# Progress Heartbeat - explorer_survey_vfx_1

- **Last visited**: 2026-10-01T00:38:30Z
- **Current Step**: Synthesizing deep inspection findings and blueprinting handoff.md
- **Status**: SYNTHESIZING
- **Completed Tasks**:
  - [x] Initialized DISPATCH.md and BRIEFING.md
  - [x] Inspected ORIGINAL_REQUEST.md for full context (2026-10-01T00:31:10Z)
  - [x] Inspected `tools/lint/check_code_and_doc_hygiene.py` and executed live hygiene scan
  - [x] Inspected `client/webapp/js/engine/vfx_renderer.js` (capabilities, lack of pooling, unmatched ctx.restore)
  - [x] Inspected `client/webapp/js/engine/combat_skills.js` (489 lines, tight coupling, manual allocations)
  - [x] Inspected `client/webapp/js/engine/telegraph_renderer.js` (missing from filesystem, blueprint needed)
  - [x] Inspected `client/webapp/css/` stylesheets (main.css 72 lines, trailer.css 293 lines, missing hud_skills.css)
  - [x] Inspected `proto/combat.proto` and `server/world/martial_catalog.py` (10 canonical active skills, 5 elements, 5 sects)
  - [x] Inspected existing assets in `client/webapp/assets/skills` (`martial_skills_atlas.png`, `martial_skills_metadata.json`, `elemental_particles.metal`) and `assets/savage_vfx/`
  - [x] Inspected animation engine (`animation_engine.js`), character renderer (`entity_renderer.js`), world renderer (`world_renderer.js`), and canvas renderer (`canvas_renderer.js`)
- **Active Tasks**:
  - [ ] Write `handoff.md` with complete 5-component structure
  - [ ] Update `BRIEFING.md`
  - [ ] Send coordination message to parent agent