feat(launcher): hero carousel with auto-rotate + manual nav

panels/carousel.lua holds per-module state (index, timer, manual pause,
texture cache). Auto-rotate at carousel_interval_seconds (5s default,
frontmatter-overrideable). Click on overlay arrows steps and pauses
auto-rotate for 30s. Max 7 indicator dots, then 'X / N' overlay (L-Q4).
Single-teaser hides the arrows and dots. Zero-teaser falls through to
ctx.default_teaser_texture which L.10 ships.

init.lua

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ end
 
 local list_panel   = require_panel("list")
 local detail_panel = require_panel("detail")
+local carousel     = require_panel("carousel")
 
 local STATE_LIST, STATE_QUIT, EXIT = fsm.STATE_LIST, fsm.STATE_QUIT_CONFIRM, fsm.EXIT
 local state = STATE_LIST
@@ -255,6 +256,18 @@ function init(ctx)
         end
     end
 
+    -- L.5: per-module carousel state. Reads teaser_images +
+    -- carousel_interval_seconds from the cached manifest.launcher.md
+    -- meta. Modules without teasers still get an empty-state for the
+    -- detail panel to render the fallback texture.
+    ctx_panels.carousel_mod = carousel
+    for _, entry in ipairs(ctx_panels.module_entries) do
+        local mc = ctx_panels.manifest_cache[entry.id]
+        local paths = (mc and mc.meta and mc.meta.teaser_images) or {}
+        local interval = (mc and mc.meta and mc.meta.carousel_interval_seconds) or 5.0
+        ctx_panels.carousel_state[entry.id] = carousel.new_state(entry.id, paths, interval)
+    end
+
     local wy, hy = engine.render.measure_text(YES_LABEL, FONT_BUTTON)
     local wn, hn = engine.render.measure_text(NO_LABEL,  FONT_BUTTON)
     local qbtn_w = math.max(wy, wn) + 2 * PAD_X
@@ -298,6 +311,13 @@ function update(ctx, dt)
         end
     end
 
+    -- L.5: pump only the selected module's carousel (perf — no point
+    -- advancing offscreen rotation timers).
+    if ctx_panels.selected_entry and ctx_panels.selected_entry ~= "news" then
+        local s = ctx_panels.carousel_state[ctx_panels.selected_entry]
+        if s then ctx_panels.carousel_mod.update(s, dt) end
+    end
+
     local mx, my = engine.input.get_mouse_pos()
 
