From 03c0348b9e712750a5c03cb4590646e0e0b969f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fusion <noreply@runfusion.ai>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 12:08:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(FN-3157): add plugin dashboard view registry with nav
 integration

Merged FN-3157 to add a plugin dashboard views system, including a plugin view registry with lazy loading, navigation integration for Header and MobileNavBar, a usePluginDashboardViews hook with cache and refetch support, and tests covering the no-loader path. Also added documentation in `docs/PLUGI

Fusion-Task-Id: FN-3157
---
 .changeset/fn-3157-plugin-dashboard-views.md  |  5 +
 docs/PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md                      | 22 +++++
 packages/dashboard/app/App.tsx                |  6 +-
 packages/dashboard/app/components/Header.tsx  |  4 +-
 .../dashboard/app/components/MobileNavBar.tsx |  4 +-
 .../app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx     |  3 +-
 .../__tests__/usePluginDashboardViews.test.ts | 64 +++++++++++-
 .../app/hooks/__tests__/useViewState.test.ts  | 16 +++
 .../app/hooks/usePluginDashboardViews.ts      | 19 +++-
 packages/dashboard/app/hooks/useViewState.ts  |  7 +-
 .../app/plugins/PluginDashboardViewHost.tsx   | 22 +----
 .../__tests__/pluginViewRegistry.test.tsx     | 48 +++++++++
 .../app/plugins/pluginViewRegistry.tsx        | 98 +++++++++++--------
 .../src/__tests__/plugin-routes.test.ts       | 10 ++
 14 files changed, 253 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/fn-3157-plugin-dashboard-views.md
 create mode 100644 packages/dashboard/app/plugins/__tests__/pluginViewRegistry.test.tsx

diff --git a/.changeset/fn-3157-plugin-dashboard-views.md b/.changeset/fn-3157-plugin-dashboard-views.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98546898d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-3157-plugin-dashboard-views.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": minor
+---
+
+Add plugin dashboard view discovery and navigation integration via `GET /api/plugins/dashboard-views`, plugin view ID persistence (`plugin:${pluginId}:${viewId}`), and static host-side plugin view registry rendering.
diff --git a/docs/PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md b/docs/PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md
index dada3827f..b0238aeff 100644
--- a/docs/PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md
+++ b/docs/PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md
@@ -555,6 +555,28 @@ Current host constraints:
 - `componentPath` is stored for authoring symmetry/future expansion, but render resolution is currently done through a host-side static registry (`pluginId + viewId`)
 - Use stable IDs; runtime view key format is `plugin:${pluginId}:${viewId}`
 
+### Static host registry model
+
+Dashboard view components are resolved from a host-side registry and must be explicitly registered:
+
+```ts
+import { lazy } from "react";
+import { registerPluginView } from "../app/plugins/pluginViewRegistry";
+
+registerPluginView(
+  "fusion-plugin-dependency-graph",
+  "graph",
+  lazy(() => import("@fusion-plugin-examples/dependency-graph/dashboard-view")),
+);
+```
+
+The host then renders plugin views via `PluginDashboardViewHost` using the composite ID.
+
+Placement guidance:
+- `primary`: top-level nav tab (host may limit count on mobile)
+- `overflow`: desktop header overflow menu
+- `more`: mobile More sheet / secondary nav surfaces
+
 ---
 
 ## 9. Registering Agent Runtimes
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/App.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/App.tsx
index 20f624c58..426128e30 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/App.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { useViewState, type TaskView } from "./hooks/useViewState";
 import { useNavigationHistory } from "./hooks/useNavigationHistory";
 import { usePluginDashboardViews } from "./hooks/usePluginDashboardViews";
 import { PluginDashboardViewHost } from "./plugins/PluginDashboardViewHost";
+import { isPluginViewId } from "./plugins/pluginViewRegistry";
 import { useProjectActions } from "./hooks/useProjectActions";
 import { useTaskHandlers } from "./hooks/useTaskHandlers";
 import { useRemoteNodeData } from "./hooks/useRemoteNodeData";
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ function AppInner() {
   // Redirect to board if feature-gated views are disabled.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!settingsLoaded) return;
+    if (isPluginViewId(taskView)) return;
     if (taskView === "skills" && !skillsEnabled) {
       handleChangeTaskView("board");
     }
@@ -867,7 +869,7 @@ function AppInner() {
     }
 
     // Project view
-    if (taskView.startsWith("plugin:")) {
+    if (isPluginViewId(taskView)) {
       return (
         <PageErrorBoundary>
           <PluginDashboardViewHost
@@ -1319,7 +1321,7 @@ function AppInner() {
           <NativeShellConnectionStatus state={shellState} onManage={() => setShellConnectionManagerOpen(true)} />
         ) : undefined}
       />
-      {viewMode === "project" && currentProject && taskView !== "chat" && taskView !== "mailbox" && taskView !== "insights" && taskView !== "devserver" && taskView !== "dev-server" && !taskView.startsWith("plugin:") && (
+      {viewMode === "project" && currentProject && taskView !== "chat" && taskView !== "mailbox" && taskView !== "insights" && taskView !== "devserver" && taskView !== "dev-server" && !isPluginViewId(taskView) && (
         <QuickChatFAB
           projectId={currentProject.id}
           addToast={addToast}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/Header.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/Header.tsx
index 800a0a185..f85f432ba 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/Header.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { useViewportMode, type ViewportMode } from "../hooks/useViewportMode";
 import { getTrailingPath } from "../utils/pathDisplay";
 import type { TaskView } from "../hooks/useViewState";
 import type { PluginDashboardViewEntry } from "../api";
-import { buildPluginTaskViewId } from "../plugins/pluginViewRegistry";
+import { buildPluginTaskViewId, isPluginViewId } from "../plugins/pluginViewRegistry";
 import { getPluginNavIcon } from "./pluginNavIcon";
 
 export { useViewportMode };
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ export function Header({
               <>
                 <button
                   ref={viewOverflowTriggerRef}
-                  className={`view-toggle-btn${["research", "skills", "roadmaps", "insights", "memory", "dev-server", "devserver"].includes(view) || (todosEnabled && todosOpen) || view.startsWith("plugin:") ? " active" : ""}`}
+                  className={`view-toggle-btn${["research", "skills", "roadmaps", "insights", "memory", "dev-server", "devserver"].includes(view) || (todosEnabled && todosOpen) || isPluginViewId(view) ? " active" : ""}`}
                   onClick={() => setIsViewOverflowOpen((prev) => !prev)}
                   title="More views"
                   aria-label="More views"
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/MobileNavBar.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/MobileNavBar.tsx
index b22f652e6..7d01aee4f 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/MobileNavBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/MobileNavBar.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { fetchScripts } from "../api";
 import type { PluginDashboardViewEntry } from "../api";
 import { useViewportMode } from "./Header";
 import type { TaskView } from "../hooks/useViewState";
-import { buildPluginTaskViewId } from "../plugins/pluginViewRegistry";
+import { buildPluginTaskViewId, isPluginViewId } from "../plugins/pluginViewRegistry";
 import { getPluginNavIcon } from "./pluginNavIcon";
 
 export interface MobileNavBarProps {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export function MobileNavBar({
     || (todosOpen && todoViewEnabled)
     || (view === "roadmaps" && !showRoadmapsTopLevel)
     || (view === "skills" && !showSkillsTopLevel)
-    || (view.startsWith("plugin:") && !topLevelPrimaryPluginViews.some((entry) => buildPluginTaskViewId(entry.pluginId, entry.view.viewId) === view));
+    || (isPluginViewId(view) && !topLevelPrimaryPluginViews.some((entry) => buildPluginTaskViewId(entry.pluginId, entry.view.viewId) === view));
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx
index eb95f6829..1a4722aef 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx
@@ -1645,8 +1645,7 @@ describe("App view switching", () => {
     render(<App />);
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText("Zoom In")).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByText("Zoom Out")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText("Plugin view unavailable")).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     localStorage.removeItem(taskViewStorageKey());
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/usePluginDashboardViews.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/usePluginDashboardViews.test.ts
index c287e9a56..9ac497f38 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/usePluginDashboardViews.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/usePluginDashboardViews.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
-import { renderHook, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { act, renderHook, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { usePluginDashboardViews, __test_clearDashboardViewsCache } from "../usePluginDashboardViews";
 import * as api from "../../api";
 
