README.md

@@ -87,11 +87,9 @@ sync service leaves ad-hoc Search usable. Set `STACKCHAIN_SAVED_SEARCH_DB` to ov
 `.stackchain-state/saved-searches.sqlite3` path.
 Completed delegated issues remain in the mobile **Filed** queue until their latest outcome is acknowledged.
 The mobile queue sheet begins with **Prepare Today**, a live briefing that totals Agenda, Attention, Updates, and
-Filed work and opens the highest-priority non-empty review queue. Starting it saves a confirmed-account, local-day
+Filed work, opens the highest-priority non-empty review queue, and refreshes the next action as queues clear. Once
-checkpoint: finishing Agenda, Updates, or the final Filed review returns to a focused handoff using fresh queue
+urgent review is clear it continues the existing Today plan, or opens Find Work when Today is empty; viewing the
-counts, while reopening the queue sheet resumes the next live phase. **Finish for now** removes only that local
+briefing itself never changes Gitea state.
-checkpoint. Once urgent review is clear the pass continues the existing Today plan, or opens Find Work when Today
-is empty; the briefing and checkpoint never change Gitea state.
 Filed separates actionable **Needs review** from a browsable **Reviewed** history, so acknowledgement clears the
 queue without erasing the delegated-work record. Reviewed cards reopen the existing read-only issue detail and
 conversation, while the Filed badge continues to count actionable outcomes only. A later Gitea update moves that

frontend/dashboard.css

@@ -854,7 +854,6 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   .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; }
   .mobile-queue-list button > span:first-child { display:grid; gap:2px; }

frontend/dashboard.js

@@ -97,29 +97,15 @@
   });
   const mobileStartDay = createMobileStartDay({
     getCounts: () => mobileQueueCounts,
-    getLogin: () => confirmedOwnerLogin,
+    openQueue: name => name === 'find' ? qs('#find-work').click() : mobileQueueLauncher.open(name),
-    openQueue: name => {
-      const sheet = qs('#mobile-queue-sheet');
-      if (sheet.open) sheet.close();
-      return name === 'find' ? qs('#find-work').click() : mobileQueueLauncher.open(name);
-    },
-    onHandoff: current => {
-      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();
-    },
     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());
+  function showMobileQueueCompletion(completedName, cleared = true) {
-  function showMobileQueueCompletion(completedName, cleared = true, phase = '') {
-    if (cleared && phase && mobileStartDay.completePhase(phase)) return;
     mobileStartDay.render();
     const next = mobileQueueLauncher.recommend();
     qs('#mobile-queue-heading').textContent = completedName + (cleared ? ' cleared' : '');
@@ -139,7 +125,6 @@
       ' marked read · ' + outcome.kept + ' kept unread';
     review.hidden = !outcome.kept;
     review.textContent = 'Review ' + outcome.kept + ' kept unread';
-    if (!outcome.kept && mobileStartDay.completePhase('update')) return;
     showMobileQueueCompletion(outcome.kept ? 'Updates reviewed' : 'Updates', !outcome.kept);
     if (outcome.kept) review.focus();
   }
@@ -1194,7 +1179,7 @@
       qs('#retry-update-load').hidden = !message.startsWith('Could not load update.');
       if (message === 'Inbox cleared.') {
         qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message;
-        if (!mobileStartDay.completePhase('update')) showMobileQueueCompletion('Updates');
+        showMobileQueueCompletion('Updates');
       }
     },
     onClose: () => closeUpdateSheet(false),
@@ -1516,7 +1501,6 @@
       updateWorkSessionActions();
       if (selectedWorkFilter === 'agenda') {
         closeOpenWorkSheets();
-        if (mobileStartDay.completePhase('agenda')) return;
         window.location.hash = '#/my-work/agenda';
         qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Agenda complete.';
         return;
@@ -3580,7 +3564,6 @@
       const trigger = qs('#my-work-list [data-' + target.kind + '-index="' + index + '"]');
       openRoutedWork(target.kind === 'update' ? { ...target.item, kind:'update' } : target.item, trigger);
     } else {
-      if (mobileStartDay.completePhase('filed')) return;
       window.location.hash = '#/my-work/filed';
       qs('#my-work').focus();
     }

