diff --git a/apps/studio/src/app.cc b/apps/studio/src/app.cc
index ab1b4d0..ba98dd4 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/app.cc
+++ b/apps/studio/src/app.cc
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void App::RefreshData(const char* reason) {
   bool ok = loader_.Refresh();
   state_.last_refresh_time = glfwGetTime();
   SyncDataBackedState();
+  EnsureActiveGraph();
   
   const auto& status = loader_.GetLastStatus();
   std::string msg;
@@ -230,6 +231,35 @@ void App::SyncDataBackedState() {
   }
 }
 
+void App::EnsureActiveGraph() {
+  if (state_.active_graph != PlotKind::None &&
+      graph_browser_.IsGraphAvailable(state_.active_graph, state_, loader_)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const PlotKind preferred[] = {
+      PlotKind::KnowledgeGraph,
+      PlotKind::DatasetInventory,
+      PlotKind::MountsStatus,
+  };
+
+  for (auto kind : preferred) {
+    if (graph_browser_.IsGraphAvailable(kind, state_, loader_)) {
+      graph_navigator_.NavigateToGraph(state_, kind);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const auto& graph : graph_browser_.GetAllGraphs()) {
+    if (graph_browser_.IsGraphAvailable(graph.kind, state_, loader_)) {
+      graph_navigator_.NavigateToGraph(state_, graph.kind);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  state_.active_graph = PlotKind::None;
+}
+
 void App::SeedDefaultState() {
   ui::AppendLog(state_, "system", "AFS Studio environment ready.", "system");
   state_.sparkline_data.resize(30, 0.0f);
@@ -367,7 +397,7 @@ void App::RenderLayout() {
     if (state_.show_graph_browser) {
       ImGui::Begin("GraphBrowser", &state_.show_graph_browser, 
                    ImGuiWindowFlags_NoCollapse);
-      graph_browser_.Render(state_);
+      graph_browser_.Render(state_, loader_);
       ImGui::End();
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/app.h b/apps/studio/src/app.h
index 7ae0bba..8860bf0 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/app.h
+++ b/apps/studio/src/app.h
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ class App {
   const DataLoader& loader() const { return loader_; }
 
  private:
-  void RefreshData(const char* reason);
-  void SeedDefaultState();
-  void SyncDataBackedState();
-  void TickSimulatedMetrics(float dt);
+ void RefreshData(const char* reason);
+ void SeedDefaultState();
+ void SyncDataBackedState();
+ void TickSimulatedMetrics(float dt);
+ void EnsureActiveGraph();
   
   void RenderFrame();
   void RenderLayout();
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/core/registry_reader.cc b/apps/studio/src/core/registry_reader.cc
index ee43368..2255d5a 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/core/registry_reader.cc
+++ b/apps/studio/src/core/registry_reader.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,17 @@ RegistryReader::RegistryReader(const std::filesystem::path& registry_path)
     : registry_path_(registry_path) {}
 
 std::filesystem::path RegistryReader::ResolveDefaultPath() const {
-  return ResolveContextRoot() / "models" / "registry.json";
+  auto preferred = ResolveContextRoot() / "models" / "registry.json";
+  if (core::FileSystem::Exists(preferred)) {
+    return preferred;
+  }
+
+  auto fallback = core::FileSystem::ResolvePath("~/.context/models/registry.json");
+  if (core::FileSystem::Exists(fallback)) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  return preferred;
 }
 
 bool RegistryReader::Exists() const {
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/data_loader.cc b/apps/studio/src/data_loader.cc
index e583eeb..9cb8a1b 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/data_loader.cc
+++ b/apps/studio/src/data_loader.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ using json = nlohmann::json;
 constexpr size_t kTrendWindow = 5;
 constexpr float kPi = 3.14159265f;
 
+std::optional<std::filesystem::path> ResolveTrunkRoot();
+
 std::optional<std::filesystem::path> ResolveHafsScawfulRoot() {
   const char* env_root = std::getenv("AFS_SCAWFUL_ROOT");
   if (env_root && env_root[0] != '\0') {
@@ -318,6 +320,15 @@ bool DataLoader::Refresh() {
   }
 
