anentrypoint-design 0.0.379 → 0.0.381

package/dist/247420.css

@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@
   --ff-body:     system-ui, sans-serif;
   --ff-mono:     ui-monospace, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
 
+  /* Sub-12px tiers exist ONLY for dense OS/data chrome — taskbar strips,
+     session chips, tool-call headers, file-row metadata, ID/stat columns.
+     Never use them for body copy or ordinary UI text: at these sizes the
+     system stack loses its readable x-height, so they are reserved for
+     glanceable, secondary, non-prose material. --fs-pico is the floor. */
+  --fs-pico:     10px;
+  --fs-nano:     11px;
   --fs-micro:    12px;
   --fs-tiny:     13px;
   --fs-xs:       14px;
@@ -247,8 +254,61 @@
      edges (panel spine, expo numbering). A literal length, not a color. */
   --ink-offset:  3px;
 
-  --z-header:    100;
-  --z-overlay:   1000;
+  /* ============================================================
+     Stacking scale — the ONE ordered set of layers anything may
+     paint into. Rungs are 100 apart so a future layer can be
+     inserted between two neighbours without renumbering the rest,
+     and so a component may locally offset (+1/+2) within its own
+     rung without colliding with the next one.
+
+     Order is the contract; the numbers are just how it is spelled.
+     Read top to bottom as "what paints over what":
+
+       --z-below     -1   decorative texture UNDER its own content
+                          (.ds-grain/.ds-halftone print layer)
+       --z-base       0   in-flow content; the default plane
+       --z-raised     100 a thing lifted above its siblings inside
+                          one component (code-lang tab, timeline dot,
+                          selection checkbox, resize handle)
+       --z-sticky     200 sticky-within-a-scroller chrome: section
+                          labels, sticky table headers, save bars.
+                          Above raised content it scrolls past.
+       --z-header     300 the app's own sticky chrome band
+                          (.app-topbar/.app-chrome)
+       --z-drawer     400 off-canvas panels (sidebar/pane/session
+                          drawers) and their scrim, which must cover
+                          the header they slide over
+       --z-window     500 free-floating window-manager surfaces —
+                          the OS kit's .wm-root canvas of draggable
+                          windows. Above the shell, below all
+                          transient popups.
+       --z-dock       600 persistent OS shell furniture that must
+                          stay above windows: launcher dock, menubar,
+                          taskbar, os-root
+       --z-dropdown   700 menus/popovers anchored to a trigger; they
+                          must escape the dock that spawned them
+       --z-modal      800 blocking dialogs, lightboxes, command
+                          palettes and their backdrops
+       --z-toast      900 transient notifications — above a modal,
+                          because they report on what the modal did
+       --z-tooltip   1000 pointer-following hint; never blocked
+       --z-top       1100 last resort: boot/loading veils and
+                          full-screen takeovers that outrank
+                          everything, including a tooltip
+     ============================================================ */
+  --z-below:      -1;
+  --z-base:        0;
+  --z-raised:    100;
+  --z-sticky:    200;
+  --z-header:    300;
+  --z-drawer:    400;
+  --z-window:    500;
+  --z-dock:      600;
+  --z-dropdown:  700;
+  --z-modal:     800;
+  --z-toast:     900;
+  --z-tooltip:  1000;
+  --z-top:      1100;
 
   --measure:     68ch;
   --measure-wide:   940px;
@@ -591,11 +651,10 @@
      scrim; heavier than --shadow-3 and theme-driven (was raw rgba(0,0,0,.4)). */
   --shadow-overlay: 0 12px 40px color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 28%, transparent),
                     0 4px 12px  color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 16%, transparent);
-  --z-dropdown:  600;
-  --z-popover:   700;
-  --z-modal:     800;
-  --z-toast:     900;
-  --z-tooltip:  1000;
+  /* --z-popover is an alias, not a rung: popovers and dropdowns are the
+     same anchored-to-a-trigger layer and must never be able to drift
+     apart. The rungs themselves live with the stacking scale above. */
+  --z-popover:   var(--z-dropdown);
 }
 
 /* app-shell.css */
@@ -624,7 +683,10 @@
   color: var(--accent-fg);
   padding: 8px 16px;
   text-decoration: none;
-  z-index: 100;
+  /* Must outrank every layer of chrome once focused, or the first Tab press
+     lands on a control hidden behind the sticky header (was z-index:100,
+     which the header alone now matches). */
+  z-index: var(--z-top);
   border-radius: var(--r-pill);
   font-weight: 600;
   font-size: var(--fs-sm);
@@ -679,6 +741,13 @@
 .ds-247420 .t-mono    { font-family: var(--ff-mono); }
 .ds-247420 .t-body    { font-family: var(--ff-body); }
 
+/* House small-label voice, in two sizes. Every declaration here is sourced
+   from a token, so a sheet that cannot join these selector lists (community.css
+   and gm-prose.css ship as separate <link>-able exports and must not depend on
+   app-shell.css being present) still composes the same voice by referencing the
+   same four tokens — --ff-mono / --fs-* / uppercase / --tr-label. That token
+   set, not this rule, is the single source of truth; a selector that restates a
+   literal instead of the token is the drift this pairing exists to prevent. */
 .ds-247420 .t-label   { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: var(--tr-label); font-weight: 500; }
 .ds-247420 .t-micro   { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: var(--tr-label); color: var(--fg-3); }
 .ds-247420 .t-meta    { font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-sm); color: var(--fg-3); }
@@ -1348,7 +1417,12 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .panel-body { padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3) var(--space-3); }
 .ds-247420 .panel-body > * { margin: 0; }
-.ds-247420 .panel-body > * + * { margin-top: var(--space-3); }
+/* Inner sibling rhythm scales with density like the outer panel rhythm, so a
+   compact/spacious surface stays proportional instead of only its outer
+   intervals moving while the panel interiors hold still. Kept strictly below
+   the outer .ds-panel-gap interval at every density — that ordering is what
+   makes proximity report grouping truthfully. */
+.ds-247420 .panel-body > * + * { margin-top: calc(var(--space-3) * var(--density)); }
 .ds-247420 .panel.panel-wide .panel-body { padding: 0; }
 
 /* ============================================================
@@ -1570,7 +1644,7 @@
    ============================================================ */
 .ds-247420 .ds-grain { position: relative; isolation: isolate; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-grain::after {
-  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
+  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-below);
   pointer-events: none;
   background-image: var(--grain);
   background-size: 160px 160px;
@@ -2454,7 +2528,7 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-file-cell-meta { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--fg-3); text-align: left; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-file-cell-check {
-  position: absolute; top: 4px; left: 4px; z-index: 1;
+  position: absolute; top: 4px; left: 4px; z-index: var(--z-raised);
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--bg) 78%, transparent);
 }
 
@@ -2600,7 +2674,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropzone--wrap { position: relative; border: none; border-radius: 0; background: transparent; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropzone--wrap > .ds-dropzone-inner { display: none; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropzone--wrap.dragover > .ds-dropzone-inner {
-  display: flex; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 5;
+  display: flex; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-raised);
   margin: 0; padding: var(--space-3);
   align-items: center; justify-content: center;
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg) 84%, transparent);
@@ -2692,7 +2766,7 @@
 
 /* -- Modals ------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ds-modal-backdrop {
-  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-modal, 800);
+  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-modal);
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
   /* Notch/home-indicator safe: near-fullscreen modals must not slide under. */
   padding: max(var(--space-3), env(safe-area-inset-top))
@@ -3001,6 +3075,13 @@
   transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease), background var(--dur-base) var(--ease);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-segmented .ds-seg-btn:hover { color: var(--fg); }
+/* Touch floor — a segmented control is a primary mode switch but renders ~30px
+   tall from its 4px padding, below the 44px minimum the rest of the system
+   holds. Grows the hit area only; the pill's visual size is unchanged at
+   fine-pointer sizes. */
+@media (pointer: coarse) {
+  .ds-247420 .ds-segmented .ds-seg-btn { min-height: 44px; padding-inline: var(--space-3); }
+}
 .ds-247420 .ds-segmented .ds-seg-btn:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: var(--focus-offset); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-segmented .ds-seg-btn.is-on {
   background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg);
@@ -3146,7 +3227,12 @@
 .ds-247420 .chat-bubble.chat-md li { margin: var(--space-1) 0; }
 .ds-247420 .chat-bubble.chat-md blockquote {
   margin: var(--space-2) 0; padding: 4px 12px;
-  border-left: 3px solid color-mix(in oklab, currentColor 30%, transparent);
+  /* DELIBERATE, but slimmed to the --bw-rule tier. This is a real markdown
+     <blockquote> inside a chat bubble: the left rule is the standard
+     typographic quotation mark, not a colored alert stripe (the tone is a
+     currentColor mix that inherits the bubble's own ink — never an accent).
+     A 3px off-scale literal read as the generic tell; 2px reads as type. */
+  border-left: var(--bw-rule) solid color-mix(in oklab, currentColor 30%, transparent);
   color: color-mix(in oklab, currentColor 75%, transparent); font-style: italic;
 }
 .ds-247420 .chat-bubble.chat-md pre {
@@ -3722,7 +3808,12 @@
   min-height: 120px;
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
   text-align: center; color: var(--fg-3);
-  transition: all var(--dur-snap) var(--ease);
+  /* Explicit list, never `all` — the only things `.drop-zone.active` changes
+     are the dashed border tone, the tinted fill and the label colour. `all`
+     also animated padding/min-height/border-width, so a drop target visibly
+     resized mid-drag instead of snapping. */
+  transition: background var(--dur-snap) var(--ease), border-color var(--dur-snap) var(--ease),
+    color var(--dur-snap) var(--ease);
 }
 .ds-247420 .drop-zone.active {
   border-color: var(--accent);
@@ -3762,7 +3853,7 @@
   border-radius: var(--r-2);
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-overlay);
   min-width: 160px;
-  z-index: calc(var(--z-overlay, 1000) + 1);
+  z-index: var(--z-dropdown);
   padding: 4px 0;
 }
 
@@ -4141,7 +4232,7 @@
   position: absolute; top: -40px; left: 0;
   background: var(--fg); color: var(--bg);
   padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: var(--r-1);
-  text-decoration: none; z-index: var(--z-overlay, 1000);
+  text-decoration: none; z-index: var(--z-top);
 }
 .ds-247420 .skip-to-main:focus { top: 10px; }
 
@@ -4261,7 +4352,7 @@
   padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
   max-width: 320px;
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-overlay);
-  z-index: calc(var(--z-overlay, 1000) + 10);
+  z-index: var(--z-toast);
 }
 
 @keyframes toast-slide-in {
@@ -4435,8 +4526,9 @@
     width: 280px; max-width: 80%;
     transform: translateX(-100%);
     transition: transform var(--dur-base, 240ms) var(--ease, ease);
-    /* Above the sticky chrome (z-header): scrim > chrome > content budget. */
-    z-index: calc(var(--z-header, 100) + 2);
+    /* Drawer rung, above the sticky chrome it slides over. +1 puts the panel
+       itself over its own scrim (--z-drawer), which is the layer below it. */
+    z-index: calc(var(--z-drawer) + 1);
     background: var(--bg);
     border-right: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 8%, transparent);
     overflow-y: auto;
@@ -4477,8 +4569,9 @@
   display: none;
   position: absolute; inset: 0;
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--bg) 60%, transparent);
-  /* Above the sticky chrome so nav behind an open drawer is not clickable. */
-  z-index: calc(var(--z-header, 100) + 1);
+  /* Above the sticky chrome so nav behind an open drawer is not clickable.
+     Base of the drawer rung — the panel itself sits one above this. */
+  z-index: var(--z-drawer);
 }
 @container (max-width: 900px) {
   .ds-247420 .app-body.side-open .app-side-scrim { display: block; }
@@ -4490,9 +4583,10 @@
 .ds-247420 .app-side-toggle {
   display: none;
   position: absolute; top: calc((var(--app-topbar-h) - 44px) / 2); left: 10px;
-  /* Above the sticky topbar/chrome (z-header) and the drawer/scrim so the
-     translucent blurred chrome never paints over or intercepts the toggle. */
-  z-index: calc(var(--z-header, 100) + 3);
+  /* Above the sticky topbar/chrome and the drawer/scrim so the translucent
+     blurred chrome never paints over or intercepts the toggle. Top of the
+     drawer rung: scrim < panel < toggle. */
+  z-index: calc(var(--z-drawer) + 2);
   /* 44x44 minimum hit area (WCAG 2.5.5 / Apple HIG) - 36px is below the
      reliable-tap threshold on touch. */
   width: 44px; height: 44px;
@@ -4594,7 +4688,7 @@
 /* Column resize handles: a thin keyboard-accessible separator pinned to the
    right edge of each chrome track; drag (or ArrowLeft/Right) writes a clamped
    inline --ws-*-w. */
-.ds-247420 .ws-resizer { grid-row: 1 / -1; align-self: stretch; justify-self: end; width: 8px; margin-right: -4px; z-index: 5; cursor: col-resize; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0; touch-action: none; }
+.ds-247420 .ws-resizer { grid-row: 1 / -1; align-self: stretch; justify-self: end; width: 8px; margin-right: -4px; z-index: var(--z-raised); cursor: col-resize; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0; touch-action: none; }
 .ds-247420 .ws-resizer::after { content: ""; display: block; width: 2px; height: 100%; margin: 0 auto; background: transparent; transition: background var(--dur-snap) var(--ease); }
 .ds-247420 .ws-resizer:hover::after, .ds-247420 .ws-resizer:focus-visible::after { background: var(--accent); }
 .ds-247420 .ws-resizer:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: -2px; }
@@ -4783,7 +4877,7 @@
   .ds-247420 .ws-pane {
     position: fixed; inset: 0 0 0 auto;
     width: min(340px, 85vw);
-    z-index: 42; transform: translateX(110%);
+    z-index: calc(var(--z-drawer) + 1); transform: translateX(110%);
     transition: transform var(--dur-base) var(--ease);
   }
   .ds-247420 .ws-shell.ws-pane-open .ws-pane { transform: translateX(0); width: min(340px, 85vw); }
@@ -4792,7 +4886,7 @@
   .ds-247420 .ws-pane-drawer-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
   /* Scrim is always present from this stage down so it FADES with the drawer
      instead of hard-appearing; pointer-events gate keeps it inert while closed. */
-  .ds-247420 .ws-scrim { display: block; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 41; background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 38%, transparent); transition: opacity var(--dur-base) var(--ease); }
+  .ds-247420 .ws-scrim { display: block; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-drawer); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 38%, transparent); transition: opacity var(--dur-base) var(--ease); }
   .ds-247420 .ws-shell.ws-sessions-open .ws-scrim, .ds-247420 .ws-shell.ws-pane-open .ws-scrim { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
 }
 
