fix: recorder cancel left an empty black screen

mount() adds .rec-root (display:flex) to the overlay element, and that rule sat
after .rec-overlay's display:none — so removing .open didn't hide it. Use
.rec-overlay:not(.open){display:none} to outrank .rec-root by specificity.

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

docs/HAND_HISTORY.md

@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ DB, no shared UI components. If RTO is down, Lyra skips analysis and nothing bre
 - **Positions:** `UTG UTG1 UTG2 MP LJ HJ CO BTN SB BB`.
 - **Actions:** `post fold check call bet raise allin`. `amount` is a plain number (no `$`),
   null for non-sized actions (fold/check). Street boards appear as `{street, board}` entries.
+  A **straddle** is recorded as a preflop `post` at a non-blind position (typically 2×BB,
+  voluntary); preflop action starts left of it and it acts last, but that's reflected by
+  action *order*, not a distinct verb.
 - **Streets:** `preflop flop turn river`.
 
 `lyra/poker.py:normalize_structured()` is the single function that guarantees this shape.

docs/RECORDER.md

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+# Hand recorder — design note
+
+A tap-to-build hand recorder. The point isn't "nicer input" — it's **correctness by
+construction**: every tap writes a known action into a known slot, so there's no parse
+step that can be wrong. It sidesteps the whole class of LLM-parse replay bugs. The text
+parser stays for importing the backlog (old notes, Trilium, ChatGPT history); the recorder
+is clean capture going forward.
+
+Output is the canonical structured shape in [HAND_HISTORY.md](HAND_HISTORY.md) — so it
+drops straight into the DB and the existing replay viewer, and flows to RTO unchanged.
+
+## Principles
+
+1. **Correctness by construction** — the UI only lets you build valid hands; the emitter
+   produces the contract shape; the server `normalize_structured()` is the final guarantee.
+2. **Reusable module, mount-agnostic.** Decision: overlay first, swap to standalone if the
+   overlay fights the chat page — *reusing the code either way*. So the recorder is a
+   self-contained module mounted into a container element, with the **emit logic kept pure
+   (no DOM)**. Moving overlay → standalone is a re-mount, not a rewrite.
+3. **Don't reinvent what Lyra knows.** Pre-fill from live session state.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+lyra/web/static/recorder.js     # the module: state machine + DOM shell + buildStructured()
+lyra/web/static/recorder.css    # scoped styles (full-screen table + keypad)
+```
+
+- `Recorder.mount(containerEl, { sessionId, onSave, onClose })` — instantiates into any
+  container. In V1 the container is a full-screen overlay `<div>` inside `index.html`
+  (chat/session page stays mounted underneath — a flip-over, not a route change). If that
+  proves janky, the *same module* mounts into `recorder.html` with zero logic changes.
+- **Pure core, separable from DOM:** `buildStructured(state) -> structuredDict`. No element
+  access — takes the in-memory state, returns the contract object. This is the testable,
+  reusable heart; the DOM shell only reads/writes `state` and calls `buildStructured` on save.
+
+## Pre-fill from live state (the "it already knows" feel)
+
+Source: `GET /session/data` (→ `poker.hud`). Today it gives us:
+- `session`: `venue`, `stakes`, `game`, `format`, `is_live`
+- `stack.current` → hero's starting stack for the hand
+- `villains[]`: `name`, `category`, `tendencies`, `last_note` (the players read this session)
+
+Derived in the recorder:
+- **Blinds** parsed from `stakes` ("1/3" → SB 1, BB 3) → auto-seed the `post` actions.
+- **Hero stack** from `stack.current`.
+
+**Two gaps to close as part of the build** (flagged, not yet done):
+1. **Seats aren't in the HUD bundle.** `player_reads` *has* a `seat` column, but
+   `_session_villains()` doesn't select it — so we can name the villains but not place them.
+   Fix: add `seat` (latest read per player) to the villains payload, then auto-seat them.
+   Until then, V1 seats known villains in read-order and you assign positions by tapping.
+2. **Hero position isn't tracked live** (button/seat moves every hand) — so `hero_pos` is a
+   per-hand tap, seeded to last-used. That's correct, not a gap to "fix", just noting it.
+
+## In-memory state model
+
+```js
+state = {
+  meta:   { game, stakes, venue, sessionId },      // from /session/data
+  blinds: { sb, bb },                              // parsed from stakes
+  heroPos: "BTN",                                  // tapped per hand
+  seats:  [ { pos, name, stack, cards: null, in: true } ],  // incl. hero seat
+  street: "preflop",                              // street currently being entered
+  board:  { flop: [], turn: [], river: [] },
+  actions:[ { street, pos, action, amount } ],     // appended as you tap
+  result: { pot: null, heroNet: null, summary: "" }
+}
+```
+
+`buildStructured(state)` →
+
+| contract field | from |
+|---|---|
+| `hero_pos` | `state.heroPos` |
+| `hero_cards` | the hero seat's `cards` |
+| `players[]` | `state.seats` (`{pos,stack,name,cards}`; emitter doesn't set `hero`/version — server normalize does) |
+| `actions[]` | `state.actions`, with a `{street, board}` reveal entry spliced in at each street boundary from `state.board` |
+| `board` | `flop + turn + river` concatenated |
+| `result` | `state.result` |
+
+Client builds best-effort; **`store_hand_history()` → `normalize_structured()` is the
+authority** (canonical cards, hero sync, `schema_version`, `completeness`). Keeps the
+client dumb and the contract enforced in one place.
+
+## Persistence
+
+New endpoint (small, part of the build):
+```
+POST /hands   body: { structured, session_id?, tag?, lesson? }
+            -> store_hand_history(structured, ...) -> { id }
+```
+On save: POST, then hand off to the existing viewer `/hand/{id}` to replay — which doubles
+as the correctness check (what you tapped is exactly what replays).
+
+## Scope
+
+**V1 — core loop (chosen).** Seats + cards + per-street actions emitting valid structured
+JSON. Manual street advance (a "next street" button + board entry), free bet-size entry
+(type the number). Proves capture → store → replay end to end on the locked schema.
+
+### Card entry (V1)
+
+Contextual: tap a card slot (hero card, board square, "they showed") → a compact picker
+pops at that slot. One picker holds **4 color-coded suits + 13 ranks + `x` + unknown-card**.
+Whichever you tap first sets the flow for that card — no mode switch:
+
+- **Suit first → it locks** (stays lit). Each subsequent rank tap places `rank+lockedSuit`
+  and auto-advances. Flush flop = `♥ T 8 5` (4 taps); suited hole = `♥ A K` (3 taps).
+- **Rank first → card is pending a suit**; the next tap must be a suit (or `x`). Best for
+  rainbow/mixed. Locked suit stays in effect until a different suit is tapped.
+- **`x`** = unknown suit → stores e.g. `Ax`; flips `completeness.cards` false so RTO skips
+  suit-dependent math. **Unknown-card** button = a villain card never shown (`x`).
+
+No typing — lowercase tokens are the internal/contract format only; the player only ever
+taps symbols. State: `lockedSuit` (nullable) + the active slot; auto-advance on complete.
+
+**V2 — the smart keypad.** The contextual state machine layered on top: tracks whose turn
+it is and the current bet, offers only legal actions (check vs call; bet/raise reveal size
+presets ½/¾/pot/+1bb), auto-advances the street when action closes, tap-a-seat to set the
+actor, one-tap "they showed [cards]" at showdown. ~6–10 taps, no typing. Built on the same
+`state` + `buildStructured`, so V1's emitter doesn't change — V2 just drives `state` smarter.
+
+## Layout sketch (full-screen overlay)
+
+```
+┌───────────────────────────── Record hand ───────────────  ✕ ┐
+│            (CO)        (BTN)                                  │
+│      (HJ)        ◯ oval table ◯        (SB)                   │
+│            (MP)        (UTG)      (BB·hero)                   │
+│   board:  [ 7d ][ 2c ][ 5h ]   pot: 40                       │
+├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│  acting: BB        [ fold ][ check ][ call ][ bet ][ raise ]  │
+│  amount: [  15  ]            [ ½ ][ ¾ ][ pot ][ +1bb ]  (V2)  │
+│  [ ◀ prev street ]  [ next street ▶ ]      [ they showed… ]   │
+├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│  preflop: BTN raise 15 · BB call          [ save & replay ]   │
+└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+## Build order
+
+1. `POST /hands` endpoint + add `seat` to the villains payload (server, small).
+2. `recorder.js` skeleton: `mount()`, `state`, `buildStructured()` (pure).
+3. Overlay shell in `index.html` (open button in session/cash mode) + `recorder.css`.
+4. V1 capture flow → save → replay. Validate a real hand round-trips identically.
+5. V2 smart keypad on top.
+```

