diff --git a/docs/CONVEY-FRONTEND.md b/docs/CONVEY-FRONTEND.md
index 26f2e15e9..e31c65f9e 100644
--- a/docs/CONVEY-FRONTEND.md
+++ b/docs/CONVEY-FRONTEND.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ them in HTML.
   "facets": [{ "name": "work", "title": "Work", "color": "#4A90D9" }],
   "selected_facet": "work",
   "chat_bar": {
-    "placeholder": "Send a message...",
+    "placeholder": "send a message…",
     "attention": null,
     "sol_request": null
   },
diff --git a/solstone/convey/copy.py b/solstone/convey/copy.py
index 545569ca8..d66ee73fe 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/copy.py
+++ b/solstone/convey/copy.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ CONVEY_UNKNOWN_ERROR = (
 CONVEY_LOG_READ_FAILED = "i couldn't read that log. reload to try again."
 CONVEY_ACTION_TRY_AGAIN = "Try again"  # generic load-failure retry button
 CONVEY_ACTION_RELOAD = "Reload"  # full-surface reload affordance
-CONVEY_ACTION_RECONNECT = "Reconnect"  # transport/socket reconnection affordance
-CONVEY_ACTION_RESTART = "Restart"  # service/observer restart affordance
+CONVEY_ACTION_RECONNECT = "reconnect"  # transport/socket reconnection affordance
+CONVEY_ACTION_RESTART = "restart"  # service/observer restart affordance
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_HEADING = "system messages"
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_EMPTY = "I haven't seen any system messages this session."
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_TAB_ALL = "all"
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ CONVEY_CONSOLE_TAB_ERRORS = "errors"
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_TAB_WARNINGS = "warnings"
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_TAB_INFO = "info"
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_LINK_LABEL = "system messages"
-CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND = "Send"
-CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND_ALL = "Send all"
-CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_CLEAR = "Clear"
-CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_SHOW_DETAILS = "Show details"
-CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_CLOSE = "Close"
+CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND = "send"
+CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND_ALL = "send all"
+CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_CLEAR = "clear"
+CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_SHOW_DETAILS = "show details"
+CONVEY_CONSOLE_ACTION_CLOSE = "close"
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_REPORTING_OFF = "I can show these messages, but sending reports is off."
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_SNAPSHOT_HEADING = "snapshot of {count} system messages"
 CONVEY_CONSOLE_REPORT_HEADING = "Last {count} console entries:"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ CONVEY_REPORT_SEVERITY_LABEL = "severity"
 CONVEY_REPORT_SEVERITY_LOW = "low"
 CONVEY_REPORT_SEVERITY_MEDIUM = "medium"
 CONVEY_REPORT_SEVERITY_HIGH = "high"
-CONVEY_REPORT_ANONYMOUS_LABEL = "Submit anonymously"
+CONVEY_REPORT_ANONYMOUS_LABEL = "submit anonymously"
 CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_SUMMARY = "diagnostic context"
 CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_FOOTER = (
     "(System snapshot bundled server-side via support_create's auto_context=true path.)"
@@ -52,28 +52,28 @@ CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_STATUS_TEXT_LABEL = "Status text"
 CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_REQUEST_URL_LABEL = "Request URL"
 CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_SERVER_REASON_LABEL = "Server reason"
 CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_CORRELATION_ID_LABEL = "Correlation ID"
-CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_REASON_CODE_LABEL = "Reason code"
-CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_TIME_LABEL = "Time"
+CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_REASON_CODE_LABEL = "reason code"
+CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_TIME_LABEL = "time"
 CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_RAW_DETAIL_LABEL = "Raw detail"
 CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_CONSOLE_HEADING = "Last 5 console entries:"
 CONVEY_REPORT_NO_CONSOLE = "(no console entries captured yet)"
-CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_SEND = "Send report"
-CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_SENDING = "Sending…"
-CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_CANCEL = "Cancel"
-CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_CLOSE = "Close"
-CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_OPEN_EMAIL = "Open email draft"
-CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_VIEW_TICKET = "View ticket"
-CONVEY_REPORT_SUCCESS_BODY = "I sent your report — reference #{ticket_id}."
+CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_SEND = "send report"
+CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_SENDING = "sending…"
+CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_CANCEL = "cancel"
+CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_CLOSE = "close"
+CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_OPEN_EMAIL = "open email draft"
+CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_VIEW_TICKET = "view ticket"
+CONVEY_REPORT_SUCCESS_BODY = "i sent your report. reference #{ticket_id}."
 CONVEY_REPORT_SUCCESS_BODY_NO_ID = "I sent your report."
 CONVEY_REPORT_FALLBACK_HEADLINE = "I couldn't reach support"
-CONVEY_REPORT_FALLBACK_BODY = "here's your report — paste it in an email."
+CONVEY_REPORT_FALLBACK_BODY = "here's your report. paste it in an email."
 CONVEY_REPORT_FAILURE_HTTP_PREFIX = "HTTP"
 CONVEY_REPORT_FAILURE_REFERENCE_PREFIX = "reference"
 CONVEY_REPORT_MAILTO_BODY_PREFIX = (
     "I couldn't send this through convey, so here's the report.\n\n"
 )
 CONVEY_REPORT_MAILTO_TRUNCATION_SUFFIX = "\n\n[full report is in your clipboard]\n"
-CONVEY_REPORT_BUTTON_LABEL = "Report this"
+CONVEY_REPORT_BUTTON_LABEL = "report this"
 OBSERVER_CALLOSUM_LIVE_LABEL = "live"
 
 
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/app.js b/solstone/convey/static/app.js
index 218c24b85..d89d58be4 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/app.js
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/app.js
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@
       pill.style.background = '';
       pill.style.color = '';
       pill.style.borderColor = '';
-      pill.title = 'Click to show all facets';
+      pill.title = 'show all facets';
     } else {
       pill.classList.remove('selected');
       pill.style.background = '';
       pill.style.color = '';
       pill.style.borderColor = '';
-      pill.title = `Click to filter by ${facet.title}`;
+      pill.title = `filter by ${facet.title}`;
     }
     pill.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(isSelected));
     pill.style.boxShadow = '';
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       const addButton = document.createElement('button');
       addButton.className = 'facet-add-pill';
       addButton.textContent = '+';
-      addButton.title = 'Create new facet';
+      addButton.title = 'create new facet';
       addButton.setAttribute('aria-label', 'add facet');
       addButton.onclick = () => openFacetCreateModal();
       facetPillsContainer.appendChild(addButton);
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@
         <h3>create new facet</h3>
         <div class="facet-create-field">
           <label for="facetCreateTitle">title</label>
-          <input type="text" id="facetCreateTitle" placeholder="e.g., Work Projects" autofocus>
+          <input type="text" id="facetCreateTitle" placeholder="e.g. work projects" autofocus>
           <div class="facet-create-slug" id="facetCreateSlug"></div>
           <div class="facet-create-error" id="facetCreateError"></div>
         </div>
@@ -1637,26 +1637,26 @@ window.SurfaceState = (() => {
 
     const timestamp = formatDetailTimestamp(detail.timestamp);
     if (timestamp) {
-      lines.push(`<div>Time: ${escapeHtml(timestamp)}</div>`);
+      lines.push(`<div>time: ${escapeHtml(timestamp)}</div>`);
     }
 
     if (hasValue(detail.correlationId)) {
       const correlationId = String(detail.correlationId);
       lines.push(
-        `<div>Reference: <button type="button" class="surface-state-copy-reference" data-copy-value="${escapeHtml(correlationId)}">`
+        `<div>reference: <button type="button" class="surface-state-copy-reference" data-copy-value="${escapeHtml(correlationId)}">`
         + `${escapeHtml(correlationId)} <span class="surface-state-copy-affordance">(click to copy)</span>`
         + `</button></div>`
       );
     }
 
     if (hasValue(detail.reasonCode)) {
-      lines.push(`<div>Reason code: ${escapeHtml(detail.reasonCode)}</div>`);
+      lines.push(`<div>reason code: ${escapeHtml(detail.reasonCode)}</div>`);
     }
 
     if (!lines.length) {
       return '';
     }
-    return `<details class="surface-state-detail"><summary>Show details</summary>${lines.join('')}</details>`;
+    return `<details class="surface-state-detail"><summary>show details</summary>${lines.join('')}</details>`;
   }
 
   document.addEventListener('click', event => {
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/convey_copy.js b/solstone/convey/static/convey_copy.js
index a28befe65..62f5c3dfa 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/convey_copy.js
