gen: fix failing core roundtrip tests

data/README.md

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+# data/
+
+MusicXML test inputs and expected-output fixtures.
+
+## `.invalid` marker convention
+
+A file `foo.xml` (or `foo.musicxml`) that is **not** valid MusicXML must be
+accompanied by a sibling marker file `foo.xml.invalid` whose contents
+describe, in prose, why the file is invalid.
+
+The marker tells schema-strict consumers (notably the **core roundtrip**
+suite at `src/private/mxtest/corert/`) to skip the file. `mx::core` is a
+strongly-typed DOM generated from the MusicXML XSD and cannot round-trip
+elements or attributes that are not in the schema; running such a file
+through `fromXDoc` → `toXDoc` is guaranteed to lose content.
+
+The marker is descriptive only — its body is for humans. Presence of the
+file is the signal.
+
+Other suites (e.g. **api import** under `src/private/mxtest/import/`) may
+still include invalid files when they exercise reader leniency on
+malformed input. Those suites ignore the marker.

data/foundsuite/Deutscher Tanz D.820.1.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violations:
+
+- midi-program with value 0 (schema midi-128: must be 1..128) at line 49.
+- sound/@dynamics='-1.11' (minInclusive 0) at lines 167 and 469.
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on the midi-program=0 case: mx::core clamps
+to the schema-legal range (writes 1), causing a text mismatch against the
+original 0. Excluding this file from the schema-strict core roundtrip is
+the right call — the library is conforming to the schema and the input is
+the deviation.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/foundsuite/O_Holy_Night-Adam-1871.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violations include:
+
+- midi-channel with value 0 (schema midi-16: must be 1..16) at line 23.
+- Many duration elements with value 0 (minExclusive 0), starting at line 9706
+  and continuing for dozens of occurrences.
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on midi-channel=0: mx::core clamps to the
+schema-legal range (writes 1), causing a text mismatch against the
+original 0. Excluding this file from the schema-strict core roundtrip is
+the right call — the library is conforming to the schema and the input is
+the deviation.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/foundsuite/O_Holy_Night.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violations include:
+
+- midi-channel with value 0 (schema midi-16: must be 1..16) at lines 22, 32,
+  42, 52.
+- midi-program with value 0 (schema midi-128: must be 1..128) at lines 23,
+  33, 43, 53.
+- display-step with value '=' (enum is A..G) at lines 408, 711, 1337, 1791,
+  2025.
+- display-octave with value -104 (minInclusive 0) at adjacent lines.
+- Many duration elements with value 0 (minExclusive 0) starting at line 2584.
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on midi-channel=0: mx::core clamps to the
+schema-legal range (writes 1), causing a text mismatch against the
+original 0. Excluding this file from the schema-strict core roundtrip is
+the right call — the library is conforming to the schema and the input is
+the deviation.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/foundsuite/Rimsky-Korsakov Op11 No4.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violations:
+
+- sound/@dynamics with value '-1.11' (minInclusive 0) at lines 6224, 8231,
+  11057, 12922, 13151, 13389, 14002.
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on this attribute: mx::core clamps the
+negative value to the schema-legal range, causing an attribute mismatch
+against the original. Excluding this file from the schema-strict core
+roundtrip is the right call — the library is conforming to the schema and
+the input is the deviation.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/lysuite/ly01e_Pitches_ParenthesizedAccidentals.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violations:
+
+- accidental element text 'double-flat' is not in the schema enumeration at
+  lines 138, 149, 160, 171. The schema-correct spelling is 'flat-flat'.
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on this: mx::core sees an unknown enum value
+and falls back to a default ('sharp'), producing a text mismatch against the
+original 'double-flat'. Excluding this file from the schema-strict core
+roundtrip is the right call — the input is using a name that is not in the
+schema enumeration.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/lysuite/ly32a_Notations.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violations:
+
+- <fret/> empty at line 900; schema requires xs:nonNegativeInteger.
+- <string/> empty at line 924; schema requires string-number.
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on the empty <fret/>: mx::core defaults the
+missing integer to 0, producing a text mismatch ('' vs '0') against the
+original empty element. Excluding this file from the schema-strict core
+roundtrip is the right call — the input is omitting required content.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/lysuite/ly41g_PartNoId.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violation:
+
+- <part> at line 16 is missing the required 'id' attribute.
+
+The filename literally says PartNoId. mx::core's fromXDoc rejects the
+document with "PartAttributes: 'id' is a required attribute but was not
+found" — i.e. the parser is correctly enforcing the schema. Excluding this
+file from the schema-strict core roundtrip is the right call.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/lysuite/ly74a_FiguredBass.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violation:
+
+- <figured-bass> at line 90 is missing the required child element <figure>
+  (figured-bass requires at least one figure child per schema).
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on this: the empty figured-bass round-trips
+to a different child count than the (canonicalized) input. Excluding this
+file from the schema-strict core roundtrip is the right call — the input
+is omitting a required child.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/lysuite/ly75a_AccordionRegistrations.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violations:
+
+- <accordion-middle/> empty at line 291 (must be 1..3).
+- <accordion-middle>test</accordion-middle> at line 307 (must be 1..3).
+- <accordion-middle>0</accordion-middle> at line 323 (minInclusive 1).
+- <accordion-middle>5</accordion-middle> at line 339 (maxInclusive 3).
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on the empty accordion-middle: mx::core
+defaults the missing integer to 0, producing a text mismatch ('' vs '0').
+Excluding this file from the schema-strict core roundtrip is the right
+call — the input is using values outside the schema-allowed range.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/musuite/testInvalid.xml.invalid

