diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eae27d9..cd0a1c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run fixture demo
         run: node dist/index.js demo
 
+      - name: Exercise deployment adapter
+        run: |
+          node dist/index.js deploy --data data --output output --target "$RUNNER_TEMP/deploy-target"
+          test -f "$RUNNER_TEMP/deploy-target/index.html"
+
       - name: Store demo output
         if: success()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/refresh.yml b/.github/workflows/refresh.yml
index 360cd31..9eca2dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/refresh.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/refresh.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "17 5 * * 1"
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      deploy_target:
+        description: Local deploy target directory (optional)
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -42,3 +48,16 @@ jobs:
           name: engineer-profile-refresh
           path: output/
           if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Deploy to requested target
+        if: inputs.deploy_target != ''
+        run: |
+          node dist/index.js deploy --data data --output output --target "${{ inputs.deploy_target }}"
+          test -d "${{ inputs.deploy_target }}"
+
+      - name: Store deployed target
+        if: inputs.deploy_target != ''
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: engineer-profile-deploy
+          path: ${{ inputs.deploy_target }}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7802f1c..61d4f88 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -15,8 +15,17 @@ npm test
 Use fixtures for changes that need repeatable data.
 Do not add credentials, private repository data, or generated output.
 
+For changes to themes, add or update tests in `tests/theme.test.ts`.
+For changes to deployment, add or update tests in `tests/deploy.test.ts`.
+Verify the deploy path with a temporary target:
+
+```bash
+node dist/index.js deploy -d data -o output -t <target-dir>
+```
+
 ## Pull requests
 
 Explain the user value and the data path.
 List the checks that you ran.
-Keep public claims tied to repository evidence.
\ No newline at end of file
+Keep public claims tied to repository evidence.
+Do not invent users, adoption numbers, or benchmarks.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1a2a81..a03a05c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # EngineerProfile
 
 EngineerProfile builds a local engineering portfolio from public repository data.
-It stores repository metadata, commits, releases, privacy settings, and preview
-paths in SQLite. It publishes a static site from these records.
+It stores repository metadata, commits, releases, privacy settings, and preview paths in SQLite.
+It publishes a static site from these records.
+You select a built-in theme.
+You choose a deployment adapter for the finished site.
 
 ## Value
 
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ paths in SQLite. It publishes a static site from these records.
 - Refresh project cards from public GitHub repositories.
 - Build release notes from releases or conventional commits.
 - Capture repeatable project previews with Playwright.
+- Select a validated site theme from the built-in registry.
+- Copy the published site to a local target with an adapter.
 - Hide projects and redact author emails before publication.
 - Run one configured refresh from a scheduled workflow.
 
@@ -30,20 +34,24 @@ flowchart LR
   L --> W[Publisher]
   P --> W
   S --> W
+  T[Theme] --> W
   W --> O[Static output]
+  O --> E[Deploy]
 ```
 
 | Area | Responsibility |
 | --- | --- |
-| `engineer-profile.config.json` | Store owner, presentation, refresh, paths, and privacy settings. |
+| `engineer-profile.config.json` | Store owner, presentation, theme, deploy, refresh, paths, and privacy settings. |
 | `src/config/` | Validate checked-in JSON and merge safe defaults. |
-| `src/refresh/` | Coordinate ingest, best-effort capture, and static publishing. |
+| `src/theme/` | Select a validated site theme from the built-in registry. |
+| `src/deploy/` | Copy the published site to a configured target. |
+| `src/refresh/` | Coordinate ingest, best-effort capture, publishing, and deploy. |
 | `src/ingest/` | Fetch public GitHub data and map it to records. |
 | `src/db/` | Store projects, commits, changelogs, and audit events. |
 | `src/changelog/` | Prefer release notes and fall back to commit groups. |
 | `src/privacy/` | Hide projects and block sensitive commit messages. |
 | `src/preview/` | Capture fixed viewport screenshots with Playwright. |
-| `src/publish/` | Render HTML, changelog files, and preview assets. |
+| `src/publish/` | Render themed HTML, changelog files, and preview assets. |
 | `fixtures/` | Provide deterministic demo data and local preview pages. |
 
 The refresh command runs each stage in a fixed order.
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ Both directories are ignored by Git.
 ## Configuration
 
 `engineer-profile.config.json` is the checked-in source for scheduled refreshes.
-It sets the GitHub owner, site presentation, repository limit, paths, and privacy controls.
+It sets the GitHub owner, site presentation, repository limit, theme, deploy, and privacy controls.
 
 The loader accepts repository limits from 1 through 100.
 It rejects malformed values before network access.
@@ -80,8 +88,7 @@ Run a network-backed refresh with the checked-in settings:
 npm run refresh
 ```
 
-The refresh command reads public repositories, captures previews, publishes HTML,
-and reports skipped captures.
+The refresh command reads public repositories, captures previews, publishes HTML, and reports skipped captures.
 
 GitHub ingestion uses the public API.
 Set `GITHUB_TOKEN` for a higher rate limit.
@@ -94,6 +101,44 @@ npm run refresh
 Do not put a token in repository files.
 Use `.env.example` as a variable reference.
 
+## Themes
+
+The site ships with three built-in themes.
+Each theme defines one consistent set of color tokens.
+
+| Theme | Look |
+| --- | --- |
+| `aurora` | Dark blue with teal and amber accents. This is the default. |
+| `terminal` | Green on black for low-light reading. |
+| `paper` | Light theme with dark ink text. |
+
+Select a theme with the `theme` field.
+The loader rejects unknown theme names before network access.
+
+## Deployment
+
+Adapters copy the published site to a destination.
+The `none` adapter is the default.
+It does nothing.
+The `local` adapter mirrors the output directory into a target.
+
+Set the adapter and target in the configuration.
+Run `npm run deploy` after `npm run publish`.
+A refresh runs the adapter automatically when one is configured.
+
+```json
+{
+  "theme": "paper",
+  "deploy": {
+    "adapter": "local",
+    "targetDir": "site"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The deploy step replaces the target contents with a fresh copy.
+It rejects targets that overlap the output directory.
+
 ## Sample output
 
 The fixture set contains `signal-router` and `metrics-kit`.
@@ -104,11 +149,18 @@ The second project uses commit-based notes.
 Ingested 2 fixture projects.
 Captured demo-engineer-signal-router.
 Captured demo-engineer-metrics-kit.
-Published 2 projects to output/index.html.
+Published 2 projects with the aurora theme to output/index.html.
 Copied 2 available preview screenshots.
 Open output/index.html in a browser.
 ```
 
+Point the local adapter at a target directory.
+Run the deploy command after publish.
+
+```text
+Deployed 5 files with the local adapter to site.
+```
+
 The site shows project facts, source links, changelog previews, and screenshots.
 The totals come from fixture fields and stored commit records.
