diff --git a/operations.html b/operations.html
index 9d2a502..f9c4041 100644
--- a/operations.html
+++ b/operations.html
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
             --danger-dim: #3b0000;
             --success: #00ff88;
             --warning: #ffaa00;
-            --text: #c8f0ff;
-            --text-muted: #2e6a80;
+            --text: #e0f4ff;
+            --text-muted: #3a8aaa;
             --radius: 8px;
             --radius-card: 18px;
             --shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,245,255,0.25), 0 0 60px rgba(0,245,255,0.12), 0 28px 72px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
         *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
         html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
         body {
-            font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
+            font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", sans-serif;
             background: var(--bg);
             color: var(--text);
             font-size: 14px;
-            line-height: 1.6;
+            line-height: 1.7;
             overflow-x: hidden;
             padding: 32px 0;
         }
@@ -57,12 +57,16 @@
             position: relative;
             z-index: 1;
         }
+        code {
+            font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Fira Code", "Cascadia Code", "Consolas", monospace;
+            font-size: 0.9em;
+        }
 
         /* ── Brief Header ────────────────────────── */
         .brief-header {
             text-align: center;
             margin-bottom: 32px;
-            padding: 32px 24px 28px;
+            padding: 36px 28px 28px;
             background: var(--bg-card);
             border: 1px solid var(--border);
             border-radius: var(--radius-card);
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@
         .brief-header .date {
             font-size: 11px;
             text-transform: uppercase;
-            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+            letter-spacing: 0.12em;
             color: var(--text-muted);
             margin-bottom: 6px;
         }
@@ -309,6 +313,64 @@
             margin-top: 4px;
         }
 
+        /* ── Items Needed (interactive checkboxes) ── */
+        .needs-card {
+            background: var(--bg-card);
+            border: 1px solid var(--border);
+            border-radius: var(--radius-card);
+            padding: 24px;
+        }
+        .needs-card .needs-intro {
+            font-size: 13px;
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+            margin-bottom: 16px;
+        }
+        .needs-list { list-style: none; }
+        .needs-list li {
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: flex-start;
+            gap: 12px;
+            padding: 10px 0;
+            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10,48,96,0.3);
+        }
+        .needs-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
+        .need-checkbox {
+            width: 20px;
+            height: 20px;
+            min-width: 20px;
+            border: 2px solid var(--border);
+            border-radius: 5px;
+            flex-shrink: 0;
+            margin-top: 2px;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            transition: all 0.15s;
+        }
+        .need-checkbox:hover {
+            border-color: var(--accent);
+        }
+        .need-checkbox.checked {
+            background: var(--success);
+            border-color: var(--success);
+        }
+        .need-checkbox.checked::after {
+            content: "✓";
+            color: var(--bg);
+            font-size: 14px;
+            font-weight: 700;
+        }
+        .need-item.done .need-text {
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+            text-decoration: line-through;
+        }
+        .need-text {
+            font-size: 14px;
+            color: var(--text);
+            line-height: 1.6;
+        }
+
         /* ── Strategy ────────────────────────────── */
         .strategy-grid {
             display: grid;
@@ -454,11 +516,99 @@
         .comms-alert .alert-body { color: var(--text); }
         .comms-alert .alert-detail { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 11px; margin-top: 2px; }
 
