diff --git a/infra/tests/test_minimal_config.py b/infra/tests/test_minimal_config.py
index f74a33bf..0b8147c4 100644
--- a/infra/tests/test_minimal_config.py
+++ b/infra/tests/test_minimal_config.py
@@ -193,13 +193,14 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         os.environ.pop("SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_TOKEN", None)
+        os.environ.pop("SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_NEXT", None)
 
-    def _login(self, token=None):
+    def _login(self, token=None, follow=True):
         url = "/auto-login/"
         if token is not None:
             url += f"?token={token}"
         # follow=True: the view 302s to the dashboard after signing in.
-        return self.client.get(url, follow=True)
+        return self.client.get(url, follow=follow)
 
     @override_settings(MINIMAL_CONFIG=True)
     def test_valid_token_logs_in_and_consumes(self):
@@ -210,6 +211,29 @@ def test_valid_token_logs_in_and_consumes(self):
             # The token is single-use: it must be gone after the first login.
             self.assertNotIn("SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_TOKEN", os.environ)
 
+    @override_settings(MINIMAL_CONFIG=True)
+    def test_redirects_to_visualizer_when_next_set(self):
+        # visualize-only mode sets SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_NEXT so the
+        # one-time link lands on the visualizer, not the dashboard.
+        env = {"SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_TOKEN": self.TOKEN, "SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_NEXT": "/visualizer/"}
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env):
+            response = self._login(self.TOKEN, follow=False)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(response.headers["Location"], "/visualizer/")
+
+    @override_settings(MINIMAL_CONFIG=True)
+    def test_next_must_be_a_relative_path(self):
+        # An absolute (http://) or protocol-relative (//evil) value must be
+        # ignored so a tampered env var can't turn this into an open redirect.
+        for bad in ("https://evil.example.com", "//evil.example.com", ""):
+            with patch.dict(
+                os.environ,
+                {"SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_TOKEN": self.TOKEN, "SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_NEXT": bad},
+            ):
+                response = self._login(self.TOKEN, follow=False)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+            self.assertNotIn("evil.example.com", response.headers["Location"])
+
     @override_settings(MINIMAL_CONFIG=True)
     def test_token_cannot_be_replayed(self):
         with patch.dict(os.environ, {"SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_TOKEN": self.TOKEN}):
diff --git a/infra/ui.py b/infra/ui.py
index a4341e37..57b95f59 100644
--- a/infra/ui.py
+++ b/infra/ui.py
@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ def auto_login_view(request):
     if user is None:
         raise Http404
     login(request, user)
+    # visualize-only mode sets this so the signed-in browser lands on the
+    # visualizer instead of the (unpopulated) dashboard. Trust the server
+    # env var, not the request: the browser only gets the token URL.
+    next_path = os.environ.get("SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_NEXT", "").strip()
+    if next_path.startswith("/") and not next_path.startswith("//"):
+        return redirect(next_path)
     return redirect("dashboard")
 
 
diff --git a/simpleaudit_studio/cli.py b/simpleaudit_studio/cli.py
index d3f0c797..e8d0b2db 100644
--- a/simpleaudit_studio/cli.py
+++ b/simpleaudit_studio/cli.py
@@ -496,6 +496,9 @@ def _run_visualize_only(args) -> None:
 
     auto_login_token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
     os.environ["SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_TOKEN"] = auto_login_token
+    # After the one-time sign-in, land on the visualizer instead of the
+    # dashboard (which has no useful content in visualize-only mode).
+    os.environ["SIMPLEAUDIT_AUTO_LOGIN_NEXT"] = "/visualizer/"
     auto_login_url = f"http://localhost:{port}/auto-login/?token={auto_login_token}"
 
     print("┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐")