docs(readme): redesign README — animated hero + product demo

A visual redesign of the top-level README:
- Self-contained animated hero (logo, headline with cycle-loader, chat composer,
  and workflow + integrations peeks) baked into one looping image.
- One combined demo GIF: Integrate / Ingest / Build / Monitor header over an
  animated product tour (chat → integrate → ingest → build → deploy → monitor).
- Graphics rendered from the real product UI, full content width.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: andresdjasso

README.md

@@ -1,85 +1,54 @@
 <p align="center">
-  <a href="https://sim.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-    <picture>
-      <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="apps/sim/public/logo/wordmark.svg">
-      <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="apps/sim/public/logo/wordmark-dark.svg">
-      <img src="apps/sim/public/logo/wordmark-dark.svg" alt="Sim Logo" width="380"/>
-    </picture>
-  </a>
-</p>
-
-<p align="center">The open-source AI workspace where teams build, deploy, and manage AI agents. Build conversationally, visually, or with code. Connect 1,000+ integrations and every major LLM to automate real work.</p>
-
-<p align="center">
-  <a href="https://sim.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sim.ai-33c482" alt="Sim.ai"></a>
-  <a href="https://discord.gg/Hr4UWYEcTT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Join%20Server-5865F2?logo=discord&logoColor=white" alt="Discord"></a>
-  <a href="https://x.com/simdotai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/simdotai?style=social" alt="Twitter"></a>
-  <a href="https://docs.sim.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Docs-33c482.svg" alt="Documentation"></a>
-</p>
-
-<p align="center">
-  <a href="https://deepwiki.com/simstudioai/sim" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://deepwiki.com/badge.svg" alt="Ask DeepWiki"></a>  <a href="https://cursor.com/link/prompt?text=Help%20me%20set%20up%20Sim%20locally.%20Follow%20these%20steps%3A%0A%0A1.%20First%2C%20verify%20Docker%20is%20installed%20and%20running%3A%0A%20%20%20docker%20--version%0A%20%20%20docker%20info%0A%0A2.%20Clone%20the%20repository%3A%0A%20%20%20git%20clone%20https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fsimstudioai%2Fsim.git%0A%20%20%20cd%20sim%0A%0A3.%20Start%20the%20services%20with%20Docker%20Compose%3A%0A%20%20%20docker%20compose%20-f%20docker-compose.prod.yml%20up%20-d%0A%0A4.%20Wait%20for%20all%20containers%20to%20be%20healthy%20(this%20may%20take%201-2%20minutes)%3A%0A%20%20%20docker%20compose%20-f%20docker-compose.prod.yml%20ps%0A%0A5.%20Verify%20the%20app%20is%20accessible%20at%20http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%0A%0AIf%20there%20are%20any%20errors%2C%20help%20me%20troubleshoot%20them.%20Common%20issues%3A%0A-%20Port%203000%2C%203002%2C%20or%205432%20already%20in%20use%0A-%20Docker%20not%20running%0A-%20Insufficient%20memory%20(needs%2012GB%2B%20RAM)%0A%0AFor%20local%20AI%20models%20with%20Ollama%2C%20use%20this%20instead%20of%20step%203%3A%0A%20%20%20docker%20compose%20-f%20docker-compose.ollama.yml%20--profile%20setup%20up%20-d"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Set%20Up%20with-Cursor-000000?logo=cursor&logoColor=white" alt="Set Up with Cursor"></a>
-</p>
-
-### Build everything in Chat
-Your AI command center. Describe what you want in plain language. Sim knows your entire workspace and takes action: building agents, running them, querying data, and more.
-
-<p align="center">
-  <img src="apps/sim/public/static/mothership.gif" alt="Sim building and running an agent from chat" width="800"/>
-</p>
-
-### Create files and documents
-Generate documents, reports, and presentations from a single prompt, grounded in your workspace data.
-
-<p align="center">
-  <img src="apps/sim/public/static/files.gif" alt="Sim generating a document from a prompt" width="800"/>
+  <a href="https://sim.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Sim-sim.ai-3B3B3B?labelColor=1A1A1A" alt="Sim.ai"></a>
+  <a href="https://docs.sim.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Docs-Read-E6E6E6?labelColor=C3C3C3&color=E6E6E6" alt="Documentation"></a>
+  <a href="https://discord.gg/Hr4UWYEcTT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Join-E6E6E6?logo=discord&logoColor=1A1A1A&labelColor=C3C3C3&color=E6E6E6" alt="Discord"></a>
+  <a href="https://x.com/simdotai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/X-%40simdotai-525252?logo=x&logoColor=white&labelColor=1A1A1A" alt="X"></a>
 </p>
 
