diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/apps/create-modal.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/apps/create-modal.tsx
index f013627b..99900be3 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/apps/create-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/apps/create-modal.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export default function CreateAppModal({ onClose, onCreate }: PropsType) {
         </DialogHeader>
         <form name="app" onSubmit={onSubmit} className="flex flex-col gap-6">
           <div className="space-y-1">
-            <label htmlFor="name" className="text-sm font-medium text-tertiary-foreground">
+            <label htmlFor="name" className="text-sm font-medium">
               App name
             </label>
             <Input
@@ -107,10 +107,7 @@ export default function CreateAppModal({ onClose, onCreate }: PropsType) {
 
           <div className="space-y-1">
             <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
-              <label
-                htmlFor="name"
-                className="text-sm text-tertiary-foreground font-medium flex items-center gap-1.5"
-              >
+              <label htmlFor="name" className="text-sm font-medium flex items-center gap-1.5">
                 What are you building? <Sparkles size={14} />
               </label>
               <TooltipProvider>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/collapsible-container.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/collapsible-container.tsx
index e6e3153e..071f3dcf 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/collapsible-container.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/collapsible-container.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function CollapsibleContainer(props: {
       <div className={cn('w-full border rounded-sm', props.className)}>
         <CollapsibleTrigger className="block w-full">
           <div className="p-3 flex items-center justify-between">
-            <h5 className="font-bold leading-none">{title}</h5>
+            <h5 className="font-medium leading-none">{title}</h5>
             <ChevronRight
               className={cn('w-4 h-4 transition-transform text-tertiary-foreground', {
                 'transform rotate-90': open,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/onboarding.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/onboarding.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4b57324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/onboarding.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { LayoutGridIcon, FileTextIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import { AiSettings } from '@/routes/settings';
+
+const OnboardingModal: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
+      <h2 className="text-3xl font-medium">Welcome to Srcbook!</h2>
+      <p>Srcbook is an AI-powered TypeScript app builder and interactive playground.</p>
+
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+        <h4 className="font-medium">With Srcbook you can:</h4>
+        <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-6">
+          <div
+            className="p-5 rounded-lg bg-[#FFD9E1]"
+            style={{
+              background:
+                'linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,217,225,1) 0%, rgba(219,183,223,1) 100%)',
+            }}
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center mb-6">
+              <LayoutGridIcon size={24} className="text-ai-btn" />
+            </div>
+            <h3 className="text-ai-btn font-medium mt-3">App builder</h3>
+            <p className="text-ai-btn mt-2">Create Web Applications with the speed of thinking</p>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="border p-5 rounded-lg">
+            <div className="flex items-center mb-6">
+              <FileTextIcon size={24} className="text-button-secondary" />
+            </div>
+            <h3 className="text-primary font-medium mt-3">Notebook</h3>
+            <p className="text-primary mt-2">
+              Experimenting without the hassle of setting up environments
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <label htmlFor="aiProvider" className="block mb-3">
+          To get started, select your AI provider and enter your API key:
+        </label>
+
+        <AiSettings saveButtonLabel="Continue" />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default OnboardingModal;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/routes/home.tsx b/packages/web/src/routes/home.tsx
index c65016e2..5ff55599 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/routes/home.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/routes/home.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import MailingListCard from '@/components/mailing-list-card';
 import CreateAppModal from '@/components/apps/create-modal';
 import { createApp, loadApps } from '@/clients/http/apps';
 import DeleteAppModal from '@/components/delete-app-dialog';
+import Onboarding from '@/components/onboarding';
+import { useSettings } from '@/components/use-settings';
 
 export async function loader() {
   const [{ result: config }, { result: srcbooks }, { result: examples }, { data: apps }] =
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ export default function Home() {
   const [appToDelete, setAppToDelete] = useState<AppType | null>(null);
   const [showCreateAppModal, setShowCreateAppModal] = useState(false);
 
+  const { aiEnabled } = useSettings();
+
   function onDeleteSrcbook(srcbook: SessionType) {
     setSrcbookToDelete(srcbook);
     setShowDelete(true);
@@ -91,6 +95,10 @@ export default function Home() {
     openSrcbook(result.dir);
   }
 
+  if (!aiEnabled) {
+    return <Onboarding />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="divide-y divide-border space-y-8 pb-10">
       {showCreateAppModal && (
diff --git a/packages/web/src/routes/settings.tsx b/packages/web/src/routes/settings.tsx
index c499d2d0..f8c322d2 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/routes/settings.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/routes/settings.tsx
@@ -17,55 +17,18 @@ import { Button } from '@srcbook/components/src/components/ui/button';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 
 function Settings() {
-  const {
-    aiProvider,
-    aiModel,
-    aiBaseUrl,
-    openaiKey: configOpenaiKey,
-    anthropicKey: configAnthropicKey,
-    updateConfig: updateConfigContext,
-    defaultLanguage,
-    subscriptionEmail,
-  } = useSettings();
+  const { updateConfig: updateConfigContext, defaultLanguage, subscriptionEmail } = useSettings();
 
   const isSubscribed = subscriptionEmail && subscriptionEmail !== 'dismissed';
 
