atris 3.74.1 → 3.74.3

package/atris/atris.md

@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ Labels used below:
 - `guarded`: checked by code or a pre-commit hook; bypassing is a bug
 - `expected`: convention; honor it or stop
 
+## values
+
+Four values decide close calls. When a rule above does not settle it, these do.
+
+- **Acceleration.** Progress compounds. Land small working changes early and often so the next agent builds on them today, not next week.
+- **Accuracy.** A win counts only when it is checked. Prove it with a test that failed before and passes after, or a second builder's review when the stakes call for it. Faster tests make faster work.
+- **Ambition.** Take one more level. When the small fix is done, look for the bigger version of the same win.
+- **Agency.** Own the missing piece. A bug, a broken tool, or a gap in your way is yours to fix or file, not a reason to stop.
+
 ## taste
 
 What you ship should not read as generated. The test: if someone said "an AI made this," would they believe it instantly? If yes, that is the bug. The model has no words for restraint and it falls into gravity wells. Beat both.

package/atris.md

@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ Labels used below:
 - `guarded`: checked by code or a pre-commit hook; bypassing is a bug
 - `expected`: convention; honor it or stop
 
+## values
+
+Four values decide close calls. When a rule above does not settle it, these do.
+
+- **Acceleration.** Progress compounds. Land small working changes early and often so the next agent builds on them today, not next week.
+- **Accuracy.** A win counts only when it is checked. Prove it with a test that failed before and passes after, or a second builder's review when the stakes call for it. Faster tests make faster work.
+- **Ambition.** Take one more level. When the small fix is done, look for the bigger version of the same win.
+- **Agency.** Own the missing piece. A bug, a broken tool, or a gap in your way is yours to fix or file, not a reason to stop.
+
 ## taste
 
 What you ship should not read as generated. The test: if someone said "an AI made this," would they believe it instantly? If yes, that is the bug. The model has no words for restraint and it falls into gravity wells. Beat both.

package/commands/autopilot.js

@@ -1157,16 +1157,19 @@ function lessonSlug(text, maxLen = 40) {
   return trimmed.replace(/-+$/g, '') || 'unknown';
 }
 
+// Local calendar day (YYYY-MM-DD). toISOString() is the UTC day, which is
+// already tomorrow in the evening anywhere west of Greenwich.
+function localDay(date = new Date()) {
+  return `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Write a lesson to atris/lessons.md
  * Appends a line in format: - **[YYYY-MM-DD] slug** - pass/fail - explanation
  */
 function writeLesson(cwd, slug, status, explanation) {
   const lessonsPath = path.join(cwd, 'atris', 'lessons.md');
-  // Local calendar day (YYYY-MM-DD); toISOString is UTC and dates an
-  // evening lesson tomorrow anywhere west of Greenwich.
-  const now = new Date();
-  const today = `${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+  const today = localDay();
   const lessonLine = `- **[${today}] ${slug}** - ${status} - ${explanation}`;
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(lessonsPath)) {
@@ -2962,7 +2965,7 @@ function markLessonAttempted(cwd, slug, reason) {
   if (!meta[slug] || typeof meta[slug] !== 'object') meta[slug] = {};
   meta[slug].status = 'attempted';
   meta[slug].attempts = (typeof meta[slug].attempts === 'number' ? meta[slug].attempts : 0) + 1;
-  meta[slug].last_attempt = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  meta[slug].last_attempt = localDay();
   if (reason) meta[slug].last_attempt_reason = String(reason);
   try {
     const atrisDir = path.join(cwd, 'atris');
@@ -3184,7 +3187,7 @@ function hasRecentVerifyPrePass(cwd, taskTitle, windowDays = 7) {
   if (lessons.length === 0) return false;
   const cutoff = new Date();
   cutoff.setDate(cutoff.getDate() - windowDays);
-  const cutoffDate = cutoff.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+  const cutoffDate = localDay(cutoff);
   const needle = `"${taskTitle}"`;
   for (const l of lessons) {
     if (l.id !== 'verify-not-falsifiable') continue;

package/commands/business.js

@@ -1214,8 +1214,14 @@ async function startBusinessWorkspace(...args) {
   return state;
 }
 
+// Local calendar day; toISOString is UTC and dates evening work tomorrow
+// anywhere west of Greenwich.
+function localDay(now = new Date()) {
+  return `${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
 function defaultSharePath(cwd, role) {
-  const stamp = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const stamp = localDay();
   const roleSlug = slugifyName(role || 'collaborator');
   return path.join(cwd, 'atris', 'reports', `${stamp}-share-${roleSlug}.md`);
 }
@@ -1494,7 +1500,7 @@ async function onboardBusiness(...flags) {
   const intakeRel = path.relative(cwd, intakePath).replace(/\\/g, '/');
   const linksRel = path.relative(cwd, linksPath).replace(/\\/g, '/');
   const sourcesRel = path.relative(cwd, sourcesPath).replace(/\\/g, '/');
-  const today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const today = localDay();
 
