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name: aether-phone-lane-ops description: Boot, recover, tune, and verify the SCBE Android emulator phone lane for AetherCode and Polly Pad. Use when Codex needs to operate the SCBE_Pixel_6_API35 emulator, repair stale lock state, resize the phone surface, or prove the current lane state from local artifacts.

Aether Phone Lane Ops

Use this skill for Android emulator work around SCBE_Pixel_6_API35, AetherCode, and Polly Pad.

Truth Boundary

• This skill does not bypass sandbox or approval rules.
• It reduces friction by pointing Codex at the repo scripts, existing status artifacts, and already-approved launcher prefixes.
• Treat artifacts/kindle/emulator/*.json and artifacts/system/aether_phone_mode_pids.json as the canonical local evidence surface.

Quick Start

Run from C:\Users\issda\SCBE-AETHERMOORE.

Preview the lane without launching anything:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/system/start_polly_pad_emulator.ps1 -PreviewOnly

Summarize the latest local state from artifacts:

python C:\Users\issda\.codex\skills\aether-phone-lane-ops\scripts\phone_lane_status.py

Packet Order

A. Discover

Check the emulator lane in this order:

1. python C:\Users\issda\.codex\skills\aether-phone-lane-ops\scripts\phone_lane_status.py
2. & "C:\Users\issda\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe" devices -l
3. powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/system/start_polly_pad_emulator.ps1 -PreviewOnly

If the status script says phone mode is live and adb devices -l shows emulator-5554, prefer attach or direct ADB follow-up over a fresh launch.

B. Recover

If the emulator is stale, invisible to ADB, or showing .protobuf.lock / multiinstance.lock noise:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/system/stop_polly_pad_emulator.ps1 -StopPhoneMode -StopAdbServer

Then relaunch:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/system/start_polly_pad_emulator.ps1

C. Launch Or Attach

Default launch:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/system/start_polly_pad_emulator.ps1

Reading-friendly launch:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/system/start_polly_pad_emulator.ps1 `
  -ScreenPreset reading `
  -RuntimeDensity 340 `
  -FontScale 1.12

If the emulator is already booted and only device setup remains:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/system/start_polly_pad_emulator.ps1 -SkipEmulatorLaunch

Read references/launcher-matrix.md only when launch flags or failure modes matter.

D. Operate The Phone Lane

Canonical emulator browser base:

• http://10.0.2.2:8088/

Canonical routes:

• http://10.0.2.2:8088/polly-pad.html
• http://10.0.2.2:8088/chat.html

Repo scripts to prefer:

• scripts/system/start_polly_pad_emulator.ps1
• scripts/system/stop_polly_pad_emulator.ps1
• scripts/system/start_aether_phone_mode.ps1
• scripts/system/stop_aether_phone_mode.ps1
• scripts/system/kindle_device_diagnostics.ps1

If direct Polly Pad launch lands in Chrome FirstRunActivity, complete the one-time Chrome setup and rerun the route launch. Do not claim Polly Pad browser launch is clean until that gate is cleared.

E. Verify

The run is only complete when local evidence proves it:

• adb devices -l shows a live emulator serial, or the latest emulator status JSON records ok=true
• the phone-mode PID snapshot exists and the local web lane responds on 127.0.0.1:8088
• the latest status JSON includes the routes or notes needed for the current run

Use the status script again at the end to summarize the local truth surface.

Guardrails

• Do not claim the emulator is dead only because one launcher timed out; check raw adb devices -l and latest artifacts.
• Do not start a second emulator instance against the same AVD if emulator or qemu-system-x86_64 is already holding the lock.
• Prefer recovery before rebuild.
• Keep the skill focused on emulator and phone-lane operations. Use other skills for publishing, research, or content generation.