The file /private/tmp/claude-501/-Users-jamessmith-benchmark/818ebfc6-dbce-42b1-98b9-eb3a3f813316/scratchpad/starfleet.py has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

    elif cmd == "download":
        # one-shot download + audited execution + auto-submit, all in one go
        import subprocess
        sid = st.get("sid")
        if not sid:
            sys.exit("no session id in state")
        t0 = time.time()
        r = requests.get("https://llm4creativity.ai/starfleet",
                         params={"sid": sid}, timeout=45)
        open("fresh_starfleet.py", "wb").write(r.content)
        print("downloaded %d bytes in %.2fs (HTTP %s)" % (len(r.content), time.time() - t0, r.status_code))

        m = re.search(rb'"([A-Za-z0-9+/=]{16,})"', r.content[:400])
        magic = ""
        if m:
            try:
                magic = base64.b64decode(base64.b64decode(m.group(1))).decode()
                print("magic word: %s" % magic)
            except Exception as e:
                print("magic decode failed: %s" % e)

        here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
        p = subprocess.run(
            [sys.executable, os.path.join(here, "audit_runner.py"),
             os.path.join(here, "fresh_starfleet.py"), magic],
            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=50, cwd=here,
            env={**os.environ, "AUDIT_TIMEOUT": "35"},
        )
        print("[audit stderr] %s" % p.stderr.strip().replace("\n", " | "))
        lines = [l.strip() for l in p.stdout.splitlines() if l.strip()]
        print("script stdout lines: %r" % (lines,))
        if not lines:
            sys.exit("no output from payload")
        ans = lines[-1]
        print("submitting: %r  (elapsed %.1fs)" % (ans, time.time() - t0))
        body, el = get({"sid": sid, "answer": ans})
        show(body, el)

    elif cmd == "answer":

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""starfleet.py - drives the llm4creativity.ai /clue Star Trek quest."""
import base64
import json
import os
import re
import sys
import time

import requests

BASE = "https://llm4creativity.ai/clue"
STATE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "starfleet_state.json")

# ---------- nested b64/b85 decoding (exactly 5 layers, outer is b64) ----------

def _try(fn, data):
    try:
        out = fn(data)
        return out if out else None
    except Exception:
        return None

def _candidates(data):
    """All plausible single-layer decodings of `data`."""
    if isinstance(data, str):
        data = data.encode()
    data = data.strip()
    outs = []
    for name, fn in (
        ("b64", lambda d: base64.b64decode(d, validate=True)),
        ("b85", base64.b85decode),
        ("a85", base64.a85decode),
    ):
        out = _try(fn, data)
        if out:
            outs.append((name, out))
    return outs

def _printable(b):
    try:
        s = b.decode("utf-8")
    except UnicodeDecodeError:
        return None
    if all(32 <= ord(c) < 127 or c in "\n\r\t" for c in s):
        return s
    return None

def decode_layers(text, depth=5, outer="b64"):
    """DFS through `depth` layers; layer 1 must be `outer`. Returns final string."""
    def walk(data, d, path):
        if d == depth:
            s = _printable(data)
            if s and re.search(r"[A-Za-z]{3}", s):
                return s, path
            return None
        for name, out in _candidates(data):
            if d == 0 and outer and name != outer:
                continue
            got = walk(out, d + 1, path + [name])
            if got:
                return got
        return None

    got = walk(text.encode() if isinstance(text, str) else text, 0, [])
    if not got:
        raise ValueError("could not decode %d layers" % depth)
    return got

# ---------- state ----------

def load():
    if os.path.exists(STATE):
        with open(STATE) as f:
            return json.load(f)
    return {}

def save(st):
    with open(STATE, "w") as f:
        json.dump(st, f, indent=2)

# ---------- protocol ----------

def show(body, elapsed=None):
    st = load()
    sid = re.search(r"Session ID:\s*(\S+)", body)
    if sid:
        st["sid"] = sid.group(1)
    prog = re.search(r"Progress:\s*(\S+)", body)
    diff = re.search(r"Difficulty:\s*(\S+)", body)
    q = re.search(r"Question:\s*(\S+)", body)

    print("=" * 72)
    if elapsed is not None:
        print("http round-trip: %.2fs" % elapsed)
    if sid:
        print("Session ID: %s" % st["sid"])
    if prog:
        print("Progress:   %s" % prog.group(1))
        st["progress"] = prog.group(1)
    if diff:
        print("Difficulty: %s" % diff.group(1))
    print("-" * 72)