   const briefSlug = `${bizMeta.slug}-starter-brief`;
   const briefPath = path.join(cwd, 'atris', 'wiki', 'briefs', `${briefSlug}.md`);
@@ -2803,7 +2809,7 @@ async function createBusinessInternal(name, flags = [], mode = 'auto') {
         description ? `\n> ${description}\n` : '',
         '\n## The Business\n\n[What problem does this solve?]\n',
         '## Revenue Model\n\n[How does this make money?]\n',
-        `---\n*Created: ${new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]}*\n`,
+        `---\n*Created: ${localDay()}*\n`,
       ].join(''));
       console.log(`  Local scaffold: ${bizDir}/`);
     }

package/commands/clean.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const escapeRegExp = require('../lib/escape-regexp');
+const { localDay } = require('../lib/local-day');
 const { wikiMetabolismNudge } = require('../lib/wiki');
 
 /**
@@ -723,7 +724,7 @@ function checkPageStaleness(cwd, filePath) {
           page: filePath,
           staleSource: source,
           compiledDate: compiledMatch[1],
-          sourceDate: changed.toISOString().split('T')[0]
+          sourceDate: localDay(changed)
         };
       }
     } catch {

package/commands/close.js

@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ function appendEvent(event, cwd = process.cwd()) {
   fs.appendFileSync(ledgerPath(cwd), `${JSON.stringify(event)}\n`);
 }
 
-function isoDateOnly(date) {
-  return date.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+// Local calendar day (YYYY-MM-DD). toISOString() is the UTC day, which is
+// already tomorrow in the evening anywhere west of Greenwich.
+function localDay(date) {
+  return `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
 function parseDate(value) {
@@ -156,7 +158,8 @@ function foldEvents(events, options = {}) {
       delete flag.parked_at;
       delete flag.why;
     } else if (event.kind === 'escalated') {
-      const day = event.day || (event.at ? String(event.at).slice(0, 10) : null);
+      const at = event.at ? new Date(event.at) : null;
+      const day = event.day || (at && Number.isFinite(at.getTime()) ? localDay(at) : null);
       if (day && !flag.escalated_days.includes(day)) flag.escalated_days.push(day);
     } else if (event.kind === 'probed') {
       flag.probe_runs.push({
@@ -753,7 +756,7 @@ function commandSnooze(args, context = {}) {
 // Escalation core shared by the CLI verb and the hourly pulse tick: append
 // one escalated event per overdue flag per day, return the resulting state.
 function sweepState(cwd = process.cwd(), now = new Date(), options = {}) {
-  const today = isoDateOnly(now);
+  const today = localDay(now);
   const autoClosed = autoCloseResolvedTaskReviewFlags(cwd, now);
   const autoParked = migrateOpenSlots(cwd, now, options);
   let flags = openFlags(cwd, { now });

package/commands/experiments.js

@@ -600,7 +600,10 @@ function buildBenchmarkArtifact(name, packDir, options) {
 function recordExperimentRun(experimentId) {
   const root = process.cwd();
   const state = daily.readDailyState(root);
-  const today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  // Local calendar day; toISOString is UTC and records an evening run as
+  // tomorrow's anywhere west of Greenwich.
+  const now = new Date();
+  const today = `${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
   state.last_run_date = today;
   if (!Array.isArray(state.history)) state.history = [];
   if (!state.history.includes(experimentId)) {

package/commands/gm.js

@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@ function pickSeedPlayer(workspaceRoot, tasks, args = []) {
   return null;
 }
 
+// Local calendar day; toISOString is UTC and stamps an evening mission
+// with tomorrow anywhere west of Greenwich.
+function localDay(now = new Date()) {
+  return `${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
 function ensureStarterMission(taskDb, db, workspaceRoot, tasks, args = []) {
   if (hasFlagOrValue(args, '--no-seed')) return { tasks, seeded: null };
   if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(workspaceRoot, 'atris'))) return { tasks, seeded: null };
@@ -303,7 +309,7 @@ function ensureStarterMission(taskDb, db, workspaceRoot, tasks, args = []) {
       assigned_to: player,
       delegate_via: 'agentxp_gm',
       auto_seeded_by: 'atris gm',
-      created_for_day: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+      created_for_day: localDay(),
     },
   });
   taskDb.noteTask(db, {
@@ -1951,6 +1957,7 @@ async function gmCommand(...args) {
 
 module.exports = {
   displayCommand,
+  ensureStarterMission,
   gmCommand,
   pickClub,
   playAction,

package/commands/improve.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const gitSpawn = require('../lib/git-spawn');
 const ignoredCache = require('../lib/ignored-cache');
+const { localDay } = require('../lib/local-day');
 const { apiRequestJson, getApiBaseUrl } = require('../utils/api');
 const { loadCredentials } = require('../utils/auth');
 const pulse = require('../lib/pulse');
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ function agePhrase(ts, nowMs = Date.now()) {
   if (delta < 60 * 60 * 1000) return `${plural(Math.round(delta / (60 * 1000)), 'minute')} ago`;
   if (delta < DAY_MS) return `${plural(Math.round(delta / (60 * 60 * 1000)), 'hour')} ago`;
   if (delta < 30 * DAY_MS) return `${plural(Math.round(delta / DAY_MS), 'day')} ago`;
-  return `on ${new Date(ms).toISOString().slice(0, 10)}`;
+  return `on ${localDay(new Date(ms))}`;
 }
 
