chore(console): remove em-dashes from copy and comments

apps/console/src/app/NetworkMenu.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Top-bar network indicator + chain info — **read-only, not a switcher**. Benzo
+ * Top-bar network indicator + chain info, **read-only, not a switcher**. Benzo
  * Console runs on a single chain (the permissioned BenzoNet L1 by default; pinned at
  * build time), so this shows the active network's identity, environment, and details
  * (chain id / RPC / explorer). There is no network selection: the console isn't
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function envToneCls(env: NetworkEnv): string {
     : "border-warning/30 bg-warning/12 text-[#9a6b12]";
 }
 
-/** Explicit environment badge — Testnet / Mainnet / Permissioned L1. */
+/** Explicit environment badge, Testnet / Mainnet / Permissioned L1. */
 function EnvBadge({ env }: { env: NetworkEnv }) {
   return (
     <span className={`flex-none rounded-full border px-1.5 py-px text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide ${envToneCls(env)}`}>
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ export function NetworkMenu({ live }: { live: boolean }) {
     };
   }, [open]);
 
-  // Everything is keyed to the single build-time NETWORK — there is no selection.
+  // Everything is keyed to the single build-time NETWORK, there is no selection.
   const info = chainInfo(NETWORK);
   const env = NETWORK_ENV_BY_NETWORK[NETWORK];
   // Chrome by ENVIRONMENT (never by liveness): amber for testnet / permissioned L1,
-  // green only for real-money mainnet. Liveness is a separate axis — a subtle heartbeat
+  // green only for real-money mainnet. Liveness is a separate axis, a subtle heartbeat
   // when connected, a red "Offline · …" when the chain is unreachable.
   const chipTone = live ? envToneCls(env) : "border-danger/30 bg-danger/10 text-[#b4232a]";
   const chipLabel = live ? env.chip : `Offline · ${env.badge}`;

apps/console/src/app/RootGate.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function RootGate() {
   const { session, loading, refresh } = useConsole();
   const isDesktop = useIsDesktop();
   // Demo mode skips SIWE onboarding entirely and boots into the Shell (the
-  // desktop-only gate below still applies — this stays a desktop product).
+  // desktop-only gate below still applies, this stays a desktop product).
   const [onboarded, setOnboarded] = useState(() => DEMO_MODE || localStorage.getItem("benzo.console.onboarded") === "1");
   const [orgOnboarding, setOrgOnboarding] = useState(false);
   function finish() {

apps/console/src/app/Shell.tsx

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export function Shell() {
             <div className="relative flex-none">
               <button
                 onClick={() => setMenu((m) => (m === "bell" ? null : "bell"))}
-                aria-label={pending ? `Notifications — ${pending} awaiting approval` : "Notifications"}
+                aria-label={pending ? `Notifications, ${pending} awaiting approval` : "Notifications"}
                 title={pending ? `${pending} awaiting approval` : "Notifications"}
                 aria-haspopup="menu"
                 aria-expanded={menu === "bell"}

apps/console/src/app/nav.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Nav model — the single source of truth for the sidebar + command bar, and which
+ * Nav model, the single source of truth for the sidebar + command bar, and which
  * screens are exposed in each build mode. In **real mode** the console only shows
  * screens that actually talk to the eERC backend (auth/onboarding/treasury/payroll);
  * the rest (Overview, Contractors, Invoices, one-off Pay, Approvals, Grants, Audit,

apps/console/src/demo/api.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Demo api — a drop-in for the real typed `api` client that resolves every read
+ * Demo api, a drop-in for the real typed `api` client that resolves every read
  * against a seeded in-memory org and every write against a mutable copy of it, on
  * realistic timers, with NO network. Swapped in at build time by `VITE_DEMO_MODE=1`
  * (see ../lib/api.ts). Writes mutate the shared `db`, and prove/settle flows return
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ let demoMockKyc: { name?: string; country?: string } | undefined;
 // ---- fake-chain helpers ---------------------------------------------------
 function randHex(len: number): string {
   const bytes = new Uint8Array(Math.ceil(len / 2));
-  // Fallback must fill `bytes` IN PLACE — `.map()` returns a fresh array that
+  // Fallback must fill `bytes` IN PLACE, `.map()` returns a fresh array that
   // would be discarded, leaving `bytes` all-zeros (identical output every call).
   const rng = globalThis.crypto ?? {
     getRandomValues: (a: Uint8Array) => {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ export const demoApi = {
     return {
       packet: built,
       integrity: { ok: true, headHash: built.anchor.headHash },
-      disclosure: "Anchored on-chain — only the Merkle root leaves the ciphertext.",
+      disclosure: "Anchored on-chain, only the Merkle root leaves the ciphertext.",
       packetHash: fakeTx(),
       orgHash: fakeTx(),
       anchor: { onChain: true, contractId: fakeVerifier(), txHash, sequence: String(Math.floor(Math.random() * 90000) + 10000), explorer: explorerTxUrl(txHash) },

