diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte
index 0b4e5ca385..15ea720a60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	import {
 		SvelteFlow,
 		Controls,
+		Panel,
 		MiniMap,
 		ConnectionLineType,
 		type Node,
@@ -17,7 +18,11 @@
 	import AssetGraphEdge from './AssetGraphEdge.svelte'
 	import PanToNode from './PanToNode.svelte'
 	import InitialFitView from './InitialFitView.svelte'
-	import { layoutAssetGraph } from './assetGraphLayout'
+	import { layoutAssetGraph, PIPELINE_NODE_EXTRA_ROW } from './assetGraphLayout'
+	import { assetsOnlyView, type AssetUpstream } from './assetsOnlyView'
+	import { TRIGGER_NODE_STYLE } from './TriggerNode.svelte'
+	import { describeCron } from '$lib/utils/describeCron'
+	import Toggle from '$lib/components/Toggle.svelte'
 	import { computeMutedReadKeys, dbtAssociations } from './resolveGraph'
 	import { buildDownstreamMap } from './graphTraversal'
 	import { buildLineageDownstreamMap } from './boundedCascade'
@@ -190,6 +195,9 @@
 		 * canvas is embedded inline inside a scrollable container, so a wheel
 		 * gesture over it scrolls the container instead of being captured. */
 		scrollZoom?: boolean
+		/** Offer the "Assets only" switch, which folds scripts and triggers into the
+		 * assets they produce. */
+		assetsOnlyToggle?: boolean
 	}
 	let {
 		graph,
@@ -222,9 +230,12 @@
 		highlightActiveRun = false,
 		recomputedAssetIds,
 		assetRunStatus,
-		scrollZoom = true
+		scrollZoom = true,
+		assetsOnlyToggle = false
 	}: Props = $props()
 
+	let assetsOnly = $state(false)
+
 	// `${kind}:${path}` ids for the hovered / pinned runs (both script and flow
 	// variants, since the run row's kind isn't known here).
 	const runIds = (paths: string[] | undefined): Set<string> =>
@@ -252,6 +263,9 @@
 			| 'macro'
 			| 'test-dependency'
 			| 'dbt-ref'
+			// Assets-only view: an asset → an asset computed from it, through the
+			// script that is folded away.
+			| 'asset-flow'
 		unsaved?: boolean
 		// Muted read edge: a ducklake/s3 input read every run whose (default)
 		// auto cascade trigger is suppressed by `// mute` / `// mute all`.
@@ -885,6 +899,84 @@
 
 	let model = $derived(build(graph))
 
