Centralize world and viewport game loops

Cargo.lock

@@ -4605,6 +4605,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "metacrate-game-loop"
+version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "metacrate-grid-world",
+ "metacrate-rendering-wgpu",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "metacrate-grid-agent"
 version = "0.0.1"
@@ -4620,6 +4628,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libremetaverse-rendering-simple",
  "libremetaverse-types",
  "mentra",
+ "metacrate-game-loop",
  "metacrate-lsl-tools",
  "metacrate-rendering-wgpu",
  "rustls",
@@ -4633,6 +4642,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "metacrate-grid-world"
+version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "libremetaverse",
+ "libremetaverse-types",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "metacrate-lsl-tools"
 version = "0.0.1"

Cargo.toml

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ members = [
     "crates/libremetaverse-rendering-simple",
     "crates/libremetaverse-rendering-mesh-foundry",
     "crates/metacrate-lsl-tools",
+    "crates/metacrate-game-loop",
+    "crates/metacrate-grid-world",
     "crates/metacrate-rendering-wgpu",
     "crates/libremetaverse-rlv",
     "crates/libremetaverse-utilities",
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ default-members = [
     "crates/libremetaverse-rendering-simple",
     "crates/libremetaverse-rendering-mesh-foundry",
     "crates/metacrate-lsl-tools",
+    "crates/metacrate-game-loop",
+    "crates/metacrate-grid-world",
     "crates/metacrate-rendering-wgpu",
     "crates/libremetaverse-rlv",
     "crates/libremetaverse-utilities",

crates/metacrate-game-loop/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "metacrate-game-loop"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+description = "Stable OpenSim/Second Life update, rendering, and viewport orchestration"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+metacrate-grid-world = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../metacrate-grid-world" }
+metacrate-rendering-wgpu = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../metacrate-rendering-wgpu", features = ["wgpu"] }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true

crates/metacrate-game-loop/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,761 @@
+//! Stable OpenSim/Second Life update, rendering, and viewport orchestration.
+
+#![allow(clippy::missing_errors_doc)]
+
+use std::{
+    sync::{
+        Arc, Mutex,
+        atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering},
+        mpsc::{self, Receiver, RecvTimeoutError, SyncSender, TryRecvError},
+    },
+    thread,
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
+
+pub use metacrate_grid_world::{
+    DirtyWorldItem, LibreMetaverseWorldEvents, RegionDescriptor, WorldEvent, WorldEventMetrics,
+    WorldEventReceiver, WorldSnapshot, WorldState,
+};
+
+/// Slight scheduling margin keeps measured delivery at or above 10 FPS.
+pub const DEFAULT_VIEWPORT_FRAME_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(90);
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct LoopConfig {
+    pub update_interval: Duration,
+    pub render_interval: Duration,
+    pub max_update_catch_up: u32,
+    pub max_events_per_iteration: usize,
+    pub event_queue_capacity: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for LoopConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            update_interval: Duration::from_nanos(16_666_667),
+            render_interval: Duration::from_millis(100),
+            max_update_catch_up: 4,
+            max_events_per_iteration: 1_024,
+            event_queue_capacity: 4_096,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl LoopConfig {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn valid(self) -> bool {
+        !self.update_interval.is_zero()
+            && !self.render_interval.is_zero()
+            && self.max_update_catch_up != 0
+            && self.max_events_per_iteration != 0
+            && self.event_queue_capacity != 0
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct LoopStep {
+    pub updates: u32,
+    pub render: bool,
+    pub skipped_updates: u64,
+    pub skipped_renders: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct LoopSchedule {
+    config: LoopConfig,
+    next_update: Instant,
+    next_render: Instant,
+}
+
+impl LoopSchedule {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(config: LoopConfig, started: Instant) -> Option<Self> {
+        config.valid().then_some(Self {
+            config,
+            next_update: started + config.update_interval,
+            next_render: started + config.render_interval,
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn next_deadline(self) -> Instant {
+        self.next_update.min(self.next_render)
+    }
+
+    pub fn advance(&mut self, now: Instant) -> LoopStep {
+        let update_due = intervals_due(now, self.next_update, self.config.update_interval);
+        let updates = u32::try_from(update_due.min(u64::from(self.config.max_update_catch_up)))
+            .unwrap_or(self.config.max_update_catch_up);
+        let skipped_updates = update_due.saturating_sub(u64::from(updates));
+        if update_due != 0 {
+            self.next_update = next_after(now, self.next_update, self.config.update_interval);
+        }
+        let render_due = intervals_due(now, self.next_render, self.config.render_interval);
+        if render_due != 0 {
+            self.next_render = next_after(now, self.next_render, self.config.render_interval);
+        }
+        LoopStep {
+            updates,
+            render: render_due != 0,
+            skipped_updates,
+            skipped_renders: render_due.saturating_sub(1),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn intervals_due(now: Instant, deadline: Instant, interval: Duration) -> u64 {
+    if now < deadline {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    let intervals = now.duration_since(deadline).as_nanos() / interval.as_nanos() + 1;
+    intervals.try_into().unwrap_or(u64::MAX)
+}
+
+fn next_after(now: Instant, deadline: Instant, interval: Duration) -> Instant {
+    let due = intervals_due(now, deadline, interval);
+    let Ok(due) = u32::try_from(due) else {
+        return now + interval;
+    };
+    deadline
+        .checked_add(interval.saturating_mul(due))
+        .unwrap_or(now + interval)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct LatestValue<T> {
+    sequence: u64,
+    value: Option<Arc<T>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Latest<T> {
+    inner: Mutex<LatestValue<T>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> Default for Latest<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: Mutex::new(LatestValue {
+                sequence: 0,
+                value: None,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Published<T> {
+    pub sequence: u64,
+    pub value: Arc<T>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct ViewportFrame {
+    pub sequence: u64,
+    pub scene_sequence: u64,
+    pub observed_unix_millis: u64,
+    pub camera: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Camera,
+    pub width: u32,
+    pub height: u32,
+    pub rgba: Arc<[u8]>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct StableViewport {
+    latest: Latest<ViewportFrame>,
+}
+
+impl StableViewport {
+    pub fn publish(&self, frame: ViewportFrame) -> Result<u64, ViewportFrame> {
+        let expected = usize::try_from(frame.width)
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|width| {
+                usize::try_from(frame.height)
+                    .ok()
+                    .and_then(|height| width.checked_mul(height))
+            })
+            .and_then(|pixels| pixels.checked_mul(4));
+        if frame.sequence == 0 || expected != Some(frame.rgba.len()) {
+            return Err(frame);
+        }
+        Ok(self.latest.publish(frame))
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn latest(&self) -> Option<Published<ViewportFrame>> {
+        self.latest.load()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Owns the renderer and publishes immutable completed frames. Readers never
+/// observe the render target while Bevy is writing the next frame.
+pub struct ViewportRuntime {
+    renderer: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderer,
+    viewport: StableViewport,
+    next_sequence: AtomicU64,
+    loaded_scene: Mutex<Option<u64>>,
+}
+
+pub struct ViewportRender {
+    pub frame: Published<ViewportFrame>,
+    pub timings: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderTimings,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct ViewportScene {
+    pub sequence: u64,
+    pub camera: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Camera,
+    pub renderables: Arc<[metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderable]>,
+    pub textures: Arc<[metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Texture]>,
+    pub background_srgb: [u8; 4],
+    pub limits: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderLimits,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ViewportStats {
+    pub completed_frames: u64,
+    pub missed_frame_deadlines: u64,
+    pub render_errors: u64,
+    pub last_render: Duration,
+}
+
+/// Fixed-rate viewport producer. Scene submission is nonblocking and always
+/// replaces stale pending input with the newest complete scene.
+pub struct ViewportLoop {
+    runtime: Arc<ViewportRuntime>,
+    input: Arc<Latest<ViewportScene>>,
+    stopped: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    thread: Mutex<Option<thread::JoinHandle<()>>>,
+    completed_frames: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    missed_frame_deadlines: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    render_errors: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    last_render_nanos: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+}
+
+impl ViewportLoop {
+    pub fn start(frame_interval: Duration) -> Result<Self, metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError> {
+        if frame_interval.is_zero() {
+            return Err(metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError::InvalidScene);
+        }
+        let runtime = Arc::new(ViewportRuntime::new_blocking()?);
+        let input: Arc<Latest<ViewportScene>> = Arc::new(Latest::default());
+        let stopped = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let completed_frames = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+        let missed_frame_deadlines = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+        let render_errors = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+        let last_render_nanos = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+        let worker_runtime = Arc::clone(&runtime);
+        let worker_input = Arc::clone(&input);
+        let worker_stopped = Arc::clone(&stopped);
+        let worker_completed = Arc::clone(&completed_frames);
+        let worker_missed = Arc::clone(&missed_frame_deadlines);
+        let worker_errors = Arc::clone(&render_errors);
+        let worker_last_render = Arc::clone(&last_render_nanos);
+        let thread = thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("metacrate-viewport-loop".into())
+            .spawn(move || {
+                let mut next_frame = Instant::now();
+                while !worker_stopped.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                    let now = Instant::now();
+                    if now < next_frame {
+                        thread::park_timeout(next_frame - now);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    let due = intervals_due(now, next_frame, frame_interval);
+                    worker_missed.fetch_add(due.saturating_sub(1), Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    next_frame = next_after(now, next_frame, frame_interval);
+                    let Some(scene) = worker_input.load() else {
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    let started = Instant::now();
+                    let result = worker_runtime.render_scene(
+                        scene.value.sequence,
+                        scene.value.camera,
+                        || Arc::clone(&scene.value.renderables),
+                        Arc::clone(&scene.value.textures),
+                        scene.value.background_srgb,
+                        scene.value.limits,
+                    );
+                    worker_last_render.store(
+                        started.elapsed().as_nanos().try_into().unwrap_or(u64::MAX),
+                        Ordering::Relaxed,
+                    );
+                    if result.is_ok() {
+                        worker_completed.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    } else {
+                        worker_errors.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+            .map_err(|error| metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError::Device(error.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            runtime,
+            input,
+            stopped,
+            thread: Mutex::new(Some(thread)),
+            completed_frames,
+            missed_frame_deadlines,
+            render_errors,
+            last_render_nanos,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn submit(&self, scene: ViewportScene) -> u64 {
+        let sequence = self.input.publish(scene);
+        if let Some(thread) = lock(&self.thread).as_ref() {
+            thread.thread().unpark();
+        }
+        sequence
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn latest(&self) -> Option<Published<ViewportFrame>> {
+        self.runtime.latest()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn stats(&self) -> ViewportStats {
+        ViewportStats {
+            completed_frames: self.completed_frames.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            missed_frame_deadlines: self.missed_frame_deadlines.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            render_errors: self.render_errors.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            last_render: Duration::from_nanos(self.last_render_nanos.load(Ordering::Relaxed)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn shutdown(&self) {
+        self.stopped.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+        if let Some(thread) = lock(&self.thread).take() {
+            thread.thread().unpark();
+            let _ = thread.join();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for ViewportLoop {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.shutdown();
+    }
+}
+
+impl ViewportRuntime {
+    pub fn new_blocking() -> Result<Self, metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            renderer: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderer::new_blocking()?,
+            viewport: StableViewport::default(),
+            next_sequence: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            loaded_scene: Mutex::new(None),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn render_scene<F>(
+        &self,
+        scene_sequence: u64,
+        camera: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Camera,
+        renderables: F,
+        textures: Arc<[metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Texture]>,
+        background_srgb: [u8; 4],
+        limits: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderLimits,
+    ) -> Result<ViewportRender, metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce() -> Arc<[metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderable]>,
+    {
+        let mut loaded_scene = lock(&self.loaded_scene);
+        let mut timings = if *loaded_scene == Some(scene_sequence) {
+            metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderTimings::default()
+        } else {
+            let renderables = renderables();
+            let timings = self
+                .renderer
+                .load_scene_shared(camera, renderables, textures, limits)?;
+            *loaded_scene = Some(scene_sequence);
+            timings
+        };
+        let rendered = self.renderer.render_view(camera, background_srgb, limits)?;
+        timings.clear_previous_frame += rendered.timings.clear_previous_frame;
+        timings.scene_setup += rendered.timings.scene_setup;
+        timings.capture += rendered.timings.capture;
+        let sequence = self.next_sequence.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel) + 1;
+        self.viewport
+            .publish(ViewportFrame {
+                sequence,
+                scene_sequence,
+                observed_unix_millis: unix_millis_now(),
+                camera,
+                width: limits.width,
+                height: limits.height,
+                rgba: rendered.rgba.into(),
+            })
+            .map_err(|_| metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError::InvalidScene)?;
+        Ok(ViewportRender {
+            frame: self
+                .viewport
+                .latest()
+                .ok_or(metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError::Readback)?,
+            timings,
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn latest(&self) -> Option<Published<ViewportFrame>> {
+        self.viewport.latest()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Latest<T> {
+    pub fn publish(&self, value: T) -> u64 {
+        self.publish_arc(Arc::new(value))
+    }
+
+    pub fn publish_arc(&self, value: Arc<T>) -> u64 {
+        let mut latest = lock(&self.inner);
+        latest.sequence = latest.sequence.saturating_add(1);
+        latest.value = Some(value);
+        latest.sequence
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn load(&self) -> Option<Published<T>> {
+        let latest = lock(&self.inner);
+        Some(Published {
+            sequence: latest.sequence,
+            value: Arc::clone(latest.value.as_ref()?),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+pub enum TimingPhase {
+    Events,
+    Update,
+    Render,
+    Publish,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct TimingSignal {
+    pub phase: TimingPhase,
+    pub duration: Duration,
+    pub sequence: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct TimingEmitter {
+    sender: SyncSender<TimingSignal>,
+    dropped: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TimingReceiver {
+    receiver: Receiver<TimingSignal>,
+    dropped: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+pub fn timing_channel(capacity: usize) -> Option<(TimingEmitter, TimingReceiver)> {
+    if capacity == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(capacity);
+    let dropped = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+    Some((
+        TimingEmitter {
+            sender,
+            dropped: Arc::clone(&dropped),
+        },
+        TimingReceiver { receiver, dropped },
+    ))
+}
+
+impl TimingEmitter {
+    pub fn emit(&self, signal: TimingSignal) {
+        if self.sender.try_send(signal).is_err() {
+            self.dropped.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TimingReceiver {
+    pub fn recv_timeout(&self, timeout: Duration) -> Result<TimingSignal, RecvTimeoutError> {
+        self.receiver.recv_timeout(timeout)
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_recv(&self) -> Result<TimingSignal, TryRecvError> {
+        self.receiver.try_recv()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn dropped(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.dropped.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait LoopDriver: Send + 'static {
+    fn world_changed(&mut self, world: &WorldState, dirty: &[DirtyWorldItem]);
+    fn update(&mut self, world: &WorldState, step: Duration);
+    fn render(&mut self, world: &WorldState);
+}
+
+impl LoopDriver for () {
+    fn world_changed(&mut self, _world: &WorldState, _dirty: &[DirtyWorldItem]) {}
+    fn update(&mut self, _world: &WorldState, _step: Duration) {}
+    fn render(&mut self, _world: &WorldState) {}
+}
+
+pub struct LoopHandle {
+    stopped: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    thread: Option<thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
+    world: Arc<Latest<WorldSnapshot>>,
+    world_events: WorldEventMetrics,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct WorldReader {
+    world: Arc<Latest<WorldSnapshot>>,
+    world_events: WorldEventMetrics,
+}
+
+impl WorldReader {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn latest(&self) -> Option<Published<WorldSnapshot>> {
+        self.world.load()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn dropped_events(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.world_events.dropped()
+    }
+}
+
+impl LoopHandle {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn latest_world(&self) -> Option<Published<WorldSnapshot>> {
+        self.world.load()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn world_reader(&self) -> WorldReader {
+        WorldReader {
+            world: Arc::clone(&self.world),
+            world_events: self.world_events.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn dropped_world_events(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.world_events.dropped()
+    }
+
+    pub fn shutdown(mut self) -> thread::Result<()> {
+        self.stop();
+        self.thread.take().map_or(Ok(()), thread::JoinHandle::join)
+    }
+
+    fn stop(&self) {
+        self.stopped.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+        if let Some(thread) = &self.thread {
+            thread.thread().unpark();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for LoopHandle {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.stop();
+    }
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+pub fn start<D: LoopDriver>(
+    config: LoopConfig,
+    events: WorldEventReceiver,
+    mut driver: D,
+    timings: Option<TimingEmitter>,
+) -> Option<LoopHandle> {
+    if !config.valid() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let stopped = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let world_events = events.metrics();
+    let world = Arc::new(Latest::default());
+    let published_world = Arc::clone(&world);
+    let thread_stopped = Arc::clone(&stopped);
+    let thread = thread::Builder::new()
+        .name("metacrate-game-loop".into())
+        .spawn(move || {
+            let Some(mut schedule) = LoopSchedule::new(config, Instant::now()) else {
+                return;
+            };
+            let mut sequence = 0_u64;
+            let mut world = WorldState::default();
+            while !thread_stopped.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                let started = Instant::now();
+                let mut event_count = 0;
+                while event_count < config.max_events_per_iteration {
+                    match events.try_recv() {
+                        Ok(event) => {
+                            world.apply(event);
+                            event_count += 1;
+                        }
+                        Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => break,
+                        Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => return,
+                    }
+                }
+                if event_count != 0 {
+                    let dirty = world.take_dirty();
+                    driver.world_changed(&world, &dirty);
+                    published_world.publish(world.snapshot());
+                    emit(
+                        timings.as_ref(),
+                        TimingPhase::Events,
+                        started.elapsed(),
+                        sequence,
+                    );
+                }
+                let step = schedule.advance(Instant::now());
+                for _ in 0..step.updates {
+                    let started = Instant::now();
+                    driver.update(&world, config.update_interval);
+                    sequence = sequence.saturating_add(1);
+                    emit(
+                        timings.as_ref(),
+                        TimingPhase::Update,
+                        started.elapsed(),
+                        sequence,
+                    );
+                }
+                if step.render {
+                    let started = Instant::now();
+                    driver.render(&world);
+                    emit(
+                        timings.as_ref(),
+                        TimingPhase::Render,
+                        started.elapsed(),
+                        sequence,
+                    );
+                }
+                let wait = schedule
+                    .next_deadline()
+                    .saturating_duration_since(Instant::now());
+                if wait.is_zero() {
+                    thread::yield_now();
+                } else {
+                    thread::park_timeout(wait);
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .ok()?;
+    Some(LoopHandle {
+        stopped,
+        thread: Some(thread),
+        world,
+        world_events,
+    })
+}
+
+fn emit(emitter: Option<&TimingEmitter>, phase: TimingPhase, duration: Duration, sequence: u64) {
+    if let Some(emitter) = emitter {
+        emitter.emit(TimingSignal {
+            phase,
+            duration,
+            sequence,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+fn lock<T>(value: &Mutex<T>) -> std::sync::MutexGuard<'_, T> {
+    value
+        .lock()
+        .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+}
+
+fn unix_millis_now() -> u64 {
+    std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .map_or(0, |duration| {
+            duration.as_millis().try_into().unwrap_or(u64::MAX)
+        })
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    struct Driver(Arc<AtomicU64>);
+
+    impl LoopDriver for Driver {
+        fn world_changed(&mut self, _world: &WorldState, dirty: &[DirtyWorldItem]) {
+            self.0.fetch_add(
+                u64::try_from(dirty.len()).unwrap_or(u64::MAX),
+                Ordering::Relaxed,
+            );
+        }
+        fn update(&mut self, _world: &WorldState, _step: Duration) {
+            self.0.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+        fn render(&mut self, _world: &WorldState) {}
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn schedule_bounds_catch_up_latest_publishes_and_runner_emits_timings() {
+        let config = LoopConfig {
+            update_interval: Duration::from_millis(10),
+            render_interval: Duration::from_millis(25),
+            max_update_catch_up: 2,
+            ..LoopConfig::default()
+        };
+        let started = Instant::now();
+        let mut schedule = LoopSchedule::new(config, started).unwrap();
+        let step = schedule.advance(started + Duration::from_millis(56));
+        assert_eq!(step.updates, 2);
+        assert_eq!(step.skipped_updates, 3);
+        assert!(step.render);
+        assert_eq!(step.skipped_renders, 1);
+
+        let latest = Latest::default();
+        assert_eq!(latest.publish("old"), 1);
+        assert_eq!(latest.publish("new"), 2);
+        let published = latest.load().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(published.sequence, 2);
+        assert_eq!(*published.value, "new");
+
+        let viewport = StableViewport::default();
+        let camera = metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Camera::look_at(
+            [0.0; 3],
+            [1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            [0.0, 0.0, 1.0],
+            60.0,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            viewport
+                .publish(ViewportFrame {
+                    sequence: 1,
+                    scene_sequence: 1,
+                    observed_unix_millis: 1,
+                    camera,
+                    width: 2,
+                    height: 1,
+                    rgba: vec![0; 8].into(),
+                })
+                .is_ok()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(viewport.latest().unwrap().value.sequence, 1);
+
+        let count = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+        let (timings, receiver) = timing_channel(32).unwrap();
+        let (events, event_receiver) = metacrate_grid_world::world_event_channel(32).unwrap();
+        events.send(WorldEvent::RegionChanged(None));
+        let handle = start(
+            config,
+            event_receiver,
+            Driver(Arc::clone(&count)),
+            Some(timings),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(40));
+        handle.shutdown().unwrap();
+        assert!(count.load(Ordering::Relaxed) >= 2);
+        assert!(receiver.try_recv().is_ok());
+    }
+}

