diff --git a/.agents/skills/pr/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/pr/SKILL.md
index 51cd2305c3..bd40b6c472 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/pr/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/pr/SKILL.md
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ A PR leaves draft **only after a clean CI review round**. Never run `gh pr ready
 
    It comments `/review` on the PR — which runs the Codex, Claude and Pi CI reviewers even on a draft — waits for the spawned `PR Review Commands` workflow run(s) to complete, then prints one verdict line per reviewer and saves the full review comments to files.
 
+   `/review` (and `/codex`) are **idempotent per head SHA**: if a running or successful review already covers the current head, they skip that agent and post nothing new — the waiter reads the existing verdict for that head, so a skipped agent is *not* a missing one. A cancelled/failed head run is re-run in place; a fresh run is launched only when nothing covers the head. So an unchanged-head re-review is a near no-op, not a new round — push a commit to get genuinely fresh reviews.
+
 2. **Judge the round.** Codex is mandatory; Claude, Pi and cubic count whenever they posted. Every review starts with one of the three `REVIEW.md` verdicts:
-   - Codex verdict missing → the round is void: comment `/codex` on the PR, wait for it the same way, and judge again.
+   - Codex verdict missing → the round is void: the waiter warns only when the head has no green Codex run (cancelled/failed/absent — not merely skipped-because-already-reviewed). Comment `/codex` on the PR, which re-runs the interrupted run in place (or launches one if none exists), wait the same way, and judge again.
    - Any **"Should address issues before merging"** → fix the P0/P1 findings (and the nits while you're there), commit, push, and start a new round (step 1).
    - Only **"Mergeable, but should ideally address nits"** and/or **"Good to merge"** → fix the nits too; a nit that is wrong or genuinely not worth fixing may instead be dismissed by replying to the review comment with your reasoning. Push nit-only fixes without starting another full round.
 
diff --git a/.agents/skills/pr/review-round.sh b/.agents/skills/pr/review-round.sh
index a2dfa526a0..abd94005f6 100755
--- a/.agents/skills/pr/review-round.sh
+++ b/.agents/skills/pr/review-round.sh
@@ -79,10 +79,43 @@ while :; do
   sleep 60
 done
 
+# Head SHA at trigger time. `/review` is idempotent per head: it skips an agent a
+# running/successful review already covers, re-runs a cancelled/failed one in place on a
+# separate head-tied run, and launches fresh only when nothing covers the head. Verdict
+# reading below therefore keys off the head, not just the trigger timestamp.
+HEAD_SHA=$(retry gh api "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR" --jq .head.sha)
+echo "Reviewing head $HEAD_SHA"
+
+# Newest non-skipped run of <workflow> tied to the head ("status conclusion"), or empty
+# when none exists. A re-run-in-place or an already-covering review resolves on such a
+# head-tied run — separate from the pr-review-commands run waited on above (a fresh
+# launch instead runs inside it, and posts after the trigger). A `skipped` run is the
+# draft/fork gate and produced no review, so it is ignored.
+head_run_state() {
+  gh run list --repo "$REPO" --workflow "$1" --commit "$HEAD_SHA" --limit 20 \
+    --json databaseId,status,conclusion \
+    --jq '[.[] | select(.conclusion != "skipped")] | sort_by(.databaseId) | last | if . then "\(.status) \(.conclusion // "-")" else empty end' 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+# A re-run-in-place review lands on a head-tied run that finishes after the fast
+# pr-review-commands run, so let those settle before reading verdicts.
+for wf in codex-pr-review.yml pi-pr-review.yml pr-ready-review.yml; do
+  while :; do
+    case "$(head_run_state "$wf")" in
+      ""|"completed "*) break ;;
+      *) if [ "$(date +%s)" -gt "$DEADLINE" ]; then break; fi; sleep 30 ;;
+    esac
+  done
+done
+
 OUT_DIR=$(mktemp -d -t review-round-XXXXXX)
 COMMENTS_RAW=$(retry gh api "repos/$REPO/issues/$PR/comments?per_page=100" --paginate)
+# Two views: comments from THIS round (after the trigger) and the full history. A fresh
+# launch posts after the trigger; an idempotent skip leaves the covering verdict in the
+# earlier run's comment, so fall back to history when that agent's head run is green.
 jq -s --arg t "$TRIGGER_TIME" '[.[][] | select(.created_at > $t)]' \
   <<<"$COMMENTS_RAW" > "$OUT_DIR/comments.json"
+jq -s '[.[][]]' <<<"$COMMENTS_RAW" > "$OUT_DIR/comments-all.json"
 # cubic posts through the PR reviews API, not issue comments.
 REVIEWS_RAW=$(retry gh api "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR/reviews?per_page=100" --paginate)
 jq -s --arg t "$TRIGGER_TIME" '[.[][] | select((.submitted_at // "") > $t)]' \
@@ -90,18 +123,28 @@ jq -s --arg t "$TRIGGER_TIME" '[.[][] | select((.submitted_at // "") > $t)]' \
 
 VERDICT_RE='(Good to merge|Mergeable, but should ideally address nits|Should address issues before merging)'
 
-body_by_header() {
-  jq -r --arg h "$1" '[.[] | select(.body // "" | contains($h))] | last | .body // empty' \
-    "$OUT_DIR/comments.json"
+body_by_header() { # <file> <header-substring>
+  jq -r --arg h "$2" '[.[] | select(.body // "" | contains($h))] | last | .body // empty' "$1"
 }
-body_by_login() {
-  jq -r --arg l "$1" '[.[] | select(.user.login == $l)] | last | .body // empty' \
-    "$OUT_DIR/comments.json"
+body_by_login() { # <file> <login>
+  jq -r --arg l "$2" '[.[] | select(.user.login == $l)] | last | .body // empty' "$1"
+}
+head_ok() { [ "$(head_run_state "$1")" = "completed success" ]; }
+# Latest verdict for a reviewer: prefer this round's comment; if none and the reviewer's
+# head run succeeded (an idempotent /review skipped re-reviewing an already-green head),
+# fall back to the covering comment from the full history.
+verdict_body() { # <header|login> <value> <workflow>
+  local body
+  body=$("body_by_$1" "$OUT_DIR/comments.json" "$2")
+  if [ -z "$body" ] && head_ok "$3"; then
+    body=$("body_by_$1" "$OUT_DIR/comments-all.json" "$2")
+  fi
+  printf '%s' "$body"
 }
 report() { # <reviewer-name> <comment-body>
   local name=$1 body=$2 verdict
   if [ -z "$body" ]; then
-    echo "$name: (no review posted this round)"
+    echo "$name: (no review posted for this head)"
     return
   fi
   printf '%s\n' "$body" > "$OUT_DIR/$name.md"
@@ -110,11 +153,11 @@ report() { # <reviewer-name> <comment-body>
 }
 
 echo
-echo "=== Review round verdicts for $REPO#$PR (posted after $TRIGGER_TIME) ==="
-CODEX_BODY=$(body_by_header '## Codex Review')
+echo "=== Review round verdicts for $REPO#$PR (head $HEAD_SHA) ==="
+CODEX_BODY=$(verdict_body header '## Codex Review' codex-pr-review.yml)
 report codex "$CODEX_BODY"
-report claude "$(body_by_login 'claude[bot]')"
-report pi "$(body_by_header '## Pi Review')"
+report claude "$(verdict_body login 'claude[bot]' pr-ready-review.yml)"
+report pi "$(verdict_body header '## Pi Review' pi-pr-review.yml)"
 CUBIC_BODY=$(jq -r '[.[] | select(.user.login | test("^cubic(-dev-ai)?(\\[bot\\])?$"; "i"))] | last | .body // empty' \
   "$OUT_DIR/pr-reviews.json")
 if [ -z "$CUBIC_BODY" ]; then
@@ -125,5 +168,5 @@ report cubic "$CUBIC_BODY"
 echo
 echo "Full round output: $OUT_DIR (comments.json, pr-reviews.json, one .md per reviewer)"
 if [ -z "$CODEX_BODY" ]; then
-  echo "WARNING: Codex verdict missing - the round is incomplete. Re-trigger with a '/codex' PR comment and wait again." >&2
+  echo "WARNING: no Codex verdict for $HEAD_SHA - its head run is not green (cancelled/failed/absent, not merely skipped-because-already-reviewed). Re-trigger with a '/codex' PR comment (re-runs the interrupted run in place, or launches one) and wait again." >&2
 fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-test-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-test-windows.yml
index b952a85e7f..5042ed9bfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-test-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-test-windows.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-workspaces: backend
           toolchain: 1.97.0
+          # This action defaults RUSTFLAGS to "-D warnings"; unset it so the test
+          # run is not failed by cross-platform dead-code (cfg(unix)-only helpers
+          # are unused on Windows). Warning hygiene is enforced on the Linux CI
+          # and the build_windows_worker_ release build, not this test job.
+          rustflags: ""
 
       - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
@@ -203,9 +208,15 @@ jobs:
           WMDEBUG_FORCE_V0_WORKSPACE_DEPENDENCIES: 1
           WMDEBUG_FORCE_RUNNABLE_SETTINGS_V0: 1
           WMDEBUG_FORCE_NO_LEGACY_DEBOUNCING_COMPAT: 1
+        # Windows ships a worker-only binary, so test the crates a worker runs
+        # (windmill-worker/-common/-queue) via -p, not `--all`: this skips the
+        # disk-heavy windmill-api test binaries (LNK1180) and the server-only
+        # windmill-trigger-* crates (amqp does not build on Windows). Linux CI runs the rest.
         run: >
           cargo test
           --no-fail-fast
-          --features enterprise,deno_core,duckdb,license,python,rust,scoped_cache,parquet,private,csharp,php,quickjs,mcp,run_inline
-          --all
+          -p windmill-worker
+          -p windmill-common
+          -p windmill-queue
+          --features private,enterprise,deno_core,duckdb,python,rust,csharp,php,quickjs,parquet,mcp,scoped_cache,windmill-git-sync/private,windmill-object-store/private,windmill-object-store/enterprise
           -- --nocapture --test-threads=10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows_worker_.yml b/.github/workflows/build_windows_worker_.yml
index 2d573c6959..84f4366235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_windows_worker_.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_windows_worker_.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: "-D warnings"
         run: |
-          mkdir frontend/build && cd backend
+          cd backend
+          # Stub the openapi specs to empty: they are compiled in via an ungated
+          # include_str! but a worker binary never serves them, so this avoids
+          # embedding ~2.5MB of spec.
           New-Item -Path . -Name "windmill-api/openapi-deref.yaml" -ItemType "File" -Force
+          New-Item -Path . -Name "windmill-api/openapi-deref.json" -ItemType "File" -Force
           cargo check --features=ee_windows
 
       - name: Cargo build dynamic libraries windows
diff --git a/.github/workflows/git-sync-test.yml b/.github/workflows/git-sync-test.yml
index 3c4d37622a..4b99c62eae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/git-sync-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/git-sync-test.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ on:
       - "backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/git_sync*"
       - "backend/ee-repo-ref.txt"
       - "backend/windmill-common/src/workspaces.rs"
+      - "backend/windmill-worker/src/result_processor.rs"
+      - "backend/windmill-api-workspaces/**"
+      - "cli/src/commands/sync/**"
+      - "cli/src/utils/git.ts"
       - "integration_tests/test/git_sync_test.py"
       - ".github/workflows/git-sync-test.yml"
   pull_request:
@@ -18,6 +22,10 @@ on:
       - "backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/git_sync*"
       - "backend/ee-repo-ref.txt"
       - "backend/windmill-common/src/workspaces.rs"
+      - "backend/windmill-worker/src/result_processor.rs"
+      - "backend/windmill-api-workspaces/**"
+      - "cli/src/commands/sync/**"
+      - "cli/src/utils/git.ts"
       - "integration_tests/test/git_sync_test.py"
       - ".github/workflows/git-sync-test.yml"
 
@@ -50,8 +58,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "Changed files:"
           echo "$CHANGED_FILES"
 
-          # Direct git sync file changes — always relevant
-          if echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -qE '^(backend/windmill-git-sync/|backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/git_sync|backend/windmill-common/src/workspaces\.rs|integration_tests/test/git_sync|\.github/workflows/git-sync-test\.yml)'; then
+          # Direct git sync file changes — always relevant.
+          if echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -qE '^(backend/windmill-git-sync/|backend/windmill-worker/src/result_processor\.rs|backend/windmill-api-workspaces/|backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/git_sync|backend/windmill-common/src/workspaces\.rs|cli/src/commands/sync/|cli/src/utils/git\.ts|integration_tests/test/git_sync|\.github/workflows/git-sync-test\.yml)'; then
             echo "should_run=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "Relevant: direct git sync file changes"
             exit 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-review-commands.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-review-commands.yml
index ef93274d7e..3c04e4e5f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-review-commands.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-review-commands.yml
@@ -75,14 +75,153 @@ jobs:
             "/repos/$REPO/issues/comments/$COMMENT_ID/reactions" \
             -f content=eyes >/dev/null
 
-  claude:
+  # Decide, per agent, whether to launch a fresh run, re-run in place, or skip. A push
+  # already auto-triggers codex/pi (and claude on open) against the PR head. Relaunching
+  # via this issue_comment path both cancels those in-flight auto runs (shared concurrency
+  # group) AND lands the new run's status on main — issue_comment runs never attach a
+  # check to the PR head — leaving the PR showing only a cancelled review. So for every
+  # command, launch an agent only when nothing covers the head commit; if the head's run
+  # was cancelled/failed, re-run it in place (a re-run keeps the original pull_request
+  # event, so its checks re-attach to the PR head); skip when a running or successful run
+  # already covers it. `/review` applies this to all three agents; `/codex`, `/pi`,
+  # `/claude` apply the same decision to just their own agent.
+  plan:
     needs: [parse, check-access]
+    if: |
+      needs.parse.outputs.command != '' &&
+      (
+        contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) ||
+        needs.check-access.outputs.authorized == 'true'
+      )
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: write
+      pull-requests: read
+      statuses: write
+    outputs:
+      head_sha: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.head_sha }}
+      launch_codex: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.launch_codex }}
+      launch_pi: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.launch_pi }}
+      launch_claude: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.launch_claude }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Decide per-agent launch vs re-run for the head commit
+        id: plan
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          COMMAND: ${{ needs.parse.outputs.command }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          HEAD_SHA=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO" --json headRefOid --jq '.headRefOid')
+          echo "PR #$PR_NUMBER head: $HEAD_SHA"
+          echo "head_sha=$HEAD_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          RUN_URL="$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$REPO/actions/runs/$GITHUB_RUN_ID"
+
+          # A fresh launch runs from this issue_comment workflow (associated with main),
+          # so it never appears in the PR-head run query below and its own check lands on
+          # main, not the head. To keep fresh launches idempotent per head, mark the head
+          # SHA with a `review-launch/<agent>` commit status at launch; the `finalize` job
+          # resolves it to success/failure. A prior launch's status covering the head lets
+          # a second comment skip instead of relaunching (which would cancel the first via
+          # the reviewer's shared concurrency group). All status calls are best-effort — a
+          # GitHub API hiccup must degrade to a relaunch, never abort the decision.
+          mark_launch() {
+            agent="$1"
+            gh api -X POST "repos/$REPO/statuses/$HEAD_SHA" \
+              -f state=pending -f "context=review-launch/$agent" -f "target_url=$RUN_URL" \
+              -f "description=Review launched via /$COMMAND" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+          }
+
+          # Returns "covered" if a prior fresh launch (this or an earlier comment run)
+          # already covers the head: a success status, or a pending status whose launching
+          # run is still alive. A pending whose run has completed is stale (that run
+          # crashed before finalize) and does not count.
+          launch_coverage() {
+            agent="$1"
+            st_json=$(gh api "repos/$REPO/commits/$HEAD_SHA/statuses" \
+              --jq "[.[] | select(.context == \"review-launch/$agent\")] | first // empty" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            [ -n "$st_json" ] || return 0
+            state=$(jq -r '.state // empty' <<<"$st_json" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            [ "$state" = success ] && { echo covered; return 0; }
+            [ "$state" = pending ] || return 0
+            target=$(jq -r '.target_url // empty' <<<"$st_json" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            run_id=$(printf '%s' "$target" | grep -oE '[0-9]+$' || true)
+            if [ -n "$run_id" ]; then
+              run_state=$(gh run view "$run_id" --repo "$REPO" --json status --jq '.status' 2>/dev/null || true)
+              [ "$run_state" = completed ] && return 0   # stale pending -> not covered
+            fi
+            echo covered
+          }
+
+          decide() {
+            wf="$1"; key="$2"; agent="$3"
+            if [ "$(launch_coverage "$agent")" = covered ]; then
+              echo "$key: a prior launch already covers $HEAD_SHA (review-launch/$agent) -> skip"
+              echo "$key=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              return
+            fi
+            # `--commit` matches runs whose head SHA is the PR head. Auto reviews run on
+            # `pull_request` against that SHA; `/review` (issue_comment) runs execute on
+            # main, so they never match and are not counted as covering the head commit.
+            runs=$(gh run list --repo "$REPO" --workflow "$wf" --commit "$HEAD_SHA" --limit 40 \
+              --json databaseId,status,conclusion)
+            # Healthy = still running, or completed successfully: a review already
+            # covers this commit, so skip.
+            healthy=$(jq -r '[.[] | select(.status != "completed" or .conclusion == "success")] | length' <<<"$runs")
+            if [ "$healthy" -gt 0 ]; then
+              echo "$key: a running or successful review already covers $HEAD_SHA -> skip"
+              echo "$key=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              return
+            fi
+            # Re-run only genuinely interrupted runs (cancelled/failed/timed out) in
+            # place, so their checks re-attach to the PR head instead of posting on
+            # main. A `skipped` run produced no review and would just skip again (it is
+            # the draft/fork gate), so it does not count — fall through to a fresh launch.
+            retry_id=$(jq -r '[.[] | select(.status == "completed" and (.conclusion == "cancelled" or .conclusion == "failure" or .conclusion == "timed_out"))] | sort_by(.databaseId) | last | .databaseId // empty' <<<"$runs")
+            if [ -n "$retry_id" ]; then
+              if gh run rerun "$retry_id" --repo "$REPO" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "$key: re-ran interrupted run $retry_id (re-attaches to PR head)"
+                echo "$key=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+                return
+              fi
+              echo "$key: re-run of $retry_id failed -> fresh launch"
+              mark_launch "$agent"
+              echo "$key=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              return
+            fi
+            echo "$key: no usable review for $HEAD_SHA -> launch"
+            mark_launch "$agent"
+            echo "$key=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          }
+
+          # `/review` targets all three agents; `/codex`, `/pi`, `/claude` target only
+          # their own. A non-targeted agent is left untouched (no launch, no re-run).
+          decide_if_targeted() {
+            wf="$1"; key="$2"; agent="$3"
+            if [ "$COMMAND" = review ] || [ "$COMMAND" = "$agent" ]; then
+              decide "$wf" "$key" "$agent"
+            else
+              echo "$key: /$COMMAND does not target $agent -> skip"
+              echo "$key=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            fi
+          }
+
+          decide_if_targeted codex-pr-review.yml launch_codex codex
+          decide_if_targeted pi-pr-review.yml launch_pi pi
+          decide_if_targeted pr-ready-review.yml launch_claude claude
+
+  claude:
+    needs: [parse, check-access, plan]
     if: |
       (
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) ||
         needs.check-access.outputs.authorized == 'true'
       ) &&
-      (needs.parse.outputs.command == 'review' || needs.parse.outputs.command == 'claude')
+      needs.plan.outputs.launch_claude == 'true'
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: read
@@ -97,13 +236,13 @@ jobs:
       WINDMILL_EE_PRIVATE_ACCESS: ${{ secrets.WINDMILL_EE_PRIVATE_ACCESS }}
 
   codex:
-    needs: [parse, check-access]
+    needs: [parse, check-access, plan]
     if: |
       (
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) ||
         needs.check-access.outputs.authorized == 'true'
       ) &&
-      (needs.parse.outputs.command == 'review' || needs.parse.outputs.command == 'codex')
+      needs.plan.outputs.launch_codex == 'true'
     permissions:
       contents: read
       issues: write
@@ -119,13 +258,13 @@ jobs:
       WINDMILL_EE_PRIVATE_ACCESS: ${{ secrets.WINDMILL_EE_PRIVATE_ACCESS }}
 
   pi:
-    needs: [parse, check-access]
+    needs: [parse, check-access, plan]
     if: |
       (
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) ||
         needs.check-access.outputs.authorized == 'true'
       ) &&
-      (needs.parse.outputs.command == 'review' || needs.parse.outputs.command == 'pi')
+      needs.plan.outputs.launch_pi == 'true'
     permissions:
       contents: read
       issues: write
@@ -138,3 +277,34 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       DEEPSEEK_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEEPSEEK_API_KEY }}
       WINDMILL_EE_PRIVATE_ACCESS: ${{ secrets.WINDMILL_EE_PRIVATE_ACCESS }}
+
+  # Resolve the `review-launch/<agent>` head statuses that `plan` set to pending, so a
+  # fresh launch's outcome is visible on the PR head (not just on main) and never lingers
+  # as a stale pending check. Targets the exact SHA `plan` launched against, so a push
+  # that moved the head mid-review does not stamp a status on the new head.
+  finalize:
+    needs: [plan, claude, codex, pi]
+    if: always() && needs.plan.result == 'success' && needs.plan.outputs.head_sha != ''
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      statuses: write
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+      HEAD_SHA: ${{ needs.plan.outputs.head_sha }}
+      RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Finalize launch statuses on the PR head
+        run: |
+          set -uo pipefail
+          finalize() {
+            agent="$1"; launched="$2"; result="$3"
+            [ "$launched" = true ] || return 0
+            state=$([ "$result" = success ] && echo success || echo failure)
+            gh api -X POST "repos/$REPO/statuses/$HEAD_SHA" \
+              -f "state=$state" -f "context=review-launch/$agent" -f "target_url=$RUN_URL" \
+              -f "description=Review $result" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+          }
+          finalize codex "${{ needs.plan.outputs.launch_codex }}" "${{ needs.codex.result }}"
+          finalize pi "${{ needs.plan.outputs.launch_pi }}" "${{ needs.pi.result }}"
+          finalize claude "${{ needs.plan.outputs.launch_claude }}" "${{ needs.claude.result }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_windows_worker.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_windows_worker.yml
index 019de201e6..d159619fba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_windows_worker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_windows_worker.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ jobs:
           vcpkg.exe integrate install
           $env:VCPKGRS_DYNAMIC=1
           $env:OPENSSL_DIR="${Env:VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}\installed\x64-windows-static"
-          mkdir frontend/build && cd backend
+          cd backend
+          # Stub the openapi specs to empty: they are compiled in via an ungated
+          # include_str! but a worker binary never serves them, so this avoids
+          # embedding ~2.5MB of spec.
           New-Item -Path . -Name "windmill-api/openapi-deref.yaml" -ItemType "File" -Force
+          New-Item -Path . -Name "windmill-api/openapi-deref.json" -ItemType "File" -Force
           cargo build --release --features=ee_windows
       - name: Rename binary with corresponding architecture
         run: |
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 382a04c843..e800f74201 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,128 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.769.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.768.0...v1.769.0) (2026-07-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **hub:** surface data pipelines in deploy-to-hub drawer ([#10299](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10299)) ([010059a](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/010059a449f4d0cde0656086f1b3f03a02a1c78c))
+* **pipeline:** collapse secondary top-bar controls into an overflow menu ([#10300](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10300)) ([1d25d75](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/1d25d7539ed7fb17c47a732d6b1cd7fc19202a04))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* pin table actions column so it stays visible on narrow screens ([#10301](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10301)) ([75acf72](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/75acf7207b151f0227600be555bfa5e14dfa8dd1))
+* pin validated DNS address to close SSRF DNS-rebinding TOCTOU ([#10303](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10303)) ([3cf7a39](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/3cf7a390a37c07a818248c95defa4ecf5bf262e5))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* optimize get_datatable_full_schema to avoid timeout on large catalogs ([#10304](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10304)) ([1478d12](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/1478d12eb352b1b7906ccfe3ab5eaafe60ffbe4f))
+
+## [1.768.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.767.0...v1.768.0) (2026-07-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add section to deploy projects to hub ([#9332](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/9332)) ([30eedf9](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/30eedf9ee1754cb2bbf46e82d2b3eac766bd3e6d))
+* **ai-chat:** let the session/global chat create email triggers ([#10282](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10282)) ([248c875](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/248c8751b1fd5d6f7506a7c3fc8f500dd98af26e))
+* **ai:** enable data pipelines in AI sessions with alpha notice ([#10273](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10273)) ([1f912f4](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/1f912f410401ec68789d43973d6e0a1f8e595f86))
+* alert on expired online license key ([#10295](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10295)) ([30d8104](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/30d8104edcbdb7f0c63f186d22ac03000e0d4f07))
+* data-pipeline recorder, interactive player, and deploy-to-hub recording (WIN-2156) ([#10055](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10055)) ([65e5041](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/65e504146d832b105603ceec89c6de0ad1d66e32))
+* let a workspace fall back to the instance critical alert channels ([#10292](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10292)) ([717e38a](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/717e38a0c6b5bb2340e236a9d49645a4cebf4849))
+* **monitor:** make between-steps zombie flows hand-recoverable ([#10287](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10287)) ([f02df7f](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/f02df7fc454b0c2a2afa9ae9848e26af0e379246))
+* surface workspace-script advanced settings in flow editor ([#10289](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10289)) ([bf16e7d](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/bf16e7d49a7486d37cf9eb1907e80abae47a78a7))
+* **windows:** enable ruby and rlang on the windows worker ([#10279](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10279)) ([0f1b864](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/0f1b8641f26f0eda8a8517db1a37efafdb173464))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** make /review idempotent per head commit, re-run cancelled reviews in place ([#10283](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10283)) ([3aaceb7](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/3aaceb7efb3bd232da73b79fcdcf4c712caad7d3))
+* **cli:** surface shared UI changes in sync push dry-run preview ([#10278](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10278)) ([14c29b7](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/14c29b77e90842b8c3d4395ce50cb44666cd998c))
+* **jobs:** sanitize NUL in completed job result before jsonb insert ([#10274](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10274)) ([c50a2ab](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/c50a2abad0c222bf8f76ff10b864450120ee9ee7))
+* **monitor:** diagnose zombie-flow OOM on the transition worker, not q.worker ([#10286](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10286)) ([fa36442](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/fa3644281f30d90aa0c4ca86520a38db5d8b91f0))
+* resolve svelte/style export conditions in raw-app CLI bundler ([#10294](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10294)) ([9713e60](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/9713e6074d2df55db1331cf31ee1357606b1dbe9))
+* **resources:** apply resource_type changes on update (git-sync pull) — Fixes GIT-932 ([#10277](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10277)) ([d7a0078](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/d7a0078b58f74f1ffecc03b348e8935a70f02e55))
+* surface workspace ids on duplicate names and explain fork promotion ([#10291](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10291)) ([9b182aa](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/9b182aaf3879d4d81b6a785222dca75f085e6fb7))
+* treat concurrent_limit/timeout &lt;= 0 as unset instead of a zero cap ([#10288](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10288)) ([8eb36ce](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/8eb36ce008b4efe2be9a9bfebc91af68070f7a6c))
+
+## [1.767.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.766.2...v1.767.0) (2026-07-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ai-chat:** email triggers in flow/script chat + trigger-intent eval guards (WIN-2228) ([#10267](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10267)) ([e41440b](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/e41440b344d94ebe5746a89237c3d1be522aa59d))
+* **ai:** improve data-pipeline building in AI sessions (prompt + evals + e2e) ([#10270](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10270)) ([0819641](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/0819641f3a89abdf114cc5e341a9f585e5d71296))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ai-chat:** improve resource-type search tool description and scoring ([#10272](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10272)) ([ad53673](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/ad53673a2855e787af9fe10dcc8998ffc7f1b960))
+* **embeddings:** retry on failed init instead of disabling for a day ([#10266](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10266)) ([2318481](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/2318481f4f2932dc578d5cb64c4c705cf5c324a0))
+* manual resource type sync fetches from hub first, cache as fallback ([#10269](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10269)) ([07d4b67](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/07d4b674f1dbd24c89f7d1e77094a40e528a3740))
+
+## [1.766.2](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.766.1...v1.766.2) (2026-07-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **python,windows:** cross-platform cross-process wheel-install lock ([#10264](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10264)) ([7e2f1af](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/7e2f1afffb4982099870e7ce32592cf3a447e513))
+
+## [1.766.1](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.766.0...v1.766.1) (2026-07-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **jobs:** enforce self_approval_disabled on the UI resume path ([#10262](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10262)) ([2d24b3a](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/2d24b3ac49b65469072bca929730d2c9ecd54b8f))
+
+## [1.766.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.765.0...v1.766.0) (2026-07-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ai-sessions:** show item preview cards for tools ([#10254](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10254)) ([703744f](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/703744fb8b76f70384cbc3341d5e1b3dbf30455e))
+* make content search a full CE feature ([#10252](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10252)) ([d2c5d6f](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/d2c5d6f4b4ede9449407ed3831713d3e3d1d6972))
+* **sessions:** ship AI sessions as beta with legacy-chat opt-out ([#10242](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10242)) ([0508cdd](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/0508cddf0a86b6a6a043cb31978ca68b76a95d02))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* accept ssh/scheme-less git repo urls and $var: refs in app repo resolution ([#10246](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10246)) ([b948efd](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/b948efd3c81aada103bd141eae03fbe626bf6ee5))
+* **copilot:** stop write_flow forcing rawscript code into nested JSON ([#10260](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10260)) ([ecb1a92](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/ecb1a92070fb18048a6a1467270469e8462a3cbf))
+* prevent u16 underflow in suspend count causing permanent flow deadlock ([#10256](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10256)) ([68b1fcc](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/68b1fcc5cdd3d217ebb1b9e09c0d52334faf0a63))
+* **prompts:** prefer Bun over Deno for TypeScript runtime selection ([#10253](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10253)) ([380cf75](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/380cf752ca8fc57eb70f7c8efd57290f7902a030))
+* **tutorials:** repair broken frontend tutorials after UI redesigns ([#10255](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10255)) ([5685981](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/5685981c9902ff37c3bd271dc5c5ede948a0787a))
+
+## [1.765.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.764.0...v1.765.0) (2026-07-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ai:** open the Compare & Deploy page from chat with item preselection ([#10232](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10232)) ([572d69e](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/572d69e5ae8ae12207dca175fdb5ea378d852a45))
+* **ai:** session chat nits — empty sends, command picker polish, session-state prompt ([#10233](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10233)) ([9bc1f62](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/9bc1f6212837155c964a7db7103aabbcf14cbce2))
+* attach text files to chat messages, read on demand via file tools ([#10215](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10215)) ([d6cf1ef](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/d6cf1ef9872cd0db0f51e4881237bac383e45f61))
+* **git-sync:** enable per-item promotion mode on dev workspaces ([#10205](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10205)) ([2ce21c9](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/2ce21c9ef86c608d73e12a7e278d2f328e06b6fa))
+* **pipelines:** catalog declared measures and dimensions ([#10190](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10190)) ([fd51d40](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/fd51d40f1254a206de1f38e59cc3dadce8e13aa5))
+* **triggers:** add AMQP (RabbitMQ) trigger via lapin ([#10230](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10230)) ([68debab](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/68debab877c6dc8ee3732e0c23d467db85fd4584))
+* unified read-only `diff` chat tool (drafts, fork vs parent, search) ([#10211](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10211)) ([9739d5a](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/9739d5a2c2a21beded8848ea9049b2816196a898))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **apps:** let entitled viewers read pre-existing S3 files from deployed apps ([#10245](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10245)) ([4a89824](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/4a898247a21ae918fa952a993fbe407ebc49e404))
+* **db:** repair s3 asset paths missing default-storage leading slash ([#10243](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10243)) ([555c751](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/555c751016fea4087be09fa2520af331cc872bfc))
+* **frontend:** curl fallback for +Variable/+Resource in bash sandbox mode ([#10235](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10235)) ([28966bd](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/28966bdbf190ac461aa5259e04d6c15cf699fd94))
+* **frontend:** limit compare & deploy rows to the active direction ([#10234](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10234)) ([7ac27c1](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/7ac27c1ef240729fc38d5fa506b96bf60be74e25))
+* **frontend:** prevent browser back-swipe navigation over monaco editors ([#10229](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10229)) ([b0bf256](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/b0bf25683ba3aac3e94bbe9d6bbd6e22545e734e))
+* **parsers:** keep s3 asset path suffix verbatim to preserve storage distinction ([#10241](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10241)) ([7fb8a2e](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/7fb8a2e390cef3cd01a33c89ee55d3f53cb1e20f))
+* **parser:** spurious pg arg inferred from placeholders in comments ([#10226](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10226)) ([d24e176](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/d24e1768163c10fbbc144bd1126457e42d282e37))
+* **pg:** actionable error when s3object input exceeds jsonb 256MB cap ([#10228](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10228)) ([6e42633](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/6e4263364325e4d4616697c6da601bbc887ff43c))
+* **postgres-triggers:** enforce resource-path scopes on ancillary routes ([#10222](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10222)) ([39058c0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/39058c0a01c35cf553daae3af37c6d326a7c8763))
+* return to parent workspace when a fork is deleted remotely ([#9898](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/9898)) ([32994df](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/32994df427e6df6747caf1ba6371512d5a5be5c2))
+* **s3:** support instance-policy credentials in object storage tests ([#10238](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10238)) ([ec63244](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/ec6324409d6c0e9ddcda5d110ac570ca79fe9e38))
+* **triggers:** apply scope-path filtering to list and fix update scope check ([#10220](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10220)) ([adc555d](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/adc555d1722cb59aa5b88503b3105357d76f5b71))
+* **worker:** mount /dev/shm as tmpfs in the Docker v2 nsjail sandbox ([#10240](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10240)) ([2caee41](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/2caee41fdfe1e69010a1f4544d45aaa5db49f590))
+
 ## [1.764.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.763.0...v1.764.0) (2026-07-20)
 
 
diff --git a/ai_evals/adapters/frontend/mockBackend.ts b/ai_evals/adapters/frontend/mockBackend.ts
index 2ab8f47f37..64cacabd58 100644
--- a/ai_evals/adapters/frontend/mockBackend.ts
+++ b/ai_evals/adapters/frontend/mockBackend.ts
@@ -304,13 +304,20 @@ export function getBenchmarkJobLogs(workspace: string, jobId: string): string {
  */
 const benchmarkDrafts = new Map<
 	string,
-	{ workspace: string; kind: UserDraftItemKind; path: string; value: unknown }
+	{ workspace: string; kind: UserDraftItemKind; path: string; value: unknown; createdAt: string }
 >()
 
-// Fixed timestamp so artifacts stay deterministic. No eval simulates a
-// concurrent writer, so every save is accepted and the conflict branch is
-// never taken — the syncer just records this as its `last_sync` baseline.
-const BENCHMARK_DRAFT_TIMESTAMP = '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
+// Counter-based timestamps: deterministic run-to-run (same event order → same
+// values) but MONOTONIC per update, because production bumps a draft row's
+// created_at on every upsert and the diff snapshot cache keys patch reuse on
+// it — a fixed timestamp would serve stale patches after an edit. No eval
+// simulates a concurrent writer, so every save is accepted and the conflict
+// branch is never taken.
+let benchmarkDraftClock = 0
+function nextBenchmarkDraftTimestamp(): string {
+	benchmarkDraftClock += 1
+	return new Date(benchmarkDraftClock * 1000).toISOString()
+}
 
 function benchmarkDraftKey(workspace: string, kind: string, path: string): string {
 	return `${workspace}::${kind}::${path}`
@@ -341,7 +348,8 @@ export function seedBenchmarkDraft(
 		workspace,
 		kind,
 		path,
-		value
+		value,
+		createdAt: nextBenchmarkDraftTimestamp()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -354,6 +362,7 @@ export function updateBenchmarkDraft(input: {
 }): UpdateDraftResponse {
 	const key = benchmarkDraftKey(input.workspace, input.kind, input.path)
 	const value = input.requestBody?.value
+	const createdAt = nextBenchmarkDraftTimestamp()
 	if (value == null) {
 		benchmarkDrafts.delete(key)
 	} else {
@@ -361,10 +370,11 @@ export function updateBenchmarkDraft(input: {
 			workspace: input.workspace,
 			kind: input.kind,
 			path: input.path,
-			value
+			value,
+			createdAt
 		})
 	}
-	return { status: 'saved', current_timestamp: BENCHMARK_DRAFT_TIMESTAMP }
+	return { status: 'saved', current_timestamp: createdAt }
 }
 
 /** Mirror `DraftService.getDraftForUser`: 404-shaped throw when absent so the
@@ -378,7 +388,7 @@ export function getBenchmarkDraftForUser(input: {
 	if (!entry) {
 		throw Object.assign(new Error(`no draft for "${input.path}"`), { status: 404 })
 	}
-	return { value: entry.value, created_at: BENCHMARK_DRAFT_TIMESTAMP }
+	return { value: entry.value, created_at: entry.createdAt }
 }
 
 /** Mirror `DraftService.getOwnDraft`: `null` (200) when absent — unlike
@@ -392,7 +402,18 @@ export function getBenchmarkOwnDraft(input: {
 	if (!entry) {
 		return null
 	}
-	return { value: entry.value, created_at: BENCHMARK_DRAFT_TIMESTAMP }
+	return { value: entry.value, created_at: entry.createdAt }
+}
+
+/** Whether a deployed benchmark item exists for a draft row's kind+path —
+ * drives `draft_only`, which production computes against the deployed tables. */
+function benchmarkDeployedExists(workspace: string, kind: UserDraftItemKind, path: string): boolean {
+	if (kind === 'script') return Boolean(getBenchmarkScriptByPath(workspace, path))
+	if (kind === 'flow') return Boolean(getBenchmarkFlowByPath(workspace, path))
+	if (kind === 'app' || kind === 'raw_app') return Boolean(getBenchmarkAppByPath(workspace, path))
+	// Drawer kinds (variables/resources/schedules/triggers) have no deployed
+	// benchmark stores today.
+	return false
 }
 
 /** Mirror `DraftService.listDrafts`: metadata rows (no value) for a workspace. */
@@ -403,9 +424,9 @@ export function listBenchmarkDrafts(workspace: string): ListDraftsResponse {
 			kind: entry.kind,
 			path: entry.path,
 			summary: (entry.value as { summary?: string } | null)?.summary,
-			draft_only: true,
+			draft_only: !benchmarkDeployedExists(workspace, entry.kind, entry.path),
 			legacy_draft: false,
-			created_at: BENCHMARK_DRAFT_TIMESTAMP
+			created_at: entry.createdAt
 		}))
 }
 
diff --git a/ai_evals/adapters/frontend/vitestAdapter.test.ts b/ai_evals/adapters/frontend/vitestAdapter.test.ts
index 1532928bff..c07d104f47 100644
--- a/ai_evals/adapters/frontend/vitestAdapter.test.ts
+++ b/ai_evals/adapters/frontend/vitestAdapter.test.ts
@@ -126,13 +126,32 @@ vi.mock('$lib/gen', async () => {
 				hasBenchmarkWorkspace(data.workspace)
 					? Boolean(getBenchmarkScriptByPath(data.workspace, data.path))
 					: actual.ScriptService.existsScriptByPath(data),
-			getScriptByPath: async (data: { workspace: string; path: string }) => {
+			getScriptByPath: async (data: { workspace: string; path: string; getDraft?: boolean }) => {
 				if (hasBenchmarkWorkspace(data.workspace)) {
 					const script = getBenchmarkScriptByPath(data.workspace, data.path)
+					// `getDraft` mirrors production's overlay: the row plus the caller's
+					// draft and a `no_deployed` marker (draft-only item). The diff tool
+					// reads through this shape — without it every draft looks absent.
+					const draft = data.getDraft
+						? getBenchmarkOwnDraft({ workspace: data.workspace, kind: 'script', path: data.path })
+						: null
 					if (!script) {
-						throw new Error(`Script "${data.path}" not found in benchmark workspace`)
+						if (data.getDraft && draft) {
+							return {
+								...(draft.value as Record<string, unknown>),
+								path: data.path,
+								draft: draft.value,
+								no_deployed: true
+							}
+						}
+						throw Object.assign(
+							new Error(`Script "${data.path}" not found in benchmark workspace`),
+							{ status: 404 }
+						)
 					}
-					return script
+					return data.getDraft
+						? { ...script, draft: draft?.value ?? undefined, no_deployed: false }
+						: script
 				}
 				return actual.ScriptService.getScriptByPath(data)
 			},
@@ -166,13 +185,30 @@ vi.mock('$lib/gen', async () => {
 				hasBenchmarkWorkspace(data.workspace)
 					? Boolean(getBenchmarkFlowByPath(data.workspace, data.path))
 					: actual.FlowService.existsFlowByPath(data),
-			getFlowByPath: async (data: { workspace: string; path: string }) => {
+			getFlowByPath: async (data: { workspace: string; path: string; getDraft?: boolean }) => {
 				if (hasBenchmarkWorkspace(data.workspace)) {
 					const flow = getBenchmarkFlowByPath(data.workspace, data.path)
+					// Mirror production's `getDraft` overlay (see getScriptByPath above).
+					const draft = data.getDraft
+						? getBenchmarkOwnDraft({ workspace: data.workspace, kind: 'flow', path: data.path })
+						: null
 					if (!flow) {
-						throw new Error(`Flow "${data.path}" not found in benchmark workspace`)
+						if (data.getDraft && draft) {
+							return {
+								...(draft.value as Record<string, unknown>),
+								path: data.path,
+								draft: draft.value,
+								no_deployed: true
+							}
+						}
+						throw Object.assign(
+							new Error(`Flow "${data.path}" not found in benchmark workspace`),
+							{ status: 404 }
+						)
 					}
-					return flow
+					return data.getDraft
+						? { ...flow, draft: draft?.value ?? undefined, no_deployed: false }
+						: flow
 				}
 				return actual.FlowService.getFlowByPath(data)
 			},
@@ -341,13 +377,37 @@ vi.mock('$lib/gen', async () => {
 				hasBenchmarkWorkspace(data.workspace)
 					? (listBenchmarkApps(data.workspace) ?? [])
 					: actual.AppService.listApps(data),
-			getAppByPath: async (data: { workspace: string; path: string }) => {
+			getAppByPath: async (data: {
+				workspace: string
+				path: string
+				getDraft?: boolean
+				rawApp?: boolean
+			}) => {
 				if (hasBenchmarkWorkspace(data.workspace)) {
 					const app = getBenchmarkAppByPath(data.workspace, data.path)
+					// Mirror production's `getDraft` overlay (see getScriptByPath above).
+					// Benchmark app drafts live under the raw_app kind.
+					const draft = data.getDraft
+						? getBenchmarkOwnDraft({ workspace: data.workspace, kind: 'raw_app', path: data.path })
+						: null
 					if (!app) {
-						throw new Error(`App "${data.path}" not found in benchmark workspace`)
+						if (data.getDraft && draft) {
+							return {
+								...(draft.value as Record<string, unknown>),
+								path: data.path,
+								raw_app: true,
+								draft: draft.value,
+								no_deployed: true
+							}
+						}
+						throw Object.assign(
+							new Error(`App "${data.path}" not found in benchmark workspace`),
+							{ status: 404 }
+						)
 					}
-					return app
+					return data.getDraft
+						? { ...app, draft: draft?.value ?? undefined, no_deployed: false }
+						: app
 				}
 				return actual.AppService.getAppByPath(data)
 			}
diff --git a/ai_evals/cases/flow.yaml b/ai_evals/cases/flow.yaml
index a21ae81f17..fa2ca3bee7 100644
--- a/ai_evals/cases/flow.yaml
+++ b/ai_evals/cases/flow.yaml
@@ -480,3 +480,85 @@
   judgeChecklist:
     - "the flow includes a final top-level step named `webhook_response`"
     - "`webhook_response` returns `ok: true` and the order summary"
+
+- id: flow-test17-implicit-schedule-intent
+  prompt: |-
+    I want this order processing flow to run on its own every morning at 07:30 UTC.
+    Set that up for me. Do not ask me for the flow path.
+  initial: ai_evals/fixtures/frontend/flow/initial/scheduled_order_flow.json
+  toolExpect:
+    requiredToolsUsed:
+      - create_schedule
+    toolCallArgs:
+      - tool: create_schedule
+        field: path
+        stringStartsWithAnyOf:
+          - f/
+          - u/
+        stringMustNotStartWithAnyOf:
+          - schedules/
+      - tool: create_schedule
+        field: schedule
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - 30 7
+      - tool: create_schedule
+        field: timezone
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - UTC
+  skipJudge: true
+  judgeChecklist:
+    - "a schedule is created for the flow that runs daily at 07:30 UTC"
+
+- id: flow-test18-implicit-http-trigger-intent
+  prompt: |-
+    I need to be able to kick off this order processing flow by sending it an HTTP POST
+    from an external system, with no authentication. Use route path `ai-evals/order-processing-implicit`.
+    Do not ask me for the flow path.
+  initial: ai_evals/fixtures/frontend/flow/initial/scheduled_order_flow.json
+  toolExpect:
+    requiredToolsUsed:
+      - create_trigger
+    toolCallArgs:
+      - tool: create_trigger
+        field: path
+        stringStartsWithAnyOf:
+          - f/
+          - u/
+        stringMustNotStartWithAnyOf:
+          - schedules/
+      - tool: create_trigger
+        field: kind
+        stringStartsWithAnyOf:
+          - http
+      - tool: create_trigger
+        field: config.http_method
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - post
+      - tool: create_trigger
+        field: config.authentication_method
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - none
+      - tool: create_trigger
+        field: config.route_path
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - ai-evals/order-processing-implicit
+  skipJudge: true
+  judgeChecklist:
+    - "an HTTP trigger is created for the flow that accepts unauthenticated POST requests"
+
+- id: flow-test19-implicit-email-trigger-intent
+  prompt: |-
+    Make this order processing flow run automatically whenever an email is received.
+    Do not ask me for the flow path.
+  initial: ai_evals/fixtures/frontend/flow/initial/scheduled_order_flow.json
+  toolExpect:
+    requiredToolsUsed:
+      - create_trigger
+    toolCallArgs:
+      - tool: create_trigger
+        field: kind
+        stringStartsWithAnyOf:
+          - email
+  skipJudge: true
+  judgeChecklist:
+    - "an email trigger (kind email) is created, or the user is told how to enable email triggering on the instance"
diff --git a/ai_evals/cases/global.yaml b/ai_evals/cases/global.yaml
index bf376b66e8..72739d2778 100644
--- a/ai_evals/cases/global.yaml
+++ b/ai_evals/cases/global.yaml
@@ -1484,9 +1484,15 @@
       - deploy_workspace_item
       - delete_workspace_item
   judgeChecklist:
+    # A pipeline node is DECLARATIVE: triggers are declared by `-- on <ref>`
+    # annotations (the trigger row is created separately) and a `-- materialize`
+    # output is a MANAGED write where the body is a bare SELECT that the runtime
+    # wraps in the create/replace. Do not expect a separate trigger config or a
+    # hand-written CREATE TABLE / INSERT — those would be wrong for a materialize node.
     - builds a data pipeline node as a script (not a flow)
     - marks the script as a pipeline member with the pipeline annotation in the script's comment syntax (`-- pipeline` for a DuckDB/SQL node, not `// pipeline`)
-    - declares a schedule trigger and writes its output to a managed DuckLake table
+    - declares the schedule trigger with the `-- on schedule` annotation comment (this annotation is the correct and complete way a pipeline node binds a schedule; no separate trigger configuration is expected)
+    - declares the managed DuckLake output with `-- materialize ducklake://<table>` and writes the body as a bare SELECT (materialize is a managed write, so the node correctly does NOT hand-write its own CREATE TABLE / INSERT)
     - leaves the result as an AI draft and does not deploy or save it
 
 - id: global-test-pipeline-two-node-chain
@@ -1500,6 +1506,12 @@
     maxTurns: 14
   validate:
     draftCountAtLeast: 2
+    requiredDrafts:
+      - type: script
+        pathStartsWith: f/evals/global/
+        valueIncludes:
+          - pipeline
+          - ducklake
     forbiddenDrafts:
       - type: flow
         pathStartsWith: f/evals/global/
@@ -1511,12 +1523,65 @@
       - deploy_workspace_item
       - delete_workspace_item
   judgeChecklist:
+    # Pipeline nodes are declarative: `-- on <ref>` binds inputs/triggers and
+    # `-- materialize ducklake://<table>` is a managed write whose body is a bare
+    # SELECT. Do not expect hand-written CREATE TABLE / INSERT on a materialize node.
     - creates two data pipeline nodes as scripts (not a flow) in f/evals/global
     - both scripts carry the pipeline annotation in their comment syntax (`-- pipeline` for DuckDB/SQL nodes, not `// pipeline`)
-    - the first ingests orders into a DuckLake table
-    - the second reads that same table and writes a daily rollup, wired to the first step's output asset
+    - the first ingests orders into a DuckLake table (a `-- materialize ducklake://<table>` output with a bare SELECT body is correct; no hand-written CREATE TABLE / INSERT is expected)
+    - the second reads that same table via `-- on ducklake://<that-table>` and materializes a daily rollup table, wiring it to the first step's output asset
     - leaves both as AI drafts without deploying
 
+- id: global-test-pipeline-complex-incremental
+  prompt: |-
+    Build a data pipeline in the `f/evals/global` folder for our web shop's
+    orders. It has three steps:
+    1. On a schedule, ingest the raw order CSVs under `s3://raw/orders/` into a
+       managed DuckLake table.
+    2. An incremental daily rollup: read that raw orders table and, on each run,
+       append just the current day's order count and total revenue into a second
+       DuckLake table. It should process one day at a time, not rebuild the whole
+       table every run.
+    3. A final step that reads the daily rollup table and exports the latest data
+       as a Parquet file to `s3://reports/` for the BI team.
+    Wire each step to the previous step's output so they form one pipeline. Keep
+    everything as AI drafts — don't deploy or save.
+  initial: ai_evals/fixtures/frontend/global/initial/user_admin_evals_folder.json
+  runtime:
+    maxTurns: 18
+  validate:
+    draftCountAtLeast: 3
+    requiredDrafts:
+      - type: script
+        pathStartsWith: f/evals/global/
+        valueIncludes:
+          - pipeline
+          - ducklake
+    forbiddenDrafts:
+      - type: flow
+        pathStartsWith: f/evals/global/
+  toolExpect:
+    requiredToolsUsed:
+      - write_script
+    forbiddenToolsUsed:
+      - write_flow
+      - deploy_workspace_item
+      - delete_workspace_item
+  judgeChecklist:
+    # Pipeline nodes are declarative: `-- on <ref>` binds inputs/triggers, and a
+    # DuckLake `-- materialize` output is a managed write whose body is a bare SELECT
+    # (the runtime performs the create/replace/append/merge). Do not expect a
+    # separate trigger config or hand-written CREATE TABLE / INSERT on a
+    # materialize node. S3/Parquet output is NOT materialize: the body writes it.
+    - builds the pipeline as three independent scripts (not a flow) in f/evals/global
+    - every node carries the pipeline annotation in its own comment syntax (`-- pipeline` for DuckDB/SQL nodes, not `// pipeline`)
+    - step 1 binds a schedule with `-- on schedule` and declares a managed DuckLake output with `-- materialize ducklake://<table>` and a bare SELECT body (no separate trigger config or hand-written CREATE TABLE is expected)
+    - "step 2 is incremental: each run adds only that day's rows to a second DuckLake table rather than rebuilding the whole table every run (e.g. an `append` or `key=<col>` merge materialize mode, not a full replace). Selecting the day via the `-- partitioned daily` + `{partition}` / `wm_partition(...)` idiom is the idiomatic form, but an equivalent current-day filter also satisfies this; a full-refresh/replace of the whole table does not"
+    - step 2 reads the same DuckLake table step 1 writes (via `-- on ducklake://<that-table>`), wiring it to step 1's output asset
+    - step 3 reads the daily rollup table and exports it as a Parquet file to S3
+    - does not misuse `-- materialize` for the S3 Parquet export (materialize is DuckLake-only; the S3 output is written by the script body, e.g. a DuckDB COPY or an SDK write)
+    - leaves all three nodes as AI drafts without deploying or saving
+
 - id: global-path5-create-folder-then-draft
   prompt: |-
     Create a new shared folder called "analytics" for our data work, then draft a
@@ -1707,3 +1772,108 @@
   skipJudge: true
   judgeChecklist:
     - deletes the deployed script via delete_workspace_item rather than a raw API endpoint
+
+- id: global-draft-diff-report
+  prompt: |-
+    Update the existing workspace script at `f/evals/global/format_greeting` so the returned message ends with an exclamation mark, keeping everything else the same.
+    Then show me exactly what your draft changes compared to the deployed version.
+    Leave the result as an AI draft only; do not deploy or save it.
+  initial: ai_evals/fixtures/frontend/global/initial/format_greeting_script.json
+  runtime:
+    maxTurns: 8
+  validate:
+    draftCountExactly: 1
+    requiredDrafts:
+      - type: script
+        path: f/evals/global/format_greeting
+        language: bun
+        valueIncludes:
+          - "!"
+  toolExpect:
+    requiredToolsUsed:
+      - diff
+    forbiddenToolsUsed:
+      - deploy_workspace_item
+      - delete_workspace_item
+    toolCallArgs:
+      - tool: diff
+        field: path
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - f/evals/global/format_greeting
+  judgeChecklist:
+    - creates an AI draft for the existing f/evals/global/format_greeting script with the exclamation-mark change
+    - the draft changes only the returned message's punctuation — summary, language, path, and the rest of the code are untouched
+    - does not deploy or save the draft to the workspace
+
+- id: global-resource-manual-credentials
+  prompt: |-
+    Set up a resource for our production Postgres database at `f/evals/global/prod_db` (host db.internal.example.com, port 5432, database `orders`, user `app`).
+    I don't want to paste the password into this chat — prepare everything so I can enter it myself.
+    Leave it as an AI draft only; do not deploy or save it.
+  initial: ai_evals/fixtures/frontend/global/initial/user_admin_evals_folder.json
+  runtime:
+    maxTurns: 12
+  validate:
+    draftCountAtLeast: 1
+    requiredDrafts:
+      - type: resource
+        path: f/evals/global/prod_db
+        valueIncludes:
+          - db.internal.example.com
+          - orders
+  toolExpect:
+    requiredToolsUsed:
+      - write_resource
+      - open_page
+    forbiddenToolsUsed:
+      - deploy_workspace_item
+      - delete_workspace_item
+    toolCallArgs:
+      # The model may land the user in the resource's drawer or in the drawer of
+      # the secret variable it created for the password — both are correct.
+      - tool: open_page
+        field: page
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - resources
+          - variables
+      - tool: open_page
+        field: open
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - prod_db
+          - password
+  judgeChecklist:
+    - creates a postgres resource draft at f/evals/global/prod_db with the provided host, port, database, and user
+    - the password is left for the user to provide (empty, a placeholder, or a secret variable reference) — no invented password value presented as real
+    - does not deploy or save anything to the workspace
+
+- id: global-test29-email-trigger-draft
+  prompt: |-
+    Set up a draft auto-reply job.
+    Create a Bun script at `f/evals/global/email_pong` that returns the string "pong".
+    Then set it up so it runs whenever an email is received at the inbox `pong`.
+    Leave everything as AI drafts only; do not deploy or save anything to the workspace.
+  runtime:
+    maxTurns: 10
+  validate:
+    requiredDrafts:
+      - type: script
+        path: f/evals/global/email_pong
+        language: bun
+        valueIncludes:
+          - pong
+  toolExpect:
+    requiredToolsUsed:
+      - write_script
+      - write_trigger
+    forbiddenToolsUsed:
+      - deploy_workspace_item
+      - delete_workspace_item
+    toolCallArgs:
+      # "Runs when an email is received" must resolve to the native email trigger kind,
+      # never a faked HTTP webhook. Assert the recorded tool-call kind (not the draft):
+      # it holds even on a CE backend where email trigger routes (smtp+private) 404.
+      - tool: write_trigger
+        field: kind
+        stringIncludesAnyOf:
+          - email
+  skipJudge: true
diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-36c4e57afcab22f4b6825ccebe47767b8a8fe0a638250f7c7777e5a9f7530e5c.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-36c4e57afcab22f4b6825ccebe47767b8a8fe0a638250f7c7777e5a9f7530e5c.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e810fc4754..0000000000
--- a/backend/.sqlx/query-36c4e57afcab22f4b6825ccebe47767b8a8fe0a638250f7c7777e5a9f7530e5c.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "INSERT INTO v2_job_completed AS cj\n                    ( workspace_id\n                    , id\n                    , started_at\n                    , duration_ms\n                    , result\n                    , result_columns\n                    , canceled_by\n                    , canceled_reason\n                    , flow_status\n                    , workflow_as_code_status\n                    , memory_peak\n                    , status\n                    , worker\n                    )\n                SELECT q.workspace_id, q.id, started_at, COALESCE($9::bigint, (EXTRACT('epoch' FROM (now())) - EXTRACT('epoch' FROM (COALESCE(started_at, now()))))*1000), $3, $10, $5, $6,\n                        flow_status, workflow_as_code_status,\n                        $8, CASE WHEN $4::BOOL THEN 'canceled'::job_status\n                        WHEN $7::BOOL THEN 'skipped'::job_status\n                        WHEN $2::BOOL THEN 'success'::job_status\n                        ELSE 'failure'::job_status END AS status,\n                        q.worker\n                FROM v2_job_queue q LEFT JOIN v2_job_status USING (id) WHERE q.id = $1\n            ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET status = EXCLUDED.status, result = $3 RETURNING duration_ms AS \"duration_ms!\"",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [
-      {
-        "ordinal": 0,
-        "name": "duration_ms!",
-        "type_info": "Int8"
-      }
-    ],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Left": [
-        "Uuid",
-        "Bool",
-        "Jsonb",
-        "Bool",
-        "Varchar",
-        "Text",
-        "Bool",
-        "Int4",
-        "Int8",
-        "TextArray"
-      ]
-    },
-    "nullable": [
-      false
-    ]
-  },
-  "hash": "36c4e57afcab22f4b6825ccebe47767b8a8fe0a638250f7c7777e5a9f7530e5c"
-}
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index 84014f30e9..dd15d30d97 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ checksum = "ae36dc4177970ef04fde5178d3e2429882def40e57a451f919c098f72baa6cec"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 3.0.2",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2290,9 +2290,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c89588d05638b5b4594a3348a2d6c20277e43a7f5c5202b05cc56888475a47b8"
+checksum = "5add81bb678e6cb321aff7fa0dc7689ad82b112dbc032cea19f91d6b8e3582b9"
 dependencies = [
  "find-msvc-tools",
  "jobserver",
@@ -2410,9 +2410,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.6.3"
+version = "4.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0fb99565819980999fb7b4a1796046a5c949e6d4ff132cf5fadf5a641e20d776"
+checksum = "d91e0c145792ef73a6ad36d27c75ac09f1832222a3c209689d90f534685ee5b7"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
@@ -2432,14 +2432,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_derive"
-version = "4.6.3"
+version = "4.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "32f2392eae7f16557a3d727ef3a12e57b2b2ca6f98566a5f4fb41ffe305df077"
+checksum = "d012d2b9d65aca7f18f4d9878a045bc17899bba951561ba5ec3c2ba1eed9a061"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.119",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5510,9 +5510,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "glob"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0cc23270f6e1808e30a928bdc84dea0b9b4136a8bc82338574f23baf47bbd280"
+checksum = "e4eba85ea1d0a966a983acd07deee566e67395d2d96b6fb39e62b5a833f1eb0b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "globset"
@@ -7003,9 +7003,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.186"
+version = "0.2.189"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68ab91017fe16c622486840e4c83c9a37afeff978bd239b5293d61ece587de66"
+checksum = "3eaf3ede3fee6db1a4c2ee091bf8a8b4dccdc6d17f656fb07896ee72867612f2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libffi-sys"
@@ -8861,9 +8861,9 @@ checksum = "9b4f627cb1b25917193a259e49bdad08f671f8d9708acfd5fe0a8c1455d87220"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pest"
-version = "2.8.7"
+version = "2.8.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "47627dd7305c6a2d6c8c6bcd24c5a4c17dbbf425f4f9c5313e724b38fc9782e9"
+checksum = "7df728be843c7070fab6ab7c328c4e9e9d78e23bf749c0669c86ee7ebfa050a2"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
  "ucd-trie",
@@ -8871,9 +8871,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pest_derive"
-version = "2.8.7"
+version = "2.8.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4b4254325ecad416ab689e27ba51da03ba01a9632bc6e108f5fe7c3c4ad29d58"
+checksum = "9e2dd6fc3b26b3462ee188aac870f5a41d398f1cd5e2408d16531bd71c9591fd"
 dependencies = [
  "pest",
  "pest_generator",
@@ -8881,9 +8881,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pest_generator"
-version = "2.8.7"
+version = "2.8.8"
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-checksum = "6c4c0e91ead7a8f7acecbca6f003fc2e8282b1dbe2dd9c9d2f16aba42995e0a7"
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  "eventsource-stream",
  "flume",
+ "fs4",
  "futures",
  "gcp_auth",
  "git-version",
@@ -16472,7 +16474,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-worker-volumes"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 638e267c04..df718e84e1 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "windmill"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ members = [
 exclude = ["./windmill-duckdb-ffi-internal", "./parsers/windmill-parser-wasm"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 authors = ["Ruben Fiszel <ruben@windmill.dev>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ ruby = ["windmill-worker/ruby"]
 rlang = ["windmill-worker/rlang"]
 all_languages = ["python", "deno_core", "rust", "mysql", "oracledb", "duckdb", "mssql-kerberos", "bigquery", "csharp", "nu", "php", "java", "ruby", "rlang"]
 # For windows we have another set of languages enabled
-all_languages_windows = ["python", "deno_core", "rust", "mysql", "oracledb", "duckdb", "mssql-winauth", "bigquery", "csharp", "nu", "php", "java"]
+all_languages_windows = ["python", "deno_core", "rust", "mysql", "oracledb", "duckdb", "mssql-winauth", "bigquery", "csharp", "nu", "php", "java", "ruby", "rlang"]
 # Edition meta-features: shared groups
 run_inline = ["windmill-api/run_inline"]
 oss_core = [
@@ -200,7 +200,12 @@ ce = ["ce_rpi", "jemalloc", "dind", "agent_worker_server"]
 # Edition meta-features: EE variants
 ee = ["ce", "ee_core", "ee_server", "kafka-gssapi"]
 ee_rhel = ["ce_core", "ee_core", "kafka-gssapi", "all_languages"]
-ee_windows = ["ce_core", "ee_core", "all_languages_windows"]
+# The Windows binary is worker-only, but a non-agent worker runs windmill-api on
+# localhost (main.rs run_server, `if !is_agent`) and jobs call back into it, so
+# it needs every feature its own plumbing or its jobs invoke in-process; drop
+# only external/server-facing surface the worker never runs.
+worker_windows_core = ["private", "operator", "parquet", "quickjs", "enterprise", "prometheus", "otel", "jemalloc", "windmill-worker/mcp", "windmill-store/mcp", "windmill-worker/bedrock", "openidconnect", "run_inline", "windmill-api/instance_smtp", "oauth2"]
+ee_windows = ["worker_windows_core", "all_languages_windows"]
 all_sqlx_features = ["all_languages", "enterprise", "enterprise_saml", "embedding", "parquet", "prometheus", "flow_testing",
  "openidconnect", "cloud", "jemalloc", "tantivy", "sqlx", "kafka", "kafka-gssapi", "nats", "otel", "dind", "websocket", "http_trigger",
   "postgres_trigger", "mcp", "mqtt_trigger", "amqp_trigger", "sqs_trigger", "gcp_trigger", "azure_trigger", "smtp", "stripe",
@@ -583,6 +588,7 @@ rust_decimal = { version = "^1", features = ["db-postgres", "serde-float"]}
 jsonwebtoken = "8.3.0"
 pem = "3.0.1"
 nix = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["process", "signal"] }
+fs4 = "0.13"
 tinyvector = { git = "https://github.com/windmill-labs/tinyvector", rev = "20823b94c20f2b9093f318badd24026cf54dcc85" }
 hf-hub = "0.4.3"
 tokenizers = "0.14.1"
diff --git a/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt b/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
index fb49c83a2c..7d266ec738 100644
--- a/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
+++ b/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c6287e2e71a5ab2e3331c46d8e13ebfaeff11ac6
+a9e0af17f4c972f9866f7dd1925aedd2b3b27052
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20260716152346_custom_instance_replication_user.down.sql b/backend/migrations/20260716152346_custom_instance_replication_user.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2350875885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20260716152346_custom_instance_replication_user.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+DO $$
+BEGIN
+    IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'custom_instance_user') THEN
+        ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user REPLICATION;
+    END IF;
+
+    DROP ROLE IF EXISTS custom_instance_replication_user;
+
+    DELETE FROM global_settings WHERE name = 'custom_instance_replication_pwd';
+EXCEPTION
+    WHEN others THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'custom_instance_replication_user down-migration error, skipping: %', SQLERRM;
+END
+$$;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20260716152346_custom_instance_replication_user.up.sql b/backend/migrations/20260716152346_custom_instance_replication_user.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fb0f0d9d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20260716152346_custom_instance_replication_user.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+-- Dedicated logical-replication role used by postgres triggers on custom-instance
+-- datatables. Its password is stored server-only in global_settings.custom_instance_replication_pwd
+-- (hidden from the config surface); membership in custom_instance_user lets it manage
+-- publications on the datatable tables. custom_instance_user itself must not hold REPLICATION.
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+    pwd text;
+BEGIN
+    SELECT gen_random_uuid()::text INTO pwd;
+
+    IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'custom_instance_replication_user') THEN
+        EXECUTE format('ALTER USER custom_instance_replication_user WITH PASSWORD %L REPLICATION', pwd);
+    ELSE
+        EXECUTE format('CREATE USER custom_instance_replication_user WITH PASSWORD %L REPLICATION', pwd);
+    END IF;
+
+    IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'custom_instance_user') THEN
+        GRANT custom_instance_user TO custom_instance_replication_user;
+        ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user NOREPLICATION;
+    END IF;
+
+    INSERT INTO global_settings (name, value)
+    VALUES ('custom_instance_replication_pwd', to_jsonb(pwd::text))
+    ON CONFLICT (name) DO UPDATE SET value = EXCLUDED.value;
+
+    -- Drop any replication password an earlier iteration stored in the operator-facing row.
+    UPDATE global_settings
+    SET value = value - 'replication_user_pwd'
+    WHERE name = 'custom_instance_pg_databases';
+EXCEPTION
+    WHEN others THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'custom_instance_replication_user migration error, skipping: %', SQLERRM;
+END
+$$;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20260721154835_fix_s3_asset_paths_missing_leading_slash.down.sql b/backend/migrations/20260721154835_fix_s3_asset_paths_missing_leading_slash.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cf6c8c064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20260721154835_fix_s3_asset_paths_missing_leading_slash.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Irreversible data repair: once the leading slash is restored, the rows are
+-- indistinguishable from paths that always had it. Intentionally a no-op.
+SELECT 1;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20260721154835_fix_s3_asset_paths_missing_leading_slash.up.sql b/backend/migrations/20260721154835_fix_s3_asset_paths_missing_leading_slash.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbf0382fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20260721154835_fix_s3_asset_paths_missing_leading_slash.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+-- Repair s3object asset paths recorded without their default-storage leading
+-- slash. An S3 asset path is `<storage>/<key>` with an empty storage segment
+-- (leading slash) for the workspace default: `s3:///exports/x` -> `/exports/x`.
+-- Between 2026-07-06 (#9939) and the parser fix, the asset parser stripped
+-- leading slashes, so default-storage assets were recorded as `exports/x` —
+-- indistinguishable from a secondary storage named `exports`. For rows created
+-- in that window (cutoff one day early for safety), a slashless path whose
+-- first segment is NOT a storage name — neither a configured secondary storage
+-- nor the reserved `_default_` alias — can only be a default-storage key, so it
+-- gets its slash back. Rows already starting with `/` are always correct.
+--
+-- Best-effort by nature: the corruption itself conflated a stripped default key
+-- with a named ref, so identity is inferred from the storage config AS IT IS NOW.
+-- A named ref to a storage that was since removed/renamed (or never configured)
+-- is the one residual false-positive — it would be repaired as if default. The
+-- `created_at` window bounds this for `asset`; `script_trigger` has no timestamp
+-- and relies on the storage-name heuristic alone. Both are acceptable given how
+-- rare mid-window storage churn is versus the common default-key case this fixes.
+--
+-- Same corruption hit `script_trigger.trigger_ref` (the pipeline cascade edges,
+-- stored as `s3://<path>`): a default-storage edge recorded as `s3://exports/x`
+-- instead of `s3:///exports/x` no longer matches the producer's post-fix write
+-- ref at dispatch (asset_dispatch rebuilds `s3://` + the repaired asset path and
+-- does an exact `trigger_ref =` match), silently breaking the edge. Repaired with
+-- the same storage-name heuristic — script_trigger has no created_at, but a
+-- correct default ref is always `s3:///…` and a correct named ref always leads
+-- with a real storage name, so a `s3://<seg>/…` ref whose seg isn't a storage is
+-- unambiguously a slash-stripped default-storage ref.
+--
+-- `join_pending_inputs.trigger_ref` (the AND-join barrier) is deliberately NOT
+-- repaired: it is transient slot state cleared on fire, so a window-era `s3://…`
+-- slot is superseded once inputs re-arrive under the corrected ref (and deleting
+-- live slots could drop an in-flight accumulation). materialized_asset_schema is
+-- unaffected — it only ever holds ducklake asset_kind, never s3object.
+--
+-- Data-repair only: wrapped so a failure NOTICEs and never blocks the release.
+DO $migration$
+BEGIN
+    CREATE TEMP TABLE __asset_slash_fix_cache (
+        workspace_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        names TEXT[] NOT NULL
+    ) ON COMMIT DROP;
+
+    -- Reserved first-path-segments that denote a real storage (so a slashless
+    -- path leading with one is a genuine named ref, NOT a slash-stripped default
+    -- key): the workspace's secondary_storage names PLUS `_default_`, the alias
+    -- the runtime treats as the primary storage (workspaces.rs fork_storage_ref).
+    -- `s3://_default_/key` is a valid explicit-default ref recorded verbatim as
+    -- `_default_/key`; prepending a slash would corrupt it to key `_default_/key`.
+    -- The JSON is parsed at most once per workspace (candidate assets can repeat
+    -- a workspace millions of times via job usages), and only workspaces that
+    -- actually have candidate rows are ever fetched.
+    CREATE FUNCTION pg_temp.__asset_slash_fix_storages(ws TEXT) RETURNS TEXT[] AS $fn$
+    DECLARE
+        result TEXT[];
+    BEGIN
+        SELECT c.names INTO result FROM __asset_slash_fix_cache c WHERE c.workspace_id = ws;
+        IF FOUND THEN
+            RETURN result;
+        END IF;
+        SELECT ARRAY['_default_'] || COALESCE(array_agg(k), '{}') INTO result
+        FROM workspace_settings s
+        CROSS JOIN LATERAL jsonb_object_keys(
+            CASE WHEN jsonb_typeof(s.large_file_storage -> 'secondary_storage') = 'object'
+                 THEN s.large_file_storage -> 'secondary_storage'
+                 ELSE '{}'::JSONB END
+        ) k
+        WHERE s.workspace_id = ws;
+        result := COALESCE(result, ARRAY['_default_']);
+        INSERT INTO __asset_slash_fix_cache VALUES (ws, result);
+        RETURN result;
+    END
+    $fn$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+    -- Duplicates first: when the corrected `/path` row already exists for the
+    -- same usage (recorded before the regression, or re-recorded after the
+    -- parser fix), prepending the slash would violate the primary key
+    -- (workspace_id, path, kind, usage_path, usage_kind) — drop the slashless
+    -- duplicate instead.
+    DELETE FROM asset a
+    WHERE a.kind = 's3object'
+      AND a.created_at > '2026-07-05 00:00:00+00'::TIMESTAMPTZ
+      AND a.path NOT LIKE '/%'
+      AND a.path <> ''
+      AND length(a.path) < 255
+      AND split_part(a.path, '/', 1) <> ALL (pg_temp.__asset_slash_fix_storages(a.workspace_id))
+      AND EXISTS (
+          SELECT 1 FROM asset b
+          WHERE b.workspace_id = a.workspace_id
+            AND b.path = '/' || a.path
+            AND b.kind = a.kind
+            AND b.usage_path = a.usage_path
+            AND b.usage_kind = a.usage_kind
+      );
+
+    -- length < 255 keeps the prepend within the VARCHAR(255) column; a 255-char
+    -- slashless path cannot be repaired and is left as-is rather than erroring.
+    UPDATE asset a
+    SET path = '/' || a.path
+    WHERE a.kind = 's3object'
+      AND a.created_at > '2026-07-05 00:00:00+00'::TIMESTAMPTZ
+      AND a.path NOT LIKE '/%'
+      AND a.path <> ''
+      AND length(a.path) < 255
+      AND split_part(a.path, '/', 1) <> ALL (pg_temp.__asset_slash_fix_storages(a.workspace_id));
+
+    -- script_trigger.trigger_ref for asset edges is `s3://<path>`. A corrupted
+    -- default-storage edge reads `s3://<seg>/…` (exactly two slashes); a correct
+    -- default ref is `s3:///…` and is excluded by the NOT LIKE. `substring(from 6)`
+    -- is the `<path>` after the `s3://` prefix. Delete a slashless edge whose
+    -- corrected twin already exists for the same runnable (fetch_subscribers has
+    -- no DISTINCT, so a duplicate would double-dispatch the subscriber).
+    DELETE FROM script_trigger a
+    WHERE a.trigger_kind = 'asset'
+      AND a.trigger_ref LIKE 's3://%'
+      AND a.trigger_ref NOT LIKE 's3:///%'
+      AND substring(a.trigger_ref FROM 6) <> ''
+      AND split_part(substring(a.trigger_ref FROM 6), '/', 1)
+          <> ALL (pg_temp.__asset_slash_fix_storages(a.workspace_id))
+      AND EXISTS (
+          SELECT 1 FROM script_trigger b
+          WHERE b.workspace_id = a.workspace_id
+            AND b.runnable_kind = a.runnable_kind
+            AND b.runnable_path = a.runnable_path
+            AND b.trigger_kind = a.trigger_kind
+            AND b.trigger_ref = 's3:///' || substring(a.trigger_ref FROM 6)
+      );
+
+    UPDATE script_trigger a
+    SET trigger_ref = 's3:///' || substring(a.trigger_ref FROM 6)
+    WHERE a.trigger_kind = 'asset'
+      AND a.trigger_ref LIKE 's3://%'
+      AND a.trigger_ref NOT LIKE 's3:///%'
+      AND substring(a.trigger_ref FROM 6) <> ''
+      AND split_part(substring(a.trigger_ref FROM 6), '/', 1)
+          <> ALL (pg_temp.__asset_slash_fix_storages(a.workspace_id));
+
+    -- The temp table is ON COMMIT DROP; drop the function too so nothing
+    -- lingers on a pooled connection.
+    DROP FUNCTION pg_temp.__asset_slash_fix_storages(TEXT);
+EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
+    RAISE NOTICE 'skipping s3 asset leading-slash repair: %', SQLERRM;
+END
+$migration$;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20260723215437_error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts.down.sql b/backend/migrations/20260723215437_error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1e5abccc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20260723215437_error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE workspace_settings
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20260723215437_error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts.up.sql b/backend/migrations/20260723215437_error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ab4b8b673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20260723215437_error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE workspace_settings
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-asset/src/lib.rs b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-asset/src/lib.rs
index 8d2e87a53e..b8a12fb476 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-asset/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-py-asset/src/lib.rs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def main():
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "test.csv".to_string(),
+                path: "/test.csv".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(R),
                 columns: None,
             },])
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ def main():
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "analytics/x.csv".to_string(),
+                path: "/analytics/x.csv".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(W),
                 columns: None,
             },])
@@ -450,10 +450,11 @@ def main():
 
     #[test]
     fn test_py_write_key_matches_duckdb_read_key() {
-        // Cross-language lineage: this write records `exports/x`, the same path a
-        // DuckDB `read_csv('s3://exports/x')` resolves to (see
-        // windmill-parser-sql-asset `test_duckdb_read_key_matches_sdk_write_key`),
-        // so the producer and consumer connect in the pipeline graph.
+        // Cross-language lineage: this default-storage write records
+        // `/exports/x`, the same path a DuckDB `read_csv('s3:///exports/x')`
+        // resolves to (see windmill-parser-sql-asset
+        // `test_duckdb_read_key_matches_sdk_write_key`), so the producer and
+        // consumer connect in the pipeline graph.
         let input = r#"
 import wmill
 from wmill import S3Object
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ def main():
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "exports/x".to_string(),
+                path: "/exports/x".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(W),
                 columns: None,
             },])
@@ -508,7 +509,7 @@ def main():
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "dir/in.csv".to_string(),
+                path: "/dir/in.csv".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(R),
                 columns: None,
             },])
@@ -531,14 +532,14 @@ def main():
             Ok(vec![
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "mybucket/dir/in.csv".to_string(),
-                    access_type: Some(R),
+                    path: "/out.json".to_string(),
+                    access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "out.json".to_string(),
-                    access_type: Some(W),
+                    path: "mybucket/dir/in.csv".to_string(),
+                    access_type: Some(R),
                     columns: None,
                 },
             ])
@@ -564,25 +565,25 @@ def main():
             Ok(vec![
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "pipelines/km_real/enriched.json".to_string(),
+                    path: "/pipelines/km_real/enriched.json".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "pipelines/km_real/raw_events.json".to_string(),
+                    path: "/pipelines/km_real/raw_events.json".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "pipelines/km_real/report.json".to_string(),
+                    path: "/pipelines/km_real/report.json".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "pipelines/km_real/summary.json".to_string(),
+                    path: "/pipelines/km_real/summary.json".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-sql-asset/src/asset_parser.rs b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-sql-asset/src/asset_parser.rs
index 4b523d5792..12d7932a16 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-sql-asset/src/asset_parser.rs
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-sql-asset/src/asset_parser.rs
@@ -1261,13 +1261,13 @@ mod tests {
             Ok(vec![
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "a.parquet".to_string(),
+                    path: "/a.parquet".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(R),
                     columns: None
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "c.parquet".to_string(),
+                    path: "/c.parquet".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None
                 },
@@ -1284,25 +1284,35 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_duckdb_read_key_matches_sdk_write_key() {
         // Cross-language lineage: a TS `writeS3File({ s3: "exports/x" })` or
-        // Python `write_s3_file(S3Object(s3="exports/x"))` records the asset path
-        // `exports/x` (default storage). A DuckDB reader of the same object must
-        // resolve to the identical path so the graph connects the producer and
-        // consumer — both the bare `s3://exports/x` and the triple-slash
-        // `s3:///exports/x` default-storage form must yield `exports/x`.
-        for uri in ["s3://exports/x", "s3:///exports/x"] {
-            let input = format!("SELECT * FROM read_csv('{uri}');");
-            let assets = parse_assets(&input).expect("parse").assets;
-            assert_eq!(
-                assets,
-                vec![ParseAssetsResult {
-                    kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "exports/x".to_string(),
-                    access_type: Some(R),
-                    columns: None
-                }],
-                "DuckDB read of {uri} must resolve to the SDK write key"
-            );
-        }
+        // Python `write_s3_file(S3Object(s3="exports/x"))` records the asset
+        // path `/exports/x` (default storage, leading slash). A DuckDB reader
+        // of the same object uses the triple-slash default-storage URI and
+        // must resolve to the identical path so the graph connects producer
+        // and consumer. The bare `s3://exports/x` form names storage
+        // `exports` instead — a different object, a different path.
+        let input = "SELECT * FROM read_csv('s3:///exports/x');";
+        let assets = parse_assets(input).expect("parse").assets;
+        assert_eq!(
+            assets,
+            vec![ParseAssetsResult {
+                kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
+                path: "/exports/x".to_string(),
+                access_type: Some(R),
+                columns: None
+            }],
+        );
+
+        let input = "SELECT * FROM read_csv('s3://exports/x');";
+        let assets = parse_assets(input).expect("parse").assets;
+        assert_eq!(
+            assets,
+            vec![ParseAssetsResult {
+                kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
+                path: "exports/x".to_string(),
+                access_type: Some(R),
+                columns: None
+            }],
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1318,7 +1328,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "out.csv".to_string(),
+                path: "/out.csv".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(W),
                 columns: None
             }])
@@ -1335,7 +1345,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "referenced.csv".to_string(),
+                path: "/referenced.csv".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(R),
                 columns: None
             }])
@@ -1355,7 +1365,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "data.csv".to_string(),
+                path: "/data.csv".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(RW),
                 columns: None
             }])
@@ -1375,7 +1385,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "data.parquet".to_string(),
+                path: "/data.parquet".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(RW),
                 columns: None
             }])
@@ -1393,13 +1403,13 @@ mod tests {
             Ok(vec![
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "a.parquet".to_string(),
+                    path: "/a.parquet".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(R),
                     columns: None
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "b.parquet".to_string(),
+                    path: "/b.parquet".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(R),
                     columns: None
                 }
@@ -1419,7 +1429,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "data.parquet".to_string(),
+                path: "/data.parquet".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(RW),
                 columns: None
             }])
@@ -2101,7 +2111,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(result.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(result[0].kind, AssetKind::S3Object);
-        assert_eq!(result[0].path, "example_file.parquet");
+        assert_eq!(result[0].path, "/example_file.parquet");
         assert_eq!(result[0].access_type, Some(R));
 
         let columns = result[0].columns.as_ref().expect("Should have columns");
@@ -2132,7 +2142,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(result.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(result[0].kind, AssetKind::S3Object);
-        assert_eq!(result[0].path, "example_file.parquet");
+        assert_eq!(result[0].path, "/example_file.parquet");
         assert!(result[0].columns.is_none());
     }
 
@@ -2145,7 +2155,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(result.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(result[0].kind, AssetKind::S3Object);
-        assert_eq!(result[0].path, "example_file.parquet");
+        assert_eq!(result[0].path, "/example_file.parquet");
 
         let columns = result[0].columns.as_ref().expect("Should have columns");
         assert_eq!(columns.get("col1"), Some(&R));
@@ -2164,7 +2174,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(result.len(), 2);
 
         assert!(result.iter().any(|a| {
-            a.path == "file1.parquet"
+            a.path == "/file1.parquet"
                 && a.columns.as_ref().map_or(false, |c| c.contains_key("col1"))
         }));
         assert!(result.iter().any(|a| {
@@ -2197,7 +2207,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(result.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(result[0].kind, AssetKind::S3Object);
-        assert_eq!(result[0].path, "test.parquet");
+        assert_eq!(result[0].path, "/test.parquet");
         assert_eq!(result[0].access_type, Some(R));
 
         let columns = result[0].columns.as_ref().expect("Should have columns");
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-ts-asset/src/lib.rs b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-ts-asset/src/lib.rs
index f273db5cbe..68b1287aa0 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-ts-asset/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-ts-asset/src/lib.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map(|r| r.assets).map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "test.csv".to_string(),
+                path: "/test.csv".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(R),
                 columns: None,
             },])
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map(|r| r.assets).map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "pipelines/km_real/raw_events.json".to_string(),
+                path: "/pipelines/km_real/raw_events.json".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(W),
                 columns: None,
             },])
@@ -470,10 +470,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_ts_write_key_matches_duckdb_read_key() {
-        // Cross-language lineage: this write records `exports/x`, the same path a
-        // DuckDB `read_csv('s3://exports/x')` resolves to (see
-        // windmill-parser-sql-asset `test_duckdb_read_key_matches_sdk_write_key`),
-        // so the producer and consumer connect in the pipeline graph.
+        // Cross-language lineage: this default-storage write records
+        // `/exports/x`, the same path a DuckDB `read_csv('s3:///exports/x')`
+        // resolves to (see windmill-parser-sql-asset
+        // `test_duckdb_read_key_matches_sdk_write_key`), so the producer and
+        // consumer connect in the pipeline graph.
         let input = r#"
             import * as wmill from "windmill-client"
             export async function main() {
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map(|r| r.assets).map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "exports/x".to_string(),
+                path: "/exports/x".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(W),
                 columns: None,
             },])
@@ -570,25 +571,25 @@ mod tests {
             Ok(vec![
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "pipelines/km_real/enriched.json".to_string(),
+                    path: "/pipelines/km_real/enriched.json".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "pipelines/km_real/raw_events.json".to_string(),
+                    path: "/pipelines/km_real/raw_events.json".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "pipelines/km_real/report.json".to_string(),
+                    path: "/pipelines/km_real/report.json".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
                 ParseAssetsResult {
                     kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                    path: "pipelines/km_real/summary.json".to_string(),
+                    path: "/pipelines/km_real/summary.json".to_string(),
                     access_type: Some(W),
                     columns: None,
                 },
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ mod tests {
             s.map(|r| r.assets).map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
             Ok(vec![ParseAssetsResult {
                 kind: AssetKind::S3Object,
-                path: "out.json".to_string(),
+                path: "/out.json".to_string(),
                 access_type: Some(W),
                 columns: None,
             },])
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-wasm/Cargo.lock b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-wasm/Cargo.lock
index a8ad779bb3..14c380ff9b 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -6191,7 +6191,7 @@ checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-common"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "anyhow",
@@ -6272,7 +6272,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-macros"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -6284,7 +6284,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case",
  "serde",
@@ -6293,7 +6293,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-bash"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -6305,7 +6305,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-csharp"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde_json",
@@ -6317,7 +6317,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-go"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "gosyn",
@@ -6329,7 +6329,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-graphql"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -6341,7 +6341,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-java"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde_json",
@@ -6353,7 +6353,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-nu"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "nu-parser",
@@ -6364,7 +6364,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-php"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "itertools 0.14.0",
@@ -6375,7 +6375,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-py"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "itertools 0.14.0",
@@ -6387,7 +6387,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-py-asset"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rustpython-ast",
@@ -6398,7 +6398,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-py-imports"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
@@ -6420,7 +6420,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-r"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde_json",
@@ -6432,7 +6432,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-ruby"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -6446,7 +6446,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-rust"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "convert_case",
@@ -6463,7 +6463,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-sql"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -6476,7 +6476,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-sql-asset"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde",
@@ -6488,7 +6488,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-ts"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -6506,7 +6506,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-ts-asset"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde-wasm-bindgen",
@@ -6522,7 +6522,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-wac"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "rustpython-ast",
@@ -6538,7 +6538,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-wasm"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "getrandom 0.2.17",
@@ -6570,7 +6570,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-yaml"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde",
@@ -6581,7 +6581,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-types"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags",
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-wasm/Cargo.toml b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-wasm/Cargo.toml
index d752b7d676..e0e2e22cdb 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser-wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 members = ["."]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Ruben Fiszel <ruben@windmill.dev>"]
 
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser/src/asset_parser.rs b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser/src/asset_parser.rs
index 211c205579..de35ccdd6e 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser/src/asset_parser.rs
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser/src/asset_parser.rs
@@ -722,26 +722,13 @@ pub fn parse_asset_syntax(s: &str, enable_default_syntax: bool) -> Option<(Asset
     }
     for (prefix, kind) in ASSET_KINDS.iter() {
         if s.starts_with(prefix) {
-            let path = &s[prefix.len()..];
-            // Canonicalize S3 keys to a single asset identity. The SDK object
-            // form (`{ s3: "key" }` / `S3Object(s3="key")`, default storage)
-            // resolves to `s3:///key`, whose path is `/key`, while DuckDB
-            // `s3://key` and `// on s3://key` yield the bare `key`. Strip every
-            // leading slash so the triple-slash default-storage form and the
-            // `s3://storage/key` form share one path — otherwise a TS/Python
-            // writer and a DuckDB reader of the same object become disconnected
-            // nodes in the pipeline graph. Stripping ALL leading slashes (not
-            // just one) keeps the identity stable through URI reconstruction:
-            // `trigger_spec_to_row` rebuilds `s3://<path>`, so a canonical path
-            // must never itself start with `/` or the rebuilt ref would parse
-            // back to a different key. Only leading slashes are touched, so
-            // Hive-partition keys (`s3://b/y=2024/f.parquet`) are untouched.
-            let path = if matches!(kind, AssetKind::S3Object) {
-                path.trim_start_matches('/')
-            } else {
-                path
-            };
-            return Some((*kind, path));
+            // The suffix is kept verbatim. For S3 the path encodes the storage:
+            // `s3://<storage>/<key>`, with an EMPTY storage segment for the
+            // workspace default — so `s3:///key` yields `/key` (leading slash
+            // significant, default storage) while `s3://secondary/key` yields
+            // `secondary/key`. Stripping leading slashes here would conflate a
+            // default-storage object with a named-storage one.
+            return Some((*kind, &s[prefix.len()..]));
         }
     }
     None
@@ -1560,52 +1547,43 @@ mod pipeline_annotation_tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn s3_key_normalization_unifies_uri_forms() {
-        // A TS/Python SDK write of `{ s3: "exports/x" }` (default storage)
-        // resolves to the URI `s3:///exports/x`, while a DuckDB read of
-        // `s3://exports/x` and the `// on s3://exports/x` trigger form yield the
-        // bare `exports/x`. All three must canonicalize to one asset key so
-        // the writer and reader connect in the pipeline graph.
-        let sdk_write = parse_asset_syntax("s3:///exports/x", false);
-        let duckdb_read = parse_asset_syntax("s3://exports/x", false);
-        assert_eq!(sdk_write, Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "exports/x")));
-        assert_eq!(duckdb_read, Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "exports/x")));
-        assert_eq!(sdk_write, duckdb_read);
+    fn s3_path_keeps_storage_distinction() {
+        // An S3 asset path is `<storage>/<key>` with an empty storage segment
+        // for the workspace default. The default-storage form `s3:///key`
+        // yields `/key` (leading slash significant); the named-storage form
+        // `s3://secondary/key` yields `secondary/key`. The two name DIFFERENT
+        // objects and must never collapse to one identity.
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_asset_syntax("s3:///exports/x", false),
+            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "/exports/x"))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_asset_syntax("s3://exports/x", false),
+            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "exports/x"))
+        );
+        assert_ne!(
+            parse_asset_syntax("s3:///exports/x", false),
+            parse_asset_syntax("s3://exports/x", false)
+        );
 
         // The `// on` trigger annotation goes through the same function.
         assert_eq!(
             parse_asset_syntax("s3:///exports/x", true),
-            parse_asset_syntax("s3://exports/x", true)
+            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "/exports/x"))
         );
 
-        // Explicit-storage form is unaffected (no leading slash to strip).
         assert_eq!(
-            parse_asset_syntax("s3://mybucket/exports/x", false),
-            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "mybucket/exports/x"))
+            parse_asset_syntax("s3://secondary_storage/path/to/file.csv", false),
+            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "secondary_storage/path/to/file.csv"))
         );
 
-        // Hive-partition keys and nested paths under default storage are
-        // preserved verbatim (only leading slashes are stripped).
+        // Hive-partition keys are preserved verbatim.
         assert_eq!(
             parse_asset_syntax("s3:///t/year=2024/month=01/f.parquet", false),
-            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "t/year=2024/month=01/f.parquet"))
+            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "/t/year=2024/month=01/f.parquet"))
         );
 
-        // Every leading slash is stripped so a canonical S3 path never starts
-        // with `/`. `S3Object(s3="/x")` resolves to the quad-slash URI
-        // `s3:////x`; the identity must be the bare `x` (not `/x`) so the ref
-        // that `trigger_spec_to_row` rebuilds round-trips back to it.
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_asset_syntax("s3:////x", false),
-            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "x"))
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_asset_syntax("s3://///deep///", false),
-            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "deep///"))
-        );
-
-        // Non-S3 kinds keep their leading slash (their paths are workspace-
-        // relative and the slash is significant).
+        // Non-S3 kinds also keep their suffix verbatim.
         assert_eq!(
             parse_asset_syntax("res://f/foo", false),
             Some((AssetKind::Resource, "f/foo"))
@@ -1616,26 +1594,6 @@ mod pipeline_annotation_tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn s3_explicit_storage_aliases_default_storage_nested_key() {
-        // Accepted tradeoff of one canonical key: the explicit-storage form
-        // `s3://storage/key` and the default-storage nested-key form
-        // `s3:///storage/key` collapse to the same node `storage/key`, even
-        // though they name different objects. This is a best-effort lineage
-        // graph that does not split the first segment as a storage name; the
-        // collision only happens when a storage config is named to match a
-        // default-storage prefix. Pinned so the aliasing is intentional, not a
-        // latent surprise.
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_asset_syntax("s3://mybucket/x", false),
-            parse_asset_syntax("s3:///mybucket/x", false)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_asset_syntax("s3://mybucket/x", false),
-            Some((AssetKind::S3Object, "mybucket/x"))
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn bare_pipeline_marker() {
         let out = parse_pipeline_annotations("// pipeline\nconsole.log('hi')");
diff --git a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser/tests/fixtures/pipeline_annotations.json b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser/tests/fixtures/pipeline_annotations.json
index 226f32914c..a09349647d 100644
--- a/backend/parsers/windmill-parser/tests/fixtures/pipeline_annotations.json
+++ b/backend/parsers/windmill-parser/tests/fixtures/pipeline_annotations.json
@@ -741,12 +741,12 @@
 		}
 	},
 	{
-		"name": "s3 triple-slash default-storage trigger canonicalizes to bare key",
+		"name": "s3 triple-slash default-storage trigger keeps its leading slash",
 		"code": "// pipeline\n// on s3:///exports/x\nexport function main() {}",
 		"expected": {
 			"in_pipeline": true,
 			"asset_triggers": [
-				"s3object:exports/x"
+				"s3object:/exports/x"
 			],
 			"native_triggers": [],
 			"partition": null,
@@ -756,12 +756,12 @@
 		}
 	},
 	{
-		"name": "s3 quad-slash trigger strips all leading slashes to the bare key",
-		"code": "// pipeline\n// on s3:////x\nexport function main() {}",
+		"name": "s3 named-storage trigger keeps the storage segment",
+		"code": "// pipeline\n// on s3://secondary_storage/exports/x\nexport function main() {}",
 		"expected": {
 			"in_pipeline": true,
 			"asset_triggers": [
-				"s3object:x"
+				"s3object:secondary_storage/exports/x"
 			],
 			"native_triggers": [],
 			"partition": null,
diff --git a/backend/src/monitor.rs b/backend/src/monitor.rs
index 0a3333e58c..adf859d139 100644
--- a/backend/src/monitor.rs
+++ b/backend/src/monitor.rs
@@ -3193,6 +3193,14 @@ pub async fn monitor_db(
         if !initial_load {
             verify_license_key(conn.as_sql()).await;
             refetch_license_key_if_invalid(conn).await;
+            // Server-side only: the alert writes to the alerts table and notifies
+            // the critical channels, so gate it like enforce_offline_caps rather
+            // than have every worker re-report the same expiry.
+            if server_mode {
+                if let Some(db) = conn.as_sql() {
+                    windmill_common::ee_oss::alert_on_online_license_expired(db).await;
+                }
+            }
         }
     };
 
@@ -4864,12 +4872,95 @@ WHERE concurrency_id IN (SELECT concurrency_id FROM rows_to_delete)  RETURNING c
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Memory usage at a worker's last ping as a fraction of its cgroup limit.
+/// Takes the larger of the cgroup-wide reading and the windmill process's
+/// jemalloc resident — if only one is present, that value wins; if both are
+/// present, the larger is the more conservative (higher-signal) choice.
+fn zombie_worker_memory_pct(
+    usage: Option<i64>,
+    wm_usage: Option<i64>,
+    total: Option<i64>,
+) -> Option<f64> {
+    let total = total?;
+    if total <= 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let used = usage.max(wm_usage)?;
+    Some(used as f64 / total as f64)
+}
+
+struct ZombieFlowCulprit {
+    worker: String,
+    ping_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    memory_usage: Option<i64>,
+    wm_memory_usage: Option<i64>,
+    memory_total: Option<i64>,
+    worker_group: Option<String>,
+    worker_instance: Option<String>,
+    ping_delta_secs: Option<f64>,
+}
+
+/// Finds the worker that likely performed and dropped the flow's final state
+/// transition when `q.worker` (the outer queue-row worker) looks healthy — a
+/// different worker on the same pod/group whose *latest* ping is frozen in the
+/// `[last_ping-5s, +15s]` window (a live worker would have advanced its in-place
+/// ping past that old window, so a frozen ping there proves it has gone silent),
+/// nearest the transition. Diagnostics-only: fails soft to `None`.
+async fn find_zombie_flow_culprit_worker(
+    db: &DB,
+    q_worker: &str,
+    last_ping: DateTime<Utc>,
+) -> Option<ZombieFlowCulprit> {
+    let res = sqlx::query_as!(
+        ZombieFlowCulprit,
+        r#"
+        WITH ref AS (
+            SELECT worker_instance, worker_group FROM worker_ping WHERE worker = $1 LIMIT 1
+        )
+        SELECT
+            wp.worker AS "worker!",
+            wp.ping_at AS "ping_at!",
+            wp.memory_usage,
+            wp.wm_memory_usage,
+            wp.memory AS memory_total,
+            wp.worker_group,
+            wp.worker_instance,
+            EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (wp.ping_at - $2::timestamptz))::float8 AS ping_delta_secs
+        FROM worker_ping wp, ref
+        WHERE wp.worker <> $1
+            AND (
+                (ref.worker_instance IS NOT NULL AND wp.worker_instance = ref.worker_instance)
+                OR (ref.worker_group IS NOT NULL AND wp.worker_group = ref.worker_group)
+            )
+            AND wp.ping_at >= $2::timestamptz - interval '5 seconds'
+            AND wp.ping_at <= $2::timestamptz + interval '15 seconds'
+        ORDER BY ABS(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (wp.ping_at - $2::timestamptz))) ASC
+        LIMIT 1
+        "#,
+        q_worker,
+        last_ping,
+    )
+    .fetch_optional(db)
+    .await;
+    match res {
+        Ok(culprit) => culprit,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                "failed to query for zombie-flow culprit worker (q_worker={q_worker}): {e:#}"
+            );
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 async fn handle_zombie_flows(db: &DB) -> error::Result<()> {
+    // flow_status is cast ::text on purpose: decoding the jsonb column directly as Box<str>
+    // yields its binary form (leading version byte) and fails serde_json parsing at column 1.
     let flows = sqlx::query!(
         r#"
         SELECT
             j.id AS "id!", j.workspace_id AS "workspace_id!", j.parent_job, j.flow_step_id IS NOT NULL AS "is_flow_step?",
-            COALESCE(s.flow_status, s.workflow_as_code_status) AS "flow_status: Box<str>", r.ping AS last_ping, j.same_worker AS "same_worker?",
+            COALESCE(s.flow_status, s.workflow_as_code_status)::text AS "flow_status: Box<str>", r.ping AS last_ping, j.same_worker AS "same_worker?",
             q.worker AS "worker?",
             wp.ping_at AS "worker_last_ping?",
             wp.memory_usage AS "worker_memory_usage?",
@@ -4898,11 +4989,7 @@ async fn handle_zombie_flows(db: &DB) -> error::Result<()> {
             .as_deref()
             .and_then(|x| serde_json::from_str::<FlowStatus>(x).ok());
         if !flow.same_worker.unwrap_or(false)
-            && status.is_some_and(|s| {
-                s.modules
-                    .get(0)
-                    .is_some_and(|x| matches!(x, FlowStatusModule::WaitingForPriorSteps { .. }))
-            })
+            && status.as_ref().is_some_and(|s| s.is_not_yet_started())
         {
             let error_message = format!(
                 "Zombie flow detected: {} in workspace {}. It hasn't started yet, restarting it.",
@@ -4963,18 +5050,35 @@ async fn handle_zombie_flows(db: &DB) -> error::Result<()> {
             // worker name; this flow's recorded worker name still points at the
             // dead process whose last ping can be under 60s old, and the memory
             // signal is what lets us catch that window.
-            let memory_pct: Option<f64> = flow.worker_memory_total.and_then(|total| {
-                if total <= 0 {
-                    return None;
-                }
-                let used = flow.worker_memory_usage.max(flow.worker_wm_memory_usage)?;
-                Some(used as f64 / total as f64)
-            });
+            let memory_pct: Option<f64> = zombie_worker_memory_pct(
+                flow.worker_memory_usage,
+                flow.worker_wm_memory_usage,
+                flow.worker_memory_total,
+            );
             let oom_strong = memory_pct.is_some_and(|p| p >= 0.85);
             let oom_moderate = memory_pct.is_some_and(|p| p >= 0.60);
             let mem_pct_str = memory_pct
                 .map(|p| format!("{:.1}% of container limit", (p * 100.0).min(100.0)))
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "memory unknown at last ping".to_string());
+
+            // When q.worker itself already shows OOM evidence the diagnosis below is
+            // already correct. Otherwise q.worker is likely a bystander (the outer
+            // queue-row worker) and the dropped transition was performed by a
+            // different worker on the same pod/group that OOM-died — go find it.
+            let q_worker_shows_oom = oom_moderate || worker_ping_stale == Some(true);
+            let culprit = if q_worker_shows_oom {
+                None
+            } else if let (Some(qw), Some(lp)) = (flow.worker.as_deref(), flow.last_ping) {
+                find_zombie_flow_culprit_worker(db, qw, lp).await
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            let culprit_pct = culprit.as_ref().and_then(|c| {
+                zombie_worker_memory_pct(c.memory_usage, c.wm_memory_usage, c.memory_total)
+            });
+            let culprit_pct_str =
+                culprit_pct.map(|p| format!("{:.1}% of its memory limit", (p * 100.0).min(100.0)));
+
             let worker_info = if let Some(worker_name) = flow.worker.as_deref() {
                 let mut s = format!("\nWorker handling the flow: {worker_name}");
                 match (flow.worker_group.as_deref(), flow.worker_version.as_deref()) {
@@ -5005,8 +5109,11 @@ async fn handle_zombie_flows(db: &DB) -> error::Result<()> {
                         (false, false, true) => format!(
                             "LIKELY OOM-KILLED — {mem_pct_str} at last ping (a replacement worker process may have started in the same pod under a new windmill worker name)"
                         ),
+                        (false, false, false) if culprit.is_some() => {
+                            "still pinging with healthy memory — this is NOT the worker that performed the flow's final state transition (see likely culprit worker below)".to_string()
+                        }
                         (false, false, false) => {
-                            "worker still pinging with healthy memory — likely deadlocked or blocking on the state transition".to_string()
+                            "worker still pinging with healthy memory — most likely a different worker performed and dropped the final transition (see hint); less likely: this worker deadlocked or is blocking on the state transition".to_string()
                         }
                     };
                     s.push_str(&format!("\nWorker last ping: {wp} ({age}s ago) — {status}"));
@@ -5051,20 +5158,88 @@ async fn handle_zombie_flows(db: &DB) -> error::Result<()> {
                     .to_string()
             };
 
-            let hint: String = match (worker_ping_stale, oom_moderate) {
-                (Some(_), true) => format!(
-                    "\nThis is almost certainly an OOM-kill: container memory at the worker's last ping was at {mem_pct_str}. Raise the worker memory limit (e.g. k8s `resources.limits.memory`) or reduce per-flow memory usage. Confirm via pod restart count (`kubectl describe pod` / `kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason`)."
-                ),
-                (Some(true), false) => {
-                    "\nWorker stopped pinging and its last memory snapshot did not look high — in practice the overwhelmingly common cause here is still OOM-kill (memory may have spiked between the last ping and the kill, or never been reported). First check pod restart count (`kubectl describe pod` / `kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason`). Less likely: host failure, network partition, or a panic — check worker logs / k8s events around the last ping time.".to_string()
-                }
-                (Some(false), false) => {
-                    "\nWorker is still pinging and memory looked healthy at its last ping — most likely a deadlock or blocking call during the state transition. Capture a stack trace (e.g. via SIGQUIT) from the worker process. As a sanity check, also verify pod restart count in case a replacement worker process in the same pod has silently taken over.".to_string()
-                }
-                (None, _) => String::new(),
+            let culprit_info = if let Some(c) = culprit.as_ref() {
+                let age = (now - c.ping_at).num_seconds();
+                let rel = match c.ping_delta_secs {
+                    Some(d) if d >= 0.0 => format!("{d:.0}s after"),
+                    Some(d) => format!("{:.0}s before", -d),
+                    None => "around".to_string(),
+                };
+                let loc =
+                    if c.worker_instance.is_some() && c.worker_instance == flow.worker_instance {
+                        format!(
+                            "same pod/instance '{}'",
+                            c.worker_instance.as_deref().unwrap()
+                        )
+                    } else if let Some(g) = c.worker_group.as_deref() {
+                        format!("worker group '{g}'")
+                    } else if let Some(inst) = c.worker_instance.as_deref() {
+                        format!("instance '{inst}'")
+                    } else {
+                        "same pod/group".to_string()
+                    };
+                let mem = match culprit_pct_str.as_deref() {
+                    Some(p) => format!("was at {p}"),
+                    None => "did not report memory".to_string(),
+                };
+                let mem_detail = match (c.memory_usage, c.wm_memory_usage, c.memory_total) {
+                    (host, wm, Some(total)) => {
+                        let used = host.max(wm);
+                        match used {
+                            Some(u) => format!(
+                                " (memory at last ping: {} of {})",
+                                fmt_mb(u),
+                                fmt_mb(total)
+                            ),
+                            None => format!(" (total available: {})", fmt_mb(total)),
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => String::new(),
+                };
+                let q_name = flow.worker.as_deref().unwrap_or("the recorded worker");
+                format!(
+                    "\nLikely culprit worker (on {loc}): {} — last pinged {} ({age}s ago, {rel} this flow's last ping) and then stopped pinging; it {mem} at that last ping{mem_detail}. This flow's dropped state transition was most likely performed by this worker and lost to its death (most likely OOM-kill), not a deadlock on {q_name}.",
+                    c.worker, c.ping_at,
+                )
+            } else {
+                String::new()
             };
 
-            let service_logs_info = match (flow.worker_instance.as_deref(), flow.worker_last_ping) {
+            let hint: String = if let Some(c) = culprit.as_ref() {
+                let q_name = flow.worker.as_deref().unwrap_or("the recorded worker");
+                match culprit_pct {
+                    Some(p) if p >= 0.60 => format!(
+                        "\nThis is almost certainly an OOM-kill on a *different* worker: {} (on the same pod/worker group) was at {} at its last ping right around this flow's transition, then stopped pinging. The flow's recorded worker ({q_name}) looks healthy because it is not the worker that performed the dropped transition. Raise the worker memory limit (e.g. k8s `resources.limits.memory`) or reduce per-flow memory usage. Confirm via that pod's restart count (`kubectl describe pod` / `kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason`).",
+                        c.worker,
+                        culprit_pct_str.as_deref().unwrap_or("a high fraction of its limit"),
+                    ),
+                    _ => format!(
+                        "\nMost likely an OOM-kill on a *different* worker: {} (on the same pod/worker group) stopped pinging right around this flow's transition ({last_ping:?}); its memory may have spiked after its last ping or not been reported. The flow's recorded worker ({q_name}) looks healthy because it did not perform the dropped transition. First check that pod's restart count (`kubectl describe pod` / `kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason`). Only if that worker was not OOM-killed, consider a deadlock on {q_name} and capture a stack trace (e.g. via SIGQUIT).",
+                        c.worker,
+                    ),
+                }
+            } else {
+                match (worker_ping_stale, oom_moderate) {
+                    (Some(_), true) => format!(
+                        "\nThis is almost certainly an OOM-kill: container memory at the worker's last ping was at {mem_pct_str}. Raise the worker memory limit (e.g. k8s `resources.limits.memory`) or reduce per-flow memory usage. Confirm via pod restart count (`kubectl describe pod` / `kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason`)."
+                    ),
+                    (Some(true), false) => {
+                        "\nWorker stopped pinging and its last memory snapshot did not look high — in practice the overwhelmingly common cause here is still OOM-kill (memory may have spiked between the last ping and the kill, or never been reported). First check pod restart count (`kubectl describe pod` / `kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason`). Less likely: host failure, network partition, or a panic — check worker logs / k8s events around the last ping time.".to_string()
+                    }
+                    (Some(false), false) => {
+                        format!("\nThe flow's recorded worker is still pinging with healthy memory, but that worker is often NOT the one that performed the final state transition (in nested/subflow/forloop cases the last iteration runs on another worker). First check whether a different worker on the same pod / worker group was OOM-killed around {last_ping:?} (`kubectl describe pod` / `kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason`, and that pod's worker memory metrics). Only if no such worker died, treat this as a deadlock or blocking call on the recorded worker during the state transition and capture a stack trace (e.g. via SIGQUIT).")
+                    }
+                    (None, _) => String::new(),
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Pull logs for the worker (and around the time) we actually blame: the
+            // culprit's instance/last-ping when one was found, else q.worker's.
+            let (log_instance, log_ping) = match culprit.as_ref() {
+                Some(c) => (c.worker_instance.as_deref(), Some(c.ping_at)),
+                None => (flow.worker_instance.as_deref(), flow.worker_last_ping),
+            };
+            let service_logs_info = match (log_instance, log_ping) {
                 (Some(host), Some(wlp)) => {
                     let after = (wlp - chrono::Duration::seconds(90))
                         .to_rfc3339_opts(chrono::SecondsFormat::Millis, true);
@@ -5118,13 +5293,25 @@ async fn handle_zombie_flows(db: &DB) -> error::Result<()> {
             };
 
             let reason = format!(
-                "{} was hanging in between 2 steps. Last ping: {last_ping:?} (now: {now}){worker_info}{hint}{service_logs_info}",
+                "{} was hanging in between 2 steps. Last ping: {last_ping:?} (now: {now}){worker_info}{culprit_info}{hint}{service_logs_info}",
                 if flow.is_flow_step.unwrap_or(false) && flow.parent_job.is_some() {
                     format!("Flow was cancelled because subflow {id} ({base_url}/run/{id}?workspace={workspace_id})")
                 } else {
                     format!("Flow {id} ({base_url}/run/{id}?workspace={workspace_id}) was cancelled because it")
                 }
             );
+            let reason = match between_steps_recovery_guidance(
+                db,
+                status.as_ref(),
+                id,
+                &workspace_id,
+                &base_url,
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                Some(guidance) => format!("{reason}\n\n{guidance}"),
+                None => reason,
+            };
             report_critical_error(reason.clone(), db.clone(), Some(&flow.workspace_id), None).await;
             cancel_zombie_flow_job(db, flow.id, &flow.workspace_id,
                 format!(r#"{reason}
@@ -5171,6 +5358,103 @@ Please check your worker logs for more details and feel free to report it to the
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// When a between-steps zombie's stuck step has every child recorded as a
+/// `success` completion, the flow's state is fully derivable: only the final
+/// state transition was lost to the worker failure, not any real work. In that
+/// case return concrete restart-from-step recovery guidance to append to the
+/// cancellation reason / critical alert. Returns `None` when the state isn't
+/// derivable (some child missing or not successful), so the existing wording is
+/// left untouched. Auto-recovery is deliberately not attempted (a re-driven
+/// transition can OOM again on the same aggregated state; a human raises the
+/// memory limit first, then restarts).
+async fn between_steps_recovery_guidance(
+    db: &DB,
+    status: Option<&FlowStatus>,
+    flow_id: Uuid,
+    workspace_id: &str,
+    base_url: &str,
+) -> Option<String> {
+    // The stuck module is the current step, left InProgress because the
+    // transition that would have marked it Success was dropped. It is only
+    // derivable when its own cursor reached the end (a serial fan-out reaped
+    // mid-iteration has unrun work left; while-loops are never derivable). Whether
+    // restart reuses the children or re-runs the step (final step, or one carrying a
+    // stop/skip/approval/sleep) is decided by the restart path against the flow
+    // definition, which the reaper doesn't load; the guidance states both outcomes
+    // rather than promising reuse the restart might decline.
+    let status = status?;
+    let idx = usize::try_from(status.step).ok()?;
+    let module = status.modules.get(idx)?;
+    if !module.is_between_steps_complete() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let step_id = module.id();
+
+    // Only a top-level deployed flow exposes a working restart-from-step: the run page's
+    // "Re-start from" button is rendered only for job_kind == 'flow' (a flowpreview, even a
+    // pathful editor preview, or a singlestepflow does not qualify), and a subflow child
+    // restarts via its root. Match that surface exactly so the guidance never points at a
+    // button / endpoint that isn't there; leave the existing wording otherwise.
+    let restartable = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        r#"SELECT (kind = 'flow' AND parent_job IS NULL) AS "restartable!"
+           FROM v2_job WHERE id = $1"#,
+        flow_id,
+    )
+    .fetch_one(db)
+    .await
+    .ok()?;
+    if !restartable {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    // Children whose completion the lost transition would have aggregated: the
+    // loop/branchall iterations, or the single leaf/subflow child.
+    let child_ids: Vec<Uuid> = module
+        .flow_jobs()
+        .filter(|v| !v.is_empty())
+        .or_else(|| module.job().map(|j| vec![j]))?;
+
+    // Derivable only when every child is recorded as a success completion.
+    let success_children = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT count(*) FROM v2_job_completed
+         WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND id = ANY($2) AND status = 'success'",
+        workspace_id,
+        &child_ids,
+    )
+    .fetch_one(db)
+    .await
+    .ok()?
+    .unwrap_or(0);
+    if success_children != child_ids.len() as i64 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let n = child_ids.len();
+
+    // For loop/branchall, name the completed iteration/branch count so the
+    // operator can confirm the whole fan-out is intact.
+    let iteration_hint = match module {
+        FlowStatusModule::InProgress { iterator: Some(_), .. } => {
+            format!(" (loop step, all {n} iterations completed)")
+        }
+        FlowStatusModule::InProgress { branchall: Some(_), .. } => {
+            format!(" (branchall step, all {n} branches completed)")
+        }
+        _ => String::new(),
+    };
+
+    Some(format!(
+        "RECOVERY: all {n} child job(s) of step `{step_id}`{iteration_hint} completed successfully; \
+only the flow's final state transition was lost to the worker failure above (not any genuine failure), so \
+the completed work is intact. To recover: first change the failure condition (raise the worker memory limit, \
+e.g. k8s `resources.limits.memory`, or move the flow to a larger worker group), then restart from step \
+`{step_id}`. Restart replays only the dropped transition and reuses the completed children where the step's \
+result is fully derivable; a step that is the flow's last, or carries a stop/skip condition, an approval, or a \
+sleep, is re-run instead (re-evaluating those on the larger worker).\n\
+  UI:  open {base_url}/run/{flow_id}?workspace={workspace_id} and use \"Re-start from {step_id}\".\n\
+  API: POST {base_url}/api/w/{workspace_id}/jobs/restart/f/{flow_id} with body {{\"step_id\":\"{step_id}\"}}."
+    ))
+}
+
 async fn cancel_zombie_flow_job(
     db: &Pool<Postgres>,
     id: Uuid,
@@ -5788,3 +6072,39 @@ mod strike_unarmed_tests {
         assert_eq!(strike_unarmed(&mut seen, set(&["b"])), vec![key("b")]);
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod zombie_worker_memory_pct_tests {
+    use super::zombie_worker_memory_pct;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn takes_the_larger_of_the_two_readings() {
+        // Both present: the larger (higher-signal) reading wins, not either
+        // one unconditionally — a "simplify to `usage.or(wm_usage)`" refactor
+        // would silently under-report and miss OOMs.
+        let p = zombie_worker_memory_pct(Some(600), Some(900), Some(1000)).unwrap();
+        assert!((p - 0.9).abs() < f64::EPSILON);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn falls_back_to_whichever_reading_is_present() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            zombie_worker_memory_pct(Some(700), None, Some(1000)),
+            Some(0.7)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            zombie_worker_memory_pct(None, Some(800), Some(1000)),
+            Some(0.8)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn none_when_no_usage_or_no_valid_total() {
+        assert_eq!(zombie_worker_memory_pct(None, None, Some(1000)), None);
+        assert_eq!(zombie_worker_memory_pct(Some(500), Some(500), None), None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            zombie_worker_memory_pct(Some(500), Some(500), Some(0)),
+            None
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tests/app_s3_onbehalf.rs b/backend/tests/app_s3_onbehalf.rs
index 9dd96e30f1..7b233b505d 100644
--- a/backend/tests/app_s3_onbehalf.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/app_s3_onbehalf.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-//! Deployed-app S3 reads authorize on-behalf of the app author and are confined
-//! to app provenance (declared keys or recent job outputs): a viewer cannot read
-//! an arbitrary `file_key` as the author. Requires the `parquet` feature — the
-//! real `apps_u/*` S3 handlers are gated on it.
+//! Deployed-app S3 reads authorize on-behalf of the app author and are confined to
+//! app provenance (declared keys or recent job outputs): an anonymous viewer cannot
+//! read an arbitrary `file_key` as the author. A viewer on a full (unscoped) session
+//! instead falls back to reading as THEMSELVES (bounded by their own S3 perms), so the
+//! gate is exercised here through the anonymous identity it still fully protects.
+//! Requires the `parquet` feature — the real `apps_u/*` S3 handlers are gated on it.
 //!
 //! `base` fixture: test-user (admin, SECRET_TOKEN); test-user-2 (non-admin,
 //! SECRET_TOKEN_2, no S3 folder permission).
@@ -21,6 +23,19 @@ fn client() -> reqwest::Client {
     reqwest::Client::new()
 }
 
+/// Mint an API token for test-user (admin) restricted to `scopes`.
+async fn mint_scoped_token(port: u16, scopes: Vec<&str>) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    let resp = authed(
+        client().post(format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/users/tokens/create")),
+        ADMIN_TOKEN,
+    )
+    .json(&json!({ "label": "scoped", "scopes": scopes, "workspace_id": "test-workspace" }))
+    .send()
+    .await?;
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 201, "mint scoped token");
+    Ok(resp.text().await?)
+}
+
 fn authed(builder: reqwest::RequestBuilder, token: &str) -> reqwest::RequestBuilder {
     builder.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", token))
 }
@@ -50,62 +65,54 @@ async fn test_deployed_app_s3_onbehalf_provenance(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow:
         .await?;
     assert_eq!(resp.status(), 201, "app create: {}", resp.text().await?);
 
-    // GET an app-scoped S3 route as `token`. No workspace storage is configured,
-    // so a request that clears the provenance gate fails later at the storage
-    // lookup (or the CE OSS stub), never with "File restricted" — which is what
-    // lets these assertions distinguish "gate passed" from "gate denied".
-    let get = |route: &str, token: &'static str| {
+    // GET an app-scoped S3 route ANONYMOUSLY. Anonymous callers have no viewer
+    // identity to fall back to, so the provenance gate still fully applies to them
+    // (unlike logged-in viewers, who now read as themselves — see the union test).
+    // No workspace storage is configured, so a request that clears the gate fails
+    // later at the storage lookup (or the CE OSS stub), never with the denial
+    // message — which is what lets these assertions distinguish pass from deny.
+    let get = |route: &str| {
         let url = format!("{ws}/apps_u/{route}");
-        authed(client().get(url), token).send()
+        client().get(url).send()
     };
-    let denied = |body: &str| body.contains("File restricted");
+    let denied = |body: &str| body.contains("is not accessible from this app");
 
-    // download_s3_file: author-on-behalf allowed for the declared key, denied for
-    // a key the app never declared (the confused-deputy guard).
-    let body = get(&format!("download_s3_file/{APP}?s3={DECLARED}"), USER_TOKEN)
+    // download_s3_file: allowed for the declared key, denied for a key the app never
+    // declared (the confused-deputy guard).
+    let body = get(&format!("download_s3_file/{APP}?s3={DECLARED}"))
         .await?
         .text()
         .await?;
     assert!(!denied(&body), "declared key must clear the gate: {body}");
-    let body = get(
-        &format!("download_s3_file/{APP}?s3={NON_PROVENANCE}"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await?
-    .text()
-    .await?;
+    let body = get(&format!("download_s3_file/{APP}?s3={NON_PROVENANCE}"))
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
     assert!(denied(&body), "non-provenance key must be denied: {body}");
 
     // load_table_count and load_csv_preview enforce the same gate. The preview's
     // numeric `limit`/`offset` must deserialize (regression: a flattened query
     // struct 400s on them under serde_urlencoded).
-    let body = get(
-        &format!("load_table_count/{APP}?file_key={DECLARED}"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await?
-    .text()
-    .await?;
+    let body = get(&format!("load_table_count/{APP}?file_key={DECLARED}"))
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
     assert!(
         !denied(&body),
         "table_count declared key must clear the gate: {body}"
     );
-    let body = get(
-        &format!("load_table_count/{APP}?file_key={NON_PROVENANCE}"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await?
-    .text()
-    .await?;
+    let body = get(&format!("load_table_count/{APP}?file_key={NON_PROVENANCE}"))
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
     assert!(
         denied(&body),
         "table_count non-provenance key must be denied: {body}"
     );
 
-    let resp = get(
-        &format!("load_csv_preview/{APP}?file_key={DECLARED}&limit=5&offset=0"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
+    let resp = get(&format!(
+        "load_csv_preview/{APP}?file_key={DECLARED}&limit=5&offset=0"
+    ))
     .await?;
     let status = resp.status();
     let body = resp.text().await?;
@@ -116,23 +123,16 @@ async fn test_deployed_app_s3_onbehalf_provenance(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow:
     );
 
     // load_file_preview: `read_bytes_from` / `read_bytes_length` are required.
-    let resp = get(
-        &format!("load_file_preview/{APP}?file_key={DECLARED}"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await?;
+    let resp = get(&format!("load_file_preview/{APP}?file_key={DECLARED}")).await?;
     assert_eq!(
         resp.status(),
         400,
         "file_preview without byte range must 400: {}",
         resp.text().await?
     );
-    let body = get(
-        &format!(
-            "load_file_preview/{APP}?file_key={DECLARED}&read_bytes_from=0&read_bytes_length=4096"
-        ),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
+    let body = get(&format!(
+        "load_file_preview/{APP}?file_key={DECLARED}&read_bytes_from=0&read_bytes_length=4096"
+    ))
     .await?
     .text()
     .await?;
@@ -144,6 +144,94 @@ async fn test_deployed_app_s3_onbehalf_provenance(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow:
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// The viewer-perm union: a viewer on a full (unscoped) session is no longer hard-denied
+/// by the provenance gate for a pre-existing file. It falls back to reading as ITSELF
+/// (bounded by its own S3 perms downstream), while an anonymous caller (no identity) and
+/// a scope-restricted token (can hit `apps_u/*` but not `job_helpers/*`, so the fallback
+/// would be a new capability) both stay fully gated with the actionable denial.
+#[sqlx::test(fixtures("base"))]
+async fn test_deployed_app_s3_viewer_union(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
+
+    let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+    let port = server.addr.port();
+    let ws = format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace");
+
+    let resp = authed(client().post(format!("{ws}/apps/create")), ADMIN_TOKEN)
+        .json(&json!({
+            "path": APP,
+            "summary": "s3 viewer union test",
+            "value": {},
+            "policy": {
+                "execution_mode": "anonymous",
+                "triggerables": {},
+                "allowed_s3_keys": [{ "s3_path": DECLARED }]
+            }
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 201, "app create: {}", resp.text().await?);
+
+    let url = format!("{ws}/apps_u/download_s3_file/{APP}?s3={NON_PROVENANCE}");
+
+    // Anonymous: still gated. The denial is the actionable message and echoes the key.
+    let body = client().get(&url).send().await?.text().await?;
+    assert!(
+        body.contains("is not accessible from this app"),
+        "anonymous viewer must stay gated with the actionable denial: {body}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        body.contains(NON_PROVENANCE),
+        "denial must echo the requested key: {body}"
+    );
+
+    // Logged-in viewer: no longer hard-denied — the gate delegates to reading as the
+    // viewer, so the request falls through to the storage read (no gate denial in
+    // EITHER the old or new form). No workspace storage is configured here, so it
+    // surfaces a downstream storage/OSS error, not a gate denial.
+    let body = authed(client().get(&url), USER_TOKEN)
+        .send()
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
+    assert!(
+        !body.contains("is not accessible from this app") && !body.contains("File restricted"),
+        "logged-in viewer must delegate to its own read, not be gate-denied: {body}"
+    );
+
+    // Scope-restricted token: an `apps:read:<app>` token reaches this route but is
+    // REJECTED by the route-scope middleware on `job_helpers/*`, so it must NOT get the
+    // viewer fallback (that would be a capability it cannot obtain directly). It stays
+    // gated with the denial, unlike the unscoped session above.
+    let apps_read_scope = format!("apps:read:{APP}");
+    let scoped = mint_scoped_token(port, vec![apps_read_scope.as_str()]).await?;
+    let body = authed(client().get(&url), &scoped)
+        .send()
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
+    assert!(
+        body.contains("is not accessible from this app"),
+        "scope-restricted token must stay gated, not get the viewer fallback: {body}"
+    );
+
+    // A filter-tags-only token carries no real scope restriction (the route-scope
+    // middleware treats it as unscoped), so it can read via job_helpers directly and
+    // MUST get the viewer fallback here — not be gated like a genuinely scoped token.
+    let tag_only = mint_scoped_token(port, vec!["if_jobs:filter_tags:default"]).await?;
+    let body = authed(client().get(&url), &tag_only)
+        .send()
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
+    assert!(
+        !body.contains("is not accessible from this app") && !body.contains("File restricted"),
+        "filter-tags-only token is effectively unscoped and must delegate, not be gated: {body}"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Mint a presigned bearer (`exp=..&sig=..`) exactly as `sign_s3_objects` does:
 /// `HMAC-SHA256(workspace_key, "file_key={s3}&exp={exp}")` (no storage param, since
 /// these routes send none). `validate_s3_signature` is `private`-gated, so this test
@@ -198,16 +286,19 @@ async fn test_deployed_app_s3_presigned_bypasses_gate(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> any
         let url = format!("{ws}/apps_u/{route}");
         authed(client().get(url), token).send()
     };
-    let denied = |body: &str| body.contains("File restricted");
+    let denied = |body: &str| body.contains("is not accessible from this app");
 
-    // Control: NON_PROVENANCE without a signature is denied by the gate.
-    let body = get(
-        format!("download_s3_file/{APP}?s3={NON_PROVENANCE}"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await?
-    .text()
-    .await?;
+    // Control: NON_PROVENANCE without a signature is denied by the gate. Sent
+    // anonymously — a logged-in viewer would instead fall back to reading as
+    // themselves, so anonymous is the identity that isolates the presigned bypass.
+    let body = client()
+        .get(format!(
+            "{ws}/apps_u/download_s3_file/{APP}?s3={NON_PROVENANCE}"
+        ))
+        .send()
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
     assert!(
         denied(&body),
         "unsigned non-provenance key must be denied: {body}"
@@ -304,12 +395,14 @@ async fn seed_completed_job(
 }
 
 /// A deployed app that renders S3 files it produced (e.g. a SQL query persisted to
-/// S3 by a component) must clear the provenance gate for the viewer whose own app
-/// run produced them, while (a) a viewer cannot forge provenance by running a
-/// runnable directly (no app marker), (b) another app's outputs stay denied, and
-/// (c) another viewer's outputs stay denied (cross-viewer isolation). Provenance is
-/// keyed on the app-origination marker (`trigger_kind='app'` + `trigger=<app path>`)
-/// that `execute_component` stamps, plus `created_by = <this caller>` for isolation.
+/// S3 by a component) must clear the provenance gate for the caller whose own app run
+/// produced them, while (a) provenance cannot be forged by running a runnable directly
+/// (no app marker), (b) another app's outputs stay denied, and (c) another caller's
+/// outputs stay denied (per-caller isolation). Provenance is keyed on the
+/// app-origination marker (`trigger_kind='app'` + `trigger=<app path>`) that
+/// `execute_component` stamps, plus `created_by = <this caller>` for isolation.
+/// Exercised anonymously: the gate still fully governs anonymous callers, whereas a
+/// logged-in viewer would instead fall back to reading as themselves.
 #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base"))]
 async fn test_deployed_app_s3_onbehalf_flow_script_provenance(
     db: Pool<Postgres>,
@@ -322,10 +415,10 @@ async fn test_deployed_app_s3_onbehalf_flow_script_provenance(
 
     const FS_APP: &str = "u/test-user/s3flowscript";
     const OTHER_APP: &str = "u/test-user/other_app";
-    // Produced by test-user-2's own app run of THIS app.
-    const USER_KEY: &str = "results/user2_output.parquet";
-    // Produced by test-user's own app run of THIS app.
-    const ADMIN_KEY: &str = "results/admin_output.parquet";
+    // Produced by the anonymous caller's own app run of THIS app.
+    const OWN_KEY: &str = "results/own_output.parquet";
+    // Produced by a DIFFERENT caller's app run of THIS app → isolation, must stay denied.
+    const OTHER_CALLER_KEY: &str = "results/user2_output.parquet";
     // Produced by an app run of a DIFFERENT app → must stay denied.
     const OTHER_APP_KEY: &str = "results/other_app_output.parquet";
     // Produced by a DIRECT run (no app marker) → the forgery attempt, must stay denied.
@@ -342,64 +435,49 @@ async fn test_deployed_app_s3_onbehalf_flow_script_provenance(
         .await?;
     assert_eq!(resp.status(), 201, "app create: {}", resp.text().await?);
 
-    // Seed the produced-file jobs (all within the 3h window).
-    seed_completed_job(&db, "test-user-2", Some(FS_APP), USER_KEY).await?;
-    seed_completed_job(&db, "test-user", Some(FS_APP), ADMIN_KEY).await?;
-    seed_completed_job(&db, "test-user-2", Some(OTHER_APP), OTHER_APP_KEY).await?;
-    seed_completed_job(&db, "test-user-2", None, FORGED_KEY).await?;
+    // Seed the produced-file jobs (all within the 3h window). The gate's `created_by`
+    // filter uses "anonymous" for an unauthenticated caller.
+    seed_completed_job(&db, "anonymous", Some(FS_APP), OWN_KEY).await?;
+    seed_completed_job(&db, "test-user-2", Some(FS_APP), OTHER_CALLER_KEY).await?;
+    seed_completed_job(&db, "anonymous", Some(OTHER_APP), OTHER_APP_KEY).await?;
+    seed_completed_job(&db, "anonymous", None, FORGED_KEY).await?;
 
-    let get = |route: &str, token: &'static str| {
+    let denied = |body: &str| body.contains("is not accessible from this app");
+    // Anonymous GET (borrows `ws`, reusable across calls: the URL is built before the
+    // `async move` so only the owned `url` is moved into the future, not `ws`).
+    let anon_body = |route: String| {
         let url = format!("{ws}/apps_u/{route}");
-        authed(client().get(url), token).send()
-    };
-    let denied = |body: &str| body.contains("File restricted");
-    let body_of = |route: String, token: &'static str| async move {
-        get(&route, token).await.unwrap().text().await.unwrap()
+        async move {
+            client()
+                .get(url)
+                .send()
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .text()
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        }
     };
 
-    // The viewer's own app run's output clears the gate (the case that regressed to
-    // "File restricted").
-    let body = body_of(
-        format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={USER_KEY}"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await;
+    // The caller's own app run's output clears the gate (the case that regressed to
+    // a hard denial).
+    let body = anon_body(format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={OWN_KEY}")).await;
     assert!(
         !denied(&body),
-        "viewer's own app-produced key must clear the gate: {body}"
+        "caller's own app-produced key must clear the gate: {body}"
     );
 
-    // The admin viewer's own app run's output clears — the gate has no admin bypass,
-    // it just matches the caller's own runs.
-    let body = body_of(
-        format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={ADMIN_KEY}"),
-        ADMIN_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await;
-    assert!(
-        !denied(&body),
-        "admin's own app-produced key must clear the gate: {body}"
-    );
-
-    // Cross-viewer isolation: the admin cannot pull test-user-2's result even though
-    // it is a genuine app-marked job of the same app (no admin bypass either).
-    let body = body_of(
-        format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={USER_KEY}"),
-        ADMIN_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await;
+    // Per-caller isolation: another caller's result stays denied even though it is a
+    // genuine app-marked job of the same app.
+    let body = anon_body(format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={OTHER_CALLER_KEY}")).await;
     assert!(
         denied(&body),
-        "another viewer's app-produced key must stay denied (isolation): {body}"
+        "another caller's app-produced key must stay denied (isolation): {body}"
     );
 
     // A key produced by a direct run (no app marker) stays denied — the forgery the
     // app-origination marker closes.
-    let body = body_of(
-        format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={FORGED_KEY}"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await;
+    let body = anon_body(format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={FORGED_KEY}")).await;
     assert!(
         denied(&body),
         "key from a direct run (no app marker) must stay denied: {body}"
@@ -407,11 +485,7 @@ async fn test_deployed_app_s3_onbehalf_flow_script_provenance(
 
     // A key produced by a DIFFERENT app stays denied — provenance is scoped to THIS
     // app's path.
-    let body = body_of(
-        format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={OTHER_APP_KEY}"),
-        USER_TOKEN,
-    )
-    .await;
+    let body = anon_body(format!("download_s3_file/{FS_APP}?s3={OTHER_APP_KEY}")).await;
     assert!(
         denied(&body),
         "key produced by a different app must stay denied: {body}"
diff --git a/backend/tests/nativets_jobs.rs b/backend/tests/nativets_jobs.rs
index 610d0c5ea8..ff871e2da6 100644
--- a/backend/tests/nativets_jobs.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/nativets_jobs.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,43 @@ export function main(): number[] {
         );
     }
 
+    // -- result + wm_labels carrying a NUL: must complete, jsonb-safe & text[]-safe --
+    {
+        // `\u0000` here is 6 literal chars in the raw string; the JS runtime emits
+        // a real U+0000. It aborts the jsonb result insert (22P05) and, via
+        // wm_labels, the `text[]` labels update - both in the completion tx.
+        // `nul`/label come back stripped; `literal` (escaped backslash + text
+        // "u0000", no real NUL) survives untouched.
+        let result = push_and_wait(
+            &db,
+            RunJob::from(nativets_code(
+                r#"//native
+
+export function main(): {nul: string, literal: string, wm_labels: string[]} {
+    return { nul: "a\u0000b", literal: "a\\u0000b", wm_labels: ["x\u0000y"] };
+}
+"#,
+            )),
+            &mut listener,
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert!(result.success, "nul_result failed: {:?}", result.result);
+        let val = result.json_result().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(val["nul"], serde_json::json!("ab"));
+        assert_eq!(val["literal"], serde_json::json!("a\\u0000b"));
+
+        // The wm_labels entry is persisted to the `text[]` column NUL-free.
+        let labels: Option<Vec<String>> =
+            sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT labels FROM v2_job WHERE id = $1")
+                .bind(result.id)
+                .fetch_one(&db)
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        let labels = labels.unwrap_or_default();
+        assert!(labels.iter().any(|l| l == "xy"), "expected stripped label, got {labels:?}");
+        assert!(!labels.iter().any(|l| l.contains('\0')), "labels must be NUL-free: {labels:?}");
+    }
+
     killpill.send();
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/backend/tests/suspend_resume.rs b/backend/tests/suspend_resume.rs
index 704fa0d256..29fe38d2c3 100644
--- a/backend/tests/suspend_resume.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/suspend_resume.rs
@@ -352,6 +352,208 @@ mod suspend_resume {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// The UI "Resume" button (POST /jobs_u/flow/resume_suspended/:job_id) must reject the
+    /// triggerer approving their own self_approval_disabled step even when they own the flow
+    /// path: only admins are exempt from the self-approval restriction, so owning the runnable
+    /// does not grant the right to self-approve.
+    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "deno_core")]
+    #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base"))]
+    async fn test_self_approval_disabled_blocks_ui_resume_for_owner(
+        db: Pool<Postgres>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        initialize_tracing().await;
+
+        let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+        let port = server.addr.port();
+
+        let flow_with_self_approval_disabled: FlowValue = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+            "modules": [{
+                "id": "a",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "rawscript",
+                    "language": "deno",
+                    "content": "export function main() { return 'step1'; }"
+                },
+                "suspend": {
+                    "required_events": 1,
+                    "user_auth_required": true,
+                    "self_approval_disabled": true
+                }
+            }, {
+                "id": "b",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "rawscript",
+                    "language": "deno",
+                    "content": "export function main() { return 'step2 - after approval'; }"
+                }
+            }]
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+
+        // Push as a non-admin who owns the flow path, so the owner shortcut is exercised.
+        let flow = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RawFlow {
+            value: flow_with_self_approval_disabled,
+            path: Some("u/test-user-2/test_ui_resume".to_string()),
+            restarted_from: None,
+        })
+        .push_as(&db, "test-user-2", "test2@windmill.dev")
+        .await;
+
+        let queue = listen_for_queue(&db).await;
+        let db_ = db.clone();
+
+        in_test_worker(
+            &db,
+            async move {
+                let db = db_;
+
+                wait_until_flow_suspends(flow, queue, &db).await;
+
+                let token = windmill_common::auth::create_token_for_owner(
+                    &db,
+                    "test-workspace",
+                    "u/test-user-2",
+                    "test-token",
+                    100,
+                    "test2@windmill.dev",
+                    &Uuid::nil(),
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                )
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+
+                // Resume via the UI endpoint as the owner who triggered the flow.
+                let response = reqwest::Client::new()
+                    .post(format!(
+                        "http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace/jobs_u/flow/resume_suspended/{flow}"
+                    ))
+                    .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {token}"))
+                    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+                    .body("{}")
+                    .send()
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+
+                let status = response.status();
+                assert!(
+                    status == reqwest::StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+                    "Self-approval via the UI resume endpoint should be blocked for the owner when \
+                     self_approval_disabled=true. Expected 403 Forbidden, got {}. Response: {}",
+                    status,
+                    response.text().await.unwrap_or_default()
+                );
+            },
+            port,
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        server.close().await.unwrap();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// self_approval_disabled must hold even when user_auth_required is not set: the worker must
+    /// persist the condition and the resume boundary must enforce it for the authenticated
+    /// triggerer. The triggerer here is a non-owner (folder path they don't own), so the owner
+    /// shortcut is not involved and this exercises the persistence + authenticated-check path.
+    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+    #[cfg(feature = "deno_core")]
+    #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base"))]
+    async fn test_self_approval_disabled_without_user_auth_required(
+        db: Pool<Postgres>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        initialize_tracing().await;
+
+        let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+        let port = server.addr.port();
+
+        // self_approval_disabled without user_auth_required (as a raw-flow/CLI author could set).
+        let flow_value: FlowValue = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+            "modules": [{
+                "id": "a",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "rawscript",
+                    "language": "deno",
+                    "content": "export function main() { return 'step1'; }"
+                },
+                "suspend": {
+                    "required_events": 1,
+                    "self_approval_disabled": true
+                }
+            }, {
+                "id": "b",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "rawscript",
+                    "language": "deno",
+                    "content": "export function main() { return 'step2 - after approval'; }"
+                }
+            }]
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+
+        // Folder path test-user-2 does not own -> non-owner triggerer (no folders in the base
+        // fixture), so the owner shortcut is bypassed and only persistence matters here.
+        let flow = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RawFlow {
+            value: flow_value,
+            path: Some("f/system/test_persist".to_string()),
+            restarted_from: None,
+        })
+        .push_as(&db, "test-user-2", "test2@windmill.dev")
+        .await;
+
+        let queue = listen_for_queue(&db).await;
+        let db_ = db.clone();
+
+        in_test_worker(
+            &db,
+            async move {
+                let db = db_;
+
+                wait_until_flow_suspends(flow, queue, &db).await;
+
+                let token = windmill_common::auth::create_token_for_owner(
+                    &db,
+                    "test-workspace",
+                    "u/test-user-2",
+                    "test-token",
+                    100,
+                    "test2@windmill.dev",
+                    &Uuid::nil(),
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                )
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+
+                let response = reqwest::Client::new()
+                    .post(format!(
+                        "http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace/jobs_u/flow/resume_suspended/{flow}"
+                    ))
+                    .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {token}"))
+                    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+                    .body("{}")
+                    .send()
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+
+                let status = response.status();
+                assert!(
+                    status == reqwest::StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+                    "Self-approval should be blocked when self_approval_disabled=true even without \
+                     user_auth_required. Expected 403 Forbidden, got {}. Response: {}",
+                    status,
+                    response.text().await.unwrap_or_default()
+                );
+            },
+            port,
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        server.close().await.unwrap();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Test that self-approval WORKS when self_approval_disabled is false (default behavior).
     ///
     /// This is the complementary test to test_self_approval_disabled_blocks_owner_resume.
diff --git a/backend/tests/zombie_flow_recovery.rs b/backend/tests/zombie_flow_recovery.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb658dfb03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/zombie_flow_recovery.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,661 @@
+//! Regression test for hand-recovery of between-steps zombie flows.
+//!
+//! When a worker is OOM-killed mid state-transition, the zombie monitor
+//! (`handle_zombie_flows` → `cancel_job` with force) reaps the flow: it lands in
+//! `v2_job_completed` as `canceled`, with its `flow_status` preserved: the step
+//! whose transition was lost stays `InProgress` even though all its children
+//! completed successfully. This test reproduces that exact terminal state and
+//! asserts that a hand-restart from the stuck step reuses every completed child
+//! (no re-run) and the flow reaches success.
+//!
+//! The reaper itself lives in the `windmill` binary crate and is unreachable
+//! from an integration test, so we reproduce the state `cancel_job(force)`
+//! leaves behind directly; the fix under test is the restart-resolution path,
+//! not the detection query.
+
+#![cfg(feature = "deno_core")]
+
+use serde_json::json;
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+use windmill_common::flow_status::{BranchChosen, FlowStatus, RestartedFrom};
+use windmill_common::flows::FlowValue;
+use windmill_common::jobs::JobPayload;
+use windmill_test_utils::*;
+
+/// Child job UUID for a top-level step in a completed flow's `flow_status`
+/// (optionally the iteration index for a ForLoop / BranchAll container).
+async fn child_job_id_for_step(
+    db: &Pool<Postgres>,
+    flow_job_id: uuid::Uuid,
+    step_id: &str,
+    iter: Option<usize>,
+) -> uuid::Uuid {
+    let raw: serde_json::Value = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT flow_status FROM v2_job_completed WHERE id = $1",
+        flow_job_id
+    )
+    .fetch_one(db)
+    .await
+    .unwrap()
+    .expect("flow_status missing");
+    let status: FlowStatus = serde_json::from_value(raw).expect("parse flow_status");
+    let module = status
+        .modules
+        .iter()
+        .find(|m| m.id() == step_id)
+        .expect("step in flow_status");
+    match iter {
+        Some(i) => module.flow_jobs().expect("flow_jobs")[i],
+        None => module.job().expect("job"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// A between-steps zombie whose fan-out completed but whose final transition was
+/// lost can be hand-restarted from the stuck step, reusing every completed child
+/// (including the last iteration) and reaching success.
+#[sqlx::test(fixtures("base", "hello"))]
+async fn test_between_steps_zombie_restart_reuses_all_children(
+    db: Pool<Postgres>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
+    let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+    let port = server.addr.port();
+
+    // A fan-out ForLoop `fanout` (2 iterations) followed by `after`, which
+    // consumes the loop's aggregated result. In the zombie scenario `fanout`
+    // finished all iterations but its final transition was lost, so `after`
+    // never ran.
+    let flow_value: FlowValue = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+        "modules": [
+            {
+                "id": "fanout",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "forloopflow",
+                    "iterator": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "['a', 'b']" },
+                    "skip_failures": false,
+                    "parallel": false,
+                    "modules": [{
+                        "id": "inner",
+                        "value": {
+                            "type": "rawscript",
+                            "language": "deno",
+                            "input_transforms": {
+                                "v": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "flow_input.iter.value" }
+                            },
+                            "content": "export function main(v: string) { return v }"
+                        }
+                    }]
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "after",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "rawscript",
+                    "language": "deno",
+                    "input_transforms": {
+                        "loop_res": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "results.fanout" }
+                    },
+                    "content": "export function main(loop_res: string[]) { return loop_res.join(',') }"
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }))
+    .unwrap();
+
+    // Run to completion to obtain real, successful child jobs.
+    let full_run = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RawFlow {
+        value: flow_value.clone(),
+        path: None,
+        restarted_from: None,
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+    assert!(full_run.success, "baseline run should succeed");
+    assert_eq!(full_run.json_result().unwrap(), json!("a,b"));
+
+    let orig_iter0 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, full_run.id, "fanout", Some(0)).await;
+    let orig_iter1 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, full_run.id, "fanout", Some(1)).await;
+    let orig_after = child_job_id_for_step(&db, full_run.id, "after", None).await;
+
+    // Reproduce the zombie-reaper's terminal state: cancelled by `monitor` with
+    // `flow_status` frozen mid-transition: `fanout` still `InProgress` (all
+    // iterations done), `after` never reached.
+    let mut flow_status: serde_json::Value = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT flow_status FROM v2_job_completed WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&db)
+    .await?
+    .expect("flow_status");
+    for m in flow_status["modules"].as_array_mut().unwrap() {
+        match m["id"].as_str() {
+            Some("fanout") => {
+                m["type"] = json!("InProgress");
+                // A reaped loop keeps its cursor at the last iteration.
+                m["iterator"] = json!({ "index": 1, "itered_len": 2 });
+            }
+            Some("after") => *m = json!({ "type": "WaitingForPriorSteps", "id": "after" }),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    flow_status["step"] = json!(0);
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "UPDATE v2_job_completed
+         SET status = 'canceled', canceled_by = 'monitor', canceled_reason = 'zombie flow',
+             flow_status = $2
+         WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id,
+        flow_status,
+    )
+    .execute(&db)
+    .await?;
+
+    // Hand-restart from the stuck step. `fanout` is recognised as a derivable
+    // between-steps zombie (all children succeeded), so it is reused verbatim and
+    // only the dropped transition onward is replayed. `Some(0)` is the exact value the
+    // run page's "Re-start from" button sends (a whole-step restart), not `None`.
+    let restarted = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RestartedFlow {
+        completed_job_id: full_run.id,
+        step_id: "fanout".into(),
+        branch_or_iteration_n: Some(0),
+        flow_version: None,
+        branch_chosen: None,
+        nested: None,
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+
+    // Flow reaches success, reusing the loop's aggregated result.
+    assert!(
+        restarted.success,
+        "restarted zombie flow should succeed: {:?}",
+        restarted.json_result()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(restarted.json_result().unwrap(), json!("a,b"));
+
+    // Every completed loop iteration reuses its original child job (no re-run);
+    // only `after`, which never ran, executes fresh.
+    let new_iter0 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, restarted.id, "fanout", Some(0)).await;
+    let new_iter1 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, restarted.id, "fanout", Some(1)).await;
+    let new_after = child_job_id_for_step(&db, restarted.id, "after", None).await;
+    assert_eq!(new_iter0, orig_iter0, "loop iteration 0 must be reused");
+    assert_eq!(new_iter1, orig_iter1, "loop iteration 1 must be reused");
+    assert_ne!(new_after, orig_after, "`after` should run fresh");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// A serial for-loop reaped *between* iterations (an all-success prefix, but the
+/// cursor not yet at the last iteration) must NOT be treated as complete: reuse
+/// would silently drop the remaining iterations. A downstream `after` step makes
+/// the loop non-final, so the ONLY thing that can prevent reuse here is the
+/// cursor-completeness guard; if it regresses, `after` would consume a truncated
+/// loop result and this test fails. Restart must re-run the whole loop instead.
+#[sqlx::test(fixtures("base", "hello"))]
+async fn test_mid_iteration_zombie_not_reused(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
+    let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+    let port = server.addr.port();
+
+    let flow_value: FlowValue = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+        "modules": [
+            {
+                "id": "fanout",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "forloopflow",
+                    "iterator": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "['a', 'b', 'c']" },
+                    "skip_failures": false,
+                    "parallel": false,
+                    "modules": [{
+                        "id": "inner",
+                        "value": {
+                            "type": "rawscript",
+                            "language": "deno",
+                            "input_transforms": {
+                                "v": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "flow_input.iter.value" }
+                            },
+                            "content": "export function main(v: string) { return v }"
+                        }
+                    }]
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "after",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "rawscript",
+                    "language": "deno",
+                    "input_transforms": {
+                        "loop_res": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "results.fanout" }
+                    },
+                    "content": "export function main(loop_res: string[]) { return loop_res.join(',') }"
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }))
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let full_run = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RawFlow {
+        value: flow_value.clone(),
+        path: None,
+        restarted_from: None,
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+    assert!(full_run.success);
+    let orig_iter0 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, full_run.id, "fanout", Some(0)).await;
+
+    // Reap after iteration 0: the loop is InProgress with the cursor still on
+    // iteration 0 (of 3), only iteration 0 recorded; `after` never reached.
+    let mut flow_status: serde_json::Value = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT flow_status FROM v2_job_completed WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&db)
+    .await?
+    .expect("flow_status");
+    for m in flow_status["modules"].as_array_mut().unwrap() {
+        match m["id"].as_str() {
+            Some("fanout") => {
+                m["type"] = json!("InProgress");
+                m["iterator"] = json!({ "index": 0, "itered_len": 3 });
+                m["flow_jobs"] = json!([m["flow_jobs"][0]]);
+                m["flow_jobs_success"] = json!([true]);
+            }
+            Some("after") => *m = json!({ "type": "WaitingForPriorSteps", "id": "after" }),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    flow_status["step"] = json!(0);
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "UPDATE v2_job_completed SET status = 'canceled', canceled_by = 'monitor',
+         flow_status = $2 WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id,
+        flow_status,
+    )
+    .execute(&db)
+    .await?;
+
+    let restarted = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RestartedFlow {
+        completed_job_id: full_run.id,
+        step_id: "fanout".into(),
+        branch_or_iteration_n: None,
+        flow_version: None,
+        branch_chosen: None,
+        nested: None,
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+
+    // The loop re-runs from scratch: all three iterations execute (so `after` sees
+    // "a,b,c", not a truncated "a"), and iteration 0 is a fresh job.
+    assert!(
+        restarted.success,
+        "restart should re-run the loop and succeed: {:?}",
+        restarted.json_result()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(restarted.json_result().unwrap(), json!("a,b,c"));
+    let new_iter0 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, restarted.id, "fanout", Some(0)).await;
+    assert_ne!(
+        new_iter0, orig_iter0,
+        "iteration 0 must re-run, not be reused"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// A nested restart request targets an inner step of the restart-step container.
+/// Even when that container is an eligible between-steps zombie, reuse must NOT
+/// fire (it would skip the whole container and ignore the explicit nested target).
+/// The inner step must re-run.
+#[sqlx::test(fixtures("base", "hello"))]
+async fn test_nested_restart_not_swallowed_by_zombie_reuse(
+    db: Pool<Postgres>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
+    let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+    let port = server.addr.port();
+
+    // `branch` is a BranchOne (single child, so branch_or_iteration_n is None on
+    // restart: the exact shape that would trip zombie reuse) with two inner steps,
+    // followed by a downstream `after`.
+    let flow_value: FlowValue = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+        "modules": [
+            {
+                "id": "branch",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "branchone",
+                    "default": [],
+                    "branches": [{
+                        "expr": "true",
+                        "modules": [
+                            {
+                                "id": "inner_first",
+                                "value": {
+                                    "type": "rawscript", "language": "deno",
+                                    "input_transforms": {},
+                                    "content": "export function main() { return 'first' }"
+                                }
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "id": "inner_second",
+                                "value": {
+                                    "type": "rawscript", "language": "deno",
+                                    "input_transforms": {
+                                        "first": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "results.inner_first" }
+                                    },
+                                    "content": "export function main(first: string) { return `${first}|second` }"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    }]
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "after",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "rawscript", "language": "deno",
+                    "input_transforms": {
+                        "b": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "results.branch" }
+                    },
+                    "content": "export function main(b: string) { return `after:${b}` }"
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }))
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let full_run = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RawFlow {
+        value: flow_value.clone(),
+        path: None,
+        restarted_from: None,
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+    assert!(full_run.success);
+    assert_eq!(full_run.json_result().unwrap(), json!("after:first|second"));
+    let branch_child = child_job_id_for_step(&db, full_run.id, "branch", None).await;
+    let orig_inner_second = child_job_id_for_step(&db, branch_child, "inner_second", None).await;
+
+    // Reap `branch` as a between-steps zombie (its child completed, transition lost);
+    // `after` never reached.
+    let mut flow_status: serde_json::Value = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT flow_status FROM v2_job_completed WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&db)
+    .await?
+    .expect("flow_status");
+    for m in flow_status["modules"].as_array_mut().unwrap() {
+        match m["id"].as_str() {
+            Some("branch") => m["type"] = json!("InProgress"),
+            Some("after") => *m = json!({ "type": "WaitingForPriorSteps", "id": "after" }),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    flow_status["step"] = json!(0);
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "UPDATE v2_job_completed SET status = 'canceled', canceled_by = 'monitor',
+         flow_status = $2 WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id,
+        flow_status,
+    )
+    .execute(&db)
+    .await?;
+
+    // Nested restart: re-run `inner_second` inside `branch`. Zombie reuse must step
+    // aside so the nested chain is honored.
+    let restarted = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RestartedFlow {
+        completed_job_id: full_run.id,
+        step_id: "branch".into(),
+        branch_or_iteration_n: None,
+        flow_version: None,
+        branch_chosen: Some(BranchChosen::Branch { branch: 0 }),
+        nested: Some(Box::new(RestartedFrom {
+            flow_job_id: branch_child,
+            step_id: "inner_second".into(),
+            branch_or_iteration_n: None,
+            flow_version: None,
+            branch_chosen: None,
+            nested: None,
+        })),
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(
+        restarted.success,
+        "nested restart of a zombie container should succeed: {:?}",
+        restarted.json_result()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        restarted.json_result().unwrap(),
+        json!("after:first|second")
+    );
+    let new_branch_child = child_job_id_for_step(&db, restarted.id, "branch", None).await;
+    let new_inner_second = child_job_id_for_step(&db, new_branch_child, "inner_second", None).await;
+    assert_ne!(
+        new_inner_second, orig_inner_second,
+        "the nested target inner_second must re-run, not be skipped by zombie reuse"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// A raw-flow (editor preview) restart queues the request's CURRENT definition, which the editor
+/// allows to differ from the completed run. Zombie reuse must not fire there: it would validate the
+/// stored step and synthesize Success from the old children, skipping the user's edit. The edited
+/// step must re-run and downstream must observe its new result.
+#[sqlx::test(fixtures("base", "hello"))]
+async fn test_raw_flow_restart_does_not_reuse_edited_step(
+    db: Pool<Postgres>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
+    let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+    let port = server.addr.port();
+
+    let flow_of = |suffix: &str| -> FlowValue {
+        serde_json::from_value(json!({
+            "modules": [
+                {
+                    "id": "fanout",
+                    "value": {
+                        "type": "forloopflow",
+                        "iterator": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "['a', 'b']" },
+                        "skip_failures": false,
+                        "parallel": false,
+                        "modules": [{
+                            "id": "inner",
+                            "value": {
+                                "type": "rawscript", "language": "deno",
+                                "input_transforms": {
+                                    "v": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "flow_input.iter.value" }
+                                },
+                                "content": format!("export function main(v: string) {{ return v + '{suffix}' }}")
+                            }
+                        }]
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "after",
+                    "value": {
+                        "type": "rawscript", "language": "deno",
+                        "input_transforms": {
+                            "loop_res": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "results.fanout" }
+                        },
+                        "content": "export function main(loop_res: string[]) { return loop_res.join(',') }"
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        }))
+        .unwrap()
+    };
+
+    let full_run =
+        RunJob::from(JobPayload::RawFlow { value: flow_of(""), path: None, restarted_from: None })
+            .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+            .await;
+    assert!(full_run.success);
+    assert_eq!(full_run.json_result().unwrap(), json!("a,b"));
+    let orig_iter0 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, full_run.id, "fanout", Some(0)).await;
+
+    let mut flow_status: serde_json::Value = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT flow_status FROM v2_job_completed WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&db)
+    .await?
+    .expect("flow_status");
+    for m in flow_status["modules"].as_array_mut().unwrap() {
+        match m["id"].as_str() {
+            Some("fanout") => {
+                m["type"] = json!("InProgress");
+                m["iterator"] = json!({ "index": 1, "itered_len": 2 });
+            }
+            Some("after") => *m = json!({ "type": "WaitingForPriorSteps", "id": "after" }),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    flow_status["step"] = json!(0);
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "UPDATE v2_job_completed SET status = 'canceled', canceled_by = 'monitor',
+         flow_status = $2 WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id,
+        flow_status,
+    )
+    .execute(&db)
+    .await?;
+
+    let restarted = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RawFlow {
+        value: flow_of("X"),
+        path: None,
+        restarted_from: Some(RestartedFrom {
+            flow_job_id: full_run.id,
+            step_id: "fanout".into(),
+            branch_or_iteration_n: None,
+            flow_version: None,
+            branch_chosen: None,
+            nested: None,
+        }),
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+
+    // The edited step must run: results reflect the new definition, not the reused old children.
+    assert!(
+        restarted.success,
+        "edited raw-flow restart should succeed: {:?}",
+        restarted.json_result()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(restarted.json_result().unwrap(), json!("aX,bX"));
+    let new_iter0 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, restarted.id, "fanout", Some(0)).await;
+    assert_ne!(
+        new_iter0, orig_iter0,
+        "the edited fanout step must re-run, not be reused"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Only a flow reaped by the zombie monitor (canceled_by = 'monitor') is eligible for reuse. A
+/// plain force-cancel at the same boundary (a child succeeded, its parent transition not yet
+/// landed) yields the identical InProgress/all-success shape but must keep restart-from-step
+/// semantics: the selected step re-runs.
+#[sqlx::test(fixtures("base", "hello"))]
+async fn test_non_monitor_cancel_is_not_reused(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
+    let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+    let port = server.addr.port();
+
+    let flow_value: FlowValue = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+        "modules": [
+            {
+                "id": "fanout",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "forloopflow",
+                    "iterator": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "['a', 'b']" },
+                    "skip_failures": false,
+                    "parallel": false,
+                    "modules": [{
+                        "id": "inner",
+                        "value": {
+                            "type": "rawscript", "language": "deno",
+                            "input_transforms": {
+                                "v": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "flow_input.iter.value" }
+                            },
+                            "content": "export function main(v: string) { return v }"
+                        }
+                    }]
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "after",
+                "value": {
+                    "type": "rawscript", "language": "deno",
+                    "input_transforms": {
+                        "loop_res": { "type": "javascript", "expr": "results.fanout" }
+                    },
+                    "content": "export function main(loop_res: string[]) { return loop_res.join(',') }"
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }))
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let full_run = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RawFlow {
+        value: flow_value.clone(),
+        path: None,
+        restarted_from: None,
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+    assert!(full_run.success);
+    let orig_iter0 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, full_run.id, "fanout", Some(0)).await;
+
+    // Same frozen-transition shape as a zombie, but canceled by a USER, not the monitor.
+    let mut flow_status: serde_json::Value = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT flow_status FROM v2_job_completed WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&db)
+    .await?
+    .expect("flow_status");
+    for m in flow_status["modules"].as_array_mut().unwrap() {
+        match m["id"].as_str() {
+            Some("fanout") => {
+                m["type"] = json!("InProgress");
+                m["iterator"] = json!({ "index": 1, "itered_len": 2 });
+            }
+            Some("after") => *m = json!({ "type": "WaitingForPriorSteps", "id": "after" }),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    flow_status["step"] = json!(0);
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "UPDATE v2_job_completed SET status = 'canceled', canceled_by = 'admin',
+         flow_status = $2 WHERE id = $1",
+        full_run.id,
+        flow_status,
+    )
+    .execute(&db)
+    .await?;
+
+    let restarted = RunJob::from(JobPayload::RestartedFlow {
+        completed_job_id: full_run.id,
+        step_id: "fanout".into(),
+        branch_or_iteration_n: None,
+        flow_version: None,
+        branch_chosen: None,
+        nested: None,
+    })
+    .run_until_complete(&db, false, port)
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(restarted.success);
+    let new_iter0 = child_job_id_for_step(&db, restarted.id, "fanout", Some(0)).await;
+    assert_ne!(
+        new_iter0, orig_iter0,
+        "a non-monitor cancel must re-run the step, not reuse the child"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-ai/src/utils.rs b/backend/windmill-ai/src/utils.rs
index 66b68e9b6f..328d2e0458 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-ai/src/utils.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-ai/src/utils.rs
@@ -18,20 +18,19 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     /// use it instead of the shared `HTTP_CLIENT`. Redirects are governed by
     /// `ALLOW_AI_BASE_URL_REDIRECTS` (disabled by default). Mirrors the API proxy
     /// client (windmill-api/src/ai.rs).
+    ///
+    /// This pooled client does no DNS pinning: callers reaching a user-controlled
+    /// base_url must go through [`pinned_ai_client_for`] so the connect targets
+    /// the SSRF-validated address (DNS-rebinding TOCTOU). It is the safe default
+    /// only for trusted/fixed hosts.
     pub static ref AI_HTTP_CLIENT: reqwest::Client = {
-        let redirect = if *ALLOW_AI_BASE_URL_REDIRECTS {
+        if *ALLOW_AI_BASE_URL_REDIRECTS {
             tracing::warn!(
                 "ALLOW_AI_BASE_URL_REDIRECTS is enabled - the AI HTTP client will follow \
                  redirects, weakening SSRF protection on provider base URLs"
             );
-            reqwest::redirect::Policy::default()
-        } else {
-            reqwest::redirect::Policy::none()
-        };
-        configure_client(reqwest::ClientBuilder::new()
-            .user_agent("windmill/beta")
-            .connect_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
-            .redirect(redirect))
+        }
+        ai_http_client_builder()
             .build()
             .expect("Failed to build AI HTTP client - check system TLS configuration")
     };
@@ -64,6 +63,67 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     };
 }
 
