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+---
+name: morphing-icons
+description: Use when High-craft interactive state-morphing vector icon systems (Play ⇄ Pause, Menu ⇄ Close ⇄ Arrow, Sun ⇄ Moon, Check ⇄ Copy), coordinate interpolation, mass conservation, optical centering, and WCAG 2.2 accessibility.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
+skills:
+  - svg-animation
+  - micro-interaction
+  - 60fps-animation
+  - review-animations
+  - accessible-animation
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
+scripts-binding:
+  - .agent/scripts/lint_runner.js
+  - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
+---
+
+# Morphing Icons — Interactive State-Morphing Vector Architecture
+
+## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
+
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `morphing-icons` domain, inspect these 5 critical parameters:
+
+1. **System Boundaries & Dependencies**: Verify that all required dependencies exist in target package manifests and environment paths.
+2. **Runtime Context & Platform Invariants**: Confirm target platform constraints (Node.js, Browser, Mobile OS, Edge runtime) before applying APIs.
+3. **Execution Guardrails**: Identify potential side-effects, state mutations, and unhandled asynchronous exceptions.
+4. **Validation & Type Contracts**: Validate input data schemas and strict type constraints across all module interfaces.
+5. **Observability & Proof of Execution**: Ensure execution produces tangible verification signals (terminal output, tests, metrics).
+
+## Activation Boundaries
+
+- **Activate when:** Use when High-craft interactive state-morphing vector icon systems (Play ⇄ Pause, Menu ⇄ Close ⇄ Arrow, Sun ⇄ Moon, Check ⇄ Copy), coordinate interpolation, mass conservation, optical centering, and WCAG 2.2 accessibility.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `morphing-icons` domain or is managed by a different dedicated specialist.
+
+## 🔁 Multi-Pass Execution Protocol
+
+Execute all non-trivial tasks through this 7-pass cognitive loop:
+
+| Pass | Phase | Core Action |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Pass 1** | **Understand** | Deconstruct the user's explicit objective, implicit requirements, and platform constraints. |
+| **Pass 2** | **Plan** | Decompose the task into smallest logical steps; map dependencies and required tool calls. |
+| **Pass 3** | **Execute** | Implement the solution with production-grade craft, zero placeholders, and strict typing. |
+| **Pass 4** | **Verify** | Run linters, unit tests, or compiler checks to validate structural correctness. |
+| **Pass 5** | **Attack** | Perform an adversarial review searching for edge-case failures, race conditions, and traps. |
+| **Pass 6** | **Improve** | Eliminate discovered friction, optimize performance, and harden error boundaries. |
+| **Pass 7** | **Quality Gate** | Enforce Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) with concrete terminal proof before finalizing. |
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Technical Architecture & Reference Recipes
+
+A generic icon switch simply unmounts `<PlayIcon />` and mounts `<PauseIcon />`, resulting in visual popping that breaks cognitive continuity. A master-grade morphing icon treats vectors as dynamic physical membranes: anchor coordinates interpolate smoothly along continuous Bézier curves, stroke weight and optical mass remain constant, and transitions respond sub-240ms with tactile haptic precision.
+
+---
+
+
+---
+
+## 1. Optical Balance & Geometric Mechanics
+
+### The Optical Center Shift (Play ⇄ Pause)
+
+A standard 24x24 Play triangle (`M8 5v14l11-7z`) has its geometric center at `x = 13.5`, but its optical center of mass sits at `x = 11.8`. When morphing into two centered Pause bars (`x = 6` to `10` and `x = 14` to `18`), failing to compensate creates a jarring perceived bounce:
+
+```
+Geometric Center Play:  [   ▷   ] -> x: 13.5
+Optical Center Play:    [  ▷    ] -> x: 11.8
+Pause Bars Center:      [ ||    ] -> x: 12.0
+Offset Correction:      Translate Play container x: -1.2px during play state!
