diff --git a/llm_team_ui.py b/llm_team_ui.py
index bb4c3f7..7dc9a03 100644
--- a/llm_team_ui.py
+++ b/llm_team_ui.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def _check_high_alert_expiry():
 # IPs that never get rate-limited (your LAN, localhost)
 ALLOWLIST_IPS = {"127.0.0.1", "::1", "192.168.1.1"}
 # Demo mode state — toggled by admin at runtime
-_demo_mode = {"active": True, "started_by": "profit", "showcase": True}
+_demo_mode = {"active": True, "started_by": "boot", "showcase": True}
 
 # Routes that demo users CAN trigger (read-like POSTs — enrichment, self-analysis, team runs)
 DEMO_ALLOWED_POSTS = {
@@ -2316,7 +2316,34 @@ HTML = r"""
   .new-prompt-btn:hover { opacity: 0.85; }
   /* Theme adjustments for composer */
   @media (max-width: 900px) { .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .composer-active .left-scroll { padding: 40px 12px 30px; } }
-  @media (max-width: 768px) { .m-toggle { display: flex; } .m-collapse { display: none !important; } .m-collapse.open { display: block !important; } .composer-active .left-scroll { padding: 30px 10px 20px; } }
+  @media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .m-toggle { display: flex; } .m-collapse { display: none !important; } .m-collapse.open { display: block !important; }
+    .composer-active .left-scroll { padding: 30px 10px 20px; }
+    /* Mobile header — compact, wrap nav */
+    header { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; padding: 10px 0; }
+    header h1 { font-size: 16px; }
+    header .badge { font-size: 8px; padding: 2px 8px; }
+    header nav { width: 100%; gap: 3px !important; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+    header nav a, header nav button, .layout-toggle-btn, .new-prompt-btn { font-size: 8px !important; padding: 3px 6px !important; letter-spacing: 0 !important; }
+    .new-prompt-btn { padding: 3px 8px !important; font-size: 8px !important; }
+    /* Mobile output — tighter spacing */
+    .container { padding: 8px 4px !important; }
+    .container.output-focused { padding: 0 2px !important; }
+    .output-area { gap: 2px !important; max-height: calc(100vh - 60px) !important; }
+    .output-card .card-header { padding: 6px 10px; font-size: 10px; }
+    .card-body.md-rendered { padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 12px; }
+    /* Mobile card actions — wrap to 2 rows */
+    .card-actions { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 3px; padding: 4px 10px 6px; }
+    .card-act { font-size: 8px; padding: 2px 6px; }
+    /* Mobile progress panel */
+    .progress-panel { width: calc(100% - 10px) !important; max-width: none !important; top: 40px !important; left: 5px !important; transform: none !important; }
+    /* Mobile prompt area */
+    .prompt-area { min-height: 60px; font-size: 12px; }
+    .prompt-metrics { font-size: 8px; }
+    .sample-chip { font-size: 10px; padding: 4px 8px; }
+    /* Mobile hero images */
+    .card-hero-wrap img { height: auto !important; }
+  }
   .card-actions { display: flex; gap: 4px; padding: 6px 14px 10px; }
   .card-act { background: none; border: 2px solid var(--border); border-radius: 2px; color: var(--text2); font-size: 9px; padding: 3px 10px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.15s; font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; }
   .card-act:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }
@@ -4117,31 +4144,33 @@ function generateCardImage(cardEl, text) {
   var clean = text.substring(0, 500).replace(/[#*_`\[\]\n]/g, ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
   var keywords = clean.split(' ').filter(function(w) { return w.length > 5; }).slice(0, 5).join(', ');
   // Force abstract — NEVER attempt realism, people, faces, hands, food
-  // Rotate through high-quality abstract styles for visual variety
+  // Golden ratio composition + high-quality abstract styles
+  // Ultra-wide panoramic banner styles — 4:1 ratio, golden ratio composition
   var styles = [
-    'geometric wireframe structure dissolving into glowing particles, cinematic macro photography',
-    'flowing golden light streams through crystalline lattice, long exposure photography',
-    'topographic data landscape with luminous contour ridges, scientific visualization',
-    'neural constellation network with radiant synaptic pathways, deep space macro',
