symbiot 0.24.0 → 0.27.0

package/README.md

@@ -12,20 +12,30 @@ symbiot            your last 7 days, written up   (same as: symbiot week)
 symbiot standup    yesterday + today, for standup
 symbiot todo       what's still on your plate
 symbiot app        open the visual app in your browser
+symbiot drift      what's out of sync / at risk across your repos
+symbiot push       write tasks into each repo for your coding agent
 symbiot models     recommend AI models for your hardware
+symbiot setup-local  set up a free local model (Ollama), one command
 symbiot login      connect it to an AI (once)
 symbiot whoami     show how it's connected
+symbiot logout     forget saved credentials
 symbiot help
 ```
 
+## Install
+
+```bash
+npm install -g symbiot        # or run without installing:  npx symbiot week
+```
+
 ## Prefer a window? `symbiot app`
 
 ```bash
 symbiot app
 ```
 
-Starts a tiny local server (127.0.0.1 only, protected by a one-time token) and
-opens the visual app in your browser — in a clean, chrome-less window if you have
+Starts a tiny local server (127.0.0.1 only, protected by a token) and opens the
+visual app in your browser — in a clean, chrome-less window if you have
 Chrome/Chromium/Edge/Brave (`--app` mode), otherwise a normal tab. No Electron,
 no install — it's the same CLI. Press Ctrl+C (or click Quit) to stop.
 
@@ -33,29 +43,53 @@ Tabs:
 
 - **Map** — a live, interactive node graph of your work, built from your local git:
   you at the centre, your repos, and the languages and tools they share (so related
-  projects cluster). **Scroll to zoom, drag to pan, click a node.** Clicking a repo
-  shows its branch/commits/uncommitted/stack and a **Suggest next steps** button —
-  your model reads that repo's recent commits + open TODOs and proposes *In flight /
-  Next steps / Ideas*. The graph itself **needs no AI key** (pure local data);
-  suggestions use your chosen model (free with local Ollama). This is the landing view.
+  projects cluster), plus the coding **agents and editors** you have installed and
+  the **AI** currently powering Symbiot. Project folders that **aren't git repos**
+  show up too (see [Where it looks](#where-it-looks)). **Scroll to zoom, drag to
+  pan, click a node.** Clicking a repo shows its branch/commits/uncommitted/stack, a
+  **Suggest next steps** button, and an **AI review**: what the project does, a
+  one-line verdict on whether it needs new work at all (it's told to prefer
+  stabilising over piling on features), and a short list of ideas you can tick
+  straight into **Tasks**. The graph itself **needs no AI key** (pure local data);
+  reviews and suggestions use your chosen model (free with local Ollama). While
+  the scan runs, the Map shows live progress (which phase, how many repos, which
+  one). This is the landing view.
+- **Drift** — the [`symbiot drift`](#whats-out-of-sync-symbiot-drift) report, with
+  "fetch latest" and "check CI" toggles.
 - **Week / Standup / Todo** — the write-ups (these use your chosen AI).
-- **Settings** — pick your AI. Free/private option: run **Ollama** locally, no key.
+- **Tasks** — a checklist, grouped by kind (Fixes, Tests & CI, Docs, …). Filter by
+  type or repo, then **Send to repos** to hand just those to your agent (see
+  [`symbiot push`](#hand-tasks-to-your-coding-agent-symbiot-push)). What your agent
+  finishes lands in **Awaiting your review**, where you approve or send it back (see
+  [Review and approve](#review-and-approve-the-agents-work)). Ticking a task yourself
+  marks it done and it **auto-archives**. An **archived** view lets you restore any
+  of them.
+- **Agents** — every agent run Symbiot has started (and local-model downloads),
+  with live status, elapsed time, exit code and the tail of its output.
+- **Settings** — pick your AI, the folders to scan, your agent command, and get
+  model recommendations or a one-click local model.
+
+**Stays current by itself.** The app checks npm for a newer Symbiot every couple of
+minutes (and whenever you come back to the window). When there is one, a banner
+offers **Update & restart**: it runs `npm install -g symbiot@latest`, relaunches the
+app on the same address, and the open window reloads itself onto the new version —
+no terminal, no reopening. The version you're on is shown next to the name. The
+same mechanism means that if you restart `symbiot app` yourself, the open window
+reconnects and reloads on its own.
+
+The app listens on port **7391** so its address survives restarts; set
+`SYMBIOT_PORT` to use another (it falls back to a free port if that one is busy).
 
 **Cross-platform:** the app works on **Linux, macOS, and Windows** — the server
 and UI are just a local web page. The chrome-less window is detected per-OS
 (PATH on Linux, the `/Applications` bundle on macOS, `Program Files` on Windows);
 where no Chromium-family browser is found it opens your default browser instead.
 
-## Install
-
-```bash
-npm install -g symbiot        # or run without installing:  npx symbiot week
-```
-
 ## Hand tasks to your coding agent: `symbiot push`
 
 ```bash
 symbiot push          # or the "Send to repos" button in the app's Tasks tab
+symbiot push --open   # ...and run your agent command in each repo
 ```
 
 Writes a **`.symbiot/TASKS.md`** into each repo your tasks reference — a checklist
@@ -63,25 +97,83 @@ Writes a **`.symbiot/TASKS.md`** into each repo your tasks reference — a check
 open `TODO/FIXME` markers (with `file:line`), and current drift. Then point Claude
 Code / Cursor / any agent at it: *"Read `.symbiot/TASKS.md` and implement the
 unchecked items."* Tasks come from ticking a repo review's ideas, or adding your
-own in the Tasks tab.
+own in the Tasks tab. Non-git project folders on the Map can receive tasks too.
+
+The brief asks the agent to tick each item (`- [x]`) as it finishes it and to leave
+its changes **uncommitted**, ready for your review.
+
+### Review and approve the agent's work
+
+A tick from the agent doesn't archive anything. It moves the task into **Awaiting
+your review** at the top of the Tasks tab, grouped by repo, with the branch, the
+size of the uncommitted change and a **Show diff** button. For each repo:
+
+- **Approve → PR** syncs the work. If you're on the default branch it creates
+  `symbiot/<task>`, commits everything except `.symbiot/` with the approved tasks as
+  the message, pushes, and opens a PR with the GitHub CLI (`gh`). If you're already
+  on a feature branch it commits and opens the PR from there. Each step that can't
+  happen stops there and says why: no `origin` remote means a local commit only, and
+  without `gh` it pushes and stops. Your commit is never lost. Then the tasks are
+  archived with their commit and PR link.
+- **↩ (send back)** is for one that isn't right: it reopens the task and unticks it in
+  `TASKS.md`, so the next **Send to repos** hands it to the agent again.
+
+Tasks waiting for review aren't re-sent to the agent.
+
+### Run your agent automatically
+
+Set an **agent command** in Settings (*Hand off to your agent*), and every
+**Send to repos** (or `symbiot push --open`) runs it in each repo it wrote to. It's
+a template — `{dir}` is the repo path, `{prompt}` is the instruction to read
+`TASKS.md` — so it works with any agent or editor:
+
+```
+claude -p "{prompt}" --permission-mode acceptEdits
+aider --message "{prompt}" --yes
+code {dir}
+```
+
+Settings shows **one-click presets** for what's installed on your machine:
+
+- **Agents:** Claude Code (*make changes*, or *plan only* which asks first), Codex
+  (OpenAI), Aider, Cursor agent, Gemini CLI.
+- **Orca IDE** (any OS): opens the repo in Orca — either just the repo, to use
+  Orca's own agent, or with Claude running in a new tab. It launches Orca if it's
+  closed and waits for it to be ready first.
+- **Editors:** VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Sublime Text, IntelliJ IDEA, Neovim
+  (on macOS, also found as `.app` bundles when the CLI isn't on your PATH).
+
+Each run is logged to `.symbiot/agent.log` in the repo and shown live in the
+**Agents** tab. The command is saved as `agentCmd` in
+`~/.config/symbiot/config.json` — it's your command, Symbiot only fills in
+`{dir}` and `{prompt}`.
 
 ## What's out of sync? `symbiot drift`
 