frontend/index.html

@@ -1230,7 +1230,6 @@
         <p id="mobile-start-day-phases" class="small muted">Checking Agenda, Attention, Updates, and Filed</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>
     <div class="mobile-queue-list">
       <button data-mobile-queue="today" type="button"><span><strong>Today</strong><small>Planned work</small></span><span data-mobile-queue-count="today">0</span></button>

frontend/mobile-start-day.js

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports) module.exports = factory;
   else root.createMobileStartDay = factory;
 })(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this, function createMobileStartDay(options) {
-  const checkpointKey = 'stackchain.mobile-start-day.v1';
-  const storage = options.storage || (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined' ? localStorage : null);
   const reviewOrder = [
     ['agenda', 'Agenda'],
     ['attention', 'Attention'],
@@ -15,57 +13,6 @@
     return Math.max(0, Number(value) || 0);
   }
 
-  function localDay() {
-    const now = new Date();
-    const pad = value => String(value).padStart(2, '0');
-    return now.getFullYear() + '-' + pad(now.getMonth() + 1) + '-' + pad(now.getDate());
-  }
-
-  function identity() {
-    try {
-      return {
-        login: String(options.getLogin ? options.getLogin() : '').trim(),
-        day: String(options.getDay ? options.getDay() : localDay()),
-      };
-    } catch (_) {
-      return {login:'', day:''};
-    }
-  }
-
-  function checkpoint() {
-    if (!storage) return null;
-    const current = identity();
-    if (!current.login || !current.day) return null;
-    try {
-      const saved = JSON.parse(storage.getItem(checkpointKey) || 'null');
-      return saved?.login === current.login && saved?.day === current.day ? saved : null;
-    } catch (_) {
-      return null;
-    }
-  }
-
-  function saveCheckpoint() {
-    if (!storage) return false;
-    const current = identity();
-    if (!current.login || !current.day) return false;
-    try {
-      storage.setItem(checkpointKey, JSON.stringify(current));
-      return true;
-    } catch (_) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  function clearCheckpoint() {
-    if (!storage || !checkpoint()) return false;
-    try {
-      storage.removeItem(checkpointKey);
-      return true;
-    } catch (_) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
   function briefing() {
     const counts = options.getCounts ? options.getCounts() : {};
     const phases = reviewOrder
@@ -87,30 +34,10 @@
 
   function startNext() {
     const next = briefing().next;
-    if (reviewOrder.some(([name]) => name === next)) saveCheckpoint();
-    else clearCheckpoint();
     options.openQueue(next);
     return next;
   }
 
-  function state() {
-    const current = briefing();
-    return {active:Boolean(checkpoint()), next:current.next, label:current.label};
-  }
-
-  function completePhase() {
-    if (!checkpoint()) return false;
-    const current = render();
-    if (options.onHandoff) options.onHandoff(current);
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  function finish() {
-    const cleared = clearCheckpoint();
-    render();
-    return cleared;
-  }
-
   function render() {
     const current = briefing();
     if (!options.elements) return current;
@@ -118,8 +45,7 @@
     options.elements.phases.textContent = current.phases.length ?
       current.phases.map(phase => phase.label + ' ' + phase.count).join(' · ') :
       'All urgent queues reviewed';
-    options.elements.action.textContent = checkpoint() ? 'Resume preparation · ' + current.label : current.label;
+    options.elements.action.textContent = current.label;
-    if (options.elements.finish) options.elements.finish.hidden = !checkpoint();
     return current;
   }
 
@@ -128,5 +54,5 @@
     if (options.elements) options.elements.action.addEventListener('click', startNext);
   }
 
