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Capability Safety Matrix

Capability declarations include a safety class so reviewers can decide whether a domain can ship as a normal plugin contract or needs extra enforcement first.

Core domains also have a review scope. Active contract domains are wired to current Slopsmith behavior and should be tested as working integration points. Expected future domains are documented below, but are intentionally not registered in the runtime graph until Slopsmith ships the corresponding host UI or provider workflow.

Domain	Owner Kind	Safety Class	Stable Commands	Provider Operations	Notes
pipeline	diagnostic	diagnostic-only	resolve, inspect, validate, participant.set-enabled	none	Graph inspection, validation, and participant lifecycle diagnostics.
diagnostics	diagnostic	diagnostic-only	snapshot	none	Redaction-safe snapshot/export surface for support bundles and the Capability Inspector.
library	provider-coordinator	safe	list-providers, refresh-providers, select-provider, get-current, sync-song, inspect	query-page, query-artists, query-stats, tuning-names, get-art, sync-song	Library source selection and provider-owned song sync; provider ids are public UI labels, while provider internals stay backend-owned.
audio-mix	provider-coordinator	safe	inspect, list-faders, get-fader-value, set-fader-value, inspect-route, inspect-analyser, register-participant, unregister-participant	fader.get-value, fader.set-value, analyser.get-summary, route.get-current	Song route/fader/analyser summaries, committed fader values, native-over-legacy duplicate handling, and bridge accounting; no raw audio data is exposed.
audio-input	provider-coordinator	sensitive	inspect, list-sources, register-source, unregister-source, select-source, open-source, close-source	source.enumerate, source.describe, source.open, source.close	Source/device identity is redacted or pseudonymized per diagnostics snapshot. Inspect/list/select are prompt-free; source.enumerate runs only when explicitly requested; open-source is the permission boundary and records denied/unavailable/failed/incompatible/no-owner/no-handler outcomes without exposing live handles, buffers, samples, or raw device labels.
audio-monitoring	provider-coordinator	sensitive	inspect, list-providers, register-provider, unregister-provider, select-provider, start, stop, set-direct-monitor	monitoring.start, monitoring.stop, monitoring.status, monitoring.set-direct-monitor	Inspect/list/select/status are prompt-free. Fresh monitoring start requires explicit user action; background requesters may only attach to an active compatible session. Outcomes distinguish handled, stopped, denied, unavailable, degraded, failed, no-owner, no-handler, unsupported-command, incompatible, incompatible-version, provider-selection-required, and user-action-required. Diagnostics redact raw device labels, hardware ids, paths, secrets, live handles, buffers, samples, waveforms, and recordings.
stems	coordinator plus plugin provider	safe	inspect, mute, restore	stem.get-state, stem.apply-automation, stem.restore-automation	Core coordinates claims/overrides; the active Stems provider owns actual stem state/playback.
playback	exclusive-owner	safe	inspect, start, pause, resume, stop, seek, set-loop, clear-loop, register-requester, register-observer	none	Core owns the transport control plane while app.js keeps raw media handles private. Fresh audible starts require explicit user action. Diagnostics expose pseudonymous targets, sanitized route/timing/loop state, requester/observer summaries, bridge hits, bounded recent outcomes, and no audio elements, native handles, decoded buffers, samples, waveforms, or recordings.
progression	exclusive-owner	safe	inspect, record-event, list-shop, buy-item, equip-item	none	Core owns mastery rank, the challenge/quest engine, the Decibels wallet, and the cosmetics shop (spec 010). record-event accepts whitelisted types only (minigame_run); song_completed is server-derived in /api/stats and denied here. buy-item/equip-item require explicit user action. Decibels are play-earned only — no real-money path exists or may be added. Diagnostics (slopsmith.progression.diag.v1) carry content warnings, rank/level/quest counts, and wallet totals; no song filenames or display names.
audio-effects	provider-coordinator	sensitive	inspect, list-providers, register-provider, unregister-provider, select-chain, resolve-plan, inspect-route, bypass, restore, fallback, activate-segment, set-stage-bypass, set-stage-parameter, record-bridge-hit	chain.resolve, chain.inspect, segment.activate, stage.set-bypass, stage.set-parameter, route.bypass, route.restore	Core owns provider selection, route state, chain-plan schema validation, fallback accounting, and diagnostics. Providers propose opaque NAM/IR/VST/utility chain plans; trusted desktop/native code validates and loads processors. Chain selection and route bypass/restore require explicit user action or restored selection. Diagnostics omit raw paths, filenames, URLs, model/IR names, native preset JSON, VST state blobs, handles, callbacks, DOM nodes, audio buffers, samples, and waveforms.

