diff --git a/frontend/src/components/HeroSection.vue b/frontend/src/components/HeroSection.vue
index 2306dee..16f8a28 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/HeroSection.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/HeroSection.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <header class="hero card glass">
     <div class="eyebrow">
-      <span class="pill">Portfolio + Titan Lab</span>
+      <span class="pill">Titan Lab</span>
       <span class="mono accent">atlas · oceanus · nextcloud-ready</span>
     </div>
     <h1>{{ title }}</h1>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue b/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
index 40d6dcb..0f5fb88 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
           <h3>Temporary password</h3>
           <p class="muted">
             Use this password to log in for the first time. You won't be forced to change it immediately — you'll rotate
-            it later after Vaultwarden is set up. This password is shown once — copy it now.
+            it later after Vaultwarden is set up. This password is shown once — copy it now. If you refresh this page,
+            it may disappear.
           </p>
           <div class="request-code-row">
             <span class="label mono">Password</span>
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
         </div>
 
         <ul class="checklist">
-          <li class="check-item">
+          <li class="check-item" :class="checkItemClass('vaultwarden_master_password')">
             <label>
               <input
                 type="checkbox"
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@
             </p>
           </li>
 
-          <li class="check-item">
+          <li class="check-item" :class="checkItemClass('vaultwarden_browser_extension')">
             <label>
               <input
                 type="checkbox"
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@
             </p>
           </li>
 
-          <li class="check-item">
+          <li class="check-item" :class="checkItemClass('vaultwarden_mobile_app')">
             <label>
               <input
                 type="checkbox"
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@
             </p>
           </li>
 
-          <li class="check-item">
+          <li class="check-item" :class="checkItemClass('keycloak_password_rotated')">
             <label>
               <input type="checkbox" :checked="isStepDone('keycloak_password_rotated')" disabled />
               <span>Rotate your Keycloak password</span>
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@
             </p>
           </li>
 
-          <li class="check-item mfa-optional">
+          <li class="check-item mfa-optional" :class="mfaItemClass()">
             <div class="mfa-row">
               <div class="mfa-text">
                 <span class="mfa-title">Optional: enable MFA (TOTP) for Keycloak</span>
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@
             </details>
           </li>
 
-          <li class="check-item">
+          <li class="check-item" :class="checkItemClass('element_recovery_key')">
             <label>
               <input type="checkbox" :checked="isStepDone('element_recovery_key')" disabled />
               <span>Create an Element recovery key</span>
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@
             </p>
           </li>
 
-          <li class="check-item">
+          <li class="check-item" :class="checkItemClass('element_recovery_key_stored')">
             <label>
               <input
                 type="checkbox"
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@
             <p class="muted">Save the recovery key in Vaultwarden so it doesn't get lost.</p>
           </li>
 
-          <li v-for="step in extraSteps" :key="step.id" class="check-item">
+          <li v-for="step in extraSteps" :key="step.id" class="check-item" :class="checkItemClass(step.id)">
             <label>
               <input
                 type="checkbox"
@@ -431,6 +432,31 @@ function isStepDone(step) {
   return Array.isArray(steps) ? steps.includes(step) : false;
 }
 
+function requiredStepOrder() {
+  if (Array.isArray(onboarding.value?.required_steps) && onboarding.value.required_steps.length) {
+    return onboarding.value.required_steps;
+  }
+  return [
+    "vaultwarden_master_password",
+    "vaultwarden_browser_extension",
+    "vaultwarden_mobile_app",
+    "keycloak_password_rotated",
+    "element_recovery_key",
+    "element_recovery_key_stored",
+    "elementx_setup",
+    "jellyfin_login",
+    "mail_client_setup",
+  ];
+}
+
+function activeRequiredStep() {
+  const order = requiredStepOrder();
+  for (const step of order) {
+    if (!isStepDone(step)) return step;
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
 function mfaOptionalState() {
   const state = onboarding.value?.optional?.keycloak_mfa_optional?.state;
   if (state === "done" || state === "skipped") return state;
@@ -446,6 +472,16 @@ function isMfaBlocked() {
   return !isStepDone("keycloak_password_rotated");
 }
 
+function mfaItemClass() {
+  const state = mfaOptionalState();
+  return {
+    blocked: isMfaBlocked(),
+    done: state === "done",
+    skipped: state === "skipped",
+    optional: true,
+  };
+}
+
 function mfaPillLabel() {
   if (isMfaBlocked()) return "blocked";
   const state = mfaOptionalState();
@@ -491,20 +527,7 @@ async function maybeGenerateMfaQrs(event) {
 }
 
 function isStepBlocked(step) {
-  const order =
-    Array.isArray(onboarding.value?.required_steps) && onboarding.value.required_steps.length
-      ? onboarding.value.required_steps
-      : [
-          "vaultwarden_master_password",
-          "vaultwarden_browser_extension",
-          "vaultwarden_mobile_app",
-          "keycloak_password_rotated",
-          "element_recovery_key",
-          "element_recovery_key_stored",
-          "elementx_setup",
-          "jellyfin_login",
-          "mail_client_setup",
-        ];
+  const order = requiredStepOrder();
   const idx = order.indexOf(step);
   if (idx <= 0) return false;
   for (let i = 0; i < idx; i += 1) {
@@ -513,6 +536,14 @@ function isStepBlocked(step) {
   return false;
 }
 
+function checkItemClass(step) {
+  const activeStep = activeRequiredStep();
+  const done = isStepDone(step);
+  const blockedStep = isStepBlocked(step);
+  const active = !done && !blockedStep && activeStep === step;
+  return { done, blocked: blockedStep, active };
+}
+
 function stepPillLabel(step) {
   if (isStepDone(step)) return "done";
   if (isStepBlocked(step)) return "blocked";
@@ -893,6 +924,30 @@ button.primary {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
 }
 
+.check-item.blocked {
+  opacity: 0.55;
+}
+
+.check-item.active {
+  border-color: rgba(125, 208, 255, 0.45);
+  background: rgba(79, 139, 255, 0.08);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(79, 139, 255, 0.2);
+}
+
+.check-item.done {
+  border-color: rgba(92, 214, 167, 0.35);
+  background: rgba(92, 214, 167, 0.05);
+}
+
+.check-item.skipped {
+  border-color: rgba(146, 158, 182, 0.25);
+}
+
+.check-item.done label,
+.check-item.active label {
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
 .check-item label {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;