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-28-poker-mode-prompts-design.md

@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-# Poker mode: message-type-specific prompts + dumb capture
-
-- **Date:** 2026-06-28
-- **Status:** Draft for review
-- **Scope:** Poker (`poker_cash`) mode only. This is the template; the same pattern will later extend to Build/Explore/Study/Decide in a separate pass.
-
-## Problem
-
-In poker mode Lyra routes correctly but her replies are generic — "stringing poker words together." Evidence from the 2026-06-27 (Meadows) and 2026-06-28 (Wheeling) sessions in chat `sess-dff2s91c`:
-
-- **Every turn is a coaching essay, including pure data.** A stack update (`Stack=$685`) draws 4–6 sentences of momentum filler ("keep that momentum rolling," "you've got this"). Bare facts don't need a brain.
-- **She projects tilt/fatigue onto neutral facts.** "Table broke, it's 11:50pm" → three replies about "late-night fatigue-driven decisions… mental reset." Brian had to say *"I'm not upset… you seem to be reading me as tilted."* Cause: the `_route` mood nudge (`lyra/mind.py:328`) firing on non-mood messages.
-- **She doesn't reason about bet intent.** On a hand where Brian flopped bottom set, turned a full house, value bet $40 and got 88 to fold, she said *"his fold… shows the power of representing something stronger… well executed."* That was a **value bet that got no value** — money left on the table — not a successful rep. She pattern-matched "bet → fold → good."
-- **She never calls `analyze_spot`; she eyeballs.** The 77 multiway spot got *"a disciplined fold might have been the better path"* — pure hedge, no math, violating the persona's "never eyeball poker math" rule.
-- **Even her best reply leaks bad poker logic.** The sharp Connie read included "limp-checking in position" — contradictory nonsense — proving "sounds sharp" ≠ "is correct."
-
-Root cause: one large per-turn card (`_CASH_CARD`, `lyra/modes.py:66`) describes **traits** ("be decisive," "be present"). The model satisfies trait language with safe, flattering abstraction. Pure-data turns shouldn't reach the model at all; judgment turns need concrete response contracts, not adjectives.
-
-## Goals
-
-1. Pure data entry (stack, buy-in, cash-out) never touches the LLM.
-2. Conversational turns get a **message-type-specific** prompt instead of one broad card.
-3. Kill the false tilt/fatigue reads.
-4. On hands, reason about **bet intent** and lean on `analyze_spot` — flag missed value, value-owning, and sizing rather than reflexively praising.
-5. Fix the iOS-PWA bottom safe-area gap surfaced in testing.
-
-## Non-goals
-
-- Rewriting the other five modes (separate pass).
-- Changing the tool handlers themselves (`poker.log_stack`, etc. already exist and are LLM-independent).
-- An LLM-based classifier in v1 (the design leaves the seam for it; v1 ships heuristics).
-- Itemized buy-in history (buy-ins remain a single `buy_in_total`).
-
-## Architecture
-
-Split poker input by whether it needs judgment.
-
-- **Track 1 — dumb capture:** pure data → direct HTTP endpoint → tool handler. No prompt, no reply.
-- **Track 2 — conversational:** anything needing a brain → a classifier tags the message type → a type-specific prompt fragment is injected in place of the giant card.
-- **PWA fix:** correct the bottom safe-area inset.
-
-### Deliverable 1 — Track 1: dumb capture (no LLM)
-
-**Backend (new endpoints in `lyra/web/server.py`).** Today the *only* write path for a stack/buy-in is chat → tool-calling; no direct endpoint exists. Add:
-
-- `POST /session/stack` → `poker.log_stack(amount)` → returns updated `stack_state()`. Server stamps the time.
-- `POST /session/buyin` → `poker.add_buyin(amount)` → returns new `buy_in_total`.
-- Cash-out reuses the existing `PATCH /session/{id}` with `{cash_out}` (already recomputes `net`).
-
-Both resolve the live session via `poker._resolve(None)` and return `{"ok": ..., "stack": ...}`. On "no live session" return a clear error the UI can show.
-
-**Frontend — the 2nd input box (`lyra/web/static/index.html`).** A slim quick-capture row **below the message input, above the bottom nav icons**. Behavior:
-
-- Type a number (e.g. `685`) → `POST /session/stack` → on success, append a one-line confirmation to the **Live Log** (`$685 logged · 11:34pm`) and update the HUD. **No chat message, no LLM call, main message box untouched.**
-- Scope: **stack only** in v1. Buy-in and cash-out live on the Session HUD widget below.
-- Empty/non-numeric input is ignored (or shows inline hint). Decimal and `$`-prefixed input tolerated (`$685`, `685`).
-
-**Frontend — HUD widget (`lyra/web/static/session.html`).** In the Stack card (`session.html:280`), mirroring the existing `saveEdit()` PATCH pattern (`session.html:192`): a stack field (`POST /session/stack`), a buy-in field (`POST /session/buyin`), and a cash-out field (existing PATCH). Each updates the sparkline on success.
-
-### Deliverable 2 — Track 2: classifier + type fragments
-
-**Classifier (`lyra/poker_classify.py`, new).** A function `classify(message: str) -> str` returning one of `HAND | STATUS | MENTAL | LOG | CHAT`. v1 is heuristic; the signature is the swappable seam — an LLM/MI50 implementation can replace the body later with no other changes.
-
-Heuristic signals (first match wins, in priority order):
-
-1. **HAND** — card-token regex (`\b[2-9TJQKA][shdc]\b` appearing ≥2×), or position tokens (UTG/MP/HJ/CO/BTN/SB/BB/"button"/"hijack"), or street words (flop/turn/river) combined with betting verbs (bet/raise/call/fold/check/shove/limp).
-2. **MENTAL** — first-person feeling: "I feel", "I'm tilted/steaming/fried/tired/frustrated/confident", "in my head", "mental", "leak", "on tilt".
-3. **STATUS** — time/venue/logistics with no cards: "table broke", "new table", "waiting for a seat", "seat opened", clock times, venue names.
-4. **LOG** — prose money/result that slipped past the 2nd box: "I'm at 350", "stack is", "out for", "cashed", "rebought" with a number.
-5. **CHAT** — default fallback (questions, open talk).
-
-Ambiguous → `CHAT` (safe full-voice default).
-
-**Pipeline integration (`lyra/mind.py`).** Add a `_classify` step to `PIPELINE` (after `_route`, before `_compose`) that sets `ctx.msg_type` when `ctx.mode.key == "poker_cash"`. In `build_messages` (`mind.py:137`), when in poker mode, inject the **type fragment** in the seat currently held by `mode.card` (`mind.py:152`) instead of the whole `_CASH_CARD`. Non-poker modes are unchanged.
-
-**Fragment registry (new `lyra/poker_prompts.py`).** `POKER_FRAGMENTS: dict[str, str]` keyed by type. Each fragment is short and concrete (rules + response shape), not trait language. Persona guardrails ("never eyeball math," "don't invent reads") stay sourced from `personas/lyra.md` via `_persona_block`.
-
-Response contracts:
-
-- **HAND.** Steps, in order: (1) log it (`record_hand` preferred, or `log_hand`); (2) if the decision is close or equity matters, call `analyze_spot` — do **not** eyeball; (3) reason about **bet intent** — for each meaningful bet, name what it was for (value / bluff / protection) and whether it achieved that (a fold to a value bet = value lost — flag it; a call of a bluff = bluff failed); (4) name leaks plainly (value-owning, missed value, bad sizing); (5) one clear opinion. **No reflexive praise** — do not open with "nice hand." If a named villain is referenced, call `player_profile`/`get_villain_file` first; never invent a read. Talk in prose, not a listicle. Seed with 2 exemplars (below).
-- **STATUS.** 1–2 sentences. Acknowledge, log a stack only if a bare number is present, then stop. **No coaching. No tilt/fatigue reads.**
-- **MENTAL.** Full presence, real voice, an actual point of view. (This register already works — preserve it.)
-- **LOG.** One line. `$317 logged.` Nothing else.
-- **CHAT.** Full voice, a real opinion, no filler sign-offs.
-
-**HAND exemplars** (embedded in the fragment):
-
-> *Brian:* "Flopped bottom set with 22, turned a full house, bet $40 on the river, he folded 88."
-> *Lyra:* "That's a value bet that got no value — 88 was never folding to a smaller stab. $40 into that pot was too much; ~$20–25 gets called by the over-pair and the worse two-pairs. The hand's a monster, the leak is the sizing."
-
-> *Brian:* "77 in a multiway pot, flop 4h5c3c, HJ bets 75, BTN shoves 74, I call. Turn/river check through, HJ wins with 64."
-> *Lyra:* "Against a bet and a shove on 4-5-3 you're drawing thin — sets, two pair, and the made wheel are all ahead, and you block almost none of it. The stack-depth logic (he only had ~150 behind) is real, but that's a reason to fold and wait, not to call off light. This is the value-owning spot you flagged yourself."
-
-**Pipeline fixes:**
-
-- Remove/gate the `_route` mood nudge (`mind.py:328`) so a steady→"steady" / up→"hype" note is **not** appended on non-MENTAL messages. Mental-game register comes only from the MENTAL fragment.
-- Trim the always-on mode-menu note (`mind.py:77`) inside poker mode — it dilutes every turn.
-
-### Deliverable 3 — PWA bottom safe-area fix
-
-The band below the nav icons is an iOS-PWA safe-area issue (likely `100vh` not accounting for `env(safe-area-inset-bottom)` / the home indicator). Fix the layout container and bottom nav in the web CSS so the app fills the viewport with the icons seated above the home indicator. Use the `building-ios-pwas` skill at implementation time.
-
-## Testing / verification
-
-- **Classifier unit tests:** feed the real user turns from both transcripts and assert the expected type (e.g. "Stack is at $373" → LOG/handled by box, "Button straddle… I limp UTG with 22…" → HAND, "table broke, it's 11:50pm" → STATUS, "I feel like I'm being mean when I raise" → MENTAL).
-- **Endpoint tests:** `POST /session/stack` / `/session/buyin` against a live test session; assert the row is written, time stamped, and `stack_state()` updates; assert a clean error when no live session.
-- **Transcript replay (eyeball eval):** run yesterday's + today's user turns through the new classifier + fragments and compare replies to the logged mush — confirm stack updates produce no essay, the $40 hand is flagged as missed value, and STATUS turns carry no tilt-reading.
-- **PWA:** verify on the iOS PWA that the gap is gone and the new input box sits above the nav with the keyboard open.
-
-## Out of scope / future
-
-- LLM classifier behind the same interface (if heuristics prove brittle).
-- Extending message-type fragments to the other five modes.
-- Itemized buy-in history / per-table stack series.
-- Buy-in/cash-out in the chat-page 2nd box (HUD only for v1).

