Return focus to the control that opened a dialog instead of leaving it on the document body.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

.cursor/rules/create-flow.mdc

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Reach for these before writing new markup:
 | `[– value +]` numeric stepper (± label) | `app/components/controls/Incrementer` / `IncrementerBlock` |
 | Mid-paragraph "expand / see all" link button | `app/components/buttons/InlineTextButton` |
 | Help-icon + label above a control | `app/components/type/InputLabel` (`helpIcon` prop) |
-| Toggle chip (dim-but-clickable) | `Chip` with `state="Disabled" disabled={false}` |
+| Toggle chip | `Chip` with `state="selected"` / `"unselected"` (Chip sets `aria-pressed`; selected includes a check mark) |
 | Card-click → structured creation modal | `Create` with `backdropVariant="blurredYellow"` |
 
 If a screen grows a 2nd inline copy of any pattern above, **extract a shared

app/(app)/create/CreateFlowLayoutClient.tsx

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ import {
   shouldOfferCreateFlowSaveAndExit,
   isDirectTemplateReviewEntry,
   createFlowStepUsesSelectSplitScroll,
-  TEMPLATES_FACET_RECOMMEND_QUERY,
-  TEMPLATES_FACET_RECOMMEND_VALUE,
+  isCreateFlowTemplatesPickerPath,
   TEMPLATE_REVIEW_FROM_CREATE_FLOW_QUERY,
   TEMPLATE_REVIEW_FROM_CREATE_FLOW_VALUE,
 } from "./utils/flowSteps";
 import {
+  CREATE_FLOW_COMMUNITY_SAVE_FORM_ID,
   CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_QUERY,
   CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_VALUE,
   CREATE_ROUTES,
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ import {
   CREATE_FLOW_FOOTER_BUTTON_CLASS,
   CREATE_FLOW_FOOTER_BUTTON_ON_DARK_CLASS,
 } from "./utils/createFlowFooterClassNames";
-import { CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_MAIN_CLASS } from "./components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
+import {
+  CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_MAIN_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_SCROLL_REGION_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_VIEWPORT_FRAME_CLASS,
+  getCreateFlowContentMaxClass,
+} from "./components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
 import {
   CUSTOM_RULE_CONFIRM_FOOTER_STEP_BY_STEP,
   methodCardFacetSectionForConfirmStep,
@@ -302,6 +308,8 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
     fromCreateWizard,
     markCreateFlowInteraction,
   });
+  const isCreateTemplatesPickerRoute =
+    isCreateFlowTemplatesPickerPath(pathname);
 
   const runAuthenticatedExit = useCreateFlowExit({
     state,
@@ -482,12 +490,28 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
     return () => window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
   }, [currentStep, sessionResolved, sessionUser, openLogin]);
 
-  const handleCommunitySaveMagicLinkSubmit = useCallback(async () => {
+  const handleCommunitySaveMagicLinkSubmit = useCallback(async (
+    formEl?: HTMLFormElement | null,
+  ) => {
     setCommunitySaveMagicLinkError(null);
     setCommunitySaveMagicLinkSuccess(false);
-    const raw = state.communitySaveEmail;
-    const trimmed = typeof raw === "string" ? raw.trim().toLowerCase() : "";
-    if (!isValidCreateFlowSaveEmail(trimmed)) return;
+    const namedEmail = formEl?.elements.namedItem("email");
+    const emailField =
+      namedEmail instanceof HTMLInputElement
+        ? namedEmail
+        : typeof document === "undefined"
+          ? null
+          : document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+              `input[name="email"][form="${CREATE_FLOW_COMMUNITY_SAVE_FORM_ID}"]`,
+            );
+    if (emailField != null && !emailField.checkValidity()) {
+      emailField.reportValidity();
+      return;
+    }
+    const raw =
+      emailField != null ? emailField.value : state.communitySaveEmail;
+    if (typeof raw !== "string" || !isValidCreateFlowSaveEmail(raw)) return;
+    const trimmed = raw.trim().toLowerCase();
 
     setCommunitySaveMagicLinkSubmitting(true);
     try {
@@ -543,9 +567,11 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
     ? "items-stretch overflow-y-auto md:overflow-hidden"
     : isSelectSplitScrollStep
       ? "items-start justify-start overflow-y-auto max-lg:overflow-y-auto lg:min-h-0 lg:items-stretch lg:overflow-hidden"
-      : isTemplateReviewRoute || isFinalReviewLike || isCardLayoutStep
-        ? CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_MAIN_CLASS
-        : "items-start justify-center overflow-y-auto md:items-center";
+      : isCreateTemplatesPickerRoute
+        ? "items-start justify-start overflow-y-auto"
+        : isTemplateReviewRoute || isFinalReviewLike || isCardLayoutStep
+          ? CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_MAIN_CLASS
+          : "items-start justify-center overflow-y-auto md:items-center";
 
   const isTextStep = createFlowStepUsesCenteredTextLayout(currentStep);
   const mainMaxMdJustify =
@@ -556,10 +582,9 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
     ? "max-md:flex-col max-md:items-stretch"
     : "max-md:flex-col max-md:items-center";
   const mainResponsiveLayout = `${mainMaxMdCross} ${mainMaxMdJustify} md:flex-row md:justify-center`;
-  const saveDraftOnExit = shouldOfferCreateFlowSaveAndExit(
-    currentStep,
-    sessionUser,
-  );
+  const saveDraftOnExit =
+    shouldOfferCreateFlowSaveAndExit(currentStep, sessionUser) ||
+    isCreateTemplatesPickerRoute;
 
   const proportionBarProgress = getProportionBarProgressForCreateFlowStep(
     currentStep,
@@ -651,10 +676,10 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
   ].filter((b): b is NonNullable<typeof b> => b !== null);
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative flex h-screen min-h-0 flex-col overflow-hidden bg-black">
+    <div className={`${CREATE_FLOW_VIEWPORT_FRAME_CLASS} bg-black`}>
       {topBanners.length > 0 ? (
         <div
-          className="pointer-events-none fixed left-0 right-0 top-0 z-[200] flex flex-col gap-2 px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-500,20px)] pt-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)] md:px-[var(--measures-spacing-1800,64px)]"
+          className={`pointer-events-none fixed left-0 right-0 top-0 z-[200] flex flex-col gap-2 ${CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS} pt-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)]`}
           aria-live="polite"
         >
           {topBanners.map((b) => (
@@ -770,16 +795,32 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
           isCompletedStep ? "!bg-[var(--color-teal-teal50,#c9fef9)]" : ""
         }`.trim()}
       />
+      {currentStep === "community-save" ? (
+        <form
+          id={CREATE_FLOW_COMMUNITY_SAVE_FORM_ID}
+          className="hidden"
+          onSubmit={(e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            void handleCommunitySaveMagicLinkSubmit(e.currentTarget);
+          }}
+        />
+      ) : null}
       <main
-        className={`flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 w-full max-w-full overflow-x-hidden ${mainContentClass} ${mainResponsiveLayout}`}
+        className={`flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 w-full max-w-full overflow-x-hidden ${CREATE_FLOW_SCROLL_REGION_CLASS} ${mainContentClass} ${mainResponsiveLayout}`}
       >
         {children}
       </main>
       {!isCompletedStep && (
         <CreateFlowFooter
           className="shrink-0"
+          contentMaxClass={getCreateFlowContentMaxClass({
+            step: currentStep,
+            isTemplateReview: isTemplateReviewRoute,
+            isTemplatesPicker: isCreateTemplatesPickerRoute,
+          })}
           progressBar={
             !isTemplateReviewRoute &&
+            !isCreateTemplatesPickerRoute &&
             !isFinalReviewLike &&
             reviewReturnTarget !== "edit-rule"
           }
@@ -841,6 +882,8 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
                   {footer.saveLater}
                 </Button>
                 <Button
+                  type="submit"
+                  form={CREATE_FLOW_COMMUNITY_SAVE_FORM_ID}
                   buttonType="filled"
                   palette="default"
                   size="xsmall"
@@ -851,9 +894,6 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
                     !isValidCreateFlowSaveEmail(state.communitySaveEmail)
                   }
                   className={CREATE_FLOW_FOOTER_BUTTON_CLASS}
-                  onClick={() => {
-                    void handleCommunitySaveMagicLinkSubmit();
-                  }}
                 >
                   {communitySaveMagicLinkSubmitting
                     ? footer.submitEmailSending
@@ -884,15 +924,7 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
                   disabled={isPublishing}
                   className={CREATE_FLOW_FOOTER_BUTTON_CLASS}
                   onClick={() => {
-                    // `fromFlow=1` tells `/templates` to skip the fresh-slate
-                    // draft clear it normally runs on template click, so the
-                    // user's in-progress Create Community stage survives this
-                    // detour. Direct entries to `/templates` (no marker) and
-                    // home "Popular templates" clicks always start fresh by
-                    // wiping anonymous draft storage at click time.
-                    router.push(
-                      `/templates?${TEMPLATE_REVIEW_FROM_CREATE_FLOW_QUERY}=${TEMPLATE_REVIEW_FROM_CREATE_FLOW_VALUE}&${TEMPLATES_FACET_RECOMMEND_QUERY}=${TEMPLATES_FACET_RECOMMEND_VALUE}`,
-                    );
+                    router.push(CREATE_ROUTES.templatesPicker);
                   }}
                 >
                   {footer.createFromTemplate}
@@ -977,7 +1009,11 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
             ) : null
           }
           onBackClick={
-            isTemplateReviewRoute
+            isCreateTemplatesPickerRoute
+              ? () => {
+                  router.push(CREATE_ROUTES.review);
+                }
+              : isTemplateReviewRoute
               ? () =>
                   router.push(
                     templateReviewFooterBackToCreateReview

app/(app)/create/SignedInDraftHydration.tsx

@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import {
 import { useCreateFlow } from "./context/CreateFlowContext";
 import { fetchDraftFromServer } from "../../../lib/create/api";
 import messages from "../../../messages/en/index";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS } from "./components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
 import Alert from "../../components/modals/Alert";
 import {
   isValidStep,
+  isCreateFlowTemplatesPickerPath,
   parseCreateFlowScreenFromPathname,
 } from "./utils/flowSteps";
 import { hasFreshEntryPending } from "./utils/prepareFreshCreateFlowEntry";
@@ -110,6 +112,9 @@ export function SignedInDraftHydration({
     if (pathname?.includes("/create/review-template/")) {
       return;
     }
+    if (isCreateFlowTemplatesPickerPath(pathname)) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (touchedRef.current) {
       finishedUserIdRef.current = userId;
       return;
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ export function SignedInDraftHydration({
   if (!loadingHydration) return null;
 
   return (
-    <div className="pointer-events-none fixed left-0 right-0 top-14 z-[170] flex justify-center px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-500,20px)] pt-2 md:top-16 md:px-[var(--measures-spacing-1800,64px)]">
+    <div className={`pointer-events-none fixed left-0 right-0 top-14 z-[170] flex justify-center ${CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS} pt-2 md:top-16`}>
       <div className="pointer-events-auto w-full max-w-[960px]">
         <Alert
           type="banner"

app/(app)/create/components/ApplicableScopeField.tsx

@@ -74,11 +74,16 @@ function ApplicableScopeFieldComponent({
       <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
         {scopes.map((scope) => {
           const isSelected = selectedScopes.includes(scope);
+          const chipState = isSelected
+            ? "selected"
+            : readOnly
+              ? "disabled"
+              : "unselected";
           return (
             <Chip
               key={scope}
               label={scope}
-              state={isSelected ? "selected" : "disabled"}
+              state={chipState}
               palette="default"
               size="s"
               disabled={readOnly}

app/(app)/create/components/CreateFlowCardStackStepShell.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"use client";
+
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "./CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
+import { CreateFlowStepShell } from "./CreateFlowStepShell";
+import {
+  CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_WIDE_MAX_CLASS,
+} from "./createFlowLayoutTokens";
+
+type CreateFlowCardStackStepShellProps = {
+  lockupTitle: string;
+  lockupDescription?: ReactNode;
+  /** When true, the stack region exposes `aria-busy` while recommendations load. */
+  stackBusy?: boolean;
+  children: ReactNode;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Centered lockup + card-stack layout shared by communication, membership, and
+ * conflict-management steps (Figma compact card stack).
+ */
+export function CreateFlowCardStackStepShell({
+  lockupTitle,
+  lockupDescription,
+  stackBusy = false,
+  children,
+}: CreateFlowCardStackStepShellProps) {
+  return (
+    <CreateFlowStepShell
+      variant="wideGridLoosePadding"
+      contentTopBelowMd="space-800"
+      className={CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS}
+    >
+      <div
+        className={`flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-center gap-6 ${CREATE_FLOW_WIDE_MAX_CLASS}`}
+      >
+        <div className={CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}>
+          <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
+            title={lockupTitle}
+            description={lockupDescription}
+            justification="center"
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div
+          className={CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS}
+          aria-busy={stackBusy}
+        >
+          {children}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </CreateFlowStepShell>
+  );
+}

app/(app)/create/components/CreateFlowPendingAvatarFlush.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { useCreateFlow } from "../context/CreateFlowContext";
-import { uploadCreateFlowFile } from "../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
+import {
+  CreateFlowUploadValidationError,
+  uploadCreateFlowFile,
+} from "../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
 import {
   clearPendingCommunityAvatarFile,
   readPendingCommunityAvatarFile,
@@ -19,13 +22,17 @@ export function CreateFlowPendingAvatarFlush({
   sessionUser: { id: string; email: string } | null | undefined;
   sessionResolved: boolean;
 }) {
-  const { updateState } = useCreateFlow();
+  const { state, updateState } = useCreateFlow();
   /** One successful flush per signed-in user id (survives React StrictMode remounts). */
   const lastFlushedUserIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  const hasServerAvatar =
+    typeof state.communityAvatarUrl === "string" &&
+    state.communityAvatarUrl.trim().length > 0;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!sessionResolved || !sessionUser) return;
     if (lastFlushedUserIdRef.current === sessionUser.id) return;
+    if (hasServerAvatar) return;
     let cancelled = false;
 
     void (async () => {
@@ -37,15 +44,18 @@ export function CreateFlowPendingAvatarFlush({
         await clearPendingCommunityAvatarFile();
         updateState({ communityAvatarUrl: url });
         lastFlushedUserIdRef.current = sessionUser.id;
-      } catch {
-        // Leave pending blob in place so the user can retry after fixing auth / UPLOAD_ROOT.
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof CreateFlowUploadValidationError) {
+          await clearPendingCommunityAvatarFile();
+        }
+        // Leave a transient (auth / UPLOAD_ROOT) failure in place to retry.
       }
     })();
 
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
-  }, [sessionResolved, sessionUser, updateState]);
+  }, [hasServerAvatar, sessionResolved, sessionUser, updateState]);
 
   return null;
 }

app/(app)/create/components/CreateFlowStepShell.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS } from "./createFlowLayoutTokens";
 
 export type CreateFlowStepShellVariant =
   | "centeredNarrow"
@@ -13,15 +14,12 @@ export type CreateFlowStepShellVariant =
 export type CreateFlowContentTopBelowMd = "none" | "space-1400" | "space-800";
 
 const outerByVariant: Record<CreateFlowStepShellVariant, string> = {
-  centeredNarrow:
-    "flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-center px-5 md:px-16",
-  centeredNarrowBottomPad:
-    "flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-center px-5 pb-28 md:px-[var(--measures-spacing-1800,64px)] md:pb-32",
-  /** Wide two-column steps; 1328px = two 640px columns + 48px gutter. */
-  wideGrid: "w-full min-w-0 max-w-[1328px] shrink-0 px-5 md:px-12",
-  /** Create Community review + card grid (Figma Flow — Review `19706:12135`): max width 1440. */
-  wideGridLoosePadding:
-    "w-full min-w-0 max-w-[1440px] shrink-0 px-5 md:px-16",
+  centeredNarrow: `flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-center ${CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS}`,
+  centeredNarrowBottomPad: `flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-center ${CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS} pb-28 md:pb-32`,
+  /** Wide two-column steps; inner content supplies the 1328px cap. */
+  wideGrid: `flex w-full min-w-0 shrink-0 flex-col items-center ${CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS}`,
+  /** Create Community review + card grid; inner content supplies the 1440px cap. */
+  wideGridLoosePadding: `flex w-full min-w-0 shrink-0 flex-col items-center ${CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS}`,
   bare: "w-full min-w-0",
 };
 
@@ -41,7 +39,8 @@ interface CreateFlowStepShellProps {
 
 /**
  * Shared horizontal padding and width constraints for create-flow step pages.
- * Horizontal padding uses Tailwind `md:` so it tracks `--breakpoint-md` (640px in `app/tailwind.css`).
+ * Gutters come from {@link CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS} (`md` / `lg` track
+ * `--breakpoint-md` and `--breakpoint-lg` in `app/tailwind.css`).
  */
 export function CreateFlowStepShell({
   children,

app/(app)/create/components/CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import {
   CreateFlowStepShell,
   type CreateFlowContentTopBelowMd,
 } from "./CreateFlowStepShell";
-import { CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS } from "./createFlowLayoutTokens";
+import {
+  CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_SCROLL_REGION_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS,
+} from "./createFlowLayoutTokens";
 
 export type CreateFlowSelectShellLgVerticalAlign = "center" | "start";
 
@@ -26,10 +30,10 @@ interface CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShellProps {
 }
 
 /**
- * Two-column layout for create-flow select steps (community size/structure, core values) and
- * {@link DecisionApproachesScreen} (decision approaches). Below `lg` (1024px), one column + main scrolls.
- * At `lg+`, mirrors {@link CompletedScreen}: static header column + scrollable controls column
- * (`min-h-0` + `overflow-y-auto` height chain; see completed page right rail).
+ * Question-and-options layout for create-flow select steps (community size/structure,
+ * core values, stakeholders) and {@link DecisionApproachesScreen}.
+ * Below `lg` (1024px), one column uses available width and main scrolls.
+ * At `lg+`, static header column + scrollable options column (`min-h-0` + overflow).
  */
 export function CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell({
   header,
@@ -56,24 +60,24 @@ export function CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell({
     >
       <div
         className={
-          "flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-start gap-[var(--measures-spacing-400,16px)] md:max-w-[640px] " +
-          "max-lg:flex-none lg:max-h-full lg:max-w-[1328px] lg:min-h-0 lg:flex-1 lg:flex-row lg:flex-nowrap " +
-          `${rowLgCrossAlignClass} lg:justify-center lg:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-1200,48px)] lg:overflow-hidden`
+          "flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-start gap-[var(--measures-spacing-400,16px)] " +
+          "max-lg:flex-none lg:max-h-full lg:min-h-0 lg:flex-1 lg:flex-row lg:flex-nowrap " +
+          `${rowLgCrossAlignClass} lg:justify-center lg:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-1200,48px)] lg:overflow-hidden ${CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS}`
         }
       >
         <div
           className={
             `flex w-full min-w-0 shrink-0 flex-col items-start gap-[var(--measures-spacing-200,8px)] ` +
-            `lg:flex-1 ${leftLgMainJustifyClass} lg:py-[12px] lg:max-w-[640px] ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}`
+            `lg:flex-1 ${leftLgMainJustifyClass} lg:py-[12px] ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}`
           }
         >
           {header}
         </div>
         <div
           className={
-            `scrollbar-hide relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-start gap-[var(--measures-spacing-800,32px)] ` +
+            `relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-start gap-[var(--measures-spacing-800,32px)] ` +
             `overflow-x-hidden lg:min-h-0 lg:flex-1 lg:overflow-y-auto lg:pb-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)] ` +
-            CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS
+            `${CREATE_FLOW_SCROLL_REGION_CLASS} ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}`
           }
         >
           {children}

app/(app)/create/components/CustomMethodCardFieldBlocksSummary/CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRow.container.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 import { memo, useCallback, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "../../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 import type { CustomMethodCardFieldBlock } from "../../../../../lib/create/customMethodCardFieldBlocks";
-import { uploadCreateFlowFile } from "../../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
+import {
+  createFlowUploadFailureMessageKey,
+  uploadCreateFlowFile,
+} from "../../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
 import { CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRowView } from "./CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRow.view";
 import type { CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRowProps } from "./CustomMethodCardFieldBlocksSummary.types";
 
@@ -68,8 +71,8 @@ function CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRowContainerComponent({
                 : b,
             ),
           );
-        } catch {
-          setErrorMessage(tUpload("errors.generic"));
+        } catch (err) {
+          setErrorMessage(tUpload(createFlowUploadFailureMessageKey(err)));
         } finally {
           setBusy(false);
         }

app/(app)/create/components/CustomMethodCardFieldBlocksSummary/CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRow.view.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { memo } from "react";
 import Upload from "../../../../components/controls/Upload";
 import InputLabel from "../../../../components/type/InputLabel";
 import { ASSETS, getAssetPath } from "../../../../../lib/assetUtils";
+import { CUSTOM_ATTACHMENT_ACCEPT } from "../../../../../lib/create/createFlowUploadValidation";
 import type { CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRowViewProps } from "./CustomMethodCardFieldBlocksSummary.types";
 
 function CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRowViewComponent({
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ function CustomMethodCardUploadBlockRowViewComponent({
         type="file"
         className="sr-only"
         tabIndex={-1}
-        accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp,image/gif,application/pdf"
+        accept={CUSTOM_ATTACHMENT_ACCEPT}
         aria-label={uploadFileInputAriaLabel}
         onChange={onFileInputChange}
       />

app/(app)/create/components/CustomMethodCardWizard/CustomMethodCardWizard.container.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { useAsyncConfirm } from "../../../../hooks/useAsyncConfirm";
 import { useBeforeUnloadGuard } from "../../../../hooks/useBeforeUnloadGuard";
 import type { CustomMethodCardFieldBlock } from "../../../../../lib/create/customMethodCardFieldBlocks";
+import { createFlowUploadFailureMessageKey } from "../../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
 import {
   CUSTOM_METHOD_CARD_WIZARD_MAX_DESCRIPTION_CHARS,
   CUSTOM_METHOD_CARD_WIZARD_MAX_FIELD_CHARS,
@@ -462,8 +463,9 @@ const CustomMethodCardWizardContainer = memo<CustomMethodCardWizardProps>(
         try {
           const { url } = await onPersistCustomUploadFile(file);
           setUploadAssetUrl(url);
-        } catch {
-          setUploadFieldError(tUpload("errors.generic"));
+        } catch (err) {
+          setUploadFileName(undefined);
+          setUploadFieldError(tUpload(createFlowUploadFailureMessageKey(err)));
         } finally {
           setUploadFieldBusy(false);
         }

app/(app)/create/components/CustomMethodCardWizard/CustomMethodCardWizard.view.tsx

@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ function CustomMethodCardWizardViewComponent({
         <TextArea
           appearance="default"
           formHeader={false}
+          showHelpIcon={false}
+          label={copy.step2.title}
           placeholder={copy.step2.fieldPlaceholder}
           value={policyDescription}
           maxLength={maxDescriptionChars}

app/(app)/create/components/CustomMethodCardWizard/CustomMethodCardWizardFieldBodies.view.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { memo } from "react";
+import { memo, useId } from "react";
 import { ASSETS, getAssetPath } from "../../../../../lib/assetUtils";
 import InputWithCounter from "../../../../components/controls/InputWithCounter";
 import TextArea from "../../../../components/controls/TextArea";
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import IncrementerBlock from "../../../../components/controls/IncrementerBlock";
 import InputLabel from "../../../../components/type/InputLabel";
 import ApplicableScopeField from "../ApplicableScopeField";
 import { CUSTOM_METHOD_CARD_WIZARD_MAX_FIELD_CHARS } from "../../../../../lib/create/customMethodCardWizardConstants";
+import { CUSTOM_ATTACHMENT_ACCEPT } from "../../../../../lib/create/createFlowUploadValidation";
 import type { CustomMethodCardWizardFieldBodiesViewProps } from "./CustomMethodCardWizard.types";
 
 const TEXT_PLACEHOLDER_MAX = 8000;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ function CustomMethodCardWizardFieldBodiesViewComponent({
   onProportionBlockTitleChange,
   onProportionDefaultChange,
 }: CustomMethodCardWizardFieldBodiesViewProps) {
+  const placeholderFieldId = useId();
   const uploadPreviewTrimmed = uploadAssetPreviewUrl?.trim() ?? "";
   const hasUploadPreview = uploadPreviewTrimmed.length > 0;
 
