diff --git a/scripts/verify_creation_browser.mjs b/scripts/verify_creation_browser.mjs
index 0b1575d8..54abfecb 100644
--- a/scripts/verify_creation_browser.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify_creation_browser.mjs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ assert.equal(
 );
 const browser = await launchBrowser();
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1500, height: 1000 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
 const errors = [];
 page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/scripts/verify_selection_panels_browser.mjs b/scripts/verify_selection_panels_browser.mjs
index 8427e472..1d621029 100644
--- a/scripts/verify_selection_panels_browser.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify_selection_panels_browser.mjs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ const browser = await chromium.launch({
   args: ["--no-sandbox"],
 });
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1100 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
 const errors = [];
 page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/assistant_sessions.mjs b/tests/browser/assistant_sessions.mjs
index 374e6e83..bfe84bce 100644
--- a/tests/browser/assistant_sessions.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/assistant_sessions.mjs
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1440, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const errors = [];
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/canvas_crop.mjs b/tests/browser/canvas_crop.mjs
index 9e9fb2fe..94e501f4 100644
--- a/tests/browser/canvas_crop.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/canvas_crop.mjs
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ const browser = await chromium.launch({
   args: ["--no-sandbox"],
 });
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1000 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
 const errors = [];
 page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/canvas_keyboard.mjs b/tests/browser/canvas_keyboard.mjs
index 834197a8..46fcbf87 100644
--- a/tests/browser/canvas_keyboard.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/canvas_keyboard.mjs
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ assert.ok(created.ok);
 const browser = await chromium.launch({ executablePath: process.env.CHROMIUM_PATH });
 try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1400, height: 900 } });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   await page.goto(`${base}/ai-tool/ai-canvas/${id}`);
   const nodes = page.locator(".react-flow__node");
   const selected = page.locator(".react-flow__node.selected");
diff --git a/tests/browser/canvas_layers.mjs b/tests/browser/canvas_layers.mjs
index a6d67588..bece5649 100644
--- a/tests/browser/canvas_layers.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/canvas_layers.mjs
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ try {
   page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1500, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   page.on("response", async (response) => {
     if (response.url().endsWith("/commands")) {
diff --git a/tests/browser/canvas_notifications.mjs b/tests/browser/canvas_notifications.mjs
index abc2c3c2..04c752aa 100644
--- a/tests/browser/canvas_notifications.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/canvas_notifications.mjs
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1500, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const errors = [];
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/canvas_selection_history.mjs b/tests/browser/canvas_selection_history.mjs
index c5401197..ec32d7ad 100644
--- a/tests/browser/canvas_selection_history.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/canvas_selection_history.mjs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const headers = { "X-OpenDirector-Request": "1" };
   const errors = [];
diff --git a/tests/browser/canvas_wheel.mjs b/tests/browser/canvas_wheel.mjs
index 5653e55f..8edec02b 100644
--- a/tests/browser/canvas_wheel.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/canvas_wheel.mjs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const errors = [];
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/composer_duration.mjs b/tests/browser/composer_duration.mjs
index 3a3926eb..00e5b08a 100644
--- a/tests/browser/composer_duration.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/composer_duration.mjs
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const errors = [];
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/composer_expansion.mjs b/tests/browser/composer_expansion.mjs
index a6d77f1e..3c679b65 100644
--- a/tests/browser/composer_expansion.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/composer_expansion.mjs
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const errors = [];
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/context_menu_dismissal.mjs b/tests/browser/context_menu_dismissal.mjs
index 83b81723..52362bf5 100644
--- a/tests/browser/context_menu_dismissal.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/context_menu_dismissal.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import { launchBrowser } from "./engine.mjs";
 const base = process.env.CREATION_WEB_URL ?? "http://127.0.0.1:5179";
 const browser = await launchBrowser();
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1500, height: 1000 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
 const errors = [];
 page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/created_node_focus.mjs b/tests/browser/created_node_focus.mjs
index b9aa9760..b4ec6e51 100644
--- a/tests/browser/created_node_focus.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/created_node_focus.mjs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ async function call(path, body) {
 assert.equal((await call("/api/creation-test-health")).isolated, true);
 const browser = await launchBrowser();
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1000 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
 const projectId = crypto.randomUUID();
 try {
diff --git a/tests/browser/creation_history.mjs b/tests/browser/creation_history.mjs
index c94696c9..66263e19 100644
--- a/tests/browser/creation_history.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/creation_history.mjs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1500, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const headers = { "X-OpenDirector-Request": "1" };
   const errors = [],