 function plainSentence(value) {
@@ -1715,6 +1716,7 @@ async function run(argv = [], deps = {}) {
 
 module.exports = {
   run,
+  agePhrase,
   runImprove,
   runImproveCore,
   parseImproveArgs,

package/commands/interview.js

@@ -27,9 +27,17 @@ function findWorkspaceRoot(start) {
   return null;
 }
 
+// The local calendar day (YYYY-MM-DD), offsetDays back. toISOString() is the
+// UTC day, which is already tomorrow in the evening west of Greenwich.
 function today(offsetDays = 0) {
-  const d = new Date(Date.now() - offsetDays * 86400000);
-  return d.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const d = new Date();
+  d.setDate(d.getDate() - offsetDays);
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
+function journalPath(ws, offsetDays = 0) {
+  const day = today(offsetDays);
+  return path.join(ws, 'atris', 'logs', day.slice(0, 4), `${day}.md`);
 }
 
 function existing(...candidates) {
@@ -178,8 +186,8 @@ async function interviewCommand(args = [], root = process.cwd(), { mode: forcedM
   if (subjectRaw === 'me' || subjectRaw === '') {
     mode = 'operator';
     contextPaths = existing(
-      path.join(ws, 'atris', 'logs', '2026', `${today()}.md`),
-      path.join(ws, 'atris', 'logs', '2026', `${today(1)}.md`),
+      journalPath(ws),
+      journalPath(ws, 1),
       path.join(ws, 'atris', 'now.md'),
       path.join(ws, 'atris', 'TODO.md')
     );
@@ -200,7 +208,7 @@ async function interviewCommand(args = [], root = process.cwd(), { mode: forcedM
       path.join(memberDir, 'now.md'),
       path.join(memberDir, 'logs'),
       path.join(memberDir, 'proofs'),
-      path.join(ws, 'atris', 'logs', '2026', `${today()}.md`)
+      journalPath(ws)
     );
   } else {
     mode = 'expert';

package/commands/land.js

@@ -473,7 +473,10 @@ function landSummary(cwd = process.cwd(), ttlDays = DEFAULT_TTL_DAYS) {
 }
 
 function salvageDir(root) {
-  const stamp = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  // Local calendar day; toISOString is UTC and files an evening backup
+  // under tomorrow anywhere west of Greenwich.
+  const now = new Date();
+  const stamp = `${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
   const dir = path.join(root, '.atris', 'salvage', stamp);
   fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
   return dir;
@@ -1086,5 +1089,6 @@ module.exports = {
   landCommand,
   landSummary,
   reap,
+  salvageDir,
   sharedBoard,
 };

package/commands/loops.js

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function setRegistryJob(id, enabled) {
     delete job.disabled_reason;
   } else {
     job.disabled = true;
-    job.disabled_reason = `stopped via atris loops ${new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)}`;
+    job.disabled_reason = `stopped via atris loops ${todayIso()}`;
   }
   saveRegistry(registry);
   return true;
@@ -204,8 +204,11 @@ function controlLoop(id, action) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+// Local calendar day (YYYY-MM-DD). toISOString() is the UTC day, which is
+// already tomorrow in the evening anywhere west of Greenwich.
 function todayIso() {
-  return new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const d = new Date();
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
 function renderTemplate(text) {

package/commands/member.js

@@ -3385,7 +3385,10 @@ function logDateForScan(relativePath, filePath) {
   const named = dateFromLogPath(relativePath);
   if (named) return named;
   try {
-    return fs.statSync(filePath).mtime.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+    // Local calendar day, like the dated journal names beside it;
+    // toISOString is UTC and calls an evening write tomorrow's.
+    const mtime = fs.statSync(filePath).mtime;
+    return `${mtime.getFullYear()}-${String(mtime.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(mtime.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
@@ -12015,6 +12018,7 @@ async function memberCommand(subcommand, ...args) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  logDateForScan,
   memberRunDefaultWallSeconds,
   memberRunWantsReferee,
   proposalPromptForGoal,

package/commands/play.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const { getSessionProfile, loadCredentials } = require('../utils/auth');
 const { hasFlag: hasExactFlag } = require('../lib/arg-parser');
+const { localDay } = require('../lib/local-day');
 
 const AGENTXP_LEADERBOARD_URL = 'https://api.atris.ai/api/agentxp/leaderboard';
 const AGENTXP_GLOBAL_SYNC_RULE = 'Run atris login, then sync. Owner-provided sync tokens are guided-demo fallback only.';
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ function ensureStarterMission(taskDb, db, workspaceRoot, player, tasks, args = [
       assigned_to: player,
       delegate_via: 'agentxp_play',
       auto_seeded_by: 'atris play',
-      created_for_day: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+      created_for_day: localDay(),
     },
   });
   taskDb.noteTask(db, {
@@ -487,4 +488,5 @@ async function playCommand(...args) {
 
