diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/DomainGraphView.tsx b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/DomainGraphView.tsx
index c7155cb..acb4f3e 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/DomainGraphView.tsx
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/DomainGraphView.tsx
@@ -191,16 +191,26 @@ function DomainGraphViewInner() {
     }
     let cancelled = false;
     const { nodes: nodesArray, edges: edgesArray, dims } = built;
-    const elkInput = nodesToElkInput(nodesArray, edgesArray, dims);
-    applyElkLayout(elkInput, { strict: import.meta.env.DEV }).then(
-      ({ positioned }) => {
+    // DomainGraphView used dagre LR; preserve that direction with ELK.
+    const elkInput = nodesToElkInput(nodesArray, edgesArray, dims, {
+      "elk.direction": "RIGHT",
+    });
+    applyElkLayout(elkInput, { strict: import.meta.env.DEV })
+      .then(({ positioned, issues }) => {
         if (cancelled) return;
+        if (issues.length > 0) {
+          // TODO: Task 16 funnels these into the WarningBanner.
+          console.warn("[domain ELK] layout issues:", issues);
+        }
         setLayout({
           nodes: mergeElkPositions(nodesArray, positioned),
           edges: edgesArray,
         });
-      },
-    );
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        console.error("[domain ELK] layout failed:", err);
+      });
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
index 55c5635..67c1d6b 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/components/GraphView.tsx
@@ -224,21 +224,23 @@ function useOverviewGraph() {
     }
     let cancelled = false;
     const { clusterNodes, flowEdges, dims } = built;
-    const elkInput = nodesToElkInput(
-      clusterNodes as unknown as Node[],
-      flowEdges,
-      dims,
-    );
-    applyElkLayout(elkInput, { strict: import.meta.env.DEV }).then(
-      ({ positioned }) => {
+    const baseNodes = clusterNodes as unknown as Node[];
+    const elkInput = nodesToElkInput(baseNodes, flowEdges, dims);
+    applyElkLayout(elkInput, { strict: import.meta.env.DEV })
+      .then(({ positioned, issues }) => {
         if (cancelled) return;
-        const positionedNodes = mergeElkPositions(
-          clusterNodes as unknown as Node[],
-          positioned,
-        );
+        if (issues.length > 0) {
+          // TODO: Task 16 wires these into the WarningBanner. Until then,
+          // surface them in the console so they aren't completely silent.
+          console.warn("[overview ELK] layout issues:", issues);
+        }
+        const positionedNodes = mergeElkPositions(baseNodes, positioned);
         setOverview({ nodes: positionedNodes, edges: flowEdges });
-      },
-    );
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        console.error("[overview ELK] layout failed:", err);
+      });
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
diff --git a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/utils/layout.ts b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/utils/layout.ts
index 0b13ac0..6e408e5 100644
--- a/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/utils/layout.ts
+++ b/understand-anything-plugin/packages/dashboard/src/utils/layout.ts
@@ -202,10 +202,11 @@ export function nodesToElkInput(
   nodes: Node[],
   edges: Edge[],
   dims: Map<string, { width: number; height: number }>,
+  layoutOptionsOverride?: Record<string, string>,
 ): ElkInput {
   return {
     id: "root",
-    layoutOptions: ELK_DEFAULT_LAYOUT_OPTIONS,
+    layoutOptions: { ...ELK_DEFAULT_LAYOUT_OPTIONS, ...layoutOptionsOverride },
     children: nodes.map((n) => {
       const d = dims.get(n.id);
       return {