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ describe("usePluginDashboardViews", () => {
     mockFetch.mockReset();
   });
 
+  it("returns empty array when no dashboard views are registered", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePluginDashboardViews());
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false));
+    expect(result.current.views).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.current.error).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("fetches and returns dashboard views", async () => {
     mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce([
       { pluginId: "dep", view: { viewId: "graph", label: "Graph", componentPath: "./Graph.js" } },
@@ -25,6 +33,60 @@ describe("usePluginDashboardViews", () => {
     expect(result.current.views).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
+  it("caches results and doesn't re-fetch within ttl", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { pluginId: "dep", view: { viewId: "graph", label: "Graph", componentPath: "./Graph.js" } },
+    ]);
+
+    const first = renderHook(() => usePluginDashboardViews("project-a"));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(first.result.current.loading).toBe(false));
+
+    mockFetch.mockClear();
+    const second = renderHook(() => usePluginDashboardViews("project-a"));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(second.result.current.loading).toBe(false));
+    expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("sets loading only on initial fetch, not on cache-hit", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { pluginId: "dep", view: { viewId: "graph", label: "Graph", componentPath: "./Graph.js" } },
+    ]);
+
+    const first = renderHook(() => usePluginDashboardViews("project-a"));
+    expect(first.result.current.loading).toBe(true);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(first.result.current.loading).toBe(false));
+
+    mockFetch.mockClear();
+    const second = renderHook(() => usePluginDashboardViews("project-a"));
+    expect(second.result.current.loading).toBe(false);
+    expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("handles fetch errors gracefully", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("boom"));
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePluginDashboardViews());
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false));
+    expect(result.current.views).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.current.error).toBe("boom");
+  });
+
+  it("refetch invalidates cache and fetches again", async () => {
+    mockFetch
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ pluginId: "a", view: { viewId: "x", label: "X", componentPath: "./x.js" } }])
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ pluginId: "a", view: { viewId: "y", label: "Y", componentPath: "./y.js" } }]);
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePluginDashboardViews("project-a"));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false));
+    expect(result.current.views[0]?.view.viewId).toBe("x");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      result.current.refetch();
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.views[0]?.view.viewId).toBe("y"));
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
   it("uses project-scoped cache keys", async () => {
     mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce([{ pluginId: "a", view: { viewId: "x", label: "X", componentPath: "./x.js" } }]);
     const first = renderHook(() => usePluginDashboardViews("project-a"));
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useViewState.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useViewState.test.ts
index 72aefd82c..ee9fb0aa2 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useViewState.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useViewState.test.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,22 @@ describe("useViewState", () => {
     expect(localStorage.getItem("kb:proj_123:kb-dashboard-task-view")).toBe("plugin:fusion-plugin-dependency-graph:graph");
   });
 
+  it("rejects invalid plugin view IDs and falls back to board", async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem("kb:proj_123:kb-dashboard-task-view", "plugin:only-one-segment");
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useViewState(
+        createOptions({
+          currentProject: PROJECT,
+        }),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.taskView).toBe("board");
+    });
+  });
+
   it("restores legacy views (board/list/agents/missions/chat) from scoped storage", async () => {
     const legacyViews = ["board", "list", "agents", "missions", "chat"] as const;
 
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/usePluginDashboardViews.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/usePluginDashboardViews.ts
index 72a7c6cc9..4c4b5c7b3 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/usePluginDashboardViews.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/usePluginDashboardViews.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,37 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { fetchPluginDashboardViews } from "../api";
 import type { PluginDashboardViewEntry } from "../api";
 
 const dashboardViewsCache = new Map<string, { views: PluginDashboardViewEntry[]; expiresAt: number }>();
 const CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
 
