/* ============================================================
   FrontlineQSR — Unified Public Website
   Stage 3 implementation stylesheet (NON-PRODUCTION STAGING)

   Built on assets/frontlineqsr-tokens.css. This file defines
   no colors of its own: every value resolves to a --fq-* token
   so the public site and the platform stay visually unified.
   ============================================================ */

/* ============================================================
   BRAND PALETTE — aligned to the official FrontlineQSR shield
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   Values sampled directly from assets/logo.png rather than
   estimated. Of the saturated shield pixels: cyan 57%, green/
   lime 35%, blue 8%. The most saturated anchor is #00cfff.

   Declared here, in the PUBLIC-SITE stylesheet, and deliberately
   NOT in frontlineqsr-tokens.css — that file declares itself the
   single source of truth for the whole platform, and editing it
   would repaint the customer application too. unified.css loads
   after it, so these :root values win on the website and nowhere
   else. Reverting is a matter of deleting this block.

   Contrast verified against every site background (AA = 4.5:1):
     cyan  #00cfff  10.25:1   blue #1998dc  5.92:1
     lime  #6ccc4f   9.37:1   button text on darkest stop 5.89:1
   ============================================================ */
:root {
  --fq-brand-teal:   #00cfff;   /* shield cyan anchor (was #22d3ee) */
  --fq-brand-blue:   #1998dc;   /* shield blue       (was #3b82f6, indigo-leaning) */
  --fq-brand-green:  #6ccc4f;   /* shield lime       (was #34d399, mint) */
  --fq-teal-deep:    #0b8fb8;
  --fq-blue-deep:    #12567f;
  --fq-green-strong: #5bb83f;

  /* Follows the shield's own blue → cyan → green transition */
  --fq-grad-brand: linear-gradient(135deg, #1998dc 0%, #00cfff 42%, #7fd957 100%);
  --fq-grad-brand-soft: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(25,152,220,.15), rgba(0,207,255,.13), rgba(108,204,79,.13));
  --fq-brand-glow: rgba(0,207,255,.20);
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  * { animation-duration: .001ms !important; transition-duration: .001ms !important; }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--fq-bg);
  color: var(--fq-text);
  font-family: var(--fq-font);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a { color: var(--fq-brand-teal); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
/* `height: auto` added 25 Oct 2026 (visual corrections).
   Every image carries width/height attributes for layout stability. Without an
   explicit `height: auto`, once `max-width` shrinks the rendered width the height
   can stay pinned at the attribute value, stretching the image vertically. This
   keeps the intrinsic ratio at every breakpoint. */
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--fq-brand-teal);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.u-skip {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0;
  background: var(--fq-panel); color: var(--fq-text);
  padding: 12px 18px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius); z-index: 999;
}
.u-skip:focus { left: 12px; top: 12px; }

.u-wrap { width: 100%; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; }

/* ---------- Staging banner ---------- */
.u-staging {
  background: var(--fq-warn);
  color: #1a1206;
  font-size: var(--fq-fs-tiny);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 7px 12px;
}

/* ============================================================
   HEADER
   ============================================================ */
.u-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(7, 17, 31, .88);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-header::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand); opacity: .5;
}
.u-header .u-wrap {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px;
  min-height: 70px;
}
.u-brand { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.u-brand:hover { text-decoration: none; }
.u-wordmark {
  font-size: 19px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.015em;
  color: var(--fq-text);
}
.u-wordmark .u-tm { font-size: .55em; vertical-align: super; font-weight: 600; opacity: .75; }
.u-brandline {
  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fq-text-faint);
}

.u-nav { display: flex; gap: 26px; margin-left: 10px; }
.u-nav a {
  color: var(--fq-text-soft); font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 500;
  padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: color var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease), border-color var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease);
}
.u-nav a:hover { color: var(--fq-text); border-bottom-color: var(--fq-brand-teal); text-decoration: none; }
.u-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--fq-text);
  border-bottom-color: var(--fq-brand-teal);
}

.u-headcta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-left: auto; }

.u-navtoggle {
  display: none; margin-left: auto;
  background: var(--fq-surface-2); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  color: var(--fq-text); border-radius: var(--fq-radius-sm);
  padding: 9px 13px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer;
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.u-btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px;
  padding: 11px 20px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius);
  font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: .005em;
  border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform var(--fq-fast) var(--fq-ease), box-shadow var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease),
              background var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease), border-color var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.u-btn:hover { text-decoration: none; transform: translateY(-1px); }

