diff --git a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/confirm-email.cy.ts b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/confirm-email.cy.ts
index 2ef0274..92bdf79 100644
--- a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/confirm-email.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/confirm-email.cy.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ describe('email confirmation', () => {
       statusCode: 200,
       body: { schedules: [] },
     })
+    cy.intercept('GET', '**/api/assignments?date=*', (request) => {
+      request.reply({
+        statusCode: 200,
+        body: { date: request.query.date, assignments: [] },
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   it('chooses a password, confirms the account, and opens the dashboard', () => {
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ describe('email confirmation', () => {
     cy.wait('@confirmEmail')
 
     cy.location('pathname').should('equal', '/dashboard')
-    cy.get('h1').should('have.text', 'Available sets')
+    cy.get('#sets-heading').should('have.text', 'Available sets')
   })
 
   it('validates password length and confirmation before submitting', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/session-auth.cy.ts b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/session-auth.cy.ts
index eb88490..d4b863a 100644
--- a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/session-auth.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/session-auth.cy.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ describe('session authentication', () => {
       statusCode: 200,
       body: { schedules: [] },
     })
+    cy.intercept('GET', '**/api/assignments?date=*', (request) => {
+      request.reply({
+        statusCode: 200,
+        body: { date: request.query.date, assignments: [] },
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   it('restores an authenticated session on a protected route', () => {
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ describe('session authentication', () => {
     cy.wait('@me')
 
     cy.location('pathname').should('equal', '/dashboard')
-    cy.get('h1').should('have.text', 'Available sets')
+    cy.get('#sets-heading').should('have.text', 'Available sets')
   })
 
   it('redirects an unauthenticated protected route to login', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/set-scheduling.cy.ts b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/set-scheduling.cy.ts
index 5747d6b..a12f672 100644
--- a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/set-scheduling.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/set-scheduling.cy.ts
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ describe('set scheduling', () => {
         },
       })
     }).as('schedules')
+    cy.intercept('GET', '**/api/assignments?date=*', (request) => {
+      request.reply({
+        statusCode: 200,
+        body: { date: request.query.date, assignments: [] },
+      })
+    })
 
     cy.visit('/dashboard')
     cy.wait('@me')
diff --git a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/sets-dashboard.cy.ts b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/sets-dashboard.cy.ts
index 2557ded..5c9b28e 100644
--- a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/sets-dashboard.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/sets-dashboard.cy.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ describe('sets dashboard', () => {
       statusCode: 200,
       body: { schedules: [] },
     })
+    cy.intercept('GET', '**/api/assignments?date=*', (request) => {
+      request.reply({
+        statusCode: 200,
+        body: { date: request.query.date, assignments: [] },
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   it('shows every available set as a detail link', () => {
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ describe('sets dashboard', () => {
     cy.wait('@me')
     cy.wait('@sets')
 
-    cy.get('h1').should('have.text', 'Available sets')
+    cy.get('#sets-heading').should('have.text', 'Available sets')
     cy.get('ul[aria-label="Available sets"] h2').then(($headings) => {
       expect([...$headings].map((heading) => heading.textContent)).to.deep.equal([
         'Bible',
diff --git a/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/today-assignments.cy.ts b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/today-assignments.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee94323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/website/cypress/e2e/today-assignments.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+const authenticatedUser = {
+  id: 7,
+  email: 'user@example.com',
+}
+
+const browserToday = '2026-08-15'
+
+function interceptDashboardRequests(): void {
+  cy.intercept('GET', '**/api/me', {
+    statusCode: 200,
+    body: { user: authenticatedUser },
+  }).as('me')
+  cy.intercept('GET', '**/api/sets', {
+    statusCode: 200,
+    body: { sets: [] },
+  }).as('sets')
+  cy.intercept('GET', '**/api/schedules', {
+    statusCode: 200,
+    body: { schedules: [] },
+  }).as('schedules')
+}
+
+describe("today's assignments", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.clock(new Date(2026, 7, 15, 0, 30).getTime())
+    interceptDashboardRequests()
+  })
+
+  it('uses the browser date and links every assignment to its schedule', () => {
+    cy.intercept('GET', `**/api/assignments?date=${browserToday}`, (request) => {
+      expect(request.headers.accept).to.equal('application/json')
+      request.reply({
+        statusCode: 200,
+        body: {
+          date: browserToday,
+          assignments: [
+            {
+              id: 12,
+              schedule: {
+                id: 73,
+                set: { name: 'Bible' },
+              },
+              element: {
+                name: 'Chapter 1',
+                kind: 'Chapter_sections-v2',
+                path: ['Genesis', 'Creation', 'Chapter 1'],
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              id: 13,
+              schedule: {
+                id: 81,
+                set: { name: 'Course' },
+              },
+              element: {
+                name: 'Introduction',
+                kind: 'lesson',
+                path: ['Introduction'],
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      })
+    }).as('todayAssignments')
+
+    cy.visit('/dashboard')
+    cy.wait('@me')
+    cy.wait('@todayAssignments')
+
+    cy.get('#today-heading').should('have.text', 'Today')
+    cy.get('[data-today-date]').should(
+      'have.attr',
+      'data-today-date',
+      browserToday,
+    )
+    cy.get('ul[aria-label="Today\'s assignments"] > li').should(
+      'have.length',
+      2,
+    )
+    cy.contains('a', 'Genesis / Creation / Chapter 1')
+      .should('contain.text', 'Bible')
+      .and('have.attr', 'href', '/schedules/73')
+    cy.contains('a', 'Introduction')
+      .should('contain.text', 'Course')
+      .and('have.attr', 'href', '/schedules/81')
+    cy.get('.today-assignment__kind')
+      .first()
+      .should('have.text', 'Chapter_sections-v2')
+      .and('have.css', 'text-transform', 'none')
+  })
+
+  it('shows loading and empty states', () => {
+    cy.intercept('GET', `**/api/assignments?date=${browserToday}`, {
+      delay: 500,
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: {
+        date: browserToday,
+        assignments: [],
+      },
+    }).as('todayAssignments')
+
+    cy.visit('/dashboard')
+    cy.wait('@me')
+    cy.get('.today-assignments [role="status"]').should(
+      'have.text',
+      "Loading today's assignments...",
+    )
+    cy.wait('@todayAssignments')
+
+    cy.get('.today-assignments [role="status"]').should(
+      'have.text',
+      'Nothing is assigned for today.',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('retries independently after the request fails', () => {
+    let requestCount = 0
+    cy.intercept(
+      'GET',
+      `**/api/assignments?date=${browserToday}`,
+      (request) => {
+        requestCount += 1
+        request.alias = `todayAssignments${requestCount}`
+
+        if (requestCount === 1) {
+          request.reply({ statusCode: 500 })
+          return
+        }
+
+        request.reply({
+          statusCode: 200,
+          body: {
+            date: browserToday,
+            assignments: [],
+          },
+        })
+      },
+    )
+
+    cy.visit('/dashboard')
+    cy.wait('@me')
+    cy.wait('@todayAssignments1')
+
+    cy.get('.today-assignments [role="alert"]')
+      .should('contain.text', "We couldn't load today's assignments.")
+      .within(() => {
+        cy.contains('button', 'Try again').click()
+      })
+    cy.get('#schedules-heading').should('have.text', 'Your schedules')
+    cy.wait('@todayAssignments2')
+
+    cy.get('.today-assignments [role="status"]').should(
+      'have.text',
+      'Nothing is assigned for today.',
+    )
+  })
+})