diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64ac8471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-latest, windows-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 10.25.0
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: pnpm
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Typecheck
+        run: pnpm typecheck
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: pnpm lint
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: pnpm test
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98a4f38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  package:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 10.25.0
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: pnpm
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Build app
+        run: pnpm build
+
+      - name: Package macOS
+        env:
+          CSC_LINK: ${{ secrets.CSC_LINK }}
+          CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+          APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
+        run: pnpm dist:mac
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-macos
+          path: release/**
+          if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/chat/ChatHistoryLoadingState.tsx b/src/renderer/components/chat/ChatHistoryLoadingState.tsx
index d03c60d7..2398c259 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/chat/ChatHistoryLoadingState.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/chat/ChatHistoryLoadingState.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,40 @@
 /**
  * Loading skeleton for ChatHistory while conversation is loading.
+ * Industrial shimmer with organic line widths — no generic pulse.
  */
 export const ChatHistoryLoadingState = (): JSX.Element => {
+  const rows = [
+    { user: ['85%', '60%'], ai: ['92%', '70%', '82%', '45%'] },
+    { user: ['75%', '92%', '40%'], ai: ['88%', '65%', '78%'] },
+    { user: ['95%', '55%'], ai: ['72%', '85%', '60%', '92%', '35%'] },
+  ];
+
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden bg-[#141416]">
+    <div className="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden bg-surface">
       <div className="w-full max-w-5xl space-y-8 px-6">
-        {/* Loading skeleton */}
-        {[1, 2, 3].map((i) => (
-          <div key={i} className="animate-pulse space-y-6">
-            {/* User message skeleton - right aligned */}
+        {rows.map((row, i) => (
+          <div key={i} className="space-y-6">
+            {/* User message skeleton — right aligned */}
             <div className="flex justify-end">
-              <div className="h-16 w-2/3 rounded-2xl rounded-br-sm border border-white/5 bg-[#27272A]/50" />
+              <div className="w-2/3 space-y-2">
+                {row.user.map((width, j) => (
+                  <div
+                    key={j}
+                    className="skeleton-shimmer ml-auto h-3 rounded-sm"
+                    style={{ width, backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base)' }}
+                  />
+                ))}
+              </div>
             </div>
-            {/* AI response skeleton - left aligned with border accent */}
-            <div className="border-l-2 border-white/5 pl-3">
-              <div className="h-24 w-full rounded-lg bg-[#27272A]/30" />
+            {/* AI response skeleton — left aligned with border accent */}
+            <div className="space-y-2.5 border-l-2 border-border pl-3">
+              {row.ai.map((width, j) => (
+                <div
+                  key={j}
+                  className="skeleton-shimmer h-3 rounded-sm"
+                  style={{ width, backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base)' }}
+                />
+              ))}
             </div>
           </div>
         ))}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/dashboard/DashboardView.tsx b/src/renderer/components/dashboard/DashboardView.tsx
index dd5bca27..2ad29f24 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/dashboard/DashboardView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/dashboard/DashboardView.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const CommandSearch = ({ value, onChange }: Readonly<CommandSearchProps>): React
     <div className="relative mx-auto w-full max-w-xl">
       {/* Search container with glow effect on focus */}
       <div
-        className={`relative flex items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border bg-surface-raised px-4 py-3 transition-all duration-200 ${
+        className={`relative flex items-center gap-3 rounded-sm border bg-surface-raised px-4 py-3 transition-all duration-200 ${
           isFocused
             ? 'border-zinc-500 shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(255,255,255,0.04)] ring-1 ring-zinc-600/30'
             : 'border-border hover:border-zinc-600'
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ const RepositoryCard = ({
   return (
     <button
       onClick={onClick}
-      className={`group relative flex min-h-[120px] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-xl border p-4 text-left transition-all duration-300 ${
+      className={`group relative flex min-h-[120px] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-sm border p-4 text-left transition-all duration-300 ${
         isHighlighted
           ? 'border-border-emphasis bg-surface-raised'
           : 'bg-surface/50 border-border hover:border-border-emphasis hover:bg-surface-raised'
       } `}
     >
       {/* Icon with subtle border */}
-      <div className="mb-3 flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-border bg-surface-overlay transition-colors duration-300 group-hover:border-border-emphasis">
+      <div className="mb-3 flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-sm border border-border bg-surface-overlay transition-colors duration-300 group-hover:border-border-emphasis">
         <FolderGit2 className="size-4 text-text-secondary transition-colors group-hover:text-text" />
       </div>
 
