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 <header class="hero"><span class="orb"><svg class="mark" viewBox="0 0 48 48" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="24" cy="24" r="20.4"/><path d="M11.8,18.6 C14.4,14.8 17.8,14.4 20.1,17.1 C22.4,19.8 25.8,20.2 28.5,17.9 C31.2,15.6 34.4,16.2 36.1,19.1"/><path d="M11.6,24.6 C14.2,20.8 17.6,20.4 19.9,23.1 C22.2,25.8 25.6,26.2 28.3,23.9 C31.0,21.6 34.2,22.2 35.9,25.1"/><path d="M12.8,30.6 C15.3,27.2 18.4,26.8 20.5,29.4 C22.6,32.0 25.7,32.4 28.2,30.2"/><circle cx="32.6" cy="33.0" r="3.8"/><g fill="currentColor" stroke="none"><circle cx="32.6" cy="33.0" r="1.5"/><circle cx="11.7" cy="18.6" r="1.2"/><circle cx="11.5" cy="24.6" r="1.2"/></g></svg></span><h1>PyAuto<b>Cortex</b><span class="kind">Dashboard</span></h1><div class="rule"></div><p class="tag">Question. Run. Rule.</p></header><p class="lede">Every science phase the Cortex is holding. Tap a phase's 📋 and its next command is on your clipboard. The verdict is always yours — this page hands you the command, never the ruling.</p>
 <ul class="stats"><li><b>0</b><span>Awaiting ruling</span></li><li><b>2</b><span>Running / submitted</span></li><li><b>5</b><span>Ready</span></li><li><b>1</b><span>Gated</span></li><li><b>27</b><span>Recent rulings</span></li></ul>
-<div class="fresh"><p><b>Last updated 2026-09-04.</b> This page is generated from <code>phases/</code>, <code>rulings/</code> and <code>projects.yaml</code>, so it is only as current as they are. <code>dashboard_refresh.yml</code> re-renders it on every push to <code>main</code>.</p></div>
+<div class="fresh"><p class="muted">Last updated 2026-09-04.</p></div>
 <p class="muted mdsrc"><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/dashboard.md">markdown version</a> · <a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/README.md">GitHub Page</a></p>
 <div class="task"><button class="copy" data-cmd="/cortex — check in on every active science project since the last check-in (2026-09-04T17:18Z): pull each project through its sync CLI, score every live run against its pre-registered witness, move what came back, re-render and push the board, then read me the by-project summary with the prompt each phase needs next." aria-label="Copy the Claude command">📋</button><p>check in since last time</p></div>
-<p class="checkin"><b>Last check-in:</b> <time id="checkin" datetime="2026-09-04T17:18Z">2026-09-04T17:18Z</time></p>
+<div class="checkin" id="checkin-box"><span class="mark" id="checkin-mark"></span><div><span class="label">Last check-in</span><time id="checkin" datetime="2026-09-04T17:18Z">2026-09-04T17:18Z</time><span class="note" id="checkin-note"></span></div></div>
 <a id="summary"></a><h2>Summary</h2>
 <p class="muted">One row per active project — the next thing, what it is holding, and when it last ruled.</p>
 <table class="map">
@@ -236,7 +236,20 @@
 <tr><td><b>inference_programme</b></td><td>21 gated</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2026-09-04</td></tr>
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-<a id="projects"></a><h2>Projects <a class="mdsrc" href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/projects.yaml">markdown version</a></h2><p class="muted">The science body map, active first: where each project lives, what it is holding, and the one phase of it to act on next. The plans and the issues are one click away — this page routes to them rather than reprinting them; <code>census --by-project</code> and the check-in printout keep the full per-phase tree.</p>
+<h3>Nothing open</h3>
+<table class="map">
+<tr><th>Project</th><th>Status</th><th>Phases</th></tr>
+<tr><td>euclid_dr1_prelim</td><td>planned</td><td>none</td></tr>
+<tr><td>concr</td><td>dormant</td><td>none</td></tr>
+<tr><td>cowls_diana</td><td>dormant</td><td>none</td></tr>
+<tr><td>ic50_workspace</td><td>dormant</td><td>planned 1</td></tr>
+<tr><td>pj011646</td><td>dormant</td><td>none</td></tr>
+<tr><td>profiling</td><td>dormant</td><td>none</td></tr>
+<tr><td>slope_hierarchy</td><td>dormant</td><td>planned 2</td></tr>
+<tr><td>subhalo_simulations</td><td>dormant</td><td>none</td></tr>
+</table>
+<a id="projects"></a><h2>Projects <a class="mdsrc" href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/projects.yaml">markdown version</a></h2>
+<section class="project">
 <h3>euclid</h3>
 <p class="paths"><b>Local</b> <code>/mnt/c/Users/Jammy/Science/euclid</code></p>
 <p class="paths"><b>RAL</b> <code>/mnt/ral/jnightin/euclid_strong_lens_modeling_pipeline</code></p>
@@ -249,6 +262,8 @@ <h3>euclid</h3>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/phases/euclid/sersic_index_recovery.md">Euclid — phase 6: do we recover Sersic indices? 10 simulated Euclid lenses vs the real prior-edge pile-up</a> <span class="facets">— planned</span></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/phases/euclid/magnification_robustness.md">Euclid — phase 7: how robust are magnification estimates? model-match vs mismatch across the 10 Euclid lenses</a> <span class="facets">— planned</span></li>
 </ul><p><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/tree/main/phases/euclid/">phases/euclid/</a></p></details>
+</section>
+<section class="project">
 <h3>inference_programme</h3>
 <p class="paths"><b>Local</b> <code>/home/jammy/Code/PyAutoLabs/autolens_profiling</code></p>
 <p class="paths"><b>Mirror</b> <code>/mnt/c/Users/Jammy/Science/inference_programme</code></p>
@@ -262,6 +277,8 @@ <h3>inference_programme</h3>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/phases/inference_programme/prodigy_mass_pix.md">Inference_programme — phase 22: MultiStartProdigy on mass_pix — does a gradient search beat Nautilus in a SLaM mass[1] shape?</a> <span class="facets">— planned</span></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/phases/inference_programme/likelihood_term_levers.md">Inference_programme — phase 23: likelihood-term levers on mass_pix — slogdet vs cholesky, relative jitter on reg.Adapt</a> <span class="facets">— planned</span></li>
 </ul><p><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/tree/main/phases/inference_programme/">phases/inference_programme/</a> · <a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/autolens_profiling/issues">issues</a></p></details>
+</section>
+<section class="project">
 <h3>subhalo_validation</h3>
 <p class="paths"><b>Local</b> <code>/mnt/c/Users/Jammy/Science/subhalo_validation</code></p>
 <p class="paths"><b>RAL</b> <code>/mnt/ral/jnightin/subhalo_validation</code></p>
@@ -274,7 +291,7 @@ <h3>subhalo_validation</h3>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/phases/subhalo_validation/delaunay_adapt_split_pl_eff_1_outer.md">Subhalo_validation — phase 3: delaunay_adapt_split on pl_eff_1_outer — the outer-component lens, plus the AdaptSplit fix rerun</a> <span class="facets">— ready</span></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/phases/subhalo_validation/rectangular_adapt_pl_sersic_0.md">Subhalo_validation — phase 4: rectangular_adapt on pl_sersic_0 — the RectangularBilinear comparison</a> <span class="facets">— ready</span></li>
 </ul><p><a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/tree/main/phases/subhalo_validation/">phases/subhalo_validation/</a> · <a href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/subhalo_validation/issues">issues</a></p></details>
-<p class="muted">8 project(s) with nothing open: <code>euclid_dr1_prelim</code> (planned · none) · <code>concr</code> (dormant · none) · <code>cowls_diana</code> (dormant · none) · <code>ic50_workspace</code> (dormant · planned 1) · <code>pj011646</code> (dormant · none) · <code>profiling</code> (dormant · none) · <code>slope_hierarchy</code> (dormant · planned 2) · <code>subhalo_simulations</code> (dormant · none)</p>
+</section>
 <a id="awaiting-ruling"></a><h2>Awaiting ruling <a class="mdsrc" href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/tree/main/phases/">markdown version</a></h2><p class="muted">Results are in and nothing is running — the human's verdict is the only thing outstanding. Ordered failures first, then the phases a ruling is required for, then the clean ones.</p>
 <p class="muted">(nothing awaiting a ruling)</p>
 <a id="running--submitted"></a><h2>Running / submitted <a class="mdsrc" href="https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/tree/main/phases/">markdown version</a></h2><p class="muted">On the queue or on the machine. Wall is what the run lines record at the last refresh, against the phase's own budget.</p>
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diff --git a/dashboard.md b/dashboard.md
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is the markdown version of the [PyAutoCortex Dashboard](https://pyautolabs.
 
