# Run Note: 2026-05-02

## Summary

- Full watch run completed with artifacts in `/Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-05-02`.
- No new price or exact release-date signal was found for Steam Machine or Steam Frame.
- Steam Controller remains the only product with confirmed official price and exact purchase timing: `$99.00`, package `1558609`, purchase availability `May 4, 2026` at `10AM Pacific`.
- The May 2 comparison report is noisy because the May 1 artifact folder did not include the full Komodo/SteamTracking/asset coverage from the normal wrapper. Treat older Komodo sections listed as "added" as coverage deltas, not newly published sections.

## Source Checks

### Komodo

- Komodo API access worked.
- Controller product modified timestamp is now `2026-04-30T19:14:10`.
- Controller remains `purchasable` and `outofstock`, without `product_tag-wishlist-only`.
- Machine and Frame remain unchanged from `2026-04-24`, still `outofstock` and `product_tag-wishlist-only`, with no `purchasable` class.
- Visual asset retrieval completed: `141` discovered, `141` retrieved, `0` blocked.

### SteamDB

- Automated SteamDB helper remains blocked by challenge pages for the controller app, app history, unboxing app, and unboxing package.
- No fresh SteamDB metadata should be inferred from this run.

### SteamTracking / GameTracking

- Pairing and controller ecosystem strings remain present in `/tmp/SteamTracking-master`.
- Focused hits still include `ibex_internal`, `ibex_external`, `PairDongleTritonConnected`, `PairDongleTritonDocked`, and `ShouldTritonPairInOobe`.
- No material semantic delta was identified.

### Valve Support / CDN

- Official Valve pages and APIs were reachable.
- Appdetails and packagedetails still confirm Steam Controller at `$99.00`, package `1558609`, release date `May 4, 2026`.
- The controller store page still contains the `Available for purchase May 4th, 10AM Pacific` callout.
- Steam Controller store event metadata moved to `2026-05-01T23:18:58Z`; Steam Hardware root event metadata moved to `2026-05-01T22:43:47Z`.
- No comparable Machine or Frame price, purchase package, or exact timing surfaced.

### Customs / Regulatory

- Not rerun in this wrapper pass.
- Latest customs context remains the `2026-05-01` NBD and ImportGenius artifacts.

## Effect On Key Questions

- Price: unchanged. Controller confirmed at `$99.00`; Machine and Frame unknown.
- Release date: unchanged. Controller purchase availability remains `May 4, 2026` at `10AM Pacific`; Machine and Frame remain broad `2026`.
- Same-time launch: unchanged. Current evidence still favors a Controller-first launch.

## Next Checks

- Watch Machine and Frame Komodo records for removal of `product_tag-wishlist-only` or addition of `purchasable`.
- Recheck official Valve APIs and `/hardware/...` pages for Machine/Frame price or package exposure.
- Use browser-style SteamDB access if SteamDB state is needed before the May 4 controller sale window.