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package/assets/.agent/skills/hyperframes-animation/rules/3d-text-depth-layers.md

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----
-name: 3d-text-depth-layers
-description: Multiple offset text layers create a stacked 3D shadow / extrusion effect on large typography — more impactful than CSS text-shadow because each layer is a full DOM element.
-metadata:
-  tags: text, 3d, depth, layers, shadow, typography, stacked, extrusion
----
-
-# 3D Text Depth Layers
-
-Renders the same text N times at increasing offsets, with back layers translucent and the front layer fully opaque. Creates a physical "stacked extrusion" depth illusion. Distinct from `text-shadow` (which can't have per-layer hue / opacity / animation) — each layer is a real DOM element.
-
-## How It Works
-
-- N copies of the same text in a single container
-- Each copy positioned absolutely with offset `(i * OFFSET_X, i * OFFSET_Y)`
-- Back layers (high `i`) use translucent or darkened color
-- Front layer (`i = 0`) is full opacity, full brand color
-- Optionally: each layer fades in staggered, creating a "building up" depth animation
-
-## HTML
-
-```html
-<div
-  class="scene"
-  id="depth-scene"
-  data-composition-id="depth-scene"
-  data-start="0"
-  data-duration="3"
-  data-track-index="0"
->
-  <div class="depth-stack">
-    <!-- Layers injected by script — LAYER_COUNT copies of {label} -->
-  </div>
-</div>
-```
-
-## CSS
-
-```css
-.scene {
-  position: relative;
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  display: grid;
-  place-items: center;
-  background: {bgColor};
-}
-.depth-stack {
-  position: relative;
-  /* Container size set by the front layer; back layers stack behind */
-}
-.depth-text {
-  font-family: {font};
-  font-weight: 900;
-  font-size: HERO_FONT_SIZE;
-  letter-spacing: HERO_LETTER_SPACING;
-  line-height: 1;
-  color: {frontColor};
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-}
-/* Back layers — absolute, stacked behind */
-.depth-text.is-back {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-/* Front layer — relative to define container size */
-.depth-text.is-front {
-  position: relative;
-  z-index: 10;
-}
-```
-
-## GSAP Timeline + Layer Setup
-
-```html
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
-<script>
-  window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
-
-  const TEXT = "{label}";
-  const stack = document.querySelector(".depth-stack");
-
-  // Build layers — back-to-front so the FRONT (i=0) is the LAST appended
-  // and `position: relative` defines container size.
-  for (let i = LAYER_COUNT - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-    const el = document.createElement("div");
-    el.className = "depth-text " + (i === 0 ? "is-front" : "is-back");
-    el.textContent = TEXT;
-    if (i > 0) {
-      const alpha = Math.max(BACK_ALPHA_MAX - i * BACK_ALPHA_STEP, BACK_ALPHA_MIN);
-      el.style.color = `rgba({backHueRGB}, ${alpha})`;
-      el.style.transform = `translate(${i * OFFSET_X}px, ${i * OFFSET_Y}px)`;
-    } else {
-      el.style.color = "{frontColor}";
-    }
-    el.dataset.layer = String(i);
-    stack.appendChild(el);
-  }
-
-  const tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
-
-  // Layered entry — back layers appear first, building forward
-  const allLayers = stack.querySelectorAll(".depth-text");
-  allLayers.forEach((el) => {
-    const i = Number(el.dataset.layer);
-    const finalAlpha = el.classList.contains("is-front")
-      ? 1
-      : Math.max(BACK_ALPHA_MAX - i * BACK_ALPHA_STEP, BACK_ALPHA_MIN);
-    tl.fromTo(
-      el,
-      { opacity: 0 },
-      {
-        opacity: finalAlpha,
-        duration: LAYER_FADE_DUR,
-        ease: "power2.out",
-      },
-      LAYER_CASCADE_START + (LAYER_COUNT - 1 - i) * LAYER_CASCADE_STEP,
-    );
-  });
-
-  // Optional: depth grows on entry (offset interpolates from 0 → full)
-  const depthState = { p: 0 };
-  tl.to(
-    depthState,
-    {
-      p: 1,
-      duration: DEPTH_GROW_DUR,