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/Cargo.toml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ libremetaverse-imaging = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../libremetaverse-imaging"
 libremetaverse-rendering-simple = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../libremetaverse-rendering-simple", optional = true }
 libremetaverse-types = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../libremetaverse-types" }
 metacrate-lsl-tools = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../metacrate-lsl-tools" }
+metacrate-game-loop = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../metacrate-game-loop" }
 metacrate-rendering-wgpu = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../metacrate-rendering-wgpu" }
 mentra = { version = "0.18.3", default-features = false }
 jpeg-encoder = "0.6.1"

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/backend.rs

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ pub struct LibremetaverseClientOwner {
 pub struct LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
     client: libremetaverse::GridClient,
     agent: Arc<libremetaverse::AgentManager>,
+    world: metacrate_game_loop::WorldReader,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ pub struct LibremetaverseSessionBackend {
     interaction: Option<crate::interaction::InteractionIngress>,
     perception: Option<crate::perception::PerceptionIngress>,
     behavior: Option<crate::behavior::BehaviorIngress>,
+    framework_readiness: Option<Arc<crate::session::FrameworkReadiness>>,
     delivery_generation: Arc<std::sync::RwLock<Option<u64>>>,
 }
 
@@ -319,6 +321,7 @@ impl LibremetaverseClientOwner {
             interaction,
             perception,
             behavior,
+            framework_readiness: None,
             delivery_generation: Arc::clone(&self.delivery_generation),
         })
     }
@@ -332,10 +335,14 @@ impl LibremetaverseClientOwner {
     }
 
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn world_snapshot_source(&self) -> LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
+    pub fn world_snapshot_source(
+        &self,
+        world: metacrate_game_loop::WorldReader,
+    ) -> LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
         LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
             client: self.client.clone(),
             agent: Arc::clone(&self.agent),
+            world,
         }
     }
 
@@ -349,6 +356,18 @@ impl LibremetaverseClientOwner {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+impl LibremetaverseSessionBackend {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_framework_readiness(
+        mut self,
+        readiness: Arc<crate::session::FrameworkReadiness>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self.framework_readiness = Some(readiness);
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
 fn metacrate_cache_dir() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, BackendError> {
     directories::ProjectDirs::from("", "", "metacrate")
@@ -362,10 +381,9 @@ fn metacrate_cache_dir() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, BackendError> {
 impl LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn current_region_handle(&self) -> Option<u64> {
-        self.client
-            .network()
-            .native_current_sim()
-            .map(|simulator| simulator.handle)
+        self.world
+            .latest()
+            .and_then(|world| world.value.region.as_ref().map(|region| region.handle))
     }
 
     // One atomic projection keeps native cache reads together. Terrain lookup
@@ -386,19 +404,24 @@ impl LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
         {
             return Err(crate::perception::PerceptionError::NotReady);
         }
+        let world = self
+            .world
+            .latest()
+            .ok_or(crate::perception::PerceptionError::NotReady)?;
+        if world.value.region.as_ref().map(|region| region.id) != Some(simulator.region_id) {
+            return Err(crate::perception::PerceptionError::NotReady);
+        }
         let agent_position = self.agent.sim_position();
         let position = crate::perception::WorldPosition {
             x: f64::from(agent_position.x),
             y: f64::from(agent_position.y),
             z: f64::from(agent_position.z),
         };
-        let avatar_cache = simulator
-            .objects_avatars
-            .read()
-            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
-        let avatars_truncated = avatar_cache.len() > 2_048;
+        let avatars_truncated = world.value.avatars.len() > 2_048;
         let mut avatars = BTreeMap::new();
-        for (local_id, avatar) in avatar_cache
+        for (local_id, avatar) in world
+            .value
+            .avatars
             .iter()
             .filter(|(_, avatar)| avatar.id != UUID::zero())
         {
@@ -414,15 +437,12 @@ impl LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
                 avatars.pop_last();
             }
         }
-        drop(avatar_cache);
         let avatars = avatars.into_values().collect();
-        let object_cache = simulator
-            .objects_primitives
-            .read()
-            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
-        let objects_truncated = object_cache.len() > 2_048;
+        let objects_truncated = world.value.primitives.len() > 2_048;
         let mut objects = BTreeMap::new();
-        for (local_id, primitive) in object_cache
+        for (local_id, primitive) in world
+            .value
+            .primitives
             .iter()
             .filter(|(_, primitive)| primitive.id != UUID::zero())
         {
@@ -452,7 +472,6 @@ impl LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
                 objects.pop_last();
             }
         }
-        drop(object_cache);
         let objects = objects.into_values().collect();
         let parcel = simulator
             .parcels
@@ -500,7 +519,7 @@ impl LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource {
         let (inventory, landmarks, inventory_truncated) = native_inventory_metadata(&self.client);
         Ok(crate::perception::WorldSnapshot {
             generation,
-            observed_unix_millis: crate::perception::unix_millis_now(),
+            observed_unix_millis: world.value.observed_unix_millis,
             region_id: simulator.region_id,
             region_name: crate::perception::sanitize_untrusted(&simulator.name),
             agent: crate::perception::AgentSnapshot {
@@ -1029,6 +1048,8 @@ struct LibremetaverseSession {
     interaction: Option<crate::interaction::InteractionIngress>,
     perception: Option<crate::perception::PerceptionIngress>,
     behavior: Option<crate::behavior::BehaviorIngress>,
+    agent: Arc<libremetaverse::AgentManager>,
+    framework_readiness: Option<Arc<crate::session::FrameworkReadiness>>,
     delivery_generation: Arc<std::sync::RwLock<Option<u64>>>,
 }
 
@@ -1043,7 +1064,7 @@ impl crate::session::GridSession for LibremetaverseSession {
         cancellation: CancellationToken,
     ) -> crate::session::SessionFuture<'_, crate::session::SessionSignal> {
         Box::pin(async move {
-            tokio::select! {
+            let signal = tokio::select! {
                 signal = self.signals.recv() => signal.unwrap_or_else(|| {
                     crate::session::SessionSignal::Disconnected(
                         crate::session::SessionFailure::new(
@@ -1056,7 +1077,36 @@ impl crate::session::GridSession for LibremetaverseSession {
                         crate::session::SessionFailureKind::TransientTransport,
                     ),
                 ),
+            };
+            if matches!(signal, crate::session::SessionSignal::Ready) {
+                if let Some(readiness) = &self.framework_readiness
+                    && !readiness.wait_ready(self.generation, cancellation).await
+                {
+                    return crate::session::SessionSignal::Disconnected(
+                        crate::session::SessionFailure::new(
+                            crate::session::SessionFailureKind::TransientTransport,
+                        ),
+                    );
                 }
+                *self
+                    .delivery_generation
+                    .write()
+                    .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner) = Some(self.generation);
+                if let Some(interaction) = &self.interaction {
+                    let _ = interaction.try_connected(self.generation, self.agent.agent_id());
+                }
+                if let (Some(perception), Some(simulator)) =
+                    (&self.perception, self.network.native_current_sim())
+                {
+                    let _ = perception.connected(self.generation, simulator.region_id);
+                }
+                if let (Some(behavior), Some(simulator)) =
+                    (&self.behavior, self.network.native_current_sim())
+                {
+                    let _ = behavior.connected(self.generation, simulator.region_id);
+                }
+            }
+            signal
         })
     }
 
