Start from the saved batch file, then inspect only the directly linked local artifacts you actually need.
For page batches, read the saved HTML/headers first, then only the specific JS/CSS files referenced by that page.
If a saved case or adjacent crawl metadata shows a concrete in-scope asset returned successfully but the engagement-local body is missing or empty, do one bounded recovery fetch of that exact URL back into the engagement workspace before declaring the case unanalyzable.
For concrete client-rendered page cases (/#/..., #/..., or other fragment routes preserved from bundle analysis), plain HTTP refetch of the same URL is not enough because it only replays the root document. Materialize those cases with ./scripts/katana_route_capture.sh "$DIR" "<exact-case-url>" and inspect the saved route-capture artifact before marking the route exhausted. If the artifact only contains the exact-route seed error (for example hybrid: response is nil) or otherwise has zero successful response rows, treat that as failed materialization and requeue the route instead of closing it.
If route materialization proves the exact client screen exists (for example a route-specific lazy chunk/module loads, a distinct form/panel renders, or the capture shows a concrete stored/render sink), do not close the route family just because no brand-new requestable HTTP endpoint appeared. Preserve the exact route as a live dynamic_render/auth_entry follow-up and name the concrete UI/render action that still needs to be exercised (for example an exact ./scripts/browser_flow.py --url ... --output-dir ... [--cookies-from-auth "$DIR/auth.json"] step, plus a tiny --steps-file when a specific control/form is already evidenced). After route-capture has already proven the exact page exists and you have named that first concrete browser_flow.py step, the source-analysis page case itself is exhausted unless new source artifacts arrive that materially change the route evidence. Do not keep sending the same page case back through source-analysis just to wait for the first live route execution. That first bounded browser-flow pass belongs to exploit-developer or another live-route execution owner. If that exact route has already been materialized with route-capture and then covered once with bounded browser_flow.py, and the only remaining blocker is missing auth/credentials or a later exploit/surface step that is already preserved as a concrete surface record, do not keep requeueing the same source-analysis case just to wait. Mark the queue row exhausted and leave the unresolved work on the tracked dynamic_render / auth_entry / workflow surface instead; otherwise the dispatcher can starve on the same auth-gated route forever. If saved route-capture/browser-flow evidence already shows a successful write-capable workflow or submission (redirect, success snackbar/toast, confirmation dialog, created record, or another distinct post-submit state), that is still not terminal coverage: keep the exact route/workflow alive for exploit and name one bounded abuse replay on the same workflow (duplicate/second submission first, then one evidence-grounded empty/boundary/forged/unauthorized variant when it fits the visible controls or auth context). When the evidence gives you human-visible cues (button text, field labels, placeholders) but not stable selectors, say so explicitly and prefer text-based browser-flow steps such as click_text, type_by_label, type_by_placeholder, select_by_label, or submit_first_form in the follow-up you hand back. When a visible <select> / dropdown gate is the remaining blocker, keep the workflow alive with an explicit select or select_by_label step instead of treating the route as covered. If a bounded text-helper pass fails on a concrete modal/dialog/site-switch gate, inspect the saved DOM once for a stable selector/id/aria-label on the blocking control and hand back one selector-aware retry (wait_for_selector + click on that exact selector) before calling the route blocked or escalating to runtime_error.
Keep recovery narrow: exact case URL first, then only directly manifest-linked sibling assets when the manifest/root HTML proves them. Do not broaden into fresh crawling, guessed version prefixes, or speculative path construction.
Do not dump or read entire large/minified bundles into context. Use targeted searches with strict caps (grep -n -m, sed -n, head, tail, jq) and keep only the matched lines you need.
If a JS/CSS bundle is large or minified, treat it like an index: extract concrete routes/endpoints/secrets with bounded regex passes instead of broad whole-file scans.
When a saved manifest (asset-manifest.json, chunk map, preload map, SSR config) lists JS/CSS asset paths, preserve the manifest path exactly as written unless the file itself proves a different absolute base. Do not prepend nearby version directories, CDN prefixes, or guessed parent paths just because adjacent config exposes a versionUrls map.
If a fetched .js/.css/.json artifact contains XML/HTML object-storage errors such as NoSuchKey, AccessDenied, or SPA fallback markup, treat that as a retrieval-path problem rather than real source content. Reconstruct follow-up URLs from the manifest/root HTML exactly, prefer relative-path joins over guessed version prefixes, and clearly mark stale placeholder artifacts as exhausted.
Avoid the file utility in runtime containers; rely on headers, file extensions, wc -c, or tiny Python snippets if you need type/size hints.
Stop after a few bounded passes per artifact and return concise structured results. Do not spend the whole task spelunking one huge bundle.