 ```bash
-symbiot drift          # add --ci to also check GitHub Actions state (needs gh)
+symbiot drift          # local git facts only — fast, no network
+symbiot drift --fetch  # fetch from origin first, so "behind" is current
+symbiot drift --ci     # also check GitHub Actions state (needs gh)
 ```
 
 A **deterministic** report of what's out of sync, stuck, or at risk across your
 repos — computed from git facts, each line citing the fact behind it (no model
-guessing). It flags: **stale checkouts**, **behind upstream**, **multiple
-worktrees**, **branches with work not on the default**, **PR merges that landed
-off the default branch** (the "merged but main didn't move" trap), and — if you
-configure it — **production running code that isn't on your default branch**.
+guessing). It flags: **stale checkouts** (a working tree that's an old snapshot,
+not new work), **uncommitted work**, **behind upstream**, **multiple worktrees**,
+**branches with work not on the default**, **PR merges that landed off the default
+branch** (the "merged but main didn't move" trap — split into *likely never
+landed*, when files the PR added are missing from main, and *probably re-done*,
+when they're all there), and — if you configure it — **production running code
+that isn't on your default branch**. With `--ci` it tells a real failing run apart
+from **CI that isn't running at all** (jobs never started — usually a billing or
+spending limit), quoting GitHub's reason when it can. Works on local-only repos
+too: without a remote it compares against your local default branch.
 
 For the production check, add a per-repo deploy command to
 `~/.config/symbiot/deploys.json` (read only from your own config, never from a
-repo), e.g. `{ "/path/to/repo": "ssh prod cat ~/app/.deployed-sha" }`. Also a
-**Drift** tab in the app.
+repo), keyed by repo path or folder name, that prints the deployed commit sha:
+`{ "/path/to/repo": "ssh prod cat ~/app/.deployed-sha" }`. Also the **Drift** tab
+in the app.
 
 ## Which model? Ask your machine
 
@@ -94,6 +186,20 @@ marking which fit your RAM) to run free & private via [Ollama](https://ollama.co
 plus **paid** options (Claude / OpenAI / Gemini, cheap → top). Also available as
 a button in the app's Settings.
 
+### A free local model in one command: `symbiot setup-local`
+
+```bash
+symbiot setup-local                      # the best model for your RAM
+symbiot setup-local --model llama3.2:3b  # or pick one
+```
+
+Starts Ollama if it isn't running, downloads the model (with progress), and
+switches Symbiot over to it — free, private, nothing leaves your machine. If
+Ollama isn't installed yet it prints the one-line install for your OS (Homebrew on
+macOS, winget on Windows, the official script on Linux) and you re-run it after.
+Also the **Set up a free local model** button in Settings, where the download shows
+in the Agents tab and Symbiot switches over when it finishes.
+
 ## Connect it (once)
 
 Pick the AI you want it to write with:
@@ -103,7 +209,8 @@ symbiot login     # choose Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or a local model (Ollama)
 ```
 
 You'll get a short menu; paste that provider's API key (or, for Ollama, just point
-it at your local server) and it's saved to `~/.config/symbiot/config.json`.
+it at your local server) and it's saved to `~/.config/symbiot/config.json`. The
+app's Settings tab does the same.
 
 | Provider | Get a key | Default model |
 |----------|-----------|---------------|
@@ -119,18 +226,43 @@ Environment keys are auto-detected too (`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`,
 ## Use
 
 ```bash
-cd ~/your/projects            # or use --dir
 symbiot week                  # writes up what you did, grouped and readable
 symbiot week --since 14       # a fortnight instead of a week
 symbiot standup               # short: done + next
 symbiot todo                  # TODOs + uncommitted work, prioritised
 symbiot week --all            # everyone's commits, not just yours
 symbiot week --plain          # no colour/spinner, good for piping
+symbiot week --dir ~/work     # just this folder, this once
 ```
 
-By default it looks under your home folder for repos with recent commits, and
-summarises the commits you authored (the email you commit under in each repo).
-Point it somewhere specific with `--dir ~/work`.
+It summarises the commits **you** authored — matching all your identities in each
+repo (per-repo and global email, your GitHub noreply address, your name), and
+counting everyone if that filter would drop almost all of an active repo's history.
+
+## Where it looks
+
+By default Symbiot scans your **home folder**. To point it at where your work
+actually lives — inside or outside your home folder, one place or several — add
+folders under **Settings → Folders to scan for repos** in the app. Adding the first
+extra folder keeps your home folder in the list; remove whichever you don't want.
+They're saved as `scanRoots` in `~/.config/symbiot/config.json` (`~` works).
+`--dir <path>` overrides them for a single run.
+
+Every view uses the **same set of repos** — the Map, Week / Standup / Todo, Drift,
+and Send to repos all agree. Heavy folders (`node_modules`, virtualenvs, caches, …)
+are skipped, and worktrees of one repo count once (the freshest checkout).
+
+**Not everything is a repo.** Inside your scan folders, Symbiot also picks up
+**project folders without git** — any folder (up to three levels down) with a
+project manifest such as `package.json`, `pyproject.toml`, `requirements.txt`,
+`go.mod`, `Cargo.toml`, `pom.xml`, `build.gradle`, `Gemfile`, `composer.json`,
+`Dockerfile`, `pubspec.yaml` or `CMakeLists.txt`. They appear on the Map (sand
+coloured) with their languages, and can receive tasks like a repo.
+
+**Scans can't hang.** A scan has an overall time limit (60 s by default; set
+`SYMBIOT_SCAN_TIMEOUT` in seconds). If it runs out — a slow network drive, a
+gigantic folder — it stops and shows what it found so far, marked **partial**,
+instead of hanging. The CLI shows scan progress on one line as it goes.
 
 ## What it reads, and what it doesn't
 
@@ -144,14 +276,41 @@ Point it somewhere specific with `--dir ~/work`.
   commits matched you (e.g. "1090 of 1101"), the README's age, and the
   working-tree state — so you can see exactly what it read.
 - **Never:** no keylogging, no screen capture, no browsing history, no accounts.
+- **Runs only what you set:** the agent command is yours, and deploy commands are
+  read only from your own `~/.config/symbiot/`, never from a repo.
 
 ## Config
 
+Everything lives in `~/.config/symbiot/`: `config.json` (your AI, `scanRoots`,
+`agentCmd`; readable only by you), `tasks.json` (your tasks),
+`deploys.json` (optional, for drift's production check) and `rules.md` (optional
+conventions every repo review must respect, alongside each repo's own
+`CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md` / `CONTRIBUTING.md`).
+
 - `SYMBIOT_MODEL` — override the model for any provider (e.g. `gpt-4o`,
   `claude-haiku-4-5`, `gemini-1.5-pro`).
+- `SYMBIOT_SCAN_TIMEOUT` — the scan time limit, in seconds (default 60).
+- `SYMBIOT_PORT` — the app's port (default 7391).
 - `symbiot whoami` shows the active provider, model, and where the credential
   came from. `symbiot logout` forgets saved credentials.
 
+## Development
+
+```bash
+npm test
+```
+
+Runs three suites, all against throwaway repos and an isolated `HOME`:
+
+- `test/fixtures.mjs` — accuracy fixtures: the facts Symbiot collects (identity
+  matching, stale checkouts, worktrees, drift) and the `symbiot drift` report as
+  printed, plus the scan time limit.
+- `test/smoke.mjs` — boots `symbiot app`, runs the page's own JavaScript against
+  a fake DOM (every tab, every button), and hits every endpoint the UI calls.
+- `test/install.mjs` — runs the CLI through a bin symlink, then `npm pack` +
+  global install into a temp prefix and runs `symbiot help`. Needs npm registry
+  access for dependencies; `SYMBIOT_SKIP_INSTALL_TEST=1` skips that part.
+
 ---
 
 Part of Symbiot — an assistant that learns how you work and gives it back to you.

package/index.mjs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //         --plain       no colour, no spinner (for piping)
 
 import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";
-import { execSync, spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { execSync, spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { homedir, totalmem, cpus as oscpus } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync, chmodSync, statSync, realpathSync, openSync, writeSync } from "node:fs";
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ let SERVING = false; // set while `symbiot app` runs — silences the CLI spinne
 let LAST_MAP = null;  // cached graph so node clicks don't rescan
 const HANDOFFS = []; // live registry of agents Symbiot has handed work to
 let LATEST_VERSION = ""; // newest symbiot on npm, checked in the background
+// a.b.c numeric compare: only a HIGHER npm version is an update (a local build
+// ahead of npm must not be offered a "newer" older one)
+function semverGt(a, b) { const p = (v) => String(v || "").replace(/^v/, "").split(/[.-]/).slice(0, 3).map((n) => parseInt(n, 10) || 0); const x = p(a), y = p(b); for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) if (x[i] !== y[i]) return x[i] > y[i]; return false; }
 async function checkLatest() { try { const r = await fetch("https://registry.npmjs.org/symbiot"); if (!r.ok) return; const j = await r.json(); LATEST_VERSION = (j["dist-tags"] && j["dist-tags"].latest) || ""; } catch {} }
 
