diff --git a/docs/prototypes/monitoring-platform-v2/index.html b/docs/prototypes/monitoring-platform-v2/index.html
index c4bc1c5db..217d6782b 100644
--- a/docs/prototypes/monitoring-platform-v2/index.html
+++ b/docs/prototypes/monitoring-platform-v2/index.html
@@ -521,11 +521,11 @@
           <div id="platformButtons" class="filter-buttons"></div>
         </div>
         <div class="filter-row">
-          <span class="filter-label">View</span>
+          <span class="filter-label">Focus</span>
           <div id="viewButtons" class="filter-buttons"></div>
         </div>
         <div class="filter-row">
-          <span class="filter-label">Show</span>
+          <span class="filter-label">Include</span>
           <div id="layerButtons" class="filter-buttons"></div>
         </div>
       </section>
@@ -543,52 +543,17 @@
     </main>
 
     <script>
-      const views = {
-        global: [
-          { id: "overview", label: "Overview" },
-          { id: "recovery", label: "Recovery" },
-          { id: "problems", label: "Problems" },
-        ],
-        proxmox: [
-          { id: "overview", label: "Overview" },
-          { id: "guests", label: "Guests" },
-          { id: "storage", label: "Storage" },
-          { id: "backups", label: "Backups" },
-          { id: "problems", label: "Problems" },
-        ],
-        docker: [
-          { id: "overview", label: "Overview" },
-          { id: "containers", label: "Containers" },
-          { id: "volumes", label: "Volumes" },
-          { id: "backups", label: "Backups" },
-          { id: "problems", label: "Problems" },
-        ],
-        kubernetes: [
-          { id: "overview", label: "Overview" },
-          { id: "workloads", label: "Workloads" },
-          { id: "storage", label: "Storage" },
-          { id: "backups", label: "Backups" },
-          { id: "problems", label: "Problems" },
-        ],
-        truenas: [
-          { id: "overview", label: "Overview" },
-          { id: "pools", label: "Pools" },
-          { id: "datasets", label: "Datasets" },
-          { id: "disks", label: "Disks" },
-          { id: "replication", label: "Replication" },
-          { id: "problems", label: "Problems" },
-        ],
-        vsphere: [
-          { id: "overview", label: "Overview" },
-          { id: "vms", label: "VMs" },
-          { id: "datastores", label: "Datastores" },
-          { id: "backups", label: "Backups" },
-          { id: "problems", label: "Problems" },
-        ],
-      };
+      const focusOptions = [
+        { id: "overview", label: "Everything", layers: ["top", "workload", "storage", "recovery"] },
+        { id: "hosts", label: "Top Level", layers: ["top"] },
+        { id: "workloads", label: "Workloads", layers: ["top", "workload"] },
+        { id: "storage", label: "Storage", layers: ["top", "workload", "storage"] },
+        { id: "recovery", label: "Recovery", layers: ["top", "workload", "recovery"] },
+        { id: "problems", label: "Problems", layers: ["top", "workload", "storage", "recovery"] },
+      ];
 
       const layerOptions = [
-        { id: "top", label: "Hosts" },
+        { id: "top", label: "Top Level" },
         { id: "workload", label: "Workloads" },
         { id: "storage", label: "Storage" },
         { id: "recovery", label: "Recovery" },
@@ -772,7 +737,7 @@
       const state = {
         view: "overview",
         selectedPlatforms: new Set(),
-        layers: new Set(layerOptions.map((layer) => layer.id)),
+        layers: new Set(focusOptions[0].layers),
         query: "",
       };
 
@@ -780,26 +745,35 @@
         return Object.keys(data);
       }
 
-      function currentViews() {
-        const focusedPlatform = focusedPlatformScope();
-        if (focusedPlatform) return views[focusedPlatform];
-        return views.global;
+      function focusOption(view) {
+        return focusOptions.find((option) => option.id === view) || focusOptions[0];
       }
 
