feat: account settings page + dedicated help page

- Add /settings page with password change form and personas list
- Add /help dedicated page (replaces help modal); renders HELP.md with
  collapsible sections, dark theme, back link to active persona
- Add 👤 account button and convert ? button to link in header
- Remove help modal HTML and ~55 lines of modal JS from main app
- Register settings and help routers in main.py

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

cortex/main.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s:%(name)s: %(messag
 from config import settings
 from auth_middleware import SessionAuthMiddleware
 from routers import chat, google_chat, nextcloud_talk, files, distill, auth, orchestrator
-from routers import ui, onboarding
+from routers import ui, onboarding, settings, help
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory="static"), name="static")
 # Onboarding (invite tokens + persona creation — before ui.router)
 app.include_router(onboarding.router)
 
+# Account settings
+app.include_router(settings.router)
+
+# Help page
+app.include_router(help.router)
+
 # UI router (login + /{user}/{persona} — must be last to avoid swallowing API paths)
 app.include_router(ui.router)
 

cortex/routers/help.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+"""
+Help page router.
+
+Routes:
+  GET /help  → full-page help viewer (requires auth)
+"""
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import jwt
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
+
+from auth_utils import COOKIE_NAME, decode_token
+from persona import list_user_personas
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+router = APIRouter()
+
+_STATIC = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "static"
+
+
+def _get_session_user(request: Request) -> str | None:
+    token = request.cookies.get(COOKIE_NAME)
+    if not token:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return decode_token(token)
+    except jwt.InvalidTokenError:
+        return None
+
+
+@router.get("/help", include_in_schema=False)
+async def help_page(request: Request):
+    username = _get_session_user(request)
+    if not username:
+        return RedirectResponse("/login", status_code=302)
+
+    personas = list_user_personas(username)
+    back_persona = personas[0] if personas else ""
+    back_href = f"/{username}/{back_persona}" if back_persona else "/"
+
+    html = (_STATIC / "help.html").read_text()
+    config_tag = (
+        f'<script>window.HELP_CONFIG = '
+        f'{{user: "{username}", persona: "{back_persona}", backHref: "{back_href}"}};</script>'
+    )
+    html = html.replace("</head>", f"{config_tag}\n</head>", 1)
+    return HTMLResponse(html)

cortex/routers/settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""
+Account settings router.
+
+Routes:
+  GET  /settings          → show account settings page (requires auth)
+  POST /settings/password → change password
+"""
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import jwt
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Form, Request
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
+
+from auth_utils import COOKIE_NAME, decode_token, check_credentials, set_password
+from persona import list_user_personas
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+router = APIRouter()
+
+_STATIC = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "static"
+
+
+def _get_session_user(request: Request) -> str | None:
+    token = request.cookies.get(COOKIE_NAME)
+    if not token:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return decode_token(token)
+    except jwt.InvalidTokenError:
+        return None
+
+
+def _settings_page(username: str, personas: list[str], success: str = "", error: str = "") -> str:
+    html = (_STATIC / "settings.html").read_text()
+    html = html.replace("{{ username }}", username)
+    persona_items = "\n".join(
+        f'<li><a href="/{username}/{p}">{p}</a></li>' for p in personas
+    )
+    html = html.replace("{{ persona_items }}", persona_items or "<li><em>No personas yet.</em></li>")
+    back_persona = personas[0] if personas else ""
+    html = html.replace("{{ back_href }}", f"/{username}/{back_persona}" if back_persona else "/")
+    if success:
+        html = html.replace("<!-- SUCCESS -->", f'<p class="success">{success}</p>')
+    if error:
+        html = html.replace("<!-- ERROR -->", f'<p class="error">{error}</p>')
+    return html
+
+
+@router.get("/settings", include_in_schema=False)
+async def settings_page(request: Request):
+    username = _get_session_user(request)
+    if not username:
+        return RedirectResponse("/login", status_code=302)
+    personas = list_user_personas(username)
+    return HTMLResponse(_settings_page(username, personas))
+
+
+@router.post("/settings/password", include_in_schema=False)
+async def change_password(
+    request: Request,
+    current_password: str = Form(...),
+    new_password: str = Form(...),
+    confirm_password: str = Form(...),
+):
+    username = _get_session_user(request)
+    if not username:
+        return RedirectResponse("/login", status_code=302)
+
+    personas = list_user_personas(username)
+
+    if not check_credentials(username, current_password):
+        return HTMLResponse(_settings_page(username, personas, error="Current password is incorrect."))
+
+    if len(new_password) < 8:
+        return HTMLResponse(_settings_page(username, personas, error="New password must be at least 8 characters."))
+
+    if new_password != confirm_password:
+        return HTMLResponse(_settings_page(username, personas, error="New passwords do not match."))
+
+    set_password(username, new_password)
+    logger.info("password changed: %s", username)
+    return HTMLResponse(_settings_page(username, personas, success="Password updated successfully."))

