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</style></head> <body> <nav class="nav"> <div class="wrap"> <a class="nav-brand" href="/"> <span class="bullet" aria-hidden="true"></span> Encoded <small>Brand consultancy for the agentic age</small> </a> <div class="nav-links"> <a class="nav-link" href="/#brandmd">brand.md</a><a class="nav-link" href="https://encoder.encodedbrands.com">Encoder</a><a class="nav-link" href="/encode">Encode</a><a class="nav-link" href="/docs">Docs</a> </div> <a class="nav-cta" href="https://encoder.encodedbrands.com">$99 Encoder</a> </div> </nav>  <header class="hero" id="top"> <div class="wrap"> <div class="hero-meta reveal d1"> <span>Encoded · A brand consultancy for the agentic age</span> <div class="right"> <span>Est. 2026</span><span>Remote-first</span><span>BCP v0.1 (draft)</span> </div> </div> <div class="hero-grid"> <div> <p class="eyebrow reveal d2"><span class="dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>&nbsp;Encoder is live · BCP v0.1</p> <h1 class="hero-headline">  <span class="reveal d2">Your brand has a</span> <br> <span class="em reveal d3">new audience.</span> <br> <span class="reveal d4">They're machines.</span>   </h1> <p class="hero-sub reveal d5">AI agents are writing your copy, buying your media, briefing your partners, and describing you to your customers. Some work for you. Most do not. <b>None of them know who your brand is.</b> We fix that.</p> <p class="hero-detail reveal d6">The $99 Encoder turns your site, documents, and interview answers into a seven-file Brand Context Protocol tree. Registry hosting is the next paid runtime.</p> <div class="hero-cta reveal d6"> <a class="btn" href="https://encoder.encodedbrands.com"> Start with the $99 Encoder<span class="arrow">→</span> </a><a class="btn ghost" href="/docs"> Read the protocol </a> </div> <blockquote class="hero-quote reveal d6">The brand deck rotting on a shared drive is the antagonist of this decade. Your agents can't read it.<em> So your customers can't feel it.</em></blockquote> <div class="hero-ticker reveal d6"> <span>One brief</span><span>Every agent</span><span>Brand speed</span> </div> </div> <aside class="reveal d6" id="copy-prompt" aria-label="BCP authoring prompt"> <div class="prompt-card-label"><em>Your first brand.md, today.</em></div> <div class="prompt-card"> <div class="prompt-head"> <span class="label">BCP authoring prompt</span> <span class="meta">free · any AI</span> </div> <pre class="prompt-body" id="heroPromptBody">You are helping me author a Brand Context Protocol (BCP) for my brand. A BCP is a set of markdown files that describe my brand in a way AI agents can read.

Your job: interview me for about 15 minutes, then produce a complete BCP tree as seven markdown files I can publish at mydomain.com/.well-known/brand.md.

Rules: ONE question at a time. Then STOP. Wait for my answer. Start with Part 0: &quot;What have you got?&quot;<span class="prompt-fade"></span></pre> </div> <a class="btn accent-bg" href="/start" style="margin-top:16px;width:100%;justify-content:center"> Use the free prompt <span class="arrow">→</span> </a> </aside> </div> </div> </header> <div class="strip" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="strip-track"> <span> Brand, authored once.<span class="star">★</span> Consumed everywhere.<span class="star">★</span> Inside your stack.<span class="star">★</span> Across your vendors.<span class="star">★</span> Beyond your brand.<span class="star">★</span> A spec, not a SaaS.<span class="star">★</span> Brand.md over PDF.<span class="star">★</span>  </span> <span aria-hidden="true"> Brand, authored once.<span class="star">★</span> Consumed everywhere.<span class="star">★</span> Inside your stack.<span class="star">★</span> Across your vendors.<span class="star">★</span> Beyond your brand.<span class="star">★</span> A spec, not a SaaS.<span class="star">★</span> Brand.md over PDF.<span class="star">★</span>  </span> </div> </div> <section id="thesis" class="section" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>§ 01 · Why it matters</div> <h2 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Brand is more valuable in the agentic age. <em>Not less.</em></h2> </div> <div class="idx-grid" style="margin-top:56px" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>01.1</div> <p class="lede" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Every touchpoint an agent creates is a brand moment. When agents do half your marketing, brand fidelity stops being a guidelines problem. It becomes an infrastructure problem.<br/><br/>The judgment of your senior marketers needs to live somewhere every agent can reach before it acts.</p> </div> <div class="idx-grid" style="margin-top:56px" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>01.2</div> <div class="body-text" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Encoded does that work. We translate the tacit knowledge in your best people's heads into something every agent in your stack can read. Your team. Your vendors. The consumer AIs describing you to people who have never been to your site.</p> </div> </div> <div class="idx-grid pull-quote" style="margin-top:64px" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb></div> <div data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <blockquote data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>In the world of agentic marketing, brand fidelity is an infrastructure problem, not a guidelines problem.</blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </section> <hr class="section-rule" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <section id="surfaces" class="section" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>§ 02 · What you get</div> <h2 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>One brief. <em>Every agent.</em></h2> </div> <p class="smallprint" style="margin-top:28px;max-width:62ch" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Encoded gives machines the same kind of brand judgment a senior marketer would bring into the room.</p> <div class="surfaces" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="surface" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="num" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Your brand</div> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Your brand, <em>encoded</em>.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>A versioned, machine-readable expression of your voice, values, boundaries, claims, and positioning. Authored once. Updated like a living document.</p> <div class="examples" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>copywriting</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>creative gen</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>media buying</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>review and approval</span> </div> </div><div class="surface" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="num" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Where agents look</div> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Published where <em>agents look</em>.