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ const NewProjectCard = (): React.JSX.Element => {
 
   return (
     <button
-      className="hover:bg-surface/30 group relative flex min-h-[120px] flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-dashed border-border bg-transparent p-4 transition-all duration-300 hover:border-border-emphasis"
+      className="hover:bg-surface/30 group relative flex min-h-[120px] flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-sm border border-dashed border-border bg-transparent p-4 transition-all duration-300 hover:border-border-emphasis"
       onClick={handleClick}
       title="Select a project folder"
     >
-      <div className="mb-2 flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-dashed border-border transition-colors duration-300 group-hover:border-border-emphasis">
+      <div className="mb-2 flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-sm border border-dashed border-border transition-colors duration-300 group-hover:border-border-emphasis">
         <FolderOpen className="size-4 text-text-muted transition-colors group-hover:text-text-secondary" />
       </div>
       <span className="text-xs text-text-muted transition-colors group-hover:text-text-secondary">
@@ -295,24 +295,52 @@ const ProjectsGrid = ({
   }, [repositoryGroups, searchQuery, maxProjects]);
 
   if (repositoryGroupsLoading) {
+    // Organic widths per card — no repeating stamp
+    const titleWidths = [60, 66, 50, 55, 75, 45, 40, 65];
+    const pathWidths = [80, 75, 85, 66, 70, 80, 60, 72];
+
     return (
       <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 lg:grid-cols-3 xl:grid-cols-4">
         {Array.from({ length: 8 }).map((_, i) => (
           <div
             key={i}
-            className="skeleton-card bg-surface/50 flex min-h-[120px] flex-col rounded-xl border border-border p-4"
-            style={{ animationDelay: `${i * 80}ms` }}
+            className="skeleton-card flex min-h-[120px] flex-col rounded-sm border border-border p-4"
+            style={{
+              animationDelay: `${i * 80}ms`,
+              backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base)',
+            }}
           >
             {/* Icon placeholder */}
-            <div className="mb-3 size-8 rounded-lg bg-surface-raised" />
+            <div
+              className="mb-3 size-8 rounded-sm"
+              style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base-light)' }}
+            />
             {/* Title placeholder */}
-            <div className="mb-2 h-3.5 w-3/5 rounded bg-surface-raised" />
+            <div
+              className="mb-2 h-3.5 rounded-sm"
+              style={{
+                width: `${titleWidths[i]}%`,
+                backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base-light)',
+              }}
+            />
             {/* Path placeholder */}
-            <div className="bg-surface-raised/60 mb-auto h-2.5 w-4/5 rounded" />
+            <div
+              className="mb-auto h-2.5 rounded-sm"
+              style={{
+                width: `${pathWidths[i]}%`,
+                backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base-dim)',
+              }}
+            />
             {/* Meta row placeholder */}
             <div className="mt-3 flex gap-2">
-              <div className="bg-surface-raised/40 h-2.5 w-16 rounded" />
-              <div className="bg-surface-raised/40 h-2.5 w-12 rounded" />
+              <div
+                className="h-2.5 w-16 rounded-sm"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base-dim)' }}
+              />
+              <div
+                className="h-2.5 w-12 rounded-sm"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base-dim)' }}
+              />
             </div>
           </div>
         ))}
@@ -322,8 +350,8 @@ const ProjectsGrid = ({
 
   if (filteredRepos.length === 0 && searchQuery.trim()) {
     return (
-      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-dashed border-border px-8 py-16">
-        <div className="mb-4 flex size-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-surface-raised">
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-sm border border-dashed border-border px-8 py-16">
+        <div className="mb-4 flex size-12 items-center justify-center rounded-sm border border-border bg-surface-raised">
           <Search className="size-6 text-text-muted" />
         </div>
         <p className="mb-1 text-sm text-text-secondary">No projects found</p>
@@ -334,8 +362,8 @@ const ProjectsGrid = ({
 
