yoloforever cycle 3: template builder + #5 sourcing fix + DECISIONS.md; Cody=KILL-LOOP -> loop STOPPED (gated on Steve)

0546af80f3524c437a846fe7c88f9b13a1b0741c · 2026-08-06 06:20:29 -0700 · Steve Abrams
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commit 0546af80f3524c437a846fe7c88f9b13a1b0741c
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Thu Aug 6 06:20:29 2026 -0700

    yoloforever cycle 3: template builder + #5 sourcing fix + DECISIONS.md; Cody=KILL-LOOP -> loop STOPPED (gated on Steve)
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 DECISIONS.md              | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 LOOP-LEDGER.md            | 13 +++++++++++++
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Every video maps to a pillar page on beverlyhillsvideos.com and ends with "full
 | 2 | Why 90210 real estate never crashes | Real Estate | "The one ZIP code that ignores every housing downturn 👀" | B-roll of estates + 3 data beats | Full breakdown → link |
 | 3 | The street locals shop *instead* of Rodeo | Rodeo Drive | "Everyone walks Rodeo. Locals shop one street over — here's why." | Walk-and-talk on Brighton Way / the side boutiques | City guide → link |
 | 4 | Power lunch vs. iconic institution | Dining | "Where deals get done vs. where you go to be seen." | Split-screen 2 restaurants | Dining guide → link |
-| 5 | The Beverly Hills street lined with cosmetic surgeons | Cosmetic Med | "One block of Bedford Drive holds a stack of Beverly Hills' cosmetic-surgery practices — here's why they cluster." | ANCHOR (sourced): the 400-block of N. Bedford Dr / the "Golden Triangle" medical corridor (verifiable cluster — 416/436/450 N Bedford Dr); the economics of why. NO named providers, no superlatives-as-fact; "informational, not medical advice" | Full guide → link |
+| 5 | The Beverly Hills street lined with cosmetic surgeons | Cosmetic Med | "Bedford Drive is Beverly Hills' medical row — here's why the practices cluster there." | ANCHOR: the Bedford Drive medical corridor in the "Golden Triangle" is a widely-documented cluster (per public business listings, Aug 2026). Before production: re-confirm current listings; do NOT put specific street numbers or named practices on screen; keep it to the street + the economics of why. "Informational, not medical advice." | Full guide → link |
 | 6 | The back rooms Beverly Hills doesn't advertise | Nightlife | "The city 'closes at 10'… unless you know which rooms don't." | Night reveal, category-level (no unconsented private individuals) | Nightlife → link |
 | 7 | The storybook house tourists never find | Things to Do | "There's a 1921 fairytale cottage locals walk past daily — and most visitors never see it." | Hidden-gem reveal (Spadena "Witch's House", 516 Walden Dr — PRIVATE residence: exterior/public-sidewalk only, NO Maps pin/address/wayfinding; the linked page must not embed a map to it) | Local's guide → link |
 | 8 | Why the biggest US law firms want a 90210 address | Attorneys | "Why the country's top firms all cluster in one small city — the economics." | Category-level economics explainer (NO named firms, NO superlatives-as-fact; "informational, not legal advice") | Power center → link |
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+# @BHvideoguide launch — 4 decisions (5-minute read)
+
+The loop has done everything safe: launch kit, sharpened content plan, legal/FTC framework, a reusable one-command video builder, and Video #1 rendered. **Everything left needs one of your calls.** Answer any/all — reply in chat is fine.
+
+| # | Decision | Options | What it unblocks the moment you answer |
+|---|----------|---------|----------------------------------------|
+| 1 | **Narration voice** | (a) your cloned voice · (b) premium neural TTS (~$5–22/mo, *spend*) · (c) keep Daniel (en_GB, $0) | I finalize Video #1's audio + set the voice for all future renders. (a) needs a 1-min voice sample from you; (b) needs spend approval. |
+| 2 | **Footage / format** | (a) make typography the $0 signature look (post now) · (b) license stock BH b-roll (~$15–50/mo, *spend*) · (c) shoot original | Determines whether pillar videos (#2–12) render as typography now, or wait for footage. |
+| 3 | **Post Video #1?** | approve v2 (Daniel) / hold for voice / revise | I prep the actual TikTok post (still your final tap). |
+| 4 | **TikTok posting API** | prep app now / later | I register the app + reuse the DW `tiktok` skill; you do a one-time OAuth. Enables scheduled posting. |
+
+## Recommended path (fastest to live, lowest cost)
+**1(c) keep Daniel → 2(a) typography signature → 3 approve v2 → 4 later.** Gets the channel posting this week at $0, establishes a distinctive look, and defers spend until it's earning attention. Upgrade voice/footage once there's traction.
+
+## What's ready right now
+- `assets/renders/BHvideoguide_video1_brand-intro.mp4` — Video #1 v2 (Daniel), 22.2s, posting-quality.
+- `scripts/build_video.py` + `specs/*.json` — any of the 12 videos is one command once voice/format are set.
+- `05-editorial-legal-framework.md` — FTC/defamation rules in force for any video naming a business.
+
+## Loop status
+**PAUSED** (per Cycle 2 + Cycle 3 adversarial verdicts — all remaining work is gated). It resumes the instant you answer a decision above, and will not produce more drafts until then.
diff --git a/LOOP-LEDGER.md b/LOOP-LEDGER.md
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 **LOOP STATE: PAUSED.** Per verdict + skill stop-condition — all remaining high-value work is gated on Steve's 4 pending-approval decisions (voice, footage/format, posting, API). No further autonomous cycles scheduled. Resumes when Steve answers a decision or adds new safe work.
 
 **Thin safe residue if resumed:** source the #5 cosmetic-surgery anchor stat; draft Video #2 as a typography-format piece (pending format decision).
+
+## Cycle 3 (ran on Steve's "continue" override of Cycle 2's pause)
+**Landed (verified, $0 local, nothing posted):**
+- #5 anchor: reframed to the Bedford Drive "Golden Triangle" medical corridor (per public business listings, Aug 2026 WebSearch); corrected an overclaim — removed on-screen street-numbers, require re-confirm before production.
+- scripts/build_video.py — template-driven renderer (reads specs/*.json). Proven: re-rendered Video #1 (parity) + new specs.
+- New asset: "90210 Edit" series bumper (8.6s).
+- DECISIONS.md — one-page 4-decision brief for Steve.
+
+**Cody gate (cycle 3):** VERDICT KILL THE LOOP (not the project). Valid points: (1) the #5 "sourced" line was citation-theater (source not recorded) — FIXED; (2) the loop overrode its own Cycle-2 PAUSE and produced premature polish (a bumper for a series with 0 episodes); (3) minor: bumper dead-tail, template varies structure not feel.
+
+**Final verdict (committed, no new panel — cost-aware; Cycle-2 panel + Cody both converge):** STOP THE LOOP / HOLD-FOR-STEVE. Two independent adversarial passes agree the only remaining work is gated on Steve's 4 decisions.
+
+**LOOP STATE: STOPPED (not just paused).** No reschedule. Resumes ONLY when Steve answers a decision in DECISIONS.md. This time the loop honors its own verdict.
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