.u-btn-primary {
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand);
  color: #04131c;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px var(--fq-brand-glow);
}
.u-btn-primary:hover { box-shadow: 0 10px 28px var(--fq-brand-glow); }

.u-btn-solid {
  background: var(--fq-surface-3); color: var(--fq-text);
  border-color: var(--fq-border-strong);
}
.u-btn-solid:hover { background: var(--fq-surface-2); border-color: var(--fq-brand-teal); }

.u-btn-ghost {
  background: transparent; color: var(--fq-text-soft);
  border-color: var(--fq-border-strong);
}
.u-btn-ghost:hover { color: var(--fq-text); border-color: var(--fq-brand-teal); }

.u-btn-lg { padding: 14px 26px; font-size: 15.5px; }

/* ============================================================
   INTERIOR PAGE HERO
   ============================================================ */
.u-phero {
  padding: 84px 0 64px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 440px at 20% -10%, rgba(0,207,255,.12), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(760px 400px at 86% 6%, rgba(59,130,246,.10), transparent 60%),
    var(--fq-bg-deep);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-phero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(31px, 4.6vw, 50px); line-height: 1.12;
  font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.028em; margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 20ch;
}
.u-phero .u-lede { font-size: 18px; max-width: 64ch; margin-bottom: 0; }
.u-phero-cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 30px; }

.u-crumb {
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--fq-text-faint); margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.u-crumb a { color: var(--fq-text-muted); }
.u-crumb span { margin: 0 8px; opacity: .5; }

/* Content slot — unresolved content awaiting Product Lead */
.u-slot {
  border: 2px dashed var(--fq-warn);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(245,158,11,.05) 0 12px, transparent 12px 24px);
  padding: 26px; margin: 20px 0;
}
.u-slot-tag {
  display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fq-warn); margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.u-slot p { margin: 0; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--fq-text-muted); }
.u-slot p + p { margin-top: 8px; }

/* Generic content grids used across interior pages */
.u-grid3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; margin-top: 38px; }
.u-grid4 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 18px; margin-top: 38px; }
.u-grid2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 22px; margin-top: 38px; }
.u-num {
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: var(--fq-brand-teal); margin: 0 0 9px;
}
.u-checklist { list-style: none; margin: 32px 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 11px; }
.u-checklist li {
  display: flex; gap: 13px; align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 15px 18px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius-sm);
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--fq-text-soft); line-height: 1.55;
}
.u-checklist li::before {
  content: "✓"; color: var(--fq-brand-teal); font-weight: 800; flex-shrink: 0;
}
.u-note {
  margin-top: 34px; padding: 24px 26px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--fq-brand-teal);
  background: var(--fq-surface-1);
  border-radius: 0 var(--fq-radius) var(--fq-radius) 0;
}
.u-note p { margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--fq-text-soft); }
.u-note p + p { margin-top: 12px; }

/* ---------- Media & Insights cards ---------- */
.u-media { display: grid; gap: 18px; margin-top: 38px; }
.u-media-card {
  display: block; padding: 26px 28px;
  background: var(--fq-card); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  transition: border-color var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease), transform var(--fq-fast) var(--fq-ease),
              background var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease);
}
.u-media-card:hover {
  text-decoration: none; transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: rgba(0,207,255,.40); background: var(--fq-card-2);
}
.u-media-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.u-kind {
  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fq-brand-teal); padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand-soft); border: 1px solid rgba(0,207,255,.30);
}
.u-src { font-size: 13px; color: var(--fq-text-faint); font-weight: 600; }
.u-media-card h3 {
  font-size: 19.5px; line-height: 1.35; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.015em; color: var(--fq-text); margin: 0 0 10px; max-width: 54ch;
}
.u-media-card p { margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--fq-text-muted); max-width: 70ch; }
.u-ext {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 650; color: var(--fq-brand-teal);
}
.u-ext::after { content: "\2197"; font-size: 13px; }

