diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
index d0fe01a72..dccd36208 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <template #content>
       <AssetGrid
         :assets="filteredAssets"
+        :loading="isLoading"
         @asset-select="handleAssetSelectAndEmit"
       />
     </template>
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, provide } from 'vue'
+import { useAsyncState } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { computed, provide, watch } from 'vue'
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import SearchBox from '@/components/input/SearchBox.vue'
 import BaseModalLayout from '@/components/widget/layout/BaseModalLayout.vue'
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ import AssetGrid from '@/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue'
 import type { AssetDisplayItem } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser'
 import { useAssetBrowser } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser'
 import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
+import { assetService } from '@/platform/assets/services/assetService'
+import { formatCategoryLabel } from '@/platform/assets/utils/categoryLabel'
+import { useModelToNodeStore } from '@/stores/modelToNodeStore'
 import { OnCloseKey } from '@/types/widgetTypes'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
@@ -65,10 +71,12 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   onSelect?: (asset: AssetItem) => void
   onClose?: () => void
   showLeftPanel?: boolean
-  assets?: AssetItem[]
   title?: string
+  assetType?: string
 }>()
 
+const { t } = useI18n()
+
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   'asset-select': [asset: AssetDisplayItem]
   close: []
@@ -76,18 +84,73 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 
 provide(OnCloseKey, props.onClose ?? (() => {}))
 
+const fetchAssets = async () => {
+  if (props.nodeType) {
+    return (await assetService.getAssetsForNodeType(props.nodeType)) ?? []
+  }
+
+  if (props.assetType) {
+    return (await assetService.getAssetsByTag(props.assetType)) ?? []
+  }
+
+  return []
+}
+
+const {
+  state: fetchedAssets,
+  isLoading,
+  execute
+} = useAsyncState<AssetItem[]>(fetchAssets, [], { immediate: false })
+
+watch(
+  () => [props.nodeType, props.assetType],
+  async () => {
+    await execute()
+  },
+  { immediate: true }
+)
+
 const {
   searchQuery,
   selectedCategory,
   availableCategories,
-  contentTitle,
   categoryFilteredAssets,
   filteredAssets,
   updateFilters
-} = useAssetBrowser(props.assets)
+} = useAssetBrowser(fetchedAssets)
+
+const modelToNodeStore = useModelToNodeStore()
+
+const primaryCategoryTag = computed(() => {
+  const assets = fetchedAssets.value ?? []
+  const tagFromAssets = assets
+    .map((asset) => asset.tags?.find((tag) => tag !== 'models'))
+    .find((tag): tag is string => typeof tag === 'string' && tag.length > 0)
+
+  if (tagFromAssets) return tagFromAssets
+
+  if (props.nodeType) {
+    const mapped = modelToNodeStore.getCategoryForNodeType(props.nodeType)
+    if (mapped) return mapped
+  }
+
+  if (props.assetType) return props.assetType
+
+  return 'models'
+})
+
+const activeCategoryTag = computed(() => {
+  if (selectedCategory.value !== 'all') {
+    return selectedCategory.value
+  }
+  return primaryCategoryTag.value
+})
 
 const displayTitle = computed(() => {
-  return props.title ?? contentTitle.value
+  if (props.title) return props.title
+
+  const label = formatCategoryLabel(activeCategoryTag.value)
+  return t('assetBrowser.allCategory', { category: label })
 })
 
 const shouldShowLeftPanel = computed(() => {
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue
index 2bf77461c..9d0169fe2 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@
     <!-- Loading state -->
     <div
       v-if="loading"
-      class="col-span-full flex items-center justify-center py-16"
+      class="col-span-full flex items-center justify-center py-20"
     >
       <i
         class="icon-[lucide--loader]"
         :class="
-          cn('size-6 animate-spin', 'text-stone-300 dark-theme:text-stone-200')
+          cn('size-12 animate-spin', 'text-stone-300 dark-theme:text-stone-200')
         "
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
index 0d185f16f..98e7208c9 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 
 import { d, t } from '@/i18n'
 import type { FilterState } from '@/platform/assets/components/AssetFilterBar.vue'
@@ -65,7 +66,10 @@ export interface AssetDisplayItem extends AssetItem {
  * Asset Browser composable
  * Manages search, filtering, asset transformation and selection logic
  */
-export function useAssetBrowser(assets: AssetItem[] = []) {
+export function useAssetBrowser(
+  assetsSource: Ref<AssetItem[] | undefined> = ref<AssetItem[] | undefined>([])
+) {
+  const assets = computed<AssetItem[]>(() => assetsSource.value ?? [])
   // State
   const searchQuery = ref('')
   const selectedCategory = ref('all')
@@ -116,9 +120,10 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(assets: AssetItem[] = []) {
   }
 
