diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index daae8e6..7828f3b 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Use `agent-browser` for web automation (`agent-browser --help`); prefer it over
 ## Module authoring
 
 - Modules live in `registry/modules/<category>-<id>/`. `module.ts` exports `defineModule({...})` with one `category` and ≥1 adapter (`match: {}` for "default / no peer"). For `many`-cardinality categories, give co-existing modules disjoint `scripts` keys / file paths so region claims don't collide
-- **Template `scope`**: `"app"` (default) → each targeted app's `dir`; `"repo"` → repo root; `"package"` → `packages/<dir>/` (only valid for `home: package` categories). For package-home modules, default to `scope: "package"` for everything that fits inside the package; reach for `"app"` only when framework convention forces it (e.g. Next `middleware.ts`). App-scoped files should be thin shims that import from `{{package.name}}` with `template: true`
+- **Template `scope`**: `"app"` (default) → each targeted app's `dir`; `"repo"` → repo root; `"package"` → `packages/<dir>/` (only valid for `home: package` categories). For package-home modules, default to `scope: "package"` for everything that fits inside the package; reach for `"app"` only when framework convention forces it (e.g. Next `proxy.ts`). App-scoped files should be thin shims that import from `{{package.name}}` with `template: true`
 - **Hoist shared install fields** (`dependencies`, `devDependencies`, `env`, `scripts`, `consumesPackages`) to the module level. Adapter-level values still override per-key (`env` merges by `name`)
 - **Never ship `package.json` or `tsconfig.json` templates** — they collide with the runner's `ensureSlotPackage` / `addPackageDependency`. Framework modules must not ship `package.json.tpl`; package-home modules must not ship `packages/<dir>/package.json`
 - **Codemod invocations**: `codemods: [{ id, args }]` on the adapter. String values in `args` go through mustache (same template context). For codemods operating on files inside a slot's package, pass `base: "package:<dir>"` (honored by `re-export` and `append-to-file`)
diff --git a/apps/web/content/docs/authoring.mdx b/apps/web/content/docs/authoring.mdx
index 15b7900..717fb01 100644
--- a/apps/web/content/docs/authoring.mdx
+++ b/apps/web/content/docs/authoring.mdx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Every module fills exactly one [category](/docs/concepts#categories). A category
 - **`home: "repo"`** (`tooling`, `monorepo`, `deploy`) — config + scripts land at the monorepo root.
 - **`home: "package"`** (`auth`, `db`, `orm`, `ui`, `api`, `ai`, `payments`, `email`) — the module installs into its own workspace package at `packages/<dir>/`, named `@<project>/<dir>`. Every consuming app gets a `workspace:*` dep.
 
-Template `scope` derives from this. For a package-home module, prefer `scope: "package"` for everything that can live inside the package, and reach for `scope: "app"` only when a framework convention forces a file to the app root (e.g. Next's `middleware.ts`).
+Template `scope` derives from this. For a package-home module, prefer `scope: "package"` for everything that can live inside the package, and reach for `scope: "app"` only when a framework convention forces a file to the app root (e.g. Next's `proxy.ts`).
 
