diff --git a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
index 51fa15b085e9..a1d580142005 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/ActivityBar/ActivityBar.vue
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function onToggleSidebar(toggle: string = "", to: string | null = null) {
 
 const syncActivities = () => {
     activityStore.sync();
-    if (config.value && config.value.client_mode == "minimal_workflow") {
+    if (config.value && ["workflow_centric", "workflow_runner"].indexOf(config.value.client_mode) >= 0) {
         userStore.untoggleToolbarIfNeeded();
     }
 };
diff --git a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowActions.vue b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowActions.vue
index c7422119e868..bb797e4a980a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowActions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowActions.vue
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ interface Props {
     menu?: boolean;
     published?: boolean;
     buttonSize?: "sm" | "md" | "lg";
+    allowWorkflowManagement?: boolean;
 }
 
 type BaseAction = {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ interface BAction extends BaseAction {
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
     buttonSize: "sm",
+    allowWorkflowManagement: true,
 });
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ async function onDelete() {
 const actions: ComputedRef<(AAction | BAction)[]> = computed(() => {
     return [
         {
-            condition: !props.workflow.deleted && !props.workflow.show_in_tool_panel,
+            condition: !props.workflow.deleted && !props.workflow.show_in_tool_panel && props.allowWorkflowManagement,
             class: "workflow-bookmark-button-add",
             component: "async",
             title: "Add bookmarks",
diff --git a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowCard.vue b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowCard.vue
index f0df64bcebd8..8d65fa54d8e8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowCard.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowCard.vue
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ interface Props {
     workflow: any;
     gridView?: boolean;
     publishedView?: boolean;
+    allowWorkflowManagement?: boolean;
 }
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
     gridView: false,
     publishedView: false,
+    allowWorkflowManagement: true,
 });
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ async function onTagClick(tag: string) {
                     <WorkflowActions
                         :workflow="workflow"
                         :published="publishedView"
+                        :allow-workflow-management="allowWorkflowManagement"
                         @refreshList="emit('refreshList', true)"
                         @toggleShowPreview="toggleShowPreview" />
                 </div>
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ async function onTagClick(tag: string) {
 
                     <div class="workflow-edit-run-buttons">
                         <BButton
-                            v-if="!isAnonymous && !shared"
+                            v-if="!isAnonymous && !shared && allowWorkflowManagement"
                             v-b-tooltip.hover.noninteractive
                             :disabled="workflow.deleted"
                             size="sm"
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ async function onTagClick(tag: string) {
                         </BButton>
 
                         <AsyncButton
-                            v-else
+                            v-else-if="allowWorkflowManagement"
                             v-b-tooltip.hover.noninteractive
                             size="sm"
                             :disabled="isAnonymous"
diff --git a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowList.vue b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowList.vue
index d1ee92b0f31d..3232442d6294 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowList.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Workflow/WorkflowList.vue
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ type WorkflowsList = Record<string, never>[];
 
 interface Props {
     activeList?: "my" | "shared_with_me" | "published";
-    advancedOptions?: boolean;
+    clientMode?: "full" | "workflow_centric" | "workflow_runner";
     initialFilterText?: string;
 }
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
     activeList: "my",
-    advancedOptions: true,
+    clientMode: "full",
     initialFilterText: "",
 });
 
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ const validFilters = computed(() => workflowFilters.value.getValidFilters(rawFil
 const invalidFilters = computed(() => workflowFilters.value.getValidFilters(rawFilters.value, true).invalidFilters);
 const isSurroundedByQuotes = computed(() => /^["'].*["']$/.test(filterText.value));
 const hasInvalidFilters = computed(() => !isSurroundedByQuotes.value && Object.keys(invalidFilters.value).length > 0);
+const allowWorkflowManagement = computed(() => props.clientMode == "full");
+const advancedOptions = computed(() => props.clientMode == "full");
 
 function updateFilterValue(filterKey: string, newValue: any) {
     const currentFilterText = filterText.value;
@@ -214,10 +216,10 @@ onMounted(() => {
             <div class="d-flex flex-gapx-1">
                 <Heading h1 separator inline size="xl" class="flex-grow-1 mb-2">Workflows</Heading>
 
-                <WorkflowListActions :advanced-options="advancedOptions" />
+                <WorkflowListActions v-if="allowWorkflowManagement" />
             </div>
 
-            <BNav pills justified class="mb-2">
+            <BNav pills justified class="mb-2" v-if="allowWorkflowManagement">
                 <BNavItem id="my" :active="activeList === 'my'" :disabled="userStore.isAnonymous" to="/workflows/list">
                     My workflows
                     <LoginRequired v-if="userStore.isAnonymous" target="my" title="Manage your workflows" />
@@ -225,7 +227,6 @@ onMounted(() => {
 
