Allow faction swaps with AI seats

docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md

@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ open mode gates.
 
 
 ## Current checkpoint and work
+**Human-to-AI faction swaps — 28 October. Prototyped / Partial.** A human may
+exchange factions with an AI seat, which accepts immediately under a provisional
+policy. The action resets human readiness and preserves seats, controller mapping,
+player circles and AI difficulty. Human-to-human consent remains unchanged. Ten
+related unit files pass 50 cases; three isolated HTTP cases cover swaps and
+allocation. An isolated browser room exercised an immediate AI exchange and
+confirmed its retained difficulty and cleared readiness. AI-initiated offers,
+strategy and deployed acceptance remain open.
+[Scope](FACTION_ALLOCATION.md).
+
 **Consensual faction swaps — 28 October. Prototyped / Partial.** Human seats can
 offer, accept, decline or cancel a faction exchange. Offers bind current seats
 and factions; conflicting lobby changes wait while seat switching and exit
@@ -24,7 +34,7 @@ credentials, circles and host. Ten related unit files pass 48 cases; two
 isolated HTTP cases cover authenticated four-seat swaps and faction allocation.
 An isolated browser room exercised offer, seat switching and acceptance, and
 confirmed the exit control remains available during an offer.
-AI swaps, wider combinations and deployed acceptance remain open.
+AI-initiated swaps, wider combinations and deployed acceptance remain open.
 [Scope](FACTION_ALLOCATION.md).
 
 **Faction allocation at setup — 28 October. Prototyped / Partial.** Hosts can
@@ -35,7 +45,7 @@ Direct selection still works. Nine related unit files pass 43 cases; four
 isolated HTTP cases include a four-seat/two-controller draft and game start.
 An isolated browser room exercised a random deal, a human draft choice and an
 automatic AI pick through completion.
-AI swaps, wider combinations and deployed acceptance remain open.
+AI-initiated swaps, wider combinations and deployed acceptance remain open.
 [Scope](FACTION_ALLOCATION.md).
 
 **Advanced Voice names for ordinary cards — 28 October. Prototyped / Partial.**

docs/FACTION_ALLOCATION.md

@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ to the current offer. A pending offer freezes other lobby changes and new seats
 until resolved, but players can switch between their own seats or exit. Only
 acceptance changes the assignments and clears human readiness. Seat IDs,
 credentials, circles and host remain attached to their participants; faction
-leaders and Ixian elites follow the new faction. AI seats cannot offer or
-receive swaps yet. Broader player-count interpretations, AI swap policy,
+leaders and Ixian elites follow the new faction. A human may offer to swap
+with an AI seat; the AI immediately accepts as a provisional software policy.
+The AI seat keeps its difficulty, identity and controller, while its name and
+faction assets follow the new faction. AI-initiated offers remain unfinished.
+Broader player-count interpretations, AI strategy,
 complete setup combinations, saved-game assurance and deployed acceptance
 remain open.
 
@@ -48,3 +51,8 @@ HTTP cases exercise allocation and authenticated swaps across independently
 controlled seats. This evidence does not certify every setup combination.
 An isolated browser room also exercised an offer between two controlled seats,
 including switching to accept, cleared readiness and an available exit control.
+
+The AI-target follow-up passes 50 cases in ten related unit files and three
+isolated HTTP cases covering allocation and authenticated human/AI swaps.
+An isolated browser room confirmed an immediate human/Hard-AI swap, retained AI
+difficulty and the human readiness reset.

docs/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Dune implementation status
 
+## 28 October 2026 — Human-to-AI faction swaps
+
+Humans can exchange with AI faction seats, which automatically accept under a
+provisional policy. One atomic action keeps the AI seat, difficulty and
+controller, updates faction assets and names, and clears human readiness. Ten
+related unit files pass 50 cases; three isolated HTTP cases cover allocation,
+human-to-human and human-to-AI swaps. AI-initiated negotiation, strategic
+policy and deployed acceptance remain open. An isolated browser room confirmed
+the immediate AI exchange, retained difficulty and readiness reset.
+[Scope](FACTION_ALLOCATION.md).
+
 ## 28 October 2026 — Consensual lobby faction swaps
 
 Human seats can offer an exchange, with recipient acceptance or decline and

docs/RULE_DECISIONS.md

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ swaps. The prototype implements these methods in the lobby, retaining
 direct selection and existing start gates. Each faction seat receives its own
 draw in the two-person/four-faction mode; that composition and the automatic
 AI pick are software interpretations. Human seats can exchange factions by
-offer and acceptance; AI participation in swaps remains unfinished.
+offer and acceptance. A human offer to an AI seat is accepted immediately as a
+provisional software policy; AI-initiated offers remain unfinished.
 [Scope](FACTION_ALLOCATION.md).
 
 ## Advanced Voice and ordinary card names — 28 October 2026