diff --git a/nginx.conf.template b/nginx.conf.template
index ae03f66..ab62a02 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/nginx.conf.template
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ server {
     }
 
     # Fallback: serve frontend shell (SPA)
+    # alias strips the BASE_PATH prefix so /test/css/app.css → /usr/share/nginx/html/css/app.css
     location ${BASE_PATH}/ {
-        try_files $uri $uri/ ${BASE_PATH}/index.html;
+        alias /usr/share/nginx/html/;
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
     }
 
     # Security headers
diff --git a/server/pages/templates/base.html b/server/pages/templates/base.html
index 09deba1..ea7081b 100644
--- a/server/pages/templates/base.html
+++ b/server/pages/templates/base.html
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{.BasePath}}/css/extension-surface.css?v={{.Version}}">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{.BasePath}}/css/sw-shell.css?v={{.Version}}">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{.BasePath}}/css/sw-debug.css?v={{.Version}}">
-    {{if eq .Surface "chat"}}{{template "css-chat" .}}{{end}}
-    {{if eq .Surface "notes"}}{{template "css-notes" .}}{{end}}
-    {{if eq .Surface "projects"}}{{template "css-projects" .}}{{end}}
+    {{/* gutted: css-chat, css-notes, css-projects templates removed */}}
     {{/* v0.27.0: Extension surface CSS — loaded from /surfaces/{id}/css/main.css */}}
     {{if and .Manifest (eq .Manifest.Source "extension")}}
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{.BasePath}}/surfaces/{{.Surface}}/css/main.css?v={{.Version}}">
@@ -93,12 +91,9 @@
 
     <div class="surface" id="surface">
         <div class="surface-inner" id="surfaceInner">
-        {{if eq .Surface "chat"}}{{template "surface-chat" .}}
-        {{else if eq .Surface "admin"}}{{template "surface-admin" .}}
+        {{if eq .Surface "admin"}}{{template "surface-admin" .}}
         {{else if eq .Surface "team-admin"}}{{template "surface-team-admin" .}}
-        {{else if eq .Surface "notes"}}{{template "surface-notes" .}}
         {{else if eq .Surface "settings"}}{{template "surface-settings" .}}
-        {{else if eq .Surface "projects"}}{{template "surface-projects" .}}
         {{else if and .Manifest (eq .Manifest.Source "extension")}}{{template "surface-extension" .}}
         {{else}}<div style="padding:20px">Unknown surface: {{.Surface}}</div>
         {{end}}
@@ -130,12 +125,9 @@
          workflow-surfaces.js removed. All surfaces use Preact SDK boot().
          Survivors: debug.js, repl.js (standalone, no old-layer deps). */}}
 
-    {{if eq .Surface "chat"}}{{template "scripts-chat" .}}{{end}}
     {{if eq .Surface "admin"}}{{template "scripts-admin" .}}{{end}}
     {{if eq .Surface "team-admin"}}{{template "scripts-team-admin" .}}{{end}}
-    {{if eq .Surface "notes"}}{{template "scripts-notes" .}}{{end}}
     {{if eq .Surface "settings"}}{{template "scripts-settings" .}}{{end}}
-    {{if eq .Surface "projects"}}{{template "scripts-projects" .}}{{end}}
     {{/* v0.27.0: Extension surface JS — loaded from /surfaces/{id}/js/main.js */}}
     {{if and .Manifest (eq .Manifest.Source "extension")}}
     <script type="module" nonce="{{.CSPNonce}}" src="{{.BasePath}}/surfaces/{{.Surface}}/js/main.js?v={{.Version}}"></script>
diff --git a/src/js/sw/surfaces/login/hero.js b/src/js/sw/surfaces/login/hero.js
index 3b7ec06..12e3920 100644
--- a/src/js/sw/surfaces/login/hero.js
+++ b/src/js/sw/surfaces/login/hero.js
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 const { html } = window;
 
 const PILLS = [
-    { icon: '\u{1F916}', label: 'Multi-Provider AI',    cls: 'ac' },
-    { icon: '\u{1F511}', label: 'Bring Your Own Key',   cls: 'pu' },
-    { icon: '\u{1F465}', label: 'Teams & Projects',     cls: 'ac' },
     { icon: '\u{1F9E9}', label: 'Extensions',           cls: 'pu' },
-    { icon: '\u{1F50D}', label: 'Web Search Tools',     cls: 'ac' },
-    { icon: '\u{1F4DD}', label: 'Notes & Memory',       cls: 'pu' },
+    { icon: '\u{1F310}', label: 'Surfaces',             cls: 'ac' },
+    { icon: '\u{1F465}', label: 'Teams & RBAC',         cls: 'pu' },
+    { icon: '\u{1F517}', label: 'Connections',           cls: 'ac' },
+    { icon: '\u{2699}\u{FE0F}', label: 'Workflows',     cls: 'pu' },
+    { icon: '\u{1F4E6}', label: 'Package Registry',     cls: 'ac' },
 ];
 
 export function Hero({ base = '', version = '', env = null }) {
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ export function Hero({ base = '', version = '', env = null }) {
                          src="${base}/favicon.svg?v=${version}"
                          alt="Switchboard Core" />
                     <span class="login-hero-brand-text">
-                        Chat <span class="hl">Switchboard</span>
+                        Switchboard <span class="hl">Core</span>
                     </span>
                 </div>
                 <h1 class="login-anim login-anim-2">
-                    Your AI conversations,${html`<br />`}your infrastructure
+                    Your platform,${html`<br />`}your infrastructure
                 </h1>
                 <p class="login-hero-sub login-anim login-anim-3">
-                    Self-hosted multi-provider chat with team collaboration,
-                    BYOK privacy, and an extensible plugin system.
+                    Self-hosted extensible platform with surfaces, packages,
+                    team RBAC, and a workflow engine.
                 </p>
                 <div class="login-hero-pills login-anim login-anim-4">
                     ${PILLS.map(p => html`