takomi 2.5.1 → 2.5.4

package/assets/.agent/skills/hyperframes-animation/rules/orbit-3d-entry.md

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----
-name: orbit-3d-entry
-description: Elements flip in from 3D space then settle into continuous elliptical orbit around a focal point.
-metadata:
-  tags: orbit, 3d, flip, ellipse, circular, icon, entry, continuous
----
-
-# Orbit with 3D Entry
-
-Elements flip in from 3D space (rotateX + rotateY + translateZ) then transition into a continuous elliptical orbit around a focal point. Distinct from one-shot reveals — the orbit keeps running.
-
-## How It Works
-
-Two phases per element:
-
-1. **Entry (per element)**: GSAP tween from hidden 3D orientation (`rotateX`, `rotateY`, negative `z`) to flat (`rotateX: 0, rotateY: 0, z: 0`). Spring-like ease (`back.out`) for the flip-in.
-2. **Orbit (after entry)**: Continuous trigonometric position around a center point. The element's `x` and `y` translate are driven by `cos(t)` and `sin(t)` at a slow angular speed.
-
-The orbit runs **inside the timeline** — not via `requestAnimationFrame` — so HF seek-by-frame stays deterministic.
-
-## HTML
-
-```html
-<div
-  class="scene"
-  id="orbit-scene"
-  data-composition-id="orbit-scene"
-  data-start="0"
-  data-duration="5"
-  data-track-index="0"
->
-  <div class="orbit-stage">
-    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="0">{glyph1}</div>
-    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="60">{glyph2}</div>
-    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="120">{glyph3}</div>
-    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="180">{glyph4}</div>
-    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="240">{glyph5}</div>
-    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="300">{glyph6}</div>
-    <div class="orbit-center">{centerLabel}</div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-```
-
-## CSS
-
-```css
-.scene {
-  position: relative;
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  display: grid;
-  place-items: center;
-  background: {sceneBackground};
-  perspective: 1800px; /* REQUIRED — without perspective, rotateX/Y flatten */
-}
-.orbit-stage {
-  position: relative;
-  width: 1000px;
-  height: 700px;
-  display: grid;
-  place-items: center;
-  transform-style: preserve-3d;
-}
-.orbit-item {
-  position: absolute;
-  /* Items live at stage center; GSAP translates them along the orbit. */
-  top: 50%;
-  left: 50%;
-  width: 140px;
-  height: 140px;
-  display: grid;
-  place-items: center;
-  background: {accentColor};
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  font-family: {font};
-  font-weight: 900;
-  font-size: 64px;
-  color: {itemTextColor};
-  transform-style: preserve-3d;
-  will-change: transform;
-  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px {accentShadowColor};
-}
-.orbit-center {
-  position: relative;
-  z-index: 5;
-  font-family: {font};
-  font-weight: 900;
-  font-size: 96px;
-  letter-spacing: 8px;
-  color: {centerTextColor};
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-}
-```
-
-## GSAP Timeline
-
-```html
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
-<script>
-  window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
-  const tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
-
-  const items = document.querySelectorAll(".orbit-item");
-  // RADIUS_X, RADIUS_Y, ORBIT_DURATION, ENTRY_DUR, STAGGER, FLIP_BACK, CENTER_BACK
-  // — all named constants; values per "How to Choose Values" below.