+/** Clear module cache for deterministic hook tests. */
 export function __test_clearDashboardViewsCache(): void {
   dashboardViewsCache.clear();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fetch plugin dashboard views with a 60s project-scoped cache.
+ * Loading is only true for the first fetch of each hook lifecycle.
+ */
 export function usePluginDashboardViews(projectId?: string): {
   views: PluginDashboardViewEntry[];
   loading: boolean;
   error: string | null;
+  refetch: () => void;
 } {
   const [views, setViews] = useState<PluginDashboardViewEntry[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [reloadKey, setReloadKey] = useState(0);
   const initialLoadCompleteRef = useRef(false);
 
+  const refetch = useCallback(() => {
+    const cacheKey = projectId ?? "default";
+    dashboardViewsCache.delete(cacheKey);
+    setReloadKey((key) => key + 1);
+  }, [projectId]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const cacheKey = projectId ?? "default";
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -57,7 +70,7 @@ export function usePluginDashboardViews(projectId?: string): {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
-  }, [projectId]);
+  }, [projectId, reloadKey]);
 
-  return useMemo(() => ({ views, loading, error }), [views, loading, error]);
+  return useMemo(() => ({ views, loading, error, refetch }), [views, loading, error, refetch]);
 }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/useViewState.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/useViewState.ts
index 97ecbb00e..b6049d3f2 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/useViewState.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/useViewState.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import type { ThemeMode } from "@fusion/core";
 import type { ProjectInfo } from "../api";
 import { getScopedItem, setScopedItem } from "../utils/projectStorage";
+import { isPluginViewId } from "../plugins/pluginViewRegistry";
 
 export type ViewMode = "overview" | "project";
 export type BuiltInTaskView = "board" | "list" | "agents" | "missions" | "chat" | "documents" | "research" | "roadmaps" | "skills" | "mailbox" | "insights" | "memory" | "devserver" | "dev-server";
@@ -29,12 +30,8 @@ function isBuiltInTaskView(value: string | null): value is BuiltInTaskView {
   return value !== null && BUILT_IN_TASK_VIEWS.includes(value as BuiltInTaskView);
 }
 
-function isPluginTaskView(value: string | null): value is PluginTaskView {
-  return value !== null && /^plugin:[^:]+:.+$/u.test(value);
-}
-
 function isTaskView(value: string | null): value is TaskView {
-  return isBuiltInTaskView(value) || isPluginTaskView(value);
+  return value !== null && (isBuiltInTaskView(value) || isPluginViewId(value));
 }
 
 function normalizeTaskView(value: TaskView): TaskView {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/PluginDashboardViewHost.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/PluginDashboardViewHost.tsx
index 40a459881..5c4ffc616 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/PluginDashboardViewHost.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/PluginDashboardViewHost.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
-import { resolvePluginDashboardView, MissingPluginDashboardView, parsePluginTaskViewId } from "./pluginViewRegistry";
-import type { PluginDashboardHostContext, PluginTaskView } from "./pluginViewRegistry";
+import { PluginDashboardViewHost as RegistryPluginDashboardViewHost } from "./pluginViewRegistry";
+import type { PluginTaskView } from "./pluginViewRegistry";
 
