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diff --git a/apps/web/public/research.pdf b/apps/web/public/research.pdf
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diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
index df73b56..dc9e09e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ export const Footer: React.FC = () => {
         {/* ============================================================
             MIDDLE SECTION: MONUMENTAL "HORIZON" DISPLAY TITLE
             ============================================================ */}
-        <div className="pt-6 sm:pt-10 border-t border-white/10 select-none">
-          <h1 className="text-[17vw] sm:text-[16vw] md:text-[15vw] lg:text-[14vw] font-black uppercase tracking-tighter leading-none text-transparent bg-clip-text bg-gradient-to-b from-white via-zinc-200 to-zinc-600/30 text-center sm:text-left drop-shadow-[0_4px_30px_rgba(255,255,255,0.06)]">
+        <div className="pt-10 sm:pt-14 md:pt-16 pb-4 sm:pb-6 border-t border-white/10 select-none">
+          <h1 className="footer-horizon-title text-[17vw] sm:text-[16vw] md:text-[15vw] lg:text-[14vw] font-black uppercase tracking-tighter leading-none text-transparent bg-clip-text text-center sm:text-left drop-shadow-[0_4px_30px_rgba(255,255,255,0.06)]">
             Horizon
           </h1>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/index.css b/apps/web/src/index.css
index e16d3b4..6f2af43 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/index.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/index.css
@@ -486,13 +486,16 @@
 h2#lifecycle-heading {
   font-size: 2.75rem;
 }
+.footer-horizon-title,
 h1.text-\[17vw\].sm\:text-\[16vw\].md\:text-\[15vw\].lg\:text-\[14vw\].font-black.uppercase.tracking-tighter.leading-none.text-transparent.bg-clip-text.bg-gradient-to-b.from-white.via-zinc-200.to-zinc-600\/30.text-center.sm\:text-left.drop-shadow-\[0_4px_30px_rgba\(255\,255\,255\,0\.06\)\] {
-  color: transparent;
-  background: url(/public/horizon.jpg);
-  background-clip: text;
+  color: transparent !important;
+  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent !important;
+  background: url(/horizon.jpg) !important;
+  background-clip: text !important;
+  -webkit-background-clip: text !important;
   object-fit: cover;
-  background-position: 40% 60%;
-  background-size: cover;
+  background-position: 40% var(--horizon-footer-y, 50%) !important;
+  background-size: cover !important;
   filter: brightness(0.95) contrast(2.5) drop-shadow(0px 0px 7rem #092192);
 }
 .minimalblankscreen.text-center.space-y-2.mb-5.sm\:mb-7.shrink-0 {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/PatentsPage.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/PatentsPage.tsx
index 89c2a4f..7402daa 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/PatentsPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/PatentsPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
-import { ArrowLeft } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ArrowLeft, Download } from 'lucide-react';
 import { cn } from '../lib/utils';
 
 const PAGES = [
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const PAGES = [
   { pageNumber: 5, src: '/research-pages/page-5.webp' },
   { pageNumber: 6, src: '/research-pages/page-6.webp' },
   { pageNumber: 7, src: '/research-pages/page-7.webp' },
+  { pageNumber: 8, src: '/research-pages/page-8.webp' },
 ];
 
 interface PatentsPageProps {
@@ -34,9 +35,19 @@ export const PatentsPage: React.FC<PatentsPageProps> = ({ className }) => {
           <ArrowLeft className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
           <span>Return to Home</span>
         </Link>
-        <span className="text-[#8A7B6D] hidden sm:inline">
-          Horizon: Dependency-Aware Autonomous Infrastructure Recovery &bull; Research Article
-        </span>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <span className="text-[#8A7B6D] hidden md:inline">
+            Horizon: Dependency-Aware Autonomous Infrastructure Recovery &bull; Research Article (8 Pages)
+          </span>
+          <a
+            href="/research.pdf"
+            download="research.pdf"
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-[#0047AB] text-white hover:bg-[#003380] transition-colors font-sans text-xs font-semibold shadow-sm"
+          >
+            <Download className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+            <span>Download PDF</span>
+          </a>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       {/* Unified Continuous Article Sheet — Rendered Pages One After Other Without Spacing */}
diff --git a/mcpserver/app/models.py b/mcpserver/app/models.py
index 6c55bc0..b4d5215 100644
--- a/mcpserver/app/models.py
+++ b/mcpserver/app/models.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class McpToolResult(BaseModel):
 
 NodeType = Literal["database", "cache", "application", "gateway"]
 NodeStatus = Literal["healthy", "degraded", "down", "recovering"]
+StepRisk = Literal["low", "medium", "high"]
 
 PlaybookAction = Literal[
     "database_failover",
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