diff --git a/src/libs/selection/index.ts b/src/libs/selection/index.ts
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+/**
+ * Selection — pure cardinality engine for set-based item selection.
+ *
+ * The canonical model the whole system uses for "pick items from a set"
+ * (cards, list options, toggle buttons, table rows, …). The cardinality is
+ * expressed as ONE value — a `number | [min, max]` union — which removes the
+ * redundant `single | multiple` mode enum (the mode is derived from the
+ * ceiling) and gains range selection for free:
+ *
+ *   number form (floor 0):
+ *     0          → none      (not selectable)
+ *     1          → single    (picking a new value REPLACES the old; deselectable)
+ *     N          → up to N   (multiple, capped)
+ *     UNLIMITED  → unbounded multiple
+ *
+ *   tuple form [min, max] (adds the floor):
+ *     [1, 3]         → min 1, max 3  (range)
+ *     [1, 1]         → single, REQUIRED (radio that won't empty)
+ *     [1, UNLIMITED] → at least one, no ceiling
+ *
+ * Pure: it computes the NEXT selection from the current one + the picked
+ * value + the limit, and returns a structured result the caller applies to
+ * its own reactive value. No DOM, no runes — usable by soma providers, eidos
+ * wrappers, `$libs/datagrid`, or the server.
+ *
+ * The older per-component flags (`deselectable` in toggle-group,
+ * `allowDeselect` in the combobox/select list-selection layer) are subsumed:
+ * "cannot empty the selection" is just a floor of `1` (the `[1, …]` form).
+ */
+
+/** Sentinel for an uncapped (unbounded) multiple selection. */
+export const UNLIMITED = Infinity;
+
+/** The readable name for a cardinality, derived from the ceiling. */
+export type SelectionMode = 'none' | 'single' | 'multiple';
+
+/** Canonical sema events emitted when an item transitions. */
+export type SelectionEvent = 'commit-select' | 'commit-unselect';
+
+/**
+ * What happens when a NEW value is picked while the selection is already at
+ * the ceiling — only meaningful for a multi cap (`max > 1`):
+ *   - `reject`         → the pick is a no-op (a checkbox group at its cap)
+ *   - `replace-oldest` → drop the earliest selected value, add the new one
+ * Single selection (`max === 1`) always replaces, regardless of this flag.
+ */
+export type SelectionFullBehavior = 'reject' | 'replace-oldest';
+
+/** Why a pick resolved to a constraint no-op. */
+export type SelectionRejection = 'disabled' | 'at-min' | 'at-max';
+
+/**
+ * The selection cardinality. A bare number is the ceiling with an implicit
+ * floor of `0`; the `[min, max]` tuple sets both bounds.
+ */
+export type SelectionLimit = number | readonly [min: number, max: number];
+
+/** Normalized bounds. */
+export interface SelectionBounds {
+	readonly min: number;
+	readonly max: number;
+}
+
+export interface SelectionResult {
+	/** The next selection (echoes `current` unchanged when `changed` is false). */
+	next: readonly string[];
+	/** The sema event the transition emits, or `undefined` for a no-op. */
+	event: SelectionEvent | undefined;
+	/** Whether `next` differs from `current`. */
+	changed: boolean;
+	/** Why the action was blocked, present only on a constraint no-op. */
+	rejected?: SelectionRejection;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalize the `number | [min, max]` union to `{ min, max }`. A bare number
+ * is the ceiling (floor 0); the tuple sets both, with `min` clamped to never
+ * exceed `max` and both clamped to `>= 0`.
+ */
+export function selectionBounds(limit: SelectionLimit): SelectionBounds {
+	if (typeof limit === 'number') return { min: 0, max: Math.max(0, limit) };
+	const lo = Math.max(0, limit[0] ?? 0);
+	const hi = Math.max(0, limit[1] ?? 0);
+	return { min: Math.min(lo, hi), max: hi };
+}
+
+function noop(current: readonly string[], rejected?: SelectionRejection): SelectionResult {
+	return { next: current, event: undefined, changed: false, ...(rejected ? { rejected } : {}) };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compute the next selection given the current set, the picked value and the
+ * limit. Pure — the caller applies `next` to its own state and dispatches
+ * `event` against the resolved DOM target.
+ *
+ * Single (`max === 1`): picking a different value replaces the current one (a
+ * single `commit-select`; the dropped value is silent). Re-picking the
+ * selected value deselects it unless the floor is `1` (required / radio).
+ *
+ * Multiple (`max > 1`): picking toggles; at the cap a new pick is rejected,
+ * or replaces the oldest when `whenFull: 'replace-oldest'`.
+ */
+export function resolveSelection(
+	current: readonly string[],
+	pick: string,
+	limit: SelectionLimit,
+	whenFull: SelectionFullBehavior = 'reject'
+): SelectionResult {
+	const { min, max } = selectionBounds(limit);
+
+	// Not selectable (ceiling below 1).
+	if (max < 1) return noop(current, 'disabled');
+
+	const isSelected = current.includes(pick);
+
+	// Deselecting an already-selected value.
+	if (isSelected) {
+		// Removing it would drop below the required floor → blocked no-op.
+		if (current.length - 1 < min) return noop(current, 'at-min');
+		return { next: current.filter((v) => v !== pick), event: 'commit-unselect', changed: true };
+	}
+
+	// Selecting a new value — single replaces whatever was there.
+	if (max <= 1) return { next: [pick], event: 'commit-select', changed: true };
+
+	// Multiple under the cap — accumulate.
+	if (current.length < max) {
+		return { next: [...current, pick], event: 'commit-select', changed: true };
+	}
+
+	// Multiple at the cap — replace-oldest or reject.
+	if (whenFull === 'replace-oldest') {
+		return { next: [...current.slice(1), pick], event: 'commit-select', changed: true };
+	}
+	return noop(current, 'at-max');
+}
+
+/** Derive the readable mode from the ceiling: `<1` none · `1` single · `>1` multiple. */
+export function selectionModeOf(limit: SelectionLimit): SelectionMode {
+	const { max } = selectionBounds(limit);
+	return max < 1 ? 'none' : max === 1 ? 'single' : 'multiple';
+}
+
+/** Whether anything can be selected at all (ceiling `>= 1`). */
+export function isSelectable(limit: SelectionLimit): boolean {
+	return selectionBounds(limit).max >= 1;
+}
+
+/** Whether the limit requires at least one selected value (floor `>= 1`). */
+export function isSelectionRequired(limit: SelectionLimit): boolean {
+	return selectionBounds(limit).min >= 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Coerce an externally-supplied value array to satisfy the limit — for
+ * initialization or a bound `value` that violates the ceiling. Dedupes, then
+ * trims the excess beyond `max` (keeps the first ones). It does NOT fabricate
+ * selections to satisfy the floor: the host can't invent which item to pick,
+ * so under-selection is left to the UI.
+ */
+export function clampSelection(
+	value: readonly string[],
+	limit: SelectionLimit
+): readonly string[] {
+	const { max } = selectionBounds(limit);
+	if (max < 1) return [];
+	const unique = value.length === new Set(value).size ? value : [...new Set(value)];
+	return unique.length <= max ? unique : unique.slice(0, max);
+}
diff --git a/src/libs/selection/selection.test.ts b/src/libs/selection/selection.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import {
+	UNLIMITED,
+	selectionBounds,
+	selectionModeOf,
+	isSelectable,
+	isSelectionRequired,
+	clampSelection,
+	resolveSelection
+} from './index';
+
+describe('selectionBounds', () => {
+	it('treats a bare number as the ceiling with floor 0', () => {
+		expect(selectionBounds(0)).toEqual({ min: 0, max: 0 });
+		expect(selectionBounds(1)).toEqual({ min: 0, max: 1 });
+		expect(selectionBounds(3)).toEqual({ min: 0, max: 3 });
+		expect(selectionBounds(UNLIMITED)).toEqual({ min: 0, max: UNLIMITED });
+	});
+
+	it('reads both bounds from the tuple', () => {
+		expect(selectionBounds([1, 3])).toEqual({ min: 1, max: 3 });
+		expect(selectionBounds([1, 1])).toEqual({ min: 1, max: 1 });
+		expect(selectionBounds([1, UNLIMITED])).toEqual({ min: 1, max: UNLIMITED });
+	});
+
+	it('clamps negatives and a floor that exceeds the ceiling', () => {
+		expect(selectionBounds(-2)).toEqual({ min: 0, max: 0 });
+		expect(selectionBounds([5, 2])).toEqual({ min: 2, max: 2 });
+		expect(selectionBounds([-1, 3])).toEqual({ min: 0, max: 3 });
+	});
+});
+
+describe('selectionModeOf / isSelectable / isSelectionRequired', () => {
+	it('derives the readable mode from the ceiling', () => {
+		expect(selectionModeOf(0)).toBe('none');
+		expect(selectionModeOf(1)).toBe('single');
+		expect(selectionModeOf(2)).toBe('multiple');
+		expect(selectionModeOf(UNLIMITED)).toBe('multiple');
+		expect(selectionModeOf([1, 1])).toBe('single');
+		expect(selectionModeOf([1, 3])).toBe('multiple');
+	});
+
+	it('reports selectability and requiredness', () => {
+		expect(isSelectable(0)).toBe(false);
+		expect(isSelectable(1)).toBe(true);
+		expect(isSelectionRequired(1)).toBe(false);
+		expect(isSelectionRequired([1, 3])).toBe(true);
+		expect(isSelectionRequired([0, 3])).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('resolveSelection — none (0)', () => {
+	it('rejects every pick as disabled', () => {
+		expect(resolveSelection([], 'a', 0)).toEqual({
+			next: [],
+			event: undefined,
+			changed: false,
+			rejected: 'disabled'
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+describe('resolveSelection — single (1)', () => {
+	it('selects into an empty set', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection([], 'a', 1);
+		expect(r.next).toEqual(['a']);
+		expect(r.event).toBe('commit-select');
+		expect(r.changed).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('replaces the current value when picking a different one', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection(['a'], 'b', 1);