lyra/clock.py

@@ -9,39 +9,20 @@ a long silence *means* to her is left to her own reflection, not prescribed here
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
-
-from lyra import config
 
 
 def now() -> datetime:
     return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
 
-def _local_tz() -> ZoneInfo | timezone:
-    """Brian's configured local zone (falls back to UTC if it can't be loaded)."""
-    try:
-        return ZoneInfo(config.load().timezone)
-    except Exception:
-        return timezone.utc
-
-
 def _parse(iso: str) -> datetime:
     dt = datetime.fromisoformat(iso)
     return dt if dt.tzinfo else dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
 
 
-def short(iso_or_dt: str | datetime | None = None) -> str:
-    """Local time-of-day like '10:45pm', for timeline rows."""
-    dt = _parse(iso_or_dt) if isinstance(iso_or_dt, str) else (iso_or_dt or now())
-    return dt.astimezone(_local_tz()).strftime("%-I:%M%p").lower()
-
-
 def stamp(dt: datetime | None = None) -> str:
-    """Wall-clock stamp in Brian's local timezone, e.g.
-    'Friday, 27 Jun 2026, 01:50 EDT'. Times are stored UTC; this is what she *reads*,
-    so 'what time is it' answers in his time, not UTC."""
-    return (dt or now()).astimezone(_local_tz()).strftime("%A, %d %b %Y, %H:%M %Z")
+    """Wall-clock stamp, e.g. 'Wednesday, 17 Jun 2026, 01:50 UTC'."""
+    return (dt or now()).strftime("%A, %d %b %Y, %H:%M UTC")
 
 
 def gap_seconds(since_iso: str | None, ref: datetime | None = None) -> float | None:

lyra/llm.py

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
-import time
 from typing import Iterator, Literal, TypedDict
 
 import httpx
 from openai import OpenAI
 
-from lyra import logbus
 from lyra.config import load
 
 
@@ -20,54 +18,30 @@ class Message(TypedDict):
 Backend = Literal["local", "cloud", "mi50"]
 
 
-def _approx_tok(messages: list) -> int:
-    """Rough prompt size (chars/4) — enough to see what's loading a backend."""
-    total = 0
-    for m in messages or []:
-        if isinstance(m, dict) and isinstance(m.get("content"), str):
-            total += len(m["content"])
-    return total // 4
-
-
-def _resolved_model(cfg, backend: Backend, model: str | None) -> str:
-    if backend == "cloud":
-        return model or cfg.cloud_model
-    if backend == "mi50":
-        return model or cfg.mi50_model
-    return model or cfg.local_model
-
-
 def complete(messages: list[Message], backend: Backend = "local", model: str | None = None) -> str:
     """Generate a completion. `model` overrides the backend's default model
     (used so live chat can run a stronger cloud model than bulk consolidation)."""
     cfg = load()
-    mdl = _resolved_model(cfg, backend, model)
-    logbus.log("info", "llm call", kind="complete", backend=backend, model=mdl, tok=_approx_tok(messages))
-    t0 = time.monotonic()
-
     if backend == "cloud":
         if not cfg.openai_api_key:
             raise RuntimeError("OPENAI_API_KEY is not set")
         client = OpenAI(api_key=cfg.openai_api_key)
-        resp = client.chat.completions.create(model=mdl, messages=messages)
-        out = resp.choices[0].message.content or ""
-    elif backend == "mi50":
+        resp = client.chat.completions.create(model=model or cfg.cloud_model, messages=messages)
+        return resp.choices[0].message.content or ""
+
+    if backend == "mi50":
         # MI50 box runs an OpenAI-compatible llama.cpp server; key is unused.
         client = OpenAI(api_key="not-needed", base_url=cfg.mi50_base_url)
-        resp = client.chat.completions.create(model=mdl, messages=messages)
-        out = resp.choices[0].message.content or ""
-    else:
+        resp = client.chat.completions.create(model=model or cfg.mi50_model, messages=messages)
+        return resp.choices[0].message.content or ""
+
     resp = httpx.post(
         f"{cfg.local_base_url}/api/chat",
-            json={"model": mdl, "messages": messages, "stream": False},
+        json={"model": model or cfg.local_model, "messages": messages, "stream": False},
         timeout=120,
     )
     resp.raise_for_status()
-        out = resp.json()["message"]["content"]
-
-    logbus.log("info", "llm done", kind="complete", backend=backend,
-               ms=int((time.monotonic() - t0) * 1000), out=len(out))
-    return out
+    return resp.json()["message"]["content"]
 
 
 def chat_call(
@@ -94,8 +68,6 @@ def chat_call(
         kwargs: dict = {"model": mdl, "messages": messages}
         if tools:
             kwargs["tools"] = tools
-        logbus.log("info", "llm call", kind="chat", backend=backend, model=mdl, tok=_approx_tok(messages))
-        t0 = time.monotonic()
         msg = client.chat.completions.create(**kwargs).choices[0].message
         tcs = None
         if getattr(msg, "tool_calls", None):
@@ -103,9 +75,6 @@ def chat_call(
                 {"id": tc.id, "name": tc.function.name, "arguments": tc.function.arguments}
                 for tc in msg.tool_calls
             ]
-        logbus.log("info", "llm done", kind="chat", backend=backend,
-                   ms=int((time.monotonic() - t0) * 1000), out=len(msg.content or ""),
-                   tools=[t["name"] for t in tcs] if tcs else None)
         return msg.model_dump(), tcs
 
