## Summary
- **Complete onboarding wizard**: 7-step flow guiding new users from
Welcome → Your Devices (topology) → Add More Devices (animation) →
Choose Model → Download → Load → Chat
- **Native macOS integration**: NSPopover welcome callout anchored to
menu bar icon on first launch, polished DMG installer with
drag-to-Applications arrow
- **Dashboard UX polish**: auto-download on model select, toast
notifications, connection banner, skeleton loading, download progress in
header, recommended model tags, sidebar hidden in home state for cleaner
first impression
- **Settings & menu bar overhaul**: native Settings window with Advanced
tab, onboarding reset, chat sidebar toggle
## Test plan
- [ ] Fresh install: verify onboarding wizard appears and flows Welcome
→ Topology → Animation → Model → Download → Load → Chat
- [ ] Verify topology shows real device data in onboarding step 2
- [ ] Verify selecting a model in the main dashboard picker
auto-triggers download
- [ ] Verify chat sidebar is hidden on home view, appears when chat is
active
- [ ] Verify DMG installer has white background with curved arrow
- [ ] Verify NSPopover appears anchored to menu bar icon on first launch
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Ryuichi Leo Takashige <leo@exolabs.net>
## Summary
- **Auto-open dashboard** in browser on first launch (uses
`~/.exo/.dashboard_opened` marker)
- **Welcome overlay** with "Choose a Model" CTA button when no model
instance is running
- **Tutorial progress messages** during model download → loading → ready
lifecycle stages
- **Fix conversation sidebar** text contrast — bumped to white text,
added active state background
- **Simplify technical jargon** — sharding/instance type/min nodes
hidden behind collapsible "Advanced Options" toggle; strategy display
hidden behind debug mode
- **Polished DMG installer** with drag-to-Applications layout, custom
branded background, and AppleScript-configured window positioning
## Test plan
- [ ] Launch exo for the first time (delete `~/.exo/.dashboard_opened`
to simulate) — browser should auto-open
- [ ] Verify welcome overlay appears on topology when no model is loaded
- [ ] Launch a model and verify download/loading/ready messages appear
in instance cards
- [ ] Check conversation sidebar text is readable (white on dark, yellow
when active)
- [ ] Verify "Advanced Options" toggle hides/shows sharding controls
- [ ] Build DMG with `packaging/dmg/create-dmg.sh` and verify
drag-to-Applications layout
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
