diff --git a/scripts/seed-demo.js b/scripts/seed-demo.js
index aeab873..a73d996 100644
--- a/scripts/seed-demo.js
+++ b/scripts/seed-demo.js
@@ -169,12 +169,15 @@ db.prepare('INSERT INTO votes (pulse_id, user_id, option_index, voted_at) VALUES
 db.prepare('INSERT INTO votes (pulse_id, user_id, option_index, voted_at) VALUES (?,?,?,?)')
   .run(decisionPulseId, cabs[1].id, 1, nowIso(-30 * 60));
 
-// ── Roadmap: 1 shipping / 1 beta / 2 exploring, attributions ───────
+// ── Roadmap: 7 items spanning shipping → considering, admin-ordered ──
 const roadmap = [
-  { title: 'Traceability layer', description: 'Every response cites its sources with structured provenance.', status: 'shipping', target: 'Live now', display_order: 10, shipped_at: nowIso(-2 * 24 * 3600), attributed: [cabs[0].id] },
-  { title: 'Document ingestion pipeline', description: 'Upload PDF, Word, plain text. Chunked, indexed, retrievable.', status: 'beta', target: null, display_order: 10, shipped_at: null, attributed: [cabs[1].id, cabs[2].id] },
-  { title: 'Contextual memory', description: 'The system learns the regulatory and organisational context over time.', status: 'exploring', target: 'Q3 2026', display_order: 10, shipped_at: null, attributed: [cabs[3].id] },
-  { title: 'Agentic query mode', description: 'Multi-step retrieval and synthesis with full provenance.', status: 'exploring', target: 'Q4 2026', display_order: 20, shipped_at: null, attributed: [] },
+  { title: 'Traceability layer',          description: 'Every response cites its sources with structured provenance.',           status: 'shipping',    target: 'Live now',     display_order: 1, shipped_at: nowIso(-2 * 24 * 3600),  attributed: [cabs[0].id] },
+  { title: 'Audit log export',            description: 'One-click export of every model call, source, and reviewer action.',     status: 'shipping',    target: 'Next week',    display_order: 2, shipped_at: nowIso(-1 * 24 * 3600),  attributed: [] },
+  { title: 'Agentic query mode',          description: 'Multi-step retrieval and synthesis with full provenance.',               status: 'in_beta',     target: 'July',         display_order: 3, shipped_at: null,                    attributed: [cabs[1].id] },
+  { title: 'Contextual memory',           description: 'The system learns the regulatory and organisational context over time.', status: 'exploring',   target: 'Q3 2026',      display_order: 4, shipped_at: null,                    attributed: [cabs[3].id] },
+  { title: 'Multi-tenant isolation',      description: 'Strict per-organisation data boundaries for shared deployments.',        status: 'exploring',   target: 'Q4 2026',      display_order: 5, shipped_at: null,                    attributed: [] },
+  { title: 'Federated learning hooks',    description: 'Train shared models across council members without moving data.',        status: 'considering', target: '2027',         display_order: 6, shipped_at: null,                    attributed: [] },
+  { title: 'Open evaluation framework',   description: 'A public benchmark suite for sovereign AI deployments.',                 status: 'considering', target: '2027',         display_order: 7, shipped_at: null,                    attributed: [] },
 ];
 
 const insertRoad = db.prepare(`
@@ -341,7 +344,7 @@ insertActivity.run(cabs[1].id,'voted',           'pulse',   decisionPulseId,  no
 insertActivity.run(cabs[0].id,'rsvped',          'event',   db.prepare("SELECT id FROM events WHERE slug = ?").get(dinnerSlug).id, nowIso(-8 * 3600));
 
 console.log('  pulse #' + decisionPulseId + ' open, 2 of 4 voted');
-console.log('  roadmap: 1 shipping / 1 beta / 2 exploring');
+console.log('  roadmap: 7 items (2 shipping / 1 in_beta / 2 exploring / 2 considering)');
 console.log('  contributions: 3 (most recent has 3 reactions)');
 console.log('  dispatches: 4 published (2/5/9/12 days ago)');
 console.log('  events: dinner + studio hours + working session, 2 past');
diff --git a/src/pages/pulse.astro b/src/pages/pulse.astro
index efbdc62..17696da 100644
--- a/src/pages/pulse.astro
+++ b/src/pages/pulse.astro
@@ -227,27 +227,38 @@ const members = getAllCabMembers();
 
     <!-- ── Roadmap — horizontal snap-scrolling carousel ─────────── -->
     {roadmapItems.length > 0 && (
-      <div class="cascade">
+      <div class="cascade roadmap-wrap">
         <RoadmapCarousel items={roadmapItems} />
       </div>
     )}
 