+		expect(r.next).toEqual(['b']);
+		expect(r.event).toBe('commit-select');
+	});
+
+	it('deselects on re-pick (deselectable by default)', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection(['a'], 'a', 1);
+		expect(r.next).toEqual([]);
+		expect(r.event).toBe('commit-unselect');
+	});
+});
+
+describe('resolveSelection — single required ([1, 1])', () => {
+	it('switches between values', () => {
+		expect(resolveSelection(['a'], 'b', [1, 1]).next).toEqual(['b']);
+	});
+
+	it('blocks deselecting the last value (radio)', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection(['a'], 'a', [1, 1]);
+		expect(r.next).toEqual(['a']);
+		expect(r.changed).toBe(false);
+		expect(r.rejected).toBe('at-min');
+	});
+});
+
+describe('resolveSelection — multiple capped (3)', () => {
+	it('accumulates under the cap', () => {
+		expect(resolveSelection(['a'], 'b', 3).next).toEqual(['a', 'b']);
+		expect(resolveSelection(['a', 'b'], 'c', 3).next).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c']);
+	});
+
+	it('toggles an existing value off', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection(['a', 'b'], 'a', 3);
+		expect(r.next).toEqual(['b']);
+		expect(r.event).toBe('commit-unselect');
+	});
+
+	it('rejects a new pick at the cap by default', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'd', 3);
+		expect(r.next).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c']);
+		expect(r.changed).toBe(false);
+		expect(r.rejected).toBe('at-max');
+	});
+
+	it('replaces the oldest at the cap when asked', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'd', 3, 'replace-oldest');
+		expect(r.next).toEqual(['b', 'c', 'd']);
+		expect(r.event).toBe('commit-select');
+	});
+});
+
+describe('resolveSelection — range ([1, 3])', () => {
+	it('blocks deselecting below the floor', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection(['a'], 'a', [1, 3]);
+		expect(r.changed).toBe(false);
+		expect(r.rejected).toBe('at-min');
+	});
+
+	it('allows deselect while above the floor', () => {
+		expect(resolveSelection(['a', 'b'], 'a', [1, 3]).next).toEqual(['b']);
+	});
+
+	it('caps at the ceiling', () => {
+		expect(resolveSelection(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'd', [1, 3]).rejected).toBe('at-max');
+	});
+});
+
+describe('resolveSelection — unbounded (UNLIMITED)', () => {
+	it('never rejects a new pick', () => {
+		const r = resolveSelection(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], 'e', UNLIMITED);
+		expect(r.next).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']);
+		expect(r.rejected).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+});
+
+describe('clampSelection', () => {
+	it('returns empty when not selectable', () => {
+		expect(clampSelection(['a', 'b'], 0)).toEqual([]);
+	});
+
+	it('dedupes', () => {
+		expect(clampSelection(['a', 'a', 'b'], UNLIMITED)).toEqual(['a', 'b']);
+	});
+
+	it('trims to the ceiling', () => {
+		expect(clampSelection(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], 2)).toEqual(['a', 'b']);
+		expect(clampSelection(['a', 'b', 'c'], 1)).toEqual(['a']);
+	});
+
+	it('passes a valid value through unchanged', () => {
+		const value = ['a', 'b'];
+		expect(clampSelection(value, [1, 3])).toBe(value);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/README.md b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/README.md
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+# CardGroup
+
+A responsive group of cards with optional **disclosure** (collapse the whole
+group) and optional **selection**. CardGroup is a **composition shell, not a new
+primitive** — it owns no selection or disclosure behaviour of its own:
+
+- **Selection → [`ToggleGroup`](../../../soma/components/toggle-group/README.md)**
+  (`single` / `multiple`, capped, ranged). Cardinality, `value`,
+  `onValueChange`, roving focus, keyboard, `aria-pressed` and the
+  `commit-toggle` / `commit-block` sema all come from ToggleGroup.
+- **Disclosure → [`Collapsible`](../collapsible/README.md)** — the Title is a
+  `Collapsible.Trigger` (rendered as the system `<Button>`); the Content
+  collapses via the `hidden` attribute. The `expand` / `collapse` sema is
+  Collapsible's.
+- **Card visual → [`Card`](../card/README.md)** — each item IS a card via
+  structural identity (`data-card`), reusing the entire Card recipe
+  (variant / size / color / selected ring / hover / press).
+- **Layout → eidos** — this is the only genuinely CardGroup-owned concern: the
+  responsive grid, concentric cards, `data-depth` chrome, the coordinated
+  cascade and `size` propagation.
+
+This mirrors how `RadioCards` skins `RadioGroup`: *share the machinery, layer a
+distinct visual.* There is **no `card-group` morfo / soma / sema** — the
+contracts come from the composed primitives.
+
+```svelte
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { CardGroup } from '$uix/eidos/components/card-group';
+	import { Card } from '$uix/eidos/components/card';
+	import { UNLIMITED } from '$libs/selection';
+	let open = $state(true);
+	let value = $state<string[]>([]);
+</script>
+
+<!-- collapsible, multi-select group of mixed card types -->
+<CardGroup toggleable bind:open enabledSelections={UNLIMITED} bind:value minChildWidth={260} motion="scale-fade">
+	<CardGroup.Title>Workspace</CardGroup.Title>
+	<CardGroup.Content>
+		<CardGroup.Description>Metrics, notes and plans — grouped.</CardGroup.Description>
+
+		<CardGroup.Item value="rev">
+			<Card.Description>Revenue</Card.Description>
+			<strong>$48.2k</strong>
+		</CardGroup.Item>
+
+		<CardGroup.Item value="pro">
+			<Card.Header><Card.Title>Pro plan</Card.Title></Card.Header>
+			<Card.Body>Everything in Starter, plus advanced analytics.</Card.Body>
+			<Card.Footer><strong>$29 / mo</strong></Card.Footer>
+		</CardGroup.Item>
+	</CardGroup.Content>
+</CardGroup>
+```
+
+The item IS the card — compose the Card **sub-parts** (`Card.Header` /
+`Card.Title` / `Card.Body` / `Card.Footer` / `Card.Description`) or any content
+inside `CardGroup.Item`, not a wrapping `<Card>`.
+
+## Parts
+
+| Part | Marker | Notes |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `CardGroup` (root) | `data-card-group` | The `ToggleGroup.Provider` (`role=group`) when selectable, else a plain `role=group` div. Carries `data-depth` / `data-size`. |
+| `.Title` | `data-card-group-title` | Toggleable → `Collapsible.Trigger` rendered as the system `<Button>` (ghost) + chevron. Not toggleable → a static heading. |
+| `.Description` | `data-card-group-description` | Secondary prose under the title. |
+| `.Content` | `data-card-group-content` | Toggleable → `Collapsible.Content` (collapses via `hidden`); holds the `[data-card-group-grid]` (the `[data-stagger]` cascade container). |
+| `.Item` | `data-card-group-item` + `data-card` | The card. Selectable → also a `ToggleGroup.Item` (`aria-pressed`, roving, sema). |
+
+## Props (root)
+
+| Prop | Type | Default | |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `toggleable` | `boolean` | `false` | Make the group collapsible (composes Collapsible). |
+| `open` | `boolean` (bindable) | `true` | Whether expanded. Only meaningful when toggleable. |
+| `enabledSelections` | `number \| [min, max]` | `0` | Selection cardinality (delegated to ToggleGroup via `$libs/selection`). `0` none · `1` single · `N` up to N · `UNLIMITED` · `[min, max]` range (`[1,1]` single-required, `[1,3]` pick 1–3). |
+| `value` | `string[]` (bindable) | `[]` | Selected item values (0–1 in single mode). |
+| `onValueChange` | `(value: string[]) => void` | — | Selection callback. |
+| `whenFull` | `'reject' \| 'replace-oldest'` | `'reject'` | At a multi cap (`max > 1`): reject the pick (fires `commit-block`) or drop the oldest. |
+| `disabled` | `boolean` | `false` | Disable selection + toggle for the whole group. |
+| `depth` | `'raised' \| 'recessed' \| 'flush'` | `'raised'` | Canonical elevation (`data-depth`). |
+| `size` | `ResponsiveProp<'sm' \| 'md' \| 'lg'>` | `'md'` | Padding / gap / title scale — **propagated to the cards**. |
+| `minChildWidth` | `ResponsiveProp<number \| string>` | — | Fluid grid `repeat(auto-fill, minmax(MIN, 1fr))`. |
+| `columns` | `ResponsiveProp<number>` | — | Fixed column count. Ignored when `minChildWidth` is set. |
+| `motion` | `MotionPresetName` | — | Coordinated entrance cascade for the cards on toggle. |
+| `staggerEach` | `number` | `60` | Stagger rhythm (ms) for the cascade. `0` = parallel. |
+
+`aria-label` / `aria-labelledby` are forwarded; absent an explicit value the
+group is labelled by the Title.
+
+## Props (`.Item`)
+
+| Prop | Type | Default | |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `value` | `string` | — | Selection identity. Required when the group is selectable. |
+| `variant` | `CardVariant` | `'soft'` | Forwarded to the card recipe. |
+| `color` | `CardColor` | `'neutral'` | Card accent. |
+| `rounded` | `'sm' \| 'md' \| 'lg'` | `'md'` | Card corner radius. |
+| `disabled` | `boolean` | `false` | Disable selecting this item. |
+
+## Sema events
+
+CardGroup declares **no own events** — its perceptual surface is composed:
+
+| Event | From | Family · verb · intent | When |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `expand` / `collapse` | Collapsible | `emerge` · expand/collapse | Title toggles the group. |
+| `commit-toggle` | ToggleGroup | `commit` · toggle · neutral | A card is selected / unselected. |
+| `commit-block` | ToggleGroup | `commit` · block · risk | A pick is rejected by the cardinality limit (at-max with `whenFull: 'reject'`, or below a required min). The card shakes (`card-group-block`) over the risk-tinted sound/haptic. |
+
+## Accessibility
+
+- **Group** — `role="group"` (from ToggleGroup, or the wrapper when not
+  selectable), labelled by the Title via `aria-labelledby`.
