diff --git a/apps/web/app/dashboard/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/dashboard/page.tsx
index 5264e1f..8fa2c90 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
+import Link from "next/link"
+import {
+  BotIcon,
+  ClipboardListIcon,
+  FileTextIcon,
+  NotebookTextIcon,
+  ScrollTextIcon,
+} from "lucide-react"
+
 import { BrandLogo } from "@/components/brand-logo"
 import { CreateCompanyDialog } from "@/components/dashboard/create-company-dialog"
 import { DashboardShell } from "@/components/dashboard/shell"
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card"
+import { findReviewReader } from "@/lib/api/review-reader"
 import { getDashboardContext } from "@/lib/dashboard/companies"
+import { isDoneSummaryUnread } from "@/lib/dashboard/note-read-state"
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma"
-
 import { DashboardSummary } from "./dashboard-summary"
 
 type DashboardPageProps = {
   searchParams: Promise<{ company?: string; createCompany?: string }>
 }
 
-export default async function DashboardPage({ searchParams }: DashboardPageProps) {
+export default async function DashboardPage({
+  searchParams,
+}: DashboardPageProps) {
   const { company, createCompany } = await searchParams
-  const { session, companies, activeCompany } = await getDashboardContext(company)
-  const summary = activeCompany ? await getDashboardSummary(activeCompany.id) : null
+  const { session, companies, activeCompany } =
+    await getDashboardContext(company)
+  const summary = activeCompany
+    ? await getDashboardSummary(activeCompany.id)
+    : null
 
   return (
     <DashboardShell
@@ -35,7 +51,11 @@ export default async function DashboardPage({ searchParams }: DashboardPageProps
                   "Companies group your agents, projects, and tasks. Create one to start."}
               </p>
             </div>
-            <BrandLogo className="rounded-3xl shadow-lg shadow-primary/10" priority size={104} />
+            <BrandLogo
+              className="rounded-3xl shadow-lg shadow-primary/10"
+              priority
+              size={104}
+            />
           </div>
           {!activeCompany ? (
             <div className="mt-5 max-w-48">
@@ -43,29 +63,190 @@ export default async function DashboardPage({ searchParams }: DashboardPageProps
             </div>
           ) : null}
         </div>
-
         <DashboardSummary companyCount={companies.length} summary={summary} />
+        <OperatorShortcuts
+          companyId={activeCompany?.id ?? null}
+          summary={summary}
+        />
       </div>
     </DashboardShell>
   )
 }
 
