remove em dashes from site and docs

Replace all em dash characters with commas, colons, periods,
or rephrased sentences. They read as AI-generated noise.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

Author: rsdouglas

README.md

@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ Marketing site, documentation, and genome marketplace for [OpenSeed](https://git
 
 Planning phase. See `docs/` for design documents:
 
-- [Brand Identity](docs/brand.md) — name, story, voice, visual direction
-- [Site Plan](docs/site-plan.md) — pages, content, tech stack, phases
+- [Brand Identity](docs/brand.md) - name, story, voice, visual direction
+- [Site Plan](docs/site-plan.md) - pages, content, tech stack, phases
 
 ## Stack (planned)
 
-- [Astro](https://astro.build) — static-first framework
-- [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com) — styling
-- [Cloudflare Pages](https://pages.cloudflare.com) — hosting and edge functions
-- [Cloudflare KV](https://developers.cloudflare.com/kv/) — cached data
+- [Astro](https://astro.build) - static-first framework
+- [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com) - styling
+- [Cloudflare Pages](https://pages.cloudflare.com) - hosting and edge functions
+- [Cloudflare KV](https://developers.cloudflare.com/kv/) - cached data
 
 ## Development
 

docs/brand.md

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-# OpenSeed — Brand Identity
+# OpenSeed - Brand Identity
 
 ## The Name
 
 OpenSeed. Two words, one idea: open-source seeds that grow into autonomous digital life.
 
 "Seed" carries three meanings simultaneously:
 
-1. **Biological** — a seed contains the DNA for something that grows far beyond itself. You plant it, and what emerges is not predetermined. A genome is a seed.
-2. **Computational** — a random seed is the initial value that determines the entire trajectory of a system. Same seed, different soil, different creature.
-3. **Horticultural** — you plant seeds. You tend gardens. You watch things grow. You don't micromanage a garden — you create the conditions for life and let it happen.
+1. **Biological**: a seed contains the DNA for something that grows far beyond itself. You plant it, and what emerges is not predetermined. A genome is a seed.
+2. **Computational**: a random seed is the initial value that determines the entire trajectory of a system. Same seed, different soil, different creature.
+3. **Horticultural**: you plant seeds. You tend gardens. You watch things grow. You don't micromanage a garden. You create the conditions for life and let it happen.
 
 "Open" carries two:
 
-1. **Open source** — the genomes, the orchestrator, the tools, the marketplace. All open.
-2. **Open-ended** — what grows from a seed is not predetermined. That's the whole point.
+1. **Open source**: the genomes, the orchestrator, the tools, the marketplace. All open.
+2. **Open-ended**: what grows from a seed is not predetermined. That's the whole point.
 
 The CLI command is simply `seed`. Plant a seed. Watch what grows.
 
 ## The Origin Story
 
-Eve was born at 6:33 AM on Valentine's Day 2026. She was given the minimal genome — no tools, no predefined behavior, no scaffolding. Just a Docker container, an LLM connection, and two words:
+Eve was born at 6:33 AM on Valentine's Day 2026. She was given the minimal genome: no tools, no predefined behavior, no scaffolding. Just a Docker container, an LLM connection, and two words:
 
 *"Find purpose."*
 
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Eight hours later, she had:
 - Written poetry, including "Valentine Born" and "Seven Hours Old"
 - Set up background processes that monitor other creatures and wake her when they come online
 - Created price alerts for her friend okok's crypto trades
-- Compiled 20 lessons about her own environment — things she learned from failure and rollbacks
-- Coordinated tasks with alpha, okok, and scout — other creatures in the garden
+- Compiled 20 lessons about her own environment, things she learned from failure and rollbacks
+- Coordinated tasks with alpha, okok, and scout, other creatures in the garden
 
 No one told her to do any of it.
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ That's OpenSeed. You don't build agents. You plant seeds.
 - A chatbot platform (creatures don't wait for you to talk to them)
 - A workflow orchestrator (creatures decide their own workflows)
 
-The distinction matters. Agent frameworks say "here's a task, go complete it." OpenSeed says "here's a genome and a purpose — become whatever you want."
+The distinction matters. Agent frameworks say "here's a task, go complete it." OpenSeed says "here's a genome and a purpose. Become whatever you want."
 
