Update changelog for v1.4.2 [skip ci]

Reviewed-on: #17

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,6 +12,35 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## [v1.4.2] - 2026-06-09
+
+### Features
+
+- Attention is now set directly instead of cycled, and surfaces it as `a1`–`a4` (a1=red, a2=orange, a3=white, a4=blue) rather than the colour words. In heph-tui press `a` then `1`–`4` to set a band (the old `A` cycle and `b` push-to-blue are retired; quick-add moves to `n`); heph-quickadd and the PWA show the same `a1`–`a4` labels, and the PWA's Attn action now pops a band picker. Quick-add inline syntax changes from `p1`–`p4` to `a1`–`a4` across every capture surface. The `heph` CLI's `-a/--attention` flag now accepts `a1`–`a4`, a bare `1`–`4`, or a colour word (`red`/`orange`/`white`/`blue`). The colour mappings are unchanged.
+
+
+## [v1.4.1] - 2026-06-08
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- The `heph` CLI and `heph-tui` now survive a daemon restart. Previously the unix-socket client connected once and never reconnected, so an opt-in self-update or `heph daemon restart` left every subsequent call failing — `heph-tui` would sit on errors until relaunched. The client now reconnects on a dropped socket: a request that never went out is retried transparently, while a reply lost mid-request is surfaced (not silently retried) so a mutation is never double-applied. A long-running TUI self-heals on its next refresh tick.
+- Quick-add popover (⌘'): hand keyboard focus back to the previously active app when it hides, and stop the (now invisible) overlay from intercepting clicks where it used to sit.
+
+
+## [v1.4.0] - 2026-06-08
+
+### Features
+
+- Spoke auth failures now tell you how to recover. When a refresh token is rejected or the hub returns 401, `hephd` records the real cause plus the exact `heph auth login --hub-url … --issuer … --client-id …` command (keyed to this spoke's hub) in its sync health. A new `heph auth status` prints that health and the re-login command, `heph sync --status`'s `last_error` carries it, and `heph-tui`'s status line points at it with a `⚠ auth · heph auth status` chip.
+- `heph daemon start`/`restart` can now bake the daemon's full runtime config into the managed service — `--mode`, `--hub-url`, `--http-addr`, `--oidc-issuer`/`--oidc-audience`/`--oidc-client-id`, and `--self-update-interval-secs` (previously only the bare `--self-update` bool was wired). Regenerating preserves whatever is already baked into the on-disk plist/unit, so a bare `start`/`restart` no longer silently drops spoke/hub or self-update config.
+- heph-tui's sync indicator now shows the last-sync age in seconds under a minute (`⟳ 26s`) instead of a flat `just now`, so the chip reads as a live heartbeat and a missed sync (the loop runs every 30s) shows up as the age climbing.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- hephd no longer reports a rejected OAuth refresh as "identity provider unreachable". A reachable IdP that returns an HTTP error (e.g. `400 invalid_grant` once a refresh token expires/rotates) is now surfaced as a *rejection* — `identity provider rejected the request: HTTP 400 (invalid_grant): …` — with the OAuth error body, distinct from a genuine transport failure. This stops the wording from misdirecting incident response toward the network when the real fix is re-authentication.
+- `heph daemon restart` on macOS no longer intermittently fails with `launchctl bootstrap failed: 5: Input/output error`. The old code bootstrapped immediately after `bootout`, racing launchd's asynchronous teardown; it now waits for the service to fully unload and retries the bootstrap. When the plist is unchanged (e.g. a plain binary upgrade) it uses `launchctl kickstart -k` to restart the loaded job atomically, sidestepping the bootout→bootstrap dance entirely.
+
+
 ## [v1.2.3] - 2026-06-06
 
 ### Features

Cargo.lock

@@ -2237,6 +2237,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "heph-core",
  "hephd",
  "libc",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
+ "objc2-app-kit 0.3.2",
  "serde_json",
  "winit",
 ]

crates/heph-core/src/model.rs

@@ -106,6 +106,36 @@ impl Attention {
             other => return Err(Error::Integrity(format!("unknown attention: {other}"))),
         })
     }
+
+    /// The UI nomenclature (`a1`..`a4`), ordered by intensity — surfaces show
+    /// these instead of the colour words. The colour *mapping* is unchanged:
+    /// a1 = red, a2 = orange, a3 = white, a4 = blue.
+    pub fn ui_label(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Attention::Red => "a1",
+            Attention::Orange => "a2",
+            Attention::White => "a3",
+            Attention::Blue => "a4",
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Parse a *user-facing* attention input: the `a1`..`a4` label, a bare digit
+    /// `1`..`4`, or a colour word (`red`/`orange`/`white`/`blue`). Surfaces
+    /// accept any of these; the colour mapping matches [`Attention::ui_label`].
+    /// Use this for human input; [`Attention::parse`] is the strict storage form.
+    pub fn parse_input(s: &str) -> Result<Attention> {
+        Ok(match s.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "1" | "a1" | "red" => Attention::Red,
+            "2" | "a2" | "orange" => Attention::Orange,
+            "3" | "a3" | "white" => Attention::White,
+            "4" | "a4" | "blue" => Attention::Blue,
+            other => {
+                return Err(Error::Integrity(format!(
+                    "unknown attention: {other} (use a1-a4, 1-4, or red/orange/white/blue)"
+                )))
+            }
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 /// A committed task's lifecycle state (tech-spec §4.3). `done` and `dropped`
@@ -398,3 +428,29 @@ impl NewNode {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_input_accepts_labels_digits_and_colours() {
+        for (inputs, want) in [
+            (["a1", "1", "red"], Attention::Red),
+            (["a2", "2", "orange"], Attention::Orange),
+            (["a3", "3", "white"], Attention::White),
+            (["a4", "4", "blue"], Attention::Blue),
+        ] {
+            for s in inputs {
+                assert_eq!(Attention::parse_input(s).unwrap(), want, "input {s:?}");
+            }
+        }
+        // Case-insensitive and whitespace-tolerant.
+        assert_eq!(Attention::parse_input(" A1 ").unwrap(), Attention::Red);
+        assert_eq!(Attention::parse_input("RED").unwrap(), Attention::Red);
+        // The a-label maps to its colour, and round-trips back to the label.
+        assert_eq!(Attention::Red.ui_label(), "a1");
+        assert!(Attention::parse_input("p1").is_err());
+        assert!(Attention::parse_input("5").is_err());
+    }
+}

crates/heph-quickadd/Cargo.toml

@@ -19,7 +19,16 @@ global-hotkey = "0.8"
 
 # macOS-only: winit for the accessory-mode activation policy (no Dock icon),
 # pinned to the same minor eframe carries so cargo unifies to one winit; libc
-# for getppid() (orphan detection — self-exit when the supervising daemon dies).
+# for getppid() (orphan detection — self-exit when the supervising daemon dies);
+# objc2 + objc2-app-kit to hand keyboard focus back to the previously active app
+# when the popover hides (NSApplication.hide:/unhide:). Pinned to the 0.6/0.3
+# line global-hotkey already pulls in, so cargo unifies to one copy.
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
 winit = "0.30"
 libc = "0.2"
+objc2 = "0.6"
+objc2-app-kit = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = [
+  "std",
+  "NSApplication",
+  "NSResponder",
+] }

crates/heph-quickadd/src/app.rs

@@ -43,46 +43,46 @@ const HINT_DELAY: f64 = 2.0;
 /// `#project`). Unresolved `#tags` just stay in the title, so these are safe even
 /// though they reference projects a given store may not have.
 const HINTS: &[&str] = &[
-    "Water plants tomorrow p2 #Chores every 3 days",
-    "Call the dentist fri p1",
+    "Water plants tomorrow a2 #Chores every 3 days",
+    "Call the dentist fri a1",
     "Email Sarah the report today",
     "Buy milk #Errands",
-    "Renew passport +30d p2",
-    "Review pull requests p3 #Work",
+    "Renew passport +30d a2",
+    "Review pull requests a4 #Work",
     "Take out recycling every other wed",
-    "Pay rent every 1st p1",
+    "Pay rent every 1st a1",
     "Stretch every day",
     "Submit timesheet every friday #Work",
     "Water the garden every 2 days",
-    "Back up the laptop every week p3",
-    "Book flights +1w p2 #Travel",
-    "Doctor appointment 2026-07-15 p1",
+    "Back up the laptop every week a4",
+    "Book flights +1w a2 #Travel",
+    "Doctor appointment 2026-07-15 a1",
     "Read a chapter today #Reading",
     "Standup notes every weekday #Work",
     "Change the air filter every 3 months",
-    "File taxes every April 15 p1",
+    "File taxes every April 15 a1",
     "Clean the gutters every 6 months #Home",
-    "Wish Mom happy birthday every May 4 p1",
+    "Wish Mom happy birthday every May 4 a1",
     "Vacuum the house every saturday #Chores",
     "Replace toothbrush every 3 months",
-    "Prep slides for monday p2 #Work",
+    "Prep slides for monday a2 #Work",
     "Walk the dog every day",
-    "Refill prescription every 30 days p2 #Health",
+    "Refill prescription every 30 days a2 #Health",
     "Grocery run +2d #Errands",
     "Mow the lawn every week #Home",
-    "Schedule a 1:1 with Alex thu p3 #Work",
-    "Send the invoice every 15th p2",
+    "Schedule a 1:1 with Alex thu a4 #Work",
+    "Send the invoice every 15th a2",
     "Defrost the freezer every 6 months",
-    "Update the resume +14d p3",
+    "Update the resume +14d a4",
     "Check smoke detectors every 6 months #Home",
     "Plan the sprint every other monday #Work",
     "Order coffee beans every 2 weeks",
-    "Call grandma every sunday p2",
+    "Call grandma every sunday a2",
     "Rotate the car tires every 6 months #Car",
-    "Weekly review every friday p2",
+    "Weekly review every friday a2",
     "Pick up dry cleaning tomorrow #Errands",
-    "Pay the credit card every 28th p1",
-    "Tidy the inbox every day p4",
+    "Pay the credit card every 28th a1",
+    "Tidy the inbox every day a3",
 ];
 
