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+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import localFont from "next/font/local";
+import "./globals.css";
+import { ThemeProvider } from "@/components/theme-provider";
+import { Header } from "@/components/header";
+import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/sonner";
+import { Footer } from "@/components/footer";
+
+const geistSans = localFont({
+  src: [
+    { path: "../public/fonts/geist-400.woff2", weight: "400", style: "normal" },
+    { path: "../public/fonts/geist-400-italic.woff2", weight: "400", style: "italic" },
+    { path: "../public/fonts/geist-500.woff2", weight: "500", style: "normal" },
+    { path: "../public/fonts/geist-700.woff2", weight: "700", style: "normal" },
+    { path: "../public/fonts/geist-900.woff2", weight: "900", style: "normal" },
+  ],
+  variable: "--font-geist-sans",
+});
+
+const geistMono = localFont({
+  src: [
+    { path: "../public/fonts/geist-mono-400.woff2", weight: "400", style: "normal" },
+    { path: "../public/fonts/geist-mono-500.woff2", weight: "500", style: "normal" },
+    { path: "../public/fonts/geist-mono-700.woff2", weight: "700", style: "normal" },
+  ],
+  variable: "--font-geist-mono",
+});
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  title: "CVault — Private Code Snippets",
+  description: "A private alternative to GitHub Gist. Share code via secret links or password protection.",
+};
+
+export default function RootLayout({
+  children,
+}: Readonly<{
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}>) {
+  return (
+    <html
+      lang="en"
+      suppressHydrationWarning
+      className={`${geistSans.variable} ${geistMono.variable} h-full antialiased`}
+    >
+      <body className="min-h-full flex flex-col">
+        <ThemeProvider
+          attribute="class"
+          defaultTheme="dark"
+          enableSystem
+          disableTransitionOnChange
+        >
+          <TooltipProvider>
+            <Header />
+            <main className="flex-1">{children}</main>
+            <Footer />
+            <Toaster />
+          </TooltipProvider>
+        </ThemeProvider>
+      </body>
+    </html>
+  );
+}