-async function getDashboardSummary(companyId: string) {
-  const [agents, projects, tasks] = await Promise.all([
+function OperatorShortcuts({
+  companyId,
+  summary,
+}: {
+  companyId: string | null
+  summary: DashboardSummaryData | null
+}) {
+  const href = (path = "") => dashboardHref(companyId, path)
+  const projectHref = summary?.currentProject
+    ? href(`/projects/${summary.currentProject.id}`)
+    : href("/projects")
+  const emptyState = !summary
+    ? "Create a company to unlock agent setup, projects, notes, and audit history."
+    : summary.projects === 0
+      ? "Create a project to give agents a task board and a place to report progress."
+      : summary.agents === 0
+        ? "Add agents so work can be assigned and reviewed from the dashboard."
+        : null
+
+  const shortcuts = [
+    {
+      title: "Setup docs",
+      description: "Review token, agent ID, and operator runbook guidance.",
+      href: href("/docs"),
+      icon: FileTextIcon,
+    },
+    {
+      title: summary?.currentProject
+        ? summary.currentProject.name
+        : "Projects & tasks",
+      description: summary?.currentProject
+        ? "Open the current project task board."
+        : "Create or open a project task board.",
+      href: projectHref,
+      icon: ClipboardListIcon,
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Notes to review",
+      description: `${summary?.unreadNotes ?? 0} unread done ${
+        (summary?.unreadNotes ?? 0) === 1 ? "summary" : "summaries"
+      } for main review.`,
+      href: href("/notes"),
+      icon: NotebookTextIcon,
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Agent office",
+      description: `${summary?.agents ?? 0} configured ${
+        (summary?.agents ?? 0) === 1 ? "agent" : "agents"
+      } in this company.`,
+      href: href("/office"),
+      icon: BotIcon,
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Audit log",
+      description: "Inspect recent operator and agent changes.",
+      href: href("/audit-logs"),
+      icon: ScrollTextIcon,
+    },
+  ]
+
+  return (
+    <Card>
+      <CardHeader className="pb-3">
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between">
+          <div>
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Next actions</p>
+            <CardTitle className="text-2xl">Operator shortcuts</CardTitle>
+          </div>
+          {summary?.currentProject ? (
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              Current project: {summary.currentProject.name}
+            </p>
+          ) : null}
+        </div>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+        {emptyState ? (
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-dashed border-border bg-muted/40 p-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            {emptyState}
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+        <div className="grid gap-3 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-5">
+          {shortcuts.map((shortcut) => {
+            const Icon = shortcut.icon
+            return (
+              <Link
+                key={shortcut.title}
+                href={shortcut.href}
+                className="group rounded-2xl border border-border bg-background/80 p-4 transition hover:border-primary/30 hover:bg-muted/50 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-none"
+              >
+                <span className="flex size-9 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-primary/10 text-primary ring-1 ring-primary/15 transition group-hover:bg-primary/15">
+                  <Icon className="size-4" />
+                </span>
+                <span className="mt-3 block text-sm font-semibold">
+                  {shortcut.title}
+                </span>
+                <span className="mt-1 block text-xs leading-5 text-muted-foreground">
+                  {shortcut.description}
+                </span>
+              </Link>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  )
+}
+
+function dashboardHref(companyId: string | null, path = "") {
+  const search = companyId ? `?company=${companyId}` : ""
+  return `/dashboard${path}${search}`
+}
+
+type DashboardSummaryData = {
+  agents: number
+  projects: number
+  tasks: Partial<Record<"todo" | "inprogress" | "blocked" | "done", number>>
+  unreadNotes: number
+  currentProject: { id: string; name: string } | null
+}
+
+async function getDashboardSummary(
+  companyId: string
+): Promise<DashboardSummaryData> {
+  const reviewReader = await findReviewReader(companyId)
+  const [agents, projects, currentProject, tasks, notes] = await Promise.all([
     prisma.agent.count({ where: { companyId } }),
     prisma.project.count({ where: { companyId } }),
+    prisma.project.findFirst({
+      where: { companyId },
+      orderBy: { name: "asc" },
+      select: { id: true, name: true },
+    }),
     prisma.task.groupBy({
       by: ["status"],
-      where: { project: { companyId } },
+      where: { archivedAt: null, project: { companyId } },
       _count: { _all: true },
     }),
+    prisma.task.findMany({
+      where: {
+        archivedAt: null,
+        note: { not: null },
+        status: "done",
+        project: { companyId },
+        ...(reviewReader ? {} : { id: "__no_review_reader__" }),
+      },
+      select: {
+        summaryUpdatedAt: true,
+        readMarkers: {
+          where: {
+            status: "done",
+            ...(reviewReader ? { agentId: reviewReader.id } : { agentId: "__no_review_reader__" }),
+          },
+          select: { readAt: true },
+        },
+      },
+    }),
   ])
-
-  const taskCounts = Object.fromEntries(tasks.map((task) => [task.status, task._count._all]))
+  const taskCounts = Object.fromEntries(
+    tasks.map((task) => [task.status, task._count._all])
+  )
+  const unreadNotes = notes.filter((task) => {
+    const readAt = task.readMarkers[0]?.readAt
+    return isDoneSummaryUnread({
+      readAt,
+      summaryUpdatedAt: task.summaryUpdatedAt,
+    })
+  }).length
 
   return {
     agents,
     projects,
     tasks: taskCounts,
+    unreadNotes,
+    currentProject,
   }
 }