diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb360c785..d1ce59b66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
"test:cli-remote-e2e": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs cli-remote-e2e",
"test:live-e2e": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs live-e2e",
"test:live-e2e-accept-cleanup": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs live-e2e-accept-cleanup",
+ "test:new-work-e2e": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs new-work-e2e",
"test:live-e2e-agent": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs live-e2e-agent",
"test:skill-behavior": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs skill-behavior",
"test:live-svelte-adapter-deepseek": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs live-svelte-adapter-deepseek",
diff --git a/scripts/test-suites.mjs b/scripts/test-suites.mjs
index 365f1dea4..b911c75d4 100644
--- a/scripts/test-suites.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test-suites.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const OPT_IN_SUITES = [
'cli-remote-e2e',
'live-e2e',
'live-e2e-accept-cleanup',
+ 'new-work-e2e',
'skill-behavior',
'live-svelte-adapter-deepseek',
];
@@ -222,6 +223,24 @@ export const SUITES = {
},
],
},
+ 'new-work-e2e': {
+ description: 'Playwright smoke sweep of the new-work concept/serve-question decision page plus the offline fake image generator.',
+ optIn: true,
+ needsPlaywright: true,
+ triggers: [
+ ...COMMON_INFRA_PATTERNS,
+ /^skill\/scripts\/(serve-question|generate-image|concept-seed)\.mjs$/,
+ /^tests\/new-work-e2e(\.test\.mjs|\/)/,
+ ],
+ commands: [
+ {
+ runner: 'node',
+ timeoutMs: 600000,
+ forceExit: true,
+ files: ['tests/new-work-e2e.test.mjs'],
+ },
+ ],
+ },
'live-e2e-accept-cleanup': {
description: 'Provider-backed post-accept cleanup regression.',
optIn: true,
diff --git a/skill/scripts/generate-image.mjs b/skill/scripts/generate-image.mjs
index 17501e3dc..873bc84c8 100644
--- a/skill/scripts/generate-image.mjs
+++ b/skill/scripts/generate-image.mjs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
* node generate-image.mjs --prompt-file prompt.txt --out mock.png
*/
import fs from 'node:fs';
+import zlib from 'node:zlib';
function arg(name, fallback = null) {
const i = process.argv.indexOf(`--${name}`);
@@ -20,6 +21,183 @@ function arg(name, fallback = null) {
return v && !v.startsWith('--') ? v : fallback;
}
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fake mode (IMPECCABLE_IMAGE_GEN_FAKE=1)
+//
+// Deterministic offline stand-in for the OpenAI call: same prompt -> identical
+// bytes, no network, no key, cost line reads $0.00. Used by the new-work smoke
+// suite so the concept/serve-question/image chain can run without spend. The
+// output renders the prompt over a 2-3 color palette hashed from the prompt,
+// plus a "SYNTHETIC COMP" corner label. SVG carries the readable text; the
+// raster (.png/.webp/.jpg) fallback carries palette stripes and stows the
+// prompt + marker in a PNG tEXt chunk so downstream stays a valid image.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// FNV-1a 32-bit: tiny, dependency-free, stable across runs and platforms.
+function hash32(str) {
+ let h = 0x811c9dc5;
+ for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+ h ^= str.charCodeAt(i);
+ h = Math.imul(h, 0x01000193);
+ }
+ return h >>> 0;
+}
+
+function hslToRgb(hDeg, s, l) {
+ const h = ((hDeg % 360) + 360) % 360 / 360;
+ const q = l < 0.5 ? l * (1 + s) : l + s - l * s;
+ const p = 2 * l - q;
+ const hue = (t) => {
+ let tt = t;
+ if (tt < 0) tt += 1;
+ if (tt > 1) tt -= 1;
+ if (tt < 1 / 6) return p + (q - p) * 6 * tt;
+ if (tt < 1 / 2) return q;
+ if (tt < 2 / 3) return p + (q - p) * (2 / 3 - tt) * 6;
+ return p;
+ };
+ return [hue(h + 1 / 3), hue(h), hue(h - 1 / 3)].map((c) => Math.round(c * 255));
+}
+
+const toHex = ([r, g, b]) =>
+ '#' + [r, g, b].map((c) => c.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')).join('');
+
+// Two or three deterministic swatches derived from the prompt hash. The band
+// count itself is prompt-derived, so different prompts differ in palette.
