docs: lead with the local importer (local-first), paste is the backup

Per owner: the importer is the real path. Clock Your Signal tab + README now
open with ./sigrank (① / Primary) and present the ccusage paste as the backup
for when there's no repo. Codex/separate-providers warning kept.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -54,12 +54,21 @@ or four numbers →
 - **leaderboard placement** vs real operators, ranked by Υ, with blended **$/1M cost**
 
 ## How to measure yourself
-Three things: **what data, where to get it, where to put it.**
+SigRank is **local-first** — the importer reads your usage on your own machine.
 
-**1 — What / where to get it.** SigRank needs four integers — `input`, `output`,
-`cache_create`, `cache_read`. [`ccusage`](https://github.com/ryoppippi/ccusage) reads
-them from your local logs (needs Node.js). Run **one command per provider** — Claude and
-Codex are different operators, so measure them **separately** (each command on its own line):
+**1 — Primary: the local importer.** From the cloned repo, run the command on its own line:
+
+```
+./sigrank
+```
+
+`./sigrank --codex` for Codex, `./sigrank --all` for both. It runs `ccusage` for you,
+computes your profile + Υ, and prints your board rank. **Nothing leaves your machine.**
+Needs the repo + Python + [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) (for ccusage).
+
+**2 — Backup: paste on the Space.** No repo? Run `ccusage` yourself and paste the JSON
+into the **Clock Your Signal** box. Run **one command per provider** (Claude and Codex are
+different operators — measure them separately):
 
 ```
 npx ccusage@latest claude --json
@@ -68,19 +77,12 @@ npx ccusage@latest claude --json
 npx ccusage@latest codex --json
 ```
 
-(If ccusage is installed globally, drop the prefix: `ccusage claude --json`.)
+(ccusage installed globally? drop the prefix: `ccusage claude --json`.) Or type four
+numbers: `input output cache_create cache_read`.
 
 > ⚠️ Don't use bare `ccusage --json` (no subcommand): it merges every agent into one
 > total, which inflates input and distorts the architecture read.
 
-**2 — Where to put it.** Either:
-
-- **Local importer (no paste):** `./sigrank` (Claude), `./sigrank --codex` (Codex),
-  or `./sigrank --all` (each provider in turn). Reads your usage on your machine and
-  prints your profile + board rank. Nothing leaves your computer.
-- **Hosted Space:** paste one provider's JSON into the **Clock Your Signal** box, or type
-  the four numbers `input output cache_create cache_read`.
-
 **3 — Saving (optional).** On the Space, sign in with HuggingFace to earn one persistent
 board entry + session history (Greatest Hits). Without login, your read is a live
 snapshot only — scored against the field but not saved.

app.py

@@ -364,41 +364,37 @@ def _build_demo():
             op_pick.change(view_operator, op_pick, [op_prof, op_card])
 
         with gr.Tab("Clock Your Signal"):
-            gr.Markdown("""### Clock your signal \u2014 4 steps
+            gr.Markdown("""### Clock your signal \u2014 local-first
 
-**Step 1 \u00b7 Pull your usage.** In your terminal (needs [Node.js](https://nodejs.org)),
-run **one** of these and copy the JSON it prints.
+**\u2460 Run the local importer \u2014 the real path.** From the repo folder, run the command
+**on its own line** (don't paste any trailing notes):
+```
+./sigrank
+```
+`./sigrank --codex` for Codex \u00b7 `./sigrank --all` for both. It reads your usage on your
+machine, computes your profile + \u03a5, and prints your board rank. **No paste, no upload \u2014
+nothing leaves your computer.** (Needs the repo + Python + Node.)
 
-Claude Code:
+**\u2461 No repo handy? Paste instead (the backup).** In your terminal run one of these
+(needs [Node.js](https://nodejs.org)), copy the JSON, and drop it in the box below:
 ```
 npx ccusage@latest claude --json
 ```
-Codex:
 ```
 npx ccusage@latest codex --json
 ```
-Already have ccusage installed? Drop the prefix and just run `ccusage claude --json`.
-\u26a0\ufe0f Run Claude and Codex **separately** \u2014 never bare `ccusage --json` (no provider). That
-merges every agent into one total and distorts your read.
-
-**Step 2 \u00b7 Paste it in the box below** and press **Clock My Signal**. No JSON? Type four
-numbers in order: `input  output  cache_create  cache_read`.
+Already have ccusage installed? Just `ccusage claude --json`. \u26a0\ufe0f Run Claude and Codex
+**separately** \u2014 never bare `ccusage --json` (it merges every agent and distorts the read).
+No JSON? Type four numbers in order: `input  output  cache_create  cache_read`.
 
-**Step 3 \u00b7 Read your profile** \u2014 archetype, cascade, full metrics, and your live board
-placement appear right below.
+**\u2462 Read your profile** \u2014 archetype, cascade, full metrics, and your live board placement
+appear right below.
 
-**Step 4 \u00b7 (optional) Sign in with HuggingFace** to save your entry to the board + keep
-session history (Greatest Hits). Without login it's a live snapshot only.
+**\u2463 (optional) Sign in with HuggingFace** to save your entry + session history (Greatest
+Hits). Without login it's a live snapshot only.
 
----
-**Local importer (optional \u2014 only if you've cloned the repo).** From inside the repo
-folder, run the command **on its own line** (don't paste any trailing notes):
-```
-./sigrank
-```
-Use `./sigrank --codex` for Codex or `./sigrank --all` for both. Needs the repo + Node +
-Python. *Codex input is estimated (`*`): alone \u2192 AA 2:1 baseline; with a Claude profile \u2192
-your own Claude input:output ratio.*""")
+*Codex input is estimated (`*`): alone \u2192 AA 2:1 baseline; with a Claude profile \u2192 your own
+Claude input:output ratio.*""")
             if _ON_SPACE:
                 gr.LoginButton(elem_id="hf-login-btn")
             else: