feat(prove): filter incremental snapshots by --channel

Channel-scoped proof runs snapshot and compare only selected archives,
so yes_general-focused validation ignores unrelated KotOR channels.
Smoke covers filtered snapshot-only mode; exclude .dce-temp from find.

docs/plans/2026-06-04-066-feat-prove-channel-filtered-snapshots-plan.md

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+title: "feat: Channel-filtered prove-incremental-append snapshots"
+type: feat
+status: complete
+date: 2026-06-04
+origin: /lfg — prove-incremental-append accepts --channel for scrape but snapshots all archives; yes_general proof should assert only the target channel
+---
+
+# feat: Channel-filtered prove-incremental-append snapshots
+
+## Summary
+
+When `prove-incremental-append.sh` is invoked with `--channel`, limit before/after snapshots and grow-only comparison to those channel IDs only.
+
+## Problem
+
+KotOR targets have dozens of channel JSON files. A yes_general-only proof run still snapshots and compares every archive, making failures harder to interpret and unrelated channels part of the pass/fail surface.
+
+## Requirements
+
+| ID | Requirement |
+|----|-------------|
+| R1 | `snapshot_archives` skips archives whose channel ID is not in the `--channel` filter when filter is non-empty |
+| R2 | Full prove flow applies the same filter to before and after snapshots |
+| R3 | `--snapshot-only` honors `--channel` filter |
+| R4 | Usage documents channel-scoped snapshot behavior |
+| R5 | Smoke asserts filtered snapshot excludes other valid channels |
+| R6 | `run-all-smokes.sh` → 21/21 |
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+### U1. Filtered snapshots
+
+**Files:** `scripts/prove-incremental-append.sh`, `scripts/tests/prove-incremental-append-smoke.sh`
+
+## Verification
+
+```bash
+./scripts/tests/prove-incremental-append-smoke.sh
+DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0 ./scripts/run-all-smokes.sh
+```
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+### Deferred
+
+- Live KotOR catch-up on host
+- Per-target memory in config JSON

docs/recurring-scrape-merge-readiness.md

@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0 ./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh \
 
 **Plan 065 (2026-06-04):** Scrape summary labels OOM skips as `SKIPPED (OOM/aborted)` with operator hint; `verify-operator-ready` prints configured container memory.
 
+**Plan 066 (2026-06-04):** `prove-incremental-append --channel` filters snapshots and grow-only comparison to selected channels.
+
 **Disk:** ~65 GiB free on `/home` (2026-05-30); large channel merges still need headroom.
 
 ## CI note (fork PRs)

scripts/prove-incremental-append.sh

@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ Usage:
   $(basename "$0") --target NAME --snapshot-only --snapshot-file PATH [--config PATH]
   $(basename "$0") --compare-snapshots BEFORE.tsv AFTER.tsv
 
-Record message counts for every JSON archive under the target's output_dir,
+Record message counts for JSON archives under the target's output_dir,
 run one incremental scrape, then assert:
   - archive file paths are unchanged (no parallel channels/ fallbacks)
   - message counts never shrink
 
-  --channel ID  Limit incremental scrape to channel ID (repeatable; requires --target)
+  --channel ID  Limit scrape and snapshot/compare to channel ID (repeatable)
 
 Requires valid Discord auth (scrape.env, exported DISCORD_TOKEN, or token file).
 EOF
@@ -52,9 +52,24 @@ target_output_dir() {
   ' "$CONFIG_PATH"
 }
 
+snapshot_channel_allowed() {
+  local channel_id=$1
+  shift
+  local -a filter_ids=("$@")
+  local id
+
+  ((${#filter_ids[@]} == 0)) && return 0
+  for id in "${filter_ids[@]}"; do
+    [[ "$id" == "$channel_id" ]] && return 0
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
 snapshot_archives() {
   local output_dir=$1
   local snapshot_file=$2
+  shift 2
+  local -a channel_filter=("$@")
   local file_path file_name channel_id count
 
