diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/chart_utils.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/chart_utils.py
index ca4f6c54fde..d2313ed3b60 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/chart_utils.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/chart_utils.py
@@ -1145,15 +1145,9 @@ def generate_chart_name(
 ) -> str:
     """Generate a descriptive chart name following a standard format.
 
-    Format conventions (by chart type):
-      Aggregated (bar/scatter with group_by): [Metric] by [Dimension]
-      Time-series (line/area, no group_by):   [Metric] Over Time
-      Table (no aggregates):                  [Dataset] Records
-      Table (with aggregates):                [Metric] Summary
-      Pie:                                    [Dimension] by [Metric]
-      Pivot Table:                            Pivot Table – [Row1, Row2]
-      Mixed Timeseries:                       [Primary] + [Secondary]
-    An en-dash followed by context (filters / time grain) is appended
+    Delegates to each plugin's ``generate_name()`` method.
+    See each plugin's ``generate_name`` for chart-type-specific format conventions.
+    An en-dash followed by context (filters / time grain) is appended by the plugin
     when such information is available.
     """
     from superset.mcp_service.chart.registry import get_registry
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugin.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugin.py
index b310bc1da07..d0e68208664 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugin.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugin.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ class ChartTypePlugin(Protocol):
     """
     Protocol that every chart-type plugin must satisfy.
 
-    Implementing all five methods in a single class guarantees that adding a
+    Implementing all eight methods in a single class guarantees that adding a
     new chart type requires only one new file — the plugin — rather than edits
-    across four separate files.
+    across multiple separate files.
     """
 
     #: Discriminator value matching ChartConfig's chart_type field.
@@ -236,3 +236,8 @@ class BaseChartPlugin:
 
     def resolve_viz_type(self, config: Any) -> str:
         return "unknown"
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _with_context(what: str, context: str | None) -> str:
+        """Combine a 'what' label and optional context with an en-dash."""
+        return f"{what} – {context}" if context else what
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/big_number.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/big_number.py
index d924cd7735f..17ee2b3d896 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/big_number.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/big_number.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class BigNumberChartPlugin(BaseChartPlugin):
 
         what = _big_number_chart_what(config)
         context = _summarize_filters(getattr(config, "filters", None))
-        return f"{what} \u2013 {context}" if context else what
+        return self._with_context(what, context)
 
     def resolve_viz_type(self, config: Any) -> str:
         show_trendline = getattr(config, "show_trendline", False)
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/handlebars.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/handlebars.py
index d177ede9457..c242030572a 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/handlebars.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/handlebars.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class HandlebarsChartPlugin(BaseChartPlugin):
 
         what = _handlebars_chart_what(config)
         context = _summarize_filters(getattr(config, "filters", None))
-        return f"{what} \u2013 {context}" if context else what
+        return self._with_context(what, context)
 
     def resolve_viz_type(self, config: Any) -> str:
         return "handlebars"
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/mixed_timeseries.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/mixed_timeseries.py
index 706df74499d..079151eed3f 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/mixed_timeseries.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/mixed_timeseries.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class MixedTimeseriesChartPlugin(BaseChartPlugin):
 
         what = _mixed_timeseries_what(config)
         context = _summarize_filters(config.filters)
-        return f"{what} \u2013 {context}" if context else what
+        return self._with_context(what, context)
 
     def resolve_viz_type(self, config: Any) -> str:
         return "mixed_timeseries"
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/pie.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/pie.py
index 0160e134a3d..2be4cdd98a4 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/pie.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/pie.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class PieChartPlugin(BaseChartPlugin):
 
         what = _pie_chart_what(config)
         context = _summarize_filters(config.filters)
-        return f"{what} \u2013 {context}" if context else what
+        return self._with_context(what, context)
 
     def resolve_viz_type(self, config: Any) -> str:
         return "pie"
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/pivot_table.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/pivot_table.py
index e514a3307a0..ae85cd1d816 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/pivot_table.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/pivot_table.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class PivotTableChartPlugin(BaseChartPlugin):
 
         what = _pivot_table_what(config)
         context = _summarize_filters(config.filters)
-        return f"{what} \u2013 {context}" if context else what
+        return self._with_context(what, context)
 
     def resolve_viz_type(self, config: Any) -> str:
         return "pivot_table_v2"
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/table.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/table.py
index ee7d9f27d4b..13bd1640dc9 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/table.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/table.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class TableChartPlugin(BaseChartPlugin):
 
         what = _table_chart_what(config, dataset_name)
         context = _summarize_filters(config.filters)
-        return f"{what} \u2013 {context}" if context else what
+        return self._with_context(what, context)
 
     def resolve_viz_type(self, config: Any) -> str:
         return getattr(config, "viz_type", "table")
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/xy.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/xy.py
index 92088ed66ab..9176d083f29 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/xy.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/plugins/xy.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class XYChartPlugin(BaseChartPlugin):
 
         what = _xy_chart_what(config)
         context = _xy_chart_context(config)
-        return f"{what} \u2013 {context}" if context else what
+        return self._with_context(what, context)
 
     def resolve_viz_type(self, config: Any) -> str:
         kind = getattr(config, "kind", "line")
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class XYChartPlugin(BaseChartPlugin):
                 CardinalityValidator,
             )
 
