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Recorded 13 October 2026 · Codex

Wax & Wane, a record shop: Codex

The same request in Codex, from an empty folder.

Host
Codex
Model
the Codex CLI's default model
Moûsa
0.5.0
Started
13 October 2026
Time
5.1 minutes
Qloo requests
16
Pictures
none: imagery drawn in SVG or CSS

Play it

The design's own files as the session left them, running sandboxed on a separate origin.

The design Open full screen

Moûsa · Taste Provenance

For an audience that loves Paterson and Nujabes

A personal record shop sheet where listening is a shared ritual.

Design with QlooWebsiteCodexPrediction frozen 13 October 2026

7 of 7

design devices rest on what the model did not predict

The audience, as the person named itPatersonNujabes

80works measured, 1 of them predicted

18shared qualities, 3 predicted

16pacing, surface and tone tags, 0 predicted

16Qloo requests

The result

The captures of round 1, the last the agent reviewed: 3 criteria met, 0 partly, 0 missed.

desktop · full page, round 1
desktop · full page · round 1 · judged in the review
mobile · full page, round 1
mobile · full page · round 1 · judged in the review
mobile · newsletter, round 1
mobile · newsletter · round 1

Before any data: the model's own prediction

Frozen before Qloo was asked, so what Qloo adds can be told apart from what the model already assumed. An entry a measured name matches is marked; the match is liberal, so it only lowers what counts as new.

The design the model would make from it alone

A warm cream literary page with quiet record cards and a listening invitation.

#f2ecdf#343c32#ad7256

Type: Instrument Serif and Courier Prime

#hero#records#listening#visit#newsletter
  • paper sleeves
  • quiet typography

The audience it expected

Listeners who love Nujabes and the everyday poetry of Paterson, visiting a small Moda record shop.

Pacing

Slow-pacedMinimalist measuredSlice of life

Surfaces

Natural matched Naturalistic (look quality)Vintage

Tone

Melancholic measuredReflectiveWarm

Shared qualities

Everyday poetryQuiet ritualsAnalog warmth

The works it expected them to love

Brands

MujiUniqlo measuredAesop

Films

Perfect DaysColumbusBefore Sunrise

Music

J DillaUyama HirotoBonobo

Books

The Wind-Up Bird ChronicleJust KidsLeaves of Grass

TV

Midnight DinerAtlantaTwin Peaks

Places

ArkaodaBant Mag. HavuzWalter's Coffee Roastery

What Qloo measured

What this audience loves, the qualities those works share and the tags ranked for it. New means the prediction did not contain it.

Look qualities

  • Intimate newin Modern Love, Fleabag and Normal People
  • Minimalist predictedin Fleabag, Foursquare and Herschel Supply Co
  • Atmospheric newin Radiohead, Sigur Rós and At Eternity's Gate
  • Realistic newin Divorce, Gunshot and Come un padre
  • Clean Lines newin Uniqlo, Herschel Supply Co and Wenger

Mood qualities

  • Emotional newin Modern Love, Woman and Mavi
  • Vulnerable newin Woman, Divorce and The Wild Pear Tree
  • Character driven newin Woman, Gunshot and Come un padre
  • Melancholic predictedin The Antlers, Leonard Cohen and Cold War
  • Complex newin Another Self and Radiohead

Meaning qualities

  • Friendship newin Emily in Paris, Bandirma Missile Club and Wach
  • Emotionally engaged newin Divorce, The Favourite and Isle of Dogs
  • Drama loving newin Mozart in the Jungle, Butterflies and Come un padre
  • Loyal newin The Antlers, Brother Ali and Pretty Boys
  • The caregiver newin Divorce and Roma

Surfaces

Architectural Design newSculptural Designs newSculptural newTimeless Elegance newIntricate Details newFluid Silhouettes new

Tone

Thoughtful newInspiring newIntrospective newuniqueness newThought-Provoking newWhimsical new

Brands

  • Uniqlo predictedClean Lines · Neutral Palette · Fashion
  • The North Face new2010s fashion · Clothing brands of the United States · Mountaineering equipment manufacturers
  • Apple Inc newAmerican business executives · Apple Inc. lists · Companies in the PRISM network
  • Foursquare newMinimalist · Technical · Clean Typography

Brands, lesser known

  • Shanghai Tang newVibrant Hues · Mandarin Collars · Silk Textures
  • Siwy Denim newVintage-Inspired · Fitted Silhouettes · Quilted Detailing

Films

  • At Eternity's Gate newAtmospheric · Mental illness · Mortality
  • The Wild Pear Tree newVulnerable · Nature symbolism · The prodigal son
  • Cold War newMelancholic · Analytical · Defector
  • The Favourite newCalculating · Charismatic · Traumatized

Films, lesser known

  • Bandirma Missile Club newNaturalistic · Inspirational · Curious
  • The Other Story newAtmospheric · Naturalistic · Jerusalem rooted realism

