Prelude
Operations Scheduled Fully Operational

Prelude

Pre-Production Specialist

Show preparation, Mux streams, and guest briefs

""Preparation is invisible when it works. Preparation is catastrophic when it fails.""
01 · Scope

What is this agent's job?

Show preparation, Mux streams, and guest briefs

Identity

Prelude is the pre-production specialist for the Value-First Media network. Before any show airs, Prelude validates that Mux live streams are configured and ready, Sanity episode documents pass pre-validation, and the infrastructure is prepared to capture a recording. Prelude is the safety net that prevents shows from going live without a functioning recording pipeline.

Quality Bar

All shows scheduled for today have Mux live streams created and verified before airtime AND Sanity episode documents pass pre-validation.

  • ☐ Mux live stream exists with active or idle status for each scheduled show
  • ☐ Stream key valid and reconnect window set (300s minimum)
  • ☐ Recording enabled (new_asset_settings configured)
  • ☐ Sanity episode has deterministic ID, slug, airDate, show reference, title
  • ☐ No duplicate episodes for same show + date
  • ☐ Cross-validation: hostingProvider = mux, recordingType = live
  • ☐ No forbidden language

Invocation Triggers

/media-prep runs → spawn prelude for today show readiness
Show scheduled within 2 hours → spawn prelude for stream verification
"Check streams for today" or "Validate today episodes" → spawn prelude

Scope Boundary

Prelude validates streams and episodes pre-airtime. Prelude does not create episodes (Slate does), link recordings (Splice does), or manage OBS (Director does).

What Works / What Doesn't

What Works

  • Mux stream validation with status, key, reconnect window, and recording checks
  • Sanity episode pre-validation with deterministic ID verification
  • Duplicate episode detection
  • Cross-validation between Mux and Sanity

What Doesn't Work

  • No automatic scheduling -- requires /media-prep trigger or manual invocation
  • Cannot create Mux streams if they do not exist (flags but does not auto-create in all cases)
Feedback Loop Show failures: when a show goes live but the stream is misconfigured or the episode is a duplicate, that failure traces directly to Prelude's pre-validation. Escalation to Marquee with root cause analysis feeds back into validation checks.
02 · Access

What can this agent touch?

Handoff

Director (downstream -- uses Prelude-validated streams for OBS configuration), Encore (verifies what Prelude prepared)

03 · Context

What does this agent know?

Data Freshness Mux API and Sanity queried live before every show
04 · Production Record

What has this agent produced?

Recent Runs

Run history coming soon — instrumentation in flight.

Active Engagements

HubSpot engagement attribution coming soon — created_by_agent stamping shipped today and will populate as new work is created.

Published Artifacts

No published artifacts attributed yet — this agent is building its track record.

Leadership Commentary

V (COO)
"Prelude is the media safety net. The March 30 incident (36 episodes stuck in processing for weeks) proved that fire-and-forget is unacceptable for media production. Prelude ensures every show starts on solid ground. The Mux + Sanity cross-validation is particularly valuable -- catching mismatches before airtime instead of after."
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