+function palette(prompt) {
+ const h = hash32(prompt);
+ const base = h % 360;
+ const bands = 2 + (h >>> 9) % 2; // 2 or 3
+ const spread = 40 + (h >>> 3) % 120;
+ const out = [];
+ for (let i = 0; i < bands; i++) {
+ const hue = base + i * spread;
+ const light = 0.32 + ((h >>> (i * 5)) % 40) / 100; // 0.32 - 0.71
+ out.push(hslToRgb(hue, 0.55, light));
+ }
+ return out;
+}
+
+function svgFake(prompt, [w, h]) {
+ const colors = palette(prompt).map(toHex);
+ const stops = colors
+ .map((c, i) => ``)
+ .join('');
+ // Greedy word wrap tuned to the canvas width so the prompt stays legible.
+ const perLine = Math.max(12, Math.floor(w / 26));
+ const words = String(prompt).replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().split(' ');
+ const lines = [];
+ let cur = '';
+ for (const word of words) {
+ if ((cur + ' ' + word).trim().length > perLine) {
+ if (cur) lines.push(cur);
+ cur = word;
+ } else {
+ cur = (cur + ' ' + word).trim();
+ }
+ if (lines.length >= 10) break;
+ }
+ if (cur && lines.length < 11) lines.push(cur);
+ const escape = (s) => String(s).replace(/[&<>]/g, (c) => ({ '&': '&', '<': '<', '>': '>' }[c]));
+ const fontSize = Math.round(w / 24);
+ const startY = h / 2 - ((lines.length - 1) * fontSize * 1.3) / 2;
+ const text = lines
+ .map((line, i) => `${escape(line)}`)
+ .join('');
+ return `
+
+`;
+}
+
+// Minimal valid PNG: palette stripes plus a tEXt chunk carrying the marker and
+// prompt, so a .png/.webp fake stays a decodable image and still contains the
+// "SYNTHETIC" bytes downstream tools look for.
+function crc32(buf) {
+ let c = 0xffffffff;
+ for (let i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) {
+ c ^= buf[i];
+ for (let k = 0; k < 8; k++) c = (c & 1) ? (0xedb88320 ^ (c >>> 1)) : (c >>> 1);
+ }
+ return (c ^ 0xffffffff) >>> 0;
+}
+
+function pngChunk(type, data) {
+ const typeBuf = Buffer.from(type, 'latin1');
+ const body = Buffer.concat([typeBuf, data]);
+ const len = Buffer.alloc(4);
+ len.writeUInt32BE(data.length, 0);
+ const crc = Buffer.alloc(4);
+ crc.writeUInt32BE(crc32(body), 0);
+ return Buffer.concat([len, body, crc]);
+}
+
+function pngFake(prompt, [w, h]) {
+ const colors = palette(prompt); // [[r,g,b], ...]
+ const bandH = Math.ceil(h / colors.length);
+ // Raw image: each scanline prefixed with a 0 filter byte, RGB pixels.
+ const stride = w * 3;
+ const raw = Buffer.alloc(h * (stride + 1));
+ for (let y = 0; y < h; y++) {
+ const rowStart = y * (stride + 1);
+ raw[rowStart] = 0;
+ const [r, g, b] = colors[Math.min(colors.length - 1, Math.floor(y / bandH))];
+ for (let x = 0; x < w; x++) {
+ const p = rowStart + 1 + x * 3;
+ raw[p] = r;
+ raw[p + 1] = g;
+ raw[p + 2] = b;
+ }
+ }
+ const ihdr = Buffer.alloc(13);
+ ihdr.writeUInt32BE(w, 0);
+ ihdr.writeUInt32BE(h, 4);
+ ihdr[8] = 8; // bit depth
+ ihdr[9] = 2; // color type: truecolor RGB
+ const idat = zlib.deflateSync(raw, { level: 9 });
+ const textData = Buffer.concat([
+ Buffer.from('Comment', 'latin1'),
+ Buffer.from([0]),
+ Buffer.from(`SYNTHETIC COMP: ${String(prompt).replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()}`, 'latin1'),
+ ]);
+ return Buffer.concat([
+ Buffer.from([0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a]),
+ pngChunk('IHDR', ihdr),
+ pngChunk('tEXt', textData),
+ pngChunk('IDAT', idat),
+ pngChunk('IEND', Buffer.alloc(0)),
+ ]);
+}
+
+function parseSize(sizeStr) {
+ const m = String(sizeStr).match(/^(\d+)x(\d+)$/);
+ if (!m) return [1536, 1024];
+ return [Number(m[1]), Number(m[2])];
+}
+
+if (process.env.IMPECCABLE_IMAGE_GEN_FAKE) {
+ const fakePromptFile = arg('prompt-file');
+ const fakePrompt = fakePromptFile ? fs.readFileSync(fakePromptFile, 'utf8') : arg('prompt');
+ const fakeOut = arg('out');
+ if (!fakePrompt || !fakeOut) {
+ console.error('generate-image: --prompt (or --prompt-file) and --out are required.');
+ process.exit(1);
+ }
+ const dims = parseSize(arg('size', '1536x1024'));
+ const bytes = fakeOut.endsWith('.svg')
+ ? Buffer.from(svgFake(fakePrompt, dims), 'utf8')
+ : pngFake(fakePrompt, dims);
+ fs.writeFileSync(fakeOut, bytes);
+ console.log(`IMAGE: ${fakeOut} (${dims[0]}x${dims[1]}, fake synthetic comp, $0.00, no API call)`);
+ process.exit(0);
+}
+
const key = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
if (!key) {
console.error('generate-image: OPENAI_API_KEY is not set; use the harness-native image tool instead.');
diff --git a/tests/new-work-e2e.test.mjs b/tests/new-work-e2e.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cbde6567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/new-work-e2e.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+/**
+ * Deterministic smoke tests for the new-work interactive flow.