     # local (Ollama): no tool-calling here — return plain content.
@@ -136,8 +105,6 @@ def chat_call_stream(
         kwargs: dict = {"model": mdl, "messages": messages, "stream": True}
         if tools:
             kwargs["tools"] = tools
-        logbus.log("info", "llm call", kind="chat-stream", backend=backend, model=mdl, tok=_approx_tok(messages))
-        t0 = time.monotonic()
         parts: list[str] = []
         frags: dict[int, dict] = {}  # tool-call fragments accumulated by index
         for chunk in client.chat.completions.create(**kwargs):
@@ -156,9 +123,6 @@ def chat_call_stream(
                 if tc.function and tc.function.arguments:
                     slot["arguments"] += tc.function.arguments
         content = "".join(parts)
-        logbus.log("info", "llm done", kind="chat-stream", backend=backend,
-                   ms=int((time.monotonic() - t0) * 1000), out=len(content),
-                   tools=[frags[i]["name"] for i in sorted(frags)] if frags else None)
         if frags:
             calls = [frags[i] for i in sorted(frags)]
             assistant = {

lyra/modes.py

@@ -67,17 +67,11 @@ _CASH_CARD = """You are copiloting Brian's LIVE cash game right now — you're a
 a session is (or should be) open. You move between two registers depending on what he's doing:
 
 • HE HANDS YOU FACTS TO TRACK — his stack, a hand, a read on someone, a rebuy, a result. \
-LOGGING IS THE JOB: if his message contains anything trackable, you MUST call the tool \
-FIRST, before you reply — every single time. Logging and talking are not either/or; do \
-BOTH. Never let a conversational reply take the place of the log. A described hand ALWAYS \
-gets logged, even mid-banter, even if he's just telling a story about it — don't skip the \
-hand because you're busy reacting to it. Then confirm in ONE short line ("$350 stack \
-logged."). Don't narrate, don't explain logging, don't ask permission — just do it. \
-Routing: current stack → log_stack (and pass `note` with the why if he gives one — "card \
-dead", "doubled up vs the LAG"). A hand he describes → record_hand (a real, replayable \
-hand) — prefer this over log_hand so it lands on his timeline with a link. A read on a \
-player → add_read. A rebuy → add_buyin. A result/pot → it rides with the hand. This is the \
-quiet, fast half of the job; he shouldn't feel you working, but it must always happen.
+Log it with the right tool and confirm in ONE short line ("$350 stack logged."). Don't \
+narrate, don't explain what logging is, don't ask permission — just do it. He says his \
+current stack → log_stack. He describes a hand → log_hand (terse) or record_hand (a full \
+hand he wants saved/replayable). A read on a player → add_read. A rebuy → add_buyin. This is \
+the quiet, fast half of the job; he shouldn't feel you working.
 
 • HE ASKS FOR ADVICE, OR TELLS YOU HOW HE'S FEELING — tilted, steaming, card-dead, bored, \
 stuck, "should I have folded the river?" THIS is when he needs you most. Drop the shorthand \

lyra/poker.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import json
 import re
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
-from lyra import clock, llm, memory
+from lyra import llm, memory
 
 _SCHEMA = """
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS poker_sessions (
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ def _c():
         conn.executescript(_SCHEMA)
         # Add columns introduced after a DB already had the tables (no-op if present).
         for ddl in ("ALTER TABLE poker_hands ADD COLUMN structured TEXT",
-                    "ALTER TABLE poker_sessions ADD COLUMN chat_session_id TEXT",
-                    "ALTER TABLE poker_stack_log ADD COLUMN note TEXT"):
+                    "ALTER TABLE poker_sessions ADD COLUMN chat_session_id TEXT"):
             try:
                 conn.execute(ddl)
             except Exception:
@@ -404,18 +403,17 @@ def add_buyin(amount: float, session_id: int | None = None) -> float:
 
 # --- stack tracking ---
 
-def log_stack(amount: float, note: str | None = None, session_id: int | None = None) -> dict:
-    """Record Brian's current chip stack, optionally with the why ("card dead",
-    "doubled up vs Sal") — that context becomes the session-timeline line. Returns
-    {current, buy_in, net} where net is his live net while sitting."""
+def log_stack(amount: float, session_id: int | None = None) -> dict:
+    """Record Brian's current chip stack. Returns {current, buy_in, net} where net
+    is his live net while sitting (current stack − total bought in)."""
     sid = _resolve(session_id)
     if sid is None:
         raise ValueError("no live session")
     conn = _c()
     with conn:
         conn.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO poker_stack_log (session_id, amount, note, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
-            (sid, float(amount), (note or "").strip() or None, _now()),
+            "INSERT INTO poker_stack_log (session_id, amount, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+            (sid, float(amount), _now()),
         )
     return stack_state(sid)
 
@@ -438,7 +436,7 @@ def stack_log(session_id: int | None = None) -> list[dict]:
     if sid is None:
         return []
     return [dict(r) for r in _c().execute(
-        "SELECT id, amount, note, created_at FROM poker_stack_log WHERE session_id = ? ORDER BY id",
+        "SELECT id, amount, created_at FROM poker_stack_log WHERE session_id = ? ORDER BY id",
         (sid,),
     ).fetchall()]
 
@@ -1181,63 +1179,20 @@ def running_stats(stakes: str | None = None, venue: str | None = None,
 
 # --- live session HUD (everything tracked in the current session, for the UI) ---
 
-def timeline(session_id: int | None = None) -> list[dict]:
-    """The session's running log: start, stack updates (+context), hands (linkable),
-    reads, and rituals, interleaved chronologically with local time-of-day stamps.
-    This is what Brian sees as the night's story — '10:45 start … 12:00a doubled up,
-    $750 (hand)'. Each entry: {time, at, kind, text, hand_id?, amount?, result?}."""
-    sid = _resolve(session_id)
-    if sid is None:
-        return []
-    s = get_session(sid) or {}
-    events: list[dict] = []
-
-    if s.get("started_at"):
-        bits = [s.get("stakes"), s.get("game"), f"at {s['venue']}" if s.get("venue") else None]
-        label = " ".join(b for b in bits if b)
-        events.append({"at": s["started_at"], "kind": "start",
-                       "text": ("Session start — " + label) if label else "Session start"})
-
-    for r in stack_log(sid):
-        events.append({"at": r["created_at"], "kind": "stack",
-                       "amount": r.get("amount"), "text": r.get("note") or "stack update"})
-
-    for h in list_hands(sid):
-        desc = " ".join(b for b in (h.get("position"), h.get("hole_cards")) if b)
-        events.append({"at": h["at"], "kind": "hand", "hand_id": h["id"],
-                       "result": h.get("result"), "text": desc or "hand"})
-
-    for r in _c().execute(
-        "SELECT pr.created_at AS at, pr.seat AS seat, pr.note AS note, p.name AS name "
-        "FROM player_reads pr LEFT JOIN poker_players p ON p.id = pr.player_id "
-        "WHERE pr.session_id = ?", (sid,),
-    ).fetchall():
-        who = r["name"] or (f"seat {r['seat']}" if r["seat"] else "villain")
-        events.append({"at": r["at"], "kind": "read", "text": f"Read — {who}: {r['note']}"})
-
-    for r in list_rituals(sid):
-        tag = f"[{r['classification']}] " if r.get("classification") else ""
-        events.append({"at": r["created_at"], "kind": r["kind"],
-                       "text": tag + (r.get("content") or r["kind"]), "hand_id": r.get("hand_id")})
-
-    events.sort(key=lambda e: e["at"] or "")
-    for e in events:
-        e["time"] = clock.short(e["at"])
-    return events
-
-
 def _session_villains(sid: int) -> list[dict]:
     """Players read this session, with their standing dossier fields."""
     rows = _c().execute(
         "SELECT p.name AS name, p.category AS category, p.tendencies AS tendencies, "
         "p.adjustment AS adjustment, "
         "(SELECT note FROM player_reads r2 WHERE r2.player_id = p.id "
-        " AND r2.session_id = ? ORDER BY r2.id DESC LIMIT 1) AS last_note "
+        " AND r2.session_id = ? ORDER BY r2.id DESC LIMIT 1) AS last_note, "
+        "(SELECT seat FROM player_reads r3 WHERE r3.player_id = p.id "
+        " AND r3.session_id = ? ORDER BY r3.id DESC LIMIT 1) AS seat "
         "FROM poker_players p "
         "WHERE p.id IN (SELECT DISTINCT player_id FROM player_reads "
         "               WHERE session_id = ? AND player_id IS NOT NULL) "
         "ORDER BY p.updated_at DESC",
-        (sid, sid),
+        (sid, sid, sid),
     ).fetchall()
     return [dict(r) for r in rows]
 
