🤖 feat: add tutorial tooltip system for new user onboarding

.storybook/preview.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@ import React from "react";
 import type { Preview } from "@storybook/react-vite";
 import { ThemeProvider, type ThemeMode } from "../src/browser/contexts/ThemeContext";
 import "../src/browser/styles/globals.css";
+import { TUTORIAL_STATE_KEY, type TutorialState } from "../src/common/constants/storage";
+
+// Disable tutorials by default in Storybook to prevent them from interfering with stories
+// Individual stories can override this by setting localStorage before rendering
+function disableTutorials() {
+  if (typeof localStorage !== "undefined") {
+    const disabledState: TutorialState = {
+      disabled: true,
+      completed: { settings: true, creation: true, workspace: true },
+    };
+    localStorage.setItem(TUTORIAL_STATE_KEY, JSON.stringify(disabledState));
+  }
+}
 
 const preview: Preview = {
   globalTypes: {
@@ -32,6 +45,11 @@ const preview: Preview = {
         document.documentElement.style.colorScheme = mode;
       }
 
+      // Disable tutorials by default unless explicitly enabled for this story
+      if (!context.parameters?.tutorialEnabled) {
+        disableTutorials();
+      }
+
       return (
         <ThemeProvider forcedTheme={mode}>
           <Story />

src/browser/App.tsx

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { useStartWorkspaceCreation, getFirstProjectPath } from "./hooks/useStart
 
 import { SettingsProvider, useSettings } from "./contexts/SettingsContext";
 import { SettingsModal } from "./components/Settings/SettingsModal";
+import { TutorialProvider } from "./contexts/TutorialContext";
 
 const THINKING_LEVELS: ThinkingLevel[] = ["off", "low", "medium", "high"];
 
@@ -653,9 +654,11 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <ThemeProvider>
       <SettingsProvider>
-        <CommandRegistryProvider>
-          <AppInner />
-        </CommandRegistryProvider>
+        <TutorialProvider>
+          <CommandRegistryProvider>
+            <AppInner />
+          </CommandRegistryProvider>
+        </TutorialProvider>
       </SettingsProvider>
     </ThemeProvider>
   );

src/browser/components/ChatInput/CreationControls.tsx

@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ export function CreationControls(props: CreationControlsProps) {
     <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-2">
       {/* Trunk Branch Selector */}
       {props.branches.length > 0 && (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-1" data-component="TrunkBranchGroup">
+        <div
+          className="flex items-center gap-1"
+          data-component="TrunkBranchGroup"
+          data-tutorial="trunk-branch"
+        >
           <label htmlFor="trunk-branch" className="text-muted text-xs">
             From:
           </label>
@@ -39,7 +43,11 @@ export function CreationControls(props: CreationControlsProps) {
       )}
 
       {/* Runtime Selector */}
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-1" data-component="RuntimeSelectorGroup">
+      <div
+        className="flex items-center gap-1"
+        data-component="RuntimeSelectorGroup"
+        data-tutorial="runtime-selector"
+      >
         <label className="text-muted text-xs">Runtime:</label>
         <Select
           value={props.runtimeMode}

src/browser/components/ChatInput/index.tsx

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import { CreationCenterContent } from "./CreationCenterContent";
 import { cn } from "@/common/lib/utils";
 import { CreationControls } from "./CreationControls";
 import { useCreationWorkspace } from "./useCreationWorkspace";
+import { useTutorial } from "@/browser/contexts/TutorialContext";
 
 const LEADING_COMMAND_NOISE = /^(?:\s|\u200B|\u200C|\u200D|\u200E|\u200F|\uFEFF)+/;
 
@@ -150,6 +151,18 @@ export const ChatInput: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = (props) => {
   const [vimEnabled, setVimEnabled] = usePersistedState<boolean>(VIM_ENABLED_KEY, false, {
     listener: true,
   });
+  const { startSequence: startTutorial } = useTutorial();
+
+  // Start creation tutorial when entering creation mode
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (variant === "creation") {
+      // Small delay to ensure UI is rendered
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        startTutorial("creation");
+      }, 600);
+      return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }
+  }, [variant, startTutorial]);
 
   // Get current send message options from shared hook (must be at component top level)
   // For creation variant, use project-scoped key; for workspace, use workspace ID
@@ -898,7 +911,11 @@ export const ChatInput: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = (props) => {
 
