From GitHub markdown files and a Google Drive folder to a full agentic context platform. This is the complete design and product history — every version linked, every era annotated. The kind of record that matters when you're building something that might last.
Relay existed before it was built. The first "version" was a GitHub repository of markdown files and a Google Drive folder of documents — briefs, decision logs, product specs, and context scattered across the exact tools the product would eventually solve.
The problem was lived before it was named. AI sessions were starting blank. Context was lost every time a session ended, a contractor finished, or a document moved. The only way to carry anything forward was copy-paste. Relay was the answer to a question being asked daily.
Patent-reviewed. Full Loop program. Primer-aligned design tokens. Cloudflare Turnstile, consent-gated analytics, OTP email verification, access code flow, and a complete dark/light/auto theme system. The version that shipped on lawyer sign-off.
Every word reviewed. Every claim considered. The product is fully real here — real pricing, real architecture, real auth. The site and the product finally match each other.
The interface works in black & white first — neutral surfaces carry the structure, brand type joins, then teal arrives as touch points. The v3.4 teal-tinted light surfaces (#f5faf9 / #edf7f5) and teal-grey text were retired. Teal is a layer, not a foundation: icons, focus rings, the mark, buttons, Codes — and #00D9C8 reserved for motion only.
The accent-fill was ratified at #0d9488 (RCTX-240). relay-tokens-v35.css became the single source of truth across app, console, marketing, email, and errors. Syne retired — Outfit carries the wordmark and UI, Cormorant Garamond the editorial display, JetBrains Mono the Codes. Every value AA-verified.