diff --git a/src/components/common/WorkflowActionsList.test.ts b/src/components/common/WorkflowActionsList.test.ts
index 67c668fe7d..e5483c65a0 100644
--- a/src/components/common/WorkflowActionsList.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/common/WorkflowActionsList.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,24 @@ describe('WorkflowActionsList', () => {
     expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('NEW')
   })
 
+  it('does not render items with visible set to false', () => {
+    const items: WorkflowMenuItem[] = [
+      {
+        id: 'hidden',
+        label: 'Hidden Item',
+        icon: 'pi pi-eye-slash',
+        command: vi.fn(),
+        visible: false
+      },
+      { id: 'shown', label: 'Shown Item', icon: 'pi pi-eye', command: vi.fn() }
+    ]
+
+    const wrapper = createWrapper(items)
+
+    expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain('Hidden Item')
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Shown Item')
+  })
+
   it('does not render badge when absent', () => {
     const items: WorkflowMenuAction[] = [
       { id: 'plain', label: 'Plain', icon: 'pi pi-check', command: vi.fn() }
diff --git a/src/components/common/WorkflowActionsList.vue b/src/components/common/WorkflowActionsList.vue
index 09cee3aebd..670145f481 100644
--- a/src/components/common/WorkflowActionsList.vue
+++ b/src/components/common/WorkflowActionsList.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const {
     />
     <component
       :is="itemComponent"
-      v-else
+      v-else-if="item.visible !== false"
       :disabled="item.disabled"
       :class="
         cn(
diff --git a/src/composables/useNewMenuItemIndicator.test.ts b/src/composables/useNewMenuItemIndicator.test.ts
index 9ca8939866..128704ab53 100644
--- a/src/composables/useNewMenuItemIndicator.test.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useNewMenuItemIndicator.test.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,80 @@ describe('useNewMenuItemIndicator', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('does not count hidden items as unseen', () => {
+    const items: WorkflowMenuItem[] = [
+      {
+        id: 'hidden-feature',
+        label: 'Hidden',
+        icon: 'pi pi-test',
+        command: vi.fn(),
+        isNew: true,
+        badge: 'BETA',
+        visible: false
+      }
+    ]
+    const { hasUnseenItems } = useNewMenuItemIndicator(() => items)
+
+    expect(hasUnseenItems.value).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('markAsSeen does not include never-seen hidden items', () => {
+    const items: WorkflowMenuItem[] = [
+      ...createItems('feature-a'),
+      {
+        id: 'hidden-feature',
+        label: 'Hidden',
+        icon: 'pi pi-test',
+        command: vi.fn(),
+        isNew: true,
+        badge: 'BETA',
+        visible: false
+      }
+    ]
+    const { markAsSeen } = useNewMenuItemIndicator(() => items)
+
+    markAsSeen()
+
+    expect(mockSettingStore.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Comfy.WorkflowActions.SeenItems',
+      ['feature-a']
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('markAsSeen retains previously-seen hidden items', () => {
+    mockSettingStore.get.mockReturnValue(['hidden-feature'])
+    const items: WorkflowMenuItem[] = [
+      ...createItems('feature-a'),
+      {
+        id: 'hidden-feature',
+        label: 'Hidden',
+        icon: 'pi pi-test',
+        command: vi.fn(),
+        isNew: true,
+        badge: 'BETA',
+        visible: false
+      }
+    ]
+    const { markAsSeen } = useNewMenuItemIndicator(() => items)
+
+    markAsSeen()
+
+    expect(mockSettingStore.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Comfy.WorkflowActions.SeenItems',
+      ['feature-a', 'hidden-feature']
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('markAsSeen skips write when stored list already matches', () => {
+    mockSettingStore.get.mockReturnValue(['feature-a', 'feature-b'])
+    const items = createItems('feature-a', 'feature-b')
+    const { markAsSeen } = useNewMenuItemIndicator(() => items)
+
+    markAsSeen()
+
+    expect(mockSettingStore.set).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('markAsSeen does nothing when there are no new items', () => {
     const items: WorkflowMenuItem[] = [
       { id: 'regular', label: 'Regular', icon: 'pi pi-test', command: vi.fn() }
diff --git a/src/composables/useNewMenuItemIndicator.ts b/src/composables/useNewMenuItemIndicator.ts
index 40dafe7347..1c18336241 100644
--- a/src/composables/useNewMenuItemIndicator.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useNewMenuItemIndicator.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ import type {
   WorkflowMenuItem
 } from '@/types/workflowMenuItem'
 