@@ -53,10 +55,14 @@ function CustomMethodCardWizardFieldBodiesViewComponent({
           maxLength={CUSTOM_METHOD_CARD_WIZARD_MAX_FIELD_CHARS}
         />
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-          <label className="text-[14px] leading-[20px] font-medium text-[var(--color-content-default-primary)]">
+          <label
+            htmlFor={placeholderFieldId}
+            className="text-[14px] leading-[20px] font-medium text-[var(--color-content-default-primary)]"
+          >
             {copy.text.placeholderLabel}
           </label>
           <TextArea
+            id={placeholderFieldId}
             formHeader={false}
             appearance="embedded"
             value={textPlaceholderBody}
@@ -84,6 +90,7 @@ function CustomMethodCardWizardFieldBodiesViewComponent({
           />
           <TextInput
             formHeader={false}
+            label={copy.badges.blockTitleLabel}
             placeholder={copy.badges.blockTitlePlaceholder}
             value={badgeBlockTitle}
             onChange={(e) => onBadgeBlockTitleChange(e.target.value)}
@@ -113,6 +120,7 @@ function CustomMethodCardWizardFieldBodiesViewComponent({
           type="file"
           className="sr-only"
           tabIndex={-1}
+          accept={CUSTOM_ATTACHMENT_ACCEPT}
           aria-label={copy.upload.uploadFileInputAriaLabel}
           onChange={onFileChosen}
         />

app/(app)/create/components/FinalReviewCommunityContextEditModal.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useBeforeUnloadGuard } from "../../../hooks/useBeforeUnloadGuard";
 import Create from "../../../components/modals/Create";
-import TextInput from "../../../components/controls/TextInput";
+import TextArea from "../../../components/controls/TextArea";
 import ContentLockup from "../../../components/type/ContentLockup";
 import { useTranslation } from "../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 
@@ -95,18 +95,20 @@ export function FinalReviewCommunityContextEditModal({
       ariaLabel={tModal("title")}
     >
       <div className="pb-2">
-        <TextInput
+        <TextArea
           className="!transition-none"
-          type="text"
+          label={tModal("title")}
           placeholder={tField("placeholder")}
           value={draft}
           onChange={(e) => {
             setDraft(e.target.value);
           }}
-          inputSize="medium"
+          size="medium"
           formHeader={false}
+          showHelpIcon={false}
           textHint={characterHint}
           maxLength={COMMUNITY_CONTEXT_FIELD_MAX_LENGTH}
+          rows={4}
         />
       </div>
     </Create>

app/(app)/create/components/FinalReviewTitleEditModal.tsx

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export function FinalReviewTitleEditModal({
         <TextInput
           className="!transition-none"
           type="text"
+          label={tModal("title")}
           placeholder={tField("placeholder")}
           value={draft}
           onChange={(e) => {
@@ -100,8 +101,10 @@ export function FinalReviewTitleEditModal({
           }}
           inputSize="medium"
           formHeader={false}
+          showHelpIcon={false}
           textHint={characterHint}
           maxLength={COMMUNITY_TITLE_FIELD_MAX_LENGTH}
+          required
         />
       </div>
     </Create>

app/(app)/create/components/createFlowLayoutTokens.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,47 @@
-/** Single column/section: full width under `md`, max 640px from `--breakpoint-md` up. */
+import type { CreateFlowStep } from "../types";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_SCREEN_REGISTRY } from "../utils/createFlowScreenRegistry";
+
+/**
+ * Shared page gutters for create-flow chrome and step shells.
+ * Six viewport bands collapse to three values: 20px below `md`, 48px from `md`,
+ * 64px from `lg` (320–639 / 640–1023 / 1024+).
+ */
+export const CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS = "px-5 md:px-12 lg:px-16";
+
+/**
+ * Wizard viewport frame. `dvh` tracks mobile browser chrome so the action bar
+ * stays on-screen; `max-h-dvh` keeps the flex column from overflowing it.
+ */
+export const CREATE_FLOW_VIEWPORT_FRAME_CLASS =
+  "relative flex h-dvh max-h-dvh min-h-0 flex-col overflow-hidden";
+
+/** Design-system scrollbar for create-flow scroll regions (not `scrollbar-hide`). */
+export const CREATE_FLOW_SCROLL_REGION_CLASS = "scrollbar-design";
+
+/**
+ * Fade above the fixed action bar so content that continues below the fold is
+ * visible as a continuation cue (Figma Scrim / footer overlay).
+ */
+export const CREATE_FLOW_FOOTER_SCRIM_CLASS =
+  "pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-0 z-[1] h-8 -translate-y-full bg-gradient-to-t from-[var(--color-surface-default-primary,#000)] to-transparent";
+
+/**
+ * Single column: full width below `lg` so tablet widths use available space;
+ * 640px from `--breakpoint-lg` up (two-column layouts start at `lg`).
+ */
 export const CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS =
-  "w-full min-w-0 md:max-w-[640px]";
+  "w-full min-w-0 lg:max-w-[640px]";
 
 /** Grid cell: same cap as column max, centered when the track is wider than 640px. */
 export const CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_GRID_CELL_CLASS =
-  "w-full min-w-0 md:mx-auto md:max-w-[640px]";
+  "w-full min-w-0 lg:mx-auto lg:max-w-[640px]";
 
 /** Two 640px columns + `--measures-spacing-1200` (48px) gutter. */
-export const CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS = "md:max-w-[1328px]";
+export const CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS =
+  "w-full min-w-0 lg:max-w-[1328px]";
+
+/** Review / card-stack frames (Figma Flow — Review max 1440). */
+export const CREATE_FLOW_WIDE_MAX_CLASS = "w-full min-w-0 lg:max-w-[1440px]";
 
 /**
  * Lockup+card and card-stack `<main>`: keep `items-start` so a tall card can
@@ -29,3 +63,31 @@ export const CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS = "md:my-auto md:pt-0";
  */
 export const CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS =
   "w-full min-w-0 md:max-w-[min(100%,860px)]";
+
+/**
+ * Inner max-width for step content and the action bar, so the primary button
+ * lines up with the nearest content column above 1440.
+ */
+export function getCreateFlowContentMaxClass(options: {
+  step: CreateFlowStep | null | undefined;
+  isTemplateReview?: boolean;
+  isTemplatesPicker?: boolean;
+}): string {
+  if (options.isTemplateReview || options.isTemplatesPicker) {
+    return CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS;
+  }
+  if (!options.step) {
+    return CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS;
+  }
+  switch (CREATE_FLOW_SCREEN_REGISTRY[options.step].layoutKind) {
+    case "select":
+    case "right-rail":
+    case "completed":
+    case "review":
+      return CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS;
+    case "card":
+      return CREATE_FLOW_WIDE_MAX_CLASS;
+    default:
+      return CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS;
+  }
+}

app/(app)/create/hooks/useCompletedRuleShareExport.ts

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function useCompletedRuleShareExport({
 }: {
   setActionBanner: (_: CompletedFlowActionBanner | null) => void;
 }): {
-  copyPublishedRuleLink: () => Promise<void>;
+  copyPublishedRuleLink: () => Promise<boolean>;
   mailtoPublishedRule: () => void;
   sharePublishedRuleViaSignal: () => Promise<void>;
   sharePublishedRuleViaSlack: () => Promise<void>;
@@ -137,32 +137,34 @@ export function useCompletedRuleShareExport({
       url: string,
       banner?: () => void,
       options?: { suppressFailureWhenDocumentNotFocused?: boolean },
-    ) => {
+    ): Promise<boolean> => {
       try {
         await navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
         (banner ?? bannerCopied)();
+        return true;
       } catch {
         if (
           options?.suppressFailureWhenDocumentNotFocused === true &&
           typeof window !== "undefined" &&
           shouldSkipShareClipboardFallback(window)
         ) {
-          return;
+          return true;
         }
         bannerCopyFailed();
+        return false;
       }
     },
     [bannerCopied, bannerCopyFailed],
   );
 
   const copyPublishedRuleLink = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") return false;
     const ctx = resolvePublishedRuleShareContext(window);
     if (!ctx) {
       bannerNoRule();
-      return;
+      return false;
     }
-    await copyUrlToClipboard(ctx.url);
+    return copyUrlToClipboard(ctx.url);
   }, [bannerNoRule, copyUrlToClipboard]);
 
   const mailtoPublishedRule = useCallback(() => {

app/(app)/create/hooks/useCreateFlowNavigation.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ const blurActiveElement = (): void => {
  *
  * Template review footer Back uses {@link buildTemplateReviewHref}’s
  * `?fromFlow=1` marker (and persisted `templateReviewEntryFromCreateFlow`) so
- * users who came from `/create/review` return there instead of `/`.
+ * users who came from `/create/review` via `/create/templates` return there
+ * instead of `/`.
  */
 export function useCreateFlowNavigation(
   options?: CreateFlowNavigationOptions,

app/(app)/create/loading.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 export default function CreateFlowRouteLoading() {
   return (
     <div
-      className="flex h-screen min-h-0 flex-col overflow-hidden bg-[var(--color-surface-default-primary)]"
+      className="flex h-dvh max-h-dvh min-h-0 flex-col overflow-hidden bg-[var(--color-surface-default-primary)]"
       aria-busy="true"
       aria-live="polite"
     >

app/(app)/create/screens/card/CommunicationMethodsScreen.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Lives under `screens/card/` (not `select/`): Figma **card stack** layout is a distinct shell from
  * two-column chip **select** frames. Future card-stack steps get their own `*Screen.tsx` here and
- * reuse `CardStack` / `CreateFlowStepShell` as needed.
+ * reuse `CardStack` / `CreateFlowCardStackStepShell` as needed.
  *
  * Card click opens the Figma create modal (node `20246-15829`) with three
  * editable sections rendered by {@link CommunicationMethodEditFields}. The
@@ -22,16 +22,10 @@ import { useCreateFlowMdUp } from "../../hooks/useCreateFlowMdUp";
 import { useBeforeUnloadGuard } from "../../../../hooks/useBeforeUnloadGuard";
 import { useDiscardCustomizeConfirm } from "../../hooks/useDiscardCustomizeConfirm";
 import { useMethodCardDeckOrdering } from "../../hooks/useMethodCardDeckOrdering";
-import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "../../components/CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
+import { CreateFlowCardStackStepShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowCardStackStepShell";
 import CardStack from "../../../../components/cards/CardStack";
 import Create from "../../../../components/modals/Create";
 import InlineTextButton from "../../../../components/buttons/InlineTextButton";
-import { CreateFlowStepShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowStepShell";
-import {
-  CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS,
-  CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS,
-  CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS,
-} from "../../components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
 import { CommunicationMethodEditFields } from "../../components/methodEditFields";
 import CustomMethodCardWizard from "../../components/CustomMethodCardWizard";
 import { uploadCreateFlowFile } from "../../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
@@ -700,44 +694,30 @@ export function CommunicationMethodsScreen() {
 
   return (
     <>
-    <CreateFlowStepShell
-      variant="wideGridLoosePadding"
-      contentTopBelowMd="space-800"
-      className={CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS}
+    <CreateFlowCardStackStepShell
+      lockupTitle={title}
+      lockupDescription={description}
+      stackBusy={!recommendationsReady}
     >
-      <div className="flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-center gap-6">
-        <div className={CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}>
-          <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
-            title={title}
-            description={description}
-            justification="center"
-          />
-        </div>
-        <div
-          className={CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS}
-          aria-busy={!recommendationsReady}
-        >
-          {recommendationsReady && (
-            <CardStack
-              cards={sampleCards}
-              selectedIds={selectedIds}
-              onCardSelect={handleCardClick}
-              expanded={expanded}
-              onToggleExpand={() => {
-                markCreateFlowInteraction();
-                setExpanded((prev) => !prev);
-              }}
-              hasMore={true}
-              toggleLabel={comm.page.seeAllLink}
-              compactRecommendedLimit={5}
-              compactCardIds={compactCardIds}
-              compactDesktopLayout="flexWrap"
-              headerLockupSize={mdUp ? "L" : "M"}
-            />
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
+      {recommendationsReady && (
+        <CardStack
+          cards={sampleCards}
+          selectedIds={selectedIds}
+          onCardSelect={handleCardClick}
+          expanded={expanded}
+          onToggleExpand={() => {
+            markCreateFlowInteraction();
+            setExpanded((prev) => !prev);
+          }}
+          hasMore={true}
+          toggleLabel={comm.page.seeAllLink}
+          compactRecommendedLimit={5}
+          compactCardIds={compactCardIds}
+          compactDesktopLayout="flexWrap"
+          headerLockupSize={mdUp ? "L" : "M"}
+        />
+      )}
+    </CreateFlowCardStackStepShell>
       <Create
         isOpen={createModalOpen}
         onClose={handleCreateModalClose}
@@ -780,7 +760,6 @@ export function CommunicationMethodsScreen() {
           )
         ) : null}
       </Create>
-    </CreateFlowStepShell>
       <CustomMethodCardWizard
         isOpen={addCustomWizardOpen}
         onClose={handleCloseAddWizard}

app/(app)/create/screens/card/ConflictManagementScreen.tsx

@@ -19,16 +19,10 @@ import { useCreateFlowMdUp } from "../../hooks/useCreateFlowMdUp";
 import { useBeforeUnloadGuard } from "../../../../hooks/useBeforeUnloadGuard";
 import { useDiscardCustomizeConfirm } from "../../hooks/useDiscardCustomizeConfirm";
 import { useMethodCardDeckOrdering } from "../../hooks/useMethodCardDeckOrdering";
-import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "../../components/CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
+import { CreateFlowCardStackStepShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowCardStackStepShell";
 import CardStack from "../../../../components/cards/CardStack";
 import Create from "../../../../components/modals/Create";
 import InlineTextButton from "../../../../components/buttons/InlineTextButton";
-import { CreateFlowStepShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowStepShell";
-import {
-  CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS,
-  CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS,
-  CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS,
-} from "../../components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
 import { ConflictManagementEditFields } from "../../components/methodEditFields";
 import CustomMethodCardWizard from "../../components/CustomMethodCardWizard";
 import { uploadCreateFlowFile } from "../../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
@@ -701,44 +695,30 @@ export function ConflictManagementScreen() {
 
   return (
     <>
-    <CreateFlowStepShell
-      variant="wideGridLoosePadding"
-      contentTopBelowMd="space-800"
-      className={CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS}
+    <CreateFlowCardStackStepShell
+      lockupTitle={title}
+      lockupDescription={description}
+      stackBusy={!recommendationsReady}
     >
-      <div className="flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-center gap-6">
-        <div className={CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}>
-          <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
-            title={title}
-            description={description}
-            justification="center"
-          />
-        </div>
-        <div
-          className={CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS}
-          aria-busy={!recommendationsReady}
-        >
-          {recommendationsReady && (
-            <CardStack
-              cards={sampleCards}
-              selectedIds={selectedIds}
-              onCardSelect={handleCardClick}
-              expanded={expanded}
-              onToggleExpand={() => {
-                markCreateFlowInteraction();
-                setExpanded((prev) => !prev);
-              }}
-              hasMore={true}
-              toggleLabel={cm.page.seeAllLink}
-              compactRecommendedLimit={5}
-              compactCardIds={compactCardIds}
-              compactDesktopLayout="pyramidFive"
-              headerLockupSize={mdUp ? "L" : "M"}
-            />
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
+      {recommendationsReady && (
+        <CardStack
+          cards={sampleCards}
+          selectedIds={selectedIds}
+          onCardSelect={handleCardClick}
+          expanded={expanded}
+          onToggleExpand={() => {
+            markCreateFlowInteraction();
+            setExpanded((prev) => !prev);
+          }}
+          hasMore={true}
+          toggleLabel={cm.page.seeAllLink}
+          compactRecommendedLimit={5}
+          compactCardIds={compactCardIds}
+          compactDesktopLayout="pyramidFive"
+          headerLockupSize={mdUp ? "L" : "M"}
+        />
+      )}
+    </CreateFlowCardStackStepShell>
       <Create
         isOpen={createModalOpen}
         onClose={handleCreateModalClose}
@@ -781,7 +761,6 @@ export function ConflictManagementScreen() {
           )
         ) : null}
       </Create>
-    </CreateFlowStepShell>
       <CustomMethodCardWizard
         isOpen={addCustomWizardOpen}
         onClose={handleCloseAddWizard}

app/(app)/create/screens/card/MembershipMethodsScreen.tsx

@@ -20,16 +20,10 @@ import { useCreateFlowMdUp } from "../../hooks/useCreateFlowMdUp";
 import { useBeforeUnloadGuard } from "../../../../hooks/useBeforeUnloadGuard";
 import { useDiscardCustomizeConfirm } from "../../hooks/useDiscardCustomizeConfirm";
 import { useMethodCardDeckOrdering } from "../../hooks/useMethodCardDeckOrdering";
-import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "../../components/CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
+import { CreateFlowCardStackStepShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowCardStackStepShell";
 import CardStack from "../../../../components/cards/CardStack";
 import Create from "../../../../components/modals/Create";
 import InlineTextButton from "../../../../components/buttons/InlineTextButton";
-import { CreateFlowStepShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowStepShell";
-import {
-  CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS,
-  CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS,
-  CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS,
-} from "../../components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
 import { MembershipMethodEditFields } from "../../components/methodEditFields";
 import CustomMethodCardWizard from "../../components/CustomMethodCardWizard";
 import { uploadCreateFlowFile } from "../../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
@@ -694,44 +688,30 @@ export function MembershipMethodsScreen() {
 
   return (
     <>
-    <CreateFlowStepShell
-      variant="wideGridLoosePadding"
-      contentTopBelowMd="space-800"
-      className={CREATE_FLOW_MD_CENTERED_SHELL_CLASS}
+    <CreateFlowCardStackStepShell
+      lockupTitle={title}
+      lockupDescription={description}
+      stackBusy={!recommendationsReady}
     >
-      <div className="flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col items-center gap-6">
-        <div className={CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}>
-          <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
-            title={title}
-            description={description}
-            justification="center"
-          />
-        </div>
-        <div
-          className={CREATE_FLOW_CARD_STACK_AREA_MAX_CLASS}
-          aria-busy={!recommendationsReady}
-        >
-          {recommendationsReady && (
-            <CardStack
-              cards={sampleCards}
-              selectedIds={selectedIds}
-              onCardSelect={handleCardClick}
-              expanded={expanded}
-              onToggleExpand={() => {
-                markCreateFlowInteraction();
-                setExpanded((prev) => !prev);
-              }}
-              hasMore={true}
-              toggleLabel={mem.page.seeAllLink}
-              compactRecommendedLimit={5}
-              compactCardIds={compactCardIds}
-              compactDesktopLayout="pyramidFive"
-              headerLockupSize={mdUp ? "L" : "M"}
-            />
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
+      {recommendationsReady && (
+        <CardStack
+          cards={sampleCards}
+          selectedIds={selectedIds}
+          onCardSelect={handleCardClick}
+          expanded={expanded}
+          onToggleExpand={() => {
+            markCreateFlowInteraction();
+            setExpanded((prev) => !prev);
+          }}
+          hasMore={true}
+          toggleLabel={mem.page.seeAllLink}
+          compactRecommendedLimit={5}
+          compactCardIds={compactCardIds}
+          compactDesktopLayout="pyramidFive"
+          headerLockupSize={mdUp ? "L" : "M"}
+        />
+      )}
+    </CreateFlowCardStackStepShell>
       <Create
         isOpen={createModalOpen}
         onClose={handleCreateModalClose}
@@ -774,7 +754,6 @@ export function MembershipMethodsScreen() {
           )
         ) : null}
       </Create>
-    </CreateFlowStepShell>
       <CustomMethodCardWizard
         isOpen={addCustomWizardOpen}
         onClose={handleCloseAddWizard}

app/(app)/create/screens/completed/CompletedScreen.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { useCreateFlowMdUp } from "../../hooks/useCreateFlowMdUp";
 import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "../../components/CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
 import {
   CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_GRID_CELL_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_SCROLL_REGION_CLASS,
   CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS,
 } from "../../components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
 import {
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ export function CompletedScreen() {
     <>
       <div className="flex min-h-0 w-full flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden bg-[var(--color-teal-teal50,#c9fef9)] md:h-full">
         <div
-          className={`mx-auto grid min-h-0 w-full grid-cols-1 gap-4 px-5 max-md:max-w-[639px] max-md:overflow-y-auto max-md:overscroll-y-contain max-md:pt-[var(--space-800)] max-md:pb-8 md:h-full md:grid-cols-2 md:grid-rows-1 md:items-stretch md:justify-items-center md:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-1200,48px)] md:overflow-hidden md:px-12 md:py-0 ${CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS}`}
+          className={`mx-auto grid min-h-0 w-full grid-cols-1 gap-4 ${CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS} max-md:overflow-y-auto max-md:overscroll-y-contain max-md:pt-[var(--space-800)] max-md:pb-8 md:h-full md:grid-cols-2 md:grid-rows-1 md:items-stretch md:justify-items-center md:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-1200,48px)] md:overflow-hidden md:py-0 ${CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS}`}
         >
           <div
             className={`flex flex-col justify-start max-md:min-h-min max-md:overflow-visible min-h-0 overflow-hidden md:justify-center md:pb-8 ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_GRID_CELL_CLASS}`}
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ export function CompletedScreen() {
             />
           </div>
           <div
-            className={`scrollbar-hide relative flex min-h-0 flex-col self-stretch overflow-x-hidden md:max-h-full md:overflow-y-auto ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_GRID_CELL_CLASS}`}
+            className={`relative flex min-h-0 flex-col self-stretch overflow-x-hidden md:max-h-full md:overflow-y-auto ${CREATE_FLOW_SCROLL_REGION_CLASS} ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_GRID_CELL_CLASS}`}
           >
             <div
               className="pointer-events-none sticky top-0 z-10 hidden h-5 shrink-0 bg-gradient-to-b from-[var(--color-teal-teal50,#c9fef9)]/55 from-0% via-[var(--color-teal-teal50,#c9fef9)]/20 via-50% to-transparent md:block"

app/(app)/create/screens/createFlowScreenComponents.tsx

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export function renderCreateFlowScreen(screenId: CreateFlowStep): ReactNode {
           messageNamespace="create.community.communityName"
           stateField="title"
           maxLength={48}
+          required
         />
       );
     case "community-structure":
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ export function renderCreateFlowScreen(screenId: CreateFlowStep): ReactNode {
           stateField="communityContext"
           maxLength={200}
           mainAlign="center"
+          multiline
         />
       );
     case "community-size":

app/(app)/create/screens/informational/InformationalScreen.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 "use client";
 
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import NumberedList from "../../../../components/type/NumberedList";
 import { useMessages } from "../../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 import { useCreateFlowMdUp } from "../../hooks/useCreateFlowMdUp";
@@ -31,22 +30,6 @@ export function InformationalScreen() {
     },
   ];
 