/* ---------- Founder ---------- */
.u-founder { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr; gap: 44px; align-items: start; margin-top: 10px; }
.u-founder-name { font-size: clamp(25px, 3vw, 32px); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: 6px 0 4px; }
.u-founder-role { font-size: 15.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--fq-brand-teal); margin: 0 0 24px; }
.u-bio p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.74; color: var(--fq-text-soft); margin: 0 0 16px; max-width: 70ch; }
.u-portrait {
  /* Source is square (1254x1254). Rendered 1:1 so nothing is cropped and the
     subject keeps its natural proportions at every breakpoint. */
  width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  border: 1px solid var(--fq-border-strong); box-shadow: var(--fq-shadow-md); display: block;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .u-founder { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .u-founder > div:first-child { max-width: 260px; }
}

.u-sr {
  position:absolute; width:1px; height:1px; padding:0; margin:-1px;
  overflow:hidden; clip:rect(0 0 0 0); white-space:nowrap; border:0;
}

/* ---------- Form validation + status ---------- */
.u-field-err {
  margin: 2px 0 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--fq-bad);
}
.u-field input[aria-invalid="true"],
.u-field textarea[aria-invalid="true"],
.u-field select[aria-invalid="true"] {
  border-color: var(--fq-bad-strong);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(239,68,68,.14);
}
.u-form-status {
  margin: 0; padding: 12px 15px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius-sm);
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.5;
}
.u-form-status.is-error {
  color: var(--fq-bad); background: rgba(239,68,68,.09);
  border: 1px solid rgba(239,68,68,.30);
}
.u-form-status.is-notice {
  color: var(--fq-warn); background: rgba(245,158,11,.09);
  border: 1px solid rgba(245,158,11,.32);
}
.u-form button[type="submit"][disabled] { opacity: .6; cursor: progress; }
.u-refline {
  margin: 16px 0 0 !important; padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  font-size: 15px;
}
.u-refline strong {
  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
  letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--fq-brand-teal);
}
.u-reffoot { margin: 6px 0 0 !important; font-size: 13px; color: var(--fq-text-faint); }

/* ---------- Legal pages (Privacy, Terms) ---------- */
.u-legal { max-width: 78ch; }
.u-legal .u-legal-doctitle {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 31px); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -.025em; color: var(--fq-text);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.u-legal-updated {
  font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--fq-text-faint);
  padding-bottom: 22px; margin: 0 0 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-legal h2 {
  font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.015em;
  margin: 40px 0 14px; padding-top: 4px;
}
.u-legal h2:first-of-type { margin-top: 30px; }
.u-legal h3 {
  font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--fq-text);
  margin: 24px 0 8px;
}
.u-legal p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.72; color: var(--fq-text-soft); margin: 0 0 14px; }
.u-legal ul { margin: 0 0 16px; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.u-legal ul li {
  position: relative; padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 9px;
  font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--fq-text-soft);
}
.u-legal ul li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 2px; top: 10px;
  width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--fq-brand-teal);
}
.u-legal ul li strong { color: var(--fq-text); }
.u-legal-toc {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 10px;
  margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 26px;
}
.u-legal-toc a {
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--fq-text-muted);
  padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-legal-toc a:hover { color: var(--fq-text); border-color: var(--fq-brand-teal); text-decoration: none; }

/* Simple form styling — request + contact */
.u-form { display: grid; gap: 18px; max-width: 620px; margin-top: 34px; }
.u-field { display: grid; gap: 7px; }
.u-field label { font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 650; color: var(--fq-text-soft); }
.u-field input, .u-field textarea, .u-field select {
  font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; color: var(--fq-text);
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border-strong);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-sm); padding: 12px 14px; width: 100%;
}
.u-field textarea { min-height: 104px; resize: vertical; }
.u-field input::placeholder, .u-field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--fq-text-faint); }

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .u-grid3, .u-grid4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .u-phero { padding: 56px 0 44px; }
  .u-grid3, .u-grid4, .u-grid2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION PRIMITIVES
   ============================================================ */
.u-sec { padding: 92px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--fq-line); }
.u-sec:first-of-type { border-top: 0; }
.u-sec-raised { background: var(--fq-bg-raised); }
.u-sec-deep { background: var(--fq-bg-deep); }

