diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
index 7e95fd739..8b672d437 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -511,11 +511,12 @@ export const dict = {
   "session.review.change.other": "Changes",
   "session.review.loadingChanges": "Loading changes...",
   "session.review.empty": "No changes in this session yet",
-  "session.review.noVcs": "No git VCS detected, so session changes will not be detected",
+  "session.review.noVcs": "No Git Version Control System detected, changes not displayed",
   "session.review.noChanges": "No changes",
 
   "session.files.selectToOpen": "Select a file to open",
   "session.files.all": "All files",
+  "session.files.empty": "No files",
   "session.files.binaryContent": "Binary file (content cannot be displayed)",
 
   "session.messages.renderEarlier": "Render earlier messages",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/index.css b/packages/app/src/index.css
index 4af87bca6..9e231e2d2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/index.css
+++ b/packages/app/src/index.css
@@ -1 +1,29 @@
 @import "@opencode-ai/ui/styles/tailwind";
+
+@layer components {
+  [data-component="getting-started"] {
+    container-type: inline-size;
+    container-name: getting-started;
+  }
+
+  [data-component="getting-started-actions"] {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.75rem; /* gap-3 */
+  }
+
+  [data-component="getting-started-actions"] > [data-component="button"] {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  @container getting-started (min-width: 17rem) {
+    [data-component="getting-started-actions"] {
+      flex-direction: row;
+      align-items: center;
+    }
+
+    [data-component="getting-started-actions"] > [data-component="button"] {
+      width: auto;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
index f6165461b..cf2c3b6c4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export default function Layout(props: ParentProps) {
       workspaceName: {} as Record<string, string>,
       workspaceBranchName: {} as Record<string, Record<string, string>>,
       workspaceExpanded: {} as Record<string, boolean>,
+      gettingStartedDismissed: false,
     }),
   )
 
@@ -2006,25 +2007,31 @@ export default function Layout(props: ParentProps) {
         </Show>
 
         <div
-          class="shrink-0 px-2 py-3 border-t border-border-weak-base"
+          class="shrink-0 px-3 py-3"
           classList={{
-            hidden: !(providers.all().length > 0 && providers.paid().length === 0),
+            hidden: store.gettingStartedDismissed || !(providers.all().length > 0 && providers.paid().length === 0),
           }}
         >
-          <div class="rounded-md bg-background-base shadow-xs-border-base">
-            <div class="p-3 flex flex-col gap-2">
-              <div class="text-12-medium text-text-strong">{language.t("sidebar.gettingStarted.title")}</div>
-              <div class="text-text-base">{language.t("sidebar.gettingStarted.line1")}</div>
-              <div class="text-text-base">{language.t("sidebar.gettingStarted.line2")}</div>
+          <div class="rounded-xl bg-background-base shadow-xs-border-base" data-component="getting-started">
+            <div class="p-3 flex flex-col gap-6">
+              <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                <div class="text-14-medium text-text-strong">{language.t("sidebar.gettingStarted.title")}</div>
+                <div class="text-14-regular text-text-base" style={{ "line-height": "var(--line-height-normal)" }}>
+                  {language.t("sidebar.gettingStarted.line1")}
+                </div>
+                <div class="text-14-regular text-text-base" style={{ "line-height": "var(--line-height-normal)" }}>
+                  {language.t("sidebar.gettingStarted.line2")}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div data-component="getting-started-actions">
+                <Button size="large" icon="plus-small" onClick={connectProvider}>
+                  {language.t("command.provider.connect")}
+                </Button>
+                <Button size="large" variant="ghost" onClick={() => setStore("gettingStartedDismissed", true)}>
+                  Not yet
+                </Button>
+              </div>
             </div>
-            <Button
-              class="flex w-full text-left justify-start text-12-medium text-text-strong stroke-[1.5px] rounded-md rounded-t-none shadow-none border-t border-border-weak-base px-3"
-              size="large"
-              icon="plus"
-              onClick={connectProvider}
-            >
-              {language.t("command.provider.connect")}
-            </Button>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
index 1476e616e..f6f6576c4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { UserMessage } from "@opencode-ai/sdk/v2"
+import type { Project, UserMessage } from "@opencode-ai/sdk/v2"
 import { useDialog } from "@opencode-ai/ui/context/dialog"
 import {
   onCleanup,
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
 import { ResizeHandle } from "@opencode-ai/ui/resize-handle"
 import { Select } from "@opencode-ai/ui/select"
 import { createAutoScroll } from "@opencode-ai/ui/hooks"
-import { Mark } from "@opencode-ai/ui/logo"
+import { Button } from "@opencode-ai/ui/button"
+import { showToast } from "@opencode-ai/ui/toast"
 import { base64Encode, checksum } from "@opencode-ai/util/encode"
 import { useNavigate, useParams, useSearchParams } from "@solidjs/router"
 import { NewSessionView, SessionHeader } from "@/components/session"
 import { useComments } from "@/context/comments"
+import { useGlobalSync } from "@/context/global-sync"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/context/language"
 import { useLayout } from "@/context/layout"
 import { usePrompt } from "@/context/prompt"
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ import { TerminalPanel } from "@/pages/session/terminal-panel"
 import { useSessionCommands } from "@/pages/session/use-session-commands"
 import { useSessionHashScroll } from "@/pages/session/use-session-hash-scroll"
 import { same } from "@/utils/same"
+import { formatServerError } from "@/utils/server-errors"
 
 const emptyUserMessages: UserMessage[] = []
 