 module.exports = {
   playCommand,
+  ensureStarterMission,
 };

package/commands/pull.js

@@ -1023,7 +1023,9 @@ async function pullGeneralJournal(token, agentId) {
   for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
     const d = new Date(today);
     d.setDate(d.getDate() - i);
-    dates.push(d.toISOString().split('T')[0]);
+    // Local calendar day, the same day log sync files the journal under.
+    // toISOString() is the UTC day, already tomorrow in the evening here.
+    dates.push(`${d.getFullYear()}-${String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`);
   }
 
   let synced = 0;
@@ -1118,4 +1120,4 @@ async function pullMemberJournal(token, agentId, memberName, memberDir) {
   return synced;
 }
 
-module.exports = { buildPullConflictReviewPacket, mergeSmartPullFiles, normalizePullFilePath, pullAtris };
+module.exports = { buildPullConflictReviewPacket, mergeSmartPullFiles, normalizePullFilePath, pullAtris, pullGeneralJournal };

package/commands/security-review.js

@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ function securityReviewCommand(argv = []) {
 // The landing: short, true, decision-ready. What you read after the overnight
 // loop, the opposite of a finding dump.
 function renderLanding(landing, threshold) {
-  const date = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  // Local calendar day; toISOString is UTC and dates an evening run
+  // tomorrow anywhere west of Greenwich.
+  const now = new Date();
+  const date = `${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
   const L = ['', `  ✈ security landing, ${date}`, ''];
   if (landing.cleared) {
     L.push(`  CLEARED TO SHIP    no unresolved findings at the ${threshold.toUpperCase()} line`);

package/commands/soul.js

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
+const { localDay } = require('../lib/local-day');
 
 function findAtrisDir() {
   let dir = process.cwd();
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ function distillSoul(atrisDir) {
 
   // Append distilled section to persona
   const separator = '\n\n---\n\n';
-  const distilledBlock = `<!-- Distilled ${new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)} | ${journalCount} journal entries, ${lessonItems.length} lessons, ${policyRules.length} policy rules -->\n\n` + distilled.join('\n');
+  const distilledBlock = `<!-- Distilled ${localDay()} | ${journalCount} journal entries, ${lessonItems.length} lessons, ${policyRules.length} policy rules -->\n\n` + distilled.join('\n');
 
   if (persona) {
     // Check if already has a distilled section, replace it

package/commands/sync.js

@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ function _walkTemplateDir(dir, base = dir) {
   return out;
 }
 
+// Local calendar day (YYYY-MM-DD). toISOString() is the UTC day, which is
+// already tomorrow in the evening anywhere west of Greenwich.
+function localDay(date = new Date()) {
+  return `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Substitute workspace metadata in template content.
  */
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ function _substituteParams(content, params) {
     .replace(/\{\{owner_email\}\}/g, params.owner_email || '')
     .replace(/\{\{business_id\}\}/g, params.business_id || '')
     .replace(/\{\{workspace_id\}\}/g, params.workspace_id || '')
-    .replace(/\{\{today\}\}/g, params.today || new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10))
+    .replace(/\{\{today\}\}/g, params.today || localDay())
     .replace(/\{\{workspace_template\}\}/g, params.workspace_template || 'business');
 }
 
@@ -337,7 +343,7 @@ function syncWorkspaceTemplate(targetRoot, bizMeta, options = {}) {
     owner_email: bizMeta.owner_email || '',
     business_id: bizMeta.business_id || '',
     workspace_id: bizMeta.workspace_id || '',
-    today: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+    today: localDay(),
     workspace_template: template.key,
   };
   const force = options.force != null ? options.force : process.argv.includes('--force');

package/commands/task.js

@@ -5857,7 +5857,7 @@ function delegateTask(args, options = {}) {
     assigned_to: owner,
     delegate_via: via,
     swarlo_channel: via === 'swarlo' ? String(tag || 'tasks') : null,
-    created_for_day: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+    created_for_day: localDay(),
     owner_resolution: ownerResolution.reason,
   };
   if (ownerResolution.requested_owner) metadata.requested_owner = ownerResolution.requested_owner;
@@ -6023,6 +6023,12 @@ function cmdKeep(args) {
   console.log(`put away ${count} ${noun} that were finished or sitting still.`);
 }
 