   const availableCategories = computed(() => {
-    const categories = assets
-      .filter((asset) => asset.tags[0] === 'models' && asset.tags[1])
+    const categories = assets.value
+      .filter((asset) => asset.tags[0] === 'models')
       .map((asset) => asset.tags[1])
+      .filter((tag): tag is string => typeof tag === 'string' && tag.length > 0)
 
     const uniqueCategories = Array.from(new Set(categories))
       .sort()
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(assets: AssetItem[] = []) {
 
   // Category-filtered assets for filter options (before search/format/base model filters)
   const categoryFilteredAssets = computed(() => {
-    return assets.filter(filterByCategory(selectedCategory.value))
+    return assets.value.filter(filterByCategory(selectedCategory.value))
   })
 
   const filteredAssets = computed(() => {
@@ -161,8 +166,8 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(assets: AssetItem[] = []) {
       .filter(filterByFileFormats(filters.value.fileFormats))
       .filter(filterByBaseModels(filters.value.baseModels))
 
-    // Sort assets
-    filtered.sort((a, b) => {
+    const sortedAssets = [...filtered]
+    sortedAssets.sort((a, b) => {
       switch (filters.value.sortBy) {
         case 'name-desc':
           return b.name.localeCompare(a.name)
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(assets: AssetItem[] = []) {
     })
 
     // Transform to display format
-    return filtered.map(transformAssetForDisplay)
+    return sortedAssets.map(transformAssetForDisplay)
   })
 
   function updateFilters(newFilters: FilterState) {
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowserDialog.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowserDialog.ts
index de0b4fc60..41c4c011d 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowserDialog.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowserDialog.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import { t } from '@/i18n'
 import AssetBrowserModal from '@/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue'
 import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
-import { assetService } from '@/platform/assets/services/assetService'
 import { useDialogStore } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 import type { DialogComponentProps } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 
@@ -51,33 +49,6 @@ export const useAssetBrowserDialog = () => {
       dialogStore.closeDialog({ key: dialogKey })
     }
 
-    const assets: AssetItem[] = await assetService
-      .getAssetsForNodeType(props.nodeType)
-      .catch((error) => {
-        console.error(
-          'Failed to fetch assets for node type:',
-          props.nodeType,
-          error
-        )
-        return []
-      })
-
-    // Extract node type category from first asset's tags (e.g., "loras", "checkpoints")
-    // Tags are ordered: ["models", "loras"] so take the second tag
-    const nodeTypeCategory =
-      assets[0]?.tags?.find((tag) => tag !== 'models') ?? 'models'
-
-    const acronyms = new Set(['VAE', 'CLIP', 'GLIGEN'])
-    const categoryLabel = nodeTypeCategory
-      .split('_')
-      .map((word) => {
-        const uc = word.toUpperCase()
-        return acronyms.has(uc) ? uc : word
-      })
-      .join(' ')
-
-    const title = t('assetBrowser.allCategory', { category: categoryLabel })
-
     dialogStore.showDialog({
       key: dialogKey,
       component: AssetBrowserModal,
@@ -85,8 +56,6 @@ export const useAssetBrowserDialog = () => {
         nodeType: props.nodeType,
         inputName: props.inputName,
         currentValue: props.currentValue,
-        assets,
-        title,
         onSelect: handleAssetSelected,
         onClose: () => dialogStore.closeDialog({ key: dialogKey })
       },
@@ -100,25 +69,12 @@ export const useAssetBrowserDialog = () => {
       dialogStore.closeDialog({ key: dialogKey })
     }
 