     if state == STATE_LIST then

panels/carousel.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+local M = {}
+
+local DEFAULT_INTERVAL_S = 5.0
+local MANUAL_PAUSE_S     = 30.0
+local MAX_DOTS           = 7
+local ARROW_W            = 32
+local DOT_R              = 4
+local DOT_GAP            = 6
+local COLOR_ARROW_BG     = 0x00000080
+local COLOR_ARROW_FG     = 0xE0E0E0FF
+local COLOR_DOT          = 0xC0C0C060
+local COLOR_DOT_ACTIVE   = 0xFFFFFFFF
+local COLOR_OVERLAY      = 0xE0E0E0FF
+local COLOR_FALLBACK_BG  = 0x303030FF
+
+function M.new_state(module_id, teaser_paths, interval)
+    return {
+        module_id    = module_id,
+        teaser_paths = teaser_paths or {},
+        textures     = {},     -- index -> texture or nil if load-failed
+        loaded       = {},     -- index -> true once loaded
+        index        = 1,
+        timer        = 0,
+        interval     = interval or DEFAULT_INTERVAL_S,
+        manual_pause = 0,
+        left_rect    = nil,
+        right_rect   = nil,
+    }
+end
+
+local function ensure_texture(s, i, default_texture)
+    if s.loaded[i] then return s.textures[i] end
+    s.loaded[i] = true
+    local path = s.teaser_paths[i]
+    if not path then s.textures[i] = default_texture; return default_texture end
+    local tex, err = engine.module.load_texture(s.module_id, path)
+    s.textures[i] = tex or default_texture
+    return s.textures[i]
+end
+
+function M.update(s, dt)
+    if #s.teaser_paths < 2 then return end
+    if s.manual_pause > 0 then
+        s.manual_pause = s.manual_pause - dt
+        return
+    end
+    s.timer = s.timer + dt
+    if s.timer >= s.interval then
+        s.timer = 0
+        s.index = s.index + 1
+        if s.index > #s.teaser_paths then s.index = 1 end
+    end
+end
+
+function M.render(s, x, y, w, h, default_texture)
+    -- Background (clipping is up to the parent panel — we just clip-render).
+    engine.render.draw_rect(x, y, w, h, COLOR_FALLBACK_BG)
+
+    local total = math.max(1, #s.teaser_paths)
+    local tex = ensure_texture(s, s.index, default_texture) or default_texture
+    if tex then engine.render.draw_texture(tex, x, y) end
+
+    if total > 1 then
+        -- Arrows.
+        s.left_rect  = { x = x,           y = y + h / 2 - 16, w = ARROW_W, h = 32 }
+        s.right_rect = { x = x + w - ARROW_W, y = y + h / 2 - 16, w = ARROW_W, h = 32 }
+        engine.render.draw_rect(s.left_rect.x,  s.left_rect.y,  ARROW_W, 32, COLOR_ARROW_BG)
+        engine.render.draw_rect(s.right_rect.x, s.right_rect.y, ARROW_W, 32, COLOR_ARROW_BG)
+        engine.render.draw_text("<", s.left_rect.x + 10,  s.left_rect.y + 6, 20, COLOR_ARROW_FG)
+        engine.render.draw_text(">", s.right_rect.x + 10, s.right_rect.y + 6, 20, COLOR_ARROW_FG)
+
+        -- Dots.
+        local dot_count = math.min(total, MAX_DOTS)
+        local dots_w = dot_count * (DOT_R * 2) + (dot_count - 1) * DOT_GAP
+        local dot_x  = x + (w - dots_w) / 2
+        local dot_y  = y + h - 16
+        for i = 1, dot_count do
+            local col = (i == s.index) and COLOR_DOT_ACTIVE or COLOR_DOT
+            engine.render.draw_rect(dot_x, dot_y, DOT_R * 2, DOT_R * 2, col)
+            dot_x = dot_x + DOT_R * 2 + DOT_GAP
+        end
+        if total > MAX_DOTS then
+            local label = string.format("%d / %d", s.index, total)
+            engine.render.draw_text(label, x + w - 80, dot_y - 4, 14, COLOR_OVERLAY)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function M.handle_click(s, mx, my)
+    if not s or not s.left_rect then return false end
+    if engine.spatial.aabb_contains_point(s.left_rect, mx, my) then
+        s.index = s.index - 1
+        if s.index < 1 then s.index = #s.teaser_paths end
+        s.timer = 0
+        s.manual_pause = MANUAL_PAUSE_S
+        return true
+    end
+    if engine.spatial.aabb_contains_point(s.right_rect, mx, my) then
+        s.index = s.index + 1
+        if s.index > #s.teaser_paths then s.index = 1 end
+        s.timer = 0
+        s.manual_pause = MANUAL_PAUSE_S
+        return true
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+return M

panels/detail.lua

@@ -58,10 +58,13 @@ function M.render(ctx)
     if not entry then return end
     local mc = ctx.manifest_cache[entry.id] or { meta = {}, blocks = {} }
 
-    -- Carousel hero placeholder: L.5 swaps this in. For now: a strip.
+    -- Hero carousel (L.5). Renders bg + texture + arrows + dots.
+    -- Zero-teaser modules render the default_teaser_texture (L.10)
+    -- on top of the COLOR_FALLBACK_BG strip.
     local hero_h = 160
-    if ctx.carousel_state[entry.id] and ctx.carousel_mod then
-        -- L.5 implements this; render call lands later.
+    local s = ctx.carousel_state[entry.id]
+    if s and ctx.carousel_mod then
+        ctx.carousel_mod.render(s, p.x, p.y, p.w, hero_h, ctx.default_teaser_texture)
     else
         engine.render.draw_rect(p.x, p.y, p.w, hero_h, 0x404040FF)
     end
@@ -115,7 +118,16 @@ function M.render(ctx)
 end
 
 function M.handle_click(ctx, mx, my)
-    -- L.5/L.7 add carousel-arrow + launch-button hit-tests.
+    -- L.5: carousel arrow hit-test. L.7 will add launch-button.
+    if not ctx.selected_entry or ctx.selected_entry == "news" then
+        return false
+    end
+    local entry = find_entry(ctx, ctx.selected_entry)
+    if not entry then return false end
+    local s = ctx.carousel_state[entry.id]
+    if s and ctx.carousel_mod and ctx.carousel_mod.handle_click(s, mx, my) then
+        return true
+    end
     return false
 end