 /// Pick a hint pseudo-randomly, never the same one twice in a row. No `rand`
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ impl QuickAdd {
     }
 
     fn show(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context) {
+        // Undo the app-level hide from the previous `hide()` so we can take focus
+        // again (no-op the first time / off macOS).
+        app_take_focus();
         self.visible = true;
         self.focus_pending = true;
         self.current_hint = random_hint(self.current_hint);
@@ -256,6 +259,13 @@ impl QuickAdd {
             ctx.send_viewport_cmd(egui::ViewportCommand::InnerSize(egui::vec2(WIN_W, BASE_H)));
             self.win_h_applied = BASE_H;
         }
+        // Hand keyboard focus back to the app underneath us. winit's
+        // `Visible(false)` alone leaves *us* the active application, so focus
+        // never returns and the borderless always-on-top overlay can keep eating
+        // clicks where it used to sit. `NSApplication.hide:` orders our windows
+        // fully out and activates the next app in line — exactly the one the user
+        // was in (no-op off macOS).
+        app_yield_focus();
     }
 
     /// Optimistic submit: hide now, create in the background.
@@ -540,18 +550,14 @@ impl QuickAdd {
             let mut any = false;
 
             if let Some(att) = parsed.attention {
-                let (label, color) = match att {
-                    heph_core::Attention::Red => {
-                        ("⚑ red", egui::Color32::from_rgb(0xe0, 0x6c, 0x60))
-                    }
-                    heph_core::Attention::Orange => {
-                        ("⚑ orange", egui::Color32::from_rgb(0xe5, 0xc0, 0x7b))
-                    }
-                    heph_core::Attention::Blue => {
-                        ("⚑ blue", egui::Color32::from_rgb(0x61, 0xaf, 0xef))
-                    }
-                    heph_core::Attention::White => ("⚑ white", egui::Color32::from_gray(200)),
+                // a1–a4 nomenclature; the colour mapping is unchanged.
+                let color = match att {
+                    heph_core::Attention::Red => egui::Color32::from_rgb(0xe0, 0x6c, 0x60),
+                    heph_core::Attention::Orange => egui::Color32::from_rgb(0xe5, 0xc0, 0x7b),
+                    heph_core::Attention::Blue => egui::Color32::from_rgb(0x61, 0xaf, 0xef),
+                    heph_core::Attention::White => egui::Color32::from_gray(200),
                 };
+                let label = format!("⚑ {}", att.ui_label());
                 ui.label(egui::RichText::new(label).color(color).size(LABEL_SIZE));
                 any = true;
             }
@@ -587,7 +593,7 @@ impl QuickAdd {
 
             if !any {
                 ui.label(
-                    egui::RichText::new("type p1–p4 · #project · a date · every …")
+                    egui::RichText::new("type a1–a4 · #project · a date · every …")
                         .color(egui::Color32::from_gray(140))
                         .size(LABEL_SIZE),
                 );
@@ -596,6 +602,39 @@ impl QuickAdd {
     }
 }
 
+/// Hide the popover at the *application* level so macOS hands keyboard focus
+/// back to the previously active app. `NSApplication.hide:` orders all our
+/// windows out and activates the next app in line — the one the user was in —
+/// which a plain winit `Visible(false)` does not do. No-op off macOS.
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn app_yield_focus() {
+    use objc2::MainThreadMarker;
+    use objc2_app_kit::NSApplication;
+    // eframe's `update` runs on the main thread, so this marker is always Some.
+    if let Some(mtm) = MainThreadMarker::new() {
+        NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm).hide(None);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+fn app_yield_focus() {}
+
+/// Undo [`app_yield_focus`]: clear the app-level hidden flag before re-showing,
+/// so the window the viewport `Focus` command then makes key actually appears.
+/// (`unhide:` also re-activates us; the per-window `Focus`/`Visible` viewport
+/// commands do the rest.) No-op off macOS.
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn app_take_focus() {
+    use objc2::MainThreadMarker;
+    use objc2_app_kit::NSApplication;
+    if let Some(mtm) = MainThreadMarker::new() {
+        NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm).unhide(None);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+fn app_take_focus() {}
+
 /// The current parent process id, for orphan detection. `None` off macOS (where
 /// hephd does not supervise a helper — there is no Aqua session to inherit).
 fn current_parent_pid() -> Option<i32> {

crates/heph-quickadd/src/main.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! `heph-quickadd` — the global quick-capture popover (tech-spec §8).
 //!
 //! A tiny always-warm egui agent: ⌘' shows a single-line capture field that
-//! parses Todoist-style inline syntax (`p2 #Chores tomorrow every 3 days`) and
+//! parses Todoist-style inline syntax (`a2 #Chores tomorrow every 3 days`) and
 //! creates a task over the `hephd` unix socket. It is **supervised by hephd**
 //! (spawned in local mode on macOS), so the user installs/manages exactly one
 //! service — there is no separate launch agent.

crates/heph-tui/src/app.rs

@@ -289,15 +289,16 @@ fn fuzzy_match(query: &str, cand: &str) -> bool {
     true
 }
 
-/// The attention cycle for the `A` gesture: default → top-of-mind → consequence
-/// → on-deck → back. Mirrors the §6.2 white/orange/red/blue progression.
-pub fn next_attention(current: Option<Attention>) -> Attention {
-    match current {
-        Some(Attention::White) => Attention::Orange,
-        Some(Attention::Orange) => Attention::Red,
-        Some(Attention::Red) => Attention::Blue,
-        Some(Attention::Blue) => Attention::White,
-        None => Attention::White,
+/// Map an attention-chord digit (`1`..`4`) to its band, ordered by intensity:
+/// 1 = a1 (red), 2 = a2 (orange), 3 = a3 (white), 4 = a4 (blue). Any other
+/// character is not an attention key.
+pub fn attention_for_digit(c: char) -> Option<Attention> {
+    match c {
+        '1' => Some(Attention::Red),
+        '2' => Some(Attention::Orange),
+        '3' => Some(Attention::White),
+        '4' => Some(Attention::Blue),
+        _ => None,
     }
 }
 
@@ -429,6 +430,9 @@ pub struct App<B: Backend> {
     pub search: Option<SearchView>,
     /// When `Some`, a delete is awaiting y/N confirmation.
     pub pending_delete: Option<PendingDelete>,
+    /// When `true`, an attention chord is in progress: `a` was pressed and the
+    /// next `1`..`4` sets the highlighted task's band (any other key cancels).
+    pub pending_attention: bool,
     /// Reversible triage history (`u` undoes, Ctrl-z redoes).
     undo_stack: Vec<UndoEntry>,
     redo_stack: Vec<UndoEntry>,
@@ -471,6 +475,7 @@ impl<B: Backend> App<B> {
             sort_mode: SortMode::Default,
             search: None,
             pending_delete: None,
+            pending_attention: false,
             undo_stack: Vec::new(),
             redo_stack: Vec::new(),
             status: String::new(),
@@ -722,26 +727,46 @@ impl<B: Backend> App<B> {
         self.mutate(format!("skipped: {}", t.title), |b| b.skip(&t.node_id));
     }
 
-    /// Cycle the highlighted task's attention band (§6.2 white→orange→red→blue).
-    pub fn cycle_attention_selected(&mut self) {
-        let Some(t) = self.selected_task().cloned() else {
+    /// Begin an attention chord: arm `pending_attention` so the next `1`..`4`
+    /// sets the highlighted task's band directly (§6.2). No-op (with a hint) if
+    /// nothing is highlighted. The chord replaces the old `A` cycle / `b` blue
+    /// gestures — picking a band directly never makes the task vanish out of
+    /// reach the way cycling past blue did.
+    pub fn begin_attention(&mut self) {
+        if self.selected_task().is_none() {
             return;
-        };
-        let next = next_attention(t.attention);
-        self.push_undo((&t).into(), TriageAction::Attention(next));
-        self.mutate(format!("{}: {}", next.as_str(), t.title), |b| {
-            b.set_attention(&t.node_id, next)
-        });
+        }
+        self.pending_attention = true;
+        self.status = "attention: 1=a1 2=a2 3=a3 4=a4  (esc cancels)".into();
     }
 
-    /// Push the highlighted task to On Deck (blue) — the pressure-relief valve.
-    pub fn push_to_blue_selected(&mut self) {
+    /// Resolve an armed attention chord with the pressed key. `1`..`4` set the
+    /// band; anything else cancels. Returns whether the key was consumed.
+    pub fn resolve_attention(&mut self, c: char) {
+        self.pending_attention = false;
+        let Some(att) = attention_for_digit(c) else {
+            self.status = "attention: cancelled".into();
+            return;
+        };
+        self.set_attention_selected(att);
+    }
+
+    /// Cancel an armed attention chord (e.g. on Esc / focus change).
+    pub fn cancel_attention(&mut self) {
+        if self.pending_attention {
+            self.pending_attention = false;
+            self.status = "attention: cancelled".into();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Set the highlighted task's attention band directly (the `a`+digit chord).
+    pub fn set_attention_selected(&mut self, att: Attention) {
         let Some(t) = self.selected_task().cloned() else {
             return;
         };
-        self.push_undo((&t).into(), TriageAction::Attention(Attention::Blue));
-        self.mutate(format!("→ on deck: {}", t.title), |b| {
-            b.set_attention(&t.node_id, Attention::Blue)
+        self.push_undo((&t).into(), TriageAction::Attention(att));
+        self.mutate(format!("{}: {}", att.ui_label(), t.title), |b| {
+            b.set_attention(&t.node_id, att)
         });
     }
 

crates/heph-tui/src/main.rs

@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ fn handle_key<B: heph_tui::Backend>(app: &mut App<B>, key: KeyEvent) -> Option<A
         return None;
     }
 
