diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 2556cb9..4e38b85 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@
 import AppLayout from '../layouts/AppLayout.astro';
 import ProjectLockup from '../components/ProjectLockup.astro';
 import { hasJoinRequest } from '../lib/db';
+import { homeRouteForRole } from '../lib/routing';
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 const user = Astro.locals.user;
+
+// Council members (cab) and Fenja team (fenja) land on /pulse; pilots see
+// the existing editorial home below — the right audience for that content.
+const redirectTo = homeRouteForRole(user.role);
+if (redirectTo) return Astro.redirect(redirectTo);
+
 const firstName = user.name.split(' ')[0];
 const alreadyJoined = hasJoinRequest(user.id);
 const innofoundarLogoExists = existsSync(join(process.cwd(), 'public/innofounder-logo.png'));
diff --git a/src/pages/pulse.astro b/src/pages/pulse.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b976c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/pulse.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+import AppLayout from '../layouts/AppLayout.astro';
+
+const user = Astro.locals.user;
+const firstName = user.name.split(' ')[0];
+---
+<AppLayout title="Pulse" user={user}>
+  <div class="page">
+    <p class="label-sm eyebrow">Pulse</p>
+    <h1 class="display-md">Welcome back, <em>{firstName}</em>.</h1>
+    <p class="lead">The full member view lands in the next commit.</p>
+  </div>
+</AppLayout>
+
+<style>
+  .page {
+    padding: var(--space-12) var(--space-20) var(--space-16);
+    max-width: var(--content-max);
+    margin: 0 auto;
+  }
+  .eyebrow {
+    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: var(--on-surface-muted);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+  }
+  .lead { color: var(--on-surface-variant); max-width: var(--reading-max); }
+</style>