+ *
+ * Covers the parts a user actually touches: the serve-question decision page
+ * (pick, re-roll + steer + re-deal, canon, tab close) driven through a real
+ * browser by the scripted user bot, plus the offline fake image generator.
+ * No LLM calls; a real Chromium via Playwright supplies full page fidelity
+ * (heartbeats, re-roll reload, tab close). Kept OUT of `bun run test` like
+ * live-e2e; run it with `bun run test:new-work-e2e`.
+ *
+ * The concept-seed direction roll (challengers, ASSIGNED INDEX, the no
+ * PRODUCT.md gate) is already covered by tests/concept-seed.test.mjs and is
+ * not repeated here.
+ *
+ * One-time setup: npx playwright install chromium
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, before, after } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { spawn, spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, existsSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+import { runUserBot } from './new-work-e2e/user-bot.mjs';
+
+const ROOT = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..');
+const SERVE = path.join(ROOT, 'skill', 'scripts', 'serve-question.mjs');
+const GENERATE = path.join(ROOT, 'skill', 'scripts', 'generate-image.mjs');
+const CATALOG_DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'tests', 'fixtures', 'concept-catalog');
+
+let playwright;
+let browser;
+
+before(async () => {
+ try {
+ playwright = await import('playwright');
+ } catch (err) {
+ throw new Error(
+ `Playwright is required for new-work-e2e tests (${err.message}). Run: npx playwright install chromium`,
+ );
+ }
+ try {
+ browser = await playwright.chromium.launch({ headless: true });
+ } catch (err) {
+ throw new Error(`Failed to launch Chromium (${err.message}). Run: npx playwright install chromium`);
+ }
+});
+
+after(async () => {
+ if (browser) await browser.close();
+});
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Workspace + serve-question helpers
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function makeWorkspace() {
+ const dir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), 'new-work-e2e-'));
+ writeFileSync(
+ path.join(dir, 'PRODUCT.md'),
+ '# Product\n\n## Register\n\nbrand\n\n## Platform\n\nweb\n',
+ );
+ return dir;
+}
+
+// serve-question writes its state under cwd; run everything from the workspace.
+function run(args, cwd) {
+ return new Promise((resolve) => {
+ const child = spawn(process.execPath, [SERVE, ...args], {
+ cwd,
+ env: { ...process.env, IMPECCABLE_QUESTION_FORCE: '1', IMPECCABLE_CATALOG_DIR: CATALOG_DIR },
+ stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+ });
+ let out = '';
+ let err = '';
+ child.stdout.on('data', (c) => { out += c; });
+ child.stderr.on('data', (c) => { err += c; });
+ child.on('exit', (code) => resolve({ code, out, err }));
+ });
+}
+
+async function startDaemon(cwd, payload, key) {
+ const payloadPath = path.join(cwd, `${key}.payload.json`);
+ writeFileSync(payloadPath, JSON.stringify(payload));
+ const started = await run(['--start', '--payload', payloadPath, '--no-open', '--key', key], cwd);
+ assert.equal(started.code, 0, `--start failed: ${started.out} ${started.err}`);
+ const url = started.out.match(/QUESTION URL: (\S+)/)?.[1];
+ assert.ok(url, `no URL from --start: ${started.out}`);
+ return { url, payloadPath };
+}
+
+// Poll --wait until it settles on a terminal exit code (0 answered, 2 gone,
+// 4 page closed); loop while it reports WAITING (3).