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+testInvalid.xml is intentionally not a valid MusicXML file.
+
+Per its embedded <miscellaneous-field name="description">: "This file is almost
+identical to testHello.xml, but contains two additional invalid elements to
+test MusicXML validation." Specifically:
+
+- <invalid_element/> appears inside <identification>
+- <another_invalid_element/> appears inside <attributes>
+
+Neither element exists in the MusicXML XSD. mx::core is a strongly-typed DOM
+generated from the schema and has no slot for unknown elements, so fromXDoc
+discards them. The file therefore cannot round-trip losslessly through
+mx::core and is excluded from the core roundtrip suite via this marker.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

data/musuite/test_harmony.xml.invalid

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+Not valid against the MusicXML XSD.
+
+Confirmed by xmllint --schema docs/musicxml.xsd. Violations include:
+
+- <kind> values not in the schema enumeration: '' (empty, line 73), ' '
+  (whitespace, line 82), 'minor-major' (195), 'dominant-seventh' (204, 488,
+  502, 522, 546), 'neapolitan' (316), 'italian' (326), 'french' (335),
+  'german' (344), 'maj69' (355), 'augmented-ninth' (364), 'altered' (374).
+- <degree-type> child appearing where <degree-alter> is expected, at lines
+  388, 401, 597, 610, 614 — element order violates the schema sequence.
+
+The core roundtrip suite trips on the empty <kind/>: mx::core defaults the
+missing enum to 'major', producing a text mismatch ('' vs 'major').
+Excluding this file from the schema-strict core roundtrip is the right
+call — the input is full of values and orderings that are not in the
+schema.
+
+See data/README.md for the .invalid marker convention.

docs/ai/projects/gen/index.md

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 created: 2026-05-18
 m1_completed: 2026-05-21
 m2_completed: 2026-05-22
+m3_completed: 2026-05-22
 ---
 
 # gen
 
 ## Goal
 
-Reverse engineer the codegen process that produced `mx/core` from MusicXML XSD. Build a generator
-that re-produces the existing C++ code from `docs/musicxml.xsd`, then point it at MusicXML 4.0 to
-generate updated types.
+Reverse engineer the codegen process that produced `mx/core` from MusicXML XSD. Build a
+generator that re-produces the existing C++ code from `docs/musicxml.xsd`, then point it
+at MusicXML 4.0 to generate updated types.
 
 ## Files
 
-- `plan.md` - milestones and exit criteria
-- `state.md` - current session state and next-session instructions
-- `log.md` - append-only session log
+Standard project layout (see the `/project` skill).
+
+## Repo conventions introduced by this project
+
+- `{file}.invalid` marker (sibling file, human-readable body) marks a MusicXML input that
+  is intentionally not XSD-valid. Honored by the corert suite, ignored by api import.
+  Documented in `data/README.md`. Introduced in M3.
+- The `src/private/mxtest/corert/` core-roundtrip harness (built out during M2/M3) is
+  part of `make test-all` and is the daily driver via `make test-core-dev`.
 