-  const RADIUS_Y = RADIUS_X * Y_TO_X_RATIO; // perspective-flattened ellipse
-
-  items.forEach((el, i) => {
-    const initialAngleDeg = Number(el.dataset.angle);
-    const initialAngleRad = (initialAngleDeg / 360) * Math.PI * 2;
-    const startX = Math.cos(initialAngleRad) * RADIUS_X;
-    const startY = Math.sin(initialAngleRad) * RADIUS_Y;
-
-    // 1) Place at orbital position with opacity 0 — BEFORE any tween fires
-    gsap.set(el, {
-      xPercent: -50,
-      yPercent: -50,
-      x: startX,
-      y: startY,
-      rotateX: ROTATE_X_FROM,
-      rotateY: ROTATE_Y_FROM,
-      z: Z_FROM,
-      opacity: 0,
-      scale: SCALE_FROM,
-    });
-
-    // 2) Phase 1 — flip in IN PLACE at orbital position
-    tl.to(
-      el,
-      {
-        rotateX: 0,
-        rotateY: 0,
-        z: 0,
-        opacity: 1,
-        scale: 1,
-        duration: ENTRY_DUR,
-        ease: `back.out(${FLIP_BACK})`,
-      },
-      i * STAGGER,
-    );
-
-    // 3) Phase 2 — continuous orbit driven via a 0→1 progress tween
-    const orbitState = { p: 0 };
-    tl.to(
-      orbitState,
-      {
-        p: 1,
-        duration: ORBIT_DURATION,
-        ease: "none",
-        onUpdate: () => {
-          const angle = initialAngleRad + orbitState.p * Math.PI * 2;
-          const x = Math.cos(angle) * RADIUS_X;
-          const y = Math.sin(angle) * RADIUS_Y;
-          // z-index by orbit Y — see "Center label clearance" in Key Principles
-          // for the capped-range form when a center label is present.
-          el.style.zIndex = String(Math.round(y + RADIUS_Y));
-          el.style.transform = `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${x}px, ${y}px)`;
-        },
-      },
-      i * STAGGER + ENTRY_DUR,
-    );
-  });
-
-  // Center label fades in once a few orbit items have landed
-  tl.from(
-    ".orbit-center",
-    { opacity: 0, scale: 0.6, duration: ENTRY_DUR, ease: `back.out(${CENTER_BACK})` },
-    CENTER_FADE_AT,
-  );
-
-  window.__timelines["orbit-scene"] = tl;
-</script>
-```
-
-## How to Choose Values
-
-- **RADIUS_X** — horizontal radius of the orbit ellipse, in px
-  - Range: 300–900 px
-  - Effects: small radius reads as a tight cluster; large radius spreads the ring across the frame and lets a large center element breathe
-  - Constraints: must clear the center element horizontally at every angle — see Key Principles for the `RADIUS_X * min(|cos(θ)|) ≥ L_w + I_w + breathing_room` rule
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 480
-
-- **Y_TO_X_RATIO** — `RADIUS_Y / RADIUS_X`, the orbit's perspective flattening
-  - Range: 0.4–0.7
-  - Effects: low values read as a near-horizontal disc seen from above; values approaching 1 read as a flat plane facing the camera
-  - Constraints: keep < 1 — the orbit should look like a tilted ring, not a frontal halo
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses ≈ 0.58
-
-- **ORBIT_DURATION** — seconds for one full revolution
-  - Range: 4–25 s (longer for ambient backdrop, shorter for active feature motion)
-  - Effects: short durations look frenetic; long durations read as drifting / calm
-  - Constraints: must be ≥ the time the orbit is on screen, otherwise the tween ends and items stop
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses ~25 s effective (orbit speed 0.25 rad/s)
-
-- **ENTRY_DUR** — per-element flip-in duration
-  - Range: 0.4–0.8 s
-  - Effects: short feels punchy; long feels stately
-  - Constraints: must be ≤ the gap between the first and last element's start so the cascade doesn't overlap to incoherence
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 0.55 s
-
-- **STAGGER** — delay between consecutive element entries
-  - Range: 0.06–0.12 s
-  - Effects: below ~0.06 s reads as "popcorn"; above ~0.12 s reads as plodding
-  - Constraints: total cascade `(n - 1) * STAGGER` should still complete before the next scene phase begins
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 0.10 s