                 <BNavItem
                     id="shared-with-me"
-                    v-if="advancedOptions"
                     :active="sharedWithMe"
                     :disabled="userStore.isAnonymous"
                     to="/workflows/list_shared_with_me">
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
                 :published-view="published"
                 :grid-view="view === 'grid'"
                 :class="view === 'grid' ? 'grid-view' : 'list-view'"
+                :allow-workflow-management="allowWorkflowManagement"
                 @refreshList="load"
                 @tagClick="(tag) => updateFilterValue('tag', `'${tag}'`)"
                 @update-filter="updateFilterValue" />
diff --git a/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/Analysis.vue b/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/Analysis.vue
index 92fd0bdef3bc..bedafa2b8094 100644
--- a/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/Analysis.vue
+++ b/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/Analysis.vue
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ const showHistoryPanel = computed(() => {
     return showPanels.value && config.value && config.value.client_mode == "full";
 });
 
-const showWorkflowCenter = computed(() => {
-    console.log(config.value && config.value.client_mode);
-    return config.value && config.value.client_mode == "minimal_workflow";
-});
-
 // methods
 function hideCenter() {
     showCenter.value = false;
diff --git a/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/Home.vue b/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/Home.vue
index c15829ac831a..9e5792e52f42 100644
--- a/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/Home.vue
+++ b/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/Home.vue
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
         <ToolForm v-if="isTool && !isUpload" v-bind="toolParams" />
         <WorkflowRun v-else-if="isWorkflow" v-bind="workflowParams" />
         <div v-else-if="isController" :src="controllerParams" />
-        <div v-else-if="isWorkflowLanding">
-            <WorkflowLanding initial-filter-text="config.simplified_workflow_landing_initial_tags" />
+        <div v-else-if="isWorkflowCentric">
+            <WorkflowLanding :client-mode="config.client_mode" :initial-filter-text="config.simplified_workflow_landing_initial_filter_text" />
         </div>
         <CenterFrame v-else src="/welcome" />
     </div>
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export default {
         },
     },
     computed: {
-        isWorkflowLanding() {
-            return this.config.client_mode == "minimal_workflow";
+        isWorkflowCentric() {
+            return ["workflow_centric", "workflow_runner"].indexOf(this.config.client_mode) >= 0;
         },
         isController() {
             return this.query.m_c && this.query.m_a;
diff --git a/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/WorkflowLanding.vue b/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/WorkflowLanding.vue
index ce28f76d7a4a..9f35c669904b 100644
--- a/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/WorkflowLanding.vue
+++ b/client/src/entry/analysis/modules/WorkflowLanding.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 interface Props {
     initialFilterText: string;
+    clientMode: string;
 }
 
+defineProps<Props>()
+
 import WorkflowList from "@/components/Workflow/WorkflowList.vue";
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <div>
-        <WorkflowList active-list="published" :advanced-options="false" :initial-filter-text="initialFilterText" />
+        <WorkflowList active-list="published" :client-mode="clientMode" :initial-filter-text="initialFilterText" />
     </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts b/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
index d5303fe8af18..3a2ea6a97a74 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/activitySetup.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,24 @@
 import { type ClientMode, type Activity, type RawActivity } from "@/stores/activityStore";
 import { type EventData } from "@/stores/eventStore";
 
-function unlessMinimalWorkflow(clientMode: ClientMode): boolean {
-    return !(clientMode == "minimal_workflow");
+function isWorkflowCentric(clientMode: ClientMode) : boolean {
+    return ["workflow_centric", "workflow_runner"].indexOf(clientMode) >= 0;
 }
 
