diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/components/navbar.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/components/navbar.tsx
index aee6105cf3..6c02dba493 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ export function Navbar() {
         </div>
 
         {/* Center: pill nav */}
-        <nav className="flex items-center rounded-full border border-border bg-card p-1 ring-1 ring-foreground/5">
+        <nav
+          data-tour="navbar"
+          className="flex items-center rounded-full border border-border bg-card p-1 ring-1 ring-foreground/5"
+        >
           {NAV_ITEMS.map((item) => {
             const active = pathname === item.href;
             if (!item.enabled) {
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/dataset-section.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/dataset-section.tsx
index c4d691d8c7..ba9b96373a 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/dataset-section.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/dataset-section.tsx
@@ -121,14 +121,15 @@ export function DatasetSection() {
   );
 
   return (
-    <SectionCard
-      icon={<HugeiconsIcon icon={Database02Icon} className="size-5" />}
-      title="Dataset"
-      description="Select or upload training data"
-      accent="indigo"
-      className="lg:col-span-4 min-h-[450px]"
-    >
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+    <div data-tour="studio-dataset" className="lg:col-span-4">
+      <SectionCard
+        icon={<HugeiconsIcon icon={Database02Icon} className="size-5" />}
+        title="Dataset"
+        description="Select or upload training data"
+        accent="indigo"
+        className="min-h-[450px]"
+      >
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
           <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
             Load from Hub
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ export function DatasetSection() {
           </Button>
         </div>
       </div>
+      </SectionCard>
       <DatasetPreviewDialog
         open={previewOpen}
         onOpenChange={setPreviewOpen}
@@ -355,6 +357,6 @@ export function DatasetSection() {
         datasetSubset={datasetSubset}
         datasetSplit={datasetSplit}
       />
-    </SectionCard>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/model-section.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/model-section.tsx
index 3fe304a01f..f81dcf3098 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/model-section.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/model-section.tsx
@@ -169,19 +169,20 @@ export function ModelSection() {
   );
 
   return (
-    <SectionCard
-      icon={<HugeiconsIcon icon={ChipIcon} className="size-5" />}
-      title="Model"
-      description="Select base model and training method"
-      accent="emerald"
-      featured={true}
-      badge="2x Faster Training"
-      className="col-span-12 shadow-border ring-1 ring-border"
-    >
-      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-4">
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-          <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
-            Local Model
+    <div data-tour="studio-model" className="col-span-12">
+      <SectionCard
+        icon={<HugeiconsIcon icon={ChipIcon} className="size-5" />}
+        title="Model"
+        description="Select base model and training method"
+        accent="emerald"
+        featured={true}
+        badge="2x Faster Training"
+        className="shadow-border ring-1 ring-border"
+      >
+        <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-4">
+          <div data-tour="studio-local-model" className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+              Local Model
             <Tooltip>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild={true}>
                 <button
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ export function ModelSection() {
           </InputGroup>
         </div>
 
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+          <div data-tour="studio-base-model" className="flex flex-col gap-2">
           <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
             Base Model
             <Tooltip>
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ export function ModelSection() {
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+          <div data-tour="studio-method" className="flex flex-col gap-2">
           <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
             Method
             <Tooltip>
@@ -416,7 +417,8 @@ export function ModelSection() {
             />
           </InputGroup>
         </div>
-      </div>
-    </SectionCard>
+        </div>
+      </SectionCard>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/params-section.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/params-section.tsx
index 8c753cde7e..415aca3fac 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/params-section.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/params-section.tsx
@@ -114,14 +114,15 @@ export function ParamsSection(): ReactElement {
   const [hyperOpen, setHyperOpen] = useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <SectionCard
-      icon={<HugeiconsIcon icon={Settings04Icon} className="size-5" />}
-      title="Parameters"
-      description="Configure training hyperparameters"
-      accent="orange"
-      className="lg:col-span-4 min-h-[450px]"
-    >
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+    <div data-tour="studio-params" className="lg:col-span-4">
+      <SectionCard
+        icon={<HugeiconsIcon icon={Settings04Icon} className="size-5" />}
+        title="Parameters"
+        description="Configure training hyperparameters"
+        accent="orange"
+        className="min-h-[450px]"
+      >
