diff --git a/backend/atlas_portal/routes/access_requests.py b/backend/atlas_portal/routes/access_requests.py
index 313f504..3c996ee 100644
--- a/backend/atlas_portal/routes/access_requests.py
+++ b/backend/atlas_portal/routes/access_requests.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def _client_ip() -> str:
 
 
 ONBOARDING_STEPS: tuple[str, ...] = (
+    "keycloak_password_changed",
     "vaultwarden_master_password",
     "element_recovery_key",
     "element_recovery_key_stored",
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ def register(app) -> None:
                     "status": status,
                     "username": row.get("username") or "",
                 }
-                if status in {"accounts_building", "awaiting_onboarding", "ready"}:
+                if status in {"awaiting_onboarding", "ready"}:
                     response["onboarding_url"] = f"/onboarding?code={code}"
                 if status in {"awaiting_onboarding", "ready"}:
                     completed = sorted(_fetch_completed_onboarding_steps(conn, code))
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TopBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/TopBar.vue
index d62ea63..0aa06af 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TopBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TopBar.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     <nav class="links">
       <RouterLink to="/" class="nav-link">Home</RouterLink>
       <RouterLink to="/about" class="nav-link">About</RouterLink>
-      <a href="https://cloud.bstein.dev" class="nav-link strong" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Cloud</a>
 
       <template v-if="auth.enabled">
         <template v-if="auth.authenticated">
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/AppsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/AppsView.vue
index 7ceace1..c9f7cc0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/AppsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/AppsView.vue
@@ -4,34 +4,129 @@
       <div>
         <p class="eyebrow">Atlas</p>
         <h1>Apps</h1>
-        <p class="lede">Quick links to the lab services. Some apps open in a new tab for security reasons.</p>
-      </div>
-      <div class="hero-actions">
-        <a class="pill mono" href="https://cloud.bstein.dev" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open Nextcloud</a>
-        <a class="pill mono" href="https://sso.bstein.dev" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open Keycloak</a>
+        <p class="lede">
+          Service shortcuts for Atlas. Nextcloud is the hub, but everything is available directly too.
+        </p>
       </div>
     </section>
 
-    <section class="card">
+    <section v-for="category in categories" :key="category.title" class="card category">
       <div class="section-head">
-        <h2>Service Grid</h2>
-        <span class="pill mono">apps + pipelines + observability</span>
+        <div>
+          <h2>{{ category.title }}</h2>
+          <p class="muted">{{ category.description }}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="tiles">
+        <a
+          v-for="app in category.apps"
+          :key="app.name"
+          class="tile"
+          :href="app.url"
+          :target="app.target"
+          rel="noreferrer"
+        >
+          <div class="tile-title">{{ app.name }}</div>
+          <div class="tile-desc">{{ app.description }}</div>
+        </a>
       </div>
-      <ServiceGrid :services="displayServices" />
     </section>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { computed } from "vue";
-import ServiceGrid from "../components/ServiceGrid.vue";
-import { fallbackServices } from "../data/sample.js";
-
-const props = defineProps({
-  serviceData: Object,
-});
-
-const displayServices = computed(() => props.serviceData?.services || fallbackServices().services);
+const categories = [
+  {
+    title: "Cloud",
+    description: "Files, photos, mail, calendars, and documents — the primary hub for Atlas users.",
+    apps: [
+      {
+        name: "Nextcloud",
+        url: "https://cloud.bstein.dev",
+        target: "_blank",
+        description: "Your personal cloud storage and productivity suite.",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Security",
+    description: "Modern password security and secrets tooling.",
+    apps: [
+      {
+        name: "Vaultwarden",
+        url: "https://vault.bstein.dev",
+        target: "_blank",
+        description: "Password manager (Bitwarden-compatible).",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "Vault",
+        url: "https://secret.bstein.dev",
+        target: "_blank",
+        description: "Secrets management for infrastructure and apps.",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Communications",
+    description: "Chat and meetings.",
+    apps: [
+      {
+        name: "AI Chat",
+        url: "/ai/chat",
+        target: "_self",
+        description: "Chat with Atlas AI (GPU-accelerated).",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "Meet",
+        url: "https://meet.bstein.dev",
+        target: "_blank",
+        description: "Video meetings (Jitsi).",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Streaming",
+    description: "Family media streaming and upload workflows.",
+    apps: [
+      {
+        name: "Jellyfin",
+        url: "https://stream.bstein.dev",
+        target: "_blank",
+        description: "Stream videos to desktop, mobile, and TV.",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "Pegasus",
+        url: "https://pegasus.bstein.dev",
+        target: "_blank",
+        description: "Mobile-friendly upload/publish into Jellyfin.",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Dev",
+    description: "Source control, CI, registry, GitOps, and observability.",
+    apps: [
+      { name: "Gitea", url: "https://scm.bstein.dev", target: "_blank", description: "Git hosting and collaboration." },
+      { name: "Jenkins", url: "https://ci.bstein.dev", target: "_blank", description: "CI pipelines and automation." },
+      { name: "Harbor", url: "https://registry.bstein.dev", target: "_blank", description: "Artifact registry." },
+      { name: "GitOps", url: "https://cd.bstein.dev", target: "_blank", description: "GitOps UI for Flux." },
+      { name: "Grafana", url: "https://metrics.bstein.dev", target: "_blank", description: "Dashboards and monitoring." },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Crypto",
+    description: "Local infrastructure for crypto workloads.",
+    apps: [
+      {
+        name: "Monero Node",
+        url: "https://monero.bstein.dev",
+        target: "_blank",
+        description: "Faster sync using the Atlas Monero node.",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+];
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -49,6 +144,58 @@ const displayServices = computed(() => props.serviceData?.services || fallbackSe
   margin-bottom: 12px;
 }
 
