diff --git a/docs/app/(home)/openclaw-os/page.tsx b/docs/app/(home)/openclaw-os/page.tsx
index d0de267ef..36200a61c 100644
--- a/docs/app/(home)/openclaw-os/page.tsx
+++ b/docs/app/(home)/openclaw-os/page.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import styles from "../page.module.css";
 import { FeaturesSection, OPENCLAW_FEATURES } from "../sections/FeaturesSection/FeaturesSection";
 import { Footer } from "../sections/Footer/Footer";
-import { GradientDivider } from "../sections/GradientDivider/GradientDivider";
 import { HeroSection } from "../sections/HeroSection/HeroSection";
 import heroStyles from "../sections/HeroSection/HeroSection.module.css";
 import { PossibilitiesSection } from "../sections/PossibilitiesSection/PossibilitiesSection";
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ export default function OpenClawOSPage() {
             windowsInstallCommand={WINDOWS_INSTALL_COMMAND}
           />
         </div>
-        <GradientDivider direction="up" />
       </div>
       <Footer />
     </div>
diff --git a/docs/app/(home)/page.module.css b/docs/app/(home)/page.module.css
index e7d6e4886..b3a3f0319 100644
--- a/docs/app/(home)/page.module.css
+++ b/docs/app/(home)/page.module.css
@@ -13,15 +13,20 @@
 .contentSection {
   position: relative;
   margin-top: 4rem;
-  background: var(--openui-background);
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    to bottom,
+    var(--openui-foreground),
+    var(--openui-background) 10rem,
+    var(--openui-background) calc(100% - 10rem),
+    var(--openui-foreground)
+  );
 }
 
 .contentShell {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 7.5rem;
-  padding-block: 5rem;
-  background: var(--openui-background);
+  padding-block: 8rem;
 }
 
 .contentShellTight {
diff --git a/docs/app/(home)/page.tsx b/docs/app/(home)/page.tsx
index b49a4e581..d7946a83c 100644
--- a/docs/app/(home)/page.tsx
+++ b/docs/app/(home)/page.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import styles from "./page.module.css";
 import { CompatibilitySection } from "./sections/CompatibilitySection/CompatibilitySection";
 import { FeaturesSection } from "./sections/FeaturesSection/FeaturesSection";
 import { Footer } from "./sections/Footer/Footer";
-import { GradientDivider } from "./sections/GradientDivider/GradientDivider";
 import { HeroSection } from "./sections/HeroSection/HeroSection";
 import { PossibilitiesSection } from "./sections/PossibilitiesSection/PossibilitiesSection";
 import { ShiroMascot } from "./sections/ShiroMascot/ShiroMascot";
@@ -22,14 +21,12 @@ export default function HomePage() {
         <StepsSection />
       </div>
       <div className={styles.contentSection}>
-        <GradientDivider direction="down" />
         <div className={styles.contentShell}>
           <PossibilitiesSection />
           <CompatibilitySection />
           <FeaturesSection />
           <TweetWallSection />
         </div>
-        <GradientDivider direction="up" />
       </div>
       <Footer />
     </div>
diff --git a/docs/app/(home)/projects/page.module.css b/docs/app/(home)/projects/page.module.css
index 5253edc9f..569857647 100644
--- a/docs/app/(home)/projects/page.module.css
+++ b/docs/app/(home)/projects/page.module.css
@@ -227,11 +227,17 @@
 
 .contentSection {
   position: relative;
-  background: var(--openui-background);
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    to bottom,
+    var(--openui-foreground),
+    var(--openui-background) 10rem,
+    var(--openui-background) calc(100% - 10rem),
+    var(--openui-foreground)
+  );
 }
 
 .directorySection {
-  padding: 2rem var(--home-section-padding-inline, 1.25rem) 2rem;
+  padding: 5rem var(--home-section-padding-inline, 1.25rem) 5rem;
 }
 
 .sectionHeader {
diff --git a/docs/app/(home)/projects/page.tsx b/docs/app/(home)/projects/page.tsx
index 949b4cdba..ddfa07fdb 100644
--- a/docs/app/(home)/projects/page.tsx
+++ b/docs/app/(home)/projects/page.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import type { ComponentType } from "react";
 import { PillLink } from "../components/Button/Button";
 import { Footer } from "../sections/Footer/Footer";
-import { GradientDivider } from "../sections/GradientDivider/GradientDivider";
 import styles from "./page.module.css";
 
 type ProjectStatus = "Official" | "Community";
@@ -331,8 +330,6 @@ export default function ProjectsPage() {
       </section>
 
