## 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>
Alex Cheema
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