diff --git a/sim/app/(auth)/components/social-login-buttons.tsx b/sim/app/(auth)/components/social-login-buttons.tsx
index b7b3a1993..dd3a9be08 100644
--- a/sim/app/(auth)/components/social-login-buttons.tsx
+++ b/sim/app/(auth)/components/social-login-buttons.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ export function SocialLoginButtons({
     setIsGithubLoading(true)
     try {
       await client.signIn.social({ provider: 'github', callbackURL })
+
+      // Mark that the user has previously logged in
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        localStorage.setItem('has_logged_in_before', 'true')
+      }
     } catch (err: any) {
       let errorMessage = 'Failed to sign in with GitHub'
 
@@ -55,6 +60,11 @@ export function SocialLoginButtons({
     setIsGoogleLoading(true)
     try {
       await client.signIn.social({ provider: 'google', callbackURL })
+
+      // Mark that the user has previously logged in
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        localStorage.setItem('has_logged_in_before', 'true')
+      }
     } catch (err: any) {
       let errorMessage = 'Failed to sign in with Google'
 
diff --git a/sim/app/(auth)/login/login-form.tsx b/sim/app/(auth)/login/login-form.tsx
index 09aef6e47..bbf32e27e 100644
--- a/sim/app/(auth)/login/login-form.tsx
+++ b/sim/app/(auth)/login/login-form.tsx
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ export default function LoginPage({
         setIsLoading(false)
         return
       }
+
+      // Mark that the user has previously logged in
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        localStorage.setItem('has_logged_in_before', 'true')
+      }
     } catch (err: any) {
       // Handle only the special verification case that requires a redirect
       if (err.message?.includes('not verified') || err.message?.includes('EMAIL_NOT_VERIFIED')) {
diff --git a/sim/app/(auth)/verify/verify-content.tsx b/sim/app/(auth)/verify/verify-content.tsx
index cfd70ece6..79e1b45cb 100644
--- a/sim/app/(auth)/verify/verify-content.tsx
+++ b/sim/app/(auth)/verify/verify-content.tsx
@@ -165,6 +165,16 @@ export function VerifyContent({ hasResendKey, baseUrl, isProduction }: VerifyCon
       <Suspense fallback={<VerificationFormFallback />}>
         <VerificationForm hasResendKey={hasResendKey} isProduction={isProduction} />
       </Suspense>
+
+      {/* Login link for already verified users */}
+      <CardFooter className="flex justify-center pt-0">
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Already have an account? Go to{' '}
+          <a href="/login" className="text-primary hover:underline font-medium">
+            Login
+          </a>
+        </p>
+      </CardFooter>
     </Card>
   )
 }
diff --git a/sim/app/(landing)/components/nav-client.tsx b/sim/app/(landing)/components/nav-client.tsx
index 6d63f4052..c9dbb2ca3 100644
--- a/sim/app/(landing)/components/nav-client.tsx
+++ b/sim/app/(landing)/components/nav-client.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 'use client'
 
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import Link from 'next/link'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { useSession } from '@/lib/auth-client'
+import { createLogger } from '@/lib/logs/console-logger'
 import { useWindowSize } from './use-window-size'
 
+const logger = createLogger('NavClient')
+
 const XIcon = () => (
   <svg
     data-testid="geist-icon"
@@ -41,14 +48,48 @@ const DiscordIcon = () => (
 export default function NavClient({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const { width } = useWindowSize()
   const isMobile = width !== undefined && width < 640
+  const { data: session } = useSession()
+  const isAuthenticated = !!session?.user
+  const [hasPreviouslyLoggedIn, setHasPreviouslyLoggedIn] = useState(false)
+
+  // Check if user has previously logged in
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Check localStorage for previous login flag
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      const hasLoggedInBefore = localStorage.getItem('has_logged_in_before') === 'true'
+      setHasPreviouslyLoggedIn(hasLoggedInBefore)
+    }
+
+    // If user is currently authenticated, set the flag for future visits
+    if (isAuthenticated && typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      localStorage.setItem('has_logged_in_before', 'true')
+    }
+  }, [isAuthenticated])
 
   return (
     <nav className="fixed top-1 left-0 right-0 z-10 backdrop-blur-sm px-4 py-4">
       <div className="max-w-6xl mx-auto flex justify-between items-center">
         <div className="text-xl text-white">sim studio</div>
 
-        {/* Social media icons */}
+        {/* Navigation and social media icons */}
         <div className={`flex items-center ${isMobile ? 'gap-2' : 'gap-3'}`}>
+          {isAuthenticated ? (
+            <Link
+              href="/w"
+              className="text-white/80 hover:text-white/100 text-xl p-2 rounded-md hover:scale-[1.04] transition-colors transition-transform duration-200"
+            >
+              workflows
+            </Link>
+          ) : (
+            hasPreviouslyLoggedIn && (
+              <Link
+                href="/login"
+                className="text-white/80 hover:text-white/100 text-xl p-2 rounded-md hover:scale-[1.04] transition-colors transition-transform duration-200"
+              >
+                login
+              </Link>
+            )
+          )}
           <a
             href={`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DOCS_URL}/docs`}
             className="text-white/80 hover:text-white/100 text-xl p-2 rounded-md hover:scale-[1.04] transition-colors transition-transform duration-200"
diff --git a/sim/providers/xai/index.ts b/sim/providers/xai/index.ts
index 860b4e6a5..2ae651b14 100644
--- a/sim/providers/xai/index.ts
+++ b/sim/providers/xai/index.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export const xAIProvider: ProviderConfig = {
       const xai = new OpenAI({
         apiKey: request.apiKey,
         baseURL: 'https://api.x.ai/v1',
-        dangerouslyAllowBrowser: true,
       })
 
       const allMessages = []