diff --git a/apps/editor/app/page.tsx b/apps/editor/app/page.tsx
index e4ccf7ed39..1e3d0933a5 100644
--- a/apps/editor/app/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/editor/app/page.tsx
@@ -91,16 +91,12 @@ export default function Home() {
     <div className="relative h-screen w-screen">
       {PROJECT_ID === 'local-editor' && (
         <div className="pointer-events-none absolute top-3 left-1/2 z-40 -translate-x-1/2">
-          <div className="pointer-events-auto flex items-center gap-3 rounded-full border border-border/60 bg-background/90 px-4 py-1.5 text-xs shadow-sm backdrop-blur">
-            <span className="text-muted-foreground">Local editor — scenes are not saved.</span>
-            <Link className="font-medium text-foreground hover:underline" href="/scenes">
-              Open recent scenes
-            </Link>
-            <span aria-hidden className="text-muted-foreground">
-              ·
+          <div className="pointer-events-auto flex max-w-[min(92vw,42rem)] flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 rounded-full border border-border/60 bg-background/90 px-4 py-1.5 text-xs shadow-sm backdrop-blur">
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+              Blank canvas — saved scenes are under Scenes (not this page).
             </span>
             <Link className="font-medium text-foreground hover:underline" href="/scenes">
-              Create new
+              Open saved scenes
             </Link>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/editor/components/scene-loader.tsx b/apps/editor/components/scene-loader.tsx
index 9b3b6797bf..fb891f1cbd 100644
--- a/apps/editor/components/scene-loader.tsx
+++ b/apps/editor/components/scene-loader.tsx
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import {
 import { Hammer, Layers } from 'lucide-react'
 import Image from 'next/image'
 import Link from 'next/link'
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
+import { useRouter, useSearchParams } from 'next/navigation'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { BuildTab } from './build-tab'
 import { CommunityViewerToolbarLeft, CommunityViewerToolbarRight } from './viewer-toolbar'
 
@@ -92,14 +93,27 @@ function sceneGraphSignature(graph: SceneGraphWithCollections): string {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * `?disable=postFx` is read at post-processing module load, so it only takes
+ * effect on a full page load. Reading it here as well lets the flag survive a
+ * client-side navigation, since `disablePostFx` is a live prop.
+ */
+function isLightPreviewQuery(searchParams: URLSearchParams): boolean {
+  const disable = searchParams.get('disable') ?? ''
+  return disable.split(',').some((p) => p.trim() === 'postFx')
+}
+
 export function SceneLoader({ initialScene, meta }: SceneLoaderProps) {
   const router = useRouter()
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams()
   const versionRef = useRef(meta.version)
   const lastRemoteGraphJsonRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
   const suppressRemoteSaveUntilRef = useRef(0)
   const [conflict, setConflict] = useState(false)
   const [saveError, setSaveError] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
+  const lightPreview = isLightPreviewQuery(searchParams)
+
   const handleLoad = useCallback(async () => initialScene, [initialScene])
 
