Rework homepage as ASCII terminal

Author: rgs2151

AGENTS.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 This repository contains Rudramani Singha's personal academic landing page for `singha.io`.
 
-The site is a Vite + React website. GitHub Pages deployment is Actions-only. Do not preserve or reintroduce GitHub Pages "Deploy from a branch" support.
+The site is a Vite + React website with a monochrome ASCII terminal interface. GitHub Pages deployment is Actions-only. Do not preserve or reintroduce GitHub Pages "Deploy from a branch" support.
 
 ## Communication
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The site is a Vite + React website. GitHub Pages deployment is Actions-only. Do
 
 ## Source of Truth
 
-- `src/main.jsx` is the React app and contains the locked homepage content.
+- `src/main.jsx` is the React app, contains the locked homepage content, and renders ASCII media effects.
 - `index.html` is the Vite HTML entrypoint and contains metadata.
 - `stylesheet.css` is the current styling source imported by React.
 - `images/` contains the profile and project imagery.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The site is a Vite + React website. GitHub Pages deployment is Actions-only. Do
 - Keep dependencies minimal. The GitHub Actions path should stay well under 30 seconds whenever possible.
 - Do not add Svelte, Astro, Tailwind, or another framework without an explicit user decision.
 - Styling work should preserve the current content and improve presentation only.
+- Keep the current visual direction ASCII-first unless the user asks for a different style.
 - Prefer small, plain static-site changes over architectural churn.
 
 ## Commands

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Personal website for [singha.io](https://singha.io/).
 
-The site is a Vite + React project. Source files live in the repository; GitHub Actions builds them into `dist/` and deploys that artifact to GitHub Pages.
+The site is a Vite + React project with a monochrome ASCII terminal interface. Source files live in the repository; GitHub Actions builds them into `dist/` and deploys that artifact to GitHub Pages.
 
 ## How Publishing Works
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ After the push, check the deployment here:
 ## Important Files
 
 - `index.html`: homepage content and metadata
-- `src/main.jsx`: React app and locked homepage content
+- `src/main.jsx`: React app, ASCII media rendering, and locked homepage content
 - `stylesheet.css`: site styling imported by the React app
 - `images/`: profile and project images
 - `404.html`: custom not-found page

package-lock.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "vite": "^8.0.16"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "lucide-react": "^1.17.0",
+    "figlet": "^1.11.0",
     "react": "^19.2.7",
     "react-dom": "^19.2.7"
   }