+	/** The label of the chip naming what runs an asset's producer. */
+	function triggerChip(t: (AssetUpstream & { multiple: false })['trigger']): {
+		label: string
+		missing?: boolean
+		draft?: boolean
+	} {
+		if (!t) return { label: 'Manual' }
+		if (t.kind === 'asset') return { label: 'On asset change' }
+		const style = TRIGGER_NODE_STYLE[t.kind as TriggerNodeKind]
+		const label =
+			t.kind === 'schedule' && t.data?.schedule
+				? (describeCron(t.data.schedule) ?? `Schedule (${t.data.schedule})`)
+				: (style?.label ?? t.kind)
+		return {
+			label,
+			missing: t.data?.missing && t.kind !== 'webhook' && t.kind !== 'data_upload',
+			draft: t.data?.draft
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Scripts and triggers fold into the assets they produce: each asset carries
+	// its producer's run state, language and trigger instead of drawing them.
+	function assetsOnlyModel(m: typeof model): typeof model {
+		const v = assetsOnlyView(m.nodes, m.edges)
+		const runnables = new Map(m.nodes.filter((n) => n.type === 'runnable').map((n) => [n.id, n]))
+		const nodes = m.nodes
+			.filter((n) => n.id === ADD_NODE_ID || v.nodeIds.has(n.id))
+			.map((n) => {
+				if (n.type !== 'asset') return n
+				const u = v.upstream.get(n.id)
+				const r = u && !u.multiple ? runnables.get(u.runnableId)?.data : undefined
+				return {
+					...n,
+					data: {
+						...n.data,
+						// A dbt model is built by its project, whose writes the canvas
+						// does not draw; its dbt chip already names it.
+						upstream: !u
+							? n.data.dbt && n.data.dbt.resource_type !== 'source'
+								? undefined
+								: { none: true }
+							: u.multiple || !r
+								? { multiple: true }
+								: {
+										path: r.path,
+										summary: r.summary,
+										language: r.language,
+										unsaved: r.unsaved,
+										runState: r.runState,
+										trigger: triggerChip(u.trigger),
+										onOpen: () =>
+											onselect?.({
+												kind: 'runnable',
+												runnable_kind: r.runnable_kind,
+												path: r.path
+											})
+									}
+					}
+				}
+			})
+		const edges: BuiltEdge[] = v.edges.map((e) => ({ ...e, kind: e.kind as BuiltEdge['kind'] }))
+		if (nodes.some((n) => n.id === ADD_NODE_ID)) {
+			const hasIncoming = new Set(edges.map((e) => e.target))
+			for (const n of nodes) {
+				if (n.id !== ADD_NODE_ID && !hasIncoming.has(n.id)) {
+					edges.push({
+						id: `add-anchor:${n.id}`,
+						source: ADD_NODE_ID,
+						target: n.id,
+						kind: 'add-anchor'
+					})
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return { ...m, nodes, edges }
+	}
+	let view = $derived(assetsOnly ? assetsOnlyModel(model) : model)
+
 	// dbt association, surfaced by emphasis instead of edges. Hovering a model's
 	// dbt badge lights up the project node that materializes it; hovering the
 	// project node lights up every model it owns. Clicking the badge selects the
@@ -926,14 +1018,14 @@
 	// input; the rendered edges are untouched (both arrows still drawn).
 	let writeEdgePairs = $derived(
 		new Set(
-			model.edges.filter((e) => e.kind === 'lineage-write').map((e) => `${e.source}\n${e.target}`)
+			view.edges.filter((e) => e.kind === 'lineage-write').map((e) => `${e.source}\n${e.target}`)
 		)
 	)
 	let layoutInput = $derived({
-		nodes: model.nodes
+		nodes: view.nodes
 			.map((n) => ({ id: n.id, data: n.data }))
 			.sort((a, b) => (a.id < b.id ? -1 : a.id > b.id ? 1 : 0)),
-		edges: model.edges
+		edges: view.edges
 			.filter(
 				(e) =>
 					!(
@@ -954,7 +1046,9 @@
 						: 1
 			)
 	})
-	let layoutPositions = $derived(layoutAssetGraph(layoutInput, ADD_NODE_ID))
+	let layoutPositions = $derived(
+		layoutAssetGraph(layoutInput, ADD_NODE_ID, assetsOnly ? PIPELINE_NODE_EXTRA_ROW : 0)
+	)
 
 	let positionedNodes = $derived.by(() => {
 		// Compute bbox width from layout; shift every x so the graph is
@@ -969,7 +1063,7 @@
 		}
 		const bboxWidth = isFinite(minX) ? maxX - minX : 0
 		const xCenter = paneWidth / 2 - bboxWidth / 2
-		return model.nodes.map<Node>((n) => {
+		return view.nodes.map<Node>((n) => {
 			const p = layoutPositions.get(n.id) ?? { x: 0, y: 0 }
 			// Activity-panel emphasis (purely visual rings, kept off `selected`
 			// which swaps the details pane). Hover wins over pin so the cursor
@@ -1040,7 +1134,7 @@
 	let assetEmphasis = $derived.by<Map<string, 'input' | 'output'>>(() => {
 		const m = new Map<string, 'input' | 'output'>()
 		if (emphasizedRunIdSet.size === 0) return m
-		for (const e of model.edges) {
+		for (const e of view.edges) {
 			if (e.kind === 'lineage-write' && emphasizedRunIdSet.has(e.source)) {
 				m.set(e.target, 'output')
 			} else if (
@@ -1091,7 +1185,7 @@
 	}
 