+async function waitLoop(cwd, key, { poll = 30, max = 20 } = {}) {
+ for (let i = 0; i < max; i++) {
+ const res = await run(['--wait', '--key', key, '--poll', String(poll)], cwd);
+ if (res.code !== 3) return res;
+ }
+ throw new Error('waitLoop exceeded max iterations');
+}
+
+async function stopDaemon(cwd, key) {
+ await run(['--stop', '--key', key], cwd).catch(() => {});
+}
+
+function makeFakeImage(cwd, prompt, outName) {
+ const out = path.join(cwd, outName);
+ const res = spawnSyncGen(prompt, out);
+ assert.equal(res.status, 0, `generate-image fake failed: ${res.stderr}`);
+ return out;
+}
+
+function spawnSyncGen(prompt, out, size = null) {
+ const args = [GENERATE, '--prompt', prompt, '--out', out];
+ if (size) args.push('--size', size);
+ return spawnSync(process.execPath, args, {
+ env: { ...process.env, IMPECCABLE_IMAGE_GEN_FAKE: '1' },
+ encoding: 'buffer',
+ });
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// serve-question interactive cycles
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+describe('new-work-e2e: serve-question decision page', () => {
+ it('(a) pick assigned returns the option, hero/board fields, and the CHOSEN CARD directive', async () => {
+ const cwd = makeWorkspace();
+ const key = 'pick';
+ const hero = makeFakeImage(cwd, 'Fillmore handbill hero', 'hero.png');
+ const board = makeFakeImage(cwd, 'Fillmore handbill board', 'board.png');
+ const payload = {
+ title: 'Choose the visual world',
+ question: 'The roll assigned Fillmore Handbill.',
+ options: [
+ { id: 'assigned', label: 'Fillmore Handbill', kicker: 'THE ROLL', hero, board },
+ { id: 'challenger-teletext', label: 'Teletext Service', body: 'block-mosaic pages' },
+ ],
+ reroll: true,
+ canon: true,
+ steer: true,
+ };
+ await startDaemon(cwd, payload, key);
+ try {
+ const bot = await runUserBot({
+ workspaceDir: cwd, key, browser,
+ policy: [{ pick: 'assigned', steer: 'warmer palette' }],
+ });
+ assert.equal(bot.results[0].action, 'pick');
+ const collected = await waitLoop(cwd, key);
+ assert.equal(collected.code, 0, collected.out);
+ assert.match(collected.out, /ANSWER: /);
+ const answer = JSON.parse(collected.out.match(/ANSWER: (\{.*\})/)[1]);
+ assert.equal(answer.optionId, 'assigned');
+ assert.equal(answer.steer, 'warmer palette');
+ assert.ok(answer.hero, 'answer carries the chosen hero path');
+ assert.ok(answer.board, 'answer carries the chosen board path');
+ assert.match(collected.out, /CHOSEN CARD:/);
+ } finally {
+ await stopDaemon(cwd, key);
+ rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+
+ it('(b) re-roll with steer keeps the server alive; --update re-deals; the next pick is terminal', async () => {
+ const cwd = makeWorkspace();
+ const key = 'reroll';
+ const payload1 = {
+ title: 'Choose the visual world',
+ options: [
+ { id: 'assigned', label: 'First Hand', kicker: 'THE ROLL' },
+ { id: 'challenger-a', label: 'Alt One' },
+ ],
+ reroll: true, steer: true, canon: true,
+ };
+ const payload2 = {
+ title: 'Choose the visual world',
+ options: [
+ { id: 'assigned', label: 'Second Hand', kicker: 'THE ROLL' },
+ { id: 'challenger-b', label: 'Alt Two' },
+ ],
+ reroll: true, steer: true,
+ };
+ await startDaemon(cwd, payload1, key);
+ try {
+ // Bot drives the whole page: re-roll (with steer) then, after the page
+ // reloads into the next hand, pick the assigned card.
+ const botPromise = runUserBot({
+ workspaceDir: cwd, key, browser,
+ policy: [{ reroll: true, steer: 'colder, more restraint' }, { pick: 'assigned' }],
+ });
+
+ // First answer: the re-roll. Server must stay alive afterwards.