-      function requiredLayerForView(view) {
-        if (["guests", "containers", "workloads", "vms"].includes(view)) return "workload";
-        if (["storage", "volumes", "pools", "datasets", "disks", "datastores"].includes(view)) return "storage";
-        if (["recovery", "backups", "replication"].includes(view)) return "recovery";
+      function primaryLayerForView(view) {
+        if (view === "hosts") return "top";
+        if (view === "workloads") return "workload";
+        if (view === "storage") return "storage";
+        if (view === "recovery") return "recovery";
         return "";
       }
 
-      function ensureRequiredLayer() {
-        const required = requiredLayerForView(state.view);
-        if (required) state.layers.add(required);
+      function applyFocusDefaults(view) {
+        state.view = view;
+        state.layers = new Set(focusOption(view).layers);
+      }
+
+      function ensureFocusState() {
+        if (!focusOptions.some((option) => option.id === state.view)) {
+          applyFocusDefaults("overview");
+          return;
+        }
+        const primary = primaryLayerForView(state.view);
+        if (primary) state.layers.add(primary);
+        if (state.layers.size === 0) applyFocusDefaults("overview");
       }
 
       function layerEnabled(layer) {
-        return state.layers.has(layer) || requiredLayerForView(state.view) === layer;
+        return state.layers.has(layer);
       }
 
       function selectedPlatformIds() {
@@ -865,7 +839,6 @@
 
       function rowsForScope() {
         const focusedPlatform = focusedPlatformScope();
-        if (state.view === "recovery" && !focusedPlatform) return recoveryRows();
         if (focusedPlatform) return platformRows(focusedPlatform);
         return globalRows();
       }
@@ -873,17 +846,29 @@
       function globalRows() {
         if (state.view === "overview") return segmentedOverviewRows(selectedPlatformIds(), true);
         if (state.view === "problems") return globalProblemRows();
+        if (state.view === "recovery") return recoveryRows();
 
         const rows = [];
         for (const platformId of selectedPlatformIds()) {
-          const platform = data[platformId];
-          const platformRows = platform.top.map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "top", row)).filter(matchesGlobalView).filter(matchesSearch);
-          const extraProblems = state.view === "problems" ? allRows(platformId).filter((row) => row.area !== "top").filter(hasProblem).filter(matchesSearch) : [];
-          const visible = state.view === "problems" ? [...platformRows, ...extraProblems] : platformRows;
-          if (!visible.length) continue;
-          rows.push(section(platform.label, `${platform.top.length} ${platform.topLabel}`, "platform"), ...visible);
+          const result = platformRows(platformId);
+          if (!result.rows.length) continue;
+          rows.push(section(data[platformId].label, "", "platform"), ...result.rows);
         }
-        return { columns: state.view === "problems" ? columns.problems : columns.overview, rows };
+        return { columns: columnsForFocus(), rows };
+      }
+
+      function topLevelRows(platformId) {
+        const rows = data[platformId].top
+          .map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "top", row))
+          .filter(matchesSearch);
+        return { columns: columns.overview, rows };
+      }
+
+      function columnsForFocus() {
+        if (state.view === "storage") return columns.storage;
+        if (state.view === "recovery") return columns.backups;
+        if (state.view === "problems") return columns.problems;
+        return columns.overview;
       }
 
       function segmentedOverviewRows(platforms, includePlatformSections) {
@@ -1057,15 +1042,12 @@
         return `${rows.length} ${rows.length === 1 ? noun : `${noun}s`}`;
       }
 
-      function matchesGlobalView(row) {
-        return state.view === "problems" ? hasProblem(row) : true;
-      }
-
       function platformRows(platformId) {
         if (state.view === "overview") return segmentedOverviewRows([platformId], false);
-        if (["guests", "containers", "workloads", "vms"].includes(state.view)) return workloadIntentRows(platformId);
-        if (["storage", "volumes", "pools", "datasets", "disks", "datastores"].includes(state.view)) return storageIntentRows(platformId);
-        if (["backups", "replication"].includes(state.view)) return recoveryIntentRows(platformId);
+        if (state.view === "hosts") return topLevelRows(platformId);
+        if (state.view === "workloads") return workloadIntentRows(platformId);
+        if (state.view === "storage") return storageIntentRows(platformId);
+        if (state.view === "recovery") return recoveryIntentRows(platformId);
         if (state.view === "problems") return problemIntentRows(platformId);
         return segmentedOverviewRows([platformId], false);
       }
@@ -1190,64 +1172,17 @@
       }
 
