diff --git a/frontend/src/components/landing/Hero.tsx b/frontend/src/components/landing/Hero.tsx
index ad506a2..a1b9e2e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/landing/Hero.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/landing/Hero.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import { useTranslation, Trans } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
-import { motion } from 'framer-motion'
 import { Sparkles, ArrowRight } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useParticles } from '../../hooks/useParticles'
 import { useTypingAnimation } from '../../hooks/useTypingAnimation'
 import styles from './Hero.module.css'
 
-const containerVariants = {
-  hidden: { opacity: 0 },
-  visible: {
-    opacity: 1,
-    transition: { staggerChildren: 0.12, delayChildren: 0.2 },
-  },
-} as const
-
-const itemVariants = {
-  hidden: { opacity: 0, y: 20 },
-  visible: { opacity: 1, y: 0, transition: { duration: 0.5, ease: 'easeOut' as const } },
-} as const
-
 const Hero: React.FC = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const navigate = useNavigate()
@@ -45,29 +31,29 @@ const Hero: React.FC = () => {
       </div>
 
       {/* Centered Logo Mark */}
-      <motion.div
-        className="w-[72px] h-[72px] rounded-2xl bg-background-surface border border-border-subtle flex items-center justify-center mb-8 shadow-xl relative overflow-hidden"
-        variants={itemVariants}
+      <div
+        className="w-[72px] h-[72px] rounded-2xl bg-background-surface border border-border-subtle flex items-center justify-center mb-8 shadow-xl relative overflow-hidden slide-up"
+        style={{ animationDelay: '100ms' }}
       >
         <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-primary opacity-20 blur-xl" />
         <div className="w-[42px] h-[42px] rounded-xl bg-gradient-primary flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-white text-2xl relative z-10 shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(56,189,248,0.4)]">
           a
         </div>
-      </motion.div>
+      </div>
 
       {/* Status Pill */}
-      <motion.div
-        className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-1.5 rounded-full bg-background-surface-alt border border-border-subtle mb-8"
-        variants={itemVariants}
+      <div
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-1.5 rounded-full bg-background-surface-alt border border-border-subtle mb-8 slide-up"
+        style={{ animationDelay: '200ms' }}
       >
         <div className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-accent-green shadow-[0_0_8px_rgba(52,211,153,0.6)] animate-pulse" />
         <span className="text-xs font-semibold text-accent-green tracking-wide">{t('landing.hero.badge')}</span>
       </motion.div>
 
       {/* Headline */}
-      <motion.h1
-        className="text-[48px] sm:text-[56px] font-bold text-text-primary tracking-tight leading-[1.1] mb-6"
-        variants={itemVariants}
+      <h1
+        className="text-[48px] sm:text-[56px] font-bold text-text-primary tracking-tight leading-[1.1] mb-6 slide-up"
+        style={{ animationDelay: '300ms' }}
       >
         <Trans
           i18nKey="landing.hero.headline"
@@ -79,21 +65,21 @@ const Hero: React.FC = () => {
       </motion.h1>
 
       {/* Subtext */}
-      <motion.p
-        className="text-base sm:text-lg text-text-secondary max-w-[540px] mx-auto mb-10 leading-[1.6]"
-        variants={itemVariants}
+      <p
+        className="text-base sm:text-lg text-text-secondary max-w-[540px] mx-auto mb-10 leading-[1.6] slide-up"
+        style={{ animationDelay: '400ms' }}
       >
         {t('landing.hero.subtitle')}
       </motion.p>
 
       {/* CTAs */}
-      <motion.div
-        className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-center gap-4 w-full sm:w-auto"
-        variants={itemVariants}
+      <div
+        className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-center gap-4 w-full sm:w-auto slide-up"
+        style={{ animationDelay: '500ms' }}
       >
         <button
           onClick={() => navigate('/tasks/new')}
-          className="group w-full sm:w-auto flex items-center justify-center gap-2 px-7 py-3.5 rounded-xl bg-gradient-primary text-white font-semibold shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(139,92,246,0.3)] hover:shadow-[0_0_35px_rgba(139,92,246,0.5)] hover:scale-[1.02] active:scale-[0.98] transition-all"
+          className="group w-full sm:w-auto flex items-center justify-center gap-2 px-7 py-3.5 rounded-xl bg-gradient-primary text-white font-semibold shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(139,92,246,0.3)] hover:shadow-[0_0_35px_rgba(139,92,246,0.5)] transition-all hover-scale focus-ring"
         >
           <Sparkles size={18} className="group-hover:rotate-12 transition-transform" />
           <span>{t('landing.hero.startTask')}</span>
@@ -101,13 +87,13 @@ const Hero: React.FC = () => {
 
         <button
           onClick={() => navigate('/agents')}
-          className="group w-full sm:w-auto flex items-center justify-center gap-2 px-7 py-3.5 rounded-xl bg-background-surface-alt border border-border-subtle text-text-secondary font-medium hover:text-text-primary hover:bg-background-surface hover:border-border-subtle/50 active:scale-[0.98] transition-all"
+          className="group w-full sm:w-auto flex items-center justify-center gap-2 px-7 py-3.5 rounded-xl bg-background-surface-alt border border-border-subtle text-text-secondary font-medium hover:text-text-primary hover:bg-background-surface hover:border-border-subtle/50 transition-all hover-scale focus-ring"
         >
           <span>{t('landing.hero.browseAgents')}</span>
           <ArrowRight size={18} className="group-hover:translate-x-0.5 transition-transform" />
         </button>
-      </motion.div>
-    </motion.section>
+      </div>
+    </section>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/animations.css b/frontend/src/styles/animations.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac315e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/animations.css
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+.fade-in {
+  animation: fadeIn 0.3s ease forwards;
+}
+
+.slide-up {
+  animation: slideUp 0.3s ease forwards;
+}
+
+.scale-in {
+  animation: scaleIn 0.3s ease forwards;
+}
+
+.pulse {
+  animation: pulse 2s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes slideUp {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(20px);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes scaleIn {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: scale(0.95);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes pulse {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  50% {
+    opacity: 0.6;
+  }
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .fade-in,
+  .slide-up,
+  .scale-in,
+  .pulse {
+    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
+    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    animation-delay: 0.01ms !important;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/global.css b/frontend/src/styles/global.css
index 7399858..32cbeea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/global.css
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 @tailwind components;
 @tailwind utilities;
 
+@import './animations.css';
+@import './micro-interactions.css';
+
 :root {
   --font-sans: 'Outfit', 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, sans-serif;
   --bg-primary: #0A0E14;
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/micro-interactions.css b/frontend/src/styles/micro-interactions.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14a7aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/micro-interactions.css
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+.hover-lift {
+  transition-property: transform, box-shadow;
+  transition-duration: 300ms;
+  transition-timing-function: ease;
+}
+
+.hover-lift:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-4px);
+  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+}
+
+.hover-glow {
+  transition-property: box-shadow;
+  transition-duration: 300ms;
+  transition-timing-function: ease;
+}
+
+.hover-glow:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 15px var(--accent-cyan);
+}
+
+.hover-scale {
+  transition-property: transform;
+  transition-duration: 300ms;
+  transition-timing-function: ease;
+}
+
+.hover-scale:hover {
+  transform: scale(1.05);
+}
+
+.focus-ring {
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.focus-ring:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--accent-cyan);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
+.transition-fast {
+  transition-duration: 150ms;
+}
+
+.transition-normal {
+  transition-duration: 300ms;
+}
+
+.transition-slow {
+  transition-duration: 500ms;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .hover-lift,
+  .hover-glow,
+  .hover-scale,
+  .transition-fast,
+  .transition-normal,
+  .transition-slow {
+    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+  }
+}