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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+<title>{{TITLE}}</title>
+<style>
+  :root {
+    --bg: #0a0f0c;
+    --panel-bg: #111a15;
+    --border: #2a3a2e;
+    --text: #aaccaa;
+    --text-dim: #557755;
+    --accent: #33ff66;
+  }
+  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
+  body {
+    background: var(--bg);
+    color: var(--text);
+    font-family: monospace;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    height: 100vh;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+  #content {
+    flex: 1;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    padding: 16px;
+  }
+  #log-feed {
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+    padding: 8px 12px;
+    max-height: 200px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+  }
+  #log-feed h3 {
+    color: var(--text-dim);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    letter-spacing: 2px;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+  }
+  .log-entry {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: var(--text-dim);
+    padding: 2px 0;
+  }
+  .log-entry .log-time {
+    color: var(--accent);
+    margin-right: 8px;
+  }
+  #status {
+    background: var(--panel-bg);
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+    padding: 4px 12px;
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--text-dim);
+  }
+  #status.connected { color: var(--accent); }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div id="content">
+    <h1 style="color: var(--accent); font-size: 18px;">{{TITLE}}</h1>
+    <p style="color: var(--text-dim); margin-top: 8px;">{{DESCRIPTION}}</p>
+    <p style="color: var(--text-dim); margin-top: 16px;">Waiting for content...</p>
+  </div>
+  <div id="log-feed">
+    <h3>Session Log</h3>
+    <div id="log-entries"></div>
+  </div>
+  <div id="status">Connecting...</div>
+
+<script>
+const WS_URL = `ws://${location.host}/ws`;
+let ws;
+
+function connect() {
+  ws = new WebSocket(WS_URL);
+  ws.onopen = () => {
+    document.getElementById('status').textContent = 'Connected';
+    document.getElementById('status').className = 'connected';
+  };
+  ws.onclose = () => {
+    document.getElementById('status').textContent = 'Disconnected — reconnecting...';
+    document.getElementById('status').className = '';
+    setTimeout(connect, 2000);
+  };
+  ws.onmessage = (e) => {
+    const msg = JSON.parse(e.data);
+    if (msg.type === 'state') handleState(msg.state);
+    if (msg.type === 'log') handleLog(msg.entry);
+  };
+}
+
+function handleState(state) {
+  if (state.template) {
+    document.getElementById('content').innerHTML = state.template;
+  }
+  if (state.styles) {
+    let el = document.getElementById('dynamic-styles');
+    if (!el) { el = document.createElement('style'); el.id = 'dynamic-styles'; document.head.appendChild(el); }
+    el.textContent = state.styles;
+  }
+  if (state.script) {
+    try { new Function(state.script)(); } catch(e) { console.error('Script error:', e); }
+  }
+  window.__workbench_state = state;
+  try { localStorage.setItem('workbench-state', JSON.stringify(state)); } catch(e) {}
+}
+
+function handleLog(entry) {
+  const div = document.createElement('div');
+  div.className = 'log-entry';
+  const time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
+  div.innerHTML = `<span class="log-time">${time}</span>${entry}`;
+  const feed = document.getElementById('log-entries');
+  feed.appendChild(div);
+  feed.scrollTop = feed.scrollHeight;
+}
+
+try {
+  const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('workbench-state'));
+  if (saved) handleState(saved);
+} catch(e) {}
+
+connect();
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