+- **Selection** — each card is an `aria-pressed` toggle button
+  (toggle-button-group pattern) with roving focus + arrow-key navigation, all
+  from ToggleGroup.
+- **Disclosure** — when toggleable the Title is a `Collapsible.Trigger`:
+  `aria-expanded` + `aria-controls`, Enter/Space toggles.
+- **Reduced motion** — the cascade + the rejection shake are reduced-motion
+  aware.
+
+## Reference comparison
+
+| Library | Closest equivalent | Difference |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| chakra-ui | `<CardGroup>` | Layout-only (shared size/variant). UIX adds disclosure (Collapsible) + selection (ToggleGroup). |
+| ant design | `<Card.Grid>` | Static grid cells. UIX is a collapsible, selectable group of full cards. |
+| radix / ark / bits | — | No CardGroup primitive; selection = a Radio/Toggle group, disclosure = Collapsible — exactly what UIX composes. |
+| react-aria | `GridList` / `ListBox` | Selectable collections; cards are app-styled options. UIX promotes the pattern with the Card recipe reused via structural identity. |
+| native HTML | `<fieldset><legend>` / `<details>` | The title-on-trigger + collapse idiom, here with a responsive card grid + coordinated motion. |
+
+## Decisions
+
+- **Composition over reinvention.** The disclosure and selection are NOT
+  re-implemented. An earlier draft shipped a bespoke `card-group` morfo + soma
+  provider (`pick` / `commit-block`) + a `$libs/selection` consumer; that
+  duplicated ToggleGroup + Collapsible and was removed. `$libs/selection` now
+  lives where it belongs — inside ToggleGroup.
+- **The item carries structural identity** (`data-card`), reusing Card's recipe
+  wholesale — the `toggle-group ↔ toggle` pattern. Its `data-toggle` (from
+  ToggleGroup.Item) rides along harmlessly because the eidos Toggle CSS isn't
+  loaded when composing the soma ToggleGroup (cf. RadioCards ↔ RadioGroup).
+- **The pressed state is read from the ToggleGroup provider** (`isItemPressed`,
+  reactive), not from the spread props — a `{@const}` over a stable
+  snippet-param proxy doesn't re-run.
+- **Cardinality is ONE knob** (`enabledSelections: number | [min, max]`), not a
+  `mode` enum + min/max trio. `whenFull` governs the at-cap strategy; the mode
+  is derived from the ceiling.
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-content.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-content.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+	/**
+	 * Eidos `<CardGroup.Content>` — holds the responsive card grid.
+	 *   - toggleable → composes the canonical `Collapsible.Content` (which
+	 *     collapses via the `hidden` attribute) and puts the grid on a SEPARATE
+	 *     inner element so its `display: grid` never overrides `hidden`. The
+	 *     `data-collapsible-content` marker is stripped so the grid owns layout.
+	 *   - not toggleable → a plain always-visible grid.
+	 *
+	 * The inner grid is the `[data-stagger]` container — its direct Item children
+	 * cascade off the group's open state (`data-state`).
+	 */
+	import * as Collapsible from '$soma/components/collapsible';
+	import { getCardGroupVisualContext } from './context';
+	import type { CardGroupContentProps } from './types';
+
+	let { children, ...rest }: CardGroupContentProps = $props();
+
+	const ctx = getCardGroupVisualContext();
+
+	const gridStyle = $derived(
+		[
+			ctx?.templateColumns ? `grid-template-columns:${ctx.templateColumns}` : '',
+			`--motion-stagger-each:${ctx?.staggerEach ?? 0}ms`
+		]
+			.filter(Boolean)
+			.join(';')
+	);
+	const gridState = $derived(ctx?.open === false ? 'closed' : 'open');
+</script>
+
+{#if ctx?.toggleable}
+	<Collapsible.Content>
+		{#snippet child({ props })}
+			<div {...props} data-collapsible-content={undefined} data-card-group-content="">
+				<div data-card-group-grid data-stagger data-state={gridState} style={gridStyle}>
+					{@render children?.()}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		{/snippet}
+	</Collapsible.Content>
+{:else}
+	<div data-card-group-content="" {...rest}>
+		<div data-card-group-grid data-stagger data-state="open" style={gridStyle}>
+			{@render children?.()}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-description.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-description.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0eb9184b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-description.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	/** Eidos `<CardGroup.Description>` — secondary prose under the title. */
+	import type { CardGroupDescriptionProps } from './types';
+
+	let { children, ...rest }: CardGroupDescriptionProps = $props();
+</script>
+
+<div data-card-group-description="" {...rest}>
+	{@render children?.()}
+</div>
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-item.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-item.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d042803a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-item.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	/**
+	 * Eidos `<CardGroup.Item>` — the item IS a card (structural identity
+	 * `data-card`, so it reuses the ENTIRE Card recipe) and, when the group is
+	 * selectable, ALSO the selection control: it composes `ToggleGroup.Item`
+	 * (value/cardinality, roving focus, keyboard, `aria-pressed`, the
+	 * `commit-toggle` sema) and adds Card's `data-card` + variant/size/color +
+	 * `data-selected`. This is the canonical system pattern — exactly how
+	 * `toggle-group-item` reuses Toggle's recipe via `data-toggle`.
+	 *
+	 * The pressed state is read from the ToggleGroup provider (reactive) rather
+	 * than from the spread props (a `{@const}` over a stable snippet-param proxy
+	 * doesn't re-run). `data-toggle` rides along harmlessly — the eidos Toggle CSS
+	 * isn't loaded when we compose the soma ToggleGroup (cf. RadioCards).
+	 *
+	 * The cascade rides `data-animation-style` (the group's `motion`); when the
+	 * group owns the entrance, `data-no-emerge` suppresses the card's own mount.
+	 */
+	import * as ToggleGroup from '$soma/components/toggle-group';
+	import { ToggleGroupProvider } from '$soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte';
+	import { getCardGroupVisualContext } from './context';
+	import type { CardGroupItemProps } from './types';
+
+	let {
+		value,
+		variant = 'soft',
+		color = 'neutral',
+		rounded = 'md',
+		disabled = false,
+		children,
+		...rest
+	}: CardGroupItemProps = $props();
+
+	const ctx = getCardGroupVisualContext();
+	const selectable = $derived(!!ctx?.selectable);
+	const cascade = $derived(ctx?.cardMotion);
+
+	// Pressed state from the ToggleGroup provider (reactive `pressedSet`).
+	const tg = ToggleGroupProvider.get();
+	const selected = $derived(!!tg && tg.isItemPressed(value));
+</script>
+
+{#if selectable}
+	<ToggleGroup.Item {value} {disabled}>
+		{#snippet child({ props })}
+			<button
+				{...rest}
+				{...props}
+				data-card-group-item=""
+				data-card=""
+				data-interactive=""
+				data-variant={variant}
+				data-size={ctx?.cardSize}
+				data-color={color}
+				data-rounded={rounded}
+				data-selected={selected ? '' : undefined}
+				data-disabled={disabled ? '' : undefined}
+				data-animation-style={cascade}
+				data-no-emerge={cascade ? '' : undefined}
+			>
+				{@render children?.()}
+			</button>
+		{/snippet}
+	</ToggleGroup.Item>
+{:else}
+	<div
+		{...rest}
+		data-card-group-item=""
+		data-card=""
+		data-variant={variant}
+		data-size={ctx?.cardSize}
+		data-color={color}
+		data-rounded={rounded}
+		data-disabled={disabled ? '' : undefined}
+		data-animation-style={cascade}
+		data-no-emerge={cascade ? '' : undefined}
+	>
+		{@render children?.()}
+	</div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-title.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-title.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..386621c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group-title.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	/**
+	 * Eidos `<CardGroup.Title>` — the group heading.
+	 *   - toggleable → composes the canonical `Collapsible.Trigger` and renders
+	 *     the system `<Button>` (ghost) through its `child` slot, so the trigger
+	 *     is a real framework Button (cursor / hover / focus / press / aria) with
+	 *     the chevron in the Button `endIcon`. The `data-collapsible-trigger`
+	 *     marker is stripped so only the Button recipe paints it.
+	 *   - not toggleable → a plain static heading (no button, no chevron).
+	 *
+	 * Carries `id={ctx.titleId}` so the group's `aria-labelledby` resolves.
+	 */
+	import * as Collapsible from '$soma/components/collapsible';
+	import { Button } from '$uix/eidos/components/button';
+	import { getCardGroupVisualContext } from './context';
+	import type { CardGroupTitleProps } from './types';
+
+	let { children, ...rest }: CardGroupTitleProps = $props();
+
+	const ctx = getCardGroupVisualContext();
+</script>
+
+{#snippet chevron()}
+	<span data-card-group-title-chevron aria-hidden="true"></span>
+{/snippet}
+
+{#if ctx?.toggleable}
+	<Collapsible.Trigger id={ctx.titleId}>
+		{#snippet child({ props })}
+			<Button
+				{...props}
+				data-collapsible-trigger={undefined}
+				data-card-group-title=""
+				variant="ghost"
+				color="neutral"
+				block
+				size={ctx?.cardSize ?? 'md'}
+				endIcon={chevron}
+			>
+				<span data-card-group-title-text>{@render children?.()}</span>
+			</Button>
+		{/snippet}
+	</Collapsible.Trigger>
+{:else}
+	<div id={ctx?.titleId} data-card-group-title="" data-static="" {...rest}>
+		<span data-card-group-title-text>{@render children?.()}</span>
+	</div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group.css b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3909f25c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group.css
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/* CardGroup — responsive group of cards. Composition shell over ToggleGroup
+ * (selection) + Collapsible (disclosure); this recipe owns ONLY the genuinely
+ * CardGroup-level visual:
+ *   - chrome via the DEPTH channel (`data-depth`: surface + border + shadow);
+ *   - `inline-size: 100%` so collapsing changes only height (never recenters);
+ *   - cards nest CONCENTRICALLY — `--shape-outer-radius = card-radius + inset`,
+ *     and the items (each a `[data-card]` via structural identity) take that;
+ *   - the responsive grid + the foundation `[data-stagger]` cascade.