@@ -1220,34 +1270,12 @@ impl crate::session::GridSessionBackend for LibremetaverseSessionBackend {
                         ));
                 }));
             let ready_sender = sender.clone();
-            let ready_interaction = self.interaction.clone();
-            let ready_perception = self.perception.clone();
-            let ready_behavior = self.behavior.clone();
-            let ready_network = self.network.clone();
-            let ready_agent = Arc::clone(&self.agent);
-            let ready_generation = Arc::clone(&self.delivery_generation);
             let ready_once = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
             let callback_ready = Arc::clone(&ready_once);
             let ready = self
                 .network
                 .native_subscribe_event_queue_running(Arc::new(move |_| {
                     if !callback_ready.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel) {
-                        *ready_generation
-                            .write()
-                            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner) = Some(generation);
-                        if let Some(interaction) = &ready_interaction {
-                            let _ = interaction.try_connected(generation, ready_agent.agent_id());
-                        }
-                        if let (Some(perception), Some(simulator)) =
-                            (&ready_perception, ready_network.native_current_sim())
-                        {
-                            let _ = perception.connected(generation, simulator.region_id);
-                        }
-                        if let (Some(behavior), Some(simulator)) =
-                            (&ready_behavior, ready_network.native_current_sim())
-                        {
-                            let _ = behavior.connected(generation, simulator.region_id);
-                        }
                         let _ = ready_sender.try_send(crate::session::SessionSignal::Ready);
                     }
                 }));
@@ -1299,23 +1327,6 @@ impl crate::session::GridSessionBackend for LibremetaverseSessionBackend {
                 .unwrap_or(false)
                 && !ready_once.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel)
             {
-                *self
-                    .delivery_generation
-                    .write()
-                    .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner) = Some(generation);
-                if let Some(interaction) = &self.interaction {
-                    let _ = interaction.try_connected(generation, self.agent.agent_id());
-                }
-                if let (Some(perception), Some(simulator)) =
-                    (&self.perception, self.network.native_current_sim())
-                {
-                    let _ = perception.connected(generation, simulator.region_id);
-                }
-                if let (Some(behavior), Some(simulator)) =
-                    (&self.behavior, self.network.native_current_sim())
-                {
-                    let _ = behavior.connected(generation, simulator.region_id);
-                }
                 let _ = sender.try_send(crate::session::SessionSignal::Ready);
             }
             let session: Box<dyn crate::session::GridSession> = Box::new(LibremetaverseSession {
@@ -1326,6 +1337,8 @@ impl crate::session::GridSessionBackend for LibremetaverseSessionBackend {
                 interaction: self.interaction.clone(),
                 perception: self.perception.clone(),
                 behavior: self.behavior.clone(),
+                agent: Arc::clone(&self.agent),
+                framework_readiness: self.framework_readiness.clone(),
                 delivery_generation: Arc::clone(&self.delivery_generation),
             });
             Ok(session)

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/lib.rs

@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ pub use script_delivery::{
 };
 pub use service::{AgentService, ServiceError, ServiceHandle, ServiceState};
 pub use session::{
-    GridSession, GridSessionBackend, ReconnectPolicy, SessionControl, SessionFailure,
-    SessionFailureKind, SessionFuture, SessionObservation, SessionReason, SessionSignal,
-    SessionState, SessionStatus, SessionSupervisor, SessionSupervisorError,
+    FrameworkReadiness, GridSession, GridSessionBackend, ReconnectPolicy, SessionControl,
+    SessionFailure, SessionFailureKind, SessionFuture, SessionObservation, SessionReason,
+    SessionSignal, SessionState, SessionStatus, SessionSupervisor, SessionSupervisorError,
     SessionSupervisorHandle, SessionWork, WorkDisposition, WorkKind,
 };
 pub use tool_loop::{ToolExecution, ToolExecutor, ToolFuture, ToolLoopError, ToolLoopLimits};

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/main.rs

@@ -273,9 +273,9 @@ async fn run_live(
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     use metacrate_grid_agent::{
         AgentControlTarget, BehaviorObservation, ControlEventKind, ControlPlane, ControlTarget,
-        GridSessionBackend, LibremetaverseClientOwner, OperatingMode, RuntimeControlCommand,
-        SessionControl, SessionObservation, SessionState, SessionSupervisor, TcpControlConfig,
-        TcpControlServer, WorldSnapshotSource,
+        FrameworkReadiness, GridSessionBackend, LibremetaverseClientOwner, OperatingMode,
+        RuntimeControlCommand, SessionControl, SessionObservation, SessionReason, SessionState,
+        SessionSupervisor, TcpControlConfig, TcpControlServer, WorldSnapshotSource,
     };
 
     let connection = config.grid.clone().ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -285,15 +285,20 @@ async fn run_live(
         config.vision.asset_cache_max_bytes,
     )?;
     let mut live = start_live_interactions(&config, &owner).await?;
+    let framework_readiness = Arc::new(FrameworkReadiness::default());
     let backend = match owner.session_backend_with_agent_services(
         connection,
         live.interaction.ingress(),
         live.perception.clone(),
         live.behavior.ingress(),
     ) {
-        Ok(backend) => backend,
+        Ok(backend) => backend.with_framework_readiness(Arc::clone(&framework_readiness)),
         Err(error) => {
+            live.vision.stop_viewport().await;
             live.scene_source.stop_prefetch().await;
+            if let Some(world_loop) = live.world_loop.take() {
+                let _ = world_loop.shutdown();
+            }
             live.interaction.shutdown().await?;
             live.behavior.shutdown().await?;
             return Err(error.into());
@@ -313,6 +318,26 @@ async fn run_live(
         let readiness = tokio::time::timeout(config.timeouts.startup, async {
             loop {
                 match handle.next_observation().await {
+                    Some(
+                        event @ SessionObservation::Transition {
+                            status,
+                            reason: SessionReason::LoginSucceeded,
+                            ..
+                        },
+                    ) => {
+                        live.vision.set_generation(status.generation);
+                        record_session_observation(&live.observability, &event);
+                        prepare_live_framework(
+                            &live,
+                            &framework_readiness,
+                            status.generation,
+                            config
+                                .timeouts
+                                .startup
+                                .saturating_sub(Duration::from_secs(5)),
+                        )
+                        .await?;
+                    }
                     Some(event @ SessionObservation::Transition { status, .. })
                         if status.agent_ready =>
                     {
@@ -351,7 +376,11 @@ async fn run_live(
             Err(_) => Err(CliError("timed out waiting for full grid readiness".into())),
         };
         if let Err(error) = readiness {
+            live.vision.stop_viewport().await;
             live.scene_source.stop_prefetch().await;
+            if let Some(world_loop) = live.world_loop.take() {
+                let _ = world_loop.shutdown();
+            }
             let session_result = handle.shutdown().await;
             let interaction_result = live.interaction.shutdown().await;
             let behavior_result = live.behavior.shutdown().await;
@@ -360,7 +389,11 @@ async fn run_live(
             behavior_result?;
             return Err(error.into());
         }
+        live.vision.stop_viewport().await;
         live.scene_source.stop_prefetch().await;
+        if let Some(world_loop) = live.world_loop.take() {
+            let _ = world_loop.shutdown();
+        }
         let session_result = handle.shutdown().await;
         let interaction_result = live.interaction.shutdown().await;
         let behavior_result = live.behavior.shutdown().await;
@@ -454,6 +487,16 @@ async fn run_live(
                 if let SessionObservation::Transition { status, reason, retry_in } = event {
                     live.vision.set_generation(status.generation);
                     control_target.update_session(status);
+                    if reason == SessionReason::LoginSucceeded
+                        && let Err(error) = prepare_live_framework(
+                            &live,
+                            &framework_readiness,
+                            status.generation,
+                            config.timeouts.startup.saturating_sub(Duration::from_secs(5)),
+                        ).await
+                    {
+                        eprintln!("framework initialization failed: {error}");
+                    }
                     if status.agent_ready
                         && let Ok(snapshot) = live
                             .world
@@ -485,6 +528,34 @@ async fn run_live(
                         status.transport_connected,
                         status.agent_ready,
                     );
+                    if status.agent_ready {
+                        let world = live
+                            .world_loop
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .and_then(metacrate_game_loop::LoopHandle::latest_world);
+                        let world_sequence = world.as_ref().map_or(0, |world| world.sequence);
+                        let primitives = world
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map_or(0, |world| world.value.primitives.len());
+                        let avatars = world.as_ref().map_or(0, |world| world.value.avatars.len());
+                        let dropped_world_events = live
+                            .world_loop
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map_or(0, metacrate_game_loop::LoopHandle::dropped_world_events);
+                        let frames = live
+                            .vision
+                            .viewport_stats()
+                            .map_or(0, |stats| stats.completed_frames);
+                        println!(
+                            "READY generation={} world_sequence={} world_primitives={} world_avatars={} dropped_world_events={} viewport_frames={} viewport_target_fps=10",
+                            status.generation,
+                            world_sequence,
+                            primitives,
+                            avatars,
+                            dropped_world_events,
+                            frames
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
             }
             event = live.interaction.next_observation() => {
@@ -567,7 +638,11 @@ async fn run_live(
     let _ = live.observability.record(shutdown_event);
     control_target.mark_stopping();
     live.landmark_roaming.shutdown().await;
+    live.vision.stop_viewport().await;
     live.scene_source.stop_prefetch().await;
+    if let Some(world_loop) = live.world_loop.take() {
+        let _ = world_loop.shutdown();
+    }
     let session_result = handle.shutdown().await;
     let interaction_result = live.interaction.shutdown().await;
     let behavior_result = live.behavior.shutdown().await;
@@ -590,6 +665,55 @@ async fn run_live(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+async fn prepare_live_framework(
+    live: &LiveInteractions,
+    readiness: &metacrate_grid_agent::FrameworkReadiness,
+    generation: u64,
+    timeout: Duration,
+) -> Result<(), CliError> {
+    println!("INITIALIZING generation={generation} waiting_for=world_state,viewport target_fps=10");
+    tokio::time::timeout(timeout, async {
+        loop {
+            let world_ready = live
+                .world_loop
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(metacrate_game_loop::LoopHandle::latest_world)
+                .is_some_and(|world| world.value.region.is_some());
+            if world_ready && live.scene_source.prefetch_passes() != 0 {
+                break;
+            }
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+        }
+        live.vision.start_viewport(
+            generation,
+            libremetaverse_types::compat::CancellationToken::default(),
+        );
+        loop {
+            if live
+                .vision
+                .viewport_stats()
+                .is_some_and(|stats| stats.completed_frames >= 2 && stats.render_errors == 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|_| CliError("timed out waiting for stable world state and viewport".into()))?;
+    readiness.mark_ready(generation);
+    let stats = live.vision.viewport_stats().unwrap_or_default();
+    println!(
+        "INITIALIZED generation={} viewport_frames={} last_render_ms={} missed_deadlines={} world_state=stable",
+        generation,
+        stats.completed_frames,
+        stats.last_render.as_millis(),
+        stats.missed_frame_deadlines,
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
 struct LiveInteractions {
     interaction: metacrate_grid_agent::InteractionHandle,
@@ -608,6 +732,8 @@ struct LiveInteractions {
         Arc<metacrate_grid_agent::VisionService<metacrate_grid_agent::LibremetaverseSceneSource>>,
     scene_source: Arc<metacrate_grid_agent::LibremetaverseSceneSource>,
     world: Arc<metacrate_grid_agent::LibremetaverseWorldSnapshotSource>,
+    _world_events: metacrate_game_loop::LibreMetaverseWorldEvents,
+    world_loop: Option<metacrate_game_loop::LoopHandle>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
@@ -630,7 +756,25 @@ async fn start_live_interactions(
     };
 
     let conversation = Arc::new(ConversationStore::from_config(config)?);
-    let world = Arc::new(owner.world_snapshot_source());
+    let (world_events, world_receiver) =
+        metacrate_game_loop::LibreMetaverseWorldEvents::subscribe_visible(
+            owner.client(),
+            owner.agent(),
+            config.vision.max_distance_meters,
+            4_096,
+        )
+        .ok_or_else(|| CliError("world event queue capacity is zero".into()))?;
+    let world_loop = metacrate_game_loop::start(
+        metacrate_game_loop::LoopConfig {
+            event_queue_capacity: 4_096,
+            ..metacrate_game_loop::LoopConfig::default()
+        },
+        world_receiver,
+        (),
+        None,
+    )
+    .ok_or_else(|| CliError("world game loop initialization failed".into()))?;
+    let world = Arc::new(owner.world_snapshot_source(world_loop.world_reader()));
     let perception = Arc::new(PerceptionBackend::new(
         world.clone(),
         Arc::clone(&conversation),
@@ -752,7 +896,7 @@ async fn start_live_interactions(
     let vision =
         Arc::new(VisionService::new(Arc::clone(&scene_source), vision_limits)?.prefer_gpu());
     if !vision.initialize_renderer().await {
-        eprintln!("WARNING: wgpu renderer unavailable; visual captures use software fallback");
+        return Err(CliError("wgpu viewport renderer initialization failed".into()).into());
     }
     let responder = Arc::new(VisionAugmentedResponder::new(vision.clone(), responder));
     let sink = Arc::new(owner.interaction_sink());
@@ -785,6 +929,8 @@ async fn start_live_interactions(
         vision,
         scene_source,
         world,
+        _world_events: world_events,
+        world_loop: Some(world_loop),
     })
 }
 

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/session.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU8, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
-use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot, watch};
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tokio::time::Instant;
 
@@ -25,6 +25,39 @@ const MAX_SHUTDOWN: Duration = Duration::from_mins(1);
 
 pub type SessionFuture<'a, T> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = T> + Send + 'a>>;
 
+/// Generation-scoped gate between transport readiness and autonomous agent readiness.
+pub struct FrameworkReadiness {
+    generation: watch::Sender<u64>,
+}
+
+impl Default for FrameworkReadiness {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        let (generation, _) = watch::channel(0);
+        Self { generation }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FrameworkReadiness {
+    pub fn mark_ready(&self, generation: u64) {
+        if generation != 0 {
+            self.generation.send_replace(generation);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn wait_ready(&self, generation: u64, cancellation: CancellationToken) -> bool {
+        let mut ready = self.generation.subscribe();
+        loop {
+            if *ready.borrow() == generation {
+                return true;
+            }
+            tokio::select! {
+                () = cancellation.cancelled() => return false,
+                changed = ready.changed() => if changed.is_err() { return false; },
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 #[repr(u8)]
 pub enum SessionState {
@@ -215,7 +248,7 @@ impl Default for ReconnectPolicy {
         Self {
             initial_delay: Duration::from_secs(1),
             maximum_delay: Duration::from_mins(1),
-            readiness_timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
+            readiness_timeout: Duration::from_mins(2),
             stable_reset_after: Duration::from_mins(2),
             shutdown_deadline: Duration::from_secs(10),
             jitter_basis_points: 2_000,

