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c_48edc893c5b0 (tommy-mor) vs c_6209cd238b3f (tommy-mor)

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~anthropic/claude-sonnet-latest · winner B · 55:45 · permalink

Side B fixes a real performance/correctness problem in the sorterc scan (avoiding full log replay with centrality computation), adds richer error reporting (full parse_error text), a genuinely useful --ingest replay-and-compile feature, updates docs to match, and includes new tests validating the fix. Side A adds a sizable new speculative subsystem (form templating with $form holes, a unified /ui endpoint) that duplicates existing routes' functionality and even flags its own security caveat, with the commit message itself just 'progress', making it feel more exploratory than a finished, load-bearing improvement.

~x-ai/grok-latest · winner A · 2:1 · permalink

A adds lasting product architecture: a reusable form_template hole-fill layer, typed HtmlUiAction parsing, and a unified POST /ui handler that also refactors web_post into shared run_* paths and lazy-expands new-thread UI. B is valuable but narrower—fast parse-only scan, richer parse_error surfaces, and compile --ingest—solid sorterc DX/perf fixes without changing the core server product surface as deeply.

openai/gpt-chat-latest · winner A · 3:2 · permalink

Side A introduces a new `/ui` endpoint with `HtmlUiAction` parsing, a reusable JSON form-template mechanism (`form_template.rs`), and refactors existing web-post handlers into shared functions so multiple UI actions can reuse the same logic. Side B meaningfully improves offline tooling by making log scans faster, exposing detailed parse errors, and adding `compile --ingest`, but those changes primarily enhance developer workflows rather than extending the application's core architecture and browser interaction model.

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A — c_48edc893c5b0 (tommy-mor)

message

[3f35edab] progress

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diff --git a/server/src/api/mod.rs b/server/src/api/mod.rs
index a10ce662105cff8fad949c6b83f7035ce79bed18..a986f706ea4b261cbaf004c02b4cf84184b41371 100644
--- a/server/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod helpers;
 mod rpc;
 mod stream;
 mod validate;
+mod ui_html;
 mod web_post;
 
 pub use auth::{
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ pub use stream::{get_html_stream, get_stream};
 
 pub use validate::{normalize_room_and_thread, validate_ingest_document, ValidatedIngest};
 
