.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100vh - var(--nav-height));
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  padding: var(--space-8) 0 var(--space-7);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(20,23,28,0.96), rgba(20,23,28,0.88)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%, rgba(11,110,153,0.35), transparent 35%);
  z-index: -2;
}

.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 48px 48px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.7), transparent 85%);
  z-index: -1;
}

.hero-inner {
  color: #f4f1ec;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-6);
  max-width: 48rem;
}

.hero .brand-signal {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.hero h1 {
  color: #fff;
  max-width: 14ch;
}

.hero .roles {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: #b9c7d2;
}

.hero .lede { color: #d7d2c8; }

.hero-panel {
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
  padding: var(--space-4);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
  max-width: 40rem;
}

.os-loop span {
  animation: stagePulse 8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.os-loop span:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
.os-loop span:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 1.5s; }
.os-loop span:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 3s; }
.os-loop span:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 4.5s; }
.os-loop span:nth-child(9) { animation-delay: 6s; }

@keyframes stagePulse {
  0%, 100% { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
  20% { border-color: rgba(11, 110, 153, 0.9); background: rgba(11,110,153,0.18); }
}

.closing {
  background: var(--color-ink);
  color: #f4f1ec;
  padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.closing h2 {
  color: #fff;
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-5);
}

.closing-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  margin: var(--space-5) 0 var(--space-6);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #b9c7d2;
}

.page-hero {
  padding: calc(var(--space-section) * 0.65) 0 var(--space-6);
}

.page-hero h1 { max-width: 18ch; }

.case-layout,
.article-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-7);
}

.case-section {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  padding-bottom: var(--space-5);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.arch-diagram {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  margin-top: var(--space-4);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.arch-diagram .node {
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
}

.arch-diagram .flow {
  color: var(--color-accent-strong);
  padding-left: 0.25rem;
}

.timeline {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-5);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-line);
  padding-left: var(--space-5);
}

.timeline-item {
  position: relative;
}

.timeline-item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: calc(-1 * var(--space-5) - 5px);
  top: 0.4rem;
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--color-accent);
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr;
    align-items: end;
    max-width: none;
  }
  .hero-copy { grid-column: 1; }
  .hero-panel { grid-column: 2; }
  .case-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }
}


.portrait {
  margin: 0;
  justify-self: end;
}

.portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 20%;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
}

.portrait-hero img {
  max-width: 14rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}

.portrait-md img {
  max-width: 14rem;
}

.portrait-lg img {
  max-width: 20rem;
}

.about-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-6);
  align-items: center;
}

.contact-hero-grid {
  align-items: end;
}

@media (min-width: 800px) {
  .about-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 799px) {
  .portrait {
    justify-self: start;
  }

  .portrait-hero img,
  .portrait-md img,
  .portrait-lg img {
    max-width: 12rem;
  }
}


/* —— Homepage editorial pivot —— */
.thesis-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100vh - var(--nav-height));
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  padding: var(--space-9) 0 var(--space-8);
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #f4f1ec;
}

.thesis-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(20,23,28,0.98), rgba(20,23,28,0.9)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 85% 15%, rgba(11,110,153,0.28), transparent 34%);
  z-index: -2;
}

.thesis-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.035) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 56px 56px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.55), transparent 88%);
  z-index: -1;
}

.thesis-hero-inner {
  max-width: none;
}

.thesis-kicker {
  color: #9ec9df;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-5);
}

.thesis-hero h1 {
  color: #fff;
  max-width: 18ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 7vw, 5rem);
}

.thesis-sub {
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: #d7d2c8;
  max-width: 28ch;
}

.thesis-position {
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  color: #b8b2a6;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.thesis-cta {
  color: #9ec9df;
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

/* Inside a flex row, align-items:center halves any top margin on a child and
   knocks it out of line with sibling buttons. Clusters supply their own gap. */
.cluster > .thesis-cta,
.cluster > .btn-text {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.editorial-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  padding-block: var(--space-section);
}

.editorial-header {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-7);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  width: 100%;
}

.problem-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
}

.problem-item {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.problem-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.problem-item a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--numbered-col) minmax(0, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--space-5);
  padding: var(--space-5) 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  align-items: start;
  transition: color var(--transition);
}

.problem-item a:hover .problem-question {
  color: var(--color-accent-strong);
}

.problem-index {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  padding-top: 0.35rem;
}

.problem-question {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.85rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.problem-area {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.os-section {
  background: var(--color-ink);
  color: #f4f1ec;
  padding: var(--space-section) 0;
}

.os-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-7);
}

.os-intro h2 {
  color: #fff;
  max-width: 18ch;
  margin: var(--space-3) 0 var(--space-5);
}

