diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-automations.js b/webui/static/video/video-automations.js
index 181c2212..3bef939e 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-automations.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-automations.js
@@ -44,10 +44,21 @@
         else host.insertBefore(section, host.firstChild);
     }
 
+    // The hub's built-in tabs are MUSIC content (playlist pipelines, music recipes,
+    // music quick-start/tips). The video side will get its own content here; for now
+    // empty those four panes (Reference stays — it's generic automation reference).
+    var _HUB_EMPTY = { pipelines: 'pipelines', recipes: 'singles', guides: 'quick-start guides', tips: 'tips' };
+
     function renderHubOnce() {
         var host = document.querySelector('[data-vauto-list]'); if (!host) return;
         if (host.querySelector('#auto-section-hub')) return;   // build it once; it's static
-        if (typeof window._buildAutomationHub === 'function') host.appendChild(window._buildAutomationHub());
+        if (typeof window._buildAutomationHub !== 'function') return;
+        var hub = window._buildAutomationHub();
+        Object.keys(_HUB_EMPTY).forEach(function (t) {
+            var pane = hub.querySelector('#auto-hub-pane-' + t);   // scoped to the detached hub (no id clash)
+            if (pane) pane.innerHTML = '<div class="vauto-hub-soon">Video ' + _HUB_EMPTY[t] + ' coming soon.</div>';
+        });
+        host.appendChild(hub);
     }
 
     function renderStats(sys) {
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-side.css b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
index 11bb8ab5..ae7efde4 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-side.css
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
@@ -3350,3 +3350,7 @@ body[data-side="video"] #soulsync-toggle { display: none; }
 .vdpg-row-retry:disabled { opacity: 0.5 !important; pointer-events: none; }
 @media (hover: none) { .vdpg-row-retry { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; transform: none; } }
 
+
+/* Automation Hub panes that are music-specific — emptied on the video side for now. */
+.vauto-hub-soon { padding: 36px 20px; text-align: center; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600;
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.38); }