fix(panel): keep the party-board hint clear of the dock

The hint line is a <p> whose user-agent 1em top margin was never reset,
so at 1920x1080 its box rendered at ~954-988px, under the dock (top edge
950px). Reset the margin, restore the PANEL-SPEC §2 27px/600 size, and
move the hint up to top: 896px so its 37.8px line box ends at ~934px,
16px above the dock. The dock keeps its 84px height and 46px inset.

Add a source-level regression test asserting the hint's margin reset
and that top + font-size x line-height sits at least 12px above
1080 - dock bottom - dock height.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,5 +1,41 @@
 # NestQuest Release Notes
 
+## Version 0.8.0 — 2026-09-25
+
+### Scope
+
+Minor release carrying the multi-pattern presence model (schema 9), the
+Sunday-first calendar week, and the create-materializes fix, plus the
+definition start-date field, onto `main`.
+
+- **Multiple presence patterns per child (schema 9):** a child now has zero or
+  more presence patterns instead of at most one. Each pattern has a name, a kind
+  (`home` or `away`), its own cycle length (1–4 weeks), its own anchor date and a
+  per-week weekday set. Evaluation is first-match-wins — overrides, then away,
+  then home, then absent when the child has at least one home pattern, else
+  present. Migration 9 copies each existing schedule into a `home` pattern named
+  "Home schedule" and drops the old `presence_schedules` table. (PRs #231, #232.)
+- **Sunday-first calendar week:** the admin Schedule month grid and the
+  Definitions weekday picker now render weeks Sunday-first; the stored/API
+  weekday numbering is unchanged (Monday=0..Sunday=6). (PR #230.)
+- **Fix — newly created tasks materialize immediately:** creating a quest
+  definition now regenerates its future instances over the rolling horizon, so a
+  new task reaches the panel without waiting for an unrelated write. (PRs #235,
+  #236.)
+- **Definition start date:** the definition edit sheet gains a Start date field
+  so a task can be scheduled to begin on a future date. (PRs #237, #238.)
+- **Docs:** the multi-pattern decision (D-016), the migration-9 rollback step in
+  the runbook, and the ADMIN-SPEC Schedule section. (PRs #233, #234.)
+
+### Upgrade note
+
+This release runs schema version **9**. Version 0.7.1 refuses a version-9
+database, so take a copy of the SQLite file (or note the Litestream generation)
+before the first start on 0.8.0 if you need a rollback path.
+
+### Requirements
+
+
 ## Version 0.7.1 — 2026-09-24
 
 ### Scope

admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.test.tsx

@@ -1118,3 +1118,95 @@ describe("DefinitionsTab icon picker", () => {
     expect(rowIcon(screen.getByTestId("definition-20"))).toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+/* ── Start date ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+function startDateInput(s: HTMLElement): HTMLInputElement {
+  return within(s).getByLabelText("Start date", { selector: "input" }) as HTMLInputElement;
+}
+
+describe("DefinitionsTab start date", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    sessionStorage.clear();
+    storeTokens({ access_token: "at-123", expires_in: 600 });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it("a new task defaults to today and POSTs the chosen start date", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ["Date"] });
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date(2026, 8, 23, 9, 0)); // Wed 23 Sep 2026, local
+    await renderReady();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "New" }));
+    const s = sheet();
+    const input = startDateInput(s);
+    expect(input.type).toBe("date");
+    expect(input.value).toBe("2026-09-23");
+
+    fireEvent.change(within(s).getByRole("textbox", { name: "Title" }), {
+      target: { value: "Feed the cat" },
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(within(s).getByRole("button", { name: /Assigned children/ }));
+    fireEvent.click(within(s).getByRole("checkbox", { name: "Declan" }));
+    fireEvent.click(within(s).getByRole("button", { name: "Evening" }));
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "2026-10-15" } });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(within(s).getByRole("button", { name: "Save changes" }));
+    });
+    expect(api.writes()).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(api.writes()[0].method).toBe("POST");
+    expect((api.writes()[0].body as { rule: DefinitionRule }).rule.start_date).toBe("2026-10-15");
+  });
+
+  it("an edit pre-fills the definition's start date and PATCHes a changed one", async () => {
+    await renderReady();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("definition-10"));
+    const s = sheet();
+    const input = startDateInput(s);
+    expect(input.value).toBe("2026-01-01");
+
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "2026-11-02" } });
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(within(s).getByRole("button", { name: "Save changes" }));
+    });
+    expect(api.writes()).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        method: "PATCH",
+        path: "/api/v1/admin/quest-definitions/10",
+        body: expect.objectContaining({ rule: rule({ start_date: "2026-11-02" }) }),
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("the occurrence preview requests the chosen start date", async () => {
+    await renderReady();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("definition-10"));
+    const s = sheet();
+    await waitFor(() => expect(api.previews()).toHaveLength(1));
+
+    fireEvent.change(startDateInput(s), { target: { value: "2027-03-01" } });
+    await settleDebounce();
+    await waitFor(() => expect(api.previews()).toHaveLength(2));
+    expect((api.previews()[1].body as { rule: DefinitionRule }).rule.start_date).toBe(
+      "2027-03-01",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("a cleared start date is not submitted", async () => {
+    await renderReady();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("definition-10"));
+    const s = sheet();
+    fireEvent.change(startDateInput(s), { target: { value: "" } });
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(within(s).getByRole("button", { name: "Save changes" }));
+    });
+    expect(api.writes()).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(within(s).getByText("Pick a start date.")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});

admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.tsx

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ function parseWhole(value: string, min: number, max: number): number | null {
 function buildRule(draft: Draft): DefinitionRule | string {
   const interval = parseWhole(draft.interval, 1, 999);
   if (interval === null) return "Interval must be a whole number of at least 1.";
+  if (draft.startDate === "") return "Pick a start date.";
   const rule: DefinitionRule = {
     rule_type: "daily",
     interval,
@@ -740,6 +741,16 @@ function EditSheet({
             <OccurrencePreview ruleKey={previewKey} />
           </Field>
 
+          <Field label="Start date" id="defs-label-start">
+            <input
+              className="defs-input"
+              type="date"
+              aria-labelledby="defs-label-start"
+              value={draft.startDate}
+              onChange={(e) => update({ startDate: e.target.value })}
+            />
+          </Field>
+
           <Field label="Due time" id="defs-label-due">
             {orderedWindows.length === 0 ? (
               <p className="defs-hint">Pick a window to set its due time.</p>

custom_components/nestquest/core/quest_definitions.py

@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ async def create_quest_definition(
     transaction, so the returned bundle is a consistent creation
     snapshot.  Raises ValueError on any rejected argument; a rejected or
     failed create persists nothing.
+
+    After the write, :func:`~.materialize.regenerate_for_definition`
+    materializes the new definition's instances over the rolling horizon
+    (host clock, :data:`~.const.DEFAULT_HORIZON_DAYS`), so it reaches the
+    board without waiting for an unrelated write.
     """
     name = _validate_text(title, "title", required=True)
     assert name is not None
@@ -269,6 +274,9 @@ async def create_quest_definition(
             ) from error
         raise
     decoded_rule = schedule_rule_from_storage(storage)
+
+    await regenerate_for_definition(database, snapshot.definition.id)
+
     return CreatedQuestDefinition(
         definition=snapshot.definition,
         rule=decoded_rule,

custom_components/nestquest/manifest.json

@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   "iot_class": "local_polling",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/Maniacs-Mansion/NestQuest/issues",
   "requirements": [],
-  "version": "0.7.1"
+  "version": "0.8.0"
 }

custom_components/nestquest/www/nestquest-cards.js

@@ -906,11 +906,12 @@ const $t = "polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 62%, 50% 100%, 0 62%)", $e = "polygon(50%
 
   .hint {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 930px;
+    top: 896px;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
+    margin: 0;
     font-family: var(--nq-p-font-body);
-    font-size: 24px;
+    font-size: 27px;
     font-weight: 600;
     line-height: 1.4;
     text-align: center;

frontend/src/cards/party-board.ts

@@ -497,11 +497,12 @@ const boardStyles = css`
 
   .hint {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 930px;
+    top: 896px;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
+    margin: 0;
     font-family: var(--nq-p-font-body);
-    font-size: 24px;
+    font-size: 27px;
     font-weight: 600;
     line-height: 1.4;
     text-align: center;

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "nestquest"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.8.0"
 description = "NestQuest Home Assistant Integration"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

tests/test_api_admin_uncomplete.py

@@ -514,8 +514,10 @@ async def test_regenerate_household_never_duplicates(
     client = admin_household.client
     database = admin_household.database
 
