diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "site/themes/abridge"]
+	path = site/themes/abridge
+	url = https://github.com/jieiku/abridge.git
diff --git a/site/.gitignore b/site/.gitignore
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+++ b/site/.gitignore
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+.env
+public
+themes
+build
+storage
+node_modules
diff --git a/site/README.md b/site/README.md
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+- TODO: migrate into docs and replace contents of this file with backlink
+- TODO: [PWA support](https://abridge.pages.dev/overview-abridge/#pwa) for mobile sandbox
+- TODO: Atkinson Hyperlegible Next
+
+This directory hosts the Kerolox website.
+
+The site is generated with [Zola](https://getzola.org), a minimalist static site generator.
diff --git a/site/content/_index.md b/site/content/_index.md
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++++
+template = "base.html"
++++
diff --git a/site/content/contribute/_index.md b/site/content/contribute/_index.md
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+++ b/site/content/contribute/_index.md
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++++
+paginate_by = 100
+sort_by = "title"
+template = "pages.html"
+title = "Contributor Docs"
++++
+
+- TODO: build instructions
diff --git a/site/content/sandbox.md b/site/content/sandbox.md
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++++
+title = "Kerolox Sandbox"
+description = "An interactive Kerolox development environment."
+date = 2026-05-14
++++
+
+- TODO: embed CodeMirror sandbox
diff --git a/site/themes/abridge b/site/themes/abridge
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+++ b/site/themes/abridge
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+Subproject commit d52609f456f233ec0845c8a57a1e27583f0813ad
diff --git a/site/zola.toml b/site/zola.toml
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+base_url = "https://kerolox.neocities.org"
+theme = "abridge"
+
+title = "Kerolox"
+description = "Homepage of the Kerolox programming language."
+default_language = "en"
+
+compile_sass = true
+minify_html = false
+build_search_index = false
+generate_feeds = true
+
+[markdown]
+bottom_footnotes = true
+
+[markdown.highlighting]
+theme = "catppuccin-mocha"
+
+[extra]
+
+[[extra.menu]]
+url = "tutorial"
+name = "Tutorial"
+slash = true
+
+[[extra.menu]]
+url = "examples"
+name = "Examples"
+slash = true
+
+[[extra.menu]]
+url = "sandbox"
+name = "Sandbox"
+slash = true
+
+[[extra.menu]]
+url = "contribute"
+name = "How to Help"
+slash = true