diff --git a/next-env.d.ts b/next-env.d.ts
index ce4e94a..a419cbe 100644
--- a/next-env.d.ts
+++ b/next-env.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /// <reference types="next" />
 /// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
-import "./.next/types/routes.d.ts";
-import "./.next/types/root-params.d.ts";
+import "./.next/dev/types/routes.d.ts";
+import "./.next/dev/types/root-params.d.ts";
 
 // NOTE: This file should not be edited
 // see https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/config/typescript for more information.
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 0c0a43a..4055494 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Navbar from "@/components/layout/Navbar";
 import Hero from "@/components/sections/hero/Hero";
 import About from "@/components/sections/about/About";
 import Projects from "@/components/sections/projects/Projects";
+import Highlights from "@/components/sections/highlights/Highlights";
 import Skills from "@/components/sections/skills/Skills";
 import Education from "@/components/sections/education/Education";
 import Contact from "@/components/sections/contact/Contact";
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export default function Home() {
       <Navbar />
       <Hero />
       <Projects />
+      <Highlights />
       <About />
       <Skills />
       <Education />
diff --git a/src/components/sections/about/About.tsx b/src/components/sections/about/About.tsx
index fc21161..d6653e4 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/about/About.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/about/About.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function About() {
     <section id="about" className="border-b border-white/[0.07] px-5 py-20 sm:px-8 sm:py-24 lg:px-10 lg:py-32">
       <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl">
         <SectionHeading
-          eyebrow="02 / About"
+          eyebrow="03 / About"
           title="Engineering across the AI and product stack."
           description="I work from system behavior and trust boundaries through APIs, data, interfaces, tests, and deployment."
         />
diff --git a/src/components/sections/contact/Contact.tsx b/src/components/sections/contact/Contact.tsx
index a81ad14..18510e0 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/contact/Contact.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/contact/Contact.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default function Contact() {
       <div className="pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-32 -left-32 h-96 w-96 rounded-full bg-accent/[0.06] blur-[120px]" aria-hidden="true" />
       <div className="relative mx-auto max-w-7xl">
         <SectionHeading
-          eyebrow="05 / Contact"
+          eyebrow="06 / Contact"
           title="Looking for an AI or full-stack engineer?"
           description="I am open to AI Engineer and Full-stack Engineer opportunities, as well as thoughtful open-source and technical collaborations."
         />
diff --git a/src/components/sections/education/Education.tsx b/src/components/sections/education/Education.tsx
index f2bbc13..1d27e53 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/education/Education.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/education/Education.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default function Education() {
   return (
     <section id="education" className="border-b border-white/[0.07] px-5 py-20 sm:px-8 sm:py-24 lg:px-10">
       <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl">
-        <SectionHeading eyebrow="04 / Education" title="Learning grounded in building." />
+        <SectionHeading eyebrow="05 / Education" title="Learning grounded in building." />
         <ul className="mt-12 border-b border-white/[0.09] md:mt-16">
           {educationItems.map((item) => (
             <li key={item} className="grid gap-3 border-t border-white/[0.09] py-5 text-stone-400 sm:grid-cols-[2.5rem_1fr] sm:items-start sm:py-6">
diff --git a/src/components/sections/highlights/HighlightCard.tsx b/src/components/sections/highlights/HighlightCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e143831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/sections/highlights/HighlightCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import type { Highlight, HighlightIcon } from "@/content/highlights";
+
+function HighlightIcon({ icon }: { icon: HighlightIcon }) {
+  const paths: Record<HighlightIcon, string> = {
+    "open-source": "M8 9l-3 3 3 3m8-6l3 3-3 3m-5 2l2-10",
+    hackathons: "M8 21h8M12 17v4m-5-8V4h10v5a5 5 0 01-10 0zm0-5H4v2a3 3 0 003 3m10-5h3v2a3 3 0 01-3 3",
+    certifications: "M12 3l2.2 4.45 4.92.72-3.56 3.47.84 4.9L12 15.2l-4.4 2.34.84-4.9-3.56-3.47 4.92-.72L12 3z",
+    projects: "M4 7h16M4 12h16M4 17h16M7 4h10a1 1 0 011 1v14a1 1 0 01-1 1H7a1 1 0 01-1-1V5a1 1 0 011-1z",
+    "ai-engineering": "M12 3v3m0 12v3M3 12h3m12 0h3M5.64 5.64l2.12 2.12m8.48 8.48l2.12 2.12m0-12.72l-2.12 2.12M7.76 16.24l-2.12 2.12M16 12a4 4 0 11-8 0 4 4 0 018 0z",
+    "full-stack": "M4 5h16v10H4V5zm4 14h8m-4-4v4",
+    community: "M16 21v-2a4 4 0 00-4-4H6a4 4 0 00-4 4v2m8-10a4 4 0 100-8 4 4 0 000 8zm6-3a3 3 0 110-6m4 15v-2a4 4 0 00-3-3.87",
+    building: "M5 20V9l7-5 7 5v11M3 20h18M9 20v-5h6v5M9 9h.01M15 9h.01",
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <svg
+      className="h-5 w-5"
+      fill="none"
+      stroke="currentColor"
+      strokeLinecap="round"
+      strokeLinejoin="round"
+      strokeWidth="1.5"
+      viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    >
+      <path d={paths[icon]} />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function HighlightCard({ highlight, index }: { highlight: Highlight; index: number }) {
+  return (
+    <article className="group flex min-h-64 flex-col justify-between border-b border-r border-white/[0.09] p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/40 sm:p-7">
