diff -ruN -x .git -x node_modules -x .venv -x venv -x __pycache__ -x .pytest_cache -x .ruff_cache -x .mypy_cache -x dist -x build -x target -x .tox -x .nox -x runs base/native/src/names.cpp combined/native/src/names.cpp
--- base/native/src/names.cpp	2026-10-22 23:44:32.586315915 -0400
+++ combined/native/src/names.cpp	2026-10-22 23:44:57.526163585 -0400
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 std::string normalize(const std::string& name) {
   std::string copy = name;
-  return lower(copy.c_str());
+  return lower(copy);
 }
 
 const char* first_or_null(const std::string& names) {