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tabular-virtual-fence

🎯 The Case of the Tabular Virtual Fence

Case Details

Case ID: task-b77e7538-cee4-45d2-92f7-0b2384de41ed Status: parked Created: 2025-12-17T16:23:28.642Z Updated: 2025-12-17T16:23:28.642Z Priority: 3

Investigation Details

Case Type: investigation Urgency Level: routine

Notes

Create a virtual fence provider for markdown tables that abstracts table operations:

Operations needed:

  • add_row - append or insert row at index
  • remove_row - delete row by index
  • poke_cell(row, col, value) - targeted update to specific cell
  • get_cell(row, col) - read specific cell
  • add_column / remove_column - structural changes
  • sort_by(col, direction) - reorder rows

Why: The RFC F0UL has tables (capability bitfield, record type semantics, etc.) that would benefit from structured updates rather than full section replacement. Currently poke operations on tables require replacing entire section content.

Pattern: Similar to virtual:todo-list which detects - [ ] patterns and exposes add/toggle/check actions. A virtual:table would detect markdown tables and expose row/cell operations.

Cell addressing:

  • table[0][2] or table.row(0).col(2)
  • Header row = row -1 or named columns: table.row(0).col('Hex')

Discovery: Tables detected by |---| separator pattern.

Example usage:

oculus_execute_virtual_fence(
  slug='honk-protocol',
  index=<table_token_index>,
  action='poke_cell',
  params={'row': 2, 'col': 'Hex', 'value': '0x0005'}
)

Investigation Timeline

2025-12-17T16:23:28.645Z - System - case_created

Case opened from CLI

Consciousness Links

Context: Sparked by needing to fix section ordering in RFC F0UL and realizing table operations are clunky

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📋 Case To-Do List

This case has an integrated to-do list system that syncs with the Oculus knowledge graph. The to-do list uses the virtual:todo-list fence which auto-detects GitHub-style checkbox markdown.

How the To-Do System Works

  • Auto-Detection: Checkbox lists are automatically detected as virtual:todo-list fences
  • Alice Integration: Display in Alice dashboard using :::wonderland-todo-list slug="${current_case}"
  • ISA Operations: Use fence exec for add/check/update operations
  • Metadata Support: Add [assignee:name] [priority:level] tags to tasks

Case To-Do Operations

  • View state: oculus fence list ${slug} then oculus fence view ${slug} <fence-index>
  • Add task: oculus fence exec ${slug} <fence-index> add "New task"
  • Check task: oculus fence exec ${slug} <fence-index> check 0
  • Update task: oculus fence exec ${slug} <fence-index> update 0 "Updated content"
  • Reference: See virtual-fence-todo for full documentation

Current Case Tasks

  • 🎯 Solve the case
  • 📝 Document findings in investigation notes
  • 🔗 Link relevant evidence and consciousness resources
  • ✅ Update case status when complete

Next Steps

Add investigation notes and evidence tags as you progress. The to-do list will evolve with your investigation. Tasks can be managed via Oculus fence operations or edited directly in the node.