diff --git a/BeeKit/Managers/CurrentUserManager.swift b/BeeKit/Managers/CurrentUserManager.swift
index 011721c58..251686bc9 100644
--- a/BeeKit/Managers/CurrentUserManager.swift
+++ b/BeeKit/Managers/CurrentUserManager.swift
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ public actor CurrentUserManager {
         return keychain.get(CurrentUserManager.accessTokenKey)
     }
     
-    public var username :String? {
-        return user(context: modelContext)?.username
+    public var username: String? {
+        get async {
+            user(context: modelContext)?.username
+        }
     }
 
     public nonisolated func signedIn(context: NSManagedObjectContext) -> Bool {
diff --git a/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderGoalCountdownWidget.swift b/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderGoalCountdownWidget.swift
index b7b875b1e..46c015bd8 100644
--- a/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderGoalCountdownWidget.swift
+++ b/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderGoalCountdownWidget.swift
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ import WidgetKit
 
 struct BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
     func placeholder(in _: Context) -> BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntry {
-        let goalDTO = usersGoals.randomElement()
-
-        return .init(date: Date(),
-                     configuration: GoalCountdownConfigurationAppIntent(),
-                     updatedAt: Date().addingTimeInterval(-60 * 1000).timeIntervalSince1970,
-                     username: username,
-                     goalDTO: goalDTO)
+        .init(date: Date(),
+              configuration: GoalCountdownConfigurationAppIntent(),
+              updatedAt: Date().addingTimeInterval(-60 * 1000).timeIntervalSince1970,
+              username: "username",
+              goalDTO: BeeminderGoalCountdownGoalDTO(name: "goal1",
+                                                     limSum: "+3 in 3 days",
+                                                     countdownColor: Color.cyan,
+                                                     lastTouch: ""))
     }
 
     func snapshot(for _: GoalCountdownConfigurationAppIntent, in context: Context) async -> BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntry {
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ struct BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
     }
 
     func timeline(for configuration: GoalCountdownConfigurationAppIntent, in _: Context) async -> Timeline<BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntry> {
-        let goal = usersGoals.first { $0.name.caseInsensitiveCompare(configuration.goalName) == .orderedSame }
+        var goal: BeeminderGoalCountdownGoalDTO? {
+            guard let goalName = configuration.goalName else { return nil }
+            return usersGoals.first { $0.name.caseInsensitiveCompare(goalName) == .orderedSame }
+        }
 
         let updatedAt: TimeInterval? = {
             guard let lastTouch = goal?.lastTouch else { return nil }
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ struct BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
             return date?.timeIntervalSince1970
         }()
 
-        let entries: [BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntry] = [
+        let entries: [BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntry] = await [
             BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntry(date: Date(),
                                               configuration: configuration,
                                               updatedAt: updatedAt,
@@ -52,10 +56,12 @@ struct BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
 
 private extension BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetProvider {
     private var username: String? {
-        ServiceLocator.currentUserManager.username
+        get async {
+            await ServiceLocator.currentUserManager.username
+        }
     }
 
-    private var usersGoals: [BeeminderGoalCountdownGoalDTO] {
+    var usersGoals: [BeeminderGoalCountdownGoalDTO] {
         ServiceLocator.goalManager
             .staleGoals(context: ServiceLocator.persistentContainer.viewContext)?
             .sorted(using: SortDescriptor(\.urgencyKey))
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ struct BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntry: TimelineEntry {
     // let goal: Goal?
     let goalDTO: BeeminderGoalCountdownGoalDTO?
 
