- Add a theme toggle to the gate (sun/moon ghost button next to the help
button); it switches instantly and persists to localStorage.
- Strengthen the corner glows so the stage reads atmospheric in both themes
(bigger, slightly stronger radial gradients behind the card).
- Center the logo, heading, subtitle and footnote inside the card.
- Dark mode: replace the solid white logo tile with a subtle raised tile
(thin border, light snowflake); make the card only slightly lighter than
the near-black page with a low-opacity border and soft shadow.
- Disabled Continue keeps the primary fill at ~45% opacity with a crisp
label instead of a faded muddy one; fully solid once text is entered.
- Bigger 36px corner buttons and a visible "How do I get a key?" text link
under the input that opens the same modal.
- Shorten and balance the reassurance line.
- Help modal: step circles aligned to the first text line, emphasised
free-tier callout with a check icon, underlined links with an
external-link icon, muted medium-weight UI labels, 36px close button
aligned to the title.
- Gate test extended to 44 checks (theme toggle, text link, modal polish).
In user-key mode a browser with no stored Ollama key now gets a polished
gate instead of the app shell: one masked input with a show/hide toggle,
a single Continue button, inline validation errors, and a "?" help sheet
with the steps to a free key.
- Validates the draft key through /api/health (real 1-token probe) before
saving; invalid-key and network failures read differently.
- Key still lives only in this browser's localStorage; nothing server-side.
- Gate wraps /, /create and deck study; server-key and local-daemon modes
skip it; removing the key in Settings brings it back.
- Removes the now-redundant dashboard/create API-key banner.
- Monochrome corner glows (dark near-black / light near-white), 24px card,
48px field and button, gentle fade/slide-in, reduced-motion aware.
- Help modal: centred dialog on desktop, bottom sheet on mobile, closes via
X, Escape or backdrop.
- README and browser suites updated (34 gate checks, 15 key-flow checks,
12 shipped-default checks; ui/folders/docs/pwa/security/contrast green).