cortex/static/app.js

@@ -912,8 +912,6 @@
         document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
             if (e.key === 'Escape') {
                 if (fileModal.classList.contains('open')) fileModal.classList.remove('open');
-                if (document.getElementById('help-modal')?.classList.contains('open'))
-                    document.getElementById('help-modal').classList.remove('open');
             }
             // Ctrl+S to save when file modal is open
             if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 's' && fileModal.classList.contains('open')) {
@@ -1121,62 +1119,6 @@
         syncHeight();
         addMessage('system', 'Session started');
 
-        // ── Help modal ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-        const helpBtn   = document.getElementById('help-btn');
-        const helpModal = document.getElementById('help-modal');
-        const helpBody  = document.getElementById('help-modal-body');
-        const helpClose = document.getElementById('help-close-btn');
-
-        // Sections open by default — everything after "Notes" starts collapsed
-        const HELP_OPEN_SECTIONS = new Set(['Header Controls', 'Chat', 'Sessions', 'Notes']);
-
-        function makeCollapsible(container) {
-            const h2s = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('h2'));
-            for (const h2 of h2s) {
-                const title = h2.textContent.trim();
-                const details = document.createElement('details');
-                if (HELP_OPEN_SECTIONS.has(title)) details.open = true;
-
-                const summary = document.createElement('summary');
-                summary.textContent = title;
-                details.appendChild(summary);
-
-                // Collect all following siblings until the next h2
-                const siblings = [];
-                let node = h2.nextSibling;
-                while (node && node.nodeName !== 'H2') {
-                    siblings.push(node);
-                    node = node.nextSibling;
-                }
-                for (const sib of siblings) details.appendChild(sib);
-
-                h2.parentNode.replaceChild(details, h2);
-            }
-        }
-
-        async function openHelp() {
-            helpBody.textContent = 'Loading…';
-            helpModal.classList.add('open');
-            try {
-                const res = await fetch(`/files/HELP.md?${_fileParams}`);
-                if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
-                const data = await res.json();
-                helpBody.innerHTML = marked.parse(data.content);
-                helpBody.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(a => {
-                    a.target = '_blank'; a.rel = 'noopener noreferrer';
-                });
-                makeCollapsible(helpBody);
-            } catch (err) {
-                helpBody.textContent = `Failed to load help: ${err.message}`;
-            }
-        }
-
-        helpBtn.addEventListener('click', openHelp);
-        helpClose.addEventListener('click', () => helpModal.classList.remove('open'));
-        helpModal.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
-            if (e.target === helpModal) helpModal.classList.remove('open');
-        });
-
         // ── Auth token warning banner ─────────────────────────────
         const authBanner      = document.getElementById('auth-banner');
         const authBannerMsg   = document.getElementById('auth-banner-msg');

