diff --git a/app/routers/home.py b/app/routers/home.py
index 0d8a4fd..f3e4836 100644
--- a/app/routers/home.py
+++ b/app/routers/home.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Home and root routes for L1 server.
 """
 
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import markdown
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Request, Depends
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
 
@@ -16,16 +19,26 @@ router = APIRouter()
 @router.get("/")
 async def home(request: Request):
     """
-    Home page - redirect to runs if authenticated, show landing otherwise.
+    Home page - show README and stats.
     """
     user = await get_current_user(request)
 
-    if user:
-        return RedirectResponse(url="/runs", status_code=302)
+    # Load README
+    readme_html = ""
+    try:
+        readme_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "README.md"
+        if readme_path.exists():
+            readme_html = markdown.markdown(readme_path.read_text())
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
-    # For now, redirect to login at L2
-    # TODO: Show a landing page with login link
-    return RedirectResponse(url="/runs", status_code=302)
+    templates = get_templates(request)
+    return render(templates, "home.html", request,
+        user=user,
+        readme_html=readme_html,
+        stats={},
+        active_tab="home",
+    )
 
 
 @router.get("/login")
diff --git a/app/templates/home.html b/app/templates/home.html
index 8c1c99e..8189268 100644
--- a/app/templates/home.html
+++ b/app/templates/home.html
@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@
     </div>
 
     {% if not user %}
-    <div class="bg-gray-800 border border-gray-700 rounded-lg p-8 max-w-md mx-auto">
+    <div class="bg-gray-800 border border-gray-700 rounded-lg p-8 max-w-md mx-auto mb-12">
         <p class="text-gray-400 mb-4">Sign in through your L2 server to access all features.</p>
         <a href="/auth" class="text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300">Sign In &rarr;</a>
     </div>
     {% endif %}
+
+    {% if readme_html %}
+    <div class="text-left bg-gray-800 border border-gray-700 rounded-lg p-8 prose prose-invert max-w-none">
+        {{ readme_html | safe }}
+    </div>
+    {% endif %}
 </div>
 {% endblock %}