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AGENTS.md

Project Name

Surendra & Co. — Premium Scroll-Cinematic Industrial Brand Website

1. Mission

Build a world-class premium B2B industrial website for Surendra & Co.

This is NOT:

a startup landing page
a SaaS dashboard
a flashy animation-heavy toy
a generic agency template
a content-first brochure site

This IS: A cinematic, premium, editorial, industrial, durable-feeling digital experience that communicates:

Precision
Structural strength
Reliability
Heritage
Engineering confidence
Luxury restraint
Long-term trust

The site should feel like: Steel + Heritage + Quiet Luxury + Industrial Precision

Everything must reflect coachbuilding quality.

2. Core UX Philosophy

Every design decision must follow:

2.1 Durability > Decoration

UI should feel strong and engineered.

Avoid:

noisy gradients
excessive blur
neon highlights
over-styled floating elements
trendy gimmicks
oversized rounded cartoon UI

Prefer:

crisp lines
structured grids
thin borders
restrained shadows
high-quality spacing
confident alignment

2.2 Minimal But Not Empty

Whitespace is intentional.

The UI should breathe.

Never:

cram text
stack cards too tightly
create dense blocks
let sections collapse visually

Spacing must feel premium.

2.3 Cinematic But Controlled

Motion should feel expensive.

Animations:

smooth
restrained
slow enough to feel luxurious
no playful bounce
no exaggerated spring physics

3. Non-Negotiable Scroll-Cinematic Hero

3.1 Frame-Based Rendering

DO NOT use a video tag.

Frames exist inside:

/public/frames/

Use image-sequence rendering.

Render frame progression:

1 → end

based on vertical scroll progress.

3.2 Scroll Mapping Rules

Must:

preload all frames
map scroll progress deterministically
clamp frame index
no skipping
no flicker
no tearing
no visible lag
no janky repainting

Preferred: requestAnimationFrame

Fallback: optimized scroll observer

3.3 Layout Rule (CRITICAL)

The video/frames are centered.

BUT:

Content must NOT be designed around the frame.

Wrong: frame + text hugging image

Correct: frame sits centrally as cinematic anchor, while layout is built around entire viewport.

Think: editorial composition.

Possible placements:

left edge
right edge
floating lower corners
balanced overlay zones
margin-aligned blocks

Use spatial composition.

3.4 Hero Feel

Should feel like: premium automotive / architectural storytelling.

Not: YouTube banner.

4. Design Language

4.1 Visual Identity

Keywords:

industrial luxury
architectural
precise
steel-inspired
calm
expensive
timeless
engineered

4.2 Color Palette

Primary:

graphite
charcoal
off-black
warm steel
soft stone
muted ivory

Accent: very restrained metallic tone

Never:

bright gradients
electric blue
loud gold
neon

4.3 Surfaces

Use:

matte surfaces
layered depth
subtle panels
restrained glassmorphism only where useful
soft contrast separation

Never: heavy frosted-glass abuse.

5. Typography

Typography must feel editorial.

Use: strong sans-serif + elegant serif contrast.

Examples:

Inter / Geist / Suisse-like sans
Garamond / Cormorant / refined serif

Use serif selectively:

Legacy.
Engineering.
emphasis words

Do not overuse italics.

6. Spacing Rules

Premium spacing.

Desktop:

section padding: 120–180px
card gaps: 24–40px
container max width: 1400–1600px
strong breathing room

Tablet: reduce proportionally.

Mobile: stack elegantly.

Never: cramped layouts.

7. Section Architecture

Build sections in this order:

Hero cinematic scroll
Origin / About
Coach Range
Services
Process
Compliance
Commission
Footer

Each section must feel distinct.

Do not duplicate layout patterns excessively.

Alternate:

split grid
asymmetric editorial
sticky layout
horizontal emphasis
structured cards
large metric bands

8. Motion System

Allowed:

fade
transform
subtle scale
soft parallax
reveal
stagger
opacity layering

Not allowed:

bounce
rubber band
spin
playful elastic motion
chaotic particles

Easing: premium slow-ease.

9. Coach Range Cards

Must feel technical + premium.

Each card:

weighty
structured
high-trust
slightly architectural

Avoid: cheap SaaS card look.

10. Process Timeline

Should feel: editorial + engineered.

Visual inspiration: technical blueprint rhythm.

Could use:

alternating axis
structured steps
bold step numerics
timeline spine

Must feel premium.

11. Compliance Section

Must communicate: trust, certification, engineering legitimacy.

Layout: structured grid or technical matrix.

Feel: regulated + strong.

12. Commission / Contact Section

This is strongest CTA.

Must feel: exclusive and trustworthy.

Like: commissioning something engineered.

Form: large touch targets premium spacing formal tone

Avoid: cheap contact-form look.

13. Footer (Very Important)

Footer is not a leftover.

It is final narrative closure.

Must transition elegantly from last scroll state.

Should feel: heavy resolved architectural final

Use:

large spacing
strong columns
subtle dividers
legal clarity
premium composition

Should feel like: closing chapter.

14. Performance Rules

Non-negotiable.

Must optimize:

frame preloading
lazy rendering
scroll smoothness
repaint minimization
image memory usage
no CLS
low main-thread blocking

Prefer: GPU-safe transforms.

Avoid: unnecessary rerenders.

15. Accessibility

Maintain:

readable contrast
keyboard access
semantic headings
aria labels
reduced-motion support
mobile touch clarity

Luxury ≠ inaccessible.

16. Code Quality Rules