panopainter/docs/modernization/tasks.md

# Modernization Task Tracker

Status: live
Last updated: 2026-06-16

This file now tracks only active architecture work.
Completed, blocked, and superseded task history moved to
`docs/modernization/tasks-done.md`.

## Operating Rules

- Keep this file short. If a task is done, blocked for a long time, or no
  longer relevant, move it to `tasks-done.md` instead of letting the active
  queue sprawl.
- Keep tasks architecture-first. Build, test, tool, planner, CLI, and
  automation cleanup are secondary unless they directly unblock or accompany a
  real ownership transfer in the live app.
- Prefer coherent bundles over tiny adapter nibbles. Each task here should make
  visible progress in a hotspot file or a legacy target, not just add another
  seam around the same code.
- Use legacy-target shrinkage and hotspot reduction as the main progress signal.
  If a slice does not materially reduce a large file or move code out of
  `PP_PANOPAINTER_*` or `PP_LEGACY_*`, it is probably not first-priority work.
- Do not restart Vulkan, Metal, or package-only work until the app shell,
  platform split, UI split, and canvas/render split are materially thinner.

## Current Architecture Read

- The extracted pure targets are real and useful: `pp_foundation`,
  `pp_assets`, `pp_paint`, `pp_document`, `pp_renderer_api`, `pp_renderer_gl`,
  `pp_paint_renderer`, `pp_ui_core`, `pp_platform_api`, and `pp_app_core`.
- The remaining app still lives mostly in legacy containment or thick shell
  targets:
  - `pp_panopainter_ui`: 34 files, about 9102 lines
  - `panopainter_app`: 29 files, about 8817 lines
  - `pp_legacy_paint_document`: 7 files, about 5709 lines
  - `pp_legacy_app`: 20 files, about 4368 lines
  - `pp_legacy_ui_core`: 20 files, about 3770 lines
- The biggest single-file choke points are still `src/canvas.cpp`,
  `src/app_layout.cpp`, `src/canvas_modes.cpp`, `src/node.cpp`,
  `src/main.cpp`, `src/node_panel_brush.cpp`, `src/node_stroke_preview.cpp`,
  `src/node_canvas.cpp`, `src/app.cpp`, and `src/app_dialogs.cpp`.
- The platform boundary is not finished:
  - `pp_platform_api` still compiles Apple implementation files
  - `platform_apple` no longer reaches `App::I` directly, and Linux FPS title
    reporting now uses an injected callback, but retained Apple bridging and
    broader platform-to-app singleton reach are still open in
    `platform_legacy`
  - `platform_legacy` is still part of the live app shell
- The app runtime boundary is not finished:
  - render/UI queues are static `App` state
  - app-facing detached launches are no longer the main issue; preview and
    recording now use owned worker threads, but those families still rely on
    retained static/global ownership and ad hoc runtime control
  - canvas async import/export/save/open now run through an owned in-file
    worker, but their retained progress execution is still not a clean runtime
    service boundary
  - thread-affinity rules are enforced by convention and asserts instead of
    explicit runtime contracts
- The UI ownership boundary is not finished:
  - base `Node` still carries raw parent/manager pointers beside shared handles
  - callback captures still frequently close over retained nodes and `App::I`
  - checked overlay/lifetime helpers exist but are not yet the default scene
    graph model
- Historical score/progress claims are not useful for prioritization here.
  The live app still mostly runs through the same shell and hotspot files, so
  the queue is now ordered by code movement instead.

## Active Bundles

### Priority Order

- `P0`: shrink the biggest live app hotspots and legacy ownership first
- `P0`: make app runtime, UI ownership, and renderer access safe enough for
  future backend work
- `P1`: finish supporting boundaries that unblock or stabilize the thinner app
- `P2`: only then clean up the remaining workflow adapters

### Bundle 1 - Break The Canvas And Preview Hotspots

Priority: `P0`

Why this bundle is first:
This is where the biggest block of real app behavior still lives.
If these files stay large and stateful, the rest of the modernization still
looks like a wrapper around the old renderer shell.

#### ARC-RND-001 - Split `canvas.cpp` Into Document State And Render Execution Shells

Status: In Progress

Why now:
`src/canvas.cpp` is still the biggest single architectural blocker at about
429 lines, with `src/canvas_modes.cpp` now materially thinner and the next
remaining render-shell pressure shifting toward preview/canvas nodes.

Current slice:
- Canvas state-management helpers for picking, clear/clear-all, layer
  add/remove/order/lookups, animation frame control, resize, and snapshot
  save/restore now live in `src/legacy_canvas_state_services.cpp` instead of
  staying inline in `src/canvas.cpp`, but the file still owns the larger
  document-plus-render shell.
- Canvas import/export/save/open/thumbnail ownership now lives in
  `src/legacy_canvas_document_io_services.cpp` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas.cpp`, which materially reduces document IO ownership in the live
  render shell.
- Canvas point-trace, unproject, project2D, face-to-shape, and camera
  push/pop/get/set helpers now also live in
  `src/legacy_canvas_projection_services.*` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas.cpp`, which trims another coherent non-UI state/query pocket
  from the live canvas shell.
- `Canvas::draw_objects_direct(...)` and `Canvas::draw_objects(...)` now also
  live in `src/legacy_canvas_object_draw_services.*` instead of staying inline
  in `src/canvas.cpp`, which trims another coherent object-draw and
  viewport-state execution pocket from the live canvas shell.
- `Canvas::stroke_draw_samples(...)`, `Canvas::stroke_commit()`, and the
  larger stroke sample/commit execution family now also live in
  `src/legacy_canvas_stroke_commit_services.*` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas.cpp`, which trims another large retained stroke-render pocket
  from the live canvas shell.
- Shared canvas-mode GL wrappers plus the `CanvasModeBasicCamera` and
  `CanvasModeCamera` input handlers now also live in
  `src/legacy_canvas_mode_helpers.*` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas_modes.cpp`, which trims another coherent retained canvas-view
  interaction pocket from the broader canvas/render hotspot family.
- The `CanvasModeTransform` interaction family now also lives in
  `src/legacy_canvas_mode_transform.cpp` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas_modes.cpp`, which materially thins another retained
  transform-mode pocket from the broader canvas/render hotspot family.
- The live `Canvas::stroke_draw()` orchestration now also lives in
  `src/legacy_canvas_stroke_live_services.cpp` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas.cpp`, which materially thins another large retained live
  stroke-render pocket from the canvas shell.
- `Canvas::layer_merge(...)`, `Canvas::flood_fill(...)`, and
  `Canvas::FloodData::apply()` now also live in
  `src/legacy_canvas_layer_services.cpp` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas.cpp`, which trims another coherent retained layer/fill workflow
  pocket from the live canvas shell.
- `Canvas::stroke_end(...)`, `Canvas::stroke_cancel(...)`,
  `Canvas::stroke_draw_mix(...)`, `Canvas::stroke_draw_project(...)`,
  `Canvas::stroke_update(...)`, and `Canvas::stroke_start(...)` now also live
  in `src/legacy_canvas_stroke_runtime_services.*` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas.cpp`, which trims another large retained live stroke/runtime
  pocket from the canvas shell.
- `Canvas::draw_merge(...)`, the temporary-paint and merge-branch
  orchestration helpers, final-plane composite, timelapse commit, create,
  destroy, clear-context, and camera accessors now also live in
  `src/legacy_canvas_render_shell_services.*` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas.cpp`, which trims another large retained render/context shell
  from the live canvas owner.
- The `CanvasModePen` and `CanvasModeLine` interaction families now also live
  in `src/legacy_canvas_mode_pen_line.cpp` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas_modes.cpp`, which materially thins another retained pen/line
  interaction pocket from the broader canvas/render hotspot family.
- The `CanvasModeMaskFree` and `CanvasModeMaskLine` interaction families now
  also live in `src/legacy_canvas_mode_mask.cpp` instead of staying inline in
  `src/canvas_modes.cpp`, which materially thins another retained mask-tool
  interaction pocket from the broader canvas/render hotspot family.

