diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/app/__tests__/globals-css.test.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/app/__tests__/globals-css.test.ts
index 23d7504d31..fd5b2d2cf0 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/app/__tests__/globals-css.test.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/app/__tests__/globals-css.test.ts
@@ -81,23 +81,6 @@ describe("globals.css cookbook sidebar", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("globals.css sidebar Intelligence pin", () => {
-  it("stays muted until hover, then fills like the header Intelligence control", () => {
-    const idleBlock = globalsCss.match(
-      /\.shell-docs-intelligence-entry \{[\s\S]*?\n\}/,
-    )?.[0];
-    expect(idleBlock).toContain("background: transparent;");
-    expect(idleBlock).toContain("color: var(--text-muted);");
-    expect(idleBlock).not.toContain("background: var(--accent);");
-
-    const hoverBlock = globalsCss.match(
-      /\.shell-docs-intelligence-entry:hover,\s*\.shell-docs-intelligence-entry:focus-visible \{[\s\S]*?\n\}/,
-    )?.[0];
-    expect(hoverBlock).toContain("background: var(--accent);");
-    expect(hoverBlock).toContain("color: #fff;");
-  });
-});
-
 describe("globals.css sidebar section folders", () => {
   it("styles collapsible section triggers separately from page links", () => {
     expect(globalsCss).toContain(".shell-docs-sidebar-section-label");
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/app/globals.css b/showcase/shell-docs/src/app/globals.css
index 9a0aa40e9b..979927204c 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/app/globals.css
@@ -314,63 +314,6 @@
   color: var(--accent);
 }
 
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  min-height: 2.5rem;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  border-radius: var(--shell-docs-radius-control);
-  background: transparent;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  font-size: 0.8125rem;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  transition:
-    background-color 150ms ease-out,
-    color 150ms ease-out,
-    transform 100ms ease-out;
-}
-
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry svg {
-  fill: none;
-}
-
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry:hover,
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry:focus-visible {
-  background: var(--accent);
-  color: #fff;
-}
-
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry:hover svg,
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry:focus-visible svg {
-  fill: currentColor;
-}
-
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry:focus-visible {
-  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
-  outline-offset: 2px;
-}
-
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry:active {
-  transform: scale(0.96);
-}
-
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry-active {
-  background: color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 13%, transparent);
-  color: var(--accent);
-}
-
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry-active:hover,
-.shell-docs-intelligence-entry-active:focus-visible {
-  background: var(--accent);
-  color: #fff;
-}
-
-.dark .shell-docs-intelligence-entry-active {
-  background: color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 20%, transparent);
-}
-
 .shell-docs-mega-menu {
   padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
 }
@@ -455,14 +398,9 @@
 }
 
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-  .shell-docs-intelligence-entry,
   .shell-docs-mega-menu-link {
     transition: none;
   }
-
-  .shell-docs-intelligence-entry:active {
-    transform: none;
-  }
 }
 
 .shell-docs-warning-surface {
@@ -583,20 +521,6 @@
   color: var(--accent);
 }
 
-.shell-docs-nav-link-idle.shell-docs-nav-link-intelligence:hover,
-.shell-docs-nav-link-active.shell-docs-nav-link-intelligence:hover,
-.shell-docs-nav-link-intelligence:focus-visible {
-  background: var(--accent);
-  color: #fff;
-  box-shadow: none;
-}
-
-.dark .shell-docs-nav-link-idle.shell-docs-nav-link-intelligence:hover,
-.dark .shell-docs-nav-link-active.shell-docs-nav-link-intelligence:hover {
-  background: var(--accent);
-  color: #fff;
-}
-
 /* shell-docs sidebar overrides.
  *
  * Fumadocs's DocsLayout sidebar reserves a header row with the home
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/brand-nav.test.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/brand-nav.test.tsx
index f3a4f209a2..03c264832c 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/brand-nav.test.tsx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/brand-nav.test.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ vi.mock("@clerk/nextjs", () => {
 });
 
 import { BrandNav, buildDocsAuthEntryHref } from "../brand-nav";
+import { PrimaryDocsTabs } from "../primary-docs-tabs";
 import {
   buildDocsUserMenuHref,
   DocsAuthFallbackBoundary,
@@ -70,28 +71,31 @@ const globalsCss = readFileSync(
   "utf8",
 );
 
-test("BrandNav opens docs from an Explore docs mega menu", () => {
+test("BrandNav opens Docs from a mega menu", () => {
   expect(brandNavSource).toContain("DocsMegaMenu");
   expect(brandNavSource).not.toContain('label: "Docs"');
   expect(brandNavSource).not.toContain('href: "/"');
 });
 
-test("BrandNav puts Intelligence next to Cookbook", () => {
+test("BrandNav keeps Intelligence out of the primary header links", () => {
   expect(brandNavSource).toContain('label: "Cookbook"');
-  expect(brandNavSource).toContain('label: "Intelligence"');
-  expect(brandNavSource).toContain("INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF");
-  expect(brandNavSource.indexOf('label: "Cookbook"')).toBeLessThan(
-    brandNavSource.indexOf('label: "Intelligence"'),
-  );
+  expect(brandNavSource).not.toContain('label: "Intelligence"');
+  expect(brandNavSource).not.toContain("INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF");
+});
+
+test("PrimaryDocsTabs keeps Intelligence out of the mobile links", () => {
+  const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(<PrimaryDocsTabs />);
+
+  expect(markup).toContain(">Docs<");
+  expect(markup).toContain(">Reference<");
+  expect(markup).toContain(">Cookbook<");
+  expect(markup).not.toContain(">Intelligence<");
 });
 
 test("BrandNav keeps space between the center rail and search", () => {
   expect(brandNavSource).toContain("grid-cols-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)_auto]");
   expect(brandNavSource).toContain("gap-x-8");
   expect(brandNavSource).toContain("pl-4");
-  expect(globalsCss).toContain(
-    ".shell-docs-nav-link-idle.shell-docs-nav-link-intelligence:hover",
-  );
 });
 
 test("BrandNav uses the docs grid desktop layout cap", () => {
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/docs-mega-menu.test.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/docs-mega-menu.test.tsx
index c4d4e0f8b2..dbfffe5769 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/docs-mega-menu.test.tsx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/docs-mega-menu.test.tsx
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ afterEach(cleanup);
 test("opens a five-column docs map with Intelligence featured", () => {
   render(<DocsMegaMenu triggerClassName="shell-docs-nav-link-active" />);
 
