diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumb.tsx b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumb.tsx
index f35de41..4db7629 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumb.tsx
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/Breadcrumb.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
 import { useDashboardStore } from "../store";
-import type { ViewMode } from "../store";
 
 export default function Breadcrumb() {
   const navigationLevel = useDashboardStore((s) => s.navigationLevel);
   const activeLayerId = useDashboardStore((s) => s.activeLayerId);
-  const viewMode = useDashboardStore((s) => s.viewMode);
   const graph = useDashboardStore((s) => s.graph);
   const navigateToOverview = useDashboardStore((s) => s.navigateToOverview);
-  const setViewMode = useDashboardStore((s) => s.setViewMode);
 
   const activeLayer = graph?.layers.find((l) => l.id === activeLayerId);
 
-  // Escape key to go back to overview (only in graph mode)
+  // Escape key to go back to overview
   const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
     (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (
-        e.key === "Escape" &&
-        viewMode === "graph" &&
-        navigationLevel === "layer-detail"
-      ) {
+      if (e.key === "Escape" && navigationLevel === "layer-detail") {
         navigateToOverview();
       }
     },
-    [viewMode, navigationLevel, navigateToOverview],
+    [navigationLevel, navigateToOverview],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -31,48 +24,15 @@ export default function Breadcrumb() {
     return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
   }, [handleKeyDown]);
 
-  const handleViewToggle = useCallback(
-    (mode: ViewMode) => {
-      setViewMode(mode);
-    },
-    [setViewMode],
-  );
-
   return (
     <div className="absolute top-4 left-4 z-10 flex items-center gap-2">
-      {/* View mode toggle */}
-      <div className="flex items-center rounded-full bg-elevated border border-border-subtle shadow-lg overflow-hidden">
-        <button
-          onClick={() => handleViewToggle("graph")}
-          className={`px-3 py-2 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider transition-colors ${
-            viewMode === "graph"
-              ? "bg-gold/20 text-gold"
-              : "text-text-muted hover:text-text-secondary"
-          }`}
-        >
-          Graph
-        </button>
-        <div className="w-px h-4 bg-border-subtle" />
-        <button
-          onClick={() => handleViewToggle("flow")}
-          className={`px-3 py-2 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider transition-colors ${
-            viewMode === "flow"
-              ? "bg-gold/20 text-gold"
-              : "text-text-muted hover:text-text-secondary"
-          }`}
-        >
-          Flow
-        </button>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Navigation breadcrumb (only in graph mode) */}
-      {viewMode === "graph" && navigationLevel === "overview" && (
+      {navigationLevel === "overview" && (
         <div className="px-4 py-2 rounded-full bg-elevated border border-border-subtle text-xs font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase text-text-secondary shadow-lg">
           Project Overview
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {viewMode === "graph" && navigationLevel === "layer-detail" && (
+      {navigationLevel === "layer-detail" && (
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-4 py-2 rounded-full bg-elevated border border-gold/30 text-xs font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase shadow-lg">
           <button
             onClick={navigateToOverview}
@@ -89,12 +49,6 @@ export default function Breadcrumb() {
           </span>
         </div>
       )}
-
-      {viewMode === "flow" && (
-        <div className="px-4 py-2 rounded-full bg-elevated border border-border-subtle text-xs font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase text-text-secondary shadow-lg">
-          Request Flow
-        </div>
-      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
index 5efb517..f57ec8f 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import Breadcrumb from "./Breadcrumb";
 import { useDashboardStore } from "../store";
 import {
   applyDagreLayout,
-  applySwimLaneLayout,
   NODE_WIDTH,
   NODE_HEIGHT,
   LAYER_CLUSTER_WIDTH,
@@ -416,169 +415,12 @@ function useLayerDetailGraph() {
   ]);
 }
 