+ const first = await waitLoop(cwd, key);
+ assert.equal(first.code, 0, first.out);
+ assert.match(first.out, /"optionId":"reroll"/);
+ assert.match(first.out, /colder, more restraint/);
+ assert.ok(existsSync(path.join(cwd, '.impeccable', 'questions', `${key}.state.json`)),
+ 'server state file survives a re-roll');
+
+ // Deliver the next hand; the live page reloads itself.
+ const nextPayloadPath = path.join(cwd, 'next.json');
+ writeFileSync(nextPayloadPath, JSON.stringify(payload2));
+ const updated = await run(['--update', '--key', key, '--payload', nextPayloadPath], cwd);
+ assert.equal(updated.code, 0, updated.out);
+
+ // Second answer: the terminal pick on the re-dealt hand.
+ const second = await waitLoop(cwd, key);
+ assert.equal(second.code, 0, second.out);
+ assert.match(second.out, /"optionId":"assigned"/);
+
+ const bot = await botPromise;
+ assert.equal(bot.results[0].action, 'reroll');
+ assert.ok(bot.results[0].reloaded, 'page reloaded into the next hand');
+ assert.equal(bot.results[1].action, 'pick');
+
+ // Terminal pick cleans the state file up.
+ assert.ok(!existsSync(path.join(cwd, '.impeccable', 'questions', `${key}.state.json`)),
+ 'terminal pick removes the server state file');
+ } finally {
+ await stopDaemon(cwd, key);
+ rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+
+ it('(c) canon click returns optionId canon and prints the CANON CHOSEN directive', async () => {
+ const cwd = makeWorkspace();
+ const key = 'canon';
+ const payload = {
+ title: 'Choose the visual world',
+ options: [{ id: 'assigned', label: 'Fillmore Handbill', kicker: 'THE ROLL' }],
+ reroll: true, canon: true, steer: true,
+ };
+ await startDaemon(cwd, payload, key);
+ try {
+ await runUserBot({ workspaceDir: cwd, key, browser, policy: [{ canon: true }] });
+ const collected = await waitLoop(cwd, key);
+ assert.equal(collected.code, 0, collected.out);
+ assert.match(collected.out, /"optionId":"canon"/);
+ assert.match(collected.out, /CANON CHOSEN:/);
+ } finally {
+ await stopDaemon(cwd, key);
+ rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+
+ it('(d) closing the tab makes --wait exit 4 PAGE CLOSED', async () => {
+ const cwd = makeWorkspace();
+ const key = 'close';
+ const payload = {
+ title: 'Choose the visual world',
+ options: [{ id: 'assigned', label: 'Fillmore Handbill', kicker: 'THE ROLL' }],
+ reroll: true, steer: true,
+ };
+ await startDaemon(cwd, payload, key);
+ try {
+ const bot = await runUserBot({ workspaceDir: cwd, key, browser, policy: [{ close: true }] });
+ assert.equal(bot.results[0].action, 'close');
+ assert.ok(bot.results[0].beat > 0, 'a heartbeat landed before the tab closed');
+ // --wait must observe the stale heartbeat and report the closed page.
+ const res = await run(['--wait', '--key', key, '--poll', '30'], cwd);
+ assert.equal(res.code, 4, `expected exit 4, got ${res.code}: ${res.out}`);
+ assert.match(res.out, /PAGE CLOSED/);
+ } finally {
+ await stopDaemon(cwd, key);
+ rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+
+ it('(e) an option with no hero renders a text-only card (no .media element)', async () => {
+ const cwd = makeWorkspace();
+ const key = 'textonly';
+ const hero = makeFakeImage(cwd, 'has a hero', 'hero.png');
+ const payload = {
+ title: 'Choose the visual world',
+ options: [
+ { id: 'assigned', label: 'Text Only Direction', body: 'a grounded direction, no comp' },
+ { id: 'challenger-hero', label: 'Has A Card', hero },
+ ],
+ reroll: true, steer: true,
+ };
+ const { url } = await startDaemon(cwd, payload, key);
+ try {
+ const context = await browser.newContext();
+ const page = await context.newPage();
+ await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'load' });
+ await page.waitForSelector('button.choose');
+ const textOnlyMedia = await page.$('.card[data-id="assigned"] .media');
+ const heroMedia = await page.$('.card[data-id="challenger-hero"] .media');
+ const textOnlyFace = await page.$('.card[data-id="assigned"] .face.text-only');
+ await context.close();
+ assert.equal(textOnlyMedia, null, 'text-only card has no .media region');
+ assert.ok(textOnlyFace, 'text-only card carries the .text-only face class');
+ assert.ok(heroMedia, 'the hero card still renders its .media region');
+ } finally {
+ await stopDaemon(cwd, key);
+ rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+});
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fake image generation
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+describe('new-work-e2e: fake image generation', () => {
+ it('is deterministic per prompt and encodes the SYNTHETIC marker', () => {
+ const cwd = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), 'new-work-img-'));
+ try {
+ const a = path.join(cwd, 'a.png');
+ const b = path.join(cwd, 'b.png');
+ const r1 = spawnSyncGen('Fillmore psychedelic handbill, warm ink', a);
+ const r2 = spawnSyncGen('Fillmore psychedelic handbill, warm ink', b);
+ assert.equal(r1.status, 0, r1.stderr?.toString());
+ assert.equal(r2.status, 0, r2.stderr?.toString());
+ assert.ok(existsSync(a) && existsSync(b), 'both files exist');
+ assert.match(r1.stdout.toString(), /\$0\.00/, 'cost line reads $0.00');
+ const bytesA = readFileSync(a);
+ const bytesB = readFileSync(b);
+ assert.ok(bytesA.equals(bytesB), 'same prompt yields identical bytes');
+ // Valid PNG signature + the SYNTHETIC marker (in the tEXt chunk).