@@ -252,6 +255,7 @@ function createSessionHistoryWindow(input: SessionHistoryWindowInput) {
 }
 
 export default function Page() {
+  const globalSync = useGlobalSync()
   const layout = useLayout()
   const local = useLocal()
   const file = useFile()
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@ export default function Page() {
   })
 
   const [ui, setUi] = createStore({
+    git: false,
     pendingMessage: undefined as string | undefined,
     scrollGesture: 0,
     scroll: {
@@ -494,6 +499,46 @@ export default function Page() {
     return "session.review.noVcs"
   })
 
+  function upsert(next: Project) {
+    const list = globalSync.data.project
+    sync.set("project", next.id)
+    const idx = list.findIndex((item) => item.id === next.id)
+    if (idx >= 0) {
+      globalSync.set(
+        "project",
+        list.map((item, i) => (i === idx ? { ...item, ...next } : item)),
+      )
+      return
+    }
+    const at = list.findIndex((item) => item.id > next.id)
+    if (at >= 0) {
+      globalSync.set("project", [...list.slice(0, at), next, ...list.slice(at)])
+      return
+    }
+    globalSync.set("project", [...list, next])
+  }
+
+  function initGit() {
+    if (ui.git) return
+    setUi("git", true)
+    void sdk.client.project
+      .initGit()
+      .then((x) => {
+        if (!x.data) return
+        upsert(x.data)
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        showToast({
+          variant: "error",
+          title: language.t("common.requestFailed"),
+          description: formatServerError(err, language.t),
+        })
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        setUi("git", false)
+      })
+  }
+
   let inputRef!: HTMLDivElement
   let promptDock: HTMLDivElement | undefined
   let dockHeight = 0
@@ -727,23 +772,28 @@ export default function Page() {
   const changesOptions = ["session", "turn"] as const
   const changesOptionsList = [...changesOptions]
 
-  const changesTitle = () => (
-    <Select
-      options={changesOptionsList}
-      current={store.changes}
-      label={(option) =>
-        option === "session" ? language.t("ui.sessionReview.title") : language.t("ui.sessionReview.title.lastTurn")
-      }
-      onSelect={(option) => option && setStore("changes", option)}
-      variant="ghost"
-      size="small"
-      valueClass="text-14-medium"
-    />
-  )
+  const changesTitle = () => {
+    if (!hasReview()) {
+      return null
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <Select
+        options={changesOptionsList}
+        current={store.changes}
+        label={(option) =>
+          option === "session" ? language.t("ui.sessionReview.title") : language.t("ui.sessionReview.title.lastTurn")
+        }
+        onSelect={(option) => option && setStore("changes", option)}
+        variant="ghost"
+        size="small"
+        valueClass="text-14-medium"
+      />
+    )
+  }
 
   const emptyTurn = () => (
     <div class="h-full pb-30 flex flex-col items-center justify-center text-center gap-6">
-      <Mark class="w-14 opacity-10" />
       <div class="text-14-regular text-text-weak max-w-56">{language.t("session.review.noChanges")}</div>
     </div>
   )
@@ -809,9 +859,23 @@ export default function Page() {
             empty={
               store.changes === "turn" ? (
                 emptyTurn()
+              ) : reviewEmptyKey() === "session.review.noVcs" ? (
+                <div class={input.emptyClass}>
+                  <div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
+                    <div class="text-14-medium text-text-strong">Create a Git repository</div>
+                    <div
+                      class="text-14-regular text-text-base max-w-md"
+                      style={{ "line-height": "var(--line-height-normal)" }}
+                    >
+                      Track, review, and undo changes in this project
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <Button size="large" disabled={ui.git} onClick={initGit}>
+                    {ui.git ? "Creating Git repository..." : "Create Git repository"}
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
               ) : (
                 <div class={input.emptyClass}>
-                  <Mark class="w-14 opacity-10" />
                   <div class="text-14-regular text-text-weak max-w-56">{language.t(reviewEmptyKey())}</div>
                 </div>
               )
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session/session-side-panel.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session/session-side-panel.tsx
index ad802d15d..66d4382c0 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session/session-side-panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session/session-side-panel.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
     return out
   })
 
+  const empty = (msg: string) => (
+    <div class="h-full flex flex-col">
+      <div class="h-12 shrink-0" aria-hidden />
+      <div class="flex-1 pb-30 flex items-center justify-center text-center">
+        <div class="text-12-regular text-text-weak">{msg}</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+
+  const nofiles = createMemo(() => {
+    const state = file.tree.state("")
+    if (!state?.loaded) return false
+    return file.tree.children("").length === 0
+  })
+
   const normalizeTab = (tab: string) => {
     if (!tab.startsWith("file://")) return tab
     return file.tab(tab)
@@ -145,17 +160,8 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
 
   const [store, setStore] = createStore({
     activeDraggable: undefined as string | undefined,
-    fileTreeScrolled: false,
   })
 
