TK-11793: README — E2E proof recorded (ANSWER_RECEIVED=Bravo), select-by-number fact, Cody holes closed

90a2183bc41bf682df249b3641994df00430d257 · 2026-09-15 19:32:34 -0700 · Steve Abrams

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Tue Sep 15 19:32:34 2026 -0700

    TK-11793: README — E2E proof recorded (ANSWER_RECEIVED=Bravo), select-by-number fact, Cody holes closed
    
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -49,5 +49,11 @@ Optional launchd: `com.steve.answer-cockpit.plist` (install is a Steve paste; ne
 ## Verified 2026-09-15
 negative tests 401/400/403/409 + LAN refused · write-back typed **and executed** on a throwaway
 plain-shell pane · live queue 6 == 6 vs `allcolordots` · headless-Chrome render · parser unit test
-(positive / negative / degenerate). The real-yellow option-click proof is deferred until a live
-AskUserQuestion menu exists (none was pending at build time).
+(positive / negative / degenerate) · **end-to-end on a real AskUserQuestion**: a throwaway
+session asked Alpha/Bravo/Charlie, the cockpit ingested it (un-dotted, via pane detection), typed
+the option's displayed NUMBER through `/api/answer`, and the session printed `ANSWER_RECEIVED=Bravo`.
+
+**Hard-won fact:** a real menu selects by its **displayed number**, not by typed label — typing
+"Bravo" + Enter fired the cursor default (Alpha). Options carry `n`; the client types `String(n)`
+and sends `optionLabel` for the audit. Cody (contrarian) red-teamed the build 4–1 HOLD; all three
+holes (prose-list false menus, superseded-menu buttons, digest-less expectKey) are fixed + tested.

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