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+        <span className="inline-flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-sm border border-white/[0.12] text-stone-500 transition-colors group-hover:border-accent/50 group-hover:text-accent">
+          <HighlightIcon icon={highlight.icon} />
+        </span>
+        <span className="text-xs tabular-nums tracking-[0.16em] text-stone-700">
+          {String(index + 1).padStart(2, "0")}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mt-10">
+        <h3 className="text-xl font-semibold tracking-[-0.025em] text-stone-100 transition-colors group-hover:text-accent">
+          {highlight.title}
+        </h3>
+        <p className="mt-3 text-sm leading-6 text-stone-400">
+          <span className="mr-2 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-[-0.04em] text-stone-200">
+            {highlight.value}
+          </span>
+          {highlight.description}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </article>
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/sections/highlights/Highlights.tsx b/src/components/sections/highlights/Highlights.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbe1399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/sections/highlights/Highlights.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import SectionHeading from "@/components/ui/SectionHeading";
+import { highlights } from "@/content/highlights";
+import HighlightCard from "./HighlightCard";
+
+export default function Highlights() {
+  return (
+    <section id="highlights" className="border-b border-white/[0.07] bg-surface px-5 py-20 sm:px-8 sm:py-24 lg:px-10 lg:py-32">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl">
+        <SectionHeading
+          eyebrow="02 / Highlights"
+          title="The signal behind the work."
+          description="A compact view of the practice, projects, and systems I keep building in public."
+        />
+
+        <div className="mt-14 grid border-l border-t border-white/[0.09] sm:grid-cols-2 lg:mt-20 lg:grid-cols-4" aria-label="Portfolio highlights">
+          {highlights.map((highlight, index) => (
+            <HighlightCard key={highlight.title} highlight={highlight} index={index} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/sections/skills/Skills.tsx b/src/components/sections/skills/Skills.tsx
index c4d6b0d..43b49f3 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/skills/Skills.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/skills/Skills.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default function Skills() {
     <section id="skills" className="border-b border-white/[0.07] bg-surface px-5 py-20 sm:px-8 sm:py-24 lg:px-10 lg:py-32">
       <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl">
         <SectionHeading
-          eyebrow="03 / Core stack"
+          eyebrow="04 / Core stack"
           title="The tools behind the work."
           description="A focused stack reflected in the projects above—not a catalogue of generic capabilities."
         />
diff --git a/src/content/highlights.ts b/src/content/highlights.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..971abb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/content/highlights.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+export type HighlightIcon =
+  | "open-source"
+  | "hackathons"
+  | "certifications"
+  | "projects"
+  | "ai-engineering"
+  | "full-stack"
+  | "community"
+  | "building";
+
+export interface Highlight {
+  title: string;
+  value: string;
+  description: string;
+  icon: HighlightIcon;
+}
+
+export const highlights: Highlight[] = [
+  {
+    title: "Open Source",
+    value: "10+",
+    description: "contributions",
+    icon: "open-source",
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Hackathons",
+    value: "4",
+    description: "participations",
+    icon: "hackathons",
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Certifications",
+    value: "3",
+    description: "completed",
+    icon: "certifications",
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Projects",
+    value: "Builds",
+    description: "Production & open-source builds",
+    icon: "projects",
+  },
+  {
+    title: "AI Engineering",
+    value: "AI",
+    description: "Agents, LLM tooling & automation",
+    icon: "ai-engineering",
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Full-Stack",
+    value: "Stack",
+    description: "Next.js, TypeScript, Python & APIs",
+    icon: "full-stack",
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Community",
+    value: "Open",
+    description: "Open-source engineering and knowledge sharing",
+    icon: "community",
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Building",
+    value: "Now",
+    description: "GraphKeeper + Omniveer",
+    icon: "building",
+  },
+];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/homepage.spec.ts b/tests/homepage.spec.ts
index 2ecadbc..a67ea93 100644
--- a/tests/homepage.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/homepage.spec.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ test("homepage positioning and responsive layout", async ({ page }, testInfo) =>
     await expect(menuButton).toHaveAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
   }
 
+  const highlightsHeading = page.getByRole("heading", {
+    name: "The signal behind the work.",
+  });
+  await highlightsHeading.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
+  await expect(highlightsHeading).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.locator("#highlights article")).toHaveCount(8);
+  await expect(page.locator("#highlights")).toContainText("Open Source");
+  await expect(page.locator("#highlights")).toContainText("GraphKeeper + Omniveer");
+
   const projectsHeading = page.getByRole("heading", {
     name: "AI systems, built end to end.",
   });