       <div className={styles.contentSection}>
-        <GradientDivider direction="down" compact />
-
         <section className={styles.directorySection} id="directory">
           <div className={styles.sectionHeader}>
             <div>
@@ -388,8 +385,6 @@ export default function ProjectsPage() {
             })}
           </div>
         </section>
-
-        <GradientDivider direction="up" compact />
       </div>
 
       <section className={styles.submitSection}>
diff --git a/docs/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer.module.css b/docs/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer.module.css
index 3f4e01dc4..745488d81 100644
--- a/docs/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer.module.css
+++ b/docs/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer.module.css
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 .handcraftedSection {
   width: 100%;
   padding-inline: 1.25rem;
+  background: var(--openui-foreground);
 }
 
 .handcraftedContainer {
diff --git a/docs/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer.tsx b/docs/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer.tsx
index 727642e2a..0616c76ba 100644
--- a/docs/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer.tsx
+++ b/docs/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 import mascotDarkSvgPaths from "@/imports/svg-mascot-dark";
 import svgPaths from "@/imports/svg-urruvoh2be";
 import mascotSvgPaths from "@/imports/svg-xeurqn3j1r";
-import { useId } from "react";
+import { useTheme } from "next-themes";
+import { useEffect, useId, useState } from "react";
 import styles from "./Footer.module.css";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -193,7 +194,11 @@ function HandcraftedMascot({ isDark }: { isDark: boolean }) {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export function Footer() {
-  const isDark = false;
+  const { resolvedTheme } = useTheme();
+  // Resolve the theme only after mount so the server and first client render match
+  const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => setMounted(true), []);
+  const isDark = mounted && resolvedTheme === "dark";
 
   return (
     <footer className={styles.footer}>
diff --git a/docs/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx b/docs/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
index 78ce3ce90..a1e9cb7d3 100644
--- a/docs/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/docs/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { PillLink } from "@/app/(home)/components/Button/Button";
+import { Footer } from "@/app/(home)/sections/Footer/Footer";
 import { blog } from "@/lib/source";
 import { getMDXComponents } from "@/mdx-components";
 import { TOCItems } from "fumadocs-ui/components/toc/default";
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ export default async function BlogPostPage(props: { params: Promise<{ slug: stri
 
   return (
     <TOCProvider toc={page.data.toc}>
+      {/* Blend from the menu bar's surface color into the page background, then back into the footer's surface */}
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-[linear-gradient(to_bottom,var(--openui-foreground),var(--openui-background)_10rem,var(--openui-background)_calc(100%_-_10rem),var(--openui-foreground))]">
       <main className="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-[1200px] gap-4 px-4 pt-16 pb-40 lg:gap-28 lg:pr-8 min-[1249px]:pl-0 min-[1024px]:max-[1248px]:pl-8">
         <aside className="hidden w-56 shrink-0 lg:block">
           <div className="sticky top-24">
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ export default async function BlogPostPage(props: { params: Promise<{ slug: stri
           </div>
         </div>
       </main>
+      </div>
+      <Footer />
     </TOCProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/docs/app/blog/page.tsx b/docs/app/blog/page.tsx
index e3661d00e..583b7473d 100644
--- a/docs/app/blog/page.tsx
+++ b/docs/app/blog/page.tsx
@@ -1,33 +1,72 @@
 import { blog } from "@/lib/source";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { Footer } from "../(home)/sections/Footer/Footer";
+
+function formatDate(date: string | Date) {
+  return new Date(date).toLocaleDateString("en-US", {
+    year: "numeric",
+    month: "short",
+    day: "numeric",
+  });
+}
 
 export default function BlogIndex() {
-  const posts = blog.getPages().sort((a, b) => {
+  const byDate = blog.getPages().sort((a, b) => {
     return new Date(b.data.date).getTime() - new Date(a.data.date).getTime();
   });
+  // Featured posts lead so their full-width cards sit on top of the grid
+  const posts = [
+    ...byDate.filter((post) => post.data.featured),
+    ...byDate.filter((post) => !post.data.featured),
+  ];
 