+// Local calendar day; toISOString is UTC and calls the evening tomorrow
+// anywhere west of Greenwich.
+function localDay(now = new Date()) {
+  return `${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
 function cmdDay(args) {
   const kept = require('../lib/task-list-keeper').keepWorkspaceTaskList(process.cwd());
   if (keptCount(kept)) autoRenderTodoFromDb(process.cwd());
@@ -6042,7 +6048,7 @@ function cmdDay(args) {
     failed: (projection.tasks || []).filter(task => task.status === 'failed').length,
     stale_failed: staleFailed.length,
   };
-  const date = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const date = localDay();
   if (wantsJson(args)) {
     printJson({
       ok: true,

package/commands/taste.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { addTaste, listTaste } = require('../lib/taste-lessons');
+const { localDay } = require('../lib/local-day');
 
 const VALID_FLAGS = new Set(['--why', '--scope', '--example']);
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ function tasteCommand(args = [], options = {}) {
       why,
       scope,
       example,
-      added: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+      added: localDay(),
       root,
     });
     stdout.write(`saved the operator's ${entry.verdict} verdict for "${entry.subject}".\n`);

package/commands/x-search.js

@@ -472,9 +472,11 @@ function dateStamp(now) {
   if (typeof now === 'string' && /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/.test(now)) {
     return now.slice(0, 10);
   }
-  const value = now instanceof Date ? now : new Date(now || Date.now());
-  if (Number.isNaN(value.getTime())) return new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
-  return value.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const parsed = now instanceof Date ? now : new Date(now || Date.now());
+  const value = Number.isNaN(parsed.getTime()) ? new Date() : parsed;
+  // Local calendar day. toISOString() is the UTC day, which is already
+  // tomorrow in the evening anywhere west of Greenwich.
+  return `${value.getFullYear()}-${String(value.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(value.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
 function fileXSearchBrief({ cwd, source, text, now } = {}) {

package/commands/youtube.js

@@ -2530,9 +2530,12 @@ function searchApplyNow(now) {
     const value = now();
     if (typeof value === 'string' && /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/.test(value)) return value;
     const ms = Number(value);
-    if (Number.isFinite(ms) && ms > 0) return new Date(ms).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+    if (Number.isFinite(ms) && ms > 0) return dateStamp(ms);
     return undefined;
   }
+  // The apply stub is dated by the local day, like the notes it follows;
+  // left to itself the apply gate would stamp the UTC day.
+  if (now === undefined || now === null || now instanceof Date || typeof now === 'number') return dateStamp(now);
   return now;
 }
 
@@ -3964,6 +3967,7 @@ async function youtubeCommand(argv = process.argv.slice(3), deps = {}) {
 
 module.exports = {
   DEFAULT_QUERY,
+  searchApplyNow,
   DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS,
   parseYoutubeArgs,
   buildYoutubePayload,

package/commands/zen.js

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function printApply(result, out) {
   }
   line(dim(`  ${teamLine(result.team_files)}`));
   if (result.saved.length) {
-    line(dim('  everything is kept: git for-each-ref refs/archive refs/heads/zen-backup'));
+    line(dim('  nothing was thrown away. see what zen saved:   git for-each-ref refs/archive refs/heads/zen-backup'));
   }
   line('');
 }

package/lib/apply-gate.js

@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ function dateStamp(now) {
   if (typeof now === 'string' && /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/.test(now)) {
     return now.slice(0, 10);
   }
-  const value = now instanceof Date ? now : new Date(now || Date.now());
-  if (Number.isNaN(value.getTime())) return new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
-  return value.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const parsed = now instanceof Date ? now : new Date(now || Date.now());
+  const value = Number.isNaN(parsed.getTime()) ? new Date() : parsed;
+  // Local calendar day. toISOString() is the UTC day, which is already
+  // tomorrow in the evening anywhere west of Greenwich.
+  return `${value.getFullYear()}-${String(value.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(value.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
 function parseApplyFields(text) {

package/lib/auto-lessons.js

@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ function writeJsonAtomic(filePath, value) {
 function isoDate(now) {
   const date = now instanceof Date ? now : new Date(now || Date.now());
   if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) throw new AutoLessonsError('cannot file automatic lessons with an invalid date');
-  return date.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  // Local calendar day; toISOString is UTC and dates an evening lesson
+  // tomorrow anywhere west of Greenwich.
+  return `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
 function typedLesson(signal, options = {}) {

package/lib/experiments/daily.js

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const { localDay } = require('../local-day');
 
 const SCORECARD_SCHEMA = 'atris.experiment.daily.v1';
 const BENCH_SCHEMA = 'atris.bench.run.v1';
 
 function todayDate() {
-  return new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  return localDay();
 }
 
 function statePath(root) {

package/lib/gm-bet.js

@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ function buildQuestionPrompt(bundle, context, { answers = [], avoid = [] } = {})
     `- fact: the plain reason this question matters now, one sentence he would say himself, drawn from the files below, with a number or at least four words in a row copied from them, under ${QUESTION_FACT_MAX} characters. it must lead straight to the question. if nothing in the files gives a reason for this question, set fact to "".`,
     `- choices: 2 or 3 short concrete answers he can tap, each under ${QUESTION_CHOICE_MAX} characters.`,
     `- never use these words: ${OWNER_BANNED_WORDS.join(', ')}.`,
+    '- talk to him as "you", for example "changes you redid". never use his name, and never say "the owner".',
     '- a section marked stale is old: prefer the fresh ones, and never present a stale line as what is happening now.',
     '- ask about the product and the people who use it or pay for it, for example "who do you most want using this?". never mention ideas, the team, or what happens to his answer.',
     '- plain lowercase-friendly words, no hype, no em dashes.',
@@ -346,6 +347,25 @@ function buildQuestionRewrite(previous, reasons) {
   ].join('\n');
 }
 