-// ── Flow (swim-lane) view: all layers as columns ──────────────────────
-
-function useFlowViewGraph() {
-  const graph = useDashboardStore((s) => s.graph);
-  const selectedNodeId = useDashboardStore((s) => s.selectedNodeId);
-  const searchResults = useDashboardStore((s) => s.searchResults);
-  const selectNode = useDashboardStore((s) => s.selectNode);
-  const tourHighlightedNodeIds = useDashboardStore(
-    (s) => s.tourHighlightedNodeIds,
-  );
-  const diffMode = useDashboardStore((s) => s.diffMode);
-  const changedNodeIds = useDashboardStore((s) => s.changedNodeIds);
-  const affectedNodeIds = useDashboardStore((s) => s.affectedNodeIds);
-
-  const handleNodeSelect = useCallback(
-    (nodeId: string) => {
-      selectNode(nodeId);
-    },
-    [selectNode],
-  );
-
-  return useMemo(() => {
-    if (!graph || graph.layers.length === 0)
-      return { nodes: [] as Node[], edges: [] as Edge[] };
-
-    const allLayerNodeIds = new Set(
-      graph.layers.flatMap((l) => l.nodeIds),
-    );
-
-    const fileGraphNodes = graph.nodes.filter(
-      (n) => n.type === "file" && allLayerNodeIds.has(n.id),
-    );
-
-    const fileNodeIds = new Set(fileGraphNodes.map((n) => n.id));
-    const neighborNodeIds = new Set<string>();
-    if (selectedNodeId) {
-      for (const edge of graph.edges) {
-        if (edge.source === selectedNodeId && fileNodeIds.has(edge.target))
-          neighborNodeIds.add(edge.target);
-        if (edge.target === selectedNodeId && fileNodeIds.has(edge.source))
-          neighborNodeIds.add(edge.source);
-      }
-      neighborNodeIds.add(selectedNodeId);
-    }
-
-    const diffNodeIds = diffMode
-      ? new Set([...changedNodeIds, ...affectedNodeIds])
-      : new Set<string>();
-
-    const flowNodes: CustomFlowNode[] = fileGraphNodes.map((node) => {
-      const matchResult = searchResults.find((r) => r.nodeId === node.id);
-      const hasSelection = !!selectedNodeId;
-      return {
-        id: node.id,
-        type: "custom" as const,
-        position: { x: 0, y: 0 },
-        data: {
-          label: node.name ?? node.filePath?.split("/").pop() ?? node.id,
-          nodeType: node.type,
-          summary: node.summary,
-          complexity: node.complexity,
-          isHighlighted: !!matchResult,
-          searchScore: matchResult?.score,
-          isSelected: selectedNodeId === node.id,
-          isTourHighlighted: tourHighlightedNodeIds.includes(node.id),
-          isDiffChanged: diffMode && changedNodeIds.has(node.id),
-          isDiffAffected: diffMode && affectedNodeIds.has(node.id),
-          isDiffFaded:
-            diffMode &&
-            !changedNodeIds.has(node.id) &&
-            !affectedNodeIds.has(node.id),
-          isNeighbor:
-            hasSelection &&
-            neighborNodeIds.has(node.id) &&
-            selectedNodeId !== node.id,
-          isSelectionFaded: hasSelection && !neighborNodeIds.has(node.id),
-          onNodeClick: handleNodeSelect,
-        },
-      };
-    });
-
-    const flowEdges: Edge[] = [];
-    let edgeIdx = 0;
-    for (const edge of graph.edges) {
-      if (!fileNodeIds.has(edge.source) || !fileNodeIds.has(edge.target))
-        continue;
-
-      const isSelectedEdge =
-        !!selectedNodeId &&
-        (edge.source === selectedNodeId || edge.target === selectedNodeId);
-      const hasSelection = !!selectedNodeId;
-      const sourceInDiff = diffMode && diffNodeIds.has(edge.source);
-      const targetInDiff = diffMode && diffNodeIds.has(edge.target);
-      const isImpacted = diffMode && (sourceInDiff || targetInDiff);
-
-      let edgeStyle: React.CSSProperties;
-      let edgeLabelStyle: React.CSSProperties;
-      let edgeAnimated: boolean;
-
-      if (isImpacted) {
-        edgeStyle = {
-          stroke:
-            sourceInDiff && targetInDiff
-              ? "rgba(224, 82, 82, 0.7)"
-              : "rgba(212, 160, 48, 0.5)",
-          strokeWidth: 2.5,
-        };
-        edgeLabelStyle = { fill: "#a39787", fontSize: 10 };
-        edgeAnimated = true;
-      } else if (diffMode) {
-        edgeStyle = { stroke: "rgba(212,165,116,0.08)", strokeWidth: 1 };
-        edgeLabelStyle = { fill: "rgba(163,151,135,0.3)", fontSize: 10 };
-        edgeAnimated = false;
-      } else if (isSelectedEdge) {
-        edgeStyle = { stroke: "rgba(212,165,116,0.8)", strokeWidth: 2.5 };
-        edgeLabelStyle = { fill: "#d4a574", fontSize: 11, fontWeight: 600 };
-        edgeAnimated = true;
-      } else if (hasSelection) {
-        edgeStyle = { stroke: "rgba(212,165,116,0.08)", strokeWidth: 1 };
-        edgeLabelStyle = { fill: "rgba(163,151,135,0.2)", fontSize: 10 };
-        edgeAnimated = false;
-      } else {
-        edgeStyle = { stroke: "rgba(212,165,116,0.25)", strokeWidth: 1 };
-        edgeLabelStyle = { fill: "#a39787", fontSize: 9 };
-        edgeAnimated = false;
-      }
-
-      flowEdges.push({
-        id: `fe-${edgeIdx++}`,
-        source: edge.source,
-        target: edge.target,
-        label: edge.type,
-        animated: edgeAnimated,
-        style: edgeStyle,
-        labelStyle: edgeLabelStyle,
-      });
-    }
-
-    const result = applySwimLaneLayout(
-      graph,
-      flowNodes as unknown as Node[],
-      flowEdges,
-    );
-    return { nodes: result.nodes, edges: result.edges };
-  }, [
-    graph,
-    selectedNodeId,
-    searchResults,
-    tourHighlightedNodeIds,
-    handleNodeSelect,
-    diffMode,
-    changedNodeIds,
-    affectedNodeIds,
-  ]);
-}
-
 // ── Main inner component (must be inside ReactFlowProvider) ────────────
 