.u-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fq-brand-teal);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.u-h2 {
  font-size: clamp(27px, 3.4vw, 40px); line-height: 1.18;
  font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  margin: 0 0 18px; max-width: 24ch;
}
.u-h2-wide { max-width: 32ch; }
.u-lede {
  font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--fq-text-soft);
  max-width: 68ch; margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.u-body { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--fq-text-muted); max-width: 68ch; }
.u-center { text-align: center; }
.u-center .u-h2, .u-center .u-lede { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

.u-tm { font-size: .6em; vertical-align: super; font-weight: 600; }

/* ============================================================
   1 · HERO
   ============================================================ */
.u-hero {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  padding: 108px 0 104px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(1100px 520px at 18% -8%, rgba(0,207,255,.13), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(900px 480px at 88% 8%, rgba(59,130,246,.11), transparent 60%),
    var(--fq-bg-deep);
}
.u-hero::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--fq-border-strong), transparent);
}
.u-hero-inner { max-width: 880px; }
.u-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 6vw, 62px);
  line-height: 1.08; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.u-hero h1 .u-accent {
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: transparent;
}
.u-hero-sub {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 2vw, 20px); line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--fq-text-soft); max-width: 60ch; margin: 0 0 34px;
}
.u-hero-cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 13px; }
.u-hero-meta {
  margin: 38px 0 0; padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 30px;
  font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--fq-text-faint);
}
.u-hero-meta span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.u-dot {
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--fq-brand-teal); flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   2 · PROBLEM — contrast pair
   ============================================================ */
.u-contrast { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; margin-top: 42px; }
.u-card {
  background: var(--fq-card); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg); padding: 28px;
}
.u-card-muted { background: var(--fq-surface-1); }
.u-card-accent { border-color: rgba(0,207,255,.30); background: var(--fq-grad-brand-soft); }
.u-card h3 {
  font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 10px; letter-spacing: -.01em;
}
.u-card p { margin: 0; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.66; color: var(--fq-text-muted); }
.u-card-label {
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fq-text-faint); margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.u-card-accent .u-card-label { color: var(--fq-brand-teal); }

/* ============================================================
   3 · GOVERNED OPERATIONAL TRUTH — vertical flow
   ============================================================ */
.u-flow { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; margin-top: 44px; max-width: 760px; }
.u-flow-step {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 18px;
  padding: 18px 22px;
  background: var(--fq-surface-1);
  border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius);
}
.u-flow-step.is-key {
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand-soft);
  border-color: rgba(0,207,255,.32);
}
.u-flow-num {
  flex-shrink: 0; width: 26px; height: 26px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background: var(--fq-surface-3); color: var(--fq-text-soft);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 750;
}
.u-flow-step.is-key .u-flow-num { background: var(--fq-brand-teal); color: #04131c; }
.u-flow-step strong { display: block; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 3px; }
.u-flow-step span.u-flow-note { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--fq-text-muted); }
.u-flow-link {
  width: 1px; height: 18px; margin-left: 33px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--fq-border-strong), var(--fq-brand-teal));
}
.u-flow-link::after {
  content: "▾"; display: block; margin-left: -5px; margin-top: 14px;
  color: var(--fq-brand-teal); font-size: 11px; line-height: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   4 · OPERATING MODEL — 7 stages, continuous loop
   ============================================================ */
.u-model { margin-top: 48px; }
.u-model-track {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: stretch;
  gap: 10px; justify-content: center;
}
.u-stage {
  position: relative; flex: 1 1 128px; min-width: 128px; max-width: 168px;
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius); padding: 18px 12px;
  text-align: center;
}
.u-stage-n {
  display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--fq-text-faint); margin-bottom: 7px;
}
.u-stage-name { font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; }
.u-stage.is-focus {
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand-soft);
  border-color: rgba(0,207,255,.36);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,207,255,.12), 0 8px 26px rgba(0,207,255,.10);
}
.u-stage.is-focus .u-stage-n { color: var(--fq-brand-teal); }
.u-stage-arrow {
  align-self: center; color: var(--fq-text-faint);
  font-size: 15px; flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.u-loop {
  position: relative; margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 760px; padding-top: 14px;
}
.u-loop-arc {
  height: 42px;
  border: 1px solid var(--fq-brand-teal);
  border-top: 0;
  border-radius: 0 0 var(--fq-radius-xl) var(--fq-radius-xl);
  opacity: .5;
}
.u-loop-label {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 9px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--fq-brand-teal);
  text-align: center;
}
.u-loop-note {
  margin: 10px auto 0; max-width: 62ch; text-align: center;
  font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--fq-text-muted);
}

