diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
index b7a53f5604..24703794d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
@@ -361,6 +361,87 @@ describe('global AI tools', () => {
 		)
 	})
 
+	it('reads saved DB script drafts when no local draft exists', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(ScriptService.getScriptByPathWithDraft).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+			path: 'f/scripts/existing',
+			hash: 'deployed-hash',
+			summary: 'deployed summary',
+			description: 'deployed description',
+			content: 'deployed content',
+			language: 'bun',
+			kind: 'script',
+			draft: {
+				path: 'f/scripts/existing',
+				summary: 'db draft summary',
+				description: 'db draft description',
+				content: 'db draft content',
+				language: 'bun',
+				kind: 'script'
+			}
+		} as any)
+
+		const raw = await callGlobalTool('read_workspace_item', {
+			type: 'script',
+			path: 'f/scripts/existing'
+		})
+		const item = JSON.parse(raw)
+
+		expect(item).toEqual({
+			type: 'script',
+			path: 'f/scripts/existing',
+			summary: 'db draft summary',
+			language: 'bun',
+			value: 'db draft content',
+			isDraft: false
+		})
+		expect(raw).not.toContain('deployed content')
+	})
+
+	it('reads saved DB flow drafts when no local draft exists', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(FlowService.getFlowByPathWithDraft).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+			path: 'f/flows/existing',
+			summary: 'deployed summary',
+			value: {
+				modules: [{ id: 'deployed_step', value: { type: 'identity' } }]
+			},
+			schema: { type: 'object', properties: { deployed: { type: 'boolean' } } },
+			edited_by: 'admin',
+			edited_at: '2026-05-22T09:00:00Z',
+			archived: false,
+			extra_perms: {},
+			draft: {
+				path: 'f/flows/existing',
+				summary: 'db draft summary',
+				value: {
+					modules: [{ id: 'draft_step', value: { type: 'identity' } }]
+				},
+				schema: { type: 'object', properties: { draft: { type: 'string' } } },
+				edited_by: 'admin',
+				edited_at: '2026-05-22T10:00:00Z',
+				archived: false,
+				extra_perms: {}
+			}
+		} as any)
+
+		const raw = await callGlobalTool('read_workspace_item', {
+			type: 'flow',
+			path: 'f/flows/existing'
+		})
+		const item = JSON.parse(raw)
+
+		expect(item).toMatchObject({
+			type: 'flow',
+			path: 'f/flows/existing',
+			summary: 'db draft summary',
+			isDraft: false,
+			value: {
+				modules: [{ id: 'draft_step', value: { type: 'identity' } }],
+				schema: { type: 'object', properties: { draft: { type: 'string' } } }
+			}
+		})
+		expect(raw).not.toContain('deployed_step')
+	})
+
 	it('applies path_prefix to local drafts before enforcing the result limit', async () => {
 		await callGlobalTool('write_script', {
 			path: 'f/other/outside',
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
index 164ae4d4fc..59c00c9993 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
@@ -591,7 +591,9 @@ function itemMatches(
 	)
 }
 
-function scriptToItem(script: Script, includeValue: boolean): WorkspaceItem {
+type ReadableScript = Pick<Script, 'path' | 'summary' | 'language' | 'content'>
+
+function scriptToItem(script: ReadableScript, includeValue: boolean): WorkspaceItem {
 	return {
 		type: 'script',
 		path: script.path,
@@ -602,7 +604,10 @@ function scriptToItem(script: Script, includeValue: boolean): WorkspaceItem {
 	}
 }
 
-function flowToItem(flow: Flow, includeValue: boolean): WorkspaceItem {
+function flowToItem(
+	flow: Pick<Flow, 'path' | 'summary' | 'value' | 'schema'>,
+	includeValue: boolean
+): WorkspaceItem {
 	return {
 		type: 'flow',
 		path: flow.path,
@@ -614,6 +619,19 @@ function flowToItem(flow: Flow, includeValue: boolean): WorkspaceItem {
 	}
 }
 
+async function loadScriptWithDbDraft(path: string, workspace: string): Promise<ReadableScript> {
+	const script = await ScriptService.getScriptByPathWithDraft({ workspace, path })
+	return script.draft ? { ...script, ...script.draft, path: script.path } : script
+}
+
+async function loadFlowWithDbDraft(
+	path: string,
+	workspace: string
+): Promise<Pick<Flow, 'path' | 'summary' | 'value' | 'schema'>> {
+	const flow = await FlowService.getFlowByPathWithDraft({ workspace, path })
+	return flow.draft ? { ...flow, ...flow.draft, path: flow.path } : flow
+}
+
 /**
  * Turn a flow workspace item into the compact response we send to the model:
  * rawscript content is replaced with `inline_script.<moduleId>` placeholders.
@@ -1098,9 +1116,9 @@ async function readWorkspaceItem(
 ): Promise<WorkspaceItem> {
 	switch (type) {
 		case 'script':
-			return scriptToItem(await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({ workspace, path }), true)
+			return scriptToItem(await loadScriptWithDbDraft(path, workspace), true)
 		case 'flow':
-			return flowToItem(await FlowService.getFlowByPath({ workspace, path }), true)
+			return flowToItem(await loadFlowWithDbDraft(path, workspace), true)
 		case 'schedule':
 			return scheduleToItem(await ScheduleService.getSchedule({ workspace, path }), true)
 		case 'trigger':
@@ -2327,7 +2345,7 @@ async function loadScriptForEdit(
 		}
 		return { content: draft.value, language: draft.language, summary: draft.summary }
 	}
-	const script = await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({ workspace, path })
+	const script = await loadScriptWithDbDraft(path, workspace)
 	return { content: script.content, language: script.language, summary: script.summary }
 }
 
@@ -2362,7 +2380,7 @@ async function loadFlowDraftValue(
 		}
 		return { flow: draft.value as FlowDraftValue, summary: draft.summary }
 	}
-	const flow = await FlowService.getFlowByPath({ workspace, path })
+	const flow = await loadFlowWithDbDraft(path, workspace)
 	return {
 		flow: { value: flow.value, schema: flow.schema, groups: flow.value.groups ?? null },
 		summary: flow.summary