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+# Run Note: 2026-04-30
+
+## Summary
+
+- Reran the full Steam Hardware watch against an updated SteamTracking checkout.
+- Komodo API access worked, Valve store pages were reachable, and SteamDB helper access was blocked by challenge pages.
+- The material changes are still controller-heavy: Komodo moved the Controller product closer to sale state, changed its featured media, and Valve updated official controller store metadata.
+
+## Source Checks
+
+### Komodo
+
+- Product modified timestamps:
+  - Controller: `2026-04-29T12:04:19`
+  - Machine: `2026-04-24T14:32:54`
+  - Frame: `2026-04-24T14:33:36`
+- Controller class/tag delta:
+  - Removed `product_tag-wishlist-only`.
+  - Added `purchasable`.
+  - Kept `outofstock`.
+  - `product_tag` changed from `[112, 113]` to `[112]`; tag `113` is `wishlist-only`.
+- Machine and Frame still have `product_tag-wishlist-only`, remain `outofstock`, and do not have `purchasable`.
+- Controller featured media changed from `413713` to `433684`.
+- Saved featured media `433684`, `ControllerFront.webp`, modified `2026-04-28T19:15:27`.
+- Updated sections:
+  - `433356`, `steam-controller-04-features`, modified `2026-04-29T11:51:27`.
+  - `433484`, `433473`, modified `2026-04-29T10:26:38`.
+- Attached media for the changed sections did not change.
+- Asset pull found `141` visual assets and retrieved all `141`. Library counts: `11` videos, `12` images, `3` logos, `3` poster frames, `45` thumbnails, `67` variants.
+
+### SteamDB
+
+- Helper fetches were blocked for:
+  - `https://steamdb.info/app/4165870/`
+  - `https://steamdb.info/app/4165870/history/`
+  - `https://steamdb.info/app/4653940/`
+  - `https://steamdb.info/sub/1620489/`
+- Blocked-page detection worked: challenge pages were not treated as evidence.
+- No fresh browser verification was done in this run.
+
+### SteamTracking / GameTracking
+
+- Updated `/tmp/SteamTracking-master` from `0358379` to `79adf88`.
+- Pairing-focused controller strings are still present, including `ibex_internal`, `ibex_external`, `PairDongleTritonConnected`, and `PairDongleTritonDocked`.
+- No clean semantic SteamTracking delta was identified beyond path/chunk churn in the updated checkout.
+
+### Valve Support / CDN
+
+- Valve store pages were reachable.
+- Steam Hardware root event metadata:
+  - Event modified: `2026-04-30T05:57:08Z`
+  - Announcement updated: `2026-04-27T17:51:20Z`
+- Steam Controller event metadata:
+  - Event modified: `2026-04-30T05:57:04Z`
+  - Announcement updated: `2026-04-29T20:58:49Z`
+- Controller sale metadata now has `23` sections, including `Availability Callout`, `Purchase Section`, `Notify me`, `Komodo`, and `Tech Specs`.
+- No price, preorder date, ship date, or exact launch date found.
+
+### Customs / Regulatory
+
+- Not rerun in this automated pass.
+
+## Effect On Key Questions
+
+- Price: still no confirmed public price.
+- Release date: still broad `early 2026` / `coming in 2026`, no exact date.
+- Same-time launch: official Valve grouping still supports a shared public rollout window, but fresh commerce-state movement remains controller-only. Exact same-day availability is still unconfirmed.
+
+## Next Checks
+
+- Recheck Komodo Machine and Frame product classes/tags for matching removal of `wishlist-only`.
+- Recheck SteamDB via browser session for app `4165870`, app `4653940`, and package `1620489`.
+- Watch Valve store metadata and `/hardware/...` paths for price, preorder, or availability fields.