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+# Project authoring and geometry export contract
+
+This proposal groups the shared-scene authoring work in #15 with the depth/normal
+export work in #21. Both features need the same thing: a durable, machine-readable
+project contract instead of transient browser state or UI screenshots.
+
+## One project source of truth
+
+The project service owns a `snapshot + ordered operation log`. The local Studio
+uses the same command/reducer through a local adapter, so solo mode and shared mode
+cannot drift into different semantics.
+
+- Every committed operation has a server-assigned sequence, actor id, and unique
+  `opId`; `opId` is the idempotency key.
+- A transaction is the unit of undo (for example, one drag may contain several
+  field operations). Undo appends a conditional inverse; it never rewinds history.
+- Preconditions (`baseSeq` and expected field writer) determine `applied`, `partial`,
+  `superseded`, or `rejected`. A partial undo must leave another actor's newer
+  fields untouched and report which fields were skipped.
+- Camera keys, shots, waypoints, poses, cast placement, prompt blocks, and IK edits
+  must use the same vocabulary as object edits. `activeSceneId` remains local
+  presence, not shared document state.
+
+## Deterministic shot package
+
+An export reads the committed project projection at a named shot and writes one
+portable package. The plate, depth, and normal passes use the same camera, frame
+range, resolution, and editor-layer mask (no grid, gizmos, or cage).
+
+```text
+shot-package/
+  plate.(png|mp4)
+  depth.(png|mp4)
+  normal.(png|mp4)
+  stills/                 # existing generation-form stills
+  prompt.txt
+  metadata.json           # camera, lens/sensor, fps, range, blocking, encodings
+  comfyui-workflow.json   # depth-conditioned graph; checkpoint is a placeholder
+```
+
+Depth encoding (near/far and linear vs reciprocal) is explicit in `metadata.json`;
+the consumer never has to guess. Video passes are frame-reproducible and are added
+after the single-frame path is stable.
+
+## Acceptance criteria
+
+1. Two online actors can edit one scene; each actor's undo affects only fields whose
+   last writer is that actor, with partial results reported deterministically.
+2. Reconnecting with `Last-Event-ID` catches up without duplicate operations; replay
+   of a log produces the same projection and shot package byte-for-byte for a fixed
+   renderer build.
+3. A shot export contains plate/depth/normal plus prompt, metadata, and workflow;
+   all passes match camera and frame settings, and no editor overlays are present.
+4. A package can be consumed without reading Studio UI state. Missing/unsupported
+   pass encodings fail loudly in metadata validation.
+5. Existing solo projects continue to open through the local adapter; no MCP-only
+   schema is introduced.
+
+## Delivery order and non-goals
+
+Implement the operation vocabulary/reducer first, then the authenticated project
+service and SSE/POST transport. Add the single-frame export package next; add
+video passes and MCP tools only after replay and export determinism are covered.
+
+Offline log merge, segmentation/matte passes, generation execution, and replacing
+the Studio UI are out of scope for this contract.