diff --git a/lib/data/hub.dart b/lib/data/hub.dart
index 93f253f..9ff0af9 100644
--- a/lib/data/hub.dart
+++ b/lib/data/hub.dart
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ class HubService {
             sizeBytes: f.sizeBytes.toInt(),
             requiredCapabilities: List<String>.from(f.requiredCapabilities),
             project: f.project,
+            sample: f.sample,
           ),
         )
         .toList()
@@ -1593,12 +1594,19 @@ class SavedFlow {
   /// project, then `general`).
   final String project;
 
+  /// True when the file still carries the bundled-sample header —
+  /// it arrived via the hub's sample import, not from an operator.
+  /// Old hubs without the wire field report false, so no chip is
+  /// ever shown on guesswork.
+  final bool sample;
+
   const SavedFlow({
     required this.name,
     required this.path,
     required this.sizeBytes,
     required this.requiredCapabilities,
     this.project = '',
+    this.sample = false,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/data/system_actions.dart b/lib/data/system_actions.dart
index a562091..0a3a96f 100644
--- a/lib/data/system_actions.dart
+++ b/lib/data/system_actions.dart
@@ -239,6 +239,31 @@ class SystemActions {
     return _runFai(['project', 'start', slug]);
   }
 
+  /// Import the bundled sample flows (`chain flows import-samples`;
+  /// existing files are kept). With [sealedSlug] the import targets
+  /// that sealed instance's own data/modules dirs — sealed areas
+  /// start without samples, this is the deliberate pull.
+  static Future<({bool ok, String stdout, String stderr})>
+  chainFlowsImportSamples({String? sealedSlug}) async {
+    if (sealedSlug == null || sealedSlug.isEmpty) {
+      return _runFai(['flows', 'import-samples']);
+    }
+    final home =
+        Platform.environment['HOME'] ??
+        Platform.environment['USERPROFILE'] ??
+        '';
+    final sep = Platform.pathSeparator;
+    final root = '$home$sep.chain${sep}sealed$sep$sealedSlug';
+    return _runFai([
+      'flows',
+      'import-samples',
+      '--data-dir',
+      '$root${sep}data',
+      '--modules-dir',
+      '$root${sep}modules',
+    ]);
+  }
+
   static Future<({bool ok, String stdout, String stderr})> _runFai(
     List<String> args,
   ) async {
diff --git a/lib/pages/flows.dart b/lib/pages/flows.dart
index b68c05e..df948e2 100644
--- a/lib/pages/flows.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/flows.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // need to know what's inside the editor any more.
 
 import 'dart:async' show unawaited;
+import 'dart:io' show Platform;
 
 import 'package:chain_studio_flow_editor/chain_studio_flow_editor.dart';
 import 'package:file_picker/file_picker.dart';
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import '../data/error_presentation.dart';
 import '../data/flow_run_driver.dart';
 import '../data/hub.dart';
 import '../data/store_caps.dart';
+import '../data/system_actions.dart';
 import '../data/workspace.dart';
 import '../l10n/app_localizations.dart';
 import '../widgets/chain_install_confirm.dart';
@@ -53,12 +55,19 @@ class _FlowsPageState extends State<FlowsPage> {
   /// editor would keep offering the OTHER hub's capabilities.
   String _connKey = Workspace.instance.activeSealed?.slug ?? '';
 
+  /// Flow names the hub reports as bundled samples
+  /// (FlowSummary.sample). Null while unknown (fetch pending /
+  /// failed / hub too old) — the editor then shows no sample
+  /// chips rather than guessing.
+  Set<String>? _sampleNames;
+
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
     _driver = StudioFlowRunDriver();
     _capabilities = _loadCapabilities();
     _loadStoreCapabilities();
+    _loadSampleNames();
     Workspace.instance.addListener(_onWorkspaceChanged);
   }
 
@@ -78,9 +87,64 @@ class _FlowsPageState extends State<FlowsPage> {
     if (!mounted) return;
     setState(() {
       _storeCaps = null; // other hub — snapshot unknown again
+      _sampleNames = null;
       _capabilities = _loadCapabilities();
     });
     _loadStoreCapabilities();
+    _loadSampleNames();
+  }
+
+  /// Pull the hub's sample marking for the current connection.
+  /// Soft-fails to "unknown" — no chips on guesswork.
+  Future<void> _loadSampleNames() async {
+    final key = _connKey;
+    try {
+      final flows = await HubService.instance.listFlows();
+      if (!mounted || key != _connKey) return;
+      setState(() {
+        _sampleNames = {
+          for (final f in flows)
+            if (f.sample) f.name,
+        };
+      });
+    } catch (_) {
+      // Unknown stays unknown.
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Flows directory of the CURRENT connection: a sealed area's
+  /// own instance dir, or null for the editor's shared-hub
+  /// default. Without this the editor kept listing the shared
+  /// hub's files while Studio was connected to a sealed area.
+  String? _flowsDirForConnection() {
+    final sealed = Workspace.instance.activeSealed;
+    if (sealed == null) return null;
+    final home =
+        Platform.environment['HOME'] ??
+        Platform.environment['USERPROFILE'] ??
+        '.';
+    return '$home/.chain/sealed/${sealed.slug}/data/flows';
+  }
+
+  /// Deliberate sample pull for a sealed area's empty hub (the
+  /// shared hub seeds samples itself; a deliberate deletion there
+  /// must not be second-guessed with an import offer).
+  Future<void> _importSamples() async {
+    final sealed = Workspace.instance.activeSealed;
+    if (sealed == null) return;
+    final r = await SystemActions.chainFlowsImportSamples(
+      sealedSlug: sealed.slug,
+    );
+    if (!mounted) return;
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      showChainErrorSnack(
+        context,
+        'flows.importSamples',
+        (r.stderr.isEmpty ? r.stdout : r.stderr).trim(),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    await _loadSampleNames();
   }
 
   Future<void> _loadStoreCapabilities() async {
@@ -210,7 +274,16 @@ class _FlowsPageState extends State<FlowsPage> {
         future: _capabilities,
         builder: (context, snap) {
           final caps = snap.data ?? const <String>[];
+          final sealed = Workspace.instance.activeSealed;
           return FlowEditorPage(
+            // A connection switch replaces the whole editor state:
+            // an open buffer from one context must never survive
+            // into the other (same privacy class as the switch
+            // race), and the file list re-roots at the new dir.
+            key: ValueKey('flow-editor-${sealed?.slug ?? ''}'),
+            flowsDir: _flowsDirForConnection(),
+            sampleFlowNames: _sampleNames,
+            onImportSamples: sealed == null ? null : _importSamples,
             initialFlowName: widget.initialFlowName,
             locale: editorLocale,
             runDriver: _driver,
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 8235b00..81a6014 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ packages:
       path: "../fai_chain_studio_flow_editor"
       relative: true
     source: path
-    version: "0.25.0"
+    version: "0.26.0"
   characters:
     dependency: transitive
     description: