diff --git a/src/lib/components/FlowCanvas.svelte b/src/lib/components/FlowCanvas.svelte
index 6ad76ddf..25c8636b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/FlowCanvas.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/FlowCanvas.svelte
@@ -521,8 +521,13 @@
 	cleanups.push(graphStore.nodes.subscribe((graphNodesMap: Map<string, NodeInstance>) => {
 		if (isSyncing) return;
 
-		// Convert Map to array for processing
-		const filteredGraphNodes = Array.from(graphNodesMap.values());
+		// Convert Map to array for processing — exclude nodes hidden via `_hidden`
+		// param. Hidden nodes stay in the store (simulation still uses them) but
+		// disappear from the canvas; toggling `_hidden` triggers this subscriber
+		// again so they come back the same way they were removed.
+		const filteredGraphNodes = Array.from(graphNodesMap.values()).filter(
+			(n) => !n.params?.['_hidden']
+		);
 
 		// Track nodes that need handle updates (port count changed)
 		const nodesToUpdate: string[] = [];
@@ -689,25 +694,46 @@
 		annotationNodes = Array.from(annotationsMap.values()).map(toAnnotationNode);
 	}));
 
+	// Compute the set of node IDs currently visible (not `_hidden`). Read on
+	// every edge rebuild so connections to hidden nodes can be filtered out.
+	function getVisibleNodeIds(): Set<string> {
+		const graphNodesMap = get(graphStore.nodes);
+		const ids = new Set<string>();
+		for (const n of graphNodesMap.values()) {
+			if (!n.params?.['_hidden']) ids.add(n.id);
+		}
+		return ids;
+	}
+
+	function rebuildEdges(connections: Connection[]): void {
+		const visibleIds = getVisibleNodeIds();
+		const currentEdgeSelection = new Map(edges.map((e) => [e.id, e.selected]));
+		edges = connections
+			.filter((c) => visibleIds.has(c.sourceNodeId) && visibleIds.has(c.targetNodeId))
+			.map((conn) => {
+				const edge = toFlowEdge(conn);
+				if (currentEdgeSelection.get(conn.id)) edge.selected = true;
+				return edge;
+			});
+	}
+
 	// Subscribe to current connections (filtered by current navigation context)
 	cleanups.push(graphStore.connections.subscribe((connections: Connection[]) => {
 		if (isSyncing) return;
-		// Preserve selection state from existing edges
-		const currentEdgeSelection = new Map(edges.map(e => [e.id, e.selected]));
-		edges = connections.map(conn => {
-			const edge = toFlowEdge(conn);
-			// Preserve selection state
-			const wasSelected = currentEdgeSelection.get(conn.id);
-			if (wasSelected) {
-				edge.selected = true;
-			}
-			return edge;
-		});
+		rebuildEdges(connections);
 		// Recalculate routes when connections change
 		// Debounced to coalesce rapid changes (paste, undo, bulk operations)
 		scheduleRoutingUpdate();
 	}));
 
+	// When `_hidden` flips on a node, the connections store doesn't fire — the
+	// connections themselves are unchanged. Subscribe to the nodes store too
+	// and rebuild edges so newly hidden/visible nodes' edges follow along.
+	cleanups.push(graphStore.nodes.subscribe(() => {
+		if (isSyncing) return;
+		rebuildEdges(get(graphStore.connections));
+	}));
+
 	// Track last snapped positions during drag for discrete routing updates
 	let lastDraggedPositions = new Map<string, { x: number; y: number }>();
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/contextMenuBuilders.ts b/src/lib/components/contextMenuBuilders.ts
index ccbbefb1..645194be 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/contextMenuBuilders.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/contextMenuBuilders.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ function buildNodeMenu(nodeId: string): MenuItemType[] {
 
 		items.push(
 			DIVIDER,
+			{
+				label: 'Hide',
+				icon: 'eye-off',
+				action: () => historyStore.mutate(() =>
+					graphStore.updateNodeParams(nodeId, { _hidden: true })
+				)
+			},
 			{
 				label: 'View Code',
 				icon: 'braces',
@@ -239,6 +246,13 @@ function buildNodeMenu(nodeId: string): MenuItemType[] {
 
 	items.push(
 		DIVIDER,
+		{
+			label: 'Hide',
+			icon: 'eye-off',
+			action: () => historyStore.mutate(() =>
+				graphStore.updateNodeParams(nodeId, { _hidden: true })
+			)
+		},
 		{
 			label: 'View Code',
 			icon: 'braces',
@@ -316,6 +330,16 @@ function buildSelectionMenu(
 			action: () => clipboardStore.copy()
 		},
 		DIVIDER,
+		{
+			label: `Hide ${count} nodes`,
+			icon: 'eye-off',
+			action: () => historyStore.mutate(() => {
+				for (const id of nodeIds) {
+					graphStore.updateNodeParams(id, { _hidden: true });
+				}
+			})
+		},
+		DIVIDER,
 		{
 			label: `Delete ${count} nodes`,
 			icon: 'trash',
diff --git a/src/lib/components/dialogs/BlockPropertiesDialog.svelte b/src/lib/components/dialogs/BlockPropertiesDialog.svelte
index 1d4f43b2..a71b6428 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/dialogs/BlockPropertiesDialog.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/dialogs/BlockPropertiesDialog.svelte
@@ -165,6 +165,18 @@
 	// Check if node can be exported (not Interface blocks)
 	const canExport = $derived(node?.type !== NODE_TYPES.INTERFACE);
 
