Observed failure mode: tracking flips land in one batch at the end of a
task bill, so the operator's cockpit view stays frozen for the whole run.
Rule pins the mechanics: init before first substantive step, done/start
batched with the step they describe, block-with-reason on stalls, no
lone todo calls. Global tier (APPEND_SYSTEM.md), every session affected.
APPEND_SYSTEM.md line 16 named the sold client box twice (as a fleet server
and as the host I operate from) and, while doing it, mis-listed the fleet as
'Dankware and Dankclaw' -- Dankserver was already missing.
Now: servers Dankclaw and Dankserver, plus several client workstations, and
the identity no longer claims a fixed host. Committed on main rather than a
feature branch because this checkout IS the live deployment (branch switches
swap live config under the running agent) and the tree already carries
in-flight WIP; only this file is staged.
Takes effect in NEW sessions -- the running one keeps its process-start
prompt snapshot.
Frank