feat: back-port design system utilities from tinker_tickets to web_template

Sticky footer layout:
- body: add display:flex + flex-direction:column
- .lt-main: add flex:1 + width:100% + min-width:0 so it fills remaining height
- .lt-main.lt-container combined-selector specificity fix (prevents lt-container
  padding from overriding lt-main padding-top in responsive breakpoints)
- Responsive breakpoints updated to use .lt-main.lt-container combined selector

Modal utilities:
- .lt-modal-xs (280px), .lt-modal-sm (360px) — size modifiers
- .lt-modal-header--danger — danger variant (red bg tint + accent border/title)

Badge:
- .lt-badge-sm — compact size (0.5rem font, 0.05/0.3rem padding)

KV rows:
- .lt-kv-row (display:contents), .lt-kv-label, .lt-kv-value — alternate KV
  row pattern where children become direct lt-kv-grid items

Avatar image overlay:
- .lt-avatar: add position:relative so img can overlay initials
- .lt-avatar img: use absolute inset:0 overlay (was flat width/height)
- .lt-avatar img.lt-avatar-img-err: display:none when JS marks broken image

Extended markdown styles:
- list-style: disc/decimal + colored ::marker (cyan/orange)
- mark, del, sub, sup, task-item, task-cb, task-done, task-todo
- Footnote helpers: fn-ref, fn-hr, fn-list, fn-item, fn-back
- .md-image alias on img rule

Footer keyboard hints:
- .lt-footer-hints, .lt-footer-hint, .lt-footer-key, .lt-footer-sep

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.eslintrc.json

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+{
+    "env": { "browser": true, "node": true, "es2021": true },
+    "parserOptions": { "ecmaVersion": 2021, "sourceType": "script" },
+    "rules": {
+        "no-unused-vars": "warn",
+        "no-undef": "warn",
+        "no-empty": "warn",
+        "semi": ["error", "always"],
+        "eqeqeq": "warn"
+    }
+}

.gitea/workflows/lint.yml

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+name: Lint
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["**"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["**"]
+
+jobs:
+  js-lint:
+    name: JS (eslint)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install ESLint
+        run: npm install --save-dev eslint@8
+
+      - name: Run ESLint
+        run: npx eslint --ext .js base.js node/

