core-hub/workplans/CORE-WP-0006-operator-console-and-whynot-ui.md

---
id: CORE-WP-0006
type: workplan
title: "Design operator console and whynot UI adapters"
domain: infotech
repo: core-hub
status: finished
owner: codex
topic_slug: custodian
created: "2026-06-27"
updated: "2026-06-27"
state_hub_workstream_id: "d36de7a2-dee6-464c-aec4-3dd55b512ea4"
---

# Design operator console and whynot UI adapters

Create the Core Hub operator UI without binding the framework contract to a single UI runtime.

## Define Console Information Architecture

```task
id: CORE-WP-0006-T01
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "8ea0294d-2730-4d4a-9c96-394ed6874368"
```

Result 2026-06-27: Defined the operator console IA in `docs/specs/ui-operator-console.md`, covering shell navigation, screen model, workflows, data exposure rules, and first prototype priorities.

## Map whynot-design Contract

```task
id: CORE-WP-0006-T02
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "f16e2dba-b6fb-46e2-8f66-272ef0300f63"
```

Result 2026-06-27: Added `docs/specs/whynot-ui-adapter.md`, mapping whynot-design tokens, custom elements, IR/adapter rules, component usage, data-state semantics, and first adapter deliverables to Core Hub.

## Build First UI Prototype

```task
id: CORE-WP-0006-T03
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "6da92878-f0a4-4ff0-8b46-4629c646a7d5"
```

Result 2026-06-27: Added protected `/console` prototype in FastAPI with whynot-aligned tokens/classes, readiness gates, hub registry, migration runs, non-secret API consumer metadata, recent events, and tests covering auth plus full-key non-disclosure.

## Add Visual Checks

```task
id: CORE-WP-0006-T04
status: done
priority: low
state_hub_task_id: "12628328-6699-4abf-aa95-c0a07542f3e9"
```

Result 2026-06-27: Added `make visual-check` backed by `scripts/check_console_visual.py`, with Playwright Chromium desktop/mobile screenshots, protected `/console` auth handling, non-overlap and horizontal-overflow checks, PNG validation, and full-key non-disclosure assertions. Screenshots are written under ignored `.local/visual-checks/`.

2026-06-27 continuation: `CORE-WP-0008-T06` gates any broader UI rebuild behind deployed API evidence and CLI parity, using the prototype as input rather than expanding it prematurely.