 
@@ -123,7 +175,8 @@ Build before direct CLI commands.
 | `npm run ingest -- --fixture` | Load fixture records only. |
 | `npm run capture -- --fixture` | Capture local fixture pages. |
 | `npm run publish` | Rebuild the site from SQLite. |
-| `npm run refresh` | Run configured ingest, capture, and publish stages. |
+| `npm run deploy` | Copy the site to the configured target. |
+| `npm run refresh` | Run configured ingest, capture, publish, and deploy stages. |
 | `node dist/index.js status` | Show visibility and recent operations. |
 | `npm test` | Run deterministic unit and integration tests. |
 | `npm run typecheck` | Validate TypeScript types. |
@@ -153,13 +206,14 @@ Each release keeps its tag, notes, date, and source URL.
 The site displays visible projects only.
 It links project cards to repositories.
 It links release notes to their release pages.
-It records local operations in an audit table.
+It records local operations, including deploys, in an audit table.
 
 ## CI and test status
 
-The regular CI workflow runs typecheck, build, tests, the fixture demo, and artifact upload.
+The regular CI workflow runs typecheck, build, tests, the fixture demo, a deploy check, and artifact upload.
 The scheduled refresh workflow runs each Monday and supports manual dispatch.
 It uploads the generated site as a workflow artifact.
+Manual dispatch can request a local deploy target.
 
 The test suite covers these core behaviors:
 
@@ -168,6 +222,8 @@ The test suite covers these core behaviors:
 - Release-first changelog generation.
 - SQLite upserts and changelog replacement.
 - Privacy filtering and email redaction.
+- Theme registry and theme publishing.
+- Deployment adapters and audit logging.
 - Fixture ingestion and static publishing.
 - Configured refresh orchestration.
 - Release source links.
@@ -197,6 +253,7 @@ The fixture pipeline provides deterministic data for repeatable checks.
 - External pages can fail during capture.
 - Capture failures are reported and do not stop publishing.
 - Publishing creates local files. It does not deploy them.
+- The local adapter copies to one directory. It does not push to a remote host.
 - Scheduled runs upload artifacts. They do not commit generated output.
 
 ## Roadmap
@@ -205,8 +262,8 @@ The fixture pipeline provides deterministic data for repeatable checks.
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | v0.1 | Complete | Fixture demo, GitHub ingest, changelog, capture, publish, and privacy controls. |
 | v0.2 | Complete | Checked-in configuration, coordinated refresh command, and scheduled artifact workflow. |
-| v0.3 | Next | Custom themes and deployment adapters. |
-| v0.4 | Later | Commit-diff summaries and an RSS feed. |
+| v0.3 | Complete | Built-in themes and a local deployment adapter. |
+| v0.4 | Next | Commit-diff summaries and an RSS feed. |
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/engineer-profile.config.json b/engineer-profile.config.json
index 81008fb..232ff4b 100644
--- a/engineer-profile.config.json
+++ b/engineer-profile.config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "title": "EngineerProfile",
   "tagline": "A living index of shipped systems, maintained from repository evidence",
   "repositoryLimit": 5,
+  "theme": "aurora",
+  "deploy": {
+    "adapter": "none"
+  },
   "dataDir": "data",
   "outputDir": "output",
   "privacy": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 87f5d51..d3e2c40 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "engineer-profile",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "engineer-profile",
-      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "version": "0.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "better-sqlite3": "^11.8.1",
@@ -1845,6 +1845,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-RvwwcruNjI1ncT5xRakeyS9Lf8lcItv34KD+aif+VH9kduAyfYBipGh12274xtenIPZ119/R9BdTBa8gAwSh0A==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
@@ -2352,6 +2353,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-4XP60spRGjSZFf1qYH+dJIkK2znL3zQfl9KkOV9MkkRR/3Dls0dxaBsQPTloEc5BLXWPL9vsOxopxyKoMmDueg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "esbuild": "^0.27.0 || ^0.28.0",
         "fdir": "^6.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d36edbe..de7af52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "engineer-profile",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Self-maintaining engineering portfolio from repository activity",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
   "bin": {
     "engineer-profile": "dist/index.js"
   },
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@
     "ingest": "npm run build && node dist/index.js ingest",
     "publish": "npm run build && node dist/index.js publish",
     "capture": "npm run build && node dist/index.js capture",
+    "deploy": "npm run build && node dist/index.js deploy",
     "refresh": "npm run build && node dist/index.js refresh"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/src/config/loader.ts b/src/config/loader.ts
index 406896b..c4ee50f 100644
--- a/src/config/loader.ts
+++ b/src/config/loader.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import type { PortfolioConfig, PrivacyConfig } from "../types.js";
-import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, DEFAULT_PRIVACY } from "../types.js";
+import type { DeploymentConfig, PortfolioConfig, PrivacyConfig } from "../types.js";
+import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, DEFAULT_DEPLOY, DEFAULT_PRIVACY } from "../types.js";
 import { mergePrivacy } from "../privacy/controls.js";
+import { isKnownAdapter, listAdapters } from "../deploy/adapters.js";
+import { isKnownTheme, listThemeNames } from "../theme/registry.js";
 
 export const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "engineer-profile.config.json";
 
@@ -29,6 +31,39 @@ function readLimit(source: ConfigValue, key: string, fallback: number): number {
   return value;
 }
 
+function readTheme(source: ConfigValue, fallback: string): string {
+  if (!("theme" in source)) return fallback;
+  const value = source.theme;
+  if (typeof value !== "string" || value.trim() === "") {
+    throw new Error('Configuration field "theme" must be a non-empty string.');
+  }
+  const name = value.trim();
+  if (!isKnownTheme(name)) {
+    throw new Error(`Configuration field "theme" must be one of: ${listThemeNames().join(", ")}.`);
+  }
+  return name;
+}
+
+function readDeploy(source: ConfigValue): DeploymentConfig {
+  if (!("deploy" in source)) return DEFAULT_DEPLOY;
+  if (!isConfigValue(source.deploy)) {
+    throw new Error('Configuration field "deploy" must be an object.');
+  }
+
+  const { adapter, targetDir } = source.deploy;
+  if (typeof adapter !== "string" || !isKnownAdapter(adapter)) {
+    throw new Error(`Configuration field "deploy.adapter" must be one of: ${listAdapters().join(", ")}.`);
+  }
+  if (targetDir !== undefined && (typeof targetDir !== "string" || targetDir.trim() === "")) {
+    throw new Error('Configuration field "deploy.targetDir" must be a non-empty string.');
+  }
+
+  return {
+    adapter: adapter as DeploymentConfig["adapter"],
+    targetDir: targetDir === undefined ? undefined : targetDir.trim(),
+  };
+}
+
 function readPrivacy(source: ConfigValue): PrivacyConfig {
   if (!("privacy" in source)) return DEFAULT_PRIVACY;
   if (!isConfigValue(source.privacy)) {
@@ -78,6 +113,8 @@ export function loadPortfolioConfig(
     repositoryLimit: readLimit(parsed, "repositoryLimit", DEFAULT_CONFIG.repositoryLimit),
     dataDir: readString(parsed, "dataDir", DEFAULT_CONFIG.dataDir),
     outputDir: readString(parsed, "outputDir", DEFAULT_CONFIG.outputDir),