+pub use ui_html::post_ui_html;
 pub use web_post::{check_web_ingest, post_web_ingest, post_web_redact};
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b40a72059981d558768f73d189b991f3448c257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+//! Single `POST /ui` entry for browser [`crate::html::ui_action::HtmlUiAction`] (JSON in `__rpc__` + holes).
+
+use axum::{
+    body::Body,
+    extract::State,
+    http::{header, HeaderMap, StatusCode},
+    response::{IntoResponse, Response},
+    Form,
+};
+use axum_extra::extract::cookie::CookieJar;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use crate::{
+    api::{
+        auth::optional_principal,
+        web_post::{run_check_web_ingest, run_post_web_ingest, run_post_web_redact, WebPostForm, WebRedactForm},
+    },
+    html::{
+        fragment_public_new_thread_form, fragment_room_new_thread_form, login_to_post_hint_markup,
+        parse_html_ui_from_form, user_can_post_room, user_can_view_room, HtmlUiAction, JsBuilder,
+        ThreadNav,
+    },
+    state::AppState,
+};
+
+pub async fn post_ui_html(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    headers: HeaderMap,
+    jar: CookieJar,
+    Form(form): Form<HashMap<String, String>>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let action = match parse_html_ui_from_form(&form) {
+        Ok(a) => a,
+        Err(e) => return ui_js_warn(&e.to_string()).into_response(),
+    };
+
+    match action {
+        HtmlUiAction::PostIngest {
+            room,
+            thread_tag,
+            text,
+            error_target,
+            form_id,
+        } => {
+            run_post_web_ingest(
+                &state,
+                &headers,
+                &jar,
+                WebPostForm {
+                    room,
+                    thread_tag,
+                    text,
+                    error_target,
+                    form_id,
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+        }
+        HtmlUiAction::CheckIngest {
+            room,
+            thread_tag,
+            text,
+            error_target,
+            form_id,
+        } => {
+            run_check_web_ingest(
+                &state,
+                &headers,
+                &jar,
+                WebPostForm {
+                    room,
+                    thread_tag,
+                    text,
+                    error_target,
+                    form_id,
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+        }
+        HtmlUiAction::RedactPost { post_id } => {
+            run_post_web_redact(&state, &headers, &jar, WebRedactForm { post_id }).await
+        }
+        HtmlUiAction::ExpandPublicNewThreadForm => {
+            let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
+            let user = optional_principal(&headers, &jar, &reduced);
+            drop(reduced);
+            let markup = if user.is_some() {
+                fragment_public_new_thread_form(true)
+            } else {
+                login_to_post_hint_markup()
+            };
+            JsBuilder::new()
+                .morph_selector("#public-new-thread-ui-slot", markup)
+                .into_response()
+        }
+        HtmlUiAction::ExpandRoomNewThreadForm { room_wire } => {
+            let room_wire = room_wire.trim().to_string();
+            if room_wire.is_empty() {
+                return ui_js_warn("missing room").into_response();
+            }
+            let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
+            let user = optional_principal(&headers, &jar, &reduced);
+            if !reduced.rooms.contains(&room_wire) {
+                drop(reduced);
+                return ui_js_warn("room not found").into_response();
+            }
+            if !user_can_view_room(&reduced, &room_wire, user.as_deref()) {
+                drop(reduced);
+                return ui_js_warn("forbidden").into_response();
+            }
+            let can_post = user
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|u| user_can_post_room(&reduced, &room_wire, u))
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+            drop(reduced);
+            let Some(nav) = ThreadNav::from_room_id(&room_wire) else {
+                return ui_js_warn("bad room").into_response();
+            };
+            let markup = if can_post {
+                fragment_room_new_thread_form(&nav, true)
+            } else {
+                login_to_post_hint_markup()
+            };
+            JsBuilder::new()
+                .morph_selector("#room-new-thread-ui-slot", markup)
+                .into_response()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn ui_js_warn(msg: &str) -> Response {
+    use crate::html::js_string_literal;
+    let js = format!("console.warn({});", js_string_literal(msg));
+    Response::builder()
+        .status(StatusCode::OK)
+        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/javascript; charset=utf-8")
+        .body(Body::from(js))
+        .unwrap()
+}
diff --git a/server/src/api/web_post.rs b/server/src/api/web_post.rs
index a64010e382d3039821c836a5529adad0fe67cce5..265025f41ff1548d05b2d2d5d84202245388053f 100644
--- a/server/src/api/web_post.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/web_post.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,18 @@ pub async fn post_web_redact(
     jar: CookieJar,
     Form(form): Form<WebRedactForm>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    run_post_web_redact(&state, &headers, &jar, form).await
+}
+
+/// Shared with [`crate::api::ui_html::post_ui_html`].
+pub(crate) async fn run_post_web_redact(
+    state: &AppState,
+    headers: &HeaderMap,
+    jar: &CookieJar,
+    form: WebRedactForm,
+) -> Response {
     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
-    let Some(_username) = optional_principal(&headers, &jar, &reduced) else {
+    let Some(_username) = optional_principal(headers, jar, &reduced) else {
         drop(reduced);
         return js_redirect("/login").into_response();
     };
@@ -239,8 +249,8 @@ pub async fn post_web_redact(
         return js_redirect("/login").into_response();
     };
 
-    match rpc_post_redact(&state, &headers, form.post_id).await {
-        Ok(RpcResult::RedactPostOk {}) => redact_success_response(&state).await.into_response(),
+    match rpc_post_redact(state, headers, form.post_id).await {
+        Ok(RpcResult::RedactPostOk {}) => redact_success_response(state).await.into_response(),
         Ok(_) => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "unexpected response").into_response(),
         Err((msg, hint)) => {
             let detail = hint.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
@@ -255,8 +265,18 @@ pub async fn post_web_ingest(
     jar: CookieJar,
     Form(form): Form<WebPostForm>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    run_post_web_ingest(&state, &headers, &jar, form).await
+}
+
+/// Shared with [`crate::api::ui_html::post_ui_html`] (`POST /ui`).
+pub(crate) async fn run_post_web_ingest(
+    state: &AppState,
+    headers: &HeaderMap,
+    jar: &CookieJar,
+    form: WebPostForm,
+) -> Response {
     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
-    let Some(_username) = optional_principal(&headers, &jar, &reduced) else {
+    let Some(_username) = optional_principal(headers, jar, &reduced) else {
         drop(reduced);
         return js_redirect("/login").into_response();
     };
@@ -282,8 +302,8 @@ pub async fn post_web_ingest(
             .into_response();
     }
 
