From 8ff7ccaee16ce4947e494cb546a77538f57c652a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:08:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: upgrade to core v0.8.0-alpha.1, replace banned stdlib
 imports
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Replace fmt, strings, path/filepath, core/log with Core primitives.
coreerr.E→core.E. Keep strings.ContainsAny/SplitSeq/Index/Repeat.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 CLAUDE.md           |  8 ++++--
 analytics.go        | 21 ++++++++-------
 conventions_test.go |  7 +++--
 go.mod              |  2 +-
 go.sum              |  4 +--
 html.go             | 44 +++++++++++++++----------------
 parser.go           | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 search.go           | 15 +++++------
 video.go            | 29 ++++++++++----------
 9 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 100 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 3d39ce2..93f0665 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ Coverage target: maintain ≥90.9%.
 - Exported declarations must have Go doc comments beginning with the identifier name
 - `go test ./...` and `go vet ./...` must pass before commit
 - SPDX header on all source files: `// SPDX-Licence-Identifier: EUPL-1.2`
-- Error handling: all errors must use `coreerr.E(op, msg, err)` from `dappco.re/go/core/log`, never `fmt.Errorf` or `errors.New`
-- Banned imports in non-test Go files: `errors`, `github.com/pkg/errors`, and legacy `forge.lthn.ai/...` paths
+- Error handling: all errors must use `core.E(op, msg, err)` from `dappco.re/go/core`, never `fmt.Errorf` or `errors.New`
+- Banned imports in non-test Go files: `fmt`, `errors`, `path/filepath`, `dappco.re/go/core/log`, `github.com/pkg/errors`, and legacy `forge.lthn.ai/...` paths
+- Use `core.Sprintf`/`core.Sprint` instead of `fmt.Sprintf`/`fmt.Sprint`
+- Use `core.Lower`/`core.Contains`/`core.Trim`/`core.TrimSuffix` etc. instead of `strings.*` where core provides an equivalent
+- Use `core.PathBase`/`core.PathGlob`/`core.Concat` instead of `filepath.*`
+- Allowed stdlib in non-test files: `encoding/json` (for json.RawMessage, json.Unmarshal), `strings` (for SplitSeq, ContainsAny, Repeat, Index — no core equivalent), `os/exec`
 - Conventional commits: `type(scope): description`
 - Co-Author trailer: `Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>`
 
diff --git a/analytics.go b/analytics.go
index 93e5f07..2fa0191 100644
--- a/analytics.go
+++ b/analytics.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 package session
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"maps"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"dappco.re/go/core"
 )
 
 // SessionAnalytics holds computed metrics for a parsed session.
@@ -98,22 +99,22 @@ func Analyse(sess *Session) *SessionAnalytics {
 
 // FormatAnalytics returns a tabular text summary suitable for CLI display.
 func FormatAnalytics(a *SessionAnalytics) string {
-	var b strings.Builder
+	b := core.NewBuilder()
 
 	b.WriteString("Session Analytics\n")
 	b.WriteString(strings.Repeat("=", 50) + "\n\n")
 
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  Duration:       %s\n", formatDuration(a.Duration)))
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  Active Time:    %s\n", formatDuration(a.ActiveTime)))
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  Events:         %d\n", a.EventCount))
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  Success Rate:   %.1f%%\n", a.SuccessRate*100))
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  Est. Input Tk:  %d\n", a.EstimatedInputTokens))
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  Est. Output Tk: %d\n", a.EstimatedOutputTokens))
+	b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("  Duration:       %s\n", formatDuration(a.Duration)))
+	b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("  Active Time:    %s\n", formatDuration(a.ActiveTime)))
+	b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("  Events:         %d\n", a.EventCount))
+	b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("  Success Rate:   %.1f%%\n", a.SuccessRate*100))
+	b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("  Est. Input Tk:  %d\n", a.EstimatedInputTokens))
+	b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("  Est. Output Tk: %d\n", a.EstimatedOutputTokens))
 