-  fireEvent.pointerEnter(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Explore docs" }));
+  fireEvent.pointerEnter(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Docs" }));
 
-  expect(screen.getByRole("navigation", { name: "Explore docs" })).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(screen.getByRole("navigation", { name: "Docs" })).toBeTruthy();
   expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { name: "Start" })).toBeTruthy();
   expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { name: "Build" })).toBeTruthy();
   expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { name: "Connect" })).toBeTruthy();
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ test("opens a five-column docs map with Intelligence featured", () => {
   expect(intelligence.className).toContain(
     "shell-docs-mega-menu-link-featured",
   );
+  expect(intelligence.querySelector("svg")?.getAttribute("viewBox")).toBe(
+    "0 0 24 24",
+  );
+  expect(intelligence.querySelector("svg")?.getAttribute("fill")).toBe(
+    "currentColor",
+  );
   expect(
     screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Threads" }).getAttribute("href"),
   ).toBe("/threads");
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/shell-docs-layout.test.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/shell-docs-layout.test.ts
index f9c4c9ec35..636365269e 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/shell-docs-layout.test.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/shell-docs-layout.test.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,13 @@ const layoutSource = readFileSync(
   "utf8",
 );
 
-test("sidebar banner puts pickers above the Intelligence pin", () => {
+test("sidebar banner keeps the pickers above the mobile docs tabs", () => {
   const bannerIndex = layoutSource.lastIndexOf("{banner}");
-  const intelligenceIndex = layoutSource.lastIndexOf(
-    "<SidebarIntelligenceEntry",
-  );
   const tabsIndex = layoutSource.indexOf(
     '<PrimaryDocsTabs className="shell-docs-mobile-sidebar-tabs" />',
   );
 
   expect(bannerIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
-  expect(intelligenceIndex).toBeGreaterThan(bannerIndex);
-  expect(tabsIndex).toBeGreaterThan(intelligenceIndex);
+  expect(tabsIndex).toBeGreaterThan(bannerIndex);
+  expect(layoutSource).not.toContain("SidebarIntelligenceEntry");
 });
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/sidebar-intelligence-entry.test.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/sidebar-intelligence-entry.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index c9f3f2f182..0000000000
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/__tests__/sidebar-intelligence-entry.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-// @vitest-environment jsdom
-
-import React from "react";
-import { cleanup, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
-import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
-
-const navigation = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  pathname: "/",
-}));
-
-vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({
-  usePathname: () => navigation.pathname,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("next/link", () => ({
-  default: ({ children, href, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"a">) => (
-    <a href={href} {...props}>
-      {children}
-    </a>
-  ),
-}));
-
-import { SidebarIntelligenceEntry } from "../sidebar-intelligence-entry";
-
-afterEach(cleanup);
-
-test("pins Intelligence at the top of the sidebar as a docs link", () => {
-  navigation.pathname = "/quickstart";
-  render(<SidebarIntelligenceEntry />);
-
-  const link = screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Intelligence" });
-  expect(link.getAttribute("href")).toBe("/intelligence/overview");
-  expect(link.getAttribute("aria-current")).toBeNull();
-  expect(link.className).toContain("shell-docs-intelligence-entry");
-  expect(link.className).not.toContain("shell-docs-intelligence-entry-active");
-  expect(link.querySelector("svg")?.getAttribute("class")).not.toContain(
-    "fill-current",
-  );
-});
-
-test("marks the Intelligence pin current on Intelligence docs", () => {
-  navigation.pathname = "/intelligence/overview";
-  render(<SidebarIntelligenceEntry />);
-
-  const link = screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Intelligence" });
-  expect(link.getAttribute("aria-current")).toBe("page");
-  expect(link.className).toContain("shell-docs-intelligence-entry-active");
-  expect(link.querySelector("svg")?.getAttribute("class")).not.toContain(
-    "fill-current",
-  );
-});
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/brand-nav.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/brand-nav.tsx
index ccce9f6137..36e690ca45 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/brand-nav.tsx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/brand-nav.tsx
@@ -3,18 +3,14 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { usePostHog } from "posthog-js/react";
-import { CalendarDays, ChefHat, Star } from "lucide-react";
+import { CalendarDays, ChefHat } from "lucide-react";
 import { SearchTrigger } from "./search-trigger";
 import { CopilotKitMark } from "./copilotkit-mark";
 import { ThemeSwitch } from "./theme-switch";
 import ConsoleIcon from "./icons/console";
 import ExternalLinkIcon from "./icons/external-link";
 import { DocsMegaMenu } from "./docs-mega-menu";
-import {
-  INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF,
-  isDocsExplorePath,
-  isIntelligenceDocsPath,
-} from "@/lib/docs-mega-menu";
+import { isDocsExplorePath } from "@/lib/docs-mega-menu";
 import {
   DocsPublicAuthControl,
   buildDocsAuthEntryHref,
@@ -50,11 +46,6 @@ const LEFT_LINKS: LeftLink[] = [
     label: "Cookbook",
     href: "/cookbook",
   },
-  {
-    icon: <Star className="w-4 h-4 text-current" />,
-    label: "Intelligence",
-    href: INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF,
-  },
 ];
 
 export interface BrandNavProps {
@@ -69,18 +60,15 @@ export function BrandNav(_props: BrandNavProps = {}) {
   const posthog = usePostHog();
   const authEntryHref = useDocsAuthEntryHref();
 