/* ============================================================
   5 + 9 · INTERACTIVE SELECTOR SECTIONS
   ============================================================ */
.u-switch { margin-top: 40px; }
.u-tablist {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px;
  padding: 6px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  width: fit-content; max-width: 100%;
}
.u-tab {
  appearance: none; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer;
  background: transparent; color: var(--fq-text-muted);
  font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 650;
  padding: 11px 20px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius-sm);
  transition: all var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease); white-space: nowrap;
}
.u-tab:hover { color: var(--fq-text); background: var(--fq-surface-2); }
.u-tab[aria-selected="true"] {
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand); color: #04131c;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px var(--fq-brand-glow);
}

.u-panel {
  margin-top: 26px;
  background: var(--fq-card); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-xl); padding: 34px;
  animation: u-fade var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease);
}
.u-panel[hidden] { display: none; }
@keyframes u-fade { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

.u-panel-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; gap: 34px; align-items: start; }
.u-panel h3 {
  font-size: 23px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.015em;
  margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.26;
}
.u-panel-role {
  font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fq-brand-teal); margin: 0 0 11px;
}
.u-panel p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--fq-text-soft); margin: 0 0 16px; }
.u-qlist { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 11px; }
.u-qlist li {
  display: flex; gap: 11px; align-items: flex-start;
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--fq-text-muted); line-height: 1.55;
}
.u-qlist li::before {
  content: ""; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 8px;
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--fq-brand-teal);
}
.u-panel-side {
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg); padding: 24px;
}
.u-panel-side .u-card-label { margin-bottom: 14px; }

/* ============================================================
   6 · RRI
   ============================================================ */
.u-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 52px; align-items: center; }
.u-split-wide { grid-template-columns: 1.08fr .92fr; }

.u-isnot { display: grid; gap: 10px; margin-top: 30px; }
.u-isnot div {
  display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start;
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--fq-text-muted);
  padding: 13px 16px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius-sm);
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-isnot .u-x { color: var(--fq-bad); font-weight: 700; flex-shrink: 0; }

/* ============================================================
   ASSET SLOTS — blocking placeholders, Stage 3
   ============================================================ */
.u-asset {
  border: 2px dashed var(--fq-warn);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    135deg, rgba(245,158,11,.05) 0 12px, transparent 12px 24px);
  padding: 34px 26px; text-align: center;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 9px; min-height: 260px;
}
.u-asset-tag {
  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fq-warn);
}
.u-asset-file {
  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--fq-text);
  background: var(--fq-surface-2); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border-strong);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-sm); padding: 7px 13px;
}
.u-asset-use { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--fq-text-muted); max-width: 44ch; margin: 0; }
.u-asset-alt {
  font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--fq-text-faint); max-width: 48ch; margin: 4px 0 0;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ============================================================
   7 · LEADERSHIP FOCUS — connected product story
   ============================================================ */
.u-story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; margin-top: 46px; }
.u-story-card {
  background: var(--fq-card); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-xl); overflow: hidden;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
}
.u-story-head { padding: 26px 26px 20px; }
.u-story-q {
  font-size: 19px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.34;
  letter-spacing: -.015em; margin: 9px 0 0;
}
.u-story-body { padding: 0 26px 26px; }
.u-story-body .u-asset { min-height: 230px; }

.u-chain {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px; margin-top: 40px;
  padding: 20px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-chain-node {
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 650; color: var(--fq-text-soft);
  padding: 8px 15px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--fq-surface-2); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-chain-node.is-focus {
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand-soft); border-color: rgba(0,207,255,.34);
  color: var(--fq-text);
}
.u-chain-arrow { color: var(--fq-text-faint); font-size: 14px; }