@@ -4814,7 +4908,7 @@
     /* Immune to the desktop collapse var (--ws-sessions-w:0px persisted from
        a desktop session would open an invisible 0-width drawer). */
     width: min(max(var(--ws-sessions-w), 280px), 80vw);
-    z-index: 42; transform: translateX(-110%);
+    z-index: calc(var(--z-drawer) + 1); transform: translateX(-110%);
     transition: transform var(--dur-base) var(--ease);
     border-right: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
     overscroll-behavior: contain;
@@ -4841,7 +4935,9 @@
     grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
     grid-template-areas: "content";
   }
-  .ds-247420 .ws-rail { position: fixed; inset: 0 auto 0 0; width: var(--ws-rail-w-collapsed); z-index: 40; }
+  /* Persistent chrome, not a drawer: it stays put while the session/pane
+     drawers slide over it, so it sits on the header rung below them. */
+  .ds-247420 .ws-rail { position: fixed; inset: 0 auto 0 0; width: var(--ws-rail-w-collapsed); z-index: var(--z-header); }
   .ds-247420 .ws-rail .ws-rail-brand,
   .ds-247420 .ws-rail .ws-rail-action-label,
   .ds-247420 .ws-rail .ws-rail-item-label,
@@ -5054,10 +5150,28 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-sub-btn:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-ink); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-sub-btn span { display: block; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--accent-ink); }
 
-/* SessionRow — base .ds-session-row (layout, hover/focus/active states,
-   rail-tone indicators) is canonically defined in chat.css alongside the
-   rest of the chat session-list component; this file only carries the
-   dev/admin-row sub-parts (id/counts/devcnt/span) that decorate it. */
+/* SessionRow — the RICH treatment (hover/focus/active, rail tones, nesting,
+   inline rename/delete) lives in chat.css with the rest of the chat session
+   list. But SessionRow is part of this data-density family and is used by kits
+   that never link chat.css (gm_inspector links only colors_and_type +
+   app-shell + editor-primitives), where the component rendered with NO layout
+   at all: gap resolved to `normal`, so id/counts/devcnt/phasewalk/span all
+   butted together at 0px. The layout floor therefore belongs here, next to the
+   sub-parts it positions, so the component is never shipped shapeless.
+   chat.css still layers its interactive states on top; these declarations are
+   identical to the ones there, so a kit loading both gets the same result. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-session-row {
+  position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2);
+  width: 100%; padding: var(--space-2); min-height: 52px; margin-bottom: 2px;
+  background: transparent; border: none; border-radius: var(--r-1);
+  text-align: left; color: var(--fg);
+}
+/* Only an interactive row gets the pointer affordance (chat.css sets cursor
+   unconditionally because every row there is clickable; here rows are often
+   static readouts). */
+.ds-247420 .ds-session-row[role="button"], .ds-247420 a.ds-session-row { cursor: pointer; }
+
+/* Sub-parts that decorate the row above. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-row-id {
   font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--accent-ink);
   flex: 0 1 160px; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
@@ -5126,11 +5240,115 @@
 /* == appended: ui-kits == */
 /* ============================================================
    ui_kit responsive helpers (kits-grids sweep) */
-.ds-247420 .ds-section-pad { padding: clamp(6px, 1.2vw, 16px); }
-.ds-247420 .ds-panel-gap { margin: var(--space-2) 0; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-panel-duo { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: var(--space-2); margin: var(--space-2) 0; }
+/* App-surface root. .ds-section carries a --space-8 (96px) editorial rhythm
+   that is correct between landing-page sections and wrong as the ROOT wrapper
+   of an Operate surface, where .app-main has already padded the region — used
+   there it just pushes the page heading a screen-inch down and adds dead space
+   below the last panel. This is the app-mode counterpart: no outer margin, and
+   it owns the heading -> lede -> first-panel cadence so each kit stops
+   re-deriving it. Pair with .ds-section-pad for the shadow inset. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface { margin: 0; display: flow-root; }
+/* Operate surfaces run the compact heading ceiling. --fs-h1 tops out at 64px,
+   a display size that makes the page TITLE outweigh the data it labels; the
+   app scale (--fs-h1-app, 22-30px) is what these tokens exist for. Applied
+   here rather than as a data-attribute on each kit shell so any surface using
+   this root gets the app voice without a per-kit opt-in that kits forget. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > h1, .ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > .t-h1 { font-size: var(--fs-h1-app); line-height: 1.15; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > h2, .ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > .t-h2 { font-size: var(--fs-h2-app); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > h3, .ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > .t-h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h3-app); }
+/* The lede is supporting chrome under an app title, not a marketing stand-first:
+   it drops to body size and keeps a readable measure instead of --fs-xl. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > .lede, .ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > .t-lede { font-size: var(--fs-body); max-width: 60ch; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > h1,
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > h2 { margin-bottom: var(--space-2); }
+/* The lede belongs to the heading above it, so it sits tight to that heading
+   and separates generously from the content it introduces. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > .lede,
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > .t-lede { margin-bottom: calc(var(--space-6) * var(--density)); }
+/* No leading margin on the first block or trailing margin on the last — the
+   shell owns the region's outer edges. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > :first-child { margin-top: 0; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-app-surface > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+
+/* Section padding is the shell's job (.app-main owns --pad-x). This only adds
+   the small inset a kit root needs so panel shadows are not clipped by the
+   scroll container, and it scales with density like every other app metric —
+   the old clamp(6px,1.2vw,16px) sized against the VIEWPORT inside a
+   container-query layout that measures everything else in cqi. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-section-pad { padding: calc(var(--space-1) * var(--density)); }
+
+/* Separation between sibling panels. This is the OUTER rhythm: it must exceed
+   .panel-body's 16px inner sibling gap, otherwise proximity says two unrelated
+   panels belong together more tightly than two rows inside one panel. The old
+   value was --space-2 (8px), which inverted exactly that relationship and made
+   the class named "gap" the only rule in the system that removed separation. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-panel-gap { margin: calc(var(--space-5) * var(--density)) 0; }
+/* Density-scaled sibling rhythm for any run of stacked panels, so the cadence
+   holds without each kit re-declaring a margin per panel. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-panel-gap + .ds-panel-gap { margin-top: calc(var(--space-5) * var(--density)); }
+
+/* A panel inside a gap-owning parent (grid/flex row). .panel ships a 24px
+   bottom margin for the stacked case; inside a row that margin fights the
+   parent's gap and makes the last row of a wrapping grid sit on a different
+   rhythm than the columns. The container owns separation, so the panel drops
+   its own. Also stretches to the row's height so a short panel next to a tall
+   one does not leave a ragged bottom edge. */
+/* Drops only the panel's own bottom margin — the row container owns separation.
+   Height is deliberately NOT forced here: whether panels in a row should match
+   heights depends on whether they are a SET (trio: equal peers, matching edge
+   reads as one band) or a PAIR of different things (duo: a 4-bar chart beside a
+   5-row table, where forcing equality just relocates the dead space inside the
+   shorter panel). Each container decides via align-items below. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-panel-flush { margin-bottom: 0; }
+
+/* Paired panels. Container-relative (the shell is the CQ container), so the
+   split collapses when the PANELS are cramped rather than when the viewport
+   crosses an arbitrary width — with a sidebar open those are far apart.
+   minmax(0,1fr) lets a scrolling table shrink instead of forcing overflow. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-panel-duo {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: calc(var(--space-3) * var(--density));
+  margin: calc(var(--space-5) * var(--density)) 0;
+  /* A duo pairs two DIFFERENT things (a 4-bar chart beside a 5-row table).
+     Stretching them to a common height does not create equality, it just moves
+     the shorter panel's dead space inside its own body. Each takes its natural
+     height and they align at the top, where the eye actually starts. */
+  align-items: start;
+}
+@container (max-width: 900px) {
+  .ds-247420 .ds-panel-duo { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
+}
+/* Fallback for kit roots that are not themselves a container (older kit shells
+   mount outside .app/.ds-stage); harmless where the CQ rule already applies. */
+@media (max-width: 760px) {
+  .ds-247420 .ds-panel-duo { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
+}
+
+/* Three equal reference panels. Real grid tracks, NOT percentage flex-basis:
+   three 33.33% bases plus two gaps exceed 100% and wrap the last panel onto
+   its own row. Steps 3 -> 2 -> 1 on container width so the panels reflow when
+   they are actually cramped rather than at a viewport number that ignores how
+   much chrome the shell is holding. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-panel-trio {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: calc(var(--space-3) * var(--density));
+  margin: calc(var(--space-5) * var(--density)) 0;
+  /* A trio IS a set of equal peers, so a shared bottom edge reads as one band
+     rather than three ragged cards — the opposite call from .ds-panel-duo
+     above, and the reason these are two classes and not one. */
+  align-items: stretch;
+}
+.ds-247420 .ds-panel-trio > .panel { height: 100%; }
+@container (max-width: 1100px) {
+  .ds-247420 .ds-panel-trio { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
+}
+@container (max-width: 720px) {
+  .ds-247420 .ds-panel-trio { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
+}
 @media (max-width: 760px) {
-  .ds-247420 .ds-panel-duo { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+  .ds-247420 .ds-panel-trio { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
 }
 /* wide dense rows/tables scroll inside their panel, never the page */
 .ds-247420 .ds-scroll-x { overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; max-width: 100%; }
@@ -5165,9 +5383,28 @@
 @media (pointer: coarse) {
   .ds-247420 .ds-deck-controls .btn { min-height: 44px; min-width: 44px; }
 }
+/* Kit small-label voice — one local composition of the house `.t-label` recipe
+   (base.css) for every eyebrow/label in the appended kit blocks below. These
+   previously each restated the four declarations with drifted tracking
+   (0.1em / 0.06em / --tr-label) and drifted size (11px / --fs-micro); they now
+   share --fs-nano + --tr-label. Members declare only their real differences.
+   --fs-nano because these are dense kit chrome, never body or UI text. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-slide-eyebrow,
+.ds-247420 .ds-field-eyebrow,
+.ds-247420 .ds-auth-field-label,
+.ds-247420 .ds-lightbox-tag {
+  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
+  font-size: var(--fs-nano);
+  letter-spacing: var(--tr-label);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--panel-text-3);
+}
+
+/* Deliberate overrides: the deck slide eyebrow sits on the app --fg ramp (it is
+   full-bleed slide chrome, not panel chrome) and owns its own bottom gutter. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-slide-eyebrow {
-  font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
-  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fg-3); margin-bottom: clamp(12px, 2.5cqw, 24px);
+  color: var(--fg-3);
+  margin-bottom: clamp(12px, 2.5cqw, 24px);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-slide-col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: clamp(12px, 2.5cqw, 24px); min-width: 0; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-slide-col--start { align-items: flex-start; }
@@ -5204,10 +5441,24 @@
   .ds-247420 .ds-slide-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-slide-split-cell {
-  padding: 18px; background: var(--bg-2); border-radius: var(--r-2);
+  padding: var(--space-3-5); background: var(--bg-2); border-radius: var(--r-2);
   color: var(--fg-2); font-size: var(--fs-lg); line-height: var(--lh-base); min-width: 0;
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-slide-split-cell--accent { border-left: 3px solid var(--slide-accent, var(--accent)); }
+/* DELIBERATE accent spine — this modifier's only job is to mark the emphasized
+   half of a split slide (see ui_kits/slide_deck/app.js), so the rule is the
+   whole component, not decoration on a card. Routed through the house
+   .panel-spine idiom (::before rail at --bw-chunk, squared leading corners)
+   instead of an off-scale 3px border-left. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-slide-split-cell--accent {
+  position: relative;
+  padding-left: calc(var(--space-3-5) + var(--bw-chunk));
+  border-radius: 0 var(--r-2) var(--r-2) 0;
+}
+.ds-247420 .ds-slide-split-cell--accent::before {
+  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
+  width: var(--bw-chunk); background: var(--slide-accent, var(--accent));
+  border-radius: var(--bw-chunk) 0 0 var(--bw-chunk);
+}
 
 /* --- error 404 --------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ds-err-hero {
@@ -5253,7 +5504,7 @@
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
   padding: clamp(12px, 4vw, 32px);
   padding-bottom: max(clamp(12px, 4vw, 32px), env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
-  z-index: 50;
+  z-index: var(--z-modal);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-lightbox-card {
   background: var(--panel-0); border-radius: var(--r-2); padding: clamp(16px, 4vw, 28px);
@@ -5367,15 +5618,29 @@
 