@@ -1298,7 +1253,6 @@ def hud(session_id: int | None = None) -> dict | None:
         },
         "hands": hands,
         "villains": _session_villains(sid),
-        "timeline": timeline(sid),
         "notes": notes,
         "rituals": {
             "alligator": alligator_active(sid),

lyra/summary.py

@@ -129,20 +129,16 @@ def maybe_summarize_async(session_id: str, backend: Backend | None = None) -> No
 
 
 def summarize_all(
-    backend: Backend | None = None, limit: int | None = None, workers: int | None = None
+    backend: Backend | None = None, limit: int | None = None, workers: int = 8
 ) -> dict:
     """Summarize every session that needs it. Idempotent and resumable.
 
-    Concurrency is backend-aware: the cloud API parallelizes happily, but the
-    local/MI50 GPU servers run a single slot (llama.cpp --parallel 1) — firing N
-    requests at them just queues, blows the client timeout, and thrashes the KV
-    cache (wasted compute + heat). So GPU backends run serially unless overridden.
-    DB reads/writes (store_summary embeds) stay on the main thread, so the single
-    SQLite connection is never touched from multiple threads.
+    LLM summarization runs concurrently across `workers` threads (great for a
+    cloud backend). DB reads (loading transcripts) and writes (store_summary,
+    which also embeds) happen on the main thread, so the single SQLite
+    connection is never touched from multiple threads.
     """
     backend = backend or config.load().summary_backend
-    if workers is None:
-        workers = 8 if backend == "cloud" else 1
 
     # Main thread: collect the work (transcripts) for sessions needing a summary.
     todo: list[tuple[str, str, int]] = []

lyra/tools.py

@@ -184,9 +184,8 @@ def _log_stack(args: dict, ctx: dict) -> str:
         amount = float(args.get("amount"))
     except (TypeError, ValueError):
         return "Give me a number for the stack."
-    note = (args.get("note") or "").strip() or None
     try:
-        st = poker.log_stack(amount, note=note)
+        st = poker.log_stack(amount)
     except ValueError:
         return "No live session — start one first, then I'll track your stack."
     net = st.get("net")
@@ -520,11 +519,8 @@ TOOLS.update({
         "log_stack",
         "Record Brian's CURRENT total chip stack in the live session. Call whenever "
         "he states his stack ('I'm at 350', 'down to 220', 'stacked off to 900'). "
-        "Tracks his stack over time and his live net while he's still sitting. Pass "
-        "`note` with the WHY when he gives it ('card dead', 'doubled up vs the LAG') — "
-        "it becomes the line in his session timeline.",
-        {"amount": {**_N, "description": "Current total chip stack, in dollars"},
-         "note": {**_S, "description": "Optional context for the change, e.g. 'card dead', 'doubled up'"}},
+        "Tracks his stack over time and his live net while he's still sitting.",
+        {"amount": {**_N, "description": "Current total chip stack, in dollars"}},
         ["amount"])},
     "scar_note": {"handler": _scar_note, "spec": _f(
         "scar_note",

lyra/web/server.py

@@ -339,6 +339,24 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     async def hands_data(limit: int = 60) -> dict:
         return {"hands": poker.list_recent_hands(limit=limit)}
 
+    @app.post("/hands")
+    async def hands_create(request: Request) -> dict:
+        """Store a structured hand built by the recorder. Body:
+        {structured, session_id?, tag?, lesson?}. normalize_structured() (in
+        store_hand_history) is the authority on shape, so the client can be best-effort."""
+        body = await request.json()
+        structured = body.get("structured")
+        if not isinstance(structured, dict):
+            return {"ok": False, "error": "missing structured hand body"}
+        hid = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            poker.store_hand_history, structured,
+            session_id=body.get("session_id"), tag=body.get("tag"), lesson=body.get("lesson"),
+        )
+        # Enrich villain dossiers from the recorded players, same as the parser path.
+        await asyncio.to_thread(poker.link_hand_players, hid, structured, body.get("session_id"))
+        logbus.log("info", "hand recorded", id=hid, session=body.get("session_id"))
+        return {"ok": True, "id": hid}
+
     @app.get("/recap/{session_id}")
     async def recap_page() -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(str(_STATIC / "recap.html"))

lyra/web/static/index.html

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
   <title>Lyra Core Chat</title>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/recorder.css" />
   <!-- PWA -->
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no, viewport-fit=cover" />
   <meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@
       <a class="tab active" href="/" aria-current="page"><span class="ti">💬</span><span class="tl">Chat</span></a>
       <a class="tab" href="/session"><span class="ti">🎬</span><span class="tl">Session</span></a>
       <a class="tab" href="/hands"><span class="ti">🃏</span><span class="tl">Hands</span></a>
-      <a class="tab" href="/self"><span class="ti">🧠</span><span class="tl">Mind</span></a>
+      <a class="tab tab-mind" href="/self"><span class="ti">🧠</span><span class="tl">Mind</span></a>
+      <button class="tab tab-rec" id="recordTab" type="button"><span class="ti">➕</span><span class="tl">Record</span></button>
       <button class="tab" id="moreTab" type="button"><span class="ti">⋯</span><span class="tl">More</span></button>
     </nav>
   </div>
@@ -1245,5 +1247,23 @@
     });
   </script>
   <script src="/nav.js"></script>
+  <!-- Hand recorder (overlay; chat/session stays mounted underneath) -->
+  <div id="recorderOverlay" class="rec-overlay"></div>
+  <script src="/recorder.js"></script>
+  <script>
+    (function () {
+      var overlay = document.getElementById("recorderOverlay");
+      var recordTab = document.getElementById("recordTab");
+      function close() { overlay.classList.remove("open"); overlay.innerHTML = ""; }
+      if (recordTab) recordTab.addEventListener("click", function () {
+        overlay.innerHTML = "";
+        overlay.classList.add("open");
+        window.Recorder.mount(overlay, {
+          onClose: close,
+          onSave: function (id) { close(); window.open("/hand/" + id, "_blank"); }
+        });
+      });
+    })();
+  </script>
 </body>
 </html>