-    before = await _instance_count(database)
-    assert before > 0  # the seed already materialized a few days
+    # The seed's creates materialized the horizon BEFORE Ada's custody
+    # pattern existed, so the first household walk may legitimately
+    # drop her away-day rows; only the second run must be stable.
+    assert await _instance_count(database) > 0
 
     first = await client.post(
         "/api/v1/admin/regenerate", json={}, headers=_admin_headers()
@@ -525,9 +527,8 @@ async def test_regenerate_household_never_duplicates(
     assert body["scope"] == "household"
     assert body["definition_id"] is None
     assert body["child_id"] is None
-    assert body["count"] >= before
+    assert body["count"] > 0
     after_first = await _instance_count(database)
-    assert after_first >= before
 
     second = await client.post(
         "/api/v1/admin/regenerate", json={}, headers=_admin_headers()
@@ -544,17 +545,18 @@ async def test_regenerate_definition_scope_rematerializes(
 ) -> None:
     """The definition scope rebuilds that definition's horizon, twice, stably.
 
-    Creating a definition through the admin route materializes NOTHING
-    (the core's create path does not regenerate); the scoped regenerate
-    call is what materializes its instances, and re-running it leaves
-    the row count exactly where the first run left it.
+    Creating a definition through the admin route already materializes
+    its horizon (the core's create path regenerates); the scoped
+    regenerate call rebuilds the same rows, and re-running it leaves
+    the row count exactly where the create left it.
     """
     client = admin_api.client
     database = admin_api.database
     ada = await _create_child(client, "Ada")
     definition_id = await _create_daily_definition(client, [ada])
 
-    assert await _instance_count(database) == 0
+    created_count = await _instance_count(database)
+    assert created_count > 0
 
     first = await client.post(
         "/api/v1/admin/regenerate",
@@ -568,7 +570,7 @@ async def test_regenerate_definition_scope_rematerializes(
     assert body["child_id"] is None
     assert body["count"] > 0
     after_first = await _instance_count(database)
-    assert after_first == body["count"]
+    assert after_first == body["count"] == created_count
 
     second = await client.post(
         "/api/v1/admin/regenerate",

tests/test_api_missed_sweep.py

@@ -151,12 +151,17 @@ async def _seed_missed_household(
             database, yesterday_iso, yesterday_iso, today=yesterday
         )
         # Today's quest: created after the yesterday walk so it has no
-        # past-due instance, then materialized for today only.
+        # past-due instance; ``end_date`` keeps it (and create's horizon
+        # regeneration) to today only.
         await _quest_definitions.create_quest_definition(
             database,
             "Recoverable chore",
             _recurrence.ScheduleRule.from_dict(
-                {"rule_type": "daily", "start_date": today_iso}
+                {
+                    "rule_type": "daily",
+                    "start_date": today_iso,
+                    "end_date": today_iso,
+                }
             ),
             [ada.id],
             [("afternoon", "17:00")],

tests/test_api_panel.py

@@ -149,13 +149,18 @@ async def _seed_household(
             (today + datetime.timedelta(days=3)).isoformat(),
             today=today,
         )
-        # The stale quest is created AFTER the today walk, so its only
-        # instance is the yesterday one written below.
+        # The stale quest's rule ends YESTERDAY, so create's own
+        # regeneration writes nothing and its only instance is the
+        # yesterday one written below.
         await _quest_definitions.create_quest_definition(
             database,
             "Stale chore",
             _recurrence.ScheduleRule.from_dict(
-                {"rule_type": "daily", "start_date": yesterday_iso}
+                {
+                    "rule_type": "daily",
+                    "start_date": yesterday_iso,
+                    "end_date": yesterday_iso,
+                }
             ),
             [ada.id],
             [("morning", "09:00")],

tests/test_core_sweep.py

@@ -102,15 +102,20 @@ async def _seed_missed_household(
             database, "Old chore", rule, [ada.id], [("evening", "18:30")]
         )
         await materialize(database, yesterday_iso, yesterday_iso, today=yesterday)
-        # A quest due TODAY (created after the yesterday walk so it has
-        # no past-due instance): the post-downtime catch-up run's
+        # A quest due TODAY only (created after the yesterday walk so it
+        # has no past-due instance; ``end_date`` keeps create's horizon
+        # regeneration to today): the post-downtime catch-up run's
         # target — inside [watermark=today, later_today) but not
         # inside the day-one sweep's window.
         await create_quest_definition(
             database,
             "Recoverable chore",
             ScheduleRule.from_dict(
-                {"rule_type": "daily", "start_date": today_iso}
+                {
+                    "rule_type": "daily",
+                    "start_date": today_iso,
+                    "end_date": today_iso,
+                }
             ),
             [ada.id],
             [("afternoon", "17:00")],