 /* == appended: settings kit cleanup == */
 /* == appended: settings kit == */
-.ds-247420 .ds-settings-main { padding: var(--space-2, 8px); }
-.ds-247420 .ds-settings-body { padding: 14px 18px; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-settings-body-stack { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2-5, 10px); }
-.ds-247420 .ds-field-block { margin: var(--space-2-5, 10px) 0; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-field-eyebrow {
-  font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
-  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--panel-text-3);
-}
-.ds-247420 .ds-hint-sm { font-size: 12px; color: var(--panel-text-2); }
+/* .app-main already owns this region's padding; this only supplies the inset
+   that keeps panel shadows off the scroll edge (see .ds-section-pad). */
+.ds-247420 .ds-settings-main { padding: calc(var(--space-1) * var(--density)); }
+/* .panel-body already pads the panel interior — this sat inside it and
+   double-padded every field, on an off-scale 14/18 pair. The body is now a
+   flow container that owns only the RHYTHM between fields, not a second inset. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-settings-body { padding: 0; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-settings-body-stack { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: calc(var(--space-2-5) * var(--density)); }
+/* Field rhythm: the label/control/hint cluster is tight internally, so fields
+   need a clearly larger interval between them than within them, or the whole
+   form reads as one undifferentiated column. Margin-collapse-free (flow root
+   siblings) — first/last are zeroed so the panel body sets the outer edge. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-field-block { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-1-75); margin: calc(var(--space-4) * var(--density)) 0 0; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-settings-body > .ds-field-block:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
+/* Field width is a hint about expected input length. A name or handle stretched
+   across a 1000px desktop column tells the user to type a paragraph and leaves
+   the eye no left-to-right anchor; capping the control (not the row) keeps the
+   label/hint full-width for wrapping while the input reads as the right size.
+   Textareas keep a wider cap since prose genuinely uses the room. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-field-block > .input { max-width: 44ch; width: 100%; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-field-block > textarea.input { max-width: 72ch; }
+/* .ds-field-eyebrow joins the kit small-label voice above with no overrides. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-hint-sm { font-size: var(--fs-xs); color: var(--panel-text-2); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-note-quiet { margin: 0; color: var(--panel-text-2); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-btn-row { display: flex; gap: var(--space-2, 8px); flex-wrap: wrap; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-btn-row-tight { gap: var(--space-1-75, 6px); }
@@ -5386,21 +5651,31 @@
 /* Raw --mascot text measures 3.11:1 on paper (fails 4.5:1); --mascot-deep is
    the text-safe tone, same accent/accent-ink split used everywhere else. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-btn-mascot { color: var(--mascot-deep); }
+/* Sticky commit bar. It floats OVER the form it commits, so it needs real
+   elevation and a larger top margin than the form's own field rhythm —
+   otherwise it reads as one more field rather than as the action for all of
+   them. Spacing is density-scaled like the rest of the surface. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-savebar {
-  position: sticky; bottom: 8px; display: flex; align-items: center;
-  justify-content: flex-end; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 10px;
-  background: var(--panel-2); border-radius: var(--r-1); margin: 8px 0;
+  position: sticky; bottom: var(--space-2); z-index: var(--z-sticky);
+  display: flex; align-items: center;
+  justify-content: flex-end; gap: var(--space-2); flex-wrap: wrap;
+  padding: calc(var(--space-2-75) * var(--density)) calc(var(--space-3) * var(--density));
+  background: var(--panel-2); border-radius: var(--r-1);
+  margin: calc(var(--space-5) * var(--density)) 0 var(--space-2);
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2, var(--shadow-1));
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-savebar-note { flex: 1 1 160px; min-width: 0; color: var(--panel-text-2); }
-.ds-247420 .ds-settings-modal { min-width: min(320px, calc(100vw - 32px)); max-width: 480px; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-modal-body-form { padding: 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-modal-note { margin: 0 0 8px; color: var(--panel-text-2); font-size: 14px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-settings-modal { min-width: min(320px, calc(100vw - var(--space-5))); max-width: 480px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-modal-body-form { padding: var(--space-3); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2-75); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-modal-note { margin: 0; color: var(--panel-text-2); font-size: var(--fs-xs); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-draft-preview {
-  background: var(--panel-1); padding: 12px; border-radius: var(--r-0);
-  font-size: 13px; color: var(--panel-text-2); max-height: 120px;
+  background: var(--panel-1); padding: var(--space-2-75); border-radius: var(--r-0);
+  font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--panel-text-2); max-height: 120px;
   overflow-y: auto; font-family: var(--ff-mono); overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-modal-actions { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin-top: 12px; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+/* Destructive-choice actions get a clearly larger interval than the body's own
+   gap — the decision must not read as the next line of the explanation. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-modal-actions { display: flex; gap: var(--space-2); margin-top: var(--space-3); justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; }
 
 /* == appended: signin kit cleanup == */
 /* -- signin kit (ui_kits/signin) -- */
@@ -5412,7 +5687,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-auth-sent-title { margin: 0; font-weight: 600; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-auth-sent-sub { margin: 0; color: var(--panel-text-2); overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-auth-field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-auth-field-label { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--panel-text-3); }
+/* .ds-auth-field-label joins the kit small-label voice above, no overrides. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-auth-row-between { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-auth-remember { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; cursor: pointer; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-auth-remember-text { color: var(--panel-text-2); font-size: 13px; }
@@ -5444,7 +5719,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-gal-swatch-name { color: var(--panel-text); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-gal-swatch-hint { color: var(--panel-text-3); overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-lightbox-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-lightbox-tag { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--panel-text-3); }
+/* .ds-lightbox-tag joins the kit small-label voice above, no overrides. */
 
 /* --- error_404 kit --- */
 .ds-247420 .ds-err-actions { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; margin-top: 6px; }
@@ -5460,10 +5735,18 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-cli-warn .prompt, .ds-247420 .ds-cli-warn .cmd { color: var(--mascot-deep); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-cli-log .prompt { color: var(--fg-3); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-cli-log .cmd { color: var(--fg-2); font-family: var(--ff-mono); }
-.ds-247420 .ds-term-body { padding: 14px 18px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; background: var(--bg-2); border-radius: var(--r-1); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-term-body { padding: var(--space-2-75) var(--space-3-5); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-1); background: var(--bg-2); border-radius: var(--r-1); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-term-body--tall { min-height: 280px; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-term-input-row { margin-top: 6px; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-term-input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; background: transparent; border: 0; outline: 0; font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: 13px; color: var(--fg); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-term-input-row { margin-top: var(--space-1-75); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-term-input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; background: transparent; border: 0; outline: 0; font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--fg); }
+/* The input itself is a prompt line, not a form control, so it is NOT floored
+   to 44px (that would break the terminal's line rhythm). Instead the whole
+   prompt ROW becomes the tap target, and the font goes to 16px so focusing it
+   does not trigger iOS zoom — a sub-16px input is what causes that. */
+@media (pointer: coarse) {
+  .ds-247420 .ds-term-input-row { min-height: 44px; align-items: center; }
+  .ds-247420 .ds-term-input { font-size: max(16px, var(--fs-micro)); }
+}
 /* full-viewport render root (community-app) */
 .ds-247420 .ds-root-viewport { height: 100vh; height: 100dvh; }
 
@@ -5527,7 +5810,7 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-sheet-preview-table thead th {
   position: sticky; top: 0; background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg-3);
-  font-weight: 600; z-index: 1;
+  font-weight: 600; z-index: var(--z-sticky);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-sheet-preview-table td.num { text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-sheet-preview-empty { padding: var(--space-3, 16px); color: var(--fg-3); }
@@ -5538,6 +5821,191 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-sheet-preview-error-action:hover { background: var(--bg-2); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-sheet-preview-error-action:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: 2px; }
+
+/* == appended: community kit message list == */
+/* ui_kits/community mounts CommunityShell (the .cm-* family) but renders its
+   OWN message list in ds-* markup, and its index.html links app-shell.css
+   WITHOUT community.css. So these live here, not in community.css: the .cm-*
+   sheet never reaches this page, and .ds-community-* is ds-family markup by
+   the lint-classes taxonomy anyway. Every rule below deliberately mirrors the
+   .chat-msg / .chat-avatar / .chat-stack primitives in chat-polish.css so the
+   community thread and the chat kit read as one message language. */
+
+/* Page root — owns the full viewport column so CommunityShell's own 100dvh
+   flex shell has a height to resolve against, with the topbar/status chrome
+   stacked around it. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-page {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 100vh;
+  min-height: 100dvh;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+/* Main column inside the shell — .cm-main's ds-family counterpart: header
+   pinned, message list taking the remaining height and doing the scrolling. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-main {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+/* Thread scroller. Same rhythm as .chat-thread (column + --space-3 gap +
+   own overflow), so messages breathe on the same interval as the chat kit. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-messages {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--space-3);
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: var(--space-3);
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--bg-3) transparent;
+}
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-messages::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 8px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-messages::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--bg-3); border-radius: var(--r-0); }
+
+/* One message — avatar rail + body stack, matching .chat-msg's flex/gap and
+   its quiet tonal hover (no border, per the zero-border aesthetic). */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-msg {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: var(--space-2-75);
+  padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2);
+  margin: 0;
+  border-radius: var(--r-1);
+  min-width: 0;
+  transition: background var(--dur-base) var(--ease);
+}
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-msg:hover { background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 4%, transparent); }
+
+/* Identity disc. The inline `background:` from app.js supplies the per-author
+   tone; this owns the SHAPE — a circle, which is the whole reason the avatar
+   was rendering as a coloured bar with no rule. Footprint + type match
+   .chat-avatar exactly. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-avatar {
+  flex: 0 0 36px;
+  width: 36px;
+  height: 36px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  color: var(--ink);
+  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
+  font-size: var(--fs-micro);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  line-height: 1;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+/* Body stack — name + time on one baseline, text beneath. .chat-stack's
+   column/gap idiom, without the bubble max-width (this is a flat list row,
+   not a two-sided bubble thread). */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-msg-body {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: var(--space-1) var(--space-2);
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+/* Author. The inline `color:` from app.js carries the per-author tone; weight
+   and size are what make it read as the row's title. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-msg-name {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
+  line-height: 1.3;
+}
+/* Timestamp — the quiet mono meta voice used by .cm-user-tag / row .meta. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-msg-time {
+  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
+  font-size: var(--fs-micro);
+  color: var(--fg-3);
+  line-height: 1.3;
+}
+/* Message body claims the full second line of the wrapping body row. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-community-msg-text {
+  flex: 1 0 100%;
+  margin: 0;
+  min-width: 0;
+  color: var(--fg-2);
+  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
+  line-height: var(--lh-base);
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .ds-247420 .ds-community-msg { transition: none; }
+}
+
+/* == appended: cross-kit note / swatch / chat-page / caret == */
+
+/* "about this kit" explanatory block — 8 kits render a run of <p> lines here
+   (often carrying inline Chip()/<code>) inside a .panel body. This is
+   SECONDARY copy annotating the demo above it, so it takes the quiet voice:
+   one step down from body, on the --fg-2 ramp, with a comfortable reading
+   line-height. It owns only the RHYTHM between its lines; the panel body still
+   owns the inset, so this must not re-pad. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-pattern-notes {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  color: var(--fg-2);
+  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
+  line-height: var(--lh-base);
+  max-width: var(--measure);
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+.ds-247420 .ds-pattern-notes p { margin: 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
+/* Inline literals inside a note read as quoted machinery, not as body copy —
+   same tonal chip treatment .chat-bubble code uses. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-pattern-notes code {
+  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
+  font-size: 0.92em;
+  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 8%, transparent);
+  padding: 0 var(--space-1);
+  border-radius: var(--r-hair);
+}
+.ds-247420 .ds-pattern-notes strong { color: var(--fg); font-weight: 600; }
+
+/* Swatch cell wrapper (system_primer pairs it with .ds-swatch-col, which owns
+   the column/gap). This adds only what the wrapper itself needs: a minimum-zero
+   track so long token names ellipsize inside the grid instead of widening it. */
+.ds-247420 .ds-swatch { min-width: 0; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-swatch .ds-swatch-name { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
+
+/* Chat kit page root — the thread must own the leftover column height rather
+   than growing the page, so the composer stays on screen. Pairs with
+   .ds-chat-layout (flex column, flex:1) which is already defined above. */
+.ds-247420 .chat-kit-page {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+/* Terminal caret — a solid block that sits on the last demo line. Sized in ch
+   so it tracks the mono column it follows. The blink is motion, so it is
+   declared ONLY inside prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference (the same
+   opt-in shape .cm-ch-spinner / .cm-vs-label::before use); with reduced
+   motion the caret is a steady block, still marking the cursor position. */
+.ds-247420 .cursor-blink {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 1ch;
+  height: 1em;
+  margin-left: var(--space-1);
+  background: var(--accent);
+  vertical-align: text-bottom;
+}
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+  .ds-247420 .cursor-blink { animation: ds-cursor-blink 1s step-end infinite; }
+  @keyframes ds-cursor-blink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
+}
 /* ============================================================
    Git status panel + diff view — changed-file list, unified diff.
    ============================================================ */
@@ -5655,7 +6123,7 @@
    ============================================================ */
 
 .ds-247420 .ds-plugins-overlay {
-  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-modal, 1000);
+  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-modal);
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--ink) 35%, transparent);
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
   padding: var(--space-3);
@@ -5917,6 +6385,25 @@
    All tokens sourced from colors_and_type.css.
    ============================================================ */
 
+/* ============================================================
+   Small-label voice — the local composition of the house `.t-micro`
+   recipe (src/css/app-shell/base.css). This sheet is a standalone
+   published export consumed via its own <link>, so it cannot join the
+   `.t-micro` selector list; it composes by referencing the identical
+   token set instead. Every selector below that needs the label voice
+   JOINS this rule and declares only what it deliberately differs on —
+   never a second copy of these four declarations.
+   ============================================================ */
+.ds-247420 .cm-vs-label,
+.ds-247420 .vx-section-label,
+.ds-247420 .vx-chip-tag {
+  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
+  font-size: var(--fs-micro);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: var(--tr-label);
+  color: var(--fg-3);
+}
+
 /* ============================================================
    Shell — top-level flex container for the community layout
    ============================================================ */
@@ -5955,8 +6442,8 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 12px 0;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-2-75) 0;
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--bg) 70%, var(--ink));
   overflow-y: auto;
   overflow-x: hidden;
@@ -6025,7 +6512,7 @@
   right: -2px;
   min-width: 18px;
   height: 18px;
-  padding: 0 5px;
+  padding: 0 var(--space-1-5);
   background: var(--warn);
   color: var(--paper);
   font-family: var(--ff-mono);
@@ -6070,7 +6557,7 @@
   height: 2px;
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 12%, transparent);
   border-radius: var(--r-hair);
-  margin: 4px 0;
+  margin: var(--space-1) 0;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
@@ -6091,8 +6578,8 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 14px 16px;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-2-75) var(--space-3);
   background: var(--bg-2);
   box-shadow: 0 1px 0 color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 8%, transparent);
   font-weight: 600;
@@ -6119,10 +6606,10 @@
   min-height: 0;
   overflow-y: auto;
   overflow-x: hidden;
-  padding: 8px 0 16px;
+  padding: var(--space-2) 0 var(--space-3);
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 2px;
+  gap: var(--space-hair);
   scrollbar-width: thin;
   scrollbar-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 18%, transparent) transparent;
 }
@@ -6139,15 +6626,15 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-channel-category {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  margin-top: 12px;
+  margin-top: var(--space-2-75);
 }
-.ds-247420 .cm-channel-category:first-child { margin-top: 4px; }
+.ds-247420 .cm-channel-category:first-child { margin-top: var(--space-1); }
 
