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# Session 01: Characterization Test Harness

**Session ID**: `phase34-session01-characterization-test-harness` **Status**: Not Started **Estimated Tasks**: \~12-25 **Estimated Duration**: 2-4 hours

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## Objective

Add high-value characterization coverage for the audit blockers and refactor prerequisites before changing AI Rogue runtime behavior.

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## Migrated Audit Source

* Former audit sessions: 2026-06-25 Sessions 01 Baseline, 12 Test Coverage, 13 Refactor Map, and 14 Findings Synthesis.
* Audit dimensions: D8 Test Coverage And Quality plus cross-cutting D1, D2, D4, D5, D6, and D7 prerequisites.
* Baseline evidence to preserve: 45 non-test AI Rogue TS/TSX files, 21,152 source lines, 41 AI Rogue unit spec files, 265 AI Rogue unit tests, 5 dedicated AI Rogue e2e specs, 15 dedicated AI Rogue e2e tests, and 24 public-demo mobile route tests including all four AI Rogue routes.
* High-priority coverage gaps to close first: lethal turn-start DOT across Movement, Strike, Surge, and Protocol; mounted dynamic assistive summary; command/update path through simulation-owned APIs; transient sprite-pool bound; direct oversized durable claim normalization or rejection; and durable-to-runtime saved-run conversion.
* Medium-priority coverage to queue when touched: resize coalescing, `matchMedia` fallback, Pixi/WebGL setup failure, failed asset load, unavailable `AudioContext`, failed decode, blocked/quota IndexedDB, compact Inspect/Next target, Large HUD behavior or removal, and audio ducking if that remains a current contract.
* Source details are preserved in `PRD_phase_34.md` Appendix A. Treat line numbers from the migrated log as historical evidence and verify against current source before writing tests.

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## Scope

### In Scope (MVP)

* Add a lethal turn-start DOT command matrix covering Movement, Strike, Surge, and Protocol behavior.
* Add mounted runtime accessibility coverage proving the assistive summary can change after movement once wired.
* Add a renderer/resource regression target for transient sprite-pool bounds.
* Add direct oversized claim normalization or rejection coverage.
* Add durable saved-run conversion coverage that can guard schema helper work.
* Keep tests focused on current behavior and expected remediation seams.

### Out of Scope

* Product behavior fixes beyond what is required to make characterization tests meaningful.
* Default enablement changes.
* Large module splits.

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## Prerequisites

* [ ] `.spec_system/PRD/phase_35/PRD_phase_35.md` is available.
* [ ] Existing AI Rogue unit and e2e test commands can run locally or failures are recorded as baseline evidence.

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## Deliverables

1. Focused tests or test scaffolds for AR-D2-001, AR-D6-001, AR-D4-001, AR-D5-001, and AR-D5-002.
2. Updated test fixtures/helpers only where they reduce duplication or improve determinism.
3. Session notes mapping new coverage to audit finding IDs.

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## Success Criteria

* [ ] The new tests fail or assert clearly against the audited behavior before remediation changes.
* [ ] The tests do not require remote services, hosted storage, generated private data, or new dependencies.
* [ ] Existing AI Rogue focused test suites still run with clear pass/fail evidence.


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