diff --git a/src/app/(public)/page.tsx b/src/app/(public)/page.tsx
index fd661ae..f995997 100644
--- a/src/app/(public)/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(public)/page.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   openGraph: {
     type: 'website',
     locale: 'en_US',
-    url: 'https://openreader.richardr.dev',
+    url: process.env.BASE_URL || 'https://openreader.richardr.dev',
     siteName: 'OpenReader',
     title: 'OpenReader | Read documents with synchronized audio',
     description:
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default async function LandingPage() {
           </div>
 
           {/* Reader mockup: demonstrates the synchronized highlight + playback */}
-          <aside className="public-reader public-reveal-2" aria-label="OpenReader playback preview">
+          <aside className="public-reader public-reveal-2" aria-hidden="true">
             <div className="public-reader-glow" aria-hidden="true" />
             <div className="public-reader-bar">
               <span className="public-reader-dot" data-tone="a" />
diff --git a/src/app/(public)/privacy/page.tsx b/src/app/(public)/privacy/page.tsx
index f3d0fd5..644ade8 100644
--- a/src/app/(public)/privacy/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(public)/privacy/page.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
 
 export default async function PrivacyPage() {
   const effectiveDate = 'February 17, 2026';
-  const isRichardrDevProductionInstance = process.env.RICHARDRDEV_PRODUCTION === 'true';
+  const isRichardrDevProductionInstance =
+    process.env.RICHARDRDEV_PRODUCTION?.trim().toLowerCase() === 'true';
 
   const hdrs = await headers();
   const host = hdrs.get('host') ?? 'this server';
diff --git a/src/app/(public)/public.css b/src/app/(public)/public.css
index b0cec78..11e799b 100644
--- a/src/app/(public)/public.css
+++ b/src/app/(public)/public.css
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
   width: 1px;
   height: 1px;
   overflow: hidden;
-  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
+  clip-path: inset(50%);
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@
   .public-nav-divider {
     display: none;
   }
+
+  .public-terminal-body {
+    padding: 0.9rem 1rem 1.1rem;
+    font-size: 0.74rem;
+  }
 }
 
 /* ────────────────────────────── Hero ────────────────────────────── */
@@ -747,8 +752,11 @@
   font-size: 0.82rem;
   line-height: 1.7;
   color: var(--pub-soft);
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  word-break: break-word;
+  /* Preserve the command's formatting and scroll within the box instead of
+     wrapping mid-token, which breaks the layout on narrow screens. */
+  white-space: pre;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 }
 
 .public-term-comment { color: var(--pub-muted); }
diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index e2dcdad..20d08a8 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
     template: "%s | OpenReader",
   },
   manifest: "/manifest.json",
-  metadataBase: new URL("https://openreader.richardr.dev"),
+  metadataBase: new URL(process.env.BASE_URL || "https://openreader.richardr.dev"),
   verification: {
     google: "MJXyTudn1kgQF8EtGD-tsnAWev7Iawso9hEvqeGHB3U",
   },