       function workloadMatchesIntent(row) {
-        if (state.view === "vms") return row.kind === "VM";
-        if (state.view === "containers") return row.kind === "Container";
         return true;
       }
 
       function storageMatchesIntent(row) {
-        if (state.view === "volumes") return ["Volume", "Bind Mount"].includes(row.kind);
-        if (state.view === "pools") return row.kind === "Pool";
-        if (state.view === "datasets") return row.kind === "Dataset";
-        if (state.view === "disks") return row.kind === "Disk";
-        if (state.view === "datastores") return row.kind === "Datastore";
         return true;
       }
 
       function recoveryMatchesIntent(row) {
-        if (state.view === "replication") return row.kind === "Replication";
         return true;
       }
 
-      function platformColumnSet(platformId, view) {
-        if (view === "overview") return columns.overview;
-        if (view === "problems") return columns.problems;
-        if (["backups", "replication"].includes(view)) return columns.backups;
-        if (["storage", "volumes", "pools", "datasets", "disks", "datastores"].includes(view)) return columns.storage;
-        return columns.workloads;
-      }
-
-      function platformGroups(platformId, view) {
-        const platform = data[platformId];
-        if (view === "overview") {
-          return platform.top.map((top) => ({
-            title: top.name,
-            meta: top.info,
-            rows: [
-              normalizeRow(platformId, "top", top),
-              ...platform.workloads.filter((row) => row.placement && row.placement.includes(top.name)).map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "workload", row)),
-              ...platform.storage.filter((row) => row.placement && row.placement.includes(top.name)).map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "storage", row)),
-              ...platform.backups.map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "recovery", row)).filter((row) => belongsToTop(row, top.name)),
-            ],
-          }));
-        }
-        if (view === "problems") {
-          return groupByProblemState(allRows(platformId).filter(hasProblem));
-        }
-        if (["backups", "replication"].includes(view)) {
-          return [{ title: `${platform.label} recovery`, meta: `${platform.backups.length} policies`, rows: platform.backups.map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "recovery", row)) }];
-        }
-        if (platformId === "truenas") {
-          if (view === "pools") return [{ title: "Pools", meta: "capacity and health", rows: platform.storage.filter((row) => row.kind === "Pool").map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "storage", row)) }];
-          if (view === "datasets") return [{ title: "Datasets", meta: "dataset usage and snapshots", rows: platform.storage.filter((row) => row.kind === "Dataset").map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "storage", row)) }];
-          if (view === "disks") return [{ title: "Disks", meta: "physical media", rows: platform.storage.filter((row) => row.kind === "Disk").map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "storage", row)) }];
-        }
-        if (["storage", "volumes", "datastores"].includes(view)) {
-          return groupByPlacement(platform.storage.map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "storage", row)));
-        }
-        return groupByPlacement(platform.workloads.map((row) => normalizeRow(platformId, "workload", row)));
-      }
-
       function belongsToTop(row, topName) {
         const rootPlacement = (row.placement || "").split(" / ")[0];
         if (rootPlacement === topName) return true;
@@ -1255,26 +1190,6 @@
         return text.includes(topName.toLowerCase());
       }
 
-      function groupByPlacement(rows) {
-        const groups = new Map();
-        for (const row of rows) {
-          const key = (row.placement || row.platformLabel || "Unassigned").split(" / ")[0];
-          if (!groups.has(key)) groups.set(key, []);
-          groups.get(key).push(row);
-        }
-        return Array.from(groups, ([title, groupedRows]) => ({ title, meta: `${groupedRows.length} resources`, rows: groupedRows }));
-      }
-
-      function groupByProblemState(rows) {
-        const groups = new Map();
-        for (const row of rows) {
-          const key = row.runtimeState === "off" ? "Off" : row.status === "critical" ? "Critical" : "Issue";
-          if (!groups.has(key)) groups.set(key, []);
-          groups.get(key).push(row);
-        }
-        return Array.from(groups, ([title, groupedRows]) => ({ title, meta: `${groupedRows.length} resources`, rows: groupedRows }));
-      }
-
       function recoveryRows() {
         const rows = [];
         for (const platformId of selectedPlatformIds()) {
@@ -1333,24 +1248,22 @@
       }
 