+    theme: readTheme(parsed, DEFAULT_CONFIG.theme),
+    deploy: readDeploy(parsed),
     privacy: readPrivacy(parsed),
     clock,
   };
diff --git a/src/deploy/adapters.ts b/src/deploy/adapters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cbc613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/deploy/adapters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { isAbsolute, join, relative, resolve } from "node:path";
+import type { DeploymentConfig } from "../types.js";
+
+export interface DeployResult {
+  adapter: string;
+  target: string | null;
+  filesCopied: number;
+}
+
+export interface DeploymentAdapter {
+  readonly name: string;
+  deploy(sourceDir: string, config: DeploymentConfig): DeployResult;
+}
+
+function countFiles(dir: string): number {
+  let count = 0;
+  for (const entry of readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    count += entry.isDirectory() ? countFiles(join(dir, entry.name)) : 1;
+  }
+  return count;
+}
+
+function pathsOverlap(a: string, b: string): boolean {
+  const relativePath = relative(a, b);
+  return relativePath === "" || (!isAbsolute(relativePath) && !relativePath.startsWith(".."));
+}
+
+const NONE_ADAPTER: DeploymentAdapter = {
+  name: "none",
+  deploy() {
+    return { adapter: "none", target: null, filesCopied: 0 };
+  },
+};
+
+const LOCAL_ADAPTER: DeploymentAdapter = {
+  name: "local",
+  deploy(sourceDir, config) {
+    const targetDir = config.targetDir?.trim();
+    if (!targetDir) {
+      throw new Error('Local deployment requires a "deploy.targetDir" setting.');
+    }
+    if (!existsSync(sourceDir)) {
+      throw new Error(`Nothing to deploy: output directory "${sourceDir}" does not exist.`);
+    }
+
+    const sourceAbs = resolve(sourceDir);
+    const targetAbs = resolve(targetDir);
+    if (pathsOverlap(sourceAbs, targetAbs)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Deployment target "${targetDir}" must not overlap the output directory "${sourceDir}".`
+      );
+    }
+
+    mkdirSync(targetAbs, { recursive: true });
+    rmSync(targetAbs, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    mkdirSync(targetAbs, { recursive: true });
+    cpSync(sourceAbs, targetAbs, { recursive: true });
+
+    return { adapter: "local", target: targetAbs, filesCopied: countFiles(targetAbs) };
+  },
+};
+
+const ADAPTERS: Record<string, DeploymentAdapter> = {
+  none: NONE_ADAPTER,
+  local: LOCAL_ADAPTER,
+};
+
+export function isKnownAdapter(name: string): boolean {
+  return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(ADAPTERS, name);
+}
+
+export function listAdapters(): string[] {
+  return Object.keys(ADAPTERS);
+}
+
+export function resolveAdapter(name: string): DeploymentAdapter {
+  const adapter = ADAPTERS[name];
+  if (!adapter) {
+    throw new Error(`Unknown deployment adapter "${name}". Available adapters: ${listAdapters().join(", ")}.`);
+  }
+  return adapter;
+}
diff --git a/src/deploy/run.ts b/src/deploy/run.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e17e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/deploy/run.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { openDatabase } from "../db/client.js";
+import type { DeployAdapterName, PortfolioConfig } from "../types.js";
+import { resolveAdapter, type DeployResult } from "./adapters.js";
+
+export interface DeployOptions {
+  adapter?: string;
+  targetDir?: string;
+}
+
+export function deployPortfolio(config: PortfolioConfig, options: DeployOptions = {}): DeployResult {
+  const adapterName = options.adapter ?? config.deploy.adapter;
+  const deployConfig = {
+    adapter: adapterName as DeployAdapterName,
+    targetDir: options.targetDir ?? config.deploy.targetDir,
+  };
+  const adapter = resolveAdapter(adapterName);
+  const result = adapter.deploy(config.outputDir, deployConfig);
+
+  const db = openDatabase(config.dataDir, config.clock);
+  try {
+    const detail = result.target
+      ? `${result.adapter}: ${result.filesCopied} files -> ${result.target}`
+      : `${result.adapter}: no-op`;
+    db.logIngest("deploy", detail);
+  } finally {
+    db.close();
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index aea5c27..6c45b18 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Command } from "commander";
 import { ingestOwnerRepos, ingestRepository } from "./ingest/orchestrator.js";
 import { captureAllProjects, captureLocalHtml, closeBrowser } from "./preview/capture.js";
 import { copyScreenshotsToOutput, publishSite } from "./publish/site.js";
+import { deployPortfolio } from "./deploy/run.js";
 import { loadAllFixtures } from "./fixtures/loader.js";
 import { openDatabase } from "./db/client.js";
 import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, type PortfolioConfig } from "./types.js";
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ const program = new Command();
 program
   .name("engineer-profile")
   .description("Build a local engineering portfolio from public repository evidence")
-  .version("0.2.0");
+  .version("0.3.0");
 
 function resolveConfig(options: { config?: string; data?: string; output?: string }): PortfolioConfig {
   const base = options.config
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ addConfigOption(program
 
     const result = publishSite(config);
     const copied = copyScreenshotsToOutput(config);
-    console.log(`Published ${result.projectCount} projects to ${result.indexPath}.`);
+    console.log(`Published ${result.projectCount} projects with the ${result.theme} theme to ${result.indexPath}.`);
     console.log(`Copied ${copied} available preview screenshots.`);
     console.log("Open output/index.html in a browser.");
   }));
@@ -129,10 +130,26 @@ addConfigOption(program
     const config = resolveConfig(options);
     const result = publishSite(config);
     const copied = copyScreenshotsToOutput(config);
-    console.log(`Published ${result.projectCount} projects to ${result.indexPath}.`);
+    console.log(`Published ${result.projectCount} projects with the ${result.theme} theme to ${result.indexPath}.`);
     console.log(`Copied ${copied} available preview screenshots.`);
   }));
 
+addConfigOption(program
+  .command("deploy")
+  .description("Copy the published site to a configured deployment target")
+  .option("-d, --data <dir>", "Data directory")
+  .option("-o, --output <dir>", "Output directory")
+  .option("-t, --target <dir>", "Deployment target directory")
+  .action((options) => {
+    const config = resolveConfig(options);
+    const targetDir = options.target ?? config.deploy.targetDir;
+    const adapter = targetDir && config.deploy.adapter === "none" ? "local" : config.deploy.adapter;
+    const result = deployPortfolio(config, { adapter, targetDir });
+    console.log(
+      `Deployed ${result.filesCopied} files with the ${result.adapter} adapter${result.target ? ` to ${result.target}` : ""}.`
+    );
+  }));
+
 addConfigOption(program
   .command("refresh")
   .description("Ingest, capture, and publish from the checked-in configuration")
@@ -144,8 +161,13 @@ addConfigOption(program
     const result = await refreshPortfolio(config);
     console.log(`Ingested ${result.ingested} repositories for ${config.owner}.`);
     console.log(`Captured ${result.captured} project previews.`);
-    console.log(`Published ${result.published.projectCount} projects to ${result.published.indexPath}.`);
+    console.log(`Published ${result.published.projectCount} projects with the ${result.published.theme} theme to ${result.published.indexPath}.`);
     console.log(`Copied ${result.copiedScreenshots} available preview screenshots.`);
+    if (result.deployed) {
+      console.log(