-### Ground agents in your knowledge
-Upload documents to a knowledge base and let agents answer questions from your own content.
-
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="apps/sim/public/static/knowledge.gif" alt="Creating a knowledge base" width="460"/>
+  <a href="https://deepwiki.com/simstudioai/sim" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Ask-DeepWiki-E6E6E6?labelColor=C3C3C3&color=E6E6E6" alt="Ask DeepWiki"></a>
+  <a href="https://cursor.com/link/prompt?text=Help%20me%20set%20up%20Sim%20locally.%20Follow%20these%20steps%3A%0A%0A1.%20First%2C%20verify%20Docker%20is%20installed%20and%20running%3A%0A%20%20%20docker%20--version%0A%20%20%20docker%20info%0A%0A2.%20Clone%20the%20repository%3A%0A%20%20%20git%20clone%20https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fsimstudioai%2Fsim.git%0A%20%20%20cd%20sim%0A%0A3.%20Start%20the%20services%20with%20Docker%20Compose%3A%0A%20%20%20docker%20compose%20-f%20docker-compose.prod.yml%20up%20-d%0A%0A4.%20Wait%20for%20all%20containers%20to%20be%20healthy%20(this%20may%20take%201-2%20minutes)%3A%0A%20%20%20docker%20compose%20-f%20docker-compose.prod.yml%20ps%0A%0A5.%20Verify%20the%20app%20is%20accessible%20at%20http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%0A%0AIf%20there%20are%20any%20errors%2C%20help%20me%20troubleshoot%20them.%20Common%20issues%3A%0A-%20Port%203000%2C%203002%2C%20or%205432%20already%20in%20use%0A-%20Docker%20not%20running%0A-%20Insufficient%20memory%20(needs%2012GB%2B%20RAM)%0A%0AFor%20local%20AI%20models%20with%20Ollama%2C%20use%20this%20instead%20of%20step%203%3A%0A%20%20%20docker%20compose%20-f%20docker-compose.ollama.yml%20--profile%20setup%20up%20-d"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Set%20Up%20with-Cursor-E6E6E6?logo=cursor&logoColor=1A1A1A&labelColor=C3C3C3&color=E6E6E6" alt="Set Up with Cursor"></a>
 </p>
 
-### Structured data with Tables
-A database, built in. Store, query, and wire structured data into agent runs.
-
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="apps/sim/public/static/tables.png" alt="Tables view with typed columns" width="800"/>
+  <a href="https://sim.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+    <img src="apps/sim/public/static/readme-hero.gif" alt="Sim — your workflow agent for solving automations. Build, deploy, and manage AI agents visually, conversationally, or with code." width="100%"/>
+  </a>
 </p>
 
-### Build visually with Workflows
-Prefer a canvas? Design agents block by block in the visual builder, and let Sim generate blocks, wire variables, and fix errors from natural language.
-
-<p align="center">
-  <img src="apps/sim/public/static/workflow.gif" alt="Workflow builder demo" width="800"/>
-</p>
+<p align="center">A workspace to build, deploy and manage AI agents and workflows.</p>
 
