#686/#661 night shift wave 2: daemon + prax + ai_mail -> 100% seedgo. daemon.py + ai_mail.py main() intercept <cmd> --help before dispatch (Subcommand_Help 0->100). Output_Routing ->100: daemon timer_install/update, prax dashboard/log_audit, ai_mail central_writer route status via cli warning()/error(); ai_mail introspection doc-glyphs -> markup. Tests green: daemon 300, prax 978, ai_mail 765.

src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/ai_mail.py

@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ def main():
             error("No modules found")
             return 1
 
+        if remaining_args and remaining_args[0] in ["--help", "-h"]:
+            for module in modules:
+                if module.handle_command(command, ["--help"]):
+                    return 0
+            print_help()
+            return 0
+
         # Route command
         if route_command(command, remaining_args, modules):
             return 0

src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/central_writer.py

@@ -349,5 +349,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         console.print()
 
     except Exception as e:
-        console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] {e}")
+        from aipass.cli.apps.modules import error as cli_error
+
+        cli_error(f"Error: {e}")
         raise

src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/email/format.py

@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     console.print("  - format_email_list_item(index, email_data, show_unread) -> str")
     console.print()
     console.print("HANDLER CHARACTERISTICS:")
-    console.print("  ✓ Independent - no module dependencies")
-    console.print("  ✓ Can import Prax (service provider)")
-    console.print("  ✓ Pure business logic")
-    console.print("  ✗ CANNOT import parent modules")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Independent - no module dependencies")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Can import Prax (service provider)")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Pure business logic")
+    console.print("  [dim]-[/dim] CANNOT import parent modules")
     console.print()
     console.print("USAGE FROM MODULES:")
     console.print("  from ai_mail.apps.handlers.email.format import format_email_preview")

src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/email/inbox_ops.py

@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     console.print("  - load_inbox(inbox_file) -> Dict")
     console.print()
     console.print("HANDLER CHARACTERISTICS:")
-    console.print("  ✓ Independent - no module dependencies")
-    console.print("  ✓ Can import Prax (service provider)")
-    console.print("  ✓ Pure business logic")
-    console.print("  ✗ CANNOT import parent modules")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Independent - no module dependencies")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Can import Prax (service provider)")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Pure business logic")
+    console.print("  [dim]-[/dim] CANNOT import parent modules")
     console.print()
     console.print("USAGE FROM MODULES:")
     console.print("  from aipass.ai_mail.apps.handlers.email.inbox_ops import load_inbox")

src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/users/branch_detection.py

@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     console.print("  - get_branch_info_from_registry(branch_path) -> Optional[Dict]")
     console.print()
     console.print("HANDLER CHARACTERISTICS:")
-    console.print("  ✓ Independent - no module dependencies")
-    console.print("  ✓ Can import Prax (service provider)")
-    console.print("  ✓ Pure business logic")
-    console.print("  ✗ CANNOT import parent modules")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Independent - no module dependencies")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Can import Prax (service provider)")
+    console.print("  [green]+[/green] Pure business logic")
+    console.print("  [dim]-[/dim] CANNOT import parent modules")
     console.print()
     console.print("DETECTION FLOW:")
     console.print("  1. Get current working directory (PWD)")

src/aipass/daemon/apps/daemon.py

@@ -200,6 +200,14 @@ def main():
     command = args[0]
     remaining_args = args[1:] if len(args) > 1 else []
 
+    # Subcommand --help guard — intercept before dispatch
+    if remaining_args and remaining_args[0] in ["--help", "-h"]:
+        for module in modules:
+            if module.handle_command(command, ["--help"]):
+                return 0
+        print_help(modules)
+        return 0
+
     json_handler.log_operation("daemon_command", {"command": command})
 
     # Route to modules

src/aipass/daemon/apps/modules/timer_install.py

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def _run_systemctl(*args: str) -> bool:
         result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15)
         if result.returncode != 0:
             logger.warning("[timer_install] systemctl --user %s failed: %s", " ".join(args), result.stderr.strip())
-            console.print(f"  [red]FAIL:[/red] systemctl --user {' '.join(args)}")
+            error(f"FAIL: systemctl --user {' '.join(args)}")
             if result.stderr.strip():
                 console.print(f"  [dim]{result.stderr.strip()}[/dim]")
             return False
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def _run_systemctl(*args: str) -> bool:
         return False
     except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
         logger.error("[timer_install] systemctl --user %s timed out", " ".join(args))
-        console.print("  [red]systemctl timed out[/red]")
+        error("systemctl timed out")
         return False
 
 

src/aipass/daemon/apps/modules/update.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if sys.platform == "win32":
 
 from aipass.prax import logger
 
-from aipass.cli.apps.modules import console, error
+from aipass.cli.apps.modules import console, error, warning
 from aipass.daemon.apps.handlers.json import json_handler
 from aipass.daemon.apps.handlers.update.data_loader import (
     load_inbox,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def _print_digest(inbox_data: Dict[str, Any], local_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Non
         console.print("  Recently completed:  [dim]None[/dim]")
     console.print()
 
-    console.print("[bold red]ESCALATIONS NEEDED[/bold red]")
+    warning("ESCALATIONS NEEDED")
     escalations = get_escalations(messages)
     if escalations:
         for msg in escalations:

src/aipass/prax/apps/modules/dashboard.py

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def _handle_diff_template(args: List[str]) -> None:
         for a in branch_diff.get("additions", []):
             console.print(f"    [green]+ {a}[/green]")
         for r in branch_diff.get("removals", []):
-            console.print(f"    [red]- {r}[/red]")
+            warning(f"  - {r}")
         for m in branch_diff.get("modifications", []):
             console.print(f"    [yellow]~ {m}[/yellow]")
 
@@ -388,7 +388,10 @@ def _handle_template_status() -> None:
     console.print("[bold]Dashboard Template Status[/bold]")
     console.print("=" * 50)
     console.print(f"  Templates dir:   {status['templates_dir']}")
-    console.print(f"  Template file:   {'[green]found[/green]' if status['template_exists'] else '[red]MISSING[/red]'}")
+    if status["template_exists"]:
+        console.print("  Template file:   found")
+    else:
+        warning("Template file: MISSING")
     console.print(f"  Schema version:  {status.get('version', 'unknown')}")
     console.print(f"  Last updated:    {status.get('last_updated', 'unknown')}")
     console.print(f"  Updated by:      {status.get('updated_by', 'unknown')}")

src/aipass/prax/apps/modules/log_audit.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if sys.platform == "win32":
             _reconfigure(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
 
 from aipass.prax.apps.modules.logger import system_logger as logger
-from aipass.cli.apps.modules import console, error
+from aipass.cli.apps.modules import console, error, warning
 from aipass.prax.apps.handlers.json import json_handler
 
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def _run_sweep():
         return
 
     for entry in result["removed"]:
-        console.print(f"  [red]DELETED[/red] {entry['name']}: {entry['age_days']} days old, {entry['size_kb']} KB")
+        warning(f"DELETED {entry['name']}: {entry['age_days']} days old, {entry['size_kb']} KB")
     console.print(f"\n  Removed {result['files_removed']} file(s), reclaimed {result['total_reclaimed_kb']} KB\n")
     logger.info("[log-audit] Sweep removed %d stale files", result["files_removed"])