-export function PluginDashboardViewHost({
-  taskView,
-  context,
-}: {
-  taskView: PluginTaskView;
-  context: PluginDashboardHostContext;
-}) {
-  const parsed = parsePluginTaskViewId(taskView);
-  if (!parsed) return null;
-
-  const ViewComponent = resolvePluginDashboardView(parsed.pluginId, parsed.viewId);
-  if (!ViewComponent) {
-    return <>{MissingPluginDashboardView({ pluginId: parsed.pluginId, viewId: parsed.viewId })}</>;
-  }
-
-  return <ViewComponent context={context} />;
+export function PluginDashboardViewHost({ taskView }: { taskView: PluginTaskView; context?: unknown }) {
+  return <RegistryPluginDashboardViewHost viewId={taskView} />;
 }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/__tests__/pluginViewRegistry.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/__tests__/pluginViewRegistry.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc090a9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/__tests__/pluginViewRegistry.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { lazy } from "react";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import {
+  __test_clearPluginViewRegistry,
+  getPluginViewComponent,
+  getPluginViewId,
+  isPluginViewId,
+  parsePluginViewId,
+  PluginDashboardViewHost,
+  registerPluginView,
+} from "../pluginViewRegistry";
+
+describe("pluginViewRegistry", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    __test_clearPluginViewRegistry();
+  });
+
+  it("builds plugin IDs", () => {
+    expect(getPluginViewId("plugin-a", "main")).toBe("plugin:plugin-a:main");
+  });
+
+  it("parses and validates plugin IDs", () => {
+    expect(parsePluginViewId("plugin:plugin-a:main")).toEqual({ pluginId: "plugin-a", viewId: "main" });
+    expect(parsePluginViewId("board")).toBeNull();
+    expect(isPluginViewId("plugin:plugin-a:main")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPluginViewId("plugin:only-one-segment")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("registers and resolves view components", () => {
+    const View = lazy(async () => ({ default: () => <div>Plugin View</div> }));
+    registerPluginView("plugin-a", "main", View);
+    expect(getPluginViewComponent("plugin-a", "main")).toBe(View);
+    expect(getPluginViewComponent("plugin-b", "missing")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("renders registered components", async () => {
+    const View = lazy(async () => ({ default: () => <div>Rendered Plugin View</div> }));
+    registerPluginView("plugin-a", "main", View);
+    render(<>{PluginDashboardViewHost({ viewId: "plugin:plugin-a:main" })}</>);
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Rendered Plugin View")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("renders unavailable fallback for unregistered views", () => {
+    render(<>{PluginDashboardViewHost({ viewId: "plugin:plugin-a:missing" })}</>);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("plugin-view-unavailable")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/pluginViewRegistry.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/pluginViewRegistry.tsx
index 84e3142ac..8b2faaa68 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/pluginViewRegistry.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/plugins/pluginViewRegistry.tsx
@@ -1,64 +1,82 @@
 import { AlertTriangle } from "lucide-react";
-import type { ComponentType, ReactNode } from "react";
-import type { Task, TaskDetail, WorkflowStep } from "@fusion/core";
-import { DependencyGraphView } from "@fusion-plugin-examples/dependency-graph/dashboard-view";
+import { lazy, Suspense, type LazyExoticComponent, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { ErrorBoundary } from "../components/ErrorBoundary";
 import "./pluginViewRegistry.css";
 
 export type PluginTaskView = `plugin:${string}:${string}`;
 
-export interface PluginDashboardHostContext {
-  projectId?: string;
-  tasks: Task[];
-  workflowSteps: WorkflowStep[];
-  openTaskDetail: (task: Task | TaskDetail, initialTab?: "logs" | "changes") => void;
-  renderTaskCard: (task: Task) => ReactNode;
-}
+type PluginViewComponent = LazyExoticComponent<() => JSX.Element>;
 
-export interface PluginDashboardViewComponentProps {
-  context: PluginDashboardHostContext;
-}
+const registry = new Map<string, PluginViewComponent>();
 
-export interface PluginDashboardViewRegistration {
-  pluginId: string;
-  viewId: string;
-  component: ComponentType<PluginDashboardViewComponentProps>;
-}
-
-const REGISTRY: PluginDashboardViewRegistration[] = [
-  {
-    pluginId: "fusion-plugin-dependency-graph",
-    viewId: "graph",
-    component: DependencyGraphView as ComponentType<PluginDashboardViewComponentProps>,
-  },
-];
-
-export function buildPluginTaskViewId(pluginId: string, viewId: string): PluginTaskView {
+/** Build composite plugin task view ID: plugin:{pluginId}:{viewId}. */
+export function getPluginViewId(pluginId: string, viewId: string): PluginTaskView {
   return `plugin:${pluginId}:${viewId}`;
 }
 
