diff --git a/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/infrastructure/page.tsx b/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/infrastructure/page.tsx
index 5d1f283a..3479c770 100644
--- a/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/infrastructure/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/infrastructure/page.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ interface CategoryDef {
   dashboards?: Record<string, string>;
 }
 
+const INFRA_NUDGE = {
+  databases: 'No database yet. Try: "Add a Postgres database to my project"',
+  auth:      'No auth provider connected. Try: "Add Google OAuth to my app"',
+  email:     'No email provider. Try: "Set up email sending with Resend"',
+  payments:  'No payment provider. Try: "Connect Stripe to my project"',
+  llm:       'No LLM connected. Try: "Add an OpenAI key to this project"',
+  secrets:   'No secrets stored yet. Try: "Add my Stripe secret key"',
+} as const;
+
 const CATEGORIES: CategoryDef[] = [
   {
     key: "databases", label: "Databases", icon: Database,
@@ -493,7 +502,9 @@ function CategoryDetail({
           <span style={{ color: INK.mid, fontWeight: 400 }}>({count})</span>
         </SectionTitle>
         {count === 0 ? (
-          <div style={emptyBox}>None yet.</div>
+          <div style={emptyBox}>
+            {INFRA_NUDGE[def.key as keyof typeof INFRA_NUDGE] ?? "None yet."}
+          </div>
         ) : def.key === "secrets" ? (
           <div style={listBox}>
             {anatomy.infrastructure.secrets.byResource.map(r => (
diff --git a/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/plan/page.tsx b/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/plan/page.tsx
index d384542a..6811f29f 100644
--- a/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/plan/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/plan/page.tsx
@@ -468,8 +468,11 @@ function SessionsPanel({
         <div style={errorBox}><AlertCircle size={13} style={{ marginRight: 6, verticalAlign: -2 }} />{err}</div>
       ) : !sessions || sessions.length === 0 ? (
         <div style={emptyBox}>
-          No sessions yet. Open the chat panel and start a conversation about this project —
-          it&apos;ll show up here.
+          No sessions yet.{" "}
+          <span style={{ display: "block", marginTop: 8, color: INK.mid }}>
+            Open the chat and ask anything — each conversation becomes a session entry here with an AI-generated summary.
+          </span>
+          <span style={promptNudge}>Try: &quot;What should I build first for this project?&quot;</span>
         </div>
       ) : (
         <ul style={list}>
@@ -577,9 +580,15 @@ function TasksPanel({
         <div style={taskListCol}>
           {visible.length === 0 && !creating ? (
             <div style={{ ...emptyBox, marginTop: 0 }}>
-              {tasks.length === 0
-                ? "No tasks yet. Create one to scope a feature, refactor, or investigation."
-                : "Nothing in this view."}
+              {tasks.length === 0 ? (
+                <>
+                  No tasks yet.
+                  <span style={{ display: "block", marginTop: 8, color: INK.mid, fontSize: "0.8rem" }}>
+                    Ask the AI to break down your first feature — it will create scoped tasks automatically.
+                  </span>
+                  <span style={promptNudge}>Try: &quot;Add user authentication to my app&quot;</span>
+                </>
+              ) : "Nothing in this view."}
             </div>
           ) : (
             <ul style={taskList}>
@@ -947,7 +956,10 @@ function DecisionsPanel({
         </button>
       )}
       {plan.decisions.length === 0 ? (
-        <div style={{ ...emptyBox, marginTop: 14 }}>No decisions logged yet.</div>
+        <div style={{ ...emptyBox, marginTop: 14 }}>
+          No decisions yet — the AI logs these automatically when you settle on something in chat.
+          <span style={promptNudge}>Try: &quot;Which database should I use for this project?&quot;</span>
+        </div>
       ) : (
         <ul style={{ ...list, marginTop: 14 }}>
           {plan.decisions.map((d) => (
@@ -1267,6 +1279,12 @@ const emptyBox: React.CSSProperties = {
   background: "#fafaf6", border: `1px dashed ${INK.borderSoft}`, borderRadius: 8,
   lineHeight: 1.5, textAlign: "center",
 };
+const promptNudge: React.CSSProperties = {
+  display: "block", marginTop: 10,
+  background: "#f3eee4", borderRadius: 5,
+  padding: "5px 10px", fontSize: "0.76rem",
+  color: INK.mid, fontStyle: "italic",
+};
 const errorBox: React.CSSProperties = {
   padding: "12px 14px", fontSize: "0.85rem", color: "#7a1f15",
   background: "#fbe9e7", border: `1px solid #f4c2bc`, borderRadius: 8,
diff --git a/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/product/page.tsx b/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/product/page.tsx
index c78353f2..b1f2cc14 100644
--- a/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/product/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[workspace]/project/[projectId]/(home)/product/page.tsx
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export default function ProductTab() {
                 {codebases && codebases.length === 0 && (
                   <RailEmpty>
                     {reason === "no_repo"
-                      ? "No Gitea repo connected to this project yet."
-                      : "Repo is empty — push a first commit."}
+                      ? <>No codebase yet. <span style={nudge}>Try: &quot;Start building my app&quot;</span></>
+                      : <>Repo is empty — push a first commit. <span style={nudge}>Try: &quot;Scaffold a Next.js app&quot;</span></>}
                   </RailEmpty>
                 )}
                 {codebases?.map(cb => {
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ export default function ProductTab() {
               <RailGroup title="Images" count={images?.length ?? 0}>
                 {images && images.length === 0 && (
                   <RailEmpty>
-                    Self-hosted apps (Twenty, n8n, Plausible…) you adopt as part of the product appear here.
