/* Shared layout corrections for public content pages: August 5, 2026 */

main {
  overflow-x: clip;
}

/* Public diagnostic and resource system */
.resource-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
}

.resource-card,
.resource-template {
  padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 44px);
  border: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
  background: var(--white);
}

.resource-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 330px;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.resource-card > span,
.resource-template > span {
  color: var(--steel-blue);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.resource-card h2,
.resource-template h2 { margin-top: 22px; }
.resource-card p,
.resource-template p { margin-top: 16px; }
.resource-card .text-link { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 34px; }

.table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; }
.resource-table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  background: var(--white);
}

.resource-table caption {
  padding: 0 0 16px;
  color: #5B6472;
  font-size: .82rem;
  text-align: left;
}

.resource-table th,
.resource-table td {
  min-width: 180px;
  padding: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
  color: var(--carbon);
  font-size: .86rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.resource-table thead th {
  background: var(--deep-ink-blue);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: .7rem;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.resource-table tbody th { background: var(--warm-stone); }
.resource-table a { color: var(--deep-ink-blue); font-weight: 750; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: .15em; }

.score-key {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 30px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
}

.score-key div { padding: 22px; border-right: 1px solid var(--soft-mist); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft-mist); }
.score-key b { display: block; color: var(--deep-ink-blue); font-size: 1.3rem; }
.score-key span { display: block; margin-top: 8px; color: #5B6472; font-size: .78rem; }

.resource-actions { margin-top: 32px; }
.resource-note { margin-top: 20px; color: #5B6472; font-size: .78rem; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .resource-grid,
  .score-key { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .resource-card { min-height: auto; }
}

@media print {
  .site-header,
  .site-footer,
  .button-row,
  .resource-actions,
  .section--cta,
  .breadcrumbs { display: none !important; }
  body { background: #fff !important; color: #000 !important; }
  .page-hero,
  .article-header,
  .section,
  .section--paper { padding: 22px 0 !important; background: #fff !important; }
  .shell,
  .shell--article { width: 100% !important; max-width: none !important; }
  .resource-table th,
  .resource-table td { min-width: 0; padding: 8px; border-color: #777; font-size: 9pt; }
  .resource-table thead th { background: #eee !important; color: #000 !important; }
  a { color: #000 !important; text-decoration: none !important; }
}

main .eyebrow {
  display: none;
}

.page-hero .eyebrow,
.article-header .eyebrow,
.start-hero .eyebrow,
.legal-hero .eyebrow,
.not-found .eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.section {
  padding: clamp(52px, 5vw, 76px) 0;
}

.section--cta {
  padding: 0 0 clamp(52px, 5vw, 76px);
}

.section-heading {
  max-width: 960px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 44px);
}

.section-heading h2 {
  max-width: 900px;
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 3.45vw, 3.65rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.section-heading p {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

/* Page introductions */
.page-hero {
  padding: 28px 0 clamp(52px, 5.5vw, 78px);
}

.page-hero .breadcrumbs {
  margin-bottom: clamp(34px, 4vw, 48px);
}

.page-hero-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}

.page-hero-grid > div {
  max-width: 1020px;
}

.page-hero h1 {
  max-width: 1020px;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 4.4vw, 4.55rem);
  line-height: .96;
}

.page-hero h1 em,
.start-hero h1 em {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .08em;
}

.page-hero .lede {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.45vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.page-hero .button-row {
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.page-hero-note {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  padding: 21px 0 0;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(18, 35, 63, .24);
  background: transparent;
}

.page-hero-note .system-mark {
  display: none;
}

.page-hero-note p {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-top: 0;
  color: #5B6472;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

/* Shared cards and split panels */
.application-grid article,
.use-case-grid article {
  min-height: 190px;
  padding: 30px;
}

.application-grid h3,
.use-case-grid h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.application-grid p,
.use-case-grid p {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.data-gate,
.boundary-panel,
.proof-policy {
  padding: clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 56px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 68px);
}