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
         {/* Epochs */}
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
@@ -724,7 +725,8 @@ export function ParamsSection(): ReactElement {
             </Tabs>
           </CollapsibleContent>
         </Collapsible>
-      </div>
-    </SectionCard>
+        </div>
+      </SectionCard>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/training-section.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/training-section.tsx
index fa5c4e85f5..a5f4cba24e 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/training-section.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/sections/training-section.tsx
@@ -40,14 +40,15 @@ export function TrainingSection() {
   const [logOpen, setLogOpen] = useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <SectionCard
-      icon={<HugeiconsIcon icon={ChartAverageIcon} className="size-5" />}
-      title="Training"
-      description="Monitor and control training"
-      accent="blue"
-      className="lg:col-span-4 min-h-[450px]"
-    >
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+    <div data-tour="studio-training" className="lg:col-span-4">
+      <SectionCard
+        icon={<HugeiconsIcon icon={ChartAverageIcon} className="size-5" />}
+        title="Training"
+        description="Monitor and control training"
+        accent="blue"
+        className="min-h-[450px]"
+      >
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
         {/* Loss chart */}
         <div className="relative  ">
           <ChartContainer
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export function TrainingSection() {
 
         {/* Start/Stop */}
         <Button
+          data-tour="studio-start"
           className="w-full cursor-pointer bg-gradient-to-r from-emerald-500 to-teal-500 text-white hover:from-emerald-600 hover:to-teal-600"
           onClick={() => void startTrainingRun()}
           disabled={isStarting}
@@ -107,7 +109,12 @@ export function TrainingSection() {
 
         {/* Save / Clear */}
         <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
-          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" className="cursor-pointer">
+          <Button
+            data-tour="studio-save"
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            className="cursor-pointer"
+          >
             <HugeiconsIcon icon={Archive04Icon} className="size-3.5" /> Save
             Config
           </Button>
@@ -194,7 +201,8 @@ export function TrainingSection() {
             )}
           </CollapsibleContent>
         </Collapsible>
-      </div>
-    </SectionCard>
+        </div>
+      </SectionCard>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/studio-page.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/studio-page.tsx
index 5811f161db..6cdf5225ec 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/studio-page.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/studio-page.tsx
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ import {
   useTrainingRuntimeLifecycle,
   useTrainingRuntimeStore,
 } from "@/features/training";
+import { GuidedTour } from "@/features/tour";
+import { studioTourSteps } from "@/features/studio/tour";
 import { ArrowLeft01Icon } from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
 import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
-import type { ReactElement } from "react";
+import { type ReactElement, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { DatasetSection } from "./sections/dataset-section";
 import { ModelSection } from "./sections/model-section";
 import { ParamsSection } from "./sections/params-section";
 import { TrainingSection } from "./sections/training-section";
 import { TrainingView } from "./training-view";
 
+const STUDIO_TOUR_KEY = "tour:studio:v1";
+
 export function StudioPage(): ReactElement {
   useTrainingRuntimeLifecycle();
   const showTrainingView = useTrainingRuntimeStore(shouldShowTrainingView);
@@ -24,10 +28,26 @@ export function StudioPage(): ReactElement {
   const { dismissTrainingRun } = useTrainingActions();
 
   const canGoBack = runtimePhase === "stopped" || runtimePhase === "error";
+  const tourEnabled = hasHydratedRuntime && !isHydratingRuntime && !showTrainingView;
+  const [tourOpen, setTourOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!tourEnabled) return;
+    if (localStorage.getItem(STUDIO_TOUR_KEY)) return;
+    setTourOpen(true);
+  }, [tourEnabled]);
 
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-background">
       <main className="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6 py-4">
+        <GuidedTour
+          open={tourOpen}
+          onOpenChange={setTourOpen}
+          steps={studioTourSteps}
+          onSkip={() => localStorage.setItem(STUDIO_TOUR_KEY, "skipped")}
+          onComplete={() => localStorage.setItem(STUDIO_TOUR_KEY, "done")}
+        />
+
         {canGoBack && (
           <Button
             variant="ghost"
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/index.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fed077f0bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { studioTourSteps } from "./steps";
+
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/base-model.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/base-model.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dfdc71b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/base-model.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { ReadMore, type TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+
+export const studioBaseModelStep: TourStep = {
+  id: "base-model",
+  target: "studio-base-model",
+  title: "Base model from Hugging Face",
+  body: (
+    <>
+      Search Hub here. Paste <span className="font-mono">org/model</span> too.