 	let flowEdges = $derived.by(() =>
-		model.edges
+		view.edges
 			// Anchor edges are layout-only.
 			.filter((e) => e.kind !== 'add-anchor')
 			.map<Edge>((e) => {
@@ -1123,6 +1217,10 @@
 						animated = flowAnimated
 						markerColor = 'rgb(59 130 246)'
 						break
+					case 'asset-flow':
+						style = 'stroke: rgb(59 130 246); stroke-width: 1.25px;'
+						markerColor = 'rgb(59 130 246)'
+						break
 					case 'lineage-read':
 						style = 'stroke: rgb(156 163 175); stroke-width: 1px;'
 						animated = flowAnimated
@@ -1346,9 +1444,17 @@
 		--background-color={false}
 	>
 		<div class="absolute inset-0 !bg-surface-secondary h-full"></div>
-		<InitialFitView {nodes} fitKey={viewportFitKey} />
+		<InitialFitView {nodes} fitKey={`${viewportFitKey}:${assetsOnly}`} />
 		<PanToNode targetId={panToNodeId} {nodes} />
 		<Controls position="top-right" orientation="horizontal" showLock={false} class="!mr-10" />
+		{#if assetsOnlyToggle}
+			<Panel
+				position="top-left"
+				class="!m-3 px-2 py-1 rounded-md bg-surface border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 shadow-sm"
+			>
+				<Toggle bind:checked={assetsOnly} size="xs" options={{ right: 'Assets only' }} />
+			</Panel>
+		{/if}
 		{#if showMinimap}
 			<!-- Node hues mirror the canvas: blue asset cards, amber triggers,
 			     bordered neutral script cards. Visible strokes + rounded corners +
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetNode.svelte
index 9b6adcb563..3b1dec569a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetNode.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetNode.svelte
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 	import type { PipelineOutputKind } from './pipelineTemplates'
 	import type { DbtAssetProvenance } from './types'
 	import DbtIcon from '$lib/components/icons/DbtIcon.svelte'
+	import LanguageIcon from '$lib/components/common/languageIcons/LanguageIcon.svelte'
+	import RunStateChip from './RunStateChip.svelte'
+	import type { RunnableRunState } from './activeRunnables.svelte'
 	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
@@ -33,6 +36,19 @@
 	// `content` / `language` so the page-level run handler can dispatch to
 	// `runScriptPreview` instead of `runScriptByPath` (which 404s for
 	// non-deployed scripts).
+	export type AssetUpstreamChips =
+		| { none: true }
+		| { multiple: true }
+		| {
+				path: string
+				summary?: string
+				language?: ScriptLang
+				unsaved?: boolean
+				runState?: RunnableRunState
+				trigger: { label: string; missing?: boolean; draft?: boolean }
+				onOpen: () => void
+		  }
+
 	export type AssetProducer = {
 		kind: 'script' | 'flow'
 		path: string
@@ -102,6 +118,11 @@
 			// instead of only settling once the job ends.
 			runStatus?: 'running' | 'materialized' | 'failed'
 			runRowCount?: number | null
+			/** Set in the assets-only view, where the producing script and its
+			 * trigger are folded into the asset: `none` for an asset nothing in the
+			 * pipeline writes, `multiple` when the producer or its trigger is
+			 * ambiguous. */
+			upstream?: AssetUpstreamChips
 		}
 		// SvelteFlow injects this on the node component when the user clicks
 		// the node. Combined with our own `hovered` state to drive the
@@ -157,6 +178,8 @@
 	}
 
 	let showAdd = $derived(data.onAddScript != undefined)
+	let upstream = $derived(data.upstream)
+	let producer = $derived(upstream && 'path' in upstream ? upstream : undefined)
 
 	// dbt badge. `materialized` is dbt's own word rather than the Windmill
 	// strategy because `view` and `ephemeral` have no strategy, and showing the
@@ -224,6 +247,31 @@
 	)
 </script>
 
