---
path: /studio/hathor/visual-storyboarding
surface: studio
domain: hathor
auth: signed-in + studio entitlement
source: apps/oshun/web/src/app/studio/hathor/visual-storyboarding/page.tsx
status: walked
last_walked:
  - '2026-05-29 automated runtime walk (Playwright headless) — render, /v1 data
    (2xx), console/page-errors, expected content, screenshot verified; live
    screen-reader, touch, offline, and telemetry-delivery checks pending a
    manual AT pass. Evidence: WALKTHROUGH/results/runtime-sweep-2026-05-29.md;
    body re-derived 2026-06-03 from current source (lane-console architecture)'
  - '2026-07-03 focused real-dev-infra walk —
    apps/oshun/web/e2e/studio-hathor-visual-storyboarding.spec.ts now covers
    anonymous redirect, Hathor-admin live catalog, real @hathor/pre-production
    seeded / clean / location-info storyboard linting through the local BFF,
    browser bearer propagation, client/BFF/malformed/transport errors,
    loading/503/malformed catalog states, non-admin fail-closed state, pending
    lockout, route-map and quick-action selectors, mobile 44px/no-overflow
    checks, scoped axe, and direct BFF auth/schema gates. Evidence:
    WALKTHROUGH/results/v1-real-infra-run-2026-06-22.md §276.'
---

# Studio Hathor · Visual Storyboarding

## Purpose

Admin lane console for the real `@hathor/pre-production` storyboard completeness
linter. The operator pastes a storyboard JSON document containing sequences and
frames, then the lane returns a clean/issue verdict, warning and info counts,
sequence/frame counts, and the exact issue list. The linter flags empty
sequences as warnings, frames with neither description nor action as warnings,
and frames without a location as info. Admin-scoped and fail-closed.

## Entry points

- **Direct URL / bookmark** — `/studio/hathor/visual-storyboarding`;
  `alternates.canonical` is set.
- **Quick-action from siblings** — e.g. Hathor Pre-Production and Hathor
  Pre-Production Project Management link here; this page links to Narrative
  Structure Analysis.
- **Studio overview** — see
  [`../../studio-overview.md`](../../studio-overview.md).

## Layout regions

`page.tsx` renders inside `<ShellLayout active="studio">`:

- **Workspace** (`StudioHathorVisualStoryboardingWorkspace`,
  `data-hathor-visual-storyboarding-workspace`):
  - `<h1>` `WorkspaceHeading` — "Hathor Visual Storyboarding Workspace"
  - Summary `<p data-hathor-visual-storyboarding-summary>`
  - **Storyboard Lint Lane**: catalog state, then the storyboard JSON form,
    pending state, result, or inline error.
- **Route Map panel** (`<section data-hathor-visual-storyboarding-route-map>`,
  `data-hathor-vsb-route-count="5"`, `<h2>Route Map</h2>`): 5 entries from
  `STUDIO_HATHOR_VISUAL_STORYBOARDING_ROUTE_MAP`, each carrying
  `data-hathor-vsb-route-map-entry` and `data-route-path`.
- **Quick-action lane** (`data-hathor-vsb-quick-actions`,
  `data-hathor-vsb-quick-action-count="2"`): Narrative Structure Analysis and
  Back to Studio workspace index. Each link carries
  `data-hathor-vsb-quick-action`.

## States

- [x] **Loading** —
      `<p data-hathor-vsb-loading role="status" aria-live="polite">` "Loading
      storyboard linter…" while the GET catalog request is in flight.
- [x] **Unauthorized** — `data-hathor-vsb-unauthorized role="alert"` notice on
      401/403 (admin-scope required).
- [x] **Error** — `data-hathor-vsb-error role="alert"` notice on a non-OK
      catalog response, malformed catalog payload, or network failure.
- [x] **Ready (form)** — `data-hathor-vsb-validate-form`,
      `data-hathor-vsb-form-state="idle"`, and `aria-busy="false"` with the
      storyboard textarea and submit button.
- [x] **Pending validation** — `data-hathor-vsb-form-state="pending"`,
      `aria-busy="true"`, disabled textarea, disabled submit button,
      `data-hathor-vsb-submit-state="pending"`, and "Linting…" button copy.
- [x] **Result** — `data-hathor-vsb-result role="status" aria-live="polite"`
      with `data-hathor-vsb-valid`, `data-hathor-vsb-counts`, and either
      `data-hathor-vsb-issues` containing per-issue `data-hathor-vsb-issue-item`
      entries or `data-hathor-vsb-clean`.
- [x] **Validation error** — `data-hathor-vsb-validate-error role="alert"` for
      client JSON validation, BFF 400 detail responses, malformed 200 result
      payloads, or transport failure.

