# BRIEFING — 2026-10-01T03:04:30Z

## Mission
Scan remaining auxiliary UI modules in client/webapp/js/ui/ for buttons exceeding 2 words or containing parenthetical strings.

## 🔒 My Identity
- Archetype: explorer
- Roles: UI Codebase Inspector, Auxiliary UI Modules Scanner
- Working directory: c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_remediate_3
- Original parent: a8122c75-321a-4be0-bc44-2ff49f028481
- Milestone: M4

## 🔒 Key Constraints
- Read-only investigation — do NOT implement changes in source files
- Focus strictly on auxiliary UI modules: chat_ui.js, shop_modal.js, stash_modal.js, forge_modal.js, hud_orbs.js, skill_bar_controller.js
- Scan for buttons exceeding 2 words or containing parenthetical strings (e.g., `A (B)`)
- Write 5-component handoff report to c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_remediate_3\handoff.md
- Send message to parent upon completion

## Current Parent
- Conversation ID: a8122c75-321a-4be0-bc44-2ff49f028481
- Updated: 2026-10-01T03:04:30Z

## Investigation State
- **Explored paths**:
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/chat_ui.js` (Verified CLEAN)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/hud_orbs.js` (Verified CLEAN)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/skill_bar_controller.js` (Verified CLEAN)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/shop_megashop.js` & `shop_catalog.js` (Verified CLEAN in JS)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/inventory_stash.js` (VIOLATION: `stashTabs` names > 2 words)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/divine_vault_modal.js` (VIOLATION: "Trang Bị Thử" 3 words; carousel buttons 7-9 words + parentheticals)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/meridian_vault.js` (VIOLATION: "Rút Về Dùng" 3 words)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/character_equipment.js` (VIOLATION: "Tháo Vào Túi" 3 words)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/seasonal_reset.js` (VIOLATION: tab buttons with `[CHỈ RÚT]`, parentheses `(0)`, 8+ words)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/story_quest_board.js` (VIOLATION: "Nhận Khế Ước" 3 words)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/worldmap_dungeons.js` (VIOLATION: "Đang Ở Đây" 3 words; "Dịch Chuyển Thần Hành" 4 words)
  - `client/webapp/js/ui/npc_dialogue_catalog.js` (VIOLATION: fallback choices contain bilingual parentheticals)
  - `client/webapp/templates/*.html` (`forge_modal.html`, `vault_modal.html`, `megashop_modal.html`, `divine_vault_modal.html`: legacy static files contain 3-9 word buttons and parentheticals not yet synced with template catalogs)
- **Key findings**:
  - 8 controller/catalog scripts and 4 legacy template files harbor UI button microcopy violations.
  - Modern template catalogs (`client/webapp/js/ui/templates/template_catalog_*.js`) were already remediated by M1, but several dynamic render functions and legacy template files still contain 3-4+ word buttons and parenthetical strings.
- **Unexplored areas**: None within UI layer.

## Key Decisions Made
- Categorized all findings into runtime dynamic button generators vs data catalogs vs static legacy templates.
- Formulated concrete before -> after remediation snippets for every discovered issue.

## Artifact Index
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_remediate_3\BRIEFING.md — Persistent situational awareness
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_remediate_3\DISPATCH.md — Incoming task directives
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_remediate_3\progress.md — Liveness heartbeat
- c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\explorer_remediate_3\handoff.md — 5-component handoff report