diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/App.tsx b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/App.tsx
index 0a39b73..26b4423 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/App.tsx
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/App.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ function Dashboard({ accessToken }: { accessToken: string }) {
   const codeViewerOpen = useDashboardStore((s) => s.codeViewerOpen);
   const closeCodeViewer = useDashboardStore((s) => s.closeCodeViewer);
   const setDiffOverlay = useDashboardStore((s) => s.setDiffOverlay);
+  const nodeTypeFilters = useDashboardStore((s) => s.nodeTypeFilters);
+  const toggleNodeTypeFilter = useDashboardStore((s) => s.toggleNodeTypeFilter);
   const [loadError, setLoadError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [graphIssues, setGraphIssues] = useState<GraphIssue[]>([]);
   const [showKeyboardHelp, setShowKeyboardHelp] = useState(false);
@@ -250,6 +252,35 @@ function Dashboard({ accessToken }: { accessToken: string }) {
         </div>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
           <DiffToggle />
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+            {([
+              { key: "code", label: "Code", color: "var(--color-node-file)" },
+              { key: "config", label: "Config", color: "var(--color-node-config)" },
+              { key: "docs", label: "Docs", color: "var(--color-node-document)" },
+              { key: "infra", label: "Infra", color: "var(--color-node-service)" },
+              { key: "data", label: "Data", color: "var(--color-node-table)" },
+            ] as const).map((cat) => (
+              <button
+                key={cat.key}
+                onClick={() => toggleNodeTypeFilter(cat.key)}
+                className={`text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider px-2 py-1 rounded border transition-colors flex items-center gap-1.5 ${
+                  nodeTypeFilters[cat.key] !== false
+                    ? "border-border-medium bg-elevated text-text-secondary hover:text-text-primary"
+                    : "border-transparent bg-transparent text-text-muted/40 line-through hover:text-text-muted"
+                }`}
+                title={`${nodeTypeFilters[cat.key] !== false ? "Hide" : "Show"} ${cat.label} nodes`}
+              >
+                <span
+                  className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0"
+                  style={{
+                    backgroundColor: cat.color,
+                    opacity: nodeTypeFilters[cat.key] !== false ? 1 : 0.3,
+                  }}
+                />
+                {cat.label}
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
           <LayerLegend />
           <ThemePicker />
           <button
diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
index b093f05..e3cd4bc 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ function useLayerDetailTopology() {
   const changedNodeIds = useDashboardStore((s) => s.changedNodeIds);
   const affectedNodeIds = useDashboardStore((s) => s.affectedNodeIds);
   const focusNodeId = useDashboardStore((s) => s.focusNodeId);
+  const nodeTypeFilters = useDashboardStore((s) => s.nodeTypeFilters);
   const drillIntoLayer = useDashboardStore((s) => s.drillIntoLayer);
 
   const handleNodeSelect = useCallback(
@@ -218,6 +219,15 @@ function useLayerDetailTopology() {
 
     const layerNodeIds = new Set(activeLayer.nodeIds);
 
+    // Map node types to filter categories
+    const nodeTypeToCategory: Record<string, string> = {
+      file: "code", function: "code", class: "code", module: "code", concept: "code",
+      config: "config",
+      document: "docs",
+      service: "infra", resource: "infra", pipeline: "infra",
+      table: "data", endpoint: "data", schema: "data",
+    };
+
     // Non-technical persona only sees concept/module/file nodes
     let filteredGraphNodes = persona === "non-technical"
       ? graph.nodes.filter(
@@ -225,6 +235,12 @@ function useLayerDetailTopology() {
         )
       : graph.nodes.filter((n) => layerNodeIds.has(n.id) && n.type === "file");
 
+    // Apply node type category filters
+    filteredGraphNodes = filteredGraphNodes.filter((n) => {
+      const category = nodeTypeToCategory[n.type] ?? "code";
+      return nodeTypeFilters[category] !== false;
+    });
+
     let filteredNodeIds = new Set(filteredGraphNodes.map((n) => n.id));
 
     let filteredGraphEdges = graph.edges.filter(
@@ -360,7 +376,7 @@ function useLayerDetailTopology() {
 
     const laid = applyDagreLayout(allFlowNodes, allFlowEdges, "TB", dims);
     return { nodes: laid.nodes, edges: laid.edges, portalNodes, portalEdges, filteredEdges: filteredGraphEdges };
-  }, [graph, activeLayerId, persona, handleNodeSelect, diffMode, changedNodeIds, affectedNodeIds, focusNodeId, drillIntoLayer]);
+  }, [graph, activeLayerId, persona, handleNodeSelect, diffMode, changedNodeIds, affectedNodeIds, focusNodeId, nodeTypeFilters, drillIntoLayer]);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/store.ts b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/store.ts
index fe3ed1e..ab87c4e 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/store.ts
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/store.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ interface DashboardStore {
   // Sidebar navigation history (stack of visited node IDs)
   nodeHistory: string[];
 
+  // Node type category filters
+  nodeTypeFilters: Record<string, boolean>;
+  toggleNodeTypeFilter: (category: string) => void;
+
   setGraph: (graph: KnowledgeGraph) => void;
   selectNode: (nodeId: string | null) => void;
   navigateToNode: (nodeId: string) => void;
@@ -125,6 +129,16 @@ export const useDashboardStore = create<DashboardStore>()((set, get) => ({
   focusNodeId: null,
   nodeHistory: [],
 
+  nodeTypeFilters: { code: true, config: true, docs: true, infra: true, data: true },
+
+  toggleNodeTypeFilter: (category) =>
+    set((state) => ({
+      nodeTypeFilters: {
+        ...state.nodeTypeFilters,
+        [category]: !state.nodeTypeFilters[category],
+      },
+    })),
+
   setGraph: (graph) => {
     const searchEngine = new SearchEngine(graph.nodes);
     const query = get().searchQuery;