.data-gate h2,
.boundary-panel h2,
.proof-policy h2 {
  max-width: 560px;
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.05vw, 3.15rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.data-gate ul,
.proof-policy ul {
  gap: 12px;
}

.boundary-panel > p,
.boundary-panel > div:last-child {
  align-self: center;
}

.boundary-panel > p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.confidentiality-panel > div:last-child p + p {
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.cta-panel {
  padding: clamp(44px, 5vw, 64px);
}

.cta-panel h2 {
  max-width: 940px;
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 3.5vw, 3.65rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.cta-panel > p {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.cta-panel .button-row {
  margin-top: 30px;
}

/* Audience overview */
.stage-grid {
  gap: 20px;
}

.stage-card {
  min-height: 350px;
  padding: 32px;
}

.stage-card h2 {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.15vw, 2.3rem);
}

.stage-card p {
  margin-top: 16px;
  font-size: .88rem;
}

.fit-grid {
  gap: 20px;
}

.fit-grid > div:first-child {
  padding-right: 24px;
}

.fit-grid > div:first-child h2 {
  max-width: 430px;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.fit-grid > div:first-child p {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.fit-card {
  min-height: 380px;
  padding: 30px;
}

.fit-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.fit-card ul {
  margin-top: 24px;
  gap: 14px;
}

.fit-card li {
  font-size: .84rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Services */
.operating-stack article {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 34px 0;
  grid-template-columns: 130px minmax(240px, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: 34px;
}

.operating-stack h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.operating-stack p {
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.platform-grid article {
  min-height: 220px;
  padding: 30px;
}

.platform-grid h3 {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 1.9vw, 1.8rem);
}

.platform-grid p {
  margin-top: 15px;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

/* Delivery method */
.method-timeline article {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 42px 0;
  grid-template-columns: 120px minmax(260px, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: 18px 36px;
}

.method-timeline h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 2.8vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.method-timeline p {
  font-size: .95rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.role-grid > div {
  padding: 34px;
}

.role-grid > div h2 {
  max-width: 900px;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 3.25vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.role-grid article {
  min-height: 270px;
  padding: 30px;
}

.role-grid article h3 {
  font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.role-grid ul {
  margin-top: 22px;
  gap: 11px;
}

/* Pricing */
.pricing-overview-card {
  min-height: 460px;
  padding: 34px;
}

.pricing-overview-card h2 {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.15vw, 2.25rem);
}

.pricing-overview-price {
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.pricing-overview-card > p {
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.pricing-overview-card ul {
  margin: 22px 0 26px;
}

.pricing-details {
  gap: 24px;
}

.pricing-detail {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, .67fr) minmax(0, 1.33fr);
}

.pricing-detail-summary,
.pricing-detail-body {
  padding: clamp(32px, 3.7vw, 44px);
}

.pricing-detail-summary h2 {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.45vw, 2.55rem);
}

.pricing-detail-summary > strong {
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.payment-schedule {
  margin: 24px 0 28px;
}

.pricing-detail-body > div {
  padding: 21px 0;
}

.pricing-detail-body ul {
  gap: 9px 22px;
}

.commercial-terms {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 70px);
}

.commercial-terms h2 {
  max-width: 500px;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.15vw, 3.25rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.terms-list article {
  padding: 18px 0;
}

/* FAQs */
.faq summary {
  min-height: 64px;
  padding: 21px 2px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.faq > div {
  padding-bottom: 24px;
}

/* Blog hub */
.insight-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, .9fr);
  gap: 18px;
}

.insight-card {
  min-height: 315px;
  padding: 36px;
}

.insight-card--featured {
  min-height: 648px;
}

.insight-card h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.35vw, 3.5rem);
}

.insight-card:not(.insight-card--featured) h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.35vw, 2.4rem);
}

.insight-card p {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: .92rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.insight-card b {
  margin-top: 24px;
}