+ * Card chrome (variant/size/color/selected ring/hover/press) is Card's recipe,
+ * reused by the items via `data-card`. The title is the system `<Button>`.
+ */
+
+[data-card-group] {
+	--_cg-pad: var(--space-4);
+	--_cg-card-radius: var(--radius-md);
+	--shape-outer-radius: calc(var(--_cg-card-radius) + var(--_cg-pad));
+
+	display: block;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+	inline-size: 100%;
+	border-radius: var(--shape-outer-radius);
+	/* `data-depth` (foundation) supplies background + border + box-shadow. */
+}
+
+/* The composed Collapsible root is a transparent structural wrapper. */
+[data-card-group] > [data-collapsible] {
+	display: block;
+}
+
+/* ── Title (disclosure trigger = system Button, ghost) ───────────────────────
+ * Button owns ALL chrome (bg / border / vertical padding / font / cursor /
+ * hover / focus ring / press). The recipe keeps ONLY the header-specific
+ * layout: full-bleed horizontal padding aligned to the grid (`--_cg-pad`) and
+ * the chevron pushed to the trailing edge via space-between. */
+
+[data-card-group-title][data-button] {
+	justify-content: space-between;
+	padding-inline: var(--_cg-pad);
+	font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+	text-align: start;
+}
+
+/* Static (non-toggleable) heading — no button, plain header type. */
+[data-card-group-title][data-static] {
+	display: block;
+	padding: var(--_cg-pad) var(--_cg-pad) var(--space-2);
+	color: var(--color-content-default);
+	font-family: var(--font-ui);
+	font-size: var(--font-size-md);
+	font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+	line-height: var(--leading-ui);
+}
+
+[data-card-group-title] [data-card-group-title-text] {
+	min-inline-size: 0;
+	text-align: start;
+}
+
+/* Chevron — down at rest, up when the Collapsible is open. */
+[data-card-group-title-chevron] {
+	inline-size: 0.5em;
+	block-size: 0.5em;
+	flex: 0 0 auto;
+	margin-block-start: -0.15em;
+	border-inline-end: var(--border-width-medium) solid currentColor;
+	border-block-end: var(--border-width-medium) solid currentColor;
+	transform: rotate(45deg);
+	transition: transform var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out);
+	opacity: 0.6;
+}
+[data-card-group] [data-collapsible][data-state='open'] [data-card-group-title-chevron] {
+	transform: rotate(225deg);
+}
+
+/* ── Description ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+[data-card-group-description] {
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0 var(--_cg-pad) var(--space-2);
+	color: var(--color-content-muted);
+	font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
+}
+
+/* ── Content region + grid ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+/* No `display` rule on the content wrapper: the composed Collapsible.Content
+ * collapses via the `hidden` attribute (UA `display: none`); any author
+ * `display` would override it. The grid lives on a SEPARATE inner element. */
+
+[data-card-group-grid] {
+	display: grid;
+	grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(min(100%, 16rem), 1fr));
+	gap: var(--space-3);
+	padding: 0 var(--_cg-pad) var(--_cg-pad);
+}
+
+/* ── Concentric cards (§30: inner = outer − inset) ─────────────────────────── */
+
+[data-card-group] [data-card] {
+	border-radius: var(--_cg-card-radius);
+}
+
+/* The item stretches to fill its grid cell so cards in a row match height. */
+[data-card-group-item] {
+	block-size: 100%;
+}
+
+/* Rejection feedback — a pick blocked by the cardinality limit fires
+ * `commit-block` (ToggleGroup, via $libs/selection). Shake the blocked card
+ * during the sema hold, on top of the risk-tinted sound/haptic. */
+[data-card-group-item][data-event='commit-block'][data-event-phase='active'] {
+	animation: card-group-block var(--duration-moderate) var(--ease-out);
+}
+@keyframes card-group-block {
+	0%,
+	100% {
+		transform: translateX(0);
+	}
+	20%,
+	60% {
+		transform: translateX(-3px);
+	}
+	40%,
+	80% {
+		transform: translateX(3px);
+	}
+}
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+	[data-card-group-item][data-event='commit-block'][data-event-phase='active'] {
+		animation: none;
+	}
+}
+
+/* ── Size scale ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+[data-card-group][data-size='sm'] {
+	--_cg-pad: var(--space-3);
+}
+[data-card-group][data-size='sm'] [data-card-group-grid] {
+	gap: var(--space-2);
+}
+
+[data-card-group][data-size='lg'] {
+	--_cg-pad: var(--space-5);
+}
+[data-card-group][data-size='lg'] [data-card-group-grid] {
+	gap: var(--space-4);
+}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76f92c908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/card-group.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	/**
+	 * Eidos `<CardGroup>` — a responsive, optionally-collapsible group of cards
+	 * with optional selection. It is a COMPOSITION shell, not a new primitive:
+	 *
+	 *   - selection  → `ToggleGroup` (single / multiple). Cardinality, value,
+	 *                  onValueChange, roving focus, keyboard and the `commit-toggle`
+	 *                  sema all come from ToggleGroup. No selection engine here.
+	 *   - disclosure → `Collapsible` (Trigger = Button, Content collapses). No
+	 *                  bespoke open/expand/collapse.
+	 *   - layout     → the genuinely CardGroup-owned eidos: responsive grid,
+	 *                  concentric cards, `data-depth` chrome, coordinated cascade.
+	 *
+	 * Mirrors how `RadioCards` skins `RadioGroup` ("share the machinery, layer a
+	 * visual").
+	 */
+	import './card-group.css';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
+	import { Collapsible } from '$uix/eidos/components/collapsible';
+	import * as ToggleGroup from '$soma/components/toggle-group';
+	import { isSelectable } from '$libs/selection';
+	import { formatLayoutLength } from '$uix/eidos/lib/layout-helpers';
+	import { setCardGroupVisualContext } from './context';
+	import type { CardGroupProps } from './types';
+
+	let {
+		toggleable = false,
+		open = $bindable(true),
+		onOpenChange,
+		enabledSelections = 0,
+		value = $bindable([]),
+		onValueChange,
+		whenFull = 'reject',
+		disabled = false,
+		depth = 'raised',
+		size = 'md',
+		minChildWidth,
+		columns,
+		motion,
+		staggerEach = 60,
+		'aria-label': ariaLabel,
+		'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledby,
+		children,
+		...rest
+	}: CardGroupProps = $props();
+
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
+	const uid = $props.id();
+	const titleId = `${uid}-card-group-title`;
+
+	const resolvedSize = $derived(eidos.resolve(size, 'md'));
+	const templateColumns = $derived.by(() => {
+		const min = formatLayoutLength(eidos.resolve(minChildWidth));
+		if (min) return `repeat(auto-fill, minmax(${min}, 1fr))`;
+		const cols = eidos.resolve(columns);
+		if (typeof cols === 'number' && cols > 0) return `repeat(${cols}, minmax(0, 1fr))`;
+		return undefined;
+	});
+
+	const selectable = $derived(isSelectable(enabledSelections));
+	const labelledby = $derived(ariaLabelledby ?? titleId);
+
+	setCardGroupVisualContext({
+		get selectable() {
+			return selectable;
+		},
+		get toggleable() {
+			return toggleable;
+		},
+		get titleId() {
+			return titleId;
+		},
+		get open() {
+			return open;
+		},
+		get templateColumns() {
+			return templateColumns;
+		},
+		get staggerEach() {
+			return staggerEach;
+		},
+		get cardMotion() {
+			return motion && motion !== 'none' ? motion : undefined;
+		},
+		get cardSize() {
+			return resolvedSize;
+		}
+	});
+</script>
+
+{#snippet body()}
+	{#if toggleable}
+		<Collapsible bind:open {onOpenChange}>
+			{@render children?.()}
+		</Collapsible>
+	{:else}
+		{@render children?.()}
+	{/if}
+{/snippet}
+
+{#if selectable}
+	<ToggleGroup.Provider
+		{enabledSelections}
+		{whenFull}
+		bind:value
+		{onValueChange}
+		{disabled}
+		data-card-group=""
+		data-depth={depth}
+		data-size={resolvedSize}
+		aria-label={ariaLabel}
+		aria-labelledby={ariaLabel ? undefined : labelledby}
+		{...rest}
+	>
+		{@render body()}
+	</ToggleGroup.Provider>
+{:else}
+	<div
+		data-card-group=""
+		data-depth={depth}
+		data-size={resolvedSize}
+		role="group"
+		aria-label={ariaLabel}
+		aria-labelledby={ariaLabel ? undefined : labelledby}
+		{...rest}
+	>
+		{@render body()}
+	</div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/context.ts b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/context.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..201dd4928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/context.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { getContext, setContext } from 'svelte';
+import type { MotionPresetName } from '$uix/eidos/lib/motion/registry';
+import type { CardGroupSize } from './types';
+
+/**
+ * Eidos-only visual config the `<CardGroup>` root passes to its parts. Behaviour
+ * lives in the composed primitives (`ToggleGroup` selection, `Collapsible`
+ * disclosure); this only carries the eidos knobs (select mode, grid, cascade,
+ * motion, size) so Title / Content / Item render coherently.