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Hosted on your domain or through our Registry runtime. Agents get one source of truth before they write, classify, summarize, or sell.</p> <div class="examples" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Zefr BSRP</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Meta Advantage+</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Adobe GenStudio</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>DSP briefs</span> </div> </div><div class="surface" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="num" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>From day one</div> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Working from <em>the moment it ships</em>.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Internal copy agents, media platforms, vendor tools, and consumer AIs can all reference the same source of truth. Brand fidelity at agent speed.</p> <div class="examples" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>ChatGPT</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Perplexity</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Gemini</span><span class="chip" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>agentic commerce</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="how" class="section" style="padding-top:0" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>§ · How it works</div> <h2 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Encode once. <em>Serve</em> everywhere.</h2> </div> <ol class="steps" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="step-n" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>01</div> <div data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Run the <em>Encoder</em>.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Pay once, upload what you have, and answer a focused interview. Encoder extracts the signal and writes your first BCP file tree.</p> </div> </li><li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="step-n" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>02</div> <div data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Sharpen against <em>the corpus</em>.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>The draft is scored, refined, and checked for weak claims, vague voice rules, and missing boundaries before you trust it.</p> </div> </li><li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="step-n" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>03</div> <div data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Publish to <em>the Registry</em>.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Your brand context becomes a signed, hosted endpoint agents can fetch before they write, classify, sell, support, or summarize.</p> </div> </li> </ol> <div style="margin-top:40px;display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <a class="btn accent-bg" href="https://encoder.encodedbrands.com" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Start encoding <span class="arrow" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>→</span></a> <a class="btn ghost" href="/docs" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Read the spec</a> </div> </div> </section> <section id="pricing" class="section" style="padding-top:0" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>§ · Pricing</div> <h2 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Encode your brand. <em>Then keep it readable</em>.</h2> </div> <p class="smallprint" style="margin-top:28px;max-width:62ch" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Start with the self-serve Encoder. Use Registry hosting when agents need a stable endpoint. Bring us in when senior judgment has to be in the room.</p> <div class="pricing" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="tier popular" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="tier-badge" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Most popular</div> <div class="tier-tag" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Encoder</div> <div class="tier-price" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb><span class="num" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>$99</span><span class="per" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>one-time</span></div> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Self-serve encoding.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Upload your materials, take the guided interview, and get a seven-file BCP draft your agents can read.</p> <ul class="tier-list" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Site scan and document intake</li><li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>One-question-at-a-time interview</li><li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Draft BCP tree with Brain-backed refinement</li> </ul> <a class="btn accent-bg" href="https://encoder.encodedbrands.com" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Start encoding <span class="arrow" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>→</span></a> </div><div class="tier" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>  <div class="tier-tag" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Registry</div> <div class="tier-price" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb><span class="num" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>$49</span><span class="per" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>per month, private beta</span></div> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Hosted context.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Serve signed BCP files from a hosted runtime, with fetch logs and a path to verified publisher attestation.</p> <ul class="tier-list" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Hosted brand-agent endpoint</li><li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Versioned files and publish controls</li><li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Built for agents, vendors, and internal tools</li> </ul> <a class="btn ghost" href="mailto:hello@encodedbrands.com?subject=Registry%20private%20beta" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Ask for Registry access <span class="arrow" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>→</span></a> </div><div class="tier" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>  <div class="tier-tag" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Enterprise</div> <div class="tier-price" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb><span class="num" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>$25K+</span><span class="per" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>high-touch engagement</span></div> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Senior judgment, applied.</h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>We run the encoding with your team, resolve contradictions, verify claims, and install the result across your agent stack.