+	{#snippet upstreamRow()}
+		{#if upstream}
+			<span
+				class={twMerge(
+					'truncate rounded-md border px-1.5 py-0.5 text-3xs leading-none',
+					producer?.trigger.missing
+						? 'border-red-300 dark:border-red-600 text-red-700 dark:text-red-300'
+						: 'border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 text-secondary',
+					producer?.trigger.draft && 'border-dashed'
+				)}
+				title={producer?.trigger.missing
+					? `No ${producer.trigger.label} trigger targets ${producer.path} yet`
+					: undefined}
+			>
+				{#if 'none' in upstream}
+					External source
+				{:else if producer}
+					{producer.trigger.label}{producer.trigger.draft ? ' · draft' : ''}
+				{:else}
+					Multiple upstream nodes
+				{/if}
+			</span>
+		{/if}
+	{/snippet}
+
 <!-- onmouseenter/leave on the wrapper (not the inner card) so the run
      button — which floats outside the card — keeps the hover state alive
      when the cursor moves between the card and the button. -->
@@ -246,6 +294,7 @@
 		tooltip={data.error ? `${data.path}: ${data.error}` : data.path}
 		{selected}
 		tone={data.error ? 'error' : undefined}
+		footer={upstream ? upstreamRow : undefined}
 	>
 		{#snippet icon()}
 			<!-- Data identity carries the accent (luminance blue), pairing with
@@ -358,6 +407,29 @@
 					<History size={12} />
 				</span>
 			{/if}
+			{#if producer}
+				{#if producer.runState}
+					<RunStateChip runState={producer.runState} class="mr-1" />
+				{/if}
+				<button
+					type="button"
+					class="shrink-0 h-5 min-w-5 px-1 grid place-items-center rounded-md border bg-surface text-secondary hover:bg-surface-hover {producer.unsaved
+						? 'border-dashed border-gray-400 dark:border-gray-500'
+						: 'border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600'}"
+					title={`Open ${producer.summary ? `${producer.summary} (${producer.path})` : producer.path}${producer.unsaved ? ' · draft' : ''}`}
+					aria-label="Open the script that produces this asset"
+					onclick={(e) => {
+						e.stopPropagation()
+						producer?.onOpen()
+					}}
+				>
+					{#if producer.language}
+						<LanguageIcon lang={producer.language} width={12} height={12} />
+					{:else}
+						<Code2 size={12} />
+					{/if}
+				</button>
+			{/if}
 		{/snippet}
 	</PipelineNodeCard>
 	{#if showGuardBadge}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/InitialFitView.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/InitialFitView.svelte
index eea1fb306d..2f8c0cdfe7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/InitialFitView.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/InitialFitView.svelte
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 		if (!nodesInitialized.current) return
 		if (!nodes.some((n) => n.type !== 'add')) return
 		fittedFor = fitKey
-		void fitView({ padding: 0.1, maxZoom: 1 })
+		// A re-fit over nodes that keep their ids finds them already measured, one
+		// render before their new positions reach the flow.
+		requestAnimationFrame(() => void fitView({ padding: 0.1, maxZoom: 1 }))
 	})
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineGraphEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineGraphEditor.svelte
index 39d962c688..098760c0ab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineGraphEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineGraphEditor.svelte
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@
 					{panToNodeId}
 					showMinimap={!stacked}
 					viewportFitKey={viewportFitKey ?? folder}
+					assetsOnlyToggle
 				/>
 				{#if boundBar}{@render boundBar()}{/if}
 				{#if mode === 'edit'}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineNodeCard.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineNodeCard.svelte
index 052baa72f7..a1d63f37df 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineNodeCard.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineNodeCard.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ and the controls hung around the card.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { NODE } from '$lib/components/graph/util'
-	import { PIPELINE_NODE_HEIGHT } from './assetGraphLayout'
+	import { PIPELINE_NODE_EXTRA_ROW, PIPELINE_NODE_HEIGHT } from './assetGraphLayout'
 	import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge'
 	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte'
 
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ and the controls hung around the card.
 		/** Between the icon and the text: a live status the eye should find first. */
 		leading?: Snippet
 		trailing?: Snippet
+		/** A second row under the title, as wide as the card. */
+		footer?: Snippet
 	}
 
 	let {
@@ -42,12 +44,13 @@ and the controls hung around the card.
 		tone,
 		onclick,
 		leading,
-		trailing
+		trailing,
+		footer
 	}: Props = $props()
 
 	const cardClass = $derived(
 		twMerge(
-			'flex items-center w-full text-left font-normal rounded-md drop-shadow-sm overflow-hidden border transition-colors',
+			'flex flex-col justify-center w-full text-left font-normal rounded-md drop-shadow-sm overflow-hidden border transition-colors',
 			surface === 'primary' ? 'bg-surface' : 'bg-surface-secondary',
 			'border-gray-400 dark:border-gray-600 hover:border-gray-500 dark:hover:border-gray-500',
 			draft && 'border-dashed border-gray-400 dark:border-gray-500',
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ and the controls hung around the card.
 				'bg-amber-50 dark:bg-amber-900/30 border-amber-400 dark:border-amber-600 animate-pulse'
 		)
 	)
+	const minHeight = $derived(PIPELINE_NODE_HEIGHT + (footer ? PIPELINE_NODE_EXTRA_ROW : 0))
 	const toneText = $derived(
 		tone === 'danger'
 			? 'text-red-700 dark:text-red-400'
@@ -78,6 +82,13 @@ and the controls hung around the card.
 </script>
 
