diff --git a/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/QuizzesSettings.tsx b/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/QuizzesSettings.tsx
index ac27e75..121625c 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/QuizzesSettings.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/QuizzesSettings.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ export function QuizzesSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }: {
       }
     }
     if (m.section_types && typeof m.section_types === "object") {
-      setSectionTypes(m.section_types as Record<string, string>)
+      const all = m.section_types as Record<string, string>
+      const disabled = new Set(Array.isArray(m.disabled_section_types) ? m.disabled_section_types as string[] : [])
+      setSectionTypes(Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(all).filter(([k]) => !disabled.has(k))))
     }
   }, [activeConfigData])
 
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardSectionDetail.tsx b/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardSectionDetail.tsx
index 1f36bd7..5169ecb 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardSectionDetail.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardSectionDetail.tsx
@@ -411,7 +411,11 @@ export function StoryboardSectionDetail({
   })
 
   const textTypes = configQuery.data?.merged?.text_types as Record<string, string> | undefined
-  const sectionTypes = configQuery.data?.merged?.section_types as Record<string, string> | undefined
+  const allSectionTypes = configQuery.data?.merged?.section_types as Record<string, string> | undefined
+  const disabledSectionTypes = new Set(configQuery.data?.merged?.disabled_section_types as string[] ?? [])
+  const sectionTypes = allSectionTypes
+    ? Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(allSectionTypes).filter(([key]) => !disabledSectionTypes.has(key)))
+    : undefined
 
   // Abort in-flight requests when the component unmounts
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardSettings.tsx b/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardSettings.tsx
index 06abea2..7d9299e 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardSettings.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardSettings.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
   // Form state
   const [sectionTypes, setSectionTypes] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
   const [prunedSectionTypes, setPrunedSectionTypes] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
+  const [disabledSectionTypes, setDisabledSectionTypes] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
   const [sectionRenderStrategies, setSectionRenderStrategies] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
   const [defaultRenderStrategy, setDefaultRenderStrategy] = useState("")
   const [allStrategyNames, setAllStrategyNames] = useState<string[]>([])
@@ -161,6 +162,9 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
     if (Array.isArray(merged.pruned_section_types)) {
       setPrunedSectionTypes(new Set(merged.pruned_section_types as string[]))
     }
+    if (Array.isArray(merged.disabled_section_types)) {
+      setDisabledSectionTypes(new Set(merged.disabled_section_types as string[]))
+    }
     if (merged.default_render_strategy) {
       setDefaultRenderStrategy(String(merged.default_render_strategy))
     }
@@ -228,23 +232,12 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
     })
   }
 
-  const removeSectionType = (key: string) => {
-    markDirty("section_types")
-    markDirty("pruned_section_types")
-    markDirty("section_render_strategies")
-    setSectionTypes((prev) => {
-      const next = { ...prev }
-      delete next[key]
-      return next
-    })
-    setPrunedSectionTypes((prev) => {
+  const toggleDisabled = (key: string) => {
+    markDirty("disabled_section_types")
+    setDisabledSectionTypes((prev) => {
       const next = new Set(prev)
-      next.delete(key)
-      return next
-    })
-    setSectionRenderStrategies((prev) => {
-      const next = { ...prev }
-      delete next[key]
+      if (next.has(key)) next.delete(key)
+      else next.add(key)
       return next
     })
   }
@@ -284,6 +277,9 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
     if (shouldWrite("pruned_section_types")) {
       overrides.pruned_section_types = Array.from(prunedSectionTypes)
     }
+    if (shouldWrite("disabled_section_types")) {
+      overrides.disabled_section_types = Array.from(disabledSectionTypes)
+    }
     if (shouldWrite("default_render_strategy")) {
       overrides.default_render_strategy = defaultRenderStrategy || undefined
     }
@@ -463,7 +459,7 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
               Section Types
             </h3>
             <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">
-              Types used during page sectioning. Pruned types are excluded from rendering.
+              Types used during page sectioning. Pruned types are classified but excluded from rendering. Disabled types are hidden from the LLM entirely.
             </p>
             <div className="rounded-md border divide-y">
               {/* Header */}
@@ -476,14 +472,15 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
               </div>
               {Object.entries(sectionTypes).map(([key, description]) => {
                 const pruned = prunedSectionTypes.has(key)
+                const disabled = disabledSectionTypes.has(key)
                 const renderOverride = sectionRenderStrategies[key] ?? ""
                 return (
                   <div
                     key={key}
-                    className={`flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 group ${pruned ? "bg-muted/30" : ""}`}
+                    className={`flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 group ${disabled ? "opacity-50" : pruned ? "bg-muted/30" : ""}`}
                   >
                     <PruneToggle pruned={pruned} onToggle={() => togglePruned(key)} />
-                    <span className={`text-xs shrink-0 w-40 truncate font-mono ${pruned ? "text-muted-foreground line-through" : "font-medium"}`}>
+                    <span className={`text-xs shrink-0 w-40 truncate font-mono ${disabled ? "text-muted-foreground line-through" : pruned ? "text-muted-foreground line-through" : "font-medium"}`}>
                       {key}
                     </span>
                     <Input
@@ -514,9 +511,9 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
                     </Select>
                     <button
                       type="button"
-                      onClick={() => removeSectionType(key)}
-                      className="shrink-0 p-0.5 rounded text-muted-foreground/0 group-hover:text-muted-foreground hover:!text-destructive transition-colors"
-                      title="Remove type"
+                      onClick={() => toggleDisabled(key)}
+                      className={`shrink-0 p-0.5 rounded transition-colors ${disabled ? "text-amber-500 hover:text-amber-600" : "text-muted-foreground/0 group-hover:text-muted-foreground hover:!text-destructive"}`}
+                      title={disabled ? "Re-enable type" : "Disable type"}
                     >
                       <X className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                     </button>
@@ -786,9 +783,8 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
       {tab === "activity-prompts" && (() => {
         const activityNames = Object.keys(activityStrategies)
         // Activities are enabled when their section types are NOT pruned and render strategies are mapped
-        const allEnabled = activityNames.length > 0 &&
-          activityNames.every((name) => sectionRenderStrategies[name] === name) &&
-          !activityNames.some((name) => prunedSectionTypes.has(name))
+        const anyEnabled = activityNames.length > 0 &&
+          activityNames.some((name) => !disabledSectionTypes.has(name))
         return (
         <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
           <div className="shrink-0 p-4 pb-2">
@@ -799,24 +795,10 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
             {/* Universal enable/disable toggle */}
             <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-4">
               <Switch
-                checked={allEnabled}
+                checked={anyEnabled}
                 onCheckedChange={(checked) => {
-                  // 1. Toggle section_render_strategies — maps activity section types to their strategies
-                  markDirty("section_render_strategies")
-                  setSectionRenderStrategies((prev) => {
-                    const next = { ...prev }
-                    for (const name of activityNames) {
-                      if (checked) {
-                        next[name] = name
-                      } else {
-                        delete next[name]
-                      }
-                    }
-                    return next
-                  })
-                  // 2. Toggle pruned_section_types — hides activity types from the page classifier
-                  markDirty("pruned_section_types")
-                  setPrunedSectionTypes((prev) => {
+                  markDirty("disabled_section_types")
+                  setDisabledSectionTypes((prev) => {
                     const next = new Set(prev)
                     for (const name of activityNames) {
                       if (checked) {
@@ -830,10 +812,10 @@ export function StoryboardSettings({ bookLabel, headerTarget, tab = "general" }:
                 }}
               />
               <Label className="text-xs">
-                {allEnabled ? "Activities enabled" : "Activities disabled"}
+                {anyEnabled ? "Activities enabled" : "Activities disabled"}
               </Label>
               <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                {allEnabled
+                {anyEnabled
                   ? "Activity section types are available for classification and rendering."
                   : "Activity section types are hidden from the classifier and skipped during rendering."}
               </p>
diff --git a/packages/pipeline/src/__tests__/page-sectioning.test.ts b/packages/pipeline/src/__tests__/page-sectioning.test.ts
index 9759017..98059da 100644
--- a/packages/pipeline/src/__tests__/page-sectioning.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pipeline/src/__tests__/page-sectioning.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,41 @@ describe("buildSectioningConfig", () => {
     expect(config.prunedSectionTypes).toEqual(["credits"])
   })
 