-    'molten gold fluid dynamics frozen in time, abstract sculpture photography',
-    'fractal architecture of interconnected golden bridges, aerial perspective',
-    'bioluminescent circuit pathways on obsidian surface, electron microscope aesthetic',
-    'golden aurora threads weaving through dark geometric voids, astrophotography',
+    'panoramic golden wireframe dissolving left to right into luminous particles, sweeping horizontal flow',
+    'ultra-wide crystalline lattice with golden light refracting across dark horizon, fibonacci spiral at left third',
+    'panoramic topographic data landscape, amber contour ridges stretching across dark terrain, depth gradient left to right',
+    'wide-angle neural constellation, golden nodes clustered at right third with connections spanning full width',
+    'panoramic molten gold fluid ribbon flowing horizontally, frozen dynamics on obsidian surface, macro detail',
+    'ultra-wide fractal golden architecture receding into dark vanishing point at right third, perspective depth',
+    'panoramic bioluminescent circuit traces flowing horizontally across obsidian, bright cluster at golden ratio point',
+    'wide-angle golden aurora filaments sweeping across dark void, dense light at left transitioning to negative space',
   ];
   var style = styles[Math.floor(Math.random() * styles.length)];
-  var imagePrompt = style + ', dark background, gold and amber tones, '
+  var imagePrompt = style + ', ultra-wide panoramic banner, dark background, gold and amber tones, '
+    + 'golden ratio composition, horizontal flow, asymmetric balance, '
     + 'no people, no faces, no hands, no text, no letters, '
     + 'sharp focus, 8k detail, editorial magazine quality, thematic: ' + keywords;
 
-  loading.textContent = 'Generating...';
+  loading.textContent = 'Rendering high-quality illustration (up to 30s)...';
   fetch('/api/imagegen', {
     method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-    body: JSON.stringify({prompt: imagePrompt, width: 1024, height: 512, steps: 8})
+    body: JSON.stringify({prompt: imagePrompt, width: 1280, height: 320, steps: 50})
   }).then(function(r) { return r.json(); }).then(function(data) {
     if (data.image) {
       wrap.textContent = '';
       var img = document.createElement('img');
-      img.style.cssText = 'width:100%;height:160px;object-fit:cover;display:block';
+      img.style.cssText = 'width:100%;display:block';
       img.src = 'data:image/webp;base64,' + data.image;
       wrap.appendChild(img);
       var label = document.createElement('div'); label.className = 'card-hero-label';
@@ -4155,16 +4184,84 @@ function generateCardImage(cardEl, text) {
 function addIllustrateBtn(cardEl, text) {
   var actions = cardEl.querySelector('.card-actions');
   if (!actions) return;
+  var voteBtn = actions.querySelector('.vote-btn');
+  // AI Illustrate button
   var btn = document.createElement('button'); btn.className = 'card-act';
   btn.textContent = 'Illustrate';
   btn.onclick = function(e) {
     e.stopPropagation();
-    btn.textContent = 'Generating...';
-    btn.disabled = true;
+    if (cardEl.querySelector('.card-hero-wrap')) return;
+    btn.textContent = 'Rendering...'; btn.disabled = true;
     generateCardImage(cardEl, text);
-    setTimeout(function() { btn.textContent = 'Illustrate'; btn.disabled = false; }, 5000);
   };
-  actions.insertBefore(btn, actions.querySelector('.vote-btn') || null);
+  actions.insertBefore(btn, voteBtn || null);
+  // Blender 3D button
+  var btn3d = document.createElement('button'); btn3d.className = 'card-act';
+  btn3d.style.cssText = 'color:var(--accent);border-color:rgba(226,181,90,0.3)';
+  btn3d.textContent = '3D Render';
+  btn3d.onclick = function(e) {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    if (cardEl.querySelector('.card-hero-wrap')) return;
+    btn3d.textContent = 'Rendering 3D (~60s)...'; btn3d.disabled = true;
+    var wrap = document.createElement('div'); wrap.className = 'card-hero-wrap';
+    var loading = document.createElement('div'); loading.className = 'card-hero-loading';
+    loading.textContent = 'Ray-tracing 3D scene with Blender Cycles...';
+    wrap.appendChild(loading);
+    var body = cardEl.querySelector('.card-body');
+    if (body) body.parentNode.insertBefore(wrap, body);
+    var seed = Math.floor(Math.random() * 99999);