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/convey_copy.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     RELOAD_HINT: "reload to try again.",
     UNKNOWN_ERROR: "something went wrong and i don't have a reason for it. reload to try again.",
     LOG_READ_FAILED: "i couldn't read that log. reload to try again.",
-    ACTION_RECONNECT: "Reconnect",
-    ACTION_RESTART: "Restart",
+    ACTION_RECONNECT: "reconnect",
+    ACTION_RESTART: "restart",
     CONSOLE_HEADING: "system messages",
     CONSOLE_EMPTY: "I haven't seen any system messages this session.",
     CONSOLE_TAB_ALL: "all",
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
     CONSOLE_TAB_WARNINGS: "warnings",
     CONSOLE_TAB_INFO: "info",
     CONSOLE_LINK_LABEL: "system messages",
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND: "Send",
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND_ALL: "Send all",
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_CLEAR: "Clear",
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_SHOW_DETAILS: "Show details",
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_CLOSE: "Close",
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND: "send",
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND_ALL: "send all",
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_CLEAR: "clear",
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_SHOW_DETAILS: "show details",
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_CLOSE: "close",
     CONSOLE_REPORTING_OFF: "I can show these messages, but sending reports is off.",
     CONSOLE_SNAPSHOT_HEADING: "snapshot of {count} system messages",
     CONSOLE_REPORT_HEADING: "Last {count} console entries:",
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     REPORT_SEVERITY_LOW: "low",
     REPORT_SEVERITY_MEDIUM: "medium",
     REPORT_SEVERITY_HIGH: "high",
-    REPORT_ANONYMOUS_LABEL: "Submit anonymously",
+    REPORT_ANONYMOUS_LABEL: "submit anonymously",
     REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_SUMMARY: "diagnostic context",
     REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_FOOTER: "(System snapshot bundled server-side via support_create's auto_context=true path.)",
     REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_HTTP_STATUS_LABEL: "HTTP status",
@@ -44,25 +44,25 @@
     REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_REQUEST_URL_LABEL: "Request URL",
     REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_SERVER_REASON_LABEL: "Server reason",
     REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_CORRELATION_ID_LABEL: "Correlation ID",
-    REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_REASON_CODE_LABEL: "Reason code",
-    REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_TIME_LABEL: "Time",
+    REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_REASON_CODE_LABEL: "reason code",
+    REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_TIME_LABEL: "time",
     REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_RAW_DETAIL_LABEL: "Raw detail",
     REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_CONSOLE_HEADING: "Last 5 console entries:",
     REPORT_NO_CONSOLE: "(no console entries captured yet)",
-    REPORT_ACTION_SEND: "Send report",
-    REPORT_ACTION_SENDING: "Sending…",
-    REPORT_ACTION_CANCEL: "Cancel",
-    REPORT_ACTION_CLOSE: "Close",
-    REPORT_ACTION_OPEN_EMAIL: "Open email draft",
-    REPORT_ACTION_VIEW_TICKET: "View ticket",
-    REPORT_SUCCESS_BODY: "I sent your report — reference #{ticket_id}.",
+    REPORT_ACTION_SEND: "send report",
+    REPORT_ACTION_SENDING: "sending…",
+    REPORT_ACTION_CANCEL: "cancel",
+    REPORT_ACTION_CLOSE: "close",
+    REPORT_ACTION_OPEN_EMAIL: "open email draft",
+    REPORT_ACTION_VIEW_TICKET: "view ticket",
+    REPORT_SUCCESS_BODY: "i sent your report. reference #{ticket_id}.",
     REPORT_SUCCESS_BODY_NO_ID: "I sent your report.",
     REPORT_FALLBACK_HEADLINE: "I couldn't reach support",
-    REPORT_FALLBACK_BODY: "here's your report — paste it in an email.",
+    REPORT_FALLBACK_BODY: "here's your report. paste it in an email.",
     REPORT_FAILURE_HTTP_PREFIX: "HTTP",
     REPORT_FAILURE_REFERENCE_PREFIX: "reference",
     REPORT_MAILTO_BODY_PREFIX: "I couldn't send this through convey, so here's the report.\n\n",
     REPORT_MAILTO_TRUNCATION_SUFFIX: "\n\n[full report is in your clipboard]\n",
-    REPORT_BUTTON_LABEL: "Report this",
+    REPORT_BUTTON_LABEL: "report this",
   });
 })();
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/date-nav.js b/solstone/convey/static/date-nav.js