+        `Deployed ${result.deployed.filesCopied} files with the ${result.deployed.adapter} adapter${result.deployed.target ? ` to ${result.deployed.target}` : ""}.`
+      );
+    }
     for (const error of result.captureErrors) {
       console.warn(`Skipped ${error.slug}: ${error.message}`);
     }
diff --git a/src/publish/site.ts b/src/publish/site.ts
index d382163..fb025a5 100644
--- a/src/publish/site.ts
+++ b/src/publish/site.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { formatChangelogMarkdown } from "../changelog/generator.js";
 import { openDatabase } from "../db/client.js";
+import { cssVariables, resolveTheme, type Theme } from "../theme/registry.js";
 import type { ChangelogEntry, PortfolioConfig, ProjectRecord } from "../types.js";
 
 function escapeHtml(text: string): string {
@@ -124,96 +125,85 @@ function projectCard(
   </article>`;
 }
 
-function siteCss(): string {
+function siteCss(theme: Theme): string {
   return `
 :root {
-  color-scheme: dark;
-  --ink: #08111f;
-  --ink-soft: #0d1a2d;
-  --panel: #112139;
-  --panel-strong: #172a46;
-  --line: rgba(169, 195, 222, 0.18);
-  --text: #f3f7fb;
-  --muted: #9db0c7;
-  --blue: #67b7ff;
-  --blue-soft: #b8dcff;
-  --mint: #a7f3d0;
-  --orange: #ffb86b;
-  --shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
-  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  color-scheme: var(--scheme);
+${cssVariables(theme)}
+  font-family: var(--sans);
 }
 * { box-sizing: border-box; }
 html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
-body { margin: 0; min-width: 320px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--text); line-height: 1.5; }
+body { margin: 0; min-width: 320px; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); line-height: 1.5; }
 a { color: inherit; }
-.site-shell { min-height: 100vh; background: radial-gradient(circle at 82% -10%, rgba(70, 148, 232, 0.2), transparent 34rem), var(--ink); }
+.site-shell { min-height: 100vh; background: radial-gradient(circle at 82% -10%, var(--glow), transparent 34rem), var(--bg); }
 .container { width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 48px)); margin: 0 auto; }
 .site-nav { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding: 28px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font: 700 0.9rem/1 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
-.brand-mark { display: grid; width: 30px; height: 30px; place-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--blue); color: var(--blue); border-radius: 8px; font-size: 0.72rem; }
-.nav-link { color: var(--muted); font: 0.76rem/1 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
-.nav-link:hover, .text-link:hover, h2 a:hover { color: var(--blue); }
+.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font: 700 0.9rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.brand-mark { display: grid; width: 30px; height: 30px; place-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--accent); color: var(--accent); border-radius: 8px; font-size: 0.72rem; }
+.nav-link { color: var(--muted); font: 0.76rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.nav-link:hover, .text-link:hover, h2 a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
 .hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.3fr) minmax(300px, 0.7fr); gap: 80px; align-items: end; padding: 86px 0 70px; }
-.kicker, .eyebrow, .visual-label, .card-topline, .section-heading, .source-badge, .audit-label { font: 0.7rem/1.4 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
-.kicker { color: var(--mint); margin: 0 0 22px; }
+.kicker, .eyebrow, .visual-label, .card-topline, .section-heading, .source-badge, .audit-label { font: 0.7rem/1.4 var(--mono); letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.kicker { color: var(--accent-2); margin: 0 0 22px; }
 h1 { max-width: 760px; margin: 0; font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 8vw, 6.4rem); font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: -0.08em; line-height: 0.94; }
-.hero-copy { max-width: 530px; margin: 28px 0 0; color: var(--blue-soft); font-size: 1.12rem; }
-.hero-aside { padding: 22px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(23, 42, 70, 0.92), rgba(13, 26, 45, 0.72)); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
-.aside-index { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; color: var(--orange); font: 0.68rem/1 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.hero-copy { max-width: 530px; margin: 28px 0 0; color: var(--accent-soft); font-size: 1.12rem; }
+.hero-aside { padding: 22px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--panel-a), var(--panel-b)); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
+.aside-index { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; color: var(--accent-3); font: 0.68rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
 .hero-aside p { margin: 24px 0 4px; color: var(--text); font-size: 1rem; }
 .stats-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
 .stat { min-height: 104px; padding: 20px 22px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
 .stat:last-child { border-right: 0; }
 .stat strong { display: block; color: var(--text); font-size: 1.8rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.04em; }
-.stat span { color: var(--muted); font: 0.7rem/1.3 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
-.audit-panel { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 20px; align-items: center; margin: 26px 0 80px; padding: 18px 20px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; background: rgba(17, 33, 57, 0.66); }
+.stat span { color: var(--muted); font: 0.7rem/1.3 var(--mono); letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.audit-panel { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 20px; align-items: center; margin: 26px 0 80px; padding: 18px 20px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; background: var(--panel-tint); }
 .audit-copy { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.88rem; }
 .audit-copy strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 500; }
-.audit-time { color: var(--blue); font: 0.7rem/1.4 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; text-align: right; }
+.audit-time { color: var(--accent); font: 0.7rem/1.4 var(--mono); text-align: right; }
 .index-header { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
 .index-header h2 { margin: 0; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 550; letter-spacing: -0.05em; }
 .index-header p { max-width: 350px; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.88rem; text-align: right; }
-.project-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr); overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 24px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(23, 42, 70, 0.98), rgba(13, 26, 45, 0.96)); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
-.project-visual { position: relative; min-height: 310px; background: #0a1525; }
+.project-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr); overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 24px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--panel-a), var(--panel-b)); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
+.project-visual { position: relative; min-height: 310px; background: var(--visual-bg); }
 .screenshot { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: 310px; object-fit: cover; opacity: 0.9; }
-.placeholder { display: flex; min-height: 310px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; color: var(--blue); background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(103, 183, 255, 0.05), rgba(103, 183, 255, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 14px); }