+      Pick something close to your domain to save compute. <ReadMore />
+    </>
+  ),
+};
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/dataset.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/dataset.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95347430ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/dataset.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { ReadMore, type TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+
+export const studioDatasetStep: TourStep = {
+  id: "dataset",
+  target: "studio-dataset",
+  title: "Dataset",
+  body: (
+    <>
+      Search Hub or paste <span className="font-mono">user/dataset</span>.
+      Preview a few rows before you burn hours of compute. <ReadMore />
+    </>
+  ),
+};
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/index.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a11907d085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+import { studioBaseModelStep } from "./base-model";
+import { studioDatasetStep } from "./dataset";
+import { studioLocalModelStep } from "./local-model";
+import { studioMethodStep } from "./method";
+import { studioNavStep } from "./nav";
+import { studioParamsStep } from "./params";
+import { studioSaveStep } from "./save";
+import { studioStartStep } from "./start";
+
+export const studioTourSteps: TourStep[] = [
+  studioNavStep,
+  studioLocalModelStep,
+  studioBaseModelStep,
+  studioMethodStep,
+  studioDatasetStep,
+  studioParamsStep,
+  studioStartStep,
+  studioSaveStep,
+];
+
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/local-model.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/local-model.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dffdc653e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/local-model.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { ReadMore, type TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+
+export const studioLocalModelStep: TourStep = {
+  id: "local-model",
+  target: "studio-local-model",
+  title: "Local model path",
+  body: (
+    <>
+      Point to a local folder (<span className="font-mono">./models/...</span>)
+      or a custom HF repo. Use this when you already downloaded weights.{" "}
+      <ReadMore />
+    </>
+  ),
+};
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/method.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/method.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35a3b9c8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/method.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { ReadMore, type TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+
+export const studioMethodStep: TourStep = {
+  id: "method",
+  target: "studio-method",
+  title: "Method: QLoRA vs LoRA vs Full",
+  body: (
+    <>
+      QLoRA: lowest VRAM (4-bit). LoRA: fast + solid (16-bit adapters). Full:
+      slowest, highest cost, updates all weights. <ReadMore />
+    </>
+  ),
+};
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/nav.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/nav.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..740df58948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/nav.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+
+export const studioNavStep: TourStep = {
+  id: "nav",
+  target: "navbar",
+  title: "Quick orientation",
+  body: (
+    <>
+      Studio is where you fine-tune. Export ships results. Chat is for poking at
+      models. This tour is Studio-only (for now).
+    </>
+  ),
+};
+
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/params.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/params.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d810c75bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/params.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { ReadMore, type TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+
+export const studioParamsStep: TourStep = {
+  id: "params",
+  target: "studio-params",
+  title: "Dial hyperparams",
+  body: (
+    <>
+      Epochs + context length + LR. Keep it boring: small changes, one at a
+      time. <ReadMore />
+    </>
+  ),
+};
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/save.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/save.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15bb37bb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/save.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+
+export const studioSaveStep: TourStep = {
+  id: "save",
+  target: "studio-save",
+  title: "Save config",
+  body: (
+    <>
+      Save good runs. Repeatability beats vibe. You can iterate from a known
+      baseline.
+    </>
+  ),
+};
+
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/start.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/start.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e04d2c4b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/studio/tour/steps/start.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { TourStep } from "@/features/tour";
+
+export const studioStartStep: TourStep = {
+  id: "start",
+  target: "studio-start",
+  title: "Start training",
+  body: (
+    <>
+      One click. If it fails, the error text is the first place to look (token,
+      path, config).