+/// Shared configuration for every client that targets a user-configured AI
+/// provider `base_url` (the pooled [`AI_HTTP_CLIENT`] and per-request DNS-pinned
+/// clients from [`pinned_ai_client_for`]). Redirects are disabled by default
+/// because the SSRF check on base_url is single-shot; DNS pinning likewise only
+/// covers the original host, so a redirect could bounce a validated public host
+/// into a private/internal one (see `ALLOW_AI_BASE_URL_REDIRECTS`).
+pub fn ai_http_client_builder() -> reqwest::ClientBuilder {
+    let redirect = if *ALLOW_AI_BASE_URL_REDIRECTS {
+        reqwest::redirect::Policy::default()
+    } else {
+        reqwest::redirect::Policy::none()
+    };
+    configure_client(
+        reqwest::ClientBuilder::new()
+            .user_agent("windmill/beta")
+            .connect_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
+            .redirect(redirect),
+    )
+}
+
+/// Build the client for a single outbound AI request to `url`, pinning DNS to
+/// the SSRF-validated address so the connect cannot rebind to an internal IP
+/// after the check (DNS-rebinding TOCTOU).
+///
+/// Returns the shared pooled [`AI_HTTP_CLIENT`] unchanged when there is nothing
+/// to pin — an IP-literal host, or a deployment that opted into private AI
+/// endpoints via `ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS`. The same opt-out and error hint
+/// as `AIProvider::get_base_url` apply, so this is consistent with the
+/// credential-time validation while additionally closing the connect-time window.
+pub async fn pinned_ai_client_for(
+    url: &str,
+) -> windmill_common::error::Result<std::borrow::Cow<'static, reqwest::Client>> {
+    use std::borrow::Cow;
+    use windmill_common::error::{to_anyhow, Error};
+    use windmill_common::ssrf::SsrfValidationError;
+
+    if *crate::ai_providers::ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS {
+        return Ok(Cow::Borrowed(&AI_HTTP_CLIENT));
+    }
+
+    let target = windmill_common::ssrf::validate_url_for_ssrf(url)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| match e {
+            e @ SsrfValidationError::Private { .. } => Error::BadRequest(format!(
+                "{e}. If you need to use private/internal AI endpoints, \
+                 set the ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS=true environment variable"
+            )),
+            e => Error::from(e),
+        })?;
+
+    if target.pinned_addrs().is_empty() {
+        return Ok(Cow::Borrowed(&AI_HTTP_CLIENT));
+    }
+
+    let client = target
+        .apply_dns_pinning(ai_http_client_builder())
+        .build()
+        .map_err(to_anyhow)?;
+    Ok(Cow::Owned(client))
+}
+
 /// AWS Bedrock do not handle structured output query param, so we use a tool for structured output. Same for every Claude models.
 pub fn should_use_structured_output_tool(provider: &AIProvider, model: &str) -> bool {
     model.contains("claude") || provider == &AIProvider::AWSBedrock
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-auth/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-api-auth/src/lib.rs
index 961f88d547..8120c16605 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-auth/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-auth/src/lib.rs
@@ -275,6 +275,15 @@ fn scope_restrictions(scopes: Option<&[String]>) -> Option<Vec<&String>> {
     (!restrictions.is_empty()).then_some(restrictions)
 }
 
+/// True when the token carries no real scope restriction — unscoped, an empty scope
+/// list, or only `if_jobs:filter_tags:` filters — so it holds the full privileges of
+/// its user and can reach any non-job route they are authorized for (mirrors
+/// `check_scopes` / `check_route_access`). A `false` result means the token is
+/// genuinely scope-restricted.
+pub fn is_effectively_unscoped(scopes: Option<&[String]>) -> bool {
+    scope_restrictions(scopes).is_none()
+}
+
 /// Enforce monotonic privilege when a token lifecycle endpoint mints or rescopes
 /// a credential on behalf of `authed`: the resulting credential must never be
 /// more privileged than the caller's own token.
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-embeddings/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-api-embeddings/src/lib.rs
index 016e72be91..35816dfaa8 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-embeddings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-embeddings/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     pub static ref EMBEDDINGS_DB: Arc<RwLock<Option<EmbeddingsDb>>> = Arc::new(RwLock::new(None));
     pub static ref MODEL_INSTANCE: Arc<RwLock<Option<Arc<ModelInstance>>>> = Arc::new(RwLock::new(None));
     pub static ref HUB_EMBEDDINGS_PULLING_INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = std::env::var("HUB_EMBEDDINGS_PULLING_INTERVAL_SECS").ok().map(|x| x.parse::<u64>().ok()).flatten().unwrap_or(3600 * 24);
+    // On a failed init/refresh we retry after this short interval instead of the
+    // full pulling interval, so a transient startup error doesn't leave the
+    // embeddings DB uninitialized for a whole day.
+    pub static ref HUB_EMBEDDINGS_RETRY_INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = std::env::var("HUB_EMBEDDINGS_RETRY_INTERVAL_SECS").ok().map(|x| x.parse::<u64>().ok()).flatten().unwrap_or(60);
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "embedding")]
@@ -112,6 +116,26 @@ pub struct ResourceTypeResult {
     score: f32,
     schema: Option<serde_json::Value>,
 }
+
+/// Drop results whose score falls more than `max_relative_drop` below the best
+/// match, so a strong hit isn't diluted by weakly-related entries that merely
+/// clear the similarity floor. Expects `results` sorted by descending score and
+/// a positive top score (guaranteed by the caller's similarity threshold).
+#[cfg(feature = "embedding")]
+fn trim_to_top_score<T>(
+    results: Vec<T>,
+    max_relative_drop: f32,
+    score: impl Fn(&T) -> f32,
+) -> Vec<T> {
+    if results.len() <= 1 {
+        return results;
+    }
+    let top_score = score(&results[0]);
+    results
+        .into_iter()
+        .take_while(|r| (top_score - score(r)) / top_score <= max_relative_drop)
+        .collect()
+}
 #[cfg(feature = "embedding")]
 async fn query_resource_types(
     Query(query): Query<ResourceTypesQuery>,
@@ -511,15 +535,7 @@ impl EmbeddingsDb {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        let mut results = results?;
-
-        if results.len() > 1 {
-            let top_score = results[0].score;
-            results = results
-                .into_iter()
-                .take_while(|r| (top_score - r.score) / top_score <= 0.05)
-                .collect();
-        }
+        let results = trim_to_top_score(results?, 0.05, |r| r.score);
 
         Ok(results)
     }
@@ -560,7 +576,7 @@ impl EmbeddingsDb {
             Some(0.75),
         );
 
-        let results: Result<_> = results
+        let results: Result<Vec<ResourceTypeResult>> = results
             .iter()
             .map(|r| {
                 let metadata = r
@@ -582,7 +598,9 @@ impl EmbeddingsDb {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        results
+        let results = trim_to_top_score(results?, 0.05, |r| r.score);
+
+        Ok(results)
     }
 }
 
@@ -601,42 +619,67 @@ pub fn load_embeddings_db(db: &Pool<Postgres>) -> () {
     if !disable_embedding {
         let db_clone = db.clone();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
-            let model_instance = ModelInstance::new().await;
-            if let Ok(model_instance) = model_instance {
-                let mut model_instance_lock = MODEL_INSTANCE.write().await;
-                *model_instance_lock = Some(Arc::new(model_instance));
-                drop(model_instance_lock);
-                loop {
-                    update_embeddings_db(&db_clone).await;
-                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(
-                        *HUB_EMBEDDINGS_PULLING_INTERVAL_SECS,
-                    ))
-                    .await;
+            // Keep retrying model init: a transient failure here must not
+            // permanently disable embeddings until the next process restart.
+            // Backoff decays to the pulling interval so an environment where it
+            // can never succeed (e.g. air-gapped, embeddings left enabled)
+            // settles into ~1 attempt/interval rather than a tight error loop.
+            let mut backoff_secs = *HUB_EMBEDDINGS_RETRY_INTERVAL_SECS;
+            loop {
+                match ModelInstance::new().await {
+                    Ok(model_instance) => {
+                        let mut model_instance_lock = MODEL_INSTANCE.write().await;
+                        *model_instance_lock = Some(Arc::new(model_instance));
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::error!(
+                            "Failed to initialize model instance: {}. Retrying in {}s...",
+                            e,
+                            backoff_secs
+                        );
+                        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(backoff_secs)).await;
+                        backoff_secs = backoff_secs
+                            .saturating_mul(2)
+                            .min(*HUB_EMBEDDINGS_PULLING_INTERVAL_SECS);
+                    }
                 }
-            } else {
-                tracing::error!(
-                    "Failed to initialize model instance: {}",
-                    model_instance.err().unwrap()
-                );
+            }
+            let mut backoff_secs = *HUB_EMBEDDINGS_RETRY_INTERVAL_SECS;
+            loop {
+                let sleep_secs = if update_embeddings_db(&db_clone).await {
+                    backoff_secs = *HUB_EMBEDDINGS_RETRY_INTERVAL_SECS;
+                    *HUB_EMBEDDINGS_PULLING_INTERVAL_SECS
+                } else {
+                    let secs = backoff_secs;
+                    backoff_secs = backoff_secs
+                        .saturating_mul(2)
+                        .min(*HUB_EMBEDDINGS_PULLING_INTERVAL_SECS);
+                    secs
+                };
+                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(sleep_secs)).await;
             }
         });
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "embedding")]
-pub async fn update_embeddings_db(db: &Pool<Postgres>) -> () {
+pub async fn update_embeddings_db(db: &Pool<Postgres>) -> bool {
     if let Some(model_instance) = MODEL_INSTANCE.read().await.as_ref() {
         tracing::info!("Creating embeddings DB...");
         let new_embeddings_db = EmbeddingsDb::new(&db, model_instance.clone()).await;
         if let Err(e) = new_embeddings_db.as_ref() {
             tracing::error!("Failed to create embeddings db: {}", e);
+            false
         } else {
             let mut embeddings_db = EMBEDDINGS_DB.write().await;
             *embeddings_db = new_embeddings_db.ok();
             tracing::info!("Created embeddings DB");
+            true
         }
     } else {
         tracing::error!("Could not update embeddings DB, model instance not initialized");
+        false
     }
 }
 
@@ -659,3 +702,31 @@ pub fn workspaced_service() -> Router {
 pub fn global_service() -> Router {
     Router::new()
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(test, feature = "embedding"))]
+mod tests {
+    use super::trim_to_top_score;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trims_scores_more_than_5pct_below_top() {
+        // top=1.0, cutoff at 0.95: 0.96 stays (0.04 drop), 0.93 is the first
+        // beyond the cutoff so take_while stops there and drops the tail.
+        let kept = trim_to_top_score(vec![1.0f32, 0.97, 0.96, 0.93, 0.9], 0.05, |s| *s);
+        assert_eq!(kept, vec![1.0, 0.97, 0.96]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keeps_all_when_tightly_clustered() {
+        let kept = trim_to_top_score(vec![0.9f32, 0.89, 0.88], 0.05, |s| *s);
+        assert_eq!(kept, vec![0.9, 0.89, 0.88]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn passes_through_zero_or_one_result() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            trim_to_top_score(Vec::<f32>::new(), 0.05, |s| *s),
+            Vec::<f32>::new()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(trim_to_top_score(vec![0.42f32], 0.05, |s| *s), vec![0.42]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-flows/src/flows.rs b/backend/windmill-api-flows/src/flows.rs
index ff555113c3..97e6999e23 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-flows/src/flows.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-flows/src/flows.rs
@@ -101,11 +101,7 @@ async fn list_search_flows(
     Path(w_id): Path<String>,
     Extension(user_db): Extension<UserDB>,
 ) -> JsonResult<Vec<SearchFlow>> {
-    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
     let n = 1000;
-
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
-    let n = 3;
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
     let allowed = build_scope_path_predicate(&authed, "flows", "read");
@@ -531,6 +527,11 @@ async fn create_flow(
     }
     check_scopes(&authed, || format!("flows:write:{}", nf.path))?;
 
+    // A `<= 0` flow timeout is "unset", not a 0-second limit that kills every run instantly.
+    // (The concurrency settings inside the flow value are normalized on deserialization; see
+    // ConcurrencySettings.) Runtime guards also protect already-stored rows.
+    nf.timeout = windmill_common::runnable_settings::none_if_non_positive(nf.timeout);
+
     if let RuleCheckResult::Blocked(msg) = check_deploy_rules(
         &w_id,
         AuditAuthorable::username(&authed),
@@ -1016,7 +1017,9 @@ async fn update_flow(
     }
     let flow_path = flow_path.to_path();
     // The URL identifies the flow being updated; the body path is only needed to rename.
-    let nf = ef.into_new_flow(flow_path);
+    let mut nf = ef.into_new_flow(flow_path);
+    // A `<= 0` flow timeout is "unset", not a 0-second limit (see create_flow).
+    nf.timeout = windmill_common::runnable_settings::none_if_non_positive(nf.timeout);
     check_scopes(&authed, || format!("flows:write:{}", flow_path))?;
 
     if let RuleCheckResult::Blocked(msg) = check_deploy_rules(
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/folders.rs b/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/folders.rs
index 5e204a6f2c..3551435dc7 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/folders.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/folders.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ async fn create_folder(
     Path(w_id): Path<String>,
     Json(mut ng): Json<NewFolder>,
 ) -> Result<String> {
+    crate::check_demo_workspace_restriction(&authed, &w_id, "Folder creation")?;
     if let Some(labels) = ng.labels.as_mut() {
         dedup_labels(labels);
     }
@@ -418,6 +419,12 @@ async fn update_folder(
         return Err(Error::PermissionDenied(msg));
     }
 
+    // update_folder can also grant permissions (owners / extra_perms / default_permissioned_as),
+    // so it is a sharing path and must honor the demo-workspace sharing restriction.
+    if ng.owners.is_some() || ng.extra_perms.is_some() || ng.default_permissioned_as.is_some() {
+        crate::check_demo_workspace_restriction(&authed, &w_id, "Sharing")?;
+    }
+
     let mut sqlb = SqlBuilder::update_table("folder");
     sqlb.and_where_eq("name", "?".bind(&name));
     sqlb.and_where_eq("workspace_id", "?".bind(&w_id));
@@ -820,6 +827,7 @@ async fn add_owner(
     Path((w_id, name)): Path<(String, String)>,
     Json(Owner { owner, .. }): Json<Owner>,
 ) -> Result<String> {
+    crate::check_demo_workspace_restriction(&authed, &w_id, "Sharing")?;
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
     not_found_if_none(get_folderopt(&mut tx, &w_id, &name).await?, "Folder", &name)?;
@@ -884,6 +892,13 @@ async fn remove_owner(
     Path((w_id, name)): Path<(String, String)>,
     Json(Owner { owner, write }): Json<Owner>,
 ) -> Result<String> {
+    // remove_owner with a `write` value is a grant path: it jsonb_set's the owner's
+    // permission level into extra_perms (only write=None is a pure revoke), so the
+    // demo-workspace sharing restriction must apply when a level is being set.
+    if write.is_some() {
+        crate::check_demo_workspace_restriction(&authed, &w_id, "Sharing")?;
+    }
+
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
     not_found_if_none(get_folderopt(&mut tx, &w_id, &name).await?, "Folder", &name)?;
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/granular_acls.rs b/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/granular_acls.rs
index e413165825..5a7af05cbe 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/granular_acls.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/granular_acls.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ async fn add_granular_acl(
     Path((w_id, path)): Path<(String, StripPath)>,
     Json(GranularAcl { owner, write }): Json<GranularAcl>,
 ) -> Result<String> {
+    crate::check_demo_workspace_restriction(&authed, &w_id, "Sharing")?;
     let path = path.to_path();
 
     let (kind, path) = path
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/groups.rs b/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/groups.rs
index 263daad624..d2a6c7d16e 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/groups.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/groups.rs
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ async fn create_group(
     Path(w_id): Path<String>,
     Json(ng): Json<NewGroup>,
 ) -> Result<String> {
+    crate::check_demo_workspace_restriction(&authed, &w_id, "Group creation")?;
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
     check_name_conflict(&mut tx, &w_id, &ng.name).await?;
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/lib.rs
index 75b9349105..7abfa426ee 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-groups/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,23 @@ pub mod folder_history;
 pub mod folders;
 pub mod granular_acls;
 pub mod groups;
+
+use windmill_api_auth::ApiAuthed;
+use windmill_common::{error::Error, worker::CLOUD_HOSTED};
+
+/// The public demo workspace on the managed cloud is kept clean and consistent by
+/// restricting folder creation, item sharing, and group creation for non-admins.
+/// `action` is a short noun phrase completing "… is disabled …" (e.g.
+/// "Folder creation", "Sharing"). Returns `Err(BadRequest)` when the caller is blocked.
+pub fn check_demo_workspace_restriction(
+    authed: &ApiAuthed,
+    w_id: &str,
+    action: &str,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    if *CLOUD_HOSTED && w_id == "demo" && !authed.is_admin {
+        return Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
+            "{action} is disabled in the demo workspace. Create your own workspace to keep the demo clean and consistent."
+        )));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/resources.rs b/backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/resources.rs
index cc78056176..3cc59be473 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/resources.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/resources.rs
@@ -275,6 +275,19 @@ async fn test_resource_endpoints(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let body = resp.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
     assert_eq!(body["description"], "Updated description");
 
+    // --- update (resource_type) ---
+    // An update that only changes resource_type must persist it.
+    let resp = authed(client().post(resource_url(port, "update", "u/test-user/new_resource")))
+        .json(&json!({"resource_type": "mcp_server"}))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+
+    let resp = authed_get(port, "get", "u/test-user/new_resource").await;
+    let body = resp.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
+    assert_eq!(body["resource_type"], "mcp_server");
+
     // --- update_value ---
     let resp = authed(client().post(resource_url(
         port,
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/workspaces.rs b/backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/workspaces.rs
index c319a1b9ec..a681fd982e 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/workspaces.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-integration-tests/tests/workspaces.rs
@@ -901,6 +901,64 @@ async fn test_get_copilot_info_ignores_empty_instance_ai_row(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "../migrations", fixtures("base"))]
+async fn test_error_handler_instance_alerts_fallback(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
+    let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
+    let port = server.addr.port();
+    let base = format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace/workspaces");
+
+    let stored = || async {
+        sqlx::query_scalar!(
+            "SELECT error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts FROM workspace_settings WHERE workspace_id = 'test-workspace'"
+        )
+        .fetch_one(&db)
+        .await
+    };
+
+    let resp = authed(client().post(format!("{base}/edit_error_handler")))
+        .json(&json!({"path": null, "fallback_to_instance_alerts": true}))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200, "enable: {}", resp.text().await?);
+    assert!(stored().await?);
+
+    // A client that predates the setting (the CLI pushing settings.yaml) omits the field and
+    // must not silently turn it back off.
+    let resp = authed(client().post(format!("{base}/edit_error_handler")))
+        .json(&json!({"path": null, "extra_args": null}))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200, "omitted: {}", resp.text().await?);
+    assert!(stored().await?);
+
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "UPDATE workspace SET parent_workspace_id = 'test-workspace' WHERE id = 'test-workspace'"
+    )
+    .execute(&db)
+    .await?;
+    let resp = authed(client().post(format!("{base}/edit_error_handler")))
+        .json(&json!({"path": null, "fallback_to_instance_alerts": true}))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 400, "fork must be rejected");
+
+    // The settings page stops offering the option once the workspace is a fork, so its next save
+    // sends `false`: that must go through rather than lock the whole error handler behind a 400.
+    let resp = authed(client().post(format!("{base}/edit_error_handler")))
+        .json(&json!({"path": null, "fallback_to_instance_alerts": false}))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200, "disable on fork: {}", resp.text().await?);
+    assert!(!stored().await?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "../migrations", fixtures("base"))]
 async fn test_get_imports(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     initialize_tracing().await;
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-scripts/src/scripts.rs b/backend/windmill-api-scripts/src/scripts.rs
index 64f997ff06..c2f023ce5a 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-scripts/src/scripts.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-scripts/src/scripts.rs
@@ -157,12 +157,8 @@ async fn list_search_scripts(
     Extension(user_db): Extension<UserDB>,
 ) -> JsonResult<Vec<SearchScript>> {
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
-    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
     let n = 10000;
 
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
-    let n = 10;
-
     let allowed = build_scope_path_predicate(&authed, "scripts", "read");
     let rows = sqlx::query_as!(
         SearchScript,
@@ -918,6 +914,13 @@ async fn create_script_internal<'c>(
     }
     check_scopes(&authed, || format!("scripts:write:{}", ns.path))?;
 
+    // Normalize positive-only settings so a `<= 0` value (e.g. a CLI-pushed `0`) persists as
+    // disabled rather than as a zero-slot concurrency cap or a 0-second timeout. Deserialization
+    // already normalizes the concurrency fields; re-applying here also covers `timeout` and any
+    // NewScript built in-process rather than from a request body.
+    ns.timeout = windmill_common::runnable_settings::none_if_non_positive(ns.timeout);
+    ns.concurrency_settings = ns.concurrency_settings.normalized();
+
     guard_script_from_debounce_data(&ns).await?;
 
     let codebase = ns.codebase.as_ref();
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-settings/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-api-settings/src/lib.rs
index 268feedcc6..bfd0848bd4 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-settings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-settings/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ use windmill_common::DB;
 use ee_oss::validate_license_key;
 use windmill_common::usernames::generate_instance_username_for_all_users;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
-use axum::extract::Query;
 use axum::{
     body::Body,
-    extract::{Extension, Path},
+    extract::{Extension, Path, Query},
     response::Response,
     routing::{get, post},
     Json, Router,
@@ -283,15 +281,15 @@ pub async fn test_s3_bucket(
         let mut list = client.list(Some(
             &windmill_object_store::object_store_reexports::Path::from("".to_string()),
         ));
-        let first_file = list.next().await;
-        if first_file.is_some() {
-            if let Err(e) = first_file.as_ref().unwrap() {
+        match list.next().await {
+            Some(Err(e)) => {
                 tracing::error!("error listing bucket: {e:#}");
-                error::Error::internal_err(format!("Failed to list files in blob storage: {e:#}"));
+                return Err(error::Error::internal_err(format!(
+                    "Failed to list files in blob storage: {e:#}"
+                )));
             }
-            tracing::info!("Listed files: {:?}", first_file.unwrap());
-        } else {
-            tracing::info!("No files in blob storage");
+            Some(Ok(first_file)) => tracing::info!("Listed files: {:?}", first_file),
+            None => tracing::info!("No files in blob storage"),
         }
 
         let path = windmill_object_store::object_store_reexports::Path::from(format!(
@@ -1580,6 +1578,7 @@ async fn refresh_custom_instance_user_pwd(
 ) -> JsonResult<()> {
     require_super_admin(&db, &authed.email).await?;
     windmill_common::utils::refresh_custom_instance_user_pwd(&db).await?;
+    windmill_common::utils::refresh_custom_instance_replication_user_pwd(&db).await?;
     Ok(Json(()))
 }
 
@@ -1710,11 +1709,23 @@ async fn setup_custom_instance_pg_database_inner(
             ))
         })?;
 
+    // The replication attribute lives on a dedicated role used by postgres trigger
+    // connections. The getter creates the role (with its stored password) when the
+    // migration couldn't.
+    if let Err(e) = windmill_common::utils::get_custom_pg_instance_replication_password(db).await {
+        tracing::error!("Failed to ensure custom_instance_replication_user exists: {e:#}");
+    }
     if let Err(e) = client
-        .batch_execute(&format!("ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user REPLICATION;"))
+        .batch_execute(
+            "ALTER ROLE custom_instance_replication_user REPLICATION;
+             GRANT custom_instance_user TO custom_instance_replication_user;
+             ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user NOREPLICATION;",
+        )
         .await
     {
-        tracing::error!("Failed to grant replication permission to custom_instance_user: {e:#}");
+        tracing::error!(
+            "Failed to grant replication permission to custom_instance_replication_user: {e:#}"
+        );
     }
 
     logs.grant_permissions = "OK".to_string();
@@ -1976,25 +1987,53 @@ async fn fetch_resource_types_from_hub() -> error::Result<Vec<CachedResourceType
         .collect())
 }
 
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+struct SyncResourceTypesQuery {
+    name: Option<String>,
+}
+
 async fn sync_cached_resource_types(
     Extension(db): Extension<DB>,
     authed: ApiAuthed,
+    Query(SyncResourceTypesQuery { name }): Query<SyncResourceTypesQuery>,
 ) -> error::Result<String> {
     require_super_admin(&db, &authed.email).await?;
 
     use windmill_common::worker::HUB_RT_CACHE_DIR;
     let cache_path = format!("{}/resource_types.json", *HUB_RT_CACHE_DIR);
 
-    let cached_types = match tokio::fs::read_to_string(&cache_path).await {
-        Ok(content) => serde_json::from_str::<Vec<CachedResourceType>>(&content).map_err(|e| {
-            error::Error::InternalErr(format!("Failed to parse cached resource types: {}", e))
-        })?,
-        Err(_) => fetch_resource_types_from_hub().await?,
+    // Manual sync is hub-first so it lands newly-published hub types on demand. The
+    // on-disk cache is only a fallback for when the hub is unreachable (airgapped
+    // installs / network error); refreshing it is left to the daily cache-rt cron and
+    // the startup sync in main.rs, which own the offline path.
+    let (resource_types, from_hub) = match fetch_resource_types_from_hub().await {
+        Ok(types) => {
+            tracing::info!("Fetched {} resource types live from the hub", types.len());
+            (types, true)
+        }
+        Err(hub_err) => {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                "Live hub fetch failed ({hub_err}), falling back to on-disk cache at {cache_path}"
+            );
+            match tokio::fs::read_to_string(&cache_path).await {
+                Ok(content) => {
+                    let parsed = serde_json::from_str::<Vec<CachedResourceType>>(&content)
+                        .map_err(|e| {
+                            error::Error::InternalErr(format!(
+                                "Failed to parse cached resource types: {}",
+                                e
+                            ))
+                        })?;
+                    (parsed, false)
+                }
+                Err(_) => return Err(hub_err),
+            }
+        }
     };
 
     let mut synced_count = 0;
 
-    for rt in &cached_types {
+    for rt in &resource_types {
         let exists: Option<bool> = sqlx::query_scalar!(
             "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM resource_type WHERE workspace_id = 'admins' AND name = $1 AND schema IS NOT DISTINCT FROM $2 AND description IS NOT DISTINCT FROM $3)",
             &rt.name,
@@ -2023,10 +2062,27 @@ async fn sync_cached_resource_types(
         synced_count += 1;
     }
 
+    // If a specific type was requested and is still absent after syncing, surface an
+    // explicit not-found instead of a silent "Synced 0". Word it by source so the
+    // cache-fallback path does not claim it checked the hub.
+    if let Some(name) = name.as_deref() {
+        if !resource_types.iter().any(|rt| rt.name == name) {
+            let source = if from_hub {
+                "on the hub"
+            } else {
+                "in the cached resource types (hub unreachable)"
+            };
+            return Err(error::Error::NotFound(format!(
+                "resource type '{}' not found {}",
+                name, source
+            )));
+        }
+    }
+
     Ok(format!(
         "Synced {} resource types ({} unchanged)",
         synced_count,
-        cached_types.len() - synced_count
+        resource_types.len() - synced_count
     ))
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces.rs b/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces.rs
index 0c0929a666..ec6b06c3eb 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces.rs
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ pub struct WorkspaceSettings {
     pub success_handler: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub public_app_execution_limit_per_minute: Option<i32>,
+    pub error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts: bool,
 }
 
 /// Subset of `WorkspaceSettings` that is safe to return to any workspace
@@ -452,6 +453,8 @@ struct CreateWorkspace {
     name: String,
     username: Option<String>,
     color: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -559,6 +562,9 @@ pub struct EditErrorHandlerNew {
     pub muted_on_cancel: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub muted_on_user_path: bool,
+    /// Left as `None` by clients that predate the setting (the CLI among them), which must
+    /// keep the stored value rather than silently reset it on every settings push.
+    pub fallback_to_instance_alerts: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 // Legacy format for error handler (flat fields from old CLI)
@@ -587,6 +593,7 @@ impl EditErrorHandler {
                 extra_args: legacy.error_handler_extra_args,
                 muted_on_cancel: legacy.error_handler_muted_on_cancel,
                 muted_on_user_path: false, // Old format doesn't have this field
+                fallback_to_instance_alerts: None,
             },
         }
     }
@@ -827,21 +834,37 @@ async fn reject_dev_label_matching_tracked_branch(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Reject parent-only git-sync settings on a fork workspace. Auto-pull, fork
-/// PRs, and promotion mode are all configured at the parent: repo → fork sync is
-/// routed by the parent's webhook/poller (`sync_forks`), a fork-owned auto-pull
-/// would register a second webhook on the same GitHub repo per fork, and a
-/// fork's deploys always go to its `wm-fork/**` branch so a promotion repo could
-/// never take effect there.
+/// Reject parent-only git-sync settings on a fork workspace. Auto-pull and fork
+/// PRs are configured at the parent: repo → fork sync is routed by the parent's
+/// webhook/poller (`sync_forks`), and a fork-owned auto-pull would register a
+/// second webhook on the same GitHub repo per fork. Promotion mode is rejected
+/// on throwaway forks (their deploys always go to their `wm-fork/**` branch, so
+/// a promotion repo could never take effect) but allowed on a **dev workspace**,
+/// which deploys per-item `wm_deploy/**` branches that promote into the parent.
 async fn reject_parent_only_git_sync_settings_on_fork<'a>(
     db: &DB,
     w_id: &str,
-    mut repos: impl Iterator<Item = &'a windmill_common::workspaces::GitRepositorySettings>,
+    repos: impl Iterator<Item = &'a windmill_common::workspaces::GitRepositorySettings>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let offending = repos.find_map(|r| {
+    let row = sqlx::query!(
+        "SELECT parent_workspace_id, is_dev_workspace FROM workspace WHERE id = $1",
+        w_id
+    )
+    .fetch_optional(db)
+    .await?;
+    let is_fork = row
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|r| r.parent_workspace_id.as_ref())
+        .is_some()
+        || w_id.starts_with(windmill_common::workspaces::WM_FORK_PREFIX);
+    if !is_fork {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let is_dev = row.map(|r| r.is_dev_workspace).unwrap_or(false);
+    let offending = repos.into_iter().find_map(|r| {
         if r.auto_pull.as_ref().is_some_and(|a| a.enabled) {
             Some("Auto-pull")
-        } else if r.use_individual_branch.unwrap_or(false) {
+        } else if r.use_individual_branch.unwrap_or(false) && !is_dev {
             Some("Promotion mode")
         } else if r.fork_open_prs {
             Some("Opening PRs for fork deploys")
@@ -849,17 +872,7 @@ async fn reject_parent_only_git_sync_settings_on_fork<'a>(
             None
         }
     });
-    let Some(offending) = offending else {
-        return Ok(());
-    };
-    let parent = sqlx::query_scalar!(
-        "SELECT parent_workspace_id FROM workspace WHERE id = $1",
-        w_id
-    )
-    .fetch_optional(db)
-    .await?
-    .flatten();
-    if parent.is_some() || w_id.starts_with(windmill_common::workspaces::WM_FORK_PREFIX) {
+    if let Some(offending) = offending {
         return Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
             "{offending} cannot be configured on a fork workspace: it is managed from the parent workspace's git sync settings"
         )));
@@ -968,7 +981,8 @@ async fn get_settings(
             auto_invite,
             error_handler,
             success_handler,
-            public_app_execution_limit_per_minute
+            public_app_execution_limit_per_minute,
+            error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts
         FROM
             workspace_settings
         WHERE
@@ -3314,6 +3328,95 @@ async fn check_open_prs_license<'a>(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Promotion mode (`use_individual_branch`: per-item `wm_deploy/**` deploy
+/// branches) is an EE feature; runtime-gate it like auto-pull and PR creation
+/// so an enterprise binary without an active plan can't enable it via either
+/// git-sync edit endpoint.
+#[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+async fn check_promotion_license<'a>(
+    mut repos: impl Iterator<Item = &'a windmill_common::workspaces::GitRepositorySettings>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    if repos.any(|r| r.use_individual_branch.unwrap_or(false)) {
+        check_git_sync_ee_license("Promotion mode").await?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Promotion on a dev workspace needs the dev-aware sync script (hub >= 28796):
+/// an older pinned script bundles a CLI that force-disables per-item branches
+/// on every fork, so enabling promotion would silently keep deploying to the
+/// env-label branch. Reject with an actionable error instead (the dispatcher
+/// demotes inherited configs the same way). Roots run promotion on any script
+/// version, and auto-managed repositories (no pin) always use the latest.
+#[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+async fn check_dev_promotion_script_version<'a>(
+    db: &DB,
+    w_id: &str,
+    repos: impl Iterator<Item = &'a windmill_common::workspaces::GitRepositorySettings>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut offending: Option<String> = None;
+    for r in repos {
+        if !r.use_individual_branch.unwrap_or(false) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if !r.is_script_meets_min_version(28796)? {
+            offending = Some(r.effective_script_path().to_string());
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    let Some(offending) = offending else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+    let is_dev = sqlx::query!(
+        "SELECT parent_workspace_id, is_dev_workspace FROM workspace WHERE id = $1",
+        w_id
+    )
+    .fetch_optional(db)
+    .await?
+    .map(|r| r.is_dev_workspace)
+    .unwrap_or(false);
+    if !is_dev {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
+        "Promotion mode on a dev workspace requires git sync script version 28796 or newer, \
+         but this repository pins '{offending}'. Update the pinned sync script (or reset it to \
+         auto-managed) first."
+    )))
+}
+
+/// A dev workspace's promotion must target its parent ("prod") workspace's own
+/// git repository (same URL and branch) — that is what "promote to prod" means.
+/// A fork-created dev inherits prod's repo; an **attached** dev keeps its own,
+/// which may be unrelated. Reject enabling promotion on a repo the parent does
+/// not track so the UI can't present an unrelated repo as prod's target. The
+/// deploy path re-checks the same invariant (a resource edit could break it
+/// after save), via the shared `dev_promotion_target_matches_parent`.
+#[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "private"))]
+async fn check_dev_promotion_targets_parent_repo<'a>(
+    db: &DB,
+    w_id: &str,
+    repos: impl Iterator<Item = &'a windmill_common::workspaces::GitRepositorySettings>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    for r in repos.filter(|r| r.use_individual_branch.unwrap_or(false)) {
+        if !windmill_common::git_sync_ee::dev_promotion_target_matches_parent(
+            db,
+            w_id,
+            &r.git_repo_resource_path,
+        )
+        .await?
+        {
+            return Err(Error::BadRequest(
+                "Promotion mode on a dev workspace must reuse the parent workspace's git repository \
+                 (same URL and branch), but this repository is not one the parent tracks — promotion \
+                 would target a repository the parent does not sync with."
+                    .to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
 async fn check_git_sync_access(_db: &DB, _w_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
@@ -3458,6 +3561,25 @@ async fn edit_git_sync_config(
         }
         #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
         check_open_prs_license(git_sync_settings.repositories.iter()).await?;
+        #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+        check_promotion_license(git_sync_settings.repositories.iter()).await?;
+        #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+        check_dev_promotion_script_version(&db, &w_id, git_sync_settings.repositories.iter())
+            .await?;
+        #[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "private"))]
+        check_dev_promotion_targets_parent_repo(&db, &w_id, git_sync_settings.repositories.iter())
+            .await?;
+        // Promotion mode: EE only (mirrors edit_git_sync_repository).
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
+        if git_sync_settings
+            .repositories
+            .iter()
+            .any(|r| r.use_individual_branch.unwrap_or(false))
+        {
+            return Err(Error::BadRequest(
+                "Promotion mode is an Enterprise Edition feature".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
         // Preserve server-owned auto-pull state (webhook id/secret, synced sha, last
         // status) that the redacted GET response omits — otherwise a whole-config
         // save from the UI would drop the webhook secret (breaking delivery) or
@@ -3593,7 +3715,8 @@ async fn edit_git_sync_config(
             tracing::warn!("git auto-pull: webhook field persist error: {}", e);
         }
         for (path, hook_id) in removed_webhooks {
-            if let Ok(url) = windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url(&db, &w_id, &path).await
+            if let Ok(url) =
+                windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url_interpolated(&db, &w_id, &path).await
             {
                 let _ =
                     windmill_common::git_sync_ee::delete_repo_webhook(&db, &w_id, &url, hook_id)
@@ -3670,6 +3793,13 @@ async fn edit_git_sync_repository(
     }
     #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
     check_open_prs_license(std::iter::once(&new_config.repository)).await?;
+    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+    check_promotion_license(std::iter::once(&new_config.repository)).await?;
+    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+    check_dev_promotion_script_version(&db, &w_id, std::iter::once(&new_config.repository)).await?;
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "private"))]
+    check_dev_promotion_targets_parent_repo(&db, &w_id, std::iter::once(&new_config.repository))
+        .await?;
 
     // Promotion mode: EE only
     #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
@@ -3945,7 +4075,7 @@ async fn delete_git_sync_repository(
     // Removal is durable now — best-effort delete the GitHub webhook.
     #[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "private"))]
     if let Some(hook_id) = webhook_to_delete {
-        if let Ok(url) = windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url(
+        if let Ok(url) = windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url_interpolated(
             &db,
             &w_id,
             &request.git_repo_resource_path,
@@ -4244,6 +4374,19 @@ async fn edit_error_handler(
 
     let mut tx = db.begin().await?;
 
+    if let Some(fallback_to_instance_alerts) = ee.fallback_to_instance_alerts {
+        if fallback_to_instance_alerts {
+            ensure_instance_alert_fallback_allowed(&mut tx, &w_id).await?;
+        }
+        sqlx::query!(
+            "UPDATE workspace_settings SET error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts = $1 WHERE workspace_id = $2",
+            fallback_to_instance_alerts,
+            &w_id
+        )
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+    }
+
     sqlx::query_as!(
         Group,
         "INSERT INTO group_ (workspace_id, name, summary, extra_perms) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING",
@@ -4322,7 +4465,16 @@ async fn edit_error_handler(
         ActionKind::Update,
         &w_id,
         Some(&authed.email),
-        Some([("error_handler", &format!("{:?}", ee.path)[..])].into()),
+        Some(
+            [
+                ("error_handler", &format!("{:?}", ee.path)[..]),
+                (
+                    "fallback_to_instance_alerts",
+                    &format!("{:?}", ee.fallback_to_instance_alerts)[..],
+                ),
+            ]
+            .into(),
+        ),
     )
     .await?;
     tx.commit().await?;
@@ -4799,6 +4951,36 @@ async fn session_workspace_status(
     Ok(Json(statuses))
 }
 
+/// The instance critical alert channels belong to the instance operator, who on cloud is
+/// not the workspace owner and never opted into a tenant's job failures. Fork workspaces run
+/// throwaway copies of their parent's runnables, so instance-wide operational alerting must
+/// stay a property of the real workspace.
+async fn ensure_instance_alert_fallback_allowed<'c>(
+    tx: &mut Transaction<'c, Postgres>,
+    w_id: &str,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    if *CLOUD_HOSTED {
+        return Err(Error::BadRequest(
+            "Reporting to the instance critical alert channels is not available on cloud"
+                .to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+    let is_fork = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        r#"SELECT (parent_workspace_id IS NOT NULL) AS "is_fork!" FROM workspace WHERE id = $1"#,
+        w_id
+    )
+    .fetch_optional(&mut **tx)
+    .await?
+    .unwrap_or(false);
+    if is_fork {
+        return Err(Error::BadRequest(
+            "Reporting to the instance critical alert channels cannot be enabled on a fork workspace"
+                .to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub async fn check_w_id_conflict<'c>(tx: &mut Transaction<'c, Postgres>, w_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
     if w_id == "global" {
         return Err(windmill_common::error::Error::BadRequest(
@@ -4975,12 +5157,16 @@ async fn create_workspace(
     )
     .execute(&mut *tx)
     .await?;
+    if nw.error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts {
+        ensure_instance_alert_fallback_allowed(&mut tx, &nw.id).await?;
+    }
     sqlx::query!(
         "INSERT INTO workspace_settings
-            (workspace_id, color)
-            VALUES ($1, $2)",
+            (workspace_id, color, error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, $3)",
         nw.id,
         nw.color,
+        nw.error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts,
     )
     .execute(&mut *tx)
     .await?;
@@ -6557,7 +6743,7 @@ async fn enforce_fork_depth(
 
 /// True if `raw` (the text form of a `json` value) contains a genuine `\u0000`
 /// NUL escape: a `u0000` preceded by an ODD run of backslashes. Mirrors the
-/// parity rule in `strip_null_chars` (windmill-api `apps.rs`) — an even run
+/// parity rule in `windmill_common::utils::strip_json_nul` — an even run
 /// (`\\u0000`) is an escaped backslash then the literal text "u0000" (common in
 /// minified JS) and is jsonb-safe. A genuine NUL is exactly what the
 /// `json`→`jsonb` re-encode in `clone_apps` / `clone_flows` rejects with
@@ -7097,8 +7283,12 @@ async fn attach_dev_workspace(
     )
     .execute(&mut *tx)
     .await?;
+    // Clearing the instance-alert opt-in here keeps the stored setting truthful for a workspace
+    // that becomes parent-managed: dispatch enforces the fork boundary on its own, but a lingering
+    // `true` would survive a later detach and would make the settings page submit a value the API
+    // rejects on a fork.
     sqlx::query!(
-        "UPDATE workspace_settings SET deploy_to = $1 WHERE workspace_id = $2",
+        "UPDATE workspace_settings SET deploy_to = $1, error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts = false WHERE workspace_id = $2",
         &prod_w_id,
         &dev_w_id
     )
@@ -7173,7 +7363,8 @@ async fn attach_dev_workspace(
     // (their auto_pull is gone), so remove them from GitHub.
     #[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "private"))]
     for (path, hook_id) in stripped_webhooks {
-        if let Ok(url) = windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url(&db, &dev_w_id, &path).await
+        if let Ok(url) =
+            windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url_interpolated(&db, &dev_w_id, &path).await
         {
             let _ =
                 windmill_common::git_sync_ee::delete_repo_webhook(&db, &dev_w_id, &url, hook_id)
@@ -7210,7 +7401,8 @@ async fn attach_dev_workspace(
 }
 
 /// Reverse [`attach_dev_workspace`] / clear the dev designation: unset the dev flag and remove the
-/// prod lock. The workspace keeps its `parent_workspace_id` (it remains an ordinary fork).
+/// prod lock. Whether `parent_workspace_id` is kept depends on the workspace's origin (see the
+/// UPDATE below): a genuine fork stays a fork, a standalone workspace returns to standalone.
 async fn detach_dev_workspace(
     authed: ApiAuthed,
     Extension(db): Extension<DB>,
@@ -10109,6 +10301,8 @@ const FEATURE_USAGE_KINDS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("ai_session", "deployed"),
     ("ai_session", "archived"),
     ("ai_session", "deleted"),
+    ("ai_session", "beta_optout"),
+    ("ai_session", "beta_optin"),
     ("ai_chat", "message"),
     ("ai_chat", "model"),
     ("ai_chat", "tool"),
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces_extra.rs b/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces_extra.rs
index 0f8fd04075..2a120d08f1 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces_extra.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api-workspaces/src/workspaces_extra.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn change_workspace_id(
     // Duplicate workspace settings (keep copy in old workspace for reference)
     info!("Duplicating workspace_settings table");
     sqlx::query!(
-        "INSERT INTO workspace_settings SELECT $1, slack_team_id, slack_name, slack_command_script, slack_email, customer_id, plan, webhook, deploy_to, ai_config, large_file_storage, git_sync, default_app, default_scripts, deploy_ui, mute_critical_alerts, color, operator_settings, teams_command_script, teams_team_id, teams_team_name, git_app_installations, ducklake, slack_oauth_client_id, slack_oauth_client_secret, datatable, teams_team_guid, auto_invite, error_handler, success_handler FROM workspace_settings WHERE workspace_id = $2",
+        "INSERT INTO workspace_settings (workspace_id, slack_team_id, slack_name, slack_command_script, slack_email, customer_id, plan, webhook, deploy_to, ai_config, large_file_storage, git_sync, default_app, default_scripts, deploy_ui, mute_critical_alerts, color, operator_settings, teams_command_script, teams_team_id, teams_team_name, git_app_installations, ducklake, slack_oauth_client_id, slack_oauth_client_secret, datatable, teams_team_guid, auto_invite, error_handler, success_handler, public_app_execution_limit_per_minute, error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts) SELECT $1, slack_team_id, slack_name, slack_command_script, slack_email, customer_id, plan, webhook, deploy_to, ai_config, large_file_storage, git_sync, default_app, default_scripts, deploy_ui, mute_critical_alerts, color, operator_settings, teams_command_script, teams_team_id, teams_team_name, git_app_installations, ducklake, slack_oauth_client_id, slack_oauth_client_secret, datatable, teams_team_guid, auto_invite, error_handler, success_handler, public_app_execution_limit_per_minute, error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts FROM workspace_settings WHERE workspace_id = $2",
         &rw.new_id,
         &old_id
     )
@@ -805,7 +805,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn change_workspace_id(
     #[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "private"))]
     for (path, hook_id) in stale_webhooks {
         if let Ok(url) =
-            windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url(&db, &rw.new_id, &path).await
+            windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url_interpolated(&db, &rw.new_id, &path)
+                .await
         {
             let _ =
                 windmill_common::git_sync_ee::delete_repo_webhook(&db, &rw.new_id, &url, hook_id)
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/Cargo.toml b/backend/windmill-api/Cargo.toml
index b764e6ff83..ee789945f5 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ kafka = ["dep:windmill-trigger-kafka", "windmill-store/kafka"]
 kafka-gssapi = ["kafka", "windmill-trigger-kafka/kafka-gssapi"]
 nats = ["dep:windmill-trigger-nats", "windmill-store/nats"]
 websocket = ["dep:windmill-trigger-websocket"]
-smtp = ["dep:mail-parser", "dep:openssl", "windmill-common/smtp", "dep:windmill-trigger-email"]
+smtp = ["instance_smtp", "dep:mail-parser", "dep:openssl", "dep:windmill-trigger-email"]
+# Outbound instance-SMTP email (the send_email_with_instance_smtp endpoint and
+# critical alerts) without the inbound email trigger's openssl/mail-parser deps.
+# `smtp` is the full trigger + endpoint; `instance_smtp` is the endpoint only.
+instance_smtp = ["windmill-common/smtp"]
 license = ["dep:rsa", "windmill-api-settings/license"]
 zip = ["dep:async_zip"]
 oauth2 = ["dep:windmill-oauth", "windmill-store/oauth2"]
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
index 69446ef84f..890b85d596 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: "3.0.3"
 
 info:
-  version: 1.764.0
+  version: 1.769.0
   title: Windmill API
 
   contact:
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ paths:
 
   /settings/refresh_custom_instance_user_pwd:
     post:
-      summary: Refreshes the password for the custom_instance_user
+      summary: Refreshes the passwords for the custom_instance_user and the custom_instance_replication_user (used by postgres triggers)
       operationId: refreshCustomInstanceUserPwd
       tags:
         - setting
@@ -3617,6 +3617,9 @@ paths:
                   public_app_execution_limit_per_minute:
                     type: integer
                     description: Rate limit for public app executions per minute per server. NULL or 0 means disabled.
+                  error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts:
+                    type: boolean
+                    description: Report failed jobs to the instance critical alert channels when no workspace error handler is set.
 
   /w/{workspace}/workspaces/get_deploy_to:
     get:
@@ -22963,6 +22966,472 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 type: string
 
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/publish_draft:
+    post:
+      summary: create or update a hub project draft
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubDraft
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishDraftBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/scripts:
+    post:
+      summary: publish a script to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubScript
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishScriptBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/flows:
+    post:
+      summary: publish a flow to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubFlow
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishFlowBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/apps:
+    post:
+      summary: publish an app to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubApp
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishAppBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/raw_apps:
+    post:
+      summary: publish a raw app to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubRawApp
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishRawAppBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/raw_apps/{id}/embed:
+    post:
+      summary: set or clear the embed url of a hub raw app
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubRawAppEmbed
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          description: hub id of the raw app
+          schema:
+            type: integer
+            format: int64
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/RawAppEmbedBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/scripts/{ask_id}/recording:
+    post:
+      summary: attach a recording to a hub script
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubScriptRecording
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - name: ask_id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          description: hub ask id of the script
+          schema:
+            type: integer
+            format: int64
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/RecordingBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/flows/{flow_id}/recording:
+    post:
+      summary: attach a recording to a hub flow
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubFlowRecording
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - name: flow_id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          description: hub id of the flow
+          schema:
+            type: integer
+            format: int64
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/RecordingBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/projects/{slug}/pipeline_recording:
+    post:
+      summary: attach a data-pipeline recording to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. A data-pipeline recording is
+        scoped to the whole project (a folder cascade), not a single item. Forwards
+        the request to the configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}`
+        source and returns the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubPipelineRecording
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - name: slug
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          description: hub project slug
+          schema:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PipelineRecordingBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/resource_types:
+    post:
+      summary: publish a resource type to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubResourceType
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishResourceTypeBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/resources:
+    post:
+      summary: publish resource placeholders to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubResources
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishResourcesBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/triggers:
+    post:
+      summary: publish triggers to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubTriggers
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishTriggersBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/migrations:
+    post:
+      summary: publish data table migrations to a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: publishHubMigrations
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishMigrationsBody"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/projects/{slug}/export:
+    get:
+      summary: export a hub project
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub and returns the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+        The folder scope is only needed to re-export the caller's own draft;
+        approved projects are public, so it is optional here.
+      operationId: getHubProjectExport
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - name: slug
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          description: hub project slug (3-50 chars, lowercase alphanumeric and hyphens, no leading/trailing hyphen)
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            minLength: 3
+            maxLength: 50
+            pattern: "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]$"
+        - name: folder
+          in: query
+          required: false
+          description: folder scoping the Hub project source (`{workspace}:{folder}`)
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/projects/{slug}/submit:
+    post:
+      summary: submit a hub project draft for review
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: submitHubProject
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - name: slug
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          description: hub project slug (3-50 chars, lowercase alphanumeric and hyphens, no leading/trailing hyphen)
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            minLength: 3
+            maxLength: 50
+            pattern: "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]$"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
+  /w/{workspace}/hub/project:
+    get:
+      summary: get the hub project linked to a workspace folder
+      description: |
+        Requires the caller to be a workspace admin. Forwards the request to the
+        configured Hub scoped to the `{workspace}:{folder}` source and returns
+        the Hub's status code and raw response body.
+      operationId: getHubProjectBySource
+      tags:
+        - hubPublish
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/HubPublishFolder"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: raw Hub response body (status code is passed through from the Hub)
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: string
+
 components:
   securitySchemes:
     bearerAuth:
@@ -23011,6 +23480,16 @@ components:
       required: true
       schema:
         type: string
+    HubPublishFolder:
+      name: folder
+      in: query
+      required: true
+      description: |
+        workspace folder scoping the Hub publication: a workspace can publish
+        one Hub project per folder and the Hub-side source key is
+        `{workspace}:{folder}`
+      schema:
+        type: string
     PublicationName:
       name: publication
       in: path
@@ -23824,6 +24303,9 @@ components:
         muted_on_user_path:
           type: boolean
           default: false
+        fallback_to_instance_alerts:
+          type: boolean
+          description: Report failed jobs to the instance critical alert channels when no workspace error handler is set. Omit to leave the stored value untouched.
 
     EditErrorHandlerLegacy:
       type: object
@@ -26475,6 +26957,7 @@ components:
         - slack
         - teams
         - email
+        - instance_alerts
 
     NewSchedule:
       type: object
@@ -29403,6 +29886,10 @@ components:
           type: string
         color:
           type: string
+        error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts:
+          type: boolean
+          default: false
+          description: Report failed jobs to the instance critical alert channels when no workspace error handler is set. Not available on cloud or on fork workspaces.
       required:
         - id
         - name
@@ -31943,3 +32430,282 @@ components:
         - name
         - owner
         - private
+
+    HubProjectSlug:
+      type: string
+      description: hub project slug (3-50 chars, lowercase alphanumeric and hyphens, no leading/trailing hyphen)
+      minLength: 3
+      maxLength: 50
+      pattern: "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]$"
+
+    PublishDraftBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+        name:
+          type: string
+        summary:
+          type: string
+        readme:
+          type: string
+      required:
+        - slug
+        - name
+        - summary
+
+    PublishScriptBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        summary:
+          type: string
+        app:
+          type: string
+        description:
+          type: string
+        kind:
+          type: string
+        content:
+          type: string
+        language:
+          type: string
+        schema:
+          type: object
+        lockfile:
+          type: string
+        path:
+          type: string
+        source_path:
+          type: string
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - summary
+        - app
+        - content
+        - language
+        - project_slug
+
+    PublishFlowInner:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        summary:
+          type: string
+        description:
+          type: string
+        value:
+          type: object
+        schema:
+          type: object
+      required:
+        - summary
+        - value
+
+    PublishFlowBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        flow:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishFlowInner"
+        apps:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+        path:
+          type: string
+        source_path:
+          type: string
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - flow
+        - apps
+        - project_slug
+
+    PublishAppBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        app:
+          type: object
+        apps:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+        description:
+          type: string
+        summary:
+          type: string
+        path:
+          type: string
+        source_path:
+          type: string
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - app
+        - apps
+        - summary
+        - project_slug
+
+    PublishRawAppBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        raw:
+          type: string
+        apps:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+        description:
+          type: string
+        summary:
+          type: string
+        path:
+          type: string
+        source_path:
+          type: string
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - raw
+        - apps
+        - summary
+        - project_slug
+
+    RawAppEmbedBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        external_embed_url:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+          description: explicit `null` clears the embed (unpublish)
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - project_slug
+
+    RecordingBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        recording:
+          type: object
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - project_slug
+
+    PipelineRecordingBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        recording:
+          type: object
+
+    PublishResourceTypeBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: string
+        schema:
+          type: object
+        description:
+          type: string
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - name
+        - project_slug
+
+    PublishResourceBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        path:
+          type: string
+        resource_type:
+          type: string
+      required:
+        - path
+        - resource_type
+
+    PublishResourcesBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        resources:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishResourceBody"
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - resources
+        - project_slug
+
+    PublishTriggerBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        path:
+          type: string
+        kind:
+          type: string
+        summary:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+        description:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+        config:
+          type: object
+        script_ask_id:
+          type: integer
+          format: int64
+          nullable: true
+        flow_id:
+          type: integer
+          format: int64
+          nullable: true
+      required:
+        - path
+        - kind
+        - config
+
+    PublishTriggersBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        triggers:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishTriggerBody"
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - triggers
+        - project_slug
+
+    PublishMigrationBody:
+      type: object
+      description: one best-effort data table migration attached to a project (per data table)
+      properties:
+        datatable_name:
+          type: string
+        sql:
+          type: string
+        sql_down:
+          type: string
+          description: defaults to an empty string when omitted
+        enabled:
+          type: boolean
+      required:
+        - datatable_name
+        - sql
+        - enabled
+
+    PublishMigrationsBody:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        migrations:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/PublishMigrationBody"
+        project_slug:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/HubProjectSlug"
+      required:
+        - migrations
+        - project_slug
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/ai.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/ai.rs
index 89dff4cfd6..efc2ba7e60 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/ai.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/ai.rs
@@ -104,18 +104,7 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
         }
     };
 
-    pub(crate) static ref HTTP_CLIENT: Client = configure_client(reqwest::ClientBuilder::new()
-        .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(*AI_TIMEOUT_SECS))
-        .pool_max_idle_per_host(HTTP_POOL_MAX_IDLE_PER_HOST)
-        .pool_idle_timeout(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(HTTP_POOL_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECS)))
-        // The SSRF check in `get_base_url` only validates the configured `base_url`.
-        // reqwest follows up to 10 redirects by default and does not revalidate the
-        // hops, so a public base_url could 3xx the server into a private/internal
-        // address. Disable redirect following so the validated host is the only one
-        // we ever connect to. AI APIs respond directly and do not rely on redirects,
-        // so this holds even for ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS deployments.
-        .redirect(reqwest::redirect::Policy::none())
-        .user_agent("windmill/beta"))
+    pub(crate) static ref HTTP_CLIENT: Client = ai_http_client_builder()
         .build()
         .expect("Failed to build AI HTTP client - check system TLS configuration");
 
@@ -129,6 +118,65 @@ pub(crate) fn invalidate_ai_request_cache_for_workspace(workspace_id: &str) {
     AI_REQUEST_CACHE.retain(|(cached_workspace_id, _), _| cached_workspace_id != workspace_id);
 }
 
+/// Shared configuration for every outbound AI HTTP client (the pooled
+/// [`HTTP_CLIENT`] and the per-request DNS-pinned clients).
+///
+/// Redirects are disabled: the SSRF check only validates the configured host, so
+/// a public host that 3xx-es could otherwise bounce us to a private/internal
+/// address. AI APIs respond directly and do not rely on redirects, so this holds
+/// even for ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS deployments. DNS pinning likewise only
+/// covers the original host, so following a redirect would reopen the hole.
+fn ai_http_client_builder() -> reqwest::ClientBuilder {
+    configure_client(
+        reqwest::ClientBuilder::new()
+            .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(*AI_TIMEOUT_SECS))
+            .pool_max_idle_per_host(HTTP_POOL_MAX_IDLE_PER_HOST)
+            .pool_idle_timeout(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(
+                HTTP_POOL_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECS,
+            )))
+            .redirect(reqwest::redirect::Policy::none())
+            .user_agent("windmill/beta"),
+    )
+}
+
+/// Build the client for a single outbound AI request to `url`, pinning DNS to
+/// the SSRF-validated address so the connect cannot rebind to an internal IP
+/// after the check (DNS-rebinding TOCTOU).
+///
+/// Returns the shared pooled [`HTTP_CLIENT`] unchanged when there is nothing to
+/// pin — an IP-literal host, or a deployment that opted into private AI
+/// endpoints via `ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS`. The same opt-out and error hint
+/// as `get_base_url` apply, so the guard here is consistent with save-time
+/// validation while additionally closing the connect-time window.
+async fn pinned_ai_client_for(url: &str) -> Result<std::borrow::Cow<'static, Client>> {
+    use std::borrow::Cow;
+    use windmill_common::ssrf::SsrfValidationError;
+
+    if *windmill_ai::ai_providers::ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS {
+        return Ok(Cow::Borrowed(&HTTP_CLIENT));
+    }
+
+    let target = windmill_common::ssrf::validate_url_for_ssrf(url)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| match e {
+            e @ SsrfValidationError::Private { .. } => Error::BadRequest(format!(
+                "{e}. If you need to use private/internal AI endpoints, \
+                 set the ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS=true environment variable"
+            )),
+            e => Error::from(e),
+        })?;
+
+    if target.pinned_addrs().is_empty() {
+        return Ok(Cow::Borrowed(&HTTP_CLIENT));
+    }
+
+    let client = target
+        .apply_dns_pinning(ai_http_client_builder())
+        .build()
+        .map_err(to_anyhow)?;
+    Ok(Cow::Owned(client))
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 struct AIOAuthResource {
     client_id: String,
@@ -303,23 +351,13 @@ async fn get_token_using_oauth(
     // Validate the resolved token_url against SSRF rules before issuing the request,
     // mirroring the protection applied to base_url in `get_base_url` (same
     // ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS opt-in). Without this a workspace member could
-    // point token_url at an internal/metadata address.
-    if !*windmill_ai::ai_providers::ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS {
-        use windmill_common::ssrf::SsrfValidationError;
-        windmill_common::ssrf::validate_url_for_ssrf(&resource.token_url)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| match e {
-                e @ SsrfValidationError::Private { .. } => Error::BadRequest(format!(
-                    "{e}. If you need to use private/internal AI endpoints, \
-                     set the ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS=true environment variable"
-                )),
-                e => Error::from(e),
-            })?;
-    }
+    // point token_url at an internal/metadata address. The returned client pins
+    // DNS to the validated address so the connect cannot rebind after the check.
+    let client = pinned_ai_client_for(&resource.token_url).await?;
     let mut params = HashMap::new();
     params.insert("grant_type", "client_credentials");
     params.insert("scope", "https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default");
-    let response = HTTP_CLIENT
+    let response = client
         .post(resource.token_url)
         .form(&params)
         .basic_auth(resource.client_id, Some(resource.client_secret))
@@ -420,8 +458,11 @@ fn is_sse_response(headers: &HeaderMap) -> bool {
         .unwrap_or(false)
 }
 
-fn proxy_request_to_request_builder(proxy_request: ProxyRequest) -> RequestBuilder {
-    let mut request = HTTP_CLIENT.request(proxy_request.method.clone(), &proxy_request.url);
+fn proxy_request_to_request_builder(
+    client: &Client,
+    proxy_request: ProxyRequest,
+) -> RequestBuilder {
+    let mut request = client.request(proxy_request.method.clone(), &proxy_request.url);
     for (header_name, header_value) in &proxy_request.headers {
         request = request.header(header_name.as_str(), header_value.as_str());
     }
@@ -546,6 +587,8 @@ async fn global_proxy(
         custom_headers: HashMap::new(),
     };
 
+    let client = pinned_ai_client_for(&credentials.base_url).await?;
+
     if matches!(proxy_mode, ProxyExecutionMode::NativeGoogleAi) {
         let proxy_args = ProxyBuildArgs {
             method: &method,
@@ -558,8 +601,8 @@ async fn global_proxy(
         audit_global_ai_request(&db, &authed).await?;
 
         let response = match ai_path.as_str() {
-            "chat/completions" => handle_google_ai_chat_proxy(&HTTP_CLIENT, &proxy_args).await,
-            "models" => handle_google_ai_models_proxy(&HTTP_CLIENT, &proxy_args).await,
+            "chat/completions" => handle_google_ai_chat_proxy(&client, &proxy_args).await,
+            "models" => handle_google_ai_models_proxy(&client, &proxy_args).await,
             _ => Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
                 "Unsupported Google AI path: {}",
                 ai_path
@@ -582,7 +625,7 @@ async fn global_proxy(
                 body: &body,
                 credentials: &credentials,
             })?;
-            proxy_request_to_request_builder(proxy_request)
+            proxy_request_to_request_builder(&client, proxy_request)
         }
         ProxyExecutionMode::NativeGoogleAi | ProxyExecutionMode::NativeAwsBedrock => {
             return Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
@@ -826,9 +869,11 @@ async fn proxy(
             credentials: &credentials,
         };
 
+        let client = pinned_ai_client_for(&credentials.base_url).await?;
+
         let response = match ai_path.as_str() {
-            "chat/completions" => handle_google_ai_chat_proxy(&HTTP_CLIENT, &proxy_args).await,
-            "models" => handle_google_ai_models_proxy(&HTTP_CLIENT, &proxy_args).await,
+            "chat/completions" => handle_google_ai_chat_proxy(&client, &proxy_args).await,
+            "models" => handle_google_ai_models_proxy(&client, &proxy_args).await,
             _ => Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
                 "Unsupported Google AI path: {}",
                 ai_path
@@ -887,7 +932,8 @@ async fn proxy(
                 body: &body,
                 credentials: &credentials,
             })?;
-            proxy_request_to_request_builder(proxy_request)
+            let client = pinned_ai_client_for(&credentials.base_url).await?;
+            proxy_request_to_request_builder(&client, proxy_request)
         }
         ProxyExecutionMode::NativeGoogleAi => {
             return Err(Error::internal_err(
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/apps.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/apps.rs
index fe10229af3..e8ac1340ca 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/apps.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/apps.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ use windmill_common::{
     users::username_to_permissioned_as,
     utils::{
         http_get_from_hub, not_found_if_none, paginate, query_elems_from_hub, require_admin,
-        Pagination, RunnableKind, StripPath,
+        strip_json_nul, Pagination, RunnableKind, StripPath,
     },
     variables::{build_crypt, build_crypt_with_key_suffix, encrypt},
     worker::{to_raw_value, CLOUD_HOSTED},
@@ -383,11 +383,7 @@ async fn list_search_apps(
     // apps' definitions. `check_scopes` uses ScopeDefinition::includes, where run
     // does NOT include read, so it correctly denies such tokens.
     check_scopes(&authed, || "apps:read".to_string())?;
-    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
     let n = 1000;
-
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
-    let n = 3;
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
     let allowed = build_scope_path_predicate(&authed, "apps", "read");
@@ -1832,50 +1828,6 @@ fn custom_path_conflict_error(
     }
 }
 
-/// App values live in a `json` column, which — unlike `jsonb` — accepts the
-/// `\u0000` escape. Any later `json`→`jsonb` conversion (a workspace fork's
-/// `clone_apps`, search indexing, …) then aborts with "unsupported Unicode
-/// escape sequence". Strip genuine NULs so the value is jsonb-safe before it
-/// lands in the DB; the usual source is a binary file such as `.DS_Store`
-/// accidentally bundled into a raw app's file map. A real NUL is unstorable
-/// either way, and frontend code that needs the character writes it as the
-/// source escape `\u0000`, which JSON-encodes to `\\u0000` (an escaped
-/// backslash — the even-parity case below) and is left untouched.
-///
-/// Returns `Cow::Borrowed` (no allocation) when the value is already clean.
-fn strip_null_chars(raw: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
-    let bytes = raw.as_bytes();
-    let mut out: Option<String> = None;
-    let mut copied_to = 0;
-    let mut search_from = 0;
-    // A genuine NUL is `\u0000`: a `u0000` introduced by an *odd* run of
-    // backslashes. An even run (`\\u0000`) is an escaped backslash then the
-    // literal text "u0000" (common in minified JS regexes) and is preserved.
-    while let Some(rel) = raw[search_from..].find("u0000") {
-        let at = search_from + rel;
-        let mut backslashes = 0;
-        let mut j = at;
-        while j > 0 && bytes[j - 1] == b'\\' {
-            backslashes += 1;
-            j -= 1;
-        }
-        if backslashes % 2 == 1 {
-            // Drop the escaping backslash + `u0000` — the 6 chars in [at-1, at+5).
-            let out = out.get_or_insert_with(String::new);
-            out.push_str(&raw[copied_to..at - 1]);
-            copied_to = at + 5;
-        }
-        search_from = at + 5;
-    }
-    match out {
-        Some(mut out) => {
-            out.push_str(&raw[copied_to..]);
-            Cow::Owned(out)
-        }
-        None => Cow::Borrowed(raw),
-    }
-}
-
 async fn create_app_internal<'a>(
     authed: ApiAuthed,
     db: sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>,
@@ -2021,7 +1973,7 @@ async fn create_app_internal<'a>(
     .await?;
     // `.get()` keeps the raw text (and thus key order); strip any NUL so the
     // `json`→`jsonb` conversion downstream (fork, indexing) can't choke on it.
-    let value = strip_null_chars(app.value.0.get());
+    let value = strip_json_nul(app.value.0.get());
     if matches!(value, Cow::Owned(_)) {
         tracing::warn!(path = %app.path, "stripped NUL character(s) from app value on create");
     }
@@ -2606,7 +2558,7 @@ async fn update_app_internal<'a>(
 
         // `.get()` keeps the raw text (and thus key order); strip any NUL so the
         // `json`→`jsonb` conversion downstream (fork, indexing) can't choke on it.
-        let value = strip_null_chars(nvalue.0.get());
+        let value = strip_json_nul(nvalue.0.get());
         if matches!(value, Cow::Owned(_)) {
             tracing::warn!(path = %npath, "stripped NUL character(s) from app value on update");
         }
@@ -3883,6 +3835,18 @@ async fn get_on_behalf_authed_from_app(
     Ok((on_behalf_authed, policy))
 }
 
+/// Which identity a deployed `apps_u/*` S3 read runs as.
+#[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
+enum AppS3ReadIdentity {
+    /// The gate passed: read with the policy's on-behalf identity (the app author in
+    /// author-mode, the viewer in viewer-mode).
+    OnBehalf,
+    /// The gate did not pass but a logged-in, non-embed viewer is present: read with
+    /// the viewer's OWN identity so the downstream S3 permission check self-enforces
+    /// their entitlement (never the author's).
+    AsViewer(ApiAuthed),
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
 async fn check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(
     db: &DB,
@@ -3891,7 +3855,7 @@ async fn check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(
     w_id: &str,
     path: &str,
     policy: &Policy,
-) -> Result<()> {
+) -> Result<AppS3ReadIdentity> {
     let is_app_embed = opt_authed.as_ref().is_some_and(|authed| {
         windmill_api_auth::scopes::has_app_embed_sentinel(authed.scopes.as_deref())
     });
@@ -3912,7 +3876,7 @@ async fn check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(
                 &db,
             )
             .await?;
-            return Ok(());
+            return Ok(AppS3ReadIdentity::OnBehalf);
         }
     }
 
@@ -3921,24 +3885,25 @@ async fn check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(
         // get_workspace_s3_resource_and_check_paths already bounds the read by
         // their own perms — no provenance gate (it would over-restrict). Embed
         // tokens are excluded (untrusted app JS stays confined below).
-        Ok(())
-    } else {
-        // Author-mode/embed: confine reads to the app's declared keys or files THIS
-        // app produced, else a viewer could launder the author's S3 perms via an
-        // arbitrary file_key (confused deputy). Provenance is the un-forgeable
-        // app-origination marker (`trigger_kind='app'` + `trigger=<this app>`);
-        // `created_by=<caller>` is ANDed only as a per-viewer isolation filter (it
-        // can narrow — one viewer can't read another's result — never forge).
-        let creator = opt_authed
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|authed| authed.username.clone())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| "anonymous".to_string());
-        let allowed = policy.allowed_s3_keys.as_ref().is_some_and(|keys| {
-            keys.iter()
-                .any(|key| key.s3_path == file_query.s3 && key.storage == file_query.storage)
-        }) || {
-            sqlx::query_scalar!(
-                r#"SELECT EXISTS (
+        return Ok(AppS3ReadIdentity::OnBehalf);
+    }
+
+    // Author-mode/embed: confine reads to the app's declared keys or files THIS
+    // app produced, else a viewer could launder the author's S3 perms via an
+    // arbitrary file_key (confused deputy). Provenance is the un-forgeable
+    // app-origination marker (`trigger_kind='app'` + `trigger=<this app>`);
+    // `created_by=<caller>` is ANDed only as a per-viewer isolation filter (it
+    // can narrow — one viewer can't read another's result — never forge).
+    let creator = opt_authed
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|authed| authed.username.clone())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "anonymous".to_string());
+    let allowed = policy.allowed_s3_keys.as_ref().is_some_and(|keys| {
+        keys.iter()
+            .any(|key| key.s3_path == file_query.s3 && key.storage == file_query.storage)
+    }) || {
+        sqlx::query_scalar!(
+            r#"SELECT EXISTS (
                 SELECT 1 FROM v2_job_completed c JOIN v2_job j USING (id)
                 WHERE j.workspace_id = $2
                     AND c.started_at > now() - interval '3 hours'
@@ -3947,21 +3912,45 @@ async fn check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(
                     AND j.trigger = $3
                     AND j.created_by = $4
             )"#,
-                file_query.s3,
-                w_id,
-                path,
-                creator,
-            )
-            .fetch_one(db)
-            .await?
-            .unwrap_or(false)
-        };
+            file_query.s3,
+            w_id,
+            path,
+            creator,
+        )
+        .fetch_one(db)
+        .await?
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+    };
 
-        if !allowed {
-            Err(Error::BadRequest("File restricted".to_string()))
-        } else {
-            Ok(())
+    if allowed {
+        return Ok(AppS3ReadIdentity::OnBehalf);
+    }
+
+    // Gate denied. A viewer whose token is effectively unscoped falls back to reading
+    // as THEMSELVES: the file is still bounded by their own S3 perms downstream, and
+    // such a token can already fetch it via `job_helpers/download_s3_file`, so the
+    // fallback adds zero capability. `is_effectively_unscoped` (the same predicate the
+    // route-scope middleware uses) is what makes that true: a genuinely scope-restricted
+    // token (e.g. `apps:read:<path>`) is allowed on `apps_u/*` but REJECTED on
+    // `job_helpers/*`, so serving it the file here WOULD be a new capability — it stays
+    // gated. `!is_app_embed` keeps that confinement explicit (embed tokens carry the
+    // `app_embed` scope, so they are already scope-restricted). Anonymous callers (no
+    // identity) also have no viewer to fall back to. Only the confused-deputy denial
+    // reaches the message below.
+    match opt_authed.as_ref() {
+        Some(viewer)
+            if !is_app_embed
+                && windmill_api_auth::is_effectively_unscoped(viewer.scopes.as_deref()) =>
+        {
+            Ok(AppS3ReadIdentity::AsViewer(viewer.clone()))
         }
+        _ => Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
+            "S3 file \"{}\" is not accessible from this app. A deployed app running on \
+             behalf of its author only serves files it generated, files in its declared \
+             allowlist, or presigned files. To expose a pre-existing file, sign it \
+             (signS3Object / sign_s3_object) or set the app's execution mode to \"viewer\".",
+            file_query.s3
+        ))),
     }
 }
 
@@ -4029,7 +4018,7 @@ async fn download_s3_file_from_app(
         get_on_behalf_authed_from_app(&db, &path, &w_id, &opt_authed, force_viewer_allowed_s3_keys)
             .await?;
 
-    check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(
+    let read_authed = match check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(
         &db,
         &opt_authed,
         &query.file_query,
@@ -4037,10 +4026,14 @@ async fn download_s3_file_from_app(
         &path,
         &policy,
     )
-    .await?;
+    .await?
+    {
+        AppS3ReadIdentity::OnBehalf => on_behalf_authed,
+        AppS3ReadIdentity::AsViewer(viewer) => viewer,
+    };
 
     download_s3_file_internal(
-        OptJobAuthed { authed: on_behalf_authed, job_id: None },
+        OptJobAuthed { authed: read_authed, job_id: None },
         &db,
         None,
         &w_id,
@@ -4092,9 +4085,15 @@ async fn app_s3_on_behalf_and_provenance(
     }
     let (on_behalf_authed, policy) =
         get_on_behalf_authed_from_app(db, path, w_id, opt_authed, None).await?;
-    check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(db, opt_authed, file_query, w_id, path, &policy)
-        .await?;
-    Ok(crate::db::OptJobAuthed { authed: on_behalf_authed, job_id: None })
+    let read_authed = match check_if_allowed_to_access_s3_file_from_app(
+        db, opt_authed, file_query, w_id, path, &policy,
+    )
+    .await?
+    {
+        AppS3ReadIdentity::OnBehalf => on_behalf_authed,
+        AppS3ReadIdentity::AsViewer(viewer) => viewer,
+    };
+    Ok(crate::db::OptJobAuthed { authed: read_authed, job_id: None })
 }
 
 // The app-scoped display ops carry the app path in the URL and everything else
@@ -4798,62 +4797,3 @@ mod embed_token_tests {
         assert!(parse_embed_policy("not json").is_err());
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod strip_null_chars_tests {
-    use super::strip_null_chars;
-    use std::borrow::Cow;
-
-    // Build `{"k":"<n backslashes>u0000"}` without writing the escape literally
-    // (a real NUL can't live in Rust source). Odd n => the trailing `u0000` is a
-    // genuine NUL escape; even n => an escaped backslash then the text "u0000".
-    fn doc(backslashes: usize) -> String {
-        format!(r#"{{"k":"{}u0000"}}"#, "\\".repeat(backslashes))
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn strips_genuine_null_escape() {
-        // 1 backslash: the NUL escape is dropped, the string value becomes "".
-        assert_eq!(strip_null_chars(&doc(1)).as_ref(), r#"{"k":""}"#);
-        // 3 backslashes: escaped backslash + NUL -> keep the escaped backslash.
-        let three = doc(3);
-        let out = strip_null_chars(&three);
-        assert_eq!(out.as_ref(), r#"{"k":"\\"}"#);
-        // Result is now valid, NUL-free JSON (i.e. jsonb-safe).
-        let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(out.as_ref()).unwrap();
-        assert!(!v["k"].as_str().unwrap().as_bytes().contains(&0u8));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn preserves_escaped_backslash_then_literal_u0000() {
-        // Even runs are the literal text "u0000" (e.g. a minified JS regex char
-        // class) and must be returned untouched, with no allocation.
-        for n in [2usize, 4] {
-            let s = doc(n);
-            let out = strip_null_chars(&s);
-            assert_eq!(out.as_ref(), s.as_str());
-            assert!(matches!(out, Cow::Borrowed(_)), "n={n} should be borrowed");
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn preserves_clean_values() {
-        // Plain value, and the bare token "u0000" with no preceding backslash.
-        for s in [r#"{"files":{"/index.tsx":"hello"}}"#, r#"{"k":"u0000"}"#] {
-            let out = strip_null_chars(s);
-            assert_eq!(out.as_ref(), s);
-            assert!(matches!(out, Cow::Borrowed(_)));
-        }
-        // The escape for a literal backslash char (`u005c`) then text "u0000":
-        // the only "u0000" match is preceded by `c` (0 backslashes) -> no NUL.
-        let s = format!(r#"{{"k":"{}u005cu0000"}}"#, "\\");
-        assert!(matches!(strip_null_chars(&s), Cow::Borrowed(_)));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn strips_multiple_and_preserves_surrounding() {
-        // Mirrors the .DS_Store case: several NULs interleaved with real text.
-        let s = format!(r#"{{"a":"x{b}u0000{b}u0000y","b":"ok"}}"#, b = "\\");
-        assert_eq!(strip_null_chars(&s).as_ref(), r#"{"a":"xy","b":"ok"}"#);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/drafts.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/drafts.rs
index a4ebf74ec0..b44b0e64be 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/drafts.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/drafts.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use windmill_common::{
     error::{Error, Result},
     user_drafts::{DraftUserRef, UserDraftItemKind, ENCRYPTED_DRAFT_PREFIX},
     users::resolve_username_to_email,
+    utils::strip_json_nul,
     variables::{build_crypt, encrypt},
 };
 
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ async fn update_draft(
         // `draft.value` is a `json` column, so a U+0000 (NUL) would persist as an
         // escape and later make any `->>`/`to_jsonb` extraction raise `22P05`.
         // Strip it here so a NUL never reaches the column.
-        let serialized = strip_json_nul(serialized);
+        let serialized = strip_json_nul(&serialized);
         // Upsert. The conflict check rides on the DO UPDATE WHERE clause —
         // when the row is newer than `last_sync`, RETURNING yields nothing.
         // `created_at` defaults to `now()` but the migration overrides it ($8)
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ async fn update_draft(
             email,
             path,
             kind as UserDraftItemKind,
-            serialized,
+            serialized.as_ref(),
             req.last_sync,
             req.force,
             req.created_at,
@@ -521,53 +522,6 @@ async fn migrate_legacy_draft(
     }
 }
 
-/// Remove every U+0000 (NUL) from a serialized JSON document so it is safe to
-/// store in the `json`-typed `draft.value` (a NUL there would later make any
-/// `->>`/`to_jsonb` extraction raise `22P05`).
-///
-/// A NUL can only appear in JSON text as a backslash-u0000 escape, and a
-/// backslash only ever occurs inside a string, so one backslash-parity-aware
-/// pass removes every real NUL escape — covering values and keys alike — while
-/// leaving a legitimate `\\u0000` (an escaped backslash followed by the literal
-/// text `u0000`) intact. O(n) over the bytes with no `serde_json::Value` tree to
-/// allocate, and the fast path (no such substring at all) returns the input
-/// untouched. The slow path is reached not only by genuinely poisoned values but
-/// by any value that legitimately contains `u0000` after a backslash (e.g. script
-/// source), so it must stay allocation-light for potentially large drafts.
-fn strip_json_nul(serialized: String) -> String {
-    if !serialized.contains("\\u0000") {
-        return serialized;
-    }
-    let bytes = serialized.as_bytes();
-    let mut out: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(bytes.len());
-    let mut i = 0;
-    while i < bytes.len() {
-        if bytes[i] != b'\\' {
-            out.push(bytes[i]);
-            i += 1;
-            continue;
-        }
-        // Consume the whole run of backslashes. An even run is N/2 escaped
-        // backslashes and leaves the next char unescaped; an odd run ends in an
-        // escaping backslash, so a following `u0000` is a real NUL escape.
-        let run_start = i;
-        while i < bytes.len() && bytes[i] == b'\\' {
-            i += 1;
-        }
-        let run = i - run_start;
-        if run % 2 == 1 && bytes[i..].starts_with(b"u0000") {
-            // Drop the escaping backslash + `u0000`; keep the leading literal pairs.
-            out.extend(std::iter::repeat(b'\\').take(run - 1));
-            i += 5;
-        } else {
-            out.extend(std::iter::repeat(b'\\').take(run));
-        }
-    }
-    // Only whole ASCII backslash-u0000 escapes were removed, so the bytes remain
-    // valid UTF-8 (and valid JSON).
-    String::from_utf8(out).expect("removing a NUL escape preserves valid UTF-8")
-}
-
 /// For variable-kind drafts with `variable.is_secret == true`, encrypt
 /// `variable.value` with the workspace crypt key and mark it
 /// `$encrypted:<base64>` so the secret never persists in plaintext at rest.
@@ -859,65 +813,3 @@ async fn require_can_read_path(
     }
     Err(Error::NotFound(format!("no draft visible at {path}")))
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::strip_json_nul;
-
-    // Parse the (NUL-free) result so assertions read clearly.
-    fn parsed(s: String) -> serde_json::Value {
-        serde_json::from_str(&s).expect("strip_json_nul must return valid JSON")
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn clean_value_is_returned_byte_for_byte() {
-        let s = r#"{"summary":"all good","n":1}"#.to_string();
-        assert_eq!(strip_json_nul(s.clone()), s);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn real_nul_in_value_is_stripped() {
-        let out = strip_json_nul(r#"{"summary":"hi\u0000there"}"#.to_string());
-        assert!(!out.contains(r"\u0000"));
-        assert_eq!(parsed(out)["summary"], "hithere");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn legit_escaped_backslash_is_a_noop() {
-        // JSON "a\\u0000b" decodes to the 8-char string a,backslash,u,0,0,0,0,b
-        // — not a NUL — so the value is already clean and round-trips byte-for-byte.
-        let s = r#"{"summary":"a\\u0000b"}"#.to_string();
-        assert_eq!(strip_json_nul(s.clone()), s);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn collision_real_and_literal_both_handled() {
-        // "a" carries a real NUL; "b" carries the literal text backslash-u0000.
-        // The value walk strips the former and leaves the latter intact — the
-        // pathological case that needed a fallback in SQL is trivial in Rust.
-        let v = parsed(strip_json_nul(
-            r#"{"a":"x\u0000y","b":"p\\u0000q"}"#.to_string(),
-        ));
-        assert_eq!(v["a"], "xy");
-        assert_eq!(v["b"], "p\\u0000q");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn nested_values_and_keys_are_cleaned() {
-        let out = strip_json_nul(
-            r#"{"o":{"k\u0000":["a\u0000b",{"deep\u0000":"v\u0000"}]}}"#.to_string(),
-        );
-        assert!(!out.contains(r"\u0000"));
-        let v = parsed(out);
-        assert_eq!(v["o"]["k"][0], "ab");
-        assert_eq!(v["o"]["k"][1]["deep"], "v");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn odd_backslash_run_keeps_literal_drops_nul() {
-        // JSON "a\\\u0000b" is an escaped backslash (kept) immediately followed by
-        // a real NUL escape (dropped) -> decodes to a,backslash,b.
-        let v = parsed(strip_json_nul(r#"{"x":"a\\\u0000b"}"#.to_string()));
-        assert_eq!(v["x"], "a\\b");
-    }
-}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/hub_publish.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/hub_publish.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fab473ea41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/hub_publish.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,543 @@
+use crate::auth::Tokened;
+use crate::db::ApiAuthed;
+use crate::HTTP_CLIENT;
+use axum::{
+    extract::{FromRequestParts, Json, Path, Query, RawPathParams},
+    http::{request::Parts, StatusCode},
+    response::{IntoResponse, Response},
+    routing::{get, post},
+    Router,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
+use windmill_common::{
+    error::{to_anyhow, Error},
+    utils::require_admin,
+    HUB_BASE_URL,
+};
+
+pub fn workspaced_service() -> Router {
+    Router::new()
+        .route("/publish_draft", post(publish_draft))
+        .route("/scripts", post(publish_script))
+        .route("/flows", post(publish_flow))
+        .route("/apps", post(publish_app))
+        .route("/raw_apps", post(publish_raw_app))
+        .route("/raw_apps/{id}/embed", post(publish_raw_app_embed))
+        .route(
+            "/scripts/{ask_id}/recording",
+            post(publish_script_recording),
+        )
+        .route("/flows/{flow_id}/recording", post(publish_flow_recording))
+        .route(
+            "/projects/{slug}/pipeline_recording",
+            post(publish_pipeline_recording),
+        )
+        .route("/resource_types", post(publish_resource_type))
+        .route("/resources", post(publish_resources))
+        .route("/triggers", post(publish_triggers))
+        .route("/migrations", post(publish_migrations))
+        .route("/projects/{slug}/export", get(get_project_export))
+        .route("/projects/{slug}/submit", post(submit_project))
+        .route("/project", get(get_project_by_source))
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct HubScope {
+    folder: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn validate_folder(folder: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let ok = !folder.is_empty()
+        && folder.len() <= 255
+        && folder
+            .bytes()
+            .all(|b| b.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || b == b'_' || b == b'-');
+    if ok {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(Error::BadRequest(format!("invalid folder: {folder}")))
+    }
+}
+
+fn source_key(workspace: &str, folder: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    validate_folder(folder)?;
+    Ok(format!("{workspace}:{folder}"))
+}
+
+fn validate_project_slug(slug: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let ok = slug.len() >= 3
+        && slug.len() <= 50
+        && !slug.starts_with('-')
+        && !slug.ends_with('-')
+        && slug
+            .bytes()
+            .all(|b| b.is_ascii_lowercase() || b.is_ascii_digit() || b == b'-');
+    if ok {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(Error::BadRequest(format!("invalid project slug: {slug}")))
+    }
+}
+
+/// A Hub project slug that is valid by construction: deserialization (from a
+/// request body or a path segment) is the only way to obtain one and it runs
+/// `validate_project_slug`, so no handler can forward or interpolate an
+/// unvalidated slug into a Hub URL.
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+#[serde(transparent)]
+struct ProjectSlug(String);
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ProjectSlug {
+    fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+        let s = String::deserialize(d)?;
+        validate_project_slug(&s).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)?;
+        Ok(ProjectSlug(s))
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for ProjectSlug {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(&self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+/// The single gate every Hub endpoint goes through: an admin caller, their
+/// token (the Hub authenticates it back against this instance's whoami), and
+/// the validated `workspace_id:folder` source key scoping ownership Hub-side.
+/// Handlers can only reach the Hub via this extractor's methods, so a new
+/// endpoint cannot forget the admin check or folder validation.
+///
+/// A workspace can publish one Hub project per folder. The stable, never-mutated
+/// link key is `workspace_id:folder_name` (folder name is the path segment and is
+/// never renamed — only display_name changes). `:` is safe: neither workspace ids
+/// nor folder names (alphanumeric, underscore, hyphen) contain it.
+struct HubPublishCtx {
+    source_id: Option<String>,
+    token: String,
+}
+
+impl<S> FromRequestParts<S> for HubPublishCtx
+where
+    S: Send + Sync,
+{
+    type Rejection = Response;
+
+    async fn from_request_parts(
+        parts: &mut Parts,
+        state: &S,
+    ) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
+        let authed = ApiAuthed::from_request_parts(parts, state)
+            .await
+            .map_err(IntoResponse::into_response)?;
+        let tokened = Tokened::from_request_parts(parts, state)
+            .await
+            .map_err(IntoResponse::into_response)?;
+        let params = RawPathParams::from_request_parts(parts, state)
+            .await
+            .map_err(IntoResponse::into_response)?;
+        let workspace = params
+            .iter()
+            .find(|(k, _)| *k == "workspace_id")
+            .map(|(_, v)| v.to_owned());
+        let Query(scope) = Query::<HubScope>::from_request_parts(parts, state)
+            .await
+            .map_err(IntoResponse::into_response)?;
+        let build = || -> Result<HubPublishCtx, Error> {
+            require_admin(authed.is_admin, &authed.username)?;
+            let workspace = workspace.ok_or_else(|| {
+                Error::internal_err(
+                    "hub publish route must be nested under /w/{workspace_id}".to_string(),
+                )
+            })?;
+            let source_id = scope
+                .folder
+                .as_deref()
+                .map(|f| source_key(&workspace, f))
+                .transpose()?;
+            Ok(HubPublishCtx { source_id, token: tokened.token })
+        };
+        build().map_err(IntoResponse::into_response)
+    }
+}
+
+impl HubPublishCtx {
+    fn require_source(&self) -> Result<&str, Error> {
+        self.source_id
+            .as_deref()
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::BadRequest("missing folder query param".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    async fn post<T: Serialize>(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+        body: &T,
+    ) -> Result<(StatusCode, String), Error> {
+        forward_to_hub(path, self.require_source()?, &self.token, body).await
+    }
+
+    async fn get(&self, path: &str) -> Result<(StatusCode, String), Error> {
+        get_from_hub(path, self.require_source()?, &self.token).await
+    }
+
+    /// GET without requiring a folder scope. Only for reads the Hub allows
+    /// publicly (e.g. exporting an approved project); the empty source id makes
+    /// the Hub skip the ownership match.
+    async fn get_maybe_unscoped(&self, path: &str) -> Result<(StatusCode, String), Error> {
+        get_from_hub(path, self.source_id.as_deref().unwrap_or(""), &self.token).await
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishDraftBody {
+    slug: ProjectSlug,
+    name: String,
+    summary: String,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    readme: Option<String>,
+}
+
+async fn publish_draft(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishDraftBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post("/projects", &body).await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishScriptBody {
+    summary: String,
+    app: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    description: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    kind: Option<String>,
+    content: String,
+    language: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    schema: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    lockfile: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    path: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    source_path: Option<String>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_script(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishScriptBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post("/scripts/add", &body).await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishFlowInner {
+    summary: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    description: Option<String>,
+    value: serde_json::Value,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    schema: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishFlowBody {
+    flow: PublishFlowInner,
+    apps: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    path: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    source_path: Option<String>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_flow(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishFlowBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post("/flows", &body).await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishAppBody {
+    app: serde_json::Value,
+    apps: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    description: Option<String>,
+    summary: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    path: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    source_path: Option<String>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_app(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishAppBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post("/apps", &body).await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishRawAppBody {
+    raw: String,
+    apps: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    description: Option<String>,
+    summary: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    path: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    source_path: Option<String>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_raw_app(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishRawAppBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post("/raw_apps", &body).await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct RawAppEmbedBody {
+    // No skip_serializing_if: `null` must reach the Hub to clear the embed (unpublish).
+    external_embed_url: Option<String>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_raw_app_embed(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Path((_workspace, id)): Path<(String, i64)>,
+    Json(body): Json<RawAppEmbedBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(&format!("/raw_apps/{}/embed", id), &body).await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct RecordingBody {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    recording: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_script_recording(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Path((_workspace, ask_id)): Path<(String, i64)>,
+    Json(body): Json<RecordingBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(&format!("/scripts/{}/recording", ask_id), &body)
+        .await
+}
+
+async fn publish_flow_recording(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Path((_workspace, flow_id)): Path<(String, i64)>,
+    Json(body): Json<RecordingBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(&format!("/flows/{}/recording", flow_id), &body)
+        .await
+}
+
+// A data-pipeline recording is scoped to the whole project (a folder cascade),
+// not a single Hub item, so the slug comes from the path (validated by
+// construction) and only the opaque recording is forwarded.
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PipelineRecordingBody {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    recording: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+async fn publish_pipeline_recording(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Path((_workspace, slug)): Path<(String, ProjectSlug)>,
+    Json(body): Json<PipelineRecordingBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(&format!("/projects/{}/pipeline_recording", slug), &body)
+        .await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishResourceTypeBody {
+    name: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    schema: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    description: Option<String>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_resource_type(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishResourceTypeBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(
+        &format!("/projects/{}/resource_types", body.project_slug),
+        &body,
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishResourceBody {
+    path: String,
+    resource_type: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishResourcesBody {
+    resources: Vec<PublishResourceBody>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_resources(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishResourcesBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(&format!("/projects/{}/resources", body.project_slug), &body)
+        .await
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishTriggerBody {
+    path: String,
+    kind: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    summary: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    description: Option<String>,
+    config: serde_json::Value,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    script_ask_id: Option<i64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    flow_id: Option<i64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishTriggersBody {
+    triggers: Vec<PublishTriggerBody>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_triggers(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishTriggersBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(&format!("/projects/{}/triggers", body.project_slug), &body)
+        .await
+}
+
+// One best-effort data table migration attached to a project (per data table).
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishMigrationBody {
+    datatable_name: String,
+    sql: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    sql_down: String,
+    enabled: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct PublishMigrationsBody {
+    migrations: Vec<PublishMigrationBody>,
+    project_slug: ProjectSlug,
+}
+
+async fn publish_migrations(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Json(body): Json<PublishMigrationsBody>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(
+        &format!("/projects/{}/migrations", body.project_slug),
+        &body,
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
+// Export is owner-scoped only when re-exporting your own draft; approved
+// projects are public, so the folder scope is optional here.
+async fn get_project_export(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Path((_workspace, slug)): Path<(String, ProjectSlug)>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.get_maybe_unscoped(&format!("/projects/{}/export", slug))
+        .await
+}
+
+async fn get_project_by_source(ctx: HubPublishCtx) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.get("/projects/by_source").await
+}
+
+async fn submit_project(
+    ctx: HubPublishCtx,
+    Path((_workspace, slug)): Path<(String, ProjectSlug)>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, Error> {
+    ctx.post(
+        &format!("/projects/{}/submit", slug),
+        &serde_json::json!({}),
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
+// The Hub has no auth of its own: it validates bearer tokens by calling this
+// instance's /api/users/whoami. Forwarding the caller's own token logs them in
+// on the Hub as themselves (account auto-created on first use).
+async fn get_from_hub(
+    path: &str,
+    source_id: &str,
+    token: &str,
+) -> Result<(StatusCode, String), Error> {
+    let url = format!("{}{}", **HUB_BASE_URL.load(), path);
+
+    let res = HTTP_CLIENT
+        .get(&url)
+        .query(&[("source_id", source_id)])
+        .bearer_auth(token)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::InternalErr(format!("hub request failed: {e}")))?;
+
+    let status = StatusCode::from_u16(res.status().as_u16()).unwrap_or(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY);
+    let text = res
+        .text()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::InternalErr(format!("hub response read failed: {e}")))?;
+
+    Ok((status, text))
+}
+
+async fn forward_to_hub<T: Serialize>(
+    path: &str,
+    source_id: &str,
+    token: &str,
+    body: &T,
+) -> Result<(StatusCode, String), Error> {
+    let url = format!("{}{}", **HUB_BASE_URL.load(), path);
+
+    let mut payload = serde_json::to_value(body).map_err(to_anyhow)?;
+    let obj = payload
+        .as_object_mut()
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::internal_err("hub publish body must be a JSON object".to_string()))?;
+    obj.insert(
+        "source_id".to_string(),
+        serde_json::Value::String(source_id.to_string()),
+    );
+
+    let res = HTTP_CLIENT
+        .post(&url)
+        .bearer_auth(token)
+        .json(&payload)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::InternalErr(format!("hub request failed: {e}")))?;
+
+    let status = StatusCode::from_u16(res.status().as_u16()).unwrap_or(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY);
+    let text = res
+        .text()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::InternalErr(format!("hub response read failed: {e}")))?;
+
+    Ok((status, text))
+}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs
index 14cbb76c91..fe1f01f4e6 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 use tower::ServiceBuilder;
 use url::Url;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "smtp"))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "instance_smtp"))]
 use windmill_common::auth::is_super_admin_email;
 use windmill_common::auth::TOKEN_PREFIX_LEN;
 #[cfg(feature = "run_inline")]
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ use windmill_common::workspace_dependencies::{
     RawWorkspaceDependencies, MIN_VERSION_WORKSPACE_DEPENDENCIES,
 };
 use windmill_common::DYNAMIC_INPUT_CACHE;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "smtp"))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "instance_smtp"))]
 use windmill_common::{email_oss::send_email_html, server::load_smtp_config};
 use windmill_object_store::upload_artifact_to_store;
 #[cfg(feature = "run_inline")]
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ impl<'a> GetQuery<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(feature = "smtp", feature = "enterprise"))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "instance_smtp", feature = "enterprise"))]
 async fn send_workspace_trigger_failure_email_notification(
     db: &DB,
     w_id: &str,
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ struct SendEmail {
     error: Value,
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "smtp"))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "instance_smtp"))]
 async fn send_email_with_instance_smtp(
     authed: ApiAuthed,
     Extension(db): Extension<DB>,
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ async fn send_email_with_instance_smtp(
     Ok(Json(resp))
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "smtp")))]
+#[cfg(not(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "instance_smtp")))]
 async fn send_email_with_instance_smtp(
     _authed: ApiAuthed,
     Extension(_db): Extension<DB>,
@@ -3192,17 +3192,9 @@ async fn resume_suspended(
     }
 
     // Check approval conditions
-    let approval_conditions = if is_wac {
-        flow.flow_status
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(|v| v.get("approval_conditions"))
-            .and_then(|v| serde_json::from_value::<ApprovalConditions>(v.clone()).ok())
-    } else {
-        flow.flow_status
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(|v| serde_json::from_value::<FlowStatus>(v.clone()).ok())
-            .and_then(|fs| fs.approval_conditions)
-    };
+    let approval_conditions = extract_approval_conditions(flow.flow_status.as_ref(), is_wac);
+
+    let trigger_email = flow.email.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
 
     if let Some(ref ac) = approval_conditions {
         if ac.user_auth_required && opt_authed.is_none() {
@@ -3214,6 +3206,13 @@ async fn resume_suspended(
 
     // If logged in, check authorization rules
     if let Some(ref authed) = opt_authed {
+        // self_approval_disabled applies to owners too (only admins are exempt), so it is
+        // enforced before the owner shortcut below. A token-only (anonymous) resume is treated as
+        // capability-based and intentionally not gated here; see resume_suspended_job.
+        if let Some(ref ac) = approval_conditions {
+            require_not_self_approval(authed, ac, trigger_email)?;
+        }
+
         let is_admin = authed.is_admin;
         let is_owner = flow
             .script_path
@@ -3222,7 +3221,6 @@ async fn resume_suspended(
             .unwrap_or(false);
 
         if !is_admin && !is_owner {
-            let trigger_email = flow.email.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
             conditionally_require_authed_user(
                 Some(authed.clone()),
                 approval_conditions.clone(),
@@ -3347,10 +3345,11 @@ struct ApprovalInfo {
 }
 
 /// Whether `opt_authed` is allowed to approve — and therefore view — this approval step.
-/// Mirrors the authorization performed at the resume boundary: workspace admins and owners
-/// of the runnable always qualify; otherwise the approval conditions (user_auth_required /
-/// user_groups_required / self_approval_disabled) decide. When the step does not require auth,
-/// an anonymous (token-only) caller qualifies.
+/// Mirrors the authorization performed at the resume boundary: workspace admins always qualify;
+/// self_approval_disabled then bars the triggerer even when they own the runnable; otherwise
+/// owners qualify and the remaining approval conditions (user_auth_required /
+/// user_groups_required) decide. When the step does not require auth, an anonymous (token-only)
+/// caller qualifies.
 fn can_approve_step(
     opt_authed: &Option<ApiAuthed>,
     approval_conditions: &Option<ApprovalConditions>,
@@ -3362,6 +3361,12 @@ fn can_approve_step(
             if authed.is_admin {
                 return true;
             }
+            // self_approval_disabled applies to owners too, so it gates the owner shortcut.
+            if let Some(ref ac) = approval_conditions {
+                if require_not_self_approval(authed, ac, trigger_email).is_err() {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
             let is_owner = script_path
                 .map(|p| require_owner_of_path(authed, p).is_ok())
                 .unwrap_or(false);
@@ -3648,8 +3653,10 @@ async fn resume_suspended_job_internal(
     // Get flow info - works for step-level, flow-level, and WAC approval
     let (flow_info, is_flow_level, is_wac) = get_flow_info_for_resume(job_id, &db).await?;
 
-    // HMAC secret = full capability. Skip approval_conditions checks.
-    // Authorization rules are enforced by the new resume_suspended endpoint instead.
+    // HMAC secret = full capability. Skip approval_conditions checks: possession of the full
+    // resume URL is the authorization (it is only disclosed to intended approvers, e.g. when a
+    // step returns it). Identity-based rules, including self_approval_disabled, are enforced by
+    // the resume_suspended endpoint instead.
 
     let exists = sqlx::query_scalar!(
         r#"
@@ -4095,6 +4102,45 @@ pub async fn get_suspended_job_flow(
     Ok(Json(SuspendedJobFlow { job: flow, approvers, view_token }).into_response())
 }
 
+/// Read the step's approval_conditions from the suspended flow status. For classic flows they
+/// live inside the deserialized `FlowStatus`; for workflow-as-code they are a top-level
+/// `approval_conditions` key in the status JSON.
+fn extract_approval_conditions(
+    flow_status: Option<&serde_json::Value>,
+    is_wac: bool,
+) -> Option<ApprovalConditions> {
+    if is_wac {
+        flow_status
+            .and_then(|v| v.get("approval_conditions"))
+            .and_then(|v| serde_json::from_value::<ApprovalConditions>(v.clone()).ok())
+    } else {
+        flow_status
+            .and_then(|v| serde_json::from_value::<FlowStatus>(v.clone()).ok())
+            .and_then(|fs| fs.approval_conditions)
+    }
+}
+
+/// The flow's triggerer may not approve their own suspended step when the step sets
+/// `self_approval_disabled`. Only admins are exempt: owning the runnable does not grant
+/// the right to approve your own run, so this must be enforced at every resume boundary
+/// independently of the owner shortcut (which only waives user_auth_required /
+/// user_groups_required).
+fn require_not_self_approval(
+    authed: &ApiAuthed,
+    approval_conditions: &ApprovalConditions,
+    trigger_email: &str,
+) -> error::Result<()> {
+    if approval_conditions.self_approval_disabled
+        && !authed.is_admin
+        && authed.email.eq(trigger_email)
+    {
+        return Err(Error::PermissionDenied(
+            "Self-approval is disabled for this flow step".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn conditionally_require_authed_user(
     _authed: Option<ApiAuthed>,
     approval_conditions_opt: Option<ApprovalConditions>,
@@ -4106,14 +4152,8 @@ fn conditionally_require_authed_user(
     let approval_conditions = approval_conditions_opt.unwrap();
 
     // Check self-approval independently of user_auth_required
-    if approval_conditions.self_approval_disabled {
-        if let Some(ref authed) = _authed {
-            if !authed.is_admin && authed.email.eq(_trigger_email) {
-                return Err(Error::PermissionDenied(
-                    "Self-approval is disabled for this flow step".to_string(),
-                ));
-            }
-        }
+    if let Some(ref authed) = _authed {
+        require_not_self_approval(authed, &approval_conditions, _trigger_email)?;
     }
 
     if approval_conditions.user_auth_required {
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
index d56928a712..ce66ec22da 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ mod granular_acls;
 mod group_history;
 mod groups;
 mod health;
+mod hub_publish;
 #[cfg(feature = "private")]
 pub mod indexer_ee;
 mod indexer_oss;
@@ -656,6 +657,7 @@ pub async fn run_server(
                         .nest("/volumes", volumes_oss::workspaced_service())
                         .nest("/workers", windmill_api_workers::workspaced_service())
                         .nest("/workspaces", workspaces::workspaced_service())
+                        .nest("/hub", hub_publish::workspaced_service())
                         .nest(
                             "/data_metrics",
                             windmill_api_workspaces::data_metrics::workspaced_service(),
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/live_migrations.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/live_migrations.rs
index d5c759fc18..7c359300c3 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/live_migrations.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/live_migrations.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,30 @@ pub async fn custom_migrations(migrator: &mut CustomMigrator) -> Result<(), Erro
         tracing::error!("Could not apply flow versioning fix migration: {err:#}");
     }
 
+    if let Err(err) = normalize_custom_instance_user_attributes(migrator).await {
+        tracing::error!("Could not normalize custom_instance_user attributes: {err:#}");
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// Converged on every boot, not once: the one-shot migration swallows errors (it must not
+// abort startup without superuser), and an older instance sharing the cluster can re-add
+// the attribute. REPLICATION belongs only on custom_instance_replication_user.
+async fn normalize_custom_instance_user_attributes(
+    migrator: &mut CustomMigrator,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let has_replication = sqlx::query_scalar::<_, bool>(
+        "SELECT rolreplication FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'custom_instance_user'",
+    )
+    .fetch_optional(migrator.connection())
+    .await?;
+    if has_replication == Some(true) {
+        sqlx::query("ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user NOREPLICATION")
+            .execute(migrator.connection())
+            .await?;
+        tracing::info!("Normalized custom_instance_user attributes");
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/Cargo.toml b/backend/windmill-common/Cargo.toml
index d91fb209db..e45bba05c3 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ anyhow.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 serde_yml.workspace = true
+memchr.workspace = true
 erased-serde = "0.4"
 chrono.workspace = true
 chrono-tz.workspace = true
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/assets.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/assets.rs
index d1bbed1a18..d6a4156f38 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/assets.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/assets.rs
@@ -567,11 +567,9 @@ mod trigger_ref_roundtrip_tests {
     // `trigger_spec_to_row` rebuilds a stored ref as `s3://<path>`, and
     // `parse_asset_trigger_ref` parses it back. The two must be inverse for
     // every S3 URI form, or a consumer's `// on` trigger lands on a different
-    // graph node than the producer's inferred write. Because `parse_asset_syntax`
-    // strips ALL leading slashes, a canonical path never starts with `/`, so the
-    // naive `prefix + path` rebuild round-trips — including the `S3Object(s3="/x")`
-    // quad-slash case that previously desynced (path `/x` rebuilt to `s3:///x`,
-    // which re-parsed to `x`).
+    // graph node than the producer's inferred write. `parse_asset_syntax`
+    // keeps the URI suffix verbatim (a default-storage path starts with `/`),
+    // so the naive `prefix + path` rebuild round-trips for every form.
     fn roundtrip(uri: &str) -> String {
         let (pkind, path) = parse_asset_syntax(uri, false).expect("parse uri");
         assert_eq!(pkind, PAssetKind::S3Object);
@@ -590,11 +588,10 @@ mod trigger_ref_roundtrip_tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn s3_trigger_ref_roundtrips_for_every_uri_form() {
-        assert_eq!(roundtrip("s3:///exports/x"), "exports/x"); // SDK default storage
-        assert_eq!(roundtrip("s3://exports/x"), "exports/x"); // DuckDB / bare
+        assert_eq!(roundtrip("s3:///exports/x"), "/exports/x"); // SDK default storage
+        assert_eq!(roundtrip("s3://exports/x"), "exports/x"); // named storage `exports`
         assert_eq!(roundtrip("s3://mybucket/exports/x"), "mybucket/exports/x"); // explicit
-        assert_eq!(roundtrip("s3:////x"), "x"); // S3Object(s3="/x") quad-slash
-        assert_eq!(roundtrip("s3:///y=2024/f.parquet"), "y=2024/f.parquet"); // Hive
+        assert_eq!(roundtrip("s3:///y=2024/f.parquet"), "/y=2024/f.parquet"); // Hive
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/ee_oss.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/ee_oss.rs
index 26b9c87b7e..2510df0960 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/ee_oss.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/ee_oss.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ pub async fn enforce_offline_caps(_db: &DB) -> anyhow::Result<Option<OfflineCapS
     Ok(None)
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", not(feature = "private")))]
+pub async fn alert_on_online_license_expired(_db: &DB) {
+    // Implementation is not open source
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(feature = "private"))]
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum LicensePlan {
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/global_settings.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/global_settings.rs
index 2714d31276..b91922dffb 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/global_settings.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/global_settings.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ pub const AGENT_WORKER_BLOCKED_SETTINGS: &[&str] = &[
     INSTANCE_EVENTS_WEBHOOK_SETTING,
     OTEL_SETTING,
     OTEL_TRACING_PROXY_SETTING,
+    // Custom-instance DB credentials: `custom_instance_pg_databases` holds `user_pwd`,
+    // `custom_instance_replication_pwd` holds the REPLICATION-role password. Agent workers
+    // resolve datatable connections through the dedicated datatable endpoints, never these.
+    "custom_instance_pg_databases",
+    "custom_instance_replication_pwd",
 ];
 
 /// Whether an agent worker may read the given global setting over HTTP.
@@ -381,6 +386,8 @@ mod tests {
             INSTANCE_EVENTS_WEBHOOK_SETTING,
             OTEL_SETTING,
             OTEL_TRACING_PROXY_SETTING,
+            "custom_instance_pg_databases",
+            "custom_instance_replication_pwd",
         ] {
             assert!(
                 !is_setting_readable_by_agent_worker(key),
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/instance_config.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/instance_config.rs
index 74b0647d82..7e32fe6e56 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/instance_config.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/instance_config.rs
@@ -776,7 +776,10 @@ pub enum DucklakeCatalogResourceType {
 // Custom instance PG databases
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/// Custom PostgreSQL databases managed by the instance.
+/// Custom PostgreSQL databases managed by the instance. `user_pwd` is operator-configurable
+/// (resolved from a Kubernetes secretKeyRef by the EE operator); `databases` is runtime
+/// setup status. The replication-role password lives in a separate hidden setting
+/// (`custom_instance_replication_pwd`), never in this operator-facing config row.
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, Debug, Default)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "instance_config_schema", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
 pub struct CustomInstancePgDatabases {
@@ -945,6 +948,7 @@ pub const PROTECTED_SETTINGS: &[&str] = &[
     "ducklake_user_pg_pwd",
     "ducklake_settings",
     "custom_instance_pg_databases",
+    "custom_instance_replication_pwd",
     "uid",
     "rsa_keys",
     "jwt_secret",
@@ -966,6 +970,10 @@ pub const HIDDEN_SETTINGS: &[&str] = &[
     // every bulk InstanceSettings save via `GlobalSettings::extra`. Hiding it
     // on read + rejecting it in `diff_global_settings` breaks that loop.
     "worker_configs",
+    // Auto-generated password for the REPLICATION role used by postgres triggers.
+    // Server-only (written by setup/refresh via direct SQL), never operator-authored —
+    // hidden so the config machinery can't read, rewrite, or drop it.
+    "custom_instance_replication_pwd",
 ];
 
 /// Top-level settings whose entire value is sensitive and must be fully redacted in logs.
@@ -976,6 +984,7 @@ const SENSITIVE_SETTINGS: &[&str] = &[
     "hub_api_secret",
     "license_key",
     "ducklake_user_pg_pwd",
+    "custom_instance_replication_pwd",
     "pip_index_url",
     "pip_extra_index_url",
     "npm_config_registry",
@@ -1000,6 +1009,7 @@ const NESTED_SENSITIVE_FIELDS: &[(&str, &[&str])] = &[
         "object_store_cache_config",
         &["secret_key", "serviceAccountKey"],
     ),
+    ("custom_instance_pg_databases", &["user_pwd"]),
 ];
 
 fn redact_json_value(value: &serde_json::Value) -> serde_json::Value {
@@ -1024,10 +1034,7 @@ fn mask_nested_sensitive(key: &str, value: &serde_json::Value) -> serde_json::Va
         }
     }
     // Settings that are maps-of-objects where each child has a sensitive sub-field.
-    const NESTED_MAP_SENSITIVE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
-        ("oauths", "secret"),
-        ("custom_instance_pg_databases", "user_pwd"),
-    ];
+    const NESTED_MAP_SENSITIVE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[("oauths", "secret")];
     for &(parent_key, child_field) in NESTED_MAP_SENSITIVE {
         if key == parent_key {
             if let serde_json::Value::Object(entries) = value {
@@ -1142,14 +1149,13 @@ pub fn diff_global_settings(
     let mut previous_values = BTreeMap::new();
     let mut unchanged_count: usize = 0;
     for (key, desired_value) in desired {
-        // `worker_configs` is a legacy ghost: worker configs belong in the
-        // `config` table with a `worker__` prefix. If a client PUT carries a
-        // top-level `worker_configs` key (it flattens into
-        // `GlobalSettings::extra` on deserialize), drop it here instead of
-        // letting it resurrect a stale `global_settings` row.
-        if key == "worker_configs" {
+        // Hidden settings are server-managed and never driven by config: they are
+        // filtered out on read (`from_db`) and must be ignored on write too, so a client
+        // PUT that flattened one into `GlobalSettings::extra` can't resurrect or clobber
+        // the row (e.g. `worker_configs`, or the custom-instance credentials/status).
+        if HIDDEN_SETTINGS.contains(&key.as_str()) {
             tracing::warn!(
-                "Ignoring 'worker_configs' in global_settings diff: worker configs must be written to the config table (worker__ prefix), not global_settings"
+                "Ignoring hidden setting '{key}' in global_settings diff (server-managed, not configurable)"
             );
             continue;
         }
@@ -2367,34 +2373,63 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn custom_instance_pg_databases_roundtrips() {
+    fn custom_instance_replication_pwd_is_isolated_from_config() {
+        // The replication-role password is server-only: written by setup/refresh via direct
+        // SQL, never operator-authored. It must stay out of the declarative config surface
+        // (hidden on read) and be undeletable, so config sync can't read, rewrite, or drop it.
+        assert!(HIDDEN_SETTINGS.contains(&"custom_instance_replication_pwd"));
+        assert!(PROTECTED_SETTINGS.contains(&"custom_instance_replication_pwd"));
+        assert!(SENSITIVE_SETTINGS.contains(&"custom_instance_replication_pwd"));
+
+        // A stray desired value (e.g. flattened into `extra`) is ignored, not upserted.
+        let mut desired = BTreeMap::new();
+        desired.insert(
+            "custom_instance_replication_pwd".to_string(),
+            serde_json::json!("attacker-set"),
+        );
+        let diff = diff_global_settings(&BTreeMap::new(), &desired, ApplyMode::Merge);
+        assert!(
+            diff.upserts.is_empty(),
+            "hidden setting must not be upserted"
+        );
+
+        // A current value is never deleted by a Replace that omits it.
+        let mut current = BTreeMap::new();
+        current.insert(
+            "custom_instance_replication_pwd".to_string(),
+            serde_json::json!("live"),
+        );
+        let diff = diff_global_settings(&current, &BTreeMap::new(), ApplyMode::Replace);
+        assert!(
+            !diff
+                .deletes
+                .contains(&"custom_instance_replication_pwd".to_string()),
+            "hidden setting must not be deleted"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn custom_instance_pg_databases_roundtrips_and_redacts_user_pwd() {
+        // user_pwd stays operator-configurable (EE secretKeyRef); databases is runtime status.
         let json = r#"{
             "user_pwd": "secret123",
-            "databases": {
-                "mydb": {
-                    "logs": {
-                        "super_admin": "OK",
-                        "database_credentials": "OK",
-                        "valid_dbname": "OK",
-                        "created_database": "OK",
-                        "db_connect": "OK",
-                        "grant_permissions": "OK"
-                    },
-                    "success": true,
-                    "tag": "production"
-                }
-            }
+            "databases": { "mydb": { "success": true, "tag": "production" } }
         }"#;
         let pg: CustomInstancePgDatabases = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             pg.user_pwd.as_ref().and_then(|v| v.as_literal()),
             Some("secret123")
         );
-        let db = &pg.databases["mydb"];
-        assert!(db.success);
-        assert_eq!(db.tag.as_deref(), Some("production"));
-        assert_eq!(db.logs.super_admin, "OK");
-        assert_eq!(db.logs.grant_permissions, "OK");
+        assert!(pg.databases["mydb"].success);
+
+        let out = format_setting_value(
+            "custom_instance_pg_databases",
+            &serde_json::json!({ "user_pwd": "user-plaintext-password" }),
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !out.contains("user-plaintext-password"),
+            "user_pwd leaked: {out}"
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/query_builders.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/query_builders.rs
index ce7dbc2533..063d3958de 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/query_builders.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/query_builders.rs
@@ -4835,6 +4835,10 @@ fn pg_action_to_string(action: &str) -> String {
 pub async fn pg_get_full_schema(
     client: &tokio_postgres::Client,
 ) -> Result<FullDatabaseSchema, String> {
+    // Primary-key and default-value info are joined in (a table has at most one
+    // primary-key constraint, so `pkc` stays 1:1) rather than fetched via
+    // per-column correlated subqueries — on large catalogs those subqueries run
+    // once per column and make the introspection time out.
     let column_rows = client
         .query(
             "SELECT
@@ -4842,19 +4846,17 @@ pub async fn pg_get_full_schema(
                 c.relname AS table_name,
                 a.attname AS column_name,
                 pg_catalog.format_type(a.atttypid, a.atttypmod) AS datatype,
-                (SELECT substring(pg_catalog.pg_get_expr(d.adbin, d.adrelid, true) for 128)
-                 FROM pg_catalog.pg_attrdef d
-                 WHERE d.adrelid = a.attrelid AND d.adnum = a.attnum AND a.atthasdef) AS default_value,
-                CASE a.attnotnull WHEN false THEN true ELSE false END AS nullable,
-                EXISTS (
-                    SELECT 1 FROM pg_catalog.pg_index i
-                    WHERE i.indrelid = c.oid AND i.indisprimary AND a.attnum = ANY(i.indkey)
-                ) AS is_primary_key,
-                (SELECT con.conname FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint con
-                 WHERE con.conrelid = c.oid AND con.contype = 'p' LIMIT 1) AS pk_constraint_name
+                substring(pg_catalog.pg_get_expr(ad.adbin, ad.adrelid, true) for 128) AS default_value,
+                NOT a.attnotnull AS nullable,
+                COALESCE(pkc.conkey @> ARRAY[a.attnum], false) AS is_primary_key,
+                pkc.conname AS pk_constraint_name
             FROM pg_catalog.pg_attribute a
             JOIN pg_catalog.pg_class c ON a.attrelid = c.oid
             JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace ns ON c.relnamespace = ns.oid
+            LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_attrdef ad
+                ON ad.adrelid = a.attrelid AND ad.adnum = a.attnum AND a.atthasdef
+            LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_constraint pkc
+                ON pkc.conrelid = c.oid AND pkc.contype = 'p'
             WHERE c.relkind = 'r'
                 AND a.attnum > 0
                 AND NOT a.attisdropped
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/ssrf.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/ssrf.rs
index 627636b8f5..99471acfe9 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/ssrf.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/ssrf.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr};
 
 use crate::error::Error;
 
@@ -58,6 +58,63 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for SsrfValidationError {
 // `anyhow::Result` (e.g. the EE SAML metadata loader).
 impl std::error::Error for SsrfValidationError {}
 
+/// A URL that passed SSRF validation, carrying the exact addresses its host
+/// resolved to so the eventual connect targets the SAME address that was
+/// checked.
+///
+/// Validation resolves the host once and verifies every address is public; it
+/// then hands those addresses back instead of discarding them. Callers pin them
+/// onto their client — [`apply_dns_pinning`](ValidatedTarget::apply_dns_pinning)
+/// for reqwest, or [`pinned_addrs`](ValidatedTarget::pinned_addrs) for a raw TCP
+/// connect — so a DNS rebinder cannot answer a public IP at check-time and an
+/// internal one (e.g. 169.254.169.254) at connect-time. Without pinning the
+/// check and the connect resolve independently and the guard is a TOCTOU no-op.
+///
+/// `addrs` is empty when the host was an IP literal (there is nothing to rebind)
+/// or when an `ALLOW_PRIVATE_*` override skipped resolution entirely; pinning is
+/// then a no-op and the caller connects normally.
+///
+/// Limitation: pinning governs only *direct* connections. When a deployment
+/// configures an outbound egress proxy (`HTTP_PROXY`/`HTTPS_PROXY`), the proxy
+/// resolves the target host itself and the pin does not reach it — a property of
+/// proxy-based egress shared by every app-side SSRF guard, not specific to this
+/// one. The public/private pre-check still runs; closing the proxy hop would
+/// require the proxy to resolve, which it owns.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ValidatedTarget {
+    /// The URL host, exactly as reqwest keys its DNS override on.
+    pub host: String,
+    /// Public addresses the host resolved to, to pin at connect time.
+    pub addrs: Vec<SocketAddr>,
+}
+
+impl ValidatedTarget {
+    /// A target with nothing to pin: an IP-literal host (no rebinding possible)
+    /// or a host whose SSRF check was skipped by an `ALLOW_PRIVATE_*` override.
+    fn unpinned(host: &str) -> Self {
+        ValidatedTarget { host: host.to_string(), addrs: Vec::new() }
+    }
+
+    /// Pin the validated addresses onto a reqwest client builder so connect-time
+    /// resolution cannot diverge from what was checked. No-op when there is
+    /// nothing to pin (IP-literal host, or a skipped `ALLOW_PRIVATE_*` check).
+    pub fn apply_dns_pinning(&self, builder: reqwest::ClientBuilder) -> reqwest::ClientBuilder {
+        if self.addrs.is_empty() {
+            builder
+        } else {
+            builder.resolve_to_addrs(&self.host, &self.addrs)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The validated addresses to connect to, for callers that pin by opening
+    /// the socket themselves (e.g. the WebSocket trigger's raw TCP connect)
+    /// rather than through reqwest. Empty means "nothing to pin, connect
+    /// normally".
+    pub fn pinned_addrs(&self) -> &[SocketAddr] {
+        &self.addrs
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<SsrfValidationError> for Error {
     fn from(e: SsrfValidationError) -> Self {
         Error::BadRequest(e.to_string())
@@ -69,8 +126,13 @@ impl From<SsrfValidationError> for Error {
 /// Checks:
 /// 1. Scheme must be http or https
 /// 2. Host must be present and not a private/loopback/link-local IP
-/// 3. DNS resolution is checked to prevent DNS rebinding to internal IPs
-pub async fn validate_url_for_ssrf(url: &str) -> Result<(), SsrfValidationError> {
+/// 3. The host is resolved and every address verified public
+///
+/// Returns the resolved addresses as a [`ValidatedTarget`] so the caller can pin
+/// them onto the client that actually connects. Validating here and re-resolving
+/// at connect time is a TOCTOU no-op against a DNS rebinder — the check only
+/// closes the hole if the connect targets the SAME address this resolved.
+pub async fn validate_url_for_ssrf(url: &str) -> Result<ValidatedTarget, SsrfValidationError> {
     let parsed =
         url::Url::parse(url).map_err(|e| SsrfValidationError::InvalidUrl(e.to_string()))?;
 
@@ -85,12 +147,13 @@ pub async fn validate_url_for_ssrf(url: &str) -> Result<(), SsrfValidationError>
     // 2. Host check
     let host = parsed.host_str().ok_or(SsrfValidationError::MissingHost)?;
 
-    // 3. If the host is an IP literal, check it directly
+    // 3. If the host is an IP literal, check it directly. There is nothing to
+    // rebind (reqwest connects straight to the literal), so no addresses to pin.
     if let Ok(ip) = host.parse::<IpAddr>() {
         if is_private_ip(&ip) {
             return Err(SsrfValidationError::Private { resolved: false });
         }
-        return Ok(());
+        return Ok(ValidatedTarget::unpinned(host));
     }
 
     // 4. DNS resolution check — resolve the hostname and verify all IPs are public
@@ -117,7 +180,7 @@ pub async fn validate_url_for_ssrf(url: &str) -> Result<(), SsrfValidationError>
         }
     }
 
-    Ok(())
+    Ok(ValidatedTarget { host: host.to_string(), addrs })
 }
 
 pub fn allow_private_mcp_server_urls() -> bool {
@@ -132,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn allow_private_saml_metadata_urls() -> bool {
         .is_some_and(|v| v == "true" || v == "1")
 }
 
-pub async fn validate_saml_metadata_url(url: &str) -> Result<(), SsrfValidationError> {
+pub async fn validate_saml_metadata_url(url: &str) -> Result<ValidatedTarget, SsrfValidationError> {
     let parsed =
         url::Url::parse(url).map_err(|e| SsrfValidationError::InvalidUrl(e.to_string()))?;
 
@@ -141,16 +204,16 @@ pub async fn validate_saml_metadata_url(url: &str) -> Result<(), SsrfValidationE
         scheme => return Err(SsrfValidationError::DisallowedScheme(scheme.to_string())),
     }
 
-    parsed.host_str().ok_or(SsrfValidationError::MissingHost)?;
+    let host = parsed.host_str().ok_or(SsrfValidationError::MissingHost)?;
 
     if allow_private_saml_metadata_urls() {
-        return Ok(());
+        return Ok(ValidatedTarget::unpinned(host));
     }
 
     validate_url_for_ssrf(url).await
 }
 
-pub async fn validate_mcp_server_url(url: &str) -> Result<(), SsrfValidationError> {
+pub async fn validate_mcp_server_url(url: &str) -> Result<ValidatedTarget, SsrfValidationError> {
     let parsed =
         url::Url::parse(url).map_err(|e| SsrfValidationError::InvalidUrl(e.to_string()))?;
 
@@ -159,16 +222,24 @@ pub async fn validate_mcp_server_url(url: &str) -> Result<(), SsrfValidationErro
         scheme => return Err(SsrfValidationError::DisallowedScheme(scheme.to_string())),
     }
 
-    parsed.host_str().ok_or(SsrfValidationError::MissingHost)?;
+    let host = parsed.host_str().ok_or(SsrfValidationError::MissingHost)?;
 
     if allow_private_mcp_server_urls() {
-        return Ok(());
+        return Ok(ValidatedTarget::unpinned(host));
     }
 
     validate_url_for_ssrf(url).await
 }
 
-pub async fn validate_mcp_server_url_for_bad_request(url: &str, label: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+/// Validate an MCP-related URL and return the [`ValidatedTarget`] so the caller
+/// can pin the connect: the OAuth registration/discovery/token requests carry
+/// secrets, so they must target the validated address (see
+/// `windmill_mcp::oauth::no_redirect_http_client_pinned`). Callers that only
+/// pre-validate (no adjacent connect) can discard the target.
+pub async fn validate_mcp_server_url_for_bad_request(
+    url: &str,
+    label: &str,
+) -> Result<ValidatedTarget, Error> {
     validate_mcp_server_url(url).await.map_err(|e| {
         Error::BadRequest(format!(
             "{label} is not allowed: {}",
@@ -331,6 +402,35 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(validate_url_for_ssrf("https://google.com").await.is_ok());
     }
 
+    /// An IP-literal host has nothing to rebind — reqwest connects straight to
+    /// the literal — so the target pins no addresses.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn validate_url_ip_literal_pins_nothing() {
+        let target = validate_url_for_ssrf("http://8.8.8.8:1234/x")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(target.host, "8.8.8.8");
+        assert!(target.pinned_addrs().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    /// Regression for the DNS-rebinding TOCTOU: the guard must surface the exact
+    /// public addresses it validated so the caller can pin the connect to the
+    /// SAME address. If
+    /// this returned nothing, the connect would re-resolve and a rebinder could
+    /// swap in an internal IP after the check.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn validate_url_surfaces_resolved_addrs_for_pinning() {
+        let target = validate_url_for_ssrf("https://google.com").await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(target.host, "google.com");
+        assert!(!target.pinned_addrs().is_empty());
+        assert!(target
+            .pinned_addrs()
+            .iter()
+            .all(|a| !is_private_ip(&a.ip())));
+        // The pin applies cleanly onto a reqwest builder.
+        let _ = target.apply_dns_pinning(reqwest::ClientBuilder::new());
+    }
+
     /// Regression for #9171: a malformed base URL (missing scheme) must report
     /// `InvalidUrl`/`DisallowedScheme`, not `Private` — only `Private` gets the
     /// "set ALLOW_PRIVATE_AI_BASE_URLS" hint, which is misleading for a typo'd
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/utils.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/utils.rs
index 17d9cfd804..e2597fdfce 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/utils.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/utils.rs
@@ -563,6 +563,20 @@ pub async fn report_critical_error(
     }
 }
 
+/// Route a workspace-level failure to the instance critical alert channels without
+/// recording an `alerts` row: job failures are workspace noise and would otherwise flood
+/// the instance-wide feed superadmins triage. The channels belong to the instance operator,
+/// who on cloud is not the workspace owner, hence the hard stop there. Callers own the
+/// per-workspace opt-in.
+pub async fn send_workspace_error_to_instance_channels(_error_message: String, _db: &DB) -> () {
+    if *CLOUD_HOSTED {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+    send_critical_alert(_error_message, _db, CriticalAlertKind::CriticalError, None).await;
+}
+
 pub async fn report_recovered_critical_error(
     message: String,
     _db: DB,
@@ -1044,6 +1058,92 @@ pub async fn get_custom_pg_instance_password(db: &DB) -> Result<String> {
     )
 }
 
+const REFRESH_CUSTOM_INSTANCE_REPLICATION_USER_SQL: &str = r#"
+    DO $$
+        DECLARE
+            pwd text;
+        BEGIN
+            SELECT gen_random_uuid()::text INTO pwd;
+
+            IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'custom_instance_replication_user') THEN
+                EXECUTE format('ALTER USER custom_instance_replication_user WITH PASSWORD %L REPLICATION', pwd);
+            ELSE
+                EXECUTE format('CREATE USER custom_instance_replication_user WITH PASSWORD %L REPLICATION', pwd);
+            END IF;
+
+            IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'custom_instance_user') THEN
+                GRANT custom_instance_user TO custom_instance_replication_user;
+                ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user NOREPLICATION;
+            END IF;
+
+            INSERT INTO global_settings (name, value)
+            VALUES ('custom_instance_replication_pwd', to_jsonb(pwd::text))
+            ON CONFLICT (name) DO UPDATE SET value = EXCLUDED.value;
+        END
+        $$;
+"#;
+
+const REPLICATION_PWD_READ_SQL: &str =
+    "SELECT value #>> '{}' FROM global_settings WHERE name = 'custom_instance_replication_pwd'";
+
+/// (Re)create `custom_instance_replication_user` with a fresh password. This role is
+/// used by postgres trigger connections on custom-instance datatables; membership in
+/// `custom_instance_user` lets it manage publications on the datatable tables.
+///
+/// Authorization: rotates a stored database credential and performs no authorization
+/// itself — callers MUST restrict this to superadmin or internal server paths.
+pub async fn refresh_custom_instance_replication_user_pwd(db: &DB) -> Result<()> {
+    sqlx::query(REFRESH_CUSTOM_INSTANCE_REPLICATION_USER_SQL)
+        .execute(db)
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Authorization: returns a stored database credential and performs no authorization
+/// itself — callers MUST restrict this to superadmin or internal server paths (mirrors
+/// [`get_custom_pg_instance_password`]).
+pub async fn get_custom_pg_instance_replication_password(db: &DB) -> Result<String> {
+    // Fast path: already provisioned by the migration.
+    if let Some(pwd) = sqlx::query_scalar::<_, Option<String>>(REPLICATION_PWD_READ_SQL)
+        .fetch_optional(db)
+        .await?
+        .flatten()
+    {
+        return Ok(pwd);
+    }
+    // Self-heal when the role-creating migration was swallowed. The advisory lock + re-check
+    // serialize concurrent workers: otherwise two callers both rotate, and the second
+    // rotation invalidates the password the first already returned. Rotating and reading in
+    // one locked transaction keeps the decision atomic.
+    let mut tx = db.begin().await?;
+    sqlx::query("SELECT pg_advisory_xact_lock(hashtext('custom_instance_replication_pwd'))")
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+    if let Some(pwd) = sqlx::query_scalar::<_, Option<String>>(REPLICATION_PWD_READ_SQL)
+        .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
+        .await?
+        .flatten()
+    {
+        tx.commit().await?;
+        return Ok(pwd);
+    }
+    sqlx::query(REFRESH_CUSTOM_INSTANCE_REPLICATION_USER_SQL)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+    let pwd = sqlx::query_scalar::<_, Option<String>>(REPLICATION_PWD_READ_SQL)
+        .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
+        .await?
+        .flatten()
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            Error::BadRequest(
+                "Custom instance replication user password not found, did you run migrations ?"
+                    .to_string(),
+            )
+        })?;
+    tx.commit().await?;
+    Ok(pwd)
+}
+
 /// Convert a JSON string to a `Box<RawValue>` without validation.
 ///
 /// # Safety
@@ -1129,9 +1229,138 @@ pub fn merge_nested_raw_values_to_array<
     serde_json::value::RawValue::from_string(result).unwrap()
 }
 
+/// Remove every U+0000 (NUL) from a serialized JSON document so it is safe to
+/// store in a `jsonb` column, which rejects the `\u0000` escape with 22P05
+/// ("unsupported Unicode escape sequence"). A `json`-typed column accepts the
+/// escape but propagates the same failure to any later `->>`/`to_jsonb`/`json`→
+/// `jsonb` conversion.
+///
+/// A NUL can only appear in JSON text as a backslash-u0000 escape, and a
+/// backslash only ever occurs inside a string, so one backslash-parity-aware
+/// pass removes every real NUL escape — covering values and keys alike — while
+/// leaving a legitimate `\\u0000` (an escaped backslash followed by the literal
+/// text `u0000`, common in minified JS regexes) intact. O(n) over the bytes with
+/// no `serde_json::Value` tree to allocate, and the fast path (no such substring
+/// at all) returns the input borrowed and untouched. The slow path is reached
+/// not only by genuinely poisoned values but by any value that legitimately
+/// contains `u0000` after a backslash (e.g. script source), so it must stay
+/// allocation-light for potentially large documents.
+pub fn strip_json_nul(serialized: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+    // SIMD substring scan (several times faster than `str::contains`'s Two-Way)
+    // for the guard, since this runs on every completed job's serialized result.
+    if memchr::memmem::find(serialized.as_bytes(), b"\\u0000").is_none() {
+        return Cow::Borrowed(serialized);
+    }
+    let bytes = serialized.as_bytes();
+    let mut out: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(bytes.len());
+    let mut i = 0;
+    // The substring guard above is satisfied by legitimate `\\u0000` too, so only
+    // an odd-parity NUL escape actually drops bytes. Borrow back out when nothing
+    // was stripped, so `Cow::Owned` reliably means "a NUL was removed" — callers
+    // (e.g. apps.rs) key a warning on that.
+    let mut stripped = false;
+    while i < bytes.len() {
+        if bytes[i] != b'\\' {
+            out.push(bytes[i]);
+            i += 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        // Consume the whole run of backslashes. An even run is N/2 escaped
+        // backslashes and leaves the next char unescaped; an odd run ends in an
+        // escaping backslash, so a following `u0000` is a real NUL escape.
+        let run_start = i;
+        while i < bytes.len() && bytes[i] == b'\\' {
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        let run = i - run_start;
+        if run % 2 == 1 && bytes[i..].starts_with(b"u0000") {
+            // Drop the escaping backslash + `u0000`; keep the leading literal pairs.
+            out.extend(std::iter::repeat(b'\\').take(run - 1));
+            i += 5;
+            stripped = true;
+        } else {
+            out.extend(std::iter::repeat(b'\\').take(run));
+        }
+    }
+    if !stripped {
+        return Cow::Borrowed(serialized);
+    }
+    // Only whole ASCII backslash-u0000 escapes were removed, so the bytes remain
+    // valid UTF-8 (and valid JSON).
+    Cow::Owned(String::from_utf8(out).expect("removing a NUL escape preserves valid UTF-8"))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+
+    // The 6-char JSON escape for U+0000: backslash + "u0000". Written via an
+    // escaped backslash so no literal NUL byte ever appears in this source.
+    const NUL_ESC: &str = "\\u0000";
+
+    // Parse the (NUL-free) result so assertions read clearly.
+    fn parsed(s: &str) -> serde_json::Value {
+        serde_json::from_str(s).expect("strip_json_nul must return valid JSON")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_json_nul_clean_value_is_borrowed_byte_for_byte() {
+        let s = r#"{"summary":"all good","n":1}"#;
+        let out = strip_json_nul(s);
+        assert!(matches!(out, Cow::Borrowed(_)));
+        assert_eq!(out, s);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_json_nul_real_nul_in_value_is_stripped() {
+        let input = format!(r#"{{"summary":"hi{NUL_ESC}there"}}"#);
+        let out = strip_json_nul(&input);
+        assert!(!out.contains(NUL_ESC));
+        assert_eq!(parsed(&out)["summary"], "hithere");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_json_nul_legit_escaped_backslash_is_a_noop() {
+        // JSON "a\\u0000b" decodes to a,backslash,u,0,0,0,0,b - not a NUL - so
+        // the value is already clean and round-trips byte-for-byte. It hits the
+        // slow path (the substring is present) but strips nothing, so it must
+        // still return Cow::Borrowed - callers key a "stripped NUL" warning on
+        // the Owned variant.
+        let s = r#"{"summary":"a\\u0000b"}"#;
+        let out = strip_json_nul(s);
+        assert!(matches!(out, Cow::Borrowed(_)));
+        assert_eq!(out, s);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_json_nul_collision_real_and_literal_both_handled() {
+        // "a" carries a real NUL escape; "b" carries the literal text backslash-u0000.
+        let v = parsed(&strip_json_nul(&format!(
+            r#"{{"a":"x{NUL_ESC}y","b":"p\\u0000q"}}"#
+        )));
+        assert_eq!(v["a"], "xy");
+        assert_eq!(v["b"], "p\\u0000q");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_json_nul_nested_values_and_keys_are_cleaned() {
+        let input =
+            format!(r#"{{"o":{{"k{NUL_ESC}":["a{NUL_ESC}b",{{"deep{NUL_ESC}":"v{NUL_ESC}"}}]}}}}"#);
+        let out = strip_json_nul(&input);
+        assert!(!out.contains(NUL_ESC));
+        let v = parsed(&out);
+        assert_eq!(v["o"]["k"][0], "ab");
+        assert_eq!(v["o"]["k"][1]["deep"], "v");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_json_nul_odd_backslash_run_keeps_literal_drops_nul() {
+        // JSON "a\\ b" is an escaped backslash (kept) immediately followed
+        // by a real NUL escape (dropped) -> decodes to a,backslash,b.
+        let v = parsed(&strip_json_nul(&format!(r#"{{"x":"a\\{NUL_ESC}b"}}"#)));
+        assert_eq!(v["x"], "a\\b");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_build_arg_str() {
         let r = build_arg_str(
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/workspaces.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/workspaces.rs
index bbc4d34b29..157b39ecca 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/workspaces.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/workspaces.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
     error::{self, to_anyhow, Error, Result},
     get_database_url,
     secret_backend::{get_secret_value, is_external_stored_value},
-    utils::get_custom_pg_instance_password,
+    utils::{get_custom_pg_instance_password, get_custom_pg_instance_replication_password},
     variables::{build_crypt, decrypt},
     PgDatabase, DB,
 };
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub enum ObjectType {
     DatatableMigration,
 }
 
-pub const LATEST_GIT_SYNC_SCRIPT_PATH: &str = "hub/28790/sync-script-to-git-repo-windmill";
+pub const LATEST_GIT_SYNC_SCRIPT_PATH: &str = "hub/28796/sync-script-to-git-repo-windmill";
 
 /// Hub script that applies a repository's state back into a workspace
 /// (the repo → Windmill / "pull" direction). Same script the UI runs from
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub const LATEST_GIT_SYNC_SCRIPT_PATH: &str = "hub/28790/sync-script-to-git-repo
 /// ignores the slug, so the slug is kept free of characters that would be
 /// percent-encoded into the run URL (a `:` becomes `%3A`, which some hardened
 /// reverse proxies reject as double-encoding when the client re-encodes it).
-pub const GIT_SYNC_PULL_SCRIPT_PATH: &str = "hub/28789/git-sync-init-repository-windmill";
+pub const GIT_SYNC_PULL_SCRIPT_PATH: &str = "hub/28795/git-sync-init-repository-windmill";
 
 /// Prefix used to identify fork workspaces. A workspace whose id starts with this string is a
 /// fork of another workspace.
@@ -1118,13 +1118,40 @@ pub async fn datatable_shared_resource(
     db: &DB,
     w_id: &str,
     datatable: &DataTable,
+) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+    datatable_shared_resource_inner(db, w_id, datatable, false).await
+}
+
+/// Same as [`datatable_shared_resource`] but for postgres trigger connections:
+/// custom-instance datatables resolve to `custom_instance_replication_user`
+/// rather than `custom_instance_user`. BYO-postgres datatables resolve to the
+/// user's own resource unchanged; configuring it for replication there is the
+/// user's responsibility.
+pub async fn datatable_shared_replication_resource(
+    db: &DB,
+    w_id: &str,
+    datatable: &DataTable,
+) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+    datatable_shared_resource_inner(db, w_id, datatable, true).await
+}
+
+async fn datatable_shared_resource_inner(
+    db: &DB,
+    w_id: &str,
+    datatable: &DataTable,
+    replication: bool,
 ) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
     let db_resource = if datatable.database.resource_type == DataTableCatalogResourceType::Instance
     {
         let mut pg_creds = PgDatabase::parse_uri(&get_database_url().await?.as_str().await)?;
         pg_creds.dbname = datatable.database.resource_path.clone();
-        pg_creds.user = Some("custom_instance_user".to_string());
-        pg_creds.password = Some(get_custom_pg_instance_password(&db).await?);
+        if replication {
+            pg_creds.user = Some("custom_instance_replication_user".to_string());
+            pg_creds.password = Some(get_custom_pg_instance_replication_password(&db).await?);
+        } else {
+            pg_creds.user = Some("custom_instance_user".to_string());
+            pg_creds.password = Some(get_custom_pg_instance_password(&db).await?);
+        }
         serde_json::to_value(&pg_creds)
             .map_err(|e| Error::internal_err(format!("Error serializing pg creds: {}", e)))?
     } else {
@@ -1148,6 +1175,21 @@ pub async fn get_datatable_resource_from_db_unchecked(
     datatable_shared_resource(db, w_id, &datatable).await
 }
 
+/// Same as [`get_datatable_resource_from_db_unchecked`] but resolving the
+/// replication credentials (see [`datatable_shared_replication_resource`]).
+///
+/// Authorization: like its `_unchecked` sibling, returns resolved connection
+/// credentials and performs no authorization — callers MUST have already authorized
+/// access to the datatable (e.g. the trigger's own create-time check).
+pub async fn get_datatable_replication_resource_from_db_unchecked(
+    db: &DB,
+    w_id: &str,
+    name: &str,
+) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+    let datatable = get_datatable_config(db, w_id, name).await?;
+    datatable_shared_replication_resource(db, w_id, &datatable).await
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Ducklake {
     pub catalog: DucklakeCatalog,
diff --git a/backend/windmill-mcp/src/client/mod.rs b/backend/windmill-mcp/src/client/mod.rs
index 34dc141209..f61a1c3f85 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-mcp/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-mcp/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl McpClient {
         // The resource URL is author-controlled and we send a (potentially
         // secret) bearer token to it, so it must be validated against SSRF
         // before we connect (e.g. cloud metadata endpoints, internal services).
-        windmill_common::ssrf::validate_mcp_server_url(&resource.url)
+        let validated = windmill_common::ssrf::validate_mcp_server_url(&resource.url)
             .await
             .map_err(|e| {
                 anyhow::anyhow!(
@@ -76,14 +76,24 @@ impl McpClient {
             }
         }
 
-        let reqwest_client = reqwest::Client::builder()
+        let mut client_builder = reqwest::Client::builder()
             .default_headers(headers)
             // Don't follow redirects: the SSRF check above only validates the
             // initial (author-controlled) URL, so following a redirect could
             // still reach a private/internal address with the bearer token
             // attached. The MCP streamable-HTTP endpoint is a direct endpoint
             // and does not legitimately rely on redirects.
-            .redirect(reqwest::redirect::Policy::none())
+            .redirect(reqwest::redirect::Policy::none());
+        // Pin DNS to the address validated above so the connect cannot rebind to
+        // an internal IP between the check and the request. `apply_dns_pinning`
+        // lives on windmill-common's reqwest, but this crate resolves a
+        // different reqwest version (via rmcp), so pin directly with the
+        // std-typed host/addrs the validation surfaced. Empty addrs (IP literal
+        // or ALLOW_PRIVATE_MCP_SERVER_URLS) leave resolution untouched.
+        if !validated.addrs.is_empty() {
+            client_builder = client_builder.resolve_to_addrs(&validated.host, &validated.addrs);
+        }
+        let reqwest_client = client_builder
             .build()
             .context("Failed to build HTTP client")?;
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-mcp/src/client_registration.rs b/backend/windmill-mcp/src/client_registration.rs
index b0b07cada1..637b76df80 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-mcp/src/client_registration.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-mcp/src/client_registration.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use windmill_common::db::DB;
 use windmill_common::error;
 use windmill_common::variables::{build_crypt, decrypt, encrypt};
 
-use crate::oauth::{no_redirect_http_client, AuthorizationManager};
+use crate::oauth::{no_redirect_http_client_pinned, AuthorizationManager};
 
 /// MCP client credentials returned by [`get_or_refresh_mcp_client`].
 pub struct McpClientCredentials {
@@ -77,13 +77,15 @@ async fn register_client(
     redirect_uri: &str,
     client_name: &str,
 ) -> Result<DcrResponse, error::Error> {
-    windmill_common::ssrf::validate_mcp_server_url_for_bad_request(
+    let validated = windmill_common::ssrf::validate_mcp_server_url_for_bad_request(
         registration_endpoint,
         "MCP server registration endpoint URL",
     )
     .await?;
 
-    let client = no_redirect_http_client()
+    // Pin to the validated address: DCR posts to an author-controlled endpoint,
+    // so the connect must not rebind to an internal IP after the check.
+    let client = no_redirect_http_client_pinned(&validated)
         .map_err(|e| error::Error::BadRequest(format!("Failed to build DCR client: {e}")))?;
     let request = DcrRequest {
         client_name: client_name.to_string(),
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ pub async fn get_or_refresh_mcp_client(
     let base_url = (**windmill_common::BASE_URL.load()).clone();
     let redirect_uri = format!("{}/api/mcp/oauth/callback", base_url);
 
-    windmill_common::ssrf::validate_mcp_server_url_for_bad_request(
+    let validated_server = windmill_common::ssrf::validate_mcp_server_url_for_bad_request(
         mcp_server_url,
         "MCP server URL",
     )
@@ -166,7 +168,13 @@ pub async fn get_or_refresh_mcp_client(
     let mut manager = AuthorizationManager::new(mcp_server_url)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| error::Error::BadRequest(format!("Failed to create auth manager: {e}")))?;
-    let discovery_client = no_redirect_http_client().map_err(|e| {
+    // Discovery hits the well-known endpoint on the MCP server host validated
+    // above; pin to that address so it cannot rebind between check and connect.
+    // Limitation: rmcp's discover_metadata may additionally follow server-supplied
+    // metadata URLs (resource_metadata / authorization_servers) on other hosts,
+    // which this per-host pin does not cover — a pre-existing gap in rmcp discovery
+    // that a validating resolver would need to close, out of scope for this pin.
+    let discovery_client = no_redirect_http_client_pinned(&validated_server).map_err(|e| {
         error::Error::BadRequest(format!("Failed to build MCP OAuth discovery client: {e}"))
     })?;
     manager
diff --git a/backend/windmill-mcp/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-mcp/src/lib.rs
index d9cae883de..d5eb0b9597 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-mcp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-mcp/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@ pub mod oauth {
             .build()
     }
 
+    /// Like [`no_redirect_http_client`], but pins DNS to the address the SSRF
+    /// guard validated for the request URL so the connect cannot rebind to an
+    /// internal IP after the check (TOCTOU). The OAuth DCR/discovery/token
+    /// requests target author-controlled URLs and carry secrets, so they must
+    /// go through this rather than the unpinned client. `apply_dns_pinning`
+    /// lives on windmill-common's reqwest, which this crate resolves at a
+    /// different version (via rmcp), so pin directly with the std-typed
+    /// host/addrs. Empty `addrs` (IP literal or ALLOW_PRIVATE_MCP_SERVER_URLS)
+    /// leaves resolution untouched.
+    pub fn no_redirect_http_client_pinned(
+        target: &windmill_common::ssrf::ValidatedTarget,
+    ) -> Result<reqwest::Client, reqwest::Error> {
+        let mut builder = reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .timeout(DEFAULT_OAUTH_HTTP_TIMEOUT)
+            .redirect(reqwest::redirect::Policy::none());
+        if !target.addrs.is_empty() {
+            builder = builder.resolve_to_addrs(&target.host, &target.addrs);
+        }
+        builder.build()
+    }
+
     // Re-export oauth2 types needed for MCP OAuth flow
     pub use oauth2::{
         basic::BasicClient, AuthUrl, ClientId, ClientSecret, CsrfToken, PkceCodeChallenge,
diff --git a/backend/windmill-object-store/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-object-store/src/lib.rs
index 553eb69917..9121f6183d 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-object-store/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-object-store/src/lib.rs
@@ -361,12 +361,7 @@ pub async fn build_s3_client(s3_resource_ref: &S3Resource) -> error::Result<Arc<
         || s3_resource_ref.secret_key.as_ref().is_some_and(|x| x != "");
 
     let credentials_provider = if !static_creds {
-        Some(
-            DefaultCredentialsChain::builder()
-                .region(Region::new(s3_resource_ref.region.clone()))
-                .build()
-                .await,
-        )
+        Some(ambient_aws_credentials_provider(&s3_resource_ref.region).await)
     } else {
         None
     };
@@ -764,10 +759,92 @@ pub async fn build_s3_client_from_settings(
     build_s3_client(&s3_resource).await
 }
 
+// Resolving the default chain goes over the network (ECS/IMDS) on instances relying on an
+// instance role, and object_store asks its CredentialProvider on every request — so resolved
+// credentials must be cached and only re-fetched when close to expiring.
+#[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct AmbientAwsCredentials {
+    chain: DefaultCredentialsChain,
+    cached: RwLock<Option<(aws_sdk_sts::config::Credentials, std::time::Instant)>>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
+impl AmbientAwsCredentials {
+    // Credentials without an expiry (env vars, static profile) are still re-resolved
+    // periodically so runtime changes to the environment are eventually picked up.
+    const NO_EXPIRY_TTL: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(300);
+    const EXPIRY_MARGIN: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(120);
+
+    fn still_valid(creds: &aws_sdk_sts::config::Credentials, age: std::time::Duration) -> bool {
+        match creds.expiry() {
+            Some(expiry) => std::time::SystemTime::now() + Self::EXPIRY_MARGIN < expiry,
+            None => age < Self::NO_EXPIRY_TTL,
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn get(&self) -> anyhow::Result<aws_sdk_sts::config::Credentials> {
+        if let Some((creds, fetched_at)) = self.cached.read().await.as_ref() {
+            if Self::still_valid(creds, fetched_at.elapsed()) {
+                return Ok(creds.clone());
+            }
+        }
+        // The write lock is held across the chain resolution so concurrent requests don't all
+        // hit the metadata service at once.
+        let mut guard = self.cached.write().await;
+        if let Some((creds, fetched_at)) = guard.as_ref() {
+            if Self::still_valid(creds, fetched_at.elapsed()) {
+                return Ok(creds.clone());
+            }
+        }
+        let creds = self.chain.provide_credentials().await.map_err(|e| {
+            anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "no S3 access key/secret key is configured and no ambient AWS credentials could \
+                 be loaded through the AWS SDK default chain (env vars, profile, ECS/EC2 instance \
+                 role): {cause}. If an EC2/ECS instance role is expected to be used, the instance \
+                 metadata service must be reachable from the process running Windmill — on EC2 the \
+                 AWS Rust SDK only supports IMDSv2, so when Windmill runs in a Docker container \
+                 the instance metadata hop limit (HttpPutResponseHopLimit) must be at least 2",
+                cause = format!("{:#}", anyhow::Error::new(e))
+            )
+        })?;
+        *guard = Some((creds.clone(), std::time::Instant::now()));
+        Ok(creds)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
+lazy_static::lazy_static! {
+    static ref AMBIENT_AWS_CREDS_PROVIDERS: Cache<String, Arc<AmbientAwsCredentials>> =
+        Cache::new(20);
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
+async fn ambient_aws_credentials_provider(region: &str) -> Arc<AmbientAwsCredentials> {
+    // Single-flight: concurrent cold misses for the same region must share one provider,
+    // otherwise each gets its own instance and their per-instance refresh locks can't serialize
+    // the initial credential resolution — every caller would hit the metadata service.
+    match AMBIENT_AWS_CREDS_PROVIDERS
+        .get_value_or_guard_async(region)
+        .await
+    {
+        Ok(provider) => provider,
+        Err(guard) => {
+            let chain = DefaultCredentialsChain::builder()
+                .region(Region::new(region.to_string()))
+                .build()
+                .await;
+            let provider = Arc::new(AmbientAwsCredentials { chain, cached: RwLock::new(None) });
+            let _ = guard.insert(provider.clone());
+            provider
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct AwsCredentialAdapter {
-    pub inner: DefaultCredentialsChain,
+    pub inner: Arc<AmbientAwsCredentials>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
@@ -775,9 +852,9 @@ struct AwsCredentialAdapter {
 impl CredentialProvider for AwsCredentialAdapter {
     type Credential = AwsCredential;
     async fn get_credential(&self) -> object_store::Result<Arc<Self::Credential>> {
-        let creds = self.inner.provide_credentials().await.map_err(|e| {
-            tracing::error!("Error getting credentials: {:?}", e);
-            object_store::Error::Generic { store: "AWS", source: Box::new(e) }
+        let creds = self.inner.get().await.map_err(|e| {
+            tracing::error!("Error getting AWS credentials: {e:#}");
+            object_store::Error::Generic { store: "AWS", source: e.into() }
         })?;
         Ok(Arc::new(Self::Credential {
             key_id: creds.access_key_id().to_string(),
@@ -1481,6 +1558,45 @@ pub async fn get_logs_from_store(
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    // --- ambient credentials cache tests ---
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ambient_credentials_still_valid() {
+        use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
+
+        fn creds(expiry: Option<SystemTime>) -> aws_sdk_sts::config::Credentials {
+            let mut builder = aws_sdk_sts::config::Credentials::builder()
+                .access_key_id("AK")
+                .secret_access_key("SK")
+                .provider_name("test");
+            if let Some(expiry) = expiry {
+                builder = builder.expiry(expiry);
+            }
+            builder.build()
+        }
+
+        // Expiry far in the future: valid regardless of fetch time
+        assert!(AmbientAwsCredentials::still_valid(
+            &creds(Some(SystemTime::now() + Duration::from_secs(3600))),
+            Duration::ZERO
+        ));
+        // Expiry within the refresh margin: must be re-fetched
+        assert!(!AmbientAwsCredentials::still_valid(
+            &creds(Some(SystemTime::now() + Duration::from_secs(30))),
+            Duration::ZERO
+        ));
+        // No expiry: valid while fresh, re-fetched after the TTL
+        assert!(AmbientAwsCredentials::still_valid(
+            &creds(None),
+            Duration::ZERO
+        ));
+        assert!(!AmbientAwsCredentials::still_valid(
+            &creds(None),
+            AmbientAwsCredentials::NO_EXPIRY_TTL + Duration::from_secs(1)
+        ));
+    }
+
     // --- render_endpoint tests ---
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs b/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
index bea3bc1008..f2d0425710 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use serde::{ser::SerializeMap, Serialize};
 use serde_json::{json, value::RawValue};
 use sqlx::{types::Json, Acquire, Pool, Postgres, Transaction};
 use sqlx::{Encode, PgExecutor};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ use windmill_common::runnable_settings::{
     RunnableSettings, RunnableSettingsTrait,
 };
 use windmill_common::triggers::TriggerMetadata;
-use windmill_common::utils::{calculate_hash, configure_client, now_from_db};
+use windmill_common::utils::{calculate_hash, configure_client, now_from_db, strip_json_nul};
 use windmill_common::worker::{Connection, SCRIPT_TOKEN_EXPIRY};
 
 use windmill_common::otel_oss::{
@@ -634,6 +635,12 @@ pub trait ValidableJson {
     fn wm_failure(&self) -> Option<String>;
     fn result_metadata(&self) -> ResultMetadata;
     fn size(&self) -> usize;
+    /// The result as JSON text, for binding into the `jsonb` `result` column.
+    /// `Box<RawValue>` is already serialized and returns a zero-cost borrow;
+    /// other impls serialize on demand. Callers pass this through
+    /// `strip_json_nul` before the INSERT, since a genuine NUL escape would
+    /// abort the write with 22P05.
+    fn serialized_json(&self) -> Cow<'_, str>;
 }
 
 /// The Windmill-specific markers we look for inside a job's result.
@@ -692,6 +699,10 @@ impl ValidableJson for WrappedError {
     fn size(&self) -> usize {
         0
     }
+
+    fn serialized_json(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+        Cow::Owned(serde_json::to_string(self).unwrap_or_else(|_| "{}".to_string()))
+    }
 }
 
 impl ValidableJson for Box<RawValue> {
@@ -714,6 +725,11 @@ impl ValidableJson for Box<RawValue> {
     fn size(&self) -> usize {
         self.get().len()
     }
+
+    fn serialized_json(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+        // Already serialized JSON text — borrow it, no re-serialization.
+        Cow::Borrowed(self.get())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: ValidableJson> ValidableJson for Arc<T> {
@@ -736,6 +752,10 @@ impl<T: ValidableJson> ValidableJson for Arc<T> {
     fn size(&self) -> usize {
         T::size(&self)
     }
+
+    fn serialized_json(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+        T::serialized_json(&self)
+    }
 }
 
 impl ValidableJson for serde_json::Value {
@@ -758,6 +778,10 @@ impl ValidableJson for serde_json::Value {
     fn size(&self) -> usize {
         self.size_hint()
     }
+
+    fn serialized_json(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+        Cow::Owned(serde_json::to_string(self).unwrap_or_else(|_| "{}".to_string()))
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: ValidableJson> ValidableJson for Json<T> {
@@ -780,6 +804,10 @@ impl<T: ValidableJson> ValidableJson for Json<T> {
     fn size(&self) -> usize {
         self.0.size()
     }
+
+    fn serialized_json(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+        self.0.serialized_json()
+    }
 }
 
 pub async fn register_metric<T, F, F2, R>(
@@ -925,8 +953,13 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     static ref RESTART_UNLESS_CANCELLED_CACHE: Cache<(i64, String), (bool, Option<i32>)> = Cache::new(10000);
 
     // Cache for workspace error handler settings with 60s TTL
-    // Key: workspace_id, Value: (error_handler, error_handler_extra_args, error_handler_muted_on_cancel, error_handler_muted_on_user_path, expiry_timestamp)
-    static ref WORKSPACE_ERROR_HANDLER_CACHE: Cache<String, (Option<String>, Option<Json<Box<RawValue>>>, bool, bool, i64)> = Cache::new(1000);
+    // Key: workspace_id, Value: (error_handler, error_handler_extra_args, error_handler_muted_on_cancel, error_handler_muted_on_user_path, report_to_instance_alerts, expiry_timestamp)
+    static ref WORKSPACE_ERROR_HANDLER_CACHE: Cache<String, (Option<String>, Option<Json<Box<RawValue>>>, bool, bool, bool, i64)> = Cache::new(1000);
+
+    // Best-effort per-worker throttle for the instance-channel fallback: a flapping runnable
+    // would otherwise turn every failure into outbound Slack/SMTP traffic on channels shared by
+    // the whole instance. Key: workspace_id, Value: (last_sent_epoch, failures suppressed since)
+    static ref INSTANCE_ALERT_THROTTLE: Cache<String, (i64, u64)> = Cache::new(1000);
 
     // Cache for workspace success handler settings with 60s TTL
     // Key: workspace_id, Value: (success_handler, success_handler_extra_args, expiry_timestamp)
@@ -934,6 +967,7 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 }
 
 const WORKSPACE_HANDLER_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS: i64 = 60;
+const INSTANCE_ALERT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS: i64 = 60;
 
 pub async fn add_completed_job<T: Serialize + Send + Sync + ValidableJson>(
     db: &Pool<Postgres>,
@@ -1079,15 +1113,24 @@ async fn commit_completed_job<T: Serialize + Send + Sync + ValidableJson>(
     // Resolve the concurrency-limit settings on the pool *before* opening the
     // completion transaction: doing it inside the tx would hold a second
     // simultaneous connection from the small per-worker pool.
-    let has_concurrent_limit = completed_job.concurrent_limit.is_some()
-        || windmill_common::runnable_settings::prefetch_cached_from_handle(
-            completed_job.runnable_settings_handle,
-            db,
-        )
-        .await?
-        .1
-        .concurrent_limit
-        .is_some();
+    let has_concurrent_limit = has_active_concurrency_limit(completed_job.concurrent_limit)
+        || has_active_concurrency_limit(
+            windmill_common::runnable_settings::prefetch_cached_from_handle(
+                completed_job.runnable_settings_handle,
+                db,
+            )
+            .await?
+            .1
+            .concurrent_limit,
+        );
+
+    // A genuine NUL (U+0000) in the result serializes to a `\u0000` escape that
+    // the jsonb `result` column rejects with 22P05 ("unsupported Unicode escape
+    // sequence"), which would abort the whole completion INSERT. Strip it before
+    // binding — near-zero cost when clean: a single scan, and for an
+    // already-serialized `RawValue` result the serialization itself is a borrow.
+    let serialized_result = result.serialized_json();
+    let sanitized_result = strip_json_nul(serialized_result.as_ref());
 
     let mut tx = db.begin().warn_after_seconds(10).await?;
 