 // ---- colour + spinner ------------------------------------------------------
@@ -118,18 +121,101 @@ function repoPathMap() {
   for (const r of src) if (r.path && !byName[r.name]) byName[r.name] = r.path;
   return byName;
 }
-// "Check what was handed out, see what's completed, then archive it": mark done
-// any task the agent ticked in TASKS.md, then auto-archive every done task.
+// "Check what was handed out, see what's completed, then archive it" — with an
+// approval step in between. An agent ticking an item in TASKS.md means "done,
+// please review", NOT archived: it waits in review until the user approves it
+// (approveRepo: branch + commit + push + PR, then archive) or sends it back
+// (sendBack: unticked, open again). Only a task the USER ticks archives directly.
 function syncTasks() {
-  const t = loadTasks(); const map = repoPathMap(); let completed = 0, archived = 0; const checkedByRepo = {};
+  const t = loadTasks(); const map = repoPathMap(); let review = 0, archived = 0; const checkedByRepo = {};
   for (const x of t) {
-    if (x.archived || x.done || !x.repo) continue;
+    if (x.archived || x.done || x.review || !x.repo) continue;
     if (!(x.repo in checkedByRepo)) checkedByRepo[x.repo] = map[x.repo] ? completedInRepo(map[x.repo]) : [];
-    if (checkedByRepo[x.repo].includes(x.text.toLowerCase())) { x.done = true; completed++; }
+    if (checkedByRepo[x.repo].includes(x.text.toLowerCase())) { x.review = true; x.reviewAt = Date.now(); review++; }
   }
   for (const x of t) { if (x.done && !x.archived) { x.archived = true; x.archivedAt = Date.now(); archived++; } }
   saveTasks(t);
-  return { completed, archived };
+  return { review, archived };
+}
+// git with an argv (task text goes into commit messages — never through a shell)
+function git(repo, args, timeout = 30000) {
+  const r = spawnSync("git", ["-C", repo, ...args], { encoding: "utf8", timeout, maxBuffer: 32 * 1024 * 1024, env: { ...process.env, GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT: "0" } });
+  return { ok: r.status === 0, out: String(r.stdout || "").replace(/\s+$/, ""), err: String(r.stderr || (r.error && r.error.message) || "").trim() };
+}
+const NOT_SYMBIOT = ["--", ".", ":(exclude).symbiot"]; // .symbiot/ is Symbiot's scratch (brief + agent log), never shipped
+function workingChanges(path) {
+  const st = git(path, ["status", "--porcelain", "-uall", ...NOT_SYMBIOT]);
+  const files = st.out ? st.out.split("\n").map((l) => ({ st: l.slice(0, 2).trim(), file: l.slice(3) })) : [];
+  const short = git(path, ["diff", "--shortstat", "HEAD", ...NOT_SYMBIOT]).out, n = (re) => +((short.match(re) || [])[1] || 0);
+  const ins = n(/(\d+) insertion/), del = n(/(\d+) deletion/), fresh = files.filter((f) => f.st === "??").length;
+  const stat = [ins && `+${ins}`, del && `−${del}`, fresh && `${fresh} new`].filter(Boolean).join(" ");
+  return { branch: git(path, ["rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]).out, files, stat };
+}
+// The full diff the agent left behind: tracked changes + new files, capped.
+function workingDiff(path, cap = 400000) {
+  let d = git(path, ["diff", "HEAD", ...NOT_SYMBIOT]).out;
+  for (const f of workingChanges(path).files.filter((x) => x.st === "??")) {
+    if (d.length > cap) break;
+    d += (d ? "\n" : "") + git(path, ["diff", "--no-index", "--", "/dev/null", f.file]).out; // exits 1 on a difference — output is what we want
+  }
+  return d.length > cap ? d.slice(0, cap) + "\n… (diff truncated)" : d;
+}
+function pendingReview() {
+  const by = {}; for (const x of loadTasks()) if (x.review && !x.done && !x.archived) (by[x.repo] = by[x.repo] || []).push(x);
+  const map = Object.keys(by).length ? repoPathMap() : {};
+  return Object.keys(by).sort().map((repo) => { const path = map[repo] || ""; return { repo, path, tasks: by[repo], ...(path ? workingChanges(path) : { branch: "", files: [], stat: "" }) }; });
+}
+const branchSlug = (s) => String(s).toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-").replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "").slice(0, 40).replace(/-+$/, "") || "tasks";
+// Sync approved work: off the default branch onto symbiot/<task>, commit the
+// working tree (minus .symbiot/), push, and open a PR with gh. Each step that
+// can't happen (no remote, push rejected, no gh) stops there and says so — the
+// commit is never lost. opts.push=false stops after the commit, opts.pr=false
+// after the push.
+function shipChanges(path, texts, opts = {}) {
+  const ch = workingChanges(path);
+  if (!ch.files.length) return { ok: true, nothing: true, note: "No uncommitted changes — approved without a commit." };
+  if (!ch.branch || ch.branch === "HEAD") return { error: "Detached HEAD — check out a branch first." };
+  const base = gitDefaultBranch(path); let branch = ch.branch;
+  if (branch === base) {
+    const stem = "symbiot/" + branchSlug(texts.length === 1 ? texts[0] : `${texts.length}-tasks-${new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)}`);
+    branch = stem; for (let i = 2; git(path, ["rev-parse", "--verify", "-q", "refs/heads/" + branch]).ok; i++) branch = `${stem}-${i}`;
+    const sw = git(path, ["switch", "-c", branch]); if (!sw.ok) return { error: "Could not create branch: " + sw.err };
+  }
+  const add = git(path, ["add", "-A", ...NOT_SYMBIOT]); if (!add.ok) return { error: "git add failed: " + add.err, branch };
+  const subject = texts.length === 1 ? (texts[0].length > 72 ? texts[0].slice(0, 71).replace(/\s+\S*$/, "") + "…" : texts[0]) : `symbiot: ${texts.length} approved tasks`;
+  const body = texts.map((x) => "- " + x).join("\n");
+  const cm = git(path, ["commit", "-m", subject, "-m", body]); if (!cm.ok) return { error: "Commit failed: " + (cm.err || cm.out), branch };
+  const out = { ok: true, branch, base, commit: git(path, ["rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"]).out, subject };
+  if (opts.push === false) return out;
+  if (!git(path, ["remote", "get-url", "origin"]).ok) return { ...out, note: "No origin remote — committed locally." };
+  const ps = git(path, ["push", "-u", "origin", branch], 120000);
+  if (!ps.ok) return { ...out, note: "Committed, but the push failed: " + (ps.err.split("\n").filter(Boolean).pop() || "unknown error") };
+  out.pushed = true;
+  if (opts.pr === false) return out;
+  if (!hasCmd("gh")) return { ...out, note: "Pushed. Install the GitHub CLI (gh) to open the PR automatically." };
+  const gh = (args) => spawnSync("gh", args, { cwd: path, encoding: "utf8", timeout: 60000 });
+  const pr = gh(["pr", "create", "--head", branch, "--base", base, "--title", subject, "--body", body + "\n\nApproved in Symbiot."]);
+  const url = (String(pr.stdout || "").match(/https?:\/\/\S+/) || [])[0] || String(gh(["pr", "view", branch, "--json", "url", "-q", ".url"]).stdout || "").trim();
+  return url ? { ...out, pr: url } : { ...out, note: "Pushed, but gh couldn't open the PR: " + String(pr.stderr || "").trim().split("\n").pop() };
+}
+function approveRepo(repo, opts = {}) {
+  const t = loadTasks(); const items = t.filter((x) => x.repo === repo && x.review && !x.done && !x.archived);
+  if (!items.length) return { error: "Nothing awaiting review for " + (repo || "(no repo)") + "." };
+  const path = repoPathMap()[repo]; if (!path) return { error: "Repo not found: " + repo };
+  const r = shipChanges(path, items.map((x) => x.text), opts);
+  if (r.error) return r;
+  const now = Date.now();
+  for (const x of items) { x.review = false; x.done = true; x.archived = true; x.archivedAt = now; x.approvedAt = now; for (const k of ["branch", "commit", "pr"]) if (r[k]) x[k] = r[k]; }
+  saveTasks(t);
+  return { ...r, approved: items.length };
+}
+// Not right: reopen it and untick it in TASKS.md so the agent picks it up again.
+function sendBack(id) {
+  const t = loadTasks(); const it = t.find((x) => x.id === id); if (!it) return { error: "not found" };
+  it.review = false; delete it.reviewAt; saveTasks(t);
+  const path = it.repo && repoPathMap()[it.repo];
+  if (path) { const f = join(path, ".symbiot", "TASKS.md"); try { const want = it.text.trim().toLowerCase(); writeFileSync(f, readFileSync(f, "utf8").split("\n").map((l) => /^\s*-\s*\[x\]/i.test(l) && l.replace(/^\s*-\s*\[x\]\s*/i, "").trim().toLowerCase() === want ? l.replace(/\[x\]/i, "[ ]") : l).join("\n")); } catch {} }
+  return it;
 }
 // Deterministic task classification (no model) so tasks batch by kind instead
 // of arriving as a flat, mixed pile. Order matters (most specific first).
@@ -160,11 +246,12 @@ function buildTasksMd(name, ctx, list) {
   const byType = {}; for (const t of list) { const ty = taskType(t.text); (byType[ty] = byType[ty] || []).push(t); }
   const keys = Object.keys(byType).sort((a, b) => TASK_ORDER.indexOf(a) - TASK_ORDER.indexOf(b));
   for (const ty of keys) { L.push(`### ${ty}`); for (const t of byType[ty]) L.push(`- [ ] ${t.text}`); L.push(""); }
-  L.push("---", 'To action these, tell your coding agent: "Read `.symbiot/TASKS.md` and implement the unchecked items in this repo, using the context above. Confirm with me before anything destructive."');
+  L.push("## When you finish an item", "- Tick it here (`- [x]`) as soon as it's done — that's how it reaches review. Ticking doesn't archive it: the user approves it in Symbiot, which commits it on a branch and opens a PR.", "- Leave your changes **uncommitted**, and don't tick anything you didn't finish or couldn't verify.", "");
+  L.push("---", 'To action these, tell your coding agent: "Read `.symbiot/TASKS.md` and implement the unchecked items in this repo, using the context above. Tick each item as you finish it and leave changes uncommitted for review. Confirm with me before anything destructive."');
   return L.join("\n") + "\n";
 }
 function pushTasks(filter) {
-  let tasks = loadTasks().filter((t) => !t.done && !t.archived);
+  let tasks = loadTasks().filter((t) => !t.done && !t.archived && !t.review);
   if (filter && filter.type) tasks = tasks.filter((t) => taskType(t.text) === filter.type);
   if (filter && filter.repo) tasks = tasks.filter((t) => t.repo === filter.repo);
   if (!tasks.length) return { empty: true, written: [], unresolved: [] };
@@ -258,14 +345,53 @@ function sh(cmd) {
   try { return execSync(cmd, { encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"], maxBuffer: 32 * 1024 * 1024, timeout: 6000, killSignal: "SIGKILL" }); }
   catch { return ""; } // timeout or error -> empty, never hang the scan
 }
+// ---- scan deadline + progress ---------------------------------------------
+// One slow disk or giant tree must never hang a scan (the 0.7.1 map hang): each
+// scan gets an overall deadline (SYMBIOT_SCAN_TIMEOUT seconds), after which it
+// stops and returns what it has, marked partial. Progress is a live stderr line
+// in the CLI, and served at /api/scan for the app, which polls it while the Map
+// loads. Nested scans (findAllRepos inside buildMap) share the outer deadline.
+const SCAN_TIMEOUT_MS = (Number(process.env.SYMBIOT_SCAN_TIMEOUT) || 60) * 1000;
+const FIND_TIMEOUT_MS = 20000; // one `find` walk; partial results are kept past it
+const SCAN = { active: false, phase: "", done: 0, total: 0, item: "", startedAt: 0, deadline: 0, partial: false };
+function scanBegin() {
+  if (SCAN.active) return false;
+  Object.assign(SCAN, { active: true, phase: "", done: 0, total: 0, item: "", startedAt: Date.now(), deadline: Date.now() + SCAN_TIMEOUT_MS, partial: false });
+  return true;
+}
+function scanPhase(phase, total) { Object.assign(SCAN, { phase, done: 0, total: total || 0, item: "" }); scanDraw(); }
+function scanTick(item) { SCAN.done++; SCAN.item = item || ""; scanDraw(); }
+function scanExpired() { if (SCAN.active && Date.now() > SCAN.deadline) SCAN.partial = true; return SCAN.partial; }