 ## Quickstart
 
 ### Cloud-hosted: [sim.ai](https://sim.ai)
 
-<a href="https://sim.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sim.ai-33c482?logo=data:image/svg%2bxml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iNjE2IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjYxNiIgdmlld0JveD0iMCAwIDYxNiA2MTYiIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+CjxnIGNsaXAtcGF0aD0idXJsKCNjbGlwMF8xMTU5XzMxMykiPgo8cGF0aCBkPSJNNjE2IDBIMFY2MTZINjE2VjBaIiBmaWxsPSIjMzNjNDgyIi8+CjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04MyAzNjUuNTY3SDExM0MxMTMgMzczLjgwNSAxMTYgMzgwLjM3MyAxMjIgMzg1LjI3MkMxMjggMzg5Ljk0OCAxMzYuMTExIDM5Mi4yODUgMTQ2LjMzMyAzOTIuMjg1QzE1Ny40NDQgMzkyLjI4NSAxNjYgMzkwLjE3MSAxNzIgMzg1LjkzOUMxNzcuOTk5IDM4MS40ODcgMTgxIDM3NS41ODYgMTgxIDM2OC4yMzlDMTgxIDM2Mi44OTUgMTc5LjMzMyAzNTguNDQyIDE3NiAzNTQuODhDMTcyLjg4OSAzNTEuMzE4IDE2Ny4xMTEgMzQ4LjQyMiAxNTguNjY3IDM0Ni4xOTZMMTMwIDMzOS41MTdDMTE1LjU1NSAzMzUuOTU1IDEwNC43NzggMzMwLjQ5OSA5Ny42NjY1IDMyMy4xNTFDOTAuNzc3NSAzMTUuODA0IDg3LjMzMzQgMzA2LjExOSA4Ny4zMzM0IDI5NC4wOTZDODcuMzMzNCAyODQuMDc2IDg5Ljg4OSAyNzUuMzkyIDk0Ljk5OTYgMjY4LjA0NUMxMDAuMzMzIDI2MC42OTcgMTA3LjU1NSAyNTUuMDIgMTE2LjY2NiAyNTEuMDEyQzEyNiAyNDcuMDA0IDEzNi42NjcgMjQ1IDE0OC42NjYgMjQ1QzE2MC42NjcgMjQ1IDE3MSAyNDcuMTE2IDE3OS42NjcgMjUxLjM0NkMxODguNTU1IDI1NS41NzYgMTk1LjQ0NCAyNjEuNDc3IDIwMC4zMzMgMjY5LjA0N0MyMDUuNDQ0IDI3Ni42MTcgMjA4LjExMSAyODUuNjM0IDIwOC4zMzMgMjk2LjA5OUgxNzguMzMzQzE3OC4xMTEgMjg3LjYzOCAxNzUuMzMzIDI4MS4wNyAxNjkuOTk5IDI3Ni4zOTRDMTY0LjY2NiAyNzEuNzE5IDE1Ny4yMjIgMjY5LjM4MSAxNDcuNjY3IDI2OS4zODFDMTM3Ljg4OSAyNjkuMzgxIDEzMC4zMzMgMjcxLjQ5NiAxMjUgMjc1LjcyNkMxMTkuNjY2IDI3OS45NTcgMTE3IDI4NS43NDYgMTE3IDI5My4wOTNDMTE3IDMwNC4wMDMgMTI1IDMxMS40NjIgMTQxIDMxNS40N0wxNjkuNjY3IDMyMi40ODNDMTgzLjQ0NSAzMjUuNiAxOTMuNzc4IDMzMC43MjIgMjAwLjY2NyAzMzcuODQ3QzIwNy41NTUgMzQ0Ljc0OSAyMTEgMzU0LjIxMiAyMTEgMzY2LjIzNUMyMTEgMzc2LjQ3NyAyMDguMjIyIDM4NS40OTQgMjAyLjY2NiAzOTMuMjg3QzE5Ny4xMTEgNDAwLjg1NyAxODkuNDQ0IDQwNi43NTggMTc5LjY2NyA0MTAuOTg5QzE3MC4xMTEgNDE0Ljk5NiAxNTguNzc4IDQxNyAxNDUuNjY3IDQxN0MxMjYuNTU1IDQxNyAxMTEuMzMzIDQxMi4zMjUgOTkuOTk5NyA0MDIuOTczQzg4LjY2NjggMzkzLjYyMSA4MyAzODEuMTUzIDgzIDM2NS41NjdaIiBmaWxsPSJ3aGl0ZSIvPgo8cGF0aCBkPSJNMjMyLjI5MSA0MTNWMjUwLjA4MkMyNDQuNjg0IDI1NC42MTQgMjUwLjE0OCAyNTQuNjE0IDI2My4zNzEgMjUwLjA4MlY0MTNIMjMyLjI5MVpNMjQ3LjUgMjM5LjMxM0MyNDEuOTkgMjM5LjMxMyAyMzcuMTQgMjM3LjMxMyAyMzIuOTUyIDIzMy4zMTZDMjI4Ljk4NCAyMjkuMDk1IDIyNyAyMjQuMjA5IDIyNyAyMTguNjU2QzIyNyAyMTIuODgyIDIyOC45ODQgMjA3Ljk5NSAyMzIuOTUyIDIwMy45OTdDMjM3LjE0IDE5OS45OTkgMjQxLjk5IDE5OCAyNDcuNSAxOThDMjUzLjIzMSAxOTggMjU4LjA4IDE5OS45OTkgMjYyLjA0OSAyMDMuOTk3QzI2Ni4wMTYgMjA3Ljk5NSAyNjggMjEyLjg4MiAyNjggMjE4LjY1NkMyNjggMjI0LjIwOSAyNjYuMDE2IDIyOS4wOTUgMjYyLjA0OSAyMzMuMzE2QzI1OC4wOCAyMzcuMzEzIDI1My4yMzEgMjM5LjMxMyAyNDcuNSAyMzkuMzEzWiIgZmlsbD0id2hpdGUiLz4KPHBhdGggZD0iTTMxOS4zMzMgNDEzSDI4OFYyNDkuNjc2SDMxNlYyNzcuMjMzQzMxOS4zMzMgMjY4LjEwNCAzMjUuNzc4IDI2MC4zNjQgMzM0LjY2NyAyNTQuMzUyQzM0My43NzggMjQ4LjExNyAzNTQuNzc4IDI0NSAzNjcuNjY3IDI0NUMzODIuMTExIDI0NSAzOTQuMTEyIDI0OC44OTcgNDAzLjY2NyAyNTYuNjlDNDEzLjIyMiAyNjQuNDg0IDQxOS40NDQgMjc0LjgzNyA0MjIuMzM0IDI4Ny43NTJINDE2LjY2N0M0MTguODg5IDI3NC44MzcgNDI1IDI2NC40ODQgNDM1IDI1Ni42OUM0NDUgMjQ4Ljg5NyA0NTcuMzM0IDI0NSA0NzIgMjQ1QzQ5MC42NjYgMjQ1IDUwNS4zMzQgMjUwLjQ1NSA1MTYgMjYxLjM2NkM1MjYuNjY3IDI3Mi4yNzYgNTMyIDI4Ny4xOTUgNTMyIDMwNi4xMjFWNDEzSDUwMS4zMzNWMzEzLjgwNEM1MDEuMzMzIDMwMC44ODkgNDk4IDI5MC45ODEgNDkxLjMzMyAyODQuMDc4QzQ4NC44ODkgMjc2Ljk1MiA0NzYuMTExIDI3My4zOSA0NjUgMjczLjM5QzQ1Ny4yMjIgMjczLjM5IDQ1MC4zMzMgMjc1LjE3MSA0NDQuMzM0IDI3OC43MzRDNDM4LjU1NiAyODIuMDc0IDQzNCAyODYuOTcyIDQzMC42NjcgMjkzLjQzQzQyNy4zMzMgMjk5Ljg4NyA0MjUuNjY3IDMwNy40NTcgNDI1LjY2NyAzMTYuMTQxVjQxM0gzOTQuNjY3VjMxMy40NjlDMzk0LjY2NyAzMDAuNTU1IDM5MS40NDUgMjkwLjc1OCAzODUgMjg0LjA3OEMzNzguNTU2IDI3Ny4xNzUgMzY5Ljc3OCAyNzMuNzI0IDM1OC42NjcgMjczLjcyNEMzNTAuODg5IDI3My43MjQgMzQ0IDI3NS41MDUgMzM4IDI3OS4wNjhDMzMyLjIyMiAyODIuNDA4IDMyNy42NjcgMjg3LjMwNyAzMjQuMzMzIDI5My43NjNDMzIxIDI5OS45OTggMzE5LjMzMyAzMDcuNDU3IDMxOS4zMzMgMzE2LjE0MVY0MTNaIiBmaWxsPSJ3aGl0ZSIvPgo8L2c+CjxkZWZzPgo8Y2xpcFBhdGggaWQ9ImNsaXAwXzExNTlfMzEzIj4KPHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjYxNiIgaGVpZ2h0PSI2MTYiIGZpbGw9IndoaXRlIi8+CjwvY2xpcFBhdGg+CjwvZGVmcz4KPC9zdmc+&logoColor=white" alt="Sim.ai"></a>
+<a href="https://sim.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Open-sim.ai-3B3B3B?labelColor=1A1A1A" alt="Open sim.ai"></a>
 