+ assert.equal(bytesA.slice(0, 8).toString('hex'), '89504e470d0a1a0a');
+ assert.ok(bytesA.includes(Buffer.from('SYNTHETIC')), 'PNG carries the SYNTHETIC marker');
+ } finally {
+ rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+
+ it('renders a different palette for a different prompt', () => {
+ const cwd = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), 'new-work-img-'));
+ try {
+ const a = path.join(cwd, 'a.png');
+ const c = path.join(cwd, 'c.png');
+ spawnSyncGen('Fillmore psychedelic handbill, warm ink', a);
+ spawnSyncGen('Teletext broadcast mosaic, cold blue', c);
+ const bytesA = readFileSync(a);
+ const bytesC = readFileSync(c);
+ assert.ok(!bytesA.equals(bytesC), 'different prompts produce different images');
+ } finally {
+ rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+
+ it('the SVG variant carries the readable prompt text and SYNTHETIC COMP label', () => {
+ const cwd = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), 'new-work-img-'));
+ try {
+ const svg = path.join(cwd, 'comp.svg');
+ const res = spawnSyncGen('teletext broadcast mosaic', svg, '800x600');
+ assert.equal(res.status, 0, res.stderr?.toString());
+ const text = readFileSync(svg, 'utf8');
+ assert.match(text, /^<\?xml/, 'is an SVG document');
+ assert.match(text, /SYNTHETIC COMP/);
+ assert.match(text, /teletext/i, 'the prompt text is rendered');
+ } finally {
+ rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+});
diff --git a/tests/new-work-e2e/README.md b/tests/new-work-e2e/README.md
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+# new-work E2E
+
+A cheap, deterministic smoke suite for the interactive parts of new-work: the
+serve-question decision page and the offline image generator. It is kept out of
+`bun run test` and runs on demand.
+
+```bash
+bun run test:new-work-e2e
+```
+
+One-time setup: `npx playwright install chromium` (the suite drives a real
+Chromium so the page runs its own JS, exactly as a user's tab would).
+
+## What it covers
+
+`tests/new-work-e2e.test.mjs` opens the served decision page with a real
+browser and drives it through the scripted user bot, then asserts on the
+serve-question protocol output:
+
+- **pick assigned** returns the chosen `optionId`, the typed steer, the
+ `hero`/`board` fields, and the `CHOSEN CARD` directive printed by `--wait`.
+- **re-roll with steer** keeps the daemon alive, `--update` re-deals the next
+ hand, the page reloads itself, and the following pick is terminal (state file
+ cleaned up).
+- **canon** returns `optionId: canon` and prints the `CANON CHOSEN` directive.
+- **tab close** stops the page heartbeats so `--wait` exits 4 `PAGE CLOSED`.
+- **text-only card** renders with no `.media` region when an option has no hero.
+- **fake image generation**: same prompt yields identical bytes, the file
+ exists, the `SYNTHETIC` marker is present, and different prompts produce
+ different palettes.
+
+The concept-seed direction roll (challengers, `ASSIGNED INDEX`, the no
+PRODUCT.md gate) is already covered by `tests/concept-seed.test.mjs` and is not
+repeated here.
