diff --git a/prisma/seed.ts b/prisma/seed.ts
index cf7256a..d789d22 100644
--- a/prisma/seed.ts
+++ b/prisma/seed.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async function main() {
   const homeHero = await createSection(
     "hero",
     {
-      heading: "Listen carefully. Think deeply. Build deliberately.",
+      heading: "Listen carefully. Think deeply. Build deliberately.",
       subheading:
         "We focus on solving your problems the right way.",
       cta_label: "Explore the Gallery",
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async function main() {
     {
       heading: "Capabilities & Engagements",
       subheading:
-        "From full-stack architecture to technical leadership — find the engagement model that fits your project.",
+        "From applied AI and full-stack architecture to technical leadership — find the engagement model that fits your project.",
       cta_label: "Start a Conversation",
       cta_href: "/contact",
     },
@@ -196,17 +196,20 @@ async function main() {
       markdown: [
         "## Core Capabilities",
         "",
+        "### Applied AI in Production Systems",
+        "Design and ship AI features that live inside real applications: retrieval-grounded assistants, fit and lead scoring, and workflow automation on models such as Gemini and OpenAI. Answers stay tied to your data, and the result is a system your team can operate — the same approach behind [Candidate Concierge](/gallery/candidate-concierge) and [Candidate Vantage](/gallery/candidate-vantage).",
+        "",
         "### Full-Stack Architecture & Design",
-        "From greenfield system design to refactoring legacy platforms, we create comprehensive architectural blueprints that ensure scalability, security, and maintainability for the full technology stack.",
+        "Shape a system from the data model through the interface, whether the work is greenfield or a legacy platform that still has to stay up. The aim is software that stays scalable, secure, and understandable after the engagement ends.",
         "",
         "### API Design & Integration",
-        "We specialize in designing and implementing clean, robust, and well-documented APIs (REST, GraphQL) that serve as the reliable backbone for your applications and third-party integrations.",
+        "Design the APIs the rest of the product depends on — REST and GraphQL, documented and built to be integrated with — so product teams and third parties are not blocked on an unstable contract.",
         "",
         "### Performance Optimization & Scalability",
-        "We identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in existing applications, re-architecting systems for high-throughput, low-latency environments to handle enterprise-level scale.",
+        "Find the bottlenecks that show up under real load and rework the parts that will not survive enterprise traffic, aiming for high throughput and low latency without a rewrite for its own sake.",
         "",
         "### Technical Leadership & Team Mentorship",
-        "Acting as a force multiplier, we provide senior-level guidance, establish best practices, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineering teams to elevate their technical capabilities.",
+        "Embed as a senior technical lead: set the practices, review the decisions that matter, and leave the team stronger than you found it.",
         "",
         "---",
         "",
@@ -216,10 +219,10 @@ async function main() {
         "For well-defined, long-term projects requiring dedicated architectural leadership and hands-on development. We integrate directly with your team to drive technical initiatives from concept to completion.",
         "",
         "### Advisory & Retainer",
-        "Think, fractional. For organizations needing ongoing, high-level technical guidance. This model provides consistent access for strategic planning, architectural reviews, and critical decision-making support without a full-time commitment.",
+        "Think fractional. For organizations needing ongoing, high-level technical guidance. This model provides consistent access for strategic planning, architectural reviews, and critical decision-making support without a full-time commitment.",
         "",
         "### Project-Based Scopes",
-        "For specific, outcome-oriented initiatives like a performance audit, an API design project, or a proof-of-concept build. We'll define the scope, deliverables, and timeline to meet a precise business objective.",
+        "For specific, outcome-oriented initiatives like a performance audit, an API design project, a proof-of-concept build, or an applied-AI pilot with a defined data set, a success measure, and a shippable slice. We'll define the scope, deliverables, and timeline to meet a precise business objective.",
         "",
         "### Full-Time Employment",
         "While Fast Dog Coding operates primarily as a consultancy, we are occasionally open to direct-hire technical leadership roles. These are reserved for exceptional, remote-only opportunities—a 'unicorn' alignment of a compelling mission, great people, and a strong engineering culture.",