diff --git a/assets/theme/local/.gitignore b/assets/theme/local/.gitignore
index 745aff3..040ddec 100644
--- a/assets/theme/local/.gitignore
+++ b/assets/theme/local/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 icons
-theme.css
+# theme.css and theme-dark.css are tracked in this branch (gitcitadel brand assets)
diff --git a/assets/theme/local/theme-dark.css b/assets/theme/local/theme-dark.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7688f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/theme/local/theme-dark.css
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * GitCitadel dark color scheme.
+ * Loaded only when data-color-scheme="dark" and config theme_stylesheet_dark is set.
+ * Palette mirrors gitcitadel-online/static/css/main.css exactly:
+ *   bg-primary #2d2d2d, bg-secondary #1e1e1e, accent #7c9eff, hover #9bb3ff, visited #a58fff.
+ */
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] {
+    /* Backgrounds */
+    --color-bg: #1e1e1e;                 /* --bg-secondary from gitcitadel-online */
+    --color-bg-light: #2d2d2d;           /* --bg-primary */
+    --color-bg-primary: #3a3a3a;         /* Slightly lifted surface */
+    /* Text */
+    --color-text: #f0f0f0;               /* --text-primary */
+    --color-text-mid: #c0c0c0;           /* --text-secondary */
+    --color-text-contrast: #1e1e1e;
+    /* Accents — periwinkle/lavender from gitcitadel-online */
+    --color-primary: #7c9eff;            /* --accent-color / --link-color */
+    --color-secondary: #9bb3ff;          /* --link-hover */
+    --color-primary-strong: #6b8bef;
+    --color-border: #404040;             /* --border-color */
+    --color-border-soft: #333333;
+    --color-text-light: var(--color-text-mid);
+    --color-footer-bg: #1e1e1e;
+    --color-footer-text: var(--color-text);
+    --color-footer-link: var(--color-primary);
+    --color-highlight-mark-fg: #1e1e1e;
+    --color-link: #7c9eff;
+    --color-link-hover: #9bb3ff;
+    --color-link-visited: #a58fff;       /* --link-visited: lavender-purple */
+    --color-focus-ring: #9bb3ff;
+    --color-shadow: color-mix(in srgb, #000 32%, transparent);
+    --brand-color: #f0f0f0;
+    --accent-color: var(--color-secondary);
+    --article-reading-pane-bg: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-bg) 30%, var(--color-bg-light) 70%);
+    --article-reading-prose-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-mid) 35%, var(--color-text) 65%);
+}
+
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] a:visited {
+    color: var(--color-link-visited);
+}
+
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .article-main p,
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .article-main ul,
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .article-main ol,
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .article-main li {
+    font-weight: 450;
+}
+
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .home-aside-highlights__item-inner {
+    border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
+    padding-left: 0.5rem;
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-bg-light) 55%, transparent);
+}
+
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .home-aside-highlights__quote {
+    color: #d8d4ee;
+}
+
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .home-aside-highlights__item-inner:hover,
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .home-aside-highlights__item-inner:has(.home-aside-highlights__hit:focus-visible) {
+    background: #3a3a3a;
+}
+
+/* Reply toasts: override base article.css for dark. */
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .reply-toast--success {
+    border-color: #3a8a55;
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-bg) 70%, #2f7a4b 30%);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+html[data-color-scheme="dark"] .reply-toast--error {
+    border-color: #b03030;
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-bg) 70%, #a12b2b 30%);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
diff --git a/assets/theme/local/theme.css b/assets/theme/local/theme.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95f72ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/theme/local/theme.css
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * GitCitadel light theme.
+ * Accent palette mirrors gitcitadel-online: periwinkle blue (#7c9eff) / lavender-purple (#a58fff).
+ * Light backgrounds use a cool lavender undertone; brand accent is a deep grape-purple.
+ */
+[data-theme="gitcitadel"] {
+    --color-bg: #f5f2fb;              /* Very light lavender canvas */
+    --color-bg-light: #ede8f5;        /* Soft lavender, slightly deeper */
+    --color-text: #1a1530;            /* Deep purple-navy — strong contrast */
+    /* ≥4.5:1 on --color-bg and usable on --color-bg-light for secondary copy */
+    --color-text-mid: #3d3458;
+    --color-text-contrast: #f5f2fb;
+
+    --brand-color: #5c3d8f;           /* Deep grape-purple */
+    --accent-color: #7c5cbf;          /* Medium violet (between brand and link) */
+    --color-link: #5535a0;            /* Periwinkle-to-violet (WCAG AA on light bg) */
+    --color-link-hover: #3d2278;
+    --color-focus-ring: #7c9eff;      /* Matches gitcitadel-online --focus-color */
+    --color-shadow: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text) 10%, transparent);
+}
diff --git a/config/unfold.yaml b/config/unfold.yaml
index fd00c62..9493329 100644
--- a/config/unfold.yaml
+++ b/config/unfold.yaml
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ parameters:
     # Per-relay WebSocket I/O (seconds) in NostrClient; also default_socket_timeout during app:prewarm.
     nostr_relay_request_timeout_sec: 12
 