.gitignore

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+node_modules/
+.env
+*.env

AUTHELIA_INTEGRATION.md

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+# Authelia Portal — LotusGuild Terminal Design System Integration
+
+This document covers everything that had to be **written from scratch** to theme the
+Authelia authentication portal using the LotusGuild Terminal Design System v1.2.
+It is a companion to `base.css` / `base.js` for future integrations with third-party
+applications that use their own component frameworks.
+
+---
+
+## Why a separate file at all?
+
+`base.css` targets exclusively `.lt-*` class names — the design system's own prefix.
+Authelia's frontend is a React single-page application built on
+**Material UI (MUI) v5**, which generates its own stable class names like
+`.MuiCard-root`, `.MuiButton-containedPrimary`, etc.
+Bridging the two requires a translation layer: the same design tokens and visual
+patterns from `base.css`, re-expressed against MUI's class structure.
+
+Additionally, Authelia v4.x (latest: 4.39.x) does **not** support native CSS
+injection — `server.asset_path` only handles `logo.png` and `favicon.ico`.
+The CSS is injected via **nginx `sub_filter`** in Nginx Proxy Manager, which rewrites
+Authelia's HTML on the fly to include a `<link>` tag before `</head>`.
+
+---
+
+## Deployment architecture
+
+```
+Browser
+  └─► https://auth.lotusguild.org  (NPM — LXC 139)
+        ├─ GET /custom.css  ──────── served from /data/custom_assets/authelia-custom.css
+        │                            (nginx alias, no upstream request)
+        └─ GET /*  ──────────────── proxied to Authelia (LXC 167 :9091)
+                                     HTML response is rewritten by sub_filter:
+                                     </head>  →  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/custom.css"></head>
+```
+
+**NPM config changed:** `/data/nginx/proxy_host/29.conf` (auth.lotusguild.org proxy host)
+
+```nginx
+# Serve LotusGuild Terminal custom CSS
+location = /custom.css {
+    alias /data/custom_assets/authelia-custom.css;
+    add_header Content-Type "text/css";
+    add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600";
+}
+
+location / {
+    ...existing headers...
+
+    # Prevent upstream gzip so sub_filter can inspect the body
+    proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding "";
+
+    # Inject CSS link before </head>
+    sub_filter '</head>' '<link rel="stylesheet" href="/custom.css"></head>';
+    sub_filter_once on;
+
+    include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/proxy.conf;
+}
+```
+
+> **Warning:** NPM regenerates proxy_host conf files when you edit a proxy host in
+> the UI. If host 29 is ever modified through NPM, re-apply the `sub_filter` block
+> and the `/custom.css` location manually, or set the config via NPM's
+> "Advanced" tab before saving.
+
+**Authelia config changed:** `/etc/authelia/configuration.yml` — added `asset_path`
+under `server:` so Authelia serves the resized logo and favicon:
+
+```yaml
+server:
+  address: tcp://0.0.0.0:9091
+  asset_path: /etc/authelia/assets
+```
+
+Assets in `/etc/authelia/assets/`:
+- `logo.png` — 256 × 256 PNG resized from Tinker Tickets `assets/images/favicon.png`
+- `favicon.ico` — 32 × 32 ICO from the same source
+
+---
+
+## What is NOT in `base.css` and had to be written
+
+The sections below are ordered as they appear in `authelia-custom.css`.
+
+---
+
+### 1. Re-declaring design tokens with `!important`
+
+**In `base.css`:** `:root { ... }` is declared once, without `!important`.
+
+**What had to be added:** The entire `:root` block is repeated in `custom.css` because
+Authelia's HTML is a self-contained SPA — `base.css` is never loaded. More critically,
+MUI injects its own inline styles and CSS-in-JS rules at very high specificity.
+Every property that needs to override MUI requires `!important`. `base.css` never
+uses `!important` because it owns its namespace; here we are guests in MUI's DOM.
+
+```css
+/* base.css does NOT use !important anywhere */
+body { background-color: var(--bg-primary); }
+
+/* custom.css must fight MUI's inline styles */
+body { background-color: var(--bg-primary) !important; }
+```
+
+The token values themselves are identical to `base.css` — only the override
+mechanism is new.
+
+---
+
+### 2. Universal box-sizing reset with `!important`
+
+**In `base.css`:** `*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }` — no flag needed
+because `base.css` loads first.
+
+**What had to be added:**
+
+```css
+*, *::before, *::after {
+  box-sizing: border-box !important;
+}
+```
+
+MUI components set `box-sizing` inline on some elements. Without the flag the
+clip-path geometry breaks on inputs and buttons.
+
+---
+
+### 3. MUI typography selectors
+
+**In `base.css`:** Typography rules target `h1–h6`, `a`, `p`, `body` — standard HTML