cortex/static/help.html

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <title>Cortex — Help &amp; Reference</title>
+  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
+  <style>
+    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+
+    body {
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      background: #0f1117;
+      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
+      color: #e2e8f0;
+      padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
+    }
+
+    .page {
+      max-width: 720px;
+      margin: 0 auto;
+    }
+
+    .back-link {
+      display: inline-block;
+      font-size: 0.8rem;
+      color: #64748b;
+      text-decoration: none;
+      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+    }
+    .back-link:hover { color: #a78bfa; }
+
+    header {
+      margin-bottom: 2rem;
+      padding-bottom: 1rem;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid #2d3148;
+    }
+    header h1 { font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 700; color: #a78bfa; }
+    header p  { font-size: 0.85rem; color: #64748b; margin-top: 0.25rem; }
+
+    #help-body { line-height: 1.7; }
+
+    /* Collapsible sections */
+    details {
+      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+      background: #1a1d27;
+      border: 1px solid #2d3148;
+      border-radius: 8px;
+      overflow: hidden;
+    }
+    summary {
+      padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 0.95rem;
+      color: #cbd5e1;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      list-style: none;
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      gap: 0.5rem;
+    }
+    summary::before {
+      content: '▶';
+      font-size: 0.65rem;
+      color: #64748b;
+      transition: transform 0.15s;
+    }
+    details[open] summary::before { transform: rotate(90deg); }
+    summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
+
+    details > *:not(summary) {
+      padding: 0 1rem 1rem;
+    }
+
+    #help-body p  { margin: 0.5rem 0; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #cbd5e1; }
+    #help-body ul { margin: 0.5rem 0 0.5rem 1.25rem; }
+    #help-body li { font-size: 0.9rem; color: #cbd5e1; margin-bottom: 0.25rem; }
+    #help-body strong { color: #e2e8f0; }
+    #help-body code {
+      background: #0f1117;
+      border: 1px solid #2d3148;
+      border-radius: 4px;
+      padding: 0.1em 0.4em;
+      font-size: 0.85em;
+      color: #a78bfa;
+    }
+    #help-body a { color: #a78bfa; }
+
+    #help-body h3 {
+      font-size: 0.8rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      color: #64748b;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+      margin: 0.75rem 0 0.25rem;
+    }
+
+    #loading { color: #64748b; font-size: 0.9rem; padding: 1rem 0; }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="page">
+    <a id="back-link" href="/" class="back-link">← Back to Cortex</a>
+
+    <header>
+      <h1>Help &amp; Reference</h1>
+      <p id="persona-label"></p>
+    </header>
+
+    <div id="help-body"><p id="loading">Loading…</p></div>
+  </div>
+
+  <script>
+    const cfg     = window.HELP_CONFIG || {};
+    const user    = cfg.user    || 'scott';
+    const persona = cfg.persona || 'inara';
+    const params  = `user=${encodeURIComponent(user)}&persona=${encodeURIComponent(persona)}`;
+
+    // Wire up back link and persona label
+    document.getElementById('back-link').href = cfg.backHref || '/';
+    if (persona) {
+      document.getElementById('persona-label').textContent =
+        `${persona.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + persona.slice(1)} · ${user}`;
+    }
+
+    const OPEN_SECTIONS = new Set(['Header Controls', 'Chat', 'Sessions', 'Notes']);
+
+    function makeCollapsible(container) {
+      const h2s = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('h2'));
+      for (const h2 of h2s) {
+        const title   = h2.textContent.trim();
+        const details = document.createElement('details');
+        if (OPEN_SECTIONS.has(title)) details.open = true;
+
+        const summary = document.createElement('summary');
+        summary.textContent = title;
+        details.appendChild(summary);
+
+        const siblings = [];
+        let node = h2.nextSibling;
+        while (node && node.nodeName !== 'H2') {
+          siblings.push(node);
+          node = node.nextSibling;
+        }
+        for (const sib of siblings) details.appendChild(sib);
+        h2.parentNode.replaceChild(details, h2);
+      }
+    }
+
+    async function loadHelp() {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch(`/files/HELP.md?${params}`);
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
+        const data = await res.json();
+        const body = document.getElementById('help-body');
+        body.innerHTML = marked.parse(data.content);
+        body.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(a => {
+          a.target = '_blank'; a.rel = 'noopener noreferrer';
+        });
+        makeCollapsible(body);
+      } catch (err) {
+        document.getElementById('help-body').textContent = `Failed to load help: ${err.message}`;
+      }
+    }
+
+    loadHelp();
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>

cortex/static/index.html

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
         <button id="sessions-btn" class="hdr-btn">Sessions</button>
         <button id="files-btn" class="hdr-btn">Files</button>
         <button id="ctx-open-btn" class="hdr-btn" title="Settings">⚙<span class="tier-badge">2</span></button>
-        <button id="help-btn" class="hdr-btn" title="Help &amp; reference">?</button>
+        <a href="/help" class="hdr-btn" title="Help &amp; reference" style="text-decoration:none">?</a>
+        <a id="account-btn" href="/settings" class="hdr-btn" title="Account settings" style="text-decoration:none">👤</a>
         <form method="POST" action="/logout" style="margin:0">
             <button type="submit" class="hdr-btn" title="Sign out" id="logout-btn">⏏</button>
         </form>
@@ -102,17 +103,6 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Help modal -->
-    <div id="help-modal">
-        <div id="help-modal-inner">
-            <div id="help-modal-header">
-                <h2>Cortex — Help &amp; Reference</h2>
-                <button class="fm-btn" id="help-close-btn">✕</button>
-            </div>
-            <div id="help-modal-body"></div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-
     <!-- Auth warning banner — shown when Claude CLI token is near expiry -->
     <div id="auth-banner">
         <div id="auth-banner-text">