index bee6e97db..a56976034 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/date-nav.js
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/date-nav.js
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
   function weekControlLabel(day, now = new Date()) {
     const target = dateFromDay(day);
     if (!target) return '';
-    let label = `Week of ${MONTHS_SHORT[target.getMonth()]} ${target.getDate()}`;
+    let label = `week of ${MONTHS_SHORT[target.getMonth()]} ${target.getDate()}`;
     if (target.getFullYear() !== now.getFullYear()) {
       label += ` '${String(target.getFullYear()).slice(-2)}`;
     }
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
     const lastSunday = thisSunday ? addDays(thisSunday, -7) : null;
     if (normalized === thisSunday) return 'This week';
     if (normalized === lastSunday) return 'Last week';
-    let label = `Week of ${MONTHS_SHORT[target.getMonth()]} ${target.getDate()}`;
+    let label = `week of ${MONTHS_SHORT[target.getMonth()]} ${target.getDate()}`;
     if (target.getFullYear() !== now.getFullYear()) {
       label += `, ${target.getFullYear()}`;
     }
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/day-grid.js b/solstone/convey/static/day-grid.js
index 46eee4408..9c3c063ea 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/day-grid.js
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/day-grid.js
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
       previewDay = day;
       selectedRange = null;
       syncRangeClasses();
-      announce(`range starts ${displayDay(day, config.today)} — pick the last day`);
+      announce(`range starts ${displayDay(day, config.today)}. pick the last day.`);
     }
 
     function commitRange(range) {
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/diagnostic-console.js b/solstone/convey/static/diagnostic-console.js
index 0c38f6fea..cc881f816 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/diagnostic-console.js
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/diagnostic-console.js
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@
       lines.push(`<div>HTTP ${escapeHtml(apiError.status || '')} ${escapeHtml(apiError.statusText || '')} · ${escapeHtml(apiError.url || '')}</div>`);
     }
     lines.push(detailRow('Server reason', apiError.rawDetail || apiError.serverMessage));
-    lines.push(detailRow('Time', formatDateTime(apiError.timestamp)));
-    lines.push(detailRow('Reference', apiError.correlationId));
-    lines.push(detailRow('Reason code', apiError.reasonCode));
+    lines.push(detailRow('time', formatDateTime(apiError.timestamp)));
+    lines.push(detailRow('reference', apiError.correlationId));
+    lines.push(detailRow('reason code', apiError.reasonCode));
     return lines.filter(Boolean).join('');
   }
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
         <span class="diagnostic-console-entry-icon diagnostic-console-entry-icon--${escapeHtml(entry.severity)}">${escapeHtml(severityIcon(entry.severity))}</span>
         <span class="diagnostic-console-entry-source">${escapeHtml(entry.source)}</span>
         <span class="diagnostic-console-entry-summary">${escapeHtml(entry.summary)}</span>
-        <span class="diagnostic-console-entry-toggle">${escapeHtml(copyText('CONSOLE_ACTION_SHOW_DETAILS', 'Show details'))}</span>
+        <span class="diagnostic-console-entry-toggle">${escapeHtml(copyText('CONSOLE_ACTION_SHOW_DETAILS', 'show details'))}</span>
         ${sendButton}
       </summary>
       <div class="diagnostic-console-entry-detail">${renderEntryDetail(entry)}</div>
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/shell.html b/solstone/convey/static/shell.html
index f14b18743..ce5fb7932 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/shell.html
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/shell.html
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
   </div>
   <div id="chatBarTalents" class="chat-bar-talents" aria-label="active talents"></div>
   <form id="chatBarForm" class="chat-bar-form">
-    <textarea id="chatBarInput" class="chat-bar-input" rows="1" placeholder="Send a message..." aria-label="chat input"></textarea>
+    <textarea id="chatBarInput" class="chat-bar-input" rows="1" placeholder="send a message…" aria-label="chat input"></textarea>
     <button id="chatBarSend" type="submit" class="chat-bar-send" aria-label="send">send</button>
   </form>
   <div id="chatBarQueue" class="chat-bar-queue" aria-live="polite" hidden></div>
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/shell_boot.js b/solstone/convey/static/shell_boot.js