-    name: 'GitCitadel'
-    short_name: 'GitCitadel'
+    name: 'GitCitadel Homepage'
+    short_name: 'GitCitadel Homepage'
     description: 'GitCitadel — Nostr-native open-source software development tools and infrastructure.'
 
-    og_headline: 'GitCitadel'
-    og_subheading: 'Nostr-native developer tools'
+    og_headline: 'GitCitadel Homepage'
+    og_subheading: 'Nostr-native publishing and development tools'
 
-    default_relay: 'wss://thecitadel.nostr1.com'
+    default_relay: 'wss://theforest.nostr1.com'
     # Extra wss:// URLs for article sync (articles:get), comment threads (NIP-22 / getArticleDiscussion),
     # and any request that merges the default set with author-specific relays. default_relay is first; duplicates ignored.
     article_relays: [
-      'wss://theforest.nostr1.com'
+      'wss://thecitadel.nostr1.com'
       ]
     # Kind-0 / profile fetches (author metadata, prewarm). Tried first, then default + article_relays (deduped).
     # Also used as a second pass for kind 30040 (magazine category indices) and category long-form ingest
@@ -28,21 +28,19 @@ parameters:
 
     # Magazine identity for data-theme=… (CSS hooks). Unrelated to light/dark color scheme.
     theme: 'gitcitadel'
-    theme_color: '#1a3a5c'
-    theme_bg_color: '#f0f4f8'
+    theme_color: '#5c3d8f'
+    theme_bg_color: '#f5f2fb'
     # Per–color-scheme stylesheets: logical asset names under assets/theme/{local,default}/ (see asset_mapper paths).
     # Set theme_stylesheet_dark to '' to disable the footer scheme toggle and ship only one theme.
     theme_stylesheet_light: 'theme.css'
     theme_stylesheet_dark: 'theme-dark.css'
 
-    # TODO: replace with the GitCitadel organisation npub
-    npub: 'npub1TODO'
+    npub: 'npub1s3ht77dq4zqnya8vjun5jp3p44pr794ru36d0ltxu65chljw8xjqd975wz'
     # Kind 30040 magazine root #d (NIP-33). Exposed as `d_tag` for backward compatibility.
-    # TODO: replace with the GitCitadel magazine root d-tag
-    d_tag_magazine: 'gitcitadel-magazine'
+    d_tag_magazine: 'gitcitadel-homepage-f57299'
     d_tag: '%d_tag_magazine%'
     # Whether to show community articles on the home page
-    community_articles: true
+    community_articles: false
     # Domain for site-assigned NIP-05 for featured (magazine category) authors; must match the host serving /.well-known/nostr.json
     nip05_domain: 'gitcitadel.imwald.eu'
     # Base URL for "Open in Jumble" on author profile (trailing slash optional; npub is appended as /{npub}).