refactor(theme): remove 184 var() fallbacks — every one was unreachable

#2277 counted ~150 "raw colour literals bypassing the tokens". Measuring them
told a different story: 184 sat in `var(--token, #fallback)` position, and a
check against theme.css shows every one of those tokens IS declared. So the
fallbacks could not render. Not drift — vestigial.

They were also not this palette. The most common were Tailwind and Flat-UI
defaults — #6366f1 indigo, #22c55e green, #f59e0b amber, #3b82f6 blue,
#e74c3c and #27ae60 — a second, unsanctioned colour scheme sitting in the
codebase looking like the app's colours to anyone reading it.

Removing them is not tidying. #2319's lesson is that a fallback is WORSE than a
missing token: a missing token renders as nothing and someone eventually
notices, while a fallback renders something plausible forever. These 184 were
one token rename away from silently repainting the app in Tailwind. The design
token check would catch the rename — but the fallback is precisely the thing
that would make it invisible if the check were ever bypassed.

Literal count 152 -> 45, which matters beyond the number: a report that is
mostly unreachable noise is one people stop reading, and then it stops working
while still passing. What remains should be genuinely worth looking at.

Done with a paren-aware transform, not a regex — `var(--x, rgba(0,0,0,.5))`
nests parens and `[^)]+` would cut at the first one and leave `))` behind.
Verified after: every changed line is a fallback strip and nothing else, and
every var() reference still resolves.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01UaYUaouG9jjhATyuxCKrQs

frontend/src/components/rules/PlanRulesPanel.vue

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ watch(() => props.projectId, load);
 <style scoped>
 .plan-rules {
   margin-top: 1.5rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
   padding-top: 1rem;
 }
 .plan-rules h3 {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ watch(() => props.projectId, load);
 }
 .plan-rules ul {
   list-style: none; padding-left: 0.75rem; margin: 0.25rem 0;
-  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
 }
 .plan-rules li { margin: 0.35rem 0; font-size: 0.92em; }
 .truncated { opacity: 0.7; font-style: italic; font-size: 0.85em; }

frontend/src/components/rules/ProjectRulesTab.vue

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ h3 {
 .chips { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }
 .chip {
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.25rem;
-  background: var(--color-primary-bg, rgba(99,102,241,0.15));
+  background: var(--color-primary-bg);
   padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem; border-radius: 999px;
 }
 .chip a { cursor: pointer; }
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ h3 {
 .chip-remove:hover { opacity: 1; }
 .add {
   background: none;
-  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border, #2a2a2e);
+  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border);
   padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;
   color: inherit;
 }
 select {
-  background: var(--color-bg, #111113); color: inherit;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e); border-radius: 6px;
+  background: var(--color-bg); color: inherit;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 6px;
   padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
 }
 .applicable { margin-top: 2rem; }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ select {
 }
 ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
 .rule {
-  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
   padding-left: 0.75rem; margin: 0.5rem 0;
 }
 .rule-head { cursor: pointer; }
@@ -363,12 +363,12 @@ ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
 .rule-statement { display: block; opacity: 0.85; margin-top: 0.25rem; }
 .rule-detail {
   margin-top: 0.5rem; padding: 0.5rem;
-  background: var(--color-bg, #111113); border-radius: 6px;
+  background: var(--color-bg); border-radius: 6px;
 }
 .rule-detail > div { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
 .edit-link {
   background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1); padding: 0.5rem 0 0 0;
+  color: var(--color-primary); padding: 0.5rem 0 0 0;
 }
 .empty, .truncated { opacity: 0.7; font-style: italic; }
 .empty a { cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline; }
@@ -377,18 +377,18 @@ ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
 .new-rule-form {
   display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem;
   padding: 0.75rem; margin: 0.5rem 0;
-  background: var(--color-bg, #111113);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e); border-radius: 6px;
+  background: var(--color-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 6px;
 }
 .new-rule-form input, .new-rule-form textarea {
-  background: var(--color-surface, #18181b); color: inherit;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e); border-radius: 6px;
+  background: var(--color-surface); color: inherit;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 6px;
   padding: 0.5rem; font: inherit; resize: vertical;
 }
 .rule-list { margin-top: 0.5rem; }
 .delete-link {
   background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--color-destructive, #b85a4a); padding: 0.5rem 0 0 0;
+  color: var(--color-destructive); padding: 0.5rem 0 0 0;
 }
 /* Per-rule / per-topic suppress affordance — quiet by default, reveal on hover */
 .topic-group h5 {
@@ -400,14 +400,14 @@ ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
 .rule-head-text { flex: 1; cursor: pointer; }
 .skip-btn {
   background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--color-muted, #888); font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-muted); font-size: 0.75rem;
   padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.15s;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 .topic-group h5:hover .skip-btn,
 .rule:hover .skip-btn,
 .skip-btn:focus { opacity: 1; }
-.skip-btn:hover { color: var(--color-destructive, #b85a4a); }
+.skip-btn:hover { color: var(--color-destructive); }
 /* Suppressed section */
 .suppressed { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
 .suppressed-toggle {
@@ -426,13 +426,13 @@ ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
 .suppressed-kind {
   font-size: 0.7em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em;
   padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem; border-radius: 3px;
-  background: var(--color-bg, #111113);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e);
+  background: var(--color-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
 }
 .suppressed-path { flex: 1; }
 .reenable-btn {
   background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1); font-size: 0.85em;
+  color: var(--color-primary); font-size: 0.85em;
 }
 .reenable-btn:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
 </style>