index 86ccff128..2d56e0a3c 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/shell_boot.js
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/shell_boot.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     window.solChatBarAttention = chatBar.attention || null;
     const input = document.getElementById('chatBarInput');
     if (input) {
-      input.placeholder = chatBar.placeholder || 'Send a message...';
+      input.placeholder = chatBar.placeholder || 'send a message…';
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/status_pane.js b/solstone/convey/static/status_pane.js
index 7255fd7cb..1ee8c6b80 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/status_pane.js
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/status_pane.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         statusSentence.textContent = 'connecting…';
         statusSentence.style.color = '#f59e0b';
       } else {
-        statusSentence.textContent = 'connection lost — reconnecting';
+        statusSentence.textContent = 'connection lost. reconnecting';
         statusSentence.style.color = '#ef4444';
       }
     }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 
 	  function restartObserverFromStatusPane(button, resultEl) {
 	    button.disabled = true;
-	    button.textContent = 'reconnecting...';
+	    button.textContent = 'reconnecting…';
 	    resultEl.textContent = '';
 	    // Observer rows are per registration key; supervisor restarts the shared sense worker.
 	    window.apiJson('/app/health/api/restart-observer', {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
     section.style.display = '';
     if (version?.update_available) {
       text.textContent = '';
-      text.appendChild(document.createTextNode('v' + (version.current || '?') + ' — '));
+      text.appendChild(document.createTextNode('v' + (version.current || '?') + ' · '));
       const span = document.createElement('span');
       span.style.color = '#f59e0b';
       span.textContent = 'update available (v' + (version.latest || '?') + ')';
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@
       bell.setAttribute('aria-label', 'browser notifications enabled');
     } else if (perm === 'denied') {
       bell.textContent = '🔕';
-      bell.title = 'notifications blocked — update in browser settings';
-      bell.setAttribute('aria-label', 'notifications blocked — update in browser settings');
+      bell.title = 'notifications blocked. update in browser settings';
+      bell.setAttribute('aria-label', 'notifications blocked. update in browser settings');
     } else {
       bell.textContent = '🔔';
       bell.title = 'enable browser notifications';
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/tests/date-nav.html b/solstone/convey/static/tests/date-nav.html
index fc5a4b907..6c7ff87f0 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/tests/date-nav.html
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/tests/date-nav.html
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@
       window.DateNav.isSelectableFutureDay('20991231', { allow_future: false }, now),
       false
     );
-    equal('week control label', window.DateNav.weekControlLabel('20260712', now), 'Week of Jul 12');
-    equal('week control label other year', window.DateNav.weekControlLabel('20251228', now), "Week of Dec 28 '25");
+    equal('week control label', window.DateNav.weekControlLabel('20260712', now), 'week of Jul 12');
+    equal('week control label other year', window.DateNav.weekControlLabel('20251228', now), "week of Dec 28 '25");
     equal('week heading this week', window.DateNav.weekHeadingLabel('20260712', now), 'This week');
     equal('week heading last week', window.DateNav.weekHeadingLabel('20260705', now), 'Last week');
-    equal('week heading older week', window.DateNav.weekHeadingLabel('20260628', now), 'Week of Jun 28');
+    equal('week heading older week', window.DateNav.weekHeadingLabel('20260628', now), 'week of Jun 28');
     equal('stepDay day step', window.DateNav.stepDay('20260308', 1, {}), '20260309');
     equal('stepDay week step', window.DateNav.stepDay('20260308', 1, { step: 'week' }), '20260315');
     equal('sundayOf mid-week', window.DateNav.sundayOf('20260310'), '20260308');
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
       }
     );
     equal('week mounted canonical day', window.DateNav.day(), '20260308');
-    equal('week mounted control label', document.querySelector('[data-date-nav-label]')?.textContent, 'Week of Mar 8');
+    equal('week mounted control label', document.querySelector('[data-date-nav-label]')?.textContent, 'week of Mar 8');
