When Protocols End
When Protocols End
Completed protocols are preserved in your history with their full chart, adherence grade, and daily outcomes intact.
Natural Completion
When a protocol reaches its end date, all remaining days within the 3-day window are evaluated and the protocol moves to a completed state. Your final adherence percentage and grade are calculated from the full record.
The protocol does not disappear. It moves to the Completed section of your protocol list, where it retains its contribution chart, adherence grade, and every daily outcome for reference.
Retiring a Protocol Early
If circumstances change and a protocol no longer makes sense, you can retire it before its end date. On the protocol detail screen, the “Retire Protocol” action ends the protocol permanently. A confirmation dialog ensures this is intentional — retirement cannot be undone.
Retiring is not a failure. It is a recognition that the commitment no longer fits. Your adherence is calculated based on the days that were actually evaluated, not the original planned duration. A 30-day protocol retired on day 15 with strong adherence is a more honest record than a 30-day protocol forced to completion with fabricated check-ins.
Other Terminal States
Protocols can end in three ways:
| State | How It Happens |
|---|---|
| Completed | Protocol reached its end date naturally |
| Retired | You ended the protocol early by choice |
| Expired | The protocol’s time passed without activation (draft protocols only) |
All three are permanent. Once a protocol reaches any of these states, it cannot be reactivated.
Viewing Protocol History
Your protocol list screen organizes protocols into sections: Active, Draft, Paused, and Completed. The Completed section groups all finished protocols — whether they ended by completion, retirement, or expiration. Each entry displays the protocol title, its terminal state, rule count, duration, and adherence percentage.
Tap any historical protocol to view its full detail screen, including the contribution chart and day-by-day outcomes.
Starting a New Protocol
After one protocol ends, you can create a new one immediately — as long as you have fewer than 3 active protocols. The Coach can suggest follow-up protocols based on your performance. If you maintained strong adherence on “Sleep 7+ hours for 14 days,” the Coach might propose extending to 30 days or adding a complementary rule.
How Protocol Adherence Affects Your Score
Active protocol adherence feeds into the Adherence Multiplier, which is one of two components in your Daily Rubric Score. When a protocol ends, the multiplier recalculates based on your remaining active protocols. If no protocols are active, the multiplier is determined by record completeness alone.
The full scoring formula is explained in The Daily Rubric Score.
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