-
-- **FLIP_BACK** — `back.out(<n>)` overshoot for the flip-in
-  - Range: 1.2–2.0
-  - Effects: low end is a soft arrive; high end snaps with visible overshoot
-  - Constraints: pair with a calmer `CENTER_BACK` if both fire close together — competing overshoots cancel each other
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 1.4
-
-- **CENTER_BACK** — `back.out(<n>)` overshoot for the center label fade-in
-  - Range: 1.2–1.8
-  - Effects: low end keeps the label calm under the busy orbit; high end gives it a small "pop" of arrival
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 1.4
-
-- **CENTER_FADE_AT** — when the center label fades in, in seconds
-  - Range: just after the first 2–4 elements have landed
-  - Effects: too early competes with the cascade; too late leaves a hole at the center of the orbit
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html starts the center brand near the front of the scene
-
-- **ROTATE_X_FROM / ROTATE_Y_FROM / Z_FROM / SCALE_FROM** — initial 3D orientation
-  - Range: rotateX ±60° to ±120°; rotateY ±45° to ±120°; z −200 to −400; scale 0.2–0.6
-  - Effects: higher absolute rotation + deeper negative z = more dramatic "card flipping out of depth"; lower = subtle reorientation
-  - Constraints: pick a direction consistent with the scene's perspective; mixing positive and negative rotateY across items reads as noise
-  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses rotateX 90, rotateY −45, z −100, scale 0
-
-## Variations
-
-### Collapse to center
-
-To reverse — orbit then collapse inward — interpolate `RADIUS_X` and `RADIUS_Y` to 0 in a final phase by multiplying both radii by a 1→0 driver:
-
-```js
-const collapse = { r: 1 };
-tl.to(
-  collapse,
-  {
-    r: 0,
-    duration: COLLAPSE_DUR,
-    ease: "power3.inOut",
-    onUpdate: () =>
-      items.forEach((el) => {
-        const a = (Number(el.dataset.angle) / 360) * Math.PI * 2;
-        const x = Math.cos(a) * RADIUS_X * collapse.r;
-        const y = Math.sin(a) * RADIUS_Y * collapse.r;
-        el.style.transform = `translate(-50%,-50%) translate(${x}px,${y}px) scale(${collapse.r})`;
-      }),
-  },
-  COLLAPSE_AT,
-);
-```
-
-### Tilted orbit plane
-
-For a more dramatic 3D orbit, rotate the entire `.orbit-stage` on the X axis:
-
-```css
-.orbit-stage {
-  transform: rotateX(25deg);
-}
-```
-
-Items rendered above/below the equator visually arc through the plane.
-
-## Key Principles
-
-- **`perspective` on scene root REQUIRED** — without it, rotateX/Y read as 2D scale and the flip-in looks flat
-- **`transform-style: preserve-3d`** on both the stage and each item — preserves the 3D context as items have their own transforms
-- **Stagger entries** — cascade reads as "swarm forming," simultaneous reads as "popcorn." See `STAGGER` in How to Choose Values
-- **Element count 4-12** — fewer feels empty, more crowds the center
-- **❗ Center label clearance — translateZ + capped item z-index** — `z-index` ALONE is unreliable inside a `transform-style: preserve-3d` stage (paint order follows Z position, not stacking-context z-index). For the orbit to NEVER occlude the headline:
-  1. Push the center label forward: `transform: translateZ(220px); z-index: 9999;`
-  2. Cap orbit-item dynamic z-index in `[1, 50]` so bottom-of-orbit items still read as "in front of" top-of-orbit items, but **never above the center label**. e.g.: `el.style.zIndex = String(1 + Math.round((y + RADIUS_Y) / (2 * RADIUS_Y) * 49));`
-  3. **Choose `RADIUS_X` so items also clear the center label HORIZONTALLY at all angles.** If the label's half-width is `L_w` and the item's half-width is `I_w`, then `RADIUS_X` must satisfy `RADIUS_X * min(|cos(θ_minimum)|) ≥ L_w + I_w + breathing_room`. For a 6-item orbit with 60° angular spacing, the worst case is `cos(30°) ≈ 0.866` between items. Scale `RADIUS_X` with the center label's width — a heavier wordmark needs a wider ring.
-- **❗ Center element is the headline** — the orbit is ornamental motion around it. If the orbit dominates the eye, increase center element size or fade orbit items down
-
-## Critical Constraints
-
-- **No `requestAnimationFrame`** — orbit must run inside the timeline so HF seeks frame-by-frame deterministically
-- **Timeline must be paused**: `gsap.timeline({ paused: true })`
-- **Registry key = `data-composition-id`**
-- **Each item gets its OWN orbit tween** — don't share one tween with `targets: '.orbit-item'` because each starts at a different `initialAngle`
-- **`will-change: transform`** — many simultaneous orbital transforms benefit from compositor hints
-- **Don't animate `left`/`top`** — use `translate()` (composes with `translate(-50%, -50%)` centering)
-- **❗ Entry must flip IN PLACE at orbital position, NOT at center** — a fromTo whose "from" and "to" both have `x: 0, y: 0` keeps the item at the stage center during phase 1, so it collides with the center label during flip-in (and then snaps to orbit on phase 2 start — a visible teleport).
-
-  The correct pattern (see GSAP Timeline above) is to `gsap.set()` each item at `(cos(initialAngle)*RADIUS_X, sin(initialAngle)*RADIUS_Y)` with `opacity: 0` BEFORE adding tweens, then have phase 1 animate only rotation/opacity/scale — NOT translate. The item fades in IN PLACE at its orbital starting point, and phase 2 picks up the orbit smoothly from there.
-
-## Combinations
-
-- [center-outward-expansion.md](center-outward-expansion.md) — alternative entry pattern (burst, not orbit); also the reversed driver for an orbit-collapse finish
-- [cursor-click-ripple.md](cursor-click-ripple.md) — pairs naturally when the center element is a CTA the user "clicks" to trigger the collapse
-- [sine-wave-loop.md](sine-wave-loop.md) — per-item idle wobble layered on top of the orbit
-
-## Pairs with HF skills
-
-- `/hyperframes-animation` — timeline + `onUpdate` API
-- `/hyperframes-core` — composition wiring
-- `/hyperframes-cli` — `hyperframes lint`
+---
+name: orbit-3d-entry
+description: Elements flip in from 3D space then settle into continuous elliptical orbit around a focal point.
+metadata:
+  tags: orbit, 3d, flip, ellipse, circular, icon, entry, continuous
+---
+
+# Orbit with 3D Entry
+
+Elements flip in from 3D space (rotateX + rotateY + translateZ) then transition into a continuous elliptical orbit around a focal point. Distinct from one-shot reveals — the orbit keeps running.
+
+## How It Works
+
+Two phases per element:
+
+1. **Entry (per element)**: GSAP tween from hidden 3D orientation (`rotateX`, `rotateY`, negative `z`) to flat (`rotateX: 0, rotateY: 0, z: 0`). Spring-like ease (`back.out`) for the flip-in.
+2. **Orbit (after entry)**: Continuous trigonometric position around a center point. The element's `x` and `y` translate are driven by `cos(t)` and `sin(t)` at a slow angular speed.
+
+The orbit runs **inside the timeline** — not via `requestAnimationFrame` — so HF seek-by-frame stays deterministic.