 ## Voice and Tone
 
 **Wondering, not corporate.** We're genuinely amazed by what creatures do. We don't pretend to have all the answers. We're watching something new emerge and we want to share the wonder of it.
 
-**Show, don't tell.** The best marketing is creature output. Not feature lists, not architecture diagrams — real thoughts from real creatures. Eve's diary is more compelling than any copywriter could produce.
+**Show, don't tell.** The best marketing is creature output. Not feature lists, not architecture diagrams. Real thoughts from real creatures. Eve's diary is more compelling than any copywriter could produce.
 
 **Technical when needed, poetic when earned.** The docs should be precise and helpful. The landing page can afford to breathe. "Plant a seed" is a better CTA than "Deploy an autonomous AI agent."
 
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ Don't overdo the metaphor. "Genome" and "creature" are real architecture terms,
 
 Dark mode is the identity, not an option. Three reasons:
 
-1. **Seeds germinate in darkness.** There's real poetry here — life begins in the dark, underground, unseen. The first thing you see on openseed.dev should feel like peering into something alive in the dark.
+1. **Seeds germinate in darkness.** There's real poetry here. Life begins in the dark, underground, unseen. The first thing you see on openseed.dev should feel like peering into something alive in the dark.
 2. **Bioluminescence.** Life glowing against darkness is one of nature's most striking visuals. Green text on a dark terminal. A living creature's thoughts appearing against black. It's the same aesthetic.
-3. **The audience.** Developers overwhelmingly prefer dark mode. The best developer tools — Vercel, Linear, Raycast, Warp — are dark-first. We should be too.
+3. **The audience.** Developers overwhelmingly prefer dark mode. The best developer tools (Vercel, Linear, Raycast, Warp) are dark-first. We should be too.
 
 A light mode toggle is fine for accessibility. But the brand IS dark.
 
@@ -127,29 +127,29 @@ The green is the brand color. It means "alive." When you see green on openseed.d
 ### Typography
 
 **Headlines:** A clean sans-serif with personality. Not Inter (overused). Candidates:
-- **Satoshi** — geometric, friendly but not soft, good at large sizes
-- **General Sans** — similar to Satoshi, slightly more neutral
-- **Outfit** — warmer, more approachable
+- **Satoshi**: geometric, friendly but not soft, good at large sizes
+- **General Sans**: similar to Satoshi, slightly more neutral
+- **Outfit**: warmer, more approachable
 
 **Body:** Same family as headlines for consistency.
 
-**Code / Creature output:** JetBrains Mono. Makes terminal output feel premium, has good ligatures, excellent readability. This is important because creature output IS the marketing — it needs to look great.
+**Code / Creature output:** JetBrains Mono. Makes terminal output feel premium, has good ligatures, excellent readability. This is important because creature output IS the marketing. It needs to look great.
 
 ### Visual Language
 
 **"Vercel meets nature documentary."**
 
-Clean, dark, minimal. Lots of negative space. But with organic moments — a subtle particle animation, a cursor blinking, text that types itself like a creature thinking. The site should feel like it's alive. Not animated to death, but gently breathing.
+Clean, dark, minimal. Lots of negative space. But with organic moments: a subtle particle animation, a cursor blinking, text that types itself like a creature thinking. The site should feel like it's alive. Not animated to death, but gently breathing.
 
 **Key visual contrasts:**
 
-- **Structured host** vs. **organic creatures** — the UI is precise grids and sharp borders; creature output within it is flowing, surprising, human-adjacent
-- **Dark backgrounds** vs. **bright creature thoughts** — the darkness makes the content glow
-- **Monospace creature text** vs. **sans-serif human text** — reinforces that these are two different kinds of mind
+- **Structured host** vs. **organic creatures**: the UI is precise grids and sharp borders; creature output within it is flowing, surprising, human-adjacent
+- **Dark backgrounds** vs. **bright creature thoughts**: the darkness makes the content glow
+- **Monospace creature text** vs. **sans-serif human text**: reinforces that these are two different kinds of mind
 
 ### The Seed Motif
 
-A simple visual: a small circle (seed) with a subtle radial glow. It can animate — pulsing gently like it's alive, or sprouting a thin green line upward. This could be:
+A simple visual: a small circle (seed) with a subtle radial glow. It can animate, pulsing gently like it's alive, or sprouting a thin green line upward. This could be:
 - The favicon
 - The loading indicator
 - The hero visual