lyra/web/static/recorder.css

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/* Hand recorder overlay. Uses the app theme tokens (--accent, --bg-* etc.) from
+   style.css when mounted in index.html. For a standalone recorder.html, import those
+   tokens too (see :root in style.css). */
+
+.rec-overlay {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  z-index: 1000;
+  background: var(--bg-dark, #070707);
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+/* :not(.open) outranks .rec-root's display:flex (added on mount), so closing the
+   overlay actually hides it instead of leaving an empty black screen. */
+.rec-overlay:not(.open) { display: none; }
+.rec-overlay.open { display: flex; }
+
+.rec-root {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  height: 100%;
+  color: var(--text-main, #e8e8e8);
+  font-family: var(--font-console, ui-monospace, monospace);
+}
+
+.rec-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+  padding-top: calc(12px + env(safe-area-inset-top));   /* clear the notch/status bar */
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12);
+}
+.rec-title { font-weight: 700; color: var(--accent, #ff7a00); }
+.rec-meta { color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); font-size: .82rem; flex: 1; }
+.rec-x {
+  background: none; border: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12); color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a);
+  border-radius: 8px; width: 34px; height: 34px; font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
+.rec-body { flex: 1; overflow-y: auto; padding: 12px 14px 20px; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; }
+.rec-sec { margin-bottom: 18px; }
+.rec-label { font-size: .7rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .6px; color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); margin-bottom: 6px; }
+.rec-dim { color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); font-size: .85rem; }
+
+.rec-pos-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; }
+.rec-pos {
+  min-width: 44px; padding: 9px 10px; border-radius: 9px;
+  background: var(--bg-elev, #0e0e0e); color: var(--text-main, #e8e8e8);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12); font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 600;
+}
+.rec-pos.on { background: var(--accent, #ff7a00); color: #111; border-color: var(--accent, #ff7a00); }
+.rec-pos.add { color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); border-style: dashed; }
+
+.rec-hero-cards { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin-top: 10px; }
+
+.rec-seats { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
+.rec-seat { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
+.rec-seat-pos { min-width: 42px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--gold, #ffb347); }
+.rec-name {
+  flex: 1; min-width: 0; padding: 8px 9px; border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--bg-elev, #0e0e0e); border: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12);
+  color: var(--text-main, #e8e8e8); font-family: inherit; font-size: .85rem;
+}
+.rec-rm { background: none; border: none; color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); font-size: .9rem; padding: 4px; }
+
+/* typed card entry */
+.rec-field { display: block; margin-top: 10px; }
+.rec-cards {
+  width: 100%; padding: 10px 11px; border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--bg-elev, #0e0e0e); border: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12);
+  color: var(--text-main, #e8e8e8); font-family: inherit; font-size: .95rem;
+  letter-spacing: 1px; box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+.rec-cards.sm { width: 88px; flex: none; padding: 8px 9px; font-size: .85rem; }
+
+.rec-street-tabs { display: flex; gap: 6px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
+.rec-tab {
+  flex: 1; padding: 9px 6px; border-radius: 9px; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 600;
+  background: var(--bg-elev, #0e0e0e); color: var(--text-main, #e8e8e8); border: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12);
+}
+.rec-tab.on { background: var(--accent, #ff7a00); color: #111; border-color: var(--accent, #ff7a00); }
+
+.rec-act-add { display: flex; gap: 6px; margin: 8px 0; }
+.rec-sel, .rec-num {
+  padding: 9px 8px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--bg-elev, #0e0e0e);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12); color: var(--text-main, #e8e8e8);
+  font-family: inherit; font-size: .85rem; min-width: 0;
+}
+.rec-sel { flex: 1; }
+.rec-num { width: 70px; }
+.rec-add-act { padding: 9px 12px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--border-bright, #4a2f15); color: #fff; border: none; font-weight: 600; }
+.rec-result { display: flex; gap: 12px; }
+.rec-result label { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; font-size: .72rem; color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); }
+
+.rec-log { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 3px; margin-top: 6px; }
+.rec-ln { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--text-main, #e8e8e8); }
+.rec-ln.brd { display: flex; gap: 4px; align-items: center; color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); }
+.rec-ln b { color: var(--accent, #ff7a00); font-weight: 700; }
+
+.rec-foot {
+  display: flex; gap: 10px;
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+  padding-bottom: calc(12px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12);
+}
+.rec-save { flex: 1; padding: 14px; border-radius: 10px; background: var(--accent, #ff7a00); color: #111; border: none; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; }
+.rec-save:disabled { opacity: .6; }
+.rec-cancel { padding: 14px 18px; border-radius: 10px; background: var(--bg-elev, #0e0e0e); color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); border: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem; }
+
+.rec-undo { background: none; border: none; color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); font-size: .75rem; padding: 0 4px; }
+
+/* The Record tab swaps in for Mind in the bottom bar, but only in poker (cash) mode.
+   body.cash-mode is toggled on mode change in index.html. */
+#tabbar .tab-rec { display: none; }
+body.cash-mode #tabbar .tab-rec { display: flex; }
+body.cash-mode #tabbar .tab-mind { display: none; }
+#tabbar .tab-rec .ti { color: var(--accent, #ff7a00); filter: none; }