-    var userProvidedGoalName: String {
+    var userProvidedGoalName: String? {
         configuration.goalName
     }
 
@@ -148,7 +154,7 @@ struct BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntryView: View {
                     Spacer()
                     Spacer()
 
-                    Text(entry.userProvidedGoalName)
+                    Text(entry.userProvidedGoalName ?? "Edit Widget")
                         .font(.title)
                         .frame(width: .infinity)
                         .minimumScaleFactor(0.2)
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ struct BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetEntryView: View {
 
                     Spacer()
 
-                    Text(entry.userProvidedGoalName)
+                    Text(entry.userProvidedGoalName ?? "Edit Widget")
                         .font(.title)
                         .frame(width: .infinity)
                         .minimumScaleFactor(0.2)
diff --git a/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderGoalListWidget.swift b/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderGoalListWidget.swift
index 50e39bfc6..68e27541c 100644
--- a/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderGoalListWidget.swift
+++ b/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderGoalListWidget.swift
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct BeeminderGoalListProvider: TimelineProvider {
             : BeeminderGoalListEntryGoalDTO.goalDTOs.shuffled()
 
         return .init(date: Date(),
-                     username: username ?? "Player1",
+                     username: "Player1",
                      goals: goals.prefix(numGoals).map { $0 })
     }
 
@@ -28,21 +28,26 @@ struct BeeminderGoalListProvider: TimelineProvider {
     }
 
     func getTimeline(in _: Context, completion: @escaping @Sendable (Timeline<BeeminderGoalListEntry>) -> Void) {
-        let entries: [BeeminderGoalListEntry] = [
-            .init(date: Date(),
-                  username: username,
-                  goals: usersGoals),
-        ]
+        Task {
+            let entries: [BeeminderGoalListEntry] = await [
+                .init(date: Date(),
+                      username: username,
+                      goals: usersGoals),
+            ]
 
-        let timeline = Timeline(entries: entries, policy: .atEnd)
+            let timeline = Timeline(entries: entries, policy: .atEnd)
 
-        completion(timeline)
+            completion(timeline)
+        }
+        
     }
 }
 
 private extension BeeminderGoalListProvider {
     private var username: String? {
-        ServiceLocator.currentUserManager.username
+        get async {
+            await ServiceLocator.currentUserManager.username
+        }
     }
 
     private var usersGoals: [BeeminderGoalListEntryGoalDTO] {
diff --git a/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderPledgedTodayWidget.swift b/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderPledgedTodayWidget.swift
index 6c97b25f4..4d642092b 100644
--- a/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderPledgedTodayWidget.swift
+++ b/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderPledgedTodayWidget.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ struct BeeminderPledgedTodayWidgetProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
 
 private extension BeeminderPledgedTodayWidgetProvider {
     private var username: String? {
-        ServiceLocator.currentUserManager.username
+        get async {
+            await ServiceLocator.currentUserManager.username
+        }
     }
 
     private var usersGoals: [Goal] {
diff --git a/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderWidgetConfigurationIntents.swift b/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderWidgetConfigurationIntents.swift
index 353d2b65c..29e7d40ed 100644
--- a/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderWidgetConfigurationIntents.swift
+++ b/BeeminderWidget/BeeminderWidgetConfigurationIntents.swift
@@ -37,15 +37,27 @@ struct PledgedConfigurationAppIntent: WidgetConfigurationIntent {
     var denomination: BeeminderPledgeDenomination
 }
 
-struct GoalCountdownConfigurationAppIntent: WidgetConfigurationIntent {
+struct GoalCountdownConfigurationAppIntent: AppIntent, WidgetConfigurationIntent {
     static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Colored Goal"
     static let description = IntentDescription("Shows a goal in its countdown color!")
 
     @Parameter(title: "Goal Name (aka slug)",
-               default: "dial",
-               inputOptions: String.IntentInputOptions(keyboardType: .default, capitalizationType: .none, autocorrect: false))
-    var goalName: String
+               optionsProvider: BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetProvider.GoalNameProvider())
+    var goalName: String?
 
     @Parameter(title: "Show Summary of what you need to do to eke by, e.g., \"+2 within 1 day\".", default: true)
     var showLimSum: Bool
 }
+
+// namespace?
+extension BeeminderGoalCountdownWidgetProvider {
+    struct GoalNameProvider: DynamicOptionsProvider {
+        func results() async throws -> [String] {
+            ServiceLocator.goalManager
+                .staleGoals(context: ServiceLocator.persistentContainer.viewContext)?
+                .sorted(using: SortDescriptor(\.slug))
+                .map { $0.slug }
+                ?? []
+        }
+    }
+}