+    </>
+  ),
+};
+
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/components/guided-tour.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/components/guided-tour.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e818d06e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/components/guided-tour.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,409 @@
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
+import {
+  ArrowLeft01Icon,
+  ArrowRight01Icon,
+  Cancel01Icon,
+  CheckmarkCircle01Icon,
+} from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
+import { Dialog as DialogPrimitive } from "radix-ui";
+import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "motion/react";
+import {
+  useEffect,
+  useId,
+  useLayoutEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
+import { cssEscape, toRect } from "../lib/dom";
+import { fireConfettiFireworks } from "../lib/confetti-fireworks";
+import { computeCardPos, padded, pickPlacement } from "../lib/layout";
+import type { Placement, Rect, TourStep } from "../types";
+
+// (types + layout/dom helpers live in ../types and ../lib)
+
+type SpotlightOverlayProps = {
+  rect: Rect | null;
+  vw: number;
+  vh: number;
+  maskId: string;
+};
+
+function SpotlightOverlay({
+  rect,
+  vw,
+  vh,
+  maskId,
+}: SpotlightOverlayProps) {
+  const hole = rect ?? { x: vw / 2 - 140, y: vh / 2 - 90, w: 280, h: 180 };
+  const r = 22;
+
+  return (
+    <svg
+      className="absolute inset-0 size-full"
+      viewBox={`0 0 ${vw} ${vh}`}
+      preserveAspectRatio="none"
+      aria-hidden={true}
+    >
+      <defs>
+        <radialGradient id={`${maskId}-v`} cx="50%" cy="45%" r="80%">
+          <stop offset="0%" stopColor="rgba(6, 9, 15, 0.35)" />
+          <stop offset="55%" stopColor="rgba(6, 9, 15, 0.65)" />
+          <stop offset="100%" stopColor="rgba(6, 9, 15, 0.88)" />
+        </radialGradient>
+        <mask id={maskId}>
+          <rect x="0" y="0" width={vw} height={vh} fill="white" />
+          <motion.rect
+            x={hole.x}
+            y={hole.y}
+            width={hole.w}
+            height={hole.h}
+            rx={r}
+            fill="black"
+            transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 260, damping: 30 }}
+          />
+        </mask>
+      </defs>
+      <rect
+        x="0"
+        y="0"
+        width={vw}
+        height={vh}
+        fill={`url(#${maskId}-v)`}
+        mask={`url(#${maskId})`}
+      />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+type GuidedTourProps = {
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
+  steps: TourStep[];
+  onSkip: () => void;
+  onComplete: () => void;
+};
+
+export function GuidedTour({
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+  steps,
+  onSkip,
+  onComplete,
+}: GuidedTourProps) {
+  const maskId = `${useId()}-tour-mask`;
+  const [idx, setIdx] = useState(0);
+  const [vw, setVw] = useState(0);
+  const [vh, setVh] = useState(0);
+  const [targetRect, setTargetRect] = useState<Rect | null>(null);
+  const [placement, setPlacement] = useState<Placement>("right");
+  const [cardPos, setCardPos] = useState<{ left: number; top: number }>({
+    left: 12,
+    top: 12,
+  });
+  const cardRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const closeLockRef = useRef(false);
+  const rafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const lastRectRef = useRef<Rect | null>(null);
+
+  const step = steps[idx] ?? null;
+  const total = steps.length;
+  const isLast = idx === total - 1;
+
+  const spotlightRect = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!targetRect || !vw || !vh) return null;
+    const pad = step?.target === "navbar" ? 4 : 14;
+    return padded(targetRect, pad, vw, vh);
+  }, [step?.target, targetRect, vw, vh]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    setIdx(0);
+    setTargetRect(null);
+    closeLockRef.current = false;
+    lastRectRef.current = null;
+  }, [open]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    function onResize() {
+      setVw(window.innerWidth);
+      setVh(window.innerHeight);
+    }
+    onResize();
+    window.addEventListener("resize", onResize);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("resize", onResize);
+  }, [open]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open || !step) return;
+
+    const sel = `[data-tour="${cssEscape(step.target)}"]`;
+    const found = document.querySelector(sel);
+    if (!(found instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+      setTargetRect(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    const el = found;
+
+    if (step.target !== "navbar") {
+      el.scrollIntoView({
+        block: "center",
+        inline: "center",
+        behavior: "smooth",
+      });
+    }
+
+    let raf = 0;
+    let t = 0;
+
+    function rectChanged(a: Rect | null, b: Rect): boolean {
+      if (!a) return true;
+      return (
+        Math.abs(a.x - b.x) > 0.5 ||
+        Math.abs(a.y - b.y) > 0.5 ||
+        Math.abs(a.w - b.w) > 0.5 ||
+        Math.abs(a.h - b.h) > 0.5
+      );
+    }
+
+    function read() {