-            chart_kind = config.kind if hasattr(config, "kind") else "default"
+            chart_kind = config.kind
             group_by_col = config.group_by[0].name if config.group_by else None
             if config.x is not None:
                 _ok, card_info = CardinalityValidator.check_cardinality(
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/registry.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/registry.py
index 872a2578e1c..5b8f4c9515f 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/registry.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/registry.py
@@ -45,10 +45,26 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _REGISTRY: dict[str, "ChartTypePlugin"] = {}
+_plugins_loaded = False
+
+
+def _ensure_plugins_loaded() -> None:
+    """Lazily import the plugins package to populate _REGISTRY.
+
+    Called before every registry lookup so the registry is always populated,
+    even when callers (tests, chart_utils, validators) import this module
+    directly without first importing app.py.
+    """
+    global _plugins_loaded
+    if not _plugins_loaded:
+        _plugins_loaded = True
+        import superset.mcp_service.chart.plugins  # noqa: F401
 
 
 def register(plugin: "ChartTypePlugin") -> None:
     """Register a chart type plugin in the global registry."""
+    if not plugin.chart_type:
+        raise ValueError(f"{type(plugin).__name__} must define a non-empty chart_type")
     if plugin.chart_type in _REGISTRY:
         logger.warning(
             "Overwriting existing plugin for chart_type=%r", plugin.chart_type
@@ -59,16 +75,19 @@ def register(plugin: "ChartTypePlugin") -> None:
 
 def get(chart_type: str) -> "ChartTypePlugin | None":
     """Return the plugin for a given chart_type, or None if not registered."""
+    _ensure_plugins_loaded()
     return _REGISTRY.get(chart_type)
 
 
 def all_types() -> list[str]:
     """Return all registered chart type strings in insertion order."""
+    _ensure_plugins_loaded()
     return list(_REGISTRY.keys())
 
 
 def is_registered(chart_type: str) -> bool:
     """Return True if chart_type has a registered plugin."""
+    _ensure_plugins_loaded()
     return chart_type in _REGISTRY
 
 
@@ -84,6 +103,7 @@ def display_name_for_viz_type(viz_type: str) -> str | None:
         display_name_for_viz_type("pivot_table_v2")           # "Pivot Table"
         display_name_for_viz_type("unknown_type")             # None
     """
+    _ensure_plugins_loaded()
     for plugin in _REGISTRY.values():
         name = plugin.native_viz_types.get(viz_type)
         if name is not None:
@@ -100,13 +120,13 @@ class _RegistryProxy:
     """Thin proxy exposing registry functions as instance methods."""
 
     def get(self, chart_type: str) -> "ChartTypePlugin | None":
-        return _REGISTRY.get(chart_type)
+        return get(chart_type)
 
     def all_types(self) -> list[str]:
-        return list(_REGISTRY.keys())
+        return all_types()
 
     def is_registered(self, chart_type: str) -> bool:
-        return chart_type in _REGISTRY
+        return is_registered(chart_type)
 
     def display_name_for_viz_type(self, viz_type: str) -> str | None:
         return display_name_for_viz_type(viz_type)
diff --git a/superset/mcp_service/chart/validation/dataset_validator.py b/superset/mcp_service/chart/validation/dataset_validator.py
index f1ef0eacabf..7d07cc89055 100644
--- a/superset/mcp_service/chart/validation/dataset_validator.py
+++ b/superset/mcp_service/chart/validation/dataset_validator.py
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ Validates that referenced columns exist in the dataset schema.
 
 import difflib
 import logging
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple, TypeVar
 
 from superset.mcp_service.chart.schemas import (
     ChartConfig,
     ColumnRef,
 )
+
+_C = TypeVar("_C", bound=ChartConfig)
 from superset.mcp_service.common.error_schemas import (
     ChartGenerationError,
     ColumnSuggestion,
@@ -346,10 +348,10 @@ class DatasetValidator:
 