-function getNewItemIds(items: WorkflowMenuItem[]): string[] {
+function getNewActions(items: WorkflowMenuItem[]): WorkflowMenuAction[] {
   return items
     .filter((i): i is WorkflowMenuAction => !('separator' in i && i.separator))
     .filter((i) => i.isNew)
-    .map((i) => i.id)
 }
 
 export function useNewMenuItemIndicator(
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ export function useNewMenuItemIndicator(
 ) {
   const settingStore = useSettingStore()
 
-  const newItemIds = computed(() => getNewItemIds(toValue(menuItems)))
+  const newActions = computed(() => getNewActions(toValue(menuItems)))
 
   const seenItems = computed<string[]>(
     () => settingStore.get('Comfy.WorkflowActions.SeenItems') ?? []
@@ -27,14 +26,28 @@ export function useNewMenuItemIndicator(
 
   const hasUnseenItems = computed(() => {
     const seen = new Set(seenItems.value)
-    return newItemIds.value.some((id) => !seen.has(id))
+    return newActions.value
+      .filter((i) => i.visible !== false)
+      .some((i) => !seen.has(i.id))
   })
 
   function markAsSeen() {
-    if (!newItemIds.value.length) return
-    void settingStore.set('Comfy.WorkflowActions.SeenItems', [
-      ...newItemIds.value
-    ])
+    const actions = newActions.value
+    if (!actions.length) return
+
+    const seen = new Set(seenItems.value)
+    const visibleIds = actions
+      .filter((i) => i.visible !== false)
+      .map((i) => i.id)
+    const retainedIds = actions
+      .filter((i) => i.visible === false && seen.has(i.id))
+      .map((i) => i.id)
+
+    const nextSeen = [...visibleIds, ...retainedIds]
+    if (nextSeen.length === seen.size && nextSeen.every((id) => seen.has(id)))
+      return
+
+    void settingStore.set('Comfy.WorkflowActions.SeenItems', nextSeen)
   }
 
   return { hasUnseenItems, markAsSeen }
diff --git a/src/composables/useWorkflowActionsMenu.test.ts b/src/composables/useWorkflowActionsMenu.test.ts
index 93fb20b549..36a2c7ec2f 100644
--- a/src/composables/useWorkflowActionsMenu.test.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useWorkflowActionsMenu.test.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ const mockCanvasStore = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   linearMode: false
 }))
 
+const mockAppModeStore = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  enterBuilder: vi.fn()
+}))
+
 const mockFeatureFlags = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   flags: { linearToggleEnabled: false }
 }))
@@ -73,6 +77,10 @@ vi.mock('@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore', () => ({
   useCanvasStore: vi.fn(() => mockCanvasStore)
 }))
 
+vi.mock('@/stores/appModeStore', () => ({
+  useAppModeStore: vi.fn(() => mockAppModeStore)
+}))
+
 vi.mock('@/composables/useFeatureFlags', () => ({
   useFeatureFlags: vi.fn(() => mockFeatureFlags)
 }))
@@ -80,7 +88,9 @@ vi.mock('@/composables/useFeatureFlags', () => ({
 type MenuItems = ReturnType<typeof useWorkflowActionsMenu>['menuItems']['value']
 
 function actionItems(items: MenuItems): WorkflowMenuAction[] {
-  return items.filter((i): i is WorkflowMenuAction => !i.separator)
+  return items.filter(
+    (i): i is WorkflowMenuAction => !i.separator && i.visible !== false
+  )
 }
 
 function menuLabels(items: MenuItems) {
@@ -288,6 +298,18 @@ describe('useWorkflowActionsMenu', () => {
     expect(mockBookmarkStore.toggleBookmarked).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test.json')
   })
 