+      const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const next = toRect(r);
+      const prev = lastRectRef.current;
+      if (rectChanged(prev, next)) {
+        lastRectRef.current = next;
+        setTargetRect(next);
+      }
+    }
+
+    function schedule() {
+      if (rafRef.current != null) return;
+      rafRef.current = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        rafRef.current = null;
+        read();
+      });
+    }
+
+    raf = window.requestAnimationFrame(read);
+    t = window.setTimeout(schedule, 240);
+
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(() => schedule());
+    ro.observe(el);
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", schedule, { capture: true, passive: true });
+    window.addEventListener("resize", schedule, { passive: true });
+
+    return () => {
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
+      window.clearTimeout(t);
+      ro.disconnect();
+      window.removeEventListener("scroll", schedule, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("resize", schedule);
+      if (rafRef.current != null) {
+        window.cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+        rafRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [open, step]);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!open || !spotlightRect || !vw || !vh) return;
+    const card = cardRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (!card) return;
+
+    const gap = 14;
+    const picked = pickPlacement(spotlightRect, { w: card.width, h: card.height }, vw, vh, gap);
+    setPlacement(picked);
+    setCardPos(
+      computeCardPos(
+        picked,
+        spotlightRect,
+        { w: card.width, h: card.height },
+        vw,
+        vh,
+        gap,
+      ),
+    );
+  }, [open, spotlightRect, vw, vh, idx]);
+
+  function requestClose(reason: "skip" | "complete") {
+    if (closeLockRef.current) return;
+    closeLockRef.current = true;
+    void fireConfettiFireworks();
+    if (reason === "skip") onSkip();
+    else onComplete();
+    onOpenChange(false);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <DialogPrimitive.Root
+      open={open}
+      onOpenChange={(v) => {
+        if (v) onOpenChange(true);
+        else requestClose("skip");
+      }}
+      modal={true}
+    >
+      <DialogPrimitive.Portal>
+        <AnimatePresence>
+          {open && (
+            <>
+              <DialogPrimitive.Overlay asChild>
+                <motion.div
+                  className="fixed inset-0 z-50"
+                  initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+                  animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+                  exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+                  transition={{ duration: 0.18 }}
+                >
+                  <SpotlightOverlay rect={spotlightRect} vw={vw} vh={vh} maskId={maskId} />
+                  {spotlightRect && (
+                    <motion.div
+                      className="fixed z-[51] pointer-events-none rounded-[22px] ring-1 ring-white/10"
+                      initial={false}
+                      animate={{
+                        left: spotlightRect.x,
+                        top: spotlightRect.y,
+                        width: spotlightRect.w,
+                        height: spotlightRect.h,
+                        boxShadow:
+                          "0 0 0 1px rgba(34, 211, 238, 0.12), 0 0 0 6px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.08), 0 18px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.55)",
+                      }}
+                      transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 260, damping: 30 }}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </motion.div>
+              </DialogPrimitive.Overlay>
+
+              <DialogPrimitive.Content
+                onPointerDownOutside={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
+                onInteractOutside={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
+                className={cn(
+                  "fixed z-[52] outline-none",
+                  "w-[min(420px,calc(100vw-1.5rem))]",
+                )}
+                style={{
+                  left: cardPos.left,
+                  top: cardPos.top,
+                }}
+              >
+                <motion.div
+                  ref={cardRef}
+                  initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.985, y: 8 }}
+                  animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1, y: 0 }}
+                  exit={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.99, y: 10 }}
+                  transition={{ duration: 0.22, ease: [0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1] }}
+                  className={cn(
+                    "relative overflow-hidden rounded-[28px] corner-squircle",
+                    "bg-white/95 text-foreground ring-1 ring-black/10",
+                    "shadow-[0_30px_120px_rgba(0,0,0,0.35)]",
+                  )}
+                  style={{
+                    fontFamily: "'Figtree Variable', ui-sans-serif, sans-serif",