+function scanEnd(owner) {
+  if (!owner) return;
+  SCAN.active = false;
+  if (SERVING) return;
+  if (!PLAIN && process.stderr.isTTY) process.stderr.write("\r\x1b[K");
+  if (SCAN.partial) process.stderr.write(c.y(`⚠ scan stopped after ${SCAN_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000}s — results are partial (raise SYMBIOT_SCAN_TIMEOUT, or narrow the scan folders)`) + "\n");
+}
+// Written synchronously (the scan blocks the event loop, so a timer-driven
+// spinner would freeze): one overwritten stderr line, TTY only.
+function scanDraw() {
+  if (SERVING || PLAIN || !process.stderr.isTTY) return;
+  const n = SCAN.total ? ` ${SCAN.done}/${SCAN.total}` : SCAN.done ? ` ${SCAN.done}` : "";
+  process.stderr.write(`\r\x1b[K${c.g("⠿")} ${c.d(`${SCAN.phase}${n}${SCAN.item ? " · " + SCAN.item : ""}`.slice(0, (process.stderr.columns || 80) - 3))}`);
+}
+// Run `find` directly (no shell, no pipe): a timeout then kills find itself
+// rather than a shell whose piped children keep running, and whatever it found
+// before the timeout is kept instead of discarded.
+function findPaths(args, limit) {
+  const timeout = SCAN.active ? Math.max(1000, Math.min(FIND_TIMEOUT_MS, SCAN.deadline - Date.now())) : FIND_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  const r = spawnSync("find", args, { encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"], maxBuffer: 32 * 1024 * 1024, timeout, killSignal: "SIGKILL" });
+  if (r.error && r.error.code !== "ETIMEDOUT") return [];
+  if (r.error && SCAN.active) SCAN.partial = true;
+  return String(r.stdout || "").split("\n").filter(Boolean).slice(0, limit);
+}
+const PRUNE = ["node_modules", ".cache", ".local", ".npm", "venv", ".venv", ".gradle", "Pods"];
+const anyName = (names) => ["(", ...names.flatMap((n, i) => (i ? ["-o", "-name", n] : ["-name", n])), ")"];
 // find .git dirs quickly by PRUNING heavy trees (node_modules etc.) instead of
 // crawling into them — this is the big speedup for the map scan.
 function findGitDirs(base, limit) {
-  return sh(
-    `find ${JSON.stringify(base)} -maxdepth 7 ` +
-    `\\( -name node_modules -o -name .cache -o -name .local -o -name .npm -o -name venv -o -name .venv -o -name .gradle -o -name Pods -o -name .git-crypt \\) -prune ` +
-    `-o -name .git -print 2>/dev/null | head -${limit}`,
-  ).split("\n").filter(Boolean);
+  return findPaths([base, "-maxdepth", "7", ...anyName([...PRUNE, ".git-crypt"]), "-prune", "-o", "-name", ".git", "-print"], limit);
 }
 function me() {
   return { email: sh("git config --global user.email").trim(), name: sh("git config --global user.name").trim() };
@@ -601,10 +727,10 @@ const IDE_LIST = [["code", "VS Code", "Visual Studio Code"], ["cursor", "Cursor"
 const AGENT_LIST = [
   ["claude", "Claude Code — make changes", 'claude -p "{prompt}" --permission-mode acceptEdits'],
   ["claude", "Claude Code — plan only (asks first)", 'claude -p "{prompt}"'],
-  ["codex", "Codex (OpenAI) — make changes", 'codex exec --full-auto "{prompt}"'],
+  ["codex", "Codex (OpenAI/GPT) — make changes", 'codex exec --full-auto "{prompt}"'],
   ["aider", "Aider — make changes", 'aider --message "{prompt}" --yes'],
+  ["gemini", "Gemini — make changes", 'gemini --yolo -p "{prompt}"'],
   ["cursor-agent", "Cursor agent", 'cursor-agent -p "{prompt}"'],
-  ["gemini", "Gemini CLI", 'gemini -p "{prompt}"'],
 ];
 // Cross-platform "is this command available?" (command -v on posix, where on win).
 function hasCmd(cmd) { try { return !!sh(process.platform === "win32" ? `where ${cmd}` : `command -v ${cmd}`).trim(); } catch { return false; } }
@@ -646,28 +772,49 @@ function detectHandoffs() {
   if (orca) {
     const q = JSON.stringify(orca);
     agents.unshift(
-      { label: "Orca IDE — open repo (use your Orca agent)", tmpl: `${q} open; ${q} repo add --path {dir}; ${q} terminal create --worktree path:{dir} --focus`, kind: "agent" },
-      { label: "Orca IDE — run Claude in a tab", tmpl: `${q} open; ${q} repo add --path {dir}; ${q} terminal create --worktree path:{dir} --command "claude {prompt}" --focus`, kind: "agent" },
+      { label: "Orca IDE — open repo (use your Orca agent)", tmpl: orcaHandoffCmd(q, ""), kind: "agent" },
+      { label: "Orca IDE — run Claude in a tab", tmpl: orcaHandoffCmd(q, ORCA_CLAUDE_CMD), kind: "agent" },
     );
   }
   return { agents, editors };
 }
 const shSingle = (s) => "'" + String(s).replace(/'/g, "'\\''") + "'";
 const escDq = (s) => String(s).replace(/[\\"$`]/g, "\\$&");
-const HANDOFF_PROMPT = "Read .symbiot/TASKS.md and implement the unchecked items in this repo. Confirm before anything destructive.";
+// Plain words only: in the Orca preset this passes through two shells, so no
+// backticks or $ (escDq covers one level).
+const HANDOFF_PROMPT = "Read .symbiot/TASKS.md and implement the unchecked items in this repo. Tick each item [x] in that file as you finish it and leave your changes uncommitted, so they can be reviewed and approved. Confirm before anything destructive.";
 function handoffCmd() { const cfg = loadConfig(); return migrateOrcaCmd(cfg.agentCmd) || (cfg.ide ? `${cfg.ide} {dir}` : ""); } // ide = legacy
-// An Orca command saved before we learned its CLI needs a running app lacks the
-// `open` step and silently fails when Orca is closed. Patch it in place: insert
-// `<orca> open; ` before the first `repo add`. Idempotent (skips if already there).
+// Build the full Orca handoff, cold-start safe. `bin` is the quoted orca-ide
+// path; `commandPart` is e.g. ORCA_CLAUDE_CMD or "" (open only).
+// open launches Orca & waits for the runtime to be REACHABLE, but on a cold
+// start the workspace graph isn't ready yet (runtime.state=graph_not_ready) and
+// `terminal create` times out — so we poll `status` until state=ready, then add
+// the repo and create the terminal (retry: the worktree can lag a beat behind).
+// {prompt} needs its own (escaped) quotes: the outer shell strips the --command
+// quotes and Orca re-runs the string in the tab, so an unquoted prompt reached
+// the agent as just its first word ("Read").
+const ORCA_CLAUDE_CMD = ` --command "claude \\"{prompt}\\""`;
+function orcaHandoffCmd(bin, commandPart) {
+  const waitReady = `for i in $(seq 1 40); do ${bin} status --json 2>/dev/null | grep -q '"state": *"ready"' && break; sleep 1; done`;
+  const mkTerm = `for j in 1 2 3; do ${bin} terminal create --worktree path:{dir}${commandPart} --focus && break; sleep 2; done`;
+  return `${bin} open; ${waitReady}; ${bin} repo add --path {dir}; ${mkTerm}`;
+}
+// Normalise an Orca command saved by an older version (no launch / no wait-for-
+// ready) to the current cold-start-safe form, preserving its binary path and any
+// custom `--command`. Idempotent: already-current commands are left untouched.
 function migrateOrcaCmd(cmd) {
   if (!cmd || typeof cmd !== "string") return cmd;
   if (!/orca-ide/.test(cmd) || !/\brepo add\b/.test(cmd)) return cmd;
-  if (/orca-ide("|')?\s+open\b|\bopen;\s/.test(cmd)) return cmd; // already migrated
-  const m = cmd.match(/^(\S+|"[^"]*"|'[^']*')\s+repo add/); // the orca binary token
-  const bin = m ? m[1] : "";
-  const patched = bin ? cmd.replace(/(\S+|"[^"]*"|'[^']*')\s+repo add/, `${bin} open; $1 repo add`) : cmd;
-  if (patched !== cmd) { try { const cfg = loadConfig(); if (cfg.agentCmd === cmd) { cfg.agentCmd = patched; saveConfig(cfg); } } catch {} }
-  return patched;
+  const cm = cmd.match(/--command\s+"((?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"/); // preserve a custom agent command
+  // ≤0.26 saved a bare {prompt} here (truncated to one word) — quote it
+  const inner = cm ? cm[1].replace(/(^|\s)\{prompt\}(?=\s|$)/g, '$1\\"{prompt}\\"') : "";
+  if (/status --json/.test(cmd) && /grep -q/.test(cmd) && (!cm || inner === cm[1])) return cmd; // already current
+  const bm = cmd.match(/^\s*("[^"]*"|'[^']*'|\S+)/); // leading orca-ide binary token
+  const bin = bm ? bm[1] : "";
+  const commandPart = cm ? ` --command "${inner}"` : "";
+  const rebuilt = bin ? orcaHandoffCmd(bin, commandPart) : cmd;
+  if (rebuilt !== cmd) { try { const cfg = loadConfig(); if (cfg.agentCmd === cmd) { cfg.agentCmd = rebuilt; saveConfig(cfg); } } catch {} }
+  return rebuilt;
 }
 // Run a shell command as a tracked, logged background job that shows up live in
 // the Agents tab. Shared by the agent handoff and the local-model setup.
@@ -687,10 +834,26 @@ function track(name, cmd, cwd, onExit) {
     return entry;
   } catch { return null; }
 }
+// Agent-agnostic "what did it do": read it straight from git, so it works the
+// same whoever the agent was (Claude, Codex/GPT, Aider, Gemini, Cursor…). Shows
+// current working-tree changes + any commits the agent made since it started.
+function agentChanges(path, startedAt) {
+  try {
+    const q = JSON.stringify(path);
+    const porcelain = sh(`git -C ${q} status --porcelain`).trim();
+    // Don't count Symbiot's own .symbiot/ dir (agent.log, TASKS.md) as the agent's work.
+    const dirty = porcelain ? porcelain.split("\n").filter((l) => { const p = l.slice(3); return p !== ".symbiot" && p !== ".symbiot/" && p.indexOf(".symbiot/") !== 0; }).length : 0;
+    const stat = (sh(`git -C ${q} diff --shortstat`).trim() || sh(`git -C ${q} diff --cached --shortstat`).trim()).replace(/^\s+/, "");
+    const since = new Date(startedAt || Date.now()).toISOString();
+    const raw = sh(`git -C ${q} log --since=${JSON.stringify(since)} --pretty=%h\u0001%s`).trim();
+    const commits = raw ? raw.split("\n").slice(0, 8).map((l) => { const i = l.indexOf("\u0001"); return { hash: l.slice(0, i), msg: l.slice(i + 1) }; }) : [];
+    return { dirty, stat, commits };
+  } catch { return { dirty: 0, stat: "", commits: [] }; }
+}
+const fillHandoff = (tmpl, repoPath) => tmpl.replace(/\{dir\}/g, shSingle(repoPath)).replace(/\{prompt\}/g, escDq(HANDOFF_PROMPT));
 function runHandoff(repoPath) {
   const tmpl = handoffCmd(); if (!tmpl || !repoPath) return null;
-  const cmd = tmpl.replace(/\{dir\}/g, shSingle(repoPath)).replace(/\{prompt\}/g, escDq(HANDOFF_PROMPT));
-  return track(repoPath.split("/").pop(), cmd, repoPath);
+  return track(repoPath.split("/").pop(), fillHandoff(tmpl, repoPath), repoPath);
 }
 // ---- local model one-command setup (Ollama), OS-aware ---------------------
 const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
@@ -858,9 +1021,17 @@ function driftRepo(p, opts = {}) {
   return { name, path: p, def, flags, fetchAgeDays: fa };
 }
 function computeDrift(opts = {}) {
-  const deploys = loadDeploys();
-  const repos = findAllRepos().slice(0, 20).map((r) => driftRepo(r.path, { deploys, ci: opts.ci, fetch: opts.fetch }));
-  return { repos, ci: !!opts.ci };
+  const own = scanBegin();
+  try {
+    const deploys = loadDeploys();
+    const found = findAllRepos().slice(0, 20), repos = [];
+    scanPhase("checking drift", found.length);
+    for (const r of found) {
+      if (scanExpired()) break;
+      repos.push(driftRepo(r.path, { deploys, ci: opts.ci, fetch: opts.fetch })); scanTick(r.name);
+    }
+    return { repos, ci: !!opts.ci, partial: SCAN.partial };
+  } finally { scanEnd(own); }
 }
 function cmdDrift() {
   const d = computeDrift({ ci: has("ci"), fetch: has("fetch") });
@@ -892,21 +1063,33 @@ const MANIFEST_TOOL = {
   "terraform.tf": "Terraform", "kubernetes.yml": "Kubernetes", ".github": "GitHub Actions",
 };
 function findAllRepos(base) {
-  const roots = base ? [base] : scanRoots();
-  const repos = []; const seen = new Set();
-  for (const root of roots) for (const g of findGitDirs(root, 300)) {
-    const repo = g.replace(/\/\.git$/, ""); if (seen.has(repo)) continue; seen.add(repo);
-    const last = Number(sh(`git -C ${JSON.stringify(repo)} log -1 --format=%ct 2>/dev/null`).trim()) || 0;
