Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into setup-root-warning-v2

# Conflicts:
#	setup/auto.ts

nanoclaw.sh

@@ -129,10 +129,13 @@ rm -f  "$PROGRESS_LOG"
 mkdir -p "$STEPS_DIR" "$LOGS_DIR"
 write_header
 
-# NanoClaw wordmark — clack's intro carries the "let's get you set up" framing,
-# so we don't print a subtitle here. setup:auto sees NANOCLAW_BOOTSTRAPPED=1 and
-# skips re-printing the wordmark, keeping the flow visually continuous.
-printf '\n  %s%s\n\n' "$(bold 'Nano')" "$(brand_bold 'Claw')"
+# NanoClaw splash — under-the-sea lobster mascot in truecolor braille,
+# with the figlet wordmark and taglines below. Pre-rendered into
+# assets/setup-splash.txt (built from assets/nanoclaw-icon.png via chafa +
+# figlet); the bash script just streams the literal frame. clack's intro
+# then carries the "let's get you set up" framing — setup:auto sees
+# NANOCLAW_BOOTSTRAPPED=1 and skips re-printing the wordmark.
+cat "$PROJECT_ROOT/assets/setup-splash.txt"
 
 # ─── pre-flight: root user warning (Linux) ────────────────────────────
 if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Linux" ] && [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -221,9 +224,6 @@ BOOTSTRAP_RAW="${STEPS_DIR}/01-bootstrap.log"
 BOOTSTRAP_LABEL="Installing the basics"
 BOOTSTRAP_START=$(date +%s)
 
-# One-line "why" that teaches a differentiator while the user waits.
-printf '%s  %s\n' "$(gray '│')" \
-  "$(dim "Small. Runs on your machine. Yours to modify.")"
 spinner_start "$BOOTSTRAP_LABEL"
 
 # Run in the background so we can tick elapsed time. Capture exit code via