Fictional Case Studio

Status: Failed.

1. Your muse

   Build a legal case agent like meta-models/legal-agent-workshop. It reads a fictional dispute file, drafts a checklist, proves each item with exact page quotes, asks me for evidence when it is stuck, then carries on with my answer, and files a memo I sign off. Show every turn live. Made-up case only.

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3. Done. Milestone 1 is done. npm run verify exits 0: 9 tests passed, R1 to R4 each have their own passing test, manifest valid.

4. Checks ran

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6. Done. Verification is running with the multi-answer hardening and the stale-overwrite guard. I'll update the notes once it completes.

7. Checks found problems, try 2

   Smoke test, Requirements

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9. Done. That failure was a stale duplicate from the previous round — my current verify is still running and already passing R5 with fresh screenshots. Waiting for its real result.

10. Checks found problems, try 3

    Smoke test, Requirements

11. Show thinking

12. Done. Verification is running with the milestone 4 error states and all prior fixes. I'll finalize the notes once it lands.

13. Checks found problems, try 4

    Smoke test

14. 

    The plan: Fictional Case Studio

    Run a live fictional case from file to checklist to signed memo.

    1. Create a new fictional case and confirm it is fully made up
    2. Upload the fictional dispute PDF or paste fictional text
    3. Press Start live run and watch the first turns appear
    4. Watch the agent draft the checklist live in the turn feed

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    Who it's for

    Students and builders who want to practice a fictional dispute workflow safely.

    How it works

    1. Create a new fictional case and confirm it is fully made up.
    2. Upload the fictional dispute PDF or paste fictional text.
    3. Press Start live run and watch the first turns appear.
    4. Watch the agent draft the checklist live in the turn feed.
    5. Watch the agent prove each item with exact page quotes.
    6. See the run pause live when the agent is stuck and asks for evidence.
    7. Type your evidence answer in the evidence box.
    8. Press Send and resume so the same run carries on with your answer.
    9. Repeat pause and resume until all checklist items are resolved.
    10. Review the filed draft memo with quotes and open issues.
    11. Sign off with your made up name and date.
    12. Download the signed memo and see the closed run in history.

    Screens

    • New fictional case. Confirm fictional only, upload PDF or paste text, and start the live run.
    • Live run feed. Show every turn live with checklist, quotes, thinking and pauses.
    • Evidence request. Show what is missing, collect the person answer, and resume the same run.
    • Memo review and sign off. Read the filed memo, check quote sources, sign with name and date, and download.
    • Run history. List saved runs and memos kept in this browser for reopening or deletion.

    What goes in

    • PDF: Fictional dispute file up to 30 pages. Made up people and events only. Stored in browser.
    • Text (optional): Person answers to evidence requests. Short plain text with dates, names or missing facts.
    • Image (optional): Optional scan of sign off page for SAM to locate signature box. Photo or PNG under 4.5 MB.

    What comes out

    • Text: Live turn feed with checklist draft, per item proof with page quotes, evidence questions and final memo.
    • JSON: Checklist ledger with status per item, quote, page number and evidence source.
    • File: Signed memo download as text or PDF made in the browser with name and date.

    Models

    Model	Used for	Why
    Muse Wonder	Read fictional dispute file and run checklist, quote proof, evidence questions and memo	It reads long PDFs and text, keeps turn history, returns strict JSON for checklist and memo, and drafts grounded quotes.
    SAM 3.1	Locate signatures, seals and marked exhibits in case scan images	It finds boxes and masks for signature areas so the agent can show where sign off marks sit.

    Limits

    • Made up cases only. It refuses real disputes and real people and is not legal advice.
    • Fresh build inspired by meta-models/legal-agent-workshop. It does not clone or copy that repo.
    • All case files, turns and memos stay in this browser and are still there after reload but do not sync.
    • Page quotes are exact text matches from your uploaded file. Scanned handwriting is shown as image boxes only.
    • One live run uses many model turns and costs about a dollar. It stops if the daily budget runs out.

    From your inspo

    The person gave text only with no files. They want a fictional legal case agent that reads a file, checks claims with quotes, asks for help when stuck, resumes, and files a memo for sign off with every turn shown live.

    Takes

    • Legal case agent job from file to checklist to memo
    • Live turn by turn run with pauses for evidence
    • Proof with exact page quotes and sign off ending

    Leaves out

    • Original workshop repo name, code, branding and text
    • Any real case, real law firm, real person or real seal
    • Exact look of any existing legal product

    Cost per run: about $1.11 (est.). Wonder reading and loop is about 90k input tokens at $4 per M is $0.36 plus about 18k output tokens at $20 per M is $0.36 plus extra reasoning across stretches is $0.38 plus 2 SAM image checks at $0.0025 each is $0.01. Total about $1.11 per live run.

    What you asked for 0 of 13 checked and working

    • R1: Provide a legal case agent workspace for fictional disputes only. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R2: Let the person upload or paste a fictional dispute file that stays saved after reload. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R3: Draft a numbered checklist of issues and claims from the fictional file and save it to the run. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R4: Prove each checklist item with exact page quotes with page numbers saved to the ledger. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R5: Pause the live run and ask the person for specific evidence when an item cannot be proved. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R6: Accept the person's evidence answer and carry on the same run using that answer. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R7: File a final memo from proved items and record the person's sign off with name and date. Not met "R7: the memo is filed and signed off with name and date" did not pass.
    • R8: Show every agent turn live in order as it happens with no hidden steps. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R9: Allow made up cases only with a clear fictional case gate and block real cases. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R10: Move between New Case, Live Run, Evidence and Memo screens with run state kept after reload. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R11: List past live runs saved in this browser and let the person reopen, rename and delete them. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R12: Show an empty state before any file exists with a sample fictional dispute to try. Not checked yet Its test passed. The judge hasn't looked yet.
    • R13: Show clear error states for bad files, failed stretches and budget limits with retry. Not met "R13: clear error states for bad files, failed stretches and budget limits" did not pass.

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