 .ds-247420 .cm-category-header {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 4px;
-  padding: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
+  gap: var(--space-1);
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2);
   font-family: var(--ff-body);
   font-size: var(--fs-micro);
   font-weight: 600;
@@ -6181,6 +6668,10 @@
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
+/* Deliberately NOT the small-label voice: this is the `+` affordance sitting
+   inside .cm-category-header, which IS uppercase + tracked. The zeroed
+   letter-spacing and text-transform are resets of that inherited voice, not a
+   copy of it — a bare glyph must not be tracked apart or case-folded. */
 .ds-247420 .cm-cat-extra {
   font-family: var(--ff-mono);
   font-size: var(--fs-micro);
@@ -6195,7 +6686,7 @@
   justify-content: center;
   width: 28px;
   height: 28px;
-  padding: 4px;
+  padding: var(--space-1);
   border: 0;
   background: transparent;
   color: var(--fg-3);
@@ -6217,8 +6708,11 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-cat-channels {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  /* gap:1px is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE — channel rows are meant to read as one
+     near-continuous stack with only a hairline seam between them. --space-hair
+     (2px) doubles the seam and breaks the rows into visibly separate pills. */
   gap: 1px;
-  padding: 2px 0;
+  padding: var(--space-hair) 0;
 }
 
 /* ============================================================
@@ -6226,15 +6720,15 @@
    ============================================================ */
 .ds-247420 .cm-channel-item-wrap {
   position: relative;
-  padding: 0 8px;
+  padding: 0 var(--space-2);
 }
 
 .ds-247420 .cm-channel-item {
   position: relative;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 6px 8px;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2);
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
   color: var(--fg-3);
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -6350,7 +6844,7 @@
   flex-shrink: 0;
   min-width: 16px;
   height: 16px;
-  padding: 0 5px;
+  padding: 0 var(--space-1-5);
   background: var(--warn);
   color: var(--paper);
   font-family: var(--ff-mono);
@@ -6366,7 +6860,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-ch-actions {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 2px;
+  gap: var(--space-hair);
   opacity: 0;
   transition: opacity var(--dur-snap) var(--ease);
   flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -6376,7 +6870,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-ch-action-btn {
   width: 28px;
   height: 28px;
-  padding: 4px;
+  padding: var(--space-1);
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
@@ -6401,15 +6895,16 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-ch-voice-users {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  /* gap:1px — same hairline-seam rationale as .cm-cat-channels above. */
   gap: 1px;
-  padding: 2px 8px 4px 32px;
+  padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2) var(--space-1) var(--space-5);
 }
 
 .ds-247420 .cm-ch-voice-user {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 3px 6px;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-half) var(--space-1-75);
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
   color: var(--fg-2);
   font-size: var(--fs-xs);
@@ -6463,8 +6958,8 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-voice-strip {
   display: none;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 10px 12px;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-2-5) var(--space-2-75);
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--green) 18%, var(--bg-2));
   color: var(--fg);
   box-shadow: 0 -1px 0 color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 10%, transparent);
@@ -6472,16 +6967,15 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .cm-voice-strip.open { display: flex; }
 
+/* Joins the small-label voice above. Deliberate overrides: --green (this is a
+   live-recording indicator, not neutral chrome) and weight 700 (it sits next to
+   a pulsing dot and must read as the loudest thing in the strip). */
 .ds-247420 .cm-vs-label {
-  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
-  font-size: var(--fs-micro);
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: var(--tr-caps);
   color: var(--green);
   font-weight: 700;
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 6px;
+  gap: var(--space-1-75);
 }
 .ds-247420 .cm-vs-label::before {
   content: '';
@@ -6515,7 +7009,7 @@
   color: var(--fg-2);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 6px;
+  gap: var(--space-1-75);
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
@@ -6523,9 +7017,9 @@
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  gap: 6px;
+  gap: var(--space-1-75);
   height: 28px;
-  padding: 0 10px;
+  padding: 0 var(--space-2-5);
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 10%, transparent);
   color: var(--fg);
   border: 0;
@@ -6553,8 +7047,8 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-user-panel {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 8px 8px;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-2);
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 5%, var(--bg-2));
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
@@ -6607,6 +7101,8 @@
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
+/* Deliberately NOT the small-label voice: a user's handle/tag is content, not
+   chrome, so it stays sentence-case and untracked. Mono + micro + --fg-3 only. */
 .ds-247420 .cm-user-tag {
   font-family: var(--ff-mono);
   font-size: var(--fs-micro);
@@ -6619,7 +7115,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-user-controls {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 2px;
+  gap: var(--space-hair);
 }
 
 .ds-247420 .cm-user-btn {
@@ -6654,8 +7150,8 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-chat-header {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 10px;
-  padding: 12px 16px;
+  gap: var(--space-2-5);
+  padding: var(--space-2-75) var(--space-3);
   background: var(--bg);
   box-shadow: 0 1px 0 color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 8%, transparent);
   flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -6685,8 +7181,8 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-chat-header-topic {
   flex: 1;
   min-width: 0;
-  padding-left: 12px;
-  margin-left: 4px;
+  padding-left: var(--space-2-75);
+  margin-left: var(--space-1);
   border-left: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 12%, transparent);
   color: var(--fg-3);
   font-size: var(--fs-xs);
@@ -6698,7 +7194,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-chat-header-toolbar {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 4px;
+  gap: var(--space-1);
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
@@ -6714,7 +7210,7 @@
   overflow-y: auto;
   overflow-x: hidden;
   background: var(--bg-2);
-  padding: 16px 0;
+  padding: var(--space-3) 0;
   scrollbar-width: thin;
   scrollbar-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 18%, transparent) transparent;
   transition: width var(--dur-base) var(--ease), flex-basis var(--dur-base) var(--ease);
@@ -6736,7 +7232,7 @@
 }
 
 .ds-247420 .cm-member-category {
-  padding: 12px 16px 6px;
+  padding: var(--space-2-75) var(--space-3) var(--space-1-75);
   font-family: var(--ff-body);
   font-size: var(--fs-micro);
   font-weight: 600;
@@ -6748,9 +7244,9 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-member-item {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 10px;
-  padding: 6px 12px;
-  margin: 0 8px;
+  gap: var(--space-2-5);
+  padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2-75);
+  margin: 0 var(--space-2);
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
   color: var(--fg-2);
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -6815,8 +7311,8 @@
   display: inline-flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 6px;
-  padding: 10px;
+  gap: var(--space-1-75);
+  padding: var(--space-2-5);
   border-radius: var(--r-2);
   background: var(--bg-2);
   transition: box-shadow var(--dur-snap) var(--ease), background var(--dur-snap) var(--ease);
@@ -6866,7 +7362,7 @@
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   .ds-247420 .cm-channel-sidebar {
     position: absolute;
-    z-index: 20;
+    z-index: calc(var(--z-drawer) + 1);
     top: 0;
     left: 72px;
     bottom: 0;
@@ -6879,7 +7375,7 @@
   .ds-247420 .cm-member-list.open {
     display: flex;
     position: absolute;
-    z-index: 20;
+    z-index: calc(var(--z-drawer) + 1);
     top: 0;
     right: 0;
     bottom: 0;
@@ -6899,7 +7395,7 @@
     content: '';
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
-    z-index: 15;
+    z-index: var(--z-drawer);
     background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--ink) 40%, transparent);
     pointer-events: none;
   }
@@ -6915,7 +7411,7 @@
   .ds-247420 .cm-server-back {
     width: 44px;
     height: 44px;
-    padding: 4px;
+    padding: var(--space-1);
   }
   .ds-247420 .cm-channel-sidebar,
   .ds-247420 .cm-channel-sidebar.open {
@@ -7061,7 +7557,12 @@
   gap: var(--space-2);
   padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2);
   background: var(--bg-2);
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
+  /* Hairline, not a 3px accent bar. This is a transient status strip pinned
+     above the composer (role=status, "Replying to <author>"), not a card or a
+     callout — the tinted fill already carries the attachment. A chunky left
+     bar here was the generic accent-stripe tell; the real accent still lands
+     on .cm-rb-author. */
+  border-left: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule-strong);
   font-size: 0.85rem;
 }
 .ds-247420 .cm-rb-label { flex: none; color: var(--fg-2); }
@@ -7109,7 +7610,7 @@
   color: inherit;
   font: inherit;
   font-weight: 600;
-  padding: 2px var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2);
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
   cursor: pointer;
 }
@@ -7192,6 +7693,14 @@
      the glow's -4px bleed without overflowing the viewport edge. */
   .ds-247420 .vx-ptt-glow { inset: -4px 0; }
 }
+@media (max-height: 420px) {
+  /* Phone-in-landscape: topbar + chat-head + user-identity bar alone can
+     consume most of a ~320px-tall viewport, leaving no room for the fixed
+     120px .vx-ptt plus the voice grid above it -- shrink the PTT button so
+     both remain visible instead of the label clipping off-screen. */
+  .ds-247420 .vx-ptt { min-width: 88px; min-height: 64px; padding: var(--space-2); }
+  .ds-247420 .vx-ptt-icon { font-size: var(--fs-lg); }
+}
 .ds-247420 .vx-ptt-recording, .ds-247420 .vx-ptt-live {
   background: var(--accent);
   color: var(--accent-fg);
@@ -7331,13 +7840,7 @@
   border-top: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule);
 }
 .ds-247420 .vx-section { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2); }
-.ds-247420 .vx-section-label {
-  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
-  font-size: var(--fs-micro);
-  letter-spacing: var(--tr-label);
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  color: var(--fg-3);
-}
+/* Joins the small-label voice above with no overrides — it IS the plain voice. */
 .ds-247420 .vx-segmented { display: flex; gap: var(--space-1); }
 .ds-247420 .vx-seg {
   flex: 1;
@@ -7386,7 +7889,7 @@
   display: flex; gap: var(--space-2);
   overflow-x: auto;
   flex: 1;
-  padding-bottom: 2px;
+  padding-bottom: var(--space-hair);
 }
 .ds-247420 .vx-chip {
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1);
@@ -7405,9 +7908,11 @@
 .ds-247420 .vx-chip-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: var(--r-pill); background: var(--fg-3); flex-shrink: 0; }
 .ds-247420 .vx-chip-name { font-weight: 600; }
 .ds-247420 .vx-chip-dur { font-family: var(--ff-mono); color: var(--fg-3); }
+/* Joins the small-label voice above. Deliberate overrides: --green + weight 700
+   because this is the "LIVE" badge on a session chip, same signal role as
+   .cm-vs-label. */
 .ds-247420 .vx-chip-tag {
-  font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro);
-  color: var(--green); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: var(--tr-caps);
+  color: var(--green); font-weight: 700;
 }
 
 /* VoiceControls — vx-vc-* */
@@ -7442,7 +7947,7 @@
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   .ds-247420 .cm-thread-panel {
     position: absolute;
-    z-index: 20;
+    z-index: calc(var(--z-drawer) + 1);
     top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
     height: auto;
     width: min(320px, 90vw);
@@ -7463,7 +7968,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-tp-list { flex: 1; min-height: 0; overflow-y: auto; }
 .ds-247420 .cm-tp-item {
   position: relative; /* anchors .cm-tp-dot to the row, not the panel */
-  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px;
+  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-hair);
   width: 100%; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;
   padding: var(--space-2); border: none; background: transparent;
   border-bottom: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule);
@@ -7488,7 +7993,7 @@
    list surface in the kit uses one shimmer language, never a bare spinner. */
 .ds-247420 .cm-channel-item-skeleton, .ds-247420 .cm-member-item-skeleton {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2);
-  padding: var(--space-2); margin: 2px var(--space-1);
+  padding: var(--space-2); margin: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1);
 }
 .ds-247420 .cm-channel-item-skeleton .ds-skel-icon, .ds-247420 .cm-member-item-skeleton .ds-skel-icon {
   width: 20px; height: 20px; border-radius: var(--r-round, 50%); flex: none; background: var(--bg-3);
@@ -7497,7 +8002,7 @@
   height: 12px; width: 60%; border-radius: var(--r-1); background: var(--bg-3);
 }
 .ds-247420 .cm-list-item-skeleton {
-  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px;
+  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-1-75);
   padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3); border-bottom: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule);
 }
 .ds-247420 .cm-list-item-skeleton .ds-skel-title { height: 12px; width: 55%; border-radius: var(--r-1); background: var(--bg-3); }
@@ -7529,8 +8034,10 @@
 .ds-247420 .cm-forum-item-replies { font-size: var(--fs-0, 12px); color: var(--fg-2, var(--fg)); opacity: .8; white-space: nowrap; }
 .ds-247420 .cm-forum-item-snippet { font-size: var(--fs-0, 12px); color: var(--fg-2, var(--fg)); opacity: .85; }
 .ds-247420 .cm-forum-item-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--space-2); align-items: center; font-size: var(--fs-micro, 11px); color: var(--fg-2, var(--fg)); opacity: .7; }
-.ds-247420 .cm-forum-item-tags { display: inline-flex; gap: 4px; }
-.ds-247420 .cm-forum-tag { padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: var(--r-1); background: var(--bg-3); border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule); }
+.ds-247420 .cm-forum-item-tags { display: inline-flex; gap: var(--space-1); }
+/* 1px vertical is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE — the tag is an inline chip inside the
+   forum meta row; --space-hair (2px) tips it past the row height. */
+.ds-247420 .cm-forum-tag { padding: 1px var(--space-1-75); border-radius: var(--r-1); background: var(--bg-3); border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule); }
 
