:root {
  /* Brain (inherited) */
  --ct-bg: #0a0e14;
  --ct-surface: #121a24;
  --ct-border: #1e2d3d;
  --ct-accent: #3dffa8;
  --ct-accent-dim: #2bb87a;
  --ct-text: #e8f0f8;
  --ct-muted: #8ba3bc;

  /* Verse */
  --vx-parallel: #6b8cff;
  --vx-shared: #3dffa8;
  --vx-forming: #c9a227;
  --vx-memory: #9b7ed9;
  --vx-agent: #5ee0e0;
  --vx-lineage: rgba(61, 255, 168, 0.35);
  --vx-whisper-bg: rgba(18, 26, 36, 0.82);
  --vx-glow-shared: rgba(61, 255, 168, 0.2);
  --vx-glow-parallel: rgba(107, 140, 255, 0.15);

  --vx-font-display: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --vx-font-system: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --vx-radius-tile: 20px;
  --vx-radius-card: 16px;
}