# Research notes

## Sources and access
Twelve sources (S01-S12) inspected 2026-09-18T05:35Z to 08:09Z. All fetches succeeded except raster.art/artist/hevey, which returned HTTP 429 behind a Vercel security checkpoint (recorded, not cited). The artist's concept page (S07) was read in full text and is the primary conception document alongside the registry description. The CC BY-NC 4.0 deed (S11) was fetched and read for this package. The Verse page (S12) was inspected for independent cataloguing and present-day market context. No dated 2021 source for the original mint price was found. No Recursion-specific artist interview was located; the registry interview field is null.

## Full script inspection
Script from projects_metadata.script via exact-slug query; 7,553 bytes; SHA-256 613e7d7dfc363c9fc1f2273e93b941a7faeb92bdcfc01e5131020bb3d95d5c1e (recomputed locally, matches). Read in full (single minified line, four chunked reads). Coverage: hash-slice helper e(a,b,c,d); C = tokenData.tokenId.slice(-4) with edition-0 overrides (f=0, n=5, P=19, F=100); style roll f (grayscale za/ya, cream-circular Ca, constrained f=3); depth roll n 1..6; margin j table; aspect F; min size k table; rotation ga; diamond da/ca; quadrant x; outline xa; gradient qa; 27 palettes with N=h.shift() background; class K recursive block with 13 binary pre-seed patterns and Aa() area-decreasing packing with aspect rejection; leaf fill/stroke logic; setup noLoop; mouseClicked pseudo-hash regeneration via randomSeed(Oa(parseInt(fa,16))); keyPressed 83 saveCanvas; no audio code (grep zero hits); no features/traits code. Script bytes retained only for hashing.

## Token identity and visual observation
All 256 token records pulled (query in research3/fetch_tokens.py). Five static previews downloaded and viewed (V01-V05). Live renderer for 192000113 executed in headless Chrome (V06): chain hash constant; static until click; two clicks produced two new working hashes and layouts with palette and ground preserved. Sampling rationale: editions 0 and 1 (showcase and first public mint), 10 (outline mode), 20 (gradient mode), 113 (AB5D-held header). Mode/palette attributions are visual readings consistent with the script's tables, not recomputed from hashes. Edition 0 matches forced palette 19 (black/red/mint); edition 113 matches palette index 1 (white/crimson/pale/teal).

## 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 256 tokens found edition 113 held by 0xdd19308a9731cdecb67e0d80ca6823394208c045, matching the spec's historical candidate. Selected as header; media URL in presentation.json.

## Mint chronology and calculations
First mint 2021-10-22T08:08:04Z (edition 0, 8 days pre-activation; Verse release date agrees). Activation 2021-10-30T01:48:01Z. Registry start_datetime 2021-11-02T19:00:00Z (= collection page release line); second mint 19:33:54Z. Monthly histogram from token records: 2021-10 1, 2021-11 132, 2021-12 19, 2022-01 77, 2022-02 27. Completion 2022-02-15T23:00:25Z, about 3.5 months after sale start. Project reported complete=true, locked=true, paused=false, active=true. Registry price 0.25 ETH; original launch price unverified. Verse market panel at access time: 182 owners, 7 listings, $13,033 volume, $1,059 highest sale.

## 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. Code licence: none found in script; recorded as unknown. p5.js dependency licence not re-verified. No conflicts found.

## Unresolved questions and exceptions
EX-01 original mint price unverified (pending). EX-02 no Recursion-specific interview (pending). EX-03 January 2022 second wave cause undocumented (pending). EX-04 pseudonymous artist, limited independent biography (pending). Mode/palette attributions visual, not recomputed (noted in essay).

## 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 recursion-by-hevey; chain 1; contract and project ID match the supplied roster and fresh registry record; all seven files present. |
| Structure and citations | 1926 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/recursion-by-hevey` run from the extracted pack root at 2026-09-18T08:13:20Z; 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": "Recursion",
      "slug": "recursion-by-hevey",
      "words": 1926,
      "sources": 12,
      "examples": 5,
      "pendingEditorialExceptions": 4
    }
  ],
  "totalWords": 1926,
  "errors": []
}
```