diff --git a/components/portfolio/FeaturedDossier.tsx b/components/portfolio/FeaturedDossier.tsx
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+"use client";
+
+import { m, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
+import { featuredDossier } from "@/lib/portfolio";
+
+const fieldRows = [
+  { label: "MISSION", value: featuredDossier.mission },
+  { label: "CONSTRAINT", value: featuredDossier.constraint ?? "—" },
+  { label: "SYSTEM", value: featuredDossier.system },
+  { label: "RESULT", value: featuredDossier.result },
+];
+
+export function FeaturedDossier() {
+  const shouldReduceMotion = useReducedMotion();
+
+  return (
+    <m.section
+      aria-labelledby="featured-dossier-title"
+      initial={shouldReduceMotion ? false : { opacity: 0, y: 18 }}
+      whileInView={shouldReduceMotion ? undefined : { opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+      transition={{ duration: 0.5, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
+      viewport={{ once: true, amount: 0.18 }}
+      className="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 py-20 text-blacksite-text sm:px-6 lg:px-8"
+    >
+      <article className="overflow-hidden border border-blacksite-line bg-blacksite-surface shadow-[0_32px_120px_rgba(0,0,0,0.42)]">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 border-b border-blacksite-line px-5 py-4 sm:px-7">
+          <p className="section-label">FEATURED DOSSIER /.00</p>
+          <span aria-hidden="true" className="size-2 rounded-full bg-signal-cyan shadow-[0_0_22px_rgba(0,240,255,0.62)]" />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="relative overflow-hidden border-b border-blacksite-line px-5 pt-8 sm:px-7 lg:px-10">
+          <div aria-hidden="true" className="absolute inset-x-0 top-0 h-px bg-signal-cyan/50" />
+          <h2
+            id="featured-dossier-title"
+            className="font-display translate-y-4 text-[clamp(4.5rem,18vw,15rem)] font-semibold uppercase leading-[0.72] tracking-[-0.08em] text-blacksite-text"
+          >
+            {featuredDossier.title}
+          </h2>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="grid gap-0 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_22rem]">
+          <div className="divide-y divide-blacksite-line border-b border-blacksite-line lg:border-b-0 lg:border-r">
+            {fieldRows.map((row) => (
+              <div key={row.label} className="grid gap-3 px-5 py-6 sm:px-7 md:grid-cols-[9rem_minmax(0,1fr)] lg:px-10">
+                <p className="section-label text-signal-cyan">{row.label}</p>
+                <p className="text-sm leading-7 text-blacksite-muted sm:text-base">{row.value}</p>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
+          <aside className="bg-blacksite-surface2/45 px-5 py-6 sm:px-7 lg:px-8" aria-label="Featured dossier metadata and proof links">
+            <div className="border-b border-blacksite-line pb-6">
+              <p className="section-label mb-3">METADATA</p>
+              <p className="font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-blacksite-text">
+                {featuredDossier.role} <span className="text-signal-cyan">·</span> {featuredDossier.year}
+              </p>
+              <div className="mt-5 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                {featuredDossier.stack.map((item) => (
+                  <span
+                    key={item}
+                    className="border border-blacksite-line bg-blacksite-surface px-3 py-1 font-mono text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-blacksite-muted"
+                  >
+                    {item}
+                  </span>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="pt-6">
+              <p className="section-label mb-3">PROOF LINKS</p>
+              <div className="grid gap-3">
+                {featuredDossier.links.map((link) => (
+                  <a
+                    key={link.href}
+                    href={link.href}
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noreferrer"
+                    className="group flex items-center justify-between gap-4 border border-blacksite-line px-4 py-3 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-blacksite-text transition-colors hover:border-signal-cyan/70 hover:text-signal-cyan focus-visible:outline-signal-cyan"
+                  >
+                    <span>{link.label}</span>
+                    <span aria-hidden="true" className="text-signal-cyan transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-0.5">
+                      ↗
+                    </span>
+                  </a>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </aside>
+        </div>
+      </article>
+    </m.section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/components/portfolio/PortfolioNav.tsx b/components/portfolio/PortfolioNav.tsx
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+"use client";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
+
+const navLinks = [
+  { label: "WORK", href: "#work" },
+  { label: "CAPABILITIES", href: "#capabilities" },
+  { label: "FIELD NOTES", href: "/blog/" },
+  { label: "CONTACT", href: "#contact" },
+];
+
+function openCommandPalette() {
+  window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("blacksite:palette"));
+}
+
+export function PortfolioNav() {
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+
+  return (
+    <nav
+      aria-label="Portfolio navigation"
+      className="sticky top-3 z-50 mx-auto mt-3 w-[calc(100%-2rem)] max-w-5xl rounded-xl border border-blacksite-line bg-blacksite-surface/82 px-3 py-2 text-blacksite-muted shadow-[0_18px_70px_rgba(0,0,0,0.38)] backdrop-blur-md sm:px-4"
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+        <Link
+          href="/"
+          aria-current={pathname === "/" ? "page" : undefined}
+          className="section-label whitespace-nowrap !text-blacksite-text transition-colors hover:!text-signal-cyan focus-visible:outline-signal-cyan aria-[current=page]:!text-signal-cyan"
+        >
+          KRISHNA / SIGNAL
+        </Link>
+
+        <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center justify-end gap-1 sm:gap-2">
+          <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 overflow-x-auto">
+            {navLinks.map((link) => {
+              const isBlogActive =
+                link.href === "/blog/" &&
+                (pathname === "/blog" || pathname.startsWith("/blog/"));
+
+              if (link.href.startsWith("/")) {
+                return (
+                  <Link
+                    key={link.href}
+                    href={link.href}
+                    aria-current={isBlogActive ? "page" : undefined}
+                    className="section-label rounded-md px-2 py-2 transition-colors hover:!text-signal-cyan focus-visible:outline-signal-cyan aria-[current=page]:!text-signal-cyan sm:px-3"
+                  >
+                    {link.label}
+                  </Link>
+                );
+              }
+
+              return (
+                <a
+                  key={link.href}
+                  href={link.href}
+                  className="section-label rounded-md px-2 py-2 transition-colors hover:!text-signal-cyan focus-visible:outline-signal-cyan active:!text-signal-cyan sm:px-3"
+                >
+                  {link.label}
+                </a>
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={openCommandPalette}
+            className="section-label rounded-lg border border-blacksite-line bg-blacksite-surface2 px-3 py-2 !text-blacksite-text transition-colors hover:border-signal-cyan/70 hover:!text-signal-cyan focus-visible:outline-signal-cyan active:!text-signal-cyan"
+            aria-label="Open command palette"
+          >
+            ⌘K
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </nav>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/components/portfolio/StatusBar.tsx b/components/portfolio/StatusBar.tsx
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+import { statusLine } from "@/lib/portfolio";
+
+export function StatusBar() {
+  return (
+    <div className="border-b border-blacksite-line bg-blacksite-bg text-blacksite-muted">
+      <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-7xl items-center justify-between gap-4 px-4 py-2 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+        <p className="section-label flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+          <span
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            className="size-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-signal-green shadow-[0_0_14px_rgba(182,255,0,0.45)]"
+          />
+          <span className="truncate">{statusLine}</span>
+        </p>
+        <a
+          href="#contact"
+          className="section-label shrink-0 !text-blacksite-text transition-colors hover:!text-signal-cyan focus-visible:outline-signal-cyan"
+        >
+          Contact ↗
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}