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/session_tests.rs

@@ -557,3 +557,16 @@ async fn shutdown_is_cancellation_driven_during_connect_backoff_paused_and_onlin
         assert_eq!(stats.flushes.load(Ordering::Acquire), 1);
     }
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn framework_readiness_releases_only_the_matching_generation() {
+    let readiness = Arc::new(FrameworkReadiness::default());
+    let waiting = Arc::clone(&readiness);
+    let task =
+        tokio::spawn(async move { waiting.wait_ready(2, CancellationToken::default()).await });
+    readiness.mark_ready(1);
+    tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+    assert!(!task.is_finished());
+    readiness.mark_ready(2);
+    assert!(task.await.unwrap());
+}

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/vision.rs

@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ pub struct SceneBuildTimings {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SceneSnapshot {
     pub generation: u64,
+    /// Changes only when the persistent render scene changes; camera movement does not change it.
+    pub scene_sequence: u64,
     pub observed_unix_millis: u64,
     pub region_id: UUID,
     pub region_name: String,
     pub camera: CameraPose,
-    pub entities: Vec<SceneEntity>,
-    pub textures: Vec<SceneTexture>,
+    pub entities: Arc<[SceneEntity]>,
+    pub textures: Arc<[SceneTexture]>,
     pub completeness: SnapshotCompleteness,
     /// Work already performed by the scene source; validated again before rendering.
     pub texture_fetches: usize,
@@ -235,7 +237,9 @@ pub struct VisionService<S: SceneSource> {
     #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
     gpu_preferred: bool,
     #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
-    gpu: tokio::sync::OnceCell<Option<Arc<metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderer>>>,
+    gpu: tokio::sync::OnceCell<Option<Arc<metacrate_game_loop::ViewportLoop>>>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+    viewport_task: Mutex<Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>>,
 }
 
 impl<S: SceneSource> VisionService<S> {
@@ -258,6 +262,8 @@ impl<S: SceneSource> VisionService<S> {
             gpu_preferred: false,
             #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
             gpu: tokio::sync::OnceCell::new(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+            viewport_task: Mutex::new(None),
         })
     }
     /// Prefer cached offscreen `wgpu` rendering, falling back to the
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ impl<S: SceneSource> VisionService<S> {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
-    async fn renderer(&self) -> Option<Arc<metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderer>> {
+    async fn renderer(&self) -> Option<Arc<metacrate_game_loop::ViewportLoop>> {
         self.gpu
             .get_or_init(|| async {
                 tokio::task::spawn_blocking(bevy_renderer_new)
@@ -288,6 +294,85 @@ impl<S: SceneSource> VisionService<S> {
             .await
             .clone()
     }
+
+    /// Returns the last fully completed viewport without waiting for or
+    /// interfering with the next render.
+    #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn latest_viewport(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Option<metacrate_game_loop::Published<metacrate_game_loop::ViewportFrame>> {
+        self.gpu.get()?.as_ref()?.latest()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn viewport_stats(&self) -> Option<metacrate_game_loop::ViewportStats> {
+        Some(self.gpu.get()?.as_ref()?.stats())
+    }
+
+    /// Starts the scene feeder. The viewport crate owns the fixed-rate render
+    /// loop and completed-frame publication after submission.
+    #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+    pub fn start_viewport(self: &Arc<Self>, generation: u64, cancellation: CancellationToken) {
+        if let Some(task) = lock(&self.viewport_task).take() {
+            task.abort();
+        }
+        let service = Arc::downgrade(self);
+        *lock(&self.viewport_task) = Some(tokio::spawn(async move {
+            loop {
+                if cancellation.is_cancellation_requested() {
+                    break;
+                }
+                let Some(service) = service.upgrade() else {
+                    break;
+                };
+                if let Ok(scene) = service
+                    .source
+                    .capture_scene(generation, cancellation.clone())
+                    .await
+                {
+                    service.submit_viewport_scene(&scene).await;
+                }
+                drop(service);
+                tokio::select! {
+                    () = cancellation.cancelled() => break,
+                    () = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)) => {}
+                }
+            }
+        }));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+    pub async fn stop_viewport(&self) {
+        let task = lock(&self.viewport_task).take();
+        if let Some(task) = task {
+            task.abort();
+            let _ = task.await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+    pub async fn wait_viewport_ready(&self, timeout: Duration) -> bool {
+        tokio::time::timeout(timeout, async {
+            loop {
+                if self.latest_viewport().is_some() {
+                    return;
+                }
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+            }
+        })
+        .await
+        .is_ok()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+    async fn submit_viewport_scene(&self, scene: &SceneSnapshot) {
+        let Some(viewport) = self.renderer().await else {
+            return;
+        };
+        viewport.submit(viewport_scene(scene, self.limits));
+    }
     pub fn set_generation(&self, generation: u64) {
         if self.current_generation.swap(generation, Ordering::AcqRel) != generation {
             self.cancel_active();
@@ -429,6 +514,33 @@ impl<S: SceneSource> VisionService<S> {
         if self.gpu_preferred
             && let Some(renderer) = self.renderer().await
         {
+            renderer.submit(viewport_scene(&scene, self.limits));
+            let deadline = Instant::now() + self.limits.capture_timeout;
+            while Instant::now() < deadline {
+                if let Some(frame) = renderer.latest()
+                    && frame.value.scene_sequence == scene.scene_sequence
+                    && frame.value.camera == scene.camera
+                {
+                    return finish_capture(&scene, self.limits, &frame.value.rgba);
+                }
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(5)).await;
+            }
+        }
+        render_scene_software(&scene, self.limits)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+fn bevy_renderer_new()
+-> Result<metacrate_game_loop::ViewportLoop, metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError> {
+    metacrate_game_loop::ViewportLoop::start(metacrate_game_loop::DEFAULT_VIEWPORT_FRAME_INTERVAL)
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+fn viewport_scene(
+    scene: &SceneSnapshot,
+    limits: VisionLimits,
+) -> metacrate_game_loop::ViewportScene {
     let mut renderables = scene
         .entities
         .iter()
@@ -441,20 +553,17 @@ impl<S: SceneSource> VisionService<S> {
         })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     renderables.sort_by(|left, right| left.0.cmp(&right.0));
-            let renderables = renderables
+    metacrate_game_loop::ViewportScene {
+        sequence: scene.scene_sequence,
+        camera: scene.camera,
+        renderables: renderables
             .into_iter()
             .map(|(_, renderable)| renderable)
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-            let gpu_scene = scene.clone();
-            let limits = self.limits;
-            if let Ok(Ok(capture)) = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                renderer
-                    .render(
-                        gpu_scene.camera,
-                        &renderables,
-                        &gpu_scene.textures,
-                        environment_color(&gpu_scene),
-                        metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderLimits {
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .into(),
+        textures: Arc::clone(&scene.textures),
+        background_srgb: environment_color(scene),
+        limits: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderLimits {
             width: limits.width,
             height: limits.height,
             max_triangles: limits.max_triangles,
@@ -462,32 +571,7 @@ impl<S: SceneSource> VisionService<S> {
             max_texture_pixels: limits.max_decode_pixels,
             far_distance: 512,
         },
-                    )
-                    .map_err(|error| match error {
-                        metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError::InvalidScene => {
-                            VisionError::InvalidScene
     }
-                        metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError::ResourceLimit => {
-                            VisionError::ResourceLimit
-                        }
-                        metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError::TimedOut => VisionError::TimedOut,
-                        _ => VisionError::Encode,
-                    })
-                    .and_then(|rgba| finish_capture(&gpu_scene, limits, &rgba))
-            })
-            .await
-            {
-                return Ok(capture);
-            }
-        }
-        render_scene_software(&scene, self.limits)
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
-fn bevy_renderer_new()
--> Result<metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderer, metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderError> {
-    metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderer::new_blocking()
 }
 
 /// Type-erased runtime control surface. It deliberately exposes metadata and
@@ -746,7 +830,7 @@ fn validate_scene(scene: &SceneSnapshot, limits: VisionLimits) -> Result<(), Vis
         return Err(VisionError::ResourceLimit);
     }
     let mut count = 0usize;
-    for entity in &scene.entities {
+    for entity in scene.entities.iter() {
         count = count
             .checked_add(entity.triangles.len())
             .ok_or(VisionError::ResourceLimit)?;
@@ -965,8 +1049,11 @@ pub struct LibremetaverseSceneSource {
     agent: Arc<libremetaverse::AgentManager>,
     limits: VisionLimits,
     cache: Arc<Mutex<SceneCache>>,
+    latest_scene: metacrate_game_loop::Latest<SceneSnapshot>,
+    scene_build: tokio::sync::Mutex<()>,
     prefetch_task: Mutex<Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>>,
     prefetch_passes: AtomicU64,
+    scene_sequence: AtomicU64,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
@@ -1013,8 +1100,11 @@ impl LibremetaverseSceneSource {
             agent: owner.agent(),
             limits,
             cache: Arc::new(Mutex::new(SceneCache::default())),
+            latest_scene: metacrate_game_loop::Latest::default(),
+            scene_build: tokio::sync::Mutex::new(()),
             prefetch_task: Mutex::new(None),
             prefetch_passes: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            scene_sequence: AtomicU64::new(0),
         }
     }
 
@@ -1031,11 +1121,15 @@ impl LibremetaverseSceneSource {
                     break;
                 };
                 if source.client.network().current_sim().is_some()
-                    && source
-                        .capture_scene(0, CancellationToken::default())
-                        .await
-                        .is_ok()
+                    && let Ok(scene) = source.capture_scene(0, CancellationToken::default()).await
                 {
+                    if source
+                        .latest_scene
+                        .load()
+                        .is_none_or(|published| !same_render_scene(&published.value, &scene))
+                    {
+                        source.latest_scene.publish(scene);
+                    }
                     source.prefetch_passes.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
                 }
                 drop(source);
@@ -1057,6 +1151,40 @@ impl LibremetaverseSceneSource {
     pub fn prefetch_passes(&self) -> u64 {
         self.prefetch_passes.load(Ordering::Acquire)
     }
+
+    fn cached_scene(
+        &self,
+        generation: u64,
+        simulator: &libremetaverse::Simulator,
+    ) -> Option<SceneSnapshot> {
+        let published = self.latest_scene.load()?;
+        if generation == 0 || published.value.region_id != simulator.region_id {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let camera = &self.agent.movement.camera;
+        let position = camera.position();
+        let forward = native_camera_forward(camera);
+        let up = camera.up_axis();
+        let mut scene = (*published.value).clone();
+        scene.generation = generation;
+        scene.observed_unix_millis = unix_millis_now();
+        scene.camera = CameraPose {
+            position: [position.x, position.y, position.z],
+            forward: [forward.x, forward.y, forward.z],
+            up: [up.x, up.y, up.z],
+            vertical_fov_degrees: camera.vertical_fov_angle().to_degrees(),
+        };
+        scene.timings = SceneBuildTimings::default();
+        Some(scene)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
+fn same_render_scene(left: &SceneSnapshot, right: &SceneSnapshot) -> bool {
+    left.region_id == right.region_id
+        && left.entities == right.entities
+        && left.textures == right.textures
+        && left.completeness == right.completeness
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
@@ -1124,6 +1252,13 @@ impl SceneSource for LibremetaverseSceneSource {
                 .network()
                 .current_sim()
                 .ok_or(VisionError::StaleGeneration)?;
+            if let Some(scene) = self.cached_scene(generation, &simulator) {
+                return Ok(scene);
+            }
+            let _scene_build = self.scene_build.lock().await;
+            if let Some(scene) = self.cached_scene(generation, &simulator) {
+                return Ok(scene);
+            }
             let scene_deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(5);
             loop {
                 let terrain_ready = simulator
@@ -1624,11 +1759,8 @@ impl SceneSource for LibremetaverseSceneSource {
                 .unwrap_or(u32::MAX);
             Ok(SceneSnapshot {
                 generation,
-                observed_unix_millis: std::time::SystemTime::now()
-                    .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
-                    .map_or(0, |duration| {
-                        duration.as_millis().try_into().unwrap_or(u64::MAX)
-                    }),
+                scene_sequence: self.scene_sequence.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel) + 1,
+                observed_unix_millis: unix_millis_now(),
                 region_id,
                 region_name,
                 camera: CameraPose {
@@ -1637,8 +1769,8 @@ impl SceneSource for LibremetaverseSceneSource {
                     up: [up.x, up.y, up.z],
                     vertical_fov_degrees: camera.vertical_fov_angle().to_degrees(),
                 },
-                entities,
-                textures,
+                entities: entities.into(),
+                textures: textures.into(),
                 completeness: SnapshotCompleteness {
                     objects_truncated: objects_truncated || geometry_truncated,
                     avatars_truncated,
@@ -1660,6 +1792,14 @@ impl SceneSource for LibremetaverseSceneSource {
     }
 }
 
+fn unix_millis_now() -> u64 {
+    std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .map_or(0, |duration| {
+            duration.as_millis().try_into().unwrap_or(u64::MAX)
+        })
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
 pub(crate) fn native_camera_forward(
     camera: &libremetaverse::AgentManagerAgentMovementAgentCamera,