-  // Active-route detection: Reference, Cookbook, and Intelligence each own
-  // their prefix. Everything else (root and framework-scoped pages)
-  // highlights Explore docs.
+  // Active-route detection: Reference and Cookbook each own their prefix.
+  // Everything else highlights Docs.
   const firstSegment = pathname === "/" ? "/" : `/${pathname.split("/")[1]}`;
   const activeRoute =
     firstSegment === "/reference"
       ? "/reference"
       : firstSegment === "/cookbook"
         ? "/cookbook"
-        : isIntelligenceDocsPath(pathname)
-          ? INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF
-          : "/";
+        : "/";
 
   const handleTalkToEngineersClick = () => {
     posthog?.capture("talk_to_us_clicked", { location: "docs_nav" });
@@ -122,7 +110,6 @@ export function BrandNav(_props: BrandNavProps = {}) {
           </li>
           {LEFT_LINKS.map((link) => {
             const isActive = activeRoute === link.href;
-            const isIntelligence = link.href === INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF;
             return (
               <li key={link.href} className="relative h-full group">
                 <Link
@@ -131,7 +118,7 @@ export function BrandNav(_props: BrandNavProps = {}) {
                     isActive
                       ? "shell-docs-nav-link-active"
                       : "shell-docs-nav-link-idle"
-                  }${isIntelligence ? " shell-docs-nav-link-intelligence" : ""}`}
+                  }`}
                 >
                   <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
                     <span className="[@media(width<808px)]:hidden">
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/copilotkit-icon.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/copilotkit-icon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6547d20bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/copilotkit-icon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export function CopilotKitIcon({ className }: { className?: string }) {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      fill="currentColor"
+      fillRule="evenodd"
+      viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+      width="1em"
+      height="1em"
+      className={className}
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    >
+      <path d="M11.7 9.938l-.476 1.59h2.622c.07.054.139.107.207.162l.193.158h-3.162L.679 24.1l-.05.04a.16.16 0 01-.194-.246l10.43-12.285.56-1.862.276.19z" />
+      <path d="M20.654 19.34c.007-.068.097-.09.134-.032l.566.868.009.015c.36.918.15 3.05-1.966 3.05-3.467 0-2.813-3.513-4.423-3.513-2.221 0-1.052 4.333-4.883 4.333-1.565 0-2.875-.738-3.514-2.427l1.231-.173c.138 1.004 1.125 2.463 2.418 2.464 1.962 0 1.552-4.29 4.748-4.29 2.723.001 3.053 3.468 4.423 3.468 1.298 0 1.243-1.763 1.155-2.49a1.021 1.021 0 01-.003-.22l.105-1.053z" />
+      <path d="M20.19 18.118l.001.003h-.002c-.046-.083-.097-.165-.148-.248a12.717 12.717 0 00-.846-1.205 19.993 19.993 0 00-.845-.998 26.91 26.91 0 00-.865-.92 39.347 39.347 0 00-3.24-2.902h3.315l2.63 6.27z" />
+      <path d="M23.186 2.776c-1.244 3.158-2.765 8.818-2.823 15.28 0 .004-.002.008-.003.011 0-.006 0-.013-.003-.02l-2.62-6.25a.158.158 0 00-.052-.257l-.061-.013-2.26-5.39c.322-.103.646-.208.967-.319a47.04 47.04 0 006.302-2.72c.166-.087.296-.158.383-.205l.1-.055.025-.015.008-.004a.096.096 0 00.037-.043z" />
+      <path d="M17.427 11.527h-3.58c-.356-.281-.71-.557-1.063-.819-.365-.27-.729-.527-1.083-.77l.903-3.008c.818-.215 1.697-.46 2.585-.739l2.238 5.336z" />
+      <path d="M12.775.067a.045.045 0 01.035.003c2.8 1.528 6.037 2.213 10.33 2.575.012 0 .017.01.02.021a.094.094 0 00-.1-.006l-.008.004-.025.015-.099.053c-.086.048-.215.117-.38.205a46.846 46.846 0 01-6.276 2.709 42.38 42.38 0 01-.98.32l-1.397-3.333.05-.161a.16.16 0 00-.108-.2.157.157 0 00-.092.003L12.844.124a.092.092 0 00-.12-.049.091.091 0 00-.049.12l.943 2.248-1.316 4.376a65.208 65.208 0 01-3.36.777c-.224.045-.402.08-.522.102l-.138.026-.035.006a.128.128 0 01-.01.001l-.002.001a.093.093 0 00-.074.106c.009.05.057.083.106.074h.003l.01-.002.035-.007.139-.026c.121-.023.3-.057.524-.103a66.222 66.222 0 003.264-.75l-.818 2.722-.043-.03a26.931 26.931 0 00-1.506-.959c-.614-.36-1.17-.647-1.638-.842l-.002-.002-.037-.016a.09.09 0 01-.036-.14c2.092-2.736 3.83-5.444 4.498-7.63a.093.093 0 01.115-.06z" />
+      <path d="M15.118 6.021a56.31 56.31 0 01-2.452.705l1.146-3.819 1.306 3.114z" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/docs-mega-menu.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/docs-mega-menu.tsx
index 13a58ab287..752de4122d 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/docs-mega-menu.tsx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/docs-mega-menu.tsx
@@ -23,16 +23,17 @@ import {
   Server,
   Sparkles,
   Terminal,
-  type LucideIcon,
 } from "lucide-react";
+import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "./ui/popover";
+import { CopilotKitIcon } from "./copilotkit-icon";
 import {
   DOCS_MEGA_MENU_COLUMNS,
   isDocsExplorePath,
-  type MegaMenuIconName,
 } from "@/lib/docs-mega-menu";
+import type { MegaMenuIconName } from "@/lib/docs-mega-menu";
 
-const MEGA_MENU_ICONS: Record<MegaMenuIconName, LucideIcon> = {
+const MEGA_MENU_ICONS: Record<Exclude<MegaMenuIconName, "kite">, LucideIcon> = {
   book: BookOpen,
   rocket: Rocket,
   terminal: Terminal,
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export function DocsMegaMenu({
             className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-current"
             aria-hidden="true"
           />
-          <span>Explore docs</span>
+          <span>Docs</span>
           <ChevronDown
             className={`h-3.5 w-3.5 text-current transition-transform duration-150 ${
               open ? "rotate-180" : ""
@@ -142,14 +143,15 @@ export function DocsMegaMenu({
           if (openedByPointer.current) event.preventDefault();
         }}
       >
-        <nav aria-label="Explore docs">
+        <nav aria-label="Docs">
           <div className="shell-docs-mega-menu-grid">
             {DOCS_MEGA_MENU_COLUMNS.map((column) => (
               <section key={column.title} className="min-w-0">
                 <h2 className="shell-docs-mega-menu-heading">{column.title}</h2>
                 <ul role="list" className="shell-docs-mega-menu-list">
                   {column.links.map((link) => {
-                    const Icon = MEGA_MENU_ICONS[link.icon];
+                    const Icon =
+                      link.icon === "kite" ? null : MEGA_MENU_ICONS[link.icon];
                     const featured = link.featured === true;
                     return (
                       <li key={link.href}>
@@ -162,10 +164,14 @@ export function DocsMegaMenu({
                               : "shell-docs-mega-menu-link"
                           }
                         >
-                          <Icon
-                            className="shell-docs-mega-menu-icon"
-                            aria-hidden="true"
-                          />
+                          {Icon ? (
+                            <Icon
+                              className="shell-docs-mega-menu-icon"
+                              aria-hidden="true"
+                            />
+                          ) : (
+                            <CopilotKitIcon className="shell-docs-mega-menu-icon" />
+                          )}
                           <span className="min-w-0">
                             <span className="block truncate font-medium">
                               {link.label}
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/primary-docs-tabs.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/primary-docs-tabs.tsx
index 34fc328689..41fd98b9a5 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/primary-docs-tabs.tsx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/primary-docs-tabs.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
-import { ChefHat, Star } from "lucide-react";
+import { ChefHat } from "lucide-react";
 import BookIcon from "./icons/book";
 import { DocsMegaMenu } from "./docs-mega-menu";
-import {
-  INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF,
-  isDocsExplorePath,
-  isIntelligenceDocsPath,
-} from "@/lib/docs-mega-menu";
+import { isDocsExplorePath } from "@/lib/docs-mega-menu";
 
 const PRIMARY_DOCS_LINKS = [
   {
@@ -27,11 +23,6 @@ const PRIMARY_DOCS_LINKS = [
     label: "Cookbook",
     icon: <ChefHat className="h-4 w-4 text-current" />,
   },
-  {
-    href: INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF,
-    label: "Intelligence",
-    icon: <Star className="h-4 w-4 text-current" />,
-  },
 ];
 
 function getActiveRoute(pathname: string) {
@@ -45,10 +36,6 @@ function getActiveRoute(pathname: string) {
     return "/cookbook";
   }
 
-  if (isIntelligenceDocsPath(pathname)) {
-    return INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF;
-  }
-
   return "/";
 }
 
@@ -87,11 +74,7 @@ export function PrimaryDocsTabs({
           <Link
             key={link.href}
             href={link.href}
-            className={`${tabClassName}${
-              link.href === INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF
-                ? " shell-docs-nav-link-intelligence"
-                : ""
-            }`}
+            className={tabClassName}
             aria-current={isActive ? "page" : undefined}
           >
             {link.icon}
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/shell-docs-layout.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/shell-docs-layout.tsx
index e466fb5b74..d53680781e 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/shell-docs-layout.tsx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/shell-docs-layout.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import GithubIcon from "./icons/github";
 import DiscordIcon from "./icons/discord";
 import { MobileSidebarFooterTalk } from "./mobile-sidebar-footer-talk";
 import { PrimaryDocsTabs } from "./primary-docs-tabs";
-import { SidebarIntelligenceEntry } from "./sidebar-intelligence-entry";
 
 // Shared Fumadocs `DocsLayout` chrome used by every shell-docs route.
 // All five callers (home overview, framework root, framework-scoped MDX
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ export function ShellDocsLayout({
         banner: (
           <div key="shell-docs-sidebar-banner" className="flex flex-col gap-2">
             {banner}
-            <SidebarIntelligenceEntry />
             <PrimaryDocsTabs className="shell-docs-mobile-sidebar-tabs" />
           </div>
         ),
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/sidebar-intelligence-entry.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/sidebar-intelligence-entry.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e9b82b72e7..0000000000
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/components/sidebar-intelligence-entry.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-"use client";
-
-import Link from "next/link";
-import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
-import { Star } from "lucide-react";
-import {
-  INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF,
-  isIntelligenceDocsPath,
-} from "@/lib/docs-mega-menu";
-
-export function SidebarIntelligenceEntry() {
-  const pathname = usePathname() ?? "/";
-  const active = isIntelligenceDocsPath(pathname);
-
-  return (
-    <Link
-      href={INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF}
-      className={`shell-docs-intelligence-entry ${
-        active ? "shell-docs-intelligence-entry-active" : ""
-      }`}
-      aria-current={active ? "page" : undefined}
-    >
-      <Star className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />
-      <span className="min-w-0 truncate">Intelligence</span>
-    </Link>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/ag2/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/ag2/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 175491811b..83eab2256b 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/ag2/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/ag2/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
 
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/agno/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/agno/intelligence/overview.mdx
index dcc4a866f6..98bab9ff7e 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/agno/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/agno/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
 
-<Overview />
\ No newline at end of file
+<Overview />
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/aws-strands/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/aws-strands/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 9026bd1e99..474903d226 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/aws-strands/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/aws-strands/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
 <Overview components={props.components} />
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/built-in-agent/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/built-in-agent/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 93f87dc74c..83eab2256b 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/built-in-agent/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/built-in-agent/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
 
 import Overview from "@/snippets/shared/intelligence/overview.mdx";
 
-<Overview components={props.components} />
\ No newline at end of file
+<Overview components={props.components} />
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/crewai-flows/intelligence/meta.json b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/crewai-flows/intelligence/meta.json
index 7eb8255e4e..0ed5cb5bcf 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/crewai-flows/intelligence/meta.json
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/crewai-flows/intelligence/meta.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "title": "Intelligence",
-  "icon": "lucide/Star",
+  "icon": "custom/copilotkit-kite",
   "pages": ["overview", "self-hosting"]
 }
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/crewai-flows/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/crewai-flows/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 28f87bc127..48a03ea2f6 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/crewai-flows/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/crewai-flows/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
 
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/langgraph/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/langgraph/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 4edec7b13f..e90aa6a082 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/langgraph/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/langgraph/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
-<Overview />
\ No newline at end of file
+<Overview />
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/llamaindex/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/llamaindex/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 76448cb52a..474903d226 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/llamaindex/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/llamaindex/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
-<Overview components={props.components} />
\ No newline at end of file
+<Overview components={props.components} />
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/mastra/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/mastra/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 93f87dc74c..83eab2256b 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/mastra/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/mastra/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
 
 import Overview from "@/snippets/shared/intelligence/overview.mdx";
 
-<Overview components={props.components} />
\ No newline at end of file
+<Overview components={props.components} />
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/microsoft-agent-framework/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/microsoft-agent-framework/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 28f87bc127..48a03ea2f6 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/microsoft-agent-framework/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/microsoft-agent-framework/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
 
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/pydantic-ai/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/pydantic-ai/intelligence/overview.mdx
index ff89451a18..79b6588d4d 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/pydantic-ai/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/integrations/pydantic-ai/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence capabilities.
 ---
 
 
-<Overview components={props.components} />
\ No newline at end of file
+<Overview components={props.components} />
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/intelligence/overview.mdx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/intelligence/overview.mdx
index 7a6409aca4..95a57ec664 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/intelligence/overview.mdx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/content/docs/intelligence/overview.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: CopilotKit Intelligence
-icon: "lucide/Star"
+icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite"
 description: CopilotKit Intelligence overview for CopilotKit — features, cloud-hosted and self-hosted deployment options, threads, hosted inspection, and production operations.
 doc_type: explanation
 ---
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/angular-docs-content.test.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/angular-docs-content.test.ts
index 62552b51b4..8d46178c66 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/angular-docs-content.test.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/angular-docs-content.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ function pageSlugs(nodes: NavNode[]): string[] {
   });
 }
 
+function sectionTitles(nodes: NavNode[]): string[] {
+  return nodes.flatMap((node) => (node.type === "section" ? [node.title] : []));
+}
+
+function sectionNodes(nodes: NavNode[], section: string): NavNode[] {
+  const sectionIndex = nodes.findIndex(
+    (node) => node.type === "section" && node.title === section,
+  );
+  if (sectionIndex === -1) return [];
+
+  const nextSectionIndex = nodes.findIndex(
+    (node, index) => index > sectionIndex && node.type === "section",
+  );
+  return nodes.slice(
+    sectionIndex + 1,
+    nextSectionIndex === -1 ? undefined : nextSectionIndex,
+  );
+}
+
 function getReactNavTree(backendFramework: string | null): NavNode[] {
   if (!backendFramework) {
     return buildRootSurfaceNav(getDocsFolder(ROOT_FRAMEWORK));
@@ -198,6 +217,53 @@ test("maps every React navigation destination to a published Angular destination
   }
 });
 
+test("uses the normalized sidebar flow for Angular docs", () => {
+  const navTree = getAngularDocsNavTree(null);
+  const titles = sectionTitles(navTree);
+  const gettingStarted = sectionNodes(navTree, "Getting Started");
+  const quickstartIndex = gettingStarted.findIndex(
+    (node) => node.type === "page" && node.title === "Angular quickstart",
+  );
+  const intelligenceLink = gettingStarted[quickstartIndex + 1];
+  const orderedSections = [
+    "Getting Started",
+    "Basics",
+    "Generative UI",
+    "App Control",
+    "Intelligence",
+    "Angular Guides",
+    "Built-in Agent",
+    "Deployment",
+  ].filter((title) => titles.includes(title));
+
+  expect(titles.filter((title) => orderedSections.includes(title))).toEqual([
+    "Getting Started",
+    "Basics",
+    "Intelligence",
+    "Angular Guides",
+    "Built-in Agent",
+    "Deployment",
+  ]);
+  expect(titles.filter((title) => title === "Getting Started")).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(titles.indexOf("Angular Guides")).toBeGreaterThan(
+    titles.indexOf("Intelligence"),
+  );
+  expect(titles.indexOf("Deployment")).toBeGreaterThan(
+    titles.indexOf("Angular Guides"),
+  );
+  expect(intelligenceLink).toMatchObject({
+    type: "page",
+    title: "CopilotKit Intelligence",
+    icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite",
+  });
+  expect(
+    sectionNodes(navTree, "Intelligence").some(
+      (node) =>
+        node.type === "page" && node.title === "CopilotKit Intelligence",
+    ),
+  ).toBe(true);
+});
+
 test("resolves canonical contribution aliases through shared Angular content", () => {
   expect(
     resolveAngularDoc("claude-sdk-python", "contributing/code-contributions"),
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/docs-mega-menu.test.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/docs-mega-menu.test.ts
index 112fe2c069..98a3d808a6 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/docs-mega-menu.test.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/docs-mega-menu.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("docs mega menu data", () => {
     expect(intelligence).toEqual({
       href: "/intelligence/overview",
       label: "Intelligence",
-      icon: "sparkles",
+      icon: "kite",
       featured: true,
     });
     expect(shipColumn?.links.map((link) => [link.label, link.href])).toEqual([
@@ -57,12 +57,13 @@ describe("isIntelligenceDocsPath", () => {
 });
 