   const handleSave = useCallback(
@@ -224,6 +238,20 @@ export function SceneLoader({ initialScene, meta }: SceneLoaderProps) {
         </div>
       )}
       <div className="pointer-events-none absolute top-4 right-4 z-40 flex items-center gap-2">
+        <button
+          aria-pressed={lightPreview}
+          className={cn(
+            'pointer-events-auto rounded-md border border-border px-3 py-1.5 font-medium text-xs shadow-sm backdrop-blur',
+            lightPreview ? 'bg-accent' : 'bg-background/90 hover:bg-accent/40',
+          )}
+          onClick={() =>
+            router.push(lightPreview ? `/scene/${meta.id}` : `/scene/${meta.id}?disable=postFx`)
+          }
+          title="Skip the post-processing pipeline — lighter on the GPU, no ambient occlusion or selection outlines"
+          type="button"
+        >
+          Light preview
+        </button>
         <Link
           className="pointer-events-auto rounded-md border border-border bg-background/90 px-3 py-1.5 font-medium text-xs shadow-sm backdrop-blur hover:bg-accent/40"
           href="/scenes"
@@ -232,6 +260,7 @@ export function SceneLoader({ initialScene, meta }: SceneLoaderProps) {
         </Link>
       </div>
       <Editor
+        disablePostFx={lightPreview}
         layoutVersion="v2"
         onLoad={handleLoad}
         onSave={handleSave}
diff --git a/apps/editor/next.config.ts b/apps/editor/next.config.ts
index 18fb182064..054ee1b06e 100644
--- a/apps/editor/next.config.ts
+++ b/apps/editor/next.config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   typescript: {
     ignoreBuildErrors: true,
   },
+  // MCP / package metadata returns `/editor/<id>` (hosted route). This open-source
+  // app serves saved scenes at `/scene/<id>` — redirect so links and bookmarks work.
+  async redirects() {
+    return [
+      {
+        source: '/editor/:id',
+        destination: '/scene/:id',
+        permanent: false,
+      },
+    ]
+  },
   transpilePackages: [
     'three',
     '@pascal-app/viewer',
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/index.tsx b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/index.tsx
index 8d6e56c815..90130ecdf8 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/index.tsx
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ export interface EditorProps {
   // Thumbnail
   onThumbnailCapture?: (blob: Blob, cameraData: SnapshotCameraData) => void
 
+  /**
+   * When true, skip the viewer post-FX pipeline (same as `?disable=postFx`).
+   * Hosts use this for a stable local "light preview" without relying only on
+   * module-load URL flags or shading toggles.
+   */
+  disablePostFx?: boolean
+
   // Version preview overlays (rendered by host app)
   sidebarOverlay?: ReactNode
   viewerBanner?: ReactNode
@@ -961,6 +968,7 @@ const ViewerCanvas = memo(function ViewerCanvas({
   onThumbnailCapture,
   viewerSceneSlot,
   floorplanSceneSlot,
+  disablePostFx = false,
 }: {
   isVersionPreviewMode: boolean
   isLoading: boolean
@@ -973,6 +981,7 @@ const ViewerCanvas = memo(function ViewerCanvas({
   onThumbnailCapture?: (blob: Blob, cameraData: SnapshotCameraData) => void
   viewerSceneSlot?: ReactNode
   floorplanSceneSlot?: ReactNode
+  disablePostFx?: boolean
 }) {
   const viewMode = useEditor((s) => s.viewMode)
   const floorplanPaneRatio = useEditor((s) => s.floorplanPaneRatio)
@@ -1086,6 +1095,7 @@ const ViewerCanvas = memo(function ViewerCanvas({
           <SelectionPersistenceManager enabled={hasLoadedInitialScene && !showLoader} />
           <Viewer
             defaultRender={EDITOR_DEFAULT_RENDER}
+            disablePostFx={disablePostFx}
             hoverStyles={EDITOR_HOVER_STYLES}
             onSceneReadyChange={onSceneReadyChange}
             renderContext="editor"
@@ -1131,6 +1141,7 @@ export default function Editor({
   isLoading = false,
   onLoaderChange,
   onThumbnailCapture,
+  disablePostFx = false,
   sidebarOverlay,
   viewerBanner,
   settingsPanelProps,
@@ -1313,6 +1324,7 @@ export default function Editor({
   const previewViewerContent = (
     <Viewer
       defaultRender={EDITOR_DEFAULT_RENDER}
+      disablePostFx={disablePostFx}
       hoverStyles={EDITOR_HOVER_STYLES}
       renderContext="editor"
       selectionManager="default"
@@ -1331,6 +1343,7 @@ export default function Editor({
 
   const viewerCanvas = (
     <ViewerCanvas
+      disablePostFx={disablePostFx}
       hasLoadedInitialScene={hasLoadedInitialScene}
       isFirstPersonMode={isFirstPersonMode}
       isLoading={isLoading}