-    const assets = await assetService
-      .getAssetsByTag(options.assetType)
-      .catch((error) => {
-        console.error(
-          'Failed to fetch assets for tag:',
-          options.assetType,
-          error
-        )
-        return []
-      })
-
     dialogStore.showDialog({
       key: dialogKey,
       component: AssetBrowserModal,
       props: {
-        nodeType: undefined,
-        inputName: undefined,
-        assets,
         showLeftPanel: true,
+        assetType: options.assetType,
         title: options.title,
         onSelect: handleAssetSelected,
         onClose: () => dialogStore.closeDialog({ key: dialogKey })
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema.ts b/src/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema.ts
index 05d9a8990..880675eb0 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 const zAsset = z.object({
   id: z.string(),
   name: z.string(),
-  asset_hash: z.string().optional(),
+  asset_hash: z.string().nullish(),
   size: z.number(),
-  mime_type: z.string().optional(),
+  mime_type: z.string().nullish(),
   tags: z.array(z.string()).optional().default([]),
   preview_id: z.string().nullable().optional(),
   preview_url: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/utils/categoryLabel.ts b/src/platform/assets/utils/categoryLabel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..354249b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/utils/categoryLabel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const ACRONYM_TAGS = new Set(['VAE', 'CLIP', 'GLIGEN'])
+
+export function formatCategoryLabel(raw?: string): string {
+  if (!raw) return 'Models'
+
+  return raw
+    .split('_')
+    .map((segment) => {
+      const upper = segment.toUpperCase()
+      if (ACRONYM_TAGS.has(upper)) return upper
+
+      const lower = segment.toLowerCase()
+      return lower.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + lower.slice(1)
+    })
+    .join(' ')
+}
diff --git a/tests-ui/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.test.ts b/tests-ui/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.test.ts
index 238b5483e..e117b492c 100644
--- a/tests-ui/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.test.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,40 @@
-import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import AssetBrowserModal from '@/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue'
 import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
 
-// Mock @/i18n for useAssetBrowser and AssetFilterBar
+const mockAssetService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getAssetsForNodeType: vi.fn(),
+  getAssetsByTag: vi.fn(),
+  getAssetDetails: vi.fn((id: string) =>
+    Promise.resolve({
+      id,
+      name: 'Test Model',
+      user_metadata: {
+        filename: 'Test Model'
+      }
+    })
+  )
+}))
+
 vi.mock('@/i18n', () => ({
-  t: (key: string) => key,
+  t: (key: string, params?: Record<string, string>) =>
+    params ? `${key}:${JSON.stringify(params)}` : key,
   d: (date: Date) => date.toLocaleDateString()
 }))
 
-// Mock assetService for useAssetBrowser
 vi.mock('@/platform/assets/services/assetService', () => ({
-  assetService: {
-    getAssetDetails: vi.fn((id: string) =>
-      Promise.resolve({
-        id,
-        name: 'Test Model',
-        user_metadata: {
-          filename: 'Test Model'
-        }
-      })
-    )
-  }
+  assetService: mockAssetService
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/modelToNodeStore', () => ({
+  useModelToNodeStore: () => ({
+    getCategoryForNodeType: () => 'checkpoints'
+  })
 }))
 
-// Mock external dependencies with minimal functionality needed for business logic tests
 vi.mock('@/components/input/SearchBox.vue', () => ({
   default: {
     name: 'SearchBox',
@@ -106,7 +114,7 @@ vi.mock('@/platform/assets/components/AssetFilterBar.vue', () => ({
 vi.mock('@/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue', () => ({
   default: {
     name: 'AssetGrid',
-    props: ['assets'],
+    props: ['assets', 'loading'],
     emits: ['asset-select'],
     template: `
       <div data-testid="asset-grid">
@@ -129,11 +137,13 @@ vi.mock('@/platform/assets/components/AssetGrid.vue', () => ({
 
 vi.mock('vue-i18n', () => ({
   useI18n: () => ({
-    t: (key: string) => key
+    t: (key: string, params?: Record<string, string>) =>
+      params ? `${key}:${JSON.stringify(params)}` : key
   }),
   createI18n: () => ({
     global: {
-      t: (key: string) => key
+      t: (key: string, params?: Record<string, string>) =>
+        params ? `${key}:${JSON.stringify(params)}` : key
     }
   })
 }))
@@ -160,18 +170,12 @@ describe('AssetBrowserModal', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  const createWrapper = (
-    assets: AssetItem[] = [],
-    props: Record<string, unknown> = {}
-  ) => {
+  const createWrapper = (props: Record<string, unknown>) => {
     const pinia = createPinia()
     setActivePinia(pinia)
 
     return mount(AssetBrowserModal, {
-      props: {
-        assets: assets,
-        ...props
-      },
+      props,
       global: {
         plugins: [pinia],
         stubs: {
@@ -186,153 +190,178 @@ describe('AssetBrowserModal', () => {
     })
   }
 
