feat: unify mobile queue start and continue action (Closes #1450)

frontend/dashboard.css

@@ -1533,7 +1533,6 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   .mobile-start-day { display:grid; gap:12px; max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere; margin-top:12px; padding:14px; border:1px solid #31577f; border-radius:14px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#173b64,#102641); }
   .mobile-start-day h3, .mobile-start-day p { margin:0; }
   .mobile-start-day p + p { margin-top:4px; }
-  .mobile-start-day-action { width:100%; min-height:48px; text-align:center; }
   .mobile-start-day-finish { min-height:44px; width:100%; background:transparent; }
   .mobile-queue-list { display:grid; gap:8px; margin-top:12px; }
   .mobile-queue-list button { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:12px; min-height:56px; width:100%; padding:10px 14px; text-align:left; }

frontend/dashboard.js

@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@
     firstAction: name => qs('#my-work-list .my-work-card-main, #my-work-list .draft-resume, #my-work-list .draft-continue, #my-work-list .draft-edit'),
     announce: announceWork,
     getCounts: () => queueCounts,
+    getPreparation: () => {
+      const briefing = mobileStartDay.briefing();
+      return {...briefing, active:mobileStartDay.state().active};
+    },
+    openPreparation: () => mobileStartDay.startNext(),
     openFindWork: () => qs('#find-work').click(),
     rows: Object.fromEntries(
       Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('[data-mobile-queue]')).map(button => [button.dataset.mobileQueue, button])
@@ -190,7 +195,6 @@
     activeSection: qs('#mobile-queue-active-list').parentElement,
   });
   renderMobileQueuePresentation = () => mobileQueueLauncher.renderPresentation();
-  renderMobileQueuePresentation();
   qs('#mobile-queue-next-action').addEventListener('click', () => mobileQueueLauncher.continueWork());
   function openMobileStartDay() {
     followingQueue.load().catch(() => {});
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@
     qs('#mobile-queue-heading').textContent = state.active ? 'Resume Prepare Today' : 'Prepare Today';
     const sheet = qs('#mobile-queue-sheet');
     if (!sheet.open) qs('#mobile-queue-sheet').showModal();
-    qs('#mobile-start-day-action').focus();
+    qs('#mobile-queue-next-action').focus();
   }
   const mobileFirstTask = createMobileFirstTask({
     getLogin: () => confirmedOwnerLogin,
@@ -238,17 +242,20 @@
       qs('#mobile-queue-heading').textContent = 'Prepare Today · ' + current.label;
       const sheet = qs('#mobile-queue-sheet');
       if (!sheet.open) sheet.showModal();
-      qs('#mobile-start-day-action').focus();
+      qs('#mobile-queue-next-action').focus();
     },
     elements: {
       summary: qs('#mobile-start-day-summary'),
       phases: qs('#mobile-start-day-phases'),
-      action: qs('#mobile-start-day-action'),
       finish: qs('#finish-mobile-start-day'),
     },
   });
   mobileStartDay.start();
-  qs('#finish-mobile-start-day').addEventListener('click', () => mobileStartDay.finish());
+  renderMobileQueuePresentation();
+  qs('#finish-mobile-start-day').addEventListener('click', () => {
+    mobileStartDay.finish();
+    renderMobileQueuePresentation();
+  });
   function showMobileQueueCompletion(completedName, cleared = true, phase = '') {
     if (cleared && phase && mobileStartDay.completePhase(phase)) return;
     mobileStartDay.render();

frontend/index.html

@@ -2177,11 +2177,10 @@
         <p id="mobile-start-day-summary" class="small" aria-live="polite">Reviewing urgent queues…</p>
         <p id="mobile-start-day-phases" class="small muted">Checking Agenda, Attention, Updates, Filed, and Following</p>
       </div>
-      <button class="mobile-start-day-action" id="mobile-start-day-action" type="button">Prepare Today</button>
       <button class="mobile-start-day-finish" id="finish-mobile-start-day" type="button" hidden>Finish for now</button>
     </section>
     <section class="mobile-queue-next" aria-labelledby="mobile-queue-next-heading">
-      <p class="small muted" id="mobile-queue-next-heading">Next up</p>
+      <p class="small muted" id="mobile-queue-next-heading">Start / Continue</p>
       <button id="mobile-queue-next-action" type="button">Find Work</button>
     </section>
     <section class="mobile-queue-group" aria-labelledby="mobile-queue-active-heading" hidden>

frontend/mobile-queue-launcher.js

@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
     return {name, count, label: label + ' (' + count + ')'};
   }
 