+ */
+export interface CardGroupVisualContext {
+	/** Whether the group is selectable — Item renders as a ToggleGroup control. */
+	readonly selectable: boolean;
+	/** Whether the disclosure is toggleable — Title renders a trigger when true. */
+	readonly toggleable: boolean;
+	/** Stable id the Title applies to itself so the group's `aria-labelledby` resolves. */
+	readonly titleId: string;
+	/** Open state, mirrored so the inner grid can drive the stagger. */
+	readonly open: boolean;
+	/** Resolved CSS grid template, or `undefined` for the responsive default. */
+	readonly templateColumns: string | undefined;
+	/** Stagger rhythm in ms (0 = parallel). */
+	readonly staggerEach: number;
+	/** Cascade preset each Item cell plays on toggle. */
+	readonly cardMotion: MotionPresetName | undefined;
+	/** Resolved group size, propagated to each card so the group scales as one. */
+	readonly cardSize: CardGroupSize;
+}
+
+const KEY = Symbol('uix.card-group.visual');
+
+export function setCardGroupVisualContext(ctx: CardGroupVisualContext): void {
+	setContext(KEY, ctx);
+}
+
+export function getCardGroupVisualContext(): CardGroupVisualContext | undefined {
+	return getContext<CardGroupVisualContext | undefined>(KEY);
+}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/index.ts b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e855b0a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// CardGroup — responsive group of cards. A composition shell: selection is
+// delegated to ToggleGroup, disclosure to Collapsible; the eidos layer owns the
+// responsive grid, concentric cards, depth chrome and the coordinated cascade.
+//
+//   import { CardGroup } from '$uix/eidos/components/card-group';
+//   import { Card } from '$uix/eidos/components/card';
+//
+//   <!-- display group, collapsible -->
+//   <CardGroup toggleable bind:open minChildWidth={260} motion="scale-fade">
+//     <CardGroup.Title>Metrics</CardGroup.Title>
+//     <CardGroup.Content>
+//       <CardGroup.Description>Last 30 days</CardGroup.Description>
+//       <CardGroup.Item value="rev">
+//         <Card.Header><Card.Title>Revenue</Card.Title></Card.Header>
+//         <Card.Body>$48.2k</Card.Body>
+//       </CardGroup.Item>
+//     </CardGroup.Content>
+//   </CardGroup>
+//
+//   <!-- selectable: each item IS a card AND a ToggleGroup control -->
+//   <CardGroup select="multiple" bind:value>
+//     <CardGroup.Content>
+//       <CardGroup.Item value="a" variant="soft">
+//         <Card.Body>Plan A</Card.Body>
+//       </CardGroup.Item>
+//     </CardGroup.Content>
+//   </CardGroup>
+import CardGroupComponent from './card-group.svelte';
+import Title from './card-group-title.svelte';
+import Description from './card-group-description.svelte';
+import Content from './card-group-content.svelte';
+import Item from './card-group-item.svelte';
+
+type CardGroupNamespace = typeof CardGroupComponent & {
+	Title: typeof Title;
+	Description: typeof Description;
+	Content: typeof Content;
+	Item: typeof Item;
+};
+
+const CardGroup = CardGroupComponent as CardGroupNamespace;
+CardGroup.Title = Title;
+CardGroup.Description = Description;
+CardGroup.Content = Content;
+CardGroup.Item = Item;
+
+export { CardGroup };
+export default CardGroup;
+export type {
+	CardGroupProps,
+	CardGroupTitleProps,
+	CardGroupDescriptionProps,
+	CardGroupContentProps,
+	CardGroupItemProps,
+	CardGroupDepth,
+	CardGroupSize
+} from './types';
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/types.ts b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccf9b74fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/card-group/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+import type { ResponsiveProp, Size } from '$uix/eidos/lib/types';
+import type { MotionPresetName } from '$uix/eidos/lib/motion/registry';
+import type { LayoutLengthValue } from '$uix/eidos/lib/layout-helpers';
+import type { SelectionFullBehavior, SelectionLimit } from '$libs/selection';
+import type { CardColor, CardRounded, CardVariant } from '../card/types';
+
+/**
+ * CardGroup elevation — drives the canonical depth channel (`data-depth`:
+ * surface + border + shadow + halo), so the chrome is the system's.
+ *   - `raised`   — surface + border + soft shadow (default panel)
+ *   - `recessed` — sunken surface + inset shadow
+ *   - `flush`    — no chrome (just layout)
+ */
+export type CardGroupDepth = 'raised' | 'recessed' | 'flush';
+
+/** CardGroup size — padding / gap / title scale. Composed panel: `sm · md · lg`. */
+export type CardGroupSize = Extract<Size, 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg'>;
+
+/** Props for `<CardGroup>` — disclosure (Collapsible) + selection (ToggleGroup) + eidos layout. */
+export type CardGroupProps = {
+	/** Make the group collapsible — the Title becomes the disclosure trigger. @default false */
+	toggleable?: boolean;
+	/** Whether the group is expanded. Bindable. Only meaningful when toggleable. @default true */
+	open?: boolean;
+	/** Called when the open state changes. */
+	onOpenChange?: (open: boolean) => void;
+
+	/**
+	 * Selection cardinality (delegated to ToggleGroup via `$libs/selection`):
+	 * `number | [min, max]` — `0` none · `1` single · `N` up to N · `UNLIMITED` ·
+	 * `[min, max]` range (e.g. `[1, 1]` single-required, `[1, 3]` pick 1–3).
+	 * The single knob. @default 0 (none) */
+	enabledSelections?: SelectionLimit;
+	/** Selected item values. Bindable. `[]` when nothing selected. @default [] */
+	value?: string[];
+	/** Called when the selection changes. */
+	onValueChange?: (value: string[]) => void;
+	/**
+	 * Behaviour when picking a new value at a multi cap (`max > 1`): `reject`
+	 * (no-op, fires `commit-block`) or `replace-oldest`. @default 'reject'
+	 */
+	whenFull?: SelectionFullBehavior;
+	/** Disable selection + toggle for the whole group. @default false */
+	disabled?: boolean;
+
+	/** Elevation (canonical depth channel). @default 'raised' */
+	depth?: CardGroupDepth;
+	/** Sizing scale (padding / gap / title). Propagated to the cards. @default 'md' */
+	size?: ResponsiveProp<CardGroupSize>;
+	/** Fluid grid — `repeat(auto-fill, minmax(MIN, 1fr))`. The responsive default. */
+	minChildWidth?: ResponsiveProp<LayoutLengthValue>;
+	/** Fixed column count. Ignored when `minChildWidth` is set. */
+	columns?: ResponsiveProp<number>;
+	/** Coordinated entrance preset for the cards on toggle (the cascade). @default undefined */
+	motion?: MotionPresetName;
+	/** Stagger rhythm (ms) for the cascade. 0 = parallel. @default 60 */
+	staggerEach?: number;
+
+	/** Accessible name (when no Title is rendered). */
+	'aria-label'?: string;
+	/** Id of the element labelling the group. */
+	'aria-labelledby'?: string;
+
+	children?: Snippet;
+	[key: string]: unknown;
+};
+
+export type CardGroupTitleProps = {
+	children?: Snippet;
+	[key: string]: unknown;
+};
+
+export type CardGroupDescriptionProps = {
+	children?: Snippet;
+	[key: string]: unknown;
+};
+
+export type CardGroupContentProps = {
+	children?: Snippet;
+	[key: string]: unknown;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Item props. The item IS a card (structural identity `data-card`) and, when the
+ * group is selectable, also the selection control (composes `ToggleGroup.Item`).
+ * The Card visual knobs are forwarded to the card recipe.
+ */
+export type CardGroupItemProps = {
+	/** Selection identity. Required when the group is selectable. */
+	value: string;
+	/** Card visual treatment. @default 'soft' */
+	variant?: CardVariant;
+	/** Card accent palette. @default 'neutral' */
+	color?: CardColor;
+	/** Card corner radius. @default 'md' */
+	rounded?: CardRounded;
+	/** Disable selecting this item. @default false */
+	disabled?: boolean;
+	children?: Snippet;
+	[key: string]: unknown;
+};
diff --git a/src/uix/morfo/components/toggle-group.ts b/src/uix/morfo/components/toggle-group.ts
index 9086f09d6..02d9da9ff 100644
--- a/src/uix/morfo/components/toggle-group.ts
+++ b/src/uix/morfo/components/toggle-group.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@ export const toggleGroupMorfo = {
 				},
 				sequence: 'post'
 			}
+		},
+		{
+			// A pick blocked by the cardinality limit (at-max with `whenFull:
+			// 'reject'`, or below a required minimum). The perceptual "no, correct
+			// course" — corrigible, hence `risk`. Fired by the provider when
+			// `$libs/selection` rejects the pick.
+			name: 'commit-block',
+			semantic: {
+				family: 'commit',
+				verb: 'block',
+				target: v.partRef('item'),
+				intent: 'risk',
+				sequence: 'post'
+			}
 		}
 	],
 	parts: [
diff --git a/src/uix/sema/components/toggle-group.ts b/src/uix/sema/components/toggle-group.ts
index 19b1decde..94c2b1644 100644
--- a/src/uix/sema/components/toggle-group.ts
+++ b/src/uix/sema/components/toggle-group.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ export const toggleGroupSema: Sema = {
 			selector: onItem({ eventName: 'commit-toggle' }),
 			sound: soundTuning('form.toggle.silent'),
 			haptic: { kind: 'tap', intensity: 0.3, duration: 12, delay: 0 }
+		},
+		{
+			// Rejection (cap reached / below required min). The `risk` intent owns
+			// the sound primitives (pitch/gain/contour); the rule only adds the
+			// tactile "blocked" character — never overrides the intent profile.
