diff --git a/src/app/actions/projects.ts b/src/app/actions/projects.ts
index 0391870..72e13a3 100644
--- a/src/app/actions/projects.ts
+++ b/src/app/actions/projects.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export async function createProject(input: {
   repoOwner: string;
   repoName: string;
   color: string;
+  kind?: ProjectRecord["kind"];
 }): Promise<{ id: string }> {
   await requireOwner();
   const pb = await getServerPb();
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export async function createProject(input: {
     slug: uniqueSlug(slugify(name), siblings.map((p) => p.slug)),
     description: input.description.slice(0, 20000),
     status: "active",
+    kind: input.kind ?? "project",
     color: input.color || "#2f6dad",
     repo_owner: input.repoOwner.trim(),
     repo_name: input.repoName.trim(),
diff --git a/src/app/admin/projects/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/projects/page.tsx
index a6fc905..57394da 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/projects/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/projects/page.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default async function AdminProjectsPage() {
         <NewProjectForm clients={clients} />
 
         <AdminTable
-          headers={["Project", "Client", "Repository", "Cards", "Status"]}
+          headers={["Project", "Client", "Repository", "Kind", "Cards", "Status"]}
           empty="No projects yet."
         >
           {rows.map(({ project, client, cardCount }) => (
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ export default async function AdminProjectsPage() {
                   <span className="text-xs text-text-muted">Not linked</span>
                 )}
               </AdminCell>
+              <AdminCell>
+                {project.kind === "prototype" ? (
+                  <Pill tone="accent">Prototype</Pill>
+                ) : (
+                  <span className="text-xs text-text-muted">Project</span>
+                )}
+              </AdminCell>
               <AdminCell className="tabular">{cardCount}</AdminCell>
               <AdminCell>
                 <Pill tone={project.status === "active" ? "brand" : "neutral"}>
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 7c3af7a..11059d3 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -6,13 +6,38 @@ import { AppShell } from "@/components/shell/app-shell";
 import { TopBar } from "@/components/shell/top-bar";
 import { Pill } from "@/components/ui/pill";
 import { getSession } from "@/lib/auth/session";
-import { loadProjectSummaries } from "@/lib/data/board";
+import { loadProjectSummaries, type ProjectSummary } from "@/lib/data/board";
+import type { ClientRecord } from "@/lib/pb/types";
+
+interface ClientGroup {
+  client: ClientRecord;
+  summaries: ProjectSummary[];
+}
+
+/** Preserves the incoming (project-name) order within each client's group. */
+function groupByClient(summaries: ProjectSummary[]): ClientGroup[] {
+  const groups = new Map<string, ClientGroup>();
+
+  for (const summary of summaries) {
+    const group = groups.get(summary.client.id) ?? {
+      client: summary.client,
+      summaries: [],
+    };
+    group.summaries.push(summary);
+    groups.set(summary.client.id, group);
+  }
+
+  return [...groups.values()].sort((a, b) =>
+    a.client.name.localeCompare(b.client.name)
+  );
+}
 
 export default async function HomePage() {
   const session = await getSession();
   if (!session) redirect("/login");
 
   const summaries = await loadProjectSummaries();
+  const groups = groupByClient(summaries);
 
   return (
     <AppShell role={session.role} currentPath="/">
@@ -26,7 +51,7 @@ export default async function HomePage() {
       />
 
       <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-6">
-        {summaries.length === 0 ? (
+        {groups.length === 0 ? (
           <div className="mx-auto mt-16 max-w-sm text-center">
             <h2 className="text-base font-medium">No projects yet</h2>
             <p className="mt-1.5 text-sm text-text-muted">
@@ -36,47 +61,71 @@ export default async function HomePage() {
             </p>
           </div>
         ) : (
-          <ul className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">
-            {summaries.map(({ project, client, openCards, inboxCards }) => (
-              <li key={project.id}>
-                <Link
-                  href={`/p/${client.slug}/${project.slug}`}
-                  className="group block rounded-[var(--radius-tile)] border border-border-subtle bg-surface p-4 transition-colors hover:border-border-strong"
-                >
-                  <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+          <div className="space-y-8">
+            {groups.map((group) => (
+              <section key={group.client.id} className="space-y-3">
+                {/* Only the owner sees more than one group — a client manager's
+                    own name over their own projects would be noise. */}
+                {session.role === "owner" && (
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                     <span
                       aria-hidden
-                      className="mt-1 h-2.5 w-2.5 shrink-0 rounded-full"
-                      style={{ background: client.brand_color || "var(--brand)" }}
+                      className="h-2 w-2 shrink-0 rounded-full"
+                      style={{ background: group.client.brand_color || "var(--brand)" }}
                     />
-                    <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                      <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">
-                        {project.name}
-                      </p>
-                      <p className="truncate text-xs text-text-muted">
-                        {client.name}
-                      </p>
-                    </div>
-                    {inboxCards > 0 && (
-                      <Pill tone="accent">
-                        <Inbox size={11} strokeWidth={2} />
-                        <span className="tabular">{inboxCards}</span>
-                      </Pill>
-                    )}
+                    <h2 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-text-secondary">
+                      {group.client.name}
+                    </h2>
                   </div>
+                )}
 
