portfolio/.ralph/agent/scratchpad.md

Scratchpad

2026-02-16T10:57:00Z

Objective loaded from Ralph/prompt.md: replace the current Active Projects list with a Significant Interventions Embla carousel with autoplay/reduced-motion handling, preserve panel-open behavior, and update related labels.

Current baseline:

• src/components/tiles/ProjectsTile.tsx is still a static vertical list with heading ACTIVE PROJECTS.
• src/components/SubNav.tsx still labels the section Projects.
• src/lib/search.ts still uses palette section label Active Projects and section order references.
• Embla dependencies are not present in package.json.

Plan for looped atomic execution:

1. Create runtime tasks covering naming updates, carousel implementation, and validation.
2. Execute one atomic task this iteration: rename user-facing labels from Active Projects/Projects to Significant Interventions in the prompt-specified files (ProjectsTile, SubNav, search).
3. Verify with targeted checks (npm run typecheck at minimum for this text/code change), commit atomically, close task, and emit completion event for this iteration.

Confidence in this decomposition: 92/100 (high). Proceeding autonomously.

2026-02-16T10:59:30Z

Completed task task-1771239437-05c3.

Implemented changes:

• src/components/tiles/ProjectsTile.tsx: tile header updated to SIGNIFICANT INTERVENTIONS.
• src/components/SubNav.tsx: section label updated to Significant Interventions.
• src/lib/search.ts: palette section type/value/order/comments updated from Active Projects to Significant Interventions.

Verification:

• npm run lint passed with existing baseline warnings only (no errors).
• npm run typecheck passed.
• npm run build passed.

Commit:

• 98d767f — feat: rename Active Projects references to Significant Interventions.

Remaining open tasks are implementation-focused (ProjectsTile Embla carousel + autoplay/responsive polish).

2026-02-16T11:00:29Z

Picked ready task task-1771239437-6f55 (P1): implement Embla carousel in ProjectsTile while preserving panel-open behavior.

Implementation completed in one atomic pass:

• Installed dependencies: embla-carousel-react, embla-carousel-autoplay.
• Refactored src/components/tiles/ProjectsTile.tsx from static vertical list to Embla viewport/container/slide structure.
• Added per-slide thumbnail placeholder region (asset-ready later), preserved click + Enter/Space activation path to openPanel({ type: 'project', investigation: project }).
• Added autoplay plugin defaults (delay, pause on hover/focus, resume after interaction) and reduced-motion detection via matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)') to disable autoplay.
• Added responsive slide sizing logic: mobile 1-up, tablet 2-up, desktop 3-up.

Verification:

• npm run lint passed with pre-existing warnings only.
• npm run typecheck passed.
• npm run build passed.

Confidence: 93/100. Ready to commit and close task.

2026-02-16T11:01:20Z

Task task-1771239437-6f55 completed and committed as 5fa01b8 (feat: implement Embla carousel in ProjectsTile).

Post-close ready queue now exposes follow-up tasks:

• task-1771239444-811f (autoplay + reduced-motion behavior tuning)
• task-1771239444-850d (responsive polish + full verification)

Stopping after one atomic task per loop contract.

2026-02-16T11:02:18Z

Picked ready task task-1771239444-811f (P2): autoplay + reduced-motion behavior tuning for the interventions Embla carousel.

Adjustment made in src/components/tiles/ProjectsTile.tsx:

• Switched autoplay plugin creation to a stable useRef instance.
• Set playOnInit: false to prevent motion before user preference is known.
• Initialized prefersReducedMotion from matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)') during first render.
• Added effect that explicitly play()/stop()s autoplay based on current reduced-motion preference once Embla API is available.

Result:

• Carousel autoplay remains enabled by default for motion-allowed users.
• Autoplay is disabled reliably for reduced-motion users, including initial render path.

Verification:

• npm run lint passed (existing baseline warnings only in context providers).
• npm run typecheck passed.
• npm run build passed.

Confidence in task completion: 94/100.

2026-02-16T11:08:10Z

Picked ready task task-1771239444-850d (P2): responsive polish and full verification for interventions carousel.

Responsive polish implemented in src/components/tiles/ProjectsTile.tsx:

• Replaced per-slide right-padding + container negative margin spacing with flex gap: 12px to avoid width bleed/cropping at narrow widths.
• Changed slide sizing from raw percent basis to computed width formula using cards-per-view breakpoints:
  • mobile: 1 card
  • tablet: 2 cards
  • desktop: 3 cards Width expression: calc((100% - totalGap) / cardsPerView).
• Added focus/blur card styling parity with hover styling for keyboard users.
• Tuned Embla options for smoother snap behavior across breakpoints (dragFree: false, slidesToScroll: 1).

Verification (full):

• npm run lint passed (existing baseline warnings only in context provider files).
• npm run typecheck passed.
• npm run build passed.

Confidence in completion: 95/100.