Inherit Temple Courtyard, Lamps Lit + the inheritance contract (docs/INHERITANCE.md)

README.md

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ It's meant for people who over-plan under pressure — who generate more meaning
 - [docs/connectors/notion.md](docs/connectors/notion.md) — optional Notion two-way sync, step by step
 - [schemas/README.md](schemas/README.md) — the data contract, file by file
 - [DEMO_DATA.md](DEMO_DATA.md) — the placeholder convention
+- [docs/INHERITANCE.md](docs/INHERITANCE.md) — how this template inherits functionality (never content) from its private upstream
 - [docs/ROADMAP.md](docs/ROADMAP.md) — built now vs. planned
 
 ## Contributing

dashboard/assets/shared.css

@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
   --r-lg:18px;           /* hero cards */
   --r-card:16px;         /* cards, dock, search box */
   --r-btn:10px;          /* buttons, inputs, small blocks */
+
+  /* Spacing scale — Temple Courtyard, Lamps Lit. Use these, not raw px margins. */
+  --sp-1:6px; --sp-2:10px; --sp-3:16px; --sp-4:24px; --sp-5:36px;
+  --section-gap:var(--sp-5);
 }
 /* Evening: the same warm-lit world after dark — deep espresso + brightened terracotta, never a cold invert */
 :root[data-theme="dark"]{