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+# Sprint: audio upload follow-ups (Sweep Sprint, 2026-10)
+
+Method: Sweep Sprint (phase 1 parallel read-only research per issue: **done**; phase 2 sequential
+execution, one issue per commit: **not started, waits for the owner's go**). Closing oath below.
+
+Milestones: [v0.31.1 - security and robustness](https://git.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/milestone/10),
+[v0.32.0 - audio upload follow-ups](https://git.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/milestone/11).
+
+Context: v0.31.0 shipped audio upload (ADR-033/034/035) and is live in production behind auth at
+`/uploads`, with the Berget cloud fallback on for audio (infra#522). A real 63.7 min upload
+transcribed in 2m53s with no errors. The phase-1 investigation found two pre-existing or new
+weaknesses an authenticated user can reach, so the first release is a hotfix.
+
+## Oath (closing gates, every clause must hold; blocked = descoped and tracked, never "done")
+
+| # | Clause | Evidence |
+|---|--------|----------|
+| SG1 | Every issue in the sprint is closed with a linked commit, or moved out with a stated reason | issue list of both milestones |
+| SG2 | Each fix has a test that was seen red on main first, named after the mechanism it observes | red/green output in the issue |
+| SG3 | `task check` AND `golangci-lint run ./...` exit 0 (checked by `$?`, not by grep); `task check` does not gate lint until #41 | gate output |
+| SG4 | Control code (#48, #49, the upload cap in #47) has a recorded adversarial review verified by execution, verdict in the issue | gatekeeper verdict comment |
+| SG5 | Docs current in the same commit: ADR-033/035 text, feature file, use-case coverage test | diff |
+| SG6 | Each release tagged (v0.31.1, v0.32.0), pushed, deployed, and observed live (pod running the new image, no restart loop, a real upload still works) | `kubectl`/log + one upload |
+| SG7 | Learnings written to the brain; deferred work filed as issues; decisions that are the owner's recorded as DECISION NEEDED | brain ids + issue numbers |
+
+## Work order
+
+### v0.31.1 (security and robustness; hotfix, do first)
+
+1. **#41 lint gate.** `task check` swallows lint findings (`|| echo`). Make the gate fail on findings,
+   fix what it surfaces. First, so every later gate means something. (Decision D1.)
+2. **#48 cross-origin POST protection.** `http.NewCrossOriginProtection()` around `Router()`.
+   Red: foreign-origin POST to `/account/delete`, `/uploads`, `/uploads/{id}/chat` is refused.
+3. **#49 ffprobe/ffmpeg limits.** `-max_streams 32` + narrower probe output; probe stdout cap;
+   probe deadline. Three commits.
+4. **#47 concurrent-upload cap (remaining item).** Bound the spool: reservation per accepted upload
+   against the 6Gi emptyDir so concurrent uploads cannot evict the pod.
+5. **#50 SIGTERM interim.** Handle SIGTERM; record the interrupted job at once; fix the false
+   comment. Full drain recorded as a limitation. (Decision D2.)
+
+Release v0.31.1: one adversarial review round over 2-5, then tag, push, observe.
+
+### v0.32.0 (follow-ups)
+
+6. **#52** label a cloud-served transcript in plain words; document the empty-transcript trigger.
+7. **#53** bound the LLM client's response body read.
+8. **#51** tracker: save timeout, then app-clock heartbeat.
+9. **#37** nav link to uploads and per-recording delete (queued/transcribing: refuse until it
+   ends). (Decision D3.)
+10. **#36** chat default model after measurement. (Decision D4.)
+11. **#38** measurements (Berget length limit, large models on production iguana). (D5, D6.)
+12. **#46** remainder of the hardening list after the items above are split out.
+13. **#45** evaluate Berget as the reconciler: a question, not work. (D8.)
+
+## DECISION NEEDED (owner's call; recommendation first)
+
+| # | Question | Recommendation | Blocks |
+|---|----------|----------------|--------|
+| D1 | #41: should any linter be allowed to opt out of the gate? | No opt-out; fix findings | #41 |
+| D2 | #50: full SIGTERM drain, or record as a limitation and ship the interim fix? | Limitation + interim; a drain costs 4-6 h and downtime on every deploy at current volume | #50 |
+| D3 | #37: delete of a queued/transcribing recording | Refuse until it ends | #37 |
+| D4 | #36: make a 31B model the chat default? | Only after measurement, conditional | #36 |
+| D5 | #38: Berget length measurement needs a throwaway key | Yes, throwaway key | #38 |
+| D6 | #38: load large models on production iguana | Yes, in a quiet window with the owner present | #38 |
+| D7 | #46: where the ffmpeg tarball lives | Do nothing now; file an issue | none |
+| D8 | #45: evaluate Berget as the reconciler | No; stay local-only | #45 |
+| D9 | Who judges ADR-034's second blind check | The owner; do not reuse the one-off Opus authorisation | ADR-034 |
+| D10 | When to enable reconcile in production | Needs `iguana/pianissimo` in the key pin and env vars; owner present | ADR-034 |
+
+## Dropped or reduced, with reasons
+
+- **#46 item 1 (`alis`/`dref` external reference):** checked, not a problem. Under the application's
+  flags ffmpeg skips the external track and writes a 78-byte WAV.
+- **#46 item 2 / #47 item 2:** merged into #49.
+- **#47 item 3 (full drain):** reduced to #50 plus a recorded limitation.
+- **#46 `Beat` taking the tracker mutex:** incorrect in #46; only `logStill` does. Corrected in #51.
+
+## Human-present items (do not run unattended)
+
+- Production iguana model loads (#38, D6).
+- Enabling reconcile in production (D10).
+- Any key change or `apply` in infra (infra#523, infra#524 are open and not part of this sprint).
+
+## Release plan
+
+SemVer: v0.31.1 patch (fixes, no new behaviour); v0.32.0 minor (nav link, delete, cloud labelling).
+Every push to tapir main redeploys the pod and fails any job in flight: push when no upload is
+running (check the pod log first).