@@ -1107,7 +1150,7 @@ async fn commit_completed_job<T: Serialize + Send + Sync + ValidableJson>(
                     , status
                     , worker
                     )
-                SELECT q.workspace_id, q.id, started_at, COALESCE($9::bigint, (EXTRACT('epoch' FROM (now())) - EXTRACT('epoch' FROM (COALESCE(started_at, now()))))*1000), $3, $10, $5, $6,
+                SELECT q.workspace_id, q.id, started_at, COALESCE($9::bigint, (EXTRACT('epoch' FROM (now())) - EXTRACT('epoch' FROM (COALESCE(started_at, now()))))*1000), $3::text::jsonb, $10, $5, $6,
                         flow_status, workflow_as_code_status,
                         $8, CASE WHEN $4::BOOL THEN 'canceled'::job_status
                         WHEN $7::BOOL THEN 'skipped'::job_status
@@ -1115,10 +1158,10 @@ async fn commit_completed_job<T: Serialize + Send + Sync + ValidableJson>(
                         ELSE 'failure'::job_status END AS status,
                         q.worker
                 FROM v2_job_queue q LEFT JOIN v2_job_status USING (id) WHERE q.id = $1
-            ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET status = EXCLUDED.status, result = $3 RETURNING duration_ms AS \"duration_ms!\"",
+            ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET status = EXCLUDED.status, result = $3::text::jsonb RETURNING duration_ms AS \"duration_ms!\"",
             /* $1 */ completed_job.id,
             /* $2 */ success,
-            /* $3 */ result as Json<&T>,
+            /* $3 */ sanitized_result.as_ref(),
             /* $4 */ canceled_by.is_some(),
             /* $5 */ canceled_by.clone().map(|cb| cb.username).flatten(),
             /* $6 */ canceled_by.clone().map(|cb| cb.reason).flatten(),
@@ -1156,7 +1199,14 @@ async fn commit_completed_job<T: Serialize + Send + Sync + ValidableJson>(
         }
     };
 
-    if let Some(labels) = result.wm_labels() {
+    if let Some(mut labels) = result.wm_labels() {
+        // A `\u0000` inside a wm_labels entry decodes to a real NUL that the
+        // `text[]` column rejects, which would abort this same transaction (and
+        // roll back the sanitized result insert) exactly like an unsanitized
+        // result. Strip it so the labels match the sanitized result.
+        for label in &mut labels {
+            label.retain(|c| c != '\0');
+        }
         sqlx::query!(
             "UPDATE v2_job SET labels = (
                     SELECT array_agg(DISTINCT all_labels)
@@ -2081,7 +2131,7 @@ pub async fn report_error_to_workspace_handler_or_critical_side_channel(
 async fn fetch_error_handler_from_db(
     db: &Pool<Postgres>,
     w_id: &str,
-) -> Result<(Option<String>, Option<Json<Box<RawValue>>>, bool, bool), Error> {
+) -> Result<(Option<String>, Option<Json<Box<RawValue>>>, bool, bool, bool), Error> {
     sqlx::query_as::<
         _,
         (
@@ -2089,6 +2139,7 @@ async fn fetch_error_handler_from_db(
             Option<Json<Box<RawValue>>>,
             Option<bool>,
             Option<bool>,
+            bool,
         ),
     >(
         r#"
@@ -2096,23 +2147,28 @@ async fn fetch_error_handler_from_db(
             error_handler->>'path',
             (error_handler->'extra_args')::text::json,
             (error_handler->>'muted_on_cancel')::boolean,
-            (error_handler->>'muted_on_user_path')::boolean
-        FROM workspace_settings
-        WHERE workspace_id = $1
+            (error_handler->>'muted_on_user_path')::boolean,
+            ws.error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts AND w.parent_workspace_id IS NULL
+        FROM workspace_settings ws
+        JOIN workspace w ON w.id = ws.workspace_id
+        WHERE ws.workspace_id = $1
         "#,
     )
     .bind(w_id)
     .fetch_optional(db)
     .await
     .context("fetching error handler info from workspace_settings")?
-    .map(|(path, extra_args, muted_on_cancel, muted_on_user_path)| {
-        (
-            path,
-            extra_args,
-            muted_on_cancel.unwrap_or(false),
-            muted_on_user_path.unwrap_or(false),
-        )
-    })
+    .map(
+        |(path, extra_args, muted_on_cancel, muted_on_user_path, report_to_instance_alerts)| {
+            (
+                path,
+                extra_args,
+                muted_on_cancel.unwrap_or(false),
+                muted_on_user_path.unwrap_or(false),
+                report_to_instance_alerts,
+            )
+        },
+    )
     .ok_or_else(|| Error::internal_err(format!("no workspace settings for id {w_id}")))
 }
 
@@ -2130,15 +2186,22 @@ pub async fn send_error_to_workspace_handler<'a, 'c, T: Serialize + Send + Sync>
         error_handler_extra_args,
         error_handler_muted_on_cancel,
         error_handler_muted_on_user_path,
+        report_to_instance_alerts,
     ) = if let Some(cached) = WORKSPACE_ERROR_HANDLER_CACHE.get(w_id) {
-        if cached.4 > now {
-            (cached.0.clone(), cached.1.clone(), cached.2, cached.3)
+        if cached.5 > now {
+            (
+                cached.0.clone(),
+                cached.1.clone(),
+                cached.2,
+                cached.3,
+                cached.4,
+            )
         } else {
             let row = fetch_error_handler_from_db(db, w_id).await?;
             let expiry = now + WORKSPACE_HANDLER_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS;
             WORKSPACE_ERROR_HANDLER_CACHE.insert(
                 w_id.clone(),
-                (row.0.clone(), row.1.clone(), row.2, row.3, expiry),
+                (row.0.clone(), row.1.clone(), row.2, row.3, row.4, expiry),
             );
             row
         }
@@ -2147,11 +2210,17 @@ pub async fn send_error_to_workspace_handler<'a, 'c, T: Serialize + Send + Sync>
         let expiry = now + WORKSPACE_HANDLER_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS;
         WORKSPACE_ERROR_HANDLER_CACHE.insert(
             w_id.clone(),
-            (row.0.clone(), row.1.clone(), row.2, row.3, expiry),
+            (row.0.clone(), row.1.clone(), row.2, row.3, row.4, expiry),
         );
         row
     };
 
+    // Nothing to do for the vast majority of workspaces, and returning here keeps the
+    // per-runnable mute lookup below off the path of every failed job.
+    if error_handler.is_none() && !report_to_instance_alerts {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     if is_canceled && error_handler_muted_on_cancel {
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -2165,51 +2234,90 @@ pub async fn send_error_to_workspace_handler<'a, 'c, T: Serialize + Send + Sync>
         }
     }
 
-    if let Some(error_handler) = error_handler {
-        let ws_error_handler_muted: Option<bool> = match queued_job.kind {
-            JobKind::Script => {
-                sqlx::query_scalar!(
+    let ws_error_handler_muted: Option<bool> = match queued_job.kind {
+        JobKind::Script => {
+            sqlx::query_scalar!(
                 "SELECT ws_error_handler_muted FROM script WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND hash = $2",
                 queued_job.workspace_id,
                 queued_job.runnable_id.map(|x| x.0),
             )
-                .fetch_optional(db)
-                .await?
-            }
-            JobKind::Flow => {
-                sqlx::query_scalar!(
-                    "SELECT ws_error_handler_muted FROM flow WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND path = $2",
-                    queued_job.workspace_id,
-                    queued_job.runnable_path.clone(),
-                )
-                .fetch_optional(db)
-                .await?
-            }
-            _ => None,
-        };
-
-        let muted = ws_error_handler_muted.unwrap_or(false);
-        if !muted {
-            tracing::info!("workspace error handled for job {}", &queued_job.id);
-
-            push_error_handler(
-                db,
-                queued_job.id,
-                queued_job.schedule_path(),
+            .fetch_optional(db)
+            .await?
+        }
+        JobKind::Flow => {
+            sqlx::query_scalar!(
+                "SELECT ws_error_handler_muted FROM flow WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND path = $2",
+                queued_job.workspace_id,
                 queued_job.runnable_path.clone(),
-                queued_job.is_flow(),
-                &queued_job.workspace_id,
-                &error_handler,
-                result,
-                None,
-                queued_job.started_at,
-                error_handler_extra_args,
-                &queued_job.permissioned_as_email,
-                false,
-                false,
-                None,
             )
-            .await?;
+            .fetch_optional(db)
+            .await?
+        }
+        _ => None,
+    };
+
+    if ws_error_handler_muted.unwrap_or(false) {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    if let Some(error_handler) = error_handler {
+        tracing::info!("workspace error handled for job {}", &queued_job.id);
+
+        push_error_handler(
+            db,
+            queued_job.id,
+            queued_job.schedule_path(),
+            queued_job.runnable_path.clone(),
+            queued_job.is_flow(),
+            &queued_job.workspace_id,
+            &error_handler,
+            result,
+            None,
+            queued_job.started_at,
+            error_handler_extra_args,
+            &queued_job.permissioned_as_email,
+            false,
+            false,
+            None,
+        )
+        .await?;
+    } else if !is_canceled {
+        // A cancellation is a human action rather than an operational failure, and unlike the
+        // handler path this one has no per-workspace toggle to opt out of reporting them.
+        let suppressed = match INSTANCE_ALERT_THROTTLE.get(w_id) {
+            Some((last_sent, suppressed))
+                if now - last_sent < INSTANCE_ALERT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS =>
+            {
+                INSTANCE_ALERT_THROTTLE.insert(w_id.clone(), (last_sent, suppressed + 1));
+                None
+            }
+            entry => {
+                INSTANCE_ALERT_THROTTLE.insert(w_id.clone(), (now, 0));
+                Some(entry.map(|(_, suppressed)| suppressed).unwrap_or(0))
+            }
+        };
+        if let Some(suppressed) = suppressed {
+            tracing::info!(
+                "reporting failed job {} to the instance critical alert channels",
+                &queued_job.id
+            );
+            let base_url = windmill_common::BASE_URL.load();
+            let rollup = if suppressed > 0 {
+                format!(
+                    " (and {suppressed} more failure(s) in the preceding {INSTANCE_ALERT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS}s)"
+                )
+            } else {
+                String::new()
+            };
+            windmill_common::utils::send_workspace_error_to_instance_channels(
+                format!(
+                    "Job {} failed in workspace {w_id} ({base_url}/run/{}?workspace={w_id}){rollup}",
+                    queued_job.runnable_path.as_deref().unwrap_or("preview"),
+                    queued_job.id
+                ),
+                db,
+            )
+            .await;
         }
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -3878,7 +3986,7 @@ pub async fn pull(
                 let pulled_job_result = match job {
                     #[cfg(feature = "private")]
                     Some(job)
-                        if concurrency_settings.concurrent_limit.is_some()
+                        if has_active_concurrency_limit(concurrency_settings.concurrent_limit)
                             // Concurrency limit is available for either enterprise job or dependency job
                             && (cfg!(feature = "enterprise") || (job.is_dependency() && !*WMDEBUG_NO_DEBOUNCING)) =>
                     {
@@ -3942,7 +4050,8 @@ pub async fn pull(
         .1
         .maybe_fallback(None, job.concurrent_limit, job.concurrency_time_window_s);
 
-        let has_concurent_limit = concurrency_settings.concurrent_limit.is_some();
+        let has_concurent_limit =
+            has_active_concurrency_limit(concurrency_settings.concurrent_limit);
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
         if has_concurent_limit && !job.is_dependency() {
@@ -3951,7 +4060,7 @@ pub async fn pull(
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
         let has_concurent_limit = job.is_dependency()
-            && job.concurrent_limit.is_some()
+            && has_active_concurrency_limit(job.concurrent_limit)
             && cfg!(feature = "private")
             && !*WMDEBUG_NO_DEBOUNCING;
         // if we don't have private flag, we don't have concurrency limit
@@ -4119,6 +4228,13 @@ async fn pull_single_job_and_mark_as_running_no_concurrency_limit<'c>(
     Ok(job_and_suspended)
 }
 
+/// A concurrency limit is only active when it caps at 1+ slots. `Some(0)` (or negative) is
+/// a disabled limit, not a zero-slot one — see [`ConcurrencySettings::normalized`]. The gate
+/// checks must use this instead of `.is_some()` so a legacy stored `0` behaves as disabled.
+pub fn has_active_concurrency_limit(concurrent_limit: Option<i32>) -> bool {
+    concurrent_limit.is_some_and(|n| n > 0)
+}
+
 pub async fn custom_concurrency_key(
     db: &Pool<Postgres>,
     job_id: &Uuid,
@@ -5614,6 +5730,10 @@ async fn push_inner<'c, 'd>(
                             restarted_from_val.step_id.as_str(),
                             restarted_from_val.branch_or_iteration_n,
                             restarted_from_val.flow_version,
+                            restarted_from_val.nested.is_some(),
+                            // RawFlow queues the request's (possibly edited) definition, not the
+                            // stored one, so zombie reuse of the stored step is unsafe here.
+                            false,
                         )
                         .await?;
                     FlowStatus {
@@ -6003,6 +6123,10 @@ async fn push_inner<'c, 'd>(
                 step_id.as_str(),
                 branch_or_iteration_n,
                 flow_version,
+                nested.is_some(),
+                // RestartedFlow resolves and queues the completed job's stored definition, so the
+                // step validated for reuse is the one that will run.
+                true,
             )
             .await?;
 
@@ -6098,6 +6222,11 @@ async fn push_inner<'c, 'd>(
         },
     };
 
+    // Guard against an already-stored `concurrent_limit <= 0` reaching the queue: it would
+    // register a zero-slot concurrency key and permanently block the job. Coerce it to
+    // disabled before it is persisted onto the job row / concurrency key here.
+    concurrency_settings = concurrency_settings.normalized();
+
     // Enforce concurrency limit on all dependency jobs.
     // TODO: We can ignore this for scripts djobs. The main reason we need all djobs to be sequential is because we have
     // nodes_to_relock and we need all locks whose corresponding steps aren't in nodes_to_relock be already present.
@@ -6285,7 +6414,7 @@ async fn push_inner<'c, 'd>(
         check_workspace_queue_cap(&mut *tx, workspace_id).await?;
     }
 
-    if concurrency_settings.concurrent_limit.is_some() {
+    if has_active_concurrency_limit(concurrency_settings.concurrent_limit) {
         let concurrency_key = resolve_concurrency_key(
             workspace_id,
             &args,
@@ -6689,7 +6818,7 @@ pub async fn insert_concurrency_key_capped<'d, 'c, E: PgExecutor<'c> + Copy>(
         custom_concurrency_key,
     );
     #[cfg(feature = "cloud")]
-    if *CLOUD_HOSTED && concurrent_limit.is_some() {
+    if *CLOUD_HOSTED && has_active_concurrency_limit(concurrent_limit) {
         check_concurrency_key_queue_cap(db, &concurrency_key).await?;
     }
     #[cfg(not(feature = "cloud"))]
@@ -7006,6 +7135,78 @@ fn create_restarted_module(
     }
 }
 
+/// A between-steps-zombie step: an `InProgress` module (in an otherwise terminal,
+/// reaped flow) whose every child is recorded as a `success` completion. Only the
+/// module's final state transition was lost, so the whole step is derivable and
+/// safe to reuse on restart. Children incomplete/failed/cancelled ⟹ not a zombie.
+async fn is_derivable_between_steps_zombie(
+    db: &Pool<Postgres>,
+    workspace_id: &str,
+    module: &FlowStatusModule,
+) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+    // The module's own cursor must prove it reached the end (a serial loop/branch-all reaped
+    // mid-fan-out has an all-success prefix but unrun remaining iterations); while-loops are
+    // never derivable. Children-success is verified below.
+    if !module.is_between_steps_complete() {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+    let child_ids: Vec<Uuid> = module
+        .flow_jobs()
+        .filter(|v| !v.is_empty())
+        .or_else(|| module.job().map(|j| vec![j]))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    if child_ids.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+    let success_children = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT count(*) FROM v2_job_completed
+         WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND id = ANY($2) AND status = 'success'",
+        workspace_id,
+        &child_ids,
+    )
+    .fetch_one(db)
+    .await?
+    .unwrap_or(0);
+    Ok(success_children == child_ids.len() as i64)
+}
+
+/// Convert a between-steps-zombie `InProgress` module (validated by
+/// [`is_derivable_between_steps_zombie`]) into the `Success` it would have become
+/// had its dropped transition landed, reusing all completed children. Downstream
+/// steps re-derive this step's result from `flow_jobs`/`job` on demand
+/// (`get_previous_job_result`), so no aggregate needs recomputing here.
+fn reuse_completed_zombie_module(module: FlowStatusModule) -> FlowStatusModule {
+    match module {
+        FlowStatusModule::InProgress {
+            id,
+            job,
+            flow_jobs,
+            flow_jobs_success,
+            flow_jobs_duration,
+            branch_chosen,
+            agent_actions,
+            agent_actions_success,
+            ..
+        } => FlowStatusModule::Success {
+            id,
+            job,
+            // Every child was verified successful, so normalise the success
+            // vector (the dropped transition may have left the last entry unset).
+            flow_jobs_success: flow_jobs_success
+                .map(|v| v.into_iter().map(|_| Some(true)).collect()),
+            flow_jobs,
+            flow_jobs_duration,
+            branch_chosen,
+            approvers: vec![],
+            failed_retries: vec![],
+            skipped: false,
+            agent_actions,
+            agent_actions_success,
+        },
+        other => other,
+    }
+}
+
 async fn restarted_flows_resolution(
     db: &Pool<Postgres>,
     workspace_id: &str,
@@ -7013,6 +7214,15 @@ async fn restarted_flows_resolution(
     restart_step_id: &str,
     branch_or_iteration_n: Option<usize>,
     flow_version: Option<i64>,
+    // A nested restart chain (RestartedFrom.nested) descends into the restart step's child to
+    // re-run an inner step; zombie reuse would skip the whole container and ignore it.
+    nested_restart: bool,
+    // Zombie reuse validates the restart step against the completed job's STORED definition and
+    // synthesizes Success from its recorded children. That is only sound when the run being queued
+    // uses that same definition (JobPayload::RestartedFlow). A JobPayload::RawFlow restart queues
+    // the editor's current, possibly EDITED, definition instead, so reuse would skip the edited
+    // step and reuse the old child result; disable it there.
+    allow_zombie_reuse: bool,
 ) -> Result<
     (
         Option<i64>,
@@ -7029,7 +7239,7 @@ async fn restarted_flows_resolution(
     let row = sqlx::query!(
         "SELECT
             j.runnable_path as script_path, j.runnable_id AS \"script_hash: ScriptHash\",
-            j.kind AS \"job_kind!: JobKind\",
+            j.kind AS \"job_kind!: JobKind\", c.canceled_by,
             COALESCE(c.flow_status, c.workflow_as_code_status) AS \"flow_status: Json<Box<RawValue>>\",
             j.raw_flow AS \"raw_flow: Json<Box<RawValue>>\"
         FROM v2_job_completed c JOIN v2_job j USING (id) WHERE j.id = $1 and j.workspace_id = $2",
@@ -7045,6 +7255,12 @@ async fn restarted_flows_resolution(
         ))
     })?;
 
+    // Zombie reuse must only apply to flows the zombie monitor reaped (canceled_by = 'monitor').
+    // An ordinary force-cancel copies the same live flow_status, so a user canceling after a child
+    // succeeds but before the parent transition lands produces the identical InProgress/all-success
+    // shape; those must retain restart-from-step semantics (the step re-runs).
+    let reaped_by_monitor = row.canceled_by.as_deref() == Some("monitor");
+
     let current_flow_version = row.script_hash.map(|x| x.0);
     let is_version_change = flow_version.is_some()
         && current_flow_version.is_some()
@@ -7135,9 +7351,36 @@ async fn restarted_flows_resolution(
                 continue;
             };
             if module.id() == restart_step_id {
-                // if the module ID is the one we want to restart the flow at, or if it's past it in the flow,
-                // set the module as WaitingForPriorSteps as it needs to be re-run
-                if branch_or_iteration_n.is_none() || branch_or_iteration_n.unwrap() == 0 {
+                // Reuse is only safe when there is a NEXT step to advance into (advancing past the
+                // last module lands on the failure step) and the step's definition carries no
+                // completion/arming semantics that reuse would skip (stop predicates, skip_if,
+                // suspend, sleep); such a step must re-run, not be synthesized as Success.
+                let has_next_step = flow_value
+                    .modules
+                    .last()
+                    .is_none_or(|m| m.id != restart_step_id);
+                // A whole-step restart is `None` (restart API with the field omitted) or `Some(0)`
+                // (the run page's "Re-start from" button always sends 0); both mean "redo this step",
+                // which for a monitor-reaped zombie means reuse it. `Some(n>=1)` is an explicit
+                // partial container restart and keeps its existing reuse-0..n-1 / rerun-from-n path.
+                if allow_zombie_reuse
+                    && reaped_by_monitor
+                    && branch_or_iteration_n.unwrap_or(0) == 0
+                    && !nested_restart
+                    && has_next_step
+                    && module_definition.allows_zombie_reuse()
+                    && is_derivable_between_steps_zombie(db, workspace_id, &module).await?
+                {
+                    // Between-steps-zombie recovery: this step's children all
+                    // completed but its final state transition was dropped (the
+                    // flow was reaped by the zombie monitor). Reuse the completed
+                    // step verbatim and restart from the NEXT step, so no child
+                    // re-runs and only the dropped transition is replayed onward.
+                    step_n += 1;
+                    truncated_modules.push(reuse_completed_zombie_module(module));
+                } else if branch_or_iteration_n.is_none() || branch_or_iteration_n.unwrap() == 0 {
+                    // if the module ID is the one we want to restart the flow at, or if it's past it in the flow,
+                    // set the module as WaitingForPriorSteps as it needs to be re-run
                     // The module as WaitingForPriorSteps as the entire module (i.e. all the branches) need to be re-run
                     truncated_modules
                         .push(FlowStatusModule::WaitingForPriorSteps { id: module.id() });
diff --git a/backend/windmill-queue/tests/concurrency_limit_zero_test.rs b/backend/windmill-queue/tests/concurrency_limit_zero_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd72571bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/windmill-queue/tests/concurrency_limit_zero_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//! Runtime gate for the `Some(0)` concurrency footgun: a stored `concurrent_limit <= 0`
+//! must read as "disabled", never as a zero-slot cap that permanently blocks the job at the
+//! concurrency gate (the re-queue storm the zombie monitor eventually fails as a fake OOM).
+//!
+//! Run with:
+//!   cargo test -p windmill-queue --test concurrency_limit_zero_test
+
+use windmill_queue::jobs::has_active_concurrency_limit;
+
+#[test]
+fn zero_and_negative_are_not_active_limits() {
+    assert!(!has_active_concurrency_limit(None));
+    assert!(!has_active_concurrency_limit(Some(0)));
+    assert!(!has_active_concurrency_limit(Some(-1)));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn positive_limit_is_active() {
+    assert!(has_active_concurrency_limit(Some(1)));
+    assert!(has_active_concurrency_limit(Some(i32::MAX)));
+}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-store/src/resources.rs b/backend/windmill-store/src/resources.rs
index 7a3ca50e73..4ccf364cf8 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-store/src/resources.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-store/src/resources.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct EditResource {
     path: Option<String>,
     description: Option<String>,
     value: Option<Box<RawValue>>,
+    resource_type: Option<String>,
     labels: Option<Vec<String>>,
     ws_specific: Option<bool>,
 }
@@ -242,12 +243,8 @@ async fn list_search_resources(
     Extension(user_db): Extension<UserDB>,
 ) -> JsonResult<Vec<SearchResource>> {
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
-    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
     let n = 1000;
 
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
-    let n = 3;
-
     let allowed = build_scope_path_predicate(&authed, "resources", "read");
     let rows = sqlx::query_as!(
         SearchResource,
@@ -1717,6 +1714,9 @@ async fn update_resource(
     if let Some(nvalue) = &ns.value {
         sqlb.set_str("value", nvalue.to_string());
     }
+    if let Some(nrt) = &ns.resource_type {
+        sqlb.set_str("resource_type", nrt);
+    }
     if let Some(ndesc) = ns.description {
         sqlb.set_str("description", ndesc);
     }
diff --git a/backend/windmill-trigger-postgres/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-trigger-postgres/src/lib.rs
index 90bb86037c..cf9f8d0501 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-trigger-postgres/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-trigger-postgres/src/lib.rs
@@ -382,10 +382,9 @@ pub async fn resolve_postgres_resource(
 ) -> Result<Postgres> {
     if let Some(datatable_name) = postgres_resource_path.strip_prefix("datatable://") {
         // Every trigger-side surface (capture, publication/slot management,
-        // the CDC listener itself) connects through the shared owner role and
-        // reads or manages all change data — so on a permissions-enabled data
-        // table this whole resolution is admin-only, mirroring the
-        // create/edit gate.
+        // the CDC listener itself) reads or manages all change data through a
+        // shared role — so on a permissions-enabled data table this whole
+        // resolution is admin-only, mirroring the create/edit gate.
         let config =
             windmill_common::workspaces::get_datatable_config(db, w_id, datatable_name).await?;
         if windmill_common::datatable_permissions::datatable_permissions_enabled(&config)
@@ -397,8 +396,11 @@ pub async fn resolve_postgres_resource(
                  read all database changes through the shared role."
             )));
         }
+        // Trigger connections (publication/slot management + logical replication) run
+        // as the dedicated replication user on custom-instance databases.
         let resource_value =
-            windmill_common::workspaces::datatable_shared_resource(db, w_id, &config).await?;
+            windmill_common::workspaces::datatable_shared_replication_resource(db, w_id, &config)
+                .await?;
         serde_json::from_value::<Postgres>(resource_value).map_err(|e| Error::SerdeJson {
             error: e,
             location: "resolve_postgres_resource".to_string(),
diff --git a/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/handler.rs b/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/handler.rs
index 529e5902cc..c2ca37c500 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/handler.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/handler.rs
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ impl TriggerCrud for WebsocketTrigger {
             Cow::Borrowed(&url)
         };
 
-        validate_websocket_url_for_ssrf(&connect_url).await?;
+        let validated = validate_websocket_url_for_ssrf(&connect_url).await?;
 
-        connect_async_with_proxy(&*connect_url)
+        connect_async_with_proxy(&*connect_url, validated.pinned_addrs())
             .await
             .map_err(|err| {
                 Error::BadConfig(format!(
diff --git a/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/lib.rs
index 4111606b2b..81b87ee3a1 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/lib.rs
@@ -119,14 +119,15 @@ pub const ALLOW_PRIVATE_WEBSOCKET_URLS_ENV: &str = "ALLOW_PRIVATE_WEBSOCKET_URLS
 /// `$flow:`/`$script:` URL is checked on its returned value and re-checked on
 /// each reconnect (DNS rebinding). `validate_config` also calls this at save
 /// time to reject static URLs early.
-pub async fn validate_websocket_url_for_ssrf(url: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    if std::env::var(ALLOW_PRIVATE_WEBSOCKET_URLS_ENV)
-        .ok()
-        .is_some_and(|v| v == "true" || v == "1")
-    {
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-
+///
+/// Returns the resolved [`ValidatedTarget`]: the connect must pin these
+/// addresses (see [`proxy::connect_async_with_proxy`]) so a rebinder cannot swap
+/// in an internal IP between this check and the connect (TOCTOU). The returned
+/// `addrs` carry the http(s) port, which equals the ws(s) port the connection
+/// uses (ws→80, wss→443, or the explicit port preserved through the mapping).
+pub async fn validate_websocket_url_for_ssrf(
+    url: &str,
+) -> Result<windmill_common::ssrf::ValidatedTarget> {
     // `ws`/`wss` aren't recognised by `validate_url_for_ssrf`'s scheme check, so
     // map them to the http(s) equivalent the same connection would tunnel over.
     // The prefixes are ASCII, so byte-slicing at their length stays on a char
@@ -140,6 +141,20 @@ pub async fn validate_websocket_url_for_ssrf(url: &str) -> Result<()> {
         url.to_string()
     };
 
+    if std::env::var(ALLOW_PRIVATE_WEBSOCKET_URLS_ENV)
+        .ok()
+        .is_some_and(|v| v == "true" || v == "1")
+    {
+        // Opted out of the SSRF guard: allow any host and pin nothing. Parse the
+        // host for a uniform return; fall back to an empty target if unparseable
+        // (the connect then resolves normally, matching the pre-guard behavior).
+        let host = url::Url::parse(&http_url)
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|u| u.host_str().map(str::to_string))
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        return Ok(windmill_common::ssrf::ValidatedTarget { host, addrs: Vec::new() });
+    }
+
     windmill_common::ssrf::validate_url_for_ssrf(&http_url)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| match e {
diff --git a/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/listener.rs b/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/listener.rs
index e34fe6e4f6..a38f2434a4 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/listener.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/listener.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl Listener for WebsocketTrigger {
             Cow::Borrowed(&url)
         };
 
-        validate_websocket_url_for_ssrf(&connect_url).await?;
+        let validated = validate_websocket_url_for_ssrf(&connect_url).await?;
 
         // Gateway endpoints are often fronted by an edge proxy (e.g. Cloudflare)
         // that sporadically answers the upgrade request with a transient 5xx
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ impl Listener for WebsocketTrigger {
         let mut attempt = 0;
         loop {
             attempt += 1;
-            match connect_async_with_proxy(&*connect_url).await {
+            match connect_async_with_proxy(&*connect_url, validated.pinned_addrs()).await {
                 Ok(conn) => return Ok(Some(conn)),
                 // Only retry in trigger mode: a failed connect there disables the
                 // trigger until a human re-enables it, while capture mode is an
diff --git a/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/proxy.rs b/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/proxy.rs
index 8670b7ca3a..701401d277 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-trigger-websocket/src/proxy.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as BASE64_STANDARD, Engine as _};
 use std::io;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader},
     net::TcpStream,
@@ -33,19 +34,28 @@ use windmill_common::{HTTPS_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY, NO_PROXY};
 
 /// Drop-in replacement for `tokio_tungstenite::connect_async` that routes
 /// the underlying TCP connection through `HTTPS_PROXY` / `HTTP_PROXY`
-/// (with `NO_PROXY` exclusions) when those env vars are set. When none
-/// is set we short-circuit straight to `connect_async`, keeping the
-/// behaviour for non-proxied deployments unchanged.
+/// (with `NO_PROXY` exclusions) when those env vars are set, and — for direct
+/// (non-proxied) connections — pins DNS to `pinned_addrs`.
+///
+/// `pinned_addrs` are the addresses the SSRF guard already resolved and
+/// validated for this URL (see `validate_websocket_url_for_ssrf`). Connecting
+/// straight to them, rather than letting `connect_async` re-resolve the host,
+/// closes the DNS-rebinding window between the check and the connect: a rebinder
+/// cannot answer a public IP at validation time and an internal one here. When
+/// `pinned_addrs` is empty (IP-literal host, or the SSRF guard opted out via
+/// `ALLOW_PRIVATE_WEBSOCKET_URLS`) there is nothing to pin and we fall back to
+/// `connect_async`, keeping the behaviour for those cases unchanged.
+///
+/// When a proxy applies, the proxy itself resolves the target host, so DNS
+/// rebinding at this hop is not the worker's concern and `pinned_addrs` is
+/// unused for that path.
 pub async fn connect_async_with_proxy<R>(
     request: R,
+    pinned_addrs: &[SocketAddr],
 ) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>, Response), WsError>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
-    if HTTPS_PROXY.is_none() && HTTP_PROXY.is_none() {
-        return connect_async(request).await;
-    }
-
     let request = request.into_client_request()?;
     let uri = request.uri().clone();
     let scheme = uri.scheme_str().unwrap_or_default().to_ascii_lowercase();
@@ -62,26 +72,49 @@ where
         })
         .ok_or(WsError::Url(UrlError::UnsupportedUrlScheme))?;
 
-    let proxy = proxy_url_for(&scheme, &host).and_then(|raw| parse_proxy_target(&raw));
-
-    let Some(proxy) = proxy else {
-        // Proxy env was set but doesn't apply to this host (NO_PROXY hit
-        // or unparseable URL): preserve the original connect path.
-        return connect_async(request).await;
+    let proxy = if HTTPS_PROXY.is_none() && HTTP_PROXY.is_none() {
+        None
+    } else {
+        proxy_url_for(&scheme, &host).and_then(|raw| parse_proxy_target(&raw))
     };
 
-    tracing::debug!(
-        "Connecting to WebSocket {}:{} through HTTP proxy {}:{}",
-        host,
-        port,
-        proxy.host,
-        proxy.port,
-    );
-    let socket = http_connect_tunnel(&proxy, &host, port)
-        .await
-        .map_err(WsError::Io)?;
+    if let Some(proxy) = proxy {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            "Connecting to WebSocket {}:{} through HTTP proxy {}:{}",
+            host,
+            port,
+            proxy.host,
+            proxy.port,
+        );
+        let socket = http_connect_tunnel(&proxy, &host, port)
+            .await
+            .map_err(WsError::Io)?;
+        return client_async_tls_with_config(request, socket, None, None).await;
+    }
 
-    client_async_tls_with_config(request, socket, None, None).await
+    // Direct connection. Nothing to pin (IP literal or SSRF guard opted out):
+    // preserve the original resolve-and-connect path.
+    if pinned_addrs.is_empty() {
+        return connect_async(request).await;
+    }
+
+    // Pin to a validated address so this connect targets the same IP the SSRF
+    // guard checked. Try each in order (e.g. IPv6 then IPv4) until one connects.
+    let mut last_err: Option<io::Error> = None;
+    for addr in pinned_addrs {
+        match TcpStream::connect(addr).await {
+            Ok(socket) => {
+                return client_async_tls_with_config(request, socket, None, None).await;
+            }
+            Err(e) => last_err = Some(e),
+        }
+    }
+    Err(WsError::Io(last_err.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable,
+            "no pinned address to connect",
+        )
+    })))
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/backend/windmill-types/src/flow_status.rs b/backend/windmill-types/src/flow_status.rs
index 62da4d5517..79890e3c6e 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-types/src/flow_status.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-types/src/flow_status.rs
@@ -475,6 +475,33 @@ impl FlowStatusModule {
         }
     }
 
+    /// For a still-`InProgress` module (a between-steps zombie), whether the module's own
+    /// iteration/branch cursor proves it actually reached the end, so the only thing left is
+    /// the final state transition (children-success is a separate, DB-side check).
+    ///
+    /// A serial for-loop / branch-all grows `flow_jobs` one entry at a time, so an all-success
+    /// prefix does NOT mean the module finished: the cursor must sit on the last element. Parallel
+    /// containers preallocate every child up front, so a full success set is conclusive. While-loops
+    /// are never derivable here (continuation depends on a condition evaluated after each iteration,
+    /// which a reaped zombie never persisted). Non-`InProgress` modules return false.
+    pub fn is_between_steps_complete(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            FlowStatusModule::InProgress { while_loop: true, .. } => false,
+            // Parallel loop/branch-all: all children exist up front, so children-success suffices.
+            FlowStatusModule::InProgress { parallel: true, .. } => true,
+            FlowStatusModule::InProgress { iterator: Some(it), .. } => {
+                let total = it
+                    .itered_len
+                    .or_else(|| it.itered.as_ref().map(|v| v.len()));
+                total.is_some_and(|t| t > 0 && it.index + 1 == t)
+            }
+            FlowStatusModule::InProgress { branchall: Some(ba), .. } => ba.branch + 1 == ba.len,
+            // Single-child leaf / subflow / branch-one: the child ran, nothing else to advance.
+            FlowStatusModule::InProgress { .. } => true,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn agent_actions(&self) -> Option<Vec<AgentAction>> {
         match self {
             FlowStatusModule::InProgress { agent_actions, .. } => agent_actions.clone(),
@@ -549,4 +576,131 @@ impl FlowStatus {
         let i = usize::try_from(self.step).ok()?;
         self.modules.get(i)
     }
+
+    /// Whether no step has begun executing yet: the preprocessor (if any) and the first
+    /// module are both still `WaitingForPriorSteps`. A reaped flow in this state can be
+    /// safely re-queued because nothing ran. A preprocessor that is `InProgress` means its
+    /// child already ran (only the parent transition was lost), so re-queuing would
+    /// re-run the preprocessor and duplicate its side effects.
+    pub fn is_not_yet_started(&self) -> bool {
+        self.preprocessor_module
+            .as_ref()
+            .is_none_or(|p| matches!(p, FlowStatusModule::WaitingForPriorSteps { .. }))
+            && self
+                .modules
+                .first()
+                .is_some_and(|m| matches!(m, FlowStatusModule::WaitingForPriorSteps { .. }))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{FlowStatus, FlowStatusModule};
+
+    fn module(json: serde_json::Value) -> FlowStatusModule {
+        serde_json::from_value(json).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn status(json: serde_json::Value) -> FlowStatus {
+        serde_json::from_value(json).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_not_yet_started_distinguishes_preprocessor_zombie() {
+        let nil = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";
+        let waiting = serde_json::json!({ "type": "WaitingForPriorSteps", "id": "a" });
+        let failure = serde_json::json!({ "type": "WaitingForPriorSteps", "id": "failure" });
+        // No preprocessor, first module waiting: genuinely unstarted.
+        assert!(status(serde_json::json!({
+            "step": 0, "modules": [waiting], "failure_module": failure
+        }))
+        .is_not_yet_started());
+        // First module already InProgress: started.
+        assert!(!status(serde_json::json!({
+            "step": 0,
+            "modules": [{ "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": nil }],
+            "failure_module": failure
+        }))
+        .is_not_yet_started());
+        // Preprocessor still waiting, first module waiting: unstarted.
+        assert!(status(serde_json::json!({
+            "step": -1, "modules": [waiting], "failure_module": failure,
+            "preprocessor_module": { "type": "WaitingForPriorSteps", "id": "pre" }
+        }))
+        .is_not_yet_started());
+        // Preprocessor InProgress (its child ran) while modules[0] still waits: a
+        // preprocessor zombie, NOT unstarted, so it must not be auto-requeued.
+        assert!(!status(serde_json::json!({
+            "step": -1, "modules": [waiting], "failure_module": failure,
+            "preprocessor_module": { "type": "InProgress", "id": "pre", "job": nil }
+        }))
+        .is_not_yet_started());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn between_steps_complete_serial_loop() {
+        // Cursor on the last iteration => complete.
+        assert!(module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "iterator": { "index": 1, "itered_len": 2 }, "flow_jobs": []
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+        // Reaped mid-iteration (iteration 1 of 2 never scheduled) => NOT complete.
+        assert!(!module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "iterator": { "index": 0, "itered_len": 2 }, "flow_jobs": []
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+        // Legacy shape: itered array present, itered_len absent.
+        assert!(module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "iterator": { "index": 1, "itered": ["x", "y"] }
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn between_steps_complete_while_loop_never() {
+        assert!(!module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "while_loop": true, "iterator": { "index": 1, "itered_len": 2 }
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn between_steps_complete_branchall_and_parallel() {
+        // Serial branch-all on the last branch => complete; earlier branch => not.
+        assert!(module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "branchall": { "branch": 1, "len": 2 }
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+        assert!(!module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "branchall": { "branch": 0, "len": 2 }
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+        // Parallel loop: children preallocated, so any cursor is fine (success is checked elsewhere).
+        assert!(module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "parallel": true, "iterator": { "index": 0, "itered_len": 3 }
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn between_steps_complete_leaf_and_non_inprogress() {
+        // Single-child leaf: the child ran, nothing to advance.
+        assert!(module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "InProgress", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+        // A Success module is not a between-steps zombie.
+        assert!(!module(serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "Success", "id": "a", "job": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "skipped": false
+        }))
+        .is_between_steps_complete());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/windmill-types/src/flows.rs b/backend/windmill-types/src/flows.rs
index 7e70dc5acd..b06e2af05e 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-types/src/flows.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-types/src/flows.rs
@@ -664,6 +664,19 @@ impl FlowModule {
             .is_ok_and(|x| x == "script" || x == "rawscript" || x == "flowscript")
     }
 
+    /// Whether a between-steps-zombie step carrying this definition can be safely reused as
+    /// `Success` on restart (see restart-resolution reuse). Excludes steps whose completion
+    /// transition or arming carries semantics that reuse would silently skip: stop predicates
+    /// (`stop_after_if` / `stop_after_all_iters_if`, which decide whether downstream steps run),
+    /// `skip_if` (skipped-state and suspend arming), a `suspend` approval boundary, and `sleep`.
+    pub fn allows_zombie_reuse(&self) -> bool {
+        self.stop_after_if.is_none()
+            && self.stop_after_all_iters_if.is_none()
+            && self.skip_if.is_none()
+            && self.suspend.is_none()
+            && self.sleep.is_none()
+    }
+
     pub fn get_type(&self) -> anyhow::Result<&str> {
         #[derive(Deserialize)]
         pub struct FlowModuleValueType<'a> {
diff --git a/backend/windmill-types/src/runnable_settings.rs b/backend/windmill-types/src/runnable_settings.rs
index ea0fd30dc0..038246cbe6 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-types/src/runnable_settings.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-types/src/runnable_settings.rs
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ pub struct DebouncingSettings {
     pub debounce_args_to_accumulate: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
-#[derive(
-    Debug, Default, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, PartialEq, sqlx::FromRow, sqlx::Decode,
-)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Serialize, Hash, PartialEq, sqlx::FromRow, sqlx::Decode)]
 pub struct ConcurrencySettings {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub concurrency_key: Option<String>,
@@ -105,7 +103,65 @@ pub struct ConcurrencySettings {
     pub concurrency_time_window_s: Option<i32>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, sqlx::FromRow, Default)]
+/// Shared normalization for the positive-only `Option<i32>` runnable settings
+/// (`concurrent_limit`, `timeout`, ...): a `<= 0` value is never meaningful — zero
+/// concurrent slots permanently blocks a runnable at the concurrency gate (a re-queue
+/// storm the zombie monitor eventually fails with a misleading OOM error), and a
+/// 0-second timeout kills every job on the spot. The frontend already treats `0` as
+/// "disabled", so `<= 0` maps to `None` (unset) everywhere. Idempotent.
+pub fn none_if_non_positive(v: Option<i32>) -> Option<i32> {
+    v.filter(|n| *n > 0)
+}
+
+/// Coerce a `concurrent_limit <= 0` to disabled, dropping the now-meaningless time window
+/// alongside it. Idempotent.
+fn normalize_concurrency(
+    concurrent_limit: &mut Option<i32>,
+    concurrency_time_window_s: &mut Option<i32>,
+) {
+    if none_if_non_positive(*concurrent_limit).is_none() {
+        *concurrent_limit = None;
+        *concurrency_time_window_s = None;
+    }
+}
+
+impl ConcurrencySettings {
+    pub fn normalized(mut self) -> Self {
+        normalize_concurrency(
+            &mut self.concurrent_limit,
+            &mut self.concurrency_time_window_s,
+        );
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+// Manual `Deserialize` so every ingestion path (script/flow create & update, app and
+// http-trigger payloads, and read-back of already-stored settings) normalizes a `<= 0`
+// limit uniformly, without each call site remembering to call `normalized()`.
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ConcurrencySettings {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        #[derive(Deserialize)]
+        struct Raw {
+            #[serde(default)]
+            concurrency_key: Option<String>,
+            #[serde(default)]
+            concurrent_limit: Option<i32>,
+            #[serde(default)]
+            concurrency_time_window_s: Option<i32>,
+        }
+        let Raw { concurrency_key, concurrent_limit, concurrency_time_window_s } =
+            Raw::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        Ok(
+            ConcurrencySettings { concurrency_key, concurrent_limit, concurrency_time_window_s }
+                .normalized(),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, sqlx::FromRow, Default)]
 pub struct ConcurrencySettingsWithCustom {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub custom_concurrency_key: Option<String>,
@@ -115,6 +171,41 @@ pub struct ConcurrencySettingsWithCustom {
     pub concurrency_time_window_s: Option<i32>,
 }
 
+impl ConcurrencySettingsWithCustom {
+    pub fn normalized(mut self) -> Self {
+        normalize_concurrency(
+            &mut self.concurrent_limit,
+            &mut self.concurrency_time_window_s,
+        );
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ConcurrencySettingsWithCustom {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        #[derive(Deserialize)]
+        struct Raw {
+            #[serde(default)]
+            custom_concurrency_key: Option<String>,
+            #[serde(default)]
+            concurrent_limit: Option<i32>,
+            #[serde(default)]
+            concurrency_time_window_s: Option<i32>,
+        }
+        let Raw { custom_concurrency_key, concurrent_limit, concurrency_time_window_s } =
+            Raw::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        Ok(ConcurrencySettingsWithCustom {
+            custom_concurrency_key,
+            concurrent_limit,
+            concurrency_time_window_s,
+        }
+        .normalized())
+    }
+}
+
 impl DebouncingSettings {
     pub fn maybe_fallback(
         self,
@@ -142,11 +233,15 @@ impl ConcurrencySettings {
         concurrent_limit: Option<i32>,
         concurrency_time_window_s: Option<i32>,
     ) -> Self {
+        // Legacy columns can still hold a stored `0` that predates ingestion normalization,
+        // so re-normalize here: this is the single load boundary for every DB-backed read
+        // (script/schedule read, flow value, and the worker pull path).
         Self {
             concurrency_key: self.concurrency_key.or(concurrency_key),
             concurrent_limit: self.concurrent_limit.or(concurrent_limit),
             concurrency_time_window_s: self.concurrency_time_window_s.or(concurrency_time_window_s),
         }
+        .normalized()
     }
 }
 
@@ -229,4 +324,91 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(r, Retry::default());
         assert_eq!(r.exponential.multiplier, 1);
     }
+
+    // The positive-only settings share one rule: `<= 0` means "unset". This is what keeps a
+    // stored `0` from being enforced as a zero-slot cap or a 0-second timeout.
+    #[test]
+    fn none_if_non_positive_coerces_zero_and_negative() {
+        assert_eq!(none_if_non_positive(Some(0)), None);
+        assert_eq!(none_if_non_positive(Some(-3)), None);
+        assert_eq!(none_if_non_positive(Some(1)), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(none_if_non_positive(Some(i32::MAX)), Some(i32::MAX));
+        assert_eq!(none_if_non_positive(None), None);
+    }
+
+    // Ingestion path (scripts flatten this on `NewScript`, flows on `FlowModule`): a `0`
+    // concurrent_limit deserializes to disabled and drops the now-meaningless time window,
+    // while a real limit and its window survive untouched.
+    #[test]
+    fn concurrency_settings_deserialize_normalizes_non_positive_limit() {
+        let zero: ConcurrencySettings = serde_json::from_value(
+            serde_json::json!({"concurrent_limit": 0, "concurrency_time_window_s": 30}),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(zero.concurrent_limit, None);
+        assert_eq!(zero.concurrency_time_window_s, None);
+
+        let negative: ConcurrencySettings =
+            serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({"concurrent_limit": -1})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(negative.concurrent_limit, None);
+
+        let real: ConcurrencySettings = serde_json::from_value(
+            serde_json::json!({"concurrent_limit": 2, "concurrency_time_window_s": 30}),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(real.concurrent_limit, Some(2));
+        assert_eq!(real.concurrency_time_window_s, Some(30));
+    }
+
+    // Per-flow-step overrides use the `custom_concurrency_key` variant; same rule.
+    #[test]
+    fn concurrency_settings_with_custom_deserialize_normalizes() {
+        let zero: ConcurrencySettingsWithCustom = serde_json::from_value(
+            serde_json::json!({"concurrent_limit": 0, "concurrency_time_window_s": 5}),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(zero.concurrent_limit, None);
+        assert_eq!(zero.concurrency_time_window_s, None);
+    }
+
+    // A normalized value serializes with the limit omitted (skip_serializing_if), matching the
+    // frontend's "disabled" representation instead of re-emitting a `0`.
+    #[test]
+    fn normalized_disabled_limit_serializes_as_omitted() {
+        let s =
+            ConcurrencySettings { concurrent_limit: Some(0), ..Default::default() }.normalized();
+        let json = serde_json::to_value(&s).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.get("concurrent_limit").is_none());
+    }
+
+    // Runtime load boundary: legacy rows still hold a raw `0` in the fallback columns. The
+    // fallback must not resurrect it as an active limit.
+    #[test]
+    fn maybe_fallback_normalizes_legacy_zero_column() {
+        let merged = ConcurrencySettings::default().maybe_fallback(None, Some(0), Some(30));
+        assert_eq!(merged.concurrent_limit, None);
+        assert_eq!(merged.concurrency_time_window_s, None);
+    }
+
+    // `NewScript`/`FlowModule` embed the settings via `#[serde(flatten)]`, which drives the
+    // manual Deserialize through a content-buffer deserializer rather than a plain map. Guard
+    // that path: normalization must still fire and sibling fields must still parse.
+    #[test]
+    fn flattened_concurrency_normalizes_and_preserves_siblings() {
+        #[derive(Deserialize)]
+        struct Wrapper {
+            name: String,
+            #[serde(flatten)]
+            concurrency: ConcurrencySettings,
+        }
+        let w: Wrapper = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({
+            "name": "s",
+            "concurrent_limit": 0,
+            "concurrency_time_window_s": 42,
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(w.name, "s");
+        assert_eq!(w.concurrency.concurrent_limit, None);
+        assert_eq!(w.concurrency.concurrency_time_window_s, None);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/Cargo.toml b/backend/windmill-worker/Cargo.toml
index bdc6ec49d6..99647ba81f 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -115,9 +115,11 @@ hmac.workspace = true
 pem = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 rsa = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 urlencoding.workspace = true
-# `fs` adds flock(2) for the cross-process Python install lock (shared cache mounts);
 # `user` adds geteuid(2) to verify ownership of the ansible socket-dir root
-nix = { workspace = true, features = ["fs", "user"] }
+nix = { workspace = true, features = ["user"] }
+# Cross-platform advisory file lock (flock on unix, LockFileEx on windows) for the
+# cross-process Python install lock into shared wheel-cache dirs.
+fs4 = { workspace = true }
 bytes.workspace = true
 reqwest.workspace = true
 reqwest-middleware.workspace = true
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/nsjail/run.docker.config.proto b/backend/windmill-worker/nsjail/run.docker.config.proto
index a2da459fbe..5cc1e4ca03 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/nsjail/run.docker.config.proto
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/nsjail/run.docker.config.proto
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ mount {
     is_bind: true
 }
 
+mount {
+    dst: "/dev/shm"
+    fstype: "tmpfs"
+    rw: true
+    is_bind: false
+}
+
 # Host DNS config layered over the image's /etc so name resolution works on the
 # job's network (mandatory:false: some minimal images have no /etc files to shadow).
 mount {
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/ai_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/ai_executor.rs
index 879f560916..8605bca374 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/ai_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/ai_executor.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use windmill_ai::{
     providers::create_query_builder,
     query_builder::{BuildRequestArgs, ParsedResponse},
     types::*,
-    utils::{should_use_structured_output_tool, AI_HTTP_CLIENT, AI_HTTP_HEADERS},
+    utils::{pinned_ai_client_for, should_use_structured_output_tool, AI_HTTP_HEADERS},
 };
 use windmill_common::{
     cache,
@@ -984,11 +984,14 @@ pub async fn run_agent(
 
             let resource_headers = &credentials.custom_headers;
 
+            // `endpoint` derives from the user-controlled provider base_url, so pin
+            // DNS to the SSRF-validated address: the connect must not rebind to an
+            // internal IP between the check and the request (TOCTOU).
+            let pinned_ai_client = pinned_ai_client_for(base_url).await?;
+
             // Helper to build HTTP request with headers
             let build_http_request = |body: String| {
-                // `endpoint` derives from the user-controlled provider base_url: use
-                // AI_HTTP_CLIENT, not the shared HTTP_CLIENT. See AI_HTTP_CLIENT.
-                let mut req = AI_HTTP_CLIENT
+                let mut req = pinned_ai_client
                     .post(&endpoint)
                     .timeout(timeout)
                     .header("Content-Type", "application/json");
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs
index 6618ac7906..a406f3610c 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/common.rs
@@ -1081,7 +1081,9 @@ pub async fn resolve_job_timeout(
         *MAX_TIMEOUT_DURATION
     };
 
-    match custom_timeout_secs {
+    // A `custom_timeout_secs <= 0` is not a 0-second limit but "unset": fall through to the
+    // default/global-max timeout instead of killing the job immediately.
+    match windmill_common::runnable_settings::none_if_non_positive(custom_timeout_secs) {
         Some(timeout_secs)
             if Duration::from_secs(timeout_secs as u64) < global_max_timeout_duration =>
         {
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/duckdb_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/duckdb_executor.rs
index a80b73e938..d650113230 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/duckdb_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/duckdb_executor.rs
@@ -2586,15 +2586,57 @@ async fn transform_attach_datatable(
             .await?
         }
     };
-    let db_type = "postgres";
 
     if let Some(pwd) = db_resource.get("password").and_then(|p| p.as_str()) {
         hidden_passwords.lock().unwrap().push(pwd.to_string());
     }
 
-    Ok(Some(
-        db_resource_to_attach_statements(db_resource, alias_name, db_type, None).await?,
-    ))
+    Ok(Some(pg_secret_attach_statements(db_resource, alias_name)?))
+}
+
+// Secret names must be plain identifiers; the hash keeps two aliases distinct even
+// when sanitizing maps them to the same string.
+fn datatable_secret_name(alias: &str) -> String {
+    use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+    let sanitized: String = alias
+        .chars()
+        .map(|c| if c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() { c } else { '_' })
+        .collect();
+    let hash = &Sha256::digest(alias.as_bytes())[..4];
+    format!(
+        "__wm_datatable_{sanitized}_{:08x}",
+        u32::from_be_bytes([hash[0], hash[1], hash[2], hash[3]])
+    )
+}
+
+/// ATTACH a datatable's postgres database through a DuckDB TEMPORARY SECRET holding
+/// the connection parameters; only sslmode rides in the ATTACH string.
+fn pg_secret_attach_statements(db_resource: Value, alias_name: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    let res: PgDatabase = serde_json::from_value(db_resource)?;
+    // Escape single quotes: each field is embedded in a single-quoted DuckDB literal,
+    // so an unescaped quote would break out of the CREATE SECRET statement.
+    let esc = |s: &str| s.replace('\'', "''");
+    // The postgres secret type has no sslmode parameter, so it goes in the ATTACH
+    // string; only the libpq values PgDatabase::to_uri collapses to are forwarded.
+    let sslmode = match res.sslmode.as_deref() {
+        Some("disable") => "disable",
+        Some("require") | Some("verify-ca") | Some("verify-full") => "require",
+        _ => "prefer",
+    };
+    let secret_name = datatable_secret_name(alias_name);
+    Ok(vec![
+        "INSTALL postgres;".to_string(),
+        "LOAD postgres;".to_string(),
+        format!(
+            "CREATE OR REPLACE TEMPORARY SECRET {secret_name} (TYPE postgres, HOST '{}', PORT {}, DATABASE '{}', USER '{}', PASSWORD '{}');",
+            esc(&res.host),
+            res.port.unwrap_or(5432),
+            esc(&res.dbname),
+            esc(res.user.as_deref().unwrap_or("postgres")),
+            esc(res.password.as_deref().unwrap_or("")),
+        ),
+        format!("ATTACH 'sslmode={sslmode}' AS {alias_name} (TYPE postgres, SECRET {secret_name});"),
+    ])
 }
 
 async fn transform_s3_uris(query: &str) -> Result<String> {
@@ -3731,6 +3773,63 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.contains("sslmode=prefer"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pg_secret_attach_statements() {
+        let db_resource = json!({
+            "host": "localhost",
+            "port": 5433,
+            "user": "custom_instance_user",
+            "password": "it's-secret",
+            "dbname": "wm_datatables",
+            "sslmode": "require"
+        });
+        let stmts = pg_secret_attach_statements(db_resource, "dt").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(stmts[0], "INSTALL postgres;");
+        assert_eq!(stmts[1], "LOAD postgres;");
+        let secret_name = datatable_secret_name("dt");
+        assert_eq!(
+            stmts[2],
+            format!(
+                "CREATE OR REPLACE TEMPORARY SECRET {secret_name} (TYPE postgres, HOST 'localhost', PORT 5433, DATABASE 'wm_datatables', USER 'custom_instance_user', PASSWORD 'it''s-secret');"
+            )
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stmts[3],
+            format!("ATTACH 'sslmode=require' AS dt (TYPE postgres, SECRET {secret_name});")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pg_secret_attach_statements_sslmode_whitelist() {
+        for (input, expected) in [
+            (Some("allow"), "prefer"),
+            (Some("verify-full"), "require"),
+            (Some("disable"), "disable"),
+            (Some("unknown-value"), "prefer"),
+            (None, "prefer"),
+        ] {
+            let mut db_resource = json!({ "host": "h", "dbname": "d" });
+            if let Some(s) = input {
+                db_resource["sslmode"] = json!(s);
+            }
+            let stmts = pg_secret_attach_statements(db_resource, "dt").unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                stmts[3].starts_with(&format!("ATTACH 'sslmode={expected}'")),
+                "sslmode {input:?} → {}",
+                stmts[3]
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_datatable_secret_name_sanitizes_and_disambiguates() {
+        let a = datatable_secret_name("a.b");
+        let b = datatable_secret_name("a_b");
+        assert!(a.starts_with("__wm_datatable_a_b_"));
+        assert_ne!(a, b);
+        assert!(a.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '_'));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_format_attach_db_conn_str_bigquery() {
         let db_resource = json!({
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
index a3ae036894..13e3749fbd 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
@@ -2832,11 +2832,12 @@ pub async fn handle_python_reqs(
             };
 
             // Cross-process advisory lock. Best-effort: if the filesystem doesn't
-            // support flock we log and proceed — verify_wheel_record + job retry
-            // still guard correctness, just without the dedup.
-            #[cfg(unix)]
+            // support locking we log and proceed — verify_wheel_record + job retry
+            // still guard correctness, just without the dedup. Cross-platform
+            // (flock on unix, LockFileEx on windows) so agents sharing a wheel-cache
+            // dir on a Windows host serialize just as they do on unix.
             let _venv_file_lock: Option<std::fs::File> = {
-                use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
+                use fs4::fs_std::FileExt;
                 let lock_path = format!("{venv_p}.lock");
                 if let Some(parent) = std::path::Path::new(&lock_path).parent() {
                     let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent);
@@ -2844,17 +2845,17 @@ pub async fn handle_python_reqs(
                 match std::fs::OpenOptions::new().create(true).write(true).open(&lock_path) {
                     Ok(f) => {
                         // Bounded wait: a holder that crashes releases the lock (the
-                        // kernel drops it on fd close), but a live-but-stuck holder
+                        // OS drops it on handle close), but a live-but-stuck holder
                         // (e.g. uv wedged on a hung mount) would otherwise block us
                         // forever. After the cap, proceed degraded rather than hang —
                         // verify_wheel_record + retry still guard correctness.
                         const MAX_WAIT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(300);
                         let waited_since = std::time::Instant::now();
                         loop {
-                            match nix::fcntl::flock(f.as_raw_fd(), nix::fcntl::FlockArg::LockExclusiveNonblock) {
-                                Ok(()) => break Some(f),
-                                // EWOULDBLOCK == EAGAIN on Linux: another holder has the lock.
-                                Err(nix::errno::Errno::EWOULDBLOCK) => {
+                            match f.try_lock_exclusive() {
+                                Ok(true) => break Some(f),
+                                // Another holder has the lock.
+                                Ok(false) => {
                                     if waited_since.elapsed() >= MAX_WAIT {
                                         tracing::warn!(
                                             workspace_id = %w_id,
@@ -2876,7 +2877,7 @@ pub async fn handle_python_reqs(
                                 Err(e) => {
                                     tracing::warn!(
                                         workspace_id = %w_id,
-                                        "could not flock {lock_path}, proceeding without cross-process install lock: {e}"
+                                        "could not lock {lock_path}, proceeding without cross-process install lock: {e}"
                                     );
                                     break Some(f);
                                 }
@@ -3782,14 +3783,14 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[cfg(unix)]
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_venv_file_lock_excludes_across_descriptions() {
-        // The cross-process layer: flock on a sibling `.lock` excludes a second
-        // independent open file description (i.e. another worker process) while
-        // held, and frees it on close. Mirrors the loop in handle_python_reqs.
-        use nix::fcntl::{flock, FlockArg};
-        use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
+        // The cross-process layer: an advisory lock on a sibling `.lock` excludes a
+        // second independent open file handle (i.e. another worker process) while
+        // held, and frees it on close. Mirrors the loop in handle_python_reqs and
+        // must hold on every platform (flock on unix, LockFileEx on windows) — a
+        // Windows host running several agents against one wheel cache relies on it.
+        use fs4::fs_std::FileExt;
 
         let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("wm_venv_lock_test");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
@@ -3800,24 +3801,28 @@ mod tests {
             .write(true)
             .open(&lock_path)
             .unwrap();
-        flock(f1.as_raw_fd(), FlockArg::LockExclusiveNonblock).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            f1.try_lock_exclusive().unwrap(),
+            "first holder must acquire the lock"
+        );
 
-        // A second descriptor (stand-in for another process) cannot take it.
+        // A second handle (stand-in for another process) cannot take it.
         let f2 = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
             .create(true)
             .write(true)
             .open(&lock_path)
             .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            flock(f2.as_raw_fd(), FlockArg::LockExclusiveNonblock),
-            Err(nix::errno::Errno::EWOULDBLOCK),
+        assert!(
+            !f2.try_lock_exclusive().unwrap(),
             "a second holder must be blocked while the lock is held"
         );
 
         // Releasing the first lets the second acquire it.
         drop(f1);
-        flock(f2.as_raw_fd(), FlockArg::LockExclusiveNonblock)
-            .expect("lock must be acquirable once the holder releases it");
+        assert!(
+            f2.try_lock_exclusive().unwrap(),
+            "lock must be acquirable once the holder releases it"
+        );
 
         drop(f2);
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&lock_path);
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/result_processor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/result_processor.rs
index c2645f7cde..c95bd70899 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/result_processor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/result_processor.rs
@@ -908,8 +908,10 @@ async fn maybe_reconcile_git_sync_auto_pull(
 /// derivation: a dev workspace deploys to its environment-label branch
 /// (`dev`/`staging`), other fork workspaces to `wm-fork/<base>/<id-suffix>`,
 /// else the promotion `wm_deploy/**` formula (per-folder or per-item form).
-/// `None` when the deploy stays on the base branch (workspace-wide mode) and
-/// has no PR to open.
+/// A dev workspace in promotion mode is the exception: it takes the promotion
+/// `wm_deploy/**` formula (per-item PRs into the parent) instead of its label
+/// branch. `None` when the deploy stays on the base branch (workspace-wide
+/// mode) and has no PR to open.
 #[cfg(all(feature = "enterprise", feature = "private"))]
 fn git_sync_deploy_pr_head_branch(
     workspace_id: &str,
@@ -922,18 +924,23 @@ fn git_sync_deploy_pr_head_branch(
     item_parent_path: &str,
     path_type: &str,
 ) -> Option<String> {
-    if dev_workspace_label.is_some() {
-        return Some(windmill_common::workspaces::dev_workspace_branch(
-            dev_workspace_label,
-        ));
-    }
-    let is_fork = parent_workspace_id.is_some()
-        || workspace_id.starts_with(windmill_common::workspaces::WM_FORK_PREFIX);
-    if is_fork {
-        let suffix = workspace_id
-            .strip_prefix(windmill_common::workspaces::WM_FORK_PREFIX)
-            .unwrap_or(workspace_id);
-        return Some(format!("wm-fork/{base}/{suffix}"));
+    let is_dev = dev_workspace_label.is_some();
+    // A dev workspace with promotion on falls through to the wm_deploy/**
+    // formula below; the label/fork branches only apply when promotion is off.
+    if !(is_dev && use_individual_branch) {
+        if is_dev {
+            return Some(windmill_common::workspaces::dev_workspace_branch(
+                dev_workspace_label,
+            ));
+        }
+        let is_fork = parent_workspace_id.is_some()
+            || workspace_id.starts_with(windmill_common::workspaces::WM_FORK_PREFIX);
+        if is_fork {
+            let suffix = workspace_id
+                .strip_prefix(windmill_common::workspaces::WM_FORK_PREFIX)
+                .unwrap_or(workspace_id);
+            return Some(format!("wm-fork/{base}/{suffix}"));
+        }
     }
     if !use_individual_branch {
         return None;
@@ -1074,14 +1081,19 @@ async fn maybe_open_git_sync_deploy_pr(
         return;
     };
 
-    let repo_url =
-        match windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url(db, workspace_id, &repo_path).await {
-            Ok(url) => url,
-            Err(e) => {
-                tracing::warn!("git sync PR: could not resolve repo url for {repo_path}: {e:#}");
-                return;
-            }
-        };
+    let repo_url = match windmill_common::git_sync_ee::resolve_repo_url_interpolated(
+        db,
+        workspace_id,
+        &repo_path,
+    )
+    .await
+    {
+        Ok(url) => url,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::warn!("git sync PR: could not resolve repo url for {repo_path}: {e:#}");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
     // A fork of a dev workspace diverged from the dev's label branch, so its PR
     // merges back there; everything else targets the tracked branch.
     let pr_base = row.parent_dev_workspace_label.as_deref().unwrap_or(&base);
@@ -1245,9 +1257,22 @@ async fn maybe_post_git_sync_check(
         (None, Some(deploy)) => (true, deploy),
         (None, None) => return,
     };
-    let Ok(check) = serde_json::from_value::<GitSyncCheck>(marker) else {
+    let Ok(mut check) = serde_json::from_value::<GitSyncCheck>(marker) else {
         return;
     };
+    // Markers carry the literal resource URL (job args are persisted, so a
+    // `$var:`-resolved URL must not land there); interpolate before calling
+    // GitHub.
+    check.repo_url =
+        match windmill_common::variables::get_variable_or_self(check.repo_url, db, workspace_id)
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(u) => u,
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!("git sync-check: cannot interpolate repo url: {e:#}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
     // "In sync" on a PR that visibly changes files reads as a bug when those
     // files are outside the repo's sync filters — say what the scope is.
     let scope_note = if !is_deploy && success {
@@ -2220,4 +2245,77 @@ mod git_sync_pr_tests {
             Some("dev".to_string())
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dev_workspace_promotion_uses_wm_deploy_branch() {
+        // Promotion on: a dev workspace gets per-item wm_deploy/** branches
+        // (namespaced by its own id), not its env-label branch.
+        assert_eq!(
+            git_sync_deploy_pr_head_branch(
+                "dev",
+                Some("prod"),
+                Some("dev"),
+                "main",
+                true,
+                false,
+                "f/folder/my_script",
+                "",
+                "script"
+            ),
+            Some("wm_deploy/dev/script/f__folder__my_script".to_string())
+        );
+        // Per-folder form still honored for a promotion dev workspace.
+        assert_eq!(
+            git_sync_deploy_pr_head_branch(
+                "dev",
+                Some("prod"),
+                Some("dev"),
+                "main",
+                true,
+                true,
+                "f/folder/my_script",
+                "",
+                "script"
+            ),
+            Some("wm_deploy/dev/f__folder".to_string())
+        );
+        // Promotion off: the env-label branch still wins.
+        assert_eq!(
+            git_sync_deploy_pr_head_branch(
+                "dev",
+                Some("prod"),
+                Some("dev"),
+                "main",
+                false,
+                false,
+                "f/x/y",
+                "",
+                "script"
+            ),
+            Some("dev".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dev_promotion_user_group_items_open_no_pr() {
+        // User/group objects get no wm_deploy branch even on a dev workspace; the
+        // CLI isolates them to the env-label branch, so the backend opens no PR
+        // (never a PR from the env-label branch into the parent for these).
+        for path_type in ["user", "group"] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                git_sync_deploy_pr_head_branch(
+                    "dev",
+                    Some("prod"),
+                    Some("dev"),
+                    "main",
+                    true,
+                    false,
+                    "u/alice",
+                    "",
+                    path_type
+                ),
+                None
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
index 1b11d735c3..003ddd3876 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
@@ -3892,15 +3892,16 @@ pub async fn handle_queued_job(
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
         if let Connection::Sql(db) = conn {
-            if (job.concurrent_limit.is_some()
-                || windmill_common::runnable_settings::prefetch_cached_from_handle(
-                    job.runnable_settings_handle,
-                    db,
-                )
-                .await?
-                .1
-                .concurrent_limit
-                .is_some())
+            if (windmill_queue::jobs::has_active_concurrency_limit(job.concurrent_limit)
+                || windmill_queue::jobs::has_active_concurrency_limit(
+                    windmill_common::runnable_settings::prefetch_cached_from_handle(
+                        job.runnable_settings_handle,
+                        db,
+                    )
+                    .await?
+                    .1
+                    .concurrent_limit,
+                ))
                 && !job.kind.is_dependency()
             {
                 logs.push_str("---\n");
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_flow.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_flow.rs
index f60fc94c0e..0793aff053 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_flow.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker_flow.rs
@@ -1525,9 +1525,14 @@ pub async fn update_flow_status_after_job_completion_internal(
             let concurrency_key = tag_and_concurrency_key
                 .as_ref()
                 .and_then(|x| x.concurrency_key.clone());
-            let concurrent_limit = tag_and_concurrency_key
-                .as_ref()
-                .and_then(|x| x.concurrent_limit);
+            // `concurrent_limit` here can come straight from the raw flow JSON (see
+            // get_tag_and_concurrency), bypassing the ConcurrencySettings deserialization guard,
+            // so a stored `0` must still be coerced to disabled before we register a key for it.
+            let concurrent_limit = windmill_common::runnable_settings::none_if_non_positive(
+                tag_and_concurrency_key
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .and_then(|x| x.concurrent_limit),
+            );
             let concurrency_time_window_s = tag_and_concurrency_key
                 .as_ref()
                 .and_then(|x| x.concurrency_time_window_s);
@@ -3398,10 +3403,16 @@ async fn push_next_flow_job(
             // Persist approval user groups conditions, if any. Requires runnning the InputTransform
             let required_events = suspend.required_events.unwrap() as u16;
             let user_auth_required = suspend.user_auth_required.unwrap_or(false);
-            if user_auth_required {
-                let self_approval_disabled = suspend.self_approval_disabled.unwrap_or(false);
+            let self_approval_disabled = suspend.self_approval_disabled.unwrap_or(false);
+            // self_approval_disabled must be persisted even without user_auth_required, otherwise
+            // the resume boundary sees no approval_conditions and the restriction is silently
+            // dropped. user_groups_required only applies together with user_auth_required.
+            if user_auth_required || self_approval_disabled {
                 let user_groups_required: Vec<String>;
-                if let Some(user_groups_required_as_input_transform) = suspend.user_groups_required
+                if !user_auth_required {
+                    user_groups_required = Vec::new();
+                } else if let Some(user_groups_required_as_input_transform) =
+                    suspend.user_groups_required
                 {
                     match user_groups_required_as_input_transform {
                         InputTransform::Static { value } => {
@@ -3566,7 +3577,7 @@ async fn push_next_flow_job(
                         count: required_events,
                         job: last
                     }),
-                    (required_events - resume_messages.len() as u16) as i32,
+                    (required_events.saturating_sub(resume_messages.len() as u16)) as i32,
                     Duration::from_secs(
                         suspend.timeout.map(|t| t.into()).unwrap_or_else(|| 30 * 60)
                     ) as Duration,
@@ -4383,13 +4394,10 @@ async fn push_next_flow_job(
             )
             .await?;
 
-            if timeout_value < 0 {
-                return Err(Error::ExecutionErr(
-                    "Timeout value cannot be negative".to_string(),
-                ));
-            }
-
-            Some(timeout_value)
+            // A `<= 0` step timeout (including a negative eval) means "no override": fall back
+            // to the referenced runnable's own timeout rather than a 0-second/negative timeout
+            // that would kill the step instantly.
+            effective_flow_step_timeout(Some(timeout_value), payload_tag.timeout)
         } else {
             payload_tag.timeout
         };
@@ -6042,6 +6050,18 @@ async fn flow_to_payload(
     })
 }
 
+/// Effective timeout for a flow step given the module's (already-evaluated) timeout override and
+/// the timeout inherited from the referenced runnable. A `<= 0` override — or none — means "no
+/// override": fall back to the inherited value (which is itself `None` when unset, i.e. the
+/// instance default). A positive override wins. This keeps a step `timeout: 0` equivalent to an
+/// omitted one rather than a 0-second, instant-kill timeout.
+pub(crate) fn effective_flow_step_timeout(
+    module_override: Option<i32>,
+    inherited: Option<i32>,
+) -> Option<i32> {
+    windmill_common::runnable_settings::none_if_non_positive(module_override).or(inherited)
+}
+
 pub async fn script_to_payload(
     script_hash: Option<windmill_common::scripts::ScriptHash>,
     script_path: String,
@@ -6131,11 +6151,13 @@ pub async fn script_to_payload(
         module.delete_after_use.unwrap_or(false) || delete_after_use.unwrap_or(false);
     let final_delete_after_secs = module.delete_after_secs.or(delete_after_secs);
 
-    let flow_step_timeout = if module.timeout.is_some() {
-        None
-    } else {
-        script_timeout
-    };
+    // Always carry the referenced script's own timeout as the inherited fallback. The module's
+    // timeout override (if any) is selected at the push site, where a `<= 0` override is treated
+    // as "no override" and falls back to this value — so `timeout: 0` on a step means "use the
+    // script's timeout", not a 0-second (immediate-kill) timeout. Normalize the inherited value
+    // too, so a legacy `0` script timeout resolves to the default rather than a zero-second kill.
+    let flow_step_timeout =
+        windmill_common::runnable_settings::none_if_non_positive(script_timeout);
     Ok(JobPayloadWithTag {
         payload,
         tag,
@@ -6260,9 +6282,25 @@ pub async fn get_previous_job_result(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::extract_chat_message_from_flow_result;
+    use super::{effective_flow_step_timeout, extract_chat_message_from_flow_result};
     use serde_json::{json, value::to_raw_value};
 
+    // A `<= 0` step timeout override must behave as "no override" and inherit the referenced
+    // script's timeout, not collapse to a 0-second (instant-kill) timeout. A positive override
+    // still wins. Guards the flow-step timeout footgun.
+    #[test]
+    fn flow_step_timeout_zero_or_negative_inherits_script_timeout() {
+        // zero / negative override -> inherited script timeout
+        assert_eq!(effective_flow_step_timeout(Some(0), Some(300)), Some(300));
+        assert_eq!(effective_flow_step_timeout(Some(-5), Some(300)), Some(300));
+        // no inherited timeout either -> None (falls through to the instance default)
+        assert_eq!(effective_flow_step_timeout(Some(0), None), None);
+        // positive override wins over the inherited value
+        assert_eq!(effective_flow_step_timeout(Some(120), Some(300)), Some(120));
+        // no override -> inherited
+        assert_eq!(effective_flow_step_timeout(None, Some(300)), Some(300));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn pretty_prints_full_result_when_no_override_is_present() {
         let value = json!({
diff --git a/benchmarks/lib.ts b/benchmarks/lib.ts
index 225d80dccd..f71ef92a15 100644
--- a/benchmarks/lib.ts
+++ b/benchmarks/lib.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { sleep } from "https://deno.land/x/sleep@v1.2.1/mod.ts";
 import * as windmill from "https://deno.land/x/windmill@v1.174.0/mod.ts";
 import * as api from "https://deno.land/x/windmill@v1.174.0/windmill-api/index.ts";
 
-export const VERSION = "v1.764.0";
+export const VERSION = "v1.769.0";
 
 export async function login(email: string, password: string): Promise<string> {
   return await windmill.UserService.login({
diff --git a/cli/bun.lock b/cli/bun.lock
index 7c76732a90..c783e411c7 100644
--- a/cli/bun.lock
+++ b/cli/bun.lock
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "pg-gateway": "0.3.0-beta.4",
         "svelte": "^5.45.2",
         "tar-stream": "^3.1.7",
-        "windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.749.0",
+        "windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.753.0",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-csharp": "1.510.1",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-go": "1.761.0",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-java": "1.510.1",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         "windmill-parser-wasm-py": "1.693.1",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-py-imports": "1.693.1",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-r": "1.668.1",
-        "windmill-parser-wasm-regex": "1.692.0",
+        "windmill-parser-wasm-regex": "1.764.0",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-ruby": "1.526.1",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-rust": "1.647.1",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-ts": "1.695.0",
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 
     "utility-types": ["utility-types@3.11.0", "", {}, "sha512-6Z7Ma2aVEWisaL6TvBCy7P8rm2LQoPv6dJ7ecIaIixHcwfbJ0x7mWdbcwlIM5IGQxPZSFYeqRCqlOOeKoJYMkw=="],
 
-    "windmill-parser-wasm-asset": ["windmill-parser-wasm-asset@1.749.0", "", {}, "sha512-gj8g9sWQ0tXKfXso7xJxR56sS8Loe/RsnFy+0af5R8siZeCag9ikquGbQ8d8kOqIK2U8eCNA0LqsU/xAFDJIOg=="],
+    "windmill-parser-wasm-asset": ["windmill-parser-wasm-asset@1.753.0", "", {}, "sha512-zpJhjvcU8EWRoOJzas/nRGKjGdQnvzeB9GOxP+Mdmnk8BFk3uehsmHS2Krxyjo36fUrCHqobbnffEqf0g3LIGg=="],
 
     "windmill-parser-wasm-csharp": ["windmill-parser-wasm-csharp@1.510.1", "", {}, "sha512-qm09YmnbeYHLwYn1jUnObVzPhYO9NZKMlIO7nlo7zPJBXqksgG5fK/KCtwGw9rChrnz+DsvM9wP5FhrwRLMtwQ=="],
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 
     "windmill-parser-wasm-r": ["windmill-parser-wasm-r@1.668.1", "", {}, "sha512-5YNeUibxpNBvYrxCgQcz1PxGhTFx2CyEpg2udtIhq7bx0d4gF/KDZVupMeQmAObmrEtTSFGUWNRJ4zXSWNrSpQ=="],
 
-    "windmill-parser-wasm-regex": ["windmill-parser-wasm-regex@1.692.0", "", {}, "sha512-BHGTxrinZJ9ef6hFxbKiBqBEr5uqgG/QySOgMA5r1LswO9n/8fyGswr8JcPT2kGaoeoweV6/RQ+RHVaOhosnKw=="],
+    "windmill-parser-wasm-regex": ["windmill-parser-wasm-regex@1.764.0", "", {}, "sha512-V2eFdKD90gqWikOvjl2fwMpFqiFt/21+4iQMbiNJYl7Lm2UiEcEZ4r9bpgJLG4TLOLqvD6+u4Ju3WaytxN2O2w=="],
 
     "windmill-parser-wasm-ruby": ["windmill-parser-wasm-ruby@1.526.1", "", {}, "sha512-rMBQA8s21wmL2kA5ztRs/ZgVA3ckxe9/NLjxl3iQPL0CX6DlvfaUH0O+AnhpXXDMyBs1Y1SZIhcnbnvsHZ3R8g=="],
 
diff --git a/cli/package-lock.json b/cli/package-lock.json
index 96dd0681e0..b0b610a045 100644
--- a/cli/package-lock.json
+++ b/cli/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "pg-gateway": "0.3.0-beta.4",
         "svelte": "^5.45.2",
         "tar-stream": "^3.1.7",
-        "windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.749.0",
+        "windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.753.0",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-csharp": "1.510.1",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-go": "1.761.0",
         "windmill-parser-wasm-java": "1.510.1",
@@ -1413,9 +1413,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/windmill-parser-wasm-asset": {
-      "version": "1.749.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/windmill-parser-wasm-asset/-/windmill-parser-wasm-asset-1.749.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gj8g9sWQ0tXKfXso7xJxR56sS8Loe/RsnFy+0af5R8siZeCag9ikquGbQ8d8kOqIK2U8eCNA0LqsU/xAFDJIOg=="
+      "version": "1.753.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/windmill-parser-wasm-asset/-/windmill-parser-wasm-asset-1.753.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zpJhjvcU8EWRoOJzas/nRGKjGdQnvzeB9GOxP+Mdmnk8BFk3uehsmHS2Krxyjo36fUrCHqobbnffEqf0g3LIGg=="
     },
     "node_modules/windmill-parser-wasm-csharp": {
       "version": "1.510.1",
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index c13802c0b0..548588a402 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "pg-gateway": "0.3.0-beta.4",
     "svelte": "^5.45.2",
     "tar-stream": "^3.1.7",
-    "windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.749.0",
+    "windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.753.0",
     "windmill-parser-wasm-csharp": "1.510.1",
     "windmill-parser-wasm-go": "1.761.0",
     "windmill-parser-wasm-java": "1.510.1",
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.0",
     "typescript": "^5.7.0"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/app/bundle.ts b/cli/src/commands/app/bundle.ts
index 07ee266145..c515e1e86e 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/app/bundle.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/app/bundle.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,24 @@ export const DEFAULT_BUILD_OPTIONS = {
   loader: {
     ".css": "css" as const,
   },
+  // esbuild export conditions safe for any app: "style" resolves tailwindcss v4's CSS
+  // entry (@import "tailwindcss"); "module" is re-added because esbuild drops its
+  // auto-included "module" default once any custom condition is set. The Svelte-only
+  // "svelte" condition is gated per-app in conditionsFor().
+  conditions: ["style", "module"],
   logLevel: "info" as const,
   write: true,
 };
 
+// "svelte" points at raw .svelte sources that only compile with the Svelte plugin, so
+// enable it only for Svelte apps — for a plain app a Svelte-dual-published import would
+// otherwise resolve to .svelte and hard-fail with no loader configured.
+function conditionsFor(svelte: boolean): string[] {
+  return svelte
+    ? [...DEFAULT_BUILD_OPTIONS.conditions, "svelte"]
+    : DEFAULT_BUILD_OPTIONS.conditions;
+}
+
 /**
  * Detects which frontend frameworks are present in package.json
  */
@@ -284,6 +298,7 @@ export async function createBundle(
 
   const buildOptions = {
     ...DEFAULT_BUILD_OPTIONS,
+    conditions: conditionsFor(frameworks.svelte),
     entryPoints: [entryPoint],
     outfile,
     sourcemap,
@@ -337,11 +352,13 @@ export async function createBundle(
 /**
  * Gets the esbuild build options for use in watch mode (dev server)
  * @param entryPoint Entry point file
+ * @param svelte Whether the app is a Svelte app (enables the "svelte" condition)
  * @returns esbuild build options
  */
-export function getDevBuildOptions(entryPoint: string = "index.tsx") {
+export function getDevBuildOptions(entryPoint: string = "index.tsx", svelte = false) {
   return {
     ...DEFAULT_BUILD_OPTIONS,
+    conditions: conditionsFor(svelte),
     entryPoints: [entryPoint],
     outfile: "dist/bundle.js",
     sourcemap: true,
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/app/dev.ts b/cli/src/commands/app/dev.ts
index 1a226ec5ef..1842e1d007 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/app/dev.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/app/dev.ts
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ async function dev(opts: DevOptions, appFolder?: string) {
     });
   }
 
-  const buildOptions = getDevBuildOptions(entryPoint);
+  const buildOptions = getDevBuildOptions(entryPoint, frameworks.svelte);
 
   // Load framework-specific plugins (svelte, vue) based on package.json
   const frameworkPlugins = await createFrameworkPlugins(appDir);
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/pipeline/boundedCascade.ts b/cli/src/commands/pipeline/boundedCascade.ts
index 57130ba129..31c780a272 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/pipeline/boundedCascade.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/pipeline/boundedCascade.ts
@@ -87,12 +87,10 @@ export function assetUriToNodeId(uri: string): string | undefined {
   if (!m) return undefined;
   const prefix = m[1].toLowerCase();
   const kind = prefix === "s3" ? "s3object" : prefix;
-  // Mirror Rust `parse_asset_syntax`: strip all leading slashes from S3 keys so a
-  // `--to s3:///exports/x` token resolves to the canonical graph node
-  // `s3object:exports/x` (default storage), same as `s3://exports/x`, and a
-  // canonical key never starts with `/`.
-  const path = kind === "s3object" ? m[2].replace(/^\/+/, "") : m[2];
-  return `${kind}:${path}`;
+  // The suffix is kept verbatim (mirrors Rust `parse_asset_syntax`): an S3
+  // path encodes the storage, with a leading `/` for the workspace default
+  // (`s3:///key` → `/key`) vs `s3://secondary/key` → `secondary/key`.
+  return `${kind}:${m[2]}`;
 }
 
 export type LineageDag = {
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/pipeline/localGraph.ts b/cli/src/commands/pipeline/localGraph.ts
index be5c8f1567..bb51cd98eb 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/pipeline/localGraph.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/pipeline/localGraph.ts
@@ -300,13 +300,10 @@ function fallbackParse(content: string, language: string): ParseAssetsRaw {
     if (uri) {
       const prefix = uri[1].toLowerCase();
       const kind = prefix === "s3" ? "s3object" : prefix;
-      // Mirror Rust `parse_asset_syntax`: strip all leading slashes from S3 keys
-      // so `s3:///key` (default storage) and `s3://key` / DuckDB canonicalize
-      // to the same node id (and a canonical key never starts with `/`) —
-      // otherwise a go/bash fallback consumer's `// on s3:///x` would not
-      // connect to a wasm-inferred `x` producer.
-      const path = kind === "s3object" ? uri[2].replace(/^\/+/, "") : uri[2];
-      out.triggers!.push({ kind: "asset", asset_kind: kind, path });
+      // The suffix is kept verbatim (mirrors Rust `parse_asset_syntax`): an S3
+      // path encodes the storage, with a leading `/` for the workspace default
+      // (`s3:///key` → `/key`) vs `s3://secondary/key` → `secondary/key`.
+      out.triggers!.push({ kind: "asset", asset_kind: kind, path: uri[2] });
     } else if (NATIVE_KINDS.has(firstTok) && rest === firstTok) {
       // A native marker (`// on data_upload`) must stand alone: the canonical
       // parser rejects a marker line with trailing content (`// on data_upload
@@ -393,14 +390,10 @@ export function parseMuteAnnotations(content: string): {
     }
     for (const [prefix, kind] of MUTE_ASSET_PREFIXES) {
       if (arg.startsWith(prefix)) {
-        // S3 canonicalization as in `parse_asset_syntax`: strip every leading
-        // slash so `s3:///key` (default storage) mutes the same node as the
-        // inferred bare `key`.
-        const p =
-          kind === "s3object"
-            ? arg.slice(prefix.length).replace(/^\/+/, "")
-            : arg.slice(prefix.length);
-        muted.add(`${kind}:${p}`);
+        // The suffix is kept verbatim, as in `parse_asset_syntax` — a muted
+        // `s3:///key` (default storage, path `/key`) only matches an inferred
+        // default-storage read of the same object.
+        muted.add(`${kind}:${arg.slice(prefix.length)}`);
         break;
       }
     }
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/script/script.ts b/cli/src/commands/script/script.ts
index 3db9c7b53e..82fe63719b 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/script/script.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/script/script.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,30 @@ export function isRawAppBackendPath(filePath: string): boolean {
   return isRawAppBackendPathInternal(filePath);
 }
 
+/**
+ * The positive-only runnable settings (concurrent_limit, timeout, ...) treat any `<= 0`
+ * value as "unset": the backend coerces it to null (a 0-slot concurrency limit bricks the
+ * runnable, a 0s timeout kills every run). Coerce to undefined so it is serialized as
+ * omitted, never as 0, and redeploys don't churn against the backend-normalized value.
+ */
+export function nonePositiveInt(
+  v: number | undefined | null
+): number | undefined {
+  return v != null && v > 0 ? v : undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalize a concurrent_limit + its time window together: when the limit is disabled
+ * (<= 0) the window is dropped too. Returns [concurrent_limit, concurrency_time_window_s].
+ */
+export function normalizeConcurrency(
+  concurrentLimit: number | undefined | null,
+  concurrencyTimeWindowS?: number | undefined | null
+): [number | undefined, number | undefined] {
+  const limit = nonePositiveInt(concurrentLimit);
+  return limit === undefined ? [undefined, undefined] : [limit, concurrencyTimeWindowS ?? undefined];
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks if a path is inside a normal app folder (inline script).
  * Matches patterns like: .../myApp.app/... or .../myApp__app/...
@@ -469,6 +493,15 @@ export async function handleFile(
     const moduleFolderPath = scriptBasePath + getModuleFolderSuffix();
     const modules = await readModulesFromDisk(moduleFolderPath, opts?.defaultTs, moduleEntryPoint);
 
+    // A concurrent_limit of <= 0 means "concurrency disabled", not "zero slots" (which
+    // would brick the runnable at the queue's concurrency gate). Emit it as omitted rather
+    // than 0 so a redeploy never re-persists a zero-slot limit, and drop the now-meaningless
+    // time window alongside it. Mirrors the backend's ConcurrencySettings::normalized.
+    const [normConcurrentLimit, normConcurrencyTimeWindowS] = normalizeConcurrency(
+      typed?.concurrent_limit,
+      typed?.concurrency_time_window_s
+    );
+
     const requestBodyCommon: NewScript = {
       content,
       description: typed?.description ?? "",
@@ -482,8 +515,8 @@ export async function handleFile(
       ws_error_handler_muted: typed?.ws_error_handler_muted,
       dedicated_worker: typed?.dedicated_worker,
       cache_ttl: typed?.cache_ttl,
-      concurrency_time_window_s: typed?.concurrency_time_window_s,
-      concurrent_limit: typed?.concurrent_limit,
+      concurrency_time_window_s: normConcurrencyTimeWindowS,
+      concurrent_limit: normConcurrentLimit,
       deployment_message: message,
       restart_unless_cancelled: typed?.restart_unless_cancelled,
       visible_to_runner_only: typed?.visible_to_runner_only,
@@ -493,7 +526,7 @@ export async function handleFile(
       debounce_key: typed?.debounce_key,
       debounce_delay_s: typed?.debounce_delay_s,
       codebase: await codebase?.getDigest(forceTar),
-      timeout: typed?.timeout,
+      timeout: nonePositiveInt(typed?.timeout),
       on_behalf_of_email: typed?.on_behalf_of_email,
       envs: typed?.envs,
       modules: modules,
@@ -530,9 +563,13 @@ export async function handleFile(
               remote.ws_error_handler_muted &&
             typed.dedicated_worker == remote.dedicated_worker &&
             typed.cache_ttl == remote.cache_ttl &&
-            typed.concurrency_time_window_s ==
-              remote.concurrency_time_window_s &&
-            typed.concurrent_limit == remote.concurrent_limit &&
+            normConcurrencyTimeWindowS ==
+              normalizeConcurrency(
+                remote.concurrent_limit,
+                remote.concurrency_time_window_s
+              )[1] &&
+            normConcurrentLimit ==
+              normalizeConcurrency(remote.concurrent_limit)[0] &&
             Boolean(typed.restart_unless_cancelled) ==
               Boolean(remote.restart_unless_cancelled) &&
             Boolean(typed.visible_to_runner_only) ==
@@ -540,7 +577,7 @@ export async function handleFile(
             Boolean(typed.has_preprocessor) ==
               Boolean(remote.has_preprocessor) &&
             typed.priority == Boolean(remote.priority) &&
-            typed.timeout == remote.timeout &&
+            nonePositiveInt(typed.timeout) == nonePositiveInt(remote.timeout) &&
             //@ts-ignore
             typed.concurrency_key == remote["concurrency_key"] &&
             typed.debounce_key == remote["debounce_key"] &&
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/shared_ui.ts b/cli/src/commands/shared_ui.ts
index e3f719d77f..3c01870fd1 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/shared_ui.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/shared_ui.ts
@@ -26,34 +26,77 @@ async function readDirRecursive(
   return out;
 }
 
+export type SharedUiChange =
+  | { type: "added"; path: string }
+  | { type: "edited"; path: string; before: string; after: string }
+  | { type: "deleted"; path: string };
+
+/**
+ * Diff the local <cwd>/ui/ folder against the workspace's shared UI store in
+ * the push direction (local -> remote), returning entries whose `path` is
+ * prefixed with `ui/`. This is the same comparison pushSharedUi applies, so the
+ * dry-run preview and the real push never diverge.
+ *
+ * Mirrors pushSharedUi's no-op: with no local ui/ folder there is nothing to
+ * push, so the apply is a no-op and the preview must be empty (even when the
+ * remote store is non-empty) to avoid phantom diffs the apply won't perform.
+ */
+export async function diffSharedUi(workspace: string): Promise<SharedUiChange[]> {
+  const localDir = path.join(process.cwd(), SHARED_UI_DIR);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(localDir)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const files = await readDirRecursive(localDir);
+
+  let remote: Record<string, string> = {};
+  try {
+    const got = await wmill.getSharedUi({ workspace });
+    remote = got.files ?? {};
+  } catch {
+    // If endpoint missing or unauthorized, treat remote as empty (the push
+    // would attempt the PUT anyway).
+  }
+
+  // Use Object.hasOwn, not `in`: a file named after an Object.prototype member
+  // (e.g. ui/toString) would otherwise register as always-present and be
+  // misdiffed.
+  const changes: SharedUiChange[] = [];
+  for (const [rel, content] of Object.entries(files)) {
+    const p = `${SHARED_UI_DIR}/${rel}`;
+    if (!Object.hasOwn(remote, rel)) {
+      changes.push({ type: "added", path: p });
+    } else if (remote[rel] !== content) {
+      changes.push({ type: "edited", path: p, before: remote[rel], after: content });
+    }
+  }
+  for (const rel of Object.keys(remote)) {
+    if (!Object.hasOwn(files, rel)) {
+      changes.push({ type: "deleted", path: `${SHARED_UI_DIR}/${rel}` });
+    }
+  }
+  return changes;
+}
+
 /**
  * Push the local <cwd>/ui/ folder to the workspace's shared UI store.
- * Returns true if a push was performed, false if the folder is missing or empty.
+ * Returns true if a push was performed, false if the folder is missing or
+ * already matches the remote store. Note an empty-but-existing folder still
+ * pushes an empty map (clearing the remote store) if the remote is non-empty.
  */
 export async function pushSharedUi(workspace: string): Promise<boolean> {
   const localDir = path.join(process.cwd(), SHARED_UI_DIR);
   if (!fs.existsSync(localDir)) {
     return false;
   }
-  const files = await readDirRecursive(localDir);
 
-  // Skip if no change
-  let remote: Record<string, string> = {};
-  try {
-    const got = await wmill.getSharedUi({ workspace });
-    remote = got.files ?? {};
-  } catch {
-    // If endpoint missing or unauthorized, just attempt the PUT
-  }
-
-  if (
-    Object.keys(remote).length === Object.keys(files).length &&
-    Object.entries(files).every(([k, v]) => remote[k] === v)
-  ) {
+  // Skip if no change — reuse diffSharedUi so preview and push never diverge.
+  const diff = await diffSharedUi(workspace);
+  if (diff.length === 0) {
     log.info(colors.gray("Shared UI folder up to date"));
     return false;
   }
 
+  const files = await readDirRecursive(localDir);
   await wmill.updateSharedUi({
     workspace,
     requestBody: { files },
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts b/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
index 29d83862e4..f10195670a 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../types.ts";
 import { downloadZip } from "./pull.ts";
 import { runLint, printReport, checkMissingLocks } from "../lint/lint.ts";
-import { pullSharedUi, pushSharedUi } from "../shared_ui.ts";
+import { diffSharedUi, pullSharedUi, pushSharedUi } from "../shared_ui.ts";
 import {
   pushMigrationFromDisk,
   offerToRunNewMigrations,
@@ -2865,17 +2865,20 @@ export async function pull(
     }
     const clonedBranchName = getCurrentGitBranch() ?? "main";
 
-    // Fork / dev workspaces force-disable use_individual_branch / group_by_folder
-    // (1:1 with the hub script's inner()). Dev workspaces have a prefix-less id, so
-    // detect them via the parent-workspace id the backend passes.
+    // Throwaway forks force-disable use_individual_branch / group_by_folder
+    // (1:1 with the hub script's inner()). A dev workspace is the exception: it
+    // honors promotion mode and gets per-item wm_deploy/** branches. Dev
+    // workspaces have a prefix-less id, so detect them via the environment label
+    // the backend passes with the deploy.
     const targetIsFork = isForkWorkspace(
       workspace.workspaceId,
       opts.parentWorkspaceId,
     );
-    const useIndividualBranch = targetIsFork
+    const forceOffPromotion = targetIsFork && !opts.devWorkspaceLabel;
+    const useIndividualBranch = forceOffPromotion
       ? false
       : !!opts.useIndividualBranch;
-    const groupByFolder = targetIsFork ? false : !!opts.groupByFolder;
+    const groupByFolder = forceOffPromotion ? false : !!opts.groupByFolder;
 
     // Fork-of-a-fork: when the parent workspace is itself a fork, root the new
     // branch on the parent's fork branch (the content this fork diverged from).
@@ -3447,13 +3450,14 @@ export async function gitDeploy(
     }
   }
 
-  // Fork / dev workspaces force-disable use_individual_branch / group_by_folder
-  // (1:1 with the hub script's inner()): they always sync to their own
-  // wm-fork/<branch>/<id> branch, and — critically — that disabling also
-  // flips the include/promotion derivation below. Dev workspaces have a
-  // prefix-less id, so detect them via the parent-workspace id too.
+  // Throwaway forks force-disable use_individual_branch / group_by_folder (1:1
+  // with the hub script's inner()): they always sync to their own
+  // wm-fork/<branch>/<id> branch, and — critically — that disabling also flips
+  // the include/promotion derivation below. A dev workspace is the exception: it
+  // honors promotion mode, detected via the environment label the backend passes.
   const isFork = isForkWorkspace(opts.workspace ?? "", opts.parentWorkspaceId);
-  const useIndividualBranch = isFork ? false : !!opts.useIndividualBranch;
+  const useIndividualBranch =
+    isFork && !opts.devWorkspaceLabel ? false : !!opts.useIndividualBranch;
 
   // Derive the include filters from the deployed items (replaces the hub
   // script's regexFromPath + per-kind --include-* construction).
@@ -3490,6 +3494,9 @@ export async function gitDeploy(
 // are self-describing via their `migrations/datatable/...` path, so they get no
 // label prefix.
 function changeTypeLabel(p: string): string {
+  // Shared UI files (ui/…) are not wmill items — getTypeStrFromPath throws on
+  // them (e.g. ui/config.json). Label them directly.
+  if (p === "ui" || p.startsWith("ui/")) return "shared UI ";
   const t = getTypeStrFromPath(p);
   return t === "datatable_migration" ? "" : `${t} `;
 }
@@ -3539,7 +3546,6 @@ function prettyChanges(
         ),
       );
     } else if (change.name === "edited") {
-      const changeType = getTypeStrFromPath(change.path);
       log.info(
         colors.yellow(
           `~ ${changeTypeLabel(change.path)}` +
@@ -3549,6 +3555,12 @@ function prettyChanges(
         ),
       );
       if (change.before != change.after) {
+        // Shared UI files (ui/…) aren't wmill items; getTypeStrFromPath throws
+        // on them, so fall back to a plain diff.
+        const changeType =
+          change.path === "ui" || change.path.startsWith("ui/")
+            ? "shared_ui"
+            : getTypeStrFromPath(change.path);
         if (changeType === "encryption_key") {
           showDiff(
             redactEncryptionKey(change.before),
@@ -4124,6 +4136,33 @@ export async function push(
 
   await fetchRemoteVersion(workspace);
 
+  // Shared UI (the ui/ folder) is pushed out-of-band via pushSharedUi on apply
+  // and is excluded from the file diff (isNotWmillFile), so surface its diff in
+  // the dry-run preview. Without this the "Pull from repo" preview reads "no
+  // changes" even when the apply will overwrite the shared-UI store. Folded in
+  // only for dry-run (before the count/summary below) so the apply path is
+  // unchanged (pushSharedUi still runs) and the summary count includes ui/.
+  if (opts.dryRun) {
+    try {
+      for (const c of await diffSharedUi(workspace.workspaceId)) {
+        if (c.type === "added") {
+          changes.push({ name: "added", path: c.path, content: "" });
+        } else if (c.type === "deleted") {
+          changes.push({ name: "deleted", path: c.path });
+        } else {
+          changes.push({
+            name: "edited",
+            path: c.path,
+            before: c.before,
+            after: c.after,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      log.warn(`Failed to compute shared UI diff for dry-run preview: ${e}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   log.info(
     `remote (${workspace.name}) <- local: ${changes.length} changes to apply`,
   );
@@ -5166,16 +5205,29 @@ export async function push(
       );
     }
   } else {
-    try {
-      await pushSharedUi(workspace.workspaceId);
-    } catch (e) {
-      log.warn(`Failed to push shared UI folder: ${e}`);
+    // Dry-run with no changes reaches here (a ui/ diff would have made changes
+    // non-empty and returned above); never mutate the remote in that case.
+    let sharedUiPushed = false;
+    if (!opts.dryRun) {
+      try {
+        sharedUiPushed = await pushSharedUi(workspace.workspaceId);
+      } catch (e) {
+        log.warn(`Failed to push shared UI folder: ${e}`);
+      }
     }
     // No changes pushed, so no new datatable migrations to run.
     if (opts.jsonOutput) {
+      // Shared UI is out-of-band from the file diff (total counts diffed
+      // files), but don't claim "No changes" when the ui/ store was written.
       console.log(
         JSON.stringify(
-          { success: true, message: "No changes to push", total: 0 },
+          {
+            success: true,
+            message: sharedUiPushed
+              ? "Pushed shared UI changes"
+              : "No changes to push",
+            total: 0,
+          },
           null,
           2,
         ),
diff --git a/cli/src/core/constants.ts b/cli/src/core/constants.ts
index a78e01a31e..fa0b9346d5 100644
--- a/cli/src/core/constants.ts
+++ b/cli/src/core/constants.ts
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ export const WM_FORK_PREFIX = "wm-fork";
 // (e.g. utils.ts) can read it without importing main.ts and creating a circular
 // dependency (main → workspace → utils → main) that triggers a TDZ.
 // Re-exported from main.ts for backwards compatibility.
-export const VERSION = "1.764.0";
+export const VERSION = "1.769.0";
diff --git a/cli/src/guidance/core.ts b/cli/src/guidance/core.ts
index c43ff8c6c0..100bea6e53 100644
--- a/cli/src/guidance/core.ts
+++ b/cli/src/guidance/core.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ You are a helpful assistant that can help with Windmill scripts, flows, apps, an
 
 ## Script Writing Guide
 
-You MUST use the \`write-script-<language>\` skill to write or modify scripts in the language specified by the user. Use bun by default.
+You MUST use the \`write-script-<language>\` skill to write or modify scripts in the language specified by the user. Use bun by default. For TypeScript, always prefer bun (\`write-script-bun\`) over deno unless the script specifically requires the Deno runtime.
 For Workflow-as-Code scripts, use the \`write-workflow-as-code\` skill.
 
 ## Flow Writing Guide
diff --git a/cli/src/guidance/skills.gen.ts b/cli/src/guidance/skills.gen.ts
index 69e4338d22..cc51106162 100644
--- a/cli/src/guidance/skills.gen.ts
+++ b/cli/src/guidance/skills.gen.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ export const SKILLS: SkillMetadata[] = [
   { name: "write-script-ansible", description: "MUST use when writing Ansible playbooks.", languageKey: "ansible" },
   { name: "write-script-bash", description: "MUST use when writing Bash scripts.", languageKey: "bash" },
   { name: "write-script-bigquery", description: "MUST use when writing BigQuery queries.", languageKey: "bigquery" },
-  { name: "write-script-bun", description: "MUST use when writing Bun/TypeScript scripts.", languageKey: "bun" },
+  { name: "write-script-bun", description: "MUST use when writing TypeScript scripts. Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime — pick it for TypeScript unless the script specifically needs Deno.", languageKey: "bun" },
   { name: "write-script-bunnative", description: "MUST use when writing Bun Native scripts. The script must start with //native to run on the native worker.", languageKey: "bunnative" },
   { name: "write-script-csharp", description: "MUST use when writing C# scripts.", languageKey: "csharp" },
-  { name: "write-script-deno", description: "MUST use when writing Deno/TypeScript scripts.", languageKey: "deno" },
+  { name: "write-script-deno", description: "Use ONLY when a TypeScript script specifically requires the Deno runtime (Deno stdlib or deno.land URL imports). For all other TypeScript, use write-script-bun instead.", languageKey: "deno" },
   { name: "write-script-duckdb", description: "MUST use when writing DuckDB queries.", languageKey: "duckdb" },
   { name: "write-script-go", description: "MUST use when writing Go scripts.", languageKey: "go" },
   { name: "write-script-graphql", description: "MUST use when writing GraphQL queries.", languageKey: "graphql" },
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ being buffered, bypassing the 10000-row return cap.
 `,
   "write-script-bun": `---
 name: write-script-bun
-description: MUST use when writing Bun/TypeScript scripts.
+description: MUST use when writing TypeScript scripts. Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime — pick it for TypeScript unless the script specifically needs Deno.
 ---
 
 ## CLI Commands
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ Use \`wmill resource-type list --schema\` to discover available resource types.
 
 # TypeScript (Bun)
 
-Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution.
+Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution. **Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime** — choose it for any TypeScript script unless there is a major reason to use Deno for that specific use-case.
 
 ## Structure
 
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ public class Script
 `,
   "write-script-deno": `---
 name: write-script-deno
-description: MUST use when writing Deno/TypeScript scripts.
+description: Use ONLY when a TypeScript script specifically requires the Deno runtime (Deno stdlib or deno.land URL imports). For all other TypeScript, use write-script-bun instead.
 ---
 
 ## CLI Commands
@@ -2046,6 +2046,8 @@ Use \`wmill resource-type list --schema\` to discover available resource types.
 
 Deno runtime with npm support via \`npm:\` prefix and native Deno libraries.
 
+**Prefer Bun (\`write-script-bun\`) for TypeScript.** Only use Deno when the script specifically requires the Deno runtime — Deno's standard library or \`deno.land\` URL imports that have no npm equivalent. For all other TypeScript, use Bun instead.
+
 ## Structure
 
 Export a single **async** function called \`main\`:
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/git.ts b/cli/src/utils/git.ts
index 441133afe4..da1ac14414 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/git.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/git.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,12 @@ export interface GitSyncDeployItem {
   commit_msg?: string;
 }
 
-// A fork or dev workspace syncs to its own wm-fork/<branch>/<id> branch. The hub
-// script force-disables use_individual_branch / group_by_folder for these (that
-// disabling also changes the include/promotion derivation — so callers must apply
-// it BEFORE deriving includes, not just for branch naming).
+// A throwaway fork syncs to its own wm-fork/<branch>/<id> branch. The hub script
+// force-disables use_individual_branch / group_by_folder for these (that disabling
+// also changes the include/promotion derivation — so callers must apply it BEFORE
+// deriving includes, not just for branch naming). A dev workspace is the exception:
+// with promotion on it keeps use_individual_branch / group_by_folder and gets
+// per-item wm_deploy/** branches like a root workspace.
 //
 // Fork-ness is "has a parent workspace" OR the "wm-fork-" id prefix. Regular forks
 // get an auto-generated `wm-fork-<slug>` id, but dev workspaces keep a custom id
@@ -165,11 +167,28 @@ export function computeGitSyncDeployBranch(params: {
     clonedBranchName,
   } = params;
 
-  if (isForkWorkspace(workspaceId, parentWorkspaceId)) {
+  // A dev workspace in promotion mode falls through to the wm_deploy/** formula
+  // below (per-item/-folder PRs that promote into its parent). Throwaway forks,
+  // and dev workspaces with promotion off, sync to their own wm-fork/<branch>/<id>
+  // (or env-label) branch.
+  const isDevWorkspace = !!devWorkspaceLabel;
+  if (
+    isForkWorkspace(workspaceId, parentWorkspaceId) &&
+    !(isDevWorkspace && useIndividualBranch)
+  ) {
     return forkBranchName(workspaceId, clonedBranchName, devWorkspaceLabel);
   }
 
-  if (items.length === 0) return null;
+  // A dev workspace's deploys must never fall through to the base branch — that
+  // is its parent's tracked branch, so a null here would push dev content
+  // straight to prod. Anything without its own wm_deploy/** branch (user/group
+  // objects, an unresolvable ref) goes to the dev's env-label branch instead.
+  // A root workspace has no such isolation, so its fallback stays null (base).
+  const fallback = isDevWorkspace
+    ? forkBranchName(workspaceId, clonedBranchName, devWorkspaceLabel)
+    : null;
+
+  if (items.length === 0) return fallback;
   const first = items[0];
 
   // `use_individual_branch` disables debouncing, so items is length 1 here.
@@ -178,11 +197,16 @@ export function computeGitSyncDeployBranch(params: {
     first.path_type === "user" ||
     first.path_type === "group"
   ) {
-    return null;
+    return fallback;
   }
 
-  const ref = first.path ?? first.parent_path;
-  if (!ref) return null;
+  // `||` not `??`: the backend serializes a path that no longer matches the repo
+  // filter (a rename out of the included set) as "" with the old path in
+  // parent_path. That "" must fall back to parent_path — mirroring the backend's
+  // `!item_path.is_empty()` derivation. `??` would keep "", return null, and skip
+  // the branch checkout, letting the removal land on the tracked base branch.
+  const ref = first.path || first.parent_path;
+  if (!ref) return fallback;
 
   return groupByFolder
     ? `wm_deploy/${workspaceId}/${ref.split("/").slice(0, 2).join("__")}`
diff --git a/cli/test/git_unit.test.ts b/cli/test/git_unit.test.ts
index 140da33866..9665b8581a 100644
--- a/cli/test/git_unit.test.ts
+++ b/cli/test/git_unit.test.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,50 @@ describe("computeGitSyncDeployBranch", () => {
     ).toBe("staging");
   });
 
+  test("dev workspace in promotion mode -> per-item wm_deploy branch, not the label branch", () => {
+    expect(
+      computeGitSyncDeployBranch({
+        ...base,
+        workspaceId: "staging-ws",
+        parentWorkspaceId: "prod",
+        devWorkspaceLabel: "staging",
+        useIndividualBranch: true,
+        items: [{ path_type: "script", path: "f/foo/bar" }],
+      })
+    ).toBe("wm_deploy/staging-ws/script/f__foo__bar");
+  });
+
+  test("dev promotion user/group objects go to the env-label branch, never the base", () => {
+    // Non-branchable objects must not fall through to null (= the parent's
+    // tracked branch) on a dev workspace — that would push dev content to prod.
+    for (const path_type of ["user", "group"]) {
+      expect(
+        computeGitSyncDeployBranch({
+          ...base,
+          workspaceId: "staging-ws",
+          parentWorkspaceId: "prod",
+          devWorkspaceLabel: "staging",
+          useIndividualBranch: true,
+          items: [{ path_type, path: "u/alice", parent_path: null }],
+        })
+      ).toBe("staging");
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("dev workspace in promotion mode honors group_by_folder", () => {
+    expect(
+      computeGitSyncDeployBranch({
+        ...base,
+        workspaceId: "staging-ws",
+        parentWorkspaceId: "prod",
+        devWorkspaceLabel: "staging",
+        useIndividualBranch: true,
+        groupByFolder: true,
+        items: [{ path_type: "script", path: "f/foo/bar" }],
+      })
+    ).toBe("wm_deploy/staging-ws/f__foo");
+  });
+
   test("use_individual_branch=false -> null (stay on base/main, workspace-wide mode)", () => {
     expect(
       computeGitSyncDeployBranch({
@@ -148,6 +192,21 @@ describe("computeGitSyncDeployBranch", () => {
     ).toBe("wm_deploy/prod/flow/f__x__y");
   });
 
+  test("falls back to parent_path when the backend serializes path as \"\" (rename out of filter)", () => {
+    // The backend emits "" (not null) for a path that no longer matches the repo
+    // filter; it must still get its own branch, not fall through to the base.
+    expect(
+      computeGitSyncDeployBranch({
+        ...base,
+        workspaceId: "staging-ws",
+        parentWorkspaceId: "prod",
+        devWorkspaceLabel: "staging",
+        useIndividualBranch: true,
+        items: [{ path_type: "resource", path: "", parent_path: "f/folder/old" }],
+      })
+    ).toBe("wm_deploy/staging-ws/resource/f__folder__old");
+  });
+
   test("user/group objects never get a dedicated branch", () => {
     expect(
       computeGitSyncDeployBranch({
@@ -199,6 +258,26 @@ describe("computeGitSyncDeployBranch", () => {
       })
     ).toBe("wm-fork/main/mydev");
   });
+
+  // A throwaway fork OF a dev workspace is named after the tracked (cloned)
+  // branch, NOT the parent dev's label: the child is not itself a dev
+  // workspace, so it carries no devWorkspaceLabel. The dev label reaches this
+  // deploy only as the checkout base + PR target (handled in sync.ts), never as
+  // the branch name — otherwise the branch would be `wm-fork/<label>/<id>` and
+  // the poller's `wm-fork/<tracked>/*` enumeration would miss it.
+  test("throwaway fork of a dev workspace -> wm-fork/<tracked>/<id>, not the dev label", () => {
+    const branch = computeGitSyncDeployBranch({
+      workspaceId: "wm-fork-child",
+      parentWorkspaceId: "prodstaging", // the dev workspace (prefix-less id)
+      devWorkspaceLabel: undefined, // child is not a dev workspace
+      clonedBranchName: "main",
+      groupByFolder: false,
+      useIndividualBranch: false,
+      items: [{ path_type: "script", path: "f/foo/bar" }],
+    });
+    expect(branch).toBe("wm-fork/main/child");
+    expect(branch).not.toBe("wm-fork/dev/child");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("forkBranchName", () => {
diff --git a/cli/test/gitsync_promotion.test.ts b/cli/test/gitsync_promotion.test.ts
index 3d362442ac..1eee7508b0 100644
--- a/cli/test/gitsync_promotion.test.ts
+++ b/cli/test/gitsync_promotion.test.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,138 @@ test.skipIf(shouldSkipOnCI())(
   },
 );
 
+/**
+ * Dev-workspace promotion. The backend passes `--dev-workspace-label` +
+ * `--parent-workspace-id` for a dev workspace's deploys; with promotion on it
+ * must behave like a root (per-item `wm_deploy/**`) for branchable objects, and
+ * — critically — non-branchable objects (user/group) must fall back to the dev's
+ * env-label branch, NEVER the cloned base (which for a dev is the parent's
+ * tracked branch, so a leak would push dev content straight to prod).
+ */
+test.skipIf(shouldSkipOnCI())(
+  "git-sync promotion (dev workspace): script -> wm_deploy branch; group -> env-label branch; main never touched",
+  async () => {
+    await withTestBackend(async (backend) => {
+      const ws = backend.workspace; // "test"
+      await addWorkspace(
+        {
+          remote: backend.baseUrl,
+          workspaceId: ws,
+          name: ws,
+          token: backend.token,
+        } as any,
+        { force: true, configDir: backend.testConfigDir },
+      );
+
+      const bareDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "wmill_devpromo_bare_"));
+      execFileSync("git", ["init", "--bare", "--initial-branch=main", bareDir]);
+      const seedDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "wmill_devpromo_seed_"));
+      git(seedDir, "init", "--initial-branch=main");
+      git(seedDir, "config", "user.email", "seed@windmill.dev");
+      git(seedDir, "config", "user.name", "seed");
+      await writeFile(join(seedDir, "README.md"), "# dev promo\n");
+      git(seedDir, "add", "-A");
+      git(seedDir, "commit", "-m", "seed");
+      git(seedDir, "remote", "add", "origin", `file://${bareDir}`);
+      git(seedDir, "push", "-u", "origin", "main");
+      const seedMain = remoteHead(bareDir, "main");
+
+      await backend.apiRequest!(`/api/w/${ws}/folders/create`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ name: "promo", owners: [], extra_perms: {} }),
+      });
+      await backend.apiRequest!(`/api/w/${ws}/scripts/create`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          path: "f/promo/foo",
+          summary: "",
+          description: "",
+          content: "export async function main() { return 1 }",
+          language: "bun",
+        }),
+      });
+      await backend.apiRequest!(`/api/w/${ws}/resources/create`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          path: "u/test/devpromo_repo",
+          resource_type: "git_repository",
+          value: { url: `file://${bareDir}`, branch: "main", token: "" },
+        }),
+      });
+      await backend.updateGitSyncConfig!({
+        git_sync_settings: {
+          repositories: [
+            {
+              git_repo_resource_path: "u/test/devpromo_repo",
+              script_path: "f/**",
+              use_individual_branch: true,
+              group_by_folder: false,
+              settings: { include_path: ["f/**", "g/**"], include_type: ["script", "group"] },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      });
+
+      // The dev flags the backend passes with every dev-workspace deploy.
+      const devFlags = ["--dev-workspace-label", "dev", "--parent-workspace-id", "prod"];
+      const commitAndPush = (work: string) => {
+        git(work, "config", "user.email", "test@windmill.dev");
+        git(work, "config", "user.name", "test");
+        git(work, "add", "-A");
+        try {
+          git(work, "diff", "--cached", "--quiet");
+        } catch {
+          git(work, "commit", "-m", "deploy");
+        }
+        git(work, "push", "--porcelain", "-u", "origin", "HEAD");
+      };
+
+      // Script: gets its own wm_deploy branch (namespaced by the dev's id), main untouched.
+      const workS = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "wmill_devpromo_s_"));
+      git(workS, "clone", `file://${bareDir}`, ".");
+      await writeFile(join(workS, "wmill.yaml"), "defaultTs: bun\nincludes:\n  - f/**\nexcludes: []\n");
+      const resS = await backend.runCLICommand(
+        [
+          "sync", "git-deploy", "--repository", "u/test/devpromo_repo",
+          "--use-individual-branch", ...devFlags,
+          "--git-deploy-items", JSON.stringify([{ path_type: "script", path: "f/promo/foo", commit_msg: "deploy foo" }]),
+        ],
+        workS,
+      );
+      expect(resS.code).toBe(0);
+      commitAndPush(workS);
+      expect(remoteBranches(bareDir)).toContain(`refs/heads/wm_deploy/${ws}/script/f__promo__foo`);
+      expect(remoteHead(bareDir, "main")).toBe(seedMain);
+
+      // Group (non-branchable): must land on the dev env-label branch, NEVER main.
+      const workG = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "wmill_devpromo_g_"));
+      git(workG, "clone", `file://${bareDir}`, ".");
+      await writeFile(join(workG, "wmill.yaml"), "defaultTs: bun\nincludes:\n  - f/**\n  - g/**\nexcludes: []\n");
+      const resG = await backend.runCLICommand(
+        [
+          "sync", "git-deploy", "--repository", "u/test/devpromo_repo",
+          "--use-individual-branch", ...devFlags,
+          "--git-deploy-items", JSON.stringify([{ path_type: "group", path: "g/all", commit_msg: "deploy group" }]),
+        ],
+        workG,
+      );
+      expect(resG.code).toBe(0);
+      commitAndPush(workG);
+      // The anti-leak regression: a group deploy must not advance main.
+      expect(remoteHead(bareDir, "main")).toBe(seedMain);
+      expect(remoteBranches(bareDir)).toContain("refs/heads/dev");
+
+      await rm(bareDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      await rm(seedDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      await rm(workS, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      await rm(workG, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    });
+  },
+);
+
 /**
  * Regression test for the promotion trigger-include bug (fix/gitsync-promotion-
  * trigger-export): deploying a trigger (or any excluded-by-default kind:
diff --git a/cli/test/new_commands_helpers.ts b/cli/test/new_commands_helpers.ts
index 4702ca5eb6..641c35eb5d 100644
--- a/cli/test/new_commands_helpers.ts
+++ b/cli/test/new_commands_helpers.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,31 @@ export async function waitForJob(
   throw new Error(`Job ${jobId} did not complete within ${timeoutMs}ms`);
 }
 
+/**
+ * `sync push` returns before its async dependency job (relock + raw-app bundle)
+ * rewrites the deployed version; pulling or re-pushing meanwhile races that
+ * write-back. Call after each push to let the isolated workspace's queue drain.
+ */
+export async function waitForDeploymentJobs(
+  backend: TestBackend,
+  timeoutMs: number = 30000
+): Promise<void> {
+  const start = Date.now();
+  while (Date.now() - start < timeoutMs) {
+    const resp = await backend.apiRequest!(
+      `/api/w/${backend.workspace}/jobs/queue/list?job_kinds=dependencies,flowdependencies,appdependencies`
+    );
+    if (!resp.ok) {
+      await resp.text().catch(() => {});
+      throw new Error(`Failed to list queued dependency jobs: ${resp.status}`);
+    }
+    const jobs = await resp.json();
+    if (Array.isArray(jobs) && jobs.length === 0) return;
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Dependency jobs did not drain within ${timeoutMs}ms`);
+}
+
 export async function createRemoteFlow(
   backend: TestBackend,
   flowPath: string
diff --git a/cli/test/pipeline_bounded_cascade_unit.test.ts b/cli/test/pipeline_bounded_cascade_unit.test.ts
index 06781e0c6a..6946ba13eb 100644
--- a/cli/test/pipeline_bounded_cascade_unit.test.ts
+++ b/cli/test/pipeline_bounded_cascade_unit.test.ts
@@ -256,16 +256,14 @@ test("assetUriToNodeId maps s3 → s3object, others verbatim", () => {
   expect(assetUriToNodeId("nope")).toBe(undefined);
 });
 
-test("assetUriToNodeId strips leading slashes from S3 keys (canonical node)", () => {
-  // Mirror of Rust `parse_asset_syntax`: `--to s3:///exports/x` must resolve to
-  // the same canonical node as the graph's `s3object:exports/x`.
-  expect(assetUriToNodeId("s3:///exports/x")).toBe("s3object:exports/x");
-  expect(assetUriToNodeId("s3:///exports/x")).toBe(assetUriToNodeId("s3://exports/x"));
-  // All leading slashes stripped so a canonical key never starts with `/`
-  // (the quad-slash `S3Object(s3="/x")` form collapses to `x`).
-  expect(assetUriToNodeId("s3:////x")).toBe("s3object:x");
+test("assetUriToNodeId keeps the S3 storage distinction (verbatim suffix)", () => {
+  // Mirror of Rust `parse_asset_syntax`: the suffix is kept verbatim, so a
+  // default-storage `--to s3:///exports/x` resolves to `s3object:/exports/x`
+  // while `s3://exports/x` names storage `exports` — a different node.
+  expect(assetUriToNodeId("s3:///exports/x")).toBe("s3object:/exports/x");
+  expect(assetUriToNodeId("s3://exports/x")).toBe("s3object:exports/x");
   // Hive-partition keys and non-S3 kinds are untouched.
-  expect(assetUriToNodeId("s3:///t/y=2024/f.parquet")).toBe("s3object:t/y=2024/f.parquet");
+  expect(assetUriToNodeId("s3:///t/y=2024/f.parquet")).toBe("s3object:/t/y=2024/f.parquet");
 });
 
 test("resolveToken: short name, full path, and asset URI", () => {
diff --git a/cli/test/pipeline_local_graph_unit.test.ts b/cli/test/pipeline_local_graph_unit.test.ts
index 59058bbcf4..7b8b8b0dc5 100644
--- a/cli/test/pipeline_local_graph_unit.test.ts
+++ b/cli/test/pipeline_local_graph_unit.test.ts
@@ -381,18 +381,19 @@ test("derived triggers dedup against explicit `// on` and never self-trigger a m
 
 test("parseMuteAnnotations mirrors the canonical annotation grammar", () => {
   // Any comment prefix regardless of language, header-only scan, complete-word
-  // keyword, s3 leading-slash canonicalization — in lockstep with the Rust
+  // keyword, verbatim s3 paths — in lockstep with the Rust
   // `parse_pipeline_annotations` / frontend parsePipelineAnnotations.ts.
   const all3 = parseMuteAnnotations(
     `// mute ducklake://main/a\n-- mute datatable://main/b\n# mute s3:///lead/slash\nSELECT 1;\n// mute ducklake://main/body\n`,
   );
   expect(all3.muteAll).toBe(false);
-  // all three prefixes accepted; s3 triple-slash canonicalizes to the bare key;
-  // the line PAST the first non-comment line is ignored (header-only)
+  // all three prefixes accepted; the s3 triple-slash default-storage path keeps
+  // its leading slash; the line PAST the first non-comment line is ignored
+  // (header-only)
   expect([...all3.muted].sort()).toEqual([
     "datatable:main/b",
     "ducklake:main/a",
-    "s3object:lead/slash",
+    "s3object:/lead/slash",
   ]);
 
   // `mute` must be a complete word, and prose args are not asset URIs
@@ -478,11 +479,11 @@ test("go/bash fallback: leading-header `// on` only, options stripped, no body p
   );
 });
 
-test("go/bash fallback: `// on s3:///key` canonicalizes to the slashless key", async () => {
-  // Mirror of the Rust/wasm `parse_asset_syntax` S3 strip: a fallback consumer's
-  // triple-slash default-storage trigger must resolve to the bare key `exports/x`
-  // — the same identity a wasm-inferred SDK/DuckDB producer uses — or the local
-  // graph shows a disconnected `/exports/x` node. Explicit storage is untouched.
+test("go/bash fallback: `// on s3:///key` keeps its default-storage leading slash", async () => {
+  // Mirror of the Rust/wasm `parse_asset_syntax`: the suffix is kept verbatim.
+  // A triple-slash default-storage trigger resolves to `/exports/x` — the same
+  // identity a wasm-inferred SDK write of `{ s3: "exports/x" }` uses — while the
+  // bare `s3://exports/x` names storage `exports` (a different object/node).
   await withFolder(
     {
       "triple.go": `// pipeline\n// on s3:///exports/x\npackage inner\nfunc main() {}\n`,
@@ -495,10 +496,8 @@ test("go/bash fallback: `// on s3:///key` canonicalizes to the slashless key", a
         graph.triggers.find(
           (t) => t.trigger_kind === "asset" && t.runnable_path === p
         ) as Extract<(typeof graph.triggers)[number], { trigger_kind: "asset" }> | undefined;
-      // triple-slash and bare both canonicalize to `exports/x` → same node
-      expect(pathFor("f/mypipe/triple")?.asset_path).toBe("exports/x");
+      expect(pathFor("f/mypipe/triple")?.asset_path).toBe("/exports/x");
       expect(pathFor("f/mypipe/bare")?.asset_path).toBe("exports/x");
-      // explicit storage keeps its `storage/key` path (no leading slash to strip)
       expect(pathFor("f/mypipe/storage")?.asset_path).toBe("mybucket/exports/x");
     },
   );
diff --git a/cli/test/raw_app_sync.test.ts b/cli/test/raw_app_sync.test.ts
index 3cf1172daa..3cc7026430 100644
--- a/cli/test/raw_app_sync.test.ts
+++ b/cli/test/raw_app_sync.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { withTestBackend } from "./test_backend.ts";
+import { waitForDeploymentJobs } from "./new_commands_helpers.ts";
 import { addWorkspace } from "../workspace.ts";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import { writeFile, readFile, stat, rm, mkdir, readdir } from "node:fs/promises";
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
       ], tempDir, "raw_app_test");
 
       expect(pushResult1.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       // =========================================================================
       // STEP 2: Clear disk and pull - verify raw app is pulled correctly
@@ -240,6 +242,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
       ], tempDir, "raw_app_test");
 
       expect(pushResult2.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       // =========================================================================
       // STEP 5: Clear disk (delete the app directory)
@@ -349,6 +352,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
       ], tempDir, "raw_app_new_file_test");
 
       expect(pushResult1.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       // Add a new file
       const newFilePath = path.join(appDir, "utils.ts");
@@ -364,6 +368,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
       ], tempDir, "raw_app_new_file_test");
 
       expect(pushResult2.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       // Clear and pull again
       await rm(appDir, { recursive: true });
@@ -420,6 +425,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
         tempDir, "raw_app_ts_first_test"
       );
       expect(pushResult1.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       // Edit App.tsx (and the .ts file that sorts first) and push again.
       const appTsxPath = path.join(appDir, "App.tsx");
@@ -436,6 +442,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
         tempDir, "raw_app_ts_first_test"
       );
       expect(pushResult2.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       // The App.tsx edit must have landed on the remote app's bundled files.
       const appResp = await backend.apiRequest!(
@@ -486,6 +493,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
       ], tempDir, "raw_app_delete_file_test");
 
       expect(pushResult1.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       const indexCssPath = path.join(appDir, "index.css");
       const appTsxPath = path.join(appDir, "App.tsx");
@@ -507,6 +515,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
       ], tempDir, "raw_app_delete_file_test");
 
       expect(pushResult2.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       // Clear and pull again
       await rm(appDir, { recursive: true });
@@ -620,6 +629,7 @@ excludes: []`, "utf-8");
         tempDir, "raw_app_camelcase_test"
       );
       expect(pushResult1.code).toEqual(0);
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       await rm(appDir, { recursive: true });
 
diff --git a/cli/test/shared_ui_diff_unit.test.ts b/cli/test/shared_ui_diff_unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2fd69210e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/test/shared_ui_diff_unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/**
+ * diffSharedUi must mirror pushSharedUi's apply semantics so the git-sync
+ * dry-run preview and the real apply never diverge: it emits ui/<rel> entries
+ * exactly when the local ui/ folder differs from the remote store, and nothing
+ * (including no local folder) when the apply would be a no-op.
+ */
+
+import { expect, test, describe, beforeEach, afterEach, mock } from "bun:test";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+
+let remoteFiles: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+mock.module("../gen/services.gen.ts", () => ({
+  getSharedUi: async (_args: { workspace: string }) => ({ files: remoteFiles }),
+}));
+
+const { diffSharedUi } = await import("../src/commands/shared_ui.ts");
+
+describe("diffSharedUi", () => {
+  const ws = "test-workspace";
+  let tmpDir: string;
+  let prevCwd: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    remoteFiles = {};
+    prevCwd = process.cwd();
+    tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "wm-shared-ui-"));
+    process.chdir(tmpDir);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.chdir(prevCwd);
+    fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  function writeUi(rel: string, content: string) {
+    const full = path.join(tmpDir, "ui", rel);
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(full), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(full, content, "utf-8");
+  }
+
+  test("emits an added ui/<rel> entry when local has a file the remote lacks", async () => {
+    writeUi("theme.json", "{}");
+    const changes = await diffSharedUi(ws);
+    expect(changes).toEqual([{ type: "added", path: "ui/theme.json" }]);
+  });
+
+  test("emits an edited ui/<rel> entry when local content differs", async () => {
+    remoteFiles = { "theme.json": "{}" };
+    writeUi("theme.json", '{"a":1}');
+    const changes = await diffSharedUi(ws);
+    expect(changes).toEqual([
+      { type: "edited", path: "ui/theme.json", before: "{}", after: '{"a":1}' },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test("emits a deleted ui/<rel> entry when remote has a file local lacks", async () => {
+    remoteFiles = { "theme.json": "{}", "extra.json": "1" };
+    writeUi("theme.json", "{}");
+    const changes = await diffSharedUi(ws);
+    expect(changes).toEqual([{ type: "deleted", path: "ui/extra.json" }]);
+  });
+
+  test("emits nothing when local matches the remote store", async () => {
+    remoteFiles = { "theme.json": "{}" };
+    writeUi("theme.json", "{}");
+    const changes = await diffSharedUi(ws);
+    expect(changes).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("diffs files named after Object.prototype members (e.g. toString)", async () => {
+    // Own-property check, not `in`: a local-only ui/toString is an add, and a
+    // remote-only ui/toString is a delete, despite Object.prototype.toString.
+    writeUi("toString", "x");
+    let changes = await diffSharedUi(ws);
+    expect(changes).toEqual([{ type: "added", path: "ui/toString" }]);
+
+    fs.rmSync(path.join(tmpDir, "ui", "toString"));
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(tmpDir, "ui"), { recursive: true });
+    remoteFiles = { toString: "x" };
+    changes = await diffSharedUi(ws);
+    expect(changes).toEqual([{ type: "deleted", path: "ui/toString" }]);
+  });
+
+  test("emits nothing when there is no local ui/ folder (apply is a no-op)", async () => {
+    remoteFiles = { "theme.json": "{}" };
+    const changes = await diffSharedUi(ws);
+    expect(changes).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cli/test/sync_pull_push.test.ts b/cli/test/sync_pull_push.test.ts
index 4b5b8e5389..343ed49ef7 100644
--- a/cli/test/sync_pull_push.test.ts
+++ b/cli/test/sync_pull_push.test.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   newPathAssigner,
   newRawAppPathAssigner,
 } from "../windmill-utils-internal/src/path-utils/path-assigner.ts";
+import { waitForDeploymentJobs } from "./new_commands_helpers.ts";
 
 // =============================================================================
 // Test Fixtures - Every Type of Windmill Resource
@@ -497,58 +498,6 @@ async function cleanupTempDir(dir: string): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
-// Polls /flows/deployment_status/p/{path} + /jobs_u/completed/get until the
-// most recent flow dependency job has completed. After a flow create/update
-// the API queues a FlowDependencies job that asynchronously fills inline-
-// script lockfiles and rewrites flow.value; tests that round-trip through
-// sync push/pull must wait for it or they race the worker (CI-only flake).
-// `deployment_status` is the right read here — `/flows/get` does not return
-// `dependency_job`, but the `deployment_metadata.job_id` row is written in
-// the same tx as the dep-job push, so the returned `job_id` is the latest
-// dep-job UUID by the time the create/update API call has returned. Returns
-// silently if the flow doesn't exist on the server (treats it as a no-op
-// push, since the route returns 404 when the flow row is missing).
-async function waitForFlowDependencyJob(
-  backend: any,
-  flowPath: string,
-  timeoutMs: number = 30000,
-): Promise<void> {
-  const start = Date.now();
-  while (Date.now() - start < timeoutMs) {
-    const statusResp = await backend.apiRequest!(
-      `/api/w/${backend.workspace}/flows/deployment_status/p/${flowPath}`,
-    );
-    if (statusResp.status === 404) {
-      await statusResp.text().catch(() => {});
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!statusResp.ok) {
-      await statusResp.text().catch(() => {});
-      throw new Error(
-        `Failed to fetch deployment status for ${flowPath}: ${statusResp.status}`,
-      );
-    }
-    const status = await statusResp.json();
-    const depJobId: string | undefined = status?.job_id;
-    if (!depJobId) {
-      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
-      continue;
-    }
-    const completed = await backend.apiRequest!(
-      `/api/w/${backend.workspace}/jobs_u/completed/get/${depJobId}`,
-    );
-    if (completed.ok) {
-      await completed.text();
-      return;
-    }
-    await completed.text().catch(() => {});
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
-  }
-  throw new Error(
-    `Flow dependency job for ${flowPath} did not complete within ${timeoutMs}ms`,
-  );
-}
-
 // =============================================================================
 // Tests
 // =============================================================================
@@ -1853,11 +1802,11 @@ excludes: []
 
       expect(pushResult.code).toEqual(0);
 
-      // sync push of the flow enqueues an async FlowDependencies job that
-      // generates the inline-script lockfile and rewrites flow.value. Wait for
-      // it before pulling back, otherwise pull races the worker and the
-      // dry-run push idempotency check sees phantom diffs (CI-only flake).
-      await waitForFlowDependencyJob(backend, flowName);
+      // Both the script (empty lock) and the flow enqueue async dependency jobs
+      // that generate lockfiles and rewrite the deployed value. Drain them before
+      // pulling back, otherwise pull races the worker and the dry-run push
+      // idempotency check sees phantom diffs (CI-only flake).
+      await waitForDeploymentJobs(backend);
 
       // Pull back
       const pullResult = await backend.runCLICommand(
diff --git a/docs/pipeline-local-dev.md b/docs/pipeline-local-dev.md
index 6ee6a59a14..e05acec9f0 100644
--- a/docs/pipeline-local-dev.md
+++ b/docs/pipeline-local-dev.md
@@ -85,21 +85,16 @@ makes the client own the whole cascade so the backend dispatcher never double-fi
 python3, and SQL dialects all get wasm inference (SQL dialects route to `parse_assets_sql`; its
 comment-header annotation scan is dialect-independent). `go`/`bash` have no wasm asset parser, so
 they fall back to a minimal `// pipeline` + `// on` scan (annotation-only). Inferred asset paths
-must match to connect nodes, and all S3 URI forms canonicalize to one key: `parse_asset_syntax`
-(shared by the native and wasm parsers) strips leading slashes from S3 paths, so the SDK
-object forms — TS `writeS3File({s3:"x"})` and python `write_s3_file(S3Object(s3="x"))`, which
-resolve to `s3:///x` (empty default storage) — the triple-slash annotation `// on s3:///x`, DuckDB
-`read_csv('s3://x')` / `COPY ... TO 's3://x'`, and `// on s3://x` all yield path `x`. A TS/Python
-writer and a DuckDB reader of the same object therefore connect regardless of which URI form each
-side uses. (Only leading slashes are stripped — so a canonical key never starts with `/`, which
-keeps the identity stable through `// on` trigger-ref reconstruction — while Hive-partition keys
-like `s3://bucket/y=2024/f.parquet` and the explicit-storage form `s3://storage/key` keep their
-`bucket/…` / `storage/key` paths.) Tradeoff of collapsing to one canonical key: the explicit-storage
-form `s3://storage/key` and the default-storage nested-key form `s3:///storage/key` now alias to
-the same node `storage/key`, even though they name different objects (a bucket `storage` vs. an
-object under the `storage/` prefix in default storage). This only collides when a storage config is
-named to match a default-storage prefix — unlikely, and acceptable for a best-effort lineage graph
-that already doesn't split the first segment as a storage name.
+must match **exactly** to connect nodes. An S3 asset path is `<storage>/<key>` with an empty
+storage segment for the workspace default: `parse_asset_syntax` (shared by the native and wasm
+parsers) keeps the URI suffix verbatim, so the SDK object forms — TS `writeS3File({s3:"x"})` and
+python `write_s3_file(S3Object(s3="x"))`, which resolve to `s3:///x` — the triple-slash annotation
+`// on s3:///x`, and DuckDB `read_csv('s3:///x')` / `COPY ... TO 's3:///x'` all yield path `/x`
+(leading slash significant). The named-storage form `s3://secondary/key` yields `secondary/key` —
+a **different** object and a different node, so the storage distinction is never collapsed. In
+practice: use the triple-slash form everywhere for default-storage objects and the producer and
+consumer connect regardless of language; mixing in the no-slash form (`s3://x`) names a storage
+called `x` and will not connect to a default-storage write.
 
 ## How to test
 
@@ -159,12 +154,12 @@ http://localhost:3000/pipeline_dev?workspace=<WS>&wm_token=<TOK>&folder=demo_pip
    `startProxyServer` for embedders that need a localhost origin (e.g. Claude Code preview).
 5. **`pipeline dev` editing**: the dev page is view+run only (editing stays in the user's editor).
    If in-browser editing with file round-trip is wanted, mirror flow-dev's `handleFlowRoundTrip`.
-6. **Asset-path normalization**: done — the python parser resolves the
+6. **Asset-path normalization**: the python parser resolves the
    `S3Object(s3=…, storage=…?)` constructor / dict-literal forms to the same canonical path as the
-   TS `{s3, storage}` object form, and `parse_asset_syntax` now strips leading slashes from
-   S3 keys so the SDK-form `s3:///x` (`/x`) and the bare-URI no-slash form (`x`, DuckDB and
-   `// on s3://x`) canonicalize to one key (see Language coverage). SDK writes and DuckDB reads of
-   the same object connect regardless of URI convention.
+   TS `{s3, storage}` object form, so SDK writes and reads connect across ts/python. The
+   SDK-form path keeps its default-storage leading slash (`/x`), matching the triple-slash URI
+   forms (`s3:///x` in DuckDB and `// on s3:///x`); the no-slash `s3://x` form names a storage
+   called `x` and is intentionally a distinct node (see Language coverage).
 
 ## Plan reference
 
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/pipeline.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/pipeline.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd472dd206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/e2e/pipeline.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { test, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test'
+
+// The pipeline surface an AI session builds into: session pipeline tools emit
+// annotated scripts (`-- pipeline`, `-- on <asset>`, `-- materialize <asset>`),
+// and the /pipeline/<folder> editor derives the lineage DAG from those
+// annotations alone. This test seeds the scripts an AI-built DuckLake pipeline
+// would produce and asserts the editor renders every derived node, asset, and
+// edge (including the missing-schedule-trigger edge): a deterministic check of
+// the graph the AI session relies on, without a live model in the loop.
+
+const WORKSPACE = 'admins'
+
+declare const process: any
+
+function uniqueSuffix(project: string): string {
+	// Per-project suffix so the three browser projects don't collide on the
+	// shared dev instance when Playwright runs them in parallel.
+	return `${process.env.TEST_UNIQUE_ID ?? 'local'}_${project}`
+}
+
+async function seedScript(page: Page, path: string, content: string, summary: string) {
+	const res = await page.request.post(`/api/w/${WORKSPACE}/scripts/create`, {
+		data: { path, summary, description: '', content, language: 'duckdb', schema: {} }
+	})
+	expect(res.ok(), `seed ${path}: ${res.status()} ${await res.text()}`).toBeTruthy()
+}
+
+test.describe('Pipeline editor', () => {
+	// Track what the test seeds so afterAll can remove it (keeps the shared dev/CI
+	// instance from accumulating a folder + scripts per run).
+	let seeded: { folder: string; scripts: string[] } | undefined
+
+	test.afterAll(async ({ request }) => {
+		if (!seeded) return
+		for (const path of seeded.scripts) {
+			await request.post(`/api/w/${WORKSPACE}/scripts/delete/p/${path}`).catch(() => {})
+		}
+		await request.delete(`/api/w/${WORKSPACE}/folders/delete/${seeded.folder}`).catch(() => {})
+	})
+
+	test('derives the DAG from annotated pipeline scripts', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
+		const suffix = uniqueSuffix(testInfo.project.name)
+		const folder = `pipeline_e2e_${suffix}`
+		const ingest = `f/${folder}/orders_ingest`
+		const daily = `f/${folder}/orders_daily`
+		const ordersTbl = `main/orders_${suffix}`
+		const dailyTbl = `main/orders_daily_${suffix}`
+		seeded = { folder, scripts: [ingest, daily] }
+
+		// Folder may already exist from a prior run; only fail on the seeds.
+		await page.request.post(`/api/w/${WORKSPACE}/folders/create`, { data: { name: folder } })
+
+		await seedScript(
+			page,
+			ingest,
+			[
+				'-- pipeline',
+				'-- on schedule',
+				`-- materialize ducklake://${ordersTbl}`,
+				"SELECT * FROM read_csv('s3://raw/orders/*.csv')"
+			].join('\n'),
+			'Ingest orders'
+		)
+		await seedScript(
+			page,
+			daily,
+			[
+				'-- pipeline',
+				`-- on ducklake://${ordersTbl}`,
+				`-- materialize ducklake://${dailyTbl}`,
+				`SELECT date_trunc('day', ts) AS day, count(*) AS n FROM ducklake.${ordersTbl.replace('/', '.')} GROUP BY 1`
+			].join('\n'),
+			'Daily rollup'
+		)
+
+		await page.goto(`/pipeline/${folder}`)
+
+		await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Pipeline', level: 1 })).toBeVisible()
+		await expect(page.getByText('2 scripts', { exact: false })).toBeVisible()
+
+		// A long path truncates in the node label, so match the leaf name; the full
+		// paths are asserted on the edge labels below.
+		await expect(page.getByText('orders_ingest').first()).toBeVisible()
+		await expect(page.getByText('orders_daily').first()).toBeVisible()
+
+		// Two edges resolve asynchronously after the initial graph fetch (the s3 read
+		// is detected from the SQL body at deploy time; the missing-schedule edge is
+		// synthesized client-side by the page's per-script annotation sweep), so a
+		// cold-CI failure here points at that async timing, not a missing edge.
+		const edges = [
+			`Edge from asset:s3object:raw/orders/*.csv to script:${ingest}`,
+			`Edge from script:${ingest} to asset:ducklake:${ordersTbl}`,
+			`Edge from asset:ducklake:${ordersTbl} to script:${daily}`,
+			`Edge from script:${daily} to asset:ducklake:${dailyTbl}`,
+			`Edge from trigger:schedule:missing:${ingest} to script:${ingest}`
+		]
+		for (const name of edges) {
+			// Edges are SVG <g> groups (no visible box of their own), so assert they
+			// are rendered into the graph rather than in-viewport visible.
+			await expect(page.getByRole('group', { name, exact: true }).first()).toBeAttached()
+		}
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 61d94a137a..a97ff8cb23 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@windmill-labs/components",
-	"version": "1.764.0",
+	"version": "1.769.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@windmill-labs/components",
-			"version": "1.764.0",
+			"version": "1.769.0",
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"license": "AGPL-3.0",
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 				"vscode-languageclient": "~9.0.1",
 				"vscode-uri": "~3.1.0",
 				"vscode-ws-jsonrpc": "~3.5.0",
-				"windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.749.0",
+				"windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.753.0",
 				"windmill-parser-wasm-csharp": "1.510.1",
 				"windmill-parser-wasm-go": "1.761.0",
 				"windmill-parser-wasm-java": "1.510.1",
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@
 			"version": "1.11.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@emnapi/core/-/core-1.11.2.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-TC8MkTuZUtcTSiFeuC0ksCh9QIJ5+F21MvZ4Wn4ORfYaFJ/0dsiudv5tVkejgwZlwQ39jL9WWDe2lz8x0WglOA==",
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -891,6 +892,7 @@
 			"version": "1.11.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@emnapi/runtime/-/runtime-1.11.2.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-kyOl3X0DuTiT1h2ft8r2fYO8JYtU9a9Xis/zBSiGArNaagCOWx90N1k2wxp18czFDH+OgcWGb5ZP/XMt3dcyPA==",
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -901,6 +903,7 @@
 			"version": "1.2.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@emnapi/wasi-threads/-/wasi-threads-1.2.2.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-c95qOXkHdydNKhscBTebqEC1CVAZpyqOfVfBzQ1qgzyl3gfeldUjIggDbIZgDKsHLgnsM+igH7TJ/eAasaVuMA==",
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -1416,6 +1419,7 @@
 			"version": "1.1.4",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@napi-rs/wasm-runtime/-/wasm-runtime-1.1.4.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-3NQNNgA1YSlJb/kMH1ildASP9HW7/7kYnRI2szWJaofaS1hWmbGI4H+d3+22aGzXXN9IJ+n+GiFVcGipJP18ow==",
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -1564,6 +1568,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1580,6 +1585,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1596,6 +1602,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1612,6 +1619,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1628,6 +1636,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1644,6 +1653,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1660,6 +1670,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1676,6 +1687,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"ppc64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1692,6 +1704,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"s390x"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1708,6 +1721,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1724,6 +1738,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1740,6 +1755,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1756,6 +1772,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"wasm32"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -1774,6 +1791,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -1790,6 +1808,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -2095,6 +2114,7 @@
 			"version": "0.10.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tybys/wasm-util/-/wasm-util-0.10.2.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-RoBvJ2X0wuKlWFIjrwffGw1IqZHKQqzIchKaadZZfnNpsAYp2mM0h36JtPCjNDAHGgYez/15uMBpfGwchhiMgg==",
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"optional": true,
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -7330,7 +7350,7 @@
 			"version": "1.21.7",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jiti/-/jiti-1.21.7.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-/imKNG4EbWNrVjoNC/1H5/9GFy+tqjGBHCaSsN+P2RnPqjsLmv6UD3Ej+Kj8nBWaRAwyk7kK5ZUc+OEatnTR3A==",
-			"devOptional": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"bin": {
 				"jiti": "bin/jiti.js"
@@ -7865,6 +7885,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -7885,6 +7906,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -7905,6 +7927,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -7925,6 +7948,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -7945,6 +7969,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -7965,6 +7990,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -7985,6 +8011,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -8005,6 +8032,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -8025,6 +8053,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -8045,6 +8074,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"arm64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -8065,6 +8095,7 @@
 			"cpu": [
 				"x64"
 			],
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"optional": true,
 			"os": [
@@ -12758,6 +12789,21 @@
 				}
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/svelte-check/node_modules/picomatch": {
+			"version": "4.0.5",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-4.0.5.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-RvwwcruNjI1ncT5xRakeyS9Lf8lcItv34KD+aif+VH9kduAyfYBipGh12274xtenIPZ119/R9BdTBa8gAwSh0A==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"optional": true,
+			"peer": true,
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=12"
+			},
+			"funding": {
+				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jonschlinkert"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/svelte-eslint-parser": {
 			"version": "0.43.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/svelte-eslint-parser/-/svelte-eslint-parser-0.43.0.tgz",
@@ -13497,7 +13543,7 @@
 			"version": "5.9.3",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-jl1vZzPDinLr9eUt3J/t7V6FgNEw9QjvBPdysz9KfQDD41fQrC2Y4vKQdiaUpFT4bXlb1RHhLpp8wtm6M5TgSw==",
-			"devOptional": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
 			"bin": {
 				"tsc": "bin/tsc",
@@ -14283,9 +14329,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/windmill-parser-wasm-asset": {
-			"version": "1.749.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/windmill-parser-wasm-asset/-/windmill-parser-wasm-asset-1.749.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-gj8g9sWQ0tXKfXso7xJxR56sS8Loe/RsnFy+0af5R8siZeCag9ikquGbQ8d8kOqIK2U8eCNA0LqsU/xAFDJIOg=="
+			"version": "1.753.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/windmill-parser-wasm-asset/-/windmill-parser-wasm-asset-1.753.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-zpJhjvcU8EWRoOJzas/nRGKjGdQnvzeB9GOxP+Mdmnk8BFk3uehsmHS2Krxyjo36fUrCHqobbnffEqf0g3LIGg=="
 		},
 		"node_modules/windmill-parser-wasm-csharp": {
 			"version": "1.510.1",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 0486cb503f..b70dbf980b 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@windmill-labs/components",
-	"version": "1.764.0",
+	"version": "1.769.0",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
 		"dev:ui-builder": "mv static/ui_builder static/ui_builder.dev-disabled 2>/dev/null || true ; trap 'mv static/ui_builder.dev-disabled static/ui_builder 2>/dev/null || true' EXIT ; vite dev",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 		"vscode-languageclient": "~9.0.1",
 		"vscode-uri": "~3.1.0",
 		"vscode-ws-jsonrpc": "~3.5.0",
-		"windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.749.0",
+		"windmill-parser-wasm-asset": "1.753.0",
 		"windmill-parser-wasm-csharp": "1.510.1",
 		"windmill-parser-wasm-go": "1.761.0",
 		"windmill-parser-wasm-java": "1.510.1",
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@
 			"svelte": "./package/components/recording/ScriptRecordingReplay.svelte",
 			"default": "./package/components/recording/ScriptRecordingReplay.svelte"
 		},
+		"./components/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte": {
+			"types": "./package/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte.d.ts",
+			"svelte": "./package/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte",
+			"default": "./package/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte"
+		},
 		"./components/recording/types": {
 			"types": "./package/components/recording/types.d.ts",
 			"default": "./package/components/recording/types.js"
@@ -532,6 +537,9 @@
 			"components/ScriptRecordingReplay.svelte": [
 				"./package/components/recording/ScriptRecordingReplay.svelte.d.ts"
 			],
+			"components/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte": [
+				"./package/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte.d.ts"
+			],
 			"components/recording/types": [
 				"./package/components/recording/types.d.ts"
 			],
diff --git a/frontend/scripts/ui_builder_artifact.json b/frontend/scripts/ui_builder_artifact.json
index e8cc43672c..4360794dbe 100644
--- a/frontend/scripts/ui_builder_artifact.json
+++ b/frontend/scripts/ui_builder_artifact.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"baseUrl": "https://pub-06154ed168a24e73a86ab84db6bf15d8.r2.dev",
-	"version": "3246b18",
-	"sha256": "4b0be80f586bc57f91965a15bceba0a37a2ae8b727a70d8ab30d9c5e0b75f115"
+	"version": "1f1fe4f",
+	"sha256": "4c20b2b51f324e93dda3b46d914ebf7bc7d0cb4dc7eb2d37068408191220d206"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/appDiffSides.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/appDiffSides.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72abbbffb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/appDiffSides.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { classicAppDraftParts } from './appDiffSides'
+
+describe('classicAppDraftParts', () => {
+	it('extracts the mirrored summary and staged rename, stripping them from the grid', () => {
+		const draft = {
+			grid: [{ id: 'a' }],
+			fullscreen: false,
+			summary: 'My app',
+			draft_path: 'f/nice/name',
+			parent_version: 7
+		}
+		expect(classicAppDraftParts(draft)).toEqual({
+			value: { grid: [{ id: 'a' }], fullscreen: false },
+			summary: 'My app',
+			draftPath: 'f/nice/name'
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('unwraps a legacy wrapped draft so it compares against the deployed value', () => {
+		const wrapped = {
+			summary: 'My app',
+			policy: {},
+			value: { grid: [{ id: 'a' }] }
+		}
+		expect(classicAppDraftParts(wrapped)).toEqual({
+			value: { grid: [{ id: 'a' }] },
+			summary: 'My app'
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('does not mistake a grid whose component is named value for a wrapper', () => {
+		// Production shape: the editor ALWAYS mirrors summary onto the bare app.
+		const grid = { grid: [{ id: 'a' }], value: { some: 'component-state' }, summary: 'My app' }
+		expect(classicAppDraftParts(grid)).toEqual({
+			value: { grid: [{ id: 'a' }], value: { some: 'component-state' } },
+			summary: 'My app',
+			draftPath: undefined
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/appDiffSides.ts b/frontend/src/lib/appDiffSides.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68ff75c11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/appDiffSides.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/** Split a CLASSIC app draft into comparable parts. The editor mirrors
+ * summary/draft_path INTO the bare grid it autosaves, while a deployed row
+ * keeps them outside `value` — compared raw, metadata diffs as grid noise.
+ * Also unwraps legacy wrapped drafts ({summary/policy/custom_path, value}). */
+export function classicAppDraftParts(json: unknown): {
+	value: unknown
+	summary?: string
+	draftPath?: string
+} {
+	if (json === null || typeof json !== 'object' || Array.isArray(json)) {
+		return { value: json }
+	}
+	const obj = json as Record<string, unknown>
+	// A bare App always carries `grid` at top level (and the editor mirrors
+	// summary into it), while a legacy wrapper never does — `grid` is the only
+	// reliable discriminator; metadata keys appear on both shapes.
+	const wrapped =
+		!('grid' in obj) &&
+		typeof obj.value === 'object' &&
+		obj.value !== null &&
+		'grid' in (obj.value as Record<string, unknown>)
+	if (wrapped) {
+		const inner = classicAppDraftParts(obj.value)
+		return {
+			value: inner.value,
+			summary: (obj.summary as string | undefined) ?? inner.summary,
+			draftPath: (obj.draft_path as string | undefined) ?? inner.draftPath
+		}
+	}
+	const { parent_version: _pv, draft_path, summary, ...value } = obj
+	return {
+		value,
+		summary: summary as string | undefined,
+		draftPath: draft_path as string | undefined
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/cloud.ts b/frontend/src/lib/cloud.ts
index a684153e7a..350b96aacc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/cloud.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/cloud.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,18 @@ import { BROWSER } from 'esm-env'
 
 export function isCloudHosted(): boolean {
 	return BROWSER && window.location.hostname == 'app.windmill.dev'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+// On the managed cloud, the public demo workspace is kept clean and consistent by
+// disabling folder creation, item sharing, and group creation for non-admins. The
+// backend enforces the same rule; this only drives the UI hints.
+export const DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT =
+	'Disabled in the demo workspace. Create your own workspace to keep the demo clean and consistent.'
+
+export function isDemoWorkspaceRestricted(
+	workspace: string | undefined,
+	isAdmin: boolean | undefined,
+	isSuperAdmin: boolean | undefined
+): boolean {
+	return isCloudHosted() && workspace === 'demo' && !isAdmin && !isSuperAdmin
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ApiConnectForm.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ApiConnectForm.svelte
index dd02a3c578..c0a25daeb7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ApiConnectForm.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ApiConnectForm.svelte
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 		>No corresponding resource type found in your workspace for {resourceType}. Define the value in
 		JSON directly</p
 	>
-	<SyncResourceTypes {onSynced} />
+	<SyncResourceTypes {resourceType} {onSynced} />
 {/if}
 {#if notFound || viewJsonSchema}
 	{#if !emptyString(error)}<span class="text-red-400 text-xs mb-1 flex flex-row-reverse"
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/AppConnectInner.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/AppConnectInner.svelte
index ef632f5738..de5bf45cd8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/AppConnectInner.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/AppConnectInner.svelte
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@
 					<p class="text-red-500 dark:text-red-400 text-xs">
 						Resource type '{resourceType}' not found in your workspace
 					</p>
-					<SyncResourceTypes onSynced={getResourceTypeInfo} />
+					<SyncResourceTypes {resourceType} onSynced={getResourceTypeInfo} />
 				</div>
 			{/if}
 			{#if registryCcCapable()}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/CompareWorkspaces.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/CompareWorkspaces.svelte
index ac4fcfad99..fbebaf573a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/CompareWorkspaces.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/CompareWorkspaces.svelte
@@ -910,22 +910,18 @@
 	// Trigger and schedule rows now flow through `comparison.diffs` like every
 	// other deployable kind — the backend's `compareWorkspaces` populates them
 	// from `workspace_diff`, with runtime fields ignored by `compare_two_*`.
-	let deployableItems = $derived.by(() => {
-		return (comparison?.diffs ?? [])
-			.filter((diff) => {
-				const key = getItemKey(diff)
-				const isSelectable = selectableDiffs.includes(diff)
-				const isDeployedAndIrrelevant =
-					deploymentStatus[key]?.status === 'deployed' && !isSelectable
-				return !isDeployedAndIrrelevant
-			})
-			.map((diff) => ({
-				key: getItemKey(diff),
-				path: diff.path,
-				kind: diff.kind as Kind,
-				diff
-			}))
-	})
+	// Rows are limited to the active direction (conflicts are ahead AND behind,
+	// so they show in both): an opposite-direction-only row would render as an
+	// unexplained disabled line. The other direction stays visible through the
+	// toggle badge counts and the behind/hidden alerts.
+	let deployableItems = $derived(
+		selectableDiffs.map((diff) => ({
+			key: getItemKey(diff),
+			path: diff.path,
+			kind: diff.kind as Kind,
+			diff
+		}))
+	)
 
 	let ciTestResults = $state<Record<string, CiTestResult[]>>({})
 
@@ -1050,10 +1046,9 @@
 	<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
 		<div class="bg-surface-tertiary p-4 rounded-md border">
 			<WorkspaceDeployLayout
-				items={nothingToAct ? [] : deployableItems}
+				items={deployableItems}
 				{selectedItems}
 				{deploymentStatus}
-				selectablePredicate={(item) => selectableDiffs.some((d) => getItemKey(d) === item.key)}
 				{allSelected}
 				onToggleItem={(item) => toggleKey(item.key)}
 				onSelectAll={selectAll}
@@ -1110,9 +1105,6 @@
 									</div>
 								{/if}
 								<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
-									<Badge color="transparent">
-										{comparison.summary.total_diffs} total items
-									</Badge>
 									<Badge color="transparent">
 										{selectableDiffs.length}
 										{mergeIntoParent ? 'deployable' : 'updateable'}
@@ -1278,7 +1270,6 @@
 						<span class="text-tertiary mx-1">&rarr;</span>
 						<span class="text-secondary">{diff.path}</span>
 					{:else}
-						{@const isSelectable = selectableDiffs.includes(diff)}
 						{@const oldSummary = mergeIntoParent
 							? summaryCache[key]?.parent
 							: summaryCache[key]?.current}
@@ -1294,7 +1285,7 @@
 							{editUrl}
 							{oldSummary}
 							{newSummary}
-							renamed={oldSummary != newSummary && isSelectable && existsInBothWorkspaces}
+							renamed={oldSummary != newSummary && existsInBothWorkspaces}
 						/>
 					{/if}
 				{/snippet}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ContentSearchInner.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ContentSearchInner.svelte
index d3030254ad..4b04b9b07a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ContentSearchInner.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ContentSearchInner.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { AppService, FlowService, ResourceService, ScriptService } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { enterpriseLicense, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import {
 		ArrowDown,
 		Boxes,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	import ToggleButtonGroup from './common/toggleButton-v2/ToggleButtonGroup.svelte'
 	import ToggleButton from './common/toggleButton-v2/ToggleButton.svelte'
 	import FlowIcon from './home/FlowIcon.svelte'
-	import { Alert, Button } from './common'
+	import { Button } from './common'
 	import YAML from 'yaml'
 	import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge'
 	import ContentSearchInnerItem from './ContentSearchInnerItem.svelte'
@@ -229,16 +229,6 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div class={twMerge('p-2')}>
-		{#if !$enterpriseLicense}
-			<div class="py-1"></div>
-
-			<Alert title="Content Search is an EE feature" type="warning">
-				Without EE, content search will only search among 10 scripts, 3 flows, 3 apps and 3
-				resources.
-			</Alert>
-			<div class="py-1"></div>
-		{/if}
-
 		{#if search.trim().length > 0}
 			<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
 				{#if (searchKind == 'all' || searchKind == 'scripts') && filteredScriptItems?.length > 0}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DatatableSchemaDiff.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DatatableSchemaDiff.svelte
index 9eccda8195..ac215747e0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DatatableSchemaDiff.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DatatableSchemaDiff.svelte
@@ -1,195 +1,11 @@
-<script module lang="ts">
-	import type {
-		TableEditorValues,
-		TableEditorValuesColumn,
-		TableEditorForeignKey
-	} from '$lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/tableEditor'
-	import {
-		diffTableEditorValues,
-		type AlterTableValues,
-		makeAlterTableQueries
-	} from '$lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/alterTable'
-	import { renderForeignKey } from '$lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/dbQueriesUtils'
-	import type { GetDatatableFullSchemaResponse } from '$lib/gen'
-
-	export type DatabaseSchema = Record<string, Record<string, TableEditorValues>>
-
-	export function apiSchemaToEditorSchema(
-		apiSchema: GetDatatableFullSchemaResponse
-	): DatabaseSchema {
-		const result: DatabaseSchema = {}
-		for (const [schemaName, tables] of Object.entries(apiSchema)) {
-			result[schemaName] = {}
-			for (const [tableName, table] of Object.entries(tables as Record<string, any>)) {
-				if (!table || typeof table !== 'object') continue
-				result[schemaName][tableName] = {
-					name: table.name ?? tableName,
-					columns: (table.columns ?? []).map(
-						(c: any): TableEditorValuesColumn => ({
-							name: c.name,
-							datatype: c.datatype,
-							primaryKey: c.primary_key ?? c.primaryKey,
-							defaultValue: c.default_value ?? c.defaultValue,
-							nullable: c.nullable
-						})
-					),
-					foreignKeys: (table.foreign_keys ?? table.foreignKeys ?? []).map(
-						(fk: any): TableEditorForeignKey => ({
-							targetTable: fk.target_table ?? fk.targetTable,
-							columns: (fk.columns ?? []).map((col: any) => ({
-								sourceColumn: col.source_column ?? col.sourceColumn,
-								targetColumn: col.target_column ?? col.targetColumn
-							})),
-							onDelete: (fk.on_delete ?? fk.onDelete ?? 'NO ACTION') as
-								| 'CASCADE'
-								| 'SET NULL'
-								| 'NO ACTION',
-							onUpdate: (fk.on_update ?? fk.onUpdate ?? 'NO ACTION') as
-								| 'CASCADE'
-								| 'SET NULL'
-								| 'NO ACTION',
-							fk_constraint_name: fk.fk_constraint_name
-						})
-					),
-					pk_constraint_name: table.pk_constraint_name
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return result
-	}
-
-	export type TableDiff = {
-		schemaName: string
-		tableName: string
-		kind: 'added' | 'removed' | 'modified'
-		operations?: AlterTableValues
-	}
-
-	export type DatatableDiff = {
-		datatableName: string
-		aheadChanges: TableDiff[]
-		behindChanges: TableDiff[]
-		originalSchema: DatabaseSchema
-		parentSchema: DatabaseSchema
-		forkSchema: DatabaseSchema
-	}
-
-	export function diffDatabaseSchemas(
-		original: DatabaseSchema,
-		current: DatabaseSchema
-	): TableDiff[] {
-		const diffs: TableDiff[] = []
-		const allSchemas = new Set([...Object.keys(original), ...Object.keys(current)])
-		for (const schemaName of allSchemas) {
-			const origTables = original[schemaName] ?? {}
-			const currTables = current[schemaName] ?? {}
-			const allTables = new Set([...Object.keys(origTables), ...Object.keys(currTables)])
-			for (const tableName of allTables) {
-				const origTable = origTables[tableName]
-				const currTable = currTables[tableName]
-				if (!origTable && currTable) {
-					diffs.push({ schemaName, tableName, kind: 'added' })
-				} else if (origTable && !currTable) {
-					diffs.push({ schemaName, tableName, kind: 'removed' })
-				} else if (origTable && currTable) {
-					const currWithInitial: TableEditorValues = {
-						...currTable,
-						columns: currTable.columns.map((col) => ({
-							...col,
-							initialName: col.name,
-							defaultValue: col.defaultValue ? `{${col.defaultValue}}` : undefined
-						}))
-					}
-					const origTableTransformed: TableEditorValues = {
-						...origTable,
-						columns: origTable.columns.map((col) => ({
-							...col,
-							defaultValue: col.defaultValue ? `{${col.defaultValue}}` : undefined
-						}))
-					}
-					const diff = diffTableEditorValues(origTableTransformed, currWithInitial)
-					if (diff.operations.length > 0) {
-						diffs.push({ schemaName, tableName, kind: 'modified', operations: diff })
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return diffs
-	}
-
-	export function computeDatatableDiff(
-		datatableName: string,
-		originalSchema: DatabaseSchema,
-		parentSchema: DatabaseSchema,
-		forkSchema: DatabaseSchema
-	): DatatableDiff {
-		return {
-			datatableName,
-			behindChanges: diffDatabaseSchemas(originalSchema, parentSchema),
-			aheadChanges: diffDatabaseSchemas(originalSchema, forkSchema),
-			originalSchema,
-			parentSchema,
-			forkSchema
-		}
-	}
-
-	/** Detect PostgreSQL auto-increment columns and return the serial type + cleaned props.
-	 *  e.g. bigint + nextval('seq'::regclass) → BIGSERIAL (no DEFAULT needed) */
-	function resolveColumnType(c: TableEditorValuesColumn): {
-		datatype: string
-		defaultValue: string | undefined
-	} {
-		const dv = c.defaultValue ?? ''
-		if (/^{?nextval\(/.test(dv)) {
-			const dt = c.datatype?.toLowerCase() ?? ''
-			if (dt === 'bigint') return { datatype: 'BIGSERIAL', defaultValue: undefined }
-			if (dt === 'integer' || dt === 'int') return { datatype: 'SERIAL', defaultValue: undefined }
-			if (dt === 'smallint') return { datatype: 'SMALLSERIAL', defaultValue: undefined }
-		}
-		return { datatype: c.datatype, defaultValue: c.defaultValue }
-	}
-
-	export function generateMigrationSql(change: TableDiff, sourceSchema: DatabaseSchema): string {
-		if (change.kind === 'modified' && change.operations) {
-			const queries = makeAlterTableQueries(change.operations, 'postgresql', change.schemaName)
-			if (queries.length === 0) return ''
-			return 'BEGIN;\n' + queries.join('\n') + '\nCOMMIT;'
-		}
-		if (change.kind === 'added') {
-			const table = sourceSchema[change.schemaName]?.[change.tableName]
-			if (!table) return ''
-			const colDefs = table.columns
-				.map((c) => {
-					const { datatype, defaultValue } = resolveColumnType(c)
-					let def = `"${c.name}" ${datatype}`
-					if (c.nullable === false) def += ' NOT NULL'
-					if (defaultValue) def += ` DEFAULT ${defaultValue}`
-					return def
-				})
-				.join(',\n  ')
-			const pkCols = table.columns.filter((c) => c.primaryKey).map((c) => `"${c.name}"`)
-			const pkLine = pkCols.length > 0 ? `,\n  PRIMARY KEY (${pkCols.join(', ')})` : ''
-			const qualifiedName = `"${change.schemaName}"."${change.tableName}"`
-			let sql = `BEGIN;\nCREATE TABLE ${qualifiedName} (\n  ${colDefs}${pkLine}\n);`
-			for (const fk of table.foreignKeys ?? []) {
-				const fkSql = renderForeignKey(fk, {
-					useSchema: true,
-					dbType: 'postgresql',
-					tableName: change.tableName
-				})
-				sql += `\nALTER TABLE ${qualifiedName} ADD ${fkSql};`
-			}
-			sql += '\nCOMMIT;'
-			return sql
-		}
-		if (change.kind === 'removed') {
-			return `BEGIN;\nDROP TABLE IF EXISTS "${change.schemaName}"."${change.tableName}";\nCOMMIT;`
-		}
-		return ''
-	}
-</script>
-
 <script lang="ts">
+	import {
+		apiSchemaToEditorSchema,
+		computeDatatableDiff,
+		generateMigrationSql,
+		type DatatableDiff,
+		type TableDiff
+	} from './datatableSchemaSql'
 	import { WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { Loader2, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, Plus, Minus, Pencil, Eye } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/Dev.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/Dev.svelte
index ca8ecb8451..6d9b21aeb9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/Dev.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/Dev.svelte
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@
 
 	const previewArgsStore = $state({ val: {} })
 	const scriptEditorDrawer = writable(undefined)
+	const workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer = writable(undefined)
 	const history = initHistory(flowStore.val)
 	const stepsInputArgs = new StepsInputArgs()
 	const selectionManager = new SelectionManager()
@@ -687,6 +688,7 @@
 		selectionManager,
 		previewArgs: previewArgsStore,
 		scriptEditorDrawer,
+		workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer,
 		flowEditorDrawer: writable(undefined),
 		history,
 		pathStore: pathStore,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ErrorOrRecoveryHandler.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ErrorOrRecoveryHandler.svelte
index 330275ee75..89e2554c01 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ErrorOrRecoveryHandler.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ErrorOrRecoveryHandler.svelte
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
 		 * nav `$workspaceStore`; a trigger editor in a forked session passes its
 		 * acting workspace so the handler is resolved and saved there. */
 		workspace?: string
+		/** Offer the instance critical alert channels as a destination. Workspace-level
+		 * error handling only: schedules and triggers have no such setting. */
+		showInstanceAlerts?: boolean
 	}
 
 	let {
@@ -99,7 +102,8 @@
 		customHandlerKind = $bindable('script'),
 		customTabTooltip,
 		noMargin = false,
-		workspace = undefined
+		workspace = undefined,
+		showInstanceAlerts = false
 	}: Props = $props()
 
 	let effectiveWorkspace = $derived(workspace ?? $workspaceStore)
@@ -363,6 +367,14 @@
 			handlerPath = hubPaths.emailErrorHandler
 		}
 	})
+
+	// The instance channels are reached by having no workspace handler at all, so the tab
+	// owns an empty path rather than a handler script.
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (handlerSelected === 'instance_alerts') {
+			handlerPath = undefined
+		}
+	})
 </script>
 
 <div class={classNames('space-y-2', noMargin ? '' : 'mt-2')}>
@@ -378,6 +390,15 @@
 				disabled={!isEditable}
 				tooltip={customTabTooltip ? 'Custom error handler with script or flow' : undefined}
 			/>
+			{#if showInstanceAlerts}
+				<ToggleButton
+					label="Instance alerts"
+					value="instance_alerts"
+					{item}
+					disabled={!isEditable}
+					tooltip="Report failures to the instance critical alert channels"
+				/>
+			{/if}
 		{/snippet}
 	</ToggleButtonGroup>
 
@@ -652,6 +673,18 @@
 					{/if}
 				</div>
 			{/if}
+		{:else if handlerSelected === 'instance_alerts'}
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+				<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
+					Failed jobs are reported to the Slack, Teams and email channels configured at the instance
+					level. Those channels are managed in instance settings by a superadmin, not here, and the
+					report is sent without adding an entry to the instance critical alert feed. Canceled jobs
+					are not reported.
+				</span>
+				<a class="text-xs w-fit" href="{base}/?workspace=admins#superadmin-settings">
+					Configure the instance critical alert channels
+				</a>
+			</div>
 		{/if}
 	</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/FlowBuilder.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/FlowBuilder.svelte
index 32767864a6..3ce0a9fa03 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/FlowBuilder.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/FlowBuilder.svelte
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@
 	import DeployOverrideConfirmationModal from '$lib/components/common/confirmationModal/DeployOverrideConfirmationModal.svelte'
 	import AIChangesWarningModal from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/AIChangesWarningModal.svelte'
 
-	import { createRawSnippet, setContext, untrack } from 'svelte'
+	import { createRawSnippet, getContext, setContext, untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import { writable } from 'svelte/store'
 	import CenteredPage from './CenteredPage.svelte'
 	import { Button } from './common'
 	import FlowEditor from './flows/FlowEditor.svelte'
 	import ScriptEditorDrawer from './flows/content/ScriptEditorDrawer.svelte'
+	import WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer from './flows/content/WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer.svelte'
 	import FlowEditorDrawer from './flows/content/FlowEditorDrawer.svelte'
 	import { dfs as dfsApply } from './flows/dfs'
 	import FlowImportExportMenu from './flows/header/FlowImportExportMenu.svelte'
@@ -202,6 +203,12 @@
 		confirmDeploymentCallback(selectedTriggers)
 	}
 
+	// Inside an AI session pane (SessionEditorTarget injects an aiChatManager via
+	// context) the collaborator presence badge is spurious: the editor is embedded
+	// in the shared /sessions URL under the session's own workspace identity, so
+	// presence keyed on that URL leaks a phantom self-badge. Hide it here.
+	const inSessionPane = !!getContext('aiChatManager')
+
 	function hasAIChanges(): boolean {
 		return aiChatManager.flowAiChatHelpers?.hasPendingChanges() ?? false
 	}
@@ -534,6 +541,9 @@
 
 	const previewArgsStore = $state({ val: untrack(() => initialArgs) })
 	const scriptEditorDrawer = writable<ScriptEditorDrawer | undefined>(undefined)
+	const workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer = writable<WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer | undefined>(
+		undefined
+	)
 	const flowEditorDrawer = writable<FlowEditorDrawer | undefined>(undefined)
 	const history = initHistory(untrack(() => flowStore).val)
 	const pathStore = writable<string>(untrack(() => pathStoreInit) ?? initialPath)
@@ -583,6 +593,7 @@
 		currentEditor: writable(undefined),
 		previewArgs: previewArgsStore,
 		scriptEditorDrawer,
+		workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer,
 		flowEditorDrawer,
 		history,
 		flowStateStore: untrack(() => flowStateStore),
@@ -1133,6 +1144,7 @@
 		<FlowYamlEditor bind:drawer={yamlEditorDrawer} />
 		<FlowImportExportMenu bind:drawer={jsonViewerDrawer} />
 		<ScriptEditorDrawer bind:this={$scriptEditorDrawer} />
+		<WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer bind:this={$workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer} />
 		<FlowEditorDrawer bind:this={$flowEditorDrawer} />
 
 		<div bind:this={flowBuilderRoot} class="flex flex-col h-full">
@@ -1173,7 +1185,7 @@
 					{/if}
 				</div>
 				<div class="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center shrink-0">
-					{#if $enterpriseLicense && !newFlow}
+					{#if $enterpriseLicense && !newFlow && !inSessionPane}
 						<Awareness />
 					{/if}
 					<div class="relative">
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/FolderEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/FolderEditor.svelte
index 685743254a..dede17b953 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/FolderEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/FolderEditor.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 		GroupService
 	} from '$lib/gen'
 	import TableCustom from './TableCustom.svelte'
+	import { DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT, isDemoWorkspaceRestricted } from '$lib/cloud'
 	import { Alert, Button, Drawer, DrawerContent } from './common'
 	import Skeleton from './common/skeleton/Skeleton.svelte'
 	import GroupEditor from './GroupEditor.svelte'
@@ -108,8 +109,13 @@
 	// --- default_permissioned_as rules editor ---
 	let defaultPermissionedAs: FolderDefaultPermissionedAs = $state([])
 
+	const restricted = $derived(
+		isDemoWorkspaceRestricted($workspaceStore, $userStore?.is_admin, $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+	)
+
 	const canEditDefaults = $derived(
 		can_write &&
+			!restricted &&
 			($userStore?.is_admin ||
 				$userStore?.is_super_admin ||
 				($userStore?.groups ?? []).includes('wm_deployers'))
@@ -315,7 +321,9 @@
 
 	<Label label={`Permissions (${perms?.length ?? 0})`}>
 		<div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
-			{#if can_write}
+			{#if can_write && restricted}
+				<Alert type="info" title="Sharing disabled">{DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT}</Alert>
+			{:else if can_write}
 				<Alert type="info" title="New permissions may take up to 60s to apply">
 					Due to permissions cache invalidation
 				</Alert>
@@ -373,22 +381,24 @@
 					existing. A windmill folder has settable permissions that its children inherit. If an item
 					is within a non-existing folders, only admins will see it.
 				</Alert>
-				<Button
-					variant="default"
-					wrapperClasses="w-min"
-					startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
-					size="xs"
-					on:click={() => {
-						FolderService.createFolder({
-							workspace: $workspaceStore ?? '',
-							requestBody: { name }
-						}).then(() => {
-							loadFolder()
-						})
-					}}
-				>
-					Create folder "{name}"
-				</Button>
+				{#if !restricted}
+					<Button
+						variant="default"
+						wrapperClasses="w-min"
+						startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
+						size="xs"
+						on:click={() => {
+							FolderService.createFolder({
+								workspace: $workspaceStore ?? '',
+								requestBody: { name }
+							}).then(() => {
+								loadFolder()
+							})
+						}}
+					>
+						Create folder "{name}"
+					</Button>
+				{/if}
 			{/if}
 			{#if perms}
 				<TableCustom>
@@ -404,7 +414,7 @@
 							{#each perms ?? [] as { owner_name, role }}<tr>
 									<td>{owner_name}</td>
 									<td>
-										{#if can_write}
+										{#if can_write && !restricted}
 											<div>
 												<ToggleButtonGroup
 													disabled={owner_name == 'u/' + $userStore?.username &&
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/FolderPicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/FolderPicker.svelte
index 12656a791d..69c219d0a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/FolderPicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/FolderPicker.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { FolderService } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { workspaceStore, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { isDemoWorkspaceRestricted } from '$lib/cloud'
 	import { ChevronDown, Pen, PlusIcon } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import { Button, Drawer, DrawerContent } from './common'
 	import FolderEditor from './FolderEditor.svelte'
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@
 
 	const VALID_FOLDER_NAME = /^[a-zA-Z_0-9-]+$/
 
+	const restricted = $derived(
+		isDemoWorkspaceRestricted($workspaceStore, $userStore?.is_admin, $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+	)
+
 	let folders: { name: string; write: boolean }[] = $state([])
 	let filterText: string = $state('')
 	let selectOpen: boolean = $state(false)
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@
 	)
 
 	function handleSelectKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-		if (e.key === 'Enter' && selectOpen && noMatchingItems) {
+		if (e.key === 'Enter' && selectOpen && noMatchingItems && !restricted) {
 			e.preventDefault()
 			selectOpen = false
 			openCreateFolder()
@@ -233,18 +238,20 @@
 			/>
 		{/snippet}
 		{#snippet bottomSnippet({ close })}
-			<button
-				class="sticky py-2 px-4 w-full text-left text-xs font-medium hover:bg-surface-hover flex items-center justify-center gap-2 border-t border-border-light {noMatchingItems
-					? 'bg-surface-hover'
-					: ''}"
-				onclick={() => {
-					close()
-					openCreateFolder()
-				}}
-			>
-				<PlusIcon class="inline" size={16} />
-				Create folder
-			</button>
+			{#if !restricted}
+				<button
+					class="sticky py-2 px-4 w-full text-left text-xs font-medium hover:bg-surface-hover flex items-center justify-center gap-2 border-t border-border-light {noMatchingItems
+						? 'bg-surface-hover'
+						: ''}"
+					onclick={() => {
+						close()
+						openCreateFolder()
+					}}
+				>
+					<PlusIcon class="inline" size={16} />
+					Create folder
+				</button>
+			{/if}
 		{/snippet}
 	</Select>
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ForkWorkspaceBanner.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ForkWorkspaceBanner.svelte
index e2bfae895e..b97740b135 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ForkWorkspaceBanner.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ForkWorkspaceBanner.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { workspaceStore, userWorkspaces } from '$lib/stores'
-	import { WorkspaceService, ScriptService } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { ScriptService } from '$lib/gen'
 	import type { WorkspaceComparison } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { fetchWorkspaceComparison } from '$lib/workspaceComparison'
 	import { Button } from './common'
 	import { AlertTriangle, GitFork, CircleCheck, CircleX, Loader2 } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation'
@@ -67,11 +68,9 @@
 		error = undefined
 
 		try {
-			// Compare with parent workspace
-			const result = await WorkspaceService.compareWorkspaces({
-				workspace: parentWorkspaceId,
-				targetWorkspaceId: $workspaceStore
-			})
+			// Compare with parent workspace (shared single-flight fetch — the chat
+			// diff tool reuses this result instead of recomputing the comparison)
+			const result = await fetchWorkspaceComparison(parentWorkspaceId, $workspaceStore)
 
 			comparison = result
 		} catch (e) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/JobLoader.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/JobLoader.svelte
index c9eb2e7230..7d00731f94 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/JobLoader.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/JobLoader.svelte
@@ -401,6 +401,11 @@
 
 	let startedWatchingJob: number | undefined = undefined
 	export async function watchJob(testId: string, callbacks?: Callbacks) {
+		// Cancel a previous replay's pending event timers: switching the watched job
+		// on a reused loader (the recording players click node→node) would otherwise
+		// let the old job's scheduled events mutate the newly-watched job.
+		replayTimeouts.forEach(clearTimeout)
+		replayTimeouts = []
 		logOffset = 0
 		resultStreamOffset = 0
 		syncIteration = 0
@@ -420,23 +425,32 @@
 				const elapsed = Date.now() - getReplayStartTime()
 				for (const event of recorded.events) {
 					const delay = Math.max(0, event.t - elapsed)
-					const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-						if (job) {
-							updateJobFromProgress(event.data, job, callbacks)
-						}
-						if (event.data.completed) {
-							const njob = (event.data as any).job as Job & { result_stream?: string }
-							if (njob) {
-								// Use whichever logs are more complete (longer), but never
-								// let the WM_LOGS_SKIPPED sentinel win over real logs.
-								njob.logs = pickMoreCompleteLogs(job?.logs, njob.logs)
-								const streamedResult = job?.result_stream ?? ''
-								const completedResult = njob.result_stream ?? ''
-								njob.result_stream =
-									streamedResult.length >= completedResult.length ? streamedResult : completedResult
-								job = njob
-								onJobCompleted(testId, job, callbacks)
+					const timeout = setTimeout(async () => {
+						// A malformed replayed event (recordings are caller-controlled) would
+						// throw in this timer where no boundary can catch it, so skip it.
+						// `onJobCompleted` is awaited so its async rejection is caught too.
+						try {
+							if (job) {
+								updateJobFromProgress(event.data, job, callbacks)
 							}
+							if (event.data.completed) {
+								const njob = (event.data as any).job as Job & { result_stream?: string }
+								if (njob) {
+									// Use whichever logs are more complete (longer), but never
+									// let the WM_LOGS_SKIPPED sentinel win over real logs.
+									njob.logs = pickMoreCompleteLogs(job?.logs, njob.logs)
+									const streamedResult = job?.result_stream ?? ''
+									const completedResult = njob.result_stream ?? ''
+									njob.result_stream =
+										streamedResult.length >= completedResult.length
+											? streamedResult
+											: completedResult
+									job = njob
+									await onJobCompleted(testId, job, callbacks)
+								}
+							}
+						} catch (err) {
+							console.error('replay event failed', err)
 						}
 					}, delay)
 					replayTimeouts.push(timeout)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ResourceForm.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ResourceForm.svelte
index ef226501b7..2c563a8e95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ResourceForm.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ResourceForm.svelte
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 					<p class="text-red-500 dark:text-red-400 text-xs">
 						Resource type '{resource_type}' not found in your workspace
 					</p>
-					<SyncResourceTypes onSynced={() => onLoadResourceType?.()} />
+					<SyncResourceTypes resourceType={resource_type} onSynced={() => onLoadResourceType?.()} />
 					<p class="italic text-secondary text-xs"> Define the value in JSON directly </p>
 				</div>
 			{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/RunsPage.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/RunsPage.svelte
index 9b447a7d0c..ed93550669 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/RunsPage.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/RunsPage.svelte
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
 {:else}
 	<div class="w-full h-screen flex flex-col" bind:clientWidth={innerWidth}>
 		<!-- Header and filters -->
-		<div class="flex flex-row items-start w-full px-4 gap-3 py-4 flex-wrap">
+		<div id="runs-filters-bar" class="flex flex-row items-start w-full px-4 gap-3 py-4 flex-wrap">
 			<div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-6">
 				<h1
 					class={twMerge(
@@ -772,11 +772,11 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<!-- Graph -->
-		<div class="p-2 px-4 bg-surface-tertiary mx-4 border rounded-md">
+		<div id="runs-chart" class="p-2 px-4 bg-surface-tertiary mx-4 border rounded-md">
 			<div class="relative z-10 mb-2 flex gap-2">
 				<Tabs bind:selected={graph}>
-					<Tab value="RunChart" label="Duration" />
-					<Tab value="ConcurrencyChart" label="Concurrency">
+					<Tab value="RunChart" label="Duration" id="runs-chart-duration-tab" />
+					<Tab value="ConcurrencyChart" label="Concurrency" id="runs-chart-concurrency-tab">
 						{#snippet extra()}
 							{#if warnJobLimit}
 								<Tooltip Icon={TriangleAlertIcon}>{warnJobLimitMsg}</Tooltip>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptAdvancedSettings.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptAdvancedSettings.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67fadbe36a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptAdvancedSettings.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { createBubbler } from 'svelte/legacy'
+	import Section from '$lib/components/Section.svelte'
+	import Label from '$lib/components/Label.svelte'
+	import Toggle from '$lib/components/Toggle.svelte'
+	import Tooltip from '$lib/components/Tooltip.svelte'
+	import Alert from '$lib/components/common/alert/Alert.svelte'
+	import { SecondsInput } from '$lib/components/common'
+	import WorkerTagPicker from '$lib/components/WorkerTagPicker.svelte'
+	import DebounceLimit from '$lib/components/flows/DebounceLimit.svelte'
+	import { enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { isCloudHosted } from '$lib/cloud'
+	import type { Schema } from '$lib/common'
+	import type { ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields } from './scriptSettings'
+
+	const bubble = createBubbler()
+
+	interface Props {
+		script: ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields
+		// Workspace to read worker tags from (defaults to $workspaceStore inside the picker).
+		workspaceId?: string | undefined
+	}
+
+	let { script = $bindable(), workspaceId = undefined }: Props = $props()
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex flex-col gap-8">
+	<Section label="Worker group tag (queue)">
+		{#snippet header()}
+			<Tooltip documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/core_concepts/worker_groups">
+				The script will be executed on a worker configured to listen to this worker group tag
+				(queue). For instance, you could setup an "highmem", or "gpu" tag.
+			</Tooltip>
+		{/snippet}
+		<WorkerTagPicker bind:tag={script.tag} {workspaceId} />
+	</Section>
+
+	<Section label="Concurrency limits" eeOnly>
+		{#snippet header()}
+			<Tooltip documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/core_concepts/concurrency_limits">
+				Allowed concurrency within a given timeframe
+			</Tooltip>
+		{/snippet}
+		<Toggle
+			size="sm"
+			checked={Boolean(script.concurrent_limit)}
+			on:change={() => {
+				if (script.concurrent_limit && script.concurrent_limit != undefined) {
+					script.concurrent_limit = undefined
+					script.concurrency_time_window_s = undefined
+					script.concurrency_key = undefined
+				} else {
+					script.concurrent_limit = 1
+				}
+			}}
+			options={{ right: 'Concurrency limits' }}
+		/>
+		{#if Boolean(script.concurrent_limit)}
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-4 mt-2">
+				<Label label="Max number of executions within the time window">
+					<div class="flex flex-row gap-2 max-w-sm whitespace-nowrap">
+						<input
+							disabled={!$enterpriseLicense}
+							bind:value={script.concurrent_limit}
+							type="number"
+						/>
+					</div>
+				</Label>
+				<Label label="Time window in seconds">
+					<SecondsInput
+						disabled={!$enterpriseLicense}
+						bind:seconds={script.concurrency_time_window_s}
+					/>
+				</Label>
+				<Label label="Custom concurrency key (optional)">
+					{#snippet header()}
+						<Tooltip
+							documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/core_concepts/concurrency_limits#custom-concurrency-key"
+						>
+							Concurrency keys are global, you can have them be workspace specific using the
+							variable `$workspace`. You can also use an argument's value using `$args[name_of_arg]`</Tooltip
+						>
+					{/snippet}
+					<input
+						disabled={!$enterpriseLicense}
+						type="text"
+						bind:value={script.concurrency_key}
+						placeholder={`$workspace/script/${script.path ?? ''}-$args[foo]`}
+					/>
+				</Label>
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+	</Section>
+
+	<Section label="Cache">
+		{#snippet header()}
+			<Tooltip documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/core_concepts/caching">
+				Cache the results for each possible inputs
+			</Tooltip>
+		{/snippet}
+		<div class="flex gap-2 shrink flex-col">
+			<Toggle
+				size="sm"
+				bind:checked={() => !!script.cache_ttl, (v) => (script.cache_ttl = v ? 300 : undefined)}
+				options={{ right: 'Cache the results for each possible inputs' }}
+			/>
+			{#if script.cache_ttl}
+				<div class="text-2xs text-secondary">How long to keep the cache valid</div>
+				<SecondsInput bind:seconds={script.cache_ttl} />
+				<Toggle
+					size="2xs"
+					bind:checked={
+						() => script.cache_ignore_s3_path, (v) => (script.cache_ignore_s3_path = v || undefined)
+					}
+					options={{
+						right: 'Ignore S3 Object paths for caching purposes',
+						rightTooltip:
+							'If two S3 objects passed as input have the same content, they will hit the same cache entry, regardless of their path.'
+					}}
+				/>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	</Section>
+
+	<Section label="Timeout">
+		{#snippet header()}
+			<Tooltip documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/script_editor/settings#timeout">
+				Add a custom timeout for this script
+			</Tooltip>
+		{/snippet}
+		<div class="flex gap-2 shrink flex-col">
+			<Toggle
+				size="sm"
+				checked={Boolean(script.timeout)}
+				on:change={() => {
+					if (script.timeout && script.timeout != undefined) {
+						script.timeout = undefined
+					} else {
+						script.timeout = 300
+					}
+				}}
+				options={{ right: 'Add a custom timeout for this script' }}
+			/>
+			{#if Boolean(script.timeout)}
+				<span class="text-xs font-semibold text-emphasis leading-none mt-2">Timeout duration</span>
+				<SecondsInput bind:seconds={script.timeout} />
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	</Section>
+
+	<Section label="Debouncing">
+		{#snippet header()}
+			<Tooltip documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/core_concepts/job_debouncing">
+				Debounce Jobs
+			</Tooltip>
+		{/snippet}
+		<DebounceLimit
+			size="sm"
+			bind:debounce_delay_s={script.debounce_delay_s}
+			bind:debounce_key={script.debounce_key}
+			bind:debounce_args_to_accumulate={script.debounce_args_to_accumulate}
+			bind:max_total_debouncing_time={script.max_total_debouncing_time}
+			bind:max_total_debounces_amount={script.max_total_debounces_amount}
+			schema={script.schema as Schema}
+			placeholder={`$workspace/script/${script.path ?? ''}-$args[foo]`}
+		/>
+	</Section>
+
+	<Section label="Perpetual script">
+		{#snippet header()}
+			<Tooltip documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/script_editor/perpetual_scripts">
+				Restart the script upon ending unless cancelled
+			</Tooltip>
+		{/snippet}
+		<Toggle
+			size="sm"
+			checked={Boolean(script.restart_unless_cancelled)}
+			on:change={() => {
+				script.restart_unless_cancelled = script.restart_unless_cancelled ? undefined : true
+			}}
+			options={{ right: 'Restart upon ending unless cancelled' }}
+		/>
+	</Section>
+
+	<Section label="Dedicated workers" eeOnly>
+		{#snippet header()}
+			<Tooltip documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/core_concepts/dedicated_workers">
+				In this mode, the script is meant to be run on dedicated workers that run the script at
+				native speed. Can reach &gt;1500rps per dedicated worker. Only available on enterprise
+				edition and for Python3, Deno, Bun and Bunnative.
+			</Tooltip>
+		{/snippet}
+		<Toggle
+			disabled={!$enterpriseLicense ||
+				isCloudHosted() ||
+				(script.language != 'bun' &&
+					script.language != 'bunnative' &&
+					script.language != 'python3' &&
+					script.language != 'deno')}
+			size="sm"
+			checked={Boolean(script.dedicated_worker)}
+			on:change={() => {
+				script.dedicated_worker = script.dedicated_worker ? undefined : true
+			}}
+			options={{ right: 'Script is run on dedicated workers' }}
+		/>
+		{#if script.dedicated_worker}
+			<div class="py-2">
+				<Alert type="info" title="Require dedicated workers">
+					A worker group needs to be configured to listen to this script. Select it in the dedicated
+					workers section of the worker group configuration.
+				</Alert>
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+	</Section>
+
+	<Section label="Delete after completion">
+		{#snippet header()}
+			<Tooltip
+				documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/script_editor/settings#delete-after-use"
+			>
+				The logs, arguments and results of the job will be completely deleted from Windmill after
+				the specified delay once it is complete. Set to 0 for immediate deletion. The deletion is
+				irreversible. This settings ONLY applies when the script is used within a flow or triggered
+				synchronously.
+				{#if !$enterpriseLicense}
+					This option is only available on Windmill Enterprise Edition.
+				{/if}
+			</Tooltip>
+		{/snippet}
+		<div class="flex gap-2 shrink flex-col">
+			<Toggle
+				disabled={!$enterpriseLicense}
+				size="sm"
+				checked={script.delete_after_secs != null}
+				on:change={() => {
+					script.delete_after_secs = script.delete_after_secs != null ? undefined : 0
+				}}
+				options={{ right: 'Delete logs, arguments and results after completion' }}
+			/>
+			{#if script.delete_after_secs != null}
+				<SecondsInput bind:seconds={script.delete_after_secs} disabled={!$enterpriseLicense} />
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	</Section>
+
+	{#if !isCloudHosted()}
+		<Section label="High priority script" eeOnly>
+			{#snippet header()}
+				<Tooltip
+					documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/core_concepts/jobs#high-priority-jobs"
+				>
+					Jobs from script labeled as high priority take precedence over the other jobs when in the
+					jobs queue.
+					{#if !$enterpriseLicense}This is a feature only available on enterprise edition.{/if}
+				</Tooltip>
+			{/snippet}
+			<Toggle
+				disabled={!$enterpriseLicense || isCloudHosted()}
+				size="sm"
+				checked={script.priority !== undefined && script.priority > 0}
+				on:change={() => {
+					script.priority = script.priority ? undefined : 100
+				}}
+				options={{ right: 'Label as high priority' }}
+			>
+				{#snippet right()}
+					<input
+						type="number"
+						class="!w-16 ml-4"
+						disabled={script.priority === undefined}
+						bind:value={script.priority}
+						onfocus={bubble('focus')}
+						onchange={() => {
+							if (script.priority && script.priority > 100) {
+								script.priority = 100
+							} else if (script.priority && script.priority < 0) {
+								script.priority = 0
+							}
+						}}
+					/>
+				{/snippet}
+			</Toggle>
+		</Section>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptBuilder.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptBuilder.svelte
index d7214e9a24..4007f3bf0f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptBuilder.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptBuilder.svelte
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 	import DefaultScripts from './DefaultScripts.svelte'
 	import { getContext, onMount, setContext, tick, untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import EditorHeader from './EditorHeader.svelte'
+	import ScriptSettingsBadges from './ScriptSettingsBadges.svelte'
 	import AutosaveIndicator from './AutosaveIndicator.svelte'
 	import LabelsInput from './LabelsInput.svelte'
 
@@ -1971,12 +1972,26 @@
 							{onOpenOthersDrafts}
 						/>
 					{/if}
+					{#if !condensedHeader}
+						{@const canOpenRuntime =
+							customUi?.topBar?.settings != false &&
+							customUi?.settingsPanel?.disableRuntime !== true}
+						<ScriptSettingsBadges
+							settings={script}
+							onclick={canOpenRuntime
+								? () => {
+										selectedTab = 'runtime'
+										metadataOpen = true
+									}
+								: undefined}
+						/>
+					{/if}
 				</div>
 
 				<!-- Separator -->
 				<div class="flex-1"></div>
 
-				{#if $enterpriseLicense && initialPath != ''}
+				{#if $enterpriseLicense && initialPath != '' && !inSessionPane}
 					<Awareness />
 				{/if}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptSettingsBadges.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptSettingsBadges.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d73609891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptSettingsBadges.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import Badge from '$lib/components/common/badge/Badge.svelte'
+	import Popover from '$lib/components/Popover.svelte'
+	import {
+		getActiveScriptSettingsBadges,
+		type ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields
+	} from './scriptSettings'
+
+	interface Props {
+		settings: ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields | undefined
+		// When provided, badges become clickable and call this with the badge key
+		// (e.g. to open the settings drawer focused on that section).
+		onclick?: (key: string) => void
+		small?: boolean
+	}
+
+	let { settings, onclick, small = true }: Props = $props()
+
+	let badges = $derived(getActiveScriptSettingsBadges(settings))
+</script>
+
+{#if badges.length > 0}
+	<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-1 items-center">
+		{#each badges as badge (badge.key)}
+			<!-- Icon-only chips to save space in crowded top bars; the label and current
+				value are shown in the hover popover. -->
+			<Popover notClickable placement="bottom">
+				<Badge
+					color="blue"
+					{small}
+					icon={{ icon: badge.icon, position: 'left' }}
+					clickable={Boolean(onclick)}
+					onclick={onclick ? () => onclick?.(badge.key) : undefined}
+					aria-label={`${badge.label}: ${badge.detail}`}
+				/>
+				{#snippet text()}
+					<span class="font-semibold">{badge.label}</span> — {badge.detail}
+				{/snippet}
+			</Popover>
+		{/each}
+	</div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ShareModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ShareModal.svelte
index 0996e6ca7b..29da96cf98 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ShareModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ShareModal.svelte
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@
 	import { safeSelectItems } from './select/utils.svelte'
 	import Toggle from './Toggle.svelte'
 	import { Trash } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT, isDemoWorkspaceRestricted } from '$lib/cloud'
 
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
+	let restricted = $derived(
+		isDemoWorkspaceRestricted($workspaceStore, $userStore?.is_admin, $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+	)
+
 	type Kind =
 		| 'script'
 		| 'group_'
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@
 		| 'postgres_trigger'
 		| 'gcp_trigger'
 		| 'azure_trigger'
+		| 'amqp_trigger'
 		| 'email_trigger'
 		| 'volume'
 	let kind: Kind
@@ -268,7 +274,9 @@
 					>
 				{/if}
 				<div>
-					{#if own}
+					{#if own && restricted}
+						<Alert type="info" title="Sharing disabled">{DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT}</Alert>
+					{:else if own}
 						<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-2 items-center">
 							<div>
 								<ToggleButtonGroup bind:selected={ownerKind} on:selected={() => (owner = '')}>
@@ -310,7 +318,7 @@
 										<tr>
 											<td>{owner}</td>
 											<td
-												>{#if own}
+												>{#if own && !restricted}
 													<div>
 														<ToggleButtonGroup
 															selected={write ? 'writer' : 'viewer'}
@@ -330,7 +338,7 @@
 															{/snippet}
 														</ToggleButtonGroup>
 													</div>
-												{:else}{write}{/if}</td
+												{:else}{write ? 'Writer' : 'Viewer'}{/if}</td
 											>
 											<td>
 												{#if own}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/SyncResourceTypes.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/SyncResourceTypes.svelte
index dd343e43f6..acda8c0567 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/SyncResourceTypes.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/SyncResourceTypes.svelte
@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@
 
 	interface Props {
 		onSynced?: () => void
+		// When set, the endpoint returns an explicit not-found error if the hub does
+		// not know this type (the sync itself still refreshes the whole list).
+		resourceType?: string
 	}
 
-	let { onSynced = undefined }: Props = $props()
+	let { onSynced = undefined, resourceType = undefined }: Props = $props()
 
 	let hubRtSync = usePromise(
 		async () => {
-			const res = await fetch('/api/settings/sync_cached_resource_types', { method: 'POST' })
+			const url = resourceType
+				? `/api/settings/sync_cached_resource_types?name=${encodeURIComponent(resourceType)}`
+				: '/api/settings/sync_cached_resource_types'
+			const res = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST' })
 			if (!res.ok) {
 				const body = await res.text()
 				throw new Error(body || res.statusText)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TestConnection.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/TestConnection.svelte
index 7c59a2a324..37e3e152db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TestConnection.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TestConnection.svelte
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 
 	import { Database, Loader2 } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import Button from './common/button/Button.svelte'
+	import Tooltip from './meltComponents/Tooltip.svelte'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { tryEvery } from '$lib/utils'
 
 	interface Props {
-		workspaceOverride?: string | undefined;
-		resourceType: string | undefined;
-		args?: Record<string, any> | any;
-		buttonTextOverride?: string | undefined;
+		workspaceOverride?: string | undefined
+		resourceType: string | undefined
+		args?: Record<string, any> | any
+		buttonTextOverride?: string | undefined
 	}
 
 	let {
@@ -19,13 +20,15 @@
 		resourceType,
 		args = {},
 		buttonTextOverride = undefined
-	}: Props = $props();
+	}: Props = $props()
 
 	const scripts: {
 		[key: string]: {
 			code: string
 			lang: string
 			argName: string
+			// Shown as an info tooltip next to the button, e.g. to clarify where the test executes
+			tooltip?: string
 			additionalCheck?: (testResult: CompletedJob) => CompletedJob
 		}
 	} = {
@@ -97,7 +100,9 @@ export async function main(s3: S3) {
 }
 `,
 			lang: 'bun',
-			argName: 's3'
+			argName: 's3',
+			tooltip:
+				'The storage operations of this test run on the Windmill server (the API process), not on the worker. If no access key/secret key is set, the ambient AWS credentials of the server (environment variables, instance role) are used — scripts using this resource directly through an S3 SDK resolve credentials on the worker instead, so results may differ.'
 		},
 		azure_blob: {
 			code: `
@@ -125,7 +130,9 @@ export async function main(s3: S3) {
 }
 `,
 			lang: 'bun',
-			argName: 's3'
+			argName: 's3',
+			tooltip:
+				'The storage operations of this test run on the Windmill server (the API process), not on the worker.'
 		},
 		graphql: {
 			code: '{ __typename }',
@@ -171,7 +178,9 @@ export async function main(bucket: any) {
 }
 `,
 			lang: 'bun',
-			argName: 'bucket'
+			argName: 'bucket',
+			tooltip:
+				"The storage operations of this test run on the Windmill server (the API process). If no credentials are configured, the server's ambient credentials for the configured provider (environment variables, instance role) are used."
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -236,13 +245,20 @@ export async function main(bucket: any) {
 	}
 </script>
 
-{#if Object.keys(scripts).includes(resourceType || '')}
-	<Button spacingSize="sm" size="xs" unifiedSize="md" variant="default" on:click={testConnection}>
-		{#if loading}
-			<Loader2 class="animate-spin mr-2 !h-4 !w-4" />
-		{:else}
-			<Database class="mr-2 !h-4 !w-4" />
+{#if resourceType && Object.keys(scripts).includes(resourceType)}
+	<div class="flex items-center gap-1">
+		<Button spacingSize="sm" size="xs" unifiedSize="md" variant="default" on:click={testConnection}>
+			{#if loading}
+				<Loader2 class="animate-spin mr-2 !h-4 !w-4" />
+			{:else}
+				<Database class="mr-2 !h-4 !w-4" />
+			{/if}
+			{buttonTextOverride ?? 'Test connection'}
+		</Button>
+		{#if scripts[resourceType].tooltip}
+			<Tooltip>
+				{#snippet text()}{scripts[resourceType].tooltip}{/snippet}
+			</Tooltip>
 		{/if}
-		{buttonTextOverride ?? 'Test connection'}
-	</Button>
+	</div>
 {/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceDeployLayout.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceDeployLayout.svelte
index b7d87d6321..491d649a44 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceDeployLayout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceDeployLayout.svelte
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 		deploymentStatus: Record<string, { status: 'loading' | 'deployed' | 'failed'; error?: string }>
 		allSelected?: boolean
 		emptyMessage?: string
+		hideSelection?: boolean
 		children?: Snippet
 
 		// Snippets for customization
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 		deploymentStatus,
 		allSelected = false,
 		emptyMessage = 'No items to deploy',
+		hideSelection = false,
 		header,
 		alerts,
 		selectAllActions,
@@ -150,12 +152,13 @@
 		{@render alerts()}
 	{/if}
 
-	<!-- Controls row: "Select all" (when there are items) + optional right-side
-	     actions (e.g. a filter toggle). Renders when there are items OR actions are
-	     provided, so a filter that empties the list doesn't take its own toggle with it. -->
+	<!-- Controls row: "Select all" (when there are items and selection is enabled) +
+	     optional right-side actions (e.g. a filter toggle). Renders when there are
+	     items OR actions are provided, so a filter that empties the list doesn't take
+	     its own toggle with it. -->
 	{#if items.length > 0 || selectAllActions}
 		<div class="px-4 py-2 flex items-center justify-between">
-			{#if items.length > 0}
+			{#if items.length > 0 && !hideSelection}
 				<label
 					class="flex items-center gap-2 text-secondary text-xs"
 					class:opacity-50={!hasSelectableItems}
@@ -190,15 +193,17 @@
 							class="sticky top-0 z-10 flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-1.5 bg-surface-secondary border-b first:rounded-t-md"
 							title={selectable.length === 0 ? 'No selectable items in this group' : undefined}
 						>
-							<Checkbox
-								checked={selectable.length > 0 && selectedCount === selectable.length}
-								indeterminate={selectedCount > 0 && selectedCount < selectable.length}
-								disabled={selectable.length === 0}
-								title={selectedCount === selectable.length
-									? `Deselect all in ${group.label}`
-									: `Select all in ${group.label}`}
-								onChange={() => toggleGroup(group)}
-							/>
+							{#if !hideSelection}
+								<Checkbox
+									checked={selectable.length > 0 && selectedCount === selectable.length}
+									indeterminate={selectedCount > 0 && selectedCount < selectable.length}
+									disabled={selectable.length === 0}
+									title={selectedCount === selectable.length
+										? `Deselect all in ${group.label}`
+										: `Select all in ${group.label}`}
+									onChange={() => toggleGroup(group)}
+								/>
+							{/if}
 							{#if group.groupKind === 'folder'}
 								<Folder size={14} class="text-tertiary shrink-0" />
 							{:else if group.groupKind === 'user'}
@@ -234,11 +239,11 @@
 								: item.path}
 
 						<Row
-							isSelectable={isSelectable && !isDeployed}
+							isSelectable={!hideSelection && isSelectable && !isDeployed}
 							selectDisabledReason={blockedReason}
-							selectOnRowClick={true}
-							alignWithSelectable={true}
-							disabled={blockedReason ? false : !isSelectable}
+							selectOnRowClick={!hideSelection}
+							alignWithSelectable={!hideSelection}
+							disabled={!hideSelection && (blockedReason ? false : !isSelectable)}
 							selected={isSelected && !isDeployed}
 							onSelect={() => handleSelect(item)}
 							path={showPath ? item.path : ''}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceItemDrillPicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceItemDrillPicker.svelte
index 3ec635f08b..39724265a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceItemDrillPicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceItemDrillPicker.svelte
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ would be surprising.
 	// Chat tools and session editor previews write drafts through `UserDraft`
 	// (workspace-scoped, localStorage-backed). Merge those into the picker so
 	// users can navigate to in-flight items that haven't been deployed yet.
-	// Filter to kinds the picker actually displays. Gated on the global-AI
-	// flag — without sessions, the only UserDrafts present are the standalone
+	// Filter to kinds the picker actually displays. Gated on the sessions beta
+	// gate — without sessions, the only UserDrafts present are the standalone
 	// editors' autosaves and surfacing those in the breadcrumb picker would
 	// be surprising (they'd appear as navigable items that 404 on the backend
 	// draft fetch).
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditorHeader.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditorHeader.svelte
index 84261bcf80..394b031026 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditorHeader.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditorHeader.svelte
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@
 			/>
 		</div>
 	{/if}
-	{#if $enterpriseLicense && $appPath != ''}
+	{#if $enterpriseLicense && $appPath != '' && !inSessionPane}
 		<div class="shrink-0">
 			<Awareness />
 		</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte
index 64bd2790cb..3e5e9d8cef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte
@@ -171,6 +171,19 @@
 		 * initial viewport fit re-arms when it changes, so switching folders
 		 * in-place gets a fresh fit. */
 		viewportFitKey?: string
+		/** Tint the currently-running runnable nodes amber (the compute is
+		 * happening now). Opt-in — the recorder's replay player turns it on so
+		 * the active transform stands out; the live editor stays calm. */
+		highlightActiveRun?: boolean
+		/** Asset node id (`asset:${kind}:${path}`) → a monotonic "recompute" nonce.
+		 * When a node's nonce changes, it flashes a fading green background — its
+		 * producer just recomputed it. Driven by the replay player frame-by-frame. */
+		recomputedAssetIds?: ReadonlyMap<string, number>
+		/** Let the wheel zoom the canvas (and swallow the page scroll while doing
+		 * so). Default true for the full-height editor/player. Set false when the
+		 * canvas is embedded inline inside a scrollable container, so a wheel
+		 * gesture over it scrolls the container instead of being captured. */
+		scrollZoom?: boolean
 	}
 	let {
 		graph,
@@ -199,7 +212,10 @@
 		boundPick,
 		onPickEnd,
 		showMinimap = true,
-		viewportFitKey = ''
+		viewportFitKey = '',
+		highlightActiveRun = false,
+		recomputedAssetIds,
+		scrollZoom = true
 	}: Props = $props()
 
 	// `${kind}:${path}` ids for the hovered / pinned runs (both script and flow
@@ -385,7 +401,10 @@
 					producers: producersByAsset.get(`${a.kind}:${a.path}`) ?? [],
 					onRunProducer,
 					dataTestGuarded,
-					producerFailed
+					producerFailed,
+					// Bumped by the replay player when this asset's producer just
+					// recomputed it — the node flashes green and fades.
+					recomputePulse: recomputedAssetIds?.get(assetId)
 				}
 			})
 		}
@@ -474,6 +493,9 @@
 					downstreamCount: downstreamByScript.get(r.path) ?? 0,
 					downstreamUnsavedCount: downstreamUnsavedByScript.get(r.path) ?? 0,
 					runState,
+					// Amber-tint this node while it's the transform actively running
+					// (replay player only — the live editor keeps its calm styling).
+					highlightRunning: highlightActiveRun,
 					// Bounded-cascade entrypoint: only valid starts (schedule /
 					// manual roots) with downstream get the "Run downstream up
 					// to…" menu item.
@@ -1172,6 +1194,8 @@
 		nodesDraggable={false}
 		nodesConnectable={false}
 		elementsSelectable
+		zoomOnScroll={scrollZoom}
+		preventScrolling={scrollZoom}
 		zoomOnDoubleClick={false}
 		connectionLineType={ConnectionLineType.SmoothStep}
 		defaultEdgeOptions={{ type: 'asset' }}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
index 425565353a..d48ecbe09e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
@@ -493,6 +493,10 @@
 	// restores its input. Guarded on the path so a staging round-trip
 	// (emit → page → runFormInitialArgs) doesn't re-seed and loop. The read-only
 	// branch uses PipelineScriptView's own onArgsChange instead.
+	// Declared before the pre-effect that seeds it: a `$state` referenced by an
+	// earlier-registered `$effect.pre` hits a TDZ ("Cannot access 'args' before
+	// initialization") when the pane remounts and the pre-effect runs before this
+	// line executes.
 	let args = $state<Record<string, any>>({})
 	let argsSeedPath: string | undefined = undefined
 	$effect.pre(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetNode.svelte
index 762bdbc0fc..999559a0c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetNode.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetNode.svelte
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 			// asset failed. Escalates the guard badge from "protected" to a
 			// failed-run outcome (rolled-back on EE, published-anyway on CE).
 			producerFailed?: boolean
+			// Monotonic nonce bumped by the replay player when this asset's
+			// producer just recomputed it. A change triggers a one-shot green
+			// fade so a freshly-written table stands out as the run progresses.
+			recomputePulse?: number
 		}
 		// SvelteFlow injects this on the node component when the user clicks
 		// the node. Combined with our own `hovered` state to drive the
@@ -170,6 +174,13 @@
 	onmouseleave={() => (hovered = false)}
 	role="presentation"
 >
+	{#if data.recomputePulse !== undefined}
+		{#key data.recomputePulse}
+			<!-- One-shot green wash when the replay player recomputes this asset.
+			     Keyed on the nonce so a repeat recompute replays the animation. -->
+			<div class="wm-recompute-flash pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-10 rounded-md"></div>
+		{/key}
+	{/if}
 	<!-- Mirrors the flow editor's asset pill: quiet surface + gray border at
 	     rest, accent reserved for the selected state. -->
 	<div
@@ -324,3 +335,20 @@
 
 <Handle type="target" position={Position.Top} isConnectable={false} />
 <Handle type="source" position={Position.Bottom} isConnectable={false} />
+
+<style>
+	.wm-recompute-flash {
+		animation: wm-recompute-flash 1.2s ease-out 1;
+	}
+	@keyframes wm-recompute-flash {
+		0% {
+			background-color: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0);
+		}
+		15% {
+			background-color: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.45);
+		}
+		100% {
+			background-color: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0);
+		}
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunnableNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunnableNode.svelte
index 4cb65ee8f3..d8a977539b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunnableNode.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/RunnableNode.svelte
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 			// Last-run status + run count observed this session (from the
 			// folder queue poll). Undefined until the first observed run.
 			runState?: RunnableRunState
+			// Opt-in (replay player): when this node is the transform actively
+			// running, tint its whole surface amber so the compute is unmissable.
+			highlightRunning?: boolean
 			// True for nodes synthesized from local drafts (script not yet
 			// persisted). Same convention as `unsaved` on triggers/edges.
 			unsaved?: boolean
@@ -103,6 +106,9 @@
 	let hover = $state(false)
 	let menuOpen = $state(false)
 	let running = $state(false)
+
+	// Amber "computing now" surface, gated so only the replay player lights it up.
+	let computingNow = $derived(data.highlightRunning === true && data.runState?.status === 'running')
 	// Popover state for the on-node Run-button caret. Sticky while open so
 	// `showRun` (which gates the whole pill) stays true even after the
 	// pointer leaves the node — otherwise picking an option would unmount
@@ -195,7 +201,9 @@
 			'flex items-center rounded-md drop-shadow-sm overflow-hidden border transition-colors',
 			'bg-surface border-gray-400 dark:border-gray-600 hover:border-gray-500 dark:hover:border-gray-500',
 			selected && 'bg-surface-accent-selected border-border-selected',
-			data.unsaved && 'border-2 border-dashed border-gray-400 dark:border-gray-500'
+			data.unsaved && 'border-2 border-dashed border-gray-400 dark:border-gray-500',
+			computingNow &&
+				'bg-amber-50 dark:bg-amber-900/30 border-amber-400 dark:border-amber-600 animate-pulse'
 		)}
 		style="width: {NODE.width}px; min-height: {NODE.height}px;"
 		title={nodeTooltip}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/boundedCascade.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/boundedCascade.test.ts
index e4692de6b8..89c9f24708 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/boundedCascade.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/boundedCascade.test.ts
@@ -509,15 +509,13 @@ describe('assetUriToNodeId', () => {
 		expect(assetUriToNodeId('ducklake://lake/t')).toBe('ducklake:lake/t')
 		expect(assetUriToNodeId('not-a-uri')).toBeUndefined()
 	})
-	it('strips leading slashes from S3 keys so s3:/// and s3:// share a node', () => {
-		// Mirror of Rust `parse_asset_syntax`: `--to s3:///exports/x` must resolve
-		// to the same canonical node as the graph's `s3object:exports/x`.
-		expect(assetUriToNodeId('s3:///exports/x')).toBe('s3object:exports/x')
-		expect(assetUriToNodeId('s3:///exports/x')).toBe(assetUriToNodeId('s3://exports/x'))
-		// All leading slashes are stripped so a canonical key never starts with
-		// `/` (the quad-slash `S3Object(s3="/x")` form collapses to `x`).
-		expect(assetUriToNodeId('s3:////x')).toBe('s3object:x')
+	it('keeps the S3 storage distinction (verbatim suffix)', () => {
+		// Mirror of Rust `parse_asset_syntax`: the suffix is kept verbatim, so a
+		// default-storage `s3:///exports/x` resolves to `s3object:/exports/x`
+		// while `s3://exports/x` names storage `exports` — a different node.
+		expect(assetUriToNodeId('s3:///exports/x')).toBe('s3object:/exports/x')
+		expect(assetUriToNodeId('s3://exports/x')).toBe('s3object:exports/x')
 		// Hive-partition keys and non-S3 kinds are untouched.
-		expect(assetUriToNodeId('s3:///t/y=2024/f.parquet')).toBe('s3object:t/y=2024/f.parquet')
+		expect(assetUriToNodeId('s3:///t/y=2024/f.parquet')).toBe('s3object:/t/y=2024/f.parquet')
 	})
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/boundedCascade.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/boundedCascade.ts
index 810ab36cc1..f3ed9a4f66 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/boundedCascade.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/boundedCascade.ts
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ export function assetUriToNodeId(uri: string): string | undefined {
 	// `s3` is the URI prefix for the `s3object` asset kind (mirrors the CLI
 	// `assetUri` and the canvas). All other kinds use their name verbatim.
 	const kind = prefix === 's3' ? 's3object' : prefix
-	// Mirror Rust `parse_asset_syntax`: strip all leading slashes from S3 keys so
-	// `s3:///key` (default storage) and `s3://key` resolve to the same node id
-	// and a canonical key never starts with `/`.
-	const path = kind === 's3object' ? m[2].replace(/^\/+/, '') : m[2]
-	return `${kind}:${path}`
+	// The suffix is kept verbatim (mirrors Rust `parse_asset_syntax`): an S3
+	// path encodes the storage, with a leading `/` for the workspace default
+	// (`s3:///key` → `/key`) vs `s3://secondary/key` → `secondary/key`.
+	return `${kind}:${m[2]}`
 }
 
 // Native trigger kinds that fan out *per event*: a single event always flows
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeRun.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeRun.ts
index ede66ebe4b..407dc886f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeRun.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeRun.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import type { AssetGraphResponse } from './types'
 export const CASCADE_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 1000
 export const CASCADE_JOB_TIMEOUT_MS = 30 * 60 * 1000
 
+// Data-asset kinds a pipeline graph resolves — the `asset_kinds` filter for the
+// `/assets/graph` fetch. Shared so the pipeline editor and deploy-to-hub request
+// the same nodes/edges (and can't silently diverge when a kind is added).
+export const DATA_ASSET_KINDS = ['s3object', 'ducklake', 'datatable', 'volume']
+
 export type LocalScriptContent = {
 	content: string
 	language: Preview['language']
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/parsePipelineAnnotations.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/parsePipelineAnnotations.ts
index 34b9ac2eab..5fdbc4c748 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/parsePipelineAnnotations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/parsePipelineAnnotations.ts
@@ -277,18 +277,11 @@ function stripTrailingKvOpts(s: string): string {
 function parseAssetSyntax(s: string): PipelineTriggerAsset | undefined {
 	for (const [prefix, kind] of ASSET_PREFIXES) {
 		if (s.startsWith(prefix)) {
-			let path = s.slice(prefix.length)
-			// Mirror the Rust `parse_asset_syntax` S3 canonicalization: strip all
-			// leading slashes so the SDK object form (`s3:///key`, default
-			// storage) and DuckDB / `// on s3://key` share one asset path, and a
-			// canonical key never starts with `/` (so ref reconstruction
-			// round-trips). Without this the live graph preview would show
-			// disconnected `/key` and `key` nodes. S3-only; leading slashes only,
-			// so Hive-partition keys are untouched.
-			if (kind === 's3object') {
-				path = path.replace(/^\/+/, '')
-			}
-			return { kind, path }
+			// The suffix is kept verbatim, mirroring the Rust `parse_asset_syntax`.
+			// For S3 the path encodes the storage: `s3:///key` yields `/key`
+			// (default storage, leading slash significant) while
+			// `s3://secondary/key` yields `secondary/key` — two different objects.
+			return { kind, path: s.slice(prefix.length) }
 		}
 	}
 	return undefined
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers.test.ts
index a1a82870c8..e5f3b74e3d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers.test.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,37 @@ describe('pipeline AI direct-draft helpers', () => {
 		expect(drafts().size).toBe(0)
 	})
 
+	// The output_kind seed is a random placeholder that live inference overwrites
+	// and deploy re-derives, so it must not read as detected lineage — else a
+	// dynamic/unwritten output looks wired when the deployed script has no edge.
+	it('does not report the output_kind seed as detected lineage', async () => {
+		vi.spyOn(ScriptService, 'getScriptByPath').mockRejectedValue(new Error('404'))
+		const { handle, drafts } = makeHandle()
+		const res = await handle.proposeNode({
+			path: 'f/x/seeded',
+			language: 'duckdb' as any,
+			content: '-- pipeline\n-- on schedule\nSELECT 1',
+			outputKind: 'ducklake' as any
+		})
+		expect(drafts().get('f/x/seeded')?.outputAssets?.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+		expect(res.detectedWrites).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	// `inferAssets` returns the `// materialize` target separately from body
+	// writes, so it must be folded into detectedWrites or a canonical materialize
+	// node would falsely read as having no output.
+	it('reports the `-- materialize` target as a detected write', async () => {
+		vi.spyOn(ScriptService, 'getScriptByPath').mockRejectedValue(new Error('404'))
+		const { handle } = makeHandle()
+		const res = await handle.proposeNode({
+			path: 'f/x/mat',
+			language: 'duckdb' as any,
+			content: '-- pipeline\n-- on schedule\n-- materialize ducklake://main/out\nSELECT 1',
+			outputKind: 'ducklake' as any
+		})
+		expect(res.detectedWrites).toEqual(['ducklake://main/out'])
+	})
+
 	it('editNode rejects a path outside the open folder', async () => {
 		const { handle, drafts } = makeHandle()
 		await expect(handle.editNode('f/other/foo', '-- pipeline')).rejects.toThrow(/open folder/)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers.ts
index 3658bc5a32..a6874d9b64 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 	type AssetWithAltAccessType
 } from '$lib/components/assets/lib'
 import { assetUri, autoOutputAsset, type PipelineOutputKind } from './pipelineTemplates'
-import { parsePipelineAnnotations } from './parsePipelineAnnotations'
+import { parsePipelineAnnotations, scd2CurrentTargetPath } from './parsePipelineAnnotations'
 import type { AssetGraphResponse } from './types'
 import type {
 	PipelineAIChatHelpers,
@@ -107,6 +107,31 @@ async function inferDraftAssets(
 	}
 }
 
+// `inferAssets` returns body reads/writes but NOT the `// materialize` target,
+// which the parser surfaces separately (resolveGraph adds it the same way).
+// A managed materialize node's output is real and deployable, so fold its
+// target(s) into the detected writes.
+function materializeWrites(content: string): Array<{ kind: AssetKind; path: string }> {
+	const m = parsePipelineAnnotations(content).materialize
+	if (!m) return []
+	const out = [{ kind: m.targetKind, path: m.targetPath }]
+	const current = scd2CurrentTargetPath(m)
+	if (current) out.push({ kind: m.targetKind, path: current })
+	return out
+}
+
+function dedupeAssets(
+	assets: Array<{ kind: AssetKind; path: string }>
+): Array<{ kind: AssetKind; path: string }> {
+	const seen = new Set<string>()
+	return assets.filter((a) => {
+		const key = `${a.kind}:${a.path}`
+		if (seen.has(key)) return false
+		seen.add(key)
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
 export function createPipelineAiHelpers(deps: PipelineAiHelperDeps): PipelineAIChatHelpers {
 	// A staged draft is always persisted into the OPEN folder's data_pipeline
 	// bundle, so a path outside the folder would silently land an unrelated script
@@ -240,17 +265,30 @@ export function createPipelineAiHelpers(deps: PipelineAiHelperDeps): PipelineAIC
 				(outputKind
 					? autoOutputAsset(outputKind as PipelineOutputKind, deps.getFolder(), language)
 					: undefined)
+			// Effective outputs = what actually becomes an output edge on the canvas:
+			// body/annotation-inferred writes, or the output_kind seed as a fallback.
+			const outputAssets =
+				inferred.writes.length > 0 ? inferred.writes : seeded ? [seeded] : undefined
 			const next = new Map(drafts)
 			next.set(path, {
 				localId: deps.newDraftLocalId(),
 				script: makePipelineScript(language, path, content, new Date().toISOString()),
-				outputAssets: inferred.writes.length > 0 ? inferred.writes : seeded ? [seeded] : undefined,
+				outputAssets,
 				inputAssets: inferred.reads
 			})
 			deps.setDrafts(next)
 			deps.onShowDrafts?.()
 			deps.onProposeNode?.(path)
-			return { path }
+			// Report deployable lineage only (body writes + `// materialize` target),
+			// never the random `seeded` placeholder — else a dynamic/unwritten output
+			// reads as wired when the deployed script has no such edge.
+			return {
+				path,
+				detectedReads: inferred.reads.map(assetUri),
+				detectedWrites: dedupeAssets([...inferred.writes, ...materializeWrites(content)]).map(
+					assetUri
+				)
+			}
 		},
 		editNode: async (path, content) => {
 			deps.ensureEditable?.()
@@ -273,16 +311,24 @@ export function createPipelineAiHelpers(deps: PipelineAiHelperDeps): PipelineAIC
 				baseScript = await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({ workspace, path })
 			}
 			const inferred = await inferDraftAssets(baseScript.language, content)
+			const outputAssets = inferred.writes.length > 0 ? inferred.writes : existing?.outputAssets
 			const next = new Map(drafts)
 			next.set(path, {
 				localId: existing?.localId ?? deps.newDraftLocalId(),
 				script: { ...baseScript, content },
-				outputAssets: inferred.writes.length > 0 ? inferred.writes : existing?.outputAssets,
+				outputAssets,
 				inputAssets: inferred.reads
 			})
 			deps.setDrafts(next)
 			deps.onShowDrafts?.()
 			deps.onProposeNode?.(path)
+			// Deployable lineage only (see proposeNode): body writes + materialize target.
+			return {
+				detectedReads: inferred.reads.map(assetUri),
+				detectedWrites: dedupeAssets([...inferred.writes, ...materializeWrites(content)]).map(
+					assetUri
+				)
+			}
 		},
 		removeProposedNode: async (path) => {
 			if (!deps.getDrafts().has(path)) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineTemplates.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineTemplates.test.ts
index 00fdd085ed..08ec089491 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineTemplates.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineTemplates.test.ts
@@ -9,16 +9,15 @@ import {
 // The seeded draft asset (`autoOutputAsset`, stored as `outputAssets` and used
 // by resolveGraph for inactive-draft node identity) must match the asset
 // identity the deploy-time / wasm parser infers from the generated body. The
-// parser canonicalizes any S3 URI by stripping the `s3://` prefix and all
-// leading slashes (see backend `parse_asset_syntax`); if the seed carried a
-// leading slash while the body wrote `s3:///key`, the preview would render a
-// duplicate `/key` node and a phantom post-deploy drift. This pins the two in
-// lockstep so that class of drift can't regress.
+// parser keeps the suffix after `s3://` verbatim (see backend
+// `parse_asset_syntax`), so a default-storage object's path carries a leading
+// slash (`s3:///key` → `/key`). If the seed and the body's write URI disagree,
+// the preview renders a duplicate node and a phantom post-deploy drift. This
+// pins the two in lockstep so that class of drift can't regress.
 
-// Mirror of the parser's S3 canonicalization for a raw `s3://…` URI.
+// Mirror of the parser's S3 path extraction for a raw `s3://…` URI.
 function canonicalS3Key(uri: string): string {
-	const rest = uri.replace(/^s3:\/\//, '')
-	return rest.replace(/^\/+/, '')
+	return uri.replace(/^s3:\/\//, '')
 }
 
 const S3_KINDS: PipelineOutputKind[] = ['s3_parquet', 's3_object']
@@ -32,10 +31,10 @@ describe('pipelineTemplates S3 seed/body parity', () => {
 				expect(output).toBeDefined()
 				const asset = output!
 
-				// The seed must be a canonical slashless key so it matches the
-				// identity the parser infers from the generated body.
+				// The seed must carry the default-storage leading slash so it
+				// matches the identity the parser infers from the generated body.
 				expect(asset.kind).toBe('s3object')
-				expect(asset.path.startsWith('/')).toBe(false)
+				expect(asset.path.startsWith('/')).toBe(true)
 
 				const body = generatePipelineDraft({
 					language,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineTemplates.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineTemplates.ts
index bf0c14d16e..1e26f2bb31 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineTemplates.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineTemplates.ts
@@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ export function autoOutputAsset(
 		case 'ducklake':
 		case 'materialize':
 			return { kind: 'ducklake', path: `main/${adj}_${pick(TABLE_NOUNS)}_${slug}` }
-		// s3 outputs use the canonical slashless key. `parse_asset_syntax`
-		// normalizes `s3:///<key>` (default storage) and `s3://<key>` to the
-		// bare `<key>`, so the seeded draft asset must be slashless to match the
-		// deploy-time inferred identity — otherwise the post-deploy drift check
-		// would flag the output as a phantom `/`-prefixed node. The generated
-		// bodies still emit the `s3:///<key>` default-storage URI for runtime I/O.
+		// s3 paths carry the canonical leading slash of a default-storage
+		// object (`s3:///<key>` parses to path `/<key>`). The deploy-time
+		// parser stores writes in that form — a slashless seeded path would
+		// never match it, and the post-deploy drift check would report the
+		// output as lost (it isn't; the key differs by one '/'). Bodies emit
+		// the path verbatim after `s3://`, so the slash round-trips.
 		case 's3_parquet':
 			return {
 				kind: 's3object',
-				path: `pipelines/${folder}/${adj}_${pick(DATASET_NOUNS)}_${slug}.parquet`
+				path: `/pipelines/${folder}/${adj}_${pick(DATASET_NOUNS)}_${slug}.parquet`
 			}
 		case 's3_object': {
 			// duckdb's natural output for a generic blob is CSV (one COPY TO
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export function autoOutputAsset(
 			const ext = language === 'duckdb' ? 'csv' : 'json'
 			return {
 				kind: 's3object',
-				path: `pipelines/${folder}/${adj}_${pick(FILE_NOUNS)}_${slug}.${ext}`
+				path: `/pipelines/${folder}/${adj}_${pick(FILE_NOUNS)}_${slug}.${ext}`
 			}
 		}
 		// A macro library produces no asset — its "output" is the registry
@@ -222,13 +222,6 @@ export function assetUri(asset: { kind: AssetKind; path: string }): string {
 	return `${ASSET_URI_PREFIX[asset.kind]}${asset.path}`
 }
 
-// Bare object key for the SDK's `{ s3: <key> }` / `s3:///<key>` forms. Asset
-// paths are already canonical slashless keys; strip stray leading slashes
-// defensively so the emitted key never starts with '/'.
-function s3Key(path: string): string {
-	return path.replace(/^\/+/, '')
-}
-
 // Splits a datatable asset path (`<db>/<table>` or `<db>/<schema>.<table>`)
 // into its constituent parts. The `<schema>.<table>` grammar is owned by
 // `parseDbInputFromAssetSyntax` in $lib/utils.ts (which consumes a full
@@ -438,11 +431,12 @@ function bodyTs(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
 		if (!input) return ''
 		switch (input.kind) {
 			case 's3object':
-				// `s3:///<key>` URI — one spelling shared with the `// on
-				// s3:///…` annotation form (the object literal `{ s3: <key> }`
-				// is equivalent).
+				// `input.path` encodes storage as `<storage>/<key>` (an empty
+				// storage segment — leading slash — is the workspace default).
+				// Emit it verbatim after `s3://` so a named-storage input keeps
+				// its storage; stripping the slash reads the default-storage key.
 				return [
-					`  const buf = await wmill.loadS3File(${JSON.stringify(`s3:///${s3Key(input.path)}`)})`,
+					`  const buf = await wmill.loadS3File(${JSON.stringify(`s3://${input.path}`)})`,
 					`  const rows = JSON.parse(new TextDecoder().decode(buf))`,
 					``
 				].join('\n')
@@ -468,10 +462,10 @@ function bodyTs(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
 		switch (outputKind) {
 			case 's3_parquet':
 			case 's3_object':
-				// `s3:///<key>` URI — see the loadS3File note above.
+				// `s3://<storage>/<key>` URI — see the loadS3File note above.
 				return [
 					`  const payload = new TextEncoder().encode(JSON.stringify(rows))`,
-					`  await wmill.writeS3File(${JSON.stringify(`s3:///${s3Key(output.path)}`)}, payload)`
+					`  await wmill.writeS3File(${JSON.stringify(`s3://${output.path}`)}, payload)`
 				].join('\n')
 			case 'datatable': {
 				const dbName = output.path.split('/')[0] ?? 'main'
@@ -525,11 +519,12 @@ function bodyPython(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
 		if (!input) return ''
 		switch (input.kind) {
 			case 's3object':
-				// `s3:///<key>` URI — SDK string params must be s3:// URIs
-				// (bare keys are rejected), and this form matches the
-				// `# on s3:///…` annotation spelling.
+				// SDK string params must be s3:// URIs (bare keys are rejected).
+				// `input.path` encodes storage as `<storage>/<key>` (empty storage
+				// segment — leading slash — is the workspace default), so emit it
+				// verbatim after `s3://` to preserve a named-storage input.
 				return [
-					`    buf = wmill.load_s3_file(${JSON.stringify(`s3:///${s3Key(input.path)}`)})`,
+					`    buf = wmill.load_s3_file(${JSON.stringify(`s3://${input.path}`)})`,
 					`    import json; rows = json.loads(buf.decode("utf-8"))`
 				].join('\n')
 			case 'datatable':
@@ -552,10 +547,10 @@ function bodyPython(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
 		switch (outputKind) {
 			case 's3_parquet':
 			case 's3_object':
-				// `s3:///<key>` URI — see the load_s3_file note above.
+				// `s3://<storage>/<key>` URI — see the load_s3_file note above.
 				return [
 					`    import json`,
-					`    wmill.write_s3_file(${JSON.stringify(`s3:///${s3Key(output.path)}`)}, json.dumps(rows).encode("utf-8"))`
+					`    wmill.write_s3_file(${JSON.stringify(`s3://${output.path}`)}, json.dumps(rows).encode("utf-8"))`
 				].join('\n')
 			case 'datatable': {
 				const dbName = output.path.split('/')[0] ?? 'main'
@@ -647,7 +642,7 @@ function bodyDuckdb(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
 		if (!input) return null
 		switch (input.kind) {
 			case 's3object':
-				return `read_parquet('s3:///${input.path}')`
+				return `read_parquet('s3://${input.path}')`
 			case 'datatable':
 				// `pg` is the attached Postgres catalog (see ATTACH above).
 				// Use a 2-part `pg.<table>` ref so the asset parser maps it
@@ -670,7 +665,7 @@ function bodyDuckdb(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
 					`COPY (`,
 					`  SELECT *`,
 					`  FROM ${fromExpr}`,
-					`) TO 's3:///${output.path}' (FORMAT 'parquet');`
+					`) TO 's3://${output.path}' (FORMAT 'parquet');`
 				)
 			}
 			break
@@ -681,7 +676,7 @@ function bodyDuckdb(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
 					`COPY (`,
 					`  SELECT *`,
 					`  FROM ${fromExpr}`,
-					`) TO 's3:///${output.path}' (FORMAT 'csv', HEADER);`
+					`) TO 's3://${output.path}' (FORMAT 'csv', HEADER);`
 				)
 			}
 			break
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatDisplay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatDisplay.svelte
index aefa123713..a267e71e8c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatDisplay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatDisplay.svelte
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 	import { getAiChatManager } from './aiChatManagerContext'
 	import ChatTypingIndicator from './ChatTypingIndicator.svelte'
 	import AIChatInput from './AIChatInput.svelte'
+	import AttachedFilesBar from './files/AttachedFilesBar.svelte'
 	import QueuedMessageChip from './QueuedMessageChip.svelte'
 	import JobsSegment from './JobsSegment.svelte'
 	import { getModifierKey } from '$lib/utils'
@@ -272,8 +273,8 @@
 
 	// File attachment is GLOBAL-mode only.
 	const canAttachFiles = $derived(aiChatManager.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL && !disabled)
-	// Steers the OS file picker toward text + image formats (soft hint; images attach to
-	// the message, other files link as text context after a content sniff).
+	// Steers the OS file picker toward text + image formats (soft hint; both attach
+	// to the message — text files after a content sniff).
 	const TEXT_FILE_ACCEPT =
 		'image/*,text/*,.txt,.csv,.tsv,.json,.jsonl,.ndjson,.md,.markdown,.log,.yaml,.yml,.toml,.ini,.cfg,.conf,.env,.xml,.html,.htm,.css,.js,.mjs,.cjs,.ts,.tsx,.jsx,.py,.rb,.rs,.go,.java,.kt,.c,.h,.cpp,.cc,.cs,.php,.sh,.bash,.zsh,.sql,.svelte,.vue,.dockerfile'
 	let fileInputEl = $state<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)
@@ -361,16 +362,30 @@
 		e.preventDefault()
 		const dt = e.dataTransfer
 		if (!dt) return
-		// Images attach to the message; other files link as text context. Images are
-		// reserved from dt.files BEFORE any await (a send mid-ingestion would land
-		// them on the next message), and dt.files is the only place a disk-less drag
-		// exists — a cross-tab image resolves every getAsFileSystemHandle() to null.
+		// Images and loose text files attach to the message; folders link as session
+		// assets. Images are reserved from dt.files BEFORE any await (a send
+		// mid-ingestion would land them on the next message), and dt.files is the
+		// only place a disk-less drag exists — a cross-tab image resolves every
+		// getAsFileSystemHandle() to null.
 		const flatFiles = Array.from(dt.files ?? [])
 		const topLevelImages = flatFiles.filter(isImageFile)
 		const imageWork: Promise<unknown>[] = []
 		if (topLevelImages.length > 0) {
 			imageWork.push(aiChatInput?.addImages(topLevelImages) ?? Promise.resolve())
 		}
+		// Text-file routing must await handle/entry resolution before it can call
+		// addTextFiles — hold sending across that window (taken BEFORE the first
+		// await) or a send mid-resolution would land the drop on the next message.
+		const releaseSendHold = aiChatInput?.holdSendForIngestion()
+		try {
+			await routeDroppedTextAndFolders(dt, flatFiles)
+		} finally {
+			releaseSendHold?.()
+		}
+		await Promise.all(imageWork)
+	}
+
+	async function routeDroppedTextAndFolders(dt: DataTransfer, flatFiles: File[]) {
 		if (canUseFsAccess) {
 			// getAsFileSystemHandle calls are kicked off synchronously inside this call.
 			const handles = await handlesFromDataTransfer(dt)
@@ -381,9 +396,9 @@
 				handles.length === 0
 					? flatFiles
 					: await Promise.all(handles.filter(isFileHandle).map((h) => h.getFile()))
-			// Files are always snapshotted (handle discarded).
+			// Loose text files attach to the message, like images.
 			const textFiles = looseFiles.filter((f) => !isImageFile(f))
-			if (textFiles.length > 0) await handleAddFiles(textFiles)
+			if (textFiles.length > 0) await aiChatInput?.addTextFiles(textFiles)
 			// Folders link as a live handle.
 			for (const h of handles.filter(isDirectoryHandle)) {
 				await addDirHandle(h)
@@ -395,19 +410,25 @@
 			// (no entry API), fall back to the flat dt.files.
 			const entries = await readDroppedEntries(Array.from(dt.items ?? []))
 			const source: FileToAttach[] = entries.length > 0 ? entries : flatFiles
-			// Only top-level images attach to the message, and those were already
-			// reserved from dt.files before the walk — drop them here so they aren't
-			// re-reported as skipped non-text. Folder-nested images are deliberately
-			// NOT attached (the FSA path never extracts folder contents either); they
-			// ride the text ingestion and are summarized as skipped.
-			const textEntries = source.filter((entry) => {
+			// Top-level files attach to the message (images were already reserved
+			// from dt.files before the walk). Folder children keep riding the
+			// session store as a snapshot — including nested images, which are
+			// deliberately NOT attached (the FSA path never extracts folder
+			// contents either); they are summarized as skipped there.
+			const topLevelText: File[] = []
+			const folderEntries: FileToAttach[] = []
+			for (const entry of source) {
 				const file = entry instanceof File ? entry : entry.file
-				const nested = !(entry instanceof File) && entry.path?.includes('/')
-				return !isImageFile(file) || !!nested
-			})
-			if (textEntries.length > 0) await handleAddFiles(textEntries)
+				const nested = !(entry instanceof File) && !!entry.path?.includes('/')
+				if (nested) {
+					folderEntries.push(entry)
+				} else if (!isImageFile(file)) {
+					topLevelText.push(file)
+				}
+			}
+			if (folderEntries.length > 0) await handleAddFiles(folderEntries)
+			if (topLevelText.length > 0) await aiChatInput?.addTextFiles(topLevelText)
 		}
-		await Promise.all(imageWork)
 	}
 
 	async function onFileInputChange(e: Event) {
@@ -418,7 +439,7 @@
 			const textFiles = picked.filter((f) => !isImageFile(f))
 			// Reserved before the text work is awaited — see onPanelDrop.
 			const imageWork = imageFiles.length > 0 ? aiChatInput?.addImages(imageFiles) : undefined
-			if (textFiles.length > 0) await handleAddFiles(textFiles)
+			if (textFiles.length > 0) await aiChatInput?.addTextFiles(textFiles)
 			await imageWork
 		}
 		input.value = '' // allow re-selecting the same file
@@ -754,10 +775,11 @@ the panel, or the Escape-to-stop focus check would wrongly reject them. -->
 					<JobsSegment standalone />
 				</div>
 			{/if}
-			<!-- Context chips (attached files + selected-context / DOM-selector) render
+			<!-- Message-scoped chips (selected-context / DOM-selector / images) render
 			     inside the input box via AIChatInput → ContextTextarea's `leading` snippet;
 			     selected context also appears as @mentions in the input (deleting the
-			     mention deselects). Hence showContext={false} below. -->
+			     mention deselects). Hence showContext={false} below. Session-scoped
+			     assets (attached files/folders) render in the footer row instead. -->
 			{#if inputPreface}
 				{@render inputPreface()}
 			{/if}
@@ -863,12 +885,12 @@ the panel, or the Escape-to-stop focus check would wrongly reject them. -->
 											<div class="max-w-64 text-xs">
 												<p class="font-semibold">Attach files or link a folder</p>
 												<p class="mt-1">
-													Text files stay in your browser, and a folder is linked live from disk.
-													The assistant lists, searches, and reads them on demand, so their contents
-													are sent only when it reads one.
+													Files and images attach to your next message. Images are seen directly;
+													file contents stay in your browser and are read on demand.
 												</p>
 												<p class="mt-1">
-													Images are sent with your next message, so the assistant can see them.
+													A linked folder is a session-wide resource: the assistant lists, searches,
+													and reads its files whenever it needs them.
 												</p>
 											</div>
 										{/snippet}
@@ -876,7 +898,7 @@ the panel, or the Escape-to-stop focus check would wrongly reject them. -->
 								{/snippet}
 							</DropdownV2>
 							<!-- Fallback file picker (used when the File System Access API is unavailable).
-							     `accept` only steers toward text; the content sniff in addFiles() is authoritative. -->
+							     `accept` only steers the picker; the content sniff at attach is authoritative. -->
 							<input
 								bind:this={fileInputEl}
 								type="file"
@@ -968,6 +990,9 @@ the panel, or the Escape-to-stop focus check would wrongly reject them. -->
 					</div>
 				{:else}
 					<div class="flex flex-row gap-x-1.5 min-w-0 flex-wrap items-center">
+						{#if aiChatManager.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL}
+							<AttachedFilesBar />
+						{/if}
 						{#if !hideModeSelector}
 							<ChatMode />
 						{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatInput.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatInput.svelte
index 427856d291..336246b368 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatInput.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatInput.svelte
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 	import AppAvailableContextList from './AppAvailableContextList.svelte'
 	import ContextElementBadge from './ContextElementBadge.svelte'
 	import ContextTextarea from './ContextTextarea.svelte'
-	import AttachedFilesBar from './files/AttachedFilesBar.svelte'
 	import autosize from '$lib/autosize'
 	import {
 		contextElementKey,
+		createAttachedFileContextElement,
 		isSameContextElement,
 		type AppDomSelectorElement,
 		type ContextElement
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
 	} from './imageUtils'
 	import { modelSupportsVision } from '../modelConfig'
 	import { tryGetCurrentModel } from '$lib/aiStore'
+	import { createLongHash } from '$lib/editorLangUtils'
+	import {
+		fileToAttachedTextFile,
+		MAX_ATTACHED_FILES,
+		MAX_CONVERSATION_FILE_BYTES,
+		MAX_TEXT_FILE_BYTES,
+		textByteLength,
+		type AttachedTextFile
+	} from './textFileUtils'
+	import { MessageDraft } from './messageDraft.svelte'
 	import ExpandableImage, {
 		isImageViewerOpen
 	} from '$lib/components/common/image/ExpandableImage.svelte'
@@ -46,6 +56,7 @@
 		initialInstructions?: string
 		initialPastes?: PasteAttachment[]
 		initialImages?: AttachedImage[]
+		initialFiles?: AttachedTextFile[]
 		editingMessageIndex?: number | null
 		onEditEnd?: () => void
 		className?: string
@@ -76,6 +87,7 @@
 		initialInstructions = '',
 		initialPastes = undefined,
 		initialImages = undefined,
+		initialFiles = undefined,
 		editingMessageIndex = null,
 		onEditEnd = () => {},
 		className = '',
@@ -142,16 +154,22 @@
 
 	let contextTextareaComponent: ContextTextarea | undefined = $state()
 	let instructionsTextareaComponent: HTMLTextAreaElement | undefined = $state()
-	let instructions = $state(untrack(() => initialInstructions))
+	// The four lanes that ship with the next send — text, collapsed big-paste
+	// blobs, per-message images, per-message text files — owned by one draft so
+	// every aggregation applies the draft rules. The composer keeps only the
+	// async in-flight accounting (pending counters, byte reservations).
+	const draft = new MessageDraft(
+		untrack(() => ({
+			text: initialInstructions,
+			pastes: initialPastes ?? [],
+			images: initialImages ?? [],
+			files: initialFiles ?? []
+		}))
+	)
 	$effect(() => {
-		const text = instructions
+		const text = draft.text
 		untrack(() => onDraftChange?.(text))
 	})
-	// Collapsed big-paste blobs referenced by tokens in `instructions`.
-	let pastes = $state<PasteAttachment[]>(untrack(() => initialPastes ?? []))
-	// Per-message image attachments (drag/drop/paste), GLOBAL mode only. One-shot:
-	// they attach to the next send and clear, unlike the persistent attached-files store.
-	let images = $state<AttachedImage[]>(untrack(() => initialImages ?? []))
 	// Images being decoded right now. Holds off sending so a message can never go
 	// out without an attachment the user already dropped, and reserves cap slots
 	// against a concurrent drop.
@@ -171,10 +189,10 @@
 			sendUserToast(`${model.model} can't read images. Switch to a vision model first.`, true)
 			return
 		}
-		// Count decodes already in flight: two drops that both read `images.length`
+		// Count decodes already in flight: two drops that both read the image count
 		// before either resolves would each claim the same free slots and overshoot
 		// the cap.
-		const remaining = MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES - images.length - pendingImages
+		const remaining = MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES - draft.images.length - pendingImages
 		if (remaining <= 0) {
 			sendUserToast(`You can attach up to ${MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES} images.`, true)
 			return
@@ -210,7 +228,7 @@
 					failed++
 				}
 			}
-			if (added.length > 0) images = [...images, ...added]
+			if (added.length > 0) draft.addImages(added)
 			if (failed > 0) sendUserToast(`Could not attach ${failed} image(s).`, true)
 		} finally {
 			pendingImages -= batch.length
@@ -218,7 +236,140 @@
 	}
 
 	function removeImage(index: number) {
-		images = images.filter((_, i) => i !== index)
+		draft.images = draft.images.filter((_, i) => i !== index)
+	}
+
+	// Files being read right now — same send-hold/slot-reservation role as pendingImages.
+	let pendingFiles = $state(0)
+	// Drop routing resolves file-system handles/entries asynchronously before it
+	// can call addTextFiles/addImages; a send during that window would land the
+	// dropped files on the NEXT message. Holds block sending (no slot or chip
+	// impact) until the drop handler finishes routing.
+	let ingestionHolds = $state(0)
+	export function holdSendForIngestion(): () => void {
+		ingestionHolds += 1
+		let released = false
+		return () => {
+			if (!released) {
+				released = true
+				ingestionHolds -= 1
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Bytes those in-flight reads have claimed against the conversation budget:
+	// two overlapping drops that both read the budget before either lands would
+	// otherwise each spend the same remaining allowance.
+	let pendingFileBytes = $state(0)
+
+	// Publish this composer's staged bytes (committed attachments + in-flight
+	// reads) to the manager so a concurrently-mounted composer — the edit box
+	// while editing an earlier message — sees them in its own budget check and
+	// the two can't each spend the whole conversation allowance.
+	const composerKey = untrack(() => createLongHash())
+	let stagedBytes = $derived(
+		draft.files.reduce((sum, f) => sum + textByteLength(f.content), 0) + pendingFileBytes
+	)
+	$effect(() => {
+		aiChatManager.setComposerStaged(composerKey, editingMessageIndex, stagedBytes)
+	})
+	$effect(() => () => aiChatManager.clearComposerStaged(composerKey))
+
+	/** Attach dropped/picked text files (sniffed + bounded). GLOBAL mode only. */
+	export async function addTextFiles(candidates: File[]) {
+		if (aiChatManager.mode !== AIMode.GLOBAL) return
+		if (candidates.length === 0) return
+		const remaining = MAX_ATTACHED_FILES - draft.files.length - pendingFiles
+		if (remaining <= 0) {
+			sendUserToast(`You can attach up to ${MAX_ATTACHED_FILES} files.`, true)
+			return
+		}
+		const oversized = candidates.filter((f) => f.size > MAX_TEXT_FILE_BYTES)
+		if (oversized.length > 0) {
+			const mb = Math.round(MAX_TEXT_FILE_BYTES / 1_000_000)
+			sendUserToast(
+				`${oversized.length} file(s) over ${mb}MB were skipped — link their folder to read them on demand.`,
+				true
+			)
+		}
+		const usable = candidates.filter((f) => f.size <= MAX_TEXT_FILE_BYTES)
+		if (usable.length === 0) return
+		let batch = usable.slice(0, remaining)
+		if (batch.length < usable.length) {
+			sendUserToast(
+				`You can attach up to ${MAX_ATTACHED_FILES} files; ${usable.length - batch.length} were skipped.`,
+				true
+			)
+		}
+		// Conversation-level byte budget: transcript + queue + every live
+		// composer's stage (this one and, mid-edit, the other) + this composer's
+		// own pending reads. File content is persisted with every history save, so
+		// an unbounded total would grow the chat record without limit. The
+		// transcript sum skips any message a composer is editing — that composer's
+		// stage stands in for it, so counting both would charge those bytes twice.
+		let budget =
+			MAX_CONVERSATION_FILE_BYTES -
+			aiChatManager.attachmentBytesExcluding(composerKey) -
+			draft.files.reduce((sum, f) => sum + textByteLength(f.content), 0) -
+			pendingFileBytes
+		const withinBudget: File[] = []
+		for (const f of batch) {
+			if (f.size <= budget) {
+				withinBudget.push(f)
+				budget -= f.size
+			}
+		}
+		if (withinBudget.length < batch.length) {
+			const mb = Math.round(MAX_CONVERSATION_FILE_BYTES / 1_000_000)
+			sendUserToast(
+				`${batch.length - withinBudget.length} file(s) skipped — this conversation reached its ${mb}MB attachment budget. Link a folder to read larger sets on demand.`,
+				true
+			)
+		}
+		batch = withinBudget
+		if (batch.length === 0) return
+		pendingFiles += batch.length
+		const reservedBytes = batch.reduce((sum, f) => sum + f.size, 0)
+		pendingFileBytes += reservedBytes
+		try {
+			const reads: { name: string; content: string }[] = []
+			let skipped = 0
+			for (const file of batch) {
+				try {
+					const attached = await fileToAttachedTextFile(file)
+					if (attached) reads.push(attached)
+					else skipped++
+				} catch {
+					skipped++
+				}
+			}
+			// Commit through the draft in one synchronous step — fold (dedupe,
+			// courtesy rename) and decoded-byte admission both run against the live
+			// list, so another batch landing between this one's file reads can't be
+			// missed, and malformed input that inflates on decode can't slip past the
+			// raw-size admission above. This batch's own raw reservation is excluded
+			// from the budget — the decoded sizes replace it.
+			const liveBudget =
+				MAX_CONVERSATION_FILE_BYTES -
+				aiChatManager.attachmentBytesExcluding(composerKey) -
+				draft.files.reduce((sum, f) => sum + textByteLength(f.content), 0) -
+				(pendingFileBytes - reservedBytes)
+			const { droppedAtBudget } = draft.addFiles(reads, liveBudget)
+			if (droppedAtBudget > 0) {
+				const mb = Math.round(MAX_CONVERSATION_FILE_BYTES / 1_000_000)
+				sendUserToast(
+					`${droppedAtBudget} file(s) skipped — this conversation reached its ${mb}MB attachment budget. Link a folder to read larger sets on demand.`,
+					true
+				)
+			}
+			if (skipped > 0) sendUserToast(`Skipped ${skipped} file(s) (non-text).`, true)
+		} finally {
+			pendingFiles -= batch.length
+			pendingFileBytes -= reservedBytes
+		}
+	}
+
+	function removeFile(index: number) {
+		draft.files = draft.files.filter((_, i) => i !== index)
 	}
 
 	// App mode @ mention state
@@ -250,9 +401,9 @@
 	 * leave duplicate tokens. */
 	export function insertMention(title: string) {
 		const target = `@${title}`
-		if (instructions.split(/\s+/).includes(target)) return
-		const sep = instructions.length === 0 || /\s$/.test(instructions) ? '' : ' '
-		instructions = `${instructions}${sep}${target} `
+		if (draft.text.split(/\s+/).includes(target)) return
+		const sep = draft.text.length === 0 || /\s$/.test(draft.text) ? '' : ' '
+		draft.text = `${draft.text}${sep}${target} `
 	}
 
 	/** Strip every `@title` token from the textarea — used when the user
@@ -268,7 +419,7 @@
 		contextTextareaComponent?.unsyncMention(title)
 		const escaped = title.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')
 		const re = new RegExp(`(^|\\s)@${escaped}(\\s|$)`, 'g')
-		instructions = instructions.replace(re, (_m, lead, trail) => {
+		draft.text = draft.text.replace(re, (_m, lead, trail) => {
 			// Boundary on at least one side → drop the mention entirely.
 			if (!lead || !trail) return ''
 			// Middle of text: keep ONE of the bracketing whitespace chars so
@@ -296,12 +447,23 @@
 	export function restoreInstructions(
 		value: string,
 		restoredPastes: PasteAttachment[] = [],
-		restoredImages: AttachedImage[] = []
+		restoredImages: AttachedImage[] = [],
+		restoredFiles: AttachedTextFile[] = []
 	): boolean {
-		if (instructions.trim() || images.length > 0 || pendingImages > 0) return false
-		instructions = value
-		pastes = restoredPastes
-		images = restoredImages
+		// Attachments still decoding/reading (or mid-drop-routing) count as
+		// occupancy too — they belong to a draft the user started even though
+		// their lane is still empty.
+		if (pendingImages > 0 || pendingFiles > 0 || ingestionHolds > 0) return false
+		if (
+			!draft.replaceIfEmpty({
+				text: value,
+				pastes: restoredPastes,
+				images: restoredImages,
+				files: restoredFiles
+			})
+		) {
+			return false
+		}
 		focusInput()
 		return true
 	}
@@ -311,24 +473,30 @@
 	 * the user typed is lost. Restored images join whatever is already
 	 * attached, up to the cap — dropping them would lose the attachment
 	 * silently, which is the whole reason the queue carries them. */
-	export function prependText(text: string, restoredImages: AttachedImage[] = []): boolean {
-		// Whether the restored text landed on top of a draft the user was already
-		// writing: both instructions now share one composer, so the caller must keep
-		// both their contexts rather than replacing one with the other.
-		const mergedIntoDraft = !!text && !!instructions.trim()
-		// An image-only restore has empty text; prepending it would only add blank lines.
-		if (text) {
-			instructions = instructions.trim() ? `${text}\n\n${instructions}` : text
+	export function prependText(
+		text: string,
+		restoredImages: AttachedImage[] = [],
+		restoredFiles: AttachedTextFile[] = []
+	): boolean {
+		// mergedIntoDraft: the restored text landed on top of a draft the user was
+		// already writing — both instructions now share one composer, so the caller
+		// must keep both their contexts rather than replacing one with the other.
+		const { mergedIntoDraft, droppedImages, droppedFiles } = draft.prepend({
+			text,
+			images: restoredImages,
+			files: restoredFiles
+		})
+		if (droppedImages > 0) {
+			sendUserToast(
+				`You can attach up to ${MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES} images; ${droppedImages} restored image(s) were dropped.`,
+				true
+			)
 		}
-		if (restoredImages.length > 0) {
-			const merged = [...images, ...restoredImages]
-			if (merged.length > MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES) {
-				sendUserToast(
-					`You can attach up to ${MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES} images; ${merged.length - MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES} restored image(s) were dropped.`,
-					true
-				)
-			}
-			images = merged.slice(0, MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES)
+		if (droppedFiles > 0) {
+			sendUserToast(
+				`You can attach up to ${MAX_ATTACHED_FILES} files; ${droppedFiles} restored file(s) were dropped.`,
+				true
+			)
 		}
 		focusInput()
 		return mergedIntoDraft
@@ -336,8 +504,8 @@
 
 	/** Insert a plain @filename mention for an attached file (used by the @ menu Files category). */
 	export function insertFileMention(name: string) {
-		const sep = instructions.length === 0 || instructions.endsWith(' ') ? '' : ' '
-		instructions = `${instructions}${sep}${formatMention(name)} `
+		const sep = draft.text.length === 0 || draft.text.endsWith(' ') ? '' : ' '
+		draft.text = `${draft.text}${sep}${formatMention(name)} `
 		focusInput()
 	}
 
@@ -429,8 +597,8 @@
 
 	function sendRequest() {
 		// The send button is disabled while decoding, but Enter reaches here directly.
-		// Sending now would drop the in-flight images onto the following message.
-		if (pendingImages > 0) {
+		// Sending now would drop the in-flight attachments onto the following message.
+		if (pendingImages > 0 || pendingFiles > 0 || ingestionHolds > 0) {
 			return
 		}
 		if (aiChatManager.loading) {
@@ -444,17 +612,16 @@
 			// chips picked at press time.
 			if (
 				editingMessageIndex === null &&
-				(instructions.trim() ||
-					images.length > 0 ||
-					(aiChatManager.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL && selectedContext.length > 0))
+				(!draft.isEmpty || (aiChatManager.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL && selectedContext.length > 0))
 			) {
-				aiChatManager.queueMessage(expanded(chatDraft(instructions, pastes)), images, [
-					...selectedContext
-				])
+				const sent = draft.take()
+				aiChatManager.queueMessage(
+					expanded(chatDraft(sent.text, sent.pastes)),
+					sent.images,
+					[...selectedContext],
+					sent.files
+				)
 				contextTextareaComponent?.clearForSend()
-				instructions = ''
-				pastes = []
-				images = []
 			}
 			return
 		}
@@ -462,25 +629,30 @@
 			// In edit mode selectedContext is the edit box's own copy (seeded from the
 			// message's original chips), so send exactly what's shown — the user may
 			// have added or removed chips.
+			const sent = draft.take()
 			aiChatManager.restartGeneration(
 				editingMessageIndex,
-				instructions,
-				pastes,
-				images,
-				selectedContext
+				sent.text,
+				sent.pastes,
+				sent.images,
+				selectedContext,
+				sent.files
 			)
 			onEditEnd()
 		} else {
-			aiChatManager.sendRequest({ instructions, pastes, images })
+			const sent = draft.take()
+			aiChatManager.sendRequest({
+				instructions: sent.text,
+				pastes: sent.pastes,
+				images: sent.images,
+				files: sent.files
+			})
 			// clearForSend() pre-zaps the textarea's mention-sync so the wipe
 			// doesn't drop `selectedContext` before `AIChatManager.beforeSend`
 			// snapshots it. Only mounted in SCRIPT/FLOW/GLOBAL — APP and the
-			// fallback textarea still rely on the plain `instructions = ''`
-			// reset (no `@`-mention state to coordinate).
+			// fallback textarea still rely on the draft reset alone (no
+			// `@`-mention state to coordinate).
 			contextTextareaComponent?.clearForSend()
-			instructions = ''
-			pastes = []
-			images = []
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -489,7 +661,7 @@
 	// for the conversation bubble and expands them for the LLM inside the manager.
 	function submitRequest() {
 		if (onSendRequest) {
-			onSendRequest(expanded(chatDraft(instructions, pastes)))
+			onSendRequest(expanded(chatDraft(draft.text, draft.pastes)))
 		} else {
 			sendRequest()
 		}
@@ -661,7 +833,7 @@
 	}
 
 	function handleAppInput(_e: Event) {
-		const words = instructions.split(/\s+/)
+		const words = draft.text.split(/\s+/)
 		const lastWord = words[words.length - 1]
 
 		if (
@@ -680,9 +852,9 @@
 	function handleAppContextSelection(contextElement: ContextElement) {
 		void addContextToSelection(contextElement)
 		// Update instructions with the selected context title
-		const index = instructions.lastIndexOf('@')
+		const index = draft.text.lastIndexOf('@')
 		if (index !== -1) {
-			instructions = instructions.substring(0, index) + `@${contextElement.title}`
+			draft.text = draft.text.substring(0, index) + `@${contextElement.title}`
 		}
 		showAppContextTooltip = false
 	}
@@ -696,7 +868,7 @@
 
 {#snippet sendStopButton()}
 	{@const isLoading = loading ?? aiChatManager.loading}
-	{@const emptyDraft = instructions.trim().length === 0 && images.length === 0}
+	{@const emptyDraft = draft.isEmpty}
 	<!-- A text-free GLOBAL draft with context chips is a valid turn (Enter
 	     already sends it), so the button stays enabled there for pointer/touch
 	     parity — mirrors the sendRequest guard. Custom onSendRequest consumers
@@ -704,6 +876,8 @@
 	{@const sendDisabled =
 		disabled ||
 		pendingImages > 0 ||
+		pendingFiles > 0 ||
+		ingestionHolds > 0 ||
 		(emptyDraft &&
 			(onSendRequest !== undefined ||
 				aiChatManager.mode !== AIMode.GLOBAL ||
@@ -725,45 +899,47 @@
 	/>
 {/snippet}
 
-{#snippet contextPickerRow()}
-	{#if selectedContext.length > 0}
+<!-- One wrapping row for every badge-shaped chip: selected context (or, when the
+     picker row is hidden — showContext=false in GLOBAL/session mode — the raw-app
+     inspector's DOM picks, which always show), then message files. Only image
+     thumbnails get their own row (different height). -->
+{#snippet badgeRow()}
+	{@const contextChips = showContext ? selectedContext : domSelectorChips}
+	{#if contextChips.length > 0 || draft.files.length > 0 || pendingFiles > 0}
 		<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center gap-1 px-2.5 pt-2">
-			{#each selectedContext as element (contextKey(element))}
+			{#each contextChips as element (contextKey(element))}
 				<ContextElementBadge
 					contextElement={element}
 					deletable
 					onDelete={() => {
 						selectedContext = selectedContext?.filter((c) => !isSameContextElement(c, element))
-						removeMention(element.title)
+						if (showContext) removeMention(element.title)
 					}}
 				/>
 			{/each}
-		</div>
-	{/if}
-{/snippet}
-
-<!-- DOM selector chips (raw-app inspector picks) always show — even in GLOBAL/
-     session mode where the general context picker row is hidden (showContext=false). -->
-{#snippet domSelectorChipRow()}
-	{#if domSelectorChips.length > 0}
-		<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center gap-1 px-2.5 pt-2">
-			{#each domSelectorChips as element (contextKey(element))}
+			{#each draft.files as file, i (i)}
 				<ContextElementBadge
-					contextElement={element}
+					contextElement={createAttachedFileContextElement(file.name, file.content)}
 					deletable
-					onDelete={() => {
-						selectedContext = selectedContext?.filter((c) => !isSameContextElement(c, element))
-					}}
+					onDelete={() => removeFile(i)}
 				/>
 			{/each}
+			{#each { length: pendingFiles } as _, i (i)}
+				<div
+					class="h-6 w-24 rounded-md border bg-surface flex items-center justify-center"
+					title="Reading file..."
+				>
+					<Loader2 size={14} class="animate-spin text-tertiary" />
+				</div>
+			{/each}
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 {/snippet}
 
 {#snippet imageChipsRow()}
-	{#if images.length > 0 || pendingImages > 0}
-		<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 mb-1">
-			{#each images as image, i (i)}
+	{#if draft.images.length > 0 || pendingImages > 0}
+		<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 pt-2">
+			{#each draft.images as image, i (i)}
 				<div class="relative group">
 					<!-- The chip is a 48px object-cover crop, so the expanded view is the only
 					     way to check what was actually attached before sending it. -->
@@ -811,10 +987,13 @@
 		<div class="relative">
 			<ContextTextarea
 				bind:this={contextTextareaComponent}
-				bind:value={instructions}
-				bind:pastes
+				bind:value={draft.text}
+				bind:pastes={draft.pastes}
 				onImageFiles={aiChatManager.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL
-					? (files) => void addImages(files)
+					? (pasted) => void addImages(pasted)
+					: undefined}
+				onTextFiles={aiChatManager.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL
+					? (pasted) => void addTextFiles(pasted)
 					: undefined}
 				{availableContext}
 				{selectedContext}
@@ -833,16 +1012,7 @@
 				{onKeyDown}
 			>
 				{#snippet leading()}
-					{#if aiChatManager.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL}
-						<div class="px-2.5 empty:hidden">
-							<AttachedFilesBar />
-						</div>
-					{/if}
-					{#if showContext}
-						{@render contextPickerRow()}
-					{:else}
-						{@render domSelectorChipRow()}
-					{/if}
+					{@render badgeRow()}
 					{@render imageChipsRow()}
 				{/snippet}
 			</ContextTextarea>
@@ -854,12 +1024,12 @@
 		</div>
 	{:else if aiChatManager.mode === AIMode.APP}
 		{#if showContext}
-			{@render contextPickerRow()}
+			{@render badgeRow()}
 		{/if}
 		<div class={twMerge('relative w-full scroll-pb-2', className)}>
 			<textarea
 				bind:this={instructionsTextareaComponent}
-				bind:value={instructions}
+				bind:value={draft.text}
 				use:autosize={{ maxHeight: '40vh' }}
 				oninput={handleAppInput}
 				onblur={() => {
@@ -923,7 +1093,7 @@
 		<div class={twMerge('relative w-full scroll-pb-2 pt-2', className)}>
 			<textarea
 				bind:this={instructionsTextareaComponent}
-				bind:value={instructions}
+				bind:value={draft.text}
 				use:autosize={{ maxHeight: '40vh' }}
 				onkeydown={(e) => {
 					if (onKeyDown) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.svelte.ts
index 4c4304f27b..847c0c6ffd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.svelte.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ import {
 	buildSummaryMessageContent
 } from './compactionPrompt'
 import { dfs } from '$lib/components/flows/previousResults'
-import { SvelteSet } from 'svelte/reactivity'
+import { SvelteMap, SvelteSet } from 'svelte/reactivity'
+import { createLongHash } from '$lib/editorLangUtils'
 import type { UserDraftItemKind } from '$lib/gen'
 import { maskKey } from '$lib/components/sessions/modifiedItemsMask'
 import { getStringError } from './utils'
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ import {
 	stripImagePartsFromMessages
 } from './imageUtils'
 import { chatDraft, expanded } from './chatDraft'
+import { MessageDraft, type DraftSnapshot } from './messageDraft.svelte'
+import {
+	MAX_ATTACHED_FILES,
+	sanitizeAttachmentName,
+	textByteLength,
+	withAttachedTextFileIds,
+	type AttachedTextFile
+} from './textFileUtils'
 import type { FlowModuleState, FlowState } from '$lib/components/flows/flowState'
 import type { CurrentEditor, ExtendedOpenFlow } from '$lib/components/flows/types'
 import { untrack } from 'svelte'
@@ -325,9 +334,12 @@ function getSendRequestErrorMessage(err: unknown, webSearchUnavailable: boolean)
 	return appendWebSearchErrorHint(message, webSearchUnavailable)
 }
 
-/** A message queued while a turn streams: text, images and the pinned context
- * snapshot always move together so a flush can't drop one. */
-type QueuedEntry = { text: string; images: AttachedImage[]; context: ContextElement[] | undefined }
+/** A message queued while a turn streams: the draft lanes and the pinned
+ * context snapshot always move together so a flush can't drop one. */
+type QueuedEntry = {
+	draft: DraftSnapshot
+	context: ContextElement[] | undefined
+}
 
 export class AIChatManager {
 	contextManager = new ContextManager()
@@ -343,24 +355,37 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 
 	mode = $state<AIMode>(AIMode.NAVIGATOR)
 	pipelineAiChatHelpers = $state<PipelineAIChatHelpers | undefined>(undefined)
+	// Resolved when a pipeline editor registers its tools. open_preview(pipeline)
+	// awaits this so the model's next build_pipeline_node call can't race ahead of
+	// the async canvas mount and hit "Unknown tool call".
+	#pipelineHelpersWaiters = new Set<() => void>()
 	readonly isOpen = $derived(chatState.size > 0)
 	savedSize = $state<number>(0)
 	instructions = $state<string>('')
 	pendingPrompt = $state<string>('')
-	// Message typed while a turn is streaming. There is only ever one queued
-	// message; pressing Enter again appends another line to it. Auto-sent when
+	// Message queued while a turn is streaming. There is only ever one queued
+	// draft; pressing Enter again appends another line to it. Auto-sent when
 	// the turn finishes (clean completion or user cancel). Ephemeral — never
-	// saved to displayMessages or history.
-	queuedMessage = $state<string>('')
+	// saved to displayMessages or history. Owning it as a MessageDraft means
+	// every aggregation applies the draft rules (fold, caps, lanes move
+	// together) instead of re-implementing them here.
+	#queuedDraft = new MessageDraft()
 	// Context snapshot to send WITH the queued message, when it must stay scoped to
 	// what was selected at queue time (e.g. an inline element prompt submitted mid-
 	// stream) rather than the live selection, which may change before the flush.
 	queuedContext = $state<ContextElement[] | undefined>(undefined)
-	// Images attached to that message. Kept beside the text rather than inside it
-	// because the queued chip renders `queuedMessage` as a plain string. Always
-	// move the two together — #takeQueue/#clearQueue/#restoreQueue exist so no
-	// call site can drop one and auto-send a message the user never wrote.
-	queuedImages = $state<AttachedImage[]>([])
+	get queuedMessage(): string {
+		return this.#queuedDraft.text
+	}
+	set queuedMessage(text: string) {
+		this.#queuedDraft.text = text
+	}
+	get queuedImages(): AttachedImage[] {
+		return this.#queuedDraft.images
+	}
+	get queuedFiles(): AttachedTextFile[] {
+		return this.#queuedDraft.files
+	}
 	// Jobs the chat started that detached into the background (global/sessions
 	// chat only). Rendered in the jobs tray, persisted with the chat, and advanced
 	// by a single background poller. See registerJob / #pollBackgroundJobs.
@@ -1084,8 +1109,12 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		// "counterpart gone": storedImages finds nothing there, and restart maps
 		// it to an empty history (everything before it was dropped too, since
 		// compaction only removes prefixes).
+		// A summary row also carries its API index (for orphan detection) — re-base it
+		// too so it reads "counterpart gone" once drop-oldest removes the summary.
 		this.displayMessages = this.displayMessages.map((m) =>
-			m.role === 'user' ? { ...m, index: m.index - drop } : m
+			m.role === 'user' || (m.role === 'summary' && m.index !== undefined)
+				? { ...m, index: m.index! - drop }
+				: m
 		)
 		return freed
 	}
@@ -1131,13 +1160,43 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 				return 'empty'
 			}
 
-			this.messages = [{ role: 'user', content: buildSummaryMessageContent(formatted) }, ...tail]
+			// Files attached to folded-away messages ride the summary: the transcript
+			// is their durable home, so dropping the referencing message without
+			// carrying them would lose the attachment entirely. Deduped by stable id:
+			// several folded turns can carry the identical file, and the summary must
+			// list/keep it once.
+			const carriedById = new Map<string, AttachedTextFile>()
+			for (const m of this.displayMessages.slice(0, displayKeepFrom)) {
+				if ((m.role === 'user' || m.role === 'summary') && m.files) {
+					for (const f of withAttachedTextFileIds(m.files)) carriedById.set(f.id!, f)
+				}
+			}
+			const carriedFiles = [...carriedById.values()]
+			const filesNote =
+				carriedFiles.length > 0
+					? '\n\nThe user attached these files earlier in this conversation; they are still readable via `read_file` / `search_files` (pass the file id):\n' +
+						carriedFiles
+							.map((f) => `- ${sanitizeAttachmentName(f.name)} (file id: ${f.id})`)
+							.join('\n')
+					: ''
+
+			this.messages = [
+				{ role: 'user', content: buildSummaryMessageContent(formatted) + filesNote },
+				...tail
+			]
 
 			// Replace the summarized display prefix with the boundary marker and
 			// re-base the surviving tail's restart indices (the summary occupies
 			// slot 0, so the tail now starts at slot 1).
 			this.displayMessages = [
-				{ role: 'summary', content: formatted },
+				{
+					role: 'summary',
+					content: formatted,
+					// The summary API message sits at slot 0 of the rewritten history; track
+					// it so a later drop-oldest that removes it can orphan the carried files.
+					index: 0,
+					files: carriedFiles.length > 0 ? carriedFiles : undefined
+				},
 				...this.displayMessages
 					.slice(displayKeepFrom)
 					.map((m) => (m.role === 'user' ? { ...m, index: m.index - keepFrom + 1 } : m))
@@ -1293,6 +1352,9 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			)
 			switch (result) {
 				case 'ok':
+					// Reconcile file registrations with the compacted transcript — the
+					// summary message carries the folded-away turns' files forward.
+					this.#syncMessageFiles()
 					await this.historyManager.saveChat(
 						this.displayMessages,
 						this.messages,
@@ -1320,8 +1382,9 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		if ((result === 'ok' || this.wasCancelledByUser()) && this.#hasQueuedMessage()) {
 			const next = this.#takeQueue()
 			const accepted = await this.sendRequest({
-				instructions: next.text,
-				images: next.images,
+				instructions: next.draft.text,
+				images: next.draft.images,
+				files: next.draft.files,
 				contextOverride: next.context,
 				queued: true
 			})
@@ -1462,22 +1525,31 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 	 * one queued message; pressing Enter again appends the new text as another
 	 * line so it all goes out as a single message, and its images accumulate
 	 * alongside it. */
-	queueMessage(text: string, images: AttachedImage[] = [], context?: ContextElement[]) {
+	queueMessage(
+		text: string,
+		images: AttachedImage[] = [],
+		context?: ContextElement[],
+		files: AttachedTextFile[] = []
+	) {
 		const trimmed = text.trim()
-		// An image-only or context-only draft is still a message; only a fully
+		// An attachment-only or context-only draft is still a message; only a fully
 		// empty send is ignored (mirrors the idle empty-send guard).
-		if (!trimmed && images.length === 0 && (context?.length ?? 0) === 0) {
+		if (!trimmed && images.length === 0 && files.length === 0 && (context?.length ?? 0) === 0) {
 			return
 		}
 		if (trimmed) {
 			this.queuedMessage = this.queuedMessage ? `${this.queuedMessage}\n${trimmed}` : trimmed
 		}
-		if (images.length > 0) {
-			const merged = [...this.queuedImages, ...images]
-			if (merged.length > MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES) {
-				sendUserToast(`Only the first ${MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES} images are kept.`, true)
-			}
-			this.queuedImages = merged.slice(0, MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES)
+		// The queue is a message draft like any other: attachments join under the
+		// draft rules (fold, caps) — repeated submissions during one stream
+		// aggregate into a single queued message.
+		const droppedImages = images.length > 0 ? this.#queuedDraft.addImages(images) : 0
+		if (droppedImages > 0) {
+			sendUserToast(`Only the first ${MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES} images are kept.`, true)
+		}
+		const droppedFiles = files.length > 0 ? this.#queuedDraft.addFiles(files).droppedAtCap : 0
+		if (droppedFiles > 0) {
+			sendUserToast(`Only the first ${MAX_ATTACHED_FILES} files are kept.`, true)
 		}
 		// Pin the context snapshot to the queued message. Several prompts can
 		// queue during one stream and each pinned the selection at its press —
@@ -1494,38 +1566,47 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/** Whether anything is waiting in the queue — an image-only or context-only
-	 * message has empty text. */
+	/** Whether anything is waiting in the queue — an attachment-only or
+	 * context-only message has empty text. */
 	#hasQueuedMessage(): boolean {
-		return (
-			this.queuedMessage !== '' ||
-			this.queuedImages.length > 0 ||
-			(this.queuedContext?.length ?? 0) > 0
-		)
+		return !this.#queuedDraft.isEmpty || (this.queuedContext?.length ?? 0) > 0
 	}
 
-	/** Detach the queue for sending. Text, images and context always leave together. */
+	/** Detach the queue for sending. The draft lanes and context always leave together. */
 	#takeQueue(): QueuedEntry {
 		const taken = {
-			text: this.queuedMessage,
-			images: this.queuedImages,
+			draft: this.#queuedDraft.take(),
 			context: this.queuedContext
 		}
-		this.#clearQueue()
+		this.queuedContext = undefined
 		return taken
 	}
 
 	#clearQueue() {
-		this.queuedMessage = ''
-		this.queuedImages = []
+		this.#queuedDraft.clear()
 		this.queuedContext = undefined
 	}
 
-	/** Put a taken queue back after an auto-send bailed before becoming a turn. */
+	/** Put a taken queue back after an auto-send bailed before becoming a turn.
+	 * Merged, not replaced: the user may have queued a follow-up while the
+	 * auto-send was in preflight, and clobbering it would silently lose it — the
+	 * taken entry's lanes land ahead of the follow-up's (they were written
+	 * first) and both entries' pinned contexts are unioned. */
 	#restoreQueue(queued: QueuedEntry) {
-		this.queuedMessage = queued.text
-		this.queuedImages = queued.images
-		this.queuedContext = queued.context
+		this.#queuedDraft.prepend({
+			text: queued.draft.text,
+			images: queued.draft.images,
+			files: queued.draft.files
+		})
+		if (queued.context?.length) {
+			const merged = [...queued.context]
+			for (const c of this.queuedContext ?? []) {
+				if (!merged.some((m) => isSameContextElement(m, c))) {
+					merged.push(c)
+				}
+			}
+			this.queuedContext = merged
+		}
 	}
 
 	/** Put a draft's pinned DOM selector chips back as the live selection, so the
@@ -1559,7 +1640,11 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			return
 		}
 		const queued = this.#takeQueue()
-		const mergedIntoDraft = this.restoreToInput(queued.text, queued.images)
+		const mergedIntoDraft = this.restoreToInput(
+			queued.draft.text,
+			queued.draft.images,
+			queued.draft.files
+		)
 		// The queued draft pinned its own DOM context; restore it so sending from
 		// the composer targets the element the draft was written for, not whatever
 		// is selected now. If its text was prepended onto an existing draft, that
@@ -1570,12 +1655,17 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 	/** Put what the user typed back where they can see it: into the input
 	 * when it's mounted, otherwise back into the queue so it reappears with
 	 * the chat panel instead of being silently dropped. */
-	private restoreToInput(text: string, images: AttachedImage[] = []): boolean {
+	private restoreToInput(
+		text: string,
+		images: AttachedImage[] = [],
+		files: AttachedTextFile[] = []
+	): boolean {
 		if (this.aiChatInput) {
-			return this.aiChatInput.prependText(text, images) === true
+			return this.aiChatInput.prependText(text, images, files) === true
 		}
-		this.queuedMessage = text
-		this.queuedImages = images
+		// Merge onto anything already queued (see #restoreQueue) — replacing would
+		// silently drop a message queued while this one was in flight.
+		this.#queuedDraft.prepend({ text, images, files })
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -1730,7 +1820,6 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			// workspace instead, so leave it unset there — allowedOpenPages reads the store.
 			...(this.isSessionChat
 				? {
-						isSessionChat: true,
 						sessionId: this.sessionId,
 						operatingWorkspace: this.operatingWorkspace,
 						artifacts: this.artifacts,
@@ -1967,19 +2056,130 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 	// is false when a queued message is about to take over (a user cancel with
 	// something queued) — then the rolled-back prompt is dropped rather than
 	// shoved back into the input, so the handoff to the queued message is clean.
-	private restoreUnsentTurn = (
+	private restoreUnsentTurn = async (
 		displayLenAfterUser: number,
 		modelLenAfterUser: number,
 		instructions: string,
 		pastes: PasteAttachment[],
 		restoreToInput: boolean = true,
-		images: AttachedImage[] = []
-	): boolean => {
+		images: AttachedImage[] = [],
+		files: AttachedTextFile[] = []
+	): Promise<boolean> => {
 		this.displayMessages = this.displayMessages.slice(0, displayLenAfterUser - 1)
 		this.messages = this.messages.slice(0, modelLenAfterUser - 1)
+		// The rolled-back turn's files must not stay registered: the message
+		// referencing them is gone, so leaving them would keep stale content
+		// readable by the tools on later turns.
+		this.#syncMessageFiles()
 		if (!restoreToInput) return false
 		// An occupied composer declines the restore and keeps its own draft.
-		return this.aiChatInput?.restoreInstructions(instructions, pastes, images) === true
+		return this.aiChatInput?.restoreInstructions(instructions, pastes, images, files) === true
+	}
+
+	// Bytes each live composer has staged toward its next send (committed
+	// attachments + in-flight reads), keyed per composer instance. While a
+	// message is being edited the bottom composer and the edit box are both
+	// mounted; each must see the other's stage or two attaches could each spend
+	// the full conversation budget and overflow the persisted transcript.
+	#composerStaged = new SvelteMap<string, { editingIndex: number | null; bytes: number }>()
+
+	setComposerStaged(key: string, editingIndex: number | null, bytes: number) {
+		this.#composerStaged.set(key, { editingIndex, bytes })
+	}
+
+	clearComposerStaged(key: string) {
+		this.#composerStaged.delete(key)
+	}
+
+	/** Release the outgoing-files reservation identified by `key` (a per-send token).
+	 * Called once when sendRequest installs the bubble (the transcript then accounts
+	 * the files) and on every sendRequest path that exits before install — abandoning
+	 * the send leaves the files in the composer/queue, which reserves them, so a
+	 * stranded reservation would double-charge. Keyed per send so one send never
+	 * releases a reservation another owns. */
+	#releaseOutgoingReservation(key: string | undefined) {
+		if (key) this.clearComposerStaged(key)
+	}
+
+	/** Attached-file bytes counted against MAX_CONVERSATION_FILE_BYTES by
+	 * everything except composer `selfKey` (whose stage replaces its own edited
+	 * message). A message ANOTHER composer is editing charges max(persisted,
+	 * editor stage): a cancelled edit returns the persisted attachments. */
+	attachmentBytesExcluding(selfKey: string): number {
+		const selfEditing = this.#composerStaged.get(selfKey)?.editingIndex ?? null
+		const otherEdits = new Map<number, number>()
+		for (const [k, v] of this.#composerStaged) {
+			if (k !== selfKey && v.editingIndex !== null) otherEdits.set(v.editingIndex, v.bytes)
+		}
+		let total = 0
+		for (const [i, m] of this.displayMessages.entries()) {
+			if (i === selfEditing) continue
+			let persisted = 0
+			if ((m.role === 'user' || m.role === 'summary') && m.files) {
+				for (const f of m.files) persisted += textByteLength(f.content)
+			}
+			const editorStage = otherEdits.get(i)
+			total += editorStage !== undefined ? Math.max(persisted, editorStage) : persisted
+		}
+		for (const f of this.queuedFiles) total += textByteLength(f.content)
+		// Composers not tied to an edited message stage genuinely new bytes;
+		// editing composers were already accounted via the per-message max above.
+		for (const [k, v] of this.#composerStaged) {
+			if (k !== selfKey && v.editingIndex === null) total += v.bytes
+		}
+		return total
+	}
+
+	/** Reconcile the store's message-scoped file rows with what the transcript
+	 * references, joined on the stable file id. Runs on chat load/clear, after
+	 * rollbacks/truncations, and after compaction, so a chip the user can see is
+	 * always readable and a dropped message's file never lingers in the tool
+	 * surface. Also the single hydration point for transcripts persisted before
+	 * ids existed: the id is a deterministic content hash, so legacy rows gain
+	 * their permanent id here with no migration state. */
+	#syncMessageFiles = (): void => {
+		let hydrated = false
+		const withIds = this.displayMessages.map((m) => {
+			if ((m.role === 'user' || m.role === 'summary') && m.files?.some((f) => !f.id)) {
+				hydrated = true
+				return { ...m, files: withAttachedTextFileIds(m.files) }
+			}
+			return m
+		})
+		if (hydrated) this.displayMessages = withIds
+		const wanted = new Map<string, AttachedTextFile & { id: string }>()
+		for (const m of this.displayMessages) {
+			// Summary messages carry the files of the turns they folded away.
+			if ((m.role === 'user' || m.role === 'summary') && m.files) {
+				for (const f of m.files) wanted.set(f.id!, f as AttachedTextFile & { id: string })
+			}
+		}
+		try {
+			this.attachedFiles.syncMessageScoped([...wanted.values()])
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error('Failed to sync message-attached files', e)
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Ids of message-scoped files whose only referencing user messages were
+	 * dropped from the API history by drop-oldest compaction (a negative `index`
+	 * marks a message whose API counterpart is gone). Their `## ATTACHED FILES`
+	 * reference no longer reaches the model — unlike summary compaction, which
+	 * carries the reference on the summary — so the roster must advertise them.
+	 * A file still referenced by a surviving message is not orphaned. */
+	orphanedMessageFileIds(): Set<string> {
+		const live = new Set<string>()
+		const dropped = new Set<string>()
+		for (const m of this.displayMessages) {
+			if ((m.role === 'user' || m.role === 'summary') && m.files) {
+				// A summary carries its files' reference in its own API message; that too
+				// can be dropped by a later drop-oldest (negative index), orphaning them.
+				const gone = m.index !== undefined && m.index < 0
+				for (const f of m.files) (gone ? dropped : live).add(f.id ?? f.name)
+			}
+		}
+		for (const n of live) dropped.delete(n)
+		return dropped
 	}
 
 	private notifyReasoningSummaryUnavailable = () => {
@@ -2031,7 +2231,11 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 					// Inject the attached-files roster at request time (re-read each iteration)
 					// so it always reflects the live file list without reactive bookkeeping.
 					if (self.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL && self.attachedFiles.count > 0) {
-						return appendAttachedFilesRoster(base, self.attachedFiles)
+						return appendAttachedFilesRoster(
+							base,
+							self.attachedFiles,
+							self.orphanedMessageFileIds()
+						)
 					}
 					return base
 				},
@@ -2220,6 +2424,7 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			instructions?: string
 			pastes?: PasteAttachment[]
 			images?: AttachedImage[]
+			files?: AttachedTextFile[]
 			mode?: AIMode
 			lang?: ScriptLang | 'bunnative'
 			isPreprocessor?: boolean
@@ -2237,6 +2442,10 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			 * it, so the composer restore must not also fire (the draft would exist
 			 * twice — queue chip and composer). */
 			queued?: boolean
+			/** Per-resend reservation token (see restartGeneration): the bytes staged
+			 * under it are released once this send installs its bubble or exits before
+			 * install. Absent on normal sends, so they never touch a resend's reservation. */
+			resendReservationKey?: string
 		} = {}
 	) => {
 		// Returns whether the input was consumed: true when it was sent as a chat
@@ -2244,8 +2453,17 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		// without being acted on (mode hidden, empty non-GLOBAL draft, beforeSend
 		// failed). The queue flush restores the queued message only on false, so a
 		// consumed command isn't re-queued and re-fired into the next conversation.
+		//
+		// Reservation token for this send's outgoing files. A resend arrives with one
+		// already set by restartGeneration (it must reserve earlier, before its own
+		// pre-send slice); a normal/queued send mints one below, just before the
+		// attachment-upkeep awaits open a gap. Released once the bubble installs or the
+		// send exits before install. Kept in a mutable local so every exit path
+		// releases the right key.
+		let reservationKey = options.resendReservationKey
 		const requestedMode = options.mode ?? this.mode
 		if (!isAIModeVisible(requestedMode)) {
+			this.#releaseOutgoingReservation(reservationKey)
 			return false
 		}
 		this.changeMode(requestedMode, undefined, {
@@ -2260,16 +2478,22 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		}
 		// A text-free GLOBAL draft is a real turn — rendered as its context chips
 		// (no bubble), with the empty-message marker substituted further down —
-		// but only when it carries something for the model: images or selected
-		// context elements. A bare accidental Enter is dropped in every mode (in
-		// editor copilots it would burn a turn for nothing). Gate on requestedMode,
-		// not this.mode: changeMode can decline a switch (e.g. SCRIPT with no
-		// model), and a declined non-GLOBAL request must not slip through as a
-		// GLOBAL empty turn. Image-bearing non-GLOBAL drafts still pass through
-		// to the switch-back refusal below so attachments aren't silently lost.
-		if (!this.instructions.trim() && (options.images?.length ?? 0) === 0) {
+		// but only when it carries something for the model: images, files, or
+		// selected context elements. A bare accidental Enter is dropped in every
+		// mode (in editor copilots it would burn a turn for nothing). Gate on
+		// requestedMode, not this.mode: changeMode can decline a switch (e.g.
+		// SCRIPT with no model), and a declined non-GLOBAL request must not slip
+		// through as a GLOBAL empty turn. Attachment-bearing non-GLOBAL drafts
+		// still pass through to the switch-back refusal below so attachments
+		// aren't silently lost.
+		if (
+			!this.instructions.trim() &&
+			(options.images?.length ?? 0) === 0 &&
+			(options.files?.length ?? 0) === 0
+		) {
 			const contextEls = options.contextOverride ?? this.contextManager?.getSelectedContext() ?? []
 			if (requestedMode !== AIMode.GLOBAL || contextEls.length === 0) {
+				this.#releaseOutgoingReservation(reservationKey)
 				return false
 			}
 		}
@@ -2281,6 +2505,11 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		// conversation.
 		if (this.isSessionChat && this.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL) {
 			const trimmed = this.instructions.trim()
+			// A local command consumes the send without installing a bubble; an edit
+			// resolved to `/clear` or `/compact` must not strand its resend reservation.
+			if (COMPACT_COMMAND_RE.test(trimmed) || CLEAR_COMMAND_RE.test(trimmed)) {
+				this.#releaseOutgoingReservation(reservationKey)
+			}
 			// `/compact`: summarize the conversation locally to free up context.
 			if (COMPACT_COMMAND_RE.test(trimmed)) {
 				this.instructions = ''
@@ -2294,6 +2523,19 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
+		// Reserve the outgoing files' bytes now, before the upkeep awaits below: the
+		// composer (or queue) already cleared them, so without this reservation they
+		// are unaccounted during the gap and a fresh drop could spend the same
+		// headroom, overflowing the cap once this bubble lands. A resend already holds
+		// its own reservation (reused via reservationKey), so only mint for others.
+		if (!reservationKey && (options.files?.length ?? 0) > 0) {
+			reservationKey = `send:${createLongHash()}`
+			this.setComposerStaged(
+				reservationKey,
+				null,
+				options.files!.reduce((sum, f) => sum + textByteLength(f.content), 0)
+			)
+		}
 		// Re-grant any locked File System Access handles within this send gesture, so the
 		// file tools can read the live files. requestPermission() needs a user gesture, and
 		// this runs before the first await/network call while the Send click is still active.
@@ -2313,17 +2555,31 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		// Context elements and the snapshot are attached after beforeSend (see below).
 		const isFirstUserTurn = !this.displayMessages.some((message) => message.role === 'user')
 		const pastes = options.pastes ?? []
-		// Images ride only on GLOBAL turns, but the composer stays mounted across
-		// a mode switch, so chips attached in GLOBAL can arrive with a send in any
-		// mode. Refuse and restore rather than silently dropping attachments the
-		// user can see. This sits past the awaits above on purpose: the composer
-		// clears itself synchronously right after calling sendRequest, so an
-		// earlier restore would be wiped. Queued drafts are the caller's to
-		// restore (it re-queues on false).
-		if ((options.images?.length ?? 0) > 0 && this.mode !== AIMode.GLOBAL) {
-			sendUserToast('Switch back to the chat mode to send images. Your message was kept.', true)
+		// Attachments (images, text files) ride only on GLOBAL turns, but the
+		// composer stays mounted across a mode switch, so chips attached in GLOBAL
+		// can arrive with a send in any mode. Refuse and restore rather than
+		// silently dropping attachments the user can see. This sits past the
+		// awaits above on purpose: the composer clears itself synchronously right
+		// after calling sendRequest, so an earlier restore would be wiped. Queued
+		// drafts are the caller's to restore (it re-queues on false).
+		if (
+			((options.images?.length ?? 0) > 0 || (options.files?.length ?? 0) > 0) &&
+			this.mode !== AIMode.GLOBAL
+		) {
+			sendUserToast(
+				'Switch back to the chat mode to send attachments. Your message was kept.',
+				true
+			)
+			// Abandoned before install; the files go back to the composer, which
+			// re-reserves them, so release this send's outgoing-files reservation.
+			this.#releaseOutgoingReservation(reservationKey)
 			if (!options.queued) {
-				this.aiChatInput?.restoreInstructions(this.instructions, pastes, options.images ?? [])
+				this.aiChatInput?.restoreInstructions(
+					this.instructions,
+					pastes,
+					options.images ?? [],
+					options.files ?? []
+				)
 			}
 			return false
 		}
@@ -2331,6 +2587,12 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		// repeated here, not just at attach time: the model can be switched to a
 		// text-only one after attaching, and sending the image then fails the turn.
 		const requestedImages = options.images ?? []
+		// Text files pass regardless of vision support — the prompt carries only
+		// references; content is read via the file tools. Hydrated so every copy of
+		// this turn (bubble, prompt, registration, restore) carries the stable id —
+		// only edit/retry of a pre-id transcript can arrive without one, and the
+		// hash is deterministic, so hydration reproduces the original id.
+		const files = withAttachedTextFileIds(options.files ?? [])
 		const sendModel = tryGetCurrentModel()
 		const modelIsBlind = !!sendModel && !modelSupportsVision(sendModel.provider, sendModel.model)
 		if (requestedImages.length > 0 && modelIsBlind) {
@@ -2338,7 +2600,7 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			// put them back in the composer instead of silently discarding them
 			// (the input already cleared itself optimistically on send). Queued
 			// drafts are the caller's to restore (it re-queues on false).
-			if (!this.instructions.trim()) {
+			if (!this.instructions.trim() && files.length === 0) {
 				sendUserToast(`${sendModel.model} can't read images. Switch to a vision model first.`, true)
 				if (!options.queued) this.restoreToInput('', requestedImages)
 				return false
@@ -2366,9 +2628,14 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 				// Same objects as the API message's parts: sharing the exact data URL
 				// lets the history's blob store persist one copy for both.
 				images: images.length > 0 ? images : undefined,
+				files: files.length > 0 ? files : undefined,
 				index: this.messages.length // matching with actual messages index. not -1 because it's not yet added to the messages array
 			}
 		]
+		// The bubble now carries the outgoing files, so the transcript accounts them;
+		// release the reservation that bridged the preflight gap. A beforeSend
+		// rollback below restores them to the composer, which re-reserves.
+		this.#releaseOutgoingReservation(reservationKey)
 		// Undo the optimistic bubble + loading/label. Shared by the beforeSend-failure and
 		// pre-flight-cancel paths below; callers put the message back in the composer.
 		const rollbackOptimisticSend = () => {
@@ -2388,7 +2655,7 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 				console.error('AIChatManager beforeSend hook failed', e)
 				rollbackOptimisticSend()
 				if (!options.queued) {
-					this.aiChatInput?.restoreInstructions(this.instructions, pastes, images)
+					this.aiChatInput?.restoreInstructions(this.instructions, pastes, images, files)
 				}
 				sendUserToast(
 					`Could not prepare the session before sending: ${
@@ -2414,14 +2681,15 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			if (this.wasCancelledByUser() && this.#hasQueuedMessage()) {
 				const next = this.#takeQueue()
 				const accepted = await this.sendRequest({
-					instructions: next.text,
-					images: next.images,
+					instructions: next.draft.text,
+					images: next.draft.images,
+					files: next.draft.files,
 					contextOverride: next.context,
 					queued: true
 				})
 				if (accepted === false) this.#restoreQueue(next)
 			} else {
-				this.aiChatInput?.restoreInstructions(this.instructions, pastes, images)
+				this.aiChatInput?.restoreInstructions(this.instructions, pastes, images, files)
 			}
 			return true
 		}
@@ -2564,6 +2832,19 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 				throw new Error('No script options passed')
 			}
 
+			// Message-attached files travel as references: the prompt lists them by id
+			// and the model reads their content via the file tools. Register them in
+			// the store before the request goes out so this turn's reads can already
+			// see them. Registration failure must not block the send — the reference
+			// just reads as missing and the model reports it.
+			if (this.mode === AIMode.GLOBAL && files.length > 0) {
+				try {
+					this.attachedFiles.registerMessageFiles(files as (AttachedTextFile & { id: string })[])
+				} catch (e) {
+					console.error('Failed to register message-attached files', e)
+				}
+			}
+
 			let userMessage: ChatCompletionMessageParam = {
 				role: 'user',
 				content: ''
@@ -2592,7 +2873,8 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 				case AIMode.GLOBAL:
 					userMessage = prepareGlobalUserMessage(modelInstructions, oldSelectedContext, {
 						workspace: this.operatingWorkspace,
-						images: sentImages
+						images: sentImages,
+						files: files
 					})
 					break
 				case AIMode.APP:
@@ -2655,6 +2937,9 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 							this.contextUsage = Math.max(0, this.contextUsage - freed)
 						}
 					}
+					// Reconcile file registrations with the compacted transcript — the
+					// summary message carries the folded-away turns' files forward.
+					this.#syncMessageFiles()
 					await this.historyManager.saveChat(
 						this.displayMessages,
 						this.messages,
@@ -2813,13 +3098,14 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 				// about to auto-send (see the flush below) — drop the rolled-back
 				// prompt instead of restoring it to the input so the handoff is clean.
 				const willAutoSendQueued = this.wasCancelledByUser() && this.#hasQueuedMessage()
-				const textRestored = this.restoreUnsentTurn(
+				const textRestored = await this.restoreUnsentTurn(
 					displayLenAfterUser,
 					modelLenAfterUser,
 					sentInstructions,
 					sentPastes,
 					!willAutoSendQueued,
-					sentImages
+					sentImages,
+					files
 				)
 				// restoreUnsentTurn hands the text/pastes/images back for a resend, but
 				// the DOM selector chips were already consumed from the live selection
@@ -2953,8 +3239,9 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		if ((turnCommittedCleanly || this.wasCancelledByUser()) && this.#hasQueuedMessage()) {
 			const next = this.#takeQueue()
 			const accepted = await this.sendRequest({
-				instructions: next.text,
-				images: next.images,
+				instructions: next.draft.text,
+				images: next.draft.images,
+				files: next.draft.files,
 				contextOverride: next.context,
 				queued: true
 			})
@@ -3025,12 +3312,13 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		)
 	}
 
-	restartGeneration = (
+	restartGeneration = async (
 		displayMessageIndex: number,
 		newContent?: string,
 		pastes?: PasteAttachment[],
 		images?: AttachedImage[],
-		editedContext?: ContextElement[]
+		editedContext?: ContextElement[],
+		files?: AttachedTextFile[]
 	) => {
 		const userMessage = this.displayMessages[displayMessageIndex]
 
@@ -3038,24 +3326,37 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			throw new Error('No user message found at the specified index')
 		}
 
-		// Read while both arrays are intact: storedImages pairs the API message with
-		// its transcript entry, and the truncations below drop them.
-		const sentImages = this.storedImages(displayMessageIndex)
-
-		// Remove all messages including and after the specified user message
-		this.displayMessages = this.displayMessages.slice(0, displayMessageIndex)
-
-		// Find corresponding message in actual messages and remove it and everything
-		// after it. A negative index marks a message whose API counterpart was
-		// removed by drop-oldest compaction — everything before it went too, so
-		// restarting from it restarts from an empty history.
-		let actualMessageIndex =
-			userMessage.index < 0 ? 0 : this.messages.findIndex((_, i) => i === userMessage.index)
-
+		// Resolve the API restart point BEFORE reserving bytes or truncating: a
+		// stale index must fail while nothing has been mutated, or the transcript
+		// would be left truncated with the reservation leaked. A negative index
+		// marks a message whose API counterpart was removed by drop-oldest
+		// compaction — everything before it went too, so restarting from it
+		// restarts from an empty history.
+		const actualMessageIndex =
+			userMessage.index < 0 ? 0 : userMessage.index < this.messages.length ? userMessage.index : -1
 		if (actualMessageIndex === -1) {
 			throw new Error('No actual user message found to restart from')
 		}
 
+		// Read while both arrays are intact: storedImages pairs the API message with
+		// its transcript entry, and the truncations below drop them.
+		const sentImages = this.storedImages(displayMessageIndex)
+
+		// Reserve the resent files' bytes across the gap between the edit box
+		// unmounting and the optimistic message landing. A per-resend token owns the
+		// reservation (sendRequest releases only this key) so an unrelated or
+		// concurrent send never clears it. Set before the slice below removes the
+		// message from the transcript, so those bytes are always accounted.
+		const resendReservationKey = `resend:${createLongHash()}`
+		const resentFiles = files ?? userMessage.files ?? []
+		this.setComposerStaged(
+			resendReservationKey,
+			null,
+			resentFiles.reduce((sum, f) => sum + textByteLength(f.content), 0)
+		)
+
+		// Remove all messages including and after the specified user message
+		this.displayMessages = this.displayMessages.slice(0, displayMessageIndex)
 		this.messages = this.messages.slice(0, actualMessageIndex)
 
 		// The last report described the pre-rewind history; clear it. Readers
@@ -3073,11 +3374,19 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		// contextElements. `undefined` for modes that don't attach context leaves the
 		// live-selection behavior. An empty array is a deliberate "no context".
 		this.instructions = newContent ?? userMessage.content
+		// Prune the truncated messages' file registrations BEFORE the resend
+		// re-registers its own — the other way around would delete the fresh rows.
+		this.#syncMessageFiles()
 		this.sendRequest({
 			pastes: pastes ?? userMessage.pastes,
 			contextOverride: editedContext ?? userMessage.contextElements,
 			contextOverrideOrigin: 'replay',
-			images: images ?? sentImages
+			images: images ?? sentImages,
+			// The bubble copy is authoritative for files: the API message carries
+			// only a reference (content lives in the store), so nothing ever strips
+			// it the way providers strip image parts from history.
+			files: files ?? userMessage.files,
+			resendReservationKey
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -3133,6 +3442,8 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		// session, so "New chat" must clear them — otherwise the next, unrelated conversation
 		// would still get the previous file roster and could read/search it.
 		if (!this.isSessionChat) this.attachedFiles.clear()
+		// Message-attached rows belong to the conversation just left in every case.
+		this.#syncMessageFiles()
 		this.syncArtifactsSession()
 		this.onChatRotated?.(this.historyManager.getCurrentChatId())
 	}
@@ -3170,6 +3481,10 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 			}
 			if (this.backgroundJobs.length > 0) this.backgroundJobs = [...this.backgroundJobs]
 			this.#ensureJobPoller()
+			// Message-attached files live in the transcript, not in the store's
+			// persistence — rebuild their rows so the loaded chat's references are
+			// readable (and the previous chat's are pruned).
+			this.#syncMessageFiles()
 			this.#automaticScroll = true
 			this.syncArtifactsSession()
 			this.onChatRotated?.(id)
@@ -3368,6 +3683,10 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 				this.configureGlobalMode()
 			}
 		})
+		// The pipeline tools are now registered — release anything awaiting them.
+		const waiters = [...this.#pipelineHelpersWaiters]
+		this.#pipelineHelpersWaiters.clear()
+		waiters.forEach((resolve) => resolve())
 
 		return () => {
 			this.pipelineAiChatHelpers = undefined
@@ -3379,6 +3698,30 @@ export class AIChatManager {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Await the pipeline editor's tool registration. Resolves `true` immediately
+	 * when a pipeline editor is already mounted, or when the next one registers;
+	 * resolves `false` after `timeoutMs` if none registers (e.g. a backgrounded
+	 * session whose preview tab is not mounted, or a closed tab). Callers must
+	 * treat `false` as "tools NOT available" rather than silently reporting
+	 * success — the open_preview handler surfaces that to the model.
+	 */
+	waitForPipelineHelpers = (timeoutMs = 8000): Promise<boolean> => {
+		if (this.pipelineAiChatHelpers) return Promise.resolve(true)
+		return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+			let settled = false
+			const finish = (registered: boolean) => {
+				if (settled) return
+				settled = true
+				this.#pipelineHelpersWaiters.delete(onRegister)
+				resolve(registered)
+			}
+			const onRegister = () => finish(true)
+			this.#pipelineHelpersWaiters.add(onRegister)
+			setTimeout(() => finish(false), timeoutMs)
+		})
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Refresh cached datatables from the app helpers (async)
 	 * Creates one context element per table (not per datatable)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.test.ts
index 1962768140..4e60c35ef3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import type { FlowAIChatHelpers } from './flow/core'
+import type { PipelineAIChatHelpers } from './pipeline/core'
 import type { CurrentEditor } from '$lib/components/flows/types'
 import type { ReviewChangesOpts } from './monaco-adapter'
 import type { ChatCompletionMessageParam } from 'openai/resources/chat/completions.mjs'
@@ -495,7 +496,7 @@ describe('AIChatManager queued messages', () => {
 		manager.dequeueMessage()
 
 		expect(manager.queuedMessage).toBe('')
-		expect(input.prependText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('line one\nline two', [])
+		expect(input.prependText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('line one\nline two', [], [])
 	})
 
 	const img = (n: string): AttachedImage => ({
@@ -994,7 +995,7 @@ describe('AIChatManager queued messages', () => {
 		await manager.sendRequest({ instructions: '', images: [img('a')] })
 
 		expect(mocks.runChatLoop).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-		expect(input.prependText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('', [img('a')])
+		expect(input.prependText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('', [img('a')], [])
 		mocks.tryGetCurrentModel.mockReturnValue(model)
 	})
 
@@ -1086,7 +1087,7 @@ describe('AIChatManager queued messages', () => {
 
 		expect(accepted).toBe(false)
 		expect(mocks.runChatLoop).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-		expect(input.restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('find it', [], [img('a')])
+		expect(input.restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('find it', [], [img('a')], [])
 	})
 
 	// A refused queued draft is the caller's to restore (it re-queues on false) —
@@ -1194,7 +1195,235 @@ describe('AIChatManager queued messages', () => {
 		manager.dequeueMessage()
 
 		expect(manager.queuedImages).toEqual([])
-		expect(input.prependText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('', [img('a')])
+		expect(input.prependText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('', [img('a')], [])
+	})
+
+	it('queues a file-only message and restores it on dequeue', () => {
+		const input = createInputMock()
+		const manager = createManager(input)
+		const file = { name: 'notes.md', content: 'hello' }
+		manager.queueMessage('', [], undefined, [file])
+
+		expect(manager.queuedMessage).toBe('')
+		expect(manager.queuedFiles).toMatchObject([file])
+		const queued = manager.queuedFiles
+
+		manager.dequeueMessage()
+
+		expect(manager.queuedFiles).toEqual([])
+		expect(input.prependText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('', [], queued)
+	})
+
+	it('normalizes files aggregated into one queued message', () => {
+		// Repeated submissions during a stream fold into one queued message, so the
+		// queue applies the same commit normalization as the composer: identical
+		// re-attaches dedupe (no wasted slot), same-name clashes get the courtesy
+		// rename, distinct files survive.
+		const input = createInputMock()
+		const manager = createManager(input)
+		manager.queueMessage('', [], undefined, [{ name: 'notes.md', content: 'alpha' }])
+		manager.queueMessage('', [], undefined, [
+			{ name: 'notes.md', content: 'alpha' },
+			{ name: 'notes.md', content: 'bravo' }
+		])
+
+		expect(manager.queuedFiles.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['notes.md', 'notes (2).md'])
+		expect(manager.queuedFiles.map((f) => f.content)).toEqual(['alpha', 'bravo'])
+	})
+
+	// While editing an earlier message the bottom composer and the edit box are
+	// both mounted. Each enforces MAX_CONVERSATION_FILE_BYTES at attach time, so
+	// each must see the other's stage or two attaches could each spend the full
+	// budget and overflow the persisted transcript.
+	it('counts every other live composer stage in the attachment budget', () => {
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		manager.displayMessages = [
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'edited', files: [{ name: 'a.md', content: 'X'.repeat(300) }] },
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'kept', files: [{ name: 'b.md', content: 'Y'.repeat(500) }] }
+		] as any
+
+		// Bottom composer staged 4MB; edit box (editing message 0) staged 900KB.
+		manager.setComposerStaged('main', null, 4_000_000)
+		manager.setComposerStaged('edit', 0, 900_000)
+
+		// From the bottom composer: message 0 is skipped (its editor's stage stands
+		// in for it), message 1 counts, and the edit box's 900KB is visible.
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('main')).toBe(500 + 900_000)
+		// From the edit box: message 0 skipped, message 1 counts, bottom's 4MB visible.
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('edit')).toBe(500 + 4_000_000)
+
+		manager.clearComposerStaged('edit')
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('main')).toBe(300 + 500)
+	})
+
+	// The edit box unmounts (dropping its stage) the instant the user submits, but
+	// restartGeneration then awaits registry sync + upkeep before the resent bubble
+	// lands in the transcript. During that gap the resent files must stay reserved,
+	// or the bottom composer could attach into the temporary headroom and overflow.
+	it('reserves resent files across the restartGeneration gap', async () => {
+		replyWith('done')
+		const manager = createManager(createInputMock())
+		manager.mode = AIMode.GLOBAL
+		const fileRow = { name: 'a.md', content: 'X'.repeat(3000) }
+		manager.displayMessages = [{ role: 'user', content: 'orig', files: [fileRow], index: 0 }] as any
+		manager.messages = [{ role: 'user', content: 'orig' }] as any
+
+		// refreshFolders runs inside sendRequest AFTER the edited message was sliced
+		// out but BEFORE the resent bubble is installed — the one moment the gap is
+		// open. The reservation must cover the resent bytes there.
+		let observed: number | undefined
+		vi.spyOn(manager.attachedFiles, 'refreshFolders').mockImplementation(async () => {
+			observed = manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('probe')
+		})
+
+		await manager.restartGeneration(0)
+		// Drain the resend turn fully (its runChatLoop resolves immediately) so no
+		// async work bleeds into a later test's shared-mock call counts.
+		for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0))
+
+		expect(observed).toBe(3000)
+		// Once the turn installs the bubble, the reservation is released — the
+		// transcript now accounts those bytes on its own.
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('probe')).toBe(3000)
+	})
+
+	// A normal send clears the composer's files immediately, but sendRequest awaits
+	// attachment upkeep (regrant/refresh) before installing the bubble. The outgoing
+	// bytes must stay reserved across that gap or a fresh drop could overflow the cap.
+	it('reserves a normal send outgoing files across the preflight gap', async () => {
+		replyWith('done')
+		const manager = createManager(createInputMock())
+		manager.mode = AIMode.GLOBAL
+
+		let observed: number | undefined
+		vi.spyOn(manager.attachedFiles, 'refreshFolders').mockImplementation(async () => {
+			observed = manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('probe')
+		})
+
+		await manager.sendRequest({
+			instructions: 'hi',
+			files: [{ name: 'a.md', content: 'X'.repeat(2500) }]
+		})
+		for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0))
+
+		// Reserved during upkeep (before the bubble lands), then accounted by the
+		// installed transcript once the reservation is released.
+		expect(observed).toBe(2500)
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('probe')).toBe(2500)
+	})
+
+	// A local command (/clear, /compact) consumes the send and returns before a
+	// bubble installs, so an edit resolved to one must not strand its reservation.
+	it('releases the resend reservation when an edit resolves to a local command', async () => {
+		const manager = createManager(createInputMock())
+		manager.mode = AIMode.GLOBAL
+		manager.isSessionChat = true
+		vi.spyOn(manager, 'compactManually').mockResolvedValue()
+		const fileRow = { name: 'a.md', content: 'X'.repeat(2000) }
+		manager.displayMessages = [{ role: 'user', content: 'orig', files: [fileRow], index: 0 }] as any
+		manager.messages = [{ role: 'user', content: 'orig' }] as any
+
+		await manager.restartGeneration(0, '/compact')
+		for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0))
+
+		// No stranded reservation: the abandoned resend charges nothing.
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('probe')).toBe(0)
+	})
+
+	// The reservation is keyed per resend, so a normal (or concurrent) send that
+	// carries no token must never release a resend reservation it doesn't own.
+	it('a normal send does not release another send resend reservation', async () => {
+		const manager = createManager(createInputMock())
+		manager.mode = AIMode.GLOBAL
+		// An in-flight resend owns this reservation.
+		manager.setComposerStaged('resend:other', null, 4000)
+
+		// A normal send that bails early (empty draft) carries no reservation key.
+		await manager.sendRequest({ instructions: '   ' })
+
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('probe')).toBe(4000)
+	})
+
+	// Drop-oldest compaction (summary fallback) removes API messages without a
+	// summary, so a folded message's `## ATTACHED FILES` reference no longer reaches
+	// the model. Its file (index < 0) must be advertised through the roster instead.
+	it('flags message files whose referencing message was dropped by compaction', () => {
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		manager.displayMessages = [
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'a', index: -1, files: [{ name: 'dropped.md', content: 'x' }] },
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'b', index: 0, files: [{ name: 'live.md', content: 'y' }] },
+			// Referenced by BOTH a dropped and a surviving message → still visible, not orphaned.
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'c', index: -1, files: [{ name: 'shared.md', content: 'z' }] },
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'd', index: 1, files: [{ name: 'shared.md', content: 'z' }] }
+		] as any
+
+		expect([...manager.orphanedMessageFileIds()]).toEqual(['dropped.md'])
+	})
+
+	// A summary carries its folded files' reference on its own API message; if a
+	// later drop-oldest (summary fallback) removes that message, the reference is
+	// gone and the files must move to the roster like any other orphan.
+	it('orphans summary-carried files when drop-oldest removes the summary', () => {
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		manager.messages = [
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'summary api message' },
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'tail' }
+		] as any
+		manager.displayMessages = [
+			{ role: 'summary', content: 's', index: 0, files: [{ name: 'folded.md', content: 'x' }] },
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'tail', index: 1 }
+		] as any
+
+		// Summary API message present → its files are still referenced.
+		expect([...manager.orphanedMessageFileIds()]).toEqual([])
+
+		// Drop-oldest removes the summary's API message and re-bases indices.
+		manager.compactOldestMessages(1)
+
+		expect([...manager.orphanedMessageFileIds()]).toEqual(['folded.md'])
+	})
+
+	it('a stale restart index fails before touching the transcript or the budget', async () => {
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		manager.displayMessages = [
+			{
+				role: 'user',
+				content: 'old',
+				index: 5,
+				files: [{ name: 'a.md', content: 'X'.repeat(100) }]
+			},
+			{ role: 'assistant', content: 'reply' }
+		] as any
+		manager.messages = [{ role: 'user', content: 'old' }] as any // index 5 is stale
+
+		await expect(manager.restartGeneration(0)).rejects.toThrow(
+			'No actual user message found to restart from'
+		)
+		// Nothing was mutated and no resend reservation lingers: the budget still
+		// counts only the transcript's 100 bytes.
+		expect(manager.displayMessages).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(manager.messages).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('probe')).toBe(100)
+	})
+
+	// An edit is not committed until send, so cancelling it returns the message's
+	// persisted attachments. Charging only the (possibly emptied) edit stage would
+	// hand the bottom composer headroom that vanishes on cancel — remove the files
+	// in the editor, fill the bottom draft, cancel, and the transcript overflows.
+	it('charges an edited message at its persisted size until the edit commits', () => {
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		manager.displayMessages = [
+			{ role: 'user', content: 'big', files: [{ name: 'a.md', content: 'X'.repeat(4000) }] }
+		] as any
+
+		// Edit box mounted on message 0 with its attachment removed (stage 0):
+		// the bottom composer must still see the 4000 persisted bytes.
+		manager.setComposerStaged('edit', 0, 0)
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('main')).toBe(4000)
+
+		// Once the editor stages more than the original, the larger figure wins.
+		manager.setComposerStaged('edit', 0, 9000)
+		expect(manager.attachmentBytesExcluding('main')).toBe(9000)
 	})
 
 	it('drops queued images when the conversation is switched away', async () => {
@@ -1391,6 +1620,29 @@ describe('AIChatManager queued messages', () => {
 		expect(chips.map((c) => c.selector).sort()).toEqual(['div.a', 'div.b'])
 	})
 
+	it('merges a follow-up queued during a failed auto-send instead of clobbering it', async () => {
+		replyWith('done')
+		const manager = createManager(createInputMock())
+		const chipA = { type: 'app_dom_selector', selector: '#a', appPath: 'p' } as any
+		const chipB = { type: 'app_dom_selector', selector: '#b', appPath: 'p' } as any
+		manager.beforeSend = vi
+			.fn()
+			.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined)
+			.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+				// A follow-up arrives while the queued auto-send is in preflight; the
+				// failed send's restore must merge on top of it, not replace it.
+				manager.queueMessage('typed during preflight', [], [chipB])
+				throw new Error('workspace commit failed')
+			})
+
+		manager.queueMessage('first queued', [], [chipA])
+		await manager.sendRequest({ instructions: 'first' })
+
+		expect(manager.queuedMessage).toBe('first queued\n\ntyped during preflight')
+		// Both entries' pinned contexts survive the restore, older first.
+		expect(manager.queuedContext?.map((c: any) => c.selector)).toEqual(['#a', '#b'])
+	})
+
 	it('re-queues the message when its auto-send is rejected by beforeSend', async () => {
 		replyWith('done')
 		const input = createInputMock()
@@ -1422,7 +1674,7 @@ describe('AIChatManager queued messages', () => {
 
 		expect(accepted).toBe(false)
 		expect(mocks.runChatLoop).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-		expect(input.restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('look', [], [img('a')])
+		expect(input.restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('look', [], [img('a')], [])
 		// the optimistic bubble is rolled back
 		expect(manager.displayMessages).toHaveLength(0)
 	})
@@ -1851,6 +2103,32 @@ describe('AIChatManager context compaction', () => {
 		expect(manager.contextUsage).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 
+	it('carries folded-away message files on the summary', async () => {
+		mocks.getCurrentModel.mockReturnValue(gpt4oModel)
+		mocks.tryGetCurrentModel.mockReturnValue(gpt4oModel)
+		mocks.getNonStreamingCompletion.mockResolvedValue(
+			'<analysis>s</analysis><summary>SUM</summary>'
+		)
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		seedForSummary(manager)
+		const file = { name: 'notes.md', content: 'hello' }
+		// The identical file on TWO folded turns (identical content registers under
+		// one name) must carry as ONE summary entry.
+		manager.displayMessages = manager.displayMessages.map((m, i) =>
+			(i === 0 || i === 2) && m.role === 'user' ? { ...m, files: [file] } : m
+		)
+
+		await manager.sendRequest()
+
+		// The summary display message carries the folded-away file once, the API
+		// summary references it as still-readable, and the registry keeps its row.
+		expect(manager.displayMessages[0]).toMatchObject({ role: 'summary', files: [file] })
+		const sent = mocks.runChatLoop.mock.calls[mocks.runChatLoop.mock.calls.length - 1][0].messages
+		expect(sent[0].content).toContain('notes.md')
+		expect(sent[0].content).toContain('read_file')
+		expect(manager.attachedFiles.messageAttached.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['notes.md'])
+	})
+
 	// A take_screenshot follow-up is a `user` message with no display counterpart
 	// (appendPendingToolImages injects it). It must never become the tail
 	// boundary: `messages` and `displayMessages` would then be sliced at
@@ -2255,7 +2533,7 @@ describe('AIChatManager sendRequest lifecycle', () => {
 		expect(manager.displayMessages.some((m) => m.role === 'user')).toBe(false)
 		expect(manager.messages.some((m) => m.role === 'user')).toBe(false)
 		// ...and its text is handed back to the composer.
-		expect(restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('do a thing', [], [])
+		expect(restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('do a thing', [], [], [])
 		expect(manager.loading).toBe(false)
 	})
 
@@ -2284,7 +2562,7 @@ describe('AIChatManager sendRequest lifecycle', () => {
 
 		expect(manager.displayMessages).toHaveLength(0)
 		expect(manager.messages.some((m) => m.role === 'user')).toBe(false)
-		expect(restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('do a thing', [], [])
+		expect(restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('do a thing', [], [], [])
 		expect(manager.loading).toBe(false)
 	})
 
@@ -2386,7 +2664,7 @@ describe('AIChatManager sendRequest lifecycle', () => {
 		expect(manager.messages.some((m) => m.role === 'assistant')).toBe(false)
 		expect(manager.displayMessages.some((m) => m.role === 'assistant')).toBe(false)
 		expect(manager.displayMessages.some((m) => m.role === 'user')).toBe(false)
-		expect(restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('think hard', [], [])
+		expect(restoreInstructions).toHaveBeenCalledWith('think hard', [], [], [])
 		expect(manager.loading).toBe(false)
 	})
 
