Problem
Users run docgen compose after editing a .tape but forget docgen vhs. Compose reuses terminal/rendered/*.mp4; freeze guard errors look like a tuning problem when the fix is re-rendering VHS.
Proposal
- Document prominently: always
vhs → compose after tape edits.
- Optional:
compose warns if .tape mtime is newer than matching rendered/*.mp4.
- Optional:
--stale-check flag or config compose.warn_stale_vhs: true.
Related
FREEZE GUARD error: visual is Xs but audio is Ys → Z% frozen (max 25%)