diff --git a/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.html b/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.html
index 4626c566..e5e29321 100644
--- a/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.html
+++ b/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-<mat-card class="dashboard-card" [class]="'card-' + color">
+<mat-card class="dashboard-card" 
+  [class]="'card-' + color"
+  [class.zero-value]="isZero"
+  [class.shake-animation]="isZero">
   <mat-card-content>
     <div class="card-header">
       <div class="icon-container" [class]="'icon-' + color">
diff --git a/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.scss b/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.scss
index 8b9ebee6..d7a4130d 100644
--- a/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.scss
@@ -113,17 +113,53 @@
 
 // Prompt styling
 ::ng-deep [prompt] {
-  font-size: 13px;
-  color: #7f11e0;
-  font-weight: 500;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  color: #d32f2f;
+  font-weight: 600;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 4px;
-  animation: pulse 2s infinite;
+  gap: 6px;
+  animation: urgent-pulse 1.5s infinite;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(211, 47, 47, 0.3);
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
 
-  &:before {
-    content: '👆';
-    font-size: 16px;
+  span {
+    position: relative;
+    
+    &::after {
+      content: '';
+      position: absolute;
+      bottom: -2px;
+      left: 0;
+      right: 0;
+      height: 2px;
+      background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
+        transparent, 
+        #d32f2f, 
+        transparent
+      );
+      animation: underline-slide 2s infinite;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes urgent-pulse {
+  0%, 100% {
+    opacity: 0.9;
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  50% {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: scale(1.02);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes underline-slide {
+  0% {
+    transform: translateX(-100%);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(100%);
   }
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +175,97 @@
   }
 }
 
+// Zero value styling
+.dashboard-card.zero-value {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff5f5 0%, #ffe0e0 100%);
+  border: 2px solid #ff6b6b;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.2);
+  animation: glow-pulse 2.5s infinite;
+
+  &::before {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -2px;
+    left: -2px;
+    right: -2px;
+    bottom: -2px;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
+      transparent,
+      rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.3),
+      transparent
+    );
+    animation: shimmer 3s infinite;
+  }
+
+  .card-value {
+    color: #d32f2f !important;
+    font-weight: 700 !important;
+    text-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(211, 47, 47, 0.2);
+  }
+
+  .icon-container {
+    animation: attention-pulse 2s infinite;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.3);
+  }
+
+  &:hover {
+    transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.02);
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 30px rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.3);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes glow-pulse {
+  0%, 100% {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.2);
+  }
+  50% {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.4);
+  }
+}
+
+// Shake animation for zero value cards
+.dashboard-card.shake-animation {
+  animation: subtle-shake 4s infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes subtle-shake {
+  0%, 90%, 100% {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+  }
+  92% {
+    transform: translateX(-2px) rotate(-0.5deg);
+  }
+  94% {
+    transform: translateX(2px) rotate(0.5deg);
+  }
+  96% {
+    transform: translateX(-1px) rotate(-0.3deg);
+  }
+  98% {
+    transform: translateX(1px) rotate(0.3deg);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes shimmer {
+  0% {
+    transform: translateX(-100%);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(200%);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes attention-pulse {
+  0%, 100% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: scale(1.1);
+  }
+}
+
 // Dark theme
 :host-context(.dark-theme) {
   .dashboard-card {
@@ -165,9 +292,35 @@
         color: #bbb;
       }
     }
+
+    &.zero-value {
+      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a1a1a 0%, #3d1515 100%);
+      border: 2px solid #ff6b6b;
+
+      &::before {
+        background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
+          transparent,
+          rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.2),
+          transparent
+        );
+      }
+
+      .card-value {
+        color: #ff8a80 !important;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   ::ng-deep [prompt] {
-    color: #bb86fc;
+    color: #ff8a80;
+    text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 138, 128, 0.5);
+    
+    span::after {
+      background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
+        transparent, 
+        #ff8a80, 
+        transparent
+      );
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.ts b/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.ts
index 1070453d..79b4d9d3 100644
--- a/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard-card/df-dashboard-card.component.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class DfDashboardCardComponent {
   @Input() trendClass?: string;
   @Input() footerText?: string;
   @Input() showPrompt?: boolean = false;
+  @Input() isZero?: boolean = false;
   @Input() color: 'primary' | 'accent' | 'success' | 'info' | 'warn' =
     'primary';
 }
diff --git a/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard.component.html b/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard.component.html
index adef0bcf..2ada076a 100644
--- a/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard.component.html
+++ b/src/app/adf-home/df-dashboard/df-dashboard.component.html
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ <h2 class="dashboard-title">{{ 'home.dashboard.title' | transloco }}</h2>
         [value]="stats.services.total"
         [subtitle]="'home.dashboard.services.total' | transloco"
         [showPrompt]="stats.services.total === 0"
+        [isZero]="stats.services.total === 0"
         color="primary">
         <div prompt class="service-prompt" *ngIf="stats.services.total === 0">
           <span>{{ 'home.dashboard.services.createPrompt' | transloco }}</span>
@@ -33,7 +34,12 @@ <h2 class="dashboard-title">{{ 'home.dashboard.title' | transloco }}</h2>
         [title]="'home.dashboard.apiKeys.title' | transloco"
         [value]="stats.apiKeys.total"
         [subtitle]="'home.dashboard.apiKeys.total' | transloco"
+        [showPrompt]="stats.apiKeys.total === 0"
+        [isZero]="stats.apiKeys.total === 0"
         color="success">
+        <div prompt class="key-prompt" *ngIf="stats.apiKeys.total === 0">
+          <span>{{ 'home.dashboard.apiKeys.createPrompt' | transloco }}</span>
+        </div>
       </df-dashboard-card>
 