 	if len(a.ToolCounts) > 0 {
 		b.WriteString("\n  Tool Breakdown\n")
 		b.WriteString("  " + strings.Repeat("-", 48) + "\n")
-		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  %-14s %6s %6s %10s %10s\n",
+		b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("  %-14s %6s %6s %10s %10s\n",
 			"Tool", "Calls", "Errors", "Avg", "Max"))
 		b.WriteString("  " + strings.Repeat("-", 48) + "\n")
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ func FormatAnalytics(a *SessionAnalytics) string {
 			errors := a.ErrorCounts[tool]
 			avg := a.AvgLatency[tool]
 			max := a.MaxLatency[tool]
-			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  %-14s %6d %6d %10s %10s\n",
+			b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("  %-14s %6d %6d %10s %10s\n",
 				tool, a.ToolCounts[tool], errors,
 				formatDuration(avg), formatDuration(max)))
 		}
diff --git a/conventions_test.go b/conventions_test.go
index d9569b0..c1d2ea0 100644
--- a/conventions_test.go
+++ b/conventions_test.go
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ func TestConventions_BannedImports_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	files := parseGoFiles(t, ".")
 
 	banned := map[string]string{
-		"errors":                "use coreerr.E(op, msg, err) for package errors",
-		"github.com/pkg/errors": "use coreerr.E(op, msg, err) for package errors",
+		"errors":                "use core.E(op, msg, err) from dappco.re/go/core",
+		"fmt":                   "use core.Sprintf/core.Sprint from dappco.re/go/core",
+		"path/filepath":         "use core.Path*/PathGlob from dappco.re/go/core",
+		"github.com/pkg/errors": "use core.E(op, msg, err) from dappco.re/go/core",
+		"dappco.re/go/core/log": "use dappco.re/go/core directly (core.E, core.Wrap)",
 	}
 
 	for _, file := range files {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1737a81..11183d1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module dappco.re/go/core/session
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	dappco.re/go/core/log v0.1.0
+	dappco.re/go/core v0.8.0-alpha.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c36983c..5092fed 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-dappco.re/go/core/log v0.1.0 h1:pa71Vq2TD2aoEUQWFKwNcaJ3GBY8HbaNGqtE688Unyc=
-dappco.re/go/core/log v0.1.0/go.mod h1:Nkqb8gsXhZAO8VLpx7B8i1iAmohhzqA20b9Zr8VUcJs=
+dappco.re/go/core v0.8.0-alpha.1 h1:gj7+Scv+L63Z7wMxbJYHhaRFkHJo2u4MMPuUSv/Dhtk=
+dappco.re/go/core v0.8.0-alpha.1/go.mod h1:f2/tBZ3+3IqDrg2F5F598llv0nmb/4gJVCFzM5geE4A=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
diff --git a/html.go b/html.go
index 2d53fe1..53c34a6 100644
--- a/html.go
+++ b/html.go
@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@
 package session
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"html"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	"dappco.re/go/core"
 )
 
 // RenderHTML generates a self-contained HTML timeline from a session.
 func RenderHTML(sess *Session, outputPath string) error {
 	f, err := os.Create(outputPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return coreerr.E("RenderHTML", "create html", err)
+		return core.E("RenderHTML", "create html", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ func RenderHTML(sess *Session, outputPath string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(f, `<!DOCTYPE html>
+	f.WriteString(core.Sprintf(`<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
@@ -93,14 +91,14 @@ body { background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg); font-family: var(--font); font-s
 		shortID(sess.ID), shortID(sess.ID),
 		sess.StartTime.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"),
 		formatDuration(duration),
-		toolCount)
+		toolCount))
 
 	if errorCount > 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintf(f, `
-      <span class="err">%d errors</span>`, errorCount)
+		f.WriteString(core.Sprintf(`
+      <span class="err">%d errors</span>`, errorCount))
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(f, `
+	f.WriteString(`
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="search">
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ body { background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg); font-family: var(--font); font-s
 
 	var i int
 	for evt := range sess.EventsSeq() {
-		toolClass := strings.ToLower(evt.Tool)
+		toolClass := core.Lower(evt.Tool)
 		if evt.Type == "user" {
 			toolClass = "user"
 		} else if evt.Type == "assistant" {
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ body { background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg); font-family: var(--font); font-s
 			durStr = formatDuration(evt.Duration)
 		}
 