 {#snippet body()}
+	<span class="flex items-center w-full">{@render row()}</span>
+	{#if footer}
+		<span class="flex items-center gap-1 w-full min-w-0 pl-3 pr-2 pb-1.5">{@render footer()}</span>
+	{/if}
+{/snippet}
+
+{#snippet row()}
 	<span class="shrink-0 ml-3 mr-2.5 flex items-center">{@render icon()}</span>
 	{@render leading?.()}
 	<span class="flex flex-col min-w-0 flex-1 pr-1 py-1 leading-tight">
@@ -96,7 +107,7 @@ and the controls hung around the card.
 		type="button"
 		{onclick}
 		class={cardClass}
-		style="width: {NODE.width}px; min-height: {PIPELINE_NODE_HEIGHT}px;"
+		style="width: {NODE.width}px; min-height: {minHeight}px;"
 		title={tooltip}
 	>
 		{@render body()}
@@ -104,7 +115,7 @@ and the controls hung around the card.
 {:else}
 	<div
 		class={cardClass}
-		style="width: {NODE.width}px; min-height: {PIPELINE_NODE_HEIGHT}px;"
+		style="width: {NODE.width}px; min-height: {minHeight}px;"
 		title={tooltip}
 	>
 		{@render body()}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunStateChip.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunStateChip.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6e5aba2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunStateChip.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge'
+	import { CheckCircle2, Loader2, XCircle } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import type { RunnableRunState } from './activeRunnables.svelte'
+
+	let { runState: rs, class: className }: { runState: RunnableRunState; class?: string } = $props()
+</script>
+
+<div
+	class={twMerge(
+		'shrink-0 flex items-center gap-0.5 px-1 py-0.5 rounded-sm',
+		rs.status === 'running'
+			? 'bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/40 text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300'
+			: rs.status === 'success'
+				? 'bg-emerald-100 dark:bg-emerald-900/40 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300'
+				: 'bg-red-100 dark:bg-red-900/40 text-red-700 dark:text-red-300',
+		className
+	)}
+	title={`${
+		rs.status === 'running'
+			? 'Running now'
+			: rs.status === 'success'
+				? 'Last run succeeded'
+				: 'Last run failed'
+	}${rs.runs > 0 ? ` — ran ${rs.runs}× this session` : ''}`}
+>
+	{#if rs.status === 'running'}
+		<Loader2 size={10} class="animate-spin" />
+	{:else if rs.status === 'success'}
+		<CheckCircle2 size={10} />
+	{:else}
+		<XCircle size={10} />
+	{/if}
+	{#if rs.runs > 0}
+		<span class="text-3xs leading-none tabular-nums">×{rs.runs}</span>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunnableNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunnableNode.svelte
index 2896c7df89..1870b91d12 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunnableNode.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunnableNode.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { Handle, Position } from '@xyflow/svelte'
 	import {
-		CheckCircle2,
 		ChevronDown,
 		Code2,
 		EllipsisVertical,
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
 		Target,
 		Timer,
 		Trash2,
-		XCircle,
 		Zap
 	} from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import DbtIcon from '$lib/components/icons/DbtIcon.svelte'
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@
 	import { parseDurationSecs } from './parsePipelineAnnotations'
 	import LanguageIcon from '$lib/components/common/languageIcons/LanguageIcon.svelte'
 	import PipelineNodeCard from './PipelineNodeCard.svelte'
+	import RunStateChip from './RunStateChip.svelte'
 	import type { ScriptLang } from '$lib/gen'
 	import DropdownV2 from '$lib/components/DropdownV2.svelte'
 	import Popover from '$lib/components/meltComponents/Popover.svelte'
@@ -315,35 +314,7 @@
 				</div>
 			{/if}
 			{#if data.runState}
-				{@const rs = data.runState}
-				<div
-					class={twMerge(
-						'shrink-0 flex items-center gap-0.5 px-1 py-0.5 mr-1 rounded-sm',
-						rs.status === 'running'
-							? 'bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/40 text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300'
-							: rs.status === 'success'
-								? 'bg-emerald-100 dark:bg-emerald-900/40 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300'
-								: 'bg-red-100 dark:bg-red-900/40 text-red-700 dark:text-red-300'
-					)}
-					title={`${
-						rs.status === 'running'
-							? 'Running now'
-							: rs.status === 'success'
-								? 'Last run succeeded'
-								: 'Last run failed'
-					}${rs.runs > 0 ? ` — ran ${rs.runs}× this session` : ''}`}
-				>
-					{#if rs.status === 'running'}
-						<Loader2 size={10} class="animate-spin" />
-					{:else if rs.status === 'success'}
-						<CheckCircle2 size={10} />
-					{:else}
-						<XCircle size={10} />
-					{/if}
-					{#if rs.runs > 0}
-						<span class="text-3xs leading-none tabular-nums">×{rs.runs}</span>
-					{/if}
-				</div>
+				<RunStateChip runState={data.runState} class="mr-1" />
 			{/if}
 		{/snippet}
 	</PipelineNodeCard>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetGraphLayout.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetGraphLayout.ts
index 2a5a0883a9..a5379fde38 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetGraphLayout.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetGraphLayout.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const SIBLING_GAP = NODE.gap.horizontal
 // into each other's columns — but only ~2×, so they don't drift far apart.
 const COMPONENT_GAP = SIBLING_GAP * 2
 
