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Run Note: 2026-05-14

Summary

  • Full skill run completed with artifacts under /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-05-14.
  • Material finding: SteamKit/PICS shows a second/follow-up changenumber bump across all four watched Steam Machine reservation package IDs since the 2026-05-12 run.
  • Steam Frame package IDs did not move.
  • Valve public APIs still do not expose Steam Machine or Steam Frame package groups, public package details, price, exact release timing, or purchase/reservation readiness.
  • Komodo was recovered through the dedicated browser fallback after raw curl hit Cloudflare challenge pages.

Source Checks

Komodo

  • Initial automated Komodo access was blocked by Cloudflare challenge pages.
  • Dedicated browser fallback recovered Controller, Machine, and Frame product/section data.
  • Product modified timestamps:
    • Controller: 2026-05-13T09:02:58
    • Machine: 2026-04-24T14:32:54
    • Frame: 2026-04-24T14:33:36
  • Controller JSON diff versus 2026-05-12 is timestamp-only (modified / modified_gmt).
  • Machine and Frame remain unchanged on Komodo and still only expose the old wishlist section baseline.
  • Visual assets: 141 discovered, 136 retrieved, 5 blocked known Komodo URLs.

SteamKit / PICS

  • SteamKit/PICS completed successfully.
  • Machine package movement:
    • 1629446: 35819604 -> 35842876
    • 1629447: 35819607 -> 35842851
    • 1629458: 35819602 -> 35842860
    • 1629460: 35819593 -> 35842863
  • Frame packages stayed unchanged:
    • 1629484: 35672606
    • 1629486: 35672606
  • Controller package 1558609 stayed unchanged at 35745078.
  • Machine app 4165910, Frame app 4165890, and Controller app 4165870 stayed unchanged.
  • Interpretation: this is a Machine-specific backend movement signal. It strengthens the Controller-precedent comparison because the Machine package cluster now has a later follow-up bump, but it remains private metadata only.

SteamDB

  • Automated SteamDB access remained blocked.
  • Reservation package rows remain missing_or_blocked, so SteamDB is not yet a human-readable corroborating baseline for today's package movement.

SteamTracking / GameTracking

  • Fresh checkout still contains the known Triton/Ibex controller pairing surface.
  • No new Machine or Frame price, reservation, package, or release-date signal was found.

SteamVR Depots

  • SteamVR news metadata was saved.
  • SteamDB SteamVR depot metadata remained blocked.
  • No fresh depot manifest/build comparison was collected.

SteamOS Package Mirror

  • Public mirror remained reachable.
  • fremont-hw-support 20260506.1-1 remains visible in holo-3.8 and holo-main.
  • No direct Steam Machine, Steam Frame, Deckard, Roy, ARM/Snapdragon, or new product-specific namespace surfaced in this pass.

Valve Support / CDN

  • Valve public endpoints were reachable.
  • Controller remains public with package 1558609, package group present, and $99.00.
  • Frame app 4165890 remains Coming soon, with no public packages, no package groups, and no price.
  • Machine app 4165910 remains Coming soon, with no public packages, no package groups, and no price.
  • Machine packages 1629446, 1629447, 1629458, 1629460 still return packagedetails success:false.
  • Frame packages 1629484, 1629486 still return packagedetails success:false.

Customs / Regulatory

  • ImportInfo automated customs fetches were blocked.
  • No new customs evidence was added.

Effect On Key Questions

  • Price: unchanged. Only Steam Controller has a confirmed price.
  • Release date: unchanged. Only Steam Controller has a confirmed exact date.
  • Same-time launch: unchanged. Full same-day launch remains ruled out, and current private metadata movement points more toward Machine-specific preparation than Frame movement.
  • Product furthest along: Steam Controller is already public/purchasable. Among unreleased hardware, Steam Machine now has the strongest fresh backend-prep signal because all four watched package IDs moved again while Frame stayed unchanged.

Next Checks

  • Repeat focused SteamKit/PICS checks for the watched package IDs over the next 24-48 hours.
  • Watch Valve public appdetails / packagedetails for Machine package exposure, package groups, price, reservation text, or purchase eligibility.
  • Complete a trusted-browser SteamDB package-history pass for Machine packages 1629446, 1629447, 1629458, and 1629460.
  • Treat Komodo Controller timestamp movement as low-value unless a future diff shows content, media, stock-state, or section changes.