Write scope:
- `src/canvas.cpp`
- `src/canvas_layer.cpp`
- `src/canvas_actions.cpp`
- `src/legacy_canvas_*services*.h`
- new `src/legacy_canvas_*.*` helpers if needed

Read scope:
- `src/document/*`
- `src/paint_renderer/*`
- `src/renderer_api/*`

Done when:
- `canvas.cpp` stops being the place where document state, render sequencing,
  history reads, and GL-side execution all meet.
- Non-render state/query/update helpers move out first.
- The remaining file reads as a render shell with explicit helper boundaries.
- The touched slice makes a substantial reduction in inline ownership, not just
  a thin wrapper extraction.

Mini-model packet:
- Do not try to delete `Canvas` in one slice.
- Prioritize ownership separation over clever abstractions.
- Aim for a visible reduction in `canvas.cpp`, on the order of hundreds of
  lines, not a token helper extraction.

#### ARC-RND-002 - Isolate Preview And Canvas View Render Execution

Status: In Progress

Why now:
`src/node_stroke_preview.cpp` and `src/node_canvas.cpp` still own a large amount
of live preview/canvas render sequencing around the renderer boundary.

Current slice:
- `NodeStrokePreview` final composite plus preview-texture copy now route
  through `legacy_node_stroke_preview_execution_services.h`, but the preview
  node still owns most live-pass and retained GL resource execution.
- `NodeStrokePreview` render-target setup plus immediate-pass sequence
  orchestration now also route through
  `legacy_node_stroke_preview_execution_services.h`, and duplicate render-
  target setup was removed from `render_to_image()` and the queued worker path,
  but the preview node still owns broader live-pass state and thread-facing
  orchestration.
- `NodeStrokePreview` main live-pass request assembly and preview framebuffer-
  copy setup now also route through
  `legacy_node_stroke_preview_execution_services.h`, which trims another
  coherent pass-setup block from `src/node_stroke_preview.cpp`, but broader
  preview-pass orchestration is still inline.
- `NodeStrokePreview::draw_stroke_immediate()` immediate preview pass
  sequencing now also routes through the private
  `execute_stroke_draw_immediate_pass_sequence(...)` helper, which removes
  another live orchestration block from the node even though worker/readback
  flow still remains in the file.
- `NodeStrokePreview` stroke preparation, dual-brush setup, and live-pass
  request assembly now also route through retained preview execution helpers,
  which trims another coherent setup pocket from
  `src/node_stroke_preview.cpp` even though worker/readback ownership and
  broader preview flow still remain inline.
- The remaining immediate preview pass shell in
  `NodeStrokePreview::draw_stroke_immediate()` now also routes through
  `execute_legacy_node_stroke_preview_draw_immediate_shell(...)`, which
  materially reduces the live preview-pass body even though worker/readback
  ownership still remains inline.
- `NodeCanvas` merged-path per-plane merged-texture draw execution now also
  routes through `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_layer_texture(...)`.
- `NodeCanvas` merged-path and non-blend checkerboard background setup now also
  route through `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_background_setup(...)`.
- `NodeCanvas` cache-to-screen checkerboard-plane callback setup now also routes
  through a retained helper in `legacy_canvas_draw_merge_services.h`.
- `NodeCanvas` display resolve plus cache-to-screen checkerboard/cache-texture
  composite now route through `legacy_canvas_draw_merge_services.h`.
- `NodeCanvas` smoothing-mask overlay, smoothing-mask face pass, grid keepalive
  draw, heightmap draw, and current-mode draw now also route through
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_post_draw(...)`, but broader canvas draw
  orchestration is still inline.
- `NodeCanvas` heightmap draw callback setup now also routes through
  `make_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_heightmap_draw(...)`, but the node still owns
  current-mode traversal and broader post-draw orchestration.
- `NodeCanvas` current-mode draw callback setup now also routes through
  `make_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_current_modes_draw(...)`, and grid-mode
  callback setup now also routes through
  `make_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_grid_modes_draw(...)`, but broader post-draw
  orchestration is still inline.
- `NodeCanvas` checkerboard background plane callback setup now also routes
  through `make_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_background_checkerboard_plane(...)`,
  but the node still owns broader live layer traversal and renderer-state
  sequencing.
- `NodeCanvas` merged-path per-plane merged-texture draw callback setup now
  also routes through `make_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_layer_texture_draw(...)`,
  but the node still owns broader live layer traversal and renderer-state
  sequencing.
- `NodeCanvas` non-`draw_merged` per-frame layer draw callback setup now also
  routes through `make_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_layer_frame_draw(...)`, but
  the node still owns broader live layer traversal and renderer-state
  sequencing.
- `NodeCanvas` smoothing-mask face shader setup plus per-face draw execution
  now also route through
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_smask_faces(...)`, but the node still owns
  the broader canvas draw flow and renderer-state sequencing around that seam.
- `NodeCanvas` non-`draw_merged` per-layer/per-plane retained draw execution
  now also routes through `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_layer_plane(...)`,
  but the node still owns substantial live layer traversal and renderer state
  orchestration.
- `NodeCanvas` post-draw callback assembly now also routes through
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_post_draw_callbacks(...)`, and the
  remaining per-layer render-path orchestration now also routes through
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_layer_path(...)`, but the node still owns
