fix(newos4): dashboard shows the real world model and stops dying after 10 s (v4.6.51)

Two defects, both verified live before/after:

1. The World Model panel always said "Not synthesized yet". The page had a
   renderer for data.worldModel and _collectDashboardData() never set it -- the
   model was right there in WorldModelModule._model. Now collected and mapped to
   the renderer's exact keys (model has modules.loaded/skills.count/memory.nodes,
   the page reads modules/skills/memoryNodes), plus changesSinceLastSnapshot and
   the recent-error sample, with an honest "not synthesized" fallback.

2. The page discarded any payload older than 10 s and its own 5 s auto-refresh
   then showed "Cannot connect to newOS4". Stale payloads are now rendered with
   their age ("Data as of 1:20:14 AM - 3m ago"), labelled amber past 5 min.

Also: the Refresh button wrote a localStorage key nobody read -> the terminal now
listens for it and re-collects (page says "No terminal tab answered" when no
terminal tab is open); storage events repaint instantly; the dead /api/dashboard
fetch (404 on all three paths, 5 s stall) is gone; `dashboard --watch` / `--stop`
re-collects every 5 s; header says the data is this browser's instance.

Verified v4.6.51: panel rows "Synthesized 34s ago / v4.6.51 / 46-22 / 136-3 /
1 nodes 0 edges / OK / none recorded"; 130 s-old payload still renders with
"- 3m ago" and no banner (previously "Cannot connect"); storage event moves the
footer 13s -> 0s; watch timer advances the payload, --stop clears it; mobile
360/390 px all OK; 0 console errors.

4 files changed, 125 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/modules/core/core-bundle.js b/modules/core/core-bundle.js
index 2264ef0..245f2bd 100644
--- a/modules/core/core-bundle.js
+++ b/modules/core/core-bundle.js
@@ -2918,6 +2918,16 @@ Only output XML function calls for tool tasks. If no tool is needed, answer norm
                         this.hideAutocomplete();
                     }
                 });
+                // 2026-10-22: dashboard.html wrote this key on ⟳ Refresh and nothing listened.
+                window.addEventListener('storage', function (ev) {
+                    if (ev.key !== 'webx11_dashboard_data_request') return;
+                    const aiMod = this.moduleManager && this.moduleManager.modules
+                        ? this.moduleManager.modules.WebX11AIAssistantModule : null;
+                    if (aiMod && typeof aiMod._collectDashboardData === 'function') {
+                        aiMod._collectDashboardData();
+                    }
+                }.bind(this));
+
                 window.addEventListener('online', () => this.updateNetworkStatus());
                 window.addEventListener('offline', () => this.updateNetworkStatus());
                 document.getElementById('file-upload-input').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
@@ -4014,18 +4024,28 @@ Only output XML function calls for tool tasks. If no tool is needed, answer norm
                 if (cmd === 'smart-prompt') { const val = args[0] && args[0] === 'off' ? 'off' : 'on'; localStorage.setItem('webx11_smart_prompt', val); this.print('Smart prompt ' + val, 'success'); this.updatePrompt(); return; }
                 if (cmd === 'mem') { this.printMemoryStats(); return; }
                 if (cmd === 'dashboard') {
-                    // Collect dashboard data and open the dashboard page
-                    const aiMod = this.moduleManager?.modules?.WebX11AIAssistantModule;
-                    if (aiMod && typeof aiMod._collectDashboardData === 'function') {
-                        aiMod._collectDashboardData().then(function() {
-                            this.print('📊 Dashboard data collected — opening dashboard...', 'success');
-                            window.open('/spaces/newos4/downloads/dashboard.html', 'newOS4 Dashboard', 'width=1200,height=800');
-                        }.bind(this));
-                    } else {
-                        // Fallback: just open the page (it will try localStorage)
-                        this.print('📊 Opening dashboard...', 'info');
-                        window.open('/spaces/newos4/downloads/dashboard.html', 'newOS4 Dashboard', 'width=1200,height=800');
+                    const aiMod = this.moduleManager && this.moduleManager.modules
+                        ? this.moduleManager.modules.WebX11AIAssistantModule : null;
+                    const collect = function () {
+                        if (aiMod && typeof aiMod._collectDashboardData === 'function') return aiMod._collectDashboardData();
+                        return Promise.resolve(null);
+                    };
+                    if (args.indexOf('--stop') !== -1) {
+                        if (this._dashTimer) { clearInterval(this._dashTimer); this._dashTimer = null; this.print('📊 Dashboard watch stopped', 'info'); }
+                        else this.print('📊 Dashboard watch is not running', 'warning');
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (args.indexOf('--watch') !== -1) {
+                        if (this._dashTimer) clearInterval(this._dashTimer);
+                        collect();
+                        this._dashTimer = setInterval(collect, 5000);
+                        this.print('📊 Dashboard watch on (5s) — open the dashboard tab; `dashboard --stop` to stop', 'success');
+                        return;
                     }
+                    collect().then(function () {
+                        this.print('📊 Dashboard data collected — opening dashboard...', 'success');
+                        window.open('/spaces/newos4/downloads/dashboard.html', 'newOS4 Dashboard', 'width=1200,height=800');
+                    }.bind(this));
                     return;
                 }
                 if (cmd === 'config') {
@@ -12794,6 +12814,37 @@ buildSystemPrompt() {
                         predictorAccuracy: predictorAcc
                     };
 