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/vision_tests.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use libremetaverse_types::{
     compat::{CancellationToken, CancellationTokenSource},
 };
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 struct FakeScene {
     scene: SceneSnapshot,
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ fn scene_visibility_uses_configured_distance_and_avatar_view() {
 fn scene() -> SceneSnapshot {
     SceneSnapshot {
         generation: 7,
+        scene_sequence: 1,
         observed_unix_millis: 1_700_000_000_000,
         region_id: uuid(1),
         region_name: "Fixture Region".into(),
@@ -389,8 +391,9 @@ fn scene() -> SceneSnapshot {
                 renderables: Vec::new(),
                 texture_available: true,
             },
-        ],
-        textures: Vec::new(),
+        ]
+        .into(),
+        textures: Vec::new().into(),
         completeness: SnapshotCompleteness {
             textures_missing: 1,
             terrain_available: false,
@@ -449,7 +452,7 @@ async fn golden_scene_is_deterministic_depth_ordered_and_privacy_marked() {
 #[cfg(feature = "live-grid")]
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn offscreen_wgpu_renders_depth_ordered_scene_when_an_adapter_is_available() {
-    let Ok(renderer) = metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderer::new_blocking() else {
+    let Ok(renderer) = metacrate_game_loop::ViewportLoop::start(Duration::from_millis(100)) else {
         return;
     };
     let limits = VisionLimits {
@@ -467,13 +470,13 @@ async fn offscreen_wgpu_renders_depth_ordered_scene_when_an_adapter_is_available
     let renderables = scene_renderable_from_triangles(&triangles)
         .into_iter()
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    let rgba = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        renderer.render(
-            scene.camera,
-            &renderables,
-            &scene.textures,
-            [72, 96, 120, 255],
-            metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderLimits {
+    renderer.submit(metacrate_game_loop::ViewportScene {
+        sequence: scene.scene_sequence,
+        camera: scene.camera,
+        renderables: renderables.into(),
+        textures: Arc::clone(&scene.textures),
+        background_srgb: [72, 96, 120, 255],
+        limits: metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderLimits {
             width: limits.width,
             height: limits.height,
             max_triangles: limits.max_triangles,
@@ -481,11 +484,16 @@ async fn offscreen_wgpu_renders_depth_ordered_scene_when_an_adapter_is_available
             max_texture_pixels: limits.max_decode_pixels,
             far_distance: 512,
         },
-        )
+    });
+    tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(3), async {
+        while renderer.stats().completed_frames < 2 {
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+        }
     })
     .await
-    .expect("render worker")
-    .expect("offscreen render");
+    .expect("fixed-rate viewport did not publish repeated frames");
+    let rgba = renderer.latest().unwrap().value.rgba.clone();
+    assert_eq!(renderer.stats().render_errors, 0);
     assert_eq!(rgba.len(), 64 * 64 * 4);
     let center = (32 * 64 + 32) * 4;
     assert!(rgba[center + 1] > 180 && rgba[center] < 80 && rgba[center + 2] < 80);

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/tests/dependency_policy.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-const ALLOWED_DEPENDENCIES: [&str; 21] = [
+const ALLOWED_DEPENDENCIES: [&str; 22] = [
     "async-trait",
     "base64",
     "crossterm",
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const ALLOWED_DEPENDENCIES: [&str; 21] = [
     "libremetaverse",
     "libremetaverse-imaging",
     "libremetaverse-rendering-simple",
+    "metacrate-game-loop",
     "metacrate-lsl-tools",
     "metacrate-rendering-wgpu",
     "mentra",
@@ -170,8 +171,6 @@ fn live_session_adapter_reuses_native_lifecycle_and_messaging_managers() {
         ".subscribe_im(",
         ".chat(",
         ".instant_message_with_uuid_string(",
-        ".objects_avatars",
-        ".objects_primitives",
         ".parcels",
         ".environment()",
         ".inventory()",
@@ -183,6 +182,15 @@ fn live_session_adapter_reuses_native_lifecycle_and_messaging_managers() {
             "missing native lifecycle {required}"
         );
     }
+    let world = fs::read_to_string(root.join("../metacrate-grid-world/src/lib.rs"))
+        .expect("central world source");
+    for required in [".objects_avatars", ".objects_primitives", ".terrain"] {
+        assert!(
+            world.contains(required),
+            "missing centralized native world cache {required}"
+        );
+    }
+    assert!(backend.contains("metacrate_game_loop::WorldReader"));
     assert!(!backend.contains("reqwest"));
 }
 

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/tests/live_renderer.rs

@@ -159,12 +159,27 @@ async fn live_primary_map_name_reports_varregion_dimensions() -> Result<(), Box<
 async fn live_bevy_capture_renders_in_front_of_avatar() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let environment = live_environment()?;
     let renderer_owner = LibremetaverseClientOwner::new()?;
-    let (mut renderer_session, renderer_cancel) =
-        login(&renderer_owner, &environment, "GRID_USER", "GRID_PASSWORD").await?;
     let limits = VisionLimits {
         minimum_interval: Duration::ZERO,
         ..VisionLimits::default()
     };
+    let (_world_events, world_receiver) =
+        metacrate_game_loop::LibreMetaverseWorldEvents::subscribe_visible(
+            renderer_owner.client(),
+            renderer_owner.agent(),
+            limits.max_distance_meters,
+            4_096,
+        )
+        .ok_or("live world event subscription failed")?;
+    let world_loop = metacrate_game_loop::start(
+        metacrate_game_loop::LoopConfig::default(),
+        world_receiver,
+        (),
+        None,
+    )
+    .ok_or("live world loop failed to start")?;
+    let (mut renderer_session, renderer_cancel) =
+        login(&renderer_owner, &environment, "GRID_USER", "GRID_PASSWORD").await?;
     let scene_source = Arc::new(LibremetaverseSceneSource::new(&renderer_owner, limits));
     let prefetch_started = Instant::now();
     scene_source.start_prefetch();
@@ -183,6 +198,27 @@ async fn live_bevy_capture_renders_in_front_of_avatar() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Er
             renderer_simulator.name, region_size.0, region_size.1
         );
         wait_scene_settled(&renderer_owner).await?;
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(10), async {
+            while world_loop
+                .latest_world()
+                .is_none_or(|world| world.value.region.is_none())
+            {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+            }
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| "central world state did not become ready")?;
+        let world = world_loop
+            .latest_world()
+            .ok_or("central world snapshot disappeared")?;
+        println!(
+            "LIVE_WORLD_STATE=sequence:{},primitives:{},avatars:{},terrain_patches:{},dropped_events:{}",
+            world.sequence,
+            world.value.primitives.len(),
+            world.value.avatars.len(),
+            world.value.terrain.len(),
+            world_loop.dropped_world_events(),
+        );
         let view_forward = Vector3::mul_with_vector3_quaternion(
             Vector3::unit_x(),
             renderer_owner.agent().sim_rotation(),
@@ -273,6 +309,31 @@ async fn live_bevy_capture_renders_in_front_of_avatar() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Er
             }
         }
         let capture = capture.ok_or("live renderer produced no frame")?;
+        let viewport_before = vision
+            .viewport_stats()
+            .ok_or("viewport loop did not expose statistics")?;
+        let soak_started = Instant::now();
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+        let soak_elapsed = soak_started.elapsed();
+        let viewport_after = vision
+            .viewport_stats()
+            .ok_or("viewport loop stopped exposing statistics")?;
+        let soak_frames = viewport_after
+            .completed_frames
+            .saturating_sub(viewport_before.completed_frames);
+        let soak_missed = viewport_after
+            .missed_frame_deadlines
+            .saturating_sub(viewport_before.missed_frame_deadlines);
+        let soak_fps = f64::from(u32::try_from(soak_frames)?) / soak_elapsed.as_secs_f64();
+        println!(
+            "LIVE_VIEWPORT_SOAK=frames:{soak_frames},elapsed_ms:{},fps:{soak_fps:.2},missed_deadlines:{soak_missed},render_errors:{},last_render_ms:{}",
+            soak_elapsed.as_millis(),
+            viewport_after.render_errors,
+            viewport_after.last_render.as_millis(),
+        );
+        if soak_fps < 10.0 || soak_missed != 0 || viewport_after.render_errors != 0 {
+            return Err("stable viewport did not sustain its 10 Hz target".into());
+        }
         profile_warm_capture(&scene_source, limits, renderer_cancel.token()).await?;
         println!("LIVE_RENDER_OUTPUT={}", output.display());
         println!("LIVE_RENDER_SHA256={}", capture.image_sha256);
@@ -281,10 +342,14 @@ async fn live_bevy_capture_renders_in_front_of_avatar() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Er
     .await;
 
     scene_source.stop_prefetch().await;
+    world_loop
+        .shutdown()
+        .map_err(|_| "world loop thread panicked")?;
     let _ = renderer_session.logout(renderer_cancel.token()).await;
     result
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)] // One ordered live timing record keeps phase boundaries explicit.
 async fn profile_warm_capture(
     source: &LibremetaverseSceneSource,
     limits: VisionLimits,
@@ -311,9 +376,10 @@ async fn profile_warm_capture(
         .into_iter()
         .map(|(_, renderable)| renderable)
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let renderables: Arc<[metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderable]> = renderables.into();
     let preparation = preparation_started.elapsed();
     let renderer_started = Instant::now();
-    let renderer = metacrate_rendering_wgpu::Renderer::new_blocking()?;
+    let renderer = metacrate_game_loop::ViewportRuntime::new_blocking()?;
     let renderer_initialization = renderer_started.elapsed();
     let render_limits = metacrate_rendering_wgpu::RenderLimits {
         width: limits.width,
@@ -323,24 +389,38 @@ async fn profile_warm_capture(
         max_texture_pixels: limits.max_decode_pixels,
         far_distance: 512,
     };
-    let first = renderer.render_profiled(
+    let first = renderer.render_scene(
+        scene.scene_sequence,
         scene.camera,
-        &renderables,
-        &scene.textures,
+        || Arc::clone(&renderables),
+        Arc::clone(&scene.textures),
         [125, 149, 173, 255],
         render_limits,
     )?;
-    let warm_started = Instant::now();
-    let warm = renderer.render_profiled(
+    let refresh_started = Instant::now();
+    let refresh = renderer.render_scene(
+        scene.scene_sequence.saturating_add(1),
         scene.camera,
-        &renderables,
-        &scene.textures,
+        || Arc::clone(&renderables),
+        Arc::clone(&scene.textures),
+        [125, 149, 173, 255],
+        render_limits,
+    )?;
+    let refresh_total = refresh_started.elapsed();
+    let warm_started = Instant::now();
+    let warm = renderer.render_scene(
+        scene.scene_sequence.saturating_add(1),
+        scene.camera,
+        || panic!("unchanged scene was transferred to the renderer again"),
+        Arc::clone(&scene.textures),
         [125, 149, 173, 255],
         render_limits,
     )?;
     let warm_render_total = warm_started.elapsed();
     let jpeg_started = Instant::now();
     let rgb = warm
+        .frame
+        .value
         .rgba
         .chunks_exact(4)
         .flat_map(|pixel| pixel[..3].iter().copied())
@@ -354,7 +434,7 @@ async fn profile_warm_capture(
     )?;
     let jpeg_encode = jpeg_started.elapsed();
     println!(
-        "LIVE_RENDER_PROFILE=scene_total_ms:{},terrain_wait_ms:{},object_snapshot_and_asset_discovery_ms:{},material_fetch_ms:{},asset_fetch_ms:{},decode_and_geometry_ms:{},renderable_collection_and_sort_ms:{},renderer_initialization_ms:{},first_render_total_ms:{},first_render:{:?},warm_render_total_ms:{},warm_render:{:?},jpeg_encode_ms:{},profile_total_ms:{}",
+        "LIVE_RENDER_PROFILE=scene_total_ms:{},terrain_wait_ms:{},object_snapshot_and_asset_discovery_ms:{},material_fetch_ms:{},asset_fetch_ms:{},decode_and_geometry_ms:{},renderable_collection_and_sort_ms:{},renderer_initialization_ms:{},first_render_total_ms:{},first_render:{:?},scene_refresh_total_ms:{},scene_refresh:{:?},warm_render_total_ms:{},warm_render:{:?},jpeg_encode_ms:{},profile_total_ms:{}",
         scene_total.as_millis(),
         scene.timings.terrain_wait.as_millis(),
         scene
@@ -368,11 +448,16 @@ async fn profile_warm_capture(
         renderer_initialization.as_millis(),
         render_total(&first.timings).as_millis(),
         first.timings,
+        refresh_total.as_millis(),
+        refresh.timings,
         warm_render_total.as_millis(),
         warm.timings,
         jpeg_encode.as_millis(),
         total_started.elapsed().as_millis(),
     );
+    if refresh_total >= metacrate_game_loop::DEFAULT_VIEWPORT_FRAME_INTERVAL {
+        return Err("cached scene refresh exceeded the viewport frame interval".into());
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -400,8 +485,7 @@ impl SceneSource for DiagnosticSceneSource {
         Box::pin(async move {
             let mut scene = self.inner.capture_scene(generation, cancellation).await?;
             if let Some(material_override) = &self.material_override {
-                for renderable in scene
-                    .entities
+                for renderable in Arc::make_mut(&mut scene.entities)
                     .iter_mut()
                     .filter(|entity| entity.kind == SceneEntityKind::Object)
                     .flat_map(|entity| &mut entity.renderables)

crates/metacrate-grid-world/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "metacrate-grid-world"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+description = "Bounded OpenSim and Second Life event stream and persistent world state"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+libremetaverse = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../libremetaverse", default-features = false }
+libremetaverse-types = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../libremetaverse-types" }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true