 function GraphViewInner() {
   const graph = useDashboardStore((s) => s.graph);
   const navigationLevel = useDashboardStore((s) => s.navigationLevel);
   const activeLayerId = useDashboardStore((s) => s.activeLayerId);
-  const viewMode = useDashboardStore((s) => s.viewMode);
   const selectNode = useDashboardStore((s) => s.selectNode);
   const drillIntoLayer = useDashboardStore((s) => s.drillIntoLayer);
   const focusNodeId = useDashboardStore((s) => s.focusNodeId);
@@ -586,14 +428,9 @@ function GraphViewInner() {
 
   const overviewGraph = useOverviewGraph();
   const detailGraph = useLayerDetailGraph();
-  const flowGraph = useFlowViewGraph();
 
   const { nodes: initialNodes, edges: initialEdges } =
-    viewMode === "flow"
-      ? flowGraph
-      : navigationLevel === "overview"
-        ? overviewGraph
-        : detailGraph;
+    navigationLevel === "overview" ? overviewGraph : detailGraph;
 
   const [nodes, setNodes, onNodesChange] = useNodesState(initialNodes);
   const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState(initialEdges);
@@ -608,22 +445,16 @@ function GraphViewInner() {
     setEdges(initialEdges);
   }, [initialEdges, setEdges]);
 
-  // Fit view on level/layer/view-mode transitions
+  // Fit view on level/layer transitions
   useEffect(() => {
     const timer = setTimeout(() => {
       fitView({ duration: 400, padding: 0.2 });
     }, 50);
     return () => clearTimeout(timer);
-  }, [navigationLevel, activeLayerId, viewMode, fitView]);
+  }, [navigationLevel, activeLayerId, fitView]);
 
   const onNodeClick = useCallback(
     (_: React.MouseEvent, node: { id: string }) => {
-      // In flow view, all clicks are selections (no drill-in)
-      if (viewMode === "flow") {
-        if (node.id.startsWith("lane:")) return;
-        selectNode(node.id);
-        return;
-      }
       if (navigationLevel === "overview") {
         drillIntoLayer(node.id);
       } else if (node.id.startsWith("portal:")) {
@@ -633,7 +464,7 @@ function GraphViewInner() {
         selectNode(node.id);
       }
     },
-    [viewMode, navigationLevel, drillIntoLayer, selectNode],
+    [navigationLevel, drillIntoLayer, selectNode],
   );
 
   const onPaneClick = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/store.ts b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/store.ts
index 4354e69..ae6a064 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/store.ts
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/store.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type {
 
 export type Persona = "non-technical" | "junior" | "experienced";
 export type NavigationLevel = "overview" | "layer-detail";
-export type ViewMode = "graph" | "flow";
+
 