             <div className="@container flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-2">
               {/* Model Selector - always visible */}
-              <div className="flex items-center" data-component="ModelSelectorGroup">
+              <div
+                className="flex items-center"
+                data-component="ModelSelectorGroup"
+                data-tutorial="model-selector"
+              >
                 <ModelSelector
                   ref={modelSelectorRef}
                   value={preferredModel}
@@ -959,7 +976,11 @@ export const ChatInput: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = (props) => {
                 </div>
               )}
 
-              <div className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2" data-component="ModelControls">
+              <div
+                className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2"
+                data-component="ModelControls"
+                data-tutorial="mode-selector"
+              >
                 <ModeSelector mode={mode} onChange={setMode} />
                 <TooltipWrapper inline>
                   <button

src/browser/components/SettingsButton.tsx

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function SettingsButton() {
         className="border-border-light text-muted-foreground hover:border-border-medium/80 hover:bg-toggle-bg/70 focus-visible:ring-border-medium flex h-5 w-5 items-center justify-center rounded-md border bg-transparent transition-colors duration-150 focus-visible:ring-1"
         aria-label="Open settings"
         data-testid="settings-button"
+        data-tutorial="settings-button"
       >
         <Settings className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden />
       </button>

src/browser/components/TitleBar.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { SettingsButton } from "./SettingsButton";
 import { TooltipWrapper, Tooltip } from "./Tooltip";
 import type { UpdateStatus } from "@/common/types/ipc";
 import { isTelemetryEnabled } from "@/common/telemetry";
+import { useTutorial } from "@/browser/contexts/TutorialContext";
 
 // Update check intervals
 const UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 4 hours
@@ -78,6 +79,16 @@ export function TitleBar() {
   const [isCheckingOnHover, setIsCheckingOnHover] = useState(false);
   const lastHoverCheckTime = useRef<number>(0);
   const telemetryEnabled = isTelemetryEnabled();
+  const { startSequence } = useTutorial();
+
+  // Start settings tutorial on first launch
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Small delay to ensure UI is rendered before showing tutorial
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      startSequence("settings");
+    }, 500);
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [startSequence]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Skip update checks if telemetry is disabled

