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Loop Runner — three autonomous runs

June 26, 2026

The instrument ran three recursive sessions without human intervention. Each Artifact cleanly started the next run. Along the way: two source candidates eliminated, one hyperlocal Medina County aerial collection discovered, and a rights ambiguity that's been hiding in Flyback since launch.

Loop RunnerFlybackInstrumentForgeKit OS
3
autonomous instrument runs completed
2
source candidates eliminated (OSIP, ODOT)
1
new source discovered (Buchanan / MCDL ContentDM)
2
Montville Township aerials confirmed via live API
2
outreach emails drafted (VintageAerial + MCDL)

Timeline

Start
Instrument hardening pass
Seal Check added to SESSION_TEMPLATE. EXAMPLE_SESSION marked reference-only. new-session script added. Hardening stopped there — no scope creep.
Run 1
OSIP and ODOT eliminated
OSIP confirmed as current imagery only (2006+) — wrong era for Flyback. ODOT Aerial Archive has no API, Sketch AOI UI only. Both candidates from prior session fail.
Run 2
Buchanan collection discovered
John Buchanan Sr. Aerial Photographs at medinacountymemory.mcdl.info. ContentDM API confirmed. Montville Township: 2 results. Item 323 IIIF endpoint live. Blocker: InC-NC copyright.
Run 3
Rights research + outreach drafted
VintageAerial blocks /terms (403). Business model: sell individual downloads. Buchanan: InC-NC, commercial requires library permission. Two outreach emails drafted and refined.

What shipped

loop-runner/instrument/SESSION_TEMPLATE.md — Seal Check section added (11 checkboxes, session not closed until it passes)

loop-runner/instrument/EXAMPLE_SESSION.md — reference-only warning header added

loop-runner/instrument/README.md — updated to lead with new-session script, explicit warning against copying from EXAMPLE_SESSION

loop-runner/new-session.mjs — Node script, copies SESSION_TEMPLATE cleanly, collision check, Windows-safe

loop-runner/instrument/sessions/2026-06-26-run1-ogrip-odot-lookup-test.md — autonomous session 1

loop-runner/instrument/sessions/2026-06-26-run2-medina-county-memory-discovery.md — autonomous session 2

loop-runner/instrument/sessions/2026-06-26-run3-rights-research-and-outreach-draft.md — autonomous session 3 + outreach drafts

“The instrument did work, but not because it prevented mistakes. It worked because the mistakes became visible and fixable.”

— Zeb — reviewing the dogfood run result