-      ease: "power2.out",
-      onUpdate: () => {
-        stack.querySelectorAll(".depth-text.is-back").forEach((el) => {
-          const i = Number(el.dataset.layer);
-          const x = i * OFFSET_X * depthState.p;
-          const y = i * OFFSET_Y * depthState.p;
-          el.style.transform = `translate(${x}px, ${y}px)`;
-        });
-      },
-    },
-    DEPTH_GROW_START,
-  );
-
-  window.__timelines["depth-scene"] = tl;
-</script>
-```
-
-## Variations
-
-### Static depth (no animation, single hero shot)
-
-Skip the cascade — render all layers in their final positions from t=0, optionally fade the entire stack in:
-
-```js
-tl.from(
-  stack,
-  { opacity: 0, scale: STATIC_ENTRY_SCALE, duration: STATIC_ENTRY_DUR, ease: "power3.out" },
-  0,
-);
-```
-
-### Dynamic depth pulse
-
-Animate `OFFSET_X` / `OFFSET_Y` based on a heartbeat — depth grows and shrinks rhythmically:
-
-```js
-const beat = { p: 0 };
-tl.to(
-  beat,
-  {
-    p: Math.PI * 2 * BEAT_CYCLES,
-    duration: BEAT_DUR,
-    ease: "none",
-    onUpdate: () => {
-      const mult = 1 + Math.sin(beat.p) * BEAT_AMP;
-      stack.querySelectorAll(".is-back").forEach((el) => {
-        const i = Number(el.dataset.layer);
-        el.style.transform = `translate(${i * OFFSET_X * mult}px, ${i * OFFSET_Y * mult}px)`;
-      });
-    },
-  },
-  BEAT_START,
-);
-```
-
-### Color-shift back layers
-
-Instead of fading to translucent, shift to a different hue — depth reads as "casting a colored shadow":
-
-```js
-el.style.color = `hsla(${HUE_BASE - i * HUE_STEP}, ${SAT_PCT}%, ${LIGHT_BASE - i * LIGHT_STEP}%, 1)`;
-```
-
-## How to Choose Values
-
-### Layer geometry
-
-- **LAYER_COUNT** — number of stacked copies (back layers + 1 front).
-  - Range: 4-6. Below 4 the depth doesn't read as 3D; above 6 the stack visually clutters on tight kerning
-  - Effects: low end reads as subtle shadow; high end reads as chunky extrusion
-- **OFFSET_X / OFFSET_Y** — per-layer translation offset, in px.
-  - Range: 1-3 px each. Above 4 px reads as a glitch / chromatic aberration rather than depth
-  - Effects: offset direction implies light direction. `(+x, +y)` = light from upper-left; `(-x, +y)` = light from upper-right. Pick one and keep it consistent across the composition
-  - Constraints: same sign convention throughout the composition
-
-### Back-layer color falloff
-
-- **BACK_ALPHA_MAX** — alpha of the back layer nearest the front.
-  - Range: 0.6-0.85. Lower than 0.5 makes even the nearest back layer disappear; higher than 0.9 fights the front layer for dominance
-- **BACK_ALPHA_STEP** — alpha decrement per layer further back.
-  - Range: 0.08-0.15. Smaller steps read as a soft gradient; larger steps read as discrete plates
-  - Constraints: choose so `BACK_ALPHA_MAX − (LAYER_COUNT − 2) × BACK_ALPHA_STEP ≥ BACK_ALPHA_MIN`
-- **BACK_ALPHA_MIN** — floor below which back layers stop fading.
-  - Range: 0.1-0.2. Below 0.1 the deepest layer disappears entirely on dark backgrounds
-
-### Typography
-
-- **HERO_FONT_SIZE** — front-layer font size, in px.
-  - Range: 60 px minimum to read as layered; 200-340 px for full-bleed hero shots. Thin text loses the layered illusion
-- **HERO_LETTER_SPACING** — letter spacing.
-  - Range: −0.03em (tight) to 0 (normal). Negative spacing tightens the stack so the offsets read as depth instead of as repetition
-- **{font}** — typeface; pick a black/900 weight family with strong horizontal strokes
-- **{frontColor}** — front-layer color; the brand or accent color
-- **{backHueRGB}** — RGB triplet for back layers (e.g. matched to a brand glow). Used inside `rgba({backHueRGB}, ${alpha})`
-
-### Cascade entry (default form)
-
-- **LAYER_CASCADE_START** — timeline offset where the cascade begins.
-  - Constraints: ≥ 0; if another beat precedes, ≥ that beat's end
-- **LAYER_CASCADE_STEP** — delay between each layer's fade-in.
-  - Range: 0.04-0.10 s. Smaller feels almost-simultaneous; larger feels stepped and mechanical
-- **LAYER_FADE_DUR** — duration of each individual layer's fade-in.
