diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index 51b2d6a..8f6761c 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ import { Fraunces, IBM_Plex_Mono, JetBrains_Mono, Space_Grotesk } from 'next/fon
 import { ThemeProvider } from '@wrksz/themes/next'
 import './globals.css'
 import 'katex/dist/katex.min.css'
-import { Header } from '@/components/layout/Header'
-import { Footer } from '@/components/layout/Footer'
-import { ScrollProgress } from '@/components/ui/ScrollProgress'
 import { Providers } from './providers'
 
 const fraunces = Fraunces({
@@ -63,12 +60,7 @@ export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
           forcedTheme="dark"
           disableTransitionOnChange
         >
-            <Providers>
-                <ScrollProgress />
-                <Header />
-                {children}
-                <Footer />
-            </Providers>
+          <Providers>{children}</Providers>
         </ThemeProvider>
       </body>
     </html>
diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index d90a18d..f631444 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,18 @@
-import { getPosts } from '@/lib/posts'
-import { PostList } from '@/components/posts/PostList'
-
-export default async function HomePage() {
-  const posts = await getPosts()
+import Link from 'next/link'
 
+export default function HomePage() {
   return (
-    <main className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6 py-10 sm:py-14">
-      <section aria-labelledby="recent-heading" className="space-y-7">
-        <div className="border-b border-border pb-5">
-          <h1 id="recent-heading" className="heading-xl m-0 text-ink">
-            Recent
-          </h1>
-        </div>
-
-        {posts.length > 0 ? (
-          <PostList posts={posts} />
-        ) : (
-          <div className="empty-state">
-            <p className="font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-ink-soft">No posts yet</p>
-            <h3 className="heading-sm m-0 text-ink">The notebook is ready.</h3>
-            <p className="m-0 max-w-xl text-sm leading-6 text-ink-soft">
-              Add your first MDX post and it will show up here with the same polished card treatment.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </section>
-    </main>
+    <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 bg-blacksite-bg px-6 text-center text-blacksite-text">
+      {/* Temporary placeholder until the portfolio landing is implemented in P5. */}
+      <h1 className="font-display text-4xl font-semibold tracking-tight sm:text-6xl">
+        Krishna Ayyalasomayajula
+      </h1>
+      <Link
+        href="/blog/"
+        className="font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-signal-cyan underline-offset-4 transition hover:text-signal-orange hover:underline"
+      >
+        Field Notes
+      </Link>
+    </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/app/posts/[slug]/page.tsx b/app/posts/[slug]/page.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e58d846..0000000
--- a/app/posts/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
-import Link from 'next/link'
-import { getPosts, getPost } from '@/lib/posts'
-import { tagToSlug } from '@/lib/tags'
-import { TableOfContents } from '@/components/posts/TableOfContents'
-import { ScrollToTop } from '@/components/ui/ScrollToTop'
-import { ReadingProgress } from '@/components/ui/ReadingProgress'
-
-export const dynamicParams = false
-export const dynamic = 'force-static'
-
-export async function generateStaticParams() {
-  const posts = await getPosts()
-  if (posts.length === 0) {
-    return [{ slug: '__no-posts__' }]
-  }
-  return posts.map((post) => ({ slug: post.slug }))
-}
-
-export async function generateMetadata({ params }: { params: Promise<{ slug: string }> }) {
-  const slug = (await params).slug
-  const post = await getPost(slug)
-  if (!post) return { title: 'Not Found' }
-  return { title: post.title }
-}
-
-export default async function PostPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ slug: string }> }) {
-  const slug = (await params).slug
-
-  if (slug === '__no-posts__') notFound()
-
-  const post = await getPost(slug)
-
-  if (!post) notFound()
-
-  const { default: PostContent } = await import(
-    /* turbopackOptional: true */
-    `@/content/posts/${slug}.mdx`
-  )
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <ScrollToTop />
-      <ReadingProgress />
-      <div className="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-6 py-16">
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_14rem] lg:gap-12">
-          <article className="min-w-0">
-            <header className="mb-12">
-              <time className="font-mono text-sm text-ink-soft" dateTime={post.date}>{new Date(post.date).toLocaleDateString('en-US', { year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric' })}</time>
-              <h1 className="heading-xl text-ink mt-3 mb-2">
-                {post.title}
-              </h1>
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-4 font-mono text-xs text-ink-soft">
-                {post.author && <span>by {post.author}</span>}
-                <span>{post.readingTime} min read</span>
