/* Homepage IA refresh: Start Here, resource pathways, VOX feature and practical AI sequence. */
.home-start .operator-hero.home-hero {
  padding: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 6rem) 0 !important;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, rgba(255,255,255,.11) 1px, transparent 1.2px) 0 0 / 24px 24px,
    #0c0d0e;
  color: #fff;
}
.home-start .home-hero .hero-layout {
  align-items: stretch !important;
}
.home-start .home-hero .hero-copy {
  position: static;
  align-self: stretch;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}
.home-start .home-hero__status {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .55rem;
  width: fit-content;
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
  padding: .45rem .7rem;
  border: 1px solid #3b4047;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(31,34,39,.88);
  color: #86a9ff;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-start .home-hero__status::before {
  content: "";
  width: .52rem;
  height: .52rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #34d399;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 .22rem rgba(52,211,153,.12);
}
.home-start .home-hero h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.25vw, 5.5rem) !important;
  line-height: .97 !important;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}
.home-start .home-hero__accent {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6fa0ff, #fff 58%, #c7cbd2);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}
.home-start .home-hero .lead {
  max-width: 47rem;
  margin-bottom: .35rem;
  color: #d7dbe1;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.35vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.home-start .home-hero .lead strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .25rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(1.18rem, 1.65vw, 1.5rem);
}
.home-start .home-hero .section-actions {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}
.home-start .home-hero__outline {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 48px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: .92rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid #59606a;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-start .home-hero__outline:hover,
.home-start .home-hero__outline:focus-visible {
  border-color: #fff;
  background: #fff;
  color: #111;
  outline: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
.home-start .home-hero__note {
  max-width: 43rem;
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  padding: .8rem .95rem;
  border: 1px solid #30343a;
  background: rgba(21,23,26,.82);
  color: #aab0ba;
  font-size: .88rem;
}
.home-start .home-hero .hero-art {
  align-self: stretch !important;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  min-height: 0;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px solid #3e434b;
  border-radius: .9rem;
  background: #121417;
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}
.home-start .home-hero__panel-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: .8rem 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #2b2f34;
  color: #98a2af;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-start .home-hero__panel-top span:first-child {
  color: #7ca3ff;
}
.home-start .home-hero__robot {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 0;
  place-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, rgba(255,255,255,.07) 1px, transparent 1.2px) 0 0 / 22px 22px,
    #090a0c;
}
.home-start .home-hero .hero-art__image {
  position: static;
  display: block;
  width: min(320px, 72%);
  height: auto;
  max-width: 72%;
  max-height: 330px;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  filter: invert(1);
}
.home-start .home-hero .hero-art__caption {
  position: static;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #2b2f34;
  color: #bac0c8;
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-align: left;
}
.home-start .home-hero .hero-art__caption strong {
  color: #fff;
}

.home-start .pathway-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.home-start .pathway-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 330px;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
}
.home-start .pathway-card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
}
.home-start .pathway-card p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: var(--soft);
}
.home-start .pathway-card .text-link {
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: auto;
}
.home-start .section-intro-copy {
  max-width: 48rem;
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  color: var(--soft);
  font-size: clamp(.98rem, 1.2vw, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.home-start .pathway-orientation {
  margin: -1rem 0 1.35rem;
  padding: .85rem 1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ballpoint);
  background: rgba(36,74,165,.06);
  color: var(--soft);
  font-size: .92rem;
}
.home-start .pathway-orientation strong {
  color: var(--ink);
}
.home-start .vox-feature {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
}
.home-start .vox-feature__heading {
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #3a3d42;
}
.home-start .vox-feature__heading h2 {
  max-width: 16ch;
  color: #fff;
}
.home-start .vox-feature__heading .section-side-note {
  color: #c9ced6;
}
.home-start .vox-feature__heading .section-side-note strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .35rem;
  color: #fff;
}
.home-start .vox-package-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.home-start .vox-package-card {
  min-height: 230px;
  padding: 1.35rem;
  border: 1px solid #454a51;
  background: #17191c;
}
.home-start .vox-package-card--featured {
  border-color: var(--ballpoint, #244aa5);
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 0 var(--ballpoint, #244aa5);
}
.home-start .vox-package-card .meta {
  color: #8facff;
}
.home-start .vox-package-card h3 {
  margin: .25rem 0 .7rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.8vw, 1.8rem);
}
.home-start .vox-package-card p:not(.meta) {
  margin: 0;
  color: #c9ced6;
}
.home-start .vox-package-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.home-start .vox-package-link {
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.home-start .vox-feature .button--paper:hover,
.home-start .vox-feature .button--paper:focus-visible {
  border-color: #fff;
}
.home-start .featured-resource-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.home-start .featured-resource {
  padding: 1.35rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
}
.home-start .featured-resource h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.7vw, 1.65rem);
}
.home-start .ai-phase-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.home-start .ai-phase {
  padding: 1.35rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--ballpoint);
  background: var(--paper);
}
.home-start .ai-phase h3 {
  margin: .25rem 0 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
}
.home-start .ai-phase a {
  display: block;
  padding: .62rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 750;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.home-start .ai-phase a:hover,
.home-start .ai-phase a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--ballpoint);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: .2rem;
}
.home-start .service-grid,
.home-start .work-flow-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.home-start .service-card,
.home-start .work-flow-card {
  padding: 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
}
.home-start .work-flow-card {
  border-top: 4px solid var(--ink);
}
.home-start .work-flow-card h3 {
  margin: .25rem 0 .65rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
}
.home-start .work-flow-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.home-start .work-flow-payoff {
  margin: auto 0 0;
  padding: 1rem 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--soft);
  font-size: .92rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.home-start .work-flow-payoff strong {
  color: var(--ink);
}
.home-start .work-flow-actions {
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
}
.home-start .why-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem);
}
.home-start .why-layout h2 {
  max-width: 12ch;
}
.home-start .section-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
/* Homepage H2 icon lockups: monochrome robot hand + color object. */
.home-start .section-heading-main {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  align-items: start;
  min-width: 0;
}
.home-start .section-heading-copy { min-width: 0; }
.home-start .section-heading-icon {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px);
  height: auto;
  max-height: 100px;
  margin: .05rem 0 0;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
}
.home-start .section-heading-main .eyebrow { margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.home-start .section-heading-main h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.home-start #start-paths .section-heading-main h2 { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.home-start .final-cta .section-heading-main { flex: 1 1 36rem; }
.home-start .final-cta .section-heading-copy > p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .home-start .pathway-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .home-start .vox-package-grid,
  .home-start .ai-phase-grid,
  .home-start .work-flow-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-start .section-heading-main {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: .7rem;
  }
  .home-start .section-heading-icon {
    width: 64px;
    max-height: 72px;
  }
  .home-start .hero-layout,
  .home-start .why-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .home-start .home-hero .hero-art {
    align-self: auto;
    min-height: 360px;
  }
  .home-start .home-hero .hero-art__image {
    width: min(220px, 64%);
    max-width: 64%;
    max-height: 235px;
  }
  .home-start .home-hero__panel-top {
    font-size: .62rem;
  }
  .home-start .pathway-grid,
  .home-start .featured-resource-grid,
  .home-start .service-grid,
  .home-start .vox-package-grid,
  .home-start .ai-phase-grid,
  .home-start .work-flow-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .home-start .pathway-card {
    min-height: 0;
  }
}