-  - Range: 0.3-0.6 s
-
-### Depth-grow tween
-
-- **DEPTH_GROW_START** — when the offset growth begins.
-  - Constraints: typically `≈ LAYER_CASCADE_START`; align so the first layer's fade and the depth growth start together
-- **DEPTH_GROW_DUR** — duration over which offsets interpolate from 0 to full.
-  - Range: 0.4-0.8 s. Roughly match `LAYER_FADE_DUR × LAYER_COUNT / 2` so depth lands as the last layer fades in
-
-### Static-depth variation
-
-- **STATIC_ENTRY_SCALE** — initial scale before the whole stack fades in.
-  - Range: 0.94-0.98 — subtle inflation; larger reads as a separate "pop" effect
-- **STATIC_ENTRY_DUR** — fade-in duration for the whole stack.
-  - Range: 0.5-0.8 s
-
-### Dynamic-pulse variation
-
-- **BEAT_CYCLES** — number of full beat cycles across `BEAT_DUR`.
-  - Range: `BEAT_DUR / 1.5s ≤ BEAT_CYCLES ≤ BEAT_DUR / 0.7s` (one beat per 0.7-1.5 s reads as a heartbeat)
-- **BEAT_DUR** — pulse tween duration.
-  - Constraints: tied to the visible window of the depth stack
-- **BEAT_AMP** — fractional amplitude of the offset pulse.
-  - Range: 0.2-0.6. Smaller is a gentle breathing depth; larger reads as a kick-drum thump
-- **BEAT_START** — when the pulse begins.
-  - Constraints: `≥ DEPTH_GROW_START + DEPTH_GROW_DUR` so the pulse modulates a fully-grown stack
-
-### Color-shift variation
-
-- **HUE_BASE / HUE_STEP** — base hue (front layer) and per-layer hue rotation.
-  - Range: `HUE_STEP` 4-12°. Larger steps cycle further around the color wheel and read as glitch
-- **SAT_PCT** — fixed saturation for all layers.
-  - Range: 60-85%
-- **LIGHT_BASE / LIGHT_STEP** — base lightness and per-layer darkening.
-  - Range: `LIGHT_STEP` 3-8 percentage points so back layers darken into the background
-
-## Key Principles
-
-- **Layer count 4-6** — fewer than 4 doesn't read as 3D, more than 6 visually clutters on tight kerning
-- **Offset 1-3 px per axis** — subtle is dramatic. `OFFSET = 6+` looks like a glitch rather than depth
-- **Offset direction implies light direction** — `(+x, +y)` = light from upper-left; `(-x, +y)` = light from upper-right. Pick one and be consistent across the composition
-- **Back layers translucent OR darker** — DON'T make them MORE saturated than the front (looks like a halo). Each back layer should be slightly more transparent (`alpha -= BACK_ALPHA_STEP per layer`) or slightly darker
-- **Last (front) layer `position: relative`** to define container size; all others `position: absolute` stack behind
-- **Bold/black weight + large size** — 900 weight, 60 px+ minimum. Thin text loses the layered illusion
-- **Don't apply per-letter animation on top of layers** — character animations (hacker-flip, typewriter) on top of 6-layer depth = chaos. If you need both effects, drop depth to 2-3 layers OR apply layers only to the static post-reveal state
-
-## Critical Constraints
-
-- **Timeline must be paused**: `gsap.timeline({ paused: true })`
-- **Registry key = `data-composition-id`**
-- **No CSS `text-shadow`** alongside layered depth — they compound and over-extrude
-- **Use `transform: translate()` for offsets, not `top`/`left`** — translate composes cleanly with parent's centering and avoids reflow
-- **`pointer-events: none` on back layers** — they're decorative; don't catch hover or selection
-- **Set layer color via `rgba()` not opacity** — opacity on the whole element fades the rendered glyph including any shadow; rgba in `color` fades just the glyph
-
-## Combinations
-
-- [counting-dynamic-scale.md](counting-dynamic-scale.md) — render the counter number with depth layers
-- [sine-wave-loop.md](sine-wave-loop.md) — idle breathing on the front layer after reveal
-- [center-outward-expansion.md](center-outward-expansion.md) — depth-stacked wordmark reveals after burst lands
-
-## Pairs with HF skills
-
-- `/hyperframes-animation` — staggered fade-ins + onUpdate for dynamic depth
-- `/hyperframes-core` — composition wiring
-- `/hyperframes-cli` — `hyperframes lint`
+---
+name: 3d-text-depth-layers
+description: Multiple offset text layers create a stacked 3D shadow / extrusion effect on large typography — more impactful than CSS text-shadow because each layer is a full DOM element.
+metadata:
+  tags: text, 3d, depth, layers, shadow, typography, stacked, extrusion
+---
+
+# 3D Text Depth Layers
+
+Renders the same text N times at increasing offsets, with back layers translucent and the front layer fully opaque. Creates a physical "stacked extrusion" depth illusion. Distinct from `text-shadow` (which can't have per-layer hue / opacity / animation) — each layer is a real DOM element.
+
+## How It Works
+
+- N copies of the same text in a single container
+- Each copy positioned absolutely with offset `(i * OFFSET_X, i * OFFSET_Y)`
+- Back layers (high `i`) use translucent or darkened color
+- Front layer (`i = 0`) is full opacity, full brand color
+- Optionally: each layer fades in staggered, creating a "building up" depth animation
+
+## HTML
+
+```html
+<div
+  class="scene"
+  id="depth-scene"
+  data-composition-id="depth-scene"
+  data-start="0"
+  data-duration="3"
+  data-track-index="0"
+>
+  <div class="depth-stack">
+    <!-- Layers injected by script — LAYER_COUNT copies of {label} -->
+  </div>
+</div>
+```
+
+## CSS
+
+```css
+.scene {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  background: {bgColor};
+}
+.depth-stack {
+  position: relative;
+  /* Container size set by the front layer; back layers stack behind */
+}
+.depth-text {
+  font-family: {font};
+  font-weight: 900;
+  font-size: HERO_FONT_SIZE;
+  letter-spacing: HERO_LETTER_SPACING;
+  line-height: 1;
+  color: {frontColor};
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+/* Back layers — absolute, stacked behind */
+.depth-text.is-back {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+/* Front layer — relative to define container size */
+.depth-text.is-front {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 10;
+}
+```
+
+## GSAP Timeline + Layer Setup
+
+```html
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
+<script>
+  window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
+
+  const TEXT = "{label}";
+  const stack = document.querySelector(".depth-stack");
+
+  // Build layers — back-to-front so the FRONT (i=0) is the LAST appended
+  // and `position: relative` defines container size.
+  for (let i = LAYER_COUNT - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const el = document.createElement("div");
+    el.className = "depth-text " + (i === 0 ? "is-front" : "is-back");
+    el.textContent = TEXT;
+    if (i > 0) {
+      const alpha = Math.max(BACK_ALPHA_MAX - i * BACK_ALPHA_STEP, BACK_ALPHA_MIN);
+      el.style.color = `rgba({backHueRGB}, ${alpha})`;
+      el.style.transform = `translate(${i * OFFSET_X}px, ${i * OFFSET_Y}px)`;
+    } else {
+      el.style.color = "{frontColor}";
+    }
+    el.dataset.layer = String(i);
+    stack.appendChild(el);
+  }
+
+  const tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
+
+  // Layered entry — back layers appear first, building forward
+  const allLayers = stack.querySelectorAll(".depth-text");
+  allLayers.forEach((el) => {
+    const i = Number(el.dataset.layer);
+    const finalAlpha = el.classList.contains("is-front")
+      ? 1
+      : Math.max(BACK_ALPHA_MAX - i * BACK_ALPHA_STEP, BACK_ALPHA_MIN);
+    tl.fromTo(
+      el,
+      { opacity: 0 },
+      {
+        opacity: finalAlpha,
+        duration: LAYER_FADE_DUR,
+        ease: "power2.out",
+      },
+      LAYER_CASCADE_START + (LAYER_COUNT - 1 - i) * LAYER_CASCADE_STEP,
+    );
+  });
+
+  // Optional: depth grows on entry (offset interpolates from 0 → full)
+  const depthState = { p: 0 };
+  tl.to(
+    depthState,
+    {
+      p: 1,
+      duration: DEPTH_GROW_DUR,
+      ease: "power2.out",
+      onUpdate: () => {
+        stack.querySelectorAll(".depth-text.is-back").forEach((el) => {
+          const i = Number(el.dataset.layer);
+          const x = i * OFFSET_X * depthState.p;