-  const description: ReactNode = (
-    <>
-      {copy.descriptionLead}{" "}
-      <a
-        href="#"
-        className="font-normal text-[var(--color-content-default-tertiary,#b4b4b4)] underline decoration-solid underline-offset-[3px] cursor-pointer"
-        onClick={(e) => {
-          e.preventDefault();
-        }}
-      >
-        {copy.workshopLabel}
-      </a>{" "}
-      {copy.descriptionTrail}
-    </>
-  );
-
   return (
     <CreateFlowStepShell
       variant="centeredNarrow"
@@ -57,7 +40,7 @@ export function InformationalScreen() {
       >
         <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
           title={copy.title}
-          description={description}
+          description={copy.description}
           justification="left"
         />
         <NumberedList items={items} size={mdUp ? "M" : "S"} />

app/(app)/create/screens/review/CommunityReviewScreen.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import Rule from "../../../../components/cards/Rule";
+import Button from "../../../../components/buttons/Button";
 import { useTranslation } from "../../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "../../components/CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
 import { useCreateFlow } from "../../context/CreateFlowContext";
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   vectorMarkPath,
 } from "../../../../../lib/assetUtils";
 import { methodSectionsPinsForHydratedSelections } from "../../../../../lib/create/publishedDocumentToCreateFlowState";
-import { createFlowStepPath } from "../../utils/createFlowPaths";
+import { CREATE_ROUTES, createFlowStepPath } from "../../utils/createFlowPaths";
 
 /** Create Community review — Figma `19706:12135` (`/create/review`; two columns from `lg:`; column caps in `createFlowLayoutTokens`). */
 export function CommunityReviewScreen() {
@@ -25,6 +26,15 @@ export function CommunityReviewScreen() {
   const lgUp = useCreateFlowLgUp();
   const t = useTranslation("create.community.review");
   const { state, updateState } = useCreateFlow();
+  /**
+   * Server layout has an empty context; the client layout may already hold a
+   * named draft. Defer empty-vs-congrats until after mount so the first paint
+   * matches SSR (`null`) instead of swapping HeaderLockup titles.
+   */
+  const [reviewReady, setReviewReady] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setReviewReady(true);
+  }, []);
 
   /**
    * If the user picked **Customize** from a template before finishing community
@@ -70,11 +80,10 @@ export function CommunityReviewScreen() {
   const cardTitle =
     typeof state.title === "string" && state.title.trim().length > 0
       ? state.title.trim()
-      : t("ruleCard.title");
+      : "";
   /**
    * No placeholder fallback: if the user skipped `community-context`, leave
-   * the card description off rather than render the old "Mutual Aid Monday
-   * is a grassroots community…" sample, which read as real user copy.
+   * the card description off rather than render sample copy as real user data.
    */
   const cardDescription =
     typeof state.communityContext === "string" &&
@@ -88,6 +97,36 @@ export function CommunityReviewScreen() {
       ? state.communityAvatarUrl.trim()
       : null;
 
+  if (state.pendingTemplateAction || !reviewReady) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (!cardTitle) {
+    return (
+      <CreateFlowStepShell
+        variant="centeredNarrow"
+        contentTopBelowMd="space-1400"
+      >
+        <div
+          className={`flex flex-col items-start gap-6 ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_GRID_CELL_CLASS}`}
+        >
+          <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
+            title={t("empty.title")}
+            description={t("empty.description")}
+          />
+          <Button
+            buttonType="filled"
+            palette="default"
+            size="xsmall"
+            href={CREATE_ROUTES.createFirstStep}
+          >
+            {t("empty.startLabel")}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </CreateFlowStepShell>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <CreateFlowStepShell
       variant="wideGridLoosePadding"

app/(app)/create/screens/select/CommunityStructureSelectScreen.tsx

@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ export function CommunityStructureSelectScreen() {
     <>
       <MultiSelect
         label={cs.organizationMultiSelect.label}
-        showHelpIcon
         size="s"
         options={organizationTypeOptions}
         onChipClick={handleOrganizationTypeClick}
@@ -313,7 +312,6 @@ export function CommunityStructureSelectScreen() {
       />
       <MultiSelect
         label={cs.scaleMultiSelect.label}
-        showHelpIcon
         size="s"
         options={scaleOptions}
         onChipClick={handleScaleClick}
@@ -323,7 +321,6 @@ export function CommunityStructureSelectScreen() {
       />
       <MultiSelect
         label={cs.maturityMultiSelect.label}
-        showHelpIcon
         size="s"
         options={maturityOptions}
         onChipClick={handleMaturityClick}

app/(app)/create/screens/select/ConfirmStakeholdersScreen.tsx

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from "../../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 import { MAX_STAKEHOLDER_EMAILS } from "../../../../../lib/create/stakeholderLimits";
 import { useCreateFlow } from "../../context/CreateFlowContext";
 import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "../../components/CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
-import { CreateFlowStepShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowStepShell";
-import { CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS } from "../../components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
+import { CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell";
 import {
   CREATE_FLOW_MANAGE_STAKEHOLDERS_QUERY,
   CREATE_FLOW_MANAGE_STAKEHOLDERS_VALUE,
@@ -131,64 +130,52 @@ export function ConfirmStakeholdersScreen() {
 
   if (managePublishedMode) {
     return (
-      <CreateFlowStepShell
-        variant="centeredNarrowBottomPad"
-        contentTopBelowMd="space-1400"
+      <CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell
+        header={
+          <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
+            title={t("managePublished.lockupTitle")}
+            description={t("managePublished.lockupDescription")}
+            justification="left"
+          />
+        }
       >
-        <div
-          className={`flex flex-col items-start gap-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)] ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}`}
-        >
-          <div className="flex w-full flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-200,8px)] py-[12px]">
-            <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
-              title={t("managePublished.lockupTitle")}
-              description={t("managePublished.lockupDescription")}
-              justification="left"
-            />
-          </div>
-          <PublishedStakeholdersManagePanel ruleId={editingPublishedRuleId} />
-        </div>
-      </CreateFlowStepShell>
+        <PublishedStakeholdersManagePanel ruleId={editingPublishedRuleId} />
+      </CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell>
     );
   }
 
   return (
     <>
-      <CreateFlowStepShell
-        variant="centeredNarrowBottomPad"
-        contentTopBelowMd="space-1400"
-      >
-        <div
-          className={`flex flex-col items-start gap-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)] ${CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS}`}
-        >
-          <div className="flex w-full flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-200,8px)] py-[12px]">
-            <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
-              title={t("title")}
-              description={t("description")}
-              justification="left"
-            />
-          </div>
-          {chipError ? (
-            <p
-              className="text-small-paragraph text-[var(--color-border-default-utility-negative)]"
-              role="alert"
-            >
-              {chipError}
-            </p>
-          ) : null}
-          <MultiSelect
-            formHeader={false}
-            showHelpIcon={false}
-            size="s"
-            options={stakeholderOptions}
-            onChipClick={handleChipClick}
-            onAddClick={handleAddStakeholder}
-            onCustomChipConfirm={handleCustomChipConfirm}
-            onCustomChipClose={handleCustomChipClose}
-            addButton
-            addButtonText={t("addStakeholder")}
+      <CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell
+        header={
+          <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
+            title={t("title")}
+            description={t("description")}
+            justification="left"
           />
-        </div>
-      </CreateFlowStepShell>
+        }
+      >
+        {chipError ? (
+          <p
+            className="text-small-paragraph text-[var(--color-border-default-utility-negative)]"
+            role="alert"
+          >
+            {chipError}
+          </p>
+        ) : null}
+        <MultiSelect
+          formHeader={false}
+          showHelpIcon={false}
+          size="s"
+          options={stakeholderOptions}
+          onChipClick={handleChipClick}
+          onAddClick={handleAddStakeholder}
+          onCustomChipConfirm={handleCustomChipConfirm}
+          onCustomChipClose={handleCustomChipClose}
+          addButton
+          addButtonText={t("addStakeholder")}
+        />
+      </CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell>
 
       {!toastDismissed && (
         <div

app/(app)/create/screens/select/CoreValuesSelectScreen.tsx

@@ -587,17 +587,23 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
     [draft, markCreateFlowInteraction, replaceState, wizardCustomizeChipId],
   );
 
+  const selectedCount = useMemo(
+    () => coreValueOptions.filter((o) => o.state === "selected").length,
+    [coreValueOptions],
+  );
+  const atSelectionLimit = selectedCount >= MAX_CORE_VALUES;
+  const selectionCountText = cv.multiSelect.selectionCount
+    .replace("{count}", String(selectedCount))
+    .replace("{max}", String(MAX_CORE_VALUES));
+
   const kebabMenuItems = useMemo(() => {
     if (!modalSession || !activeModalChipId) return [];
-    const selectedCount = coreValueOptions.filter(
-      (o) => o.state === "selected",
-    ).length;
     return buildCustomRuleModalKebabMenu(modalKebabMenu, {
       showCustomize: true,
       onCustomize: handleCustomize,
       onDuplicate:
         (state.editingPublishedRuleId?.trim() ?? "") !== "" ||
-        selectedCount >= MAX_CORE_VALUES
+        atSelectionLimit
           ? undefined
           : handleDuplicateCoreChip,
       showRemove: modalSession === "editing",
@@ -605,7 +611,7 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
     });
   }, [
     activeModalChipId,
-    coreValueOptions,
+    atSelectionLimit,
     handleCustomize,
     handleDuplicateCoreChip,
     handleRemoveFromKebab,
@@ -695,7 +701,8 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
       <button
         type="button"
         onClick={addHandlers.onAddClick}
-        className="cursor-pointer font-normal leading-[1.3] text-[color:var(--color-content-default-tertiary,#b4b4b4)] underline decoration-solid underline-offset-[3px] hover:opacity-90"
+        disabled={atSelectionLimit}
+        className="cursor-pointer font-normal leading-[1.3] text-[color:var(--color-content-default-tertiary,#b4b4b4)] underline decoration-solid underline-offset-[3px] hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:no-underline disabled:opacity-60 disabled:hover:opacity-60"
       >
         {cv.header.addLink}
       </button>
@@ -730,6 +737,9 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
         onCustomChipClose={addHandlers.onCustomChipClose}
         addButton
         addButtonText={cv.multiSelect.addButtonText}
+        maxSelections={MAX_CORE_VALUES}
+        selectionCountText={selectionCountText}
+        limitReachedAnnouncement={cv.multiSelect.limitReached}
       />
 
       {detailModal && (

app/(app)/create/screens/text/CreateFlowTextFieldScreen.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState, useEffect, type HTMLInputTypeAttribute } from "react";
 import TextInput from "../../../../components/controls/TextInput";
+import TextArea from "../../../../components/controls/TextArea";
 import type { HeaderLockupJustificationValue } from "../../../../components/type/HeaderLockup/HeaderLockup.types";
 import { useTranslation } from "../../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 import { useCreateFlow } from "../../context/CreateFlowContext";
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   type CreateFlowContentTopBelowMd,
 } from "../../components/CreateFlowStepShell";
 import { CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS } from "../../components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_COMMUNITY_SAVE_FORM_ID } from "../../utils/createFlowPaths";
 import type { CreateFlowTextStateField } from "../../types";
 
 type Props = {
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@ type Props = {
   /** Figma Flow — Text (`20094:41243`): main column `items-center` + horizontal padding token. */
   mainAlign?: "start" | "center";
   inputType?: HTMLInputTypeAttribute;
+  /** Multi-line control (community description). */
+  multiline?: boolean;
+  /** Native `required` (community name and save-progress email). */
+  required?: boolean;
   showCharacterCount?: boolean;
   headerJustification?: HeaderLockupJustificationValue;
   /** Top spacing under top chrome (`CreateFlowStepShell` / `CreateFlowContentTopBelowMd`). */
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Shared narrow-column + TextInput pattern for Create Community text frames.
+ * Shared narrow-column + labelled field pattern for Create Community text frames.
  */
 export function CreateFlowTextFieldScreen({
   messageNamespace,
@@ -36,6 +42,8 @@ export function CreateFlowTextFieldScreen({
   maxLength,
   mainAlign = "start",
   inputType = "text",
+  multiline = false,
+  required = false,
   showCharacterCount = true,
   headerJustification = "left",
   contentTopBelowMd = "space-1400",
@@ -69,6 +77,15 @@ export function CreateFlowTextFieldScreen({
   const mainItems =
     mainAlign === "center" ? "items-center" : "items-start";
 
+  const isEmail = inputType === "email";
+  const persistValue = (next: string) => {
+    setValue(next);
+    markCreateFlowInteraction();
+    updateState({ [stateField]: next } as Record<string, string>);
+  };
+
+  const fieldLabel = t("inputLabel");
+
   return (
     <CreateFlowStepShell
       variant="centeredNarrow"
@@ -85,22 +102,60 @@ export function CreateFlowTextFieldScreen({
           />
         </div>
         <div className="w-full">
-          <TextInput
-            className="!transition-none"
-            type={inputType}
-            placeholder={t("placeholder")}
-            value={value}
-            onChange={(e) => {
-              const v = e.target.value;
-              setValue(v);
-              markCreateFlowInteraction();
-              updateState({ [stateField]: v } as Record<string, string>);
-            }}
-            inputSize={mdUp ? "medium" : "small"}
-            formHeader={false}
-            textHint={hint}
-            maxLength={maxLength}
-          />
+          {multiline ? (
+            <TextArea
+              className="!transition-none"
+              label={fieldLabel}
+              placeholder={t("placeholder")}
+              value={value}
+              onChange={(e) => persistValue(e.target.value)}
+              onBlur={() => {
+                const trimmed = value.trim();
+                if (trimmed !== value) persistValue(trimmed);
+              }}
+              size={mdUp ? "medium" : "small"}
+              formHeader={false}
+              showHelpIcon={false}
+              textHint={hint}
+              maxLength={maxLength}
+              required={required}
+              rows={4}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <TextInput
+              className="!transition-none"
+              type={inputType}
+              name={isEmail ? "email" : undefined}
+              label={fieldLabel}
+              placeholder={t("placeholder")}
+              value={value}
+              onChange={(e) => persistValue(e.target.value)}
+              onBlur={() => {
+                const trimmed = isEmail
+                  ? value.trim().toLowerCase()
+                  : value.trim();
+                if (trimmed !== value) persistValue(trimmed);
+              }}
+              onKeyDown={
+                isEmail
+                  ? (e) => {
+                      if (e.key !== "Enter") return;
+                      e.preventDefault();
+                      e.currentTarget.form?.requestSubmit();
+                    }
+                  : undefined
+              }
+              inputSize={mdUp ? "medium" : "small"}
+              formHeader={false}
+              showHelpIcon={false}
+              textHint={hint}
+              maxLength={maxLength}
+              required={required || isEmail}
+              autoComplete={isEmail ? "email" : undefined}
+              inputMode={isEmail ? "email" : undefined}
+              form={isEmail ? CREATE_FLOW_COMMUNITY_SAVE_FORM_ID : undefined}
+            />
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     </CreateFlowStepShell>

app/(app)/create/screens/upload/CommunityUploadScreen.tsx

@@ -16,14 +16,24 @@ import { CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS } from "../../components/createFlowL
 import { fetchAuthSession } from "../../../../../lib/create/api";
 import { ASSETS, getAssetPath } from "../../../../../lib/assetUtils";
 import {
-  UploadToServerError,
+  createFlowUploadFailureMessageKey,
   uploadCreateFlowFile,
 } from "../../../../../lib/create/uploadToServer";
+import {
+  COMMUNITY_AVATAR_ACCEPT,
+  messageKeyForCreateFlowUploadReason,
+  validateCreateFlowUploadFile,
+} from "../../../../../lib/create/createFlowUploadValidation";
 import {
   clearPendingCommunityAvatarFile,
+  readPendingCommunityAvatarFile,
   storePendingCommunityAvatarFile,
 } from "../../../../../lib/create/pendingCommunityAvatarUpload";
 
+function hasCommunityAvatarUrl(url: string | undefined): boolean {
+  return typeof url === "string" && url.trim().length > 0;
+}
+
 /** Create Community — Figma Flow — Upload `20094:41524`. */
 export function CommunityUploadScreen() {
   const m = useMessages();
@@ -54,17 +64,57 @@ export function CommunityUploadScreen() {
     [localPreviewUrl],
   );
 
-  const resolveUploadError = useCallback(
-    (err: unknown) => {
-      if (err instanceof UploadToServerError) {
-        if (err.status === 413) return tUpload("errors.tooLarge");
-        if (err.status === 401) return tUpload("errors.unauthorized");
-        if (err.code === "server_misconfigured") {
-          return tUpload("errors.misconfigured");
+  const serverAvatarUrl = hasCommunityAvatarUrl(state.communityAvatarUrl)
+    ? state.communityAvatarUrl!.trim()
+    : null;
+  const serverAvatarUrlRef = useRef(serverAvatarUrl);
+  serverAvatarUrlRef.current = serverAvatarUrl;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (serverAvatarUrl) {
+      setLocalPreviewUrl((prev) => {
+        if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev);
+        return null;
+      });
+    }
+  }, [serverAvatarUrl]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void (async () => {
+      try {
+        const file = await readPendingCommunityAvatarFile();
+        if (cancelled || !file) return;
+        const validated = await validateCreateFlowUploadFile(
+          file,
+          "communityAvatar",
+        );
+        if (validated.ok === false) {
+          await clearPendingCommunityAvatarFile();
+          return;
         }
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (serverAvatarUrlRef.current) return;
+        const objectUrl = URL.createObjectURL(file);
+        if (cancelled) {
+          URL.revokeObjectURL(objectUrl);
+          return;
+        }
+        setLocalPreviewUrl((prev) => {
+          if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev);
+          return objectUrl;
+        });
+      } catch {
+        // Missing IndexedDB / quota: leave the picker empty.
       }
-      return tUpload("errors.generic");
-    },
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const resolveUploadError = useCallback(
+    (err: unknown) => tUpload(createFlowUploadFailureMessageKey(err)),
     [tUpload],
   );
 
@@ -94,6 +144,16 @@ export function CommunityUploadScreen() {
       }
 
       if (signedIn === false) {
+        const validated = await validateCreateFlowUploadFile(
+          file,
+          "communityAvatar",
+        );
+        if (validated.ok === false) {
+          setErrorMessage(
+            tUpload(messageKeyForCreateFlowUploadReason(validated.reason)),
+          );
+          return;
+        }
         try {
           await storePendingCommunityAvatarFile(file);
           setLocalPreviewUrl((prev) => {
@@ -121,24 +181,16 @@ export function CommunityUploadScreen() {
       if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev);
       return null;
     });
-    if (
-      typeof state.communityAvatarUrl === "string" &&
-      state.communityAvatarUrl.trim().length > 0
-    ) {
+    if (hasCommunityAvatarUrl(state.communityAvatarUrl)) {
       updateState({ communityAvatarUrl: undefined });
     }
-    // Clear any anonymous staged blob so the post-sign-in flush won't resurrect it.
     void clearPendingCommunityAvatarFile();
     if (fileInputRef.current) {
       fileInputRef.current.value = "";
     }
   }, [markCreateFlowInteraction, state.communityAvatarUrl, updateState]);
 
-  const displaySrc =
-    typeof state.communityAvatarUrl === "string" &&
-    state.communityAvatarUrl.trim().length > 0
-      ? state.communityAvatarUrl.trim()
-      : localPreviewUrl;
+  const displaySrc = serverAvatarUrl ?? localPreviewUrl;
   const hasPreview = typeof displaySrc === "string" && displaySrc.length > 0;
 
   return (
@@ -161,7 +213,7 @@ export function CommunityUploadScreen() {
           type="file"
           className="sr-only"
           tabIndex={-1}
-          accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp,image/gif"
+          accept={COMMUNITY_AVATAR_ACCEPT}
           aria-label={u.hintText}
           onChange={handleFileChange}
         />

app/(app)/create/templates/CreateFlowTemplatesPageClient.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { GovernanceTemplateGrid } from "../../../components/sections/GovernanceTemplateGrid";
+import type { TemplateGridCardEntry } from "../../../../lib/templates/templateGridPresentation";
+import { useTranslation } from "../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
+import { useTemplatesFacetGridEntries } from "../../../(marketing)/templates/useTemplatesFacetGridEntries";
+import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "../components/CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
+import { CreateFlowStepShell } from "../components/CreateFlowStepShell";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS } from "../components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
+import { buildTemplateReviewHref } from "../utils/flowSteps";
+
+export function CreateFlowTemplatesPageClient({
+  initialGridEntries,
+}: {
+  initialGridEntries: TemplateGridCardEntry[];
+}) {
+  const t = useTranslation("pages.templates");
+  const entries = useTemplatesFacetGridEntries({
+    initialGridEntries,
+    enableFacetRecommendations: true,
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <CreateFlowStepShell
+      variant="wideGridLoosePadding"
+      contentTopBelowMd="space-1400"
+    >
+      <div
+        className={`mx-auto flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col gap-6 pb-8 ${CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS}`}
+      >
+        <CreateFlowHeaderLockup
+          title={t("title")}
+          description={t("subtitle")}
+          justification="left"
+        />
+        <GovernanceTemplateGrid
+          entries={entries}
+          hrefForTemplate={(slug) =>
+            buildTemplateReviewHref(slug, { fromCreateWizard: true })
+          }
+        />
+      </div>
+    </CreateFlowStepShell>
+  );
+}

app/(app)/create/templates/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import messages from "../../../../messages/en/index";
+import { listRuleTemplatesFromDb } from "../../../../lib/server/ruleTemplates";
+import { routeMetadata } from "../../../../lib/siteMetadata";
+import { gridEntriesForFullCatalogWithFallback } from "../../../../lib/templates/templateGridPresentation";
+import { CREATE_ROUTES } from "../utils/createFlowPaths";
+import { CreateFlowTemplatesPageClient } from "./CreateFlowTemplatesPageClient";
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = routeMetadata(CREATE_ROUTES.templatesPicker, {
+  title: messages.metadata.templates.title,
+});
+
+/** In-flow template catalog after review “Create from template”. */
+export default async function CreateFlowTemplatesPage() {
+  const rows = await listRuleTemplatesFromDb();
+  const initialGridEntries = gridEntriesForFullCatalogWithFallback(rows);
+  return <CreateFlowTemplatesPageClient initialGridEntries={initialGridEntries} />;
+}

app/(app)/create/types.ts

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export interface CreateFlowState {
   templateReviewBackSlug?: string;
   /**
    * True when the user opened `/create/review-template/{slug}` from the create
-   * wizard (`/templates?fromFlow=1` after `/create/review`). Persisted so Back
+   * wizard (`/create/templates` after `/create/review`). Persisted so Back
    * from template review targets `/create/review` and so returning from
    * `confirm-stakeholders` can re-apply `?fromFlow=1` on the template URL.
    */

app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowPaths.ts

@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ import {
   FIRST_STEP,
 } from "./flowSteps";
 