-  return {briefing, completePhase, finish, render, start, startNext, state};
+  return {briefing, render, start, startNext};
 });

frontend/service-worker.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const BASE = new URL('./', self.location.href).pathname;
 importScripts(BASE + 'static/private-data-registry.js');
 importScripts(BASE + 'static/background-issue-sync.js');
-const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104';
+const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103';
 const OFFLINE_LEASE_URL = new URL(BASE + '__offline-session-lease', self.location.origin).href;
 const OUTAGE_STATUSES = new Set([500, 502, 503, 504]);
 const NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS = self.__STACKCHAIN_NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS || 4000;

tests/test_comment_next.py

@@ -303,4 +303,4 @@ async def test_unread_update_offers_reply_mark_read_and_next_independent_of_toda
     assert '.update-reply-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));' in html
     assert '.update-reply-actions button { min-height:44px;' in html
     worker = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in worker

tests/test_later_sync.py

@@ -347,5 +347,5 @@ async def test_dashboard_syncs_every_later_change_and_exposes_account_status():
 def test_later_sync_ships_atomically_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-sync.js'" in source

tests/test_markdown_renderer.py

@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ def test_markdown_work_bodies_are_mobile_safe_block_containers():
     assert ".markdown-content { min-width:0; max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content pre { max-width:100%; overflow-x:auto;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content a { min-height:44px;" in css
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in worker

tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_offline_shell_contains_every_local_dashboard_runtime_asset():
     shell_assets = set(re.findall(r"BASE \+ '([^']+)'", worker.split("async function sessionCsrf", 1)[0]))
 
     assert local_assets <= shell_assets, f"Offline shell is missing: {sorted(local_assets - shell_assets)}"
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in worker
 
 
 def test_all_conversation_composers_offer_accessible_mobile_mentions():

tests/test_mobile_device_setup.py

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def test_mobile_dashboard_mounts_phone_safe_device_setup_flow():
     assert "promptStorage:localStorage" in dashboard
     assert "pushControllerReady.then(ensureDeviceSetup)" in dashboard
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-device-setup.js'" in worker
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in worker
     assert ".device-setup-panel" in css
     assert ".device-readiness-card" in css
     assert "overflow-x:hidden" in css

tests/test_mobile_start_day.py

@@ -111,100 +111,6 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{first, ready, opened}}));
     }
 