 /* PageView — cm-page / cm-page-* */
 .ds-247420 .cm-page { display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%; min-height: 0; overflow-y: auto; background: var(--bg-1, var(--bg-2)); color: var(--fg); }
@@ -7557,6 +8064,9 @@
 .ds-247420 .fd-chat-thread { flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 240px; overflow-y: auto; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2, 10px); padding: var(--space-2, 10px); }
 .ds-247420 .fd-page-error { white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
 /* Visually-hidden polite live region — announces async busy/done to SR users. */
+/* margin:-1px is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE — the canonical visually-hidden idiom;
+   the negative margin cancels the 1px box so the live region contributes zero
+   layout. A --space-* rung would reintroduce a measurable gap. */
 .ds-247420 .fd-sr-live { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }
 /* page-level responsive: tighten padding on narrow viewports */
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
@@ -7596,8 +8106,12 @@
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .ds-select { min-width: 130px; max-width: 240px; }
 /* One shared control metric for the most-seen chrome row (mirrors the
    .ds-dash-toolbar precedent): selects, buttons, export acts all 32px / r-1. */
-.ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .ds-select { min-height: 32px; padding: 4px 28px 4px 10px; font-size: var(--fs-sm); border-radius: var(--r-1); }
-.ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .btn, .ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .btn-primary { padding: 5px 12px; min-height: 32px; border-radius: var(--r-1); font-weight: 500; }
+/* The 28px right pad is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE: it is not rhythm but clearance
+   for the native select's dropdown arrow, which the UA draws at a fixed inset.
+   Snapping to --space-5 (32px) or --space-4 (24px) either wastes a column of
+   text width or lets long option labels run under the arrow. */
+.ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .ds-select { min-height: 32px; padding: var(--space-1) 28px var(--space-1) var(--space-2-5); font-size: var(--fs-sm); border-radius: var(--r-1); }
+.ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .btn, .ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .btn-primary { padding: var(--space-1-5) var(--space-2-75); min-height: 32px; border-radius: var(--r-1); font-weight: 500; }
 @media (pointer: coarse) {
   .ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .ds-select, .ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .btn, .ds-247420 .agentchat-controls .btn-primary { min-height: 44px; }
 }
@@ -7617,6 +8131,12 @@
   .ds-247420 .agentchat-controls [role="combobox"] { flex-basis: 100%; }
 }
 
+/* The .4em/.5em gaps on this status line, .agentchat-head below, and the
+   narrow-viewport .agentchat-controls override are em-based ON PURPOSE, not
+   un-migrated literals: each is the gap between a label and its own inline
+   text/disc, so it must track that element's font-size (these rows are scaled
+   by font-size alone at narrow widths). A --space-* px rung would hold the gap
+   fixed while the type around it shrank. */
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-status {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -7667,7 +8187,7 @@
   border: 1px solid var(--rule);
   color: inherit;
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
-  padding: 2px 8px;
+  padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2);
   cursor: pointer;
   font: inherit;
 }
@@ -7680,7 +8200,7 @@
   border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule);
   color: var(--fg);
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
-  padding: 4px 8px;
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2);
   font: inherit;
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-input:focus-visible { outline: none; box-shadow: var(--focus-ring-inset); }
@@ -7693,12 +8213,12 @@
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-editing { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2, 8px); flex-wrap: wrap; }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-roots, .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-recent {
-  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; flex-wrap: wrap;
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1-75); flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-recent-label { font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-chip {
   background: var(--bg-2); border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule); color: var(--fg-2);
-  border-radius: var(--r-pill); padding: 3px 10px; font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
+  border-radius: var(--r-pill); padding: var(--space-half) var(--space-2-5); font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-chip:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--fg); }
@@ -7706,17 +8226,17 @@
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse {
   border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule); border-radius: var(--r-1);
   padding: var(--space-2, 8px); background: var(--bg-2);
-  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px;
+  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-1-75);
   max-height: 220px;
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse-list { overflow-y: auto; display: flex; flex-direction: column; max-height: 160px; }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse-item {
   background: none; border: none; color: var(--fg-2); text-align: left;
-  padding: 6px 8px; border-radius: var(--r-1); font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
+  padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2); border-radius: var(--r-1); font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse-item:hover, .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse-item:focus-visible { background: var(--bg-3, var(--bg)); color: var(--fg); }
-.ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse-loading, .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse-empty { padding: 6px 8px; font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); }
+.ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse-loading, .ds-247420 .agentchat-cwd-browse-empty { padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); }
 
 /* head + thread */
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-head {
@@ -7737,14 +8257,14 @@
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-side-panel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%; min-height: 0; border-left: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3); }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-side-panel-head {
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
-  padding: var(--space-2, 8px) var(--space-3, 12px); border-bottom: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
+  padding: var(--space-2, 8px) var(--space-3, 16px); border-bottom: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
   flex: 0 0 auto;
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-side-panel-title { font-size: var(--fs-tiny); font-weight: 600; color: var(--fg-2); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: var(--tr-label); }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-side-panel-close {
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
   background: none; border: none; color: var(--fg-3); cursor: pointer;
-  padding: 4px; border-radius: var(--r-1);
+  padding: var(--space-1); border-radius: var(--r-1);
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-side-panel-close:hover { background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg); }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-side-panel-close:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: var(--focus-offset); }
@@ -7768,8 +8288,11 @@
 
 /* Jump-to-latest: hidden until the thread scroll listener adds .show. */
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-jump {
-  position: absolute; right: 16px; bottom: 12px; z-index: 3;
+  position: absolute; right: 16px; bottom: 12px; z-index: var(--z-raised);
   display: none; align-items: center; gap: .35em;
+  /* em, not --space-*: this pill must scale with its own --fs-tiny text so the
+     capsule stays proportional when a host overrides the chat font size. A px
+     rung would fix the padding while the label grew/shrank inside it. */
   padding: .4em .8em; font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny); cursor: pointer;
   border-radius: var(--r-pill); border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule);
   background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg-2, var(--fg));
@@ -7781,6 +8304,9 @@
 
 /* Streaming caret: a thin blinking bar at the live edge of an assistant turn. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-stream-caret {
+  /* margin-left:1px is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE — a hairline optical nudge that
+     separates the caret bar from the last glyph without reading as a space
+     character. --space-hair (2px) is already wide enough to look like one. */
   display: inline-block; width: 2px; height: 1.05em; margin-left: 1px;
   vertical-align: text-bottom; background: var(--accent, var(--fg));
   animation: chat-caret-blink 1s step-end infinite;
@@ -7789,11 +8315,11 @@
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .ds-247420 .chat-stream-caret { animation: none; opacity: .8; } }
 
 /* Per-message hover-revealed action row (copy / retry / edit). */
-.ds-247420 .chat-msg-actions { display: flex; gap: 2px; margin-top: 3px; opacity: 0; transition: opacity var(--dur-snap, .12s) var(--ease, ease); }
+.ds-247420 .chat-msg-actions { display: flex; gap: var(--space-hair); margin-top: var(--space-half); opacity: 0; transition: opacity var(--dur-snap, .12s) var(--ease, ease); }
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg:hover .chat-msg-actions, .ds-247420 .chat-msg:focus-within .chat-msg-actions { opacity: 1; }
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-action {
-  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 4px;
-  min-width: 26px; height: 26px; padding: 0 6px; cursor: pointer;
+  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: var(--space-1);
+  min-width: 26px; height: 26px; padding: 0 var(--space-1-75); cursor: pointer;
   border: none; border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px); background: none; color: var(--fg-3);
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
 }
@@ -7802,7 +8328,12 @@
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-action:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: 1px; opacity: 1; }
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-action.is-copied { color: var(--accent-ink); opacity: 1; }
 
-/* Empty state: a fresh thread is an invitation, not a void. */
+/* Empty state: a fresh thread is an invitation, not a void.
+   The em-based gap/padding through this block and the suggestion chips below
+   are OFF the --space-* px scale ON PURPOSE: the empty state is typeset copy
+   whose rhythm must track its own font-size (hosts scale this panel down on
+   narrow viewports via font-size alone). Fixed px rungs here would decouple
+   the chip padding from the label and break the capsule proportions. */
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-empty {
   margin: auto;
   display: flex;
@@ -7866,7 +8397,7 @@
   font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-sm); color: var(--fg-2, var(--fg));
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-install-copy {
-  flex: 0 0 auto; cursor: pointer; padding: 2px 8px; min-height: 24px;
+  flex: 0 0 auto; cursor: pointer; padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2); min-height: 24px;
   border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3); border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
   background: none; color: var(--fg-3);
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
@@ -7877,7 +8408,7 @@
 
 /* Host-supplied transcript export actions riding the controls row. */
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-export-act {
-  cursor: pointer; padding: 4px 10px; min-height: 32px;
+  cursor: pointer; padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2-5); min-height: 32px;
   border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3); border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
   background: none; color: var(--fg-3);
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
@@ -7885,7 +8416,10 @@
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-export-act:hover { background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg); }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-export-act:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: 1px; }
 
-/* "working" tail: a long silent tool call shouldn't read as frozen. */
+/* "working" tail: a long silent tool call shouldn't read as frozen.
+   em gap/padding here and on .chat-thinking below is deliberate — both tails
+   are inline status text sized off --fs-tiny, and their inset must shrink with
+   the type, not sit on a fixed px rung. */
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-working {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -7897,7 +8431,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-working-text { color: var(--fg-3); }
 /* Self-contained dots (chat-thinking-dots lives in a kit sheet not bundled
    into this DS distribution, so the agentchat tail draws its own). */
-.ds-247420 .agentchat-working .chat-thinking-dots { display: inline-flex; gap: 3px; }
+.ds-247420 .agentchat-working .chat-thinking-dots { display: inline-flex; gap: var(--space-half); }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-working .chat-thinking-dots span {
   width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
   background: var(--fg); opacity: .4;
@@ -7918,7 +8452,7 @@
    no muted tone. Reuse the agentchat-dot-bounce keyframe. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-thinking { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .5em; color: var(--fg-3); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); background: none; padding: .3em .2em; }
 .ds-247420 .chat-thinking-text { color: var(--fg-3); }
-.ds-247420 .chat-thinking-dots { display: inline-flex; gap: 3px; }
+.ds-247420 .chat-thinking-dots { display: inline-flex; gap: var(--space-half); }
 .ds-247420 .chat-thinking-dots span {
   width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
   background: var(--fg); opacity: .4;
@@ -8018,7 +8552,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-new:hover { background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg); }
 /* Rail filter uses the shared .ds-search-input primitive (provides bg/border/
    radius/focus-ring); only the rail layout + touch floor live here. */
-.ds-247420 .ds-session-head .ds-search-input { order: 1; flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; min-height: 36px; padding: 0 10px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-session-head .ds-search-input { order: 1; flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; min-height: 36px; padding: 0 var(--space-2-5); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-new:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: var(--focus-offset); }
 /* Touch floor (must FOLLOW the base rules - same specificity, order decides). */
 @media (pointer: coarse) {
@@ -8027,7 +8561,7 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-list, .ds-247420 .ds-session-groups { flex: 1; min-height: 0; overflow-y: auto; padding: var(--space-2); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-loadmore {
-  width: 100%; margin-top: var(--space-1); padding: 8px 12px;
+  width: 100%; margin-top: var(--space-1); padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-2-75);
   font-size: var(--fs-sm); font-family: inherit; color: var(--fg-3);
   background: none; border: var(--bw-hair) dashed var(--rule); border-radius: var(--r-1);
   cursor: pointer; text-align: center;
@@ -8038,11 +8572,11 @@
 /* Grouped rows (Today/Yesterday/...) lay out like the flat list; the section
    label sticks to the top of the scroll area for Claude-Desktop-style headers. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-session-group-rows { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-session-group-label { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 1; background: var(--bg-1, var(--bg)); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); font-weight: 600; color: var(--fg-3); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: var(--tr-label); padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-2) var(--space-1); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-session-group-rows { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-hair); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-session-group-label { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: var(--z-sticky); background: var(--bg-1, var(--bg)); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); font-weight: 600; color: var(--fg-3); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: var(--tr-label); padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-2) var(--space-1); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-row {
   position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2);
-  width: 100%; padding: var(--space-2); min-height: 52px; margin-bottom: 2px;
+  width: 100%; padding: var(--space-2); min-height: 52px; margin-bottom: var(--space-hair);
   background: transparent; border: none; border-radius: var(--r-1);
   cursor: pointer; text-align: left; color: var(--fg);
 }
@@ -8057,7 +8591,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-row.rail-green::before { background: var(--accent-ink); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-row.rail-purple::before { background: var(--purple-2); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-row.rail-flame::before { background: var(--flame); }
-.ds-247420 .ds-session-main { flex: 1; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-session-main { flex: 1; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-hair); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-title { font-size: var(--fs-sm); color: var(--fg); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-sub { font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2); flex: 0 0 auto; }
@@ -8127,7 +8661,7 @@
    it only goes loud while ARMED (the one-shot press-again confirm). */
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-header .btn, .ds-247420 .ds-dash-header .btn-primary {
   margin-left: 0;
-  padding: 5px 12px; min-height: 32px; border-radius: var(--r-1); font-weight: 500;
+  padding: var(--space-1-5) var(--space-2-75); min-height: 32px; border-radius: var(--r-1); font-weight: 500;
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-header .btn-primary.danger {
   background: transparent; color: var(--warn);
@@ -8148,7 +8682,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-status.is-error { color: var(--flame); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-agent { font-size: var(--fs-body); font-weight: 600; color: var(--fg); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-model { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); margin-left: auto; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-dash-meta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-dash-meta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-hair); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-cwd { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-stat { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-2); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-stat-cost { color: var(--fg); font-weight: 600; }
@@ -8179,7 +8713,7 @@
   letter-spacing: var(--tr-caps); text-transform: uppercase;
   padding: 0 0 var(--space-2);
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-context-group .row + .row { margin-top: 2px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-context-group .row + .row { margin-top: var(--space-hair); }
 