   if (repositoryGroups.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-dashed border-border px-8 py-16">
-        <div className="mb-4 flex size-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-surface-raised">
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-sm border border-dashed border-border px-8 py-16">
+        <div className="mb-4 flex size-12 items-center justify-center rounded-sm border border-border bg-surface-raised">
           <FolderGit2 className="size-6 text-text-muted" />
         </div>
         <p className="mb-1 text-sm text-text-secondary">No projects found</p>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/sidebar/DateGroupedSessions.tsx b/src/renderer/components/sidebar/DateGroupedSessions.tsx
index e46af28c..48b6aa47 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/sidebar/DateGroupedSessions.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/sidebar/DateGroupedSessions.tsx
@@ -203,22 +203,28 @@ export const DateGroupedSessions = (): React.JSX.Element => {
   }
 
   if (sessionsLoading && sessions.length === 0) {
+    const widths = [
+      { header: '30%', title: '75%', sub: '90%' },
+      { header: '22%', title: '60%', sub: '80%' },
+      { header: '26%', title: '85%', sub: '65%' },
+    ];
+
     return (
       <div className="p-4">
         <div className="space-y-3">
-          {[...Array<undefined>(3)].map((_, i) => (
-            <div key={i} className="animate-pulse">
+          {widths.map((w, i) => (
+            <div key={i} className="space-y-2">
               <div
-                className="mb-3 h-3 w-1/4 rounded"
-                style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--color-surface-raised)' }}
+                className="skeleton-shimmer h-3 rounded-sm"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base-dim)', width: w.header }}
               />
               <div
-                className="mb-2 h-4 w-2/3 rounded"
-                style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--color-surface-raised)' }}
+                className="skeleton-shimmer h-4 rounded-sm"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base)', width: w.title }}
               />
               <div
-                className="h-3 w-full rounded"
-                style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--color-surface-raised)', opacity: 0.5 }}
+                className="skeleton-shimmer h-3 rounded-sm"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--skeleton-base-dim)', width: w.sub }}
               />
             </div>
           ))}
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.css b/src/renderer/index.css
index a9125363..6497bdc2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.css
+++ b/src/renderer/index.css
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@
   --context-btn-bg-hover: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
   --context-btn-active-bg: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.45);
   --context-btn-active-text: #e0e7ff;
+
+  /* Skeleton — tinted deep charcoal (2% cool shift) */
+  --skeleton-base: #24262c;
+  --skeleton-base-light: #2c2e35;
+  --skeleton-base-dim: rgba(36, 38, 44, 0.6);
 }
 
 /* Light theme overrides - Warm neutral palette for eye comfort */
@@ -371,6 +376,11 @@
   --context-btn-bg-hover: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   --context-btn-active-bg: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.35);
   --context-btn-active-text: #3730a3;
+
+  /* Skeleton — tinted cool gray */
+  --skeleton-base: #d6d8de;
+  --skeleton-base-light: #cdd0d7;
+  --skeleton-base-dim: rgba(205, 208, 215, 0.6);
 }
 
 * {
@@ -485,21 +495,55 @@ body {
   background: linear-gradient(
     90deg,
     transparent 0%,
-    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 40%,
-    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 50%,
-    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 60%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 40%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 50%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 60%,
     transparent 100%
   );
-  animation: shimmer 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
+  animation: shimmer 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
 }
 