-.placeholder small { color: var(--muted); font: 0.68rem/1 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; text-transform: uppercase; }
-.visual-label { position: absolute; right: 16px; bottom: 16px; padding: 7px 9px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); border-radius: 5px; background: rgba(8, 17, 31, 0.72); color: var(--blue-soft); }
+.placeholder { display: flex; min-height: 310px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; color: var(--accent); background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, var(--stripe), var(--stripe) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 14px); }
+.placeholder small { color: var(--muted); font: 0.68rem/1 var(--mono); text-transform: uppercase; }
+.visual-label { position: absolute; right: 16px; bottom: 16px; padding: 7px 9px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); border-radius: 5px; background: rgba(8, 17, 31, 0.72); color: var(--accent-soft); }
 .project-body { padding: 30px 34px 32px; }
-.card-topline { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; color: var(--blue); }
+.card-topline { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; color: var(--accent); }
 .project-body h2 { margin: 18px 0 8px; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 560; letter-spacing: -0.06em; }
 .project-body h2 a { text-decoration: none; }
-.description { max-width: 620px; margin: 0; color: var(--blue-soft); font-size: 0.98rem; }
-.facts { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 22px; margin: 24px 0 16px; color: var(--muted); font: 0.76rem/1 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; }
+.description { max-width: 620px; margin: 0; color: var(--accent-soft); font-size: 0.98rem; }
+.facts { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 22px; margin: 24px 0 16px; color: var(--muted); font: 0.76rem/1 var(--mono); }
 .facts strong { color: var(--text); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; }
 .tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px; margin-bottom: 26px; }
-.tag { padding: 5px 9px; border: 1px solid rgba(167, 243, 208, 0.26); border-radius: 999px; color: var(--mint); font: 0.68rem/1 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; }
+.tag { padding: 5px 9px; border: 1px solid var(--tag-line); border-radius: 999px; color: var(--accent-2); font: 0.68rem/1 var(--mono); }
 .change-log { padding: 18px 0 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-.section-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; color: var(--orange); }
+.section-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; color: var(--accent-3); }
 .source-badge { color: var(--muted); }
 .change-log h3 { margin: 12px 0 2px; font-size: 1.08rem; font-weight: 550; }
-.change-date { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--muted); font: 0.7rem/1.3 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; }
+.change-date { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--muted); font: 0.7rem/1.3 var(--mono); }
 .change-preview { max-height: 130px; overflow: hidden; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.83rem; }
 .change-preview h3, .change-preview h4 { margin: 12px 0 4px; color: var(--text); font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 600; }
 .change-preview p { margin: 3px 0; }
 .change-preview li { margin: 3px 0 3px 18px; }
-.change-preview code { padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 3px; color: var(--mint); background: rgba(167, 243, 208, 0.08); font: 0.76rem "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; }
-.text-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 14px; color: var(--blue); font: 0.73rem/1 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.change-preview code { padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 3px; color: var(--accent-2); background: var(--code-bg); font: 0.76rem var(--mono); }
+.text-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 14px; color: var(--accent); font: 0.73rem/1 var(--mono); text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
 .card-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 22px; }
-.button { display: inline-block; padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: 7px; font: 0.72rem/1 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
-.button.primary { background: var(--blue); color: var(--ink); }
-.button.primary:hover { background: var(--blue-soft); }
+.button { display: inline-block; padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: 7px; font: 0.72rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.button.primary { background: var(--accent); color: var(--bg); }
+.button.primary:hover { filter: brightness(1.1); }
 .button.secondary { border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--text); }
-.button.secondary:hover { border-color: var(--blue); color: var(--blue); }
+.button.secondary:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }
 .muted { color: var(--muted); }
 .source-trail { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr; gap: 36px; margin: 80px 0; padding: 26px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
 .source-trail h2 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 550; }
 .source-trail p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.86rem; }
 .audit-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
-.audit-list li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 150px 72px 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(169, 195, 222, 0.1); color: var(--muted); font: 0.72rem/1.4 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; }
-.audit-list time { color: var(--blue); }
-.audit-list strong { color: var(--orange); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; }
-.site-footer { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; padding: 24px 0 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); font: 0.7rem/1.4 "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace; }
+.audit-list li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 150px 72px 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); color: var(--muted); font: 0.72rem/1.4 var(--mono); }
+.audit-list time { color: var(--accent); }
+.audit-list strong { color: var(--accent-3); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; }
+.site-footer { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; padding: 24px 0 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); font: 0.7rem/1.4 var(--mono); }
 .site-footer p { margin: 0; }
 @media (max-width: 850px) {
   .hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; padding-top: 58px; }
@@ -243,11 +233,13 @@ export interface PublishResult {
   indexPath: string;
   projectCount: number;
   generatedAt: string;
+  theme: string;
 }
 
 export function publishSite(config: PortfolioConfig): PublishResult {
   const db = openDatabase(config.dataDir, config.clock);
   try {
+    const theme = resolveTheme(config.theme);
     const projects = db.listProjects(true);
     const generatedAt = config.clock();
     const views = projects.map((project) => ({
@@ -272,14 +264,14 @@ export function publishSite(config: PortfolioConfig): PublishResult {
       : "";
 
     const html = `<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
+<html lang="en" data-theme="${theme.name}">
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
   <meta name="description" content="${escapeHtml(config.tagline)}" />
   <meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; img-src 'self' data:; style-src 'unsafe-inline'; base-uri 'none'; form-action 'none'" />
   <title>${escapeHtml(config.title)} / Portfolio</title>