@@ -2683,3 +2961,45 @@ describe('DOM selector chips scoped by app path', () => {
 		expect(queuedSelectors).toEqual(['div.a', 'div.b'])
 	})
 })
+
+// Guards the seam behind the open_preview(pipeline) fix: the pipeline editor
+// registers build_pipeline_node / edit_pipeline_node asynchronously on mount, so
+// open_preview must wait for that registration before returning or the model's
+// next turn races the mount and hits "Unknown tool call".
+describe('AIChatManager.waitForPipelineHelpers', () => {
+	function fakePipelineHelpers(): PipelineAIChatHelpers {
+		return {
+			getPipelineContext: () => ({ folder: 'f', mode: 'edit', nodes: [], assets: [] }),
+			getNodeBody: async () => undefined,
+			proposeNode: async () => ({ path: '', detectedReads: [], detectedWrites: [] }),
+			editNode: async () => ({ detectedReads: [], detectedWrites: [] }),
+			removeProposedNode: async () => {},
+			testNode: async () => undefined
+		}
+	}
+
+	it('resolves true immediately when a pipeline editor is already registered', async () => {
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		manager.setPipelineHelpers(fakePipelineHelpers())
+		await expect(manager.waitForPipelineHelpers(1000)).resolves.toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('resolves true once a pipeline editor registers', async () => {
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		let outcome: boolean | undefined
+		const wait = manager.waitForPipelineHelpers(1000).then((v) => (outcome = v))
+		await Promise.resolve()
+		expect(outcome).toBeUndefined()
+		manager.setPipelineHelpers(fakePipelineHelpers())
+		await wait
+		expect(outcome).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	// The false result is the signal the open_preview handler needs: a backgrounded
+	// session's editor never mounts, so it must report "tools unavailable" rather
+	// than silently claim success.
+	it('resolves false after the timeout when no editor ever registers', async () => {
+		const manager = new AIChatManager()
+		await expect(manager.waitForPipelineHelpers(10)).resolves.toBe(false)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatMessage.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatMessage.svelte
index b6c6d20c64..61d9a47966 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatMessage.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatMessage.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import { RefreshCwIcon, Undo2Icon } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import AIChatInput from './AIChatInput.svelte'
-	import type { ContextElement } from './context'
+	import { createAttachedFileContextElement, type ContextElement } from './context'
 	import ToolExecutionDisplay from './ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte'
 	import CompactionBoundary from './CompactionBoundary.svelte'
 	import { messageDraft, segments } from './chatDraft'
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 </script>
 
 {#if message.role === 'summary'}
-	<CompactionBoundary content={message.content} />
+	<CompactionBoundary content={message.content} files={message.files} />
 {:else}
 	<div
 		class={twMerge(
@@ -74,11 +74,27 @@
 		onclick={() => editMessage()}
 		onkeydown={() => {}}
 	>
-		{#if message.role === 'user' && message.contextElements && editingMessageIndex !== messageIndex}
-			<div class="flex flex-row gap-1 mb-1 overflow-scroll no-scrollbar px-2">
-				{#each message.contextElements as element}
+		<!-- One wrapping row for every badge on the message: selected context / DOM
+		     picks and attached files, side by side. Clicks stay inside the row: the
+		     wrapper's click opens edit mode, which would unmount a badge's preview
+		     popover the instant it opens. -->
+		{#if message.role === 'user' && editingMessageIndex !== messageIndex && ((message.contextElements?.length ?? 0) > 0 || (message.files?.length ?? 0) > 0)}
+			<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+			<div
+				class="flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-1 mb-1 px-2"
+				onclick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+				onkeydown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+			>
+				{#each message.contextElements ?? [] as element}
 					<ContextElementBadge contextElement={element} compact />
 				{/each}
+				<!-- Index in the key: same-named entries can survive in older transcripts. -->
+				{#each message.files ?? [] as file, i (`${file.id ?? file.name}:${i}`)}
+					<ContextElementBadge
+						contextElement={createAttachedFileContextElement(file.name, file.content)}
+						compact
+					/>
+				{/each}
 			</div>
 		{/if}
 		{#if message.role === 'user' && editingMessageIndex === messageIndex}
@@ -89,6 +105,7 @@
 					initialInstructions={message.content}
 					initialPastes={message.pastes}
 					initialImages={aiChatManager.storedImages(messageIndex)}
+					initialFiles={message.files}
 					{editingMessageIndex}
 					onClickOutside={() => (editingMessageIndex = null)}
 					onKeyDown={(e) => {
@@ -119,8 +136,9 @@
 							{/each}
 						</div>
 					{/if}
-					<!-- Text-free messages show only their context chips / images — no
-					     empty bubble (empty sends require chips or images to go out). -->
+					<!-- Text-free messages show only their context chips / images / file
+					     chips — no empty bubble (empty sends require chips, images, or
+					     files to go out). -->
 					{#if message.content.trim() !== ''}
 						<div
 							class="text-xs px-3 py-2 w-fit max-w-[min(32rem,100%)] bg-surface-accent-selected text-accent rounded-lg relative group break-words"
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AiChatLayout.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AiChatLayout.svelte
index 19c06c4330..89574edf3e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AiChatLayout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AiChatLayout.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	import { classNames } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { Pane, Splitpanes } from 'svelte-splitpanes'
 	import AiChat from './AIChat.svelte'
+	import SessionsBetaBanner from '$lib/components/sessions/SessionsBetaBanner.svelte'
 	import { zIndexes } from '$lib/zIndexes'
 	import { userStore, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { chatState } from './sharedChatState.svelte'
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@
 		children: any
 		onMenuOpen?: () => void
 		disableAi?: boolean
+		// Only the root layout's docked chat is the "legacy" counterpart of AI
+		// Sessions — SDK wrappers reuse this layout for script/flow chats where
+		// the sessions beta banner would make no sense.
+		showSessionsBetaBanner?: boolean
 	}
 	let {
 		noPadding: noBorder = false,
@@ -29,7 +34,8 @@
 		isMobile = false,
 		children,
 		onMenuOpen,
-		disableAi
+		disableAi,
+		showSessionsBetaBanner = false
 	}: Props = $props()
 
 	// The desktop rail is fixed-positioned, so the content is offset by a matching
@@ -99,7 +105,12 @@
 				minSize={15}
 				class={`flex flex-col min-h-0 z-[${zIndexes.aiChat}]`}
 			>
-				<AiChat />
+				<div class="flex-1 min-h-0">
+					<AiChat />
+				</div>
+				{#if showSessionsBetaBanner}
+					<SessionsBetaBanner variant="legacy" />
+				{/if}
 			</Pane>
 		{/if}
 	</Splitpanes>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/CompactionBoundary.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/CompactionBoundary.svelte
index af9888bc93..3a04ebccf2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/CompactionBoundary.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/CompactionBoundary.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import { ChevronDown, ChevronRight, History } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import type { AttachedTextFile } from './textFileUtils'
 
-	let { content }: { content: string } = $props()
+	let { content, files }: { content: string; files?: AttachedTextFile[] } = $props()
 
 	let expanded = $state(false)
 </script>
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 			startIcon={{ icon: expanded ? ChevronDown : ChevronRight }}
 			onclick={() => (expanded = !expanded)}
 		>
-			<span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-2xs text-tertiary">
+			<span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-normal text-2xs">
 				<History size={12} />
 				Summarized earlier conversation
 			</span>
@@ -28,6 +29,13 @@
 			class="mt-2 max-h-80 overflow-y-auto whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-md bg-surface-secondary p-3 text-xs text-secondary"
 		>
 			{content}
+			{#if files && files.length > 0}
+				<!-- Attachments from the summarized turns, carried across the boundary
+				     (still tool-readable) — named here, not rendered as interactive chips. -->
+				<div class="mt-2 pt-2 border-t text-2xs text-tertiary">
+					Files added by the user: {files.map((f) => f.name).join(', ')}
+				</div>
+			{/if}
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ContextElementBadge.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ContextElementBadge.svelte
index 326dcabd7b..412fdf641f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ContextElementBadge.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ContextElementBadge.svelte
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	import HighlightCode from '$lib/components/HighlightCode.svelte'
 	import FlowModuleIcon from '$lib/components/flows/FlowModuleIcon.svelte'
 	import type { FlowModule } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { getFileIcon } from '$lib/components/icons/fileIcon'
 
 	interface Props {
 		contextElement: ContextElement
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@
 		'app_dom_selector',
 		'workspace_app',
 		'workspace_script',
-		'workspace_flow'
+		'workspace_flow',
+		'attached_file'
 	])
 	const icon = ContextIconMap[untrack(() => contextElement).type]
 	let showDelete = $state(false)
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@
 					<X size={iconSize} />
 				{:else if contextElement.type === 'flow_module' || contextElement.type === 'flow_module_code_piece'}
 					<FlowModuleIcon module={contextElement as FlowModule} size={iconSize} />
+				{:else if contextElement.type === 'attached_file'}
+					{@const fileIcon = getFileIcon(contextElement.title)}
+					{@const FileIconComponent = fileIcon.icon}
+					<FileIconComponent size={iconSize} class={fileIcon.className ?? ''} />
 				{:else}
 					{@const SvelteComponent = icon}
 					<SvelteComponent size={iconSize} />
@@ -161,6 +167,14 @@
 				<div class="text-tertiary mb-1">Selected preview element</div>
 				<div class="font-mono break-all">{contextElement.selector}</div>
 			</div>
+		{:else if contextElement.type === 'attached_file'}
+			<div class="p-2 max-w-96 max-h-[300px] text-xs overflow-auto">
+				<pre class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words font-mono text-2xs"
+					>{contextElement.content.length > 5000
+						? contextElement.content.slice(0, 5000) + '\n…'
+						: contextElement.content}</pre
+				>
+			</div>
 		{/if}
 	{/snippet}
 </Popover>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ContextTextarea.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ContextTextarea.svelte
index f3967fe402..f9d5dbf777 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ContextTextarea.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ContextTextarea.svelte
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 		onRemoveContext?: (contextElement: ContextElement) => void
 		/** Called with image files found in a paste, so the host can attach them. */
 		onImageFiles?: (files: File[]) => void
+		/** Called with non-image files found in a paste, so the host can attach them. */
+		onTextFiles?: (files: File[]) => void
 		className?: string
 		onKeyDown?: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void
 		/** Rendered inside the input box, above the textarea (e.g. context chips). */
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
 		onAddContext,
 		onRemoveContext,
 		onImageFiles,
+		onTextFiles,
 		className = '',
 		onKeyDown = undefined,
 		leading
@@ -312,13 +315,14 @@
 		// a picture of them. An OS screenshot carries the image alone, so it still lands
 		// here. `onImageFiles` is unset outside GLOBAL, where attaching is unsupported —
 		// the paste must then fall through to text rather than be swallowed.
-		if (!text.trim() && onImageFiles) {
-			const imageFiles = Array.from(e.clipboardData?.files ?? []).filter((f) =>
-				f.type.startsWith('image/')
-			)
-			if (imageFiles.length > 0) {
+		if (!text.trim() && (onImageFiles || onTextFiles)) {
+			const pastedFiles = Array.from(e.clipboardData?.files ?? [])
+			const imageFiles = pastedFiles.filter((f) => f.type.startsWith('image/'))
+			const otherFiles = pastedFiles.filter((f) => !f.type.startsWith('image/'))
+			if ((imageFiles.length > 0 && onImageFiles) || (otherFiles.length > 0 && onTextFiles)) {
 				e.preventDefault()
-				onImageFiles(imageFiles)
+				if (imageFiles.length > 0) onImageFiles?.(imageFiles)
+				if (otherFiles.length > 0) onTextFiles?.(otherFiles)
 				return
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/HistoryManager.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/HistoryManager.svelte.ts
index beb3424998..24d7284b95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/HistoryManager.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/HistoryManager.svelte.ts
@@ -487,11 +487,15 @@ export default class HistoryManager {
 			const existingTitle = this.savedChats[this.currentChatId]?.title
 			const titleSource = displayMessages.find((m) => m.role !== 'summary') ?? displayMessages[0]
 			const derivedTitle = expanded(messageDraft(titleSource)).slice(0, 50)
-			// An image-only first turn has no text to derive from — fall back to the
-			// attachment's filename so the History menu entry isn't blank.
+			// An attachment-only first turn has no text to derive from — fall back to
+			// the attachment's filename so the History menu entry isn't blank.
 			const imageFallback =
-				titleSource.role === 'user' && titleSource.images?.length
-					? (titleSource.images[0].name ?? 'Image attachment')
+				titleSource.role === 'user'
+					? titleSource.images?.length
+						? (titleSource.images[0].name ?? 'Image attachment')
+						: titleSource.files?.length
+							? titleSource.files[0].name
+							: ''
 					: ''
 			// A hydrated omission marker is not user text — deriving from it would
 			// overwrite the filename title an evicted image-only chat was given.
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/QueuedMessageChip.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/QueuedMessageChip.svelte
index 54c55864c1..0e1ec12e74 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/QueuedMessageChip.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/QueuedMessageChip.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
-	import { X } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { FileText, X } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import ContextElementBadge from './ContextElementBadge.svelte'
 	import { contextElementKey } from './context'
 	import { getAiChatManager } from './aiChatManagerContext'
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
 	const aiChatManager = getAiChatManager()
 </script>
 
-<!-- Image-only and context-only queues have empty text; without their image /
-     badge row the queued draft would be invisible — undismissable, then
-     auto-sent as a surprise turn. Badges render here only for context-ONLY
-     queues: text queues pin the same chips, but those stay visible in the
-     composer, and repeating them would read as two selections. -->
-{#if aiChatManager.queuedMessage || aiChatManager.queuedImages.length > 0 || (aiChatManager.queuedContext?.length ?? 0) > 0}
+<!-- Attachment-only and context-only queues have empty text; without their
+     image / file / badge row the queued draft would be invisible —
+     undismissable, then auto-sent as a surprise turn. Context badges render
+     here only for context-ONLY queues: text queues pin the same chips, but
+     those stay visible in the composer, and repeating them would read as two
+     selections. -->
+{#if aiChatManager.queuedMessage || aiChatManager.queuedImages.length > 0 || aiChatManager.queuedFiles.length > 0 || (aiChatManager.queuedContext?.length ?? 0) > 0}
 	<div
 		class="mb-1 flex flex-row items-start gap-1 rounded-md bg-surface-input px-3 py-2 opacity-60"
 		title={aiChatManager.queuedMessage}
@@ -35,11 +36,24 @@
 					{/each}
 				</div>
 			{/if}
+			{#if aiChatManager.queuedFiles.length > 0}
+				<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-1 {aiChatManager.queuedMessage ? 'mb-1' : ''}">
+					{#each aiChatManager.queuedFiles as file, i (i)}
+						<span
+							class="flex flex-row items-center gap-1 px-1.5 rounded border border-border-light text-2xs text-secondary max-w-36"
+							title={file.name}
+						>
+							<FileText size={10} class="shrink-0" />
+							<span class="truncate min-w-0">{file.name}</span>
+						</span>
+					{/each}
+				</div>
+			{/if}
 			{#if aiChatManager.queuedMessage}
 				<p class="text-xs text-secondary whitespace-pre-wrap line-clamp-2">
 					{aiChatManager.queuedMessage}
 				</p>
-			{:else if aiChatManager.queuedImages.length === 0 && aiChatManager.queuedContext?.length}
+			{:else if aiChatManager.queuedImages.length === 0 && aiChatManager.queuedFiles.length === 0 && aiChatManager.queuedContext?.length}
 				<div class="flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-1">
 					{#each aiChatManager.queuedContext as element (contextElementKey(element))}
 						<ContextElementBadge contextElement={element} compact />
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
index 59c9dcede4..8360ed962f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	import { slide } from 'svelte/transition'
 	import ToolContentDisplay from './ToolContentDisplay.svelte'
 	import ToolMessageActions from './ToolMessageActions.svelte'
+	import ToolPreviewCard from './ToolPreviewCard.svelte'
 	import AskUserQuestionDisplay from './AskUserQuestionDisplay.svelte'
 	import WebSearchSourcesDisplay from './WebSearchSourcesDisplay.svelte'
 	import ExpandableImage from '$lib/components/common/image/ExpandableImage.svelte'
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@
 	const activeUserQuestion = $derived(
 		isActiveUserQuestion(message) ? message.userQuestion : undefined
 	)
+
+	// The preview chip sits on the header row (to the right of the tool-call text);
+	// shown once the tool settled, never while loading/erroring/awaiting confirmation.
+	const showPreviewChip = $derived(
+		Boolean(
+			message.previewCard && !message.isLoading && !message.error && !message.needsConfirmation
+		)
+	)
 </script>
 
 {#if activeUserQuestion}
@@ -57,32 +66,48 @@
 {:else}
 	<div class="font-mono text-xs">
 		<!-- Collapsible Header -->
-		<button
-			class={twMerge(
-				'py-0.5 my-0.5 rounded-md hover:bg-surface-hover transition-colors inline-flex items-center text-left',
-				message.needsConfirmation ? 'opacity-80' : ''
-			)}
-			onclick={() => (isExpanded = !isExpanded)}
-			disabled={!detailsAvailable && !message.isStreamingArguments}
-		>
-			<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
-				{#if message.isLoading && !message.needsConfirmation}
-					<Loader2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin text-blue-500" />
-				{/if}
-				<span class="text-primary font-medium text-2xs">
-					{message.content}
-				</span>
+		{#snippet headerButton()}
+			<button
+				class={twMerge(
+					'min-w-0 py-0.5 my-0.5 rounded-md hover:bg-surface-hover transition-colors inline-flex items-center text-left',
+					message.needsConfirmation ? 'opacity-80' : ''
+				)}
+				onclick={() => (isExpanded = !isExpanded)}
+				disabled={!detailsAvailable && !message.isStreamingArguments}
+			>
+				<div class="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
+					{#if message.isLoading && !message.needsConfirmation}
+						<Loader2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin text-blue-500 shrink-0" />
+					{/if}
+					<span
+						class={twMerge('text-primary font-medium text-2xs', showPreviewChip ? 'truncate' : '')}
+					>
+						{message.content}
+					</span>
 
-				{#if detailsAvailable || message.isStreamingArguments}
-					<ChevronRight
-						class={twMerge(
-							'w-3 h-3 text-secondary transition-transform duration-150',
-							isExpanded ? 'rotate-90' : ''
-						)}
-					/>
-				{/if}
+					{#if detailsAvailable || message.isStreamingArguments}
+						<ChevronRight
+							class={twMerge(
+								'w-3 h-3 text-secondary transition-transform duration-150 shrink-0',
+								isExpanded ? 'rotate-90' : ''
+							)}
+						/>
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+			</button>
+		{/snippet}
+
+		<!-- Discrete preview chip for an item a tool created/updated, pinned to
+		     the right of the header row. Rendered inline (not gated on expand) so it
+		     stays visible after the tool collapses. -->
+		{#if showPreviewChip && message.previewCard}
+			<div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+				{@render headerButton()}
+				<ToolPreviewCard card={message.previewCard} />
 			</div>
-		</button>
+		{:else}
+			{@render headerButton()}
+		{/if}
 
 		<!-- Image a tool produced (e.g. take_screenshot) — shown inline, not gated on expand. -->
 		{#if message.imageUrl}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolMessageActions.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolMessageActions.svelte
index 58ebfe2bb8..02612492a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolMessageActions.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolMessageActions.svelte
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
 			const config = navigatePageConfig[action.page] ?? { title: action.page, icon: Route }
 			return { ...config, subtitle: action.label, buttonIcon: ArrowRight }
 		}
+		if (action.type === 'open_item_preview') {
+			// Preview-item cards render through ToolPreviewCard, not here; keep this branch
+			// only so the exhaustive union stays type-safe.
+			return { title: action.label, icon: SquarePen, subtitle: action.path, buttonIcon: ArrowRight }
+		}
 		const key: ActionCardKey | undefined =
 			action.resource === 'trigger' ? action.triggerKind : action.resource
 		const config = key
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolPreviewCard.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolPreviewCard.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81d00fd8e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolPreviewCard.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { PanelRight } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
+	import RowIcon from '$lib/components/common/table/RowIcon.svelte'
+	import type { IconType } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { runToolDisplayAction } from './createdResourceActions.svelte'
+	import { openItemPreviewAction, type PreviewCardKind } from './shared'
+
+	interface Props {
+		card: { kind: PreviewCardKind; path: string }
+	}
+
+	let { card }: Props = $props()
+
+	const kindLabel = $derived(card.kind === 'raw_app' ? 'app' : card.kind)
+
+	let opening = $state(false)
+	async function open() {
+		if (opening) return
+		opening = true
+		try {
+			await runToolDisplayAction(openItemPreviewAction(card.kind, card.path))
+		} finally {
+			opening = false
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<Button
+	variant="default"
+	unifiedSize="2xs"
+	disabled={opening}
+	title="Open {kindLabel} preview: {card.path}"
+	onClick={open}
+	startIcon={{ icon: RowIcon as unknown as IconType, props: { kind: card.kind, size: 12 } }}
+	endIcon={{ icon: PanelRight }}
+	wrapperClasses="shrink-0"
+>
+	<!-- The chip renders inside the tool row's font-mono scope; the label is UI text.
+	     (font-main, not font-sans — this Tailwind config only defines main/mono.) -->
+	<span class="font-main">Preview</span>
+</Button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/context.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/context.ts
index 3537b757f5..bf915515db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/context.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/context.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 	TriangleAlert,
 	Diff,
 	FileCode,
+	FileText,
 	Code2,
 	TextSelect,
 	Table2,
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ export const ContextIconMap = {
 	app_dom_selector: MousePointer2,
 	workspace_script: Code2,
 	workspace_flow: BarsStaggered,
-	workspace_app: LayoutDashboard
+	workspace_app: LayoutDashboard,
+	// Fallback — the badge renders attached_file with the per-extension file icon.
+	attached_file: FileText
 	// flow_module type is handled with FlowModuleIcon
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +286,22 @@ export interface WorkspaceAppElement {
 	summary?: string
 }
 
+/** Message-attached text file, rendered with the shared context badge. Never part
+ * of `selectedContext` — constructed at render time from the composer's / a sent
+ * message's `files` state (see createAttachedFileContextElement). */
+export interface AttachedFileElement {
+	type: 'attached_file'
+	title: string
+	content: string
+}
+
+export function createAttachedFileContextElement(
+	name: string,
+	content: string
+): AttachedFileElement {
+	return { type: 'attached_file', title: name, content }
+}
+
 export type ContextElement = (
 	| CodeElement
 	| ErrorElement
@@ -299,6 +318,7 @@ export type ContextElement = (
 	| WorkspaceScriptElement
 	| WorkspaceFlowElement
 	| WorkspaceAppElement
+	| AttachedFileElement
 ) & {
 	deletable?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ducklakeTools.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ducklakeTools.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdd8c74558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ducklakeTools.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const { listMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ listMock: vi.fn() }))
+
+vi.mock('./shared', () => ({
+	createToolDef: (_schema: unknown, name: string, description: string) => ({
+		type: 'function',
+		function: { name, description, parameters: {} }
+	})
+}))
+
+vi.mock('$lib/gen', () => ({
+	WorkspaceService: { listDucklakes: listMock }
+}))
+
+import { getDucklakeTools } from './ducklakeTools'
+
+function createToolCallbacks() {
+	return { setToolStatus: vi.fn(), removeToolStatus: vi.fn() }
+}
+
+function run(name: string, args: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+	const tool = getDucklakeTools().find((entry) => entry.def.function.name === name)
+	if (!tool) throw new Error(`${name} tool not found`)
+	return tool.fn({
+		args,
+		workspace: 'test-workspace',
+		helpers: {},
+		toolCallbacks: createToolCallbacks(),
+		toolId: `tool-${name}`
+	})
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => listMock.mockReset())
+
+describe('list_ducklakes', () => {
+	it('returns the configured catalog names', async () => {
+		listMock.mockResolvedValue(['main', 'analytics'])
+		const result = await run('list_ducklakes')
+		expect(listMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ workspace: 'test-workspace' })
+		expect(JSON.parse(result)).toEqual({ ducklakes: ['main', 'analytics'] })
+	})
+
+	it('explains the storage prerequisite with role-appropriate steps when none exist', async () => {
+		listMock.mockResolvedValue([])
+		const result = await run('list_ducklakes')
+		expect(result).toContain('No DuckLake catalogs are configured')
+		expect(result).toContain('Workspace settings → Object Storage')
+		expect(result).toContain('ask a workspace admin')
+		// Drafting is not blocked: the message must say the scripts can still be drafted.
+		expect(result).toContain('still draft the pipeline scripts')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ducklakeTools.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ducklakeTools.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a76e63905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ducklakeTools.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { z } from 'zod'
+import { WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
+import { createToolDef, type Tool } from './shared'
+
+/**
+ * Workspace-scoped DuckLake readiness tool, the pipeline counterpart to
+ * `list_datatables` in `datatableTools.ts`.
+ *
+ * A data pipeline materializes DuckLake tables and reads/writes S3 assets, which
+ * only work once the workspace has object storage + a DuckLake catalog
+ * configured. This tool lets the chat detect that prerequisite (and warn with
+ * role-appropriate next steps) instead of silently producing a pipeline that
+ * cannot run. It is a plain read gated only by workspace membership, so it needs
+ * no app context and belongs in the global tool set.
+ */
+
+/** List the names of the DuckLake catalogs configured in the workspace. */
+export async function listDucklakes(workspace: string): Promise<string[]> {
+	return await WorkspaceService.listDucklakes({ workspace })
+}
+
+const NO_DUCKLAKES_CONFIGURED_MESSAGE =
+	'No DuckLake catalogs are configured in this workspace. A data pipeline that materializes DuckLake tables or reads/writes S3 assets cannot run until object storage and a DuckLake catalog are set up. ' +
+	'You can still draft the pipeline scripts, but tell the user how to enable it by role: a workspace admin adds object storage under Workspace settings → Object Storage (S3/Azure/GCS), then a DuckLake catalog on top of it; a user without admin rights should ask a workspace admin. ' +
+	"Do not assume a default 'main' DuckLake exists."
+
+const listDucklakesSchema = z.object({})
+const listDucklakesToolDef = createToolDef(
+	listDucklakesSchema,
+	'list_ducklakes',
+	'List the DuckLake catalogs configured in this workspace, by name. Call this before building or deploying a data pipeline that materializes DuckLake tables or reads/writes S3 assets: if it returns none, the workspace has no object storage + DuckLake configured and the pipeline cannot run until a workspace admin sets it up. Returns names only.'
+)
+
+/** The workspace DuckLake tools, for registration in global mode. */
+export function getDucklakeTools(): Tool<{}>[] {
+	return [
+		{
+			def: listDucklakesToolDef,
+			fn: async ({ workspace, toolId, toolCallbacks }) => {
+				toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: 'Listing DuckLake catalogs...' })
+				try {
+					const ducklakes = await listDucklakes(workspace)
+					if (ducklakes.length === 0) {
+						toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+							content:
+								'No DuckLake configured — set up object storage + DuckLake in workspace settings'
+						})
+						return NO_DUCKLAKES_CONFIGURED_MESSAGE
+					}
+					toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+						content: `Listed ${ducklakes.length} DuckLake catalog(s)`
+					})
+					return JSON.stringify({ ducklakes }, null, 2)
+				} catch (e) {
+					const errorMsg = `Error listing DuckLake catalogs: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`
+					toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: errorMsg, error: errorMsg })
+					return errorMsg
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/AttachedFilesBar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/AttachedFilesBar.svelte
index 50b961c090..ec52c90ab9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/AttachedFilesBar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/AttachedFilesBar.svelte
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 {/snippet}
 
 {#if cards.length > 0}
-	<div class="flex flex-row flex-nowrap items-center gap-1 mt-1 mb-1 min-w-0" role="list">
+	<div class="flex flex-row flex-nowrap items-center gap-1 min-w-0" role="list">
 		{#each visible as card (card.key)}
 			{@render chip(card)}
 		{/each}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFiles.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFiles.svelte.ts
index 124b390ec2..6a4b93ee94 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFiles.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFiles.svelte.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 	ensurePersistentStorage,
 	type PersistedAttachedItem
 } from './attachedFilesDB'
+import { sanitizeAttachmentName } from '../textFileUtils'
 import { enumerateDir, isIgnoredPath, queryReadPermission, requestReadPermission } from './fsAccess'
 
 export type AttachedFileStatus = 'indexing' | 'ready' | 'error' | 'locked' | 'unavailable'
@@ -45,6 +46,19 @@ export interface AttachedFile extends FileEntry {
 	 * (locked/unavailable). Consumers should read `store.folders` instead of testing this.
 	 */
 	isFolderRoot?: boolean
+	/** Attached to a chat message: readable via the file tools like any other row,
+	 * but hidden from the session footer bar (its chip lives on the message). */
+	messageScoped?: boolean
+	/** Stable content-hash id (message-scoped rows only) — the reference the
+	 * transcript and prompt carry. Names are display-only and may collide;
+	 * lookups join on this. See attachedTextFileId. */
+	id?: string
+	/** Raw pre-sanitization source name (session rows) — the re-link identity.
+	 * Display names lose information (sanitize + suffix), so a re-link must
+	 * match on the raw name it arrives under: two distinct raw names that
+	 * sanitize identically are different files even with equal stats. Falls back
+	 * to `name` for rows persisted before provenance existed. */
+	sourceName?: string
 }
 
 /** A linked folder as a first-class object — consumers read this instead of re-grouping rows. */
@@ -87,8 +101,31 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 		return this.files
 	}
 	get(name: string): AttachedFile | undefined {
-		// Resolve to a real file — a folder-root placeholder may share the folder's name.
-		return this.files.find((f) => f.name === name && !f.isFolderRoot)
+		// Name lookup. A bare name is the roster's namespace: session links are
+		// advertised by filename and have no other handle, so they resolve first —
+		// a same-named message attachment must not shadow them (it is addressed by
+		// id). Message rows resolve by name only as the fallback, for transcripts
+		// persisted before ids existed.
+		// Folder-root placeholders may share a name with a real file — never resolve to one.
+		return (
+			this.files.find((f) => f.name === name && !f.isFolderRoot && !f.messageScoped) ??
+			this.files.find((f) => f.name === name && f.messageScoped)
+		)
+	}
+	/** Resolve a tool-supplied file reference: stable id first (how message
+	 * attachments are addressed), then name (session links + legacy prompts).
+	 * The composite label the roster and search hits print — `name (file id: x)`
+	 * — resolves too: models echo references verbatim, so the printed form must
+	 * be a valid one. Exact matches win over label interpretation: a row whose
+	 * literal filename happens to look like a label stays addressable by it. */
+	resolve(ref: string): AttachedFile | undefined {
+		const exact = this.files.find((f) => f.id === ref) ?? this.get(ref)
+		if (exact) return exact
+		const label = ref.match(/^(.*) \(file id: ([^)]+)\)$/)
+		if (label) {
+			return this.files.find((f) => f.id === label[2]) ?? this.get(label[1])
+		}
+		return undefined
 	}
 	readyFiles(): AttachedFile[] {
 		// Folder-root placeholders aren't real files — never expose them to the read/search tools.
@@ -114,8 +151,15 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 		}))
 	})
 
-	/** Files linked on their own (not as part of a folder). */
-	standalone: AttachedFile[] = $derived.by(() => this.files.filter((f) => !f.folder))
+	/** Files linked on their own (not as part of a folder or a message). */
+	standalone: AttachedFile[] = $derived.by(() =>
+		this.files.filter((f) => !f.folder && !f.messageScoped)
+	)
+
+	/** Files attached to chat messages — tool-readable, not shown in the footer bar. */
+	messageAttached: AttachedFile[] = $derived.by(() =>
+		this.files.filter((f) => !f.folder && f.messageScoped)
+	)
 
 	/** Number of locked folders needing a re-grant. */
 	get lockedCount(): number {
@@ -128,15 +172,57 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 	}
 
 	removeFile(name: string): void {
+		// Session rows only: message-scoped rows are managed by syncMessageScoped, and
+		// a footer chip removal must never take a same-named message attachment with it.
 		// Target the real file only — never a folder-root placeholder that happens to share
 		// the name (those are managed via removeFolder), else removing a same-named standalone
 		// file would also drop the folder's placeholder.
-		const f = this.files.find((x) => x.name === name && !x.isFolderRoot)
+		const f = this.files.find((x) => x.name === name && !x.isFolderRoot && !x.messageScoped)
 		if (!f) return
-		this.files = this.files.filter((x) => !(x.name === name && !x.isFolderRoot))
+		this.files = this.files.filter((x) => x !== f)
 		void this.#deleteRecord(f.sourceId)
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Reconcile message-scoped rows to exactly `wanted` — the union of files the
+	 * current transcript references, joined on the stable id. The transcript is
+	 * their durable home: rows are rebuilt from it on chat load and pruned when a
+	 * rollback or an edit/retry truncation drops the message that carried them.
+	 * Synchronous — decisions compare ids, never content — so rapid chat
+	 * switching cannot interleave two reconciliations.
+	 */
+	syncMessageScoped(wanted: { name: string; content: string; id: string }[]): void {
+		const wantedIds = new Set(wanted.map((f) => f.id))
+		for (const f of this.files.filter((x) => x.messageScoped)) {
+			if (!f.id || !wantedIds.has(f.id)) {
+				this.files = this.files.filter((x) => x !== f)
+				void this.#deleteRecord(f.sourceId)
+			}
+		}
+		this.registerMessageFiles(wanted)
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a message's attachments as tool-readable rows. Identity is the
+	 * content-hash id: a row already holding the id is reused (retry, sync
+	 * rebuild), and distinct files register independently even under one display
+	 * name. Rows are NOT persisted here — their durable home is the chat
+	 * transcript (DisplayMessage.files), from which syncMessageScoped rebuilds
+	 * them on load; a second copy in IndexedDB would only drift.
+	 */
+	registerMessageFiles(files: { name: string; content: string; id: string }[]): void {
+		for (const f of files) {
+			if (this.files.some((x) => x.messageScoped && x.id === f.id)) continue
+			this.#pushIndexing({
+				name: f.name,
+				file: new File([f.content], f.name, { type: 'text/plain' }),
+				sourceId: f.id,
+				messageScoped: true,
+				id: f.id
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
 	/** Remove every file linked as part of the given folder (and its persisted record). */
 	removeFolder(folder: string): void {
 		const ids = new Set(this.files.filter((f) => f.folder === folder).map((f) => f.sourceId))
@@ -157,34 +243,40 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 
 		for (const item of Array.from(input as ArrayLike<FileToAttach>)) {
 			const file = item instanceof File ? item : item.file
-			const desired =
+			// rawPath keys everything that must match the disk (folder split, junk
+			// filter, relPath); the sanitized form is what names may be compared and
+			// stored as — mixing the two is how dedupe once compared raw against
+			// sanitized and missed.
+			const rawPath =
 				(item instanceof File ? '' : (item.path ?? '')) ||
 				(file as File & { webkitRelativePath?: string }).webkitRelativePath ||
 				file.name ||
 				'file'
+			const folder = rawPath.includes('/') ? rawPath.split('/')[0] : undefined
+			if (folder && isIgnoredPath(rawPath)) continue // skip junk inside folders
 
-			const folder = desired.includes('/') ? desired.split('/')[0] : undefined
-			if (folder && isIgnoredPath(desired)) continue // skip junk inside folders
-
-			if (this.#isDuplicate(desired, file)) continue // silent no-op on re-link
+			if (this.#isDuplicate(rawPath, file)) {
+				continue // silent no-op on re-link
+			}
 
 			const reason = await this.#preflight(file)
 			if (reason) {
-				result.rejected.push({ name: desired, reason })
+				result.rejected.push({ name: sanitizeAttachmentName(rawPath), reason })
 				continue
 			}
 
-			const name = this.#uniqueName(desired)
-			const relPath = folder ? desired : undefined
+			const name = this.#claimName(rawPath)
+			const relPath = folder ? rawPath : undefined
 			const sourceId = createLongHash()
 
-			this.#pushIndexing({ name, file, folder, sourceId, relPath })
+			this.#pushIndexing({ name, sourceName: rawPath, file, folder, sourceId, relPath })
 			result.added.push(name)
 			void this.#persist({
 				id: sourceId,
 				sessionId: this.sessionId ?? '',
 				kind: 'snapshot',
 				name,
+				sourceName: rawPath,
 				folder,
 				relPath,
 				blob: file,
@@ -227,8 +319,16 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 				result.rejected.push({ name: path, reason: 'Not a text file' })
 				continue
 			}
-			const name = this.#uniqueName(path)
-			this.#pushIndexing({ name, file, folder, sourceId, handle: dirHandle, relPath: path })
+			const name = this.#claimName(path)
+			this.#pushIndexing({
+				name,
+				sourceName: path,
+				file,
+				folder,
+				sourceId,
+				handle: dirHandle,
+				relPath: path
+			})
 			result.added.push(name)
 		}
 		// Keep the folder represented even when it links empty (or all-binary): a placeholder
@@ -264,8 +364,12 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 						this.#pushPlaceholder(item, 'unavailable')
 						continue
 					}
+					// Claimed on read from the persisted RAW identity: legacy names can
+					// sanitize to one display name (both must stay resolvable), and the
+					// raw sourceName is what a later re-link dedupes against.
 					this.#pushIndexing({
-						name: item.name,
+						name: this.#claimName(item.sourceName ?? item.name),
+						sourceName: item.sourceName ?? item.name,
 						file: item.blob,
 						folder: item.folder,
 						relPath: item.relPath,
@@ -367,22 +471,28 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------- internals
 
-	/** Identical re-link (same name, or same File identity) → silent no-op. */
-	#isDuplicate(desired: string, file: File): boolean {
+	/** Identical session-file re-link (same name, or same File identity) → silent no-op.
+	 * Session rows only — message rows dedupe by their content-hash id in
+	 * registerMessageFiles, and a same-named row of the other scope is a
+	 * different file, not a duplicate. */
+	#isDuplicate(rawPath: string, file: File): boolean {
+		// "Duplicate" means the SAME source file re-linked: identical stats plus a
+		// matching RAW identity — the row's sourceName (raw name at link time,
+		// `name` fallback for pre-provenance rows) or, for folder children, the
+		// raw on-disk relPath. Never a display-name compare: sanitize and suffix
+		// both lose information, so two distinct raw names can share a display
+		// name even with equal stats and must both survive (#claimName suffixes
+		// the second).
 		return this.files.some(
 			(f) =>
 				// Folder-root placeholders aren't real files — they must not block attaching a
 				// standalone file that happens to share the folder's name.
 				!f.isFolderRoot &&
-				(f.name === desired ||
-					// Identical re-drop at the SAME relative path (its row name may have been
-					// auto-suffixed). Keyed on the path, NOT the basename — otherwise two distinct
-					// files sharing a basename under different folder subdirs (proj/a/index.ts vs
-					// proj/b/index.ts) would be wrongly deduped and silently dropped.
-					((f.relPath ?? f.name) === desired &&
-						f.size === file.size &&
-						f.file instanceof File &&
-						f.file.lastModified === file.lastModified))
+				!f.messageScoped &&
+				f.size === file.size &&
+				f.file instanceof File &&
+				f.file.lastModified === file.lastModified &&
+				((f.sourceName ?? f.name) === rawPath || f.relPath === rawPath)
 		)
 	}
 
@@ -402,16 +512,20 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 
 	#pushIndexing(p: {
 		name: string
+		sourceName?: string
 		file: File | Blob
 		folder?: string
 		sourceId: string
 		handle?: FileSystemDirectoryHandle
 		relPath?: string
+		messageScoped?: boolean
+		id?: string
 	}): void {
 		this.files = [
 			...this.files,
 			{
 				name: p.name,
+				sourceName: p.sourceName,
 				file: p.file,
 				size: p.file.size,
 				lineIndex: [],
@@ -420,7 +534,9 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 				folder: p.folder,
 				sourceId: p.sourceId,
 				handle: p.handle,
-				relPath: p.relPath
+				relPath: p.relPath,
+				messageScoped: p.messageScoped,
+				id: p.id
 			}
 		]
 		void this.#indexFile(p.name, p.file)
@@ -431,10 +547,18 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 		status: AttachedFileStatus,
 		isFolderRoot = false
 	): void {
+		// File placeholders claim like any row (a legacy name may collide once
+		// sanitized); folder-root placeholders keep the folder key's name and stay
+		// outside name uniqueness — they may legitimately share a name with a file.
+		const name = isFolderRoot
+			? sanitizeAttachmentName(item.name)
+			: this.#claimName(item.sourceName ?? item.name)
+		const sourceName = isFolderRoot ? undefined : (item.sourceName ?? item.name)
 		this.files = [
 			...this.files,
 			{
-				name: item.name,
+				name,
+				sourceName,
 				file: EMPTY,
 				size: item.size ?? 0,
 				lineIndex: [],
@@ -453,8 +577,16 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 		const children = await enumerateDir(dirHandle)
 		for (const { file, path } of children) {
 			if (!(await this.#sniffText(file))) continue
-			const name = this.#uniqueName(path)
-			this.#pushIndexing({ name, file, folder, sourceId, handle: dirHandle, relPath: path })
+			const name = this.#claimName(path)
+			this.#pushIndexing({
+				name,
+				sourceName: path,
+				file,
+				folder,
+				sourceId,
+				handle: dirHandle,
+				relPath: path
+			})
 		}
 		this.#ensureFolderRow(sourceId, folder, dirHandle)
 	}
@@ -501,22 +633,33 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 			if (!cur) {
 				// newly added on disk
 				if (!(await this.#sniffText(file))) continue
-				const name = this.#uniqueName(path)
-				this.#pushIndexing({ name, file, folder, sourceId, handle, relPath: path })
+				const name = this.#claimName(path)
+				this.#pushIndexing({
+					name,
+					sourceName: path,
+					file,
+					folder,
+					sourceId,
+					handle,
+					relPath: path
+				})
 			} else {
 				const curMod = cur.file instanceof File ? cur.file.lastModified : undefined
 				if (file.size !== cur.size || file.lastModified !== curMod) {
-					// content changed → re-read + re-index
-					this.#patch(cur.name, { file, size: file.size, status: 'indexing' })
+					// content changed → re-read + re-index. Patch by row identity — a
+					// message attachment may share the display name.
+					this.files = this.files.map((f) =>
+						f === cur ? { ...f, file, size: file.size, status: 'indexing' } : f
+					)
 					void this.#indexFile(cur.name, file)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		// removed/renamed-away on disk → drop from memory
-		const removed = [...existing.values()].filter((f) => f.relPath && !seen.has(f.relPath))
-		if (removed.length > 0) {
-			const names = new Set(removed.map((f) => f.name))
-			this.files = this.files.filter((f) => !names.has(f.name))
+		// removed/renamed-away on disk → drop from memory (by row identity — a
+		// message attachment may share the display name and must survive)
+		const removed = new Set([...existing.values()].filter((f) => f.relPath && !seen.has(f.relPath)))
+		if (removed.size > 0) {
+			this.files = this.files.filter((f) => !removed.has(f))
 		}
 		this.#ensureFolderRow(sourceId, folder, handle)
 	}
@@ -563,9 +706,6 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 		}
 	}
 
-	#patch(name: string, changes: Partial<AttachedFile>): void {
-		this.files = this.files.map((f) => (f.name === name ? { ...f, ...changes } : f))
-	}
 	/**
 	 * Patch the row for `name` ONLY while it still holds the exact `file` we indexed.
 	 * `buildLineIndex` is async and unawaited; between its start and finish the row's
@@ -583,10 +723,22 @@ export class AttachedFilesStore {
 		this.files = this.files.map((f) => (f.sourceId === sourceId ? { ...f, ...changes } : f))
 	}
 
+	/** The only way a session row gets its display name: sanitize (control
+	 * characters must never reach model-facing text) then uniquify among session
+	 * rows. Every creation path — attach, folder expansion, refresh, persisted
+	 * restore — goes through here so none can skip a rule. Message rows stay out
+	 * by design (id-addressed, names may collide); `relPath`, `folder`, and the
+	 * row's `sourceName` (re-link identity) stay raw by design. */
+	#claimName(raw: string): string {
+		return this.#uniqueName(sanitizeAttachmentName(raw))
+	}
+
 	#uniqueName(original: string): string {
-		// Uniqueness is only among real files — folder-root placeholders may share a name
-		// with a standalone file and must not push it to a "(2)" suffix.
-		const taken = (n: string) => this.files.some((f) => f.name === n && !f.isFolderRoot)
+		// Uniqueness is only among session rows: folder-root placeholders aren't real
+		// files, and message rows are addressed by id — their display names neither
+		// block a session link nor need protecting from one.
+		const taken = (n: string) =>
+			this.files.some((f) => f.name === n && !f.isFolderRoot && !f.messageScoped)
 		if (!taken(original)) return original
 		const dot = original.lastIndexOf('.')
 		const base = dot > 0 ? original.slice(0, dot) : original
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFiles.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFiles.test.ts
index c81bc1f9c4..4376314c5f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFiles.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFiles.test.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,17 @@ vi.mock('./fileEngine', async (importOriginal) => {
 })
 
 import { AttachedFilesStore } from './attachedFiles.svelte'
+import { attachedTextFileId } from '../textFileUtils'
 
 function file(name: string, content: string, lastModified = 1): File {
 	return new File([content], name, { type: 'text/plain', lastModified })
 }
 
+/** A message attachment as the transcript carries it: name + content + stable id. */
+function mf(name: string, content: string): { name: string; content: string; id: string } {
+	return { name, content, id: attachedTextFileId(name, content) }
+}
+
 const dir = { kind: 'directory', name: 'proj' } as unknown as FileSystemDirectoryHandle
 
 async function settle(store: AttachedFilesStore) {
@@ -401,6 +407,31 @@ describe('AttachedFilesStore', () => {
 		}
 	})
 
+	it('keeps a session row indexable when a same-named message file registers mid-index', async () => {
+		buildMode = 'manual'
+		try {
+			const S = file('notes.md', 'session\n')
+			await store.addFiles([S]) // session row 'notes.md' (file S) → index pending
+
+			// A same-named message attachment rebuilds while S is still indexing —
+			// neither row is renamed, and neither index is stranded.
+			store.syncMessageScoped([mf('notes.md', 'message\n')])
+
+			for (const d of [...buildDeferreds]) d.resolve({ lineIndex: [0], lineCount: 1 })
+			await settle(store)
+
+			// Both rows ready: the message row via its id, the session row via name.
+			const messageRow = store.resolve(attachedTextFileId('notes.md', 'message\n'))
+			expect(messageRow?.messageScoped).toBe(true)
+			expect(messageRow?.status).toBe('ready')
+			const sessionRow = store.files.find((f) => f.name === 'notes.md' && !f.messageScoped)
+			expect(sessionRow?.status).toBe('ready')
+		} finally {
+			buildMode = 'real'
+			buildDeferreds.length = 0
+		}
+	})
+
 	it('removeFolder deletes the live folder record from storage (persisted session)', async () => {
 		const { deleteItem } = await import('./attachedFilesDB')
 		const s = new AttachedFilesStore()
@@ -473,4 +504,204 @@ describe('AttachedFilesStore', () => {
 		await settle(s)
 		expect(s.folders[0].files.map((f) => f.relPath)).toEqual(['proj/app.ts'])
 	})
+
+	it('a session link and a message attachment share a name independently', async () => {
+		await store.addFiles([file('notes.md', 'session content\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+
+		store.registerMessageFiles([mf('notes.md', 'message content\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+
+		// Two rows, one display name, independently addressable: the message row by
+		// its id, the session row by name (its roster handle — a bare-name resolve
+		// must return it, never the same-named message attachment shadowing it).
+		const messageRow = store.resolve(attachedTextFileId('notes.md', 'message content\n'))
+		expect(messageRow?.messageScoped).toBe(true)
+		expect(await (messageRow!.file as Blob).text()).toBe('message content\n')
+		const sessionRow = store.resolve('notes.md')
+		expect(sessionRow?.messageScoped).toBeFalsy()
+		expect(await (sessionRow!.file as Blob).text()).toBe('session content\n')
+
+		// A footer removal of the session file must not take the message row along.
+		store.removeFile('notes.md')
+		expect(store.resolve(messageRow!.id!)?.messageScoped).toBe(true)
+		expect(store.standalone).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('resolve falls back to a name lookup for legacy references', async () => {
+		// Chats persisted before ids existed reference message files by bare name.
+		store.registerMessageFiles([mf('notes.md', 'message content\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.resolve('notes.md')?.messageScoped).toBe(true)
+		expect(await (store.resolve('notes.md')!.file as Blob).text()).toBe('message content\n')
+	})
+
+	it('resolve accepts the printed composite label verbatim', async () => {
+		// Rosters and search hits print `name (file id: x)`; models echo references
+		// verbatim, so the printed form must resolve.
+		const f = mf('notes.md', 'message content\n')
+		store.registerMessageFiles([f])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.resolve(`notes.md (file id: ${f.id})`)?.id).toBe(f.id)
+	})
+
+	it('stores control-char filenames sanitized so the advertised name resolves', async () => {
+		// The roster prints sanitized names; the stored name must BE that name or
+		// the reference shown to the model would not resolve.
+		await store.addFiles([file('a\nb.md', 'controlled\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.get('a b.md')?.status).toBe('ready')
+		expect(store.resolve('a b.md')).toBeDefined()
+		expect(store.list().some((f) => f.name.includes('\n'))).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it('re-linking a control-char filename dedupes against the sanitized stored name', async () => {
+		await store.addFiles([file('a\nb.md', 'controlled\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		// The duplicate check must compare what is STORED (sanitized), not the raw
+		// re-link name — else every control-char file re-links as a "(2)" copy.
+		await store.addFiles([file('a\nb.md', 'controlled\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.standalone.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['a b.md'])
+	})
+
+	it('links two distinct files whose raw names sanitize identically — equal stats included', async () => {
+		// A display-name collision is NOT a duplicate: the re-link identity is the
+		// RAW name, so even identical size and mtime cannot collapse two distinct
+		// raw names into one row. The second claims a suffixed name.
+		await store.addFiles([file('a\nb.md', 'first\n', 1)])
+		await settle(store)
+		await store.addFiles([file('a\tb.md', 'other\n', 1)]) // same size, same mtime
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.standalone.map((f) => f.name).sort()).toEqual(['a b (2).md', 'a b.md'])
+
+		// Re-link of the suffixed file matches via its raw sourceName.
+		await store.addFiles([file('a\tb.md', 'other\n', 1)])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.standalone).toHaveLength(2)
+	})
+
+	it('re-link dedupe survives a reload — raw provenance is persisted', async () => {
+		const { getItemsForSession } = await import('./attachedFilesDB')
+		const record = (id: string, name: string, sourceName: string, blob: File) => ({
+			id,
+			sessionId: 's1',
+			kind: 'snapshot' as const,
+			name,
+			sourceName,
+			blob,
+			size: blob.size,
+			lastModified: blob.lastModified,
+			addedAt: 1
+		})
+		;(getItemsForSession as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+			record('r1', 'a b.md', 'a\nb.md', file('a b.md', 'first\n', 1)),
+			record('r2', 'a b (2).md', 'a\tb.md', file('a b (2).md', 'other\n', 2))
+		])
+		const s = new AttachedFilesStore()
+		await s.restore('s1', false)
+		await settle(s)
+		expect(s.standalone.map((f) => f.name).sort()).toEqual(['a b (2).md', 'a b.md'])
+
+		// Re-linking the original file behind the suffixed row must dedupe, not
+		// create `a b (3).md` — the raw identity rode the persisted record.
+		await s.addFiles([file('a\tb.md', 'other\n', 2)])
+		await settle(s)
+		expect(s.standalone).toHaveLength(2)
+	})
+
+	it('restore claims names, keeping legacy rows that sanitize identically distinct', async () => {
+		const { getItemsForSession } = await import('./attachedFilesDB')
+		const record = (id: string, name: string) => ({
+			id,
+			sessionId: 's1',
+			kind: 'snapshot' as const,
+			name,
+			blob: new Blob([`content ${id}\n`]),
+			size: 10,
+			lastModified: 1,
+			addedAt: 1
+		})
+		;(getItemsForSession as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+			record('r1', 'a\nb.md'),
+			record('r2', 'a\tb.md')
+		])
+		const s = new AttachedFilesStore()
+		await s.restore('s1', false)
+		await settle(s)
+		// Both legacy rows sanitize to `a b.md`; the claim must uniquify so each
+		// stays independently visible and resolvable.
+		expect(s.standalone.map((f) => f.name).sort()).toEqual(['a b (2).md', 'a b.md'])
+		expect(s.resolve('a b.md')).toBeDefined()
+		expect(s.resolve('a b (2).md')).toBeDefined()
+	})
+
+	it('resolve prefers a literal filename over label interpretation', async () => {
+		// A file literally named like a printed label must stay addressable by its
+		// exact name — label parsing must not strip it down to the base name.
+		await store.addFiles([file('notes (file id: missing)', 'literal\n'), file('notes', 'base\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(await (store.resolve('notes (file id: missing)')!.file as Blob).text()).toBe('literal\n')
+	})
+
+	it('syncMessageScoped reconciles rows to the transcript references', async () => {
+		store.syncMessageScoped([mf('a.md', 'aaa\n'), mf('b.md', 'bbb\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.messageAttached.map((f) => f.name).sort()).toEqual(['a.md', 'b.md'])
+
+		// A message dropped from the transcript prunes its row; the survivor stays.
+		store.syncMessageScoped([mf('a.md', 'aaa\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.messageAttached.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['a.md'])
+
+		store.syncMessageScoped([])
+		expect(store.messageAttached).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('back-to-back reconciliations commit only the latest set', async () => {
+		// Rapid chat switching fires syncs in quick succession; reconciliation is
+		// synchronous, so the last call's set simply wins.
+		store.syncMessageScoped([mf('old.md', 'OLD sentinel\n')])
+		store.syncMessageScoped([mf('new.md', 'NEW sentinel\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.messageAttached.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['new.md'])
+	})
+
+	it('syncMessageScoped replaces a stale row under the same name', async () => {
+		store.syncMessageScoped([mf('a.md', 'old\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+
+		// The transcript's copy changed (edited message): different content means a
+		// different id, so the stale row is pruned and the new one registered.
+		store.syncMessageScoped([mf('a.md', 'new\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.messageAttached.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['a.md'])
+		expect(await (store.get('a.md')!.file as Blob).text()).toBe('new\n')
+	})
+
+	it('keeps message-scoped files tool-readable but out of the footer roster', async () => {
+		store.registerMessageFiles([mf('notes.md', 'hello\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+
+		// Hidden from the session bar, listed for the tools, readable by id.
+		expect(store.standalone).toEqual([])
+		expect(store.messageAttached.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['notes.md'])
+		expect(store.resolve(attachedTextFileId('notes.md', 'hello\n'))?.status).toBe('ready')
+
+		// Identical re-registration (retry / sync rebuild) reuses the row — same id.
+		store.registerMessageFiles([mf('notes.md', 'hello\n')])
+		expect(store.messageAttached.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['notes.md'])
+
+		// A same-named file with DIFFERENT content is another message's attachment:
+		// distinct id, its own row, both independently readable under one label.
+		store.registerMessageFiles([mf('notes.md', 'other\n')])
+		await settle(store)
+		expect(store.messageAttached.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['notes.md', 'notes.md'])
+		expect(
+			await (store.resolve(attachedTextFileId('notes.md', 'other\n'))!.file as Blob).text()
+		).toBe('other\n')
+		expect(
+			await (store.resolve(attachedTextFileId('notes.md', 'hello\n'))!.file as Blob).text()
+		).toBe('hello\n')
+	})
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFilesDB.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFilesDB.ts
index 36f9ac4fbe..fe051ef8cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFilesDB.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/attachedFilesDB.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export interface PersistedAttachedItem {
 	kind: AttachedItemKind
 	/** Display name: relative path for files, folder name for dir-handle records. */
 	name: string
+	/** Raw pre-sanitization source name — the re-link identity. Absent on records
+	 * persisted before provenance existed (dedupe then falls back to `name`). */
+	sourceName?: string
 	/** Top-level folder (for grouping); equals `name` for dir-handle records. */
 	folder?: string
 	/** Folder-relative path (snapshot folder children) — restores the folder grouping/tree. */
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileEngine.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileEngine.ts
index 5dbceb77e2..5508ab8b68 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileEngine.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileEngine.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,10 @@ export function searchFilesInWorker(
 ): Promise<SearchResult> {
 	let worker: Worker
 	try {
-		worker = new Worker(new URL('./searchWorker.ts', import.meta.url), { type: 'module' })
+		// Reference the worker by its .js name: svelte-package doesn't rewrite this
+		// string literal and ships only searchWorker.js, so a `.ts` URL is dangling
+		// when the package is consumed downstream (vite maps `.js`→`.ts` here in-repo).
+		worker = new Worker(new URL('./searchWorker.js', import.meta.url), { type: 'module' })
 	} catch {
 		return searchFiles(entries, pattern, opts)
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileTools.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileTools.test.ts
index 0bd45153af..bb61f95c8c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileTools.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileTools.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ vi.mock('../shared', () => ({
 import { searchFilesTool } from './fileTools'
 import type { AttachedFile, AttachedFilesStore } from './attachedFiles.svelte'
 
-/** Minimal store stub: searchFilesTool's empty-ready path only reads count/readyFiles/list. */
+/** Minimal store stub mirroring the real lookup contract (id first, then
+ * session-name, then message-name — the real ordering is pinned in
+ * attachedFiles.test.ts). */
 function fakeStore(rows: Array<Partial<AttachedFile>>): AttachedFilesStore {
 	const files = rows as AttachedFile[]
 	return {
@@ -17,13 +19,20 @@ function fakeStore(rows: Array<Partial<AttachedFile>>): AttachedFilesStore {
 			return files.length
 		},
 		readyFiles: () => files.filter((f) => f.status === 'ready' && !f.isFolderRoot),
-		list: () => files
+		list: () => files,
+		resolve: (ref: string) =>
+			files.find((f) => f.id === ref) ??
+			files.find((f) => f.name === ref && !f.isFolderRoot && !f.messageScoped) ??
+			files.find((f) => f.name === ref && f.messageScoped)
 	} as unknown as AttachedFilesStore
 }
 
-async function runSearch(store: AttachedFilesStore): Promise<string> {
+async function runSearch(
+	store: AttachedFilesStore,
+	args: Record<string, unknown> = { pattern: 'x' }
+): Promise<string> {
 	const res = await searchFilesTool.fn({
-		args: { pattern: 'x' },
+		args,
 		helpers: { attachedFiles: store },
 		toolId: 't',
 		toolCallbacks: { setToolStatus: () => {} }
@@ -64,3 +73,52 @@ describe('search_files — attachments present but nothing readable', () => {
 		expect(msg).toMatch(/still being indexed/i)
 	})
 })
+
+describe('roster — folder names are raw disk keys, sanitized at render', () => {
+	it('strips control characters from locked/unavailable folder lines', async () => {
+		const { buildAttachedFilesRoster } = await import('./fileTools')
+		const store = {
+			folders: [{ name: 'bad\nfolder', status: 'locked', files: [] }],
+			standalone: [],
+			messageAttached: []
+		} as any
+		const roster = buildAttachedFilesRoster(store)
+		expect(roster).toContain('- bad folder (locked')
+		expect(roster).not.toContain('bad\nfolder')
+	})
+})
+
+// Display names may collide (same-named attachments on different messages). In
+// this environment `new Worker` throws, so searchFilesInWorker takes its
+// main-thread fallback — the search logic exercised is the same.
+describe('search_files — colliding display names', () => {
+	const colliding = () =>
+		fakeStore([
+			{
+				name: 'notes.md',
+				status: 'ready',
+				messageScoped: true,
+				id: 'fAAA',
+				file: new Blob(['alpha target\n'])
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'notes.md',
+				status: 'ready',
+				messageScoped: true,
+				id: 'fBBB',
+				file: new Blob(['bravo target\n'])
+			}
+		])
+
+	it('labels unscoped hits with the id that resolves back to the matching row', async () => {
+		const out = await runSearch(colliding(), { pattern: 'target' })
+		expect(out).toContain('notes.md (file id: fAAA):1: alpha target')
+		expect(out).toContain('notes.md (file id: fBBB):1: bravo target')
+	})
+
+	it('an id-scoped search hits only its own row', async () => {
+		const out = await runSearch(colliding(), { pattern: 'target', file: 'fBBB' })
+		expect(out).toContain('bravo target')
+		expect(out).not.toContain('alpha target')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileTools.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileTools.ts
index 982b858154..ebdc983778 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileTools.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/files/fileTools.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 	type SearchHit
 } from './fileEngine'
 import type { AttachedFile, AttachedFilesStore } from './attachedFiles.svelte'
+import { sanitizeAttachmentName } from '../textFileUtils'
 
 /** Slice of the GLOBAL tool helpers that exposes the attached-files store. */
 export interface AttachedFilesHelper {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ function storeFrom(helpers: unknown): AttachedFilesStore | undefined {
  * same accurate status instead of search_files claiming a non-ready file isn't attached.
  */
 function notReadyMessage(store: AttachedFilesStore, file: string): string | undefined {
-	const entry = store.get(file)
+	const entry = store.resolve(file)
 	if (entry?.status === 'ready') return undefined
 	if (entry?.status === 'indexing')
 		return `File "${file}" is still being indexed. Try again shortly.`
@@ -44,11 +45,14 @@ function notReadyMessage(store: AttachedFilesStore, file: string): string | unde
 		return `File "${file}" is no longer available (moved, deleted, or its local copy was evicted). Ask the user to re-link it.`
 	if (entry?.status === 'error')
 		return `File "${file}" failed to load: ${entry.error ?? 'unknown error'}.`
+	// Re-sanitized: folder-root placeholder rows carry the raw folder key.
 	const names = store
 		.list()
-		.map((f) => f.name)
+		.map((f) =>
+			f.id ? `${sanitizeAttachmentName(f.name)} (file id: ${f.id})` : sanitizeAttachmentName(f.name)
+		)
 		.join(', ')
-	return `No attached file named "${file}". Attached files: ${names || '(none)'}.`
+	return `No attached file matching "${file}". Attached files: ${names || '(none)'}.`
 }
 
 /**
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ const searchFilesSchema = z.object({
 		.string()
 		.optional()
 		.describe(
-			'Optional exact filename (as listed under "Attached files") to restrict the search to. Omit to search across all attached files.'
+			'Optional file to restrict the search to: its file id when one is listed, otherwise its exact filename. Omit to search across all attached files.'
 		),
 	ignore_case: z.boolean().optional().describe('Case-insensitive matching. Defaults to false.')
 })
@@ -105,7 +109,11 @@ export const searchFilesTool: Tool<{}> = {
 			const notReady = notReadyMessage(store, parsed.file)
 			if (notReady) return notReady
 		}
-		const ready = store.readyFiles()
+		// Restrict to the resolved row itself, not a name filter: display names may
+		// collide (same-named attachments on different messages), and a name filter
+		// would silently search all of them under one label.
+		const target = parsed.file ? store.resolve(parsed.file) : undefined
+		const ready = target ? [target] : store.readyFiles()
 		if (ready.length === 0) {
 			return noReadyFilesMessage(store)
 		}
@@ -113,15 +121,18 @@ export const searchFilesTool: Tool<{}> = {
 			content: `Searching attached files for /${parsed.pattern}/...`
 		})
 
+		// Hit lines are the model's only handle on which row matched, and display
+		// names may collide — label id-bearing rows with the reference that
+		// resolves back to exactly that row.
+		const rows = ready.map((f) => (f.id ? { ...f, name: `${f.name} (file id: ${f.id})` } : f))
 		// Run in a Worker so a pathological model-supplied regex can't freeze the tab.
-		const result = await searchFilesInWorker(ready, parsed.pattern, {
-			flags: parsed.ignore_case ? 'i' : '',
-			pathFilter: parsed.file
+		const result = await searchFilesInWorker(rows, parsed.pattern, {
+			flags: parsed.ignore_case ? 'i' : ''
 		})
 		if (result.error) {
 			return `Error: ${result.error}`
 		}
-		const scope = parsed.file ? `"${parsed.file}"` : `${ready.length} file(s)`
+		const scope = target ? `"${target.name}"` : `${ready.length} file(s)`
 		if (result.hits.length === 0) {
 			return `No matches for /${parsed.pattern}/ in ${scope}.`
 		}
@@ -135,7 +146,9 @@ export const searchFilesTool: Tool<{}> = {
 }
 
 const readFileSchema = z.object({
-	file: z.string().describe('Exact filename to read, as listed under "Attached files".'),
+	file: z
+		.string()
+		.describe('File to read: its file id when one is listed, otherwise its exact filename.'),
 	start_line: z.number().int().optional().describe('1-based first line to read. Defaults to 1.'),
 	end_line: z
 		.number()
@@ -160,8 +173,8 @@ export const readFileTool: Tool<{}> = {
 		const parsed = readFileSchema.parse(args)
 		const notReady = notReadyMessage(store, parsed.file)
 		if (notReady) return notReady
-		const entry = store.get(parsed.file)!
-		toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: `Reading "${parsed.file}"...` })
+		const entry = store.resolve(parsed.file)!
+		toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: `Reading "${entry.name}"...` })
 
 		try {
 			const res = await readFile(entry, {
@@ -181,32 +194,59 @@ export const readFileTool: Tool<{}> = {
 export const fileTools: Tool<{}>[] = [searchFilesTool, readFileTool]
 
 function rosterLine(f: AttachedFile): string {
-	if (f.status === 'indexing') return `- ${f.name} (indexing…)`
-	if (f.status === 'locked') return `- ${f.name} (locked — needs the user to restore access)`
-	if (f.status === 'unavailable') return `- ${f.name} (unavailable)`
-	if (f.status === 'error') return `- ${f.name} (failed to load)`
-	return `- ${f.name} — ${f.lineCount} lines, ${humanSize(f.size)}`
+	// Message rows are addressed by their stable id (names may collide); session
+	// rows by name. Names are sanitized at render: this block is model-facing
+	// prompt text and stored names (legacy, folder children) may carry controls.
+	const ref = f.id
+		? `${sanitizeAttachmentName(f.name)} (file id: ${f.id})`
+		: sanitizeAttachmentName(f.name)
+	if (f.status === 'indexing') return `- ${ref} (indexing…)`
+	if (f.status === 'locked') return `- ${ref} (locked — needs the user to restore access)`
+	if (f.status === 'unavailable') return `- ${ref} (unavailable)`
+	if (f.status === 'error') return `- ${ref} (failed to load)`
+	return `- ${ref} — ${f.lineCount} lines, ${humanSize(f.size)}`
 }
 
 /** Build the `## Attached files` system-prompt section (metadata only, never content). */
-export function buildAttachedFilesRoster(store: AttachedFilesStore): string {
+export function buildAttachedFilesRoster(
+	store: AttachedFilesStore,
+	orphanedMessageFileIds?: Set<string>
+): string {
 	const lines: string[] = []
 	for (const folder of store.folders) {
+		// Folder names are RAW disk keys (never sanitized in the store — they must
+		// match the handle, children, and persistence record), so this model-facing
+		// render is where control characters get stripped.
+		const folderName = sanitizeAttachmentName(folder.name)
 		// A locked/unavailable folder has no readable children — one line for the whole folder.
 		if (folder.status === 'locked') {
-			lines.push(`- ${folder.name} (locked — needs the user to restore access)`)
+			lines.push(`- ${folderName} (locked — needs the user to restore access)`)
 		} else if (folder.status === 'unavailable') {
-			lines.push(`- ${folder.name} (unavailable)`)
+			lines.push(`- ${folderName} (unavailable)`)
 		} else {
 			lines.push(...folder.files.map(rosterLine))
 		}
 	}
+	// Message-attached files are deliberately NOT listed here: their reference
+	// lives inside the message that carried them (or the compaction summary),
+	// exactly like DOM picks — the roster only advertises session-wide links.
 	lines.push(...store.standalone.map(rosterLine))
+	// Exception: a message whose API counterpart was dropped by drop-oldest
+	// compaction takes its in-message reference with it, so those attachments must
+	// be advertised here or the model can no longer see they exist.
+	if (orphanedMessageFileIds?.size) {
+		lines.push(
+			...store.messageAttached
+				.filter((f) => f.id && orphanedMessageFileIds.has(f.id))
+				.map(rosterLine)
+		)
+	}
 	if (lines.length === 0) return ''
 	return [
 		'## Attached files',
 		'The user has attached the following files to this conversation. Their contents are NOT included here.',
 		'Use the `search_files` tool to find content with a regex, and `read_file` to read a bounded window of lines.',
+		'Reference a file by its file id when one is shown, otherwise by its filename.',
 		'',
 		lines.join('\n')
 	].join('\n')
@@ -218,9 +258,10 @@ export function buildAttachedFilesRoster(store: AttachedFilesStore): string {
  */
 export function appendAttachedFilesRoster(
 	base: ChatCompletionSystemMessageParam,
-	store: AttachedFilesStore
+	store: AttachedFilesStore,
+	orphanedMessageFileIds?: Set<string>
 ): ChatCompletionSystemMessageParam {
-	const roster = buildAttachedFilesRoster(store)
+	const roster = buildAttachedFilesRoster(store, orphanedMessageFileIds)
 	if (!roster || typeof base.content !== 'string') return base
 	return { ...base, content: `${base.content}\n\n${roster}` }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/editableFlowJson.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/editableFlowJson.ts
index 2f1cb5a699..3d5ef5f3d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/editableFlowJson.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/editableFlowJson.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import type { FlowModule, FlowValue } from '$lib/gen'
 import { collectAllFlowModuleIdsFromModules } from '$lib/components/flows/flowTree'
 import { SPECIAL_MODULE_IDS } from '../shared'
-import type { InlineScriptSession } from './inlineScriptsUtils'
-import { validateFlowGroups, validateFlowNotes, type FlowGroup, type FlowNote } from './helperUtils'
+import { findUnresolvedInlineScriptRefs, type InlineScriptSession } from './inlineScriptsUtils'
+import {
+	replaceNewInlineScriptRefsWithEmptyCode,
+	validateFlowGroups,
+	validateFlowNotes,
+	type FlowGroup,
+	type FlowNote
+} from './helperUtils'
 import { flowModuleSchema, flowModulesSchema } from './openFlowZod.gen'
 
 /**
@@ -384,7 +390,7 @@ export function buildEditableFlowJson(
 	}
 }
 
-function restoreSpecialRawscriptModule(
+export function restoreSpecialRawscriptModule(
 	module: FlowModule | null,
 	session: InlineScriptSession
 ): FlowModule | null {
@@ -420,3 +426,33 @@ export function applyEditableFlowJsonToFlow(
 		notes: editable.notes ?? undefined
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Post-restore normalization for draft flow writes. A placeholder that survived
+ * restore either names its own module — a new inline body, blanked in place so
+ * the caller's empty-body warning sends the model to the set-module-code tool —
+ * or names nothing, in which case the write is rejected so a literal
+ * `inline_script.*` string is never persisted as runnable content.
+ */
+export function finalizeUnresolvedInlineScripts(value: {
+	modules: FlowModule[]
+	preprocessor_module?: FlowModule | null
+	failure_module?: FlowModule | null
+}): void {
+	const specials = [value.preprocessor_module, value.failure_module].filter(
+		(module): module is FlowModule => module != null
+	)
+	const blanked = new Set<string>()
+	replaceNewInlineScriptRefsWithEmptyCode(value.modules, blanked)
+	replaceNewInlineScriptRefsWithEmptyCode(specials, blanked)
+	const unresolved = [
+		...findUnresolvedInlineScriptRefs(value.modules),
+		...findUnresolvedInlineScriptRefs(specials)
+	]
+	if (unresolved.length > 0) {
+		const refs = unresolved.map((id) => `"inline_script.${id}"`).join(', ')
+		throw new Error(
+			`Unresolved inline script reference(s): ${refs}. A rawscript "content" placeholder must be "inline_script.<its own module id>" (a new body, filled afterwards with the set-module-code tool) or reference an existing rawscript module to keep its current body. Nothing was saved.`
+		)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/helperUtils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/helperUtils.ts
index c426cb8e4e..ba5d98fdfb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/helperUtils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/helperUtils.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function assertResolvedInlineScripts(
 	}
 }
 
-function replaceNewInlineScriptRefsWithEmptyCode(
+export function replaceNewInlineScriptRefsWithEmptyCode(
 	modules: FlowModule[],
 	emptyInlineScriptModuleIds: Set<string>
 ): void {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/inlineScriptsUtils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/inlineScriptsUtils.ts
index e63965e52a..41d8e06b4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/inlineScriptsUtils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/flow/inlineScriptsUtils.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ function restoreInlineScriptReferences(
 	})
 }
 
-function findUnresolvedInlineScriptRefs(modules: FlowModule[]): string[] {
+export function findUnresolvedInlineScriptRefs(modules: FlowModule[]): string[] {
 	const unresolvedRefs: string[] = []
 
 	function checkModule(module: FlowModule) {
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 75f7317fa6..19c05e00ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
@@ -141,9 +141,48 @@ vi.mock('$lib/gen', async () => {
 			getHttpTrigger: vi.fn(async () => {
 				throw new Error('getHttpTrigger mock not configured')
 			}),
+			listHttpTriggers: vi.fn(async () => []),
 			createHttpTrigger: vi.fn(async () => 'created'),
 			updateHttpTrigger: vi.fn(async () => 'updated')
 		}),
+		EmailTriggerService: wrapService(actual.EmailTriggerService, {
+			existsEmailTrigger: vi.fn(async () => false),
+			getEmailTrigger: vi.fn(async () => {
+				throw new Error('getEmailTrigger mock not configured')
+			}),
+			listEmailTriggers: vi.fn(async () => []),
+			createEmailTrigger: vi.fn(async () => 'created'),
+			updateEmailTrigger: vi.fn(async () => 'updated')
+		}),
+		// The remaining trigger kinds only need a list() stub so list_workspace_items
+		// treats them as available-but-empty (a real instance answers, not rejects).
+		WebsocketTriggerService: wrapService(actual.WebsocketTriggerService, {
+			listWebsocketTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
+		KafkaTriggerService: wrapService(actual.KafkaTriggerService, {
+			listKafkaTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
+		NatsTriggerService: wrapService(actual.NatsTriggerService, {
+			listNatsTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
+		PostgresTriggerService: wrapService(actual.PostgresTriggerService, {
+			listPostgresTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
+		MqttTriggerService: wrapService(actual.MqttTriggerService, {
+			listMqttTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
+		AmqpTriggerService: wrapService(actual.AmqpTriggerService, {
+			listAmqpTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
+		SqsTriggerService: wrapService(actual.SqsTriggerService, {
+			listSqsTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
+		GcpTriggerService: wrapService(actual.GcpTriggerService, {
+			listGcpTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
+		AzureTriggerService: wrapService(actual.AzureTriggerService, {
+			listAzureTriggers: vi.fn(async () => [])
+		}),
 		AppService: wrapService(actual.AppService, {
 			existsApp: vi.fn(async () => false),
 			createAppRaw: vi.fn(async () => 'created'),
@@ -279,6 +318,7 @@ import {
 import { bundleRawAppDraft } from './rawAppBundlerBridge'
 import {
 	AppService,
+	EmailTriggerService,
 	FlowService,
 	FolderService,
 	HttpTriggerService,
@@ -1369,6 +1409,106 @@ describe('global AI tools', () => {
 		).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 
+	// Email is the kind an implicit "run when an email is received" request maps to;
+	// guards the full draft->read->deploy wiring for it end to end.
+	it('reads and deploys an email trigger draft written by the chat', async () => {
+		await callGlobalTool('write_trigger', {
+			kind: 'email',
+			config: {
+				path: 'u/admin/fresh_inbox',
+				script_path: 'f/scripts/handler',
+				is_flow: false,
+				local_part: 'support'
+			}
+		})
+
+		const readRaw = await callGlobalTool('read_workspace_item', {
+			type: 'trigger',
+			trigger_kind: 'email',
+			path: 'u/admin/fresh_inbox'
+		})
+		expect(JSON.parse(readRaw)).toMatchObject({
+			type: 'trigger',
+			triggerKind: 'email',
+			path: 'u/admin/fresh_inbox',
+			isDraft: true
+		})
+
+		await callGlobalTool('deploy_workspace_item', {
+			type: 'trigger',
+			trigger_kind: 'email',
+			path: 'u/admin/fresh_inbox'
+		})
+		expect(EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			workspace: WORKSPACE,
+			requestBody: expect.objectContaining({
+				path: 'u/admin/fresh_inbox',
+				local_part: 'support',
+				script_path: 'f/scripts/handler',
+				// Omitted by the caller above; defaulted so the NOT NULL column is satisfied.
+				workspaced_local_part: false
+			})
+		})
+		expect(
+			getBackendDraft('trigger_email', 'u/admin/fresh_inbox', { workspace: WORKSPACE })
+		).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	// Editing an existing email trigger whose workspaced_local_part is true while
+	// omitting the optional field must not reset it to false (that would change the
+	// receiving address). The default applies only to a genuinely new draft.
+	it('preserves workspaced_local_part when editing an existing email trigger', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(EmailTriggerService.existsEmailTrigger).mockResolvedValueOnce(true)
+		vi.mocked(EmailTriggerService.getEmailTrigger).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+			path: 'u/admin/ws_inbox',
+			script_path: 'f/scripts/handler',
+			local_part: 'support',
+			is_flow: false,
+			workspaced_local_part: true
+		} as any)
+
+		await callGlobalTool('write_trigger', {
+			kind: 'email',
+			config: {
+				path: 'u/admin/ws_inbox',
+				script_path: 'f/scripts/handler',
+				is_flow: false,
+				local_part: 'support'
+			}
+		})
+
+		const readRaw = await callGlobalTool('read_workspace_item', {
+			type: 'trigger',
+			trigger_kind: 'email',
+			path: 'u/admin/ws_inbox'
+		})
+		expect(JSON.parse(readRaw).value).toMatchObject({ workspaced_local_part: true })
+	})
+
+	// A trigger kind whose backend routes aren't compiled in (email without
+	// smtp+private, EE kinds on CE) 404s on list; that must not drop the whole listing.
+	it('skips unavailable trigger kinds when listing', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(HttpTriggerService.listHttpTriggers).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+			{ path: 'u/admin/live_route', script_path: 'f/scripts/handler', is_flow: false }
+		] as any)
+		vi.mocked(EmailTriggerService.listEmailTriggers).mockRejectedValueOnce(
+			Object.assign(new Error('not found'), { status: 404 })
+		)
+
+		const raw = await callGlobalTool('list_workspace_items', { types: ['trigger'] })
+		const paths = JSON.parse(raw).map((i: any) => i.path)
+		expect(paths).toContain('u/admin/live_route')
+	})
+
+	// Only a 404 means "route not compiled in". A real failure (auth, 5xx) must not
+	// be swallowed into a successful-but-incomplete listing.
+	it('propagates a non-404 trigger-list failure', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(HttpTriggerService.listHttpTriggers).mockRejectedValueOnce(
+			Object.assign(new Error('server error'), { status: 500 })
+		)
+		await expect(callGlobalTool('list_workspace_items', { types: ['trigger'] })).rejects.toThrow()
+	})
+
 	// Same private-owner read path as schedules, for the resource drawer kind.
 	it('reads and deploys a resource draft written by the chat', async () => {
 		await callGlobalTool('write_resource', {
@@ -2857,6 +2997,220 @@ describe('global AI tools', () => {
 		).resolves.toBe(code)
 	})
 
+	it('warns about every empty rawscript body (top-level, nested, preprocessor, failure) and skips populated ones', async () => {
+		const result = JSON.parse(
+			await callGlobalTool('write_flow', {
+				path: 'f/flows/empty-bodies',
+				modules: JSON.stringify([
+					{
+						id: 'empty_top',
+						value: { type: 'rawscript', language: 'bun', content: '', input_transforms: {} }
+					},
+					{
+						id: 'filled',
+						value: {
+							type: 'rawscript',
+							language: 'bun',
+							content: 'export async function main() { return 1 }',
+							input_transforms: {}
+						}
+					},
+					{
+						id: 'loop',
+						value: {
+							type: 'forloopflow',
+							iterator: { type: 'javascript', expr: 'results.filled' },
+							skip_failures: false,
+							modules: [
+								{
+									id: 'empty_nested',
+									value: {
+										type: 'rawscript',
+										language: 'bun',
+										content: '',
+										input_transforms: {}
+									}
+								}
+							]
+						}
+					}
+				]),
+				preprocessor_module: JSON.stringify({
+					id: 'preprocessor',
+					value: { type: 'rawscript', language: 'bun', content: '', input_transforms: {} }
+				}),
+				failure_module: JSON.stringify({
+					id: 'failure',
+					value: { type: 'rawscript', language: 'bun', content: '', input_transforms: {} }
+				})
+			})
+		)
+
+		expect(result.success).toBe(true)
+		expect(result.message).toContain('set_flow_module_code')
+		for (const id of ['empty_top', 'empty_nested', 'preprocessor', 'failure']) {
+			expect(result.message).toContain(`"${id}"`)
+		}
+		expect(result.message).not.toContain('"filled"')
+	})
+
+	it('does not append the empty-body warning when the flow was not saved', async () => {
+		const path = 'f/flows/write-fails'
+		failingWrites.add(`flow:${path}`)
+
+		const result = JSON.parse(
+			await callGlobalTool('write_flow', {
+				path,
+				modules: JSON.stringify([
+					{
+						id: 'empty_step',
+						value: { type: 'rawscript', language: 'bun', content: '', input_transforms: {} }
+					}
+				])
+			})
+		)
+
+		expect(result.success).toBe(false)
+		expect(JSON.stringify(result)).not.toContain('set_flow_module_code')
+	})
+
+	it('hints at inline-code escaping when the modules JSON fails to parse', async () => {
+		await expect(
+			callGlobalTool('write_flow', {
+				path: 'f/flows/bad-json',
+				modules: '[{"id":"a","value":{"type":"rawscript","content":"oops"}]'
+			})
+		).rejects.toThrow(/Invalid JSON for modules.*set_flow_module_code/s)
+	})
+
+	it('warns when patch_flow_json adds a rawscript module left as an inline_script placeholder', async () => {
+		const path = 'f/flows/patch-new-module'
+		await callGlobalTool('write_flow', {
+			path,
+			modules: JSON.stringify([
+				{
+					id: 'call_api',
+					value: {
+						type: 'rawscript',
+						language: 'bun',
+						content: 'export async function main() { return 1 }',
+						input_transforms: {}
+					}
+				}
+			])
+		})
+
+		// A structural patch that adds no module must not trigger the fill-code warning.
+		const benign = JSON.parse(
+			await callGlobalTool('patch_flow_json', {
+				path,
+				old_string: '"language":"bun"',
+				new_string: '"language":"deno"'
+			})
+		)
+		expect(benign.success).toBe(true)
+		expect(benign.message).not.toContain('set_flow_module_code')
+
+		// Adding a new rawscript module in the compact view carries the
+		// inline_script.<id> placeholder as its content; the result must flag it.
+		const result = JSON.parse(
+			await callGlobalTool('patch_flow_json', {
+				path,
+				old_string: '"input_transforms":{}}}]',
+				new_string:
+					'"input_transforms":{}}},{"id":"write_to_pg","value":{"type":"rawscript","language":"postgresql","content":"inline_script.write_to_pg","input_transforms":{}}}]'
+			})
+		)
+		expect(result.success).toBe(true)
+		expect(result.message).toContain('set_flow_module_code')
+		expect(result.message).toContain('"write_to_pg"')
+		expect(result.message).not.toContain('"call_api"')
+
+		// The placeholder is blanked, never persisted as literal content, and the
+		// existing module's body survives the patch round-trip.
+		await expect(
+			callGlobalTool('read_flow_module_code', { path, module_id: 'write_to_pg' })
+		).resolves.toBe('')
+		await expect(
+			callGlobalTool('read_flow_module_code', { path, module_id: 'call_api' })
+		).resolves.toBe('export async function main() { return 1 }')
+	})
+
+	it('rejects a patch whose inline_script placeholder references no module', async () => {
+		const path = 'f/flows/patch-bad-ref'
+		await callGlobalTool('write_flow', {
+			path,
+			modules: JSON.stringify([
+				{
+					id: 'call_api',
+					value: {
+						type: 'rawscript',
+						language: 'bun',
+						content: 'export async function main() { return 1 }',
+						input_transforms: {}
+					}
+				}
+			])
+		})
+
+		await expect(
+			callGlobalTool('patch_flow_json', {
+				path,
+				old_string: '"input_transforms":{}}}]',
+				new_string:
+					'"input_transforms":{}}},{"id":"write_to_pg","value":{"type":"rawscript","language":"postgresql","content":"inline_script.call_apy","input_transforms":{}}}]'
+			})
+		).rejects.toThrow(/Unresolved inline script reference/)
+
+		// The rejected patch must not have touched the draft.
+		await expect(
+			callGlobalTool('read_flow_module_code', { path, module_id: 'call_api' })
+		).resolves.toBe('export async function main() { return 1 }')
+	})
+
+	it('write_flow resolves placeholders to existing module bodies on overwrite', async () => {
+		const path = 'f/flows/overwrite-keep-bodies'
+		const code = 'export async function main() { return 1 }'
+		await callGlobalTool('write_flow', {
+			path,
+			modules: JSON.stringify([
+				{
+					id: 'call_api',
+					value: { type: 'rawscript', language: 'bun', content: code, input_transforms: {} }
+				}
+			])
+		})
+
+		const result = JSON.parse(
+			await callGlobalTool('write_flow', {
+				path,
+				summary: 'Reordered',
+				modules: JSON.stringify([
+					{
+						id: 'call_api',
+						value: {
+							type: 'rawscript',
+							language: 'bun',
+							content: 'inline_script.call_api',
+							input_transforms: {}
+						}
+					},
+					{
+						id: 'notify',
+						value: { type: 'rawscript', language: 'bun', content: '', input_transforms: {} }
+					}
+				])
+			})
+		)
+		expect(result.success).toBe(true)
+		expect(result.message).toContain('"notify"')
+		expect(result.message).not.toContain('"call_api"')
+
+		await expect(
+			callGlobalTool('read_flow_module_code', { path, module_id: 'call_api' })
+		).resolves.toBe(code)
+	})
+
 	it('writes flows with flow-mode arguments and reads compact flow value', async () => {
 		const writeResult = JSON.parse(
 			await callGlobalTool('write_flow', {
@@ -3508,65 +3862,63 @@ describe('folder tools', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-describe('session pipeline gate', () => {
-	const FLAG = 'wm_dev_session_pipelines'
-	afterEach(() => {
-		localStorage.removeItem(FLAG)
-	})
-
-	it('replaces the session prompt pipeline guidance with the alpha notice by default', () => {
-		const content = prepareGlobalSystemMessage(undefined, { previewTools: true }).content as string
-		expect(content).toContain('Data pipelines are in alpha and NOT yet available in this chat')
-		expect(content).not.toContain('call get_instructions with subject "pipeline"')
-		expect(content).not.toContain('Building a data pipeline: call open_preview')
-	})
-
-	it('restores the session pipeline guidance when the dev flag is set', () => {
-		localStorage.setItem(FLAG, '1')
+describe('session pipeline surface (alpha)', () => {
+	it('gives the session prompt pipeline guidance plus an alpha heads-up', () => {
 		const content = prepareGlobalSystemMessage(undefined, { previewTools: true }).content as string
 		expect(content).toContain('call get_instructions with subject "pipeline"')
 		expect(content).toContain('Building a data pipeline: call open_preview')
-		expect(content).not.toContain('Data pipelines are in alpha and NOT yet available in this chat')
+		expect(content).toContain('Data pipeline support in this chat is in ALPHA')
 	})
 
-	it('leaves the standalone (non-session) chat pipeline guidance ungated', () => {
+	it('leaves the standalone (non-session) chat pipeline guidance alpha-free', () => {
 		const content = prepareGlobalSystemMessage(undefined, { previewTools: false }).content as string
 		expect(content).toContain('call get_instructions with subject "pipeline"')
-		expect(content).not.toContain('Data pipelines are in alpha and NOT yet available in this chat')
+		expect(content).not.toContain('Data pipeline support in this chat is in ALPHA')
 	})
 
-	it('refuses get_instructions(pipeline) in a session but not outside one', async () => {
+	it('serves the real pipeline instructions for get_instructions(pipeline) inside a session', async () => {
 		const inSession = await callGlobalTool('get_instructions', { subject: 'pipeline' }, undefined, {
-			isSessionChat: true,
 			sessionId: 'session-1'
 		})
-		expect(inSession).toContain('data pipelines are in alpha')
-
-		const outsideSession = await callGlobalTool('get_instructions', { subject: 'pipeline' })
-		expect(outsideSession).not.toContain('data pipelines are in alpha')
-
-		// The eval harness passes a sessionId to standalone (non-session) chats;
-		// only the explicit isSessionChat marker may engage the gate.
-		const standaloneWithSessionId = await callGlobalTool(
-			'get_instructions',
-			{ subject: 'pipeline' },
-			undefined,
-			{ sessionId: 'eval-session' }
-		)
-		expect(standaloneWithSessionId).not.toContain('data pipelines are in alpha')
+		// Assert the real authoring guidance is returned, not merely a non-error.
+		expect(inSession).toContain('Data pipeline authoring')
 	})
 
-	it('refuses open_preview(kind=pipeline) while gated', async () => {
+	it('opens open_preview(kind=pipeline) inside a session', async () => {
 		const handler = vi.fn(() => 'opened')
 		setOpenPreviewHandler(handler)
 		try {
-			const gated = await callGlobalTool('open_preview', { kind: 'pipeline', path: 'my_folder' })
-			expect(gated).toContain('data pipelines are in alpha')
-			expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-
-			localStorage.setItem(FLAG, '1')
 			const opened = await callGlobalTool('open_preview', { kind: 'pipeline', path: 'my_folder' })
 			expect(opened).toBe('opened')
+			expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalled()
+		} finally {
+			setOpenPreviewHandler(undefined)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// The pipeline preview handler awaits the editor's async tool registration
+	// (sessionRuntime -> AIChatManager.waitForPipelineHelpers) before resolving.
+	// open_preview must not settle until then, or the model's next turn races the
+	// mount and hits "Unknown tool call". A Promise-returning handler proves the
+	// tool awaits it rather than returning as soon as the tab opens.
+	it('keeps open_preview(kind=pipeline) pending until the async handler resolves', async () => {
+		let release!: (v: string) => void
+		const handler = vi.fn(() => new Promise<string>((resolve) => (release = resolve)))
+		setOpenPreviewHandler(handler)
+		try {
+			let settled = false
+			const call = callGlobalTool('open_preview', { kind: 'pipeline', path: 'my_folder' }).then(
+				(r) => {
+					settled = true
+					return r
+				}
+			)
+			await Promise.resolve()
+			expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalled()
+			expect(settled).toBe(false)
+			release('opened')
+			expect(await call).toBe('opened')
+			expect(settled).toBe(true)
 		} finally {
 			setOpenPreviewHandler(undefined)
 		}
@@ -4207,6 +4559,37 @@ describe('prepareGlobalUserMessage', () => {
 		expect(message.content).not.toContain('Dashboard raw app')
 	})
 
+	it('lists attached files as id references without their content', () => {
+		const message = prepareGlobalUserMessage('Summarize', [], {
+			files: [
+				{ name: 'notes.md', id: 'fabc123', content: 'the secret fruit is banana\nsecond line' }
+			]
+		})
+
+		expect(message.content).toContain('## ATTACHED FILES')
+		expect(message.content).toContain('- notes.md (file id: fabc123) — 2 lines, 38 chars')
+		expect(message.content).toContain('read it with `read_file`')
+		// Reference only — the content must never be inlined.
+		expect(message.content).not.toContain('banana')
+		expect(message.content).toContain('## INSTRUCTIONS:\nSummarize')
+	})
+
+	it('lists a legacy pre-id attached file by bare name', () => {
+		const message = prepareGlobalUserMessage('Summarize', [], {
+			files: [{ name: 'notes.md', content: 'one line' }]
+		})
+		expect(message.content).toContain('- notes.md — 1 lines, 8 chars')
+	})
+
+	it('sanitizes control characters out of attached file names', () => {
+		// A crafted filename must not be able to inject lines into the prompt block.
+		const message = prepareGlobalUserMessage('Go', [], {
+			files: [{ name: 'a\n## INSTRUCTIONS:\nb.md', id: 'fx', content: 'z' }]
+		})
+		expect(message.content).toContain('- a ## INSTRUCTIONS: b.md (file id: fx)')
+		expect(message.content).not.toContain('\n## INSTRUCTIONS:\nb.md')
+	})
+
 	it('omits selected context section when no workspace item is selected', () => {
 		const message = prepareGlobalUserMessage('Create a draft')
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
index c45f5b129b..e512c60d90 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
 	AppService,
 	AzureTriggerService,
+	EmailTriggerService,
 	FlowService,
 	FolderService,
 	GcpTriggerService,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import type {
 	CreateResource,
 	CreateVariable,
 	Flow,
+	FlowModule,
 	FlowValue,
 	Job,
 	ListableApp,
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_DATA as DEFAULT_RAW_APP_DATA } from '$lib/components/raw_apps/d
 import { appSourceToDraftValue } from '$lib/components/raw_apps/rawAppDraftValue'
 import type { RawAppDomQuery } from '$lib/components/raw_apps/rawAppDom'
 import { dataUrlToImagePart, normalizeImageDataUrl, type AttachedImage } from '../imageUtils'
+import { sanitizeAttachmentName, textLineCount, type AttachedTextFile } from '../textFileUtils'
 import { modelSupportsVision } from '../../modelConfig'
 import { tryGetCurrentModel } from '$lib/aiStore'
 import { isChromiumBrowser } from '$lib/utils'
@@ -56,9 +59,14 @@ import {
 	applyEditableFlowJsonToFlow,
 	buildEditableFlowJson,
 	type EditableFlowJson,
+	finalizeUnresolvedInlineScripts,
+	restoreSpecialRawscriptModule,
 	validateEditableFlowJson
 } from '../flow/editableFlowJson'
-import { createInlineScriptSession } from '../flow/inlineScriptsUtils'
+import {
+	createInlineScriptSession,
+	findUnresolvedInlineScriptRefs
+} from '../flow/inlineScriptsUtils'
 import { searchNpmPackagesTool } from '../script/core'
 import {
 	getDatatableSdkReference,
@@ -80,6 +88,7 @@ import {
 	executeTestRun,
 	findAndReplace,
 	type CreatedResourceTriggerKind,
+	type PreviewCardKind,
 	type Tool,
 	type ToolCallbacks,
 	type ToolDisplayAction
@@ -88,6 +97,7 @@ import { searchDocsTool, readDocsPageTool } from '../docs/core'
 import { createDbSchemaTool } from '../script/core'
 import type { ContextElement } from '../context'
 import { getDatatableTools } from '../datatableTools'
+import { getDucklakeTools } from '../ducklakeTools'
 import { fileTools } from '../files/fileTools'
 import type { AttachedFilesStore } from '../files/attachedFiles.svelte'
 import { artifactTools } from '../artifacts/artifactTools'
@@ -121,8 +131,15 @@ import {
 	workspaceStore
 } from '$lib/stores'
 import { get } from 'svelte/store'
-import { deployDraft as deployDraftToWorkspace } from '$lib/utils_draft_deploy'
+import {
+	canonicalDraftSideValue,
+	deployDraft as deployDraftToWorkspace,
+	getDraftDiffValues
+} from '$lib/utils_draft_deploy'
+import { changedLineIndices, draftDeployedPatch, windowPatch } from './draftDiff'
 import { UserDraftDbSyncer } from '$lib/userDraftDbSyncer.svelte'
+import { invalidateWorkspaceComparison } from '$lib/workspaceComparison'
+import type { UserDraftItemKind } from '$lib/gen'
 import { bundleRawAppDraft } from './rawAppBundlerBridge'
 import {
 	buildRunsUrl,
@@ -150,6 +167,7 @@ import {
 import {
 	clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValue,
 	deleteGlobalDraft,
+	flushGlobalDraftSaves,
 	getEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValue,
 	getGlobalDraft,
 	getGlobalDraftStoragePath,
@@ -157,12 +175,33 @@ import {
 	listGlobalDrafts,
 	persistGlobalDraft,
 	readGlobalDraftValue,
+	readLocalDraftCellByKind,
+	resolveGlobalDraftStoragePathByKind,
 	saveGlobalAppDraft,
 	setEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValue,
 	type DraftPersistResult
 } from './userDraftAdapter'
+import {
+	computeDiffParts,
+	expireWorkspaceDiffList,
+	getForkComparisonStatus,
+	getForkDiffIndex,
+	getForkParentWorkspaceId,
+	getWorkspaceDiffIndex,
+	maskVariableDiffSides,
+	readForkDiffEntries,
+	readWorkspaceDiffEntry,
+	resolveWorkspaceDiffTarget,
+	type DiffFileView,
+	type ForkDiffEntryView,
+	type WorkspaceDiffEntryView
+} from './diffSnapshot'
+
+const VARIABLE_MASKED_NOTE =
+	'Note: variable values are never shown in chat — the diff marks whether the value changed without revealing it.\n\n'
+const SECRET_UNCOMPARABLE_NOTE =
+	'Note: this is a SECRET variable — its value is never shown and cannot be compared, so it may ALSO have changed beyond what this diff shows.\n\n'
 import { apiCatalogTools } from './apiCatalogTools'
-import { isSessionPipelinesEnabled, SESSION_PIPELINES_GATED_MESSAGE } from './pipelineGate'
 
 const ITEM_TYPES = [
 	'script',
@@ -209,6 +248,9 @@ export type GlobalUserMessageOptions = {
 	activeEditor?: GlobalActiveEditorContext
 	/** Images attached to this message; delivered as image_url content parts. */
 	images?: AttachedImage[]
+	/** Text files attached to this message; listed by reference below — the model
+	 * reads their content on demand via the file tools. */
+	files?: AttachedTextFile[]
 }
 
 const itemTypeSchema = z.enum(ITEM_TYPES)
@@ -410,6 +452,10 @@ const writeFlowSchema = z.object({
 	override: draftOverrideField
 })
 
+// modules/preprocessor_module/failure_module can carry rawscript `content`, whose
+// quotes and newlines are the usual reason the JSON string fails to parse.
+const FLOW_CODE_BEARING_FIELDS = new Set(['modules', 'preprocessor_module', 'failure_module'])
+
 function parseOptionalJsonArg(value: unknown, field: string): unknown {
 	if (value === undefined || value === null) {
 		return value
@@ -419,10 +465,60 @@ function parseOptionalJsonArg(value: unknown, field: string): unknown {
 		return typeof value === 'string' ? JSON.parse(value) : value
 	} catch (error) {
 		const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
-		throw new Error(`Invalid JSON for ${field}: ${message}`)
+		const hint = FLOW_CODE_BEARING_FIELDS.has(field)
+			? ' A rawscript "content" string with multi-line code or quotes is the usual cause. Instead of inlining large code, create the rawscript module with empty content ("") and fill its body with set_flow_module_code afterwards.'
+			: ''
+		throw new Error(`Invalid JSON for ${field}: ${message}${hint}`)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Rawscript bodies are fragile to embed inside the `modules` JSON string: the
+ * code's quotes and newlines have to survive three levels of escaping (tool-call
+ * arguments -> modules string -> content string) and the model routinely mangles
+ * them. So a module may be saved with empty (or `inline_script.` placeholder)
+ * content; return the ids that still need a body filled out-of-band with
+ * `set_flow_module_code`.
+ */
+function emptyInlineScriptModuleIds(editable: EditableFlowJson): string[] {
+	const value: FlowValue = {
+		modules: editable.modules,
+		preprocessor_module: editable.preprocessor_module ?? undefined,
+		failure_module: editable.failure_module ?? undefined
+	}
+	const session = createInlineScriptSession()
+	buildEditableFlowJson({ value, schema: editable.schema }, session)
+	return Object.entries(session.getAll())
+		.filter(([, content]) => content.trim() === '' || /^inline_script\./.test(content))
+		.map(([id]) => id)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fold the empty-body warning into a flow write tool's JSON result — but only
+ * when the save actually succeeded. `writeFlowDraft` reports
+ * conflicts/persistence errors as `{ success: false }` rather than throwing;
+ * telling the model to fill code on a flow that was never saved would send it
+ * after a stale or nonexistent draft.
+ */
+function appendEmptyInlineScriptWarning(result: string, editable: EditableFlowJson): string {
+	const emptyIds = emptyInlineScriptModuleIds(editable)
+	if (emptyIds.length === 0) {
+		return result
+	}
+	let parsed: { success?: unknown; message?: unknown }
+	try {
+		parsed = JSON.parse(result)
+	} catch {
+		return result
+	}
+	if (parsed.success !== true || typeof parsed.message !== 'string') {
+		return result
+	}
+	const list = emptyIds.map((id) => `"${id}"`).join(', ')
+	parsed.message += `\n\nWarning: inline scripts ${list} have no code yet. Fill each one with set_flow_module_code(path, module_id, code) — do not re-send the whole flow.`
+	return JSON.stringify(parsed, null, 2)
+}
+
 function editableFlowToDraftValue(editable: EditableFlowJson): FlowDraftValue {
 	const value: FlowValue = {
 		modules: editable.modules,
@@ -466,7 +562,8 @@ const writeTriggerSchema = z.object({
 			triggerRequestSchemas.amqp,
 			triggerRequestSchemas.sqs,
 			triggerRequestSchemas.gcp,
-			triggerRequestSchemas.azure
+			triggerRequestSchemas.azure,
+			triggerRequestSchemas.email
 		])
 		.describe(
 			'Full trigger configuration. Must include path, script_path, is_flow plus the kind-specific fields.'
@@ -479,7 +576,11 @@ const writeResourceSchema = resourceRequestSchema.extend({ override: draftOverri
 const writeVariableSchema = variableRequestSchema.extend({ override: draftOverrideField })
 
 const searchResourceTypesSchema = z.object({
-	query: z.string().describe('Substring to match against resource type names.'),
+	query: z
+		.string()
+		.describe(
+			'Natural-language description of the integration or capability you need, e.g. "stripe", "postgres database", or "send emails". Matched semantically against resource type names and descriptions, so describe the intent rather than guessing the exact name.'
+		),
 	limit: z
 		.number()
 		.int()
@@ -556,6 +657,73 @@ const rebaseDraftSchema = z.object({
 		.describe('Workspace path of the draft to rebase onto the latest deployed version.')
 })
 
+const diffSchema = z.object({
+	against: z
+		.enum(['deployed', 'parent_workspace'])
+		.optional()
+		.describe(
+			"What to compare against. 'deployed' (default): the current draft vs the deployed version. 'parent_workspace': the deployed fork vs its parent workspace (only in a fork; local drafts are flagged but not part of that comparison)."
+		),
+	type: itemTypeSchema
+		.optional()
+		.describe('With path: the item to diff. Omit both type and path for the workspace index.'),
+	path: z
+		.string()
+		.optional()
+		.describe(
+			'Workspace path of the item to diff (draft vs deployed). Omit for the index of every draft in the workspace.'
+		),
+	trigger_kind: triggerKindSchema
+		.optional()
+		.describe('Required when type is trigger. Must match the draft trigger kind.'),
+	file: z
+		.string()
+		.optional()
+		.describe(
+			'Item mode, multi-file apps only: read one file\'s diff inside the app (e.g. "src/App.tsx"). Omit for the per-file summary plus config changes.'
+		),
+	search: z
+		.string()
+		.optional()
+		.describe(
+			'Search mode: literal substring (case-insensitive, not a regex) matched against added/removed diff lines across every diff in the comparison. Ignores type/path.'
+		),
+	file_glob: z
+		.string()
+		.optional()
+		.describe(
+			'Search mode: optional glob filter on item paths and app file paths (e.g. "*.ts" matches file names, "f/dash/**" matches full paths).'
+		),
+	max_matches: z
+		.number()
+		.int()
+		.min(1)
+		.optional()
+		.describe('Search mode: maximum matching diff lines returned (default 50, hard cap 200).'),
+	types: z
+		.array(itemTypeSchema)
+		.optional()
+		.describe('Index mode: only list drafts of these item types.'),
+	path_prefix: z
+		.string()
+		.optional()
+		.describe('Index mode: only list drafts under this path prefix, such as f/billing/.'),
+	offset: z
+		.number()
+		.int()
+		.min(0)
+		.optional()
+		.describe('Item mode: skip this many patch lines (paginate a large diff).'),
+	limit: z
+		.number()
+		.int()
+		.min(1)
+		.optional()
+		.describe(
+			'Index mode: max items to list (default 50, capped at 100). Item mode: max patch lines to return (default 500).'
+		)
+})
+
 const editScriptSchema = z.object({
 	path: z.string().describe('Workspace path of the script to edit.'),
 	old_string: z.string().min(1).describe('Exact text to find in the script source.'),
@@ -968,11 +1136,13 @@ const buildGlobalSystemPrompt = (
 	const folderGuidance = buildFolderGuidance(username, folderCtx)
 	const folderGuidanceBlock = folderGuidance ? `\n${folderGuidance}` : ''
 	// `previewTools` doubles as "this is a session chat" — sessions are the only
-	// chats that get the preview tool set, and the only surface the gate covers.
-	const pipelinesGated = previewTools && !isSessionPipelinesEnabled()
-	const pipelineBullet = pipelinesGated
-		? `- Data pipelines are in alpha and NOT yet available in this chat. A "data pipeline" is a DAG of independent annotated scripts wired by storage assets — it is not a flow. If the user asks for a data pipeline (or to ingest/transform/materialize data across steps in one), tell them that data pipelines are in alpha and will be handled by the chat soon — do not build one (no annotated pipeline scripts, no get_instructions with subject "pipeline"), and do not build a flow as a substitute.`
-		: `- A "data pipeline" is NOT a flow: it is a DAG of independent scripts in one folder, wired by storage assets (DuckLake/data tables/S3) and triggers via top-of-file \`pipeline\` / \`on <ref>\` annotation comments written in each script's comment syntax (\`--\` for SQL, \`#\` for Python/Bash, \`//\` for TS — a \`//\` line in a SQL node is a syntax error). When the user asks for a data pipeline (or to ingest/transform/materialize data across steps), call get_instructions with subject "pipeline" and build annotated script drafts — do not build a flow.`
+	// chats that get the preview tool set. The alpha heads-up only makes sense
+	// there, where the chat actively builds the pipeline on the canvas; the
+	// standalone global chat keeps its plain guidance.
+	const pipelineAlphaNote = previewTools
+		? ' Data pipeline support in this chat is in ALPHA: the first time the user asks for a data pipeline in this session, briefly tell them it is an alpha feature before you start building.'
+		: ''
+	const pipelineBullet = `- A "data pipeline" is NOT a flow: it is a DAG of independent scripts in one folder, wired by storage assets (DuckLake/data tables/S3) and triggers via top-of-file \`pipeline\` / \`on <ref>\` annotation comments written in each script's comment syntax (\`--\` for SQL, \`#\` for Python/Bash, \`//\` for TS — a \`//\` line in a SQL node is a syntax error). When the user asks for a data pipeline (or to ingest/transform/materialize data across steps), call get_instructions with subject "pipeline" and build annotated script drafts — do not build a flow.${pipelineAlphaNote}`
 	return `You are Windmill's global workspace assistant.
 
 The current user's workspace username is "${username}".
@@ -992,6 +1162,7 @@ Rules:
 - If the user message includes an ACTIVE EDITOR section, treat it as the currently open item and use it for references like "this", "current", or "open editor".
 - Use deploy_workspace_item only after the user explicitly asks to deploy. It persists a draft to the workspace.
 - Use discard_local_draft to remove a draft, including the matching open editor draft. Use delete_workspace_item only to delete a deployed workspace item.
+- Use diff to review changes — before deploying, or when the user asks what changed. It is read-only: without arguments it lists every draft in the workspace with its change status; with type+path it returns that item's unified diff (for multi-file apps, pass file to read one file's diff). In a fork, pass against="parent_workspace" to compare the deployed fork with its parent workspace instead. Pass search to grep changed lines across all diffs.
 - Variable values are never readable. For secrets, create a secret variable and reference it from resources as "$var:path/to/variable".
 - Use search_resource_types before write_resource.
 - When script or raw app code needs an external npm package you are not fully familiar with, use search_npm_packages to find it and get its documentation and type definitions. Link the package documentation in your answer when you rely on it.
@@ -1001,6 +1172,7 @@ ${pipelineBullet}
 - After creating or editing a script or flow draft, run test_run_script, test_run_flow, or test_run_step with representative args before reporting that it works. These tools prefer drafts, so testing does not require deployment.
 - Use list_runs to find recent runs (optionally filtered by path, creator, label, or status), then get_job_logs with a returned id to inspect a specific run's logs — without starting a new test run.
 - Use open_page to show a workspace page with filters applied — Runs, Schedules, Variables, Resources, Assets, Audit logs, or Workspace settings on a specific tab (e.g. "open the failed runs of f/foo/bar", "open the schedule for X", "open the git sync settings"). Only the pages listed for this user in the tool are available; don't offer pages that aren't listed. Don't use it as a substitute for list_runs when you just need the data yourself.
+- Whenever you ask the user to perform a manual step in the UI — fill in a resource's credentials, set a secret variable's value, adjust a schedule or setting — call open_page in the same message, targeted at that item (pass open with its path to land in its edit drawer, or the page's filters otherwise). Never just describe where to click.
 - When the user is happy with the changes and wants to review or deploy them, use open_page with page "compare" — it opens the Compare & Deploy review page.${
 		previewTools
 			? ' By default it preselects the items this chat modified; pass items ("<kind>:<path>" entries) to control the selection'
@@ -1013,12 +1185,8 @@ ${pipelineBullet}
 - Keep context targeted.${
 		previewTools
 			? `
-- After writing or substantially editing a script / flow / app draft, show it via open_preview(kind, path) so the user sees the editor and live preview right next to the chat. First check whether it is already shown: if unsure, call get_preview_status. Only call open_preview (or offer to) when no preview is open or it is showing a different item — don't re-open a preview already showing the item you just edited.${
-					pipelinesGated
-						? ''
-						: `
-- Building a data pipeline: call open_preview(kind="pipeline", path="<folder>") as the FIRST step, before creating any node — this opens the pipeline editor the user reviews in. path is the folder, not an item; an empty or not-yet-created folder is fine (create_folder first if needed, then open it). Opening it registers build_pipeline_node / edit_pipeline_node — use ONLY those to add or change pipeline nodes, never write_script for a pipeline node — they apply directly as unsaved drafts on the canvas (no separate accept/reject step) that the user reviews and deploys. Do not write pipeline scripts without first opening the editor.`
-				}
+- After writing or substantially editing a script / flow / app draft, show it via open_preview(kind, path) so the user sees the editor and live preview right next to the chat. First check whether it is already shown: if unsure, call get_preview_status. Only call open_preview (or offer to) when no preview is open or it is showing a different item — don't re-open a preview already showing the item you just edited.
+- Building a data pipeline: call open_preview(kind="pipeline", path="<folder>") as the FIRST step, before creating any node — this opens the pipeline editor the user reviews in. path is the folder, not an item; an empty or not-yet-created folder is fine (create_folder first if needed, then open it). Opening it registers build_pipeline_node / edit_pipeline_node — use ONLY those to add or change pipeline nodes, never write_script for a pipeline node — they apply directly as unsaved drafts on the canvas (no separate accept/reject step) that the user reviews and deploys. Do not write pipeline scripts without first opening the editor.
 - When debugging a running raw app, call get_app_runtime_logs to read the live preview's browser console output. It needs the raw app preview open (open_preview kind="raw_app").
 - To inspect what actually rendered in a running raw app (verify an edit landed on screen, diagnose a blank/empty or wrong view, answer "what's showing"), use search_dom (regex over the live HTML) and read_dom (a line-numbered window). Pass a \`selector\` to scope to an element — prefer the selector from a DOM element chip the user attached — or omit it for the whole page. When a chip lists an \`app_path\`, pass it too so the RIGHT app is read (several previews can be open; a query without \`app_path\` hits the visible one). The DOM is read live and is never in context; no match means the element isn't rendered. Both need the raw app preview open.
 - get_app_runtime_logs only shows the app's browser console. For the server-side logs of a backend runnable the app invoked (a backend.<id> call), call list_app_runs to get that run's job_id from the live preview, then get_job_logs with it. Use this when a backend call errors or returns something unexpected.
@@ -1586,6 +1754,14 @@ const triggerServices: Record<TriggerKind, TriggerService> = {
 		create: (a) => AzureTriggerService.createAzureTrigger(a),
 		update: (a) => AzureTriggerService.updateAzureTrigger(a),
 		delete: (a) => AzureTriggerService.deleteAzureTrigger(a)
+	},
+	email: {
+		exists: (a) => EmailTriggerService.existsEmailTrigger(a),
+		get: (a) => EmailTriggerService.getEmailTrigger(a),
+		list: (a) => EmailTriggerService.listEmailTriggers(a),
+		create: (a) => EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger(a),
+		update: (a) => EmailTriggerService.updateEmailTrigger(a),
+		delete: (a) => EmailTriggerService.deleteEmailTrigger(a)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1695,12 +1871,22 @@ async function listWorkspaceItems(
 
 	if (types.includes('trigger')) {
 		for (const kind of TRIGGER_KINDS) {
-			const triggers = await triggerServices[kind].list({
-				workspace,
-				pathStart: pathPrefix,
-				perPage,
-				page
-			})
+			let triggers: Awaited<ReturnType<(typeof triggerServices)[typeof kind]['list']>>
+			try {
+				triggers = await triggerServices[kind].list({
+					workspace,
+					pathStart: pathPrefix,
+					perPage,
+					page
+				})
+			} catch (err) {
+				// A trigger kind whose backend routes aren't compiled in (e.g. email
+				// without smtp+private, or an EE kind on CE) 404s here; skip only that
+				// so one unavailable kind doesn't drop the whole listing. Any other
+				// failure (auth, 5xx, network) is real and must surface.
+				if ((err as { status?: number } | undefined)?.status === 404) continue
+				throw err
+			}
 			for (const trigger of triggers) items.push(triggerToItem(kind, trigger, false))
 		}
 	}
@@ -1789,7 +1975,9 @@ function getFlowInstructions(): string {
   - \`read_flow_module_code(path, module_id)\` — returns the raw inline script content for one module.
   - \`set_flow_module_code(path, module_id, code)\` — overwrites that module's inline script content; saves to the draft.
 - Use \`patch_flow_json\` for *structural* edits: module ids, paths, input_transforms, branch arrangement, summaries, preprocessor/failure swaps, schema/groups/notes. Use \`set_flow_module_code\` for changes inside a specific rawscript body.
-- \`write_flow\` is for full overwrites / create-from-scratch. Its \`modules\`, \`preprocessor_module\`, and \`failure_module\` arguments use **non-compact** flow modules (rawscript content is the actual code, not a placeholder).
+- When **adding a new rawscript module** with \`patch_flow_json\`, set its \`content\` to the placeholder \`"inline_script.<moduleId>"\` (matching the compact view) — never real code — then **immediately fill the body** with \`set_flow_module_code(path, module_id, code)\`. The module is saved with an empty body until you do; the tool result lists the module ids still awaiting code. A placeholder that names anything other than the module's own id or an existing rawscript module is rejected.
+- \`write_flow\` is for full overwrites / create-from-scratch. Its \`modules\`, \`preprocessor_module\`, and \`failure_module\` arguments are **non-compact** flow modules: inline each rawscript body directly in \`content\` by default. But if a body is long or quote/backslash-heavy enough that escaping it into the JSON string is error-prone — or if a \`write_flow\` call comes back with a JSON parse error — create that module with **empty content** (\`"content": ""\`) and fill it with \`set_flow_module_code(path, module_id, code)\`, whose \`code\` is a plain argument with no nested escaping. \`write_flow\` reports which modules still have empty bodies so you know what to fill.
+  - When overwriting an **existing** flow, set \`"content": "inline_script.<moduleId>"\` on any rawscript module whose code you are not changing — the placeholder resolves to that module's current body, so you never re-send (or re-read) unchanged code. Placeholders that match no existing rawscript module and are not the module's own id are rejected.
 
 # Windmill flow authoring reference
 
@@ -2092,7 +2280,7 @@ const openPageFullSchema = z.object({
 		.string()
 		.optional()
 		.describe(
-			'Schedules/Triggers: exact schedule or trigger path to open in the edit drawer, e.g. f/foo/my_schedule'
+			'Schedules/Triggers/Variables/Resources: exact item path to open in the edit drawer, e.g. f/foo/my_schedule. Use it whenever the user should act on one specific item (e.g. fill in credentials) so they land directly in its editor.'
 		),
 	summary: z
 		.string()
@@ -2142,7 +2330,7 @@ const OPEN_PAGE_FIELD_PAGES: Record<string, OpenPageName[]> = {
 	schedule_path: ['runs', 'schedules'],
 	job_kinds: ['runs'],
 	user: ['runs'],
-	open: ['schedules', 'triggers'],
+	open: ['schedules', 'triggers', 'variables', 'resources'],
 	summary: ['schedules'],
 	trigger_kind: ['triggers'],
 	resource_type: ['resources'],
@@ -2193,7 +2381,7 @@ function buildOpenPageDefSchema(
 }
 
 const OPEN_PAGE_DESCRIPTION =
-	'Open a Windmill page with filters applied — Runs, Schedules, Variables, Resources, Assets, Audit logs, Folders, Groups, Triggers (by kind), Workspace settings (on a specific tab), or the Compare & Deploy review page. Inside an AI session it opens as a tab in the side-panel preview next to the chat; elsewhere it offers a clickable link. Use after surfacing something the user likely wants to inspect (e.g. "show me the failed runs of X", "open the schedule for Y", "open the git sync settings", "open the kafka triggers"), and use page "compare" when the user wants to review and deploy pending changes (the items field controls which changes are preselected). This is the only way to show one of these pages in the session preview — open_preview only handles editable items (scripts, flows, raw apps, pipelines). Only pages listed for this user are available; do not offer others.'
+	'Open a Windmill page with filters applied — Runs, Schedules, Variables, Resources, Assets, Audit logs, Folders, Groups, Triggers (by kind), Workspace settings (on a specific tab), or the Compare & Deploy review page. Inside an AI session it opens as a tab in the side-panel preview next to the chat; elsewhere it offers a clickable link. Use after surfacing something the user likely wants to inspect (e.g. "show me the failed runs of X", "open the schedule for Y", "open the git sync settings", "open the kafka triggers"), and ALWAYS when asking the user to perform a manual step themselves (fill in a resource\'s credentials, set a variable\'s value — pass open with the item path so its edit drawer opens directly). Use page "compare" when the user wants to review and deploy pending changes (the items field controls which changes are preselected). This is the only way to show one of these pages in the session preview — open_preview only handles editable items (scripts, flows, raw apps, pipelines). Only pages listed for this user are available; do not offer others.'
 
 // Non-arg inputs the URL builder needs: the chat's operating workspace (the compare
 // page cannot fall back to its own store default inside a session preview) and the
@@ -2216,9 +2404,12 @@ export function buildOpenPageUrl(page: OpenPageName, a: OpenPageArgs, ctx: OpenP
 				filters: { path: a.path, schedule_path: a.schedule_path, summary: a.summary }
 			})
 		case 'variables':
-			return buildVariablesUrl({ path: a.path, owner: a.owner })
+			return buildVariablesUrl({ open: a.open, filters: { path: a.path, owner: a.owner } })
 		case 'resources':
-			return buildResourcesUrl({ path: a.path, resource_type: a.resource_type, owner: a.owner })
+			return buildResourcesUrl({
+				open: a.open,
+				filters: { path: a.path, resource_type: a.resource_type, owner: a.owner }
+			})
 		case 'assets':
 			return buildAssetsUrl({ path: a.path })
 		case 'audit_logs':
@@ -2317,7 +2508,9 @@ export const openPageTool: Tool<{}> = {
 		if (page === 'triggers' && triggerKind && !allowedTriggerKinds().includes(triggerKind)) {
 			return `${TRIGGER_PAGES[triggerKind].label} aren't available on this instance.`
 		}
-		const urlWorkspace = workspaceId ?? get(workspaceStore)
+		// Headless callers (ai_evals) have neither helpers.operatingWorkspace nor a
+		// populated workspaceStore; the chat loop's workspace is still correct there.
+		const urlWorkspace = workspaceId ?? get(workspaceStore) ?? ctx.workspace
 		if (!urlWorkspace) {
 			return 'Error: no workspace is selected, so no page can be opened.'
 		}
@@ -2366,16 +2559,6 @@ export const globalTools: Tool<{}>[] = [
 		fn: async (ctx) => {
 			const { args, toolId, toolCallbacks } = ctx
 			const parsed = getInstructionsSchema.parse(args)
-			// Session chats (explicit isSessionChat helper) don't get pipeline
-			// authoring while pipelines are gated; the standalone global chat keeps it.
-			if (
-				parsed.subject === 'pipeline' &&
-				isSessionChatFromCtx(ctx) &&
-				!isSessionPipelinesEnabled()
-			) {
-				toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: 'Data pipelines are in alpha' })
-				return SESSION_PIPELINES_GATED_MESSAGE
-			}
 			const label =
 				parsed.subject === 'script' && parsed.language
 					? `${parsed.subject} (${parsed.language})`
@@ -2689,15 +2872,17 @@ export const globalTools: Tool<{}>[] = [
 				groups: parseOptionalJsonArg(parsed.groups, 'groups'),
 				notes: parseOptionalJsonArg(parsed.notes, 'notes')
 			})
-			return writeFlowDraft(
+			const resolved = await resolveWriteFlowInlineScripts(parsed.path, editable, ctx.workspace)
+			const result = await writeFlowDraft(
 				{
 					path: parsed.path,
 					summary: parsed.summary,
 					description: parsed.description,
-					flow: editableFlowToDraftValue(editable)
+					flow: editableFlowToDraftValue(resolved)
 				},
 				ctx
 			)
+			return appendEmptyInlineScriptWarning(result, resolved)
 		}
 	},
 	{
@@ -2908,6 +3093,26 @@ export const globalTools: Tool<{}>[] = [
 			return rebaseDraft(parsed, ctx)
 		}
 	},
+	{
+		def: createToolDef(
+			diffSchema,
+			'diff',
+			"Diff workspace changes. Read-only. Default: drafts vs deployed versions (index without type/path, one item's unified diff with them; file=<name> for one file inside an app). against='parent_workspace': deployed fork vs its parent workspace. search=<text> greps changed lines across all diffs."
+		),
+		showDetails: true,
+		fn: async (ctx) => {
+			const parsed = diffSchema.parse(ctx.args)
+			if (parsed.search !== undefined) {
+				return diffSearch(parsed, ctx)
+			}
+			if (parsed.against === 'parent_workspace') {
+				return parsed.path !== undefined ? diffForkItem(parsed, ctx) : diffForkIndex(parsed, ctx)
+			}
+			return parsed.path !== undefined
+				? diffWorkspaceItem(parsed, ctx)
+				: diffWorkspaceIndex(parsed, ctx)
+		}
+	},
 	{
 		def: createToolDef(
 			deleteWorkspaceItemSchema,
@@ -3300,6 +3505,8 @@ export const globalTools: Tool<{}>[] = [
 	},
 	// Workspace-scoped datatable tools (unrestricted: no whitelist, no creation policy)
 	...getDatatableTools(),
+	// Workspace DuckLake readiness (storage prerequisite check for pipelines)
+	...getDucklakeTools(),
 	// Read-only tools over files the user attached to the conversation
 	...fileTools,
 	// Search + call access to the backend API endpoint catalog, for operations
@@ -3351,6 +3558,9 @@ type WriteDraftCtx = {
 	// reloads the preview of the session that issued the deploy — not the
 	// UI-active one. Undefined for the global side-panel chat.
 	sessionId?: string
+	// Present when the ctx is the raw tool `fn` context — session chats carry
+	// their id here (see SessionToolHelpers / sessionIdFromCtx).
+	helpers?: unknown
 }
 
 // Sessions are the only context where `open_preview` makes sense — the global
@@ -3385,20 +3595,12 @@ export type GlobalToolHelpers = SessionToolHelpers & {
 	// side-panel chat). Backs open_page's compare-page default preselection.
 	getModifiedItems?: () => string[] | undefined
 	openArtifact?: (artifactId: string, name: string) => void
-	// Explicit "this chat is an AI session" marker for session-scoped gating
-	// (the pipeline gate). Do NOT infer it from `sessionId`: the eval harness
-	// passes a sessionId to its standalone (non-session) chats too.
-	isSessionChat?: boolean
 }
 
 function sessionIdFromCtx(ctx: { helpers?: unknown }): string | undefined {
 	return (ctx.helpers as GlobalToolHelpers | undefined)?.sessionId
 }
 
-function isSessionChatFromCtx(ctx: { helpers?: unknown }): boolean {
-	return (ctx.helpers as GlobalToolHelpers | undefined)?.isSessionChat === true
-}
-
 function operatingWorkspaceFromHelpers(helpers: unknown): string | undefined {
 	return (helpers as GlobalToolHelpers | undefined)?.operatingWorkspace
 }
@@ -3418,7 +3620,7 @@ export type OpenPreviewHandler = (req: {
 	sessionId: string | undefined
 	kind: 'script' | 'flow' | 'raw_app' | 'pipeline'
 	path: string
-}) => string
+}) => string | Promise<string>
 
 let openPreviewHandler: OpenPreviewHandler | undefined
 
@@ -3426,18 +3628,17 @@ export function setOpenPreviewHandler(handler: OpenPreviewHandler | undefined):
 	openPreviewHandler = handler
 }
 
-function openSessionPreview(
+async function openSessionPreview(
 	args: { kind: 'script' | 'flow' | 'raw_app' | 'pipeline'; path: string },
 	sessionId: string | undefined
-) {
+): Promise<string> {
 	if (!openPreviewHandler) {
 		return 'Error: open_preview is only available inside an AI session. Tell the user to switch to a session to view the preview, or describe the item textually.'
 	}
 	// open_preview only exists in sessions, so no sessionId check is needed here.
-	if (args.kind === 'pipeline' && !isSessionPipelinesEnabled()) {
-		return SESSION_PIPELINES_GATED_MESSAGE
-	}
-	return openPreviewHandler({ ...args, sessionId })
+	// For a pipeline the handler awaits the editor's tool registration, so the
+	// model's next build_pipeline_node call can't race the async canvas mount.
+	return await openPreviewHandler({ ...args, sessionId })
 }
 
 // Opens a workspace *page* (Runs, Schedules, …) as a page tab in the session's
@@ -3790,6 +3991,34 @@ function draftWriteFailure(result: DraftPersistResult, ctx: WriteDraftCtx): stri
 	return undefined
 }
 
+// Item kinds a session preview can host, keyed by the draft item kind a write
+// resolves to. Kinds absent here (resources, variables, triggers, legacy `app`)
+// have no preview panel, so no card is offered for them.
+const PREVIEW_CARD_KIND_BY_ITEM_KIND: Partial<
+	Record<DraftPersistResult['itemKind'], PreviewCardKind>
+> = {
+	script: 'script',
+	flow: 'flow',
+	raw_app: 'raw_app'
+}
+
+// Offer a preview card for a write that landed a previewable item. Session chats
+// only: the card opens the item in the side panel, which the global side-panel
+// chat has no equivalent of. `path` is the item's display path (what
+// `open_preview` takes), not its synthetic draft storage key.
+function maybeAttachPreviewCard(
+	ctx: WriteDraftCtx,
+	itemKind: DraftPersistResult['itemKind'],
+	path: string
+): void {
+	// Write tools pass the raw tool ctx, whose session id lives in `helpers` —
+	// `ctx.sessionId` is only set by callers that thread it explicitly.
+	if (!ctx.sessionId && !sessionIdFromCtx(ctx)) return
+	const kind = PREVIEW_CARD_KIND_BY_ITEM_KIND[itemKind]
+	if (!kind) return
+	ctx.toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(ctx.toolId, { previewCard: { kind, path } })
+}
+
 // App write tools build varied success messages but share the same conflict /
 // save-failure handling; `onSaved` supplies the per-tool status + message.
 function finishAppDraftWrite(
@@ -3800,6 +4029,7 @@ function finishAppDraftWrite(
 	const failure = draftWriteFailure(result, ctx)
 	if (failure) return failure
 	ctx.toolCallbacks.onItemModified?.(result.itemKind, result.storagePath)
+	maybeAttachPreviewCard(ctx, result.itemKind, result.item.path)
 	const { content, message } = onSaved()
 	ctx.toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(ctx.toolId, { content, result: 'Saved as draft' })
 	return JSON.stringify({ success: true, message }, null, 2)
@@ -3813,6 +4043,7 @@ function finishDraftWrite(
 	const failure = draftWriteFailure(result, ctx)
 	if (failure) return failure
 	ctx.toolCallbacks.onItemModified?.(result.itemKind, result.storagePath)
+	maybeAttachPreviewCard(ctx, result.itemKind, result.item.path)
 	const stored = result.item
 	const verb = existed ? 'Updated' : 'Created'
 	// Don't echo the flow value back: the model just sent it in the write call,
@@ -4000,7 +4231,17 @@ function triggerWriteSpec(kind: TriggerKind): WriteSpec<TriggerDraftConfig, Trig
 		probe: (workspace, path) => service.exists({ workspace, path }),
 		fetchDeployed: async (workspace, path) =>
 			(await service.get({ workspace, path })) as TriggerDraftConfig,
-		buildDraft: (base, config, path) => mergeDraftConfig<TriggerDraftConfig>(base, config, path)
+		buildDraft: (base, config, path) => {
+			const draft = mergeDraftConfig<TriggerDraftConfig>(base, config, path)
+			if (kind === 'email') {
+				// workspaced_local_part maps to a NOT NULL column but is optional in the
+				// tool schema. Default on the merged draft (not the incoming config) so an
+				// omitted field keeps the existing trigger's value instead of resetting it.
+				const email = draft as TriggerDraftConfig & { workspaced_local_part?: boolean }
+				email.workspaced_local_part = email.workspaced_local_part ?? false
+			}
+			return draft
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4099,6 +4340,46 @@ async function loadFlowDraftValue(
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * `write_flow` accepts `inline_script.<id>` placeholders so the model can
+ * overwrite a flow without re-sending (or even reading) unchanged rawscript
+ * bodies. Resolve them against the current draft/deployed flow: an id with a
+ * stored body keeps it, a new module's own-id placeholder becomes an empty body
+ * (to fill via set_flow_module_code), and anything else rejects the write.
+ */
+async function resolveWriteFlowInlineScripts(
+	path: string,
+	editable: EditableFlowJson,
+	workspace: string
+): Promise<EditableFlowJson> {
+	const specials = [editable.preprocessor_module, editable.failure_module].filter(
+		(module): module is FlowModule => module != null
+	)
+	const hasPlaceholders =
+		findUnresolvedInlineScriptRefs(editable.modules).length > 0 ||
+		findUnresolvedInlineScriptRefs(specials).length > 0
+	if (!hasPlaceholders) {
+		return editable
+	}
+
+	const session = createInlineScriptSession()
+	if (
+		(await getGlobalDraft(workspace, 'flow', path)) ||
+		(await FlowService.existsFlowByPath({ workspace, path }))
+	) {
+		const base = await loadFlowDraftValue(path, workspace)
+		buildEditableFlowJson(flowDraftAsEditableInput(base.flow), session)
+	}
+	const resolved: EditableFlowJson = {
+		...editable,
+		modules: session.restoreInlineScriptReferences(editable.modules),
+		preprocessor_module: restoreSpecialRawscriptModule(editable.preprocessor_module, session),
+		failure_module: restoreSpecialRawscriptModule(editable.failure_module, session)
+	}
+	finalizeUnresolvedInlineScripts(resolved)
+	return resolved
+}
+
 async function patchFlowJson(
 	args: { path: string; old_string: string; new_string: string; replace_all: boolean },
 	ctx: WriteDraftCtx
@@ -4131,8 +4412,9 @@ async function patchFlowJson(
 
 	const patchedEditable = validateEditableFlowJson(parsedValue)
 	const newFlowValue = applyEditableFlowJsonToFlow(base.flow.value, patchedEditable, session)
+	finalizeUnresolvedInlineScripts(newFlowValue)
 
-	return writeFlowDraft(
+	const result = await writeFlowDraft(
 		{
 			path,
 			summary: base.summary,
@@ -4145,6 +4427,15 @@ async function patchFlowJson(
 		},
 		ctx
 	)
+	// Warn from the restored value, not patchedEditable — the compact view holds
+	// placeholders for every rawscript, so only post-restore content shows which
+	// modules still need bodies filled via set_flow_module_code.
+	return appendEmptyInlineScriptWarning(result, {
+		...patchedEditable,
+		modules: newFlowValue.modules,
+		preprocessor_module: newFlowValue.preprocessor_module ?? null,
+		failure_module: newFlowValue.failure_module ?? null
+	})
 }
 
 async function readFlowModuleCode(
@@ -4871,7 +5162,8 @@ const triggerLabels: Record<TriggerKind, string> = {
 	amqp: 'AMQP trigger',
 	sqs: 'SQS trigger',
 	gcp: 'GCP Pub/Sub trigger',
-	azure: 'Azure Event Grid trigger'
+	azure: 'Azure Event Grid trigger',
+	email: 'Email trigger'
 }
 
 function createOpenScheduleAction(path: string, targetKind: 'script' | 'flow'): ToolDisplayAction {
@@ -5229,6 +5521,776 @@ async function rebaseAppDraft(path: string, ctx: WriteDraftCtx): Promise<string>
 	)
 }
 
+const MAX_DIFF_PATCH_CHARS = 50_000
+
+function windowPatchBody(patch: string, offset: number, limit: number): string {
+	return windowPatch(patch, offset, limit, MAX_DIFF_PATCH_CHARS)
+}
+
+const DIFF_READ_DEFAULT_LINES = 500
+const DIFF_INDEX_DEFAULT_ITEMS = 50
+const DIFF_INDEX_MAX_ITEMS = 100
+
+// Read-only draft-vs-deployed diff for one draftable item, served from the
+// workspace diff snapshot (fetched once, shared with the index), with a direct
+// computation fallback when no draft row is listed.
+async function diffWorkspaceItem(
+	args: {
+		type?: WorkspaceItemType
+		path?: string
+		trigger_kind?: TriggerKind
+		file?: string
+		offset?: number
+		limit?: number
+	},
+	ctx: WriteDraftCtx
+): Promise<string> {
+	const { workspace, toolId, toolCallbacks } = ctx
+	const { type, path, trigger_kind: triggerKind } = args
+	if (!type || !path) {
+		throw new Error('type is required when path is provided.')
+	}
+	const itemKind = itemKindFor(type, triggerKind)
+	if (!itemKind) {
+		throw new Error('trigger_kind is required when type is trigger.')
+	}
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+		content: `Comparing draft vs deployed for "${path}"...`
+	})
+
+	// Address the draft by its storage path (a draft_only item lives at a
+	// synthetic `u/{user}/draft_{uuid}` key) and flush any parked editor autosave
+	// first so the server overlay reflects the latest edit — the same resolution
+	// the deploy path uses. Unlike deploy: a flush conflict/failure doesn't abort
+	// a read-only diff (surfaced as a caveat), and the auto-save toggle is
+	// honored — with auto-save off, a read-only tool must not persist edits the
+	// user chose to keep local. The just-flushed row must not be served from the
+	// throttled listing cache, so expire it.
+	// The chat `app` type spans two draft kinds: raw apps AND classic apps —
+	// the classic editor parks its cell under `app`, so both keys must be
+	// flushed and probed or classic edits silently go stale. Each kind resolves
+	// its own storage path (live-editor mapping), and the listing resolves a
+	// friendly/renamed path to the row that owns it — a renamed classic app's
+	// cell lives at its ORIGINAL storage path, which only the listing knows.
+	const draftKinds: UserDraftItemKind[] = type === 'app' ? ['raw_app', 'app'] : [itemKind]
+	const flushQueries = draftKinds.map((kind) => ({
+		workspace,
+		itemKind: kind,
+		path: resolveGlobalDraftStoragePathByKind(workspace, kind, path)
+	}))
+	const listedTarget = await resolveWorkspaceDiffTarget(workspace, draftKinds, path)
+	if (
+		listedTarget &&
+		!flushQueries.some(
+			(q) => q.itemKind === listedTarget.kind && q.path === listedTarget.storagePath
+		)
+	) {
+		flushQueries.push({ workspace, itemKind: listedTarget.kind, path: listedTarget.storagePath })
+	}
+	const storagePath = listedTarget?.storagePath ?? flushQueries[0].path
+	for (const query of flushQueries) {
+		await UserDraftDbSyncer.flush(query, { honorAutosaveToggle: true })
+	}
+	expireWorkspaceDiffList(workspace)
+	const hasConflict = flushQueries.some((query) => UserDraftDbSyncer.getConflict(query).conflict)
+
+	// When the latest edits never reached the server (auto-save off, the save
+	// failed, or it conflicted with a newer server version), the persisted
+	// state is stale: diff against the in-memory editor value instead —
+	// read-only, nothing gets persisted — and bypass the snapshot cache,
+	// which must only ever hold persisted state.
+	let flushSkipped = false
+	let localValue: unknown
+	let localKind: UserDraftItemKind = itemKind
+	let localPath = storagePath
+	for (const query of flushQueries) {
+		const skipped =
+			UserDraftDbSyncer.hasUnsavedDisabledChanges(query) ||
+			UserDraftDbSyncer.getState(query).state === 'failed' ||
+			UserDraftDbSyncer.getConflict(query).conflict
+		if (!skipped) continue
+		flushSkipped = true
+		const cell = readLocalDraftCellByKind(workspace, query.itemKind, query.path)
+		if (cell !== undefined) {
+			localValue = cell
+			localKind = query.itemKind
+			localPath = query.path
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	let flushCaveat = hasConflict
+		? localValue !== undefined
+			? "Warning: the draft conflicts with a newer server version; this diff shows YOUR local editor value, not the server's. Resolve the conflict in the editor before deploying.\n\n"
+			: 'Warning: the draft has a conflicting newer version on the server; this diff shows the persisted draft, which may not include the latest editor edits.\n\n'
+		: ''
+	let patch: string
+	let noDeployed: boolean
+	let files: Record<string, DiffFileView> | undefined
+	let valueUncomparable = false
+	if (localValue !== undefined) {
+		let deployedSide: unknown
+		try {
+			const values = await getDraftDiffValues(localKind, localPath, workspace)
+			noDeployed = values.noDeployed
+			deployedSide = noDeployed ? undefined : values.deployed
+		} catch (e) {
+			if ((e as { status?: number } | null | undefined)?.status !== 404) throw e
+			// Editor-only draft that was never persisted at all.
+			noDeployed = true
+		}
+		let beforeSide = deployedSide
+		let afterSide = canonicalDraftSideValue(localKind, localValue)
+		// App sides carry `path` (staged renames diff); mirror it onto the local
+		// canonical value, which only knows a draft_path.
+		if (localKind === 'app' || localKind === 'raw_app') {
+			const deployedPath = (deployedSide as { path?: string } | undefined)?.path ?? localPath
+			const stagedPath = (localValue as { draft_path?: string } | null)?.draft_path
+			afterSide = { ...(afterSide as Record<string, unknown>), path: stagedPath ?? deployedPath }
+			if (deployedSide !== undefined) {
+				beforeSide = { ...(deployedSide as Record<string, unknown>), path: deployedPath }
+			}
+		}
+		if (itemKind === 'variable') {
+			;({
+				before: beforeSide,
+				after: afterSide,
+				valueUncomparable
+			} = maskVariableDiffSides(beforeSide, afterSide))
+			flushCaveat += valueUncomparable ? SECRET_UNCOMPARABLE_NOTE : VARIABLE_MASKED_NOTE
+		}
+		const parts = computeDiffParts(beforeSide, afterSide, 'deployed', 'draft')
+		patch = parts.patch
+		files = parts.files
+		flushCaveat +=
+			'Note: this diff includes unsaved editor changes that are NOT saved to the server draft yet (auto-save is off or the last save failed).\n\n'
+	} else if (flushSkipped) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`The latest editor changes for ${type} "${path}" could not be saved and are not readable; retry once the editor saves.`
+		)
+	} else {
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(workspace, itemKind, storagePath)
+		if (entry) {
+			if (entry.status === 'error') {
+				throw new Error(`Could not diff ${type} "${path}": ${entry.errorMessage}`)
+			}
+			patch = entry.patch ?? ''
+			noDeployed = entry.noDeployed === true
+			files = entry.files
+			valueUncomparable = entry.valueUncomparable === true
+			if (entry.valueMasked) {
+				flushCaveat += valueUncomparable ? SECRET_UNCOMPARABLE_NOTE : VARIABLE_MASKED_NOTE
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Not in the draft listing — either no draft at all (deployed is current),
+			// nothing at the path, or a listing/overlay disagreement; ask the overlay.
+			let values: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getDraftDiffValues>>
+			try {
+				values = await getDraftDiffValues(itemKind, storagePath, workspace)
+			} catch (e) {
+				if ((e as { status?: number } | null | undefined)?.status === 404) {
+					throw new Error(
+						`No ${type} found at "${path}" — it has neither a deployed version nor a draft.`
+					)
+				}
+				throw e
+			}
+			const { deployed, draft, hasDraft, noDeployed: fetchedNoDeployed } = values
+			if (!fetchedNoDeployed && !hasDraft) {
+				const message = `No draft exists for ${type} "${path}" — the deployed version is current.`
+				toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: message })
+				return message
+			}
+			// A never-deployed item diffs against nothing: the whole draft reads as added.
+			noDeployed = fetchedNoDeployed
+			let beforeSide: unknown = noDeployed ? undefined : deployed
+			let afterSide: unknown = draft
+			if (itemKind === 'variable') {
+				;({
+					before: beforeSide,
+					after: afterSide,
+					valueUncomparable
+				} = maskVariableDiffSides(beforeSide, afterSide))
+				flushCaveat += valueUncomparable ? SECRET_UNCOMPARABLE_NOTE : VARIABLE_MASKED_NOTE
+			}
+			patch = draftDeployedPatch(beforeSide, afterSide)
+		}
+	}
+
+	const changedFileCount = files ? Object.keys(files).length : 0
+	if (!patch && changedFileCount === 0) {
+		// A secret's sides are masked on both ends — an empty patch cannot prove
+		// the value is unchanged.
+		const message = valueUncomparable
+			? `No visible changes for ${type} "${path}" — but a secret's value cannot be compared and may have been updated in the draft.`
+			: `Draft matches the deployed version of ${type} "${path}" — no changes.`
+		toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: message, result: message })
+		return flushCaveat + message
+	}
+
+	const header = noDeployed
+		? `${type} "${path}" has no deployed version yet — the entire draft is new.\n\n`
+		: `Draft changes vs deployed for ${type} "${path}":\n\n`
+	if (args.file !== undefined && !files) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`file only applies to multi-file apps; ${type} "${path}" diffs as a single document — call again without file.`
+		)
+	}
+	const body = files
+		? renderEntryFiles(files, patch, args)
+		: windowPatchBody(patch, args.offset ?? 0, args.limit ?? DIFF_READ_DEFAULT_LINES)
+	const result = flushCaveat + header + body
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+		content: `Draft vs deployed diff for "${path}"`,
+		result
+	})
+	return result
+}
+
+// Body of an item read for a multi-file app: one file's patch when `file` is
+// given, otherwise the per-file summary plus config changes.
+function renderEntryFiles(
+	files: Record<string, DiffFileView>,
+	configPatch: string,
+	args: { file?: string; offset?: number; limit?: number }
+): string {
+	if (args.file !== undefined) {
+		// App files are keyed with a leading slash ("/App.tsx") — accept the
+		// slash-less spelling and a unique basename too.
+		const names = Object.keys(files)
+		const requested = args.file
+		const resolved =
+			names.find((n) => n === requested) ??
+			names.find((n) => n === `/${requested}`) ??
+			(names.filter((n) => n.endsWith(`/${requested.replace(/^\//, '')}`)).length === 1
+				? names.find((n) => n.endsWith(`/${requested.replace(/^\//, '')}`))
+				: undefined)
+		if (resolved === undefined) {
+			const changed = names.join(', ') || '(none)'
+			throw new Error(`No changes in file "${requested}". Changed files: ${changed}.`)
+		}
+		const fileDiff = files[resolved]
+		if (fileDiff.patch === '') {
+			// Empty file added/deleted: the presence change IS the whole diff.
+			return `File "${resolved}" was ${fileDiff.status} with empty content.`
+		}
+		return windowPatchBody(fileDiff.patch, args.offset ?? 0, args.limit ?? DIFF_READ_DEFAULT_LINES)
+	}
+	const sections: string[] = []
+	const fileLines = Object.entries(files).map(
+		([name, fileDiff]) =>
+			`- ${name} — ${fileDiff.status}${fileDiff.status === 'deleted' ? '' : fileDiff.lineCount === 0 ? ' (empty file)' : ` (${fileDiff.lineCount} diff lines)`}`
+	)
+	sections.push(
+		fileLines.length > 0
+			? `${fileLines.length} file(s) changed:\n${fileLines.join('\n')}\nRead one with file="<name>".`
+			: 'No file contents changed.'
+	)
+	if (configPatch) {
+		sections.push(
+			'Config changes:\n' +
+				windowPatchBody(configPatch, args.offset ?? 0, args.limit ?? DIFF_READ_DEFAULT_LINES)
+		)
+	}
+	return sections.join('\n\n')
+}
+
+// Indented per-file child rows under a multi-file app's index line.
+const DIFF_INDEX_MAX_FILE_CHILDREN = 20
+function fileChildrenLines(e: { files?: Record<string, DiffFileView>; patch?: string }): string[] {
+	if (!e.files) return []
+	const names = Object.keys(e.files)
+	if (names.length === 0 && !e.patch) return []
+	const lines = names.slice(0, DIFF_INDEX_MAX_FILE_CHILDREN).map((name) => {
+		const fileDiff = e.files![name]
+		return `    · ${name} — ${fileDiff.status}${
+			fileDiff.status === 'deleted'
+				? ''
+				: fileDiff.lineCount === 0
+					? ' (empty file)'
+					: ` (${fileDiff.lineCount} lines)`
+		}`
+	})
+	if (names.length > DIFF_INDEX_MAX_FILE_CHILDREN) {
+		lines.push(`    · … ${names.length - DIFF_INDEX_MAX_FILE_CHILDREN} more files`)
+	}
+	if (e.patch) {
+		lines.push(`    · (config) — modified (${e.patch.split('\n').length} lines)`)
+	}
+	return lines
+}
+
+function formatDiffIndexEntry(e: WorkspaceDiffEntryView): string {
+	const label = e.type === 'trigger' ? `${e.triggerKind} trigger` : (e.type ?? e.kind)
+	const name = `${label} "${e.path}"`
+	switch (e.status) {
+		case 'new':
+			return `- ${name} — new, never deployed (${e.patchLineCount} lines)`
+		case 'modified':
+			return e.valueUncomparable
+				? `- ${name} — modified (${e.patchLineCount} diff lines; secret value may also differ)`
+				: `- ${name} — modified (${e.patchLineCount} diff lines)`
+		case 'unchanged':
+			return e.valueUncomparable
+				? `- ${name} — no visible changes (secret value cannot be compared; may differ)`
+				: `- ${name} — draft matches deployed`
+		case 'pending':
+			return `- ${name} — draft present (diff not computed yet; read it with type+path)`
+		case 'error':
+			return `- ${name} — diff failed: ${e.errorMessage}`
+		case 'not_diffable':
+			return `- ${e.kind} draft "${e.path}" — not addressable in this chat`
+	}
+}
+
+// Workspace index: every draft the current user has, with its change status
+// from the materialized snapshot.
+async function diffWorkspaceIndex(
+	args: { types?: WorkspaceItemType[]; path_prefix?: string; limit?: number },
+	ctx: WriteDraftCtx
+): Promise<string> {
+	const { workspace, toolId, toolCallbacks } = ctx
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: 'Computing workspace draft diff...' })
+	// Parked editor autosaves may not have a server row yet (a brand-new draft
+	// only appears in the listing after its first flush).
+	const { unflushedPaths } = await flushGlobalDraftSaves(workspace)
+	expireWorkspaceDiffList(workspace)
+	const index = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(workspace)
+	let entries = index.entries
+	if (args.types?.length) {
+		entries = entries.filter((e) => e.type !== undefined && args.types!.includes(e.type))
+	}
+	if (args.path_prefix) {
+		entries = entries.filter(
+			(e) => e.path.startsWith(args.path_prefix!) || e.storagePath.startsWith(args.path_prefix!)
+		)
+	}
+	const total = entries.length
+	const shown = entries.slice(
+		0,
+		Math.min(args.limit ?? DIFF_INDEX_DEFAULT_ITEMS, DIFF_INDEX_MAX_ITEMS)
+	)
+	const lines = shown.flatMap((e) => [formatDiffIndexEntry(e), ...fileChildrenLines(e)])
+	const notes: string[] = []
+	if (total > shown.length) {
+		notes.push(
+			`Showing ${shown.length} of ${total} drafts — narrow with types/path_prefix or raise limit.`
+		)
+	}
+	if (index.otherUsersDraftCount > 0) {
+		notes.push(
+			`${index.otherUsersDraftCount} draft(s) by other users exist in this workspace (not shown — drafts are per-user).`
+		)
+	}
+	if (unflushedPaths.length > 0) {
+		notes.push(
+			`Warning: unsaved editor changes on ${unflushedPaths.join(', ')} are NOT reflected here (auto-save off, a save failed, or a conflict is unresolved). Read the item with type+path to include them.`
+		)
+	}
+	const filtersActive = (args.types?.length ?? 0) > 0 || !!args.path_prefix
+	const summaryLine =
+		total === 0
+			? filtersActive && index.entries.length > 0
+				? `No drafts match your filters (${index.entries.length} draft(s) exist in the workspace).`
+				: 'No drafts in this workspace — nothing differs from the deployed state.'
+			: `${total} draft(s) vs deployed:`
+	const result = [summaryLine, ...lines, ...notes].join('\n')
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+		content: `Workspace diff: ${total} draft(s)`,
+		result
+	})
+	return result
+}
+
+function forkComparisonUnavailableMessage(parent: string): string {
+	return `The comparison with parent workspace "${parent}" is unavailable for this fork (created before comparison tracking existed).`
+}
+
+function forkParentOrThrow(workspace: string): string {
+	const parent = getForkParentWorkspaceId(workspace)
+	if (!parent) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`Workspace "${workspace}" is not a fork — it has no parent workspace to compare against. Use diff without 'against' to compare drafts vs deployed versions.`
+		)
+	}
+	return parent
+}
+
+function forkEntryLabel(e: ForkDiffEntryView): string {
+	const label = e.type === 'trigger' ? `${e.triggerKind} trigger` : (e.type ?? e.kind)
+	return `${label} "${e.path}"`
+}
+
+function formatForkIndexEntry(e: ForkDiffEntryView): string {
+	const name = forkEntryLabel(e)
+	const draftFlag = e.hasLocalDraft ? ' [+ local draft]' : ''
+	const aheadBehind = [
+		e.ahead > 0 ? `ahead ${e.ahead}` : undefined,
+		e.behind > 0 ? `behind ${e.behind}` : undefined
+	]
+		.filter(Boolean)
+		.join(', ')
+	switch (e.status) {
+		case 'only_in_fork':
+			return `- ${name} — only in fork (${e.patchLineCount} lines)${draftFlag}`
+		case 'deleted_in_fork':
+			return `- ${name} — deleted in fork, still in parent${draftFlag}`
+		case 'modified':
+			return `- ${name} — differs (${aheadBehind}; ${e.patchLineCount} diff lines)${draftFlag}`
+		case 'unchanged':
+			// Folder display_name lives only in the DB (no API surface exposes
+			// it), so an identical projection cannot prove folder parity.
+			if (e.kind === 'folder') {
+				const suffix = aheadBehind ? ` (${aheadBehind})` : ''
+				return `- ${name} — no comparable differences; the folder display name is not exposed by the API and may differ${suffix}${draftFlag}`
+			}
+			return e.valueMasked
+				? `- ${name} — value never shown in chat; may differ (${aheadBehind})${draftFlag}`
+				: `- ${name} — content matches parent (version history differs: ${aheadBehind})${draftFlag}`
+		case 'pending':
+			return e.type !== undefined
+				? `- ${name} — differs (${aheadBehind}; diff not computed yet, read it with type+path)${draftFlag}`
+				: `- ${name} — differs (${aheadBehind}; diff not computed yet, read it by path alone)${draftFlag}`
+		case 'error':
+			return `- ${name} — diff failed: ${e.errorMessage}${draftFlag}`
+	}
+}
+
+// Comparison kinds a chat (type, trigger_kind) pair addresses.
+function forkKindsFor(type: WorkspaceItemType, triggerKind?: TriggerKind): string[] {
+	switch (type) {
+		case 'app':
+			return ['app', 'raw_app']
+		case 'trigger':
+			return triggerKind ? [`${triggerKind}_trigger`] : []
+		default:
+			return [type]
+	}
+}
+
+// Fork index: deployed fork vs deployed parent, same tally as the fork banner.
+async function diffForkIndex(
+	args: { types?: WorkspaceItemType[]; path_prefix?: string; limit?: number },
+	ctx: WriteDraftCtx
+): Promise<string> {
+	const { workspace, toolId, toolCallbacks } = ctx
+	const parent = forkParentOrThrow(workspace)
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+		content: `Comparing fork with parent workspace "${parent}"...`
+	})
+	const index = await getForkDiffIndex(workspace, parent)
+	if (index.skippedComparison) {
+		const message = forkComparisonUnavailableMessage(parent)
+		toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: message })
+		return message
+	}
+	let entries = index.entries
+	if (args.types?.length) {
+		entries = entries.filter((e) => e.type !== undefined && args.types!.includes(e.type))
+	}
+	if (args.path_prefix) {
+		entries = entries.filter((e) => e.path.startsWith(args.path_prefix!))
+	}
+	const total = entries.length
+	const shown = entries.slice(
+		0,
+		Math.min(args.limit ?? DIFF_INDEX_DEFAULT_ITEMS, DIFF_INDEX_MAX_ITEMS)
+	)
+	const lines = shown.flatMap((e) => [formatForkIndexEntry(e), ...fileChildrenLines(e)])
+	const notes: string[] = []
+	if (total > shown.length) {
+		notes.push(
+			`Showing ${shown.length} of ${total} items — narrow with types/path_prefix or raise limit.`
+		)
+	}
+	if (shown.some((e) => e.hasLocalDraft)) {
+		notes.push(
+			'[+ local draft]: you also have an undeployed draft there — not part of this deployed-vs-deployed comparison; use diff without against to see it.'
+		)
+	}
+	const hasHidden = index.hiddenAheadCount > 0 || index.hiddenBehindCount > 0
+	if (hasHidden) {
+		notes.push(
+			`Hidden items you lack permission to view also differ: ${index.hiddenAheadCount} ahead, ${index.hiddenBehindCount} behind (a conflicted item counts in both).`
+		)
+	}
+	const forkFiltersActive = (args.types?.length ?? 0) > 0 || !!args.path_prefix
+	const summaryLine =
+		total === 0
+			? forkFiltersActive && index.entries.length > 0
+				? `No differing items match your filters (${index.entries.length} differing item(s) exist).`
+				: hasHidden
+					? `No differences visible to you between this fork and its parent "${parent}" — but hidden items differ (see below).`
+					: `This fork matches its parent workspace "${parent}" — no differences.`
+			: `${total} item(s) differ between this fork and its parent "${parent}":`
+	const result = [summaryLine, ...lines, ...notes].join('\n')
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+		content: `Fork vs parent: ${total} differing item(s)`,
+		result
+	})
+	return result
+}
+
+// One item's fork-vs-parent unified diff (deployed sides only).
+async function diffForkItem(
+	args: {
+		type?: WorkspaceItemType
+		path?: string
+		trigger_kind?: TriggerKind
+		file?: string
+		offset?: number
+		limit?: number
+	},
+	ctx: WriteDraftCtx
+): Promise<string> {
+	const { workspace, toolId, toolCallbacks } = ctx
+	const { type, path, trigger_kind: triggerKind } = args
+	if (!path) {
+		throw new Error('path is required.')
+	}
+	const parent = forkParentOrThrow(workspace)
+	// No type = path-only wildcard: comparison kinds outside the chat type enum
+	// (folder, resource_type, …) are only reachable this way.
+	const kinds = type ? forkKindsFor(type, triggerKind) : []
+	if (type === 'trigger' && kinds.length === 0) {
+		throw new Error('trigger_kind is required when type is trigger.')
+	}
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+		content: `Comparing fork vs parent for "${path}"...`
+	})
+	if ((await getForkComparisonStatus(workspace, parent)).skippedComparison) {
+		const message = forkComparisonUnavailableMessage(parent)
+		toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: message })
+		return message
+	}
+	const entries = await readForkDiffEntries(workspace, parent, kinds, path)
+	if (entries.length === 0) {
+		const message = `${type ?? 'item'} "${path}" does not differ between this fork and its parent "${parent}" (or does not exist in either).`
+		toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: message })
+		return message
+	}
+	// A wildcard can match several kinds at one path (nothing in the chat
+	// schema could pick between them) — render each kind's section.
+	const sections = entries.map((entry) => renderForkEntrySection(entry, path, parent, args))
+	const result = sections.join('\n\n====\n\n')
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+		content: `Fork vs parent diff for "${path}"`,
+		result
+	})
+	return result
+}
+
+function renderForkEntrySection(
+	entry: ForkDiffEntryView,
+	path: string,
+	parent: string,
+	args: { file?: string; offset?: number; limit?: number }
+): string {
+	if (entry.status === 'error') {
+		throw new Error(
+			`Could not diff ${entry.kind} "${path}" against the parent: ${entry.errorMessage}`
+		)
+	}
+	let draftCaveat = entry.hasLocalDraft
+		? 'Note: you also have an undeployed local draft on this item — it is NOT part of this deployed-vs-deployed comparison; use diff without against to see it.\n\n'
+		: ''
+	if (entry.valueMasked && entry.status === 'modified') {
+		draftCaveat +=
+			'Note: variable values are never compared in chat — the value may also differ beyond the changes shown.\n\n'
+	}
+	const changedFileCount = entry.files ? Object.keys(entry.files).length : 0
+	if (entry.status === 'unchanged' || (!entry.patch && changedFileCount === 0)) {
+		// A masked value can differ in content without producing a patch —
+		// never report that as "same content".
+		const message = entry.valueMasked
+			? `${entry.kind} "${path}": no visible config differences vs parent "${parent}", but variable values are never shown in chat, so a value change cannot be displayed. The workspace comparison reports it as ${entry.ahead > 0 || entry.behind > 0 ? `differing (ahead ${entry.ahead}, behind ${entry.behind})` : 'in sync'}.`
+			: entry.kind === 'folder'
+				? `folder "${path}": no comparable differences vs parent "${parent}" — the folder display name is not exposed by the API and may be what differs (comparison reports ahead ${entry.ahead}, behind ${entry.behind}).`
+				: `${entry.kind} "${path}" has the same content in the fork and its parent "${parent}" (only version history differs).`
+		return draftCaveat + message
+	}
+	const header =
+		entry.status === 'only_in_fork'
+			? `${entry.kind} "${path}" exists only in the fork — not in parent "${parent}". Full content:\n\n`
+			: entry.status === 'deleted_in_fork'
+				? `${entry.kind} "${path}" was deleted in the fork but still exists in parent "${parent}". Removed content:\n\n`
+				: `Fork changes vs parent "${parent}" for ${entry.kind} "${path}":\n\n`
+	if (args.file !== undefined && !entry.files) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`file only applies to multi-file apps; ${entry.kind} "${path}" diffs as a single document — call again without file.`
+		)
+	}
+	const body = entry.files
+		? renderEntryFiles(entry.files, entry.patch ?? '', args)
+		: windowPatchBody(entry.patch ?? '', args.offset ?? 0, args.limit ?? DIFF_READ_DEFAULT_LINES)
+	return draftCaveat + header + body
+}
+
+const DIFF_SEARCH_DEFAULT_MAX_MATCHES = 50
+const DIFF_SEARCH_MAX_MATCHES_CEILING = 200
+
+interface DiffSearchUnit {
+	/** Item path, or `${itemPath}/${fileName}` for a file inside an app. */
+	subject: string
+	patch: string
+}
+
+function collectDiffSearchUnits(
+	entries: Array<{
+		path: string
+		status?: string
+		patch?: string
+		files?: Record<string, DiffFileView>
+	}>,
+	out: DiffSearchUnit[],
+	failedPaths: string[]
+): void {
+	for (const e of entries) {
+		// A failed materialization has no patch — claiming "no matches" for it
+		// would present an incomplete search as a definitive one.
+		if (e.status === 'error') {
+			failedPaths.push(e.path)
+			continue
+		}
+		if (e.files) {
+			for (const [name, fileDiff] of Object.entries(e.files)) {
+				// App file keys lead with '/'; a raw join would yield `f/x//file`,
+				// which slash-anchored globs like `f/x/*.tsx` can never match.
+				out.push({ subject: `${e.path}/${name.replace(/^\/+/, '')}`, patch: fileDiff.patch })
+			}
+			if (e.patch) out.push({ subject: e.path, patch: e.patch })
+		} else if (e.patch) {
+			out.push({ subject: e.path, patch: e.patch })
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Literal substring search over the changed lines of every diff in the
+// comparison. Materializes all patches first (search cannot skip any), then
+// scans in memory — same output conventions as search_app.
+async function diffSearch(
+	args: {
+		against?: 'deployed' | 'parent_workspace'
+		search?: string
+		file_glob?: string
+		max_matches?: number
+	},
+	ctx: WriteDraftCtx
+): Promise<string> {
+	const { workspace, toolId, toolCallbacks } = ctx
+	const query = args.search ?? ''
+	if (query.length === 0) {
+		throw new Error('search requires a non-empty string.')
+	}
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: `Searching diffs for "${query}"...` })
+
+	const units: DiffSearchUnit[] = []
+	const failedPaths: string[] = []
+	let unflushedNote = ''
+	if (args.against === 'parent_workspace') {
+		const parent = forkParentOrThrow(workspace)
+		const index = await getForkDiffIndex(workspace, parent, { materializeAll: true })
+		if (index.skippedComparison) {
+			const message = forkComparisonUnavailableMessage(parent)
+			toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: message })
+			return message
+		}
+		collectDiffSearchUnits(index.entries, units, failedPaths)
+	} else {
+		const { unflushedPaths } = await flushGlobalDraftSaves(workspace)
+		expireWorkspaceDiffList(workspace)
+		if (unflushedPaths.length > 0) {
+			unflushedNote = `\nWarning: unsaved editor changes on ${unflushedPaths.join(', ')} were not searched (auto-save off, a save failed, or a conflict is unresolved).`
+		}
+		const index = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(workspace, { materializeAll: true })
+		collectDiffSearchUnits(index.entries, units, failedPaths)
+	}
+	if (failedPaths.length > 0) {
+		unflushedNote += `\nWarning: ${failedPaths.length === 1 ? 'this diff' : 'these diffs'} could not be computed and ${failedPaths.length === 1 ? 'was' : 'were'} NOT searched (matches may be missing): ${failedPaths.join(', ')}. Retry, or read the item${failedPaths.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} directly for the error.`
+	}
+	const filtered = args.file_glob
+		? units.filter((u) => appFileMatchesGlob(u.subject, args.file_glob as string))
+		: units
+
+	const needle = query.toLowerCase()
+	const maxMatches = Math.min(
+		args.max_matches ?? DIFF_SEARCH_DEFAULT_MAX_MATCHES,
+		DIFF_SEARCH_MAX_MATCHES_CEILING
+	)
+	const matches: { subject: string; line: number; text: string }[] = []
+	let totalMatchCount = 0
+	let renderedMatchCount = 0
+	let subjectCount = 0
+	let truncated = false
+	for (const unit of filtered.sort((a, b) => a.subject.localeCompare(b.subject))) {
+		const lines = unit.patch.split('\n')
+		const changed = new Set(changedLineIndices(unit.patch))
+		let unitHadMatch = false
+		for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+			if (!changed.has(i) || !lines[i].toLowerCase().includes(needle)) continue
+			totalMatchCount++
+			unitHadMatch = true
+			if (renderedMatchCount >= maxMatches) {
+				truncated = true
+				continue
+			}
+			renderedMatchCount++
+			const lo = Math.max(0, i - SEARCH_APP_CONTEXT_LINES)
+			const hi = Math.min(lines.length - 1, i + SEARCH_APP_CONTEXT_LINES)
+			for (let j = lo; j <= hi; j++) {
+				matches.push({ subject: unit.subject, line: j + 1, text: lines[j] })
+			}
+		}
+		if (unitHadMatch) subjectCount++
+	}
+
+	if (totalMatchCount === 0) {
+		toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: `No diff matches for "${query}"` })
+		return (
+			`No changed lines match. Try a broader or differently-spelled term${
+				args.file_glob ? ', or drop the file_glob' : ''
+			}.` + unflushedNote
+		)
+	}
+
+	const header = `${totalMatchCount} changed line${totalMatchCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} match in ${subjectCount} diff${
+		subjectCount === 1 ? '' : 's'
+	}${truncated ? ` (showing the first ${maxMatches}; narrow with file_glob or a more specific query)` : ''}`
+	const out: string[] = [header]
+	let currentSubject = ''
+	let budgetSpent = header.length
+	let budgetHit = false
+	const seen = new Set<string>()
+	for (const m of matches) {
+		const dedupeKey = `${m.subject}:${m.line}`
+		if (seen.has(dedupeKey)) continue
+		seen.add(dedupeKey)
+		const text =
+			m.text.length > SEARCH_APP_MAX_LINE_CHARS
+				? `${m.text.slice(0, SEARCH_APP_MAX_LINE_CHARS)}… [line truncated]`
+				: m.text
+		const subjectHeader = m.subject === currentSubject ? '' : `${m.subject}\n`
+		const row = `${subjectHeader}  ${m.line}: ${text}`
+		if (budgetSpent + row.length + 1 > SEARCH_APP_TOTAL_CHAR_BUDGET) {
+			budgetHit = true
+			break
+		}
+		if (subjectHeader) currentSubject = m.subject
+		out.push(row)
+		budgetSpent += row.length + 1
+	}
+	if (budgetHit) {
+		out.push(
+			`… output truncated at the context budget — narrow with file_glob or a more specific query.`
+		)
+	}
+
+	toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+		content: `Found ${totalMatchCount} matching changed line${totalMatchCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
+	})
+	return out.join('\n') + unflushedNote
+}
+
 // Flush a draft's pending editor autosave, then verify it actually landed before
 // the caller re-reads the persisted draft. `flush()` resolves even when the save
 // recorded a conflict (server has a newer version) or failed (network/5xx) — it
@@ -5531,6 +6593,11 @@ async function deployDraft(
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Deployed state moved for EVERY branch above (some bypass
+	// deployDraftToWorkspace, which invalidates on its own path) — evict cached
+	// fork comparisons before the fallible draft cleanup below.
+	invalidateWorkspaceComparison(workspace)
+
 	await deleteGlobalDraft(workspace, type, path, triggerKind, { preserveLiveDraft: true })
 
