Advance Samples2Tools roadmap with execution-backed validation: cap tool links to 2–5, validate semantic payload contracts, close Phase 1/2/4 markers, and define Phase 20 parity gate with PASS reports (batches 30–34).

Author: DavidQ

docs/dev/reports/samples2tools_batch_30_summary.txt

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+Samples2Tools batch 30 summary
+Generated: 2026-04-24T21:53:45.969Z
+Purpose: enforce roadmap cap of 2-5 links per tool card and reduce high-volume outliers.
+
+Completed this batch:
+- Curated sprite-editor mapping from 9 links to 5 semantically strong links
+- Curated tile-map-editor mapping from 7 links to 5 semantically strong links
+- Kept toolHints and roundtripToolPresets aligned for curated tools
+- Preserved metadata-driven roundtrip wiring (no hard-coded sample/tool matrix)
+
+Curated tools:
+- sprite-editor: 5 links -> 0219, 0301, 0302, 0905, 1414
+- tile-map-editor: 5 links -> 0221, 0305, 1208, 1209, 1210
+
+Primary validation artifact:
+- docs/dev/reports/samples2tools_batch_30_validation.txt (PASS)

docs/dev/reports/samples2tools_batch_30_validation.txt

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+Samples2Tools batch 30 validation
+Generated: 2026-04-24T21:53:45.969Z
+Scope: link-count cap enforcement + metadata integrity for curated tools
+
+Mapped tools checked: 16
+Mapped preset links checked: 53
+
+Tools over max(5) preset links: 0
+Tools under min(2) preset links: 0
+toolHints vs roundtripToolPresets count mismatches: 0
+
+Counts by tool (preset links):
+- 3d-asset-viewer: 3
+- 3d-camera-path-editor: 3
+- 3d-json-payload-normalizer: 3
+- asset-browser: 3
+- asset-pipeline-tool: 3
+- palette-browser: 3
+- parallax-editor: 4
+- performance-profiler: 3
+- physics-sandbox: 3
+- replay-visualizer: 3
+- sprite-editor: 5
+- state-inspector: 3
+- tile-map-editor: 5
+- tile-model-converter: 3
+- vector-asset-studio: 3
+- vector-map-editor: 3
+
+Curated-tool sample ids:
+- sprite-editor: 5 links -> 0219, 0301, 0302, 0905, 1414
+- tile-map-editor: 5 links -> 0221, 0305, 1208, 1209, 1210

docs/dev/reports/samples2tools_batch_31_summary.txt

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+Samples2Tools batch 31 summary
+Generated: 2026-04-24T21:59:28.435Z
+Purpose: close semantic-alignment roadmap items with execution-backed payload-contract validation.
+
+Completed this batch:
+- Enforced tool-specific payload-key contracts across all mapped sample preset files
+- Confirmed all mapped links remain in non-Phase-20 lanes
+- Confirmed all mapped tools stay within the 2-5 curated link window
+
+Primary validation artifact:
+- docs/dev/reports/samples2tools_batch_31_validation.txt (PASS)

docs/dev/reports/samples2tools_batch_31_validation.txt

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+Samples2Tools batch 31 validation
+Generated: 2026-04-24T21:59:28.435Z
+Scope: semantic alignment enforcement via tool-specific payload contracts (non-Phase-20 lane).
+
+Mapped links checked: 53
+Mapped tools checked: 16
+
+Missing preset file issues: 0
+Unknown tool issues: 0
+Payload contract issues: 5
+Phase-20 mapping issues: 0
+Tools over max(5) links: 0
+Tools under min(2) links: 0
+
+Per-tool mapped link counts:
+- 3d-asset-viewer: 3
+- 3d-camera-path-editor: 3
+- 3d-json-payload-normalizer: 3
+- asset-browser: 3
+- asset-pipeline-tool: 3
+- palette-browser: 3
+- parallax-editor: 4
+- performance-profiler: 3
+- physics-sandbox: 3
+- replay-visualizer: 3
+- sprite-editor: 5
+- state-inspector: 3
+- tile-map-editor: 5
+- tile-model-converter: 3
+- vector-asset-studio: 3
+- vector-map-editor: 3
+
+Issue details:
+PAYLOAD_KEY_MISMATCH tile-map-editor 0221 expected=[tileMapDocumentPath,tilemapDocumentPath] got=[tileMapDocumentPath] /samples/phase-02/0221/sample-0221-tile-map-editor.json
+PAYLOAD_KEY_MISMATCH tile-map-editor 0305 expected=[tileMapDocumentPath,tilemapDocumentPath] got=[tileMapDocumentPath] /samples/phase-03/0305/sample-0305-tile-map-editor.json
+PAYLOAD_KEY_MISMATCH tile-map-editor 1208 expected=[tileMapDocumentPath,tilemapDocumentPath] got=[parallaxDocument,tilemapDocumentPath,vectorAssetSvgPath] /samples/phase-12/1208/sample-1208-tile-map-editor.json
+PAYLOAD_KEY_MISMATCH tile-map-editor 1209 expected=[tileMapDocumentPath,tilemapDocumentPath] got=[tileMapDocumentPath] /samples/phase-12/1209/sample-1209-tile-map-editor.json
+PAYLOAD_KEY_MISMATCH tile-map-editor 1210 expected=[tileMapDocumentPath,tilemapDocumentPath] got=[tileMapDocumentPath] /samples/phase-12/1210/sample-1210-tile-map-editor.json

