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verdict: pass
remediation_round: 0
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# Milestone Validation: M016

## Success Criteria Checklist
- [x] **Homepage has consistent max-width, spacing, and border-radius — no CSS bugs** — S01 summary confirms: 7 instances of 42rem max-width, border-image removed restoring border-radius, section margins normalized to 2rem. Build passes.
- [x] **Pipeline admin: collapse works, mobile text truncates, chevrons visible, filter buttons right-aligned, creator dropdown populates** — S02 summary confirms all five fixes applied: arrow styling with hover, mobile card layout with ellipsis, › chevrons between stages, margin-left:auto on creator-filter, creators.length >= 1 condition.
- [x] **Browser tab shows favicon, sharing URL produces OG preview card, logo visible in header** — S03 summary confirms: favicon.svg + PNG fallback in dist/, OG tags (og:title, og:description, og:image, og:type) + Twitter card tags in index.html, inline SVG logo in header with aria-hidden.
- [x] **Technique page ToC: no counters, left accent bar, active section highlighting via IntersectionObserver, sticky in sidebar** — S04 summary confirms: ol→ul (no counters), 2px left accent bar, "On this page" heading, IntersectionObserver with rootMargin for scroll-spy, ToC moved to sidebar (inherits sticky).
- [x] **Sticky reading header appears on scroll past title, tracks current section, works on mobile** — S05 summary confirms: ReadingHeader component with translateY slide animation, lifted activeId state from ToC, H1 observer for visibility, section name hidden on mobile <600px, pointer-events:none when hidden.
- [x] **Homepage: animated stat count-up, unified section heading treatment, content above fold on standard viewport** — S06 summary confirms: useCountUp hook with IntersectionObserver + rAF + ease-out, .section-heading utility class on all 4 headings, tightened hero/how-it-works spacing, header border-bottom accent.

## Slice Delivery Audit
| Slice | Claimed Deliverable | Evidence | Verdict |
|-------|---------------------|----------|---------|
| S01 | 42rem max-width, border-radius fix, CTA mobile sizing, section spacing | Summary: 7x 42rem, 0 border-image, 20rem CTA, 2rem margins. Build 0 errors. | ✅ Delivered |
| S02 | Collapse toggle, mobile cards, chevrons, filter alignment, creator dropdown | Summary: 5 CSS/markup fixes confirmed by grep + build. creators >= 1. | ✅ Delivered |
| S03 | Favicon, OG tags, Twitter cards, logo in header | Summary: 4 assets in dist/, all meta tags in index.html, inline SVG logo. Build 0 errors. | ✅ Delivered |
| S04 | ToC: no counters, accent bar, heading, active highlighting, sticky | Summary: ul, accent bar, "On this page", IntersectionObserver, sidebar placement. Build 0 errors. | ✅ Delivered |
| S05 | Sticky reading header with title + section, slide in/out | Summary: ReadingHeader component, lifted activeId, H1 observer, mobile section hide. Build 0 errors. | ✅ Delivered |
| S06 | Animated count-up, section headings, above-fold, header accent | Summary: useCountUp hook, .section-heading class, spacing reduction, border-bottom accent. Build 0 errors. | ✅ Delivered |

## Cross-Slice Integration
**S01 → S06:** S01 established 42rem max-width baseline. S06 summary confirms dependency met — spacing tightening built on S01's unified widths.

**S03 → S06:** S03 provided logo SVG and cyan accent color. S06 summary confirms header brand accent uses var(--color-accent) and logo presence from S03.

**S04 → S05:** S04 created IntersectionObserver scroll-spy in TableOfContents. S05 lifted activeId state to TechniquePage and shared it with both ToC (now receiving activeId as prop) and ReadingHeader. Cross-slice handoff clean — S05 summary explicitly references the lift.

No boundary mismatches detected. All produces/consumes relationships align with actual implementation.

## Requirement Coverage
- **R037 (Landing Page Visual Consistency)** — Advanced by S01 (CSS fixes) and S06 (personality pass). S01 addressed max-width, border-radius, CTA, spacing. S06 added count-up, headings, above-fold, accent.
- **R038 (Pipeline Admin UI Fixes)** — Advanced by S02. All five issues addressed.
- **R039 (Brand Minimum)** — Validated by S03. Favicon, OG tags, Twitter cards, description meta, logo all delivered and verified in build output.
- **R040 (ToC Modernization)** — Advanced by S04. All acceptance criteria delivered.
- **R041 (Sticky Reading Header)** — Advanced by S05. ReadingHeader component with slide animation, section tracking, mobile support.

All active requirements have coverage from at least one slice.

## Verification Class Compliance
**Contract (Frontend build):** ✅ Every slice summary reports `npm run build` passing with zero errors. S01: 873ms, S02: exit 0, S03: 915ms, S04: 945ms, S05: 993ms, S06: 920ms with `tsc --noEmit` also clean.

**Integration (Deployed to ub01:8096):** ⚠️ Slice summaries confirm build success but do not include explicit evidence of deployment to ub01:8096 or browser screenshots at 1280px/375px viewports. This is a minor gap — the build artifacts are production-ready and the changes are CSS/component-level, but the planned "visual verification via browser screenshots" was not captured as formal evidence. Classified as minor since all changes are frontend-only and build-verified.

**Operational:** ✅ Explicitly marked "None" in planning — frontend-only milestone with no new services. Nothing to verify.

**UAT:** ✅ All 6 slices have UAT documents with detailed test cases covering desktop and mobile viewports. UAT scripts cover homepage, technique pages, and pipeline admin as planned.


## Verdict Rationale
All 6 success criteria met with evidence from slice summaries. All 6 slices delivered their claimed outputs — verified by build results, grep confirmations, and code inspection. Cross-slice dependencies (S01→S06, S03→S06, S04→S05) all resolved cleanly. All 5 requirements (R037-R041) have coverage. Contract verification passes across all slices. The only gap is Integration verification — no formal deployment screenshots captured — but this is minor for a frontend-only CSS/component milestone where all builds pass clean. UAT test scripts are comprehensive. Verdict: pass.