  broader draw-loop and renderer-state shell sequencing.
- `NodeCanvas` outer non-`draw_merged` layer/plane traversal, onion-range
  failure handling, and visit payload setup now also route through
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_layer_traversal(...)`.
- `NodeCanvas` non-`draw_merged` per-layer temporary erase/paint, layer-texture,
  and blend setup now also route through
  `make_legacy_canvas_draw_merge_layer_path_gl_execution(...)`, but the node
  still owned the remaining draw lambdas and broader renderer-state shell.
- `NodeCanvas` now routes that remaining non-`draw_merged` per-layer blend,
  composite, debug-outline, and frame callback assembly through the local
  `make_node_canvas_layer_path_execution(...)` helper, which materially thins
  `NodeCanvas::draw()` even though the broader draw loop still lives in
  `src/node_canvas.cpp`.
- `NodeCanvas` post-draw callback assembly, smoothing-mask face execution, and
  optional display resolve now also route through
  `execute_node_canvas_draw_merge_tail(...)`, which trims another live tail
  block from `NodeCanvas::draw()` even though the broader outer draw shell is
  still inline.
- `NodeCanvas` non-`draw_merged` cache/background/layer-traversal/cache-
  composite shell now also routes through
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_unmerged_shell(...)`, which removes another
  coherent orchestration block from `NodeCanvas::draw()` even though the
  broader node draw loop still lives in `src/node_canvas.cpp`.
- `NodeCanvas` unmerged-path onion-range planning, plane filtering, per-layer
  visit handling, and per-visit layer-path execution now also route through
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_unmerged_node_canvas_shell(...)`, which trims
  another outer draw-shell block even though the broader node draw loop still
  lives in `src/node_canvas.cpp`.
- `NodeCanvas` broader unmerged cache/viewport/background/composite pass setup
  now also routes through
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_unmerged_node_canvas_pass(...)`, which removes
  another coherent outer-shell block even though the broader node draw loop
  still lives in `src/node_canvas.cpp`.
- `NodeCanvas::draw()` setup, merged-pass shell, and unmerged-pass shell now
  also route through `prepare_legacy_node_canvas_draw_setup(...)`,
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_node_canvas_shell(...)`,
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_merged_pass(...)`, and
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_node_canvas_unmerged_pass(...)`, which
  materially shortens the live `NodeCanvas::draw()` body even though the file
  itself is still large.
- `NodeCanvas::draw()` unmerged-pass blend-gate query, layer-orientation
  assembly, and callback wiring into
  `execute_legacy_canvas_draw_node_canvas_unmerged_pass(...)` now also route
  through `execute_node_canvas_draw_unmerged_pass(...)`, which trims another
  coherent unmerged draw-orchestration block from the live node even though
  the file size remains roughly flat.
- `NodeCanvas::draw()` merged-pass callback wiring and pass setup now also
  route through `execute_node_canvas_draw_merged_pass(...)`, which trims
  another coherent merged draw-orchestration block from the live node even
  though the broader draw loop still remains inline.
- `NodeCanvas::handle_event()` now also routes through the local
  `execute_node_canvas_handle_event(...)` helper, which trims another coherent
  input-routing block from `src/node_canvas.cpp` even though the node still
  owns broader canvas/controller behavior.
- `NodeCanvas` restore/clear context, resize handling, camera reset, buffer
  creation, cursor visibility/update, tick, and destroy ownership now also
  live in `src/legacy_node_canvas_state_services.*` instead of staying inline
  in `src/node_canvas.cpp`, which materially thins another retained
  state/control pocket without reopening the draw path.
- `NodeStrokePreview` retained lifecycle, worker-thread shell, render-to-image,
  on-screen handling, and preview texture ownership now also live in
  `src/legacy_node_stroke_preview_runtime_services.cpp` instead of staying
  inline in `src/node_stroke_preview.cpp`, which materially thins the preview
  node around its runtime-facing shell even though live pass execution still
  remains.
- The remaining live render/pass orchestration in
  `NodeStrokePreview::draw_stroke_immediate()` now also lives in
  `src/legacy_node_stroke_preview_draw_services.*` instead of staying inline in
  `src/node_stroke_preview.cpp`, which trims another coherent preview
  draw-pass pocket while preserving the current runtime-facing shell.
- `NodeCanvas::init()` plus the remaining `NodeCanvas::draw()` outer shell now
  also live in `src/legacy_node_canvas_draw_services.*` instead of staying
  inline in `src/node_canvas.cpp`, which materially reduces the live node to a
  thinner controller surface around event routing and state wrappers.

Write scope:
- `src/node_stroke_preview.cpp`
- `src/node_canvas.cpp`
- `src/legacy_node_stroke_preview_execution_services.h`
- `src/legacy_canvas_stroke_preview_services.h`
- `src/paint_renderer/compositor.*`

Read scope:
- `src/renderer_api/*`
- `src/renderer_gl/*`

Done when:
- Preview/canvas files stop carrying large inline render-pass orchestration.
- Concrete GL texture/bind/copy work is pushed behind explicit renderer-facing
  service seams.
- The next renderer backend would have one place to implement preview/canvas
  execution contracts instead of reading node code.
- The touched node files are materially smaller and less stateful afterward.

Mini-model packet:
- Keep the existing `pp_paint_renderer` planner surface and extend it only when
  the node files clearly need a missing renderer-owned callback contract.
- Prefer deleting inline orchestration over adding another planner layer around
  the same node code.

#### ARC-RND-003 - Replace App-Facing `Texture2D`/`RTT` Use With Renderer API Contracts

Status: In Progress

Why now:
Future Vulkan and Metal work needs the live app to stop treating retained
OpenGL resource classes as the renderer boundary.

