// The Researcher — scripted fiction. // One coherent engagement: an operator stepped in as interim VP of Operations // at a mid-market last-mile delivery company twelve days ago. The standing // decision is whether to consolidate a sprawling carrier base or renegotiate // in place. The pipeline pulls signals, the Researcher briefs, PRAECEPTOR // plans, and the Mentor Brief logs friction as the operator executes. // // Terminal lines are [kind, text]. kind drives color in TerminalPanel. // ─────────────────────────── Flywheel stages ─────────────────────────── const STAGES = [ { id: 'source', label: 'Source', num: '01' }, { id: 'filter', label: 'Filter', num: '02' }, { id: 'develop', label: 'Develop', num: '03' }, { id: 'execute', label: 'Execute', num: '04' }, { id: 'cal', label: 'Calibration', num: '05' }, ]; // ─────────────────────────── Engagement state ─────────────────────────── // Center panel content. Varies subtly by stage (idle vs re-planning). const ENGAGEMENT = { ref: 'ENG-0440', domain: 'Last-mile delivery operations', role: 'Interim VP, Operations — mid-market regional carrier', decision: 'Consolidate the seven-carrier 3PL base to three — or renegotiate in place.', problem: 'Contribution margin is bleeding ~40 bps a quarter to carrier cost creep. The board wants a defensible plan inside ninety days.', adversarial: 'The incumbent carriers know the contracts better than the operator does.', horizon: '30 / 60 / 90 day', // plan status per stage plan: { idle: { day: 12, milestone: 'Milestone 2 of 4', title: 'Carrier cost teardown', status: 'On track', tone: 'ok' }, source: { day: 12, milestone: 'Milestone 2 of 4', title: 'Carrier cost teardown', status: 'On track', tone: 'ok' }, filter: { day: 12, milestone: 'Milestone 2 of 4', title: 'Carrier cost teardown', status: 'On track', tone: 'ok' }, develop: { day: 12, milestone: 'Milestone 3 — drafting', title: 'Negotiation posture', status: 'Revising', tone: 'warn' }, execute: { day: 12, milestone: 'Milestone 2 of 4', title: 'Carrier cost teardown', status: 'Watch', tone: 'warn' }, }, nextAction: { idle: 'Isolate the three lanes driving 60% of overage. Pull unit economics by lane.', source: 'Isolate the three lanes driving 60% of overage. Pull unit economics by lane.', filter: 'Isolate the three lanes driving 60% of overage. Pull unit economics by lane.', develop: 'Stand up a walk-away position before the next carrier QBR. Build the BATNA.', execute: 'Stand up a walk-away position before the next carrier QBR. Build the BATNA.', }, }; // ─────────────────────────── Mentor brief entries ─────────────────────────── // type: capability (high prominence, accent), decision (medium), execution (subtle). // `fresh` marks the card that fades in at the top during EXECUTE. const BRIEF_BASE = [ { id: 'b-cap-1', type: 'capability', date: '2026-05-26', head: 'No carrier unit-economics model', body: 'Operator reads the P&L fluently but has no frame for carrier cost per stop, per lane, per failed delivery. Keeps requesting lane data without a model to judge it against.', tag: 'capability_friction', }, { id: 'b-dec-1', type: 'decision', date: '2026-05-25', head: 'Deferring the consolidate-vs-renegotiate call', body: 'Twelve days in. The decision keeps moving behind a request for “more data.” The threshold to decide has not been named, so it cannot be met.', tag: 'decision_friction', }, { id: 'b-exe-1', type: 'execution', date: '2026-05-21', head: 'Weekly ops review runs long', body: 'Ninety minutes over. No decision log kept — actions evaporate between sessions.', tag: 'execution_friction', }, ]; const BRIEF_FRESH = { id: 'b-cap-2', type: 'capability', date: '2026-05-29', fresh: true, head: 'Walked into the carrier QBR with no walk-away', body: 'The operator cannot anchor a renegotiation without