   : >"$snapshot_file"
@@ -65,6 +80,9 @@ snapshot_archives() {
     file_name=$(basename "$file_path")
     if [[ "$file_name" =~ \[([0-9]{16,22})\]\.json$ ]]; then
       channel_id=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+      if ! snapshot_channel_allowed "$channel_id" "${channel_filter[@]}"; then
+        continue
+      fi
       if ! jq empty "$file_path" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         printf 'WARN: skipping invalid JSON during snapshot: %s\n' "$file_path" >&2
         continue
@@ -72,7 +90,7 @@ snapshot_archives() {
       count=$(jq -r '(.messages | length) // 0' "$file_path")
       printf '%s\t%s\t%s\n' "$file_path" "$channel_id" "$count" >>"$snapshot_file"
     fi
-  done < <(find "$output_dir" -type f -name '*.json' ! -path '*/.dce-meta/*' -print0 2>/dev/null)
+  done < <(find "$output_dir" -type f -name '*.json' ! -path '*/.dce-meta/*' ! -path '*/.dce-temp/*' -print0 2>/dev/null)
 }
 
 compare_snapshots() {
@@ -122,6 +140,7 @@ main() {
   local compare_before=""
   local compare_after=""
   local -a channel_args=()
+  local -a channel_ids=()
 
   trap cleanup EXIT
 
@@ -155,6 +174,7 @@ main() {
       --channel)
         [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || die "Missing value for --channel."
         channel_args+=(--channel "$2")
+        channel_ids+=("$2")
         shift 2
         ;;
       --help|-h)
@@ -187,8 +207,8 @@ main() {
 
   if (( snapshot_only )); then
     [[ -n "$snapshot_file" ]] || die "--snapshot-file is required with --snapshot-only."
-    snapshot_archives "$output_dir" "$snapshot_file"
+    snapshot_archives "$output_dir" "$snapshot_file" "${channel_ids[@]}"
-    [[ -s "$snapshot_file" ]] || die "No seeded archives found under $output_dir"
+    [[ -s "$snapshot_file" ]] || die "No seeded archives found under $output_dir for channel filter."
     printf 'Snapshot written: %s\n' "$snapshot_file"
     exit 0
   fi
@@ -197,9 +217,12 @@ main() {
   local before_file="$SNAPSHOT_DIR/before.tsv"
   local after_file="$SNAPSHOT_DIR/after.tsv"
 
-  snapshot_archives "$output_dir" "$before_file"
+  snapshot_archives "$output_dir" "$before_file" "${channel_ids[@]}"
-  [[ -s "$before_file" ]] || die "No seeded archives found under $output_dir"
+  [[ -s "$before_file" ]] || die "No seeded archives found under $output_dir for channel filter."
 
+  if ((${#channel_ids[@]} > 0)); then
+    printf 'Channel-scoped proof for %s channel(s).\n' "${#channel_ids[@]}"
+  fi
   printf 'Running incremental scrape for target %s...\n' "$target"
   local container_config="$CONTAINER_CONFIG"
   case "$CONFIG_PATH" in
@@ -208,7 +231,7 @@ main() {
   esac
   "$HOST_RUNNER" scrape --config "$container_config" --target "$target" "${channel_args[@]}"
 
-  snapshot_archives "$output_dir" "$after_file"
+  snapshot_archives "$output_dir" "$after_file" "${channel_ids[@]}"
   compare_snapshots "$before_file" "$after_file"
   printf 'Append-safe proof passed for target %s.\n' "$target"
 }

scripts/tests/prove-incremental-append-smoke.sh

@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ cat >"$ARCHIVE_ROOT/demo/Guild - general [111111111111111111].json" <<'JSON'
 }
 JSON
 
+cat >"$ARCHIVE_ROOT/demo/Guild - other [333333333333333333].json" <<'JSON'
+{
+  "guild": {"id": "1", "name": "Guild"},
+  "channel": {"id": "333333333333333333", "name": "other"},
+  "messages": [
+    {"id": "9", "timestamp": "2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00", "type": "Default", "content": "other"}
+  ],
+  "messageCount": 1
+}
+JSON
+
 printf '{"messages":[\n' >"$ARCHIVE_ROOT/demo/truncated [222222222222222222].json"
 
 cat >"$CONFIG_PATH" <<JSON
@@ -55,6 +66,17 @@ if grep -q '222222222222222222' "$BEFORE"; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+FILTERED="$TMP_DIR/filtered.tsv"
+DCE_PRIMARY_CONFIG="$CONFIG_PATH" "$PROVE" --target demo --snapshot-only --snapshot-file "$FILTERED" --channel 111111111111111111
+grep -q '111111111111111111' "$FILTERED" || {
+  printf 'ERROR: channel-filtered snapshot missing target channel\n' >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+if grep -q '333333333333333333' "$FILTERED"; then
+  printf 'ERROR: channel-filtered snapshot should exclude other valid channels\n' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 cat >"$ARCHIVE_ROOT/demo/Guild - general [111111111111111111].json" <<'JSON'
 {
   "guild": {"id": "1", "name": "Guild"},