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+# Requirements: YellowJacket v1.2.1
+
+**Defined:** 2026-03-18
+**Core Value:** The music player works reliably and feels solid — every interaction is correct, responsive, and trustworthy.
+
+## v1.2.1 Requirements
+
+Requirements for Format Parity milestone. Each maps to roadmap phases.
+
+### OGG Vorbis Tag Writing
+
+- [ ] **OGG-01**: User can edit all 8 text metadata fields (title, artist, album, album_artist, genre, year, track#, disc#, composer) on OGG Vorbis files
+- [ ] **OGG-02**: OGG tag writes preserve existing non-edited Vorbis Comment fields (ReplayGain, lyrics, etc.)
+- [ ] **OGG-03**: OGG tag writes preserve audio data identically (lossless round-trip)
+- [ ] **OGG-04**: User can embed, replace, and remove cover art in OGG Vorbis files via METADATA_BLOCK_PICTURE
+- [ ] **OGG-05**: OGG tag writing uses crash-safe atomic writes (write-to-temp-then-rename)
+- [ ] **OGG-06**: OGG writer round-trip tests verify all fields via dhowden/tag read-back
+
+### WAV Tag Writing
+
+- [ ] **WAV-01**: User can edit all 8 text metadata fields on WAV files via ID3v2 chunk in RIFF container
+- [ ] **WAV-02**: WAV tag writes preserve existing RIFF INFO and other chunks (bext, cue, smpl, etc.) unchanged
+- [ ] **WAV-03**: WAV tag writes preserve audio data identically (lossless round-trip)
+- [ ] **WAV-04**: User can embed, replace, and remove cover art in WAV files via ID3v2 APIC frame
+- [ ] **WAV-05**: WAV tag writing uses crash-safe atomic writes (write-to-temp-then-rename)
+- [ ] **WAV-06**: WAV writer round-trip tests verify all fields via dhowden/tag read-back
+
+### Cleanup
+
+- [ ] **CLEAN-01**: Fix pre-existing lint warnings (nlreturn/wsl) in dbsync.go and tagwriter.go
+- [ ] **CLEAN-02**: General v1.2 cleanup sweep — any small issues that surfaced during tag editing milestone
+
+## Future Requirements
+
+Deferred to future milestones. Tracked but not in current roadmap.
+
+### Format Extensions
+
+- **FMT-01**: OGG Opus tag writing (.opus files — different header structure from OGG Vorbis)
+- **FMT-02**: RF64/BWF64 tag writing (WAV files >4GB)
+- **FMT-03**: RIFF INFO writing for WAV (dual-write alongside ID3v2 for legacy player compatibility)
+
+### Tag Features
+
+- **TAG-01**: Migrate legacy COVERART field to METADATA_BLOCK_PICTURE on OGG files
+- **TAG-02**: ReplayGain tag editing
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+Explicitly excluded. Documented to prevent scope creep.
+
+| Feature | Reason |
+|---------|--------|
+| OGG Opus tag writing | Different packet header structure (`OpusTags` vs `\x03vorbis`), no framing bit — separate effort |
+| RIFF INFO as primary WAV write target | Cannot represent album_artist, disc_number, or cover art — ID3v2 is strictly superior |
+| WAV RIFF INFO writing (dual-write) | Adds complexity for marginal benefit; preserve existing INFO but write ID3v2 only |
+| BWF (bext) chunk writing | Broadcast metadata, not music metadata — preserve if present, don't write |
+| In-place OGG page editing | Full rewrite is simpler and crash-safe; surgical editing is fragile for marginal I/O savings |
+| Multi-stream OGG editing | Detect and reject; music files are single-stream |
+| External CLI tools (vorbiscomment, ffmpeg) | Violates pure-Go constraint; distribution complexity |
+
+## Traceability
+
+Which phases cover which requirements. Updated during roadmap creation.
+
+| Requirement | Phase | Status |
+|-------------|-------|--------|
+| OGG-01 | TBD | Pending |
+| OGG-02 | TBD | Pending |
+| OGG-03 | TBD | Pending |
+| OGG-04 | TBD | Pending |
+| OGG-05 | TBD | Pending |
+| OGG-06 | TBD | Pending |
+| WAV-01 | TBD | Pending |
+| WAV-02 | TBD | Pending |
+| WAV-03 | TBD | Pending |
+| WAV-04 | TBD | Pending |
+| WAV-05 | TBD | Pending |
+| WAV-06 | TBD | Pending |
+| CLEAN-01 | TBD | Pending |
+| CLEAN-02 | TBD | Pending |
+
+**Coverage:**
+- v1.2.1 requirements: 14 total
+- Mapped to phases: 0
+- Unmapped: 14
+
+---
+*Requirements defined: 2026-03-18*
+*Last updated: 2026-03-18 after initial definition*