artifact-evidence-roundtrip-v2
  • this workstream now ships extension-operator-surface-v1
  • this workstream now ships the denser operator-terminal layer with live operator feed, saved runbook macros, approval-aware workflow timeline actions, and a separate Activity Ledger window
  • this workstream now hands the queue forward to a visual workflow debugger, richer cockpit density, and deeper studio ergonomics rather than first-pass branch/resume control

Still To Do On develop

  • richer capability installation, recommendation, and command-surface guidance inside the cockpit so shipped tools, skills, workflows, and blocked states become easier to bootstrap automatically, not only preflight, repair, bounded bootstrap, and first studio save flows
  • richer workflow history, broader keyboard/operator control, visual branch/resume step-level visibility, and more flexible workspace ergonomics inside the cockpit beyond the first dedicated workflow-run layer, Activity Ledger, pane model, extension studio, and saved-layout composition model
  • richer ambient indicators and any surviving embodiment strictly subordinate to the cockpit
  • stronger mobile and cross-surface UX coherence

Non-Goals

  • cosmetic polish detached from guardian value
  • reviving the retired village/editor line as an active product surface
  • game aesthetics without meaningful life-state reflection

Acceptance Checklist

  • the interface feels intentionally different from a generic chatbot shell
  • tool use and agent activity are visible in the cockpit
  • the primary workflow surface is now a guardian workspace and the browser no longer boots into the village shell
  • the cockpit now has linked evidence, artifact, and approval density beyond the first shell
  • cockpit artifacts can now round-trip back into the command bar for the next operator step
  • cockpit artifacts can now also seed compatible follow-on workflow drafts directly from the inspector
  • the cockpit now supports draggable/resizable panes with 16px grid snapping
  • the cockpit now supports persisted packed default, focus, and review layouts plus keyboard switching for core navigation
  • the cockpit now supports saving and resetting each core workspace layout rather than only switching between fixed presets
  • the pane model now also supports per-pane hide/show state instead of forcing every preset-visible pane to stay permanently mounted
  • the cockpit now exposes first-class operator visibility for workflows, skills, MCP servers, and live policy state
  • the cockpit now exposes first-class operator visibility for tools, starter packs, blocked-state reasons, session continuity state, and preflight/autorepair outcomes
  • the cockpit now exposes first-class operator visibility for approval-thread recovery and cross-surface continue/open-thread actions
  • the cockpit now exposes first-class operator visibility for bounded capability bootstrap, richer workflow step diagnostics, and routing-summary timeline rows
  • the cockpit now exposes a first-class Activity Ledger window instead of leaving workflow, approval, notification, intervention, failure, and LLM-spend continuity split across separate panes
  • settings and priorities now present as workspace-styled modal overlays instead of legacy shell overlays
  • the docs and active repo now treat the village/editor line as removed history rather than as a fallback product branch
  • the cockpit still needs richer install/recommend/repair guidance beyond the first "what can I do now?" capability surface, blocked-state explanation, starter-pack view, preflight/autorepair, and bounded bootstrap layer
  • the cockpit still needs broader workflow history, deeper branch/resume step control, and more flexible workspace ergonomics
  • the environment reflects the human’s life state and Seraph’s guidance with much higher fidelity