+          const y = i * OFFSET_Y * depthState.p;
+          el.style.transform = `translate(${x}px, ${y}px)`;
+        });
+      },
+    },
+    DEPTH_GROW_START,
+  );
+
+  window.__timelines["depth-scene"] = tl;
+</script>
+```
+
+## Variations
+
+### Static depth (no animation, single hero shot)
+
+Skip the cascade — render all layers in their final positions from t=0, optionally fade the entire stack in:
+
+```js
+tl.from(
+  stack,
+  { opacity: 0, scale: STATIC_ENTRY_SCALE, duration: STATIC_ENTRY_DUR, ease: "power3.out" },
+  0,
+);
+```
+
+### Dynamic depth pulse
+
+Animate `OFFSET_X` / `OFFSET_Y` based on a heartbeat — depth grows and shrinks rhythmically:
+
+```js
+const beat = { p: 0 };
+tl.to(
+  beat,
+  {
+    p: Math.PI * 2 * BEAT_CYCLES,
+    duration: BEAT_DUR,
+    ease: "none",
+    onUpdate: () => {
+      const mult = 1 + Math.sin(beat.p) * BEAT_AMP;
+      stack.querySelectorAll(".is-back").forEach((el) => {
+        const i = Number(el.dataset.layer);
+        el.style.transform = `translate(${i * OFFSET_X * mult}px, ${i * OFFSET_Y * mult}px)`;
+      });
+    },
+  },
+  BEAT_START,
+);
+```
+
+### Color-shift back layers
+
+Instead of fading to translucent, shift to a different hue — depth reads as "casting a colored shadow":
+
+```js
+el.style.color = `hsla(${HUE_BASE - i * HUE_STEP}, ${SAT_PCT}%, ${LIGHT_BASE - i * LIGHT_STEP}%, 1)`;
+```
+
+## How to Choose Values
+
+### Layer geometry
+
+- **LAYER_COUNT** — number of stacked copies (back layers + 1 front).
+  - Range: 4-6. Below 4 the depth doesn't read as 3D; above 6 the stack visually clutters on tight kerning
+  - Effects: low end reads as subtle shadow; high end reads as chunky extrusion
+- **OFFSET_X / OFFSET_Y** — per-layer translation offset, in px.
+  - Range: 1-3 px each. Above 4 px reads as a glitch / chromatic aberration rather than depth
+  - Effects: offset direction implies light direction. `(+x, +y)` = light from upper-left; `(-x, +y)` = light from upper-right. Pick one and keep it consistent across the composition
+  - Constraints: same sign convention throughout the composition
+
+### Back-layer color falloff
+
+- **BACK_ALPHA_MAX** — alpha of the back layer nearest the front.
+  - Range: 0.6-0.85. Lower than 0.5 makes even the nearest back layer disappear; higher than 0.9 fights the front layer for dominance
+- **BACK_ALPHA_STEP** — alpha decrement per layer further back.
+  - Range: 0.08-0.15. Smaller steps read as a soft gradient; larger steps read as discrete plates
+  - Constraints: choose so `BACK_ALPHA_MAX − (LAYER_COUNT − 2) × BACK_ALPHA_STEP ≥ BACK_ALPHA_MIN`
+- **BACK_ALPHA_MIN** — floor below which back layers stop fading.
+  - Range: 0.1-0.2. Below 0.1 the deepest layer disappears entirely on dark backgrounds
+
+### Typography
+
+- **HERO_FONT_SIZE** — front-layer font size, in px.
+  - Range: 60 px minimum to read as layered; 200-340 px for full-bleed hero shots. Thin text loses the layered illusion
+- **HERO_LETTER_SPACING** — letter spacing.
+  - Range: −0.03em (tight) to 0 (normal). Negative spacing tightens the stack so the offsets read as depth instead of as repetition
+- **{font}** — typeface; pick a black/900 weight family with strong horizontal strokes
+- **{frontColor}** — front-layer color; the brand or accent color
+- **{backHueRGB}** — RGB triplet for back layers (e.g. matched to a brand glow). Used inside `rgba({backHueRGB}, ${alpha})`
+
+### Cascade entry (default form)
+
+- **LAYER_CASCADE_START** — timeline offset where the cascade begins.
+  - Constraints: ≥ 0; if another beat precedes, ≥ that beat's end
+- **LAYER_CASCADE_STEP** — delay between each layer's fade-in.
+  - Range: 0.04-0.10 s. Smaller feels almost-simultaneous; larger feels stepped and mechanical
+- **LAYER_FADE_DUR** — duration of each individual layer's fade-in.