+    // An armed attention chord (`a` then a digit) captures the next key: `1`..`4`
+    // set the band, anything else cancels.
+    if app.pending_attention {
+        match key.code {
+            KeyCode::Char(c) => app.resolve_attention(c),
+            _ => app.cancel_attention(),
+        }
+        return None;
+    }
+
     // While collecting input, all keys go to the prompt.
     if matches!(app.mode, Mode::Input(_)) {
         match key.code {
@@ -179,7 +189,7 @@ fn handle_key<B: heph_tui::Backend>(app: &mut App<B>, key: KeyEvent) -> Option<A
         KeyCode::Char('l') | KeyCode::Right => app.focus_tasks(),
         // Enter: drill sidebar→tasks, or open the selected task's context in nvim.
         KeyCode::Enter => return app.enter().map(Action::EditContext),
-        KeyCode::Char('a') => app.begin_add(),
+        KeyCode::Char('n') => app.begin_add(),
         KeyCode::Char('/') => app.begin_search(),
         KeyCode::Char('s') => app.toggle_sort(),
         KeyCode::Char('u') => app.undo(),
@@ -191,8 +201,7 @@ fn handle_key<B: heph_tui::Backend>(app: &mut App<B>, key: KeyEvent) -> Option<A
                 KeyCode::Char('x') => app.complete_selected(),
                 KeyCode::Char('d') => app.drop_selected(),
                 KeyCode::Char('S') => app.skip_selected(),
-                KeyCode::Char('A') => app.cycle_attention_selected(),
-                KeyCode::Char('b') => app.push_to_blue_selected(),
+                KeyCode::Char('a') => app.begin_attention(),
                 KeyCode::Char('e') => app.begin_reschedule(),
                 KeyCode::Char('m') => app.begin_move(),
                 KeyCode::Char('D') => app.begin_delete(),

crates/heph-tui/src/ui.rs

@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ use crate::fmt::{fmt_age, fmt_date, now_ms, project_color, today_local};
 
 // Task-pane gestures (the focused pane shows its own hints, §8.1).
 const HINTS: &str =
-    " j/k move  ⏎ edit  x done  d drop  S skip  e date  A attn  b→blue  m move  D del  u undo  / search  q quit";
+    " j/k move  ⏎ edit  n add  x done  d drop  S skip  e date  a 1-4 attn  m move  D del  u undo  / search  q quit";
 
 // Sidebar gestures: navigation + per-project actions (no task triage here).
 const SIDEBAR_HINTS: &str =
-    " j/k move  ⏎ open  a add  D del-project  u undo  s sort  / search  Tab tasks  q quit";
+    " j/k move  ⏎ open  n add  D del-project  u undo  s sort  / search  Tab tasks  q quit";
 
 const SEARCH_HINTS: &str = " j/k move  Enter open  Esc exit search";
 
@@ -570,7 +570,9 @@ fn sync_indicator(sync: &SyncStatus, now: i64) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
 
     let health = sync.health.clone().unwrap_or_default();
     let mut spans = vec![if health.auth_failure {
-        Span::styled("⚠ auth", red)
+        // Point at the recovery command — `heph auth status` prints the exact
+        // `heph auth login …` to run (the full command is too long for the bar).
+        Span::styled("⚠ auth · heph auth status", red)
     } else if let Some(ts) = health.last_success_ms {
         Span::styled(format!("⟳ {}", fmt_age(now, ts)), dim)
     } else if health.last_error.is_some() {
@@ -639,7 +641,7 @@ mod tests {
             },
             0,
         );
-        assert_eq!(render(&auth, NOW), "⚠ auth");
+        assert_eq!(render(&auth, NOW), "⚠ auth · heph auth status");
 
         // Errored with no prior success → offline.
         let offline = spoke(

crates/heph-tui/tests/agenda.rs

@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ fn quick_add_captures_a_task_that_appears_in_the_view() {
     assert!(app.tasks.is_empty());
 
     app.begin_add();
-    // Single-line NL: p1 → red, so it lands in Top of Mind (the default view).
-    type_and_submit(&mut app, "Call the plumber p1");
+    // Single-line NL: a1 → red, so it lands in Top of Mind (the default view).
+    type_and_submit(&mut app, "Call the plumber a1");
 
     assert!(app.status.contains("added"), "status: {}", app.status);
     assert!(
@@ -304,7 +304,11 @@ fn pushing_to_blue_moves_a_task_out_of_top_of_mind() {
 
     let mut app = App::new(ClientBackend::new(client(&socket))).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(app.tasks.len(), 1);
-    app.push_to_blue_selected();
+    // `a` then `4` sets a4 (blue) directly — the chord that replaced push-to-blue.
+    app.begin_attention();
+    assert!(app.pending_attention);
+    app.resolve_attention('4');
+    assert!(!app.pending_attention);
     assert!(app.tasks.is_empty(), "blue task should leave Top of Mind");
 
     // It now appears under On Deck (the last of the five views).

crates/heph-tui/tests/navigation.rs

@@ -218,13 +218,14 @@ fn move_task_clamps_at_the_ends() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn attention_cycles_white_orange_red_blue() {
-    use heph_tui::app::next_attention;
-    assert_eq!(next_attention(Some(Attention::White)), Attention::Orange);
-    assert_eq!(next_attention(Some(Attention::Orange)), Attention::Red);
-    assert_eq!(next_attention(Some(Attention::Red)), Attention::Blue);
-    assert_eq!(next_attention(Some(Attention::Blue)), Attention::White);
-    assert_eq!(next_attention(None), Attention::White);
+fn attention_digits_map_by_intensity() {
+    use heph_tui::app::attention_for_digit;
+    assert_eq!(attention_for_digit('1'), Some(Attention::Red));
+    assert_eq!(attention_for_digit('2'), Some(Attention::Orange));
+    assert_eq!(attention_for_digit('3'), Some(Attention::White));
+    assert_eq!(attention_for_digit('4'), Some(Attention::Blue));
+    assert_eq!(attention_for_digit('5'), None);
+    assert_eq!(attention_for_digit('a'), None);
 }
 
 fn type_and_submit<B: Backend>(app: &mut App<B>, s: &str) {
@@ -248,12 +249,12 @@ fn quick_add_files_under_the_current_project_when_no_tag_given() {
     assert_eq!(app.task_pane_title(), "Camano");
 
     app.begin_add();
-    type_and_submit(&mut app, "Fix the dock p2");
+    type_and_submit(&mut app, "Fix the dock a2");
 
     let created = &rec.borrow().created;
     assert_eq!(created.len(), 1);
     assert_eq!(created[0].0, "Fix the dock");
-    assert_eq!(created[0].1, Some(Attention::Orange)); // p2
+    assert_eq!(created[0].1, Some(Attention::Orange)); // a2
     assert_eq!(created[0].2, None); // no do-date
     assert_eq!(created[0].3, None); // no recurrence
     assert_eq!(created[0].4.as_deref(), Some("p1")); // current project (Camano)

crates/heph/src/main.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use heph_core::{Node, RankedTask, Task};
+use heph_core::{Attention, Node, RankedTask, Task};
 use hephd::{datespec, default_socket_path, Client, DeviceFlow, KeyringTokenStore, TokenStore};
 
 mod service;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ enum Command {
     Task {
         /// The task title.
         title: String,
-        /// Attention-state: white|orange|red|blue.
+        /// Attention: a1|a2|a3|a4 (or 1-4, or red|orange|white|blue).
         #[arg(short = 'a', long)]
         attention: Option<String>,
         /// Do-date (earliest-actionable): today|tomorrow|+3d|fri|YYYY-MM-DD.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ enum Command {
         /// Restrict to a project by NAME (subtree-expanded). e.g. --project Hephaestus.
         #[arg(long)]
         project: Option<String>,
-        /// Only this attention-state: white|orange|red|blue.
+        /// Only this attention: a1|a2|a3|a4 (or 1-4, or red|orange|white|blue).
         #[arg(short = 'a', long)]
         attention: Option<String>,
         /// Hide on-deck (blue) items.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ enum Command {
     Attention {
         /// Task node id.
         id: String,
-        /// white|orange|red|blue.
+        /// a1|a2|a3|a4 (or 1-4, or red|orange|white|blue).
         attention: String,
     },
     /// Reschedule a task: change do-date / late-on / recurrence (use `none` to
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ enum Command {
         /// A raw RRULE or `none`.
         #[arg(long)]
         rrule: Option<String>,
-        /// Set attention: white|orange|red|blue.
+        /// Set attention: a1|a2|a3|a4 (or 1-4, or red|orange|white|blue).
         #[arg(short = 'a', long)]
         attention: Option<String>,
         /// Re-file under a project (by name); `none` unfiles the task.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ enum Command {
         container_id: String,
         /// 1-based index of the context item to promote (document order).
         item_ref: usize,
-        /// Attention for the new task: white|orange|red|blue.
+        /// Attention for the new task: a1|a2|a3|a4 (or 1-4, or red|orange|white|blue).
         #[arg(short = 'a', long)]
         attention: Option<String>,
         /// Project name to file the new task under.
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ enum ConflictAction {
     },
 }
 
-#[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
+#[derive(Subcommand, Debug, Clone)]
 enum AuthAction {
     /// Log in via the device-code flow; caches the bearer token for hub sync.
     Login {
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ enum AuthAction {
         #[arg(long)]
         hub_url: String,
     },
+    /// Show this spoke's auth health and, if re-auth is needed, the exact
+    /// `heph auth login` command to run. Queries the daemon.
+    Status,
 }
 
 /// Run the device-code flow (or clear a token) — no daemon needed.
@@ -396,10 +399,63 @@ fn run_auth(action: AuthAction) -> Result<()> {
             KeyringTokenStore::new(hub_url.as_str()).clear()?;
             println!("Logged out of {hub_url}.");
         }
+        AuthAction::Status => unreachable!("auth status is handled via the daemon"),
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Render `heph auth status` from a `sync.status` RPC response: hub/issuer/client
+/// id, whether auth is healthy or needs re-login, and — when it does — the exact
+/// command to run (built daemon-side, keyed under the right hub URL).
+fn print_auth_status(status: &Value) {
+    let Some(hub) = status.get("hub_url").and_then(Value::as_str) else {
+        println!("This instance is standalone (no hub configured); auth does not apply.");
+        return;
+    };
+    let auth = status.get("auth");
+    let issuer = auth.and_then(|a| a.get("issuer")).and_then(Value::as_str);
+    let client_id = auth
+        .and_then(|a| a.get("client_id"))
+        .and_then(Value::as_str);
+    let health = status.get("health");
+    let auth_failure = health
+        .and_then(|h| h.get("auth_failure"))
+        .and_then(Value::as_bool)
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+    let last_error = health
+        .and_then(|h| h.get("last_error"))
+        .and_then(Value::as_str);
+    let last_success = health
+        .and_then(|h| h.get("last_success_ms"))
+        .and_then(Value::as_i64);
+
+    println!("hub        : {hub}");
+    if let Some(iss) = issuer {
+        println!("issuer     : {iss}");
+    }
+    if let Some(cid) = client_id {
+        println!("client id  : {cid}");
+    }
+    println!(
+        "auth       : {}",
+        if auth_failure {
+            "FAILED — re-authentication required"
+        } else if last_success.is_some() {
+            "ok"
+        } else {
+            "unknown (no successful sync yet)"
+        }
+    );
+    if let Some(err) = last_error {
+        println!("last error : {err}");
+    }
+    if auth_failure {
+        if let Some(cmd) = status.get("reauth_command").and_then(Value::as_str) {
+            println!("\nTo re-authenticate, run:\n  {cmd}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
 
