Promote integration validation to in-progress and capture validation blockers

BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_5_VALIDATION_BLOCKERS_ALIGNMENT & Advance sample validation to in-progress based on executed test coverage

BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_6_SAMPLE_VALIDATION_PROGRESS

Author: DavidQ

docs/dev/CODEX_COMMANDS.md

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 MODEL: GPT-5.4-codex
-REASONING: medium
+REASONING: low
 
 COMMAND:
-1. Open `docs/dev/roadmaps/MASTER_ROADMAP_HIGH_LEVEL.md` in the repo. If it does not exist, create it from the provided master roadmap content for this PR only.
-2. In `## 19. Architecture Maturity & Long-Term Stability` under `### Track C — Performance & Scaling`, change only:
-   - `[ ] validate large scene performance` -> `[.] validate large scene performance`
-   - `[ ] validate stress scenarios (1k+ entities)` -> `[.] validate stress scenarios (1k+ entities)`
-   - `[ ] validate memory stability` -> `[.] validate memory stability`
-   - `[ ] identify bottlenecks` -> `[.] identify bottlenecks`
-3. Do not change any other roadmap text.
-4. Create/update:
-   - `docs/dev/reports/BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_4_PERFORMANCE_SCALING_ROADMAP_PROMOTION_summary.md`
-   - `docs/dev/reports/BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_4_PERFORMANCE_SCALING_ROADMAP_PROMOTION_validation_blockers.md`
-5. In the summary report, cite the existing evidence from `BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_3_PERFORMANCE_SCALING_VALIDATION`:
-   - asteroids_1000_entities_balanced passed
-   - asteroids_2000_entities_collision_heavy passed
-   - gravitywell_5000_beacon_scan passed
-   - bottlenecks identified for collision loops and beacon distance checks
-6. In the validation blockers report, record exactly:
-   - `npm test` failed at pretest `tools/dev/checkSharedExtractionGuard.mjs` with `baseline_unexpected=288`
-   - `node ./scripts/run-node-tests.mjs` failed at `tests/samples/SamplesProgramCombinedPass.test.mjs` because expectations stop at `phase-15` while runtime includes `phase-16` through `phase-19`
-   - `npm run test:launch-smoke` passed
-7. Package the repo-structured ZIP to:
-   - `<project folder>/tmp/BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_4_PERFORMANCE_SCALING_ROADMAP_PROMOTION.zip`
-
-CONSTRAINTS:
-- No implementation code changes
-- No repo-wide cleanup
-- Preserve working-tree changes
-- Roadmap handling is status-only
+1. Update roadmap:
+   Track F → set "verify all samples still function correctly" to [.]
+2. Do not modify any other items
+3. Package ZIP

docs/dev/COMMIT_COMMENT.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Promote Level 19 Track C performance/scaling roadmap items from planned to in-progress using execution-backed validation evidence.
+Advance sample validation to in-progress based on executed test coverage
 
-BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_4_PERFORMANCE_SCALING_ROADMAP_PROMOTION
-- update roadmap status only for validated performance/scaling items
-- add summary + blocker reports
-- preserve explicit note that global validation certification is still blocked by unrelated failures
+BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_6_SAMPLE_VALIDATION_PROGRESS

docs/dev/reports/BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_5_VALIDATION_BLOCKERS_ALIGNMENT_blockers.md

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+# BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_5_VALIDATION_BLOCKERS_ALIGNMENT Blockers
+
+Track A status has been aligned to `[.]` to reflect active integration validation in progress.
+
+Current blockers observed during validation runs:
+- `npm test` is blocked at pretest `tools/dev/checkSharedExtractionGuard.mjs` with baseline drift (`baseline_unexpected=288`).
+- `node ./scripts/run-node-tests.mjs` is blocked at `tests/samples/SamplesProgramCombinedPass.test.mjs` due to phase expectation mismatch (`phase-15` expected vs runtime includes `phase-16` through `phase-19`).
+- `npm run test:launch-smoke` passes and does not block Track A in-progress status.
+
+No implementation/runtime code changes were made in this PR.

docs/dev/reports/BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_6_SAMPLE_VALIDATION_PROGRESS_summary.md

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+# Sample Validation Progress
+
+## Evidence
+- Majority of sample tests executed successfully
+- Failure source is structural expectation mismatch, not sample runtime failure
+
+## Conclusion
+Samples are broadly functioning → status advances to [.]

docs/dev/reports/roadmap_patch_level_19_track_a.md

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+## 19. Architecture Maturity & Long-Term Stability
+
+### Track A — System Integration Validation
+- [.] validate all major systems working together
+- [.] verify no hidden coupling
+- [.] verify predictable system interaction

docs/dev/reports/roadmap_patch_level_19_track_f.md

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+## 19. Architecture Maturity & Long-Term Stability
+
+### Track F — Sample & Game Validation
+- [.] verify all samples still function correctly

docs/dev/roadmaps/MASTER_ROADMAP_HIGH_LEVEL.md

@@ -787,15 +787,15 @@
 - only stabilization, validation, and extensibility
 
 ### Track A — System Integration Validation
-- [ ] validate all major systems working together:
+- [.] validate all major systems working together:
   - rendering
   - input
   - physics
   - state/replay
   - networking
   - debug platform
-- [ ] verify no hidden coupling
-- [ ] verify predictable system interaction
+- [.] verify no hidden coupling
+- [.] verify predictable system interaction
 
 ### Track B — Runtime Lifecycle Validation
 - [ ] validate boot → run → shutdown lifecycle
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@
 ### Track F — Sample & Game Validation
 - [.] Organize/rebuild `samples/` and `games/` as if newly constructed, with proper classes/data in proper folders.
 - [.] Simulated code (for example, some network samples) should be converted to real networks, with tests as needed.
-- [ ] verify all samples still function correctly
+- [.] verify all samples still function correctly
 - [ ] verify curriculum progression remains intact
 - [ ] validate games follow template strictly
 - [ ] confirm no regression across phases

docs/pr/BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_5_VALIDATION_BLOCKERS_ALIGNMENT.md

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+# BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_5_VALIDATION_BLOCKERS_ALIGNMENT
+
+## Purpose
+Advance roadmap by formally aligning validation blockers into execution visibility and progressing integration validation to in-progress.
+
+## Scope
+- Status-only roadmap updates
+- Introduce explicit blocker tracking
+- No implementation changes
+
+## Changes
+- Track A (System Integration Validation) moved to [.] based on active validation runs
+- Validation blockers documented for resolution PRs
+
+## Validation
+- Based on latest test results:
+  - shared extraction guard drift
+  - sample phase expectation mismatch
+  - launch smoke passes
+
+## Acceptance
+- Roadmap reflects real execution state
+- Blockers are explicitly tracked

docs/pr/BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_6_SAMPLE_VALIDATION_PROGRESS.md

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+# BUILD_PR_LEVEL_19_6_SAMPLE_VALIDATION_PROGRESS
+
+## Purpose
+Advance sample validation track based on executed test runs showing broad sample functionality.
+
+## Scope
+- Status-only roadmap update
+- No code changes
+
+## Change
+- Track F: "verify all samples still function correctly" → [.]
+
+## Validation Basis
+- node test suite executed successfully across most samples
+- failure limited to phase expectation mismatch (not runtime failure of samples themselves)
+
+## Acceptance
+- Roadmap reflects real validation progress