-                  <div className="mt-4 flex items-center gap-2">
-                    <span className="tabular text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">
-                      {openCards}
-                    </span>
-                    <span className="text-xs text-text-muted">
-                      open {openCards === 1 ? "card" : "cards"}
-                    </span>
-                  </div>
-                </Link>
-              </li>
+                <ul className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">
+                  {group.summaries.map(({ project, client, openCards, inboxCards }) => (
+                    <li key={project.id}>
+                      <Link
+                        href={`/p/${client.slug}/${project.slug}/dashboard`}
+                        className="group block rounded-[var(--radius-tile)] border border-border-subtle bg-surface p-4 transition-colors hover:border-border-strong"
+                      >
+                        <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                          <span
+                            aria-hidden
+                            className="mt-1 h-2.5 w-2.5 shrink-0 rounded-full"
+                            style={{ background: client.brand_color || "var(--brand)" }}
+                          />
+                          <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                            <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">
+                              {project.name}
+                            </p>
+                            <p className="truncate text-xs text-text-muted">
+                              {client.name}
+                            </p>
+                          </div>
+                          {project.kind === "prototype" && (
+                            <Pill tone="accent">Prototype</Pill>
+                          )}
+                          {inboxCards > 0 && (
+                            <Pill tone="accent">
+                              <Inbox size={11} strokeWidth={2} />
+                              <span className="tabular">{inboxCards}</span>
+                            </Pill>
+                          )}
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div className="mt-4 flex items-center gap-2">
+                          <span className="tabular text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">
+                            {openCards}
+                          </span>
+                          <span className="text-xs text-text-muted">
+                            open {openCards === 1 ? "card" : "cards"}
+                          </span>
+                        </div>
+                      </Link>
+                    </li>
+                  ))}
+                </ul>
+              </section>
             ))}
-          </ul>
+          </div>
         )}
       </div>
     </AppShell>
diff --git a/src/components/admin/project-form.tsx b/src/components/admin/project-form.tsx
index c540994..e81b1be 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/project-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/project-form.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Plus } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { createProject } from "@/app/actions/projects";
 import { DEFAULT_BRAND_COLOR } from "@/lib/brand-default";
-import type { ClientRecord } from "@/lib/pb/types";
+import type { ClientRecord, ProjectRecord } from "@/lib/pb/types";
 
 export function NewProjectForm({ clients }: { clients: ClientRecord[] }) {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function NewProjectForm({ clients }: { clients: ClientRecord[] }) {
   const [description, setDescription] = useState("");
   const [repoOwner, setRepoOwner] = useState("");
   const [repoName, setRepoName] = useState("");
+  const [kind, setKind] = useState<ProjectRecord["kind"]>("project");
   const [pending, startTransition] = useTransition();
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -37,11 +38,13 @@ export function NewProjectForm({ clients }: { clients: ClientRecord[] }) {
           repoOwner,
           repoName,
           color: DEFAULT_BRAND_COLOR,
+          kind,
         });
         setName("");
         setDescription("");
         setRepoOwner("");
         setRepoName("");
+        setKind("project");
         setOpen(false);
       } catch (e) {
         setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : "Could not create that project");
@@ -132,6 +135,23 @@ export function NewProjectForm({ clients }: { clients: ClientRecord[] }) {
         </label>
       </div>
 
+      <label className="block space-y-1">
+        <span className="text-xs text-text-muted">
+          Kind{" "}
+          <span className="text-text-muted">
+            (a prototype is full-featured — this only tags it)
+          </span>
+        </span>
+        <select
+          value={kind}
+          onChange={(event) => setKind(event.target.value as ProjectRecord["kind"])}
+          className={field}
+        >
+          <option value="project">Project</option>
+          <option value="prototype">Prototype</option>
+        </select>
+      </label>
+
       {error && (
         <p role="alert" className="text-xs text-accent">
           {error}