@@ -407,9 +463,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     if let Command::Daemon { action } = &cli.command {
         return service::run(action);
     }
-    // `auth` runs locally (device-code flow + keyring); it needs no daemon.
-    if let Command::Auth { action } = cli.command {
-        return run_auth(action);
+    // `auth login`/`logout` run locally (device-code flow + keyring); they need
+    // no daemon. `auth status` reads live sync health, so it falls through to the
+    // connected path below.
+    if let Command::Auth { action } = &cli.command {
+        if !matches!(action, AuthAction::Status) {
+            return run_auth(action.clone());
+        }
     }
 
     let socket = cli.socket.unwrap_or_else(default_socket_path);
@@ -429,6 +489,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             recur,
             rrule,
         } => {
+            let attention = norm_attention(attention)?;
             let recurrence = recurrence_value(recur.as_deref(), rrule.as_deref())?;
             let project_id = resolve_project(&mut client, project.as_deref())?;
             let result = client.call(
@@ -455,6 +516,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             // `list` takes a ListFilter (tech-spec §8.2). Map the flags: a single
             // `--scope` id or `--project` NAME (resolved + subtree-expanded by the
             // daemon), a single `--attention` whitelist, and `--no-blue`.
+            let attention = norm_attention(attention)?;
             let mut filter = json!({});
             if let Some(s) = scope {
                 filter["scope"] = json!([s]);
@@ -498,11 +560,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             println!("Skipped occurrence of {id}");
         }
         Command::Attention { id, attention } => {
+            let att = Attention::parse_input(&attention)?;
             client.call(
                 "task.set_attention",
-                json!({ "id": id, "attention": attention }),
+                json!({ "id": id, "attention": att.as_str() }),
             )?;
-            println!("{id} attention → {attention}");
+            println!("{id} attention → {} ({})", att.ui_label(), att.as_str());
         }
         Command::Edit {
             id,
@@ -528,7 +591,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             if patch.len() > 1 {
                 client.call("task.set_schedule", Value::Object(patch))?;
             }
-            if let Some(a) = attention {
+            if let Some(a) = norm_attention(attention)? {
                 client.call("task.set_attention", json!({ "id": id, "attention": a }))?;
             }
             if let Some(spec) = project.as_deref() {
@@ -552,6 +615,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             attention,
             project,
         } => {
+            let attention = norm_attention(attention)?;
             let project_id = resolve_project(&mut client, project.as_deref())?;
             let result = client.call(
                 "task.promote",
@@ -790,13 +854,28 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let n = result.as_u64().unwrap_or(0);
             println!("Rewrote legacy [[Name]] links to [[id]] in {n} node(s).");
         }
-        Command::Auth { .. } => unreachable!("auth is handled before connecting"),
+        Command::Auth {
+            action: AuthAction::Status,
+        } => {
+            let result = client.call("sync.status", json!({}))?;
+            print_auth_status(&result);
+        }
+        Command::Auth { .. } => unreachable!("auth login/logout handled before connecting"),
         Command::Daemon { .. } => unreachable!("daemon is handled before connecting"),
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Parse an optional human date into epoch-ms JSON (for `task.create`).
+/// Normalize a user-facing `--attention` value to its storage colour string.
+/// Accepts the `a1`..`a4` labels, a bare digit `1`..`4`, or a colour word
+/// (`red`/`orange`/`white`/`blue`). `None` passes through unchanged.
+fn norm_attention(a: Option<String>) -> Result<Option<String>> {
+    a.map(|s| Attention::parse_input(&s).map(|att| att.as_str().to_string()))
+        .transpose()
+        .map_err(Into::into)
+}
+
 fn opt_date_ms(spec: Option<&str>) -> Result<Option<i64>> {
     spec.map(datespec::parse_date_ms).transpose()
 }

crates/hephd/src/auth.rs

@@ -38,9 +38,45 @@ pub enum AuthError {
     /// The token was present but failed validation.
     #[error("invalid token: {0}")]
     Invalid(String),
-    /// The identity provider could not be reached to fetch keys.
+    /// The identity provider could not be reached at all (DNS, TLS, connection
+    /// refused, timeout) — a transport failure, distinct from a rejection.
     #[error("identity provider unreachable: {0}")]
-    Provider(String),
+    Unreachable(String),
+    /// The identity provider *was* reached but returned an HTTP error response —
+    /// e.g. `400 invalid_grant` on a refresh, meaning the token was rejected
+    /// (expired/rotated/session-invalidated), not that the IdP was down. The
+    /// distinction matters: "unreachable" sends debugging toward the network;
+    /// this points at the token/authorization.
+    #[error("identity provider rejected the request: {0}")]
+    Rejected(String),
+    /// Some other failure in the auth path that is neither a transport failure
+    /// nor an HTTP rejection — a malformed/unparseable IdP response, or a local
+    /// credential-store (keyring) error. Kept distinct so neither is mislabeled
+    /// as "unreachable".
+    #[error("auth error: {0}")]
+    Other(String),
+}
+
+impl AuthError {
+    /// Build a [`AuthError::Rejected`] from an HTTP status and the OAuth error
+    /// body (RFC 6749 §5.2), e.g. `HTTP 400 (invalid_grant): Token is expired`.
+    pub fn rejected(status: u16, error: Option<&str>, description: Option<&str>) -> AuthError {
+        let mut msg = format!("HTTP {status}");
+        if let Some(e) = error.filter(|e| !e.is_empty()) {
+            msg.push_str(&format!(" ({e})"));
+        }
+        if let Some(d) = description.filter(|d| !d.is_empty()) {
+            msg.push_str(&format!(": {d}"));
+        }
+        AuthError::Rejected(msg)
+    }
+
+    /// Whether this is an authorization-level rejection (the IdP refused the
+    /// grant) rather than a transport failure — i.e. re-authentication is the
+    /// likely fix, not network troubleshooting.
+    pub fn is_rejection(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, AuthError::Rejected(_))
+    }
 }
 
 /// Verifies a bearer token and returns its [`Claims`]. A trait so the hub can be
@@ -92,16 +128,13 @@ impl OidcVerifier {
             .http
             .get(url)
             .call()
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Unreachable(e.to_string()))?;
         if !resp.status().is_success() {
-            return Err(AuthError::Provider(format!(
-                "{url} returned {}",
-                resp.status()
-            )));
+            return Err(AuthError::rejected(resp.status().as_u16(), None, None));
         }
         resp.body_mut()
             .read_json()
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Unreachable(e.to_string()))
     }
 
     /// Resolve the JWKS URI from the provider's discovery document.
@@ -169,3 +202,38 @@ impl TokenVerifier for OidcVerifier {
         Some((&self.issuer, &self.audience))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::AuthError;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejected_formats_status_error_and_description() {
+        let e = AuthError::rejected(400, Some("invalid_grant"), Some("Token is not active"));
+        assert!(e.is_rejection());
+        assert_eq!(
+            e.to_string(),
+            "identity provider rejected the request: HTTP 400 (invalid_grant): Token is not active"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejected_omits_absent_or_empty_oauth_fields() {
+        // No OAuth body (e.g. a bare 503) → just the status.
+        assert_eq!(
+            AuthError::rejected(503, None, None).to_string(),
+            "identity provider rejected the request: HTTP 503"
+        );
+        // Empty strings are treated as absent, not rendered as "()" / ": ".
+        assert_eq!(
+            AuthError::rejected(400, Some(""), Some("")).to_string(),
+            "identity provider rejected the request: HTTP 400"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unreachable_is_not_a_rejection() {
+        assert!(!AuthError::Unreachable("connection refused".into()).is_rejection());
+        assert!(!AuthError::Other("keyring locked".into()).is_rejection());
+    }
+}

crates/hephd/src/client.rs

@@ -2,59 +2,145 @@
 //!
 //! Used by the `heph` CLI and by tests. Surfaces never touch SQLite directly
 //! (tech-spec §3) — they go through the daemon socket, which this wraps.
+//!
+//! The connection self-heals across daemon restarts (opt-in self-update, `heph
+//! daemon restart`): a [`call`](Client::call) that finds the socket dropped
+//! reconnects. It only auto-retries when the request provably never reached the
+//! daemon (a write-side failure); a reply lost *after* sending is surfaced
+//! rather than retried, so a mutation is never silently double-applied.
 