+  - Range: 0.3-0.6 s
+
+### Depth-grow tween
+
+- **DEPTH_GROW_START** — when the offset growth begins.
+  - Constraints: typically `≈ LAYER_CASCADE_START`; align so the first layer's fade and the depth growth start together
+- **DEPTH_GROW_DUR** — duration over which offsets interpolate from 0 to full.
+  - Range: 0.4-0.8 s. Roughly match `LAYER_FADE_DUR × LAYER_COUNT / 2` so depth lands as the last layer fades in
+
+### Static-depth variation
+
+- **STATIC_ENTRY_SCALE** — initial scale before the whole stack fades in.
+  - Range: 0.94-0.98 — subtle inflation; larger reads as a separate "pop" effect
+- **STATIC_ENTRY_DUR** — fade-in duration for the whole stack.
+  - Range: 0.5-0.8 s
+
+### Dynamic-pulse variation
+
+- **BEAT_CYCLES** — number of full beat cycles across `BEAT_DUR`.
+  - Range: `BEAT_DUR / 1.5s ≤ BEAT_CYCLES ≤ BEAT_DUR / 0.7s` (one beat per 0.7-1.5 s reads as a heartbeat)
+- **BEAT_DUR** — pulse tween duration.
+  - Constraints: tied to the visible window of the depth stack
+- **BEAT_AMP** — fractional amplitude of the offset pulse.
+  - Range: 0.2-0.6. Smaller is a gentle breathing depth; larger reads as a kick-drum thump
+- **BEAT_START** — when the pulse begins.
+  - Constraints: `≥ DEPTH_GROW_START + DEPTH_GROW_DUR` so the pulse modulates a fully-grown stack
+
+### Color-shift variation
+
+- **HUE_BASE / HUE_STEP** — base hue (front layer) and per-layer hue rotation.
+  - Range: `HUE_STEP` 4-12°. Larger steps cycle further around the color wheel and read as glitch
+- **SAT_PCT** — fixed saturation for all layers.
+  - Range: 60-85%
+- **LIGHT_BASE / LIGHT_STEP** — base lightness and per-layer darkening.
+  - Range: `LIGHT_STEP` 3-8 percentage points so back layers darken into the background
+
+## Key Principles
+
+- **Layer count 4-6** — fewer than 4 doesn't read as 3D, more than 6 visually clutters on tight kerning
+- **Offset 1-3 px per axis** — subtle is dramatic. `OFFSET = 6+` looks like a glitch rather than depth
+- **Offset direction implies light direction** — `(+x, +y)` = light from upper-left; `(-x, +y)` = light from upper-right. Pick one and be consistent across the composition
+- **Back layers translucent OR darker** — DON'T make them MORE saturated than the front (looks like a halo). Each back layer should be slightly more transparent (`alpha -= BACK_ALPHA_STEP per layer`) or slightly darker
+- **Last (front) layer `position: relative`** to define container size; all others `position: absolute` stack behind
+- **Bold/black weight + large size** — 900 weight, 60 px+ minimum. Thin text loses the layered illusion
+- **Don't apply per-letter animation on top of layers** — character animations (hacker-flip, typewriter) on top of 6-layer depth = chaos. If you need both effects, drop depth to 2-3 layers OR apply layers only to the static post-reveal state
+
+## Critical Constraints
+
+- **Timeline must be paused**: `gsap.timeline({ paused: true })`
+- **Registry key = `data-composition-id`**
+- **No CSS `text-shadow`** alongside layered depth — they compound and over-extrude
+- **Use `transform: translate()` for offsets, not `top`/`left`** — translate composes cleanly with parent's centering and avoids reflow
+- **`pointer-events: none` on back layers** — they're decorative; don't catch hover or selection
+- **Set layer color via `rgba()` not opacity** — opacity on the whole element fades the rendered glyph including any shadow; rgba in `color` fades just the glyph
+
+## Combinations
+
+- [counting-dynamic-scale.md](counting-dynamic-scale.md) — render the counter number with depth layers
+- [sine-wave-loop.md](sine-wave-loop.md) — idle breathing on the front layer after reveal
+- [center-outward-expansion.md](center-outward-expansion.md) — depth-stacked wordmark reveals after burst lands
+
+## Pairs with HF skills
+
+- `/hyperframes-animation` — staggered fade-ins + onUpdate for dynamic depth
+- `/hyperframes-core` — composition wiring
+- `/hyperframes-cli` — `hyperframes lint`