-              </div>
-              {post.coverImage && (
-                <img
-                  src={post.coverImage}
-                  alt={`Featured image for article: ${post.title}`}
-                  className="my-8 aspect-[16/9] w-full rounded-2xl border border-border bg-surface object-cover shadow-card"
-                  loading="eager"
-                  decoding="async"
-                  fetchPriority="high"
-                />
-              )}
-              {post.tags.length > 0 && (
-                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mt-4">
-                  {post.tags.map((tag) => (
-                    <Link key={tag} href={`/tags/${tagToSlug(tag)}/`} className="rounded-full bg-surface px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-ink-soft border border-border transition-colors hover:border-accent/50 hover:text-accent focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-accent">
-                      {tag}
-                    </Link>
-                  ))}
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </header>
-            <div className="prose prose-lg article-prose max-w-none min-w-0">
-              <PostContent />
-            </div>
-          </article>
-          <aside className="hidden lg:block">
-            <TableOfContents />
-          </aside>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/app/posts/page.tsx b/app/posts/page.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index fffc707..0000000
--- a/app/posts/page.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import { getPosts } from '@/lib/posts'
-import { PostSearch } from '@/components/posts/PostSearch'
-
-export const metadata = { title: 'Posts' }
-
-export default async function PostsPage() {
-  const posts = await getPosts()
-
-  return (
-    <main className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6 py-12 sm:py-16">
-      <header className="mb-10 border-b border-border pb-8">
-        <h1 className="heading-xl m-0 text-ink">
-          Posts
-        </h1>
-      </header>
-
-      {posts.length > 0 ? (
-        <PostSearch posts={posts} />
-      ) : (
-        <section className="empty-state" aria-label="No posts published">
-          <p className="font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-ink-soft">No posts yet</p>
-          <h2 className="heading-sm m-0 text-ink">The archive is empty.</h2>
-          <p className="m-0 max-w-xl text-sm leading-6 text-ink-soft">
-            Publish an MDX post to populate this list and enable archive search.
-          </p>
-        </section>
-      )}
-    </main>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx b/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2635d23..0000000
--- a/app/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-import type { Metadata } from 'next'
-import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
-import { PostCard } from '@/components/posts/PostCard'
-import { getAllTags, getPostsByTag } from '@/lib/posts'
-
-type TagPageProps = {
-  params: Promise<{ tag: string }>
-}
-
-export const dynamicParams = false
-export const dynamic = 'force-static'
-
-export async function generateStaticParams() {
-  const tags = await getAllTags()
-  if (tags.length === 0) {
-    return [{ tag: '__no-tags__' }]
-  }
-  return tags.map((tag) => ({ tag: tag.slug }))
-}
-
-export async function generateMetadata({ params }: TagPageProps): Promise<Metadata> {
-  const slug = (await params).tag
-  const tags = await getAllTags()
-  const tag = tags.find((item) => item.slug === slug)
-
-  if (!tag) return { title: 'Not Found' }
-
-  return { title: `${tag.label} posts` }
-}
-
-export default async function TagPage({ params }: TagPageProps) {
-  const slug = (await params).tag
-
-  if (slug === '__no-tags__') notFound()
-
-  const tags = await getAllTags()
-  const tag = tags.find((item) => item.slug === slug)
-
-  if (!tag) notFound()
-
-  const posts = await getPostsByTag(slug)
-
-  return (
-    <main className="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-6 py-12">
-      <header className="mb-12">
-        <p className="font-mono text-sm text-ink-soft mb-3">Tag</p>
-        <h1 className="heading-xl text-ink mb-3">{tag.label}</h1>
-        <p className="text-ink-soft">
-          {tag.count} {tag.count === 1 ? 'post' : 'posts'}
-        </p>
-      </header>
-      <ul className="space-y-8">
-        {posts.map((post, index) => (
-          <li key={post.slug}>
-            <PostCard {...post} index={index} />
-          </li>
-        ))}
-      </ul>
-    </main>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/app/template.tsx b/app/template.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index c684ac4..0000000
--- a/app/template.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-"use client";
-
-import { m } from "motion/react";
-
-export default function Template({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
-  return (
-    <m.div
-      initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 8 }}
-      animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-      transition={{ duration: 0.4, ease: "easeOut" }}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </m.div>
-  );
-}