March 20, 2026

Release / v26.3.20

Builds: 4023a71, 574c56b, 2e96632, a474326, 7c78f78, 1dbd8d9, 682b366

• Native Astro rebuild — CLAUDE.md updated, stale assets removed
• Responsive header/sidebar system with mobile drawer
• TableOfContents component — right rail and header dropdown
• USWDS-aligned design system with grayscale and bluescale tokens
• Breadcrumb and PrevNext navigation components
• Custom aside types: doctrine, application, constraint, prohibition
• Content files converted from .md to .mdx with Aside component imports
• Inline SVG components: AegisLogo, AegisWordmark
• 100/100 Lighthouse Accessibility in both themes
• Experimental design branch: light header, IBM Plex Sans + Poppins
• Accessible color system: accent blue #0062A5 (7:1), text gray #595959 (7:1)
• Fixed sidebar and ToC rail, watermark wordmark below footer
• Breakpoints consolidated to 560px / 1024px / 1367px

Development Log

Branches: rebuild/astro-native, experiment/starlight-feel

rebuild/astro-native

• Updated CLAUDE.md for native Astro architecture
• Removed stale assets: CONSTITUTION.md, duplicate astro.config.mjs, Poppins and IBM Plex Sans font files
• Built responsive header/sidebar system with mobile drawer toggle
• Built TableOfContents component — right rail at desktop, header dropdown at mid-width
• Finalized breakpoints: 768px (tablet), 1367px (ToC rail)
• Implemented USWDS-aligned design system with grayscale and bluescale tokens
• Added Breadcrumb component with section-aware navigation path
• Added PrevNext component for page navigation following sidebar order
• Created custom remark-asides plugin for AEGIS-specific aside types
• Renamed aside directives: note → doctrine, tip → application, caution → constraint, danger → prohibition
• Converted content files from .md to .mdx with Aside component imports
• Created inline SVG components: AegisLogo.astro, AegisWordmark.astro
• Achieved 100/100 Lighthouse Accessibility in both light and dark mode
• Build: 4023a71 — docs: update CLAUDE.md for Astro rebuild, remove stale files
• Build: 574c56b — feat: header/sidebar responsive system, ToC component
• Build: 2e96632 — chore: remove stale assets and add Claude Code settings
• Build: a474326 — feat: USWDS-aligned design system, breadcrumbs, prev/next nav, custom asides
• Build: 7c78f78 — docs: rename aside directives to AEGIS-specific types
• Build: 1dbd8d9 — feat: MDX aside components, remove remark-directive pipeline

experiment/starlight-feel

• Began experimental design iteration — lighter, Starlight-inspired aesthetic
• Replaced dark header with light header (#fafafa background)
• Restored IBM Plex Sans (headings, weight 400) and Poppins (body, weight 300)
• Established accessible color system: accent blue #0062A5 (7:1 on white), text gray #595959 (7:1 on white)
• Calculated 9-token blue scale from #0062A5 to #ffffff
• Recalculated aside colors with matched saturation and luminance across all four types
• Moved search bar from sidebar to header
• Made sidebar and ToC rail fixed-position (locked in place during scroll)
• Added watermark wordmark (720px, 8% opacity, grayscale) below footer
• Consolidated breakpoints to 560px / 1024px / 1367px
• Added mobile-first font scaling (14px base below 560px, 16px above)
• Set heading sizes: H1 2.5rem, H2 2rem, H3 1.5rem
• Restyled sidebar with vertical left line and blue active-page highlight
• Restyled ToC with vertical left line and active-heading highlight
• Added site name hide below 400px (logo only on narrow screens)
• Footnotes resized to 0.875rem
• Build: 682b366 — feat: Starlight-inspired design — light header, IBM Plex Sans + Poppins