frontend/dashboard.css

@@ -1206,6 +1206,10 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   .mobile-update-outcome p { margin:0 0 10px; }
   .mobile-update-outcome button { width:100%; min-height:44px; }
   .mobile-today-hud { position:fixed; left:8px; right:8px; bottom:calc(56px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); z-index:44; display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(6,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:4px; max-width:100%; padding:8px; border:1px solid #31577f; border-radius:12px 12px 0 0; background:rgba(16,38,65,.98); box-shadow:0 -8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.28); }
+  .mobile-first-task-coach { grid-column:1 / -1; display:grid; gap:2px; padding:8px 10px; border-left:3px solid #60a5fa; border-radius:6px; background:#172f4d; }
+  .mobile-first-task-coach[hidden] { display:none; }
+  .mobile-first-task-receipt { position:fixed; left:12px; right:12px; bottom:calc(var(--mobile-today-clearance, 166px) + 8px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); z-index:46; padding:12px; border:1px solid #34d399; border-radius:10px; background:#0d3b35; font-weight:700; }
+  .mobile-first-task-receipt[hidden] { display:none; }
   .mobile-today-summary { grid-column:1 / 4; min-width:0; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap; text-align:left; font-weight:700; }
   .mobile-today-hud [data-work-session-progress] { grid-column:4 / 7; align-self:center; min-width:0; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap; }
   .mobile-today-hud [data-mobile-today-complete] { grid-column:1 / 3; }

frontend/dashboard.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (async function(){
   const workspaceLifecycle = await loadWorkspace({ document, window });
   const qs = (s, el=document) => el.querySelector(s);
+  const announceWork = message => qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message;
   const fmt = (d) => new Date(d).toLocaleString();
   const cardPlanning = createCardPlanning(document);
   const mobileComposerViewport = createMobileComposerViewport({
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@
     openFiled: openFiledFollowUp,
     selectFilter: selectMobileQueue,
     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: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+    announce: announceWork,
     getCounts: () => mobileQueueCounts,
     openFindWork: () => qs('#find-work').click(),
   });
@@ -1700,7 +1701,7 @@
     hasCheckpoint: () => updateTriage.resumable(),
     resume: () => updateTriage.resume(),
     start: () => updateTriage.start(),
-    announce: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+    announce: announceWork,
   });
 
   function openUpdateTriage() {
@@ -2051,7 +2052,7 @@
     hasCheckpoint: () => Boolean(agendaSessionCheckpoint.read()),
     resume: () => workSession.resume(),
     start: () => workSession.start(),
-    announce: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+    announce: announceWork,
   });
   function openAgendaSession() {
     return agendaSessionLauncher.open();
@@ -2193,7 +2194,7 @@
       qs('[data-work-filter="today"]').click();
       workSession.start(item);
     },
-    announce: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+    announce: announceWork,
   });
   function renderCreateStartCapacity() {
     const result = createAndStart.capacity(qs('#create-issue-estimate').value);
@@ -2219,7 +2220,7 @@
       qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Checking Today readiness…';
       return todayReadiness.run('start', workSession.items(), item);
     },
-    announce: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+    announce: announceWork,
   });
 
   const selectedSessionItem = kind => ({
@@ -2234,8 +2235,8 @@
     workSession,
     refresh: () => refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false }),
     warm: warmTodayOffline,
-    announce: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+    announce: announceWork,
-    advance: () => runTodayTransition('complete'),
+    advance: () => (mobileFirstTask.completeOutcome(), runTodayTransition('complete')),
   });
   todayLockScreen = createTodayLockScreen({
     storage:localStorage,
@@ -2971,7 +2972,7 @@
     close: () => workRoute.close(),
     refresh: refreshMyWorkView,
     focus: () => qs('[data-work-filter="' + selectedWorkFilter + '"]')?.focus(),
-    announce: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+    announce: announceWork,
     formatTime: fmt,
   });
   const laterPickerElement = qs('#later-picker');

frontend/index.html

@@ -1655,12 +1655,19 @@
 </section>
 
 <section class="mobile-today-hud" data-mobile-today-hud aria-label="Active Today session" hidden>
+  <div class="mobile-first-task-coach small" data-mobile-first-task-coach hidden>
+    <strong>Complete your first task</strong>
+    <span>Open it, then use Done &amp; next after a real outcome.</span>
+  </div>
   <button class="mobile-today-summary" data-mobile-today-open type="button" aria-label="Open current Today item"></button>
   <div class="small" data-work-session-progress aria-live="polite"></div>
   <button data-mobile-today-complete type="button" hidden>Done &amp; next</button>
   <button data-mobile-today-toggle data-work-session-timer-toggle type="button">Pause timer</button>
   <button data-mobile-today-more type="button" aria-controls="mobile-today-actions" aria-haspopup="dialog">More</button>
 </section>
+<div class="mobile-first-task-receipt" id="mobile-first-task-receipt" role="status" aria-live="polite" hidden>
+  First task completed · continue Today
+</div>
 <dialog class="mobile-today-actions" id="mobile-today-actions" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="mobile-today-actions-title">
   <section class="mobile-today-actions-panel">
     <header><h2 id="mobile-today-actions-title">Today session</h2><button data-mobile-today-actions-close type="button">Close</button></header>

frontend/mobile-first-task.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     isOnline: () => typeof navigator === 'undefined' || navigator.onLine,
     mediaQuery: win?.matchMedia('(max-width: 600px)') || {matches:false},
     eventTarget: win,
+    setTimer: (...args) => globalThis.setTimeout(...args),
     sheet: doc?.querySelector('#mobile-first-task'),
     title: doc?.querySelector('#mobile-first-task-title'),
     findButton: doc?.querySelector('#mobile-first-task-find'),
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
     setupButton: doc?.querySelector('#mobile-first-task-setup'),
     closeButton: doc?.querySelector('#close-mobile-first-task'),
     status: doc?.querySelector('#mobile-first-task-status'),
+    coach: doc?.querySelector('[data-mobile-first-task-coach]'),
+    receipt: doc?.querySelector('#mobile-first-task-receipt'),
     isTodayActive: () => false,
     onFind: () => doc?.querySelector('#find-work')?.click(),
     onCreate: () => doc?.querySelector('#new-issue')?.click(),
@@ -32,22 +35,27 @@
     return login ? prefix + login : '';
   }
 
-  function completed() {
+  function state() {
     const currentKey = key();
-    if (!currentKey) return false;
+    if (!currentKey) return '';
-    try { return options.storage.getItem(currentKey) === 'complete'; }
+    try { return options.storage.getItem(currentKey) || ''; }
-    catch (_error) { return false; }
+    catch (_error) { return ''; }
+  }
+
+  function store(value) {
+    const currentKey = key();
+    if (!currentKey) return;
+    try { options.storage.setItem(currentKey, value); }
+    catch (_error) {}
   }
 
   function required() {
-    return Boolean(options.mediaQuery.matches && account() && !options.isTodayActive() && !completed());
+    return Boolean(options.mediaQuery.matches && account() && !options.isTodayActive() && !state());
   }
 
-  function markComplete() {
+  function renderCoach() {
-    const currentKey = key();
+    if (!options.coach) return;
-    if (!currentKey) return;
+    options.coach.hidden = !(options.mediaQuery.matches && state() === 'coaching' && options.isTodayActive());
-    try { options.storage.setItem(currentKey, 'complete'); }
-    catch (_error) {}
   }
 
   function render() {
@@ -72,16 +80,29 @@
   }
 
   function refresh() {
-    if (account() && options.isTodayActive() && !completed()) {
+    if (account() && options.isTodayActive() && state() !== 'complete') {
-      markComplete();
+      store('coaching');
       if (options.sheet.open) options.sheet.close();
-      return 'completed';
+      renderCoach();
+      return 'coaching';
     }
+    renderCoach();
     if (options.sheet.open) render();
     if (required() && options.hasWork()) return 'awaiting-start';
     return required() ? 'required' : 'inactive';
   }
 
+  function completeOutcome() {
+    if (state() !== 'coaching') return false;
+    store('complete');
+    renderCoach();
+    if (options.receipt) {
+      options.receipt.hidden = false;
+      options.setTimer?.(() => { options.receipt.hidden = true; }, 6000);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
   function handoff(callback, requiresOnline = false) {
     if (requiresOnline && !options.isOnline()) return;
     if (options.sheet.open) options.sheet.close();
@@ -99,5 +120,5 @@
     options.eventTarget?.addEventListener('offline', render);
   }
 
-  return {required, open, refresh, render, start};
+  return {required, open, refresh, render, start, completeOutcome};
 });

tests/e2e/test_mobile_home_bootstrap_release.py

@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ def test_release_artifact_guides_an_empty_mobile_account_to_first_work(
             expect(page.locator("#mobile-first-task-status")).to_contain_text("Create a task now")
             expect(page.locator("#mobile-first-task-create")).to_be_enabled()
             expect(page.locator("#mobile-first-task-create")).to_be_focused()
+
+            page.locator("#close-mobile-first-task").click()
+            context.set_offline(False)
+            page.evaluate(
+                """() => {
+                  document.querySelector('[data-mobile-today-hud]').hidden = false;
+                  localStorage.setItem('stackchain.first-task.v1:timmy', 'coaching');
+                  window.firstTaskOutcomeProbe = createMobileFirstTask({
+                    getLogin: () => 'timmy', hasWork: () => true, isTodayActive: () => true,
+                  });
+                  return window.firstTaskOutcomeProbe.refresh();
+                }"""
+            )
+            coach = page.locator("[data-mobile-first-task-coach]")
+            expect(coach).to_be_visible()
+            expect(coach).to_contain_text("Complete your first task")
+            assert page.evaluate("document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= window.innerWidth")
+            assert page.evaluate("window.firstTaskOutcomeProbe.completeOutcome()") is True
+            expect(page.locator("#mobile-first-task-receipt")).to_be_visible()
+            expect(coach).to_be_hidden()
+            assert page.evaluate("document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= window.innerWidth")
             browser.close()
     finally:
         fake.shutdown()

tests/test_mobile_first_task.py

@@ -28,31 +28,39 @@ class Element {{
     return json.loads(result.stdout)
 
