diff --git a/config/scripts/dev-fresh-profile.sh b/config/scripts/dev-fresh-profile.sh
index 3579c840f..7b8041477 100755
--- a/config/scripts/dev-fresh-profile.sh
+++ b/config/scripts/dev-fresh-profile.sh
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 echo "[dev-fresh-profile] using userData=$PROFILE_DIR"
 # Don't exec — we need the EXIT trap to fire so the temp profile gets cleaned up.
-ORCA_DEV_USER_DATA_PATH="$PROFILE_DIR" pnpm dev
+ORCA_DEV_USER_DATA_PATH="$PROFILE_DIR" ORCA_DEV_SHOW_FIRST_RUN_EDUCATION=1 pnpm dev
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index 40ea6b678..3626f0a4c 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ import {
   patchPackagedProcessPath,
   shouldInstallManagedHooks
 } from './startup/configure-process'
+import {
+  shouldSuppressDevEducation,
+  suppressDevEducationForStore
+} from './startup/dev-education-suppression'
 import { maybeRedirectAppImageCliLaunch } from './startup/appimage-cli-redirect'
 import { startFirstWindowStartupServices } from './startup/first-window-startup-services'
 import { getDevInstanceIdentity } from './startup/dev-instance-identity'
@@ -1035,6 +1039,9 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
   }
 
   store = new Store()
+  if (shouldSuppressDevEducation({ isDev: is.dev })) {
+    suppressDevEducationForStore(store)
+  }
   try {
     // Why: Dock/Launchpad launches do not inherit shell proxy env vars, so the
     // persisted proxy must be applied before any app-owned network fetchers run.
diff --git a/src/main/startup/dev-education-suppression.test.ts b/src/main/startup/dev-education-suppression.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..079ce7634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/startup/dev-education-suppression.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  getDefaultOnboardingState,
+  getDefaultUIState,
+  ONBOARDING_FINAL_STEP,
+  ONBOARDING_FLOW_VERSION
+} from '../../shared/constants'
+import { CONTEXTUAL_TOUR_IDS } from '../../shared/contextual-tours'
+import { FEATURE_INTERACTION_IDS } from '../../shared/feature-interactions'
+import { FEATURE_TIP_IDS } from '../../shared/feature-tips'
+import type { OnboardingState, PersistedUIState } from '../../shared/types'
+import {
+  DEV_SHOW_FIRST_RUN_EDUCATION_ENV,
+  shouldSuppressDevEducation,
+  suppressDevEducationForStore
+} from './dev-education-suppression'
+
+function createStoreState(overrides?: {
+  onboarding?: Partial<OnboardingState>
+  ui?: Partial<PersistedUIState>
+}) {
+  let onboarding: OnboardingState = {
+    ...getDefaultOnboardingState(),
+    ...overrides?.onboarding,
+    checklist: {
+      ...getDefaultOnboardingState().checklist,
+      ...overrides?.onboarding?.checklist
+    }
+  }
+  let ui: PersistedUIState = {
+    ...getDefaultUIState(),
+    ...overrides?.ui
+  }
+
+  return {
+    get onboarding() {
+      return onboarding
+    },
+    get ui() {
+      return ui
+    },
+    store: {
+      getOnboarding: vi.fn(() => onboarding),
+      updateOnboarding: vi.fn((updates: Partial<OnboardingState>) => {
+        onboarding = {
+          ...onboarding,
+          ...updates,
+          checklist: {
+            ...onboarding.checklist,
+            ...updates.checklist
+          }
+        }
+        return onboarding
+      }),
+      getUI: vi.fn(() => ui),
+      updateUI: vi.fn((updates: Partial<PersistedUIState>) => {
+        ui = { ...ui, ...updates }
+      })
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+describe('shouldSuppressDevEducation', () => {
+  it('suppresses first-run education for normal dev launches', () => {
+    expect(shouldSuppressDevEducation({ isDev: true, env: {} })).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('does not suppress packaged launches', () => {
+    expect(shouldSuppressDevEducation({ isDev: false, env: {} })).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('respects the first-run education env escape hatch', () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldSuppressDevEducation({
+        isDev: true,
+        env: { [DEV_SHOW_FIRST_RUN_EDUCATION_ENV]: '1' }
+      })
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('does not suppress E2E-controlled profiles', () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldSuppressDevEducation({
+        isDev: true,
+        env: { ORCA_E2E_USER_DATA_DIR: '/tmp/orca-e2e' }
+      })
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('suppressDevEducationForStore', () => {
+  it('marks onboarding and first-run education complete', () => {
+    const state = createStoreState()
+
+    suppressDevEducationForStore(state.store, 1234)
+
+    expect(state.onboarding).toMatchObject({
+      flowVersion: ONBOARDING_FLOW_VERSION,
+      closedAt: 1234,
+      outcome: 'completed',
+      lastCompletedStep: ONBOARDING_FINAL_STEP
+    })
+    expect(state.ui.featureTipsSeenIds).toEqual(FEATURE_TIP_IDS)
+    expect(state.ui.contextualToursSeenIds).toEqual(CONTEXTUAL_TOUR_IDS)
+    expect(state.ui.contextualToursAutoEligible).toBe(false)
+    expect(Object.keys(state.ui.featureInteractions ?? {}).sort()).toEqual(
+      [...FEATURE_INTERACTION_IDS].sort()
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('preserves completed onboarding and existing education history', () => {
+    const state = createStoreState({