/* Homepage CTA emphasis: stronger hierarchy without turning every link into a button. */
.home-start .home-cta {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 52px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .8rem;
  padding: .95rem 1.3rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 8px 5px 10px 6px / 6px 10px 5px 9px;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .065em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 4px 5px 0 rgba(17,17,17,.18);
  transition: transform .16s ease, box-shadow .16s ease, background-color .16s ease, border-color .16s ease, color .16s ease;
}

.home-start .home-cta::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: -18% -6%;
  opacity: .22;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(-11deg, rgba(255,255,255,.3) 0 1px, transparent 1px 5px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(8deg, rgba(0,0,0,.12) 0 1px, transparent 1px 7px);
  transform: rotate(-.4deg) scale(1.03);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.home-start .home-cta:hover,
.home-start .home-cta:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(-.12deg);
  box-shadow: 6px 7px 0 rgba(17,17,17,.2);
  outline: 3px solid rgba(36,74,165,.22);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.home-start .home-cta__arrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 1.12em;
  transition: transform .16s ease;
}

.home-start .home-cta:hover .home-cta__arrow,
.home-start .home-cta:focus-visible .home-cta__arrow {
  transform: translateX(.22rem);
}

.home-start .home-cta--primary {
  border-color: var(--ballpoint);
  background: var(--ballpoint);
  color: #fff;
}

.home-start .home-cta--primary:hover,
.home-start .home-cta--primary:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ballpoint-dark);
  background: var(--ballpoint-dark);
  color: #fff;
}

.home-start .home-cta--attention {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  background: #f2c94c;
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 5px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.28);
}

.home-start .home-cta--attention::before {
  opacity: .32;
}

.home-start .home-cta--attention:hover,
.home-start .home-cta--attention:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  background: #ffd95b;
  color: var(--ink);
  outline-color: rgba(242,201,76,.3);
}

.home-start .home-cta--ghost {
  border-color: currentColor;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.home-start .home-hero .home-cta--ghost,
.home-start .vox-feature .home-cta--ghost,
.home-start .final-cta .home-cta--ghost {
  border-color: #6d737d;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 4px 5px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.28);
}

.home-start .home-hero .home-cta--ghost:hover,
.home-start .home-hero .home-cta--ghost:focus-visible,
.home-start .vox-feature .home-cta--ghost:hover,
.home-start .vox-feature .home-cta--ghost:focus-visible,
.home-start .final-cta .home-cta--ghost:hover,
.home-start .final-cta .home-cta--ghost:focus-visible {
  border-color: #fff;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
  outline-color: rgba(255,255,255,.2);
}

/* Tertiary in-card actions keep a lighter footprint, but get a clearer interaction cue. */
.home-start .pathway-card .text-link,
.home-start .featured-resource .text-link,
.home-start .founder-copy .text-link {
  gap: .7rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.home-start .pathway-card .text-link span,
.home-start .featured-resource .text-link span,
.home-start .founder-copy .text-link span {
  display: inline-grid;
  width: 1.75rem;
  height: 1.75rem;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--ballpoint);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ballpoint);
  transition: transform .16s ease, background-color .16s ease, color .16s ease;
}

.home-start .pathway-card .text-link:hover span,
.home-start .pathway-card .text-link:focus-visible span,
.home-start .featured-resource .text-link:hover span,
.home-start .featured-resource .text-link:focus-visible span,
.home-start .founder-copy .text-link:hover span,
.home-start .founder-copy .text-link:focus-visible span {
  transform: translateX(.18rem);
  background: var(--ballpoint);
  color: #fff;
}

.home-start .final-cta__actions {
  gap: 1rem;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-start .home-cta {
    width: 100%;
  }
  .home-start .section-actions,
  .home-start .final-cta__actions {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .home-start .home-cta,
  .home-start .home-cta__arrow,
  .home-start .pathway-card .text-link span,
  .home-start .featured-resource .text-link span,
  .home-start .founder-copy .text-link span {
    transition: none;
  }
}