   LoadResult resource = LoadResourceIndex(&next_resource_index);
+  last_status_.resource_index_found = resource.found;
+  last_status_.resource_index_ok = resource.ok;
+  if (resource.found && !resource.ok) {
+    last_status_.error_count += 1;
+    if (last_status_.last_error.empty()) {
+      last_status_.last_error = resource.error;
+      last_status_.last_error_source = "resource_index.json";
+    }
+  }
   if (!resource.found) {
     resource_index_ = ResourceIndexData{};
     resource_index_error_ = "resource_index.json not found";
@@ -329,6 +340,15 @@ bool DataLoader::Refresh() {
   }
 
   LoadResult registry = LoadDatasetRegistry(&next_dataset_registry);
+  last_status_.dataset_registry_found = registry.found;
+  last_status_.dataset_registry_ok = registry.ok;
+  if (registry.found && !registry.ok) {
+    last_status_.error_count += 1;
+    if (last_status_.last_error.empty()) {
+      last_status_.last_error = registry.error;
+      last_status_.last_error_source = "dataset_registry.json";
+    }
+  }
   if (!registry.found) {
     dataset_registry_ = DatasetRegistryData{};
     dataset_registry_error_ = "dataset_registry.json not found";
@@ -340,6 +360,15 @@ bool DataLoader::Refresh() {
   }
 
   LoadResult context_graph = LoadContextGraph(&next_context_graph);
+  last_status_.context_graph_found = context_graph.found;
+  last_status_.context_graph_ok = context_graph.ok;
+  if (context_graph.found && !context_graph.ok) {
+    last_status_.error_count += 1;
+    if (last_status_.last_error.empty()) {
+      last_status_.last_error = context_graph.error;
+      last_status_.last_error_source = "afs_graph.json";
+    }
+  }
   if (!context_graph.found) {
     context_graph_ = ContextGraphData{};
     context_graph_error_ = "afs_graph.json not found";
@@ -386,7 +415,10 @@ bool DataLoader::Refresh() {
   has_data_ = !quality_trends_.empty() || !generator_stats_.empty() ||
               !embedding_regions_.empty() || !training_runs_.empty() ||
               !optimization_data_.domain_effectiveness.empty() ||
-              !optimization_data_.threshold_sensitivity.empty();
+              !optimization_data_.threshold_sensitivity.empty() ||
+              !dataset_registry_.datasets.empty() ||
+              resource_index_.total_files > 0 ||
+              !context_graph_.labels.empty();
   last_error_ = last_status_.last_error;
 
   return last_status_.AnyOk() || (!(last_status_.FoundCount() > 0) && has_data_);
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/data_loader.h b/apps/studio/src/data_loader.h
index 96b66ce..f4d7d02 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/data_loader.h
+++ b/apps/studio/src/data_loader.h
@@ -150,19 +150,30 @@ struct LoadStatus {
   bool active_ok = false;
   bool training_found = false;
   bool training_ok = false;
+  bool resource_index_found = false;
+  bool resource_index_ok = false;
+  bool dataset_registry_found = false;
+  bool dataset_registry_ok = false;
+  bool context_graph_found = false;
+  bool context_graph_ok = false;
   int error_count = 0;
   std::string last_error;
   std::string last_error_source;
 
   int FoundCount() const {
     return static_cast<int>(quality_found) + static_cast<int>(active_found) +
-           static_cast<int>(training_found);
+           static_cast<int>(training_found) + static_cast<int>(resource_index_found) +
+           static_cast<int>(dataset_registry_found) + static_cast<int>(context_graph_found);
   }
   int OkCount() const {
     return static_cast<int>(quality_ok) + static_cast<int>(active_ok) +
-           static_cast<int>(training_ok);
+           static_cast<int>(training_ok) + static_cast<int>(resource_index_ok) +
+           static_cast<int>(dataset_registry_ok) + static_cast<int>(context_graph_ok);
+  }
+  bool AnyOk() const {
+    return quality_ok || active_ok || training_ok || resource_index_ok ||
+           dataset_registry_ok || context_graph_ok;
   }
-  bool AnyOk() const { return quality_ok || active_ok || training_ok; }
 };
 