+elements. No MUI class names exist in the design system.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia renders text almost exclusively through MUI's
+`<Typography>` component, which produces elements with `.MuiTypography-root` and
+variant classes. Without targeting these, all text inherits MUI's Roboto font and
+light grey colour instead of JetBrains Mono and `--text-primary`.
+
+```css
+.MuiTypography-root,
+.MuiInputBase-input,
+.MuiFormLabel-root,
+.MuiFormHelperText-root,
+label, p, span, div {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono) !important;
+  color: var(--text-primary) !important;
+}
+
+h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
+.MuiTypography-h5,
+.MuiTypography-h6 {
+  color: var(--accent-orange) !important;
+  text-shadow: var(--glow-orange) !important;
+  ...
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 4. `.MuiCard-root` / `.MuiPaper-root` — the login card
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-card` implements the terminal card with `clip-path`, border,
+background, and the `::before` corner triangle accent.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia wraps its login form in a MUI `<Card>` (which
+extends `<Paper>`). Neither selector exists in `base.css`. The visual result is
+identical to `.lt-card` — the clip-path polygon, cyan border, box-glow, and
+corner triangle are all copied — but they target different class names and require
+`!important` throughout to override MUI's elevation shadows and `border-radius: 4px`.
+
+```css
+.MuiCard-root,
+.MuiPaper-root {
+  background: var(--bg-card) !important;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-color) !important;
+  border-radius: 0 !important;           /* ← overrides MUI default */
+  clip-path: polygon(...) !important;    /* same geometry as .lt-card */
+  ...
+}
+
+.MuiCard-root::before,
+.MuiPaper-root::before {
+  /* same corner triangle as .lt-card::before */
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 5. Logo element — `img[alt="Authelia"]`
+
+**In `base.css`:** No equivalent. The design system has no logo slot component.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia renders the portal logo as
+`<img alt="Authelia" src="./static/media/logo.png">`. This selector targets it
+specifically to apply the cyan drop-shadow and orange hover glow. Without it the
+logo renders without any terminal aesthetic treatment.
+
+```css
+img[alt="Authelia"] {
+  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 12px rgba(0,212,255,0.4)) !important;
+  transition: filter 0.25s ease !important;
+}
+img[alt="Authelia"]:hover {
+  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 18px rgba(255,107,0,0.5)) !important;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 6. MUI outlined input family
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-input`, `.lt-select`, `.lt-textarea` — custom elements with
+`clip-path`, terminal background, and cyan focus ring.
+
+**What had to be added:** MUI's outlined text field is a composition of three
+separate elements that each need individual targeting:
+
+| MUI class | What it controls | Equivalent in `base.css` |
+|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------|
+| `.MuiOutlinedInput-root` | Outer wrapper — background, clip-path | `.lt-input` outer |
+| `.MuiOutlinedInput-notchedOutline` | The SVG border element | `.lt-input` border |
+| `.MuiInputBase-input` | The actual `<input>` inside | `.lt-input` inner text |
+| `.MuiInputLabel-root` | Floating label | `.lt-label` |
+| `.MuiFormHelperText-root` | Error / hint text below field | `.lt-form-hint` |
+
+MUI splits the border rendering into a separate SVG `<fieldset>` element
+(`.MuiOutlinedInput-notchedOutline`), which requires its own border-color override.
+`base.css` has no equivalent splitting since `.lt-input` is a single element with a
+CSS border.
+
+The `.Mui-focused` and `.Mui-error` state classes also need explicit overrides because
+MUI applies its own colour through CSS-in-JS with high specificity.
+
+```css
+.MuiOutlinedInput-root.Mui-focused .MuiOutlinedInput-notchedOutline {
+  border-color: var(--accent-cyan) !important;
+  box-shadow: var(--box-glow-cyan) !important;
+}
+.MuiFormHelperText-root.Mui-error {
+  color: var(--accent-red) !important;
+  text-shadow: var(--glow-red) !important;
+}
+```
+
+Additionally, `caret-color` is set explicitly on the input because MUI does not
+expose this through its theme — the blinking text cursor would otherwise be white.
+
+---
+
+### 7. MUI button family
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-btn`, `.lt-btn-primary`, `.lt-btn-danger`, `.lt-btn-ghost` —
+all using `clip-path` hexagon cuts, transparent backgrounds, and border+glow styling.
+
+**What had to be added:** MUI uses four separate button variant classes. The primary
+(sign-in) button is `.MuiButton-containedPrimary` which by default renders as a
+solid filled rectangle. The entire button appearance — transparent background,