lyra/web/static/recorder.js

@@ -0,0 +1,425 @@
+/* Hand recorder — tap-to-build poker hands. See docs/RECORDER.md.
+ *
+ * Correctness by construction: each field writes a known value into a known slot,
+ * so there's no LLM parse step that can be wrong. Output is the canonical structured
+ * contract (docs/HAND_HISTORY.md); the server's normalize_structured() is the final
+ * authority on shape (case, suits, 10->T, completeness), so this stays best-effort.
+ *
+ * Mount-agnostic: Recorder.mount(container, opts) renders into ANY element — a
+ * full-screen overlay in index.html today, a standalone recorder.html later, with
+ * zero logic changes. buildStructured(state) is pure (no DOM) — the reusable core.
+ *
+ * Card entry: plain typed text for now ("ah kh", "AhKh", "7d 2c 5h"). The tap picker
+ * is shelved (docs/RECORDER.md V2) — parseCards() + server normalize handle the rest.
+ */
+(function () {
+  "use strict";
+
+  const SUITS = { s: "♠", h: "♥", d: "♦", c: "♣" };
+  const POSITIONS = ["UTG", "UTG1", "UTG2", "MP", "LJ", "HJ", "CO", "BTN", "SB", "BB"];
+  const STREETS = ["preflop", "flop", "turn", "river"];
+  const STREET_BOARD = { flop: 3, turn: 1, river: 1 };
+  const ACTIONS = ["fold", "check", "call", "bet", "raise", "allin"];
+  const SIZED = { bet: true, raise: true, allin: true };
+
+  // --- card text -> tokens (server normalizes case/suit/10) ------------------
+  function parseCards(str) {
+    if (!str) return [];
+    const s = String(str).trim().replace(/10/g, "T");
+    if (!s) return [];
+    const parts = /\s/.test(s) ? s.split(/\s+/) : s.match(/.{1,2}/g) || [];
+    return parts.map((p) => p.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+  }
+  function cardsText(arr) {
+    return arr && arr.length ? arr.join(" ") : "";
+  }
+
+  // --- pure core: state -> contract dict (testable, no DOM) ------------------
+  function buildStructured(state) {
+    const players = state.seats
+      .filter((s) => s.pos)
+      .map((s) => {
+        const p = { pos: s.pos };
+        if (s.stack != null) p.stack = s.stack;
+        if (s.name) p.name = s.name;
+        p.cards = s.cards && s.cards.length ? s.cards.slice() : null;
+        return p;
+      });
+
+    const actions = [];
+    for (const st of STREETS) {
+      const reveal = state.board[st];
+      if (st !== "preflop" && reveal && reveal.length) {
+        actions.push({ street: st, board: reveal.slice() });
+      }
+      for (const a of state.actions.filter((x) => x.street === st)) {
+        actions.push({
+          street: st,
+          pos: a.pos,
+          action: a.action,
+          amount: a.amount != null ? a.amount : null,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    const hero = state.seats.find((s) => s.pos === state.heroPos);
+    const board = [].concat(state.board.flop, state.board.turn, state.board.river);
+    return {
+      game: state.meta.game || "NLH",
+      stakes: state.meta.stakes || null,
+      hero_pos: state.heroPos || null,
+      hero_cards: hero && hero.cards ? hero.cards.slice() : [],
+      players,
+      actions,
+      board,
+      result: {
+        pot: state.result.pot,
+        hero_net: state.result.heroNet,
+        summary: state.result.summary || "",
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  function parseBlinds(stakes) {
+    const m = (stakes || "").match(/(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*\/\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)/);
+    return m ? { sb: parseFloat(m[1]), bb: parseFloat(m[2]) } : { sb: null, bb: null };
+  }
+
+  function initialState(hud) {
+    const sess = (hud && hud.session) || {};
+    const stack = (hud && hud.stack) || {};
+    const blinds = parseBlinds(sess.stakes);
+
+    const seats = [];
+    for (const v of (hud && hud.villains) || []) {
+      if (v.seat && POSITIONS.includes(v.seat)) {
+        seats.push({ pos: v.seat, name: v.name || null, stack: null, cards: null });
+      }
+    }
+
+    const actions = [];
+    if (blinds.sb != null) actions.push({ street: "preflop", pos: "SB", action: "post", amount: blinds.sb });
+    if (blinds.bb != null) actions.push({ street: "preflop", pos: "BB", action: "post", amount: blinds.bb });
+
+    return {
+      meta: {
+        game: sess.game || "NLH",
+        stakes: sess.stakes || null,
+        venue: sess.venue || null,
+        sessionId: sess.id != null ? sess.id : null,
+      },
+      blinds,
+      heroStack: stack.current != null ? stack.current : null,
+      heroPos: null,
+      seats,
+      street: "preflop",
+      board: { flop: [], turn: [], river: [] },
+      actions,
+      result: { pot: null, heroNet: null, summary: "" },
+    };
+  }
+
+  function ensureHero(state) {
+    let hero = state.seats.find((s) => s.pos === state.heroPos);
+    if (!hero && state.heroPos) {
+      hero = { pos: state.heroPos, name: "Hero", stack: state.heroStack, cards: [] };
+      state.seats.push(hero);
+    }
+    return hero || {};
+  }
+
+  window.Recorder = {
+    buildStructured,
+    parseCards,
+    parseBlinds,
+    initialState,
+    _internals: { POSITIONS, STREETS },
+    mount,
+  };
+
+  // --- mount / render -------------------------------------------------------
+  async function mount(container, opts) {
+    opts = opts || {};
+    let hud = opts.hud;
+    if (!hud) {
+      try {
+        const url = opts.sessionId != null ? `/session/data?id=${opts.sessionId}` : "/session/data";
+        hud = await fetch(url).then((r) => r.json());
+      } catch (e) {
+        hud = { session: null };
+      }
+    }
+    const state = initialState(hud);
+    const ctx = { container, state, opts };
+    container.classList.add("rec-root");
+    container.addEventListener("click", (e) => handleClick(ctx, e));
+    container.addEventListener("input", (e) => handleInput(ctx, e));
+    render(ctx);
+    return ctx;
+  }
+
+  function render(ctx) {
+    const s = ctx.state;
+    const hero = s.seats.find((x) => x.pos === s.heroPos) || {};
+    ctx.container.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="rec-head">
+        <div class="rec-title">Record hand</div>
+        <div class="rec-meta">${esc(s.meta.venue || "")}${s.meta.stakes ? " · " + esc(s.meta.stakes) : ""}</div>
+        <button class="rec-x" data-act="close">✕</button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="rec-body">
+        <section class="rec-sec">
+          <div class="rec-label">Your seat</div>
+          <div class="rec-pos-row">
+            ${POSITIONS.map((p) => `<button class="rec-pos${s.heroPos === p ? " on" : ""}" data-act="hero-pos" data-pos="${p}">${p}</button>`).join("")}
+          </div>
+          <label class="rec-field">
+            <span class="rec-label">your cards</span>
+            <input class="rec-cards" data-act="hero-cards" autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"
+                   placeholder="e.g. ah kh" value="${esc(cardsText(hero.cards))}">
+          </label>
+        </section>
+
+        <section class="rec-sec">
+          <div class="rec-label">Players in the hand</div>
+          <div class="rec-seats">
+            ${s.seats.filter((x) => x.pos !== s.heroPos).map((seat) => renderSeat(seat)).join("") || '<div class="rec-dim">none yet</div>'}
+          </div>
+          <div class="rec-pos-row">
+            ${POSITIONS.filter((p) => p !== s.heroPos && !s.seats.some((x) => x.pos === p)).map((p) => `<button class="rec-pos add" data-act="add-seat" data-pos="${p}">+ ${p}</button>`).join("")}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <section class="rec-sec">
+          <div class="rec-label">Streets</div>
+          <div class="rec-street-tabs">
+            ${STREETS.map((st) => `<button class="rec-tab${s.street === st ? " on" : ""}" data-act="street" data-street="${st}">${st}${boardCount(s, st)}</button>`).join("")}
+          </div>
+          ${renderStreet(ctx)}
+        </section>
+
+        <section class="rec-sec">
+          <div class="rec-label">Result</div>
+          <div class="rec-result">
+            <label>pot <input class="rec-num" data-act="result" data-k="pot" inputmode="decimal" value="${s.result.pot != null ? s.result.pot : ""}"></label>
+            <label>your net <input class="rec-num" data-act="result" data-k="heroNet" inputmode="decimal" value="${s.result.heroNet != null ? s.result.heroNet : ""}"></label>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="rec-foot">
+        <button class="rec-cancel" data-act="close">Cancel</button>
+        <button class="rec-save" data-act="save">Save &amp; replay</button>
+      </div>
+    `;
+  }
+
+  function renderSeat(seat) {
+    return `
+      <div class="rec-seat">
+        <span class="rec-seat-pos">${seat.pos}</span>
+        <input class="rec-name" data-act="seat-name" data-pos="${seat.pos}" autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off"
+               placeholder="name" value="${esc(seat.name || "")}">
+        <input class="rec-cards sm" data-act="seat-cards" data-pos="${seat.pos}" autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"
+               placeholder="shown?" value="${esc(cardsText(seat.cards))}">
+        <button class="rec-rm" data-act="rm-seat" data-pos="${seat.pos}">✕</button>
+      </div>`;
+  }
+
+  function renderStreet(ctx) {
+    const s = ctx.state;
+    const st = s.street;
+    const players = s.seats.map((x) => x.pos);
+    const boardInput =
+      st === "preflop"
+        ? ""
+        : `<label class="rec-field">
+             <span class="rec-label">${st} board (${STREET_BOARD[st]})</span>
+             <input class="rec-cards" data-act="board-cards" data-street="${st}" autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"
+                    placeholder="${st === "flop" ? "e.g. 7d 2c 5h" : "e.g. 5h"}" value="${esc(cardsText(s.board[st]))}">
+           </label>`;
+
+    // Straddle: a voluntary preflop blind from any non-blind seat, default 2×BB.
+    // Action starts left of it and it acts last preflop — order is whatever you enter.
+    const stradAmt = s.blinds.bb != null ? 2 * s.blinds.bb : null;
+    const stradElig = players.filter((p) => p !== "SB" && p !== "BB" && !s.actions.some((a) => a.straddle && a.pos === p));
+    const straddle =
+      st === "preflop" && stradElig.length
+        ? `<div class="rec-act-add">
+             <select class="rec-sel" data-act="str-pos">
+               <option value="">+ straddle${stradAmt != null ? " (" + stradAmt + ")" : ""}…</option>
+               ${stradElig.map((p) => `<option value="${p}">${p}</option>`).join("")}
+             </select>
+             <button class="rec-add-act" data-act="add-straddle">add</button>
+           </div>`
+        : "";
+
+    return `
+      ${boardInput}
+      ${straddle}
+      <div class="rec-act-add">
+        <select class="rec-sel" data-act="na-pos">
+          <option value="">who</option>
+          ${players.map((p) => `<option value="${p}">${p}${p === s.heroPos ? " (you)" : ""}</option>`).join("")}
+        </select>
+        <select class="rec-sel" data-act="na-action">
+          <option value="">action</option>
+          ${ACTIONS.map((a) => `<option value="${a}">${a}</option>`).join("")}
+        </select>
+        <input class="rec-num" data-act="na-amount" inputmode="decimal" placeholder="$">
+        <button class="rec-add-act" data-act="add-action">add</button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="rec-log">
+        ${s.board[st] && s.board[st].length && st !== "preflop" ? `<div class="rec-ln brd">${st}: ${cardsText(s.board[st])}</div>` : ""}
+        ${s.actions
+          .filter((a) => a.street === st)
+          .map((a, i) => {
+            const label = a.straddle ? "straddle" : a.action;
+            const amt = a.amount != null ? " " + a.amount : "";
+            const fixed = a.action === "post" && !a.straddle; // blinds aren't removable
+            const rm = fixed ? "" : ` <button class="rec-undo" data-act="rm-action" data-street="${st}" data-i="${i}">✕</button>`;
+            return `<div class="rec-ln">${a.pos} <b>${label}</b>${amt}${rm}</div>`;
+          })
+          .join("")}
+      </div>`;
+  }
+
+  function boardCount(s, st) {
+    const n = (s.board[st] || []).length;
+    return n ? ` ${n}` : "";
+  }
+
+  // --- events ---------------------------------------------------------------
+  function handleClick(ctx, e) {
+    const s = ctx.state;
+    const t = e.target.closest("[data-act]");
+    if (!t) return;
+    const act = t.getAttribute("data-act");
+
+    switch (act) {
+      case "close":
+        if (ctx.opts.onClose) ctx.opts.onClose();
+        return;
+      case "hero-pos": {
+        const pos = t.getAttribute("data-pos");
+        const old = s.seats.find((x) => x.pos === s.heroPos);
+        if (old && old.name === "Hero" && !(old.cards || []).length) {
+          s.seats = s.seats.filter((x) => x !== old);
+        }
+        s.heroPos = s.heroPos === pos ? null : pos;
+        if (s.heroPos) ensureHero(s);
+        break;
+      }
+      case "add-seat":
+        s.seats.push({ pos: t.getAttribute("data-pos"), name: null, stack: null, cards: null });
+        break;
+      case "rm-seat":
+        s.seats = s.seats.filter((x) => x.pos !== t.getAttribute("data-pos"));
+        break;
+      case "street":
+        s.street = t.getAttribute("data-street");
+        break;
+      case "add-action":
+        addActionFromControls(ctx);
+        break;
+      case "add-straddle": {
+        const sel = ctx.container.querySelector('[data-act="str-pos"]');
+        const pos = sel && sel.value;
+        if (pos) {
+          const amt = s.blinds.bb != null ? 2 * s.blinds.bb : null;
+          s.actions.push({ street: "preflop", pos, action: "post", amount: amt, straddle: true });
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+      case "rm-action":
+        removeAction(s, t.getAttribute("data-street"), parseInt(t.getAttribute("data-i"), 10));
+        break;
+      case "save":
+        return doSave(ctx);
+      default:
+        return; // inputs handled in handleInput
+    }
+    render(ctx);
+  }
+
+  function handleInput(ctx, e) {
+    const s = ctx.state;
+    const t = e.target.closest("[data-act]");
+    if (!t) return;
+    const act = t.getAttribute("data-act");
+    if (act === "hero-cards") {
+      const hero = ensureHero(s);
+      hero.cards = parseCards(t.value);
+    } else if (act === "seat-cards") {
+      const seat = s.seats.find((x) => x.pos === t.getAttribute("data-pos"));
+      if (seat) seat.cards = parseCards(t.value);
+    } else if (act === "board-cards") {
+      s.board[t.getAttribute("data-street")] = parseCards(t.value);
+    } else if (act === "seat-name") {
+      const seat = s.seats.find((x) => x.pos === t.getAttribute("data-pos"));
+      if (seat) seat.name = t.value.trim() || null;
+    } else if (act === "result") {
+      const k = t.getAttribute("data-k");
+      s.result[k] = t.value === "" ? null : parseFloat(t.value);
+    }
+    // no re-render mid-typing (keeps input focus)
+  }
+
+  function addActionFromControls(ctx) {
+    const root = ctx.container;
+    const pos = root.querySelector('[data-act="na-pos"]').value;
+    const action = root.querySelector('[data-act="na-action"]').value;
+    const amt = root.querySelector('[data-act="na-amount"]').value;
+    if (!pos || !action) return;
+    const entry = { street: ctx.state.street, pos, action };
+    entry.amount = SIZED[action] && amt !== "" ? parseFloat(amt) : null;
+    ctx.state.actions.push(entry);
+  }
+
+  function removeAction(state, street, idxWithinStreet) {
+    let seen = -1;
+    for (let i = 0; i < state.actions.length; i++) {
+      if (state.actions[i].street === street) {
+        seen++;
+        if (seen === idxWithinStreet) {
+          state.actions.splice(i, 1);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function doSave(ctx) {
+    const structured = buildStructured(ctx.state);
+    const btn = ctx.container.querySelector(".rec-save");
+    if (btn) {
+      btn.disabled = true;
+      btn.textContent = "Saving…";
+    }
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch("/hands", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ structured, session_id: ctx.state.meta.sessionId }),
+      }).then((r) => r.json());
+      if (res && res.ok) {
+        if (ctx.opts.onSave) ctx.opts.onSave(res.id);
+        else window.location.href = `/hand/${res.id}`;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error((res && res.error) || "save failed");
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (btn) {
+        btn.disabled = false;
+        btn.textContent = "Save failed — retry";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function esc(x) {
+    return String(x == null ? "" : x).replace(/[&<>"]/g, (c) => ({ "&": "&amp;", "<": "&lt;", ">": "&gt;", '"': "&quot;" }[c]));
+  }
+
+  void SUITS;
+})();

lyra/web/static/session.html

@@ -104,16 +104,6 @@
     .big-empty { text-align: center; padding: 50px 20px; color: var(--fade); }
     .big-empty .ico { font-size: 2.4rem; }
     .big-empty a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-    /* running timeline */
-    ul.tl { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-    ul.tl li { display: flex; gap: 10px; padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-line); align-items: baseline; font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.4; }
-    ul.tl li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
-    .tl-time { color: var(--fade); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; font-size: .78rem; min-width: 60px; flex: none; }
-    .tl-body { flex: 1; }
-    .tl-amt { margin-left: 6px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
-    li.start .tl-body { color: var(--accent); font-weight: 600; }
-    li.scar .tl-body, li.confidence .tl-body { font-style: italic; }
-    .tl-body a.hand { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
   </style>
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -229,7 +219,6 @@
       }
       curSession = s;
       const stack = data.stack || {};
-      const timeline = data.timeline || [];
       const hands = data.hands || [];
       const villains = data.villains || [];
       const notes = data.notes || [];
@@ -288,16 +277,6 @@
           ${stack.current == null ? '<p class="empty" style="margin:12px 0 0">No stack logged yet — tell Lyra your stack ("I\'m at 350").</p>' : ''}
         </div>
 
-        <div class="card">
-          <p class="label">📜 Timeline</p>
-          ${timeline.length ? `<ul class="tl">${timeline.map(e => `
-            <li class="${esc(e.kind)}">
-              <span class="tl-time">${esc(e.time)}</span>
-              <span class="tl-body">${esc(e.text)}${e.amount != null ? ` <b class="tl-amt">${money(e.amount)}</b>` : ''}${e.result != null ? ` <span class="res ${e.result>=0?'up':'down'}">${signed(e.result)}</span>` : ''}${e.hand_id ? ` <a class="hand" href="/hand/${e.hand_id}">hand ›</a>` : ''}</span>
-            </li>`).join('')}</ul>`
-            : '<p class="empty">Nothing yet tonight — the running log fills in as you play.</p>'}
-        </div>
-
         <div class="card">
           <p class="label">Hands this session</p>
           ${hands.length ? `<ul class="rows">${hands.slice().reverse().map(h => `

tests/test_hand_schema.py

@@ -101,3 +101,11 @@ def test_list_recent_hands_flags_structured(poker):
     rows = {r["id"]: r for r in poker.list_recent_hands()}
     assert rows[structured_id]["has_structured"] is True
     assert rows[flat_id]["has_structured"] is False
+
+
+def test_hud_villains_carry_seat(poker):
+    """The recorder auto-places known players, so the HUD bundle must expose their seat."""
+    poker.start_session(venue="Meadows", stakes="1/3", buy_in=400)
+    poker.add_read("3-bets light", seat="BTN", name="Sal", category="risky")
+    villains = {v["name"]: v for v in poker.hud()["villains"]}
+    assert villains["Sal"]["seat"] == "BTN"