   return (
-    <main className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[800px] flex-1 px-4 py-16 md:px-8">
-      <h1 className="mb-12 text-4xl font-bold">Blog</h1>
-      <div className="flex flex-col divide-y divide-fd-border">
-        {posts.map((post) => (
-          <Link
-            key={post.url}
-            href={post.url}
-            className="group flex flex-col gap-1 py-6 no-underline"
-          >
-            <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4">
-              <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold transition-colors group-hover:text-fd-primary">
-                {post.data.title}
-              </h2>
-              <time className="shrink-0 text-sm text-fd-muted-foreground">
-                {new Date(post.data.date).toLocaleDateString()}
-              </time>
+    <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col bg-[var(--blog-surface)] [--blog-surface:#fff] [[data-theme=dark]_&]:[--blog-surface:#171717]">
+      <main className="flex flex-1 flex-col">
+        <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[960px] px-4 pb-12 pt-16 md:px-8">
+          <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold text-[color:var(--openui-text-neutral-primary)]">
+            Blog
+          </h1>
+        </div>
+
+        <section className="bg-[linear-gradient(to_bottom,var(--blog-surface),var(--openui-background)_10rem,var(--openui-background)_calc(100%_-_10rem),var(--blog-surface))]">
+          <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[960px] px-4 py-24 md:px-8">
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-5 md:auto-rows-fr md:grid-cols-2">
+              {posts.map((post) => (
+                <Link
+                  key={post.url}
+                  href={post.url}
+                  className={`group flex min-h-[15rem] flex-col rounded-[var(--openui-radius-4xl)] border border-[var(--openui-border-default)] bg-[var(--openui-foreground)] p-6 no-underline shadow-[var(--openui-shadow-m)] transition-[border-color,box-shadow] hover:border-[var(--openui-border-interactive-emphasis)] hover:shadow-[var(--openui-shadow-l)] ${
+                    post.data.featured ? "md:col-span-2" : ""
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+                    <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold leading-snug text-[color:var(--openui-text-neutral-primary)]">
+                      {post.data.title}
+                    </h2>
+                    {post.data.featured && (
+                      <span className="inline-flex h-[1.625rem] shrink-0 items-center rounded-lg bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,#7c3aed_14%,transparent)] px-2 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-[#7c3aed] [[data-theme=dark]_&]:text-[#a78bfa]">
+                        Featured
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                  <p className="mt-3 line-clamp-4 text-sm leading-relaxed text-[color:var(--openui-text-neutral-secondary)]">
+                    {post.data.description}
+                  </p>
+                  <div className="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-5 text-sm text-[color:var(--openui-text-neutral-secondary)]">
+                    <span className="font-medium text-[color:var(--openui-text-neutral-primary)]">
+                      {post.data.author}
+                    </span>
+                    <span aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+                    <time>{formatDate(post.data.date)}</time>
+                  </div>
+                </Link>
+              ))}
             </div>
-            <p className="text-sm text-fd-muted-foreground">{post.data.description}</p>
-          </Link>
-        ))}
-      </div>
-    </main>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      </main>
+      <Footer />
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/docs/content/blog/state-of-generative-ui-report.mdx b/docs/content/blog/state-of-generative-ui-report.mdx
index e7d257950..06500c99c 100644
--- a/docs/content/blog/state-of-generative-ui-report.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/blog/state-of-generative-ui-report.mdx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "The State of Generative UI in 2026: Transports, Formats, and Tradeoffs"
 description: "A 2026 survey of Generative UI: AG-UI vs MCP-Apps, Static vs Declarative vs Open-Ended generation, plus token benchmarks for OpenUI, A2UI, and json-render."
 author: Thesys Engineering Team
 date: 2026-06-10
+featured: true
 ---
 
 Generative UI (interfaces generated by an agent at runtime rather than built ahead of time) has settled into a recognizable stack in 2026. This report surveys that stack: the protocols (AG-UI, MCP-Apps), the generation formats (OpenUI, A2UI, json-render, raw HTML), and the measurements that should inform a choice between them.
diff --git a/docs/content/blog/stop-making-ai-write-json.mdx b/docs/content/blog/stop-making-ai-write-json.mdx
index 440c388f2..8b42be4c4 100644
--- a/docs/content/blog/stop-making-ai-write-json.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/blog/stop-making-ai-write-json.mdx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "Stop making AI write JSON - Why we built OpenUI"
 description: "We shipped a JSON-based Generative UI SDK. When we tried to add interactivity, JSON fell apart. A full programming language was worse. This is the story behind why we built OpenUI."
 date: "2026-04-10"
 author: "Thesys Engineering Team"
+featured: true
 ---
 
 JSON is a data format pretending to be a language. When you need a UI that can fetch data, manage state, and respond to user input, that distinction stops being theoretical.
diff --git a/docs/source.config.ts b/docs/source.config.ts
index 6f5903f2b..e7795bbf2 100644
--- a/docs/source.config.ts
+++ b/docs/source.config.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const blogPosts = defineCollections({
   schema: pageSchema.extend({
     author: z.string(),
     date: z.string().date().or(z.date()),
+    featured: z.boolean().optional(),
   }),
 });