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockReset()
+    mockAssetService.getAssetsByTag.mockReset()
+  })
+
   describe('Integration with useAssetBrowser', () => {
-    it('passes filteredAssets from composable to AssetGrid', () => {
+    it('passes filtered assets from composable to AssetGrid', async () => {
       const assets = [
         createTestAsset('asset1', 'Model A', 'checkpoints'),
         createTestAsset('asset2', 'Model B', 'loras')
       ]
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(assets)
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce(assets)
+
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({ nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple' })
+      await flushPromises()
 
       const assetGrid = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'AssetGrid' })
-      const gridAssets = assetGrid.props('assets')
+      const gridAssets = assetGrid.props('assets') as AssetItem[]
 
       expect(gridAssets).toHaveLength(2)
       expect(gridAssets[0].id).toBe('asset1')
     })
 
-    it('passes categoryFilteredAssets to AssetFilterBar', () => {
+    it('passes category-filtered assets to AssetFilterBar', async () => {
       const assets = [
         createTestAsset('c1', 'model.safetensors', 'checkpoints'),
         createTestAsset('l1', 'lora.pt', 'loras')
       ]
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(assets, { showLeftPanel: true })
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce(assets)
+
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({
+        nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple',
+        showLeftPanel: true
+      })
+      await flushPromises()
 
       const filterBar = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'AssetFilterBar' })
-      const filterBarAssets = filterBar.props('assets')
+      const filterBarAssets = filterBar.props('assets') as AssetItem[]
 
-      // Should initially show all assets
       expect(filterBarAssets).toHaveLength(2)
     })
   })
 
+  describe('Data fetching', () => {
+    it('fetches assets for node type', async () => {
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce([])
+
+      createWrapper({ nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple' })
+      await flushPromises()
+
+      expect(mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'CheckpointLoaderSimple'
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('fetches assets for tag when node type not provided', async () => {
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsByTag.mockResolvedValueOnce([])
+
+      createWrapper({ assetType: 'loras' })
+      await flushPromises()
+
+      expect(mockAssetService.getAssetsByTag).toHaveBeenCalledWith('loras')
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('Asset Selection', () => {
     it('emits asset-select event when asset is selected', async () => {
-      const assets = [createTestAsset('asset1', 'Test Model', 'checkpoints')]
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(assets)
+      const assets = [createTestAsset('asset1', 'Model A', 'checkpoints')]
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce(assets)
 
-      // Click on first asset
-      await wrapper.find('[data-testid="asset-asset1"]').trigger('click')
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({ nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple' })
+      await flushPromises()
 
-      const emitted = wrapper.emitted('asset-select')
-      expect(emitted).toBeDefined()
-      expect(emitted).toHaveLength(1)
+      const assetGrid = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'AssetGrid' })
+      await assetGrid.vm.$emit('asset-select', assets[0])
 
-      const emittedAsset = emitted![0][0] as AssetItem
-      expect(emittedAsset.id).toBe('asset1')
+      expect(wrapper.emitted('asset-select')).toEqual([[assets[0]]])
     })
 
     it('executes onSelect callback when provided', async () => {
-      const onSelectSpy = vi.fn()
-      const assets = [createTestAsset('asset1', 'Test Model', 'checkpoints')]
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(assets, { onSelect: onSelectSpy })
+      const assets = [createTestAsset('asset1', 'Model A', 'checkpoints')]
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce(assets)
 
-      // Click on first asset
-      await wrapper.find('[data-testid="asset-asset1"]').trigger('click')
+      const onSelect = vi.fn()
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({
+        nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple',
+        onSelect
+      })
+      await flushPromises()
 
-      expect(onSelectSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          id: 'asset1',
-          name: 'Test Model'
-        })
-      )
+      const assetGrid = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'AssetGrid' })
+      await assetGrid.vm.$emit('asset-select', assets[0])
+
+      expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assets[0])
     })
   })
 
   describe('Left Panel Conditional Logic', () => {
-    it('hides left panel by default when showLeftPanel prop is undefined', () => {
-      const singleCategoryAssets = [
-        createTestAsset('single1', 'Asset 1', 'checkpoints'),
-        createTestAsset('single2', 'Asset 2', 'checkpoints')
-      ]
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(singleCategoryAssets)
+    it('hides left panel by default when showLeftPanel is undefined', async () => {
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce([])
 
