Media Sort Starter: see where every file would land (free sample)

Run python3 sort_preview.py on ~/Downloads with taxonomy.json and tell me which folder is biggest and how many files land in _review. Do not open, move or list any files.

The script and taxonomy are in the file.

# Media Sort Starter: free preview

**See where every photo and video would land before anything moves.** One read-only script and the starter taxonomy from the full kit.

## What it does

`sort_preview.py` walks a folder and counts how many photos and videos would land in each of your folders. It moves nothing, copies nothing and writes nothing. Files that match a private category are counted as "left alone" and never listed.

## Run it

1. Save the two files below.
2. Edit the folder names and words in `taxonomy.json` to match how you think about your media.
3. `python3 sort_preview.py ~/Downloads taxonomy.json`

Prompt for Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex or Hermes:
> Run python3 sort_preview.py on ~/Downloads with taxonomy.json and tell me which folder is biggest and how many files land in _review. Do not open, move or list any files.

## The full kit adds

A plan you approve by typing a code at your own terminal (an agent cannot approve for you), duplicate detection by hash, copy before move, a byte-for-byte verify, undo, agent rules for Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex and Hermes, and 13 tests. $14.

#### file: mini/sort_preview.py
~~~~python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Media Sort Starter free sample: read-only preview. Counts what would land in each folder of your taxonomy.
Moves nothing, copies nothing, writes nothing. Python 3.8+.  Usage: python3 sort_preview.py FOLDER taxonomy.json"""
import json, os, sys
MEDIA = {".jpg",".jpeg",".png",".heic",".heif",".webp",".gif",".tif",".