+  function adaptiveRecommendation() {
+    const preparation = options.getPreparation ? options.getPreparation() : null;
+    if (preparation && (preparation.active || Number(preparation.total) > 0)) {
+      const prefix = preparation.active ? 'Resume preparation · ' : 'Start day · ';
+      return {name: 'prepare', count: Math.max(0, Number(preparation.total) || 0), label: prefix + preparation.label};
+    }
+    return recommend();
+  }
+
   function presentation() {
     const counts = options.getCounts ? options.getCounts() : {};
     const active = activeQueueNames
@@ -45,7 +54,7 @@
       }
     });
     return {
-      nextUp: recommend(),
+      nextUp: adaptiveRecommendation(),
       active,
       planning: ['today', 'tomorrow', 'week'],
       all: allQueues.slice(),
@@ -60,7 +69,8 @@
     if (options.nextAction) {
       options.nextAction.textContent = view.nextUp.label;
       options.nextAction.dataset.queue = view.nextUp.name;
-      options.nextAction.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Next up: ' + view.nextUp.label);
+      const prefix = view.nextUp.name === 'prepare' ? 'Start or continue: ' : 'Next up: ';
+      options.nextAction.setAttribute('aria-label', prefix + view.nextUp.label);
     }
     active.forEach(item => {
       const row = options.rows?.[item.name];
@@ -103,7 +113,11 @@
   }
 
   function continueWork() {
-    const next = recommend();
+    const next = adaptiveRecommendation();
+    if (next.name === 'prepare') {
+      options.openPreparation();
+      return 'prepare';
+    }
     if (next.name === 'find') {
       options.openFindWork();
       return 'find';
@@ -111,5 +125,5 @@
     return open(next.name);
   }
 
-  return { open, recommend, presentation, renderPresentation, continueWork };
+  return { open, recommend, adaptiveRecommendation, presentation, renderPresentation, continueWork };
 });

frontend/mobile-start-day.js

@@ -185,14 +185,16 @@
     options.elements.phases.textContent = current.phases.length ?
       current.phases.map(phase => phase.label + ' ' + phase.count).join(' · ') :
       'All urgent queues reviewed';
+    if (options.elements.action) {
       options.elements.action.textContent = checkpoint() ? 'Resume preparation · ' + current.label : current.label;
+    }
     if (options.elements.finish) options.elements.finish.hidden = !checkpoint();
     return current;
   }
 
   function start() {
     render();
-    if (options.elements) options.elements.action.addEventListener('click', startNext);
+    if (options.elements?.action) options.elements.action.addEventListener('click', startNext);
   }
 
   return {briefing, completePhase, finish, reconcile, render, start, startNext, state};

tests/test_mobile_start_day.py

@@ -295,6 +295,25 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{first, ready, opened}}));
     }
 