+.category {
+  padding: 18px;
+  margin-top: 12px;
+}
+
+.section-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 18px;
+  margin-bottom: 14px;
+}
+
+.muted {
+  margin: 6px 0 0;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  max-width: 820px;
+}
+
+.tiles {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.tile {
+  display: block;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  padding: 14px 14px 12px;
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
+  transition: border-color 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
+}
+
+.tile:hover {
+  border-color: rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.35);
+  transform: translateY(-1px);
+}
+
+.tile-title {
+  font-weight: 750;
+  color: var(--text-strong);
+}
+
+.tile-desc {
+  margin-top: 6px;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
 .eyebrow {
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.08em;
@@ -67,10 +214,4 @@ h1 {
   color: var(--text-muted);
   max-width: 640px;
 }
-
-.hero-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 10px;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-}
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue b/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
index 70f41a0..bbce9e4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
         </button>
       </div>
 
+      <div v-if="requestUsername" class="status-meta">
+        <div class="meta-row">
+          <span class="label mono">Username</span>
+          <span class="value mono">{{ requestUsername }}</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div v-if="status === 'pending'" class="steps">
         <h3>Awaiting approval</h3>
         <p class="muted">An Atlas admin has to approve this request before an account can be provisioned.</p>
@@ -53,6 +60,22 @@
         </div>
 
         <ul class="checklist">
+          <li class="check-item">
+            <label>
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                :checked="isStepDone('keycloak_password_changed')"
+                :disabled="!auth.authenticated || loading"
+                @change="toggleStep('keycloak_password_changed', $event)"
+              />
+              <span>Change your Keycloak password</span>
+            </label>
+            <p class="muted">
+              Set a strong account password in Keycloak. Use the
+              <a href="https://sso.bstein.dev/realms/atlas/account" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">account console</a>.
+            </p>
+          </li>
+
           <li class="check-item">
             <label>
               <input
@@ -127,6 +150,7 @@ import { auth, authFetch, login } from "../auth";
 const route = useRoute();
 
 const requestCode = ref("");
+const requestUsername = ref("");
 const status = ref("");
 const loading = ref(false);
 const error = ref("");
@@ -170,6 +194,7 @@ async function check() {
     const data = await resp.json().catch(() => ({}));
     if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(data.error || resp.statusText || `status ${resp.status}`);
     status.value = data.status || "unknown";
+    requestUsername.value = data.username || "";
     onboarding.value = data.onboarding || { required_steps: [], completed_steps: [] };
   } catch (err) {
     error.value = err.message || "Failed to check status";
@@ -264,6 +289,29 @@ h1 {
   margin-top: 12px;
 }
 
+.status-meta {
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+}
+
+.meta-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 14px;
+}
+
+.meta-row .label {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.meta-row .value {
+  color: var(--text-strong);
+}
+
 .input {
   flex: 1;
   padding: 10px 12px;