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2. Five Production-Grade State-Morphing Recipes
+
+### Recipe 1: Master Play ⇄ Pause Morph (Dual-Path Bézier Architecture)
+
+Splitting the Play triangle into two trapezoids allows seamless interpolation into two vertical Pause bars with zero coordinate popping:
+
+```tsx
+import React from 'react';
+import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
+
+interface PlayPauseProps {
+  isPlaying: boolean;
+  onToggle: () => void;
+  size?: number;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function PlayPauseButton({
+  isPlaying,
+  onToggle,
+  size = 28,
+  className = '',
+}: PlayPauseProps) {
+  // Left half: morphs between left half of triangle and left pause bar
+  const leftPath = isPlaying
+    ? 'M 6 5 L 10 5 L 10 19 L 6 19 Z' // Pause bar 1
+    : 'M 7 5 L 13 8.7 L 13 15.3 L 7 19 Z'; // Play left half
+
+  // Right half: morphs between right pause bar and play tip
+  const rightPath = isPlaying
+    ? 'M 14 5 L 18 5 L 18 19 L 14 19 Z' // Pause bar 2
+    : 'M 13 8.7 L 19 12 L 19 12 L 13 15.3 Z'; // Play right tip
+
+  return (
+    <motion.button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onToggle}
+      whileTap={{ scale: 0.92 }}
+      className={`relative p-2.5 rounded-full bg-neutral-900 text-white hover:bg-neutral-800 transition-colors focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-indigo-500 ${className}`}
+      aria-label={isPlaying ? 'Pause' : 'Play'}
+      aria-pressed={isPlaying}
+    >
+      <svg
+        width={size}
+        height={size}
+        viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        fill="currentColor"
+        className="overflow-visible"
+        style={{
+          // Optical center alignment: shift play slightly rightward to visually balance canvas
+          transform: isPlaying ? 'translateX(0px)' : 'translateX(1px)',
+          transition: 'transform 200ms ease-out',
+        }}
+      >
+        <motion.path
+          d={leftPath}
+          animate={{ d: leftPath }}
+          transition={{ duration: 0.2, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] }}
+        />
+        <motion.path
+          d={rightPath}
+          animate={{ d: rightPath }}
+          transition={{ duration: 0.2, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] }}
+        />
+      </svg>
+    </motion.button>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+### Recipe 2: Tri-State Navigation Icon (Hamburger ⇄ Close X ⇄ Arrow Back)
+
+```tsx
+import React from 'react';
+import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
+
+export type NavIconState = 'menu' | 'close' | 'arrow';
+
+interface NavMorphIconProps {
+  state: NavIconState;
+  onClick: () => void;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function NavMorphIcon({ state, onClick, className = '' }: NavMorphIconProps) {
+  const labels = {
+    menu: 'Open navigation menu',
+    close: 'Close menu',
+    arrow: 'Go back',
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      onClick={onClick}
+      className={`p-2 rounded-xl hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800 transition-colors ${className}`}
+      aria-label={labels[state]}
+    >
+      <svg
+        width="24"
+        height="24"
+        viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        fill="none"
+        stroke="currentColor"
+        strokeWidth="2.2"
+        strokeLinecap="round"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
+      >
+        {/* Top Line */}
+        <motion.line
+          initial={false}
+          animate={
+            state === 'close'
+              ? { x1: 5, y1: 5, x2: 19, y2: 19 }
+              : state === 'arrow'
+                ? { x1: 12, y1: 5, x2: 5, y2: 12 }
+                : { x1: 4, y1: 6, x2: 20, y2: 6 }
+          }
+          transition={{ duration: 0.22, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] }}
+        />
+
+        {/* Center Line */}
+        <motion.line
+          initial={false}
+          animate={
+            state === 'close'
+              ? { opacity: 0, scaleX: 0 }
+              : state === 'arrow'
+                ? { x1: 5, y1: 12, x2: 19, y2: 12, opacity: 1, scaleX: 1 }
+                : { x1: 4, y1: 12, x2: 20, y2: 12, opacity: 1, scaleX: 1 }
+          }
+          transition={{ duration: 0.16 }}
+        />
+
+        {/* Bottom Line */}
+        <motion.line
+          initial={false}
+          animate={
+            state === 'close'
+              ? { x1: 5, y1: 19, x2: 19, y2: 5 }
+              : state === 'arrow'
+                ? { x1: 12, y1: 19, x2: 5, y2: 12 }
+                : { x1: 4, y1: 18, x2: 20, y2: 18 }
+          }