+
+## HTML
+
+```html
+<div
+  class="scene"
+  id="orbit-scene"
+  data-composition-id="orbit-scene"
+  data-start="0"
+  data-duration="5"
+  data-track-index="0"
+>
+  <div class="orbit-stage">
+    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="0">{glyph1}</div>
+    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="60">{glyph2}</div>
+    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="120">{glyph3}</div>
+    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="180">{glyph4}</div>
+    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="240">{glyph5}</div>
+    <div class="orbit-item" data-angle="300">{glyph6}</div>
+    <div class="orbit-center">{centerLabel}</div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+```
+
+## CSS
+
+```css
+.scene {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  background: {sceneBackground};
+  perspective: 1800px; /* REQUIRED — without perspective, rotateX/Y flatten */
+}
+.orbit-stage {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 1000px;
+  height: 700px;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+}
+.orbit-item {
+  position: absolute;
+  /* Items live at stage center; GSAP translates them along the orbit. */
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  width: 140px;
+  height: 140px;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  background: {accentColor};
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  font-family: {font};
+  font-weight: 900;
+  font-size: 64px;
+  color: {itemTextColor};
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+  will-change: transform;
+  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px {accentShadowColor};
+}
+.orbit-center {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 5;
+  font-family: {font};
+  font-weight: 900;
+  font-size: 96px;
+  letter-spacing: 8px;
+  color: {centerTextColor};
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+```
+
+## GSAP Timeline
+
+```html
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
+<script>
+  window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
+  const tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
+
+  const items = document.querySelectorAll(".orbit-item");
+  // RADIUS_X, RADIUS_Y, ORBIT_DURATION, ENTRY_DUR, STAGGER, FLIP_BACK, CENTER_BACK
+  // — all named constants; values per "How to Choose Values" below.
+  const RADIUS_Y = RADIUS_X * Y_TO_X_RATIO; // perspective-flattened ellipse
+
+  items.forEach((el, i) => {
+    const initialAngleDeg = Number(el.dataset.angle);
+    const initialAngleRad = (initialAngleDeg / 360) * Math.PI * 2;
+    const startX = Math.cos(initialAngleRad) * RADIUS_X;
+    const startY = Math.sin(initialAngleRad) * RADIUS_Y;
+
+    // 1) Place at orbital position with opacity 0 — BEFORE any tween fires
+    gsap.set(el, {
+      xPercent: -50,
+      yPercent: -50,
+      x: startX,
+      y: startY,
+      rotateX: ROTATE_X_FROM,
+      rotateY: ROTATE_Y_FROM,
+      z: Z_FROM,
+      opacity: 0,
+      scale: SCALE_FROM,
+    });
+
+    // 2) Phase 1 — flip in IN PLACE at orbital position
+    tl.to(
+      el,
+      {
+        rotateX: 0,
+        rotateY: 0,
+        z: 0,
+        opacity: 1,
+        scale: 1,
+        duration: ENTRY_DUR,
+        ease: `back.out(${FLIP_BACK})`,
+      },
+      i * STAGGER,
+    );
+
+    // 3) Phase 2 — continuous orbit driven via a 0→1 progress tween
+    const orbitState = { p: 0 };
+    tl.to(
+      orbitState,
+      {
+        p: 1,
+        duration: ORBIT_DURATION,
+        ease: "none",
+        onUpdate: () => {
+          const angle = initialAngleRad + orbitState.p * Math.PI * 2;
+          const x = Math.cos(angle) * RADIUS_X;
+          const y = Math.sin(angle) * RADIUS_Y;
+          // z-index by orbit Y — see "Center label clearance" in Key Principles
+          // for the capped-range form when a center label is present.
