From 1f75ce05059ae38752fea43fb425905c78723c92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik <erik.nihlen@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:34:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gates): initialize connected soak artifacts before
 isolation

---
 .../Diagnostics/ConnectedWorldSoakRouteContractTests.cs        | 3 +++
 tools/run-connected-r6-soak.ps1                                | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/Diagnostics/ConnectedWorldSoakRouteContractTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/Diagnostics/ConnectedWorldSoakRouteContractTests.cs
index 1d203ded..76282efb 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/Diagnostics/ConnectedWorldSoakRouteContractTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/Diagnostics/ConnectedWorldSoakRouteContractTests.cs
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ public sealed class ConnectedWorldSoakRouteContractTests
 
         AssertAppearsInOrder(
             source,
+            "$artifactDir = \"$prefix.artifacts\"",
+            "$null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $artifactDir",
+            "$renderPackGate = New-ConnectedRenderPackGateState",
             "Get-ChildItem Env: | Where-Object { $_.Name -like 'ACDREAM_*' }",
             "Join-Path $artifactDir 'env-disclosure.json'",
             "try {");
diff --git a/tools/run-connected-r6-soak.ps1 b/tools/run-connected-r6-soak.ps1
index f3812cd2..3bfdbee7 100644
--- a/tools/run-connected-r6-soak.ps1
+++ b/tools/run-connected-r6-soak.ps1
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ $markerLog = "$prefix.markers.log"
 $sampleCsv = "$prefix.samples.csv"
 $reportJson = "$prefix.report.json"
 $artifactDir = "$prefix.artifacts"
+$null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $artifactDir
 $collisionShadowDir = Join-Path $artifactDir 'collision-shadow'
 $checkpointTimeline = Join-Path $artifactDir 'world-lifecycle.checkpoints.jsonl'
 $frameHistory = Join-Path $artifactDir 'frame-history.csv'
@@ -776,7 +777,6 @@ $env:ACDREAM_COLLISION_SHADOW_DIR =
 # ACDREAM_DUMP_MOVE_TRUTH because nothing else the script sets was
 # recorded anywhere). Written into the automation artifact directory
 # BEFORE launch so a failed/aborted run still leaves the disclosure behind.
-$null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $artifactDir
 $acdreamEnvVars = Get-ChildItem Env: | Where-Object { $_.Name -like 'ACDREAM_*' } |
     Sort-Object Name |
     ForEach-Object {