Session Handoff — Why Dachshunds channel: tone classification, intro videos, fresh script batch (18 shorts + 18 long-forms), Agent Opus CLI runner

Where it started

Session opened with /prime, then a pasted handoff about Why Dachshunds shorts (all 250 shorts already on disk). User asked to (1) classify which videos are "serious" vs fun so music can differ, then pivoted to (2) building channel intro/trailer videos, then (3) generating fresh net-new script ideas + full scripts to spend her LAST ~10k Agent Opus credits (running out within hours). Hard constraints that emerged: absolute BADGER BAN (over-reliance on "badger dog" origin caused a prior 60-70 video redo) and no sad/heavy topics.

Decisions locked + what shipped

• Tone classification of all 250 tracker videos — 6 serious, 244 light, 4 borderline. Serious-6 get calm music later (PARKED). Lives in C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\dachshund\video_tone.json.
• BADGER BAN is absolute — no badger references in any new script. Replaced with a rotating canine-science deck (thermoregulation, scent receptors, hearing range, prey/motor patterns, oxytocin bonding, zoomies/FRAPs, denning, dwarfism body structure, etc.). No sad topics — hard line.
• Names locked: Sondra Verva; dogs Marley (male, long-haired, black/tan/white, bossy "big dog") and Mia (female, black-and-white dapple, dramatic/soulful).
• Channel + ecosystem name = "Why Dachshunds" (website, community, freebies all under it). CTAs kept evergreen (no spoken links) so videos never need re-rendering; real links go in descriptions.
• 4 intro videos scripted (channel-trailer-and-intros-2026-07-06.md): Channel Trailer (FINAL), Website Welcome (FINAL), Social Ad 9:16 (FINAL), Returning-Viewer (still DRAFT). User made the channel trailer + website trailer + #7 Halloween herself.
• Channel Trailer Framework added to the skill universal-youtube-content-engine (generic, reusable): references/script_frameworks.md + a Phase 2 pointer in SKILL.md.
• 18 fresh SHORT scripts + 18 fresh LONG-FORM (2-min) scripts written (summer/holiday/listicle/quirky), badger-verified 0 hits.
• 9 Agent Opus long-form prompts built (topics 6,8,9,10,11,13,14,16,17) with full TACKL + key-moments mined per line.
• New CLI runner created + first video fired. make_videos_with_actors.py pulls scripts from the tracker BY NUMBER — the fresh topics are NOT in the tracker, so built scripts/dachshund/make_fresh_longform.py which reads prompts from the batch md, uploads 1.png-6.png as "Actor image 1-6" and logo.png as "Logo image 1", create-only, 16:9 / Animation / Sondra -fast / Seedance 2.0. #17 created: session 07062226-nl0 (NOT confirmed - awaiting user's UI check).

Key files for next session

• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\dachshund\make_fresh_longform.py - the runner; --numbers 6,8,9,10,11,13,14,16 (create-only). Reads prompts from the batch md below; images from PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\images\.
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\agent-opus-prompts-batch-2026-07-06.md - the 9 paste-ready TACKL prompts (source for the runner).
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\fresh-scripts-batch-2026-07-06.md - 18 short scripts.
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\fresh-scripts-longform-2026-07-06.md - 18 long-form scripts.
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\PROJECTS\YT - Why Dachshunds Channel\channel-trailer-and-intros-2026-07-06.md - 4 intro videos.
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\dachshund\_fresh_longform_last_run.json - session-id log (currently [{num:17, session_id:07062226-nl0}]).
• C:\Users\srver\AIOS-Workspace\aios-starter-kit\scripts\dachshund\video_tone.json - the serious/light music classification.
• Plan file: none.
• Memory files touched: none.

Running state

• Background processes: none (the create-only CLI run exited 0; #17 session created but not rendered).
• Dev servers / ports: none.
• Open worktrees / branches: none.
• Agent Opus token was valid this session (image upload + create succeeded). If a later run 401s: python scripts/agent_opus_refresh_token.py --login.

Verification — how to confirm things still work

• python -X utf8 scripts/dachshund/make_fresh_longform.py --numbers 6,8,9,10,11,13,14,16 --preview - expect 6 dog images + Logo True, all 8 prompts found, no WARN.
• grep -ci badger "PROJECTS/YT - Why Dachshunds Channel/fresh-scripts-longform-2026-07-06.md" - expect 0.
• type scripts\dachshund\_fresh_longform_last_run.json - expect 07062226-nl0 for #17.
• #17 itself: open Agent Opus UI, find the newest session, confirm Marley/Mia match the uploaded photos, 16:9, Animation, Sondra voice, captions off.

Deferred + open questions

• Open: User is verifying #17 in the Agent Opus UI. Do NOT batch the other 8 until she confirms it looks right (dog consistency + settings). Claude NEVER auto-confirms renders.
• Deferred: the other 8 long-forms (6,8,9,10,11,13,14,16) - created only after #17 passes.
• Deferred: the 18 SHORTS have no Agent Opus prompts/videos yet (would be 9:16 + the YouTube-branded logo).
• Deferred: shorts YouTube-branded logo asset (YouTube glyph + dogs + "Why Dachshunds" text) - flagged, not built.
• Deferred: serious-6 calm-music swap (video_tone.json) - parked.
• Open: Returning-Viewer intro still a draft (last version led with a stronger "if your dachshund has gone more than an hour without doing something ridiculous..." hook).
• Open: credits are nearly out (her last set) - she must choose which of the batch actually get confirmed/rendered today.
• Housekeeping: _INBOX-DROP-FILES-HERE\CTA Playbook.pdf was converted to CTA Playbook.md (not moved to _processed); the universal-youtube-content-engine.skill zip is now behind the live edit (not re-zipped).

Pick up here

Wait for the user's verdict on Agent Opus session 07062226-nl0 (#17); if good, run python -X utf8 scripts/dachshund/make_fresh_longform.py --numbers 6,8,9,10,11,13,14,16 (create-only) and report the new session IDs.