+          el.style.zIndex = String(Math.round(y + RADIUS_Y));
+          el.style.transform = `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${x}px, ${y}px)`;
+        },
+      },
+      i * STAGGER + ENTRY_DUR,
+    );
+  });
+
+  // Center label fades in once a few orbit items have landed
+  tl.from(
+    ".orbit-center",
+    { opacity: 0, scale: 0.6, duration: ENTRY_DUR, ease: `back.out(${CENTER_BACK})` },
+    CENTER_FADE_AT,
+  );
+
+  window.__timelines["orbit-scene"] = tl;
+</script>
+```
+
+## How to Choose Values
+
+- **RADIUS_X** — horizontal radius of the orbit ellipse, in px
+  - Range: 300–900 px
+  - Effects: small radius reads as a tight cluster; large radius spreads the ring across the frame and lets a large center element breathe
+  - Constraints: must clear the center element horizontally at every angle — see Key Principles for the `RADIUS_X * min(|cos(θ)|) ≥ L_w + I_w + breathing_room` rule
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 480
+
+- **Y_TO_X_RATIO** — `RADIUS_Y / RADIUS_X`, the orbit's perspective flattening
+  - Range: 0.4–0.7
+  - Effects: low values read as a near-horizontal disc seen from above; values approaching 1 read as a flat plane facing the camera
+  - Constraints: keep < 1 — the orbit should look like a tilted ring, not a frontal halo
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses ≈ 0.58
+
+- **ORBIT_DURATION** — seconds for one full revolution
+  - Range: 4–25 s (longer for ambient backdrop, shorter for active feature motion)
+  - Effects: short durations look frenetic; long durations read as drifting / calm
+  - Constraints: must be ≥ the time the orbit is on screen, otherwise the tween ends and items stop
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses ~25 s effective (orbit speed 0.25 rad/s)
+
+- **ENTRY_DUR** — per-element flip-in duration
+  - Range: 0.4–0.8 s
+  - Effects: short feels punchy; long feels stately
+  - Constraints: must be ≤ the gap between the first and last element's start so the cascade doesn't overlap to incoherence
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 0.55 s
+
+- **STAGGER** — delay between consecutive element entries
+  - Range: 0.06–0.12 s
+  - Effects: below ~0.06 s reads as "popcorn"; above ~0.12 s reads as plodding
+  - Constraints: total cascade `(n - 1) * STAGGER` should still complete before the next scene phase begins
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 0.10 s
+
+- **FLIP_BACK** — `back.out(<n>)` overshoot for the flip-in
+  - Range: 1.2–2.0
+  - Effects: low end is a soft arrive; high end snaps with visible overshoot
+  - Constraints: pair with a calmer `CENTER_BACK` if both fire close together — competing overshoots cancel each other
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 1.4
+
+- **CENTER_BACK** — `back.out(<n>)` overshoot for the center label fade-in
+  - Range: 1.2–1.8
+  - Effects: low end keeps the label calm under the busy orbit; high end gives it a small "pop" of arrival
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses 1.4
+
+- **CENTER_FADE_AT** — when the center label fades in, in seconds
+  - Range: just after the first 2–4 elements have landed
+  - Effects: too early competes with the cascade; too late leaves a hole at the center of the orbit
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html starts the center brand near the front of the scene
+
+- **ROTATE_X_FROM / ROTATE_Y_FROM / Z_FROM / SCALE_FROM** — initial 3D orientation
+  - Range: rotateX ±60° to ±120°; rotateY ±45° to ±120°; z −200 to −400; scale 0.2–0.6
+  - Effects: higher absolute rotation + deeper negative z = more dramatic "card flipping out of depth"; lower = subtle reorientation
+  - Constraints: pick a direction consistent with the scene's perspective; mixing positive and negative rotateY across items reads as noise
+  - Reference: ../../examples/cta-orbit-collapse.html uses rotateX 90, rotateY −45, z −100, scale 0
+
+## Variations
+
+### Collapse to center
+
+To reverse — orbit then collapse inward — interpolate `RADIUS_X` and `RADIUS_Y` to 0 in a final phase by multiplying both radii by a 1→0 driver:
+
+```js
+const collapse = { r: 1 };
+tl.to(
+  collapse,
+  {
+    r: 0,
+    duration: COLLAPSE_DUR,
+    ease: "power3.inOut",
+    onUpdate: () =>
+      items.forEach((el) => {
+        const a = (Number(el.dataset.angle) / 360) * Math.PI * 2;
+        const x = Math.cos(a) * RADIUS_X * collapse.r;
+        const y = Math.sin(a) * RADIUS_Y * collapse.r;
+        el.style.transform = `translate(-50%,-50%) translate(${x}px,${y}px) scale(${collapse.r})`;
+      }),
+  },
+  COLLAPSE_AT,
+);
+```
+
+### Tilted orbit plane
+
+For a more dramatic 3D orbit, rotate the entire `.orbit-stage` on the X axis:
+
+```css
+.orbit-stage {
+  transform: rotateX(25deg);
+}
+```
+
+Items rendered above/below the equator visually arc through the plane.