Write scope:
- `src/node_canvas.cpp`
- `src/node_stroke_preview.cpp`
- `src/canvas.cpp`
- `src/texture.*`
- `src/rtt.*`
- `src/renderer_api/*`
- `src/paint_renderer/*`

Read scope:
- `src/renderer_gl/*`
- `src/legacy_gl_*dispatch.h`
- `src/app_shaders.cpp`

Done when:
- App/UI-facing render work talks to `pp_renderer_api` resource and command
  abstractions or narrow retained renderer services, not directly to
  `Texture2D`, `RTT`, or GL dispatch helpers.
- The remaining `Texture2D`/`RTT` references are contained in retained GL
  backend/adapters with explicit removal conditions.
- Canvas, preview, and export paths expose the same execution contract a Vulkan
  or Metal implementation would need.
- The touched slice shrinks app/UI render ownership instead of only renaming
  wrappers.

Mini-model packet:
- Do not start a Vulkan or Metal backend in this task.
- Use existing `pp_renderer_api` and `pp_paint_renderer` contracts first.
- Treat direct GL classes in UI/app code as debt to move behind backend-owned
  services.

### Bundle 2 - Thin The App Shell

Priority: `P0`

Why this bundle is next:
`app_layout.cpp`, `app_dialogs.cpp`, and `app.cpp` still make the modernized
targets look like helpers under one old monolith.

#### ARC-APP-001 - Split `app_layout.cpp` Into UI Binding Modules

Status: In Progress

Why now:
`src/app_layout.cpp` is still a 125-line mixed file that builds menus,
attaches callbacks, computes planner inputs, and mutates UI state directly.

Current slice:
- Tools-menu UI binding, including the nested panels/options submenu wiring,
  now lives in `src/app_layout_tools_menu.cpp`, and `App::init_menu_tools()`
  is now a thin call-through, but file/about/layer/sidebar and broader layout
  composition are still inline in `src/app_layout.cpp`.
- File-menu UI binding, including the export submenu wiring, now also lives in
  `src/app_layout_file_menu.cpp`, and `App::init_menu_file()` is now a thin
  call-through, but about/layer/sidebar and broader layout composition are
  still inline in `src/app_layout.cpp`.
- About-menu and layer-menu wiring now also live in
  `src/app_layout_about_layer_menu.cpp`, and `App::init_menu_about()` plus
  `App::init_menu_layer()` are now thin call-throughs, but edit/sidebar and
  broader layout composition are still inline in `src/app_layout.cpp`.
- Sidebar panel binding plus popup wiring now also live in
  `src/app_layout_sidebar.cpp`, and `App::init_sidebar()` is now a thin
  call-through, but edit-menu wiring and broader layout composition are still
  inline in `src/app_layout.cpp`.
- Main-toolbar binding now also lives in `src/app_layout_main_toolbar.cpp`,
  and `App::init_toolbar_main()` is now a thin call-through, but edit-menu
  wiring and broader layout composition are still inline in `src/app_layout.cpp`.
- Edit-menu binding now also lives in `src/app_layout_edit_menu.cpp`, and
  `App::init_menu_edit()` is now a thin call-through, but draw-toolbar,
  brush-refresh, and broader layout composition are still inline in
  `src/app_layout.cpp`.
- UI-direction plus persisted floating/docked panel-state ownership now also
  lives in `src/app_layout_ui_state.cpp`, and `src/app_layout.cpp` is down to
  the remaining draw-toolbar, brush-refresh, and layout/bootstrap composition.
- Draw-toolbar binding now also lives in `src/app_layout_draw_toolbar.cpp`, and
  `src/app_layout.cpp` is down to the remaining brush-refresh and
  layout/bootstrap composition.
- Brush-refresh now also lives in `src/app_layout_brush.cpp`, and
  `src/app_layout.cpp` is down to the remaining layout/bootstrap composition.
- Layout bootstrap plus reload/load continuation wiring now also lives in
  `src/app_layout_bootstrap.cpp`, and `src/app_layout.cpp` is down to thin
  call-through entrypoints plus the remaining local helper pocket.

Write scope:
- `src/app_layout.cpp`
- `src/legacy_app_shell_services.*`
- new `src/app_layout_*.*` or `src/legacy_*_ui_services.*` files if needed

Read scope:
- `src/app_core/*menu*.h`
- `src/app_core/brush_ui.h`
- `src/app_core/document_layer.h`
- `src/app_core/main_toolbar.h`

Done when:
- `app_layout.cpp` becomes a composition/binding file instead of a giant mixed
  controller.
- File-menu, toolbar, tools-menu, about-menu, and layer-menu wiring each live
  in named helper modules or services.
- The split follows planner/service boundaries already present in `pp_app_core`.
- The touched slice materially shrinks the file instead of just moving a few
  lambdas around.

Mini-model packet:
- Start by carving out one coherent family at a time, not by reshuffling lines.
- Preserve the current planner calls; the goal is ownership, not new behavior.
- Aim for a real file-size drop, not cosmetic decomposition.

#### ARC-APP-002 - Split `app_dialogs.cpp` Into Workflow Adapters And Widget Openers

Status: In Progress

Why now:
`src/app_dialogs.cpp` still mixes document workflow decisions, export routing,
dialog construction, and overlay ownership in one 168-line shell.

Current slice:
- Informational overlay opener paths for user manual, changelog, about,
  what's-new, and shortcuts now live in `src/app_dialogs_info_openers.cpp`,
  and the corresponding `App::dialog_*` entrypoints are now thin call-throughs,
  but document/export workflow and retained dialog execution are still inline in
  `src/app_dialogs.cpp`.
- Export, video-export, and PPBR export entrypoints now also live in
  `src/app_dialogs_export.cpp`, and the corresponding `App::dialog_*`
  entrypoints are now thin call-throughs, but new/open/save/browse/resize and
  retained dialog execution are still inline in `src/app_dialogs.cpp`.
- New/open/save/browse/resize workflow entrypoints now also live in
  `src/app_dialogs_workflow.cpp`, and `src/app_dialogs.cpp` is down to the
  remaining thin entrypoints plus layer-rename retained dialog glue.

Write scope:
- `src/app_dialogs.cpp`
- `src/legacy_app_dialog_services.*`
- `src/legacy_document_session_services.*`
- `src/legacy_document_open_services.*`
- `src/legacy_document_export_services.*`

Read scope:
- `src/app_core/app_dialog.h`
- `src/app_core/document_session.h`
- `src/app_core/document_export.h`

Done when:
- `app_dialogs.cpp` is reduced to thin entrypoints plus named helper modules.
- Dialog creation/opening is clearly separated from document/export workflow
  routing.
- The remaining direct node-specific code is isolated to retained dialog
  adapters.
- The slice removes a meaningful amount of mixed live ownership from
  `app_dialogs.cpp`.

