diff --git a/src/shared/versions.js b/src/shared/versions.js
index 39f5443..305702d 100644
--- a/src/shared/versions.js
+++ b/src/shared/versions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const HARBOR_VERSIONS = Object.freeze({
-  macClient: '0.17.3',
-  gatewayClient: '0.18.3',
+  macClient: '0.17.5',
+  gatewayClient: '0.18.5',
   gatewayBackend: '0.18.0',
 });
 
diff --git a/src/web/components/ClientOverviewPage.jsx b/src/web/components/ClientOverviewPage.jsx
index 16abec8..e929a92 100644
--- a/src/web/components/ClientOverviewPage.jsx
+++ b/src/web/components/ClientOverviewPage.jsx
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ export function ClientOverviewPage({
     }
   });
   const [editingSubscription, setEditingSubscription] = useState(!state?.hasSubscription);
-  const [showIntro, setShowIntro] = useState(!hasSubscription);
+  const [showIntro, setShowIntro] = useState(true);
   const [subscriptionContentReady, setSubscriptionContentReady] = useState(hasSubscription);
   const [copyFeedback, setCopyFeedback] = useState(null);
   const [subscriptionValidation, setSubscriptionValidation] = useState({
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ export function ClientOverviewPage({
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`client-shell${hasSubscription ? '' : ' is-first-run'}${showIntro && !hasSubscription ? ' is-intro' : ''}`}
+      className={`client-shell${hasSubscription ? '' : ' is-first-run'}${showIntro ? ' is-intro' : ''}`}
     >
       <VersionDisplay isGateway={isGateway} versionInfo={versionInfo} />
       <div className="client-live-region" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
diff --git a/src/web/components/DevicesPanel.jsx b/src/web/components/DevicesPanel.jsx
index 5ced2cc..7ec4075 100644
--- a/src/web/components/DevicesPanel.jsx
+++ b/src/web/components/DevicesPanel.jsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const AUTO_REFRESH_MS = 15_000;
 const DEVICE_MOVE_MS = 520;
 const COPY_FEEDBACK_MS = 800;
 const TRAFFIC_DELTA_MS = 2_200;
+const TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM = 10;
+const trafficChartY = (ratio) => 100 - ratio * (100 - TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM);
 
 function Tooltip({ children }) {
   return <span className="client-tooltip" role="tooltip">{children}</span>;
@@ -62,8 +64,8 @@ function TrafficChart({ samples, scale, capacity, routeLabel, pinned }) {
       x: (firstSlot + index) * 100 / Math.max(1, capacity - 1),
       gateway,
       proxy,
-      gatewayY: 100 - trafficScaleRatio(gateway, max, scale) * 100,
-      proxyY: 100 - trafficScaleRatio(proxy, max, scale) * 100,
+      gatewayY: trafficChartY(trafficScaleRatio(gateway, max, scale)),
+      proxyY: trafficChartY(trafficScaleRatio(proxy, max, scale)),
     };
   });
   const previous = points.slice(0, -1);
@@ -108,7 +110,15 @@ function TrafficChart({ samples, scale, capacity, routeLabel, pinned }) {
     document.body,
   );
 
