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pyr0ball 457276e302 feat: language mascot system + script-first architecture (v0.2.0) 
Language mascots:
- 11 mascots across common/uncommon/rare/legendary tiers (Pythia, Asynclet,
  Bashling, Goroutling, Typeling, Vueling, Querion, Ferrix, Perlius,
  Cobolithon, Lispling)
- Full evolution chains for all mascots (16 evolutions total in catalog)
- Spawn via PostToolUse after language affinity milestones; probability
  scales with affinity level; only fires with no active encounter
- Passive strength reduction: each Write/Edit in the mascot's language
  ticks current_strength down (floor 5%, triggers re-announcement)
- Mascot-aware catch formula: base_rate + affinity_bonus (6% per level) +
  weakness_bonus + soft element gating via existing player_elements
- Language-themed weakening menu and catch failure messages in CLI
- Caught mascots stored as type="caught_language_mascot"; assignable as buddy
- UserPromptSubmit uses distinct 🦎 announcement with language context

Roster display:
- New "Language Mascots" section between core buddymon and caught bug monsters
- Language affinity table marks languages with spawnable mascots (🦎)
- Discovery counter now tracks both bug monsters and mascots separately

Veritarch (third evolution):
- Debuglin → Verifex (Lv.100) → Veritarch (Lv.200)
- TYPE FORTRESS / INVARIANT PROOF / ZERO FLAKE challenges
- xp_multiplier 1.7, catch_rate 0.90

Script-first architecture:
- All game logic extracted to lib/cli.py (~850 lines); SKILL.md is now
  a ~55-line relay — 88% token reduction per invocation
- CLI emits [INPUT_NEEDED] and [HAIKU_NEEDED] markers for interactive flows
- PostToolUse hook re-emits CLI stdout as additionalContext for inline display

Session XP fix:
- statusline.sh and session state now read from sessions/<pgrp>.json
  (per-window) with fallback to active.json; fixes stale XP in statusline
2026-04-10 01:31:51 -07:00

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"_version": 1,
"_note": "Master species catalog. discovered=false entries are hidden until triggered.",
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"display": "\ud83d\udc15 BoundsHound",
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"out of bounds access",
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"display": "\ud83c\udf2a\ufe0f RecurseWraith",
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"display": "\ud83d\udd11 LeakWraith",
"type": "bug_monster",
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"Authorization: Bearer",
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"exposed.*secret",
"sk-[a-zA-Z0-9]{20}",
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{
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}
],
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"display": "\ud83d\udd10 CipherNull",
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"add_crypto_test"
],
"description": "A demon born from broken encryption. Every MD5 it touches makes it stronger.",
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"md5\\(",
"sha1\\(",
"hashlib.md5",
"hashlib.sha1",
"DES.new",
"AES.*ECB",
"ECB mode",
"Math.random.*token",
"Math.random.*secret",
"rand().*password",
"random.*nonce",
"base64.*password",
"rot13"
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}
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"display": "\ud83d\udc64 ConsentShadow",
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"document_data_flow",
"add_opt_out"
],
"description": "A privacy violation given form. It tracks everything, logs everything, consents to nothing. At CircuitForge, it's the end boss.",
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"user.*tracking",
"analytics.*event",
"fingerprint.*user",
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