-### Self-hosted: NPM Package
+### Self-hosted
 
 ```bash
 npx simstudio
 ```
-→ http://localhost:3000
 
-#### Note
-Docker must be installed and running on your machine.
+Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
+
+Docker must be installed and running. Use `-p, --port <port>` to run Sim on a different port, or `--no-pull` to skip pulling the latest Docker images.
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="apps/sim/public/static/readme-tour.gif" alt="How Sim works — Integrate, Ingest, Build, Monitor — shown end to end: start a chat to build an agent, connect Slack and other integrations, add a knowledge base, build the workflow visually, deploy it, and monitor runs in the logs" width="100%"/>
+</p>
+
+## Capabilities
 
-#### Options
+- Connect 1,000+ integrations and every major LLM
+- Add Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, databases, and more
+- Build agents visually, conversationally, or with code
+- Ingest files, knowledge bases, and structured table data
+- Monitor runs, logs, schedules, and workflow activity
 
-| Flag | Description |
-|------|-------------|
-| `-p, --port <port>` | Port to run Sim on (default `3000`) |
-| `--no-pull` | Skip pulling latest Docker images |
+## Self-hosting
 
-### Self-hosted: Docker Compose
+### Docker Compose
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/simstudioai/sim.git && cd sim
@@ -90,7 +59,7 @@ Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
 
 Sim also supports local models via [Ollama](https://ollama.ai) and [vLLM](https://docs.vllm.ai/). See the [Docker self-hosting docs](https://docs.sim.ai/self-hosting/docker) for setup details.
 
-### Self-hosted: Manual Setup
+### Manual Setup
 
 **Requirements:** [Bun](https://bun.sh/), [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v20+, PostgreSQL 12+ with [pgvector](https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector)
 
@@ -175,4 +144,6 @@ We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](.github/CONTRIBUTI
 
 This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
 
-<p align="center">Made with ❤️ by the Sim Team</p>
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="apps/sim/public/static/readme-built-by-sim-team.png" alt="Built by the Sim team in San Francisco" width="100%"/>
+</p>