 /* ============================================================================
    Cohesion sweep (gui-cohesion.js): one-product polish across surfaces.
@@ -8193,7 +8727,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .chat-code-copy {
   position: absolute; top: 6px; right: 6px;
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
-  min-width: 48px; min-height: 24px; padding: 2px 8px;
+  min-width: 48px; min-height: 24px; padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2);
   border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3); border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
   background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg-2); cursor: pointer;
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
@@ -8236,7 +8770,7 @@
 
 /* --- A5: composer context line (agent / model / cwd at point of typing). --- */
 .ds-247420 .chat-composer-context {
-  display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left; padding: 4px var(--space-3) 0;
+  display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left; padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-3) 0;
   background: none; border: none; cursor: default; color: var(--fg-3);
   font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
   white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;
@@ -8278,11 +8812,11 @@
    height, never a stacked full-width form column. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-toolbar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2); flex-wrap: wrap; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-toolbar .ds-search-input {
-  width: 200px; min-height: 32px; padding: 5px 10px;
+  width: 200px; min-height: 32px; padding: var(--space-1-5) var(--space-2-5);
   font-size: var(--fs-sm); border-radius: var(--r-1);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-toolbar .ds-select, .ds-247420 .ds-dash-toolbar select {
-  min-height: 32px; padding: 4px 10px; font-size: var(--fs-sm);
+  min-height: 32px; padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2-5); font-size: var(--fs-sm);
   width: auto; border-radius: var(--r-1);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-stream { font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); }
@@ -8291,7 +8825,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-stream.is-connecting { color: var(--amber); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-header .spread { flex: 1; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-errors-toggle {
-  padding: 4px 10px; min-height: 32px; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2-5); min-height: 32px; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
   border-radius: var(--r-1); background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg-2);
   cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
 }
@@ -8334,14 +8868,14 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-preview-code-wrap { display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 0; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-preview-code-head { flex: 0 0 auto; }
 /* --- E2: prev/next stepper in preview head. --- */
-.ds-247420 .ds-preview-step { display: inline-flex; gap: 2px; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-preview-step .ds-file-act { min-width: 40px; padding: 0 6px; font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-preview-step { display: inline-flex; gap: var(--space-hair); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-preview-step .ds-file-act { min-width: 40px; padding: 0 var(--space-1-75); font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); }
 
 /* --- D1: file grid "show more" row. --- */
 .ds-247420 .ds-file-more { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-3); padding: var(--space-3); justify-content: center; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-file-more-count { font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-file-more-btn {
-  padding: 4px 12px; min-height: 32px; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2-75); min-height: 32px; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
   border-radius: var(--r-1); background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg-2); cursor: pointer;
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
 }
@@ -8350,9 +8884,9 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-file-row.is-locked { opacity: .6; }
 
 /* --- D4: roots picker segmented control. --- */
-.ds-247420 .ds-roots-picker { display: inline-flex; gap: 2px; padding: 2px; background: var(--bg-2); border-radius: var(--r-1); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-roots-picker { display: inline-flex; gap: var(--space-hair); padding: var(--space-hair); background: var(--bg-2); border-radius: var(--r-1); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-roots-tab {
-  padding: 4px 10px; min-height: 32px; border: none; border-radius: var(--r-1);
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2-5); min-height: 32px; border: none; border-radius: var(--r-1);
   background: none; color: var(--fg-3); cursor: pointer;
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
 }
@@ -8386,7 +8920,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-meta-label { color: var(--fg-3); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-meta-value { font-family: var(--ff-mono); color: var(--fg-2); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-meta-copy, .ds-247420 .ds-session-meta-action {
-  padding: 2px 8px; min-height: 24px; cursor: pointer;
+  padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2); min-height: 24px; cursor: pointer;
   background: var(--bg-2); border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3); border-radius: var(--r-1);
   color: var(--fg-3); font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-micro);
 }
@@ -8405,7 +8939,7 @@
    can discover Enter-vs-Shift+Enter without having to focus it first;
    hidden under 420px to save rows. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-composer-hint {
-  display: block; width: 100%; order: 5; padding: 2px var(--space-1) 0;
+  display: block; width: 100%; order: 5; padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1) 0;
   font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--fg-3);
 }
 @media (max-width: 420px) {
@@ -8414,13 +8948,13 @@
 
 /* Transient composer note (paste/drop not supported), aria-live polite. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-composer-note {
-  padding: 4px var(--space-3); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-2);
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-3); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-2);
 }
 
 /* Streaming elapsed-time counter: ticks m:ss while a turn is in flight.
    Tabular-nums so the digits don't jitter the layout every second. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-composer-elapsed {
-  order: 5; padding: 2px var(--space-1) 0;
+  order: 5; padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1) 0;
   font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--fg-3);
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; font-feature-settings: 'tnum';
 }
@@ -8430,7 +8964,7 @@
    new chrome. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-composer-detected-badge {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2, 8px);
-  padding: 4px var(--space-3); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-2);
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-3); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-2);
   background: var(--bg-2); border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule);
   border-radius: var(--r-1); width: 100%; order: -1;
 }
@@ -8438,7 +8972,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .chat-composer-detected-dismiss {
   flex: 0 0 auto; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
   color: var(--fg-3); font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
-  padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: var(--r-1);
+  padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1-75); border-radius: var(--r-1);
 }
 .ds-247420 .chat-composer-detected-dismiss:hover { color: var(--fg); }
 .ds-247420 .chat-composer-detected-dismiss:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: var(--focus-offset); }
@@ -8491,7 +9025,7 @@
 /* Out-of-band turn notices: neutral tone (NOT error red) — a stopped or
    incomplete turn must not read as a finished answer. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-notice {
-  margin-top: var(--space-1); padding: 6px 10px;
+  margin-top: var(--space-1); padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2-5);
   border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule); border-radius: var(--r-2);
   background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg-2); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
 }
@@ -8506,14 +9040,14 @@
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-retry-btn {
   border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--danger); border-radius: var(--r-1);
   background: transparent; color: var(--danger-ink, var(--danger));
-  font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny); padding: 2px 10px; cursor: pointer;
+  font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny); padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2-5); cursor: pointer;
 }
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-retry-btn:hover { background: var(--danger); color: var(--bg); }
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-retry-btn:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: var(--focus-offset); }
 
 /* Tail-window streaming head ('streaming · N KB so far'). */
 .ds-247420 .chat-stream-head {
-  padding: 2px 0 6px; font-family: var(--ff-mono);
+  padding: var(--space-hair) 0 var(--space-1-75); font-family: var(--ff-mono);
   font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--fg-3);
 }
 
@@ -8524,7 +9058,7 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-earlier-count { font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--fg-3); }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-earlier-btn {
-  padding: 4px 12px; min-height: 32px; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2-75); min-height: 32px; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3);
   border-radius: var(--r-1); background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg-2); cursor: pointer;
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
 }
@@ -8550,7 +9084,10 @@
 
 /* External (observed, not owned) session card: no stop control exists. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-external {
-  padding: 1px 6px; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3); border-radius: var(--r-pill);
+  /* 1px vertical is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE — a --fs-micro uppercase pill whose
+     height must stay inside the card's meta row. --space-hair (2px) tips it
+     past the row and pushes the card taller. Horizontal snaps normally. */
+  padding: 1px var(--space-1-75); border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--bg-3); border-radius: var(--r-pill);
   font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--fg-3); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: var(--tr-caps);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-card.is-external { border-style: dashed; }
@@ -8589,11 +9126,18 @@
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-flat .chat-role { margin-bottom: var(--space-2); }
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-flat .chat-md { line-height: var(--lh-long); }
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-flat .chat-md p { margin: var(--space-2) 0; }
+/* The `+ 2px` is an OFF-SCALE optical correction, not a rhythm step: the tinted
+   assistant row needs marginally more inset than the untinted .you row so the
+   fill does not appear to crowd the text. Expressing it as a --space-* rung
+   would make it a visible step rather than the sub-perceptual nudge intended. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg-flat.them { padding-block: calc(var(--space-3) * var(--density, 1) + 2px); }
 /* Inline backtick code (renderInline tags <code class=chat-tick>) - was a dead
    class relying on the generic .chat-bubble code rule, so notices / non-bubble
    surfaces got unstyled monospace. Self-style it regardless of container. */
-.ds-247420 .chat-tick { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: .92em; background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 10%, transparent); padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: var(--r-1); }
+/* 1px vertical is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE — inline code sits INSIDE a line of running
+   prose; any larger vertical pad makes the tinted box overlap the lines above and
+   below. Horizontal is on the scale. */
+.ds-247420 .chat-tick { font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: .92em; background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 10%, transparent); padding: 1px var(--space-1-75); border-radius: var(--r-1); }
 /* Structured tool/code output earns more width than running prose (claude.ai/code
    lets diffs/tables break out wider than the reading measure). A flat turn that
    contains a tool card or code block widens itself AND its stack past --measure;
@@ -8645,7 +9189,7 @@
   margin-left: auto; flex: 0 0 auto;
   font-size: var(--fs-micro); font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: var(--tr-caps);
   color: var(--fg-3);
-  padding: 2px var(--space-2); border-radius: var(--r-pill);
+  padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2); border-radius: var(--r-pill);
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 6%, transparent);
 }
 .ds-247420 .chat-msg .chat-tool.tool-running .chat-tool-status { color: var(--accent-ink); background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent) 12%, transparent); }
@@ -8673,8 +9217,8 @@
    structured CodeNode). injectCodeCopy reads the language- class. */
 .ds-247420 .chat-code-block { position: relative; }
 .ds-247420 .chat-code-lang {
-  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 2;
-  padding: 2px var(--space-2); border-bottom-right-radius: var(--r-1);
+  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: var(--z-raised);
+  padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2); border-bottom-right-radius: var(--r-1);
   font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: var(--tr-caps);
   color: var(--fg-3); background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 6%, transparent);
   pointer-events: none;
@@ -8734,7 +9278,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-dash-clear:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: 1px; border-radius: var(--r-1); }
 
 /* Conversation-rail loading skeleton (cold ccsniff walk). */
-.ds-247420 .ds-session-row-skeleton { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-session-row-skeleton { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-1-75); padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-row-skeleton .ds-skel { background: var(--bg-3); border-radius: var(--r-1); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-row-skeleton .ds-skel-title { height: 12px; width: 70%; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-session-row-skeleton .ds-skel-meta { height: 9px; width: 45%; }
@@ -8785,7 +9329,7 @@
    Hover/focus/active-state rules on the originals still apply.
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .row-act, .ds-247420 .ds-dash-errors-toggle, .ds-247420 .agentchat-export-act, .ds-247420 .ds-file-more-btn {
-  min-height: 32px; padding: 5px 12px; border-radius: var(--r-1);
+  min-height: 32px; padding: var(--space-1-5) var(--space-2-75); border-radius: var(--r-1);
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny); font-weight: 500;
   background: transparent; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule); color: var(--fg-2);
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -8794,7 +9338,7 @@
   background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg);
 }
 .ds-247420 .agentchat-install-copy, .ds-247420 .ds-upload-act, .ds-247420 .ds-session-meta-copy {
-  min-height: 24px; padding: 2px 8px; border-radius: var(--r-1);
+  min-height: 24px; padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-2); border-radius: var(--r-1);
   font-family: var(--ff-body); font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
   background: transparent; border: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule); color: var(--fg-3);
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -8848,7 +9392,10 @@
   border-top: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule);
   border-bottom: var(--bw-hair) solid var(--rule);
   pointer-events: none;
-  z-index: 1;
+  /* Minimap internal order: centerline < viewport < dot < tooltip. All four
+     live inside the one raised widget, so they share its rung and differ
+     only by a local offset. */
+  z-index: calc(var(--z-raised) + 1);
 }
 .ds-247420 .chat-minimap-centerline {
   position: absolute;
@@ -8858,7 +9405,7 @@
   width: 1px;
   background: var(--rule);
   transform: translateX(-50%);
-  z-index: 0;
+  z-index: var(--z-raised);
 }
 .ds-247420 .chat-minimap-dot {
   position: absolute;
@@ -8868,7 +9415,7 @@
   border-radius: var(--r-pill, 999px);
   transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1);
   transition: transform 0.1s;
-  z-index: 2;
+  z-index: calc(var(--z-raised) + 2);
 }
 .ds-247420 .chat-minimap-dot.is-user {
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent) 18%, transparent);
@@ -8890,7 +9437,10 @@
   border-left: 2px solid var(--fg-3);
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
   padding: calc(var(--space-1) / 2) var(--space-2);
-  z-index: 100;
+  /* Top of the minimap's internal order. Deliberately NOT --z-tooltip: it is
+     clipped to the minimap rail rather than floating over the app, so it must
+     not outrank real overlays that may cover the rail. */
+  z-index: calc(var(--z-raised) + 3);
   pointer-events: none;
   opacity: 0.45;
   font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
@@ -8928,8 +9478,8 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-panel-head {
     flex-shrink: 0;
-    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px;
-    padding: 6px 10px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-2);
+    padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2-5);
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
     font-size: var(--fs-micro, 11px); font-weight: 600;
     text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
@@ -8943,7 +9493,7 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-panel-body {
     flex: 1; min-height: 0; overflow: auto;
-    padding: 6px 8px;
+    padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-panel-body.flush { padding: 0; }
 /* A sub-section divider inside a docked panel (e.g. app-prop mount). Only
@@ -8959,36 +9509,36 @@
 /* Dense status strip for editor chrome — thin, flush, bordered top. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-statusbar {
     flex-shrink: 0;
-    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-2);
     min-height: 0; height: 26px;
-    padding: 0 10px;
+    padding: 0 var(--space-2-5);
     border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
     background: var(--panel-1);
     color: var(--panel-text-2);
     font: var(--fs-micro, 11px)/1 var(--ff-mono, monospace);
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-ep-statusbar-left, .ds-247420 .ds-ep-statusbar-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; min-width: 0; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-ep-statusbar-left, .ds-247420 .ds-ep-statusbar-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2); min-width: 0; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-statusbar-left { overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
 /* Buttons inside the dense strip shrink to fit the 26px band. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-statusbar button {
-    min-height: 0; height: 20px; padding: 0 8px;
+    min-height: 0; height: 20px; padding: 0 var(--space-2);
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
     font: var(--fs-micro, 11px)/1 var(--ff-mono, monospace);
 }
 
