diff --git a/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/AssetPacks/AssetPackCatalog.swift b/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/AssetPacks/AssetPackCatalog.swift
index e4fe882..bc23639 100644
--- a/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/AssetPacks/AssetPackCatalog.swift
+++ b/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/AssetPacks/AssetPackCatalog.swift
@@ -110,21 +110,9 @@ struct AssetPackInstallResult: Equatable {
 }
 
 func defaultAssetPackCatalog() -> AssetPackCatalog {
-    AssetPackCatalog(
-        version: "1.0.0",
-        assets: [
-            AssetPackCatalogItem(
-                id: "starter",
-                name: "StarterPack",
-                description: "Soccer field, goals, ball, and a sample scene.",
-                version: "1.0.0",
-                downloadURL: "https://d8pyi1c08k1w.cloudfront.net/StarterPack.zip",
-                size: "5.3 MB",
-                thumbnailName: "starterpack",
-                replacePaths: ["Models/starterpack"]
-            ),
-        ]
-    )
+    // No asset packs are hosted; the Explore panel (hidden via PanelID.available)
+    // has nothing to list.
+    AssetPackCatalog(version: "1.0.0", assets: [])
 }
 
 func configuredAssetPackCatalogURL(
diff --git a/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Docking/PanelID.swift b/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Docking/PanelID.swift
index bf947ee..53f4c5b 100644
--- a/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Docking/PanelID.swift
+++ b/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Docking/PanelID.swift
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ enum PanelID: String, Codable, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
     /// The panels this build of the editor offers.
     static var available: [PanelID] {
         allCases.filter { $0 != .plugins || EditorFeatureFlags.enableCodeComponents }
+            .filter { $0 != .explore }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Explore/StarterStreamModels.swift b/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Explore/StarterStreamModels.swift
index 3560e41..06b64c9 100644
--- a/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Explore/StarterStreamModels.swift
+++ b/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Explore/StarterStreamModels.swift
@@ -23,33 +23,9 @@ struct StreamModelCameraFrame {
     let usesOriginOrbit: Bool
 }
 
-let starterStreamModels: [StreamModelCatalogItem] = [
-    .init(
-        id: "dungeon",
-        title: "Game Dungeon",
-        manifestURL: URL(string: "https://d8pyi1c08k1w.cloudfront.net/Dungeon/dungeon.json")!
-    ),
-    .init(
-        id: "city",
-        title: "Cartoon City",
-        manifestURL: URL(string: "https://d8pyi1c08k1w.cloudfront.net/city/city.json")!
-    ),
-    .init(
-        id: "f1car",
-        title: "Formula 1",
-        manifestURL: URL(string: "https://d8pyi1c08k1w.cloudfront.net/F1Car/F1Car.json")!
-    ),
-    .init(
-        id: "airplane",
-        title: "Skyhawk",
-        manifestURL: URL(string: "https://d8pyi1c08k1w.cloudfront.net/Shyhawk_stream/Skyhawks.json")!
-    ),
-    .init(
-        id: "porsche964",
-        title: "Porsche 964",
-        manifestURL: URL(string: "https://d8pyi1c08k1w.cloudfront.net/Porsche964-stream/Porsche964-stream.json")!
-    ),
-]
+/// No streamed demo scenes are hosted; the Explore gallery (unreachable since
+/// the editor now launches straight into the full editor) has nothing to list.
+let starterStreamModels: [StreamModelCatalogItem] = []
 
 extension StreamModelCatalogItem {
     var cameraFrame: StreamModelCameraFrame {
diff --git a/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Window/EditorView.swift b/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Window/EditorView.swift
index 462f9e4..2b40416 100644
--- a/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Window/EditorView.swift
+++ b/Sources/UntoldEditor/Editor/Window/EditorView.swift
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public struct EditorView: View {
     @State var panelSearchText: [PanelID: String] = [:]
     @State var renderPauseGeneration = 0
     let panelAnimationDuration = 0.28
-    @State var showWelcomeStart = true
+    @State var showWelcomeStart = false
     @State var showCameraControlHints = false
     @State var showQuickPreviewWarning = false
     @State var quickPreviewEntities: [(EntityID, String)] = []
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ public struct EditorView: View {
     @State var quickPreviewCompressGeometry = false
     @State var quickPreviewCompressTextures = false
     @State var quickPreviewAstcencBinPath = ""
-    @State var experienceMode: EditorExperienceMode = .explore
-    @State var showDemoGallery = true
+    @State var experienceMode: EditorExperienceMode = .edit
+    @State var showDemoGallery = false
     @State var showPreviewImportGallery = false
     @State var activeDemoScene: DemoSceneCatalogItem?
     @State var activeDemoCameraFrame: StreamModelCameraFrame?
diff --git a/Tests/UntoldEditorTests/AssetBrowserViewTests.swift b/Tests/UntoldEditorTests/AssetBrowserViewTests.swift
index 37ba4eb..a2b4cbe 100644
--- a/Tests/UntoldEditorTests/AssetBrowserViewTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/UntoldEditorTests/AssetBrowserViewTests.swift
@@ -967,12 +967,9 @@ final class AssetBrowserViewTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(item.replacePaths.isEmpty)
     }
 
-    func test_defaultAssetPackCatalog_onlyShowsStarterPackWithThumbnail() {
+    func test_defaultAssetPackCatalog_isEmpty() {
         let catalog = defaultAssetPackCatalog()
-        XCTAssertEqual(catalog.assets.map(\.id), ["starter"])
-        XCTAssertEqual(catalog.assets.first?.name, "StarterPack")
-        XCTAssertEqual(catalog.assets.first?.thumbnailName, "starterpack")
-        XCTAssertEqual(catalog.assets.first?.replacePaths, ["Models/starterpack"])
+        XCTAssertTrue(catalog.assets.isEmpty)
     }
 
     func test_assetPackCategoryNames_sortsUniqueCategories() {
diff --git a/Tests/UntoldEditorTests/DemoGalleryViewTests.swift b/Tests/UntoldEditorTests/DemoGalleryViewTests.swift
index eebf89d..4bcece9 100644
--- a/Tests/UntoldEditorTests/DemoGalleryViewTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/UntoldEditorTests/DemoGalleryViewTests.swift
@@ -36,8 +36,18 @@ import XCTest
             }
         }
 
-        func test_demoGalleryView_wiresCallbacks() {
-            let firstDemo = demoSceneCatalog[0]
+        func test_demoGalleryView_wiresCallbacks() throws {
+            let firstDemo = try DemoSceneCatalogItem(
+                id: "sample",
+                title: "Sample",
+                subtitle: "A sample demo scene.",
+                thumbnailName: "sample",
+                systemImageName: "cube",
+                tags: ["Demo"],
+                source: .remoteManifest(XCTUnwrap(URL(string: "https://example.com/sample.json"))),
+                cameraFrame: nil,
+                loadsSceneAuthoredPayload: false
+            )
             var selectedDemoId: String?
             var didTryOwnScene = false
             var didCreateProject = false
@@ -45,7 +55,7 @@ import XCTest
             var didOpenFullEditor = false
 
             let sut = DemoGalleryView(
-                demos: demoSceneCatalog,
+                demos: [firstDemo],
                 onDemoSelected: { selectedDemoId = $0.id },
                 onTryOwnScene: { didTryOwnScene = true },
                 onCreateProject: { didCreateProject = true },