+
+## Pieces
+
+- `user-bot.mjs` is a module plus CLI. Given a workspace dir it resolves the
+ running daemon from `.impeccable/questions/.state.json`, opens the page,
+ and runs a JSON policy of real clicks: `{"pick":"assigned"}`,
+ `{"reroll":true,"steer":"warmer"}`, `{"pick":"challenger-*"}`,
+ `{"canon":true}`, `{"close":true}`. The deterministic tier passes an
+ already-launched browser in; the CLI launches its own Chromium.
+- `IMPECCABLE_IMAGE_GEN_FAKE=1` switches `skill/scripts/generate-image.mjs` to
+ the offline stand-in: no OpenAI call, no key, a `$0.00` cost line, and a
+ deterministic image (SVG for `.svg` out with the wrapped prompt text and a
+ `SYNTHETIC COMP` label; a valid palette-stripe PNG otherwise, with the prompt
+ and marker in a PNG `tEXt` chunk).
+
+## Planned LLM tier (not built yet)
+
+The same scaffolding supports an opt-in LLM tier later, mirroring the two-layer
+pattern in `tests/live-e2e`:
+
+- A real model plays the user through the same scripted `user-bot.mjs` policy,
+ choosing and steering instead of following canned actions.
+- `IMPECCABLE_IMAGE_GEN_FAKE` still stands in for image spend, so a full
+ concept-to-card cycle runs without paying per render.
+- Assertions run against the tool-call trace via the skill-behavior harness,
+ the same way `tests/skill-behavior` keys on the trace rather than free-form
+ output.
+
+Cost posture: the deterministic tier is free (no API calls, local Chromium).
+The LLM tier hits a provider and costs money, so it stays opt-in and out of CI,
+matching how `test:live-e2e` and `test:skill-behavior` are gated today.
diff --git a/tests/new-work-e2e/user-bot.mjs b/tests/new-work-e2e/user-bot.mjs
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+/**
+ * Scripted user bot for the new-work interactive smoke suite.
+ *
+ * Given a workspace directory, it discovers a running serve-question daemon
+ * from `.impeccable/questions/.state.json`, opens the served page in a
+ * real browser, and drives it through a scripted policy: it clicks the real
+ * `button.choose`, `#reroll`, and `#canon` controls, types into `#steer`, and
+ * closes the tab for the exit-4 path. Because a real page runs the page's own
+ * JS, heartbeats fire and re-roll reloads behave exactly as a user's would.
+ *
+ * The deterministic tier passes an already-launched Playwright browser in.
+ * Run as a CLI (`--workspace DIR --policy ''`) it launches its own
+ * Chromium. The policy is an ordered list of actions:
+ *
+ * { "pick": "assigned" } click the assigned card
+ * { "pick": "challenger-*" } click the first matching card
+ * { "pickIndex": 1 } click the Nth choose button
+ * { "reroll": true, "steer": "warmer" } type the steer, click Re-roll
+ * { "canon": true } click Play it straight
+ * { "close": true } close the tab (stops heartbeats)
+ *
+ * A `steer` on any action is typed into `#steer` first when the field exists.
+ * After a re-roll the bot waits for the page to reload into the next hand
+ * (delivered out of band by `serve-question --update`) before the next action.
+ */
+
+import { readdirSync, readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+function questionsDir(workspaceDir) {
+ return path.join(workspaceDir, '.impeccable', 'questions');
+}
+
+// Resolve the served URL from the daemon state file. When no key is given and
+// several exist, the newest wins.
+export function resolveQuestion(workspaceDir, key = null) {
+ const dir = questionsDir(workspaceDir);
+ if (!existsSync(dir)) throw new Error(`no questions dir at ${dir}`);
+ const stateFiles = readdirSync(dir).filter((f) => f.endsWith('.state.json'));
+ if (stateFiles.length === 0) throw new Error(`no *.state.json in ${dir}`);
+ let file;
+ if (key) {
+ file = `${key}.state.json`;
+ if (!stateFiles.includes(file)) throw new Error(`no state file for key ${key}`);
+ } else {
+ file = stateFiles
+ .map((f) => ({ f, mtime: readFileSync(path.join(dir, f), 'utf8') && f }))
+ .sort()
+ .pop().f;
+ }
+ const resolvedKey = file.replace(/\.state\.json$/, '');
+ const state = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(dir, file), 'utf8'));
+ return { key: resolvedKey, url: state.url, port: state.port, pid: state.pid };
+}
+
+function stateLastBeat(workspaceDir, key) {
+ try {
+ const state = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(questionsDir(workspaceDir), `${key}.state.json`), 'utf8'));
+ return state.lastBeat || 0;
+ } catch {
+ return 0;
+ }
+}
+
+async function typeSteer(page, action) {
+ if (action.steer == null) return;
+ const steer = await page.$('#steer');
+ if (steer) await steer.fill(String(action.steer));
+}
+
+function chooseSelector(pick) {
+ if (pick.endsWith('*')) {
+ const prefix = pick.slice(0, -1);
+ return `button.choose[data-id^="${prefix}"]`;
+ }
+ return `button.choose[data-id="${pick}"]`;
+}
+
+async function runAction(page, action, { workspaceDir, key }) {
+ await typeSteer(page, action);
+
+ if (action.reroll) {
+ await Promise.all([
+ page.waitForNavigation({ waitUntil: 'load', timeout: 60000 }).catch(() => {}),
+ page.click('#reroll'),
+ ]);
+ // Fresh hand loaded: wait for the interactive controls of the next round.