-      expect(wrapper.find('[data-testid="left-panel"]').exists()).toBe(false)
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({ nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple' })
+      await flushPromises()
+
+      const leftPanel = wrapper.find('[data-testid="left-panel"]')
+      expect(leftPanel.exists()).toBe(false)
     })
 
-    it('shows left panel when showLeftPanel prop is explicitly true', () => {
-      const singleCategoryAssets = [
-        createTestAsset('single1', 'Asset 1', 'checkpoints')
-      ]
+    it('shows left panel when showLeftPanel prop is explicitly true', async () => {
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce([])
 
-      // Force show even with single category
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(singleCategoryAssets, {
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({
+        nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple',
         showLeftPanel: true
       })
-      expect(wrapper.find('[data-testid="left-panel"]').exists()).toBe(true)
+      await flushPromises()
 
-      // Force hide even with multiple categories
-      wrapper.unmount()
-      const multiCategoryAssets = [
-        createTestAsset('asset1', 'Checkpoint', 'checkpoints'),
-        createTestAsset('asset2', 'LoRA', 'loras')
-      ]
-      const wrapper2 = createWrapper(multiCategoryAssets, {
-        showLeftPanel: false
-      })
-      expect(wrapper2.find('[data-testid="left-panel"]').exists()).toBe(false)
+      const leftPanel = wrapper.find('[data-testid="left-panel"]')
+      expect(leftPanel.exists()).toBe(true)
     })
   })
 
   describe('Filter Options Reactivity', () => {
     it('updates filter options when category changes', async () => {
       const assets = [
-        createTestAsset('c1', 'model.safetensors', 'checkpoints'),
-        createTestAsset('c2', 'another.safetensors', 'checkpoints'),
-        createTestAsset('l1', 'lora.pt', 'loras')
+        createTestAsset('asset1', 'Model A', 'checkpoints'),
+        createTestAsset('asset2', 'Model B', 'loras')
       ]
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(assets, { showLeftPanel: true })
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce(assets)
+
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({
+        nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple',
+        showLeftPanel: true
+      })
+      await flushPromises()
 
-      // Initially on "all" category - should have both .safetensors and .pt
       const filterBar = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'AssetFilterBar' })
-      expect(filterBar.exists()).toBe(true)
+      expect(filterBar.props('assets')).toHaveLength(2)
 
-      // Switch to checkpoints category
-      const checkpointsNav = wrapper.find(
-        '[data-testid="nav-item-checkpoints"]'
-      )
-      expect(checkpointsNav.exists()).toBe(true)
-      await checkpointsNav.trigger('click')
+      const leftPanel = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'LeftSidePanel' })
+      await leftPanel.vm.$emit('update:modelValue', 'loras')
+      await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
 
-      // Filter bar should receive only checkpoint assets now
-      const updatedFilterBar = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'AssetFilterBar' })
-      const filterBarAssets = updatedFilterBar.props('assets')
-
-      expect(filterBarAssets).toHaveLength(2)
-      expect(
-        filterBarAssets.every((a: AssetItem) => a.tags.includes('checkpoints'))
-      ).toBe(true)
+      expect(filterBar.props('assets')).toHaveLength(1)
     })
   })
 
   describe('Title Management', () => {
-    it('passes custom title to BaseModalLayout when title prop provided', () => {
-      const assets = [createTestAsset('asset1', 'Test Model', 'checkpoints')]
-      const customTitle = 'Model Library'
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(assets, { title: customTitle })
+    it('passes custom title to BaseModalLayout when title prop provided', async () => {
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce([])
 
-      const baseModal = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'BaseModalLayout' })
-      expect(baseModal.props('contentTitle')).toBe(customTitle)
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({
+        nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple',
+        title: 'Custom Title'
+      })
+      await flushPromises()
+
+      const layout = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'BaseModalLayout' })
+      expect(layout.props('contentTitle')).toBe('Custom Title')
     })
 