-		fmt.Fprintf(f, `<div class="event%s" data-type="%s" data-tool="%s" data-text="%s" id="evt-%d">
+		f.WriteString(core.Sprintf(`<div class="event%s" data-type="%s" data-tool="%s" data-text="%s" id="evt-%d">
   <div class="event-header" onclick="toggle(%d)">
     <span class="arrow">&#9654;</span>
     <span class="time">%s</span>
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ body { background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg); font-family: var(--font); font-s
 			errorClass,
 			evt.Type,
 			evt.Tool,
-			html.EscapeString(strings.ToLower(evt.Input+" "+evt.Output)),
+			html.EscapeString(core.Lower(evt.Input+" "+evt.Output)),
 			i,
 			i,
 			evt.Timestamp.Format("15:04:05"),
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ body { background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg); font-family: var(--font); font-s
 			html.EscapeString(toolLabel),
 			html.EscapeString(truncate(evt.Input, 120)),
 			durStr,
-			statusIcon)
+			statusIcon))
 
 		if evt.Input != "" {
 			label := "Command"
@@ -187,8 +185,8 @@ body { background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg); font-family: var(--font); font-s
 			} else if evt.Tool == "Edit" || evt.Tool == "Write" {
 				label = "File"
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(f, `    <div class="section"><div class="label">%s</div><pre>%s</pre></div>
-`, label, html.EscapeString(evt.Input))
+			f.WriteString(core.Sprintf(`    <div class="section"><div class="label">%s</div><pre>%s</pre></div>
+`, label, html.EscapeString(evt.Input)))
 		}
 
 		if evt.Output != "" {
@@ -196,17 +194,17 @@ body { background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg); font-family: var(--font); font-s
 			if !evt.Success {
 				outClass = "output err"
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(f, `    <div class="section"><div class="label">Output</div><pre class="%s">%s</pre></div>
-`, outClass, html.EscapeString(evt.Output))
+			f.WriteString(core.Sprintf(`    <div class="section"><div class="label">Output</div><pre class="%s">%s</pre></div>
+`, outClass, html.EscapeString(evt.Output)))
 		}
 
-		fmt.Fprint(f, `  </div>
+		f.WriteString(`  </div>
 </div>
 `)
 		i++
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprint(f, `</div>
+	f.WriteString(`</div>
 <script>
 function toggle(i) {
   document.getElementById('evt-'+i).classList.toggle('open');
@@ -250,13 +248,13 @@ func shortID(id string) string {
 
 func formatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
 	if d < time.Second {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%dms", d.Milliseconds())
+		return core.Sprintf("%dms", d.Milliseconds())
 	}
 	if d < time.Minute {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%.1fs", d.Seconds())
+		return core.Sprintf("%.1fs", d.Seconds())
 	}
 	if d < time.Hour {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm%ds", int(d.Minutes()), int(d.Seconds())%60)
+		return core.Sprintf("%dm%ds", int(d.Minutes()), int(d.Seconds())%60)
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%dh%dm", int(d.Hours()), int(d.Minutes())%60)
+	return core.Sprintf("%dh%dm", int(d.Hours()), int(d.Minutes())%60)
 }
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index f65776f..af2435e 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@ package session
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"iter"
 	"maps"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	"dappco.re/go/core"
 )
 
 // maxScannerBuffer is the maximum line length the scanner will accept.
@@ -128,15 +126,12 @@ func ListSessions(projectsDir string) ([]Session, error) {
 // ListSessionsSeq returns an iterator over all sessions found in the Claude projects directory.
 func ListSessionsSeq(projectsDir string) iter.Seq[Session] {
 	return func(yield func(Session) bool) {
-		matches, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(projectsDir, "*.jsonl"))
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
+		matches := core.PathGlob(core.Concat(projectsDir, "/", "*.jsonl"))
 
 		var sessions []Session
 		for _, path := range matches {
-			base := filepath.Base(path)
-			id := strings.TrimSuffix(base, ".jsonl")
+			base := core.PathBase(path)
+			id := core.TrimSuffix(base, ".jsonl")
 