 ## Generator location and how to run
 
@@ -27,40 +34,42 @@ python3 gen/generate.py          # regenerates C++ into src/private/mx/core/elem
 python3 gen/eval.py              # scores diff against checked-in mx/core (secondary signal)
 ```
 
-Workflow: `python3 gen/generate.py && make fmt && make test-all`, then reset:
+Workflow: `python3 gen/generate.py && make fmt && make test-all`. To reset:
 `git checkout -- src/private/mx/core/ && git clean -fd src/private/mx/core/`.
 
-Quality gates: `make fmt && make check && make test-all`.
-
-## Fitness function
+## Fitness function and gates
 
-`make test-all` pass/fail. **Always use `make test-all`, never `make test`** — the latter builds
-`dev` and skips the slow `mxtest/file/` round-trippers, under-reporting failures. `make test-all`
-takes >10 minutes. Every iteration ends with a recorded `make test-all` result.
+`make test-all` pass/fail is authoritative. **Use `make test-all`, never `make test`** —
+the latter builds `dev` and skips the slow `mxtest/file/` round-trippers. Full gate:
+`make fmt && make check && make test-all`. Every iteration that touches
+`src/private/mx/core/*` ends with a recorded `make test-all` result.
 
 ## Cardinal rules
 
-- Never change tests.
+- Never change test cases. Test harness code is fair game with user authorization.
 - Never change `mx/api`.
 - Minimize changes to `mx/impl`; prefer fixing the generator.
-- Do not autonomously edit `gen/eval_config.yaml`. Flag patterns to the user with sample diff + reasoning.
-- Reset generated `mx/core/` before commit.
+- Do not autonomously edit `gen/eval_config.yaml`. Flag patterns to the user with sample
+  diff + reasoning.
+- Reset generated `mx/core/` before commit if a generator change was tried and reverted.
 
-## Bespoke generator functions
+## Bespoke generator handlers
 
-Six bespoke handlers exist (credit, lyric, part-list, harmony, score-wrapper-family, note,
-direction), registered in `BESPOKE_ELEMENTS` in `gen/generate.py`. They are acceptable when an
-element's shape cannot be expressed by the shared rule-based path, but they must still read the
-parsed XSD model so spec changes propagate. Pattern: "custom algorithm, schema-driven data" — not
-a hardcoded string dump.
+Six bespoke handlers in `BESPOKE_ELEMENTS` (`gen/generate.py`): credit, lyric, part-list,
+harmony, score-wrapper-family, note, direction. Acceptable when an element's shape cannot
+be expressed by the shared rule-based path, but they must still read the parsed XSD model
+so spec changes propagate. Pattern: "custom algorithm, schema-driven data" — not a
+hardcoded string dump.
 
-Always prefer extending a reusable rule-based path (`TREE_ELEMENTS`, `TREE_ELEMENT_CONFIG` flags,
-shared helpers) over a new bespoke handler. If a pattern could plausibly recur for another
-element, the fix belongs in the shared path with a config-driven flag.
+Always prefer extending a reusable rule-based path (`TREE_ELEMENTS`,
+`TREE_ELEMENT_CONFIG` flags, shared helpers) over a new bespoke handler. If a pattern
+could plausibly recur for another element, the fix belongs in the shared path with a
+config-driven flag.
 
 ## Key external files
 
-- `gen/generate.py` — the generator (~2800 lines of Python)
+- `gen/generate.py` — the generator (~14k lines of Python)
 - `gen/eval.py`, `gen/eval_config.yaml` — diff scoring
-- `docs/musicxml.xsd` — input schema (currently MusicXML 3.x; swapped to 4.0 in M5)
-- `src/private/mx/core/elements/` — target output (591 .h/.cpp pairs)
+- `docs/musicxml.xsd` — input schema (currently MusicXML 3.x; swap to 4.0 in M6)
+- `src/private/mx/core/elements/` — target output (~590 .h/.cpp pairs)
+- `src/private/mxtest/corert/` — core-roundtrip harness