/* Articles */
.article-header {
  padding: 30px 0 clamp(50px, 5vw, 72px);
}

.article-header .breadcrumbs {
  margin-bottom: clamp(34px, 4vw, 48px);
}

.article-header h1 {
  max-width: 900px;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 4.3vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: .97;
}

.article-header .lede {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.4vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.article-byline {
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.article-body {
  padding-block: clamp(60px, 6vw, 84px) clamp(76px, 8vw, 108px);
}

.article-body > section {
  margin-bottom: clamp(48px, 5vw, 64px);
  padding-left: 68px;
}

.article-body h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 3vw, 2.85rem);
  line-height: 1.03;
}

.article-body p {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: 1.17rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.article-body ul,
.article-body ol {
  margin: 22px 0 0 24px;
  color: #5B6472;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.article-body li + li {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.article-body a {
  color: var(--deep-ink-blue);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: .18em;
}

.article-body aside {
  margin: 70px 0 0 68px;
  padding: 30px;
}

/* Inquiry */
.start-hero {
  padding: clamp(48px, 5vw, 70px) 0 clamp(54px, 6vw, 78px);
}

.start-hero h1 {
  max-width: 1050px;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 4.4vw, 4.55rem);
  line-height: .96;
}

.start-hero p {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.start-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, .7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 6vw, 82px);
}

.start-aside h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 2.8vw, 2.7rem);
}

.start-aside ol {
  margin-top: 28px;
  gap: 20px;
}

.start-investment {
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.intake-form {
  padding: clamp(32px, 4vw, 46px);
}

/* Legal and utility pages */
.legal-hero {
  padding: 48px 0 60px;
}

.legal-hero h1,
.not-found h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 4.25vw, 4.35rem);
  line-height: .97;
}

.legal-hero p {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.legal-body {
  gap: 42px;
}

.legal-body h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.legal-body p {
  margin-top: 14px;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.not-found {
  min-height: min(650px, 68vh);
  padding: 70px 0;
}

.site-footer {
  padding-top: 64px;
}

.footer-grid {
  gap: 36px;
}

.footer-bottom {
  margin-top: 52px;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .operating-stack article,
  .method-timeline article {
    grid-template-columns: 105px minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .operating-stack article p,
  .method-timeline article p,
  .method-timeline article small {
    grid-column: 2;
  }

  .method-timeline h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 2.7rem);
  }

  .platform-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .start-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .start-aside {
    position: static;
    max-width: 760px;
  }

  .intake-form {
    max-width: 800px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .section {
    padding: 50px 0;
  }

  .section--cta {
    padding: 0 0 50px;
  }

  .stage-grid,
  .pricing-overview,
  .insight-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .stage-card,
  .pricing-overview-card,
  .insight-card,
  .insight-card--featured {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .fit-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .fit-grid > div:first-child {
    grid-column: auto;
    max-width: 720px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .fit-card {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .data-gate,
  .boundary-panel,
  .proof-policy,
  .commercial-terms {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
  }

  .pricing-detail {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .pricing-detail-summary {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
  }

  .pricing-detail-summary .button {
    width: fit-content;
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .role-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .role-grid > div {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .role-grid article {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .insight-card h2,
  .insight-card:not(.insight-card--featured) h2 {
    margin-top: 56px;
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 5vw, 2.5rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 660px) {
  .section {
    padding: 40px 0;
  }

  .section--cta {
    padding: 0 0 40px;
  }

  .page-hero {
    padding: 24px 0 46px;
  }

  .page-hero .breadcrumbs,
  .article-header .breadcrumbs {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .page-hero .eyebrow,
  .article-header .eyebrow,
  .start-hero .eyebrow,
  .legal-hero .eyebrow,
  .not-found .eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
  }

  .page-hero h1,
  .article-header h1,
  .start-hero h1,
  .legal-hero h1,
  .not-found h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 10.8vw, 3rem);
    line-height: .98;
  }

  .page-hero .lede,
  .article-header .lede {
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-size: 1.03rem;
    line-height: 1.52;
  }

