diff --git a/internal/api/ui.go b/internal/api/ui.go
index 0cb080b..e808e17 100644
--- a/internal/api/ui.go
+++ b/internal/api/ui.go
@@ -2679,6 +2679,36 @@ func (h uiHandlers) handleComponentModels(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 	sort.Slice(vendorChartList, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return vendorChartList[i].Value > vendorChartList[j].Value
 	})
+	// Group small vendors: keep top 14, collapse the rest (and any <1%) into "Others"
+	const maxVendorSlices = 15
+	if len(vendorChartList) > 0 {
+		grandTotal := 0
+		for _, e := range vendorChartList {
+			grandTotal += e.Value
+		}
+		cutoff := maxVendorSlices - 1 // reserve last slot for "Others"
+		othersValue := 0
+		keep := vendorChartList
+		if len(vendorChartList) > cutoff {
+			for _, e := range vendorChartList[cutoff:] {
+				othersValue += e.Value
+			}
+			keep = vendorChartList[:cutoff]
+		}
+		// Also absorb entries <1% from the kept list into Others
+		filtered := keep[:0]
+		for _, e := range keep {
+			if grandTotal > 0 && float64(e.Value)/float64(grandTotal) < 0.01 {
+				othersValue += e.Value
+			} else {
+				filtered = append(filtered, e)
+			}
+		}
+		if othersValue > 0 {
+			filtered = append(filtered, vendorChartEntry{Label: "Others", Value: othersValue})
+		}
+		vendorChartList = filtered
+	}
 	vendorChartJSON, _ := json.Marshal(vendorChartList)
 
 	page := parsePage(r.URL.Query(), "page")
diff --git a/internal/history/service.go b/internal/history/service.go
index e6f52d7..953099b 100644
--- a/internal/history/service.go
+++ b/internal/history/service.go
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ func validatePatchOps(entityType, changeType, sourceType string, ops []PatchOp)
 		if entityType == "asset" && sourceType == "user" && (strings.HasPrefix(op.Path, "/inventory/") || strings.HasPrefix(op.Path, "/metadata/")) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: path %q is server-only", ErrInvalidPatch, op.Path)
 		}
-		if entityType == "component" && sourceType == "user" && strings.HasPrefix(op.Path, "/installation/") && op.Path != "/installation/slot_name" {
+		if entityType == "component" && sourceType == "user" && changeType != "COMPONENT_REMOVED" && strings.HasPrefix(op.Path, "/installation/") && op.Path != "/installation/slot_name" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: path %q is server-only", ErrInvalidPatch, op.Path)
 		}
 		if entityType == "component" && sourceType == "user" && op.Path == "/metadata/component_type" {