+ await page.waitForSelector('button.choose', { timeout: 30000 });
+ return { action: 'reroll', reloaded: true };
+ }
+
+ if (action.canon) {
+ await page.click('#canon');
+ return { action: 'canon' };
+ }
+
+ if (action.close) {
+ // Make sure at least one heartbeat has been recorded so the --wait poll can
+ // later see the beat go stale (the exit-4 PAGE CLOSED path).
+ const deadline = Date.now() + 8000;
+ while (Date.now() < deadline && !stateLastBeat(workspaceDir, key)) {
+ await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+ }
+ await page.close();
+ return { action: 'close', beat: stateLastBeat(workspaceDir, key) };
+ }
+
+ if (action.pickIndex != null) {
+ const buttons = await page.$$('button.choose');
+ const btn = buttons[action.pickIndex];
+ if (!btn) throw new Error(`no choose button at index ${action.pickIndex}`);
+ await btn.click();
+ return { action: 'pick', index: action.pickIndex };
+ }
+
+ if (action.pick) {
+ await page.click(chooseSelector(action.pick));
+ return { action: 'pick', id: action.pick };
+ }
+
+ throw new Error(`unknown action: ${JSON.stringify(action)}`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Drive the served question page through the policy. Pass a launched
+ * Playwright `browser` (deterministic tier) or omit it to launch Chromium.
+ */
+export async function runUserBot({ workspaceDir, key = null, policy = [], browser = null }) {
+ let ownBrowser = null;
+ let pw = null;
+ if (!browser) {
+ pw = await import('playwright');
+ ownBrowser = await pw.chromium.launch({ headless: true });
+ browser = ownBrowser;
+ }
+ const question = resolveQuestion(workspaceDir, key);
+ const context = await browser.newContext();
+ const page = await context.newPage();
+ await page.goto(question.url, { waitUntil: 'load' });
+ await page.waitForSelector('button.choose', { timeout: 30000 });
+
+ const results = [];
+ let closed = false;
+ try {
+ for (const action of policy) {
+ const result = await runAction(page, action, { workspaceDir, key: question.key });
+ results.push(result);
+ if (result.action === 'close') { closed = true; break; }
+ // Give the answer POST time to land before the process may exit.
+ if (result.action === 'pick' || result.action === 'canon') {
+ await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+ }
+ }
+ } finally {
+ if (!closed) await context.close().catch(() => {});
+ if (ownBrowser) await ownBrowser.close().catch(() => {});
+ }
+ return { key: question.key, url: question.url, results };
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CLI
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function cliArg(name, fallback = null) {
+ const i = process.argv.indexOf(`--${name}`);
+ if (i === -1) return fallback;
+ const v = process.argv[i + 1];
+ return v && !v.startsWith('--') ? v : fallback;
+}
+
+const isMain = import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`;
+if (isMain) {
+ const workspaceDir = cliArg('workspace');
+ const key = cliArg('key');
+ const policyRaw = cliArg('policy');
+ if (!workspaceDir || !policyRaw) {
+ console.error('user-bot: --workspace and --policy are required.');
+ process.exit(1);
+ }
+ let policy;
+ try {
+ policy = JSON.parse(policyRaw);
+ } catch (err) {
+ console.error(`user-bot: --policy must be JSON (${err.message})`);
+ process.exit(1);
+ }
+ runUserBot({ workspaceDir, key, policy })
+ .then((out) => {
+ console.log(JSON.stringify(out));
+ process.exit(0);
+ })
+ .catch((err) => {
+ console.error(`user-bot: ${err.message}`);
+ process.exit(1);
+ });
+}