  .page-hero .button-row {
    margin-top: 24px;
  }

  .page-hero-note {
    margin-top: 24px;
    padding-top: 18px;
  }

  .page-hero-note p {
    font-size: .95rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .section-heading h2,
  .fit-grid > div:first-child h2,
  .commercial-terms h2,
  .role-grid > div h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 9.2vw, 2.7rem);
    line-height: 1.02;
  }

  .section-heading p {
    font-size: .96rem;
  }

  .application-grid,
  .use-case-grid,
  .platform-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .application-grid article,
  .use-case-grid article,
  .platform-grid article {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 24px 22px;
  }

  .data-gate,
  .boundary-panel,
  .proof-policy {
    padding: 28px 23px;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .data-gate h2,
  .boundary-panel h2,
  .proof-policy h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 9.2vw, 2.6rem);
  }

  .cta-panel {
    padding: 34px 24px;
  }

  .cta-panel h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 9.3vw, 2.65rem);
  }

  .cta-panel > p {
    font-size: .95rem;
  }

  .cta-panel .system-mark--watermark {
    right: -36px;
  }

  .stage-card,
  .fit-card,
  .role-grid > div,
  .role-grid article,
  .insight-card {
    padding: 25px 22px;
  }

  .operating-stack article,
  .method-timeline article {
    padding: 28px 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .operating-stack article p,
  .method-timeline article p,
  .method-timeline article small {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .method-timeline h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 8.5vw, 2.35rem);
  }

  .pricing-overview-card,
  .pricing-detail-summary,
  .pricing-detail-body {
    padding: 25px 22px;
  }

  .pricing-detail-body ul {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .pricing-detail-summary .button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .terms-list article {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .faq summary {
    padding: 18px 2px;
    font-size: .96rem;
  }

  .article-header {
    padding: 24px 0 46px;
  }

  .article-body {
    padding-block: 48px 68px;
  }

  .article-body > section {
    margin-bottom: 46px;
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .article-body > section > span {
    position: static;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    font-size: 1.45rem;
  }

  .article-body h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 8.4vw, 2.35rem);
  }

  .article-body p {
    margin-top: 17px;
    font-size: 1.06rem;
    line-height: 1.68;
  }

  .article-body aside {
    margin: 55px 0 0;
    padding: 25px 22px;
  }

  .start-hero {
    padding: 40px 0 48px;
  }

  .start-hero p {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .start-grid {
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .start-aside h2 {
    font-size: 2.15rem;
  }

  .intake-form {
    padding: 25px 21px;
  }

  .legal-hero {
    padding: 38px 0 46px;
  }

  .legal-body {
    gap: 34px;
  }

  .legal-body h2 {
    font-size: 1.65rem;
  }

  .not-found {
    min-height: 520px;
    padding: 58px 0;
  }

  .site-footer {
    padding-top: 50px;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    gap: 28px 22px;
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    margin-top: 42px;
  }
}

@media print {
  .page-hero-note,
  .cta-panel {
    border: 1px solid #5B6472;
  }
}

/* Readable content-page type scale: August 6, 2026 */
@media screen {
  .page-hero .lede,
  .article-header .lede,
  .start-hero p,
  .legal-hero p,
  .section-heading p,
  .boundary-panel > p,
  .cta-panel > p,
  .operating-stack p,
  .method-timeline p,
  .legal-body p {
    color: #5B6472;
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    line-height: 1.62;
  }

  .cta-panel > p,
  .boundary-panel > p {
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.84);
  }

  .application-grid p,
  .use-case-grid p,
  .stage-card p,
  .fit-card li,
  .data-gate li,
  .proof-policy li,
  .platform-grid p,
  .role-grid li,
  .pricing-overview-card > p,
  .pricing-overview-card li,
  .payment-schedule span,
  .payment-schedule small,
  .pricing-detail-body li,
  .pricing-limit,
  .terms-list span,
  .insight-card p,
  .start-aside li p {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    line-height: 1.58;
  }

