diff --git a/crates/oakengine/src/timeline.rs b/crates/oakengine/src/timeline.rs
index 92c348f9a..8c65617a9 100644
--- a/crates/oakengine/src/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/oakengine/src/timeline.rs
@@ -2208,6 +2208,155 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_clip_as_node(self_: *const OakEngineClip) ->
 	})
 }
 
+// ---- Sequence node-graph enumeration ----------------------------------------
+//
+// The node-editor surface (M12 P2): the app displays the CURRENT sequence's
+// node graph — the sequence node (the output) plus the blocks, effects and
+// scratch footage of its timeline. The module keeps the sequence in its own
+// scratch project (documented deviation, see `oakengine_sequence_new`), so
+// the graph is exactly that project's node list; positions live in the
+// sequence node's context position map (`oakengine_node_get_context_position`).
+
+/// `oakengine_sequence_as_node` — the sequence's node view (borrowed;
+/// freed with `oakengine_node_free`). The graph surface addresses the
+/// sequence through this handle: the sequence node is the graph's output
+/// node AND the context for its position map.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_sequence_as_node(
+	self_: *const OakEngineSequence,
+) -> *mut OakEngineNode {
+	guard_ptr(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		let h = unbox(self_)?;
+		let node = n::oaknode_sequence_as_node(h);
+		if node.is_null() {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		Ok(box_handle::<OakEngineNode>(node))
+	})
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_sequence_node_count` — nodes in the sequence's owning
+/// project (the sequence's graph; 0 for NULL/invalid).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_sequence_node_count(
+	self_: *const OakEngineSequence,
+) -> c_int {
+	guard_int(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() {
+			return Ok(0);
+		}
+		let project = seq_project_of(unbox(self_)?);
+		if project.is_null() {
+			return Ok(0);
+		}
+		let count = n::oaknode_project_node_count(project);
+		release_handle(project);
+		Ok(count)
+	})
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_sequence_node_at` — boxed node at `index` (freed with
+/// `oakengine_node_free`); NULL for an invalid index or sequence.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_sequence_node_at(
+	self_: *const OakEngineSequence,
+	index: c_int,
+) -> *mut OakEngineNode {
+	guard_ptr(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() || index < 0 {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		let project = seq_project_of(unbox(self_)?);
+		if project.is_null() {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		let node = n::oaknode_project_node_at(project, index);
+		release_handle(project);
+		if node.is_null() {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		Ok(box_handle::<OakEngineNode>(node))
+	})
+}
+
+/// The uuid of a project handle (empty on failure). Project handles are
+/// per-call boxes around the same `Arc`, so ctx pointers cannot be compared;
+/// the uuid is the stable identity.
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// `project` must be a live module project handle.
+unsafe fn project_uuid(project: CHandle) -> String {
+	unsafe {
+		let mut buf = [0 as c_char; 256];
+		let len = n::oaknode_project_get_uuid(project, buf.as_mut_ptr(), buf.len() as c_int);
+		if len < 0 {
+			String::new()
+		} else {
+			read_cstr(buf.as_ptr())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_sequence_remove_node` — undoable removal of `node` from the
+/// sequence's graph (its owning project; the module's remove command drops
+/// incident edges). The sequence node itself (the graph's output) cannot be
+/// removed.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_sequence_remove_node(
+	self_: *mut OakEngineSequence,
+	node: *mut OakEngineNode,
+) -> c_int {
+	guard(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() || node.is_null() {
+			set_seq_error("invalid sequence or node");
+			return Err(Error::Invalid);
+		}
+		let sh = unbox(self_)?;
+		let nh = unbox(node)?;
+		let project = seq_project_of(sh);
+		if project.is_null() {
+			return Err(Error::Invalid);
+		}
+		// The node must live in the sequence's OWNING project. Node
+		// identities are per-project arena slots (generation + index), so
+		// two projects produce colliding identities; compare the projects'
+		// uuids instead.
+		let mut node_project = CHandle::null();
+		let rc = n::oaknode_node_get_project(nh, &mut node_project);
+		let node_uuid = if rc == 0 && !node_project.is_null() {
+			project_uuid(node_project)
+		} else {
+			String::new()
+		};
+		release_handle(node_project);
+		let seq_uuid = project_uuid(project);
+		if node_uuid.is_empty() || node_uuid != seq_uuid {
+			release_handle(project);
+			set_seq_error("node does not belong to this sequence's graph");
+			return Err(Error::Invalid);
+		}
+		// The sequence node is the graph's context/output; removing it would
+		// orphan every position map entry and the sequence itself.
+		let seq_node = n::oaknode_sequence_as_node(sh);
+		let is_self = !seq_node.is_null()
+			&& n::oaknode_node_identity(seq_node) == n::oaknode_node_identity(nh);
+		release_handle(seq_node);
+		release_handle(project);
+		if is_self {
+			set_seq_error("the sequence node cannot be removed");
+			return Err(Error::Invalid);
+		}
+		let cmd = n::oaknode_command_create_remove_node(nh);
+		if cmd.ctx.is_null() {
+			return Err(Error::Failed("remove node command failed".into()));
+		}
+		push_command(cmd, "Remove Node")
+	})
+}
+
 /// `oakengine_clip_get_media_filename` — the clip's upstream footage
 /// filename (two-stage buf/size; M12 P4 — the waveform decorator needs
 /// the media file). Negative error when the clip has no media.
diff --git a/crates/oakengine/tests/it_node.rs b/crates/oakengine/tests/it_node.rs
index f7618fa2e..78e84837b 100644
--- a/crates/oakengine/tests/it_node.rs
+++ b/crates/oakengine/tests/it_node.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use oakengine::common::OakVideoParamsPod;
 use oakengine::handle::{
-	CHandle, OakEngineFootage, OakEngineKeyframe, OakEngineNode, OakEngineNodeDragger,
-	OakEngineProject,
+	free_box, CHandle, OakEngineClip, OakEngineFootage, OakEngineKeyframe, OakEngineNode,
+	OakEngineNodeDragger, OakEngineProject, OakEngineSequence,
 };
 use oakengine::node::value_type as vt;
 use oakengine::node::*;
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ const TYPE_MULTICAM: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.multicam";
 const TYPE_FOOTAGE: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.footage";
 const TYPE_BLUR: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.blur";
 const TYPE_OPACITY: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.opacity";
+const TYPE_SEQUENCE: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.sequence";
+const TYPE_CLIPBLOCK: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.clipblock";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Fixtures
@@ -5360,6 +5362,201 @@ fn project_add_node_owned_handle_leak() {
 	});
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Sequence node-graph enumeration (M12 P2)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// The sequence-graph surface the app's node editor reads: the sequence
+/// node (`as_node`), its owning project's node list (`count`/`at`), the
+/// context-position map on the sequence node, and the sequence-scoped
+/// remove. A fresh sequence owns a scratch project holding the sequence
+/// node plus its three track lists; placing a clip adds the track, the
+/// clip block and a scratch footage node.
+#[test]
+fn sequence_graph_enumeration_and_edits() {
+	with_owned(|| {
+		common::force_link();
+		let _ = force_oakundo_command_link();
+		let base = alive();
+
+		let project = oakengine_project_create();
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_project_new(project) }, 0);
+		assert!(
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_as_node(std::ptr::null_mut()) }
+				.is_null(),
+			"NULL sequence -> NULL node"
+		);
+		let name = std::ffi::CString::new("NodeGraph").unwrap();
+		let seq = unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_new(project, name.as_ptr()) };
+		assert!(!seq.is_null());
+		let seq_node = unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_as_node(seq) };
+		assert!(!seq_node.is_null());
+		let mut buf = [0 as c_char; 256];
+		let len = unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(seq_node, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 256) };
+		assert_eq!(len, TYPE_SEQUENCE.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { read_buf(&mut buf) }, TYPE_SEQUENCE.to_str().unwrap());
+
+		// ---- count / at ---------------------------------------------------
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_count(seq) },
+			4,
+			"sequence + its three track lists"
+		);
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_count(std::ptr::null_mut()) },
+			0
+		);
+		assert!(!unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_at(seq, 0) }.is_null());
+		assert!(unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_at(seq, -1) }.is_null());
+		assert!(unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_at(seq, 99) }.is_null());
+		assert!(
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_at(std::ptr::null_mut(), 0) }
+				.is_null()
+		);
+
+		// ---- context positions live on the sequence node ------------------
+		let mut x: f64 = -1.0;
+		let mut y: f64 = -1.0;
+		let mut expanded: c_int = -1;
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine_node_set_context_position(seq_node, seq_node, 120.0, 340.0) },
+			0
+		);
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe {
+				oakengine_node_get_context_position(
+					seq_node,
+					seq_node,
+					&mut x,
+					&mut y,
+					&mut expanded,
+				)
+			},
+			0
+		);
+		assert_eq!((x, y), (120.0, 340.0), "position round-trips");
+
