diff --git a/.agent/architecture.json b/.agent/architecture.json
index f78f3ef..075de16 100644
--- a/.agent/architecture.json
+++ b/.agent/architecture.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       "dist/**",
       "node_modules/**"
     ],
-    "digest": "7ae9bd6c7d1ea083b184aa8ca135b89ec4543b0ee5d21bf7535f7534af234759"
+    "digest": "4137d8bcbd0f88346d9213830c19603fc0a0d23ecbc20258252ea082073778f7"
   },
   "components": [
     {
diff --git a/docs/architecture.html b/docs/architecture.html
index ee00e68..df1f260 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.html
+++ b/docs/architecture.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
   <meta name="description" content="A standalone architecture map for the PersonalSite repository.">
-  <meta name="architecture-contract-sha256" content="7b8ffd7d89eb252ad5f30ae2c96ec425e04d4f7a611408d91467d80903f926c5">
+  <meta name="architecture-contract-sha256" content="65f6a5f7d043666fb35093dab8993a4c8f16832dabdac313cb9107b6253a6cde">
   <title>PersonalSite architecture map</title>
   <style>
     :root {
diff --git a/src/pages/about.astro b/src/pages/about.astro
index a6d7d06..5d9ac08 100644
--- a/src/pages/about.astro
+++ b/src/pages/about.astro
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const work = [
   {
     id: 'salesforce',
     company: 'Salesforce',
-    summary: 'director of product, emerging technology. 2025 to present. enterprise ai adoption, 0 to 1: how large organizations actually absorb ai, and what makes it stick past the pilot.',
+    summary: 'director of product, emerging technology. 2025 to present. enterprise ai adoption, 0 to 1: how large organizations actually absorb ai, and what makes it stick after the first rollout.',
   },
   {
     id: 'siriusxm',
@@ -50,12 +50,10 @@ const work = [
     </dl>
   </section>
 
-  <section class="mt-12" aria-labelledby="open-to-h">
-    <h2 id="open-to-h" class="label">open to</h2>
+  <section class="mt-12" aria-labelledby="conversation-h">
+    <h2 id="conversation-h" class="label">conversation</h2>
     <ul class="list-plain mt-2">
-      <li>advisory roles at the right early-stage companies</li>
       <li>conversations about ai, enterprise product, and how organizations actually change</li>
-      <li>selective consulting on ai product strategy</li>
     </ul>
   </section>
 
diff --git a/src/pages/contact.astro b/src/pages/contact.astro
index 26a3684..0a497a0 100644
--- a/src/pages/contact.astro
+++ b/src/pages/contact.astro
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import PageIntro from '../components/PageIntro.astro';
 const returnUrl = new URL('/contact/?sent=1', Astro.site).href;
 ---
 
-<Base title="Contact" description="get in touch with adrian lumley: product leader, builder, occasional advisor.">
-  <PageIntro title="contact" standfirst="product challenges, advisory, or just good conversation. it lands in my inbox." />
+<Base title="Contact" description="get in touch with adrian lumley: product leader and builder.">
+  <PageIntro title="contact" standfirst="product challenges or just good conversation. it lands in my inbox." />
 
   <p id="form-success" hidden class="measure mb-8" role="status">message sent, thanks for reaching out. i'll get back to you soon.</p>
 
diff --git a/tests/contact.spec.ts b/tests/contact.spec.ts
index ce24c3e..95e0046 100644
--- a/tests/contact.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/contact.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 
+test('contact page does not invite advisory work', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/contact/');
+  await expect(page.locator('.page-standfirst')).toHaveText('product challenges or just good conversation. it lands in my inbox.');
+  await expect(page.locator('meta[name="description"]')).toHaveAttribute('content', /product leader and builder/);
+  const description = await page.locator('meta[name="description"]').getAttribute('content');
+  expect(description?.toLowerCase()).not.toMatch(/advis|consult/);
+  await expect(page.locator('main')).not.toContainText(/advis|consult/i);
+});
+
 test('contact form is present with all fields', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('/contact');
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/site-basics.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/site-basics.spec.ts
index aa26aa6..92af9a5 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/site-basics.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/site-basics.spec.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test('nav: header shows the home wordmark + canonical primary tabs', async ({ pa
 });
 