crates/metacrate-grid-world/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,767 @@
+//! Bounded OpenSim/Second Life event consumption and persistent world state.
+
+#![allow(clippy::missing_errors_doc)]
+
+use libremetaverse::{Avatar, GridClient, Primitive, Simulator};
+use libremetaverse_types::{UUID, compat::Subscription};
+use std::{
+    collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap},
+    sync::{
+        Arc,
+        atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering},
+        mpsc::{self, Receiver, RecvError, SyncSender, TryRecvError},
+    },
+    thread,
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct RegionDescriptor {
+    pub id: UUID,
+    pub handle: u64,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub size: (u32, u32),
+}
+
+impl RegionDescriptor {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn from_simulator(simulator: &Simulator) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: simulator.region_id,
+            handle: simulator.handle,
+            name: simulator.name.clone(),
+            size: simulator.region_size(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+pub enum PrimitiveChange {
+    Full,
+    Movement,
+}
+
+pub enum WorldEvent {
+    RegionChanged(Option<RegionDescriptor>),
+    PrimitiveUpdated {
+        region: RegionDescriptor,
+        primitive: Arc<Primitive>,
+        change: PrimitiveChange,
+    },
+    AvatarUpdated {
+        region: RegionDescriptor,
+        avatar: Arc<Avatar>,
+    },
+    AvatarMoved {
+        region: RegionDescriptor,
+        local_id: u32,
+        position: libremetaverse_types::Vector3,
+        rotation: libremetaverse_types::Quaternion,
+        velocity: libremetaverse_types::Vector3,
+    },
+    ObjectsRemoved {
+        region: RegionDescriptor,
+        local_ids: Vec<u32>,
+    },
+    TerrainUpdated {
+        region: RegionDescriptor,
+        x: i32,
+        y: i32,
+        patch_size: i32,
+        height_map: Vec<f32>,
+    },
+    VisibilitySnapshot {
+        region: RegionDescriptor,
+        primitives: Vec<Arc<Primitive>>,
+        avatars: Vec<Arc<Avatar>>,
+        terrain: Vec<((i32, i32), TerrainPatch)>,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+pub enum DirtyWorldItem {
+    Region,
+    Primitive(u32, PrimitiveChange),
+    Avatar(u32),
+    Terrain(i32, i32),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct TerrainPatch {
+    pub patch_size: i32,
+    pub height_map: Arc<[f32]>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct WorldSnapshot {
+    pub observed_unix_millis: u64,
+    pub region: Option<RegionDescriptor>,
+    pub primitives: Arc<HashMap<u32, Arc<Primitive>>>,
+    pub avatars: Arc<HashMap<u32, Arc<Avatar>>>,
+    pub terrain: Arc<BTreeMap<(i32, i32), TerrainPatch>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct WorldState {
+    region: Option<RegionDescriptor>,
+    primitives: HashMap<u32, Arc<Primitive>>,
+    avatars: HashMap<u32, Arc<Avatar>>,
+    terrain: BTreeMap<(i32, i32), TerrainPatch>,
+    dirty: BTreeSet<DirtyWorldItem>,
+}
+
+impl WorldState {
+    pub fn apply(&mut self, event: WorldEvent) {
+        match event {
+            WorldEvent::RegionChanged(region) => self.change_region(region),
+            WorldEvent::PrimitiveUpdated {
+                region,
+                primitive,
+                change,
+            } => {
+                self.ensure_region(region);
+                let local_id = primitive.local_id;
+                self.primitives.insert(local_id, primitive);
+                self.dirty.retain(
+                    |item| !matches!(item, DirtyWorldItem::Primitive(id, _) if *id == local_id),
+                );
+                self.dirty
+                    .insert(DirtyWorldItem::Primitive(local_id, change));
+            }
+            WorldEvent::AvatarUpdated { region, avatar } => {
+                self.ensure_region(region);
+                let local_id = avatar.local_id;
+                self.avatars.insert(local_id, avatar);
+                self.dirty.insert(DirtyWorldItem::Avatar(local_id));
+            }
+            WorldEvent::AvatarMoved {
+                region,
+                local_id,
+                position,
+                rotation,
+                velocity,
+            } => {
+                self.ensure_region(region);
+                if let Some(avatar) = self.avatars.get_mut(&local_id) {
+                    let avatar = Arc::make_mut(avatar);
+                    avatar.position = position;
+                    avatar.rotation = rotation;
+                    avatar.velocity = velocity;
+                    self.dirty.insert(DirtyWorldItem::Avatar(local_id));
+                }
+            }
+            WorldEvent::ObjectsRemoved { region, local_ids } => {
+                self.ensure_region(region);
+                for local_id in local_ids {
+                    self.primitives.remove(&local_id);
+                    self.avatars.remove(&local_id);
+                    self.dirty
+                        .insert(DirtyWorldItem::Primitive(local_id, PrimitiveChange::Full));
+                }
+            }
+            WorldEvent::TerrainUpdated {
+                region,
+                x,
+                y,
+                patch_size,
+                height_map,
+            } => {
+                self.ensure_region(region);
+                self.terrain.insert(
+                    (x, y),
+                    TerrainPatch {
+                        patch_size,
+                        height_map: height_map.into(),
+                    },
+                );
+                self.dirty.insert(DirtyWorldItem::Terrain(x, y));
+            }
+            WorldEvent::VisibilitySnapshot {
+                region,
+                primitives,
+                avatars,
+                terrain,
+            } => {
+                self.region = Some(region);
+                self.primitives = primitives
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|primitive| (primitive.local_id, primitive))
+                    .collect();
+                self.avatars = avatars
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|avatar| (avatar.local_id, avatar))
+                    .collect();
+                self.terrain = terrain.into_iter().collect();
+                self.dirty.clear();
+                self.dirty.insert(DirtyWorldItem::Region);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn ensure_region(&mut self, region: RegionDescriptor) {
+        if self.region.as_ref().map(|value| value.handle) != Some(region.handle) {
+            self.change_region(Some(region));
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn change_region(&mut self, region: Option<RegionDescriptor>) {
+        self.region = region;
+        self.primitives.clear();
+        self.avatars.clear();
+        self.terrain.clear();
+        self.dirty.clear();
+        self.dirty.insert(DirtyWorldItem::Region);
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn region(&self) -> Option<&RegionDescriptor> {
+        self.region.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn primitive(&self, local_id: u32) -> Option<Arc<Primitive>> {
+        self.primitives.get(&local_id).cloned()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn avatar(&self, local_id: u32) -> Option<Arc<Avatar>> {
+        self.avatars.get(&local_id).cloned()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn terrain(&self, x: i32, y: i32) -> Option<&TerrainPatch> {
+        self.terrain.get(&(x, y))
+    }
+
+    pub fn take_dirty(&mut self) -> Vec<DirtyWorldItem> {
+        std::mem::take(&mut self.dirty).into_iter().collect()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn snapshot(&self) -> WorldSnapshot {
+        WorldSnapshot {
+            observed_unix_millis: unix_millis_now(),
+            region: self.region.clone(),
+            primitives: Arc::new(self.primitives.clone()),
+            avatars: Arc::new(self.avatars.clone()),
+            terrain: Arc::new(self.terrain.clone()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn unix_millis_now() -> u64 {
+    std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .map_or(0, |duration| {
+            duration.as_millis().try_into().unwrap_or(u64::MAX)
+        })
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct WorldEventSender {
+    sender: SyncSender<WorldEvent>,
+    dropped: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+}
+
+impl WorldEventSender {
+    pub fn send(&self, event: WorldEvent) {
+        if self.sender.try_send(event).is_err() {
+            self.dropped.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn dropped(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.dropped.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct WorldEventReceiver {
+    receiver: Receiver<WorldEvent>,
+    dropped: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct WorldEventMetrics {
+    dropped: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+}
+
+impl WorldEventMetrics {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn dropped(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.dropped.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+pub fn world_event_channel(capacity: usize) -> Option<(WorldEventSender, WorldEventReceiver)> {
+    if capacity == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(capacity);
+    let dropped = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+    Some((
+        WorldEventSender {
+            sender,
+            dropped: Arc::clone(&dropped),
+        },
+        WorldEventReceiver { receiver, dropped },
+    ))
+}
+
+impl WorldEventReceiver {
+    pub fn recv(&self) -> Result<WorldEvent, RecvError> {
+        self.receiver.recv()
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_recv(&self) -> Result<WorldEvent, TryRecvError> {
+        self.receiver.try_recv()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn dropped(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.dropped.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn metrics(&self) -> WorldEventMetrics {
+        WorldEventMetrics {
+            dropped: Arc::clone(&self.dropped),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct LibreMetaverseWorldEvents {
+    _subscriptions: Vec<Subscription>,
+    stopped: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    monitor: Option<thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+impl Drop for LibreMetaverseWorldEvents {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.stopped.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+        if let Some(monitor) = self.monitor.take() {
+            monitor.thread().unpark();
+            let _ = monitor.join();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl LibreMetaverseWorldEvents {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn subscribe(client: &GridClient, capacity: usize) -> Option<(Self, WorldEventReceiver)> {
+        Self::subscribe_inner(client, None, capacity)
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn subscribe_visible(
+        client: &GridClient,
+        agent: Arc<libremetaverse::AgentManager>,
+        max_distance_meters: u32,
+        capacity: usize,
+    ) -> Option<(Self, WorldEventReceiver)> {
+        let maximum = f32::from(u16::try_from(max_distance_meters).ok()?);
+        (maximum > 0.0).then_some(())?;
+        Self::subscribe_inner(client, Some((agent, maximum)), capacity)
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)] // One subscription owner keeps all native event lifetimes together.
+    fn subscribe_inner(
+        client: &GridClient,
+        view: Option<(Arc<libremetaverse::AgentManager>, f32)>,
+        capacity: usize,
+    ) -> Option<(Self, WorldEventReceiver)> {
+        if capacity == 0 {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let (ingress, receiver) = world_event_channel(capacity)?;
+        let objects = client.objects();
+        let terrain = client.terrain();
+        let network = client.network();
+        let monitor_view = view.clone();
+        let monitor_ingress = ingress.clone();
+        let mut subscriptions = Vec::with_capacity(6);
+
+        let event_ingress = ingress.clone();
+        let event_view = view.clone();
+        subscriptions.push(objects.subscribe_object_update(Arc::new(move |event| {
+            let simulator = event.simulator();
+            let primitive = event.prim();
+            let Some(primitive) = visible_primitive(&simulator, primitive, event_view.as_ref())
+            else {
+                return;
+            };
+            event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::PrimitiveUpdated {
+                region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(&simulator),
+                primitive: Arc::new(primitive),
+                change: PrimitiveChange::Full,
+            });
+        })));
+        let event_ingress = ingress.clone();
+        let event_view = view.clone();
+        subscriptions.push(
+            objects.subscribe_terse_object_update(Arc::new(move |event| {
+                let simulator = event.simulator();
+                let update = event.update();
+                if update.avatar {
+                    if visible_position(update.position, event_view.as_ref()) {
+                        event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::AvatarMoved {
+                            region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(&simulator),
+                            local_id: update.local_id,
+                            position: update.position,
+                            rotation: update.rotation,
+                            velocity: update.velocity,
+                        });
+                    } else {
+                        event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::ObjectsRemoved {
+                            region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(&simulator),
+                            local_ids: vec![update.local_id],
+                        });
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+                let mut primitive = event.prim();
+                primitive.position = update.position;
+                primitive.rotation = update.rotation;
+                primitive.velocity = update.velocity;
+                primitive.acceleration = update.acceleration;
+                primitive.angular_velocity = update.angular_velocity;
+                let local_id = primitive.local_id;
+                let Some(primitive) = visible_primitive(&simulator, primitive, event_view.as_ref())
+                else {
+                    event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::ObjectsRemoved {
+                        region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(&simulator),
+                        local_ids: vec![local_id],
+                    });
+                    return;
+                };
+                event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::PrimitiveUpdated {
+                    region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(&simulator),
+                    primitive: Arc::new(primitive),
+                    change: PrimitiveChange::Movement,
+                });
+            })),
+        );
+        let event_ingress = ingress.clone();
+        let event_view = view.clone();
+        subscriptions.push(objects.subscribe_avatar_update(Arc::new(move |event| {
+            let simulator = event.simulator();
+            let avatar = event.avatar();
+            if !visible_position(avatar.position, event_view.as_ref()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::AvatarUpdated {
+                region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(&simulator),
+                avatar: Arc::new(avatar),
+            });
+        })));
+        let event_ingress = ingress.clone();
+        subscriptions.push(objects.subscribe_kill_object(Arc::new(move |event| {
+            let simulator = event.simulator();
+            event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::ObjectsRemoved {
+                region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(&simulator),
+                local_ids: vec![event.object_local_id()],
+            });
+        })));
+        let event_ingress = ingress.clone();
+        let event_view = view;
+        subscriptions.push(
+            terrain.subscribe_land_patch_received(Arc::new(move |event| {
+                let simulator = event.simulator();
+                if !visible_terrain_patch(
+                    event.x(),
+                    event.y(),
+                    event.patch_size(),
+                    event_view.as_ref(),
+                ) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::TerrainUpdated {
+                    region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(&simulator),
+                    x: event.x(),
+                    y: event.y(),
+                    patch_size: event.patch_size(),
+                    height_map: event.height_map(),
+                });
+            })),
+        );
+        let event_ingress = ingress;
+        let callback_client = client.clone();
+        subscriptions.push(network.subscribe_sim_changed(Arc::new(move |_| {
+            event_ingress.send(WorldEvent::RegionChanged(
+                callback_client
+                    .network()
+                    .current_sim()
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(RegionDescriptor::from_simulator),
+            ));
+        })));
+
+        let stopped = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let monitor = if let Some((agent, maximum)) = monitor_view {
+            let monitor_client = client.clone();
+            let monitor_stopped = Arc::clone(&stopped);
+            Some(
+                thread::Builder::new()
+                    .name("metacrate-world-visibility".into())
+                    .spawn(move || {
+                        let mut last = None;
+                        while !monitor_stopped.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                            if let Some(simulator) = monitor_client.network().current_sim() {
+                                let position = agent.sim_position();
+                                let changed = last.is_none_or(
+                                    |(handle, previous): (u64, libremetaverse_types::Vector3)| {
+                                        let dx = position.x - previous.x;
+                                        let dy = position.y - previous.y;
+                                        let dz = position.z - previous.z;
+                                        handle != simulator.handle
+                                            || dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz >= 16.0
+                                    },
+                                );
+                                if changed {
+                                    monitor_ingress
+                                        .send(visibility_snapshot(&simulator, &agent, maximum));
+                                    last = Some((simulator.handle, position));
+                                }
+                            }
+                            thread::park_timeout(Duration::from_millis(250));
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .ok()?,
+            )
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        Some((
+            Self {
+                _subscriptions: subscriptions,
+                stopped,
+                monitor,
+            },
+            receiver,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+fn visibility_snapshot(
+    simulator: &Simulator,
+    agent: &libremetaverse::AgentManager,
+    maximum: f32,
+) -> WorldEvent {
+    let center = agent.sim_position();
+    let primitives = simulator
+        .objects_primitives
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+    let avatars = simulator
+        .objects_avatars
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+    let visible_primitives = primitives
+        .values()
+        .filter_map(|primitive| resolved_primitive(primitive.clone(), &primitives, &avatars))
+        .filter(|primitive| position_in_radius(primitive.position, center, maximum))
+        .map(Arc::new)
+        .collect();
+    let visible_avatars = avatars
+        .values()
+        .filter(|avatar| position_in_radius(avatar.position, center, maximum))
+        .cloned()
+        .map(Arc::new)
+        .collect();
+    drop(primitives);
+    drop(avatars);
+    let terrain = simulator
+        .terrain
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|patch| terrain_patch_in_radius(patch.x, patch.y, 16, center, maximum))
+        .map(|patch| {
+            (
+                (patch.x, patch.y),
+                TerrainPatch {
+                    patch_size: 16,
+                    height_map: Arc::from(patch.data.clone()),
+                },
+            )
+        })
+        .collect();
+    WorldEvent::VisibilitySnapshot {
+        region: RegionDescriptor::from_simulator(simulator),
+        primitives: visible_primitives,
+        avatars: visible_avatars,
+        terrain,
+    }
+}
+
+fn position_in_radius(
+    position: libremetaverse_types::Vector3,
+    center: libremetaverse_types::Vector3,
+    maximum: f32,
+) -> bool {
+    let dx = position.x - center.x;
+    let dy = position.y - center.y;
+    let dz = position.z - center.z;
+    dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz <= maximum * maximum
+}
+
+fn visible_position(
+    position: libremetaverse_types::Vector3,
+    view: Option<&(Arc<libremetaverse::AgentManager>, f32)>,
+) -> bool {
+    view.is_none_or(|(agent, maximum)| {
+        let center = agent.sim_position();
+        position_in_radius(position, center, *maximum)
+    })
+}
+
+fn visible_terrain_patch(
+    x: i32,
+    y: i32,
+    patch_size: i32,
+    view: Option<&(Arc<libremetaverse::AgentManager>, f32)>,
+) -> bool {
+    let Some((agent, maximum)) = view else {
+        return true;
+    };
+    terrain_patch_in_radius(x, y, patch_size, agent.sim_position(), *maximum)
+}
+
+fn terrain_patch_in_radius(
+    x: i32,
+    y: i32,
+    patch_size: i32,
+    center: libremetaverse_types::Vector3,
+    maximum: f32,
+) -> bool {
+    let (Ok(x), Ok(y), Ok(patch_size)) = (
+        i16::try_from(x),
+        i16::try_from(y),
+        i16::try_from(patch_size),
+    ) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    let (Some(patch_x), Some(patch_y)) = (x.checked_mul(patch_size), y.checked_mul(patch_size))
+    else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    let patch_x = f32::from(patch_x) + f32::from(patch_size) * 0.5;
+    let patch_y = f32::from(patch_y) + f32::from(patch_size) * 0.5;
+    let dx = patch_x - center.x;
+    let dy = patch_y - center.y;
+    dx * dx + dy * dy <= maximum * maximum
+}
+
+fn visible_primitive(
+    simulator: &Simulator,
+    mut primitive: Primitive,
+    view: Option<&(Arc<libremetaverse::AgentManager>, f32)>,
+) -> Option<Primitive> {
+    if view.is_none() {
+        return Some(primitive);
+    }
+    let primitives = simulator
+        .objects_primitives
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+    let avatars = simulator
+        .objects_avatars
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+    primitive = resolved_primitive(primitive, &primitives, &avatars)?;
+    visible_position(primitive.position, view).then_some(primitive)
+}
+
+fn resolved_primitive(
+    mut primitive: Primitive,
+    primitives: &HashMap<u32, Primitive>,
+    avatars: &HashMap<u32, Avatar>,
+) -> Option<Primitive> {
+    let mut parent_id = primitive.parent_id;
+    for _ in 0..32 {
+        if parent_id == 0 {
+            primitive.parent_id = 0;
+            return Some(primitive);
+        }
+        if let Some(parent) = primitives.get(&parent_id) {
+            primitive.position = libremetaverse_types::Vector3::add_with_vector3_vector3(
+                parent.position,
+                libremetaverse_types::Vector3::mul_with_vector3_quaternion(
+                    primitive.position,
+                    parent.rotation,
+                ),
+            )
+            .ok()?;
+            primitive.rotation = libremetaverse_types::Quaternion::mul_with_quaternion_quaternion(
+                parent.rotation,
+                primitive.rotation,
+            );
+            parent_id = parent.parent_id;
+            continue;
+        }
+        let avatar = avatars.get(&parent_id)?;
+        primitive.position = libremetaverse_types::Vector3::add_with_vector3_vector3(
+            avatar.position,
+            libremetaverse_types::Vector3::mul_with_vector3_quaternion(
+                primitive.position,
+                avatar.rotation,
+            ),
+        )
+        .ok()?;
+        primitive.rotation = libremetaverse_types::Quaternion::mul_with_quaternion_quaternion(
+            avatar.rotation,
+            primitive.rotation,
+        );
+        primitive.parent_id = 0;
+        primitive.is_attachment = true;
+        return Some(primitive);
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn region_changes_clear_state_and_dirty_changes_coalesce() {
+        let first = RegionDescriptor {
+            id: UUID::new_with_string("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001".into()).unwrap(),
+            handle: 1,
+            name: "First".into(),
+            size: (256, 256),
+        };
+        let second = RegionDescriptor {
+            id: UUID::new_with_string("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002".into()).unwrap(),
+            handle: 2,
+            name: "Second".into(),
+            size: (1024, 1024),
+        };
+        let mut world = WorldState::default();
+        world.apply(WorldEvent::RegionChanged(Some(first)));
+        world.apply(WorldEvent::TerrainUpdated {
+            region: second.clone(),
+            x: 0,
+            y: 0,
+            patch_size: 1,
+            height_map: vec![3.0],
+        });
+        assert_eq!(world.region(), Some(&second));
+        assert_eq!(world.terrain(0, 0).unwrap().height_map.as_ref(), &[3.0]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            world.take_dirty(),
+            vec![DirtyWorldItem::Region, DirtyWorldItem::Terrain(0, 0)]
+        );
+        assert!(world.take_dirty().is_empty());
+        world.apply(WorldEvent::VisibilitySnapshot {
+            region: second,
+            primitives: Vec::new(),
+            avatars: Vec::new(),
+            terrain: Vec::new(),
+        });
+        assert!(world.terrain(0, 0).is_none());
+        assert_eq!(world.take_dirty(), vec![DirtyWorldItem::Region]);
+    }
+}