       <!-- Roles Card -->
@@ -42,7 +48,12 @@ <h2 class="dashboard-title">{{ 'home.dashboard.title' | transloco }}</h2>
         [title]="'home.dashboard.roles.title' | transloco"
         [value]="stats.roles.total"
         [subtitle]="'home.dashboard.roles.total' | transloco"
+        [showPrompt]="stats.roles.total === 0"
+        [isZero]="stats.roles.total === 0"
         color="info">
+        <div prompt class="role-prompt" *ngIf="stats.roles.total === 0">
+          <span>{{ 'home.dashboard.roles.createPrompt' | transloco }}</span>
+        </div>
       </df-dashboard-card>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/app/adf-services/df-manage-services/df-manage-services-table.component.ts b/src/app/adf-services/df-manage-services/df-manage-services-table.component.ts
index 7d5e9d16..6a68642a 100644
--- a/src/app/adf-services/df-manage-services/df-manage-services-table.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/adf-services/df-manage-services/df-manage-services-table.component.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import { catchError, throwError } from 'rxjs';
   standalone: true,
   imports: DfManageTableModules,
 })
-export class DfManageServicesTableComponent extends DfManageTableComponent<ServiceRow> implements OnInit {
+export class DfManageServicesTableComponent
+  extends DfManageTableComponent<ServiceRow>
+  implements OnInit
+{
   serviceTypes: Array<ServiceType> = [];
   system = false;
   constructor(
@@ -41,15 +44,18 @@ export class DfManageServicesTableComponent extends DfManageTableComponent<Servi
   ) {
     super(router, activatedRoute, liveAnnouncer, translateService, dialog);
   }
-  
+
   override ngOnInit(): void {
     // Call parent's ngOnInit first to set up the data source
     super.ngOnInit();
-    
+
     // Then subscribe to route data for additional setup
-    this._activatedRoute.data.subscribe((routeData) => {
+    this._activatedRoute.data.subscribe(routeData => {
       const { data } = routeData;
-      this.system = routeData['system'] || this._activatedRoute.snapshot.parent?.data?.['system'] || false;
+      this.system =
+        routeData['system'] ||
+        this._activatedRoute.snapshot.parent?.data?.['system'] ||
+        false;
       this.serviceTypes = data?.serviceTypes;
       this.allowCreate = !this.system;
       if (this.system) {
diff --git a/src/app/adf-services/df-service-details/df-service-details.component.ts b/src/app/adf-services/df-service-details/df-service-details.component.ts
index 9851a755..375d3604 100644
--- a/src/app/adf-services/df-service-details/df-service-details.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/adf-services/df-service-details/df-service-details.component.ts
@@ -384,9 +384,7 @@ export class DfServiceDetailsComponent implements OnInit {
     if (serviceType === 'local_email') {
       return false;
     }
-    return (
-      serviceType && this.configSchema?.length === 0
-    );
+    return serviceType && this.configSchema?.length === 0;
   }
 
   get scriptMode() {
diff --git a/src/app/adf-services/resolvers/services.resolver.ts b/src/app/adf-services/resolvers/services.resolver.ts
index 613bc7a9..b94a5b29 100644
--- a/src/app/adf-services/resolvers/services.resolver.ts
+++ b/src/app/adf-services/resolvers/services.resolver.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ export const servicesResolver =
     const serviceTypeService = inject(SERVICE_TYPE_SERVICE_TOKEN);
     const servicesService = inject(SERVICES_SERVICE_TOKEN);
 
-    const system: boolean = route.data['system'] || route.parent?.data?.['system'] || false;
-    const groups: Array<string> = route.data['groups'] || route.parent?.data?.['groups'];
+    const system: boolean =
+      route.data['system'] || route.parent?.data?.['system'] || false;
+    const groups: Array<string> =
+      route.data['groups'] || route.parent?.data?.['groups'];
 
     if (groups) {
       const filteredGroups = groups.map(grp =>
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ export const servicesResolver =
               limit,
               sort: 'name',
               filter: `${
-                system ? '(created_by_id is null) and (name != "api_docs") and ' : ''
+                system
+                  ? '(created_by_id is null) and (name != "api_docs") and '
+                  : ''
               }(type in ("${serviceTypes.map(src => src.name).join('","')}"))${
                 filter ? ` and ${filter}` : ''
               }`,
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/home/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/home/en.json
index f79163f1..a525c476 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/home/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/home/en.json
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     "services": {
       "title": "API Services",
       "total": "Your Services",
-      "createPrompt": "Get started! Create your first API using the cards above"
+      "createPrompt": "🚀 Get started! Create your first API service above!"
     },
     "admins": {
       "title": "Admins",
@@ -107,11 +107,13 @@
     },
     "apiKeys": {
       "title": "API Keys",
-      "total": "Your API Keys"
+      "total": "Your API Keys",
+      "createPrompt": "🔑 Secure your APIs! Generate an API key now!"
     },
     "roles": {
       "title": "Roles",
-      "total": "Your Roles"
+      "total": "Your Roles",
+      "createPrompt": "🔒 Control access! Set up your first role!"
     }
   }
 }
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