nish3451 · Aug 19, 2026 · Aug 15, 2026 · Aug 15, 2026 · Aug 15, 2026 · Aug 15, 2026
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Lane 1 report — operator copy doubled-article offerName fix
+
+## Item
+
+Operator copy interpolates offerName "The Website Correction" after the word "the", producing doubled-article text ("the The Website Correction").
+
+## Investigation
+
+- The canonical offer name is `"The Website Correction"` (`scripts/lib/client-scaffold.mjs`, `growth-brain/ops/agency-config.json`) — it already contains the article.
+- Five operator copy sites on current `origin/main` still interpolate it directly after an article:
+  - `scripts/draft-client-kickoff.mjs` — "Thanks for approving the ${config.offerName}..."
+  - `scripts/draft-loom-recording-script.mjs` — "...positions the ${config.offerName} as the obvious next step."
+  - `scripts/draft-recording-sharpness-brief.mjs` — "CTA: Offer the ${config.offerName} at..."
+  - `scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs` — "The ${FOUNDER_PILOT.offerName} is exactly a..."
+  - `scripts/draft-prospect-message.mjs` — "...the exact one-page ${config.offerName} scope."
+- Prior unattached attempts existed (`fix/operator-copy-offername-article` PR #39, `fix/operator-copy-offername-article-lane1-20260814` PR #144, `fix/operator-copy-offer-article`) — all unmerged. PR #144 is still open and contains the identical fix plus guard; this lane re-landed it fresh from current origin/main so the PR is mergeable today.
+
+## Fix (branch `fix/operator-copy-offername-article-lane1-20260815`)
+
+Dropped the redundant article at the five sites above (kept grammar natural: "the exact one-page scope for ${config.offerName}").
+
+Added a regression guard in `scripts/check-product-truth.mjs` (runs in `npm run ci`) that fails any active operator copy source interpolating `offerName` directly after "the" across the five fixed scripts plus `scripts/lib/canonical-service-copy.mjs` and `scripts/lib/client-scaffold.mjs`.
+
+## Verification (all passed)
+
+- `node --check` on all six changed files — OK
+- `node scripts/check-product-truth.mjs` — exit 0 (new guard active)
+- Mutation test: reintroducing "the ${config.offerName}" in kickoff makes the truth gate exit 1 with the guard message; restore returns to exit 0
+- Full `npm test` — exit 0 (retention-automation check reports its expected environment-only "fail" in this isolated worktree; unrelated)
+- `git diff --check` clean
@@ -249,6 +249,24 @@ for (const path of activeGeneratorSources) {
 	}
 }
 
+// The canonical offer name already starts with "The"; copy that interpolates it
+// directly after an article produces doubled-article text ("the The Website
+// Correction") in operator-facing output.
+for (const path of [
+	"scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs",
+	"scripts/draft-recording-sharpness-brief.mjs",
+	"scripts/draft-loom-recording-script.mjs",
+	"scripts/draft-client-kickoff.mjs",
+	"scripts/draft-prospect-message.mjs",
+	"scripts/lib/canonical-service-copy.mjs",
+	"scripts/lib/client-scaffold.mjs"
+]) {
+	const content = existsSync(path) ? readFileSync(path, "utf8") : ""
+	if (/\b(?:the|The)\s*\$\{(?:config|FOUNDER_PILOT|day0)\.offerName\}/.test(content)) {
+		failures.push(`${path}: offer name is interpolated directly after the article 'the'`)
+	}
+}
+
 for (const [path, requiredPatterns] of [
 	[
 		"scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs",

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const approvalOwner = day0.approvalOwner;
 const highestLeveragePage = field(sprintPlan, "Highest-leverage page:", "choose the highest-leverage page");
 const sprint = `**${day0.offerName}**\n\nIncluded: ${config.includedDeliverables.join(", ")}.`;
 const timingAndPrice = `- Day 0: ${day0.day0StartedAt}\n- Working-day deadline: ${day0.deadlineAt}\n- Clock rule: ${config.dayZeroRule}\n- Founder pilot ${pilotPosition} of ${FOUNDER_PILOT.capacity}: **${founderPilotPrice}**.`;
-const approvalOpening = `Thanks for approving the ${config.offerName}. Day 0 is recorded and the service is paid.`;
+const approvalOpening = `Thanks for approving ${config.offerName}. Day 0 is recorded and the service is paid.`;
 
 const kickoff = `# ${name} Kickoff Message
 

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const script = `# ${metadata.name} Loom Recording Script
 
 ## Goal
 
-Record a 2-3 minute cold audit that names one clear fault and positions the ${config.offerName} as the obvious next step.
+Record a 2-3 minute cold audit that names one clear fault and positions ${config.offerName} as the obvious next step.
 
 ## Before Recording
 

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ if (stage === "sent" || stage.startsWith("followup-")) {
     body = appendEmailComplianceFooter(`Worth sending the exact ${mainPage} structure I would use for this?`);
   } else if (pending?.step === "day-5") {
     subject = `Re: Quick audit for ${name}`;
-    body = appendEmailComplianceFooter(`Quick bump. The main thing I would fix first is ${leakFragment}. If useful, I can send the exact one-page ${config.offerName} scope.`);
+    body = appendEmailComplianceFooter(`Quick bump. The main thing I would fix first is ${leakFragment}. If useful, I can send the exact one-page scope for ${config.offerName}.`);
   } else if (pending?.step === "day-10") {
     subject = `Re: Quick audit for ${name}`;
     body = appendEmailComplianceFooter(`Closing the loop here. I still think ${mainPage} is leaving clarity on the table. Happy to revisit if this becomes a priority.`);

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Use this before recording. The job is not to sound clever. The job is to make on
 4. Credibility: ${proof[0] || "use only visible proof from the live page"}
 5. Solution: ${firstFix}
 6. Proof: ${proof[1] || contrast}
-7. CTA: Offer the ${config.offerName} at ${price} without promising revenue, rankings, ROAS, or lift.
+7. CTA: Offer ${config.offerName} at ${price} without promising revenue, rankings, ROAS, or lift.
 
 ## So-What Chain
 

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ${payback}
 
 ## Close
 
-"The ${FOUNDER_PILOT.offerName} is exactly a ${founderPilotPrice()} for one highest-leverage page. Human reviewers gate the claims and client-facing work. You receive the fault map, rewrite or redesign, one implementation pass or dev-ready handoff, search-trust basics, before/after proof, Loom, measurement plan, one client revision, and 14-day implementation tracking. Day 0 starts after payment, context, and named approval and implementation owners."
+"${FOUNDER_PILOT.offerName} is exactly a ${founderPilotPrice()} for one highest-leverage page. Human reviewers gate the claims and client-facing work. You receive the fault map, rewrite or redesign, one implementation pass or dev-ready handoff, search-trust basics, before/after proof, Loom, measurement plan, one client revision, and 14-day implementation tracking. Day 0 starts after payment, context, and named approval and implementation owners."
 
 ## Guardrails
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const script = `# ${metadata.name} Loom Recording Script @@
     ## Goal
-    Record a 2-3 minute cold audit that names one clear fault and positions the ${config.offerName} as the obvious next step.
+    Record a 2-3 minute cold audit that names one clear fault and positions ${config.offerName} as the obvious next step.
     ## Before Recording
@@ Expand Down @@