+      onboarding: {
+        closedAt: 99,
+        outcome: 'dismissed',
+        lastCompletedStep: 1
+      },
+      ui: {
+        featureTipsSeenIds: ['voice-dictation'],
+        contextualToursSeenIds: ['tasks'],
+        featureInteractions: {
+          tasks: { firstInteractedAt: 77, interactionCount: 3 }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    suppressDevEducationForStore(state.store, 1234)
+
+    expect(state.store.updateOnboarding).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(state.onboarding).toMatchObject({
+      closedAt: 99,
+      outcome: 'dismissed',
+      lastCompletedStep: 1
+    })
+    expect(state.ui.featureTipsSeenIds).toEqual(['voice-dictation', 'orca-cli'])
+    expect(state.ui.contextualToursSeenIds).toEqual([
+      'tasks',
+      ...CONTEXTUAL_TOUR_IDS.filter((id) => id !== 'tasks')
+    ])
+    expect(state.ui.featureInteractions?.tasks).toEqual({
+      firstInteractedAt: 77,
+      interactionCount: 3
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('does not write UI when education state is already suppressed', () => {
+    const featureInteractions = Object.fromEntries(
+      FEATURE_INTERACTION_IDS.map((id) => [id, { firstInteractedAt: 1, interactionCount: 1 }])
+    )
+    const state = createStoreState({
+      onboarding: {
+        closedAt: 1,
+        outcome: 'completed',
+        lastCompletedStep: ONBOARDING_FINAL_STEP
+      },
+      ui: {
+        featureTipsSeenIds: [...FEATURE_TIP_IDS],
+        contextualToursSeenIds: [...CONTEXTUAL_TOUR_IDS],
+        contextualToursAutoEligible: false,
+        featureInteractions
+      }
+    })
+
+    suppressDevEducationForStore(state.store, 1234)
+
+    expect(state.store.updateOnboarding).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(state.store.updateUI).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/startup/dev-education-suppression.ts b/src/main/startup/dev-education-suppression.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b3897169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/startup/dev-education-suppression.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { ONBOARDING_FINAL_STEP, ONBOARDING_FLOW_VERSION } from '../../shared/constants'
+import { CONTEXTUAL_TOUR_IDS } from '../../shared/contextual-tours'
+import {
+  FEATURE_INTERACTION_IDS,
+  type FeatureInteractionState
+} from '../../shared/feature-interactions'
+import { FEATURE_TIP_IDS } from '../../shared/feature-tips'
+import type { PersistedUIState } from '../../shared/types'
+import type { Store } from '../persistence'
+
+export const DEV_SHOW_FIRST_RUN_EDUCATION_ENV = 'ORCA_DEV_SHOW_FIRST_RUN_EDUCATION'
+
+type DevEducationStore = Pick<Store, 'getOnboarding' | 'updateOnboarding' | 'getUI' | 'updateUI'>
+
+export function shouldSuppressDevEducation(args: {
+  isDev: boolean
+  env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv
+}): boolean {
+  const env = args.env ?? process.env
+  return (
+    args.isDev &&
+    env.ORCA_E2E_USER_DATA_DIR === undefined &&
+    env[DEV_SHOW_FIRST_RUN_EDUCATION_ENV] !== '1'
+  )
+}
+
+export function suppressDevEducationForStore(store: DevEducationStore, now = Date.now()): void {
+  const onboarding = store.getOnboarding()
+  if (onboarding.closedAt === null) {
+    // Why: default dev launches should behave like an already-productive
+    // profile, while the env escape hatch keeps first-run surfaces testable.
+    store.updateOnboarding({
+      flowVersion: ONBOARDING_FLOW_VERSION,
+      closedAt: now,
+      outcome: 'completed',
+      lastCompletedStep: ONBOARDING_FINAL_STEP
+    })
+  }
+
+  const ui = store.getUI()
+  const nextFeatureTipsSeenIds = mergeUnique(ui.featureTipsSeenIds, FEATURE_TIP_IDS)
+  const nextContextualToursSeenIds = mergeUnique(ui.contextualToursSeenIds, CONTEXTUAL_TOUR_IDS)
+  const nextFeatureInteractions = fillFeatureInteractions(ui.featureInteractions, now)
+
+  const updates: Partial<PersistedUIState> = {}
+  if (!sameArray(ui.featureTipsSeenIds, nextFeatureTipsSeenIds)) {
+    updates.featureTipsSeenIds = nextFeatureTipsSeenIds
+  }
+  if (!sameArray(ui.contextualToursSeenIds, nextContextualToursSeenIds)) {
+    updates.contextualToursSeenIds = nextContextualToursSeenIds
+  }
+  if (ui.contextualToursAutoEligible !== false) {
+    updates.contextualToursAutoEligible = false
+  }
+  if (
+    Object.keys(nextFeatureInteractions).length !== Object.keys(ui.featureInteractions ?? {}).length
+  ) {
+    updates.featureInteractions = nextFeatureInteractions
+  }
+
+  if (Object.keys(updates).length > 0) {
+    store.updateUI(updates)
+  }
+}
+
+function mergeUnique<const T extends string>(
+  current: readonly T[] | undefined,
+  additions: readonly T[]
+): T[] {
+  return [...new Set([...(current ?? []), ...additions])]
+}
+
+function fillFeatureInteractions(
+  current: FeatureInteractionState | undefined,
+  now: number
+): FeatureInteractionState {
+  const next: FeatureInteractionState = { ...current }
+  for (const id of FEATURE_INTERACTION_IDS) {
+    next[id] ??= {
+      firstInteractedAt: now,
+      interactionCount: 1
+    }
+  }
+  return next
+}
+
+function sameArray<T>(a: readonly T[] | undefined, b: readonly T[]): boolean {
+  return (a ?? []).length === b.length && (a ?? []).every((value, index) => value === b[index])
+}