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <div
+                    className={cn(
+                      "absolute z-10 size-3 rotate-45 rounded-[3px] bg-white/95 ring-1 ring-black/10",
+                      placement === "right" &&
+                        "-left-1 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2",
+                      placement === "left" &&
+                        "-right-1 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2",
+                      placement === "bottom" &&
+                        "left-1/2 -top-1 -translate-x-1/2",
+                      placement === "top" &&
+                        "left-1/2 -bottom-1 -translate-x-1/2",
+                    )}
+                    aria-hidden={true}
+                  />
+                  <div className="absolute inset-x-0 top-0 h-20 bg-gradient-to-b from-emerald-400/18 via-cyan-300/6 to-transparent" />
+                  <div className="absolute -left-14 -top-16 size-44 rounded-full bg-emerald-400/20 blur-2xl" />
+                  <div className="absolute -right-14 -bottom-16 size-44 rounded-full bg-cyan-300/18 blur-2xl" />
+
+                  <div className="relative p-5">
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+                      <div className="min-w-0">
+                        <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-black/[0.04] px-2.5 py-1 text-[10px] font-mono text-foreground/60 ring-1 ring-black/10">
+                          {idx + 1}/{total}
+                          <span className="size-1 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/70" />
+                          guided tour
+                        </div>
+                        <DialogPrimitive.Title
+                          className="mt-2 text-[18px] leading-tight"
+                          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-serif)" }}
+                        >
+                          {step?.title ?? "Quick tour"}
+                        </DialogPrimitive.Title>
+                        <DialogPrimitive.Description className="mt-1.5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-foreground/70">
+                          {step?.body ?? "Let’s get you oriented."}
+                        </DialogPrimitive.Description>
+                      </div>
+
+                      <Button
+                        variant="ghost"
+                        size="icon-sm"
+                        className="text-foreground/60 hover:text-foreground hover:bg-black/[0.05]"
+                        onClick={() => requestClose("skip")}
+                        aria-label="Skip tour"
+                      >
+                        <HugeiconsIcon icon={Cancel01Icon} className="size-4" />
+                      </Button>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div className="mt-5 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+                      <Button
+                        variant="ghost"
+                        className="text-foreground/60 hover:text-foreground hover:bg-black/[0.05]"
+                        onClick={() => requestClose("skip")}
+                      >
+                        Skip
+                      </Button>
+
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <Button
+                          variant="outline"
+                          className="border-black/10 bg-white/70 text-foreground hover:bg-white hover:text-foreground"
+                          disabled={idx === 0}
+                          onClick={() => setIdx((i) => Math.max(0, i - 1))}
+                        >
+                          <HugeiconsIcon icon={ArrowLeft01Icon} className="size-4" />
+                          Back
+                        </Button>
+                        {isLast ? (
+                          <Button
+                            variant="dark"
+                            className="bg-gradient-to-r from-emerald-500 to-cyan-400 text-white hover:from-emerald-600 hover:to-cyan-500"
+                            onClick={() => requestClose("complete")}
+                          >
+                            <HugeiconsIcon icon={CheckmarkCircle01Icon} className="size-4" />
+                            Done
+                          </Button>
+                        ) : (
+                          <Button
+                            variant="dark"
+                            className="bg-gradient-to-r from-emerald-500 to-cyan-400 text-white hover:from-emerald-600 hover:to-cyan-500"
+                            onClick={() => setIdx((i) => Math.min(total - 1, i + 1))}
+                          >
+                            Next
+                            <HugeiconsIcon icon={ArrowRight01Icon} className="size-4" />
+                          </Button>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div className="h-px bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent via-black/10 to-transparent" />
+                  <div className="px-5 py-3 text-[11px] text-foreground/55">
+                    Tip: `Esc` skips. Tour blocks clicks so you can read.
