Collecting & Locking

Every daily card starts as a Draft and eventually becomes Collected. Collecting is how you signal that the day is done — it locks the card, preserves your record, and feeds your Stats.

Draft vs. Collected

A card stays in Draft while you're still working on it. Drafts are fully editable. Once collected, a card is read-only: you can view everything on it, but nothing can be changed.

The distinction matters because StarCards uses collected cards to build your history. Editing after the fact would compromise the integrity of your journal, so once you lock it in, it stays.

How to Collect Your Card

When you're ready to close out the day, tap the Collect button on your card. A confirmation prompt will appear — confirm and the card is locked.

Collecting is intentional by design. The confirmation step is there so you don't lock a card by accident mid-day.

Midnight Auto-Collection

If you don't collect manually, StarCards handles it for you. At midnight, any daily card still in Draft is automatically collected by the system. You'll find it in your Archive the next morning as a Collected card.

This means every day gets a permanent record — whether you close it out intentionally or not.

Why It Feeds Your Stats

Collected cards contribute to your Stats. Metrics like average Feeling Score, task completion rate, and journal streaks are calculated from your collected card history. Draft cards are not counted. Collecting — even if auto-collected at midnight — is what moves the data into your stats.

After Locking

Once a card is collected, the Collect button disappears and the card becomes view-only. You can still:

• Read all content on the card, including every star point and the flipped back side
• Browse the card from your Archive or through Decks
• View any files or links attached at the A point

You cannot edit the title, description, tasks, tags, or any other field.