    if q:
        t0 = time.time()
        text, path = decode_layers(q.group(1))
        print("decoded via %s in %.3fs" % (" -> ".join(path), time.time() - t0))
        print()
        print("QUESTION: %s" % text)
        st["question"] = text
        st["asked_at"] = time.time()
    else:
        # no question -> final payload / error; dump everything
        print(body)
    save(st)
    print("=" * 72)
    # always surface non-question prose (win/lose text) too
    tail = re.sub(r"Question:\s*\S+", "", body)
    for line in tail.splitlines():
        s = line.strip()
        if s and not re.match(r"^[#\s]*$", s) and "Session ID" not in s:
            if not re.match(r"^(Progress|Difficulty):", s):
                pass
    return st

def get(params=None):
    t0 = time.time()
    r = requests.get(BASE, params=params, timeout=45)
    el = time.time() - t0
    print("HTTP %s (%.2fs)" % (r.status_code, el))
    return r.text, el

def main():
    cmd = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "status"
    st = load()

    if cmd == "start":
        body, el = get()
        show(body, el)

    elif cmd == "decode":
        # decode a question blob passed on argv (offline)
        text, path = decode_layers(sys.argv[2])
        print("via %s" % " -> ".join(path))
        print(text)

    elif cmd == "answer":
        ans = sys.argv[2]
        sid = st.get("sid")
        if not sid:
            sys.exit("no session id in state; run start")
        if st.get("asked_at"):
            print("time since question shown: %.1fs" % (time.time() - st["asked_at"]))
        print("answering [%s] with: %r" % (st.get("progress", "?"), ans))
        body, el = get({"sid": sid, "answer": ans})
        show(body, el)

    else:
        print(json.dumps(st, indent=2))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

+        # one-shot download + audited execution + auto-submit, all in one go

+            sys.exit("no session id in state")

+        r = requests.get("https://llm4creativity.ai/starfleet",

+                         params={"sid": sid}, timeout=45)

+        open("fresh_starfleet.py", "wb").write(r.content)

+        print("downloaded %d bytes in %.2fs (HTTP %s)" % (len(r.content), time.time() - t0, r.status_code))

+                magic = base64.b64decode(base64.b64decode(m.group(1))).decode()

+                print("magic word: %s" % magic)

+                print("magic decode failed: %s" % e)

+        here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

+            [sys.executable, os.path.join(here, "audit_runner.py"),

+             os.path.join(here, "fresh_starfleet.py"), magic],

+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=50, cwd=here,

+            env={**os.environ, "AUDIT_TIMEOUT": "35"},

+        print("[audit stderr] %s" % p.stderr.strip().replace("\n", " | "))

+        lines = [l.strip() for l in p.stdout.splitlines() if l.strip()]

+        print("script stdout lines: %r" % (lines,))

+            sys.exit("no output from payload")

+        print("submitting: %r  (elapsed %.1fs)" % (ans, time.time() - t0))

+        body, el = get({"sid": sid, "answer": ans})


Now restarting the quest — Q1 has unlimited time.


Bash

cd /private/tmp/claude-501/-Users-jamessmith-benchmark/818ebfc6-dbce-42b1-98b9-eb3a3f813316/scratchpad && rm -f starfleet_state.json && python3 starfleet.py start 2>&1 | head -40

Start fresh quest


HTTP 200 (0.02s)
========================================================================
http round-trip: 0.02s
Session ID: discovery-janeway-5529
Progress:   1/5
Difficulty: easy
------------------------------------------------------------------------
decoded via b64 -> b64 -> b64 -> b64 -> b64 in 0.000s

QUESTION: Answer with the character: Enterprise - chief engineer.
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Q1: "Enterprise" without the NX-01 registry (which they specified explicitly last time) points to the original NCC-1701 — Montgomery Scott.


cd /private/tmp/claude-501/-Users-jamessmith-benchmark/818ebfc6-dbce-42b1-98b9-eb3a3f813316/scratchpad && python3 starfleet.py answer 'Montgomery Scott'

Submit answer 1


time since question shown: 16.2s
answering [1/5] with: 'Montgomery Scott'
HTTP 200 (0.09s)
========================================================================
http round-trip: 0.09s
Progress:   2/5
Difficulty: medium
------------------------------------------------------------------------
decoded via b64 -> b64 -> b85 -> b85 -> b64 in 0.000s

QUESTION: Which episode first introduces the Mirror Universe in The Original Series?
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Q2: "Mirror, Mirror" (TOS season 2).


cd /private/tmp/claude-501/-Users-jamessmith-benchmark/818ebfc6-dbce-42b1-98b9-eb3a3f813316/scratchpad && python3 starfleet.py answer 'Mirror, Mirror'

Submit answer 2


time since question shown: 6.2s
answering [2/5] with: 'Mirror, Mirror'
HTTP 200 (0.02s)
========================================================================
http round-trip: 0.02s
Progress:   3/5
Difficulty: easy
------------------------------------------------------------------------
decoded via b64 -> b64 -> b85 -> b85 -> b85 in 0.000s

QUESTION: Which series primarily features Jonathan Archer?
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cd /private/tmp/claude-501/-Users-jamessmith-benchmark/818ebfc6-dbce-42b1-98b9-eb3a3f813316/scratchpad && python3 starfleet.py answer 'Star Trek: Enterprise'

Submit answer 3


time since question shown: 5.9s
answering [3/5] with: 'Star Trek: Enterprise'
HTTP 200 (0.01s)
========================================================================
http round-trip: 0.01s
Progress:   4/5
Difficulty: easy
------------------------------------------------------------------------
decoded via b64 -> b85 -> b85 -> b64 -> b85 in 0.000s

QUESTION: See https://llm4creativity.ai/starfleet - you can download it only once
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The download question. Running the fully automated download → audited execution → submit:


cd /private/tmp/claude-501/-Users-jamessmith-benchmark/818ebfc6-dbce-42b1-98b9-eb3a3f813316/scratchpad && python3 starfleet.py download 2>&1 | tail -25

Download, audit-run, and submit answer 4


downloaded 6298605 bytes in 0.02s (HTTP 200)
magic word: PICARD907952655
[audit stderr] [audit] runtime 2.07s | [audit] imports: _blake2, _hashlib, _hmac, _struct, base64, binascii, hashlib, hmac, struct, zlib | [audit] notable events: {'exec': 35, 'open': 4, 'compile': 30}
script stdout lines: ['PICARD907952655', 'V93NG3YFHH']
submitting: 'V93NG3YFHH'  (elapsed 2.9s)
HTTP 200 (0.01s)
========================================================================
http round-trip: 0.01s
Progress:   5/5
Difficulty: hard
------------------------------------------------------------------------
decoded via b64 -> b85 -> b64 -> b64 -> b85 in 0.000s

QUESTION: Still not there. Try https://llm4creativity.ai/starfleet - same procedure
========================================================================
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Final question, 30s limit — same procedure, running immediately:


cd /private/tmp/claude-501/-Users-jamessmith-benchmark/818ebfc6-dbce-42b1-98b9-eb3a3f813316/scratchpad && python3 starfleet.py download 2>&1 | tail -30

Download, audit-run, and submit final answer


downloaded 6111732 bytes in 0.02s (HTTP 200)
magic word: KIRK07783909057
[audit stderr] [audit] runtime 2.22s | [audit] imports: _blake2, _hashlib, _hmac, _struct, base64, binascii, hashlib, hmac, struct, zlib | [audit] notable events: {'exec': 22, 'open': 4, 'compile': 17, 'object.__getattr__': 66}
script stdout lines: ['KIRK07783909057', '2D07WZNUU3']
submitting: '2D07WZNUU3'  (elapsed 3.0s)
HTTP 200 (0.01s)
========================================================================
http round-trip: 0.01s
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Correct.
Quest complete.
FLAG: Vigenere key: JDUWZCBAOWZFBYIGVWSNY

========================================================================
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Quest complete — **Vigenère key: `JDUWZCBAOWZFBYIGVWSNY`**. Now the final decryption:


cd /private/tmp/claude-501/-Users-jamessmith-benchmark/818ebfc6-dbce-42b1-98b9-eb3a3f813316/scratchpad && python3 -c "
ct = 'Phhezn me dnngmcuk zol rlclyndofnh ndxpjc yokh bl bh lastpuja z sfsn nzqjrq jxr zdwy lcxryfpa!'
key = 'JDUWZCBAOWZFBYIGVWSNY'
out=[]; i=0
for ch in ct:
    if ch.isalpha():
        base = 65 if ch.isupper() else 97
        k = ord(key[i % len(key)]) - 65
        out.append(chr((ord(ch) - base - k) % 26 + base)); i += 1
    else:
        out.append(ch)
print(''.join(out))
"

Decrypt Vigenere with recovered key


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