a credible BATNA. The 30/60/90 assumed leverage that has not been built. This is the gap the plan did not anticipate — surfaced under live pressure, not in planning.', tag: 'capability_friction', }; // ─────────────────────────── Terminal scripts ─────────────────────────── // Each stage is the stream you'd see while that stage runs. const TERM = { idle: [ ['sys', 'operator-signal · run_pipeline.py — idle'], ['gap', ''], ['dim', '— last run 2026-05-29 06:14 ——————————————'], ['ok', '✓ digest_latest.md written · 14 signals retained'], ['ok', '✓ engagement/context.md current'], ['ok', '✓ engagement/plan.md current · Day 12'], ['gap', ''], ['sys', 'watching engagement/ · mentor-brief/'], ['dim', 'no stage active. awaiting trigger.'], ['cursor', ''], ], source: [ ['cmd', 'python pull_perplexity.py --domain last-mile-ops'], ['sys', 'SOURCE · pulling operator signals'], ['out', 'query set: carrier cost creep, 3PL consolidation, freight renegotiation'], ['cost', 'tokens 3,180 · $0.21'], ['ok', '✓ perplexity · 9 sources'], ['cmd', 'python pull_reddit.py --subs logistics,supplychain,3PL'], ['out', 'r/logistics · thread: "renegotiating last-mile DSP rates — what worked"'], ['warn', '⟳ scoring · practitioner thread, high signal'], ['score',' reddit:18kq2 relevance 0.91 practitioner 0.88 → T2'], ['score',' perplexity:fr-rate-bench relevance 0.74 → T3'], ['cost', 'tokens 7,940 · $0.34'], ['ok', '✓ reddit · 6 threads · 1 flagged practitioner'], ['path', '› writing digest_latest.md'], ['ok', '✓ digest_latest.md written · 15 signals'], ['handoff', '[ SOURCE → FILTER ] digest ready'], ['cursor', ''], ], filter: [ ['handoff', '[ SIGNAL_PACKAGE → THE RESEARCHER ]'], ['sys', 'FILTER · intake sequence'], ['ok', '✓ 1 · domain confirmed last-mile delivery operations'], ['ok', '✓ 2 · decision named consolidate vs renegotiate'], ['ok', '✓ 3 · problem restated margin creep, 90-day mandate'], ['ok', '✓ 4 · adversarial identified incumbents hold contract knowledge'], ['ok', '✓ 5 · constraints logged board cycle, no signing authority yet'], ['warn', '⟳ 6 · classifying signals…'], ['warn', ' reddit:18kq2 T2 → T1 source is a practitioner thread'], ['ok', '✓ 7 · mandate delivered'], ['path', '› writing engagement/context.md'], ['ok', '✓ context.md written'], ['path', '› writing research_2026-05-29.md'], ['ok', '✓ brief delivered · 1 promoted to T1'], ['handoff', '[ FILTER → DEVELOP ] brief handed off'], ['cursor', ''], ], develop: [ ['handoff', '[ THE RESEARCHER → PRAECEPTOR ]'], ['sys', 'DEVELOP · PRAECEPTOR'], ['out', 'loading research_2026-05-29.md · context.md · plan.md'], ['cost', 'tokens 11,260 · $0.41'], ['warn', '⟳ reconciling new signal against active 30/60/90'], ['out', 'T1 promotion shifts the negotiation window forward'], ['warn', '⟳ drafting Milestone 3 — Negotiation posture'], ['out', ' → prerequisite: credible walk-away (BATNA) not yet built'], ['path', '› revising engagement/plan.md'], ['ok', '✓ plan.md written · Day 12 · Milestone 3 queued'], ['handoff', '[ PRAECEPTOR → EXECUTE ] routing operator'], ['cursor', ''], ], execute: [ ['handoff', '[ EXECUTE activated ]'], ['sys', 'EXECUTE · operator brought a live situation'], ['out', 'situation: carrier QBR moved up to Thursday'], ['path', '› loading dept DELIVER'], ['ok', '✓ WF_02_ENGAGEMENT_DELIVERY.md loaded'], ['out', 'checking plan readiness against live demand…'], ['bad', '✗ gap · no walk-away position prepared'], ['bad', '✗ plan assumed leverage not yet built'], ['warn', '⟳ emitting mentor-brief update…'], ['handoff', '[ MENTOR_BRIEF_UPDATE ] type: capability_friction'], ['path', '› appending mentor-brief/brief.md'], ['ok', '✓ brief.md updated · card surfaced'], ['cost', 'tokens 14,880 · $0.52'], ['cursor', ''], ], }; Object.assign(window, { STAGES, ENGAGEMENT, BRIEF_BASE, BRIEF_FRESH, TERM });