 /// Loads training data from JSON files.
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/models/state.h b/apps/studio/src/models/state.h
index 92d7a88..9b4c0bc 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/models/state.h
+++ b/apps/studio/src/models/state.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum class PlotKind {
   Effectiveness,
   Thresholds,
   MountsStatus,
+  DatasetInventory,
 };
 
 enum class GraphViewMode { Single, Compare, Overview };
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ struct AppState {
   bool show_plot_legends = true;
   bool show_plot_markers = true;
   bool data_scientist_mode = false;
-  bool show_all_charts = true;
+  bool show_all_charts = false;
   float pulse_timer = 0.0f;
   int custom_grid_rows = 2;
   int custom_grid_columns = 2;
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/ui/components/charts.cc b/apps/studio/src/ui/components/charts.cc
index 0ac3041..ff09bbe 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/ui/components/charts.cc
+++ b/apps/studio/src/ui/components/charts.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace viz {
 namespace ui {
 void RenderMountsChart(AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader);
 void RenderKnowledgeGraphChart(AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader);
+void RenderDatasetInventoryChart(AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader);
 
 
 
@@ -265,6 +266,65 @@ void RenderTrainingLossChart(AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader) {
   ImPlot::PopStyleVar(6);
 }
 
+void RenderDatasetInventoryChart(AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader) {
+  RenderChartHeader(PlotKind::DatasetInventory,
+                    "DATASET INVENTORY",
+                    "Dataset sizes and file counts from the registry index.",
+                    state);
+
+  const auto& registry = loader.GetDatasetRegistry();
+  if (registry.datasets.empty()) {
+    ImGui::TextDisabled("No dataset registry data available");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  std::vector<const char*> labels;
+  std::vector<float> sizes_mb;
+  std::vector<float> file_counts;
+  std::vector<std::string> label_storage;
+  labels.reserve(registry.datasets.size());
+  sizes_mb.reserve(registry.datasets.size());
+  file_counts.reserve(registry.datasets.size());
+  label_storage.reserve(registry.datasets.size());
+
+  for (const auto& dataset : registry.datasets) {
+    label_storage.push_back(dataset.name);
+    sizes_mb.push_back(static_cast<float>(dataset.size_bytes) / (1024.0f * 1024.0f));
+    file_counts.push_back(static_cast<float>(dataset.files.size()));
+  }
+
+  for (const auto& label : label_storage) labels.push_back(label.c_str());
+
+  ImPlotFlags plot_flags = BasePlotFlags(state, true);
+  ApplyPremiumPlotStyles("##DatasetInventory", state);
+  if (ImPlot::BeginPlot("##DatasetInventory", ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail(), plot_flags)) {
+    ImPlotAxisFlags axis_flags = static_cast<ImPlotAxisFlags>(GetPlotAxisFlags(state));
+    ImPlot::SetupAxes("Dataset", "Size (MB)", axis_flags, axis_flags);
+    ImPlot::SetupAxis(ImAxis_Y2, "Files", axis_flags);
+    if (!labels.empty()) {
+      ImPlot::SetupAxisTicks(ImAxis_X1, 0, static_cast<double>(labels.size() - 1),
+                             static_cast<int>(labels.size()), labels.data());
+    }
+    HandlePlotContextMenu(PlotKind::DatasetInventory, state);
+
+    ImPlot::SetNextFillStyle(GetSeriesColor(3), 0.75f);
+    ImPlot::PlotBars("Size (MB)", sizes_mb.data(),
+                     static_cast<int>(sizes_mb.size()), 0.6f);
+
+    ImPlot::SetAxis(ImAxis_Y2);
+    ImPlot::SetNextLineStyle(GetSeriesColor(6), 2.0f);
+    if (state.show_plot_markers) {
+      ImPlot::SetNextMarkerStyle(ImPlotMarker_Circle, 4.0f, GetSeriesColor(6));
+    }
+    ImPlot::PlotLine("Files", file_counts.data(),
+                     static_cast<int>(file_counts.size()));
+
+    ImPlot::EndPlot();
+  }
+  ImPlot::PopStyleColor(2);
+  ImPlot::PopStyleVar(6);
+}
+
 void RenderRejectionChart(AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader) {
   RenderChartHeader(PlotKind::Rejections,
                     "REJECTION REASONS",
@@ -1075,6 +1135,9 @@ void RenderPlotByKind(PlotKind kind, AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader)
     case PlotKind::MountsStatus:
       RenderMountsChart(state, loader);
       break;
+    case PlotKind::DatasetInventory:
+      RenderDatasetInventoryChart(state, loader);
+      break;
     default:
       break;
   }
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/ui/components/graph_browser.cc b/apps/studio/src/ui/components/graph_browser.cc
index 8789e19..5d81a01 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/ui/components/graph_browser.cc
+++ b/apps/studio/src/ui/components/graph_browser.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "graph_browser.h"
 #include "../core.h"
 #include "../../icons.h"
+#include "../../data_loader.h"
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ void GraphBrowser::InitializeGraphRegistry() {
         // Training Category
         {PlotKind::TrainingLoss, "Training Loss", "Loss curves over training steps", GraphCategory::Training, true, true, true, true},
         {PlotKind::LossVsSamples, "Loss vs Samples", "Training loss progression by sample count", GraphCategory::Training, false, true, true, false},
+        {PlotKind::DatasetInventory, "Dataset Inventory", "Dataset sizes and file counts", GraphCategory::Training, false, false, true, false},
         
