diff --git a/site/app/globals.css b/site/app/globals.css
index f283e31..7186e8b 100644
--- a/site/app/globals.css
+++ b/site/app/globals.css
@@ -82,6 +82,43 @@ body {
 .float-delay { animation: float 3s ease-in-out 0.7s infinite; }
 .float-delay-2 { animation: float 3s ease-in-out 1.4s infinite; }
 
+/* Terminal cascade */
+@keyframes cascadeIn {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(50px) scale(0.88);
+  }
+  65% {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(-6px) scale(1.015);
+  }
+  82% {
+    transform: translateY(2px) scale(0.997);
+  }
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes cascadeGlow {
+  0%, 100% { border-color: #333333; }
+  50% { border-color: #e07850; }
+}
+@keyframes flash {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+  50% { opacity: 0.3; }
+}
+.cascade-flash {
+  animation: flash 0.3s ease-in-out 2;
+}
+.cascade-in {
+  animation: cascadeIn 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1) both;
+}
+.cascade-glow {
+  animation: cascadeIn 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1) both,
+             cascadeGlow 2s ease-in-out 1.2s infinite;
+}
+
 /* Key cap */
 .keycap {
   display: inline-block;
diff --git a/site/app/page.tsx b/site/app/page.tsx
index 4a7dadf..e7b13ab 100644
--- a/site/app/page.tsx
+++ b/site/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Image from "next/image";
 import { EmailReveal } from "./email-reveal";
+import { TerminalCascade } from "./terminal-cascade";
 import {
   SearchIcon,
   GithubIcon,
@@ -98,9 +99,9 @@ export default function Home() {
           }}
         />
 
-        <div className="relative max-w-5xl mx-auto px-6 pt-16 pb-20">
+        <div className="relative max-w-6xl mx-auto px-6 pt-16 pb-20">
           {/* Nav */}
-          <nav className="flex items-center justify-between mb-20">
+          <nav className="flex items-center justify-between mb-16">
             <div className="font-[family-name:var(--font-pixel)] text-accent text-lg tracking-widest flex items-center gap-2">
               <SpaceInvadersIcon size={20} />
               CLADM
@@ -116,46 +117,54 @@ export default function Home() {
             </a>
           </nav>
 
-          {/* Hero content */}
-          <div className="flex flex-col items-center text-center">
-            <Image
-              src="/logo.png"
-              alt="cladm pixel art logo"
-              width={320}
-              height={213}
-              className="pixel-render float mb-8"
-              priority
-            />
+          {/* Two-column hero */}
+          <div className="flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center gap-12 lg:gap-16">
+            {/* Left — text + CTA */}
+            <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col items-center lg:items-start text-center lg:text-left">
+              <Image
+                src="/logo.png"
+                alt="cladm pixel art logo"
+                width={240}
+                height={160}
+                className="pixel-render float mb-6"
+                priority
+              />
 
-            <h1 className="font-[family-name:var(--font-pixel)] text-4xl md:text-5xl text-text mb-4 leading-tight">
-              CLADM
-            </h1>
+              <h1 className="font-[family-name:var(--font-pixel)] text-4xl md:text-5xl text-text mb-4 leading-tight">
+                CLADM
+              </h1>
 
-            <p className="font-[family-name:var(--font-pixel)] text-accent text-lg md:text-xl mb-6">
-              TUI LAUNCHER FOR CLAUDE CODE
-            </p>
+              <p className="font-[family-name:var(--font-pixel)] text-accent text-lg md:text-xl mb-5">
+                TUI LAUNCHER FOR CLAUDE CODE
+              </p>
 
-            <p className="font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-dim text-sm max-w-xl leading-relaxed mb-10">
-              Browse all your projects. See git status at a glance. Expand into
-              sessions and branches. Launch everything in parallel Terminal
-              windows.
-            </p>
+              <p className="font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-dim text-sm max-w-md leading-relaxed mb-8">
+                Browse all your projects. See git status at a glance. Expand
+                into sessions and branches. Launch everything in parallel
+                Terminal windows.
+              </p>
 