 :root.light .skeleton-card::after {
   background: linear-gradient(
     90deg,
     transparent 0%,
-    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03) 40%,
-    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 50%,
-    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03) 60%,
+    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 40%,
+    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07) 50%,
+    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 60%,
+    transparent 100%
+  );
+}
+
+/* Per-element shimmer — fast, high-contrast sweep */
+.skeleton-shimmer {
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.skeleton-shimmer::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  border-radius: inherit;
+  transform: translateX(-100%);
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    90deg,
+    transparent 0%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 40%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 50%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 60%,
+    transparent 100%
+  );
+  animation: shimmer 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+:root.light .skeleton-shimmer::after {
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    90deg,
+    transparent 0%,
+    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 40%,
+    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07) 50%,
+    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 60%,
     transparent 100%
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.html b/src/renderer/index.html
index d32d2531..71ddc92f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.html
+++ b/src/renderer/index.html
@@ -6,18 +6,43 @@
   <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="./favicon.png" />
   <title>Claude Code Context</title>
   <style>
-    @keyframes splash-slide {
-      0%   { transform: translateX(-100%); }
-      100% { transform: translateX(350%); }
+    /* Splash: spotlight gradient + noise overlay */
+    #splash {
+      position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 9999;
+      display: flex; flex-direction: column;
+      align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+      background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 50% 45%, #1c1c20 0%, #0e0e10 100%);
+      transition: opacity 0.3s ease-out;
     }
-    #splash-bar {
-      animation: splash-slide 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+    #splash-noise {
+      position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
+      opacity: 0.03; pointer-events: none;
     }
+    #splash-logo { margin-bottom: 18px; }
+    #splash-text {
+      font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, 'SF Mono', Menlo, Consolas, 'Liberation Mono', monospace;
+      font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+      color: #a1a1aa;
+    }
+
+    /* Logo quadrant breathing — clockwise: TL → TR → BR → BL */
+    @keyframes splash-q {
+      0%, 100% { opacity: 0.12; }
+      10%, 25% { opacity: 0.95; }
+      40% { opacity: 0.12; }
+    }
+    .splash-q {
+      animation: splash-q 3.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) infinite both;
+    }
+
     /* Light theme splash overrides */
-    :root.light #splash { background: #f4f4f5; }
-    :root.light #splash-text { color: #18181b; }
-    :root.light #splash-track { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.06); }
-    :root.light #splash-bar { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.15); }
+    :root.light #splash {
+      background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 50% 45%, #fafafa 0%, #e4e4e7 100%);
+    }
+    :root.light #splash-text { color: #52525b; }
+    :root.light #splash-noise { opacity: 0.02; }
+    :root.light .splash-logo-bg { fill: #e4e4e7; }
+    :root.light .splash-logo-shape { fill: #52525b; }
   </style>
   <script>
     // Flash prevention: Apply cached theme before React loads
@@ -32,30 +57,27 @@
   </script>
 </head>
 <body>
-  <div id="splash" style="
-    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 9999;
-    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: center; justify-content: center;
-    background: #141416;
-    transition: opacity 0.3s ease-out;
-  ">
-    <img src="./favicon.png" width="56" height="56" alt=""
-         style="border-radius: 14px; margin-bottom: 18px;" />
-    <div id="splash-text" style="
-      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
-      font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
-      color: #fafafa;
-    ">Claude Code Context</div>
-    <div id="splash-track" style="
-      margin-top: 24px; width: 120px; height: 2px;
-      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08); border-radius: 1px;
-      overflow: hidden;
-    ">
-      <div id="splash-bar" style="
-        width: 40%; height: 100%;
-        background: rgba(255,255,255,0.25); border-radius: 1px;
-      "></div>
-    </div>
+  <div id="splash">
+    <!-- SVG noise texture — matte paper grain -->
+    <svg id="splash-noise" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+      <filter id="noiseFilter">
+        <feTurbulence type="fractalNoise" baseFrequency="0.65" numOctaves="3" stitchTiles="stitch"/>
+      </filter>
+      <rect width="100%" height="100%" filter="url(#noiseFilter)"/>
+    </svg>
+    <!-- Logo with animated quadrants -->
+    <svg id="splash-logo" viewBox="0 0 56 56" width="56" height="56" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+      <rect class="splash-logo-bg" width="56" height="56" rx="14" fill="#1c1c20"/>
+      <!-- TL: small circle -->
+      <circle class="splash-q splash-logo-shape" style="animation-delay:0s" cx="19" cy="19" r="5" fill="#d4d4d8"/>
+      <!-- TR: right-facing semicircle -->
+      <path class="splash-q splash-logo-shape" style="animation-delay:0.8s" d="M34,12 A7,7 0 0,1 34,26 Z" fill="#d4d4d8"/>
+      <!-- BR: large circle -->
+      <circle class="splash-q splash-logo-shape" style="animation-delay:1.6s" cx="37" cy="37" r="6.5" fill="#d4d4d8"/>
+      <!-- BL: down-facing semicircle -->
+      <path class="splash-q splash-logo-shape" style="animation-delay:2.4s" d="M12,34 A7,7 0 0,0 26,34 Z" fill="#d4d4d8"/>
+    </svg>
+    <div id="splash-text">Claude Code Context</div>
   </div>
   <div id="root"></div>
   <script type="module" src="./main.tsx"></script>