-  const [openaiKey, setOpenaiKey] = useState<string>(configOpenaiKey ?? '');
-  const [anthropicKey, setAnthropicKey] = useState<string>(configAnthropicKey ?? '');
-  const [model, setModel] = useState<string>(aiModel);
-  const [baseUrl, setBaseUrl] = useState<string>(aiBaseUrl || '');
   const [email, setEmail] = useState<string>(isSubscribed ? subscriptionEmail : '');
 
   const updateDefaultLanguage = (value: CodeLanguageType) => {
     updateConfigContext({ defaultLanguage: value });
   };
 
-  const setAiProvider = (provider: AiProviderType) => {
-    const model = getDefaultModel(provider);
-    setModel(model);
-    updateConfigContext({ aiProvider: provider, aiModel: model });
-  };
-
   const { theme, toggleTheme } = useTheme();
 
-  // Either the key from the server is null/undefined and the user entered input
-  // or the key from the server is a string and the user entered input is different.
-  const openaiKeySaveEnabled =
-    (typeof configOpenaiKey === 'string' && openaiKey !== configOpenaiKey) ||
-    ((configOpenaiKey === null || configOpenaiKey === undefined) && openaiKey.length > 0) ||
-    model !== aiModel;
-
-  const anthropicKeySaveEnabled =
-    (typeof configAnthropicKey === 'string' && anthropicKey !== configAnthropicKey) ||
-    ((configAnthropicKey === null || configAnthropicKey === undefined) &&
-      anthropicKey.length > 0) ||
-    model !== aiModel;
-
-  const customModelSaveEnabled =
-    (typeof aiBaseUrl === 'string' && baseUrl !== aiBaseUrl) ||
-    ((aiBaseUrl === null || aiBaseUrl === undefined) && baseUrl.length > 0) ||
-    model !== aiModel;
-
   const handleSubscribe = async () => {
     try {
       const response = await subscribeToMailingList(email);
@@ -122,91 +85,8 @@ function Settings() {
             <label className="opacity-70 text-sm pb-3" htmlFor="ai-provider-selector">
               Select your preferred LLM and enter your credentials to use Srcbook's AI features.
             </label>
-            <div className="flex items-center justify-between w-full mb-2 min-h-10">
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                <Select onValueChange={setAiProvider}>
-                  <SelectTrigger id="ai-provider-selector" className="w-[180px]">
-                    <SelectValue placeholder={aiProvider} />
-                  </SelectTrigger>
-                  <SelectContent>
-                    <SelectItem value="openai">openai</SelectItem>
-                    <SelectItem value="anthropic">anthropic</SelectItem>
-                    <SelectItem value="custom">custom</SelectItem>
-                  </SelectContent>
-                </Select>
-                <Input
-                  name="aiModel"
-                  className="w-[200px]"
-                  placeholder="AI model"
-                  value={model}
-                  onChange={(e) => setModel(e.target.value)}
-                />
-              </div>
-              <AiInfoBanner />
-            </div>
-
-            {aiProvider === 'openai' && (
-              <div className="flex gap-2">
-                <Input
-                  name="openaiKey"
-                  placeholder="openAI API key"
-                  type="password"
-                  value={openaiKey}
-                  onChange={(e) => setOpenaiKey(e.target.value)}
-                />
-                <Button
-                  className="px-5"
-                  onClick={() => updateConfigContext({ openaiKey, aiModel: model })}
-                  disabled={!openaiKeySaveEnabled}
-                >
-                  Save
-                </Button>
-              </div>
-            )}
-
-            {aiProvider === 'anthropic' && (
-              <div className="flex gap-2">
-                <Input
-                  name="anthropicKey"
-                  placeholder="anthropic API key"
-                  type="password"
-                  value={anthropicKey}
-                  onChange={(e) => setAnthropicKey(e.target.value)}
-                />
-                <Button
-                  className="px-5"
-                  onClick={() => updateConfigContext({ anthropicKey, aiModel: model })}
-                  disabled={!anthropicKeySaveEnabled}
-                >
-                  Save
-                </Button>
-              </div>
-            )}
-
-            {aiProvider === 'custom' && (
-              <div>
-                <p className="opacity-70 text-sm mb-4">
-                  If you want to use an openai-compatible model (for example when running local
-                  models with Ollama), choose this option and set the baseUrl.
-                </p>
-                <div className="flex gap-2">
-                  <Input
-                    name="baseUrl"
-                    placeholder="http://localhost:11434/v1"
-                    value={baseUrl}
-                    onChange={(e) => setBaseUrl(e.target.value)}
-                  />
-                  <Button
-                    className="px-5"
-                    onClick={() => updateConfigContext({ aiBaseUrl: baseUrl, aiModel: model })}
-                    disabled={!customModelSaveEnabled}
-                  >
-                    Save
-                  </Button>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            )}
           </div>
+          <AiSettings />
         </div>
 
         <div>
@@ -336,4 +216,137 @@ const TestAiButton = () => {
   );
 };
 
+type AiSettingsProps = {
+  saveButtonLabel?: string;
+};
+
+export function AiSettings({ saveButtonLabel }: AiSettingsProps) {
+  const {
+    aiProvider,
+    aiModel,
+    aiBaseUrl,
+    openaiKey: configOpenaiKey,
+    anthropicKey: configAnthropicKey,
+    updateConfig: updateConfigContext,
+  } = useSettings();
+
+  const [openaiKey, setOpenaiKey] = useState<string>(configOpenaiKey ?? '');
+  const [anthropicKey, setAnthropicKey] = useState<string>(configAnthropicKey ?? '');
+  const [model, setModel] = useState<string>(aiModel);
+  const [baseUrl, setBaseUrl] = useState<string>(aiBaseUrl || '');
+
+  const setAiProvider = (provider: AiProviderType) => {
+    const model = getDefaultModel(provider);
+    setModel(model);
+    updateConfigContext({ aiProvider: provider, aiModel: model });
+  };
+
+  // Either the key from the server is null/undefined and the user entered input
+  // or the key from the server is a string and the user entered input is different.
+  const openaiKeySaveEnabled =
+    (typeof configOpenaiKey === 'string' && openaiKey !== configOpenaiKey) ||
+    ((configOpenaiKey === null || configOpenaiKey === undefined) && openaiKey.length > 0) ||
+    model !== aiModel;
+
+  const anthropicKeySaveEnabled =
+    (typeof configAnthropicKey === 'string' && anthropicKey !== configAnthropicKey) ||
+    ((configAnthropicKey === null || configAnthropicKey === undefined) &&
+      anthropicKey.length > 0) ||
+    model !== aiModel;
+
+  const customModelSaveEnabled =
+    (typeof aiBaseUrl === 'string' && baseUrl !== aiBaseUrl) ||
+    ((aiBaseUrl === null || aiBaseUrl === undefined) && baseUrl.length > 0) ||
+    model !== aiModel;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between w-full mb-2 min-h-10">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <Select onValueChange={setAiProvider}>
+            <SelectTrigger id="ai-provider-selector" className="w-[180px]">
+              <SelectValue placeholder={aiProvider} />
+            </SelectTrigger>
+            <SelectContent>
+              <SelectItem value="openai">openai</SelectItem>
+              <SelectItem value="anthropic">anthropic</SelectItem>
+              <SelectItem value="custom">custom</SelectItem>
+            </SelectContent>
+          </Select>
+          <Input
+            name="aiModel"
+            className="w-[200px]"
+            placeholder="AI model"
+            value={model}
+            onChange={(e) => setModel(e.target.value)}
+          />
+        </div>
+        <AiInfoBanner />
+      </div>
+
+      {aiProvider === 'openai' && (
+        <div className="flex gap-2">
+          <Input
+            name="openaiKey"
+            placeholder="openAI API key"
+            type="password"
+            value={openaiKey}
+            onChange={(e) => setOpenaiKey(e.target.value)}
+          />
+          <Button
+            className="px-5"
+            onClick={() => updateConfigContext({ openaiKey, aiModel: model })}
+            disabled={!openaiKeySaveEnabled}
+          >
+            {saveButtonLabel ?? 'Save'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {aiProvider === 'anthropic' && (
+        <div className="flex gap-2">
+          <Input
+            name="anthropicKey"
+            placeholder="anthropic API key"
+            type="password"
+            value={anthropicKey}
+            onChange={(e) => setAnthropicKey(e.target.value)}
+          />
+          <Button
+            className="px-5"
+            onClick={() => updateConfigContext({ anthropicKey, aiModel: model })}
+            disabled={!anthropicKeySaveEnabled}
+          >
+            {saveButtonLabel ?? 'Save'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {aiProvider === 'custom' && (
+        <div>
+          <p className="opacity-70 text-sm mb-4">
+            If you want to use an openai-compatible model (for example when running local models
+            with Ollama), choose this option and set the baseUrl.
+          </p>
+          <div className="flex gap-2">
+            <Input
+              name="baseUrl"
+              placeholder="http://localhost:11434/v1"
+              value={baseUrl}
+              onChange={(e) => setBaseUrl(e.target.value)}
+            />
+            <Button
+              className="px-5"
+              onClick={() => updateConfigContext({ aiBaseUrl: baseUrl, aiModel: model })}
+              disabled={!customModelSaveEnabled}
+            >
+              {saveButtonLabel ?? 'Save'}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 export default Settings;