diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-download-metrics.yml b/.github/workflows/update-download-metrics.yml
index 87d582b..80317f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-download-metrics.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-download-metrics.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
   schedule:
-    - cron: "17 6 * * *"
+    - cron: "17 5 * * *"
+    - cron: "17 11 * * *"
+    - cron: "17 17 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 0a974e3..ab33ece 100644
--- a/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	
+++ b/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 443;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 444;
 				DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = CS727NF72U;
 				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = YES;
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 443;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 444;
 				DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = CS727NF72U;
 				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = YES;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81e69fd..d0a3b55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center"><em>Styled line chart shows per-release totals plus a scaled 14-day git clone volume bar.</em></p>
-<p align="center">Git clones (last 14 days): <strong>1629</strong>.</p>
+<p align="center">Git clones (last 14 days): <strong>1965</strong>.</p>
 <p align="center">Snapshot total downloads: <strong>571</strong> across releases.</p>
 
 ## Project Docs
diff --git a/docs/images/release-download-trend.svg b/docs/images/release-download-trend.svg
index f4926e2..dabc526 100644
--- a/docs/images/release-download-trend.svg
+++ b/docs/images/release-download-trend.svg
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@
 
   <text x="776" y="56" fill="#D7F7FF" font-size="15" font-family="SF Pro Text, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, sans-serif">Release trend line with highlighted points</text>
   <rect x="58" y="390" width="1084" height="132" rx="12" fill="#0A1A2B" stroke="#2A4762" stroke-width="1"/>
-  <text x="84" y="420" fill="#E6F3FF" font-size="18" font-family="SF Pro Text, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, sans-serif" font-weight="600">Git Clones (last 14 days): 1629</text>
+  <text x="84" y="420" fill="#E6F3FF" font-size="18" font-family="SF Pro Text, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, sans-serif" font-weight="600">Git Clones (last 14 days): 1965</text>
   <rect x="86" y="450" width="1024" height="36" rx="10" fill="#15263A" stroke="#2B4255" stroke-width="1"/>
   <line x1="86" y1="442" x2="86" y2="494" stroke="#436280" stroke-width="1"/>
   <line x1="598.0" y1="442" x2="598.0" y2="494" stroke="#436280" stroke-width="1"/>
   <line x1="1110" y1="442" x2="1110" y2="494" stroke="#436280" stroke-width="1"/>
-  <rect x="86" y="450" width="834.0" height="36" rx="10" fill="url(#cloneFill)"/>
+  <rect x="86" y="450" width="1006.1" height="36" rx="10" fill="url(#cloneFill)"/>
   <text x="82" y="438" text-anchor="start" fill="#9CC3E6" font-size="12" font-family="SF Pro Text, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, sans-serif">0</text>
   <text x="598.0" y="438" text-anchor="middle" fill="#9CC3E6" font-size="12" font-family="SF Pro Text, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, sans-serif">1000</text>
   <text x="1114" y="438" text-anchor="end" fill="#9CC3E6" font-size="12" font-family="SF Pro Text, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, sans-serif">2000</text>
diff --git a/scripts/update_download_metrics.py b/scripts/update_download_metrics.py
index 58f46b2..61065d7 100755
--- a/scripts/update_download_metrics.py
+++ b/scripts/update_download_metrics.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import math
 import os
 import pathlib
 import re
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import urllib.request
 from dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -90,7 +91,20 @@ def fetch_clone_traffic() -> tuple[list[ClonePoint], int | None]:
     try:
         payload = github_api_get(CLONES_API_URL)
     except Exception:
-        return [], None
+        payload = None
+    if payload is None:
+        # Local fallback: reuse authenticated gh CLI when direct API auth is unavailable.
+        try:
+            out = subprocess.run(
+                ["gh", "api", f"repos/{OWNER}/{REPO}/traffic/clones"],
+                check=True,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=20,
+            )
+            payload = json.loads(out.stdout)
+        except Exception:
+            return [], None
     if not isinstance(payload, dict):
         return [], None