+// The owner's first name, read at run time from deps or the workspace's git
+// user, so a label a writer wrote about him by name reads to him as "you".
+// Null when there is none to read, and then nothing is swapped.
+function ownerFirstName(workspaceRoot, deps = {}) {
+  if (deps.ownerName !== undefined) return deps.ownerName || null;
+  try {
+    const name = require('child_process').execFileSync('git', ['config', 'user.name'], { cwd: workspaceRoot, timeout: 2000, stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'] }).toString().trim().split(/\s+/)[0];
+    return /^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z'-]{1,}$/.test(name) ? name : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function toYou(label, name) {
+  if (!name || typeof label !== 'string') return label;
+  const esc = name.replace(/[-']/g, m => `\\${m}`);
+  return label.replace(new RegExp(`\\b${esc}'s\\b`, 'gi'), 'your').replace(new RegExp(`\\b${esc}\\b`, 'gi'), 'you');
+}
+
 // ---- reading free text: is it a question back, an answer, an instruction? ----
 
 const SAY_READ_MS = 15000;
@@ -383,9 +403,10 @@ async function readSaid({ text, card, thread = [], hint = null, workspaceRoot, b
     '- instruction: he wants something done, or has a new idea. reply: one plain sentence saying what will happen next.',
     '- unclear: you cannot tell. reply: one short question back.',
     '- a message that ends with "?" or asks why, what, or how is a question back, never an answer.',
-    '- you may add "suggestions": 0 to 3 short replies he could tap next, each under 40 characters.',
+    '- you may add "suggestions": 0 to 3 short replies he could tap next, each under 40 characters, never one of the buttons already on the card.',
     card.kind === 'number' ? '- on this number card an instruction also has "intent": "stop" when he wants to stop tracking this number, "change" when he wants a different number, "later" when he wants to be asked another time, else "other". for "other", reply says what this card can do.' : '',
     `- plain lowercase-friendly words, no em dashes, and never these words: ${OWNER_BANNED_WORDS.join(', ')}.`,
+    '- talk to him as "you", for example "changes you redid". never use his name, and never say "the owner".',
     '',
     `## the card on screen (${card.kind})`,
     card.title || '',
@@ -424,6 +445,7 @@ async function generateScoreboardChoices({ workspaceRoot, bundle = null, deps =
     'Answer with strict JSON only, no prose and no code fence: {"choices": [{"name": "...", "up": true}]}',
     '- name: a short plain phrase under 40 characters. up: true when higher is better, false when lower is better.',
     `- never use these words: ${OWNER_BANNED_WORDS.join(', ')}.`,
+    '- talk to him as "you", for example "changes you redid". never use his name, and never say "the owner".',
     '',
     "## this project's files",
     context || '(no readme or goals found)',
@@ -2708,7 +2730,7 @@ function createBetDesk(deps) {
     const board = readScoreboard(scoreboardFile, deps.workspaceRoot);
     if (!board) {
       if (state.passedQuestions.has('scoreboard')) return null;
-      const list = (state.suggestions || fallbackNumbers()).slice(0, 3);
+      const list = (state.suggestions || fallbackNumbers()).slice(0, 3).map(c => ({ ...c, name: you(c.name) }));
       return {
         kind: 'question',
         id: 'question:scoreboard',
@@ -2812,7 +2834,7 @@ function createBetDesk(deps) {
     const row = readyQuestions().find(r => !state.passedQuestions.has(r.id));
     if (row) {
       const q = row.question;
-      return { kind: 'question', id: `question:${row.id}`, question: { key: row.id, ask: q.ask, line: q.fact, choices: q.choices.map((label, i) => ({ id: `a${i + 1}`, label })) } };
+      return { kind: 'question', id: `question:${row.id}`, question: { key: row.id, ask: q.ask, line: q.fact, choices: q.choices.map((label, i) => ({ id: `a${i + 1}`, label: you(label) })) } };
     }
     const F = FALLBACK_QUESTION;
     const said = readFocus(focusFile, deps.workspaceRoot)[F.key];
@@ -3266,6 +3288,9 @@ function createBetDesk(deps) {
     t.turns = [...t.turns, ...turns].slice(-THREAD_TURNS);
   }
   const plainReply = text => (text && !ownerWord(text) ? text : null);
+  let ownerName;
+  const you = label => toYou(label, ownerName === undefined ? (ownerName = ownerFirstName(deps.workspaceRoot, deps)) : ownerName);
+  const sameLabel = (a, b) => String(a).trim().toLowerCase() === String(b).trim().toLowerCase();
   const plainSuggestions = list => (Array.isArray(list) ? list : [])
     .filter(x => typeof x === 'string' && x.trim() && x.length <= 40 && !ownerWord(x) && !PROCESS_TALK.test(x))
     .slice(0, 3);
@@ -3306,7 +3331,9 @@ function createBetDesk(deps) {
     if (read && read.ok && (read.kind === 'answer' || read.kind === 'instruction')) return { act: read };
     const kind = read && read.ok ? read.kind : 'unclear';
     const reply = (read && read.ok && plainReply(read.reply)) || SAY_FALLBACK;
-    const suggestions = read && read.ok && reply !== SAY_FALLBACK ? plainSuggestions(read.suggestions) : [];
+    const suggestions = read && read.ok && reply !== SAY_FALLBACK
+      ? plainSuggestions((Array.isArray(read.suggestions) ? read.suggestions : []).map(you).filter(sug => !(card.buttons || []).some(b => sameLabel(b, sug))))
+      : [];
     addTurns(t, { who: 'owner', text }, { who: 'orb', text: reply });
     return { stay: { ok: true, stay: true, kind: reply === SAY_FALLBACK ? 'unclear' : kind, reply, ...(suggestions.length ? { suggestions } : {}), thread: t.turns.slice() } };
   }
@@ -3549,6 +3576,7 @@ module.exports = {
   FALLBACK_QUESTION,
   readScoreboard,
   readSaid,
+  generateScoreboardChoices,
   scoreboardPath,
   choiceWhy,
   JOB_POLL_MS,

