diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index 379180e..f6fae78 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { AgentProfilesPage } from '@/pages/AgentProfilesPage'
 import { AnalyticsPage } from '@/pages/AnalyticsPage'
 import { BoardPage } from '@/pages/BoardPage'
 import { CartablePage } from '@/pages/CartablePage'
+import { GetStartedPage } from '@/pages/GetStartedPage'
 import { LoginPage } from '@/pages/LoginPage'
 import { MembersPage } from '@/pages/MembersPage'
 import { OrgChartPage } from '@/pages/OrgChartPage'
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export default function App() {
       <Routes>
         <Route path="/login" element={token ? <Navigate to="/" replace /> : <LoginPage />} />
         <Route path="/" element={token ? <BoardPage /> : <Navigate to="/login" replace />} />
+        <Route path="/start" element={token ? <GetStartedPage /> : <Navigate to="/login" replace />} />
         <Route path="/team" element={token ? <TeamPage /> : <Navigate to="/login" replace />} />
         <Route path="/seats" element={token ? <SeatsPage /> : <Navigate to="/login" replace />} />
         <Route path="/reviews" element={token ? <ReviewsPage /> : <Navigate to="/login" replace />} />
diff --git a/client/src/components/AppShell.tsx b/client/src/components/AppShell.tsx
index 40d0c72..02976d1 100644
--- a/client/src/components/AppShell.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/AppShell.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   LogOut,
   Network,
   Package,
+  Rocket,
   ShieldCheck,
   Sparkles,
   Users,
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export function AppShell({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         <Separator className="bg-sidebar-border" />
 
         <nav className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-1 p-3">
+          <NavItem icon={Rocket} label="Get started" to="/start" />
           <NavItem icon={LayoutDashboard} label="Board" to="/" />
           <NavItem icon={Sparkles} label="Team" to="/team" />
           <NavItem icon={Inbox} label="Cartable" to="/cartable" />
diff --git a/client/src/pages/GetStartedPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/GetStartedPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c41ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/GetStartedPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { Link } from 'react-router'
+import { ArrowRight, Check, Circle, Rocket } from 'lucide-react'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
+import { AppShell } from '@/components/AppShell'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Card, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card'
+import { api } from '@/lib/api'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+import { useAuth } from '@/store/auth'
+
+interface Step {
+  title: string
+  desc: string
+  done: boolean
+  to: string
+  cta: string
+}
+
+export function GetStartedPage() {
+  const organizationId = useAuth((s) => s.organizationId)
+  const [steps, setSteps] = useState<Step[] | null>(null)
+
+  const load = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!organizationId) return
+    try {
+      const [products, teams, configs] = await Promise.all([
+        api.get<{ id: string }[]>(`/api/orgboard/products?organizationId=${organizationId}`),
+        api.get<{ id: string; productId: string | null }[]>(`/api/orgboard/teams?organizationId=${organizationId}`),
+        api.get<{ id: string }[]>(`/api/integrations/api-configs?organizationId=${organizationId}`),
+      ])
+
+      // Walk each team once for seats + board; cap the fan-out for big orgs.
+      const teamsToScan = teams.slice(0, 12)
+      const seatsByTeam = await Promise.all(
+        teamsToScan.map((t) => api.get<{ state: string }[]>(`/api/orgboard/seats?teamId=${t.id}`).catch(() => [])),
+      )
+      const boards = await Promise.all(
+        teamsToScan.map((t) =>
+          api.get<{ columns: { items: unknown[] }[] }>(`/api/orgboard/board?teamId=${t.id}`).catch(() => ({ columns: [] })),
+        ),
+      )
+      const identities = await Promise.all(
+        products.slice(0, 12).map((p) =>
+          api.get<{ identity: string | null }>(`/api/orgboard/products/${p.id}/identity`).catch(() => ({ identity: null })),
+        ),
+      )
+      const reviews = await api
+        .get<unknown[]>(`/api/governance/reviews?organizationId=${organizationId}`)
+        .catch(() => [])
+
+      const hasAiSeat = seatsByTeam.some((seats) => seats.some((s) => s.state === 'Ai'))
+      const hasTask = boards.some((b) => b.columns.some((c) => c.items.length > 0))
+      const hasIdentity = identities.some((i) => !!i.identity)
+
+      setSteps([
+        { title: 'Workspace ready', desc: 'Your organization exists and you are signed in as its owner.', done: true, to: '/', cta: 'Open board' },
+        { title: 'Model the org', desc: 'Create divisions → products/services → teams. A team runs a board.', done: teams.length > 0, to: '/structure', cta: 'Structure' },
+        { title: 'Give the product an identity', desc: 'Write a PRODUCT.md brief — shared by every agent on the product.', done: hasIdentity, to: '/structure', cta: 'Set identity' },
+        { title: 'Connect a model (BYOK)', desc: 'Add an API key (OpenAI-compatible). Owner-only, encrypted, never returned.', done: configs.length > 0, to: '/seats', cta: 'Add connection' },
+        { title: 'Staff a seat with an AI agent', desc: 'Pick a role-seat, choose skills + autonomy + the model, and turn it AI.', done: hasAiSeat, to: '/seats', cta: 'Staff a seat' },
+        { title: 'Fill the backlog', desc: 'Create tasks on the board — assign them to humans or AI agents.', done: hasTask, to: '/', cta: 'Create tasks' },
+        { title: 'Review the first agent output', desc: 'Assign a task to an agent; its output waits in the review inbox to approve.', done: reviews.length > 0, to: '/reviews', cta: 'Review inbox' },
+      ])
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error((err as Error).message)
+    }
+  }, [organizationId])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void load()
+  }, [load])
+
+  const doneCount = steps?.filter((s) => s.done).length ?? 0
+  const total = steps?.length ?? 7
+
+  return (
+    <AppShell>
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl p-6">
+        <header className="mb-6">
+          <h1 className="flex items-center gap-2 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">
+            <Rocket className="size-6" /> Get started
+          </h1>
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            Build a human + AI team from A to Z. {doneCount} of {total} steps done.
+          </p>
+          <div className="mt-3 h-2 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-muted/60">
+            <div
+              className="h-full rounded-full bg-primary transition-all"
+              style={{ width: `${(doneCount / total) * 100}%` }}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </header>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+          {steps?.map((step, i) => (
+            <Card key={i}>
+              <CardContent className="flex items-center gap-4 py-4">
+                <span
+                  className={cn(
+                    'grid size-8 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-full text-sm font-semibold',
+                    step.done ? 'bg-approved/20 text-approved' : 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground',
+                  )}
+                >
+                  {step.done ? <Check className="size-4" /> : <Circle className="size-3.5" />}
+                </span>
+                <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                  <p className={cn('text-sm font-medium', step.done && 'text-muted-foreground line-through')}>
+                    {i + 1}. {step.title}
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{step.desc}</p>
+                </div>
+                <Button asChild variant={step.done ? 'ghost' : 'outline'} size="sm" className="shrink-0">
+                  <Link to={step.to}>
+                    {step.done ? 'View' : step.cta}
+                    <ArrowRight data-icon="inline-end" />
+                  </Link>
+                </Button>
+              </CardContent>
+            </Card>
+          ))}
+          {steps === null && <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Checking your setup…</p>}
+        </div>
+
+        {steps && doneCount === total && (
+          <Card className="mt-4">
+            <CardContent className="py-5 text-center text-sm">
+              🎉 Your human + AI team is running end to end. Mark a story <b>Done</b> to fire the PO→QA handoff,
+              and watch <Link to="/analytics" className="text-primary underline">Analytics</Link> for human edit distance.
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </AppShell>
+  )
+}