 	// Move the chat's mask entry to the deployed path: a draft-only item's
@@ -5613,6 +6680,10 @@ async function deleteWorkspaceItem(
 			break
 	}
 
+	// Deployed state changed — cached fork comparisons involving this workspace
+	// are no longer trustworthy (same rule as deploy success). Before the
+	// draft cleanup: a cleanup failure must not leave stale comparisons.
+	invalidateWorkspaceComparison(workspace)
 	await deleteGlobalDraft(workspace, type, path, triggerKind)
 
 	// Record the deletion in the chat's modified-items mask. In a fork this leaves a
@@ -5741,6 +6812,25 @@ export function prepareGlobalUserMessage(
 		content += '\n'
 	}
 
+	const files = options.files ?? []
+	if (files.length > 0) {
+		content += '## ATTACHED FILES\n'
+		content +=
+			'The user attached these files to this message. Their content is NOT included here — read it with `read_file` (or scan it with `search_files`), passing the file id, before answering questions about it.\n'
+		for (const f of files) {
+			// textLineCount matches read_file's numbering — a mismatch would make the
+			// model request line ranges past the end.
+			const lines = textLineCount(f.content)
+			// The id is the durable reference (names may repeat across messages);
+			// absent only on legacy pre-id transcripts, where the name resolves.
+			// Sanitized again here: legacy names predate attach-time sanitization.
+			const name = sanitizeAttachmentName(f.name)
+			const ref = f.id ? `${name} (file id: ${f.id})` : name
+			content += `- ${ref} — ${lines} lines, ${f.content.length} chars\n`
+		}
+		content += '\n'
+	}
+
 	content += `## INSTRUCTIONS:\n${instructions}`
 
 	const images = options.images ?? []
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/diffSnapshot.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/diffSnapshot.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76aed58b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/diffSnapshot.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,680 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+vi.mock('$lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte', () => ({
+	getDraftItems: vi.fn(),
+	getWorkspaceDraftsVersion: vi.fn(() => 0)
+}))
+vi.mock('$lib/utils_draft_deploy', () => ({
+	getDraftDiffValues: vi.fn()
+}))
+vi.mock('$lib/utils_workspace_deploy', () => ({
+	getItemValue: vi.fn()
+}))
+vi.mock('$lib/workspaceComparison', () => ({
+	fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta: vi.fn(),
+	isComparisonCurrent: vi.fn(() => true)
+}))
+vi.mock('$lib/stores', async () => {
+	const { readable, writable } = await import('svelte/store')
+	return {
+		userWorkspaces: readable([{ id: 'fork-ws', parent_workspace_id: 'parent-ws' }]),
+		usersWorkspaceStore: writable(undefined)
+	}
+})
+vi.mock('$lib/gen', () => ({
+	VariableService: { getVariable: vi.fn() },
+	ScriptService: { getScriptByPath: vi.fn() },
+	ResourceService: { getResource: vi.fn(), getResourceType: vi.fn() },
+	FlowService: { getFlowByPath: vi.fn() }
+}))
+vi.mock('./userDraftAdapter', () => ({
+	itemTypeForKind: (kind: string) =>
+		kind === 'script'
+			? { type: 'script' }
+			: kind === 'raw_app' || kind === 'app'
+				? { type: 'app' }
+				: kind === 'trigger_http'
+					? { type: 'trigger', triggerKind: 'http' }
+					: undefined
+}))
+
+import { getDraftItems, getWorkspaceDraftsVersion } from '$lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte'
+import { getDraftDiffValues } from '$lib/utils_draft_deploy'
+import { getItemValue } from '$lib/utils_workspace_deploy'
+import { fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta, isComparisonCurrent } from '$lib/workspaceComparison'
+import { usersWorkspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+import { FlowService, ResourceService, ScriptService, VariableService } from '$lib/gen'
+import {
+	expireWorkspaceDiffList,
+	getForkDiffIndex,
+	getForkParentWorkspaceId,
+	getWorkspaceDiffIndex,
+	invalidateWorkspaceDiffCache,
+	markWorkspaceDiffEntryStale,
+	readForkDiffEntries,
+	readWorkspaceDiffEntry
+} from './diffSnapshot'
+
+const WS = 'test-ws'
+
+function row(overrides: Partial<Record<string, unknown>> = {}) {
+	return {
+		kind: 'script',
+		path: 'f/a/b',
+		draft_only: false,
+		legacy_draft: false,
+		raw_app: false,
+		can_write: true,
+		mine: true,
+		created_at: '2026-07-20T00:00:00Z',
+		...overrides
+	}
+}
+
+function mockDiffValues(deployed: unknown, draft: unknown, noDeployed = false) {
+	vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockResolvedValue({
+		deployed,
+		draft,
+		hasDraft: true,
+		noDeployed
+	} as any)
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	vi.useFakeTimers()
+	invalidateWorkspaceDiffCache()
+	vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockReset()
+	vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockReset()
+	vi.mocked(getWorkspaceDraftsVersion).mockReset().mockReturnValue(0)
+})
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	vi.useRealTimers()
+})
+
+describe('getWorkspaceDiffIndex', () => {
+	it('materializes patches once and reuses them while rows are unchanged', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row()] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+
+		const first = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(first.entries).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(first.entries[0].status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(first.entries[0].patch).toContain('-content: a')
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		// Second access after the list-reuse window: row unchanged → no refetch.
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(10_000)
+		const second = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(second.entries[0].status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+	})
+
+	it('refetches the listing after expireWorkspaceDiffList despite the reuse window', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row()] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(getDraftItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		// Within the reuse window the listing is served from cache...
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(getDraftItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		// ...but an expiry (post-flush) forces a refetch immediately.
+		expireWorkspaceDiffList(WS)
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(getDraftItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+
+	it('an in-flight listing fetch never serves rows that predate a mid-flight save', async () => {
+		let release!: () => void
+		const gate = new Promise<void>((res) => (release = res))
+		const oldRows = [row()]
+		const newRows = [row(), row({ path: 'f/a/created-mid-flight' })]
+		let call = 0
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockImplementation(async () => {
+			call++
+			if (call === 1) {
+				await gate
+				return oldRows as any
+			}
+			return newRows as any
+		})
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+
+		const first = getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		// A save lands while the first listing fetch is in flight...
+		markWorkspaceDiffEntryStale(WS, 'script', 'f/a/created-mid-flight')
+		release()
+		const index = await first
+		// ...so the result must reflect the post-save listing, not the stale rows.
+		expect(index.entries.map((e) => e.storagePath)).toContain('f/a/created-mid-flight')
+		expect(getDraftItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+
+	it('refetches a stale-marked entry immediately, despite every reuse window', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row()] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+		await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'script', 'f/a/b')
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		// Within both the list throttle and the read-reuse window the patch is
+		// served from cache...
+		await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'script', 'f/a/b')
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		// ...but a landed save (the syncer hook) forces content + listing fresh.
+		markWorkspaceDiffEntryStale(WS, 'script', 'f/a/b')
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'c' })
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'script', 'f/a/b')
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+		expect(entry?.patch).toContain('+content: c')
+	})
+
+	it('refetches an entry when its draft row created_at changes', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row()] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(10_000)
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row({ created_at: '2026-07-20T01:00:00Z' })] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'a' })
+		const index = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+		expect(index.entries[0].status).toBe('unchanged')
+	})
+
+	it('drops cached patches when the workspace drafts version bumps', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row()] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		vi.mocked(getWorkspaceDraftsVersion).mockReturnValue(1)
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+
+	it('excludes other users drafts from entries but counts them', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row(),
+			row({ path: 'f/other/x', mine: false })
+		] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+		const index = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(index.entries).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(index.otherUsersDraftCount).toBe(1)
+	})
+
+	it('maps statuses: never-deployed → new, unaddressable kind → not_diffable', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ path: 'f/a/new', draft_only: true }),
+			row({ kind: 'data_pipeline', path: 'f/a/pipe' })
+		] as any)
+		mockDiffValues(undefined, { content: 'b' }, true)
+		const index = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		const byPath = Object.fromEntries(index.entries.map((e) => [e.storagePath, e]))
+		expect(byPath['f/a/new'].status).toBe('new')
+		expect(byPath['f/a/pipe'].status).toBe('not_diffable')
+		// Unaddressable kinds are never fetched.
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+	})
+
+	it('masks draft-mode variable values but still marks a value change', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ kind: 'variable', path: 'f/a/token' })
+		] as any)
+		vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockResolvedValue({
+			deployed: { value: 'old-plaintext', is_secret: false, description: 'd' },
+			draft: { value: 'new-plaintext', is_secret: false, description: 'd' },
+			hasDraft: true,
+			noDeployed: false
+		} as any)
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'variable', 'f/a/token')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.valueMasked).toBe(true)
+		// No plaintext on either side — the patch only marks that it changed.
+		expect(entry?.patch).not.toContain('plaintext')
+		expect(entry?.patch).toContain('(changed)')
+	})
+
+	it('flags a secret-only draft as uncomparable instead of claiming unchanged', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ kind: 'variable', path: 'f/a/secret' })
+		] as any)
+		// The shared canonicalizer already masked both sides to the same
+		// sentinel — equality between them proves nothing.
+		vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockResolvedValue({
+			deployed: { value: '<secret>', is_secret: true, description: 'd' },
+			draft: { value: '<secret>', is_secret: true, description: 'd' },
+			hasDraft: true,
+			noDeployed: false
+		} as any)
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'variable', 'f/a/secret')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('unchanged')
+		expect(entry?.valueUncomparable).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('keeps the uncomparable flag on a secret whose metadata also changed', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ kind: 'variable', path: 'f/a/secret' })
+		] as any)
+		vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockResolvedValue({
+			deployed: { value: '<secret>', is_secret: true, description: 'old desc' },
+			draft: { value: '<secret>', is_secret: true, description: 'new desc' },
+			hasDraft: true,
+			noDeployed: false
+		} as any)
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'variable', 'f/a/secret')
+		// A non-empty metadata patch must not swallow the secret caveat: the
+		// value itself may ALSO differ beyond what the patch shows.
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.valueUncomparable).toBe(true)
+		expect(entry?.patch).toContain('desc')
+		expect(entry?.patch).not.toContain('<secret')
+	})
+
+	it('materializes classic-app drafts under the chat app type', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row({ kind: 'app', path: 'f/a/classic' })] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ summary: 'v1' }, { summary: 'v2' })
+		const index = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(index.entries[0].type).toBe('app')
+		expect(index.entries[0].status).toBe('modified')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves entries beyond the eager cap pending', async () => {
+		const rows = Array.from({ length: 55 }, (_, i) => row({ path: `f/a/s${i}` }))
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue(rows as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+		const index = await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(index.entries).toHaveLength(55)
+		expect(index.entries.filter((e) => e.status === 'pending')).toHaveLength(5)
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(50)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('raw-app file splitting (draft mode)', () => {
+	it('produces per-file patches plus a config-only patch', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ kind: 'raw_app', path: 'f/dash/main' })
+		] as any)
+		vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockResolvedValue({
+			deployed: {
+				summary: 'Dash',
+				files: { 'src/App.tsx': 'a\nb\nc\n', 'old.js': 'legacy\n' },
+				runnables: {}
+			},
+			draft: {
+				summary: 'Dash v2',
+				files: { 'src/App.tsx': 'a\nB\nc\n', 'new.ts': 'fresh\n' },
+				runnables: {}
+			},
+			hasDraft: true,
+			noDeployed: false
+		} as any)
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'raw_app', 'f/dash/main')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['src/App.tsx'].status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['src/App.tsx'].patch).toContain('-b')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['new.ts'].status).toBe('added')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['old.js'].status).toBe('deleted')
+		// Config patch carries the summary change but no file contents.
+		expect(entry?.patch).toContain('summary')
+		expect(entry?.patch).not.toContain('src/App.tsx')
+	})
+
+	it('reports empty-file additions and deletions as changes despite the empty patch', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ kind: 'raw_app', path: 'f/dash/main' })
+		] as any)
+		vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockResolvedValue({
+			deployed: { summary: 'Dash', files: { 'gone.css': '', 'kept.ts': 'same\n' }, runnables: {} },
+			draft: { summary: 'Dash', files: { 'added.ts': '', 'kept.ts': 'same\n' }, runnables: {} },
+			hasDraft: true,
+			noDeployed: false
+		} as any)
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'raw_app', 'f/dash/main')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['added.ts']).toEqual({ status: 'added', patch: '', lineCount: 0 })
+		expect(entry?.files?.['gone.css']).toEqual({ status: 'deleted', patch: '', lineCount: 0 })
+		expect(entry?.files?.['kept.ts']).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it('reports unchanged when neither files nor config differ', async () => {
+		const value = { summary: 'Dash', files: { 'a.ts': 'same\n' }, runnables: {} }
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ kind: 'raw_app', path: 'f/dash/main' })
+		] as any)
+		vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockResolvedValue({
+			deployed: value,
+			draft: structuredClone(value),
+			hasDraft: true,
+			noDeployed: false
+		} as any)
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'raw_app', 'f/dash/main')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('unchanged')
+		expect(entry?.files).toEqual({})
+	})
+})
+
+describe('readWorkspaceDiffEntry', () => {
+	it('resolves a draft-only item by its friendly draft_path', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ path: 'u/admin/draft_123', draft_path: 'f/nice/name', draft_only: true })
+		] as any)
+		mockDiffValues(undefined, { summary: 'x' }, true)
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'script', 'f/nice/name')
+		expect(entry?.storagePath).toBe('u/admin/draft_123')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('new')
+	})
+
+	// (resolveWorkspaceDiffTarget)
+	it('resolves a renamed draft to its owning row across kinds', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ kind: 'app', path: 'f/old/name', draft_path: 'f/new/name' })
+		] as any)
+		const { resolveWorkspaceDiffTarget } = await import('./diffSnapshot')
+		const target = await resolveWorkspaceDiffTarget(WS, ['raw_app', 'app'], 'f/new/name')
+		expect(target).toEqual({ kind: 'app', storagePath: 'f/old/name' })
+	})
+
+	it('returns undefined when the user has no draft at the path', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([] as any)
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'script', 'f/a/b')
+		expect(entry).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(getDraftDiffValues).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+	})
+
+	it('records a fetch failure as an error entry instead of throwing', async () => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row()] as any)
+		vi.mocked(getDraftDiffValues).mockRejectedValue({ status: 404 })
+		const entry = await readWorkspaceDiffEntry(WS, 'script', 'f/a/b')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('error')
+		expect(entry?.errorMessage).toContain('not found')
+	})
+})
+
+async function readForkDiffEntryOne(
+	workspace: string,
+	parent: string,
+	kinds: string[],
+	path: string
+) {
+	const entries = await readForkDiffEntries(workspace, parent, kinds, path)
+	return entries[0]
+}
+
+const FORK = 'fork-ws'
+const PARENT = 'parent-ws'
+
+function comparisonDiff(overrides: Partial<Record<string, unknown>> = {}) {
+	return {
+		kind: 'schedule',
+		path: 'f/a/b',
+		ahead: 1,
+		behind: 0,
+		has_changes: true,
+		exists_in_source: true,
+		exists_in_fork: true,
+		...overrides
+	}
+}
+
+let comparisonGen = 0
+function mockComparison(diffs: unknown[], meta: { fetchedAt?: number } = {}) {
+	const fetchedAt = meta.fetchedAt
+	vi.mocked(fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta).mockImplementation(async () => ({
+		comparison: {
+			skipped_comparison: false,
+			diffs,
+			summary: { total_diffs: diffs.length },
+			hidden_ahead: { total: 0, by_kind: {}, items: [] },
+			hidden_behind: { total: 0, by_kind: {}, items: [] }
+		} as any,
+		fetchedAt: fetchedAt ?? Date.now(),
+		generation: ++comparisonGen
+	}))
+}
+
+describe('fork mode', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([] as any)
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockReset()
+		vi.mocked(fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta).mockReset()
+		vi.mocked(isComparisonCurrent).mockReset().mockReturnValue(true)
+		vi.mocked(VariableService.getVariable).mockReset()
+	})
+
+	it('resolves the parent workspace from the user workspaces store', () => {
+		expect(getForkParentWorkspaceId(FORK)).toBe(PARENT)
+		expect(getForkParentWorkspaceId('plain-ws')).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it('diffs both deployed sides and maps one-sided items', async () => {
+		mockComparison([
+			comparisonDiff(),
+			comparisonDiff({ path: 'f/a/new', exists_in_source: false }),
+			comparisonDiff({ path: 'f/a/gone', exists_in_fork: false, ahead: 0, behind: 1 })
+		])
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockImplementation(async (_k, path, ws) => ({
+			content: `${path}@${ws}`
+		}))
+		const index = await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		const byPath = Object.fromEntries(index.entries.map((e) => [e.path, e]))
+		expect(byPath['f/a/b'].status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(byPath['f/a/new'].status).toBe('only_in_fork')
+		expect(byPath['f/a/new'].patch).not.toContain('parent-ws')
+		expect(byPath['f/a/gone'].status).toBe('deleted_in_fork')
+		// One-sided entries fetch only the existing side: 2 + 1 + 1 calls.
+		expect(getItemValue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
+	})
+
+	it('ages a reused comparison from its fetch time, not adoption time', async () => {
+		// Adopt a tally another surface fetched 25s ago (tolerant join).
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff()], { fetchedAt: Date.now() - 25_000 })
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockResolvedValue({ content: 'x' })
+		await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		// 10s later the underlying tally is 35s old — past the reuse window.
+		// The snapshot must not have granted it a fresh window of its own.
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(10_000)
+		await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+
+	it('drops the snapshot when the comparison store was invalidated without a drafts bump', async () => {
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff()])
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockResolvedValue({ content: 'x' })
+		await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		// A deploy invalidated the comparison store but its draft cleanup
+		// failed, so no drafts-version bump ever reaches this cache.
+		vi.mocked(isComparisonCurrent).mockReturnValue(false)
+		await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+
+	it('reports a swallowed side fetch as an error, never as a fabricated diff', async () => {
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff()])
+		// The shared reader returns {} for ANY failed fetch — with both sides
+		// "empty" a real diff would read as parity, one side as an addition.
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockResolvedValue({})
+		const index = await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(index.entries[0].status).toBe('error')
+		expect(index.entries[0].errorMessage).toContain('failed to read')
+	})
+
+	it('never joins a fork reconciliation started under a previous account', async () => {
+		usersWorkspaceStore.set({ email: 'fork-a@x.dev' } as any)
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff({ path: 'f/a/fresh' })])
+		let resolveStale!: (v: unknown) => void
+		vi.mocked(fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta).mockReturnValueOnce(
+			new Promise((res) => (resolveStale = res)) as any
+		)
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockResolvedValue({ content: 'x' })
+		const staleRead = getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		usersWorkspaceStore.set({ email: 'fork-b@x.dev' } as any)
+		const after = await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(after.entries.map((e) => e.path)).toEqual(['f/a/fresh'])
+		resolveStale({
+			comparison: {
+				skipped_comparison: false,
+				diffs: [comparisonDiff({ path: 'f/a/stale' })],
+				summary: { total_diffs: 1 },
+				hidden_ahead: { total: 0 },
+				hidden_behind: { total: 0 }
+			},
+			fetchedAt: Date.now(),
+			generation: ++comparisonGen
+		})
+		// The old account's read resolves too — it must also get the fresh
+		// snapshot, never its own late (pre-switch) tally.
+		expect((await staleRead).entries.map((e) => e.path)).toEqual(['f/a/fresh'])
+		const reread = await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(reread.entries.map((e) => e.path)).toEqual(['f/a/fresh'])
+	})
+
+	it('reuses patches while the item ahead/behind marker is unchanged, refetches when it moves', async () => {
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff()])
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockResolvedValue({ content: 'x' })
+		await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(getItemValue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+
+		// Past the comparison reuse window, same marker → comparison refetched
+		// but the patch is kept.
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(31_000)
+		await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(getItemValue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+
+		// Marker moved → content refetched.
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(31_000)
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff({ ahead: 2 })])
+		await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		expect(getItemValue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
+	})
+
+	it('never decrypts variables and masks every value, secret or not', async () => {
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff({ kind: 'variable', path: 'f/a/plain' })])
+		vi.mocked(VariableService.getVariable).mockImplementation(async ({ workspace }: any) => ({
+			path: 'f/a/plain',
+			is_secret: false,
+			value: `plaintext-${workspace}`,
+			description: workspace === FORK ? 'fork side' : 'parent side'
+		})) as any
+		const entry = await readForkDiffEntryOne(FORK, PARENT, ['variable'], 'f/a/plain')
+		expect(
+			vi.mocked(VariableService.getVariable).mock.calls.every(([a]: any) => !a.decryptSecret)
+		).toBe(true)
+		// NON-secret values are masked too — the chat never sees variable values.
+		expect(entry?.patch).not.toContain('plaintext-')
+		// Description change still shows; the value itself never differs here.
+		expect(entry?.patch).toContain('fork side')
+		expect(entry?.valueMasked).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('sees flow schema-only changes the shared projection drops', async () => {
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff({ kind: 'flow', path: 'f/a/fl' })])
+		vi.mocked(FlowService.getFlowByPath).mockImplementation(async ({ workspace }: any) => ({
+			summary: 'same',
+			description: 'same',
+			schema: { properties: workspace === FORK ? { a: {} } : { a: {}, b: {} } },
+			value: { modules: [{ id: 'x', value: { type: 'script', hash: `h-${workspace}` } }] }
+		})) as any
+		const entry = await readForkDiffEntryOne(FORK, PARENT, ['flow'], 'f/a/fl')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.patch).toContain('schema')
+		// Inline-script hashes are per-workspace noise, never a diff line.
+		expect(entry?.patch).not.toContain('h-fork-ws')
+	})
+
+	it('sees script description-only changes the shared projection drops', async () => {
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff({ kind: 'script', path: 'f/a/s' })])
+		vi.mocked(ScriptService.getScriptByPath).mockImplementation(async ({ workspace }: any) => ({
+			content: 'same code',
+			summary: 'same',
+			description: workspace === FORK ? 'fork docs' : 'parent docs',
+			language: 'bun'
+		})) as any
+		const entry = await readForkDiffEntryOne(FORK, PARENT, ['script'], 'f/a/s')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.patch).toContain('-description: parent docs')
+	})
+
+	it('splits a raw app into per-file patches with cross-workspace noise stripped', async () => {
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff({ kind: 'raw_app', path: 'f/dash/main' })])
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockImplementation(async (_k, _path, ws) => ({
+			raw_app: true,
+			summary: 'Dash',
+			versions: ws === FORK ? [7] : [3],
+			workspace_id: ws,
+			value: {
+				files:
+					ws === FORK
+						? { 'src/App.tsx': 'new content\n', 'src/added.ts': 'brand new\n' }
+						: { 'src/App.tsx': 'old content\n', 'src/removed.ts': 'gone\n' },
+				runnables: {}
+			}
+		}))
+		const entry = await readForkDiffEntryOne(FORK, PARENT, ['app', 'raw_app'], 'f/dash/main')
+		expect(entry?.status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['src/App.tsx'].status).toBe('modified')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['src/App.tsx'].patch).toContain('-old content')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['src/added.ts'].status).toBe('added')
+		expect(entry?.files?.['src/removed.ts'].status).toBe('deleted')
+		// Version counters and workspace ids never appear as config changes.
+		expect(entry?.patch).not.toContain('versions')
+		expect(entry?.patch).not.toContain('workspace_id')
+		expect(entry?.patch).not.toContain('parent_version')
+	})
+
+	it('reads fork-only kinds by path alone; a wildcard returns every matching kind', async () => {
+		mockComparison([
+			comparisonDiff({ kind: 'folder', path: 'f/team' }),
+			comparisonDiff({ kind: 'resource_type', path: 'shared_name' }),
+			comparisonDiff({ kind: 'folder', path: 'shared_name' })
+		])
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockImplementation(async (_k, path, ws) => ({
+			name: path,
+			summary: `${ws}`
+		}))
+		vi.mocked(ResourceService.getResourceType).mockImplementation(async ({ workspace }: any) => ({
+			schema: {},
+			description: `${workspace}`
+		})) as any
+		const folder = await readForkDiffEntryOne(FORK, PARENT, [], 'f/team')
+		expect(folder?.kind).toBe('folder')
+		expect(folder?.status).toBe('modified')
+
+		const both = await readForkDiffEntries(FORK, PARENT, [], 'shared_name')
+		expect(both.map((e) => e.kind).sort()).toEqual(['folder', 'resource_type'])
+		expect(both.every((e) => e.status === 'modified')).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('flags entries that also carry a local draft', async () => {
+		mockComparison([comparisonDiff(), comparisonDiff({ path: 'f/a/other' })])
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([
+			row({ kind: 'trigger_schedule', path: 'f/a/b' })
+		] as any)
+		vi.mocked(getItemValue).mockResolvedValue({ content: 'x' })
+		const index = await getForkDiffIndex(FORK, PARENT)
+		const byPath = Object.fromEntries(index.entries.map((e) => [e.path, e]))
+		expect(byPath['f/a/b'].hasLocalDraft).toBe(true)
+		expect(byPath['f/a/other'].hasLocalDraft).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('account switches', () => {
+	it("never serves one account's cached drafts to another", async () => {
+		usersWorkspaceStore.set({ email: 'first@x.dev' } as any)
+		vi.mocked(getDraftItems).mockResolvedValue([row()] as any)
+		mockDiffValues({ content: 'a' }, { content: 'b' })
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		// Same account: the throttled listing is reused.
+		expect(getDraftItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		usersWorkspaceStore.set({ email: 'second@x.dev' } as any)
+		await getWorkspaceDiffIndex(WS)
+		expect(getDraftItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/diffSnapshot.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/diffSnapshot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8a685af60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/diffSnapshot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,1141 @@
+/**
+ * Materialized draft-vs-deployed diff cache for the chat `diff` tool.
+ *
+ * The backend has no diff endpoint — it serves item sides, the frontend
+ * computes patches. This module fetches each changed item's sides once,
+ * computes the stable-YAML patch once, and answers every subsequent query
+ * (workspace index, item read, later: search) from memory.
+ *
+ * Freshness model, cheapest signal first:
+ * - `drafts/list` is refetched per access (throttled) — one indexed query that
+ *   yields the authoritative row set. The server bumps a draft row's
+ *   `created_at` on every update, so an unchanged (path, created_at) pair
+ *   proves the draft side of a cached patch is current.
+ * - `getWorkspaceDraftsVersion` bumps on every in-app deploy/discard/draft
+ *   write; a bump drops cached patches because the deployed side may have
+ *   changed without touching any draft row.
+ * - Deploys from OTHER clients are invisible to both signals, so index
+ *   accesses also refresh patches older than `INDEX_ENTRY_STALE_MS`.
+ */
+import { get } from 'svelte/store'
+import {
+	getDraftItems,
+	getWorkspaceDraftsVersion,
+	type DraftItem
+} from '$lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte'
+import {
+	FlowService,
+	ResourceService,
+	ScriptService,
+	VariableService,
+	type UserDraftItemKind,
+	type WorkspaceItemDiff
+} from '$lib/gen'
+import { getDraftDiffValues } from '$lib/utils_draft_deploy'
+import { UserDraftDbSyncer } from '$lib/userDraftDbSyncer.svelte'
+import { getItemValue } from '$lib/utils_workspace_deploy'
+import type { Kind as DeployKind } from '$lib/utils_deployable'
+import { userWorkspaces, usersWorkspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+import { fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta, isComparisonCurrent } from '$lib/workspaceComparison'
+import { appSourceToDraftValue } from '$lib/components/raw_apps/rawAppDraftValue'
+import { textFilePatch, yamlValuePatch } from './draftDiff'
+import { itemTypeForKind } from './userDraftAdapter'
+import { TRIGGER_KINDS, type TriggerKind, type WorkspaceItemType } from './workspaceItems'
+
+const LIST_REUSE_MS = 5_000
+const INDEX_ENTRY_STALE_MS = 60_000
+const READ_ENTRY_REUSE_MS = 15_000
+/** Max patches computed per index access, so a workspace with hundreds of
+ * drafts still answers its first index quickly; the rest report `pending`
+ * and materialize on item read. */
+const EAGER_MATERIALIZE_CAP = 50
+const FETCH_CONCURRENCY = 6
+
+export type WorkspaceDiffStatus =
+	| 'new'
+	| 'modified'
+	| 'unchanged'
+	| 'pending'
+	| 'error'
+	| 'not_diffable'
+
+/** One changed file inside a multi-file (raw) app. */
+export interface DiffFileView {
+	status: 'added' | 'deleted' | 'modified'
+	patch: string
+	lineCount: number
+}
+
+export interface WorkspaceDiffEntryView {
+	kind: UserDraftItemKind
+	/** Chat-facing addressing; undefined when the chat cannot address the kind. */
+	type?: WorkspaceItemType
+	triggerKind?: TriggerKind
+	/** Friendly path the model should use (draft_path when present). */
+	path: string
+	storagePath: string
+	summary?: string
+	status: WorkspaceDiffStatus
+	/** Unified patch; present once materialized ('' when unchanged). For a
+	 * multi-file app this is the config-only patch — file contents live in
+	 * `files`. */
+	patch?: string
+	patchLineCount?: number
+	/** Per-file patches for multi-file apps (changed files only). */
+	files?: Record<string, DiffFileView>
+	/** Variable content was placeholder-masked (values never reach the chat);
+	 * the patch marks a value change without revealing it. */
+	valueMasked?: boolean
+	/** Secret variable: neither side's real value is readable, so "no visible
+	 * changes" cannot prove the value is unchanged. */
+	valueUncomparable?: boolean
+	/** True when the item has never been deployed — the whole draft is new. */
+	noDeployed?: boolean
+	errorMessage?: string
+}
+
+export interface WorkspaceDiffIndexView {
+	entries: WorkspaceDiffEntryView[]
+	otherUsersDraftCount: number
+}
+
+interface Materialized {
+	status: 'new' | 'modified' | 'unchanged' | 'error'
+	patch: string
+	lineCount: number
+	files?: Record<string, DiffFileView>
+	valueMasked?: boolean
+	valueUncomparable?: boolean
+	noDeployed: boolean
+	errorMessage?: string
+	fetchedAt: number
+}
+
+/** `files` maps of string contents mark a multi-file app value; anything else
+ * (classic apps, other kinds) diffs as one document. */
+function extractAppFiles(value: unknown): Record<string, string> | undefined {
+	const files = (value as { files?: unknown } | null | undefined)?.files
+	if (files == null || typeof files !== 'object' || Array.isArray(files)) return undefined
+	const entries = Object.entries(files as Record<string, unknown>)
+	if (entries.length === 0 || !entries.every(([, v]) => typeof v === 'string')) return undefined
+	return files as Record<string, string>
+}
+
+interface AppSplit {
+	files: Record<string, DiffFileView>
+	configPatch: string
+	totalLines: number
+	hasChanges: boolean
+}
+
+/** Split a multi-file app diff into per-file text patches plus a config-only
+ * YAML patch, so code diffs read file-by-file and file addressing works.
+ * Returns undefined when neither side carries a file map. */
+function computeAppSplit(
+	before: unknown,
+	after: unknown,
+	beforeLabel: string,
+	afterLabel: string
+): AppSplit | undefined {
+	const beforeFiles = extractAppFiles(before)
+	const afterFiles = extractAppFiles(after)
+	if (!beforeFiles && !afterFiles) return undefined
+	const files: Record<string, DiffFileView> = {}
+	let totalLines = 0
+	const names = [
+		...new Set([...Object.keys(beforeFiles ?? {}), ...Object.keys(afterFiles ?? {})])
+	].sort()
+	for (const name of names) {
+		const beforeContent = beforeFiles?.[name]
+		const afterContent = afterFiles?.[name]
+		const patch = textFilePatch(beforeContent, afterContent, beforeLabel, afterLabel)
+		// An EMPTY file appearing or disappearing yields no text patch, but file
+		// presence is a change in its own right (imports/bundling see it).
+		const presenceChanged = (beforeContent === undefined) !== (afterContent === undefined)
+		if (!patch && !presenceChanged) continue
+		const lineCount = patch === '' ? 0 : patch.split('\n').length
+		totalLines += lineCount
+		files[name] = {
+			status:
+				beforeContent === undefined ? 'added' : afterContent === undefined ? 'deleted' : 'modified',
+			patch,
+			lineCount
+		}
+	}
+	const withoutFiles = (value: unknown) => {
+		if (value == null || typeof value !== 'object') return value
+		const { files: _files, ...rest } = value as Record<string, unknown>
+		return rest
+	}
+	const configPatch = yamlValuePatch(
+		withoutFiles(before),
+		withoutFiles(after),
+		beforeLabel,
+		afterLabel
+	)
+	totalLines += configPatch === '' ? 0 : configPatch.split('\n').length
+	return {
+		files,
+		configPatch,
+		totalLines,
+		hasChanges: Object.keys(files).length > 0 || configPatch !== ''
+	}
+}
+
+export interface DiffParts {
+	/** Whole-value patch, or the config-only patch for a multi-file app. */
+	patch: string
+	files?: Record<string, DiffFileView>
+	lineCount: number
+	hasChanges: boolean
+}
+
+/** Patch parts for a before/after value pair: per-file text patches for
+ * multi-file apps, one whole-value YAML patch otherwise. */
+export function computeDiffParts(
+	before: unknown,
+	after: unknown,
+	beforeLabel: string,
+	afterLabel: string
+): DiffParts {
+	const split = computeAppSplit(before, after, beforeLabel, afterLabel)
+	if (split) {
+		return {
+			patch: split.configPatch,
+			files: split.files,
+			lineCount: split.totalLines,
+			hasChanges: split.hasChanges
+		}
+	}
+	const patch = yamlValuePatch(before, after, beforeLabel, afterLabel)
+	return {
+		patch,
+		lineCount: patch === '' ? 0 : patch.split('\n').length,
+		hasChanges: patch !== ''
+	}
+}
+
+interface CacheEntry {
+	row: DraftItem
+	type?: WorkspaceItemType
+	triggerKind?: TriggerKind
+	displayPath: string
+	materialized?: Materialized
+	materializing?: Promise<void>
+	/** Bumped by stale-marking; a materialization started before the bump
+	 * must not store its (pre-save) result. */
+	staleGeneration?: number
+}
+
+interface WorkspaceCache {
+	version: number
+	epoch: number
+	listFetchedAt: number
+	entries: Map<string, CacheEntry>
+	otherUsersDraftCount: number
+}
+
+const caches = new Map<string, WorkspaceCache>()
+const reconciling = new Map<string, Promise<WorkspaceCache>>()
+// Bumped on every invalidation. Producers capture it at start and refuse to
+// store results whose inputs predate a mutation — ONE fence for every async
+// producer instead of bespoke per-surface races.
+const mutationEpochs = new Map<string, number>()
+
+function mutationEpoch(workspace: string): number {
+	return mutationEpochs.get(workspace) ?? 0
+}
+
+function bumpMutationEpoch(workspace: string): void {
+	mutationEpochs.set(workspace, mutationEpoch(workspace) + 1)
+}
+
+// Caches hold per-user drafts and permission-filtered fork patches but are
+// keyed only by workspace — an SPA logout/login must never serve one
+// account's content to another. The epoch bumps fence in-flight producers
+// started under the previous identity.
+let cacheOwner: string | undefined = undefined
+
+function ensureCacheOwner(): void {
+	const owner = get(usersWorkspaceStore)?.email
+	if (owner === cacheOwner) return
+	cacheOwner = owner
+	for (const ws of new Set([
+		...caches.keys(),
+		...forkCaches.keys(),
+		...reconciling.keys(),
+		...forkReconciling.keys()
+	])) {
+		bumpMutationEpoch(ws)
+	}
+	caches.clear()
+	forkCaches.clear()
+	reconciling.clear()
+	forkReconciling.clear()
+}
+
+function entryKey(kind: UserDraftItemKind, storagePath: string): string {
+	return `${kind}:${storagePath}`
+}
+
+/** Expire the throttled drafts listing for a workspace so the next access
+ * refetches it. Called after a flush persists edits: a flush bumps neither the
+ * drafts version nor a row's cached `created_at`, so within `LIST_REUSE_MS`
+ * the diff would otherwise be computed from the pre-flush listing. Cached
+ * patches survive — reconciliation drops exactly the rows whose `created_at`
+ * moved. */
+export function expireWorkspaceDiffList(workspace: string): void {
+	const cache = caches.get(workspace)
+	if (cache) cache.listFetchedAt = 0
+	bumpMutationEpoch(workspace)
+}
+
+/** Mark one item's cached patch stale and expire the listing throttle, so the
+ * next access refetches both — regardless of the reuse windows. Driven by the
+ * syncer's save hook: the moment a draft write lands (an editor autosave, a
+ * chat write, a delete), the pre-write patch must never be served again. */
+export function markWorkspaceDiffEntryStale(
+	workspace: string,
+	itemKind: UserDraftItemKind,
+	path: string
+): void {
+	bumpMutationEpoch(workspace)
+	const cache = caches.get(workspace)
+	if (cache) {
+		cache.listFetchedAt = 0
+		const entry = cache.entries.get(entryKey(itemKind, path))
+		if (entry) {
+			entry.materialized = undefined
+			entry.staleGeneration = (entry.staleGeneration ?? 0) + 1
+		}
+	}
+	// Fork entries embed a hasLocalDraft flag joined from the draft rows —
+	// refresh the join on the next fork access (patches survive via markers).
+	const fork = forkCaches.get(workspace)
+	if (fork) fork.fetchedAt = 0
+}
+
+// One app-lifetime subscription: every persisted draft write invalidates its
+// item eagerly instead of waiting out the listing throttle / read-reuse
+// windows. Fork caches are untouched — they compare deployed sides only.
+UserDraftDbSyncer.onAnySaved(({ workspace, itemKind, path }) => {
+	markWorkspaceDiffEntryStale(workspace, itemKind, path)
+})
+
+export function invalidateWorkspaceDiffCache(workspace?: string): void {
+	if (workspace === undefined) {
+		caches.clear()
+		reconciling.clear()
+		forkCaches.clear()
+		forkReconciling.clear()
+	} else {
+		caches.delete(workspace)
+		reconciling.delete(workspace)
+		forkCaches.delete(workspace)
+		forkReconciling.delete(workspace)
+	}
+}
+
+async function mapPool<T>(
+	items: T[],
+	limit: number,
+	fn: (item: T) => Promise<void>
+): Promise<void> {
+	const queue = [...items]
+	const workers = Array.from({ length: Math.min(limit, queue.length) }, async () => {
+		for (let item = queue.shift(); item !== undefined; item = queue.shift()) {
+			await fn(item)
+		}
+	})
+	await Promise.all(workers)
+}
+
+/** Refetch the workspace draft rows and rebuild the entry map, carrying over
+ * each cached patch whose draft row is provably unchanged. */
+async function reconcile(workspace: string): Promise<WorkspaceCache> {
+	ensureCacheOwner()
+	// Retry loop: a joiner re-validates after awaiting, and a producer refuses
+	// to store results whose inputs predate a mutation (epoch moved mid-fetch).
+	// Bounded: each retry needs another concurrent mutation, and the final
+	// attempt's result is served regardless so a save storm cannot livelock us.
+	for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
+		const prev = caches.get(workspace)
+		const version = getWorkspaceDraftsVersion(workspace)
+		const epoch = mutationEpoch(workspace)
+		if (
+			prev &&
+			prev.version === version &&
+			prev.epoch === epoch &&
+			Date.now() - prev.listFetchedAt < LIST_REUSE_MS
+		) {
+			return prev
+		}
+		const inflight = reconciling.get(workspace)
+		if (inflight) {
+			const joined = await inflight
+			if (joined.epoch === mutationEpoch(workspace) || attempt >= 4) return joined
+			continue
+		}
+		const run = (async () => {
+			const rows = await getDraftItems(workspace, true)
+			const mine = rows.filter((r) => r.mine)
+			const entries = new Map<string, CacheEntry>()
+			for (const row of mine) {
+				const key = entryKey(row.kind, row.path)
+				const old = prev?.entries.get(key)
+				const reusable =
+					old && prev!.version === version && old.row.created_at === row.created_at
+						? old.materialized
+						: undefined
+				const addressing = itemTypeForKind(row.kind)
+				entries.set(key, {
+					row,
+					type: addressing?.type,
+					triggerKind: addressing?.triggerKind,
+					displayPath: row.draft_path || row.path,
+					materialized: reusable
+				})
+			}
+			return {
+				version,
+				epoch,
+				listFetchedAt: Date.now(),
+				entries,
+				otherUsersDraftCount: rows.length - mine.length
+			} satisfies WorkspaceCache
+		})()
+		reconciling.set(workspace, run)
+		let cache: WorkspaceCache
+		try {
+			cache = await run
+		} finally {
+			if (reconciling.get(workspace) === run) reconciling.delete(workspace)
+		}
+		if (mutationEpoch(workspace) === epoch || attempt >= 4) {
+			caches.set(workspace, cache)
+			return cache
+		}
+		// Inputs predate a mutation that landed mid-fetch: refetch.
+	}
+}
+
+const VARIABLE_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER = '<variable value — never shown in chat>'
+const VARIABLE_VALUE_CHANGED_PLACEHOLDER = '<variable value — never shown in chat (changed)>'
+
+/** Chat-side redaction: variable VALUES never reach a tool result — the same
+ * invariant read_workspace_item enforces, and not limited to secrets. The
+ * placeholder pair still shows WHETHER the value changed, never its content. */
+export function maskVariableDiffSides(
+	before: unknown,
+	after: unknown
+): { before: unknown; after: unknown; valueUncomparable: boolean } {
+	const beforeObj =
+		before !== null && typeof before === 'object' ? (before as Record<string, unknown>) : undefined
+	const afterObj =
+		after !== null && typeof after === 'object' ? (after as Record<string, unknown>) : undefined
+	// A secret's sides are already masked upstream (draft rows store '' and the
+	// deployed value is never decrypted), so equality between them proves
+	// nothing — the value may have changed invisibly. Only non-secret sides
+	// carry real content worth comparing.
+	const secret = beforeObj?.is_secret === true || afterObj?.is_secret === true
+	const valueUncomparable = secret && beforeObj !== undefined && afterObj !== undefined
+	const valueChanged =
+		!secret &&
+		beforeObj !== undefined &&
+		afterObj !== undefined &&
+		JSON.stringify(beforeObj.value) !== JSON.stringify(afterObj.value)
+	return {
+		before: beforeObj ? { ...beforeObj, value: VARIABLE_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER } : before,
+		after: afterObj
+			? {
+					...afterObj,
+					value: valueChanged ? VARIABLE_VALUE_CHANGED_PLACEHOLDER : VARIABLE_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER
+				}
+			: after,
+		valueUncomparable
+	}
+}
+
+/** Fetch one entry's sides and compute its patch, deduping concurrent calls.
+ * Reuses the cached patch when younger than `maxAgeMs`. */
+async function materialize(workspace: string, entry: CacheEntry, maxAgeMs: number): Promise<void> {
+	if (entry.materialized && Date.now() - entry.materialized.fetchedAt < maxAgeMs) return
+	if (entry.materializing) {
+		// If a save landed mid-flight, the awaited run discarded its result —
+		// fall through and fetch fresh instead of serving nothing.
+		await entry.materializing
+		if (entry.materialized && Date.now() - entry.materialized.fetchedAt < maxAgeMs) return
+	}
+	const generationAtStart = entry.staleGeneration ?? 0
+	const run = (async () => {
+		try {
+			const { deployed, draft, noDeployed } = await getDraftDiffValues(
+				entry.row.kind,
+				entry.row.path,
+				workspace
+			)
+			let before = noDeployed ? undefined : deployed
+			let after: unknown = draft
+			const valueMasked = entry.row.kind === 'variable'
+			let valueUncomparable = false
+			if (valueMasked) {
+				;({ before, after, valueUncomparable } = maskVariableDiffSides(before, after))
+			}
+			const parts = computeDiffParts(before, after, 'deployed', 'draft')
+			// A save that landed mid-fetch invalidated this run's inputs.
+			if ((entry.staleGeneration ?? 0) !== generationAtStart) return
+			entry.materialized = {
+				status: noDeployed ? 'new' : parts.hasChanges ? 'modified' : 'unchanged',
+				patch: parts.patch,
+				lineCount: parts.lineCount,
+				files: parts.files,
+				valueMasked,
+				valueUncomparable,
+				noDeployed,
+				fetchedAt: Date.now()
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			if ((entry.staleGeneration ?? 0) !== generationAtStart) return
+			entry.materialized = {
+				status: 'error',
+				patch: '',
+				lineCount: 0,
+				noDeployed: false,
+				errorMessage:
+					(e as { status?: number } | null | undefined)?.status === 404
+						? 'item not found (the draft may reference a deleted item)'
+						: ((e as Error | null | undefined)?.message ?? 'failed to compute diff'),
+				fetchedAt: Date.now()
+			}
+		}
+	})()
+	entry.materializing = run
+	try {
+		await run
+	} finally {
+		entry.materializing = undefined
+	}
+}
+
+function toView(entry: CacheEntry): WorkspaceDiffEntryView {
+	const m = entry.materialized
+	return {
+		kind: entry.row.kind,
+		type: entry.type,
+		triggerKind: entry.triggerKind,
+		path: entry.displayPath,
+		storagePath: entry.row.path,
+		summary: entry.row.summary,
+		status: m ? m.status : entry.type === undefined ? 'not_diffable' : 'pending',
+		patch: m?.patch,
+		patchLineCount: m?.lineCount,
+		files: m?.files,
+		valueMasked: m?.valueMasked,
+		valueUncomparable: m?.valueUncomparable,
+		noDeployed: m?.noDeployed,
+		errorMessage: m?.errorMessage
+	}
+}
+
+/** Workspace index: every draft of the current user with its change status,
+ * materializing missing/stale patches up to the eager cap (`materializeAll`
+ * lifts the cap — search needs every patch). */
+export async function getWorkspaceDiffIndex(
+	workspace: string,
+	opts: { materializeAll?: boolean } = {}
+): Promise<WorkspaceDiffIndexView> {
+	const cache = await reconcile(workspace)
+	const addressable = [...cache.entries.values()].filter((e) => e.type !== undefined)
+	let toMaterialize = addressable.filter(
+		(e) => !e.materialized || Date.now() - e.materialized.fetchedAt >= INDEX_ENTRY_STALE_MS
+	)
+	if (!opts.materializeAll) {
+		toMaterialize = toMaterialize.slice(0, EAGER_MATERIALIZE_CAP)
+	}
+	await mapPool(toMaterialize, FETCH_CONCURRENCY, (e) =>
+		materialize(workspace, e, INDEX_ENTRY_STALE_MS)
+	)
+	return {
+		entries: [...cache.entries.values()].map(toView),
+		otherUsersDraftCount: cache.otherUsersDraftCount
+	}
+}
+
+/** Resolve a requested path to the draft row that owns it — by exact key or
+ * friendly draft_path — across the given kinds. Item mode flushes/probes the
+ * RESOLVED key: a renamed classic app's cell lives at its original storage
+ * path, which only the listing knows. */
+export async function resolveWorkspaceDiffTarget(
+	workspace: string,
+	kinds: UserDraftItemKind[],
+	path: string
+): Promise<{ kind: UserDraftItemKind; storagePath: string } | undefined> {
+	const cache = await reconcile(workspace)
+	for (const kind of kinds) {
+		if (cache.entries.has(entryKey(kind, path))) return { kind, storagePath: path }
+	}
+	const entry = [...cache.entries.values()].find(
+		(e) => kinds.includes(e.row.kind) && (e.displayPath === path || e.row.path === path)
+	)
+	return entry ? { kind: entry.row.kind, storagePath: entry.row.path } : undefined
+}
+
+/** One item's diff entry, addressed by storage path or friendly draft path.
+ * Returns undefined when the current user has no draft there. */
+export async function readWorkspaceDiffEntry(
+	workspace: string,
+	itemKind: UserDraftItemKind,
+	path: string
+): Promise<WorkspaceDiffEntryView | undefined> {
+	const cache = await reconcile(workspace)
+	let entry = cache.entries.get(entryKey(itemKind, path))
+	if (!entry) {
+		// Friendly-path addressing (draft-only items park at u/{user}/draft_{uuid})
+		// and the classic-app/raw-app kind pair, which share the chat type 'app'.
+		const kinds: UserDraftItemKind[] =
+			itemKind === 'raw_app' || itemKind === 'app' ? ['raw_app', 'app'] : [itemKind]
+		entry = [...cache.entries.values()].find(
+			(e) => kinds.includes(e.row.kind) && (e.displayPath === path || e.row.path === path)
+		)
+	}
+	if (!entry) return undefined
+	await materialize(workspace, entry, READ_ENTRY_REUSE_MS)
+	return toView(entry)
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fork mode: deployed fork vs deployed parent, mirroring the compare page.
+// The index comes from the shared `compareWorkspaces` fetch (same tally the
+// fork banner shows); per-item content is fetched with the same
+// `getItemValue` canonicalization the compare page's diff drawer uses, so the
+// patches match what merge-to-parent would actually ship. Local drafts are
+// NOT part of the comparison — they are only flagged on the entries.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** How long a fetched comparison keeps serving fork index/read calls before a
+ * fresh tally is requested. In-app deploys bump the drafts version and force a
+ * refetch regardless. */
+const FORK_COMPARISON_REUSE_MS = 30_000
+
+export type ForkDiffStatus =
+	| 'modified'
+	| 'only_in_fork'
+	| 'deleted_in_fork'
+	| 'unchanged'
+	| 'pending'
+	| 'error'
+
+export interface ForkDiffEntryView {
+	/** Comparison kind (per-kind trigger names, plus folder / resource_type). */
+	kind: string
+	/** Chat-facing addressing; undefined when the chat cannot read the kind. */
+	type?: WorkspaceItemType
+	triggerKind?: TriggerKind
+	path: string
+	ahead: number
+	behind: number
+	/** The current user also has a local draft on this item — not part of the
+	 * deployed-vs-deployed comparison. */
+	hasLocalDraft: boolean
+	status: ForkDiffStatus
+	patch?: string
+	patchLineCount?: number
+	/** Per-file patches for multi-file apps (changed files only). */
+	files?: Record<string, DiffFileView>
+	/** A secret's content was placeholder-masked — content-only changes on
+	 * this item cannot appear in the patch. */
+	valueMasked?: boolean
+	errorMessage?: string
+}
+
+export interface ForkDiffIndexView {
+	parentWorkspaceId: string
+	skippedComparison: boolean
+	entries: ForkDiffEntryView[]
+	hiddenAheadCount: number
+	hiddenBehindCount: number
+}
+
+interface ForkMaterialized {
+	status: 'modified' | 'only_in_fork' | 'deleted_in_fork' | 'unchanged' | 'error'
+	patch: string
+	lineCount: number
+	files?: Record<string, DiffFileView>
+	valueMasked?: boolean
+	errorMessage?: string
+	fetchedAt: number
+}
+
+interface ForkEntry {
+	kind: string
+	path: string
+	ahead: number
+	behind: number
+	existsInParent: boolean
+	existsInFork: boolean
+	type?: WorkspaceItemType
+	triggerKind?: TriggerKind
+	hasLocalDraft: boolean
+	materialized?: ForkMaterialized
+	materializing?: Promise<void>
+}
+
+interface ForkCache {
+	parentWorkspaceId: string
+	draftsVersion: number
+	parentDraftsVersion: number
+	/** Mutation epoch the producer started under — joiners and the reuse gate
+	 * compare it against the current epoch, so a bump that landed before they
+	 * arrived (not just mid-await) is still detected. */
+	epoch: number
+	/** When the underlying comparison request STARTED (from its meta), not
+	 * when this snapshot adopted it — aging from adoption time would let a
+	 * near-expiry comparison live a whole extra reuse window here. */
+	fetchedAt: number
+	/** Comparison-store generation; reuse stops the moment
+	 * `invalidateWorkspaceComparison` fences it (e.g. a deploy whose draft
+	 * cleanup failed and thus never bumped the drafts version). */
+	comparisonGeneration: number
+	skippedComparison: boolean
+	entries: Map<string, ForkEntry>
+	hiddenAheadCount: number
+	hiddenBehindCount: number
+}
+
+const forkCaches = new Map<string, ForkCache>()
+const forkReconciling = new Map<string, Promise<ForkCache>>()
+
+/** Parent workspace id when `workspace` is a fork/dev workspace, else undefined. */
+export function getForkParentWorkspaceId(workspace: string): string | undefined {
+	return get(userWorkspaces).find((w) => w.id === workspace)?.parent_workspace_id ?? undefined
+}
+
+const CHAT_TRIGGER_KINDS = new Set<string>(TRIGGER_KINDS)
+
+function forkKindAddressing(
+	kind: string
+): { type: WorkspaceItemType; triggerKind?: TriggerKind } | undefined {
+	switch (kind) {
+		case 'script':
+		case 'flow':
+		case 'resource':
+		case 'variable':
+		case 'schedule':
+			return { type: kind as WorkspaceItemType }
+		case 'app':
+		case 'raw_app':
+			return { type: 'app' }
+		default: {
+			const triggerKind = kind.endsWith('_trigger') ? kind.slice(0, -'_trigger'.length) : undefined
+			return triggerKind && CHAT_TRIGGER_KINDS.has(triggerKind)
+				? { type: 'trigger', triggerKind: triggerKind as TriggerKind }
+				: undefined
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/** Draft kind holding local drafts for a comparison kind (for the flag join). */
+function draftKindForForkKind(kind: string): UserDraftItemKind | undefined {
+	if (kind === 'schedule') return 'trigger_schedule'
+	if (kind.endsWith('_trigger')) {
+		const t = kind.slice(0, -'_trigger'.length)
+		return `trigger_${t}` as UserDraftItemKind
+	}
+	if (kind === 'resource_type' || kind === 'folder') return undefined
+	return kind as UserDraftItemKind
+}
+
+async function reconcileFork(workspace: string, parentWorkspaceId: string): Promise<ForkCache> {
+	ensureCacheOwner()
+	// Same epoch/version fencing as `reconcile`: joiners re-validate after
+	// awaiting, producers refuse to store pre-mutation inputs (bounded retries).
+	for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
+		const prev = forkCaches.get(workspace)
+		const version = getWorkspaceDraftsVersion(workspace)
+		const parentVersion = getWorkspaceDraftsVersion(parentWorkspaceId)
+		const epoch = mutationEpoch(workspace)
+		const isCurrent = (c: ForkCache) =>
+			c.parentWorkspaceId === parentWorkspaceId &&
+			c.draftsVersion === getWorkspaceDraftsVersion(workspace) &&
+			c.parentDraftsVersion === getWorkspaceDraftsVersion(parentWorkspaceId)
+		if (
+			prev &&
+			isCurrent(prev) &&
+			prev.epoch === epoch &&
+			prev.draftsVersion === version &&
+			Date.now() - prev.fetchedAt < FORK_COMPARISON_REUSE_MS &&
+			isComparisonCurrent(parentWorkspaceId, workspace, prev.comparisonGeneration)
+		) {
+			return prev
+		}
+		const inflight = forkReconciling.get(workspace)
+		if (inflight) {
+			const joined = await inflight
+			if ((isCurrent(joined) && joined.epoch === mutationEpoch(workspace)) || attempt >= 4) {
+				return joined
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		const run = (async () => {
+			// A drafts-version bump means something deployed in-app: demand a fresh
+			// tally. Otherwise piggyback on a recent fetch (e.g. the fork banner's).
+			const comparisonMaxAge =
+				prev && (prev.draftsVersion !== version || prev.parentDraftsVersion !== parentVersion)
+					? 0
+					: FORK_COMPARISON_REUSE_MS
+			const [comparisonMeta, draftsCache] = await Promise.all([
+				fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta(parentWorkspaceId, workspace, { maxAgeMs: comparisonMaxAge }),
+				reconcile(workspace)
+			])
+			const comparison = comparisonMeta.comparison
+			const localDraftKeys = new Set(
+				[...draftsCache.entries.values()].map((e) => entryKey(e.row.kind, e.row.path))
+			)
+			const entries = new Map<string, ForkEntry>()
+			for (const diff of comparison.diffs as WorkspaceItemDiff[]) {
+				const key = `${diff.kind}:${diff.path}`
+				const old = prev?.entries.get(key)
+				const reusable =
+					old &&
+					prev!.draftsVersion === version &&
+					old.ahead === diff.ahead &&
+					old.behind === diff.behind &&
+					old.existsInParent === diff.exists_in_source &&
+					old.existsInFork === diff.exists_in_fork
+						? old.materialized
+						: undefined
+				const addressing = forkKindAddressing(diff.kind)
+				const draftKind = draftKindForForkKind(diff.kind)
+				entries.set(key, {
+					kind: diff.kind,
+					path: diff.path,
+					ahead: diff.ahead,
+					behind: diff.behind,
+					existsInParent: diff.exists_in_source,
+					existsInFork: diff.exists_in_fork,
+					type: addressing?.type,
+					triggerKind: addressing?.triggerKind,
+					hasLocalDraft: draftKind ? localDraftKeys.has(entryKey(draftKind, diff.path)) : false,
+					materialized: reusable
+				})
+			}
+			const cache: ForkCache = {
+				parentWorkspaceId,
+				draftsVersion: version,
+				parentDraftsVersion: parentVersion,
+				epoch,
+				fetchedAt: comparisonMeta.fetchedAt,
+				comparisonGeneration: comparisonMeta.generation,
+				skippedComparison: comparison.skipped_comparison,
+				entries,
+				hiddenAheadCount: comparison.hidden_ahead?.total ?? 0,
+				hiddenBehindCount: comparison.hidden_behind?.total ?? 0
+			}
+			return cache
+		})()
+		forkReconciling.set(workspace, run)
+		let cache: ForkCache
+		try {
+			cache = await run
+		} finally {
+			if (forkReconciling.get(workspace) === run) forkReconciling.delete(workspace)
+		}
+		if ((isCurrent(cache) && mutationEpoch(workspace) === epoch) || attempt >= 4) {
+			forkCaches.set(workspace, cache)
+			return cache
+		}
+		// A deploy/save landed mid-fetch: this tally's inputs are pre-mutation.
+	}
+}
+
+// App-row fields that differ between workspaces without being part of what a
+// merge deploys (ids, version history, audit fields) — plus bundle_secret,
+// which must never reach a tool result.
+const APP_ROW_CROSS_WORKSPACE_IGNORE = new Set([
+	'id',
+	'workspace_id',
+	'versions',
+	'created_by',
+	'created_at',
+	'extra_perms',
+	'bundle_secret'
+])
+
+/** Inline flow scripts pin a `hash` the server recomputes per workspace —
+ * never comparable across workspaces. Generic deep walk so nested module
+ * shapes (loops, branches) need no taxonomy here. */
+function stripInlineFlowHashes(node: unknown): void {
+	if (Array.isArray(node)) {
+		for (const item of node) stripInlineFlowHashes(item)
+		return
+	}
+	if (node === null || typeof node !== 'object') return
+	const obj = node as Record<string, any>
+	if (obj.value?.type === 'script' && obj.value.hash != undefined) {
+		obj.value.hash = undefined
+	}
+	for (const child of Object.values(obj)) stripInlineFlowHashes(child)
+}
+
+interface ForkSideValue {
+	value: unknown
+	/** The variable's content was replaced by the placeholder — content-only
+	 * changes on this item are invisible in the patch. */
+	valueMasked: boolean
+}
+
+async function fetchForkSideValue(
+	kind: string,
+	path: string,
+	workspace: string
+): Promise<ForkSideValue> {
+	// Variable VALUES never reach a tool result — the chat-wide invariant, not
+	// just for secrets (and secrets are additionally never decrypted). The
+	// placeholder is identical on both sides, so a value-only change is
+	// invisible here; the `valueMasked` flag lets callers say so instead of
+	// claiming "unchanged".
+	if (kind === 'variable') {
+		const variable = await VariableService.getVariable({
+			workspace,
+			path,
+			decryptSecret: false
+		})
+		return {
+			value: {
+				description: variable.description,
+				is_secret: variable.is_secret,
+				value: VARIABLE_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER
+			},
+			valueMasked: true
+		}
+	}
+	// The shared getItemValue projection drops fields the backend comparison
+	// DOES consider (script/resource description, resource_type) — a diff of
+	// those fields alone would then falsely read "content matches parent".
+	// Project those kinds directly with the metadata included.
+	if (kind === 'script') {
+		const script = await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({ workspace, path })
+		return {
+			value: {
+				content: script.content,
+				lock: script.lock,
+				schema: script.schema,
+				summary: script.summary,
+				description: script.description,
+				language: script.language
+			},
+			valueMasked: false
+		}
+	}
+	if (kind === 'resource') {
+		const resource = await ResourceService.getResource({ workspace, path })
+		return {
+			value: {
+				value: resource.value,
+				description: resource.description,
+				resource_type: resource.resource_type
+			},
+			valueMasked: false
+		}
+	}
+	if (kind === 'flow') {
+		// The shared projection drops `schema`, which the backend comparison
+		// counts — a schema-only change would falsely read "matches parent".
+		const flow = await FlowService.getFlowByPath({ workspace, path })
+		const value = structuredClone(flow.value)
+		stripInlineFlowHashes(value)
+		return {
+			value: {
+				summary: flow.summary,
+				description: flow.description,
+				schema: flow.schema,
+				value
+			},
+			valueMasked: false
+		}
+	}
+	if (kind === 'resource_type') {
+		const rt = await ResourceService.getResourceType({ workspace, path })
+		return {
+			value: {
+				schema: rt.schema,
+				description: rt.description,
+				format_extension: rt.format_extension,
+				is_fileset: rt.is_fileset
+			},
+			valueMasked: false
+		}
+	}
+	const value = await getItemValue(kind as DeployKind, path, workspace)
+	// getItemValue reads `{}` for ANY failed fetch ("item may not exist") — but
+	// a fork side is only fetched when the comparison lists it as existing, so
+	// an empty read is a transient failure. Erroring (surfaced as a fetch-error
+	// entry) beats fabricating a one-sided or matching diff out of it.
+	if (value == null || (typeof value === 'object' && Object.keys(value).length === 0)) {
+		throw new Error(`failed to read ${kind} ${path} in ${workspace}`)
+	}
+	if ((kind === 'app' || kind === 'raw_app') && value !== null && typeof value === 'object') {
+		const row = value as Record<string, unknown>
+		// Raw apps: project onto the flat files/runnables draft shape so per-file
+		// splitting works and the sides match the draft-mode canonicalization.
+		// parent_version is a per-workspace version counter — never comparable
+		// across workspaces. Inline-script locks are server-recomputed noise.
+		if (kind === 'raw_app' || row.raw_app === true) {
+			const canonical = appSourceToDraftValue(row) as Record<string, unknown>
+			delete canonical.parent_version
+			const runnables = canonical.runnables as Record<string, any> | undefined
+			if (runnables) {
+				for (const k of Object.keys(runnables)) {
+					if (runnables[k]?.inlineScript?.lock != undefined) {
+						runnables[k].inlineScript.lock = undefined
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return { value: canonical, valueMasked: false }
+		}
+		return {
+			value: Object.fromEntries(
+				Object.entries(row).filter(([k]) => !APP_ROW_CROSS_WORKSPACE_IGNORE.has(k))
+			),
+			valueMasked: false
+		}
+	}
+	return { value, valueMasked: false }
+}
+
+async function materializeFork(
+	workspace: string,
+	parentWorkspaceId: string,
+	entry: ForkEntry,
+	maxAgeMs: number
+): Promise<void> {
+	if (entry.materialized && Date.now() - entry.materialized.fetchedAt < maxAgeMs) return
+	if (entry.materializing) return entry.materializing
+	const run = (async () => {
+		try {
+			const [parentSide, forkSide] = await Promise.all([
+				entry.existsInParent
+					? fetchForkSideValue(entry.kind, entry.path, parentWorkspaceId)
+					: undefined,
+				entry.existsInFork ? fetchForkSideValue(entry.kind, entry.path, workspace) : undefined
+			])
+			const parentValue = parentSide?.value
+			const forkValue = forkSide?.value
+			const valueMasked = parentSide?.valueMasked === true || forkSide?.valueMasked === true
+			const oneSidedStatus = !entry.existsInFork
+				? 'deleted_in_fork'
+				: !entry.existsInParent
+					? 'only_in_fork'
+					: undefined
+			const parts = computeDiffParts(parentValue, forkValue, 'parent', 'fork')
+			entry.materialized = {
+				status: oneSidedStatus ?? (parts.hasChanges ? 'modified' : 'unchanged'),
+				patch: parts.patch,
+				lineCount: parts.lineCount,
+				files: parts.files,
+				valueMasked,
+				fetchedAt: Date.now()
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			entry.materialized = {
+				status: 'error',
+				patch: '',
+				lineCount: 0,
+				errorMessage: (e as Error | null | undefined)?.message ?? 'failed to compute diff',
+				fetchedAt: Date.now()
+			}
+		}
+	})()
+	entry.materializing = run
+	try {
+		await run
+	} finally {
+		entry.materializing = undefined
+	}
+}
+
+function toForkView(entry: ForkEntry): ForkDiffEntryView {
+	const m = entry.materialized
+	return {
+		kind: entry.kind,
+		type: entry.type,
+		triggerKind: entry.triggerKind,
+		path: entry.path,
+		ahead: entry.ahead,
+		behind: entry.behind,
+		hasLocalDraft: entry.hasLocalDraft,
+		status: m?.status ?? 'pending',
+		patch: m?.patch,
+		patchLineCount: m?.lineCount,
+		files: m?.files,
+		valueMasked: m?.valueMasked,
+		errorMessage: m?.errorMessage
+	}
+}
+
+/** Cheap comparison metadata (no patch materialization) — lets item/search
+ * modes distinguish "no differences" from "comparison unavailable". */
+export async function getForkComparisonStatus(
+	workspace: string,
+	parentWorkspaceId: string
+): Promise<{ skippedComparison: boolean }> {
+	const cache = await reconcileFork(workspace, parentWorkspaceId)
+	return { skippedComparison: cache.skippedComparison }
+}
+
+/** Fork index: every item that differs between the fork and its parent
+ * (`materializeAll` lifts the eager cap — search needs every patch). */
+export async function getForkDiffIndex(
+	workspace: string,
+	parentWorkspaceId: string,
+	opts: { materializeAll?: boolean } = {}
+): Promise<ForkDiffIndexView> {
+	const cache = await reconcileFork(workspace, parentWorkspaceId)
+	let toMaterialize = [...cache.entries.values()].filter(
+		(e) => !e.materialized || Date.now() - e.materialized.fetchedAt >= INDEX_ENTRY_STALE_MS
+	)
+	if (!opts.materializeAll) {
+		toMaterialize = toMaterialize.slice(0, EAGER_MATERIALIZE_CAP)
+	}
+	await mapPool(toMaterialize, FETCH_CONCURRENCY, (e) =>
+		materializeFork(workspace, parentWorkspaceId, e, INDEX_ENTRY_STALE_MS)
+	)
+	return {
+		parentWorkspaceId: cache.parentWorkspaceId,
+		skippedComparison: cache.skippedComparison,
+		entries: [...cache.entries.values()].map(toForkView),
+		hiddenAheadCount: cache.hiddenAheadCount,
+		hiddenBehindCount: cache.hiddenBehindCount
+	}
+}
+
+/** Fork-vs-parent entries for one path. `kinds` lists the comparison kinds
+ * the chat type maps to (e.g. type 'app' → ['app', 'raw_app']); an EMPTY list
+ * is a path-only wildcard — how kinds outside the chat type enum (folder,
+ * resource_type, …) stay readable. A wildcard returns EVERY kind differing at
+ * the path (nothing in the chat schema could disambiguate them); typed reads
+ * return at most one. Empty array = no difference at that path. */
+export async function readForkDiffEntries(
+	workspace: string,
+	parentWorkspaceId: string,
+	kinds: string[],
+	path: string
+): Promise<ForkDiffEntryView[]> {
+	const cache = await reconcileFork(workspace, parentWorkspaceId)
+	let entries: ForkEntry[] = []
+	if (kinds.length === 0) {
+		entries = [...cache.entries.values()].filter((e) => e.path === path)
+	} else {
+		for (const kind of kinds) {
+			const entry = cache.entries.get(`${kind}:${path}`)
+			if (entry) {
+				entries = [entry]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for (const entry of entries) {
+		await materializeFork(workspace, parentWorkspaceId, entry, READ_ENTRY_REUSE_MS)
+	}
+	return entries.map(toForkView)
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/draftDiff.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/draftDiff.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dac4df08f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/draftDiff.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { changedLineIndices, draftDeployedPatch, textFilePatch } from './draftDiff'
+
+describe('draftDeployedPatch', () => {
+	it('returns an empty string for identical values', () => {
+		expect(draftDeployedPatch({ a: 1, b: 'x' }, { a: 1, b: 'x' })).toBe('')
+	})
+
+	it('ignores key-order differences', () => {
+		expect(draftDeployedPatch({ a: 1, b: 2 }, { b: 2, a: 1 })).toBe('')
+	})
+
+	it('treats null fields and absent fields as equal', () => {
+		expect(draftDeployedPatch({ a: 1, tag: null }, { a: 1 })).toBe('')
+		// but a real value vs null/absent still diffs
+		expect(draftDeployedPatch({ a: 1, tag: 'prod' }, { a: 1 })).toContain('-tag: prod')
+	})
+
+	it('diffs multiline code fields line-by-line', () => {
+		const deployed = { content: 'line1\nline2\nline3\n', language: 'bun' }
+		const draft = { content: 'line1\nchanged\nline3\n', language: 'bun' }
+		const patch = draftDeployedPatch(deployed, draft)
+		expect(patch).toContain('-  line2')
+		expect(patch).toContain('+  changed')
+		// Unchanged lines are context, not part of the change
+		expect(patch).not.toContain('-  line1')
+	})
+
+	it('renders a whole draft as additions when there is no deployed side', () => {
+		const patch = draftDeployedPatch(undefined, { summary: 'new item', value: { modules: [] } })
+		expect(patch).toContain('+summary: new item')
+		expect(patch).not.toMatch(/^-[^-]/m)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('windowPatch', () => {
+	it('continues from the last delivered line when the char cap cuts a window', async () => {
+		const { windowPatch } = await import('./draftDiff')
+		const patch = Array.from({ length: 20 }, (_, i) => `line-${String(i).padStart(2, '0')}`).join(
+			'\n'
+		)
+		// Cap fits ~5 complete 7-char lines ("line-NN" + newline).
+		const out = windowPatch(patch, 0, 20, 40)
+		const continueAt = Number(out.match(/offset=(\d+)/)?.[1])
+		expect(continueAt).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+		expect(continueAt).toBeLessThan(20)
+		// The continuation must resume exactly at the first undelivered line.
+		const delivered = out.split('\n').filter((l) => l.startsWith('line-'))
+		expect(delivered[delivered.length - 1]).toBe(`line-${String(continueAt - 1).padStart(2, '0')}`)
+		const next = windowPatch(patch, continueAt, 20, 40)
+		expect(next).toContain(`line-${String(continueAt).padStart(2, '0')}`)
+	})
+
+	it('reports an overshooting offset instead of an impossible range', async () => {
+		const { windowPatch } = await import('./draftDiff')
+		expect(windowPatch('a\nb', 10, 5, 100)).toContain('no lines at offset 10')
+	})
+
+	it('steps past a single line larger than the whole budget', async () => {
+		const { windowPatch } = await import('./draftDiff')
+		const patch = ['x'.repeat(100), 'after'].join('\n')
+		const out = windowPatch(patch, 0, 10, 40)
+		expect(out).toContain('offset=1')
+		const next = windowPatch(patch, 1, 10, 40)
+		expect(next).toContain('after')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('changedLineIndices', () => {
+	it('counts source lines starting with ++ or -- but never the file labels', () => {
+		const patch = textFilePatch('a\n--counter\nb\n', 'a\n++counter\nb\n', 'deployed', 'draft')
+		const lines = patch.split('\n')
+		const changed = changedLineIndices(patch).map((i) => lines[i])
+		// A changed `--counter`/`++counter` source line is byte-identical to a
+		// file label prefix — only hunk-awareness keeps it.
+		expect(changed).toContain('---counter')
+		expect(changed).toContain('+++counter')
+		// The actual file labels never count as changes.
+		expect(changed.some((l) => l.includes('deployed') || l.includes('draft'))).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/draftDiff.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/draftDiff.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fb12d480c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/draftDiff.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { createTwoFilesPatch } from 'diff'
+import YAML from 'yaml'
+
+// Drop null/undefined object properties so `field: null` on one side never
+// diffs against the field being absent on the other (backend rows spell unset
+// as null, draft payloads omit the key). A real change keeps showing: the side
+// that has a value still emits its line. Array elements are kept (recursed
+// into, not removed) so positions stay aligned.
+function pruneNulls(value: unknown): unknown {
+	if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map(pruneNulls)
+	if (value !== null && typeof value === 'object') {
+		return Object.fromEntries(
+			Object.entries(value as Record<string, unknown>)
+				.filter(([, v]) => v != null)
+				.map(([k, v]) => [k, pruneNulls(v)])
+		)
+	}
+	return value
+}
+
+// Serialize a draft/deployed diff value to deterministic YAML: sorted keys so
+// field order never shows as a change, no anchors/aliases (a `*a` reference in
+// a diff is unreadable), no line folding (wrapping would split one logical
+// change across hunks). Multiline strings (script content, app files) render
+// as block scalars, so code diffs read line-by-line instead of as one escaped
+// JSON string.
+export function toStableYaml(value: unknown): string {
+	if (value == null) return ''
+	return (
+		YAML.stringify(pruneNulls(value), {
+			sortMapEntries: true,
+			aliasDuplicateObjects: false,
+			lineWidth: 0
+		}) ?? ''
+	)
+}
+
+/** Unified patch between two sides of a workspace item.
+ * Returns '' when the two sides are identical. */
+export function yamlValuePatch(
+	before: unknown,
+	after: unknown,
+	beforeLabel: string,
+	afterLabel: string
+): string {
+	const beforeYaml = toStableYaml(before)
+	const afterYaml = toStableYaml(after)
+	if (beforeYaml === afterYaml) return ''
+	return createTwoFilesPatch(beforeLabel, afterLabel, beforeYaml, afterYaml, '', '', { context: 3 })
+}
+
+/** Unified patch between the deployed and draft sides of a workspace item.
+ * Returns '' when the two sides are identical. */
+export function draftDeployedPatch(deployed: unknown, draft: unknown): string {
+	return yamlValuePatch(deployed, draft, 'deployed', 'draft')
+}
+
+/** Indices of the real changed lines (+/-) in a unified patch. Hunk-aware:
+ * the `---`/`+++` file-label lines are structure, but they only occur before
+ * the first `@@` marker — a changed SOURCE line may itself start with ++ or
+ * -- (e.g. `++counter`), so prefix-matching `+++`/`---` would drop it. */
+export function changedLineIndices(patch: string): number[] {
+	const indices: number[] = []
+	const lines = patch.split('\n')
+	let inHunk = false
+	for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+		if (lines[i].startsWith('@@')) {
+			inHunk = true
+			continue
+		}
+		if (!inHunk) continue
+		if (lines[i].startsWith('+') || lines[i].startsWith('-')) indices.push(i)
+	}
+	return indices
+}
+
+/** Unified patch between two raw text files (no YAML wrapping — file contents
+ * diff line-by-line as-is). Returns '' when identical; an absent side is
+ * treated as empty, so a one-sided file reads as all additions/removals. */
+export function textFilePatch(
+	before: string | undefined,
+	after: string | undefined,
+	beforeLabel: string,
+	afterLabel: string
+): string {
+	const beforeText = before ?? ''
+	const afterText = after ?? ''
+	if (beforeText === afterText) return ''
+	return createTwoFilesPatch(beforeLabel, afterLabel, beforeText, afterText, '', '', { context: 3 })
+}
+
+/** Window a patch by lines with a character backstop. When the backstop cuts
+ * inside the window, the continuation offset advances only past the COMPLETE
+ * lines actually delivered — a pre-truncation offset would skip the rest of
+ * the window forever. */
+export function windowPatch(
+	patch: string,
+	offset: number,
+	limit: number,
+	maxChars: number
+): string {
+	const lines = patch.split('\n')
+	const total = lines.length
+	if (offset >= total) {
+		return `(no lines at offset ${offset} — the patch has ${total} lines; call again with a smaller offset)`
+	}
+	const start = offset
+	const requestedEnd = Math.min(total, start + limit)
+	let body = lines.slice(start, requestedEnd).join('\n')
+	let effectiveEnd = requestedEnd
+	let note = ''
+	if (body.length > maxChars) {
+		body = body.slice(0, maxChars)
+		const lastNewline = body.lastIndexOf('\n')
+		if (lastNewline === -1) {
+			// One pathological line exceeds the budget: deliver its head and step
+			// past it, or pagination could never advance.
+			effectiveEnd = start + 1
+			note = `\n… [line truncated at ${maxChars} chars]`
+		} else {
+			body = body.slice(0, lastNewline)
+			effectiveEnd = start + body.split('\n').length
+			note = `\n… window truncated at ${maxChars} chars.`
+		}
+	}
+	if (start > 0 || effectiveEnd < total) {
+		note += `\n(lines ${start + 1}-${effectiveEnd} of ${total}${
+			effectiveEnd < total ? `; call diff again with offset=${effectiveEnd} for the rest` : ''
+		})`
+	}
+	return body + note
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate.ts
index df8035de87..f3eb731ae2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,53 @@
 /**
- * Dev-only gate for the Global AI chat mode.
+ * Beta opt-out gate for AI Sessions (and the Global AI chat mode).
  *
- * While the mode is being iterated on, it should not be visible to regular
- * users. Developers/QA enable it in their browser with:
+ * Sessions ship enabled by default. Users can switch back to the legacy
+ * docked chat from the beta banner under the session chat, which stores an
+ * opt-out in this browser's localStorage; the mirror banner in the legacy
+ * chat switches back. Both toggles do a full page reload: every call site
+ * reads the gate once at init, so a live flip would leave the UI half-switched.
  *
- *     localStorage.setItem('wm_dev_global_ai', '1')
- *
- * and reload the page. To disable, remove the key or set it to anything else.
- *
- * When the mode is ready to ship to everyone, replace every call to
- * `isGlobalAiEnabled()` with `true` and delete this file. The references are
- * intentionally narrow (chat mode visibility, custom prompt settings, the
- * `change_mode` tool enum, the AI skills workspace settings tab, and the
- * `/global_drafts` dev route) so the rip-out is a small grep.
+ * When the beta ends, replace every call to `isGlobalAiEnabled()` with `true`
+ * and delete this file. The references are intentionally narrow (chat mode
+ * visibility, custom prompt settings, the `change_mode` tool enum, and the
+ * AI skills workspace settings tab) so the rip-out is a small grep.
  */
-const STORAGE_KEY = 'wm_dev_global_ai'
+import { logFeatureUsage } from '$lib/utils/featureUsage'
+
+const OPT_OUT_KEY = 'wm_sessions_beta_optout'
 
 export function isGlobalAiEnabled(): boolean {
 	if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined') return false
 	try {
-		return localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) === '1'
+		return localStorage.getItem(OPT_OUT_KEY) !== '1'
 	} catch {
 		return false
 	}
 }
+
+/** Persist the opt-out choice, then hard-reload so every gated site re-reads it. */
+export function setSessionsBetaOptOut(optOut: boolean, target: string) {
+	// Navigate even when persistence throws (quota, private browsing) — the
+	// button must not be a silent no-op. The reload then shows the unchanged
+	// mode, which is the honest feedback that the toggle didn't stick.
+	let persisted = true
+	try {
+		if (optOut) {
+			localStorage.setItem(OPT_OUT_KEY, '1')
+			// Land with the legacy pane open — on a fresh profile the pane
+			// defaults to closed, and the round-trip must end in a visible chat
+			// (with its reactivation banner), not on a bare workspace page.
+			localStorage.setItem('ai-chat-open', 'true')
+		} else {
+			localStorage.removeItem(OPT_OUT_KEY)
+		}
+	} catch {
+		persisted = false
+	}
+	// Anonymous usage counter on the shared feature_usage channel. The buffer's
+	// pagehide flush + keepalive fetch carry it across the hard navigation below.
+	if (persisted) {
+		logFeatureUsage('ai_session', optOut ? 'beta_optout' : 'beta_optin')
+	}
+	window.location.href = target
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pageNavigation.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pageNavigation.test.ts
index f3e4f48b46..3fc0eb0b69 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pageNavigation.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pageNavigation.test.ts
@@ -39,20 +39,34 @@ describe('pageNavigation builders', () => {
 
 	it('resources keeps resource_type + path, drops runs-only keys', () => {
 		const u = parse(
-			buildResourcesUrl({ resource_type: 'postgres', path: 'f/x', status: 'failure' })
+			buildResourcesUrl({ filters: { resource_type: 'postgres', path: 'f/x', status: 'failure' } })
 		)
 		expect(u.searchParams.get('resource_type')).toBe('postgres')
 		expect(u.searchParams.get('path')).toBe('f/x')
 		expect(u.searchParams.has('status')).toBe(false)
 	})
 
+	it('resources opens a specific resource via the #/resource/ hash', () => {
+		const u = parse(buildResourcesUrl({ open: 'f/x/db' }))
+		expect(u.pathname).toBe('/resources')
+		expect(u.hash).toBe('#/resource/f/x/db')
+	})
+
 	it('variables keeps path + owner only', () => {
-		const u = parse(buildVariablesUrl({ path: 'f/x', owner: 'u/alice', resource_type: 'postgres' }))
+		const u = parse(
+			buildVariablesUrl({ filters: { path: 'f/x', owner: 'u/alice', resource_type: 'postgres' } })
+		)
 		expect(u.searchParams.get('path')).toBe('f/x')
 		expect(u.searchParams.get('owner')).toBe('u/alice')
 		expect(u.searchParams.has('resource_type')).toBe(false)
 	})
 
+	it('variables opens a specific variable via hash', () => {
+		const u = parse(buildVariablesUrl({ open: 'u/alice/token' }))
+		expect(u.pathname).toBe('/variables')
+		expect(u.hash).toBe('#u/alice/token')
+	})
+
 	it('triggers route to the kind page, opening a specific trigger via hash', () => {
 		expect(parse(buildTriggersUrl({ trigger_kind: 'kafka' })).pathname).toBe('/kafka_triggers')
 		const u = parse(buildTriggersUrl({ trigger_kind: 'http', open: 'f/a/b' }))
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pageNavigation.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pageNavigation.ts
index da249b1ed0..cc5f091f9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pageNavigation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pageNavigation.ts
@@ -92,13 +92,33 @@ export function buildSchedulesUrl({
 // full filter schema), so the allow-list is the exact set of keys the builder emits —
 // these names match the query params the pages read (variablesFilter/resourcesFilter/
 // assetsFilter and audit_logs/+page.svelte).
-export function buildVariablesUrl(filters: Record<string, unknown>): string {
-	return buildFilterUrl(VARIABLES_PATH, filters, { validKeys: ['path', 'owner'] })
+/** When `open` is set, the variable at that exact path is opened in the edit
+ * drawer via the `#<path>` hash the page already handles. */
+export function buildVariablesUrl({
+	open,
+	filters
+}: {
+	open?: string
+	filters?: Record<string, unknown>
+}): string {
+	return buildFilterUrl(VARIABLES_PATH, filters ?? {}, {
+		validKeys: ['path', 'owner'],
+		hash: open
+	})
 }
 
-export function buildResourcesUrl(filters: Record<string, unknown>): string {
-	return buildFilterUrl(RESOURCES_PATH, filters, {
-		validKeys: ['path', 'resource_type', 'owner']
+/** When `open` is set, the resource at that exact path is opened in the edit
+ * drawer via the `#/resource/<path>` hash the page already handles. */
+export function buildResourcesUrl({
+	open,
+	filters
+}: {
+	open?: string
+	filters?: Record<string, unknown>
+}): string {
+	return buildFilterUrl(RESOURCES_PATH, filters ?? {}, {
+		validKeys: ['path', 'resource_type', 'owner'],
+		hash: open ? `/resource/${open}` : undefined
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pipelineGate.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pipelineGate.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e397b23b42..0000000000
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pipelineGate.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Dev-only gate for data pipelines inside AI sessions.
- *
- * Data pipelines are in alpha: a session chat must not build them for regular
- * users yet — it tells the user pipelines will be handled by the chat soon
- * instead. Developers/QA enable the session pipeline surface in their browser
- * with:
- *
- *     localStorage.setItem('wm_dev_session_pipelines', '1')
- *
- * and reload the page. To disable, remove the key or set it to anything else.
- *
- * Only the session surface is gated: the standalone global side-panel chat and
- * the full-page /pipeline editor keep their pipeline support (the eval harness
- * exercises the former in Node, where this gate must never engage). When
- * pipelines ship in sessions, replace every call to
- * `isSessionPipelinesEnabled()` with `true` and delete this file. The
- * references are intentionally narrow (the session system-prompt bullets, the
- * get_instructions/open_preview execution guards, and the session preview
- * router) so the rip-out is a small grep.
- */
-const STORAGE_KEY = 'wm_dev_session_pipelines'
-
-export function isSessionPipelinesEnabled(): boolean {
-	if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined') return false
-	try {
-		return localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) === '1'
-	} catch {
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-/** Tool result returned when a gated session chat still tries a pipeline
- * action — instructs the model to deliver the alpha notice instead. */
-export const SESSION_PIPELINES_GATED_MESSAGE =
-	'Not available: data pipelines are in alpha and this chat cannot build them yet. Tell the user that data pipelines are in alpha and will be handled by the chat soon. Do not write annotated pipeline scripts manually, and do not build a flow as a substitute.'
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter.ts
index eae27fb5b4..59a66e4926 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { DraftService } from '$lib/gen'
 import { UserDraftDbSyncer } from '$lib/userDraftDbSyncer.svelte'
 import { DEFAULT_DATA as DEFAULT_RAW_APP_DATA } from '$lib/components/raw_apps/dataTableRefUtils'
 import { UserDraft, type UserDraftEntry, type UserDraftItemKind } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+import { invalidateWorkspaceDrafts } from '$lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte'
 import {
 	getWorkspaceItemKey,
 	type AppDraftValue,
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ const TRIGGER_DRAFT_KIND_BY_TRIGGER_KIND = {
 	amqp: 'trigger_amqp',
 	sqs: 'trigger_sqs',
 	gcp: 'trigger_gcp',
-	azure: 'trigger_azure'
+	azure: 'trigger_azure',
+	email: 'trigger_email'
 } as const satisfies Record<TriggerKind, UserDraftItemKind>
 
 const TRIGGER_KIND_BY_DRAFT_KIND = Object.fromEntries(
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ const GLOBAL_DRAFT_KINDS = [
 	'trigger_sqs',
 	'trigger_gcp',
 	'trigger_azure',
+	'trigger_email',
 	'resource',
 	'variable'
 ] as const satisfies UserDraftItemKind[]
@@ -134,6 +137,32 @@ export function triggerKindToUserDraftKind(kind: TriggerKind): UserDraftItemKind
 	return TRIGGER_DRAFT_KIND_BY_TRIGGER_KIND[kind]
 }
 
+/** Inverse of `itemKindFor`: the chat-facing type (+ trigger kind) for a draft
+ * kind. Classic and raw app drafts both surface as the chat's `app` type —
+ * mirroring the read path, which pairs the two kinds. `undefined` for kinds
+ * the chat cannot address (webhook / poll / cli trigger drafts, data
+ * pipelines). */
+export function itemTypeForKind(
+	kind: UserDraftItemKind
+): { type: WorkspaceItemType; triggerKind?: TriggerKind } | undefined {
+	switch (kind) {
+		case 'script':
+		case 'flow':
+		case 'resource':
+		case 'variable':
+			return { type: kind }
+		case 'app':
+		case 'raw_app':
+			return { type: 'app' }
+		case 'trigger_schedule':
+			return { type: 'schedule' }
+		default: {
+			const triggerKind = TRIGGER_KIND_BY_DRAFT_KIND[kind]
+			return triggerKind ? { type: 'trigger', triggerKind } : undefined
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 function scriptDraftToWorkspaceItem(path: string, draft: NewScript): WorkspaceItem {
 	return {
 		type: 'script',
@@ -456,9 +485,17 @@ export async function persistGlobalDraft(
 	const conflict = opts.force
 		? undefined
 		: UserDraftDbSyncer.getConflict({ workspace, itemKind, path: storagePath }).conflict
-	return conflict
-		? { status: 'conflict', item, itemKind, storagePath, serverTimestamp: conflict.serverTimestamp }
-		: { status: 'saved', item, itemKind, storagePath }
+	if (conflict) {
+		return {
+			status: 'conflict',
+			item,
+			itemKind,
+			storagePath,
+			serverTimestamp: conflict.serverTimestamp
+		}
+	}
+	invalidateWorkspaceDrafts(workspace)
+	return { status: 'saved', item, itemKind, storagePath }
 }
 
 export async function getGlobalDraft(
@@ -609,6 +646,69 @@ export async function deleteGlobalDraft(
 		)
 	}
 	if (type === 'variable') clearEphemeralSecretVariableDraftValue(workspace, storagePath)
+	invalidateWorkspaceDrafts(workspace)
+}
+
+/** Kind-addressed live-editor storage resolution (friendly → storage path),
+ * for callers that must probe several draft kinds per chat type. */
+export function resolveGlobalDraftStoragePathByKind(
+	workspace: string,
+	itemKind: UserDraftItemKind,
+	path: string
+): string {
+	return resolveDraftStoragePath(workspace, itemKind, path)
+}
+
+/** Local in-memory draft cell, kind-addressed: the chat `app` type spans two
+ * draft kinds (raw_app + classic app), so callers probing both address by
+ * kind. No backend fallback — this is the freshest state when a save is
+ * parked (auto-save off), failed, or conflicted; read-only callers use it
+ * instead of persisting. */
+export function readLocalDraftCellByKind(
+	workspace: string,
+	itemKind: UserDraftItemKind,
+	path: string
+): unknown | undefined {
+	const storagePath = resolveDraftStoragePath(workspace, itemKind, path)
+	return UserDraft.get(itemKind, storagePath, { workspace })
+}
+
+/** Flush every parked local draft autosave for the workspace so the server
+ * listing reflects the latest edits — a brand-new editor draft has no server
+ * row until its first flush. No-ops per key when nothing is pending.
+ * Honors the auto-save toggle: with auto-save off, parked editor edits stay
+ * parked — a read-only caller must not persist what the user chose not to.
+ * `unflushedPaths` lists items whose latest edits did NOT reach the server
+ * (toggle-parked or failed save), so callers can say the listing excludes them. */
+export async function flushGlobalDraftSaves(
+	workspace: string
+): Promise<{ unflushedPaths: string[] }> {
+	// Classic-app editor cells live under the `app` kind, which is deliberately
+	// NOT in GLOBAL_DRAFT_KINDS (clearGlobalDrafts must never clear a user's
+	// open classic editor) — but their unflushed edits must be flushed/reported
+	// like every other kind.
+	const drafts = UserDraft.list({ workspace, itemKinds: [...GLOBAL_DRAFT_KINDS, 'app'] })
+	await Promise.all(
+		drafts.map((draft) =>
+			UserDraftDbSyncer.flush(
+				{ workspace, itemKind: draft.itemKind, path: draft.path },
+				{ honorAutosaveToggle: true }
+			)
+		)
+	)
+	const unflushedPaths = drafts
+		.filter((draft) => {
+			const query = { workspace, itemKind: draft.itemKind, path: draft.path }
+			// A conflicted save also leaves the server without the local edits:
+			// the payload stays parked but the state is neither pending nor failed.
+			return (
+				UserDraftDbSyncer.hasUnsavedDisabledChanges(query) ||
+				UserDraftDbSyncer.getState(query).state === 'failed' ||
+				UserDraftDbSyncer.getConflict(query).conflict !== undefined
+			)
+		})
+		.map((draft) => draft.path)
+	return { unflushedPaths }
 }
 
 export function clearGlobalDrafts(workspace: string): void {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/workspaceItems.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/workspaceItems.ts
index 31f9261227..529c87d493 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/workspaceItems.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/workspaceItems.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type {
 	CreateVariable,
 	FlowValue,
 	GcpTriggerData,
+	NewEmailTrigger,
 	NewHttpTrigger,
 	NewKafkaTrigger,
 	NewMqttTrigger,
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ export const TRIGGER_KINDS = [
 	'amqp',
 	'sqs',
 	'gcp',
-	'azure'
+	'azure',
+	'email'
 ] as const
 
 export type TriggerKind = (typeof TRIGGER_KINDS)[number]
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export type TriggerRequestBody =
 	| NewSqsTrigger
 	| GcpTriggerData
 	| AzureTriggerData
+	| NewEmailTrigger
 
 export type WorkspaceItemType =
 	| 'script'
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/messageDraft.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/messageDraft.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..588fe4f4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/messageDraft.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/**
+ * A message draft: the four lanes that ship together with one send — text,
+ * pastes, images, text files. Every place a draft accumulates or moves
+ * (composer attach, queue append, dequeue restore, failure restore) goes
+ * through this type, so the draft rules — file dedupe by source identity,
+ * courtesy rename, attachment slot caps, all-lanes-move-together — live here
+ * once instead of being re-implemented at each aggregation point.
+ *
+ * Deliberately NOT owned here: the conversation byte budget (needs
+ * manager-wide state — enforced at the composer until it moves into the
+ * store) and @context/DOM picks (ContextManager owns their lifecycle).
+ */
+import { MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES, type AttachedImage } from './imageUtils'
+import type { PasteAttachment } from './pasteTokens'
+import {
+	admitWithinByteBudget,
+	foldIntoDraft,
+	MAX_ATTACHED_FILES,
+	type AttachedTextFile
+} from './textFileUtils'
+
+/** A draft's four lanes as plain data — what moves between owners. */
+export interface DraftSnapshot {
+	text: string
+	pastes: PasteAttachment[]
+	images: AttachedImage[]
+	files: AttachedTextFile[]
+}
+
+export class MessageDraft {
+	text = $state('')
+	pastes = $state<PasteAttachment[]>([])
+	images = $state<AttachedImage[]>([])
+	files = $state<AttachedTextFile[]>([])
+
+	constructor(seed?: Partial<DraftSnapshot>) {
+		if (seed?.text) this.text = seed.text
+		if (seed?.pastes) this.pastes = [...seed.pastes]
+		if (seed?.images) this.images = [...seed.images]
+		if (seed?.files) this.files = [...seed.files]
+	}
+
+	get isEmpty(): boolean {
+		return (
+			this.text.trim() === '' &&
+			this.pastes.length === 0 &&
+			this.images.length === 0 &&
+			this.files.length === 0
+		)
+	}
+
+	/** Files joining a draft always fold (dedupe by source identity, courtesy
+	 * rename) and respect the slot cap. `byteBudget`, when given, admits the
+	 * folded entries by their decoded size — the fold must run first because
+	 * dedupe changes what gets charged. Returns dropped counts so the caller can
+	 * toast — the draft has no UI. */
+	addFiles(
+		reads: { name: string; content: string; sourceName?: string }[],
+		byteBudget?: number
+	): { droppedAtCap: number; droppedAtBudget: number } {
+		let folded = foldIntoDraft(this.files, reads)
+		let droppedAtBudget = 0
+		if (byteBudget !== undefined) {
+			const res = admitWithinByteBudget(folded, byteBudget)
+			folded = res.admitted
+			droppedAtBudget = res.dropped
+		}
+		const merged = [...this.files, ...folded]
+		const droppedAtCap = Math.max(0, merged.length - MAX_ATTACHED_FILES)
+		this.files = merged.slice(0, MAX_ATTACHED_FILES)
+		return { droppedAtCap, droppedAtBudget }
+	}
+
+	/** Images join up to the slot cap. Returns the dropped count (caller toasts). */
+	addImages(images: AttachedImage[]): number {
+		const merged = [...this.images, ...images]
+		const dropped = Math.max(0, merged.length - MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES)
+		this.images = merged.slice(0, MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES)
+		return dropped
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Merge a restored draft on top of this one (queued-message delete, restore
+	 * after a cancelled/errored turn): the restored draft was written FIRST, so
+	 * its text lands above and its attachments ahead of the newer ones — at the
+	 * caps it is the newest additions that drop, never the restored draft.
+	 * Returns whether text merged onto a non-empty draft (the caller must then
+	 * keep both drafts' context), plus dropped counts for toasts.
+	 */
+	prepend(restored: { text: string; images?: AttachedImage[]; files?: AttachedTextFile[] }): {
+		mergedIntoDraft: boolean
+		droppedImages: number
+		droppedFiles: number
+	} {
+		const mergedIntoDraft = !!restored.text && !!this.text.trim()
+		// An attachment-only restore has empty text; prepending would only add blank lines.
+		if (restored.text) {
+			this.text = this.text.trim() ? `${restored.text}\n\n${this.text}` : restored.text
+		}
+		let droppedImages = 0
+		if (restored.images?.length) {
+			const merged = [...restored.images, ...this.images]
+			droppedImages = Math.max(0, merged.length - MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES)
+			this.images = merged.slice(0, MAX_ATTACHED_IMAGES)
+		}
+		let droppedFiles = 0
+		if (restored.files?.length) {
+			// The restored entries were already a normalized draft; the current
+			// (newer) files fold against them so dedupe/rename still apply.
+			const merged = [...restored.files, ...foldIntoDraft(restored.files, this.files)]
+			droppedFiles = Math.max(0, merged.length - MAX_ATTACHED_FILES)
+			this.files = merged.slice(0, MAX_ATTACHED_FILES)
+		}
+		return { mergedIntoDraft, droppedImages, droppedFiles }
+	}
+
+	/** Replace the draft with a snapshot, but only when it is empty — an occupied
+	 * draft keeps what the user is writing. Returns whether the restore was taken. */
+	replaceIfEmpty(snapshot: Partial<DraftSnapshot>): boolean {
+		if (!this.isEmpty) return false
+		this.replace(snapshot)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	/** Unconditionally replace all lanes (put a taken queue back, etc.). */
+	replace(snapshot: Partial<DraftSnapshot>): void {
+		this.text = snapshot.text ?? ''
+		this.pastes = [...(snapshot.pastes ?? [])]
+		this.images = [...(snapshot.images ?? [])]
+		this.files = [...(snapshot.files ?? [])]
+	}
+
+	/** Snapshot and clear atomically — the four lanes always move together, so no
+	 * call site can take one and forget another. */
+	take(): DraftSnapshot {
+		const snapshot: DraftSnapshot = {
+			text: this.text,
+			pastes: this.pastes,
+			images: this.images,
+			files: this.files
+		}
+		this.clear()
+		return snapshot
+	}
+
+	clear(): void {
+		this.text = ''
+		this.pastes = []
+		this.images = []
+		this.files = []
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/messageDraft.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/messageDraft.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6a9bb6169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/messageDraft.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { MessageDraft } from './messageDraft.svelte'
+
+// Fold/rename/dedupe semantics are pinned in textFileUtils.test.ts; these pin
+// the draft-level guarantees: lanes move together, restores respect occupancy,
+// aggregation always applies the rules.
+
+describe('MessageDraft', () => {
+	it('take() snapshots and clears all four lanes atomically', () => {
+		const d = new MessageDraft({
+			text: 'hello',
+			pastes: [{ id: 'p1', content: 'x' } as any],
+			images: [{ dataUrl: 'i1' } as any],
+			files: [{ name: 'a.md', content: 'a' }]
+		})
+		const snap = d.take()
+		expect(snap.text).toBe('hello')
+		expect(snap.pastes).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(snap.images).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(snap.files).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(d.isEmpty).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('replaceIfEmpty declines when any lane is occupied', () => {
+		const d = new MessageDraft({ files: [{ name: 'a.md', content: 'a' }] })
+		expect(d.replaceIfEmpty({ text: 'restored' })).toBe(false)
+		expect(d.files).toHaveLength(1)
+		d.clear()
+		expect(d.replaceIfEmpty({ text: 'restored' })).toBe(true)
+		expect(d.text).toBe('restored')
+	})
+
+	it('prepend puts the restored draft first and folds the newer files against it', () => {
+		const d = new MessageDraft({ text: 'typing', files: [{ name: 'a.md', content: 'a' }] })
+		const res = d.prepend({
+			text: 'restored',
+			files: [
+				{ name: 'a.md', content: 'a' }, // identical to the newer draft's copy → it dedupes
+				{ name: 'a (2).md', content: 'b', sourceName: 'a.md' }
+			]
+		})
+		expect(res.mergedIntoDraft).toBe(true)
+		expect(d.text).toBe('restored\n\ntyping')
+		expect(d.files.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['a.md', 'a (2).md'])
+	})
+
+	it('prepend gives the restored draft chronological priority at the caps', () => {
+		// The restored draft was written first — the cap must drop the NEWEST
+		// additions, never the restored attachments.
+		const d = new MessageDraft({
+			files: Array.from({ length: 6 }, (_, i) => ({ name: `new${i}.md`, content: `${i}` }))
+		})
+		const res = d.prepend({
+			text: '',
+			files: Array.from({ length: 3 }, (_, i) => ({ name: `old${i}.md`, content: `o${i}` }))
+		})
+		expect(res.droppedFiles).toBe(1)
+		expect(d.files.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual([
+			'old0.md',
+			'old1.md',
+			'old2.md',
+			'new0.md',
+			'new1.md',
+			'new2.md',
+			'new3.md',
+			'new4.md'
+		])
+	})
+
+	it('addFiles reports drops at the slot cap and the byte budget', () => {
+		const d = new MessageDraft()
+		const many = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => ({ name: `${i}.md`, content: `${i}` }))
+		expect(d.addFiles(many).droppedAtCap).toBe(2)
+		expect(d.files).toHaveLength(8)
+
+		const e = new MessageDraft()
+		// Budget admits by decoded size AFTER the fold — the identical duplicate is
+		// deduped, not charged.
+		const res = e.addFiles(
+			[
+				{ name: 'a.md', content: 'aaaa' },
+				{ name: 'a.md', content: 'aaaa' },
+				{ name: 'b.md', content: 'bbbb' },
+				{ name: 'c.md', content: 'cccc' }
+			],
+			8
+		)
+		expect(e.files.map((f) => f.name)).toEqual(['a.md', 'b.md'])
+		expect(res.droppedAtBudget).toBe(1)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/pipeline/core.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/pipeline/core.test.ts
index 4f3e31986d..c0d9b7ac8b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/pipeline/core.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/pipeline/core.test.ts
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ function makeHelpers(overrides: Partial<PipelineAIChatHelpers> = {}): {
 		},
 		proposeNode: async (input) => {
 			calls.proposeNode = [...(calls.proposeNode ?? []), [input]]
-			return { path: input.path }
+			return { path: input.path, detectedReads: [], detectedWrites: [] }
 		},
 		editNode: async (path, content) => {
 			calls.editNode = [...(calls.editNode ?? []), [path, content]]
+			return { detectedReads: [], detectedWrites: [] }
 		},
 		removeProposedNode: record('removeProposedNode'),
 		testNode: async () => 'job-123',
@@ -115,6 +116,40 @@ describe('pipeline tools', () => {
 		expect(out).toContain('not deployed')
 	})
 
+	it('build_pipeline_node reports the inferred asset lineage', async () => {
+		const { helpers } = makeHelpers({
+			proposeNode: async (input) => ({
+				path: input.path,
+				detectedReads: ['s3:///raw/in.csv'],
+				detectedWrites: ['ducklake://main/out']
+			})
+		})
+		const out = await toolByName('build_pipeline_node').fn({
+			args: { path: 'f/analytics/clean', language: 'duckdb', content: '-- pipeline' },
+			workspace: 'w',
+			helpers,
+			toolCallbacks: noopCallbacks(),
+			toolId: 't'
+		})
+		expect(out).toContain('writes ducklake://main/out')
+		expect(out).toContain('reads s3:///raw/in.csv')
+	})
+
+	it('build_pipeline_node warns when no asset lineage is inferred', async () => {
+		const { helpers } = makeHelpers({
+			proposeNode: async (input) => ({ path: input.path, detectedReads: [], detectedWrites: [] })
+		})
+		const out = await toolByName('build_pipeline_node').fn({
+			args: { path: 'f/analytics/clean', language: 'duckdb', content: '-- pipeline' },
+			workspace: 'w',
+			helpers,
+			toolCallbacks: noopCallbacks(),
+			toolId: 't'
+		})
+		expect(out).toMatch(/no storage-asset read or write was inferred/i)
+		expect(out).toContain('string literal')
+	})
+
 	it('edit_pipeline_node reads then applies an exact find/replace', async () => {
 		const { helpers, calls } = makeHelpers({
 			getNodeBody: async () => ({ language: 'bun', content: 'const x = 1\nconst y = 2\n' })
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/pipeline/core.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/pipeline/core.ts
index 795b2983fe..f689699dd5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/pipeline/core.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/pipeline/core.ts
@@ -53,15 +53,21 @@ export interface PipelineAIChatHelpers {
 	getPipelineContext: () => PipelineContext
 	/** Read a node's source (the in-flight draft body if one exists, else deployed). */
 	getNodeBody: (path: string) => Promise<{ language: ScriptLang; content: string } | undefined>
-	/** Create a brand-new pipeline node as an unsaved draft on the canvas. */
+	/** Create a brand-new pipeline node as an unsaved draft on the canvas.
+	 * Returns the asset lineage inferred from the node (as URIs) so the caller can
+	 * confirm the intended edges formed without a separate graph read. */
 	proposeNode: (input: {
 		path: string
 		language: ScriptLang
 		content: string
 		outputKind?: PipelineOutputKind
-	}) => Promise<{ path: string }>
-	/** Replace an existing node's body, applied as an unsaved draft. */
-	editNode: (path: string, content: string) => Promise<void>
+	}) => Promise<{ path: string; detectedReads: string[]; detectedWrites: string[] }>
+	/** Replace an existing node's body, applied as an unsaved draft. Returns the
+	 * re-inferred asset lineage (URIs) so the caller sees the effect of the edit. */
+	editNode: (
+		path: string,
+		content: string
+	) => Promise<{ detectedReads: string[]; detectedWrites: string[] }>
 	/** Discard the unsaved draft at a path (undo a build_pipeline_node). */
 	removeProposedNode: (path: string) => Promise<void>
 	/** Preview-run a node (draft body preferred). Returns the started job id. */
@@ -184,9 +190,20 @@ const testPipelineNodeToolDef = createToolDef(
 	{ strict: false }
 )
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Tool set
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Summarize the asset lineage the parser inferred from a just-applied node so the
+// model gets same-turn feedback on whether its intended edges formed. An empty
+// result is the useful signal: a write/read expressed via a variable or dynamic
+// path is not detected, so no lineage edge forms — flag it rather than let the
+// model discover it only on a later graph read.
+function inferredLineageNote(reads: string[], writes: string[]): string {
+	const parts: string[] = []
+	if (writes.length) parts.push(`writes ${writes.join(', ')}`)
+	if (reads.length) parts.push(`reads ${reads.join(', ')}`)
+	if (parts.length === 0) {
+		return ' No storage-asset read or write was inferred from it — if this node is meant to feed or consume another node, make sure the asset reference is a string literal (a variable, f-string, or computed path is not detected, so no lineage edge forms).'
+	}
+	return ` Inferred lineage: ${parts.join('; ')}.`
+}
 
 export const pipelineTools: Tool<PipelineToolHelpers>[] = [
 	{
@@ -225,7 +242,7 @@ export const pipelineTools: Tool<PipelineToolHelpers>[] = [
 			const pipeline = requirePipeline(helpers)
 			const { path, language, content, output_kind } = buildPipelineNodeSchema.parse(args)
 			toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, { content: `Building node '${path}'...` })
-			await pipeline.proposeNode({
+			const { detectedReads, detectedWrites } = await pipeline.proposeNode({
 				path,
 				language: language as ScriptLang,
 				content,
@@ -235,7 +252,7 @@ export const pipelineTools: Tool<PipelineToolHelpers>[] = [
 				content: `Added draft node '${path}'`,
 				result: 'Success'
 			})
-			return `Pipeline node '${path}' added as an unsaved draft on the canvas. It is not deployed — the user deploys it.`
+			return `Pipeline node '${path}' added as an unsaved draft on the canvas. It is not deployed — the user deploys it.${inferredLineageNote(detectedReads, detectedWrites)}`
 		}
 	},
 	{
@@ -258,12 +275,12 @@ export const pipelineTools: Tool<PipelineToolHelpers>[] = [
 				replace_all ?? false,
 				'node source'
 			)
-			await pipeline.editNode(path, updated)
+			const { detectedReads, detectedWrites } = await pipeline.editNode(path, updated)
 			toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
 				content: `Edited draft '${path}'`,
 				result: 'Success'
 			})
-			return `Pipeline node '${path}' updated as an unsaved draft on the canvas (not deployed).`
+			return `Pipeline node '${path}' updated as an unsaved draft on the canvas (not deployed).${inferredLineageNote(detectedReads, detectedWrites)}`
 		}
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.test.ts
index 459ff6f5da..473c3d3335 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import type { DisplayMessage, ToolDisplayMessage } from './shared'
+import { openItemPreviewAction } from './shared'
 
 vi.mock('monaco-editor', () => ({
 	editor: {}
 }))
 
+const userHolder = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	current: { is_super_admin: true } as { is_super_admin: boolean }
+}))
+
 vi.mock('$lib/stores', () => ({
-	workspaceStore: { subscribe: () => () => undefined }
+	workspaceStore: { subscribe: () => () => undefined },
+	userStore: {
+		subscribe: (run: (value: { is_super_admin: boolean }) => void) => {
+			run(userHolder.current)
+			return () => {}
+		}
+	}
+}))
+
+vi.mock('$lib/components/triggers/email/utils', () => ({
+	getEmailAddress: (localPart: string, _wlp: boolean, _wsId: string, domain: string) =>
+		`${localPart}@${domain}`
 }))
 
 vi.mock('$lib/components/flows/flowTree', () => ({
@@ -30,7 +46,10 @@ vi.mock('$lib/gen', () => ({
 	MqttTriggerService: { createMqttTrigger: vi.fn() },
 	SqsTriggerService: { createSqsTrigger: vi.fn() },
 	GcpTriggerService: { createGcpTrigger: vi.fn() },
-	AzureTriggerService: { createAzureTrigger: vi.fn() }
+	AzureTriggerService: { createAzureTrigger: vi.fn() },
+	AmqpTriggerService: { createAmqpTrigger: vi.fn() },
+	EmailTriggerService: { createEmailTrigger: vi.fn() },
+	SettingService: { getGlobal: vi.fn() }
 }))
 
 vi.mock('$lib/utils', () => ({
@@ -554,6 +573,118 @@ describe('processToolCall', () => {
 		)
 	})
 
+	it('email trigger: guides the user to set up email triggering when unconfigured', async () => {
+		const gen = (await import('$lib/gen')) as any
+		const { processToolCall } = await import('./shared')
+		const { createWorkspaceMutationTools } = await import('./workspaceTools')
+		const tools = createWorkspaceMutationTools()
+
+		gen.SettingService.getGlobal.mockReset()
+		gen.SettingService.getGlobal.mockResolvedValue(null)
+		gen.EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger.mockReset()
+
+		const call = (id: string) =>
+			processToolCall({
+				tools,
+				toolCall: {
+					id,
+					type: 'function',
+					function: {
+						name: 'create_trigger',
+						arguments: JSON.stringify({
+							kind: 'email',
+							path: 'f/triggers/email_current',
+							config: { local_part: 'orders' }
+						})
+					}
+				},
+				helpers: {
+					getWorkspaceMutationTarget: () => ({
+						kind: 'flow',
+						path: 'f/flows/current',
+						deployed: true
+					})
+				},
+				workspace: 'test-workspace',
+				toolCallbacks: {
+					setToolStatus: vi.fn(),
+					removeToolStatus: vi.fn(),
+					requestConfirmation: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true)
+				}
+			})
+
+		userHolder.current = { is_super_admin: true }
+		const superadminResult = await call('call_email_super')
+		expect(gen.EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+		expect(superadminResult.content).toContain('not set up')
+		expect(superadminResult.content).toContain('As a superadmin')
+
+		userHolder.current = { is_super_admin: false }
+		const memberResult = await call('call_email_member')
+		expect(gen.EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+		expect(memberResult.content).toContain('Ask an instance superadmin')
+	})
+
+	it('email trigger: creates it and reports the address when email triggering is configured', async () => {
+		const gen = (await import('$lib/gen')) as any
+		const { processToolCall } = await import('./shared')
+		const { createWorkspaceMutationTools } = await import('./workspaceTools')
+		const tools = createWorkspaceMutationTools()
+
+		gen.SettingService.getGlobal.mockReset()
+		gen.SettingService.getGlobal.mockResolvedValue('mail.example.com')
+		gen.EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger.mockReset()
+		gen.EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger.mockResolvedValue('email-created')
+
+		const result = await processToolCall({
+			tools,
+			toolCall: {
+				id: 'call_email_ok',
+				type: 'function',
+				function: {
+					name: 'create_trigger',
+					arguments: JSON.stringify({
+						kind: 'email',
+						path: 'f/triggers/email_current',
+						config: { local_part: 'orders' }
+					})
+				}
+			},
+			helpers: {
+				getWorkspaceMutationTarget: () => ({
+					kind: 'flow',
+					path: 'f/flows/current',
+					deployed: true
+				})
+			},
+			workspace: 'test-workspace',
+			toolCallbacks: {
+				setToolStatus: vi.fn(),
+				removeToolStatus: vi.fn(),
+				requestConfirmation: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true)
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(gen.EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			workspace: 'test-workspace',
+			requestBody: expect.objectContaining({
+				local_part: 'orders',
+				// defaulted before the request is sent; the backend column is NOT NULL
+				workspaced_local_part: false,
+				script_path: 'f/flows/current',
+				is_flow: true
+			})
+		})
+		expect(JSON.parse(result.content as string)).toEqual(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				success: true,
+				kind: 'email',
+				email_address: 'orders@mail.example.com',
+				backend_result: 'email-created'
+			})
+		)
+	})
+
 	it('surfaces workspace mutation tool execution errors to the user', async () => {
 		const gen = (await import('$lib/gen')) as any
 		const { processToolCall } = await import('./shared')
@@ -973,3 +1104,23 @@ describe('appendPendingToolImages', () => {
 		expect(addedMessages).toHaveLength(1)
 	})
 })
+
+describe('openItemPreviewAction', () => {
+	// The action's `type` is the key the sessions page registers its handler under,
+	// so it must stay 'open_item_preview'; `previewKind`/`path` are passed verbatim
+	// to previewTargetForSessionTarget.
+	it('carries the kind and path through to the dispatch action', () => {
+		expect(openItemPreviewAction('flow', 'f/team/etl')).toEqual({
+			id: 'open-item-preview:flow:f/team/etl',
+			type: 'open_item_preview',
+			label: 'Open flow preview',
+			previewKind: 'flow',
+			path: 'f/team/etl'
+		})
+	})
+
+	// raw_app is the internal kind; the user-facing label says "app".
+	it('labels raw_app as "app"', () => {
+		expect(openItemPreviewAction('raw_app', 'u/me/dash').label).toBe('Open app preview')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.ts
index 2e3f49de5f..53e72ab1c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const SPECIAL_MODULE_IDS = {
 import { get } from 'svelte/store'
 import type { PasteAttachment } from './pasteTokens'
 import { dataUrlToImagePart, type AttachedImage } from './imageUtils'
+import type { AttachedTextFile } from './textFileUtils'
 import type { CodePieceElement, ContextElement, FlowModuleCodePieceElement } from './context'
 import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 import type { ExtendedOpenFlow } from '$lib/components/flows/types'
@@ -473,6 +474,10 @@ export type UserDisplayMessage = BaseDisplayMessage & {
 	// Images the user attached to this message (drag/drop/paste), rendered as
 	// thumbnails in the bubble. The LLM message carries them as image_url parts.
 	images?: AttachedImage[]
+	// Text files the user attached to this message, rendered as chips in the
+	// bubble. The prompt lists them by reference; the content here is the durable
+	// copy, re-registered into the session file store on load for tool reads.
+	files?: AttachedTextFile[]
 }
 
 export type CreatedResourceTriggerKind =
@@ -510,7 +515,34 @@ export type NavigateAction = {
 	page: string
 }
 
-export type ToolDisplayAction = CreatedResourceAction | NavigateAction
+/** Kinds of previewable item a write tool can land — the subset of draft item
+ * kinds a session preview can host. */
+export type PreviewCardKind = 'script' | 'flow' | 'raw_app'
+
+// A discrete card shown on a tool call that created or updated a workspace item.
+// Clicking it opens the item's live preview in the session side panel — or focuses
+// the tab if it is already open. The handler is registered by the sessions page
+// (the only surface with a preview panel).
+export type OpenItemPreviewAction = {
+	id: string
+	type: 'open_item_preview'
+	label: string
+	previewKind: PreviewCardKind
+	path: string
+}
+
+export type ToolDisplayAction = CreatedResourceAction | NavigateAction | OpenItemPreviewAction
+
+/** Build the action a preview card dispatches from its (kind, path). */
+export function openItemPreviewAction(kind: PreviewCardKind, path: string): OpenItemPreviewAction {
+	return {
+		id: `open-item-preview:${kind}:${path}`,
+		type: 'open_item_preview',
+		label: `Open ${kind === 'raw_app' ? 'app' : kind} preview`,
+		previewKind: kind,
+		path
+	}
+}
 
 export type UserQuestionDisplay = {
 	question: string
@@ -554,6 +586,10 @@ export type ToolDisplayMessage = {
 	webSearchSources?: WebSearchSource[]
 	/** Data URL of an image the tool produced (e.g. take_screenshot), shown on the card. */
 	imageUrl?: string
+	/** Workspace item this tool created or updated. Rendered as a discrete,
+	 * always-visible card that opens (or focuses) the item's preview in the
+	 * session side panel. Set only for session chats — the side panel is their surface. */
+	previewCard?: { kind: PreviewCardKind; path: string }
 }
 
 export type AssistantDisplayMessage = BaseDisplayMessage & {
@@ -571,13 +607,20 @@ export type AssistantDisplayMessage = BaseDisplayMessage & {
 
 /**
  * Compaction boundary: replaces the summarized prefix in BOTH displayMessages
- * and the API messages (where it is a plain user message). It carries no index
- * because it is never a restart target — only the surviving tail's user
- * messages are rewound to.
+ * and the API messages (where it is a plain user message). It is never a restart
+ * target — only the surviving tail's user messages are rewound to.
  */
 export type SummaryDisplayMessage = {
 	role: 'summary'
 	content: string
+	// Index of the summary's API message, tracked ONLY so orphan detection can tell
+	// when a later drop-oldest compaction drops it (index goes negative) and its
+	// carried files must move to the roster. Not a restart target. Absent on
+	// summaries loaded from pre-existing history.
+	index?: number
+	// Files attached to messages the summary folded away — carried forward so
+	// they stay tool-readable (and reload-safe) after compaction.
+	files?: AttachedTextFile[]
 }
 
 export type DisplayMessage =
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/textFileUtils.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/textFileUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aca305d2b9
Binary files /dev/null and b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/textFileUtils.test.ts differ
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/textFileUtils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/textFileUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a34d4999d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/textFileUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+/**
+ * Message-scoped text-file attachments for the GLOBAL chat composer.
+ *
+ * Text files attach like images: chips in the composer, riding the next
+ * message, cleared on send. Unlike images, only a *reference* (name + size)
+ * enters the prompt — the content is registered into the session file store at
+ * send and the model reads it on demand via the file tools, same as a DOM pick
+ * is inspected via the DOM tools. The full content stays on the message for
+ * the bubble preview and for re-registration on edit/retry.
+ */
+import { isTextFile } from './files/fileEngine'
+
+export type AttachedTextFile = {
+	name: string
+	/** Stable reference the transcript, prompt, and file tools join on — a content
+	 * hash of (name, content), see attachedTextFileId. The name is display-only
+	 * and may collide freely. Absent only on transcripts persisted before ids
+	 * existed; hydrated (deterministically, from the same hash) on chat load. */
+	id?: string
+	/** Original filename before a courtesy rename (set only when one happened).
+	 * Lets duplicate detection recognize a re-drop of the same source file without
+	 * inferring provenance from the display name — a user's real `report (2).md`
+	 * must never be mistaken for a rename of `report.md`. */
+	sourceName?: string
+	content: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Files one message may carry. Enforced wherever a message is assembled, not
+ * just at the composer: queuing clears the composer, so its own count would
+ * reset and let repeated sends stack an unbounded batch into a single message.
+ */
+export const MAX_ATTACHED_FILES = 8
+
+/**
+ * Per-file byte cap. The model reads content on demand (never inlined), so
+ * this only bounds what rides the message state and the chat history's
+ * persisted snapshot — a sanity ceiling, not a context-window one. Larger
+ * files can be linked via their folder instead.
+ */
+export const MAX_TEXT_FILE_BYTES = 1_000_000
+
+/**
+ * Cumulative cap across a conversation. Message-file content lives inside the
+ * transcript (DisplayMessage.files) and is rewritten with every history save,
+ * so without a conversation-level bound repeated attachments would grow the
+ * in-memory record and its IndexedDB copy without limit. Enforced at attach
+ * time against transcript + queue + composer bytes.
+ */
+export const MAX_CONVERSATION_FILE_BYTES = 5_000_000
+
+/** Display names are rendered into model-facing prompt blocks, and OS
+ * filenames may legally contain control characters (even newlines on POSIX) —
+ * a crafted name must not be able to inject prompt structure. Applied at
+ * attach and again wherever a (possibly legacy) name is printed for the model. */
+export function sanitizeAttachmentName(name: string): string {
+	return name.replace(/[\u0000-\u001f\u007f]+/g, ' ').trim() || 'file'
+}
+
+/** Read a file for message attachment. Returns null when the sniff says binary
+ * or the content exceeds MAX_TEXT_FILE_BYTES — the cap is enforced here at the
+ * reader, not only at callers' pre-checks, so no ingestion path can persist an
+ * oversized attachment (decoding can also grow past the raw size when malformed
+ * UTF-8 expands to replacement characters).
+ * The id is minted by the composer after name finalization (a same-name clash in
+ * one draft gets a courtesy rename first, and the id hashes the final name). */
+export async function fileToAttachedTextFile(file: File): Promise<AttachedTextFile | null> {
+	if (file.size > MAX_TEXT_FILE_BYTES) return null
+	if (!(await isTextFile(file))) return null
+	const content = await file.text()
+	if (textByteLength(content) > MAX_TEXT_FILE_BYTES) return null
+	return { name: sanitizeAttachmentName(file.name), content }
+}
+
+/** Line count as the file tools report it (fileEngine.buildLineIndex): an empty
+ * file has 0 lines and a trailing newline is not an extra line. The prompt must
+ * advertise the same number or the model requests invalid read_file ranges. */
+export function textLineCount(content: string): number {
+	if (content === '') return 0
+	return content.split('\n').length - (content.endsWith('\n') ? 1 : 0)
+}
+
+/** Admit files in order while their DECODED byte size fits `budget`. Admission
+ * pre-checks use raw File.size, but the committed charge is the decoded UTF-8
+ * length, which malformed input inflates (an invalid byte decodes to a 3-byte
+ * replacement character) — so the commit step must re-check against what will
+ * actually be charged. */
+export function admitWithinByteBudget(
+	files: AttachedTextFile[],
+	budget: number
+): { admitted: AttachedTextFile[]; dropped: number } {
+	const admitted: AttachedTextFile[] = []
+	let dropped = 0
+	for (const f of files) {
+		const bytes = textByteLength(f.content)
+		if (bytes <= budget) {
+			admitted.push(f)
+			budget -= bytes
+		} else {
+			dropped++
+		}
+	}
+	return { admitted, dropped }
+}
+
+// cyrb53 (public-domain hash by bryc) — chosen over crypto.subtle because it is
+// synchronous and works on plain-HTTP deployments where SubtleCrypto is absent.
+function cyrb53(str: string, seed: number): number {
+	let h1 = 0xdeadbeef ^ seed
+	let h2 = 0x41c6ce57 ^ seed
+	for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+		const ch = str.charCodeAt(i)
+		h1 = Math.imul(h1 ^ ch, 2654435761)
+		h2 = Math.imul(h2 ^ ch, 1597334677)
+	}
+	h1 = Math.imul(h1 ^ (h1 >>> 16), 2246822507)
+	h1 ^= Math.imul(h2 ^ (h2 >>> 13), 3266489909)
+	h2 = Math.imul(h2 ^ (h2 >>> 16), 2246822507)
+	h2 ^= Math.imul(h1 ^ (h1 >>> 13), 3266489909)
+	return 4294967296 * (2097151 & h2) + (h1 >>> 0)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deterministic content-hash id for a message attachment. Identity derived from
+ * the file itself: re-registration after reload/rollback lands on the same id by
+ * construction, identical attaches dedupe, and legacy transcripts hydrate their
+ * ids without migration state. Two seeded cyrb53 passes (~106 bits) — collision
+ * odds are negligible at conversation scale, and the context is not adversarial
+ * (a user's own attachments).
+ */
+export function attachedTextFileId(name: string, content: string): string {
+	// NUL separator: unambiguous split (filenames cannot contain it), so
+	// two (name, content) pairs never hash alike across the boundary.
+	const input = `${name}\u0000${content}`
+	return `f${cyrb53(input, 1).toString(36)}${cyrb53(input, 2).toString(36)}`
+}
+
+/** Return `files` with every entry carrying its id (legacy rows hydrated). */
+export function withAttachedTextFileIds(files: AttachedTextFile[]): AttachedTextFile[] {
+	return files.map((f) => (f.id ? f : { ...f, id: attachedTextFileId(f.name, f.content) }))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fold freshly-read files into a draft's attachment list: identical
+ * (name, content) duplicates are dropped, same-name-different-content clashes
+ * get the courtesy rename, and ids are minted from the final name. Must run
+ * against the LIVE list in the synchronous commit step — attach batches overlap
+ * (each awaits its file reads), so dedupe/rename decisions made mid-read would
+ * be stale by commit time.
+ */
+export function foldIntoDraft(
+	current: AttachedTextFile[],
+	reads: { name: string; content: string; sourceName?: string }[]
+): AttachedTextFile[] {
+	const commit: AttachedTextFile[] = []
+	for (const f of reads) {
+		const draft = [...current, ...commit]
+		// Sanitized here, not assumed: the fold is the draft side's single choke
+		// point, so every rule a name needs is applied by this one call — a future
+		// entry point cannot skip one.
+		const readName = sanitizeAttachmentName(f.name)
+		// "Same file dropped twice" means same original (name, content) — a
+		// courtesy-renamed copy carries its original name in sourceName rather than
+		// inferring provenance from the display name (a user's real `report (2).md`
+		// is not a rename of `report.md`). Folds compose: a file renamed by an
+		// earlier fold (composer → queue → dequeue) keeps its original source.
+		const src = f.sourceName ? sanitizeAttachmentName(f.sourceName) : readName
+		if (
+			draft.some(
+				(x) => x.content === f.content && (x.name === readName || (x.sourceName ?? x.name) === src)
+			)
+		) {
+			continue
+		}
+		const name = uniqueDraftFileName(
+			readName,
+			draft.map((x) => x.name)
+		)
+		commit.push({
+			name,
+			content: f.content,
+			id: attachedTextFileId(name, f.content),
+			...(name !== src ? { sourceName: src } : {})
+		})
+	}
+	return commit
+}
+
+/** Courtesy rename for a same-name clash within one message draft: `notes.md` →
+ * `notes (2).md`. Display-only — identity is the id, and names may collide
+ * across messages — but two identical labels inside one draft would be
+ * indistinguishable to the user and the model alike. */
+export function uniqueDraftFileName(original: string, taken: Iterable<string>): string {
+	const names = new Set(taken)
+	if (!names.has(original)) return original
+	const dot = original.lastIndexOf('.')
+	const base = dot > 0 ? original.slice(0, dot) : original
+	const ext = dot > 0 ? original.slice(dot) : ''
+	let n = 2
+	while (names.has(`${base} (${n})${ext}`)) n++
+	return `${base} (${n})${ext}`
+}
+
+/** UTF-8 byte length of attachment content — budget math must match the byte
+ * caps, and string length undercounts multibyte text. */
+export function textByteLength(content: string): number {
+	return new TextEncoder().encode(content).length
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceTools.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceTools.ts
index a976b7dab6..dabe63b5bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceTools.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceTools.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
 	AzureTriggerService,
+	EmailTriggerService,
 	GcpTriggerService,
 	HttpTriggerService,
 	KafkaTriggerService,
@@ -8,10 +9,12 @@ import {
 	NatsTriggerService,
 	PostgresTriggerService,
 	ScheduleService,
+	SettingService,
 	SqsTriggerService,
 	WebsocketTriggerService,
 	type AzureTriggerData,
 	type GcpTriggerData,
+	type NewEmailTrigger,
 	type NewHttpTrigger,
 	type NewKafkaTrigger,
 	type NewMqttTrigger,
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ type TriggerRequestByKind = {
 	sqs: NewSqsTrigger
 	gcp: GcpTriggerData
 	azure: AzureTriggerData
+	email: NewEmailTrigger
 }
 type TriggerRequestBody = TriggerRequestByKind[TriggerKind]
 
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ const createScheduleToolDef = createToolDef(
 const createTriggerToolDef = createToolDef(
 	createTriggerToolSchema,
 	'create_trigger',
-	'Create a trigger for the current script or flow.',
+	'Create a trigger for the current script or flow. For an email trigger (kind "email"), config.local_part is the local part of the receiving address (before the @); the tool reports the full address on success. Email triggers require email triggering to be configured on the instance — if it is not, the tool returns setup guidance instead of creating one.',
 	{ strict: false }
 )
 
@@ -181,6 +185,12 @@ const triggerConfigs = {
 		requestSchema: triggerRequestSchemas.azure as z.ZodType<AzureTriggerData>,
 		create: (data: { workspace: string; requestBody: AzureTriggerData }) =>
 			AzureTriggerService.createAzureTrigger(data)
+	},
+	email: {
+		label: 'Email trigger',
+		requestSchema: triggerRequestSchemas.email as z.ZodType<NewEmailTrigger>,
+		create: (data: { workspace: string; requestBody: NewEmailTrigger }) =>
+			EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger(data)
 	}
 } satisfies {
 	[K in TriggerKind]: {
@@ -321,6 +331,39 @@ const createScheduleTool: Tool<any> = {
 	}
 }
 
+const EMAIL_TRIGGER_DOCS = 'https://windmill.dev/docs/advanced/email_triggers'
+
+type EmailTriggerAvailability =
+	| { available: true; domain: string }
+	| { available: false; hint: string }
+
+/**
+ * Email triggers only work once an instance superadmin has stood up an SMTP
+ * server forwarding to Windmill and set the `email_domain` global setting
+ * (readable by any authed user). When it is unset the create call would fail
+ * opaquely, so we surface actionable, role-aware setup guidance instead.
+ */
+async function resolveEmailTriggerAvailability(): Promise<EmailTriggerAvailability> {
+	let emailDomain: unknown
+	try {
+		emailDomain = await SettingService.getGlobal({ key: 'email_domain' })
+	} catch {
+		emailDomain = undefined
+	}
+	if (typeof emailDomain === 'string' && emailDomain.trim() !== '') {
+		return { available: true, domain: emailDomain }
+	}
+	const [{ get }, { userStore }] = await Promise.all([
+		import('svelte/store'),
+		import('$lib/stores')
+	])
+	const isSuperadmin = get(userStore)?.is_super_admin ?? false
+	const hint = isSuperadmin
+		? `Email triggering is not set up on this instance yet, so no email trigger was created. As a superadmin, enable it: run an SMTP server that forwards inbound mail to Windmill and set the "email_domain" instance setting (Instance settings). See ${EMAIL_TRIGGER_DOCS}. Once configured, ask again and I will create the trigger.`
+		: `Email triggering is not set up on this instance yet, so no email trigger was created. Ask an instance superadmin to enable it: they need to run an SMTP server that forwards inbound mail to Windmill and set the "email_domain" instance setting. See ${EMAIL_TRIGGER_DOCS}. Once it is configured, ask again and I will create the trigger.`
+	return { available: false, hint }
+}
+
 const createTriggerTool: Tool<any> = {
 	def: createTriggerToolDef,
 	requiresConfirmation: true,
@@ -342,22 +385,52 @@ const createTriggerTool: Tool<any> = {
 				triggerConfig.label
 			)
 
+			let emailDomain: string | undefined
+			if (parsedArgs.kind === 'email') {
+				// `workspaced_local_part` maps to a NOT NULL column; the model may omit it,
+				// so default it here before the request is sent, not just when formatting the address.
+				const emailBody = requestBody as NewEmailTrigger
+				emailBody.workspaced_local_part = emailBody.workspaced_local_part ?? false
+				const availability = await resolveEmailTriggerAvailability()
+				if (!availability.available) {
+					toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
+						content: availability.hint,
+						isLoading: false,
+						needsConfirmation: false
+					})
+					return availability.hint
+				}
+				emailDomain = availability.domain
+			}
+
 			toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
 				content: `Creating ${triggerConfig.label} "${requestBody.path}"...`
 			})
 			try {
 				const result = await triggerConfig.create({ workspace, requestBody } as never)
 				const targetKind = getActionTargetKind(requestBody.is_flow)
+				const emailAddress =
+					parsedArgs.kind === 'email' && emailDomain !== undefined
+						? (await import('$lib/components/triggers/email/utils')).getEmailAddress(
+								(requestBody as NewEmailTrigger).local_part,
+								(requestBody as NewEmailTrigger).workspaced_local_part ?? false,
+								workspace,
+								emailDomain
+							)
+						: undefined
 				const toolResult = {
 					success: true,
 					kind: parsedArgs.kind,
 					path: requestBody.path,
 					target_path: requestBody.script_path,
 					target_kind: targetKind,
-					backend_result: result
+					backend_result: result,
+					...(emailAddress ? { email_address: emailAddress } : {})
 				}
 				toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(toolId, {
-					content: `Created ${triggerConfig.label} "${requestBody.path}"`,
+					content: emailAddress
+						? `Created ${triggerConfig.label} "${requestBody.path}" (send email to ${emailAddress})`
+						: `Created ${triggerConfig.label} "${requestBody.path}"`,
 					result: toolResult,
 					actions: [
 						createOpenTriggerAction(
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceToolsZod.gen.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceToolsZod.gen.ts
index 79883d2dd9..6aa40bce75 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceToolsZod.gen.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/workspaceToolsZod.gen.ts
@@ -434,6 +434,35 @@ export const azureTriggerRequestSchema = z.object({
 	"labels": z.array(z.string()).optional()
 }).describe("Data for creating or updating an Azure Event Grid trigger.")
 