-    it('passes computed contentTitle to BaseModalLayout when no title prop', () => {
-      const assets = [createTestAsset('asset1', 'Test Model', 'checkpoints')]
-      const wrapper = createWrapper(assets)
+    it('passes computed contentTitle to BaseModalLayout when no title prop', async () => {
+      const assets = [createTestAsset('asset1', 'Model A', 'checkpoints')]
+      mockAssetService.getAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce(assets)
 
-      const baseModal = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'BaseModalLayout' })
-      // Should use contentTitle from useAssetBrowser (e.g., "All Models")
-      expect(baseModal.props('contentTitle')).toBeTruthy()
-      expect(baseModal.props('contentTitle')).not.toBe('')
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({ nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple' })
+      await flushPromises()
+
+      const layout = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'BaseModalLayout' })
+      expect(layout.props('contentTitle')).toBe(
+        'assetBrowser.allCategory:{"category":"Checkpoints"}'
+      )
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts b/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
index 3e782b785..5e581c873 100644
--- a/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
 
 import { useAssetBrowser } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser'
 import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         tags: ['models', 'loras']
       })
 
-      const { selectedCategory, categoryFilteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser([
-        checkpointAsset,
-        loraAsset
-      ])
+      const { selectedCategory, categoryFilteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(
+        ref([checkpointAsset, loraAsset])
+      )
 
       // Initially should show all assets
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(2)
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         user_metadata: { description: 'Test model' }
       })
 
-      const { filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser([apiAsset])
+      const { filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref([apiAsset]))
       const result = filteredAssets.value[0] // Get the transformed asset from filteredAssets
 
       // Preserves API properties
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         user_metadata: undefined
       })
 
-      const { filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser([apiAsset])
+      const { filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref([apiAsset]))
       const result = filteredAssets.value[0]
 
       expect(result.description).toBe('loras model')
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ id: '3', tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] })
       ]
 
-      const { selectedCategory, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { selectedCategory, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       selectedCategory.value = 'checkpoints'
       await nextTick()
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ id: '2', tags: ['models', 'loras'] })
       ]
 
-      const { selectedCategory, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { selectedCategory, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       selectedCategory.value = 'all'
       await nextTick()
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ name: 'photorealistic_v2.safetensors' })
       ]
 
-      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       searchQuery.value = 'realistic'
       await nextTick()
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         })
       ]
 
-      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       searchQuery.value = 'fantasy'
       await nextTick()
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
     it('handles empty search results', async () => {
       const assets = [createApiAsset({ name: 'test.safetensors' })]
 
-      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { searchQuery, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       searchQuery.value = 'nonexistent'
       await nextTick()
@@ -208,8 +207,9 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         })
       ]
 
-      const { searchQuery, selectedCategory, filteredAssets } =
-        useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { searchQuery, selectedCategory, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(
+        ref(assets)
+      )
 
       searchQuery.value = 'realistic'
       selectedCategory.value = 'checkpoints'
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ name: 'beta.safetensors' })
       ]
 
-      const { updateFilters, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { updateFilters, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       updateFilters({ sortBy: 'name', fileFormats: [], baseModels: [] })
       await nextTick()
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ created_at: '2024-02-01T00:00:00Z' })
       ]
 
-      const { updateFilters, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { updateFilters, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       updateFilters({ sortBy: 'recent', fileFormats: [], baseModels: [] })
       await nextTick()
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] }) // duplicate
       ]
 
-      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       expect(availableCategories.value).toEqual([
         { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' },
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'vae'] })
       ]
 
-      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       expect(availableCategories.value).toEqual([
         { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' },
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] })
       ]
 
-      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       expect(availableCategories.value).toEqual([
         { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' },
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
 
     it('computes content title from selected category', () => {
       const assets = [createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] })]
-      const { selectedCategory, contentTitle } = useAssetBrowser(assets)
+      const { selectedCategory, contentTitle } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       // Default
       expect(contentTitle.value).toBe('All Models')
diff --git a/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowserDialog.test.ts b/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowserDialog.test.ts
index 15915dcf7..1cb16ead5 100644
--- a/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowserDialog.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowserDialog.test.ts
@@ -15,17 +15,6 @@ vi.mock('@/i18n', () => ({
   }
 }))
 
