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kind: user-input
captured: 2026-07-27
source: user-feedback
scope: brain
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# Live status widget refresh

User expectation: the brain-status widget rendered at session start should refresh automatically during the session when the underlying state changes (e.g., after grooming/tending/capturing). The user observed that after the inbox was emptied they still saw "53 inbox items" in the terminal and stated: "it should refresh automatically during the session, that's the point."