apps/console/src/demo/data.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Seed data for demo mode — a rich, believable org so every console screen and
+ * Seed data for demo mode, a rich, believable org so every console screen and
  * cinematic has something real to render with zero backend. Pure factory: it
  * returns a fresh, mutable in-memory "db" the demo api reads/writes, so a session
  * feels alive (approvals clear, payroll completes, grants revoke) without a network.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export interface DemoDb {
   onboardingStatus: OnboardingStatus;
   treasuryProvision: ProvisionTreasuryResponse;
   treasuryDeposits: TreasuryDeposit[];
-  /** Private (shielded) pool total, minor units — grows when "Make private" runs. */
+  /** Private (shielded) pool total, minor units, grows when "Make private" runs. */
   privateTotal: string;
   /** Public liquid USDC balance, minor units. */
   publicUnits: string;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export function createDemoDb(): DemoDb {
       orgId: ORG_ID,
       number: "INV-2042",
       counterpartyId: "cp_diego",
-      lineItems: [{ description: "Brand system — July milestone", quantity: 1, unitAmount: usd(6200) }],
+      lineItems: [{ description: "Brand system, July milestone", quantity: 1, unitAmount: usd(6200) }],
       total: { amount: usd(6200), assetCode: "USDC" },
       status: "open",
       dueDate: ISO("2026-07-25"),
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export function createDemoDb(): DemoDb {
     { id: "pr_jun", kind: "payroll", title: "June payroll · 5 people", status: "completed", amountLabel: "Private", at: ISO("2026-06-01T12:00:00Z") },
     { id: "po_done_2", kind: "invoice", title: "INV-2039 · Northwind", status: "paid", amountLabel: "$9,800.00", at: ISO("2026-06-28T16:22:00Z") },
     { id: "dep_1", kind: "deposit", title: "Shielded USDC deposit", status: "confirmed", amountLabel: "Private", at: ISO("2026-07-02T09:30:00Z") },
-    { id: "vg_1", kind: "grant", title: "Grant Thornton LLP · Q2", status: "active", amountLabel: "—", at: ISO("2026-07-01T00:00:00Z") },
+    { id: "vg_1", kind: "grant", title: "Grant Thornton LLP · Q2", status: "active", amountLabel: "-", at: ISO("2026-07-01T00:00:00Z") },
   ];
 
   const onboardingStatus: OnboardingStatus = {

apps/console/src/lib/copy.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 /**
- * Central copy constants — reusable privacy / disclosure wording so every screen
+ * Central copy constants, reusable privacy / disclosure wording so every screen
  * says the same thing the same way. Business language first; cryptographic detail
  * only where it earns its place. Screens adopt these in later waves; exported now so
  * the vocabulary is fixed before the rewrites start.
  *
  * Rule of thumb:
- *  - PRIVACY.privateOnChain — the amount AND recipient are not publicly visible.
- *  - PRIVACY.visibleToWorkspace — authorized teammates can see it in this console.
- *  - PRIVACY.hiddenDueToRole — you personally can't see it (your role, not a failure).
- *  - PRIVACY.disclosedThroughProof — revealed deliberately, backed by an on-chain proof.
- *  - PRIVACY.hideBalances — the screen-level mask toggle label.
+ *  - PRIVACY.privateOnChain, the amount AND recipient are not publicly visible.
+ *  - PRIVACY.visibleToWorkspace, authorized teammates can see it in this console.
+ *  - PRIVACY.hiddenDueToRole, you personally can't see it (your role, not a failure).
+ *  - PRIVACY.disclosedThroughProof, revealed deliberately, backed by an on-chain proof.
+ *  - PRIVACY.hideBalances, the screen-level mask toggle label.
  */
 export const PRIVACY = {
   /** Amount + recipient are not publicly visible on-chain. */

apps/console/src/lib/format.ts

@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ function toDate(ts: number | string | Date): Date | null {
 }
 
