# Research notes

## Sources and access
Ten sources (S01-S10) inspected 2026-09-20T00:21Z to 01:25Z. The registry description is the primary conception document and carries the DNA/750 MB analogy, the 14 KB code claim and the C/S key notes. The registry interview field is null (EX-03). The artist's own project page (S07) carries the Abstract and Ideological Background in full plus the July 8, 2022 release line. The CC BY-NC 4.0 deed (S08) was fetched for this batch and read.

## Full script inspection
Script from projects_metadata.script via exact-slug query; 13,925 bytes; SHA-256 82a34a501a5faed37406bc0588d23135cc841b6f49d1eda0c13ee0ac5af488f6 (recomputed locally, matches). Read in full (chunked passes plus symbol map). Coverage: dual sfc32 PRNG seeded from tokenData.hash halves with 500k warmup and alternating r_d(); minified p5.js code; hash-derived personality fixed per token; frameCount-driven expression layer with noise; continuous draw loop (no noLoop); no audio code. Minification blocks identifier-level reading of the face semantics (EX-04). Script bytes retained only for hashing.

## Token identity and visual observation
All 404 token records pulled (query in research4/fetch_tokens.py). Five static previews downloaded and viewed (V01-V05): the sample spans watercolor softness (67), dark mottle (0), and pixelated fragmentation (1, 200, 403). Live renderer for 323000067 executed in headless Chrome (V06): hash matched chain; canvas 1000x1000; frames at 5/25/55s all differ (expression animating; frameCount 0 to 85 to 205 under SwiftShader, about 3 to 4 fps software rendering); zero audio elements; clean exit. Documented C/S keys not exercised (EX-05).

## Header ownership and media
AB5D linked wallets refreshed 2026-09-20T00:22:10Z via user_profiles GraphQL query (three addresses, recorded in S05). Owner scan of all 404 tokens found exactly one edition held: number 67, owned by 0xdd19308a9731cdecb67e0d80ca6823394208c045, minted 2022-07-08T16:29:39Z. Edition 67 selected as header as the sole AB5D holding. Media URL in presentation.json.

## Mint chronology and calculations
First mint 2022-06-08T10:57:58Z (edition 0; editions 0 and 1 pre-activation, both to 0x2f55e30c6f51...). Activation 2022-06-10T23:01:22Z. Registry start_datetime 2022-07-08T16:00:00Z (= collection page release line and artist page date). Edition 67 at 16:29:39Z; edition 200 at 16:30:26Z; edition 403 (last) at 16:31:24Z; about 31 minutes from announced start. Project reported complete=true, locked=true, active=true; paused=true despite completion, unexplained by inspected sources (EX-02). Registry price 0 ETH (post-sellout); original launch price unverified (EX-01).

## Rights and conflicts
Artwork label 'CC BY-NC 4.0' (registry, with link_to_license); category creative-commons; deed terms summarized from the fetched deed (Share and Adapt; Attribution, NonCommercial; no additional restrictions). Code licence: none found in script; recorded as unknown. Sole runtime dependency p5.js 1.0.0; zero external assets. No conflicts found.

## Unresolved questions and exceptions
EX-01 original mint price unverified (pending). EX-02 paused=true despite complete (pending). EX-03 no interview (pending). EX-04 minified script limits identifier-level reading (pending). EX-05 C/S keys not exercised live (pending).

## Actual model, tools, elapsed time and measured usage
Model: Kimi (Moonshot AI), version not exposed. Tools: curl, Python 3, headless Chrome via puppeteer-core, Art Blocks GraphQL, web search/fetch. Elapsed for this package: roughly 20 minutes within the batch session. Token telemetry unavailable; usage.json fields null except timestamps.

## Checks report

| Check | Report |
| --- | --- |
| Identity and package | Slug ghost-in-the-code-by-kazuhiro-tanimoto; chain 1; contract and project ID match the supplied roster and fresh registry record; all seven files present. |
| Structure and citations | 1702 words; seven sections in order; essay.md byte-identical to record.json sections via the supplied reading format; source IDs unique; citations resolve both ways (validator PASS plus builder pre-check). |
| Source research | See 'Sources and access' above: every cited source inspected with specific locators; uninspected leads (login-walled) kept here in notes, not in the ledger. |
| Code | Full assembled script retrieved via exact-slug GraphQL query; read in full; SHA-256 recomputed locally and matching evidence.json and record.json; execution disclosed separately (live renderer run). |
| Visual evidence | See 'Token identity and visual observation': distinct token/observation identities V01+ with two sustained close readings in the essay; observer is this agent; motion/controls/audio status stated per work. |
| Header | Fresh AB5D wallet set via user_profiles GraphQL query (three addresses, this session); header token owner matched against the set; media and rights/display basis in presentation.json. |
| History and rights | Chronology and duration calculations in 'Mint chronology and calculations'; current vs historical values distinguished; artwork/code/dependency rights separate; unresolved findings listed. |
| Provenance and usage | Actual model credit (Kimi, Moonshot AI; version not exposed); token telemetry null with explanation; startedAt/cutoff timezone-aware ISO 8601, cutoff at or after start. |
| Validator | Command `python3 scripts/validate_series_essays.py submission/ghost-in-the-code-by-kazuhiro-tanimoto` run from the extracted pack root at 2026-09-20T01:36:30Z; validator file scripts/validate_series_essays.py SHA-256 f7b561578fa3ece1680ef69a2b8b484c660ca3d0b17275df10c6ff2026f09fdc; exit status 0; unedited output below. |
| Submission state | complete-draft (validator PASS; manual research checks reported above; pending editorial exceptions listed in record.json). |

Validator unedited output:

```json
{
  "status": "PASS",
  "scope": "Structural package validation only. Does not grant editorial acceptance or confirm publication.",
  "essays": [
    {
      "title": "GHOST IN THE CODE",
      "slug": "ghost-in-the-code-by-kazuhiro-tanimoto",
      "words": 1702,
      "sources": 10,
      "examples": 5,
      "pendingEditorialExceptions": 5
    }
  ],
  "totalWords": 1702,
  "errors": []
}
```