+        /* ── Daily Routine (from old dashboard) ──── */
+        .grid-2 {
+            display: grid;
+            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+            gap: 20px;
+        }
+        .info-card {
+            background: var(--bg-card);
+            border: 1px solid var(--border);
+            border-radius: var(--radius-card);
+            padding: 24px;
+        }
+        .info-card h3 {
+            font-size: 13px;
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+            letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+            color: var(--accent);
+            margin-bottom: 14px;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 8px;
+        }
+        .cron-timeline {
+            position: relative;
+            padding-left: 28px;
+        }
+        .cron-timeline::before {
+            content: "";
+            position: absolute;
+            left: 8px;
+            top: 4px;
+            bottom: 4px;
+            width: 2px;
+            background: var(--border);
+        }
+        .cron-item {
+            position: relative;
+            padding: 6px 0 16px;
+        }
+        .cron-item::before {
+            content: "";
+            position: absolute;
+            left: -24px;
+            top: 10px;
+            width: 12px;
+            height: 12px;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            background: var(--bg-card);
+            border: 2px solid var(--accent);
+        }
+        .cron-item.daily-hour::before {
+            background: var(--accent);
+            box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(0,245,255,0.5);
+        }
+        .cron-time {
+            font-size: 12px;
+            color: var(--accent);
+            font-weight: 600;
+        }
+        .cron-title {
+            font-size: 14px;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            color: var(--text);
+        }
+        .cron-desc {
+            font-size: 12px;
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+            margin-top: 2px;
+            line-height: 1.6;
+        }
+
+        /* ── Progress badge ──────────────────────── */
+        .progress-tag {
+            display: inline-block;
+            padding: 2px 10px;
+            border-radius: 999px;
+            font-size: 11px;
+            font-weight: 600;
+        }
+        .progress-tag.done { background: rgba(0,255,136,0.12); color: var(--success); border: 1px solid rgba(0,255,136,0.25); }
+        .progress-tag.in-progress { background: rgba(0,245,255,0.12); color: var(--accent); border: 1px solid rgba(0,245,255,0.25); }
+        .progress-tag.pending { background: rgba(46,106,128,0.15); color: var(--text-muted); border: 1px solid transparent; }
+        .progress-tag.blocked { background: rgba(255,59,59,0.12); color: var(--danger); border: 1px solid rgba(255,59,59,0.25); }
+        .progress-tag.today { background: rgba(255,170,0,0.15); color: var(--warning); border: 1px solid rgba(255,170,0,0.3); }
+
+        .highlight { color: var(--accent); }
+
         @media (max-width: 900px) {
             .campaign-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
             .comms-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
             .goals-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
             .strategy-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+            .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
         }
         @media (max-width: 500px) {
             .goals-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@@ -514,6 +664,22 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- ═══════════════ ITEMS NEEDED (INTERACTIVE CHECKBOXES) ═══════════════ -->
+    <div class="section">
+        <div class="section-header" onclick="toggleSection('needs-section', this)">
+            <h2><span class="icon">📦</span> Items Needed From You <span class="count">check off as delivered</span></h2>
+            <span class="section-toggle">▼</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="section-body" id="needs-section">
+            <div class="needs-card">
+                <p class="needs-intro">
+                    Click a checkbox to mark it done &mdash; saved in your browser.
+                </p>
+                <ul class="needs-list" id="needs-list"></ul>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
     <!-- ═══════════════ COMMUNICATIONS ═══════════════ -->
     <div class="section">
         <div class="section-header" onclick="toggleSection('comms-section', this)">
@@ -525,6 +691,69 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- ═══════════════ DAILY ROUTINE ═══════════════ -->
+    <div class="section">
+        <div class="section-header" onclick="toggleSection('routine-section', this)">
+            <h2><span class="icon">⏰</span> Daily Routine &amp; Cron Schedule</h2>
+            <span class="section-toggle">▼</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="section-body" id="routine-section">
+            <div class="grid-2">
+                <div class="info-card">
+                    <h3>⏱ Our Daily 1-Hour Block</h3>
+                    <p style="font-size:13px;margin-bottom:12px;">Every day at <strong class="highlight">09:00 PYST</strong> (America/Asuncion) &mdash; 60 minutes.</p>
+                    <div class="cron-timeline">
+                        <div class="cron-item daily-hour">
+                            <div class="cron-time">09:00 &ndash; 09:05</div>
+                            <div class="cron-title">Dashboard review</div>
+                            <div class="cron-desc">Read the 03:00 auto-update, review KPIs, see what changed overnight</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="cron-item daily-hour">
+                            <div class="cron-time">09:05 &ndash; 09:15</div>
+                            <div class="cron-title">Status sync</div>
+                            <div class="cron-desc">Reply to dashboard comments, update action statuses, unblock items</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="cron-item daily-hour">
+                            <div class="cron-time">09:15 &ndash; 09:45</div>
+                            <div class="cron-title">Deep work</div>
+                            <div class="cron-desc">Execute today's priority actions (outreach emails, content drafts, influencer DMs)</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="cron-item daily-hour">
+                            <div class="cron-time">09:45 &ndash; 10:00</div>
+                            <div class="cron-title">Wrap &amp; queue</div>
+                            <div class="cron-desc">Set tomorrow's priorities, queue tasks for the cron, log progress</div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="info-card">
+                    <h3>🤖 Automated Cron Jobs</h3>
+                    <div class="cron-timeline">
+                        <div class="cron-item">
+                            <div class="cron-time">03:00 PYST</div>
+                            <div class="cron-title">📊 Dashboard Update</div>
+                            <div class="cron-desc">Auto-generates KPI snapshot: signups, traffic, backlinks, influencer status. Writes to <code>data/operations.json</code> for review at 09:00.</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="cron-item">
+                            <div class="cron-time">03:10 PYST</div>
+                            <div class="cron-title">📈 SEO &amp; Rank Tracker</div>
+                            <div class="cron-desc">Check Google Search Console for new impressions/clicks. Log keyword positions. Alert on +50% change.</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="cron-item">
+                            <div class="cron-time">03:20 PYST</div>
+                            <div class="cron-title">🔗 Backlink Monitor</div>
+                            <div class="cron-desc">Check Ahrefs/Moz API for new backlinks. Update backlink count. Flag new domains referring.</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="cron-item">
+                            <div class="cron-time">03:30 PYST</div>
+                            <div class="cron-title">💬 Social Monitor</div>
+                            <div class="cron-desc">Check X/Twitter for brand mentions, reply to inquiries, log sentiment.</div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
     <!-- ═══════════════ STRATEGY & RECOMMENDATIONS ═══════════════ -->
     <div class="section">
         <div class="section-header" onclick="toggleSection('strategy-section', this)">
@@ -587,6 +816,21 @@
         { num: 3, title: 'Send first cold email batch', desc: 'Using friends950 / creator950 coupons. Draft goes to Telegram for confirmation first.', owner: 'Oliver + Mint' },
     ];
 
