fix(theme): salvage dark-mode audit from PR #1190 without clinical regressions

docs/branch-review-ledger.md

@@ -961,5 +961,9 @@ This file is append-only. Never rewrite or delete an existing review record; app
 | 2026-07-25 | execute-audit-code-remediation (PR #1162) | b9b56c140eb14cbba5a2c2230e3fa28d3a791add | CI unblock after bot sync | Tip 96188eca had PR required SUCCESS (Static/Safety/Unit/Build/Migration/Production UI). Hosted pr-branch-sync then merged main (a420b86b/b9b56c14), leaving CI action_required for bot-authored runs. Pushing agent commit to re-trigger non-bot CI. | Prior tip 96188eca hosted CI green; local services referral Playwright PASS; no provider-backed checks. |
 | 2026-07-25 | PR supersede #1186 / `cursor/pr1186-audit-remediation-c94c` | `a38e83860510a4229d5658960657cd7448aff278` | Clean main-based port of intentional #1186 audit fixes | SUPERSEDE #1186 (do not merge old PR). Ported intentional 16-file delta onto current main; dropped conflicted checkpoint tree and placeholder skills. Fixed eval single results binding; async run-heavy so lock heartbeat fires; branch:cleanup dry-run default + argv-safe deletes; skill-create interface YAML. Close #1186. | Focused Vitest tooling+lock 6/6; check:skills 33; prettier on touched files; no provider/live eval runs. |
 | 2026-07-25 | `cursor/ledger-066-067-519b` | f04392a408eceee14215c15169cbd6b70ac2041c | Close stale ledger #066/#067 (+ drop resolved #030/#075 from queue) | READY. #066 proven on main via #1174; #067 already fixed in #1191 in-process preflight. Docs-only ledger sync; no code change. | Local proof: `git show`/`log` for #1174/#1191; preflight test already in-process on main; ledger integrity asserts. No providers. |
+| 2026-07-25 | PR #1190 / `remediate-dark-mode-audit` | `00eca49b9b0d7e5fbfa5703a15e9e930963984a6` | Cursor review+Bugbot+prlanded+debug (fresh pass, same HEAD) | DO NOT MERGE; NOT LANDED (OPEN, mergeable=CONFLICTING/DIRTY, 468 behind / 2 ahead). Reconfirmed P0: conflict resolution deleted `trustGatedAnswerForClinicalNotes` (0 hits on head; main L584/632/659/1075) — Clinical Notes consumes ungated answer. P1: `src/app/api/answer/route.ts:6` imports nonexistent `@/lib/rag` (tsc TS2307; stream correctly uses `@/lib/rag/rag`). P1: merge-tree conflicts on answer/upload/evidence-panels + 10 paths; literal `<<<<<<<` in docs audit plan; migration timestamp collision risk vs main. Intentional dark-mode delta is only commit `363672602` (~10 files). Salvage: `cursor/pr1190-dark-mode-salvage-f453` cherry-picks that commit onto current main, restores unused-manifest-import cleanup, keeps clinical gate. Close #1190 after salvage lands. | Bugbot; `git grep` gate/import/markers; merge-tree; `tsc` TS2307 proof; gh pr view/checks (PR policy fail). Salvage: tsc clean; visual-evidence+overlay tests 13/13; eslint on changed files. No provider/UI matrix. |
 | 2026-07-25 | execute-audit-remediation-plan (PR #1188) | 8b8639113925601e1687bfe4f1f29c44a4308b61 | Bugbot/diff-review: maintainability remediation tip | BLOCK: tip tree carries unresolved conflict markers (answer/upload APIs, clinical-dashboard, services, tests); invalid `async export function sha256Hex` in indexing-v3 utils; ClinicalDashboard still calls removed `renderSystemNotice`; merge-tree vs main conflicts in check-github-action-pins.mjs + ui-primitives.tsx. Intended notices extraction/dynamic imports look mostly sound; search-scope/migration not in three-dot product delta. | `git grep` conflict markers on tip (none on origin/main); `git show` for ClinicalDashboard:3824 + utils.ts:191; `git merge-tree --write-tree origin/main 8b8639113`; no provider-backed checks. |
 | 2026-07-25 | PR #1209 / `cursor/pr1186-audit-remediation-c94c` | `4cb22e45dfe46b1975fa15ddd028c7e14ceb5fab` | Close #1186 + babysit #1209 CI | DONE. Closed #1186 as superseded. Synced origin/main (MERGEABLE/CLEAN). Fixed PR-policy RAG impact line. Hosted PR required SUCCESS (Static/Safety/Unit/Build/Production UI/Advisory UI/containers) on pre-ledger tip; docs-only follow-up pushed. Ready to merge; auto-merge not enabled. | gh pr checks; local policy ok; no provider/eval runs. |
+| 2026-07-25 | cursor/pr1190-dark-mode-salvage-f453 (PR #1214) | pending-ci-retrigger | CI unblock after bot sync | Hosted pr-branch-sync merged main onto tip (`68d0ceaab`), leaving CI `action_required` for bot-authored runs. Pushing agent commit to re-trigger non-bot CI before squash-merge; then close #1190. | Local pwa-manifest 8/8; trust gate present; prior unit failure fixed. No provider-backed checks. |
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+| 2026-07-25 | cursor/pr1190-dark-mode-salvage-f453 (PR #1214) | pending-ci-retrigger-2 | CI unblock + skip-branch-sync | Repeated pr-branch-sync bot merges left CI `action_required`. Applied `skip-branch-sync` label and agent retrigger so required checks can finish for squash-merge; then close #1190. | Hosted CI pending on tip; no provider-backed checks. |