-    if (last) repos.push({ path: repo, name: repo.split("/").pop(), recency: last });
-  }
-  // Group worktrees by shared git dir; keep only the freshest checkout of each.
-  const byCommon = {};
-  for (const r of repos) {
-    const cd = sh(`git -C ${JSON.stringify(r.path)} rev-parse --git-common-dir 2>/dev/null`).trim() || r.path;
-    const key = cd.startsWith("/") ? cd : join(r.path, cd);
-    if (!byCommon[key] || byCommon[key].recency < r.recency) byCommon[key] = r;
-  }
-  return Object.values(byCommon).sort((a, b) => b.recency - a.recency).slice(0, 60);
+  const own = scanBegin();
+  try {
+    const roots = base ? [base] : scanRoots();
+    const repos = []; const seen = new Set();
+    for (const root of roots) {
+      if (scanExpired()) break;
+      scanPhase("finding repos in " + root.replace(homedir(), "~"));
+      const gits = findGitDirs(root, 300);
+      scanPhase("reading repos", gits.length);
+      for (const g of gits) {
+        if (scanExpired()) break;
+        const repo = g.replace(/\/\.git$/, ""); scanTick(repo.split("/").pop());
+        if (seen.has(repo)) continue; seen.add(repo);
+        const last = Number(sh(`git -C ${JSON.stringify(repo)} log -1 --format=%ct 2>/dev/null`).trim()) || 0;
+        if (last) repos.push({ path: repo, name: repo.split("/").pop(), recency: last });
+      }
+    }
+    // Group worktrees by shared git dir; keep only the freshest checkout of each.
+    // (Not deadline-bound: it's what makes the result correct, and it's cheap.)
+    const byCommon = {};
+    for (const r of repos) {
+      const cd = sh(`git -C ${JSON.stringify(r.path)} rev-parse --git-common-dir 2>/dev/null`).trim() || r.path;
+      const key = cd.startsWith("/") ? cd : join(r.path, cd);
+      if (!byCommon[key] || byCommon[key].recency < r.recency) byCommon[key] = r;
+    }
+    return Object.values(byCommon).sort((a, b) => b.recency - a.recency).slice(0, 60);
+  } finally { scanEnd(own); }
 }
 function detectRepo(r) {
   const files = sh(`git -C ${JSON.stringify(r.path)} ls-files 2>/dev/null | head -3000`).split("\n").filter(Boolean);
@@ -927,11 +1110,8 @@ function detectRepo(r) {
 // Non-git PROJECT folders inside your scan roots (you added them = consent):
 // a directory with a manifest but no .git — "not everything is a repo".
 function findProjectFolders(root) {
-  const manifests = sh(
-    `find ${JSON.stringify(root)} -maxdepth 3 ` +
-    `\\( -name node_modules -o -name .cache -o -name .local -o -name .npm -o -name venv -o -name .venv -o -name .gradle -o -name Pods -o -name .git \\) -prune ` +
-    `-o -type f \\( -name package.json -o -name requirements.txt -o -name pyproject.toml -o -name go.mod -o -name Cargo.toml -o -name pom.xml -o -name build.gradle -o -name Gemfile -o -name composer.json -o -name Dockerfile -o -name pubspec.yaml -o -name CMakeLists.txt \\) -print 2>/dev/null | head -200`,
-  ).split("\n").filter(Boolean);
+  const manifests = findPaths([root, "-maxdepth", "3", ...anyName([...PRUNE, ".git"]), "-prune", "-o", "-type", "f",
+    ...anyName(["package.json", "requirements.txt", "pyproject.toml", "go.mod", "Cargo.toml", "pom.xml", "build.gradle", "Gemfile", "composer.json", "Dockerfile", "pubspec.yaml", "CMakeLists.txt"]), "-print"], 200);
   const dirs = new Set(); for (const m of manifests) dirs.add(m.replace(/\/[^/]+$/, ""));
   const out = [];
   for (const d of dirs) {
@@ -946,9 +1126,29 @@ function detectFolder(path) {
   for (const f of files) { const base = f.split("/").pop(); if (MANIFEST_TOOL[base]) tools.add(MANIFEST_TOOL[base]); const ext = (base.includes(".") ? base.split(".").pop() : "").toLowerCase(); if (EXT_LANG[ext]) count[EXT_LANG[ext]] = (count[EXT_LANG[ext]] || 0) + 1; }
   return { path, name: path.split("/").pop(), langs: Object.entries(count).sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]).map((x) => x[0]), tools: [...tools], files: files.length };
 }
+// Async only to YIELD between repos, so the app server can answer /api/scan
+// (progress) mid-scan; the git calls themselves stay synchronous. Concurrent
+// callers (e.g. Rescan while a scan runs) share the one in-flight build.
+let MAP_BUILD = null;
 function buildMap() {
+  if (!MAP_BUILD) MAP_BUILD = buildMapNow().finally(() => { MAP_BUILD = null; });
+  return MAP_BUILD;
+}
+const yieldTick = () => new Promise((r) => setImmediate(r));
+async function buildMapNow() {
+  const own = scanBegin();
+  try { return await buildMapScan(); } finally { scanEnd(own); }
+}
+async function buildMapScan() {
   const who = me();
-  const repos = findAllRepos().map(detectRepo);
+  const found = findAllRepos();
+  const repos = [];
+  scanPhase("reading repo details", found.length);
+  for (const r of found) {
+    if (scanExpired()) break;
+    await yieldTick();
+    repos.push(detectRepo(r)); scanTick(r.name);
+  }
   const nodes = []; const edges = []; const have = new Set();
   const add = (n) => { if (!have.has(n.id)) { have.add(n.id); nodes.push(n); } };
   add({ id: "me", type: "person", label: who.name || "You", weight: 22 });
@@ -963,9 +1163,11 @@ function buildMap() {
   // Non-git project folders in the scan roots (capped; deduped against repos).
   try {
     const repoPaths = new Set(repos.map((r) => r.path)); let folders = 0;
-    for (const root of scanRoots()) { for (const d of findProjectFolders(root)) {
+    for (const root of scanRoots()) { if (scanExpired()) break; scanPhase("finding project folders"); for (const d of findProjectFolders(root)) {
       if (repoPaths.has(d) || have.has("folder:" + d) || folders >= 20) continue;
-      const det = detectFolder(d); folders++;
+      if (scanExpired()) break;
+      await yieldTick();
+      const det = detectFolder(d); folders++; scanTick(det.name);
       add({ id: "folder:" + d, type: "folder", label: det.name, weight: 10, meta: { path: d, langs: det.langs.slice(0, 3), tools: det.tools, files: det.files } });
       edges.push({ source: "me", target: "folder:" + d });
       for (const L of det.langs.slice(0, 3)) { const id = "lang:" + L; add({ id, type: "lang", label: L, weight: 15 }); edges.push({ source: "folder:" + d, target: id }); }
@@ -993,13 +1195,14 @@ function buildMap() {
     commits: repos.reduce((s, r) => s + r.mine, 0),
     files: repos.reduce((s, r) => s + (r.files || 0), 0),
     base: BASE,
+    partial: SCAN.partial, // the scan hit its deadline — this is what it found so far
   } };
   LAST_MAP = out;
   return out;
 }
 // Local detail for a clicked node (no AI).
-function nodeDetail(id) {
-  const map = LAST_MAP || buildMap();
+async function nodeDetail(id) {
+  const map = LAST_MAP || await buildMap();
   if (id === "me") { const n = map.nodes.find((x) => x.id === "me"); return { type: "person", label: (n && n.label) || "You", stats: map.stats }; }
   if (id.startsWith("repo:")) {
     const path = id.slice(5); const n = map.nodes.find((x) => x.id === id); const m = (n && n.meta) || {};
@@ -1291,6 +1494,7 @@ a{color:var(--green);cursor:pointer}.hidden{display:none}
 .updatebar.show{display:flex}
 .updatebar.reconnect{background:var(--amber)}
 .updatebar button{font:inherit;font-weight:700;border:0;border-radius:8px;padding:5px 12px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--bone);cursor:pointer}
+.ver{font-size:11px;color:var(--faint);background:var(--ink3);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:2px 8px;margin-left:2px;font-family:ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,monospace}
 footer{padding:10px 18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex}
 .profile{font-size:13px;margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.5}
 .profile b{color:var(--bone)}
@@ -1330,6 +1534,10 @@ footer{padding:10px 18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex}
 .fchip{font-size:12px;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--ink3);color:var(--text);cursor:pointer;font:inherit}
 .fchip.on{background:var(--green-dim);border-color:#2a6b52;color:var(--green)}
 .task .rm.restore{color:var(--green);font-size:15px}
+.rcard{border:1px solid var(--amber);border-radius:11px;padding:10px 12px;margin-top:8px}
+.rcard .rhead{display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:baseline;flex-wrap:wrap}.rcard .rhead .muted{font-size:12px}
+.rcard .row{margin-top:8px}.rcard .task{margin-top:6px}
+.rdiff{max-height:360px;overflow:auto;font-size:11px;line-height:1.45;background:var(--ink2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:8px;margin-top:8px;white-space:pre}
 .drift{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;margin-top:10px;padding:12px 14px;background:var(--ink2)}
 .drift .dh{display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center}
 .drift .dn{color:var(--bone);font-weight:600}
@@ -1344,6 +1552,11 @@ footer{padding:10px 18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex}
 .adot{width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;display:inline-block;flex:none}
 .adot.run{background:var(--amber);animation:pulse 1s ease-in-out infinite}
 .adot.ok{background:var(--green)} .adot.fail{background:#E5695B}
+.changed{margin-top:8px;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--bone);background:var(--green-dim);border:1px solid #2a6b52;border-radius:8px;padding:7px 10px}
+.changed.muted{color:var(--faint);background:var(--ink3);border-color:var(--line)}
+.changed b{color:var(--green)}
+.commits{margin-top:6px;font-size:12px;color:var(--text);font-family:ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,monospace}
+.commits code{color:var(--amber);margin-right:6px}
 @keyframes pulse{0%,100%{opacity:1;box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(242,165,65,.5)}50%{opacity:.4;box-shadow:0 0 0 5px rgba(242,165,65,0)}}
 .alogout{white-space:pre-wrap;background:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:10px;margin-top:10px;font-family:ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--text);max-height:260px;overflow:auto}
 .bar{height:3px;background:var(--green-dim);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;margin-top:8px}
@@ -1356,7 +1569,7 @@ footer{padding:10px 18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex}
 @media(max-width:760px){.maprow{flex-direction:column}.detail{width:auto;max-height:none}}
 </style></head><body>
 <div id="updatebar" class="updatebar"></div>
-<header><span class="dot"></span><span class="brand">Symbiot</span><span class="status" id="status">...</span></header>
+<header><span class="dot"></span><span class="brand">Symbiot</span><span class="ver" id="ver"></span><span class="status" id="status">...</span></header>
 <div class="tabs">
 <button class="tab active" data-tab="map">Map</button>
 <button class="tab" data-tab="drift">Drift</button>
@@ -1397,8 +1610,10 @@ footer{padding:10px 18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex}
 </section>
 <section id="panel-tasks" class="hidden">
 <div class="row"><input id="newtask" placeholder="Add a task..." style="flex:1"><button class="act" id="addtask">Add</button><button class="ghost" id="pushtasks" title="Write .symbiot/TASKS.md into each repo for your coding agent">Send to repos</button></div>
-<div class="note muted" style="margin-top:2px">The checkbox marks a task <b>done</b> (it auto-archives). To give tasks to your agent, use <b>Send to repos</b> &mdash; filter by tag below to choose which.</div>
+<div class="note muted" style="margin-top:2px">To give tasks to your agent, use <b>Send to repos</b> &mdash; filter by tag below to choose which. As the agent finishes each one it lands in <b>Awaiting your review</b>: <b>Approve</b> commits it on a branch and opens a PR, <b>&#8630;</b> sends it back. Ticking a task yourself marks it done (it auto-archives).</div>
 <div id="pushout"></div>
+<div id="reviewout"></div>
+<div id="reviewlist"></div>
 <div id="taskfilter" class="taskfilter"></div>
