diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/graph.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/graph.h
index 11a5d9a41b..302001ec02 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/graph.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/graph.h
@@ -181,14 +181,7 @@ struct Sculpt::Graph
 					if (show_details) {
 						component.for_each_secondary_dep([&] (Start_name const &dep) {
 
-							/*
-							 * Connections to depot_rom do not reveal any
-							 * interesting information but create a lot of
-							 * noise.
-							 */
-							bool const blacklisted = (dep == "depot_rom")
-							                      || (dep == "dynamic_depot_rom");
-							if (blacklisted)
+							if (Runtime_state::blacklisted_from_graph(dep))
 								return;
 
 							xml.node("dep", [&] () {
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/runtime_config.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/runtime_config.h
index 99619115f6..e4dcaae1cd 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/runtime_config.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/runtime_config.h
@@ -83,7 +83,20 @@ class Sculpt::Runtime_config
 				}
 
 				if (service == "ROM") {
-					bool const interesting_rom = !dst_label.valid();
+
+					/*
+					 * ROM sessions for plain binaries (e.g, as requested by
+					 * the sculpt-managed inspect or part_block instances) are
+					 * not interesting for the graph. Non-sculpt-managed
+					 * subsystems can only be connected to the few ROMs
+					 * whitelisted in the 'Parent_services' definition below.
+					 */
+					bool const interesting_rom =
+						dst_label.valid() &&
+						(strcmp("config", dst_label.string(), 5) == 0 ||
+						 dst_label == "platform_info" ||
+						 dst_label == "capslock");
+
 					if (interesting_rom) {
 						result = "info";
 						return;
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/runtime_state.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/runtime_state.h
index c49843d2b6..4a01989da8 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/runtime_state.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/runtime_state.h
@@ -261,6 +261,15 @@ class Sculpt::Runtime_state : public Runtime_info
 			return result;
 		}
 
+		static bool blacklisted_from_graph(Start_name const &name)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Connections to depot_rom do not reveal any interesting
+			 * information but create a lot of noise.
+			 */
+			return name == "depot_rom" || name == "dynamic_depot_rom";
+		}
+
 		void toggle_selection(Start_name const &name, Runtime_config const &config)
 		{
 			_children.for_each([&] (Child &child) {
@@ -293,9 +302,10 @@ class Sculpt::Runtime_state : public Runtime_info
 
 				/* tag all dependencies as part of the TCB */
 				config.for_each_dependency(name_of_updated, [&] (Start_name const &dep) {
-					_children.for_each([&] (Child &child) {
-						if (child.name == dep)
-							child.info.tcb = true; }); });
+					if (!blacklisted_from_graph(dep))
+						_children.for_each([&] (Child &child) {
+							if (child.name == dep)
+								child.info.tcb = true; }); });
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/file_browser.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/file_browser.cc
index 68831f97f4..d720b661e3 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/file_browser.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/file_browser.cc
@@ -46,15 +46,16 @@ void Sculpt::gen_nit_fb_start(Xml_generator &xml, Rom_name const &name)
 	xml.node("config", [&] () { });
 
 	xml.node("route", [&] () {
+
+		gen_service_node<Nitpicker::Session>(xml, [&] () {
+			xml.node("parent", [&] () {
+				xml.attribute("label", String<64>("leitzentrale -> ", name)); }); });
+
 		gen_parent_rom_route(xml, "nit_fb");
 		gen_parent_rom_route(xml, "ld.lib.so");
 		gen_parent_route<Cpu_session> (xml);
 		gen_parent_route<Pd_session>  (xml);
 		gen_parent_route<Log_session> (xml);
-
-		gen_service_node<Nitpicker::Session>(xml, [&] () {
-			xml.node("parent", [&] () {
-				xml.attribute("label", String<64>("leitzentrale -> ", name)); }); });
 	});
 }
 
@@ -159,6 +160,11 @@ void Sculpt::gen_noux_start(Xml_generator &xml, Rom_name const &name,
 
 	xml.node("route", [&] () {
 
+		gen_service_node<::File_system::Session>(xml, [&] () {
+			xml.attribute("label", "config");
+			xml.node("parent", [&] () { xml.attribute("label", "config"); });
+		});
+
 		gen_service_node<Terminal::Session>(xml, [&] () {
 			gen_named_node(xml, "child", terminal_name); });
 
@@ -181,11 +187,6 @@ void Sculpt::gen_noux_start(Xml_generator &xml, Rom_name const &name,
 		gen_parent_route<Log_session>    (xml);
 		gen_parent_route<Timer::Session> (xml);
 
-		gen_service_node<::File_system::Session>(xml, [&] () {
-			xml.attribute("label", "config");
-			xml.node("parent", [&] () { xml.attribute("label", "config"); });
-		});
-
 		gen_service_node<::File_system::Session>(xml, [&] () {
 			xml.attribute("label", "report");
 			xml.node("parent", [&] () { xml.attribute("label", "report"); });