frontend/src/components/rules/RuleEditorSlideOver.vue

@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ watch(() => props.ruleId, load);
 .slide-over {
   position: fixed; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
   width: min(520px, 90vw);
-  background: var(--color-surface, #18181b);
-  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
   padding: 1.5rem;
   overflow-y: auto;
   box-shadow: -8px 0 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ header h2 {
   font-family: Fraunces, serif; font-style: italic;
 }
 label { display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
-.required { color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1); }
+.required { color: var(--color-primary); }
 input, textarea {
   width: 100%; margin-top: 0.25rem;
-  background: var(--color-bg, #111113); color: inherit;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e); border-radius: 6px;
+  background: var(--color-bg); color: inherit;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 6px;
   padding: 0.5rem; font: inherit;
   font-family: inherit;
 }

frontend/src/components/rules/RuleListPane.vue

@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
-.pane { background: var(--color-surface, #18181b); padding: 1rem; overflow-y: auto; }
+.pane { background: var(--color-surface); padding: 1rem; overflow-y: auto; }
 header h2 { font-family: Fraunces, serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0; }
 ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 1rem 0; }
 li {
   padding: 0.75rem;
   cursor: pointer;
   border-radius: 6px;
-  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary, #6366f1);
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
   margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
 }
-li:hover { background: var(--color-hover, rgba(255,255,255,0.05)); }
+li:hover { background: var(--color-hover); }
 .title { font-family: Fraunces, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.05em; }
 .statement { font-size: 0.9em; opacity: 0.8; margin-top: 0.25rem; }
 .new-rule { cursor: pointer; }

frontend/src/components/rules/RulebookDetailPane.vue

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ watch(() => props.rulebookId, () => {/* re-render of isSubscribed from existing
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
-.pane { background: var(--color-surface, #18181b); padding: 1rem; overflow-y: auto; }
+.pane { background: var(--color-surface); padding: 1rem; overflow-y: auto; }
 header { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; }
 header h2 { font-family: Fraunces, serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0; }
 .always-on-toggle {
@@ -133,18 +133,18 @@ header h2 { font-family: Fraunces, serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 0.5rem
 .always-on-toggle input { cursor: pointer; }
 ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 1rem 0; }
 li { padding: 0.5rem; cursor: pointer; border-radius: 6px; }
-li.active { background: var(--color-primary-bg, rgba(99,102,241,0.15)); }
-li:hover { background: var(--color-hover, rgba(255,255,255,0.05)); }
+li.active { background: var(--color-primary-bg); }
+li:hover { background: var(--color-hover); }
 .new-topic input {
   width: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  background: var(--color-bg, #111113); color: inherit;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e); border-radius: 6px;
+  background: var(--color-bg); color: inherit;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 6px;
   padding: 0.5rem;
 }
 .form-buttons { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; }
 .subscriptions {
   margin-top: 2rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
   padding-top: 1rem;
 }
 .subscriptions h3 { font-size: 0.9em; opacity: 0.7; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em; }

frontend/src/components/rules/RulebookListPane.vue

@@ -48,27 +48,27 @@ async function submitNew() {
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
-.pane { background: var(--color-surface, #18181b); padding: 1rem; overflow-y: auto; }
+.pane { background: var(--color-surface); padding: 1rem; overflow-y: auto; }
 header h2 { font-family: Fraunces, serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0; }
 ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 1rem 0; }
 li { padding: 0.5rem; cursor: pointer; border-radius: 6px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; }
-li.active { background: var(--color-primary-bg, rgba(99,102,241,0.15)); }
-li:hover { background: var(--color-hover, rgba(255,255,255,0.05)); }
+li.active { background: var(--color-primary-bg); }
+li:hover { background: var(--color-hover); }
 .always-on-badge {
   font-size: 0.7rem;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
   padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem;
   border-radius: 3px;
-  background: var(--color-accent, rgba(91,74,138,0.25));
-  color: var(--color-accent-fg, inherit);
+  background: var(--color-accent);
+  color: var(--color-accent-fg);
   margin-left: auto;
 }
 .new-rulebook { margin-top: 1rem; }
 .new-rulebook input {
   width: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  background: var(--color-bg, #111113); color: inherit;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e); border-radius: 6px;
+  background: var(--color-bg); color: inherit;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 6px;
   padding: 0.5rem;
 }
 .form-buttons { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; }