Sprint 8: prefer port 16620 for first instance, fall back to any port if taken

Sprint 7: wire param callbacks in loadInProcessPlugin, clear in unloadInProcessPlugin

Sprint 7: McpServer.cpp — use param callbacks with Helper IPC fallback

Sprint 7: Route MCP param ops through in-process plugin (fix EQ invisible in GUI)

fix: first instance always binds port 16620, fallback to auto-port

feat: channel name dropdown in Editor (Sprint 6 Part 5)

Sprint 6: wire channelName, registry, and auto-port into Processor.cpp

Sprint 6: add channelName + setChannelName to Processor header

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Sprint 5: route audio through in-process plugin for SAFE plugins

fix: restore v0.5.2 architecture + wire AudioAnalyser correctly

wire AudioAnalyser: prepareToPlay + processBlock + MCP callback (3 additions)

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integrate AudioAnalyser into Processor + wire get_analysis in McpServer

Sprint 4: Add AudioAnalyser — LUFS, FFT bands, stereo width, centroid, true peak

fix: replace CARemoteLayerServer with CAContext+CALayerHost for cross-process GUI

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remove old files replaced by .mm versions + Blocklist (now in PluginBridgeProcessor.h)

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fix: Blocklist path corrected to ~/Library/PluginBridge/ (where JUCE actually writes)"

fix: findHelperBinary looks for .app bundle, not bare executable

implement Helper test-load: spawns Helper before in-process load, blocks crashy plugins

fix: add showingError bool to editor header

fix: replace getColour() with bool flag (Label has no getColour in JUCE 8)

fix: add TestResult enum to header (was in .cpp but missing from .h)

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NEW ARCHITECTURE: In-process hosting + Helper as safety tester + embedded GUI

Fix: Add hidePluginGui() implementation

Fix: Add hidePluginGui() method to Processor

Fix: GUI button toggles between Open GUI / Close GUI — sends hide_gui IPC command

Fix: GUI button toggles Open/Close — sends hide_gui when GUI is open, guaranteed to work"

Fix: Add juce_events include to HelperConnection.h (Timer lives there) + add juce_events to CMake Plugin target

Fix: Editor reload button uses getLastPluginPath() (retained after crash)

Fix: Add getLastPluginPath() so reload works after crash, fix Editor reload button

Fix: PluginBridgeProcessor.cpp use flat include for IPCProtocol.h (Source/Shared in include dirs)