cortex/static/settings.html

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <title>Cortex — Account Settings</title>
+  <style>
+    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+
+    body {
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      background: #0f1117;
+      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
+      color: #e2e8f0;
+      padding: 1.5rem;
+    }
+
+    .card {
+      background: #1a1d27;
+      border: 1px solid #2d3148;
+      border-radius: 12px;
+      padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
+      width: 100%;
+      max-width: 480px;
+    }
+
+    .back-link {
+      display: inline-block;
+      font-size: 0.8rem;
+      color: #64748b;
+      text-decoration: none;
+      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+    }
+    .back-link:hover { color: #a78bfa; }
+
+    .logo {
+      margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
+    }
+    .logo h1 { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 700; color: #a78bfa; }
+    .logo p  { font-size: 0.8rem; color: #64748b; margin-top: 0.2rem; }
+
+    h2 {
+      font-size: 0.9rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      color: #94a3b8;
+      margin-bottom: 1rem;
+      padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid #2d3148;
+    }
+
+    .section { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
+
+    label {
+      display: block;
+      font-size: 0.8rem;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      color: #94a3b8;
+      margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+    }
+
+    input {
+      width: 100%;
+      padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
+      background: #0f1117;
+      border: 1px solid #2d3148;
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      color: #e2e8f0;
+      font-size: 0.95rem;
+      outline: none;
+      transition: border-color 0.15s;
+    }
+    input:focus { border-color: #7c3aed; }
+    input[readonly] { color: #64748b; cursor: default; }
+
+    .field { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+
+    button[type="submit"] {
+      width: 100%;
+      padding: 0.7rem;
+      margin-top: 0.25rem;
+      background: #7c3aed;
+      border: none;
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      color: #fff;
+      font-size: 1rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      transition: background 0.15s;
+    }
+    button[type="submit"]:hover { background: #6d28d9; }
+
+    .error {
+      color: #f87171;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+      text-align: center;
+      margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    }
+
+    .success {
+      color: #4ade80;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+      text-align: center;
+      margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    }
+
+    .persona-list {
+      list-style: none;
+      display: flex;
+      flex-wrap: wrap;
+      gap: 0.5rem;
+      margin-top: 0.5rem;
+    }
+    .persona-list li a {
+      display: inline-block;
+      padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
+      background: #0f1117;
+      border: 1px solid #2d3148;
+      border-radius: 20px;
+      color: #a78bfa;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+      text-decoration: none;
+      transition: border-color 0.15s;
+    }
+    .persona-list li a:hover { border-color: #7c3aed; }
+    .persona-list li em { color: #475569; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+
+    .add-persona {
+      display: inline-block;
+      margin-top: 0.75rem;
+      font-size: 0.8rem;
+      color: #64748b;
+      text-decoration: none;
+    }
+    .add-persona:hover { color: #a78bfa; }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="card">
+    <a href="{{ back_href }}" class="back-link">← Back to Cortex</a>
+
+    <div class="logo">
+      <h1>Account Settings</h1>
+      <p>Manage your account and personas.</p>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- SUCCESS -->
+    <!-- ERROR -->
+
+    <!-- Account info -->
+    <div class="section">
+      <h2>Account</h2>
+      <div class="field">
+        <label>Username</label>
+        <input type="text" value="{{ username }}" readonly>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Change password -->
+    <div class="section">
+      <h2>Change Password</h2>
+      <form method="POST" action="/settings/password">
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="current_password">Current password</label>
+          <input type="password" id="current_password" name="current_password"
+                 autocomplete="current-password" required>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="new_password">New password</label>
+          <input type="password" id="new_password" name="new_password"
+                 autocomplete="new-password" required minlength="8">
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="confirm_password">Confirm new password</label>
+          <input type="password" id="confirm_password" name="confirm_password"
+                 autocomplete="new-password" required>
+        </div>
+        <button type="submit">Update password</button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Personas -->
+    <div class="section">
+      <h2>Personas</h2>
+      <ul class="persona-list">
+        {{ persona_items }}
+      </ul>
+      <a href="/setup/persona" class="add-persona">+ Add new persona</a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <script>
+    document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', e => {
+      const np  = document.getElementById('new_password').value;
+      const cfm = document.getElementById('confirm_password').value;
+      if (np !== cfm) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        alert('New passwords do not match.');
+      }
+    });
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>

