diff --git a/src/renderer/components/team/TeamListView.tsx b/src/renderer/components/team/TeamListView.tsx
index 673d3345..da404d6f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/team/TeamListView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/team/TeamListView.tsx
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
     provisioningErrorByTeam,
     clearProvisioningError,
     provisioningRuns,
+    provisioningSnapshotByTeam,
     currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam,
     leadActivityByTeam,
   } = useStore(
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
       provisioningErrorByTeam: s.provisioningErrorByTeam,
       clearProvisioningError: s.clearProvisioningError,
       provisioningRuns: s.provisioningRuns,
+      provisioningSnapshotByTeam: s.provisioningSnapshotByTeam,
       currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam: s.currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam,
       leadActivityByTeam: s.leadActivityByTeam,
     }))
@@ -251,6 +253,15 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
     );
   }, [currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam, provisioningState]);
 
+  /** Merge real teams with synthetic launching cards for active provisioning. */
+  const teamsWithProvisioning = useMemo(() => {
+    const existingNames = new Set(teams.map((t) => t.teamName));
+    const synthetic = provisioningTeamNames
+      .filter((name) => !existingNames.has(name) && provisioningSnapshotByTeam[name])
+      .map((name) => provisioningSnapshotByTeam[name]);
+    return synthetic.length > 0 ? [...teams, ...synthetic] : teams;
+  }, [teams, provisioningTeamNames, provisioningSnapshotByTeam]);
+
   // Fetch alive teams on mount and when teams list changes
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!electronMode) return;
@@ -303,7 +314,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
   ]);
 
   const filteredTeams = useMemo<TeamSummary[]>(() => {
-    let result = teams;
+    let result = teamsWithProvisioning;
 
     const q = searchQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
     if (q) {
@@ -364,7 +375,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
 
     return result;
   }, [
-    teams,
+    teamsWithProvisioning,
     searchQuery,
     currentProjectPath,
     aliveTeams,
@@ -577,7 +588,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
         </p>
       ) : null}
 
-      {teams.length > 0 ? (
+      {teamsWithProvisioning.length > 0 ? (
         <div className="mt-3 flex items-center gap-2">
           <div className="relative flex-1">
             <Search
@@ -594,7 +605,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
           </div>
           <TeamListFilterPopover
             filter={filter}
-            teams={teams}
+            teams={teamsWithProvisioning}
             aliveTeams={aliveTeams}
             onFilterChange={setFilter}
           />
@@ -633,7 +644,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
       );
     }
 
-    if (teams.length === 0) {
+    if (teamsWithProvisioning.length === 0) {
       return <TeamEmptyState />;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/slices/teamSlice.ts b/src/renderer/store/slices/teamSlice.ts
index 39e6f410..dad82e01 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/slices/teamSlice.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/store/slices/teamSlice.ts
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ export interface TeamSlice {
   lastSendMessageResult: SendMessageResult | null;
   reviewActionError: string | null;
   provisioningRuns: Record<string, TeamProvisioningProgress>;
+  /** Synthetic TeamSummary snapshots for teams currently being provisioned (before config.json exists). */
+  provisioningSnapshotByTeam: Record<string, TeamSummary>;
   currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam: Record<string, string | null>;
   currentRuntimeRunIdByTeam: Record<string, string | null>;
   /** Runs explicitly cleared after Unknown runId polling; late events/progress for them are ignored. */
@@ -610,6 +612,7 @@ export const createTeamSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], TeamSlice> = (set,
   crossTeamTargetsLoading: false,
   reviewActionError: null,
   provisioningRuns: {},
+  provisioningSnapshotByTeam: {},
   currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam: {},
   currentRuntimeRunIdByTeam: {},
   ignoredProvisioningRunIds: {},
@@ -743,7 +746,22 @@ export const createTeamSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], TeamSlice> = (set,
           }
         }
       }
-      set({ teams, teamByName, teamBySessionId, teamsLoading: false, teamsError: null });
+      // Atomic update: set teams AND clean up provisioning snapshots in one call
+      // to prevent any render cycle with duplicate cards.
+      set((state) => {
+        const nextSnapshots = { ...state.provisioningSnapshotByTeam };
+        for (const team of teams) {
+          delete nextSnapshots[team.teamName];
+        }
+        return {
+          teams,
+          teamByName,
+          teamBySessionId,
+          teamsLoading: false,
+          teamsError: null,
+          provisioningSnapshotByTeam: nextSnapshots,
+        };
+      });
     } catch (error) {
       // On refresh failure, keep existing teams visible
       set({
@@ -1413,6 +1431,21 @@ export const createTeamSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], TeamSlice> = (set,
         ...state.currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam,
         [request.teamName]: pendingRunId,
       },
+      // Synthetic card for the team list — visible until fetchTeams() picks up the real team.
+      provisioningSnapshotByTeam: {
+        ...state.provisioningSnapshotByTeam,
+        [request.teamName]: {
+          teamName: request.teamName,
+          displayName: request.displayName || request.teamName,
+          description: request.description || '',
+          color: request.color,
+          memberCount: request.members.length,
+          members: request.members.map((m) => ({ name: m.name, role: m.role })),
+          taskCount: 0,
+          lastActivity: null,
+          projectPath: request.cwd || undefined,
+        },
+      },
     }));
     try {
       if (typeof api.teams.createTeam !== 'function') {
@@ -1751,6 +1784,15 @@ export const createTeamSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], TeamSlice> = (set,
       } else {
         delete nextErrors[progress.teamName];
       }
+      // Clean up provisioning snapshot on terminal failure states
+      const nextSnapshots =
+        progress.state === 'failed' || progress.state === 'cancelled'
+          ? (() => {
+              const s = { ...state.provisioningSnapshotByTeam };
+              delete s[progress.teamName];
+              return s;
+            })()
+          : state.provisioningSnapshotByTeam;
       return {
         provisioningRuns: nextRuns,
         currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam: nextCurrentRunIdByTeam,
@@ -1759,6 +1801,7 @@ export const createTeamSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], TeamSlice> = (set,
           [progress.teamName]: progress.runId,
         },
         provisioningErrorByTeam: nextErrors,
+        provisioningSnapshotByTeam: nextSnapshots,
       };
     });