Mini-model packet:
- Preserve existing planner usage.
- Prefer new narrow helper files over leaving another giant dialog utility file.
- Do not spend time extending dialog planners or CLI surfaces unless the live
  adapter gets thinner in the same slice.

#### ARC-APP-003 - Reduce `app.cpp` To Frame, Queue, And Composition Shell

Status: In Progress

Why now:
`src/app.cpp` still carries startup, frame flow, queue draining, recording,
and composition logic in one 171-line file.

Current slice:
- UI observer math now routes through `src/legacy_app_frame_services.cpp`
  instead of staying inline in `src/app.cpp`.
- The repeated UI child traversal in `App::draw()` now routes through the same
  retained helper.
- Canvas toolbar refresh in `App::update()` now also routes through that helper
  file, materially shrinking `src/app.cpp`.
- `App::draw(...)`, `App::update(...)`, `App::terminate(...)`,
  `App::update_memory_usage(...)`, `App::update_rec_frames(...)`,
  `App::res_from_index(...)`, `App::res_to_index(...)`,
  `App::res_to_string(...)`, `App::rec_clear(...)`, `App::rec_start(...)`,
  `App::rec_stop(...)`, `App::rec_export(...)`, `App::rec_loop(...)`, and
  `App::render_thread_tick(...)` now also live in
  `src/legacy_app_runtime_shell_services.cpp` instead of staying inline in
  `src/app.cpp`, which materially thins the remaining frame/runtime shell.
- `App::create(...)`, `App::initAssets(...)`, `App::initLog(...)`, and
  `App::init(...)` now also live in `src/legacy_app_startup_services.*`
  instead of staying inline in `src/app.cpp`, which reduces the remaining app
  file to a thinner retained composition surface around startup and runtime
  delegation.

Write scope:
- `src/app.cpp`
- `src/legacy_app_startup_services.*`
- `src/legacy_recording_services.*`
- small new `src/app_runtime_*.*` helpers if needed

Read scope:
- `src/app_core/app_frame.h`
- `src/app_core/app_shutdown.h`
- `src/app_core/app_startup.h`
- `src/app_core/document_recording.h`

Done when:
- `app.cpp` reads like a shell over `pp_app_core` planners and named retained
  services.
- Startup, frame/update, queue/thread, and recording glue are split into named
  helpers instead of living inline.
- `App` keeps ownership of composition state only where it truly has to.
- The file becomes materially thinner in the same slice.

Mini-model packet:
- Keep thread behavior unchanged.
- Split by responsibility boundaries already present in `pp_app_core`.
- Prefer moving live ownership out over creating new planner wrappers.

#### ARC-APP-004 - Move Render/UI Queues Into An Owned App Runtime Service

Status: In Progress

Why now:
`App` still owns static render/UI queues, mutexes, condition variables, and
thread ids. That makes thread safety hard to reason about and keeps platform
entrypoints coupled to the singleton.

Current slice:
- render/UI queues, mutexes, condition variables, and thread identity already
  live in `AppRuntime`
- `AppRuntime` render/UI worker ownership now also uses `std::jthread` plus
  explicit stop requests instead of raw `std::thread`
- Windows main-loop run-state and VR worker coordination flags in `main.cpp`
  now use `std::atomic` ownership instead of unsynchronized globals
- `main.cpp` Win32 window handles, GL task/mutex state, splash-dialog state,
  stylus timers, and VR worker state now sit behind one retained local state
  object instead of separate file-scope globals
- the splash-screen dialog loop, HWND ownership, and bitmap setup now also live
  in `src/platform_windows/windows_splash.cpp` instead of `src/main.cpp`, and
  `main.cpp` now just owns the helper lifecycle
- Win32 async GL/context lock state now lives in
  `src/platform_windows/windows_platform_services.cpp` instead of `main.cpp`
  retained state, and `main.cpp` only seeds that platform-owned context handle
  pair during initialization and context recreation
- `main.cpp` main-thread queued task state now lives under
  `src/platform_windows/windows_platform_services.cpp` instead of staying in
  the entry TU
- Win32 pointer API loading, stylus/ink timer ownership and decay, `WT_PACKET`
  reset, and `WM_POINTERUPDATE` pen/touch handling now live in
  `src/platform_windows/windows_stylus_input.cpp` instead of `src/main.cpp`,
  but broader retained Win32 shell state is still open
- the retained Win32 VR/HMD shell, including worker start/stop and VR FPS
  state, now routes through `src/platform_windows/windows_vr_shell.h` instead
  of staying inline in `src/main.cpp`, but broader retained Win32 shell state
  is still open
- RenderDoc startup/frame capture, SHCore DPI bootstrap, Win32 error-string
  conversion, `UnadjustWindowRectEx`, and GL debug pre/post callbacks now also
  live in `src/platform_windows/windows_bootstrap_helpers.cpp` instead of
  `src/main.cpp`
- the WMI startup probe now also lives in
  `src/platform_windows/windows_bootstrap_helpers.cpp` instead of
  `src/main.cpp`
- Win32 lifecycle running-state, close/shutdown handling, FPS title update and
  wakeup posting, stylus frame update, window preference save, and VR
  lifecycle wrappers now also live in
  `src/platform_windows/windows_lifecycle_shell.cpp` instead of `src/main.cpp`
- Win32 startup/window/bootstrap flow now also lives in
  `src/platform_windows/windows_bootstrap_helpers.*` for runtime-data
  discovery, startup-state initialization, window creation, pixel-format
  setup, GL loader init, runtime-info logging, and core-context upgrade
  sequencing
- BugTrap/SEH recovery setup now also lives in
  `src/platform_windows/windows_bootstrap_helpers.cpp` instead of
  `src/main.cpp`
- the Win32 window procedure and retained message-handling shell now also live
  in `src/platform_windows/windows_window_shell.*` instead of `src/main.cpp`,
  which materially thins the entry file even though broader runtime/entrypoint
  composition is still open
- the remaining interactive Win32 runtime pocket for touch registration,
  render/UI thread startup, debug GL callback hookup, Wintab init/skip, icon
  setup, placement restore, optional VR start, splash dismissal, message
  loop, and shutdown cleanup now also lives in
  `src/platform_windows/windows_runtime_shell.*` instead of `src/main.cpp`,
  which reduces the entry TU to a much smaller composition root
- prepared-file background work now runs through an `AppRuntime`-owned worker
  queue instead of a retained static worker in `src/app_events.cpp`
- canvas async import/export/save/open background work now also runs through an
  `AppRuntime`-owned worker queue instead of a retained static worker in
  `src/canvas.cpp`
- retained `App` composition, task call sites, and platform/runtime entrypoint
  coupling are still not fully reduced behind the runtime contract