 /**
- * Date-only display: "22 Jul 2026" — NO time component. Formatted from the value's
+ * Date-only display: "22 Jul 2026", NO time component. Formatted from the value's
  * UTC calendar day so a date-only value (a due date / expiry stored as midnight UTC)
  * can never leak a spurious local time (the "05:30" IST artifact) or shift a day
- * across timezones. Use this for due dates, expiries, period labels — anything that
+ * across timezones. Use this for due dates, expiries, period labels, anything that
  * is conceptually a day, not an instant.
  */
 export function fmtDate(ts: number | string | Date): string {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export function fmtDate(ts: number | string | Date): string {
 
 /**
  * Full timestamp display (local): date + time, for genuine instants (posted-at,
- * settled-at). Use this ONLY when the time actually matters — otherwise use fmtDate.
+ * settled-at). Use this ONLY when the time actually matters, otherwise use fmtDate.
  */
 export function fmtDateTime(ts: number | string | Date): string {
   const d = toDate(ts);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function formatDate(ts: number | string | Date): string {
 }
 
 /**
- * Person initials for avatars — the ONE shared source so the top-bar avatar and the
+ * Person initials for avatars, the ONE shared source so the top-bar avatar and the
  * Settings/team rows never disagree (the "JE vs JO" bug). Two words → first letter of
  * first + last ("John Everett" → "JE"); one word / an email → first two chars
  * ("jordan@acme.co" → "JO"). Always uppercase.

apps/console/src/lib/network.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const NETWORK_LABEL_BY_NETWORK = {
 export const NETWORK_LABEL = NETWORK_LABEL_BY_NETWORK[NETWORK];
 
 /**
- * Environment framing for the network chip — a financial-safety signal, not
+ * Environment framing for the network chip, a financial-safety signal, not
  * wording. A testnet must NEVER read as a green "Live"; only real-money mainnet
  * gets the green (`success`) treatment. Testnet and the permissioned L1 are amber
  * (`warning`) so nobody mistakes play money for production. Consumed by the top-bar

apps/console/src/lib/store.test.tsx

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe("ConsoleProvider treasury read model", () => {
   });
 
   it("does not sign out on a transient session failure (stays on the loading screen)", async () => {
-    // A network blip / 5xx / timeout — NOT a 401 — must not strand the session on
+    // A network blip / 5xx / timeout, NOT a 401, must not strand the session on
     // sign-in: no logout, and RootGate keeps showing "Loading workspace…" (loading
     // stays true while session is still null), so the boot retry can recover.
     apiMock.session.mockRejectedValue(new Error("network blip"));

apps/console/src/lib/store.tsx

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export function ConsoleProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   // Mirror the live session in a ref so refresh()'s catch can tell "we already
   // have a workspace to keep" (a transient failure should stay on the shell) from
   // "the first load hasn't landed yet" (a transient failure should stay on the
-  // loading screen — never the sign-in screen).
+  // loading screen, never the sign-in screen).
   const sessionRef = useRef<AuthSession | null>(null);
 
   const clearReadModels = useCallback(() => {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export function ConsoleProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         if (sessionRef.current) {
           // Mid-session: keep the workspace and its last-loaded data on screen,
           // just surface a reconnecting note; the boot retry / 30s poll recover.
-          setError("Couldn't refresh — reconnecting…");
+          setError("Couldn't refresh, reconnecting…");
           setLoading(false);
         } else {
           // First load hasn't succeeded yet: stay on the "Loading workspace…"
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export function ConsoleProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   }, [clearReadModels]);
 
   // Switching workspace must reload the org-scoped read models, not just the
-  // label — otherwise the UI shows one workspace's name over another's data.
+  // label, otherwise the UI shows one workspace's name over another's data.
   const setActiveOrg = useCallback((id: string) => {
     setSession((current) => (current ? sessionWithActiveOrg(current, id) : current));
     void refresh();
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export function ConsoleProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   }, []);
 
   // #61: a confirmed 401 (session expired) is signalled by AUTH_REQUIRED_EVENT via
-  // notifyAuthRequired(). This — and an explicit logout (AUTH_CHANGED) — are the
+  // notifyAuthRequired(). This, and an explicit logout (AUTH_CHANGED), are the
   // ONLY things that clear auth in real mode; a transient read failure never fires
   // it, so it can no longer strand a live session on the sign-in screen.
   useEffect(() => {

apps/console/src/screens/Approvals.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Approvals — the dual-control release gate. Each payment awaiting approval reads as
+ * Approvals, the dual-control release gate. Each payment awaiting approval reads as
  * a structured three-area row: what it is (memo, counterparty, reference, proposer),
  * where it stands (M-of-N progress, policy, privacy, risk), and the decision (amount,
  * Deny, Approve). Denying requires a reason; approving that satisfies the policy
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const HIGH_VALUE = 10_000n * 1_000_000n;
 /** "…on-chain" network prose without doubling "Mainnet" on a mainnet build. */
 const NETWORK_PROSE = `${NETWORK_LABEL}${NETWORK_ENV.kind === "mainnet" ? "" : ` ${NETWORK_ENV.badge}`}`;
 
