fix(story-mode): name the files, say when a repository is new, and when a push stayed on this computer

From review round 9 (a newcomer to the project):
- One or two files are named, not counted: "Claude writes .gitignore and
  saves the work", "Claude changes rename_by_date.sh.", "Claude writes
  the new files mathx.py and test_mathx.py." Three or more are counted.
- The first save in a folder Claude turned into a repository says so:
  "Claude starts a git repository and saves the work: …". A `git init
  --bare` (the push target) does not count, nor a folder that already
  had commits.
- A push to a repository in a folder on this computer (`To ./origin.git`)
  is a copy, not an upload: "then copies it to origin.git, a folder on
  this computer", and the final chip reads "copied to origin.git".
- A tool lookup for plan mode reads "Claude gets ready to plan."

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

test/fixtures/story-corpus/background-helpers-reports.expected.json

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude writes 2 new files.",
+        "story": "Claude writes the new files wordcount.py and test_basic.py.",
         "director": "Write ×2 · wordcount.py +23 · test_basic.py +21",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,

test/fixtures/story-corpus/bash-script-background-helper.expected.json

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude changes 2 files.",
+        "story": "Claude changes rename_by_date.sh and -dash.jpg.",
         "director": "Write · Edit ×3 · Bash · rename_by_date.sh +95 −3 · -dash.jpg +1",
         "balloon": "Now I'll create the samples and run the dry run.",
         "tests": null,
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude changes 1 file.",
+        "story": "Claude changes rename_by_date.sh.",
         "director": "Edit ×3 · rename_by_date.sh +21 −6",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude changes 1 file.",
+        "story": "Claude changes README.md.",
         "director": "Edit ×3 · README.md +18 −2",
         "balloon": "All passing.",
         "tests": null,

test/fixtures/story-corpus/compact-then-plan-mode.expected.json

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude writes 2 new files.",
+        "story": "Claude writes the new files mathx.py and test_mathx.py.",
         "director": "Write ×2 · mathx.py +11 · test_mathx.py +26 · after 1 second opinion",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude saves the work: \"add clamp() with pytest coverage\".",
+        "story": "Claude starts a git repository and saves the work: \"add clamp() with pytest coverage\".",
         "director": "git commit -q -F -",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "investigate",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude gets the tools it needs ready.",
+        "story": "Claude gets ready to plan.",
         "director": "ToolSearch",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude changes 2 files.",
+        "story": "Claude changes mathx.py and test_mathx.py.",
         "director": "Edit ×3 · mathx.py +11 · test_mathx.py +20 −1",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,

test/fixtures/story-corpus/errors-push-append.expected.json

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude writes 1 new file.",
+        "story": "Claude writes the new file test_calc_stats.py.",
         "director": "Write · test_calc_stats.py +55",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude writes 1 file and saves the work: \"add failing tests for calc_stats mean/median\".",
+        "story": "Claude writes .gitignore and saves the work: \"add failing tests for calc_stats mean/median\".",
         "director": "git commit -q -F - · writes 1 file",
         "balloon": "Red as expected: collection error, exit code 2.",
         "tests": null,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude writes 1 new file.",
+        "story": "Claude writes the new file calc_stats.py.",
         "director": "Write · calc_stats.py +24",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude saves the work and uploads it: \"add calc_stats.mode with smallest-value tie-breaking\".",
+        "story": "Claude saves the work: \"add calc_stats.mode with smallest-value tie-breaking\", then copies it to origin.git, a folder on this computer.",
         "director": "git commit -q -F - · git push -u origin HEAD",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude writes 1 file.",
+        "story": "Claude writes NOTES.md.",
         "director": "Bash · NOTES.md +2",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude saves the work and uploads it, but a step after that fails.",
+        "story": "Claude saves the work and copies it to origin.git, a folder on this computer, but a step after that fails.",
         "director": "git commit -q -F - · git push · 1 error",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,

test/fixtures/story-corpus/failing-test-on-purpose.expected.json

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude saves the work: \"add slugify module with node:test suite\".",
+        "story": "Claude starts a git repository and saves the work: \"add slugify module with node:test suite\".",
         "director": "git commit -q -F -",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,

test/fixtures/story-corpus/long-turn-prompt-added.expected.json

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude writes 1 new file.",
+        "story": "Claude writes the new file README.md.",
         "director": "Write · README.md +79",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude saves the work in 6 commits.",
+        "story": "Claude starts a git repository and saves the work in 6 commits.",
         "director": "git commit -q -m \"chore: scaffold inventory package\" -m \"Ad…",
         "balloon": "Commits are in.",
         "tests": null,
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "fix",
         "ok": null,
-        "story": "Claude changes 1 file.",
+        "story": "Claude changes CHANGELOG.md.",
         "director": "Edit · CHANGELOG.md +2",
         "balloon": "Step 12:",
         "tests": null,

test/fixtures/story-corpus/python-cli-fix-loop.expected.json

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude writes 1 file and saves the work: \"ignore Python and pytest caches\".",
+        "story": "Claude writes .gitignore and saves the work: \"ignore Python and pytest caches\".",
         "director": "git commit -q -m \"chore: ignore Python and pytest caches · writes 1 file",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,

