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+# Phase 2: Marketing Site - Context
+
+**Gathered:** 2026-03-19
+**Status:** Ready for planning
+
+<domain>
+## Phase Boundary
+
+A single public homepage for Teressa Copeland Homes — professional real estate marketing presence for a solo Utah agent. Visitors land here to learn about Teressa, read client testimonials, see a listings placeholder, and submit a contact inquiry. The agent portal (`/agent/*`) is completely separate and not linked from the public site.
+
+</domain>
+
+<decisions>
+## Implementation Decisions
+
+### Hero section
+- Layout: Split panel — photo on the left, text content on the right (mirrors the login page feel)
+- Tone: Professional and polished — credentials, experience, trust-building (not casual)
+- CTA button: "Get in Touch" — smooth-scrolls to the contact form section
+- Copy: Claude writes the headline, subheading, and bio (professional Utah real estate agent framing). Wrap text in clearly commented placeholders so Teressa can swap in her own words before launch
+
+### Testimonials
+- Display: Auto-scrolling carousel — rotates every 5 seconds, pauses on hover
+- Navigation: Arrow controls and dot indicators so visitors can also advance manually
+- Content: Claude writes 4–5 sample testimonials with realistic Utah buyer/seller scenarios and placeholder full names (e.g., "Sarah Mitchell"). Clearly commented so real ones can be swapped in
+- Attribution: Quote + full name only (no city, no photo)
+
+### Contact form
+- Delivery: Email notification to Teressa via Nodemailer + SMTP (no database storage in this phase)
+- SMTP credentials: `CONTACT_EMAIL_USER` and `CONTACT_EMAIL_PASS` environment variables — never hardcoded
+- Success state: Inline — the form is replaced by a thank-you message ("Thanks! Teressa will be in touch soon.") when submission succeeds
+- Spam protection: Honeypot hidden field — bots fill it in, humans never see it; submissions with the honeypot filled are silently discarded
+- Validation: Required fields are name, email, phone, and message — validated server-side in the form action
+
+### Page structure
+- Section order (top to bottom): Sticky nav → Hero → Testimonials → Listings placeholder → Contact form → Footer
+- Sticky nav content: Teressa's name as wordmark logo (left), anchor links on the right — Home, About, Listings, Contact — smooth-scroll to each section
+- Listings placeholder: A tasteful "Listings Coming Soon" section with a brief description — no real data, just visual presence
+- Agent portal: No link anywhere on the public site — Teressa navigates to `/agent/login` directly via URL
+- Footer: Name + Utah real estate license number (`14196185-SA00` — NOTE: verify the last two characters, may be letters O or zeros) + copyright year + repeated nav links
+
+### Claude's Discretion
+- Exact hero photo crop/focal point and overlay gradient (if any)
+- Mobile nav pattern (hamburger menu vs collapsed links)
+- Exact card styling, shadow depth, border radius
+- Animation timing beyond the 5-second carousel interval
+- Exact color weights within the brand palette already established (navy `#1B2B4B`, gold `#C9A84C`, cream `#FAF9F7`)
+
+</decisions>
+
+<specifics>
+## Specific Ideas
+
+- The split-panel hero should feel like a natural continuation of the login page design — same brand colors, same photo of Teressa
+- License number in footer: `14196185-SA00` — user was unsure if the last two chars are `00` (zeros) or `OO` (letters). Add a code comment flagging this for verification before launch
+- The testimonials carousel should feel smooth and unobtrusive — not flashy
+
+</specifics>
+
+<deferred>
+## Deferred Ideas
+
+- None — discussion stayed within phase scope
+
+</deferred>
+
+---
+
+*Phase: 02-marketing-site*
+*Context gathered: 2026-03-19*