| visualization | provider-coordinator | safe | inspect, list-providers, select-renderer, clear-renderer | renderer.create, renderer.destroy | Highway renderer provider registry, picker-delegated selection, auto-match attribution, and failure fallback. renderer.create maps to the legacy window.slopsmithViz_* factory init(canvas, ctx) call; renderer.destroy maps to the factory destroy() teardown. Legacy type: "visualization" manifests and window.slopsmithViz_* globals are accounted compatibility shims. Diagnostics carry provider ids/labels, selection source, last auto-match outcome, and last failure — no song filenames, titles, or arrangement names. |

| note-detection | provider-coordinator | sensitive | inspect, register-provider, unregister-provider, open-binding, close-binding, set-target, clear-target | pitch.estimate, verify.target | Detection-binding control plane (spec 009): providers (midi/engine/js) serve primitives; each requester binds its own redacted tuning context; consumers own judgment, hit/miss flow as observability events. Legacy highway.setNoteStateProvider is an accounted shim. Diagnostics carry provider/binding summaries and bounded outcomes — no raw audio, sample data, device labels, or song identity. |

| midi-input | provider-coordinator | sensitive | inspect, list-sources, discover, select-source, open-source, close-source | source.enumerate, source.describe, source.open, source.close | Core-owned MIDI device control plane (spec 012), the MIDI analog of audio-input. Inspect/list/select are prompt-free; discover is the Web-MIDI permission boundary (requestMIDIAccess() gates the whole input list) and records denied/unavailable outcomes; open-source attaches a shared listener session and never re-prompts. Selection persists by redaction-safe logicalSourceKey. Diagnostics redact device labels and never include raw MIDI messages or live handles. |

Privileged commands are roadmap-only until they have: a visible user confirmation path, diagnostics redaction rules, failure recovery, and tests that prove disabled or incompatible participants cannot execute handlers.

Expected Future Domains

These domains are expected future capability contracts, not current runtime graph entries. They should stay documentation-only until a PR adds the corresponding host workflow and tests.

Domain	Expected Ownership Policy	Expected Safety Class	Candidate Commands	Review Gate
ui.navigation	exclusive-owner	safe	register-contribution, mount, unmount, set-visible, reorder-by-policy, navigate, inspect	Needs a UI host PR with contribution placement and route/screen semantics.
ui.plugin-screens	exclusive-owner	safe	register-contribution, mount, unmount, set-visible, reorder-by-policy, inspect	Needs a screen host PR with mount/unmount and visibility policy.
settings	exclusive-owner	sensitive	register-contribution, mount, unmount, set-visible, reorder-by-policy, inspect	Needs redaction rules and a migration story for settings metadata.
backend.routes	multi-provider	privileged	register, inspect	Needs a concrete backend route/provider workflow, privilege review, and route diagnostics.
ui.player-controls	exclusive-owner	safe	register-contribution, mount, unmount, set-visible, reorder-by-policy, inspect	Needs a first-party player-control host.
ui.player-panels	exclusive-owner	safe	register-contribution, mount, unmount, set-visible, reorder-by-policy, inspect	Needs a first-party panel host and layout policy.
ui.player-overlays	exclusive-owner	safe	register-contribution, mount, unmount, set-visible, reorder-by-policy, inspect	Needs overlay placement rules that coexist with legacy highway overlays.
plugins	exclusive-owner	privileged	enable, disable, install-missing, update, inspect	Needs explicit user confirmation for writes/install/update.
jobs	multi-provider	privileged	register, inspect, cancel	Needs scheduling limits, cancellation semantics, and user-visible failures.
midi-control	multi-provider	sensitive	list-mappings, get-mapping, set-mapping, delete-mapping, activate-mapping, inspect	Mappings ONLY — CC/pitchbend/note → semantic action routing (spec 013). Device discovery/selection/open is NOT this domain's job: it consumes the delivered midi-input domain for device access. Needs a concrete mapping consumer (the MIDI control plugin / drums learn-mode) + redacted diagnostics (no raw MIDI streams) before promotion.
tempo-clock	multi-provider	safe	register, inspect	Needs a concrete provider and consumer workflow.

Planned domains should also stay out of the runtime graph until Slopsmith ships the corresponding user-facing workflows.

When promoting a planned domain, use capability-review-preflight.md before opening the PR. The preflight captures recurring review requirements for identity, redaction, outcome propagation, diagnostics freshness, schema consistency, and teardown.