 <div id="tasklist"></div>
 </section>
@@ -1555,13 +1770,34 @@ box.innerHTML=fb;
 box.querySelectorAll('.fchip[data-dim]').forEach(function(c){c.addEventListener('click',function(){TFILTER[c.getAttribute('data-dim')]=c.getAttribute('data-val');renderTasks();});});
 document.getElementById('archtoggle').addEventListener('click',loadArchived);}
 function renderTasks(){var el=document.getElementById('tasklist');TARCH=false;renderFilter();
-var list=ALLTASKS.filter(function(t){return (!TFILTER.type||(t.type||'Features & other')===TFILTER.type)&&(!TFILTER.repo||t.repo===TFILTER.repo);});
+var list=ALLTASKS.filter(function(t){return !t.review&&(!TFILTER.type||(t.type||'Features & other')===TFILTER.type)&&(!TFILTER.repo||t.repo===TFILTER.repo);});
 if(!list.length){el.innerHTML="<div class='muted' style='margin-top:12px'>"+(ALLTASKS.length?"Nothing matches this filter.":"No tasks yet. Tick ideas in a repo review, or add one above.")+"</div>";return;}
 var groups={};list.forEach(function(t){var ty=t.type||'Features & other';(groups[ty]=groups[ty]||[]).push(t);});
 var keys=Object.keys(groups).sort(function(a,b){var ia=TORDER.indexOf(a),ib=TORDER.indexOf(b);return (ia<0?99:ia)-(ib<0?99:ib);});
 var h="";keys.forEach(function(ty){h+="<div class='tgroup'>"+esc(ty)+" <span class='tcount'>"+groups[ty].length+"</span></div>";groups[ty].forEach(function(t){h+=taskRow(t,false);});});
 el.innerHTML=h;wireTaskRows(el);}
-function loadTasks(){TARCH=false;api('/api/tasks/sync',{}).then(function(){api('/api/tasks').then(function(list){ALLTASKS=list;renderTasks();});});}
+function loadTasks(){TARCH=false;api('/api/tasks/sync',{}).then(function(){api('/api/tasks').then(function(list){ALLTASKS=list;renderTasks();});loadReview();});}
+function loadReview(){api('/api/pending').then(function(list){var el=document.getElementById('reviewlist');if(!list||!list.length){el.innerHTML='';return;}
+var n=0;list.forEach(function(r){n+=r.tasks.length;});
+var h="<div class='tgroup' style='color:var(--amber)'>Awaiting your review <span class='tcount'>"+n+"</span></div>";
+list.forEach(function(r){var ch=r.files.length?(r.files.length+" file"+(r.files.length>1?"s":"")+" changed"+(r.stat?" &middot; "+esc(r.stat):"")):"no uncommitted changes";
+h+="<div class='rcard' data-repo='"+esc(r.repo)+"'><div class='rhead'><b>"+esc(r.repo)+"</b><span class='muted'>"+(r.path?"on "+esc(r.branch||'?')+" &middot; "+ch:"repo not found on disk")+"</span></div>";
+r.tasks.forEach(function(t){h+="<div class='task' data-id='"+esc(t.id)+"'><span class='t'>"+esc(t.text)+"</span><button class='rm sendback' title='not right - send back to the agent (unticks it)'>&#8630;</button></div>";});
+h+="<div class='row'><button class='act approve'"+(r.path?"":" disabled")+" title='commit on a branch, push, open a PR, then archive'>Approve &rarr; "+(r.files.length?"PR":"archive")+"</button>"+(r.files.length?"<button class='ghost showdiff'>Show diff</button>":"")+"</div><div class='rdiff hidden'></div></div>";});
+el.innerHTML=h;
+el.querySelectorAll('.rcard').forEach(function(card){var repo=card.getAttribute('data-repo');
+card.querySelectorAll('.sendback').forEach(function(b){b.addEventListener('click',function(){api('/api/pending/sendback',{id:b.closest('.task').getAttribute('data-id')}).then(loadTasks);});});
+var sd=card.querySelector('.showdiff'),pre=card.querySelector('.rdiff');
+if(sd)sd.addEventListener('click',function(){if(!pre.classList.contains('hidden')){pre.classList.add('hidden');sd.textContent='Show diff';return;}
+pre.textContent='Loading...';pre.classList.remove('hidden');sd.textContent='Hide diff';api('/api/pending/diff?repo='+encodeURIComponent(repo)).then(function(d){pre.textContent=(d&&d.diff)||'(no changes)';});});
+var ap=card.querySelector('.approve');if(ap)ap.addEventListener('click',function(){ap.disabled=true;ap.textContent='Committing & pushing...';
+api('/api/pending/approve',{repo:repo}).then(function(r){var o=document.getElementById('reviewout');
+if(!r||r.error){ap.disabled=false;ap.textContent='Approve - retry';o.innerHTML="<div class='note err'>"+esc(repo)+": "+esc((r&&r.error)||'failed')+"</div>";return;}
+var m="&#10003; <b>"+esc(repo)+"</b>: approved "+r.approved+" task"+(r.approved>1?"s":"");
+if(r.commit)m+=" &middot; committed <code>"+esc(r.commit)+"</code> on <code>"+esc(r.branch)+"</code>";
+if(r.pr)m+=" &middot; <a href='"+esc(r.pr)+"' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>open PR</a>";
+if(r.note)m+="<div class='muted'>"+esc(r.note)+"</div>";
+o.innerHTML="<div class='note ok'>"+m+"</div>";loadTasks();});});});});}
 function loadArchived(){TARCH=true;api('/api/tasks?archived=1').then(function(list){ALLTASKS=list;renderFilter();var el=document.getElementById('tasklist');
 if(!list.length){el.innerHTML="<div class='muted' style='margin-top:12px'>Nothing archived yet. Completed tasks land here.</div>";return;}
 var h="<div class='tgroup'>Archived <span class='tcount'>"+list.length+"</span></div>";list.forEach(function(t){h+=taskRow(t,true);});el.innerHTML=h;wireTaskRows(el);});}
@@ -1574,6 +1810,16 @@ el.innerHTML=list.map(function(a){var cls=a.status==='running'?'run':(a.status==
 var st=a.status==='running'?('working &middot; '+fmtE(a.elapsed)):(esc(a.status)+' &middot; '+fmtE(a.elapsed)+(a.exitCode!=null?' &middot; exit '+a.exitCode:''));
 var b="<div class='dh'><span class='adot "+cls+"'></span><span class='dn'>"+esc(a.name)+"</span><span class='dd'>"+st+"</span></div>";
 if(a.status==='running')b+="<div class='bar'><i></i></div>";
+var ch=a.changed;
+if(ch&&(ch.dirty||ch.stat||(ch.commits&&ch.commits.length))){
+  var parts=[];
+  if(ch.dirty)parts.push('<b>'+ch.dirty+'</b> file'+(ch.dirty>1?'s':'')+' changed');
+  if(ch.stat)parts.push(esc(ch.stat));
+  if(parts.length)b+="<div class='changed'>What it did &middot; "+parts.join(' &middot; ')+"</div>";
+  if(ch.commits&&ch.commits.length)b+="<div class='commits'>"+ch.commits.map(function(c){return "<div><code>"+esc(c.hash)+"</code> "+esc(c.msg)+"</div>";}).join("")+"</div>";
+}else if(a.status==='done'){
+  b+="<div class='changed muted'>No file changes detected (the agent may have only planned or asked).</div>";
+}
 b+="<pre class='alogout'>"+esc((a.tail&&a.tail.trim())||'(waiting for output…)')+"</pre>";
 return "<div class='agent'>"+b+"</div>";}).join("");
 el.querySelectorAll('.alogout').forEach(function(p){p.scrollTop=p.scrollHeight;});
@@ -1582,7 +1828,7 @@ stopAgentsPoll();if(anyRunning&&current==='agents')agentsTimer=setTimeout(loadAg
 function loadDrift(){var out=document.getElementById('driftout');out.innerHTML="<div class='muted' style='margin-top:12px'>Reading your repos&hellip;</div>";
 var ci=document.getElementById('driftci').checked?'1':'0';var ft=document.getElementById('driftfetch').checked?'1':'0';
 api('/api/drift?ci='+ci+'&fetch='+ft).then(function(d){driftLoaded=true;var repos=d.repos||[];var risky=repos.filter(function(r){return r.flags.some(function(f){return f.level==='warn';});});
-var h="<div class='k' style='margin:10px 0'><b>"+repos.length+"</b> repos &middot; <b>"+risky.length+"</b> with risks</div>";
+var h="<div class='k' style='margin:10px 0'><b>"+repos.length+"</b> repos &middot; <b>"+risky.length+"</b> with risks"+(d.partial?" &middot; <span class='err'>partial &mdash; the scan hit its time limit</span>":"")+"</div>";
 repos.forEach(function(r){if(!r.flags.length)return;var warn=r.flags.some(function(f){return f.level==='warn';});
 h+="<div class='drift'><div class='dh'><span class='"+(warn?'dot-w':'dot-c')+"'></span><span class='dn'>"+esc(r.name)+"</span><span class='dd'>"+esc(r.def)+(r.fetchAgeDays!=null&&r.fetchAgeDays>3?" &middot; fetch "+r.fetchAgeDays+"d old":"")+"</span></div><ul>";
 r.flags.forEach(function(f){h+="<li class='"+esc(f.level)+"'>"+(f.level==='warn'?'&#9888; ':'&middot; ')+esc(f.text)+(f.evidence?" <span class='ev'>["+esc(f.evidence)+"]</span>":"")+"</li>";});
@@ -1633,7 +1879,11 @@ else if(mode==='pan'){var rc=el.getBoundingClientRect();view.x=ox+dx/rc.width*GW
 el.addEventListener('pointerup',function(ev){var id=downId,wasClick=moved<6;mode=null;dnode=null;downId=null;
 if(id){selectNode(id);}else if(wasClick){sel=null;hideDetail();hideReview();render();updateBar(null);}});
 el.addEventListener('mouseleave',function(){if(!mode)updateBar(null);}); }
-function loadMap(){var p=document.getElementById("profile");p.textContent="Mapping your work...";document.getElementById("graph").innerHTML="";sel=null;hideDetail();hideReview();api("/api/map").then(function(g){mapLoaded=true;if(!g.nodes||!g.nodes.length){p.textContent="No git repositories found under your home folder.";return;}GRAPH=g;layout(g.nodes,g.edges);view={k:1,x:0,y:0};p.innerHTML=profileLine(g);render();});}
+function scanLine(s){return 'Mapping your work… '+s.phase+(s.total?' '+s.done+'/'+s.total:'')+(s.item?' · '+s.item:'')+' · '+Math.round((s.elapsed||0)/1000)+'s';}
+function loadMap(){var p=document.getElementById("profile");p.textContent="Mapping your work...";document.getElementById("graph").innerHTML="";sel=null;hideDetail();hideReview();var done=false;
+function poll(){if(done)return;api('/api/scan').then(function(s){if(done)return;if(s&&s.active&&s.phase)p.textContent=scanLine(s);setTimeout(poll,600);}).catch(function(){});}
+setTimeout(poll,400);
+api("/api/map").then(function(g){done=true;mapLoaded=true;if(!g.nodes||!g.nodes.length){p.textContent="No git repositories found under your home folder.";return;}GRAPH=g;layout(g.nodes,g.edges);view={k:1,x:0,y:0};p.innerHTML=profileLine(g)+(g.stats&&g.stats.partial?" &middot; <span class='err'>partial &mdash; the scan hit its time limit</span>":"");render();});}
 function fitBadge(m){return m.fits?"<span class='tag'>fits your RAM</span>":"<span class='tag' style='background:#3a2a12;border-color:#6b4a1f;color:#F2A541'>needs more RAM</span>";}
 function loadRec(){var out=document.getElementById('recout');out.innerHTML="<div class='muted'>Reading your hardware...</div>";
 api('/api/models').then(function(d){var hw=d.hardware,rec=d.rec;
@@ -1657,14 +1907,15 @@ document.getElementById('agentcmd').addEventListener('change',saveAgent);
 document.getElementById('newtask').addEventListener('keydown',function(e){if(e.key==='Enter')addTaskUI();});
 var SRV_STARTED=null,srvDown=false,updBusy=false;
 function ubar(){return document.getElementById('updatebar');}
-function heartbeat(){
-  api('/api/ping').then(function(p){
+function heartbeat(fresh){
+  api('/api/ping'+(fresh?'?fresh=1':'')).then(function(p){
     var b=ubar();
+    var ve=document.getElementById('ver');if(ve&&p.version)ve.textContent='v'+p.version;
     if(SRV_STARTED===null){SRV_STARTED=p.started;}
     else if(p.started!==SRV_STARTED){location.reload();return;}
     if(srvDown){location.reload();return;}
     if(updBusy)return;
-    if(p.latest&&p.version&&p.latest!==p.version){
+    if(p.latest&&p.newer){
       b.className='updatebar show';
       b.innerHTML="A new Symbiot ("+esc(p.latest)+") is available &mdash; you're on "+esc(p.version)+". <button id='doupd'>Update &amp; restart</button>";
       var btn=document.getElementById('doupd');if(btn)btn.onclick=doUpdate;
@@ -1672,7 +1923,8 @@ function heartbeat(){
   }).catch(function(){srvDown=true;var b=ubar();b.className='updatebar reconnect show';b.textContent='Reconnecting to Symbiot…';});
 }
 function doUpdate(){updBusy=true;var b=ubar();b.className='updatebar show';b.textContent='Updating & restarting… this page will reload itself when it is back.';api('/api/update',{});}
-setInterval(heartbeat,4000);heartbeat();
+setInterval(heartbeat,4000);heartbeat(true);
+window.addEventListener('focus',function(){heartbeat(true);}); // re-check for updates when you come back to the window
 initGraphEvents();syncP();refresh();loadMap();loadAgentCfg();loadScanRoots();
 </script></body></html>`;
 
