---
path: /studio/hathor/workbench-characters
surface: studio
domain: hathor
auth: signed-in + studio entitlement
source: apps/oshun/web/src/app/studio/hathor/workbench-characters/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)'
---

# Studio Hathor · Workbench Characters

## Purpose

Admin lane console for the `@hathor/characters` CGI character-packet validator.
The validate lane submits a world's CGI character packet and checks its export
readiness — every required character is present with appearance detail,
costume/visual-reference review flags are satisfied, and the CGI export metadata
is complete. Costume/appearance/character/export gaps are blocking; a missing
visual reference is a warning. Admin-scoped and fail-closed.

## Entry points

- **Direct URL / bookmark** — `/studio/hathor/workbench-characters`;
  `alternates.canonical` is set.
- **Quick-action from siblings** — this page links to the Workbench World Editor
  lane; the Character Modeling route links here.
- **Studio overview** — see [`../../studio-overview.md`](../../studio-overview.md).

## Layout regions

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

- **Workspace** (`StudioHathorWorkbenchCharactersWorkspace`,
  `data-hathor-workbench-characters-workspace`):
  - `<h1>` `WorkspaceHeading` — "Hathor Workbench Characters Workspace"
  - Summary `<p data-hathor-workbench-characters-summary>`
  - The catalog state, then the packet form + result.
- **Route Map panel** (`<section data-hathor-workbench-characters-route-map>`,
  `<h2>Route Map</h2>`): 5 entries from
  `STUDIO_HATHOR_WORKBENCH_CHARACTERS_ROUTE_MAP` (path + purpose).
- **Quick-action lane** (`className="quickAction"` Links): Workbench World Editor,
  Back to Studio workspace index.

## States

- [ ] **Loading** — `<p data-hathor-wbc-loading>` "Loading character-packet validator…".
- [ ] **Unauthorized** — `data-hathor-wbc-unauthorized` on 401/403 (admin-scope).
- [ ] **Error** — `data-hathor-wbc-error` on a non-OK catalog response or network
      failure.
- [ ] **Ready (form)** — `data-hathor-wbc-validate-form` with the packet textarea.
- [ ] **Result** — `data-hathor-wbc-result` with `data-hathor-wbc-valid` verdict,
      `data-hathor-wbc-counts` (characters / blocking / warnings), and
      `data-hathor-wbc-issues` rows (or `data-hathor-wbc-clean`).
- [ ] **Validation error** — `data-hathor-wbc-validate-error` for malformed JSON,
      a non-object packet, or a failed POST.

## Interactions

- [ ] **`data-hathor-wbc-packet`** (textarea, `aria-label="packet json"`) — edit
      the CGI character packet JSON.
- [ ] **`data-hathor-wbc-validate-submit`** ("Validate character packet") — parses
      the JSON, requires an object, then POSTs `{ packet }`; on 200 with a valid
      `result` renders the verdict.
- [ ] **Route Map entries** — verify against
      `STUDIO_HATHOR_WORKBENCH_CHARACTERS_ROUTE_MAP` (5 entries).
- [ ] **Quick-action links** — Workbench World Editor
      (`/studio/hathor/workbench-world-editor`), Back to Studio (`/studio`).

## Data & contracts

- **Reads**: `GET /v1/admin/hathor/workbench-characters` (catalog: `issueTypes`).
- **Writes**: `POST /v1/admin/hathor/workbench-characters/validate` with
  `{ packet }`.
- **Realtime**: none.
- **Caching**: client fetch on mount, `cache: 'no-store'`,
  `buildBffAuthHeaders()`, `AbortController` on unmount.
- **Auth**: admin-scoped, fail-closed (401/403 → unauthorized); route is behind
  the signed-in + studio proxy gate.

## Cross-references

- Parent: [`../../studio-overview.md`](../../studio-overview.md)
- Component sources:
  - `apps/oshun/web/src/components/studio/StudioHathorWorkbenchCharactersWorkspace.tsx`
  - `apps/oshun/web/src/components/studio/StudioHathorWorkbenchCharactersRouteMap.ts`
- Siblings:
  [`./studio-hathor-character-modeling.md`](./studio-hathor-character-modeling.md)
  (same `/v1/admin/hathor/workbench-characters` validator),
  [`./studio-hathor-workbench-world-editor.md`](./studio-hathor-workbench-world-editor.md),
  [`./studio-hathor-workbench-locations.md`](./studio-hathor-workbench-locations.md)

## Open questions / known gaps

- [ ] This route and `/studio/hathor/character-modeling` mount different
      components against the **same** `/v1/admin/hathor/workbench-characters`
      endpoint; confirm the canonical home.
- [ ] Hathor is `unconfirmed-v1` per `WALKTHROUGH/matrix/routes.csv`; confirm
      whether the dedicated `/studio/hathor/*` admin lanes ship V1 or are
      internal-only.