+	// Hide button is meaningless for Interface blocks (they define the
+	// subsystem's outer ports) — skip them. All other nodes can be hidden.
+	const canHide = $derived(node?.type !== NODE_TYPES.INTERFACE);
+
+	function handleHide() {
+		if (!node) return;
+		const id = node.id;
+		historyStore.mutate(() => graphStore.updateNodeParams(id, { _hidden: true }));
+		// Dialog targets a node that's now invisible; close it.
+		closeNodeDialog();
+	}
+
 	// Check if node is a recording node (Scope or Spectrum)
 	const isRecordingNode = $derived(node?.type === 'Scope' || node?.type === 'Spectrum');
 
@@ -304,6 +316,17 @@
 								<Icon name="upload" size={16} />
 							</button>
 						{/if}
+						<!-- Hide button -->
+						{#if canHide}
+							<button
+								class="icon-btn"
+								onclick={handleHide}
+								use:tooltip={"Hide"}
+								aria-label="Hide"
+							>
+								<Icon name="eye-off" size={16} />
+							</button>
+						{/if}
 					{/if}
 					<!-- Toggle code view button -->
 					<button
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 5d306040..6b50cd42 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -508,6 +508,50 @@
 
 	// App state
 	let nodeCount = $state(0);
+	let hiddenNodes = $state<import('$lib/nodes/types').NodeInstance[]>([]);
+	let hiddenMenuOpen = $state(false);
+	let hiddenOpenTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+	let hiddenCloseTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+	function clearHiddenTimers() {
+		if (hiddenOpenTimer) {
+			clearTimeout(hiddenOpenTimer);
+			hiddenOpenTimer = null;
+		}
+		if (hiddenCloseTimer) {
+			clearTimeout(hiddenCloseTimer);
+			hiddenCloseTimer = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	function handleHiddenGroupEnter() {
+		clearHiddenTimers();
+		hiddenOpenTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+			hiddenMenuOpen = true;
+			hiddenOpenTimer = null;
+		}, 250);
+	}
+
+	function handleHiddenGroupLeave() {
+		clearHiddenTimers();
+		hiddenCloseTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+			hiddenMenuOpen = false;
+			hiddenCloseTimer = null;
+		}, 180);
+	}
+
+	function handleUnhide(nodeId: string) {
+		historyStore.mutate(() => graphStore.updateNodeParams(nodeId, { _hidden: false }));
+	}
+
+	function handleShowAll() {
+		clearHiddenTimers();
+		hiddenMenuOpen = false;
+		const ids = hiddenNodes.map((n) => n.id);
+		historyStore.mutate(() => {
+			for (const id of ids) graphStore.updateNodeParams(id, { _hidden: false });
+		});
+	}
 	let pyodideReady = $state(false);
 	let pyodideLoading = $state(false);
 	let simRunning = $state(false);
@@ -575,6 +619,7 @@
 
 		const unsubNodeCount = graphStore.nodesArray.subscribe((nodes) => {
 			nodeCount = nodes.length;
+			hiddenNodes = nodes.filter((n) => n.params?.['_hidden']);
 		});
 
 		const unsubPyodide = pyodideState.subscribe((s) => {
@@ -1355,6 +1400,46 @@
 			</button>
 		</div>
 
+		<!-- Hidden nodes -->
+		{#if hiddenNodes.length > 0}
+			<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+			<div
+				class="toolbar-group hidden-group"
+				onmouseenter={handleHiddenGroupEnter}
+				onmouseleave={handleHiddenGroupLeave}
+			>
+				<button
+					class="toolbar-btn hidden-btn"
+					use:tooltip={`${hiddenNodes.length} hidden node${hiddenNodes.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}`}
+					aria-label="Hidden nodes"
+				>
+					<Icon name="eye-off" size={16} />
+					<span class="hidden-badge">{hiddenNodes.length}</span>
+				</button>
+				{#if hiddenMenuOpen}
+					<div class="recent-menu" role="menu">
+						<div class="recent-menu-header">Hidden nodes</div>
+						{#each hiddenNodes as node (node.id)}
+							<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_click_events_have_key_events, a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+							<div class="recent-item" role="menuitem" tabindex="0" onclick={() => handleUnhide(node.id)}>
+								<Icon name="eye" size={14} />
+								<span class="recent-name" title={node.name}>{node.name}</span>
+								<span class="hidden-type">{node.type}</span>
+							</div>
+						{/each}
+						{#if hiddenNodes.length > 1}
+							<div class="recent-divider"></div>
+							<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_click_events_have_key_events, a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+							<div class="recent-item show-all" role="menuitem" tabindex="0" onclick={handleShowAll}>
+								<Icon name="eye" size={14} />
+								<span class="recent-name">Show all</span>
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+
 		<!-- Help -->
 		<div class="toolbar-group">
 			<button
@@ -1937,6 +2022,49 @@
 		background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--error) 15%, transparent);
 	}
 
+	/* Hidden-nodes group reuses .open-group/.recent-menu layout */
+	.hidden-group {
+		position: relative;
+	}
+
+	.hidden-btn {
+		position: relative;
+	}
+
+	.hidden-badge {
+		position: absolute;
+		top: -4px;
+		right: -4px;
+		min-width: 16px;
+		height: 16px;
+		padding: 0 4px;
+		border-radius: 8px;
+		background: var(--accent);
+		color: var(--surface);
+		font-size: 10px;
+		font-weight: 600;
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+		box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--surface);
+	}
+
+	.hidden-type {
+		font-size: 10px;
+		color: var(--text-disabled);
+		font-family: var(--font-mono);
+	}
+
+	.recent-divider {
+		height: 1px;
+		background: var(--border);
+		margin: 4px 0;
+	}
+
+	.recent-item.show-all {
+		color: var(--accent);
+	}
+
 	.mutation-badge {
 		position: absolute;
 		top: -4px;