@@ -1732,10 +1984,11 @@ async function cmdApp() {
     }
     try {
       if (u.pathname === "/api/status") { const r = resolveProvider(); return json(res, r ? { connected: true, line: `${PROVIDERS[r.provider].label} · ${r.model}` } : { connected: false }); }
-      if (u.pathname === "/api/map") return json(res, buildMap()); // local git only — no AI key needed
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/map") return json(res, await buildMap()); // local git only — no AI key needed
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/scan") return json(res, { active: SCAN.active, phase: SCAN.phase, done: SCAN.done, total: SCAN.total, item: SCAN.item, elapsed: SCAN.startedAt ? Date.now() - SCAN.startedAt : 0, timeout: SCAN_TIMEOUT_MS, partial: SCAN.partial });
       if (u.pathname === "/api/models") { const hw = detectHardware(); return json(res, { hardware: hw, rec: recommendModels(hw) }); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/drift") return json(res, computeDrift({ ci: u.searchParams.get("ci") === "1", fetch: u.searchParams.get("fetch") === "1" }));
-      if (u.pathname === "/api/node") return json(res, nodeDetail(u.searchParams.get("id") || "")); // local
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/node") return json(res, await nodeDetail(u.searchParams.get("id") || "")); // local
       if (u.pathname === "/api/suggest" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); return json(res, await repoSuggest(String(b.path || ""))); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/review" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); return json(res, await repoReview(String(b.path || ""))); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/tasks" && req.method !== "POST") { const arch = u.searchParams.get("archived") === "1"; return json(res, loadTasks().filter((x) => !!x.archived === arch).map((t) => ({ ...t, type: taskType(t.text) }))); }
@@ -1744,6 +1997,10 @@ async function cmdApp() {
       if (u.pathname === "/api/tasks/remove" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); return json(res, removeTask(String(b.id || ""))); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/tasks/restore" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); return json(res, restoreTask(String(b.id || ""))); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/tasks/sync" && req.method === "POST") return json(res, syncTasks());
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/pending") return json(res, pendingReview()); // ticked by the agent, awaiting approval
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/pending/diff") { const p = repoPathMap()[u.searchParams.get("repo") || ""]; return json(res, { diff: p ? workingDiff(p) : "" }); }
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/pending/approve" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); return json(res, approveRepo(String(b.repo || ""))); }
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/pending/sendback" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); return json(res, sendBack(String(b.id || ""))); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/tasks/push" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); return json(res, pushTasks(b)); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/scanroots") return json(res, { roots: loadConfig().scanRoots || [], effective: scanRoots(), home: homedir() });
       if (u.pathname === "/api/scanroots/add" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); return json(res, addScanRoot(String(b.path || ""))); }
@@ -1759,10 +2016,10 @@ async function cmdApp() {
         const e = track("ollama pull " + model, "ollama pull " + shSingle(model), homedir(), (code) => { if (code === 0) useOllamaModel(model); });
         return json(res, { started: true, model, id: e ? e.id : "" });
       }
-      if (u.pathname === "/api/agents") return json(res, HANDOFFS.map((e) => { let tail = ""; try { tail = readFileSync(e.log, "utf8").slice(-1200); } catch {} return { id: e.id, name: e.name, path: e.path, status: e.status, elapsed: (e.endedAt || Date.now()) - e.startedAt, exitCode: e.exitCode, tail }; }));
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/agents") return json(res, HANDOFFS.map((e) => { let tail = ""; try { tail = readFileSync(e.log, "utf8").slice(-1200); } catch {} return { id: e.id, name: e.name, path: e.path, status: e.status, elapsed: (e.endedAt || Date.now()) - e.startedAt, exitCode: e.exitCode, tail, changed: agentChanges(e.path, e.startedAt) }; }));
       if (u.pathname === "/api/run" && req.method === "POST") { const b = await readBody(req); const cmd = ["week", "standup", "todo"].includes(b.cmd) ? b.cmd : "week"; return json(res, await produce(cmd)); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/connect" && req.method === "POST") { return json(res, await connectProvider(await readBody(req))); }
-      if (u.pathname === "/api/ping") return json(res, { version: VERSION, started: SERVER_STARTED, latest: LATEST_VERSION });
+      if (u.pathname === "/api/ping") { if (u.searchParams.get("fresh") === "1") await checkLatest(); return json(res, { version: VERSION, started: SERVER_STARTED, latest: LATEST_VERSION, newer: semverGt(LATEST_VERSION, VERSION) }); }
       if (u.pathname === "/api/update" && req.method === "POST") {
         // Install the newest symbiot, then relaunch this same app (same port +
         // token => same URL) and exit. The open page's heartbeat reconnects and
@@ -1795,7 +2052,7 @@ async function cmdApp() {
     else { try { server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1"); } catch {} }
   });
   server.listen(PORT, "127.0.0.1");
-  checkLatest(); setInterval(checkLatest, 10 * 60 * 1000).unref(); // background update check
+  checkLatest(); setInterval(checkLatest, 2 * 60 * 1000).unref(); // background update check (every 2 min)
 }
 