Music

  • Andrew Bird newIntimate · Chamber Pop · Literate
  • BADBADNOTGOOD newContemporary Improvisational · Instrumental Hip Hop · Post-Rock Influenced
  • Mavi newCalm · Lo Fi · Poetic
  • Radiohead newExperimental · Atmospheric · Complex

Books

  • From Beirut to Jerusalem newHistory · Memoir · Politics
  • The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century newEducation · Audiobook · Technology
  • Letter to a Christian Nation new
  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century new

TV

  • Modern Love newIntimate · Miniature movie · Emotional
  • Emily in Paris newSunlit · Witty · Charming
  • Mozart in the Jungle newBackstage realism · Ambitious · Music centric
  • Fleabag newTheatrical · Intimate · Close up driven

Places

  • MIT Chapel newZen like · Central · Historic
  • The New School University Center newUrban planning · Performing arts · Auditorium
  • Central Park Boat House newBoating · Nature photography · Walking
  • The Actors Studio newCreative writing · Theater production · Afternoon

Cautions the measurement raised

  • Minimalist is carried mostly by brands (Foursquare, Herschel Supply Co, Wenger): it may describe their products' design more than this audience's eye.
  • Clean Lines is carried mostly by brands (Uniqlo, Herschel Supply Co, Wenger): it may describe their products' design more than this audience's eye.
  • style tags returned no tags.

How the agent read it

Before deciding anything, the agent grouped what belongs together. Each cluster rests on a quality; the works are its evidence.

c1 · carries palette, typography and voice

Close and personal

InterpretationIntimate framing and emotional expression suggest a personal, expressive shop page.

Intimate look quality · newEmotional mood quality · newLeonard Cohen music · newFleabag TV · new

c2 · carries structure and layout

Listening together

InterpretationFriendship and naturalistic character first improvisation put gathering at the centre.

Friendship meaning quality · newPretty Boys film · new

c3 · carries imagery

Objects with presence

InterpretationSculptural forms and atmosphere suggest tactile objects and spatial compositions.

Sculptural surface · newAtmospheric look quality · new

How the medium carries itAn editorial shop sheet with expressive type, sculptural record drawings and a gathering invitation. Visual choices are interpretations of measured qualities.

The Design DNA

7 binding devices with literal tokens the check looks for in the files. 7 rest on what the prediction did not contain.

palette · dna1In the files

Plum ink and peach paper

Anchored to

Intimate look quality · new

Translates: Intimate

InterpretationIntimacy becomes rich plum ink and peach accents on paper, departing from the neutral sketch.

#49243e#edaa87#f7f2e8

Made with css-palette for “Close and personal”: Intimacy becomes rich plum ink and peach accents on paper, departing from the neutral sketch.

Away from the sketch: 2 colours

typography · dna2In the files

Expressive headlines and direct sans

Anchored to

Emotional mood quality · new

Translates: Emotional

InterpretationEmotional expression becomes rounded Fraunces headlines with plain Libre Franklin text.

A little space for a whole side.

Fraunces

A little space for a whole side.

Libre Franklin

Made with library-font for “Close and personal”: Emotional expression becomes rounded Fraunces headlines with plain Libre Franklin text.

Away from the sketch: 2 type families

imagery · dna4In the files

Sculptural record still life

Anchored to

Sculptural surface · new

Translates: Sculptural

InterpretationSculptural surfaces become an original geometric drawing of a record and sleeve.

#sleeve-stagesvg#record-still-life

Made with inline-svg for “Objects with presence”: Sculptural surfaces become an original geometric drawing of a record and sleeve.

Away from the sketch: 1 new part

motion · dna7In the files

Gentle link response

Anchored to

Emotional mood quality · new

Translates: Emotional

InterpretationEmotional warmth becomes a gentle colour response when a visitor hovers a link.

transition: color 200ms ease

Made with css-motion for “Close and personal”: Emotional warmth becomes a gentle colour response when a visitor hovers a link.

voice · dna5In the files

Personal invitations

Anchored to

Leonard Cohen music · newFleabag TV · new

Translates: Intimate

InterpretationIntimacy becomes original short invitations to linger and listen.

A little space for a whole side.
Good records. Better together.

Made with copy for “Close and personal”: Intimacy becomes original short invitations to linger and listen.

layout · dna6In the files

Three unboxed shelf selections

Anchored to

Atmospheric look quality · new

Translates: Atmospheric

InterpretationAtmosphere becomes generous space around typographic sleeves held by thin rules.

#weekly-shelfgrid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr)

Made with css-layout for “Objects with presence”: Atmosphere becomes generous space around typographic sleeves held by thin rules.