-    match rpc_post_with_bearer(&state, &bearer, room.clone(), thread_tag.clone(), text).await {
-        Ok(RpcResult::PostOk { .. }) => post_success_response(&state, &form, &headers, &jar)
+    match rpc_post_with_bearer(state, &bearer, room.clone(), thread_tag.clone(), text).await {
+        Ok(RpcResult::PostOk { .. }) => post_success_response(state, &form, headers, jar)
             .await
             .into_response(),
         Ok(_) => form_js_error(&form, "unexpected response", "Post did not return PostOk.").into_response(),
@@ -297,8 +317,18 @@ pub async fn check_web_ingest(
     jar: CookieJar,
     Form(form): Form<WebPostForm>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    run_check_web_ingest(&state, &headers, &jar, form).await
+}
+
+/// Shared with [`crate::api::ui_html::post_ui_html`] (`POST /ui`).
+pub(crate) async fn run_check_web_ingest(
+    state: &AppState,
+    headers: &HeaderMap,
+    jar: &CookieJar,
+    form: WebPostForm,
+) -> Response {
     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
-    let Some(_username) = optional_principal(&headers, &jar, &reduced) else {
+    let Some(_username) = optional_principal(headers, jar, &reduced) else {
         drop(reduced);
         return js_redirect("/login").into_response();
     };
@@ -324,7 +354,7 @@ pub async fn check_web_ingest(
         return js_clear_errors(&form_error_target(&form)).into_response();
     }
 
-    match rpc_check_with_bearer(&state, &bearer, room, form.text.clone()).await {
+    match rpc_check_with_bearer(state, &bearer, room, form.text.clone()).await {
         Ok(RpcResult::CheckOk { .. }) => js_clear_errors(&form_error_target(&form)).into_response(),
         Ok(_) => form_js_error(&form, "unexpected response", "Check did not return CheckOk.").into_response(),
         Err((msg, hint)) => form_js_error(&form, &msg, hint.as_deref().unwrap_or("")).into_response(),
diff --git a/server/src/form_template.rs b/server/src/form_template.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3709c2c09a859da006e4af173413d5d235bc19be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/form_template.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+//! Plan2-style JSON templates with `{"$form": "field_name"}` holes, filled from
+//! `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` (or any `String` → `String` map) **before**
+//! deserializing into a typed struct.
+//!
+//! # Wire format
+//!
+//! Templates are **compact JSON** (`serde_json::to_string`): one line, no pretty
+//! printing, strings escaped per JSON rules (`\"`, `\n`, etc.). Embed that string
+//! in HTML attributes or text nodes with normal HTML escaping (e.g. maud), not
+//! bespoke encodings.
+//!
+//! # Power vs flat hidden fields
+//!
+//! A form is always a string→string map. You can fake depth with dotted keys (`a.b.c`),
+//! but one structured blob (`__rpc__` = compact JSON) gives you nested objects,
+//! arrays, and optional fields without inventing a new naming scheme each time.
+//!
+//! # Security
+//!
+//! Substitution runs **before** `serde` into your command type. It does not fix
+//! authorization: if the client can replace the hidden `__rpc__` value, they can
+//! change the command shape unless you validate (signed blob, server-side session
+//! context, or treat the blob as hints only). Same threat model as any hidden field.
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+/// Serialize a value to compact JSON for a hidden `__rpc__` (or similar) field.
+pub fn template_json_compact<T: Serialize>(v: &T) -> serde_json::Result<String> {
+    serde_json::to_string(v)
+}
+
+/// Recursively walk the JSON AST and replace `{"$form": "key"}` with the submitted
+/// string for `key` (empty if missing). Other keys are unchanged.
+pub fn substitute_form_vars(val: &mut Value, form_data: &HashMap<String, String>) {
+    match val {
+        Value::Object(map) => {
+            if map.len() == 1 {
+                if let Some(Value::String(field_name)) = map.get("$form") {
+                    let submitted = form_data
+                        .get(field_name.as_str())
+                        .map(|s| s.as_str())
+                        .unwrap_or("");
+   

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B — c_6209cd238b3f (tommy-mor)

message

[6e344666] Improve sorterc scan speed, errors, and ingest compile.

