Session Handoff — Why Dachshunds: 2026-07-06 batch made/downloaded/filed into Batch 7, + new topics 1-10 scripted

Where it started

Session opened with /prime, then a pasted handoff about the Why Dachshunds channel. User then worked the full video pipeline for the fresh 2026-07-06 topic batch (18 topics), reorganized the video library into a Batch 7 structure, and finished by researching + writing scripts/prompts for a brand-new topic batch (topics 1-10). Hard constraints throughout: absolute BADGER BAN (zero references), no sad topics, Agent Opus NEVER auto-confirmed (create-only; Sondra confirms renders in UI), and — new this session — never open a video on a mismatched [fearful] emotion and never instruct "no people on screen" (people who aren't Sondra are fine).

Decisions locked + what shipped

• All 18 fresh topics (2026-07-06) now exist in both formats. 17 long-forms + 18 shorts made create-only via CLI this session; #7 (Halloween Costume) long-form was made by Sondra in the UI. Session IDs are all recorded in the tracker's Video ID(s) column.
• Master tracker updated to v24 — C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\Why_Dachshunds_MASTER_Tracker_v24.xlsx (v23 preserved). Fresh 18 = rows #251-268; new topics 1-10 = rows #269-278. 278 data rows total.
• All 2026-07-06 videos downloaded + filed into a new Batch 7 folder — D:\Videos\000-YT Why Dachshunds\Batch 7 - Fresh 2026-07-06\ with SEASONAL - post on time\{Long-form 16x9, Shorts 9x16} (9+9) and EVERGREEN\{Long-form 16x9, Shorts 9x16} (9+9). Named # - Title.mp4. Seasonal = tracker #251-259, Evergreen = #260-268. _staging empty.
• #7 costume filed to Seasonal/Long-form 16x9 (16:9 confirmed via ffprobe); 7 trailer/welcome videos Sondra made moved to D:\Videos\000-YT Why Dachshunds\CHANNEL TRAILER VIDEOS\.
• Download method correction (user got angry at --all): use --search "Dachshund" --days 1 + --seen-from skip-list, NOT --all (which prints "collecting ALL projects" and scans the whole 1700-project library). Only ever download what was just created.
• New topic batch generated (Perplexity research, cross-checked against all 268 prior titles, zero badger, 5 pillars + rotating origins) — 30 topics in new-topics-batch-2026-07-07.md.
• Scripts + prompts written for new topics 1-10 (long-form + short + long-form TACKL prompts, tone/people rules baked in). NOT yet made in Agent Opus.
• Memory written earlier this session (not by this handoff skill): C:\Users\srver\.claude\projects\c--Users-srver-AIOS-Workspace-aios-starter-kit\memory\feedback_agent_opus_prompt_tone_and_people.md + one-line pointer added to MEMORY.md.

Key files for next session

• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\Why_Dachshunds_MASTER_Tracker_v24.xlsx — the master; all session IDs + Created flags live here.
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\new-topics-batch-2026-07-07.md — 30 new topics + titles (10 scripted, 20 remaining).
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\new-scripts-longform-2026-07-07.md — 10 long-form scripts (#269-278).
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\new-scripts-shorts-2026-07-07.md — 10 short scripts.
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\new-prompts-batch-2026-07-07.md — 10 long-form TACKL prompts (1-10).
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\dachshund\make_fresh_longform.py — 16:9 long-form runner. Reads prompts from agent-opus-prompts-batch-2026-07-06.md by number. To make the NEW batch, point it at new-prompts-batch-2026-07-07.md (edit PROMPTS_MD) or make a 07-07 variant.
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\dachshund\make_fresh_shorts.py — 9:16 shorts runner (reads fresh-scripts-batch-2026-07-06.md); now prepends SHORT_DIRECTION tone guard. For the new batch, point SCRIPTS_MD at new-scripts-shorts-2026-07-07.md or make a variant.
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\dachshund\file_fresh_batch.py — files staging → Batch 7 by session ID; dest_dir_for(num,fmt) splits Seasonal(<=259)/Evergreen and Long-form/Shorts. New #269-278 would need the seasonal/evergreen threshold reconsidered (they're behavior topics, not seasonal).
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\agent_opus_download.py — downloader. Use --search "Dachshund" --days 1 --seen-from <folder>, never --all.
• Plan file: none.
• Memory files touched: C:\Users\srver\.claude\projects\c--Users-srver-AIOS-Workspace-aios-starter-kit\memory\feedback_agent_opus_prompt_tone_and_people.md (+ MEMORY.md pointer).

Running state

• Background processes: none. (Download tasks b1dab7939, bfbyl9dip, bp2ufh15d, b9w2k5fnl all completed or were stopped this session.)
• Dev servers / ports: none.
• Open worktrees / branches: none.

Verification — how to confirm things still work

• ls "D:/Videos/000-YT Why Dachshunds/Batch 7 - Fresh 2026-07-06/SEASONAL - post on time/Long-form 16x9/" | wc -l — expect 9 (same for the other 3 subfolders; _staging empty).
• grep -ci badger "PROJECTS/YT - Why Dachshunds Channel/new-scripts-longform-2026-07-07.md" — expect 1 (header label only; body is badger-free — confirm with grep -ni badger shows only the meta line).
• grep -cE "^##\s+[0-9]+\." "PROJECTS/YT - Why Dachshunds Channel/new-prompts-batch-2026-07-07.md" — expect 10.
• Tracker rows #269-278: Created? = N, Script + Short Script v2 + Description all populated (verified this session).
• Agent Opus token was valid this session. If a later download/create 401s: python scripts/agent_opus_refresh_token.py --login.

Deferred + open questions

• Deferred: New topics 1-10 not yet made in Agent Opus. Everything is prepped (scripts + prompts + tracker). Making them needs the runners repointed at the new-*-2026-07-07.md files (or 07-07 variant runners), then create-only, then download (--search, not --all) + file. Sondra has ~4,600 credits.
• Deferred: New topics 11-30 in new-topics-batch-2026-07-07.md still need scripts/prompts if she wants them.
• Deferred: file_fresh_batch.py seasonal/evergreen split assumes #251-259 seasonal; the new #269-278 are behavior topics — decide their folder home before filing (likely Evergreen, or a new Batch 8).
• Open: "What were dachshunds bred for" (2,900/mo real search per the SEO doc) conflicts with the badger ban. Sondra hasn't decided: skip it, or frame around "going to ground / working underground" without the badger word. Left OFF the topic list.
• Open: the 2026-07-06 renders — Sondra was confirming/reviewing them in the Agent Opus UI; all 36 were downloadable (finished) at end of session.

Pick up here

The new topics 1-10 are fully scripted, prompted, and on the spreadsheet but not yet produced — when Sondra says "make them," repoint make_fresh_longform.py/make_fresh_shorts.py at the new-*-2026-07-07.md files, run create-only, then download with --search "Dachshund" --days 1 (never --all) and file.