TMHSDigital · TMHSDigital · Sep 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     "examples/driver-wave",
     "examples/gltf-export-roundtrip",
     "examples/gltf-skin-roundtrip",
+    "examples/gn-bundle-roundtrip",
     "examples/gn-instance-grid",
     "examples/gn-modifier-inputs",
     "examples/gn-sdf-remesh",

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ a `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` manifest so the ecosystem drift checker
 classifies it as a `cursor-plugin`. This is content the AI loads when the user
 asks Blender questions or works on Blender add-ons in Cursor or Claude Code.
 
-The content base is 13 skills, 6 rules, 2 templates, 17 snippets, and 48
+The content base is 13 skills, 6 rules, 2 templates, 17 snippets, and 49
 examples (counts are CI-enforced against README.md and the manifest). The full
 inventory tables and per-item purposes live in `CLAUDE.md`. Example anatomy
 and authoring rules: copy `examples/bmesh-gear/`; the render look is specified
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Blender-Developer-Tools/
   rules/<rule-name>.mdc          # 6 rule files
   templates/<template-name>/     # 2 starter templates
   snippets/<snippet-name>.py     # 17 standalone Python snippets
-  examples/<name>/               # 48 runnable smoke-gated examples (+ gallery.json)
+  examples/<name>/               # 49 runnable smoke-gated examples (+ gallery.json)
   examples/gallery_framing.py    # shared Layer 1 framing measurement (render path only)
   scripts/build_gallery.py       # generates docs/gallery/ (stdlib only)
   scripts/site/                  # vendored landing-page build (build_site.py + template)

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md   - AI workflow definitions, 13 total
 rules/<rule-name>.mdc          - Anti-pattern rules, 6 total
 templates/<template-name>/     - Starter projects, 2 total
 snippets/<snippet-name>.py     - Standalone code patterns, 17 total
-examples/<name>/               - Runnable smoke-gated examples, 48 total (+ gallery.json)
+examples/<name>/               - Runnable smoke-gated examples, 49 total (+ gallery.json)
 scripts/build_gallery.py       - Regenerates docs/gallery/ from gallery.json (stdlib only)
 scripts/site/                  - Vendored landing-page build (Jinja2)
 docs/gallery/                  - Committed generated gallery pages + hero renders
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ v0.1.0: canonical object creation and deletion, depsgraph evaluated mesh, bmesh
 
 v0.2.0: Principled BSDF material, driver-with-custom-function via `driver_namespace`, application handler registration, shader node group with cross-version `interface` API, `foreach_get` bulk vertex read, version-branch skeleton, and USD export with `evaluation_mode='RENDER'`.
 
-## Examples (48)
+## Examples (49)
 
 Runnable scripts at `examples/<name>/`, each asserting a real API contract with
 deterministic checks (exit non-zero on failure) and optionally rendering a still via

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <strong>13 skills</strong> &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; <strong>6 rules</strong> &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; <strong>2 templates</strong> &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; <strong>17 snippets</strong> &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; <strong>48 examples</strong>
+  <strong>13 skills</strong> &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; <strong>6 rules</strong> &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; <strong>2 templates</strong> &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; <strong>17 snippets</strong> &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; <strong>49 examples</strong>
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ inside the effect. Per-frame sample renders assert the closed form (mid dips
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary><strong>Geometry Nodes</strong> — 4 examples</summary>
+<summary><strong>Geometry Nodes</strong> — 5 examples</summary>
 
 <table>
 <tr>
@@ -436,6 +436,22 @@ evaluated cubes against closed forms — Repeat `8×(1+N)` with X-centers at
 nodes exist. Unpaired evaluates empty; For Each's main Geometry socket is a
 passthrough.
 
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td width="46%" valign="middle">
+check-only, no gallery still — item-name round-trip is not thumbnail-legible
+</td>
+<td valign="middle">
+
+### [gn-bundle-roundtrip](examples/gn-bundle-roundtrip/)
+
+Combine / Separate Bundle on 5.x (`NodeCombineBundle`, not
+`GeometryNodeCombineBundle`). Asserts evaluated 8/6 plus x-extent
+`[0.5, 2.5]` and POINT `bundle_mark=0.314159` — count-only is a cube that
+never entered the bundle. Skips 4.5 (`min_version` 5.0); `--force-run`
+fails creating the 5.x RNA.
+
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ Not committed; target list for the next content version. (v0.3.0 shipped the smo
 - ~~Custom ID-property delete witness~~ **SHIPPED** as `examples/cross-version-property-delete/` — IDs built via `bpy.data.objects.new` (not `active_object`); `property_unset` is TypeError and leaves the key; `del` removes it on 4.5 LTS and 5.x
 - ~~USD export evaluation_mode witness~~ **SHIPPED** as `examples/usd-export-evaluation-mode/` — probed `wm.usd_export` on CI Linux portables 5.2.1 (`9e2066aef7ef`) and 4.5.13 (`daeeeca98fb0`); TESSELLATE+VIEWPORT 26/24, TESSELLATE+RENDER 98/96; BEST_MATCH writes the 8-vert catmullClark cage so the mode is silent
 - ~~Repeat Zone / For Each Element pairing witness~~ **SHIPPED** as `examples/gn-zone-iterate/` — `pair_with_output` is load-bearing (unpaired evaluates 0 verts); Repeat `8×(1+N)` with X-centers at `k×STEP`; For Each `8×P` with Z-centers at `i×STEP`; For Each main Geometry is a passthrough (6 verts); count-only is insufficient (`--no-offset` still 32 verts, one X-center)
+- ~~Geometry Nodes bundle round-trip~~ **SHIPPED** as `examples/gn-bundle-roundtrip/` — 5.x RNA `NodeCombineBundle` (`GeometryNodeCombineBundle` undefined on 5.2); closed form 8/6 + x `[0.5, 2.5]` + `bundle_mark=0.314159`; 4.5 SKIP via catalog `min_version` 5.0 (experimental flag off evaluates empty; `--force-run` hits 5.x RNA undefined)
 - Tighten inverted smoke canaries: assert the expected `[FAIL]` marker text (`skipped on ... should run` / `missing post-exit sidecar`) alongside wrapper exit 1, so a canary that dies for the wrong reason does not satisfy the gate
 - ~~Fleet Pages facelift + examples support~~ **RESOLVED differently (2026-07-03)**: the meta-repo migration was dropped — the fleet template only scaffolds new tools, and each tool's site evolves independently after that. This repo vendored the site build into `scripts/site/`, redesigned landing + gallery as the Blender-viewport system (see `docs/gallery/DESIGN_NOTES.md`), added the examples grid, nav link, and full hero stats locally. `scripts/build_gallery.py` and `examples/gallery.json` are now permanent, not a prototype awaiting lift-and-shift.
 - `modal-operators` skill -- `invoke` returning `RUNNING_MODAL`, the `modal()` event handler, modal cancellation patterns