+export const emailTriggerRequestSchema = z.object({
+	"path": z.string(),
+	"script_path": z.string(),
+	"local_part": z.string(),
+	"workspaced_local_part": z.boolean().optional(),
+	"is_flow": z.boolean(),
+	"error_handler_path": z.string().optional(),
+	"error_handler_args": z.record(z.string(), z.any()).describe("The arguments to pass to the script or flow").optional(),
+	"retry": z.object({
+		"constant": z.object({
+			"attempts": z.number().int().describe("Number of retry attempts").optional(),
+			"seconds": z.number().int().describe("Seconds to wait between retries").optional()
+		}).describe("Retry with constant delay between attempts").optional(),
+		"exponential": z.object({
+			"attempts": z.number().int().describe("Number of retry attempts").optional(),
+			"multiplier": z.number().int().describe("Multiplier for exponential backoff").optional(),
+			"seconds": z.number().int().gte(1).describe("Initial delay in seconds").optional(),
+			"random_factor": z.number().int().gte(0).lte(100).describe("Random jitter percentage (0-100) to avoid thundering herd").optional()
+		}).describe("Retry with exponential backoff (delay doubles each time)").optional(),
+		"retry_if": z.object({
+			"expr": z.string().describe("JavaScript expression that returns true to retry. Has access to 'result' and 'error' variables")
+		}).describe("Conditional retry based on error or result").optional()
+	}).describe("Retry configuration for failed module executions").optional(),
+	"mode": z.enum(["enabled", "disabled", "suspended"]).describe("job trigger mode").optional(),
+	"permissioned_as": z.string().describe("The user or group this trigger runs as. Used during deployment to preserve the original trigger owner.").optional(),
+	"preserve_permissioned_as": z.boolean().describe("When true and the caller is a member of the 'wm_deployers' group, preserves the original permissioned_as value instead of overwriting it.").optional(),
+	"labels": z.array(z.string()).optional()
+})
+
 export const variableRequestSchema = z.object({
 	"path": z.string().describe("The path to the variable"),
 	"value": z.string().describe("The value of the variable"),
@@ -466,6 +495,7 @@ export const triggerRequestSchemas = {
 	sqs: sqsTriggerRequestSchema,
 	gcp: gcpTriggerRequestSchema,
 	azure: azureTriggerRequestSchema,
+	email: emailTriggerRequestSchema,
 } as const
 
 const triggerPathSchema = z.string().min(1).describe("The unique Windmill path for this trigger. Must be of the form `u/<user>/<path>` or `f/<folder>/<path>`. This is the trigger object path, not the HTTP route path.")
@@ -482,6 +512,7 @@ export const createTriggerToolSchema = z.object({
 		"sqs",
 		"gcp",
 		"azure",
+		"email",
 	]),
 	path: triggerPathSchema,
 	config: z.union([
@@ -495,5 +526,6 @@ export const createTriggerToolSchema = z.object({
 		sqsTriggerRequestSchema.omit({ path: true, script_path: true, is_flow: true }),
 		gcpTriggerRequestSchema.omit({ path: true, script_path: true, is_flow: true }),
 		azureTriggerRequestSchema.omit({ path: true, script_path: true, is_flow: true }),
+		emailTriggerRequestSchema.omit({ path: true, script_path: true, is_flow: true }),
 	])
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/datatableSchemaSql.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/datatableSchemaSql.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd3d0f9154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/datatableSchemaSql.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+import type {
+	TableEditorValues,
+	TableEditorValuesColumn,
+	TableEditorForeignKey
+} from '$lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/tableEditor'
+import {
+	diffTableEditorValues,
+	type AlterTableValues,
+	makeAlterTableQueries
+} from '$lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/alterTable'
+import { renderForeignKey } from '$lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/queries/dbQueriesUtils'
+import type { GetDatatableFullSchemaResponse } from '$lib/gen'
+
+export type DatabaseSchema = Record<string, Record<string, TableEditorValues>>
+
+export function apiSchemaToEditorSchema(apiSchema: GetDatatableFullSchemaResponse): DatabaseSchema {
+	const result: DatabaseSchema = {}
+	for (const [schemaName, tables] of Object.entries(apiSchema)) {
+		result[schemaName] = {}
+		for (const [tableName, table] of Object.entries(tables as Record<string, any>)) {
+			if (!table || typeof table !== 'object') continue
+			result[schemaName][tableName] = {
+				name: table.name ?? tableName,
+				columns: (table.columns ?? []).map(
+					(c: any): TableEditorValuesColumn => ({
+						name: c.name,
+						datatype: c.datatype,
+						primaryKey: c.primary_key ?? c.primaryKey,
+						defaultValue: c.default_value ?? c.defaultValue,
+						nullable: c.nullable
+					})
+				),
+				foreignKeys: (table.foreign_keys ?? table.foreignKeys ?? []).map(
+					(fk: any): TableEditorForeignKey => ({
+						targetTable: fk.target_table ?? fk.targetTable,
+						columns: (fk.columns ?? []).map((col: any) => ({
+							sourceColumn: col.source_column ?? col.sourceColumn,
+							targetColumn: col.target_column ?? col.targetColumn
+						})),
+						onDelete: (fk.on_delete ?? fk.onDelete ?? 'NO ACTION') as
+							| 'CASCADE'
+							| 'SET NULL'
+							| 'NO ACTION',
+						onUpdate: (fk.on_update ?? fk.onUpdate ?? 'NO ACTION') as
+							| 'CASCADE'
+							| 'SET NULL'
+							| 'NO ACTION',
+						fk_constraint_name: fk.fk_constraint_name
+					})
+				),
+				pk_constraint_name: table.pk_constraint_name
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+export type TableDiff = {
+	schemaName: string
+	tableName: string
+	kind: 'added' | 'removed' | 'modified'
+	operations?: AlterTableValues
+}
+
+export type DatatableDiff = {
+	datatableName: string
+	aheadChanges: TableDiff[]
+	behindChanges: TableDiff[]
+	originalSchema: DatabaseSchema
+	parentSchema: DatabaseSchema
+	forkSchema: DatabaseSchema
+}
+
+export function diffDatabaseSchemas(
+	original: DatabaseSchema,
+	current: DatabaseSchema
+): TableDiff[] {
+	const diffs: TableDiff[] = []
+	const allSchemas = new Set([...Object.keys(original), ...Object.keys(current)])
+	for (const schemaName of allSchemas) {
+		const origTables = original[schemaName] ?? {}
+		const currTables = current[schemaName] ?? {}
+		const allTables = new Set([...Object.keys(origTables), ...Object.keys(currTables)])
+		for (const tableName of allTables) {
+			const origTable = origTables[tableName]
+			const currTable = currTables[tableName]
+			if (!origTable && currTable) {
+				diffs.push({ schemaName, tableName, kind: 'added' })
+			} else if (origTable && !currTable) {
+				diffs.push({ schemaName, tableName, kind: 'removed' })
+			} else if (origTable && currTable) {
+				const currWithInitial: TableEditorValues = {
+					...currTable,
+					columns: currTable.columns.map((col) => ({
+						...col,
+						initialName: col.name,
+						defaultValue: col.defaultValue ? `{${col.defaultValue}}` : undefined
+					}))
+				}
+				const origTableTransformed: TableEditorValues = {
+					...origTable,
+					columns: origTable.columns.map((col) => ({
+						...col,
+						defaultValue: col.defaultValue ? `{${col.defaultValue}}` : undefined
+					}))
+				}
+				const diff = diffTableEditorValues(origTableTransformed, currWithInitial)
+				if (diff.operations.length > 0) {
+					diffs.push({ schemaName, tableName, kind: 'modified', operations: diff })
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return diffs
+}
+
+export function computeDatatableDiff(
+	datatableName: string,
+	originalSchema: DatabaseSchema,
+	parentSchema: DatabaseSchema,
+	forkSchema: DatabaseSchema
+): DatatableDiff {
+	return {
+		datatableName,
+		behindChanges: diffDatabaseSchemas(originalSchema, parentSchema),
+		aheadChanges: diffDatabaseSchemas(originalSchema, forkSchema),
+		originalSchema,
+		parentSchema,
+		forkSchema
+	}
+}
+
+/** Detect PostgreSQL auto-increment columns and return the serial type + cleaned props.
+ *  e.g. bigint + nextval('seq'::regclass) → BIGSERIAL (no DEFAULT needed) */
+function resolveColumnType(c: TableEditorValuesColumn): {
+	datatype: string
+	defaultValue: string | undefined
+} {
+	const dv = c.defaultValue ?? ''
+	if (/^{?nextval\(/.test(dv)) {
+		const dt = c.datatype?.toLowerCase() ?? ''
+		if (dt === 'bigint') return { datatype: 'BIGSERIAL', defaultValue: undefined }
+		if (dt === 'integer' || dt === 'int') return { datatype: 'SERIAL', defaultValue: undefined }
+		if (dt === 'smallint') return { datatype: 'SMALLSERIAL', defaultValue: undefined }
+	}
+	return { datatype: c.datatype, defaultValue: c.defaultValue }
+}
+
+/**
+ * SQL for an added table, with the CREATE TABLE and the FK constraints split so
+ * callers creating several tables can emit every CREATE before any constraint —
+ * required for circular FKs, where no creation order satisfies inline FKs.
+ */
+export function generateAddedTableSql(
+	change: TableDiff,
+	sourceSchema: DatabaseSchema,
+	options?: { ifNotExists?: boolean }
+): { create: string; constraints: string[] } | undefined {
+	const table = sourceSchema[change.schemaName]?.[change.tableName]
+	if (!table) return undefined
+	const colDefs = table.columns
+		.map((c) => {
+			const { datatype, defaultValue } = resolveColumnType(c)
+			let def = `"${c.name}" ${datatype}`
+			if (c.nullable === false) def += ' NOT NULL'
+			if (defaultValue) def += ` DEFAULT ${defaultValue}`
+			return def
+		})
+		.join(',\n  ')
+	const pkCols = table.columns.filter((c) => c.primaryKey).map((c) => `"${c.name}"`)
+	const pkLine = pkCols.length > 0 ? `,\n  PRIMARY KEY (${pkCols.join(', ')})` : ''
+	const qualifiedName = `"${change.schemaName}"."${change.tableName}"`
+	const createKeyword = options?.ifNotExists ? 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS' : 'CREATE TABLE'
+	// The target may not have the schema at all (fresh data table import).
+	const schemaDdl =
+		change.schemaName !== 'public' ? `CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS "${change.schemaName}";\n` : ''
+	const create = `${schemaDdl}${createKeyword} ${qualifiedName} (\n  ${colDefs}${pkLine}\n);`
+	const constraints: string[] = []
+	for (const fk of table.foreignKeys ?? []) {
+		const fkSql = renderForeignKey(fk, {
+			useSchema: true,
+			dbType: 'postgresql',
+			tableName: change.tableName
+		})
+		// With IF NOT EXISTS the table may pre-exist with this FK already in
+		// place; an unconditional ADD would then abort the whole transaction.
+		// The constraint name is emitted unquoted, so Postgres folds it to
+		// lowercase — compare against the folded form.
+		const fkName = options?.ifNotExists
+			? fkSql.match(/^CONSTRAINT\s+(\S+)/)?.[1]?.toLowerCase()
+			: undefined
+		constraints.push(
+			fkName
+				? `DO $$\nBEGIN\n  IF NOT EXISTS (\n    SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint\n    WHERE conname = '${fkName}' AND conrelid = '${qualifiedName}'::regclass\n  ) THEN\n    ALTER TABLE ${qualifiedName} ADD ${fkSql};\n  END IF;\nEND $$;`
+				: `ALTER TABLE ${qualifiedName} ADD ${fkSql};`
+		)
+	}
+	return { create, constraints }
+}
+
+export function generateMigrationSql(
+	change: TableDiff,
+	sourceSchema: DatabaseSchema,
+	options?: { ifNotExists?: boolean }
+): string {
+	if (change.kind === 'modified' && change.operations) {
+		const queries = makeAlterTableQueries(change.operations, 'postgresql', change.schemaName)
+		if (queries.length === 0) return ''
+		return 'BEGIN;\n' + queries.join('\n') + '\nCOMMIT;'
+	}
+	if (change.kind === 'added') {
+		const gen = generateAddedTableSql(change, sourceSchema, options)
+		if (!gen) return ''
+		return `BEGIN;\n${[gen.create, ...gen.constraints].join('\n')}\nCOMMIT;`
+	}
+	if (change.kind === 'removed') {
+		return `BEGIN;\nDROP TABLE IF EXISTS "${change.schemaName}"."${change.tableName}";\nCOMMIT;`
+	}
+	return ''
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleCache.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleCache.svelte
index f9744af36c..99fc4c7b3a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleCache.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleCache.svelte
@@ -6,12 +6,29 @@
 
 	import type { FlowModule } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { SecondsInput } from '../../common'
+	import WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo from './WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo.svelte'
 
 	interface Props {
 		flowModule: FlowModule
+		// For workspace-script steps: the cache_ttl currently set on the referenced
+		// script, and a shortcut to edit it. Undefined for inline/subflow steps.
+		workspaceScriptCacheTtl?: number | undefined
+		loadingWorkspaceScript?: boolean
+		workspaceScriptError?: string | undefined
+		canEditWorkspaceScript?: boolean
+		workspaceScriptNoEditReason?: string | undefined
+		onEditWorkspaceScript?: () => void
 	}
 
-	let { flowModule = $bindable() }: Props = $props()
+	let {
+		flowModule = $bindable(),
+		workspaceScriptCacheTtl = undefined,
+		loadingWorkspaceScript = false,
+		workspaceScriptError = undefined,
+		canEditWorkspaceScript = false,
+		workspaceScriptNoEditReason = undefined,
+		onEditWorkspaceScript
+	}: Props = $props()
 
 	let isCacheEnabled = $derived(Boolean(flowModule.cache_ttl))
 </script>
@@ -25,10 +42,22 @@
 		</Tooltip>
 	{/snippet}
 
-	{#if flowModule.value.type != 'rawscript'}
+	{#if flowModule.value.type == 'script'}
+		<WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo
+			label="Cache"
+			active={workspaceScriptCacheTtl != undefined}
+			valueText={workspaceScriptCacheTtl != undefined
+				? `Cached for ${workspaceScriptCacheTtl}s`
+				: undefined}
+			loading={loadingWorkspaceScript}
+			error={workspaceScriptError}
+			canEdit={canEditWorkspaceScript}
+			noEditReason={workspaceScriptNoEditReason}
+			onEdit={onEditWorkspaceScript}
+		/>
+	{:else if flowModule.value.type != 'rawscript'}
 		<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
-			The cache settings need to be set in the referenced script/flow settings directly. Cache for
-			hub scripts is not available yet.
+			The cache settings need to be set in the referenced flow settings directly.
 		</p>
 	{:else}
 		<Toggle
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleComponent.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleComponent.svelte
index 5160836a32..fc5f69265f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleComponent.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleComponent.svelte
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 	import { type Job } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { checkIfParentLoop } from '../utils.svelte'
+	import { useWorkspaceScriptSettings } from '../useWorkspaceScriptSettings.svelte'
+	import ScriptSettingsBadges from '$lib/components/ScriptSettingsBadges.svelte'
+	import { getActiveScriptSettingsBadges } from '$lib/components/scriptSettings'
+	import WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo from './WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo.svelte'
 	import ModulePreviewResultViewer from '$lib/components/ModulePreviewResultViewer.svelte'
 	import LogViewer from '$lib/components/LogViewer.svelte'
 	import DisplayResult from '$lib/components/DisplayResult.svelte'
@@ -95,7 +99,8 @@
 		saveDraft,
 		customUi,
 		executionCount,
-		opWorkspace
+		opWorkspace,
+		workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer
 	} = getContext<FlowEditorContext>('FlowEditorContext')
 
 	const selectedId = $derived(selectionManager.getSelectedId())
@@ -180,6 +185,59 @@
 	let assets = $derived((flowModule.value.type === 'rawscript' && flowModule.value.assets) || [])
 	const flowGraphAssetsCtx = getContext<FlowGraphAssetContext | undefined>('FlowGraphAssetContext')
 
+	// For workspace-script steps, load the referenced script's advanced settings so
+	// the delegating settings tabs (concurrency, cache, ...) can show current values
+	// and offer an "Edit script settings" shortcut instead of a bare warning.
+	const referencedScriptSettings = useWorkspaceScriptSettings(
+		() => (flowModule.value.type === 'script' ? flowModule.value.path : undefined),
+		() => (flowModule.value.type === 'script' ? flowModule.value.hash : undefined),
+		() => opWs
+	)
+	// Hub scripts, hash-pinned steps, and embeddings that disable script editing
+	// can't have their settings edited from here. The drawer must also be mounted:
+	// local-dev editors (Dev.svelte / flows/dev) provide the context store but never
+	// render the drawer, so editing there would be a no-op — keep values read-only.
+	let canEditWorkspaceScriptSettings = $derived(
+		flowModule.value.type === 'script' &&
+			!flowModule.value.path?.startsWith('hub/') &&
+			flowModule.value.hash == undefined &&
+			customUi?.scriptEdit != false &&
+			$workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer != undefined
+	)
+	let workspaceScriptNoEditReason = $derived(
+		flowModule.value.type !== 'script' || canEditWorkspaceScriptSettings
+			? undefined
+			: flowModule.value.path?.startsWith('hub/')
+				? 'Hub scripts cannot be edited from here.'
+				: flowModule.value.hash != undefined
+					? 'Steps pinned to a specific version cannot be edited from here.'
+					: 'Editing script settings is not available in this editor.'
+	)
+	// Non-positive concurrent_limit / cache_ttl are treated as unset by the runtime (legacy rows).
+	let referencedConcurrentLimit = $derived(
+		referencedScriptSettings.settings?.concurrent_limit != undefined &&
+			referencedScriptSettings.settings.concurrent_limit > 0
+			? referencedScriptSettings.settings.concurrent_limit
+			: undefined
+	)
+	let referencedCacheTtl = $derived(
+		referencedScriptSettings.settings?.cache_ttl != undefined &&
+			referencedScriptSettings.settings.cache_ttl > 0
+			? referencedScriptSettings.settings.cache_ttl
+			: undefined
+	)
+	function openWorkspaceScriptSettings() {
+		if (flowModule.value.type !== 'script') return
+		$workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer?.openDrawer(
+			flowModule.value.path,
+			flowModule.value.hash,
+			async () => {
+				await referencedScriptSettings.reload()
+				forceReload++
+			}
+		)
+	}
+
 	// UI Intent handling for AI tool control
 	useUiIntent(`flow-${flowModule.id}`, {
 		openTab: (tab) => {
@@ -770,6 +828,9 @@
 								flowModule.value.hash = await getLatestHashForScript(flowModule.value.path, opWs)
 							}
 							forceReload++
+							// Keep the surfaced concurrency/cache values and badges in sync after
+							// a settings/code save from the header (path/hash may be unchanged).
+							await referencedScriptSettings.reload()
 							await reload(flowModule)
 						}
 						if (flowModule.value.type == 'flow') {
@@ -991,6 +1052,16 @@
 						{:else if flowModule.value.type === 'script'}
 							{#if !noEditor && (customUi?.hubCode != false || !flowModule?.value?.path?.startsWith('hub/'))}
 								<div class="border-t">
+									{#if referencedScriptSettings.settings && getActiveScriptSettingsBadges(referencedScriptSettings.settings).length > 0}
+										<div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2 px-2 pt-2 flex-wrap">
+											<ScriptSettingsBadges
+												settings={referencedScriptSettings.settings}
+												onclick={canEditWorkspaceScriptSettings
+													? openWorkspaceScriptSettings
+													: undefined}
+											/>
+										</div>
+									{/if}
 									{#key forceReload}
 										<FlowModuleScript
 											bind:tag={workspaceScriptTag}
@@ -1251,11 +1322,30 @@
 																placeholder={`$workspace/script/${$pathStore}-$args[foo]`}
 															/>
 														</Label>
+													{:else if flowModule.value.type == 'script'}
+														<WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo
+															label="Concurrency limit"
+															active={referencedConcurrentLimit != undefined}
+															valueText={referencedConcurrentLimit != undefined
+																? `Max ${referencedConcurrentLimit} execution${
+																		referencedConcurrentLimit === 1 ? '' : 's'
+																	}${
+																		referencedScriptSettings.settings?.concurrency_time_window_s !=
+																		undefined
+																			? ` within ${referencedScriptSettings.settings.concurrency_time_window_s}s`
+																			: ''
+																	}`
+																: undefined}
+															loading={referencedScriptSettings.loading}
+															error={referencedScriptSettings.error}
+															canEdit={canEditWorkspaceScriptSettings}
+															noEditReason={workspaceScriptNoEditReason}
+															onEdit={openWorkspaceScriptSettings}
+														/>
 													{:else}
 														<Alert type="warning" title="Limitation" size="xs">
-															The concurrency limit of a workspace script is only settable in the
-															script metadata itself. For hub scripts, this feature is non available
-															yet.
+															The concurrency limit of a referenced flow is only settable in the
+															flow settings directly.
 														</Alert>
 													{/if}
 												</Section>
@@ -1322,7 +1412,15 @@
 												</div>
 											{:else if advancedSelected === 'cache'}
 												<div>
-													<FlowModuleCache bind:flowModule />
+													<FlowModuleCache
+														bind:flowModule
+														workspaceScriptCacheTtl={referencedCacheTtl}
+														loadingWorkspaceScript={referencedScriptSettings.loading}
+														workspaceScriptError={referencedScriptSettings.error}
+														canEditWorkspaceScript={canEditWorkspaceScriptSettings}
+														{workspaceScriptNoEditReason}
+														onEditWorkspaceScript={openWorkspaceScriptSettings}
+													/>
 												</div>
 											{:else if advancedSelected === 'early-stop'}
 												<FlowModuleEarlyStop bind:flowModule />
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleHeader.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleHeader.svelte
index c3d6742b54..b34a78e1db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleHeader.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowModuleHeader.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 		Repeat,
 		Square,
 		Pin,
-		Save
+		Save,
+		Settings
 	} from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import Popover from '../../Popover.svelte'
 	import type { FlowEditorContext } from '../types'
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 	}
 
 	let { module, tag }: Props = $props()
-	const { scriptEditorDrawer, flowEditorDrawer, opWorkspace } =
+	const { scriptEditorDrawer, workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer, flowEditorDrawer, opWorkspace } =
 		getContext<FlowEditorContext>('FlowEditorContext')
 
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
@@ -107,26 +108,54 @@
 	{/if}
 	{#if module.value.type === 'script'}
 		{#if !module.value.path.startsWith('hub/') && customUi?.scriptEdit != false}
-			<Button
-				unifiedSize="sm"
-				variant="subtle"
-				onClick={async () => {
-					if (module.value.type == 'script') {
-						const hash =
-							module.value.hash ??
-							(await getLatestHashForScript(module.value.path, opWorkspace?.()))
-						$scriptEditorDrawer?.openDrawer(hash, () => {
-							dispatch('reload')
-							sendUserToast('Script has been updated')
-						})
-					}
-				}}
-				startIcon={{ icon: Pen }}
-				iconOnly={false}
-				disabled={module.value.hash != undefined}
-			>
-				Edit
-			</Button>
+			<Popover notClickable placement="bottom">
+				<Button
+					unifiedSize="sm"
+					variant="subtle"
+					onClick={async () => {
+						if (module.value.type == 'script') {
+							const hash =
+								module.value.hash ??
+								(await getLatestHashForScript(module.value.path, opWorkspace?.()))
+							$scriptEditorDrawer?.openDrawer(hash, () => {
+								dispatch('reload')
+								sendUserToast('Script has been updated')
+							})
+						}
+					}}
+					startIcon={{ icon: Pen }}
+					iconOnly
+					aria-label="Edit the script's code"
+					disabled={module.value.hash != undefined}
+				/>
+				{#snippet text()}Edit the script's code{/snippet}
+			</Popover>
+			<!-- Only when the settings drawer is actually mounted (not in the local-dev
+				editors, which provide the context store but never render it). -->
+			{#if $workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer}
+				<Popover notClickable placement="bottom">
+					<Button
+						unifiedSize="sm"
+						variant="subtle"
+						onClick={() => {
+							if (module.value.type == 'script') {
+								$workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer?.openDrawer(
+									module.value.path,
+									module.value.hash,
+									() => {
+										dispatch('reload')
+									}
+								)
+							}
+						}}
+						startIcon={{ icon: Settings }}
+						iconOnly
+						aria-label="Edit the script's runtime settings"
+						disabled={module.value.hash != undefined}
+					/>
+					{#snippet text()}Edit the script's runtime settings (concurrency, cache, timeout, ...){/snippet}
+				</Popover>
+			{/if}
 		{/if}
 		{#if customUi?.tagEdit != false}
 			<FlowModuleWorkerTagSelect
@@ -139,15 +168,17 @@
 			/>
 		{/if}
 		{#if customUi?.scriptFork != false}
-			<Button
-				unifiedSize="sm"
-				variant="subtle"
-				on:click={() => dispatch('fork')}
-				startIcon={{ icon: GitFork }}
-				iconOnly={false}
-			>
-				Fork
-			</Button>
+			<Popover notClickable placement="bottom">
+				<Button
+					unifiedSize="sm"
+					variant="subtle"
+					on:click={() => dispatch('fork')}
+					startIcon={{ icon: GitFork }}
+					iconOnly
+					aria-label="Fork into an inline script"
+				/>
+				{#snippet text()}Fork into an inline script{/snippet}
+			</Popover>
 		{/if}
 	{:else if module.value.type === 'flow'}
 		<Button
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/ScriptEditorDrawer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/ScriptEditorDrawer.svelte
index 7156b19462..538bcf26c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/ScriptEditorDrawer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/ScriptEditorDrawer.svelte
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
 	import { ScriptService, type Preview, type Script } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { inferArgs } from '$lib/infer'
 	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
-	import { Loader2, Save, DiffIcon } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { Loader2, Save, DiffIcon, Settings } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import ScriptAdvancedSettings from '$lib/components/ScriptAdvancedSettings.svelte'
+	import ScriptSettingsBadges from '$lib/components/ScriptSettingsBadges.svelte'
+	import Popover from '$lib/components/Popover.svelte'
 	import {
 		cleanValueProperties,
 		emptySchema,
+		emptyString,
 		orderedJsonStringify,
 		sendUserToast
 	} from '$lib/utils'
@@ -56,6 +60,20 @@
 				on_behalf_of_email?: string
 				auto_kind?: string
 				has_preprocessor?: boolean
+				concurrent_limit?: number
+				concurrency_time_window_s?: number
+				concurrency_key?: string
+				cache_ttl?: number
+				cache_ignore_s3_path?: boolean
+				timeout?: number
+				debounce_delay_s?: number
+				debounce_key?: string
+				debounce_args_to_accumulate?: string[]
+				max_total_debouncing_time?: number
+				max_total_debounces_amount?: number
+				restart_unless_cancelled?: boolean
+				priority?: number
+				delete_after_secs?: number
 		  }
 		| undefined = $state(undefined)
 
@@ -77,6 +95,20 @@
 				on_behalf_of_email?: string
 				auto_kind?: string
 				has_preprocessor?: boolean
+				concurrent_limit?: number
+				concurrency_time_window_s?: number
+				concurrency_key?: string
+				cache_ttl?: number
+				cache_ignore_s3_path?: boolean
+				timeout?: number
+				debounce_delay_s?: number
+				debounce_key?: string
+				debounce_args_to_accumulate?: string[]
+				max_total_debouncing_time?: number
+				max_total_debounces_amount?: number
+				restart_unless_cancelled?: boolean
+				priority?: number
+				delete_after_secs?: number
 		  }
 		| undefined = $state(undefined)
 
@@ -102,6 +134,11 @@
 						is_template: false,
 						tag: script.tag,
 						kind: script.kind as Script['kind'] | undefined,
+						// Empty keys are shared global keys server-side; treat cleared inputs as unset.
+						concurrency_key: emptyString(script.concurrency_key)
+							? undefined
+							: script.concurrency_key,
+						debounce_key: emptyString(script.debounce_key) ? undefined : script.debounce_key,
 						lock: undefined
 					}
 				})
@@ -135,6 +172,7 @@
 	let args = $state({})
 
 	let displayEditor = $state(true)
+	let settingsDrawer: Drawer | undefined = $state()
 </script>
 
 <ConfirmationModal
@@ -239,6 +277,20 @@
 			</div>
 		{/if}
 		{#snippet actions()}
+			{#if script}
+				<ScriptSettingsBadges settings={script} onclick={() => settingsDrawer?.openDrawer()} />
+			{/if}
+			<Popover notClickable placement="bottom">
+				<Button
+					disabled={!script}
+					variant="default"
+					iconOnly
+					startIcon={{ icon: Settings }}
+					aria-label="Runtime settings"
+					on:click={() => settingsDrawer?.openDrawer()}
+				/>
+				{#snippet text()}Runtime settings (concurrency, cache, timeout, ...){/snippet}
+			</Popover>
 			<Button
 				disabled={!savedScript || !script}
 				variant="default"
@@ -290,3 +342,19 @@
 		displayEditor = true
 	}}
 />
+
+<Drawer bind:this={settingsDrawer} size="600px">
+	<DrawerContent title="Script settings" on:close={() => settingsDrawer?.closeDrawer()}>
+		{#if script}
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+				<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+					These runtime settings are saved together with the script when you press Save.
+				</p>
+				<ScriptAdvancedSettings {script} workspaceId={opWs} />
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+		{#snippet actions()}
+			<Button variant="border" on:click={() => settingsDrawer?.closeDrawer()}>Done</Button>
+		{/snippet}
+	</DrawerContent>
+</Drawer>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..505474c24c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/WorkspaceScriptSettingInfo.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import Button from '$lib/components/common/button/Button.svelte'
+	import { Loader2, Settings } from 'lucide-svelte'
+
+	interface Props {
+		// Human label of the setting, e.g. "Concurrency limit" or "Cache".
+		label: string
+		// Whether the setting is currently configured on the referenced script.
+		active: boolean
+		// Rendered summary of the current value (only shown when active).
+		valueText?: string | undefined
+		loading?: boolean
+		// Set when loading the referenced script failed, to distinguish that from "not set".
+		error?: string | undefined
+		// Editing is possible only for non-hub, non-hash-pinned workspace scripts.
+		canEdit: boolean
+		// Explanation shown when editing isn't possible (varies: hub, pinned, dev editor).
+		noEditReason?: string | undefined
+		onEdit?: () => void
+	}
+
+	let {
+		label,
+		active,
+		valueText,
+		loading = false,
+		error = undefined,
+		canEdit,
+		noEditReason = undefined,
+		onEdit
+	}: Props = $props()
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-md border p-3 bg-surface-secondary">
+	<div class="flex flex-row items-center justify-between gap-2">
+		<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
+			{label} is managed on the referenced workspace script.
+		</span>
+		{#if canEdit}
+			<Button size="xs" variant="border" startIcon={{ icon: Settings }} on:click={() => onEdit?.()}>
+				Edit script settings
+			</Button>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+	<div class="text-xs">
+		{#if loading}
+			<span class="text-tertiary inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+				<Loader2 class="animate-spin" size={12} /> Loading current value…
+			</span>
+		{:else if error}
+			<span class="text-red-500">Could not load the current value: {error}</span>
+		{:else if active}
+			<span class="font-semibold text-emphasis">{valueText}</span>
+		{:else}
+			<span class="text-tertiary">Not set on the script.</span>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+	{#if !canEdit && noEditReason}
+		<span class="text-2xs text-tertiary">{noEditReason}</span>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a88e6214a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { Button, Drawer, DrawerContent } from '$lib/components/common'
+	import Alert from '$lib/components/common/alert/Alert.svelte'
+	import ScriptAdvancedSettings from '$lib/components/ScriptAdvancedSettings.svelte'
+	import ScriptSettingsBadges from '$lib/components/ScriptSettingsBadges.svelte'
+	import { ScriptService, type Script } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { emptyString, sendUserToast } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { Loader2, Save } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { getContext } from 'svelte'
+	import type { FlowEditorContext } from '../types'
+
+	const flowEditorContext = getContext<FlowEditorContext>('FlowEditorContext')
+	let opWs = $derived(flowEditorContext?.opWorkspace?.() ?? $workspaceStore)
+
+	let drawer: Drawer | undefined = $state()
+	// cache_ignore_s3_path lives on NewScript but not the returned Script type;
+	// ScriptAdvancedSettings still edits it, so widen the local type to keep it.
+	let script: (Script & { cache_ignore_s3_path?: boolean }) | undefined = $state(undefined)
+	let loading = $state(false)
+	let loadError = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+	let saving = $state(false)
+	let callback: (() => void) | undefined = undefined
+	let current: { path: string; hash: string | undefined } | undefined = undefined
+	// Guards against a slow load for a previously-opened script resolving after
+	// the drawer was reopened for a different one and overwriting its target.
+	let openSeq = 0
+
+	// Open the settings drawer for the workspace script referenced by `path`.
+	// A specific `hash` may be passed to load that version.
+	export async function openDrawer(
+		path: string,
+		hash: string | undefined,
+		cb?: () => void
+	): Promise<void> {
+		callback = cb
+		drawer?.openDrawer?.()
+		await load(path, hash)
+	}
+
+	async function load(path: string, hash: string | undefined): Promise<void> {
+		const seq = ++openSeq
+		script = undefined
+		loadError = undefined
+		current = { path, hash }
+		loading = true
+		// A save still in flight for the previous target no longer clears this flag
+		// (it is seq-guarded), so reset it here or the new target's Save stays disabled.
+		saving = false
+		try {
+			const loaded = hash
+				? await ScriptService.getScriptByHash({ workspace: opWs!, hash })
+				: await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({ workspace: opWs!, path })
+			if (seq !== openSeq) return
+			script = loaded
+		} catch (e) {
+			if (seq === openSeq) loadError = `${e?.body ?? e}`
+		} finally {
+			if (seq === openSeq) loading = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	async function save(): Promise<void> {
+		if (!script) return
+		// The drawer is a singleton: bind this save to the target that started it, so a
+		// reopen for another script can't receive its callback or get closed under the
+		// user. The captured callback still fires — it refreshes the script it belongs to.
+		const seq = openSeq
+		const cb = callback
+		saving = true
+		try {
+			// Spread the full loaded script so fields we don't edit here (codebase,
+			// labels, envs, on_behalf_of_email, ...) survive the new version; only
+			// override lineage and normalize the edited settings.
+			// parent_hash without auto_parent is an optimistic-concurrency guard: if the
+			// script was deployed elsewhere while the drawer was open, the save fails
+			// loudly (non-linear lineage) instead of silently reverting that deploy.
+			// preserve_on_behalf_of/skip_draft_deletion keep a settings-only save from
+			// hijacking the execution identity or discarding the author's code draft.
+			await ScriptService.createScript({
+				workspace: opWs!,
+				requestBody: {
+					...script,
+					summary: script.summary ?? '',
+					description: script.description ?? '',
+					parent_hash: script.hash,
+					lock: script.lock,
+					concurrency_key: emptyString(script.concurrency_key) ? undefined : script.concurrency_key,
+					debounce_key: emptyString(script.debounce_key) ? undefined : script.debounce_key,
+					preserve_on_behalf_of: true,
+					skip_draft_deletion: true
+				}
+			})
+			sendUserToast('Script settings saved')
+			cb?.()
+			if (seq === openSeq) drawer?.closeDrawer()
+		} catch (e) {
+			if (seq === openSeq) sendUserToast(`Could not save script settings: ${e.body ?? e}`, true)
+		} finally {
+			if (seq === openSeq) saving = false
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<Drawer bind:this={drawer} size="600px">
+	<DrawerContent title="Script settings" on:close={() => drawer?.closeDrawer()}>
+		{#if loading}
+			<div class="center-center flex-col h-full text-tertiary">
+				<Loader2 class="animate-spin" size={16} />
+				<span class="text-xs mt-1">Loading</span>
+			</div>
+		{:else if loadError || !script}
+			<div class="center-center flex-col h-full gap-3">
+				<Alert type="error" title="Could not load script settings" size="xs">
+					{loadError ?? 'Script not found.'}
+				</Alert>
+				{#if current}
+					<Button
+						size="xs"
+						variant="border"
+						on:click={() => current && load(current.path, current.hash)}
+					>
+						Retry
+					</Button>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+		{:else}
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+				<div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+					<span class="text-xs text-tertiary">{script.path}</span>
+					<ScriptSettingsBadges settings={script} />
+				</div>
+				<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+					Saving creates a new version of the workspace script with these runtime settings. The code
+					is left unchanged.
+				</p>
+				<ScriptAdvancedSettings {script} workspaceId={opWs} />
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+		{#snippet actions()}
+			<Button
+				on:click={save}
+				disabled={!script || loading || saving}
+				startIcon={{ icon: saving ? Loader2 : Save }}
+			>
+				Save
+			</Button>
+		{/snippet}
+	</DrawerContent>
+</Drawer>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/types.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/types.ts
index 41165865ae..a527bd765d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Job, OpenFlow } from '$lib/gen'
 import type { History } from '$lib/history.svelte'
 import type { Writable } from 'svelte/store'
 import type ScriptEditorDrawer from './content/ScriptEditorDrawer.svelte'
+import type WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer from './content/WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer.svelte'
 import type FlowEditorDrawer from './content/FlowEditorDrawer.svelte'
 import type { FlowState } from './flowState'
 import type { FlowBuilderWhitelabelCustomUi } from '../custom_ui'
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export type FlowEditorContext = {
 	currentEditor: Writable<CurrentEditor>
 	previewArgs: StateStore<Record<string, any>>
 	scriptEditorDrawer: Writable<ScriptEditorDrawer | undefined>
+	workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer: Writable<WorkspaceScriptSettingsDrawer | undefined>
 	flowEditorDrawer: Writable<FlowEditorDrawer | undefined>
 	history: History<OpenFlow>
 	pathStore: Writable<string>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/useWorkspaceScriptSettings.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/useWorkspaceScriptSettings.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..861f85e7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/useWorkspaceScriptSettings.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { ScriptService } from '$lib/gen'
+import type { ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields } from '$lib/components/scriptSettings'
+
+// Loads the advanced runtime settings (concurrency, cache, timeout, ...) of the
+// workspace script referenced by a flow step, so the flow editor can surface the
+// current values instead of only a "set it on the script" warning. Reactive to
+// the path/hash/workspace getters; call reload() after saving new settings.
+export function useWorkspaceScriptSettings(
+	pathGetter: () => string | undefined,
+	hashGetter: () => string | undefined,
+	workspaceGetter: () => string | undefined
+) {
+	let settings = $state<ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields | undefined>(undefined)
+	let loading = $state(false)
+	let error = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+	// Guards against an older in-flight load resolving after a newer one and
+	// clobbering the displayed settings when path/hash change quickly.
+	let loadSeq = 0
+
+	async function load(
+		path: string | undefined,
+		hash: string | undefined,
+		workspace: string | undefined
+	) {
+		const seq = ++loadSeq
+		if (!path || !workspace || path.startsWith('hub/')) {
+			settings = undefined
+			error = undefined
+			// Clear here too: this supersedes any in-flight load, whose guarded
+			// finally can no longer reset loading, else the card spins forever.
+			loading = false
+			return
+		}
+		loading = true
+		error = undefined
+		try {
+			const script = hash
+				? await ScriptService.getScriptByHash({ workspace, hash })
+				: await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({ workspace, path })
+			if (seq !== loadSeq) return
+			settings = script as ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error('Could not load referenced script settings', e)
+			if (seq === loadSeq) {
+				settings = undefined
+				// Surface failure so cards distinguish "load failed" from "not set".
+				error = `${(e as { body?: string })?.body ?? e}`
+			}
+		} finally {
+			if (seq === loadSeq) loading = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		load(pathGetter(), hashGetter(), workspaceGetter())
+	})
+
+	return {
+		get settings() {
+			return settings
+		},
+		get loading() {
+			return loading
+		},
+		get error() {
+			return error
+		},
+		reload() {
+			return load(pathGetter(), hashGetter(), workspaceGetter())
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/git_sync/GitSyncRepositoryCard.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/git_sync/GitSyncRepositoryCard.svelte
index 06d28969ba..30a8c3ef47 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/git_sync/GitSyncRepositoryCard.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/git_sync/GitSyncRepositoryCard.svelte
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 		repository = null,
 		onAdd = null,
 		isCollapsible = true,
-		showEmptyState = false
+		showEmptyState = false,
+		devPromotion = false
 	} = $props<{
 		idx?: number | null
 		isSecondary?: boolean
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@
 		onAdd?: (() => void) | null
 		isCollapsible?: boolean
 		showEmptyState?: boolean
+		// Dev workspace: this is the single inherited repo, and promotion is a
+		// toggle on it (reuse prod's repo) rather than a separately-configured one.
+		devPromotion?: boolean
 	}>()
 
 	const gitSyncContext = getGitSyncContext()
@@ -78,6 +82,9 @@
 		($workspaceStore?.startsWith('wm-fork-') ?? false) ||
 			!!currentWorkspaceData?.parent_workspace_id
 	)
+	// A dev workspace is a fork that DOES run promotion mode (per-item
+	// wm_deploy/** branches into its parent), unlike a throwaway fork.
+	const isDevWorkspace = $derived(!!currentWorkspaceData?.is_dev_workspace)
 	function setSyncForks(v: boolean) {
 		if (repo?.auto_pull) repo.auto_pull = { ...repo.auto_pull, sync_forks: v }
 	}
@@ -87,6 +94,45 @@
 	function setPromotionOpenPrs(v: boolean) {
 		if (repo) repo.promotion_open_prs = v
 	}
+	// The promotion toggles persist immediately and must not overlap: concurrent
+	// whole-repository saves can complete out of order (enabling runs extra
+	// backend checks), letting a stale earlier state overwrite the latest one.
+	let savingDevPromotion = $state(false)
+	async function setDevPromotion(v: boolean) {
+		if (!repo || idx === null || savingDevPromotion) return
+		const prevIndiv = repo.use_individual_branch
+		const prevGbf = repo.group_by_folder
+		repo.use_individual_branch = v
+		if (!v) repo.group_by_folder = false
+		savingDevPromotion = true
+		try {
+			await gitSyncContext.saveRepository(idx)
+		} catch (e) {
+			// The backend rejects promotion mode without an active EE plan; revert
+			// the optimistic toggle instead of leaving it stuck on until reload.
+			if (repo) {
+				repo.use_individual_branch = prevIndiv
+				repo.group_by_folder = prevGbf
+			}
+			sendUserToast(`Could not ${v ? 'enable' : 'disable'} Git promotion: ${e}`, true)
+		} finally {
+			savingDevPromotion = false
+		}
+	}
+	async function setGroupByFolder(v: boolean) {
+		if (!repo || idx === null || savingDevPromotion) return
+		const prev = repo.group_by_folder
+		repo.group_by_folder = v
+		savingDevPromotion = true
+		try {
+			await gitSyncContext.saveRepository(idx)
+		} catch (e) {
+			if (repo) repo.group_by_folder = prev
+			sendUserToast(`Could not change promotion granularity: ${e}`, true)
+		} finally {
+			savingDevPromotion = false
+		}
+	}
 
 	let targetBranch = $state<string | undefined>(undefined) // Default to main, will be updated when resource is available
 	// The branch this fork workspace syncs with, mirroring the CLI/hub-script
@@ -580,7 +626,7 @@
 									<div class="text-sm font-semibold text-emphasis mb-1">
 										Push to Git on deploy (Windmill → Git)
 									</div>
-									{#if !isFork}
+									{#if !isFork || (isDevWorkspace && repoMode === 'promotion')}
 										<GitSyncModeDisplay mode={repoMode} {targetBranch} repository={repo} active />
 									{/if}
 								</div>
@@ -593,10 +639,42 @@
 									Push to repo
 								</Button>
 							</div>
-							{#if repoMode === 'promotion' && isGithubApp}
+							{#if devPromotion && !repo.isUnsavedConnection}
 								<div class="mt-2">
+									<Toggle
+										checked={repo.use_individual_branch ?? false}
+										disabled={savingDevPromotion}
+										options={{
+											right: 'Promote to prod via Git',
+											rightTooltip:
+												"Each deploy pushes a per-item wm_deploy/** branch to prod's repository, ready to open a pull request into its tracked branch, instead of committing to the dev branch. Enable automatic pull requests below to have Windmill open them. Reuses prod's repository, no separate setup."
+										}}
+										on:change={(e) => setDevPromotion(e.detail)}
+									/>
+									{#if repo.use_individual_branch}
+										<div class="mt-2">
+											<Toggle
+												checked={repo.group_by_folder ?? false}
+												disabled={savingDevPromotion}
+												options={{
+													right: 'One pull request per folder',
+													rightTooltip:
+														"Group a folder's items into a single wm_deploy/** branch, ready as one pull request, instead of one branch per item."
+												}}
+												on:change={(e) => setGroupByFolder(e.detail)}
+											/>
+										</div>
+									{/if}
+								</div>
+							{/if}
+							{#if repoMode === 'promotion' && isGithubApp}
+								<div class="mt-2">
+									<!-- Locked while the dev promotion toggle's save is in flight: this
+										toggle is revealed by that save, and an edit made mid-save would be
+										absorbed into the saved baseline without ever reaching the backend. -->
 									<Toggle
 										checked={repo.promotion_open_prs ?? false}
+										disabled={savingDevPromotion}
 										options={{
 											right: 'Open a pull request for each deploy branch',
 											rightTooltip:
@@ -641,7 +719,7 @@
 											options={{
 												right: 'Open a pull request when an item is deployed in a fork',
 												rightTooltip:
-													"After an item deployed in a fork is pushed to the fork's wm-fork/** branch, Windmill opens a pull request to the tracked branch of the shared repository. Runs from the deploy itself, so it works without inbound webhooks."
+													"After an item deployed in a fork is pushed to the fork's branch (wm-fork/**, or the dev branch for a dev workspace), Windmill opens a pull request to the tracked branch of the shared repository. Runs from the deploy itself, so it works without inbound webhooks. When a dev workspace enables Git promotion, its own pull request toggle takes over for its wm_deploy/** branches."
 											}}
 											on:change={(e) => setForkOpenPrs(e.detail)}
 										>
@@ -749,22 +827,22 @@
 								{#if !isGithubApp && !loadingResourceInfo}
 									<div class="mt-2">
 										<Alert type="info" title="Instant pull recommended" size="xs">
-											Pull for this repository checks the tracked branch about every minute;
-											longer gaps make drift and merge conflicts more likely. For instant pull,
-											connect the repository through the
+											Pull for this repository checks the tracked branch about every minute; longer
+											gaps make drift and merge conflicts more likely. For instant pull, connect the
+											repository through the
 											<a
 												href="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/integrations/git_repository#github-app"
 												target="_blank"
 												class="text-blue-500 hover:underline">GitHub App</a
 											>
-											(which also lets Windmill manage pull requests), or push changes into
-											Windmill with the
+											(which also lets Windmill manage pull requests), or push changes into Windmill
+											with the
 											<a
 												href="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/advanced/git_sync#github-actions"
 												target="_blank"
 												class="text-blue-500 hover:underline">sync GitHub workflow</a
-											>. If you already push changes with a GitHub Action, keep either the
-											Action or automatic pull, not both, so they don't fight over deploys.
+											>. If you already push changes with a GitHub Action, keep either the Action or
+											automatic pull, not both, so they don't fight over deploys.
 										</Alert>
 									</div>
 								{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/git_sync/GitSyncSection.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/git_sync/GitSyncSection.svelte
index 42e147453c..7327912697 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/git_sync/GitSyncSection.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/git_sync/GitSyncSection.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	import GitSyncRepositoryCard from './GitSyncRepositoryCard.svelte'
 	import GitSyncModalManager from './GitSyncModalManager.svelte'
 	import { enterpriseLicense, workspaceStore, userWorkspaces } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { base } from '$lib/base'
 	import { WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
@@ -42,13 +43,17 @@
 
 	const gitSyncAllowed = $derived(gitSyncStatus.enabled)
 	const isFreeTier = $derived(gitSyncAllowed && !$enterpriseLicense)
-	// Fork/dev workspaces never run promotion mode: their deploys always go to
-	// the fork's own wm-fork/** branch, so a promotion repo could never take
-	// effect (the backend rejects it too). Mirrors the backend/CLI fork rule.
+	// Throwaway forks never run promotion mode: their deploys always go to the
+	// fork's own wm-fork/** branch, so a promotion repo could never take effect
+	// (the backend rejects it too). A dev workspace is the exception — it deploys
+	// per-item wm_deploy/** branches that promote into its parent. Mirrors the
+	// backend/CLI rule.
+	const currentWorkspace = $derived($userWorkspaces?.find((w) => w.id === $workspaceStore))
 	const isFork = $derived(
-		($workspaceStore?.startsWith('wm-fork-') ?? false) ||
-			!!$userWorkspaces?.find((w) => w.id === $workspaceStore)?.parent_workspace_id
+		($workspaceStore?.startsWith('wm-fork-') ?? false) || !!currentWorkspace?.parent_workspace_id
 	)
+	const isDevWorkspace = $derived(!!currentWorkspace?.is_dev_workspace)
+	const showPromotion = $derived(!isFork || isDevWorkspace)
 	const hasConfiguredRepos = $derived(
 		gitSyncContext?.repositories?.some((r) => r.git_repo_resource_path) ?? false
 	)
@@ -70,8 +75,34 @@
 	// Derived state for repository categorization
 	const primarySync = $derived(gitSyncContext?.getPrimarySyncRepository() || null)
 	const primaryPromotion = $derived(gitSyncContext?.getPrimaryPromotionRepository() || null)
+	// A dev workspace reuses the single repo it inherited from prod: whether it's
+	// currently in sync or promotion mode, it's the same one card, toggled between
+	// the two — so a dev never configures a separate promotion repo.
+	const devPrimaryRepo = $derived(isDevWorkspace ? (primarySync ?? primaryPromotion) : null)
+	// The single-repo dev UX (one card + promotion toggle, secondaries hidden) is
+	// only safe when the dev actually has one repo — i.e. it inherited prod's on
+	// fork. An ATTACHED dev keeps its own repos: with more than one, fall back to
+	// the normal layout so none are hidden and we don't present an unrelated repo
+	// as prod's promotion target.
+	const devSingleRepo = $derived(isDevWorkspace && (gitSyncContext?.repositories?.length ?? 0) <= 1)
 	const secondarySync = $derived(gitSyncContext?.getSecondarySyncRepositories() || [])
 	const secondaryPromotion = $derived(gitSyncContext?.getSecondaryPromotionRepositories() || [])
+	// Fork creation keeps only sync-mode repositories and a fork is refused a
+	// promotion one, so the single way a fork holds one is a dev workspace
+	// detached back into a plain fork. Deploys still sync through it (only the
+	// promotion branching is dropped), so name it instead of showing nothing.
+	const promotionModeRepos = $derived(
+		showPromotion ? [] : [primaryPromotion, ...secondaryPromotion].filter((r) => r != null)
+	)
+	// Promotion is what a dev workspace does, so a fork that wants it can be
+	// re-designated as one. Pairing is prod-scoped and admin-gated there, so this
+	// only links to the parent's screen, and only when the parent is a workspace
+	// the user actually has.
+	const devPairingHref = $derived.by(() => {
+		const parent = currentWorkspace?.parent_workspace_id
+		if (!parent || !$userWorkspaces?.some((w) => w.id === parent)) return undefined
+		return `${base}/workspace_settings?workspace=${parent}&tab=dev_workspace`
+	})
 
 	// State for collapsible sections
 	let secondarySyncExpanded = $state(false)
@@ -139,17 +170,18 @@
 		<div class="space-y-6 pt-6">
 			<GitSyncRepositoryCard
 				variant="primary-sync"
-				mode="sync"
-				idx={primarySync?.idx ?? null}
-				repository={primarySync?.repo ?? null}
+				mode={devSingleRepo && devPrimaryRepo?.repo?.use_individual_branch ? 'promotion' : 'sync'}
+				idx={(devSingleRepo ? devPrimaryRepo : primarySync)?.idx ?? null}
+				repository={(devSingleRepo ? devPrimaryRepo : primarySync)?.repo ?? null}
 				onAdd={() => gitSyncContext.addSyncRepository()}
 				isCollapsible={false}
-				showEmptyState={primarySync?.repo === null}
+				showEmptyState={(devSingleRepo ? devPrimaryRepo : primarySync)?.repo == null}
+				devPromotion={devSingleRepo && !!$enterpriseLicense}
 			/>
 
 			{#if $enterpriseLicense}
-				<!-- Secondary Sync Repositories (EE only) -->
-				{#if primarySync && !primarySync.repo?.isUnsavedConnection}
+				<!-- Secondary Sync Repositories (EE only; a dev workspace has a single inherited repo) -->
+				{#if primarySync && !primarySync.repo?.isUnsavedConnection && !devSingleRepo}
 					{#if secondarySync.length > 0 || secondarySyncExpanded}
 						<div class="mt-4">
 							<button
@@ -211,8 +243,9 @@
 					{/if}
 				{/if}
 
-				<!-- Primary Promotion Repository (EE only; not on forks) -->
-				{#if !isFork}
+				<!-- Primary Promotion Repository (EE only; roots only — a dev promotes via the
+					toggle on its single inherited repo, not a separate promotion repo) -->
+				{#if showPromotion && !devSingleRepo}
 					<div class="mt-6">
 						<GitSyncRepositoryCard
 							variant="primary-promotion"
@@ -287,6 +320,30 @@
 							{/if}
 						{/if}
 					</div>
+				{:else if !showPromotion}
+					<div class="mt-6">
+						<Alert
+							type="info"
+							title="Promotion does not apply to a fork"
+							documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/advanced/workspace_forks"
+						>
+							Deploys in a fork always commit to the fork's own wm-fork/** branch, so a promotion
+							repository would never take effect here. Promote this fork's work by merging that
+							branch into the tracked branch instead.
+							{#if devPairingHref}
+								<div class="mt-2">
+									To promote per item from this workspace, pair it with its parent as a
+									<a href={devPairingHref} class="text-blue-500 hover:underline">dev workspace</a>.
+								</div>
+							{/if}
+							{#if promotionModeRepos.length > 0}
+								<div class="mt-2">
+									Still set to promotion mode here, and still syncing deploys to the fork's branch:
+									{promotionModeRepos.map((r) => r.repo.git_repo_resource_path).join(', ')}
+								</div>
+							{/if}
+						</Alert>
+					</div>
 				{/if}
 			{/if}
 		</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditorHeader.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditorHeader.svelte
index 9a01b60ed3..29620b3739 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditorHeader.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditorHeader.svelte
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
 		{/if}
 	</div>
 
-	{#if $enterpriseLicense && appPath != ''}
+	{#if $enterpriseLicense && appPath != '' && !inSessionPane}
 		<div class="shrink-0">
 			<Awareness />
 		</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/FlowRecordingReplay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/FlowRecordingReplay.svelte
index fce96e7b64..3d677d8f54 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/FlowRecordingReplay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/FlowRecordingReplay.svelte
@@ -169,15 +169,24 @@
 
 	export function startReplay() {
 		if (!rootJobId) return
-		// JSON round-trip to unwrap reactive proxies and strip non-cloneable properties
-		const snapshot = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(recording)) as FlowRecording
-		fixEventOrdering(snapshot, rootJobId)
-		rebaseTimestamps(snapshot, rootJobId)
-		setActiveReplay(snapshot)
-		rootInitialJob = buildInitialJob(snapshot, rootJobId)
-		job = undefined
-		replayState = 'playing'
-		selectedTab = 'ui'
+		try {
+			// JSON round-trip to unwrap reactive proxies and strip non-cloneable properties
+			const snapshot = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(recording)) as FlowRecording
+			// A malformed recording (upload / `?src=` fetch) can throw while walking
+			// its jobs' flow_status here — an event-handler throw a Svelte boundary
+			// can't catch, so it's guarded rather than left to break the page.
+			fixEventOrdering(snapshot, rootJobId)
+			rebaseTimestamps(snapshot, rootJobId)
+			setActiveReplay(snapshot)
+			rootInitialJob = buildInitialJob(snapshot, rootJobId)
+			job = undefined
+			replayState = 'playing'
+			selectedTab = 'ui'
+		} catch {
+			setActiveReplay(undefined)
+			replayState = 'loaded'
+			sendUserToast('This recording could not be replayed — it may be malformed', true)
+		}
 	}
 
 	onDestroy(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..033ff211fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,520 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import type { Job } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { setActiveReplay } from './flowRecording.svelte'
+	import type { PipelineRecording, RecordedJob, RecordedNodeState } from './types'
+	import AssetGraphCanvas from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte'
+	import type { AssetGraphSelection } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/types'
+	import type { RunnableRunState } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/activeRunnables.svelte'
+	import JobLoader from '$lib/components/JobLoader.svelte'
+	import LogViewer from '$lib/components/LogViewer.svelte'
+	import DisplayResult from '$lib/components/DisplayResult.svelte'
+	import JobArgs from '$lib/components/JobArgs.svelte'
+	import HighlightCode from '$lib/components/HighlightCode.svelte'
+	import ToggleButtonGroup from '$lib/components/common/toggleButton-v2/ToggleButtonGroup.svelte'
+	import ToggleButton from '$lib/components/common/toggleButton-v2/ToggleButton.svelte'
+	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
+	import Tooltip from '$lib/components/meltComponents/Tooltip.svelte'
+	import {
+		CheckCircle2,
+		Database,
+		InfoIcon,
+		Loader2,
+		LogOut,
+		Play,
+		RotateCcw,
+		Square,
+		XCircle
+	} from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { onDestroy, tick, untrack } from 'svelte'
+	import { Pane, Splitpanes } from 'svelte-splitpanes'
+
+	type ReplayState = 'loaded' | 'playing' | 'done'
+
+	interface Props {
+		recording: PipelineRecording
+		hideControls?: boolean
+	}
+
+	let { recording, hideControls = false }: Props = $props()
+
+	let replayState = $state<ReplayState>('loaded')
+	let currentStatuses: Record<string, RecordedNodeState> = $state({})
+	let selection: AssetGraphSelection | undefined = $state(undefined)
+	let job: Job | undefined = $state(undefined)
+	let jobLoader: JobLoader | undefined = $state(undefined)
+	let timeouts: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>[] = []
+
+	// Graph/detail split, mirroring PipelineGraphEditor: the graph keeps the full
+	// height and the detail pane only mounts on selection. Below `STACK_BELOW` the
+	// split flips to vertical, where the detail pane needs the larger share.
+	const STACK_BELOW = 680
+	let containerWidth = $state(0)
+	let stacked = $derived(containerWidth > 0 && containerWidth < STACK_BELOW)
+	let leftPaneSize = $state(100)
+	let rightPaneSize = $state(0)
+	// 0 = no user-chosen size yet, so the orientation-aware default applies.
+	let storedRightPaneSize = $state(0)
+	// Depend on the open/closed transition, not on `selection` itself — selecting
+	// another node must not throw away a size the user dragged.
+	let detailsOpen = $derived(selection != undefined)
+
+	// untrack the writes (and the rightPaneSize read) so the effect tracks only
+	// `detailsOpen`/`stacked` — a tracked `bind:size` read feeds back through Pane
+	// and pegs the main thread.
+	$effect(() => {
+		const fallback = stacked ? 55 : 40
+		if (detailsOpen) {
+			untrack(() => {
+				const size = storedRightPaneSize > 0 ? storedRightPaneSize : fallback
+				rightPaneSize = size
+				leftPaneSize = 100 - size
+			})
+		} else {
+			untrack(() => {
+				if (rightPaneSize > 0) storedRightPaneSize = rightPaneSize
+				rightPaneSize = 0
+				leftPaneSize = 100
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	let jobDone = $derived((job as any)?.type === 'CompletedJob')
+
+	// Runnable path -> the asset node ids (`asset:${kind}:${path}`) it writes,
+	// from the graph's write/rw edges. Lets a producer's success flash the green
+	// "recomputed" wash on exactly the tables it materialized.
+	let producerToAssets = $derived.by(() => {
+		const m = new Map<string, string[]>()
+		for (const e of recording.graph.edges ?? []) {
+			const access = e.access_type ?? 'r'
+			if (access !== 'w' && access !== 'rw') continue
+			const assetId = `asset:${e.asset_kind}:${e.asset_path}`
+			const list = m.get(e.runnable_path) ?? []
+			if (!list.includes(assetId)) list.push(assetId)
+			m.set(e.runnable_path, list)
+		}
+		return m
+	})
+
+	// asset node id -> a monotonic nonce, bumped each time the replay reaches the
+	// frame where the asset's producer turned successful. The canvas hands each
+	// asset node its nonce; a change replays the one-shot green fade.
+	let recomputePulses = $state<Record<string, number>>({})
+	let recomputedAssetIds = $derived(new Map(Object.entries(recomputePulses)))
+
+	// last-wins map path -> job id across all recorded frames, so any node that
+	// ran is clickable regardless of the current animation position.
+	let pathToJobId = $derived.by(() => {
+		const m: Record<string, string> = {}
+		for (const frame of recording.timeline) {
+			for (const [path, st] of Object.entries(frame.statuses)) {
+				if (st.jobId) m[path] = st.jobId
+			}
+		}
+		return m
+	})
+
+	// Final per-node status (last frame) — used before Play and after the
+	// animation completes so node badges reflect the recorded outcome.
+	let finalStatuses = $derived.by(() => {
+		const frames = recording.timeline
+		return frames.length > 0 ? frames[frames.length - 1].statuses : {}
+	})
+
+	// Statuses actually shown on the canvas: the animation snapshot while
+	// playing, otherwise the recorded final outcome.
+	let shownStatuses = $derived(replayState === 'playing' ? currentStatuses : finalStatuses)
+
+	let activeRunnableIds = $derived.by(() => {
+		const s = new Set<string>()
+		for (const [path, st] of Object.entries(shownStatuses)) {
+			if (st.status === 'running') s.add(`script:${path}`)
+		}
+		return s
+	})
+
+	let runStates = $derived.by(() => {
+		const m = new Map<string, RunnableRunState>()
+		for (const [path, st] of Object.entries(shownStatuses)) {
+			if (st.status === 'running') m.set(`script:${path}`, { status: 'running', runs: 0 })
+			else if (st.status === 'success') m.set(`script:${path}`, { status: 'success', runs: 1 })
+			else if (st.status === 'failure') m.set(`script:${path}`, { status: 'failure', runs: 1 })
+		}
+		return m
+	})
+
+	function clearTimeouts() {
+		timeouts.forEach((t) => clearTimeout(t))
+		timeouts = []
+	}
+
+	/** Offset a recorded job's absolute timestamps to "now" so duration/elapsed
+	 * displays compute correctly during replay. */
+	function rebaseJobTimestamps(rec: RecordedJob) {
+		const anchor = rec.initial_job?.started_at ?? rec.initial_job?.created_at
+		if (!anchor) return
+		const earliest = new Date(anchor).getTime()
+		if (isNaN(earliest)) return
+		const offset = Date.now() - earliest
+		const offsetDate = (d: string | undefined): string | undefined => {
+			if (!d) return d
+			const t = new Date(d).getTime()
+			return isNaN(t) ? d : new Date(t + offset).toISOString()
+		}
+		const fix = (j: any) => {
+			if (!j) return
+			if (j.started_at) j.started_at = offsetDate(j.started_at)
+			if (j.created_at) j.created_at = offsetDate(j.created_at)
+			if (j.completed_at) j.completed_at = offsetDate(j.completed_at)
+		}
+		fix(rec.initial_job)
+		for (const e of rec.events) fix((e.data as any)?.job)
+	}
+
+	// The recorded job id for the selected runnable, if it ran.
+	let selectedJobId = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (selection?.kind !== 'runnable') return undefined
+		const jobId = pathToJobId[selection.path]
+		return jobId && recording.jobs[jobId] ? jobId : undefined
+	})
+
+	export function startReplay() {
+		clearTimeouts()
+		currentStatuses = {}
+		recomputePulses = {}
+		selection = undefined
+		job = undefined
+		replayState = 'playing'
+		// Put JobLoader into replay mode (no network) even before a node is opened.
+		setActiveReplay({ jobs: {} })
+		const frames = recording.timeline
+		let pulseCounter = 0
+		for (let i = 0; i < frames.length; i++) {
+			const frame = frames[i]
+			const prev = i > 0 ? frames[i - 1].statuses : {}
+			// Assets whose producer transitions into `success` at this frame — they
+			// were just (re)materialized, so pulse them green as the frame lands.
+			const pulsedAssets: string[] = []
+			for (const [path, st] of Object.entries(frame.statuses)) {
+				if (st.status === 'success' && prev[path]?.status !== 'success') {
+					for (const a of producerToAssets.get(path) ?? []) pulsedAssets.push(a)
+				}
+			}
+			timeouts.push(
+				setTimeout(() => {
+					currentStatuses = frame.statuses
+					for (const a of pulsedAssets) recomputePulses[a] = ++pulseCounter
+				}, frame.t)
+			)
+		}
+		const last = frames.length > 0 ? frames[frames.length - 1].t : 0
+		timeouts.push(
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				replayState = 'done'
+			}, last + 50)
+		)
+	}
+
+	export function stop() {
+		clearTimeouts()
+		setActiveReplay(undefined)
+		replayState = 'loaded'
+		currentStatuses = {}
+		recomputePulses = {}
+		selection = undefined
+		job = undefined
+	}
+
+	async function openNodeDetail(jobId: string) {
+		job = undefined
+		const rec = recording.jobs[jobId]
+		if (!rec) return
+		const cloned = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(rec)) as RecordedJob
+		// Only a node that is still running in the animation replays its stream
+		// live; a node the graph already shows as finished reveals its logs and
+		// result at once (collapse every event to t=0) rather than re-playing the
+		// whole execution as if it were computing now. Recorded `t` is relative to
+		// the whole-pipeline start, so rebase to the moment of open for the live case.
+		const streamLive = selectedStatus === 'running'
+		const base = cloned.events[0]?.t ?? 0
+		for (const e of cloned.events) e.t = streamLive ? Math.max(0, e.t - base) : 0
+		rebaseJobTimestamps(cloned)
+		setActiveReplay({ jobs: { [jobId]: cloned } })
+		await tick()
+		jobLoader?.watchJob(jobId)
+	}
+
+	// When the selected node's recorded job changes, (re)start its replay stream.
+	// `openNodeDetail` is imperative (drives the JobLoader ref), so it runs in
+	// `untrack` — the effect only re-fires on `selectedJobId` changes.
+	$effect(() => {
+		const jobId = selectedJobId
+		if (jobId) {
+			untrack(() => openNodeDetail(jobId))
+		} else {
+			job = undefined
+		}
+	})
+
+	let selectedStatus = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (selection?.kind !== 'runnable') return undefined
+		return (shownStatuses[selection.path] ?? finalStatuses[selection.path])?.status
+	})
+
+	// Output (args/logs/result) vs the step's source code, for a runnable node.
+	let runnableTab = $state<'output' | 'code'>('output')
+	let selectedCode = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (selection?.kind !== 'runnable') return undefined
+		return recording.codes?.[selection.path]
+	})
+
+	// Recorded data-sample for a selected asset node (ducklake/datatable).
+	let selectedAssetSample = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (selection?.kind !== 'asset') return undefined
+		return recording.assetSamples?.[`${selection.asset_kind}:${selection.path}`]
+	})
+
+	// Render a cell value: primitives as-is, objects/arrays as compact JSON.
+	function fmtCell(v: unknown): string {
+		if (v === null || v === undefined) return ''
+		if (typeof v === 'object') return JSON.stringify(v)
+		return String(v)
+	}
+
+	onDestroy(() => {
+		clearTimeouts()
+		setActiveReplay(undefined)
+	})
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 h-full min-h-0">
+	{#if !hideControls}
+		<div class="flex items-center justify-between shrink-0">
+			<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+				<h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-emphasis">
+					{replayState === 'playing' ? 'Replaying: ' : ''}{recording.folder || 'Pipeline'}
+				</h2>
+				<Tooltip placement="bottom">
+					<InfoIcon size={16} class="text-tertiary" />
+					{#snippet text()}
+						<span class="text-2xs">
+							Recorded {new Date(recording.recorded_at).toLocaleString()} &mdash;
+							{(recording.total_duration_ms / 1000).toFixed(1)}s &mdash;
+							{Object.keys(recording.jobs).length} job(s)
+						</span>
+					{/snippet}
+				</Tooltip>
+			</div>
+			{#if replayState === 'playing'}
+				<Button variant="border" size="xs" onclick={stop} startIcon={{ icon: Square }}>Stop</Button>
+			{:else if replayState === 'done'}
+				<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+					<Button variant="border" size="xs" onclick={stop} startIcon={{ icon: LogOut }}
+						>Exit</Button
+					>
+					<Button
+						variant="contained"
+						color="blue"
+						onclick={startReplay}
+						startIcon={{ icon: RotateCcw }}
+					>
+						Replay
+					</Button>
+				</div>
+			{:else}
+				<Button variant="contained" color="blue" onclick={startReplay} startIcon={{ icon: Play }}>
+					Play
+				</Button>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+
+	<!-- Always mounted: a node's recorded detail can be inspected before/after
+	     Play, and openNodeDetail drives this loader's `watchJob` in replay mode. -->
+	<JobLoader noCode={true} bind:this={jobLoader} bind:job />
+
+	<div
+		class="flex-1 min-h-0 rounded-md border bg-surface overflow-hidden"
+		bind:clientWidth={containerWidth}
+	>
+		<Splitpanes class="!h-full" horizontal={stacked}>
+			<Pane bind:size={leftPaneSize}>
+				<div class="relative h-full">
+					<AssetGraphCanvas
+						graph={recording.graph}
+						{selection}
+						onselect={(s) => (selection = s)}
+						{activeRunnableIds}
+						{runStates}
+						highlightActiveRun={replayState === 'playing'}
+						{recomputedAssetIds}
+						showMinimap={!stacked}
+						viewportFitKey={recording.folder}
+					/>
+					{#if !selection}
+						<p
+							class="absolute bottom-2 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-20 px-2 py-1 rounded-md bg-surface/95 backdrop-blur-sm border text-2xs text-tertiary shadow-sm"
+						>
+							{replayState === 'playing'
+								? 'Replaying the recorded run — click a node to inspect its logs, result or data sample.'
+								: 'Click a script node for its logs/result, or an asset node for its recorded data sample.'}
+						</p>
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+			</Pane>
+			{#if selection}
+				<Pane bind:size={rightPaneSize} minSize={25}>
+					<div class="h-full min-h-0">
+						{#if selection.kind === 'runnable'}
+							<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 p-3 h-full min-h-0">
+								<div class="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0">
+									{#if selectedStatus === 'running'}
+										<Loader2 size={16} class="text-blue-500 animate-spin" />
+									{:else if selectedStatus === 'success'}
+										<CheckCircle2 size={16} class="text-green-600" />
+									{:else if selectedStatus === 'failure'}
+										<XCircle size={16} class="text-red-600" />
+									{/if}
+									<span class="text-xs font-mono text-emphasis break-all">{selection.path}</span>
+									<div class="ml-auto shrink-0">
+										<ToggleButtonGroup
+											selected={runnableTab}
+											on:selected={(e) => (runnableTab = e.detail)}
+										>
+											{#snippet children({ item })}
+												<ToggleButton size="sm" value="output" label="Output" {item} />
+												<ToggleButton size="sm" value="code" label="Code" {item} />
+											{/snippet}
+										</ToggleButtonGroup>
+									</div>
+								</div>
+
+								{#if runnableTab === 'code'}
+									<div class="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-auto rounded-md border bg-surface-tertiary">
+										{#if selectedCode}
+											<HighlightCode
+												code={selectedCode.content}
+												language={selectedCode.language as any}
+											/>
+										{:else}
+											<p class="text-xs text-secondary p-3">
+												No code was captured for this step in the recording.
+											</p>
+										{/if}
+									</div>
+								{:else if selectedJobId && recording.jobs[selectedJobId]}
+									{#if job?.args && Object.keys(job.args).length > 0}
+										<div class="shrink-0">
+											<h3 class="text-2xs font-semibold text-tertiary mb-1">Arguments</h3>
+											<JobArgs args={job.args} />
+										</div>
+									{/if}
+									<!-- Logs and Result share the leftover height; Result gets the
+									     larger share (2:1) since a pipeline step's output is what you
+									     usually inspect, while both stay scrollable when squeezed. -->
+									<div class="flex flex-col flex-1 min-h-0">
+										<h3 class="text-2xs font-semibold text-tertiary mb-1">Logs</h3>
+										<div class="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-auto rounded-md border bg-surface-tertiary">
+											<LogViewer
+												jobId={job?.id}
+												duration={job?.['duration_ms']}
+												mem={job?.['mem_peak']}
+												isLoading={!jobDone}
+												content={job?.logs}
+												tag={job?.tag}
+												download={false}
+											/>
+										</div>
+									</div>
+									<div class="flex flex-col flex-[2_1_0%] min-h-0">
+										<h3 class="text-2xs font-semibold text-tertiary mb-1">Result</h3>
+										<div
+											class="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-auto rounded-md border bg-surface-tertiary p-3"
+										>
+											{#if job !== undefined && job.type === 'CompletedJob' && job.result !== undefined}
+												<DisplayResult result={job.result} language={job.language} />
+											{:else if jobDone}
+												<div class="text-secondary text-xs">No output available</div>
+											{:else}
+												<div class="text-secondary text-xs">Waiting for result…</div>
+											{/if}
+										</div>
+									</div>
+								{:else}
+									<p class="text-xs text-secondary"
+										>This node did not run in the recorded session.</p
+									>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+						{:else if selection.kind === 'asset'}
+							<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 p-3 h-full min-h-0">
+								<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+									<Database size={16} class="text-tertiary" />
+									<span class="text-xs font-mono text-emphasis break-all"
+										>{selectedAssetSample?.uri ??
+											`${selection.asset_kind}://${selection.path}`}</span
+									>
+									{#if selectedAssetSample && !selectedAssetSample.error}
+										<span class="text-2xs text-tertiary">
+											{selectedAssetSample.rowCount != undefined
+												? `${selectedAssetSample.rowCount} row${selectedAssetSample.rowCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
+												: `${selectedAssetSample.rows.length} sampled`}
+											· {selectedAssetSample.columns.length} column{selectedAssetSample.columns
+												.length === 1
+												? ''
+												: 's'}
+										</span>
+									{/if}
+								</div>
+
+								{#if !selectedAssetSample}
+									<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+										No data sample was captured for this asset in the recorded session.
+									</p>
+								{:else if selectedAssetSample.error}
+									<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+										Could not capture a sample of this table: {selectedAssetSample.error}
+									</p>
+								{:else if selectedAssetSample.rows.length === 0}
+									<p class="text-xs text-secondary"
+										>This table was empty when the recording was taken.</p
+									>
+								{:else}
+									<div class="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-auto rounded-md border bg-surface-tertiary">
+										<table class="text-2xs w-full border-collapse">
+											<thead class="sticky top-0 bg-surface-secondary">
+												<tr>
+													{#each selectedAssetSample.columns as c}
+														<th
+															class="text-left px-2 py-1 font-semibold border-b whitespace-nowrap"
+														>
+															{c.field}
+															{#if c.datatype}<span class="text-tertiary font-normal"
+																	>· {c.datatype}</span
+																>{/if}
+														</th>
+													{/each}
+												</tr>
+											</thead>
+											<tbody>
+												{#each selectedAssetSample.rows as row}
+													<tr class="border-b last:border-b-0">
+														{#each selectedAssetSample.columns as c}
+															<td class="px-2 py-1 font-mono whitespace-nowrap max-w-xs truncate">
+																{fmtCell((row as any)?.[c.field])}
+															</td>
+														{/each}
+													</tr>
+												{/each}
+											</tbody>
+										</table>
+									</div>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+					</div>
+				</Pane>
+			{/if}
+		</Splitpanes>
+	</div>
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/pipelineAssetSample.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/pipelineAssetSample.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5b9cf6456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/pipelineAssetSample.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import type { AssetKind } from '$lib/gen'
+import { parseDbInputFromAssetSyntax } from '$lib/utils'
+import { loadAllTablesMetaData } from '$lib/components/apps/components/display/dbtable/metadata'
+import { dbTableOpsWithPreviewScripts } from '$lib/components/dbOps'
+import type { PipelineAssetSample } from './types'
+
+// How many rows to sample per asset — a preview, not a dump.
+const SAMPLE_LIMIT = 100
+
+/**
+ * Capture a data-sample of a pipeline asset for the recorder, reusing the exact
+ * same query path the live asset-preview panes use (`loadAllTablesMetaData` +
+ * `dbTableOpsWithPreviewScripts.getRows`), so a replayed sample matches what the
+ * pane would have shown. Only ducklake / datatable assets are sampleable this
+ * way (s3object files use a different preview); other kinds return an error
+ * marker the player renders as "no sample".
+ *
+ * Never throws — a failed capture (missing table, unconfigured datatable) is
+ * returned as a `PipelineAssetSample` with `error` set so the recording still
+ * completes.
+ */
+export async function capturePipelineAssetSample(
+	workspace: string,
+	kind: AssetKind,
+	path: string
+): Promise<PipelineAssetSample> {
+	const uri = `${kind}://${path}`
+	const base: PipelineAssetSample = { kind, path, uri, columns: [], rows: [] }
+	if (kind !== 'ducklake' && kind !== 'datatable') {
+		return { ...base, error: `no sample for ${kind} assets` }
+	}
+	try {
+		const input = parseDbInputFromAssetSyntax(uri)
+		if (!input) return { ...base, error: 'could not parse asset uri' }
+		const table = 'specificTable' in input ? (input.specificTable as string | undefined) : undefined
+		const schema =
+			'specificSchema' in input ? (input.specificSchema as string | undefined) : undefined
+		if (!table) return { ...base, error: 'asset uri has no table' }
+
+		const defs = await loadAllTablesMetaData(workspace, input)
+		if (!defs) return { ...base, error: 'table metadata unavailable' }
+
+		// Same table-key resolution as the ducklake/datatable preview panes:
+		// try `schema.table` then bare `table`, then any key ending in `.table`.
+		const defaultSchema = kind === 'ducklake' ? 'main' : 'public'
+		const colDefs =
+			defs[`${schema ?? defaultSchema}.${table}`] ??
+			defs[table] ??
+			(() => {
+				const key = Object.keys(defs).find((k) => k === table || k.endsWith(`.${table}`))
+				return key ? defs[key] : undefined
+			})()
+		if (!colDefs) return { ...base, error: 'table does not exist yet' }
+
+		const tableKey = schema && table ? `${schema}.${table}` : table
+		const ops = dbTableOpsWithPreviewScripts({ input, tableKey, colDefs, workspace })
+		const rows = await ops.getRows({
+			offset: 0,
+			limit: SAMPLE_LIMIT,
+			quicksearch: '',
+			order_by: '',
+			is_desc: false
+		})
+		let rowCount: number | undefined
+		try {
+			rowCount = await ops.getCount({ quicksearch: '' })
+		} catch {
+			// count is best-effort — the sample rows are the important part
+		}
+		const columns = colDefs
+			.filter((c) => c.field)
+			.map((c) => ({ field: c.field as string, datatype: (c as any).datatype }))
+		return { ...base, columns, rows: rows.slice(0, SAMPLE_LIMIT), rowCount }
+	} catch (e) {
+		return { ...base, error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/pipelineRecording.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/pipelineRecording.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..557a3636ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/pipelineRecording.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+import { JobService, ScriptService, type Job } from '$lib/gen'
+import type { AssetGraphResponse } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/types'
+import { runBoundedCascade } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeRun'
+import type {
+	CascadeNodeState,
+	CascadeRunResult
+} from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeOrchestrator'
+import { truncateUuids } from './flowRecording.svelte'
+import { capturePipelineAssetSample } from './pipelineAssetSample'
+import type {
+	PipelineAssetSample,
+	PipelineRecordedCode,
+	PipelineRecording,
+	PipelineTimelineFrame,
+	RecordedJob,
+	RecordedNodeState
+} from './types'
+
+/**
+ * Recorder for a data-pipeline cascade run. Unlike the flow/script recorders
+ * there is no single root job streaming sub-jobs over SSE — a pipeline run is a
+ * cascade of independent script jobs launched client-side and polled to
+ * completion. So this store captures two things:
+ *
+ *  1. the resolved asset graph (rendered read-only by the player), and
+ *  2. a timeline of per-node status snapshots (from the cascade orchestrator's
+ *     `onUpdate`), each node mapped to its job id.
+ *
+ * For each launched node it opens the job's own SSE stream (`watchJob`) to
+ * capture incremental logs/result, storing them in the shared `RecordedJob`
+ * shape so the player can replay each node's details through the same
+ * `JobLoader` replay path the flow/script players use.
+ */
+export function createPipelineRecording(): PipelineRecordingStore {
+	let active = $state(false)
+	let startTime = 0
+	let folder = ''
+	let graph: AssetGraphResponse | undefined = undefined
+	let timeline: PipelineTimelineFrame[] = []
+	let jobs: Record<string, RecordedJob> = {}
+	let assetSamples: Record<string, PipelineAssetSample> = {}
+	let codes: Record<string, PipelineRecordedCode> = {}
+	let watchedJobs = new Set<string>()
+	let jobSources: EventSource[] = []
+
+	function closeSources() {
+		jobSources.forEach((es) => es.close())
+		jobSources = []
+		watchedJobs.clear()
+	}
+
+	return {
+		get active() {
+			return active
+		},
+		start(f: string, g: AssetGraphResponse) {
+			closeSources()
+			active = true
+			startTime = Date.now()
+			folder = f
+			// JSON round-trip to strip reactive proxies / non-serializable props.
+			graph = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(g)) as AssetGraphResponse
+			timeline = []
+			jobs = {}
+			assetSamples = {}
+			codes = {}
+		},
+		/** Push a cascade status snapshot. Deep-cloned so a later mutation of the
+		 * orchestrator's map can't rewrite an already-captured frame. */
+		recordStatuses(statuses: Map<string, RecordedNodeState>) {
+			if (!active) return
+			const snapshot: Record<string, RecordedNodeState> = {}
+			for (const [path, st] of statuses) {
+				snapshot[path] = { status: st.status, jobId: st.jobId, error: st.error }
+			}
+			timeline.push({ t: Date.now() - startTime, statuses: snapshot })
+		},
+		/** Watch a launched node's SSE stream to capture its incremental
+		 * logs/result. Mirrors flowRecording.watchSubJob's log-offset dedup. */
+		watchJob(jobId: string, workspace: string) {
+			if (!active || watchedJobs.has(jobId)) return
+			watchedJobs.add(jobId)
+
+			let logOffset = 0
+			const params = new URLSearchParams({
+				log_offset: '0',
+				running: 'true',
+				fast: 'true'
+			})
+			const url = `/api/w/${workspace}/jobs_u/getupdate_sse/${jobId}?${params}`
+			const es = new EventSource(url)
+			jobSources.push(es)
+
+			es.onmessage = (event) => {
+				try {
+					const data = JSON.parse(event.data)
+					if (data.type === 'ping' || data.type === 'timeout') return
+					if (data.type === 'error' || data.type === 'not_found') {
+						es.close()
+						return
+					}
+					if (!active) {
+						es.close()
+						return
+					}
+
+					// Deduplicate log data: SSE may resend full log dumps on reconnect.
+					if (data.new_logs != null && data.log_offset != null) {
+						if (logOffset > 0 && data.log_offset <= logOffset) {
+							delete data.new_logs
+							delete data.log_offset
+						} else {
+							logOffset = data.log_offset
+						}
+					} else if (data.log_offset != null && data.log_offset > logOffset) {
+						logOffset = data.log_offset
+					}
+
+					if (!jobs[jobId]) {
+						jobs[jobId] = {
+							initial_job: data.job ? (data.job as Job) : ({ id: jobId } as Job),
+							events: []
+						}
+					}
+					jobs[jobId].events.push({
+						t: Date.now() - startTime,
+						data
+					})
+					if (data.completed) {
+						es.close()
+					}
+				} catch {
+					// Ignore parse errors
+				}
+			}
+			es.onerror = () => {
+				es.close()
+			}
+		},
+		/** Fill in a node's completed job (fallback for anything the SSE stream
+		 * missed — e.g. a job that finished before its stream was opened).
+		 * Callable after stop() so late-fetched completed jobs still attach. */
+		addCompletedJob(jobId: string, completedJob: Job) {
+			const snapshotJob = $state.snapshot(completedJob) as Job
+			if (!jobs[jobId]) {
+				jobs[jobId] = { initial_job: snapshotJob, events: [] }
+			} else if (!jobs[jobId].initial_job?.id) {
+				jobs[jobId].initial_job = snapshotJob
+			}
+			const hasCompleted = jobs[jobId].events.some((e) => e.data.completed)
+			if (!hasCompleted) {
+				jobs[jobId].events.push({
+					t: Date.now() - startTime,
+					data: { completed: true, job: snapshotJob }
+				})
+			}
+		},
+		/** Attach a captured asset data-sample (called during finalize, after
+		 * the run, for each ducklake/datatable asset). Keyed by `${kind}:${path}`.
+		 * Callable after stop() so late captures still attach to the returned
+		 * recording (which references the same `assetSamples` object). */
+		recordAssetSample(sample: PipelineAssetSample) {
+			assetSamples[`${sample.kind}:${sample.path}`] = sample
+		},
+		/** Attach a runnable's source (called during finalize, per script path).
+		 * Callable after stop() so late captures still attach to the returned
+		 * recording (which references the same `codes` object). */
+		recordCode(path: string, code: PipelineRecordedCode) {
+			codes[path] = code
+		},
+		stop(): PipelineRecording {
+			active = false
+			closeSources()
+			return {
+				version: 1,
+				type: 'pipeline',
+				recorded_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+				folder,
+				total_duration_ms: Date.now() - startTime,
+				graph: graph ?? ({ assets: [], runnables: [], edges: [], triggers: [] } as any),
+				timeline,
+				jobs,
+				assetSamples,
+				codes
+			}
+		},
+		download(recording: PipelineRecording) {
+			const blob = new Blob([truncateUuids(JSON.stringify(recording, null, 2))], {
+				type: 'application/json'
+			})
+			const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob)
+			const a = document.createElement('a')
+			a.href = url
+			a.download = `pipeline-recording-${(recording.folder || 'untitled').replace(/\//g, '-')}-${Date.now()}.json`
+			a.click()
+			URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+export type PipelineRecordingStore = {
+	readonly active: boolean
+	start(folder: string, graph: AssetGraphResponse): void
+	recordStatuses(statuses: Map<string, RecordedNodeState>): void
+	watchJob(jobId: string, workspace: string): void
+	addCompletedJob(jobId: string, completedJob: Job): void
+	recordAssetSample(sample: PipelineAssetSample): void
+	recordCode(path: string, code: PipelineRecordedCode): void
+	stop(): PipelineRecording
+	download(recording: PipelineRecording): void
+}
+
+// Max asset samples in flight during finalize — each is several preview jobs.
+const ASSET_SAMPLE_CONCURRENCY = 4
+
+/** Run `fn` over `items` at most `limit` at a time (sequential batches). */
+async function forEachWithConcurrency<T>(
+	items: T[],
+	limit: number,
+	fn: (item: T) => Promise<void>
+): Promise<void> {
+	for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i += limit) {
+		await Promise.all(items.slice(i, i + limit).map(fn))
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stop the recorder and enrich the recording with data the live SSE streams
+ * can't guarantee: each node's completed job (a fast job may finish before its
+ * stream opens), a data-sample per ducklake/datatable asset (offline table
+ * preview), and each step's source (by the exact hash that ran). Every fetch is
+ * best-effort — a step we can't resolve just replays with less detail. Shared by
+ * the pipeline editor's recorder and deploy-to-hub so both produce identical
+ * recordings.
+ */
+export async function finalizePipelineRecording(
+	store: PipelineRecordingStore,
+	workspace: string | undefined
+): Promise<PipelineRecording> {
+	const rec = store.stop()
+	if (!workspace) return rec
+	const ws = workspace
+	const jobIds = new Set<string>()
+	for (const frame of rec.timeline) {
+		for (const st of Object.values(frame.statuses)) {
+			if (st.jobId) jobIds.add(st.jobId)
+		}
+	}
+	await Promise.all(
+		[...jobIds].map(async (jobId) => {
+			if (rec.jobs[jobId]?.events.some((e) => e.data.completed)) return
+			try {
+				const j = await JobService.getJob({ workspace: ws, id: jobId })
+				store.addCompletedJob(jobId, j)
+			} catch {
+				// best-effort — a job we can't fetch just replays from its stream
+			}
+		})
+	)
+	// Each asset sample runs a metadata scan + a SELECT + a COUNT preview job, so a
+	// wide pipeline could fan out hundreds of jobs at once. Bound the concurrency
+	// to keep the recorder from saturating the worker pool.
+	const sampleTargets = (rec.graph.assets ?? []).filter(
+		(a) => a.kind === 'ducklake' || a.kind === 'datatable'
+	)
+	await forEachWithConcurrency(sampleTargets, ASSET_SAMPLE_CONCURRENCY, async (a) => {
+		const sample = await capturePipelineAssetSample(ws, a.kind, a.path)
+		store.recordAssetSample(sample)
+	})
+	const codeByPath = new Map<string, string>()
+	for (const r of Object.values(rec.jobs)) {
+		const j = r.events.find((e) => e.data.completed)?.data.job as
+			| { job_kind?: string; script_path?: string; script_hash?: string }
+			| undefined
+		if (j?.job_kind === 'script' && j.script_path && j.script_hash) {
+			codeByPath.set(j.script_path, j.script_hash)
+		}
+	}
+	await Promise.all(
+		[...codeByPath].map(async ([path, hash]) => {
+			try {
+				const s = await ScriptService.getScriptByHash({ workspace: ws, hash })
+				store.recordCode(path, { content: s.content, language: s.language })
+			} catch {
+				// best-effort — a step we can't fetch just has no code in the player
+			}
+		})
+	)
+	return rec
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run a folder's pipeline cascade end-to-end and capture it into a
+ * PipelineRecording — the self-contained path used by deploy-to-hub, where
+ * there is no editor page orchestrating the run. `launch`/`waitTerminal` are
+ * supplied by the caller (deployed-only launch, poll-based wait); this wires
+ * status/job capture around them and finalizes.
+ */
+export async function capturePipelineRecording(opts: {
+	workspace: string
+	folder: string
+	graph: AssetGraphResponse
+	scriptPaths: Set<string>
+	launch: (path: string) => Promise<string>
+	waitTerminal: (jobId: string) => Promise<'success' | 'failure'>
+	onUpdate?: (statuses: Map<string, CascadeNodeState>) => void
+}): Promise<{ recording: PipelineRecording; result: CascadeRunResult & { cyclic: string[] } }> {
+	const store = createPipelineRecording()
+	store.start(opts.folder, opts.graph)
+	let result: CascadeRunResult & { cyclic: string[] }
+	try {
+		result = await runBoundedCascade({
+			graph: opts.graph,
+			scripts: opts.scriptPaths,
+			launch: async (path) => {
+				const jobId = await opts.launch(path)
+				// No-op unless the store is active; captures the node's stream.
+				store.watchJob(jobId, opts.workspace)
+				return jobId
+			},
+			waitTerminal: opts.waitTerminal,
+			onUpdate: (statuses) => {
+				store.recordStatuses(statuses)
+				opts.onUpdate?.(statuses)
+			}
+		})
+	} catch (e) {
+		// The cascade threw before finalize could `stop()` the store: close the
+		// per-node SSE streams `watchJob` opened so they don't dangle.
+		store.stop()
+		throw e
+	}
+	const recording = await finalizePipelineRecording(store, opts.workspace)
+	return { recording, result }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/types.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/types.ts
index 8d1dc8ca27..c47c9dc4e4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/recording/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { Job, OpenFlow } from '$lib/gen'
+import type { AssetKind, Job, OpenFlow } from '$lib/gen'
+import type { AssetGraphResponse } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/types'
 
 export type RecordedEvent = {
 	t: number
@@ -33,6 +34,69 @@ export type ScriptRecording = {
 	job: RecordedJob
 }
 
+/** Per-node status inside a recorded cascade frame (mirror of
+ * cascadeOrchestrator.CascadeNodeState, kept structurally independent so the
+ * recording module doesn't depend on the orchestrator internals). */
+export type RecordedNodeState = {
+	status: 'pending' | 'running' | 'success' | 'failure' | 'skipped'
+	jobId?: string
+	error?: string
+}
+
+/** One frame of the cascade timeline: the full per-path status snapshot at
+ * `t` ms since the run started. Replaying these in order reproduces the graph
+ * animation (nodes lighting up / turning green/red) a live run would show. */
+export type PipelineTimelineFrame = {
+	t: number
+	statuses: Record<string, RecordedNodeState>
+}
+
+/** A captured data-sample of a pipeline asset (ducklake table / datatable),
+ * so the player can show what an asset held after the run — offline, without
+ * re-querying the backend. Keyed in `assetSamples` by `${kind}:${path}`. */
+export type PipelineAssetSample = {
+	kind: AssetKind
+	path: string
+	/** Full asset URI, e.g. `ducklake://main/orders`. */
+	uri: string
+	/** Column names (in order) of the sampled table. */
+	columns: { field: string; datatype?: string }[]
+	/** Sampled rows (capped), each a record keyed by column field. */
+	rows: unknown[]
+	/** Total row count if it could be fetched. */
+	rowCount?: number
+	/** Set when the sample couldn't be captured (table missing, unsupported…). */
+	error?: string
+}
+
+export type PipelineRecording = {
+	version: 1
+	type: 'pipeline'
+	recorded_at: string
+	folder: string
+	total_duration_ms: number
+	/** The resolved asset graph rendered read-only by the player. */
+	graph: AssetGraphResponse
+	/** Ordered cascade status snapshots driving the node animation. */
+	timeline: PipelineTimelineFrame[]
+	/** Per-node job streams (initial job + SSE events), keyed by job id, so the
+	 * player can replay each node's logs/result/args offline via JobLoader. */
+	jobs: Record<string, RecordedJob>
+	/** Per-asset data samples captured after the run, keyed by `${kind}:${path}`,
+	 * so asset nodes are inspectable offline in the player. */
+	assetSamples?: Record<string, PipelineAssetSample>
+	/** Source code of each runnable, keyed by script path, captured at record
+	 * time so the player can show a step's code offline. Absent for recordings
+	 * taken before code capture existed (the player degrades gracefully). */
+	codes?: Record<string, PipelineRecordedCode>
+}
+
+/** A pipeline step's captured source. */
+export type PipelineRecordedCode = {
+	content: string
+	language: string
+}
+
 /** Minimal interface that both flow and script recording stores implement */
 export interface ActiveRecording {
 	recordInitialJob(jobId: string, job: Job): void
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/scriptSettings.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/scriptSettings.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f010e3863a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/scriptSettings.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { getActiveScriptSettingsBadges } from './scriptSettings'
+
+describe('getActiveScriptSettingsBadges', () => {
+	it('returns no badges for undefined or empty settings', () => {
+		expect(getActiveScriptSettingsBadges(undefined)).toEqual([])
+		expect(getActiveScriptSettingsBadges({})).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('only surfaces settings that are actually active', () => {
+		const keys = getActiveScriptSettingsBadges({
+			concurrent_limit: 3,
+			concurrency_time_window_s: 60,
+			cache_ttl: 600,
+			timeout: 120,
+			priority: 50,
+			tag: 'gpu'
+		}).map((b) => b.key)
+		expect(keys).toEqual(['concurrency', 'cache', 'timeout', 'priority', 'tag'])
+	})
+
+	it('treats a zero/absent priority and non-positive debounce as inactive', () => {
+		const keys = getActiveScriptSettingsBadges({
+			priority: 0,
+			debounce_delay_s: 0
+		}).map((b) => b.key)
+		expect(keys).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('treats non-positive concurrency limits, timeouts and cache ttl as inactive (legacy zero rows)', () => {
+		const keys = getActiveScriptSettingsBadges({
+			concurrent_limit: 0,
+			timeout: 0,
+			cache_ttl: 0
+		}).map((b) => b.key)
+		expect(keys).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('keeps delete_after_secs of 0 active (immediate deletion is a real setting)', () => {
+		const badge = getActiveScriptSettingsBadges({ delete_after_secs: 0 })
+		expect(badge.map((b) => b.key)).toEqual(['delete_after_use'])
+		expect(badge[0].detail).toContain('immediately')
+	})
+
+	it('pluralizes the concurrency detail correctly', () => {
+		expect(getActiveScriptSettingsBadges({ concurrent_limit: 1 })[0].detail).toContain(
+			'Max 1 execution'
+		)
+		expect(getActiveScriptSettingsBadges({ concurrent_limit: 2 })[0].detail).toContain(
+			'Max 2 executions'
+		)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/scriptSettings.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/scriptSettings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a3b3ad5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/scriptSettings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import {
+	Gauge,
+	Database,
+	Timer,
+	Hourglass,
+	Repeat,
+	Cpu,
+	Trash2,
+	ChevronsUp,
+	Tag
+} from 'lucide-svelte'
+import type { ScriptLang } from '$lib/gen'
+
+// Subset of Script/NewScript fields that make up the "advanced runtime settings"
+// surfaced both in the standalone script editor and, via the mini settings drawer,
+// from within the flow editor for workspace-script steps.
+export type ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields = {
+	path?: string
+	language?: ScriptLang
+	schema?: unknown
+	tag?: string
+	concurrent_limit?: number
+	concurrency_time_window_s?: number
+	concurrency_key?: string
+	cache_ttl?: number
+	cache_ignore_s3_path?: boolean
+	timeout?: number
+	debounce_delay_s?: number
+	debounce_key?: string
+	debounce_args_to_accumulate?: string[]
+	max_total_debouncing_time?: number
+	max_total_debounces_amount?: number
+	restart_unless_cancelled?: boolean
+	dedicated_worker?: boolean
+	delete_after_secs?: number
+	priority?: number
+}
+
+export type ScriptSettingsBadge = {
+	key: string
+	label: string
+	icon: any
+	detail: string
+}
+
+// Compute the list of active advanced settings for a script, used to render
+// at-a-glance badges in the editor top bar and in the flow drawers.
+export function getActiveScriptSettingsBadges(
+	settings: ScriptAdvancedSettingsFields | undefined
+): ScriptSettingsBadge[] {
+	if (!settings) return []
+	const badges: ScriptSettingsBadge[] = []
+	// Non-positive concurrent_limit / timeout are treated as unset by the runtime
+	// (legacy zero rows), so don't surface them as active settings.
+	if (settings.concurrent_limit != undefined && settings.concurrent_limit > 0) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'concurrency',
+			label: 'Concurrency',
+			icon: Gauge,
+			detail: `Max ${settings.concurrent_limit} execution${
+				settings.concurrent_limit === 1 ? '' : 's'
+			}${
+				settings.concurrency_time_window_s != undefined
+					? ` / ${settings.concurrency_time_window_s}s`
+					: ''
+			}`
+		})
+	}
+	if (settings.cache_ttl != undefined && settings.cache_ttl > 0) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'cache',
+			label: 'Cache',
+			icon: Database,
+			detail: `Cached for ${settings.cache_ttl}s`
+		})
+	}
+	if (settings.timeout != undefined && settings.timeout > 0) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'timeout',
+			label: 'Timeout',
+			icon: Timer,
+			detail: `${settings.timeout}s`
+		})
+	}
+	if (settings.debounce_delay_s != undefined && settings.debounce_delay_s > 0) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'debounce',
+			label: 'Debounce',
+			icon: Hourglass,
+			detail: `Debounced by ${settings.debounce_delay_s}s`
+		})
+	}
+	if (settings.restart_unless_cancelled) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'perpetual',
+			label: 'Perpetual',
+			icon: Repeat,
+			detail: 'Restarts unless cancelled'
+		})
+	}
+	if (settings.dedicated_worker) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'dedicated',
+			label: 'Dedicated',
+			icon: Cpu,
+			detail: 'Runs on dedicated workers'
+		})
+	}
+	if (settings.delete_after_secs != undefined) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'delete_after_use',
+			label: 'Delete after use',
+			icon: Trash2,
+			detail:
+				settings.delete_after_secs === 0
+					? 'Deleted immediately after completion'
+					: `Deleted ${settings.delete_after_secs}s after completion`
+		})
+	}
+	if (settings.priority != undefined && settings.priority > 0) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'priority',
+			label: 'High priority',
+			icon: ChevronsUp,
+			detail: `Priority ${settings.priority}`
+		})
+	}
+	if (settings.tag) {
+		badges.push({
+			key: 'tag',
+			label: settings.tag,
+			icon: Tag,
+			detail: `Worker tag: ${settings.tag}`
+		})
+	}
+	return badges
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/OpenInSessionButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/OpenInSessionButton.svelte
index 6470e556bd..40149640ff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/OpenInSessionButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/OpenInSessionButton.svelte
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
 		/** Undefined (e.g. an item without a path yet) renders the fallback. */
 		source?: OpenInSessionSource
 		btnClasses?: string
-		/** Rendered instead when the global-AI flag is off (typically the
-		 * editor's inline-chat toggle). Never rendered inside the session panel. */
+		/** Rendered instead when the user opted out of the sessions beta
+		 * (typically the editor's inline-chat toggle). Never rendered inside
+		 * the session panel. */
 		fallback?: Snippet
 	} = $props()
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/PreviewTabHost.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/PreviewTabHost.svelte
index d41c06c123..eadbc22293 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/PreviewTabHost.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/PreviewTabHost.svelte
@@ -99,9 +99,14 @@
 			// in-frame navigation may have stripped of ?workspace= — booting the frame
 			// into the top-level navigation workspace instead of the session fork
 			// (sessionStorage/localStorage are shared with the top window, so the
-			// scoping can only live in the URL). replace() forces the load even when
-			// the target equals the current URL.
-			win.location.replace(withMenuHidden(tab.loc || tab.url, workspaceId || undefined))
+			// scoping can only live in the URL). But replace() to the frame's exact
+			// current URL is a no-op when it carries a fragment (same-document
+			// navigation, no load) — only then fall back to location.reload(), which
+			// always performs a full load of that same URL.
+			const target = withMenuHidden(tab.loc || tab.url, workspaceId || undefined)
+			const { pathname, search, hash } = win.location
+			if (pathname + search + hash === target) win.location.reload()
+			else win.location.replace(target)
 		} catch {
 			// Cross-navigation timing — skip; the next mutation reloads again.
 		}
@@ -125,6 +130,19 @@
 		flashTimer = setTimeout(() => (flashing = false), 800)
 	})
 	$effect(() => () => clearTimeout(flashTimer))
+
+	// Forced-load signal for a navigation to the tab's exact current URL (see
+	// pulseReload) — without it the page never re-runs its URL-driven behavior.
+	// Seeded from the current nonce: a pulse from before this host mounted is
+	// already satisfied by the initial iframe load.
+	let lastReloadNonce = runtime?.previewTabs.reloadPulse.nonce ?? -1
+	$effect(() => {
+		const pulse = runtime?.previewTabs.reloadPulse
+		if (!pulse || pulse.nonce === lastReloadNonce) return
+		lastReloadNonce = pulse.nonce
+		if (pulse.id !== tab.id) return
+		reload()
+	})
 </script>
 
 {#snippet editorLoading()}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionModeSwitch.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionModeSwitch.svelte
index 5b297b4bc8..c4d29c9791 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionModeSwitch.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionModeSwitch.svelte
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 			icon={isCollapsed ? MessagesSquare : undefined}
 			label="AI Sessions"
 			iconOnly={isCollapsed}
-			tooltip={isCollapsed ? 'AI Sessions' : undefined}
+			tooltip={isCollapsed ? 'AI Sessions (beta)' : undefined}
 			size="sm"
 			class="w-full justify-center"
 		/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionPicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionPicker.svelte
index fa68cdfd3b..b93d350dfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionPicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionPicker.svelte
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
 		return !!rt && rt.manager.instructions.trim().length > 0
 	}
 
-	// Sessions piggyback on the same dev gate as the global AI chat — when
-	// the feature flag is off, the sidebar section is hidden entirely.
+	// Sessions share the beta opt-out gate with the global AI chat — when the
+	// user opted out, the sidebar section is hidden entirely.
 	const globalEnabled = isGlobalAiEnabled()
 
 	// Only highlight the active session while the sessions page is open — elsewhere
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionWrapper.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionWrapper.svelte
index 4f94dc2888..68d4a201ab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionWrapper.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionWrapper.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	import { setContext } from 'svelte'
 	import { Pane, Splitpanes } from 'svelte-splitpanes'
 	import AIChat from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChat.svelte'
+	import SessionsBetaBanner from './SessionsBetaBanner.svelte'
 	import EditableInput from '$lib/components/common/EditableInput.svelte'
 	import { Button, NameIdTooltip } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import ConfirmationModal from '$lib/components/common/confirmationModal/ConfirmationModal.svelte'
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@
 						{inputPreface}
 					/>
 				</div>
+				<SessionsBetaBanner variant="session" />
 			</Pane>
 		</Splitpanes>
 	</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionsBetaBanner.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionsBetaBanner.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36ebee1ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/SessionsBetaBanner.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { base } from '$lib/base'
+	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
+	import { classes as alertClasses, icons as alertIcons } from '$lib/components/common/alert/model'
+	import { setSessionsBetaOptOut } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate'
+	import { ExternalLink } from 'lucide-svelte'
+
+	// Prefilled title marks the issue as beta feedback for triage.
+	const FEEDBACK_ISSUE_URL =
+		'https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/new?title=' +
+		encodeURIComponent('AI Sessions beta feedback: ')
+
+	// Which chat hosts the banner: the session chat offers the way out of the
+	// beta, the legacy docked chat offers the way (back) in.
+	let { variant }: { variant: 'session' | 'legacy' } = $props()
+
+	const InfoIcon = alertIcons.info
+</script>
+
+<!-- Slim footer sharing the Alert info palette (bg/border/text), minus the
+     Alert component's card layout, which is too tall for a one-line bar. The
+     wrapper mirrors the composer column of the hosting chat (wide session
+     layout vs narrow docked pane) so the bar lines up with the input. -->
+<div
+	class="w-full mx-auto my-1 shrink-0 {variant === 'session' ? 'max-w-3xl px-6' : 'max-w-2xl px-2'}"
+>
+	<div
+		class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-x-1.5 gap-y-0.5 px-3 py-1 rounded-md {alertClasses
+			.info.bgClass} border-0 text-xs {alertClasses.info.titleClass}"
+	>
+		<InfoIcon size={14} class="shrink-0 {alertClasses.info.iconClass}" />
+		{#if variant === 'session'}
+			<span class="font-medium">AI Sessions is in beta</span>
+			<span>·</span>
+			<Button
+				variant="subtle"
+				size="xs"
+				btnClasses="!text-accent font-medium !py-0.5"
+				href={FEEDBACK_ISSUE_URL}
+				target="_blank"
+				endIcon={{ icon: ExternalLink }}
+			>
+				Give feedback
+			</Button>
+			<span>·</span>
+			<Button
+				variant="subtle"
+				size="xs"
+				btnClasses="!py-0.5"
+				onclick={() => setSessionsBetaOptOut(true, `${base}/`)}
+			>
+				Switch back to legacy chat
+			</Button>
+		{:else}
+			<span class="font-medium">Try AI Sessions (beta)</span>
+			<span>·</span>
+			<Button
+				variant="subtle"
+				size="xs"
+				btnClasses="!py-0.5"
+				onclick={() => setSessionsBetaOptOut(false, `${base}/sessions`)}
+			>
+				Activate
+			</Button>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/previewRouter.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/previewRouter.test.ts
index cd1a78fd8e..8dfcbb52fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/previewRouter.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/previewRouter.test.ts
@@ -108,21 +108,12 @@ describe('resolvePreviewTab', () => {
 		expect(resolvePreviewTab('/apps/edit/f/a/b')).toEqual({ kind: 'iframe' })
 	})
 
-	it('routes a pipeline folder to the pipeline editor kind when session pipelines are enabled', () => {
-		localStorage.setItem('wm_dev_session_pipelines', '1')
-		try {
-			expect(resolvePreviewTab('/pipeline/my_folder')).toEqual({
-				kind: 'editor',
-				editorKind: 'pipeline',
-				path: 'my_folder'
-			})
-		} finally {
-			localStorage.removeItem('wm_dev_session_pipelines')
-		}
-	})
-
-	it('routes a pipeline folder to the iframe fallback while session pipelines are gated', () => {
-		expect(resolvePreviewTab('/pipeline/my_folder')).toEqual({ kind: 'iframe' })
+	it('routes a pipeline folder to the pipeline editor kind', () => {
+		expect(resolvePreviewTab('/pipeline/my_folder')).toEqual({
+			kind: 'editor',
+			editorKind: 'pipeline',
+			path: 'my_folder'
+		})
 	})
 
 	it('routes the bare pipeline list page to the iframe fallback', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/previewRouter.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/previewRouter.ts
index 1a876491db..4fd55861fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/previewRouter.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/previewRouter.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
 } from 'lucide-svelte'
 import type { DrillIcon } from '$lib/components/drillPicker'
 import type { WorkspaceItem, WorkspaceItemKind } from '$lib/components/workspacePicker'
-import { isSessionPipelinesEnabled } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/pipelineGate'
 import type { SessionTargetKind } from './sessionRuntime.svelte'
 
 /** What the preview breadcrumb picker can route to: a static workspace page
@@ -208,11 +207,8 @@ export type PreviewSlot =
 export function resolvePreviewTab(url: string): PreviewSlot {
 	const artifact = parseArtifactRoute(url)
 	if (artifact) return { kind: 'artifact', id: artifact.id }
-	// While session pipelines are gated, a /pipeline/<folder> tab stays a plain
-	// iframe: mounting the in-realm pipeline editor would register the pipeline
-	// canvas tools on the session chat, un-gating it through the back door.
 	const pipelineFolder = parsePipelineRoute(url)
-	if (pipelineFolder && isSessionPipelinesEnabled()) {
+	if (pipelineFolder) {
 		return { kind: 'editor', editorKind: 'pipeline', path: pipelineFolder }
 	}
 	const route = parsePreviewItemRoute(url)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/sessionPreviewTabs.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/sessionPreviewTabs.svelte.ts
index 27b0dc2454..82e5743609 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/sessionPreviewTabs.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/sessionPreviewTabs.svelte.ts
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ export class SessionPreviewTabs {
 	#activeId = $state('')
 	#collapsed = $state(false)
 	#previewSize = $state<number | undefined>(undefined)
-	// Ephemeral UI signal — not part of the persisted snapshot.
+	// Ephemeral UI signals — not part of the persisted snapshot.
 	#focusPulse = $state({ id: '', nonce: 0 })
+	#reloadPulse = $state({ id: '', nonce: 0 })
 	readonly #adapter: PreviewTabsAdapter
 	readonly #flushDelay: number
 	#flushHandle: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
@@ -204,6 +205,18 @@ export class SessionPreviewTabs {
 		this.#focusPulse = { id, nonce: this.#focusPulse.nonce + 1 }
 	}
 
+	get reloadPulse(): { id: string; nonce: number } {
+		return this.#reloadPulse
+	}
+
+	// Ask the tab's host to reload its iframe. Needed when a navigation targets the
+	// tab's exact current URL: nothing changes, so URL-driven behavior in the page
+	// (e.g. a #<path> hash opening an edit drawer the user has since closed) would
+	// never re-fire without a forced load.
+	pulseReload(id: string): void {
+		this.#reloadPulse = { id, nonce: this.#reloadPulse.nonce + 1 }
+	}
+
 	setPreviewSize(size: number): void {
 		if (this.#previewSize === size) return
 		this.#previewSize = size
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/sessionRuntime.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/sessionRuntime.svelte.ts
index 9ef0b7f05f..f95e4afa9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/sessionRuntime.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/sessionRuntime.svelte.ts
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ export function removeSession(sessionId: string): void {
 // backgrounded session's tool call opens its OWN preview, not the one the user
 // happens to be viewing. Outside a session there is no calling/active id and
 // the tool returns a polite error.
-setOpenPreviewHandler(({ sessionId: callerSessionId, kind, path }) => {
+setOpenPreviewHandler(async ({ sessionId: callerSessionId, kind, path }) => {
 	const sessionId = callerSessionId ?? sessionState.currentSessionId
 	if (!sessionId) {
 		return 'Error: no active session to open the preview in.'
@@ -999,7 +999,21 @@ setOpenPreviewHandler(({ sessionId: callerSessionId, kind, path }) => {
 	if (!target) {
 		return `Error: ${kind} targets cannot be shown in the preview panel.`
 	}
-	const result = getOrCreateRuntime(session).previewTabs.open(target)
+	const runtime = getOrCreateRuntime(session)
+	const result = runtime.previewTabs.open(target)
+	// The pipeline editor registers its build_pipeline_node / edit_pipeline_node
+	// tools asynchronously once the canvas mounts. Block the tool result until
+	// they are live so the model's next turn doesn't race ahead and hit an
+	// "Unknown tool call" error on the first node it tries to build.
+	if (kind === 'pipeline') {
+		const ready = await runtime.manager.waitForPipelineHelpers()
+		// A backgrounded session's preview tab does not mount, so its editor never
+		// registers — don't claim success, or the model calls build_pipeline_node
+		// into the void. Tell it the tools aren't available and how to recover.
+		if (!ready) {
+			return `Opened the pipeline preview for "${path}", but its editor tools (build_pipeline_node / edit_pipeline_node) have not registered — this usually means this session is not the one currently displayed. Do NOT call build_pipeline_node yet: ask the user to open/focus this session's pipeline preview, then retry open_preview.`
+		}
+	}
 	return result.status === 'focused'
 		? `A preview tab is already showing ${kind} "${path}" — focused it.`
 		: `Opened ${kind} preview for ${path} in a new tab in the side panel.`
@@ -1024,16 +1038,32 @@ setOpenPagePreviewHandler(({ sessionId: callerSessionId, href, label, newTab })
 			(t) => matchReusablePage(t.loc || t.url)?.path === targetPage.path
 		)
 		if (existing) {
+			// A target identical to what the tab already shows produces no navigation
+			// signal at all, so a drawer-opening hash (an edit drawer the user closed)
+			// would silently not re-fire — force a load. Hashless targets need no
+			// reload: focusing the already-correct view is enough.
+			const unchanged = href.includes('#') && (existing.loc || existing.url) === href
 			owner.select(existing.id)
 			owner.navigate({ type: 'page', href, label })
 			owner.setCollapsed(false)
+			if (unchanged) {
+				owner.pulseReload(existing.id)
+				return `Re-opened the ${label} preview tab on the requested view.`
+			}
 			return `Updated the ${label} preview tab with the new filters.`
 		}
 	}
 	const result = owner.open({ type: 'page', href, label })
-	return result.status === 'focused'
-		? `A preview tab is already showing ${label} — focused it and applied the filters.`
-		: `Opened ${label} in a new preview tab in the side panel.`
+	if (result.status === 'focused') {
+		// Same no-signal situation as above: open() only reports 'focused' when a
+		// tab already shows this exact URL.
+		if (href.includes('#')) {
+			const shown = owner.tabs.find((t) => (t.loc || t.url) === href)
+			if (shown) owner.pulseReload(shown.id)
+		}
+		return `A preview tab is already showing ${label} — focused it and applied the filters.`
+	}
+	return `Opened ${label} in a new preview tab in the side panel.`
 })
 
 // Companion to the open_preview handler: report the calling session's open
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/SidebarContent.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/SidebarContent.svelte
index 2fffd7b22c..91b52972a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/SidebarContent.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/SidebarContent.svelte
@@ -102,7 +102,13 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	loadAvailableNativeTriggers()
+	// Native triggers are EE-only; on CE the `/exists` checks just 404. Gate the
+	// load by license (reactive, since the license loads asynchronously).
+	$effect(() => {
+		if ($enterpriseLicense && $workspaceStore) {
+			loadAvailableNativeTriggers()
+		}
+	})
 
 	const triggersCollapsed = useLocalStorageValue(
 		'windmill_triggers_section_collapsed',
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/WorkspaceMenu.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/WorkspaceMenu.svelte
index 38eddb2b95..2631af792f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/WorkspaceMenu.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sidebar/WorkspaceMenu.svelte
@@ -165,6 +165,20 @@
 	// shown in the breadcrumb).
 	const currentFamily = $derived(findRoot($workspaceStore ?? undefined))
 
+	// Workspace names carry no uniqueness constraint, and this menu labels every
+	// row by name alone: a prod/staging pair sharing one name renders as two
+	// identical rows. Show the (unique) id alongside the name wherever a name is
+	// shared, so the rows stay tellable apart.
+	const ambiguousNames = $derived.by(() => {
+		const seen = new Set<string>()
+		const ambiguous = new Set<string>()
+		for (const w of $userWorkspaces ?? []) {
+			if (seen.has(w.name)) ambiguous.add(w.name)
+			seen.add(w.name)
+		}
+		return ambiguous
+	})
+
 	// The active workspace itself (fork included) — names the settings entry.
 	const activeWorkspace = $derived($userWorkspaces?.find((w) => w.id === $workspaceStore))
 	const canManageWorkspace = $derived(
@@ -205,6 +219,9 @@
 				icon={Building}
 				iconProps={iconColor ? { style: `color: ${iconColor}` } : undefined}
 				label={currentFamily?.name ?? $workspaceStore ?? ''}
+				sublabel={!isCollapsed && currentFamily && ambiguousNames.has(currentFamily.name)
+					? currentFamily.id
+					: undefined}
 				{isCollapsed}
 				color={familyColor}
 				showChevron
@@ -293,6 +310,11 @@
 												>
 											{/if}
 										</div>
+										{#if ambiguousNames.has(workspace.name)}
+											<div class="truncate text-left text-2xs text-tertiary" title={workspace.id}>
+												{workspace.id}
+											</div>
+										{/if}
 									</div>
 								</div>
 								{#if isSelected}
@@ -363,7 +385,9 @@
 						{item}
 					>
 						<Settings size={16} />
-						{activeWorkspace?.name ?? $workspaceStore} settings
+						{(activeWorkspace && ambiguousNames.has(activeWorkspace.name)
+							? activeWorkspace.id
+							: activeWorkspace?.name) ?? $workspaceStore} settings
 					</MenuItem>
 				</div>
 			{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/table/Cell.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/table/Cell.svelte
index c14e9e02c6..94aac6db7a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/table/Cell.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/table/Cell.svelte
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 		shouldStopPropagation?: boolean
 		selected?: boolean
 		sticky?: boolean
+		stickyEnd?: boolean
 		wrap?: boolean
 		children?: import('svelte').Snippet
 		[key: string]: any
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 		shouldStopPropagation = false,
 		selected = false,
 		sticky = false,
+		stickyEnd = false,
 		wrap = false,
 		children,
 		...rest
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@
 		last && size === 'xs' ? 'sm:pr-3' : '',
 
 		numeric ? 'text-right' : '',
+		// Pin an actions column to the right so it stays visible when a wide table
+		// scrolls horizontally. The background must be opaque so cells sliding under it
+		// are occluded — the row's hover tint is translucent and would bleed through.
+		stickyEnd ? 'sticky right-0 border-l' : '',
+		stickyEnd ? (head ? 'bg-surface-secondary' : 'bg-surface') : '',
 		sticky ? `!p-0 sticky ${first ? 'left-0' : 'right-0'}` : 'px-2 py-2',
 		size === 'sm' ? 'px-1.5 py-2.5' : '',
 		size === 'lg' ? 'px-3 py-4' : '',
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/workspaceTriggersList.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/workspaceTriggersList.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ca752c780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/workspaceTriggersList.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import {
+	portableTriggerConfig,
+	triggerHandlerRefs,
+	type WorkspaceTrigger
+} from './workspaceTriggersList'
+
+const trigger = (kind: string, config: Record<string, unknown>): WorkspaceTrigger =>
+	({ kind, path: 'f/p/t', script_path: 'f/p/s', is_flow: false, config }) as WorkspaceTrigger
+
+describe('portableTriggerConfig', () => {
+	it('is an allowlist: unknown and instance-side fields never cross the boundary', () => {
+		const out = portableTriggerConfig('schedule', {
+			// portable
+			schedule: '0 0 * * * *',
+			cron_version: 'v2',
+			no_flow_overlap: true,
+			on_failure: 'script/f/p/handler',
+			dynamic_skip: 'f/p/skip',
+			retry: { constant: { attempts: 1 } },
+			// instance-side / identity — must all be dropped
+			email: 'owner@corp.com',
+			edited_by: 'admin',
+			is_draft: false,
+			paused_until: '2026-01-01',
+			enabled: true,
+			workspace_id: 'ws',
+			extra_perms: {},
+			permissioned_as: 'u/admin',
+			tag: 'gpu-worker',
+			// a field upstream might add tomorrow — dropped until admitted
+			some_future_field: 'x'
+		})
+		expect(Object.keys(out).sort()).toEqual([
+			'cron_version',
+			'dynamic_skip',
+			'no_flow_overlap',
+			'on_failure',
+			'retry',
+			'schedule'
+		])
+	})
+
+	it('appends shared behavior fields for non-schedule kinds', () => {
+		const out = portableTriggerConfig('mqtt', {
+			mqtt_resource_path: 'f/p/broker',
+			error_handler_path: 'f/p/handler',
+			retry: {},
+			permissioned_as: 'u/admin',
+			server_id: 'srv-1'
+		})
+		expect(Object.keys(out).sort()).toEqual(['error_handler_path', 'mqtt_resource_path', 'retry'])
+	})
+
+	it('returns empty for unknown kinds or missing config', () => {
+		expect(portableTriggerConfig('nope', { a: 1 })).toEqual({})
+		expect(portableTriggerConfig('mqtt', null)).toEqual({})
+	})
+})
+
+describe('triggerHandlerRefs', () => {
+	it('collects schedule handlers including dynamic_skip', () => {
+		expect(
+			triggerHandlerRefs(
+				trigger('schedule', {
+					on_failure: 'script/f/p/fail',
+					on_recovery: 'flow/f/p/recover',
+					dynamic_skip: 'f/p/skip'
+				})
+			)
+		).toEqual([
+			{ kind: 'script', path: 'f/p/fail' },
+			{ kind: 'flow', path: 'f/p/recover' },
+			{ kind: 'script', path: 'f/p/skip' }
+		])
+	})
+
+	it('collects bare error_handler_path for non-schedule kinds', () => {
+		expect(triggerHandlerRefs(trigger('mqtt', { error_handler_path: 'u/admin/handler' }))).toEqual([
+			{ kind: 'script', path: 'u/admin/handler' }
+		])
+	})
+
+	it('collects websocket runnable url and initial-message runnables', () => {
+		expect(
+			triggerHandlerRefs(
+				trigger('websocket', {
+					url: '$script:f/p/url_builder',
+					initial_messages: [
+						{ raw_message: 'hi' },
+						{ runnable_result: { path: 'f/p/greeter', args: {}, is_flow: true } }
+					]
+				})
+			)
+		).toEqual([
+			{ kind: 'script', path: 'f/p/url_builder' },
+			{ kind: 'flow', path: 'f/p/greeter' }
+		])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('triggerHandlerRefs edge cases', () => {
+	it('returns empty when no handlers are configured', () => {
+		expect(triggerHandlerRefs(trigger('schedule', { schedule: '0 0 * * * *', timezone: 'UTC' }))).toEqual([])
+		expect(triggerHandlerRefs(trigger('mqtt', { mqtt_resource_path: 'f/p/broker' }))).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('collects on_success handlers', () => {
+		expect(triggerHandlerRefs(trigger('schedule', { on_success: 'script/f/p/notify' }))).toEqual([
+			{ kind: 'script', path: 'f/p/notify' }
+		])
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/workspaceTriggersList.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/workspaceTriggersList.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3299665e69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/workspaceTriggersList.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,562 @@
+import {
+	HttpTriggerService,
+	WebsocketTriggerService,
+	KafkaTriggerService,
+	NatsTriggerService,
+	SqsTriggerService,
+	MqttTriggerService,
+	AmqpTriggerService,
+	GcpTriggerService,
+	AzureTriggerService,
+	PostgresTriggerService,
+	EmailTriggerService,
+	ScheduleService
+} from '$lib/gen'
+
+export type WorkspaceTriggerKind =
+	| 'http'
+	| 'websocket'
+	| 'schedule'
+	| 'kafka'
+	| 'nats'
+	| 'sqs'
+	| 'mqtt'
+	| 'amqp'
+	| 'gcp'
+	| 'azure'
+	| 'postgres'
+	| 'email'
+
+/** One trigger row, normalized across kinds; `config` keeps the raw API row. */
+export interface WorkspaceTrigger {
+	kind: WorkspaceTriggerKind
+	path: string
+	script_path: string
+	is_flow: boolean
+	summary?: string
+	config: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+
+/**
+ * Single source of truth for per-kind trigger knowledge shared by surfaces that
+ * handle every trigger kind (Hub publish/install, exports): display badge, the
+ * workspace list route, an optional post-import caveat, the config field
+ * holding the kind's resource path, whether the kind requires an EE license
+ * (its endpoints 404 on CE), and the list/create calls. Schedules have no
+ * `create` entry: they disable via `enabled` (not `mode`) and use a dedicated
+ * body shape, handled in `createWorkspaceTriggerDisabled`.
+ */
+export const TRIGGER_KINDS: Record<
+	WorkspaceTriggerKind,
+	{
+		badge: string
+		route: string
+		note?: string
+		resourceField?: string
+		eeOnly?: boolean
+		/**
+		 * Creating a trigger of this kind manages external cloud state (e.g.
+		 * Pub/Sub or Event Grid subscriptions) before storing it, even with
+		 * `mode: 'disabled'` — so it must never be auto-created from an import.
+		 */
+		provisionsOnCreate?: boolean
+		/**
+		 * The kind-specific config fields that cross the workspace boundary
+		 * (export to the Hub AND import from it) — an allowlist, so a field
+		 * added upstream is dropped until someone consciously admits it here,
+		 * instead of leaking to the Hub or being injectable from a crafted
+		 * export. Identity/ownership/runtime fields (path, permissioned_as,
+		 * email, enabled, server_id, provisioned subscription ids, …) must
+		 * never be listed. `tag` (schedules) is excluded deliberately: it names
+		 * a worker group of the source instance, and a foreign tag makes
+		 * imported jobs queue forever on a tag no worker serves. Non-schedule
+		 * kinds get the shared behavior fields (error handler, retry) appended
+		 * by `portableTriggerConfig`.
+		 */
+		configFields: string[]
+		list: (
+			workspace: string,
+			onError?: (message: string) => void
+		) => Promise<Array<Record<string, any>>>
+		create?: (workspace: string, requestBody: any) => Promise<unknown>
+	}
+> = {
+	http: {
+		configFields: [
+			'route_path',
+			'workspaced_route',
+			'http_method',
+			'authentication_resource_path',
+			'is_async',
+			'request_type',
+			'authentication_method',
+			'is_static_website',
+			'static_asset_config',
+			'wrap_body',
+			'raw_string'
+		],
+		badge: 'HTTP',
+		route: 'routes',
+		note: 'Webhook URL regenerates on import — re-register with the external service.',
+		resourceField: 'authentication_resource_path',
+		list: (workspace) => HttpTriggerService.listHttpTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			HttpTriggerService.createHttpTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	websocket: {
+		configFields: [
+			'url',
+			'filters',
+			'filter_logic',
+			'initial_messages',
+			'url_runnable_args',
+			'can_return_message',
+			'can_return_error_result',
+			'heartbeat'
+		],
+		badge: 'WebSocket',
+		route: 'websocket_triggers',
+		note: 'Reconnect WebSocket auth after import if external service requires it.',
+		list: (workspace) => WebsocketTriggerService.listWebsocketTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			WebsocketTriggerService.createWebsocketTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	schedule: {
+		configFields: [
+			'schedule',
+			'timezone',
+			'args',
+			'on_failure',
+			'on_failure_times',
+			'on_failure_exact',
+			'on_failure_extra_args',
+			'on_recovery',
+			'on_recovery_times',
+			'on_recovery_extra_args',
+			'on_success',
+			'on_success_extra_args',
+			'ws_error_handler_muted',
+			'retry',
+			'no_flow_overlap',
+			'cron_version',
+			'dynamic_skip'
+		],
+		badge: 'Schedule',
+		route: 'schedules',
+		// listSchedules returns slim rows (no args, handlers, cron_version, retry,
+		// no_flow_overlap) — resolve each to the full schedule so exported configs
+		// are complete. A schedule whose detail fetch fails is excluded and
+		// reported: exporting the slim row would silently publish a schedule with
+		// default behavior instead of its real settings.
+		list: async (workspace, onError) => {
+			const rows = await ScheduleService.listSchedules({ workspace })
+			const full = await Promise.all(
+				rows.map((r) =>
+					ScheduleService.getSchedule({ workspace, path: r.path }).catch((e: any) => {
+						onError?.(
+							`Failed to load schedule ${r.path} (${e?.message ?? e}) — excluded from the project`
+						)
+						return undefined
+					})
+				)
+			)
+			return full.filter((r): r is NonNullable<typeof r> => r !== undefined)
+		}
+	},
+	kafka: {
+		configFields: [
+			'kafka_resource_path',
+			'group_id',
+			'topics',
+			'filters',
+			'filter_logic',
+			'auto_offset_reset',
+			'auto_commit'
+		],
+		badge: 'Kafka',
+		route: 'kafka_triggers',
+		note: 'Verify Kafka broker access from the importing instance.',
+		resourceField: 'kafka_resource_path',
+		eeOnly: true,
+		list: (workspace) => KafkaTriggerService.listKafkaTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			KafkaTriggerService.createKafkaTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	nats: {
+		configFields: [
+			'nats_resource_path',
+			'use_jetstream',
+			'stream_name',
+			'consumer_name',
+			'subjects'
+		],
+		badge: 'NATS',
+		route: 'nats_triggers',
+		note: 'Verify NATS connection from the importing instance.',
+		resourceField: 'nats_resource_path',
+		eeOnly: true,
+		list: (workspace) => NatsTriggerService.listNatsTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			NatsTriggerService.createNatsTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	sqs: {
+		configFields: [
+			'queue_url',
+			'aws_auth_resource_type',
+			'aws_resource_path',
+			'message_attributes'
+		],
+		badge: 'SQS',
+		route: 'sqs_triggers',
+		resourceField: 'aws_resource_path',
+		eeOnly: true,
+		list: (workspace) => SqsTriggerService.listSqsTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			SqsTriggerService.createSqsTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	mqtt: {
+		configFields: [
+			'mqtt_resource_path',
+			'subscribe_topics',
+			'client_id',
+			'v3_config',
+			'v5_config',
+			'client_version'
+		],
+		badge: 'MQTT',
+		route: 'mqtt_triggers',
+		resourceField: 'mqtt_resource_path',
+		list: (workspace) => MqttTriggerService.listMqttTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			MqttTriggerService.createMqttTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	amqp: {
+		configFields: ['amqp_resource_path', 'queue_name', 'exchange', 'options'],
+		badge: 'AMQP',
+		route: 'amqp_triggers',
+		note: 'Verify AMQP broker access from the importing instance.',
+		resourceField: 'amqp_resource_path',
+		list: (workspace) => AmqpTriggerService.listAmqpTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			AmqpTriggerService.createAmqpTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	gcp: {
+		configFields: ['gcp_resource_path', 'topic_id', 'delivery_type', 'subscription_mode'],
+		provisionsOnCreate: true,
+		badge: 'GCP Pub/Sub',
+		route: 'gcp_triggers',
+		note: 'Re-link GCP Pub/Sub subscription after import.',
+		resourceField: 'gcp_resource_path',
+		eeOnly: true,
+		list: (workspace) => GcpTriggerService.listGcpTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			GcpTriggerService.createGcpTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	azure: {
+		configFields: [
+			'azure_resource_path',
+			'azure_mode',
+			'scope_resource_id',
+			'topic_name',
+			'event_type_filters'
+		],
+		provisionsOnCreate: true,
+		badge: 'Azure',
+		route: 'azure_triggers',
+		note: 'Re-link Azure Event Grid subscription after import.',
+		resourceField: 'azure_resource_path',
+		eeOnly: true,
+		list: (workspace) => AzureTriggerService.listAzureTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			AzureTriggerService.createAzureTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	postgres: {
+		configFields: [
+			'postgres_resource_path',
+			'replication_slot_name',
+			'publication_name',
+			'publication'
+		],
+		badge: 'Postgres',
+		route: 'postgres_triggers',
+		resourceField: 'postgres_resource_path',
+		list: (workspace) => PostgresTriggerService.listPostgresTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			PostgresTriggerService.createPostgresTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	},
+	email: {
+		configFields: ['local_part', 'workspaced_local_part'],
+		badge: 'Email',
+		route: 'email_triggers',
+		note: 'Email address regenerates on import.',
+		list: (workspace) => EmailTriggerService.listEmailTriggers({ workspace }),
+		create: (workspace, requestBody) =>
+			EmailTriggerService.createEmailTrigger({ workspace, requestBody })
+	}
+}
+
+export const WORKSPACE_TRIGGER_KINDS = Object.keys(TRIGGER_KINDS) as WorkspaceTriggerKind[]
+
+export interface WorkspaceTriggersListing {
+	triggers: WorkspaceTrigger[]
+	/**
+	 * Kinds whose discovery failed or was incomplete. A 404 on a kind's list
+	 * endpoint is NOT a failure (the instance doesn't have that trigger feature
+	 * compiled in); anything else means triggers of that kind may exist but
+	 * couldn't be enumerated, so consumers must not treat the listing as a
+	 * complete snapshot (e.g. publishing should be blocked until a retry).
+	 */
+	failedKinds: WorkspaceTriggerKind[]
+}
+
+/**
+ * List every trigger of every kind in the workspace, normalized. EE-only kinds
+ * are skipped without a license (their endpoints 404 on CE and would flood the
+ * console). Failures are reported through `opts.onError` and recorded in
+ * `failedKinds` rather than silently yielding an empty kind.
+ */
+export async function listAllWorkspaceTriggers(
+	workspace: string,
+	opts: { includeEeOnly: boolean; onError?: (message: string) => void }
+): Promise<WorkspaceTriggersListing> {
+	const failedKinds: WorkspaceTriggerKind[] = []
+	const perKind = await Promise.all(
+		WORKSPACE_TRIGGER_KINDS.map(async (kind) => {
+			const def = TRIGGER_KINDS[kind]
+			if (def.eeOnly && !opts.includeEeOnly) return []
+			let kindFailed = false
+			const reportError = (message: string) => {
+				kindFailed = true
+				opts.onError?.(message)
+			}
+			let rows: Array<Record<string, any>>
+			try {
+				rows = await def.list(workspace, reportError)
+			} catch (e: any) {
+				if (e?.status !== 404) {
+					reportError(`Failed to list ${kind} triggers: ${e?.message ?? e}`)
+				}
+				rows = []
+			}
+			if (kindFailed) failedKinds.push(kind)
+			return rows.map(
+				(r): WorkspaceTrigger => ({
+					kind,
+					path: r.path,
+					script_path: r.script_path,
+					is_flow: r.is_flow ?? false,
+					summary: r.summary,
+					config: r
+				})
+			)
+		})
+	)
+	return { triggers: perKind.flat(), failedKinds }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a trigger in its disabled state — the semantics differ per kind
+ * (schedules use `enabled: false`, every other kind uses `mode: 'disabled'`)
+ * and are encoded here once so importers can't get them wrong.
+ */
+export async function createWorkspaceTriggerDisabled(
+	workspace: string,
+	trigger: {
+		kind: string
+		path: string
+		script_path: string
+		is_flow: boolean
+		summary?: string | null
+		config?: Record<string, any> | null
+	},
+	opts: { hasEeLicense: boolean }
+): Promise<unknown> {
+	const def = TRIGGER_KINDS[trigger.kind as WorkspaceTriggerKind]
+	if (!def) throw new Error(`trigger kind '${trigger.kind}' not supported yet`)
+	if (def.eeOnly && !opts.hasEeLicense) {
+		throw new Error(`trigger kind '${trigger.kind}' requires Enterprise`)
+	}
+	if (def.provisionsOnCreate) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`${def.badge} triggers manage cloud subscriptions at creation — fill in the imported resource, then re-create this trigger manually`
+		)
+	}
+	// Remote input: only the allowlisted portable slice may reach the create call.
+	const config = portableTriggerConfig(trigger.kind, trigger.config)
+	if (trigger.kind === 'schedule') {
+		// Spread the portable config first so behavioral settings survive the
+		// import (cron_version, retry, failure/recovery/success handlers,
+		// no_flow_overlap, …) — restoring only cron+timezone would silently
+		// change the schedule's semantics once re-enabled.
+		return ScheduleService.createSchedule({
+			workspace,
+			requestBody: {
+				...config,
+				path: trigger.path,
+				schedule: (config.schedule as string) ?? '0 0 * * * *',
+				timezone: (config.timezone as string) ?? 'UTC',
+				script_path: trigger.script_path,
+				is_flow: trigger.is_flow,
+				enabled: false,
+				args: (config.args as any) ?? {},
+				summary: trigger.summary ?? null
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	// `config` holds only allowlisted kind-specific fields; explicit fields win.
+	return def.create!(workspace, {
+		...config,
+		path: trigger.path,
+		script_path: trigger.script_path,
+		is_flow: trigger.is_flow,
+		summary: trigger.summary ?? null,
+		mode: 'disabled'
+	})
+}
+
+/** The resource path a trigger's config points at, if its kind has one. */
+export function triggerResourcePath(t: WorkspaceTrigger): string | undefined {
+	const field = TRIGGER_KINDS[t.kind]?.resourceField
+	const v = field ? (t.config as any)?.[field] : undefined
+	return typeof v === 'string' && v !== '' ? v : undefined
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runnables a trigger's config references beyond its primary target, so they
+ * can be bundled alongside it: `error_handler_path` (bare script path) for
+ * non-schedule kinds, and schedules' `on_failure`/`on_recovery`/`on_success`
+ * (`script/<path>` or `flow/<path>`) plus `dynamic_skip` (bare script path —
+ * schedule creation refuses a dynamic_skip whose script doesn't exist, so an
+ * unbundled one would make the import fail).
+ */
+export function triggerHandlerRefs(
+	t: WorkspaceTrigger
+): Array<{ kind: 'script' | 'flow'; path: string }> {
+	const c = t.config as any
+	const out: Array<{ kind: 'script' | 'flow'; path: string }> = []
+	if (t.kind === 'schedule') {
+		for (const field of ['on_failure', 'on_recovery', 'on_success']) {
+			const v = c?.[field]
+			const m = typeof v === 'string' ? /^(script|flow)\/(.+)$/.exec(v) : null
+			if (m) out.push({ kind: m[1] as 'script' | 'flow', path: m[2] })
+		}
+		if (typeof c?.dynamic_skip === 'string' && c.dynamic_skip !== '') {
+			out.push({ kind: 'script', path: c.dynamic_skip })
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (typeof c?.error_handler_path === 'string' && c.error_handler_path !== '') {
+			out.push({ kind: 'script', path: c.error_handler_path })
+		}
+		if (t.kind === 'websocket') {
+			// The URL itself can be a runnable ($script:<path> / $flow:<path>), and
+			// initial messages can be runnable results.
+			const um = typeof c?.url === 'string' ? /^\$(script|flow):(.+)$/.exec(c.url) : null
+			if (um) out.push({ kind: um[1] as 'script' | 'flow', path: um[2] })
+			for (const msg of Array.isArray(c?.initial_messages) ? c.initial_messages : []) {
+				const rr = msg?.runnable_result
+				if (rr && typeof rr.path === 'string' && rr.path !== '') {
+					out.push({ kind: rr.is_flow ? 'flow' : 'script', path: rr.path })
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// Instance-side metadata that has no meaning outside the source workspace
+// (ownership, runtime state). Anything `last_*` or `captured_*` is also
+// dropped. Error handlers (error_handler_path/args, schedules' on_* fields)
+// are functional config and stay: their runnables are bundled with the
+// project and the paths relocated.
+// Portable behavior fields shared by every non-schedule kind (schedules carry
+// their own handler fields in configFields).
+const COMMON_CONFIG_FIELDS = ['error_handler_path', 'error_handler_args', 'retry']
+
+/**
+ * The portable slice of a trigger config — the ONLY fields that cross the
+ * workspace boundary, in either direction. Applied on export (what reaches
+ * the Hub) and on import (what a Hub export may feed into a create call), so
+ * an upstream field addition can't leak out, and a crafted export can't
+ * inject non-allowlisted fields like `permissioned_as`.
+ */
+export function portableTriggerConfig(
+	kind: string,
+	config: Record<string, unknown> | null | undefined
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+	const def = TRIGGER_KINDS[kind as WorkspaceTriggerKind]
+	if (!def || !config) return {}
+	const fields =
+		kind === 'schedule' ? def.configFields : [...def.configFields, ...COMMON_CONFIG_FIELDS]
+	const out: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+	for (const f of fields) {
+		if (config[f] !== undefined) out[f] = config[f]
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+/** Human-readable config facts per kind, for detail panes. */
+export function triggerDetails(t: WorkspaceTrigger): Array<{ label: string; value: string }> {
+	const c = t.config as any
+	const out: Array<{ label: string; value: string }> = []
+	const push = (label: string, v: any) => {
+		if (v != null && v !== '') out.push({ label, value: String(v) })
+	}
+	switch (t.kind) {
+		case 'http':
+			push('Route', `${(c.http_method ?? '').toUpperCase()} /${c.route_path ?? ''}`)
+			push('Auth', c.authentication_method)
+			break
+		case 'schedule':
+			push('Cron', c.schedule)
+			push('Timezone', c.timezone)
+			break
+		case 'websocket':
+			push('URL', c.url)
+			break
+		case 'kafka':
+			push('Resource', c.kafka_resource_path)
+			push('Group', c.group_id)
+			push('Topics', (Array.isArray(c.topics) ? c.topics : []).join(', '))
+			break
+		case 'nats':
+			push('Resource', c.nats_resource_path)
+			push('Subjects', (Array.isArray(c.subjects) ? c.subjects : []).join(', '))
+			push('Jetstream', c.use_jetstream)
+			break
+		case 'sqs':
+			push('Queue', c.queue_url)
+			push('Resource', c.aws_resource_path)
+			break
+		case 'mqtt':
+			push('Resource', c.mqtt_resource_path)
+			push(
+				'Topics',
+				(Array.isArray(c.subscribe_topics) ? c.subscribe_topics : [])
+					.map((x: any) => x?.topic ?? x)
+					.join(', ')
+			)
+			break
+		case 'amqp':
+			push('Resource', c.amqp_resource_path)
+			push('Queue', c.queue_name)
+			break
+		case 'gcp':
+			push('Resource', c.gcp_resource_path)
+			push('Topic', c.topic_id)
+			push('Subscription', c.subscription_id)
+			break
+		case 'azure':
+			push('Resource', c.azure_resource_path)
+			push('Scope', c.scope_resource_id)
+			push('Subscription', c.subscription_name)
+			break
+		case 'postgres':
+			push('Resource', c.postgres_resource_path)
+			push('Publication', c.publication_name)
+			break
+		case 'email':
+			push('Email prefix', c.local_part ? `${c.local_part}@…` : undefined)
+			break
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/RunsTutorial.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/RunsTutorial.svelte
index 8f59a42f6b..0b19ac5f0e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/RunsTutorial.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/RunsTutorial.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@
 	import { workspaceStore, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { wait } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { waitJob } from '$lib/components/waitJob'
-	import { DELAY_SHORT, DELAY_MEDIUM, DELAY_LONG, createFakeCursor, animateCursorToElementAndClick, animateFakeCursorClick } from './utils'
+	import {
+		DELAY_SHORT,
+		DELAY_MEDIUM,
+		DELAY_LONG,
+		createFakeCursor,
+		animateCursorToElementAndClick,
+		animateFakeCursorClick
+	} from './utils'
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation'
 	import { base } from '$lib/base'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
@@ -38,7 +45,8 @@
 						id: 'hello',
 						value: {
 							type: 'rawscript',
-							content: 'export async function main() {\n  return {\n    message: "Hello from the Runs tutorial!",\n    timestamp: new Date().toISOString()\n  };\n}',
+							content:
+								'export async function main() {\n  return {\n    message: "Hello from the Runs tutorial!",\n    timestamp: new Date().toISOString()\n  };\n}',
 							language: 'bun',
 							input_transforms: {}
 						},
@@ -80,7 +88,8 @@
 						id: 'error',
 						value: {
 							type: 'rawscript',
-							content: 'export async function main() {\n  throw new Error("Intentional error for tutorial - this demonstrates how failed jobs appear in the runs list");\n}',
+							content:
+								'export async function main() {\n  throw new Error("Intentional error for tutorial - this demonstrates how failed jobs appear in the runs list");\n}',
 							language: 'bun',
 							input_transforms: {}
 						},
@@ -103,7 +112,7 @@
 		}
 
 		await FlowService.createFlow({
-					workspace: $workspaceStore!,
+			workspace: $workspaceStore!,
 			requestBody: flow
 		})
 
@@ -126,88 +135,101 @@
 
 	function getTutorialSteps(driver: any): DriveStep[] {
 		return [
-		{
-			popover: {
-				title: 'Welcome to your Monitoring Dashboard!',
-				description: "<p>Before we dive in, let's define a key term: a Job. A &quot;Job&quot; is simply a single run of a script or flow. Every time you run code, Windmill creates a Job to track if it succeeded or failed, how long it took, and what the results were.</p><p style='margin-top: 12px;'>In this tutorial, we will explore:</p><ul style='margin-top: 8px; padding-left: 20px;'><li style='margin-bottom: 8px;'><svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' style='color: #22c55e; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 6px;'><circle cx='12' cy='12' r='10'/><path d='m9 12 2 2 4-4'/></svg>A successful job execution.</li><li style='margin-bottom: 8px;'><svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' style='color: #ef4444; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 6px;'><circle cx='12' cy='12' r='10'/><path d='m12 8v4'/><path d='m12 16h.01'/></svg>A failed job execution.</li><li><svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' style='color: #3b82f6; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 6px;'><circle cx='11' cy='11' r='8'/><path d='m21 21-4.35-4.35'/></svg>How to filter your monitoring view.</li></ul>",
-				onNextClick: () => {
-					driver.moveNext()
-				},
-				onPrevClick: () => {
-					sendUserToast('Previous is not available for this step', true, [], undefined, 3000)
+			{
+				popover: {
+					title: 'Welcome to your Monitoring Dashboard!',
+					description:
+						"<p>Before we dive in, let's define a key term: a Job. A &quot;Job&quot; is simply a single run of a script or flow. Every time you run code, Windmill creates a Job to track if it succeeded or failed, how long it took, and what the results were.</p><p style='margin-top: 12px;'>In this tutorial, we will explore:</p><ul style='margin-top: 8px; padding-left: 20px;'><li style='margin-bottom: 8px;'><svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' style='color: #22c55e; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 6px;'><circle cx='12' cy='12' r='10'/><path d='m9 12 2 2 4-4'/></svg>A successful job execution.</li><li style='margin-bottom: 8px;'><svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' style='color: #ef4444; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 6px;'><circle cx='12' cy='12' r='10'/><path d='m12 8v4'/><path d='m12 16h.01'/></svg>A failed job execution.</li><li><svg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' style='color: #3b82f6; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 6px;'><circle cx='11' cy='11' r='8'/><path d='m21 21-4.35-4.35'/></svg>How to filter your monitoring view.</li></ul>",
+					onNextClick: () => {
+						driver.moveNext()
+					},
+					onPrevClick: () => {
+						sendUserToast('Previous is not available for this step', true, [], undefined, 3000)
+					}
 				}
-			}
-		},
+			},
 			{
 				element: '#runs-table-wrapper',
 				onHighlighted: async () => {
 					step2Complete = false
 					await wait(DELAY_MEDIUM)
-					
+
 					// Find all jobs
 					const allJobRows = Array.from(
 						document.querySelectorAll('#runs-table-wrapper .cursor-pointer')
 					) as HTMLElement[]
-					
+
 					// Find successful job (green badge/check icon) - first one that's not failed
-					const successfulJobRow = allJobRows.find((el) => {
-						const hasRedBadge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-red"], [class*="text-red"]')
-						const hasGreenBadge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-green"], [class*="text-green"]')
-						return !hasRedBadge && hasGreenBadge !== null
-					}) || allJobRows[0]
+					const successfulJobRow =
+						allJobRows.find((el) => {
+							const hasRedBadge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-red"], [class*="text-red"]')
+							const hasGreenBadge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-green"], [class*="text-green"]')
+							return !hasRedBadge && hasGreenBadge !== null
+						}) || allJobRows[0]
 
 					if (successfulJobRow) {
 						// Create cursor
 						const cursor = createFakeCursor()
-						
+
 						// Click on successful job
 						await animateCursorToElementAndClick(cursor, successfulJobRow)
-						
+
 						// Wait for navigation to job details page
 						await wait(DELAY_LONG)
-						
+
 						// Navigate back to runs page using SvelteKit navigation
 						await goto(`${base}/runs?tutorial=runs-tutorial`, { replaceState: true })
 						await wait(DELAY_LONG)
-						
+
 						// Remove the cursor
 						cursor.remove()
 						step2Complete = true
 					}
 				},
 				popover: {
-					title: 'Exploring successful job runs <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="color: #22c55e; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><path d="m9 12 2 2 4-4"/></svg>',
+					title:
+						'Exploring successful job runs <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="color: #22c55e; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><path d="m9 12 2 2 4-4"/></svg>',
 					description:
-						'Let\'s click on a successful job to see how to inspect a completed execution.',
+						"Let's click on a successful job to see how to inspect a completed execution.",
 					side: 'bottom',
 					onNextClick: async () => {
 						if (!step2Complete) {
-							sendUserToast('Please wait for the job click to complete...', false, [], undefined, 3000)
+							sendUserToast(
+								'Please wait for the job click to complete...',
+								false,
+								[],
+								undefined,
+								3000
+							)
 							return
 						}
 						// Click on the successful job again (without showing cursor)
-						const successfulJobRow = Array.from(
-							document.querySelectorAll('#runs-table-wrapper .cursor-pointer')
-						).find((el) => {
-							const hasRedBadge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-red"], [class*="text-red"]')
-							const hasGreenBadge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-green"], [class*="text-green"]')
-							return !hasRedBadge && hasGreenBadge !== null
-						}) as HTMLElement || Array.from(
-							document.querySelectorAll('#runs-table-wrapper .cursor-pointer')
-						)[0] as HTMLElement
-						
+						const successfulJobRow =
+							(Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('#runs-table-wrapper .cursor-pointer')).find(
+								(el) => {
+									const hasRedBadge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-red"], [class*="text-red"]')
+									const hasGreenBadge = el.querySelector(
+										'[class*="bg-green"], [class*="text-green"]'
+									)
+									return !hasRedBadge && hasGreenBadge !== null
+								}
+							) as HTMLElement) ||
+							(Array.from(
+								document.querySelectorAll('#runs-table-wrapper .cursor-pointer')
+							)[0] as HTMLElement)
+
 						if (successfulJobRow) {
 							successfulJobRow.click()
 							await wait(DELAY_SHORT)
-							
+
 							// Wait for navigation to job details page
 							await wait(DELAY_LONG)
-							
+
 							// Navigate back to runs page using SvelteKit navigation
 							await goto(`${base}/runs?tutorial=runs-tutorial`, { replaceState: true })
 							await wait(DELAY_LONG)
 						}
-						
+
 						driver.moveNext()
 					},
 					onPrevClick: () => {
@@ -220,12 +242,12 @@
 				onHighlighted: async () => {
 					step3Complete = false
 					await wait(DELAY_MEDIUM)
-					
+
 					// Find all jobs
 					const allJobRows = Array.from(
 						document.querySelectorAll('#runs-table-wrapper .cursor-pointer')
 					) as HTMLElement[]
-					
+
 					// Find failed job (red badge/X icon)
 					const failedJobRow = allJobRows.find((el) => {
 						const badge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-red"], [class*="text-red"]')
@@ -235,30 +257,36 @@
 					if (failedJobRow) {
 						// Create cursor
 						const cursor = createFakeCursor()
-						
+
 						// Click on failed job
 						await animateCursorToElementAndClick(cursor, failedJobRow)
-						
+
 						// Wait for navigation to job details page
 						await wait(DELAY_LONG)
-						
+
 						// Navigate back to runs page using SvelteKit navigation
 						await goto(`${base}/runs?tutorial=runs-tutorial`, { replaceState: true })
 						await wait(DELAY_LONG)
-						
+
 						// Remove the cursor
 						cursor.remove()
 						step3Complete = true
 					}
 				},
 				popover: {
-					title: 'Exploring failed job runs <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="color: #ef4444; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><path d="m12 8v4"/><path d="m12 16h.01"/></svg>',
-					description:
-						'Now let\'s click on a failed job to see how to inspect a failed execution.',
+					title:
+						'Exploring failed job runs <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="color: #ef4444; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><path d="m12 8v4"/><path d="m12 16h.01"/></svg>',
+					description: "Now let's click on a failed job to see how to inspect a failed execution.",
 					side: 'bottom',
 					onNextClick: async () => {
 						if (!step3Complete) {
-							sendUserToast('Please wait for the job click to complete...', false, [], undefined, 3000)
+							sendUserToast(
+								'Please wait for the job click to complete...',
+								false,
+								[],
+								undefined,
+								3000
+							)
 							return
 						}
 						// Click on the failed job again (without showing cursor)
@@ -268,19 +296,19 @@
 							const badge = el.querySelector('[class*="bg-red"], [class*="text-red"]')
 							return badge !== null
 						}) as HTMLElement
-						
+
 						if (failedJobRow) {
 							failedJobRow.click()
 							await wait(DELAY_SHORT)
-							
+
 							// Wait for navigation to job details page
 							await wait(DELAY_LONG)
-							
+
 							// Navigate back to runs page using SvelteKit navigation
 							await goto(`${base}/runs?tutorial=runs-tutorial`, { replaceState: true })
 							await wait(DELAY_LONG)
 						}
-						
+
 						driver.moveNext()
 					},
 					onPrevClick: () => {
@@ -289,7 +317,7 @@
 				}
 			},
 			{
-				element: 'div.p-2.px-4.pt-8.w-full.border-b',
+				element: '#runs-chart',
 				popover: {
 					title: 'Visual run history',
 					description:
@@ -304,15 +332,15 @@
 				}
 			},
 			{
-				element: 'div.p-2.px-4.pt-8.w-full.border-b',
+				element: '#runs-chart',
 				onHighlighted: async () => {
 					step5Complete = false
 					await wait(DELAY_MEDIUM)
-					// Find the button with data-value="ConcurrencyChart"
+					// Switch to the Concurrency chart tab
 					const concurrencyButton = document.querySelector(
-						'button[data-value="ConcurrencyChart"]'
+						'#runs-chart-concurrency-tab'
 					) as HTMLElement
-					
+
 					if (concurrencyButton) {
 						await animateFakeCursorClick(concurrencyButton)
 						await wait(DELAY_MEDIUM)
@@ -326,7 +354,13 @@
 					side: 'bottom',
 					onNextClick: () => {
 						if (!step5Complete) {
-							sendUserToast('Please wait for the chart switch to complete...', false, [], undefined, 3000)
+							sendUserToast(
+								'Please wait for the chart switch to complete...',
+								false,
+								[],
+								undefined,
+								3000
+							)
 							return
 						}
 						driver.moveNext()
@@ -337,11 +371,11 @@
 				}
 			},
 			{
-				element: 'div.flex.flex-row.items-start.w-full.border-b.px-4.gap-8',
+				element: '#status',
 				onHighlighted: async () => {
 					step6Complete = false
 					await wait(DELAY_MEDIUM)
-					
+
 					// Find the success and failure filter buttons
 					const successButton = document.querySelector(
 						'button[data-value="success"]'
@@ -349,18 +383,18 @@
 					const failureButton = document.querySelector(
 						'button[data-value="failure"]'
 					) as HTMLElement
-					
+
 					if (successButton && failureButton) {
 						// Create cursor once for both clicks
 						const cursor = createFakeCursor()
-						
+
 						// Click on failure button first
 						await animateCursorToElementAndClick(cursor, failureButton)
 						await wait(DELAY_MEDIUM)
-						
+
 						// Click on success button
 						await animateCursorToElementAndClick(cursor, successButton)
-						
+
 						// Remove the cursor
 						cursor.remove()
 						await wait(DELAY_MEDIUM)
@@ -374,7 +408,13 @@
 					side: 'bottom',
 					onNextClick: () => {
 						if (!step6Complete) {
-							sendUserToast('Please wait for the filter clicks to complete...', false, [], undefined, 3000)
+							sendUserToast(
+								'Please wait for the filter clicks to complete...',
+								false,
+								[],
+								undefined,
+								3000
+							)
 							return
 						}
 						driver.moveNext()
@@ -385,11 +425,11 @@
 				}
 			},
 			{
-				element: 'div.flex.flex-row.gap-4.items-center.px-2.py-1.grow-0.justify-between',
+				element: '#runs-filters-bar',
 				popover: {
 					title: 'More filtering options',
 					description:
-						'Even more filters are available to help you find exactly what you\'re looking for. Explore the additional filtering options to refine your search.',
+						"Even more filters are available to help you find exactly what you're looking for. Explore the additional filtering options to refine your search.",
 					side: 'bottom',
 					onNextClick: () => {
 						driver.moveNext()
@@ -415,14 +455,13 @@
 		]
 	}
 
-
 	// Cleanup function to delete tutorial flows
 	async function cleanupTutorialFlows() {
 		// Don't delete flows if user is an operator (they don't have permission)
 		if ($userStore?.operator) {
 			return
 		}
-		
+
 		for (const flowPath of tutorialFlowPaths) {
 			try {
 				await FlowService.deleteFlowByPath({
@@ -441,22 +480,19 @@
 		try {
 			const successfulFlowPath = await createTutorialFlow()
 			const brokenFlowPath = await createBrokenFlow()
-			
+
 			// Store flow paths for cleanup
 			tutorialFlowPaths = [successfulFlowPath, brokenFlowPath]
-			
+
 			// Run both flows in parallel
-			await Promise.all([
-				runFlowAndWait(successfulFlowPath),
-				runFlowAndWait(brokenFlowPath)
-			])
-			
+			await Promise.all([runFlowAndWait(successfulFlowPath), runFlowAndWait(brokenFlowPath)])
+
 			// Wait a bit for jobs to appear
 			await wait(DELAY_LONG)
 		} catch (error) {
 			console.error('Error creating/running tutorial flows:', error)
 		}
-		
+
 		tutorial?.runTutorial()
 	}
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/app/BackgroundRunnablesTutorial.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/app/BackgroundRunnablesTutorial.svelte
index f2e14afaa6..65fa99ed46 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/app/BackgroundRunnablesTutorial.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/app/BackgroundRunnablesTutorial.svelte
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 						setTimeout(() => {
 							driver.moveNext()
 
-							updateProgress(5)
+							updateProgress(index)
 						})
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/app/ConnectionTutorial.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/app/ConnectionTutorial.svelte
index 8de12833dd..9ae02af92a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/app/ConnectionTutorial.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/app/ConnectionTutorial.svelte
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 				title: 'Connection done',
 				description: 'You can now see the email output connected to the text component input',
 				onNextClick: () => {
-					updateProgress(6)
+					updateProgress(index)
 
 					setTimeout(() => {
 						driver.moveNext()
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/workspace/WorkspaceOnboardingTutorial.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/workspace/WorkspaceOnboardingTutorial.svelte
index cc73088b77..30307463a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/workspace/WorkspaceOnboardingTutorial.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/tutorials/workspace/WorkspaceOnboardingTutorial.svelte
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 <Tutorial
 	bind:this={tutorial}
-	index={index}
+	{index}
 	name="workspace-onboarding"
 	tainted={false}
 	on:skipAll
@@ -38,16 +38,13 @@
 					title: 'Welcome to your Windmill workspace! 🎉',
 					description:
 						"Let's take a quick tour! We will show you the main sections of your workspace.",
-					onNextClick: () => {
-						// Wait a bit to ensure the page is fully rendered before moving to next step
-						setTimeout(() => {
-							const button = document.querySelector('#create-script-button') as HTMLElement | null
-							if (button) {
-								driver.moveNext()
-							} else {
-								alert('Could not find the Create Script button. Please make sure you are on the home page.')
-							}
-						}, 100)
+					onNextClick: async () => {
+						// The New menu button mounts once an async permission check resolves, so
+						// wait for it before highlighting it in the next step.
+						for (let i = 0; i < 20 && !document.querySelector('#create-new-button'); i++) {
+							await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
+						}
+						driver.moveNext()
 					}
 				}
 			},
@@ -55,45 +52,29 @@
 				popover: {
 					title: 'Create your first script',
 					description:
-						'<img src="/languages.png" alt="Programming Languages" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 8px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><p>Scripts turn code into tools. Write in Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash, SQL and more. Run them manually, on schedule, or via webhooks.</p>',
-					onNextClick: async () => {
-						// Move to the next step (Create Flow button)
-						setTimeout(() => {
-							const button = document.querySelector('#create-flow-button') as HTMLElement | null
-							if (button) {
-								driver.moveNext()
-							} else {
-								alert('Could not find the Create Flow button. Please make sure you are on the home page.')
-							}
-						}, 100)
+						'<img src="/languages.png" alt="Programming Languages" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 8px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><p>Open the <strong>New</strong> menu to create a script. Scripts turn code into tools. Write in Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash, SQL and more. Run them manually, on schedule, or via webhooks.</p>',
+					onNextClick: () => {
+						driver.moveNext()
 					}
 				},
-				element: '#create-script-button',
+				element: '#create-new-button'
 			},
 			{
 				popover: {
 					title: 'Create your first flow',
 					description:
-						'<img src="/flow.png" alt="Flow" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 8px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><p>Flows orchestrate multiple scripts. Chain them together with branching, loops, and error handling to build complex workflows.</p>',
-					onNextClick: async () => {
-						// Move to the next step (Create App button)
-						setTimeout(() => {
-							const button = document.querySelector('#create-app-button') as HTMLElement | null
-							if (button) {
-								driver.moveNext()
-							} else {
-								alert('Could not find the Create App button. Please make sure you are on the home page.')
-							}
-						}, 100)
+						'<img src="/flow.png" alt="Flow" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 8px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><p>The same <strong>New</strong> menu lets you create a flow. Flows orchestrate multiple scripts. Chain them together with branching, loops, and error handling to build complex workflows.</p>',
+					onNextClick: () => {
+						driver.moveNext()
 					}
 				},
-				element: '#create-flow-button',
+				element: '#create-new-button'
 			},
 			{
 				popover: {
 					title: 'Create your first app',
 					description:
-						'<img src="/app.png" alt="App" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 8px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><p>Apps are custom UIs built with drag-and-drop. Combine tables, forms, charts, and buttons that trigger your scripts and flows.. That\'s it for the tour!</p><p style="margin-top: 12px; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(128,128,128,0.3); font-size: 0.9em; opacity: 0.9;"><strong>💡 Want to learn more?</strong> Access more tutorials from the <strong>Tutorials</strong> page in the main menu or in the <strong>Help</strong> submenu.</p>',
+						'<img src="/app.png" alt="App" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 8px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><p>And from the <strong>New</strong> menu you can also create an app. Apps are custom UIs built with drag-and-drop. Combine tables, forms, charts, and buttons that trigger your scripts and flows. That\'s it for the tour!</p><p style="margin-top: 12px; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(128,128,128,0.3); font-size: 0.9em; opacity: 0.9;"><strong>💡 Want to learn more?</strong> Access more tutorials from the <strong>Tutorials</strong> page in the main menu or in the <strong>Help</strong> submenu.</p>',
 					onNextClick: async () => {
 						// Mark tutorial as complete
 						updateProgress(index)
@@ -105,7 +86,7 @@
 						}
 					}
 				},
-				element: '#create-app-button',
+				element: '#create-new-button'
 			}
 		]
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CreateWorkspaceInner.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CreateWorkspaceInner.svelte
index b085649b89..23ed37caad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CreateWorkspaceInner.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CreateWorkspaceInner.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@
 	import { validateUsername } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { logoutWithRedirect } from '$lib/logoutKit'
 	import { page } from '$app/state'
-	import { superadmin, usersWorkspaceStore, userWorkspaces, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import {
+		enterpriseLicense,
+		superadmin,
+		usersWorkspaceStore,
+		userWorkspaces,
+		workspaceStore
+	} from '$lib/stores'
 	import {
 		workspaceIsFork,
 		findWorkspaceRoot,
@@ -204,6 +210,7 @@
 
 	let workspaceColor: string | undefined = $state(undefined)
 	let colorEnabled = $state(false)
+	let errorHandlerFallbackToInstanceAlerts = $state(false)
 