+		// ---- place a clip: the graph grows --------------------------------
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_add_track(seq, 0) }, 0);
+		let media =
+			std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("oak_it_nodegraph_{}.mp4", std::process::id()));
+		let media_c = std::ffi::CString::new(media.to_string_lossy().into_owned()).unwrap();
+		assert_eq!(
+			oakengine::testmedia::oakengine_testmedia_write_clip(media_c.as_ptr(), 64, 64, 10, 10),
+			0,
+			"generate e2e test media"
+		);
+		let footage = unsafe { oakengine_project_import_footage(project, media_c.as_ptr()) };
+		assert!(!footage.is_null(), "import must succeed");
+		let clip = unsafe {
+			oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_add_footage_clip_ex(
+				seq,
+				footage,
+				0,
+				0,
+				0,
+				10,
+				0,
+			)
+		};
+		assert!(!clip.is_null(), "clip placement must succeed");
+		unsafe { free_box::<OakEngineClip>(clip) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_footage_free(footage) };
+
+		let count = unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_count(seq) };
+		assert_eq!(
+			count,
+			7,
+			"sequence + 3 track lists + track + clip + scratch footage"
+		);
+
+		// The clip block node is enumerable and typed; the scratch footage
+		// carries an outgoing edge into it (the media connection).
+		let mut clip_node: *mut OakEngineNode = std::ptr::null_mut();
+		let mut footage_has_edge = false;
+		for i in 0..count {
+			let node = unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_at(seq, i) };
+			if node.is_null() {
+				continue;
+			}
+			let tlen = unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(node, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 256) };
+			let type_id = if tlen > 0 {
+				unsafe { read_buf(&mut buf) }
+			} else {
+				String::new()
+			};
+			if type_id == TYPE_CLIPBLOCK.to_str().unwrap() {
+				clip_node = node;
+				continue;
+			}
+			if type_id == TYPE_FOOTAGE.to_str().unwrap() {
+				footage_has_edge = unsafe { oakengine_node_output_connection_count(node) } > 0;
+			}
+			unsafe { oakengine_node_free(node) };
+		}
+		assert!(!clip_node.is_null(), "the placed clip enumerates as a block node");
+		assert!(footage_has_edge, "the footage node connects into the clip");
+
+		// ---- sequence-scoped remove ---------------------------------------
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe {
+				oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_remove_node(
+					std::ptr::null_mut(),
+					clip_node,
+				)
+			},
+			E_INVALID
+		);
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_remove_node(seq, std::ptr::null_mut()) },
+			E_INVALID
+		);
+		// The sequence node itself is the graph's output and cannot be removed.
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_remove_node(seq, seq_node) },
+			E_INVALID,
+			"the output node cannot be removed from the sequence graph"
+		);
+		// A node from the app project is not part of the sequence's graph.
+		let app_node = unsafe { oakengine_project_add_node(project, TYPE_VALUE.as_ptr()) };
+		assert!(!app_node.is_null());
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_remove_node(seq, app_node) },
+			E_INVALID,
+			"app-project nodes are not in the sequence graph"
+		);
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(app_node) };
+		// Removing the clip block drops the graph node (edges included).
+		let remove_rc =
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_remove_node(seq, clip_node) };
+		if remove_rc != 0 {
+			let mut ebuf = [0 as c_char; 512];
+			let elen =
+				unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_last_error(ebuf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) };
+			eprintln!("[dbg] remove rc={remove_rc} err={elen} {}", unsafe { read_buf(&mut ebuf) });
+		}
+		assert_eq!(remove_rc, 0);
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine::timeline::oakengine_sequence_node_count(seq) },
+			count - 1,
+			"the removed block leaves the sequence graph"
+		);
+
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(clip_node) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(seq_node) };
+		unsafe { free_box::<OakEngineSequence>(seq) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_project_free(project) };
+		let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&media);
+		// No `alive() == base` assertion here: the timeline family's
+		// `oakengine_sequence_add_track` and the `_ex` clip placement keep
+		// owned track/block handles (documented pre-existing facade behavior;
+		// the it_timeline tests never assert the counter on those paths).
+		// The node-family surfaces exercised above (as-node, count/at,
+		// context positions, sequence-scoped remove) are all borrowed and
+		// leak nothing of their own.
+	});
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Divergences found while exercising the family end to end — all fixed in
 // the facade (src/node.rs); each item below states the fixed behavior.
@@ -5412,4 +5609,11 @@ fn project_add_node_owned_handle_leak() {
 // 10. `oakengine_footage_borrow` addrefs the wrapped handle, so the borrow
 //     and the source node shell each own their own reference: freeing BOTH is
 //     safe (no double-free).
+//
+// 11. `oakengine_sequence_remove_node` verifies membership through the
+//     project UUID, not node identities: every project's arena reuses the
+//     same slot/generation identities, so an identity-only check accepts a
+//     node from ANOTHER project whose identity collides (and would remove
+//     the wrong node). Project handles are per-call boxes around the same
+//     `Arc`, so ctx pointers cannot be compared either.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/oakui/ffi.rs b/src/oakui/ffi.rs
index ea45a5c4d..a4c69a1d6 100644
--- a/src/oakui/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/oakui/ffi.rs
@@ -656,6 +656,25 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
 	/// `oakengine_clip_as_node` — the clip's node view (borrowed box;
 	/// freed with `oakengine_node_free`).
 	pub fn oakengine_clip_as_node(self_: *const OakEngineClip) -> *mut OakEngineNode;
+	/// `oakengine_sequence_as_node` — the sequence's node view (borrowed
+	/// box; freed with `oakengine_node_free`). The node editor's graph
+	/// output node and the context for its position map.
+	pub fn oakengine_sequence_as_node(self_: *const OakEngineSequence) -> *mut OakEngineNode;
+	/// `oakengine_sequence_node_count` — nodes in the sequence's owning
+	/// project (its graph; 0 for NULL/invalid).
+	pub fn oakengine_sequence_node_count(self_: *const OakEngineSequence) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_sequence_node_at` — boxed graph node at `index` (freed
+	/// with `oakengine_node_free`); NULL for an invalid index or sequence.
+	pub fn oakengine_sequence_node_at(
+		self_: *const OakEngineSequence,
+		index: c_int,
+	) -> *mut OakEngineNode;
+	/// `oakengine_sequence_remove_node` — undoable removal of `node` from
+	/// the sequence's graph (the sequence node itself is protected).
+	pub fn oakengine_sequence_remove_node(
+		self_: *mut OakEngineSequence,
+		node: *mut OakEngineNode,
+	) -> c_int;
 	/// `oakengine_clip_get_media_filename` — the clip's upstream footage
 	/// filename (two-stage buf/size; M12 P4).
 	pub fn oakengine_clip_get_media_filename(
diff --git a/src/oakui/nodegraph.rs b/src/oakui/nodegraph.rs
index 09af1367f..540c7edf4 100644
--- a/src/oakui/nodegraph.rs
+++ b/src/oakui/nodegraph.rs
@@ -17,36 +17,67 @@
 //! M12 P2: the real node-graph surface.
 //!
 //! Builds the gpui node-graph data (`RealNode` / `RealPort` / `RealEdge`)
-//! from the facade's project-node enumeration:
+//! from the CURRENT SEQUENCE's graph (the facade's sequence node-graph
+//! enumeration; see the `oakengine_sequence_*` exports):
 //!
-//! - every project node becomes a card, titled with its label;
-//! - declared inputs become input ports (id string as the label);
-//! - every node exposes one "out" output port (the module declares no
-//!   outputs; edges are enumerated from `output_connection_at_ex`);
-//! - edges connect the source node's main output to the target node's
-//!   input port;
-//! - positions come from the project-root context's position map.
+//! - the sequence node becomes the output card (rightmost);
+//! - every clip block becomes a card titled with its label (or "Clip");
+//! - effects (everything else in the sequence graph) sit between;
+//! - footage nodes (the media) feed the clip's `tex_in` from the left;
+//! - declared inputs become input ports (id string as the label); every
+//!   node exposes one "out" output port (the module declares no outputs;
+//!   edges are enumerated from `output_connection_at_ex`);
+//! - REAL edges connect the source node's main output to the target
+//!   node's input port; a synthesized "clip → output" wire per clip
+//!   connects the clip's main output to the sequence's `tex_in` (the
+//!   module's place-block flow never wires blocks to the sequence node —
+//!   the C++ reaches it through track nodes, which do not exist here);
+//! - positions come from the sequence node's context position map, with a
+//!   deterministic role-grid fallback layout (footage | effects | clips |
+//!   output) when a node has no entry yet — the first drag persists
+//!   through the undoable position setter.
 //!
 //! Identity mapping: `NodeId` = the facade node identity (stable across
 //! frames). `PortId` packs `(node identity, kind, index)` — input port
 //! `(id << 4) | (index << 1)`, output port `(id << 4) | 1`. Identities
-//! are pointer-aligned (low bits zero), so the shifts are injective.
+//! are arena indices (low bits zero), so the shifts are injective.
+//!
+//! Structural timeline plumbing (track lists, tracks, gaps, transitions)
+//! is NOT displayed: those nodes carry no graph edges in the module world
+//! and would only add empty cards; the displayed graph is the media chain
+//! clip → effects → output the C++ node editor centers on.
 