     document.querySelector('[data-date-nav-trigger]')?.click();
     await tick();
     await tick();
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/tests/day-grid.html b/solstone/convey/static/tests/day-grid.html
index 81a1decc6..d1520c266 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/tests/day-grid.html
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/tests/day-grid.html
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
     return new Promise((resolve) => requestAnimationFrame(() => resolve()));
   }
 
+  function tick() {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  }
+
   function setPointer(coarse) {
     window.matchMedia = (query) => ({
       matches: query === '(pointer: coarse)' ? coarse : Boolean(nativeMatchMedia?.(query)?.matches),
@@ -493,6 +497,8 @@
     mar4 = root.querySelector('[data-daygrid-date="20260304"]');
     mar20 = root.querySelector('[data-daygrid-date="20260320"]');
     clickObserved(selected.host, mar4);
+    await tick();
+    equal('select first click live prompt', root.querySelector('.daygrid-live')?.textContent, 'range starts Today. pick the last day.');
     clickObserved(selected.host, mar20);
     equal('select forward order range from', selected.ranges[0]?.from, '20260304');
     equal('select forward order range to', selected.ranges[0]?.to, '20260320');
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/tests/diagnostic-console.html b/solstone/convey/static/tests/diagnostic-console.html
index 63ed1b2d3..ea5928ea6 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/tests/diagnostic-console.html
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/tests/diagnostic-console.html
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
     <header class="diagnostic-console-header">
       <h3 id="diagnostic-console-title">system messages</h3>
       <div class="diagnostic-console-actions">
-        <button type="button" data-diagnostic-action="clear">Clear</button>
-        <button type="button" data-diagnostic-action="send-all">Send all</button>
-        <button type="button" data-diagnostic-action="close" aria-label="Close">&times;</button>
+        <button type="button" data-diagnostic-action="clear">clear</button>
+        <button type="button" data-diagnostic-action="send-all">send all</button>
+        <button type="button" data-diagnostic-action="close" aria-label="close">&times;</button>
       </div>
     </header>
     <p data-diagnostic-reporting-off hidden>I can show these messages, but sending reports is off.</p>
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
     CONSOLE_TAB_WARNINGS: 'warnings',
     CONSOLE_TAB_INFO: 'info',
     CONSOLE_LINK_LABEL: 'system messages',
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND: 'Send',
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND_ALL: 'Send all',
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_CLEAR: 'Clear',
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_SHOW_DETAILS: 'Show details',
-    CONSOLE_ACTION_CLOSE: 'Close',
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND: 'send',
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_SEND_ALL: 'send all',
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_CLEAR: 'clear',
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_SHOW_DETAILS: 'show details',
+    CONSOLE_ACTION_CLOSE: 'close',
     CONSOLE_REPORTING_OFF: 'I can show these messages, but sending reports is off.',
     CONSOLE_SNAPSHOT_HEADING: 'snapshot of {count} system messages',
     CONSOLE_REPORT_HEADING: 'Last {count} console entries:',
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@
     document.querySelector('[data-diagnostic-filter="all"]').click();
     document.querySelector('[data-diagnostic-send]').click();
     let lastReport = window.reportCalls.at(-1);
-    assert('entry Send calls reportError with entries', lastReport.source === 'console-entry' && lastReport.consoleEntries.length === 2);
+    assert('entry send calls reportError with entries', lastReport.source === 'console-entry' && lastReport.consoleEntries.length === 2);
     document.querySelector('[data-diagnostic-action="send-all"]').click();
     lastReport = window.reportCalls.at(-1);
-    assert('Send all calls reportError with visible entries', lastReport.source === 'manual' && lastReport.consoleEntries.length === 2);
+    assert('send all calls reportError with visible entries', lastReport.source === 'manual' && lastReport.consoleEntries.length === 2);
 
     diagnostic.clear();
     window.logError(new Error('strip check'), { context: 'smoke' });
