honesty-mode

name	honesty-mode
description	Toggle the badges-page Honesty Mode build-time flag on or off. ON makes the README badge generator emit direct /badges/_assets/<handle>/<file>.svg URLs (no Cloudflare Worker, no ?repo= validation). OFF restores worker-validated URLs. Use when the user says "/honesty-mode on", "/honesty-mode off", "turn honesty mode on/off", or asks for the current honesty-mode state.
version	1.0.0

honesty-mode

Flip the HONESTY_MODE build-time constant in docs/badges/index.html and document the flip. There is no runtime UI for this flag — the on-page pill is read-only — so changing it always means editing the source.

What the flag controls

In docs/badges/index.html (script block near the top):

const HONESTY_MODE = true;   // or false

Value	Copied-markdown URL	Where it works
true (default backup)	https://gaiaskilltree.com/badges/_assets/<handle>/<file>.svg	Anywhere — bypasses worker, no ?repo=
false	https://gaiaskilltree.com/badges/<handle>/<file>.svg?repo=<repo>	Only when the Cloudflare Worker is deployed and run_worker_first = true

When the user says /honesty-mode on, set the constant to true. When they say /honesty-mode off, set it to false. When they ask for status without an argument, just report the current value — don't edit.

Workflow

1. Parse the argument. Accept on, off, true, false, enable, disable (case-insensitive). If the argument is missing or just status, report the current value of HONESTY_MODE from docs/badges/index.html and stop.

2. Read the current value. Grep for const HONESTY_MODE = in docs/badges/index.html. If the line is missing, surface that and stop — the flag may have been ripped out per the removal plan in docs/badges/CLAUDE.md.

3. No-op check. If the requested state already matches, say so and stop. Don't open a PR for a no-op edit.

4. Edit the constant. Use Edit to change const HONESTY_MODE = true; ↔ const HONESTY_MODE = false;. Touch nothing else in the file — the indicator paint, badgeMarkdownUrl(), and detection logic all read from this single constant.

5. Verify the chip painting still matches. Sanity-check that the indicator-paint lines (honestyPill.dataset.state = HONESTY_MODE ? "on" : "off" and the .bd-honesty-state text) are still present and read from the constant. If they've drifted, fix them in the same edit.

6. Don't run gaia docs build. This flag only affects docs/badges/index.html — none of the generated artifacts (registry/gaia.json, docs/graph/, tree.md) depend on it. A rebuild is unnecessary noise.

Branch + PR convention

Per CLAUDE.md § Branch Naming, this is a design/ change (website behavior, docs/ HTML/CSS/JS).

1. Branch. git checkout -b design/honesty-mode-{on,off} from the current branch (or main if the user asks for a clean branch). Don't push to main.

2. Commit. Single commit, message:

   design(badges): set HONESTY_MODE = {true|false} [skip-gen]
   

   Include [skip-gen] so the Regenerate and Commit Artifacts workflow doesn't loop on this — there's nothing to regenerate.

3. Push and open PR. git push -u origin <branch> then gh pr create with a body that:

   • States the new value (HONESTY_MODE = true / false).
   • Explains the practical effect (which URL shape lands in the user's clipboard).
   • Links to docs/badges/CLAUDE.md for the full rationale.
   • Does NOT mark the PR as ready-to-merge if turning OFF — call out the worker-deployed prerequisite from docs/badges/CLAUDE.md § "When to flip Honesty Mode OFF".

4. Report PR URL back to the user. Don't merge.

Anti-patterns

• Don't add a runtime toggle back. The whole point of this flag being build-time is that "the URL you see copied is the URL everyone else gets." See docs/badges/CLAUDE.md § "Why no runtime/localStorage toggle?".
• Don't touch _assets/ detection or local previews. Those always read from _assets/ regardless of mode — that's how the page renders before the worker runs. Honesty Mode only swaps the copied markdown URL.
• Don't bump versions. This change touches one HTML file's script constant; the four-file version lockstep (pyproject / cli-npm / mcp / gaia.json) doesn't apply.
• Don't edit worker/index.js. The worker stays as-is — Honesty Mode just routes around it for embedded badges.