-use std::ffi::{c_char, c_int, c_void};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::ffi::{c_char, c_int};
 
-use gpui::node_graph::{EdgeData, EdgeId, NodeData, NodeGraphDataSource, NodeId, PortData, PortId, PortKind, PortDataType};
+use gpui::node_graph::{
+	EdgeData, EdgeId, NodeData, NodeId, PortData, PortId, PortDataType, PortKind,
+};
 use gpui::{hsla, point, px, Hsla, Pixels, Point, SharedString};
 
 use crate::oakui::ffi::{
-	free_box, oakengine_node_connect, oakengine_node_disconnect_ex, oakengine_node_free,
+	oakengine_node_connect, oakengine_node_disconnect_ex, oakengine_node_free,
 	oakengine_node_get_context_position, oakengine_node_get_label, oakengine_node_get_name,
-	oakengine_node_identity, oakengine_node_input_count, oakengine_node_input_id,
-	oakengine_node_input_is_connected, oakengine_node_output_connection_at_ex,
-	oakengine_node_output_connection_count, oakengine_node_set_context_position,
-	oakengine_project_node_at, oakengine_project_node_count, oakengine_project_remove_node,
-	oakengine_project_root, OakEngineNode, OakEngineProject,
+	oakengine_node_get_type_id, oakengine_node_identity, oakengine_node_input_count,
+	oakengine_node_input_id, oakengine_node_input_is_connected,
+	oakengine_node_output_connection_at_ex, oakengine_node_output_connection_count,
+	oakengine_node_set_context_position, oakengine_sequence_as_node, oakengine_sequence_node_at,
+	oakengine_sequence_node_count, oakengine_sequence_remove_node, OakEngineNode,
+	OakEngineSequence,
 };
 
+/// The sequence node type id (the graph's output card).
+const TYPE_ID_SEQUENCE: &str = "org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.sequence";
+/// Clip block type id (the graph's clip cards).
+const TYPE_ID_CLIP_BLOCK: &str = "org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.clipblock";
+/// Footage node type id (the graph's media cards).
+const TYPE_ID_FOOTAGE: &str = "org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.footage";
+/// Structural timeline nodes never shown in the node editor.
+const TYPE_ID_TRACK: &str = "org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.track";
+const TYPE_ID_TRACK_LIST: &str = "org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.tracklist";
+const TYPE_ID_GAP_BLOCK: &str = "org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.gapblock";
+const TYPE_ID_TRANSITION_BLOCK: &str = "org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.transitionblock";
+
 /// The "video" wire type used by the real graph (the facade exposes no
 /// per-input type names; all node ports are treated as video).
 fn video_type() -> PortDataType {
@@ -95,8 +126,22 @@ fn read_str(f: impl Fn(*mut c_char, c_int) -> c_int) -> String {
 	.into_owned()
 }
 
-/// A stable edge id from `(from node, to node, input id)`.
-fn edge_id(from: u64, to: u64, input_id: &str) -> EdgeId {
+/// Read a NUL-terminated facade string out of a fixed buffer.
+fn read_cstr_buf(buf: &[c_char]) -> String {
+	if buf.first().copied().unwrap_or(0) == 0 {
+		return String::new();
+	}
+	String::from_utf8_lossy(unsafe {
+		std::slice::from_raw_parts(buf.as_ptr() as *const u8, buf.len())
+	})
+	.trim_end_matches('\0')
+	.to_string()
+}
+
+/// A stable REAL edge id from `(from node, to node, input id)` (FNV-1a,
+/// high bit masked so it can never collide with the synthesized-wire tag
+/// [`is_output_wire`] reserves).
+fn real_edge_id(from: u64, to: u64, input_id: &str) -> EdgeId {
 	let mut h: u64 = 0xcbf29ce484222325;
 	for &b in [from.to_le_bytes(), to.to_le_bytes()].concat().iter() {
 		h ^= b as u64;
@@ -106,7 +151,19 @@ fn edge_id(from: u64, to: u64, input_id: &str) -> EdgeId {
 		h ^= b as u64;
 		h = h.wrapping_mul(0x100000001b3);
 	}
-	EdgeId(h)
+	EdgeId(h & 0x7fff_ffff_ffff_ffff)
+}
+
+/// The synthesized "clip → output" wire's id: tagged with the high bit so
+/// the app can tell structural wires apart from real edges (whose ids are
+/// masked below the tag — see [`real_edge_id`]).
+fn output_wire_id(clip: u64) -> EdgeId {
+	EdgeId(0x8000_0000_0000_0000 | real_edge_id(clip, clip, "out").0)
+}
+
+/// Whether `id` is a synthesized structural wire (never a real edge).
+pub fn is_output_wire(id: EdgeId) -> bool {
+	id.0 & 0x8000_0000_0000_0000 != 0
 }
 
 /// A node card in the real graph.
@@ -246,58 +303,139 @@ fn node_color(ident: u64) -> Hsla {
 	hsla(hues[(ident as usize) % hues.len()], 0.5, 0.35, 1.0)
 }
 
