Group hero CTAs into one tight block — badges in a row + 4-col description table

Previous layout had four separate ### sections (Try Live, Watch Demo,
Watch Presentation, Project Files) stacked vertically, each with its
own header + centered badge + descriptive blockquote. ~30 lines of
vertical real estate before the disclaimer.

New layout consolidates everything into the centered hero block:

- Top row: 3 metadata badges (Python / License / UMD MSML641),
separated by   so they sit on one line instead of stacking.
- Middle row: 4 CTA badges in for-the-badge style — Live Demo,
Demo Video, Presentation, Project Files. One horizontal band of
color (yellow / teal / orange / purple) anchored under the
metadata row. The previous 'Hugging Face Space' duplicate badge
in the metadata row removed since Live Demo now carries it.
- Caption strip: 4-column markdown table with a one-line
description under each badge — same hierarchy a user expects from
a button bar.

Same content, half the vertical space, scannable left-to-right
instead of top-to-bottom.

README.md

@@ -18,56 +18,33 @@ short_description: Guarded RAG support navigator for UMD students
 ### A guarded conversational retrieval-augmented support navigator for University of Maryland students.
 
 [![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.12-3776AB?style=flat-square&logo=python&logoColor=white)](https://python.org)
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 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue?style=flat-square)](LICENSE)
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 [![UMD MSML641](https://img.shields.io/badge/UMD-MSML641-E03A3E?style=flat-square)](https://umd.edu)
-[![Hugging Face Space](https://img.shields.io/badge/🤗-Live%20Demo-yellow?style=flat-square)](https://mukulray-empathrag.hf.space/)
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-</div>
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-### 🚀 &nbsp; Try EmpathRAG Live
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-> 👉 &nbsp; **<https://mukulray-empathrag.hf.space/>**
->
-> No installation required. Hosted on Hugging Face Spaces.
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-<br>
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-### 🎥 &nbsp; Watch the Demo
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-<div align="center">
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-[![Watch the EmpathRAG demo — 5 minutes](https://img.shields.io/badge/▶%20Watch%20the%20demo-5%20min%20walkthrough-5eead4?style=for-the-badge&logoColor=white)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/14CB76OgVmZz8VqtBolKRJYSGh28BbSqL/view?usp=sharing)
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-</div>
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-> Four scenarios — the listening loop, F-1 and authority misconduct routing, substance use and confidentiality, crisis with sycophancy resistance — plus the counselor handoff via Support Plan export.
 
 <br>
 
-### 🎬 &nbsp; Watch the Presentation
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-<div align="center">
-
-[![Watch the recorded MSML641 presentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/🎬%20Watch%20the%20presentation-10%20min%20recorded%20talk-fb923c?style=for-the-badge&logoColor=white)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PcHtjZwQix7aYJyslwp-aIuHj8Bs1C9f/view?usp=sharing)
+[![Live Demo](https://img.shields.io/badge/🚀%20Live%20Demo-HF%20Space-FACC15?style=for-the-badge&logoColor=white)](https://mukulray-empathrag.hf.space/)
+&nbsp;
+[![Demo Video](https://img.shields.io/badge/▶%20Demo%20Video-5%20min-5eead4?style=for-the-badge&logoColor=white)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/14CB76OgVmZz8VqtBolKRJYSGh28BbSqL/view?usp=sharing)
+&nbsp;
+[![Presentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/🎬%20Presentation-10%20min-fb923c?style=for-the-badge&logoColor=white)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PcHtjZwQix7aYJyslwp-aIuHj8Bs1C9f/view?usp=sharing)
+&nbsp;
+[![Project Files](https://img.shields.io/badge/📁%20Project%20Files-Drive%20folder-a78bfa?style=for-the-badge&logoColor=white)](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K8XwWcfzWt8mXcAtVojVP8xZHFCO1_4V?usp=sharing)
 
 </div>
 
-> Two-presenter walkthrough of the problem, architecture, evaluation, and live demo — recorded for the MSML641 final submission.
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 <br>
 
-### 📁 &nbsp; Project Files
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 <div align="center">
 
-[![Open the project folder on Google Drive](https://img.shields.io/badge/📁%20Project%20files-Slide%20deck%20·%20demo%20video%20·%20presentation%20recording-a78bfa?style=for-the-badge&logoColor=white)](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K8XwWcfzWt8mXcAtVojVP8xZHFCO1_4V?usp=sharing)
+|     🚀 Live Demo     |    🎥 Demo Video    |    🎬 Presentation    |    📁 Project Files    |
+|:--------------------:|:-------------------:|:---------------------:|:----------------------:|
+| Hands-on on HF Space | 5-min walkthrough across 4 scenarios | 10-min recorded MSML641 talk | Slide deck + both videos in one folder |
 
 </div>
 
-> One Drive folder for everything not in the repo — the slide deck (PDF + PPTX), the standalone 5-minute demo video, and the recorded MSML641 presentation.
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 > EmpathRAG is **not** a counselor, therapist, or emergency service.