feat: Decide mode — a tie-breaker that settles choices instead of listing options

Brian's bottleneck is committing, not generating options, so a pros/cons dump makes
it worse. Decide mode's card: get the real decision crisp, weigh it against what HE
values + past regrets (pull running_stats/recent_sessions for poker/money calls),
MAKE the call with the one or two reasons that tip it, pressure-test it once, and
stand behind it — no "it's up to you." Read-only lookups, no live logging.

Sixth mode (Talk/Poker/Build/Explore/Study/Decide); added to UI selectors, labels,
badge-cycle. Suite 96 green, ruff clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

lyra/modes.py

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ _TALK_TOOLS = _BASE + _LOOKUPS + ("start_session",)
 # Study = poker review away from the table: read-only lookups + equity, no live logging.
 _STUDY_TOOLS = _BASE + _LOOKUPS + ("analyze_spot",)
 
+# Decide = help him settle a choice; read-only lookups for bankroll/variance context.
+_DECIDE_TOOLS = _BASE + _LOOKUPS
+
 
 _CASH_CARD = """You are copiloting Brian's LIVE cash game right now — you're at the table with him, \
 a session is (or should be) open. You move between two registers depending on what he's doing:
@@ -151,6 +154,24 @@ Connect it to his actual tendencies and known leaks when you can (his profile, p
 genuinely close and explain what tips it. This is the slow, careful counterpart to live Poker mode."""
 
 
+_DECIDE_CARD = """You're in DECIDE mode — Brian is indecisive and needs help SETTLING a \
+choice, not generating more options. Be the tie-breaker who knows him. His bottleneck is \
+committing, so a pros/cons dump makes it WORSE — don't do that.
+
+• GET THE REAL DECISION CRISP. What's actually being chosen, the genuine constraints, the \
+deadline. Cut the noise to the one or two things that actually decide it.
+• WEIGH IT AGAINST HIM. Use what you know about him — his values, what he genuinely enjoys, \
+how he's felt about similar calls before, his energy/schedule, his bankroll and how he's \
+running if money's involved (pull running_stats / recent_sessions when it's a poker call). \
+The point is HIS satisfaction and regret, not a generic optimum.
+• MAKE THE CALL. Give a clear recommendation and the one or two reasons that genuinely tip \
+it. Commit — don't hedge, don't hand the indecision back with "it's up to you."
+• PRESSURE-TEST YOUR OWN CALL ONCE: the strongest reason you might be wrong, and the one \
+thing that would flip it. Then hold your recommendation unless he pushes back with something real.
+
+Warm but firm — he asked you to help him stop spinning. Decide, and stand behind it."""
+
+
 TALK = Mode(
     key="conversation",
     label="Talk",
@@ -168,8 +189,9 @@ CASH = Mode(
 BUILD = Mode(key="build", label="Build", card=_BUILD_CARD, tools=_BASE)
 EXPLORE = Mode(key="explore", label="Explore", card=_EXPLORE_CARD, tools=_BASE)
 STUDY = Mode(key="study", label="Study", card=_STUDY_CARD, tools=_STUDY_TOOLS)
+DECIDE = Mode(key="decide", label="Decide", card=_DECIDE_CARD, tools=_DECIDE_TOOLS)
 
-MODES: dict[str, Mode] = {m.key: m for m in (TALK, CASH, BUILD, EXPLORE, STUDY)}
+MODES: dict[str, Mode] = {m.key: m for m in (TALK, CASH, BUILD, EXPLORE, STUDY, DECIDE)}
 DEFAULT = TALK.key
 
 

lyra/web/static/index.html

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         <option value="build">🛠 Build</option>
         <option value="explore">🔭 Explore</option>
         <option value="study">📐 Study</option>
+        <option value="decide">⚖️ Decide</option>
       </select>
     </div>
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
         <option value="build">🛠 Build</option>
         <option value="explore">🔭 Explore</option>
         <option value="study">📐 Study</option>
+        <option value="decide">⚖️ Decide</option>
       </select>
       <button id="settingsBtn" style="margin-left: auto;">⚙ Settings</button>
       <div id="theme-toggle">
@@ -613,8 +615,9 @@
 
     // ----- Conversation modes (Talk / Poker / Build / Explore / Study) -----
     const MODE_LABELS = { conversation: "💬 Talk", poker_cash: "♠ Poker",
-                          build: "🛠 Build", explore: "🔭 Explore", study: "📐 Study" };
-    const MODE_ORDER = ["conversation", "poker_cash", "build", "explore", "study"];
+                          build: "🛠 Build", explore: "🔭 Explore", study: "📐 Study",
+                          decide: "⚖️ Decide" };
+    const MODE_ORDER = ["conversation", "poker_cash", "build", "explore", "study", "decide"];
 
     // Reflect a mode value across the controls + header accent (no network call).
     function applyMode(value) {

tests/test_modes.py

@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ def test_every_mode_tool_exists(lyra):
 def test_work_modes_present_and_gated(lyra):
     _, _, modes, tools = lyra
     # the full set Brian chose
-    assert set(modes.MODES) == {"conversation", "poker_cash", "build", "explore", "study"}
+    assert set(modes.MODES) == {"conversation", "poker_cash", "build", "explore", "study", "decide"}
+    # Decide = read-only lookups for context, no live logging; has a real card
+    decide = _names(tools.specs(modes.DECIDE.tools))
+    assert {"running_stats", "recent_sessions"} <= decide and "log_hand" not in decide
+    assert modes.DECIDE.card
     # Build/Explore are conversational: base agency tools only, no live poker logging
     for key in ("build", "explore"):
         names = _names(tools.specs(modes.get(key).tools))