-/// Build the (nodes, edges) snapshot of `project`'s node graph.
+/// The type id of a boxed node (empty on failure).
 ///
 /// # Safety
-/// `project` must be a live facade project box.
-pub unsafe fn build_graph(project: *mut OakEngineProject) -> (Vec<RealNode>, Vec<RealEdge>) {
+/// `node` must be a live facade node box.
+unsafe fn node_type_id(node: *mut OakEngineNode) -> String {
+	let mut buf = [0 as c_char; 256];
+	let len = unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(node, buf.as_mut_ptr(), buf.len() as c_int) };
+	if len <= 0 {
+		String::new()
+	} else {
+		read_cstr_buf(&buf)
+	}
+}
+
+/// Whether a sequence-graph node should be shown in the node editor: the
+/// media chain (sequence output, clip blocks, footage, effects) only;
+/// structural timeline plumbing (tracks, track lists, gaps, transitions)
+/// is hidden.
+fn is_displayed(type_id: &str) -> bool {
+	!matches!(
+		type_id,
+		TYPE_ID_TRACK | TYPE_ID_TRACK_LIST | TYPE_ID_GAP_BLOCK | TYPE_ID_TRANSITION_BLOCK
+	)
+}
+
+/// A boxed node plus its type id (freed with `oakengine_node_free`).
+struct TypedNode {
+	/// The boxed node.
+	ptr: *mut OakEngineNode,
+	/// The node's identity.
+	ident: u64,
+	/// The node's type id.
+	type_id: String,
+}
+
+/// The displayable nodes of `seq`'s graph, in graph order.
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// `seq` must be a live facade sequence box.
+unsafe fn graph_nodes(seq: *mut OakEngineSequence) -> Vec<TypedNode> {
+	let mut out = Vec::new();
+	let count = unsafe { oakengine_sequence_node_count(seq) };
+	for i in 0..count.max(0) {
+		let node = unsafe { oakengine_sequence_node_at(seq, i) };
+		if node.is_null() {
+			continue;
+		}
+		let type_id = unsafe { node_type_id(node) };
+		let ident = unsafe { oakengine_node_identity(node) };
+		if ident == 0 || !is_displayed(&type_id) {
+			unsafe { oakengine_node_free(node) };
+			continue;
+		}
+		out.push(TypedNode {
+			ptr: node,
+			ident,
+			type_id,
+		});
+	}
+	out
+}
+
+/// Build the (nodes, edges) snapshot of `seq`'s node graph.
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// `seq` must be a live facade sequence box.
+pub unsafe fn build_graph(seq: *mut OakEngineSequence) -> (Vec<RealNode>, Vec<RealEdge>) {
 	unsafe {
 		let mut nodes = Vec::new();
 		let mut edges = Vec::new();
-		if project.is_null() {
+		if seq.is_null() {
 			return (nodes, edges);
 		}
-		let root = oakengine_project_root(project);
-		let count = oakengine_project_node_count(project);
-		for i in 0..count {
-			let node = oakengine_project_node_at(project, i);
-			if node.is_null() {
-				continue;
-			}
-			let ident = oakengine_node_identity(node);
-			if ident == 0 {
-				oakengine_node_free(node);
-				continue;
-			}
-			// Title: the label, falling back to the type name.
-			let label = read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_get_label(node, buf, size));
-			let name = read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_get_name(node, buf, size));
-			let title = if label.is_empty() { name } else { label };
+		let seq_node = oakengine_sequence_as_node(seq);
+		if seq_node.is_null() {
+			return (nodes, edges);
+		}
+		let seq_ident = oakengine_node_identity(seq_node);
+		let seq_label = read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_get_label(seq_node, buf, size));
+		let seq_name = read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_get_name(seq_node, buf, size));
 
-			// Position from the project-root context map.
-			let mut x: f64 = 0.0;
-			let mut y: f64 = 0.0;
-			let mut expanded: c_int = 0;
-			let has_pos = oakengine_node_get_context_position(
-				root,
-				node,
-				&mut x,
-				&mut y,
-				&mut expanded,
-			) == 0
-				&& (x != 0.0 || y != 0.0);
+		// The sequence node itself may or may not be enumerated in its own
+		// project; ensure exactly one output card with the sequence identity
+		// (the enumerated copy, if any, is freed here).
+		let mut all = Vec::new();
+		for typed in graph_nodes(seq) {
+			if typed.ident == seq_ident {
+				oakengine_node_free(typed.ptr);
+			} else {
+				all.push(typed);
+			}
+		}
+		all.push(TypedNode {
+			ptr: seq_node,
+			ident: seq_ident,
+			type_id: TYPE_ID_SEQUENCE.into(),
+		});
+		all.sort_by_key(|n| n.ident);
+
+		// Build every card's ports first (inputs, the implicit output), so
+		// real edges can resolve their target port index by matching the
+		// input id against the already-built cards.
+		let mut built: Vec<(TypedNode, RealNode)> = Vec::new();
+		for typed in all {
+			let ident = typed.ident;
+			let title = if typed.type_id == TYPE_ID_SEQUENCE {
+				if seq_label.is_empty() {
+					seq_name.clone()
+				} else {
+					seq_label.clone()
+				}
+			} else {
+				let label = read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_get_label(typed.ptr, buf, size));
+				let name = read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_get_name(typed.ptr, buf, size));
+				if label.is_empty() {
+					name
+				} else {
+					label
+				}
+			};
 
 			// Inputs.
-			let input_count = oakengine_node_input_count(node);
+			let input_count = oakengine_node_input_count(typed.ptr);
 			let mut inputs = Vec::with_capacity(input_count.max(0) as usize);
 			for idx in 0..input_count {
-				let id_str = read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_input_id(node, idx, buf, size));
+				let id_str =
+					read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_input_id(typed.ptr, idx, buf, size));
 				if id_str.is_empty() {
 					continue;
 				}
 				let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(id_str.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
 				let connected =
-					oakengine_node_input_is_connected(node, cid.as_ptr()) == 1;
+					oakengine_node_input_is_connected(typed.ptr, cid.as_ptr()) == 1;
 				inputs.push(RealPort {
 					id: port_id(ident, PortKind::Input, idx as u32),
 					kind: PortKind::Input,
@@ -308,7 +446,7 @@ pub unsafe fn build_graph(project: *mut OakEngineProject) -> (Vec<RealNode>, Vec
 			}
 
 			// The single implicit output.
-			let out_count = oakengine_node_output_connection_count(node);
+			let out_count = oakengine_node_output_connection_count(typed.ptr);
 			let outputs = vec![RealPort {
 				id: port_id(ident, PortKind::Output, 0),
 				kind: PortKind::Output,
@@ -317,14 +455,37 @@ pub unsafe fn build_graph(project: *mut OakEngineProject) -> (Vec<RealNode>, Vec
 				connected: out_count > 0,
 			}];
 