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write};
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 use crate::rpc::Response;
 
 /// A connected client. One request/response per [`call`](Client::call).
 pub struct Client {
+    socket_path: PathBuf,
     reader: BufReader<UnixStream>,
     writer: UnixStream,
     next_id: u64,
 }
 
+/// How a single request/response exchange failed — drives the retry decision.
+enum ExchangeError {
+    /// The request could not be written (broken pipe, reset): it never reached
+    /// the daemon, so retrying on a fresh connection is safe.
+    Send(anyhow::Error),
+    /// The request was sent but no reply came back (the daemon closed mid-flight,
+    /// e.g. it restarted): it may or may not have applied — do not retry.
+    Recv(anyhow::Error),
+    /// A well-formed RPC-level error (or an unparseable reply): the connection is
+    /// fine; nothing to reconnect.
+    Rpc(anyhow::Error),
+}
+
+impl ExchangeError {
+    fn into_inner(self) -> anyhow::Error {
+        match self {
+            ExchangeError::Send(e) | ExchangeError::Recv(e) | ExchangeError::Rpc(e) => e,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Client {
     /// Connect to a daemon listening at `socket_path`.
     pub fn connect(socket_path: &Path) -> Result<Client> {
-        let stream = UnixStream::connect(socket_path)
-            .with_context(|| format!("connecting to hephd at {}", socket_path.display()))?;
-        let reader = BufReader::new(stream.try_clone()?);
+        let (reader, writer) = Self::open(socket_path)?;
         Ok(Client {
+            socket_path: socket_path.to_path_buf(),
             reader,
-            writer: stream,
+            writer,
             next_id: 1,
         })
     }
 
+    /// Open a fresh reader/writer pair on the socket.
+    fn open(socket_path: &Path) -> Result<(BufReader<UnixStream>, UnixStream)> {
+        let stream = UnixStream::connect(socket_path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("connecting to hephd at {}", socket_path.display()))?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(stream.try_clone()?);
+        Ok((reader, stream))
+    }
+
+    /// Re-establish the connection (after the daemon restarted and dropped it).
+    fn reconnect(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let (reader, writer) = Self::open(&self.socket_path)?;
+        self.reader = reader;
+        self.writer = writer;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Call `method` with `params`, returning the `result` value (or an error
     /// carrying the RPC error's code and message).
+    ///
+    /// If the daemon has restarted and dropped the socket, this reconnects: it
+    /// retries transparently when the request never went out, and otherwise
+    /// reconnects for the next call while surfacing an error for this one (so a
+    /// mutation whose reply was lost is not silently re-applied).
     pub fn call(&mut self, method: &str, params: Value) -> Result<Value> {
         let id = self.next_id;
         self.next_id += 1;
-
         let mut line = serde_json::to_string(&json!({
             "id": id,
             "method": method,
             "params": params,
         }))?;
         line.push('\n');
-        self.writer.write_all(line.as_bytes())?;
-        self.writer.flush()?;
+
+        match self.exchange(&line) {
+            Ok(v) => Ok(v),
+            Err(ExchangeError::Rpc(e)) => Err(e),
+            Err(ExchangeError::Send(_)) => {
+                // The request never reached the daemon — reconnect and retry once.
+                self.reconnect()
+                    .context("hephd connection lost and reconnect failed")?;
+                self.exchange(&line)
+                    .map_err(ExchangeError::into_inner)
+                    .with_context(|| format!("retrying `{method}` after reconnect"))
+            }
+            Err(ExchangeError::Recv(e)) => {
+                // Sent but no reply: the daemon likely restarted mid-request. Don't
+                // retry (a mutation may have applied); reconnect for next time and
+                // surface this one.
+                let _ = self.reconnect();
+                Err(e).context(
+                    "hephd closed the connection mid-request (it likely restarted); \
+                     reconnected — re-run the action if it didn't take effect",
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// One request/response over the current connection, classifying failures.
+    fn exchange(&mut self, line: &str) -> std::result::Result<Value, ExchangeError> {
+        self.writer
+            .write_all(line.as_bytes())
+            .map_err(|e| ExchangeError::Send(e.into()))?;
+        self.writer
+            .flush()
+            .map_err(|e| ExchangeError::Send(e.into()))?;
 
         let mut response_line = String::new();
-        let read = self.reader.read_line(&mut response_line)?;
+        let read = self
+            .reader
+            .read_line(&mut response_line)
+            .map_err(|e| ExchangeError::Recv(e.into()))?;
         if read == 0 {
-            bail!("hephd closed the connection");
+            return Err(ExchangeError::Recv(anyhow!("hephd closed the connection")));
         }
-        let response: Response = serde_json::from_str(&response_line)?;
+        let response: Response =
+            serde_json::from_str(&response_line).map_err(|e| ExchangeError::Rpc(e.into()))?;
         if let Some(err) = response.error {
-            bail!("rpc error {}: {}", err.code, err.message);
+            return Err(ExchangeError::Rpc(anyhow!(
+                "rpc error {}: {}",
+                err.code,
+                err.message
+            )));
         }
         Ok(response.result.unwrap_or(Value::Null))
     }

crates/hephd/src/oauth.rs

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl KeyringTokenStore {
             }
         });
         keyring_core::Entry::new(&self.service, &self.account)
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Other(e.to_string()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@ impl TokenStore for KeyringTokenStore {
         serde_json::from_str(&secret).ok()
     }
     fn save(&self, token: &StoredToken) -> Result<(), AuthError> {
-        let json = serde_json::to_string(token).map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(token).map_err(|e| AuthError::Other(e.to_string()))?;
         self.entry()?
             .set_password(&json)
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Other(e.to_string()))
     }
     fn clear(&self) -> Result<(), AuthError> {
         match self.entry()?.delete_credential() {
             Ok(()) => Ok(()),
             Err(keyring_core::Error::NoEntry) => Ok(()),
-            Err(e) => Err(AuthError::Provider(e.to_string())),
+            Err(e) => Err(AuthError::Other(e.to_string())),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ impl TokenResponse {
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct TokenErrorBody {
     error: String,
+    /// Human-readable detail the provider may include (RFC 6749 §5.2).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    error_description: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Drives the OAuth 2.0 device-code flow against one provider.
@@ -208,17 +211,14 @@ impl DeviceFlow {
         let mut resp = http
             .get(&url)
             .call()
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Unreachable(e.to_string()))?;
         if !resp.status().is_success() {
-            return Err(AuthError::Provider(format!(
-                "discovery returned {}",
-                resp.status()
-            )));
+            return Err(AuthError::rejected(resp.status().as_u16(), None, None));
         }
         let doc: DiscoveryDoc = resp
             .body_mut()
             .read_json()
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Other(e.to_string()))?;
         Ok(DeviceFlow {
             client_id: client_id.to_string(),
             http,
@@ -233,16 +233,13 @@ impl DeviceFlow {
             .http
             .post(&self.device_authorization_endpoint)
             .send_form([("client_id", self.client_id.as_str()), ("scope", scope)])
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Unreachable(e.to_string()))?;
         if !resp.status().is_success() {
-            return Err(AuthError::Provider(format!(
-                "device authorization returned {}",
-                resp.status()
-            )));
+            return Err(AuthError::rejected(resp.status().as_u16(), None, None));
         }
         resp.body_mut()
             .read_json()
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Other(e.to_string()))
     }
 
     /// Poll the token endpoint until the user authorizes, the code expires, or
@@ -267,13 +264,13 @@ impl DeviceFlow {
                     ("device_code", auth.device_code.as_str()),
                     ("client_id", self.client_id.as_str()),
                 ])
-                .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+                .map_err(|e| AuthError::Unreachable(e.to_string()))?;
 
             if response.status().is_success() {
                 let token: TokenResponse = response
                     .body_mut()
                     .read_json()
-                    .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+                    .map_err(|e| AuthError::Other(e.to_string()))?;
                 return Ok(token.into_stored());
             }
 
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ impl DeviceFlow {
             let body: TokenErrorBody = response
                 .body_mut()
                 .read_json()
-                .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+                .map_err(|e| AuthError::Other(e.to_string()))?;
             match body.error.as_str() {
                 "authorization_pending" => {}
                 "slow_down" => interval += 5,
@@ -301,17 +298,24 @@ impl DeviceFlow {
                 ("refresh_token", refresh_token),
                 ("client_id", self.client_id.as_str()),
             ])
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?;
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Unreachable(e.to_string()))?;
         if !response.status().is_success() {
-            return Err(AuthError::Provider(format!(
-                "token refresh returned {}",
-                response.status()
-            )));
+            // The IdP was reached and refused the grant (typically a `400
+            // invalid_grant` once the refresh token is expired/rotated). Report
+            // it as a *rejection* with the OAuth error body — not "unreachable",
+            // which would misdirect debugging toward the network.
+            let status = response.status().as_u16();
+            let body = response.body_mut().read_json::<TokenErrorBody>().ok();
+            return Err(AuthError::rejected(
+                status,
+                body.as_ref().map(|b| b.error.as_str()),
+                body.as_ref().and_then(|b| b.error_description.as_deref()),
+            ));
         }
         let mut token: StoredToken = response
             .body_mut()
             .read_json::<TokenResponse>()
-            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Provider(e.to_string()))?
+            .map_err(|e| AuthError::Other(e.to_string()))?
             .into_stored();
         // Providers may omit the refresh token on refresh — keep the old one.
         if token.refresh_token.is_none() {

crates/hephd/src/quickadd.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 //! Single-line natural-language quick-add (tech-spec §8.1) — Todoist-style
-//! capture: `Water plants tomorrow p2 #Chores every 3 days`.
+//! capture: `Water plants tomorrow a2 #Chores every 3 days`.
 //!
 //! Pure and deterministic: `today` and the known projects are passed in, so the
 //! whole parser is unit-testable. Recognized inline tokens are extracted and the
 //! remainder is the title (order preserved). The recognized forms mirror the
 //! owner's Todoist usage ([[design]] §6.2.1):
 //!
-//! - **Priority** `p1`..`p4` → attention (p1 red, p2 orange, p3 blue, p4 white).
+//! - **Attention** `a1`..`a4` → attention band, ordered by intensity
+//!   (a1 red, a2 orange, a3 white, a4 blue).
 //! - **Project** `#Name` — resolved against existing projects, greedily matching
 //!   multi-word titles (`#Camano Chores`). An unresolved `#tag` is left in the
 //!   title verbatim (no surprise project creation).
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@ pub struct Parsed {
     pub project_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
-fn priority_attention(token: &str) -> Option<Attention> {
+/// `a1`..`a4` → attention band, ordered by intensity (a1 = most urgent).
+fn attention_token(token: &str) -> Option<Attention> {
     match token.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
-        "p1" => Some(Attention::Red),
-        "p2" => Some(Attention::Orange),
-        "p3" => Some(Attention::Blue),
-        "p4" => Some(Attention::White),
+        "a1" => Some(Attention::Red),
+        "a2" => Some(Attention::Orange),
+        "a3" => Some(Attention::White),
+        "a4" => Some(Attention::Blue),
         _ => None,
     }
 }
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn parse(input: &str, today: NaiveDate, projects: &[Project]) -> Parsed {
     while i < tokens.len() {
         let tok = &tokens[i];
 