@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ you write code:
   pose, swap the buffer, use the legacy path) and confirm the check exits non-zero,
   then restore it. An assertion that cannot fail witnesses nothing. State in the
   README what failure each check would catch.
+- When the primary assertion is a scalar (a vert count, a file size, a single
+  float), check whether a broken construction can produce the same scalar. If
+  it can, the scalar is not a sufficient witness — add a second axis. Worked
+  example: `examples/gn-zone-iterate/` `--no-offset` still hits Repeat
+  `8×(1+N)` verts by joining N+1 cubes at the origin; X-centers are the
+  second axis. Count-only would have been green.
 - Its correctness is independently derivable. The best checks compare Blender's
   output against a closed-form or independently computed expectation
   (re-implemented math, a round-trip through a raw buffer, a known geometric

@@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ are 4.3+). Not a version split.
 - Taught: `skills/geometry-nodes-python/SKILL.md`
 - Witness: `examples/gn-zone-iterate/`
 
+### 2026-09-09 — Bundle RNA renamed; 4.5 is experimental
+
+5.x Combine / Separate Bundle RNA is `NodeCombineBundle` /
+`NodeSeparateBundle`. `GeometryNodeCombineBundle` is undefined on 5.2
+and is the 4.5 experimental id. 4.5 LTS evaluates empty unless
+`preferences.experimental.use_bundle_and_closure_nodes` is on; with the
+flag the same closed form lands. Official contract is 5.0+. Item names
+on `bundle_items` are load-bearing. Vert count alone is not a witness.
+
+- Taught: `skills/geometry-nodes-python/SKILL.md`
+- Witness: `examples/gn-bundle-roundtrip/`
+
 ### Contrast — NodesModifier dict assignment (5.2, was in the notes)
 
 `mod[identifier] = value` raises `TypeError` on 5.2 (`id properties not

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Geometry Nodes bundle round-trip
+
+Combine Bundle / Separate Bundle packing a cube plus Scale, Offset, and
+Mark — witnessing [`geometry-nodes-python`](../../skills/geometry-nodes-python/SKILL.md)
+item-name round-trip, not tree structure.
+
+5.x RNA is `NodeCombineBundle` / `NodeSeparateBundle`.
+`GeometryNodeCombineBundle` is the **4.5 experimental** id and is undefined
+on 5.2. 4.5 LTS keeps the old names behind
+`preferences.experimental.use_bundle_and_closure_nodes` (default **off**);
+unflagged evaluation is empty. This example skips on 4.5
+(`SMOKE_SKIP: Bundles require Blender 5.0+`, exit 77, catalog
+`min_version` 5.0). `--force-run` bypasses the skip and creates the 5.x
+RNA so 4.5 fails for that reason — not a hidden pass.
+
+Closed form (1 m cube, Scale=2, Offset=`(1.5, 0, 0)`, Mark=`0.314159`):
+
+- verts/faces = 8/6
+- x-extent `[0.5, 2.5]`
+- POINT `bundle_mark` = `0.314159` on all 8 verts
+
+**Count alone is not enough.** A cube that never entered the bundle is
+still 8/6 (`--bypass`). Bbox from the unpacked Scale/Offset is the second
+axis; the named attribute from the unpacked Float is the third.
+
+No gallery still. The contract is item names + typed round-trip; the
+visible mesh is one cube and the attribute is invisible. Failure would
+not read at thumbnail.
+
+**What failure each check would catch:**
+
+- exit 77 — Blender &lt; 5.0 and not `--force-run`
+- exit 2 — `GeometryNodeCombineBundle` on 5.x (`--legacy-rna`)
+- exit 3 — pairing/names broken (`--mismatch` → 0/0; `--force-run` on 4.5
+  raises `NodeCombineBundle` undefined, caught as exit 1)
+- exit 4 — count matches but unpacked Scale/Offset did not (`--bypass`,
+  `--pack-scale 1`)
+- exit 5 — bbox matches but `bundle_mark` did not travel through the bundle
+
+## Run
+
+```bash
+blender --background --python gn_bundle_roundtrip.py --
+blender --background --python gn_bundle_roundtrip.py -- --force-run
+```