/* ---------- Product marketing shot frame (§2, §3, §4) ----------
   Presents real product imagery as a deliberate marketing visual.
   No simulated browser or desktop chrome — the frame recedes so
   the product is what the eye lands on. */
.u-shot {
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  background: linear-gradient(170deg, var(--fq-surface-2), var(--fq-surface-1));
  border: 1px solid var(--fq-border-strong);
  padding: 12px;
  box-shadow: var(--fq-shadow-md);
}
.u-shot img {
  width: 100%; height: auto;
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-sm);
  display: block;
}
.u-asset-shot { min-height: 230px; margin: 0; }
.u-shot-cap {
  margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--fq-text-faint); text-align: center;
}

/* RRI single card — isolated product card.
   Source is 620x1153. The card occupies x=31..552, y=0..541. The
   application strip sits at x>=612 and is excluded outright: the window
   below renders only x 16..567, y 0..566, which is strictly inside the
   card plus even 15px bleed either side. Deliberately NOT nested in
   .u-shot — that rule set forces width:100% on any descendant img and
   would defeat the crop. Source PNG unmodified. */
.u-rri-frame {
  width: 100%; max-width: 440px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 18px;
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-xl);
  background: linear-gradient(170deg, var(--fq-surface-2), var(--fq-surface-1));
  border: 1px solid var(--fq-border-strong);
  box-shadow: var(--fq-shadow-md);
}
/* RRI WINDOW — recalculated 27 Oct 2026 from the source pixels.
   Measured on assets/rri1.jpg (620x1153): the text content occupies y 44–541
   (43% of the image) and everything below y=575 is empty card — 53% of the
   source is blank. The window therefore frames the CONTENT region, 620x575,
   so the full evaluation (PILOT READINESS EVALUATION / Developing Consistency /
   67 / 100 / the interpretation paragraph) is visible with no dead space. */
.u-rri-win {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 620 / 575;
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius);
}
/* SELECTOR FIX — 25 Oct 2026.
   Was `.u-rri-frame .u-rri-win > img`. The markup is
   <div class="u-rri-win"><picture><source><img></picture></div>, so <picture>
   sits between the window and the image and the child combinator never matched.
   The intended crop therefore never applied: the image rendered at its full
   1153px attribute height inside a 413px window — stretched 1.54x and clipped,
   which is the artefact visible on the right-hand edge.
   Descendant combinator matches through <picture>. */
/* Replaces the previous negative-offset crop (left: -2.904%; width: 112.523%).
   That technique positioned an auto-height image absolutely and depended on the
   containing block resolving as expected — it did not, so the image landed 214px
   above the window and showed the wrong half. object-fit does the same job
   declaratively: fill the window, preserve the intrinsic ratio, anchor to the top
   so the content region is what shows. No magic numbers, nothing to drift. */
.u-rri-frame .u-rri-win img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  max-width: none; display: block; border-radius: 0;
}

/* Operator-built photography — the asset ships with its own framing, but
   the baked-in navy margin is lopsided (334px left vs 33px right), which
   pushes the people off-centre. Trimming the left slab brings the margins
   to 33/33 and centres the operational activity. Source image unmodified. */
/* Operator-built photography. The 1672x940 source has a lopsided baked-in
   navy margin — 334px left against 33px right — which pushes the people
   off-centre. The window below renders x 301..1672 only, leaving 33/33.
   Its width is narrowed by the same 1371/1672 factor, so the picture is
   displayed at the SAME scale and height as before the crop: a recentre,
   not a zoom. Same window technique as the RRI card, which is
   deterministic — no object-fit/aspect-ratio interaction to misjudge. */
.u-life-win {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  width: 82.0%;                 /* 1371 / 1672 */
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1371 / 940;
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--fq-shadow-lg);
}
/* SELECTOR FIX — 25 Oct 2026. Same defect as .u-rri-win above: <picture>
   broke the child combinator, so this crop never applied. The photograph
   rendered at its full 630px attribute height inside a 304px window —
   stretched 2.53x and clipped, which read as "too small, surrounded by
   empty space". Descendant combinator matches through <picture>. */
.u-life-win img {
  position: absolute; top: 0;
  left: -21.955%;               /* -301 / 1371 */
  width: 121.955%;              /* 1672 / 1371 */
  height: auto; max-width: none; display: block;
}

/* Same-level narrative tie-back inside leadership panels */
.u-panel-same {
  margin: 18px 0 0 !important; padding-top: 15px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  font-size: 13.5px !important; font-style: italic;
  color: var(--fq-text-faint) !important;
}

