Add STORY tool (Brené Brown's "the story I'm making up")

- Surfaces assumptions before they become accusations
- Owns narrative as interpretation, not fact
- Opens curiosity instead of certainty
- Great for anxious/avoidant dynamics

Button order: SEND, TEND, SOMA, FEEL, NEED, PRACTICE NVC, STORY, REPAIR, WISDOM, LOVE
Color: Sky blue (#0ea5e9) between teal and blue

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ license: mit
 - **FEEL** - Identify feelings in the conversation
 - **NEED** - Extract underlying needs
 - **PRACTICE NVC** - Guided I-statement builder
+- **STORY** - "The story I'm making up..." Own your narrative
 - **REPAIR** - Craft genuine repair after ruptures
 - **WISDOM** - Draw from sacred texts and grounded wisdom
 - **LOVE** - Slow down, breathe, return to presence

app.py

@@ -397,7 +397,41 @@ Never:
 - Use first-person language
 - Write the repair for them
 - Push them to apologize more than they mean
-- Make it about being "right\""""
+- Make it about being "right\"""",
+
+    # TOOL 12: STORY (The story I'm making up)
+    "story": """Help surface the narrative/story someone is making up about their partner's behavior.
+
+ABSOLUTE RULE - NO FIRST PERSON:
+- NEVER say "I notice", "I hear", "I sense"
+- Use: "The story might be...", "What's landing is...", "Notice if..."
+
+THE CONCEPT (Brené Brown):
+"The story I'm making up" owns the narrative as YOUR interpretation, not fact.
+It opens curiosity instead of certainty and prevents accusations.
+
+APPROACH:
+1. Acknowledge what happened (the trigger/partner's words)
+2. Surface the possible story being made up ("The story might be: they don't care, they're pulling away, I'm not enough...")
+3. Name that this is interpretation, not fact
+4. Gently offer: "What if there's another story?"
+
+FORMAT (be concise, 3-5 sentences):
+- Name the story that might be running
+- Acknowledge it makes sense given the trigger
+- Invite curiosity: what else could be true?
+
+EXAMPLE:
+Partner said: "I'm too tired to talk about this"
+→ "The story might be: 'They don't care enough to show up for me.' That's a painful story. And it might not be the only one. What if 'tired' is just tired?"
+
+Help them SEE the story without shaming them for having it.
+
+Never:
+- Use first-person language
+- Tell them their story is wrong
+- Push them to a "better" interpretation
+- Be preachy about assumptions"""
 }
 
 

static/index.html

@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@
             border-left-color: #14b8a6;
             background: rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.1);
         }
+        .tool-desc.story-desc {
+            border-left-color: #0ea5e9;
+            background: rgba(14, 165, 233, 0.1);
+        }
         .tool-desc.repair-desc {
             border-left-color: #3b82f6;
             background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.1);
@@ -512,6 +516,15 @@
             color: white;
         }
 
+        .tool-btn.story {
+            border-color: #0ea5e9;
+            color: #0ea5e9;
+        }
+        .tool-btn.story:hover, .tool-btn.story.active {
+            background: #0ea5e9;
+            color: white;
+        }
+
         .tool-btn.repair {
             border-color: #3b82f6;
             color: #3b82f6;
@@ -875,6 +888,11 @@
                     <p>Guided I-statement builder. Step-by-step help crafting what you want to say.</p>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="tool-desc story-desc" onclick="showToolInfo('story')">
+                    <h4>STORY</h4>
+                    <p>"The story I'm making up..." Own your narrative before it becomes accusation.</p>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="tool-desc repair-desc" onclick="showToolInfo('repair')">
                     <h4>REPAIR</h4>
                     <p>After ruptures. Help craft genuine reconnection.</p>
@@ -978,6 +996,7 @@
                 <button class="tool-btn feel" onclick="useTool('feel')">FEEL</button>
                 <button class="tool-btn need" onclick="useTool('need')">NEED</button>
                 <button class="tool-btn nvc" onclick="useTool('nvc')">PRACTICE NVC</button>
+                <button class="tool-btn story" onclick="useTool('story')">STORY</button>
                 <button class="tool-btn repair" onclick="useTool('repair')">REPAIR</button>
                 <button class="tool-btn wisdom" onclick="useTool('wisdom')">WISDOM</button>
                 <button class="tool-btn love" onclick="useTool('love')">LOVE</button>
@@ -1029,6 +1048,7 @@
             feel: { name: 'Feelings Check', icon: '💜', api: null, interactive: true },
             need: { name: 'Needs Check', icon: '🎯', api: null, interactive: true },
             nvc: { name: 'Practice NVC', icon: '📝', api: 'guided_nvc' },
+            story: { name: 'The Story', icon: '📖', api: 'story' },
             repair: { name: 'Repair Support', icon: '🙏', api: 'repair_support' },
             wisdom: { name: 'Sacred Wisdom', icon: '🕊️', api: 'wisdom', interactive: true },
             love: { name: 'Slow Down', icon: '💗', api: null }
@@ -1430,6 +1450,15 @@ Real grief, real limits. 1-2 sentences.`
                 case 'repair':
                     inputText = userInput || 'Help me craft a genuine repair.';
                     break;
+                case 'story':
+                    if (userInput) {
+                        inputText = `Help me surface the story I'm making up about this: "${userInput}"`;
+                    } else if (lastPartnerMessage) {
+                        inputText = `My partner said: "${lastPartnerMessage}"\n\nHelp me notice the story I might be making up about what this means.`;
+                    } else {
+                        inputText = 'Help me notice what story I might be making up in this situation.';
+                    }
+                    break;
                 case 'soma':
                     // Check for body/sensation words in user's text
                     const bodyWords = extractBodyWords(userInput);