 describe("isDocsExplorePath", () => {
-  it("treats guide pages as Explore docs, not Reference or Cookbook", () => {
+  it("treats Intelligence and guide pages as Docs", () => {
     expect(isDocsExplorePath("/")).toBe(true);
     expect(isDocsExplorePath("/quickstart")).toBe(true);
     expect(isDocsExplorePath("/reference")).toBe(false);
     expect(isDocsExplorePath("/reference/hooks/useAgent")).toBe(false);
     expect(isDocsExplorePath("/cookbook")).toBe(false);
-    expect(isDocsExplorePath("/intelligence/overview")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isDocsExplorePath("/intelligence/overview")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isDocsExplorePath("/premium/overview")).toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/docs-render.test.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/docs-render.test.ts
index 090cacc765..dea662fda3 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/docs-render.test.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/docs-render.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ vi.mock("../registry", async (importOriginal) => {
 import {
   buildFrameworkNav,
   buildFrameworkOnlyNav,
+  buildRootSurfaceNav,
   CONTENT_DIR,
   inlineSnippets,
   loadDoc,
@@ -114,6 +115,30 @@ function sectionPages(navTree: NavNode[], section: string): string[] {
   return pages;
 }
 
+function sectionTitles(navTree: NavNode[]): string[] {
+  return navTree
+    .filter(
+      (node): node is Extract<NavNode, { type: "section" }> =>
+        node.type === "section",
+    )
+    .map((node) => node.title);
+}
+
+function sectionNodes(navTree: NavNode[], section: string): NavNode[] {
+  const sectionIndex = navTree.findIndex(
+    (node) => node.type === "section" && node.title === section,
+  );
+  if (sectionIndex === -1) return [];
+
+  const nextSectionIndex = navTree.findIndex(
+    (node, index) => index > sectionIndex && node.type === "section",
+  );
+  return navTree.slice(
+    sectionIndex + 1,
+    nextSectionIndex === -1 ? undefined : nextSectionIndex,
+  );
+}
+
 function collectMdxFiles(dir: string): string[] {
   return fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true }).flatMap((entry) => {
     const filePath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
@@ -201,7 +226,7 @@ describe("loadDoc", () => {
   it("resolves clean URLs to files stored under route-group folders", () => {
     const doc = loadDoc("integrations/aws-strands/telemetry");
 
-    expect(doc?.filePath).toContain(
+    expect(doc?.filePath.replaceAll("\\", "/")).toContain(
       "integrations/aws-strands/(other)/telemetry/index.mdx",
     );
   });
@@ -466,6 +491,82 @@ describe("cookbook nav", () => {
 });
 
 describe("framework nav", () => {
+  it("uses the requested section flow on the root docs surface", () => {
+    const navTree = buildRootSurfaceNav("built-in-agent");
+    const titles = sectionTitles(navTree);
+    const gettingStarted = sectionNodes(navTree, "Getting Started");
+    const quickstartIndex = gettingStarted.findIndex(
+      (node) => node.type === "page" && node.slug === "quickstart",
+    );
+    const deployment = sectionNodes(navTree, "Deployment");
+    const runtime = deployment.find(
+      (node) => node.type === "group" && node.title === "Runtime",
+    );
+
+    expect(titles).toEqual([
+      "Getting Started",
+      "Basics",
+      "Generative UI",
+      "App Control",
+      "Intelligence",
+      "Built-in Agent",
+      "Deployment",
+      "Concepts",
+      "Other",
+    ]);
+    expect(gettingStarted[quickstartIndex + 1]).toMatchObject({
+      type: "page",
+      title: "CopilotKit Intelligence",
+      icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite",
+    });
+    expect(runtime).toMatchObject({ type: "group", title: "Runtime" });
+    expect(
+      runtime?.type === "group" &&
+        hasPageTitle(runtime.children, "Copilot Runtime"),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(titles).not.toContain("Runtime");
+    expect(titles).not.toContain("Deploy");
+  });
+
+  it("uses the same section flow for generated and authored frameworks", () => {
+    const generatedNav = buildFrameworkNav(
+      "langgraph",
+      "LangGraph (Python)",
+      "langgraph-python",
+    );
+    const authoredNav = buildFrameworkOnlyNav("ag2");
+
+    expect(sectionTitles(generatedNav)).toEqual([
+      "Getting Started",
+      "Basics",
+      "Generative UI",
+      "App Control",
+      "Intelligence",
+      "LangGraph (Python)",
+      "Deployment",
+      "Concepts",
+      "Observe & Operate",
+      "Other",
+    ]);
+    expect(sectionTitles(authoredNav)).toEqual([
+      "Getting Started",
+      "Basics",
+      "Generative UI",
+      "App Control",
+      "Intelligence",
+      "AG2",
+      "Deployment",
+      "Troubleshooting",
+      "Other",
+    ]);
+    expect(hasSectionPage(authoredNav, "Deployment", "Copilot Runtime")).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
+    expect(
+      hasSectionPage(authoredNav, "Getting Started", "CopilotKit Intelligence"),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("leaves Slack and Teams platform guides ungated", () => {
     const slack = loadDoc("frontends/slack");
     const teams = loadDoc("frontends/teams");
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/page-tree-bridge.test.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/page-tree-bridge.test.ts
index 0bfd4747be..90b0434b98 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/page-tree-bridge.test.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/__tests__/page-tree-bridge.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ function folderNamed(
 
 describe("navTreeToPageTree section folders", () => {
   const navTree: NavNode[] = [
+    { type: "section", title: "Getting Started", icon: "lucide/Rocket" },
+    { type: "page", title: "Introduction", slug: "" },
     { type: "section", title: "Concepts", icon: "lucide/BookOpen" },
     { type: "page", title: "Architecture", slug: "concepts/architecture" },
     { type: "page", title: "Which Hook", slug: "concepts/which-hook" },
@@ -54,10 +56,12 @@ describe("navTreeToPageTree section folders", () => {
 
   const pageTree = navTreeToPageTree(navTree, "");
 
