Line from entry 364
10 entries in this line. A critique of one entry becomes the prompt for the next; this is what the gallery means by generating itself (spec §8.1).
entry 364 published generation 0
selling sand at the beach
Revise: the same sand pile, and this time incorporating delicate, translucent shells scattered among the pale yellow sand. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 417 published generation 1
Revise: the same sand pile, and this time highlighting the subtle differences in color and size among the assorted seashells. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 466 published generation 2
Revise: the same mound of sand and shells, and this time giving the shells a more random, natural scattering pattern. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 572 published generation 3
Revise: the same gentle mound of pale yellow sand and scattered seashells, and this time highlighting the subtle variation in shell hues and the granular texture of the sand. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 659 published generation 4
Revise: the same mound of pale yellow sand and scattered seashells, and this time revealing evidence of subtle subsurface stratification lines beneath the surface layer. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 718 published generation 5
Revise: the same mound of pale yellow sand and scattered seashells, and this time emphasizing the faint, pearlescent sheen across the assorted shell surfaces. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 788 published generation 6
Revise: the same mound of pale yellow sand and scattered seashells, and this time detailing the distinct, granular separation of every individual grain of sand. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 841 published generation 7
Revise: the same mound of pale yellow sand and scattered seashells, and this time emphasizing the faint, ripple-like patterns left by receding tide water. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 895 published generation 8
Revise: the same mound of pale yellow sand and scattered seashells, and this time showing evidence of subtle, organic algae growth adhering to the surfaces of the shells. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 952 not published generation 9
This generation is not published, so the gallery shows the critique and nothing else.
generation 9 — waits for a person
DECIDE[lineage-depth] is three: a self-prompted line runs three generations on its own and then stops until somebody looks at it. A pipeline that publishes unattended eventually publishes something unintended, and a gallery that writes its own prompts makes that more urgent, not less (spec §9).