-  let changesEl: HTMLDivElement | undefined
-  let allEl: HTMLDivElement | undefined
-
-  const syncFileTreeScrolled = (el?: HTMLDivElement) => {
-    const next = (el?.scrollTop ?? 0) > 0
-    setStore("fileTreeScrolled", (current) => (current === next ? current : next))
-  }
-
   const handleDragStart = (event: unknown) => {
     const id = getDraggableId(event)
     if (!id) return
@@ -176,11 +182,6 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
     setStore("activeDraggable", undefined)
   }
 
-  createEffect(() => {
-    if (!layout.fileTree.opened()) return
-    syncFileTreeScrolled(fileTreeTab() === "changes" ? changesEl : allEl)
-  })
-
   createEffect(() => {
     if (!file.ready()) return
 
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
                 class="h-full"
                 data-scope="filetree"
               >
-                <Tabs.List data-scrolled={store.fileTreeScrolled ? "" : undefined}>
+                <Tabs.List>
                   <Tabs.Trigger value="changes" class="flex-1" classes={{ button: "w-full" }}>
                     {reviewCount()}{" "}
                     {language.t(reviewCount() === 1 ? "session.review.change.one" : "session.review.change.other")}
@@ -363,12 +364,7 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
                     {language.t("session.files.all")}
                   </Tabs.Trigger>
                 </Tabs.List>
-                <Tabs.Content
-                  value="changes"
-                  ref={(el: HTMLDivElement) => (changesEl = el)}
-                  onScroll={(e: UIEvent & { currentTarget: HTMLDivElement }) => syncFileTreeScrolled(e.currentTarget)}
-                  class="bg-background-stronger px-3 py-0"
-                >
+                <Tabs.Content value="changes" class="bg-background-stronger px-3 py-0">
                   <Switch>
                     <Match when={hasReview()}>
                       <Show
@@ -382,6 +378,7 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
                       >
                         <FileTree
                           path=""
+                          class="pt-3"
                           allowed={diffFiles()}
                           kinds={kinds()}
                           draggable={false}
@@ -390,25 +387,22 @@ export function SessionSidePanel(props: {
                         />
                       </Show>
                     </Match>
-                    <Match when={true}>
-                      <div class="mt-8 text-center text-12-regular text-text-weak">
-                        {language.t("session.review.noChanges")}
-                      </div>
-                    </Match>
+                    <Match when={true}>{empty(language.t("session.review.noChanges"))}</Match>
                   </Switch>
                 </Tabs.Content>
-                <Tabs.Content
-                  value="all"
-                  ref={(el: HTMLDivElement) => (allEl = el)}
-                  onScroll={(e: UIEvent & { currentTarget: HTMLDivElement }) => syncFileTreeScrolled(e.currentTarget)}
-                  class="bg-background-stronger px-3 py-0"
-                >
-                  <FileTree
-                    path=""
-                    modified={diffFiles()}
-                    kinds={kinds()}
-                    onFileClick={(node) => openTab(file.tab(node.path))}
-                  />
+                <Tabs.Content value="all" class="bg-background-stronger px-3 py-0">
+                  <Switch>
+                    <Match when={nofiles()}>{empty(language.t("session.files.empty"))}</Match>
+                    <Match when={true}>
+                      <FileTree
+                        path=""
+                        class="pt-3"
+                        modified={diffFiles()}
+                        kinds={kinds()}
+                        onFileClick={(node) => openTab(file.tab(node.path))}
+                      />
+                    </Match>
+                  </Switch>
                 </Tabs.Content>
               </Tabs>
             </div>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session-review.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session-review.tsx
index 25a646ace..62c70e864 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session-review.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session-review.tsx
@@ -554,7 +554,9 @@ export const SessionReview = (props: SessionReviewProps) => {
   return (
     <div data-component="session-review" class={props.class} classList={props.classList}>
       <div data-slot="session-review-header" class={props.classes?.header}>
-        <div data-slot="session-review-title">{props.title ?? i18n.t("ui.sessionReview.title")}</div>
+        <div data-slot="session-review-title">
+          {props.title === undefined ? i18n.t("ui.sessionReview.title") : props.title}
+        </div>
         <div data-slot="session-review-actions">
           <Show when={hasDiffs() && props.onDiffStyleChange}>
             <RadioGroup
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/tabs.css b/packages/ui/src/components/tabs.css
index 51917489e..1bf00b785 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/tabs.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/tabs.css
@@ -407,11 +407,7 @@
       align-items: center;
       background-color: var(--background-stronger);
       box-sizing: border-box;
-      border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
-
-      &[data-scrolled] {
-        border-bottom-color: var(--border-weak-base);
-      }
+      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-weak-base);
     }
 
     [data-slot="tabs-trigger-wrapper"] {