src/browser/components/TutorialTooltip.stories.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { TutorialTooltip, type TutorialStep } from "./TutorialTooltip";
+import { TutorialProvider } from "@/browser/contexts/TutorialContext";
+import { TUTORIAL_STATE_KEY, type TutorialState } from "@/common/constants/storage";
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
+const noop = () => {};
+
+const meta = {
+  title: "Components/TutorialTooltip",
+  component: TutorialTooltip,
+  parameters: {
+    layout: "centered",
+    // Enable tutorials for these stories
+    tutorialEnabled: true,
+  },
+  tags: ["autodocs"],
+  decorators: [
+    (Story) => {
+      // Reset tutorial state to not-disabled for these stories
+      const enabledState: TutorialState = {
+        disabled: false,
+        completed: {},
+      };
+      localStorage.setItem(TUTORIAL_STATE_KEY, JSON.stringify(enabledState));
+
+      return (
+        <TutorialProvider>
+          <Story />
+        </TutorialProvider>
+      );
+    },
+  ],
+} satisfies Meta<typeof TutorialTooltip>;
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+// Mock target element for positioning
+const MockTargetWrapper: React.FC<{
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  tutorialTarget: string;
+}> = ({ children, tutorialTarget }) => (
+  <div className="bg-background flex h-[400px] w-[600px] items-center justify-center">
+    <button
+      data-tutorial={tutorialTarget}
+      className="bg-accent rounded px-4 py-2 text-sm text-white"
+    >
+      Target Element
+    </button>
+    {children}
+  </div>
+);
+
+const sampleStep: TutorialStep = {
+  target: "demo-target",
+  title: "Welcome to Mux",
+  content: "This is a tutorial tooltip that helps guide users through the application.",
+  position: "bottom",
+};
+
+export const SingleStep: Story = {
+  args: {
+    step: sampleStep,
+    currentStep: 1,
+    totalSteps: 1,
+    onNext: noop,
+    onDismiss: noop,
+    onDisableTutorial: noop,
+  },
+  render: (args) => (
+    <MockTargetWrapper tutorialTarget="demo-target">
+      <TutorialTooltip {...args} />
+    </MockTargetWrapper>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const MultiStepFirst: Story = {
+  args: {
+    step: {
+      target: "demo-target",
+      title: "Choose Your Model",
+      content:
+        "Select which AI model to use. Different models have different capabilities and costs.",
+      position: "bottom",
+    },
+    currentStep: 1,
+    totalSteps: 4,
+    onNext: noop,
+    onDismiss: noop,
+    onDisableTutorial: noop,
+  },
+  render: (args) => (
+    <MockTargetWrapper tutorialTarget="demo-target">
+      <TutorialTooltip {...args} />
+    </MockTargetWrapper>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const MultiStepMiddle: Story = {
+  args: {
+    step: {
+      target: "demo-target",
+      title: "Exec vs Plan Mode",
+      content:
+        "Exec mode lets the AI edit files and run commands. Plan mode is read-only—great for exploring ideas safely.",
+      position: "top",
+    },
+    currentStep: 2,
+    totalSteps: 4,
+    onNext: noop,
+    onDismiss: noop,
+    onDisableTutorial: noop,
+  },
+  render: (args) => (
+    <MockTargetWrapper tutorialTarget="demo-target">
+      <TutorialTooltip {...args} />
+    </MockTargetWrapper>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const MultiStepLast: Story = {
+  args: {
+    step: {
+      target: "demo-target",
+      title: "Runtime Environment",
+      content: "Run locally using git worktrees, or connect via SSH to work on a remote machine.",
+      position: "bottom",
+    },
+    currentStep: 4,
+    totalSteps: 4,
+    onNext: noop,
+    onDismiss: noop,
+    onDisableTutorial: noop,
+  },
+  render: (args) => (
+    <MockTargetWrapper tutorialTarget="demo-target">
+      <TutorialTooltip {...args} />
+    </MockTargetWrapper>
+  ),
+};
+
+// Position variants
+const PositionWrapper: React.FC<{
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  tutorialTarget: string;
+  position: "center" | "top" | "bottom" | "left" | "right";
+}> = ({ children, tutorialTarget, position }) => {
+  const positionClasses = {
+    center: "items-center justify-center",
+    top: "items-start justify-center pt-20",
+    bottom: "items-end justify-center pb-20",
+    left: "items-center justify-start pl-20",
+    right: "items-center justify-end pr-20",
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`bg-background flex h-[400px] w-[600px] ${positionClasses[position]}`}>
+      <button
+        data-tutorial={tutorialTarget}
+        className="bg-accent rounded px-4 py-2 text-sm text-white"
+      >
+        Target
+      </button>
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export const PositionBottom: Story = {
+  args: {
+    step: { ...sampleStep, position: "bottom" },
+    currentStep: 1,
+    totalSteps: 1,
+    onNext: noop,
+    onDismiss: noop,
+    onDisableTutorial: noop,
+  },
+  render: (args) => (
+    <PositionWrapper tutorialTarget="demo-target" position="top">
+      <TutorialTooltip {...args} />
+    </PositionWrapper>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const PositionTop: Story = {
+  args: {
+    step: { ...sampleStep, position: "top" },
+    currentStep: 1,
+    totalSteps: 1,
+    onNext: noop,
+    onDismiss: noop,
+    onDisableTutorial: noop,
+  },
+  render: (args) => (
+    <PositionWrapper tutorialTarget="demo-target" position="bottom">
+      <TutorialTooltip {...args} />
+    </PositionWrapper>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const PositionLeft: Story = {
+  args: {
+    step: { ...sampleStep, position: "left" },
+    currentStep: 1,
+    totalSteps: 1,
+    onNext: noop,
+    onDismiss: noop,
+    onDisableTutorial: noop,
+  },
+  render: (args) => (
+    <PositionWrapper tutorialTarget="demo-target" position="right">
+      <TutorialTooltip {...args} />
+    </PositionWrapper>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const PositionRight: Story = {
+  args: {
+    step: { ...sampleStep, position: "right" },
+    currentStep: 1,
+    totalSteps: 1,
+    onNext: noop,
+    onDismiss: noop,
+    onDisableTutorial: noop,
+  },
+  render: (args) => (
+    <PositionWrapper tutorialTarget="demo-target" position="left">
+      <TutorialTooltip {...args} />
+    </PositionWrapper>
+  ),
+};