+  it('enter builder mode calls enterBuilder', async () => {
+    mockFeatureFlags.flags.linearToggleEnabled = true
+
+    const { menuItems } = useWorkflowActionsMenu(vi.fn(), { isRoot: true })
+    await findItem(
+      menuItems.value,
+      'breadcrumbsMenu.enterBuilderMode'
+    ).command?.()
+
+    expect(mockAppModeStore.enterBuilder).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('app mode toggle executes Comfy.ToggleLinear', async () => {
     mockFeatureFlags.flags.linearToggleEnabled = true
 
diff --git a/src/composables/useWorkflowActionsMenu.ts b/src/composables/useWorkflowActionsMenu.ts
index 62eb2d5dfa..b65bd45222 100644
--- a/src/composables/useWorkflowActionsMenu.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useWorkflowActionsMenu.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { useCanvasStore } from '@/renderer/core/canvas/canvasStore'
 import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
 import { useMenuItemStore } from '@/stores/menuItemStore'
 import { useSubgraphStore } from '@/stores/subgraphStore'
+import { useAppModeStore } from '@/stores/appModeStore'
 import type {
   WorkflowMenuAction,
   WorkflowMenuItem
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export function useWorkflowActionsMenu(
   const menuItemStore = useMenuItemStore()
   const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
   const { flags } = useFeatureFlags()
+  const { enterBuilder } = useAppModeStore()
 
   const targetWorkflow = computed(
     () => workflow?.value ?? workflowStore.activeWorkflow
@@ -81,9 +83,9 @@ export function useWorkflowActionsMenu(
       prependSeparator = false,
       isNew = false
     }: AddItemOptions) => {
-      if (!visible) return
-      if (prependSeparator) items.push({ separator: true })
+      if (prependSeparator && visible) items.push({ separator: true })
       const item: WorkflowMenuAction = { id, label, icon, command, disabled }
+      if (!visible) item.visible = false
       if (isNew) {
         item.badge = t('g.experimental')
         item.isNew = true
@@ -96,6 +98,11 @@ export function useWorkflowActionsMenu(
       isRoot && (menuItemStore.hasSeenLinear || flags.linearToggleEnabled)
     const isBookmarked = bookmarkStore.isBookmarked(workflow?.path ?? '')
 
+    const toggleLinear = async () => {
+      await commandStore.execute('Comfy.ToggleLinear', {
+        metadata: { source: 'breadcrumb_menu' }
+      })
+    }
     addItem({
       id: 'rename',
       label: t('g.rename'),
@@ -181,21 +188,31 @@ export function useWorkflowActionsMenu(
     })
 
     addItem({
-      id: 'toggle-app-mode',
-      label: isLinearMode
-        ? t('breadcrumbsMenu.exitAppMode')
-        : t('breadcrumbsMenu.enterAppMode'),
-      icon: isLinearMode
-        ? 'icon-[comfy--workflow]'
-        : 'icon-[lucide--panels-top-left]',
-      command: async () => {
-        await commandStore.execute('Comfy.ToggleLinear', {
-          metadata: { source: 'breadcrumb_menu' }
-        })
-      },
-      visible: showAppModeItems,
+      id: 'enter-app-mode',
+      label: t('breadcrumbsMenu.enterAppMode'),
+      icon: 'icon-[lucide--panels-top-left]',
+      command: toggleLinear,
+      visible: showAppModeItems && !isLinearMode,
       prependSeparator: true,
-      isNew: !isLinearMode
+      isNew: true
+    })
+
+    addItem({
+      id: 'exit-app-mode',
+      label: t('breadcrumbsMenu.exitAppMode'),
+      icon: 'icon-[comfy--workflow]',
+      command: toggleLinear,
+      visible: isLinearMode,
+      prependSeparator: true
+    })
+
+    addItem({
+      id: 'enter-builder-mode',
+      label: t('breadcrumbsMenu.enterBuilderMode'),
+      icon: 'icon-[lucide--hammer]',
+      command: () => enterBuilder(),
+      visible: showAppModeItems,
+      isNew: true
     })
 
     addItem({
diff --git a/src/locales/en/main.json b/src/locales/en/main.json
index a43e0b157f..7385568809 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/main.json
@@ -2589,6 +2589,7 @@
     "duplicate": "Duplicate",
     "enterAppMode": "Enter app mode",
     "exitAppMode": "Exit app mode",
+    "enterBuilderMode": "Enter app builder",
     "workflowActions": "Workflow actions",
     "clearWorkflow": "Clear Workflow",
     "deleteWorkflow": "Delete Workflow",
diff --git a/src/types/workflowMenuItem.ts b/src/types/workflowMenuItem.ts
index ccc62910b0..cd4cf31b07 100644
--- a/src/types/workflowMenuItem.ts
+++ b/src/types/workflowMenuItem.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ interface WorkflowMenuSeparator {
 
 export interface WorkflowMenuAction {
   separator?: false
+  visible?: boolean
   id: string
   label: string
   icon?: string