 Every science phase the Cortex is holding, on one page: what is waiting on your verdict, what is running, what could be launched next and what is still gated on development work. The verdict is always yours — this page hands you the command, never the ruling.
 
-> **Last updated 2026-09-04.** This page is generated from `phases/`, `rulings/` and `projects.yaml`, so it is only as current as they are. `dashboard_refresh.yml` re-renders it on every push to `main`.
+> **Last updated 2026-09-04.**
 
 | Where | Count |
 |-------|------:|
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Every science phase the Cortex is holding, on one page: what is waiting on your
 
 </details>
 
-**Last check-in:** 2026-09-04T17:18Z
+### Last check-in: 2026-09-04T17:18Z
 
 ## Summary
 
@@ -36,9 +36,22 @@ One row per active project — the next thing, what it is holding, and when it l
 | inference_programme | 21 gated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026-09-04 |
 | subhalo_validation | 5 running | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2026-09-02 |
 
+#### Nothing open
+
+| Project | Status | Phases |
+|---|---|---|
+| euclid_dr1_prelim | planned | none |
+| concr | dormant | none |
+| cowls_diana | dormant | none |
+| ic50_workspace | dormant | planned 1 |
+| pj011646 | dormant | none |
+| profiling | dormant | none |
+| slope_hierarchy | dormant | planned 2 |
+| subhalo_simulations | dormant | none |
+
 ## Projects
 
-[markdown version](https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/projects.yaml) — The science body map, active first: where each project lives, what it is holding, and the one phase of it to act on next. The plans and the issues are one click away — this page routes to them rather than reprinting them; `census --by-project` and the check-in printout keep the full per-phase tree.
+[markdown version](https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/blob/main/projects.yaml)
 
 ### euclid
 
@@ -126,12 +139,6 @@ cd /mnt/c/Users/Jammy/Science/subhalo_validation && hpc/sync jobs
 
 </details>
 
-<details><summary>8 project(s) with nothing open</summary>
-
-`euclid_dr1_prelim` (planned · none) · `concr` (dormant · none) · `cowls_diana` (dormant · none) · `ic50_workspace` (dormant · planned 1) · `pj011646` (dormant · none) · `profiling` (dormant · none) · `slope_hierarchy` (dormant · planned 2) · `subhalo_simulations` (dormant · none)
-
-</details>
-
 ## Awaiting ruling
 
 [markdown version](https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoCortex/tree/main/phases/) — Results are in and nothing is running — the human's verdict is the only thing outstanding. Ordered failures first, then the phases a ruling is required for, then the clean ones.