-function ifMinimalWorkflow(clientMode: ClientMode): boolean {
-    return !(clientMode == "minimal_workflow");
+function unlessWorkflowCentric(clientMode: ClientMode): boolean {
+    if (isWorkflowCentric(clientMode)) {
+        return false;
+    } else {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+function ifWorkflowCentric(clientMode: ClientMode): boolean {
+    if (isWorkflowCentric(clientMode)) {
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
@@ -19,12 +31,12 @@ export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
         icon: "fa-laptop",
         id: "interactivetools",
         mutable: false,
-        optional: ifMinimalWorkflow,
+        optional: ifWorkflowCentric,
         panel: false,
         title: "Interactive Tools",
         tooltip: "Show active interactive tools",
         to: "/interactivetool_entry_points/list",
-        visible: unlessMinimalWorkflow,
+        visible: unlessWorkflowCentric,
     },
     {
         anonymous: true,
@@ -32,12 +44,12 @@ export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
         icon: "upload",
         id: "upload",
         mutable: false,
-        optional: ifMinimalWorkflow,
+        optional: ifWorkflowCentric,
         panel: false,
         title: "Upload",
         to: null,
         tooltip: "Download from URL or upload files from disk",
-        visible: unlessMinimalWorkflow,
+        visible: unlessWorkflowCentric,
     },
     {
         anonymous: true,
@@ -45,12 +57,12 @@ export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
         icon: "wrench",
         id: "tools",
         mutable: false,
-        optional: ifMinimalWorkflow,
+        optional: ifWorkflowCentric,
         panel: true,
         title: "Tools",
         to: "/tools",
         tooltip: "Search and run tools",
-        visible: unlessMinimalWorkflow,
+        visible: unlessWorkflowCentric,
     },
     {
         anonymous: true,
@@ -89,7 +101,7 @@ export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
         title: "Visualization",
         to: null,
         tooltip: "Visualize datasets",
-        visible: unlessMinimalWorkflow,
+        visible: unlessWorkflowCentric,
     },
     {
         anonymous: true,
@@ -102,7 +114,7 @@ export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
         title: "Histories",
         tooltip: "Show all histories",
         to: "/histories/list",
-        visible: unlessMinimalWorkflow,
+        visible: unlessWorkflowCentric,
     },
     {
         anonymous: false,
@@ -115,7 +127,7 @@ export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
         title: "History Multiview",
         tooltip: "Select histories to show in History Multiview",
         to: "/histories/view_multiple",
-        visible: unlessMinimalWorkflow,
+        visible: unlessWorkflowCentric,
     },
     {
         anonymous: false,
@@ -128,7 +140,7 @@ export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
         title: "Datasets",
         tooltip: "Show all datasets",
         to: "/datasets/list",
-        visible: unlessMinimalWorkflow,
+        visible: unlessWorkflowCentric,
     },
     {
         anonymous: true,
@@ -141,7 +153,7 @@ export const ActivitiesRaw: RawActivity[] = [
         title: "Pages",
         tooltip: "Show all pages",
         to: "/pages/list",
-        visible: unlessMinimalWorkflow,
+        visible: unlessWorkflowCentric,
     },
 ];
 
diff --git a/client/src/stores/activityStore.ts b/client/src/stores/activityStore.ts
index 43f039aa2a7a..dbc7311c8fec 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/activityStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/activityStore.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export interface Activity {
     visible: boolean;
 }
 
-export type ClientMode = "full" | "minimal_workflow";
+export type ClientMode = "full" | "workflow_centric" | "workflow_runner";
 
 // config materializes a RawActivity into an Activity
 export interface RawActivity {
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/config/schemas/config_schema.yml b/lib/galaxy/config/schemas/config_schema.yml
index 2251b1cdd126..38a814b1d6d3 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/config/schemas/config_schema.yml
+++ b/lib/galaxy/config/schemas/config_schema.yml
@@ -3122,20 +3122,30 @@ mapping:
       client_mode:
         type: str
         default: 'full'
-        enum: ['full', 'minimal_workflow']
+        enum: ['full', 'workflow_centric', 'workflow_runner']
         required: false
         per_host: true
         desc: |
-          Set this to 'minimal_workflow' to turn on the simplified Galaxy workflow
-          UI.
+          This will change the modality and focus on the client UI. The traditional
+          full Galaxy with default activity bar is the default of 'full'.
+          'workflow_centric' & 'workflow_runner' yield client applications
+          that are geared to center a collection of workflows in Galaxy and attempts
+          to hide the concept of histories from users. The 'workflow_centric' view
+          still allows the user to manage & edit a collection of their own workflows.
+          'workflow_runner' is a mode that disables workflow management to even further
+          simplify the UI - this may be appropriate for instances that really just want
+          enable particular workflows as-is.
 
-      simplified_workflow_landing_initial_tags:
+      simplified_workflow_landing_initial_filter_text:
         type: str
         default: null
         required: false
         per_host: true
         desc: |
-          I will write this in later.
+          If the Galaxy client is in 'workflow_centric' or 'workflow_runner' "client mode",
+          this controls the initial filtering of the workflow search textbox. This can
+          be used to foreground workflows in the published workflow list by tar (e.g. 'tag:XXX')
+          or username (e.g. 'username:XXXX').
 
       simplified_workflow_run_ui:
         type: str
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/managers/configuration.py b/lib/galaxy/managers/configuration.py
index 9def986912d7..2809994f5c62 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/managers/configuration.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/managers/configuration.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def _config_is_truthy(item, key, **context):
             "enable_beta_markdown_export": _use_config,
             "enable_beacon_integration": _use_config,
             "client_mode": _use_config,
-            "simplified_workflow_landing_initial_tags": _use_config,
+            "simplified_workflow_landing_initial_filter_text": _use_config,
             "simplified_workflow_run_ui": _use_config,
             "simplified_workflow_run_ui_target_history": _use_config,
             "simplified_workflow_run_ui_job_cache": _use_config,