 /* Toolbar */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar {
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
-    padding: 8px 10px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1-75);
+    padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-2-5);
     background: var(--panel-1);
     color: var(--panel-text);
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
     font: var(--fs-tiny, 12px)/var(--lh-base, 1.55) var(--ff-mono, monospace);
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar.dense { padding: 2px 4px; gap: 2px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar.dense { padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1); gap: var(--space-hair); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar-leading,
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar-center,
-.ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar-trailing { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar-trailing { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar-trailing { margin-left: auto; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar-center { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
 
@@ -9058,7 +9608,7 @@
     flex: 1; min-width: 0; appearance: none; background: transparent; border: 0;
     border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
     color: var(--panel-text-3);
-    padding: 8px 10px;
+    padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-2-5);
     font: inherit; cursor: pointer;
     overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
     transition: color var(--dur-snap, 80ms) var(--ease, ease), border-color var(--dur-snap, 80ms) var(--ease, ease);
@@ -9097,8 +9647,8 @@
     color: var(--panel-text);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-eventrow {
-    display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 8px;
-    padding: 3px 8px;
+    display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: var(--space-2);
+    padding: var(--space-half) var(--space-2);
     border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--rule) 50%, transparent);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-eventrow:hover { background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent) 6%, transparent); }
@@ -9115,8 +9665,8 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-item { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-item:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: var(--focus-offset); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-row {
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
-    padding: 4px 8px 4px 0;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1-75);
+    padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2) var(--space-1) 0;
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 10px);
     cursor: pointer;
     color: var(--panel-text-2);
@@ -9139,25 +9689,25 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-glyph { flex-shrink: 0; color: var(--panel-text-3); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-label { flex: 1; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-tag {
-    flex-shrink: 0; padding-left: 6px;
+    flex-shrink: 0; padding-left: var(--space-1-75);
     font-size: 0.85em; color: var(--panel-text-3);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-children { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
 
 /* PropertyGrid / PropertyField */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propgrid {
-    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px;
-    padding: 8px;
+    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-1-75);
+    padding: var(--space-2);
     color: var(--panel-text);
     font: var(--fs-tiny, 12px)/var(--lh-base, 1.55) var(--ff-mono, monospace);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: minmax(80px, 120px) 1fr;
-    gap: 4px 10px;
+    gap: var(--space-1) var(--space-2-5);
     align-items: center;
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield.inline { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield.inline { display: flex; gap: var(--space-2); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield-label {
     color: var(--panel-text-3);
     font-size: 0.85em;
@@ -9166,7 +9716,7 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield-value {
     color: var(--panel-text);
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; min-width: 0;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1); min-width: 0;
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield-value input,
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield-value select,
@@ -9176,7 +9726,7 @@
     color: var(--panel-text);
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 10px);
-    padding: 4px 8px;
+    padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2);
     font: inherit;
     min-width: 0; width: 100%;
 }
@@ -9194,7 +9744,7 @@
 }
 /* x/y/z packed on one row, each field equal width, no horizontal overflow. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-vec3 {
-    display: flex; gap: 4px; width: 100%; min-width: 0;
+    display: flex; gap: var(--space-1); width: 100%; min-width: 0;
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-vec3 > * { flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0; }
 /* Each axis cell (axis letter + scrub input) must show its full 3-decimal value
@@ -9202,7 +9752,7 @@
    fill the rest with tight padding and centered text so 0.000 / -0.0 / 1.000 are
    always legible even in the narrow 3-up layout. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-vec3 > * {
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-hair);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-vec3 .ds-ep-propfield-hint {
     flex: 0 0 auto; width: 9px; text-align: center;
@@ -9210,12 +9760,12 @@
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-vec3 .ds-input-bare {
     flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; width: auto;
-    padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center; text-overflow: clip;
+    padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1); text-align: center; text-overflow: clip;
 }
 /* Dense numeric inputs in the inspector — compact, tight radius, mono. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield-value input,
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield-value .ds-input-bare {
-    padding: 2px 6px;
+    padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1-75);
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
     font: var(--fs-tiny, 12px)/1.3 var(--ff-mono, monospace);
 }
@@ -9225,7 +9775,7 @@
     color: var(--panel-text);
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
-    padding: 2px 6px;
+    padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1-75);
     font: var(--fs-tiny, 12px)/1.3 var(--ff-mono, monospace);
     min-width: 0;
 }
@@ -9234,7 +9784,7 @@
    control below) — used for wide segmented controls that would clip in the
    narrow value column. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield.block {
-    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 4px;
+    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: var(--space-1);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield.block > .ds-ep-propfield-value { width: 100%; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-propfield.block .ds-ep-btngrp { width: 100%; }
@@ -9283,8 +9833,8 @@
    Compact buttons, square-ish, bordered top — not big floating pills. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-actionbar {
     flex-shrink: 0;
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
-    padding: 6px 8px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1-75);
+    padding: var(--space-1-75) var(--space-2);
     border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
     background: var(--panel-1);
 }
@@ -9302,7 +9852,7 @@
    IconButtonGroup which manages its own sizing. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-row button:not(.ds-ep-btngrp-btn),
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-toolbar button:not(.ds-ep-btngrp-btn) {
-    min-height: 24px; height: 24px; padding: 0 8px;
+    min-height: 24px; height: 24px; padding: 0 var(--space-2);
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
     font: var(--fs-tiny, 12px)/1 var(--ff-mono, monospace);
 }
@@ -9338,7 +9888,7 @@
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
     color: var(--panel-text, var(--fg));
     min-width: 1.75em;
-    padding: var(--space-half, 3px) var(--space-1, 5px);
+    padding: var(--space-half, 3px) var(--space-1, 4px);
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
     font: inherit;
     text-align: center;
@@ -9350,6 +9900,15 @@
     border-color: var(--accent);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-pager-ellipsis { padding: 0 var(--space-hair, 2px); opacity: 0.6; }
+/* Touch floor. Pager controls render ~21px tall, so on a coarse pointer they
+   were the smallest interactive targets in the kit — every other control family
+   here (.ds-sub-btn, .ds-session-row, .ds-file-act, .btn) already floors at
+   44px, and paging is a repeated, mis-tap-prone action. The visible mark stays
+   compact; only the hit area grows. */
+@media (pointer: coarse) {
+  .ds-247420 .ds-ep-pager-btn, .ds-247420 .ds-ep-pager-num { min-height: 44px; min-width: 44px; }
+  .ds-247420 .ds-ep-pager { gap: var(--space-2); }
+}
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-pager-total { white-space: nowrap; margin-left: auto; }
 
 /* Grid / GridItem — 24-column responsive layout. GridItem's flex-basis is
@@ -9430,7 +9989,7 @@
 /* Collapsible tree mode — native details/summary, indent guides on children. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-tree { white-space: normal; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-kids {
-    padding-left: var(--space-3-5, 14px);
+    padding-left: var(--space-3-5, 20px);
     margin-left: var(--space-1, 4px);
     border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
 }
@@ -9442,7 +10001,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-sum::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-sum::before {
     content: '+';
-    display: inline-block; width: var(--space-3, 12px);
+    display: inline-block; width: var(--space-3, 16px);
     color: var(--panel-text-3, var(--fg-3));
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-node[open] > .ds-ep-json-sum::before { content: '-'; }
@@ -9456,11 +10015,11 @@
     font-size: var(--fs-micro, 11px);
     color: var(--panel-text-3, var(--fg-3));
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-leaf { padding-left: var(--space-3, 12px); word-break: break-all; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-leaf { padding-left: var(--space-3, 16px); word-break: break-all; }
 /* Copy affordance (copyable:true) — floats over the viewer's top-right. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-wrap { position: relative; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-json-copy {
-    position: absolute; top: var(--space-1-75, 6px); right: var(--space-1-75, 6px); z-index: 1;
+    position: absolute; top: var(--space-1-75, 6px); right: var(--space-1-75, 6px); z-index: var(--z-raised);
     appearance: none; cursor: pointer;
     background: var(--panel-1, var(--bg-1));
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
@@ -9518,12 +10077,12 @@
     overflow: hidden;
     background: var(--panel-2);
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-ep-btngrp.dense .ds-ep-btngrp-btn { padding: 2px 6px; min-width: 22px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-ep-btngrp.dense .ds-ep-btngrp-btn { padding: var(--space-hair) var(--space-1-75); min-width: 22px; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-btngrp-btn {
     appearance: none; border: 0;
     background: transparent;
     color: var(--panel-text-2);
-    padding: 4px 10px;
+    padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2-5);
     font: inherit; cursor: pointer;
     border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
     transition: background var(--dur-snap, 80ms) var(--ease, ease), color var(--dur-snap, 80ms) var(--ease, ease);
@@ -9577,7 +10136,7 @@
    ContextMenu
    --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-ctxmenu-backdrop {
-    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 9000;
+    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-dropdown);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-ctxmenu {
     position: absolute;
@@ -9592,13 +10151,13 @@
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
     border-radius: var(--r-2, 8px);
     box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
-    padding: 4px;
+    padding: var(--space-1);
     display: flex; flex-direction: column;
     outline: none;
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-ctxmenu-item {
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
-    padding: 8px 10px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2);
+    padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-2-5);
     background: transparent; border: 0;
     color: inherit; font: inherit; text-align: left;
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
@@ -9611,13 +10170,13 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-ctxmenu-item.danger { color: var(--danger); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-ctxmenu-item.disabled { opacity: 0.45; cursor: not-allowed; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-ctxmenu-icon { width: 16px; display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-ep-ctxmenu-sep { height: 1px; background: var(--rule); margin: 4px 6px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-ep-ctxmenu-sep { height: 1px; background: var(--rule); margin: var(--space-1) var(--space-1-75); }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Drawer
    --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-drawer-backdrop {
-    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 8500;
+    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-drawer);
     background: var(--scrim);
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-drawer {
@@ -9627,11 +10186,11 @@
     box-shadow: var(--shadow-overlay);
     outline: none;
     transition: transform 180ms ease;
-    padding: 12px;
-    padding-top: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-top));
-    padding-bottom: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
-    padding-left: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-left));
-    padding-right: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-right));
+    padding: var(--space-2-75);
+    padding-top: max(var(--space-2-75), env(safe-area-inset-top));
+    padding-bottom: max(var(--space-2-75), env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
+    padding-left: max(var(--space-2-75), env(safe-area-inset-left));
+    padding-right: max(var(--space-2-75), env(safe-area-inset-right));
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-drawer.side-left   { left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 86vw; max-width: 320px; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-drawer.side-right  { right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 86vw; max-width: 320px; }
@@ -9644,10 +10203,10 @@
    Dialog
    --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-dialog-backdrop {
-    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 9500;
+    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-modal);
     background: var(--scrim-strong);
     display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
-    padding: max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-top)) max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-right)) max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom)) max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-left));
+    padding: max(var(--space-3), env(safe-area-inset-top)) max(var(--space-3), env(safe-area-inset-right)) max(var(--space-3), env(safe-area-inset-bottom)) max(var(--space-3), env(safe-area-inset-left));
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-dialog {
     background: var(--panel-1, var(--panel-bg));
@@ -9697,8 +10256,8 @@
     position: fixed;
     top: max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-top));
     right: max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-right));
-    z-index: 9800;
-    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px;
+    z-index: var(--z-toast);
+    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2);
     pointer-events: none;
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-toast {
@@ -9706,7 +10265,13 @@
     background: var(--panel-1, var(--panel-bg));
     color: var(--panel-text, var(--fg-text));
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
-    border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
+    /* DELIBERATE accent spine (same intent as .panel-spine, expressed as a
+       border because a toast has no free ::before — the host stacks them and
+       .has-action reflows the box). Load-bearing, not decoration: this edge is
+       the ONLY channel carrying toast severity — .kind-success/.kind-warn/
+       .kind-error below recolour border-left-color and nothing else. Do not
+       demote to a hairline; that would erase the status signal. */
+    border-left: var(--bw-chunk) solid var(--accent);
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 6px);
     padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-2-75);
     box-shadow: var(--shadow-3);
@@ -9765,8 +10330,8 @@
     .ds-247420 .ds-ep-tree-row,
     .ds-247420 .ds-ep-pager-btn {
         min-height: 44px;
-        padding-top: 10px;
-        padding-bottom: 10px;
+        padding-top: var(--space-2-5);
+        padding-bottom: var(--space-2-5);
     }
     .ds-247420 .ds-ep-resize.axis-h { width: 14px; }
     .ds-247420 .ds-ep-resize.axis-v { height: 14px; }
@@ -9911,6 +10476,10 @@
 
