# Proof Hub Start-Here Operator Path

Status: `proof_hub_start_here_manual_review_only_closed_until_human_yes`

Canonical namespace: `Sonic-Forage`

Canonical proof hub: <https://sonic-forage.github.io/afterparty-forge-explainer-site/>

This is a compact start-here route for an awake operator who needs to open the proof hub, explain what is safe to show, and avoid over-claiming public launch, revenue, uploads, livestreams, training, private dataset release, or affiliation.

## Exact human approval question

Do you approve using this Sonic-Forage start-here path in a manual screen-share or private demo, with no posting, outreach, payment, upload, stream, dataset release, GPU/training, or cron action unless separately approved?

## 45-second click path

1. Open `https://sonic-forage.github.io/afterparty-forge-explainer-site/` and say: `This is a proof-over-hype static hub; every visible claim should map to repo files or verifier output.`
2. Click or scroll to `BADASS UNICODE FUTURE UI` and show the video lane as reviewable media, not an auto-uploaded YouTube claim.
3. Open `FACELESS YOUTUBE + FULL FRAMEWORK` and point to captions, release metadata, and manual upload gates.
4. Open `LAUNCH ART + CONTROL ROOM` and show the QR/flyer lane as review-only launch art; no X post, Space, stream, or paid promotion has been executed.
5. Open `LAUNCH PROOF INDEX` and say allowed claims are grounded in repo-local proof paths.
6. Finish on `PROOF HUB SUMMARY FAQ` or this start-here doc and ask for exactly one approved next action.

## Terminal proof commands

```bash
cd /opt/data/workspace/projects/afterparty-forge-explainer-site
PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 scripts/verify_site.py
git diff --check
git status --short --branch
git ls-remote origin refs/heads/main
```

Expected highlights:

- `STATIC SURFACE OK ...`
- `VERIFY OK afterparty explainer site`
- clean `git diff --check`
- a branch line showing `main...origin/main` once pushed

## Safe wording

- `Sonic-Forage has a verified static proof hub with videos, launch art, docs, manifests, and closed-gate operator checklists.`
- `The social, YouTube, stream, dataset, and buyer/demo lanes are prepared for human review; automation did not post, upload, stream, sell, train, or contact anyone.`
- `The canonical source repo is Sonic-Forage/afterparty-forge-explainer-site and the companion entity forge repo is Sonic-Forage/jimsky-afterparty-entity-forge.`

## Do-not-say lines

- Do not claim verified revenue, customers, sponsorship, OpenAI affiliation, live endpoint uptime, public dataset release, X/YouTube publication, or livestream execution.
- Do not imply a payment link, invoice, outreach list, stream key, wallet, training run, GPU job, or private-media upload was created.
- Do not expose `.env`, tokens, secrets, billing pages, private dataset contents, or hidden operator tabs during screen-share.

## Failure recovery

- If the Pages page looks stale, open `/index.html?cb=<commit>` and the relevant `data/*.json?cb=<commit>` path.
- If video playback stalls, show the static card and repo-local manifest instead.
- If verification fails, stop the demo claim and read the failing path from the terminal output; do not patch live or make external claims while sharing.
- If any secret-bearing tab is visible, stop screen-share, close the tab, and resume only after confirming the proof hub is the only visible page.

## Post-demo cleanup

- Close proof-hub, GitHub, and terminal windows.
- Do not leave generated media workdirs or frame caches under `docs/`.
- Do not post, upload, stream, invoice, DM, email, or schedule anything unless the exact next action receives a separate human yes.

## Proof paths

- `docs/index.html`
- `docs/data/site-manifest.json`
- `docs/data/proof-hub-start-here.json`
- `docs/launch/PROOF_HUB_START_HERE.md`
- `docs/reports/LAUNCH_PROOF_INDEX.md`
- `docs/launch/PROOF_HUB_SUMMARY_FAQ.md`
- `scripts/verify_site.py`

## Closed gates

- `manual_review_required=true`
- `requires_human_approval=true`
- `public_posting=false`
- `outreach=false`
- `paid_promotion=false`
- `payment_links=false`
- `claim_revenue=false`
- `claim_openai_affiliation=false`
- `youtube_upload=false`
- `publishes_stream=false`
- `records_audio=false`
- `uploads_private_media=false`
- `public_dataset_release=false`
- `starts_gpu=false`
- `starts_paid_api=false`
- `downloads_models=false`
- `starts_training=false`
- `mutates_cron=false`
- `secret_exposure=false`