Updated README.md

Author: maurerv

README.md

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 mosaic-pipeline config.json
 ```
 
+Working on a remote server or composing custom workflows? The [Mosaic shell](https://kosinskilab.github.io/mosaic/tutorial/workflows/shell.html) exposes most GUI operations as commands you can run interactively or replay from a script:
+
+```bash
+mosaic-shell workflow.sh
+```
+
 ## Installation
 
 Mosaic requires Python 3.11 or higher. Install with pip:
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 mosaic &
 ```
 
-The graphical interface launches immediately. For advanced installation options see the [installation guide](https://kosinskilab.github.io/mosaic/tutorial/installation.html).
+The first launch takes a bit longer than subsequent starts. A short interactive tour then walks through the basics, about five minutes. Re-run any time with `mosaic --onboard basics`.
+
+See the [installation guide](https://kosinskilab.github.io/mosaic/tutorial/installation.html) for full instructions.
 
 ## Citation
 

RELEASE_NOTES.md

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 ## Features
 
 - Geometries now switch rendering detail. Scenes with large numbers of points are significantly faster on laptops and machines without a dedicated GPU. This can be configured in Preferences > Appearance > Render > Balanced or the icon in the top right.
+- Onboarding workflow system, including a practical walkthrough for basic features.
 - Shrink Wrap as new mesh generation method that wraps a surface around point cloud data, which handles cases where alpha shapes fail.
 - The DTS dialog has been simplified and restructured to make setting up simulations, adjusting parameters, and analyzing trajectories straightforward.
 - Volume viewer loads faster, renders as a viewport overlay, and supports OME-Zarr arrays.