+    fetch('/api/imagegen/blender', {
+      method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+      body: JSON.stringify({seed: seed})
+    }).then(function(r) { return r.json(); }).then(function(data) {
+      if (data.image) {
+        wrap.textContent = '';
+        var img = document.createElement('img');
+        img.style.cssText = 'width:100%;display:block';
+        img.src = 'data:image/webp;base64,' + data.image;
+        wrap.appendChild(img);
+        var label = document.createElement('div'); label.className = 'card-hero-label';
+        label.textContent = 'blender cycles 3d | seed ' + seed + ' | ' + (data.time_ms ? Math.round(data.time_ms/1000) + 's' : 'cached');
+        wrap.appendChild(label);
+      } else { wrap.remove(); btn3d.textContent = '3D Render'; btn3d.disabled = false; }
+    }).catch(function() { wrap.remove(); btn3d.textContent = '3D Render'; btn3d.disabled = false; });
+  };
+  actions.insertBefore(btn3d, voteBtn || null);
+  // AI → 3D Relief button
+  var btn3dr = document.createElement('button'); btn3dr.className = 'card-act';
+  btn3dr.style.cssText = 'color:var(--green);border-color:rgba(74,222,128,0.3)';
+  btn3dr.textContent = 'AI\u21923D Sculpt';
+  btn3dr.title = 'TripoSR: AI generates image → converts to 3D mesh → Blender renders as gold sculpture (~60s)';
+  btn3dr.onclick = function(e) {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    if (cardEl.querySelector('.card-hero-wrap')) return;
+    btn3dr.textContent = 'Sculpting (~60s)...'; btn3dr.disabled = true;
+    var wrap = document.createElement('div'); wrap.className = 'card-hero-wrap';
+    var loading = document.createElement('div'); loading.className = 'card-hero-loading';
+    loading.textContent = 'Step 1/3: AI generating concept → Step 2: TripoSR 3D mesh → Step 3: Blender gold render...';
+    wrap.appendChild(loading);
+    var body = cardEl.querySelector('.card-body');
+    if (body) body.parentNode.insertBefore(wrap, body);
+    var keywords = text.substring(0, 300).replace(/[#*_`\[\]\n]/g, ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+    var kw = keywords.split(' ').filter(function(w){return w.length > 5}).slice(0, 4).join(', ');
+    var imgPrompt = 'abstract conceptual art, ' + kw + ', golden energy flows, dark background, sharp fractal detail, no people no text';
+    fetch('/api/imagegen/img-to-3d', {
+      method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+      body: JSON.stringify({prompt: imgPrompt, seed: Math.floor(Math.random() * 99999)})
+    }).then(function(r) { return r.json(); }).then(function(data) {
+      if (data.image) {
+        wrap.textContent = '';
+        var img = document.createElement('img');
+        img.style.cssText = 'width:100%;display:block';
+        img.src = 'data:image/webp;base64,' + data.image;
+        wrap.appendChild(img);
+        var label = document.createElement('div'); label.className = 'card-hero-label';
+        label.textContent = 'ai \u2192 3d gold relief | ' + (data.time_ms ? Math.round(data.time_ms/1000) + 's' : 'cached');
+        wrap.appendChild(label);
+      } else { wrap.remove(); btn3dr.textContent = 'AI\u21923D Sculpt'; btn3dr.disabled = false; }
+    }).catch(function() { wrap.remove(); btn3dr.textContent = 'AI\u21923D Sculpt'; btn3dr.disabled = false; });
+  };
+  actions.insertBefore(btn3dr, voteBtn || null);
 }
 
 // ─── CARD ACTIONS ────────────────────────────────────
@@ -6780,6 +6877,30 @@ def proxy_imagegen():
         return jsonify({"error": str(e)})
 
 
+@app.route("/api/imagegen/blender", methods=["POST"])
+@login_required
+def proxy_blender():
+    """Proxy Blender 3D render to :3600."""
+    try:
+        resp = requests.post("http://localhost:3600/blender",
+            json=request.json, timeout=300)
+        return jsonify(resp.json())
+    except Exception as e:
+        return jsonify({"error": str(e)})
+
+
+@app.route("/api/imagegen/img-to-3d", methods=["POST"])
+@login_required
+def proxy_img_to_3d():
+    """AI image → 3D gold relief → Blender render pipeline."""
+    try:
+        resp = requests.post("http://localhost:3600/img-to-3d",
+            json=request.json, timeout=300)
+        return jsonify(resp.json())
+    except Exception as e:
+        return jsonify({"error": str(e)})
+
+
 @app.route("/api/admin/model-timeouts")
 @admin_required
 def admin_model_timeouts():