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+'use client';
+
+import { useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import { io, Socket } from 'socket.io-client';
+import { AETHEX } from '@/config/aethex';
+import {
+  SceneOakdale,
+  SceneForge,
+  ScenePassport,
+  SceneOffline,
+} from '@/components/scenes';
+
+// ── Inline scenes for Live / Music / Kael ──────────────────────────────────
+
+function SceneLive({ videoId }: { videoId: string | null }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="scene scene-live">
+      <div className="scene-eyebrow" style={{ color: 'var(--corp)' }}>LIVE NOW</div>
+      <div className="scene-headline" style={{ color: 'var(--corp)' }}>MRPIGLR ON AIR</div>
+      {videoId ? (
+        <iframe
+          className="live-embed"
+          src={`https://www.youtube.com/embed/${videoId}?autoplay=1&mute=0`}
+          allow="autoplay; fullscreen"
+          allowFullScreen
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="scene-tagline">Connecting to stream…</div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SceneMusic() {
+  return (
+    <div className="scene scene-music">
+      <div className="scene-eyebrow" style={{ color: 'var(--corp)' }}>NOW PLAYING</div>
+      <div className="scene-headline" style={{ color: 'var(--corp)' }}>RANCH RECORDS</div>
+      <div className="scene-tagline">Frank Tango · Independent Country</div>
+      <div className="scene-body" style={{ marginTop: '1.5rem', color: 'var(--muted)' }}>
+        🎵 Music interlude in progress
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SceneKael({ kaelResponse }: { kaelResponse: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="scene scene-kael">
+      <div className="scene-eyebrow" style={{ color: 'var(--cyber)' }}>AETHEX AI</div>
+      <div className="scene-headline" style={{ color: 'var(--cyber)' }}>KAEL</div>
+      <div className="scene-tagline">Ask KAEL anything — type /kael [question]</div>
+      {kaelResponse && (
+        <div className="kael-response">
+          <div className="kael-label">KAEL</div>
+          <div className="kael-text">{kaelResponse}</div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Types ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+type Scene = 'live' | 'music' | 'kael' | 'oakdale' | 'forge' | 'offline' | 'passport';
+
+interface ChatMessage {
+  id: string;
+  username: string;
+  message: string;
+  type: 'chat' | 'command';
+  timestamp: number;
+}
+
+// ── Main Page ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export default function LivePage() {
+  const [scene, setScene] = useState<Scene>('offline');
+  const [liveVideoId, setLiveVideoId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [viewers, setViewers] = useState(0);
+  const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ChatMessage[]>([]);
+  const [input, setInput] = useState('');
+  const [username] = useState(() => 'viewer' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 9000 + 1000));
+  const [kaelResponse, setKaelResponse] = useState('');
+  const socketRef = useRef<Socket | null>(null);
+  const chatRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const socket = io({ path: '/socket.io' });
+    socketRef.current = socket;
+
+    socket.on('state:init', ({ scene, liveVideoId }) => {
+      setScene(scene);
+      setLiveVideoId(liveVideoId);
+    });
+    socket.on('scene:change', ({ scene, liveVideoId }) => {
+      setScene(scene);
+      if (liveVideoId !== undefined) setLiveVideoId(liveVideoId);
+    });
+    socket.on('viewers:update', (count: number) => setViewers(count));
+    socket.on('chat:message', (msg: ChatMessage) => {
+      setMessages(prev => [...prev.slice(-49), msg]);
+    });
+    socket.on('kael:response', ({ text }: { text: string }) => {
+      setKaelResponse(text);
+    });
+
+    return () => { socket.disconnect(); };
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (chatRef.current) {
+      chatRef.current.scrollTop = chatRef.current.scrollHeight;
+    }
+  }, [messages]);
+
+  function sendMessage(e: React.FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (!input.trim() || !socketRef.current) return;
+    socketRef.current.emit('chat:send', { message: input.trim(), username });
+    setInput('');
+  }
+
+  function renderScene() {
+    switch (scene) {
+      case 'live':    return <SceneLive videoId={liveVideoId} />;
+      case 'music':   return <SceneMusic />;
+      case 'kael':    return <SceneKael kaelResponse={kaelResponse} />;
+      case 'oakdale': return <SceneOakdale />;
+      case 'forge':   return <SceneForge />;
+      case 'passport':return <ScenePassport />;
+      default:        return <SceneOffline />;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="broadcast-root">
+      {/* Header bar */}
+      <header className="broadcast-header">
+        <div className="header-logo">
+          <span className="logo-hex">⬡</span>
+          <span className="logo-name">AeThex <span className="logo-live">LIVE</span></span>
+        </div>
+        <div className="header-scene-pills">
+          {AETHEX.scenes.map(s => (
+            <button
+              key={s}
+              className={`scene-pill ${scene === s ? 'active' : ''}`}
+              onClick={() => socketRef.current?.emit('scene:request', { scene: s, username })}
+            >
+              {s.toUpperCase()}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <div className="header-meta">
+          <span className="viewer-count">👁 {viewers}</span>
+          {scene === 'live' && <span className="live-badge">● LIVE</span>}
+        </div>
+      </header>
+
+      {/* Main scene */}
+      <main className="broadcast-main">
+        {renderScene()}
+      </main>
+
+      {/* Chat overlay */}
+      <aside className="chat-overlay">
+        <div className="chat-messages" ref={chatRef}>
+          {messages.map(m => (
+            <div key={m.id} className={`chat-msg ${m.type === 'command' ? 'chat-cmd' : ''}`}>
+              <span className="chat-user">{m.username}</span>
+              <span className="chat-text">{m.message}</span>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <form className="chat-form" onSubmit={sendMessage}>
+          <input
+            className="chat-input"
+            value={input}
+            onChange={e => setInput(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="Type a message or /command…"
+            autoComplete="off"
+          />
+          <button className="chat-send" type="submit">→</button>
+        </form>
+        <div className="chat-commands">
+          {AETHEX.commands.map(c => (
+            <button
+              key={c.cmd}
+              className="cmd-chip"
+              style={{ borderColor: c.color, color: c.color }}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setInput(c.cmd + ' ');
+                socketRef.current?.emit('chat:send', { message: c.cmd, username });
+              }}
+            >
+              {c.cmd}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </aside>
+
+      {/* Trinity footer bar */}
+      <div className="trinity-bar" />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
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