diff --git a/_includes/layouts/base.njk b/_includes/layouts/base.njk
index 4647db2..25b3558 100644
--- a/_includes/layouts/base.njk
+++ b/_includes/layouts/base.njk
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
             </a>
             <div class="nav-dropdown-menu" x-show="open" x-transition x-cloak>
               <a href="/slashes/">All Pages</a>
+              <a href="/cv/">/cv</a>
               {% for item in collections.pages %}
               <a href="{{ item.url }}">/{{ item.fileSlug }}</a>
               {% endfor %}
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@
         </button>
         <div class="mobile-nav-submenu" x-show="slashOpen" x-collapse>
           <a href="/slashes/">All Pages</a>
+          <a href="/cv/">/cv</a>
           {% for item in collections.pages %}
           <a href="{{ item.url }}">/{{ item.fileSlug }}</a>
           {% endfor %}
diff --git a/_includes/layouts/home.njk b/_includes/layouts/home.njk
index e7efa14..2109298 100644
--- a/_includes/layouts/home.njk
+++ b/_includes/layouts/home.njk
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ layout: layouts/base.njk
 withSidebar: true
 ---
 
-{# Homepage content — three-tier fallback: #}
+{# Homepage content — two-tier fallback: #}
 {# 1. Plugin config (homepageConfig) — homepage builder controls everything #}
-{# 2. CV data — show experience/projects/skills with default hero #}
-{# 3. Default — show recent posts and activity with default hero #}
+{# 2. Default — show recent posts with default hero #}
 
-{# Default hero — only shown for Tier 2 and Tier 3 (plugin controls its own hero) #}
+{# Default hero — only shown for Tier 2 (plugin controls its own hero) #}
 {% if not (homepageConfig and homepageConfig.sections) %}
 <section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12">
   <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-6 sm:gap-8 items-start">
@@ -67,173 +66,11 @@ withSidebar: true
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% set hasCvData = (cv.experience and cv.experience.length) or
-      (cv.projects and cv.projects.length) or
-      (cv.skills and (cv.skills | dictsort | length)) %}
-
 {# --- Tier 1: Plugin-driven layout --- #}
 {% if homepageConfig and homepageConfig.sections %}
   {% include "components/homepage-builder.njk" %}
 
-{# --- Tier 2: CV-based layout --- #}
-{% elif hasCvData %}
-
-{# Work Experience Timeline - only show if data exists #}
-{% if cv.experience and cv.experience.length %}
-<section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12">
-  <h2 class="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-4 sm:mb-6">Experience</h2>
-
-  <div class="timeline">
-    {% for job in cv.experience %}
-    <article class="timeline-item">
-      <div class="flex flex-wrap items-baseline gap-2 mb-2">
-        <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">
-          {{ job.title }}
-        </h3>
-        <span class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400">@ {{ job.company }}</span>
-        {% if job.type != "full-time" %}
-        <span class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 bg-surface-200 dark:bg-surface-700 rounded">{{ job.type }}</span>
-        {% endif %}
-      </div>
-
-      <p class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 mb-2">
-        <time datetime="{{ job.startDate }}">{{ job.startDate }}</time> -
-        {% if job.endDate %}
-        <time datetime="{{ job.endDate }}">{{ job.endDate }}</time>
-        {% else %}
-        Present
-        {% endif %}
-        · {{ job.location }}
-      </p>
-
-      {% if job.description %}
-      <p class="text-surface-700 dark:text-surface-300 mb-2">{{ job.description }}</p>
-      {% endif %}
-
-      {% if job.highlights %}
-      <ul class="list-disc list-inside text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 space-y-1">
-        {% for highlight in job.highlights %}
-        <li>{{ highlight }}</li>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </ul>
-      {% endif %}
-    </article>
-    {% endfor %}
-  </div>
-</section>
-{% endif %}
-
-{# Projects Section - only show if data exists #}
-{% if cv.projects and cv.projects.length %}
-<section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12">
-  <h2 class="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-4 sm:mb-6">Projects</h2>
-
-  <div class="grid gap-3 sm:gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
-    {% for project in cv.projects %}
-    <article class="p-4 bg-white dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700">
-      <h3 class="font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-1">
-        {% if project.url %}
-        <a href="{{ project.url }}" class="hover:text-primary-600 dark:hover:text-primary-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
-          {{ project.name }}
-        </a>
-        {% else %}
-        {{ project.name }}
-        {% endif %}
-      </h3>
-
-      <p class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 mb-3">{{ project.description }}</p>
-
-      <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-        {% for tech in project.technologies %}
-        <span class="skill-badge">{{ tech }}</span>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </div>
-
-      {% if project.status == "active" %}
-      <span class="inline-block mt-3 text-xs px-2 py-0.5 bg-green-100 dark:bg-green-900 text-green-800 dark:text-green-200 rounded">Active</span>
-      {% endif %}
-    </article>
-    {% endfor %}
-  </div>
-</section>
-{% endif %}
-
-{# Skills Section - only show if data exists #}
-{% if cv.skills and (cv.skills | dictsort | length) %}
-<section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12">
-  <h2 class="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-4 sm:mb-6">Skills</h2>
-
-  <div class="grid gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:grid-cols-2">
-    {% for category, skills in cv.skills %}
-    <div>
-      <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 uppercase tracking-wide mb-3">
-        {{ category }}
-      </h3>
-      <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-        {% for skill in skills %}
-        <span class="skill-badge">{{ skill }}</span>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    {% endfor %}
-  </div>
-</section>
-{% endif %}
-
-{# Education & Languages - only show if data exists #}
-{% if (cv.education and cv.education.length) or (cv.languages and cv.languages.length) %}
-<section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12 grid gap-6 sm:gap-8 md:grid-cols-2">
-  {# Education #}
-  {% if cv.education and cv.education.length %}
-  <div>
-    <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-6">Education</h2>
-    {% for edu in cv.education %}
-    <article class="mb-4 last:mb-0">
-      <h3 class="font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">{{ edu.degree }}</h3>
-      <p class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400">{{ edu.institution }}</p>
-      <p class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">{{ edu.year }} · {{ edu.location }}</p>
-    </article>
-    {% endfor %}
-  </div>
-  {% endif %}
-
-  {# Languages #}
-  {% if cv.languages and cv.languages.length %}
-  <div>
-    <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-6">Languages</h2>
-    <ul class="space-y-2">
-      {% for lang in cv.languages %}
-      <li class="flex justify-between items-center">
-        <span class="text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">{{ lang.name }}</span>
-        <span class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">{{ lang.level }}</span>
-      </li>
-      {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
-  </div>
-  {% endif %}
-</section>
-{% endif %}
-
-{# Interests - only show if data exists #}
-{% if cv.interests and cv.interests.length %}
-<section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12">
-  <h2 class="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-4 sm:mb-6">Interests</h2>
-  <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-    {% for interest in cv.interests %}
-    <span class="skill-badge">{{ interest }}</span>
-    {% endfor %}
-  </div>
-</section>
-{% endif %}
-
-{# Last Updated - only show if CV has content #}
-{% if cv.lastUpdated and (cv.experience.length or cv.projects.length) %}
-<p class="text-sm text-surface-500 text-center">
-  Last updated: {{ cv.lastUpdated }}
-</p>
-{% endif %}
-
-{# --- Tier 3: Default — recent activity when no CV and no plugin --- #}
+{# --- Tier 2: Default — recent posts and explore links --- #}
 {% else %}
 