package/lib/gm-phone-page.js

@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ body.has-card .foot { position: static; margin-top: 28px; }
 /* a chosen answer holds its spot with an amber edge, and the card takes no taps */
 .choice.chosen, .option.chosen, .field.chosen { border-color: var(--amber); background: rgba(255, 140, 66, 0.1); }
 .chosen .send { visibility: hidden; }
+.chosen .send.reading { visibility: visible; }
+.bet h1.said { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; }
 .bet.holding { pointer-events: none; }
 .muted { opacity: 0.35; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; }
 
@@ -890,10 +892,25 @@ body.has-card .foot { position: static; margin-top: 28px; }
     return spot.sendId;
   }
 
+  // while the words are read, one quiet ellipsis in the held spot: where
+  // send was in a box, or after a tapped reply. Nowhere else.
+  function reading(spot) {
+    var send = spot.querySelector('.send');
+    if (send) { send.textContent = '\u2026'; send.classList.add('reading'); return; }
+    spot.appendChild(el('span', 'reading', ' \u2026'));
+  }
+  function doneReading(spot) {
+    var send = spot.querySelector('.send.reading');
+    if (send) { send.textContent = 'send'; send.classList.remove('reading'); }
+    var dots = spot.querySelector('span.reading');
+    if (dots) dots.remove();
+  }
+
   function say(spot, body) {
     body.card = shownCard();
     body.send = sendId(spot, body.text);
     var heldAt = hold(spot);
+    reading(spot);
     api('/bet/say', body).catch(offline).then(function (r) {
       if (r.ok && !r.stay) { think(false, heldAt); return; }
       if (!r.ok && r.reason !== 'needs_confirm') { unsent(spot, r.message || 'that did not send. tap send to try again'); return; }
@@ -906,6 +923,7 @@ body.has-card .foot { position: static; margin-top: 28px; }
   // the same tap) tries again. Left empty, the box turns back into the
   // button and the line goes with it.
   function unsent(spot, why) {
+    doneReading(spot);
     unhold();
     var note = spot.nextElementSibling;
     var input = spot.querySelector('input');
@@ -942,10 +960,18 @@ body.has-card .foot { position: static; margin-top: 28px; }
     if (bet.last) { drawBetCard(bet.last); own = box.querySelector(':scope > .act, :scope > .options'); }
     box.textContent = '';
     bet.drawn = null;
-    box.appendChild(el('h1', null, r.stay ? r.reply : (r.message || 'that did not go through')));
+    var title = el('h1', null, r.stay ? r.reply : (r.message || 'that did not go through'));
+    box.appendChild(title);
+    // more than one line reads at the body size, in the same spot
+    var lines = document.createRange();
+    lines.selectNodeContents(title);
+    if (lines.getClientRects().length > 1) title.classList.add('said');
     if (own) box.appendChild(own);
     var act = el('div', 'act answers');
-    if (r.stay) (r.suggestions || []).forEach(function (sug) { act.appendChild(sayChoice(sug, { text: sug })); });
+    var have = own ? Array.prototype.map.call(own.querySelectorAll('button'), function (b) { return b.textContent.trim().toLowerCase(); }) : [];
+    if (r.stay) (r.suggestions || []).forEach(function (sug) {
+      if (have.indexOf(String(sug).trim().toLowerCase()) < 0) act.appendChild(sayChoice(sug, { text: sug }));
+    });
     if (r.reason === 'needs_confirm') {
       act.appendChild(sayChoice('start it', { text: said, confirm: true }));
       act.appendChild(sayChoice('keep it as a note instead', { text: said, note: true }));

