diff --git a/pkg/grid/src/nav/notifications/OnboardingNotification.tsx b/pkg/grid/src/nav/notifications/OnboardingNotification.tsx
index bd9af8947..df6a8896e 100644
--- a/pkg/grid/src/nav/notifications/OnboardingNotification.tsx
+++ b/pkg/grid/src/nav/notifications/OnboardingNotification.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import cn from 'classnames';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { HarkLid, Vats, getVatPublisher } from '@urbit/api';
+import { HarkLid, Pikes, getPikePublisher } from '@urbit/api';
 import { Button } from '../../components/Button';
 import { useBrowserId, useCurrentTheme } from '../../state/local';
 import { getDarkColor } from '../../state/util';
-import useKilnState from '../../state/kiln';
+import { usePikes } from '../../state/kiln';
 import { useHarkStore } from '../../state/hark';
 import { useProtocolHandling } from '../../state/settings';
 
-const getCards = (vats: Vats, protocol: boolean): OnboardingCardProps[] => {
+const getCards = (pikes: Pikes, protocol: boolean): OnboardingCardProps[] => {
   const cards = [
     {
       title: 'Terminal',
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@ const getCards = (vats: Vats, protocol: boolean): OnboardingCardProps[] => {
       ship: '~mister-dister-dozzod-dozzod',
       desk: 'bitcoin'
     }
-    // Commenting out until we have something real
-    // {
-    //   title: 'Debug',
-    //   body: "Install a debugger. You can inspect your ship's internals using this interface",
-    //   button: 'Install',
-    //   color: '#E5E5E5',
-    //   href: '/leap/search/direct/apps/~zod/debug'
-    // }
-    // {
-    //   title: 'Build an app',
-    //   body: 'You can instantly get started building new things on Urbit.  Just right click your Landscape and select “New App”',
-    //   button: 'Learn more',
-    //   color: '#82A6CA'
-    // }
   ];
   if ('registerProtocolHandler' in window.navigator && !protocol) {
     cards.push({
@@ -66,8 +52,8 @@ const getCards = (vats: Vats, protocol: boolean): OnboardingCardProps[] => {
   }
 
   return cards.filter((card) => {
-    return !Object.values(vats).find(
-      (vat) => getVatPublisher(vat) == card.ship && vat?.arak?.rail?.desk === card.desk
+    return !Object.values(pikes).find(
+      (pike) => getPikePublisher(pike) === card.ship && pike.sync?.desk === card.desk
     );
   });
 };
@@ -107,10 +93,10 @@ interface OnboardingNotificationProps {
 
 export const OnboardingNotification = ({ unread = false, lid }: OnboardingNotificationProps) => {
   const theme = useCurrentTheme();
-  const vats = useKilnState((s) => s.vats);
+  const pikes = usePikes();
   const browserId = useBrowserId();
   const protocolHandling = useProtocolHandling(browserId);
-  const cards = getCards(vats, protocolHandling);
+  const cards = getCards(pikes, protocolHandling);
 
   if (cards.length === 0 && !('time' in lid)) {
     useHarkStore.getState().archiveNote(
diff --git a/pkg/grid/src/state/kiln.ts b/pkg/grid/src/state/kiln.ts
index 4c7341b69..537ba3f8c 100644
--- a/pkg/grid/src/state/kiln.ts
+++ b/pkg/grid/src/state/kiln.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ export function useVat(desk: string): Vat | undefined {
   return useKilnState(useCallback((s) => s.vats[desk], [desk]));
 }
 
+const selPikes = (s: KilnState) => s.pikes;
+export function usePikes(): Pikes {
+  return useKilnState(selPikes);
+}
+
 export function usePike(desk: string): Pike | undefined {
   return useKilnState(useCallback((s) => s.pikes[desk], [desk]));
 }
diff --git a/pkg/npm/api/hood/lib.ts b/pkg/npm/api/hood/lib.ts
index a4291bf2b..a13f8d838 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/api/hood/lib.ts
+++ b/pkg/npm/api/hood/lib.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Poke, Scry } from '../lib';
-import { Vats, Vat } from './types';
+import { Vats, Vat, Pike } from './types';
 
 export const getVats: Scry = {
   app: 'hood',
@@ -121,3 +121,7 @@ export function getVatPublisher(vat: Vat): string | undefined {
   }
   return undefined;
 }
+
+export function getPikePublisher(pike: Pike) {
+  return pike.sync?.ship;
+}