chore: update ignores and add GEMINI.md context

Fix resume upload UI crash

Modernize design system: Rename teal variables to ascent-blue, update hardcoded colors, and clean up Setup.jsx

Update favicon assets to match new Ascent blue branding

fix: embed logo as base64 and remove binary assets to fix production loading

fix: integrate high-res logo as base64 to ensure production loading

feat: complete visual rebranding to Ascent Blue identity

feat: stabilize anti-cheat UX, tighten plagiarism detection, and fix landing page links

fix: enhance ASR filler detection and integrate anti-cheat feedback in UI

fix: reset evaluation state on successful answer submission

feat: stabilize AI interview pipeline - Toast notifications, anti-cheat feedback, and ASR accuracy improvements

feat: add End Interview button and improve failure recovery

security: implement anti-cheating, disable paste, and fix dashboard skills

feat: reliability and performance hardening (faster-whisper, state machine, adaptive polling)

feat: implement background task processing with Celery and Redis

fix(ui): trigger camera permission explicitly and show AI fallback warning

feat: enhance permission handling and add LLM fallback notifications

feat: design refinements and UI layout adjustments for interview flow

fix: comprehensive stability fixes for skip flow, follow-ups, and results page

fix: improve session recovery and audio recorder reliability

fix: stabilize interview state and prevent question repetition

refactor: use handleSkip for consistent TTS cancellation in Interview page

fix: add ErrorBoundary, refine results fallback, and UI icon consistency

feat: implement guest storage, refine interview flow, and fix UI crashes

fix: resolve white screen crash and improve question loading states in Interview page

fix: resolve mic test failure by syncing hook method names and refs

fix: audio recorder state management and stop/reset robustness

fix: audio hook closure and dependency cleanup

feat: comprehensive production hardening of interview state machine and frontend-backend synchronization

fix: resolve skip button 500 error and TTS/recording audio overlap

fix: resolve audio recording failures and analysis stage deadlock

fix: resolve Firebase popup blocks and interview flow failures

Fix Interview State Machine: Sync frontend/backend contracts and enhance completion logic

fix: resolve interview flow stalls, auth COOP errors, and setup page crashes

feat: complete UI/UX modernization of Interview Simulator frontend

fix: production audit fixes (race conditions, caching, timeouts)

feat: stabilize Veridian system with state recovery, idempotency fixes, and unified design

feat: complete professional redesign with shadcn/ui and veridian design system

fix: resolve white screen and finalize system integration

fix: deep cleanup and auth update

fix: final popup revert

fix: revert to redirect auth

fix: App.jsx page imports

add InterviewContext

root-fix: promote interview to context

fix: restore App.css and add vercel.json

root-fix: first-party auth and sessions

fix: auth proxy and guest mode

fix: session caching for adblocker bypass

fix: zero-latency auth with fallback