+/** Associates the save-progress email field with the layout footer submit. */
+export const CREATE_FLOW_COMMUNITY_SAVE_FORM_ID =
+  "create-flow-community-save";
+
 export const CREATE_ROUTES = {
   root: "/",
   createRoot: "/create",
   /** Direct path to the first wizard step so client navigations skip the redirect hop. */
   createFirstStep: `/create/${FIRST_STEP}`,
   review: "/create/review",
+  /** In-flow template catalog (wizard chrome). Marketing catalog remains `/templates`. */
+  templatesPicker: "/create/templates",
   finalReview: "/create/final-review",
   completed: "/create/completed",
   editRule: "/create/edit-rule",

app/(app)/create/utils/flowSteps.ts

@@ -195,13 +195,14 @@ export function shouldOfferCreateFlowSaveAndExit(
 
 /**
  * Steps where below `lg` the main column scrolls with split layout
- * (`CreateFlowLayoutClient` — Linear CR-92 §4).
+ * (`CreateFlowLayoutClient`).
  */
 export const CREATE_FLOW_SELECT_SPLIT_SCROLL_STEPS: readonly CreateFlowStep[] = [
   "community-size",
   "community-structure",
   "core-values",
   "decision-approaches",
+  "confirm-stakeholders",
 ] as const;
 
 export function createFlowStepUsesSelectSplitScroll(
@@ -234,18 +235,34 @@ export function parseCreateFlowScreenFromPathname(
 ): CreateFlowStep | null {
   if (!pathname || pathname.length === 0) return null;
   if (pathname.includes("/create/review-template/")) return null;
+  if (isCreateFlowTemplatesPickerPath(pathname)) return null;
 
   const parts = pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean);
   const createIdx = parts.indexOf("create");
   if (createIdx === -1 || createIdx >= parts.length - 1) return null;
 
   const segment = parts[createIdx + 1];
-  if (segment === "review-template") return null;
+  if (segment === "review-template" || segment === "templates") return null;
 
   return isValidStep(segment) ? segment : null;
 }
 
-/** Same query as `/templates?fromFlow=1` — template was picked after `/create/review`. */
+/**
+ * `/create/templates` — in-flow catalog after review “Create from template”.
+ * Not a wizard step; layout keeps Back / Save & Exit and does not use
+ * marketing `/templates` chrome.
+ */
+export function isCreateFlowTemplatesPickerPath(
+  pathname: string | null | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  if (!pathname) return false;
+  const parts = pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean);
+  const createIdx = parts.indexOf("create");
+  if (createIdx === -1 || createIdx !== parts.length - 2) return false;
+  return parts[createIdx + 1] === "templates";
+}
+
+/** Same query as `/create/review-template/…?fromFlow=1` — template was picked in-flow. */
 export const TEMPLATE_REVIEW_FROM_CREATE_FLOW_QUERY = "fromFlow" as const;
 export const TEMPLATE_REVIEW_FROM_CREATE_FLOW_VALUE = "1" as const;
 

app/(marketing)/templates/TemplatesPageClient.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { Suspense } from "react";
-import { useRouter, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
+import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 import HeaderLockup from "../../components/type/HeaderLockup";
 import { GovernanceTemplateGrid } from "../../components/sections/GovernanceTemplateGrid";
 import type { TemplateGridCardEntry } from "../../../lib/templates/templateGridPresentation";
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ export default function TemplatesPageClient({
 
 /**
  * - `fromFlow=1` — skip `prepareFreshCreateFlowEntry` on template click
- *   (draft preserved). Used by review “Create from template” and profile.
- * - `recommendTemplates=1` (with review only) — rank templates + “RECOMMENDED”
+ *   (draft preserved). Used by profile “Create from template”.
+ * - `recommendTemplates=1` — rank templates + “RECOMMENDED”
  *   from `GET /api/templates?facet.*` using the persisted community draft.
  */
 function TemplatesGridWithSearchParams({
@@ -96,19 +96,18 @@ function TemplatesGrid({
   entries: TemplateGridCardEntry[];
   fromFlow: boolean;
 }) {
-  const router = useRouter();
   return (
     <GovernanceTemplateGrid
       entries={entries}
-      onTemplateClick={(slug) => {
+      hrefForTemplate={(slug) =>
+        buildTemplateReviewHref(slug, { fromCreateWizard: fromFlow })
+      }
+      onTemplateClick={() => {
         if (!fromFlow) {
           // Marketing /templates has no session in hand; DELETE is
           // best-effort and the sentinel blocks stale-draft hydration.
           prepareFreshCreateFlowEntrySync({ signedIn: true });
         }
-        router.push(
-          buildTemplateReviewHref(slug, { fromCreateWizard: fromFlow }),
-        );
       }}
     />
   );

app/(marketing)/templates/useTemplatesFacetGridEntries.ts

@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ type UseTemplatesFacetGridEntriesArgs = {
 };
 
 /**
- * When `enableFacetRecommendations` (review → “Create from template” only),
- * re-fetch ranked templates from `GET /api/templates?facet.*` using the
- * persisted create-flow draft. Otherwise returns `initialGridEntries` from SSR.
+ * When `enableFacetRecommendations` (in-flow `/create/templates`, or marketing
+ * `/templates?recommendTemplates=1`), re-fetch ranked templates from
+ * `GET /api/templates?facet.*` using the persisted create-flow draft.
+ * Otherwise returns `initialGridEntries` from SSR.
  */
 export function useTemplatesFacetGridEntries({
   initialGridEntries,

app/(marketing-case-study)/use-cases/[slug]/rule/_components/useUseCaseCompletedRuleActions.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function useUseCaseCompletedRuleActions({
   const [duplicateBusy, setDuplicateBusy] = useState(false);
 
   const copyPageLink = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") return false;
     try {
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(window.location.href);
       setActionBanner({
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export function useUseCaseCompletedRuleActions({
         title: t("shareLinkCopiedTitle"),
         description: t("shareLinkCopiedDescription"),
       });
+      return true;
     } catch {
       setActionBanner({
         key: "shareCopyFailed",
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export function useUseCaseCompletedRuleActions({
         title: t("shareCopyFailedTitle"),
         description: t("shareCopyFailedDescription"),
       });
+      return false;
     }
   }, [setActionBanner, t]);
 

app/api/uploads/route.ts

@@ -14,13 +14,40 @@ import { saveCreateFlowUpload } from "../../../lib/server/uploads/saveCreateFlow
 import { getUploadRootFromEnv } from "../../../lib/server/uploads/uploadRoot";
 import {
   CREATE_FLOW_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES,
+  maxBytesForPurpose,
   type CreateFlowUploadPurpose,
 } from "../../../lib/server/uploads/uploadConstants";
+import type { CreateFlowUploadValidationReason } from "../../../lib/create/createFlowUploadValidation";
+
+function asUploadedBlob(value: FormDataEntryValue | null): Blob | null {
+  if (typeof value !== "object" || value === null) return null;
+  const candidate = value as Partial<Blob>;
+  if (typeof candidate.arrayBuffer !== "function") return null;
+  if (typeof candidate.size !== "number") return null;
+  return value as Blob;
+}
 
 function isPurpose(x: string): x is CreateFlowUploadPurpose {
   return x === "communityAvatar" || x === "customMethodAttachment";
 }
 
+function messageForValidationReason(
+  reason: CreateFlowUploadValidationReason,
+): string {
+  switch (reason) {
+    case "empty":
+      return "File is empty.";
+    case "tooLarge":
+      return "File exceeds the maximum allowed size for this upload purpose.";
+    case "svg":
+      return "SVG uploads are not allowed.";
+    case "undecodable":
+      return "File could not be decoded as a valid image.";
+    case "invalidType":
+      return "File type is not allowed for this upload purpose.";
+  }
+}
+
 export const POST = apiRoute("uploads.post", async (request: NextRequest) => {
   if (!isDatabaseConfigured()) {
     return dbUnavailable();
@@ -54,7 +81,7 @@ export const POST = apiRoute("uploads.post", async (request: NextRequest) => {
   }
 
   const purposeRaw = formData.get("purpose");
-  const file = formData.get("file");
+  const file = asUploadedBlob(formData.get("file"));
 
   if (typeof purposeRaw !== "string" || !isPurpose(purposeRaw)) {
     return errorJson(
@@ -64,7 +91,7 @@ export const POST = apiRoute("uploads.post", async (request: NextRequest) => {
     );
   }
 
-  if (!(file instanceof File)) {
+  if (!file) {
     return errorJson(
       "validation_error",
       "Missing `file` field (multipart file).",
@@ -72,21 +99,29 @@ export const POST = apiRoute("uploads.post", async (request: NextRequest) => {
     );
   }
 
-  if (file.size > CREATE_FLOW_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES) {
+  if (file.size === 0) {
+    return errorJson("validation_error", messageForValidationReason("empty"), 400, {
+      details: { reason: "empty" },
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (
+    file.size > CREATE_FLOW_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES ||
+    file.size > maxBytesForPurpose(purposeRaw)
+  ) {
     return errorJson(
       "payload_too_large",
-      `File exceeds maximum allowed size (${CREATE_FLOW_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES} bytes).`,
+      messageForValidationReason("tooLarge"),
       413,
+      { details: { reason: "tooLarge" } },
     );
   }
 
   const buf = Buffer.from(await file.arrayBuffer());
-  const mimeType = file.type || "application/octet-stream";
 
   const saved = await saveCreateFlowUpload({
     purpose: purposeRaw,
     buffer: buf,
-    mimeType,
   });
 
   if ("error" in saved) {
@@ -95,10 +130,20 @@ export const POST = apiRoute("uploads.post", async (request: NextRequest) => {
         "File uploads are not configured (UPLOAD_ROOT is unset).",
       );
     }
+    const reason = saved.reason ?? "invalidType";
+    if (reason === "tooLarge") {
+      return errorJson(
+        "payload_too_large",
+        messageForValidationReason("tooLarge"),
+        413,
+        { details: { reason } },
+      );
+    }
     return errorJson(
       "validation_error",
-      "File type or size is not allowed for this upload purpose.",
+      messageForValidationReason(reason),
       400,
+      { details: { reason } },
     );
   }
 

app/components/asset/Logo/Logo.tsx

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const Logo = memo<LogoProps>(
       ? "text-[var(--color-content-invert-primary)]"
       : "text-[var(--color-content-default-primary)]";
     const wordmarkVisibilityClass =
-      size === "topNavFolderTop" || size === "topNavHeader"
+      size === "topNavHeader"
         ? wordmark
           ? "hidden md:block"
           : "hidden"

app/components/cards/Rule/Rule.container.tsx

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const RuleContainer = memo<RuleProps>(
     backgroundColor = "bg-[var(--color-community-teal-100)]",
     className = "",
     onClick,
+    href,
     expanded = false,
     size: sizeProp,
     categories,
@@ -95,8 +96,9 @@ const RuleContainer = memo<RuleProps>(
         icon={icon}
         backgroundColor={backgroundColor}
         className={className}
+        href={hasBottomLinks ? undefined : href}
         onClick={hasBottomLinks ? undefined : handleClick}
-        onKeyDown={hasBottomLinks ? undefined : handleKeyDown}
+        onKeyDown={hasBottomLinks || href ? undefined : handleKeyDown}
         expanded={expanded}
         size={size}
         categories={categories}

app/components/cards/Rule/Rule.types.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export interface RuleProps {
   backgroundColor?: string;
   className?: string;
   onClick?: () => void;
+  /**
+   * When set, the card is a real link (focusable, Enter, open in a new tab)
+   * instead of a click-only `role="button"` surface.
+   */
+  href?: string;
   expanded?: boolean;
   size?: RuleSizeValue;
   categories?: Category[];
@@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ export interface RuleViewProps {
   backgroundColor: string;
   className: string;
   onClick?: () => void;
+  href?: string;
   onKeyDown?: (_event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
   expanded: boolean;
   size: RuleSizeValue;

app/components/cards/Rule/Rule.view.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import Image from "next/image";
+import NextLink from "next/link";
 import MultiSelect from "../../controls/MultiSelect";
 import InlineTextButton from "../../buttons/InlineTextButton";
 import NavigationLink from "../../navigation/Link";
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export function RuleView({
   backgroundColor,
   className,
   onClick,
+  href,
   onKeyDown,
   expanded,
   size,
@@ -264,16 +266,11 @@ export function RuleView({
     );
   }
 
-  return (
-    <div
-      className={`${backgroundColor} ${cardPadding} ${cardGap} ${borderRadiusClass} shadow-[0px_0px_48px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.1)] ${interactiveCard ? "hover:shadow-[0px_0px_64px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.15)] transition-shadow duration-200" : ""} flex flex-col items-start justify-center relative ${cardWidth || "w-full"} ${className || ""}`}
-      tabIndex={interactiveCard ? 0 : undefined}
-      role={interactiveCard ? "button" : "article"}
-      aria-label={ariaLabel}
-      aria-expanded={interactiveCard ? expanded : undefined}
-      onClick={interactiveCard ? onClick : undefined}
-      onKeyDown={interactiveCard ? onKeyDown : undefined}
-    >
+  const cardClassName = `${backgroundColor} ${cardPadding} ${cardGap} ${borderRadiusClass} shadow-[0px_0px_48px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.1)] ${interactiveCard ? "hover:shadow-[0px_0px_64px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.15)] transition-shadow duration-200" : ""} flex flex-col items-start justify-center relative ${cardWidth || "w-full"} ${href ? "no-underline text-inherit" : ""} ${className || ""}`;
+  const isLinkCard = Boolean(href) && interactiveCard;
+
+  const cardBody = (
+    <>
       {/* Figma: Header = `border-b` row, `gap-px`, icon `pl-1 pr-2 py-2` + `border-l` on title. */}
       <div
         className="
@@ -483,6 +480,33 @@ export function RuleView({
           </div>
         )
       )}
+    </>
+  );
+
+  if (isLinkCard && href) {
+    return (
+      <NextLink
+        href={href}
+        className={cardClassName}
+        aria-label={ariaLabel}
+        onClick={onClick}
+      >
+        {cardBody}
+      </NextLink>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cardClassName}
+      tabIndex={interactiveCard ? 0 : undefined}
+      role={interactiveCard ? "button" : "article"}
+      aria-label={ariaLabel}
+      aria-expanded={interactiveCard ? expanded : undefined}
+      onClick={interactiveCard ? onClick : undefined}
+      onKeyDown={interactiveCard ? onKeyDown : undefined}
+    >
+      {cardBody}
     </div>
   );
 }

app/components/content/ContentContainer/ContentContainer.container.tsx

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type { ContentContainerProps } from "./ContentContainer.types";
 const ContentContainerContainer = memo<ContentContainerProps>(
   ({
     post,
-    width = "200px",
+    width: widthProp,
     size: sizeProp = "responsive",
     tone: toneProp = "inverse",
     leadingImageSrc,
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const ContentContainerContainer = memo<ContentContainerProps>(
     const size = sizeProp;
     const tone = toneProp;
     const showLeadingImage = showLeadingImageProp;
+    const width =
+      widthProp ?? (size === "useCase" ? "100%" : "200px");
     const onLight = tone === "onLight";
     const titleColor = onLight
       ? "text-[var(--color-content-default-primary)] group-hover:text-[var(--color-content-default-brand-primary)]"
@@ -57,40 +59,56 @@ const ContentContainerContainer = memo<ContentContainerProps>(
       },
     );
 
+    const isUseCase = size === "useCase";
+
     const containerClasses =
       size === "xs"
         ? "relative z-20 flex h-full flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-012)]"
-        : "relative z-20 h-full flex flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-012)] sm:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-016)] md:gap-[18px] lg:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-024)]";
+        : isUseCase
+          ? "relative z-20 flex h-full w-full min-w-0 flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-024)]"
+          : "relative z-20 h-full flex flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-012)] sm:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-016)] md:gap-[18px] lg:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-024)]";
 
     const contentGapClasses =
       size === "xs"
         ? "flex flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-008)]"
-        : "flex flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-008)] sm:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-012)] md:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-008)] lg:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-016)] xl:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-004)]";
+        : isUseCase
+          ? "flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-016)]"
+          : "flex flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-008)] sm:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-012)] md:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-008)] lg:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-016)] xl:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-004)]";
 
     const textGapClasses =
       size === "xs"
         ? "flex flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-004)]"
-        : "flex flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-004)] md:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-002)] lg:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-004)]";
+        : isUseCase
+          ? "flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-004)]"
+          : "flex flex-col gap-[var(--measures-spacing-004)] md:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-002)] lg:gap-[var(--measures-spacing-004)]";
 
     const titleClasses =
       size === "xs"
         ? `font-bricolage-grotesque font-medium text-[18px] leading-[22px] transition-colors ${titleColor}`
-        : `font-bricolage-grotesque font-medium text-xx-small-display sm:text-x-small-display md:text-[32px] md:leading-[110%] lg:text-medium-display xl:text-x-large-display transition-colors ${titleColor}`;
+        : isUseCase
+          ? `w-full font-bricolage-grotesque font-medium text-[32px] leading-[110%] lg:text-medium-display transition-colors ${titleColor}`
+          : `font-bricolage-grotesque font-medium text-xx-small-display sm:text-x-small-display md:text-[32px] md:leading-[110%] lg:text-medium-display xl:text-x-large-display transition-colors ${titleColor}`;
 
     const descriptionClasses =
       size === "xs"
         ? `text-x-small-paragraph max-w-md ${bodyColor}`
-        : `text-x-small-paragraph sm:text-small-paragraph md:text-small-paragraph lg:text-large-paragraph xl:text-x-large-paragraph ${bodyColor}`;
+        : isUseCase
+          ? `w-full text-small-paragraph lg:text-large-paragraph ${bodyColor}`
+          : `text-x-small-paragraph sm:text-small-paragraph md:text-small-paragraph lg:text-large-paragraph xl:text-x-large-paragraph ${bodyColor}`;
 
     const authorClasses =
       size === "xs"
         ? `overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap text-xx-small-paragraph ${bodyColor}`
-        : `text-xx-small-paragraph md:text-x-small-paragraph lg:text-small-paragraph xl:text-large-paragraph ${bodyColor}`;
+        : isUseCase
+          ? `overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap text-x-small-paragraph lg:text-small-paragraph ${bodyColor}`
+          : `text-xx-small-paragraph md:text-x-small-paragraph lg:text-small-paragraph xl:text-large-paragraph ${bodyColor}`;
 
     const dateClasses =
       size === "xs"
         ? `overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap text-xx-small-paragraph ${bodyColor}`
-        : `text-xx-small-paragraph md:text-x-small-paragraph lg:text-small-paragraph xl:text-large-paragraph ${bodyColor}`;
+        : isUseCase
+          ? `overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap text-x-small-paragraph lg:text-small-paragraph ${bodyColor}`
+          : `text-xx-small-paragraph md:text-x-small-paragraph lg:text-small-paragraph xl:text-large-paragraph ${bodyColor}`;
 
     return (
       <ContentContainerView

app/components/content/ContentContainer/ContentContainer.types.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { BlogPost } from "../../../../lib/content";
-
-export type ContentContainerSizeValue = "xs" | "responsive";
+import type { ContentContainerSizeValue } from "../../../../lib/propNormalization";
 
 /** `inverse` — blog hero on imagery; `onLight` — marketing pages on default surface. */
 export type ContentContainerToneValue = "inverse" | "onLight";
@@ -9,7 +8,8 @@ export interface ContentContainerProps {
   post: BlogPost;
   width?: string;
   /**
-   * Content container size.
+   * `xs` — catalog thumbnail. `responsive` — article banner (scales through xl).
+   * `useCase` — case-study ContentBanner lockup (Figma 365px / medium-display).
    */
   size?: ContentContainerSizeValue;
   /**
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface ContentContainerProps {
 export interface ContentContainerViewProps {
   post: BlogPost;
   width: string;
-  size: "xs" | "responsive";
+  size: ContentContainerSizeValue;
   tone: ContentContainerToneValue;
   iconImage: string;
   iconAlt: string;

app/components/controls/Chip/Chip.types.ts

@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ export interface ChipProps {
   className?: string;
   /**
    * Whether the chip should be non-interactive. Defaults to `true` when
-   * `state === "disabled"` to preserve historical behavior. Pass
-   * `disabled={false}` alongside `state="disabled"` to render the dimmed
-   * "disabled" visual while keeping the chip clickable — useful for toggle
-   * groups where the unselected state is the disabled visual.
+   * `state === "disabled"`. Toggle groups use `selected` / `unselected`
+   * (Chip sets `aria-pressed`); pass `disabled` only when the chip cannot
+   * be activated.
    */
   disabled?: boolean;
   onClick?: (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => void;

app/components/controls/Chip/Chip.view.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,81 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { memo } from "react";
+import { memo, type CSSProperties } from "react";
 import type { ChipViewProps } from "./Chip.types";
 
+function chipSurfaceStyle(
+  state: ChipViewProps["state"],
+  palette: ChipViewProps["palette"],
+  size: ChipViewProps["size"],
+): CSSProperties {
+  const borderWidth = size === "s" ? "1.25px" : "2px";
+  const reset: CSSProperties = {
+    appearance: "none",
+    WebkitAppearance: "none",
+    backgroundImage: "none",
+  };
+
+  const paint = (
+    backgroundColor: string,
+    color: string,
+    borderColor?: string,
+  ): CSSProperties => ({
+    ...reset,
+    backgroundColor,
+    color,
+    WebkitTextFillColor: color,
+    ...(borderColor
+      ? { borderWidth, borderStyle: "solid", borderColor }
+      : { borderWidth: 0, borderStyle: "none", borderColor: "transparent" }),
+  });
+
+  if (palette === "inverse") {
+    if (state === "disabled") {
+      return paint(
+        "var(--color-surface-inverse-tertiary)",
+        "var(--color-content-inverse-primary)",
+      );
+    }
+    if (state === "selected") {
+      return paint(
+        "var(--color-surface-default-semi-opaque)",
+        "var(--color-content-inverse-primary)",
+        "var(--color-border-default-primary)",
+      );
+    }
+    return paint(
+      "transparent",
+      "var(--color-content-inverse-primary)",
+      "var(--color-border-default-primary)",
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (state === "custom") {
+    return paint(
+      "var(--color-surface-default-secondary)",
+      "var(--color-content-default-tertiary)",
+    );
+  }
+  if (state === "disabled") {
+    return paint(
+      "var(--color-surface-default-secondary)",
+      "var(--color-content-invert-tertiary)",
+    );
+  }
+  if (state === "selected") {
+    return paint(
+      "var(--color-surface-invert-brand-primary, #fefcc9)",
+      "var(--color-content-invert-primary, #000)",
+      "var(--color-border-default-brand-primary, #fdfaa8)",
+    );
+  }
+  return paint(
+    "transparent",
+    "var(--color-content-default-brand-primary, #fefcc9)",
+    "var(--color-border-default-tertiary, #464646)",
+  );
+}
+
 function ChipView({
   label,
   state,
@@ -23,17 +96,15 @@ function ChipView({
   typeToAddPlaceholder,
   closeAriaLabel,
 }: ChipViewProps) {
-  // The container is the source of truth for `disabled`. This allows
-  // `state="disabled"` to be used purely as a visual (for toggle-group chips
-  // that look dimmed while remaining clickable) by passing `disabled={false}`.
+  // The container is the source of truth for `disabled`. `state="disabled"`
+  // is the non-interactive visual only — toggle groups use selected/unselected.
   const isDisabled = disabled ?? false;
   const isSelected = state === "selected";
   const isCustom = state === "custom";
-
-  const isInverse = palette === "inverse";
-  const isDefault = palette === "default";
+  const isToggle = !isCustom;
 
   const isSmall = size === "s";
+  const surfaceStyle = chipSurfaceStyle(state, palette, size);
 
   // Size-based styles from Figma tokens
   // Custom state has different padding
@@ -45,59 +116,8 @@ function ChipView({
       ? "h-[30px] px-[var(--measures-spacing-200,8px)] gap-[var(--measures-spacing-050,2px)] text-x-small-label"
       : "px-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)] py-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)] gap-[var(--measures-spacing-150,6px)] text-medium-label";
 