+
+## Key Principles
+
+- **`perspective` on scene root REQUIRED** — without it, rotateX/Y read as 2D scale and the flip-in looks flat
+- **`transform-style: preserve-3d`** on both the stage and each item — preserves the 3D context as items have their own transforms
+- **Stagger entries** — cascade reads as "swarm forming," simultaneous reads as "popcorn." See `STAGGER` in How to Choose Values
+- **Element count 4-12** — fewer feels empty, more crowds the center
+- **❗ Center label clearance — translateZ + capped item z-index** — `z-index` ALONE is unreliable inside a `transform-style: preserve-3d` stage (paint order follows Z position, not stacking-context z-index). For the orbit to NEVER occlude the headline:
+  1. Push the center label forward: `transform: translateZ(220px); z-index: 9999;`
+  2. Cap orbit-item dynamic z-index in `[1, 50]` so bottom-of-orbit items still read as "in front of" top-of-orbit items, but **never above the center label**. e.g.: `el.style.zIndex = String(1 + Math.round((y + RADIUS_Y) / (2 * RADIUS_Y) * 49));`
+  3. **Choose `RADIUS_X` so items also clear the center label HORIZONTALLY at all angles.** If the label's half-width is `L_w` and the item's half-width is `I_w`, then `RADIUS_X` must satisfy `RADIUS_X * min(|cos(θ_minimum)|) ≥ L_w + I_w + breathing_room`. For a 6-item orbit with 60° angular spacing, the worst case is `cos(30°) ≈ 0.866` between items. Scale `RADIUS_X` with the center label's width — a heavier wordmark needs a wider ring.
+- **❗ Center element is the headline** — the orbit is ornamental motion around it. If the orbit dominates the eye, increase center element size or fade orbit items down
+
+## Critical Constraints
+
+- **No `requestAnimationFrame`** — orbit must run inside the timeline so HF seeks frame-by-frame deterministically
+- **Timeline must be paused**: `gsap.timeline({ paused: true })`
+- **Registry key = `data-composition-id`**
+- **Each item gets its OWN orbit tween** — don't share one tween with `targets: '.orbit-item'` because each starts at a different `initialAngle`
+- **`will-change: transform`** — many simultaneous orbital transforms benefit from compositor hints
+- **Don't animate `left`/`top`** — use `translate()` (composes with `translate(-50%, -50%)` centering)
+- **❗ Entry must flip IN PLACE at orbital position, NOT at center** — a fromTo whose "from" and "to" both have `x: 0, y: 0` keeps the item at the stage center during phase 1, so it collides with the center label during flip-in (and then snaps to orbit on phase 2 start — a visible teleport).
+
+  The correct pattern (see GSAP Timeline above) is to `gsap.set()` each item at `(cos(initialAngle)*RADIUS_X, sin(initialAngle)*RADIUS_Y)` with `opacity: 0` BEFORE adding tweens, then have phase 1 animate only rotation/opacity/scale — NOT translate. The item fades in IN PLACE at its orbital starting point, and phase 2 picks up the orbit smoothly from there.
+
+## Combinations
+
+- [center-outward-expansion.md](center-outward-expansion.md) — alternative entry pattern (burst, not orbit); also the reversed driver for an orbit-collapse finish
+- [cursor-click-ripple.md](cursor-click-ripple.md) — pairs naturally when the center element is a CTA the user "clicks" to trigger the collapse
+- [sine-wave-loop.md](sine-wave-loop.md) — per-item idle wobble layered on top of the orbit
+
+## Pairs with HF skills
+
+- `/hyperframes-animation` — timeline + `onUpdate` API
+- `/hyperframes-core` — composition wiring
+- `/hyperframes-cli` — `hyperframes lint`