crates/metacrate-rendering-wgpu/src/gpu.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ enum RenderCommand {
         limits: RenderLimits,
         reply: mpsc::SyncSender<Result<RenderedFrame, RenderError>>,
     },
+    LoadScene {
+        camera: Camera,
+        renderables: std::sync::Arc<[Renderable]>,
+        textures: std::sync::Arc<[Texture]>,
+        limits: RenderLimits,
+        reply: mpsc::SyncSender<Result<RenderTimings, RenderError>>,
+    },
+    View {
+        camera: Camera,
+        background_srgb: [u8; 4],
+        limits: RenderLimits,
+        reply: mpsc::SyncSender<Result<RenderedFrame, RenderError>>,
+    },
     Stop,
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +115,32 @@ impl Renderer {
                                         limits,
                                     ));
                                 }
+                                RenderCommand::LoadScene {
+                                    camera,
+                                    renderables,
+                                    textures,
+                                    limits,
+                                    reply,
+                                } => {
+                                    let _ = reply.send(backend.load_scene(
+                                        camera,
+                                        &renderables,
+                                        &textures,
+                                        limits,
+                                    ));
+                                }
+                                RenderCommand::View {
+                                    camera,
+                                    background_srgb,
+                                    limits,
+                                    reply,
+                                } => {
+                                    let _ = reply.send(backend.render_view(
+                                        camera,
+                                        background_srgb,
+                                        limits,
+                                    ));
+                                }
                                 RenderCommand::Stop => break,
                             }
                         }
@@ -170,6 +209,83 @@ impl Renderer {
         frame.timings.command_copy = command_copy;
         Ok(frame)
     }
+
+    pub fn load_scene(
+        &self,
+        camera: Camera,
+        renderables: &[Renderable],
+        textures: &[Texture],
+        limits: RenderLimits,
+    ) -> Result<RenderTimings, RenderError> {
+        self.load_scene_shared(
+            camera,
+            renderables.to_vec().into(),
+            textures.to_vec().into(),
+            limits,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn load_scene_shared(
+        &self,
+        camera: Camera,
+        renderables: std::sync::Arc<[Renderable]>,
+        textures: std::sync::Arc<[Texture]>,
+        limits: RenderLimits,
+    ) -> Result<RenderTimings, RenderError> {
+        let started = Instant::now();
+        validate_scene(camera, &renderables, &textures, limits)?;
+        let validation = started.elapsed();
+        let started = Instant::now();
+        let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(1);
+        let command = RenderCommand::LoadScene {
+            camera,
+            renderables,
+            textures,
+            limits,
+            reply: sender,
+        };
+        let command_copy = started.elapsed();
+        self.send(command)?;
+        let mut timings = receiver
+            .recv_timeout(Duration::from_mins(2))
+            .map_err(|_| RenderError::TimedOut)??;
+        timings.validation = validation;
+        timings.command_copy = command_copy;
+        Ok(timings)
+    }
+
+    pub fn render_view(
+        &self,
+        camera: Camera,
+        background_srgb: [u8; 4],
+        limits: RenderLimits,
+    ) -> Result<RenderedFrame, RenderError> {
+        camera.basis()?;
+        if limits.width == 0 || limits.height == 0 || limits.far_distance == 0 {
+            return Err(RenderError::InvalidScene);
+        }
+        let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(1);
+        self.send(RenderCommand::View {
+            camera,
+            background_srgb,
+            limits,
+            reply: sender,
+        })?;
+        receiver
+            .recv_timeout(Duration::from_mins(2))
+            .map_err(|_| RenderError::TimedOut)?
+    }
+
+    fn send(&self, command: RenderCommand) -> Result<(), RenderError> {
+        self.commands
+            .try_send(command)
+            .map_err(|error| match error {
+                mpsc::TrySendError::Full(_) => RenderError::TimedOut,
+                mpsc::TrySendError::Disconnected(_) => {
+                    RenderError::Device("renderer thread stopped".into())
+                }
+            })
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for Renderer {
@@ -189,6 +305,9 @@ impl Drop for Renderer {
 #[derive(Component)]
 struct FrameEntity;
 
+#[derive(Component)]
+struct PersistentSceneEntity;
+
 struct LegacyMaterialPlugin;
 struct PbrMaterialPlugin;
 
@@ -328,13 +447,14 @@ struct CachedGpuMesh {
 struct BevyBackend {
     apps: SubApps,
     frame_entities: Vec<Entity>,
+    scene_entities: Vec<Entity>,
     texture_handles: Vec<GpuTexture>,
     texture_cache: HashMap<u64, Vec<CachedGpuTexture>>,
     mesh_cache: HashMap<u64, Vec<CachedGpuMesh>>,
     pbr_handles: Vec<Handle<PbrBevyMaterial>>,
     legacy_handles: Vec<Handle<LegacyBevyMaterial>>,
     environment_map: EnvironmentMapLight,
-    target: Option<Handle<Image>>,
+    target: Option<(u32, u32, Handle<Image>)>,
 }
 
 impl BevyBackend {
@@ -381,6 +501,7 @@ impl BevyBackend {
         Ok(Self {
             apps: std::mem::take(app.sub_apps_mut()),
             frame_entities: Vec::new(),
+            scene_entities: Vec::new(),
             texture_handles: Vec::new(),
             texture_cache: HashMap::new(),
             mesh_cache: HashMap::new(),
@@ -400,18 +521,28 @@ impl BevyBackend {
         background_srgb: [u8; 4],
         limits: RenderLimits,
     ) -> Result<RenderedFrame, RenderError> {
+        let mut timings = self.load_scene(camera, renderables, textures, limits)?;
+        let frame = self.render_view(camera, background_srgb, limits)?;
+        timings.clear_previous_frame += frame.timings.clear_previous_frame;
+        timings.scene_setup += frame.timings.scene_setup;
+        timings.capture += frame.timings.capture;
+        Ok(RenderedFrame {
+            rgba: frame.rgba,
+            timings,
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
+    fn load_scene(
+        &mut self,
+        camera: Camera,
+        renderables: &[Renderable],
+        textures: &[Texture],
+        _limits: RenderLimits,
+    ) -> Result<RenderTimings, RenderError> {
         let started = Instant::now();
-        self.clear_frame();
+        self.clear_scene();
         let clear_previous_frame = started.elapsed();
-        self.apps
-            .main
-            .world_mut()
-            .insert_resource(ClearColor(Color::srgba_u8(
-                background_srgb[0],
-                background_srgb[1],
-                background_srgb[2],
-                background_srgb[3],
-            )));
         let started = Instant::now();
         self.texture_handles = add_textures(
             self.apps.main.world_mut(),
@@ -443,7 +574,7 @@ impl BevyBackend {
                         .spawn((
                             Mesh3d(mesh.clone()),
                             MeshMaterial3d(material.clone()),
-                            FrameEntity,
+                            PersistentSceneEntity,
                         ))
                         .id();
                     self.legacy_handles.push(material);
@@ -463,15 +594,70 @@ impl BevyBackend {
                         .spawn((
                             Mesh3d(mesh.clone()),
                             MeshMaterial3d(material.clone()),
-                            FrameEntity,
+                            PersistentSceneEntity,
                         ))
                         .id();
                     self.pbr_handles.push(material);
                     entity
                 }
             };
-            self.frame_entities.push(entity);
+            self.scene_entities.push(entity);
         }
+        let light = self
+            .apps
+            .main
+            .world_mut()
+            .spawn((
+                DirectionalLight {
+                    illuminance: 12_000.0,
+                    shadow_maps_enabled: false,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                Transform::from_xyz(40.0, 80.0, 30.0).looking_at(Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::Y),
+                PersistentSceneEntity,
+            ))
+            .id();
+        self.scene_entities.push(light);
+        Ok(RenderTimings {
+            clear_previous_frame,
+            texture_cache_sync,
+            mesh_cache_sync,
+            scene_setup: started.elapsed(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn render_view(
+        &mut self,
+        camera: Camera,
+        background_srgb: [u8; 4],
+        limits: RenderLimits,
+    ) -> Result<RenderedFrame, RenderError> {
+        let started = Instant::now();
+        self.clear_frame();
+        let clear_previous_frame = started.elapsed();
+        self.apps
+            .main
+            .world_mut()
+            .insert_resource(ClearColor(Color::srgba_u8(
+                background_srgb[0],
+                background_srgb[1],
+                background_srgb[2],
+                background_srgb[3],
+            )));
+        let camera_position = world_vector(camera.position).extend(1.0);
+        for handle in &self.legacy_handles {
+            if let Some(mut material) = self
+                .apps
+                .main
+                .world_mut()
+                .resource_mut::<Assets<LegacyBevyMaterial>>()
+                .get_mut(handle)
+            {
+                material.uniform.camera_position = camera_position;
+            }
+        }
+        let started = Instant::now();
         let target = self.new_target(limits.width, limits.height);
         let transform = camera_transform(camera)?;
         let camera_entity = self
@@ -494,21 +680,6 @@ impl BevyBackend {
             ))
             .id();
         self.frame_entities.push(camera_entity);
-        let light = self
-            .apps
-            .main
-            .world_mut()
-            .spawn((
-                DirectionalLight {
-                    illuminance: 12_000.0,
-                    shadow_maps_enabled: false,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                Transform::from_xyz(40.0, 80.0, 30.0).looking_at(Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::Y),
-                FrameEntity,
-            ))
-            .id();
-        self.frame_entities.push(light);
         let scene_setup = started.elapsed();
         let started = Instant::now();
         let rgba = self.capture(&target)?;
@@ -516,8 +687,6 @@ impl BevyBackend {
             rgba,
             timings: RenderTimings {
                 clear_previous_frame,
-                texture_cache_sync,
-                mesh_cache_sync,
                 scene_setup,
                 capture: started.elapsed(),
                 ..Default::default()
@@ -526,7 +695,12 @@ impl BevyBackend {
     }
 
     fn new_target(&mut self, width: u32, height: u32) -> RenderTarget {
-        if let Some(old) = self.target.take() {
+        if let Some((old_width, old_height, handle)) = &self.target
+            && (*old_width, *old_height) == (width, height)
+        {
+            return handle.clone().into();
+        }
+        if let Some((_, _, old)) = self.target.take() {
             self.apps
                 .main
                 .world_mut()
@@ -550,7 +724,7 @@ impl BevyBackend {
             .world_mut()
             .resource_mut::<Assets<Image>>()
             .add(image);
-        self.target = Some(handle.clone());
+        self.target = Some((width, height, handle.clone()));
         handle.into()
     }
 