 test('scrubbed pages are gone, not redirected', async ({ page }) => {
-  for (const path of ['/360/', '/joytap-privacy/', '/writing/joytap-one-sprint/', '/lab/iron-log/', '/lab/night-train/', '/signal-room/', '/signal-room/night-shift/']) {
+  for (const path of ['/360/', '/joytap-privacy/', '/writing/joytap-one-sprint/', '/lab/iron-log/', '/lab/night-train/', '/signal-room/', '/signal-room/night-shift/', '/past-the-pilot/', '/past-the-pilot/thanks/']) {
     const response = await page.goto(path);
     expect(response?.status(), path).toBe(404);
   }
diff --git a/tests/work.spec.ts b/tests/work.spec.ts
index b1204df..26f4a2d 100644
--- a/tests/work.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/work.spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ test('about page carries the work record, one row per role', async ({ page }) =>
     await expect(work.getByText(company, { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
   }
   await expect(work.getByText(/18% more daily sessions/)).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(work.getByText(/what makes it stick after the first rollout/)).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'open to' })).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator('main')).not.toContainText(/advisory|consulting|past the pilot/i);
 });
 
 test('/work/#<company> keeps its anchor on the about page', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/unpublished/past-the-pilot/index.astro b/unpublished/past-the-pilot/index.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d449de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unpublished/past-the-pilot/index.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+// Held off the public site until outside work is approved.
+// Not a route: Astro only publishes files under src/pages.
+// To restore, move this file to src/pages/past-the-pilot.astro and point the
+// imports at ../layouts/Base.astro and ../components/PageIntro.astro.
+import Base from '../../src/layouts/Base.astro';
+import PageIntro from '../../src/components/PageIntro.astro';
+---
+
+<Base title="Past the Pilot" description="Async written audit of one AI feature that is live but not earning: kill, fix, or ship-next. $1,500. No discovery call.">
+  <PageIntro title="past the pilot" standfirst="one AI feature that is live but not earning. in writing: kill, fix, or ship-next, with a ranked list you can act on." />
+
+  <section class="measure">
+    <p class="label">$1,500 · async · ≤7 days · no discovery call</p>
+    <ul class="list-plain mt-4">
+      <li>short written memo (not a slide deck)</li>
+      <li>ranked kill / fix / ship-next list</li>
+      <li>what evidence would change the call</li>
+      <li>one recommended next move</li>
+    </ul>
+    <p class="mt-4">
+      personal product advisory from someone who has lived enterprise AI past the pilot.
+      not a Salesforce offering. not a coaching call.
+    </p>
+    <p class="links mt-6">
+      <a href="https://buy.stripe.com/28E3cx3VG6TwaMl10o6Zy01">buy past the pilot</a>
+    </p>
+  </section>
+
+  <section class="measure mt-12">
+    <p class="label">how it works</p>
+    <ol class="list-plain mt-4">
+      <li>pay $1,500 on Stripe.</li>
+      <li>send URL + Loom/docs: what is live, who the user is, what earning was supposed to mean.</li>
+      <li>within 7 days you get the memo + ranked list. no Zoom required.</li>
+    </ol>
+  </section>
+</Base>
diff --git a/unpublished/past-the-pilot/thanks.astro b/unpublished/past-the-pilot/thanks.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..286f0df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unpublished/past-the-pilot/thanks.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+// Held off the public site until outside work is approved.
+// Not a route: Astro only publishes files under src/pages.
+// To restore, move this file to src/pages/past-the-pilot/thanks.astro and point
+// the imports at ../../layouts/Base.astro and ../../components/PageIntro.astro.
+import Base from '../../src/layouts/Base.astro';
+import PageIntro from '../../src/components/PageIntro.astro';
+---
+
+<Base title="you're in" description="Past the Pilot payment received. Send your materials for the async audit.">
+  <PageIntro title="paid. you're in." standfirst="send URL + Loom/docs: what is live, who the user is, what earning was supposed to mean, and anything already measured." />
+
+  <p class="measure">turnaround: ≤7 days async. no Zoom required.</p>
+  <p class="links measure mt-6"><a href="/contact/">send materials via contact</a></p>
+</Base>