     @staticmethod
     def normalize_column_names(
-        config: ChartConfig,
+        config: _C,
         dataset_id: int | str,
         dataset_context: DatasetContext | None = None,
-    ) -> ChartConfig:
+    ) -> _C:
         """
         Normalize column names in config to match the canonical dataset column names.
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/test_big_number_chart.py b/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/test_big_number_chart.py
index 59e142333bd..c832d7793d1 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/test_big_number_chart.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/test_big_number_chart.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class TestBigNumberChartConfig:
             "chart_type": "big_number",
             "metric": {"name": "total_sales", "saved_metric": True},
         }
-        is_valid, error = SchemaValidator._pre_validate_big_number_config(data)
+        is_valid, error = SchemaValidator._pre_validate_chart_type("big_number", data)
         assert is_valid is True
         assert error is None
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/tool/test_get_chart_data.py b/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/tool/test_get_chart_data.py
index 5404f8985b6..c1e347af55c 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/tool/test_get_chart_data.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/tool/test_get_chart_data.py
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ class TestBigNumberChartFallback:
                 "viz_type": viz_type,
             }
             metrics, _ = _extract_metrics_and_groupby(form_data)
-            assert metrics == [{"label": "plural_metric"}], (
-                f"{viz_type} should use plural metrics"
-            )
+            assert metrics == [
+                {"label": "plural_metric"}
+            ], f"{viz_type} should use plural metrics"
 
     def test_pop_kpi_uses_singular_metric(self):
         """Test that pop_kpi (BigNumberPeriodOverPeriod) uses singular metric."""
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/validation/test_column_name_normalization.py b/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/validation/test_column_name_normalization.py
index dbebe268b4b..a81f0864f26 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/validation/test_column_name_normalization.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/validation/test_column_name_normalization.py
@@ -117,83 +117,6 @@ class TestGetCanonicalColumnName:
         assert result == "unknown_column"
 
 
-class TestNormalizeXYConfig:
-    """Test _normalize_xy_config static method."""
-
-    def test_normalize_x_axis_column(
-        self, mock_dataset_context: DatasetContext
-    ) -> None:
-        """Test that x-axis column name is normalized."""
-        config_dict: Dict[str, Any] = {
-            "chart_type": "xy",
-            "x": {"name": "orderdate"},
-            "y": [{"name": "Sales", "aggregate": "SUM"}],
-            "kind": "line",
-        }
-
-        DatasetValidator._normalize_xy_config(config_dict, mock_dataset_context)
-
-        assert config_dict["x"]["name"] == "OrderDate"
-
-    def test_normalize_y_axis_columns(
-        self, mock_dataset_context: DatasetContext
-    ) -> None:
-        """Test that y-axis column names are normalized."""
-        config_dict: Dict[str, Any] = {
-            "chart_type": "xy",
-            "x": {"name": "OrderDate"},
-            "y": [
-                {"name": "sales", "aggregate": "SUM"},
-                {"name": "QUANTITY_ORDERED", "aggregate": "COUNT"},
-            ],
-            "kind": "bar",
-        }
-
-        DatasetValidator._normalize_xy_config(config_dict, mock_dataset_context)
-
-        assert config_dict["y"][0]["name"] == "Sales"
-        assert config_dict["y"][1]["name"] == "quantity_ordered"
-
-    def test_normalize_group_by_column(
-        self, mock_dataset_context: DatasetContext
-    ) -> None:
-        """Test that group_by column name is normalized."""
-        config_dict: Dict[str, Any] = {
-            "chart_type": "xy",
-            "x": {"name": "OrderDate"},
-            "y": [{"name": "Sales", "aggregate": "SUM"}],
-            "kind": "line",
-            "group_by": [{"name": "productline"}],
-        }
-
-        DatasetValidator._normalize_xy_config(config_dict, mock_dataset_context)
-
-        assert config_dict["group_by"][0]["name"] == "ProductLine"
-
-
-class TestNormalizeTableConfig:
-    """Test _normalize_table_config static method."""
-
-    def test_normalize_table_columns(
-        self, mock_dataset_context: DatasetContext
-    ) -> None:
-        """Test that table column names are normalized."""
-        config_dict: Dict[str, Any] = {
-            "chart_type": "table",
-            "columns": [
-                {"name": "orderdate"},
-                {"name": "PRODUCTLINE"},
-                {"name": "sales", "aggregate": "SUM"},
-            ],
-        }
-
-        DatasetValidator._normalize_table_config(config_dict, mock_dataset_context)
-
-        assert config_dict["columns"][0]["name"] == "OrderDate"
-        assert config_dict["columns"][1]["name"] == "ProductLine"
-        assert config_dict["columns"][2]["name"] == "Sales"
-
-
 class TestNormalizeFilters:
     """Test _normalize_filters static method."""
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/validation/test_runtime_validator.py b/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/validation/test_runtime_validator.py
index c49677cb99f..6aed0b11269 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/validation/test_runtime_validator.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/mcp_service/chart/validation/test_runtime_validator.py
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ class TestRuntimeValidatorNonBlocking:
             x_axis=AxisConfig(format="$,.2f"),  # Currency format for date - mismatch
         )
 