-  // Palette + state styling based on Figma examples
-  // Use consistent border width to prevent layout shift
-  const borderWidth = isSmall ? "border-[1.25px]" : "border-2";
-
-  let background =
-    "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0))]";
-  let border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-tertiary,#464646)]`;
-  let textColor =
-    "text-[color:var(--color-content-default-brand-primary,#fefcc9)]";
-
-  if (isDefault) {
-    if (state === "custom") {
-      background = "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-secondary,#141414)]"; // dark background for custom
-      border = "border-none";
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-default-tertiary,#b4b4b4)]";
-    } else if (state === "disabled") {
-      background = "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-secondary,#141414)]"; // dark background
-      border = "border-none";
-      // Per Figma (node 19839:13842) disabled uses invert-tertiary for the
-      // strongly dimmed look, not default-tertiary.
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-invert-tertiary,#2d2d2d)]";
-    } else if (isSelected) {
-      background = "bg-[var(--color-surface-invert-brand-primary,#fefcc9)]"; // yellow selected
-      border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-brand-primary,#fdfaa8)]`;
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-invert-primary,black)]";
-    } else {
-      // Unselected default
-      background =
-        "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0))]";
-      border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-tertiary,#464646)]`;
-      textColor =
-        "text-[color:var(--color-content-default-brand-primary,#fefcc9)]";
-    }
-  } else if (isInverse) {
-    if (state === "disabled") {
-      background = "bg-[var(--color-surface-inverse-tertiary,#d2d2d2)]";
-      border = "border-none";
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-inverse-primary,black)]";
-    } else if (isSelected) {
-      background =
-        "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-semi-opaque,rgba(0,0,0,0.05))]";
-      border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-primary,#141414)]`;
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-inverse-primary,black)]";
-    } else {
-      // Unselected / custom inverse
-      background =
-        "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0))]";
-      border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-primary,#141414)]`;
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-inverse-primary,black)]";
-    }
-  }
-
   const baseClasses = `
+    appearance-none
     inline-flex
     max-w-full
     items-center
@@ -107,7 +127,7 @@ function ChipView({
     box-border
     focus:outline-none
     focus-visible:ring-2
-    focus-visible:ring-[var(--color-border-default-primary,#141414)]
+    focus-visible:ring-[var(--color-border-default-primary)]
     focus-visible:ring-offset-2
     focus-visible:ring-offset-transparent
     transition-[background,border-color,color,box-shadow]
@@ -121,15 +141,7 @@ function ChipView({
     ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-60"
     : "cursor-pointer";
 
-  const combinedClasses = [
-    baseClasses,
-    sizeClasses,
-    background,
-    border,
-    textColor,
-    stateClasses,
-    className,
-  ]
+  const combinedClasses = [baseClasses, sizeClasses, stateClasses, className]
     .filter(Boolean)
     .join(" ");
 
@@ -145,6 +157,7 @@ function ChipView({
 
   const sharedA11y = {
     "aria-label": ariaLabel,
+    ...(isToggle ? { "aria-pressed": isSelected } : {}),
   };
 
   // Custom state rendering with check/close buttons
@@ -152,6 +165,7 @@ function ChipView({
     return (
       <div
         className={combinedClasses}
+        style={surfaceStyle}
         role="button"
         tabIndex={0}
         onClick={handleClick}
@@ -261,11 +275,37 @@ function ChipView({
     <button
       type="button"
       className={combinedClasses}
+      style={surfaceStyle}
       disabled={isDisabled}
       onClick={handleClick}
       {...sharedA11y}
     >
-      <span className="min-w-0 truncate">{label}</span>
+      {isSelected ? (
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden
+          viewBox="0 0 12 12"
+          fill="none"
+          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+          className={`shrink-0 ${isSmall ? "size-[12px]" : "size-[16px]"}`}
+        >
+          <path
+            d="M10 3L4.5 8.5L2 6"
+            stroke="currentColor"
+            strokeWidth="1.5"
+            strokeLinecap="round"
+            strokeLinejoin="round"
+          />
+        </svg>
+      ) : null}
+      <span
+        className="min-w-0 truncate"
+        style={{
+          color: surfaceStyle.color,
+          WebkitTextFillColor: surfaceStyle.WebkitTextFillColor,
+        }}
+      >
+        {label}
+      </span>
       {onRemove && !isDisabled && (
         <button
           type="button"

app/components/controls/InputWithCounter/InputWithCounter.view.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useId } from "react";
 import type { InputWithCounterProps } from "./InputWithCounter.types";
 
 export function InputWithCounterView({
@@ -10,12 +13,16 @@ export function InputWithCounterView({
   className = "",
   inputClassName = "",
 }: InputWithCounterProps) {
+  const inputId = useId();
   return (
     <div className={`space-y-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] ${className}`}>
       {/* Label with help icon */}
       {label && (
         <div className="flex items-center gap-[var(--spacing-scale-002)]">
-          <label className="text-[14px] leading-[20px] font-medium text-[var(--color-content-default-primary)]">
+          <label
+            htmlFor={inputId}
+            className="text-[14px] leading-[20px] font-medium text-[var(--color-content-default-primary)]"
+          >
             {label}
           </label>
           {showHelpIcon && (
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ export function InputWithCounterView({
       {/* Input field */}
       <div className="relative">
         <input
+          id={inputId}
           type="text"
           placeholder={placeholder}
           value={value}

app/components/controls/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.container.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import type { MultiSelectProps } from "./MultiSelect.types";
 const MultiSelectContainer = memo<MultiSelectProps>(
   ({
     label,
-    showHelpIcon = true,
+    showHelpIcon = false,
     size: sizeProp = "m",
     palette: paletteProp = "default",
     options,
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const MultiSelectContainer = memo<MultiSelectProps>(
     formHeader = true,
     onCustomChipConfirm,
     onCustomChipClose,
+    maxSelections,
+    selectionCountText,
+    limitReachedAnnouncement,
     className = "",
   }) => {
     const t = useTranslation("controlsChrome");
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@ const MultiSelectContainer = memo<MultiSelectProps>(
         formHeader={formHeader}
         onCustomChipConfirm={onCustomChipConfirm}
         onCustomChipClose={onCustomChipClose}
+        maxSelections={maxSelections}
+        selectionCountText={selectionCountText}
+        limitReachedAnnouncement={limitReachedAnnouncement}
         className={className}
       />
     );

app/components/controls/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.types.ts

@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ export interface MultiSelectProps {
    * Callback when a custom chip is closed/removed
    */
   onCustomChipClose?: (chipId: string) => void;
+  /**
+   * When set, unselected chips and the add control become non-interactive
+   * once this many options are `selected`.
+   */
+  maxSelections?: number;
+  /** Visible selection counter, e.g. "3 of 5". */
+  selectionCountText?: string;
+  /** Announced when the selection limit is reached. */
+  limitReachedAnnouncement?: string;
   className?: string;
 }
 
@@ -79,5 +88,8 @@ export interface MultiSelectViewProps {
   formHeader: boolean;
   onCustomChipConfirm?: (chipId: string, value: string) => void;
   onCustomChipClose?: (chipId: string) => void;
+  maxSelections?: number;
+  selectionCountText?: string;
+  limitReachedAnnouncement?: string;
   className: string;
 }

app/components/controls/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.view.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ function MultiSelectView({
   formHeader = true,
   onCustomChipConfirm,
   onCustomChipClose,
+  maxSelections,
+  selectionCountText,
+  limitReachedAnnouncement,
   className,
 }: MultiSelectViewProps) {
   const isSmall = size === "s";
@@ -30,6 +33,11 @@ function MultiSelectView({
     : "gap-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)]";
 
   const chipSize = size;
+  const selectedCount = options.filter((o) => o.state === "selected").length;
+  const atLimit =
+    maxSelections != null && selectedCount >= maxSelections;
+  const countCaption = selectionCountText?.trim() ?? "";
+  const helperText = countCaption.length > 0 ? countCaption : false;
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -41,58 +49,83 @@ function MultiSelectView({
           label={label}
           helpIcon={showHelpIcon}
           asterisk={false}
-          helperText={false}
+          helperText={helperText}
           size={size}
           palette={palette}
         />
       )}
 
+      {!formHeader || !label ? (
+        countCaption.length > 0 ? (
+          <p className="w-full text-x-small-paragraph text-[color:var(--color-content-default-tertiary,#b4b4b4)]">
+            {countCaption}
+          </p>
+        ) : null
+      ) : null}
+
+      {limitReachedAnnouncement ? (
+        <p className="sr-only" aria-live="polite">
+          {atLimit ? limitReachedAnnouncement : ""}
+        </p>
+      ) : null}
+
       {/* Chips container */}
       <div
         className={`flex flex-wrap ${gapClass} items-center relative shrink-0 w-full`}
       >
-        {options.map((option) => (
-          <Chip
-            key={option.id}
-            label={option.state === "custom" ? "" : option.label}
-            state={option.state || "unselected"}
-            palette={palette}
-            size={chipSize}
-            onClick={() => {
-              if (option.state !== "custom" && onChipClick) {
-                onChipClick(option.id);
-              }
-            }}
-            onCheck={(value, e) => {
-              e.stopPropagation();
-              if (onCustomChipConfirm) {
-                onCustomChipConfirm(option.id, value);
-              }
-            }}
-            onClose={(e) => {
-              e.stopPropagation();
-              if (onCustomChipClose) {
-                onCustomChipClose(option.id);
-              }
-            }}
-          />
-        ))}
+        {options.map((option) => {
+          const isCustom = option.state === "custom";
+          const isSelected = option.state === "selected";
+          const chipDisabled = !isCustom && !isSelected && atLimit;
+          const chipState = chipDisabled
+            ? "disabled"
+            : option.state || "unselected";
+          return (
+            <Chip
+              key={option.id}
+              label={isCustom ? "" : option.label}
+              state={chipState}
+              palette={palette}
+              size={chipSize}
+              disabled={chipDisabled}
+              onClick={() => {
+                if (!isCustom && !chipDisabled && onChipClick) {
+                  onChipClick(option.id);
+                }
+              }}
+              onCheck={(value, e) => {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                if (onCustomChipConfirm) {
+                  onCustomChipConfirm(option.id, value);
+                }
+              }}
+              onClose={(e) => {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                if (onCustomChipClose) {
+                  onCustomChipClose(option.id);
+                }
+              }}
+            />
+          );
+        })}
 
         {/* Add button — icon-only: bordered circle + brand icon (chips stay yellow). With label: Figma 19688:38288 — brand + icon, primary label text, no fill/border. */}
         {addButton && (
           <button
             type="button"
             aria-label={addButtonAriaLabel}
+            disabled={atLimit}
             onClick={(e) => {
               e.stopPropagation();
+              if (atLimit) return;
               onAddClick?.();
             }}
             className={
               !addButtonText
                 ? // Circular button with border (Rule style)
-                  `cursor-pointer bg-[var(--color-surface-default-transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0))] border-[1.25px] ${isInverse ? "border-[var(--color-border-default-primary,#141414)]" : "border-[var(--color-border-default-tertiary,#464646)]"} border-solid flex items-center justify-center ${isSmall ? "size-[30px]" : "size-[40px]"} rounded-[var(--measures-radius-full,9999px)] shrink-0 hover:opacity-80 transition-opacity`
+                  `${atLimit ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-60" : "cursor-pointer hover:opacity-80"} bg-[var(--color-surface-default-transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0))] border-[1.25px] ${isInverse ? "border-[var(--color-border-default-primary,#141414)]" : "border-[var(--color-border-default-tertiary,#464646)]"} border-solid flex items-center justify-center ${isSmall ? "size-[30px]" : "size-[40px]"} rounded-[var(--measures-radius-full,9999px)] shrink-0 transition-opacity`
                 : // Text add control (default palette: white label + brand “+”; inverse: inverse primary for both)
-                  `cursor-pointer flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-[var(--measures-radius-full,9999px)] shrink-0 hover:opacity-80 transition-opacity ${
+                  `${atLimit ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-60" : "cursor-pointer hover:opacity-80"} flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-[var(--measures-radius-full,9999px)] shrink-0 transition-opacity ${
                     isSmall
                       ? "gap-[var(--measures-spacing-100,4px)] px-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)] py-[var(--measures-spacing-200,8px)]"
                       : "gap-[var(--measures-spacing-150,6px)] px-[var(--space-400,16px)] py-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)]"

app/components/controls/TextArea/TextArea.view.tsx

@@ -36,31 +36,39 @@ export const TextAreaView = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, TextAreaViewProps>(
     },
     ref,
   ) => {
+    const labelEl = label ? (
+      formHeader ? (
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-[var(--measures-spacing-200,4px_8px)] items-baseline pr-[var(--measures-spacing-100,4px)] relative shrink-0 w-full">
+          <div className="flex gap-[var(--measures-spacing-050,2px)] items-center relative shrink-0">
+            <label
+              id={labelId}
+              htmlFor={textareaId}
+              className={`${labelClasses} font-medium text-[var(--color-content-default-secondary)]`}
+            >
+              {label}
+            </label>
+            {showHelpIcon && (
+              <div className="relative shrink-0 size-[12px]">
+                {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element -- icon asset */}
+                <img
+                  src={getAssetPath(ASSETS.ICON_HELP)}
+                  alt={helpIconAlt}
+                  className="block max-w-none size-full"
+                />
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <label id={labelId} htmlFor={textareaId} className="sr-only">
+          {label}
+        </label>
+      )
+    ) : null;
+
     return (
       <div className={containerClasses}>
-        {formHeader && label && (
-          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-[var(--measures-spacing-200,4px_8px)] items-baseline pr-[var(--measures-spacing-100,4px)] relative shrink-0 w-full">
-            <div className="flex gap-[var(--measures-spacing-050,2px)] items-center relative shrink-0">
-              <label
-                id={labelId}
-                htmlFor={textareaId}
-                className={`${labelClasses} font-medium text-[var(--color-content-default-secondary)]`}
-              >
-                {label}
-              </label>
-              {showHelpIcon && (
-                <div className="relative shrink-0 size-[12px]">
-                  {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element -- icon asset */}
-                  <img
-                    src={getAssetPath(ASSETS.ICON_HELP)}
-                    alt={helpIconAlt}
-                    className="block max-w-none size-full"
-                  />
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        {labelEl}
         <div className={disabled ? "opacity-40" : ""}>
           <textarea
             ref={ref}

app/components/controls/TextInput/TextInput.container.tsx

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ const TextInputContainer = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, TextInputProps>(
       textHint = false,
       formHeader = true,
       maxLength,
+      autoComplete,
+      inputMode,
+      required = false,
+      form,
+      onKeyDown,
       ...props
     },
     ref,
@@ -250,6 +255,11 @@ const TextInputContainer = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, TextInputProps>(
         maxLength={maxLength}
         helpIconAlt={t("helpIconAlt")}
         hintDefault={t("hintDefault")}
+        autoComplete={autoComplete}
+        inputMode={inputMode}
+        required={required}
+        form={form}
+        onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
         {...props}
       />
     );

app/components/controls/TextInput/TextInput.types.ts

@@ -67,4 +67,9 @@ export interface TextInputViewProps {
   maxLength?: number;
   helpIconAlt: string;
   hintDefault: string;
+  autoComplete?: string;
+  inputMode?: React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>["inputMode"];
+  required?: boolean;
+  form?: string;
+  onKeyDown?: React.KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLInputElement>;
 }

app/components/controls/TextInput/TextInput.view.tsx

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const TextInputView = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, TextInputViewProps>(
       name,
       type,
       disabled,
-      error: _error,
+      error = false,
       className: _className,
       containerClasses,
       labelClasses,
@@ -31,34 +31,49 @@ export const TextInputView = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, TextInputViewProps>(
       maxLength,
       helpIconAlt,
       hintDefault,
+      autoComplete,
+      inputMode,
+      required = false,
+      form,
+      onKeyDown,
+      state: _state,
+      isFilled: _isFilled,
     },
     ref,
   ) => {
+    const labelEl = label ? (
+      formHeader ? (
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-[var(--measures-spacing-200,4px_8px)] items-baseline pr-[var(--measures-spacing-100,4px)] relative shrink-0 w-full">
+          <div className="flex gap-[var(--measures-spacing-050,2px)] items-center relative shrink-0">
+            <label
+              id={labelId}
+              htmlFor={inputId}
+              className={`${labelClasses} font-medium text-[var(--color-content-default-primary)]`}
+            >
+              {label}
+            </label>
+            {showHelpIcon && (
+              <div className="relative shrink-0 size-[12px]">
+                {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element -- icon asset */}
+                <img
+                  src={getAssetPath(ASSETS.ICON_HELP)}
+                  alt={helpIconAlt}
+                  className="block max-w-none size-full"
+                />
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <label id={labelId} htmlFor={inputId} className="sr-only">
+          {label}
+        </label>
+      )
+    ) : null;
+
     return (
       <div className={containerClasses}>
-        {formHeader && label && (
-          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-[var(--measures-spacing-200,4px_8px)] items-baseline pr-[var(--measures-spacing-100,4px)] relative shrink-0 w-full">
-            <div className="flex gap-[var(--measures-spacing-050,2px)] items-center relative shrink-0">
-              <label
-                id={labelId}
-                htmlFor={inputId}
-                className={`${labelClasses} font-medium text-[var(--color-content-default-primary)]`}
-              >
-                {label}
-              </label>
-              {showHelpIcon && (
-                <div className="relative shrink-0 size-[12px]">
-                  {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element -- icon asset */}
-                  <img
-                    src={getAssetPath(ASSETS.ICON_HELP)}
-                    alt={helpIconAlt}
-                    className="block max-w-none size-full"
-                  />
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        {labelEl}
         <div className={inputWrapperClasses}>
           <div className={disabled ? "opacity-40" : ""}>
             <input
@@ -71,9 +86,16 @@ export const TextInputView = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, TextInputViewProps>(
               onChange={handleChange}
               onFocus={handleFocus}
               onBlur={handleBlur}
+              onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
               onMouseDown={handleMouseDown}
               disabled={disabled}
               maxLength={maxLength}
+              autoComplete={autoComplete}
+              inputMode={inputMode}
+              required={required}
+              form={form}
+              aria-invalid={error || undefined}
+              aria-required={required || undefined}
               className={inputClasses}
               style={{ borderRadius }}
             />

app/components/modals/Create/useCreateModalA11y.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,93 @@
 "use client";
 
 import type { RefObject } from "react";
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+const FOCUSABLE_SELECTOR =
+  'button, [href], input, select, textarea, [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])';
+
+let lastInteractedFocusable: HTMLElement | null = null;
+let interactionTrackingBound = false;
+
+function closestFocusable(target: EventTarget | null): HTMLElement | null {
+  if (!(target instanceof Element)) return null;
+  const match = target.closest(FOCUSABLE_SELECTOR);
+  return match instanceof HTMLElement ? match : null;
+}
+
+/** Menu items unmount on select; restore to the control that opened the menu. */
+function menuTriggerFor(item: HTMLElement): HTMLElement | null {
+  if (item.getAttribute("role") !== "menuitem") return null;
+  const menu = item.closest("[role='menu']");
+  const menuId = menu?.getAttribute("id");
+  if (menuId) {
+    const trigger = document.querySelector(
+      `[aria-controls="${CSS.escape(menuId)}"]`,
+    );
+    if (trigger instanceof HTMLElement) return trigger;
+  }
+  const expanded = document.querySelector(
+    '[aria-haspopup="menu"][aria-expanded="true"]',
+  );
+  return expanded instanceof HTMLElement ? expanded : null;
+}
+
+function stableFocusableFrom(target: EventTarget | null): HTMLElement | null {
+  const focusable = closestFocusable(target);
+  if (!focusable) return null;
+  return menuTriggerFor(focusable) ?? focusable;
+}
+
+function isRestorable(
+  node: HTMLElement | null,
+  dialog: HTMLElement | null,
+): node is HTMLElement {
+  if (!node?.isConnected) return false;
+  if (node === document.body || node === document.documentElement) return false;
+  if (dialog?.contains(node)) return false;
+  return true;
+}
+
+function retainLastInteracted(): void {
+  if (interactionTrackingBound || typeof document === "undefined") return;
+  interactionTrackingBound = true;
+  const save = (event: Event) => {
+    const el = stableFocusableFrom(event.target);
+    if (!el) return;
+    lastInteractedFocusable = el;
+  };
+  document.addEventListener("pointerdown", save, true);
+  document.addEventListener("focusin", save);
+}
+
+retainLastInteracted();
+
+function snapshotTrigger(dialog: HTMLElement | null): HTMLElement | null {
+  if (lastInteractedFocusable && !lastInteractedFocusable.isConnected) {
+    lastInteractedFocusable = null;
+  }
+  const active =
+    document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement
+      ? document.activeElement
+      : null;
+  const fromActive = isRestorable(active, dialog)
+    ? (menuTriggerFor(active) ?? active)
+    : null;
+  if (fromActive && isRestorable(fromActive, dialog)) return fromActive;
+  if (isRestorable(lastInteractedFocusable, dialog)) {
+    return lastInteractedFocusable;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function restoreFocus(node: HTMLElement | null): void {
+  if (!node?.isConnected) return;
+  node.focus();
+}
 
 /**
- * Escape-to-close, body scroll lock, focus move-in and tab trap for Create-shell modals.
+ * Escape-to-close, body scroll lock, focus move-in, tab trap, and restore
+ * focus to the control that opened a Create-shell modal.
  */
 export function useCreateModalA11y(
   isOpen: boolean,
@@ -28,17 +111,17 @@ export function useCreateModalA11y(
     };
   }, [isOpen, onClose]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
     if (!isOpen) return;
 
-    previousActiveElementRef.current = document.activeElement as HTMLElement;
+    previousActiveElementRef.current = snapshotTrigger(dialogRef.current);
     document.body.style.overflow = "hidden";
 
     if (dialogRef.current) {
       const focusableElements = dialogRef.current.querySelectorAll(
-        'button, [href], input, select, textarea, [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])',
+        FOCUSABLE_SELECTOR,
       );
-      const firstElement = focusableElements[0] as HTMLElement;
+      const firstElement = focusableElements[0] as HTMLElement | undefined;
       if (firstElement) {
         firstElement.focus();
       } else {
@@ -51,23 +134,21 @@ export function useCreateModalA11y(
       if (e.key !== "Tab" || !dialogRef.current) return;
 
       const focusableElements = dialogRef.current.querySelectorAll(
-        'button, [href], input, select, textarea, [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])',
+        FOCUSABLE_SELECTOR,
       );
-      const firstElement = focusableElements[0] as HTMLElement;
+      const firstElement = focusableElements[0] as HTMLElement | undefined;
       const lastElement = focusableElements[
         focusableElements.length - 1
-      ] as HTMLElement;
+      ] as HTMLElement | undefined;
 
       if (e.shiftKey) {
         if (document.activeElement === firstElement) {
           e.preventDefault();
           lastElement?.focus();
         }
-      } else {
-        if (document.activeElement === lastElement) {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          firstElement?.focus();
-        }
+      } else if (document.activeElement === lastElement) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        firstElement?.focus();
       }
     };
 