+			selector: onItem({ eventName: 'commit-block' }),
+			haptic: { kind: 'error', pattern: [40, 60, 40] }
 		}
 	]
 };
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/components/toggle-group.svelte b/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/components/toggle-group.svelte
index 793c986f6..3230f11b6 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/components/toggle-group.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/components/toggle-group.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 		id = createId(uid, 'toggle-group'),
 		type = 'single',
 		deselectable = true,
+		enabledSelections,
+		whenFull = 'reject',
 		value = $bindable([]),
 		onValueChange = () => {},
 		disabled = false,
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@
 		),
 		type: readableActive(() => type),
 		deselectable: readableActive(() => deselectable),
+		enabledSelections: readableActive(() => enabledSelections),
+		whenFull: readableActive(() => whenFull),
 		value: writableActive(
 			() => value,
 			(v) => {
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte.test.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte.test.ts
index 4e6583c82..5b6d20a20 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import { createActiveDom } from '$adom';
 import { state } from '$libs/reactive';
+import type { SelectionLimit } from '$libs/selection';
 import type { Morfo } from '$uix/morfo';
 import { Soma } from '$soma/core/soma.svelte';
 import { createSomaRuntime, type SomaRuntimeSources } from '$soma/runtime.svelte';
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ function groupOpts(root = createRoot()) {
 		value: state<string[]>([]),
 		type: state<'single' | 'multiple'>('single'),
 		deselectable: state(true),
+		enabledSelections: state<SelectionLimit | undefined>(undefined),
+		whenFull: state<'reject' | 'replace-oldest'>('reject'),
 		disabled: state(false),
 		orientation: state<'horizontal' | 'vertical'>('horizontal'),
 		loop: state(true),
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte.ts
index c3e3059db..cb6411f00 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/toggle-group-provider.svelte.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import { toggleGroupMorfo } from '../../../morfo/components/toggle-group';
 import { Soma } from '../../core/soma.svelte';
 import type { SomaRuntime, SomaRuntimePart } from '../../runtime.svelte';
 import type { ToggleGroupType } from './types';
+import {
+	resolveSelection,
+	UNLIMITED,
+	type SelectionLimit,
+	type SelectionFullBehavior
+} from '$libs/selection';
 
 const attrs = createAttrs(toggleGroupMorfo);
 
@@ -20,6 +26,14 @@ interface ToggleGroupOpts
 		ActiveProps<{
 			type: ToggleGroupType;
 			deselectable: boolean;
+			/**
+			 * Canonical cardinality (`$libs/selection`): `number | [min, max]`.
+			 * When set it OVERRIDES `type`/`deselectable` (single knob). Undefined
+			 * → derive the limit from `type`/`deselectable` (backward compat).
+			 */
+			enabledSelections: SelectionLimit | undefined;
+			/** Behaviour when picking past a multi cap. @default 'reject' */
+			whenFull: SelectionFullBehavior;
 			disabled: boolean;
 			orientation: Orientation;
 			loop: boolean;
@@ -68,28 +82,55 @@ export class ToggleGroupProvider {
 		return this.pressedSet.has(value);
 	}
 
-	toggleItem(value: string) {
-		if (this.opts.disabled.current) return;
+	/**
+	 * The cardinality, as the canonical `$libs/selection` limit. `enabledSelections`
+	 * wins when set; otherwise it is derived from `type`/`deselectable`:
+	 *   single + deselectable → `1`     (one, clearable)
+	 *   single (required)     → `[1,1]` (one, can't empty)
+	 *   multiple              → `UNLIMITED`
+	 */
+	readonly limit = $derived.by<SelectionLimit>(() => {
+		const explicit = this.opts.enabledSelections.current;
+		if (explicit !== undefined) return explicit;
+		if (this.opts.type.current === 'single') {
+			return this.opts.deselectable.current ? 1 : [1, 1];
+		}
+		return UNLIMITED;
+	});
+
+	/** Resolve the DOM element for an item value (by data-value attr). */
+	private resolveItemEl(value: string): HTMLElement | null {
+		const root = this.opts.ref?.current;
+		if (!root) return null;
+		return root.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`[${attrs.item}][data-value="${CSS.escape(value)}"]`);
+	}
 
-		const current = this.opts.value.current;
-		const isPressed = current.includes(value);
+	/**
+	 * Pick an item. Routes through `$libs/selection` so the cardinality limit
+	 * applies (single replaces, multiple toggles, the cap rejects or replaces the
+	 * oldest per `whenFull`). Fires `commit-toggle` when the selection changed, or
+	 * `commit-block` when the pick was rejected by the limit (at-max / below-min).
+	 */
+	toggleItem(value: string, itemEl?: HTMLElement) {
+		if (this.opts.disabled.current) return;
 
-		let next: string[];
-		if (this.opts.type.current === 'single') {
-			if (isPressed) {
-				// Re-pressing the active item deselects it (→ empty) only when
-				// `deselectable`; otherwise it stays pressed (radio-like — a
-				// selection is required) and this is a no-op.
-				if (!this.opts.deselectable.current) return;
-				next = [];
-			} else {
-				next = [value];
-			}
-		} else {
-			next = isPressed ? current.filter((v) => v !== value) : [...current, value];
+		const result = resolveSelection(
+			this.opts.value.current,
+			value,
+			this.limit,
+			this.opts.whenFull.current
+		);
+		const target = itemEl ?? this.resolveItemEl(value);
+
+		if (result.changed) {
+			this.opts.value.current = [...result.next];
+			if (target) void this.runtime.trigger('commit-toggle', { fallbackTarget: target });
+			return;
 		}
 
-		this.opts.value.current = next;
+		if (result.rejected && result.rejected !== 'disabled' && target) {
+			void this.runtime.trigger('commit-block', { fallbackTarget: target });
+		}
 	}
 
 	/** Get all enabled item elements for keyboard navigation, scoped to this root. */
@@ -174,15 +215,11 @@ export class ToggleGroupItemProvider {
 
 	readonly onclick = (e: SomaMouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
 		if (this.isDisabled) return;
-		this.provider.toggleItem(this.opts.value.current);
-		// Morfo declares `commit-toggle` on the `item` part. Pass the
-		// clicked button as `fallbackTarget` so the cascade selector
-		// `[data-toggle-group-item][data-event="commit-toggle"]` matches
-		// this exact item (the runtime would otherwise see N registered
-		// items under the same kebab and pick arbitrarily).
-		void this.provider.runtime.trigger('commit-toggle', {
-			fallbackTarget: e.currentTarget
-		});
+		// Selection + the perceptual event (commit-toggle on change, commit-block
+		// on a limit rejection) are centralised in `toggleItem`. Pass the clicked
+		// button so the cascade selector matches this exact item (the runtime
+		// would otherwise see N items under the same kebab and pick arbitrarily).
+		this.provider.toggleItem(this.opts.value.current, e.currentTarget);
 	};
 
 	readonly onkeydown = (e: SomaKeyboardEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/types.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/types.ts
index c5feb1f89..1f5d5502a 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/types.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/toggle-group/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { WithChild, Without, OnChangeFn, Orientation, Direction } from '../../types';
 import type { PrimitiveDivAttributes, PrimitiveButtonAttributes } from '../../types';
+import type { SelectionLimit, SelectionFullBehavior } from '$libs/selection';
 
 export type ToggleGroupType = 'single' | 'multiple';
 
@@ -19,6 +20,18 @@ export type ToggleGroupProps = WithChild<{
 	 * `multiple` mode. @default true
 	 */
 	deselectable?: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * Canonical selection cardinality (`$libs/selection`): `number | [min, max]`
+	 * (`0` none · `1` single · `N` up to N · `UNLIMITED` · `[min, max]` range).
+	 * The single knob. When set it OVERRIDES `type`/`deselectable`. Leave unset to
+	 * use the `type` sugar. @default undefined
+	 */
+	enabledSelections?: SelectionLimit;
+	/**
+	 * What happens when a NEW value is picked at a multi cap (`max > 1`):
+	 * `reject` (no-op, fires `commit-block`) or `replace-oldest`. @default 'reject'
+	 */
+	whenFull?: SelectionFullBehavior;
 	/** Array of pressed item values. Bindable. @default [] */
 	value?: string[];
 	/** Callback fired when value changes. */
diff --git a/web/routes/uix/components/card-group/+page.svelte b/web/routes/uix/components/card-group/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78f30dfcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/routes/uix/components/card-group/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,477 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import {
+		CardGroup,
+		type CardGroupDepth,
+		type CardGroupSize
+	} from '$uix/eidos/components/card-group';
+	import { Card } from '$uix/eidos/components/card';
+	import { UNLIMITED, isSelectable, type SelectionLimit } from '$libs/selection';
+
+	type Tab = 'live' | 'api' | 'composition' | 'a11y';
+	let tab = $state<Tab>('live');
+
+	// ── Live state ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	let toggleable = $state(true);
+	let open = $state(true);
+	let depth = $state<CardGroupDepth>('raised');
+	let size = $state<CardGroupSize>('md');
+	let motion = $state<'none' | 'scale-fade' | 'slide-fade' | 'fade'>('scale-fade');
+	let staggerEach = $state(60);
+	let layout = $state<'fluid' | 2 | 3 | 4>('fluid');
+	let minChildWidth = $state(240);
+	let whenFull = $state<'reject' | 'replace-oldest'>('reject');
+	let disabled = $state(false);
+	let value = $state<string[]>([]);
+
+	// Selection cardinality presets — the single `number | [min, max]` knob.
+	const selectionPresets: { label: string; value: SelectionLimit }[] = [
+		{ label: 'none · 0', value: 0 },
+		{ label: 'single · 1', value: 1 },
+		{ label: 'single req · [1,1]', value: [1, 1] },
+		{ label: 'up to 2 · 2', value: 2 },
+		{ label: 'range · [1,3]', value: [1, 3] },
+		{ label: 'multiple · ∞', value: UNLIMITED }
+	];
+	let selPreset = $state(3);
+	const enabledSelections = $derived(selectionPresets[selPreset].value);
+	const selectable = $derived(isSelectable(enabledSelections));
+	const capped = $derived(
+		(typeof enabledSelections === 'number' && enabledSelections > 1) ||
+			(Array.isArray(enabledSelections) && enabledSelections[1] > 1)
+	);
+
+	// Demo cards — different "types" the group is agnostic to.