 			info, err := os.Stat(path)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -204,10 +199,7 @@ func ListSessionsSeq(projectsDir string) iter.Seq[Session] {
 // PruneSessions deletes session files in the projects directory that were last
 // modified more than maxAge ago. Returns the number of files deleted.
 func PruneSessions(projectsDir string, maxAge time.Duration) (int, error) {
-	matches, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(projectsDir, "*.jsonl"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, coreerr.E("PruneSessions", "list sessions", err)
-	}
+	matches := core.PathGlob(core.Concat(projectsDir, "/", "*.jsonl"))
 
 	var deleted int
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -238,11 +230,11 @@ func (s *Session) IsExpired(maxAge time.Duration) bool {
 // FetchSession retrieves a session by ID from the projects directory.
 // It ensures the ID does not contain path traversal characters.
 func FetchSession(projectsDir, id string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
-	if strings.Contains(id, "..") || strings.ContainsAny(id, `/\`) {
-		return nil, nil, coreerr.E("FetchSession", "invalid session id", nil)
+	if core.Contains(id, "..") || strings.ContainsAny(id, `/\`) {
+		return nil, nil, core.E("FetchSession", "invalid session id", nil)
 	}
 
-	path := filepath.Join(projectsDir, id+".jsonl")
+	path := core.Concat(projectsDir, "/", id, ".jsonl")
 	return ParseTranscript(path)
 }
 
@@ -251,12 +243,12 @@ func FetchSession(projectsDir, id string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
 func ParseTranscript(path string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, coreerr.E("ParseTranscript", "open transcript", err)
+		return nil, nil, core.E("ParseTranscript", "open transcript", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	base := filepath.Base(path)
-	id := strings.TrimSuffix(base, ".jsonl")
+	base := core.PathBase(path)
+	id := core.TrimSuffix(base, ".jsonl")
 
 	sess, stats, err := parseFromReader(f, id)
 	if sess != nil {
@@ -302,7 +294,7 @@ func parseFromReader(r io.Reader, id string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
 		stats.TotalLines++
 
 		raw := scanner.Text()
-		if strings.TrimSpace(raw) == "" {
+		if core.Trim(raw) == "" {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -317,14 +309,14 @@ func parseFromReader(r io.Reader, id string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
 				preview = preview[:100]
 			}
 			stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings,
-				fmt.Sprintf("line %d: skipped (bad JSON): %s", lineNum, preview))
+				core.Sprintf("line %d: skipped (bad JSON): %s", lineNum, preview))
 			lastLineFailed = true
 			continue
 		}
 
 		ts, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, entry.Timestamp)
 		if err != nil {
-			stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, fmt.Sprintf("line %d: bad timestamp %q: %v", lineNum, entry.Timestamp, err))
+			stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, core.Sprintf("line %d: bad timestamp %q: %v", lineNum, entry.Timestamp, err))
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -339,19 +331,19 @@ func parseFromReader(r io.Reader, id string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
 		case "assistant":
 			var msg rawMessage
 			if err := json.Unmarshal(entry.Message, &msg); err != nil {
-				stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, fmt.Sprintf("line %d: failed to unmarshal assistant message: %v", lineNum, err))
+				stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, core.Sprintf("line %d: failed to unmarshal assistant message: %v", lineNum, err))
 				continue
 			}
 			for i, raw := range msg.Content {
 				var block contentBlock
 				if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &block); err != nil {
-					stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, fmt.Sprintf("line %d block %d: failed to unmarshal content: %v", lineNum, i, err))
+					stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, core.Sprintf("line %d block %d: failed to unmarshal content: %v", lineNum, i, err))
 					continue
 				}
 
 				switch block.Type {
 				case "text":
-					if text := strings.TrimSpace(block.Text); text != "" {
+					if text := core.Trim(block.Text); text != "" {
 						sess.Events = append(sess.Events, Event{
 							Timestamp: ts,
 							Type:      "assistant",
@@ -372,13 +364,13 @@ func parseFromReader(r io.Reader, id string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
 		case "user":
 			var msg rawMessage
 			if err := json.Unmarshal(entry.Message, &msg); err != nil {
-				stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, fmt.Sprintf("line %d: failed to unmarshal user message: %v", lineNum, err))
+				stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, core.Sprintf("line %d: failed to unmarshal user message: %v", lineNum, err))
 				continue
 			}
 			for i, raw := range msg.Content {
 				var block contentBlock
 				if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &block); err != nil {
-					stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, fmt.Sprintf("line %d block %d: failed to unmarshal content: %v", lineNum, i, err))
+					stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings, core.Sprintf("line %d block %d: failed to unmarshal content: %v", lineNum, i, err))
 					continue
 				}
 
