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Website PRD

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CIPHER.SYS currently operates as a localized daemon and terminal application. To expand the operative network and recruit new nodes, we require a public-facing uplink (Landing Page).

This website must embody the brutalist, anti-engagement philosophy of the terminal itself. It is not a standard SaaS marketing page; it is a stark warning, a manifesto, and a recruitment node. It must filter out standard consumers and attract our core demographic: productivity minimalists, developers, and operatives suffering from cognitive overload (ADHD).

Objective: Create a highly immersive, brutalist, sci-fi landing page to distribute the CIPHER desktop/local daemon and articulate its radical anti-productivity philosophy.

2. DESIGN LANGUAGE & AESTHETICS

The website must feel like discovering an unsecured military terminal.

  • Color Palette: Absolute Black (#000000), Stark Red (#ff0033), Terminal Gray (#d1d5db).
  • Typography: Monospace exclusively (e.g., Fira Code, Roboto Mono). Massive, aggressive weight for headings.
  • Visual Effects: CRT scanlines, vignette edges, phosphor glow, CSS-based glitch animations on hover.
  • Copywriting: Espionage terminology. No standard marketing fluff (e.g., replace "Sign Up" with [ INITIALIZE HANDSHAKE ], replace "Features" with [ TACTICAL CAPABILITIES ]).
  • Hostile UX: The site should feel slightly dangerous but highly intriguing. Heavy use of redacted text (<span class="redacted">) that reveals itself on hover.

3. CORE SITE ARCHITECTURE

The landing page will be a single, long-scroll index with distinct tactical zones.

A. HERO: THE BOOT SEQUENCE

  • Visual: Black screen. A simulated terminal boots up, printing initialization logs.
  • Headline: PRODUCTIVITY IS A TRAP. WE WANT YOU GONE.
  • Sub-headline: The self-destructing terminal. Max 5 directives. 7-day thermal decay.
  • Primary CTA: [ INITIATE LOCAL NODE ] (Scrolls to install instructions).

B. THE PHILOSOPHY (Why we built this)

  • Section focus: Attack standard to-do apps (Jira, Todoist, Notion).
  • Copy: "Most apps want engagement. They give you points, infinite sub-folders, and 'someday' lists. They are a psychological trap where planning replaces executing. CIPHER operates on absolute constraint and terminal consequences."

C. TACTICAL CAPABILITIES (Features)

Showcase the brutal constraints through looping, high-contrast GIFs or CSS animations: 1. The Hard Cap [ 5/5 ]: Show an operative trying to add a 6th task and getting violently rejected by the UI. 2. Thermal Decay: Show a task aging over 7 days, turning red, and evaporating. 3. Tunnel Vision: Show the [ ENGAGE ] mode where everything disappears except one massive task and a stopwatch. 4. Scorched Earth: Show the 10-second unabortable self-destruct sequence when all tasks are complete.

D. SYNDICATE PROTOCOL (Multiplayer)

  • Visual: A glowing radar showing multiple connected OP-IDs.
  • Concept: Introduce Mutually Assured Destruction. Explain that if you join a squad, and anyone lets a task decay, the entire network burns.

E. DEPLOYMENT (Install)

  • Visual: A stark code block.
  • Content: 
    > git clone https://github.com/sir-ad/CIPHER_TERMINAL
> cd CIPHER_TERMINAL
> npm install && npm run start
  • Note: Emphasize "Zero Cloud" and "100% Local". The telemetry never leaves the host machine.

4. TECHNICAL STACK (PROPOSED)

To maintain maximum performance and aesthetic control:

  • Framework: Vite + React (or plain HTML/JS for ultimate minimalism).
  • Styling: TailwindCSS (for rapid scaffolding of grid layouts).
  • Animations: Framer Motion (for smooth scroll reveals) + custom CSS keyframes (for glitches, scanlines, and terminal typing effects).
  • Hosting: GitHub Pages or Vercel (static export).

5. SUCCESS METRICS

Standard metrics (Time on Site, DAU) are irrelevant. We track:

  1. Terminal Clones: GitHub repository clone and fork rates.
  2. Field Manual Access: Click-through rates to the MkDocs documentation.
  3. Viral Resonance: Mentions on HackerNews, r/Cyberpunk, r/ADHD, and r/Minimalism.

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