diff --git a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/main/configs/artistry.ts b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/main/configs/artistry.ts
index af5b752b1..bd44ad67d 100644
--- a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/main/configs/artistry.ts
+++ b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/main/configs/artistry.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { any, array, number, object, optional, string } from 'valibot'
 import { createConfig } from '../libs/electron/persistence'
 
 export const artistryConfigSchema = object({
-  artistryProvider: optional(string(), 'comfyui'),
+  artistryProvider: optional(string(), 'none'),
   artistryGlobals: optional(object({
     comfyuiServerUrl: optional(string(), 'http://localhost:8188'),
     comfyuiSavedWorkflows: optional(array(any()), []),
diff --git a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/main/services/airi/widgets/artistry-bridge.ts b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/main/services/airi/widgets/artistry-bridge.ts
index bdccd2548..3c9252a02 100644
--- a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/main/services/airi/widgets/artistry-bridge.ts
+++ b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/main/services/airi/widgets/artistry-bridge.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { ReplicateProvider } from './providers/replicate'
 
 const log = useLogg('artistry-bridge').useGlobalConfig()
 const DEFAULT_REMIX_ID = '48250602'
+const DEFAULT_ARTISTRY_PROVIDER = 'none'
 
 interface ArtistrySyncSnapshot {
   provider?: string
@@ -147,10 +148,15 @@ export async function generateHeadless(params: {
   }
 
   const executionPromise = (async () => {
-    const requestedProvider = (params.provider || artistryConfig.get()?.artistryProvider || 'comfyui').trim().toLowerCase()
+    const requestedProvider = (params.provider || artistryConfig.get()?.artistryProvider || DEFAULT_ARTISTRY_PROVIDER).trim().toLowerCase()
+    if (requestedProvider === 'none') {
+      log.log('[Headless] Provider is \'none\'. Bypassing generation.')
+      throw new Error('Artistry provider is disabled.')
+    }
+
     const provider = artistryProviders.get(requestedProvider)
     if (!provider) {
-      log.error(`[Headless] CRITICAL: Provider '${requestedProvider}' not found in registry! fallback to replicate`)
+      log.error(`[Headless] Provider '${requestedProvider}' not found in registry.`)
       throw new Error(`Provider '${requestedProvider}' not found.`)
     }
 
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ export async function generateHeadless(params: {
     return await executionPromise
   }
   catch (err) {
-    return { error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) }
+    return { error: errorMessageFrom(err) ?? String(err) }
   }
   finally {
     // Remove from map after completion so it can be re-triggered later
@@ -291,7 +297,7 @@ async function handleArtistryTrigger(params: {
     globals: robustParse(artistryConfigOverrides.globals || artistryConfigOverrides.Globals || cardDefaults.globals, 'artistryGlobals'),
   }
   const { config: artistryConfig } = await injeca.resolve({ config: 'configs:artistry' } as { config: ProvidedBy<Config<typeof artistryConfigSchema>> })
-  const providerId = config.provider || cardDefaults.provider || artistryConfig.get()?.artistryProvider || 'comfyui'
+  const providerId = config.provider || cardDefaults.provider || artistryConfig.get()?.artistryProvider || DEFAULT_ARTISTRY_PROVIDER
 
   // [BY DESIGN]: Short-circuit if artistry is explicitly disabled (provider: 'none').
   // This prevents noisy "Provider not found" errors when the feature is intentionally bypassed.
@@ -463,7 +469,7 @@ export async function setupArtistryBridge(params: {
     defineInvokeHandler(params.context, artistrySyncConfig, (payload) => {
       log.log(`🔄 Syncing artistry config to main. Provider: ${payload.provider}`)
       params.artistryConfig.update({
-        artistryProvider: payload.provider || params.artistryConfig.get()?.artistryProvider || 'comfyui',
+        artistryProvider: payload.provider || params.artistryConfig.get()?.artistryProvider || DEFAULT_ARTISTRY_PROVIDER,
         artistryGlobals: payload.globals || params.artistryConfig.get()?.artistryGlobals || {
           comfyuiServerUrl: 'http://localhost:8188',
           comfyuiSavedWorkflows: [],
diff --git a/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/settings/modules/artistry.vue b/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/settings/modules/artistry.vue
index 14caf4d61..e5d1802d7 100644
--- a/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/settings/modules/artistry.vue
+++ b/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/settings/modules/artistry.vue
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ const availableProviders = computed(() => [
 
       <div class="max-w-full">
         <fieldset
-          class="min-w-0 flex flex-row gap-4 overflow-x-auto scroll-smooth pb-2"
-          style="scrollbar-width: none;"
-          role="radiogroup"
+          flex="~ row gap-4"
+          min-w-0 of-x-auto scroll-smooth role="radiogroup"
         >
           <RadioCardSimple
             v-for="provider in availableProviders"
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/artistry.test.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/artistry.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cb845772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/artistry.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { useArtistryStore } from './artistry'
+
+/**
+ * @example
+ * describe('artistry store', () => {})
+ */
+describe('artistry store', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+  })
+
+  /**
+   * @example
+   * it('defaults to disabled artistry without treating ComfyUI as configured', () => {})
+   */
+  it('defaults to disabled artistry without treating ComfyUI as configured', () => {
+    const artistryStore = useArtistryStore()
+
+    // @example
+    expect(artistryStore.globalProvider).toBe('none')
+    // @example
+    expect(artistryStore.activeProvider).toBe('none')
+    // @example
+    expect(artistryStore.configured).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/artistry.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/artistry.ts
index b5e5ac5d1..43be6d45f 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/artistry.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/artistry.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export interface ComfyUIWorkflowTemplate {
 
 export const useArtistryStore = defineStore('artistry', () => {
   // --- Persistent Global Settings (User Preferences) ---
-  const globalProvider = useLocalStorageManualReset<string>('artistry-provider', 'comfyui')
+  const globalProvider = useLocalStorageManualReset<string>('artistry-provider', 'none')
   const globalModel = useLocalStorageManualReset<string>('artistry-model', '')
   const globalPromptPrefix = useLocalStorageManualReset<string>('artistry-prompt-prefix', '')
   const globalProviderOptions = useLocalStorageManualReset<Record<string, any> | undefined>('artistry-provider-options', undefined)
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ export const useArtistryStore = defineStore('artistry', () => {
     if (!activeProvider.value)
       return false
 
+    if (activeProvider.value === 'none')
+      return false
+
     if (activeProvider.value === 'replicate') {
       return !!replicateApiKey.value
     }