-export function parsePluginTaskViewId(taskView: string): { pluginId: string; viewId: string } | null {
-  if (!taskView.startsWith("plugin:")) return null;
-  const [, pluginId, ...viewParts] = taskView.split(":");
-  const viewId = viewParts.join(":");
-  if (!pluginId || !viewId) return null;
-  return { pluginId, viewId };
+/** Parse composite plugin task view ID. Returns null for non-plugin IDs. */
+export function parsePluginViewId(value: string): { pluginId: string; viewId: string } | null {
+  const match = /^plugin:([^:]+):(.+)$/u.exec(value);
+  if (!match) return null;
+  return { pluginId: match[1], viewId: match[2] };
 }
 
-export function resolvePluginDashboardView(pluginId: string, viewId: string): ComponentType<PluginDashboardViewComponentProps> | null {
-  const hit = REGISTRY.find((entry) => entry.pluginId === pluginId && entry.viewId === viewId);
-  return hit?.component ?? null;
+/** True when a view ID matches the plugin composite ID format. */
+export function isPluginViewId(value: string): value is PluginTaskView {
+  return parsePluginViewId(value) !== null;
 }
 
-export function MissingPluginDashboardView({ pluginId, viewId }: { pluginId: string; viewId: string }): ReactNode {
+/** Register a lazy plugin dashboard view component in the static host registry. */
+export function registerPluginView(pluginId: string, viewId: string, lazyComponent: PluginViewComponent): void {
+  registry.set(getPluginViewId(pluginId, viewId), lazyComponent);
+}
+
+/** Resolve a plugin dashboard lazy component from the static host registry. */
+export function getPluginViewComponent(pluginId: string, viewId: string): PluginViewComponent | null {
+  return registry.get(getPluginViewId(pluginId, viewId)) ?? null;
+}
+
+/** Test helper for clearing global registry state. */
+export function __test_clearPluginViewRegistry(): void {
+  registry.clear();
+}
+
+function PluginViewUnavailable({ viewId }: { viewId: string }): ReactNode {
   return (
-    <section className="card plugin-dashboard-view-missing">
+    <section className="card plugin-dashboard-view-missing" data-testid="plugin-view-unavailable">
       <h2 className="plugin-dashboard-view-missing-title">
         <AlertTriangle />
         Plugin view unavailable
       </h2>
       <p className="plugin-dashboard-view-missing-description">
-        The dashboard could not resolve <code>{pluginId}:{viewId}</code> from the host registry.
+        No host registration found for <code>{viewId}</code>.
       </p>
     </section>
   );
 }
+
+export function PluginDashboardViewHost({ viewId }: { viewId: PluginTaskView }): ReactNode {
+  const parsed = parsePluginViewId(viewId);
+  if (!parsed) return <PluginViewUnavailable viewId={viewId} />;
+
+  const ViewComponent = getPluginViewComponent(parsed.pluginId, parsed.viewId);
+  if (!ViewComponent) {
+    return <PluginViewUnavailable viewId={viewId} />;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <ErrorBoundary fallback={<PluginViewUnavailable viewId={viewId} />}>
+      <Suspense fallback={null}>
+        <ViewComponent />
+      </Suspense>
+    </ErrorBoundary>
+  );
+}
+
+// Backward-compatible aliases.
+export const buildPluginTaskViewId = getPluginViewId;
+export const parsePluginTaskViewId = parsePluginViewId;
+export const resolvePluginDashboardView = getPluginViewComponent;
+
+// Ensure lazy is referenced for plugin authors importing only this module pattern.
+void lazy;
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/plugin-routes.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/plugin-routes.test.ts
index 4cb260cce..c723a6bda 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/plugin-routes.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/plugin-routes.test.ts
@@ -703,6 +703,16 @@ describe("GET /api/plugins/dashboard-views", () => {
     return app;
   }
 
+  it("returns empty array when pluginLoader is not available", async () => {
+    const app = express();
+    app.use(express.json());
+    app.use("/api", createApiRoutes(store, { pluginStore }));
+
+    const res = await performGet(app, "/api/plugins/dashboard-views");
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
   it("returns 200 with empty array when no plugins have dashboard views", async () => {
     (pluginLoader.getPluginDashboardViews as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue([]);
     const res = await performGet(buildApp(), "/api/plugins/dashboard-views");