 /** Find which layer a node belongs to. Returns layerId or null. */
 function findNodeLayer(graph: KnowledgeGraph, nodeId: string): string | null {
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ interface DashboardStore {
   navigationLevel: NavigationLevel;
   activeLayerId: string | null;
 
-  // View mode: graph (default free-form) or flow (swim-lane)
-  viewMode: ViewMode;
-
   codeViewerOpen: boolean;
   codeViewerNodeId: string | null;
 
@@ -65,7 +62,6 @@ interface DashboardStore {
   goBackNode: () => void;
   drillIntoLayer: (layerId: string) => void;
   navigateToOverview: () => void;
-  setViewMode: (mode: ViewMode) => void;
   setFocusNode: (nodeId: string | null) => void;
   setSearchQuery: (query: string) => void;
   toggleLayers: () => void;
@@ -117,8 +113,6 @@ export const useDashboardStore = create<DashboardStore>()((set, get) => ({
 
   navigationLevel: "overview",
   activeLayerId: null,
-  viewMode: "graph",
-
   codeViewerOpen: false,
   codeViewerNodeId: null,
 
@@ -243,16 +237,6 @@ export const useDashboardStore = create<DashboardStore>()((set, get) => ({
       codeViewerNodeId: null,
     }),
 
-  setViewMode: (mode) =>
-    set({
-      viewMode: mode,
-      // When switching to flow view, go to overview level (flow shows all layers)
-      navigationLevel: mode === "flow" ? "overview" : get().navigationLevel,
-      activeLayerId: mode === "flow" ? null : get().activeLayerId,
-      selectedNodeId: null,
-      focusNodeId: null,
-    }),
-
   setFocusNode: (nodeId) => set({ focusNodeId: nodeId, selectedNodeId: nodeId }),
   setSearchMode: (mode) => set({ searchMode: mode }),
   setSearchQuery: (query) => {
diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/utils/layout.ts b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/utils/layout.ts
index 548ebfc..b084db8 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/utils/layout.ts
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/utils/layout.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import dagre from "@dagrejs/dagre";
 import type { Node, Edge } from "@xyflow/react";
-import type { KnowledgeGraph } from "@understand-anything/core/types";
 import type { LayoutMessage, LayoutResult } from "./layout.worker";
 
 export const NODE_WIDTH = 280;
@@ -10,12 +9,6 @@ export const LAYER_CLUSTER_HEIGHT = 180;
 export const PORTAL_NODE_WIDTH = 240;
 export const PORTAL_NODE_HEIGHT = 80;
 
-// Swim-lane constants
-export const LANE_WIDTH = 320;
-export const LANE_GAP = 40;
-export const LANE_PADDING = 30;
-export const LANE_HEADER_HEIGHT = 40;
-
 /**
  * Synchronous dagre layout — used for small graphs.
  */
@@ -144,146 +137,3 @@ export function applyDagreLayoutAsync(
   });
 }
 