-const LAYER_H = NODE_HEIGHT + LAYER_GAP
+/** Extra height of an assets-only node: the row of upstream chips under the title. */
+export const PIPELINE_NODE_EXTRA_ROW = 24
 
 interface GraphInput {
 	nodes: Array<{ id: string; data: AssetGraphNodeData }>
@@ -60,8 +61,10 @@ interface Band {
 // handled by dropping feedback edges (see the Kahn step below).
 function layoutComponent(
 	nodes: GraphInput['nodes'],
-	edges: GraphInput['edges']
+	edges: GraphInput['edges'],
+	rowH: number
 ): Map<string, Positioned> {
+	const layerH = rowH + LAYER_GAP
 	const out = new Map<string, Positioned>()
 	const ids = new Set(nodes.map((n) => n.id))
 
@@ -155,14 +158,14 @@ function layoutComponent(
 			if (l > hi) hi = l
 			for (const k of treeChildren.get(cur)!) stack.push(k)
 		}
-		return { top: lo * LAYER_H, bottom: hi * LAYER_H + NODE_HEIGHT }
+		return { top: lo * layerH, bottom: hi * layerH + rowH }
 	}
 
 	// Recursive placement: node centered over its band, children packed
 	// side-by-side and centered within it.
 	function placeTree(id: string, left: number) {
 		const w = W.get(id)!
-		out.set(id, { x: left + w / 2, y: layer.get(id)! * LAYER_H })
+		out.set(id, { x: left + w / 2, y: layer.get(id)! * layerH })
 		const kids = treeChildren.get(id)!
 		if (kids.length === 0) return
 		const kidsW = kids.reduce((acc, k) => acc + W.get(k)!, 0) + SIBLING_GAP * (kids.length - 1)
@@ -246,7 +249,13 @@ function layoutComponent(
 //
 // Falls back to a stable grid if the component layout throws (defensive —
 // cycles are already absorbed by feedback-edge dropping in layoutComponent).
-export function layoutAssetGraph(graph: GraphInput, anchorId?: string): Map<string, Positioned> {
+export function layoutAssetGraph(
+	graph: GraphInput,
+	anchorId?: string,
+	extraRowHeight = 0
+): Map<string, Positioned> {
+	const rowH = NODE_HEIGHT + extraRowHeight
+	const layerH = rowH + LAYER_GAP
 	const byId = new Map<string, Positioned>()
 	if (graph.nodes.length === 0) return byId
 