@@ -76,7 +157,7 @@ export function useCreateModalA11y(
     return () => {
       document.body.style.overflow = "";
       document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleTab);
-      previousActiveElementRef.current?.focus();
+      restoreFocus(previousActiveElementRef.current);
     };
   }, [dialogRef, isOpen]);
 }

app/components/modals/Share/Share.container.tsx

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 /**
  * Figma: Community Rule System — "Modal / Share"
  * https://www.figma.com/design/agv0VBLiBlcnSAaiAORgPR/Community-Rule-System?node-id=22073-30884
+ * Copy-link hover / Copied! : 23769:27494 / 23769:27443
  */
-import { memo, useId, useRef } from "react";
+import { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useId, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 import { useCreateModalA11y } from "../Create/useCreateModalA11y";
 import { ShareView } from "./Share.view";
@@ -15,9 +16,27 @@ const ShareContainer = memo<ShareProps>((props) => {
   const overlayRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const titleId = useId();
   const t = useTranslation("modals.share");
+  const [linkCopied, setLinkCopied] = useState(false);
 
   useCreateModalA11y(props.isOpen, props.onClose, dialogRef);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!props.isOpen) {
+      setLinkCopied(false);
+    }
+  }, [props.isOpen]);
+
+  const onCopyLinkClick = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const result = await props.onCopyLink();
+      if (result !== false) {
+        setLinkCopied(true);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      setLinkCopied(false);
+    }
+  }, [props.onCopyLink]);
+
   return (
     <ShareView
       {...props}
@@ -27,6 +46,10 @@ const ShareContainer = memo<ShareProps>((props) => {
       title={t("title")}
       description={t("description")}
       copyLinkLabel={t("copyLink")}
+      copiedLabel={t("copied")}
+      copiedLive={t("copiedLive")}
+      linkCopied={linkCopied}
+      onCopyLinkClick={onCopyLinkClick}
       signalLabel={t("signal")}
       slackLabel={t("slack")}
       discordLabel={t("discord")}

app/components/modals/Share/Share.types.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import type { CreateModalBackdropVariant } from "../Create/CreateModalFrame.view
 export type ShareProps = {
   isOpen: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
-  onCopyLink: () => void | Promise<void>;
+  /** Return `false` when the clipboard write did not succeed. */
+  onCopyLink: () => void | boolean | Promise<void | boolean>;
   onEmailShare: () => void;
   onSignalShare: () => void | Promise<void>;
   onSlackShare: () => void | Promise<void>;
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ export type ShareViewProps = ShareProps & {
   title: string;
   description: string;
   copyLinkLabel: string;
+  copiedLabel: string;
+  copiedLive: string;
+  linkCopied: boolean;
+  onCopyLinkClick: () => void | Promise<void>;
   signalLabel: string;
   slackLabel: string;
   discordLabel: string;
@@ -34,4 +39,5 @@ export type ShareChannelTileProps = {
   onClick: () => void | Promise<void>;
   circleClassName: string;
   icon: ReactNode;
+  copied?: boolean;
 };

app/components/modals/Share/Share.view.tsx

@@ -34,19 +34,32 @@ function ShareAssetIcon(props: {
   );
 }
 
-function ShareChannelTile({ label, onClick, circleClassName, icon }: ShareChannelTileProps) {
+function ShareChannelTile({
+  label,
+  onClick,
+  circleClassName,
+  icon,
+  copied = false,
+}: ShareChannelTileProps) {
   return (
     <button
       type="button"
       onClick={() => void onClick()}
-      className="flex w-16 shrink-0 flex-col items-center gap-2 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[var(--color-border-invert-primary)] focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-[var(--color-surface-default-primary)]"
+      aria-pressed={copied || undefined}
+      className="group flex w-16 shrink-0 flex-col items-center gap-2 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[var(--color-border-invert-primary)] focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-[var(--color-surface-default-primary)]"
     >
       <div
-        className={`flex h-[60px] w-[60px] items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-solid ${circleClassName}`}
+        className={`flex h-[60px] w-[60px] items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-solid transition-[transform,background-color,border-color,filter] duration-150 ease-out group-active:scale-90 ${circleClassName}`}
       >
         {icon}
       </div>
-      <span className="max-w-[4.5rem] text-center text-x-small-label text-[var(--color-content-default-tertiary)]">
+      <span
+        className={`max-w-[4.5rem] text-center text-x-small-label ${
+          copied
+            ? "text-[var(--color-border-default-positive-primary)]"
+            : "text-[var(--color-content-default-tertiary)]"
+        }`}
+      >
         {label}
       </span>
     </button>
@@ -56,7 +69,6 @@ function ShareChannelTile({ label, onClick, circleClassName, icon }: ShareChanne
 export const ShareView = memo(function ShareView({
   isOpen,
   onClose,
-  onCopyLink,
   onEmailShare,
   onSignalShare,
   onSlackShare,
@@ -69,6 +81,10 @@ export const ShareView = memo(function ShareView({
   title,
   description,
   copyLinkLabel,
+  copiedLabel,
+  copiedLive,
+  linkCopied,
+  onCopyLinkClick,
   signalLabel,
   slackLabel,
   discordLabel,
@@ -109,36 +125,50 @@ export const ShareView = memo(function ShareView({
         {/* Channel circle hexes are third-party brand colors (copy/link, Signal, Slack, Discord), not DS tokens. */}
         <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-4">
           <ShareChannelTile
-            label={copyLinkLabel}
-            onClick={onCopyLink}
-            circleClassName="border-[#444444] bg-[#333333]"
-            icon={<ShareAssetIcon name="link" width={24} height={24} />}
+            label={linkCopied ? copiedLabel : copyLinkLabel}
+            onClick={onCopyLinkClick}
+            copied={linkCopied}
+            circleClassName={
+              linkCopied
+                ? "border-2 border-[#444444] bg-[#333333]"
+                : "border-[#444444] bg-[#333333] group-hover:border-2 group-hover:border-[var(--color-border-default-positive-primary)] group-hover:bg-[#444444]"
+            }
+            icon={
+              <ShareAssetIcon
+                name={linkCopied ? "check" : "link"}
+                width={24}
+                height={24}
+              />
+            }
           />
           <ShareChannelTile
             label={signalLabel}
             onClick={onSignalShare}
-            circleClassName="border-[#3a76f0] bg-[#3a76f0]"
+            circleClassName="border-[#3a76f0] bg-[#3a76f0] group-hover:brightness-110"
             icon={<ShareAssetIcon name="signal" width={26} height={26} />}
           />
           <ShareChannelTile
             label={slackLabel}
             onClick={onSlackShare}
-            circleClassName="border-[#4a154b] bg-[#4a154b]"
+            circleClassName="border-[#4a154b] bg-[#4a154b] group-hover:brightness-110"
             icon={<ShareAssetIcon name="slack" width={26} height={26} />}
           />
           <ShareChannelTile
             label={discordLabel}
             onClick={onDiscordShare}
-            circleClassName="border-[#5865f2] bg-[#5865f2]"
+            circleClassName="border-[#5865f2] bg-[#5865f2] group-hover:brightness-110"
             icon={<ShareAssetIcon name="discord" width={30} height={30} />}
           />
           <ShareChannelTile
             label={emailLabel}
             onClick={onEmailShare}
-            circleClassName="border-[var(--color-surface-default-brand-kiwi)] bg-[var(--color-surface-default-brand-kiwi)]"
+            circleClassName="border-[var(--color-surface-default-brand-kiwi)] bg-[var(--color-surface-default-brand-kiwi)] group-hover:brightness-110"
             icon={<ShareAssetIcon name="mail" width={24} height={24} />}
           />
         </div>
+        <p className="sr-only" aria-live="polite">
+          {linkCopied ? copiedLive : ""}
+        </p>
       </div>
 
       <ModalFooter

app/components/navigation/CreateFlowFooter/CreateFlowFooter.container.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const CreateFlowFooterContainer = memo<CreateFlowFooterProps>(
     proportionBarVariant,
     onBackClick,
     className = "",
+    contentMaxClass,
     footerAriaLabel,
   }) => {
     const t = useTranslation("controlsChrome");
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ const CreateFlowFooterContainer = memo<CreateFlowFooterProps>(
         proportionBarVariant={proportionBarVariant}
         onBackClick={onBackClick}
         className={className}
+        contentMaxClass={contentMaxClass}
         footerAriaLabel={footerAriaLabel ?? t("createFlowFooterAriaLabel")}
       />
     );

app/components/navigation/CreateFlowFooter/CreateFlowFooter.types.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ export interface CreateFlowFooterProps {
    * Additional CSS classes
    */
   className?: string;
+  /**
+   * Inner max-width for the progress bar and actions, matching the step
+   * content column so the primary button does not drift at wide viewports.
+   */
+  contentMaxClass?: string;
   /**
    * Accessible name for the footer landmark.
    */

app/components/navigation/CreateFlowFooter/CreateFlowFooter.view.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import ProportionBar from "../../progress/ProportionBar";
 import Button from "../../buttons/Button";
 import type { CreateFlowFooterProps } from "./CreateFlowFooter.types";
+import {
+  CREATE_FLOW_FOOTER_SCRIM_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS,
+  CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS,
+} from "../../../(app)/create/components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
 
 export function CreateFlowFooterView({
   secondButton,
@@ -9,41 +14,43 @@ export function CreateFlowFooterView({
   proportionBarVariant: proportionBarVariantProp,
   onBackClick,
   className = "",
+  contentMaxClass = CREATE_FLOW_TWO_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH_CLASS,
   footerAriaLabel,
 }: CreateFlowFooterProps) {
   const proportionBarVariant = proportionBarVariantProp ?? "default";
   return (
     <footer
-      className={`bg-black w-full ${className}`}
+      className={`relative bg-black w-full pb-[env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)] ${className}`}
       role="contentinfo"
       aria-label={footerAriaLabel}
     >
-      {/* Progress Bar - Top */}
-      {progressBar && (
-        <div className="px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-500,20px)] md:px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-1200,48px)] pt-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)]">
-          <ProportionBar
-            progress={proportionBarProgress}
-            variant={proportionBarVariant}
-          />
+      <div className={CREATE_FLOW_FOOTER_SCRIM_CLASS} aria-hidden />
+      <div className={CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS}>
+        <div className={`mx-auto w-full ${contentMaxClass}`}>
+          {progressBar && (
+            <div className="pt-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)]">
+              <ProportionBar
+                progress={proportionBarProgress}
+                variant={proportionBarVariant}
+              />
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)] gap-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)]">
+            <Button
+              buttonType="ghost"
+              palette="default"
+              size="xsmall"
+              className="!text-x-small-label md:!text-small-label !px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-200,8px)] md:!px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-250,10px)] !py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-200,8px)] md:!py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-250,10px)]"
+              onClick={onBackClick}
+              disabled={!onBackClick}
+            >
+              Back
+            </Button>
+
+            {secondButton && <div className="flex-shrink-0">{secondButton}</div>}
+          </div>
         </div>
-      )}
-
-      {/* Buttons Container */}
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between mx-auto max-w-[639px] md:max-w-[1920px] px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-500,20px)] md:px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-1200,48px)] py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)] gap-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)]">
-        {/* Back Button - Left */}
-        <Button
-          buttonType="ghost"
-          palette="default"
-          size="xsmall"
-          className="!text-x-small-label md:!text-small-label !px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-200,8px)] md:!px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-250,10px)] !py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-200,8px)] md:!py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-250,10px)]"
-          onClick={onBackClick}
-          disabled={!onBackClick}
-        >
-          Back
-        </Button>
-
-        {/* Second Button - Right */}
-        {secondButton && <div className="flex-shrink-0">{secondButton}</div>}
       </div>
     </footer>
   );

app/components/navigation/CreateFlowTopNav/CreateFlowTopNav.view.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Button from "../../buttons/Button";
 import ListItem from "../../layout/ListItem";
 import Popover from "../../modals/Popover";
 import type { CreateFlowTopNavViewProps } from "./CreateFlowTopNav.types";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS } from "../../../(app)/create/components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
 
 const outlineButtonClass =
   "md:!text-x-small-label !text-xx-small-label !px-[var(--spacing-scale-006,6px)] md:!px-[var(--spacing-scale-008,8px)] !py-[6px] md:!py-[8px] !border md:!border-[1.5px]";
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ export function CreateFlowTopNavView({
       aria-label={bannerAriaLabel}
     >
       <nav
-        className="flex items-center justify-between mx-auto max-w-[639px] md:max-w-[1920px] px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-500,20px)] md:px-[48px] py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)] md:py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-016,16px)]"
+        className={`flex items-center justify-between mx-auto w-full max-w-[1920px] ${CREATE_FLOW_PAGE_GUTTER_CLASS} py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-300,12px)] md:py-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-016,16px)]`}
         role="navigation"
         aria-label={navAriaLabel}
       >

app/components/navigation/Top/Top.container.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 "use client";
 
 /**
- * Figma: "Navigation / Top" (22078-808559)
+ * Figma: "Navigation / Top" (22078-808559); Folder-top 430–639 (18582:22056),
+ * 640–1023 (18580:17113).
  */
 
 import { memo, useCallback } from "react";
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ const FOLDER_NAV_ITEM_RESPONSIVE_CLASS =
 const CREATE_RULE_RESPONSIVE_CLASS =
   "lg:p-[var(--spacing-scale-012)] lg:gap-[var(--spacing-scale-006)] lg:text-medium-label xl:p-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] xl:gap-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] xl:text-x-large-label";
 
+const FOLDER_CREATE_RULE_RESPONSIVE_CLASS =
+  "md:p-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] md:gap-[var(--spacing-scale-002)] md:text-x-small-label lg:p-[var(--spacing-scale-012)] lg:gap-[var(--spacing-scale-006)] lg:text-medium-label xl:p-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] xl:gap-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] xl:text-x-large-label";
+
 const TopContainer = memo<TopProps>(
   ({ folderTop = false, loggedIn = false, profile = false, logIn = true }) => {
     const pathname = usePathname();
@@ -120,6 +124,9 @@ const TopContainer = memo<TopProps>(
       const navSelected =
         (loggedIn && pathname === "/profile") ||
         (!loggedIn && pathname === "/login");
+      const loginClassName = folderTop
+        ? FOLDER_NAV_ITEM_RESPONSIVE_CLASS
+        : NAV_ITEM_RESPONSIVE_CLASS;
 
       if (loggedIn) {
         return (
@@ -128,7 +135,7 @@ const TopContainer = memo<TopProps>(
             size="X Small"
             mode="default"
             state={navSelected ? "selected" : "default"}
-            className={NAV_ITEM_RESPONSIVE_CLASS}
+            className={loginClassName}
             ariaLabel={ariaLabel}
           >
             {label}
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ const TopContainer = memo<TopProps>(
           size="X Small"
           mode="default"
           state={navSelected ? "selected" : "default"}
-          className={NAV_ITEM_RESPONSIVE_CLASS}
+          className={loginClassName}
           ariaLabel={ariaLabel}
         >
           {label}
@@ -165,11 +172,19 @@ const TopContainer = memo<TopProps>(
           palette="inverse"
           onClick={handleCreateRuleClick}
           ariaLabel={t("ariaLabels.createNewRule")}
-          className={CREATE_RULE_RESPONSIVE_CLASS}
+          className={
+            folderTop
+              ? FOLDER_CREATE_RULE_RESPONSIVE_CLASS
+              : CREATE_RULE_RESPONSIVE_CLASS
+          }
         >
           <AvatarContainer
             size="small"
-            className="lg:-space-x-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] xl:-space-x-[13px]"
+            className={
+              folderTop
+                ? "md:-space-x-[9px] lg:-space-x-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] xl:-space-x-[13px]"
+                : "lg:-space-x-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] xl:-space-x-[13px]"
+            }
           >
             {avatarImageSources.map((src, index) => (
               <Avatar
@@ -177,7 +192,11 @@ const TopContainer = memo<TopProps>(
                 src={src}
                 alt={tTopNav(`avatarAlts.${3 - index}`)}
                 size="small"
-                className="lg:h-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] lg:w-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] xl:h-[var(--spacing-scale-032)] xl:w-[var(--spacing-scale-032)]"
+                className={
+                  folderTop
+                    ? "md:h-[var(--spacing-scale-018)] md:w-[var(--spacing-scale-018)] lg:h-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] lg:w-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] xl:h-[var(--spacing-scale-032)] xl:w-[var(--spacing-scale-032)]"
+                    : "lg:h-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] lg:w-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] xl:h-[var(--spacing-scale-032)] xl:w-[var(--spacing-scale-032)]"
+                }
               />
             ))}
           </AvatarContainer>

app/components/navigation/Top/Top.view.tsx

@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ function TopView({
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(schemaData) }}
         />
         <header
-          className="w-full overflow-hidden bg-transparent"
+          className="w-full overflow-visible bg-transparent"
           role="banner"
           aria-label={t("ariaLabels.homePageNavigationHeader")}
         >
           <nav
-            className="relative mx-auto flex h-[50px] items-end justify-between gap-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] pl-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] pr-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] pt-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] sm:h-[62px] sm:px-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] sm:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-020)] sm:pt-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] md:h-[68px] md:px-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] md:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-032)] md:pt-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] lg:h-[68px] lg:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] lg:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-056)] lg:pt-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] xl:h-[88px] xl:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-048)] xl:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-056)] xl:pt-[var(--spacing-scale-024)]"
+            className="relative mx-auto flex h-[50px] items-end justify-between pl-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] pr-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] pt-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] sm:h-[62px] sm:px-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] sm:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-020)] sm:pt-[var(--spacing-scale-010)] md:h-[68px] md:px-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] md:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-032)] md:pt-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] lg:h-[68px] lg:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] lg:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-056)] lg:pt-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] xl:h-[88px] xl:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-048)] xl:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-056)] xl:pt-[var(--spacing-scale-024)]"
             role="navigation"
             aria-label={t("ariaLabels.mainNavigation")}
           >
-            <div className="HeaderTab header-breakpoint-transition relative flex h-[var(--spacing-scale-040)] min-w-0 flex-1 items-center self-end rounded-tl-[var(--radius-measures-radius-medium)] rounded-tr-[var(--radius-measures-radius-medium)] bg-[var(--color-surface-inverse-brand-primary)] pl-[var(--spacing-scale-012)] pr-[var(--spacing-scale-012)] sm:mr-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] sm:h-[52px] sm:rounded-t-[var(--radius-measures-radius-xlarge)] sm:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-006)] md:h-[52px] md:rounded-t-[var(--radius-measures-radius-xlarge)] md:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] md:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-012)] lg:h-[52px] lg:rounded-t-[var(--radius-measures-radius-xlarge)] lg:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] lg:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-048)] xl:h-[64px] xl:rounded-t-[var(--radius-measures-radius-xlarge)] xl:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-032)] xl:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-120)]">
-              <div className="shrink-0">
+            <div className="HeaderTab header-breakpoint-transition relative flex h-[var(--spacing-scale-040)] w-fit min-w-0 items-center self-end overflow-visible rounded-tl-[var(--radius-measures-radius-medium)] rounded-tr-[var(--radius-measures-radius-medium)] bg-[var(--color-surface-inverse-brand-primary)] pl-[var(--spacing-scale-012)] pr-[var(--spacing-scale-012)] sm:mr-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] sm:h-[52px] sm:w-auto sm:flex-1 sm:rounded-t-[var(--radius-measures-radius-xlarge)] sm:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-006)] md:h-[52px] md:min-w-0 md:rounded-t-[var(--radius-measures-radius-xlarge)] md:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] md:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-012)] lg:mr-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] lg:h-[52px] lg:rounded-t-[var(--radius-measures-radius-xlarge)] lg:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-024)] lg:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-048)] xl:mr-[var(--spacing-scale-032)] xl:h-[64px] xl:rounded-t-[var(--radius-measures-radius-xlarge)] xl:pl-[var(--spacing-scale-032)] xl:pr-[var(--spacing-scale-120)]">
+              <div className="relative z-[1] shrink-0">
                 <Logo
                   size={logoSize}
                   wordmark
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ function TopView({
                 />
               </div>
 
-              <div className="ml-auto shrink-0" data-top="nav">
+              <div
+                className="relative z-[1] shrink-0 md:absolute md:top-1/2 md:left-[calc(50vw-var(--spacing-scale-016))] md:-translate-x-1/2 md:-translate-y-1/2 lg:left-[calc(50vw-var(--spacing-scale-024))] xl:left-[calc(50vw-var(--spacing-scale-048))]"
+                data-top="nav"
+              >
                 <Menu
                   size="X Small"
                   className="md:gap-[var(--spacing-scale-004)] lg:gap-[var(--spacing-scale-012)]"
@@ -69,21 +72,21 @@ function TopView({
                 src={getAssetPath(ASSETS.UNION_XSM)}
                 alt=""
                 role="presentation"
-                className="absolute -bottom-[3px] -right-[52px] -z-10 h-[24px] w-[61px] sm:hidden sm:h-[31.5px] sm:w-[61px]"
+                className="pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-[3px] -right-[52px] z-0 h-[24px] w-[61px] sm:hidden sm:h-[31.5px] sm:w-[61px]"
               />
               {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element -- decorative SVG */}
               <img
                 src={getAssetPath(ASSETS.UNION_SM_MD_LG)}
                 alt=""
                 role="presentation"
-                className="absolute -bottom-[3.7px] -right-[53px] -z-10 hidden h-[24px] w-[61px] sm:block sm:h-[31.5px] sm:w-[61px] xl:hidden"
+                className="pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-[3.7px] -right-[53px] z-0 hidden h-[24px] w-[61px] sm:block sm:h-[31.5px] sm:w-[61px] xl:hidden"
               />
               {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element -- decorative SVG */}
               <img
                 src={getAssetPath(ASSETS.UNION_XLG)}
                 alt=""
                 role="presentation"
-                className="absolute -bottom-[6px] -right-[94px] -z-10 hidden h-[53px] w-[105px] xl:block"
+                className="pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-[6px] -right-[94px] z-0 hidden h-[53px] w-[105px] xl:block"
               />
             </div>
 
@@ -103,8 +106,10 @@ function TopView({
   /**
    * Standard marketing / app top nav.
    * Figma: "Navigation / Top" (Community-Rule-System, node 22078-808559).
-   * Three columns so the logo cannot paint over the nav cluster (no absolute
-   * overlay, no reserved 200px hit box below `lg`).
+   * Below md: auto | 1fr | auto so the logo cannot paint over the cluster.
+   * From md: 1fr | auto | 1fr so the cluster sits on the same page midline
+   * as Folder-top (Create rule is wider than the logo, so a leftover-column
+   * center sits off-center).
    */
   return (
     <>
@@ -118,11 +123,11 @@ function TopView({
         aria-label={t("ariaLabels.mainNavigationHeader")}
       >
         <nav
-          className="grid w-full grid-cols-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)_auto] items-center px-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] py-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] sm:px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-016)] lg:px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-64,64px)] lg:py-[var(--spacing-scale-016)]"
+          className="grid w-full grid-cols-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)_auto] items-center px-[var(--spacing-scale-016)] py-[var(--spacing-scale-008)] sm:px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-016)] md:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_auto_minmax(0,1fr)] lg:px-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-64,64px)] lg:py-[var(--spacing-scale-016)]"
           role="navigation"
           aria-label={t("ariaLabels.mainNavigation")}
         >
-          <div className="min-w-0 shrink-0 lg:w-[200px] lg:max-w-[200px]" data-top="logo">
+          <div className="min-w-0 shrink-0 justify-self-start lg:w-[200px] lg:max-w-[200px]" data-top="logo">
             <Logo
               size={logoSize}
               wordmark
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ function TopView({
           </div>
 