 const HELP = `${c.b("symbiot")} — your week, written from your real work.
@@ -1856,4 +2113,4 @@ const isMain = (() => {
 })();
 if (isMain) main();
 
-export { authorship, repoState, readmeInfo, repoShape, houseRules, findAllRepos, buildMap, reportFooter, detectHardware, recommendModels, computeDrift, driftRepo, gitDefaultBranch, buildTasksMd, taskType, EMBEDDED_UI };
+export { authorship, repoState, readmeInfo, repoShape, houseRules, findAllRepos, buildMap, reportFooter, detectHardware, recommendModels, computeDrift, driftRepo, gitDefaultBranch, buildTasksMd, taskType, EMBEDDED_UI, orcaHandoffCmd, migrateOrcaCmd, fillHandoff, ORCA_CLAUDE_CMD, HANDOFF_PROMPT, shipChanges, syncTasks, pendingReview, approveRepo, sendBack, pushTasks, semverGt };

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "symbiot",
-  "version": "0.24.0",
+  "version": "0.27.0",
   "description": "Your week, written from your real work. Reads your local git and writes it up with the AI of your choice — Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or a local model.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@
     "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.128.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "node test/fixtures.mjs && node test/smoke.mjs"
+    "test": "node test/fixtures.mjs && node test/smoke.mjs && node test/install.mjs"
   }
 }