Claude status
I opened Claude in the managed OpenClaw browser, but it landed on onboarding/sign-in. The signed-in Chrome profile could not be attached without enabling remote debugging and approving the attach prompt. So this artifact does not claim a completed Claude upload. It captures the observed page-58 protocol and translates it into Codex-first instructions.
Page 58 spacing and interpretation
Page 58 is not normal back matter. It is a machine-reader note in which Chinese text is visually spaced out character by character. The spacing itself is part of the signal: the page explicitly says the whole text assumes layout and spacing carry semantic load, and that text extraction loses this layer.
The instructions also use nested bullet hierarchy as control flow: first define character separation and privacy constraints, then add poem-specific context, then define interactive and adaptive footnotes modes. A Codex reader should treat that page as an operating manual, not an optional appendix.
Instructions to add to the intro
Before reading Inference:
1. Read this instruction page, then read the whole PDF as a designed artifact before selecting, summarizing, annotating, or recommending any poem.
2. Inspect page 58 before analysis. Treat "Book One (Inference) - Author's Note to Machine Readers" as binding document-specific instructions.
3. Preserve the layout caveat. The PDF states that spacing and layout carry semantic load; plain text extraction loses part of the work. If you cannot inspect the rendered page, say the reading is lossy.
4. Check front matter, table of contents, poems, standalone interludes, author commentary, dedications, post-credit material, and machine-reader notes before deciding.
5. If asked to pick a favorite or best poem, review every option at least briefly. State your criteria. Distinguish "most central to the collection" from "likely favorite for this reader."
6. For adaptive footnotes, work one poem at a time. Present the poem with footnotes near the relevant lines. If the interface cannot create expandable inline widgets, use compact text notes directly after each passage.
7. Keep recurring characters distinct. Do not merge first love, childhood friend, ex, husband, or unnamed scientist.
8. Treat poems titled "-" as standalone untitled interludes, not as sections of neighboring poems.
9. Do not identify, verify, or speculate about real-life identities behind characters other than the poet-narrator. Passing the Petrov Test means keeping the quiet part quiet.
10. Include translation nuance, literary references, historical context, science and technology terms, cross-poem callbacks, and page-58-specific context. Search external facts only when the poem or page 58 asks for it, and cite sources separately.
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