package/lib/improve-vitals-html.js

@@ -35,13 +35,22 @@ function commitsSinceMidnight(root) {
   }
 }
 
+// Local calendar day (YYYY-MM-DD) of a time, or null. Close events are stored
+// as UTC ISO times, and the UTC day is already tomorrow in the evening west
+// of Greenwich, so "today" is compared as local days on both sides.
+function localDay(value) {
+  const d = value instanceof Date ? value : new Date(value || NaN);
+  if (Number.isNaN(d.getTime())) return null;
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
 function closedToday(cwd, now) {
   try {
     const close = require('../commands/close');
-    const today = now.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+    const today = localDay(now);
     return close.foldEvents(close.readEvents(cwd), { now })
-      .filter((f) => (f.status === 'closed' && String(f.closed_at || '').startsWith(today))
-        || (f.status === 'dissolved' && String(f.dissolved_at || '').startsWith(today)))
+      .filter((f) => (f.status === 'closed' && localDay(f.closed_at) === today)
+        || (f.status === 'dissolved' && localDay(f.dissolved_at) === today))
       .map((f) => ({ what: f.what, status: f.status }));
   } catch {
     return [];

package/lib/local-day.js

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// The person's own calendar day as YYYY-MM-DD. toISOString() gives the UTC
+// day, which is already tomorrow in the evening west of Greenwich.
+function localDay(date = new Date()) {
+  const d = date instanceof Date ? date : new Date(date);
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
+module.exports = { localDay };

package/lib/orb-scorecard.js

@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ function pairOrbRuns(records) {
   return { runs, orphans };
 }
 
+// Local calendar day (YYYY-MM-DD). Orb picks are dated by the day they were
+// made; toISOString() is the UTC day, already tomorrow in the evening west of
+// Greenwich.
+function localDay(date) {
+  return `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
 function readOrbScorecard(root, { days = DEFAULT_DAYS, now = Date.now() } = {}) {
   const windowDays = Number(days);
   if (!Number.isInteger(windowDays) || windowDays < 1) {
@@ -125,8 +132,8 @@ function readOrbScorecard(root, { days = DEFAULT_DAYS, now = Date.now() } = {})
 
   const scorecard = emptyOrbScorecard(windowDays);
   const cutoffMs = nowMs - (windowDays * DAY_MS);
-  const cutoffDay = new Date(cutoffMs).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
-  const today = new Date(nowMs).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const cutoffDay = localDay(new Date(cutoffMs));
+  const today = localDay(new Date(nowMs));
   scorecard.picks = readOrbPicks(root, cutoffDay, today);
 
   const indexPath = path.join(root, '.atris', 'state', 'orb-runs', 'index.jsonl');

package/lib/scorecard.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const { parseTodo } = require('./todo');
+const { localDay } = require('./local-day');
 
 const PRIVATE_MEMORY_ROOT = '.atris/presidio';
 
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ function listLogFiles(atrisDir, startDate, endDate = new Date()) {
   const logsDir = path.join(atrisDir, 'logs');
   if (!fs.existsSync(logsDir)) return [];
 
-  const startKey = startDate.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
-  const endKey = endDate.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const startKey = localDay(startDate);
+  const endKey = localDay(endDate);
   const files = [];
 
   for (const year of fs.readdirSync(logsDir)) {
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ function countLessonsGenerated(atrisDir, pickedAt) {
   const lessonsPath = path.join(atrisDir, 'lessons.md');
   if (!fs.existsSync(lessonsPath)) return 0;
 
-  const startDateKey = startAt.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const startDateKey = localDay(startAt);
   return fs.readFileSync(lessonsPath, 'utf8')
     .split('\n')
     .reduce((count, line) => {
@@ -191,8 +192,8 @@ function buildScorecardData(atrisDir, { slug, pickedAt } = {}) {
 
   return {
     slug,
-    startDate: startAt.toISOString().slice(0, 10),
-    endDate: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+    startDate: localDay(startAt),
+    endDate: localDay(),
     tasksShipped: Math.max(shipped, 0),
     tasksAttempted: Math.max(attempted, shipped),
     wallClockHours: Math.max(0, (Date.now() - startAt.getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60)),
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ function writeScorecard(atrisDir, data) {
   const {
     slug,
     startDate,
-    endDate = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0],
+    endDate = localDay(),
     tasksShipped = 0,
     tasksAttempted = 0,
     wallClockHours = 0,

package/lib/wiki.js

@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ function getWikiLinkRoot(mode = 'public') {
   return mode === 'private' ? PRIVATE_WIKI_ROOT : 'atris/wiki';
 }
 
+// Local calendar day; toISOString is UTC and files an evening entry under
+// tomorrow anywhere west of Greenwich, next to a local clock time.
 function today() {
-  return new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const now = new Date();
+  return `${now.getFullYear()}-${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
 function nowTime() {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "atris",
-  "version": "3.74.1",
+  "version": "3.74.3",
   "description": "you say what you want in plain words. atris builds it, checks it, and shows you proof.",
   "mcpName": "io.github.atrislabs/atris",
   "main": "bin/atris.js",