Clarify utility discovery and Sound setup

website/about.html

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <meta
       name="description"
-      content="Semper release facts: Sound in v1.0.0, with additional Mac utilities in development. Requirements, privacy, and official links."
+      content="Semper brings Mac utilities together. Get release facts for Sound in v1.0.0 and the other modules in development, plus requirements and official links."
     />
     <meta name="robots" content="index, follow" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#f2eee5" />
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "@id": "https://www.semper.systems/about.html#page",
         "url": "https://www.semper.systems/about.html",
         "name": "About Semper for Mac",
-        "dateModified": "2026-09-08",
+        "dateModified": "2026-09-09",
         "mainEntity": {
           "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
           "@id": "https://www.semper.systems/#software",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ <h1>Semper for Mac.</h1>
         </div>
         <div class="legal-intro">
           <p>
-            Semper is a native Mac utility, starting with per-app sound.
+            Semper brings Mac utilities together in one native app.
             This page separates the published download from modules still in
             development.
           </p>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ <h2>Verified project facts</h2>
               </div>
               <div>
                 <dt>Category</dt>
-                <dd>Per-app volume mixer, audio router, and equalizer</dd>
+                <dd>Mac utilities; v1.0.0 includes the Sound mixer, audio router, and equalizer</dd>
               </div>
               <div>
                 <dt>Platform</dt>
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ <h2>Verified project facts</h2>
         <section class="legal-section" id="capabilities">
           <div class="legal-section-heading">
             <span>02</span>
-            <h2>What Semper does</h2>
+            <h2>Sound in v1.0.0</h2>
           </div>
           <div class="legal-copy">
             <p>
-              Semper creates independent controls for audio-producing Mac
+              Sound creates independent controls for audio-producing Mac
               processes. Volume, mute, boost, a 10-band EQ, and output
               routing are attached to the app they affect.
             </p>
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ <h2>Modules in development</h2>
               None is included in the published v1.0.0 download. Follow the
               <a href="/#modules">module overview</a> for scope and limits.</p>
             <p>Source integration of the expanded modules is complete.
-              Checks for a public release are still in progress.</p>
+              Checks for a public release are still in progress. The
+              <a href="https://github.com/niharnm/Semper/blob/main/guide/module-shell.md">source-build module guide</a>
+              explains Home, adding modules, and opening their controls.</p>
             <p>Away is an app privacy curtain, not a macOS session lock.
               Awake and Away request idle wakefulness; they do not guarantee
               that every job continues running.</p>
@@ -232,10 +234,15 @@ <h2>Privacy and permissions</h2>
               to Semper maintainers.
             </p>
             <p>
-              Screen &amp; System Audio Recording permission is required for
-              Core Audio process taps. Microphone permission supports input
-              monitoring. Accessibility permission is optional and supports
-              media-key control.
+              For Sound, Screen &amp; System Audio Recording permission is
+              required for Core Audio process taps. Microphone permission
+              supports input monitoring. Accessibility permission is optional
+              for Sound's media-key control.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              In source builds, Workspace Restore requires Accessibility
+              permission to read and move selected windows. Opening Home or
+              adding a module does not start Sound or request its audio access.
             </p>
             <p>
               See the <a href="privacy.html">full privacy policy</a> for local
@@ -344,7 +351,7 @@ <h2>Official sources</h2>
         <span>Semper</span>
       </a>
       <div class="footer-middle">
-        <p class="footer-tagline">Audio control for macOS.</p>
+        <p class="footer-tagline">Everyday Mac utilities.</p>
         <div class="footer-links" aria-label="Resources and legal">
           <a href="mac-volume-mixer.html">Guide</a>
           <a href="privacy.html">Privacy</a>

