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Recipe

Zero‑state onboarding

Turn an empty dashboard into a guided first‑run experience that converts trial users into paying customers.

The pattern

Nothing here yet

Your configurations will appear here once you create your first one. It takes about 90 seconds.

Create your first config

Progressive disclosure

✓
Connect your license key
02
Choose your protection profile
03
Download wrapped binary

When to use

  • First login after trial signup
  • Feature that requires user‑supplied data before it renders
  • Dashboard with zero historical activity

Meridian tip: Track onboarding_step_completed events. Users who finish step 2 convert at 3× the rate of those who stop at step 1.