.os-intro .lede {
  color: #d7d2c8;
}

.os-intro .btn-text {
  color: #9ec9df;
}

.os-vertical {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
}

.os-vertical li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
}

.os-vertical a {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  padding: var(--space-4) 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #f4f1ec;
}

.os-vertical a strong {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #9ec9df;
}

.os-vertical a span {
  color: #b8b2a6;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

.os-vertical a:hover strong {
  color: #fff;
}

.os-loop-note {
  padding: var(--space-4) 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7f8b96;
}

.field-stories {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-8);
}

.field-story {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  padding-top: var(--space-6);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.field-meta {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.field-story h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  max-width: 18ch;
}

.field-problem,
.field-decision,
.field-result {
  max-width: none;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.field-metric {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: var(--space-2) 0;
}

.field-metric-rule {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 3rem;
  max-width: 8rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--color-accent);
}

.beliefs-section {
  padding: var(--space-section) 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(20,23,28,0.03), transparent),
    var(--color-surface);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.belief-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
}

.belief-list li {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.belief-list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.belief-list a {
  display: block;
  padding: var(--space-5) 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  max-width: 28ch;
}

.belief-list a:hover {
  color: var(--color-accent-strong);
}

.desk-list {
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-5);
}

.desk-item {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  padding-bottom: var(--space-5);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.desk-item dt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-accent-strong);
}

.desk-item dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
}

.desk-item a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.notes-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
}

.notes-list li {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.notes-list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.notes-list a {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  padding: var(--space-5) 0;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.notes-category {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.notes-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem);
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.notes-summary {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.credibility-section {
  padding: var(--space-section) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.credibility-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-6);
}

.roles-line {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  margin: var(--space-3) 0 var(--space-4);
}

.credibility-strip {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--space-3) var(--space-5);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  padding-top: var(--space-5);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.closing h2 {
  margin-bottom: var(--space-6);
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .os-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
    align-items: start;
    gap: var(--space-8);
  }

  .desk-layout .desk-list,
  .desk-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: var(--space-6);
  }

  .credibility-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr;
    align-items: end;
  }

  .field-stories {
    gap: var(--space-9);
  }
}


.hero-domains {
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #9ec9df;
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.narrow-copy {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.plain-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: var(--space-4) 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
}

.plain-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.plain-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.7em;
  width: 0.4rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--color-accent);
}

.plain-list.on-dark li {
  color: #d7d2c8;
}

.split-blocks {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-7);
}

.split-block {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  max-width: none;
  padding-top: var(--space-5);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.split-block h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
}

.playbook-home a {
  color: inherit;
}

.playbook-home .stage-summary {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.os-section .playbook-home,
.playbook-home {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.playbook-home li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.playbook-home a strong {
  color: var(--color-accent-strong);
}

.measure-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-5);
}

.measure-item {
  padding-top: var(--space-4);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.measure-item h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.chip-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  margin-top: var(--space-4);
}

.chip-row span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  padding: 0.2rem 0;
}

.tech-landscape {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-5);
}

.tech-group {
  padding-top: var(--space-4);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.tech-group h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.belief-list .belief-title {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.8rem);
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.belief-list .belief-body {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.belief-list li {
  padding: var(--space-5) 0;
}

.journey-list {
  margin: var(--space-5) 0 0;
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.credential-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
}

.credential-list li {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  padding: var(--space-3) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .measure-grid,
  .tech-landscape {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: var(--space-6);
  }
}


.work-story-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  max-width: 20ch;
}

.work-story-title a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.work-story-title a:hover {
  color: var(--color-accent-strong);
}

.case-editorial {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-7);
}

.case-main {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-5);
  max-width: var(--reading-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.case-contribution {
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.case-aside {
  padding-top: var(--space-4);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.case-aside a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .case-editorial {
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 0.7fr;
    align-items: start;
    gap: var(--space-8);
  }

  .case-editorial .case-main {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .case-aside {
    border-top: 0;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--color-line);
    padding: 0 0 0 var(--space-6);
    position: sticky;
    top: calc(var(--nav-height) + 1.5rem);
  }
}


/* —— My Work —— */
.mw-page {
  /* inherit global page grid; no parallel gutters */
}

.mw-hero .editorial-header,
.mw-hero-header {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  gap: var(--space-4);
}

.mw-hero-header h1 {
  color: #fff;
  max-width: 18ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.8rem);
  margin: 0;
}

.mw-hero-header .thesis-kicker {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.mw-hero-header .thesis-position,
.mw-hero-header .lede {
  color: #d7d2c8;
  margin-top: 0;
  max-width: none;
}

.mw-hero-header .hero-domains {
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
}