-vi.mock('@/platform/assets/services/assetService', () => ({
-  assetService: {
-    getAssetsForNodeType: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
-    getAssetsByTag: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([])
-  }
-}))
-
-const { assetService } = await import('@/platform/assets/services/assetService')
-const mockGetAssetsByTag = vi.mocked(assetService.getAssetsByTag)
-const mockGetAssetsForNodeType = vi.mocked(assetService.getAssetsForNodeType)
-
 function createMockAsset(overrides: Partial<AssetItem> = {}): AssetItem {
   return {
     id: 'asset-123',
@@ -116,7 +105,8 @@ describe('useAssetBrowserDialog', () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           key: 'global-asset-browser',
           props: expect.objectContaining({
-            showLeftPanel: true
+            showLeftPanel: true,
+            assetType: 'models'
           })
         })
       )
@@ -169,91 +159,21 @@ describe('useAssetBrowserDialog', () => {
       const dialogCall = mockShowDialog.mock.calls[0][0]
       expect(dialogCall.props.title).toBe('Custom Model Browser')
     })
-
-    it('calls getAssetsByTag with correct assetType parameter', async () => {
-      setupDialogMocks()
-      const assetBrowserDialog = useAssetBrowserDialog()
-      await assetBrowserDialog.browse({
-        assetType: 'models'
-      })
-
-      expect(mockGetAssetsByTag).toHaveBeenCalledWith('models')
-    })
-
-    it('passes fetched assets to dialog props', async () => {
-      const { mockShowDialog } = setupDialogMocks()
-      const assetBrowserDialog = useAssetBrowserDialog()
-      const mockAssets = [
-        createMockAsset({ id: 'asset-1', name: 'model1.safetensors' }),
-        createMockAsset({ id: 'asset-2', name: 'model2.safetensors' })
-      ]
-
-      mockGetAssetsByTag.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockAssets)
-      await assetBrowserDialog.browse({
-        assetType: 'models'
-      })
-
-      const dialogCall = mockShowDialog.mock.calls[0][0]
-      expect(dialogCall.props.assets).toEqual(mockAssets)
-    })
-
-    it('handles asset fetch errors gracefully', async () => {
-      const { mockShowDialog } = setupDialogMocks()
-      const assetBrowserDialog = useAssetBrowserDialog()
-      const consoleErrorSpy = vi
-        .spyOn(console, 'error')
-        .mockImplementation(() => {})
-
-      mockGetAssetsByTag.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Network error'))
-      await assetBrowserDialog.browse({
-        assetType: 'models'
-      })
-
-      expect(mockShowDialog).toHaveBeenCalled()
-      const dialogCall = mockShowDialog.mock.calls[0][0]
-      expect(dialogCall.props.assets).toEqual([])
-
-      expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'Failed to fetch assets for tag:',
-        'models',
-        expect.any(Error)
-      )
-
-      consoleErrorSpy.mockRestore()
-    })
   })
 
-  describe('.show() title formatting', () => {
-    it('formats title with VAE acronym uppercase', async () => {
+  describe('.show() behavior', () => {
+    it('opens dialog without pre-fetched assets', async () => {
       const { mockShowDialog } = setupDialogMocks()
-      mockGetAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce([
-        createMockAsset({ tags: ['models', 'vae'] })
-      ])
-
       const assetBrowserDialog = useAssetBrowserDialog()
+
       await assetBrowserDialog.show({
-        nodeType: 'VAELoader',
-        inputName: 'vae_name'
+        nodeType: 'CheckpointLoaderSimple',
+        inputName: 'ckpt_name'
       })
 
       const dialogCall = mockShowDialog.mock.calls[0][0]
-      expect(dialogCall.props.title).toContain('VAE')
-    })
-
-    it('replaces underscores with spaces in tag names', async () => {
-      const { mockShowDialog } = setupDialogMocks()
-      mockGetAssetsForNodeType.mockResolvedValueOnce([
-        createMockAsset({ tags: ['models', 'style_models'] })
-      ])
-
-      const assetBrowserDialog = useAssetBrowserDialog()
-      await assetBrowserDialog.show({
-        nodeType: 'StyleModelLoader',
-        inputName: 'style_model_name'
-      })
-
-      const dialogCall = mockShowDialog.mock.calls[0][0]
-      expect(dialogCall.props.title).toContain('style models')
+      expect(dialogCall.props.nodeType).toBe('CheckpointLoaderSimple')
+      expect(dialogCall.props.assets).toBeUndefined()
     })
   })
 })