diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 5d902ebe3..b081c01eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Unreleased
 
 **Changed**
 
+* Changed default wire visibility to hidden in some GH components for cleaner Grasshopper files.
+
 **Fixed**
 
 **Deprecated**
diff --git a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_ConstraintsFromPlane/metadata.json b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_ConstraintsFromPlane/metadata.json
index fb8616ae2..746024e7f 100644
--- a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_ConstraintsFromPlane/metadata.json
+++ b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_ConstraintsFromPlane/metadata.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "inputParameters": [
             {
                 "name": "robot",
-                "description": "The robot."
+                "description": "The robot.",
+                "wireDisplay": "hidden"
             },
             {
                 "name": "plane",
diff --git a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_InverseKinematics/metadata.json b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_InverseKinematics/metadata.json
index 64865809a..53949f929 100644
--- a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_InverseKinematics/metadata.json
+++ b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_InverseKinematics/metadata.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "inputParameters": [
             {
                 "name": "robot",
-                "description": "The robot."
+                "description": "The robot.",
+                "wireDisplay": "hidden"
             },
             {
                 "name": "plane",
diff --git a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanCartesianMotion/metadata.json b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanCartesianMotion/metadata.json
index 817441864..78e6b97cb 100644
--- a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanCartesianMotion/metadata.json
+++ b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanCartesianMotion/metadata.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "inputParameters": [
             {
                 "name": "robot",
-                "description": "The robot."
+                "description": "The robot.",
+                "wireDisplay": "hidden"
             },
             {
                 "name": "planes",
diff --git a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanMotion/metadata.json b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanMotion/metadata.json
index 7a8e69a09..d93640e0d 100644
--- a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanMotion/metadata.json
+++ b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanMotion/metadata.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "inputParameters": [
             {
                 "name": "robot",
-                "description": "The robot."
+                "description": "The robot.",
+                "wireDisplay": "hidden"
             },
             {
                 "name": "goal_constraints",
diff --git a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanningScene/metadata.json b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanningScene/metadata.json
index e8ac0d297..45d038671 100644
--- a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanningScene/metadata.json
+++ b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_PlanningScene/metadata.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "inputParameters": [
             {
                 "name": "robot",
-                "description": "The robot."
+                "description": "The robot.",
+                "wireDisplay": "hidden"
             }
         ],
         "outputParameters": [
diff --git a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_VisualizeRobot/metadata.json b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_VisualizeRobot/metadata.json
index 03a2d3c8f..4d76ab23c 100644
--- a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_VisualizeRobot/metadata.json
+++ b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_VisualizeRobot/metadata.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "inputParameters": [
             {
                 "name": "robot",
-                "description": "The robot."
+                "description": "The robot.",
+                "wireDisplay": "hidden"
             },
             {
                 "name": "group",
diff --git a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_VisualizeTrajectory/metadata.json b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_VisualizeTrajectory/metadata.json
index c787ad84a..07ae33275 100644
--- a/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_VisualizeTrajectory/metadata.json
+++ b/src/compas_fab/ghpython/components/Cf_VisualizeTrajectory/metadata.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "inputParameters": [
             {
                 "name": "robot",
-                "description": "The robot."
+                "description": "The robot.",
+                "wireDisplay": "hidden"
             },
             {
                 "name": "group",