 .ds-247420 .sr-only {
     position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px;
+    /* margin:-1px is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE — it is not rhythm, it is the
+       canonical visually-hidden idiom: the negative margin cancels the 1px
+       box so the clipped element contributes zero layout. Snapping it to a
+       --space-* rung would reintroduce a measurable gap. */
     padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden;
     clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
 }
@@ -9925,7 +10494,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-tooltip {
     position: fixed;
     left: 0; top: 0;
-    z-index: 9700;
+    z-index: var(--z-tooltip);
     background: var(--panel-1, var(--panel-bg));
     color: var(--panel-text, var(--fg-text));
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
@@ -9948,7 +10517,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-popover {
     position: fixed;
     left: 0; top: 0;
-    z-index: 9600;
+    z-index: var(--z-dropdown);
     background: var(--panel-1, var(--panel-bg));
     color: var(--panel-text, var(--fg-text));
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
@@ -9970,10 +10539,10 @@
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Dropdown
    --------------------------------------------------------------- */
-.ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-menu { padding: 4px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-menu { padding: var(--space-1); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-item {
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-2);
     /* Dense desktop row (was an unconditional 44px touch target — a menu of
        these was very tall on desktop). ~30px here; the 44px tap target is
        restored under @media(pointer:coarse) below, matching the .ds-check-row
@@ -10005,7 +10574,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-item.is-danger { color: var(--danger); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-glyph { width: 16px; display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-label { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-separator { height: 1px; background: var(--rule); margin: 4px 6px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-separator { height: 1px; background: var(--rule); margin: var(--space-1) var(--space-1-75); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-dropdown-trigger {
     appearance: none;
     background: var(--panel-2, transparent);
@@ -10145,7 +10714,7 @@
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 10px);
     background: var(--panel-2, var(--panel-1)); color: var(--panel-text);
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-kbd-group { margin: var(--space-3, 12px) 0; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-kbd-group { margin: var(--space-3, 16px) 0; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-kbd-group h3 { font-size: 0.9em; opacity: 0.7; margin: 0 0 var(--space-1, 4px); text-transform: capitalize; }
 /* One shortcut per row: the key chip on the left, its description on the right,
    so the dialog reads as "G  Translate gizmo" rather than a wall of bare keys. */
@@ -10159,7 +10728,7 @@
    --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ov-cmd-backdrop {
     position: fixed; inset: 0;
-    z-index: var(--z-overlay, 1000);
+    z-index: var(--z-modal);
     background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg) 32%, transparent);
     display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: center;
     padding: 12vh var(--space-3, 16px) var(--space-3, 16px);
@@ -10214,7 +10783,8 @@
    --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ov-emoji-root {
     position: fixed; left: 0; top: 0;
-    z-index: var(--z-overlay, 1000);
+    /* Anchored to a trigger, not a blocking surface — dropdown rung. */
+    z-index: var(--z-dropdown);
     width: 280px;
     display: flex; flex-direction: column;
     background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg);
@@ -10252,7 +10822,7 @@
    --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ov-boot {
     position: fixed; inset: 0;
-    z-index: calc(var(--z-overlay, 1000) + 100);
+    z-index: var(--z-top);
     background: var(--bg);
     display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
     color: var(--fg);
@@ -10295,7 +10865,8 @@
    --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .ds-247420 .ov-set-root {
     position: fixed; left: 0; top: 0;
-    z-index: var(--z-overlay, 1000);
+    /* Anchored to a trigger, not a blocking surface — dropdown rung. */
+    z-index: var(--z-dropdown);
     width: 300px; max-height: 70vh;
     display: flex; flex-direction: column;
     background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--fg);
@@ -10344,7 +10915,7 @@
 
 /* AuthModal — ov-auth-* */
 .ds-247420 .ov-auth-backdrop {
-    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-overlay, 1000);
+    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-modal);
     display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
     background: var(--scrim-strong);
 }
@@ -10373,7 +10944,7 @@
 
 /* VideoLightbox — ov-lightbox-* */
 .ds-247420 .ov-lightbox-backdrop {
-    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-overlay-top, 1100);
+    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: var(--z-modal);
     display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
     background: var(--scrim-media);
 }
@@ -10427,7 +10998,7 @@
     border: 1px solid var(--rule); border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
     background: var(--panel-2); cursor: pointer; flex-shrink: 0;
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-input-color::-webkit-color-swatch-wrapper { padding: 2px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-input-color::-webkit-color-swatch-wrapper { padding: var(--space-hair); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-input-color::-webkit-color-swatch { border: none; border-radius: var(--r-hair); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-input-color:focus-visible { outline: var(--focus-w) solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: var(--focus-offset); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-input-check {
@@ -10490,8 +11061,8 @@
 /* Collapsed: shrink to just the header strip, freeing the viewport. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-dock.collapsed { bottom: auto; height: auto; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-dock-head {
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
-    flex: 0 0 auto; padding: 4px 6px 4px 10px;
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1-75);
+    flex: 0 0 auto; padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-1-75) var(--space-1) var(--space-2-5);
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
     background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--panel-1) 60%, transparent);
 }
@@ -10522,7 +11093,7 @@
     border-radius: var(--r-1, 4px);
     background: var(--panel-2, var(--bg-2));
 }
-.ds-247420 .ds-ep-collapse + .ds-ep-collapse { margin-top: var(--space-1, 5px); }
+.ds-247420 .ds-ep-collapse + .ds-ep-collapse { margin-top: var(--space-1, 4px); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-ep-collapse-head {
     appearance: none; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;
     display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-1-5, 5px);
@@ -10589,7 +11160,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .ov-perm-action {
     flex: 1; appearance: none; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: transparent;
     color: var(--fg-2); font: inherit; font-size: var(--fs-tiny, 12px);
-    padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: var(--r-1, 10px); cursor: pointer;
+    padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-2); border-radius: var(--r-1, 10px); cursor: pointer;
 }
 .ds-247420 .ov-perm-action:hover { background: var(--panel-2, var(--rule)); }
 
@@ -10820,7 +11391,7 @@
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   .ds-247420.ds-247420 .ca-rail {
     position: absolute;
-    z-index: 20;
+    z-index: calc(var(--z-drawer) + 1);
     top: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0;
     width: 240px; min-width: 240px;
     transform: translateX(-110%);
@@ -10835,7 +11406,7 @@
     content: '';
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
-    z-index: 15;
+    z-index: var(--z-drawer);
     background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--ink, #000) 40%, transparent);
     pointer-events: none;
   }
@@ -11159,6 +11730,11 @@
 .ds-247420 #ds-article-host.has-toc {
   display: flex;
   align-items: flex-start;
+  /* 44px is OFF-SCALE ON PURPOSE — it is not a rhythm step but one term of the
+     three-term width equation on the next line (256px rail + 44px gutter +
+     measure). It sits between --space-6 (48) and --space-5 (32); snapping it
+     would silently change the host's computed max-width unless the calc were
+     re-derived, so the literal and the calc stay coupled and explicit. */
   column-gap: 44px;
   gap: 44px;
   max-width: calc(256px + 44px + var(--measure-narrow));
@@ -11182,7 +11758,7 @@
   overscroll-behavior: contain;
   margin: 0;
   max-width: 100%;
-  padding: 18px 18px 18px 20px;
+  padding: var(--space-3-5);
   background: var(--panel-1);
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
   box-shadow: var(--panel-shadow);
@@ -11201,15 +11777,28 @@
   background: var(--panel-text-3);
   background-clip: padding-box;
 }
-.ds-247420 #ds-article-host .toc .toc-title {
+/* Small-label voice — the local composition of the house `.t-label` recipe
+   (src/css/app-shell/base.css). This sheet is a standalone published export
+   with its own <link>, so it cannot join the `.t-label` selector list; it
+   composes by referencing the identical token set. Both members are gm-
+   generated markup (injected into #ds-article-host), so the class list is not
+   reachable from src/ — the rule, not the markup, does the composing.
+   Deliberate override for both: --panel-text-2, because prose surfaces use the
+   panel text ramp rather than the app --fg ramp. Sized at --fs-nano: these
+   labels ride above dense article chrome, not UI text. */
+.ds-247420 #ds-article-host .toc .toc-title,
+.ds-247420 .ds-prose .gm-callout .who {
   font-family: var(--ff-mono);
-  font-size: 11px;
+  font-size: var(--fs-nano);
   text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: .09em;
+  letter-spacing: var(--tr-label);
   color: var(--panel-text-2);
-  margin: 0 0 14px 0;
 }
-.ds-247420 #ds-article-host .toc ol { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; }
+
+.ds-247420 #ds-article-host .toc .toc-title {
+  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3) 0;
+}
+.ds-247420 #ds-article-host .toc ol { margin: 0; padding-left: var(--space-3-5); }
 .ds-247420 #ds-article-host .toc li { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.85; color: var(--panel-text); }
 .ds-247420 #ds-article-host .toc li::marker { color: var(--panel-text-3); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
 .ds-247420 #ds-article-host .toc a { color: var(--panel-text-2); text-decoration: none; transition: color .12s ease; }
@@ -11222,7 +11811,7 @@
     position: static;
     max-height: none;
     overflow: visible;
-    margin: 0 0 28px 0;
+    margin: 0 0 var(--space-5) 0;
   }
 }
 
@@ -11238,8 +11827,8 @@
   display: block;
   background: var(--panel-1);
   border-radius: var(--r-0);
-  padding: 16px 20px;
-  margin: 16px 0 28px 0;
+  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-3-5);
+  margin: var(--space-3) 0 var(--space-5) 0;
   font-family: var(--ff-mono);
   font-size: 12.5px;
   line-height: 1.6;
@@ -11254,14 +11843,14 @@
   white-space: pre-wrap;
   word-break: break-word;
   min-height: 1.4em;
-  padding: 3px 0;
+  padding: var(--space-half) 0;
   line-height: 1.6;
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-cli-block .ds-cli-comment:empty::before { content: '\00a0'; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-cli-block .ds-cli-row {
   display: flex;
-  gap: 10px;
-  padding: 3px 0;
+  gap: var(--space-2-5);
+  padding: var(--space-half) 0;
   white-space: pre-wrap;
   word-break: break-word;
 }
@@ -11277,14 +11866,14 @@
   word-break: break-word;
 }
 
-.ds-247420 .panel .row { align-items: flex-start; padding: 16px 20px; gap: 16px; }
+.ds-247420 .panel .row { align-items: flex-start; padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-3-5); gap: var(--space-3); }
 .ds-247420 .panel .row + .row { box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 var(--rule); }
-.ds-247420 .panel .row .code { padding-top: 2px; min-width: 28px; }
-.ds-247420 .panel .row .meta { padding-top: 2px; opacity: 0.4; }
+.ds-247420 .panel .row .code { padding-top: var(--space-hair); min-width: 28px; }
+.ds-247420 .panel .row .meta { padding-top: var(--space-hair); opacity: 0.4; }
 .ds-247420 .panel .row .title { display: block; line-height: 1.4; }
 .ds-247420 .panel .row .title .sub {
   display: block;
-  margin-top: 6px;
+  margin-top: var(--space-1-75);
   font-weight: 400;
   color: var(--panel-text-2);
   font-size: 13px;
@@ -11294,9 +11883,9 @@
 .ds-247420 .ds-prose .card {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 14px 18px;
-  margin: 8px 0;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-2-75) var(--space-3-5);
+  margin: var(--space-2) 0;
   background: var(--panel-1);
   border-radius: var(--r-0);
   font-size: 13px;
@@ -11304,35 +11893,46 @@
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 .ds-247420 .ds-prose .card:hover { background: var(--panel-hover); }
-.ds-247420 .ds-prose .card .card-top { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-prose .card .card-top { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-2-75); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-prose .card .repo-name { font-weight: 600; color: var(--panel-text); }
 .ds-247420 .ds-prose .card .stars { color: var(--panel-text-3); font-family: var(--ff-mono); font-size: 12px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-prose .card .desc { color: var(--panel-text-2); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0; }
-.ds-247420 .ds-prose .tags { display: flex; gap: 6px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+.ds-247420 .ds-prose .tags { display: flex; gap: var(--space-1-75); flex-wrap: wrap; }
 .ds-247420 .ds-prose .tag {
   background: var(--panel-2);
   color: var(--panel-text-2);
   border: 1px solid var(--panel-3);
   font-size: 0.7rem;
+  /* rem, not --space-*: the chip's inset is deliberately tied to the root type
+     scale alongside its own 0.7rem size, so the capsule keeps its proportions
+     when a doc site scales root font-size. A px rung would decouple them. */
   padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
   border-radius: var(--r-hair);
   font-family: var(--ff-mono);
 }
+/* Attributed callout — an editorial pull-quote (it carries a .who byline), so
+   the left accent is DELIBERATE, not the generic alert stripe. Expressed via
+   the house .panel-spine idiom (absolute ::before rail at --bw-chunk, squared
+   leading corners) instead of a raw 3px border-left, so it stays on the border
+   scale and matches the spine primitive in panel-row.css. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-prose .gm-callout {
-  margin: 18px 0;
-  padding: 14px 18px;
+  position: relative;
+  margin: var(--space-3-5) 0;
+  padding: var(--space-2-75) var(--space-3-5);
+  padding-left: calc(var(--space-3-5) + var(--bw-chunk));
   background: var(--panel-1);
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--panel-accent);
+  border-radius: 0 var(--r-1) var(--r-1) 0;
   color: var(--panel-text);
 }
+.ds-247420 .ds-prose .gm-callout::before {
+  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
+  width: var(--bw-chunk); background: var(--panel-accent);
+  border-radius: var(--bw-chunk) 0 0 var(--bw-chunk);
+}
+/* Joins the small-label voice above; only its own box properties here. */
 .ds-247420 .ds-prose .gm-callout .who {
   display: block;
-  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: .08em;
-  color: var(--panel-text-2);
-  margin-bottom: 4px;
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-1);
 }
 
 /* marketing.css */
@@ -11374,7 +11974,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .sp-loading {
   position: fixed;
   inset: 0;
-  z-index: 10000;
+  z-index: var(--z-top);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
@@ -11505,7 +12105,7 @@
 .ds-247420 .sp-lobby {
   position: fixed;
   inset: 0;
-  z-index: 9500;
+  z-index: var(--z-modal);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;