         // Quality Category
         {PlotKind::QualityTrends, "Quality Trends", "Data quality trends by domain", GraphCategory::Quality, true, true, true, true},
@@ -93,7 +95,57 @@ const GraphInfo* GraphBrowser::GetGraphInfo(PlotKind kind) const {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-void GraphBrowser::Render(AppState& state) {
+bool GraphBrowser::IsGraphAvailable(PlotKind kind,
+                                    const AppState& state,
+                                    const DataLoader& loader) const {
+    switch (kind) {
+        case PlotKind::QualityTrends:
+        case PlotKind::QualityDirection:
+            return !loader.GetQualityTrends().empty();
+        case PlotKind::GeneratorEfficiency:
+        case PlotKind::GeneratorMix:
+            return !loader.GetGeneratorStats().empty();
+        case PlotKind::CoverageDensity:
+        case PlotKind::EmbeddingDensity:
+        case PlotKind::EmbeddingQuality:
+        case PlotKind::LatentSpace:
+            return !loader.GetEmbeddingRegions().empty();
+        case PlotKind::TrainingLoss:
+        case PlotKind::LossVsSamples:
+            return !loader.GetTrainingRuns().empty();
+        case PlotKind::DomainCoverage:
+            return !loader.GetCoverage().domain_coverage.empty();
+        case PlotKind::Rejections:
+            return !loader.GetRejectionSummary().reasons.empty();
+        case PlotKind::EvalMetrics: {
+            const auto& runs = loader.GetTrainingRuns();
+            for (const auto& run : runs) {
+                if (!run.eval_metrics.empty()) return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        case PlotKind::Effectiveness:
+            return !loader.GetOptimizationData().domain_effectiveness.empty() ||
+                   !loader.GetCoverage().domain_coverage.empty();
+        case PlotKind::Thresholds:
+            return !loader.GetOptimizationData().threshold_sensitivity.empty();
+        case PlotKind::AgentThroughput:
+            return !state.agents.empty();
+        case PlotKind::MissionQueue:
+        case PlotKind::MissionProgress:
+            return !state.missions.empty();
+        case PlotKind::MountsStatus:
+            return !loader.GetMounts().empty();
+        case PlotKind::KnowledgeGraph:
+            return !loader.GetContextGraph().labels.empty();
+        case PlotKind::DatasetInventory:
+            return !loader.GetDatasetRegistry().datasets.empty();
+        default:
+            return true;
+    }
+}
+
+void GraphBrowser::Render(AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader) {
     ImGui::PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar_WindowPadding, ImVec2(8, 8));
     