tests/test_materialize.py

@@ -468,7 +468,11 @@ async def _materialize_with_change(
     proceeds with the snapped presence).  This deterministically
     exercises the snapshot-to-insert gap that a config edit can
     interleave into.
+
+    ``create_quest_definition`` already materializes its horizon, so the
+    table is cleared first: the gated walk must be the only writer.
     """
+    await database.execute("DELETE FROM quest_instances")
     original_upsert = QuestInstancesDao.upsert_if_valid
     entered = asyncio.Event()
     release = asyncio.Event()

tests/test_panel_cards.py

@@ -411,6 +411,36 @@ def test_panel_hard_rules_hold_in_the_card_sources() -> None:
     assert "@click" not in sealed_template
 
 
+def test_party_board_hint_clears_the_dock() -> None:
+    """PANEL-SPEC §2/§2.3: the hint line reads fully above the dock at
+    1920x1080. The hint's line box (top + font-size x line-height) must
+    end above the dock's top edge (1080 - bottom inset - dock height)
+    with a visible gap, at the 27px/600 design size. The hint is a <p>,
+    so its user-agent 1em top margin must be reset or it shifts the box
+    down by a whole font-size."""
+    style = _style_literal(_read(PARTY_BOARD), STYLE_CONSTANTS[PARTY_BOARD])
+    rules = {selector.strip(): body for selector, body in _css_rules(style)}
+    sizes = _size_tokens(_read(REWARD_TOKENS))
+
+    def px(body: str, prop: str) -> float:
+        declared = re.search(rf"(?<![-\w]){prop}:\s*([^;]+);", body)
+        assert declared is not None, prop
+        value = _font_size_px(declared.group(1), sizes)
+        assert value is not None, f"{prop}: {declared.group(1)}"
+        return value
+
+    board, hint, dock = rules[".board"], rules[".hint"], rules[".dock"]
+    assert "margin: 0;" in hint
+    line_height = float(re.search(r"line-height:\s*([\d.]+);", hint).group(1))
+    hint_bottom = px(hint, "top") + px(hint, "font-size") * line_height
+    dock_top = px(board, "height") - px(dock, "bottom") - px(dock, "height")
+    assert px(dock, "height") == 84
+    assert px(dock, "bottom") == 46
+    assert hint_bottom + 12 <= dock_top, (hint_bottom, dock_top)
+    assert px(hint, "font-size") == 27
+    assert "font-weight: 600;" in hint
+
+
 def test_panel_text_sizes_respect_the_22px_floor() -> None:
     """PANEL-SPEC §1: no body text below 22px. Every font-size in the
     panel styles resolves against the panel size tokens or an explicit

tests/test_quest_definitions.py

@@ -168,6 +168,42 @@ def test_create_several_children_several_windows_with_due_times(
     _with_db(tmp_path, "create-many.db")(_body)
 
 
+def test_create_materializes_future_instances(tmp_path) -> None:
+    """A fresh create regenerates its rolling horizon immediately.
+
+    Without this the new definition has no ``quest_instances`` rows until
+    some unrelated write regenerates it, so it never reaches the board.
+    """
+    assert DEFAULT_HORIZON_DAYS >= 7
+
+    async def _body(database, children, rules, definitions, child):
+        today = _today_iso()
+        created = await create_quest_definition(
+            database,
+            "Take out bins",
+            ScheduleRule(
+                rule_type=RuleType.WEEKLY,
+                weekday_set={0},
+                start_date=today,
+            ),
+            [child.id],
+            ["morning"],
+        )
+        rows = await database.fetch_all(
+            "SELECT child_id, due_date FROM quest_instances "
+            "WHERE definition_id = ?",
+            (created.definition.id,),
+        )
+        assert rows, "create materialized no instances"
+        assert {row[0] for row in rows} == {child.id}
+        for _child_id, due_date in rows:
+            assert due_date >= today
+            assert datetime.date.fromisoformat(due_date).weekday() == 0
+        return None
+
+    _with_db(tmp_path, "create-materializes.db")(_body)
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # create_quest_definition: argument rejections
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

uv.lock

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nestquest"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]