+          transition={{ duration: 0.22, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] }}
+        />
+      </svg>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+### Recipe 3: Sun ⇄ Moon Theme Morph with Radiant Particles
+
+```tsx
+import React from 'react';
+import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
+
+export function ThemeToggleMorph({ isDark, onToggle }: { isDark: boolean; onToggle: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      onClick={onToggle}
+      className="p-2.5 rounded-full text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-200 hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800 transition-colors"
+      aria-label={isDark ? 'Switch to light mode' : 'Switch to dark mode'}
+    >
+      <motion.svg
+        width="24"
+        height="24"
+        viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        fill="none"
+        stroke="currentColor"
+        strokeWidth="2"
+        strokeLinecap="round"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
+        animate={{ rotate: isDark ? 40 : 0 }}
+        transition={{ type: 'spring', stiffness: 260, damping: 20 }}
+      >
+        <mask id="moon-mask">
+          <rect x="0" y="0" width="24" height="24" fill="white" />
+          <motion.circle
+            cx={isDark ? '18' : '26'}
+            cy={isDark ? '7' : '2'}
+            r="8"
+            fill="black"
+            transition={{ duration: 0.25, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] }}
+          />
+        </mask>
+
+        {/* Center Orb (Sun circle morphing into Crescent Moon) */}
+        <motion.circle
+          cx="12"
+          cy="12"
+          r={isDark ? 8 : 4.5}
+          fill="currentColor"
+          mask="url(#moon-mask)"
+          transition={{ duration: 0.25, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] }}
+        />
+
+        {/* Sun Rays: Scale and Fade out when dark */}
+        <motion.g
+          stroke="currentColor"
+          animate={{
+            scale: isDark ? 0.5 : 1,
+            opacity: isDark ? 0 : 1,
+          }}
+          transition={{ duration: 0.2 }}
+          style={{ transformOrigin: 'center' }}
+        >
+          <line x1="12" y1="1" x2="12" y2="3" />
+          <line x1="12" y1="21" x2="12" y2="23" />
+          <line x1="4.22" y1="4.22" x2="5.64" y2="5.64" />
+          <line x1="18.36" y1="18.36" x2="19.78" y2="19.78" />
+          <line x1="1" y1="12" x2="3" y2="12" />
+          <line x1="21" y1="12" x2="23" y2="12" />
+          <line x1="4.22" y1="19.78" x2="5.64" y2="18.36" />
+          <line x1="18.36" y1="5.64" x2="19.78" y2="4.22" />
+        </motion.g>
+      </motion.svg>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+### Recipe 4: Copy-to-Clipboard ⇄ Checkmark Morph
+
+```tsx
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { motion, AnimatePresence } from 'framer-motion';
+
+export function CopyCheckButton({ textToCopy }: { textToCopy: string }) {
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleCopy = async () => {
+    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(textToCopy);
+    if ('vibrate' in navigator) navigator.vibrate(8); // Tactile micro-haptic
+    setCopied(true);
+    setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 2000);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <motion.button
+      onClick={handleCopy}
+      whileTap={{ scale: 0.94 }}
+      className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded-lg bg-neutral-100 dark:bg-neutral-800 hover:bg-neutral-200 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700 transition-colors"
+      aria-label={copied ? 'Copied to clipboard' : 'Copy code snippet'}
+    >
+      <svg
+        width="16"
+        height="16"
+        viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        fill="none"
+        stroke="currentColor"
+        strokeWidth="2.2"
+        strokeLinecap="round"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
+      >
+        <AnimatePresence mode="wait" initial={false}>
+          {copied ? (
+            <motion.path
+              key="check"
+              d="M 4 12 L 9 17 L 20 6"
+              initial={{ pathLength: 0, opacity: 0 }}
+              animate={{ pathLength: 1, opacity: 1 }}
+              exit={{ pathLength: 0, opacity: 0 }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.22, ease: 'easeOut' }}
+              stroke="#10b981"
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <motion.g
+              key="copy"
+              initial={{ scale: 0.8, opacity: 0 }}
+              animate={{ scale: 1, opacity: 1 }}
+              exit={{ scale: 0.8, opacity: 0 }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.16 }}
+            >
