Fix Cutroom ask/import/editor edge cases

apps/cutroom/src/app/api/walkthroughs/[id]/ask/route.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,42 @@ interface PostBody {
   question: string;
 }
 
+function parseAskEnvelope(stdout: string): { answer: string; citations: string[] } {
+  const lines = stdout
+    .trim()
+    .split(/\r?\n/)
+    .map((line) => line.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+
+  for (let i = lines.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(lines[i]) as unknown;
+      if (
+        parsed &&
+        typeof parsed === "object" &&
+        "answer" in parsed &&
+        "citations" in parsed
+      ) {
+        const envelope = parsed as { answer: unknown; citations: unknown };
+        if (
+          typeof envelope.answer === "string" &&
+          Array.isArray(envelope.citations) &&
+          envelope.citations.every((c) => typeof c === "string")
+        ) {
+          return {
+            answer: envelope.answer,
+            citations: envelope.citations,
+          };
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      /* keep scanning older log lines */
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw new Error("director ask returned no JSON answer envelope");
+}
+
 export async function POST(
   req: NextRequest,
   { params }: { params: { id: string } },
@@ -70,14 +106,7 @@ export async function POST(
       ],
       { cwd: REPO_ROOT, env, timeout: 60_000, maxBuffer: 4 * 1024 * 1024 },
     );
-    // CLI prints a single-line JSON envelope after a logfire status line;
-    // grab the last JSON object.
-    const lastBrace = stdout.lastIndexOf("{");
-    const trailing = lastBrace >= 0 ? stdout.slice(lastBrace) : stdout;
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(trailing) as {
-      answer: string;
-      citations: string[];
-    };
+    const parsed = parseAskEnvelope(stdout);
     return NextResponse.json({ ok: true, ...parsed });
   } catch (err) {
     return directorErrorResponse(err, "ask_failed");

apps/cutroom/src/app/api/walkthroughs/import/route.ts

@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
   await mkdir(stepsDir, { recursive: true });
 
   const stepIdMap = new Map<string, string>(); // captured id -> stable slug
+  const usedStepIds = new Set<string>();
   payload.steps.forEach((s, i) => {
-    stepIdMap.set(s.id, uniqueSlug(slugForIndex(i, s), new Set()));
+    stepIdMap.set(s.id, uniqueSlug(slugForIndex(i, s), usedStepIds));
   });
 
   for (const captured of payload.steps) {

apps/cutroom/src/lib/walkthrough-mutate.ts

@@ -117,17 +117,22 @@ export async function appendStep(
 ): Promise<RawStep> {
   const raw = await readRaw(id);
   const newId = opts.step_id ?? nextStepId(raw.steps);
+  assertStepId(newId);
+  const durationMs = opts.duration_ms ?? 5000;
+  if (!Number.isInteger(durationMs) || durationMs < 500 || durationMs > 30_000) {
+    throw new Error("duration_ms must be an integer between 500 and 30000");
+  }
   if (raw.steps.some((s) => s.id === newId)) {
     return raw.steps.find((s) => s.id === newId)!;
   }
   const step: RawStep = {
     id: newId,
     title: opts.title ?? "New step",
     narration: opts.narration ?? "Describe what's on screen for this step.",
-    duration_ms: opts.duration_ms ?? 5000,
+    duration_ms: durationMs,
     actions: [
       { kind: "goto", url: "/" },
-      { kind: "wait", ms: opts.duration_ms ?? 4500 },
+      { kind: "wait", ms: Math.max(0, durationMs - 500) },
     ],
   };
   raw.steps.push(step);
@@ -141,10 +146,17 @@ export async function reorderSteps(
   id: string,
   orderedIds: string[],
 ): Promise<string[]> {
+  for (const orderedId of orderedIds) {
+    assertStepId(orderedId);
+  }
   const raw = await readRaw(id);
   const have = new Set(raw.steps.map((s) => s.id));
   const wanted = new Set(orderedIds);
-  if (have.size !== wanted.size || [...have].some((s) => !wanted.has(s))) {
+  if (
+    have.size !== wanted.size ||
+    orderedIds.length !== wanted.size ||
+    [...have].some((s) => !wanted.has(s))
+  ) {
     throw new Error(
       `reorder ids must match: have [${[...have].sort().join(",")}], wanted [${[...wanted].sort().join(",")}]`,
     );