           <div
-            className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-[var(--spacing-scale-004)] md:gap-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-010)] lg:gap-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-004)]"
+            className="flex shrink-0 items-center justify-self-end gap-[var(--spacing-scale-004)] md:gap-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-010)] lg:gap-[var(--spacing-measures-spacing-004)]"
             data-top="auth"
           >
             {loginControl}

app/components/sections/ContentBanner/ContentBanner.view.tsx

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function ContentBannerUseCaseView({
         >
           <ContentContainer
             post={post}
-            size="responsive"
+            size="useCase"
             tone={contentTone}
             showLeadingImage={false}
             leadingImageSrc={leadingImageSrc}

app/components/sections/GovernanceTemplateGrid/GovernanceTemplateGrid.tsx

@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ import type { GovernanceTemplateCatalogEntry } from "../../../../lib/templates/g
 
 export interface GovernanceTemplateGridProps {
   entries: GovernanceTemplateCatalogEntry[];
-  onTemplateClick: (_slug: string) => void;
+  /**
+   * Real navigation target per card. Cards render as anchors so they are
+   * keyboard-focusable and work in a new tab.
+   */
+  hrefForTemplate: (_slug: string) => string;
+  /** Optional side effects on activate (analytics, draft reset). */
+  onTemplateClick?: (_slug: string) => void;
   /**
    * When true, use project **`md`** (640px) for a 2-column grid (e.g. `/use-cases`).
    * Default keeps the template shell break at **768px**.
@@ -19,6 +25,7 @@ export interface GovernanceTemplateGridProps {
 
 export function GovernanceTemplateGrid({
   entries,
+  hrefForTemplate,
   onTemplateClick,
   twoColumnsFromMd = false,
 }: GovernanceTemplateGridProps) {
@@ -105,9 +112,14 @@ export function GovernanceTemplateGrid({
             />
           }
           backgroundColor={card.backgroundColor}
-          onClick={() => {
-            onTemplateClick(card.slug);
-          }}
+          href={hrefForTemplate(card.slug)}
+          onClick={
+            onTemplateClick
+              ? () => {
+                  onTemplateClick(card.slug);
+                }
+              : undefined
+          }
         />
       ))}
     </div>

app/components/sections/RuleStack/RuleStack.container.tsx

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
  */
 
 import { memo, useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useTranslation } from "../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 import { logger } from "../../../../lib/logger";
 import { prepareFreshCreateFlowEntrySync } from "../../../(app)/create/utils/prepareFreshCreateFlowEntry";
+import { buildTemplateReviewHref } from "../../../(app)/create/utils/flowSteps";
 import {
   fetchTemplates,
   isTemplatesFetchAborted,
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ declare global {
 
 const RuleStackContainer = memo<RuleStackProps>(
   ({ className = "", initialGridEntries, translationNamespace, twoColumnsFromMd }) => {
-  const router = useRouter();
   const namespace = translationNamespace ?? "pages.home.ruleStack";
   const t = useTranslation(namespace);
   const [gridEntries, setGridEntries] = useState<TemplateGridCardEntry[] | null>(
@@ -101,12 +100,12 @@ const RuleStackContainer = memo<RuleStackProps>(
     // `signedIn: true` because this surface has no session in hand; DELETE is
     // best-effort and the sentinel blocks stale-draft hydration.
     prepareFreshCreateFlowEntrySync({ signedIn: true });
-    router.push(`/create/review-template/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`);
   };
 
   return (
     <RuleStackView
       className={className}
+      hrefForTemplate={(slug) => buildTemplateReviewHref(slug)}
       onTemplateClick={handleTemplateClick}
       gridEntries={gridEntries}
       sectionTitle={t("title")}

app/components/sections/RuleStack/RuleStack.types.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface RuleStackProps {
 export interface RuleStackViewProps {
   className: string;
   onTemplateClick: (_slug: string) => void;
+  hrefForTemplate: (_slug: string) => string;
   /** `null` while loading curated templates from the API. */
   gridEntries: TemplateGridCardEntry[] | null;
   sectionTitle: string;

app/components/sections/RuleStack/RuleStack.view.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { RuleStackViewProps } from "./RuleStack.types";
 export function RuleStackView({
   className,
   onTemplateClick,
+  hrefForTemplate,
   gridEntries,
   sectionTitle,
   sectionSubtitle,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export function RuleStackView({
       ) : (
         <GovernanceTemplateGrid
           entries={gridEntries}
+          hrefForTemplate={hrefForTemplate}
           onTemplateClick={onTemplateClick}
           twoColumnsFromMd={twoColumnsFromMd}
         />

app/globals.css

@@ -58,26 +58,3 @@ body {
   background-color: black;
   min-height: 100vh;
 }
-
-/* Skip link: parked above the viewport until focused. */
-.skip-to-content {
-  position: absolute;
-  left: var(--spacing-scale-016);
-  top: var(--spacing-scale-016);
-  z-index: 100;
-  padding: var(--spacing-scale-012) var(--spacing-scale-016);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-measures-radius-full);
-  background-color: var(--color-surface-inverse-primary);
-  color: var(--color-content-inverse-primary);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  outline: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  box-shadow:
-    0 0 0 2px var(--color-border-default-primary),
-    0 0 0 4px var(--color-border-invert-primary);
-  transform: translateY(-200%);
-}
-.skip-to-content:focus,
-.skip-to-content:focus-visible {
-  transform: translateY(0);
-}

app/tailwind.css

@@ -45,6 +45,33 @@
   background: #292d32;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Must live in this file (same sheet as `@import "tailwindcss"`). Rules in
+ * `globals.css` after that import never reach the browser.
+ * Parked above the viewport until focused so it does not add header offset.
+ */
+.skip-to-content {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: var(--spacing-scale-016);
+  top: var(--spacing-scale-016);
+  z-index: 100;
+  padding: var(--spacing-scale-012) var(--spacing-scale-016);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-measures-radius-full);
+  background-color: var(--color-surface-inverse-primary);
+  color: var(--color-content-inverse-primary);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  outline: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  box-shadow:
+    0 0 0 2px var(--color-border-default-primary),
+    0 0 0 4px var(--color-border-invert-primary);
+  transform: translateY(-200%);
+}
+.skip-to-content:focus,
+.skip-to-content:focus-visible {
+  transform: translateY(0);
+}
+
 @theme inline {
   /* Custom breakpoints */
   --breakpoint-xsm: 429px;

docs/create-flow.md

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Call sites for **`prepareFreshCreateFlowEntry`**: [`Top.container.tsx`](../app/c
 | Path | Purpose |
 | --- | --- |
 | `/create/review-template/[slug]` | Template preview in the create shell; uses the same layout/footer chrome as other create pages but **is not** part of `FLOW_STEP_ORDER` **or** the three Figma stages above. |
+| `/create/templates` | In-flow template catalog after review **Create from template**. Same create chrome (Back, Save & Exit); cards link to `/create/review-template/[slug]?fromFlow=1`. Marketing `/templates` stays the public catalog. |
 
 From that page, **Customize** pre-fills the custom-rule selections on the current `CreateFlowState` (via [`buildTemplateCustomizePrefill`](../lib/create/applyTemplatePrefill.ts)) and routes to **`/create/core-values`** when the community name (`state.title`) is already set, otherwise to **`/create/informational`**. Name-only is the gate because other community-stage fields (e.g. `communityStructureChipSnapshots`) are sticky once the user lands on those screens; a non-empty title is also the minimum bar [`buildPublishPayload`](../lib/create/buildPublishPayload.ts) enforces, so the two checks stay aligned. No query-param plumbing: state persists via the usual anonymous/server-draft mirrors.
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ From that page, **Customize** pre-fills the custom-rule selections on the curren
 
 - **Customize** routes to `/create/informational` and walks the full Create Community questionnaire. Once the user reaches `/create/review`, [`CommunityReviewScreen`](../app/(app)/create/screens/review/CommunityReviewScreen.tsx) reads the action on mount, clears it via `updateState`, and `router.replace`s to `/create/core-values`. `replace` (not `push`) keeps `community-save` as the Back-button target from that destination.
 - **Use without changes (direct from a template)** — home Popular templates, `/templates` without `fromFlow`, or a pasted review-template URL. Always routes to `/create/community-name` and walks **name → description → optional photo**, then `/create/confirm-stakeholders`. A leftover draft title is **not** “community already done”; those identity fields are cleared so cache cannot skip or pre-fill the path. Intro, structure, size, save, community review, and custom-rule authoring are skipped. Back from name returns to template review.
-- **Use without changes (in-flow)** — `/create/review` → `/templates?fromFlow=1` → template. Community identity is already collected, so this action seeds the template and routes to `/create/confirm-stakeholders`. Back returns to template review.
+- **Use without changes (in-flow)** — `/create/review` → `/create/templates` → template. Community identity is already collected, so this action seeds the template and routes to `/create/confirm-stakeholders`. Back returns to template review.
 
 The action for Customize is cleared on the first fire so later direct visits to `/create/review` render normally. The review screen is not part of the Use-without-changes identity path. If they land on `/create/review` with a leftover Use-without-changes pin, the screen `replace`s to `community-name`.
 
@@ -97,9 +98,9 @@ The action for Customize is cleared on the first fire so later direct visits to
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | Home marketing "Popular templates" ([`RuleStack.container.tsx`](../app/components/sections/RuleStack/RuleStack.container.tsx)) | always `await prepareFreshCreateFlowEntry()` then navigate | `/create/review-template/[slug]` |
 | `/templates` index ([`TemplatesPageClient.tsx`](../app/(marketing)/templates/TemplatesPageClient.tsx)) visited directly / via pasted URL | `fromFlow` absent → `await prepareFreshCreateFlowEntry()` then navigate | `/create/review-template/[slug]` |
-| In-flow: `/create/review` footer "Create from template" → `/templates?fromFlow=1` → template click | `fromFlow=1` → no fresh-entry prep | `/create/review-template/[slug]?fromFlow=1` |
+| In-flow: `/create/review` footer "Create from template" → `/create/templates` → template click | no fresh-entry prep; cards are `?fromFlow=1` links | `/create/review-template/[slug]?fromFlow=1` |
 
-Only one `?fromFlow=1` marker exists on `/templates`. Template clicks forward it onto `/create/review-template/[slug]?fromFlow=1` so **Use without changes** can tell in-flow (skip identity) from a direct catalog start (collect name / description / photo). **Customize** still branches on `state.title` (full questionnaire vs `core-values`).
+Only one `?fromFlow=1` marker exists on template-review URLs. In-flow catalog clicks on `/create/templates` always include it so **Use without changes** can tell in-flow (skip identity) from a direct catalog start (collect name / description / photo). Profile still uses marketing `/templates?fromFlow=1`. **Customize** still branches on `state.title` (full questionnaire vs `core-values`).
 
 **Resume from profile** remains explicit-only: **Continue** clears local mirrors then opens `/create/{step}` so [`SignedInDraftHydration`](../app/(app)/create/SignedInDraftHydration.tsx) can load `/api/drafts/me` when the client buffer is empty. There is no automatic “pick template from marketing → silently merge server draft” path.
 

lib/assetUtils.ts

@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ export function partnerLogoPath(slug: string): string {
 }
 
 /** Share modal glyphs in `public/assets/share/`. */
-export type ShareIconName = "discord" | "link" | "mail" | "signal" | "slack";
+export type ShareIconName =
+  | "check"
+  | "discord"
+  | "link"
+  | "mail"
+  | "signal"
+  | "slack";
 
 export function shareIconPath(name: ShareIconName): string {
   return `assets/share/${name}.svg`;

lib/create/createFlowUploadValidation.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+import type { CreateFlowUploadPurpose } from "./createFlowUploadPurpose";
+
+/** Community avatar cap (bytes). */
+const COMMUNITY_AVATAR_MAX_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
+/** Custom-method attachment cap (bytes). */
+const CUSTOM_ATTACHMENT_MAX_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+export const COMMUNITY_AVATAR_ACCEPT =
+  "image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp,image/gif";
+export const CUSTOM_ATTACHMENT_ACCEPT = `${COMMUNITY_AVATAR_ACCEPT},application/pdf`;
+
+export type CreateFlowUploadValidationReason =
+  | "empty"
+  | "tooLarge"
+  | "svg"
+  | "invalidType"
+  | "undecodable";
+
+type SniffedUploadKind =
+  | "jpeg"
+  | "png"
+  | "gif"
+  | "webp"
+  | "pdf"
+  | "svg"
+  | "empty"
+  | "unknown";
+
+type CreateFlowUploadRasterKind = "jpeg" | "png" | "gif" | "webp";
+
+type CreateFlowUploadValidationOk = {
+  ok: true;
+  kind: CreateFlowUploadRasterKind | "pdf";
+  mimeType: string;
+};
+
+type CreateFlowUploadValidationFail = {
+  ok: false;
+  reason: CreateFlowUploadValidationReason;
+};
+
+export type CreateFlowUploadValidationResult =
+  | CreateFlowUploadValidationOk
+  | CreateFlowUploadValidationFail;
+
+export class CreateFlowUploadValidationError extends Error {
+  readonly reason: CreateFlowUploadValidationReason;
+
+  constructor(reason: CreateFlowUploadValidationReason) {
+    super(reason);
+    this.name = "CreateFlowUploadValidationError";
+    this.reason = reason;
+  }
+}
+
+const SVG_MIME = new Set(["image/svg+xml", "image/svg"]);
+
+export function maxBytesForPurpose(purpose: CreateFlowUploadPurpose): number {
+  return purpose === "communityAvatar"
+    ? COMMUNITY_AVATAR_MAX_BYTES
+    : CUSTOM_ATTACHMENT_MAX_BYTES;
+}
+
+function mimeTypeForSniffedKind(
+  kind: CreateFlowUploadRasterKind | "pdf",
+): string {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case "jpeg":
+      return "image/jpeg";
+    case "png":
+      return "image/png";
+    case "gif":
+      return "image/gif";
+    case "webp":
+      return "image/webp";
+    case "pdf":
+      return "application/pdf";
+  }
+}
+
+export function messageKeyForCreateFlowUploadReason(
+  reason: CreateFlowUploadValidationReason,
+): `errors.${CreateFlowUploadValidationReason}` {
+  return `errors.${reason}`;
+}
+
+function fileLooksLikeSvg(file: File): boolean {
+  const declared = file.type.toLowerCase().split(";")[0]?.trim() ?? "";
+  if (SVG_MIME.has(declared)) return true;
+  return /\.svgz?$/i.test(file.name);
+}
+
+function readU16LE(bytes: Uint8Array, offset: number): number {
+  return bytes[offset]! | (bytes[offset + 1]! << 8);
+}
+
+function readU16BE(bytes: Uint8Array, offset: number): number {
+  return (bytes[offset]! << 8) | bytes[offset + 1]!;
+}
+
+function readU24LE(bytes: Uint8Array, offset: number): number {
+  return (
+    bytes[offset]! | (bytes[offset + 1]! << 8) | (bytes[offset + 2]! << 16)
+  );
+}
+
+function readU32BE(bytes: Uint8Array, offset: number): number {
+  return (
+    ((bytes[offset]! << 24) |
+      (bytes[offset + 1]! << 16) |
+      (bytes[offset + 2]! << 8) |
+      bytes[offset + 3]!) >>>
+    0
+  );
+}
+
+function startsWith(bytes: Uint8Array, offset: number, ascii: string): boolean {
+  if (offset + ascii.length > bytes.length) return false;
+  for (let i = 0; i < ascii.length; i++) {
+    if (bytes[offset + i] !== ascii.charCodeAt(i)) return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+function looksLikeSvgBytes(bytes: Uint8Array): boolean {
+  let i = 0;
+  if (
+    bytes.length >= 3 &&
+    bytes[0] === 0xef &&
+    bytes[1] === 0xbb &&
+    bytes[2] === 0xbf
+  ) {
+    i = 3;
+  }
+  while (
+    i < bytes.length &&
+    (bytes[i] === 0x20 ||
+      bytes[i] === 0x09 ||
+      bytes[i] === 0x0d ||
+      bytes[i] === 0x0a)
+  ) {
+    i += 1;
+  }
+  const head = new TextDecoder("utf-8", { fatal: false })
+    .decode(bytes.subarray(i, Math.min(i + 512, bytes.length)))
+    .toLowerCase();
+  return head.includes("<svg") || head.includes("<!doctype svg");
+}
+
+/**
+ * True-type sniff from magic bytes. Raster/PDF signatures win over a later
+ * `<svg` substring so binary comments cannot be classified as SVG.
+ */
+function sniffCreateFlowUploadBytes(
+  bytes: Uint8Array,
+): SniffedUploadKind {
+  if (bytes.length === 0) return "empty";
+  if (bytes.length >= 3 && bytes[0] === 0xff && bytes[1] === 0xd8 && bytes[2] === 0xff) {
+    return "jpeg";
+  }
+  if (
+    bytes.length >= 8 &&
+    bytes[0] === 0x89 &&
+    bytes[1] === 0x50 &&
+    bytes[2] === 0x4e &&
+    bytes[3] === 0x47 &&
+    bytes[4] === 0x0d &&
+    bytes[5] === 0x0a &&
+    bytes[6] === 0x1a &&
+    bytes[7] === 0x0a
+  ) {
+    return "png";
+  }
+  if (startsWith(bytes, 0, "GIF87a") || startsWith(bytes, 0, "GIF89a")) {
+    return "gif";
+  }
+  if (
+    bytes.length >= 12 &&
+    startsWith(bytes, 0, "RIFF") &&
+    startsWith(bytes, 8, "WEBP")
+  ) {
+    return "webp";
+  }
+  if (bytes.length >= 5 && startsWith(bytes, 0, "%PDF-")) {
+    return "pdf";
+  }
+  if (looksLikeSvgBytes(bytes)) return "svg";
+  return "unknown";
+}
+
+function pngDimensions(
+  bytes: Uint8Array,
+): { width: number; height: number } | null {
+  if (bytes.length < 24 || !startsWith(bytes, 12, "IHDR")) return null;
+  const width = readU32BE(bytes, 16);
+  const height = readU32BE(bytes, 20);
+  if (width < 1 || height < 1) return null;
+  return { width, height };
+}
+
+function gifDimensions(
+  bytes: Uint8Array,
+): { width: number; height: number } | null {
+  if (bytes.length < 10) return null;
+  const width = readU16LE(bytes, 6);
+  const height = readU16LE(bytes, 8);
+  if (width < 1 || height < 1) return null;
+  return { width, height };
+}
+
+function jpegDimensions(
+  bytes: Uint8Array,
+): { width: number; height: number } | null {
+  if (bytes.length < 4) return null;
+  let offset = 2;
+  while (offset + 8 < bytes.length) {
+    if (bytes[offset] !== 0xff) {
+      offset += 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+    const marker = bytes[offset + 1]!;
+    if (marker === 0xff) {
+      offset += 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (marker === 0xd8 || marker === 0xd9 || (marker >= 0xd0 && marker <= 0xd7)) {
+      offset += 2;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (offset + 3 >= bytes.length) return null;
+    const size = readU16BE(bytes, offset + 2);
+    if (size < 2) return null;
+    const isSof =
+      (marker >= 0xc0 && marker <= 0xc3) ||
+      (marker >= 0xc5 && marker <= 0xc7) ||
+      (marker >= 0xc9 && marker <= 0xcb) ||
+      (marker >= 0xcd && marker <= 0xcf);
+    if (isSof) {
+      if (offset + 8 >= bytes.length) return null;
+      const height = readU16BE(bytes, offset + 5);
+      const width = readU16BE(bytes, offset + 7);
+      if (width < 1 || height < 1) return null;
+      return { width, height };
+    }
+    offset += 2 + size;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function webpDimensions(
+  bytes: Uint8Array,
+): { width: number; height: number } | null {
+  if (bytes.length < 20) return null;
+  if (startsWith(bytes, 12, "VP8X")) {
+    if (bytes.length < 30) return null;
+    const width = readU24LE(bytes, 24) + 1;
+    const height = readU24LE(bytes, 27) + 1;
+    if (width < 1 || height < 1) return null;
+    return { width, height };
+  }
+  if (startsWith(bytes, 12, "VP8L")) {
+    if (bytes.length < 25 || bytes[20] !== 0x2f) return null;
+    const bits =
+      bytes[21]! |
+      (bytes[22]! << 8) |
+      (bytes[23]! << 16) |
+      (bytes[24]! << 24);
+    const width = (bits & 0x3fff) + 1;
+    const height = ((bits >> 14) & 0x3fff) + 1;
+    if (width < 1 || height < 1) return null;
+    return { width, height };
+  }
+  if (startsWith(bytes, 12, "VP8 ")) {
+    if (bytes.length < 30) return null;
+    if (bytes[23] !== 0x9d || bytes[24] !== 0x01 || bytes[25] !== 0x2a) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const width = readU16LE(bytes, 26) & 0x3fff;
+    const height = readU16LE(bytes, 28) & 0x3fff;
+    if (width < 1 || height < 1) return null;
+    return { width, height };
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function rasterDimensions(
+  kind: CreateFlowUploadRasterKind,
+  bytes: Uint8Array,
+): { width: number; height: number } | null {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case "png":
+      return pngDimensions(bytes);
+    case "gif":
+      return gifDimensions(bytes);
+    case "jpeg":
+      return jpegDimensions(bytes);
+    case "webp":
+      return webpDimensions(bytes);
+  }
+}
+
+function purposeAllowsKind(
+  purpose: CreateFlowUploadPurpose,
+  kind: CreateFlowUploadRasterKind | "pdf",
+): boolean {
+  if (kind === "pdf") return purpose === "customMethodAttachment";
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Size, true-type, SVG, and header-decode checks shared by the browser and
+ * `POST /api/uploads`. Call {@link validateCreateFlowUploadFile} on the client
+ * so oversized files are rejected before they are read into memory.
+ */
+export function validateCreateFlowUploadBytes(
+  purpose: CreateFlowUploadPurpose,
+  bytes: Uint8Array,
+): CreateFlowUploadValidationResult {
+  if (bytes.length === 0) return { ok: false, reason: "empty" };
+  if (bytes.length > maxBytesForPurpose(purpose)) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "tooLarge" };
+  }
+
+  const sniffed = sniffCreateFlowUploadBytes(bytes);
+  if (sniffed === "empty") return { ok: false, reason: "empty" };
+  if (sniffed === "svg") return { ok: false, reason: "svg" };
+  if (sniffed === "unknown") return { ok: false, reason: "invalidType" };
+  if (!purposeAllowsKind(purpose, sniffed)) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "invalidType" };
+  }
+  if (sniffed === "pdf") {
+    return { ok: true, kind: "pdf", mimeType: mimeTypeForSniffedKind("pdf") };
+  }
+
+  if (rasterDimensions(sniffed, bytes) == null) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "undecodable" };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    kind: sniffed,
+    mimeType: mimeTypeForSniffedKind(sniffed),
+  };
+}
+
+async function readBlobBytes(blob: Blob): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  if (typeof blob.arrayBuffer === "function") {
+    return new Uint8Array(await blob.arrayBuffer());
+  }
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+    reader.onload = () => {
+      resolve(new Uint8Array(reader.result as ArrayBuffer));
+    };
+    reader.onerror = () => {
+      reject(reader.error ?? new Error("FileReader failed"));
+    };
+    reader.readAsArrayBuffer(blob);
+  });
+}
+
+async function decodeRasterInBrowser(
+  bytes: Uint8Array,
+  mimeType: string,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (typeof createImageBitmap !== "function") return true;
+  try {
+    const copy = new Uint8Array(bytes);
+    const bitmap = await createImageBitmap(
+      new Blob([copy], { type: mimeType }),
+    );
+    const ok = bitmap.width > 0 && bitmap.height > 0;
+    bitmap.close();
+    return ok;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Client-side validation: size and SVG name/type before reading bytes, then
+ * the same sniff/decode path as the server, plus `createImageBitmap` when
+ * available.
+ */
+export async function validateCreateFlowUploadFile(
+  file: File,
+  purpose: CreateFlowUploadPurpose,
+): Promise<CreateFlowUploadValidationResult> {
+  if (file.size === 0) return { ok: false, reason: "empty" };
+  if (file.size > maxBytesForPurpose(purpose)) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "tooLarge" };
+  }
+  if (fileLooksLikeSvg(file)) return { ok: false, reason: "svg" };
+
+  const bytes = await readBlobBytes(file);
+  const result = validateCreateFlowUploadBytes(purpose, bytes);
+  if (result.ok === false || result.kind === "pdf") return result;
+
+  const decoded = await decodeRasterInBrowser(bytes, result.mimeType);
+  if (!decoded) return { ok: false, reason: "undecodable" };
+  return result;
+}

lib/create/isValidCreateFlowSaveEmail.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,31 @@
 /** RFC 5321 max mailbox length (no angle brackets). */
 export const EMAIL_MAX_LEN = 254;
 