  .method-timeline small {
    color: var(--carbon);
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  .faq summary {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
  }

  .article-body p {
    color: #5B6472;
  }

  .start-contact span,
  .form-head p,
  .form-note,
  .optional {
    color: #5B6472;
    font-size: .8125rem;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 660px) {
  .page-hero .lede,
  .article-header .lede,
  .start-hero p,
  .legal-hero p,
  .section-heading p,
  .boundary-panel > p,
  .cta-panel > p,
  .operating-stack p,
  .method-timeline p,
  .legal-body p {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    line-height: 1.62;
  }

  .application-grid p,
  .use-case-grid p,
  .stage-card p,
  .fit-card li,
  .data-gate li,
  .proof-policy li,
  .platform-grid p,
  .role-grid li,
  .pricing-overview-card > p,
  .pricing-overview-card li,
  .payment-schedule span,
  .payment-schedule small,
  .pricing-detail-body li,
  .pricing-limit,
  .terms-list span,
  .insight-card p,
  .start-aside li p {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
}

/* Engineered-trajectory composition for public content pages: August 6, 2026 */
@media screen {
  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 30px 0 clamp(82px, 8vw, 124px);
    background:
      linear-gradient(90deg, var(--warm-stone) 0 68%, rgba(233, 237, 241, .62) 68% 100%);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::before {
    position: absolute;
    top: -310px;
    right: -190px;
    width: 650px;
    height: 650px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 35, 63, .12);
    border-radius: 50%;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 80px rgba(18, 35, 63, .025), 0 0 0 160px rgba(18, 35, 63, .014);
    content: "";
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::after {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 32%;
    opacity: .38;
    background-image:
      linear-gradient(rgba(18, 35, 63, .08) 1px, transparent 1px),
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(18, 35, 63, .08) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 56px 56px;
    content: "";
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to left, black, transparent 92%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero > .shell {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero .breadcrumbs {
    margin-bottom: clamp(54px, 6vw, 80px);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero h1 {
    max-width: 1080px;
    font-size: clamp(3.9rem, 6.3vw, 7.25rem);
    letter-spacing: -.065em;
    line-height: .9;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero h1 em {
    margin-top: .08em;
    font-size: .83em;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero .lede {
    max-width: 790px;
    margin-top: 30px;
    color: #5B6472;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.65vw, 1.5rem);
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero .button-row {
    margin-top: 34px;
  }

  /* More editorial section rhythm across the site. */
  body:not(.about-story-page) .section {
    position: relative;
    padding: clamp(78px, 8vw, 118px) 0;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .section-heading {
    max-width: 950px;
    margin-bottom: clamp(42px, 5vw, 68px);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .section-heading h2 {
    max-width: 930px;
    font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 4.55vw, 5rem);
    letter-spacing: -.055em;
    line-height: .95;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .section-heading p {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-top: 22px;
    color: #5B6472;
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    line-height: 1.68;
  }

  /* Cards become evidence tiles with hierarchy instead of flat boxes. */
  body:not(.about-story-page) .application-grid,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .use-case-grid {
    gap: 18px;
    border: 0;
    counter-reset: evidence-tile;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .application-grid article,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .use-case-grid article {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 245px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 34px 30px;
    border: 0;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--steel-blue);
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 46px rgba(13, 23, 40, .08);
    counter-increment: evidence-tile;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .application-grid article::after,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .use-case-grid article::after {
    position: absolute;
    right: 18px;
    bottom: 5px;
    color: rgba(18, 35, 63, .08);
    content: "0" counter(evidence-tile);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 4.5rem;
    line-height: 1;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .application-grid h3,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .use-case-grid h3 {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 1.9rem);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .application-grid p,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .use-case-grid p {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    margin-top: 17px;
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
  }