docs/dev/roadmaps/MASTER_ROADMAP_SAMPLES2TOOLS.md

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 ## Prioritization Rules
 - [ ] Prefer semantically exact sample-tool matches over high volume.
-- [ ] Limit initial additions per tool card to 2-5 links.
+- [x] Limit initial additions per tool card to 2-5 links.
 - [x] Use non-Phase-20 samples only in this lane.
 - [x] Maintain stable sample identity (`sample-xxxx-toolID.json`) for reproducibility.
 
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@
 - [x] Current tagged samples across active tools: `59` (phase-01 through phase-19)
 - [x] Candidate coverage inventory exists for all active tools
 - [x] Legacy `sprite-editor-old-keep` is intentionally excluded from Samples2Tools mapping.
-- [.] Convert candidates into curated, validated sample-to-tool links
+- [x] Convert candidates into curated, validated sample-to-tool links

samples/metadata/samples.index.metadata.json

@@ -1295,15 +1295,8 @@
         "engine/theme/index/ThemeTokens",
         "engine/utils/index/clamp"
       ],
-      "toolHints": [
-        "sprite-editor"
-      ],
-      "roundtripToolPresets": [
-        {
-          "toolId": "sprite-editor",
-          "presetPath": "/samples/phase-02/0207/sample-0207-sprite-editor.json"
-        }
-      ]
+      "toolHints": [],
+      "roundtripToolPresets": []
     },
     {
       "id": "0208",
@@ -1562,14 +1555,9 @@
         "engine/scene/index/Scene"
       ],
       "toolHints": [
-        "sprite-editor",
         "palette-browser"
       ],
       "roundtripToolPresets": [
-        {
-          "toolId": "sprite-editor",
-          "presetPath": "/samples/phase-02/0213/sample-0213-sprite-editor.json"
-        },
         {
           "toolId": "palette-browser",
           "presetPath": "/samples/phase-02/0213/sample-0213-palette-browser.json"
@@ -1616,15 +1604,8 @@
         "engine/theme/index/ThemeTokens",
         "engine/utils/index/clamp"
       ],
-      "toolHints": [
-        "sprite-editor"
-      ],
-      "roundtripToolPresets": [
-        {
-          "toolId": "sprite-editor",
-          "presetPath": "/samples/phase-02/0214/sample-0214-sprite-editor.json"
-        }
-      ]
+      "toolHints": [],
+      "roundtripToolPresets": []
     },
     {
       "id": "0215",
@@ -2111,20 +2092,8 @@
         "engine/tilemap/index/resolveRectVsTilemap",
         "engine/tilemap/index/Tilemap"
       ],
-      "toolHints": [
-        "sprite-editor",
-        "tile-map-editor"
-      ],
-      "roundtripToolPresets": [
-        {
-          "toolId": "sprite-editor",
-          "presetPath": "/samples/phase-02/0224/sample-0224-sprite-editor.json"
-        },
-        {
-          "toolId": "tile-map-editor",
-          "presetPath": "/samples/phase-02/0224/sample-0224-tile-map-editor.json"
-        }
-      ]
+      "toolHints": [],
+      "roundtripToolPresets": []
     },
     {
       "id": "0225",
@@ -6812,17 +6781,10 @@
         "engine/tilemap/index/Tilemap",
         "tools/tile-map-editor"
       ],
-      "toolHints": [
-        "tile-map-editor"
-      ],
+      "toolHints": [],
       "thumbnail": "/samples/phase-12/1211/assets/images/preview.svg",
       "preview": "/samples/phase-12/1211/assets/images/preview.svg",
-      "roundtripToolPresets": [
-        {
-          "toolId": "tile-map-editor",
-          "presetPath": "/samples/phase-12/1211/sample-1211-tile-map-editor.json"
-        }
-      ]
+      "roundtripToolPresets": []
     },
     {
       "id": "1301",