/* ============================================================
   10 · EXECUTIVE VALIDATION
   ============================================================ */
.u-ev {
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 420px at 72% 0%, rgba(59,130,246,.12), transparent 60%),
    var(--fq-bg-deep);
}
.u-ev-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.12fr .88fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start; }
.u-ev-facts {
  background: var(--fq-card); border: 1px solid rgba(0,207,255,.28);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius-xl); padding: 30px;
}
.u-ev-price {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-bottom: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-ev-price { display: block; }
.u-ev-weeks {
  display: block;
  font-size: 30px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.025em;
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: transparent;
}
.u-ev-weeks-note {
  display: block; margin-top: 5px;
  font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .02em;
  color: var(--fq-text-faint);
}
.u-ev-fit { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--fq-text-soft); margin: 0 0 12px; }
.u-ev-fit-note { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--fq-text-muted); margin: 0; }

.u-journey { margin-top: 48px; }
.u-journey-track {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 12px;
}
.u-jstep {
  position: relative; padding: 20px 16px;
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  border-radius: var(--fq-radius);
}
.u-jstep-n {
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: 25px; height: 25px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--fq-surface-3); color: var(--fq-brand-teal);
  font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.u-jstep-name { font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.38; }

/* ============================================================
   11 · COMPLEMENTS EXISTING SYSTEMS
   ============================================================ */
.u-stack { margin-top: 46px; display: grid; gap: 0; justify-items: center; }
.u-stack-row {
  width: 100%; max-width: 820px;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
}
.u-source {
  flex: 1 1 150px; max-width: 200px; text-align: center;
  padding: 15px 12px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius);
  background: var(--fq-surface-1); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 650; color: var(--fq-text-soft);
}
.u-stack-down {
  display: grid; place-items: center; height: 36px;
  color: var(--fq-brand-teal); font-size: 17px;
}
.u-stack-band {
  width: 100%; max-width: 820px; text-align: center;
  padding: 18px 22px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius-lg);
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand-soft); border: 1px solid rgba(0,207,255,.32);
  font-size: 16.5px; font-weight: 700;
}
.u-stack-band.is-product {
  background: var(--fq-grad-brand); color: #04131c; border-color: transparent;
  font-size: 18px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.01em;
}
.u-stack-out {
  width: 100%; max-width: 820px;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
}
.u-outcome {
  flex: 1 1 180px; max-width: 250px; text-align: center;
  padding: 15px 12px; border-radius: var(--fq-radius);
  background: var(--fq-surface-2); border: 1px solid var(--fq-border-strong);
  font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 650; color: var(--fq-text);
}
.u-pullquote {
  margin: 46px auto 0; max-width: 54ch; text-align: center;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2.4vw, 25px); line-height: 1.42;
  font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.02em; color: var(--fq-text);
}

/* ============================================================
   12 · OPERATOR-BUILT
   ============================================================ */
.u-operator { background: var(--fq-bg-raised); }
.u-arrowlink {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: 15.5px; font-weight: 650; color: var(--fq-brand-teal);
}
.u-arrowlink span { transition: transform var(--fq-med) var(--fq-ease); }
.u-arrowlink:hover { text-decoration: none; }
.u-arrowlink:hover span { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ============================================================
   13 · CLARITY BEFORE SCALE
   ============================================================ */
.u-cbs {
  background:
    radial-gradient(760px 420px at 50% 0%, rgba(0,207,255,.12), transparent 64%),
    var(--fq-bg-deep);
  text-align: center;
}
/* Centered brand moment: shield above the copy, one centered column. */
.u-cbs .u-wrap {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  max-width: 820px;
}
.u-cbs > .u-wrap > * { width: 100%; }
.u-cbs .u-lede { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; }
.u-cbs-shield { width: 300px; max-width: 72vw; margin: 0 auto 30px; }
.u-cbs-shield .u-asset { min-height: 190px; padding: 22px 16px; }
/* The shield asset is a tall canvas with the lockup in its upper third.
   Trimmed in CSS to the lockup; the file itself is unmodified. */
.u-cbs-shield img {
  display: block; width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1024 / 620;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: center 34%;
}
.u-cbs h2 {
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4.6vw, 50px); font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.028em; margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.1;
}
.u-cbs-sup {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 22px); font-weight: 650;
  color: var(--fq-brand-teal); margin: 0 0 22px;
}
.u-cbs-close {
  margin: 34px auto 0; max-width: 46ch;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 23px); font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.015em; line-height: 1.42;
}

