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Pulse Metadata Surface — Badges, Strips, Panels

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Pulse Metadata Surface — Badges, Strips, Panels

The catalog of everything Pulse surfaces about a session, ISA, or Algorithm run. Every badge, strip, and panel maps to specific frontmatter or session metadata. This doc tells you (1) what visual elements exist, (2) what data each consumes, (3) where the data is set, (4) implementation status.

Source of truth for visual layout: LIFEOS/PULSE/Observability/src/app/agents/page.tsx (tab strip) and per-dashboard components in LIFEOS/PULSE/Observability/src/components/activity/.

Core Principle — Surface the Journey

Every LifeOS primitive is current state → ideal state, articulated as ISCs, pursued through verifiable iteration. This is the Life OS loop (LIFEOS/DOCUMENTATION/LifeOs/LifeOsThesis.md) rendered at session scale. The Pulse metadata surface exists to make that journey legible at every level:

Where are we? (current state, current phase, progress)
Where are we going? (ideal state, goal anchor, ISCs)
How did we get here? (mode chosen, capabilities invoked, iterations completed)
What confidence do we have? (Forge audit verdict, divergence risk, density score)

The components below surface those four questions across the Pulse UI.

Badge Catalog

Compact pills/chips that fit in session rows and headers. One badge = one piece of metadata.

Badge	Data source (ISA frontmatter)	Component	Status
EffortBadge	`effort:` (standard/extended/advanced/deep/comprehensive)	`EffortBadge.tsx`	shipped
ModeBadge	`mode:` (iterate/optimize/ideate/loop)	`ModeBadge.tsx`	shipped (covers Algorithm mode)
PresetBadge	`algorithm_config.preset` (dream/explore/directed/surgical/cautious/aggressive)	`PresetBadge.tsx`	shipped
ResponseModeBadge	`response_mode:` (minimal/native/algorithm) — NEW v2.10	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
AlgorithmModeBadge	`algorithm_mode:` — NEW v2.10 alias of `mode:` for clarity	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA (may share `ModeBadge` impl)
GoalBadge	presence of `principal_stated_goal:` (v6.4.0)	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
DensityBadge	`density_score:` + `divergence_risk:` (v6.5.0)	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
IterationBadge	`iteration:` (current iteration number for loop mode)	NOT YET BUILT	paired with LoopRunner.ts
ForgeAuditBadge	Forge audit verdict (pass/concerns/fail) recorded in `## Verification`	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA

Badge color conventions

Colors map to LifeOS dimensions (var(--health), var(--money), etc.) per LIFEOS/PULSE/Observability/src/app/agents/page.tsx dimColors. Each tab’s badges adopt that tab’s color tint. Cross-tab badges (Effort, Density) use neutral colors with dimension-tinted backgrounds.

Strip Catalog

Horizontal full-width visualizations that span the session card or dashboard row.

Strip	Data source	Component	Status
QuickPulseStrip	live system metrics	`QuickPulseStrip.tsx`	shipped
PhaseProgressStrip	`phase:` (1 of 7 visualized)	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
JourneyStrip	`current_state:` → ISC progress → `ideal_state:` — NEW v2.10	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
CapabilitiesStrip	`capabilities_invoked:` array — NEW v2.10	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
IterationHistoryStrip	`## Iteration History` section (Loop mode)	NOT YET BUILT	paired with LoopRunner.ts
IntensityBar	tool-call rate over time	`IntensityBar.tsx`	shipped
FocusIndicator	phase + ISA presence	`FocusIndicator.tsx`	shipped

JourneyStrip — the headline new visualization

The Journey Strip is the visual embodiment of LifeOS’s core “current → ideal state” primitive. Layout sketch:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  CURRENT STATE                                       IDEAL STATE │
│  "47 type errors blocking deploy"      "Zero errors, CI passing" │
│                                                                   │
│  ● ━━━ ● ━━━ ● ━━━ ○ ━━━ ○ ━━━ ○ ━━━ ○ ━━━ ○ ━━━ ○ ━━━ ○        │
│  ISC-1   ISC-2   ISC-3   ISC-4   ...           ...   ISC-11      │
│         (passed)                                                  │
│                                                                   │
│  3 of 11 ISCs verified  ·  phase: execute  ·  iter 1             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Left endpoint: current_state: one-liner from frontmatter
Right endpoint: ideal_state: one-liner (aligned with principal_stated_goal: when set)
Dots: ISCs in order, filled when passed, hollow when open
Bottom row: progress count, current phase, iteration (Loop only)

Fallback when current_state / ideal_state absent: render just the ISC dot progression with the task description as endpoint labels.