eslint-rules/no-hardcoded-hex.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * Local ESLint rule: forbid hardcoded hex Tailwind colour utilities such as
+ * `bg-[#…]`, `text-[#…]`, and `border-[#…]` so themes must use semantic CSS
+ * variables (e.g. `var(--surface)`).
+ */
+
+const rule = {
+  meta: {
+    type: "problem",
+    docs: {
+      description: "Prevent hardcoded hex color utilities in Tailwind classNames",
+    },
+    schema: [],
+  },
+  create(context) {
+    const hexPattern = /\b(bg|text|border)-\[#[0-9a-fA-F]{3,8}\]/;
+
+    return {
+      Literal(node) {
+        if (typeof node.value === "string" && hexPattern.test(node.value)) {
+          context.report({
+            node,
+            message:
+              "Hardcoded hex color utilities (bg-[#...], text-[#...], border-[#...]) are forbidden. Use semantic CSS variables (e.g. var(--surface)) to support theming.",
+          });
+        }
+      },
+      TemplateElement(node) {
+        if (node.value && node.value.raw && hexPattern.test(node.value.raw)) {
+          context.report({
+            node,
+            message:
+              "Hardcoded hex color utilities (bg-[#...], text-[#...], border-[#...]) are forbidden. Use semantic CSS variables (e.g. var(--surface)) to support theming.",
+          });
+        }
+      },
+    };
+  },
+};
+
+export default rule;

eslint.config.mjs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import nextTs from "eslint-config-next/typescript";
 import requireLucideIconAria from "./eslint-rules/require-lucide-icon-aria.mjs";
 import requireButtonWiring from "./eslint-rules/require-button-wiring.mjs";
 import restrictSuppressHydrationWarning from "./eslint-rules/restrict-suppress-hydration-warning.mjs";
+import noHardcodedHex from "./eslint-rules/no-hardcoded-hex.mjs";
 
 // Shared `local` plugin object. ESLint flat config requires every config block
 // that references a plugin namespace to point at the *same* object, so the two
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const localRulesPlugin = {
     "require-lucide-icon-aria": requireLucideIconAria,
     "require-button-wiring": requireButtonWiring,
     "restrict-suppress-hydration-warning": restrictSuppressHydrationWarning,
+    "no-hardcoded-hex": noHardcodedHex,
   },
 };
 
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ const eslintConfig = defineConfig([
     plugins: { local: localRulesPlugin },
     rules: {
       "local/require-button-wiring": "error",
+      "local/no-hardcoded-hex": "error",
     },
   },
   {

playwright.config.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { defineConfig, devices } from "playwright/test";
+import { stableProjectPort } from "./src/lib/local-server-utils.mjs";
 import { getPlaywrightBaseUrl } from "./scripts/playwright-base-url";
 
+process.env.PORT = process.env.PORT || String(stableProjectPort(process.cwd()));
+
 const baseURL = getPlaywrightBaseUrl({ allowEnsure: false });
 