-            {/* Install command */}
-            <div className="pixel-border-accent bg-surface px-8 py-4 mb-6">
-              <code className="font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-green text-sm">
-                <span className="text-dim">$</span> bun install -g cladm
-                <span className="cursor-blink text-accent">_</span>
-              </code>
+              {/* Install command */}
+              <div className="pixel-border-accent bg-surface px-8 py-4 mb-4">
+                <code className="font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-green text-sm">
+                  <span className="text-dim">$</span> bun install -g cladm
+                  <span className="cursor-blink text-accent">_</span>
+                </code>
+              </div>
+
+              <p className="font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-dim text-xs">
+                requires{" "}
+                <a href="https://bun.sh" className="text-accent hover:underline">
+                  bun
+                </a>{" "}
+                &gt;= 1.3 + macOS
+              </p>
             </div>
 
-            <p className="font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-dim text-xs mb-16">
-              requires{" "}
-              <a href="https://bun.sh" className="text-accent hover:underline">
-                bun
-              </a>{" "}
-              &gt;= 1.3 + macOS
-            </p>
+            {/* Right — terminal cascade */}
+            <div className="flex-1 w-full max-w-xl">
+              <TerminalCascade />
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/site/app/terminal-cascade.tsx b/site/app/terminal-cascade.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ef619e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/app/terminal-cascade.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from "react";
+import Image from "next/image";
+
+const projects = [
+  { name: "acme-api", branch: "main", time: "25m ago" },
+  { name: "quantum-dash", branch: "feat/charts", time: "1h ago" },
+  { name: "ml-pipeline", branch: "exp/bert", time: "just now" },
+];
+
+type Phase =
+  | "typing"      // cladm console visible, cursor selecting projects
+  | "selecting"   // checkboxes toggling on one by one
+  | "enter"       // "Enter" flash, cladm fades
+  | "cascade"     // terminals fly in
+  | "hold"        // terminals visible
+  | "fadeout"     // everything fades, restart
+  | "pause";      // brief gap before loop
+
+export function TerminalCascade() {
+  const [phase, setPhase] = useState<Phase>("typing");
+  const [selectedCount, setSelectedCount] = useState(0);
+  const [cycle, setCycle] = useState(0);
+
+  const runCycle = useCallback(() => {
+    setSelectedCount(0);
+    setPhase("typing");
+
+    // Typing/appear cladm console
+    const t1 = setTimeout(() => setPhase("selecting"), 800);
+
+    // Toggle checkboxes one by one
+    const t2 = setTimeout(() => setSelectedCount(1), 1200);
+    const t3 = setTimeout(() => setSelectedCount(2), 1600);
+    const t4 = setTimeout(() => setSelectedCount(3), 2000);
+
+    // Enter pressed
+    const t5 = setTimeout(() => setPhase("enter"), 2600);
+
+    // Cascade terminals in
+    const t6 = setTimeout(() => setPhase("cascade"), 3200);
+
+    // Hold
+    const t7 = setTimeout(() => setPhase("hold"), 3800);
+
+    // Fade out
+    const t8 = setTimeout(() => setPhase("fadeout"), 6200);
+
+    // Pause then restart
+    const t9 = setTimeout(() => {
+      setPhase("pause");
+      setCycle((c) => c + 1);
+    }, 7000);
+
+    return [t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, t8, t9];
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const delay = cycle === 0 ? 400 : 2000;
+    const start = setTimeout(() => {
+      const timers = runCycle();
+      return () => timers.forEach(clearTimeout);
+    }, delay);
+    return () => clearTimeout(start);
+  }, [cycle, runCycle]);
+
+  const showCladm = phase === "typing" || phase === "selecting" || phase === "enter";
+  const showCascade = phase === "cascade" || phase === "hold" || phase === "fadeout";
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative w-full min-h-[340px]">
+      {/* ── CLADM console (cause) ── */}
+      <div
+        className={`transition-all duration-500 ${