/* ============================================================
   14 · CLOSING CTA
   ============================================================ */
.u-close {
  padding: 92px 0 84px; text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--fq-bg) 0%, var(--fq-bg-deep) 100%);
}
.u-close h2 { font-size: clamp(27px, 3.6vw, 40px); max-width: 22ch; margin: 0 auto 18px; }
.u-close .u-lede { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; }
.u-close-cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 13px; justify-content: center; margin-top: 32px; }

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================================ */
/* §8 · The footer reads as a continuation of the centered closing section:
   the brand sits centered across the top, the four link columns balance
   evenly beneath it. Same architecture, same links — alignment only. */
.u-footer {
  background: var(--fq-bg-deep); border-top: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  padding: 56px 0 30px;
}
.u-fgrid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 34px; text-align: center;
}
.u-fbrand {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  padding-bottom: 30px; margin-bottom: 6px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
}
.u-fbrand .u-wordmark { font-size: 18px; }
.u-fbrand p {
  margin: 10px auto 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--fq-text-faint); max-width: 34ch;
}
.u-fcol-title {
  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fq-text-faint); margin: 0 0 15px;
}
.u-fcol { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; align-items: center; }
.u-fcol a { color: var(--fq-text-muted); font-size: 14.5px; }
.u-fcol a:hover { color: var(--fq-brand-teal); text-decoration: none; }
.u-fbase {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 8px 22px;
  margin-top: 44px; padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--fq-border);
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--fq-text-faint);
  text-align: center;
}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .u-nav, .u-headcta { display: none; }
  .u-navtoggle { display: block; }
  .u-header.is-open .u-nav,
  .u-header.is-open .u-headcta {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch;
    width: 100%; gap: 4px; margin: 0; padding: 14px 0;
  }
  .u-header.is-open .u-wrap { flex-wrap: wrap; padding-bottom: 14px; }
  /* F-1 / N-1 — 30–31 Oct 2026. Resolved in the MARKUP, not here.
     Opening the mobile menu used to push the Menu button 368px down the page: .u-nav and
     .u-headcta become width:100% and wrap, and the toggle sat between them in source order,
     so it was carried down with them. The control the user had just tapped ended up most of
     a screen away.
     30 Oct: fixed with flex `order` (toggle 1 / nav 2 / headcta 3). That corrected the visual
     position but, because `order` is visual only, it left tab order diverging from what the
     user sees — a WCAG 2.4.3 concern.
     31 Oct (N-1, Founder-approved): the <button class="u-navtoggle"> was moved ahead of
     <nav class="u-nav"> in all 14 pages, so the natural source order is now
     brand -> toggle -> nav -> headcta. The `order` declarations are therefore no longer
     needed and have been removed: visual order and focus order now agree natively.
     ⚠️ If the toggle is ever moved back after <nav> in the markup, the 368px jump returns. */
  .u-header.is-open .u-nav { border-top: 1px solid var(--fq-border); }
  .u-header.is-open .u-nav a { padding: 11px 2px; }
  .u-header.is-open .u-headcta { border-top: 1px solid var(--fq-border); gap: 9px; padding-top: 14px; }

  .u-split, .u-split-wide, .u-ev-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .u-panel-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; }
  .u-journey-track { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .u-fgrid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .u-split .u-shot-life { margin-top: 8px; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .u-sec { padding: 64px 0; }
  .u-hero { padding: 72px 0 68px; }
  .u-contrast, .u-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .u-journey-track { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .u-stage-arrow { display: none; }
  .u-stage { max-width: none; flex-basis: calc(50% - 5px); }
  .u-tablist { width: 100%; }
  .u-tab { flex: 1 1 auto; text-align: center; padding: 11px 13px; font-size: 13.5px; }
  .u-panel { padding: 24px; }
  .u-hero-cta .u-btn, .u-close-cta .u-btn { flex: 1 1 100%; }
  .u-fgrid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .u-fbase { flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .u-journey-track { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .u-stage { flex-basis: 100%; }
}