diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaaae33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name: Auto Assign Issue
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+jobs:
+  assign:
+    uses: Demon-Die/.github/.github/workflows/auto-assign-issue.yml@main
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-check.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecea06d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: Stale Assignment Check
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 9 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  check:
+    uses: Demon-Die/.github/.github/workflows/stale-assignment-check.yml@main
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 2685347..3449b26 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 <!-- Main Content Canvas -->
 <main class="pt-24 pb-section-gap max-w-container-max mx-auto px-margin-mobile md:px-gutter grid-bg relative" id="home">
 <!-- Hero Section -->
-<section class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-12 items-center min-h-[716px] mb-section-gap relative">
+<section id="hero-section" class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-12 items-center min-h-[716px] mb-section-gap relative">
 <div class="space-y-8 z-10">
 <div class="text-on-surface-variant font-code-sm text-code-sm terminal-text">Building DemonDie OS...</div>
 <h1 class="text-display-lg font-display-lg leading-tight">
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ <h1 class="text-display-lg font-display-lg leading-tight">
 </div>
 </div>
 <!-- Radial Hero Graphic -->
-    <img src="./Image.png" >
+    <img src="./Image.png" alt="DemonDie community hero graphic" class="hero-img">
 </section>
 <!-- Stats Row -->
 <section class="border border-surface-container bg-surface mb-section-gap relative overflow-hidden glow-active">
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 134669a..611a3ea 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -700,6 +700,36 @@ h1 {
   }
 }
 
+/* ── Large desktop hero polish (1440px and above) ── */
+/*
+ * On wide displays the hero's two-column layout can suffer from:
+ *  - Excessive vertical height caused by an unconstrained hero image
+ *  - The hardcoded min-h-[716px] Tailwind class inflating empty space
+ *  - The pt-24 (96px) main padding creating a large gap below the nav
+ *  - The gap-12 (48px) column gap feeling stretched across a 1280px container
+ * These rules are strictly additive overrides; no existing breakpoint is touched.
+ */
+@media (min-width: 1440px) {
+  /* Constrain the hero image so it can't drive up section height */
+  .hero-img {
+    max-height: 520px;
+    width: 100%;
+    object-fit: contain;
+    object-position: center;
+  }
+
+  /* Override Tailwind's min-h-[716px] and tighten column gap */
+  #hero-section {
+    min-height: 600px;
+    column-gap: 40px;
+  }
+
+  /* Close the excess gap between the fixed nav (~64px) and hero content */
+  main#home {
+    padding-top: 80px;
+  }
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 620px) {
   .nav,
   .section,