Make scan a fast DSL parse pass with human-readable output, surface full parse_error details, and add compile --ingest for single-event replay from a log.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

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diff --git a/server/src/offline.rs b/server/src/offline.rs
index 54ad0ded096a305ef8454ab2cdd1c3af71b14f5d..2db6f67e22e00a24ce673d13095644dd9fa9342d 100644
--- a/server/src/offline.rs
+++ b/server/src/offline.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ pub struct CompileResult {
     pub threads: Vec<String>,
     pub rankings: Vec<CheckScopeRanking>,
     pub stats: CompileStats,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub ingest_id: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub ingest_line: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
@@ -36,6 +40,8 @@ pub struct CompileError {
     pub error: String,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub hint: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub parse_error: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ pub struct MalformedIngest {
     pub id: String,
     pub room_id: String,
     pub thread_tag: String,
-    pub reason: String,
+    pub parse_error: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
@@ -59,9 +65,36 @@ pub struct ScanResult {
     pub path: String,
     pub total_lines: usize,
     pub parsed_events: usize,
+    pub ingest_events: usize,
     pub bad_json_lines: Vec<BadJsonLine>,
     pub malformed_ingests: Vec<MalformedIngest>,
-    pub skipped_ingests: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum CompileIngestError {
+    NotFound(String),
+    Io(std::io::Error),
+    Compile(CompileError),
+}
+
+impl CompileIngestError {
+    pub fn into_compile_error(self) -> CompileError {
+        match self {
+            Self::NotFound(id) => CompileError {
+                ok: false,
+                error: format!("ingest not found: {id}"),
+                hint: Some("pass the ingest event id from events.jsonl".into()),
+                parse_error: None,
+            },
+            Self::Io(e) => CompileError {
+                ok: false,
+                error: format!("io error: {e}"),
+                hint: None,
+                parse_error: None,
+            },
+            Self::Compile(e) => e,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn document_stats(doc: &dsl::Document) -> CompileStats {
@@ -166,19 +199,22 @@ fn rankings_for_simulated(
         .collect()
 }
 
-/// Validate and simulate one `.sorter` document against optional base reducer state.
-pub fn compile_document(
+fn compile_document_inner(
     base: &ReducerState,
     room: &str,
     text: &str,
+    ingest_id: Option<String>,
+    ingest_line: Option<usize>,
 ) -> Result<CompileResult, CompileError> {
     let room_key = room.trim();
     let scope = scope_from_room_wire(room_key);
     let validated = validate_ingest_document(base, text, &scope).map_err(|(_, message, hint)| {
+        let parse_error = dsl::parse_full(text).err().map(|e| e.to_string());
         CompileError {
             ok: false,
             error: message,
             hint,
+            parse_error,
         }
     })?;
 
@@ -200,15 +236,27 @@ pub fn compile_document(
         threads: threads_in_document(text),
         rankings: rankings_for_simulated(&simulated, &scope, room_key, &validated.doc),
         stats: document_stats(&validated.doc),
+        ingest_id,
+        ingest_line,
     })
 }
 
+/// Validate and simulate one `.sorter` document against optional base reducer state.
+pub fn compile_document(
+    base: &ReducerState,
+    room: &str,
+    text: &str,
+) -> Result<CompileResult, CompileError> {
+    compile_document_inner(base, room, text, None, None)
+}
+
 fn ingest_parse_error(raw: &str) -> Option<String> {
     dsl::parse_full(raw).err().map(|e| e.to_string())
 }
 