-			// Outgoing edges.
+			let position = context_position(seq_node, typed.ptr);
+			built.push((
+				typed,
+				RealNode {
+					id: NodeId(ident),
+					title: title.into(),
+					position,
+					inputs,
+					outputs,
+					header_color: Some(node_color(ident)),
+					collapsed: false,
+					enabled: true,
+				},
+			));
+		}
+
+		// Outgoing REAL edges: every source node's output connections, with
+		// the target port resolved to the index of the input whose id matches
+		// (the module stores edges by input id; the index may differ from 0 —
+		// e.g. a clip's `tex_in` sits after `enabled_in`).
+		let mut node_edges: Vec<(u64, Vec<RealEdge>)> = Vec::new();
+		for (typed, _) in &built {
+			let out_count = oakengine_node_output_connection_count(typed.ptr);
+			let mut edges_of = Vec::new();
 			for j in 0..out_count {
 				let mut input_node: *mut OakEngineNode = std::ptr::null_mut();
 				let mut id_buf = [0 as c_char; 256];
 				let mut element: c_int = -1;
 				let mut hidden: c_int = 0;
 				let rc = oakengine_node_output_connection_at_ex(
-					node,
+					typed.ptr,
 					j,
 					&mut input_node,
 					id_buf.as_mut_ptr(),
@@ -343,140 +504,194 @@ pub unsafe fn build_graph(project: *mut OakEngineProject) -> (Vec<RealNode>, Vec
 				if !input_node.is_null() {
 					oakengine_node_free(input_node);
 				}
-				// The facade already filled id_buf during
-				// output_connection_at_ex.
-				let mut len = 0usize;
-				while len < id_buf.len() && id_buf[len] != 0 {
-					len += 1;
-				}
-				let conn_id = String::from_utf8_lossy(unsafe {
-					std::slice::from_raw_parts(id_buf.as_ptr() as *const u8, len)
-				})
-				.into_owned();
+				let conn_id = read_cstr_buf(&id_buf);
 				if to_ident == 0 || conn_id.is_empty() {
 					continue;
 				}
-				edges.push(RealEdge {
-					id: edge_id(ident, to_ident, &conn_id),
-					from_node: NodeId(ident),
-					from_port: port_id(ident, PortKind::Output, 0),
+				let to_index = built
+					.iter()
+					.find(|(t, _)| t.ident == to_ident)
+					.and_then(|(_, n)| {
+						n.inputs
+							.iter()
+							.position(|p| p.label.as_ref() == conn_id)
+					})
+					.unwrap_or(0) as u32;
+				edges_of.push(RealEdge {
+					id: real_edge_id(typed.ident, to_ident, &conn_id),
+					from_node: NodeId(typed.ident),
+					from_port: port_id(typed.ident, PortKind::Output, 0),
 					to_node: NodeId(to_ident),
-					to_port: port_id(to_ident, PortKind::Input, idx_of_input(to_ident, &conn_id, project, &nodes)),
+					to_port: port_id(to_ident, PortKind::Input, to_index),
 				});
 			}
-
-			nodes.push(RealNode {
-				id: NodeId(ident),
-				title: title.into(),
-				position: if has_pos {
-					point(px(x as f32), px(y as f32))
-				} else {
-					point(px(0.0), px(0.0))
-				},
-				inputs,
-				outputs,
-				header_color: Some(node_color(ident)),
-				collapsed: false,
-				enabled: true,
-			});
-			oakengine_node_free(node);
+			node_edges.push((typed.ident, edges_of));
 		}
-		if !root.is_null() {
-			oakengine_node_free(root);
+
+		// Fallback layout: nodes without a persisted context position get a
+		// deterministic role grid — footage | effects | clips | output as
+		// columns, a per-role row counter as the row (the same grid the
+		// C++-era node editor lays chains out on). Nodes the user has
+		// already dragged keep their persisted position. `fallback_base`
+		// mirrors this grid so the first drag moves from the displayed
+		// position rather than the origin.
+		let mut row_at_role: HashMap<u32, u32> = HashMap::new();
+		for (typed, node) in built.iter_mut() {
+			if node.position != point(px(0.0), px(0.0)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			let role = role_of(&typed.type_id, typed.ident == seq_ident);
+			let row = row_at_role.entry(role).or_insert(0);
+			let x = 40.0 + (role as f32) * 260.0;
+			let y = 40.0 + (*row as f32) * 180.0;
+			*row += 1;
+			node.position = point(px(x), px(y));
+		}
+
+		// Assemble: every built card + its real edges, plus the synthesized
+		// "clip → output" wires (each clip's main output into the sequence's
+		// `tex_in`, its first declared input). Every enumerated box is freed
+		// here (including the sequence node's own view).
+		let clip_input = port_id(seq_ident, PortKind::Input, 0);
+		for (typed, node) in built {
+			if typed.type_id == TYPE_ID_CLIP_BLOCK {
+				edges.push(RealEdge {
+					id: output_wire_id(typed.ident),
+					from_node: node.id,
+					from_port: port_id(typed.ident, PortKind::Output, 0),
+					to_node: NodeId(seq_ident),
+					to_port: clip_input,
+				});
+			}
+			if let Some((_, real)) = node_edges.iter().find(|(id, _)| *id == typed.ident) {
+				edges.extend(real.iter().cloned());
+			}
+			nodes.push(node);
+			oakengine_node_free(typed.ptr);
 		}
 		(nodes, edges)
 	}
 }
 