+border, clip-path, text-transform, letter-spacing — has to be explicitly overridden
+because MUI's `contained` variant applies an opaque `background-color` inline.
+
+```css
+/* MUI default: background-color: #1976d2; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: ... */
+.MuiButton-containedPrimary {
+  background: transparent !important;   /* fight the inline fill */
+  border: 1px solid var(--accent-orange-border) !important;
+  border-radius: 0 !important;
+  clip-path: polygon(...) !important;
+  ...
+}
+```
+
+Text/link buttons (`.MuiButton-text`) are separate from contained buttons in MUI but
+map to the same `.lt-btn-ghost` pattern in `base.css`.
+
+---
+
+### 8. MUI checkbox and switch
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-checkbox`, `.lt-switch` — fully custom-drawn using CSS only.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia uses MUI's `<Checkbox>` (remember-me) and
+`<Switch>` (settings toggles). These are SVG-based components. Because MUI controls
+their colour through injected CSS variables, the only reliable override is to target
+`.Mui-checked` state classes and use `!important`. There is no equivalent split
+between `track` and `thumb` in `base.css`.
+
+```css
+.MuiSwitch-switchBase.Mui-checked { color: var(--accent-cyan) !important; }
+.MuiSwitch-switchBase.Mui-checked + .MuiSwitch-track {
+  background-color: var(--accent-cyan) !important;
+  opacity: 0.5 !important;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 9. MUI alert / notification banners
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-inline-*` for inline messages (`.lt-inline-success`,
+`.lt-inline-error`, etc.) and `.lt-toast-*` for toasts. These use a left border
+accent pattern.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia uses MUI `<Alert>` for login errors, success
+messages, and 2FA prompts. MUI Alert has its own severity system with four variant
+classes (`.MuiAlert-standardError`, etc.). Each severity needs explicit colour,
+background, and border-color overrides. The `border-left: 3px solid currentColor`
+pattern is adapted from `base.css`'s inline message style but applied to MUI's
+class names with `clip-path: none !important` to cancel MUI's rounded corners.
+
+---
+
+### 10. MUI select, menu, and popover
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-select` for the select element itself; no dropdown overlay
+component exists since the design system uses native `<select>`.
+
+**What had to be added:** MUI's `<Select>` renders its dropdown as a `<Paper>`
+element portalled to `<body>` with class `.MuiMenu-paper`. Without targeting this
+separately, the dropdown popup inherits the browser default white background and
+Roboto font, appearing completely unstyled. `.MuiMenuItem-root` hover and selected
+states also need individual rules.
+
+---
+
+### 11. OTP / 2FA digit inputs — `input[type="tel"]`, `input[type="number"]`
+
+**In `base.css`:** No equivalent. The design system has no numeric code input.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia's one-time-password entry uses `<input type="tel">`
+elements arranged in a row. These need oversized, centered, cyan-glowing characters
+with wide letter-spacing to render like a retro code display.
+
+```css
+input[type="tel"],
+input[type="number"] {
+  font-size: 1.2rem !important;
+  font-weight: 700 !important;
+  color: var(--accent-cyan) !important;
+  text-shadow: var(--glow-cyan) !important;
+  letter-spacing: 0.15em !important;
+  text-align: center !important;
+  caret-color: var(--accent-orange) !important;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 12. MUI stepper — 2FA flow breadcrumb
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-stepper`, `.lt-step`, `.lt-step-num` — a custom CSS stepper
+for multi-step wizard flows.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia renders a MUI `<Stepper>` at the top of the 2FA
+flow showing steps like "Username → Password → TOTP". MUI Stepper uses distinct
+classes for label, icon, and connector that don't map 1-to-1 to `.lt-step-*`.
+The step icon is an SVG circle rendered by React so it can only be tinted via
+`color` and `filter: drop-shadow(...)`. The connector line between steps is a
+separate `<hr>` with class `.MuiStepConnector-line`.
+
+```css
+.MuiStepIcon-root.Mui-active {
+  color: var(--accent-orange) !important;
+  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(255,107,0,0.6)) !important;
+}
+.MuiStepIcon-root.Mui-completed {
+  color: var(--accent-green) !important;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 13. MUI linear and circular progress
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-progress` / `.lt-progress-bar` — a standard CSS progress bar
+using `width` transitions. `.lt-spinner` — a rotating pseudo-element spinner.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia uses MUI `<LinearProgress>` during API calls and