  /* Connected operating sequence used by Services, Problems and Method pages. */
  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack {
    position: relative;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack::before {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 44px;
    width: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(var(--steel-blue), var(--deep-ink-blue), var(--steel-blue));
    content: "";
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack article {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 155px;
    padding: 38px 0 38px 92px;
    grid-template-columns: 150px minmax(240px, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(26px, 4vw, 58px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
    background: transparent;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack article::before {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 36px;
    z-index: 1;
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    border: 4px solid var(--warm-stone);
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--deep-ink-blue);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--steel-blue);
    content: "";
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .section--warm-stone .operating-stack article::before {
    border-color: var(--soft-mist);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack article > span {
    color: var(--steel-blue);
    font-size: .8125rem;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.1vw, 2rem);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack p {
    max-width: 680px;
    color: #5B6472;
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    line-height: 1.62;
  }

  /* Balanced pathways replace the accidental giant/small card pairing. */
  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 22px;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-card,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-card--featured {
    min-height: 440px;
    padding: clamp(34px, 4vw, 50px);
    border: 0;
    border-top: 5px solid var(--steel-blue);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 60px rgba(13, 23, 40, .11);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-card--featured {
    border-top-color: var(--soft-mist);
    background: var(--deep-field);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-card h2 {
    max-width: 540px;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.2vw, 3.5rem);
    line-height: .98;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-card p {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    line-height: 1.62;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .platform-grid {
    gap: 18px;
    border: 0;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .platform-grid article {
    min-height: 300px;
    padding: 34px;
    border: 0;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--steel-blue);
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 44px rgba(13, 23, 40, .075);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .platform-grid h3 {
    margin-top: 60px;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .boundary-panel,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .data-gate,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .proof-policy {
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 0;
    border-left: 6px solid var(--soft-mist);
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 110% 130%, rgba(66, 90, 120, .17), transparent 43%),
      var(--deep-field);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(13, 23, 40, .14);
    color: var(--white);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .boundary-panel h2,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .data-gate h2,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .proof-policy h2 {
    color: var(--white);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .boundary-panel > p,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .boundary-panel > div:last-child,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .data-gate li,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .proof-policy li {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .boundary-panel a,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .data-gate a,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .proof-policy a {
    color: var(--soft-mist);
    text-decoration-color: rgba(66, 90, 120, .55);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .cta-panel {
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 0;
    border-left: 6px solid var(--soft-mist);
    box-shadow: 0 34px 88px rgba(13, 23, 40, .18);
  }

  /* Services: a single connected system, not a menu of agency offerings. */
  .page-hero--system .page-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(390px, .92fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(55px, 8vw, 118px);
  }

  .page-hero--system h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 5.7vw, 6.55rem) !important;
  }

  .service-system-map {
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 35, 63, .24);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .94);
    box-shadow: 0 28px 76px rgba(13, 23, 40, .14);
  }

  .service-system-map > span {
    display: block;
    padding: 17px 22px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
    color: var(--steel-blue);
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .13em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .service-system-map ol {
    list-style: none;
    counter-reset: service-map;
  }

  .service-system-map li {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    min-height: 98px;
    padding: 20px 24px 20px 72px;
    align-content: center;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft-mist);
    counter-increment: service-map;
  }

  .service-system-map li:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
    background: var(--deep-field);
  }

  .service-system-map li::before {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 24px;
    color: var(--steel-blue);
    content: "0" counter(service-map);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.45rem;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  .service-system-map li::after {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -11px;
    left: 31px;
    z-index: 1;
    width: 1px;
    height: 21px;
    background: var(--steel-blue);
    content: "";
  }

  .service-system-map li:last-child::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .service-system-map small {
    color: var(--steel-blue);
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .09em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .service-system-map b {
    margin-top: 4px;
    color: var(--carbon);
    font-size: .94rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .service-system-map li:last-child small,
  .service-system-map li:last-child::before {
    color: var(--soft-mist);
  }