+              <rect x="9" y="9" width="13" height="13" rx="2" ry="2" />
+              <path d="M5 15H4a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h9a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v1" />
+            </motion.g>
+          )}
+        </AnimatePresence>
+      </svg>
+      <span>{copied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy'}</span>
+    </motion.button>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. Haptic Integration & Physical Feedback
+
+Tactile physical response elevates micro-interactions. On supported mobile platforms or Web Vibration API clients, fire a sub-10ms pulse on successful state transitions:
+
+```typescript
+export function triggerHaptic(type: 'light' | 'success' | 'warning' = 'light') {
+  if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && 'navigator' in window && 'vibrate' in navigator) {
+    const patterns = {
+      light: 8,
+      success: [10, 30, 12],
+      warning: [15, 40, 15],
+    };
+    navigator.vibrate(patterns[type]);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🚨 Edge-Case & Failure Mode Matrix
+
+| Scenario | Risk | Mitigation Strategy |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Empty or Null Inputs** | Unhandled exception or unexpected rendering collapse | Enforce fallback guards, optional chaining, and explicit empty state handlers |
+| **Network Timeout / Latency** | Hanging operations or duplicate side-effects | Implement bounded abort controllers, exponential backoff, and idempotency keys |
+| **Concurrency / Race Conditions** | Stale state overwrite or inconsistent data mutations | Use atomic transactions, mutex locking, or cancel-on-resubmit controls |
+| **Invalid Schema / Malformed Payload** | Downstream runtime errors or security injection | Validate boundary payloads with Zod/Pydantic schemas prior to execution |
+| **Resource / Memory Saturation** | OOM errors, frame drops, or memory leaks | Clean up listeners, cancel active timers, and enforce pagination/virtualization |
+
+---
+
+## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps Table
+
+| Anti-Pattern | What AI Commonly Does Wrong | What Is Actually Correct |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **The Instant Pop Trap** | Conditionally unmounting elements without animated interpolation | Use AnimatePresence or coordinate morphs with continuous geometry |
+| **Layout Thrashing** | Animating width, height, top, or left inside animation loops | Animate composite-only transform (translate3d, scale) and opacity |
+| **Sluggish Duration** | Setting micro-interaction transitions to 600ms+ causing interface lag | Cap interactive feedback at 160ms–240ms with snappy ease-out curves |
+
+---
+
+## 🏛️ Tribunal Verification & Guardrails
+
+**Active Reviewers:** `frontend-reviewer` · `motion-reviewer` · `ui-ux-auditor`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
+
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
+
+```
+✅ Does animation maintain 60fps/120fps using transform and opacity?
+✅ Is optical mass conserved across state interpolations without volume collapse?
+✅ Is duration capped within micro-interaction budgets (160ms–280ms)?
+✅ Is prefers-reduced-motion respected with graceful instant fallbacks?
+✅ Did I prevent layout thrashing and continuous geometry mutations?
+```
+
+### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
+
+**CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
+- ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
+- ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing test suites, compiler success, or equivalent operational proof) that your output works as intended.

package/skills/motion-engineering/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: motion-engineering
+description: Use when Motion Engineering mastery for 2026 web UI. Covers all 20 modern animation styles across 4 tiers (Core UX, Immersive, Advanced, Specialized). Use when designing motion strategy, choosing animation libraries (Framer, GSAP, WebGL, CSS), or implementing animated UI patterns.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
+skills:
+  - 60fps-animation
+  - accessible-animation
+  - framer-motion-expert
+  - gsap-react
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
+scripts-binding:
+  - .agent/scripts/lint_runner.js
+  - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
+---
+
+# Motion Engineering (2026) — Comprehensive Reference
+
+## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
+
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `motion-engineering` domain, inspect these 5 critical parameters:
+
+1. **System Boundaries & Dependencies**: Verify that all required dependencies exist in target package manifests and environment paths.
