Local-first core
PHP + JSON by default. MySQL optional. Cloud is an optional plane (ADR-001).
Platform
One engineering foundation for twenty product lines
Continuum is the map: shared auth, CMS, search, jobs, and product surfaces — not a single app pretending to be everything.
Service boundary
PHP owns pages and sessions. Node owns optional ranking/audit when available (ADR-002).
Operator portal
CMS, media, leads, jobs, and tools behind authentication — not linked from the public hero.