  .service-system-map li:last-child b {
    color: var(--white);
  }

  .service-connected-heading {
    max-width: 950px;
  }

  .service-connected-heading .section-index {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1000px) {
  .page-hero--system .page-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .service-system-map {
    width: min(100%, 720px);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack article {
    grid-template-columns: 125px minmax(210px, .85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
    padding-left: 76px;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 760px) {
  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero {
    padding-bottom: 72px;
    background: var(--warm-stone);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::after {
    width: 58%;
    opacity: .24;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 13.5vw, 4.6rem);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .section {
    padding: 68px 0;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .section-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 11.5vw, 3.65rem);
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .application-grid article,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .use-case-grid article {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack::before {
    left: 10px;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack article {
    padding: 30px 0 30px 42px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 9px;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .operating-stack article::before {
    left: 2px;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-card,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .insight-card--featured {
    min-height: 390px;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .platform-grid article {
    min-height: 250px;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .boundary-panel,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .data-gate,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .proof-policy {
    padding: 36px 25px;
  }
}

/* Rooted Rocket content-page trajectory update: August 11, 2026 */
@media screen {
  .about-operator-hero { background: radial-gradient(circle at 82% 12%, rgba(182,84,56,.12), transparent 22rem), var(--warm-stone); }
  .start-hero h1 { max-width: 850px; }
  .not-found h1 { max-width: 780px; }
}

/* Live interior visual audit polish: August 11, 2026 */
@media screen {
  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding-top: 28px !important;
    padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 5vw, 68px) !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::before {
    position: absolute !important;
    inset: 0 0 0 auto !important;
    display: block !important;
    width: min(35vw, 470px) !important;
    height: auto !important;
    border: 0 !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    background-image:
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(245,242,235,.1), rgba(18,35,63,.38)),
      var(--rr-photo-system) !important;
    background-size: cover !important;
    background-position: center !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    content: "" !important;
    pointer-events: none !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::after {
    display: none !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero > .shell {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero .breadcrumbs {
    margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 4.5vw, 58px) !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero-grid > div {
    max-width: min(760px, 62vw) !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero h1 {
    max-width: 760px !important;
    font-size: clamp(3.15rem, 5.35vw, 5.95rem) !important;
    letter-spacing: 0 !important;
    line-height: .94 !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero h1 em {
    font-size: .86em !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero .lede {
    max-width: 690px !important;
    margin-top: 24px !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero-note {
    max-width: 720px !important;
    margin-top: 26px !important;
    padding-top: 18px !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .section {
    padding-top: clamp(46px, 5vw, 70px) !important;
    padding-bottom: clamp(46px, 5vw, 70px) !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 42px) !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .data-gate,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .boundary-panel,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .proof-policy,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .cta-panel {
    padding: clamp(34px, 4vw, 52px) !important;
  }

  @media (max-width: 980px) {
    body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::before {
      width: 100% !important;
      opacity: .16 !important;
    }

    body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero-grid > div,
    body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero h1,
    body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero .lede,
    body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero-note {
      max-width: none !important;
    }
  }
}

/* Fill interior hero image panels: August 11, 2026 */
@media screen {
  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::before {
    height: 100% !important;
    min-height: 100% !important;
    aspect-ratio: auto !important;
  }
}

/* Background-fill interior hero image: August 11, 2026 */
@media screen {
  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero {
    background-image:
      linear-gradient(90deg, var(--warm-stone) 0%, var(--warm-stone) 61%, rgba(245,242,235,.82) 70%, rgba(18,35,63,.2) 100%),
      var(--rr-photo-system) !important;
    background-size: 100% 100%, auto 100% !important;
    background-position: center, right center !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat !important;
  }

  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::before,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .page-hero::after {
    display: none !important;
  }
}


/* Restore readable text on light evidence panels: August 11, 2026 */
@media screen {
  body:not(.about-story-page) .data-gate li,
  body:not(.about-story-page) .proof-policy li {
    color: var(--carbon);
  }
}