Oct 29, 2026 · Oct 29, 2026
diff --git a/.agents/skills/protocol-yaml/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/protocol-yaml/SKILL.md
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ it does NOT advance the protocol clock. Only `wait` commands do. Therefore:
   Editing only ONE of the pair is **masked** by the other — "the timeline won't update"
   is almost always a half-edited pair, not a render bug.
 - **Bind both fields to one anchor** (`duration: *show_dur` on both) so they can never
-  drift — the `open_dur`/`cl_dur` pattern from `protocols/fictrac_direction_test`.
+  drift — the `open_dur`/`cl_dur` pattern from `fictrac_direction_test` (private
+  `reiserlab/arena-experiments`, `protocols/shared/`).
 - Waits between two `trialParams` in one condition define how long the FIRST one
   actually shows (the second overrides it). Waits longer than the duration = intentional
   hold/blank; fine, but mean it.
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ rejection). Authored as an added rotational **velocity**:
   A negative frequency is a harmless no-op (warned): negate `bias_amplitude` instead.
 - `stopClosedLoop` clears the bias automatically. Reference:
   `docs/development/closed-loop-bias.md`; worked example:
-  `protocols/fictrac_bias_test.yaml`.
+  `protocols/shared/fictrac_bias_test.yaml` in the private `reiserlab/arena-experiments`.
 
 **Per-trial start position = the trialParams `frame_index` (Studio v0.91 / bridge 3.4).** A
 closed-loop trial opens on the Mode-3 `trialParams` `frame_index` (0-based, wraps mod the pattern's

diff --git a/course/cshl-2026/docs/fictrac.md b/course/cshl-2026/docs/fictrac.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Closed-loop and the live scope need the **bridge** running on the rig computer:
   bridge"* to a live trace once data flows. Closed-loop trials show a green
   **CLOSED LOOP** tag.
 
-**Quick check:** load [`fictrac_direction_test`](protocols/README.md) — it runs
+**Quick check:** load [`fictrac_direction_test`](protocols/README.md) (since 2026-10-29 in the lab's private `reiserlab/arena-experiments`, `protocols/shared/`) — it runs
 open-loop motion first, then a closed-loop block that the fly steers. If the
 closed-loop block responds to nudging the ball, the bridge is working.
 

diff --git a/course/cshl-2026/docs/protocols/README.md b/course/cshl-2026/docs/protocols/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ Animated pattern previews are embedded on all four protocol pages.
   FicTrac): full-field brightness, panel map, a moving bar, and LED levels
   2/5/10/20/40%. Use it to confirm a rig works after setup.
 - **`fictrac_direction_test`** — open-loop motion then a closed-loop block, to
-  confirm the [FicTrac](../fictrac.md) bridge is working.
+  confirm the [FicTrac](../fictrac.md) bridge is working. Since 2026-10-29 it lives in
+  the lab's private `reiserlab/arena-experiments` (`protocols/shared/`), not in the site library.
 - **`optomotor_led_test`** — a slow grating with the LED switched on for the
   last few seconds; the reference example of "fire a command partway through a
   trial."

diff --git a/docs/development/rig-software-repos-and-runners.md b/docs/development/rig-software-repos-and-runners.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ stay as history.
 | **pyDisplayTools** | `tools/patfile.py` (pattern-file reader; the repo already has `pyPatternTools`), `nodes/arena_display.py` (Python port of `js/panel-color.js`, okey-cokey branch), the pure functions of `fictrac-bridge/bridge.py` (`Pipeline` mapping, `frame_schema_line`, `compact_arena_command`), `fictrac-bridge/fictrac_sim.py` moves to rig-nodes as a device simulator |
 | **stays** (gateway, export, composition) | `nodes/bridge_node.py`, `nodes/mcap_convert.py`, `nodes/_rows.py` (behavior_v2 `kf` rows), `nodes/export_log.py`, `nodes/rig.py` (arena composition; its generic preflight/supervision helpers are extracted to rig-nodes first), `pixi.toml`, `pixi.lock`, `.gitignore`, `tests/studio_emulator.py`, `tests/check_runlog_readers.js`, the gateway half of `tests/test_ros2_poc.py` (node-level tests move with their nodes) |
 | **stays** (arena visualization) | `nodes/viz_node.py`, `tests/test_viz_node.py`, the arena derivation in `nodes/foxglove_json.py`, `foxglove/arena-fictrac.json`, `foxglove/arena-bias.json`, `docs/foxglove-arena-layout.json`, `tools/tiff_run_to_mcap.py`; from okey-cokey: `nodes/stimulus_node.py`, `nodes/stimulus_core.py`, `nodes/dashboard_replay.py`, `tests/test_stimulus.py`, `tests/test_stimulus_live.py`, `foxglove/arena-okey-cokey.json`, `tests/fixtures/protocols-2026-10-14/*` |
-| **stays** (rig-specific config and records) | `README.md`, `WINDOWS-TEST.md`, `SCANIMAGE-DAY.md`, `scanimage-day-2026-10-16.md`, `windows-results-ww18-2026-10-15.md`, `docs/plan-b-explainer*.html`, `docs/build-standalone-explainer.py`, `docs/img/*`; from okey-cokey: `config/bias/okey-cokey-bfs-u3-51s5m.json`, `tools/okey-cokey-start.ps1`, `tools/bias-ufmf.ps1`, the `okey-cokey-*.md` run sheets, `HANDOVER-okey-cokey-2026-10-21.md`, `docs/okey-cokey-foxglove-dashboard-plan.md` |
+| **stays** (tool code and generic records) | `README.md`, `WINDOWS-TEST.md`, `docs/plan-b-explainer*.html`, `docs/build-standalone-explainer.py`, `docs/img/*`, `foxglove/arena-okey-cokey.json` (a layout `rig.py --foxglove` loads), `tools/ufmf.py`, `tools/patfile.py`. **Moved 2026-10-29 (LAB-227) to the private `reiserlab/arena-experiments` `rigs/<rig-id>/`:** `windows-results-ww18-2026-10-15.md` → `rigs/ww18/`; from okey-cokey → `rigs/ww14/`: `config/bias/okey-cokey-bfs-u3-51s5m.json`, `tools/okey-cokey-start.ps1`, `tools/bias-ufmf.ps1`, the `okey-cokey-*.md` run sheets, `HANDOVER-okey-cokey-2026-10-21.md`, `docs/okey-cokey-foxglove-dashboard-plan.md`. `SCANIMAGE-DAY.md` and `scanimage-day-2026-10-16.md` went to the private 2P repo with #284. |
 