-  <style>${siteCss()}</style>
+  <style>${siteCss(theme)}</style>
 </head>
 <body>
   <div class="site-shell">
@@ -345,7 +337,7 @@ export function publishSite(config: PortfolioConfig): PublishResult {
     }
 
     db.logIngest("publish", `${projects.length} projects -> ${indexPath}`);
-    return { indexPath, projectCount: projects.length, generatedAt };
+    return { indexPath, projectCount: projects.length, generatedAt, theme: theme.name };
   } finally {
     db.close();
   }
diff --git a/src/refresh/run.ts b/src/refresh/run.ts
index acc9e53..5d8aac5 100644
--- a/src/refresh/run.ts
+++ b/src/refresh/run.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { ingestOwnerRepos } from "../ingest/orchestrator.js";
 import { captureAllProjects } from "../preview/capture.js";
 import { copyScreenshotsToOutput, publishSite, type PublishResult } from "../publish/site.js";
+import { deployPortfolio } from "../deploy/run.js";
+import type { DeployResult } from "../deploy/adapters.js";
 import type { FixtureData } from "../ingest/orchestrator.js";
 import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, type PortfolioConfig } from "../types.js";
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ export interface RefreshResult {
   copiedScreenshots: number;
   captureErrors: Array<{ slug: string; message: string }>;
   published: PublishResult;
+  deployed: DeployResult | null;
 }
 
 export async function refreshPortfolio(
@@ -36,12 +39,17 @@ export async function refreshPortfolio(
         (slug, error) => captureErrors.push({ slug, message: error.message })
       );
   const published = publishSite(config);
+  const copiedScreenshots = copyScreenshotsToOutput(config);
+  const deployed = config.deploy.adapter === "none"
+    ? null
+    : deployPortfolio(config);
 
   return {
     ingested: ingested.length,
     captured: captured.length,
-    copiedScreenshots: copyScreenshotsToOutput(config),
+    copiedScreenshots,
     captureErrors,
     published,
+    deployed,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/theme/registry.ts b/src/theme/registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ccdd82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/theme/registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+export interface Theme {
+  name: string;
+  label: string;
+  description: string;
+  scheme: "dark" | "light";
+  variables: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+const SANS =
+  "Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", sans-serif";
+const MONO = "\"SFMono-Regular\", Consolas, monospace";
+
+export const THEMES: Record<string, Theme> = {
+  aurora: {
+    name: "aurora",
+    label: "Aurora",
+    description: "Dark blue palette with teal and amber accents. This is the default theme.",
+    scheme: "dark",
+    variables: {
+      scheme: "dark",
+      bg: "#08111f",
+      "panel-tint": "rgba(17, 33, 57, 0.66)",
+      "panel-a": "rgba(23, 42, 70, 0.98)",
+      "panel-b": "rgba(13, 26, 45, 0.96)",
+      line: "rgba(169, 195, 222, 0.18)",
+      "line-soft": "rgba(169, 195, 222, 0.1)",
+      text: "#f3f7fb",
+      muted: "#9db0c7",
+      accent: "#67b7ff",
+      "accent-soft": "#b8dcff",
+      "accent-2": "#a7f3d0",
+      "accent-3": "#ffb86b",
+      glow: "rgba(70, 148, 232, 0.2)",
+      shadow: "0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24)",
+      "visual-bg": "#0a1525",
+      stripe: "rgba(103, 183, 255, 0.05)",
+      "tag-line": "rgba(167, 243, 208, 0.26)",
+      "code-bg": "rgba(167, 243, 208, 0.08)",
+      sans: SANS,
+      mono: MONO,
+    },
+  },
+  terminal: {
+    name: "terminal",
+    label: "Terminal",
+    description: "Monochrome green on black. Built for low-light reading.",
+    scheme: "dark",
+    variables: {
+      scheme: "dark",
+      bg: "#050b06",
+      "panel-tint": "rgba(16, 34, 21, 0.66)",
+      "panel-a": "rgba(14, 28, 18, 0.98)",
+      "panel-b": "rgba(6, 14, 9, 0.96)",
+      line: "rgba(130, 255, 165, 0.18)",
+      "line-soft": "rgba(130, 255, 165, 0.1)",
+      text: "#eafff0",
+      muted: "#8bb39a",
+      accent: "#66ff8c",
+      "accent-soft": "#c5ffd4",
+      "accent-2": "#66ff8c",
+      "accent-3": "#ffe9a8",
+      glow: "rgba(102, 255, 140, 0.14)",
+      shadow: "0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)",
+      "visual-bg": "#021004",
+      stripe: "rgba(102, 255, 140, 0.05)",
+      "tag-line": "rgba(130, 255, 165, 0.26)",
+      "code-bg": "rgba(130, 255, 165, 0.08)",
+      sans: SANS,
+      mono: MONO,
+    },
+  },
+  paper: {
+    name: "paper",
+    label: "Paper",
+    description: "Light theme with a paper background and dark ink text.",
+    scheme: "light",
+    variables: {
+      scheme: "light",
+      bg: "#f6f8fb",
+      "panel-tint": "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72)",
+      "panel-a": "#ffffff",
+      "panel-b": "#e9eef5",
+      line: "rgba(20, 40, 70, 0.12)",
+      "line-soft": "rgba(20, 40, 70, 0.08)",
+      text: "#14243a",
+      muted: "#5a6c82",
+      accent: "#1d4ed8",
+      "accent-soft": "#1e3a8a",
+      "accent-2": "#047857",
+      "accent-3": "#b45309",
+      glow: "rgba(29, 78, 216, 0.1)",
+      shadow: "0 24px 60px rgba(20, 32, 46, 0.14)",
+      "visual-bg": "#0f1b2e",
+      stripe: "rgba(29, 78, 216, 0.06)",
+      "tag-line": "rgba(4, 120, 87, 0.24)",
+      "code-bg": "rgba(4, 120, 87, 0.08)",
+      sans: SANS,
+      mono: MONO,
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export function isKnownTheme(name: string): boolean {
+  return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(THEMES, name);
+}
+
+export function listThemeNames(): string[] {
+  return Object.keys(THEMES);
+}
+
+export function resolveTheme(name: string): Theme {
+  const theme = THEMES[name];
+  if (!theme) {
+    throw new Error(`Unknown theme "${name}". Available themes: ${listThemeNames().join(", ")}.`);
+  }
+  return theme;
+}
+
+export function cssVariables(theme: Theme): string {
+  return Object.entries(theme.variables)
+    .map(([key, value]) => `  --${key}: ${value};`)
+    .join("\n");
+}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 92c30da..1f44c86 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ export interface PrivacyConfig {
   maxCommitsPerProject: number;
 }
 
+export type DeployAdapterName = "none" | "local";
+
+export interface DeploymentConfig {
+  adapter: DeployAdapterName;
+  targetDir?: string;
+}
+
 export interface PortfolioConfig {
   owner: string;
   title: string;
@@ -85,6 +92,8 @@ export interface PortfolioConfig {
   repositoryLimit?: number;
   dataDir: string;
   outputDir: string;
+  theme: string;
+  deploy: DeploymentConfig;
   privacy: PrivacyConfig;
   clock: () => string;
 }
@@ -95,6 +104,12 @@ export const DEFAULT_PRIVACY: PrivacyConfig = {
   maxCommitsPerProject: 50,
 };
 
+export const DEFAULT_THEME = "aurora";
+
+export const DEFAULT_DEPLOY: DeploymentConfig = {
+  adapter: "none",
+};
+
 export const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   owner: "demo-engineer",
   title: "EngineerProfile",
@@ -102,6 +117,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   repositoryLimit: 5,
   dataDir: "data",
   outputDir: "output",
+  theme: DEFAULT_THEME,
+  deploy: DEFAULT_DEPLOY,
   privacy: DEFAULT_PRIVACY,
   clock: () => new Date().toISOString(),
 } satisfies PortfolioConfig;
diff --git a/tests/config.test.ts b/tests/config.test.ts
index 44e2720..9268e71 100644
--- a/tests/config.test.ts
+++ b/tests/config.test.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,63 @@ describe("portfolio configuration", () => {
       'Configuration field "repositoryLimit" must be an integer from 1 to 100.'
