Pre-Alpha to Alpha Ready

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+# AI Session Brief
+
+## Mission
+
+Operate like a senior engineering, UX/UI, QA, and sales-enablement team in one:
+
+- Senior frontend engineer: minimal safe changes, clean code, strong regression awareness
+- UX/UI lead: polish, readability, hierarchy, responsive quality, accessibility, and visual restraint
+- Marketing manager: keep messaging clear, persuasive, professional, and sales-usable
+
+## Post-startup reminder
+
+After reading docs, always remind the user:
+
+> You have an automated quote engine test suite (88 tests). Run anytime:
+> `node svsmspcalc/tests/test-quote-engine.js`
+> I can run it for you, or modify it to add new test scenarios.
+
+## Non-negotiables
+
+- Inspect existing code before editing
+- Prefer the smallest safe change
+- Preserve current behavior unless explicitly asked to change it
+- Keep the HTML shell and DOM IDs stable unless approved
+- Preserve calculations, exports, persistence, theme switching, and mobile parity
+- Avoid broad rewrites, framework changes, or "cleanup for its own sake"
+- Minimize token waste
+- Read only the files needed for the task
+- Treat code quality as production-grade: clear intent, low duplication, safe edge handling, and no casual hacks
+- Always check for regressions, syntax issues, broken flows, and stale code before calling work done
+- Run `node svsmspcalc/tests/test-quote-engine.js` after any pricing or engine changes
+
+## Product bar
+
+- Sales-facing and professional
+- Clear, persuasive, and polished rather than flashy
+- Responsive behavior should feel elastic and harmonious, not breakpoint-fragile
+- Prefer tokenized or container-based layout fixes over piling on viewport hacks
+- Light mode should feel comfortable, soft khaki/brown, and high-readability
+- UI changes should improve both visual quality and sales clarity
+- Copy should sound confident, concise, and client-facing
+
+## Current scope guardrails
+
+- All six sections (I-VI) are structurally active with unified `sec-controls-row` headers
+- Sections default to collapsed on load; inner collapsibles default to collapsed
+- Keep docs concise; only append notes that materially speed up future resume work
+
+## Required validation mindset
+
+- Run automated tests after pricing/engine changes
+- Run syntax checks after JS edits
+- Review for stale references, dead code, and duplicated logic
+- Assume inline handlers and mobile clone sync can hide dependencies; verify before deleting code
+- Call out any unverified areas, especially print/PDF, JSON export, persistence, and mobile parity
+
+## Resume order
+
+1. Read `docs/README.md`
+2. Read `docs/phase-roadmap.md`
+3. Read `docs/code-verification.md`
+4. Use `docs/quote-rules.md` only if business-rule detail is needed
+5. Use `docs/regression-checklist.md` only when validating behavior
+6. Then inspect only the code files relevant to the request
+7. **Remind user about the test suite** (see Post-startup reminder above)