diff --git a/frontend/src/auth.js b/frontend/src/auth.js
index 27bcd76..b9667cf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/auth.js
+++ b/frontend/src/auth.js
@@ -92,10 +92,17 @@ export async function initAuth() {
   return initPromise;
 }
 
-export async function login(redirectPath = window.location.pathname + window.location.search + window.location.hash) {
+export async function login(
+  redirectPath = window.location.pathname + window.location.search + window.location.hash,
+  loginHint = "",
+) {
   if (!keycloak) return;
   const redirectUri = new URL(redirectPath, window.location.origin).toString();
-  await keycloak.login({ redirectUri });
+  const options = { redirectUri };
+  if (typeof loginHint === "string" && loginHint.trim()) {
+    options.loginHint = loginHint.trim();
+  }
+  await keycloak.login(options);
 }
 
 export async function logout() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue b/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
index 5aeb678..6ee5107 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/OnboardingView.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
       <div v-if="requestUsername" class="status-meta">
         <div class="meta-row">
           <span class="label mono">Username</span>
-          <span class="value mono">{{ requestUsername }}</span>
+          <button class="copy mono" type="button" @click="copyUsername">
+            {{ requestUsername }}
+            <span v-if="usernameCopied" class="copied">copied</span>
+          </button>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -87,7 +90,8 @@
         <div v-if="initialPassword" class="initial-password">
           <h3>Temporary password</h3>
           <p class="muted">
-            Use this password to log in for the first time. Keycloak will prompt you to change it.
+            Use this password to log in for the first time. Keycloak will prompt you to change it. This password is shown
+            once — copy it now.
           </p>
           <div class="request-code-row">
             <span class="label mono">Password</span>
@@ -212,6 +216,7 @@ const error = ref("");
 const onboarding = ref({ required_steps: [], completed_steps: [] });
 const initialPassword = ref("");
 const copied = ref(false);
+const usernameCopied = ref(false);
 const tasks = ref([]);
 const blocked = ref(false);
 
@@ -304,8 +309,35 @@ async function copyInitialPassword() {
   }
 }
 
+async function copyUsername() {
+  if (!requestUsername.value) return;
+  try {
+    if (navigator?.clipboard?.writeText) {
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(requestUsername.value);
+    } else {
+      const textarea = document.createElement("textarea");
+      textarea.value = requestUsername.value;
+      textarea.setAttribute("readonly", "");
+      textarea.style.position = "fixed";
+      textarea.style.top = "-9999px";
+      textarea.style.left = "-9999px";
+      document.body.appendChild(textarea);
+      textarea.select();
+      textarea.setSelectionRange(0, textarea.value.length);
+      document.execCommand("copy");
+      document.body.removeChild(textarea);
+    }
+    usernameCopied.value = true;
+    setTimeout(() => (usernameCopied.value = false), 1500);
+  } catch (err) {
+    error.value = err?.message || "Failed to copy username";
+  }
+}
+
 async function loginToContinue() {
-  await login(`/onboarding?code=${encodeURIComponent(requestCode.value.trim())}`);
+  const trimmedCode = requestCode.value.trim();
+  const hint = requestUsername.value.trim() || trimmedCode.split("~", 1)[0] || "";
+  await login(`/onboarding?code=${encodeURIComponent(trimmedCode)}`, hint);
 }
 
 async function toggleStep(step, event) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/RequestAccessView.vue b/frontend/src/views/RequestAccessView.vue
index c984be2..6101fb2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/RequestAccessView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/RequestAccessView.vue
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@
           Verifying email…
         </div>
 
-        <div v-if="onboardingUrl" class="actions" style="margin-top: 12px;">
-          <a class="primary" :href="onboardingUrl">Continue onboarding</a>
-        </div>
-
         <div v-if="tasks.length" class="task-box">
           <div class="module-head" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">
             <h2>Automation</h2>
@@ -134,6 +130,13 @@
             One or more automation steps failed. Fix the error above, then check again.
           </p>
         </div>
+
+        <div
+          v-if="onboardingUrl && (status === 'awaiting_onboarding' || status === 'ready')"
+          class="actions onboarding-actions"
+        >
+          <a class="primary onboarding-cta" :href="onboardingUrl">Continue onboarding</a>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div v-if="error" class="error-box">
@@ -429,6 +432,15 @@ h1 {
   margin-top: 6px;
 }
 
+.onboarding-actions {
+  margin-top: 14px;
+}
+
+.onboarding-cta {
+  flex: 1;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
 .status-form {
   display: flex;
   gap: 10px;