-  return <span className="client-device-traffic-chart" role="img" aria-label={`История трафика, шкала ${scale === 'log' ? 'логарифмическая' : 'линейная'}, максимум ${formatByteString(max)}`}>
+  return <span
+    className="client-device-traffic-chart"
+    role="img"
+    aria-label={`История трафика, шкала ${scale === 'log' ? 'логарифмическая' : 'линейная'}, максимум ${formatByteString(max)}`}
+    style={{
+      '--traffic-chart-top': `${TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM}%`,
+      '--traffic-chart-mid': `${(100 + TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM) / 2}%`,
+    }}
+  >
     {pinned && max > 0n && <span className="client-device-traffic-axis" aria-hidden="true">
       <span className="is-max">{formatByteString(max)}</span>
       <span className="is-mid">{formatByteString(mid)}</span>
@@ -117,8 +127,8 @@ function TrafficChart({ samples, scale, capacity, routeLabel, pinned }) {
     <span className="client-device-traffic-plot" onPointerMove={trackPointer} onPointerLeave={() => setHovered(null)}>
       <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" preserveAspectRatio="none" aria-hidden="true">
         {pinned && <g className="client-device-traffic-grid">
-          <line x1="0" x2="100" y1="0" y2="0" />
-          <line x1="0" x2="100" y1="50" y2="50" />
+          <line x1="0" x2="100" y1={TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM} y2={TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM} />
+          <line x1="0" x2="100" y1={(100 + TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM) / 2} y2={(100 + TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM) / 2} />
           <line x1="0" x2="100" y1="100" y2="100" />
         </g>}
         <g className="client-device-traffic-lines" style={{ '--sample-count': Math.max(1, capacity) }}>
@@ -165,7 +175,7 @@ function TrafficChart({ samples, scale, capacity, routeLabel, pinned }) {
           </circle>}
         </g>
         {hovered && <g className="client-device-traffic-cursor">
-          <line x1={hovered.x} x2={hovered.x} y1="0" y2="100" />
+          <line x1={hovered.x} x2={hovered.x} y1={TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM} y2="100" />
           <circle className="is-gateway" cx={hovered.x} cy={hovered.gatewayY} r="2" />
           {hovered.proxy > 0n && <circle className="is-proxy" cx={hovered.x} cy={hovered.proxyY} r="2" />}
         </g>}
diff --git a/src/web/styles.css b/src/web/styles.css
index b596ace..e9bb7c8 100644
--- a/src/web/styles.css
+++ b/src/web/styles.css
@@ -365,19 +365,21 @@ p {
 }
 
 .client-shell.is-intro .harbor-brand-content {
-  animation: harbor-first-run 1200ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
+  animation: harbor-startup-brand 1200ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
 }
 
-.client-shell.is-intro .client-form {
-  animation: harbor-first-run-form 650ms 720ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
+.client-shell.is-intro .client-panel,
+.client-shell.is-intro .client-secondary-menu,
+.client-shell.is-intro .harbor-versions {
+  animation: harbor-startup-content 680ms 520ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
 }
 
-@keyframes harbor-first-run {
-  from { transform: translateY(53px) scale(1.59); }
+@keyframes harbor-startup-brand {
+  from { opacity: 0.72; filter: blur(5px); transform: translateY(53px); }
 }
 
-@keyframes harbor-first-run-form {
-  from { opacity: 0; filter: blur(8px); }
+@keyframes harbor-startup-content {
+  from { opacity: 0; filter: blur(10px); }
 }
 
 .harbor-brand svg {
@@ -1406,11 +1408,11 @@ p {
 }
 
 .client-device-traffic-axis > .is-max {
-  top: 0;
+  top: var(--traffic-chart-top);
 }
 
 .client-device-traffic-axis > .is-mid {
-  top: 50%;
+  top: var(--traffic-chart-mid);
   transform: translateY(-50%);
 }
 