diff --git a/tests/browser/cross_canvas_paste.mjs b/tests/browser/cross_canvas_paste.mjs
index 6ee02e3e..348bf3ef 100644
--- a/tests/browser/cross_canvas_paste.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/cross_canvas_paste.mjs
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ const browser = await launchBrowser();
 const errors = [];
 try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1500, height: 1000 } });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
   const saved = () => page.getByText("已保存到本机", { exact: true }).waitFor();
diff --git a/tests/browser/default_entry.mjs b/tests/browser/default_entry.mjs
index cc6b5343..44b7238d 100644
--- a/tests/browser/default_entry.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/default_entry.mjs
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ const browser = await chromium.launch({
   args: ["--no-sandbox"],
 });
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1000 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(20000);
 const errors = [],
   legacy = [];
diff --git a/tests/browser/generation_parameters.mjs b/tests/browser/generation_parameters.mjs
index 3568a8c1..d78dd166 100644
--- a/tests/browser/generation_parameters.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/generation_parameters.mjs
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ try {
     const page = await browser.newPage({
       viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1100 },
     });
+    // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+    await page.addInitScript(() =>
+      localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+    );
     page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
     page.on("pageerror", (e) => errors.push(e.message));
     await page.goto(`${base}/ai-tool/ai-canvas/${id}`);
diff --git a/tests/browser/jiuwenswarm_picker.mjs b/tests/browser/jiuwenswarm_picker.mjs
index 026cc1de..3cc0c00a 100644
--- a/tests/browser/jiuwenswarm_picker.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/jiuwenswarm_picker.mjs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1500, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(20000);
   const errors = [];
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/minimax_h3.mjs b/tests/browser/minimax_h3.mjs
index b9dcf343..361a51da 100644
--- a/tests/browser/minimax_h3.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/minimax_h3.mjs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ async function call(path, body) {
 assert.equal((await call("/api/creation-test-health")).isolated, true);
 const browser = await launchBrowser();
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1100 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
 try {
   const model = await call("/api/model-configs", {
diff --git a/tests/browser/multi_selection_references.mjs b/tests/browser/multi_selection_references.mjs
index 73dbda09..955a6fc0 100644
--- a/tests/browser/multi_selection_references.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/multi_selection_references.mjs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1800, height: 1100 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const errors = [];
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/paste_undo.mjs b/tests/browser/paste_undo.mjs
index b681be43..1fcbc67c 100644
--- a/tests/browser/paste_undo.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/paste_undo.mjs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ assert.ok(response.ok);
 const browser = await chromium.launch({ executablePath: process.env.CHROMIUM_PATH });
 try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1400, height: 900 } });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   await page.goto(`${base}/ai-tool/ai-canvas/${id}`);
   await page.getByText("已保存到本机", { exact: true }).waitFor();
   const png = await page.evaluate(() => {
diff --git a/tests/browser/project_list_overflow.mjs b/tests/browser/project_list_overflow.mjs
index f44347a7..111cc38b 100644
--- a/tests/browser/project_list_overflow.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/project_list_overflow.mjs
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ await call(`/api/creation/projects/${id}/commands`, { projectId: id, commandId:
 const browser = await launchBrowser();
 try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 420, height: 760 } });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   // Twenty legacy projects each add one warning line, as in a long-lived workspace.
   await page.route(/\/api\/creation\/projects(\?.*)?$/, async (route) => {
diff --git a/tests/browser/reference_picker.mjs b/tests/browser/reference_picker.mjs
index 692d55bc..91b7838b 100644
--- a/tests/browser/reference_picker.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/reference_picker.mjs
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ try {
   const page = await browser.newPage({
     viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1000 },
   });
+  // Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+  await page.addInitScript(() =>
+    localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+  );
   page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
   const errors = [];
   page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/structured_editors.mjs b/tests/browser/structured_editors.mjs
index 6f875f1e..038d06cf 100644
--- a/tests/browser/structured_editors.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/structured_editors.mjs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ const browser = await chromium.launch({
   args: ["--no-sandbox", "--enable-unsafe-swiftshader"],
 });
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1700, height: 1100 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(20000);
 const errors = [];
 page.on("pageerror", (e) => errors.push(e.message));
diff --git a/tests/browser/tool_drafts.mjs b/tests/browser/tool_drafts.mjs
index 49c3f06e..15be600a 100644
--- a/tests/browser/tool_drafts.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/tool_drafts.mjs
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ const browser = await chromium.launch({
   args: ["--no-sandbox"],
 });
 const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport: { width: 1600, height: 1100 } });
+// Skip the first-run model setup welcome; it covers the canvas.
+await page.addInitScript(() =>
+  localStorage.setItem("opendirector.modelSetup.v1", "dismissed"),
+);
 page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
 const errors = [];
 page.on("pageerror", (error) => errors.push(error.message));