diff --git a/frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts b/frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts
index fe6bbc1..0df1c28 100644
--- a/frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ export class MockPluginGateway implements PluginGateway {
       throw err;
     }
     this.plugins.splice(idx, 1);
-    return { pluginId, restartRequired: true };
+    return { pluginId, removalOutcome: "removed", restartRequired: true };
   }
 
   async listRuntimeContributions(): Promise<PluginRuntimeContributionCatalog> {
diff --git a/frontend/src/adapters/plugin.test.ts b/frontend/src/adapters/plugin.test.ts
index c0fc0a4..f215873 100644
--- a/frontend/src/adapters/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/adapters/plugin.test.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,28 @@ describe("TauriPluginGateway invoke payloads", () => {
       },
     });
   });
+
+  it("normalizes backend review DTOs for the Plugins panel view-model", async () => {
+    invoke.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      id: "dev.acme.gitgraph",
+      displayName: "Git Graph",
+      publisher: "Acme",
+      version: "1.2.3",
+      description: "Graph",
+      sourceKind: "archive",
+      sourceLabel: "/tmp/gitgraph.ideaplug",
+      contentHash: "abc",
+      trustLevel: "full",
+      contributionSummary: { topLevelMenus: 1, menuItems: 2, layouts: 3, mcpServers: 4 },
+      contributes: { menus: [], menuItems: [], layouts: [], mcpServers: [] },
+    });
+
+    const review = await new TauriPluginGateway().reviewPackage({
+      sourceKind: "archive",
+      path: "/tmp/gitgraph.ideaplug",
+    });
+
+    expect(review.issues).toEqual([]);
+    expect(review.installable).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/adapters/plugin.ts b/frontend/src/adapters/plugin.ts
index 1e85e13..af577f2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/adapters/plugin.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/adapters/plugin.ts
@@ -21,15 +21,29 @@ import type {
 } from "@/domain";
 import type { PluginGateway, ReviewPluginPackageInput } from "@/ports";
 
+type TauriPluginReviewDto = Omit<PluginReview, "issues" | "installable"> & {
+  issues?: PluginReview["issues"];
+  installable?: boolean;
+};
+
+function normalizeReview(review: TauriPluginReviewDto): PluginReview {
+  return {
+    ...review,
+    issues: review.issues ?? [],
+    installable: review.installable ?? true,
+  };
+}
+
 export class TauriPluginGateway implements PluginGateway {
   listPlugins(): Promise<PluginAdmin[]> {
     return invoke<PluginAdmin[]>("plugin_list_plugins");
   }
 
-  reviewPackage(input: ReviewPluginPackageInput): Promise<PluginReview> {
-    return invoke<PluginReview>("plugin_review_package", {
+  async reviewPackage(input: ReviewPluginPackageInput): Promise<PluginReview> {
+    const review = await invoke<TauriPluginReviewDto>("plugin_review_package", {
       input: { sourceKind: input.sourceKind, path: input.path },
     });
+    return normalizeReview(review);
   }
 
   installFromArchive(path: string): Promise<PluginInstallResult> {
diff --git a/frontend/src/domain/index.ts b/frontend/src/domain/index.ts
index e5a20dc..6c2dc71 100644
--- a/frontend/src/domain/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/domain/index.ts
@@ -1730,6 +1730,7 @@ export interface PluginInstallResult {
 /** Outcome of `uninstall`. */
 export interface PluginUninstallResult {
   pluginId: string;
+  removalOutcome?: "removed" | "tombstoned" | "notFound";
   restartRequired: boolean;
 }