@@ -405,7 +397,7 @@ func parseFromReader(r io.Reader, id string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
 					}
 
 				case "text":
-					if text := strings.TrimSpace(block.Text); text != "" {
+					if text := core.Trim(block.Text); text != "" {
 						sess.Events = append(sess.Events, Event{
 							Timestamp: ts,
 							Type:      "user",
@@ -432,7 +424,7 @@ func parseFromReader(r io.Reader, id string) (*Session, *ParseStats, error) {
 	if stats.OrphanedToolCalls > 0 {
 		for id := range pendingTools {
 			stats.Warnings = append(stats.Warnings,
-				fmt.Sprintf("orphaned tool call: %s", id))
+				core.Sprintf("orphaned tool call: %s", id))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -462,12 +454,12 @@ func extractToolInput(toolName string, raw json.RawMessage) string {
 	case "Edit":
 		var inp editInput
 		if json.Unmarshal(raw, &inp) == nil {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%s (edit)", inp.FilePath)
+			return core.Sprintf("%s (edit)", inp.FilePath)
 		}
 	case "Write":
 		var inp writeInput
 		if json.Unmarshal(raw, &inp) == nil {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%s (%d bytes)", inp.FilePath, len(inp.Content))
+			return core.Sprintf("%s (%d bytes)", inp.FilePath, len(inp.Content))
 		}
 	case "Grep":
 		var inp grepInput
@@ -476,7 +468,7 @@ func extractToolInput(toolName string, raw json.RawMessage) string {
 			if path == "" {
 				path = "."
 			}
-			return fmt.Sprintf("/%s/ in %s", inp.Pattern, path)
+			return core.Sprintf("/%s/ in %s", inp.Pattern, path)
 		}
 	case "Glob":
 		var inp globInput
@@ -490,7 +482,7 @@ func extractToolInput(toolName string, raw json.RawMessage) string {
 			if desc == "" {
 				desc = truncate(inp.Prompt, 80)
 			}
-			return fmt.Sprintf("[%s] %s", inp.SubagentType, desc)
+			return core.Sprintf("[%s] %s", inp.SubagentType, desc)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -498,7 +490,7 @@ func extractToolInput(toolName string, raw json.RawMessage) string {
 	var m map[string]any
 	if json.Unmarshal(raw, &m) == nil {
 		parts := slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(m))
-		return strings.Join(parts, ", ")
+		return core.Join(", ", parts...)
 	}
 
 	return ""
@@ -517,13 +509,13 @@ func extractResultContent(content any) string {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		return strings.Join(parts, "\n")
+		return core.Join("\n", parts...)
 	case map[string]any:
 		if text, ok := v["text"].(string); ok {
 			return text
 		}
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", content)
+	return core.Sprintf("%v", content)
 }
 
 func truncate(s string, max int) string {
diff --git a/search.go b/search.go
index 232446c..8af928f 100644
--- a/search.go
+++ b/search.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package session
 
 import (
 	"iter"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"dappco.re/go/core"
 )
 
 // SearchResult represents a match found in a session transcript.
@@ -25,12 +25,9 @@ func Search(projectsDir, query string) ([]SearchResult, error) {
 // SearchSeq returns an iterator over search results matching the query across all sessions.
 func SearchSeq(projectsDir, query string) iter.Seq[SearchResult] {
 	return func(yield func(SearchResult) bool) {
-		matches, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(projectsDir, "*.jsonl"))
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
+		matches := core.PathGlob(core.Concat(projectsDir, "/", "*.jsonl"))
 