+2. **Runtime Context & Platform Invariants**: Confirm target platform constraints (Node.js, Browser, Mobile OS, Edge runtime) before applying APIs.
+3. **Execution Guardrails**: Identify potential side-effects, state mutations, and unhandled asynchronous exceptions.
+4. **Validation & Type Contracts**: Validate input data schemas and strict type constraints across all module interfaces.
+5. **Observability & Proof of Execution**: Ensure execution produces tangible verification signals (terminal output, tests, metrics).
+
+## Activation Boundaries
+
+- **Activate when:** Use when Motion Engineering mastery for 2026 web UI. Covers all 20 modern animation styles across 4 tiers (Core UX, Immersive, Advanced, Specialized). Use when designing motion strategy, choosing animation libraries (Framer, GSAP, WebGL, CSS), or implementing animated UI patterns.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `motion-engineering` domain or is managed by a different dedicated specialist.
+
+## 🔁 Multi-Pass Execution Protocol
+
+Execute all non-trivial tasks through this 7-pass cognitive loop:
+
+| Pass | Phase | Core Action |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Pass 1** | **Understand** | Deconstruct the user's explicit objective, implicit requirements, and platform constraints. |
+| **Pass 2** | **Plan** | Decompose the task into smallest logical steps; map dependencies and required tool calls. |
+| **Pass 3** | **Execute** | Implement the solution with production-grade craft, zero placeholders, and strict typing. |
+| **Pass 4** | **Verify** | Run linters, unit tests, or compiler checks to validate structural correctness. |
+| **Pass 5** | **Attack** | Perform an adversarial review searching for edge-case failures, race conditions, and traps. |
+| **Pass 6** | **Improve** | Eliminate discovered friction, optimize performance, and harden error boundaries. |
+| **Pass 7** | **Quality Gate** | Enforce Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) with concrete terminal proof before finalizing. |
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Technical Architecture & Reference Recipes
+
+---
+
+
+## Hallucination Traps & Motion Sins (Read First)
+
+- ❌ Linear motion (`ease-linear`, CSS `transition: all`) → ✅ Spring physics (`stiffness/damping`) or custom cubic-beziers. Linear looks robotic.
+- ❌ Animating layout properties (`width`, `margin`, `top`) → ✅ ONLY animate `transform` and `opacity` to maintain 120fps GPU compositing.
+- ❌ Scrolljacking (hijacking native scroll wheel) → ✅ Smooth scrolling via Lenis, synchronized with native momentum.
+- ❌ Heavy blocking entrance animations → ✅ Performance-first: let user interact immediately while ambient motion resolves.
+- ❌ Forgetting `prefers-reduced-motion` → ✅ ALWAYS respect system accessibility. Fall back to instant opacity transitions.
+- ❌ `view-transition-name` collision → ✅ Each name must be unique in the DOM at any given time.
+- ❌ `element.animate()` (WAAPI) without `fill: "forwards"` → ✅ Animation resets on completion — add `fill: "forwards"` or commit state.
