# BRIEFING — 2026-10-02T06:40:00Z

## Mission
Investigate design pipeline architecture, tools, DRQ format, and approve/sync workflows to achieve inbox: 0, approved: 39.

## 🔒 My Identity
- Archetype: explorer
- Roles: Asset Pipeline Explorer, Read-only investigator
- Working directory: c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_pipeline_2\
- Original parent: a51efd02-6b77-4f96-b8ee-621b750c7e54
- Milestone: Design Pipeline Investigation

## 🔒 Key Constraints
- Read-only investigation — do NOT implement
- Write only to your own folder (`c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_pipeline_2\`)
- Do not place source code, tests, or data files in `.agents/teamwork/`
- Always use `send_message` to communicate results to parent

## Current Parent
- Conversation ID: a51efd02-6b77-4f96-b8ee-621b750c7e54
- Updated: 2026-10-02T06:48:00Z

## Investigation State
- **Explored paths**:
  - `tools/asset_pipeline/design_pipeline_manager.py` (Core lifecycle engine, stages, parsing, audits)
  - `tools/asset_pipeline/design_pipeline_cli.py` (CLI subcommands: scan, report, dispatch, submit, qa-audit, ceo-audit)
  - `tools/asset_pipeline/design_pipeline_types.py` (DTOs, enums, RequestStatus, ApprovalVerdict, is_power_of_two)
  - `docs/standards/DESIGN_PIPELINE_AND_CROSS_DEPT_WORKFLOW.md` (Diataxis standard, 5-stage lifecycle, 2-tier audit protocol)
  - `docs/design_requests/inbox/` (21 DRQs pending)
  - `docs/design_requests/approved/` (18 existing approved DRQs)
  - `assets/pending_review/` (Currently 0 folders/files)
  - `assets/approved/` (17 folders matching approved DRQs)
  - `client/webapp/assets/` (Target directories for client sync)
  - `tests/unit/test_design_pipeline_manager.py` (7/7 unit tests passing)
- **Key findings**:
  - `report` reads `.md` files across 5 directories (`inbox`, `in_progress`, `pending_review`, `approved`, `rejected`) and counts them; current count is 21 inbox, 18 approved (total 39).
  - CLI commands are `scan`, `report`, `dispatch`, `submit`, `qa-audit`, and `ceo-audit`. There are no standalone `approve` or `sync` commands; approval and sync are handled in `ceo-audit`.
  - 2-tier approval signoff format requires Cấp 1 QA audit (`PASS` verdict, 2^n dimension check, size budget, normal map presence) and Cấp 2 CEO audit (`APPROVED` verdict, Cổ Võ Dark Martial aesthetic, 100% Original IP).
  - Total deliverables for the 21 inbox DRQs: 78 files (55 PNGs, 20 JSON metadata, 3 Metal shaders).
  - Currently 0 of the 78 files exist in `assets/pending_review/`, 12 exist in `client/webapp/assets/`, 66 are missing.
  - Deliverable paths in inbox DRQs have `assets/pending_review/...` prefix, which must be accounted for during submission/signoff.
- **Unexplored areas**: None. All questions from dispatch answered.

## Key Decisions Made
- Mapped all 21 DRQs, their priority, assigned subagent, sync subfolder, dimensions, normal map requirements, and deliverable filenames to `drq_catalog.json`.
- Identified exact execution protocol for transitioning 21 DRQs from inbox to approved to achieve target: inbox: 0, approved: 39.

## Artifact Index
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_pipeline_2\BRIEFING.md — Situational awareness
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_pipeline_2\progress.md — Liveness heartbeat
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_pipeline_2\drq_catalog.json — Detailed catalog of 21 DRQs
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_pipeline_2\check_assets.py — Deliverable verification tool
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_pipeline_2\inspect_21_drqs.py — Catalog parser script
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_pipeline_2\handoff.md — Final investigation handoff report