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+import { useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { CheckCircle2, Circle, Rocket, Target, Flame, Sparkles } from "lucide-react";
+
+export type RoadmapPhase = "now" | "month1" | "month2" | "month3";
+
+export interface TimelineEvent {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  phase: RoadmapPhase;
+  xp: number;
+  claimed?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function Timeline({
+  events,
+  onSelectPhase,
+  onToggleClaim,
+}: {
+  events: TimelineEvent[];
+  onSelectPhase?: (p: RoadmapPhase) => void;
+  onToggleClaim?: (id: string) => void;
+}) {
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const phases: RoadmapPhase[] = ["now", "month1", "month2", "month3"];
+  const iconFor: Record<RoadmapPhase, any> = { now: Target, month1: Flame, month2: Rocket, month3: Sparkles };
+
+  const grouped = useMemo(() => {
+    const map: Record<RoadmapPhase, TimelineEvent[]> = { now: [], month1: [], month2: [], month3: [] };
+    for (const e of events) map[e.phase].push(e);
+    return map;
+  }, [events]);
+
+  const scrollToPhase = (p: RoadmapPhase) => {
+    const el = containerRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>(`[data-phase="${p}"]`);
+    if (el) el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", inline: "center", block: "nearest" });
+    onSelectPhase?.(p);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-xl border border-border/40 bg-background/60 p-4 backdrop-blur">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 flex-wrap">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          {phases.map((p) => {
+            const Icon = iconFor[p];
+            const label = p === "now" ? "Now" : p === "month1" ? "Month 1" : p === "month2" ? "Month 2" : "Month 3";
+            return (
+              <Button key={p} size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => scrollToPhase(p)} className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Icon className="h-4 w-4 text-aethex-300" /> {label}
+              </Button>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+        <Badge variant="outline">Interactive timeline</Badge>
+      </div>
+
+      <div ref={containerRef} className="mt-4 overflow-x-auto">
+        <div className="min-w-[720px] w-[1200px] lg:w-full relative">
+          <div className="absolute left-0 right-0 top-8 h-0.5 bg-border/50" />
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-12 gap-4">
+            {phases.map((p, idx) => (
+              <div key={p} data-phase={p} className="col-span-3">
+                {/* Phase header */}
+                <div className="mb-2 flex items-center gap-2">
+                  {(() => { const Icon = iconFor[p]; return <Icon className="h-4 w-4 text-aethex-300" />; })()}
+                  <span className="text-sm font-medium">
+                    {p === "now" ? "Now" : p === "month1" ? "Month 1" : p === "month2" ? "Month 2" : "Month 3"}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+                {/* Events for phase */}
+                <div className="space-y-3">
+                  {grouped[p].map((e) => (
+                    <button
+                      key={e.id}
+                      className={cn(
+                        "relative w-full rounded-lg border border-border/40 bg-background/70 p-3 text-left transition hover:border-aethex-400/50",
+                        e.claimed && "ring-1 ring-emerald-400/30",
+                      )}
+                      onClick={() => onToggleClaim?.(e.id)}
+                      title={e.title}
+                    >
+                      <div className="absolute left-[-10px] top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2">
+                        {e.claimed ? (
+                          <CheckCircle2 className="h-5 w-5 text-emerald-400" />
+                        ) : (
+                          <Circle className="h-5 w-5 text-muted-foreground" />
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
+                        <div>
+                          <div className="text-sm font-medium leading-tight">{e.title}</div>
+                          <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Tap to {e.claimed ? "unclaim" : "claim"} • {e.xp} XP</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <Badge variant="outline" className="shrink-0">{e.xp} XP</Badge>
+                      </div>
+                    </button>
+                  ))}
+                  {grouped[p].length === 0 && (
+                    <div className="rounded border border-border/40 p-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">No quests yet</div>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}