 
-def test_prepare_today_pass_persists_per_account_and_hands_off_using_live_counts():
-    script = f"""
-const createStartDay = require({json.dumps(str(START_DAY))});
-const saved = new Map();
-const storage = {{
-  getItem: key => saved.has(key) ? saved.get(key) : null,
-  setItem: (key, value) => saved.set(key, value),
-  removeItem: key => saved.delete(key),
-}};
-let login = 'timmy';
-let day = '2026-08-15';
-let counts = {{agenda:2, attention:1, update:1, filed:1, today:3}};
-const opened = [];
-const handoffs = [];
-const controller = createStartDay({{
-  storage,
-  getLogin: () => login,
-  getDay: () => day,
-  getCounts: () => counts,
-  openQueue: name => opened.push(name),
-  onHandoff: state => handoffs.push({{next:state.next, label:state.label}}),
-}});
-const started = controller.startNext();
-counts = {{agenda:0, attention:0, update:1, filed:1, today:3}};
-const handed = controller.completePhase('agenda');
-const resumed = createStartDay({{
-  storage,
-  getLogin: () => login,
-  getDay: () => day,
-  getCounts: () => counts,
-  openQueue: name => opened.push(name),
-}}).state();
-login = 'alexander';
-const isolated = createStartDay({{
-  storage,
-  getLogin: () => login,
-  getDay: () => day,
-  getCounts: () => counts,
-  openQueue: name => opened.push(name),
-}}).state();
-login = 'timmy';
-day = '2026-08-16';
-const expired = createStartDay({{
-  storage,
-  getLogin: () => login,
-  getDay: () => day,
-  getCounts: () => counts,
-  openQueue: name => opened.push(name),
-}}).state();
-day = '2026-08-15';
-const finished = controller.finish();
-const cleared = controller.state();
-process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{started, handed, resumed, isolated, expired, finished, cleared, opened, handoffs}}));
-"""
-
-    assert run_node(script) == {
-        "started": "agenda",
-        "handed": True,
-        "resumed": {"active": True, "next": "update", "label": "Review Updates"},
-        "isolated": {"active": False, "next": "update", "label": "Review Updates"},
-        "expired": {"active": False, "next": "update", "label": "Review Updates"},
-        "finished": True,
-        "cleared": {"active": False, "next": "update", "label": "Review Updates"},
-        "opened": ["agenda"],
-        "handoffs": [{"next": "update", "label": "Review Updates"}],
-    }
-
-
-def test_prepare_today_checkpoint_uses_the_device_local_day():
-    script = f"""
-process.env.TZ = 'Pacific/Honolulu';
-const RealDate = Date;
-global.Date = class extends RealDate {{
-  constructor(...args) {{ super(...(args.length ? args : ['2026-08-16T01:00:00Z'])); }}
-}};
-const createStartDay = require({json.dumps(str(START_DAY))});
-const saved = new Map();
-const storage = {{
-  getItem: key => saved.has(key) ? saved.get(key) : null,
-  setItem: (key, value) => saved.set(key, value),
-  removeItem: key => saved.delete(key),
-}};
-createStartDay({{
-  storage,
-  getLogin: () => 'timmy',
-  getCounts: () => ({{agenda:1}}),
-  openQueue: () => {{}},
-}}).startNext();
-process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(saved.get('stackchain.mobile-start-day.v1'))));
-"""
-
-    assert run_node(script) == {"login": "timmy", "day": "2026-08-15"}
-
-
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_dashboard_wires_thumb_safe_start_day_briefing_into_offline_mobile_bundle():
     html = await dashboard()
@@ -214,21 +120,10 @@ async def test_dashboard_wires_thumb_safe_start_day_briefing_into_offline_mobile
     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="finish-mobile-start-day"' in html
     assert '<script src="static/mobile-start-day.js"></script>' in html
     assert "const mobileStartDay = createMobileStartDay({" in html
-    assert "getLogin: () => confirmedOwnerLogin" in html
+    assert "openQueue: name => name === 'find'" in html
-    assert "onHandoff: current =>" in html
-    assert "mobileStartDay.completePhase('agenda')" in html
-    assert "mobileStartDay.completePhase('update')" in html
-    assert "mobileStartDay.completePhase('filed')" in html
-    assert "mobileStartDay.finish()" in html
-    assert "openQueue: name =>" in html
-    assert "if (sheet.open) sheet.close();" in html
-    assert "name === 'find' ? qs('#find-work').click() : mobileQueueLauncher.open(name)" in html
     assert "mobileStartDay.render();" in html
     assert ".mobile-start-day-action { width:100%; min-height:48px;" 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
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in service_worker

tests/test_plan_today.py

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ async def test_plan_today_wires_cancel_back_and_success_through_overlay_history(
 def test_plan_today_controller_is_available_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today-readiness.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today-preview.js'" in source

tests/test_service_worker.py

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ async function dispatchPush(payload) {{
 def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/my-work.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
@@ -161,14 +161,14 @@ def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_ownership_exit_runtime_rolls_the_offline_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_offline_review_next_ships_today_completion_atomically():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-completion.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def test_offline_review_next_ships_today_completion_atomically():
 def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/create-issue-sheet.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_exact_later_picker_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-picker.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/install-app.js'" in source
@@ -200,21 +200,21 @@ def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
 def test_today_convergence_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_mobile_search_viewport_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-search-viewport.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_update_ownership_flow_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/update-ownership.js'" in source
 
 
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ def test_one_session_bound_csrf_proof_is_reused_for_a_background_drain():
 def test_queue_today_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/queue-today.js'" in source
 
 

tests/test_today_readiness.py

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async def test_today_blocker_opens_existing_preview_and_preserves_readiness_gate
 def test_readiness_runtime_is_available_in_offline_shell():
     service_worker = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104';" in service_worker
+    assert "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103';" in service_worker
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-readiness.js'" in service_worker
 
 

tests/test_today_sync.py

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ sync.enqueueConfiguration(120, {{'issue:r:1:':60}});
 def test_inflight_today_drain_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v104" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v103" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source