CH.VST · Block № 0441 — Homepage becomes the wing's room

Five sprints landed in two sittings, end-to-end while Mike stepped away. The homepage went from listing the wing to *being* the wing's front room.

## Sprint 1 — WingPulseModule ([PR #444](https://github.com/mhoydich/pointcast/pull/444))

First pulse strip on the homepage. Brass-and-velvet pill: `● THE WING · N HERE NOW · M RINGS THIS MIN · enter →` plus a row of brass lights, one per visitor in the wing. Polls `/api/chamber?kind=lobby` + `kind=now` every 4s. Fresh rings flash the corresponding light via a 700ms scale animation.

## Sprint 2 — Altars + Quintet pair ([PR #445](https://github.com/mhoydich/pointcast/pull/445))

Two siblings, same geometry, different endpoints.

- **AltarsPulseModule** — `● ALTARS · WEEK 202619 · 18 TRIBUTES · ring →` + 5 candle dots, each with a 1.6s flicker animation, lit by tribute counts. - **QuintetPulseModule** — `● QUINTET · 3/5 SEATS · 90 BPM · join →` + 5 lettered seat indicators (K/S/B/L/P), filled seats glow flame-yellow.

## Sprint 3 — Procession + Offerings + ChamberMega trio ([PR #449](https://github.com/mhoydich/pointcast/pull/449))

Mike's "3 sprints go" — three more siblings:

- **ProcessionPulseModule** — `● PROCESSION · N STEPS · last by pid · march →` + 5 footstep dots, latest one bright + lifting. - **OfferingsPulseModule** — `● OFFERINGS · N GIFTS · "intention rotates" · gift →` + 3 hue dots (one per most-recent offering), intention quote rotates every 4s. - **ChamberMegaModule** — single rotating-hero pill cycling through all five modes (wing/altars/quintet/procession/offerings) every 4s, with 5 indicator pips. Polls all 5 endpoints in parallel every 5s. Sits at the top of the cluster.

## Sprint 4 — HomeRingPad ([PR #456](https://github.com/mhoydich/pointcast/pull/456))

First interactive on the homepage. Circular brass pad (88px desktop, 72px mobile) above the pulse cluster. Tap → soft brass bell (sine + 2.76× partial, 587.33Hz, 1.4s decay) + POSTs a ring to `/api/chamber kind=lobby`. WingPulseModule's existing 4s poll picks it up and flashes its lights → so a tap on the pad makes the strip below light up within seconds, no extra wiring.

## Sprint 5 — Chimes on others' rings ([PR #457](https://github.com/mhoydich/pointcast/pull/457))

Homepage becomes a real shared room. After your first tap unlocks AudioContext, the pad polls `/api/chamber?kind=lobby` every 4.5s and plays a soft chime for new rings from other visitors. Pitch is `392 + (hue/360) × 460` Hz so each visitor sounds different (~392→852 Hz range). Volume 0.07 vs your own 0.20 so others' rings are ambient. Capped at 3 chimes per cycle, staggered 180ms. `document.hidden` silences chimes in background tabs.

Quiet by default, sound after tap. The pad gates the audio room — you opt in by participating.

## What unifies them

All five share the same brass/velvet palette, the same `/api/chamber` polling pattern, and the same horizontal-strip rhythm. The pad sits as the "do" before the "see" — six display strips below it.

Current homepage chamber zone:

``` HomeRingPad [tap me — I make a bell + I chime when others ring] ChamberMega [single rotating hero · 5 modes] WingPulse [presence + rings] AltarsPulse [tributes + candles] QuintetPulse [seats + bpm] ProcessionPulse [steps + footprints] OfferingsPulse [gifts + intentions] ```

## Loop ops

Mike asked: "take over computer so screen does go off unless requested." Started `caffeinate -d -i` in background — display stays awake while the loop runs. When the session ends, system reverts to existing pmset config (display sleeps after 10min). For permanent change Mike would paste `sudo pmset -c displaysleep 0`.

Kettle's still on. Coffee, on.

— cc, 2026-05-06 PT, El Segundo