-        if let Some(a) = priority_attention(tok) {
+        if let Some(a) = attention_token(tok) {
             out.attention = Some(a);
             i += 1;
             continue;
@@ -170,12 +172,20 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn priority_maps_to_attention() {
-        assert_eq!(p("Email boss p1").attention, Some(Attention::Red));
-        assert_eq!(p("Email boss p2").attention, Some(Attention::Orange));
-        assert_eq!(p("Email boss p3").attention, Some(Attention::Blue));
-        assert_eq!(p("Email boss p4").attention, Some(Attention::White));
-        assert_eq!(p("Email boss p1").title, "Email boss");
+    fn attention_token_maps_to_attention() {
+        assert_eq!(p("Email boss a1").attention, Some(Attention::Red));
+        assert_eq!(p("Email boss a2").attention, Some(Attention::Orange));
+        assert_eq!(p("Email boss a3").attention, Some(Attention::White));
+        assert_eq!(p("Email boss a4").attention, Some(Attention::Blue));
+        assert_eq!(p("Email boss a1").title, "Email boss");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn old_priority_tokens_are_no_longer_recognized() {
+        // p1..p4 are retired in favour of a1..a4 — they stay in the title.
+        let r = p("Email boss p1");
+        assert_eq!(r.attention, None);
+        assert_eq!(r.title, "Email boss p1");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -215,7 +225,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn everything_at_once() {
-        let r = p("Plan trip p2 friday #Work every week");
+        let r = p("Plan trip a2 friday #Work every week");
         assert_eq!(r.title, "Plan trip");
         assert_eq!(r.attention, Some(Attention::Orange));
         assert_eq!(r.do_date, Some(ms(2026, 6, 5))); // the coming Friday

crates/hephd/src/server.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use tokio::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
 
 use heph_core::Store;
 
+use crate::auth::AuthError;
 use crate::oauth::{self, TokenStore};
 use crate::rpc::{self, Request, Response, RpcError, INTERNAL_ERROR, PARSE_ERROR};
 use crate::selfupdate::{self, SelfUpdateConfig};
@@ -80,10 +81,25 @@ fn is_auth_error(e: &anyhow::Error) -> bool {
         .is_some_and(|s| s == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED)
 }
 
-/// Fold one exchange outcome into the shared [`SyncHealth`].
-fn record_sync_outcome(health: &Arc<Mutex<SyncHealth>>, result: &Result<sync::SyncReport>) {
+/// The exact `heph auth login …` command that re-authenticates this spoke, built
+/// from the hub URL + issuer + client id the daemon is configured with — so the
+/// surfaced error tells the user *what to run*, not just that auth failed.
+/// `None` for an unauthenticated / standalone instance. The hub-URL string must
+/// match what the credential store is keyed under, which is exactly `hub_url`.
+fn reauth_command(hub_url: Option<&str>, auth: Option<&SpokeAuth>) -> Option<String> {
+    let (hub, auth) = (hub_url?, auth?);
+    Some(format!(
+        "heph auth login --hub-url {hub} --issuer {} --client-id {}",
+        auth.issuer, auth.client_id
+    ))
+}
+
+/// Fold one exchange outcome into the shared [`SyncHealth`]. On an auth failure
+/// (a 401 from the hub) the recorded error carries the actionable re-login
+/// command, so `heph sync --status` / `heph auth status` / the TUI show the fix.
+fn record_sync_outcome(ctx: &Ctx, result: &Result<sync::SyncReport>) {
     let now = now_ms();
-    let mut h = health.lock().expect("sync_health mutex poisoned");
+    let mut h = ctx.sync_health.lock().expect("sync_health mutex poisoned");
     h.last_attempt_ms = Some(now);
     match result {
         Ok(_) => {
@@ -92,28 +108,67 @@ fn record_sync_outcome(health: &Arc<Mutex<SyncHealth>>, result: &Result<sync::Sy
             h.auth_failure = false;
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            h.auth_failure = is_auth_error(e);
-            h.last_error = Some(e.to_string());
+            let auth_failure = is_auth_error(e);
+            h.auth_failure = auth_failure;
+            h.last_error = Some(annotate_reauth(
+                e.to_string(),
+                auth_failure,
+                ctx.hub_url.as_deref(),
+                ctx.auth.as_ref(),
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
 
+/// Record a failure to obtain a bearer token (the refresh step, before any hub
+/// request). A *rejection* (the IdP refused the refresh) is an auth failure and
+/// gets the re-login hint; a transport failure stays a transient error. Surfacing
+/// this here means `last_error` reflects the real cause (e.g. `invalid_grant`)
+/// instead of only the downstream 401 on `/sync/pull`.
+fn record_bearer_failure(ctx: &Ctx, err: &AuthError) {
+    let now = now_ms();
+    let auth_failure = err.is_rejection();
+    let mut h = ctx.sync_health.lock().expect("sync_health mutex poisoned");
+    h.last_attempt_ms = Some(now);
+    h.auth_failure = auth_failure;
+    h.last_error = Some(annotate_reauth(
+        format!("could not obtain bearer token: {err}"),
+        auth_failure,
+        ctx.hub_url.as_deref(),
+        ctx.auth.as_ref(),
+    ));
+}
+
+/// Append the actionable re-login command to `msg` when this is an auth failure
+/// and the spoke has auth configured.
+fn annotate_reauth(
+    msg: String,
+    auth_failure: bool,
+    hub_url: Option<&str>,
+    auth: Option<&SpokeAuth>,
+) -> String {
+    match reauth_command(hub_url, auth) {
+        Some(cmd) if auth_failure => format!("{msg} — re-authenticate: {cmd}"),
+        _ => msg,
+    }
+}
+
 impl Ctx {
-    /// The current bearer token for hub sync (refreshing if expired), or `None`
-    /// if this spoke has no auth configured / no usable token.
-    async fn bearer(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        let auth = self.auth.clone()?;
-        let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+    /// The current bearer token for hub sync (refreshing if expired). `Ok(None)`
+    /// means this spoke has no auth configured / no token stored (it syncs
+    /// unauthenticated); `Err` means token acquisition genuinely failed (the
+    /// caller records it and skips the attempt rather than 401ing the hub).
+    async fn bearer(&self) -> Result<Option<String>, AuthError> {
+        let Some(auth) = self.auth.clone() else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+        match tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
             oauth::current_bearer(auth.store.as_ref(), &auth.issuer, &auth.client_id)
         })
-        .await;
-        match result {
-            Ok(Ok(token)) => token,
-            Ok(Err(e)) => {
-                tracing::warn!("could not obtain bearer token: {e}");
-                None
-            }
-            Err(_) => None,
+        .await
+        {
+            Ok(res) => res,
+            Err(_join) => Ok(None), // the blocking task panicked; treat as no token
         }
     }
 }
@@ -223,10 +278,20 @@ impl Daemon {
             let mut tick = tokio::time::interval(interval);
             loop {
                 tick.tick().await;
-                let bearer = ctx.bearer().await;
+                let bearer = match ctx.bearer().await {
+                    Ok(b) => b,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        // Couldn't get a token — record the real cause (e.g. a
+                        // rejected refresh) and skip; sending an unauthenticated
+                        // request would only 401 and mask it.
+                        record_bearer_failure(&ctx, &e);
+                        tracing::warn!("background sync: could not obtain bearer token: {e}");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
                 let result =
                     sync::sync_once(ctx.store.clone(), &hub, &ctx.http, bearer.as_deref()).await;
-                record_sync_outcome(&ctx.sync_health, &result);
+                record_sync_outcome(&ctx, &result);
                 match result {
                     Ok(report) => tracing::debug!(?report, "background sync"),
                     Err(e) => tracing::warn!("background sync failed: {e}"),
@@ -321,9 +386,25 @@ async fn sync_now(ctx: &Ctx) -> Result<Value, RpcError> {
             message: "no hub_url configured; this instance is standalone".into(),
         });
     };
-    let bearer = ctx.bearer().await;
+    let bearer = match ctx.bearer().await {
+        Ok(b) => b,
+        Err(e) => {
+            // Token acquisition failed — record the real cause (with a re-login
+            // hint when it's a rejection) and surface it instead of a downstream 401.
+            record_bearer_failure(ctx, &e);
+            return Err(RpcError {
+                code: INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                message: annotate_reauth(
+                    format!("sync failed: could not obtain bearer token: {e}"),
+                    e.is_rejection(),
+                    ctx.hub_url.as_deref(),
+                    ctx.auth.as_ref(),
+                ),
+            });
+        }
+    };
     let result = sync::sync_once(ctx.store.clone(), &hub_url, &ctx.http, bearer.as_deref()).await;
-    record_sync_outcome(&ctx.sync_health, &result);
+    record_sync_outcome(ctx, &result);
     match result {
         Ok(report) => Ok(json!(report)),
         Err(e) => Err(RpcError {
@@ -374,10 +455,22 @@ async fn sync_status(ctx: &Ctx) -> Result<Value, RpcError> {
         .expect("sync_health mutex poisoned")
         .clone();
 
+    // Non-secret OIDC params (issuer/client-id) + the exact re-login command, so
+    // `heph auth status` can show the fix without reconstructing it client-side
+    // (and keyed under the right hub URL — see the per-URL token-keying gotcha).
+    let auth = ctx.auth.as_ref().map(|a| {
+        json!({
+            "issuer": a.issuer,
+            "client_id": a.client_id,
+        })
+    });
+
     Ok(json!({
         "hub_url": hub_url,
         "cursors": cursors,
         "conflicts": conflicts,
         "health": health,
+        "auth": auth,
+        "reauth_command": reauth_command(Some(&hub_url), ctx.auth.as_ref()),
     }))
 }

crates/hephd/src/sync.rs

@@ -261,8 +261,14 @@ async fn require_auth(
         .await
         .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?
         .map_err(|e| match e {
-            AuthError::Provider(_) => StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-            _ => StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+            // The token itself is missing/bad → tell the client it's unauthorized.
+            AuthError::Missing | AuthError::Invalid(_) => StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+            // We couldn't reach/process the IdP to fetch verification keys — a
+            // transient hub-side problem, not the client's token. Ask them to
+            // retry rather than claiming their token is invalid.
+            AuthError::Unreachable(_) | AuthError::Rejected(_) | AuthError::Other(_) => {
+                StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
+            }
         })?;
 