.mw-on-dark .eyebrow {
  color: #9ec9df;
}

.mw-on-dark h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

.mw-on-dark .lede {
  color: #d7d2c8;
}

.mw-page .closing h2 {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.mw-page .section-content {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.mw-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-5);
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
  width: 100%;
}

.mw-card {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  background: transparent;
  min-width: 0;
  padding-inline: 0;
}

.mw-card-featured {
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: var(--card-padding);
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-6);
  width: 100%;
}

.mw-card-link {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  padding: var(--card-padding) 0;
  height: 100%;
  transition: transform var(--transition-fast);
}

.mw-card-featured .mw-card-link {
  padding: 0;
}

.mw-card-link:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.mw-card-link h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
}

.mw-card-challenge {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  max-width: none;
}

.mw-card-metric {
  margin: var(--space-2) 0;
  padding: var(--space-4) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.mw-card-metric-value {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.os-section .mw-card-metric-value,
.thesis-hero .mw-card-metric-value {
  color: #fff;
}

.mw-card-metric-label,
.mw-card-metric-support {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.mw-card-role {
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  max-width: none;
}

.mw-card-role span {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.mw-card-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.45rem 0.8rem;
}

.mw-card-tags span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.mw-card-cta {
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
}

.mw-scale-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--space-5);
  width: 100%;
}

.mw-scale-item {
  padding-top: var(--space-4);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
}

.mw-scale-value {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  color: #fff;
}

.mw-scale-label {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  color: #b8b2a6;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

/* Dark scale band: keep dark values (override light home-scale helpers) */
.os-section .home-scale-item {
  border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
}

.os-section .home-scale-value {
  color: #fff;
}

.os-section .home-scale-label {
  color: #b8b2a6;
}

.mw-approach {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  width: 100%;
}

.mw-approach li,
.mw-approach .numbered-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--numbered-col) minmax(0, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--space-5);
  padding: var(--space-5) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  min-width: 0;
  align-items: start;
}

.mw-approach li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.mw-approach-n {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  padding-top: 0.35rem;
  width: var(--numbered-col);
}

.mw-approach h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}

.mw-tech {
  width: 100%;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .mw-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: var(--space-6) var(--space-7);
  }

  .mw-scale-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 599px) {
  .mw-approach li,
  .mw-approach .numbered-item {
    grid-template-columns: 2.5rem minmax(0, 1fr);
    column-gap: var(--space-4);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .mw-card-link:hover {
    transform: none;
  }
}

/* —— Layout system alignment —— */

/* Keep hero → content rhythm after editorial-section padding-block */
.page-hero + .section,
.page-hero + .editorial-section,
.page-hero + .section.editorial-section,
.thesis-hero + .section,
.thesis-hero + .editorial-section,
.thesis-hero + .section.editorial-section {
  padding-top: var(--space-6);
}


.prose {
  max-width: none;
}

.prose > p,
.prose > ul,
.prose > ol,
.prose > h2,
.prose > h3 {
  max-width: var(--reading-max);
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.cluster {
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

@media (max-width: 599px) {
  .mw-approach li,
  .problem-item a,
  .numbered-item {
    grid-template-columns: 2.5rem minmax(0, 1fr);
    column-gap: var(--space-4);
  }
}


/* —— Homepage seven-beat —— */
.home-hero-cta .btn-primary {
  color: #fff;
}

.home-proof {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  width: 100%;
}

.home-proof-item {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.home-proof-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.home-proof-link {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--numbered-col) minmax(0, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--space-5);
  padding: var(--space-5) 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  align-items: start;
}

.home-proof-index {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  padding-top: 0.35rem;
}

.home-proof-body {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-2);
}

.home-proof-body h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.85rem);
  margin: 0;
}

.home-proof-metric {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 1rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.85rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.home-proof-metric-label {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.home-proof-tags {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.home-pull-quote {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
}

.home-pull-quote p {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: var(--content-max);
}

.home-pillars {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-6);
  width: 100%;
}

.home-pillar {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  padding-top: var(--space-5);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.home-pillar h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem);
}

.home-playbook-flow {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  width: 100%;
}

.home-playbook-stage {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  padding: var(--card-padding);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  min-width: 8.5rem;
  flex: 1 1 8.5rem;
}

.home-playbook-stage strong {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--color-accent-strong);
}

.home-playbook-stage span {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.home-playbook-arrow {
  align-self: center;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
}

.home-trust {
  padding-block: var(--space-6);
}

.home-trust-strip {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  max-width: none;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .home-pillars {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: var(--space-7);
  }

  .home-pillar {
    border-top: 0;
    padding-top: 0;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--color-line);
    padding-left: var(--space-5);
  }

  .home-pillar:first-child {
    border-left: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 699px) {
  .home-playbook-arrow {
    display: none;
  }
}