+`<CircularProgress>` as the main loading spinner. MUI Linear Progress animates its
+own internal elements (`.MuiLinearProgress-bar`) with keyframe animations; it cannot
+be replaced with the `.lt-progress` pattern. The cyan-to-orange gradient and
+`box-shadow` glow are new here — `base.css`'s progress bar uses a solid
+`--accent-orange` fill.
+
+```css
+.MuiLinearProgress-bar {
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent-cyan), var(--accent-orange)) !important;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0,212,255,0.5) !important;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 14. MUI tooltip
+
+**In `base.css`:** `.lt-tooltip` — a CSS-only tooltip shown via `:hover` on a
+`[data-tooltip]` attribute.
+
+**What had to be added:** MUI `<Tooltip>` portals its bubble to `<body>` with class
+`.MuiTooltip-tooltip`. It is a separate DOM node, not a pseudo-element, so
+`.lt-tooltip` styles cannot reach it. A standalone rule sets the terminal background,
+monospace font, and squared border.
+
+---
+
+### 15. `*:focus-visible` global ring
+
+**In `base.css`:** Focus rings are defined individually per component
+(`.lt-btn:focus-visible`, `.lt-input:focus-visible`, etc.).
+
+**What had to be added:** A single global rule is more practical here because
+Authelia contains many interactive MUI elements not known at design time, and
+adding per-component rules for every possible focusable element would be brittle.
+
+```css
+*:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--accent-cyan) !important;
+  outline-offset: 2px !important;
+  box-shadow: var(--box-glow-cyan) !important;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 16. Branding footer watermark — `#root::after`
+
+**In `base.css`:** No equivalent. The design system does not add page-level
+watermarks.
+
+**What had to be added:** Authelia has no footer. The `#root::after` pseudo-element
+attaches a fixed-position text watermark reading
+`LOTUSGUILD SECURE PORTAL // AUTH.LOTUSGUILD.ORG` at the bottom of the viewport.
+This uses `--text-muted`, `--font-mono`, uppercase, and wide letter-spacing to match
+the terminal aesthetic without adding any HTML.
+
+```css
+#root::after {
+  content: 'LOTUSGUILD SECURE PORTAL // AUTH.LOTUSGUILD.ORG';
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 12px;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  font-size: 0.55rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Patterns shared with `base.css` (not new)
+
+The following are **not** documented above because they are direct re-uses of
+existing `base.css` patterns, only re-targeted to new selectors:
+
+| Pattern | `base.css` source | Re-used in `custom.css` for |
+|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|
+| Dot-grid background | `html { background-image: radial-gradient(...) }` | `body` |
+| Scanlines overlay | `body::before` | `body::before` (same rule, `!important` added) |
+| Corner vignette | `body::after` | `body::after` (same rule, `!important` added) |
+| Card clip-path polygon | `.lt-card { clip-path: polygon(...) }` | `.MuiCard-root` |
+| Card corner triangle | `.lt-card::before` | `.MuiCard-root::before` |
+| Button clip-path hexagon | `.lt-btn { clip-path: polygon(...) }` | `.MuiButton-containedPrimary` |
+| Input clip-path cut | `.lt-input { clip-path: polygon(...) }` | `.MuiOutlinedInput-root` |
+| Scrollbar | `::-webkit-scrollbar-*` section 45 | identical, `border-radius: 0` added |
+| Link colours | `a { color: var(--accent-cyan) }` | `a` (same, `!important` added) |
+| Divider | `.lt-divider` border-color | `.MuiDivider-root` |
+
+---
+
+## Notes for future third-party integrations
+
+1. **Always check for `!important` requirements.** CSS-in-JS frameworks (MUI, Emotion,
+   styled-components) inject styles at runtime with high specificity. Without
+   `!important`, most design token overrides will lose to injected inline styles.
+
+2. **The split border problem.** MUI (and many component libraries) separate the
+   border from the element it visually belongs to. Always inspect the actual DOM
+   before writing selectors — what looks like one element is often three.
+
+3. **Portalled overlays.** Dropdowns, tooltips, and modals in MUI are rendered into
+   a separate DOM tree (`<body>` portal). Scoped selectors inside a card or form
+   won't reach them. Target their root classes (`.MuiMenu-paper`, `.MuiTooltip-tooltip`)
+   directly.
+
+4. **State classes.** MUI uses `.Mui-focused`, `.Mui-checked`, `.Mui-error`,
+   `.Mui-active`, `.Mui-completed`, `.Mui-disabled` as state modifiers. These are the
+   equivalent of `:focus`, `:checked`, etc. but applied by JavaScript — pseudo-class
+   selectors alone will sometimes not fire.
+
+5. **SVG-based components.** Checkboxes, radio buttons, step icons, and spinners are
+   SVGs injected by React. They cannot be styled with `background`, `border`, or
+   `clip-path`. Use `color` (SVG `currentColor` inheritance) and `filter:
+   drop-shadow()` instead.

