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diff --git a/docs/assets/workspace-first-run.tape b/docs/assets/workspace-first-run.tape
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--- a/docs/assets/workspace-first-run.tape
+++ b/docs/assets/workspace-first-run.tape
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Require python3
 
 Set Shell "zsh"
 Set FontSize 18
-Set Width 1400
-Set Height 860
+Set Width 1480
+Set Height 900
 Set Theme "Dracula"
-Set TypingSpeed 35ms
+Set TypingSpeed 34ms
 Set Padding 24
 Set WindowBar Colorful
 
@@ -25,62 +25,68 @@ Type "alias pyro='uv run pyro'"
 Enter
 Type "SEED_DIR=$(mktemp -d)"
 Enter
-Type "SYNC_DIR=$(mktemp -d)"
-Enter
 Type "EXPORT_DIR=$(mktemp -d)"
 Enter
 Type 'printf "%s\n" "hello from seed" > "$SEED_DIR/note.txt"'
 Enter
-Type 'printf "%s\n" "hello from sync" > "$SYNC_DIR/note.txt"'
+Type 'printf "%s\n" "--- a/note.txt" "+++ b/note.txt" "@@ -1 +1 @@" "-hello from seed" "+hello from patch" > "$SEED_DIR/fix.patch"'
+Enter
+Type 'printf "%s\n" "temporary drift" > "$SEED_DIR/drift.txt"'
 Enter
 Type "pyro env pull debian:12 >/dev/null"
 Enter
 Show
 
-Type "# Create a stable workspace from host content and capture its id"
+Type "# Create a named workspace from host content"
 Enter
 Sleep 700ms
-Type 'pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path "$SEED_DIR" --json | tee /tmp/pyro-workspace.json'
+Type 'WORKSPACE_ID="$(pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path "$SEED_DIR" --name repro-fix --label issue=123 --id-only)"'
 Enter
-Sleep 2200ms
-
-Hide
-Type 'export WORKSPACE_ID=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open(\"/tmp/pyro-workspace.json\", encoding=\"utf-8\"))[\"workspace_id\"])")'
+Sleep 500ms
+Type 'echo "$WORKSPACE_ID"'
 Enter
-Show
+Sleep 1600ms
 
-Type "# Push a later host-side change into the same workspace"
+Type "# Inspect the seeded file, then patch it without shell quoting"
 Enter
 Sleep 700ms
-Type 'pyro workspace sync push "$WORKSPACE_ID" "$SYNC_DIR"'
+Type 'pyro workspace file read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only'
+Enter
+Sleep 1400ms
+Type 'pyro workspace patch apply "$WORKSPACE_ID" --patch-file "$SEED_DIR/fix.patch"'
+Enter
+Sleep 1800ms
+Type 'pyro workspace exec "$WORKSPACE_ID" -- cat note.txt'
 Enter
 Sleep 1800ms
 
-Type "# Run inside the live workspace"
-Enter
-Sleep 700ms
-Type 'pyro workspace exec "$WORKSPACE_ID" -- cat note.txt'
-Enter
-Sleep 2000ms
-
-Type "# Capture a checkpoint, then start one long-running service"
+Type "# Capture a checkpoint, then drift away from it"
 Enter
 Sleep 700ms
 Type 'pyro workspace snapshot create "$WORKSPACE_ID" checkpoint'
 Enter
+Sleep 1600ms
+Type 'pyro workspace file write "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --text-file "$SEED_DIR/drift.txt"'
+Enter
 Sleep 1800ms
+Type 'pyro workspace exec "$WORKSPACE_ID" -- cat note.txt'
+Enter
+Sleep 1800ms
+
+Type "# Start one service, then reset the whole sandbox to the checkpoint"
+Enter
+Sleep 700ms
 Type 'pyro workspace service start "$WORKSPACE_ID" web --ready-file .web-ready -- sh -lc "touch .web-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done"'
 Enter
 Sleep 2200ms
-
-Type "# Reset the full sandbox back to that checkpoint"
-Enter
-Sleep 700ms
 Type 'pyro workspace reset "$WORKSPACE_ID" --snapshot checkpoint'
 Enter
 Sleep 2200ms
+Type 'pyro workspace exec "$WORKSPACE_ID" -- cat note.txt'
+Enter
+Sleep 1800ms
 
-Type "# Export one file back to the host and inspect it locally"
+Type "# Export the recovered file back to the host"
 Enter
 Sleep 700ms
 Type 'pyro workspace export "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --output "$EXPORT_DIR/note.txt"'
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ Enter
 Sleep 1800ms
 Type 'cat "$EXPORT_DIR/note.txt"'
 Enter
-Sleep 1800ms
+Sleep 1600ms
 
 Type "# Remove the workspace when the loop is done"
 Enter