website/index.html

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     />
     <meta
       name="description"
-      content="Semper brings everyday Mac controls together. Download Sound for per-app audio, and follow the next Mac utilities in development."
+      content="Semper brings Mac utilities together: Sound in v1.0.0, with Awake, Displays, Away, workspace tools, and more in development."
     />
     <meta
       name="robots"
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#f2eee5" />
     <meta
       property="og:title"
-      content="Semper | Everyday Controls for Mac"
+      content="Semper | Everyday Mac Utilities"
     />
     <meta
       property="og:description"
-      content="Per-app sound today. More Mac utilities in development, with each module's status, scope, and limits explained."
+      content="Sound, wakefulness, displays, and workspace tools in one native Mac app. Download Sound in v1.0.0; explore the other modules in development."
     />
     <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
     <meta property="og:site_name" content="Semper" />
@@ -37,18 +37,18 @@
     <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" />
     <meta
       name="twitter:title"
-      content="Semper | Everyday Controls for Mac"
+      content="Semper | Everyday Mac Utilities"
     />
     <meta
       name="twitter:description"
-      content="Sound for your Mac today, with more everyday controls in development."
+      content="Sound, wakefulness, displays, and workspace tools. Sound is available in v1.0.0; the other modules are in development."
     />
     <meta
       name="twitter:image"
       content="https://www.semper.systems/assets/semper-icon.png"
     />
     <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.semper.systems/" />
-    <title>Sound and Everyday Mac Controls | Semper</title>
+    <title>Everyday Mac Utilities | Semper</title>
     <link
       rel="icon"
       type="image/png"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             "alternateName": "Semper for Mac",
             "softwareVersion": "1.0.0",
             "url": "https://www.semper.systems/",
-            "description": "Semper is a macOS menu-bar app for per-app volume control, audio routing, equalization, and device control.",
+            "description": "Semper brings Mac utilities together in a native app. The v1.0.0 download includes Sound for per-app volume, audio routing, equalization, and device control. Additional modules are in development.",
             "operatingSystem": "macOS 15.4 or later",
             "applicationCategory": "MultimediaApplication",
             "applicationSubCategory": "Per-app volume mixer and audio router",
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                 "name": "What is Semper?",
                 "acceptedAnswer": {
                   "@type": "Answer",
-                  "text": "Semper is a native Mac utility. The v1.0.0 download provides per-app sound controls. Awake, Displays, Workspace Restore, File Shelf, Safe Eject, Scenes, Away, and Presentation are in development. These additional modules are not included in that download."
+                  "text": "Semper brings Mac utilities together in one native app. The v1.0.0 download provides per-app sound controls. Awake, Displays, Workspace Restore, File Shelf, Safe Eject, Scenes, Away, and Presentation are in development. These additional modules are not included in that download."
                 }
               },
               {
@@ -210,16 +210,16 @@
     <main id="main-content">
       <section class="hero section" id="top" data-scene="hero">
         <div class="hero-copy">
-          <p class="kicker">Sound today. More in the making.</p>
+          <p class="kicker">Everyday Mac utilities</p>
           <h1>
             Your Mac controls,
             <em>within reach.</em>
           </h1>
 
           <p class="hero-intro">
-            Start with sound: quiet one app, route a call, and find your mix.
-            Semper is growing into a home for the small Mac controls you
-            reach for every day.
+            One native app for sound, wakefulness, displays, and your workspace.
+            Start with Sound in v1.0.0, or explore the other modules in
+            development.
           </p>
 
           <div class="hero-actions">
@@ -506,6 +506,17 @@ <h2 id="modules-title">Small controls.<br /><em>Useful every day.</em></h2>
             Source integration of the expanded modules is complete.
             Checks for a public release are still in progress.</p>
         </div>
+        <nav class="module-nav" aria-label="Utility modules">
+          <a href="#module-sound">Sound</a>
+          <a href="#module-awake">Awake</a>
+          <a href="#module-displays">Displays</a>
+          <a href="#module-workspace">Workspace Restore</a>
+          <a href="#module-shelf">File Shelf</a>
+          <a href="#module-eject">Safe Eject</a>
+          <a href="#module-scenes">Scenes</a>
+          <a href="#module-away">Away</a>
+          <a href="#module-presentation">Presentation</a>
+        </nav>
         <div class="module-list">
           <article class="module-row" id="module-sound" data-availability="released">
             <span class="module-number" aria-hidden="true">01</span>
@@ -602,6 +613,7 @@ <h2 id="modules-title">Small controls.<br /><em>Useful every day.</em></h2>
         </div>
         <p class="module-footnote">The v1.0.0 download includes Sound only. Every other module listed here is in development.
           Availability changes only when a packaged release includes them.
+          <a href="https://github.com/niharnm/Semper/blob/main/guide/module-shell.md">Source-build module guide <span aria-hidden="true">↗</span></a> ·
           <a href="https://github.com/niharnm/Semper/releases">Read release notes <span aria-hidden="true">↗</span></a></p>
       </section>
 