-  it("turns labeled sections into collapsed folders", () => {
+  it("opens Getting Started and collapses the other labeled sections", () => {
+    const gettingStarted = folderNamed(pageTree.children, "Getting Started");
     const concepts = folderNamed(pageTree.children, "Concepts");
     const basics = folderNamed(pageTree.children, "Basics");
 
+    expect(gettingStarted?.defaultOpen).toBe(true);
     expect(concepts).toBeDefined();
     expect(basics).toBeDefined();
     expect(concepts?.defaultOpen).toBe(false);
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/angular-doc-navigation.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/angular-doc-navigation.ts
index f7a6c6b929..78da763015 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/angular-doc-navigation.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/angular-doc-navigation.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   buildFrameworkOnlyNav,
   buildRootSurfaceNav,
   loadDoc,
+  normalizeSidebarNav,
 } from "./docs-render";
 import type { NavNode } from "./docs-render";
 import {
@@ -102,11 +103,12 @@ function filterResolvableAngularNodes(
     if (node.type === "page") {
       if (node.slug === "" || node.slug === "quickstart") return [];
       const canonicalSlug = getFrontendCanonicalSlug("angular", node.slug);
-      if (publishedSlugs.has(canonicalSlug)) {
+      const isIntelligenceOverview = canonicalSlug === "intelligence/overview";
+      if (publishedSlugs.has(canonicalSlug) && !isIntelligenceOverview) {
         return [];
       }
       if (!resolveAngularDoc(backendFramework, canonicalSlug)) return [];
-      publishedSlugs.add(canonicalSlug);
+      if (!isIntelligenceOverview) publishedSlugs.add(canonicalSlug);
       return [{ ...node, slug: canonicalSlug }];
     }
 
@@ -178,5 +180,5 @@ export function getAngularDocsNavTree(
     ),
   );
 
-  return [...prefixPages, ...backendNodes];
+  return normalizeSidebarNav([...prefixPages, ...backendNodes]);
 }
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/docs-mega-menu.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/docs-mega-menu.ts
index 36088d2129..859cc44595 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/docs-mega-menu.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/docs-mega-menu.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export type MegaMenuIconName =
   | "box"
   | "radio"
   | "brain"
-  | "chart";
+  | "chart"
+  | "kite";
 
 export interface MegaMenuLink {
   href: string;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export const DOCS_MEGA_MENU_COLUMNS: readonly MegaMenuColumn[] = [
       {
         href: INTELLIGENCE_DOCS_HREF,
         label: "Intelligence",
-        icon: "sparkles",
+        icon: "kite",
         featured: true,
       },
       { href: "/threads", label: "Threads", icon: "layers" },
@@ -109,9 +110,5 @@ export function isIntelligenceDocsPath(pathname: string) {
 
 export function isDocsExplorePath(pathname: string) {
   const firstSegment = pathname === "/" ? "/" : `/${pathname.split("/")[1]}`;
-  return (
-    firstSegment !== "/reference" &&
-    firstSegment !== "/cookbook" &&
-    firstSegment !== "/intelligence"
-  );
+  return firstSegment !== "/reference" && firstSegment !== "/cookbook";
 }
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/docs-render.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/docs-render.tsx
index 11d21f86db..9b48dbc0d0 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/docs-render.tsx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/docs-render.tsx
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@ const SECTION_ICONS: Record<string, string> = {
   "add agent powers": "lucide/Wand2",
   runtime: "lucide/Cpu",
   "observe & operate": "lucide/SearchCheck",
+  intelligence: "custom/copilotkit-kite",
   "intelligence platform": "custom/copilotkit-kite",
   channels: "lucide/MessagesSquare",
   deploy: "lucide/Cloud",
+  deployment: "lucide/Cloud",
   other: "lucide/MoreHorizontal",
   // Built-in Agent (authored) sections — match the section names in
   // `content/docs/integrations/built-in-agent/meta.json`. Adjust here
@@ -654,9 +656,11 @@ export function buildFrameworkOnlyNav(
     }
     return node;
   };
-  return dropEmptySections(
-    appendSharedThreadArchitecturePage(
-      appendSharedRootSections(nodes.map(rewrite), sharedSections),
+  return normalizeSidebarNav(
+    dropEmptySections(
+      appendSharedThreadArchitecturePage(
+        appendSharedRootSections(nodes.map(rewrite), sharedSections),
+      ),
     ),
   );
 }
@@ -757,6 +761,172 @@ function findPageBySlug(navTree: NavNode[], slug: string): NavNode | null {
   return null;
 }
 
