Session Handoff — Why Dachshunds: fired LF+SF 32-44, built content-engine skill, wrote scripts 45-59

Where it started

Session opened on a pasted handoff (topics 1-30 filed to Batch 8/9/10; topic 31 fired create-only). Sondra then asked, in order: fire the topic 32-44 LONG-FORM videos create-only; verify topic 31 was actually made; fire the 32-44 SHORTS; build a channel-specific skill for the script pipeline; and finally research + write the next batch (topics 45-59) long-form + short-form scripts. Standing rule enforced all session: CREATE-ONLY, never auto-confirm renders. Agent Opus credits expire 2026-07-10.

Decisions locked + what shipped

• Topics 32-44 LONG-FORM fired create-only (16:9, Animation, Sondra -fast, Marley & Mia + logo). Sessions: 32 07100254-8pn · 33 07100254-8f4 · 34 07100254-a45 · 35 07100314-wio · 36 07100314-nef · 37 07100314-ujf · 38 07100314-lrp · 39 07100314-ddc · 40 07100314-egq · 41 07100314-9c2 · 42 07100314-t0u · 43 07100315-6s3 · 44 07100315-3q1.
• Topics 32-44 SHORTS fired create-only (9:16). Sessions: 32 07101353-0xm · 33 07101353-xhu · 34 07101353-sc3 · 35 07101353-thm · 36 07101353-1sc · 37 07101353-cco · 38 07101353-lte · 39 07101353-9nl · 40 07101353-60a · 41 07101353-aov · 42 07101353-3h0 · 43 07101354-1z1 · 44 07101354-v3u.
• Topic 31 VERIFIED real (no remake). Queried https://api.opus.pro/api/uip-sessions/<sid> directly: LF 07092105-k24 exists (phase script_review), SF 07092108-m5l exists. Both from prior session, awaiting UI confirm.
• Built new skill why-dachshunds-content-engine at C:\Users\srver\.claude\skills\why-dachshunds-content-engine\SKILL.md. Wraps the documented pipeline (research -> dedup -> pillar/rotating-origin -> write to locked formulas -> build TACKL prompts -> fire create-only -> update tracker) and hard rules (badger ban, no "scientific reason", full CTA stack, create-only). Points to existing project files/scripts, does not duplicate. Slots under the YouTube Content Engine project.
• Researched + wrote scripts for topics 45-59 (15 net-new, deduped vs 44 modern + ~180 older MASTER_INDEX titles; Perplexity deep research). 15 long-form + 15 shorts written to the locked formulas, verified (shorts parse, zero badger/"scientific reason" in bodies, full CTA on every LF, ASCII only). NOT fired; TACKL prompts NOT built.
• BATCH-STATUS.md updated throughout: rows 31-44 carry session IDs (LF+SF fired, confirm in UI); rows 45-59 added (LF+SF scripts DONE, prompts ❌, AO ❌); Batch 13 folder map (51-60) added; source files listed.

Key files for next session

• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\BATCH-STATUS.md — SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH; read FIRST. Full pipeline state for topics 1-59.
• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\new-scripts-longform-45-59-2026-07-10.md — the 15 new long-form scripts.
• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\new-scripts-shorts-45-59-2026-07-10.md — the 15 new shorts (parser format N. Title).
• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\new-prompts-batch-31-44-2026-07-09.md — reference format for building the 45-59 TACKL prompts.
• C:\Users\srver\.claude\skills\why-dachshunds-content-engine\SKILL.md — the new skill; run it for any future batch.
• c:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\dachshund\make_fresh_longform.py / make_fresh_shorts.py — create-only firers (--numbers + --prompts/--scripts, --preview for zero-spend check).
• Plan file: none.
• Memory files touched: none.

Running state

• Background processes: none.
• Dev servers / ports: none.
• Open worktrees / branches: none.

Verification — how to confirm things still work

• python -X utf8 scripts/dachshund/make_fresh_shorts.py --numbers 45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59 --scripts "PROJECTS/YT - Why Dachshunds Channel/new-scripts-shorts-45-59-2026-07-10.md" --preview — lists all 15, zero spend.
• Verify any fired session exists: GET https://api.opus.pro/api/uip-sessions/<sid> using headers() from scripts/dachshund/make_animation_videos.py (e.g. sid 07100254-8pn).
• grep -c '^| 4[5-9]\|^| 5[0-9]' "PROJECTS/YT - Why Dachshunds Channel/BATCH-STATUS.md" — rows 45-59 present.

Deferred + open questions

• Open: Confirm/render 31-44 in the Agent Opus UI — 14 LF + 14 SF sessions sitting in create-only; credits expire 2026-07-10. Only Sondra can confirm (real credits). Claude never auto-confirms.
• Deferred: TACKL prompts for topics 45-59 NOT built — needed to fire the 15 long-forms (make_fresh_longform.py reads a prompts file). Shorts 45-59 can fire straight from the script file. Nothing 45-59 fired.
• Deferred: Music + logo overlay on the 60 filed videos (Batch 8/9/10) — not started.
• Deferred: Topics 45-59 firing — scripts done, awaiting prompts + Sondra's "fire" (likely post-credit-refresh backlog).
• Open: Rebrand the 10 category labels? / "what were dachshunds bred for" (2,900/mo) topic — needs a badger-free "going to ground / underground" framing; left OFF the 45-59 list pending her call.
• Deferred: Titling pass + year-long scheduling calendar for topics 31-44 (earlier Sondra ask, not started).
• Deferred: xlsx tracker (v24) stale — only goes to #278; BATCH-STATUS.md is the reliable source. Rebuild when convenient.
• Deferred: 7 older Batch-7 fresh videos in D:\Videos\000-YT Why Dachshunds\Batch 7 - Fresh 2026-07-06\_staging\ — file into Batch 7 EVERGREEN/SEASONAL separately.
• Open (unrelated): entry-point-builder (1).zip unprocessed in _INBOX-DROP-FILES-HERE/new skills to add/ — run the skill-drop workflow when she wants it.

Pick up here

If Sondra wants topics 45-59 rendered, build the TACKL prompt file new-prompts-batch-45-59-2026-07-10.md (mirror the 31-44 prompts format), then fire LF + SF create-only; otherwise she confirms the 31-44 sessions in the Agent Opus UI before credits expire 2026-07-10.