/* ==========================================================================
   Info pages — hero, step lists, technique and case grids, regulator stack
   ========================================================================== */

.article-hero {
  padding-top: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.75rem, 5vw, 4.25rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(85% 120% at 82% -20%, rgba(43, 109, 246, .32) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 12, 0) 60%),
    var(--bg-void);
}
.article-hero h1 { margin-bottom: 1.35rem; }

/* Lede callout used where a stray paragraph would otherwise float. */
.lede-note {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 820px;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  border-radius: 0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(43, 109, 246, .09), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%), #fff;
}
.lede-note svg { width: 24px; height: 24px; color: var(--accent); }
.lede-note p { margin: 0; font-size: 1.0625rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* Numbered lifecycle — the spine visual shared across the cluster. */
.lifecycle {
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: step;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  max-width: 880px;
}
.lifecycle li {
  counter-increment: step;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 2rem 3.75rem;
}
.lifecycle li::before {
  content: counter(step, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: -.15rem;
  width: 2.4rem; height: 2.4rem;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 109, 246, .45);
  background: var(--accent-wash);
  color: var(--accent);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .8125rem;
}
.lifecycle li::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.2rem; top: 2.55rem; bottom: .4rem;
  width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(43, 109, 246, .4), rgba(43, 109, 246, .05));
}
.lifecycle li:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.lifecycle li:last-child::after { display: none; }
.lifecycle h3 { font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.lifecycle p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.band--void .lifecycle p, .band--deep .lifecycle p { color: var(--snow-soft); }
.band--void .lifecycle li::before, .band--deep .lifecycle li::before { color: var(--accent-bright); }
.lifecycle--compact li { padding-bottom: 1.6rem; }
.lifecycle__warn::before { border-color: rgba(255, 90, 69, .5) !important; background: var(--warn-wash) !important; color: var(--warn) !important; }

.check-list {
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: check;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.check-list li {
  counter-increment: check;
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem 1.5rem 3.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-void);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--bg-surface);
}
.check-list li::before {
  content: counter(check);
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.5rem; top: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .8125rem;
  color: var(--accent-bright);
}
.check-list h3 { font-size: .9375rem; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-bottom: .45rem; }
.check-list p { margin: 0; color: var(--snow-soft); font-size: .9375rem; }
.check-list__note { margin-top: 1.75rem; max-width: 70ch; }

.tactic-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: .75rem; }
.tactic-list li {
  padding: 1.35rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-paper);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--warn);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: #fff;
}
.tactic-list h3 { font-size: .9375rem; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.tactic-list p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .9375rem; }

.technique-grid, .case-grid, .deliverable-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.technique-grid li {
  padding: 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-void);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .035), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 45%), var(--bg-surface);
}
.technique-grid svg { width: 26px; height: 26px; color: var(--accent-bright); margin-bottom: .9rem; }
.technique-grid h3 { font-size: .9375rem; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.technique-grid p { margin: 0; color: var(--snow-soft); font-size: .9375rem; }

.case-grid li {
  padding: 1.6rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-paper);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 22px 46px -44px rgba(12, 13, 17, .55);
}
.case-grid svg { width: 26px; height: 26px; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: .9rem; }
.case-grid h3 { font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .03em; margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.case-grid p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .9375rem; }

.deliverable-list li {
  padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-paper);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: #fff;
}
.deliverable-list h3 { font-size: .9375rem; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.deliverable-list p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .9375rem; }

.factor-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: .85rem; }
.factor-list li {
  display: grid;
  gap: .35rem;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-void);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--bg-surface);
}
.factor-list__label {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: .6875rem;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-bright);
}
.factor-list p:last-child { margin: 0; color: var(--snow-soft); font-size: .9375rem; }

.versus { display: grid; gap: 1rem; }
.versus__side {
  padding: 1.75rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-void);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--bg-surface);
}
.versus__side .chip { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.versus__side p:last-child { margin: 0; color: var(--snow-soft); }

.regulator-stack { display: grid; gap: 1rem; }
.regulator {
  padding: 1.75rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-paper);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px -46px rgba(12, 13, 17, .5);
}
.regulator h3 { font-size: 1.125rem; letter-spacing: .01em; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.regulator__tag {
  margin: 0 0 .5rem;
  font-size: .6875rem;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.regulator p { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.regulator--federal { border-color: rgba(43, 109, 246, .3); background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(43, 109, 246, .06), #fff 60%); }
.regulator__source { margin: 1.1rem 0 0; }
.regulator__source a {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .75rem;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(43, 109, 246, .35);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: color .16s var(--ease), border-color .16s var(--ease);
}
.regulator__source a:hover { color: var(--accent-bright); border-color: var(--accent-bright); }

@media (min-width: 760px) {
  .technique-grid, .case-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .versus { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .check-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .check-list li:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

@media (min-width: 1040px) {
  .technique-grid, .case-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .regulator-stack { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .regulator:first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .factor-list li { grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr; align-items: baseline; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .factor-list__label { padding-top: .2rem; }
}