 ## Adapters and peer resolution
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/stats/bar-list.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/stats/bar-list.tsx
index 186016d..09f8515 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/stats/bar-list.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/stats/bar-list.tsx
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ type BarListProps = {
  * interactive when `href` is set: hover deepens the fill so the affordance is
  * felt across the whole bar, not just the link text.
  *
- * Bars carry an EvilCharts-style diagonal hatch laid over a horizontal gradient,
- * and grow in from 0% on mount with a small per-row stagger so the leaderboard
- * settles into place instead of flashing fully-formed.
+ * Bars grow in from 0 on mount with a small per-row stagger so the leaderboard
+ * settles into place instead of flashing fully-formed. Animating `width` (not
+ * `transform: scaleX`) keeps the fill's gradient and rounded cap from distorting
+ * relative to the row's actual filled length.
  */
 export function BarList({ data, emptyMessage = "No data yet.", className }: BarListProps) {
   // Bars render at width 0 on first commit, then transition to their real
@@ -60,25 +61,24 @@ export function BarList({ data, emptyMessage = "No data yet.", className }: BarL
       {data.map((entry, idx) => {
         const pct = (entry.value / max) * 100;
         return (
-          <li key={entry.name} className="group/row relative h-7 overflow-hidden">
+          <li key={entry.name} className="group/row relative h-7">
             <div
               aria-hidden="true"
-              className={cn(
-                "absolute inset-y-0 left-0 w-full origin-left bg-gradient-to-r from-muted via-muted/70 to-muted/30 transition-transform duration-700 ease-out motion-reduce:transition-none",
-                "group-hover/row:from-foreground/20 group-hover/row:via-foreground/12 group-hover/row:to-foreground/5",
-              )}
+              className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 transition-[width] duration-700 ease-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
               style={{
-                transform: `scaleX(${mounted ? pct / 100 : 0})`,
+                width: mounted ? `${pct}%` : 0,
                 transitionDelay: `${Math.min(idx * 40, 240)}ms`,
               }}
             >
               <div
-                aria-hidden="true"
-                className="absolute inset-0 bg-[image:repeating-linear-gradient(135deg,currentColor_0_1px,transparent_1px_5px)] text-foreground opacity-[0.07] transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover/row:opacity-[0.14] motion-reduce:transition-none"
+                className={cn(
+                  "absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-r from-foreground/[0.10] to-foreground/[0.04] ring-1 ring-foreground/[0.04] transition-colors duration-200 ring-inset",
+                  "group-hover/row:from-foreground/[0.18] group-hover/row:to-foreground/[0.08] group-hover/row:ring-foreground/[0.08]",
+                )}
               />
             </div>
             <div className="relative flex h-full items-center justify-between gap-3 px-2 text-xs">
-              <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+              <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1">
                 {entry.leading}
                 {entry.href ? (
                   <a
diff --git a/registry/modules/auth-clerk/module.ts b/registry/modules/auth-clerk/module.ts
index b3de5fd..4b517e8 100644
--- a/registry/modules/auth-clerk/module.ts
+++ b/registry/modules/auth-clerk/module.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ export default defineModule({
         // Package-scoped: provider + barrel land in packages/auth/.
         { src: "next/provider.tsx", dest: "src/provider.tsx", scope: "package" },
         { src: "next/index.ts", dest: "src/index.ts", scope: "package" },
-        // App-scoped: Next requires middleware.ts at the app root. We ship a
-        // thin shim that re-exports clerkMiddleware from the auth package, so
-        // the @clerk/nextjs dep stays in packages/auth/.
-        { src: "next/middleware.ts", dest: "middleware.ts", scope: "app", template: true },
+        // App-scoped: Next 16 requires proxy.ts at the app root (renamed from
+        // middleware.ts). We ship a thin shim that re-exports clerkMiddleware
+        // from the auth package, so the @clerk/nextjs dep stays in packages/auth/.
+        { src: "next/proxy.ts", dest: "proxy.ts", scope: "app", template: true },
       ],
       codemods: [
         {
diff --git a/registry/modules/auth-clerk/templates/next/middleware.ts b/registry/modules/auth-clerk/templates/next/proxy.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from registry/modules/auth-clerk/templates/next/middleware.ts
rename to registry/modules/auth-clerk/templates/next/proxy.ts
index 2be445c..13155d3 100644
--- a/registry/modules/auth-clerk/templates/next/middleware.ts
+++ b/registry/modules/auth-clerk/templates/next/proxy.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ export const config = {
   matcher: [
     "/((?!_next|[^?]*\\.(?:html?|css|js(?!on)|jpe?g|webp|png|gif|svg|ttf|woff2?|ico|csv|docx?|xlsx?|zip|webmanifest)).*)",
     "/(api|trpc)(.*)",
+    "/__clerk/(.*)",
   ],
 };