diff --git a/src/dashboard/routes/world.py b/src/dashboard/routes/world.py
index 51daea0..be4d4c4 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/routes/world.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/routes/world.py
@@ -69,17 +69,11 @@ def _build_world_state(presence: dict) -> dict:
     }
 
 
-@router.get("/state")
-async def get_world_state() -> JSONResponse:
-    """Return Timmy's current world state for Workshop bootstrap.
-
-    Reads from ``~/.timmy/presence.json`` if fresh, otherwise
-    rebuilds live from cognitive state.
-    """
+def _get_current_state() -> dict:
+    """Build the current world-state dict from best available source."""
     presence = _read_presence_file()
 
     if presence is None:
-        # Fallback: build live from cognitive tracker
         try:
             from timmy.workshop_state import get_state_dict
 
@@ -96,8 +90,18 @@ async def get_world_state() -> JSONResponse:
                 "concerns": [],
             }
 
+    return _build_world_state(presence)
+
+
+@router.get("/state")
+async def get_world_state() -> JSONResponse:
+    """Return Timmy's current world state for Workshop bootstrap.
+
+    Reads from ``~/.timmy/presence.json`` if fresh, otherwise
+    rebuilds live from cognitive state.
+    """
     return JSONResponse(
-        content=_build_world_state(presence),
+        content=_get_current_state(),
         headers={"Cache-Control": "no-cache, no-store"},
     )
 
@@ -109,10 +113,21 @@ async def get_world_state() -> JSONResponse:
 
 @router.websocket("/ws")
 async def world_ws(websocket: WebSocket) -> None:
-    """Accept a Workshop client and keep it alive for state broadcasts."""
+    """Accept a Workshop client and keep it alive for state broadcasts.
+
+    Sends a full ``world_state`` snapshot immediately on connect so the
+    client never starts from a blank slate.
+    """
     await websocket.accept()
     _ws_clients.append(websocket)
     logger.info("World WS connected — %d clients", len(_ws_clients))
+
+    # Send full world-state snapshot so client bootstraps instantly
+    try:
+        snapshot = _get_current_state()
+        await websocket.send_text(json.dumps({"type": "world_state", **snapshot}))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.warning("Failed to send WS snapshot: %s", exc)
     try:
         while True:
             await websocket.receive_text()  # keep-alive
diff --git a/tests/dashboard/test_world_api.py b/tests/dashboard/test_world_api.py
index b7224c3..ddbbb80 100644
--- a/tests/dashboard/test_world_api.py
+++ b/tests/dashboard/test_world_api.py
@@ -219,3 +219,29 @@ def test_world_ws_endpoint_accepts_connection(client):
     """WebSocket endpoint at /api/world/ws accepts connections."""
     with client.websocket_connect("/api/world/ws"):
         pass  # Connection accepted — just close it
+
+
+def test_world_ws_sends_snapshot_on_connect(client, tmp_path):
+    """WebSocket sends a world_state snapshot immediately on connect."""
+    f = tmp_path / "presence.json"
+    f.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "version": 1,
+                "liveness": "2026-03-19T02:00:00Z",
+                "mood": "exploring",
+                "current_focus": "testing",
+                "active_threads": [],
+                "recent_events": [],
+                "concerns": [],
+            }
+        )
+    )
+    with patch("dashboard.routes.world.PRESENCE_FILE", f):
+        with client.websocket_connect("/api/world/ws") as ws:
+            msg = json.loads(ws.receive_text())
+
+    assert msg["type"] == "world_state"
+    assert msg["timmyState"]["mood"] == "exploring"
+    assert msg["timmyState"]["activity"] == "testing"
+    assert "updatedAt" in msg