     // Search bar
@@ -136,7 +188,17 @@ void GraphBrowser::Render(AppState& state) {
             for (auto kind : state.graph_bookmarks) {
                 const GraphInfo* info = GetGraphInfo(kind);
                 if (info) {
-                    RenderGraphItem(*info, state);
+                    bool available = IsGraphAvailable(info->kind, state, loader);
+                    if (!available && !state.show_all_charts) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (!available && state.show_all_charts) {
+                        ImGui::BeginDisabled();
+                        RenderGraphItem(*info, state);
+                        ImGui::EndDisabled();
+                    } else {
+                        RenderGraphItem(*info, state);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -158,7 +220,17 @@ void GraphBrowser::Render(AppState& state) {
             for (auto kind : recent_unique) {
                 const GraphInfo* info = GetGraphInfo(kind);
                 if (info) {
-                    RenderGraphItem(*info, state);
+                    bool available = IsGraphAvailable(info->kind, state, loader);
+                    if (!available && !state.show_all_charts) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (!available && state.show_all_charts) {
+                        ImGui::BeginDisabled();
+                        RenderGraphItem(*info, state);
+                        ImGui::EndDisabled();
+                    } else {
+                        RenderGraphItem(*info, state);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -170,13 +242,31 @@ void GraphBrowser::Render(AppState& state) {
     ImGui::Spacing();
     
     auto filtered = GetFilteredGraphs(state.browser_filter, state.graph_search_query);
+    if (!state.show_all_charts) {
+        filtered.erase(std::remove_if(filtered.begin(), filtered.end(),
+                                      [&](const GraphInfo& graph) {
+                                          return !IsGraphAvailable(graph.kind, state, loader);
+                                      }),
+                       filtered.end());
+    }
     
     if (filtered.empty()) {
-        ImGui::TextDisabled("No graphs found");
+        if (state.show_all_charts) {
+            ImGui::TextDisabled("No graphs found");
+        } else {
+            ImGui::TextDisabled("No graphs with data (toggle Show All Chart Windows to view empty graphs)");
+        }
     } else {
         ImGui::BeginChild("GraphList", ImVec2(0, 0), false);
         for (const auto& graph : filtered) {
-            RenderGraphItem(graph, state);
+            bool available = IsGraphAvailable(graph.kind, state, loader);
+            if (!available && state.show_all_charts) {
+                ImGui::BeginDisabled();
+                RenderGraphItem(graph, state);
+                ImGui::EndDisabled();
+            } else {
+                RenderGraphItem(graph, state);
+            }
         }
         ImGui::EndChild();
     }
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/ui/components/graph_browser.h b/apps/studio/src/ui/components/graph_browser.h
index 5b69180..a1dd83d 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/ui/components/graph_browser.h
+++ b/apps/studio/src/ui/components/graph_browser.h
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "../../models/state.h"
 
+namespace afs::viz {
+class DataLoader;
+}
+
 namespace afs::viz::ui {
 
 // Graph metadata for browser display
@@ -23,16 +27,21 @@ public:
     GraphBrowser();
     
     // Render the graph browser sidebar
-    void Render(AppState& state);
+    void Render(AppState& state, const DataLoader& loader);
     
     // Get all available graphs
     const std::vector<GraphInfo>& GetAllGraphs() const { return all_graphs_; }
     
     // Get filtered graphs based on category and search
-    std::vector<GraphInfo> GetFilteredGraphs(GraphCategory category, const std::string& search) const;
+    std::vector<GraphInfo> GetFilteredGraphs(GraphCategory category,
+                                             const std::string& search) const;
     
     // Get graph info by kind
     const GraphInfo* GetGraphInfo(PlotKind kind) const;
+
+    bool IsGraphAvailable(PlotKind kind,
+                          const AppState& state,
+                          const DataLoader& loader) const;
     
     // Get category name
     static const char* GetCategoryName(GraphCategory category);
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/ui/core.cc b/apps/studio/src/ui/core.cc
index ecb2905..adf28a9 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/ui/core.cc
+++ b/apps/studio/src/ui/core.cc
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ const std::vector<PlotOption>& PlotOptions() {
       {PlotKind::Effectiveness, "Domain Effectiveness"},
       {PlotKind::Thresholds, "Threshold Sensitivity"},
       {PlotKind::MountsStatus, "Local Mounts Status"},
+      {PlotKind::DatasetInventory, "Dataset Inventory"},
   };
   return options;
 }