@@ -302,7 +311,7 @@ export function layoutAssetGraph(graph: GraphInput, anchorId?: string): Map<stri
 		// since positions are node centers) plus the gutter.
 		let xOffset = 0
 		for (let c = 0; c < nComp; c++) {
-			const positions = layoutComponent(compNodes[c], compEdges[c])
+			const positions = layoutComponent(compNodes[c], compEdges[c], rowH)
 			let maxX = 0
 			for (const p of positions.values()) if (p.x > maxX) maxX = p.x
 			for (const [id, p] of positions) {
@@ -327,7 +336,7 @@ export function layoutAssetGraph(graph: GraphInput, anchorId?: string): Map<stri
 					if (p.x > maxX) maxX = p.x
 					if (p.y < minY) minY = p.y
 				}
-				byId.set(anchorId, { x: (minX + maxX) / 2, y: minY - LAYER_H })
+				byId.set(anchorId, { x: (minX + maxX) / 2, y: minY - layerH })
 				let nMinY = Infinity
 				for (const p of byId.values()) if (p.y < nMinY) nMinY = p.y
 				for (const p of byId.values()) p.y -= nMinY
@@ -339,7 +348,7 @@ export function layoutAssetGraph(graph: GraphInput, anchorId?: string): Map<stri
 		graph.nodes.forEach((n, i) => {
 			byId.set(n.id, {
 				x: (i % cols) * (NODE_WIDTH + SIBLING_GAP),
-				y: Math.floor(i / cols) * LAYER_H
+				y: Math.floor(i / cols) * layerH
 			})
 		})
 		return byId
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetsOnlyView.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetsOnlyView.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6edef39bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetsOnlyView.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { assetsOnlyView } from './assetsOnlyView'
+
+const node = (id: string, type: string, data: any = {}) => ({ id, type, data })
+const edge = (source: string, target: string, kind: string) => ({
+	id: `${kind}:${source}->${target}`,
+	source,
+	target,
+	kind
+})
+
+describe('assetsOnlyView', () => {
+	const nodes = [
+		node('asset:ducklake:raw', 'asset'),
+		node('asset:ducklake:clean', 'asset'),
+		node('asset:ducklake:report', 'asset'),
+		node('script:f/p/clean', 'runnable'),
+		node('script:f/p/report', 'runnable'),
+		node('script:f/p/other', 'runnable'),
+		node('trigger:schedule:f/p/daily', 'trigger', { kind: 'schedule', schedule: '0 0 4 * * *' })
+	]
+	const edges = [
+		edge('trigger:schedule:f/p/daily', 'script:f/p/clean', 'trigger-native'),
+		edge('asset:ducklake:raw', 'script:f/p/clean', 'lineage-read'),
+		edge('script:f/p/clean', 'asset:ducklake:clean', 'lineage-write'),
+		// read-modify-write: no self edge
+		edge('asset:ducklake:clean', 'script:f/p/clean', 'lineage-read'),
+		edge('asset:ducklake:clean', 'script:f/p/report', 'trigger-asset'),
+		edge('asset:ducklake:clean', 'script:f/p/report', 'lineage-read'),
+		edge('script:f/p/report', 'asset:ducklake:report', 'lineage-write'),
+		edge('script:f/p/other', 'asset:ducklake:report', 'lineage-write')
+	]
+	const v = assetsOnlyView(nodes, edges)
+
+	it('joins each script input to its outputs, once', () => {
+		expect(v.edges.map((e) => `${e.source} -> ${e.target}`).sort()).toEqual([
+			'asset:ducklake:clean -> asset:ducklake:report',
+			'asset:ducklake:raw -> asset:ducklake:clean'
+		])
+		expect([...v.nodeIds].sort()).toEqual([
+			'asset:ducklake:clean',
+			'asset:ducklake:raw',
+			'asset:ducklake:report'
+		])
+	})
+
+	it('names the single producer and its trigger, or marks the asset ambiguous', () => {
+		expect(v.upstream.get('asset:ducklake:raw')).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(v.upstream.get('asset:ducklake:clean')).toMatchObject({
+			multiple: false,
+			runnableId: 'script:f/p/clean',
+			trigger: { kind: 'schedule', data: { schedule: '0 0 4 * * *' } }
+		})
+		expect(v.upstream.get('asset:ducklake:report')).toEqual({ multiple: true })
