# BRIEFING — 2026-10-01T01:05:00Z

## Mission
Independent quality and adversarial review of Milestone 3 Remediation (Iteration 2): Client Runtime & Decals, verifying reviewer_m3_2 previous findings, HTML/JS line caps, browser runtime window globals, leader aura decals, and running verification suites.

## 🔒 My Identity
- Archetype: teamwork_preview_reviewer
- Roles: reviewer, critic
- Working directory: c:\Projects\FreeExile\.agents\teamwork\reviewer_m3_r2_2
- Original parent: bc45a740-aa86-45b5-8706-381960281bc6 / af73d9ec-d3ff-4501-b986-47b632c5d073 (orchestrator_1)
- Milestone: Milestone 3 Iteration 2
- Instance: 2 of 2 (Client Runtime & Interface Focus)

## 🔒 Key Constraints
- Review-only — do NOT modify implementation code
- Actively check for integrity violations (hardcoded test results, facade implementations, bypassed tasks, fabricated logs)
- Check compliance with line caps (HTML soft <= 200, hard <= 400; JS <= 500)
- Verify project test commands and hygiene scripts

## Current Parent
- Conversation ID: bc45a740-aa86-45b5-8706-381960281bc6
- Updated: 2026-10-01T01:05:00Z

## Review Scope
- **Files to review**:
  - `client/webapp/index.html` (verified lines: 199 <= 200)
  - `client/webapp/js/engine/entity_renderer.js` (verified lines: 423 <= 500)
  - `client/webapp/js/data/wilderness_zone_packs.js` (verified lines: 229 <= 700)
  - `client/webapp/js/engine/monster_pack_system.js` (verified lines: 134 <= 500)
  - `client/webapp/js/engine/ambush_trigger_system.js` (verified lines: 79 <= 500)
  - `tests/unit/test_webapp_dynamic_templates.py` (9/9 pass)
  - `tests/e2e/test_poe2_zone_and_encounter_e2e.py` (50/50 pass/expected)
  - `tools/lint/check_code_and_doc_hygiene.py --strict` (0 hard cap violations)
- **Interface contracts**: PROJECT.md, GEMINI.md, ENGINEERING_STANDARDS_2026.md
- **Review criteria**: correctness, line caps, runtime exports/window bindings, visual decals, integrity, test execution

## Key Decisions Made
- Confirmed that all 3 client modules are correctly loaded in `client/webapp/index.html` via `<script type="module">`.
- Confirmed that `renderLeaderAuraDecal` is correctly called in `entity_renderer.js` directly after shadow and before sprite render.
- Confirmed runtime bindings `window.getWildernessZoneMonsters`, `window.initZoneAmbushTriggers`, `window.updateMonsterPackAI`, `window.updateAmbushTriggers`, `window.renderLeaderAuraDecal` via empirical Node.js execution.
- Executed unit, E2E, adversarial security fuzzing, and strict hygiene suites — all passed.
- Verdict: APPROVE.

## Artifact Index
- `handoff.md` — Final review report
- `progress.md` — Execution heartbeat
- `DISPATCH.md` — Received dispatch instructions

## Review Checklist
- **Items reviewed**:
  - `client/webapp/index.html`
  - `client/webapp/js/engine/entity_renderer.js`
  - `client/webapp/js/data/wilderness_zone_packs.js`
  - `client/webapp/js/engine/monster_pack_system.js`
  - `client/webapp/js/engine/ambush_trigger_system.js`
  - `server/world/hideout_engine.py`
  - `tests/unit/test_webapp_dynamic_templates.py`
  - `tests/e2e/test_poe2_zone_and_encounter_e2e.py`
  - `tests/unit/test_monster_pack_and_affixes.py`
  - `tests/unit/test_wilderness_encounter_density.py`
  - `tests/unit/test_ambush_trigger_engine.py`
  - `tests/unit/test_hideout_engine.py`
  - `tests/security_fuzzing/test_wilderness_encounters_adversarial.py`
  - `tests/unit/test_challenger_m3_script_and_aura_stress.py`
- **Verdict**: APPROVE
- **Unverified claims**: None. All claims independently verified.

## Attack Surface
- **Hypotheses tested**:
  - Script loading attributes and order in DOM
  - Window global bindings upon ES module execution
  - Pack leader aura rendering across all 5 elemental types and edge cases (dead leader, zero HP, negative coords, undefined time)
  - Map device portal exhaustion and memory leak elimination
  - Safe Haven firewall against pack generation and ambush triggers
- **Vulnerabilities found**: None remaining in Milestone 3 scope. All previous findings resolved.
- **Untested angles**: Telegraph rendering (Milestone 4 scope, tracked as XFAIL as expected).