Jiang Episode Read Writer

Use this after a source transcript and semantic outputs exist. The output is the public episode read:

content/lens/episodes/<source-slug>/read.json

This skill is editorial. It does not import Colab files, process transcript packets, rewrite lens docs, or promote canon.

Inputs

• content/sources/videos/<source-slug>/transcripts/v1/transcript.clean.jsonl
• content/lens/evidence/videos/<source-slug>.semantic.json
• existing strong reads, especially content/lens/episodes/predictive-history-0hyet47cc-e/read.json
• existing lens point IDs from compiled link index when adding lens links

Reading Pass

Before writing:

1. Read the full clean transcript, not only extracted claims.
2. Inspect semantic outputs for signature moments, real questions, quoted material, speaker uncertainty, and chronology notes.
3. Identify the episode's argumentative movement in one sentence.
4. Identify the sharpest Jiang formulations that must survive compression.
5. Check whether the episode directly invokes existing lens points.

Corpus Anchor Pass

Before finalizing the read, compare the source against the existing corpus:

• strong prior episode reads, especially ones already curated by maintainers,
• existing lens pages and lens-point anchors,
• topic clusters and aliases,
• semantic signature_moments from the current source,
• prior Jiang phrases that sound close to this source.

Use the comparison to avoid two failures: a bland summary that loses Jiang's novelty, and an over-eager read that invents a new lens when the corpus already has a better home. If the source seems to mutate an existing concept or create a new reusable mechanism, mention that in the PR notes or handoff; do not create the lens page during ordinary episode work.

Public Read Contract

The page should read like a compact book chapter in Jiang's voice, not like a report about Jiang. For interviews, keep the question pressure and exchange context when that is what makes Jiang's answer intelligible.

Write:

• title naming the central argument,
• dek and thesis that state what is at stake,
• an opening core reading,
• 5-8 chapter beats with timestamp ranges,
• compact paragraphs carrying the argument,
• paragraph-level refs and selective inline marks,
• real student/interviewer/audience questions only,
• optional source note only when it improves reader trust.

The episode or interview must be entry-point resilient. A reader who lands from search, a source link, or an evidence hover should understand what source this is, who Jiang is in this context, why it matters for the lens, and where to go for transcript/source inspection without needing to read /introduction first.

Do not write:

• invented FAQ questions,
• labels such as models, diagnoses, predictions, or source dossiers in the public read,
• "Jiang discusses..." as the default sentence shape,
• a transcript dump,
• a skeletal summary that erases the lecture's strange pressure.

Signature Moment Rule

Preserve the memorable machinery of the lecture. If Jiang says poetry behaves like a virus, a guide becomes part of the trap, obedience becomes desire, memory resurrects what authority erased, or a story trains people into hell, keep that force visible.

At least three strong signature moments should appear in the title, dek, thesis, opening, beat headings, or paragraph prose when the source supports them. Tightening is allowed. Bureaucratizing is not.

Questions

questions means questions actually asked in the source transcript by a student, interviewer, audience member, or commenter.

If no real source question is captured:

"questions": []

Do not invent reader-facing prompts.

Marks And Lens Links

Use marks for exact phrases that should show source provenance or jump the video. Keep marked text narrow and meaningful.

Link to lens_points only when the phrase directly uses an existing public lens point:

{
  "text": "The guide is part of the trap.",
  "lens_points": ["lens-point:guide-trap-necessary-guide"],
  "refs": [
    "video:predictive-history-6m1z-v3wgok@transcript:v1#seg-0014"
  ]
}

Do not invent lens point IDs in an episode read.

Review Gate

Before handoff, check:

• Would a reader understand the core model without opening the transcript?
• Does the prose preserve Jiang's voice and pressure?
• Are timestamp ranges useful?
• Are refs attached to the claims they support?
• Are quoted readings distinguished from Jiang's interpretation?
• Are questions real source questions?
• Does this read meet or improve on the best existing episode reads?
• Did a corpus comparison reveal a missing signature moment or likely lens link?

Then run:

node ops/scripts/compile-content.mjs
node ops/scripts/validate-content.mjs
cd website && npm run build

If available, run:

node ops/scripts/audit-episode-heat.mjs --source-slug <source-slug> --strict --min 3