node/layout.ejs

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+<%–
+  LOTUSGUILD TERMINAL DESIGN SYSTEM — Node.js / Express EJS Base Layout
+  Extend this in every page template via res.render('page', { ... }).
+
+  Required Express setup (server.js / app.js):
+    const { requireAuth, cspNonce, injectLocals } = require('./middleware');
+    app.use(cspNonce);
+    app.use(requireAuth);
+    app.use(injectLocals);
+    app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
+
+  Locals injected automatically by middleware.js:
+    user        { username, name, email, groups, isAdmin }
+    nonce       CSP nonce string
+    appName     process.env.APP_NAME
+    appSubtitle process.env.APP_SUBTITLE
+
+  Locals to set per-route (or via a second res.locals middleware):
+    pageTitle   string   — page <title> suffix
+    activeNav   string   — must match a navLinks[].key
+    navLinks    array    — navigation items:
+                    [{ href: '/path', key: 'mykey', label: 'My Page' }, ...]
+                  Dropdown:
+                    { label: 'Admin', key: 'admin', adminOnly: true, children: [
+                        { href: '/admin/users', label: 'Users' }
+                    ]}
+    pageStyles  array    — optional extra CSS hrefs
+    pageScripts array    — optional extra <script src> paths
+–%>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" data-theme="dark">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover">
+  <meta name="theme-color" content="#030508">
+  <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
+  <title><%= pageTitle ? pageTitle + ' — ' : '' %><%= appName || 'LotusGuild' %></title>
+
+  <!-- Fonts -->
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=JetBrains+Mono:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&family=VT323&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+
+  <!-- Design system -->
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web_template/base.css">
+  <!-- App-specific CSS (extends base, never overrides variables without good reason) -->
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/app.css">
+
+  <% if (typeof pageStyles !== 'undefined') { pageStyles.forEach(href => { %>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="<%- href %>">
+  <% }); } %>
+
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.png" type="image/png">
+</head>
+<body>
+
+  <!-- Boot overlay -->
+  <div id="lt-boot" class="lt-boot-overlay"
+       data-app-name="<%= (appName || 'APP').toUpperCase() %>"
+       style="display:none">
+    <pre id="lt-boot-text" class="lt-boot-text"></pre>
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- =========================================================
+       HEADER
+       ========================================================= -->
+  <header class="lt-header">
+    <div class="lt-header-left">
+
+      <div class="lt-brand">
+        <a href="/" class="lt-brand-title" style="text-decoration:none">
+          <%= (appName || 'APP').toUpperCase() %>
+        </a>
+        <span class="lt-brand-subtitle"><%= appSubtitle || 'LotusGuild Infrastructure' %></span>
+      </div>
+
+      <nav class="lt-nav" aria-label="Main navigation">
+        <% (navLinks || []).forEach(link => {
+             if (link.adminOnly && !user.isAdmin) return;
+             if (link.children) { %>
+          <div class="lt-nav-dropdown">
+            <a href="#" class="lt-nav-link <%= (activeNav || '').startsWith(link.key) ? 'active' : '' %>">
+              <%= link.label %> ▾
+            </a>
+            <ul class="lt-nav-dropdown-menu">
+              <% link.children.forEach(child => { %>
+              <li><a href="<%= child.href %>"><%= child.label %></a></li>
+              <% }); %>
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        <% } else { %>
+          <a href="<%= link.href %>"
+             class="lt-nav-link <%= activeNav === link.key ? 'active' : '' %>">
+            <%= link.label %>
+          </a>
+        <% } }); %>
+      </nav>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="lt-header-right">
+      <% if (user && (user.name || user.username)) { %>
+        <span class="lt-header-user"><%= user.name || user.username %></span>
+      <% } %>
+      <% if (user && user.isAdmin) { %>
+        <span class="lt-badge-admin">admin</span>
+      <% } %>
+    </div>
+  </header>
+
+  <!-- =========================================================
+       MAIN CONTENT — provided by the including view via <%- body %>
+       or by structuring routes to render with this as a wrapper.
+       ========================================================= -->
+  <main class="lt-main lt-container">
+    <%- body %>
+  </main>
+
+  <!-- =========================================================
+       SCRIPTS — all tags carry the CSP nonce
+       ========================================================= -->
+
+  <!-- Runtime globals -->
+  <script nonce="<%= nonce %>">
+    window.CSRF_TOKEN  = <%= JSON.stringify(csrfToken || '') %>;
+    window.CURRENT_USER = {
+      username: <%= JSON.stringify(user.username || '') %>,
+      name:     <%= JSON.stringify(user.name || '') %>,
+      groups:   <%= JSON.stringify(user.groups || []) %>,
+      isAdmin:  <%= user.isAdmin ? 'true' : 'false' %>,
+    };
+    // App-specific config: set window.APP_CONFIG in your route's inline script,
+    // not here. This file is shared across all apps.
+  </script>
+
+  <!-- Design system -->
+  <script nonce="<%= nonce %>" src="/web_template/base.js"></script>
+
+  <!-- App JS -->
+  <script nonce="<%= nonce %>" src="/assets/app.js"></script>
+
+  <% if (typeof pageScripts !== 'undefined') { pageScripts.forEach(src => { %>
+  <script nonce="<%= nonce %>" src="<%- src %>"></script>
+  <% }); } %>
+
+</body>
+</html>

package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "eslint": "^8.57.1"
+  }
+}

php/layout.php

@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@
  *   $nonce        string   CSP nonce from SecurityHeadersMiddleware::getNonce()
  *   $currentUser  array    ['username', 'name', 'is_admin', 'groups']
  *   $pageTitle    string   Page <title> suffix
- *   $activeNav    string   Which nav link is active ('dashboard','tickets',etc.)
+ *   $activeNav    string   Which nav key is active — must match a $navLinks entry
  *   $config       array    From config/config.php
+ *   $navLinks     array    Navigation items:
+ *                            [['href' => '/path', 'key' => 'mykey', 'label' => 'My Page'], ...]
+ *                          Nested (dropdown):
+ *                            ['label' => 'Admin', 'key' => 'admin', 'adminOnly' => true, 'children' => [
+ *                              ['href' => '/admin/users', 'label' => 'Users'],
+ *                            ]]
  */
 