+type SidebarSection = {
+  section: Extract<NavNode, { type: "section" }>;
+  children: NavNode[];
+  sourceIndex: number;
+};
+
+const SIDEBAR_SECTION_TITLES: Record<string, string> = {
+  "get started": "Getting Started",
+  "getting started": "Getting Started",
+  "build chat uis": "Basics",
+  basics: "Basics",
+  "build generative ui": "Generative UI",
+  "generative ui": "Generative UI",
+  "add agent powers": "App Control",
+  "app control": "App Control",
+  intelligence: "Intelligence",
+  "intelligence platform": "Intelligence",
+  backend: "Runtime",
+  runtime: "Runtime",
+  deploy: "Deployment",
+  deployment: "Deployment",
+};
+
+function sidebarSectionRank(title: string): number {
+  switch (title) {
+    case "Getting Started":
+      return 0;
+    case "Basics":
+      return 1;
+    case "Generative UI":
+      return 2;
+    case "App Control":
+      return 3;
+    case "Intelligence":
+      return 4;
+    case "Deployment":
+      return 6;
+    case "Concepts":
+    case "Observe & Operate":
+    case "Platforms":
+    case "Tutorials":
+    case "Troubleshooting":
+    case "Other":
+      return 7;
+    default:
+      return 5;
+  }
+}
+
+export function normalizeSidebarNav(navTree: NavNode[]) {
+  const prefix: NavNode[] = [];
+  const sections: SidebarSection[] = [];
+  const sectionsByTitle = new Map<string, SidebarSection>();
+  let current: SidebarSection | undefined;
+
+  for (const node of navTree) {
+    if (node.type === "section") {
+      const title =
+        SIDEBAR_SECTION_TITLES[node.title.toLowerCase()] ?? node.title;
+      const existing = sectionsByTitle.get(title);
+      if (existing) {
+        current = existing;
+        continue;
+      }
+      current = {
+        section: {
+          ...node,
+          title,
+          icon: node.icon ?? sectionIconFor(title),
+        },
+        children: [],
+        sourceIndex: sections.length,
+      };
+      sections.push(current);
+      sectionsByTitle.set(title, current);
+    } else if (current) {
+      current.children.push(node);
+    } else {
+      prefix.push(node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  let gettingStarted = sections.find(
+    ({ section }) => section.title === "Getting Started",
+  );
+  if (prefix.length > 0) {
+    if (!gettingStarted) {
+      gettingStarted = {
+        section: {
+          type: "section",
+          title: "Getting Started",
+          icon: sectionIconFor("Getting Started"),
+        },
+        children: [],
+        sourceIndex: -1,
+      };
+      sections.push(gettingStarted);
+    }
+    gettingStarted.children.unshift(...prefix);
+  }
+
+  const runtimeSections = sections.filter(
+    ({ section }) => section.title === "Runtime",
+  );
+  const orderedSections = sections.filter(
+    ({ section }) => section.title !== "Runtime",
+  );
+  const runtimeChildren = runtimeSections.flatMap(({ children }) => children);
+  if (runtimeChildren.length > 0) {
+    let deployment = orderedSections.find(
+      ({ section }) => section.title === "Deployment",
+    );
+    if (!deployment) {
+      deployment = {
+        section: {
+          type: "section",
+          title: "Deployment",
+          icon: sectionIconFor("Deployment"),
+        },
+        children: [],
+        sourceIndex: sections.length,
+      };
+      orderedSections.push(deployment);
+    }
+    deployment.children.push({
+      type: "group",
+      title: "Runtime",
+      slug: "sidebar#runtime",
+      children: runtimeChildren,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const intelligence = orderedSections.find(
+    ({ section }) => section.title === "Intelligence",
+  );
+  const intelligenceOverview = intelligence
+    ? findPageBySlug(intelligence.children, "intelligence/overview")
+    : null;
+  if (gettingStarted && intelligenceOverview?.type === "page") {
+    const existingIndex = gettingStarted.children.findIndex(
+      (node) => node.type === "page" && node.slug === intelligenceOverview.slug,
+    );
+    if (existingIndex !== -1) gettingStarted.children.splice(existingIndex, 1);
+
+    const quickstartIndex = gettingStarted.children.findIndex(
+      (node) =>
+        node.type === "page" &&
+        (node.slug === "quickstart" ||
+          node.title.toLowerCase().endsWith("quickstart")),
+    );
+    gettingStarted.children.splice(quickstartIndex + 1, 0, {
+      ...intelligenceOverview,
+      icon: "custom/copilotkit-kite",
+    });
+  }
+
+  return orderedSections
+    .sort((left, right) => {
+      const rankDifference =
+        sidebarSectionRank(left.section.title) -
+        sidebarSectionRank(right.section.title);
+      return rankDifference || left.sourceIndex - right.sourceIndex;
+    })
+    .flatMap(({ section, children }) => [section, ...children]);
+}
+
 function isRichThreadsGroup(
   node: NavNode,
 ): node is Extract<NavNode, { type: "group" }> {
@@ -977,11 +1147,13 @@ export function buildFrameworkNav(
   frameworkName: string,
   frameworkSlug: string,
 ): NavNode[] {
-  return mergeFrameworkNav(
-    buildNavTree(CONTENT_DIR),
-    buildFrameworkOverridesNav(docsFolder),
-    frameworkName,
-    frameworkSectionIcon(frameworkSlug),
+  return normalizeSidebarNav(
+    mergeFrameworkNav(
+      buildNavTree(CONTENT_DIR),
+      buildFrameworkOverridesNav(docsFolder),
+      frameworkName,
+      frameworkSectionIcon(frameworkSlug),
+    ),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/page-tree-bridge.ts b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/page-tree-bridge.ts
index adff938a19..0c1e6cf86a 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/page-tree-bridge.ts
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/page-tree-bridge.ts
@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ export function wrapSectionSeparatorsAsFolders(
         ...(pending.icon
           ? { icon: keyedNode(pending.icon, "shell-docs-section-icon") }
           : {}),
-        defaultOpen: false,
+        defaultOpen:
+          typeof pending.name === "string" &&
+          ["Get Started", "Getting Started"].includes(pending.name),
         children: pending.children,
       });
     }
diff --git a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/sidebar-icon.tsx b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/sidebar-icon.tsx
index 56fb264fb8..79600632bb 100644
--- a/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/sidebar-icon.tsx
+++ b/showcase/shell-docs/src/lib/sidebar-icon.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import { LanggraphIcon } from "@/components/icons/framework-icons";
-import { CopilotKitMark } from "@/components/copilotkit-mark";
+import { CopilotKitIcon } from "@/components/copilotkit-icon";
 import { FrontendLogo } from "@/components/frontend-logo";
 import {
   // Pages / sections
@@ -140,11 +140,10 @@ const ICONS: Record<string, React.ReactNode> = {
   "lucide/Wrench": <Wrench />,
   "lucide/Zap": <Zap />,
   // Custom marks — used by section headers for framework / enterprise
-  // scaffolding. The CopilotKit kite is the inline gradient mark from
-  // BrandNav; the LangGraph mark comes from the framework-icons set so
+  // scaffolding. The LangGraph mark comes from the framework-icons set so
   // its visual treatment matches the framework picker.
   "custom/langgraph": <LanggraphIcon />,
-  "custom/copilotkit-kite": <CopilotKitMark />,
+  "custom/copilotkit-kite": <CopilotKitIcon />,
   "custom/react": <FrontendLogo icon="react" size={16} />,
   "custom/daytona": (
     <Image