-/// Resolve the input port index for `input_id` on the node with identity
-/// `ident` (the edge's target port must match the port the facade lists).
-fn idx_of_input(
+/// The role column of a displayed node (footage | effects | clips |
+/// output); drives the fallback grid's x position.
+fn role_of(type_id: &str, is_output: bool) -> u32 {
+	if is_output {
+		3
+	} else if type_id == TYPE_ID_FOOTAGE {
+		0
+	} else if type_id == TYPE_ID_CLIP_BLOCK {
+		2
+	} else {
+		1 // effects
+	}
+}
+
+/// The provisional position the builder assigns to an unplaced node: the
+/// role column and the per-role row among the OTHER unplaced nodes in
+/// sorted display order (mirrors the fallback grid in `build_graph`).
+/// `apply_edit` uses it so the first drag release writes
+/// `(displayed base + delta)` instead of `(origin + delta)`.
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// `seq`/`seq_node` must be live facade boxes.
+unsafe fn fallback_base(
+	seq: *mut OakEngineSequence,
+	seq_node: *mut OakEngineNode,
 	ident: u64,
-	input_id: &str,
-	project: *mut OakEngineProject,
-	nodes: &[RealNode],
-) -> u32 {
-	// The target node was already snapshotted: find it and match the
-	// input label.
-	if let Some(n) = nodes.iter().find(|n| n.id.0 == ident) {
-		for (i, p) in n.inputs.iter().enumerate() {
-			if p.label.as_ref() == input_id {
-				return i as u32;
+) -> (f64, f64) {
+	unsafe {
+		let seq_ident = oakengine_node_identity(seq_node);
+		let mut all = Vec::new();
+		for typed in graph_nodes(seq) {
+			if typed.ident == seq_ident {
+				oakengine_node_free(typed.ptr);
+			} else {
+				all.push(typed);
 			}
 		}
+		all.push(TypedNode {
+			ptr: seq_node,
+			ident: seq_ident,
+			type_id: TYPE_ID_SEQUENCE.into(),
+		});
+		all.sort_by_key(|n| n.ident);
+		let target = all
+			.iter()
+			.find(|n| n.ident == ident)
+			.expect("the moved node is part of the displayed graph");
+		let target_role = role_of(&target.type_id, ident == seq_ident);
+		let mut row: u32 = 0;
+		for n in &all {
+			if n.ident == ident {
+				break;
+			}
+			if role_of(&n.type_id, n.ident == seq_ident) != target_role {
+				continue;
+			}
+			// Placed nodes do not consume a row.
+			let mut x: f64 = 0.0;
+			let mut y: f64 = 0.0;
+			let mut expanded: c_int = 0;
+			let placed = oakengine_node_get_context_position(
+				seq_node,
+				n.ptr,
+				&mut x,
+				&mut y,
+				&mut expanded,
+			) == 0
+				&& (x != 0.0 || y != 0.0);
+			if !placed {
+				row += 1;
+			}
+		}
+		// Free the enumerated boxes; `seq_node` belongs to the caller.
+		for n in &all {
+			if n.ptr != seq_node {
+				oakengine_node_free(n.ptr);
+			}
+		}
+		(
+			40.0 + f64::from(target_role * 260),
+			40.0 + f64::from(row * 180),
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+/// The context position of `node` in `seq_node`'s map, or the (0,0)
+/// sentinel the fallback layout replaces.
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// Both pointers must be live facade node boxes.
+unsafe fn context_position(seq_node: *mut OakEngineNode, node: *mut OakEngineNode) -> Point<Pixels> {
+	let mut x: f64 = 0.0;
+	let mut y: f64 = 0.0;
+	let mut expanded: c_int = 0;
+	if unsafe {
+		oakengine_node_get_context_position(seq_node, node, &mut x, &mut y, &mut expanded)
+	} == 0
+		&& (x != 0.0 || y != 0.0)
+	{
+		point(px(x as f32), px(y as f32))
+	} else {
+		point(px(0.0), px(0.0))
 	}
-	// Fallback: re-fetch the node's inputs through the facade.
-	let _ = project;
-	let _ = ident;
-	0
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// NodeGraphDataSource over the snapshot
+// Connection rules and edit application
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/// The real graph data source (a [`NodeGraphDataSource`] snapshot).
-pub struct RealGraphSource {
-	nodes: Vec<RealNode>,
-	edges: Vec<RealEdge>,
-	project: *mut OakEngineProject,
-}
-
-unsafe impl Send for RealGraphSource {}
-
-impl RealGraphSource {
-	/// Snapshot the current graph.
-	///
-	/// # Safety
-	/// `project` must be a live facade project box.
-	pub unsafe fn snapshot(project: *mut OakEngineProject) -> Self {
-		let (nodes, edges) = unsafe { build_graph(project) };
-		Self {
-			nodes,
-			edges,
-			project,
-		}
-	}
-
-	/// Find the boxed facade node for a node identity (caller frees with
-	/// [`oakengine_node_free`]).
-	///
-	/// # Safety
-	/// The returned pointer is a live box.
-	pub unsafe fn find_node(&self, ident: u64) -> *mut OakEngineNode {
-		unsafe {
-			if self.project.is_null() {
-				return std::ptr::null_mut();
-			}
-			let count = oakengine_project_node_count(self.project);
-			for i in 0..count {
-				let node = oakengine_project_node_at(self.project, i);
-				if node.is_null() {
-					continue;
-				}
-				if oakengine_node_identity(node) == ident {
-					return node;
-				}
-				oakengine_node_free(node);
-			}
-			std::ptr::null_mut()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-impl NodeGraphDataSource for RealGraphSource {
-	type Node = RealNode;
-	type Edge = RealEdge;
-
-	fn nodes(&self) -> Vec<Self::Node> {
-		self.nodes.clone()
-	}
-
-	fn edges(&self) -> Vec<Self::Edge> {
-		self.edges.clone()
-	}
-
-	fn can_connect(&self, from: PortId, to: PortId) -> bool {
+/// Whether connecting output port `from` to input port `to` is valid in
+/// `seq`'s graph: output → input, distinct nodes, and the target input
+/// must exist and be free. The sequence node's inputs are connectable
+/// like any other (its `tex_in` starts unconnected; a user wire replaces
+/// the synthesized one once the graph grows real edges).
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// `seq` must be a live facade sequence box.
+pub unsafe fn can_connect(seq: *mut OakEngineSequence, from: PortId, to: PortId) -> bool {
+	unsafe {
 		let (from_node, from_kind, _) = unpack_port(from);
 		let (to_node, to_kind, to_index) = unpack_port(to);
 		if from_kind != PortKind::Output || to_kind != PortKind::Input {
@@ -485,60 +700,57 @@ impl NodeGraphDataSource for RealGraphSource {
 		if from_node == to_node {
 			return false;
 		}
-		// The target input must exist and be free.
-		unsafe {
-			let node = self.find_node(to_node);
-			if node.is_null() {
-				return false;
-			}
-			let count = oakengine_node_input_count(node);
-			if to_index >= count.max(0) as u32 {
-				oakengine_node_free(node);
-				return false;
-			}
-			let id_str = read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_input_id(node, to_index as c_int, buf, size));
-			if id_str.is_empty() {
-				oakengine_node_free(node);
-				return false;
-			}
-			let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(id_str).unwrap_or_default();
-			let free = oakengine_node_input_is_connected(node, cid.as_ptr()) == 0;
+		let Ok(node) = find_boxed(seq, to_node) else {
+			return false;
+		};
+		let count = oakengine_node_input_count(node);
+		if to_index >= count.max(0) as u32 {
 			oakengine_node_free(node);
-			free
+			return false;
 		}
+		let id_str =
+			read_str(|buf, size| oakengine_node_input_id(node, to_index as c_int, buf, size));
+		if id_str.is_empty() {
+			oakengine_node_free(node);
+			return false;
+		}
+		let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(id_str).unwrap_or_default();
+		let free = oakengine_node_input_is_connected(node, cid.as_ptr()) == 0;
+		oakengine_node_free(node);
+		free
 	}
 }
 
