diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.astro b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.astro
index 15f5265..dcc73cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.astro
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.astro
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ import { API_BASE as apiBase } from '../lib/api';
   }
 
   const user = JSON.parse(userStr || '{}');
+  const dashboardState = {
+    communities: null,
+    proposals: null,
+    activities: null,
+  };
 
   function escapeHtml(value) {
     return String(value || '').replace(/[&<>"']/g, function(ch) {
@@ -59,6 +64,84 @@ import { API_BASE as apiBase } from '../lib/api';
     el.setAttribute('aria-label', str);
   }
 
+  function pluralize(label, count) {
+    return count === 1 ? label : `${label}s`;
+  }
+
+  function renderInsights() {
+    const container = document.getElementById('dashboard-insights');
+    if (!container) return;
+
+    const communities = dashboardState.communities;
+    const proposals = dashboardState.proposals;
+    const activities = dashboardState.activities;
+
+    if (!communities || !proposals || !activities) {
+      container.innerHTML = '<p class="loading-small">Loading...</p>';
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const communityCount = communities.length;
+    const proposalCount = proposals.length;
+    const activityCount = activities.length;
+
+    const statusCounts = { draft: 0, discussion: 0, voting: 0, closed: 0 };
+    proposals.forEach((p) => {
+      const key = normalizeStatus(p.status);
+      statusCounts[key] = (statusCounts[key] || 0) + 1;
+    });
+
+    const bullets = [];
+    if (communityCount === 0) {
+      bullets.push('You are not in any communities yet.');
+    } else {
+      bullets.push(`You are active in ${communityCount} ${pluralize('community', communityCount)}.`);
+    }
+
+    if (proposalCount === 0) {
+      bullets.push('You have not created any proposals yet.');
+    } else if (statusCounts.voting > 0) {
+      bullets.push(`${statusCounts.voting} ${pluralize('proposal', statusCounts.voting)} ${statusCounts.voting === 1 ? 'is' : 'are'} currently in voting.`);
+    } else if (statusCounts.discussion > 0) {
+      bullets.push(`${statusCounts.discussion} ${pluralize('proposal', statusCounts.discussion)} ${statusCounts.discussion === 1 ? 'is' : 'are'} in discussion.`);
+    } else if (statusCounts.draft > 0) {
+      bullets.push(`${statusCounts.draft} ${pluralize('draft', statusCounts.draft)} ${statusCounts.draft === 1 ? 'is' : 'are'} waiting to be published.`);
+    } else {
+      bullets.push(`${statusCounts.closed} closed ${pluralize('proposal', statusCounts.closed)} in your list.`);
+    }
+
+    if (activityCount === 0) {
+      bullets.push('No recent activity was recorded.');
+    } else {
+      bullets.push(`${activityCount} recent ${pluralize('event', activityCount)} across your communities.`);
+    }
+
+    const actions = [];
+    if (communityCount === 0) {
+      actions.push({ href: '/communities', label: 'Browse Communities', kind: 'secondary' });
+      actions.push({ href: '/communities/new', label: 'Create Community', kind: 'primary' });
+    } else {
+      actions.push({ href: '/communities', label: 'Browse', kind: 'secondary' });
+      actions.push({ href: '/proposals', label: 'View Proposals', kind: 'secondary' });
+    }
+
+    actions.push({ href: '/delegations', label: 'Review Delegations', kind: 'secondary' });
+
+    setBadge('badge-insights', bullets.length);
+
+    container.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="insights-body">
+        <div class="insights-title">What stands out</div>
+        <ul class="insights-list">
+          ${bullets.map((b) => `<li>${escapeHtml(b)}</li>`).join('')}
+        </ul>
+        <div class="panel-actions">
+          ${actions.map((a) => `<a class="ui-btn ui-btn-${a.kind}" href="${a.href}">${escapeHtml(a.label)}</a>`).join('')}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    `;
+  }
+
   async function loadDashboard() {
     const container = document.getElementById('dashboard-content');
     if (!container) return;
@@ -99,6 +182,20 @@ import { API_BASE as apiBase } from '../lib/api';
       </div>
 
       <div class="panels">
+        <details class="panel ui-card" open>
+          <summary class="panel-summary">
+            <span class="panel-title">Insights</span>
+            <span class="panel-meta">
+              <span class="ui-badge" id="badge-insights">—</span>
+            </span>
+          </summary>
+          <div class="panel-body">
+            <div id="dashboard-insights" class="panel-content">
+              <p class="loading-small">Loading...</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </details>
+
         <details class="panel ui-card" open>
           <summary class="panel-summary">
             <span class="panel-title">My Communities</span>
@@ -159,6 +256,8 @@ import { API_BASE as apiBase } from '../lib/api';
       window.location.href = '/';
     });
 
+    renderInsights();
+
     loadMyCommunities();
     loadMyProposals();
     loadRecentActivity();
@@ -171,10 +270,13 @@ import { API_BASE as apiBase } from '../lib/api';
     try {
       const res = await fetch(`${apiBase}/api/activity/recent`);
       const activities = await res.json();
+      dashboardState.activities = activities;
 
       setText('kpi-recent', activities.length);
       setBadge('badge-recent', activities.length);
 
+      renderInsights();
+
       if (activities.length === 0) {
         container.innerHTML = '<p class="empty-small">No recent activity</p>';
         return;
@@ -208,10 +310,13 @@ import { API_BASE as apiBase } from '../lib/api';
         headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}` },
       });
       const proposals = await res.json();
+      dashboardState.proposals = proposals;
 
       setText('kpi-my-proposals', proposals.length);
       setBadge('badge-my-proposals', proposals.length);
 
+      renderInsights();
+
       if (proposals.length === 0) {
         container.innerHTML = '<p class="empty-small">You haven\'t created any proposals yet</p>';
         return;
@@ -242,10 +347,13 @@ import { API_BASE as apiBase } from '../lib/api';
         headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}` },
       });
       const communities = await res.json();
+      dashboardState.communities = communities;
 
       setText('kpi-my-communities', communities.length);
       setBadge('badge-my-communities', communities.length);
 
+      renderInsights();
+
       if (communities.length === 0) {
         container.innerHTML = `
           <p class="empty-small">You haven't joined any communities yet</p>
@@ -349,6 +457,26 @@ import { API_BASE as apiBase } from '../lib/api';
     font-size: 0.875rem;
   }
 
+  .insights-body {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+  }
+
+  .insights-title {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  }
+
+  .insights-list {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding-left: 1.1rem;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    font-size: 0.9375rem;
+    line-height: 1.5;
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 0.35rem;
+  }
+
   .activity-item {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;