</p> <ul class="tier-list" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Stakeholder interviews and brand audit</li><li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Claims, boundaries, and surface rules</li><li data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Registry installation and agent testing</li> </ul> <a class="btn ghost" href="https://calendly.com/bruiserhq/30min" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Talk to us <span class="arrow" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>→</span></a> </div> </div> <p class="smallprint" style="margin-top:28px;max-width:62ch" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>The free authoring prompt remains available for anyone who wants to adopt BCP without paying Encoded.</p> </div> </section> <section id="proofs" class="section" style="padding-top:0" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>02</div> <h2 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Proof <em>flows</em>.</h2> </div> <p class="smallprint" style="margin-top:28px;max-width:62ch" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>The protocol is a spec. These are the execution paths. Real agents, real platforms, fetching real brand context before they act.</p> <div class="proofs" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>  </div> </div> </section> <section id="protocol" class="section" style="padding-top:0" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>§ · Technical detail</div> <h2 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>The technical detail lives at <em>brandcontextprotocol.dev</em>.</h2> </div> <p class="smallprint" style="margin-top:28px;max-width:62ch" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>BCP is open. Encoded is the product path for teams that want the work done, refined, hosted, and maintained.</p> <aside class="dark-card" style="margin-top:36px" aria-label="Live brand.md frontmatter" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="dark-card-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <span data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>encodedbrands.com/.well-known/brand.md</span> <span data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>live · pulled at build</span> </div> <pre data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>bcp_version: 0.1
tree_version: 0.1.0
brand_name: Encoded
file_type: root
category: Brand consultancy + protocol company
subcategories: [brand strategy, open protocol, agentic marketing infrastructure]
headquarters: Remote-first
markets: global
founded: 2026
website: https://encodedbrands.com
default_locale: en-US
supported_locales: [en-US]
last_updated: 2026-04-18
tagline: &quot;Express and protect your brand in the age of the agent.&quot;
daughter_files:
  voice: /.well-known/brand/voice.md
  values: /.well-known/brand/values.md
  boundaries: /.well-known/brand/boundaries.md
  claims: /.well-known/brand/claims.md
  representation: /.well-known/brand/representation.md
  readme: /.well-known/brand/README.md</pre> </aside> <p class="smallprint" style="margin-top:28px;max-width:62ch" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Spec under CC BY 4.0, reference code under MIT. <a href="https://brandcontextprotocol.dev" style="color:var(--accent)">Read the technical spec at brandcontextprotocol.dev</a>.</p> </div> </section> <section class="manifesto" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <p class="eyebrow" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb><span class="dot" aria-hidden="true" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb></span>&nbsp;Manifesto</p> <div class="idx-grid" style="margin-top:36px" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>§ · Manifesto</div> <div data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <blockquote style="font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(28px,3.2vw,44px);line-height:1.2;margin:0;font-style:italic" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>The brand deck <em>rotting</em> on a shared drive is the antagonist of this decade. Your agents can't read it. Your vendors won't. ChatGPT never will.</blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="dogfood" class="section" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>§ · We use it ourselves</div> <h2 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>We <em>ship</em> our own brand as BCP.</h2> </div> <div class="dogfood" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="dogfood-left" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="kicker" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Reference implementation</div> <h3 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Our brand is <em>a repo you can fork.</em></h3> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>A brand consultancy that can't encode its own brand into BCP has a credibility problem. So we ship ours in public, at <b>encodedbrands.com/.well-known/brand.md</b>. It's the reference template every brand forks.</p><p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>The snippet on the right is pulled live from our <code>voice.md</code> at build. It's the same file our copy agents read before they write anything under the Encoded name.</p> <div class="meta" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <span data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>License: <b>CC BY 4.0</b> (spec), <b>MIT</b> (code)</span><span data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Version: <b>0.1.0</b></span> </div> <div style="margin-top:34px;display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <a class="btn" href="/.well-known/brand.md" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Read our brand.md <span class="arrow" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>→</span></a> <a class="btn ghost" href="https://github.com/Bruiserhq/encodedbrands.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Fork the template</a> </div> </div> <div class="code-block" aria-label="voice.md preview, live" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="code-head" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <span class="dots" aria-hidden="true" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb><i data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb></i><i data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb></i><i data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb></i></span> <span data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>encoded / .well-known / brand / voice.md</span> <span data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>live</span> </div> <pre class="code-body" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>---
parent: /.well-known/brand.md
file_type: voice
last_updated: 2026-04-17
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# Voice

Encoded sounds like a senior brand strategist who has stopped needing to prove anything and started needing to build something. Confident in the work, impatient with noise, kind to the reader.