Write scope:
- `src/app.h`
- `src/app.cpp`
- `src/app_events.cpp`
- `src/main.cpp`
- new `src/app_runtime_*.*` or retained runtime service files if needed

Read scope:
- `src/app_core/app_thread.h`
- `src/platform_api/platform_services.h`
- render/UI task call sites under `src/*.cpp`

Done when:
- Render and UI task queues are owned by an explicit runtime object or service
  with startup, drain, stop, and thread-affinity APIs.
- `App` composes that runtime instead of exposing static global queue state.
- Platform event code and retained services post work through the runtime
  contract rather than by reaching `App::I` static queues.
- Shutdown behavior remains deterministic and the touched slice reduces
  singleton/thread coupling.

Mini-model packet:
- Keep public behavior and thread ordering unchanged.
- Prefer a small runtime owner over broad task-system redesign.
- Make ownership and shutdown semantics explicit before adding new features.

#### ARC-APP-005 - Replace Detached App Workers With Joinable Or Service-Owned Work

Status: In Progress

Why now:
The biggest app-facing async families have been moved off detached launches,
but retained worker ownership and ad hoc runtime control are still not a safe
modernization foundation.

Current slice:
- app-owned render/UI runtime queues and cloud worker ownership are already
  moving behind owned runtime/service objects
- Windows splash-dialog and HMD renderer worker ownership in `main.cpp` now
  also use `std::jthread` with explicit stop requests instead of raw
  `std::thread`
- Windows VR device ownership in `main.cpp` now also uses `std::unique_ptr`
  instead of a raw `Vive*`
- `LogRemote` worker ownership in `src/log.*` now also uses `std::jthread`
  with explicit stop requests instead of raw `std::thread`
- brush package import/export now use service-owned `std::jthread` workers and
  UI-thread completion handoff
- prepared-file save work and grid lightmap launch now also use service-owned
  workers with explicit UI-thread handoff
- canvas async import/export/save/open and timelapse export now also use owned
  worker queues instead of detached threads
- `src/app_events.cpp` prepared-file worker ownership and `src/canvas.cpp`
  async import/export/save/open worker ownership now also sit behind named
  retained local worker-state helpers instead of bare static worker accessors
- the prepared-file worker and the broader canvas async import/export/save/open
  worker have now both moved into `AppRuntime`, removing the retained static
  workers from `src/app_events.cpp` and `src/canvas.cpp`
- preview background rendering, recording, and the retained
  `NodePanelGrid::bake_uvs()` worker now also use `std::jthread`, but their
  retained loop/control flow is still open
- `App::rec_loop()` now delegates its worker-iteration orchestration into the
  retained recording bridge in `src/legacy_recording_services.cpp`, while
  `App::update()` no longer carries the dead update mutex residue; retained
  recording loop control, readback ownership, and MP4 execution are still open
- `App::update_rec_frames()` now delegates recording label refresh through
  `src/legacy_recording_services.cpp`, but retained recording label lookup,
  encoder-state reads, and MP4 execution still stay on the legacy bridge

Write scope:
- `src/canvas.cpp`
- `src/app_cloud.cpp`
- `src/app_events.cpp`
- `src/legacy_cloud_services.*`
- `src/legacy_brush_package_import_services.*`
- `src/legacy_brush_package_export_services.*`
- `src/legacy_grid_ui_services.*`
- `src/node_dialog_cloud.*`
- `src/node_stroke_preview.*`

Read scope:
- `src/app_core/app_thread.h`
- `src/foundation/task_queue.*`
- `src/legacy_recording_services.*`

Done when:
- Touched worker families are owned by joinable `std::jthread`, a scoped worker
  object, or an injected task service with cancellation/shutdown semantics.
- Worker callbacks do not capture raw retained nodes or `this` across unknown
  lifetime without a checked handle, weak ownership, or explicit owner.
- App shutdown can stop the touched worker family without racing UI/layout or
  renderer destruction.
- Detached `std::thread` count drops materially in app-facing code.

Mini-model packet:
- Start with one coherent worker family, such as cloud or brush package import.
- Do not rewrite all threading at once.
- Preserve the existing UI/progress behavior while changing ownership.

### Bundle 3 - Finish The UI Core Split

Priority: `P0`

Why this bundle is still top priority:
Until generic `Node` and control code leaves `pp_legacy_ui_core`, the UI
architecture remains mostly the old one with a modern overlay/lifetime helper
attached to it.

#### ARC-UI-001 - Move Generic Node And Control Code Out Of `pp_legacy_ui_core`

Status: In Progress

Why now:
`pp_ui_core` has layout, color, node lifetime, and overlay lifetime, but the
generic widget layer still sits in `pp_legacy_ui_core`.

Current slice:
- `Node::load_internal(...)` child XML loading now routes through
  `src/legacy_ui_node_loader.*` instead of staying inline in `src/node.cpp`.
  That trims another coherent generic node-instantiation pocket and makes the
  remaining scene-graph load path easier to isolate, even though ownership has
  not yet moved into `pp_ui_core`.
- The generic per-frame node execution/traversal family for
  `restore_context`, `clear_context`, `update`, `update_internal`, and `tick`
  now also lives in `src/legacy_ui_node_execution.cpp` instead of staying
  inline in `src/node.cpp`, which materially thins the base scene-graph file
  without changing its public surface.
- `Node::on_event(...)` plus mouse/key capture and release now also live in
  `src/legacy_ui_node_event.*` instead of staying inline in `src/node.cpp`,
  which materially thins the base scene-graph event shell without changing its
  public surface.
- `Node::parse_attributes(...)` now also routes through
  `src/legacy_ui_node_attributes.*` instead of staying inline in `src/node.cpp`,
  which trims another coherent XML/Yoga attribute decoding pocket from the base
  scene-graph shell without changing its public surface.
- `Node::destroy()`, `root()`, `set_manager(...)`, `added_to_root()`,
  `handle_on_screen(...)`, template loading helpers, child add/remove/move
  helpers, and child query helpers now also live in
  `src/legacy_ui_node_tree_services.cpp` instead of staying inline in
  `src/node.cpp`, which materially thins the remaining generic scene-graph
  lifecycle/tree shell without changing the public surface.
- The generic Yoga style/visibility pocket from `Node::SetWidth(...)` through
  `Node::GetRTL()` now also lives in `src/legacy_ui_node_style.*` instead of
  staying inline in `src/node.cpp`, which trims another coherent generic node
  shell pocket without changing the public surface.