+                  </div>
+                </motion.div>
+              </DialogPrimitive.Content>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </AnimatePresence>
+      </DialogPrimitive.Portal>
+    </DialogPrimitive.Root>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/components/read-more.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/components/read-more.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42c40f26f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/components/read-more.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export function ReadMore({ href = "#" }: { href?: string }) {
+  return (
+    <a
+      href={href}
+      onClick={(e) => {
+        if (href === "#") e.preventDefault();
+      }}
+      className="text-emerald-600 underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-emerald-700"
+    >
+      Read more
+    </a>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/index.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6f10c9871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export { GuidedTour } from "./components/guided-tour";
+export { ReadMore } from "./components/read-more";
+export type { TourStep } from "./types";
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/confetti-fireworks.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/confetti-fireworks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6366d8c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/confetti-fireworks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"use client";
+
+type FireworksOpts = {
+  durationMs?: number;
+  intervalMs?: number;
+  zIndex?: number;
+};
+
+export async function fireConfettiFireworks(opts: FireworksOpts = {}) {
+  try {
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+
+    const prefersReduce =
+      window.matchMedia?.("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")?.matches ?? false;
+    if (prefersReduce) return;
+
+    const confetti = (await import("canvas-confetti")).default;
+
+    const duration = opts.durationMs ?? 1200;
+    const intervalMs = opts.intervalMs ?? 240;
+    const animationEnd = Date.now() + duration;
+    const defaults = {
+      startVelocity: 28,
+      spread: 360,
+      ticks: 58,
+      zIndex: opts.zIndex ?? 99999,
+      disableForReducedMotion: true,
+    } as const;
+
+    const randomInRange = (min: number, max: number) =>
+      Math.random() * (max - min) + min;
+
+    const interval = window.setInterval(() => {
+      const timeLeft = animationEnd - Date.now();
+      if (timeLeft <= 0) {
+        window.clearInterval(interval);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const particleCount = Math.max(
+        10,
+        Math.floor(36 * (timeLeft / duration)),
+      );
+
+      confetti({
+        ...defaults,
+        particleCount,
+        origin: { x: randomInRange(0.12, 0.3), y: Math.random() - 0.2 },
+      });
+      confetti({
+        ...defaults,
+        particleCount,
+        origin: { x: randomInRange(0.7, 0.88), y: Math.random() - 0.2 },
+      });
+    }, intervalMs);
+  } catch {
+    // best-effort
+  }
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/dom.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/dom.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f39b674c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/dom.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import type { Rect } from "../types";
+
+export function cssEscape(value: string): string {
+  if (typeof CSS !== "undefined" && typeof CSS.escape === "function") {
+    return CSS.escape(value);
+  }
+  return value.replace(/"/g, '\\"');
+}
+
+export function toRect(domRect: DOMRect): Rect {
+  return {
+    x: domRect.left,
+    y: domRect.top,
+    w: domRect.width,
+    h: domRect.height,
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/layout.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/layout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7f017583f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/lib/layout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import type { Placement, Rect } from "../types";
+
+export function clamp(n: number, min: number, max: number): number {
+  return Math.min(max, Math.max(min, n));
+}
+
+export function padded(r: Rect, pad: number, vw: number, vh: number): Rect {
+  const x = clamp(r.x - pad, 8, vw - 8);
+  const y = clamp(r.y - pad, 8, vh - 8);
+  const w = clamp(r.w + pad * 2, 24, vw - x - 8);
+  const h = clamp(r.h + pad * 2, 24, vh - y - 8);
+  return { x, y, w, h };
+}
+
+export function pickPlacement(
+  target: Rect,
+  card: { w: number; h: number },
+  vw: number,
+  vh: number,
+  gap: number,
+): Placement {
+  const canRight = target.x + target.w + gap + card.w <= vw - 12;
+  const canLeft = target.x - gap - card.w >= 12;
+  const canBottom = target.y + target.h + gap + card.h <= vh - 12;
+  const canTop = target.y - gap - card.h >= 12;
+
+  if (canRight) return "right";
+  if (canLeft) return "left";
+  if (canBottom) return "bottom";
+  if (canTop) return "top";
+  return "bottom";
+}
+
+export function computeCardPos(
+  placement: Placement,
+  target: Rect,
+  card: { w: number; h: number },
+  vw: number,
+  vh: number,
+  gap: number,
+): { left: number; top: number } {
+  let left = 12;
+  let top = 12;
+
+  if (placement === "right") {
+    left = target.x + target.w + gap;
+    top = target.y + target.h / 2 - card.h / 2;
+  }
+  if (placement === "left") {
+    left = target.x - gap - card.w;
+    top = target.y + target.h / 2 - card.h / 2;
+  }
+  if (placement === "bottom") {
+    left = target.x + target.w / 2 - card.w / 2;
+    top = target.y + target.h + gap;
+  }
+  if (placement === "top") {
+    left = target.x + target.w / 2 - card.w / 2;
+    top = target.y - gap - card.h;
+  }
+
+  left = clamp(left, 12, vw - card.w - 12);
+  top = clamp(top, 12, vh - card.h - 12);
+  return { left, top };
+}
+
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/types.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ce311269b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/tour/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+
+export type TourStep = {
+  id: string;
+  target: string; // data-tour="<target>"
+  title: string;
+  body: ReactNode;
+};
+
+export type Rect = { x: number; y: number; w: number; h: number };
+
+export type Placement = "right" | "left" | "top" | "bottom";
+