-/// Apply a node-graph edit to the facade (undoable).
+/// Apply a node-graph edit to `seq`'s graph (undoable through the facade).
 ///
 /// # Safety
-/// `project` must be a live facade project box.
+/// `seq` must be a live facade sequence box.
 pub unsafe fn apply_edit(
-	project: *mut OakEngineProject,
+	seq: *mut OakEngineSequence,
 	edit: &gpui::node_graph::NodeGraphEvent,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
 	use gpui::node_graph::NodeGraphEvent;
 	unsafe {
-		let root = oakengine_project_root(project);
+		let seq_node = oakengine_sequence_as_node(seq);
 		match edit {
 			NodeGraphEvent::ConnectionRequested { from, to } => {
 				let (from_node, from_kind, _) = unpack_port(*from);
 				let (to_node, to_kind, to_index) = unpack_port(*to);
 				if from_kind != PortKind::Output || to_kind != PortKind::Input {
-					if !root.is_null() {
-						oakengine_node_free(root);
+					if !seq_node.is_null() {
+						oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 					}
 					return Err("connection endpoints must be output → input".into());
 				}
-				let src = find_boxed(project, from_node)?;
-				let dst = find_boxed(project, to_node)?;
+				let src = find_boxed(seq, from_node)?;
+				let dst = find_boxed(seq, to_node)?;
 				let id_str = {
 					let count = oakengine_node_input_count(dst);
 					if to_index >= count.max(0) as u32 {
 						oakengine_node_free(src);
 						oakengine_node_free(dst);
-						if !root.is_null() {
-							oakengine_node_free(root);
+						if !seq_node.is_null() {
+							oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 						}
 						return Err("target input out of range".into());
 					}
@@ -549,8 +761,8 @@ pub unsafe fn apply_edit(
 				if id_str.is_empty() {
 					oakengine_node_free(src);
 					oakengine_node_free(dst);
-					if !root.is_null() {
-						oakengine_node_free(root);
+					if !seq_node.is_null() {
+						oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 					}
 					return Err("target input missing".into());
 				}
@@ -558,8 +770,8 @@ pub unsafe fn apply_edit(
 				let rc = oakengine_node_connect(src, dst, cid.as_ptr());
 				oakengine_node_free(src);
 				oakengine_node_free(dst);
-				if !root.is_null() {
-					oakengine_node_free(root);
+				if !seq_node.is_null() {
+					oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 				}
 				if rc != 0 {
 					return Err(format!("connect failed rc={rc}"));
@@ -567,12 +779,20 @@ pub unsafe fn apply_edit(
 				Ok(())
 			}
 			NodeGraphEvent::DisconnectionRequested { edge } => {
-				let e = self::edge_for(project, edge.0)?;
+				if is_output_wire(*edge) {
+					// The synthesized clip → output wire is structural; the
+					// facade has no such edge to remove.
+					if !seq_node.is_null() {
+						oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
+					}
+					return Ok(());
+				}
+				let e = self::edge_for(seq, edge.0)?;
 				let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(e.1).unwrap_or_default();
 				let rc = oakengine_node_disconnect_ex(e.0, cid.as_ptr(), -1);
 				oakengine_node_free(e.0);
-				if !root.is_null() {
-					oakengine_node_free(root);
+				if !seq_node.is_null() {
+					oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 				}
 				if rc != 0 {
 					return Err(format!("disconnect failed rc={rc}"));
@@ -581,56 +801,69 @@ pub unsafe fn apply_edit(
 			}
 			NodeGraphEvent::NodeMoveRequested { nodes, delta } => {
 				for node in nodes {
-					let boxed = find_boxed(project, node.0)?;
+					let boxed = find_boxed(seq, node.0)?;
 					let mut x: f64 = 0.0;
 					let mut y: f64 = 0.0;
 					let mut expanded: c_int = 0;
-					oakengine_node_get_context_position(
-						root,
+					let placed = oakengine_node_get_context_position(
+						seq_node,
 						boxed,
 						&mut x,
 						&mut y,
 						&mut expanded,
-					);
+					) == 0
+						&& (x != 0.0 || y != 0.0);
+					if !placed {
+						// The node was drawn at its provisional grid spot;
+						// move from there so the release does not jump it
+						// back toward the origin.
+						let (fx, fy) = fallback_base(seq, seq_node, node.0);
+						x = fx;
+						y = fy;
+					}
 					let rc = oakengine_node_set_context_position(
-						root,
+						seq_node,
 						boxed,
 						x + f64::from(delta.x.as_f32()),
 						y + f64::from(delta.y.as_f32()),
 					);
 					oakengine_node_free(boxed);
 					if rc != 0 {
-						if !root.is_null() {
-							oakengine_node_free(root);
+						if !seq_node.is_null() {
+							oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 						}
 						return Err(format!("move failed rc={rc}"));
 					}
 				}
-				if !root.is_null() {
-					oakengine_node_free(root);
+				if !seq_node.is_null() {
+					oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 				}
 				Ok(())
 			}
 			NodeGraphEvent::DeleteRequested { nodes, .. } => {
 				for node in nodes {
-					let boxed = find_boxed(project, node.0)?;
-					let rc = oakengine_project_remove_node(project, boxed);
+					// The output node is the graph's context; never deleted.
+					if node.0 == oakengine_node_identity(seq_node) {
+						continue;
+					}
+					let boxed = find_boxed(seq, node.0)?;
+					let rc = oakengine_sequence_remove_node(seq, boxed);
 					oakengine_node_free(boxed);
 					if rc != 0 {
-						if !root.is_null() {
-							oakengine_node_free(root);
+						if !seq_node.is_null() {
+							oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 						}
 						return Err(format!("remove failed rc={rc}"));
 					}
 				}
-				if !root.is_null() {
-					oakengine_node_free(root);
+				if !seq_node.is_null() {
+					oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 				}
 				Ok(())
 			}
 			_ => {
-				if !root.is_null() {
-					oakengine_node_free(root);
+				if !seq_node.is_null() {
+					oakengine_node_free(seq_node);
 				}
 				Ok(())
 			}
@@ -638,18 +871,16 @@ pub unsafe fn apply_edit(
 	}
 }
 
-/// Boxed facade node for an identity (freed with `oakengine_node_free`).
+/// Boxed sequence-graph node for an identity (freed with
+/// `oakengine_node_free`).
 ///
 /// # Safety
-/// `project` must be live.
-unsafe fn find_boxed(
-	project: *mut OakEngineProject,
-	ident: u64,
-) -> Result<*mut OakEngineNode, String> {
+/// `seq` must be a live facade sequence box.
+unsafe fn find_boxed(seq: *mut OakEngineSequence, ident: u64) -> Result<*mut OakEngineNode, String> {
 	unsafe {
-		let count = oakengine_project_node_count(project);
-		for i in 0..count {
-			let node = oakengine_project_node_at(project, i);
+		let count = oakengine_sequence_node_count(seq);
+		for i in 0..count.max(0) {
+			let node = oakengine_sequence_node_at(seq, i);
 			if node.is_null() {
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -662,18 +893,18 @@ unsafe fn find_boxed(
 	}
 }
 
-/// Resolve an edge id back to `(input node, input id)`.
+/// Resolve a real edge id back to `(input node, input id)`.
 ///
 /// # Safety
-/// `project` must be live.
+/// `seq` must be a live facade sequence box.
 unsafe fn edge_for(
-	project: *mut OakEngineProject,
+	seq: *mut OakEngineSequence,
 	edge: u64,
 ) -> Result<(*mut OakEngineNode, String), String> {
 	unsafe {
-		let count = oakengine_project_node_count(project);
-		for i in 0..count {
-			let node = oakengine_project_node_at(project, i);
+		let count = oakengine_sequence_node_count(seq);
+		for i in 0..count.max(0) {
+			let node = oakengine_sequence_node_at(seq, i);
 			if node.is_null() {
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -701,20 +932,13 @@ unsafe fn edge_for(
 				} else {
 					oakengine_node_identity(input_node)
 				};
-				let mut len = 0usize;
-				while len < id_buf.len() && id_buf[len] != 0 {
-					len += 1;
-				}
-				let conn_id = String::from_utf8_lossy(unsafe {
-					std::slice::from_raw_parts(id_buf.as_ptr() as *const u8, len)
-				})
-				.into_owned();
+				let conn_id = read_cstr_buf(&id_buf);
 				if !input_node.is_null() {
 					oakengine_node_free(input_node);
 				}
-				if self::edge_id(from, to, &conn_id).0 == edge {
+				if real_edge_id(from, to, &conn_id).0 == edge {
 					// The input node was freed; re-box it.
-					let dst = find_boxed(project, to)?;
+					let dst = find_boxed(seq, to)?;
 					return Ok((dst, conn_id));
 				}
 			}
@@ -723,3 +947,5 @@ unsafe fn edge_for(
 		Err(format!("edge {edge} not found"))
 	}
 }
+
+fn node_position_mut(mut _p: Point<Pixels>, _d: u32, _row: f32) {}
diff --git a/src/oakui/real.rs b/src/oakui/real.rs
index ef5111b2a..3d3e9f995 100644
--- a/src/oakui/real.rs
+++ b/src/oakui/real.rs
@@ -54,9 +54,15 @@
 //! * Effect stack — the selected clip's effect chain is bound: the stack
 //!   reads the chain through the facade (see
 //!   [`EffectStackDataSource`](EffectStackDataSource) for `RealEngine`)
-//!   and edits go through the facade's undoable effect commands. Node
-//!   graph and audio meter still feed empty/silent data (their facade
-//!   surfaces are not bound in this increment).
+//!   and edits go through the facade's undoable effect commands.
+//! * Node graph — the node editor reads the current sequence's graph
+//!   through the facade's sequence node-graph enumeration (see
+//!   [`NodeGraphDataSource`](NodeGraphDataSource) for `RealEngine`):
+//!   clip → effects → output with real edges plus the synthesized
+//!   clip-to-output wires; connect/disconnect/move/delete are undoable
+//!   facade commands (drag previews never persist).
+//! * Audio meter still feeds silent data (the meter's facade surface is
+//!   not bound in this increment).
 //! * Clip moves go through `oakengine_sequence_move_clip` (same-track only;
 //!   the facade's capi signature has no target-track parameter, so a
 //!   cross-track drag reports "not supported" instead of applying).
@@ -80,8 +86,8 @@ use gpui::effect_stack::{
 	EffectCardKind, EffectData, EffectId, EffectStackDataSource, EffectStackEvent,
 };
 use gpui::node_graph::{
-	EdgeData, EdgeId, NodeData, NodeGraphDataSource, NodeGraphEvent, NodeId, PortData,
-	PortDataType, PortId, PortKind,
+	EdgeData, EdgeId, NodeData, NodeGraphDataSource, NodeGraphEvent, NodeId, PortDataType, PortId,
+	PortKind,
 };
 use gpui::timeline::{
 	ClipData, ClipId, Frame, FrameRange, FrameRate, TimelineDataSource, TimelineEvent, TrackData,
@@ -518,8 +524,8 @@ fn clip_color(index: u64) -> Hsla {
 	}
 }
 
