# Progress — challenger_final_1

Last visited: 2026-10-04T13:55:00Z

## Status
- [x] Initialized DISPATCH.md and BRIEFING.md
- [x] Read mandatory context files (`ORIGINAL_REQUEST.md`, `PROJECT.md`, `worker_rem_1/handoff.md`)
- [x] Inspect source implementations (`SpriteAtlasRenderer.ts`, `SkillVfxPlayer.ts`)
- [x] Develop empirical test harness `tests/challenger_zero_allocation_audit.py` & `tests/challenger_node_zero_alloc_harness.js`
- [x] Execute empirical harness and measure heap/allocations/performance (13/13 tests passed)
- [x] Document findings in `analysis.md` and formulate verdict (APPROVE)
- [x] Write `handoff.md` and deliver completion report
- [x] Send completion message to parent orchestrator