S8: block exploration #6

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Blocks: #7, #8

Trigger: M6 has been used for about two weeks

From PLAN.md, section "S8".

This spike decides which block types come next, from evidence instead of a
list.

Read the friction log (docs/dogfood.md) and history for things done
in terminals that wanted structure:
- polling a build;
- tailing a service's logs;
- re-reading a diff an agent made;
- opening a file only to read it.
Prototype each candidate as a throwaway type behind the M6 block
contract: config, state, attention, capture --text, methods, log. Note
where the contract doesn't fit.
Candidates:
- job: a non-interactive command, or a hal0 or CI job;
- service: a long-running process with restart, logs and a port, for
  example a sprite service or a dev server. It might subsume part of M6a's
  browser block;
- file: a read-only view;
- diff: from git diff on a host, or from an agent's edits;
- notes: a Markdown scratchpad per tab, as a wildcard.
Output: a short README choosing types, and changes to the block contract
if any. M10 and M11 below are the expected outcome, and S8 can reshape or
drop them.

**Blocks:** #7, #8 **Trigger:** M6 has been used for about two weeks _From PLAN.md, section "S8"._ --- This spike decides which block types come next, from evidence instead of a list. - **Read the friction log** (`docs/dogfood.md`) and `history` for things done in terminals that wanted structure: - polling a build; - tailing a service's logs; - re-reading a diff an agent made; - opening a file only to read it. - **Prototype each candidate as a throwaway type** behind the M6 block contract: config, state, attention, `capture --text`, methods, log. Note where the contract doesn't fit. - **Candidates:** - **job:** a non-interactive command, or a hal0 or CI job; - **service:** a long-running process with restart, logs and a port, for example a sprite service or a dev server. It might subsume part of M6a's browser block; - **file:** a read-only view; - **diff:** from `git diff` on a host, or from an agent's edits; - **notes:** a Markdown scratchpad per tab, as a wildcard. - **Output:** a short README choosing types, and changes to the block contract if any. M10 and M11 below are the expected outcome, and S8 can reshape or drop them.

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#7 M10: job and service blocks

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#8 M11: file and diff blocks

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