.auth-main {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 40px 52px 80px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .auth-panel {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 400px;
    position: relative;
  }
  /* ── Place HOLDER —  ── */
.ph {
    display: inline-block;
    background: rgba(200, 148, 58, 0.12);
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(200, 148, 58, 0.32);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 1px 8px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 0.86em;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  /* ── PANEL STATES — cross-fade ── */
  .auth-state {
    display: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(6px);
    transition:
      opacity 0.24s ease,
      transform 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  }
  .auth-state.is-active {
    display: block;
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  /* ── STATE HEADER — eyebrow / title / sub ── */
  .auth-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-meta);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .auth-eyebrow-mark {
    width: 12px;
    height: 0.5px;
    background: var(--green);
  }

  .auth-title {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 42px);
    font-weight: 200;
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.035em;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .auth-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 200;
  }

  .auth-sub {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--ink-meta);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 44px;
  }

  /* ── STATUS-SLOT — server-populated, hidden by default ── */
  .auth-status {
    display: none;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 11px 14px;
    border: 0.5px solid var(--border-2);
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--ink-body);
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .auth-status.is-visible { display: flex; }

  .auth-status::before {
    content: '';
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 6px;
    background: var(--amber);
  }
  .auth-status.is-error::before { background: var(--red); }
  .auth-status.is-info::before  { background: var(--amber); }

  /* ── FORM ── */
  .auth-form { /* container, no specific styling needed */ }

  .field {
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
  }

  .field-head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .field-label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-meta);
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }

  .field-helper {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s;
    padding: 2px 0;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .field-helper:hover { color: var(--ink-meta); }

  .field-shell {
    position: relative;
  }

  .field-input {
    width: 100%;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    padding: 6px 0 10px;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--border-2);
    transition: border-color 0.2s, border-width 0.2s;
  }

  .field-input[type="password"],
  .field-input.has-toggle {
    padding-right: 64px;
  }

  .field-input::placeholder {
    color: var(--ink-3);
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  .field-input:focus {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--green);
    padding-bottom: 9.5px;
  }

  .field-input:focus + .field-glow {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .field-glow {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -2px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 6px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(109,179,63,0.10), transparent);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .field:focus-within .field-label {
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  /* Password show/hide toggle */
  .pw-toggle {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 6px 0 6px 10px;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .pw-toggle:hover { color: var(--ink-meta); }
  .pw-toggle[aria-pressed="true"] { color: var(--green-dk); }

  /* ── SUBMIT ── */
  .auth-submit {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 12px;
    padding: 14px 20px;
    background: var(--green);
    color: #fff;
    border: 0.5px solid var(--green);
    border-radius: 2px;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
    transition: background 0.22s, gap 0.22s;
  }
  .auth-submit:hover  { background: var(--green-dk); gap: 16px; }
  .auth-submit:active { background: #4e8a2c; }
  .auth-submit:focus-visible {
    outline: 0.5px solid var(--green-dk);
    outline-offset: 2px;
  }

  /* ── BACK LINK (recovery / recovery-sent → signin) ── */
  .auth-back {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: 26px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-meta);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 4px 0;
    transition: color 0.2s, gap 0.2s;
  }
  .auth-back:hover { color: var(--ink); gap: 12px; }
  .auth-back::before {
    content: '←';
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1;
  }

  /* ── RECEIPT (confirmation state) ── */
  .auth-receipt {
    border: 0.5px solid var(--border-2);
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);
    padding: 20px 22px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }

  .auth-receipt-head {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .auth-receipt-head::before {
    content: '';
    width: 6px; height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--green);
  }

  .auth-receipt-body {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--ink-body);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .auth-receipt-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 0.5px solid var(--border);
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-meta);
  }
  .auth-receipt-ref {
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }

  .auth-receipt-foot {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--ink-meta);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }
  .auth-receipt-foot a {
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--green);
    transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
  }
  .auth-receipt-foot a:hover {
    color: var(--green-dk);
    border-bottom-color: var(--green);
  }

  /* ── SYSTEM STATUS ── */
  .sys-status {
    position: fixed;
    right: 32px;
    bottom: 56px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-meta);
    z-index: 10;
  }

  .sys-dot {
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--green);
    position: relative;
  }
  .sys-dot::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: -4px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 0.5px solid var(--green);
    animation: ring 2.8s ease-out infinite;
    opacity: 0;
  }

  @keyframes ring {
    0%   { opacity: 0.5; transform: scale(0.4); }
    100% { opacity: 0;   transform: scale(2.6); }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .nav-links { display: none; }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
    .auth-state.is-active { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  }