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetsOnlyView.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetsOnlyView.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52aff1eca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/assetsOnlyView.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/** A node or edge of the canvas model, reduced to what the assets-only view reads. */
+export type ViewNode = { id: string; type: string; data: any }
+export type ViewEdge = {
+	id: string
+	source: string
+	target: string
+	kind: string
+	unsaved?: boolean
+}
+
+/** What an asset shows of the script and trigger that produce it, in the assets-only view. */
+export type AssetUpstream =
+	| { multiple: true }
+	| {
+			multiple: false
+			/** Canvas id of the producing runnable (`script:<path>`). */
+			runnableId: string
+			/** The producer's trigger; undefined when nothing triggers it (run by hand). */
+			trigger?: { nodeId?: string; kind: string; data?: any }
+	  }
+
+/**
+ * The asset → asset view of a pipeline graph: runnables and triggers disappear,
+ * and every read (or asset trigger) of a script is joined to each of its writes,
+ * so an asset points at the assets computed from it. Each produced asset keeps a
+ * reference to its single producer and that producer's single trigger, or is
+ * marked `multiple` when either is ambiguous.
+ */
+export function assetsOnlyView<N extends ViewNode, E extends ViewEdge>(
+	nodes: N[],
+	edges: E[]
+): {
+	nodeIds: Set<string>
+	edges: Array<ViewEdge>
+	upstream: Map<string, AssetUpstream>
+} {
+	const nodeById = new Map(nodes.map((n) => [n.id, n]))
+	const inputsOf = new Map<string, E[]>()
+	const triggersOf = new Map<string, E[]>()
+	const producersOf = new Map<string, E[]>()
+	const push = (m: Map<string, E[]>, k: string, e: E) => m.set(k, [...(m.get(k) ?? []), e])
+	for (const e of edges) {
+		if (e.kind === 'lineage-write') push(producersOf, e.target, e)
+		else if (e.kind === 'lineage-read' || e.kind === 'trigger-asset') {
+			push(inputsOf, e.target, e)
+			if (e.kind === 'trigger-asset') push(triggersOf, e.target, e)
+		} else if (e.kind === 'trigger-native') push(triggersOf, e.target, e)
+	}
+
+	const out = new Map<string, ViewEdge>()
+	for (const [assetId, writes] of producersOf) {
+		for (const w of writes) {
+			for (const r of inputsOf.get(w.source) ?? []) {
+				// A read-modify-write of the same table is not a dependency on itself.
+				if (r.source === assetId) continue
+				const id = `flow:${r.source}->${assetId}`
+				const prev = out.get(id)
+				const unsaved = !!(w.unsaved || r.unsaved)
+				if (prev) prev.unsaved = prev.unsaved && unsaved
+				else out.set(id, { id, source: r.source, target: assetId, kind: 'asset-flow', unsaved })
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for (const e of edges) if (e.kind === 'dbt-ref') out.set(e.id, e)
+
+	const upstream = new Map<string, AssetUpstream>()
+	for (const [assetId, writes] of producersOf) {
+		const runnableIds = [...new Set(writes.map((w) => w.source))]
+		if (runnableIds.length !== 1) {
+			upstream.set(assetId, { multiple: true })
+			continue
+		}
+		const runnableId = runnableIds[0]
+		// Every asset trigger of a script is one cause, "an input changed".
+		const triggers = [
+			...new Map(
+				(triggersOf.get(runnableId) ?? []).map((t) => [
+					t.kind === 'trigger-asset' ? 'asset' : t.source,
+					t
+				])
+			).values()
+		]
+		if (triggers.length > 1) {
+			upstream.set(assetId, { multiple: true })
+			continue
+		}
+		const t = triggers[0]
+		const tNode = t && nodeById.get(t.source)
+		upstream.set(assetId, {
+			multiple: false,
+			runnableId,
+			trigger: !t
+				? undefined
+				: t.kind === 'trigger-asset'
+					? { kind: 'asset' }
+					: { nodeId: t.source, kind: tNode?.data?.kind, data: tNode?.data }
+		})
+	}
+
+	const nodeIds = new Set(nodes.filter((n) => n.type === 'asset').map((n) => n.id))
+	return { nodeIds, edges: [...out.values()], upstream }
+}