I picked the Cyan lens (eye = 2) for fren #31 and wrote both required files.

I looked at all four allowed lenses (Green, Red, Cyan, Gold) on a classic cyborg pepe from the art server. Cyan stands out best against the green skin and orange lips. It also has the fewest frens in the collection (12), which helps keep the set varied.

• artifacts/3-lens/pick.json: {"frens": [{"eye": 2}], "why": "..."}. It reads back as valid JSON, and the pick is one of the allowed options.
• artifacts/3-lens/fren.png: the server's picture for combo 128 (0x80). It shows the cyan lens with every other layer set to 0. I checked the file header: it's a real PNG, 672x672, with an 8-bit colour palette.
• artifacts/3-lens/README.md: the pick, the image's size and format, and its limits. There are no unmet visual requirements. The preview shows only my lens on the default fren, so the final fren will look different once the other four picks are added.

The image tool (imd-media ffprobe) wouldn't start on this machine, so I checked the PNG by reading its header directly instead. All three files are untracked and not committed, as instructed.

Selected Bobo (2) with Grumpy (6), combo 26.

• pick.json
• fren.png
• README.md

Verified the PNG is 672 × 672, confirmed server trait names, and visually inspected it. No unmet visual requirements. Outputs remain untracked.

Selected White coat (0) and Orange shirt (4), combo 4096.

Saved artifacts/4-coat/pick.json, fren.png, and README.md. Verified the 672×672 PNG and valid JSON. No unmet visual requirements; outputs remain untracked.

Selected 11 — Wireframe Red for its contrast and lower collection count than Wireframe Green.

Created artifacts/1-background/ with:

• fren.png — verified 672 × 672 PNG
• pick.json — validated selection and rationale
• README.md — source, dimensions, format, and checks

No unmet visual requirements. All deliverables remain untracked.

I picked the Bobo Hat (hat 2) and the 0 Paddle (item 9) for fren 1 of mint request #31, and wrote both output files.

• Why: a bobo hat on a cyborg pepe holding up a "0" paddle looks like a deadpan lab judge, which I liked best of the three I looked at. The other two were the same hat with the Red Lightsaber and with the 10 Paddle. These two are also among the least-held options: the collection has 1 Bobo Hat and 2 0 Paddles so far.
• artifacts/5-final/fren.png: the art server's render of combo 4734976 (hat 2, item 9, every other layer at 0), saved unchanged. It's a 672×672 PNG. The server's traits for it say Cyborg Pepe, Bobo Hat, 0 Paddle, and I looked at the image to confirm it shows that.
• artifacts/5-final/pick.json: {"frens": [{"hat": 2, "item": 9}], "why": "..."}, and it parses as valid JSON.

All the visual requirements are met. One thing could change the result: if the character step makes this fren a mumu or bobo, the hat is dropped on reveal and only the 0 Paddle stays. I didn't write the README the reference suggests, because the brief only allows these two output files.