Write scope:
- `src/node.cpp`
- `src/layout.cpp`
- generic `src/node_*` base control files from `PP_LEGACY_UI_CORE_SOURCES`
- `src/ui_core/*`
- `CMakeLists.txt`
- `cmake/PanoPainterSources.cmake`

Read scope:
- `src/node_panel_*`
- `src/node_dialog_*`

Done when:
- Generic controls and base node/layout code are clearly separated from
  PanoPainter-specific panels and dialogs.
- `pp_ui_core` grows as the home of generic widgets and node behavior.
- `pp_panopainter_ui` keeps only app-specific panels, dialogs, canvas, preview,
  and workflow nodes.
- The touched slice removes real file ownership from `pp_legacy_ui_core`, not
  just adds wrappers around it.

Mini-model packet:
- Start with the controls that have no app-specific policy:
  button, checkbox, icon, image, scroll, slider, text, text input.
- Do not mix panel/dialog rewrites into the same slice.
- Prefer target ownership moves over purely internal helper reshuffles.

#### ARC-UI-002 - Make Checked Handles The Default UI Ownership Model

Status: Ready

Why now:
`pp_ui_core` has lifetime and overlay handle helpers, but retained UI code still
mixes raw `Node*`, shared ownership, direct `add_child(...)`, and callback
captures across mutation points.

Current slice:
- `src/node.cpp` child attach/detach/reorder paths now route through named
  local helpers instead of repeating raw mutation logic inline. That improves
  scene-graph mutation clarity, but it does not yet change the ownership model
  or move those paths behind checked handles.

Write scope:
- `src/node.*`
- `src/layout.*`
- `src/legacy_ui_overlay_services.*`
- retained `src/node_dialog_*` and `src/node_panel_*` files touched by a slice
- `src/ui_core/node_lifetime.*`
- `src/ui_core/overlay_lifetime.*`

Read scope:
- existing popup/dialog call sites found with `add_child`, `remove_child`, and
  `on_*` callback captures

Done when:
- New or touched UI surfaces open, close, and dispatch callbacks through checked
  handles or scoped connections by default.
- Raw `Node*` fields and callback parameters are documented or reshaped as
  non-owning views, not lifetime owners.
- Destroy-during-callback and close-during-dispatch behavior is owned by
  `pp_ui_core` rather than each panel/dialog.
- App-specific panels become view/controller shells over safe UI-core
  lifetime primitives.

Mini-model packet:
- Convert one popup/dialog family at a time.
- Do not redesign the UI appearance in this task.
- Prefer deleting raw lifetime assumptions over adding more guard comments.

#### ARC-UI-003 - Split UI Rendering From Scene Graph And App State

Status: Ready

Why now:
The generic node layer still mixes layout, input, rendering, direct app access,
and retained OpenGL resource usage. That blocks both a cleaner UI component and
future renderer backends.

Write scope:
- `src/node.cpp`
- `src/node_canvas.cpp`
- `src/node_stroke_preview.cpp`
- generic control files moved toward `src/ui_core/*`
- `src/renderer_api/*`
- `src/paint_renderer/*`

Read scope:
- `src/font.*`
- `src/shape.*`
- `src/texture.*`
- `src/rtt.*`

Done when:
- Scene graph/layout/input code has a renderer-neutral draw contract.
- Generic controls do not need to know app singleton state or concrete GL
  resource classes.
- App-specific canvas and preview rendering depends on renderer-facing services
  rather than base `Node` internals.
- The touched slice makes `pp_ui_core` more reusable without hiding app policy
  inside it.

Mini-model packet:
- Keep visual behavior unchanged.
- Do not move PanoPainter-specific panel policy into `pp_ui_core`.
- Use renderer-neutral contracts first; backend implementation follows later.

### Bundle 4 - Make The Platform Boundary Real

Priority: `P1`

Why this bundle is not `P0`:
It matters, but moving platform code first will not change the day-to-day shape
of the app as much as reducing `canvas.cpp`, the app shell, and the generic UI
layer.

#### ARC-PLT-001 - Split `pp_platform_api` From Concrete Platform Code

Status: Ready

Why now:
`pp_platform_api` is supposed to be the SDK-free policy and interface layer,
but it still compiles `src/platform_apple/apple_platform_services.*`.

Write scope:
- `CMakeLists.txt`
- `src/platform_api/*`
- `src/platform_apple/*`

Read scope:
- `cmake/PanoPainterSources.cmake`
- `src/platform_windows/*`
- `src/platform_linux/*`

Done when:
- `pp_platform_api` contains only platform-neutral interfaces, policies, and
  shared helpers.
- Apple implementation files are built by a concrete platform target instead of
  the API target.
- The dependency direction is obvious from CMake without reading debt notes.

Mini-model packet:
- Start in `CMakeLists.txt` around `pp_platform_api`.
- Keep the change structural; do not broaden into new feature work.
- Preserve current Apple service entrypoints while moving ownership.

#### ARC-PLT-002 - Remove `App::I` Reach From Apple And Linux Services

Status: In Progress

Why now:
The current Apple and Linux service files still call into the app singleton,
which means the platform layer is not a platform layer yet.