       function renderControls() {
-        ensureRequiredLayer();
+        ensureFocusState();
 
         document.getElementById("platformButtons").innerHTML = [
           `<button class="platform ${state.selectedPlatforms.size === 0 ? "active" : ""}" type="button" data-platform="any">All Platforms</button>`,
           ...platformIds().map((id) => `<button class="platform ${state.selectedPlatforms.has(id) ? "active" : ""}" type="button" data-platform="${id}">${data[id].label}</button>`),
         ].join("");
 
-        const availableViews = currentViews();
-        if (!availableViews.some((view) => view.id === state.view)) state.view = availableViews[0].id;
-        document.getElementById("viewButtons").innerHTML = availableViews
+        document.getElementById("viewButtons").innerHTML = focusOptions
           .map((view) => `<button class="view ${state.view === view.id ? "active" : ""}" type="button" data-view="${view.id}">${view.label}</button>`)
           .join("");
 
-        const requiredLayer = requiredLayerForView(state.view);
+        const primaryLayer = primaryLayerForView(state.view);
         document.getElementById("layerButtons").innerHTML = layerOptions
           .map((layer) => {
             const active = layerEnabled(layer.id);
-            const required = requiredLayer === layer.id;
+            const required = primaryLayer === layer.id;
             return `<button class="layer ${active ? "active" : ""}" type="button" data-layer="${layer.id}" aria-pressed="${active}" ${required ? 'aria-disabled="true"' : ""}>${layer.label}</button>`;
           })
           .join("");
@@ -1421,20 +1334,20 @@
         });
         document.querySelectorAll(".view").forEach((button) => {
           button.addEventListener("click", () => {
-            state.view = button.dataset.view;
-            ensureRequiredLayer();
+            applyFocusDefaults(button.dataset.view);
             render();
           });
         });
         document.querySelectorAll(".layer").forEach((button) => {
           button.addEventListener("click", () => {
             const layer = button.dataset.layer;
-            if (requiredLayerForView(state.view) === layer) return;
+            if (primaryLayerForView(state.view) === layer) return;
             if (state.layers.has(layer) && state.layers.size > 1) {
               state.layers.delete(layer);
             } else {
               state.layers.add(layer);
             }
+            ensureFocusState();
             render();
           });
         });
diff --git a/docs/prototypes/monitoring-platform-v2/rewrite-proposal.md b/docs/prototypes/monitoring-platform-v2/rewrite-proposal.md
index 39d45405d..627cf2453 100644
--- a/docs/prototypes/monitoring-platform-v2/rewrite-proposal.md
+++ b/docs/prototypes/monitoring-platform-v2/rewrite-proposal.md
@@ -71,3 +71,5 @@ When a platform is focused, the primary layout should become relationship-first
 Each filter state should be treated as a monitoring intent with its own view model. Overview should emphasize topology. Workload views should emphasize runtime units and their attachments. Storage views should emphasize ownership and attachment points. Recovery views should emphasize protected resources and backup/replication policies. Problem views should preserve enough context to explain what is affected. A single generic grouping algorithm is not sufficient.
 
 Users should also be able to compose the density of the page. The Monitoring surface needs layer toggles for top-level resources, workloads, storage, and recovery so an operator can choose "hosts only", "hosts plus workloads", or "hosts plus workloads plus storage" without losing the hierarchy.
+
+The filter controls should be preset-first, not combination-first. Platform selection answers "which estate am I looking at?", Focus answers "what monitoring job am I doing?", and Include answers "which related layers should stay visible for context?" Focus choices should apply sensible layer defaults such as Top Level only, Workloads with owners, Storage with owners and attached workloads, Recovery with protected resources, and Problems with enough context to explain impact. Operators can then adjust Include toggles, but they should not have to know hidden layer dependencies to get a useful view.