+
+---
+
+## Master Library Decision Matrix (20 Animation Categories)
+
+| Category / Style                                     | Recommended Technology            | Why / Use Case                           |
+| :--------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------- |
+| **Tier 1: Core UX (High Frequency)**                 |                                   |                                          |
+| 1. Micro-interactions                                | Framer Motion / CSS Springs       | Fast feedback, hover states, buttons     |
+| 2. Scroll-based                                      | GSAP ScrollTrigger + Lenis        | Parallax, timelines, storytelling        |
+| 3. Page Transitions                                  | View Transitions API + Framer     | SPA route navigation, modal expands      |
+| 4. Loading & Skeleton                                | CSS @keyframes / SVGs / Lottie    | Non-blocking waits, shimmer, spinners    |
+| **Tier 2: Narrative & Immersive (Medium Frequency)** |                                   |                                          |
+| 5. 3D & Immersive                                    | React Three Fiber / WebGL         | Interactive scenes, models, depth        |
+| 7. Kinetic Typography                                | GSAP SplitText / Framer           | Emphasize headlines, word-by-word reveal |
+| 8. Background Animations                             | CSS Gradients / WebGL Shaders     | Ambient noise, particles, mesh gradients |
+| 9. Illustration/Characters                           | Lottie / Rive                     | Mascots, onboarding storytelling         |
+| **Tier 3: Advanced & Emerging (Situational)**        |                                   |                                          |
+| 6. State Transitions                                 | Framer Motion `layout`            | Expanding cards, drag-and-drop           |
+| 10. Physics-based                                    | Matter.js / Framer Springs        | Bouncy, elastic real-world mimics        |
+| 11. Morphing & Shape                                 | GSAP MorphSVG                     | Liquid motion, blobs, SVG path morphs    |
+| 12. Glassmorphism UI                                 | CSS backdrop-filter + motion      | Soft shadows, refraction on hover        |
+| 13. Cursor-based                                     | Custom JS + CSS variables         | Magnetic buttons, cursor trails          |
+| 14. AI-driven Adaptive                               | Headless logic + Framer           | Context-aware, usage-based animation     |
+| 15. Gamified/Interactive                             | Canvas / React Three Fiber        | Reward animations, mini-games            |
+| **Tier 4: Specialized (Niche/Structural)**           |                                   |                                          |
+| 16. Video + Motion                                   | Scroll-sync Video (GSAP)          | Cinematic hero sections                  |
+| 17. Experimental                                     | Custom shaders / Brutalist CSS    | Glitch effects, collage                  |
+| 18. Navigation                                       | Framer `AnimatePresence`          | Mega menus, magnetic nav                 |
+| 19. Data Visualization                               | D3.js + Framer Motion             | Animated charts, live updates            |
+| 20. Performance-first                                | CSS only (`opacity`, `transform`) | Ultra-minimal subtle fade-ins            |
+
+---
+
+## TIER 1: Core UX Motion (Dense Implementation)
+
+_These are the foundational motions used in 80%+ of 2026 web applications._
+
+### 1. Micro-interactions
+
+Used for immediate feedback, clarifying actions, and improving perceived responsiveness.
+
+```tsx
+// Framer Motion — button with spring micro-interaction
+<motion.button
+  whileHover={{ scale: 1.02, filter: 'brightness(1.08)' }}
+  whileTap={{ scale: 0.97 }}
+  transition={{ type: 'spring', stiffness: 400, damping: 17 }}
+>
+  Submit
+</motion.button>
+```
+
+### 2. Scroll-based Animations (Most used in 2026)
+
+Triggers narrative flow and depth based on user scrolling.
+
+```javascript
+// GSAP ScrollTrigger — industry standard
+gsap.from('.reveal-section', {
+  scrollTrigger: { trigger: '.reveal-section', start: 'top 80%', scrub: 1 },
+  y: 60,
+  opacity: 0,
+  stagger: 0.1,
+});
+
+// Lenis — smooth scroll compatible with GSAP
+import Lenis from 'lenis';
+const lenis = new Lenis({ lerp: 0.1, wheelMultiplier: 0.8 });
+lenis.on('scroll', ScrollTrigger.update);
+gsap.ticker.add(time => lenis.raf(time * 1000));
+gsap.ticker.lagSmoothing(0);
+```
+
+### 3. Page Transitions (Native-First View Transitions API)
+
+```css
+/* CSS — Browser-native page transition (Zero JS runtime cost) */
+@view-transition {
+  navigation: auto;
+}
+
+.card-image {
+  view-transition-name: active-image; /* MUST BE UNIQUE IN DOM */
+}
+::view-transition-old(active-image) {
+  animation: fade-out 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
+}
+::view-transition-new(active-image) {
+  animation: scale-in 0.25s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);
+}
+```
+
+```tsx
+// SPA Route Navigation Trigger with Fallback
+function navigateWithTransition(url: string, navigate: (path: string) => void) {
+  if (!document.startViewTransition) {
+    navigate(url);
+    return;
+  }
+  document.startViewTransition(() => {
+    navigate(url);
+  });
+}
+```
+
+### 4. DOM Entry & Exit Animations (@starting-style)
+
+```css
+/* CSS @starting-style allows animating entry from display: none */
+.modal {
+  display: none;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: scale(0.95);
+  transition:
+    opacity 0.2s ease,
+    transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.4, 1),
+    display 0.2s allow-discrete;
+}
+
+.modal[open] {
+  display: block;
+  opacity: 1;
+  transform: scale(1);
+}
+
+@starting-style {
+  .modal[open] {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: scale(0.95);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Accessibility & Performance Invariants (Global Rules)
+
+1. **The WCAG 2.2 AA Motion Rule:**
+   Always respect `prefers-reduced-motion`. Fall back to instant opacity or no-op motion.