-fn load_events_from_jsonl(path: &Path) -> Result<(Vec<(usize, Event)>, Vec<BadJsonLine>), std::io::Error> {
+fn load_events_from_jsonl(path: &Path) -> Result<(usize, Vec<(usize, Event)>, Vec<BadJsonLine>), std::io::Error> {
     let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
+    let total_lines = text.lines().count();
     let mut events = Vec::new();
     let mut bad_json_lines = Vec::new();
     for (idx, line) in text.lines().enumerate() {
@@ -225,61 +273,90 @@ fn load_events_from_jsonl(path: &Path) -> Result<(Vec<(usize, Event)>, Vec<BadJs
             }),
         }
     }
-    Ok((events, bad_json_lines))
+    Ok((total_lines, events, bad_json_lines))
 }
 
-/// Replay a JSONL event log into reducer state (same rules as server boot).
-pub fn load_reducer_from_jsonl(path: &Path) -> Result<(ReducerState, Vec<BadJsonLine>), std::io::Error> {
-    let (events, bad_json_lines) = load_events_from_jsonl(path)?;
+fn replay_events(events: &[(usize, Event)]) -> ReducerState {
     let mut state = ReducerState::default();
     for (_line_no, ev) in events {
-        state.apply_event(ev);
+        state.apply_event(ev.clone());
     }
-    Ok((state, bad_json_lines))
+    state
 }
 
-/// Scan an events.jsonl for corrupt JSON lines and ingests that fail DSL replay.
-pub fn scan_jsonl(path: &Path) -> Result<ScanResult, std::io::Error> {
-    let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
-    let total_lines = text.lines().count();
-    let (events, bad_json_lines) = load_events_from_jsonl(path)?;
+/// Replay a JSONL event log into reducer state (same rules as server boot).
+pub fn load_reducer_from_jsonl(path: &Path) -> Result<(ReducerState, Vec<BadJsonLine>), std::io::Error> {
+    let (_total_lines, events, bad_json_lines) = load_events_from_jsonl(path)?;
+    Ok((replay_events(&events), bad_json_lines))
+}
 
-    let mut malformed_ingests = Vec::new();
-    let mut skipped_ingests = 0usize;
-    let mut state = ReducerState::default();
-    let parsed_events = events.len();
+/// Find one ingest in a log and compile it against all prior events as base state.
+pub fn compile_ingest_from_log(path: &Path, ingest_id: &str) -> Result<CompileResult, CompileIngestError> {
+    let (_total_lines, events, bad_json_lines) = load_events_from_jsonl(path).map_err(CompileIngestError::Io)?;
+    if !bad_json_lines.is_empty() {
+        return Err(CompileIngestError::Compile(CompileError {
+            ok: false,
+            error: format!("jsonl has {} corrupt line(s)", bad_json_lines.len()),
+            hint: Some("fix the log or use `sorterc scan`".into()),
+            parse_error: None,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    let needle = ingest_id.trim();
+    let mut found: Option<(usize, Ingest)> = None;
+    let mut prior: Vec<(usize, Event)> = Vec::new();
 
     for (line_no, ev) in events {
         if let Event::Ingest(ref ing) = ev {
-            if let Some(reason) = ingest_parse_error(&ing.raw) {
+            if ing.id == needle {
+                found = Some((line_no, ing.clone()));
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        prior.push((line_no, ev));
+    }
+
+    let (line_no, ing) = found.ok_or_else(|| CompileIngestError::NotFound(needle.to_string()))?;
+    let base = replay_events(&prior);
+    compile_document_inner(&base, &ing.room_id, &ing.raw, Some(ing.id.clone()), Some(line_no))
+        .map_err(CompileIngestError::Compile)
+}
+
+/// Scan an events.jsonl for corrupt JSON lines and ingests whose DSL fails to parse.
+///
+/// This does not replay the log (which would run rank centrality on every ingest and
+/// can take minutes on real logs). It matches what the server skips on boot: parse failure.
+pub fn scan_jsonl(path: &Path) -> Result<ScanResult, std::io::Error> {
+    let (total_lines, events, bad_json_lines) = load_events_from_jsonl(path)?;
+
+    let mut malformed_ingests = Vec::new();
+    let mut ingest_events = 0usize;
+
+    for (line_no, ev) in &events {
+        if let Event::Ingest(ing) = ev {
+            ingest_events += 1;
+            if let Some(parse_error) = ingest_parse_error(&ing.raw) {
                 malformed_ingests.push(MalformedIngest {
-                    line: line_no,
+                    line: *line_no,
                     id: ing.id.clone(),
                     room_id: ing.room_id.clone(),
                     thread_tag: ing.thread_tag.clone(),
-                    reason,
+                    parse_error,
                 });
             }
-            let before = state.ingests_by_id.len();
-            state.apply_event(ev);
-            if state.ingests_by_id.len() == before {
-                skipped_ingests += 1;
-            }
-        } else {
-            state.apply_event(ev);
         }
     }
 