 
+def test_start_day_view_can_render_status_without_own_action_button():
+    script = f"""
+const createStartDay = require({json.dumps(str(START_DAY))});
+const elements = {{summary:{{textContent:''}}, phases:{{textContent:''}}}};
+const controller = createStartDay({{
+  getCounts: () => ({{attention:2, today:3}}),
+  openQueue: () => {{}},
+  elements,
+}});
+controller.start();
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{summary:elements.summary.textContent, phases:elements.phases.textContent}}));
+"""
+
+    assert run_node(script) == {
+        "summary": "2 items before Today · 3 planned",
+        "phases": "Attention 2",
+    }
+
+
 def test_prepare_today_pass_persists_per_account_and_hands_off_using_live_counts():
     script = f"""
 const createStartDay = require({json.dumps(str(START_DAY))});
@@ -440,6 +459,22 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(saved.get('stackchain.mobile-star
     assert run_node(script) == {"login": "timmy", "day": "2026-08-15", "phase": "agenda"}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mobile_queues_render_one_adaptive_start_or_continue_action():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert 'id="mobile-queue-next-heading">Start / Continue</p>' in html
+    assert html.count('id="mobile-queue-next-action"') == 1
+    assert 'id="mobile-start-day-action"' not in html
+    assert "getPreparation: () =>" in html
+    assert "openPreparation: () => mobileStartDay.startNext()" in html
+    assert "action: qs('#mobile-start-day-action')" not in html
+    assert "qs('#mobile-queue-next-action').focus();" in html
+    assert "mobileStartDay.finish();" in html
+    assert "renderMobileQueuePresentation();" in html
+    assert "qs('#finish-mobile-start-day').addEventListener('click', () => {" in html
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_dashboard_wires_thumb_safe_start_day_briefing_into_offline_mobile_bundle():
     html = await dashboard()
@@ -448,7 +483,7 @@ async def test_dashboard_wires_thumb_safe_start_day_briefing_into_offline_mobile
     assert 'class="mobile-start-day"' in html
     assert 'id="mobile-start-day-summary"' in html
     assert 'id="mobile-start-day-phases"' in html
-    assert 'id="mobile-start-day-action"' in html
+    assert 'id="mobile-queue-next-action"' in html
     assert 'id="finish-mobile-start-day"' in html
     assert '<script src="static/mobile-start-day.js"></script>' in html
     assert "const mobileStartDay = createMobileStartDay({" in html
@@ -465,7 +500,7 @@ async def test_dashboard_wires_thumb_safe_start_day_briefing_into_offline_mobile
     assert "queueCounts.followingUnavailable ? followingQueue.open()" in html
     assert "Checking Agenda, Attention, Updates, Filed, and Following" in html
     assert "mobileStartDay.render();" in html
-    assert ".mobile-start-day-action { width:100%; min-height:48px;" in html
+    assert ".mobile-queue-next button { min-height:48px; width:100%;" in html
     assert ".mobile-start-day-finish { min-height:44px;" in html
     assert "max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere;" in html
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-start-day.js'" in service_worker
@@ -481,7 +516,7 @@ async def test_primary_mobile_work_action_opens_a_unique_item_prepare_today_brie
     assert "function openMobileStartDay()" in html
     assert "qs('#mobile-queue-heading').textContent = state.active ? 'Resume Prepare Today' : 'Prepare Today';" in html
     assert "qs('#mobile-queue-sheet').showModal();" in html
-    assert "qs('#mobile-start-day-action').focus();" in html
+    assert "qs('#mobile-queue-next-action').focus();" in html
     assert "let preparationItems = {};" in html
     assert "getPhaseItems: () => preparationItems" in html
     assert "preparationItems = {" in html

tests/test_mobile_task_dock.py

@@ -752,6 +752,45 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{first, agenda, opened, fallback, calls}}))
     }
 
 
+def test_mobile_queue_launcher_uses_one_adaptive_action_for_daily_preparation():
+    script = f"""
+const createLauncher = require({json.dumps(str(QUEUE_LAUNCHER))});
+const calls = [];
+let preparation = {{active:true, total:2, label:'Review Human Gates'}};
+const nextAction = {{textContent:'', dataset:{{}}, attributes:{{}}, setAttribute(name, value) {{ this.attributes[name]=value; }}}};
+const launcher = createLauncher({{
+  getCounts: () => ({{delivery:4}}),
+  getPreparation: () => preparation,
+  openPreparation: () => calls.push('prepare'),
+  nextAction,
+}});
+launcher.renderPresentation();
+const resumed = [nextAction.textContent, nextAction.dataset.queue, nextAction.attributes['aria-label']];
+launcher.continueWork();
+preparation = {{active:false, total:2, label:'Review Agenda'}};
+launcher.renderPresentation();
+const started = [nextAction.textContent, nextAction.dataset.queue, nextAction.attributes['aria-label']];
+launcher.continueWork();
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{resumed, started, calls}}));
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+    assert json.loads(result.stdout) == {
+        "resumed": [
+            "Resume preparation · Review Human Gates",
+            "prepare",
+            "Start or continue: Resume preparation · Review Human Gates",
+        ],
+        "started": [
+            "Start day · Review Agenda",
+            "prepare",
+            "Start or continue: Start day · Review Agenda",
+        ],
+        "calls": ["prepare", "prepare"],
+    }
+
+
 def test_mobile_queue_launcher_builds_truthful_next_up_and_active_sections():
     script = f"""
 const createLauncher = require({json.dumps(str(QUEUE_LAUNCHER))});