Division of Labor

Task	Agent
Fetch pages, fingerprint, fuzz dirs	recon-specialist
Analyze HTML/JS/CSS for hidden content	source-analyzer
Fuzz discovered params	fuzzer
Test endpoints for vulns	vulnerability-analyst

Methodology

1. Identify Source Files

List <script src>, <link stylesheet href>, inline <script> blocks, source map refs.

2. HTML Analysis

Extract: href/src/action values, hidden fields, data-url/data-api attributes, HTML comments, meta tags (canonical, CSRF, API base), inline config (window.__CONFIG__).

3. JavaScript Analysis

run_tool curl -sL <js-url> | grep -oE '["'"'"'](/[a-zA-Z0-9_/\-\.]+)["'"'"']' | sort -u

For saved local bundles, prefer bounded pattern extraction over full reads, for example:

grep -n -m 80 -E 'fetch\(|axios\.|XMLHttpRequest|\.open\(|/rest/|/api/|/#/' downloads/main.js

API calls: fetch(), axios, XHR, $.ajax patterns
SPA routes: React path="/...", Vue { path: }, Angular { path: }
Secrets: api_key, token, secret, password assignments; AWS AKIA[A-Z0-9]{16}; JWT eyJ...
Webpack: chunk manifest, chunk URLs, window.__INITIAL_STATE__
When matches explode because of minified code, narrow the regex and rerun instead of accepting giant output
Preserve concrete SPA/hash routes in your structured output. Do not collapse them into a generic note like “hidden routes found”. If the bundle reveals a real client-side route (for example a hidden page, admin panel, legal/policy view, review/feedback/cart/register flow, or sandbox screen), keep the exact route string and hand it back as a route/surface candidate.
When a route is clearly client-rendered rather than a standalone server endpoint, emit it as a dynamic_render surface candidate (or auth_entry when it is clearly a login/register/auth screen) so surface coverage can materialize a bounded page visit later.
If the bundle exposes many routes, prioritize breadth across distinct workflow families instead of spending the entire handoff on near-duplicate variants from one subtree. Keep the highest-signal concrete route for each actionable family you see (for example auth entry, privileged/admin, legal/policy/info, feedback/review/cart, sandbox/payment, hidden feature screens) before adding second-order variants from the same family.
Within one workflow family, do not collapse materially different stages into a single representative when they could change the downstream attack plan. If the bundle clearly shows sibling routes for different stages/outcomes (for example login vs register vs forgot-password, browse/list vs submit/review, or end-user flow vs admin/manage), preserve at least one concrete route/surface for each distinct stage instead of treating one sibling as coverage for the rest.
When source artifacts expose a reusable workflow primitive by itself (for example a captcha helper, reset/setup token flow, TOTP enrollment path, signed-action helper, or other temporary secret source), also preserve at least one concrete consumer workflow route/surface from that same family. Do not hand the primitive off alone if the adjacent route/workflow is visible in the same bundle or artifact set.
A recovery/auth helper route is not a substitute for a registration/create flow, and a read-only browse route is not a substitute for a write/submit surface when both are concretely visible in the same artifact set.
For local CTF/benchmark targets, do not mark discovered challenge-tracker routes such as /#/score-board, /#/scoreboard, /score-board, or /scoreboard as merely informational. Preserve the exact route as a dynamic_render surface and requeue or hand off one bounded browser-flow visit before closing it. These routes often trigger solved-state evidence (for example Juice Shop Score Board) even when they expose no new API endpoint.
When a saved artifact is a downloadable backup, vault, dump, config export, or encoded operational note, do not dismiss it just because the first pass found no plaintext. Preserve the concrete download path, verified file type, and a few candidate seed words from filenames or nearby usernames/emails/brand strings so later exploit work can run a bounded offline triage/cracking step.

4. CSS Analysis

Extract url() refs, @import paths, source map refs.

5. API Schema Discovery

Probe: /swagger.json, /openapi.json, /api-docs, /graphql (introspection), /application.wadl

If an OpenAPI / Swagger spec is accessible, ingest it into the queue instead of leaving it as a passive note:

run_tool curl -sL "https://TARGET/openapi.json" -o $DIR/scans/openapi.json
./scripts/spec_ingest.sh "$ENGAGEMENT_DIR/cases.db" "$ENGAGEMENT_DIR/scans/openapi.json"
./scripts/dispatcher.sh "$ENGAGEMENT_DIR/cases.db" stats

This creates api-spec cases that should stay with source-analyzer long enough to resolve docs/spec carriers into concrete API cases for vulnerability-analyst.

6. Source Map Analysis

Fetch .map only when there is an explicit source map reference or saved map artifact. Do not brute-force nonexistent maps.

When a map exists, extract just the sources array and the specific source files needed for the case at hand instead of dumping the whole map.

Priority Order

Secrets and tokens (immediate high-value)
API endpoints not found by fuzzing
Frontend routes revealing app structure
Hidden form fields and debug endpoints
Source maps and debug artifacts