-		query = strings.ToLower(query)
+		query = core.Lower(query)
 
 		for _, path := range matches {
 			sess, _, err := ParseTranscript(path)
@@ -42,8 +39,8 @@ func SearchSeq(projectsDir, query string) iter.Seq[SearchResult] {
 				if evt.Type != "tool_use" {
 					continue
 				}
-				text := strings.ToLower(evt.Input + " " + evt.Output)
-				if strings.Contains(text, query) {
+				text := core.Lower(evt.Input + " " + evt.Output)
+				if core.Contains(text, query) {
 					matchCtx := evt.Input
 					if matchCtx == "" {
 						matchCtx = truncate(evt.Output, 120)
diff --git a/video.go b/video.go
index d8b966b..28e3e67 100644
--- a/video.go
+++ b/video.go
@@ -2,31 +2,30 @@
 package session
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	"dappco.re/go/core"
 )
 
 // RenderMP4 generates an MP4 video from session events using VHS (charmbracelet).
 func RenderMP4(sess *Session, outputPath string) error {
 	if _, err := exec.LookPath("vhs"); err != nil {
-		return coreerr.E("RenderMP4", "vhs not installed (go install github.com/charmbracelet/vhs@latest)", nil)
+		return core.E("RenderMP4", "vhs not installed (go install github.com/charmbracelet/vhs@latest)", nil)
 	}
 
 	tape := generateTape(sess, outputPath)
 
 	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "session-*.tape")
 	if err != nil {
-		return coreerr.E("RenderMP4", "create tape", err)
+		return core.E("RenderMP4", "create tape", err)
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
 
 	if _, err := tmpFile.WriteString(tape); err != nil {
 		tmpFile.Close()
-		return coreerr.E("RenderMP4", "write tape", err)
+		return core.E("RenderMP4", "write tape", err)
 	}
 	tmpFile.Close()
 
@@ -34,16 +33,16 @@ func RenderMP4(sess *Session, outputPath string) error {
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return coreerr.E("RenderMP4", "vhs render", err)
+		return core.E("RenderMP4", "vhs render", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func generateTape(sess *Session, outputPath string) string {
-	var b strings.Builder
+	b := core.NewBuilder()
 
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Output %s\n", outputPath))
+	b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("Output %s\n", outputPath))
 	b.WriteString("Set FontSize 16\n")
 	b.WriteString("Set Width 1400\n")
 	b.WriteString("Set Height 800\n")
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func generateTape(sess *Session, outputPath string) string {
 	if len(id) > 8 {
 		id = id[:8]
 	}
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Type \"# Session %s | %s\"\n",
+	b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("Type \"# Session %s | %s\"\n",
 		id, sess.StartTime.Format("2006-01-02 15:04")))
 	b.WriteString("Enter\n")
 	b.WriteString("Sleep 2s\n")
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func generateTape(sess *Session, outputPath string) string {
 				continue
 			}
 			// Show the command
-			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Type %q\n", "$ "+cmd))
+			b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("Type %q\n", "$ "+cmd))
 			b.WriteString("Enter\n")
 
 			// Show abbreviated output
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ func generateTape(sess *Session, outputPath string) string {
 					if line == "" {
 						continue
 					}
-					b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Type %q\n", line))
+					b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("Type %q\n", line))
 					b.WriteString("Enter\n")
 				}
 			}
@@ -104,14 +103,14 @@ func generateTape(sess *Session, outputPath string) string {
 			b.WriteString("\n")
 
 		case "Read", "Edit", "Write":
-			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Type %q\n",
-				fmt.Sprintf("# %s: %s", evt.Tool, truncate(evt.Input, 80))))
+			b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("Type %q\n",
+				core.Sprintf("# %s: %s", evt.Tool, truncate(evt.Input, 80))))
 			b.WriteString("Enter\n")
 			b.WriteString("Sleep 500ms\n")
 
 		case "Task":
-			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Type %q\n",
-				fmt.Sprintf("# Agent: %s", truncate(evt.Input, 80))))
+			b.WriteString(core.Sprintf("Type %q\n",
+				core.Sprintf("# Agent: %s", truncate(evt.Input, 80))))
 			b.WriteString("Enter\n")
 			b.WriteString("Sleep 1s\n")
 		}