@@ -600,6 +774,13 @@ impl BevyBackend {
         for entity in self.frame_entities.drain(..) {
             let _ = self.apps.main.world_mut().despawn(entity);
         }
+    }
+
+    fn clear_scene(&mut self) {
+        self.clear_frame();
+        for entity in self.scene_entities.drain(..) {
+            let _ = self.apps.main.world_mut().despawn(entity);
+        }
         let world = self.apps.main.world_mut();
         self.texture_handles.clear();
         let mut materials = world.resource_mut::<Assets<PbrBevyMaterial>>();
@@ -1231,6 +1412,36 @@ mod tests {
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>()
             );
         }
+
+        let limits = RenderLimits {
+            width: 96,
+            height: 64,
+            max_triangles: 2,
+            max_texture_bytes: 64,
+            max_texture_pixels: 16,
+            far_distance: 64,
+        };
+        renderer
+            .load_scene(
+                camera,
+                &[renderable(Material::BlinnPhong(BlinnPhongMaterial {
+                    diffuse_color_srgb: [30, 220, 60, 255],
+                    fullbright: true,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }))],
+                &textures,
+                limits,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        for _ in 0..2 {
+            let frame = renderer
+                .render_view(camera, [0, 0, 0, 255], limits)
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(frame.rgba.len(), 96 * 64 * 4);
+            assert_eq!(frame.timings.command_copy, Duration::ZERO);
+            assert_eq!(frame.timings.texture_cache_sync, Duration::ZERO);
+            assert_eq!(frame.timings.mesh_cache_sync, Duration::ZERO);
+        }
     }
 
     fn texture_slot(texture: usize, rotation_radians: f32) -> TextureSlot {

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@@ -1,100 +1,116 @@
-# Renderer and viewport performance
+# Agent runtime and viewport performance
 
 Measured on 2026-08-23 with the primary account in Broceliande, a 1024 m x
-1024 m varregion, using the default 64 m view distance. The visible scene had
-211 objects, 427,829 triangles, and five unavailable grid textures. Release
-numbers are the performance baseline; debug timings are intentionally omitted.
+1024 m varregion, using the default 64 m view distance. The rendered scene had
+211 objects, 427,253 triangles, and five unavailable grid textures. All timing
+numbers below are optimized release builds.
 
-## Current capture path
+## Runtime ownership
 
-| Phase | Warm release time | Can run ahead? | Required change |
-|---|---:|---|---|
-| Read current simulator objects and discover assets | 8 ms | Yes | Apply incoming object/avatar/terrain events to a persistent world instead of scanning the simulator maps per capture. |
-| Fetch cached/missing assets | 151 ms | Yes | Bounded asset workers continuously fetch visible dirty assets. Raw immutable assets remain in the 2 GiB disk LRU. |
-| Decode textures and derive scene geometry | 176 ms warm; 8.03 s on the first scene | Yes | Retain decoded visible textures and derived meshes in memory. Add a versioned persistent derived-mesh cache only for the measured 8 s cold-start cost; decoded RGBA textures should normally remain memory-only because they expand substantially. |
-| Collect and sort renderables | 1 ms | Yes | Persistent renderer entities remove this per-frame list build. |
-| Validate scene | 1 ms | Yes | Validate assets and changes when admitted, not every frame. |
-| Copy render command | 21 ms | Yes | Send stable IDs and dirty updates; do not clone the complete scene for a frame. |
-| Re-identify cached textures by content hash | 30 ms | Yes | Key immutable texture resources by grid asset UUID. |
-| Re-identify cached meshes by content hash | 14 ms | Yes | Key derived meshes by stable object/asset signature and LOD. |
-| Recreate frame entities | <1 ms | Yes | Keep Bevy entities and material handles alive; update only dirty components. |
-| Render plus synchronous readback | 46 ms | Partly | Render continuously into a persistent target. A GUI presents that target directly; readback happens only for CPU consumers. |
-| JPEG encoding | 41 ms | Yes, and not part of viewport FPS | A separate latest-frame worker encodes only when an LLM/image consumer asks for it. |
+- `metacrate-grid-world` owns native OpenSim/Second Life event subscriptions,
+  distance filtering, attachment world transforms, terse movement application,
+  event-drop accounting, and immutable published world snapshots.
+- `metacrate-game-loop` owns the fixed update schedule, renderer lifetime,
+  persistent GPU scene, fixed-rate viewport loop, completed-frame buffers, and
+  timing signals. Readers receive an immutable `Arc<[u8]>`; they never read a
+  render target while Bevy writes it.
+- `metacrate-rendering-wgpu` owns Bevy/wgpu resources and supports separate
+  scene loading and camera/frame rendering. Shared immutable scene arrays cross
+  the renderer thread without copying their contents.
+- `metacrate-grid-agent` supplies policy, conversation, tools, and lifecycle
+  triggers. It consumes published world/viewport state instead of synchronizing
+  render buffers or individual native event channels.
 
-The existing end-to-end warm capture takes 525 ms. A repeated renderer call
-alone takes 113 ms (8.8 FPS), including 67 ms of avoidable copying, hashing,
-and cache synchronization. Its measured render/readback segment is 46 ms
-(21.9 FPS equivalent). A persistent GPU scene therefore makes the initial
-10 FPS viewport target realistic on the measured hardware.
+Grid callbacks never perform asset I/O or render work. The world loop drains a
+bounded 4,096-event queue in batches, coalesces dirty IDs, and publishes only
+complete snapshots. Object, avatar, attachment, and terrain admission uses the
+configured view distance; 64 m is the default. The live reference contained
+280 visible prims, one avatar, and 51 nearby terrain patches, with zero dropped
+events.
 
-The 46 ms value still includes synchronous CPU readback. It is not a pure GPU
-timestamp. Continuous viewport rendering without readback should be faster and
-must be measured separately once the persistent render target exists.
+## Readiness
 
-## Startup
+Transport connection is not agent readiness. A generation remains degraded and
+chat, tools, movement, and autonomous behavior remain fenced while the terminal
+reports:
 
-The optimized cold-start profile was:
+```text
+INITIALIZING generation=N waiting_for=world_state,viewport target_fps=10
+```
 
-| Phase | Time | Scheduling |
+The framework gate opens only after the region-scoped world state exists, the
+first scene/assets have converged, and at least two complete viewport frames
+have been published without render errors. The terminal then emits
+`INITIALIZED ...` followed by one unambiguous `READY ...` line when the session
+and agent services are released. The default readiness allowance is two
+minutes; the measured scene convergence window was about 30.05 seconds.
+
+## Measured steady state
+
+| Phase | Measured time |
+|---|---:|
+| Bevy/wgpu initialization | 476 ms |
+| First persistent GPU scene load and frame | 1.02 s |
+| Cached complete scene refresh | 86 ms |
+| Stable warm render plus coherent CPU readback | 31–36 ms |
+| JPEG encoding on demand | 37 ms |
+| Repeated capture using the already published viewport, including JPEG | 45 ms |
+
+The viewport uses a 90 ms scheduling interval, providing margin above the
+minimum 10 FPS requirement. The live two-second soak completed 22 frames at
+10.99 FPS with zero missed deadlines and zero render errors. JPEG encoding and
+LLM transfer are not in this loop.
+
+A cached full-scene refresh completed in 86 ms, inside the 90 ms interval:
+validation 1.08 ms, shared command handoff 0.001 ms, texture cache sync 30.47
+ms, mesh cache sync 15.21 ms, scene setup 0.47 ms, and render/readback 35.70 ms.
+Unchanged frames skip validation, command transfer, texture sync, and mesh sync.
+
+## Startup work
+
+| Phase | Reference time | Scheduling |
 |---|---:|---|
 | Client owner initialization | 2 ms | Startup thread |
 | Grid login | 3.37 s | Parallel with renderer initialization |
-| wgpu/Bevy initialization | 452 ms | Parallel with grid login; completed before agent readiness |
-| Test scene convergence window | 30.04 s | World events continue asynchronously; this is not a system-readiness gate. |
-| First full visible-scene build from persistent raw assets | 8.35 s | Background asset/scene workers; publish partial complete frames as content converges. |
+| Bevy/wgpu initialization | 0.49 s | Completed before agent readiness |
+| Initial world/asset convergence | 30.05 s | Asynchronous Grid and asset workers |
+| First persistent GPU scene and frame | 1.02 s | Before the readiness gate opens |
 
-System readiness must require configuration, renderer initialization (or an
-explicitly reported fallback), grid login, region dimensions, and the running
-world/update loops. It must not wait until every user-created asset inside the
-view radius has decoded: that would turn missing or slow grid assets into a
-permanent login stall. Visual readiness is a separate completeness signal.
+The slower first start is intentional: the agent does not claim readiness until
+it can provide stable world and visual state. Raw immutable assets persist in
+the configured 2 GiB LRU under the platform cache directory
+(`$HOME/.cache/metacrate` on Linux), so later starts reuse them.
 
-## Game loop
+## Frame publication and future GUI path
 
-The agent needs four independent paths:
+The current agent path continuously renders and publishes the latest complete
+RGBA frame. A requested snapshot reads that immutable frame and performs JPEG
+encoding independently. Camera or scene submissions replace stale pending
+input; consumers never block the viewport loop.
 
-1. Grid callbacks enqueue compact object, avatar, terrain, region, and camera
-   changes immediately. They never perform asset I/O or rendering.
-2. A fixed update loop drains those events, updates the authoritative CPU world,
-   recalculates 64 m visibility, and emits stable dirty IDs. Grid event handling
-   must remain faster than the render tick.
-3. Bounded asset workers fetch, decode, and derive only dirty visible content.
-   Completed resources update the CPU world and enqueue GPU changes.
-4. A render loop applies GPU changes and updates a persistent viewport at an
-   initial 10 FPS target. It retains the latest complete frame. GUI presentation
-   uses the GPU target directly; snapshot readback, resize, JPEG encoding, and
-   LLM upload are independent latest-frame consumers.
+The current Bevy screenshot API still performs synchronous CPU readback, which
+accounts for most of the 31–36 ms warm frame cost. This meets the current
+headless-agent target, but a GUI viewer should present the GPU target directly.
+For higher-rate CPU capture, use a ring of three staging buffers: render, enqueue
+GPU copy, map asynchronously, and publish only after completion. If all staging
+buffers are occupied, skip that readback instead of stalling rendering.
 
-Simulation/update and rendering use separate clocks. Slow asset downloads,
-JPEG encoding, LLM requests, and subscribers must never hold either loop.
+## Instrumentation and observed limits
 
-### Frame publication and readback
+Hot paths record monotonic timestamps and fixed-cardinality counters only.
+World event drops, completed frames, missed deadlines, render errors, and last
+render duration are available without formatting or I/O on the loop threads.
 
-The persistent viewport renders into a GPU texture. A GUI presents it without
-CPU readback. When a CPU image is requested, the render graph schedules a copy
-after that frame's render commands into the next free staging buffer. GPU queue
-ordering makes the copied frame coherent even when the render target is reused
-for the following frame.
+Observed limiting factors:
 
-Use a ring of three staging buffers. Mapping and CPU consumption happen
-asynchronously; a buffer is reused only after its completion signal. If all
-three are busy, skip that readback rather than stall rendering. Publish only the
-latest completed immutable CPU frame, tagged with frame sequence, camera pose,
-and observation time. JPEG and LLM workers use that published frame and discard
-superseded work. The current synchronous Bevy screenshot plus `device.poll(Wait)`
-path is only a diagnostic bridge and must not remain in the game loop.
-
-## Instrumentation
-
-Hot paths record only monotonic start/end timestamps and emit fixed-size,
-fixed-cardinality timing signals with `try_send`. A bounded receiver owned by a
-dedicated profiling worker aggregates counts, totals, maxima, and percentile
-histograms and publishes observability records. A full queue drops profiling
-signals and increments a drop counter; it never backpressures grid or rendering.
-Formatting, serialization, journal I/O, and subscriber delivery remain outside
-the measured thread.
-
-Required fixed phases are startup/config, client creation, renderer creation,
-login, grid readiness, event ingest, update tick, visibility, asset disk read,
-asset network fetch, texture decode, geometry derive, GPU change application,
-render submission, GPU completion, optional readback, and optional JPEG encode.
+- Initial scene/asset convergence, about 30 seconds, dominates readiness.
+- First GPU admission is about one second; it occurs before `READY`.
+- A cached full-scene refresh is 86 ms and is currently the closest operation to
+  the 90 ms frame budget. Incremental per-entity GPU updates are the next useful
+  optimization if denser or highly animated regions exceed that budget.
+- Synchronous readback costs roughly 31–36 ms per frame. A direct GUI path or
+  asynchronous staging ring removes it from presentation.
+- Five referenced textures were unavailable from the test grid. Missing assets
+  do not deadlock readiness; completeness remains explicit.
+- The successful live run used 280 visible prims, one avatar, 51 terrain
+  patches, 427,253 render triangles, 4,096 event slots, and dropped zero events.