Away from the sketch: 1 new part

structure · dna3In the files

A gathering invitation

Anchored to

Friendship meaning quality · newPretty Boys film · new

Translates: Friendship · Naturalistic

InterpretationFriendship becomes a dedicated communal session panel.

#thursday-table

Made with css-layout for “Listening together”: Friendship becomes a dedicated communal session panel.

Away from the sketch: 1 new part

Away from the sketch

The design's palette, type and parts against the sketch frozen with the prediction. A colour counts as moved at a CIE76 difference of 20 or more from every sketch colour.

Sketch palette

#f2ecdf#343c32#ad7256

Design palette: 2 of 3 moved

#49243eΔE 31 from #343c32#edaa87ΔE 22 from #ad7256#f7f2e8ΔE 3 from #f2ecdf

Type

Sketch: Instrument Serif and Courier Prime. Design: Fraunces (new), Libre Franklin (new).

Parts

Sketch sections: #hero #records #listening #visit #newsletter

New in the design

#thursday-table#sleeve-stage#weekly-shelf

The review

The agent judged each criterion of its plan on the captures it took, then repaired what fell short. The verdicts are its own.

Desktop and mobile captures show the intended intimate editorial composition and prominent communal session invitation. All supplied shop facts are retained; newsletter collection requires a service connection.

met

A large original sleeve and record drawing balances the headline.

Observed in r1-desktop-fullThe large peach sleeve and plum record balance the headline on the right, with ample paper space.

met

The Thursday gathering invitation is prominent and clear.

Observed in r1-desktop-fullA wide plum session panel clearly displays Thursday and 19:30 beside the invitation.

met

Records stack cleanly with no horizontal overflow.

Observed in r1-mobile-fullAll three records stack within the viewport, with titles and years below each sleeve. The separate newsletter capture also shows the address, hours and email field fitting the mobile width.

The check

Whether each device's declared tokens are in the project's files, through its own design system, and how much of the look models default to the page kept.

1.00 conformance · 7 of 7 devices in the files · design system: css-vars

dna1 presentdna2 presentdna3 presentdna4 presentdna5 presentdna6 presentdna7 present

The look models default to: 4 of its 12 signatures on the page (a warm cream or off-white page ground, a display serif model-made pages default to, one italic word set apart in a heading and zero-padded section or card numbers (01, 02, 03)); at most 2 may stay.

Limits

  • Qloo measured the entities, tags and shared qualities named here and how they relate to this audience. Every colour, font, layout, motion and line drawn from them is the agent's interpretation, marked as such.
  • A name marked new was not in the prediction the agent froze before any data. Only names are published here: Qloo's ids, affinity scores, popularity and descriptions stay in the project.
  • The check shows that the declared tokens are in the files, not that the design is good. The review is the agent's own reading of its captures.
  • One session is one sample. It shows where this design's choices came from, not that people prefer it.

What the agent did

18 Moûsa calls, 2 refused by a validator and repaired; 0 reads, 1 writes and 9 shell commands. Tool names, stages and outcomes only: no file contents, commands or model text.

Codex session

  1. shell ×3
  2. mousa_status
  3. taste_profile plan
  4. materials find
  5. design_validate prediction
  6. taste_profile measure
  7. shell
  8. taste_profile plan
  9. taste_profile measure refused: AUDIENCE_MISSING
  10. taste_profile plan
  11. taste_profile measure
  12. design_validate reading
  13. design_validate dna refused: TASTE_PROTOCOL_INVALID
  14. design_validate dna
  15. design_validate plan
  16. materials fetch
  17. shell
  18. write
  19. design_check
  20. design_capture
  21. design_capture
  22. shell error
  23. shell ×2
  24. design_validate review
  25. shell

Run it again

Models vary from run to run, so a new session reaches its own design; the prediction it freezes and the measurement are compared in the same way.

The request

Design a one-page website for Wax & Wane, a small record shop in Moda, Istanbul. It is for people who love the film Paterson and the music of Nujabes. Use the Moûsa plugin, so the design rests on what this audience actually loves. Facts to keep exactly: - Name: Wax & Wane - Address: Moda Caddesi 42, Kadıköy, Istanbul - Open Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00 to 21:00; closed on Mondays - New and used vinyl, a listening corner with two turntables, and a listening session every Thursday at 19:30 - This week's three records: Nujabes, Modal Soul (2005); Hiroshi Yoshimura, Music for Nine Post Cards (1982); Khruangbin, Con Todo El Mundo (2018) - A newsletter sign-up form that asks for an email address only Build it as static HTML and CSS in this folder, with a small script only if the design needs one. Write all copy in English.

The command

From the repository at commit e3da4f8:

node scripts/run-codex-live.mjs --run
  • Your own Qloo API key as QLOO_API_KEY in this repository's .env.
  • Codex CLI, signed in.

The record's files

The same evidence as data and as pictures, for reading without this site.

The report on its ownrecord.jsonThe whole report as one pictureThe card