 #### Amendment 2026-10-28: the imaging work is private
 

diff --git a/protocols/MOVED.md b/protocols/MOVED.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Protocols and rig records that left this repo (2026-10-29, LAB-227)
+
+Experiment material now lives in private repos so that a rig's protocol tweaks never need a
+webDisplayTools release. The rule: a protocol stays here only if a tool, test, QC profile or doc
+fixture depends on it. Copies were made from commit `59a377b` (Release 2026-10-28); each destination
+has a `PROVENANCE.md`. Open a moved protocol in the Studio, signed in, with
+`arena_studio.html?repo=<repo>&p=<path>`.
+
+| Was here | Now (repo → path) |
+|---|---|
+| `protocols/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc.yaml` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `protocols/ww18/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc.yaml` |
+| `protocols/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc_ww18.yaml` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `protocols/ww18/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc_ww18.yaml` |
+| `protocols/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc_ww18_soak10.yaml` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `protocols/ww18/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc_ww18_soak10.yaml` |
+| `protocols/fictrac_bias_test.yaml` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `protocols/shared/fictrac_bias_test.yaml` |
+| `protocols/fictrac_direction_test.yaml` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `protocols/shared/fictrac_direction_test.yaml` |
+| `protocols/fictrac_coupling_bias_fly_test.yaml` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `protocols/shared/fictrac_coupling_bias_fly_test.yaml` |
+| `protocols/led_activation_quadrant_test.yaml` + `_patterns/` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `protocols/shared/led_activation_quadrant_test.yaml` + `_patterns/` |
+| `protocols/mode3_drill_1trial.yaml` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `protocols/shared/mode3_drill_1trial.yaml` |
+| `protocols/g6_2p_color_led_sweep.yaml` + `_patterns/` | `reiserlab/scanimage-2026-bergamo` → `protocols/g6_2p_color_led_sweep.yaml` + `_patterns/` |
+| `protocols/g6_2x10_2p_diagnostics.yaml` + `_patterns/` | `reiserlab/scanimage-2026-bergamo` → `protocols/g6_2x10_2p_diagnostics.yaml` + `_patterns/` |
+| `protocols/g6_2x10_2p_duty_sweep.yaml` | `reiserlab/scanimage-2026-bergamo` → `protocols/g6_2x10_2p_duty_sweep.yaml` |
+| `rig/windows-results-ww18-2026-10-15.md` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `rigs/ww18/` |
+| `rig/okey-cokey-pc-*.md`, `rig/HANDOVER-okey-cokey-2026-10-21.md`, `rig/docs/okey-cokey-foxglove-dashboard-plan.md`, `rig/config/bias/okey-cokey-bfs-u3-51s5m.json`, `rig/tools/okey-cokey-start.ps1`, `rig/tools/bias-ufmf.ps1` | `reiserlab/arena-experiments` → `rigs/ww14/` (same names; `config/` and `tools/` subfolders) |
+
+A copy of `g6_2p_color_led_sweep.yaml` stays as the test fixture `tests/fixtures/v3_g6_2p_color_led_sweep.yaml`.
+The pattern generators `scripts/make-color-optomotor-patterns.js --gs16` and
+`scripts/make-2p-diagnostic-patterns.js` now take `--out <dir>` pointing into the 2P repo.
+
+Pages under `docs/development/` that cite the old paths are historical records and were not edited.
diff --git a/protocols/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc.yaml b/protocols/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc.yaml
diff --git a/protocols/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc_ww18.yaml b/protocols/bias_camera_closed_loop_poc_ww18.yaml