-// ── Swim-lane layout ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-/**
- * Preferred order of layers for the swim-lane flow view.
- * Reflects a typical request lifecycle: entry → middleware → logic → data → external.
- */
-const LAYER_FLOW_ORDER = [
-  "API Layer",
-  "UI Layer",
-  "Middleware Layer",
-  "Service Layer",
-  "External Services",
-  "Data Layer",
-  "Background Tasks",
-  "Utility Layer",
-  "Configuration Layer",
-  "Test Layer",
-];
-
-function getLayerSortIndex(layerName: string): number {
-  const idx = LAYER_FLOW_ORDER.indexOf(layerName);
-  return idx >= 0 ? idx : LAYER_FLOW_ORDER.length;
-}
-
-export interface SwimLaneResult {
-  nodes: Node[];
-  edges: Edge[];
-  lanes: Array<{ layerId: string; layerName: string; columnIndex: number }>;
-}
-
-/**
- * Swim-lane layout: each layer becomes a vertical column (lane), ordered
- * by the request lifecycle. Within each lane, dagre handles vertical
- * positioning. File nodes are children of their lane group node.
- */
-export function applySwimLaneLayout(
-  graph: KnowledgeGraph,
-  fileNodes: Node[],
-  allEdges: Edge[],
-): SwimLaneResult {
-  const sortedLayers = [...graph.layers].sort(
-    (a, b) => getLayerSortIndex(a.name) - getLayerSortIndex(b.name),
-  );
-
-  const nodeToLayerId = new Map<string, string>();
-  for (const layer of sortedLayers) {
-    for (const nid of layer.nodeIds) {
-      nodeToLayerId.set(nid, layer.id);
-    }
-  }
-
-  const nodesByLayer = new Map<string, Node[]>();
-  for (const layer of sortedLayers) {
-    nodesByLayer.set(layer.id, []);
-  }
-  for (const node of fileNodes) {
-    const lid = nodeToLayerId.get(node.id);
-    if (lid && nodesByLayer.has(lid)) {
-      nodesByLayer.get(lid)!.push(node);
-    }
-  }
-
-  const laneHeights = new Map<string, number>();
-
-  for (const [layerId, nodes] of nodesByLayer) {
-    if (nodes.length === 0) {
-      laneHeights.set(layerId, LANE_HEADER_HEIGHT + LANE_PADDING * 2);
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    const g = new dagre.graphlib.Graph();
-    g.setDefaultEdgeLabel(() => ({}));
-    g.setGraph({ rankdir: "TB", nodesep: 20, ranksep: 40, marginx: 0, marginy: 0 });
-
-    const laneNodeIds = new Set(nodes.map((n) => n.id));
-    for (const node of nodes) {
-      g.setNode(node.id, { width: NODE_WIDTH, height: NODE_HEIGHT });
-    }
-
-    for (const edge of allEdges) {
-      if (laneNodeIds.has(edge.source) && laneNodeIds.has(edge.target)) {
-        g.setEdge(edge.source, edge.target);
-      }
-    }
-
-    dagre.layout(g);
-
-    let maxY = 0;
-    for (const node of nodes) {
-      const pos = g.node(node.id);
-      if (pos) {
-        (node as Node & { _laneY: number })._laneY = pos.y - NODE_HEIGHT / 2;
-        maxY = Math.max(maxY, pos.y + NODE_HEIGHT / 2);
-      }
-    }
-
-    laneHeights.set(layerId, LANE_HEADER_HEIGHT + maxY + LANE_PADDING * 2);
-  }
-
-  const maxLaneHeight = Math.max(200, ...Array.from(laneHeights.values()));
-
-  const resultNodes: Node[] = [];
-  const lanes: SwimLaneResult["lanes"] = [];
-
-  sortedLayers.forEach((layer, colIdx) => {
-    const laneX = colIdx * (LANE_WIDTH + LANE_GAP);
-    const laneId = `lane:${layer.id}`;
-
-    lanes.push({ layerId: layer.id, layerName: layer.name, columnIndex: colIdx });
-
-    resultNodes.push({
-      id: laneId,
-      type: "group",
-      position: { x: laneX, y: 0 },
-      data: { label: layer.name },
-      style: {
-        width: LANE_WIDTH,
-        height: maxLaneHeight,
-        backgroundColor: "rgba(212,165,116,0.03)",
-        borderRadius: 12,
-        border: "1px solid rgba(212,165,116,0.1)",
-        padding: 0,
-      },
-    });
-
-    const nodes = nodesByLayer.get(layer.id) ?? [];
-    for (const node of nodes) {
-      const laneY = (node as Node & { _laneY?: number })._laneY ?? 0;
-      resultNodes.push({
-        ...node,
-        parentId: laneId,
-        extent: "parent" as const,
-        position: {
-          x: (LANE_WIDTH - NODE_WIDTH) / 2,
-          y: LANE_HEADER_HEIGHT + LANE_PADDING + laneY,
-        },
-      });
-      delete (node as Node & { _laneY?: number })._laneY;
-    }
-  });
-
-  return { nodes: resultNodes, edges: allEdges, lanes };
-}