V1 Operator Console UI Interview - Round 2
Stage-zero exit checkpoint for v1-operator-console under the monitoring-start user-flow branch. Round 1 has been consumed and confirmed; this page asks whether the established coverage is complete enough to advance into the UI design packet and review-state alignment page.
What Round 1 Established
Product and user context
V1 targets a solo, keyboard-driven agent conductor operating 5-12 concurrent agents on a desktop workstation. It is the dense power-user branch, not the welcoming default.
Selected branch
Parent flow branch:
monitoring-start. UX variation: v1-operator-console. Sibling baseline already approved: v2-card-mosaic.
Density commitment
The first mockup should be unapologetically dense: 36-40px rows, status/name/stdout hierarchy, default 58/42 split, compact icon actions, and no explanatory chrome once live.
Detail-pane proof
The mockup must show both detail renderings: a CLI agent with terminal-primary detail and an API-native agent with structured step stream. There is no Mode A/B user toggle.
Mobile posture
Mobile is an intentional degrade: compact stacked list, one primary row action, full-screen detail sheet, large approval cards, terminal read-mostly, and desktop/QR handoff.
Clickable journey to prove later
Populated table -> sort/filter to waiting or error -> select an agent into split pane -> approve a waiting row without disturbing selection -> launch inline -> show backend-unreachable and crash recovery states.
Coverage Against UI Interview Areas
| Interview area | Coverage status | Source | Decision carried forward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product and user context | Covered | Research + V1 UX variation | Solo personal workstation; dense desktop fleet operations for a power user. |
| Parent flow, selected variation, and siblings | Covered | Flow-tree + UX variation packet | Evaluate V1 against the approved V2 control and remaining proposed siblings. |
| Pages, routes, and entry points | Covered | V1 UX variation + round 1 | One persistent console route; S4 folded into inline launch row and command palette; detail bound by selection. |
| Primary tasks per page | Covered | Round 1 O4 | Scan, filter/sort, select, approve without disturbing selection, launch, recover from failure states. |
| Navigation model | Covered | V1 UX variation | Keyboard-first row cursor plus command palette; browser back is not core flow navigation. |
| Information hierarchy and density | Covered | Round 1 O1 | Status, name, and stdout lead; detail pane remains secondary until selection. |
| Components and controls | Covered | V1 UX variation + round 1 | Fleet table, inline launch row, command palette, split detail pane, header chips, guarded actions, QR handoff. |
| States and failure modes | Covered | V1 UX variation + round 1 O4 | Backend-unreachable and crash recovery are required visual proof states; waiting/error rows sort to the top. |
| Responsive behavior | Covered | Round 1 O3 | Desktop is design center; mobile is a deliberate monitoring/approval degrade with desktop handoff. |
| Accessibility | Covered for default UI spec baseline | Skill requirements + V1 risk notes | Status never relies on color alone; keyboard focus, labels, reduced motion, and screen-reader names remain required in the UI packet. |
| Visual language and stack constraints | Covered | Round 1 O5 + project instructions | Inherit V2 polish/minimalism/little text/icon buttons with tooltips, applied to a quieter NOC/trading-terminal surface. |
| Prototype-first boundary | Covered | Round 1 O4 + V1 prototype scope | Use fake/fixture data and visually mocked infra states; do not plan production backend/auth/deployment from this branch review. |
Completeness Checkpoint
Agent confidence: high
Is this stage-zero coverage complete enough to advance V1 into the UI design packet and review-state alignment page, or is there a gap to resolve in another interrogation round?
Recommended: confirm completeness and advance. The covered decisions are sufficient to design the V1 Operator Console mockup and branch packet; unresolved issues can be handled as alignment-page feedback rather than another interrogation round.
Confirm completeness and advance. The covered decisions are sufficient to design the V1 Operator Console mockup and branch packet; unresolved issues can be handled as alignment-page feedback rather than another interrogation round.
Compile Responses
Compile this checkpoint response, then paste the YAML back into a fresh or current agent session with $ui-interview v1-operator-console.