 {# Recent Posts #}
@@ -269,46 +106,38 @@ withSidebar: true
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-{# Getting Started — onboarding guide for new deployments #}
-<section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12 p-6 bg-primary-50 dark:bg-primary-900/20 rounded-lg border border-primary-200 dark:border-primary-800">
-  <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-4">Getting Started</h2>
-
-  <div class="space-y-4 text-surface-700 dark:text-surface-300">
-    <div class="flex gap-3">
-      <span class="flex-shrink-0 w-6 h-6 rounded-full bg-primary-600 text-white text-sm flex items-center justify-center font-bold">1</span>
-      <div>
-        <strong class="text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">Create your first post</strong>
-        <p class="text-sm mt-1">
-          <a href="/session/login" class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 hover:underline">Sign in</a>,
-          then visit <a href="/create" class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 hover:underline">/create</a>
-          to publish notes, articles, bookmarks, and photos.
-        </p>
+{# Explore — quick links to key sections #}
+<section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12">
+  <h2 class="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-4 sm:mb-6">Explore</h2>
+  <div class="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
+    <a href="/blog/" class="p-4 bg-white dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 hover:border-primary-400 dark:hover:border-primary-600 transition-colors text-center">
+      <div class="text-2xl mb-2">
+        <svg class="w-8 h-8 mx-auto text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+          <path d="M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z"/><polyline points="14 2 14 8 20 8"/><line x1="16" y1="13" x2="8" y2="13"/><line x1="16" y1="17" x2="8" y2="17"/>
+        </svg>
       </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="flex gap-3">
-      <span class="flex-shrink-0 w-6 h-6 rounded-full bg-primary-600 text-white text-sm flex items-center justify-center font-bold">2</span>
-      <div>
-        <strong class="text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">Set up syndication</strong>
-        <p class="text-sm mt-1">
-          Cross-post to Mastodon, Bluesky, and LinkedIn automatically.
-          Add your credentials to the <code class="text-xs bg-surface-200 dark:bg-surface-700 px-1 py-0.5 rounded">.env</code> file and restart.
-        </p>
+      <span class="font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">Blog</span>
+      <p class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 mt-1">Articles, notes, and photos</p>
+    </a>
+    <a href="/cv/" class="p-4 bg-white dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 hover:border-primary-400 dark:hover:border-primary-600 transition-colors text-center">
+      <div class="text-2xl mb-2">
+        <svg class="w-8 h-8 mx-auto text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+          <rect x="2" y="7" width="20" height="14" rx="2" ry="2"/><path d="M16 21V5a2 2 0 0 0-2-2h-4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16"/>
+        </svg>
       </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="flex gap-3">
-      <span class="flex-shrink-0 w-6 h-6 rounded-full bg-primary-600 text-white text-sm flex items-center justify-center font-bold">3</span>
-      <div>
-        <strong class="text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">Enable interactions</strong>
-        <p class="text-sm mt-1">
-          Receive likes, replies, and reposts from across the web.
-          Register at <a href="https://webmention.io" class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">webmention.io</a>
-          and add the token to <code class="text-xs bg-surface-200 dark:bg-surface-700 px-1 py-0.5 rounded">.env</code> as <code class="text-xs bg-surface-200 dark:bg-surface-700 px-1 py-0.5 rounded">WEBMENTION_IO_TOKEN</code>.
-        </p>
+      <span class="font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">CV</span>
+      <p class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 mt-1">Experience and projects</p>
+    </a>
+    <a href="/about/" class="p-4 bg-white dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 hover:border-primary-400 dark:hover:border-primary-600 transition-colors text-center">
+      <div class="text-2xl mb-2">
+        <svg class="w-8 h-8 mx-auto text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+          <path d="M20 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H8a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2"/><circle cx="12" cy="7" r="4"/>
+        </svg>
       </div>
-    </div>
+      <span class="font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100">About</span>
+      <p class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 mt-1">Who I am and what I do</p>
+    </a>
   </div>
 </section>
 
