diff --git a/site/src/pages/index.astro b/site/src/pages/index.astro
index 4b026ef..f43bd33 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/site/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -237,46 +237,12 @@ const verbs = [
         border: 0;
       }
 
-      /* Corner wash only — keep the rack/wordmark band clear. */
-      .hero::before {
-        content: '';
-        position: absolute;
-        left: 0;
-        bottom: 0;
-        width: min(28rem, 55%);
-        height: 11rem;
-        z-index: 1;
-        pointer-events: none;
-        background: radial-gradient(
-          ellipse 90% 80% at 0% 100%,
-          rgba(244, 244, 246, 0.92) 0%,
-          rgba(244, 244, 246, 0.55) 45%,
-          transparent 72%
-        );
-      }
-
-      /* Slim dock: one line + CTAs, clear of the 3D stem. */
-      .hero-copy {
+      /* Hero is the wordmark. One CTA in the corner; pitch lives below. */
+      .hero-cta {
         position: absolute;
         left: max(1.25rem, calc((100% - min(1120px, calc(100% - 2.5rem))) / 2));
         bottom: 2.25rem;
         z-index: 3;
-        max-width: 22rem;
-      }
-
-      .headline {
-        margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
-        font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
-        font-weight: 500;
-        line-height: 1.25;
-        color: #121214;
-        max-width: 18ch;
-      }
-
-      .cta {
-        display: flex;
-        flex-wrap: wrap;
-        gap: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
       }
 
       .btn {
@@ -306,16 +272,10 @@ const verbs = [
         transform: translateY(-1px);
       }
 
-      .btn-ghost {
-        background: rgba(244, 244, 246, 0.72);
-        color: #1a1a1c;
-        border-color: #1a1a1c;
-      }
-
-      .btn-ghost:hover {
-        border-color: #0a0a0b;
-        color: #0a0a0b;
-        background: rgba(10, 10, 11, 0.06);
+      .cta {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        gap: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
       }
 
       /* Soft seam into the dark facility body. */
@@ -325,7 +285,7 @@ const verbs = [
         left: 0;
         right: 0;
         bottom: 0;
-        height: 4rem;
+        height: 3.5rem;
         background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--bg));
         z-index: 4;
         pointer-events: none;
@@ -693,10 +653,6 @@ const verbs = [
         .hero-fallback {
           background-position: 50.6% 45%;
         }
-        .hero::before {
-          width: 100%;
-          height: 9rem;
-        }
         .wordmark-fallback {
           top: 38%;
           font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 9.5vw, 3.2rem);
@@ -705,11 +661,9 @@ const verbs = [
         .wordmark-fallback .wm-stem {
           width: 0.48em;
         }
-        .hero-copy {
+        .hero-cta {
           left: 1.1rem;
-          right: 1.1rem;
           bottom: 1.5rem;
-          max-width: none;
         }
       }
     </style>
@@ -731,12 +685,8 @@ const verbs = [
           <span class="wm-stem"></span>
           <span>gned</span>
         </p>
-        <div class="hero-copy">
-          <p class="headline">You are the misaligned AI.</p>
-          <div class="cta">
-            <a class="btn" href={path('constitution/')}>Constitution</a>
-            <a class="btn btn-ghost" href={path('overview/')}>Wiki</a>
-          </div>
+        <div class="hero-cta">
+          <a class="btn" href={path('constitution/')}>Read the constitution</a>
         </div>
       </header>
 
diff --git a/wiki/log/DEVLOG.md b/wiki/log/DEVLOG.md
index 7868503..b0b1210 100644
--- a/wiki/log/DEVLOG.md
+++ b/wiki/log/DEVLOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ Type: log
 ```
 Reverse chronological implementation notes. Keep this factual: what changed, why, checks, and spec impact.
 
+## 2026-07-08 - Splash hero is just the wordmark
+
+- Intent: no tagline on the hero — MISALIGNED is enough; pitch lives
+  in the body sections.
+- Changed: drop hero headline/wiki CTA; one corner button
+  "Read the constitution"; remove corner wash.
+- Checks: `./tools/site-deploy.sh`.
+
 ## 2026-07-08 - Splash hero copy clears the rack
 
 - Intent: pitch/CTAs were sitting on the 3D stem; clear the composition.