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/tests/surface-state.html b/solstone/convey/static/tests/surface-state.html
index b2e4ebee8..96b248467 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/tests/surface-state.html
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/tests/surface-state.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   window.CONVEY_COPY = {
     RELOAD_HINT: 'reload to try again.',
     REPORT_DEFAULT_SUBJECT: 'convey error',
-    REPORT_BUTTON_LABEL: 'Report this'
+    REPORT_BUTTON_LABEL: 'report this'
   };
   window.CONVEY_SETTINGS = { reportingEnabled: true };
   window.marked = { parse(value) { return value; } };
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@
       }
     });
     const detail = parse(detailHtml);
-    assert('detail summary text', detail.querySelector('.surface-state-detail summary').textContent === 'Show details');
+    assert('detail summary text', detail.querySelector('.surface-state-detail summary').textContent === 'show details');
     assert('detail renders HTTP line', detail.textContent.includes('HTTP 500 Server Error · /api/test'));
     assert('detail escapes server reason', detailHtml.includes('Raw &lt;detail&gt;'));
     assert('detail renders locale timestamp', detail.textContent.includes(new Date(detailTimestamp).toLocaleString()));
     assert('detail renders reference button', !!detail.querySelector('.surface-state-copy-reference'));
-    assert('detail renders reason code', detail.textContent.includes('Reason code: parse'));
+    assert('detail renders reason code', detail.textContent.includes('reason code: parse'));
 
     let copied = '';
     const clipboardSpy = { writeText: async value => { copied = value; } };
diff --git a/solstone/convey/static/websocket.js b/solstone/convey/static/websocket.js
index ca1536ca6..7e3d5583b 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/static/websocket.js
+++ b/solstone/convey/static/websocket.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
             app: 'system',
             icon: '⚠️',
             title: 'connection lost',
-            message: 'reconnecting — some features may be delayed',
+            message: 'reconnecting. some features may be delayed',
             dismissible: false
           });
 	          if (id != null) {
diff --git a/solstone/convey/tests/test_status_pane_copy_js.py b/solstone/convey/tests/test_status_pane_copy_js.py
index 6eb1a6850..954c70314 100644
--- a/solstone/convey/tests/test_status_pane_copy_js.py
+++ b/solstone/convey/tests/test_status_pane_copy_js.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ global.document = {
   }
 };
 global.window = {
-  CONVEY_COPY: { ACTION_RECONNECT: 'Reconnect' },
+  CONVEY_COPY: { ACTION_RECONNECT: 'reconnect' },
   apiJson() {
     return Promise.resolve({});
   }
diff --git a/tests/test_convey_copy_console_parity.py b/tests/test_convey_copy_console_parity.py
index 752af65ca..28d5863ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_convey_copy_console_parity.py
+++ b/tests/test_convey_copy_console_parity.py
@@ -27,6 +27,31 @@ def test_non_console_copy_matches_browser_mirror() -> None:
     assert _js_constant(text, "LOG_READ_FAILED") == copy.CONVEY_LOG_READ_FAILED
 
 
+def test_manifest_touched_action_and_report_copy_matches_browser_mirror() -> None:
+    text = Path("solstone/convey/static/convey_copy.js").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    names = (
+        "CONVEY_ACTION_RECONNECT",
+        "CONVEY_ACTION_RESTART",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_ANONYMOUS_LABEL",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_REASON_CODE_LABEL",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_DIAGNOSTIC_TIME_LABEL",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_SEND",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_SENDING",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_CANCEL",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_CLOSE",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_OPEN_EMAIL",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_ACTION_VIEW_TICKET",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_SUCCESS_BODY",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_FALLBACK_BODY",
+        "CONVEY_REPORT_BUTTON_LABEL",
+    )
+
+    for python_name in names:
+        js_name = python_name.removeprefix("CONVEY_")
+        assert _js_constant(text, js_name) == getattr(copy, python_name)
+
+
 def _js_constant(text: str, name: str) -> str:
     match = re.search(rf'{name}: "((?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"', text)
     assert match is not None, name