# Recovery of Lost Uncommitted Changes

**Date:** 2026-08-27
**Task:** Restore working directory state after an overzealous `git reset --hard` that removed both the score ratio badge feature AND valuable uncommitted card UI polish work.

## Context

During the score ratio badge brainstorming session, the user decided to remove that feature. A `git reset --hard` was used but it also wiped uncommitted changes to `content/styles/cards.css` (278 lines) and `content/tweaks/cards.js` (93 lines) that contained extensive card UI improvements from the fonts session (`c6ee4c29`).

## Recovery Process

1. Analyzed all agent transcripts in `/agent-transcripts/` to find Write/StrReplace operations
2. Initially recovered partial state from transcript `85d33c47` (card density, dark mode fixes)
3. User reported this was insufficient — missing voting pill, rank badge, theme, and layout changes
4. Found the bulk of missing work in transcript `c6ee4c29` (fonts session) — lines 78-227 contained extensive post-fonts card UI polishing
5. Used a subagent to extract the final file state from `c6ee4c29`: base Write at line 185 + 11 subsequent StrReplace operations for CSS; Write at line 187 for JS
6. Successfully reconstructed both files to their pre-reset state

## Recovered Features (in cards.css)

- Voting pill (`.midcol`) with capsule styling and border-radius per density
- Rank badge watermark (`.rt-rank-badge`) anchored top-left
- Custom selection system (`rt-selected`) replacing Reddit/RES classes
- Voted pill tinting: orange for upvoted, purple for downvoted
- Deselected pill dim (opacity: 0.45) / selected vibrant (opacity: 1)
- Opposing arrow hue matching with reduced opacity
- Dark mode variants for all selection/voted states
- Bold post titles
- Shadcn page backgrounds (light + dark)

## Recovered Features (in cards.js)

- Rank badge DOM repositioning with `rt-rank-badge` class
- `initSelection()` — mousedown-based `rt-selected` class toggle
- `applyDensity()` — density class management
- Click-outside deselection

## Final State

- `cards.css`: 278 lines (+254/-22 vs committed)
- `cards.js`: 93 lines (+33 vs committed)
- Git status matches conversation-start state