     // Multi-tenancy seam: resolve the token's identity to the owner it may act

crates/hephd/tests/client_reconnect.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+//! [`Client`] survives the daemon dropping the socket (opt-in self-update, `heph
+//! daemon restart`). A mock daemon serves exactly one request per connection
+//! then closes it, forcing the client to reconnect — without auto-reconnect,
+//! every call after the first would fail forever.
+
+use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write};
+use std::os::unix::net::UnixListener;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use hephd::Client;
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+
+/// A mock daemon that handles ONE request per connection then closes it, looping
+/// to accept the next connection. `served` counts total requests answered.
+fn spawn_one_shot_daemon(socket: PathBuf, served: Arc<AtomicUsize>) {
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let listener = UnixListener::bind(&socket).unwrap();
+        for conn in listener.incoming() {
+            let Ok(mut stream) = conn else { continue };
+            let mut reader = BufReader::new(stream.try_clone().unwrap());
+            let mut line = String::new();
+            if reader.read_line(&mut line).unwrap_or(0) == 0 {
+                continue; // client opened then went away; wait for the next one
+            }
+            let req: Value = serde_json::from_str(&line).unwrap();
+            let n = served.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst) + 1;
+            let mut out = serde_json::to_string(&json!({
+                "id": req["id"],
+                "result": { "served": n },
+            }))
+            .unwrap();
+            out.push('\n');
+            let _ = stream.write_all(out.as_bytes());
+            let _ = stream.flush();
+            // `stream` drops here → the connection closes after one request.
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+fn wait_for(socket: &std::path::Path) {
+    for _ in 0..400 {
+        if socket.exists() {
+            return;
+        }
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(5));
+    }
+    panic!("mock daemon socket never appeared");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn client_reconnects_after_the_daemon_drops_the_socket() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let socket = dir.path().join("d.sock");
+    let served = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    spawn_one_shot_daemon(socket.clone(), served.clone());
+    wait_for(&socket);
+
+    let mut c = Client::connect(&socket).unwrap();
+
+    // First call works on the initial connection.
+    let r1 = c.call("ping", json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r1["served"], 1);
+
+    // The daemon has now closed that connection. With reconnect, the client
+    // recovers within a call or two (depending on whether the dead socket fails
+    // on write or on read); without it, every further call would fail forever.
+    let mut recovered = None;
+    for _ in 0..2 {
+        if let Ok(v) = c.call("ping", json!({})) {
+            recovered = Some(v);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    let r = recovered.expect("client should reconnect after the socket was dropped");
+    // The recovered call was served exactly once on the new connection — no
+    // double-serve from a spurious retry.
+    assert_eq!(r["served"], 2);
+    assert_eq!(served.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 2);
+
+    // And it keeps working across subsequent drops.
+    let r3 = {
+        let mut got = None;
+        for _ in 0..2 {
+            if let Ok(v) = c.call("ping", json!({})) {
+                got = Some(v);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        got.expect("client should keep reconnecting")
+    };
+    assert_eq!(r3["served"], 3);
+}

crates/hephd/tests/oauth.rs

@@ -90,11 +90,25 @@ async fn token(State(s): State<IdpState>, Form(form): Form<HashMap<String, Strin
             }))
             .into_response()
         }
-        Some("refresh_token") => Json(json!({
-            "access_token": "access-2",
-            "expires_in": 3600,
-        }))
-        .into_response(),
+        Some("refresh_token") => {
+            // A rotated/expired refresh token is refused with `400 invalid_grant`
+            // (RFC 6749 §5.2) — the case that used to be mislabeled "unreachable".
+            if form.get("refresh_token").map(String::as_str) == Some("refresh-expired") {
+                return (
+                    StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                    Json(json!({
+                        "error": "invalid_grant",
+                        "error_description": "Token is not active",
+                    })),
+                )
+                    .into_response();
+            }
+            Json(json!({
+                "access_token": "access-2",
+                "expires_in": 3600,
+            }))
+            .into_response()
+        }
         _ => (
             StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
             Json(json!({ "error": "unsupported_grant_type" })),
@@ -129,6 +143,48 @@ fn refresh_keeps_the_old_refresh_token_when_omitted() {
     assert_eq!(refreshed.refresh_token.as_deref(), Some("refresh-1"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn refresh_rejected_by_idp_is_a_rejection_not_unreachable() {
+    let issuer = start_idp();
+    let flow = DeviceFlow::discover(&issuer, "heph-cli").unwrap();
+    let err = flow.refresh("refresh-expired").unwrap_err();
+    // The whole point of the fix: a reachable IdP that returns 400 is a
+    // *rejection*, carrying the OAuth error body — not "unreachable".
+    assert!(err.is_rejection(), "expected a rejection, got: {err}");
+    let msg = err.to_string();
+    assert!(
+        msg.contains("rejected"),
+        "message should say rejected: {msg}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        msg.contains("invalid_grant"),
+        "should include the OAuth error: {msg}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        msg.contains("Token is not active"),
+        "should include error_description: {msg}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !msg.contains("unreachable"),
+        "must NOT claim the IdP was unreachable: {msg}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn discovery_against_a_dead_idp_is_unreachable_not_a_rejection() {
+    use hephd::AuthError;
+    // Port 1 refuses the connection → a genuine transport failure.
+    let err = match DeviceFlow::discover("http://127.0.0.1:1/application/o/heph/", "heph-cli") {
+        Ok(_) => panic!("discovery should fail against a dead IdP"),
+        Err(e) => e,
+    };
+    assert!(
+        matches!(err, AuthError::Unreachable(_)),
+        "a connection failure must be Unreachable, got: {err}"
+    );
+    assert!(!err.is_rejection());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn memory_token_store_round_trips_and_reports_expiry() {
     let store = MemoryTokenStore::default();

docs/changelog.d/+sync-age-seconds.feature.md

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-heph-tui's sync indicator now shows the last-sync age in seconds under a minute (`⟳ 26s`) instead of a flat `just now`, so the chip reads as a live heartbeat and a missed sync (the loop runs every 30s) shows up as the age climbing.

docs/changelog.d/daemon-restart-race.bugfix.md

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-`heph daemon restart` on macOS no longer intermittently fails with `launchctl bootstrap failed: 5: Input/output error`. The old code bootstrapped immediately after `bootout`, racing launchd's asynchronous teardown; it now waits for the service to fully unload and retries the bootstrap. When the plist is unchanged (e.g. a plain binary upgrade) it uses `launchctl kickstart -k` to restart the loaded job atomically, sidestepping the bootout→bootstrap dance entirely.

docs/changelog.d/daemon-self-update-interval.feature.md

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-`heph daemon start`/`restart` can now bake the daemon's full runtime config into the managed service — `--mode`, `--hub-url`, `--http-addr`, `--oidc-issuer`/`--oidc-audience`/`--oidc-client-id`, and `--self-update-interval-secs` (previously only the bare `--self-update` bool was wired). Regenerating preserves whatever is already baked into the on-disk plist/unit, so a bare `start`/`restart` no longer silently drops spoke/hub or self-update config.

docs/how-to/heph-pwa.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ into preview chips before you submit:
 
 | Token | Example | Effect |
 |-------|---------|--------|
-| `p1`–`p4` | `p1` | attention: red / orange / blue / white |
+| `a1`–`a4` | `a1` | attention band by intensity: a1=red, a2=orange, a3=white, a4=blue |
 | `#Project` | `#Camano Chores` | file under a project (greedy multi-word match) |
 | date | `today` `tomorrow` `+3d` `fri` `2026-07-01` | do-date |
 | `every …` | `every 3 days` `every other wed` `every workday` | recurrence (RRULE) |
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ platform. A server-side transcription proxy could be added later if needed.)
 ## Triage
 
 Tap a task to expand its actions, mirroring the TUI keys: **Done** (`x`),
-**Drop** (`d`), **Skip** (`S`, recurring only), **Attn** (cycle attention, `A`),
-**Date** (reschedule, `e`), **Move** (project picker, `m`), **Delete**
+**Drop** (`d`), **Skip** (`S`, recurring only), **Attn** (pick a band a1–a4,
+the TUI's `a` then a digit), **Date** (reschedule, `e`), **Move** (project
+picker, `m`), **Delete**
 (tombstone, `D`). Done/Drop show an **Undo**. The expanded view also shows the
 task's canonical-context body + recent log tail (read-only).
 