+
+```tsx
+import { useReducedMotion } from 'motion/react';
+
+function AccessibleComponent() {
+  const shouldReduceMotion = useReducedMotion();
+
+  return (
+    <motion.div
+      animate={{
+        x: shouldReduceMotion ? 0 : 100,
+        opacity: 1,
+      }}
+      transition={{ duration: shouldReduceMotion ? 0 : 0.3 }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+```
+
+2. **The 120fps GPU Rule:**
+   Never animate `width`, `height`, `left`, `top`, `margin`, or `padding`. This triggers layout recalculation algorithms. Use `transform: scale()` or `transform: translate()` instead.
+
+3. **The GSAP Memory Cleanup Rule:**
+   Any GSAP ScrollTrigger timeline must use `@gsap/react` `useGSAP` or explicit `tl.kill()` cleanup to avoid memory leaks on SPA route changes.
+
+---
+
+## 🚨 Edge-Case & Failure Mode Matrix
+
+| Scenario | Risk | Mitigation Strategy |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Empty or Null Inputs** | Unhandled exception or unexpected rendering collapse | Enforce fallback guards, optional chaining, and explicit empty state handlers |
+| **Network Timeout / Latency** | Hanging operations or duplicate side-effects | Implement bounded abort controllers, exponential backoff, and idempotency keys |
+| **Concurrency / Race Conditions** | Stale state overwrite or inconsistent data mutations | Use atomic transactions, mutex locking, or cancel-on-resubmit controls |
+| **Invalid Schema / Malformed Payload** | Downstream runtime errors or security injection | Validate boundary payloads with Zod/Pydantic schemas prior to execution |
+| **Resource / Memory Saturation** | OOM errors, frame drops, or memory leaks | Clean up listeners, cancel active timers, and enforce pagination/virtualization |
+
+---
+
+## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps Table
+
+| Anti-Pattern | What AI Commonly Does Wrong | What Is Actually Correct |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **The Instant Pop Trap** | Conditionally unmounting elements without animated interpolation | Use AnimatePresence or coordinate morphs with continuous geometry |
+| **Layout Thrashing** | Animating width, height, top, or left inside animation loops | Animate composite-only transform (translate3d, scale) and opacity |
+| **Sluggish Duration** | Setting micro-interaction transitions to 600ms+ causing interface lag | Cap interactive feedback at 160ms–240ms with snappy ease-out curves |
+
+---
+
+## 🏛️ Tribunal Verification & Guardrails
+
+**Active Reviewers:** `frontend-reviewer` · `motion-reviewer` · `ui-ux-auditor`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
+
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
+
+```
+✅ Does animation maintain 60fps/120fps using transform and opacity?
+✅ Is optical mass conserved across state interpolations without volume collapse?
+✅ Is duration capped within micro-interaction budgets (160ms–280ms)?
+✅ Is prefers-reduced-motion respected with graceful instant fallbacks?
+✅ Did I prevent layout thrashing and continuous geometry mutations?
+```
+
+### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
+
+**CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
+- ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
+- ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing test suites, compiler success, or equivalent operational proof) that your output works as intended.