diff --git a/src/components/layout/Modals.svelte b/src/components/layout/Modals.svelte
index 03b829d..cd90b19 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/Modals.svelte
+++ b/src/components/layout/Modals.svelte
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	import UnstakeCAP from '../modals/UnstakeCAP.svelte'
 	import HistoryOrderStatus from '../modals/HistoryOrderStatus.svelte'
 	import Settings from '../modals/Settings.svelte'
+import Welcome from '../modals/Welcome.svelte'
 
 </script>
 
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@
 <Settings />
 {/if}
 
+{#if $activeModal && $activeModal.name == 'Welcome'}
+<Welcome />
+{/if}
+
 {#if $activeModal && $activeModal.name == 'AssetSelect'}
 <AssetSelect />
 {/if}
diff --git a/src/components/modals/Welcome.svelte b/src/components/modals/Welcome.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43c3387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/modals/Welcome.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+<script>
+	import Modal from './Modal.svelte'
+	import { hideModal, showModal } from '@lib/ui'
+	import { localStorageStore } from '@lib/utils'
+
+	export let showBridge = false;
+
+	// localStorage-backed flag so we only show once per user
+	const seen = localStorageStore('cap_welcome_seen', false);
+
+	function dismiss() {
+		$seen = true;
+		hideModal();
+	}
+
+	function openBridge() {
+		hideModal();
+		showModal('Deposit');
+	}
+
+	const STEPS = [
+		{
+			title: 'Trade perpetuals on Arbitrum',
+			body: 'CAP v4 is a perpetuals trading dashboard. Open long or short positions on supported markets with up to 10× leverage.'
+		},
+		{
+			title: 'Provide liquidity in CAP pools',
+			body: 'Earn yield by depositing into multi-asset pools. Pools show live TVL, APY, and your position size.'
+		},
+		{
+			title: 'Bridge funds from Arbitrum',
+			body: 'CAP lives on Arbitrum. Use the bridge tab inside Deposit to move USDC from Arbitrum to your trading account.'
+		},
+		{
+			title: 'Stake CAP for rewards',
+			body: 'Stake the CAP token to earn a share of protocol revenue. Unstake any time after the cooldown.'
+		}
+	];
+</script>
+
+<style>
+
+	.wrap {
+		padding: var(--base-padding);
+	}
+
+	.intro {
+		font-size: 95%;
+		color: var(--text200);
+		line-height: 1.45;
+		margin-bottom: var(--base-padding);
+	}
+
+	.steps {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		gap: 12px;
+		margin-bottom: var(--base-padding);
+	}
+
+	.step {
+		display: flex;
+		gap: 14px;
+		padding: 12px 14px;
+		background-color: var(--layer1dot5);
+		border-radius: var(--base-radius);
+		border: 1px solid var(--layer200);
+	}
+
+	.step .num {
+		flex: 0 0 28px;
+		height: 28px;
+		border-radius: 50%;
+		background-color: var(--primary);
+		color: var(--text0);
+		font-weight: 600;
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+		font-size: 13px;
+	}
+
+	.step .text {
+		flex: 1 1 auto;
+	}
+
+	.step .text .t {
+		font-weight: 600;
+		font-size: 95%;
+		margin-bottom: 4px;
+	}
+
+	.step .text .b {
+		color: var(--text300);
+		font-size: 85%;
+		line-height: 1.4;
+	}
+
+	.actions {
+		display: flex;
+		gap: 10px;
+		justify-content: flex-end;
+		align-items: center;
+	}
+
+	.cta {
+		padding: 10px 18px;
+		background-color: var(--primary);
+		color: var(--text0);
+		border: none;
+		border-radius: var(--base-radius);
+		cursor: pointer;
+		font-weight: 500;
+		font-size: 90%;
+	}
+
+	.cta.secondary {
+		background-color: transparent;
+		color: var(--text200);
+		border: 1px solid var(--layer200);
+	}
+
+	.cta:hover { opacity: 0.9; }
+
+	.skip {
+		font-size: 85%;
+		color: var(--text300);
+		cursor: pointer;
+		background: none;
+		border: none;
+		padding: 6px 10px;
+	}
+
+</style>
+
+<Modal title='Welcome to CAP v4' width={520} showCancel={false}>
+
+	<div class='wrap'>
+
+		<div class='intro'>
+			CAP is a perpetuals exchange and liquidity protocol on Arbitrum. Here's a quick tour to get you started.
+		</div>
+
+		<div class='steps'>
+			{#each STEPS as step, i}
+				<div class='step'>
+					<div class='num'>{i + 1}</div>
+					<div class='text'>
+						<div class='t'>{step.title}</div>
+						<div class='b'>{step.body}</div>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			{/each}
+		</div>
+
+		<div class='actions'>
+			<button class='skip' on:click={dismiss}>Don't show again</button>
+			<button class='cta secondary' on:click={dismiss}>Got it</button>
+			<button class='cta' on:click={openBridge}>Open bridge</button>
+		</div>
+
+	</div>
+
+</Modal>
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diff --git a/src/lib/utils.js b/src/lib/utils.js
index bf3669f..e1c95a5 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -142,4 +142,33 @@ export function getMargin(size, leverage) {
 }
 export function getSize(margin, leverage) {
 	return Math.ceil(10**8 * (margin || 0) * leverage) / 10**8;
+}
+
+// ====== bounty/13: localStorageStore helper ======
+// localStorageStore — Svelte writable store that auto-persists to localStorage.
+// Returns a Svelte writable. SSR-safe: falls back to defaultValue when localStorage
+// is missing (e.g. Node prerender).
+
+import { writable } from 'svelte/store'
+
+export function localStorageStore(key, defaultValue) {
+	let initial = defaultValue
+	try {
+		if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
+			const raw = localStorage.getItem(key)
+			if (raw !== null) {
+				try { initial = JSON.parse(raw) } catch (_) { initial = raw }
+			}
+		}
+	} catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
+
+	const store = writable(initial)
+	try {
+		if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
+			store.subscribe((v) => {
+				try { localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(v)) } catch (_) {}
+			})
+		}
+	} catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
+	return store
 }
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