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+<script lang="ts">
+  // Phase 9. Progressive-disclosure wrapper around the native <details>
+  // element. The chevron animates on open via a CSS transform; height
+  // animation uses interpolate-size where the engine supports it
+  // (modern Chromium / WebKit), and falls back to instant open/close
+  // elsewhere. prefers-reduced-motion disables both.
+  import { ChevronRight } from "lucide-svelte";
+
+  interface Props {
+    title: string;
+    description?: string;
+    open?: boolean;
+    children?: import("svelte").Snippet;
+  }
+
+  let { title, description = "", open = false, children }: Props = $props();
+</script>
+
+<details {open} class="settings-group border-t border-border-subtle">
+  <summary
+    class="flex items-start gap-2 cursor-pointer list-none py-3 px-1 rounded hover:bg-hover focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-accent"
+  >
+    <ChevronRight
+      class="chevron size-4 mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-text-tertiary"
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    />
+    <div class="flex-1">
+      <p class="text-sm text-text font-medium">{title}</p>
+      {#if description}
+        <p class="text-[11px] text-text-tertiary mt-0.5">{description}</p>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+  </summary>
+  <div class="pl-6 pr-2 pb-3">
+    {@render children?.()}
+  </div>
+</details>
+
+<style>
+  .settings-group :global(summary)::-webkit-details-marker {
+    display: none;
+  }
+  :global(.chevron) {
+    transition: transform 180ms ease;
+  }
+  details[open] > summary :global(.chevron) {
+    transform: rotate(90deg);
+  }
+
+  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    :global(.chevron) {
+      transition: none;
+    }
+  }
+</style>