neon-sprawl/docs/manual-qa/NEO-30.md

NEO-30 — Manual QA checklist

Field	Value
Key	NEO-30
Title	E1M4-05: Slice 3 telemetry hooks for cast funnel
Linear	https://linear.app/neon-sprawl/issue/NEO-30/e1m4-05-slice-3-telemetry-hooks-for-cast-funnel
Plan	docs/plans/NEO-30-implementation-plan.md
Branch	NEO-30-cast-funnel-telemetry-hooks

1) Code / docs sanity

• Open server/NeonSprawl.Server/Game/AbilityInput/AbilityCastApi.cs and confirm NEO-30 comments mark ability_cast_denied on each JSON deny return and ability_cast_requested on the final accept return; each deny branch notes TODO(E9.M1).
• Confirm 400 / 404 early returns are documented as not Slice 3 ability_cast_denied JSON paths.
• Skim docs/decomposition/modules/E1_M4_AbilityInputScaffold.md — snapshot mentions NEO-30 hook file paths; E1M4-05 row links to Linear NEO-30.

2) Client hook vocabulary (regression with NEO-31 / NEO-28)

• With server running and slot 0 bound to prototype_pulse, Tab lock alpha, press 1: Godot Output line starts with ability_cast_requested and includes slot=0, ability_id=prototype_pulse, targetId= consistent with HUD lock.
• Optional (server stdout): same scenario with NEON_SPRAWL_API_LOG=1 (see server README — Run) — server console shows [ability-cast] ability_cast_requested for that accept (Slice 3 hook name alignment).
• Without lock (or wrong target), press 1: CastFeedbackLabel shows ability_cast_denied: … with a non-empty reason; Output warning includes ability_cast_denied and reasonCode= (see docs/manual-qa/NEO-28.md for concrete cases).

3) Server JSON deny (reason non-empty)

• curl or Bruno: provoke a 200 deny (e.g. loadout_mismatch per docs/manual-qa/NEO-31.md) — response JSON has accepted": false and a non-empty reasonCode.