/* —— Toolkit frameworks —— */
.toolkit-framework h2 {
  margin-top: var(--space-7);
}

.toolkit-framework h2:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.toolkit-checklist {
  margin-top: var(--space-4);
}

.toolkit-score-table {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  margin: var(--space-4) 0 var(--space-6);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.toolkit-score-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) 5.5rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--space-3);
  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  align-items: start;
}

.toolkit-score-row:first-child {
  border-top: 0;
}

.toolkit-score-head {
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.toolkit-score-blank {
  color: var(--color-line);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.toolkit-framework-note {
  margin-top: var(--space-7);
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

@media (max-width: 699px) {
  .toolkit-score-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}


.contact-expectation {
  margin: var(--space-4) 0 0;
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

/* ---- Content depth & proof pack (Aug 2026) ---- */

.credibility-thread {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-accent);
  padding-left: var(--space-5);
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
}

.proof-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  margin-top: var(--space-7);
}

.proof-strip-item {
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: var(--space-5);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.proof-strip-value {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.proof-strip-label {
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .proof-strip {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .proof-strip {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

.closing-statement {
  margin-bottom: var(--space-6);
}

.closing-statement p {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #d7d2c8;
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-2);
}

.closing-statement p:last-child {
  color: #f4f1ec;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.case-glance {
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: var(--card-padding);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.case-glance-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  margin-top: var(--space-4);
}

.case-glance-row dt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.case-glance-row dd {
  margin: var(--space-1) 0 0;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .case-glance-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 11rem 1fr;
    gap: var(--space-4);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .case-glance-row dd {
    margin-top: 0;
  }
}

.about-journey h2 {
  margin-top: var(--space-7);
}

.about-journey h2:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.contact-topics span {
  white-space: normal;
}

/* ---- Playbook operating model: rails, deliverables, autonomy, adopt ---- */

.playbook-promises {
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-accent);
  padding-left: var(--space-5);
}

.playbook-promises li {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.playbook-signature {
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.playbook-rails-diagram {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: var(--space-5);
  margin: var(--space-6) 0 var(--space-7);
  overflow-x: auto;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.playbook-rail {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  padding-top: var(--space-6);
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
  max-width: var(--content-max);
}

.playbook-rail h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.playbook-rail-theme {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.playbook-rail p {
  margin-top: var(--space-3);
}

.playbook-rail .measure-grid {
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
}

.playbook-rail .measure-item h4 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.playbook-stack {
  counter-reset: stack;
  margin: var(--space-5) 0;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-line);
  padding-left: var(--space-5);
}

.playbook-stack li {
  position: relative;
  padding: var(--space-2) 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.playbook-stack-close {
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.playbook-adopt-cta {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-5);
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: var(--card-padding);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.playbook-adopt-cta h2 {
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
}

.playbook-adopt-cta .lede {
  margin-top: var(--space-3);
}

@media (min-width: 800px) {
  .playbook-adopt-cta {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: var(--space-7);
  }
}

.stage-deliverable-list {
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
  max-width: var(--content-max);
}

.autonomy-table-wrap {
  overflow-x: auto;
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
}

.autonomy-table {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 46rem;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.autonomy-table th,
.autonomy-table td {
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
  padding: var(--space-4);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.autonomy-table thead th {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  background: var(--color-surface);
}

.autonomy-table tbody tr:last-child th,
.autonomy-table tbody tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.autonomy-table tbody th {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.autonomy-code {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.autonomy-name {
  display: block;
  margin-top: var(--space-1);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  white-space: normal;
  max-width: 10rem;
}

.learn-routing {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
}

.learn-route {
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: var(--space-5);
}

.learn-route-target {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .learn-routing {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

.learn-example {
  margin-top: var(--space-7);
}

.learn-example-weak {
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.learn-example-strong {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-accent);
  padding-left: var(--space-5);
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.adopt-download {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: var(--space-7);
  background: var(--color-surface-elevated);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: var(--card-padding);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.adopt-download-label {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.adopt-download-meta {
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .adopt-download {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: var(--space-6);
  }
}

.adopt-tree-wrap {
  overflow-x: auto;
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
}

.adopt-tree {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 40rem;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}

.adopt-tree th,
.adopt-tree td {
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-4) var(--space-2) 0;
}

.adopt-tree th {
  font-weight: 400;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.adopt-tree code {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  white-space: pre;
}

.adopt-tree td {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.adopt-steps {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-5);
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
}

.adopt-steps li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--numbered-col) 1fr;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  align-items: start;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  padding-top: var(--space-5);
}

.adopt-step-index {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.adopt-steps h3 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.adopt-steps p {
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.adopt-progression-close {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-accent);
  padding-left: var(--space-5);
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
}