diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/orchestrationToFlow.ts b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/orchestrationToFlow.ts
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+/** OrchSnapshot → @xyflow nodes/edges with a deterministic shallow 3-layer layout. Pure. */
+import type { Edge, Node } from "@xyflow/react";
+import { edgeStyle } from "@/shared/components/flow/edgeStyles";
+import type { OrchNodeKind, OrchSnapshot } from "./orchestrationTypes";
+
+const LAYER_Y: Record<OrchNodeKind, number> = {
+  orchestrator: 0, source: 150, work: 320, overflow: 320, activity: 470,
+};
+const X_GAP = 260;
+
+export function orchestrationToFlow(snap: OrchSnapshot): { nodes: Node[]; edges: Edge[]; fitKey: string } {
+  const byLayer = new Map<number, string[]>();
+  for (const n of [...snap.nodes].sort((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b.id))) {
+    const y = LAYER_Y[n.kind];
+    const ids = byLayer.get(y) ?? [];
+    ids.push(n.id);
+    byLayer.set(y, ids);
+  }
+  const pos = new Map<string, { x: number; y: number }>();
+  for (const [y, ids] of byLayer) {
+    const width = (ids.length - 1) * X_GAP;
+    ids.forEach((id, i) => pos.set(id, { x: i * X_GAP - width / 2, y }));
+  }
+
+  const stateOf = new Map(snap.nodes.map((n) => [n.id, n.state]));
+  const nodes: Node[] = snap.nodes.map((n) => ({
+    id: n.id, type: n.kind, position: pos.get(n.id)!, data: n as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+  }));
+  const edges: Edge[] = snap.edges.map((e) => {
+    const target = stateOf.get(e.to);
+    const style = edgeStyle(e.active, false, target === "failed", target === "succeeded");
+    return {
+      id: e.id, source: e.from, target: e.to, animated: e.active,
+      style: e.kind === "mirror" ? { ...style, strokeDasharray: "6 4" } : style,
+    };
+  });
+
+  const fitKey = snap.nodes.filter((n) => n.kind === "work").map((n) => n.id).sort().join("|");
+  return { nodes, edges, fitKey };
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/ui/orchestrationToFlow.test.ts b/tests/unit/ui/orchestrationToFlow.test.ts
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+/** Run: node --import tsx/esm --test tests/unit/ui/orchestrationToFlow.test.ts */
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { orchestrationToFlow } from "../../../src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/orchestrationToFlow.ts";
+import type { OrchSnapshot } from "../../../src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/orchestrationTypes.ts";
+
+const snap: OrchSnapshot = {
+  nodes: [
+    { id: "orchestrator", kind: "orchestrator", label: "OmniRoute" },
+    { id: "source:a2a", kind: "source", source: "a2a", label: "A2A" },
+    { id: "a2a:t1", kind: "work", source: "a2a", state: "running", label: "smart-routing" },
+    { id: "a2a:t2", kind: "work", source: "a2a", state: "failed", label: "cost-analysis" },
+  ],
+  edges: [
+    { id: "e1", from: "orchestrator", to: "source:a2a", kind: "owns", active: false },
+    { id: "e2", from: "source:a2a", to: "a2a:t1", kind: "owns", active: true },
+    { id: "e3", from: "source:a2a", to: "a2a:t2", kind: "owns", active: false },
+  ],
+  sources: [], generatedAt: "2026-08-30T12:00:00Z",
+};
+
+describe("orchestrationToFlow", () => {
+  it("puts each kind on its own Y layer and is deterministic", () => {
+    const a = orchestrationToFlow(snap);
+    const b = orchestrationToFlow(snap);
+    assert.deepEqual(a.nodes.map((n) => n.position), b.nodes.map((n) => n.position));
+    const ys = new Map(a.nodes.map((n) => [n.id, n.position.y]));
+    assert.equal(ys.get("orchestrator"), 0);
+    assert.equal(ys.get("source:a2a"), 150);
+    assert.equal(ys.get("a2a:t1"), 320);
+  });
+  it("active edge is animated; edge to failed work is red", () => {
+    const { edges } = orchestrationToFlow(snap);
+    assert.equal(edges.find((e) => e.id === "e2")?.animated, true);
+    const failedEdge = edges.find((e) => e.id === "e3");
+    assert.equal((failedEdge?.style as { stroke?: string })?.stroke, "#ef4444");
+  });
+  it("fitKey only tracks the set of work ids", () => {
+    const k1 = orchestrationToFlow(snap).fitKey;
+    const stateChanged = { ...snap, nodes: snap.nodes.map((n) => n.id === "a2a:t1" ? { ...n, state: "succeeded" as const } : n) };
+    assert.equal(orchestrationToFlow(stateChanged).fitKey, k1);
+    const nodeRemoved = { ...snap, nodes: snap.nodes.filter((n) => n.id !== "a2a:t2"), edges: snap.edges.filter((e) => e.to !== "a2a:t2") };
+    assert.notEqual(orchestrationToFlow(nodeRemoved).fitKey, k1);
+  });
+});