Replace unicode arrows with ASCII in log/output strings

Windows cp1252 console encoding can't handle → (U+2192), causing
UnicodeEncodeError in logging. Replaced with -> in all runtime strings.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

cheddahbot/agent.py

@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class Agent:
         # Log to daily memory
         if self._memory:
             try:
-                self._memory.log_daily(f"[Execution] {prompt[:200]}\n→ {result[:500]}")
+                self._memory.log_daily(f"[Execution] {prompt[:200]}\n-> {result[:500]}")
             except Exception as e:
                 log.warning("Failed to log execution to memory: %s", e)
 

cheddahbot/scheduler.py

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _pipeline_err_log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
 HEARTBEAT_OK = "HEARTBEAT_OK"
 
-# Only tasks in these statuses are eligible for xlsx → ClickUp matching.
+# Only tasks in these statuses are eligible for xlsx ->ClickUp matching.
 # "to do" is excluded to prevent accidental matches and AutoCora race conditions.
 # To force-reuse an xlsx for a "to do" task, set status to "running cora" first.
 _CORA_ELIGIBLE_STATUSES = frozenset({"running cora", "error"})
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Scheduler:
             resp.raise_for_status()
             answer = resp.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"].strip()
             result = "YES" in answer.upper()
-            log.debug("LLM plural check: '%s' vs '%s' → %s (%s)", a, b, result, answer)
+            log.debug("LLM plural check: '%s' vs '%s' ->%s (%s)", a, b, result, answer)
         except Exception as e:
             log.warning("LLM plural check failed for '%s' vs '%s': %s", a, b, e)
             result = False
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ class Scheduler:
         # Move to "automation underway" on ClickUp immediately
         client.update_task_status(task_id, self.config.clickup.automation_status)
 
-        log.info("Executing ClickUp task: %s → %s", task.name, tool_name)
+        log.info("Executing ClickUp task: %s ->%s", task.name, tool_name)
-        self._notify(f"Executing ClickUp task: **{task.name}** → Skill: `{tool_name}`")
+        self._notify(f"Executing ClickUp task: **{task.name}** ->Skill: `{tool_name}`")
 
         self._register_execution(task_id, task.name, tool_name)
         try:
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ class Scheduler:
         """Try to match a watched .xlsx file to a ClickUp task and run the pipeline."""
         filename = xlsx_path.name
         # Normalize filename stem for matching
-        # e.g., "precision-cnc-machining" → "precision cnc machining"
+        # e.g., "precision-cnc-machining" ->"precision cnc machining"
         stem = xlsx_path.stem.lower().replace("-", " ").replace("_", " ")
         stem = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", stem).strip()
 
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ class Scheduler:
                     task.id,
                     f"New Cora XLSX distributed — resetting from error to running cora.",
                 )
-                log.info("Distributor: reset task %s (%s) from error → running cora", task.id, task.name)
+                log.info("Distributor: reset task %s (%s) from error ->running cora", task.id, task.name)
             except Exception as e:
                 log.warning("Distributor: failed to reset task %s: %s", task.id, e)
 
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ class Scheduler:
         except OSError as e:
             log.warning("Could not move %s to processed: %s", filename, e)
 
-        log.info("Cora distributor: %s → %s", filename, ", ".join(copied_to))
+        log.info("Cora distributor: %s ->%s", filename, ", ".join(copied_to))
         self._notify(
             f"Cora distributor: **{filename}** copied to {', '.join(copied_to)}.\n"
             f"Matched tasks: {', '.join(matched_names)}",
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ class Scheduler:
     def _check_cora_file_status(self, cora_tasks) -> dict[str, str]:
         """For each 'running cora' task, check where its xlsx sits on the network.
 
-        Returns a dict of task_id → human-readable status note.
+        Returns a dict of task_id ->human-readable status note.
         """
         from .tools.linkbuilding import _fuzzy_keyword_match, _normalize_for_match
 
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ class Scheduler:
             "content_processed": Path(self.config.content.cora_inbox) / "processed",
         }
 
-        # Build a map: normalized_stem → set of folder keys
+        # Build a map: normalized_stem ->set of folder keys
         file_locations: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
         for folder_key, folder_path in folders.items():
             if not folder_path.exists():

cheddahbot/tools/autocora.py

@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def submit_autocora_jobs(target_date: str = "", ctx: dict | None = None) -> str:
             client.update_task_status(tid, "automation underway")
 
         submitted.append(group["keyword"])
-        log.info("Submitted AutoCora job: %s → %s", group["keyword"], job_id)
+        log.info("Submitted AutoCora job: %s -> %s", group["keyword"], job_id)
 
     # Build response
     lines = [f"AutoCora submission ({label}):"]

cheddahbot/tools/content_creation.py

@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def _build_optimization_prompt(
         f"Generate `{work_dir}/optimization_instructions.md` — a surgical playbook "
         f"for the human editor with these sections:\n\n"
         f"1. **Executive Summary** — one-paragraph overview of optimization opportunity\n"
-        f"2. **Heading Changes** — specific H1/H2/H3 modifications with before→after\n"
+        f"2. **Heading Changes** — specific H1/H2/H3 modifications with before/after\n"
         f"3. **Sections to Expand** — which sections need more content and what to add\n"
         f"4. **Entity Integration Points** — exact locations to weave in missing entities\n"
         f"5. **Meta Tag Updates** — title tag and meta description recommendations\n"
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ def _finalize_optimization(
             for name, fpath in found_files.items():
                 dest = net_dir / name
                 dest.write_bytes(fpath.read_bytes())
-                log.info("Copied %s → %s", fpath, dest)
+                log.info("Copied %s -> %s", fpath, dest)
         except OSError as e:
             log.warning("Could not copy deliverables to network path %s: %s", net_dir, e)
 

cheddahbot/tools/press_release.py

@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ def submit_press_release(
     if link_list:
         output_parts.append("\n**Links:**")
         for link in link_list:
-            output_parts.append(f'  - "{link["anchor"]}" → {link["url"]}')
+            output_parts.append(f'  - "{link["anchor"]}" -> {link["url"]}')
 
     if link_warnings:
         output_parts.append("\n**Link warnings:**")