+          showCladm ? "opacity-100 scale-100" : "opacity-0 scale-95 pointer-events-none absolute inset-0"
+        }`}
+      >
+        <div className="pixel-border bg-surface overflow-hidden">
+          {/* Title bar */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 bg-surface-2 border-b-2 border-border">
+            <div className="w-3 h-3 bg-[#ff5f56]" />
+            <div className="w-3 h-3 bg-[#ffbd2e]" />
+            <div className="w-3 h-3 bg-[#27c93f]" />
+            <span className="ml-3 font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-dim text-xs">
+              cladm — {selectedCount} selected
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          {/* Project rows */}
+          <div className="p-3 font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-[11px] leading-relaxed">
+            <div className="text-dim mb-1 text-[10px]">
+              {"  PROJECT              BRANCH       LAST USE"}
+            </div>
+            {projects.map((proj, i) => {
+              const checked = i < selectedCount;
+              const isActive = i === selectedCount - 1 && phase === "selecting";
+              return (
+                <div
+                  key={`${proj.name}-${cycle}`}
+                  className={`px-1 transition-colors duration-150 ${
+                    isActive ? "bg-[#283457]" : ""
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <span className={checked ? "text-green" : "text-dim"}>
+                    {checked ? "[✓]" : "[ ]"}
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-text"> {proj.name.padEnd(20)}</span>
+                  <span className="text-magenta">{proj.branch.padEnd(13)}</span>
+                  <span className="text-cyan">{proj.time}</span>
+                </div>
+              );
+            })}
+            <div className="px-1 text-dim">
+              [ ] pixel-engine{"          "}develop{"      "}3h ago
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Enter hint */}
+            <div className="mt-3 pt-2 border-t border-border text-[10px]">
+              {phase === "enter" ? (
+                <span className="text-accent font-bold cascade-flash">
+                  ⏎ Launching 3 projects...
+                </span>
+              ) : (
+                <span className="text-dim">
+                  ↑↓ navigate · space toggle · enter launch
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* ── Terminal cascade (effect) ── */}
+      <div
+        className={`transition-opacity duration-500 ${
+          showCascade ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0 pointer-events-none absolute inset-0"
+        }`}
+      >
+        <div className="relative h-[320px]">
+          {projects.map((proj, i) => (
+            <div
+              key={`term-${proj.name}-${cycle}`}
+              className={`absolute left-0 right-0 border-2 bg-surface overflow-hidden
+                ${phase === "cascade" || phase === "hold" ? "cascade-in" : ""}
+                ${phase === "hold" && i === projects.length - 1 ? "cascade-glow" : ""}`}
+              style={{
+                animationDelay: `${i * 0.2}s`,
+                top: `${i * 80}px`,
+                marginLeft: `${i * 16}px`,
+                marginRight: `${(projects.length - 1 - i) * 16}px`,
+                zIndex: i + 1,
+                borderColor: "var(--color-border)",
+              }}
+            >
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1 bg-surface-2 border-b border-border">
+                <div className="w-[7px] h-[7px] bg-[#ff5f56]" />
+                <div className="w-[7px] h-[7px] bg-[#ffbd2e]" />
+                <div className="w-[7px] h-[7px] bg-[#27c93f]" />
+                <span className="ml-2 font-[family-name:var(--font-mono)] text-dim text-[9px] truncate">
+                  claude — {proj.name}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <Image
+                src="/claude-welcome.png"
+                alt="Claude Code welcome screen"
+                width={570}
+                height={260}
+                className="w-full h-auto"
+              />
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/site/public/claude-welcome.png b/site/public/claude-welcome.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d661dd4
Binary files /dev/null and b/site/public/claude-welcome.png differ