UPDATE / 5 OCTOBER 2026
A test pass. A dry run. Still a separate upgrade.
On 3 October, the exact newer web-panel release passed an isolated verification run: eight stages, 145 tests, and no skips. That total includes 135 component or simulated checks and 10 strict command-line integration checks. It is a result for the tested release, not a test of an installed upgrade.
On 4 October, my recorded installer dry run against the target system exited successfully and reported no writes. It also matched the configured Research console to the one already running. That checks the proposed installation against the actual target without applying it.
The upgrade is still not deployed. Its guarded installation, live service and socket-permission checks, and signed-in laptop and phone checks remain open. The September pilot is already installed; the new web-panel release is a different milestone.
These results move the upgrade forward. They do not establish automatic task execution or acceptance of its wider research and coding connections.
From a prepared package to a pilot in use.
I’m building ORSON to help me keep useful next steps and project state in view. The Home Lab Control Plane already gives me a place to check service health and return to project context.
On 30 September, an independent review passed the installation gate for the exact pilot package. Later that evening, my installation records showed the installed files verified, setup passed, and a first manual check-in recorded.
Those are separate pieces of evidence. The review cleared a package for its next step; the later records showed that step had happened. Neither says every surrounding workflow is finished.
Three states, not one “done.”
| Part of the build | Recorded state |
|---|---|
| Pilot installation review | Passed for the reviewed package on 30 September. |
| Manual pilot | Installed, with file verification, setup, and a first check-in recorded that evening. |
| Newer web-panel upgrade | Prepared and partly tested. Not deployed. |
The newer panel is a separate integration, not a new label for the installed pilot. At the 1 October review, strict runtime tests, a fresh check of the target system, and browser acceptance were still pending. The 3–4 October results above advance the first two checks without claiming installation or browser acceptance.
Keep the person in the loop.
The larger aim is to suggest useful work, let me choose the task, and keep its result and evidence clear. The connections to research, code proposals, and reviewed memory are still developing.
A check-in is not automatic task execution. I’m keeping the next upgrade behind its remaining checks, rather than treating the pilot milestone as permission for an unattended workflow.
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Based on the 30 September pilot review and installation records, the 1 October reconciliation, the reviewed 3 October isolated test evidence, and my recorded 4 October no-write installer dry run, reconciled on 5 October. The reviews, dry run, and pilot installation happened at different stages. This note does not claim a fresh inspection of the running system or installation of the new upgrade. Private paths, machine identifiers, and raw operational records are not published.