this is a big slop that might backfire lol... new config system and UI!

server/src/services/kinectService/configuration.js

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Kinect Configuration
+// Purpose: Defines optional Kinect capture and cooldown behavior.
+// Scope: Contains configuration metadata only and never opens the native worker.
+const { strictObject, boolean, integer } = require('../../configuration/schemaHelpers');
+
+module.exports = {
+  key: 'kinect',
+  feature: true,
+  defaultValue: { enabled: false, captureCooldownMs: 10000 },
+  schema: strictObject({
+    enabled: boolean(),
+    captureCooldownMs: integer({ minimum: 0, maximum: 3600000 }),
+  }, { title: 'Kinect', required: ['enabled', 'captureCooldownMs'] }),
+};

server/src/services/kinectService/index.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Kinect Service
 // Purpose: Composes Kinect hardware capture and browser socket delivery.
 // Scope: Exposes session-readable state while keeping startup side effects in this service folder.
-const { loadConfig } = require('../../helpers/configLoader');
+const { loadConfig } = require('../../configuration');
 const hardware = require('./hardware');
 const { registerKinectSocketGateway, kinectEvents } = require('./socketGateway');