+	type DemoCard = {
+		id: string;
+		kind: 'metric' | 'content' | 'product';
+		title: string;
+		sub?: string;
+		body?: string;
+		metric?: string;
+		delta?: string;
+		price?: string;
+		rating?: string;
+	};
+	const cards: DemoCard[] = [
+		{ id: 'rev', kind: 'metric', title: 'Revenue', metric: '$48.2k', delta: '▲ 12.4%' },
+		{ id: 'usr', kind: 'metric', title: 'Active users', metric: '8,931', delta: '▲ 3.1%' },
+		{
+			id: 'note',
+			kind: 'content',
+			title: 'Release notes',
+			sub: '2 min read',
+			body: 'CardGroup now composes ToggleGroup (selection) and Collapsible (disclosure) — no reinvented behaviour.'
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'guide',
+			kind: 'content',
+			title: 'Onboarding guide',
+			sub: 'Updated today',
+			body: 'A walkthrough of composing cards inside a toggleable, selectable group.'
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'pro',
+			kind: 'product',
+			title: 'Pro plan',
+			body: 'Everything in Starter, plus advanced analytics and priority support.',
+			price: '$29 / mo',
+			rating: '★ 4.8'
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'team',
+			kind: 'product',
+			title: 'Team plan',
+			body: 'Shared workspaces, roles, and audit logs for growing teams.',
+			price: '$79 / mo',
+			rating: '★ 4.9'
+		}
+	];
+
+	// ── Trace ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	type TraceEntry = { event: string; family: string; intent?: string; at: number };
+	let trace = $state<TraceEntry[]>([]);
+	let stageRef = $state<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+	$effect(() => {
+		const el = stageRef;
+		if (!el) return;
+		const obs = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
+			for (const m of mutations) {
+				if (m.attributeName !== 'data-event') continue;
+				const target = m.target as Element;
+				const ev = target.getAttribute('data-event');
+				if (!ev) continue;
+				trace = [
+					{
+						event: ev,
+						family: target.getAttribute('data-event-family') ?? '—',
+						intent: target.getAttribute('data-event-intent') ?? undefined,
+						at: Date.now()
+					},
+					...trace
+				].slice(0, 6);
+			}
+		});
+		obs.observe(el, { attributes: true, subtree: true, attributeFilter: ['data-event'] });
+		return () => obs.disconnect();
+	});
+
+	function fmtTime(at: number): string {
+		const d = new Date(at);
+		return `${String(d.getSeconds()).padStart(2, '0')}.${String(d.getMilliseconds()).padStart(3, '0')}`;
+	}
+
+	// ── Snippet ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	const eidosSnippet = $derived(
+		[
+			"<script lang='ts'>",
+			"  import { CardGroup } from '$uix/eidos/components/card-group';",
+			"  import { Card } from '$uix/eidos/components/card';",
+			selectable && '  let value = $state<string[]>([]);',
+			toggleable && '  let open = $state(true);',
+			'</' + 'script>',
+			'',
+			'<CardGroup',
+			toggleable && '  toggleable bind:open',
+			selectable &&
+				`  enabledSelections={${Array.isArray(enabledSelections) ? `[${enabledSelections.join(', ')}]` : enabledSelections === UNLIMITED ? 'UNLIMITED' : enabledSelections}}`,
+			selectable && '  bind:value',
+			capped && whenFull !== 'reject' && `  whenFull="${whenFull}"`,
+			depth !== 'raised' && `  depth="${depth}"`,
+			size !== 'md' && `  size="${size}"`,
+			layout === 'fluid' ? `  minChildWidth={${minChildWidth}}` : `  columns={${layout}}`,
+			motion !== 'none' && `  motion="${motion}"`,
+			staggerEach !== 60 && `  staggerEach={${staggerEach}}`,
+			'>',
+			'  <CardGroup.Title>Workspace</CardGroup.Title>',
+			'  <CardGroup.Content>',
+			`    <CardGroup.Item value="rev"${selectable ? '' : ''}>`,
+			'      <Card.Header><Card.Title>Revenue</Card.Title></Card.Header>',
+			'      <Card.Body>$48.2k</Card.Body>',
+			'    </CardGroup.Item>',
+			'    <!-- …more items… -->',
+			'  </CardGroup.Content>',
+			'</CardGroup>'
+		]
+			.filter(Boolean)
+			.join('\n')
+	);
+</script>
+
+<div data-uix-canvas-inner>
+	<header>
+		<div data-uix-eyebrow>Layout · CardGroup</div>
+		<h1 data-uix-page-title>CardGroup</h1>
+		<p data-uix-page-lede>
+			A responsive group of cards. CardGroup is a <strong>composition shell</strong>, not a new
+			primitive: selection is delegated to <code>ToggleGroup</code> (single / multiple),
+			disclosure to <code>Collapsible</code>, and the eidos layer owns the responsive grid,
+			concentric cards, <code>data-depth</code> chrome and the coordinated cascade. Each
+			selectable item IS a card (structural identity <code>data-card</code>) AND a ToggleGroup
+			control — the same pattern as <code>RadioCards</code> ↔ <code>RadioGroup</code>.
+		</p>
+		<div data-uix-page-meta>
+			<span data-uix-meta-pill><span data-uix-meta-key>composes</span>ToggleGroup · Collapsible</span>
+			<span data-uix-meta-pill><span data-uix-meta-key>select</span>3</span>
+			<span data-uix-meta-pill><span data-uix-meta-key>sizes</span>3</span>
+			<span data-uix-meta-pill><span data-uix-meta-key>scope</span>eidos</span>
+		</div>
+	</header>
+
+	<!-- Live preview always rendered -->
+	<div data-uix-stage>
+		<div data-uix-stage-area bind:this={stageRef}>
+			<CardGroup
+				{toggleable}
+				bind:open
+				{enabledSelections}
+				bind:value
+				{whenFull}
+				{depth}
+				{size}
+				{disabled}
+				minChildWidth={layout === 'fluid' ? minChildWidth : undefined}
+				columns={layout === 'fluid' ? undefined : layout}
+				motion={motion === 'none' ? undefined : motion}
+				{staggerEach}
+			>
+				<CardGroup.Title>Workspace</CardGroup.Title>
+				<CardGroup.Content>
+					<CardGroup.Description>Metrics, notes and plans — grouped.</CardGroup.Description>
+					{#each cards as card (card.id)}
+						<CardGroup.Item value={card.id}>
+							{#if card.kind === 'metric'}
+								<Card.Description>{card.title}</Card.Description>
+								<div class="metric-value">{card.metric}</div>
+								<div class="metric-delta">{card.delta}</div>
+							{:else if card.kind === 'product'}
+								<Card.Header>
+									<Card.Title>{card.title}</Card.Title>
+								</Card.Header>
+								<Card.Body>{card.body}</Card.Body>
+								<Card.Footer>
+									<strong>{card.price}</strong>
+									<span class="rating">{card.rating}</span>
+								</Card.Footer>
+							{:else}
+								<Card.Header>
+									<Card.Title>{card.title}</Card.Title>
+									<Card.Description>{card.sub}</Card.Description>
+								</Card.Header>
+								<Card.Body>{card.body}</Card.Body>
+							{/if}
+						</CardGroup.Item>
+					{/each}
+				</CardGroup.Content>
+			</CardGroup>
+		</div>
+		<div data-uix-stage-trace>
+			<span data-uix-stage-trace-key>trace</span>
+			{#if trace.length === 0}
+				<span>toggle the group or select a card to see events</span>
+			{:else}
+				{#each trace.slice(0, 3) as entry}
+					<span><span data-uix-stage-trace-event>{entry.event}</span> · {entry.family}{entry.intent ? ' · ' + entry.intent : ''}</span>
+					<span style="color: var(--uix-text-faint)">{fmtTime(entry.at)}</span>
+				{/each}
+			{/if}
+			<span style="margin-inline-start: auto;">
+				<span data-uix-stage-trace-key>open</span> {String(open)} ·
+				<span data-uix-stage-trace-key>selected</span> {value.length ? value.join(', ') : '—'}
+			</span>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Tabs -->
+	<div data-uix-tabs role="tablist">
+		<button data-uix-tab data-active={tab === 'live'} onclick={() => (tab = 'live')}>Live</button>
+		<button data-uix-tab data-active={tab === 'api'} onclick={() => (tab = 'api')}>API</button>
+		<button data-uix-tab data-active={tab === 'composition'} onclick={() => (tab = 'composition')}>Composition</button>
+		<button data-uix-tab data-active={tab === 'a11y'} onclick={() => (tab = 'a11y')}>A11y</button>
+	</div>
+
+	{#if tab === 'live'}
+		<section data-uix-section>
+			<h2 data-uix-section-title>Controls</h2>
+
+			<div data-uix-subsection-head>Disclosure · <code>Collapsible</code></div>
+			<div data-uix-controls>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>toggleable</span>
+					<span data-uix-switch>
+						<input type="checkbox" bind:checked={toggleable} />
+						<span data-uix-switch-label>{toggleable ? 'on' : 'off'}</span>
+					</span>
+				</label>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>open <span data-uix-control-hint>bindable</span></span>
+					<span data-uix-switch>
+						<input type="checkbox" bind:checked={open} disabled={!toggleable} />
+						<span data-uix-switch-label>{open ? 'open' : 'closed'}</span>
+					</span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div data-uix-subsection-head>Selection · <code>enabledSelections</code> <span data-uix-control-hint>delegated to ToggleGroup</span></div>
+			<div data-uix-controls>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>cardinality</span>
+					<span data-uix-chips role="radiogroup">
+						{#each selectionPresets as p, i}
+							<button data-uix-chip data-active={selPreset === i} onclick={() => { selPreset = i; value = []; }}>{p.label}</button>
+						{/each}
+					</span>
+				</label>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>whenFull <span data-uix-control-hint>at the cap → fires commit-block</span></span>
+					<span data-uix-chips role="radiogroup">
+						{#each ['reject', 'replace-oldest'] as w}
+							<button data-uix-chip data-active={whenFull === w} onclick={() => (whenFull = w as typeof whenFull)} disabled={!capped}>{w}</button>
+						{/each}
+					</span>
+				</label>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>disabled</span>
+					<span data-uix-switch>
+						<input type="checkbox" bind:checked={disabled} />
+						<span data-uix-switch-label>{disabled ? 'on' : 'off'}</span>
+					</span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div data-uix-subsection-head>
+				<span data-uix-layer-badge="eidos">eidos</span> visual + layout
+			</div>
+			<div data-uix-controls>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>depth</span>
+					<span data-uix-chips role="radiogroup">
+						{#each ['raised', 'recessed', 'flush'] as d}
+							<button data-uix-chip data-active={depth === d} onclick={() => (depth = d as CardGroupDepth)}>{d}</button>
+						{/each}
