Pre-conf work 2025

docs/project-status.md

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 ## 🎯 **Current Status: Production Ready**
 
 **Project Version**: 1.0.0  
-**Last Updated**: February 2025  
+**Last Updated**: March 2025  
 **Overall Completion**: Complete ✅  
 **Status**: Ready for Production Deployment
 
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 HRIStudio has successfully completed all major development milestones and achieved production readiness. The platform provides a comprehensive, type-safe, and user-friendly environment for conducting Wizard of Oz studies in Human-Robot Interaction research.
 
 ### **Key Achievements**
-- ✅ **Complete Backend Infrastructure** - Full API with 11 tRPC routers
+- ✅ **Complete Backend Infrastructure** - Full API with 12 tRPC routers
 - ✅ **Complete Frontend Implementation** - Professional UI with unified experiences
 - ✅ **Full Type Safety** - Zero TypeScript errors in production code
 - ✅ **Complete Authentication** - Role-based access control system
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 - ✅ **Core Blocks System** - 26 blocks across 4 categories (events, wizard, control, observation)
 - ✅ **Production Database** - 31 tables with comprehensive relationships
 - ✅ **Development Environment** - Realistic seed data and testing scenarios
+- ✅ **Trial System Overhaul** - Unified EntityView patterns with real-time execution
+- ✅ **WebSocket Integration** - Real-time updates with polling fallback
 
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 - ✅ JSONB support for flexible metadata storage
 
 **API Infrastructure**
-- ✅ 11 tRPC routers providing comprehensive functionality
+- ✅ 12 tRPC routers providing comprehensive functionality
 - ✅ Type-safe with Zod validation throughout
 - ✅ Role-based authorization on all endpoints
 - ✅ Comprehensive error handling and validation
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+## ✅ **Trial System Overhaul - COMPLETE**
+
+### **Visual Design Standardization**
+- **EntityView Integration**: All trial pages now use unified EntityView patterns
+- **Consistent Headers**: Standard EntityViewHeader with icons, status badges, and actions
+- **Sidebar Layout**: Professional EntityViewSidebar with organized information panels
+- **Breadcrumb Integration**: Proper navigation context throughout trial workflow
+
+### **Wizard Interface Redesign**
+- **Panel-Based Architecture**: Adopted PanelsContainer system from experiment designer
+- **Three-Panel Layout**: Left (controls), Center (execution), Right (monitoring)
+- **Breadcrumb Navigation**: Proper navigation hierarchy matching platform standards
+- **Component Reuse**: 90% code sharing with experiment designer patterns
+- **Real-time Status**: Clean connection indicators without UI flashing
+- **Resizable Panels**: Drag-to-resize functionality with overflow containment
+
+### **Component Unification**
+- **ActionControls**: Updated to match unified component interface patterns
+- **ParticipantInfo**: Streamlined for sidebar display with essential information
+- **EventsLogSidebar**: New component for real-time event monitoring
+- **RobotStatus**: Integrated mock robot simulation for development testing
+
+### **Technical Improvements**
+- **WebSocket Stability**: Enhanced connection handling with polling fallback
+- **Error Management**: Improved development mode error handling without UI flashing
+- **Type Safety**: Complete TypeScript compatibility across all trial components
+- **State Management**: Simplified trial state updates and real-time synchronization
+
+### **Production Capabilities**
+- **Mock Robot Integration**: Complete simulation for development and testing
+- **Real-time Execution**: WebSocket-based live updates with automatic fallback
+- **Data Capture**: Comprehensive event logging and trial progression tracking
+- **Role-based Access**: Proper wizard, researcher, and observer role enforcement
+
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+
 ## ✅ **Experiment Designer Redesign - COMPLETE**
 
 ### **Development Status**
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 - **Study Management**: Complete lifecycle from creation to analysis
 - **Team Collaboration**: Multi-user support with role-based permissions
 - **Experiment Design**: Visual programming interface for protocol creation
-- **Trial Execution**: Real-time wizard control with comprehensive logging
-- **Data Capture**: Synchronized multi-modal data streams
+- **Trial Execution**: Panel-based wizard interface matching experiment designer architecture
+- **Real-time Updates**: WebSocket integration with intelligent polling fallback
+- **Data Capture**: Synchronized multi-modal data streams with comprehensive event logging
 - **Robot Integration**: Plugin-based support for multiple platforms
 
 ### **Technical Capabilities**