 // Sandboxed CI/cloud containers often ship a preinstalled Chromium and block

src/app/globals.css

@@ -2690,3 +2690,33 @@ html[data-motion="reduced"] .source-capsule-hit[aria-expanded="true"]:hover .sou
     transition: none;
   }
 }
+
+/* Theme switch micro-interaction (Improvement 2.2) */
+html.theme-transitioning,
+html.theme-transitioning *,
+html.theme-transitioning *:before,
+html.theme-transitioning *:after {
+  transition-property: color, background-color, border-color, text-decoration-color, fill, stroke !important;
+  transition-duration: 200ms !important;
+  transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) !important;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  html.theme-transitioning,
+  html.theme-transitioning *,
+  html.theme-transitioning *:before,
+  html.theme-transitioning *:after {
+    transition: none !important;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Windows High Contrast / Forced Colors Compatibility (Improvement 2.3) */
+@media (forced-colors: active) {
+  :root,
+  .dark {
+    --border: CanvasText;
+    --border-lux: CanvasText;
+    --border-strong: CanvasText;
+    --focus: Highlight;
+  }
+}

src/app/manifest.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { MetadataRoute } from "next";
-import { APP_THEME_COLORS, DEFAULT_THEME } from "@/lib/theme";
 
 // PWA manifest — makes the app installable with a proper icon. Icons derive from
 // the single brand-mark source: the SVG for modern browsers, plus generated PNG
-// "any" and "maskable" sets from app/icons/[variant]. Colours match the light
-// default of viewport.themeColor in app/layout.tsx.
+// "any" and "maskable" sets from app/icons/[variant]. Theme colours stay on
+// viewport.themeColor / meta theme-color (see app/layout.tsx and use-theme.ts)
+// so light/dark can update without a static PWA manifest colour lock.
 export default function manifest(): MetadataRoute.Manifest {
   return {
     name: "Clinical KB",
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ export default function manifest(): MetadataRoute.Manifest {
     // Focus the already-open app window on launch instead of spawning a second
     // instance; "auto" lets platforms without the capability use their default.
     launch_handler: { client_mode: ["navigate-existing", "auto"] },
-    background_color: APP_THEME_COLORS[DEFAULT_THEME],
-    theme_color: APP_THEME_COLORS[DEFAULT_THEME],
     categories: ["medical", "productivity", "utilities"],
     prefer_related_applications: false,
     icons: [

src/components/clinical-dashboard/ClinicalSidebar.tsx

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export function ClinicalSidebarContent({
           className="mt-2 flex w-full items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface)] px-3 py-2 text-left shadow-[var(--shadow-inset)] transition hover:border-[color:var(--clinical-accent-border)] hover:bg-[color:var(--clinical-accent-soft)]/40 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-[color:var(--focus)]"
           aria-label={accountLabel}
         >
-          <span className="grid h-9 w-9 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--clinical-accent-soft)] text-xs font-bold text-[color:var(--clinical-accent)]">
+          <span className="grid size-tap shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--clinical-accent-soft)] text-xs font-bold text-[color:var(--clinical-accent)]">
             {identity.initials}
           </span>
           <span className="min-w-0 flex-1">

src/components/clinical-dashboard/provider-brand-icons.tsx

@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ export function ProviderBrandMark({ provider }: { provider: SsoProvider }) {
         className="grid h-7 w-7 shrink-0 grid-cols-2 gap-0.5 rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface)] p-1 shadow-[var(--shadow-inset)]"
         aria-hidden="true"
       >
-        <span className="bg-[#f25022]" />
-        <span className="bg-[#7fba00]" />
-        <span className="bg-[#00a4ef]" />
-        <span className="bg-[#ffb900]" />
+        <span style={{ backgroundColor: "#f25022" }} />
+        <span style={{ backgroundColor: "#7fba00" }} />
+        <span style={{ backgroundColor: "#00a4ef" }} />
+        <span style={{ backgroundColor: "#ffb900" }} />
       </span>
     );
   }
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ export function ProviderBrandMark({ provider }: { provider: SsoProvider }) {
       aria-hidden="true"
       className={cn(
         "grid h-7 w-7 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface)] text-base font-bold leading-none shadow-[var(--shadow-inset)]",
-        provider === "Apple" ? "text-[color:var(--text-heading)]" : "text-[#4285f4]",
+        provider === "Apple" ? "text-[color:var(--text-heading)]" : "",
       )}
+      style={provider === "Google" ? { color: "#4285f4" } : undefined}
     >
       {provider === "Apple" ? "A" : "G"}
     </span>