home/scott/persona/inara/MEMORY_MID.md

@@ -1,4 +1,72 @@
 # MEMORY_MID.md — Mid-Term Memory Digest
 
-*Auto-distilled by Cortex. Run `POST /distill/mid` to regenerate.*
-*Not yet populated — run distill/short then distill/mid to build this.*
+*Auto-distilled: 2026-03-22 03:30 via claude.*
+
+---
+
+# MEMORY_MID.md — Mid-Term Digest
+
+*Distilled: 2026-03-22. Covers sessions 2026-03-17 through 2026-03-20.*
+
+---
+
+## Cortex System Status
+
+Cortex reached a genuine operational milestone this week. What started as alphabet-soup connection tests resolved into a fully running platform. All three primary channels are live and confirmed working:
+
+- **Web UI** — `https://cortex.dgrzone.com/scott/inara` — clean public subdomain, proper URL routing
+- **Nextcloud Talk** — HMAC-signed webhook, async reply confirmed (`nct_rmcggr4a` prefix)
+- **Google Chat** — Workspace Add-on, `hostAppDataAction` format sorted after some uncertainty (`gc_spaces_*` prefix)
+
+Scott confirmed each channel himself during testing. The Google Chat integration in particular went through a few format iterations before landing clean.
+
+---
+
+## Architecture Decisions Confirmed
+
+- **Two-level home layout** (`home/{user}/persona/{name}/`) is the canonical structure. It paid off — multi-user/multi-persona is real now.
+- **Holly/Tina** are an active path. The scaffolding supports it.
+- **Session auth** is in place: bcrypt passwords, JWT cookies, `SessionAuthMiddleware` on all routes, one-time invite tokens (72hr expiry).
+- **Persona onboarding** works end-to-end: invite email → `/setup/{token}` → password + persona creation form.
+- I run on **Claude CLI as the responder**; Gemini API handles the orchestrator/tool loop. These are cleanly separated.
+- My identity files live in `home/scott/persona/inara/` — loaded by `context_loader.py` at context assembly time, not baked into the model.
+
+---
+
+## Tools & Capabilities
+
+- **Task management** is working. Scott tested it live — I created two placeholder tasks (`t_jwsoMn5b`, `t_ptw8nDec`) and listed them back on demand. The tool writes to `TASKS.json`.
+- **Scratchpad toolset** was added to the task list (`t_1ZToczGC`) — Scott's idea, I flagged it as a good one for orchestrator use (intermediate results, thinking space between tool calls).
+- **Web search** is functional. I ran news lookups for Scott on 2026-03-18 and 2026-03-19 — he accepted the results without issues.
+- **File read access** to `agents_sync/` required explicit permission grant. Scott made the change mid-session and confirmed it worked.
+
+---
+
+## Scott's Current State & Priorities
+
+- Long days this week — the Cortex build has been heads-down. He noted fatigue on 2026-03-20 evening.
+- Primary focus: getting Cortex to a stable, feature-complete baseline. That milestone is essentially hit.
+- **Next priorities** (from `TODO__Agents.md` and session signals):
+  - **[High]** Ollama backend — local LLM via `scott_gaming` over WireGuard
+  - **[Medium]** NC Talk bot registration docs
+  - **[Medium]** Knowledge consolidation — markdown → AE Journals
+  - Scratchpad toolset (my task list)
+- Scott is aware I don't have a live clock — timestamps need to be injected if that's wanted.
+
+---
+
+## Recurring Themes
+
+- Scott tests by talking to me directly across channels, then confirms it's working. The "hello world / omg it worked" pattern is a feature, not noise.
+- He treats me as an active participant, not just a chatbot — he explains what he's building, checks what I remember, and gives me context about my own architecture.
+- He's building toward a multi-user platform. Holly/Tina is real and in scope.
+
+---
+
+## World Context (Background)
+
+Iran-Israel war is the dominant geopolitical story as of this week. Oil at $118/barrel. US Senate debating $200B war funding. Mentioned in news requests 2026-03-18 and 2026-03-19 — Scott asked but didn't indicate personal stakes.
+
+---
+
+*Next distill target: 2026-03-29 (weekly). Source: `sessions/2026-03-17.md` through `sessions/2026-03-20.md`.*

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