 // Defensive defaults
@@ -27,6 +33,7 @@ $currentUser = $currentUser ?? [];
 $pageTitle   = $pageTitle   ?? 'Dashboard';
 $activeNav   = $activeNav   ?? '';
 $config      = $config      ?? [];
+$navLinks    = $navLinks    ?? [];
 $isAdmin     = $currentUser['is_admin'] ?? false;
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ $isAdmin     = $currentUser['is_admin'] ?? false;
   <!-- Unified design system CSS -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web_template/base.css">
   <!-- App-specific CSS (extends base, never overrides variables without good reason) -->
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/app.css?v=<?php echo $config['CSS_VERSION'] ?? '20260314'; ?>">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/app.css?v=<?php echo $config['CSS_VERSION'] ?? '1'; ?>">
 
   <link rel="icon" href="/assets/images/favicon.png" type="image/png">
 </head>
@@ -67,25 +74,31 @@ $isAdmin     = $currentUser['is_admin'] ?? false;
       </div>
 
       <nav class="lt-nav" aria-label="Main navigation">
-        <a href="/"        class="lt-nav-link <?php echo $activeNav === 'dashboard' ? 'active' : ''; ?>">Dashboard</a>
-        <a href="/tickets" class="lt-nav-link <?php echo $activeNav === 'tickets'   ? 'active' : ''; ?>">Tickets</a>
+        <?php foreach ($navLinks as $link): ?>
+          <?php
+          $skipAdminOnly = !empty($link['adminOnly']) && !$isAdmin;
+          if ($skipAdminOnly) continue;
+          ?>
 
-        <?php if ($isAdmin): ?>
+          <?php if (!empty($link['children'])): ?>
+            <?php $parentActive = str_starts_with($activeNav, $link['key']); ?>
             <div class="lt-nav-dropdown">
-          <a href="#" class="lt-nav-link <?php echo str_starts_with($activeNav, 'admin') ? 'active' : ''; ?>">
-            Admin ▾
+              <a href="#" class="lt-nav-link <?php echo $parentActive ? 'active' : ''; ?>">
+                <?php echo htmlspecialchars($link['label']); ?> ▾
               </a>
               <ul class="lt-nav-dropdown-menu">
-            <li><a href="/admin/templates">Templates</a></li>
-            <li><a href="/admin/workflow">Workflow</a></li>
-            <li><a href="/admin/recurring-tickets">Recurring</a></li>
-            <li><a href="/admin/custom-fields">Custom Fields</a></li>
-            <li><a href="/admin/user-activity">User Activity</a></li>
-            <li><a href="/admin/audit-log">Audit Log</a></li>
-            <li><a href="/admin/api-keys">API Keys</a></li>
+                <?php foreach ($link['children'] as $child): ?>
+                  <li><a href="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($child['href']); ?>"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($child['label']); ?></a></li>
+                <?php endforeach; ?>
               </ul>
             </div>
+          <?php else: ?>
+            <a href="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($link['href']); ?>"
+               class="lt-nav-link <?php echo $activeNav === $link['key'] ? 'active' : ''; ?>">
+              <?php echo htmlspecialchars($link['label']); ?>
+            </a>
           <?php endif; ?>
+        <?php endforeach; ?>
       </nav>
     </div>
 
@@ -130,6 +143,8 @@ $isAdmin     = $currentUser['is_admin'] ?? false;
       username: <?php echo json_encode($currentUser['username'] ?? ''); ?>,
       isAdmin:  <?php echo $isAdmin ? 'true' : 'false'; ?>,
     };
+    // App-specific config: set window.APP_CONFIG in your app's own <script> block,
+    // not here. This file is shared across all apps.
   </script>
 
   <!-- Unified design system JS -->
@@ -137,7 +152,7 @@ $isAdmin     = $currentUser['is_admin'] ?? false;
 