-    let ok = bad_json_lines.is_empty() && malformed_ingests.is_empty() && skipped_ingests == 0;
+    let ok = bad_json_lines.is_empty() && malformed_ingests.is_empty();
 
     Ok(ScanResult {
         ok,
         path: path.display().to_string(),
         total_lines,
-        parsed_events,
+        parsed_events: events.len(),
+        ingest_events,
         bad_json_lines,
         malformed_ingests,
-        skipped_ingests,
     })
 }
 
@@ -330,4 +407,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!report.ok);
         assert_eq!(report.bad_json_lines.len(), 1);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn scan_reports_dsl_parse_error_detail() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("events.jsonl");
+        let ingest = serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "ingest",
+            "ts": 1,
+            "id": "bad-ingest-id",
+            "raw": "{ no closing brace\n~/a { body }\n~/a 1:0 ~/b",
+            "principal": "test",
+            "room_id": "public",
+            "thread_tag": "t",
+        });
+        std::fs::write(&path, format!("{ingest}\n")).unwrap();
+        let report = scan_jsonl(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(!report.ok);
+        assert_eq!(report.malformed_ingests.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(report.malformed_ingests[0].id, "bad-ingest-id");
+        assert!(report.malformed_ingests[0].parse_error.contains("parse error"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/sorterc/readme.md b/sorterc/readme.md
index 1ebcc3fc935541ea9e47e0458ec67a750fe19fff..e388615c34b40914ca51fc7a79cb738eebc2909b 100644
--- a/sorterc/readme.md
+++ b/sorterc/readme.md
@@ -60,21 +60,33 @@ Rankings use the same structure as the server's dry-run check: parent scope, con
 
 ### `scan` — lint an `events.jsonl`
 
-Reads a JSONL event log and reports problems without starting a server.
+Fast single-pass check. Does **not** replay the log (replay runs rank centrality on every ingest and gets slow fast).
 
 ```bash
 cargo run -p sorterc -- scan events.jsonl
-cargo run -p sorterc -- scan events.jsonl --pretty
+cargo run -p sorterc -- scan events.jsonl --json
+cargo run -p sorterc -- scan events.jsonl --json --pretty
 ```
 
+Default output is human-readable with a blank line between each problem. Use `--json` for machine output.
+
 Reports:
 
 - **bad JSON lines** — lines that are not valid JSON
-- **malformed ingests** — ingest events whose `raw` DSL fails to parse
-- **skipped ingests** — ingests dropped during replay (same behavior as server boot)
+- **malformed ingests** — ingest events whose `raw` DSL fails to parse, with full `parse_error` text
 
 Exits 0 when clean, 1 when any issue is found.
 
+### `compile --ingest` — compile one event from a log
+
+Replay all events **before** the target ingest as base state, then compile that ingest's DSL:
+
+```bash
+cargo run -p sorterc -- compile --ingest cabd8adc-57ae-402d-a940-8e24339ac451 --from events.jsonl --pretty
+```
+
+Output includes `ingest_id`, `ingest_line`, and rankings for that post only. This may take a while for ingests late in a large log (full replay up to that point).
+
 ## Typical uses
 
 - Iterate on `.sorter` files in an editor and pipe through `compile` to see rankings instantly
diff --git a/sorterc/src/main.rs b/sorterc/src/main.rs
index 71382c180085cb0ad71043c852f8db5d3a48a284..5687c850d16973d28749380b8dc89f3bcebbfc56 100644
--- a/sorterc/src/main.rs
+++ b/sorterc/src/main.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,15 @@ struct Cli {
 enum Command {
     /// Parse and simulate a .sorter document; emit ranking JSON to stdout.
     Compile {
-        /// `.sorter` file, or `-` f

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