Panel Catalog

Multi-line expandable detail views shown on session click.

Panel	Data source	Component	Status
PhaseDetailPanel	full phase history with timing	`PhaseDetailPanel.tsx`	shipped
GoalPanel	`principal_stated_goal:` + signal type + locked timestamp	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
DecisionsPanel	`## Decisions` section	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
ChangelogPanel	`## Changelog` section (Deutsch format entries)	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
VerificationPanel	`## Verification` section + Forge/Grok audit results	NOT YET BUILT	planned next-ISA
IterationHistoryPanel	`## Iteration History` section (Loop mode)	NOT YET BUILT	paired with LoopRunner.ts

Tab-Level Surfaces (one per Pulse mode)

Tab	Dashboard component	Surfaces
Iterate	`UnifiedWorkDashboard`	all default-mode work, current Algorithm run, ISC progress
Optimize	`OptimizeDashboard`	optimize sessions, score curves, experiment history
Ideate	`NoveltyDashboard` (`/novelty`)	ideate sessions, candidate gallery, EVOLVE / META-LEARN deltas
Loop	`LoopDashboard`	loop sessions, iteration counter, halt conditions, asymptote detection
Native	`NativeDashboard`	NATIVE-mode sessions, quick-task chatter, no-ISA work

Cross-cutting Metadata Sources

Source	Where it lives	What it provides
ISA frontmatter	`MEMORY/WORK/{slug}/ISA.md` or `<project>/ISA.md`	core fields (task, effort, phase, mode, progress, started, updated) + v6.4.0 goal fields + v6.5.0 density fields + v2.10 response/journey fields
session metadata	`MEMORY/STATE/work.json`	session registry, used for NATIVE sessions without ISAs
ISA body sections	same ISA file, body	`## Decisions`, `## Changelog`, `## Verification`, `## Iteration History` (Loop only)
TheRouter additionalContext (RETIRED 2026-07-11)	`TheRouter.hook.ts` (deleted)	Historical: response mode, tier, goal signal, density gate eligibility — set per-prompt. Mode/tier classification was abolished 2026-07-11; no successor emits this.
work.json phase history	`hooks/lib/isa-utils.ts::appendPhase()`	phase transitions with timing — drives PhaseProgressStrip

Implementation Status — What Ships When

Wave	Items	Trigger
Already shipped	EffortBadge, ModeBadge, PresetBadge, QuickPulseStrip, IntensityBar, FocusIndicator, PhaseDetailPanel, six-tab UI	current Pulse
Next ISA (paired with v6.6.0 doctrine bump)	ResponseModeBadge, AlgorithmModeBadge, GoalBadge, DensityBadge, JourneyStrip, CapabilitiesStrip, GoalPanel, DecisionsPanel, ChangelogPanel, VerificationPanel	requires v2.10 frontmatter fields population by ISA skill + ISASync hook
Paired with LoopRunner.ts ship	IterationBadge, IterationHistoryStrip, IterationHistoryPanel	requires LoopRunner.ts populating `## Iteration History` section
Lower priority	CatoBadge (verdict surfacing), Goal filter pill on Agents page	small additions

Cross-references

ISA Format Spec: LIFEOS/DOCUMENTATION/Isa/IsaFormat.md
Algorithm Modes: LIFEOS/ALGORITHM/modes/README.md
Pulse System overview: LIFEOS/DOCUMENTATION/Pulse/PulseSystem.md
DA subsystem (design): LIFEOS/DOCUMENTATION/Pulse/DaSubsystem.md
Terminal tabs (kitty integration): LIFEOS/DOCUMENTATION/Pulse/TerminalTabs.md
Current Algorithm doctrine: LIFEOS/ALGORITHM/v8.3.0.md