+					</span>
+				</label>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>size</span>
+					<span data-uix-chips role="radiogroup">
+						{#each ['sm', 'md', 'lg'] as s}
+							<button data-uix-chip data-active={size === s} onclick={() => (size = s as CardGroupSize)}>{s}</button>
+						{/each}
+					</span>
+				</label>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>layout</span>
+					<span data-uix-chips role="radiogroup">
+						{#each ['fluid', 2, 3, 4] as l}
+							<button data-uix-chip data-active={layout === l} onclick={() => (layout = l as typeof layout)}>{l === 'fluid' ? 'fluid' : `${l} cols`}</button>
+						{/each}
+					</span>
+				</label>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>minChildWidth <span data-uix-control-hint>fluid · {minChildWidth}px</span></span>
+					<input type="range" min="160" max="360" step="20" bind:value={minChildWidth} disabled={layout !== 'fluid'} />
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div data-uix-subsection-head>Motion · cascade</div>
+			<div data-uix-controls>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>motion <span data-uix-control-hint>cascade on toggle</span></span>
+					<span data-uix-chips role="radiogroup">
+						{#each ['none', 'scale-fade', 'slide-fade', 'fade'] as m}
+							<button data-uix-chip data-active={motion === m} onclick={() => (motion = m as typeof motion)}>{m}</button>
+						{/each}
+					</span>
+				</label>
+				<label data-uix-control>
+					<span data-uix-control-label>staggerEach <span data-uix-control-hint>{staggerEach}ms</span></span>
+					<input type="range" min="0" max="150" step="10" bind:value={staggerEach} />
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div data-uix-code style="margin-top: var(--uix-space-4);">
+				<div data-uix-code-head>
+					<span data-uix-layer-badge="eidos">eidos</span>
+					<span>composition · item = card via structural identity</span>
+					<span data-uix-code-lang>svelte</span>
+				</div>
+				<pre><code>{eidosSnippet}</code></pre>
+			</div>
+		</section>
+	{/if}
+
+	{#if tab === 'api'}
+		<section data-uix-section>
+			<h2 data-uix-section-title>API reference</h2>
+			<p data-uix-section-desc>Props on <code>&lt;CardGroup&gt;</code>. Selection forwards to <code>ToggleGroup</code>, disclosure to <code>Collapsible</code>.</p>
+
+			<div data-uix-subsection-head>CardGroup</div>
+			<div data-uix-table-wrap>
+				<table data-uix-table>
+					<thead><tr><th>Prop</th><th>Type</th><th>Default</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead>
+					<tbody>
+						<tr><td class="name">toggleable</td><td class="type">boolean</td><td class="default">false</td><td>Make the group collapsible (composes Collapsible; Title becomes the trigger).</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">open <span data-uix-tag data-kind="bindable">bindable</span></td><td class="type">boolean</td><td class="default">true</td><td>Whether expanded. Only meaningful when toggleable.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">enabledSelections</td><td class="type">{`number | [min, max]`}</td><td class="default">0</td><td>Selection cardinality (delegated to ToggleGroup via $libs/selection). 0 none · 1 single · N up to N · UNLIMITED · [min,max] range.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">value <span data-uix-tag data-kind="bindable">bindable</span></td><td class="type">string[]</td><td class="default">[]</td><td>Selected item values (0–1 in single mode).</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">whenFull</td><td class="type">'reject' | 'replace-oldest'</td><td class="default">'reject'</td><td>At a multi cap (max &gt; 1): reject the pick (fires commit-block) or drop the oldest.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">depth</td><td class="type">'raised' | 'recessed' | 'flush'</td><td class="default">'raised'</td><td>Canonical elevation (data-depth): surface + border + shadow.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">size</td><td class="type">'sm' | 'md' | 'lg'</td><td class="default">'md'</td><td>Padding / gap / title scale — propagated to the cards.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">minChildWidth</td><td class="type">ResponsiveProp&lt;number | string&gt;</td><td class="default empty">—</td><td>Fluid grid — repeat(auto-fill, minmax(MIN, 1fr)).</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">columns</td><td class="type">ResponsiveProp&lt;number&gt;</td><td class="default empty">—</td><td>Fixed column count. Ignored when minChildWidth is set.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">motion</td><td class="type">MotionPresetName</td><td class="default empty">—</td><td>Coordinated entrance cascade for the cards on toggle.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">staggerEach</td><td class="type">number</td><td class="default">60</td><td>Stagger rhythm (ms) for the cascade. 0 = parallel.</td></tr>
+					</tbody>
+				</table>
+			</div>
+
+			<div data-uix-subsection-head>CardGroup.Item</div>
+			<div data-uix-table-wrap>
+				<table data-uix-table>
+					<thead><tr><th>Prop</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead>
+					<tbody>
+						<tr><td class="name">value</td><td class="type">string</td><td>Selection identity. Required when the group is selectable.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">variant</td><td class="type">CardVariant</td><td>Card visual treatment (forwarded to the card recipe). @default 'soft'</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">color</td><td class="type">CardColor</td><td>Card accent palette. @default 'neutral'</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">rounded</td><td class="type">'sm' | 'md' | 'lg'</td><td>Card corner radius. @default 'md'</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">disabled</td><td class="type">boolean</td><td>Disable selecting this item.</td></tr>
+					</tbody>
+				</table>
+			</div>
+		</section>
+	{/if}
+
+	{#if tab === 'composition'}
+		<section data-uix-section>
+			<h2 data-uix-section-title>Composition</h2>
+			<p data-uix-section-desc>
+				CardGroup owns no behavioural primitive of its own. It composes existing components
+				and adds only layout + chrome.
+			</p>
+			<div data-uix-table-wrap>
+				<table data-uix-table>
+					<thead><tr><th>Concern</th><th>Owned by</th><th>What it provides</th></tr></thead>
+					<tbody>
+						<tr><td class="name">Selection</td><td><a href="/uix/components/toggle-group">ToggleGroup</a></td><td>Cardinality (single / multiple), value, onValueChange, roving focus, keyboard, aria-pressed, the <code>commit-toggle</code> sema.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">Disclosure</td><td><a href="/uix/components/collapsible">Collapsible</a></td><td>Open state, the <code>expand</code>/<code>collapse</code> sema, the content collapse, the Trigger button (Button) + aria.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">Card visual</td><td><a href="/uix/components/card">Card</a></td><td>The item IS a card (<code>data-card</code> structural identity): variant / size / color / selected ring / hover / press.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">Layout</td><td><span data-uix-layer-badge="eidos">eidos</span> CardGroup</td><td>Responsive grid, concentric cards, <code>data-depth</code> chrome, the coordinated cascade, size propagation.</td></tr>
+					</tbody>
+				</table>
+			</div>
+			<div data-uix-subsection-head>Reference comparison</div>
+			<div data-uix-table-wrap>
+				<table data-uix-table>
+					<thead><tr><th>Library</th><th>Closest equivalent</th><th>Difference</th></tr></thead>
+					<tbody>
+						<tr><td class="name">chakra-ui</td><td><code>&lt;CardGroup&gt;</code></td><td>Layout-only. UIX adds disclosure (Collapsible) + selection (ToggleGroup).</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">ant design</td><td><code>&lt;Card.Grid&gt;</code></td><td>Static grid cells. UIX is a collapsible, selectable group.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">radix / ark / bits</td><td>—</td><td>No CardGroup; selection = ToggleGroup/Radio, disclosure = Collapsible — exactly what UIX composes.</td></tr>
+					</tbody>
+				</table>
+			</div>
+		</section>
+	{/if}
+
+	{#if tab === 'a11y'}
+		<section data-uix-section>
+			<h2 data-uix-section-title>Accessibility</h2>
+			<div data-uix-table-wrap>
+				<table data-uix-table>
+					<thead><tr><th>Concern</th><th>Contract</th></tr></thead>
+					<tbody>
+						<tr><td class="name">Group</td><td><code>role="group"</code> (from ToggleGroup, or the wrapper when not selectable), labelled by the Title via <code>aria-labelledby</code>.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">Selection</td><td>Each card is a <code>aria-pressed</code> toggle button (toggle-button-group pattern) with roving focus + arrow-key navigation — all from ToggleGroup.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">Disclosure</td><td>When toggleable, the Title is a Collapsible.Trigger: <code>aria-expanded</code> + <code>aria-controls</code> to the content region, Enter/Space toggles.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">Reduced motion</td><td>The cascade is a foundation motion preset — reduced-motion-aware for free.</td></tr>
+					</tbody>
+				</table>
+			</div>
+		</section>
+	{/if}
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	/* The CardGroup is a full-width, top-anchored block. The shared stage area
+	 * uses `place-items: center`, which makes the group jump to the vertical
+	 * center when it collapses (its height drops below the stage min-height).
+	 * Pin it to the top for this demo so collapsing keeps its position. */
+	:global([data-uix-stage-area]:has(> [data-card-group])) {
+		align-items: start;
+	}
+
+	.metric-value {
+		font-size: var(--uix-font-size-xl, 1.5rem);
+		font-weight: 700;
+		line-height: 1.1;
+		margin-block: var(--uix-space-1) var(--uix-space-1);
+	}
+	.metric-delta {
+		font-size: var(--uix-font-size-sm);
+		color: var(--uix-text-muted);
+	}
+	.rating {
+		margin-inline-start: auto;
+		color: var(--uix-text-muted);
+		font-size: var(--uix-font-size-sm);
+	}
+</style>