chore(brand): em-dash sweep + README badge color fixes#43
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Brand-alignment pass against the alanchester-brand voice rules.
1. README badges fixed:
- Version badge: added `color=0B0B0C` (ink). Was using the
shields.io default color, not brand.
- License badge: `License-MIT-blue.svg` → `License-MIT-1F4D3A.svg`
(hunter green accent).
2. Em-dash sweep across 17 prose files (215 swept mechanically,
8 more swept manually in table cells and template placeholders).
Zero prose em-dashes remain.
23 em-dashes are deliberately preserved inside fenced code
blocks. These are template patterns that the EA agent
reproduces when generating output (meeting notes, daily notes,
weekly reviews, etc.). Per the theming-prompt rules on code
structure, content inside ``` stays.
Files swept:
README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, CLAUDE.md, CHANGELOG.md,
TESTING.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, DEVELOPER.md, RELEASE.md,
and 9 skills/*/SKILL.md files.
Post-sweep audit (`grep -nE '\. [a-z]'`) found 4 matches, all
abbreviation false positives (e.g., vs., User's example state
inside a code block). Left as-is.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: amcheste <13696614+amcheste@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Brand-alignment pass against the alanchester-brand voice rules. Two scope items: README badge colors + em-dash sweep across 17 prose files.
1. README badge fixes
Version badge had no color parameter (defaulting to shields.io default, not brand ink). License badge was using
blueinstead of brand accent1F4D3A. Both now match the family pattern.2. Em-dash sweep across 17 files
215 mechanical sweep (
re.sub(r' — ([a-z])', '. ' + capitalize, ...), code blocks and table rows protected). Plus 8 manual sweeps in tables and template placeholders with contextual replacement (comma, colon, period, or(n/a)depending on bridging role).Zero prose em-dashes remain.
23 em-dashes deliberately preserved — all inside fenced code blocks. These are template patterns that the EA agent reproduces when generating user-facing output (meeting notes, daily notes, weekly reviews, release templates). Per the theming-prompt's rules on code structure,
[X — Y]template placeholders and- HH:MM — Eventformatting patterns inside ``` stay.Post-sweep audit clean: 4
\. [a-z]matches, all abbreviation false positives (e.g.,i.e.,vs., plus an example-state line inside a code block).What this PR does NOT include
assets/logo.png(200px mascot) predatesbanner-spec.md. Same migration story as the other repos..github/workflows/has noscorecard.yml(unlike sibling repos derived fromrepo-template). The scorecard.dev badge isn't on the README either, so no badge to fix. Flagged for follow-up: decide whether to add it for consistency with the family.Verification
git diff origin/develop --name-only→ 17 files. No edits to Python source, evals/, scripts/, or any binary.🤖 Generated with Claude Code