March 21, 2026

Release / v26.3.21

Builds: 13ea58a, (pending)

• Dark mode header set to true black
• Inline footnote references restyled as superscript [ # ]
• Footnote back-reference scroll positions one line above inline reference
• Fixed double HR above footnotes section
• ToC now tracks H2 headings only
• ToC click behavior scrolls to the HR above the heading
• Doctrine asides: removed italic, reworded rename text
• Integrated Pagefind search with modal dialog and keyboard shortcut
• Established release notes and development log structure
• Legal pages restructured: 9 pages with dedicated sidebar and information architecture
• Footer updated: About | Contact | Legal
• Global table styles added
• Anchor scroll offset for fixed header (scroll-margin-top: 6.55rem)
• Cross-reference format standardized to title form across all constitution articles
• Accessibility audit: 38 sidebar errors resolved
• About page updated: Architects section with ChatGPT and Claude credits
• Splash page rebuilt: dedicated index.astro with hero layout, CTA buttons, full-color wordmark
• Self-hosted fonts: IBM Plex Sans (variable) and Poppins (woff2) — removed Google Fonts dependency

Development Log

Branch: experiment/starlight-feel

• Set dark mode header to true black (#000000)
• Styled inline footnote references as superscript [ # ] with accent blue
• Added footnote back-reference scroll behavior — positions one line above the inline reference
• Removed double HR above footnotes (hid auto-generated separator, added 2px border-top)
• Removed manual --- before footnote definitions in 10 content files
• Changed ToC to track H2 headings only (removed H3 tracking)
• Implemented ToC click-to-scroll: targets the <hr> above each heading for consistent visual anchoring
• Removed italic formatting from doctrine asides
• Reworded aside text from “Renamed from…” to “This article was renamed from…”
• Integrated Pagefind search with @pagefind/default-ui
• Rebuilt Search.astro component with modal dialog, backdrop blur, recent searches, and keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+K)
• Established Astro scoping rules for cross-component styling
• Added search CSS custom properties to DocLayout.astro for both themes
• Began development log and release notes structure
• Build: 13ea58a — chore: remove Pagefind and remark-directive, clean up artifacts

Branch: rebuild/astro-native

• Resolved 38 accessibility audit errors in Sidebar.astro (caret aria-hidden, nav link formatting)
• Restructured legal pages — information architecture with single-source ownership:
  • legal/index.md — Copyright, Trademark & License (absorbed copyright.md)
  • legal/impressum.md — Corporate structure, canonical contact block, responsible person, jurisdiction
  • legal/acceptable-use.md — AUP: automated access, content restrictions, AI training, AEGIS compliance claims
  • legal/accessibility.md — WCAG 2.1 AA conformance, evaluation date, accommodation contact
  • legal/dmca.md — DMCA designated agent, takedown/counter-notification process
  • Deleted legal/copyright.md (content merged into index)
  • Deduplicated cookies, disclaimer, privacy, terms — cross-references instead of restated content
• Added legal sidebar to Sidebar.astro — flat links, credibility-ordered (Terms, Privacy, AUP, Accessibility, DMCA, Disclaimer, Cookies, Impressum)
• Updated Footer: © 2026 AEGIS Initiative | About | Contact | Legal (links blue)
• Added global table styles to DocLayout.astro (border-collapse, header borders, last-row cleanup)
• Added [id] { scroll-margin-top: 6.55rem } for anchor links clearing fixed header
• Fixed double HR above Backward Compatibility in amendments (table last-row border + manual HR)
• Standardized all 33 cross-references in constitution articles to title form ([Article N — Name](url))
• Updated About page: “The People” → “Architects”, added ChatGPT credit for v0.1.0, removed self-referential co-authorship line
• Fixed stale /legal/copyright/ links in About page
• Updated finnoybu/aegis-systems → finnoybu/aegis-governance in footnotes (articles VI, VII)
• Created GitHub labels: accessibility, dmca, legal
• Enabled GitHub Discussions, created Legal & Licensing category
• Rebuilt splash page (src/pages/index.astro) — dedicated layout with hero, pill-shaped CTA buttons, full-color AegisWordmark (width 400, AEGIS Gray shield, accent blue diamond)
• Deleted orphan index.mdx (replaced by index.astro)
• Self-hosted all fonts in public/fonts/ — IBM Plex Sans variable woff2, Poppins 300–600 woff2
• Removed Google Fonts dependency from DocLayout.astro and index.astro
• Added @font-face declarations with font-display: swap and preload hints
• Updated AegisWordmark component to accept width prop in addition to height
• Mobile menu button hidden on splash page (no sidebar)