-/// A node in the real node graph (M12 P2: built from the facade's
-/// project-node enumeration by [`crate::oakui::nodegraph`]).
+/// A node in the real node graph (M12 P2: built from the current
+/// sequence's graph by [`crate::oakui::nodegraph`]).
 pub use crate::oakui::nodegraph::{RealEdge, RealNode, RealPort};
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1554,27 +1560,28 @@ impl NodeGraphDataSource for RealEngine {
 	type Edge = RealEdge;
 
 	fn nodes(&self) -> Vec<Self::Node> {
-		// SAFETY: the project box is live while the engine holds it.
+		// SAFETY: the sequence box is live while the engine holds it.
 		unsafe {
-			crate::oakui::nodegraph::build_graph(self.project_ptr().unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut())).0
+			crate::oakui::nodegraph::build_graph(self.seq_ptr().unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut())).0
 		}
 	}
 
 	fn edges(&self) -> Vec<Self::Edge> {
-		// SAFETY: the project box is live while the engine holds it.
+		// SAFETY: the sequence box is live while the engine holds it.
 		unsafe {
-			crate::oakui::nodegraph::build_graph(self.project_ptr().unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut())).1
+			crate::oakui::nodegraph::build_graph(self.seq_ptr().unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut())).1
 		}
 	}
 
 	fn can_connect(&self, from: PortId, to: PortId) -> bool {
-		// SAFETY: the project box is live while the engine holds it.
-		let src = unsafe {
-			crate::oakui::nodegraph::RealGraphSource::snapshot(
-				self.project_ptr().unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut()),
+		// SAFETY: the sequence box is live while the engine holds it.
+		unsafe {
+			crate::oakui::nodegraph::can_connect(
+				self.seq_ptr().unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut()),
+				from,
+				to,
 			)
-		};
-		src.can_connect(from, to)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1892,15 +1899,19 @@ impl AppEngine for RealEngine {
 
 	fn apply_node_graph_event(&mut self, event: &NodeGraphEvent, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
 		match event {
+			// Preview events never persist: the widget draws dragged nodes at
+			// their model position plus the preview delta, and the position
+			// is written back (as one undoable step) only when the drag ends
+			// in `NodeMoveRequested`.
 			NodeGraphEvent::NodeMovePreview { .. }
 			| NodeGraphEvent::ViewChanged { .. }
 			| NodeGraphEvent::BackgroundClicked { .. }
 			| NodeGraphEvent::SelectionChanged { .. } => {}
 			_ => {
-				// SAFETY: the project box is live while the engine holds it.
+				// SAFETY: the sequence box is live while the engine holds it.
 				let result = unsafe {
 					crate::oakui::nodegraph::apply_edit(
-						self.project_ptr().unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut()),
+						self.seq_ptr().unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut()),
 						event,
 					)
 				};
@@ -2914,4 +2925,96 @@ mod tests {
 
 		let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&media);
 	}
+
+	/// M12 P2 acceptance: a real project with a sequence + footage clip
+	/// builds a NON-EMPTY node graph with the wires the node editor shows:
+	/// the footage feeds the clip's `tex_in` (a real edge), and every clip
+	/// connects to the sequence output through the synthesized wire. Runs
+	/// through the same facade path `RealEngine::nodes()`/`edges()` use.
+	#[test]
+	fn real_node_graph_enumerates_sequence() {
+		let _media = media_lock();
+		let project = unsafe { oakengine_project_create() };
+		assert!(!project.is_null());
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_project_new(project) }, 0);
+		let name = CString::new("Node Editor").unwrap();
+		let sequence = unsafe { oakengine_sequence_new(project, name.as_ptr()) };
+		assert!(!sequence.is_null());
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_sequence_add_track(sequence, TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO) }, 0);
+
+		let media = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+			"oakapp_nodegraph_{}.mp4",
+			std::process::id()
+		));
+		let cpath = CString::new(media.to_string_lossy().into_owned()).unwrap();
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine_testmedia_write_clip(cpath.as_ptr(), 64, 64, 10, 10) },
+			0
+		);
+		let footage = unsafe { oakengine_project_import_footage(project, cpath.as_ptr()) };
+		assert!(!footage.is_null(), "import must succeed");
+		let clip = unsafe {
+			oakengine_sequence_add_footage_clip_ex(
+				sequence,
+				footage,
+				TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO,
+				0,
+				0,
+				10,
+				0,
+			)
+		};
+		assert!(!clip.is_null(), "clip placement must succeed");
+		unsafe { oakengine_footage_free(footage) };
+		unsafe { free_box(clip) };
+
+		// The graph through the same builder `RealEngine::nodes()` /
+		// `edges()` use (the sequence handle is the engine's).
+		let (nodes, edges) = unsafe { crate::oakui::nodegraph::build_graph(sequence) };
+		assert!(
+			nodes.len() >= 3,
+			"sequence output + clip + footage (got {} nodes)",
+			nodes.len()
+		);
+		assert!(
+			!edges.is_empty(),
+			"the built graph carries wires (got {} edges)",
+			edges.len()
+		);
+
+		// The output card is the sequence node; a wire lands on it.
+		let seq_node = unsafe { oakengine_sequence_as_node(sequence) };
+		assert!(!seq_node.is_null());
+		let output_id = NodeId(unsafe { oakengine_node_identity(seq_node) });
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(seq_node) };
+		assert!(
+			nodes.iter().any(|n| n.id == output_id),
+			"the sequence node is the graph's output card"
+		);
+		let clip_edge = edges
+			.iter()
+			.find(|e| e.to_node == output_id)
+			.expect("a wire lands on the output card");
+		assert!(
+			crate::oakui::nodegraph::is_output_wire(clip_edge.id),
+			"the clip→output wire is the synthesized one"
+		);
+
+		// The footage→clip media edge is a REAL graph edge: the footage
+		// node carries an outgoing connection (built from the module's
+		// `output_connection_at_ex`), so its wire is not the synthesized
+		// kind.
+		let real_edges = edges
+			.iter()
+			.filter(|e| !crate::oakui::nodegraph::is_output_wire(e.id))
+			.count();
+		assert!(
+			real_edges >= 1,
+			"the footage→clip media edge is real (got {real_edges} real edges)"
+		);
+
+		unsafe { free_box(sequence) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_project_free(project) };
+		let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&media);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/panels/node_editor.rs b/src/panels/node_editor.rs
index 2bef2e54a..ab993c441 100644
--- a/src/panels/node_editor.rs
+++ b/src/panels/node_editor.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 //! The node editor panel (节点编辑器): the real `gpui::node_graph` canvas over
-//! the engine's mock graph, with the design's zoom controls (+ / − / 适配).
+//! the engine's graph (the mock's demo graph, or the real engine's current
+//! sequence graph), with the design's zoom controls (+ / − / 适配).
 //!
-//! The graph is a full [`NodeGraphView`] fed by the [`MockEngine`]'s
+//! The graph is a full [`NodeGraphView`] fed by the engine's
 //! [`NodeGraphDataSource`] implementation. Every gesture the view emits
 //! (move, connect, disconnect, delete, selection) is forwarded to the engine
 //! as a request; the engine applies it to its model and notifies, so the