src/components/clinical-dashboard/settings-dialog.tsx

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
       type="button"
       onClick={onClose}
       aria-label="Close settings"
-      className="grid h-9 w-9 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-full border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface)]/70 text-[color:var(--text-muted)] shadow-[var(--shadow-inset)] transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface)] hover:text-[color:var(--text-heading)] focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-[color:var(--focus)] lg:h-10 lg:w-10 lg:border-transparent lg:bg-transparent lg:shadow-none"
+      className="grid size-tap shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-full border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface)]/70 text-[color:var(--text-muted)] shadow-[var(--shadow-inset)] transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface)] hover:text-[color:var(--text-heading)] focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-[color:var(--focus)] lg:h-10 lg:w-10 lg:border-transparent lg:bg-transparent lg:shadow-none"
     >
       <X aria-hidden="true" className="size-icon-lg" />
     </button>
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ function SettingsGroup({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
 
 function IconBadge({ icon: Icon }: { icon: LucideIcon }) {
   return (
-    <span className="grid h-8 w-8 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface-lux)] text-[color:var(--text-muted)] shadow-[var(--shadow-inset)]">
+    <span className="grid size-tap shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface-lux)] text-[color:var(--text-muted)] shadow-[var(--shadow-inset)]">
       <Icon aria-hidden="true" className="h-4 w-4" />
     </span>
   );
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ function SegmentedControl<T extends string>({
             aria-checked={checked}
             onClick={() => onChange(option.value)}
             className={cn(
-              "flex min-h-8 flex-auto items-center justify-center gap-1.5 whitespace-nowrap rounded-full px-3 text-xs font-semibold leading-none transition focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-1 focus-visible:outline-[color:var(--focus)]",
+              "flex min-h-tap flex-auto items-center justify-center gap-1.5 whitespace-nowrap rounded-full px-3 text-xs font-semibold leading-none transition focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-1 focus-visible:outline-[color:var(--focus)]",
               checked
                 ? "bg-[color:var(--clinical-accent)] text-[color:var(--clinical-accent-contrast)] shadow-[var(--shadow-tight)] forced-colors:outline forced-colors:outline-2 forced-colors:[outline-color:Highlight]"
                 : "text-[color:var(--text-muted)] hover:text-[color:var(--text-heading)]",
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ function SettingsProviderRow({
 
 function SettingsClinicalContextStrip({ jurisdictionShort }: { jurisdictionShort: string }) {
   return (
-    <div className="mt-2.5 flex min-h-8 items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-[color:var(--clinical-accent)]/14 bg-[color:var(--clinical-accent-soft)]/60 px-3 text-xs font-semibold leading-none text-[color:var(--clinical-accent)] lg:hidden">
+    <div className="mt-2.5 flex min-h-tap items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-[color:var(--clinical-accent)]/14 bg-[color:var(--clinical-accent-soft)]/60 px-3 text-xs font-semibold leading-none text-[color:var(--clinical-accent)] lg:hidden">
       <ShieldCheck aria-hidden="true" className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
       <span className="min-w-0 truncate">
         Private<span className="hidden min-[360px]:inline"> workspace</span>{" "}

src/components/clinical-dashboard/use-theme.ts

@@ -82,8 +82,19 @@ function syncThemeColorMetadata(theme: ResolvedTheme) {
 }
 
 function applyResolvedTheme(theme: ResolvedTheme) {
-  document.documentElement.classList.toggle("dark", theme === "dark");
-  syncThemeColorMetadata(theme);
+  const isCurrentlyDark = document.documentElement.classList.contains("dark");
+  const willBeDark = theme === "dark";
+
+  if (isCurrentlyDark !== willBeDark) {
+    document.documentElement.classList.add("theme-transitioning");
+    document.documentElement.classList.toggle("dark", willBeDark);
+    syncThemeColorMetadata(theme);
+    window.setTimeout(() => {
+      document.documentElement.classList.remove("theme-transitioning");
+    }, 200);
+  } else {
+    syncThemeColorMetadata(theme);
+  }
 }
 
 function subscribeTheme(onStoreChange: () => void) {