 
-def test_first_task_activation_is_account_bound_and_completes_only_when_today_is_active():
+def test_first_task_activation_is_account_bound_and_completes_only_after_a_today_outcome():
     result = run_node(
         """
 const values = new Map();
 const storage = {getItem:key => values.get(key) || null, setItem:(key,value) => values.set(key,value)};
 const sheet = new Element();
+const coach = new Element(); coach.hidden = true;
+const receipt = new Element(); receipt.hidden = true;
 let login = 'Timmy';
 let hasWork = false;
 let todayActive = false;
+let hideReceipt;
 const controller = createFirstTask({
   storage, getLogin:() => login, hasWork:() => hasWork, isTodayActive:() => todayActive,
-  isOnline:() => true, mediaQuery:{matches:true}, sheet, title:new Element(),
+  isOnline:() => true, mediaQuery:{matches:true}, sheet, title:new Element(), coach, receipt,
   findButton:new Element(), createButton:new Element(), setupButton:new Element(),
   closeButton:new Element(), status:new Element(), onFind() {}, onCreate() {}, onSetup() {},
+  setTimer:callback => { hideReceipt = callback; return {unref() {}}; },
 });
 const before = [controller.required(), controller.open(), sheet.open];
 hasWork = true;
 const awaitingStart = controller.refresh();
 const stillRequired = controller.required();
 todayActive = true;
-const completed = controller.refresh();
+const coaching = controller.refresh();
-const timmyRequired = controller.required();
+const afterStart = {required:controller.required(), sheetOpen:sheet.open, coachHidden:coach.hidden, stored:values.get('stackchain.first-task.v1:timmy')};
+const completed = controller.completeOutcome();
+const afterOutcome = {required:controller.required(), coachHidden:coach.hidden, receiptHidden:receipt.hidden, stored:values.get('stackchain.first-task.v1:timmy')};
+hideReceipt();
+const receiptHiddenAfterTimeout = receipt.hidden;
 login = 'alexander'; hasWork = false; todayActive = false;
 const alexanderRequired = controller.required();
-process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({before, awaitingStart, stillRequired, completed, sheetOpen:sheet.open, timmyRequired, alexanderRequired, values:[...values]}));
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({before, awaitingStart, stillRequired, coaching, afterStart, completed, afterOutcome, receiptHiddenAfterTimeout, alexanderRequired}));
 """
     )
 
@@ -60,11 +68,22 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({before, awaitingStart, stillRequired, compl
         "before": [True, True, True],
         "awaitingStart": "awaiting-start",
         "stillRequired": True,
-        "completed": "completed",
+        "coaching": "coaching",
-        "sheetOpen": False,
+        "afterStart": {
-        "timmyRequired": False,
+            "required": False,
+            "sheetOpen": False,
+            "coachHidden": False,
+            "stored": "coaching",
+        },
+        "completed": True,
+        "afterOutcome": {
+            "required": False,
+            "coachHidden": True,
+            "receiptHidden": False,
+            "stored": "complete",
+        },
+        "receiptHiddenAfterTimeout": True,
         "alexanderRequired": True,
-        "values": [["stackchain.first-task.v1:timmy", "complete"]],
     }
 
 
@@ -158,6 +177,10 @@ async def test_dashboard_renders_and_wires_phone_safe_first_task_activation():
     assert "shouldActivate: () => mobileFirstTask.required()" in html
     assert "openActivation: () => mobileFirstTask.open()" in html
     assert "mobileFirstTask.refresh()" in html
+    assert 'data-mobile-first-task-coach hidden' in html
+    assert 'Complete your first task' in html
+    assert 'id="mobile-first-task-receipt" role="status" aria-live="polite" hidden' in html
+    assert "advance: () => (mobileFirstTask.completeOutcome(), runTodayTransition('complete'))" in html
     assert '.mobile-first-task { box-sizing:border-box; width:100%;' in html
     assert 'padding-bottom:calc(16px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))' in html
     assert '.mobile-first-task-actions button { min-height:48px;' in html

tests/test_my_work.py

@@ -3829,7 +3829,7 @@ async def test_checkpointed_detail_defer_completes_today_and_advertises_next_ite
 
     assert "continueSession: item => completeTodayItem(item, {" in html
     assert "successMessage: 'Deferred to Later. Next Today item opened.'" in html
-    assert "advance: () => runTodayTransition('complete')" in html
+    assert "advance: () => (mobileFirstTask.completeOutcome(), runTodayTransition('complete'))" in html
     assert "button.textContent = active ? 'Later today & next' : 'Later today'" in html
     assert "button.textContent = active ? 'Tomorrow & next' : 'Tomorrow'" in html
     assert "button.textContent = active ? 'Choose date & time & next' : 'Choose date & time'" in html