+                    Self-hosted tools (Twenty CRM, n8n, Plausible…) you run appear here.
+                    <span style={nudge}>Try: &quot;Install Twenty CRM for my project&quot;</span>
                   </RailEmpty>
                 )}
                 {images?.map(img => (
@@ -342,8 +343,13 @@ const countPill: React.CSSProperties = {
 const railItems: React.CSSProperties = { display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 10 };
 const railEmpty: React.CSSProperties = {
   padding: "10px 12px", fontSize: "0.74rem", color: INK.muted,
-  fontStyle: "italic", border: `1px dashed ${INK.borderSoft}`, borderRadius: 8,
-  lineHeight: 1.4,
+  border: `1px dashed ${INK.borderSoft}`, borderRadius: 8,
+  lineHeight: 1.6,
+};
+const nudge: React.CSSProperties = {
+  display: "block", marginTop: 6, fontStyle: "normal",
+  background: "#f3eee4", borderRadius: 4, padding: "3px 8px",
+  fontSize: "0.72rem", color: "#7a6a50",
 };
 const flatTile: React.CSSProperties = {
   display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 10,
diff --git a/app/[workspace]/settings/page.tsx b/app/[workspace]/settings/page.tsx
index 564c476a..798e9ce8 100644
--- a/app/[workspace]/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[workspace]/settings/page.tsx
@@ -223,24 +223,48 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
             </div>
             <CardDescription>Irreversible and destructive actions</CardDescription>
           </CardHeader>
-          <CardContent>
+          <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              Deletes all Vibn project and chat data for this workspace.{" "}
+              <strong>Coolify services and databases are not removed</strong> — clean those up
+              separately in Coolify or via the AI before deleting.
+            </p>
             <AlertDialog>
               <AlertDialogTrigger asChild>
-                <Button variant="destructive" disabled>
+                <Button variant="destructive">
                   Delete Workspace
                 </Button>
               </AlertDialogTrigger>
               <AlertDialogContent>
                 <AlertDialogHeader>
-                  <AlertDialogTitle>Are you absolutely sure?</AlertDialogTitle>
+                  <AlertDialogTitle>Delete workspace &ldquo;{workspace}&rdquo;?</AlertDialogTitle>
                   <AlertDialogDescription>
-                    This action cannot be undone. This will permanently delete your workspace and all associated data.
+                    This will permanently delete all projects and chat history in this workspace.
+                    Coolify services and databases will remain running — you must stop them
+                    separately. This action cannot be undone.
                   </AlertDialogDescription>
                 </AlertDialogHeader>
                 <AlertDialogFooter>
                   <AlertDialogCancel>Cancel</AlertDialogCancel>
-                  <AlertDialogAction className="bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-700">
-                    Delete Workspace
+                  <AlertDialogAction
+                    className="bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-700"
+                    onClick={async () => {
+                      try {
+                        const r = await fetch("/api/workspaces/delete", {
+                          method: "POST",
+                          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+                          body: JSON.stringify({ slug: workspace }),
+                        });
+                        const d = await r.json();
+                        if (!r.ok) throw new Error(d.error || "Delete failed");
+                        toast.success("Workspace deleted");
+                        router.push("/");
+                      } catch (e) {
+                        toast.error(e instanceof Error ? e.message : "Delete failed");
+                      }
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    Yes, delete workspace
                   </AlertDialogAction>
                 </AlertDialogFooter>
               </AlertDialogContent>
diff --git a/app/api/workspaces/delete/route.ts b/app/api/workspaces/delete/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c78d702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/workspaces/delete/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { authSession } from "@/lib/auth/session-server";
+import { query } from "@/lib/db-postgres";
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/workspaces/delete
+ * Body: { slug: string }
+ *
+ * Deletes the workspace record and all associated projects/threads.
+ * Coolify resources (services, databases) are NOT deleted — the user
+ * must clean those up manually or via the AI. This only removes Vibn's
+ * knowledge of the workspace.
+ *
+ * Ownership check: the workspace's owner_user_id must match the
+ * authenticated user.
+ */
+export async function POST(request: Request) {
+  try {
+    const session = await authSession();
+    if (!session?.user?.email) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+    }
+
+    const { slug } = await request.json();
+    if (!slug) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: "slug is required" }, { status: 400 });
+    }
+
+    // Find the workspace and verify ownership
+    const wsRows = await query<{ id: string; slug: string }>(
+      `SELECT vw.id, vw.slug
+         FROM vibn_workspaces vw
+         JOIN fs_users u ON u.id = vw.owner_user_id
+        WHERE vw.slug = $1 AND u.data->>'email' = $2
+        LIMIT 1`,
+      [slug, session.user.email],
+    );
+
+    if (!wsRows.length) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Workspace not found or unauthorized" }, { status: 404 });
+    }
+
+    const workspaceId = wsRows[0].id;
+
+    // Delete all chat threads scoped to the workspace
+    await query(
+      `DELETE FROM fs_chat_threads WHERE workspace = $1`,
+      [slug],
+    );
+
+    // Delete all projects in the workspace
+    await query(
+      `DELETE FROM fs_projects WHERE workspace = $1`,
+      [slug],
+    );
+
+    // Delete the workspace itself
+    await query(
+      `DELETE FROM vibn_workspaces WHERE id = $1`,
+      [workspaceId],
+    );
+
+    return NextResponse.json({ success: true, message: "Workspace deleted" });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("[POST /api/workspaces/delete]", error);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Delete failed" },
+      { status: 500 },
+    );
+  }
+}