## Interactions

- [x] **`data-hathor-vsb-storyboard`** (textarea,
      `aria-label="storyboard json"`) — edit
      `{ sequences:[{name,frameIds}], frames:[{frameId,frameNumber,description?,action?,location?}] }`;
      disabled while validation is pending.
- [x] **`data-hathor-vsb-validate-submit`** ("Lint storyboard" / "Linting…") —
      parses the storyboard JSON and POSTs it to the validate endpoint; on 200
      with a valid `result` it renders verdict/counts/issues, otherwise sets
      `data-hathor-vsb-validate-error` from `detail`, `reason`, or the
      fail-closed fallback.
- [x] **Route Map entries** — verify against
      `STUDIO_HATHOR_VISUAL_STORYBOARDING_ROUTE_MAP` (5 entries), with stable
      `data-route-path` ordering.
- [x] **Quick-action links** — Narrative Structure Analysis
      (`data-hathor-vsb-quick-action="narrative-structure-analysis"` →
      `/studio/hathor/narrative-structure-analysis`), Back to Studio
      (`data-hathor-vsb-quick-action="studio-index"` → `/studio`).

## Data & contracts

- **Reads**: `GET /v1/admin/hathor/visual-storyboarding` (catalog: `checks`,
  `severities`).
- **Writes**: `POST /v1/admin/hathor/visual-storyboarding/validate` with
  `{ storyboard: { sequences, frames } }`.
- **Realtime**: none.
- **Caching**: client fetch on mount, `cache: 'no-store'`,
  `buildBffAuthHeaders()`, `AbortController` on unmount.
- **Auth**: admin-scoped, fail-closed (401/403 → unauthorized state); route is
  behind the signed-in + studio proxy gate.
- **Client parsing**: GET catalog requires `checks: string[]` and
  `severities: string[]`; POST success requires boolean `valid`, numeric
  `warningCount`, numeric `infoCount`, numeric `sequenceCount`, numeric
  `frameCount`, and issues shaped as `{ type, message, frameId }` before
  rendering a result.

## Cross-references

- Parent: [`../../studio-overview.md`](../../studio-overview.md)
- Shell:
  [`../../../shell/04-auth-session.md`](../../../shell/04-auth-session.md)
- Component sources:
  - `apps/oshun/web/src/components/studio/StudioHathorVisualStoryboardingWorkspace.tsx`
  - `apps/oshun/web/src/components/studio/StudioHathorVisualStoryboardingRouteMap.ts`
- Sibling routes:
  [`./studio-hathor-narrative-structure-analysis.md`](./studio-hathor-narrative-structure-analysis.md),
  [`./studio-hathor-pre-production-project-management.md`](./studio-hathor-pre-production-project-management.md),
  [`./studio-hathor-pre-production.md`](./studio-hathor-pre-production.md)

## Automated coverage

- `apps/oshun/web/e2e/studio-hathor-visual-storyboarding.spec.ts` covers:
  anonymous redirect, Hathor-admin shell entry, live storyboard catalog, seeded
  incomplete-board result, edited clean-board result, edited location-info
  result, browser bearer propagation, scoped axe, 44 px controls, route map,
  quick actions, client-only malformed JSON validation with zero POSTs, BFF
  detail surfacing, malformed success payload handling, transport failure,
  catalog loading/503/malformed states, non-admin fail-closed state, pending
  validation lockout, mobile no-overflow containment, and direct BFF auth/schema
  gates.
- Focused component tests: `StudioHathorVisualStoryboardingWorkspace.test.tsx`
  and `StudioHathorVisualStoryboardingWorkspace.integration.test.tsx`.
- Focused BFF route test:
  `apps/oshun/bff/src/__tests__/admin-hathor-visual-storyboarding-route.test.ts`.

## Open questions / known gaps

- [x] Hathor is `unconfirmed-v1` per `WALKTHROUGH/matrix/routes.csv`; confirm
      whether the dedicated `/studio/hathor/*` admin lanes ship V1 or are
      internal-only. Confirmed in V1 via `V1/TODOS.md` §34 and the 2026-05-29
      surface inventory.
- [ ] The route-map sub-routes are listed but their concrete `page.tsx` files
      are not present; confirm whether they remain route-map placeholders or
      need dedicated deep-link pages.
- [ ] Manual assistive-technology pass remains pending; automated scoped axe and
      touch-target assertions pass for this route.