## Voice attributes

- **Direct.** Short sentences by default. No hedging. If we believe it, say it.
- **Optimistic, not naive.** We&#39;re bullish on brand in the agentic age, and we&#39;re honest about the stakes if brands don&#39;t move. We name the threat and the opportunity in the same breath.
- **Expert, not academic.** We know the work. We don&#39;t show off by demonstrating that we know the work. No five-dollar words where one-dollar words do the job.
- **Plain-language.** We translate. We&#39;d rather be understood than impressive. Jargon earns its keep or gets cut.
- **Convicted.** We have a thesis and we argue for it. Brand fidelity matters. Agents need context. The protocol is open for a reason. Say so.
</pre> </div> </div> </div> </section> <hr class="section-rule" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <section id="launch" class="launch" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="wrap" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="idx-grid" style="align-items:baseline" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <div class="section-idx" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>§ · Launch</div> <div data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <p class="eyebrow" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb><span class="dot" aria-hidden="true" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb></span>&nbsp;Working prototype</p> <h2 data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>The Encoder is live. <em>The runtime comes next</em>.</h2> <p data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>We are testing the full path now: paid Encoder session, BCP draft, Brain refinement, and Registry publish. Early users should expect product edges and real output.</p> <div class="cta-row" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb> <a class="btn" href="https://encoder.encodedbrands.com" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Run the Encoder <span class="arrow" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>→</span></a> <a class="btn ghost" href="/docs" data-astro-cid-k6vip4fb>Read the v0.1 spec</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <footer> <div class="wrap"> <div class="foot-grid"> <div> <div class="foot-brand">Encoded<span class="fdot"></span></div> <div class="foot-sub">A brand consultancy for the agentic age · Est. 2026</div> </div> <div class="foot-col"> <h5>Protocol</h5> <ul> <li><a href="/start">Free authoring prompt</a></li><li><a href="/docs">Docs — full spec</a></li><li><a href="/#protocol">BCP v0.1 overview</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/Bruiserhq/encodedbrands.com">Reference template (GitHub)</a></li><li><a href="/#dogfood">Encoded&#39;s own BCP</a></li> </ul> </div><div class="foot-col"> <h5>Encode</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://encoder.encodedbrands.com">Encoder · $99</a></li><li><a href="mailto:hello@encodedbrands.com?subject=Registry%20private%20beta">Registry · $49/mo private beta</a></li><li><a href="https://calendly.com/bruiserhq/30min">Enterprise encoding · $25K+</a></li> </ul> </div><div class="foot-col"> <h5>Company</h5> <ul> <li><a href="/#thesis">Thesis</a></li><li><a href="/#launch">Launch</a></li><li><a href="mailto:hello@encodedbrands.com">hello@encodedbrands.com</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="foot-bottom"> <span>Spec · CC BY 4.0  ·  Code · MIT</span> <span>Brand.md over PDF <span style="color:var(--accent-warm)">★</span></span> </div> </div> </footer> <script type="module">const n=new IntersectionObserver(t=>{t.forEach(e=>{e.isIntersecting&&(e.target.style.opacity="1",e.target.style.transform="none",n.unobserve(e.target))})},{threshold:.12,rootMargin:"0px 0px -40px 0px"});document.querySelectorAll(".section, .manifesto, .launch, .strip").forEach(t=>{t.getBoundingClientRect().top>window.innerHeight*.9&&(t.style.opacity="0",t.style.transform="translateY(16px)",t.style.transition="opacity .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), transform .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)",n.observe(t))});const i=[...document.querySelectorAll("section[id], header[id]")],o=[...document.querySelectorAll(".nav-link")],c=new Map(o.map(t=>[t.getAttribute("href"),t])),a=new IntersectionObserver(t=>{t.forEach(e=>{const r=c.get("#"+e.target.id);r&&e.isIntersecting&&(o.forEach(s=>s.style.color=""),r.style.color="var(--accent)")})},{threshold:.4});i.forEach(t=>a.observe(t));</script> </body> </html>