-    <!-- ── Council members — single background, no per-member boxes - -->
+    <!-- ── Council — matches roadmap section framing ─────────────── -->
     {members.length > 0 && (
       <section class="cascade council-section" aria-label="The council">
+        <header class="council-header">
+          <h2 class="council-title">The council</h2>
+          <a href="/members" class="council-all">See who our council is made up of →</a>
+        </header>
+
         <ul class="council-grid">
-          {members.map(m => (
-            <li class="council-cell">
-              <Avatar id={m.id} name={m.name} size={56} />
-              <div class="council-cell-text">
-                <span class="council-cell-name">{m.name}</span>
-                {m.title && <span class="council-cell-title">{m.title}</span>}
-                <span class="council-cell-org">{m.organisation}</span>
+          {members.slice(0, 4).map(m => (
+            <li class="council-tile">
+              <Avatar id={m.id} name={m.name} size={38} />
+              <div class="council-tile-text">
+                <span class="council-tile-name">{m.name}</span>
+                {m.title && <span class="council-tile-title">{m.title}</span>}
+                <span class="council-tile-org">{m.organisation}</span>
               </div>
             </li>
           ))}
+          {members.length > 4 && (
+            <li class="council-tile council-tile--more">
+              <a href="/members" class="council-tile-link">
+                See all {members.length} council members →
+              </a>
+            </li>
+          )}
         </ul>
-        <a href="/members" class="section-link">See who our council is made up of</a>
       </section>
     )}
 
@@ -256,14 +267,22 @@ const members = getAllCabMembers();
 
 <style>
   .page {
-    padding: var(--space-12) var(--space-16) var(--space-16);
+    padding: 40px 36px 80px;
     max-width: var(--content-max);
     margin: 0 auto;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    gap: var(--space-12);
   }
 
+  /* Per-section spacing table (no shared gap — each transition is tuned).
+     Read top-down: greeting → hero → also → editorial → roadmap → council. */
+  .greeting       { margin-top: 48px; }   /* below nav */
+  .hero-slot      { margin-top: 56px; }   /* greeting → hero */
+  .also-coming-up { margin-top: 18px; }   /* hero → also (tight; related) */
+  .editorial-row  { margin-top: 72px; }   /* also → editorial */
+  .roadmap-wrap   { margin-top: 72px; }   /* editorial → roadmap */
+  .council-section{ margin-top: 72px; }   /* roadmap → council */
+
   /* ── Cascade entry (first paint only) ─────────────────────────── */
   .cascade {
     opacity: 0;
@@ -603,58 +622,99 @@ const members = getAllCabMembers();
   .pulse-option.chosen .pulse-option-letter { color: var(--pigment-terracotta); }
   .pulse-option-text { flex: 1; }
 
-  /* ── Council — one outer surface, no per-member boxes ─────────── */
+  /* ── Council — section framing matches the roadmap carousel ──── */
   .council-section {
-    background: var(--surface-card);
-    border: 0.5px solid var(--surface-card-border);
-    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
-    padding: var(--space-8) var(--space-8) var(--space-7);
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    gap: var(--space-6);
+    gap: 24px;
   }
+  .council-header {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: baseline;
+  }
+  .council-title {
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
+    font-weight: 400;
+    font-size: 22px;
+    line-height: 1.2;
+    color: var(--on-surface);
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+  .council-all {
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: var(--pigment-terracotta);
+    text-decoration: none;
+    border-bottom: none;
+  }
+  .council-all:hover { opacity: 0.8; border-bottom: none; }
+
   .council-grid {
     list-style: none;
     padding: 0;
     margin: 0;
     display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
-    gap: var(--space-6) var(--space-8);
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
+    gap: 24px;
   }
-  .council-cell {
+  .council-tile {
     display: flex;
-    gap: var(--space-4);
     align-items: center;
+    gap: 12px;
     min-width: 0;
   }
-  .council-cell-text {
+  .council-tile-text {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 4px;
+    gap: 2px;
     min-width: 0;
   }
-  .council-cell-name {
+  .council-tile-name {
     font-family: var(--font-serif);
     font-weight: 400;
-    font-size: 1.125rem;
-    line-height: 1.2;
+    font-size: 15px;
+    line-height: 1.15;
     color: var(--on-surface);
   }
-  .council-cell-title {
+  .council-tile-title {
     font-family: var(--font-sans);
-    font-size: var(--text-body-sm);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--on-surface-variant);
+    line-height: 1.35;
+  }
+  .council-tile-org {
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
     color: var(--on-surface-variant);
   }
-  .council-cell-org {
-    font-family: var(--font-sans);
-    font-size: var(--text-label-sm);
-    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
-    color: var(--on-surface-muted);
+  .council-tile--more {
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
   }
+  .council-tile-link {
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: var(--pigment-terracotta);
+    text-decoration: none;
+    border-bottom: none;
+    text-align: right;
+  }
+  .council-tile-link:hover { opacity: 0.8; border-bottom: none; }
 
   /* ── Responsive ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
   @media (max-width: 880px) {
     .editorial-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--space-8); }
     .also-coming-up { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: var(--space-3); }
+    .council-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
+  }
+  @media (max-width: 520px) {
+    .council-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
   }
 </style>