# Research notes

## Sources and access
Eleven sources (S01-S11) inspected 2026-09-18T05:35Z to 22:06Z. All fetches succeeded. The registry description is the primary conception document; the registry interview field is null and the registry website link is the artist's Twitter handle (not scraped, EX-02). The AB5D links page (S07) provided the verified bibliography that led to the Verse archive (S08), which preserves the description verbatim and adds point-in-time market data. The CC BY-NC 4.0 deed (S11) was fetched and read earlier in this batch and re-used here.

## Full script inspection
Script from projects_metadata.script via exact-slug query; 2,600 bytes; SHA-256 8e33aec73d76e5cbd4a0403620d0857191168090b77538d88a21b37d3c07efa1 (recomputed locally, matches). Smallest script in the batch; read in full (single line, two chunked reads). Coverage: xorshift128 PRNG (four 32-bit seeds from hash chars); BB parity bit array (BB[12] HSB mode, BB[20]/[21]/[22] stroke black/white/pink); squareBg (1000 noise-driven translucent squares); twister (100 rotating squares); hard-light composite; canvas-to-dataURL capture; draw loop that only re-draws the captured image per last key (arrows scroll, H zoom, space pause, R reload, S save as 'o.png', other letters redraw); hidden 'ablove' autoplay (random arrow every 65 frames). No audio code; no features published. Script bytes retained only for hashing.

## Token identity and visual observation
All 218 token records pulled (query in research3/fetch_tokens.py). Five static previews downloaded and viewed (V01-V05). Live renderer for 199000004 executed in headless Chrome with synthetic keyboard input (V06): hash matched chain; idle frames byte-identical; ArrowUp scroll; space pause byte-identical; ArrowRight slide; zero audio elements. The browser-close call hung after the final measurement and was killed at the harness timeout (EX-05); all measurements were recorded before that point.

## Header ownership and media
AB5D linked wallets refreshed 2026-09-18T05:35:51Z via user_profiles GraphQL query (three addresses, recorded in S05). Owner scan of all 218 tokens found seven editions held (4, 28, 65, 78, 212, 213, 214) by 0xdd19308a9731cdecb67e0d80ca6823394208c045. Edition 4 selected as header: opening-wave mint (69 seconds after sale start) and the dossier's own illustration for the series. Edition 213 retained as second deep-read example (January 2022 tail mint, dark discipline). Media URL in presentation.json.

## Mint chronology and calculations
First mint 2021-10-25T12:57:33Z (edition 0, 5 days pre-activation; matches Verse release date). Activation 2021-10-30T01:48:01Z (same activation batch as project 195). Registry start_datetime 2021-11-05T19:00:00Z (= collection page release line); edition 1 at 19:01:00 (60s), edition 4 at 19:01:09 (69s). Monthly histogram: 2021-10 1, 2021-11 182, 2021-12 22, 2022-01 13. Completion 2022-01-25T22:45:50Z, about 11.7 weeks after sale start. Project reported complete=true, locked=true, paused=false, active=true. Registry price 0.1 ETH; original launch price unverified. Verse market panel observed 2026-09-18: 161 owners, 3 listings (1.4%), sales volume $7,556, highest sale $926 (point-in-time, EX-03).

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

## Unresolved questions and exceptions
EX-01 original mint price unverified (pending). EX-02 no project-specific interview; Twitter handle not scraped (pending). EX-03 Verse market data is point-in-time (pending). EX-04 S key and ablove autoplay verified in code only (pending). EX-05 probe browser-close hang (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 25 minutes within the batch session. Token telemetry unavailable; usage.json fields null except timestamps.

## Checks report

| Check | Report |
| --- | --- |
| Identity and package | Slug prismatic-by-eliya-stein; chain 1; contract and project ID match the supplied roster and fresh registry record; all seven files present. |
| Structure and citations | 1872 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/prismatic-by-eliya-stein` run from the extracted pack root at 2026-09-18T22:12:36Z; validator file scripts/validate_series_essays.py SHA-256 3b6273b6edaa9eee0f7641f365d4d243f15977e0acdd85bac922a40f157472ca; 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": "Prismatic",
      "slug": "prismatic-by-eliya-stein",
      "words": 1872,
      "sources": 11,
      "examples": 5,
      "pendingEditorialExceptions": 5
    }
  ],
  "totalWords": 1872,
  "errors": []
}
```