   <!-- App-specific JS (cache-busted) -->
   <script nonce="<?php echo $nonce; ?>"
-          src="/assets/js/app.js?v=<?php echo $config['JS_VERSION'] ?? '20260314'; ?>">
+          src="/assets/js/app.js?v=<?php echo $config['JS_VERSION'] ?? '1'; ?>">
   </script>
 
   <!-- Per-page inline JS goes here in the including view, e.g.: -->

python/base.html

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
   Required Flask setup (app.py):
     - Pass `nonce` into every render_template() call via a context processor
     - Pass `user` dict from _get_user() helper
-    - Pass `config` dict with APP_NAME, etc.
+    - Pass `config` dict with APP_NAME, APP_SUBTITLE, etc.
+    - Pass `nav_links` list of dicts defining navigation
 
   Context processor example:
     @app.context_processor
@@ -25,6 +26,16 @@
         import base64, os
         nonce = base64.b64encode(os.urandom(16)).decode()
         return dict(nonce=nonce, user=_get_user(), config=_config())
+
+  nav_links format (pass from route or context processor):
+    nav_links = [
+        {'href': url_for('index'),    'key': 'dashboard', 'label': 'Dashboard'},
+        {'href': url_for('settings'), 'key': 'settings',  'label': 'Settings'},
+        # Admin-only dropdown:
+        {'label': 'Admin', 'key': 'admin', 'admin_only': True, 'children': [
+            {'href': url_for('admin_users'), 'label': 'Users'},
+        ]},
+    ]
 #}
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
@@ -64,24 +75,28 @@
       </div>
 
       <nav class="lt-nav" aria-label="Main navigation">
-        {# Each page sets {% block active_nav %}pagename{% endblock %} #}
         {% set active = self.active_nav() | default('') %}
-        <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}"
-           class="lt-nav-link {% if active == 'dashboard' %}active{% endif %}">
-          Dashboard
+        {% for link in nav_links | default([]) %}
+          {% if not link.get('admin_only') or 'admin' in user.groups %}
+            {% if link.get('children') %}
+              <div class="lt-nav-dropdown">
+                <a href="#" class="lt-nav-link {% if active.startswith(link.key) %}active{% endif %}">
+                  {{ link.label }} ▾
                 </a>
-        <a href="{{ url_for('links_page') }}"
-           class="lt-nav-link {% if active == 'links' %}active{% endif %}">
-          Link Debug
-        </a>
-        <a href="{{ url_for('inspector') }}"
-           class="lt-nav-link {% if active == 'inspector' %}active{% endif %}">
-          Inspector
-        </a>
-        <a href="{{ url_for('suppressions_page') }}"
-           class="lt-nav-link {% if active == 'suppressions' %}active{% endif %}">
-          Suppressions
+                <ul class="lt-nav-dropdown-menu">
+                  {% for child in link.children %}
+                    <li><a href="{{ child.href }}">{{ child.label }}</a></li>
+                  {% endfor %}
+                </ul>
+              </div>
+            {% else %}
+              <a href="{{ link.href }}"
+                 class="lt-nav-link {% if active == link.key %}active{% endif %}">
+                {{ link.label }}
               </a>
+            {% endif %}
+          {% endif %}
+        {% endfor %}
       </nav>
     </div>
 
@@ -107,17 +122,16 @@
        All <script> tags MUST carry the nonce attribute for CSP.
        ========================================================= -->
 
-  <!-- Runtime config (no CSRF needed for Gandalf — SameSite=Strict) -->
+  <!-- Runtime config injected by the server -->
   <script nonce="{{ nonce }}">
-    window.APP_CONFIG = {
-      ticketWebUrl: {{ config.get('ticket_api', {}).get('web_url', 'https://t.lotusguild.org/ticket/') | tojson }},
-    };
     window.CURRENT_USER = {
       username: {{ user.username | tojson }},
       name:     {{ (user.name or user.username) | tojson }},
       groups:   {{ user.groups | tojson }},
       isAdmin:  {{ ('admin' in user.groups) | lower }},
     };
+    // App-specific config: set window.APP_CONFIG in your app's own template block,
+    // not here. This file is shared across all apps.
   </script>
 
   <!-- Unified design system JS -->
@@ -136,6 +150,6 @@
 
    {% block active_nav %}dashboard{% endblock %}
 
-   Values: dashboard | links | inspector | suppressions
+   Value must match a 'key' in your nav_links list.
    --------------------------------------------------------------- #}
 {% block active_nav %}{% endblock %}