+    const NEEDS = [
+        { id: "n1", text: "List of 20–30 friends & family contacts (name + email)", done: false },
+        { id: "n2", text: "Target influencer list (30 names, handles/emails, niche, follower count)", done: false },
+        { id: "n3", text: "Influencer partnership budget (free plans? cash? affiliate %?)", done: false },
+        { id: "n4", text: "OpenRouter coupon codes for referral program (5 needed)", done: false },
+        { id: "n5", text: "Product demo video (3 min screen recording) or go-ahead to record one", done: false },
+        { id: "n6", text: "3–5 screenshots of dashboard / agent setup flow", done: false },
+        { id: "n7", text: "Social media account access (X/Twitter + LinkedIn posting access)", done: false },
+        { id: "n8", text: "Personal story / 'Why I built Derez.ai' notes for blog post", done: false },
+        { id: "n9", text: "Competitor list (5–10 names) for backlink gap analysis", done: false },
+        { id: "n10", text: "Price anchoring: confirm if F&F get special discount or free month", done: false },
+        { id: "n11", text: "HARO / Qwoted / Connectively account (or credentials to set up)", done: false },
+        { id: "n12", text: "Google Search Console access for derez.ai", done: true },
+    ];
+
     const strategyCards = [
         {
             icon: '📢', title: 'Influencer Outreach',
@@ -695,6 +939,40 @@
         ).join('');
     }
 
+    /* ── Interactive Checkboxes ────────────────── */
+    function getNeeds() {
+        try {
+            const saved = localStorage.getItem("derez-needs");
+            if (saved) {
+                const parsed = JSON.parse(saved);
+                return NEEDS.map(def => {
+                    const s = parsed.find(p => p.id === def.id);
+                    return s ? { ...def, done: s.done } : def;
+                });
+            }
+        } catch(e) {}
+        return NEEDS;
+    }
+
+    function toggleNeed(id) {
+        const needs = getNeeds();
+        const idx = needs.findIndex(n => n.id === id);
+        if (idx === -1) return;
+        needs[idx].done = !needs[idx].done;
+        localStorage.setItem("derez-needs", JSON.stringify(needs));
+        renderNeeds(needs);
+    }
+
+    function renderNeeds(needs) {
+        const list = document.getElementById("needs-list");
+        list.innerHTML = needs.map(n => `
+            <li class="need-item${n.done ? ' done' : ''}">
+                <span class="need-checkbox${n.done ? ' checked' : ''}" data-id="${n.id}" onclick="toggleNeed('${n.id}')"></span>
+                <span class="need-text">${n.text}</span>
+            </li>
+        `).join("");
+    }
+
     function renderStrategy() {
         document.getElementById('strategy-grid').innerHTML = strategyCards.map(s =>
             `<div class="strategy-card">
@@ -757,10 +1035,12 @@
         } catch { /* use defaults */ }
     }
 
+    /* ── Init ──────────────────────────────────── */
     document.getElementById('brief-date').textContent = fmtDate();
     renderGoals();
     renderCampaigns();
     renderActions();
+    renderNeeds(getNeeds());
     renderCommunications();
     renderStrategy();
     fetchLiveData();