     );
   });
+
+  it("applies the default theme and deployment adapter", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(TEST_FILE, JSON.stringify({ owner: "owner" }));
+
+    const config = loadPortfolioConfig(TEST_FILE, () => "2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z");
+    expect(config.theme).toBe("aurora");
+    expect(config.deploy.adapter).toBe("none");
+    expect(config.deploy.targetDir).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("loads a configured theme and local deployment adapter", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(TEST_FILE, JSON.stringify({
+      theme: "terminal",
+      deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: "docs" },
+    }));
+
+    const config = loadPortfolioConfig(TEST_FILE, () => "2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z");
+    expect(config.theme).toBe("terminal");
+    expect(config.deploy.adapter).toBe("local");
+    expect(config.deploy.targetDir).toBe("docs");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an unknown theme", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(TEST_FILE, JSON.stringify({ theme: "neon" }));
+
+    expect(() => loadPortfolioConfig(TEST_FILE)).toThrow(
+      'Configuration field "theme" must be one of'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an empty theme name", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(TEST_FILE, JSON.stringify({ theme: "  " }));
+
+    expect(() => loadPortfolioConfig(TEST_FILE)).toThrow(
+      'Configuration field "theme" must be a non-empty string.'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an unknown deployment adapter", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(TEST_FILE, JSON.stringify({ deploy: { adapter: "surge" } }));
+
+    expect(() => loadPortfolioConfig(TEST_FILE)).toThrow(
+      'Configuration field "deploy.adapter" must be one of'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a malformed deployment target directory", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(TEST_FILE, JSON.stringify({ deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: "" } }));
+
+    expect(() => loadPortfolioConfig(TEST_FILE)).toThrow(
+      'Configuration field "deploy.targetDir" must be a non-empty string.'
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/deploy.test.ts b/tests/deploy.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01987cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/deploy.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { deployPortfolio } from "../src/deploy/run.js";
+import { isKnownAdapter, listAdapters, resolveAdapter } from "../src/deploy/adapters.js";
+import { openDatabase } from "../src/db/client.js";
+import { DEFAULT_CONFIG } from "../src/types.js";
+
+const TEST_DATA = join("data", "test-deploy");
+const TEST_OUTPUT = join("output", "test-deploy");
+const TEST_TARGET = join("output", "test-deploy-target");
+
+function configFor(overrides: Partial<typeof DEFAULT_CONFIG> = {}) {
+  return {
+    ...DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+    dataDir: TEST_DATA,
+    outputDir: TEST_OUTPUT,
+    clock: () => "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  for (const path of [TEST_DATA, TEST_OUTPUT, TEST_TARGET]) {
+    rmSync(path, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+describe("deployment adapters", () => {
+  it("lists the built-in adapters", () => {
+    expect(listAdapters()).toEqual(["none", "local"]);
+  });
+
+  it("recognizes every built-in adapter name", () => {
+    for (const name of listAdapters()) {
+      expect(isKnownAdapter(name)).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("resolves known adapter names", () => {
+    expect(resolveAdapter("local").name).toBe("local");
+    expect(resolveAdapter("none").name).toBe("none");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects unknown adapter names", () => {
+    expect(() => resolveAdapter("surge")).toThrow(/Unknown deployment adapter/);
+  });
+
+  it("does nothing with the none adapter", () => {
+    const result = deployPortfolio(configFor());
+    expect(result.adapter).toBe("none");
+    expect(result.target).toBeNull();
+    expect(result.filesCopied).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("local deployment", () => {
+  it("mirrors the output directory into the target", () => {
+    mkdirSync(join(TEST_OUTPUT, "assets", "screenshots"), { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(join(TEST_OUTPUT, "index.html"), "<html>site</html>");
+    writeFileSync(join(TEST_OUTPUT, "assets", "screenshots", "a.png"), "png");
+
+    const result = deployPortfolio(configFor({ deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: TEST_TARGET } }));
+
+    expect(result.adapter).toBe("local");
+    expect(result.filesCopied).toBe(2);
+    expect(existsSync(join(TEST_TARGET, "index.html"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(readFileSync(join(TEST_TARGET, "index.html"), "utf-8")).toBe("<html>site</html>");
+    expect(existsSync(join(TEST_TARGET, "assets", "screenshots", "a.png"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("replaces the previous target contents", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_TARGET, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(join(TEST_TARGET, "stale.txt"), "old");
+    mkdirSync(TEST_OUTPUT, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(join(TEST_OUTPUT, "index.html"), "<html>fresh</html>");
+
+    deployPortfolio(configFor({ deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: TEST_TARGET } }));
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(TEST_TARGET, "stale.txt"))).toBe(false);
+    expect(existsSync(join(TEST_TARGET, "index.html"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("requires a target directory for the local adapter", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_OUTPUT, { recursive: true });
+    expect(() =>
+      deployPortfolio(configFor({ deploy: { adapter: "local" } }))
+    ).toThrow(/targetDir/);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a target that overlaps the output directory", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_OUTPUT, { recursive: true });
+    expect(() =>
+      deployPortfolio(configFor({ deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: TEST_OUTPUT } }))
+    ).toThrow(/must not overlap/);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a target nested inside the output directory", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_OUTPUT, { recursive: true });
+    expect(() =>
+      deployPortfolio(configFor({ deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: join(TEST_OUTPUT, "nested") } }))
+    ).toThrow(/must not overlap/);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a missing output directory", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      deployPortfolio(configFor({ deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: TEST_TARGET } }))
+    ).toThrow(/Nothing to deploy/);
+  });
+
+  it("supports a one-off target override with the none adapter", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_OUTPUT, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(join(TEST_OUTPUT, "index.html"), "<html>site</html>");
+    const result = deployPortfolio(configFor(), { adapter: "local", targetDir: TEST_TARGET });
+    expect(result.adapter).toBe("local");
+    expect(existsSync(join(TEST_TARGET, "index.html"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("records the deployment in the audit trail", () => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_OUTPUT, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(join(TEST_OUTPUT, "index.html"), "<html>site</html>");
+    deployPortfolio(configFor({ deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: TEST_TARGET } }));
+
+    const db = openDatabase(TEST_DATA, () => "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z");