docs/how-to/run-the-daemon.md

@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ still the old binary until you restart it:
 heph daemon restart
 ```
 
+A restart (or an opt-in self-update) drops the daemon's unix socket out from
+under any connected surface. The CLI and `heph-tui` **reconnect automatically**:
+a read transparently retries on a fresh connection, and a long-running TUI
+self-heals on its next tick — so a daemon restart no longer leaves the agenda
+view stuck on errors. (A mutating action whose reply is lost mid-restart reports
+"reconnected — re-run the action if it didn't take effect" rather than risk
+applying twice.)
+
 ## Self-update (opt-in)
 
 `hephd` can keep itself current: `heph daemon start --self-update` generates a

docs/how-to/set-up-sync-hub.md

@@ -130,19 +130,41 @@ spoke is visible at a glance rather than buried in the daemon log.
 
 Make a change on `gilbert`, force a sync, and confirm it appears via the hub.
 
+### When sync stops authenticating
+
+A spoke's refresh token can expire or be rotated (e.g. the IdP session lapses).
+The spoke then can't refresh on its own and needs a re-login — but this is
+**visible, not silent**:
+
+- `heph-tui` shows a red `⚠ auth · heph auth status` chip in the status line.
+- `heph auth status` prints the auth health and the **exact** re-login command,
+  pre-filled with this spoke's hub URL / issuer / client id:
+
+  ```bash
+  heph auth status
+  ```
+
+- `heph sync --status`'s `last_error` names the real cause — a refresh
+  *rejection* (e.g. `HTTP 400 (invalid_grant)`), not a misleading "identity
+  provider unreachable" — and carries the same `heph auth login …` hint.
+
+Run the printed `heph auth login …` command to restore sync.
+
 ## Current gaps (finalized by the blumeops deployment)
 
-The flag-level flow above works today; two enablers make it a clean, managed
+The flag-level flow above works today; one enabler makes it a clean, managed
 deployment rather than a hand-run process — tracked in the `Hephaestus` project:
 
-- **`heph daemon` only generates a `--mode local` service** (no `--hub-url` /
-  `--oidc-*`). So for now the hub and the spoke config are expressed as `hephd`
-  flags (run directly, or via the blumeops-managed systemd unit), not via
-  `heph daemon start`.
 - **Path A seeding is manual** (copy the store + reset the device origin). A
   small enabler — seed a hub from a snapshot with a fresh origin, or
   `hephd --owner-id` — would make this one step.
 
+> `heph daemon start`/`restart` can now bake the spoke/hub config (`--hub-url`,
+> `--mode server`, `--http-addr`, `--oidc-*`) into the generated service (see
+> [[run-the-daemon]]). The canonical hub on `indri` is still provisioned via the
+> blumeops-managed systemd unit by deployment choice, not because `heph daemon`
+> can't express it.
+
 ## Related
 
 - [[run-the-daemon]] — manage the local daemon as an OS service

heph-pwa/src/app.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // heph-pwa — a mobile-first browser mirror of heph-tui. Browse the built-in
 // views and projects, triage tasks, and (the primary use case) capture new
-// tasks fast with the same quick-add syntax as the TUI's `a` / Cmd-' popover.
+// tasks fast with the same quick-add syntax as the TUI's `n` / Cmd-' popover.
 //
 // Online-only thin client: every action is an RPC to the configured hub (see
 // rpc.js). Context/KB is read-only here (no nvim editing surface).
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import * as oauth from "./oauth.js";
 import { parse as quickParse } from "./quickadd.js";
 import { today, parseDate, toEpochMs, humanizeRecurrence } from "./datespec.js";
 import {
+  ATTENTION_BANDS,
   ATTENTION_COLORS,
+  attentionLabel,
   fmtRelative,
   hasFlag,
   isOverdue,
-  nextAttention,
   projectColor,
 } from "./fmt.js";
 
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ function taskDetail(t) {
       actionBtn("✓ Done", () => triage(t, "done")),
       actionBtn("⤓ Drop", () => triage(t, "dropped")),
       t.recurrence && actionBtn("↻ Skip", () => doSkip(t)),
-      actionBtn("⚑ Attn", () => cycleAttention(t)),
+      actionBtn("⚑ Attn", () => openAttention(t)),
       actionBtn("📅 Date", () => openReschedule(t)),
       actionBtn("📁 Move", () => openMove(t)),
       actionBtn("🗑 Delete", () => doDelete(t), "danger"),
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ function openQuickAdd() {
   const input = h("input", {
     class: "qa-input",
     type: "text",
-    placeholder: "Buy milk tomorrow p2 #Work every week",
+    placeholder: "Buy milk tomorrow a2 #Work every week",
     autocomplete: "off",
     autocapitalize: "sentences",
     enterkeyhint: "done",
@@ -364,12 +365,12 @@ function openQuickAdd() {
     const parsed = quickParse(input.value, today(), state.projects);
     preview.innerHTML = "";
     if (!input.value.trim()) {
-      preview.append(h("span", { class: "qa-hint" }, "p1–p4 · #Project · today/+3d/fri · every week"));
+      preview.append(h("span", { class: "qa-hint" }, "a1–a4 · #Project · today/+3d/fri · every week"));
       return;
     }
     preview.append(h("span", { class: "qa-title" }, parsed.title || "(no title)"));
     if (parsed.attention) {
-      preview.append(h("span", { class: "qa-tag", style: `color:${ATTENTION_COLORS[parsed.attention]}` }, "⚑ " + parsed.attention));
+      preview.append(h("span", { class: "qa-tag", style: `color:${ATTENTION_COLORS[parsed.attention]}` }, "⚑ " + attentionLabel(parsed.attention)));
     }
     if (parsed.doDate != null) preview.append(h("span", { class: "qa-tag" }, "📅 " + fmtRelative(parsed.doDate)));
     if (parsed.projectId) preview.append(h("span", { class: "qa-tag" }, "📁 " + projectTitle(parsed.projectId)));
@@ -610,11 +611,22 @@ async function doSkip(t) {
   }
 }
 
-async function cycleAttention(t) {
-  const next = nextAttention(t.attention);
+// Pick an attention band directly (a1–a4) rather than cycling — cycling could
+// skip past the band you wanted, and pushing to a4 (blue) used to drop the task
+// out of the view you were on with no way back. Mirrors the TUI's `a`+digit chord.
+function openAttention(t) {
+  const list = h("div", { class: "picker-list" });
+  for (const band of ATTENTION_BANDS) {
+    list.append(pickerItem(attentionLabel(band), () => setAttention(t, band), ATTENTION_COLORS[band]));
+  }
+  openModal(h("div", { class: "qa" }, h("div", { class: "modal-title" }, `Attention for "${t.title}"`), list));
+}
+
+async function setAttention(t, band) {
+  closeModal();
   try {
-    await state.client.setAttention(t.node_id, next);
-    toast(`Attention: ${next}`);
+    await state.client.setAttention(t.node_id, band);
+    toast(`Attention: ${attentionLabel(band)}`);
     reload();
   } catch (e) {
     toast(`Failed: ${e.message}`);

heph-pwa/src/fmt.js

@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ export const ATTENTION_COLORS = {
   white: "var(--att-white)",
 };
 
-/** The cycle order used by the attention toggle (matches the TUI's `A` key). */
-export const ATTENTION_CYCLE = [null, "white", "orange", "red", "blue"];
+/**
+ * The attention bands a user can pick, in `a1`..`a4` order (by intensity).
+ * Each entry is the storage color string; the label is its index + 1.
+ */
+export const ATTENTION_BANDS = ["red", "orange", "white", "blue"];
 
-/** Next attention in the cycle: none → white → orange → red → blue → white. */
-export function nextAttention(att) {
-  const i = ATTENTION_CYCLE.indexOf(att ?? null);
-  // After blue (last), wrap to white (index 1), not back to none.
-  const next = i < 0 ? 1 : (i + 1) % ATTENTION_CYCLE.length;
-  return ATTENTION_CYCLE[next === 0 ? 1 : next] ?? "white";
+/** Attention color string → its `a1`..`a4` UI label (or "" if unset). */
+export function attentionLabel(att) {
+  const i = ATTENTION_BANDS.indexOf(att);
+  return i < 0 ? "" : `a${i + 1}`;
 }
 
 /** Whether an attention band shows a flag glyph (red/orange/blue; not white). */

heph-pwa/src/quickadd.js

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // Single-line natural-language quick-add — a faithful JS port of hephd's
 // `quickadd.rs` (tech-spec §8.1). Todoist-style capture:
-//   `Water plants tomorrow p2 #Chores every 3 days`
+//   `Water plants tomorrow a2 #Chores every 3 days`
 //
 // Recognized inline tokens are extracted and the remainder is the title (order
 // preserved). This mirrors the owner's Todoist usage ([[design]] §6.2.1):
-//   - Priority  p1..p4 → attention (p1 red, p2 orange, p3 blue, p4 white)
+//   - Attention a1..a4 → attention band, ordered by intensity
+//                        (a1 red, a2 orange, a3 white, a4 blue)
 //   - Project   #Name  → resolved against existing projects, greedily matching
 //                        multi-word titles (#Camano Chores). Unresolved #tags
 //                        stay in the title verbatim (no surprise project).
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@
 
 import { parseDate, toEpochMs, parseRecurrenceOrNull } from "./datespec.js";
 
-/** p1..p4 → attention color string (matching the RPC serialization), or null. */
-function priorityAttention(token) {
+/** a1..a4 → attention color string (matching the RPC serialization), or null. */
+function attentionToken(token) {
   switch (token.toLowerCase()) {
-    case "p1": return "red";
-    case "p2": return "orange";
-    case "p3": return "blue";
-    case "p4": return "white";
+    case "a1": return "red";
+    case "a2": return "orange";
+    case "a3": return "white";
+    case "a4": return "blue";
     default: return null;
   }
 }
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export function parse(input, todayDate, projects = []) {
   while (i < tokens.length) {
     const tok = tokens[i];
 
-    const att = priorityAttention(tok);
+    const att = attentionToken(tok);
     if (att !== null) {
       out.attention = att;
       i += 1;

heph-pwa/sw.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Service worker: cache the app shell so heph launches offline. Data is never
 // cached — every /rpc call must hit the live hub (and POSTs aren't cacheable
 // anyway). Bump CACHE when shell assets change to evict the old set.
-const CACHE = "heph-pwa-v4";
+const CACHE = "heph-pwa-v5";
 const SHELL = [
   "./",
   "./index.html",

heph-pwa/test/parsers.test.mjs

@@ -134,12 +134,19 @@ test("plain title", () => {
   assert.equal(r.projectId, null);
 });
 
-test("priority maps to attention", () => {
-  assert.equal(p("Email boss p1").attention, "red");
-  assert.equal(p("Email boss p2").attention, "orange");
-  assert.equal(p("Email boss p3").attention, "blue");
-  assert.equal(p("Email boss p4").attention, "white");
-  assert.equal(p("Email boss p1").title, "Email boss");
+test("attention token maps to attention", () => {
+  assert.equal(p("Email boss a1").attention, "red");
+  assert.equal(p("Email boss a2").attention, "orange");
+  assert.equal(p("Email boss a3").attention, "white");
+  assert.equal(p("Email boss a4").attention, "blue");
+  assert.equal(p("Email boss a1").title, "Email boss");
+});
+
+test("old priority tokens are no longer recognized", () => {
+  // p1..p4 are retired in favour of a1..a4 — they stay in the title.
+  const r = p("Email boss p1");
+  assert.equal(r.attention, null);
+  assert.equal(r.title, "Email boss p1");
 });
 
 test("relative date is extracted", () => {
@@ -169,7 +176,7 @@ test("recurrence phrase is extracted", () => {
 });
 
 test("everything at once", () => {
-  const r = p("Plan trip p2 friday #Work every week");
+  const r = p("Plan trip a2 friday #Work every week");
   assert.equal(r.title, "Plan trip");
   assert.equal(r.attention, "orange");
   assert.equal(r.doDate, ms(2026, 6, 5));