-/** "2 hours ago" — a calm relative age for a proposed-at timestamp. */
+/** "2 hours ago", a calm relative age for a proposed-at timestamp. */
 function timeAgo(ts: string | number | Date): string {
   const then = new Date(ts).getTime();
   if (Number.isNaN(then)) return "";
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function matchPolicy(p: PaymentOrder, policies: ApprovalPolicy[]): ApprovalPolic
   return matches.sort((a, b) => amountConds(b) - amountConds(a))[0];
 }
 
-/** Segmented M-of-N progress — filled segments for recorded approvals. */
+/** Segmented M-of-N progress, filled segments for recorded approvals. */
 function Progress({ have, need }: { have: number; need: number }) {
   return (
     <div data-testid="approval-progress">
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export function Approvals() {
               const have = approvedTrail.length;
               const knownNeed = policy ? totalApprovers(policy) : null;
               // Only claim this approval RELEASES the payment when the threshold is
-              // actually known — an unresolved policy must not over-promise a settle.
+              // actually known, an unresolved policy must not over-promise a settle.
               const willRelease = knownNeed != null && have + 1 >= knownNeed;
               const need = knownNeed ?? Math.max(have + 1, 2); // display fallback for the progress bar
               const risky = BigInt(p.amount.amount) > HIGH_VALUE;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export function Approvals() {
                 >
                   <Card data-testid="approval-card">
                     <div className="grid gap-5 md:grid-cols-[1fr_auto_auto] md:items-start">
-                      {/* Left — what it is */}
+                      {/* Left, what it is */}
                       <div className="min-w-0">
                         <div className="t-card-title truncate text-fg">{p.memo ?? "Payment"}</div>
                         <div className="t-secondary mt-0.5">
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export function Approvals() {
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
-                      {/* Middle — where it stands */}
+                      {/* Middle, where it stands */}
                       <div className="space-y-2.5 md:w-60 md:border-l md:border-border md:pl-5">
                         <Progress have={have} need={need} />
                         {have > 0 ? (
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export function Approvals() {
                         </div>
                       </div>
 
-                      {/* Right — the decision */}
+                      {/* Right, the decision */}
                       <div className="flex flex-col items-end gap-3 md:w-44 md:pl-5">
                         <div className="font-display tnum text-2xl font-semibold text-fg" data-testid="approval-amount">
                           {masked || p.privacy.amountHidden ? "••••••" : fmtUsd(p.amount.amount)}
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export function Approvals() {
                         <StatusPill status={p.status} />
                       )}
                     </Td>
-                    <Td>{last ? `${memberName(last.approverMemberId)}${memberRole(last.approverMemberId) ? ` · ${memberRole(last.approverMemberId)}` : ""}` : "—"}</Td>
+                    <Td>{last ? `${memberName(last.approverMemberId)}${memberRole(last.approverMemberId) ? ` · ${memberRole(last.approverMemberId)}` : ""}` : "-"}</Td>
                     <Td align="right" className="tnum">
                       {masked || p.privacy.amountHidden ? "••••••" : fmtUsd(p.amount.amount)}
                     </Td>
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export function Approvals() {
                           Receipt <ExternalLink size={12} />
                         </a>
                       ) : (
-                        <span className="text-muted">—</span>
+                        <span className="text-muted">-</span>
                       )}
                     </Td>
                   </Tr>
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export function Approvals() {
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      {/* Approve confirm — releases explicitly say what happens on-chain. */}
+      {/* Approve confirm, releases explicitly say what happens on-chain. */}
       <Modal
         open={!!confirm}
         onClose={() => busy === null && setConfirm(null)}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ export function Approvals() {
           <p className="t-helper">A reason is recorded in the audit trail and shared with the proposer.</p>
           <Textarea
             label="Reason for denial"
-            placeholder="e.g. Duplicate of PO-4480 — already paid."
+            placeholder="e.g. Duplicate of PO-4480, already paid."
             value={denyReason}
             onChange={(e) => setDenyReason(e.target.value)}
             data-testid="deny-reason"