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    Getting Started

    How Navigation Unlocks As You Progress

    Understand the 5-stage journey and exactly which features unlock at each milestone.

    Connection Companion reveals features progressively. New links appear in the navigation as you reach milestones. Here is exactly what unlocks and when.

    When you first subscribe

    Only the Intros link is visible. The Introduction Interview is where everything begins.

    After completing the Introduction Interview

    Three new navigation links appear:

    • ·Build — create and refine your AI profile
    • ·Chat — start conversations with AI surrogates of other members
    • ·Discover — browse Vibe Garden to find compatible connections

    The Intros link remains available so you can revisit and deepen your social graph.

    After publishing your profile to Vibe Garden

    Two more links unlock and Intros steps aside:

    • ·Spill — debrief your experiences with an AI friend using the Rose/Cactus/Rosebud framework
    • ·Dashboard — see your match activity, notifications, and profile insights

    Publishing your profile makes you discoverable to others in the community.

    After starting your first match conversation

    The final section becomes available:

    • ·Plans — create or join real-world meetups with personality context

    Navigation unlock summary:

    • ·Intros: visible from the start (hidden once profile is published)
    • ·Build: unlocks after completing the Introduction Interview
    • ·Chat: unlocks after completing the Introduction Interview
    • ·Discover: unlocks after completing the Introduction Interview
    • ·Spill: unlocks after publishing your profile to Vibe Garden
    • ·Dashboard: unlocks after publishing your profile to Vibe Garden
    • ·Plans: unlocks after starting your first match conversation

    The 5 journey stages:

    Stage 1 — Map Your World (Interview /interview): Have a conversation to build your social graph

    Stage 2 — Discover Your People (Discover /discover): Browse Vibe Garden for compatible connections

    Stage 3 — Practice First (Chat /chat): Chat with AI surrogates before committing to real conversations

    Stage 4 — Meet in Real Life (Plans /plans): Create or join real-world meetups

    Stage 5 — Reflect and Grow (Spill /spill): Debrief after meetups using Rose/Cactus/Rosebud

    For the full visual journey overview, visit /journey.

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