+    const log = db.getIngestLog(5);
+    db.close();
+    expect(log.some((entry) => entry.action === "deploy")).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/deterministic.test.ts b/tests/deterministic.test.ts
index 78fc6ea..f9e6468 100644
--- a/tests/deterministic.test.ts
+++ b/tests/deterministic.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ describe("deterministic publishing", () => {
 
     expect(html[0]).toBe(html[1]);
     expect(html[0]).toContain("2026-07-31 00:00:00 UTC");
+    expect(html[0]).toContain('data-theme="aurora"');
+    expect(html[0]).toContain("--accent: #67b7ff;");
   });
 
   it("keeps release source links in the published evidence trail", async () => {
diff --git a/tests/refresh.test.ts b/tests/refresh.test.ts
index d119d9b..22b601d 100644
--- a/tests/refresh.test.ts
+++ b/tests/refresh.test.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import { DEFAULT_CONFIG } from "../src/types.js";
 
 const TEST_DATA = join("data", "test-refresh");
 const TEST_OUTPUT = join("output", "test-refresh");
+const TEST_TARGET = join("output", "test-refresh-target");
 
 afterEach(() => {
   rmSync(TEST_DATA, { recursive: true, force: true });
   rmSync(TEST_OUTPUT, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  rmSync(TEST_TARGET, { recursive: true, force: true });
 });
 
 describe("configured refresh", () => {
@@ -32,7 +34,31 @@ describe("configured refresh", () => {
     expect(result.captured).toBe(0);
     expect(result.captureErrors).toEqual([]);
     expect(result.published.projectCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(result.published.theme).toBe("aurora");
+    expect(result.deployed).toBeNull();
     expect(result.copiedScreenshots).toBe(0);
     expect(existsSync(join(TEST_OUTPUT, "index.html"))).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("deploys after publishing when an adapter is configured", async () => {
+    const config = {
+      ...DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+      dataDir: TEST_DATA,
+      outputDir: TEST_OUTPUT,
+      repositoryLimit: 2,
+      theme: "paper",
+      deploy: { adapter: "local", targetDir: TEST_TARGET },
+      clock: () => "2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z",
+    };
+
+    const result = await refreshPortfolio(config, {
+      fixtureRepos: loadAllFixtures(),
+      capture: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.published.theme).toBe("paper");
+    expect(result.deployed).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result.deployed!.adapter).toBe("local");
+    expect(existsSync(join(TEST_TARGET, "index.html"))).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/site.test.ts b/tests/site.test.ts
index 03061cf..80ff2d5 100644
--- a/tests/site.test.ts
+++ b/tests/site.test.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,25 @@ describe("database and publish pipeline", () => {
     expect(html).toContain("total stars");
   });
 
+  it("publishes with the default theme markers", async () => {
+    const config = { ...DEFAULT_CONFIG, dataDir: TEST_DATA, outputDir: TEST_OUTPUT };
+    await ingestRepository(
+      config,
+      { owner: "demo-engineer", repo: "signal-router" },
+      {
+        repo: loadFixtureRepo("signal-router"),
+        commits: loadFixtureCommits("signal-router"),
+        releases: loadFixtureReleases("signal-router"),
+      }
+    );
+
+    const result = publishSite(config);
+    expect(result.theme).toBe("aurora");
+    const html = readFileSync(result.indexPath, "utf-8");
+    expect(html).toContain('data-theme="aurora"');
+    expect(html).toContain("--accent: #67b7ff;");
+  });
+
   it("respects visibility when publishing", async () => {
     const config = { ...DEFAULT_CONFIG, dataDir: TEST_DATA, outputDir: TEST_OUTPUT };
     await ingestRepository(
diff --git a/tests/theme.test.ts b/tests/theme.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eeb78f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/theme.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { ingestOwnerRepos } from "../src/ingest/orchestrator.js";
+import { publishSite } from "../src/publish/site.js";
+import { loadAllFixtures } from "../src/fixtures/loader.js";
+import { loadPortfolioConfig } from "../src/config/loader.js";
+import { isKnownTheme, listThemeNames, resolveTheme } from "../src/theme/registry.js";
+import { DEFAULT_CONFIG } from "../src/types.js";
+
+const TEST_DATA = join("data", "test-theme");
+const TEST_OUTPUT = join("output", "test-theme");
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  rmSync(TEST_DATA, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  rmSync(TEST_OUTPUT, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe("theme registry", () => {
+  it("resolves the default theme by name", () => {
+    expect(resolveTheme("aurora").name).toBe("aurora");
+  });
+
+  it("recognizes every built-in theme name", () => {
+    for (const name of listThemeNames()) {
+      expect(isKnownTheme(name)).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("rejects unknown theme names", () => {
+    expect(() => resolveTheme("neon")).toThrow(/Unknown theme/);
+  });
+
+  it("defines the same color tokens for every theme", () => {
+    const required = [
+      "scheme",
+      "bg",
+      "panel-tint",
+      "panel-a",
+      "panel-b",
+      "line",
+      "line-soft",
+      "text",
+      "muted",
+      "accent",
+      "accent-soft",
+      "accent-2",
+      "accent-3",
+      "glow",
+      "shadow",
+      "visual-bg",
+      "stripe",
+      "tag-line",
+      "code-bg",
+      "sans",
+      "mono",
+    ];
+    for (const name of listThemeNames()) {
+      const theme = resolveTheme(name);
+      for (const token of required) {
+        expect(theme.variables[token], `${name} defines ${token}`).toBeDefined();
+      }
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("theme configuration", () => {
+  it("loads a valid theme from the configuration file", () => {
+    const dir = join("data", "test-theme-config");
+    mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+    const file = join(dir, "portfolio.json");
+    writeFileSync(file, JSON.stringify({ theme: "terminal" }));
+
+    const config = loadPortfolioConfig(file, () => "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z");
+    expect(config.theme).toBe("terminal");
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an unknown theme in the configuration file", () => {
+    const dir = join("data", "test-theme-config-bad");
+    mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+    const file = join(dir, "portfolio.json");
+    writeFileSync(file, JSON.stringify({ theme: "neon" }));
+
+    expect(() => loadPortfolioConfig(file)).toThrow(/must be one of/);
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("theme publishing", () => {
+  async function publishWith(theme?: string) {
+    const config = {
+      ...DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+      dataDir: TEST_DATA,
+      outputDir: TEST_OUTPUT,
+      theme: theme ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.theme,
+      clock: () => "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+    };
+    await ingestOwnerRepos(config, config.owner, 2, loadAllFixtures());
+    return publishSite(config);
+  }
+
+  it("publishes the default theme when none is configured", async () => {
+    const result = await publishWith();
+    expect(result.theme).toBe("aurora");
+    const html = readFileSync(result.indexPath, "utf-8");
+    expect(html).toContain('data-theme="aurora"');
+  });
+
+  it("publishes the configured theme", async () => {
+    const result = await publishWith("terminal");
+    expect(result.theme).toBe("terminal");
+    const html = readFileSync(result.indexPath, "utf-8");
+    expect(html).toContain('data-theme="terminal"');
+    expect(html).toContain("--accent: #66ff8c;");
+  });
+});