diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
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index 0000000..2fbd88f
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@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# CodeBurn Development Rules
+
+## Verification
+- NEVER commit without running locally first and confirming it works
+- Run `npx tsx src/cli.ts report` and `npx tsx src/cli.ts today` to verify changes before any commit
+- For dashboard changes: run the interactive TUI and visually confirm rendering
+- For new features: test the happy path AND edge cases (empty data, missing config, pipe mode)
+
+## Code Quality
+- Clean, minimal code. No dead code, no commented-out blocks, no TODO placeholders
+- No emoji anywhere in the codebase
+- No em dashes. Use hyphens or rewrite the sentence
+- No AI slop: no "streamline", "leverage", "robust", "seamless" in user-facing text
+- No unnecessary abstractions. Three similar lines > premature helper function
+
+## Accuracy
+- Every user-facing number (cost, tokens, calls) must be verified against real data
+- LiteLLM pricing model names must match exactly. No guessing model IDs
+- Date range calculations must be tested with edge cases (month boundaries, billing day > days in month)
+
+## Style
+- TypeScript strict mode. No `any` types
+- No comments unless the WHY is non-obvious
+- Imports: node builtins first, then deps, then local (separated by blank line)
+- Single quotes, no semicolons inconsistency (follow existing: no trailing semicolons in most files)
+
+## Git
+- Commits from: AgentSeal <hello@agentseal.org>
+- Small, focused commits. One feature per commit
+- Test locally before every commit
diff --git a/src/parser.ts b/src/parser.ts
index b71e45e..b835075 100644
--- a/src/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser.ts
@@ -149,18 +149,21 @@ function groupIntoTurns(entries: JournalEntry[], seenMsgIds: Set<string>): Parse
 
   for (const entry of entries) {
     if (entry.type === 'user') {
-      if (currentCalls.length > 0) {
-        turns.push({
-          userMessage: currentUserMessage,
-          assistantCalls: currentCalls,
-          timestamp: currentTimestamp,
-          sessionId: currentSessionId,
-        })
+      const text = getUserMessageText(entry)
+      if (text.trim()) {
+        if (currentCalls.length > 0) {
+          turns.push({
+            userMessage: currentUserMessage,
+            assistantCalls: currentCalls,
+            timestamp: currentTimestamp,
+            sessionId: currentSessionId,
+          })
+        }
+        currentUserMessage = text
+        currentCalls = []
+        currentTimestamp = entry.timestamp ?? ''
+        currentSessionId = entry.sessionId ?? ''
       }
-      currentUserMessage = getUserMessageText(entry)
-      currentCalls = []
-      currentTimestamp = entry.timestamp ?? ''
-      currentSessionId = entry.sessionId ?? ''
     } else if (entry.type === 'assistant') {
       const msgId = getMessageId(entry)
       if (msgId && seenMsgIds.has(msgId)) continue