test/fixtures/story-corpus/question-tests-first-push.expected.json

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude saves the work and uploads it, but a step after that fails.",
+        "story": "Claude starts a git repository, saves the work and copies it to remote.git, a folder on this computer, but a step after that fails.",
         "director": "git commit -q -F - · git push -u origin main · 1 error",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,

test/fixtures/story-corpus/teammates-then-interrupt.expected.json

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude writes 2 files and saves the work: \"add package.json and index.js with add and slugify\".",
+        "story": "Claude starts a git repository, writes package.json and index.js, and saves the work: \"add package.json and index.js with add and slugify\".",
         "director": "git commit -q -m \"feat: add package.json and index.js with… · writes 2 files · after 1 second opinion",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "check",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude writes 1 file; the tests pass.",
+        "story": "Claude writes index.test.mjs; the tests pass.",
         "director": "node --test index.test.mjs → ok · 8 passed · writes 1 file",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": {

test/fixtures/story-corpus/text-plan-dry-run-helper.expected.json

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "check",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude writes 2 files; the tests pass, and Claude saves the work.",
+        "story": "Claude writes test_csvstat.py and pyproject.toml; the tests pass, and Claude saves the work.",
         "director": "python3 -m pytest -q 2>&1 → ok ×2 · 17 passed · writes 2 files · 1 commit",
         "balloon": "Code and tests are committed.",
         "tests": {

test/fixtures/story-corpus/web-page-node-test.expected.json

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       {
         "kind": "save",
         "ok": true,
-        "story": "Claude saves the work: \"add pomodoro timer with tests\".",
+        "story": "Claude starts a git repository and saves the work: \"add pomodoro timer with tests\".",
         "director": "git commit -q -m \"feat: add pomodoro timer with tests\" -m \"… · then 1 second opinion",
         "balloon": null,
         "tests": null,

test/story-corpus.test.ts

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('Story Mode on real sessions', () => {
 
   it('a commit at the end of a test one-liner is kept, and a background helper reports back in 9 s', () => {
     expect(panel('text-plan-dry-run-helper', 0, 'check')?.story).toBe(
-      'Claude writes 2 files; the tests pass, and Claude saves the work.'
+      'Claude writes test_csvstat.py and pyproject.toml; the tests pass, and Claude saves the work.'
     );
     expect(panel('text-plan-dry-run-helper', 0, 'plan')?.story).toBe('Claude writes a plan: 4 steps.');
     expect(pagesOf('text-plan-dry-run-helper')[1]).toMatchObject({ origin: 'task', durationMs: 9008 });
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ describe('Story Mode on real sessions', () => {
     expect(panel('question-tests-first-push', 0, 'save')).toMatchObject({
       ok: true,
       // One commit, then a push in a command of its own: one commit, not two.
-      story: 'Claude saves the work and uploads it, but a step after that fails.',
+      // The folder had no repository: the first save starts one, and the reader is told.
+      story:
+        'Claude starts a git repository, saves the work and copies it to remote.git, a folder on this computer, but a step after that fails.',
     });
   });
 
@@ -137,10 +139,10 @@ describe('Story Mode on real sessions', () => {
       roundsOk: [false, true],
     });
     expect(second.panels.find((p) => p.kind === 'save')?.story).toBe(
-      'Claude saves the work and uploads it: "add calc_stats.mode with smallest-value tie-breaking".'
+      'Claude saves the work: "add calc_stats.mode with smallest-value tie-breaking", then copies it to origin.git, a folder on this computer.'
     );
     expect(third.panels.find((p) => p.kind === 'save')?.story).toBe(
-      'Claude saves the work and uploads it, but a step after that fails.'
+      'Claude saves the work and copies it to origin.git, a folder on this computer, but a step after that fails.'
     );
   });
 
@@ -184,10 +186,10 @@ describe('Story Mode on real sessions', () => {
     expect(pagesOf('background-helpers-reports')[0].finishedLater).toBe(2);
   });
 
-  it('a lookup of tools reads as getting them ready, without their names', () => {
+  it('a lookup of tools reads as getting them ready, without their names; for plan mode, as getting ready to plan', () => {
     const panel = pagesOf('compact-then-plan-mode')
       .flatMap((p) => p.panels)
-      .find((p) => p.story === 'Claude gets the tools it needs ready.');
+      .find((p) => p.story === 'Claude gets ready to plan.');
     expect(panel).toBeTruthy();
   });
 

test/story-mode-ui.test.ts

@@ -887,25 +887,29 @@ describe('story-mode.js overlay', () => {
   });
 
   it('the final panel counts the commits of the whole turn, and says when the work was uploaded', async () => {
-    boot(
-      storyOf([
-        prompt('ship it'),
-        ...edit('e1', '/work/demo-shop/a.py', ['+a = 1']),
-        ...bash('b1', 'pytest -q && git commit -qam "fix: a"', 'Test and commit', '3 passed in 0.1s'),
-        ...bash(
-          'b2',
-          'git commit -qam "docs: b" && git push',
-          'Commit and push',
-          'To ./origin.git\n   1a2b3c4..5d6e7f8  main -> main'
-        ),
-        end(1000),
-      ])
-    );
-    app.openStoryMode(SID);
-    await settle();
-    expect($$('.story-panel[data-kind="complete"] .story-chips li').map((li) => li.textContent)).toContain(
-      '2 commits, uploaded'
-    );
+    const chipsFor = async (to: string) => {
+      boot(
+        storyOf([
+          prompt('ship it'),
+          ...edit('e1', '/work/demo-shop/a.py', ['+a = 1']),
+          ...bash('b1', 'pytest -q && git commit -qam "fix: a"', 'Test and commit', '3 passed in 0.1s'),
+          ...bash(
+            'b2',
+            'git commit -qam "docs: b" && git push',
+            'Commit and push',
+            `To ${to}\n   1a2b3c4..5d6e7f8  main -> main`
+          ),
+          end(1000),
+        ])
+      );
+      app.openStoryMode(SID);
+      await settle();
+      return $$('.story-panel[data-kind="complete"] .story-chips li').map((li) => li.textContent);
+    };
+    expect(await chipsFor('git@github.com:me/shop.git')).toContain('2 commits, uploaded');
+    app.closeStoryMode?.();
+    // A folder on this computer: a copy, named.
+    expect(await chipsFor('./origin.git')).toContain('2 commits, copied to origin.git');
   });
 
   it('a chip that opened the drawer takes focus back, even when the page was redrawn meanwhile', async () => {

test/story-mode.test.ts

@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ describe('buildStoryPage', () => {
     const check = page.panels.find((p) => p.kind === 'check')!;
     expect(check.caption.director).toBe('node --test → ok · 3 passed · writes 1 file · 1 commit');
     // The commit at the end of the test one-liner is not lost, nor the file written: the check says both.
-    expect(check.caption.story).toBe('Claude writes 1 file; the tests pass, and Claude saves the work.');
+    expect(check.caption.story).toBe('Claude writes index.js; the tests pass, and Claude saves the work.');
   });
 
   it('one-line printf/echo writes and the files Claude Code says a command changed are edits', () => {
@@ -962,20 +962,50 @@ describe('buildStoryPage', () => {
 
   it('a commit then a push in its own command is one commit, named; a push alone only uploads', () => {
     const save = (lines: unknown[]) => pageOf(lines).panels.find((p) => p.kind === 'save')!.caption.story;
-    expect(
+    const ship = (to: string) =>
       save([
         prompt('ship it'),
         ...bash('b1', 'git commit -qm "feat: add mode()"', 'Commit', ''),
-        ...bash('b2', 'git push origin main', 'Push', 'To ./origin.git\n   f80bb31..3e0fb80  main -> main'),
+        ...bash('b2', 'git push origin main', 'Push', `To ${to}\n   f80bb31..3e0fb80  main -> main`),
         end(1000),
-      ])
-    ).toBe('Claude saves the work and uploads it: "add mode()".');
+      ]);
+    expect(ship('github.com:me/shop.git')).toBe('Claude saves the work and uploads it: "add mode()".');
+    expect(ship('https://example.com/me/shop.git')).toBe('Claude saves the work and uploads it: "add mode()".');
+    // A repository in a folder on this computer: a copy, and nothing left the machine.
+    expect(ship('./origin.git')).toBe(
+      'Claude saves the work: "add mode()", then copies it to origin.git, a folder on this computer.'
+    );
+    expect(ship('/srv/git/shop.git/')).toBe(
+      'Claude saves the work: "add mode()", then copies it to shop.git, a folder on this computer.'
+    );
     expect(save([prompt('push'), ...bash('b1', 'git push', 'Push', 'Everything up-to-date'), end(1000)])).toBe(
       'Claude uploads the work.'
     );
     expect(pageOf([prompt('c'), ...bash('b1', 'git commit -qm x', 'Commit', ''), end(1000)]).events[1].commits).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it('the first save in a folder Claude made a repository says so; a bare copy target does not count', () => {
+    const save = (lines: unknown[]) => pageOf(lines).panels.find((p) => p.kind === 'save')!.caption.story;
+    expect(
+      save([
+        prompt('start'),
+        ...bash('b1', 'git init -q', 'Init', ''),
+        ...edit('e1', '/w/a.py', ['+a = 1']),
+        ...bash('b2', 'git add -A && git commit -qm "add a"', 'Commit', ''),
+        end(1000),
+      ])
+    ).toBe('Claude starts a git repository and saves the work: "add a".');
+    // `git init --bare` makes the push target, not the project's repository.
+    expect(
+      save([
+        prompt('start'),
+        ...bash('b1', 'git init --bare ../origin.git', 'Remote', ''),
+        ...bash('b2', 'git commit -qm "add a"', 'Commit', ''),
+        end(1000),
+      ])
+    ).toBe('Claude saves the work: "add a".');
+  });
+
   it('crafted agent text never takes seconds: every helper stays linear on its worst shapes', () => {
     // Each shape took one to several seconds before (a lazy regex rescanning per opener, or a
     // backtracking one over a long one-liner); a single call blocks the whole server.