chore: workspace cleanup after card-theme phase landings

Drops dead deps and stale doc content carried over from the pre-MIT
art swap.

Cargo.toml manifests:
- solitaire_core no longer depends on chrono (no source references it
  since the original sync-payload timestamps moved to solitaire_data).
- solitaire_sync no longer depends on serde_json (the sync types use
  serde-derive with whatever serializer the caller picks; the old
  json-specific helpers were removed earlier).

Cargo.lock pruned by `cargo build` to drop the now-untransitively-
referenced versions.

CREDITS.md redistribution clause: "LGPL and OFL notices" tightened to
"MIT (project + hayeah card art) and OFL (FiraMono)" since the LGPL
art is gone.

SESSION_HANDOFF.md:
- HEAD bumped to 924a1e2; test count to 960; 9 ignored.
- Punch list rewritten — the xCards-URL line is obsolete (we did the
  swap), v0.1.0 tag exists locally, and player smoke-test is the
  current top item.
- New "Card-theme system (CARD_PLAN.md, fully shipped)" section
  summarises the seven-phase end-to-end flow so a future session has
  the integration map without re-reading the plan.
- Optional list gains the SVG-vs-layout aspect-ratio note as a
  cosmetic-only follow-up.

Removed the locked worktree at .claude/worktrees/agent-aa55a94d18c669d70
left behind by a prior Claude session.

cargo build / clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings / test
--workspace all green (960 passed, 0 failed, 9 ignored).

CREDITS.md

@@ -108,5 +108,5 @@ Audio files are MIT-licensed alongside the rest of this project.
   license.
 
 If you redistribute Solitaire Quest, you must ship this `CREDITS.md` and the
-`LICENSE` file alongside the binary so the LGPL and OFL notices remain
+`LICENSE` file alongside the binary so the MIT (project + hayeah card art)
-visible to end users.
+and OFL (FiraMono) notices remain visible to end users.

Cargo.lock

@@ -7643,7 +7643,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "solitaire_core"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "chrono",
  "rand 0.9.4",
  "serde",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
@@ -7723,7 +7722,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "serde",
- "serde_json",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "uuid",
 ]

SESSION_HANDOFF.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Solitaire Quest — UX Overhaul Session Handoff
 
-**Last updated:** 2026-05-01 — Phases 3, 4, and 5 all shipped. Smoke-test bugs closed. v1 release-readiness scope is essentially done; remaining work is the v0.1.0 tag plus desktop packaging.
+**Last updated:** 2026-05-01 — Phases 3, 4, 5 + the seven CARD_PLAN phases all shipped. v0.1.0 tagged locally. Bundled card art + runtime SVG theme system + in-Settings theme picker all live. Remaining work is desktop packaging and a player-side smoke test of the new theme.
 
 ## Status at pause
 
-- **HEAD:** `902560c` — local master is **up to date** with `origin/master`.
+- **HEAD:** `924a1e2`. v0.1.0 tag created locally (push pending interactive credentials).
-- **Working tree:** clean.
+- **Working tree:** clean after the post-Phase cleanup pass.
 - **Build:** `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings` clean.
-- **Tests:** **906 passed / 0 failed** across the workspace.
+- **Tests:** **960 passed / 0 failed / 9 ignored** across the workspace.
 
 ## Where we are
 
@@ -74,15 +74,53 @@ Smoke test surfaced three issues: window-resize lag, tableau columns clipped bel
 
 ## Open punch list for v1
 
-1. **`xCards` upstream URL** in CREDITS.md is intentionally absent (`f866299`). One-line fill-in when the project owner picks a canonical mirror/fork; LGPL notice obligations are already satisfied without it.
+1. **Player smoke-test of the new theme system.** Launch
-2. **Tag `v0.1.0`** — workspace builds clean and tests are green; this is the next strategic milestone.
+   `cargo run -p solitaire_app --features bevy/dynamic_linking` and
-3. **Desktop packaging** per ARCHITECTURE.md §17 — Docker compose for the server is documented; desktop client packaging (icon, .ico/.icns, signing, AppImage) is not yet done. Needs artwork and signing certs.
+   confirm: (a) hayeah card faces render correctly, (b) the
+   midnight-purple `back.svg` shows on face-down cards, (c) the
+   "Card Theme" picker appears in Settings → Cosmetic with at least
+   the "Default" chip, (d) clicking the chip is a no-op (already
+   selected) without errors.
+2. **Push the v0.1.0 tag** — `git push origin v0.1.0` once you're
+   happy with the smoke-test outcome. Tag exists locally; not yet on
+   origin.
+3. **Desktop packaging** per ARCHITECTURE.md §17. The Arch PKGBUILD
+   exists in `/home/manage/solitaire-quest-pkgbuild/` (separate repo,
+   no remote yet — `git remote add origin <URL>` and push to your
+   gitea / AUR when ready). Still pending: app icon, macOS .icns +
+   notarisation cert, Windows .ico + Authenticode cert, AppImage
+   recipe.
 
 ### Optional, deferred
 
 - Animated focus ring (currently a static overlay; could pulse on focus change).
 - Achievement onboarding pass — show first-time players the achievement panel after their first win.
 - Mode-switch keyboard shortcut from inside the Mode Launcher (today only mouse opens it).
+- Runtime aspect-ratio fidelity for the bundled hayeah cards: the SVG
+  source is ~1.45 height/width while the engine layout assumes 1.4.
+  Cards display ~3% squashed vertically; either widen the layout or
+  letterbox the SVGs to match. Cosmetic-only; not blocking.
+
+## Card-theme system (CARD_PLAN.md, fully shipped)
+
+Seven phases landed across `b8fb3fb` → `924a1e2`. End-to-end flow:
+
+- **Bundled default theme** ships in the binary via `embedded://` —
+  52 hayeah/playing-cards-assets SVGs (MIT) + a midnight-purple
+  `back.svg` (original work).
+- **User themes** live under `themes://` rooted at
+  `solitaire_engine::assets::user_theme_dir()`. Drop a directory
+  containing a valid `theme.ron` + 53 SVG files there and it
+  appears in the registry on next launch.
+- **Importer** at `solitaire_engine::theme::import_theme(zip)`
+  validates an archive (20 MB cap, zip-slip rejection, manifest
+  validation, every referenced SVG round-tripped through the
+  rasteriser) and atomically unpacks it into the user themes dir.
+- **Picker UI** in Settings → Cosmetic offers one chip per
+  registered theme; selection persists to `settings.json` as
+  `selected_theme_id` and propagates to live card sprites via
+  `react_to_settings_theme_change` →
+  `sync_card_image_set_with_active_theme` → `StateChangedEvent`.
 
 ## Resume prompt
 

solitaire_core/Cargo.toml

@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 serde     = { workspace = true }
-chrono    = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 rand      = { workspace = true }

solitaire_sync/Cargo.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 serde      = { workspace = true }
-serde_json = { workspace = true }
 uuid       = { workspace = true }
 chrono     = { workspace = true }
 thiserror  = { workspace = true }