-/** Pragmatic check for the create-flow “save progress” email field (draft + footer enablement). */
+/**
+ * Fallback when `HTMLInputElement.checkValidity()` is unavailable (SSR).
+ * Matches the HTML living standard’s type=email pattern closely enough
+ * for the save-progress field; the live input is the source of truth in
+ * the browser.
+ */
+const EMAIL_FALLBACK_PATTERN =
+  /^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$/;
+
+/**
+ * Whether a create-flow save-progress email would pass a required
+ * `type="email"` input’s `checkValidity()`. Does not trim: native
+ * validity rejects leading or trailing spaces.
+ */
 export function isValidCreateFlowSaveEmail(value: unknown): boolean {
   if (typeof value !== "string") return false;
-  const t = value.trim();
-  if (t.length === 0 || t.length > EMAIL_MAX_LEN) return false;
-  return /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/.test(t);
+  if (value.length === 0 || value.length > EMAIL_MAX_LEN) return false;
+  // Native type=email rejects whitespace; jsdom’s checkValidity does not.
+  if (/\s/.test(value)) return false;
+  if (typeof document === "undefined") {
+    return EMAIL_FALLBACK_PATTERN.test(value);
+  }
+  const input = document.createElement("input");
+  input.type = "email";
+  input.required = true;
+  input.value = value;
+  return input.checkValidity();
 }

lib/create/pendingCommunityAvatarUpload.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,20 @@ function openDb(): Promise<IDBDatabase> {
   });
 }
 
+function coerceToFile(value: unknown): File | null {
+  if (value instanceof File) return value;
+  if (typeof Blob !== "undefined" && value instanceof Blob) {
+    return new File([value], "community-avatar", {
+      type: value.type || "application/octet-stream",
+    });
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 export async function storePendingCommunityAvatarFile(file: File): Promise<void> {
+  if (typeof indexedDB === "undefined") {
+    throw new Error("indexedDB is not available");
+  }
   const db = await openDb();
   try {
     await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -38,6 +51,7 @@ export async function storePendingCommunityAvatarFile(file: File): Promise<void>
 
 /** Read staged file without removing it (caller clears after successful upload). */
 export async function readPendingCommunityAvatarFile(): Promise<File | null> {
+  if (typeof indexedDB === "undefined") return null;
   const db = await openDb();
   try {
     return await new Promise<File | null>((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -45,8 +59,7 @@ export async function readPendingCommunityAvatarFile(): Promise<File | null> {
       tx.onerror = () => reject(tx.error ?? new Error("indexedDB read failed"));
       const getReq = tx.objectStore(STORE).get(KEY);
       getReq.onsuccess = () => {
-        const v = getReq.result;
-        resolve(v instanceof File ? v : null);
+        resolve(coerceToFile(getReq.result));
       };
       getReq.onerror = () => reject(getReq.error);
     });

lib/create/uploadToServer.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 import type { CreateFlowUploadPurpose } from "./createFlowUploadPurpose";
+import {
+  CreateFlowUploadValidationError,
+  messageKeyForCreateFlowUploadReason,
+  validateCreateFlowUploadFile,
+  type CreateFlowUploadValidationReason,
+} from "./createFlowUploadValidation";
 
 export type UploadToServerResult = {
   url: string;
@@ -7,6 +13,20 @@ export type UploadToServerResult = {
   byteLength: number;
 };
 
+const VALIDATION_REASONS = new Set<CreateFlowUploadValidationReason>([
+  "empty",
+  "tooLarge",
+  "svg",
+  "invalidType",
+  "undecodable",
+]);
+
+function reasonFromUnknown(value: unknown): CreateFlowUploadValidationReason | null {
+  return typeof value === "string" && VALIDATION_REASONS.has(value as CreateFlowUploadValidationReason)
+    ? (value as CreateFlowUploadValidationReason)
+    : null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Authenticated multipart upload to `POST /api/uploads`.
  * Caller must have a session cookie (same-origin fetch).
@@ -15,6 +35,11 @@ export async function uploadCreateFlowFile(
   file: File,
   purpose: CreateFlowUploadPurpose,
 ): Promise<UploadToServerResult> {
+  const validated = await validateCreateFlowUploadFile(file, purpose);
+  if (validated.ok === false) {
+    throw new CreateFlowUploadValidationError(validated.reason);
+  }
+
   const formData = new FormData();
   formData.append("purpose", purpose);
   formData.append("file", file);
@@ -36,14 +61,24 @@ export async function uploadCreateFlowFile(
     if (body && typeof body === "object" && "error" in body) {
       const e = (body as {
         error?: { message?: string; code?: string };
+        details?: { reason?: unknown };
       }).error;
-      if (!e) return { message: null as string | null, code: null as string | null };
+      const details = (body as { details?: { reason?: unknown } }).details;
+      const reason = reasonFromUnknown(details?.reason);
+      if (!e) {
+        return {
+          message: null as string | null,
+          code: null as string | null,
+          reason,
+        };
+      }
       return {
         message: typeof e.message === "string" ? e.message : null,
         code: typeof e.code === "string" ? e.code : null,
+        reason,
       };
     }
-    return { message: null, code: null };
+    return { message: null, code: null, reason: null };
   })();
 
   if (!res.ok) {
@@ -54,7 +89,7 @@ export async function uploadCreateFlowFile(
           ? "UNAUTHORIZED"
           : "UPLOAD_FAILED";
     const code = errParts.code ?? errParts.message ?? fallback;
-    throw new UploadToServerError(res.status, code);
+    throw new UploadToServerError(res.status, code, errParts.reason);
   }
 
   const data = body as {
@@ -83,11 +118,34 @@ export async function uploadCreateFlowFile(
 export class UploadToServerError extends Error {
   readonly status: number;
   readonly code: string;
+  readonly reason: CreateFlowUploadValidationReason | null;
 
-  constructor(status: number, code: string) {
+  constructor(
+    status: number,
+    code: string,
+    reason: CreateFlowUploadValidationReason | null = null,
+  ) {
     super(code);
     this.name = "UploadToServerError";
     this.status = status;
     this.code = code;
+    this.reason = reason;
   }
 }
+
+export function createFlowUploadFailureMessageKey(err: unknown): string {
+  if (err instanceof CreateFlowUploadValidationError) {
+    return messageKeyForCreateFlowUploadReason(err.reason);
+  }
+  if (err instanceof UploadToServerError) {
+    if (err.reason) return messageKeyForCreateFlowUploadReason(err.reason);
+    if (err.status === 413) return "errors.tooLarge";
+    if (err.status === 401) return "errors.unauthorized";
+    if (err.code === "server_misconfigured") {
+      return "errors.misconfigured";
+    }
+  }
+  return "errors.generic";
+}
+
+export { CreateFlowUploadValidationError };

lib/propNormalization.ts

@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ export type HeaderLockupPaletteValue =
 export const TEXT_INPUT_SIZE_OPTIONS = ["small", "medium"] as const;
 export type TextInputSizeValue = (typeof TEXT_INPUT_SIZE_OPTIONS)[number];
 
-export const CONTENT_CONTAINER_SIZE_OPTIONS = ["xs", "responsive"] as const;
+export const CONTENT_CONTAINER_SIZE_OPTIONS = [
+  "xs",
+  "responsive",
+  "useCase",
+] as const;
 export type ContentContainerSizeValue =
   (typeof CONTENT_CONTAINER_SIZE_OPTIONS)[number];
 

lib/server/uploads/saveCreateFlowUpload.ts

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import type { CreateFlowUploadPurpose } from "./uploadConstants";
-import {
-  extensionForMime,
-  isAllowedMime,
-  maxBytesForPurpose,
-} from "./uploadConstants";
+import { extensionForMime } from "./uploadConstants";
 import { ensureUploadRootExists, getUploadRootFromEnv } from "./uploadRoot";
+import {
+  validateCreateFlowUploadBytes,
+  type CreateFlowUploadValidationReason,
+} from "../../create/createFlowUploadValidation";
 
 export type SaveCreateFlowUploadResult = {
   /** Filename stem (UUID) without extension — used in GET URL. */
@@ -18,30 +18,32 @@ export type SaveCreateFlowUploadResult = {
   byteLength: number;
 };
 
+export type SaveCreateFlowUploadFailure = {
+  error: "misconfigured" | "validation";
+  reason?: CreateFlowUploadValidationReason;
+};
+
 /**
  * Writes bytes under `UPLOAD_ROOT/{id}{ext}` and returns a stable app URL path.
+ * Trusts sniffed bytes, not the client-declared MIME type.
  */
 export async function saveCreateFlowUpload(params: {
   purpose: CreateFlowUploadPurpose;
   buffer: Buffer;
-  /** Declared MIME from the client `File.type` (validated server-side). */
-  mimeType: string;
-}): Promise<SaveCreateFlowUploadResult | { error: "misconfigured" | "validation" }> {
+}): Promise<SaveCreateFlowUploadResult | SaveCreateFlowUploadFailure> {
   const root = getUploadRootFromEnv();
   if (!root) {
     return { error: "misconfigured" };
   }
 
-  const { purpose, buffer, mimeType } = params;
-  if (buffer.length > maxBytesForPurpose(purpose)) {
-    return { error: "validation" };
-  }
-  if (!isAllowedMime(purpose, mimeType)) {
-    return { error: "validation" };
+  const { purpose, buffer } = params;
+  const validated = validateCreateFlowUploadBytes(purpose, buffer);
+  if (validated.ok === false) {
+    return { error: "validation", reason: validated.reason };
   }
 
   const id = randomUUID();
-  const ext = extensionForMime(mimeType);
+  const ext = extensionForMime(validated.mimeType);
   const fileName = `${id}${ext}`;
   const absolutePath = path.join(root, fileName);
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ export async function saveCreateFlowUpload(params: {
   return {
     id,
     urlPath: `/api/uploads/${id}`,
-    mimeType: mimeType.toLowerCase().split(";")[0]?.trim() ?? "application/octet-stream",
+    mimeType: validated.mimeType,
     byteLength: buffer.length,
   };
 }

lib/server/uploads/uploadConstants.ts

@@ -1,39 +1,10 @@
-import type { CreateFlowUploadPurpose } from "../../create/createFlowUploadPurpose";
-
-export type { CreateFlowUploadPurpose };
+export type { CreateFlowUploadPurpose } from "../../create/createFlowUploadPurpose";
 export { CREATE_FLOW_UPLOAD_PURPOSES } from "../../create/createFlowUploadPurpose";
+export { maxBytesForPurpose } from "../../create/createFlowUploadValidation";
 
 /** Max body size for multipart upload (bytes). */
 export const CREATE_FLOW_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES = 12 * 1024 * 1024;
 
-const COMMUNITY_MAX = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
-const CUSTOM_MAX = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
-
-const IMAGE_MIMES = new Set([
-  "image/jpeg",
-  "image/png",
-  "image/webp",
-  "image/gif",
-]);
-
-const CUSTOM_EXTRA_MIMES = new Set(["application/pdf"]);
-
-export function maxBytesForPurpose(purpose: CreateFlowUploadPurpose): number {
-  return purpose === "communityAvatar" ? COMMUNITY_MAX : CUSTOM_MAX;
-}
-
-export function isAllowedMime(
-  purpose: CreateFlowUploadPurpose,
-  mime: string,
-): boolean {
-  const m = mime.toLowerCase().split(";")[0]?.trim() ?? "";
-  if (IMAGE_MIMES.has(m)) return true;
-  if (purpose === "customMethodAttachment" && CUSTOM_EXTRA_MIMES.has(m)) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 /** Extension including dot, from normalized mime (lowercase). */
 export function extensionForMime(mime: string): string {
   const m = mime.toLowerCase().split(";")[0]?.trim() ?? "";

messages/en/create/community/communityContext.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "title": "Why does your community exist?",
-  "description": "Edit or change the description to match how you’d like the organization to be described to other users. Try and describe your mission, goals, and scope.",
+  "description": "Optional. Write a short paragraph about your mission, goals, and scope. You can skip this and add it later.",
+  "inputLabel": "Community description",
   "placeholder": "Describe your community",
   "characterCountTemplate": "{current}/{max}"
 }

messages/en/create/community/communityName.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "title": "What is your community called?",
-  "description": "This will be the name of your community",
+  "description": "This will be the name of your community.",
+  "inputLabel": "Community name",
   "placeholder": "Enter community name",
   "characterCountTemplate": "{current}/{max}"
 }

messages/en/create/community/communitySave.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "title": "Save your progress",
   "description": "We need your email to save your CommunityRule progress\nand make it accessible to you later.",
+  "inputLabel": "Email address",
   "placeholder": "email@domain.com",
   "characterCountTemplate": "{current}/{max}",
   "magicLinkSuccessTitle": "Check your email to log in",

messages/en/create/community/communityStructure.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "header": {
     "title": "What kind of community would you like to improve?",
-    "description": "Choose tags the describe your community. You can also combine or add new values to the list."
+    "description": "Choose tags that describe your community. You can also combine or add new values to the list."
   },
   "organizationMultiSelect": {
     "label": "Organization Type",

messages/en/create/community/communityUpload.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "title": "Add a photo to identify your group",
-  "description": "This photo be used as a profile picture for your group and will be editable later. If possible, try to use a simple logo or graphic.",
+  "description": "This photo will be used as a profile picture for your group and will be editable later. If possible, try to use a simple logo or graphic.",
   "hintText": "Add image from your device",
   "signInToUploadNote": "Your photo will upload after you sign in (use Save progress from the next step, or Log in from the header).",
   "uploadingLabel": "Uploading your photo…",

messages/en/create/community/informational.json

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 {
   "title": "How CommunityRule helps groups like yours",
-  "descriptionLead": "This flow will give you recommendations to improve your community and help you put together a proposal for your group to consider. Alternatively, there is a",
-  "workshopLabel": "workshop",
-  "descriptionTrail": "that your group can use to go through the process it together.",
+  "description": "This flow will give you recommendations to improve your community and help you put together a proposal for your group to consider.",
   "steps": {
     "0": {
       "title": "Tell us about your organization",

messages/en/create/community/review.json

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
     "title": "Your community is added - congrats!",
     "description": "In the next section, we'll go through membership, decision-making, conflict resolution, and community values and create a custom operating manual for your organization based on the specifics you just shared."
   },
-  "ruleCard": {
-    "title": "Mutual Aid Mondays"
+  "empty": {
+    "title": "No community in progress yet",
+    "description": "This step is for a community you have already named. Start from the beginning to add one.",
+    "startLabel": "Start creating"
   }
 }

messages/en/create/customRule/coreValues.json

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
     "descriptionTrail": "new values to the list."
   },
   "multiSelect": {
-    "addButtonText": "Add value"
+    "addButtonText": "Add value",
+    "selectionCount": "{count} of {max}",
+    "limitReached": "Five of five values selected. Remaining values are unavailable until one is removed."
   },
   "detailModal": {
     "subtitle": "Edit or add to this description to describe what this value means to your community.",

messages/en/create/customRule/customMethodCardWizard.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     },
     "2": {
       "title": "How do you want to describe your new policy?",
-      "description": "This description will show up with the title to offer additional context about what the policy is how it should be applied.",
+      "description": "This description will show up with the title to offer additional context about what the policy is and how it should be applied.",
       "fieldPlaceholder": "Policy description"
     },
     "3": {

messages/en/create/upload.json

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 {
   "errors": {
     "generic": "Something went wrong while uploading. Try again.",
-    "tooLarge": "That file is too large. Try a smaller image or PDF.",
+    "tooLarge": "That file is too large. Community photos can be up to 5 MB; attachments up to 10 MB.",
     "unauthorized": "Sign in to upload files. Use Save progress if you started without an account.",
-    "misconfigured": "Uploads are not available on this server yet."
+    "misconfigured": "Uploads are not available on this server yet.",
+    "empty": "That file is empty. Choose a file that has content.",
+    "svg": "SVG files aren't supported. Export a JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF instead.",
+    "invalidType": "That file isn't a supported image (or PDF for attachments). Renaming the extension isn't enough.",
+    "undecodable": "We couldn't read that image. It may be damaged — try another file."
   },
   "uploading": "Uploading…"
 }

messages/en/marketing.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 /**
  * Marketing-scoped message bundle: every namespace from `./index` EXCEPT the
- * `create.*` subtree. The `create` namespace is ~41 KB gzipped — the largest
- * single contributor to per-route HTML size — and is only used inside
- * `(app)/create/*`. Excluding it from the `(marketing)` group's
- * `MessagesProvider` removes the embed from every marketing HTML response.
+ * bulk of the `create.*` subtree. That subtree is ~41 KB gzipped — the
+ * largest single contributor to per-route HTML size — and wizard copy is
+ * only used inside `(app)/create/*`.
  *
- * The type stays compatible with `typeof import("./index").default` because
- * we satisfy the same key shape (modulo `create`); marketing client
- * components only read keys that exist here. If a future change reaches into
- * `messages.create.*` from a marketing surface, `getTranslation` will return
- * the dotted key as the fallback — visible immediately at runtime.
+ * Case-study completed-rule chrome reuses `CreateFlowTopNav`, so this bundle
+ * includes `create.topNav` only. Other `create.*` keys still fall back to the
+ * dotted path via `getTranslation` if a marketing surface reaches them.
  *
- * Keep this in sync with new entries added to `./index` (excluding `create/`).
+ * Keep this in sync with new entries added to `./index` (excluding wizard
+ * `create/` files other than `create/topNav.json`).
  * See `docs/perf/next16-eval.md` for measurement context.
  */
 import common from "./common.json";
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ import metadata from "./metadata.json";
 import modalsShare from "./modals/share.json";
 import modalsPopoverExport from "./modals/popoverExport.json";
 import modalsAskOrganizerInquiry from "./modals/askOrganizerInquiry.json";
+import createTopNav from "./create/topNav.json";
 import type messages from "./index";
 
 const marketingMessages = {
@@ -99,11 +98,13 @@ const marketingMessages = {
     popoverExport: modalsPopoverExport,
     askOrganizerInquiry: modalsAskOrganizerInquiry,
   },
+  create: {
+    topNav: createTopNav,
+  },
 };
 
 // Cast to the full shape so it satisfies `typeof import("./index").default`
-// at the MessagesProvider boundary. Reads of `messages.create.*` from a
-// marketing surface are a code smell and will return the dotted key (the
-// runtime `getTranslation` fallback) — visible immediately.
+// at the MessagesProvider boundary. Reads of wizard `create.*` keys other
+// than `create.topNav` still return the dotted key at runtime.
 export default marketingMessages as typeof messages;
 

messages/en/modals/share.json

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   "title": "Share this CommunityRule",
   "description": "Anyone with the link can view this rule.",
   "copyLink": "Copy link",
+  "copied": "Copied!",
+  "copiedLive": "Link copied to clipboard",
   "signal": "Signal",
   "slack": "Slack",
   "discord": "Discord",

public/assets/share/check.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M20 6L9 17L4 12" stroke="#45EA97" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>

stories/controls/MultiSelect.stories.js

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const defaultOptions = [
 export const Default = {
   args: {
     label: "Organization type",
-    showHelpIcon: true,
+    showHelpIcon: false,
     size: "m",
     palette: "default",
     options: defaultOptions,

stories/pages/TextPage.stories.js

@@ -11,5 +11,28 @@ export const Default = {
     messageNamespace: "create.community.communityName",
     stateField: "title",
     maxLength: 48,
+    required: true,
+  },
+};
+
+export const CommunityDescription = {
+  args: {
+    messageNamespace: "create.community.communityContext",
+    stateField: "communityContext",
+    maxLength: 200,
+    mainAlign: "center",
+    multiline: true,
+  },
+};
+
+export const CommunitySave = {
+  args: {
+    messageNamespace: "create.community.communitySave",
+    stateField: "communitySaveEmail",
+    maxLength: 254,
+    mainAlign: "center",
+    inputType: "email",
+    showCharacterCount: false,
+    headerJustification: "center",
   },
 };

stories/sections/GovernanceTemplateGrid.stories.js

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ export default {
       control: false,
       description: "Catalog entries to render as a 2-column grid of Rules",
     },
+    hrefForTemplate: {
+      control: false,
+      description: "Builds the review URL for each template card (real <a> href)",
+    },
     onTemplateClick: { action: "template-clicked" },
   },
 };
@@ -19,11 +23,13 @@ export default {
 export const Default = {
   args: {
     entries: GOVERNANCE_TEMPLATE_CATALOG.slice(0, 4),
+    hrefForTemplate: (slug) => `/create/review-template/${slug}`,
   },
 };
 
 export const SingleEntry = {
   args: {
     entries: GOVERNANCE_TEMPLATE_CATALOG.slice(0, 1),
+    hrefForTemplate: (slug) => `/create/review-template/${slug}`,
   },
 };

tests/components/ApplicableScopeField.test.tsx

@@ -125,4 +125,32 @@ describe("ApplicableScopeField behavior", () => {
 
     expect(screen.queryByAltText("Help")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("exposes selected state on chips and keeps unselected chips enabled", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<ApplicableScopeField {...baseProps} />);
+
+    const selected = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Deselect Finance/i });
+    const unselected = screen.getByRole("button", {
+      name: /Select Operations/i,
+    });
+
+    expect(selected).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
+    expect(selected).toBeEnabled();
+    expect(unselected).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
+    expect(unselected).toBeEnabled();
+  });
+
+  it("uses a real disabled state when readOnly", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<ApplicableScopeField {...baseProps} readOnly />);
+
+    expect(
+      screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Deselect Finance/i }),
+    ).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Select Operations/i }),
+    ).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /Add Applicable Scope/i }),
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });

tests/components/Chip.test.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-import { describe } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest";
 import {
   componentTestSuite,
   type ComponentTestSuiteConfig,
 } from "../utils/componentTestSuite";
+import { renderWithProviders as render } from "../utils/test-utils";
 import Chip from "../../app/components/controls/Chip";
 
 type Props = React.ComponentProps<typeof Chip>;
@@ -30,4 +33,28 @@ const config: ComponentTestSuiteConfig<Props> = {
 
 describe("Chip", () => {
   componentTestSuite<Props>(config);
+
+  it("exposes aria-pressed false when unselected", () => {
+    render(<Chip label="Worker cooperative" state="unselected" />);
+    const chip = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Worker cooperative" });
+    expect(chip).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
+    expect(chip.querySelector("svg")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("paints unselected chips on the element so native button styles cannot win", () => {
+    render(<Chip label="Worker cooperative" state="unselected" />);
+    const chip = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Worker cooperative" });
+    expect(chip.style.color).toContain("--color-content-default-brand-primary");
+    expect(chip.style.backgroundColor).toBe("transparent");
+    expect(chip.style.borderColor).toContain(
+      "--color-border-default-tertiary",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("exposes aria-pressed and a check mark when selected", () => {
+    render(<Chip label="Worker cooperative" state="selected" />);
+    const chip = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Worker cooperative" });
+    expect(chip).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
+    expect(chip.querySelector("svg[aria-hidden]")).not.toBeNull();
+  });
 });