@@ -1220,8 +1232,9 @@ <h2>What to know before you try it.</h2>
           <article class="faq-card reveal">
             <h3>What is Semper?</h3>
             <p>
-              Semper is a native Mac utility. The v1.0.0 download provides
-              per-app sound controls. Awake, Displays, Workspace Restore,
+              Semper brings Mac utilities together in one native app.
+              The v1.0.0 download provides per-app sound controls.
+              Awake, Displays, Workspace Restore,
               File Shelf, Safe Eject, Scenes, Away, and Presentation are in
               development. These additional modules are not
               included in that download.
@@ -1364,7 +1377,7 @@ <h2 class="reveal">Start with your sound.</h2>
         <span>Semper</span>
       </a>
       <div class="footer-middle">
-        <p class="footer-tagline">Sound today. More Mac controls in the making.</p>
+        <p class="footer-tagline">Everyday Mac utilities.</p>
         <div class="footer-links" aria-label="Resources and legal">
           <a href="mac-volume-mixer.html">Guide</a>
           <a href="about.html">About</a>

website/llms.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Semper for Mac
 
-> Semper is a native Mac utility. The v1.0.0 download provides per-app sound controls. Additional modules are in development.
+> Semper brings Mac utilities together in one native app. The v1.0.0 download provides per-app sound controls. Additional modules are in development.
 
 Official website: https://www.semper.systems/
 Source repository: https://github.com/niharnm/Semper
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ Repository notices: https://github.com/niharnm/Semper/blob/main/NOTICE.md
 
 - Published version: v1.0.0
 - Source code, tests, and build instructions are public.
-- The published download checked September 8, 2026 is v1.0.0, with Sound capabilities.
+- The published download checked September 9, 2026 is v1.0.0, with Sound capabilities.
 - Release artifact: https://github.com/niharnm/Semper/releases/tag/v1.0.0
 - Awake, Displays, Workspace Restore, File Shelf, Safe Eject, Scenes, Away, and Presentation are in development. None of these additional modules is included in v1.0.0.
 - Source integration of the expanded modules is complete. Checks for a public release are still in progress.
 - Semper currently requires macOS 15.4 or later.
 - Semper is available to macOS users and to developers who want to build from source.
 - Do not describe Semper as available for Windows, Linux, iOS, or the Mac App Store.
 
-## Core capabilities
+## Sound capabilities in v1.0.0
 
 - Independent per-app volume, mute, and boost controls
 - Balance controls for supported output devices
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ Repository notices: https://github.com/niharnm/Semper/blob/main/NOTICE.md
 - Semper does not intentionally save tapped audio to disk or upload it to the maintainers.
 - Screen & System Audio Recording permission is required for Core Audio process taps.
 - Microphone permission is used only for input-device monitoring.
-- Accessibility permission is optional and supports media-key control.
+- Accessibility permission is optional for Sound's media-key control.
+- In source builds, Workspace Restore requires Accessibility permission to read and move selected windows.
+- In a source build, open Semper from its menu bar icon. From Home, choose Sound, then Open Sound to start its audio controls. Browsing Home or adding a module does not start Sound.
 
 ## Important limits
 
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ Repository notices: https://github.com/niharnm/Semper/blob/main/NOTICE.md
 ## Official pages
 
 - Product: https://www.semper.systems/
+- Module overview and availability: https://www.semper.systems/#modules
+- Source-build module guide: https://github.com/niharnm/Semper/blob/main/guide/module-shell.md
 - Mac per-app volume guide: https://www.semper.systems/mac-volume-mixer.html
 - Project fact sheet: https://www.semper.systems/about.html
 - Privacy: https://www.semper.systems/privacy.html