Current slice:
- Linux FPS title updates now route through an injected callback installed from
  `App::set_platform_services()`
- `platform_apple` clipboard, display/share, cursor, and save-ui-state calls
  now route through injected Apple bridge callbacks instead of `App::I`
- `LegacyPlatformServices::prepare_storage_paths()` now routes Apple path
  preparation through a narrow local helper instead of reading `App::I`
  directly in that method body
- iOS virtual-keyboard visibility and prepared-file save handoff now also route
  through explicit Apple bridge callbacks instead of direct `App::I` calls in
  `LegacyPlatformServices`
- Apple render-context acquire/release/present hooks and iOS
  `bind_main_render_target()` now also route through explicit Apple bridge
  callbacks instead of direct `App::I` calls in `LegacyPlatformServices`
- Apple crash-test, app-close, and iOS SonarPen hooks now also route through
  explicit Apple bridge callbacks instead of direct `App::I` calls in
  `LegacyPlatformServices`
- retained Apple ObjC handles plus storage paths now live in one local
  `platform_legacy` helper, and the iOS SonarPen bridge now starts through
  that retained Apple state instead of reading `App::I` inside the bridge body
- Linux/Web GLFW render-context acquire/present hooks and Linux app-close now
  also route through retained local GLFW callback hooks instead of direct
  method-body `App::I` access in `LegacyPlatformServices`
- retained GLFW window hooks and the non-Linux fallback storage-path return now
  also route through retained local state helpers instead of reading `App::I`
  directly in those method bodies
- retained Apple callback injection and broader `platform_legacy` singleton
  reach are still open

Write scope:
- `src/platform_apple/*`
- `src/platform_linux/*`
- `src/app_events.cpp`
- `src/app.h`

Read scope:
- `src/platform_api/platform_services.h`
- `src/platform_legacy/legacy_platform_services.*`

Done when:
- `src/platform_apple/*` and `src/platform_linux/*` no longer call `App::I`.
- The app injects the minimum callbacks or bridge state those services need.
- Platform files stop depending on app-global state for clipboard, sharing, FPS
  title updates, or native UI saves.

Mini-model packet:
- Keep the interface small. Prefer injected callbacks/bridges over passing the
  whole `App`.
- Do not rewrite Windows in the same slice.

#### ARC-PLT-003 - Remove App-Owned Cross-Platform Handle Storage

Status: Ready

Why now:
`src/platform_legacy/legacy_platform_services.cpp` and `src/app.h` still keep
platform-handle state on `App`, which blocks a real `pp_platform_*` shell split.

Write scope:
- `src/platform_legacy/legacy_platform_services.*`
- `src/app.h`
- `src/app_events.cpp`
- `src/platform_windows/*`

Read scope:
- `src/main.cpp`
- Apple/Android/Web/Linux entrypoint files only as needed

Done when:
- `App` no longer owns platform-specific handle fields that belong to shells.
- The legacy platform adapter becomes thin composition or disappears for the
  touched path.
- Platform setup state lives with the relevant `pp_platform_*` implementation.

Mini-model packet:
- Keep this slice about state ownership, not feature behavior.
- Prefer moving state to shell-local structs or service singletons owned by the
  platform target.

### Bundle 5 - Retire The Thick Workflow Bridges

Priority: `P2`

Why this bundle is later:
These bridges still matter, but many recent slices spent too much effort
polishing adapters without changing the bulk shape of the live app. This bundle
stays active only after the main hotspots are moving.

#### ARC-WKF-001 - Thin Document Open/Save/Session Bridges To Pure Adapters

Status: Ready

Why now:
The document session/open/save planners exist, but the live bridges still own a
lot of retained dialog, metadata, title, and save execution behavior.

Write scope:
- `src/legacy_document_open_services.*`
- `src/legacy_document_session_services.*`
- `src/legacy_document_export_services.*`
- `src/legacy_history_services.*`

Read scope:
- `src/app_core/document_route.h`
- `src/app_core/document_session.h`
- `src/app_core/document_export.h`

Done when:
- The remaining bridge files are thin adapters from planner outputs to retained
  execution.
- Save/open/session flows stop mutating app/document/UI state inline across
  multiple bridge layers.
- Title updates, history clearing, overwrite prompts, and save routing are each
  owned in one obvious place.

Mini-model packet:
- Preserve current planner contracts.
- Favor one adapter per workflow family over catch-all helper growth.

#### ARC-WKF-002 - Split Cloud And Brush Package Work Out Of Retained UI Nodes

Status: Ready

Why now:
Cloud browse/download/upload and brush package import/export still close over
retained nodes, worker threads, and direct UI ownership.

Current slice:
- `NodePanelBrush` save/restore/scan/reload/find/get-path ownership now routes
  through `src/legacy_brush_panel_services.*` instead of staying inline in
  `src/node_panel_brush.cpp`, which trims a coherent retained brush-workflow
  pocket from the live UI node even though cloud and package-worker ownership
  still remain separate follow-up work.
- `NodePanelBrushPreset` save/restore plus PPBR/ABR import/export routing now
  also lives in `src/legacy_brush_preset_services.*` instead of staying inline
  in `src/node_panel_brush.cpp`, which trims another large preset-workflow
  pocket from the live UI node even though the broader cloud/package worker
  split still remains follow-up work.
- `NodePanelBrushPreset` init/menu wiring, click handling, item construction,
  and added-state update now also live in
  `src/legacy_brush_preset_panel_ui.*` instead of staying inline in
  `src/node_panel_brush.cpp`, which materially thins another retained preset
  panel UI pocket even though cloud/package worker ownership remains the
  follow-up.
- `NodePanelBrush` brush texture panel init, selection dispatch,
  popup-close event handling, restore-failure prompt flow, and added-state
  reset now also live in `src/legacy_brush_panel_ui.*` instead of staying
  inline in `src/node_panel_brush.cpp`, which trims another retained brush UI
  workflow pocket while preserving the live node as a thinner controller
  surface.

Write scope:
- `src/legacy_cloud_services.*`
- `src/node_dialog_cloud.*`
- `src/legacy_brush_package_import_services.*`
- `src/legacy_brush_package_export_services.*`
- `src/node_panel_brush.cpp`

Read scope:
- `src/app_core/document_cloud.h`
- `src/app_core/brush_package_import.h`
- `src/app_core/brush_package_export.h`
- `src/assets/brush_package.*`

Done when:
- Network transfer execution, thumbnail loading, and brush package worker
  ownership are isolated behind named services.
- Retained nodes become view/controller shells instead of workflow owners.
- Cloud and brush package code no longer need to be understood through panel or
  dialog internals first.

Mini-model packet:
- Split worker ownership from UI ownership first.
- Do not try to redesign cloud UX or brush preset UX in the same slice.

## Deferred On Purpose

- Vulkan and Metal lab work
- package-only and automation-only cleanup
- scorekeeping tasks that do not move app architecture

These remain in history only until the app shell, platform split, UI split, and
canvas/render split are materially thinner.