-{% endif %} {# end three-tier fallback #}
+{% endif %} {# end two-tier fallback #}
diff --git a/cv.njk b/cv.njk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ea7afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cv.njk
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+---
+layout: layouts/base.njk
+withSidebar: false
+title: CV
+permalink: /cv/
+pagefindIgnore: true
+---
+
+{# Standalone CV page — renders all CV sections using the same partials as the homepage builder #}
+
+{% set hasCvData = (cv.experience and cv.experience.length) or
+      (cv.projects and cv.projects.length) or
+      (cv.skills and (cv.skills | dictsort | length)) %}
+
+{% if hasCvData %}
+
+{# Hero / intro #}
+<section class="mb-8 sm:mb-12">
+  <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-6 sm:gap-8 items-start">
+    <img
+      src="{{ site.author.avatar }}"
+      alt="{{ site.author.name }}"
+      class="w-24 h-24 sm:w-32 sm:h-32 rounded-full object-cover shadow-lg flex-shrink-0"
+      loading="eager"
+    >
+    <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
+      <h1 class="text-2xl sm:text-3xl md:text-4xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-2">
+        {{ site.author.name }}
+      </h1>
+      {% if site.author.title %}
+      <p class="text-lg sm:text-xl text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 mb-3 sm:mb-4">
+        {{ site.author.title }}
+      </p>
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if site.author.bio %}
+      <p class="text-base sm:text-lg text-surface-700 dark:text-surface-300 mb-4">
+        {{ site.author.bio }}
+      </p>
+      {% endif %}
+      <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3">
+        {% for link in site.social %}
+        <a
+          href="{{ link.url }}"
+          rel="{{ link.rel }} noopener"
+          class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-sm bg-surface-100 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg hover:bg-surface-200 dark:hover:bg-surface-700 transition-colors"
+          target="_blank"
+        >
+          <span class="text-sm font-medium">{{ link.name }}</span>
+        </a>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+{# Experience — reuse the section partial #}
+{% set section = { type: "cv-experience", config: {} } %}
+{% include "components/sections/cv-experience.njk" ignore missing %}
+
+{# Skills #}
+{% set section = { type: "cv-skills", config: {} } %}
+{% include "components/sections/cv-skills.njk" ignore missing %}
+
+{# Projects #}
+{% set section = { type: "cv-projects", config: {} } %}
+{% include "components/sections/cv-projects.njk" ignore missing %}
+
+{# Education & Languages #}
+{% set section = { type: "cv-education", config: {} } %}
+{% include "components/sections/cv-education.njk" ignore missing %}
+
+{# Interests #}
+{% set section = { type: "cv-interests", config: {} } %}
+{% include "components/sections/cv-interests.njk" ignore missing %}
+
+{# Last Updated #}
+{% if cv.lastUpdated %}
+<p class="text-sm text-surface-500 text-center mt-8">
+  Last updated: {% if cv.lastUpdated %}{{ cv.lastUpdated | date("PPP") }}{% endif %}
+</p>
+{% endif %}
+
+{% else %}
+
+<div class="text-center py-12">
+  <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-4">CV</h1>
+  <p class="text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">
+    No CV data available yet. Add your experience, projects, and skills via the
+    <a href="/dashboard" class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 hover:underline">admin dashboard</a>.
+  </p>
+</div>
+
+{% endif %}