@@ -4985,6 +4987,12 @@ p {
     animation: none;
   }
 
+  .client-shell.is-intro .client-panel,
+  .client-shell.is-intro .client-secondary-menu,
+  .client-shell.is-intro .harbor-versions {
+    animation: none;
+  }
+
   .harbor-mode-stack em,
   .harbor-mode-gateway > span,
   .harbor-mode-swap g,
diff --git a/test/web/device-inventory-contract.test.js b/test/web/device-inventory-contract.test.js
index 4ba41d1..4b1bbe5 100644
--- a/test/web/device-inventory-contract.test.js
+++ b/test/web/device-inventory-contract.test.js
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ test('Gateway device inventory uses the existing accessible responsive drawer',
   assert.doesNotMatch(panel, /setTrafficHistory|TRAFFIC_HISTORY_LIMIT/);
   assert.match(panel, /aria-pressed=\{trafficScale === 'linear'\}[\s\S]*aria-pressed=\{trafficScale === 'log'\}/);
   assert.match(panel, /previousScale\.current !== scale[\s\S]*attributeName="points"[\s\S]*dur="520ms"/);
+  assert.match(panel, /TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM = 10[\s\S]*trafficChartY = \(ratio\) => 100 - ratio \* \(100 - TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM\)/);
+  assert.match(panel, /gatewayY: trafficChartY\(trafficScaleRatio\(gateway, max, scale\)\)[\s\S]*proxyY: trafficChartY\(trafficScaleRatio\(proxy, max, scale\)\)/);
+  assert.match(panel, /client-device-traffic-grid[\s\S]*y1=\{TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM\}[\s\S]*y1=\{\(100 \+ TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM\) \/ 2\}/);
+  assert.match(panel, /client-device-traffic-cursor[\s\S]*y1=\{TRAFFIC_CHART_HEADROOM\} y2="100"/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(panel, /key=\{latest\}/);
   assert.match(panel, /createPortal\([\s\S]*client-device-traffic-point-tooltip[\s\S]*document\.body/);
   assert.match(panel, /onPointerMove=\{trackPointer\}/);
@@ -111,6 +115,8 @@ test('Gateway device inventory uses the existing accessible responsive drawer',
   assert.match(styles, /\.client-device\.is-pinned \.client-device-traffic-chart \{[\s\S]*grid-template-columns: 52px minmax\(0, 1fr\)/);
   assert.match(styles, /\.client-device-traffic-grid line \{[\s\S]*vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke/);
   assert.match(styles, /\.client-device-traffic-lines polyline,[\s\S]*stroke-width: 1\.8/);
+  assert.match(styles, /\.client-device-traffic-axis > \.is-max \{[\s\S]*top: var\(--traffic-chart-top\)/);
+  assert.match(styles, /\.client-device-traffic-axis > \.is-mid \{[\s\S]*top: var\(--traffic-chart-mid\)/);
   assert.match(styles, /\.client-device-traffic-point-tooltip \{[\s\S]*position: fixed;[\s\S]*z-index: 1002/);
   assert.match(styles, /@keyframes client-device-traffic-shift[\s\S]*translateX\(calc\(100% \/ var\(--sample-count\)\)\)[\s\S]*translateX\(0\)/);
   assert.match(styles, /@keyframes client-device-traffic-line-draw[\s\S]*stroke-dashoffset: 0/);
diff --git a/test/web/responsive-layout-contract.test.js b/test/web/responsive-layout-contract.test.js
index a8daeee..42fe603 100644
--- a/test/web/responsive-layout-contract.test.js
+++ b/test/web/responsive-layout-contract.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ test('desktop layout keeps the power control on a symmetric center axis', () =>
   assert.match(styles, /\.client-panel\.has-subscription \.client-form-content \{[\s\S]*padding-top:\s*var\(--client-power-top\)/);
 });
 
+test('page reload plays one stable startup sequence', () => {
+  assert.match(component, /const \[showIntro, setShowIntro\] = useState\(true\)/);
+  assert.match(component, /\$\{showIntro \? ' is-intro' : ''\}/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(component, /showIntro && !hasSubscription/);
+  assert.match(styles, /\.client-shell\.is-intro \.harbor-brand-content \{[\s\S]*harbor-startup-brand 1200ms/);
+  assert.match(styles, /@keyframes harbor-startup-brand[\s\S]*translateY\(53px\)/);
+  assert.match(styles, /\.client-shell\.is-intro \.client-panel,[\s\S]*\.client-secondary-menu,[\s\S]*\.harbor-versions \{[\s\S]*harbor-startup-content 680ms 520ms/);
+  assert.match(styles, /@keyframes harbor-startup-content[\s\S]*opacity: 0;[\s\S]*filter: blur\(10px\)/);
+  assert.match(styles, /@media \(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce\)[\s\S]*\.client-shell\.is-intro \.client-panel,[\s\S]*animation: none/);
+});
+
 test('server rows scroll without moving the subscription column or showing a scrollbar', () => {
   const scroll = rule('.client-server-scroll');
   const simpleScroll = rule('.client-server-mode-panel.is-simple .client-server-scroll');