+  it("excludes disabled section types from sectionTypes", () => {
+    const appConfig: AppConfig = {
+      text_types: { heading: "Heading" },
+      text_group_types: { paragraph: "Paragraph" },
+      section_types: {
+        text_only: "Reading section with only text",
+        images_only: "Section with only images",
+        credits: "Credits section",
+      },
+      pruned_section_types: ["credits"],
+      disabled_section_types: ["images_only"],
+    }
+
+    const config = buildSectioningConfig(appConfig)
+    expect(config.sectionTypes).toEqual([
+      { key: "text_only", description: "Reading section with only text" },
+      { key: "credits", description: "Credits section" },
+    ])
+    expect(config.prunedSectionTypes).toEqual(["credits"])
+  })
+
+  it("handles empty disabled_section_types", () => {
+    const appConfig: AppConfig = {
+      text_types: { heading: "Heading" },
+      text_group_types: { paragraph: "Paragraph" },
+      section_types: { text_only: "Text" },
+      disabled_section_types: [],
+    }
+
+    const config = buildSectioningConfig(appConfig)
+    expect(config.sectionTypes).toEqual([
+      { key: "text_only", description: "Text" },
+    ])
+  })
+
   it("defaults prompt and model when not specified", () => {
     const appConfig: AppConfig = {
       text_types: { heading: "Heading" },
diff --git a/packages/pipeline/src/page-sectioning.ts b/packages/pipeline/src/page-sectioning.ts
index f230bb8..560471e 100644
--- a/packages/pipeline/src/page-sectioning.ts
+++ b/packages/pipeline/src/page-sectioning.ts
@@ -265,9 +265,12 @@ function validatePageSectioning(
  * Build SectioningConfig from AppConfig.
  */
 export function buildSectioningConfig(appConfig: AppConfig): SectioningConfig {
+  const disabledSet = new Set(appConfig.disabled_section_types ?? [])
   const sectionTypes: TypeDef[] = Object.entries(
     appConfig.section_types ?? {}
-  ).map(([key, description]) => ({ key, description }))
+  )
+    .filter(([key]) => !disabledSet.has(key))
+    .map(([key, description]) => ({ key, description }))
 
   return {
     sectionTypes,
diff --git a/packages/types/src/config.ts b/packages/types/src/config.ts
index dbd12b9..59ff9bd 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/config.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export const AppConfig = z
     section_types: z.record(z.string(), z.string()).optional(),
     pruned_text_types: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     pruned_section_types: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+    disabled_section_types: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     text_classification: StepConfig.optional(),
     translation: StepConfig.optional(),
     metadata: StepConfig.optional(),