-        # Mock the format validator to return warnings
+        # Mock the plugin runtime dispatcher to return format warnings
         with patch(
             "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
-            "_validate_format_compatibility"
-        ) as mock_format:
-            mock_format.return_value = [
+            "_validate_plugin_runtime"
+        ) as mock_plugin:
+            mock_plugin.return_value = [
                 "Currency format '$,.2f' may not display dates correctly"
             ]
 
@@ -87,15 +87,14 @@ class TestRuntimeValidatorNonBlocking:
             kind="bar",
         )
 
-        # Mock the cardinality validator to return warnings
+        # Mock the plugin runtime dispatcher to return cardinality warnings
         with patch(
             "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
-            "_validate_cardinality"
-        ) as mock_cardinality:
-            mock_cardinality.return_value = (
-                ["High cardinality detected: 10000+ unique values"],
-                ["Consider using aggregation or filtering"],
-            )
+            "_validate_plugin_runtime"
+        ) as mock_plugin:
+            mock_plugin.return_value = [
+                "High cardinality detected: 10000+ unique values"
+            ]
 
             is_valid, warnings_metadata = RuntimeValidator.validate_runtime_issues(
                 config, 1
@@ -148,26 +147,21 @@ class TestRuntimeValidatorNonBlocking:
             x_axis=AxisConfig(format="smart_date"),  # Wrong format for user_id
         )
 
-        # Mock all validators to return warnings
+        # Mock plugin runtime and chart type validators to return warnings
         with (
             patch(
                 "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
-                "_validate_format_compatibility"
-            ) as mock_format,
-            patch(
-                "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
-                "_validate_cardinality"
-            ) as mock_cardinality,
+                "_validate_plugin_runtime"
+            ) as mock_plugin,
             patch(
                 "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
                 "_validate_chart_type"
             ) as mock_type,
         ):
-            mock_format.return_value = ["Format mismatch warning"]
-            mock_cardinality.return_value = (
-                ["High cardinality warning"],
-                ["Cardinality suggestion"],
-            )
+            mock_plugin.return_value = [
+                "Format mismatch warning",
+                "High cardinality warning",
+            ]
             mock_type.return_value = (
                 ["Chart type warning"],
                 ["Chart type suggestion"],
@@ -197,13 +191,13 @@ class TestRuntimeValidatorNonBlocking:
         with (
             patch(
                 "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
-                "_validate_format_compatibility"
-            ) as mock_format,
+                "_validate_plugin_runtime"
+            ) as mock_plugin,
             patch(
                 "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.logger"
             ) as mock_logger,
         ):
-            mock_format.return_value = ["Test warning message"]
+            mock_plugin.return_value = ["Test warning message"]
 
             is_valid, warnings_metadata = RuntimeValidator.validate_runtime_issues(
                 config, 1
@@ -217,7 +211,7 @@ class TestRuntimeValidatorNonBlocking:
             assert "warnings" in warnings_metadata
 
     def test_validate_table_chart_skips_xy_validations(self):
-        """Test that table charts skip XY-specific validations."""
+        """Test that table charts produce no XY-specific runtime warnings."""
         config = TableChartConfig(
             chart_type="table",
             columns=[
@@ -226,28 +220,15 @@ class TestRuntimeValidatorNonBlocking:
             ],
         )
 
-        # These should not be called for table charts
-        with (
-            patch(
-                "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
-                "_validate_format_compatibility"
-            ) as mock_format,
-            patch(
-                "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
-                "_validate_cardinality"
-            ) as mock_cardinality,
-            patch(
-                "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
-                "_validate_chart_type"
-            ) as mock_chart_type,
-        ):
-            # Mock chart type validator to return no warnings
+        # Plugin runtime dispatches to TableChartPlugin which returns no warnings.
+        # Chart type suggester is also stubbed to return no warnings.
+        with patch(
+            "superset.mcp_service.chart.validation.runtime.RuntimeValidator."
+            "_validate_chart_type"
+        ) as mock_chart_type:
             mock_chart_type.return_value = ([], [])
 
             is_valid, error = RuntimeValidator.validate_runtime_issues(config, 1)
 
-            # Format and cardinality validation should not be called for table charts
-            mock_format.assert_not_called()
-            mock_cardinality.assert_not_called()
             assert is_valid is True
             assert error is None