+                    // 2026-10-22: the panel had a renderer and no collector, so it always said
+                    // "Not synthesized yet" while WorldModelModule._model was right there.
+                    // Map the model shape (modules.loaded, skills.count, files.total, memory.nodes…)
+                    // onto the keys the page reads (modules, skills, files, memoryNodes…).
+                    try {
+                        var wm = mm ? mm.modules['WorldModelModule'] : null;
+                        var wmModel = wm && wm._model;
+                        if (wmModel) {
+                            data.worldModel = {
+                                synthesized: wmModel.synthesized || null,
+                                version: wmModel.version || '?',
+                                modules: wmModel.modules ? wmModel.modules.loaded : null,
+                                skills: wmModel.skills ? wmModel.skills.count : null,
+                                files: wmModel.files ? wmModel.files.total : null,
+                                agents: wmModel.agents ? wmModel.agents.agents : null,
+                                memoryNodes: wmModel.memory ? wmModel.memory.nodes : null,
+                                memoryEdges: wmModel.memory ? wmModel.memory.edges : null,
+                                health: wmModel.system ? wmModel.system.health : null,
+                                activeProjects: ((wmModel.projects && wmModel.projects.activeProjects) || [])
+                                    .map(function (p) { return p.name + ' (' + p.accesses + 'x)'; }),
+                                recent: (wmModel.recent || []).slice(0, 5),
+                                changes: (typeof wm._diffSincePrev === 'function') ? wm._diffSincePrev() : [],
+                                errors: (typeof wm._errorSample === 'function') ? wm._errorSample() : []
+                            };
+                        } else {
+                            data.worldModel = { missing: true };
+                        }
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        data.worldModel = { missing: true, error: e.message };
+                    }
+
                     data.timestamp = Date.now();
 
                     // Write to localStorage for the dashboard HTML page to read
diff --git a/modules/core/module-aiassist.js b/modules/core/module-aiassist.js
index a8c0ae1..abbe9ce 100644
--- a/modules/core/module-aiassist.js
+++ b/modules/core/module-aiassist.js
@@ -4632,6 +4632,37 @@ buildSystemPrompt() {
                         predictorAccuracy: predictorAcc
                     };
 
+                    // 2026-10-22: the panel had a renderer and no collector, so it always said
+                    // "Not synthesized yet" while WorldModelModule._model was right there.
+                    // Map the model shape (modules.loaded, skills.count, files.total, memory.nodes…)
+                    // onto the keys the page reads (modules, skills, files, memoryNodes…).
+                    try {
+                        var wm = mm ? mm.modules['WorldModelModule'] : null;
+                        var wmModel = wm && wm._model;
+                        if (wmModel) {
+                            data.worldModel = {
+                                synthesized: wmModel.synthesized || null,
+                                version: wmModel.version || '?',
+                                modules: wmModel.modules ? wmModel.modules.loaded : null,
+                                skills: wmModel.skills ? wmModel.skills.count : null,
+                                files: wmModel.files ? wmModel.files.total : null,
+                                agents: wmModel.agents ? wmModel.agents.agents : null,
+                                memoryNodes: wmModel.memory ? wmModel.memory.nodes : null,
+                                memoryEdges: wmModel.memory ? wmModel.memory.edges : null,
+                                health: wmModel.system ? wmModel.system.health : null,
+                                activeProjects: ((wmModel.projects && wmModel.projects.activeProjects) || [])
+                                    .map(function (p) { return p.name + ' (' + p.accesses + 'x)'; }),
+                                recent: (wmModel.recent || []).slice(0, 5),
+                                changes: (typeof wm._diffSincePrev === 'function') ? wm._diffSincePrev() : [],
+                                errors: (typeof wm._errorSample === 'function') ? wm._errorSample() : []
+                            };
+                        } else {
+                            data.worldModel = { missing: true };
+                        }
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        data.worldModel = { missing: true, error: e.message };
+                    }
+
                     data.timestamp = Date.now();
 
                     // Write to localStorage for the dashboard HTML page to read
diff --git a/modules/core/module-loader.js b/modules/core/module-loader.js
index 64ece7c..46aad17 100644
--- a/modules/core/module-loader.js
+++ b/modules/core/module-loader.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     // Core module bundle loaded synchronously in main.html.
     // This loader only handles version cache-busting, splash, terminal init, and optional ext modules.
 
-    const LATEST_VER = 'v4.6.50';
+    const LATEST_VER = 'v4.6.51';
     const CACHE = '?v=' + LATEST_VER;
     const stored = localStorage.getItem('webx11_cache_ver');
     if (stored !== LATEST_VER) {
diff --git a/modules/core/terminal.js b/modules/core/terminal.js
index 425c5d6..c586538 100644
--- a/modules/core/terminal.js
+++ b/modules/core/terminal.js
@@ -479,6 +479,16 @@
                         this.hideAutocomplete();
                     }
                 });
+                // 2026-10-22: dashboard.html wrote this key on ⟳ Refresh and nothing listened.
+                window.addEventListener('storage', function (ev) {
+                    if (ev.key !== 'webx11_dashboard_data_request') return;
+                    const aiMod = this.moduleManager && this.moduleManager.modules
+                        ? this.moduleManager.modules.WebX11AIAssistantModule : null;
+                    if (aiMod && typeof aiMod._collectDashboardData === 'function') {
+                        aiMod._collectDashboardData();
+                    }
+                }.bind(this));
+
                 window.addEventListener('online', () => this.updateNetworkStatus());
                 window.addEventListener('offline', () => this.updateNetworkStatus());
                 document.getElementById('file-upload-input').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
@@ -1575,18 +1585,28 @@
                 if (cmd === 'smart-prompt') { const val = args[0] && args[0] === 'off' ? 'off' : 'on'; localStorage.setItem('webx11_smart_prompt', val); this.print('Smart prompt ' + val, 'success'); this.updatePrompt(); return; }
                 if (cmd === 'mem') { this.printMemoryStats(); return; }
                 if (cmd === 'dashboard') {
-                    // Collect dashboard data and open the dashboard page
-                    const aiMod = this.moduleManager?.modules?.WebX11AIAssistantModule;
-                    if (aiMod && typeof aiMod._collectDashboardData === 'function') {
-                        aiMod._collectDashboardData().then(function() {
-                            this.print('📊 Dashboard data collected — opening dashboard...', 'success');
-                            window.open('/spaces/newos4/downloads/dashboard.html', 'newOS4 Dashboard', 'width=1200,height=800');
-                        }.bind(this));
-                    } else {
-                        // Fallback: just open the page (it will try localStorage)
-                        this.print('📊 Opening dashboard...', 'info');
-                        window.open('/spaces/newos4/downloads/dashboard.html', 'newOS4 Dashboard', 'width=1200,height=800');
+                    const aiMod = this.moduleManager && this.moduleManager.modules
+                        ? this.moduleManager.modules.WebX11AIAssistantModule : null;
+                    const collect = function () {
+                        if (aiMod && typeof aiMod._collectDashboardData === 'function') return aiMod._collectDashboardData();
+                        return Promise.resolve(null);
+                    };
+                    if (args.indexOf('--stop') !== -1) {
+                        if (this._dashTimer) { clearInterval(this._dashTimer); this._dashTimer = null; this.print('📊 Dashboard watch stopped', 'info'); }
+                        else this.print('📊 Dashboard watch is not running', 'warning');
+                        return;
                     }
+                    if (args.indexOf('--watch') !== -1) {
+                        if (this._dashTimer) clearInterval(this._dashTimer);
+                        collect();
+                        this._dashTimer = setInterval(collect, 5000);
+                        this.print('📊 Dashboard watch on (5s) — open the dashboard tab; `dashboard --stop` to stop', 'success');
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    collect().then(function () {
+                        this.print('📊 Dashboard data collected — opening dashboard...', 'success');
+                        window.open('/spaces/newos4/downloads/dashboard.html', 'newOS4 Dashboard', 'width=1200,height=800');
+                    }.bind(this));
                     return;
                 }
                 if (cmd === 'config') {