 	function generateRandomColor() {
 		const randomColor =
@@ -452,7 +459,8 @@
 				id,
 				name,
 				color: colorEnabled && workspaceColor ? workspaceColor : undefined,
-				username: automateUsernameCreation ? undefined : username
+				username: automateUsernameCreation ? undefined : username,
+				error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts: errorHandlerFallbackToInstanceAlerts
 			}
 		})
 		if (auto_invite) {
@@ -784,6 +792,23 @@
 					</div>
 				{/if}
 			</Label>
+			{#if !isFork && !isCloudHosted() && $enterpriseLicense}
+				<Label label="Error reporting">
+					{#snippet header()}
+						<span class="text-2xs text-secondary">(optional)</span>
+					{/snippet}
+					<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
+						Until this workspace has its own error handler, report failed jobs to the Slack, Teams
+						and email channels a superadmin configured in the instance critical alert settings.
+					</span>
+					<div class="pt-1">
+						<Toggle
+							bind:checked={errorHandlerFallbackToInstanceAlerts}
+							options={{ right: 'Use the instance critical alert channels' }}
+						/>
+					</div>
+				</Label>
+			{/if}
 			{#if isFork && canDesignateDevWorkspace}
 				<Label label="Persistent dev workspace">
 					<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte
index 156d11ce95..dcf41788ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/CustomInstanceDbWizardModal.svelte
@@ -165,14 +165,17 @@
 									title: 'Grant permissions to custom_instance_user',
 									status: status?.logs.grant_permissions,
 									description:
-										'Gives custom_instance_user the required permissions to use the database. custom_instance_user is already created during a migration and has an auto-generated password stored in global_settings.custom_instance_pg_databases.user_pwd. These are the commands : \n\n' +
+										'Gives custom_instance_user the required permissions to use the database. custom_instance_user is already created during a migration and has an auto-generated password stored in global_settings.custom_instance_pg_databases.user_pwd. Postgres triggers use custom_instance_replication_user (password in global_settings.custom_instance_replication_pwd). These are the commands : \n\n' +
 										`GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE "${dbname}" TO custom_instance_user;\n` +
 										'GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO custom_instance_user;\n' +
 										'GRANT CREATE ON SCHEMA public TO custom_instance_user;\n' +
 										`GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE "${dbname}" TO custom_instance_user;\n` +
 										'ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public \n' +
 										'  	GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON TABLES\n    TO custom_instance_user;\n' +
-										'ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user CREATEROLE;'
+										'ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user CREATEROLE;\n' +
+										'ALTER ROLE custom_instance_replication_user REPLICATION;\n' +
+										'GRANT custom_instance_user TO custom_instance_replication_user;\n' +
+										'ALTER ROLE custom_instance_user NOREPLICATION;'
 								}
 							],
 							status?.error ?? undefined
@@ -185,11 +188,13 @@
 							endIcon={{ icon: InfoIcon }}
 							onClick={async () => {
 								await SettingService.refreshCustomInstanceUserPwd()
-								sendUserToast('custom_instance_user password refreshed')
-							}}>Refresh custom_instance_user password</Button
+								sendUserToast('custom instance user passwords refreshed')
+							}}>Refresh custom instance passwords</Button
 						>
 						{#snippet text()}
-							Try this if there is an issue with your custom instance database password.
+							Try this if there is an issue with your custom instance database passwords. Rotates
+							both custom_instance_user and the custom_instance_replication_user used by postgres
+							triggers.
 						{/snippet}
 					</Tooltip>
 				{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DeployToHub.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DeployToHub.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97ce779cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DeployToHub.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,1183 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { base } from '$lib/base'
+	import { Badge, Button, Drawer, DrawerContent } from '$lib/components/common'
+	import WorkspaceDeployLayout from '$lib/components/WorkspaceDeployLayout.svelte'
+	import SchemaForm from '$lib/components/SchemaForm.svelte'
+	import Tooltip from '$lib/components/Tooltip.svelte'
+	import TextInput from '$lib/components/text_input/TextInput.svelte'
+	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
+	import { workspaceStore, hubBaseUrlStore, enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { displayDate } from '$lib/utils'
+	import {
+		useDeployToHubSession,
+		canRecord,
+		canShareAsIframe,
+		sanitizeSlug,
+		isValidSlug,
+		type DeployItem
+	} from './deployToHubSession.svelte'
+	import { TRIGGER_KINDS, triggerDetails } from '$lib/components/triggers/workspaceTriggersList'
+	import Toggle from '../Toggle.svelte'
+	import MigrationSqlEditor from './MigrationSqlEditor.svelte'
+	import PipelineRecordingReplay from '$lib/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte'
+	import AssetGraphCanvas from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte'
+	import {
+		Check,
+		ChevronDown,
+		Cloud,
+		Code2,
+		Copy,
+		Database,
+		Eye,
+		ExternalLink,
+		Globe,
+		Info,
+		LayoutDashboard,
+		Loader2,
+		Play,
+		RotateCcw,
+		TriangleAlert,
+		X,
+		Zap
+	} from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import BarsStaggered from '$lib/components/icons/BarsStaggered.svelte'
+	import Popover from '$lib/components/Popover.svelte'
+
+	// Folder name (no `f/`) this project is scoped to; provided by the /folders launcher.
+	let { folder: folderProp }: { folder: string } = $props()
+
+	// All deploy state lives in a session keyed by (workspace, folder): switching
+	// either replaces the instance (and the {#key} below remounts the UI, closing
+	// drawers), so nothing here needs resetting by hand.
+	const deployHub = useDeployToHubSession({
+		workspace: () => $workspaceStore,
+		folder: () => folderProp,
+		hasEeLicense: () => !!$enterpriseLicense
+	})
+
+	let recordDrawer = $state<Drawer | undefined>()
+	let pipelinePreviewDrawer = $state<Drawer | undefined>()
+	// Inline pipeline graph above the item list, collapsed by default so the
+	// selection list stays the first thing in view.
+	let pipelineGraphOpen = $state(false)
+	let publishDrawer = $state<Drawer | undefined>()
+	let resourceDrawer = $state<Drawer | undefined>()
+	let triggerDrawer = $state<Drawer | undefined>()
+	let bundleDrawer = $state<Drawer | undefined>()
+
+	let hubUrl = $derived(
+		`${$hubBaseUrlStore.replace(/\/+$/, '')}/projects/${deployHub.session?.hubSlug ?? ''}`
+	)
+
+	// The session is UI-free; the component owns drawer open/close around its
+	// operations.
+	function openBundle() {
+		const s = deployHub.session
+		if (!s || s.triggersLoading) return
+		s.prepareBundle()
+		bundleDrawer?.openDrawer()
+	}
+	async function confirmBundle() {
+		await deployHub.session?.publishBundle(() => bundleDrawer?.closeDrawer())
+	}
+	function openRecord(it: DeployItem) {
+		recordDrawer?.openDrawer()
+		void deployHub.session?.openRecord(it)
+	}
+	async function saveRecording() {
+		if (await deployHub.session?.saveRecording()) recordDrawer?.closeDrawer()
+	}
+	async function savePipelineRecording() {
+		await deployHub.session?.savePipelineRecording()
+	}
+	function openPublish(it: DeployItem) {
+		const s = deployHub.session
+		if (!s) return
+		s.publishTarget = it
+		publishDrawer?.openDrawer()
+	}
+	async function confirmPublish() {
+		if (await deployHub.session?.confirmPublish()) publishDrawer?.closeDrawer()
+	}
+	async function copyIframeSnippet(url: string) {
+		const snippet = `<iframe src="${url}" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>`
+		try {
+			await navigator.clipboard.writeText(snippet)
+			sendUserToast('Iframe snippet copied to clipboard')
+		} catch {
+			sendUserToast('Failed to copy snippet', true)
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+{#if deployHub.session}
+	{#key deployHub.session}
+		{@const s = deployHub.session}
+		<div>
+			<WorkspaceDeployLayout
+				items={s.items}
+				selectedItems={s.selectedItemKeys}
+				deploymentStatus={s.deploymentStatus}
+				hideSelection={s.phase !== 'predeploy'}
+				allSelected={s.allSelected}
+				onToggleItem={s.toggleItem}
+				onSelectAll={s.selectAll}
+				onDeselectAll={s.deselectAll}
+				emptyMessage={s.loading ? 'Loading project items…' : 'No items to publish'}
+			>
+				{#snippet header()}
+					{@const stepNum =
+						s.phase === 'predeploy'
+							? 1
+							: s.phase === 'draft'
+								? 2
+								: s.phase === 'under_review'
+									? 3
+									: 4}
+					<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 w-full pb-4">
+						<ol
+							class="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-md border bg-surface-secondary p-3 text-xs text-secondary"
+						>
+							<span class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary">
+								How to publish your project to the Hub
+							</span>
+							<li class={stepNum === 1 ? 'text-primary' : stepNum > 1 ? 'opacity-60' : ''}>
+								<span class="font-mono text-emphasis">{stepNum > 1 ? '✓' : '1.'}</span>
+								<span class="font-semibold text-primary">Bundle your project</span> — creates a draft
+								on the Hub with every selected script, flow, app and resource from this folder.
+							</li>
+							<li
+								class={stepNum === 2 ? 'text-primary' : stepNum > 2 ? 'opacity-60' : 'opacity-40'}
+							>
+								<span class="font-mono text-emphasis">{stepNum > 2 ? '✓' : '2.'}</span>
+								<span class="font-semibold text-primary">Generate iframes &amp; recordings</span> — share
+								public apps as iframes, capture one execution per script/flow, and record the whole data-pipeline
+								cascade as one interactive replay.
+							</li>
+							<li
+								class={stepNum === 3 ? 'text-primary' : stepNum > 3 ? 'opacity-60' : 'opacity-40'}
+							>
+								<span class="font-mono text-emphasis">{stepNum > 3 ? '✓' : '3.'}</span>
+								<span class="font-semibold text-primary">Submit for review</span> — send the bundle for
+								approval.
+							</li>
+						</ol>
+						<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 pt-4">
+							{#if s.phase === 'predeploy'}
+								<span class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary">
+									Step 1: Bundle your project
+								</span>
+							{:else if s.phase === 'draft'}
+								<span class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary">
+									Step 2: Generate iframes &amp; recordings
+								</span>
+							{:else if s.phase === 'under_review'}
+								<span class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary">Step 3: Awaiting review</span>
+							{:else}
+								<span class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary">Live on the Hub</span>
+							{/if}
+							{#if s.phase !== 'predeploy'}
+								<Badge color="transparent" class="font-semibold">
+									<Cloud size={14} class="mr-1" />
+									<span class="text-secondary">on Hub:</span>
+									<span class="text-emphasis">{s.hubName || s.hubSlug}</span>
+								</Badge>
+								<a
+									href={hubUrl}
+									target="_blank"
+									rel="noopener noreferrer"
+									class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline"
+								>
+									<ExternalLink size={12} /> Open in Hub
+								</a>
+							{/if}
+							<div class="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2">
+								{#if s.phase === 'predeploy'}
+									<Button
+										variant="accent"
+										loading={s.deploying || s.triggersLoading}
+										disabled={s.selectedItems.length === 0 ||
+											s.triggersLoading ||
+											s.triggerDiscoveryFailed}
+										startIcon={{ icon: Cloud }}
+										onclick={openBundle}
+									>
+										Create Hub draft ({s.selectedItems.length})
+									</Button>
+								{:else if s.phase === 'draft'}
+									<Button
+										variant="accent"
+										loading={s.submitting}
+										startIcon={{ icon: Check }}
+										onclick={s.submitForReview}
+									>
+										Submit for review
+									</Button>
+								{:else if s.phase === 'under_review'}
+									<Button
+										size="xs"
+										variant="subtle"
+										loading={s.syncing}
+										startIcon={{ icon: RotateCcw }}
+										iconOnly
+										title="Refresh review status"
+										onclick={s.syncWithHub}
+									/>
+								{:else}
+									<Button
+										variant="accent"
+										startIcon={{ icon: RotateCcw }}
+										onclick={s.startNewDraft}
+									>
+										New draft
+									</Button>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+						</div>
+						{#if s.phase === 'predeploy'}
+							<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 pb-3">
+								<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
+									Bundling creates a draft project on the Hub from the selected scripts, flows and
+									apps of <span class="font-mono">{s.selectedFolder}/</span>.
+									{s.selectedItems.length} of {s.filteredWorkspaceItems.length} items selected.
+								</span>
+							</div>
+							<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+								<span class="font-semibold text-primary shrink-0">
+									Resource dependencies
+									{#if s.detectingResources}
+										<Loader2 size={11} class="inline animate-spin text-hint" />
+									{:else}
+										<span class="text-hint font-normal">({s.dependencyTypes.length})</span>
+									{/if}
+									<Tooltip>
+										Resource types the selected items depend on (whether passed as inputs or
+										referenced by a hardcoded path). Synced to the Hub so a fork knows what
+										credentials it needs to fill.
+									</Tooltip>
+								</span>
+								{#if s.dependencyTypes.length === 0}
+									<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+										No resource references detected in the current selection.
+									</span>
+								{:else}
+									{#each s.dependencyTypes as r (r.resource_type)}
+										<span
+											class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded border px-1.5 py-0.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-secondary {r.hasHardcoded
+												? 'border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 dark:border-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-950/40'
+												: 'bg-surface'}"
+										>
+											{r.resource_type}
+										</span>
+									{/each}
+									<Button
+										variant="subtle"
+										unifiedSize="sm"
+										wrapperClasses="ml-auto"
+										onclick={() => resourceDrawer?.openDrawer()}
+									>
+										View details
+									</Button>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+							<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+								<span class="font-semibold text-primary shrink-0">
+									Data table dependencies
+									{#if s.detectingDatatables}
+										<Loader2 size={11} class="inline animate-spin text-hint" />
+									{:else}
+										<span class="text-hint font-normal">({s.datatableUsage.size})</span>
+									{/if}
+									<Tooltip>
+										Data tables the selected items read or write. A best-effort CREATE TABLE
+										migration for these is generated in the bundle step and shipped with the
+										project, so a fork can recreate the tables it needs.
+									</Tooltip>
+								</span>
+								{#if s.datatableUsage.size === 0}
+									<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+										No data table usage detected in the current selection.
+									</span>
+								{:else}
+									{#each [...s.datatableUsage] as [dt, tables] (dt)}
+										<span
+											class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded border bg-surface px-1.5 py-0.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-secondary"
+										>
+											{dt}
+											{#if tables.size > 0}
+												<span class="text-hint">×{tables.size}</span>
+											{/if}
+										</span>
+									{/each}
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+						{#if s.phase === 'draft'}
+							<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 pb-3">
+								<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
+									A recording captures one real run of a script or flow — inputs, logs, step outputs
+									and result — replayable on the Hub so visitors see it work before forking. Public
+									apps can also be shared as live iframes. Optional, but recommended.
+								</span>
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+						{#if s.phase === 'draft' && s.isPipelineProject}
+							<div
+								class="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-md border border-blue-300 bg-blue-50 p-3 dark:border-blue-800 dark:bg-blue-950/40"
+							>
+								<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+									<BarsStaggered class="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400" />
+									<span class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary">Data pipeline recording</span>
+									{#if s.pipelineRecorded}
+										<Badge color="green" size="xs">
+											<Check size={10} class="mr-0.5" />Recorded
+										</Badge>
+									{/if}
+									<div class="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2">
+										<Button
+											size="xs"
+											variant="subtle"
+											loading={s.pipelineRunState === 'running'}
+											startIcon={{ icon: s.pipelineRecordingResult ? RotateCcw : Play }}
+											onclick={() => s.runPipelineRecording()}
+										>
+											{s.pipelineRecordingResult ? 'Re-run' : 'Record pipeline run'}
+										</Button>
+										{#if s.pipelineRecordingResult}
+											<Button
+												size="xs"
+												variant="subtle"
+												startIcon={{ icon: Eye }}
+												onclick={() => pipelinePreviewDrawer?.openDrawer()}
+											>
+												Preview
+											</Button>
+											<Button
+												size="xs"
+												variant="accent"
+												disabled={s.pipelineRunState !== 'success'}
+												startIcon={{ icon: Check }}
+												onclick={savePipelineRecording}
+											>
+												Save as recording
+											</Button>
+										{/if}
+									</div>
+								</div>
+								<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
+									Runs this project's <span class="font-mono">{s.selectedFolder}/</span> pipeline
+									cascade ({s.recordablePipelineScriptPaths.length} step{s
+										.recordablePipelineScriptPaths.length === 1
+										? ''
+										: 's'}) and captures the asset graph, per-step logs/results and table samples
+									into one interactive replay for the project page.
+								</span>
+								{#if s.pipelineRunState === 'running'}
+									<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-secondary">
+										<Loader2 size={12} class="animate-spin" /> Running the pipeline cascade…
+									</div>
+								{:else if s.pipelineRunState === 'success'}
+									<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-green-700 dark:text-green-400">
+										<Check size={12} /> Cascade succeeded — preview it, then save as the recording.
+									</div>
+								{:else if s.pipelineRunState === 'failed'}
+									<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">
+										<TriangleAlert size={12} />
+										{s.pipelineRunError ?? 'Cascade failed'}
+									</div>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+						{#if s.phase === 'predeploy'}
+							<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+								<span class="font-semibold text-primary shrink-0">
+									Triggers
+									{#if s.triggersLoading}
+										<Loader2 size={11} class="inline animate-spin text-hint" />
+									{:else}
+										<span class="text-hint font-normal">({s.relevantTriggers.length})</span>
+									{/if}
+								</span>
+								{#if s.triggerDiscoveryFailed}
+									<span class="text-[11px] text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">
+										Some trigger kinds could not be listed — publishing is disabled so triggers
+										aren't silently left out of the bundle.
+									</span>
+									<Button
+										size="xs"
+										variant="subtle"
+										loading={s.triggersLoading}
+										disabled={s.triggersLoading}
+										startIcon={{ icon: RotateCcw }}
+										onclick={() => s.reloadTriggers()}
+									>
+										Retry
+									</Button>
+								{:else if s.relevantTriggers.length === 0}
+									<span class="text-[11px] text-hint"
+										>No triggers reference the selected items.</span
+									>
+								{:else}
+									{#each s.triggersByKind as [kind, triggers] (kind)}
+										<span
+											class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded border bg-surface px-1.5 py-0.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-secondary"
+										>
+											{TRIGGER_KINDS[kind].badge}
+											<span class="text-hint">×{triggers.length}</span>
+										</span>
+									{/each}
+									<Button
+										variant="subtle"
+										unifiedSize="sm"
+										wrapperClasses="ml-auto"
+										onclick={() => triggerDrawer?.openDrawer()}
+									>
+										View details
+									</Button>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+						{#if s.phase === 'under_review'}
+							<div
+								class="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-blue-300 bg-blue-50 p-3 text-xs text-blue-900 dark:border-blue-800 dark:bg-blue-950/40 dark:text-blue-100"
+							>
+								<TriangleAlert size={14} class="mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400" />
+								<div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+									<span class="font-semibold">Locked while under review</span>
+									<span>
+										The Windmill team is reviewing this submission. Editing, recording, and sharing
+										actions are disabled. Estimated turnaround: 1-2 business days.
+									</span>
+								</div>
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+						{#if s.phase === 'draft'}
+							{@const recordedCount = s.recordableItems.filter((i) => i.rec === 'recorded').length}
+							{@const pct = s.recordableItems.length
+								? Math.round((recordedCount / s.recordableItems.length) * 100)
+								: 0}
+							<div class="flex items-center gap-2 self-end text-[11px] text-tertiary">
+								<span class="font-mono">{recordedCount}/{s.recordableItems.length}</span>
+								<div class="h-1 w-24 overflow-hidden rounded bg-surface-tertiary">
+									<div
+										class="h-full {s.allRecorded ? 'bg-green-500' : 'bg-hint'} transition-all"
+										style="width: {pct}%"
+									></div>
+								</div>
+								<span class={s.allRecorded ? 'text-green-700 dark:text-green-400' : 'text-hint'}>
+									{s.allRecorded ? 'Full recordings' : 'Recordings recommended'}
+								</span>
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+						{#if s.phase === 'predeploy' && s.isPipelineProject}
+							<div
+								class="flex flex-col rounded-md border border-blue-300 bg-blue-50 dark:border-blue-800 dark:bg-blue-950/40"
+							>
+								<button
+									type="button"
+									class="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-left"
+									aria-expanded={pipelineGraphOpen}
+									onclick={() => (pipelineGraphOpen = !pipelineGraphOpen)}
+								>
+									<BarsStaggered class="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400" />
+									<span class="text-sm font-semibold text-primary">Data pipeline</span>
+									<span class="text-xs text-hint">
+										({s.pipelineScriptPaths.length} step{s.pipelineScriptPaths.length === 1
+											? ''
+											: 's'})
+									</span>
+									<Tooltip>
+										Scripts in this folder form a data-pipeline cascade (each reads or writes data
+										tables consumed by the next). Bundle the whole folder, then record the cascade
+										as one interactive replay in step 2.
+									</Tooltip>
+									<ChevronDown
+										size={16}
+										class="ml-auto shrink-0 text-tertiary transition-transform {pipelineGraphOpen
+											? 'rotate-180'
+											: ''}"
+									/>
+								</button>
+								{#if pipelineGraphOpen}
+									<div
+										class="flex flex-col gap-2 border-t border-blue-200 p-3 dark:border-blue-900"
+									>
+										<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
+											The <span class="font-mono">{s.selectedFolder}/</span> scripts and the data tables
+											they read and write, as a single pipeline. This whole cascade can be captured as
+											an interactive replay once the project is bundled.
+										</span>
+										{#if s.pipelineGraph}
+											<div class="h-[420px] overflow-hidden rounded-md border bg-surface">
+												<AssetGraphCanvas
+													graph={s.pipelineGraph}
+													viewportFitKey={s.folder}
+													scrollZoom={false}
+												/>
+											</div>
+										{:else}
+											<span class="text-xs text-hint">Loading pipeline graph…</span>
+										{/if}
+									</div>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+					</div>
+				{/snippet}
+
+				{#snippet itemSummary(item)}
+					{@const it = item as DeployItem}
+					<span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
+						<span class="truncate">
+							{it.summary?.trim() || it.path}
+						</span>
+						{#if it.kind === 'script' && s.pipelineScriptPathSet.has(it.path)}
+							<Badge color="blue" size="xs" wrapperClass="shrink-0">
+								<BarsStaggered size={10} class="mr-0.5" />Pipeline
+							</Badge>
+						{/if}
+					</span>
+				{/snippet}
+
+				{#snippet itemActions(item)}
+					{@const it = item as DeployItem}
+					{#if s.phase !== 'predeploy' && canRecord(it.kind)}
+						{#if it.rec === 'recorded'}
+							<Badge color="green" size="xs">
+								<Check size={10} class="mr-0.5" />Recorded
+							</Badge>
+							{#if s.recordings[it.key]}
+								<a
+									href={`/run/${s.recordings[it.key]}?workspace=${s.workspace}`}
+									target="_blank"
+									rel="noopener noreferrer"
+									class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline"
+								>
+									<ExternalLink size={12} /> See recording
+								</a>
+							{/if}
+							{#if s.phase === 'draft'}
+								<Button
+									size="xs"
+									variant="subtle"
+									startIcon={{ icon: RotateCcw }}
+									onclick={() => openRecord(it)}
+								>
+									Re-record
+								</Button>
+							{/if}
+						{:else if s.phase === 'draft'}
+							<Badge color="yellow" size="xs">No recording</Badge>
+							<Button
+								size="xs"
+								variant="subtle"
+								startIcon={{ icon: Play }}
+								onclick={() => openRecord(it)}
+							>
+								Add recording
+							</Button>
+						{:else}
+							<Badge color="yellow" size="xs">No recording</Badge>
+						{/if}
+					{/if}
+					{#if s.phase !== 'predeploy' && canShareAsIframe(it)}
+						{#if it.published}
+							<Badge color="green" size="xs">
+								<Globe size={10} class="mr-0.5" />Public
+							</Badge>
+							{#if it.publicUrl}
+								<a
+									href={it.publicUrl}
+									target="_blank"
+									rel="noopener noreferrer"
+									class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline"
+								>
+									<ExternalLink size={12} /> Open
+								</a>
+								<Button
+									size="xs"
+									variant="subtle"
+									startIcon={{ icon: Copy }}
+									onclick={() => copyIframeSnippet(it.publicUrl!)}
+								>
+									Copy iframe
+								</Button>
+							{:else if s.phase !== 'under_review'}
+								<!-- Public but its URL didn't resolve: offer a retry, keep Unpublish. -->
+								<Button
+									size="xs"
+									variant="subtle"
+									startIcon={{ icon: RotateCcw }}
+									onclick={() => openPublish(it)}
+								>
+									Retry link
+								</Button>
+							{/if}
+							{#if s.phase !== 'under_review'}
+								<Button size="xs" variant="subtle" onclick={() => s.unpublishApp(it)}
+									>Unpublish</Button
+								>
+							{/if}
+						{:else if s.phase !== 'under_review'}
+							<Button
+								size="xs"
+								variant="subtle"
+								startIcon={{ icon: Globe }}
+								onclick={() => openPublish(it)}
+							>
+								Share as iframe
+							</Button>
+						{/if}
+					{/if}
+				{/snippet}
+
+				{#snippet footer()}
+					<div class="flex items-center justify-end gap-3">
+						{#if s.phase === 'predeploy'}
+							<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+								Select the items to include — all selected by default.
+							</span>
+						{:else if s.phase === 'draft'}
+							<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+								{#if s.allRecorded}
+									All scripts and flows have a recording — best chance of approval and featuring.
+								{:else}
+									{s.recordableItems.filter((i) => i.rec === 'recorded').length} of {s
+										.recordableItems.length}
+									recorded. Bundles with full recordings get approved faster and featured on the public
+									Hub.
+								{/if}
+							</span>
+						{:else if s.phase === 'under_review'}
+							<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+								Waiting for the Windmill team to review the submission.
+							</span>
+						{:else}
+							<span class="text-[11px] text-hint"> Iterate further by starting a new draft. </span>
+						{/if}
+					</div>
+				{/snippet}
+			</WorkspaceDeployLayout>
+		</div>
+
+		<Drawer bind:this={recordDrawer} size="600px" on:close={s.cancelRecordRun}>
+			<DrawerContent
+				title={s.recordTarget ? `Record — ${s.recordTarget.path}` : 'Record'}
+				on:close={() => recordDrawer?.closeDrawer()}
+			>
+				<div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
+					<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+						Run this {s.recordTarget?.kind} once with the inputs below. The full execution — args, logs,
+						intermediate step outputs and final result — is saved as a <b>replayable recording</b>
+						shown on the Hub page. Visitors can step through it to see how the {s.recordTarget
+							?.kind} works without running anything themselves.
+					</p>
+
+					{#if s.runState !== 'idle'}
+						<div
+							class="sticky top-0 z-10 flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-md border bg-surface-secondary p-3 shadow-sm"
+						>
+							<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
+								{#if s.runState === 'running'}
+									<Loader2 size={14} class="animate-spin text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400" />
+									<span class="font-semibold">Running…</span>
+								{:else if s.runState === 'success'}
+									<Check size={14} class="text-green-600 dark:text-green-400" />
+									<span class="font-semibold text-green-700 dark:text-green-300">
+										Execution succeeded
+									</span>
+								{:else}
+									<X size={14} class="text-red-600 dark:text-red-400" />
+									<span class="font-semibold text-red-700 dark:text-red-300">Execution failed</span>
+								{/if}
+								{#if s.runJobId}
+									<a
+										href={`/run/${s.runJobId}?workspace=${s.workspace}`}
+										target="_blank"
+										rel="noopener noreferrer"
+										class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline"
+									>
+										<ExternalLink size={12} /> Open job
+									</a>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+							{#if s.runState === 'success' && s.runResult !== undefined}
+								<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+									<span class="text-secondary">Result preview:</span>
+									<pre class="max-h-40 overflow-auto rounded bg-surface p-2 font-mono text-[11px]"
+										>{JSON.stringify(s.runResult, null, 2)}</pre
+									>
+								</div>
+							{:else if s.runState === 'failed' && s.runError}
+								<pre
+									class="max-h-40 overflow-auto rounded bg-surface p-2 font-mono text-[11px] text-red-700 dark:text-red-300"
+									>{s.runError}</pre
+								>
+							{/if}
+							{#if s.runState === 'success'}
+								<div
+									class="mt-1 flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-md border border-green-300 bg-green-50 p-2 dark:border-green-800 dark:bg-green-950/40"
+								>
+									<span class="text-xs text-green-900 dark:text-green-100">
+										Looks good? Save this run as the Hub recording.
+									</span>
+									<Button
+										size="xs"
+										variant="accent"
+										startIcon={{ icon: Check }}
+										onclick={saveRecording}
+									>
+										Save as recording
+									</Button>
+								</div>
+							{:else if s.runState === 'failed'}
+								<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+									Fix inputs and try again. Only successful runs can be saved as a recording.
+								</span>
+							{/if}
+						</div>
+					{/if}
+
+					{#if s.recordSchemaLoading}
+						<span class="text-xs text-hint">Loading schema…</span>
+					{:else}
+						<SchemaForm
+							bind:args={s.recordArgs}
+							bind:isValid={s.recordValid}
+							schema={s.recordSchema}
+						/>
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+				{#snippet actions()}
+					{#if s.runState === 'success'}
+						<Button variant="default" startIcon={{ icon: RotateCcw }} onclick={s.runJob}
+							>Re-run</Button
+						>
+						<Button variant="accent" startIcon={{ icon: Check }} onclick={saveRecording}>
+							Save as recording
+						</Button>
+					{:else}
+						<Button
+							variant="accent"
+							loading={s.runState === 'running'}
+							disabled={!s.recordValid || s.recordSchemaLoading}
+							startIcon={{ icon: Play }}
+							onclick={s.runJob}
+						>
+							{s.runState === 'failed' ? 'Re-run' : 'Run'}
+						</Button>
+					{/if}
+				{/snippet}
+			</DrawerContent>
+		</Drawer>
+
+		<Drawer bind:this={pipelinePreviewDrawer} size="1100px">
+			<DrawerContent
+				title="Pipeline recording preview"
+				on:close={() => pipelinePreviewDrawer?.closeDrawer()}
+			>
+				{#if s.pipelineRecordingResult}
+					<div class="h-full min-h-[600px]">
+						<PipelineRecordingReplay recording={s.pipelineRecordingResult} />
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</DrawerContent>
+		</Drawer>
+
+		<Drawer bind:this={publishDrawer} size="600px">
+			<DrawerContent
+				title={s.publishTarget ? `Share as iframe — ${s.publishTarget.path}` : 'Share as iframe'}
+				on:close={() => publishDrawer?.closeDrawer()}
+			>
+				<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+					<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+						Expose <span class="font-mono text-emphasis">{s.publishTarget?.path}</span> at a public URL
+						so it can be embedded as an iframe (e.g. on the Hub, a docs page, or your own site). Anyone
+						with the URL will be able to interact with it.
+					</p>
+
+					<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-md border bg-surface-secondary p-3">
+						<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+							<TriangleAlert
+								size={14}
+								class={s.workspaceRateLimit
+									? 'text-secondary'
+									: 'text-orange-600 dark:text-orange-400'}
+							/>
+							<span class="text-sm font-semibold">Rate limit (workspace-wide)</span>
+							<Tooltip>
+								Caps public app executions per minute per server. Applies to all public apps in this
+								workspace.
+							</Tooltip>
+						</div>
+						{#if s.workspaceRateLimit && s.workspaceRateLimit > 0}
+							<span class="text-xs text-secondary">
+								Currently <span class="font-mono text-emphasis">{s.workspaceRateLimit}</span> executions
+								/ minute / server.
+							</span>
+						{:else}
+							<span class="text-xs text-orange-700 dark:text-orange-300">
+								No rate limit configured — anyone with the URL can hit this app at any rate.
+							</span>
+						{/if}
+						<a
+							href="{base}/workspace_settings?tab=default_app"
+							class="text-[11px] text-blue-600 underline"
+							onclick={() => publishDrawer?.closeDrawer()}
+						>
+							Edit in Workspace settings → Apps
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+				{#snippet actions()}
+					<Button variant="default" onclick={() => publishDrawer?.closeDrawer()}>Cancel</Button>
+					<Button
+						variant="accent"
+						loading={s.publishing}
+						startIcon={{ icon: Globe }}
+						onclick={confirmPublish}
+					>
+						Generate iframe
+					</Button>
+				{/snippet}
+			</DrawerContent>
+		</Drawer>
+
+		<Drawer bind:this={resourceDrawer} size="640px">
+			<DrawerContent title="Resource dependencies" on:close={() => resourceDrawer?.closeDrawer()}>
+				<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+					<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+						Resource types the selected items depend on. Each is synced to the Hub so a fork knows
+						what credentials it needs to fill. <span class="font-semibold">Input</span> means the
+						item takes the resource as a parameter;
+						<span class="font-semibold">hardcoded path</span> means the item pins a specific resource
+						path in its code.
+					</p>
+					{#if s.dependencyTypes.length === 0}
+						<span class="text-xs text-hint">No resource references in the current selection.</span>
+					{:else}
+						{#each s.dependencyTypes as r (r.resource_type)}
+							<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-md border bg-surface-secondary p-3">
+								<div class="flex items-center gap-2 border-b pb-2">
+									<span
+										class="rounded border px-1.5 py-0.5 font-mono text-xs text-primary {r.hasHardcoded
+											? 'border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 dark:border-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-950/40'
+											: 'bg-surface'}"
+									>
+										{r.resource_type}
+									</span>
+									<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+										{r.usages.length} usage{r.usages.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}
+									</span>
+								</div>
+								<div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
+									{#each r.usages as u, ui (ui)}
+										{#if u.role === 'trigger'}
+											<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+												<Zap size={14} class="shrink-0 text-hint" />
+												<span class="break-all font-mono text-primary">{u.label}</span>
+												<span
+													class="ml-auto inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 rounded bg-surface px-1.5 py-px text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-secondary"
+												>
+													{TRIGGER_KINDS[u.triggerKind].badge} trigger
+												</span>
+											</div>
+										{:else}
+											{@const itemUrl = s.itemUrl(u.kind, u.itemPath)}
+											<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+												<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+													{#if u.kind === 'script'}
+														<Code2 size={14} class="shrink-0 text-hint" />
+													{:else if u.kind === 'flow'}
+														<BarsStaggered size={14} class="shrink-0 text-hint" />
+													{:else}
+														<LayoutDashboard size={14} class="shrink-0 text-hint" />
+													{/if}
+													<span class="break-all font-mono text-primary">{u.label}</span>
+													<span
+														class="ml-auto inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-px text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide {u.role ===
+														'hardcoded'
+															? 'bg-amber-100 text-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-950/50 dark:text-amber-200'
+															: 'bg-surface text-secondary'}"
+													>
+														{u.role === 'hardcoded' ? 'hardcoded path' : 'input'}
+														{#if u.role === 'hardcoded'}
+															<Popover notClickable placement="top">
+																<Info size={11} class="text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400" />
+																{#snippet text()}
+																	<div
+																		class="flex w-80 max-w-[90vw] flex-col gap-2 text-left text-[11px] normal-case"
+																	>
+																		<span>
+																			This {u.kind} references the resource by a hardcoded path
+																			<span class="break-all font-mono">$res:{u.path}</span>.
+																		</span>
+																		<span class="text-hint">
+																			For portability, prefer taking the resource as an input — a
+																			fork won't have this exact path. It's relocated into the
+																			project on publish, but converting it to an input keeps the
+																			item reusable.
+																		</span>
+																	</div>
+																{/snippet}
+															</Popover>
+														{/if}
+													</span>
+													{#if itemUrl}
+														<a
+															href={itemUrl}
+															target="_blank"
+															rel="noopener"
+															title="Open {u.kind} in new tab"
+															class="shrink-0 text-hint hover:text-primary"
+														>
+															<ExternalLink size={12} />
+														</a>
+													{/if}
+												</div>
+											</div>
+										{/if}
+									{/each}
+								</div>
+							</div>
+						{/each}
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+			</DrawerContent>
+		</Drawer>
+
+		<Drawer bind:this={triggerDrawer} size="640px">
+			<DrawerContent title="Triggers" on:close={() => triggerDrawer?.closeDrawer()}>
+				<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+					<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+						Triggers attached to the selected scripts and flows. Synced to the Hub as
+						<span class="font-semibold">disabled stubs</span>. Recipients review and enable each one
+						manually after importing. External hooks (Slack/Discord webhooks, message-queue
+						subscriptions, etc.) must be re-registered against the importing instance.
+					</p>
+					{#if s.relevantTriggers.length === 0}
+						<span class="text-xs text-hint">No triggers reference the selected items.</span>
+					{:else}
+						{#each s.triggersByKind as [kind, triggers] (kind)}
+							<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-md border bg-surface-secondary p-3">
+								<div class="flex items-center gap-2 border-b pb-2">
+									<span
+										class="rounded border bg-surface px-1.5 py-0.5 font-mono text-xs text-primary"
+									>
+										{TRIGGER_KINDS[kind].badge}
+									</span>
+									<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+										{triggers.length} trigger{triggers.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}
+									</span>
+									{#if TRIGGER_KINDS[kind].note}
+										<span class="ml-auto">
+											<Popover notClickable placement="top">
+												<Info size={12} class="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400" />
+												{#snippet text()}
+													<div
+														class="flex w-72 max-w-[90vw] flex-col gap-1 text-left text-[11px] normal-case"
+													>
+														<span>{TRIGGER_KINDS[kind].note}</span>
+													</div>
+												{/snippet}
+											</Popover>
+										</span>
+									{/if}
+								</div>
+								<div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
+									{#each triggers as t (t.path)}
+										{@const runnableSummary = s.runnableSummaryByPath.get(
+											`${t.is_flow ? 'flow' : 'script'}:${t.script_path}`
+										)}
+										{@const details = triggerDetails(t)}
+										{@const cfg = t.config as any}
+										{@const previewKey =
+											t.kind === 'schedule' ? `${cfg.schedule}|${cfg.timezone}` : ''}
+										{@const preview =
+											t.kind === 'schedule' ? s.schedulePreviews[previewKey] : undefined}
+										{@const triggerUrl = s.triggerListUrl(t.kind)}
+										<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+											<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+												{#if t.is_flow}
+													<BarsStaggered size={14} class="shrink-0 text-hint" />
+												{:else}
+													<Code2 size={14} class="shrink-0 text-hint" />
+												{/if}
+												<span class="break-all font-mono text-primary">
+													{runnableSummary || t.script_path}
+												</span>
+												<span
+													class="ml-auto inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 rounded bg-surface px-1.5 py-px text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-secondary"
+												>
+													{t.is_flow ? 'flow' : 'script'}
+												</span>
+												{#if triggerUrl}
+													<a
+														href={triggerUrl}
+														target="_blank"
+														rel="noopener"
+														title="Open {TRIGGER_KINDS[t.kind].badge} trigger list in new tab"
+														class="shrink-0 text-hint hover:text-primary"
+													>
+														<ExternalLink size={12} />
+													</a>
+												{/if}
+											</div>
+											{#if details.length > 0}
+												<dl class="ml-5 grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] gap-x-2 gap-y-0.5 text-[11px]">
+													{#each details as d (d.label)}
+														<dt class="text-hint">{d.label}</dt>
+														<dd class="break-all font-mono text-tertiary">{d.value}</dd>
+													{/each}
+													{#if t.kind === 'schedule'}
+														<dt class="text-hint">Next runs</dt>
+														<dd class="text-tertiary">
+															{#if preview && preview.length > 0}
+																<div class="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+																	{#each preview as date (date)}
+																		<span>{displayDate(date)}</span>
+																	{/each}
+																</div>
+															{:else if preview && preview.length === 0}
+																<span class="text-hint">No upcoming run</span>
+															{:else}
+																<span class="text-hint">Loading…</span>
+															{/if}
+														</dd>
+													{/if}
+												</dl>
+											{/if}
+										</div>
+									{/each}
+								</div>
+							</div>
+						{/each}
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+			</DrawerContent>
+		</Drawer>
+
+		<Drawer bind:this={bundleDrawer} size="600px">
+			<DrawerContent title="Bundle to Hub" on:close={() => bundleDrawer?.closeDrawer()}>
+				<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+					<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+						Name and document your bundle. The readme can be updated later, but a clear one speeds
+						up the Windmill team's review.
+					</p>
+					{#if s.bundlePreview && s.bundlePreview.unresolved.length > 0}
+						<div
+							class="flex flex-col gap-1 rounded-md border border-red-300 bg-red-50 p-3 text-xs text-red-800 dark:border-red-800 dark:bg-red-950/40 dark:text-red-200"
+						>
+							<span class="font-semibold"
+								>{s.bundlePreview.unresolved.length} unresolved reference(s) — cannot publish</span
+							>
+							<span class="text-[11px]">
+								These items or resources couldn't be resolved, so the bundle would ship broken
+								references. Deselect or fix them, then retry:
+							</span>
+							<ul class="list-disc pl-4 font-mono text-[11px]">
+								{#each s.bundlePreview.unresolved as u (u)}
+									<li class="break-all">{u}</li>
+								{/each}
+							</ul>
+						</div>
+					{/if}
+					<label class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+						<span class="font-semibold text-primary">Name</span>
+						<TextInput
+							bind:value={s.hubName}
+							inputProps={{ placeholder: 'e.g. Acme CRM toolkit' }}
+						/>
+					</label>
+					<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+						<span class="font-semibold text-primary">Project slug</span>
+						<span class="rounded border bg-surface-secondary px-2 py-1.5 font-mono text-secondary">
+							{s.effectiveSlug || sanitizeSlug(s.hubName) || '—'}
+						</span>
+						<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+							{#if s.effectiveSlug}
+								Locked — items live under <span class="font-mono">f/{s.effectiveSlug}/</span>.
+							{:else if s.hubName.trim() && !isValidSlug(sanitizeSlug(s.hubName))}
+								<span class="text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">
+									The name yields an invalid slug. Use at least 3 letters/digits.
+								</span>
+							{:else}
+								Auto-generated from the name. Once project forked, items will live under
+								<span class="font-mono">f/{sanitizeSlug(s.hubName) || '<slug>'}/</span>.
+							{/if}
+						</span>
+					</div>
+					<label class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+						<span class="font-semibold text-primary">Summary</span>
+						<TextInput
+							bind:value={s.hubSummary}
+							inputProps={{ placeholder: 'Short one-liner shown on the Hub card' }}
+						/>
+					</label>
+					<label class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+						<span class="font-semibold text-primary">Readme</span>
+						<textarea
+							bind:value={s.hubReadme}
+							placeholder={"# What this workspace does\n\n# Who it's for\n\n# How to use it\n"}
+							rows="10"
+							class="rounded border px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-mono bg-surface"
+						></textarea>
+						<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+							Markdown supported. Editable any time before and after publication.
+						</span>
+					</label>
+					<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 border-t pt-4 text-xs">
+						<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+							<Database size={14} />
+							<span class="font-semibold text-primary">Data table migrations</span>
+						</div>
+						{#if s.migrationsGenerating}
+							<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-secondary">
+								<Loader2 size={14} class="animate-spin" />
+								Detecting data tables used by this project…
+							</div>
+						{:else if s.migrationDrafts.length === 0}
+							<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+								No data table usage detected in this project's scripts, flows, or raw apps.
+							</span>
+						{:else}
+							<span class="text-[11px] text-hint">
+								We detected these data tables. When included, the migration recreates their tables
+								on import. Best-effort — review and edit before publishing.
+							</span>
+							{#each s.migrationDrafts as m (m.datatable_name)}
+								<div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5 rounded border bg-surface-secondary p-2">
+									<div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+										<span class="font-mono text-primary">{m.datatable_name}</span>
+										<Toggle bind:checked={m.enabled} size="xs" options={{ right: 'Include' }} />
+									</div>
+									<MigrationSqlEditor
+										bind:up={m.sql}
+										bind:down={m.sql_down}
+										generation={s.migrationsGeneration}
+									/>
+								</div>
+							{/each}
+						{/if}
+					</div>
+				</div>
+				{#snippet actions()}
+					<Button
+						variant="accent"
+						loading={s.deploying}
+						disabled={!s.hubName.trim() ||
+							(!s.effectiveSlug && !isValidSlug(sanitizeSlug(s.hubName))) ||
+							s.migrationsGenerating ||
+							s.triggersLoading ||
+							s.triggerDiscoveryFailed ||
+							(s.bundlePreview?.unresolved.length ?? 0) > 0}
+						startIcon={{ icon: Cloud }}
+						onclick={confirmBundle}
+					>
+						Create bundle
+					</Button>
+				{/snippet}
+			</DrawerContent>
+		</Drawer>
+	{/key}
+{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/MigrationSqlEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/MigrationSqlEditor.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76e3da3e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/MigrationSqlEditor.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import SimpleEditor from '../SimpleEditor.svelte'
+
+	// Up/Down SQL editor for a data table migration. Two tabs keep the up (CREATE)
+	// and down (DROP) SQL from cluttering the view; both are editable Monaco.
+	let {
+		up = $bindable(),
+		down = $bindable(),
+		// Bump to force the Monaco editors to re-mount with fresh code — Monaco does
+		// not sync external `code` changes, so re-keying is how regenerated SQL shows.
+		generation = 0
+	}: { up: string; down: string; generation?: number } = $props()
+
+	let tab = $state<'up' | 'down'>('up')
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+	<div class="flex gap-1 text-[11px]">
+		{#each [{ id: 'up', label: 'Up' }, { id: 'down', label: 'Down' }] as t (t.id)}
+			<button
+				type="button"
+				class="rounded px-2 py-0.5 font-medium {tab === t.id
+					? 'bg-surface-selected text-primary'
+					: 'text-secondary hover:bg-surface-hover'}"
+				onclick={() => (tab = t.id as 'up' | 'down')}
+			>
+				{t.label}
+			</button>
+		{/each}
+	</div>
+	{#key generation}
+		<div class="h-44 overflow-hidden rounded border bg-surface">
+			{#if tab === 'up'}
+				<SimpleEditor class="h-full" lang="sql" bind:code={up} small automaticLayout />
+			{:else}
+				<SimpleEditor class="h-full" lang="sql" bind:code={down} small automaticLayout />
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	{/key}
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/deployToHubSession.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/deployToHubSession.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96cb8b117c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/deployToHubSession.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,1820 @@
+import { untrack } from 'svelte'
+import { base } from '$lib/base'
+import {
+	AppService,
+	FlowService,
+	JobService,
+	RawAppService,
+	ResourceService,
+	ScriptService,
+	WorkspaceService,
+	ScheduleService
+} from '$lib/gen'
+import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
+import { sleep, emptySchema } from '$lib/utils'
+import { computeSecretUrl } from '$lib/components/apps/editor/appDeploy.svelte'
+import {
+	buildProjectBundle,
+	buildPathMap,
+	classifyPath,
+	extractScriptRefs,
+	extractFlowRefs,
+	extractAppRefs,
+	extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs,
+	extractVarRefsFromValue,
+	rewriteTriggerConfig,
+	rewriteVarRefsInValue,
+	type BundleDeps,
+	type BundledItem,
+	type FetchedItem,
+	type ItemKind,
+	type ItemRef,
+	type ProjectBundle
+} from './projectBundle'
+import {
+	detectDatatableTables,
+	generateDatatableMigrations,
+	type GeneratedMigration
+} from './projectMigrations'
+import type { Kind } from '$lib/utils_deployable'
+import type { AssetGraphResponse } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/types'
+import {
+	CASCADE_JOB_TIMEOUT_MS,
+	CASCADE_POLL_INTERVAL_MS,
+	DATA_ASSET_KINDS
+} from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeRun'
+import { capturePipelineRecording } from '$lib/components/recording/pipelineRecording.svelte'
+import type { PipelineRecording } from '$lib/components/recording/types'
+import {
+	TRIGGER_KINDS,
+	listAllWorkspaceTriggers,
+	triggerResourcePath,
+	triggerHandlerRefs,
+	portableTriggerConfig,
+	type WorkspaceTrigger,
+	type WorkspaceTriggerKind
+} from '../triggers/workspaceTriggersList'
+
+export type Phase = 'predeploy' | 'draft' | 'under_review' | 'live'
+export type RecStatus = 'none' | 'recorded'
+export interface DeployItem {
+	key: string
+	path: string
+	kind: Kind
+	summary?: string
+	rec: RecStatus
+	published?: boolean
+	publicUrl?: string
+	[k: string]: unknown
+}
+
+export const canRecord = (k: Kind) => k === 'script' || k === 'flow'
+// Legacy raw apps live only in the `raw_app` table, but the iframe share flow
+// drives AppService (the `app` table), so it can only target apps stored there.
+export const canShareAsIframe = (it: DeployItem): boolean =>
+	it.kind === 'app' || (it.kind === 'raw_app' && it.appTable === true)
+
+// Hub rehydration only carries draft membership, not the live share state of an
+// app. Copy the public-execution flag, public URL, and app-table origin from the
+// loaded workspace items onto matching draft items so a still-public app keeps its
+// Public badge, Unpublish, and iframe controls after its draft is reopened. Returns
+// the original array unchanged when nothing needs merging (stable reference).
+export function mergeShareState(
+	draftItems: DeployItem[],
+	workspaceItems: DeployItem[]
+): DeployItem[] {
+	if (draftItems.length === 0 || workspaceItems.length === 0) return draftItems
+	const byKey = new Map(workspaceItems.map((w) => [w.key, w]))
+	let changed = false
+	const merged = draftItems.map((d) => {
+		const w = byKey.get(d.key)
+		if (!w) return d
+		if (w.published !== d.published || w.publicUrl !== d.publicUrl || w.appTable !== d.appTable) {
+			changed = true
+			return { ...d, published: w.published, publicUrl: w.publicUrl, appTable: w.appTable }
+		}
+		return d
+	})
+	return changed ? merged : draftItems
+}
+
+export function sanitizeSlug(s: string): string {
+	return s
+		.toLowerCase()
+		.replace(/[_\s]+/g, '-')
+		.replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/g, '')
+		.replace(/-+/g, '-')
+		.replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')
+		.slice(0, 50)
+		.replace(/-+$/g, '')
+}
+const SLUG_RE = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{1,48}[a-z0-9]$/
+export function isValidSlug(s: string): boolean {
+	return SLUG_RE.test(s)
+}
+
+export type RunState = 'idle' | 'running' | 'success' | 'failed'
+
+const ITEM_KIND_ROUTE: Record<ItemKind, string> = {
+	script: 'scripts/get',
+	flow: 'flows/get',
+	app: 'apps/get',
+	raw_app: 'apps_raw/get'
+}
+
+const HIDDEN_RESOURCE_TYPES = new Set(['app_theme', 'state', 'cache'])
+
+// Prune a folder's asset graph to a set of scripts so a pipeline recording only
+// runs, renders and samples the project's included members — a deselected branch
+// (its nodes, code, logs/results and table samples) never enters the recording.
+// Assets kept are only those an included script touches; edges/triggers only
+// those anchored on an included runnable.
+function pruneGraphToScripts(graph: AssetGraphResponse, scripts: Set<string>): AssetGraphResponse {
+	const runnables = graph.runnables.filter((r) => scripts.has(r.path))
+	const edges = graph.edges.filter((e) => scripts.has(e.runnable_path))
+	const keptAssets = new Set(edges.map((e) => `${e.asset_kind}:${e.asset_path}`))
+	const assets = graph.assets.filter((a) => keptAssets.has(`${a.kind}:${a.path}`))
+	const triggers = graph.triggers.filter((t) => scripts.has(t.runnable_path))
+	const macro_edges = graph.macro_edges?.filter(
+		(m) => scripts.has(m.consumer_path) && scripts.has(m.lib_path)
+	)
+	const test_edges = graph.test_edges?.filter(
+		(t) => scripts.has(t.runnable_path) && scripts.has(t.producer_path)
+	)
+	return { assets, runnables, edges, triggers, macro_edges, test_edges }
+}
+
+function typesFromSchema(schema: any): string[] {
+	const out = new Set<string>()
+	const props = schema?.properties
+	if (props && typeof props === 'object') {
+		for (const key of Object.keys(props)) {
+			const fmt = props[key]?.format
+			if (typeof fmt === 'string' && fmt.startsWith('resource-')) {
+				out.add(fmt.slice('resource-'.length))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return [...out]
+}
+
+type DependencyUsage =
+	| { role: 'input'; label: string; kind: ItemKind; itemPath: string }
+	| { role: 'hardcoded'; label: string; kind: ItemKind; path: string; itemPath: string }
+	| { role: 'trigger'; label: string; triggerKind: WorkspaceTriggerKind; path: string }
+export interface DependencyType {
+	resource_type: string
+	hasHardcoded: boolean
+	usages: DependencyUsage[]
+}
+
+interface SessionDeps {
+	hasEeLicense: () => boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * All state and async operations for one Deploy-to-Hub surface, bound to an
+ * immutable (workspace, folder) pair. A workspace or folder change never mutates
+ * a session — `useDeployToHubSession` replaces the instance, so in-flight async
+ * work keeps writing to the discarded object and cannot leak into the new scope.
+ * The only invalidation tokens left are intra-session (competing calls on the
+ * same session), not lifecycle guards.
+ */
+export class DeployToHubSession {
+	readonly workspace: string
+	readonly folder: string
+	/** `f/`-prefixed folder path the project is scoped to. */
+	readonly selectedFolder: string
+
+	#disposed = false
+	#deps: SessionDeps
+
+	phase = $state<Phase>('predeploy')
+	workspaceItems = $state<DeployItem[]>([])
+	draftItems = $state<DeployItem[]>([])
+	workspaceTriggers = $state<WorkspaceTrigger[]>([])
+	triggersLoading = $state(false)
+	// True when a trigger kind's discovery failed (not a feature-gated 404):
+	// the trigger list may be incomplete, so publishing is blocked until a
+	// retry succeeds.
+	triggerDiscoveryFailed = $state(false)
+	schedulePreviews = $state<Record<string, string[]>>({})
+	manualDeselected = $state<Set<string>>(new Set())
+	loading = $state(false)
+	workspaceRateLimit = $state<number | undefined>(undefined)
+	deploymentStatus = $state<
+		Record<string, { status: 'loading' | 'deployed' | 'failed'; error?: string }>
+	>({})
+	deploying = $state(false)
+
+	recordTarget = $state<DeployItem | undefined>()
+	recordArgs = $state<Record<string, any>>({})
+	recordValid = $state(true)
+	recordSchema = $state<Record<string, any>>(emptySchema())
+	recordSchemaLoading = $state(false)
+	runState = $state<RunState>('idle')
+	runJobId = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+	runResult = $state<unknown>(undefined)
+	runError = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+	recordings = $state<Record<string, string>>({})
+
+	// Project-level data-pipeline recording. Unlike script/flow recordings (one
+	// job per item) a pipeline is the whole folder cascade, so it gets a single
+	// recording: the resolved asset graph, per-node status timeline, per-node job
+	// streams and asset samples — replayed by PipelineRecordingReplay.
+	pipelineGraph = $state<AssetGraphResponse | undefined>(undefined)
+	pipelineRunState = $state<RunState>('idle')
+	pipelineRecordingResult = $state<PipelineRecording | undefined>(undefined)
+	pipelineRunError = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+	pipelineRecorded = $state(false)
+
+	publishTarget = $state<DeployItem | undefined>()
+	publishing = $state(false)
+
+	hubName = $state('')
+	hubSummary = $state('')
+	hubReadme = $state('')
+	effectiveSlug = $state('')
+	hubItemIds = $state<Record<string, number>>({})
+
+	// Best-effort data table migrations for the bundle, editable in the drawer and
+	// pushed on deploy. Regenerated when the bundle drawer opens.
+	migrationDrafts = $state<GeneratedMigration[]>([])
+	migrationsGenerating = $state(false)
+	// Bumped whenever the drafts are (re)generated, to re-key the Monaco editors so
+	// they pick up the fresh SQL (Monaco doesn't sync external `code` changes).
+	migrationsGeneration = $state(0)
+
+	bundlePreview = $state<ProjectBundle | undefined>(undefined)
+	detectingResources = $state(false)
+	// Data tables (→ tables) the current selection reads/writes, detected off the
+	// same bundle preview. Drives the predeploy "Data table dependencies" summary;
+	// the editable migration itself is generated in the bundle drawer.
+	datatableUsage = $state<Map<string, Set<string>>>(new Map())
+	detectingDatatables = $state(false)
+
+	submitting = $state(false)
+	syncing = $state(false)
+
+	// Intra-session tokens: latest call wins among competing calls on this session.
+	#triggerLoadTok = 0
+	#recordRunTok = 0
+	#pipelineRunTok = 0
+	#migrationsTok = 0
+	#schedulePreviewsInFlight = new Set<string>()
+	// Preview-only cache: toggling checkboxes re-runs the closure walk, but item
+	// contents don't change mid-session. deployAll bypasses this and fetches fresh.
+	#previewItemCache = new Map<string, Promise<FetchedItem | undefined>>()
+	#previewTypeCache = new Map<string, Promise<string | undefined>>()
+
+	constructor(workspace: string, folder: string, deps: SessionDeps) {
+		this.workspace = workspace
+		this.folder = folder
+		this.selectedFolder = `f/${folder}`
+		this.#deps = deps
+	}
+
+	dispose() {
+		this.#disposed = true
+		// Invalidate any in-flight pipeline cascade poll so it stops on the next
+		// tick instead of polling to the timeout against a discarded session.
+		this.#pipelineRunTok++
+	}
+
+	load() {
+		void this.#loadWorkspace()
+		void this.#loadTriggers()
+		void this.rehydrateFromHub()
+		void this.#loadPipelineGraph()
+	}
+
+	filteredWorkspaceItems = $derived(
+		this.workspaceItems.filter((i) => i.path.startsWith(this.selectedFolder + '/'))
+	)
+	// Derived (not merged at load time) so it settles regardless of which of the
+	// racing loads (#loadWorkspace / rehydrateFromHub) finishes last.
+	draftItemsWithLocalState = $derived(mergeShareState(this.draftItems, this.workspaceItems))
+	items = $derived(
+		this.phase === 'predeploy' ? this.filteredWorkspaceItems : this.draftItemsWithLocalState
+	)
+	selectedItems = $derived(
+		this.phase === 'predeploy'
+			? this.filteredWorkspaceItems.filter((i) => !this.manualDeselected.has(i.key))
+			: []
+	)
+	selectedItemKeys = $derived(this.selectedItems.map((i) => i.key))
+	allSelected = $derived(
+		this.phase === 'predeploy' &&
+			this.selectedItemKeys.length === this.filteredWorkspaceItems.length
+	)
+	recordableItems = $derived(this.items.filter((i) => canRecord(i.kind)))
+	allRecorded = $derived(
+		this.recordableItems.length > 0 && this.recordableItems.every((i) => i.rec === 'recorded')
+	)
+	// Pipeline members of this project's folder (`// pipeline` scripts).
+	pipelineScriptPaths = $derived(
+		(this.pipelineGraph?.runnables ?? [])
+			.filter((r) => r.usage_kind === 'script' && r.in_pipeline)
+			.map((r) => r.path)
+	)
+	// The subset actually in the Hub project — so a member the user deselected from
+	// the bundle is neither executed nor embedded (with its code/logs/samples) in
+	// the recording. In the draft phase `items` is the project's membership.
+	recordablePipelineScriptPaths = $derived(
+		this.pipelineScriptPaths.filter((p) =>
+			this.items.some((i) => i.kind === 'script' && i.path === p)
+		)
+	)
+	pipelineScriptPathSet = $derived(new Set(this.pipelineScriptPaths))
+	isPipelineProject = $derived(this.pipelineScriptPaths.length > 0)
+	hubSlug = $derived(this.effectiveSlug || sanitizeSlug(this.hubName))
+
+	relevantTriggers = $derived.by(() => {
+		const selectedScripts = new Set(
+			this.selectedItems.filter((i) => i.kind === 'script').map((i) => i.path)
+		)
+		const selectedFlows = new Set(
+			this.selectedItems.filter((i) => i.kind === 'flow').map((i) => i.path)
+		)
+		return this.workspaceTriggers.filter((t) =>
+			t.is_flow ? selectedFlows.has(t.script_path) : selectedScripts.has(t.script_path)
+		)
+	})
+
+	triggersByKind = $derived.by(() => {
+		const out = new Map<WorkspaceTriggerKind, WorkspaceTrigger[]>()
+		for (const t of this.relevantTriggers) {
+			const arr = out.get(t.kind) ?? []
+			arr.push(t)
+			out.set(t.kind, arr)
+		}
+		return Array.from(out.entries()).sort((a, b) => a[0].localeCompare(b[0]))
+	})
+
+	runnableSummaryByPath = $derived.by(() => {
+		const m = new Map<string, string | undefined>()
+		for (const it of this.workspaceItems) {
+			if (it.kind === 'script' || it.kind === 'flow') {
+				m.set(`${it.kind}:${it.path}`, it.summary)
+			}
+		}
+		return m
+	})
+
+	// `hasHardcoded` = pinned via $res: path (relocated as a stub); else input-only.
+	dependencyTypes = $derived.by(() => {
+		const b = this.bundlePreview
+		if (!b) return [] as DependencyType[]
+		const stubByNewPath = new Map(b.resourceStubs.map((s) => [s.newPath, s]))
+		const byType = new Map<string, DependencyType>()
+		const ensure = (rt: string) => {
+			let e = byType.get(rt)
+			if (!e) {
+				e = { resource_type: rt, hasHardcoded: false, usages: [] }
+				byType.set(rt, e)
+			}
+			return e
+		}
+		for (const it of b.items) {
+			const label = (it.summary?.trim() || it.path) ?? it.path
+			const refs =
+				it.kind === 'flow'
+					? extractFlowRefs(it.value).filter((r) => r.kind === 'resource')
+					: it.kind === 'app'
+						? extractAppRefs(it.value)
+						: extractScriptRefs(it.content ?? '')
+			for (const r of refs) {
+				const stub = stubByNewPath.get(r.path)
+				if (!stub || HIDDEN_RESOURCE_TYPES.has(stub.resource_type)) continue
+				const e = ensure(stub.resource_type)
+				e.hasHardcoded = true
+				e.usages.push({
+					role: 'hardcoded',
+					label,
+					kind: it.kind,
+					path: stub.originalPath,
+					itemPath: it.path
+				})
+			}
+			for (const t of typesFromSchema(it.schema)) {
+				if (HIDDEN_RESOURCE_TYPES.has(t)) continue
+				ensure(t).usages.push({ role: 'input', label, kind: it.kind, itemPath: it.path })
+			}
+		}
+		// Resources referenced only by a trigger (no item uses them in code) —
+		// its kind resource field or any `$res:` token in its config.
+		const stubByOriginal = new Map(b.resourceStubs.map((s) => [s.originalPath, s]))
+		for (const t of this.relevantTriggers) {
+			const refs = new Set(
+				extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs(portableTriggerConfig(t.kind, t.config))
+			)
+			const rp = triggerResourcePath(t)
+			if (rp) refs.add(rp)
+			for (const ref of refs) {
+				const stub = stubByOriginal.get(ref)
+				if (!stub || HIDDEN_RESOURCE_TYPES.has(stub.resource_type)) continue
+				ensure(stub.resource_type).usages.push({
+					role: 'trigger',
+					label: t.summary?.trim() || t.path,
+					triggerKind: t.kind,
+					path: stub.originalPath
+				})
+			}
+		}
+		return [...byType.values()].sort((a, b) => a.resource_type.localeCompare(b.resource_type))
+	})
+
+	toggleItem = (item: { key: string }) => {
+		const next = new Set(this.manualDeselected)
+		if (next.has(item.key)) next.delete(item.key)
+		else next.add(item.key)
+		this.manualDeselected = next
+	}
+	selectAll = () => {
+		this.manualDeselected = new Set()
+	}
+	deselectAll = () => {
+		this.manualDeselected = new Set(this.filteredWorkspaceItems.map((i) => i.key))
+	}
+
+	#folderQs(): string {
+		return `?folder=${encodeURIComponent(this.folder)}`
+	}
+
+	itemUrl(kind: ItemKind, path: string): string | undefined {
+		if (!path) return undefined
+		return `${base}/${ITEM_KIND_ROUTE[kind]}/${path}?workspace=${this.workspace}`
+	}
+	triggerListUrl(kind: WorkspaceTriggerKind): string {
+		return `${base}/${TRIGGER_KINDS[kind].route}?workspace=${this.workspace}`
+	}
+
+	#patchItem(key: string, patch: Partial<DeployItem>) {
+		this.workspaceItems = this.workspaceItems.map((i) => (i.key === key ? { ...i, ...patch } : i))
+		this.draftItems = this.draftItems.map((i) => (i.key === key ? { ...i, ...patch } : i))
+	}
+
+	async #listAllPages<T>(
+		fetcher: (params: { perPage: number; page: number }) => Promise<T[]>
+	): Promise<T[]> {
+		const perPage = 100
+		const out: T[] = []
+		for (let page = 1; page <= 1000; page++) {
+			const batch = await fetcher({ perPage, page })
+			out.push(...batch)
+			if (batch.length < perPage) return out
+		}
+		return out
+	}
+
+	async #loadWorkspace() {
+		const workspace = this.workspace
+		this.loading = true
+		try {
+			const [apps, rawApps, flows, scripts, settings] = await Promise.all([
+				this.#listAllPages((p) => AppService.listApps({ workspace, ...p })),
+				this.#listAllPages((p) => RawAppService.listRawApps({ workspace, ...p })),
+				this.#listAllPages((p) => FlowService.listFlows({ workspace, ...p })),
+				this.#listAllPages((p) => ScriptService.listScripts({ workspace, ...p })),
+				WorkspaceService.getSettings({ workspace }).catch(() => undefined)
+			])
+			if (this.#disposed) return
+
+			this.workspaceRateLimit = settings?.public_app_execution_limit_per_minute
+
+			const next: DeployItem[] = []
+			const publicApps = apps.filter((a) => a.execution_mode === 'anonymous')
+			const publicUrls = await Promise.all(publicApps.map((a) => this.#resolvePublicUrl(a.path)))
+			const publicUrlByPath = new Map(publicApps.map((a, i) => [a.path, publicUrls[i]]))
+			for (const a of apps) {
+				const isPublic = a.execution_mode === 'anonymous'
+				// Raw apps live in the `app` table (value = files/runnables) but must be
+				// published to the Hub as raw apps, not low-code apps.
+				const isRaw = (a as any).raw_app === true
+				next.push({
+					key: `${isRaw ? 'raw_app' : 'app'}:${a.path}`,
+					path: a.path,
+					kind: isRaw ? 'raw_app' : 'app',
+					appTable: isRaw || undefined,
+					summary: a.summary,
+					rec: 'none',
+					published: isPublic,
+					publicUrl: isPublic ? publicUrlByPath.get(a.path) : undefined
+				})
+			}
+			for (const a of rawApps) {
+				next.push({
+					key: `raw_app:${a.path}`,
+					path: a.path,
+					kind: 'raw_app',
+					summary: a.summary,
+					rec: 'none'
+				})
+			}
+			for (const f of flows) {
+				next.push({
+					key: `flow:${f.path}`,
+					path: f.path,
+					kind: 'flow',
+					summary: f.summary,
+					rec: 'none'
+				})
+			}
+			for (const s of scripts) {
+				next.push({
+					key: `script:${s.path}`,
+					path: s.path,
+					kind: 'script',
+					summary: s.summary,
+					rec: 'none'
+				})
+			}
+			if (this.#disposed) return
+			this.workspaceItems = next
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			if (!this.#disposed) {
+				sendUserToast(`Failed to load project items: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+			}
+		} finally {
+			if (!this.#disposed) this.loading = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Re-fetch triggers, e.g. after the EE license hydrates late. */
+	reloadTriggers() {
+		void this.#loadTriggers()
+	}
+
+	async #loadTriggers() {
+		const tok = ++this.#triggerLoadTok
+		this.triggersLoading = true
+		try {
+			const { triggers, failedKinds } = await listAllWorkspaceTriggers(this.workspace, {
+				includeEeOnly: this.#deps.hasEeLicense(),
+				onError: (message) => {
+					if (!this.#disposed) sendUserToast(message, true)
+				}
+			})
+			if (this.#disposed || tok !== this.#triggerLoadTok) return
+			this.workspaceTriggers = triggers
+			this.triggerDiscoveryFailed = failedKinds.length > 0
+		} finally {
+			if (!this.#disposed && tok === this.#triggerLoadTok) this.triggersLoading = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	async #resolvePublicUrl(path: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
+		try {
+			const secret = await AppService.getPublicSecretOfApp({ workspace: this.workspace, path })
+			return computeSecretUrl(secret)
+		} catch {
+			return undefined
+		}
+	}
+
+	async rehydrateFromHub() {
+		try {
+			const res = await fetch(`/api/w/${this.workspace}/hub/project${this.#folderQs()}`, {
+				credentials: 'include',
+				headers: { accept: 'application/json' }
+			})
+			if (this.#disposed) return
+			if (!res.ok) return // 404 = no project published for this folder yet
+			const p = JSON.parse(await res.text())
+			if (this.#disposed || !p?.slug) return
+			this.effectiveSlug = p.slug
+			this.hubName = p.name ?? ''
+			this.hubSummary = p.summary ?? ''
+			this.hubReadme = p.readme ?? ''
+			this.phase =
+				p.status === 'live' ? 'live' : p.status === 'under_review' ? 'under_review' : 'draft'
+			const ids: Record<string, number> = {}
+			this.draftItems = (p.items ?? []).map((it: any) => {
+				const wpath = it.source_path ?? it.path
+				const key = `${it.kind}:${wpath}`
+				if (typeof it.hub_id === 'number') ids[key] = it.hub_id
+				return {
+					key,
+					path: wpath,
+					kind: it.kind as Kind,
+					summary: it.summary ?? undefined,
+					rec: it.has_recording ? 'recorded' : 'none'
+				} satisfies DeployItem
+			})
+			this.hubItemIds = ids
+		} catch {}
+	}
+
+	/** Kick off schedule-preview fetches for any relevant schedule trigger missing one. */
+	ensureSchedulePreviews() {
+		for (const t of this.relevantTriggers) {
+			if (t.kind !== 'schedule') continue
+			const c = t.config as any
+			const key = `${c.schedule}|${c.timezone}`
+			if (this.schedulePreviews[key] || this.#schedulePreviewsInFlight.has(key)) continue
+			this.#schedulePreviewsInFlight.add(key)
+			ScheduleService.previewSchedule({
+				requestBody: {
+					schedule: c.schedule,
+					timezone: c.timezone,
+					cron_version: c.cron_version ?? 'v2'
+				}
+			})
+				.then((dates) => {
+					this.schedulePreviews = { ...this.schedulePreviews, [key]: dates.slice(0, 3) }
+				})
+				.catch(() => {})
+				.finally(() => this.#schedulePreviewsInFlight.delete(key))
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Rebuild the predeploy bundle preview (resource + data table dependency
+	 * summaries), debounced so rapid checkbox toggles coalesce into one walk.
+	 * Reads its reactive inputs synchronously and returns a cancel function, so
+	 * it can be driven from an `$effect` with proper cleanup.
+	 */
+	queueBundlePreview(): (() => void) | undefined {
+		if (this.phase !== 'predeploy') {
+			this.bundlePreview = undefined
+			this.datatableUsage = new Map()
+			return undefined
+		}
+		this.detectingResources = true
+		this.detectingDatatables = true
+		const slug = this.hubSlug
+		const seed: ItemRef[] = [
+			...this.selectedItems
+				.filter((i) => i.kind !== 'resource')
+				.map((i) => ({ kind: i.kind as ItemRef['kind'], path: i.path })),
+			...this.#triggerHandlerSeed(this.relevantTriggers, slug)
+		]
+		const triggerResources = this.#triggerResourcePaths(this.relevantTriggers)
+		const triggerVars = this.#triggerVarPaths(this.relevantTriggers)
+		let cancelled = false
+		const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+			buildProjectBundle(seed, slug, this.#cachedBundleDeps(), triggerResources, triggerVars)
+				.then((b) => {
+					if (cancelled) return
+					this.bundlePreview = b
+					// Detect data table usage off the same fetched items.
+					detectDatatableTables(b.items)
+						.then((usage) => {
+							if (!cancelled) this.datatableUsage = usage
+						})
+						.finally(() => {
+							if (!cancelled) this.detectingDatatables = false
+						})
+				})
+				.finally(() => {
+					if (!cancelled) this.detectingResources = false
+				})
+		}, 250)
+		return () => {
+			cancelled = true
+			clearTimeout(timer)
+		}
+	}
+
+	#buildBundleDeps(): BundleDeps {
+		const workspace = this.workspace
+		return {
+			fetchItem: async (ref: ItemRef): Promise<FetchedItem | undefined> => {
+				try {
+					if (ref.kind === 'script') {
+						const s = await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({ workspace, path: ref.path })
+						return {
+							kind: 'script',
+							path: ref.path,
+							summary: s.summary,
+							description: s.description ?? undefined,
+							content: s.content,
+							language: s.language,
+							schema: s.schema,
+							lock: s.lock ?? undefined,
+							scriptKind: typeof s.kind === 'string' ? s.kind.toLowerCase() : 'script'
+						}
+					} else if (ref.kind === 'flow') {
+						const f = await FlowService.getFlowByPath({ workspace, path: ref.path })
+						return {
+							kind: 'flow',
+							path: ref.path,
+							summary: f.summary,
+							description: f.description ?? undefined,
+							value: f.value,
+							schema: f.schema
+						}
+					} else if (ref.kind === 'app') {
+						const a = await AppService.getAppByPath({ workspace, path: ref.path })
+						return { kind: 'app', path: ref.path, summary: a.summary, value: a.value }
+					} else if (ref.kind === 'raw_app') {
+						// Modern raw apps live in the `app` table: fetch source files +
+						// runnables + the compiled bundle, and shape them into the `raw`
+						// payload the Hub's RawAppView expects (JSON is valid YAML).
+						const isModern = this.workspaceItems.some(
+							(i) => i.kind === 'raw_app' && i.path === ref.path && i.appTable
+						)
+						if (isModern) {
+							const a = await AppService.getAppByPath({ workspace, path: ref.path })
+							const secret = await AppService.getPublicSecretOfLatestVersionOfApp({
+								workspace,
+								path: ref.path
+							})
+							// The compiled JS bundle is required; a missing one means the app
+							// was never built/deployed, so fail loudly instead of pushing a blank app.
+							const [jsRes, cssRes] = await Promise.all([
+								fetch(`/api/w/${workspace}/apps/get_data/v/${secret}.js`, {
+									credentials: 'include'
+								}),
+								fetch(`/api/w/${workspace}/apps/get_data/v/${secret}.css`, {
+									credentials: 'include'
+								})
+							])
+							if (!jsRes.ok) {
+								throw new Error(`raw app ${ref.path} has no compiled bundle — deploy it first`)
+							}
+							const js = await jsRes.text()
+							const css = cssRes.ok ? await cssRes.text() : ''
+							const v: any = a.value ?? {}
+							const content = JSON.stringify({
+								files: { ...(v.files ?? {}), '/bundle.js': js, '/bundle.css': css },
+								runnables: v.runnables ?? {},
+								// Preserve the full-code app's explicit data table declaration so it
+								// survives publish/import and feeds migration detection.
+								...(v.data !== undefined ? { data: v.data } : {}),
+								...(v.datatables !== undefined ? { datatables: v.datatables } : {})
+							})
+							return { kind: 'raw_app', path: ref.path, summary: a.summary, content }
+						}
+						const r = await fetch(`/api/w/${workspace}/raw_apps/get_data/0/${ref.path}`, {
+							credentials: 'include'
+						})
+						if (!r.ok) return undefined
+						return { kind: 'raw_app', path: ref.path, content: await r.text() }
+					}
+				} catch (e: any) {
+					return undefined
+				}
+				return undefined
+			},
+			resolveResourceType: async (path: string): Promise<string | undefined> => {
+				try {
+					const r = await ResourceService.getResource({ workspace, path })
+					return r.resource_type ?? undefined
+				} catch (e: any) {
+					return undefined
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	#cachedBundleDeps(): BundleDeps {
+		const deps = this.#buildBundleDeps()
+		// Memoize only successful lookups: a miss (undefined) is likely transient, so
+		// evict it once it resolves. Otherwise a fixed/retried dependency can never
+		// clear `bundlePreview.unresolved` until the whole session is recreated.
+		const memoize = <T>(
+			cache: Map<string, Promise<T | undefined>>,
+			key: string,
+			run: () => Promise<T | undefined>
+		) => {
+			let p = cache.get(key)
+			if (!p) {
+				p = run()
+				cache.set(key, p)
+				void p.then((r) => {
+					if (r === undefined && cache.get(key) === p) cache.delete(key)
+				})
+			}
+			return p
+		}
+		return {
+			fetchItem: (ref) =>
+				memoize(this.#previewItemCache, `${ref.kind}:${ref.path}`, () => deps.fetchItem(ref)),
+			resolveResourceType: (path) =>
+				memoize(this.#previewTypeCache, path, () => deps.resolveResourceType(path))
+		}
+	}
+
+	async #postHub(path: string, body: unknown): Promise<Record<string, any> | undefined> {
+		const res = await fetch(`/api/w/${this.workspace}${path}${this.#folderQs()}`, {
+			method: 'POST',
+			headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+			credentials: 'include',
+			body: JSON.stringify(body)
+		})
+		const text = await res.text()
+		if (!res.ok) throw new Error(text)
+		try {
+			return JSON.parse(text)
+		} catch {
+			return undefined
+		}
+	}
+
+	async regenerateMigrations() {
+		const tok = ++this.#migrationsTok
+		this.migrationsGenerating = true
+		try {
+			// Same handler-augmented seed as deployAll: a data table used only by a
+			// bundled trigger handler must still get its migration.
+			const seed: ItemRef[] = [
+				...this.selectedItems
+					.filter((i) => i.kind !== 'resource')
+					.map((i) => ({ kind: i.kind as ItemRef['kind'], path: i.path })),
+				...this.#triggerHandlerSeed(this.relevantTriggers, this.hubSlug || 'project')
+			]
+			// Detection is independent of the final slug (data table refs aren't
+			// relocated), so any placeholder slug works for this throwaway bundle.
+			const bundle = await buildProjectBundle(
+				seed,
+				this.hubSlug || 'project',
+				this.#buildBundleDeps(),
+				[]
+			)
+			const usage = await detectDatatableTables(bundle.items)
+			const drafts = await generateDatatableMigrations(this.workspace, usage)
+			if (this.#disposed || tok !== this.#migrationsTok) return
+			this.migrationDrafts = drafts
+			this.migrationsGeneration++
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			if (!this.#disposed && tok === this.#migrationsTok) {
+				this.migrationDrafts = []
+				this.migrationsGeneration++
+				// Toast so a genuine failure isn't mistaken for "no data table usage".
+				sendUserToast(`Could not generate data table migrations: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+			}
+		} finally {
+			if (!this.#disposed && tok === this.#migrationsTok) this.migrationsGenerating = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Prefill bundle metadata and start migration detection (bundle drawer opening). */
+	prepareBundle() {
+		this.hubName = this.hubName || this.folder
+		void this.regenerateMigrations()
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create the Hub draft then push the full bundle. `deploying` is set
+	 * synchronously before the first request so a double-click cannot start a
+	 * second publish, and the whole run is refused while triggers are still
+	 * loading — an incomplete `relevantTriggers` snapshot would permanently
+	 * omit triggers (and their handlers and migrations) from the draft.
+	 * `onDraftCreated` fires once the draft exists (the bundle drawer closes
+	 * there while items continue publishing).
+	 */
+	async publishBundle(onDraftCreated?: () => void): Promise<void> {
+		if (this.deploying || this.triggersLoading || this.triggerDiscoveryFailed) return
+		this.deploying = true
+		try {
+			if (!(await this.#createDraft())) return
+			onDraftCreated?.()
+			await this.#deployAll()
+		} finally {
+			this.deploying = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create the Hub draft project. Returns true when the draft exists and
+	 * publishing can proceed.
+	 */
+	async #createDraft(): Promise<boolean> {
+		this.hubName = this.hubName.trim()
+		this.hubSummary = this.hubSummary.trim()
+		this.hubReadme = this.hubReadme.trim()
+		try {
+			const res = await fetch(`/api/w/${this.workspace}/hub/publish_draft${this.#folderQs()}`, {
+				method: 'POST',
+				headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+				credentials: 'include',
+				body: JSON.stringify({
+					slug: this.hubSlug,
+					name: this.hubName,
+					summary: this.hubSummary || this.hubName,
+					readme: this.hubReadme || undefined
+				})
+			})
+			const text = await res.text()
+			if (!res.ok) {
+				sendUserToast(`Hub draft creation failed: ${text}`, true)
+				return false
+			}
+			// Abort if Hub didn't echo a slug — guessing here lands items under
+			// a folder the Hub never locked.
+			let returnedSlug: string | undefined
+			try {
+				const parsed = JSON.parse(text)
+				if (typeof parsed?.slug === 'string') returnedSlug = parsed.slug
+			} catch {}
+			if (!returnedSlug) {
+				sendUserToast(`Hub did not return a slug. Aborting publish to avoid path drift.`, true)
+				return false
+			}
+			// Session replaced mid-request (workspace/folder switch): publishing now
+			// would push another scope's items into this draft. Abort.
+			if (this.#disposed) {
+				sendUserToast(`Workspace changed during publish — aborted to avoid mixing items.`, true)
+				return false
+			}
+			this.effectiveSlug = returnedSlug
+			return true
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			sendUserToast(`Hub draft creation failed: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	async #pushBundledItem(slug: string, it: BundledItem): Promise<void> {
+		const key = `${it.kind}:${it.path}`
+		if (it.kind === 'script') {
+			const resp = await this.#postHub('/hub/scripts', {
+				summary: it.summary || it.newPath,
+				app: slug,
+				description: it.description ?? '',
+				kind: it.scriptKind ?? 'script',
+				content: it.content,
+				language: it.language,
+				schema: it.schema ?? undefined,
+				lockfile: it.lock ?? undefined,
+				path: it.newPath,
+				source_path: it.path,
+				project_slug: slug
+			})
+			if (typeof resp?.id === 'number') this.hubItemIds = { ...this.hubItemIds, [key]: resp.id }
+		} else if (it.kind === 'flow') {
+			const resp = await this.#postHub('/hub/flows', {
+				flow: {
+					summary: it.summary || it.newPath,
+					description: it.description ?? undefined,
+					value: it.value,
+					schema: it.schema ?? undefined
+				},
+				apps: [],
+				path: it.newPath,
+				source_path: it.path,
+				project_slug: slug
+			})
+			if (typeof resp?.id === 'number') this.hubItemIds = { ...this.hubItemIds, [key]: resp.id }
+		} else if (it.kind === 'app') {
+			await this.#postHub('/hub/apps', {
+				app: it.value,
+				apps: [],
+				summary: it.summary || it.newPath,
+				description: undefined,
+				path: it.newPath,
+				source_path: it.path,
+				project_slug: slug
+			})
+		} else if (it.kind === 'raw_app') {
+			const resp = await this.#postHub('/hub/raw_apps', {
+				raw: it.content ?? '',
+				apps: [],
+				summary: it.summary || it.newPath,
+				path: it.newPath,
+				source_path: it.path,
+				description: undefined,
+				project_slug: slug
+			})
+			if (typeof resp?.id === 'number') this.hubItemIds = { ...this.hubItemIds, [key]: resp.id }
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Handler runnables (trigger error handlers, schedule on_* handlers) ship
+	// with the bundle like the primary runnables do; hub refs stay external.
+	#triggerHandlerSeed(triggers: WorkspaceTrigger[], slug: string): ItemRef[] {
+		return triggers.flatMap(triggerHandlerRefs).filter((r) => classifyPath(r.path, slug) !== 'hub')
+	}
+
+	// Every resource a trigger's exported config references: the kind-specific
+	// broker/auth field plus any `$res:` token nested in it (schedule args,
+	// handler extra args, …) — all must enter the bundle path map.
+	#triggerResourcePaths(triggers: WorkspaceTrigger[]): string[] {
+		const out = new Set<string>()
+		for (const t of triggers) {
+			const rp = triggerResourcePath(t)
+			if (rp) out.add(rp)
+			for (const p of extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs(portableTriggerConfig(t.kind, t.config))) {
+				out.add(p)
+			}
+		}
+		return [...out]
+	}
+
+	// Every whole-string `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` value a trigger's config resolves (SQS
+	// queue_url, schedule args, …) — relocated through the bundle map like item vars.
+	#triggerVarPaths(triggers: WorkspaceTrigger[]): string[] {
+		const out = new Set<string>()
+		for (const t of triggers) {
+			for (const p of extractVarRefsFromValue(portableTriggerConfig(t.kind, t.config))) out.add(p)
+		}
+		return [...out]
+	}
+
+	async #pushTriggers(
+		slug: string,
+		resourcePathMap: Map<string, string>,
+		relevant: WorkspaceTrigger[]
+	): Promise<void> {
+		const pathMap = buildPathMap(
+			relevant.map((t) => t.path),
+			slug
+		)
+		const triggers: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = []
+		const skipped: string[] = []
+		for (const t of relevant) {
+			const itemKind: ItemKind = t.is_flow ? 'flow' : 'script'
+			const runnableKey = `${itemKind}:${t.script_path}`
+			const hubId = this.hubItemIds[runnableKey]
+			if (!hubId) {
+				skipped.push(t.path)
+				continue
+			}
+			// Full-config remap: resource paths, error-handler paths, schedule on_*
+			// handler refs and whole-string `$var:` values all relocate through the map.
+			const config = rewriteVarRefsInValue(
+				rewriteTriggerConfig(portableTriggerConfig(t.kind, t.config), resourcePathMap),
+				resourcePathMap
+			)
+			triggers.push({
+				path: pathMap.get(t.path) ?? t.path,
+				kind: t.kind,
+				summary: t.summary ?? null,
+				description: (t.config as any)?.description ?? null,
+				config,
+				script_ask_id: t.is_flow ? null : hubId,
+				flow_id: t.is_flow ? hubId : null
+			})
+		}
+		if (skipped.length > 0) {
+			sendUserToast(
+				`Skipped ${skipped.length} trigger(s) whose runnable did not publish: ${skipped.join(', ')}`,
+				true
+			)
+		}
+		// Full-set sync: always push (an empty list clears the Hub's triggers on a
+		// re-deploy), so removing every trigger doesn't leave stale ones on the Hub.
+		await this.#postHub('/hub/triggers', { triggers, project_slug: slug })
+	}
+
+	// Builtin types (git_repository, ...) aren't in resource_type — push with empty schema.
+	async #pushResourceTypes(slug: string, types: string[]): Promise<number> {
+		const results = await Promise.all(
+			types.map(async (name) => {
+				let schema: unknown = undefined
+				let description: string | undefined = undefined
+				try {
+					const rt = await ResourceService.getResourceType({
+						workspace: this.workspace,
+						path: name
+					})
+					schema = rt.schema ?? undefined
+					description = rt.description ?? undefined
+				} catch (e: any) {}
+				try {
+					await this.#postHub('/hub/resource_types', {
+						name,
+						schema,
+						description,
+						project_slug: slug
+					})
+					return 0
+				} catch (e: any) {
+					sendUserToast(`Resource type ${name} push failed: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+					return 1
+				}
+			})
+		)
+		return results.reduce((a: number, b) => a + b, 0)
+	}
+
+	async #deployAll() {
+		const slug = this.hubSlug
+		// Snapshot the selection up-front: `selectedItems`/`relevantTriggers` are
+		// derived from live workspace data and `migrationDrafts` is edited in the
+		// drawer — the deploy must publish exactly what the user confirmed.
+		const itemsSnapshot = this.selectedItems.slice()
+		const triggersSnapshot = this.relevantTriggers.slice()
+		const migrationsSnapshot = this.migrationDrafts.slice()
+		this.hubItemIds = {}
+		this.deploymentStatus = {}
+		let failures = 0
+		try {
+			const seed: ItemRef[] = [
+				...itemsSnapshot
+					.filter((i) => i.kind !== 'resource')
+					.map((i) => ({ kind: i.kind as ItemRef['kind'], path: i.path })),
+				...this.#triggerHandlerSeed(triggersSnapshot, slug)
+			]
+			const triggerResources = this.#triggerResourcePaths(triggersSnapshot)
+			const triggerVars = this.#triggerVarPaths(triggersSnapshot)
+			const bundle = await buildProjectBundle(
+				seed,
+				slug,
+				this.#buildBundleDeps(),
+				triggerResources,
+				triggerVars
+			)
+			// Full path map (incl. unresolved) so a trigger's resource path is always
+			// relocated — never leaks the publisher's original private path to the Hub.
+			const resourcePathMap = bundle.pathMap
+
+			// A dangling reference (a selected root or transitive runnable that failed
+			// to fetch, or a resource whose type can't be resolved) means the bundle
+			// doesn't close: the root would silently vanish, or a published item would
+			// still point at the publisher's private source-workspace path. Refuse to
+			// publish until every reference resolves rather than ship a broken project.
+			if (bundle.unresolved.length > 0) {
+				sendUserToast(
+					`Cannot publish: ${bundle.unresolved.length} unresolved reference(s): ${bundle.unresolved.join(', ')}. Deselect or fix them, then retry.`,
+					true
+				)
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Bundle building is slow — bail before the first Hub write if the session
+			// was replaced (workspace/folder switch) in the meantime.
+			if (this.#disposed) return
+
+			// Types come from $res: stubs AND schema inputs (resource-<type>).
+			const inputTypes = bundle.items
+				.flatMap((i) => typesFromSchema(i.schema))
+				.filter((t) => !HIDDEN_RESOURCE_TYPES.has(t))
+			const types = [
+				...new Set([...bundle.resourceStubs.map((s) => s.resource_type), ...inputTypes])
+			]
+			const depFailures = await this.#pushResourceTypes(slug, types)
+
+			// Input-type deps with no path get a conventional f/<slug>/<type> stub.
+			const stubsByPath = new Map<string, { path: string; resource_type: string }>()
+			for (const s of bundle.resourceStubs)
+				stubsByPath.set(s.newPath, { path: s.newPath, resource_type: s.resource_type })
+			for (const t of inputTypes) {
+				const path = `f/${slug}/${t}`
+				if (!stubsByPath.has(path)) stubsByPath.set(path, { path, resource_type: t })
+			}
+			const stubs = [...stubsByPath.values()]
+			if (stubs.length > 0) {
+				try {
+					await this.#postHub('/hub/resources', { resources: stubs, project_slug: slug })
+				} catch (e: any) {
+					sendUserToast(`Resource sync failed: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+					failures++
+				}
+			}
+			failures += depFailures
+			if (failures > 0) {
+				sendUserToast(
+					`Resource dependency sync failed — items not published to avoid broken references.`,
+					true
+				)
+				return
+			}
+
+			for (const it of bundle.items) {
+				// Stop writing item status / Hub IDs once the session is replaced —
+				// continuing would publish into a project the user has moved away from.
+				if (this.#disposed) return
+				const key = `${it.kind}:${it.path}`
+				this.deploymentStatus = { ...this.deploymentStatus, [key]: { status: 'loading' } }
+				try {
+					await this.#pushBundledItem(slug, it)
+					this.deploymentStatus = { ...this.deploymentStatus, [key]: { status: 'deployed' } }
+				} catch (e: any) {
+					failures++
+					this.deploymentStatus = {
+						...this.deploymentStatus,
+						[key]: { status: 'failed', error: e?.message ?? String(e) }
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// A re-bundle clears the Hub-side embed (idempotent replace), so re-push it
+			// for any raw app that is already public — keeps the live iframe in sync
+			// without forcing an unpublish/share round-trip. Updates by hub id, safe in parallel.
+			const embedResults = await Promise.all(
+				bundle.items
+					.filter((it) => it.kind === 'raw_app')
+					.map(async (it) => {
+						const hubId = this.hubItemIds[`${it.kind}:${it.path}`]
+						const src = itemsSnapshot.find((i) => i.kind === 'raw_app' && i.path === it.path)
+						if (!hubId || !src?.published) return 0
+						// The re-bundle cleared the embed; a public raw app with no resolved URL
+						// can't have its iframe restored, so it's an incomplete publish too —
+						// count it (like a push failure) so the draft can't become submit-ready.
+						if (!src.publicUrl) {
+							sendUserToast(`Cannot restore the iframe for ${it.path}: missing public URL`, true)
+							return 1
+						}
+						try {
+							await this.#pushRawAppEmbed(hubId, src.publicUrl)
+							return 0
+						} catch (e: any) {
+							sendUserToast(`Failed to sync iframe for ${it.path}: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+							return 1
+						}
+					})
+			)
+			failures += embedResults.reduce((a: number, b) => a + b, 0)
+			if (this.#disposed) return
+			try {
+				await this.#pushTriggers(slug, resourcePathMap, triggersSnapshot)
+			} catch (e: any) {
+				sendUserToast(`Trigger sync failed: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+				failures++
+			}
+
+			// Full-set sync: always push (an empty list clears the Hub's migrations on
+			// a re-deploy). The Hub drops empty-SQL entries, so disabled placeholders
+			// don't persist.
+			try {
+				await this.#postHub('/hub/migrations', {
+					migrations: migrationsSnapshot.map((m) => ({
+						datatable_name: m.datatable_name,
+						sql: m.sql,
+						sql_down: m.sql_down,
+						enabled: m.enabled
+					})),
+					project_slug: slug
+				})
+			} catch (e: any) {
+				sendUserToast(`Data table migration sync failed: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+				failures++
+			}
+
+			await sleep(150)
+			if (this.#disposed) return
+			// An incomplete push must never become submittable: a failed transitive item
+			// can leave a pushed runnable pointing at content that never landed. Stay in
+			// predeploy (deploymentStatus keeps the failed items visible) so re-publishing
+			// retries every write — createDraft and the item pushes are idempotent.
+			if (failures > 0) {
+				sendUserToast(
+					`Publish incomplete: ${failures} write(s) failed. Nothing was submitted — fix them and re-publish.`,
+					true
+				)
+				return
+			}
+			this.deploymentStatus = {}
+			this.recordings = {}
+			// Deterministic baseline so a transient Hub read failure can't leave the
+			// UI stuck in `predeploy`; rehydrate then upgrades to authoritative state.
+			this.draftItems = itemsSnapshot.map((i) => ({ ...i, rec: 'none' }))
+			this.phase = 'draft'
+			await this.rehydrateFromHub()
+			sendUserToast(`Draft created on the Hub. Add recordings before submitting for review.`)
+		} finally {
+			this.deploying = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	submitForReview = async () => {
+		const slug = this.hubSlug
+		if (!slug) return
+		this.submitting = true
+		try {
+			const res = await fetch(
+				`/api/w/${this.workspace}/hub/projects/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}/submit${this.#folderQs()}`,
+				{
+					method: 'POST',
+					credentials: 'include',
+					headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+					body: '{}'
+				}
+			)
+			if (!res.ok) {
+				sendUserToast(`Submit for review failed: ${await res.text()}`, true)
+				return
+			}
+			this.phase = 'under_review'
+			sendUserToast('Submitted for review by the Windmill team.')
+		} finally {
+			this.submitting = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	syncWithHub = async () => {
+		this.syncing = true
+		try {
+			if (this.phase === 'draft') {
+				await this.#loadWorkspace()
+				const prev = new Map(this.draftItems.map((i) => [i.key, { rec: i.rec }]))
+				this.draftItems = this.workspaceItems
+					.filter((i) => prev.has(i.key))
+					.map((i) => ({ ...i, rec: prev.get(i.key)?.rec ?? 'none' }))
+			} else {
+				// under_review / live: re-fetch the Hub project to pick up an
+				// admin status change (under_review -> live).
+				const before = this.phase
+				await this.rehydrateFromHub()
+				sendUserToast(
+					this.phase === before
+						? 'Still waiting for review.'
+						: this.phase === 'live'
+							? 'Approved — your project is now live.'
+							: `Status updated: ${this.phase}.`
+				)
+			}
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			sendUserToast(`Sync failed: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+		} finally {
+			this.syncing = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	startNewDraft = () => {
+		this.draftItems = []
+		this.recordings = {}
+		this.phase = 'predeploy'
+	}
+
+	/** Reset record-drawer state and load the target's schema. */
+	async openRecord(it: DeployItem) {
+		const tok = ++this.#recordRunTok
+		this.recordTarget = it
+		this.recordArgs = {}
+		this.recordValid = true
+		this.recordSchema = emptySchema()
+		this.recordSchemaLoading = true
+		this.runState = 'idle'
+		this.runJobId = undefined
+		this.runResult = undefined
+		this.runError = undefined
+		try {
+			if (it.kind === 'script') {
+				const s = await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({
+					workspace: this.workspace,
+					path: it.path
+				})
+				if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+				this.recordSchema = (s.schema as Record<string, any>) ?? emptySchema()
+			} else if (it.kind === 'flow') {
+				const f = await FlowService.getFlowByPath({ workspace: this.workspace, path: it.path })
+				if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+				this.recordSchema = (f.schema as Record<string, any>) ?? emptySchema()
+			}
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+			sendUserToast(`Failed to load schema: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+		} finally {
+			if (tok === this.#recordRunTok) this.recordSchemaLoading = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Invalidate any in-flight record run/poll (record drawer closed). */
+	cancelRecordRun = () => {
+		this.#recordRunTok++
+	}
+
+	runJob = async () => {
+		const it = this.recordTarget
+		if (!it) return
+		const tok = ++this.#recordRunTok
+		this.runState = 'running'
+		this.runJobId = undefined
+		this.runResult = undefined
+		this.runError = undefined
+		try {
+			let jobId: string
+			if (it.kind === 'script') {
+				jobId = await JobService.runScriptByPath({
+					workspace: this.workspace,
+					path: it.path,
+					requestBody: this.recordArgs
+				})
+			} else if (it.kind === 'flow') {
+				jobId = await JobService.runFlowByPath({
+					workspace: this.workspace,
+					path: it.path,
+					requestBody: this.recordArgs
+				})
+			} else {
+				if (tok === this.#recordRunTok) this.runState = 'idle'
+				return
+			}
+			if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+			this.runJobId = jobId
+			await this.#pollJobUntilComplete(jobId, tok)
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+			this.runState = 'failed'
+			this.runError = `Failed to start: ${e?.message ?? e}`
+		}
+	}
+
+	async #pollJobUntilComplete(jobId: string, tok: number) {
+		// First check immediately (fast scripts complete in ms), then back off to 2s.
+		const deadline = Date.now() + 5 * 60_000
+		let interval = 250
+		while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+			if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+			try {
+				const r = await JobService.getCompletedJobResultMaybe({
+					workspace: this.workspace,
+					id: jobId
+				})
+				if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+				if (r.completed) {
+					this.runResult = r.result
+					if (r.success) {
+						this.runState = 'success'
+					} else {
+						this.runState = 'failed'
+						this.runError = typeof r.result === 'string' ? r.result : JSON.stringify(r.result)
+					}
+					return
+				}
+			} catch (e: any) {
+				if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+				this.runState = 'failed'
+				this.runError = `Polling failed: ${e?.message ?? e}`
+				return
+			}
+			await sleep(interval)
+			interval = Math.min(interval * 2, 2000)
+		}
+		if (tok !== this.#recordRunTok) return
+		this.runState = 'failed'
+		this.runError = 'Timed out after 5 minutes'
+	}
+
+	async #buildScriptRecording(it: DeployItem, jobId: string) {
+		const workspace = this.workspace
+		const s = await ScriptService.getScriptByPath({ workspace, path: it.path })
+		const job = await JobService.getCompletedJob({ workspace, id: jobId })
+		const initial_job = { ...(job as any), type: 'CompletedJob' }
+		const events = [{ t: 0, data: { completed: true, job: initial_job } }]
+		const duration = (initial_job.duration_ms as number) ?? 0
+		return {
+			version: 1,
+			type: 'script' as const,
+			recorded_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+			script_path: it.path,
+			total_duration_ms: duration,
+			code: s.content,
+			language: s.language,
+			args: (job.args ?? {}) as Record<string, any>,
+			schema: s.schema,
+			job: { initial_job, events }
+		}
+	}
+
+	async #buildFlowRecording(it: DeployItem, jobId: string) {
+		const workspace = this.workspace
+		const f = await FlowService.getFlowByPath({ workspace, path: it.path })
+		const root = (await JobService.getCompletedJob({ workspace, id: jobId })) as any
+		const jobs: Record<string, { initial_job: any; events: any[] }> = {}
+		const collect = async (j: any) => {
+			const stamped = { ...j, type: 'CompletedJob' }
+			jobs[j.id] = {
+				initial_job: stamped,
+				events: [{ t: 0, data: { completed: true, job: stamped } }]
+			}
+			const modules = (j.flow_status?.modules ?? []).filter(
+				(m: any) => m.job && typeof m.job === 'string'
+			)
+			// Sub-jobs at the same level are independent reads.
+			await Promise.all(
+				modules.map(async (m: any) => {
+					try {
+						const sub = (await JobService.getCompletedJob({ workspace, id: m.job })) as any
+						await collect(sub)
+					} catch {
+						/* sub-job missing — skip */
+					}
+				})
+			)
+		}
+		await collect(root)
+		return {
+			version: 1,
+			recorded_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+			flow_path: it.path,
+			total_duration_ms: (root.duration_ms as number) ?? 0,
+			flow: {
+				path: it.path,
+				value: f.value,
+				schema: f.schema ?? { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] },
+				summary: f.summary ?? '',
+				archived: false,
+				edited_at: '',
+				edited_by: '',
+				extra_perms: {}
+			},
+			jobs
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Save the current successful run as the Hub recording. Returns true on success. */
+	async saveRecording(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const it = this.recordTarget
+		if (!it || !this.runJobId || this.runState !== 'success') return false
+		const hubId = this.hubItemIds[it.key]
+		if (!hubId) {
+			sendUserToast(`Push the bundle to the Hub first before saving recordings`, true)
+			return false
+		}
+		if (it.kind !== 'script' && it.kind !== 'flow') {
+			sendUserToast(`Recordings only supported for script/flow`, true)
+			return false
+		}
+		try {
+			const recording =
+				it.kind === 'script'
+					? await this.#buildScriptRecording(it, this.runJobId)
+					: await this.#buildFlowRecording(it, this.runJobId)
+			const path = it.kind === 'script' ? 'scripts' : 'flows'
+			await this.#postHub(`/hub/${path}/${hubId}/recording`, {
+				recording,
+				project_slug: this.hubSlug
+			})
+			this.recordings = { ...this.recordings, [it.key]: this.runJobId }
+			this.#patchItem(it.key, { rec: 'recorded' })
+			sendUserToast(`Recording saved — job ${this.runJobId}`)
+			return true
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			sendUserToast(`Failed to save recording: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Resolve the project folder's asset graph so a data-pipeline project can be
+	 * detected and its whole-folder cascade recorded. Best-effort — a project
+	 * with no pipeline just never shows the pipeline record card. */
+	async #loadPipelineGraph() {
+		try {
+			const params = new URLSearchParams({
+				folder: this.folder,
+				asset_kinds: DATA_ASSET_KINDS.join(',')
+			})
+			const res = await fetch(`/api/w/${this.workspace}/assets/graph?${params}`, {
+				credentials: 'include'
+			})
+			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`GET /assets/graph → ${res.status}`)
+			const graph = (await res.json()) as AssetGraphResponse
+			if (this.#disposed) return
+			this.pipelineGraph = graph
+		} catch {
+			// No pipeline graph — the pipeline record card simply stays hidden.
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Run the whole-folder cascade and capture it into a single PipelineRecording.
+	 * Deployed-only (no drafts) and arg-less — unlike the editor it seeds no
+	 * per-node input, so a root that needs uploaded data or a schedule's static
+	 * payload records a failure the user can see and fix rather than a green run. */
+	runPipelineRecording = async () => {
+		const fullGraph = this.pipelineGraph
+		const scripts = this.recordablePipelineScriptPaths
+		if (!fullGraph || scripts.length === 0) return
+		const scriptSet = new Set(scripts)
+		// Scope the graph to the project's members so the run, the recorded graph
+		// (rendered by the player) and the asset samples all exclude deselected
+		// branches.
+		const graph = pruneGraphToScripts(fullGraph, scriptSet)
+		const tok = ++this.#pipelineRunTok
+		this.pipelineRunState = 'running'
+		this.pipelineRecordingResult = undefined
+		this.pipelineRunError = undefined
+		// A previous save's badge must not linger over a fresh, unsaved re-run.
+		this.pipelineRecorded = false
+		const workspace = this.workspace
+		try {
+			const { recording, result } = await capturePipelineRecording({
+				workspace,
+				folder: this.folder,
+				graph,
+				scriptPaths: scriptSet,
+				launch: (path) =>
+					JobService.runScriptByPath({
+						workspace,
+						path,
+						// Skip the backend asset-trigger dispatcher: the cascade engine owns
+						// the whole closure (parity with the pipeline editor's bounded run).
+						requestBody: { _wmill_skip_asset_dispatch: true }
+					}),
+				waitTerminal: (jobId) => this.#waitJobTerminal(jobId, tok)
+			})
+			if (tok !== this.#pipelineRunTok) return
+			this.pipelineRecordingResult = recording
+			// A dependency cycle drops its members from the schedule, so an all- or
+			// partially-cyclic run leaves the recording missing steps (and an empty
+			// schedule reports `ok`). Treat any dropped cyclic member as a failure so
+			// an incomplete pipeline can't be saved as a successful recording.
+			if (result.cyclic.length > 0) {
+				this.pipelineRunState = 'failed'
+				this.pipelineRunError = `Cannot record — ${result.cyclic.length} script(s) on a dependency cycle: ${result.cyclic.join(', ')}`
+			} else if (result.ok) {
+				this.pipelineRunState = 'success'
+			} else {
+				this.pipelineRunState = 'failed'
+				const failed = [...result.statuses.entries()]
+					.filter(([, s]) => s.status === 'failure')
+					.map(([p]) => p)
+				this.pipelineRunError =
+					failed.length > 0 ? `Failed at ${failed.join(', ')}` : 'Cascade did not complete'
+			}
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			if (tok !== this.#pipelineRunTok) return
+			this.pipelineRunState = 'failed'
+			this.pipelineRunError = `Failed to run pipeline: ${e?.message ?? e}`
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Poll a launched step to terminal, matching the pipeline editor's cascade
+	// timeout (DuckLake/DuckDB steps routinely exceed a few minutes). Adds the
+	// `#pipelineRunTok` cancellation the shared `makeWaitJobTerminal` lacks.
+	async #waitJobTerminal(jobId: string, tok: number): Promise<'success' | 'failure'> {
+		const deadline = Date.now() + CASCADE_JOB_TIMEOUT_MS
+		while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+			if (tok !== this.#pipelineRunTok) throw new Error('cancelled')
+			try {
+				const r = await JobService.getCompletedJobResultMaybe({
+					workspace: this.workspace,
+					id: jobId,
+					getStarted: false
+				})
+				if (r.completed) return r.success ? 'success' : 'failure'
+			} catch {
+				// transient — retry on the next tick
+			}
+			await sleep(CASCADE_POLL_INTERVAL_MS)
+		}
+		throw new Error(`Timed out waiting for job ${jobId}`)
+	}
+
+	/** Save the captured pipeline recording to the Hub, scoped to the project
+	 * (a pipeline is the whole folder, not a single Hub item). Returns true on
+	 * success. */
+	async savePipelineRecording(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const recording = this.pipelineRecordingResult
+		if (!recording || this.pipelineRunState !== 'success') return false
+		if (this.phase === 'predeploy') {
+			sendUserToast(`Push the project to the Hub first before saving its pipeline recording`, true)
+			return false
+		}
+		try {
+			await this.#postHub(`/hub/projects/${this.hubSlug}/pipeline_recording`, { recording })
+			this.pipelineRecorded = true
+			sendUserToast(`Pipeline recording saved`)
+			return true
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			sendUserToast(`Failed to save pipeline recording: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Set the Hub raw app's live-iframe URL (or clear it with null). The Hub renders
+	// from external_embed_url; project_slug scopes ownership.
+	async #pushRawAppEmbed(hubId: number, url: string | null) {
+		await this.#postHub(`/hub/raw_apps/${hubId}/embed`, {
+			external_embed_url: url,
+			project_slug: this.hubSlug
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Flip an app/raw app between public (anonymous) and private (publisher) and keep
+	// the Hub raw-app iframe in sync. Returns the resolved public URL when shared.
+	async #setAppShared(it: DeployItem, shared: boolean): Promise<string | null> {
+		const workspace = this.workspace
+		const hubId = it.kind === 'raw_app' ? this.hubItemIds[it.key] : undefined
+		// Sharing a raw app as an iframe needs its Hub item to wire the embed. Fail
+		// before flipping the app public so it can't be left anonymous with no embed.
+		if (shared && it.kind === 'raw_app' && !hubId) {
+			throw new Error('Push the bundle to the Hub first to share the live iframe')
+		}
+		const app = await AppService.getAppByPath({ workspace, path: it.path })
+		const prevMode = (app.policy?.execution_mode ?? 'publisher') as 'anonymous' | 'publisher'
+		const nextMode = (shared ? 'anonymous' : 'publisher') as 'anonymous' | 'publisher'
+		const setMode = (mode: 'anonymous' | 'publisher', message: string) =>
+			AppService.updateApp({
+				workspace,
+				path: it.path,
+				requestBody: {
+					policy: { ...(app.policy ?? {}), execution_mode: mode },
+					deployment_message: message
+				}
+			})
+		// Undo the policy flip so the app's public state stays consistent when a later
+		// step of the share fails. Best-effort: a revert failure must not mask the cause.
+		const rollback = () => setMode(prevMode, 'Revert iframe share').catch(() => {})
+		await setMode(nextMode, shared ? 'Share as iframe' : 'Unshare iframe')
+		const url = shared ? ((await this.#resolvePublicUrl(it.path)) ?? null) : null
+		// A share with no resolvable public URL is incomplete (no embeddable link, no
+		// Unpublish control); don't leave the app anonymous while reporting success.
+		if (shared && url === null) {
+			await rollback()
+			throw new Error(`Could not resolve the public URL for ${it.path}`)
+		}
+		if (hubId && it.kind === 'raw_app' && (!shared || url)) {
+			try {
+				await this.#pushRawAppEmbed(hubId, shared ? url : null)
+			} catch (e) {
+				await rollback()
+				throw e
+			}
+		}
+		return url
+	}
+
+	/** Make the publish target public. Returns true on success. */
+	async confirmPublish(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const it = this.publishTarget
+		if (!it || !canShareAsIframe(it)) return false
+		this.publishing = true
+		try {
+			const url = await this.#setAppShared(it, true)
+			this.#patchItem(it.key, { published: true, publicUrl: url ?? undefined })
+			sendUserToast(`${it.path} is now public`)
+			return true
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			sendUserToast(`Failed to publish: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+			return false
+		} finally {
+			this.publishing = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	unpublishApp = async (it: DeployItem) => {
+		if (!canShareAsIframe(it)) return
+		try {
+			await this.#setAppShared(it, false)
+			this.#patchItem(it.key, { published: false, publicUrl: undefined })
+			sendUserToast('App unpublished')
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			sendUserToast(`Failed to unpublish: ${e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Owns the session lifecycle: a new `DeployToHubSession` is created whenever the
+ * (workspace, folder) identity actually changes — a spurious same-value store
+ * emit reuses the live session — and the previous one is disposed, which is the
+ * single mechanism invalidating its in-flight work. Also hosts the reactive
+ * plumbing the session itself can't (license-hydration reload, schedule
+ * previews, debounced bundle preview).
+ */
+export function useDeployToHubSession(args: {
+	workspace: () => string | undefined
+	folder: () => string
+	hasEeLicense: () => boolean
+}) {
+	let session = $state<DeployToHubSession | undefined>()
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		const workspace = args.workspace()
+		const folder = args.folder()
+		if (!workspace) return
+		untrack(() => {
+			if (session && session.workspace === workspace && session.folder === folder) return
+			session?.dispose()
+			const next = new DeployToHubSession(workspace, folder, {
+				hasEeLicense: args.hasEeLicense
+			})
+			session = next
+			next.load()
+		})
+	})
+
+	// The EE license hydrates async; if it lands after a license-less trigger load,
+	// EE kinds stay empty. Re-fetch on false→true (the session reads the license
+	// getter at call time).
+	let prevHadLicense: boolean | undefined = undefined
+	$effect(() => {
+		const hasLicense = args.hasEeLicense()
+		untrack(() => {
+			if (hasLicense && prevHadLicense === false) session?.reloadTriggers()
+			prevHadLicense = hasLicense
+		})
+	})
+
+	// Leaving/entering predeploy invalidates manual selection tweaks.
+	$effect(() => {
+		const s = session
+		if (!s) return
+		s.phase
+		untrack(() => {
+			s.manualDeselected = new Set()
+		})
+	})
+
+	// Schedule previews for relevant schedule triggers (deduped in the session).
+	$effect(() => {
+		session?.ensureSchedulePreviews()
+	})
+
+	// Debounced predeploy bundle preview; the session reads its reactive inputs
+	// synchronously and returns the cancel function used as effect cleanup.
+	$effect(() => {
+		const s = session
+		if (!s) return
+		return s.queueBundlePreview()
+	})
+
+	return {
+		get session() {
+			return session
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/deployToHubSession.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/deployToHubSession.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b61251fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/deployToHubSession.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { canShareAsIframe, mergeShareState, type DeployItem } from './deployToHubSession.svelte'
+
+function item(over: Partial<DeployItem> & Pick<DeployItem, 'key' | 'path' | 'kind'>): DeployItem {
+	return { rec: 'none', ...over }
+}
+
+describe('canShareAsIframe', () => {
+	it('allows low-code apps and app-table raw apps', () => {
+		expect(canShareAsIframe(item({ key: 'app:f/a', path: 'f/a', kind: 'app' }))).toBe(true)
+		expect(
+			canShareAsIframe(item({ key: 'raw_app:f/r', path: 'f/r', kind: 'raw_app', appTable: true }))
+		).toBe(true)
+	})
+	it('hides the action for legacy raw apps (raw_app table only)', () => {
+		// Legacy entries from RawAppService carry no appTable flag; AppService can't load them.
+		expect(canShareAsIframe(item({ key: 'raw_app:f/r', path: 'f/r', kind: 'raw_app' }))).toBe(false)
+	})
+	it('never offers the action for flows or scripts', () => {
+		expect(canShareAsIframe(item({ key: 'flow:f/f', path: 'f/f', kind: 'flow' }))).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('mergeShareState', () => {
+	it('carries live public-share state from workspace items onto matching drafts', () => {
+		const drafts = [item({ key: 'app:f/a', path: 'f/a', kind: 'app' })]
+		const workspace = [
+			item({
+				key: 'app:f/a',
+				path: 'f/a',
+				kind: 'app',
+				published: true,
+				publicUrl: 'https://x/app'
+			})
+		]
+		const merged = mergeShareState(drafts, workspace)
+		expect(merged[0].published).toBe(true)
+		expect(merged[0].publicUrl).toBe('https://x/app')
+	})
+	it('restores the app-table origin so app-table raw apps stay shareable', () => {
+		const drafts = [item({ key: 'raw_app:f/r', path: 'f/r', kind: 'raw_app' })]
+		const workspace = [item({ key: 'raw_app:f/r', path: 'f/r', kind: 'raw_app', appTable: true })]
+		expect(canShareAsIframe(mergeShareState(drafts, workspace)[0])).toBe(true)
+	})
+	it('returns the same reference when nothing changes', () => {
+		const drafts = [item({ key: 'flow:f/f', path: 'f/f', kind: 'flow' })]
+		expect(mergeShareState(drafts, drafts)).toBe(drafts)
+	})
+	it('leaves drafts without a workspace match untouched', () => {
+		const drafts = [item({ key: 'app:f/gone', path: 'f/gone', kind: 'app' })]
+		const merged = mergeShareState(drafts, [item({ key: 'app:f/a', path: 'f/a', kind: 'app' })])
+		expect(merged).toBe(drafts)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectBundle.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectBundle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..669c0a43de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectBundle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,869 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import {
+	classifyPath,
+	extractScriptRefs,
+	extractFlowRefs,
+	extractAppRefs,
+	buildPathMap,
+	rewriteContent,
+	rewriteTriggerConfig,
+	rewriteFlowValue,
+	rewriteAppValue,
+	extractRawAppRefs,
+	rewriteRawAppContent,
+	buildProjectBundle,
+	retargetProjectExport,
+	collectExportVarPaths,
+	extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs,
+	extractVarRefsFromValue,
+	type ProjectExport,
+	type FetchedItem,
+	type ItemRef
+} from './projectBundle'
+
+describe('classifyPath', () => {
+	it('internal for paths under the project folder', () => {
+		expect(classifyPath('f/proj/db', 'proj')).toBe('internal')
+		expect(classifyPath('f/proj', 'proj')).toBe('internal')
+	})
+	it('hub for hub paths', () => {
+		expect(classifyPath('hub/16043/discord/send', 'proj')).toBe('hub')
+	})
+	it('external for user and other folders', () => {
+		expect(classifyPath('u/admin/db', 'proj')).toBe('external')
+		expect(classifyPath('f/other/db', 'proj')).toBe('external')
+	})
+	it('does not treat a prefix-only match as internal', () => {
+		expect(classifyPath('f/project2/db', 'proj')).toBe('external')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('extractScriptRefs', () => {
+	it('finds $res: and res:// resource refs, deduped', () => {
+		const c = `const a = "$res:u/admin/db"; const b = "res://f/x/api"; const c2 = "$res:u/admin/db"`
+		expect(extractScriptRefs(c)).toEqual([
+			{ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/db' },
+			{ kind: 'resource', path: 'f/x/api' }
+		])
+	})
+	it('returns nothing when no refs', () => {
+		expect(extractScriptRefs('export async function main() {}')).toEqual([])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('extractFlowRefs', () => {
+	it('finds inline-code, static-input, and script-path refs', () => {
+		const value = {
+			modules: [
+				{
+					id: 'a',
+					value: {
+						type: 'rawscript',
+						content: 'const db = "$res:u/admin/pg"',
+						input_transforms: {
+							other: { type: 'static', value: '$res:f/shared/api' },
+							expr1: { type: 'javascript', expr: 'flow_input.x' }
+						}
+					}
+				},
+				{
+					id: 'b',
+					value: {
+						type: 'branchone',
+						branches: [
+							{
+								modules: [
+									{ id: 'c', value: { type: 'script', path: 'u/admin/my_script' } },
+									{ id: 'd', value: { type: 'script', path: 'hub/123/x/y' } }
+								]
+							}
+						],
+						default: [{ id: 'e', value: { type: 'rawscript', content: 'no refs' } }]
+					}
+				}
+			]
+		}
+		const refs = extractFlowRefs(value)
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/pg' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'resource', path: 'f/shared/api' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'script', path: 'u/admin/my_script' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'script', path: 'hub/123/x/y' })
+		// a javascript expr (flow_input) is not a hardcoded ref
+		expect(refs.filter((r) => r.path === 'flow_input.x')).toEqual([])
+	})
+	it('finds sub-flow refs from type: flow steps', () => {
+		const value = {
+			modules: [
+				{ id: 'a', value: { type: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/sub_flow' } },
+				{ id: 'b', value: { type: 'flow', path: 'hub/9/x/y' } }
+			]
+		}
+		const refs = extractFlowRefs(value)
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/sub_flow' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'flow', path: 'hub/9/x/y' })
+	})
+})
+
+describe('buildPathMap', () => {
+	it('reparents into the project folder keeping the leaf name', () => {
+		const m = buildPathMap(['u/admin/db', 'f/other/api'], 'proj')
+		expect(m.get('u/admin/db')).toBe('f/proj/db')
+		expect(m.get('f/other/api')).toBe('f/proj/api')
+	})
+	it('suffixes collisions deterministically', () => {
+		const m = buildPathMap(['u/alice/db', 'f/shared/db', 'u/bob/db'], 'proj')
+		// sorted: f/shared/db, u/alice/db, u/bob/db
+		expect(m.get('f/shared/db')).toBe('f/proj/db')
+		expect(m.get('u/alice/db')).toBe('f/proj/db_2')
+		expect(m.get('u/bob/db')).toBe('f/proj/db_3')
+	})
+	it('maps internal paths to themselves, preserving subfolder depth', () => {
+		const m = buildPathMap(['f/proj/api', 'f/proj/sub/deep/script'], 'proj')
+		expect(m.get('f/proj/api')).toBe('f/proj/api')
+		expect(m.get('f/proj/sub/deep/script')).toBe('f/proj/sub/deep/script')
+	})
+	it('does not flatten two internal items sharing a leaf name', () => {
+		const m = buildPathMap(['f/proj/a/x', 'f/proj/b/x'], 'proj')
+		expect(m.get('f/proj/a/x')).toBe('f/proj/a/x')
+		expect(m.get('f/proj/b/x')).toBe('f/proj/b/x')
+	})
+	it('relocates an external onto a suffix when its leaf collides with an internal path', () => {
+		const m = buildPathMap(['f/proj/db', 'u/admin/db'], 'proj')
+		expect(m.get('f/proj/db')).toBe('f/proj/db')
+		expect(m.get('u/admin/db')).toBe('f/proj/db_2')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('rewriteContent', () => {
+	it('rewrites mapped refs and leaves unmapped ones', () => {
+		const map = new Map([['u/admin/db', 'f/proj/db']])
+		expect(rewriteContent('x = "$res:u/admin/db"', map)).toBe('x = "$res:f/proj/db"')
+		expect(rewriteContent('x = "res://u/admin/db"', map)).toBe('x = "$res:f/proj/db"')
+		expect(rewriteContent('x = "$res:hub/1/a/b"', map)).toBe('x = "$res:hub/1/a/b"')
+	})
+	it('does not partial-match a longer path', () => {
+		const map = new Map([['u/admin/db', 'f/proj/db']])
+		// u/admin/db2 must not be rewritten by the u/admin/db entry
+		expect(rewriteContent('x = "$res:u/admin/db2"', map)).toBe('x = "$res:u/admin/db2"')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('rewriteTriggerConfig', () => {
+	const map = new Map([
+		['f/proj/kafka', 'f/target/kafka'],
+		['f/proj/script', 'f/target/script']
+	])
+	it('remaps plain resource path fields', () => {
+		expect(
+			rewriteTriggerConfig({ kafka_resource_path: 'f/proj/kafka', group_id: 'g1' }, map)
+		).toEqual({ kafka_resource_path: 'f/target/kafka', group_id: 'g1' })
+	})
+	it('remaps nested objects, arrays, and $res: tokens', () => {
+		expect(
+			rewriteTriggerConfig(
+				{
+					nested: { path: 'f/proj/script' },
+					list: ['f/proj/kafka', 'unrelated'],
+					code: 'x = "$res:f/proj/kafka"'
+				},
+				map
+			)
+		).toEqual({
+			nested: { path: 'f/target/script' },
+			list: ['f/target/kafka', 'unrelated'],
+			code: 'x = "$res:f/target/kafka"'
+		})
+	})
+	it('leaves non-matching strings and non-string values untouched', () => {
+		const config = { url: 'wss://example.com', port: 9092, enabled: true, extra: null }
+		expect(rewriteTriggerConfig(config, map)).toEqual(config)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('rewriteFlowValue', () => {
+	it('rewrites inline code, static inputs, and script paths; clones input', () => {
+		const map = new Map([
+			['u/admin/pg', 'f/proj/pg'],
+			['f/shared/api', 'f/proj/api'],
+			['u/admin/my_script', 'f/proj/my_script']
+		])
+		const value = {
+			modules: [
+				{
+					id: 'a',
+					value: {
+						type: 'rawscript',
+						content: 'const db = "$res:u/admin/pg"',
+						input_transforms: { other: { type: 'static', value: '$res:f/shared/api' } }
+					}
+				},
+				{ id: 'b', value: { type: 'script', path: 'u/admin/my_script' } },
+				{ id: 'c', value: { type: 'script', path: 'hub/1/keep/me' } }
+			]
+		}
+		const out = rewriteFlowValue(value, map)
+		expect(out.modules[0].value.content).toBe('const db = "$res:f/proj/pg"')
+		expect(out.modules[0].value.input_transforms.other.value).toBe('$res:f/proj/api')
+		expect(out.modules[1].value.path).toBe('f/proj/my_script')
+		expect(out.modules[2].value.path).toBe('hub/1/keep/me')
+		// original untouched (deep clone)
+		expect(value.modules[0].value.content).toBe('const db = "$res:u/admin/pg"')
+	})
+})
+
+// A trimmed app value: a runnable-by-path component, a hub runnable, a $res in an
+// inline script, and incidental `f/...` text that must NOT be rewritten.
+const appValue = () => ({
+	grid: [
+		{
+			data: {
+				componentInput: {
+					runnable: { type: 'runnableByPath', runType: 'script', path: 'u/admin/charts' }
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			data: {
+				componentInput: {
+					runnable: { type: 'runnableByPath', runType: 'flow', path: 'f/shared/sync' }
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			data: {
+				componentInput: {
+					runnable: { type: 'runnableByPath', runType: 'hubscript', path: 'hub/1/keep' }
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	],
+	hiddenInlineScripts: [
+		{ name: 'h', inlineScript: { content: 'x = "$res:u/admin/pg"', language: 'deno' } }
+	],
+	someLabel: 'see docs at f/shared/sync for details'
+})
+
+describe('extractAppRefs', () => {
+	it('extracts runnable-by-path scripts/flows and $res resources, skips hub', () => {
+		const refs = extractAppRefs(appValue())
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'script', path: 'u/admin/charts' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'flow', path: 'f/shared/sync' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/pg' })
+		expect(refs.some((r) => r.path === 'hub/1/keep')).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('rewriteAppValue', () => {
+	it('relocates runnable paths and $res, leaves hub refs and incidental text intact', () => {
+		const map = new Map([
+			['u/admin/charts', 'f/proj/charts'],
+			['f/shared/sync', 'f/proj/sync'],
+			['u/admin/pg', 'f/proj/pg']
+		])
+		const value = appValue()
+		const out = rewriteAppValue(value, map)
+		expect(out.grid[0].data.componentInput.runnable.path).toBe('f/proj/charts')
+		expect(out.grid[1].data.componentInput.runnable.path).toBe('f/proj/sync')
+		expect(out.grid[2].data.componentInput.runnable.path).toBe('hub/1/keep')
+		expect(out.hiddenInlineScripts[0].inlineScript.content).toBe('x = "$res:f/proj/pg"')
+		// incidental text untouched
+		expect(out.someLabel).toBe('see docs at f/shared/sync for details')
+		// original untouched (deep clone)
+		expect(value.grid[0].data.componentInput.runnable.path).toBe('u/admin/charts')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('raw app (value.raw JSON string)', () => {
+	const rawContent = () =>
+		JSON.stringify({
+			runnables: {
+				a: { type: 'path', runType: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/sync' },
+				b: { type: 'path', runType: 'script', path: 'f/shared/calc' },
+				c: { type: 'path', runType: 'hubscript', path: 'hub/1/keep' }
+			},
+			files: { '/bundle.js': 'const conn = "$res:u/admin/pg"' }
+		})
+
+	it('extractRawAppRefs sees nested runnables and $res, skips hub', () => {
+		const refs = extractRawAppRefs(rawContent())
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/sync' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'script', path: 'f/shared/calc' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/pg' })
+		expect(refs.some((r) => r.path === 'hub/1/keep')).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it('rewriteRawAppContent relocates nested runnable paths and $res', () => {
+		const map = new Map([
+			['u/admin/sync', 'f/proj/sync'],
+			['f/shared/calc', 'f/proj/calc'],
+			['u/admin/pg', 'f/proj/pg']
+		])
+		const out = JSON.parse(rewriteRawAppContent(rawContent(), map))
+		expect(out.runnables.a.path).toBe('f/proj/sync')
+		expect(out.runnables.b.path).toBe('f/proj/calc')
+		expect(out.runnables.c.path).toBe('hub/1/keep')
+		expect(out.files['/bundle.js']).toBe('const conn = "$res:f/proj/pg"')
+	})
+
+	it('falls back to $res scan on non-JSON content', () => {
+		expect(extractRawAppRefs('x = "$res:u/admin/pg"')).toContainEqual({
+			kind: 'resource',
+			path: 'u/admin/pg'
+		})
+		expect(
+			rewriteRawAppContent('x = "$res:u/admin/pg"', new Map([['u/admin/pg', 'f/proj/pg']]))
+		).toBe('x = "$res:f/proj/pg"')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('buildProjectBundle', () => {
+	// A flow that calls an external script which itself hardcodes a resource.
+	const flow: FetchedItem = {
+		kind: 'flow',
+		path: 'u/admin/my_flow',
+		summary: 'Flow',
+		value: {
+			modules: [
+				{ id: 'a', value: { type: 'script', path: 'u/admin/helper' } },
+				{
+					id: 'b',
+					value: {
+						type: 'rawscript',
+						content: 'const x = "$res:f/shared/api"',
+						input_transforms: {}
+					}
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	}
+	const helper: FetchedItem = {
+		kind: 'script',
+		path: 'u/admin/helper',
+		summary: 'Helper',
+		language: 'bun',
+		content: 'const db = "$res:u/admin/pg"; export async function main(){}'
+	}
+
+	const deps = {
+		fetchItem: async (ref: ItemRef) => {
+			if (ref.path === 'u/admin/my_flow') return flow
+			if (ref.path === 'u/admin/helper') return helper
+			return undefined
+		},
+		resolveResourceType: async (path: string) => {
+			if (path === 'u/admin/pg') return 'postgresql'
+			if (path === 'f/shared/api') return 'http_api'
+			return undefined
+		}
+	}
+
+	it('pulls in referenced scripts + resources and rewrites everything under the folder', async () => {
+		const bundle = await buildProjectBundle(
+			[{ kind: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/my_flow' }],
+			'proj',
+			deps
+		)
+
+		// flow + transitively-pulled helper script are both bundled
+		const byPath = Object.fromEntries(bundle.items.map((i) => [i.path, i]))
+		expect(Object.keys(byPath).sort()).toEqual(['u/admin/helper', 'u/admin/my_flow'])
+
+		// items relocated under f/proj/
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/my_flow'].newPath).toBe('f/proj/my_flow')
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/helper'].newPath).toBe('f/proj/helper')
+
+		// flow's script-path ref rewritten to the helper's new path
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/my_flow'].value.modules[0].value.path).toBe('f/proj/helper')
+		// flow inline + helper code resource refs rewritten
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/my_flow'].value.modules[1].value.content).toBe(
+			'const x = "$res:f/proj/api"'
+		)
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/helper'].content).toContain('"$res:f/proj/pg"')
+
+		// resource stubs created at new paths with resolved types
+		const stubs = Object.fromEntries(bundle.resourceStubs.map((s) => [s.originalPath, s]))
+		expect(stubs['u/admin/pg'].newPath).toBe('f/proj/pg')
+		expect(stubs['u/admin/pg'].resource_type).toBe('postgresql')
+		expect(stubs['f/shared/api'].resource_type).toBe('http_api')
+
+		expect(bundle.unresolved).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('pulls in a sub-flow referenced by a type: flow step and rewrites its path', async () => {
+		const parent: FetchedItem = {
+			kind: 'flow',
+			path: 'u/admin/parent_flow',
+			value: { modules: [{ id: 'a', value: { type: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/sub_flow' } }] }
+		}
+		const sub: FetchedItem = {
+			kind: 'flow',
+			path: 'u/admin/sub_flow',
+			value: {
+				modules: [{ id: 'a', value: { type: 'script', path: 'hub/1/keep/me' } }]
+			}
+		}
+		const d = {
+			fetchItem: async (ref: ItemRef) => {
+				if (ref.path === 'u/admin/parent_flow') return parent
+				if (ref.path === 'u/admin/sub_flow') return sub
+				return undefined
+			},
+			resolveResourceType: async () => undefined
+		}
+		const bundle = await buildProjectBundle(
+			[{ kind: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/parent_flow' }],
+			'proj',
+			d
+		)
+		const byPath = Object.fromEntries(bundle.items.map((i) => [i.path, i]))
+		// both flows bundled
+		expect(Object.keys(byPath).sort()).toEqual(['u/admin/parent_flow', 'u/admin/sub_flow'])
+		// parent's type: flow ref rewritten to the sub-flow's new path
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/parent_flow'].value.modules[0].value.path).toBe('f/proj/sub_flow')
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/sub_flow'].newPath).toBe('f/proj/sub_flow')
+		// hub ref inside the sub-flow left untouched
+		expect(byPath['u/admin/sub_flow'].value.modules[0].value.path).toBe('hub/1/keep/me')
+		expect(bundle.unresolved).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('leaves hub script references untouched and does not fetch them', async () => {
+		const hubFlow: FetchedItem = {
+			kind: 'flow',
+			path: 'u/admin/hub_flow',
+			value: { modules: [{ id: 'a', value: { type: 'script', path: 'hub/1/x/y' } }] }
+		}
+		const d = {
+			fetchItem: async (ref: ItemRef) => (ref.path === 'u/admin/hub_flow' ? hubFlow : undefined),
+			resolveResourceType: async () => undefined
+		}
+		const bundle = await buildProjectBundle([{ kind: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/hub_flow' }], 'proj', d)
+		expect(bundle.items.map((i) => i.path)).toEqual(['u/admin/hub_flow'])
+		expect(bundle.items[0].value.modules[0].value.path).toBe('hub/1/x/y')
+		expect(bundle.unresolved).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('reports a missing item and an unresolvable resource as unresolved', async () => {
+		const root: FetchedItem = {
+			kind: 'flow',
+			path: 'u/admin/root',
+			value: {
+				modules: [
+					{ id: 'a', value: { type: 'script', path: 'u/admin/gone' } },
+					{
+						id: 'b',
+						value: {
+							type: 'rawscript',
+							content: 'const x = "$res:u/admin/untyped"',
+							input_transforms: {}
+						}
+					}
+				]
+			}
+		}
+		const d = {
+			fetchItem: async (ref: ItemRef) => (ref.path === 'u/admin/root' ? root : undefined),
+			resolveResourceType: async () => undefined
+		}
+		const bundle = await buildProjectBundle([{ kind: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/root' }], 'proj', d)
+		expect(bundle.unresolved.sort()).toEqual(['u/admin/gone', 'u/admin/untyped'])
+	})
+
+	it('relocates $var:/$jsonvar: refs into the slug when it differs from the source folder', async () => {
+		const flow: FetchedItem = {
+			kind: 'flow',
+			path: 'f/source_folder/main',
+			value: {
+				flow_env: { CFG: '$jsonvar:f/source_folder/cfg' },
+				modules: [
+					{
+						id: 'a',
+						value: {
+							type: 'rawscript',
+							// Whole-value ref is relocated; the inline literal is not.
+							content: 'return "$var:f/source_folder/key"',
+							input_transforms: { k: { type: 'static', value: '$var:f/source_folder/key' } }
+						}
+					}
+				]
+			}
+		}
+		const d = {
+			fetchItem: async (ref: ItemRef) => (ref.path === 'f/source_folder/main' ? flow : undefined),
+			resolveResourceType: async () => undefined
+		}
+		const bundle = await buildProjectBundle(
+			[{ kind: 'flow', path: 'f/source_folder/main' }],
+			'kit',
+			d
+		)
+		const v = bundle.items[0].value
+		expect(v.modules[0].value.input_transforms.k.value).toBe('$var:f/kit/key')
+		expect(v.flow_env.CFG).toBe('$jsonvar:f/kit/cfg')
+		// Inline code literal is untouched.
+		expect(v.modules[0].value.content).toBe('return "$var:f/source_folder/key"')
+	})
+
+	it('dedupes a path missing as both a script and a flow', async () => {
+		// A missing script + flow sharing a path each push the bare path once; the
+		// list must stay unique so a keyed UI render of it can't collide.
+		const root: FetchedItem = {
+			kind: 'flow',
+			path: 'u/admin/root',
+			value: {
+				modules: [
+					{ id: 'a', value: { type: 'script', path: 'u/admin/dup' } },
+					{ id: 'b', value: { type: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/dup' } }
+				]
+			}
+		}
+		const d = {
+			fetchItem: async (ref: ItemRef) => (ref.path === 'u/admin/root' ? root : undefined),
+			resolveResourceType: async () => undefined
+		}
+		const bundle = await buildProjectBundle([{ kind: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/root' }], 'proj', d)
+		expect(bundle.unresolved).toEqual(['u/admin/dup'])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('extractVarRefsFromValue', () => {
+	it('collects whole-value `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` refs, deduped, walking nested JSON', () => {
+		const value = {
+			flow_env: { API: '$var:u/admin/key' },
+			modules: [
+				{ value: { input_transforms: { a: { type: 'static', value: '$var:f/proj/token' } } } },
+				{ value: { input_transforms: { b: { type: 'static', value: '$jsonvar:u/admin/cfg' } } } },
+				{ value: { input_transforms: { c: { type: 'static', value: '$var:u/admin/key' } } } }
+			]
+		}
+		expect(extractVarRefsFromValue(value).sort()).toEqual([
+			'f/proj/token',
+			'u/admin/cfg',
+			'u/admin/key'
+		])
+	})
+	it('ignores a `$var:` token embedded in inline code (not a whole value)', () => {
+		// The worker only substitutes a value that *is* the reference, so an inline
+		// script literal must not be treated as a variable arg.
+		const value = {
+			modules: [{ value: { type: 'rawscript', content: 'return "$var:u/example/template"' } }]
+		}
+		expect(extractVarRefsFromValue(value)).toEqual([])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('retargetProjectExport', () => {
+	const baseExport = (): ProjectExport => ({
+		project: { slug: 'proj', name: 'Proj', summary: '', readme: null },
+		scripts: [
+			{
+				path: 'f/proj/hello',
+				content: 'const r = "$res:f/proj/db"',
+				summary: 'hello'
+			}
+		],
+		flows: [
+			{
+				path: 'f/proj/main_flow',
+				value: {
+					modules: [
+						{ id: 'a', value: { type: 'script', path: 'f/proj/hello', input_transforms: {} } }
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		],
+		apps: [
+			{
+				path: 'f/proj/dashboard',
+				value: { grid: [{ data: { componentInput: { runnable: {} } } }] }
+			},
+			{
+				path: 'f/proj/rawapp',
+				app_type: 'raw',
+				value: { raw: JSON.stringify({ files: {}, runnables: {} }) }
+			}
+		],
+		resources: [{ path: 'f/proj/db', resource_type: 'postgresql' }],
+		triggers: [
+			{
+				path: 'f/proj/every_day',
+				kind: 'schedule',
+				runnable_path: 'f/proj/hello',
+				runnable_kind: 'script',
+				config: { schedule: '0 0 12 * * *' }
+			},
+			{
+				path: 'f/proj/kafka_in',
+				kind: 'kafka',
+				runnable_path: 'f/proj/hello',
+				runnable_kind: 'script',
+				config: { kafka_resource_path: 'f/proj/db' }
+			}
+		]
+	})
+
+	it('returns the bundle unchanged when the folder matches the slug', () => {
+		const bundle = baseExport()
+		expect(retargetProjectExport(bundle, 'proj', 'proj')).toBe(bundle)
+	})
+
+	it('relocates every item path and internal reference into the target folder', () => {
+		const out = retargetProjectExport(baseExport(), 'proj', 'dest')
+		expect(out.scripts[0].path).toBe('f/dest/hello')
+		expect(out.scripts[0].content).toContain('$res:f/dest/db')
+		expect(out.flows[0].path).toBe('f/dest/main_flow')
+		expect(out.flows[0].value.modules[0].value.path).toBe('f/dest/hello')
+		expect(out.apps.map((a) => a.path)).toEqual(['f/dest/dashboard', 'f/dest/rawapp'])
+		expect(out.resources[0].path).toBe('f/dest/db')
+		expect(out.triggers[0].path).toBe('f/dest/every_day')
+		expect(out.triggers[0].runnable_path).toBe('f/dest/hello')
+		// Plain-string resource path in a trigger config is remapped too.
+		expect(out.triggers[1].config.kafka_resource_path).toBe('f/dest/db')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves external and hub paths untouched', () => {
+		const bundle = baseExport()
+		bundle.scripts[0].content = 'const a = "$res:u/admin/db"; const b = "$res:hub/1/x"'
+		const out = retargetProjectExport(bundle, 'proj', 'dest')
+		expect(out.scripts[0].content).toContain('$res:u/admin/db')
+		expect(out.scripts[0].content).toContain('$res:hub/1/x')
+	})
+
+	it('retargets internal $var:/$jsonvar: refs but leaves external ones', () => {
+		const bundle = baseExport()
+		bundle.flows[0].value.modules[0].value.input_transforms = {
+			key: { type: 'static', value: '$var:f/proj/api_key' },
+			ext: { type: 'static', value: '$var:u/admin/personal' }
+		}
+		bundle.flows[0].value.flow_env = { CFG: '$jsonvar:f/proj/cfg' }
+		bundle.triggers[1].config.queue_url = '$var:f/proj/sqs'
+		const out = retargetProjectExport(bundle, 'proj', 'dest')
+		const it = out.flows[0].value.modules[0].value.input_transforms
+		expect(it.key.value).toBe('$var:f/dest/api_key')
+		expect(it.ext.value).toBe('$var:u/admin/personal')
+		expect(out.flows[0].value.flow_env.CFG).toBe('$jsonvar:f/dest/cfg')
+		expect(out.triggers[1].config.queue_url).toBe('$var:f/dest/sqs')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves an inert $var: literal embedded in inline code unchanged', () => {
+		const bundle = baseExport()
+		// Same path as a real runtime ref, but here it is a literal inside code: it
+		// must not be rewritten even once the path enters the retarget map.
+		bundle.flows[0].value.modules[0].value = {
+			type: 'rawscript',
+			content: 'return "$var:f/proj/api_key"',
+			input_transforms: { real: { type: 'static', value: '$var:f/proj/api_key' } }
+		}
+		const out = retargetProjectExport(bundle, 'proj', 'dest')
+		const mod = out.flows[0].value.modules[0].value
+		expect(mod.content).toBe('return "$var:f/proj/api_key"')
+		expect(mod.input_transforms.real.value).toBe('$var:f/dest/api_key')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('collectExportVarPaths', () => {
+	it('gathers variable refs from flows, apps, and triggers (deduped)', () => {
+		const bundle: ProjectExport = {
+			project: { slug: 'proj', name: 'P', summary: '', readme: null },
+			scripts: [],
+			flows: [{ path: 'f/proj/f', value: { flow_env: { A: '$var:f/proj/a' }, modules: [] } }],
+			apps: [
+				{
+					path: 'f/proj/raw',
+					app_type: 'raw',
+					value: { raw: JSON.stringify({ runnables: { r: { fields: { x: '$var:u/admin/b' } } } }) }
+				}
+			],
+			triggers: [{ path: 'f/proj/t', kind: 'sqs', config: { queue_url: '$jsonvar:f/proj/a' } }],
+			resources: []
+		}
+		expect(collectExportVarPaths(bundle).sort()).toEqual(['f/proj/a', 'u/admin/b'])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('trigger handler relocation', () => {
+	it('rewriteTriggerConfig remaps script/- and flow/-prefixed handler refs', () => {
+		const map = new Map([
+			['u/admin/handler', 'f/proj/handler'],
+			['u/admin/recovery_flow', 'f/proj/recovery_flow']
+		])
+		const out = rewriteTriggerConfig(
+			{
+				error_handler_path: 'u/admin/handler',
+				on_failure: 'script/u/admin/handler',
+				on_recovery: 'flow/u/admin/recovery_flow',
+				on_success: 'script/u/admin/unmapped'
+			},
+			map
+		)
+		expect(out.error_handler_path).toBe('f/proj/handler')
+		expect(out.on_failure).toBe('script/f/proj/handler')
+		expect(out.on_recovery).toBe('flow/f/proj/recovery_flow')
+		expect(out.on_success).toBe('script/u/admin/unmapped')
+	})
+
+	it('remaps $script:/$flow: only in the url field, never in literal payloads', () => {
+		const map = new Map([['u/admin/builder', 'f/proj/builder']])
+		const out = rewriteTriggerConfig(
+			{
+				url: '$script:u/admin/builder',
+				initial_messages: [{ raw_message: '$script:u/admin/builder' }]
+			},
+			map
+		)
+		expect(out.url).toBe('$script:f/proj/builder')
+		expect(out.initial_messages[0].raw_message).toBe('$script:u/admin/builder')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves literal handler-shaped strings in args untouched', () => {
+		const map = new Map([['f/proj/handler', 'f/dest/handler']])
+		const out = rewriteTriggerConfig(
+			{
+				on_failure: 'script/f/proj/handler',
+				args: { note: 'script/f/proj/handler' }
+			},
+			map
+		)
+		expect(out.on_failure).toBe('script/f/dest/handler')
+		expect(out.args.note).toBe('script/f/proj/handler')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves nested url keys untouched, rewriting only the top-level websocket url', () => {
+		const map = new Map([['u/admin/builder', 'f/proj/builder']])
+		const out = rewriteTriggerConfig(
+			{
+				url: '$script:u/admin/builder',
+				args: { url: '$script:u/admin/builder' }
+			},
+			map
+		)
+		expect(out.url).toBe('$script:f/proj/builder')
+		expect(out.args.url).toBe('$script:u/admin/builder')
+	})
+
+	it('extracts and relocates $res refs nested in static input transform JSON', () => {
+		const value = {
+			modules: [
+				{
+					id: 'a',
+					value: {
+						type: 'script',
+						path: 'f/proj/step',
+						input_transforms: {
+							provider: { type: 'static', value: { resource: '$res:u/admin/openai' } },
+							note: { type: 'static', value: 'plain text' }
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			]
+		}
+		const refs = extractFlowRefs(value)
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/openai' })
+		const out = rewriteFlowValue(value, new Map([['u/admin/openai', 'f/proj/openai']]))
+		const it0 = out.modules[0].value.input_transforms
+		expect(it0.provider.value).toEqual({ resource: '$res:f/proj/openai' })
+		expect(typeof it0.note.value).toBe('string')
+	})
+
+	it('retargetProjectExport remaps trigger error handlers with the bundle', () => {
+		const bundle: ProjectExport = {
+			project: { slug: 'proj', name: 'P', summary: '', readme: null },
+			scripts: [{ path: 'f/proj/handler', content: '' }],
+			flows: [],
+			apps: [],
+			resources: [],
+			triggers: [
+				{
+					path: 'f/proj/sched',
+					kind: 'schedule',
+					runnable_path: 'f/proj/handler',
+					runnable_kind: 'script',
+					config: { schedule: '0 0 * * * *', on_failure: 'script/f/proj/handler' }
+				},
+				{
+					path: 'f/proj/mq',
+					kind: 'mqtt',
+					runnable_path: 'f/proj/handler',
+					runnable_kind: 'script',
+					config: { error_handler_path: 'f/proj/handler' }
+				}
+			]
+		}
+		const out = retargetProjectExport(bundle, 'proj', 'dest')
+		expect(out.triggers[0].config.on_failure).toBe('script/f/dest/handler')
+		expect(out.triggers[1].config.error_handler_path).toBe('f/dest/handler')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs', () => {
+	it('collects $res: tokens nested anywhere in a trigger config', () => {
+		expect(
+			extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs({
+				schedule: '0 0 * * * *',
+				args: { channel: '$res:u/admin/slack' },
+				on_failure_extra_args: { db: 'res://f/other/pg' },
+				error_handler_args: { nested: { deep: '$res:u/admin/slack' } }
+			})
+		).toEqual(['u/admin/slack', 'f/other/pg'])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('flow_env and preprocessor_module', () => {
+	const flowValue = {
+		modules: [],
+		preprocessor_module: {
+			id: 'pre',
+			value: { type: 'script', path: 'u/admin/preproc', input_transforms: {} }
+		},
+		flow_env: { SLACK: '$res:u/admin/slack', PLAIN: 'not-a-ref' }
+	}
+
+	it('walks nested children of the failure module', () => {
+		const refs = extractFlowRefs({
+			modules: [],
+			failure_module: {
+				id: 'failure',
+				value: {
+					type: 'forloopflow',
+					modules: [
+						{ id: 'f-a', value: { type: 'script', path: 'u/admin/cleanup', input_transforms: {} } }
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		})
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'script', path: 'u/admin/cleanup' })
+	})
+
+	it('extractFlowRefs sees preprocessor scripts and flow_env resources', () => {
+		const refs = extractFlowRefs(flowValue)
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'script', path: 'u/admin/preproc' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/slack' })
+	})
+
+	it('sees and relocates $res refs nested inside JSON flow_env values', () => {
+		const value = {
+			modules: [],
+			flow_env: { CFG: { db: '$res:u/admin/pg', opts: ['res://u/admin/s3'] } }
+		}
+		const refs = extractFlowRefs(value)
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/pg' })
+		expect(refs).toContainEqual({ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/s3' })
+		const map = new Map([
+			['u/admin/pg', 'f/proj/pg'],
+			['u/admin/s3', 'f/proj/s3']
+		])
+		const out = rewriteFlowValue(value, map)
+		expect(out.flow_env.CFG.db).toBe('$res:f/proj/pg')
+		expect(out.flow_env.CFG.opts[0]).toBe('$res:f/proj/s3')
+	})
+
+	it('rewriteFlowValue relocates both', () => {
+		const map = new Map([
+			['u/admin/preproc', 'f/proj/preproc'],
+			['u/admin/slack', 'f/proj/slack']
+		])
+		const out = rewriteFlowValue(flowValue, map)
+		expect(out.preprocessor_module.value.path).toBe('f/proj/preproc')
+		expect(out.flow_env.SLACK).toBe('$res:f/proj/slack')
+		expect(out.flow_env.PLAIN).toBe('not-a-ref')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectBundle.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectBundle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fd62498d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectBundle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,652 @@
+// Pure logic for the "project = folder" Hub bundle. A project is one folder
+// `f/<slug>/...`. Bundling: collect the transitive closure, relocate external
+// refs (`u/<user>/<name>`, `f/<other>/<name>` -> `f/<slug>/<name>`, `_2`/`_3`…
+// on collision) and rewrite them. Hub refs stay external; runtime string-concat
+// paths are out of scope. No API/Svelte deps so it's unit-testable.
+
+import { getAllModules } from '$lib/components/flows/flowExplorer'
+import { isRunnableByPath } from '$lib/components/apps/inputType'
+
+export type RefKind = 'resource' | 'script' | 'flow'
+
+export interface Ref {
+	kind: RefKind
+	/** Bare path, without the `$res:` / `res://` prefix for resources. */
+	path: string
+}
+
+export type PathClass = 'internal' | 'hub' | 'external'
+
+/** A single `$res:PATH` / `res://PATH` token (path captured in group 1). */
+const RES_TOKEN_RE = /(?:\$res:|res:\/\/)([\w\-./]+)/g
+
+// A whole-string `$var:PATH` / `$jsonvar:PATH` value. The worker substitutes these
+// only when an argument value *is* the reference (walking nested JSON), never a
+// token embedded in inline code, so the whole value must match. `_KIND` captures
+// the prefix (group 1) and path (group 2) so a rewrite can preserve `var`/`jsonvar`.
+const VAR_VALUE_RE = /^\$(?:json)?var:([\w\-./]+)$/
+const VAR_VALUE_RE_KIND = /^\$(var|jsonvar):([\w\-./]+)$/
+
+// Variable paths a value will resolve at runtime (flow static inputs, flow_env,
+// app runnable inputs, trigger config fields). Walk the parsed structure and match
+// whole string values so inline code carrying a literal `$var:` string is ignored.
+export function extractVarRefsFromValue(value: any): string[] {
+	const out = new Set<string>()
+	const walk = (v: any) => {
+		if (typeof v === 'string') {
+			const m = VAR_VALUE_RE.exec(v)
+			if (m) out.add(m[1])
+		} else if (Array.isArray(v)) {
+			for (const x of v) walk(x)
+		} else if (v && typeof v === 'object') {
+			for (const k of Object.keys(v)) walk(v[k])
+		}
+	}
+	walk(value)
+	return [...out]
+}
+
+export function classifyPath(path: string, slug: string): PathClass {
+	if (path.startsWith(`f/${slug}/`) || path === `f/${slug}`) return 'internal'
+	if (path.startsWith('hub/')) return 'hub'
+	return 'external'
+}
+
+export function extractScriptRefs(content: string): Ref[] {
+	const out: Ref[] = []
+	const seen = new Set<string>()
+	let m: RegExpExecArray | null
+	RES_TOKEN_RE.lastIndex = 0
+	while ((m = RES_TOKEN_RE.exec(content)) !== null) {
+		if (!seen.has(m[1])) {
+			seen.add(m[1])
+			out.push({ kind: 'resource', path: m[1] })
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+/**
+ * References inside a flow value:
+ *  - inline rawscript code with `$res:` (resource)
+ *  - static step inputs whose value is a `$res:` literal (resource)
+ *  - `type: script` steps that reference a script by path (script)
+ *  - `type: flow` steps that reference a sub-flow by path (flow)
+ */
+export function extractFlowRefs(value: any): Ref[] {
+	const out: Ref[] = []
+	const seen = new Set<string>()
+	const add = (kind: RefKind, path: string) => {
+		const key = `${kind}:${path}`
+		if (!seen.has(key)) {
+			seen.add(key)
+			out.push({ kind, path })
+		}
+	}
+	// getAllModules flattens the whole tree (loops, branches, aiagent tools,
+	// failure module) so each module only needs local inspection; the
+	// preprocessor module sits outside `modules` and is walked the same way.
+	for (const mod of allFlowModules(value)) {
+		const v: any = (mod as any)?.value
+		if (!v || typeof v !== 'object') continue
+		if (v.type === 'script' && typeof v.path === 'string') add('script', v.path)
+		if (v.type === 'flow' && typeof v.path === 'string') add('flow', v.path)
+		if (typeof v.content === 'string') {
+			for (const r of extractScriptRefs(v.content)) add('resource', r.path)
+		}
+		const it = v.input_transforms
+		if (it && typeof it === 'object') {
+			for (const key of Object.keys(it)) {
+				const t = it[key]
+				// Static values can be a bare `$res:` string or arbitrary JSON with
+				// refs nested anywhere — the worker resolves both, so scan the full
+				// serialization.
+				if (t?.type === 'static' && t.value !== undefined) {
+					const text = typeof t.value === 'string' ? t.value : JSON.stringify(t.value)
+					for (const r of extractScriptRefs(text)) add('resource', r.path)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// flow_env values support `$res:path` references — as whole string values or
+	// nested inside JSON values (the worker resolves both), so scan the full
+	// serialization.
+	if (value?.flow_env && typeof value.flow_env === 'object') {
+		for (const r of extractScriptRefs(JSON.stringify(value.flow_env))) add('resource', r.path)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// Every module of a flow value: the tree under `modules`, the failure module,
+// and the preprocessor module (which lives outside `modules`). Any walk over a
+// flow's modules must go through this — a walk that misses a module class
+// silently drops its dependencies from bundles or migrations. All three go in
+// the root list (not getAllModules' failure_module parameter, which appends
+// the module without expanding its descendants) so nested children of a
+// failure or preprocessor module are walked too.
+export function allFlowModules(value: any) {
+	return getAllModules([
+		...(value?.modules ?? []),
+		...(value?.preprocessor_module ? [value.preprocessor_module] : []),
+		...(value?.failure_module ? [value.failure_module] : [])
+	])
+}
+
+// Visit every object node in an app value tree (JSON-safe, no cycles).
+function walkAppNodes(value: any, visit: (node: Record<string, any>) => void): void {
+	if (value == null || typeof value !== 'object') return
+	if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+		for (const v of value) walkAppNodes(v, visit)
+		return
+	}
+	visit(value)
+	for (const k of Object.keys(value)) walkAppNodes(value[k], visit)
+}
+
+// `runnableByPath`/`path` nodes reference a workspace runnable by path.
+function runnableRef(node: Record<string, any>): Ref | undefined {
+	if (!isRunnableByPath(node as any) || typeof node.path !== 'string') return undefined
+	if (node.runType === 'flow') return { kind: 'flow', path: node.path }
+	if (node.runType === 'script') return { kind: 'script', path: node.path }
+	return undefined // hubscript -> external hub, ignored
+}
+
+// App refs: `$res:` resources anywhere in the value, plus script/flow runnables
+// referenced by path in components.
+export function extractAppRefs(value: any): Ref[] {
+	const out: Ref[] = []
+	const seen = new Set<string>()
+	const add = (kind: RefKind, path: string) => {
+		const key = `${kind}:${path}`
+		if (!seen.has(key)) {
+			seen.add(key)
+			out.push({ kind, path })
+		}
+	}
+	walkAppNodes(value, (node) => {
+		const r = runnableRef(node)
+		if (r) add(r.kind, r.path)
+	})
+	for (const r of extractScriptRefs(JSON.stringify(value ?? {}))) add('resource', r.path)
+	return out
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build the relocation map. Internal paths (`f/<slug>/...`) map to themselves
+ * and are reserved first; external paths relocate to `f/<slug>/<name>` (`_2`/`_3`…
+ * on collision). Input is sorted so suffix assignment is deterministic.
+ */
+export function buildPathMap(paths: Iterable<string>, slug: string): Map<string, string> {
+	const map = new Map<string, string>()
+	const used = new Set<string>()
+	const sorted = [...new Set(paths)].sort()
+	for (const p of sorted) {
+		if (classifyPath(p, slug) === 'internal') {
+			map.set(p, p)
+			used.add(p)
+		}
+	}
+	for (const old of sorted) {
+		if (map.has(old)) continue
+		const name = old.split('/').filter(Boolean).pop() ?? old
+		let candidate = `f/${slug}/${name}`
+		let n = 2
+		while (used.has(candidate)) candidate = `f/${slug}/${name}_${n++}`
+		used.add(candidate)
+		map.set(old, candidate)
+	}
+	return map
+}
+
+// Both ref forms normalize to `$res:` on rewrite.
+export function rewriteContent(content: string, map: Map<string, string>): string {
+	return content.replace(RES_TOKEN_RE, (whole, path) => {
+		const next = map.get(path)
+		return next ? `$res:${next}` : whole
+	})
+}
+
+// Structurally relocate whole-string `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` values — the only form the
+// worker resolves. Walks the parsed value so an inert token embedded in inline code
+// or arbitrary text is left untouched, unlike token replacement over serialized
+// strings. Only paths present in the map move (the retarget map carries variables).
+export function rewriteVarRefsInValue(value: any, map: Map<string, string>): any {
+	if (typeof value === 'string') {
+		const m = VAR_VALUE_RE_KIND.exec(value)
+		if (m) {
+			const next = map.get(m[2])
+			if (next) return `$${m[1]}:${next}`
+		}
+		return value
+	}
+	if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map((v) => rewriteVarRefsInValue(v, map))
+	if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+		const out: Record<string, any> = {}
+		for (const k of Object.keys(value)) out[k] = rewriteVarRefsInValue(value[k], map)
+		return out
+	}
+	return value
+}
+
+/**
+ * `$res:`/`res://` tokens anywhere in a trigger config — schedule args,
+ * on_*_extra_args, error_handler_args, … (e.g. the built-in Slack handler
+ * stores its channel resource this way). These must enter the bundle path map
+ * so `rewriteTriggerConfig` relocates them and a stub is exported.
+ */
+export function extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs(config: any): string[] {
+	return extractScriptRefs(JSON.stringify(config ?? {})).map((r) => r.path)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Trigger configs reference resources as plain path strings (e.g.
+ * `kafka_resource_path: "f/slug/db"`), not `$res:` tokens, so token rewriting
+ * misses them. Deep-walk the config and remap any string that exact-matches a
+ * map key (map keys are full bundle paths, so an exact match is a reference),
+ * or a `script/<path>`/`flow/<path>` handler reference (schedules' on_failure
+ * et al.), falling back to `$res:` token rewriting for embedded refs.
+ */
+// Top-level config fields whose string values are prefixed runnable refs.
+// Prefixed forms are remapped ONLY in these known positions: deciding meaning
+// from string shape alone rewrote literal payloads that merely looked like
+// refs. Bare-path exact matches and $res: tokens stay position-independent.
+const HANDLER_REF_FIELDS = new Set(['on_failure', 'on_recovery', 'on_success'])
+
+export function rewriteTriggerConfig(config: any, map: Map<string, string>, depth = 0): any {
+	if (typeof config === 'string') {
+		const direct = map.get(config)
+		if (direct) return direct
+		return rewriteContent(config, map)
+	}
+	if (Array.isArray(config)) return config.map((v) => rewriteTriggerConfig(v, map, depth + 1))
+	if (config && typeof config === 'object') {
+		return Object.fromEntries(
+			Object.entries(config).map(([k, v]) => {
+				if (depth === 0 && typeof v === 'string') {
+					// Websocket url: $script:<path> / $flow:<path>.
+					if (k === 'url') {
+						const m = /^\$(script|flow):(.+)$/.exec(v)
+						if (m && map.has(m[2])) return [k, `$${m[1]}:${map.get(m[2])}`]
+					}
+					// Schedule handlers: script/<path> / flow/<path>.
+					if (HANDLER_REF_FIELDS.has(k)) {
+						const m = /^(script|flow)\/(.+)$/.exec(v)
+						if (m && map.has(m[2])) return [k, `${m[1]}/${map.get(m[2])}`]
+					}
+				}
+				return [k, rewriteTriggerConfig(v, map, depth + 1)]
+			})
+		)
+	}
+	return config
+}
+
+export function rewriteFlowValue(value: any, map: Map<string, string>): any {
+	const cloned = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value ?? {}))
+	for (const mod of allFlowModules(cloned)) {
+		const v: any = (mod as any)?.value
+		if (!v || typeof v !== 'object') continue
+		if (
+			(v.type === 'script' || v.type === 'flow') &&
+			typeof v.path === 'string' &&
+			map.has(v.path)
+		) {
+			v.path = map.get(v.path)
+		}
+		if (typeof v.content === 'string') v.content = rewriteContent(v.content, map)
+		const it = v.input_transforms
+		if (it && typeof it === 'object') {
+			for (const key of Object.keys(it)) {
+				const t = it[key]
+				// Mirror extraction: rewrite refs wherever they sit, preserving the
+				// value's type (a string stays a string, JSON round-trips).
+				if (t?.type === 'static' && t.value !== undefined) {
+					if (typeof t.value === 'string') {
+						t.value = rewriteContent(t.value, map)
+					} else {
+						t.value = JSON.parse(rewriteContent(JSON.stringify(t.value), map))
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (cloned?.flow_env && typeof cloned.flow_env === 'object') {
+		// Tokens can sit inside nested JSON values, not just string values; the
+		// serialize→rewrite→parse round-trip reaches all of them (paths contain
+		// no characters that would break JSON string literals).
+		cloned.flow_env = JSON.parse(rewriteContent(JSON.stringify(cloned.flow_env), map))
+	}
+	return cloned
+}
+
+// Relocate `$res:` tokens (one round-trip, also produces a fresh clone) then
+// runnable-by-path refs structurally. Incidental `f/<slug>/` strings stay intact.
+export function rewriteAppValue(value: any, map: Map<string, string>): any {
+	if (value == null) return value
+	const cloned = JSON.parse(rewriteContent(JSON.stringify(value), map))
+	walkAppNodes(cloned, (node) => {
+		if (runnableRef(node) && map.has(node.path)) node.path = map.get(node.path)
+	})
+	return cloned
+}
+
+// Raw/compiled apps store their structure as a JSON string (`{ runnables, files }`).
+// Parse it so runnable-by-path refs in the runnables map are seen, reusing the
+// same walk; fall back to plain `$res:` scanning if it isn't valid JSON.
+export function extractRawAppRefs(content: string): Ref[] {
+	let parsed: any
+	try {
+		parsed = JSON.parse(content)
+	} catch {
+		return extractScriptRefs(content)
+	}
+	return extractAppRefs(parsed)
+}
+
+export function rewriteRawAppContent(content: string, map: Map<string, string>): string {
+	let parsed: any
+	try {
+		parsed = JSON.parse(content)
+	} catch {
+		return rewriteContent(content, map)
+	}
+	return JSON.stringify(rewriteAppValue(parsed, map))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Hub project export format (what /projects/{slug}/export returns) and its
+// retargeting into a destination folder. Kept here, next to the rewriters,
+// so the bundle format is defined in one module for both publish and install.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export type ExportItem = Record<string, any>
+export interface ProjectMigration {
+	datatable_name: string
+	sql: string
+	sql_down?: string
+	enabled: boolean
+}
+export interface ProjectExport {
+	project: { slug: string; name: string; summary: string; readme: string | null }
+	scripts: ExportItem[]
+	flows: ExportItem[]
+	apps: ExportItem[]
+	resources: ExportItem[]
+	triggers: ExportItem[]
+	migrations?: ProjectMigration[]
+}
+
+// Map bundled paths `f/<fromSlug>/...` -> `f/<folder>/...`. Only enumerated
+// paths go in, so rewriters touch real refs, never incidental text.
+export function buildRetargetMap(
+	bundle: ProjectExport,
+	fromSlug: string,
+	folder: string
+): Map<string, string> {
+	const map = new Map<string, string>()
+	const prefix = `f/${fromSlug}/`
+	const add = (p: unknown) => {
+		if (typeof p === 'string' && p.startsWith(prefix)) {
+			map.set(p, `f/${folder}/${p.slice(prefix.length)}`)
+		}
+	}
+	for (const s of bundle.scripts) add(s.path)
+	for (const f of bundle.flows) add(f.path)
+	for (const a of bundle.apps) add(a.path)
+	for (const r of bundle.resources) add(r.path)
+	for (const t of bundle.triggers) {
+		add(t.path)
+		add(t.runnable_path)
+	}
+	// Variables aren't enumerated in the export; their `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` refs live
+	// inside item values. Relocate the internal ones so a renamed-folder import
+	// rewrites them into the target folder instead of retaining the old prefix.
+	for (const p of collectExportVarPaths(bundle)) add(p)
+	return map
+}
+
+// Internal-or-external variable paths referenced by the export's flows, apps and
+// triggers. Scripts carry no variable args. Raw apps hold their structure in the
+// `value.raw` JSON string.
+export function collectExportVarPaths(bundle: ProjectExport): string[] {
+	const out = new Set<string>()
+	const collect = (value: any) => {
+		for (const p of extractVarRefsFromValue(value)) out.add(p)
+	}
+	for (const f of bundle.flows) collect(f.value)
+	for (const a of bundle.apps) collect(a.app_type === 'raw' ? safeParseRaw(a.value?.raw) : a.value)
+	for (const t of bundle.triggers) collect(t.config)
+	return [...out]
+}
+
+function safeParseRaw(raw: unknown): any {
+	if (typeof raw !== 'string') return undefined
+	try {
+		return JSON.parse(raw)
+	} catch {
+		return undefined
+	}
+}
+
+// Structural retarget: rewrite each item's path and its internal refs,
+// leaving Hub refs and arbitrary content untouched.
+export function retargetProjectExport(
+	bundle: ProjectExport,
+	fromSlug: string,
+	folder: string
+): ProjectExport {
+	if (folder === fromSlug) return bundle
+	const map = buildRetargetMap(bundle, fromSlug, folder)
+	const remap = (p: unknown) => (typeof p === 'string' ? (map.get(p) ?? p) : p)
+	return {
+		...bundle,
+		scripts: bundle.scripts.map((s) => ({
+			...s,
+			path: remap(s.path),
+			content: rewriteContent(s.content ?? '', map)
+		})),
+		flows: bundle.flows.map((f) => ({
+			...f,
+			path: remap(f.path),
+			value: rewriteVarRefsInValue(rewriteFlowValue(f.value, map), map)
+		})),
+		apps: bundle.apps.map((a) => ({
+			...a,
+			path: remap(a.path),
+			// Raw apps keep their structure in the `value.raw` JSON string.
+			value:
+				a.app_type === 'raw'
+					? {
+							...a.value,
+							raw: rewriteRawVarRefs(rewriteRawAppContent(a.value?.raw ?? '', map), map)
+						}
+					: rewriteVarRefsInValue(rewriteAppValue(a.value, map), map)
+		})),
+		resources: bundle.resources.map((r) => ({ ...r, path: remap(r.path) })),
+		triggers: bundle.triggers.map((t) => ({
+			...t,
+			path: remap(t.path),
+			runnable_path: remap(t.runnable_path),
+			// Configs hold `$res:` tokens, plain resource paths (kafka_resource_path
+			// etc.) and whole-string `$var:` values — rewrite all three.
+			config: t.config ? rewriteVarRefsInValue(rewriteTriggerConfig(t.config, map), map) : t.config
+		}))
+	}
+}
+
+// Var relocation for a raw app's `value.raw` JSON string: parse, structurally
+// rewrite whole-string var values, re-serialize; leave invalid JSON untouched.
+function rewriteRawVarRefs(raw: string, map: Map<string, string>): string {
+	const parsed = safeParseRaw(raw)
+	if (parsed === undefined) return raw
+	return JSON.stringify(rewriteVarRefsInValue(parsed, map))
+}
+
+export type ItemKind = 'script' | 'flow' | 'app' | 'raw_app'
+
+export interface ItemRef {
+	kind: ItemKind
+	path: string
+}
+
+export interface FetchedItem {
+	kind: ItemKind
+	path: string
+	summary?: string
+	description?: string
+	/** scripts + raw_apps */
+	content?: string
+	/** flows + apps */
+	value?: any
+	/** scripts */
+	language?: string
+	schema?: any
+	lock?: string
+	scriptKind?: string
+}
+
+export interface BundleDeps {
+	/** Fetch a workspace item by ref, or undefined if it doesn't exist. */
+	fetchItem: (ref: ItemRef) => Promise<FetchedItem | undefined>
+	/** Resolve a resource path to its type, or undefined if missing. */
+	resolveResourceType: (path: string) => Promise<string | undefined>
+}
+
+export interface BundledItem extends FetchedItem {
+	/** Path the item takes inside the project folder. */
+	newPath: string
+}
+
+export interface ResourceStub {
+	originalPath: string
+	newPath: string
+	resource_type: string
+}
+
+export interface ProjectBundle {
+	items: BundledItem[]
+	resourceStubs: ResourceStub[]
+	/** Original -> relocated path for every item and resource (incl. unresolved). */
+	pathMap: Map<string, string>
+	/** External paths we couldn't fetch/resolve (missing items or untyped resources). */
+	unresolved: string[]
+}
+
+function refsForFetched(item: FetchedItem): Ref[] {
+	if (item.kind === 'script') return extractScriptRefs(item.content ?? '')
+	if (item.kind === 'flow') return extractFlowRefs(item.value)
+	if (item.kind === 'app') return extractAppRefs(item.value)
+	if (item.kind === 'raw_app') return extractRawAppRefs(item.content ?? '')
+	return []
+}
+
+// Whole-string `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` paths an item resolves at runtime. Scripts carry
+// no variable args; raw apps hold their structure in the `content` JSON string.
+function varRefsForFetched(item: FetchedItem): string[] {
+	if (item.kind === 'flow' || item.kind === 'app') return extractVarRefsFromValue(item.value)
+	if (item.kind === 'raw_app') return extractVarRefsFromValue(safeParseRaw(item.content))
+	return []
+}
+
+// Walks the transitive closure: scripts referenced by path are pulled in
+// recursively, resources become empty stubs, hub refs stay external.
+export async function buildProjectBundle(
+	seed: ItemRef[],
+	slug: string,
+	deps: BundleDeps,
+	extraResourcePaths: string[] = [],
+	extraVarPaths: string[] = []
+): Promise<ProjectBundle> {
+	const fetched = new Map<string, FetchedItem>()
+	const queued = new Set<string>()
+	const resourcePaths = new Set<string>()
+	const varPaths = new Set<string>()
+	const unresolved: string[] = []
+
+	// Resources and variables referenced by triggers (by config value, not `$res:`
+	// in code) — relocated through the same map so the export stays slug-relative.
+	for (const p of extraResourcePaths) {
+		if (classifyPath(p, slug) !== 'hub') resourcePaths.add(p)
+	}
+	for (const p of extraVarPaths) varPaths.add(p)
+
+	// Key by `${kind}:${path}`, not bare path: a script and flow can share a path,
+	// and keying by path alone would silently drop one.
+	const refKey = (kind: string, path: string) => `${kind}:${path}`
+
+	// Refs at the same BFS depth are independent: fetch each level concurrently.
+	let level: ItemRef[] = []
+	for (const s of seed) {
+		const key = refKey(s.kind, s.path)
+		if (!queued.has(key)) {
+			queued.add(key)
+			level.push(s)
+		}
+	}
+	while (level.length > 0) {
+		const results = await Promise.all(
+			level.map(async (ref) => ({ ref, item: await deps.fetchItem(ref) }))
+		)
+		const next: ItemRef[] = []
+		for (const { ref, item } of results) {
+			if (!item) {
+				unresolved.push(ref.path)
+				continue
+			}
+			fetched.set(refKey(ref.kind, ref.path), item)
+			for (const r of refsForFetched(item)) {
+				if (classifyPath(r.path, slug) === 'hub') continue
+				if (r.kind === 'resource') {
+					resourcePaths.add(r.path)
+				} else if (r.kind === 'script' || r.kind === 'flow') {
+					const key = refKey(r.kind, r.path)
+					if (!queued.has(key)) {
+						queued.add(key)
+						next.push({ kind: r.kind, path: r.path })
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// Relocate the item's runtime variable refs into the project folder too, so
+			// the export is slug-relative regardless of the source folder (import then
+			// materializes them as placeholders). Variables are never hub-hosted.
+			for (const p of varRefsForFetched(item)) varPaths.add(p)
+		}
+		level = next
+	}
+
+	const fetchedItems = [...fetched.values()]
+	const itemPaths = fetchedItems.map((it) => it.path)
+	const map = buildPathMap([...itemPaths, ...resourcePaths, ...varPaths], slug)
+
+	const items: BundledItem[] = fetchedItems.map((it) => {
+		const rewritten: BundledItem = { ...it, newPath: map.get(it.path) ?? it.path }
+		if (it.kind === 'script') {
+			rewritten.content = rewriteContent(it.content ?? '', map)
+		} else if (it.kind === 'raw_app') {
+			rewritten.content = rewriteRawVarRefs(rewriteRawAppContent(it.content ?? '', map), map)
+		} else if (it.kind === 'flow') {
+			rewritten.value = rewriteVarRefsInValue(rewriteFlowValue(it.value, map), map)
+		} else if (it.kind === 'app') {
+			rewritten.value = rewriteVarRefsInValue(rewriteAppValue(it.value, map), map)
+		}
+		return rewritten
+	})
+
+	const resourceStubs: ResourceStub[] = []
+	const resolved = await Promise.all(
+		[...resourcePaths].map(async (path) => ({ path, type: await deps.resolveResourceType(path) }))
+	)
+	for (const { path, type } of resolved) {
+		if (!type) {
+			unresolved.push(path)
+			continue
+		}
+		resourceStubs.push({ originalPath: path, newPath: map.get(path) ?? path, resource_type: type })
+	}
+
+	// `unresolved` keys missing items by kind:path but stores the bare path, so a
+	// missing script and flow (or a runnable and resource) sharing a path can push
+	// the same string twice. Dedupe: callers use it as a display/blocker list where
+	// duplicate keys would break keyed rendering.
+	return { items, resourceStubs, pathMap: map, unresolved: [...new Set(unresolved)] }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectInstall.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectInstall.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a02d4e264d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectInstall.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { refContainmentViolation, varContainmentViolation } from './projectInstall'
+import type { Ref } from './projectBundle'
+
+describe('refContainmentViolation', () => {
+	const folder = 'proj'
+	const violation = (r: Ref) => refContainmentViolation([r], folder)
+
+	it('allows references relocated into the target folder', () => {
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'resource', path: 'f/proj/db' })).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'script', path: 'f/proj/helper' })).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'flow', path: 'f/proj/sub' })).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it('allows hub script/flow references but never hub resources', () => {
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'script', path: 'hub/1/x/y' })).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'flow', path: 'hub/1/a/b' })).toBeUndefined()
+		// Resources are not hub-hosted, so a hub/ resource path is still an escape.
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'resource', path: 'hub/1/x/y' })).toBeDefined()
+	})
+
+	it('rejects references bound to another namespace', () => {
+		// The crux: an in-folder runnable pointing its resource at an existing asset.
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/db' })).toContain('escapes')
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'script', path: 'f/other/helper' })).toContain('escapes')
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/sub' })).toContain('escapes')
+	})
+
+	it('does not treat a prefix-only folder match as internal', () => {
+		expect(violation({ kind: 'script', path: 'f/proj2/helper' })).toContain('escapes')
+	})
+
+	it('reports the first offending reference and passes a fully-contained set', () => {
+		expect(
+			refContainmentViolation(
+				[
+					{ kind: 'resource', path: 'f/proj/db' },
+					{ kind: 'script', path: 'hub/1/x/y' }
+				],
+				folder
+			)
+		).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(
+			refContainmentViolation(
+				[
+					{ kind: 'resource', path: 'f/proj/db' },
+					{ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/secret' }
+				],
+				folder
+			)
+		).toContain('u/admin/secret')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('varContainmentViolation', () => {
+	const folder = 'proj'
+
+	it('allows in-folder variable references', () => {
+		expect(varContainmentViolation({ token: '$var:f/proj/token' }, folder)).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(varContainmentViolation({ x: 'no refs here' }, folder)).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it('rejects a `$var:` or `$jsonvar:` bound to another namespace', () => {
+		// The crux: a variable arg the ref extractors miss, resolved under the perms.
+		expect(varContainmentViolation({ queue_url: '$var:u/admin/token' }, folder)).toContain(
+			'u/admin/token'
+		)
+		expect(varContainmentViolation({ cfg: '$jsonvar:f/other/secret' }, folder)).toContain('escapes')
+	})
+
+	it('ignores a `$var:` literal embedded in inline code', () => {
+		const flowValue = {
+			flow_env: { API: '$var:f/proj/api_key' },
+			modules: [{ value: { type: 'rawscript', content: 'return "$var:u/admin/should_not_flag"' } }]
+		}
+		expect(varContainmentViolation(flowValue, folder)).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectInstall.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectInstall.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1827e00283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectInstall.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+// Imports a Hub project export into a workspace: one importer per item kind,
+// each item reported individually so one bad item never aborts the rest.
+// UI-free — the install page owns folder choice and migration review.
+
+import {
+	AppService,
+	FlowService,
+	FolderService,
+	ResourceService,
+	ScriptService,
+	VariableService,
+	WorkspaceService
+} from '$lib/gen'
+import {
+	TRIGGER_KINDS,
+	createWorkspaceTriggerDisabled,
+	triggerHandlerRefs,
+	type WorkspaceTrigger,
+	type WorkspaceTriggerKind
+} from '../triggers/workspaceTriggersList'
+import { updatePolicy } from '$lib/components/apps/editor/appPolicy'
+import { updateRawAppPolicy } from '$lib/sharedUtils'
+import type { App } from '$lib/components/apps/types'
+import { runScriptAndPollResult } from '$lib/components/jobs/utils'
+import {
+	classifyPath,
+	collectExportVarPaths,
+	extractAppRefs,
+	extractFlowRefs,
+	extractRawAppRefs,
+	extractScriptRefs,
+	extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs,
+	extractVarRefsFromValue,
+	retargetProjectExport,
+	type ExportItem,
+	type ProjectExport,
+	type ProjectMigration,
+	type Ref
+} from './projectBundle'
+
+export interface InstallResult {
+	path: string
+	ok: boolean
+	error?: string
+}
+
+// Guarding an item's own path is not enough: the `$res:`/script/flow refs baked
+// into its content are live bindings the backend acts on. A well-formed export
+// relocates them all into f/<folder>/ (hub/ script refs stay external); anything
+// else points a runnable at an existing asset in another namespace, so refuse the
+// item rather than bind it there. Resources are never hub-hosted, so a hub/ path
+// there is not a valid escape hatch. Mirrors the trigger-config containment.
+export function refContainmentViolation(refs: Ref[], folder: string): string | undefined {
+	for (const r of refs) {
+		const cls = classifyPath(r.path, folder)
+		if (cls === 'internal') continue
+		if (cls === 'hub' && r.kind !== 'resource') continue
+		return `reference '${r.path}' escapes the target folder f/${folder}/ — skipped`
+	}
+	return undefined
+}
+
+// `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` references (in flow static inputs, flow_env, app runnable
+// inputs, trigger config) are resolved at runtime under the imported runnable's
+// permissions and are never hub-hosted. Retargeting relocates a project's own refs
+// into the target folder; anything still outside it points at another namespace, so
+// reject those. Takes the parsed value so inline code carrying a literal is ignored.
+export function varContainmentViolation(value: any, folder: string): string | undefined {
+	for (const p of extractVarRefsFromValue(value)) {
+		if (classifyPath(p, folder) !== 'internal') {
+			return `variable '${p}' escapes the target folder f/${folder}/ — skipped`
+		}
+	}
+	return undefined
+}
+
+// Surface the backend's explanation: API errors carry the real message in
+// `.body` (plain text for Windmill 4xx), while `.message` is the generic
+// status text ("Bad Request"). Prefer the body so e.g. a path/route_path
+// collision reads as the actual reason, not just "Bad Request".
+function errorMessage(e: any): string {
+	const body = e?.body
+	if (typeof body === 'string' && body.trim() !== '') return body
+	if (body && typeof body === 'object')
+		return body.error?.message ?? body.message ?? JSON.stringify(body)
+	return e?.message ?? String(e)
+}
+
+// Recompute an app's execution policy from its (retargeted) value, mirroring
+// what the editor does on deploy. `triggerables_v2` is keyed by
+// `<component>:rawscript/<sha256(inline content)>`; retargeting rewrites that
+// content, so a copied or empty policy would leave every inline runnable
+// "forbidden by policy" at runtime. Default to publisher (auth required).
+async function computeAppPolicy(value: any): Promise<any> {
+	const policy = (await updatePolicy(value as App, undefined)) as any
+	if (!policy.execution_mode) policy.execution_mode = 'publisher'
+	return policy
+}
+async function computeRawAppPolicy(runnables: Record<string, any>): Promise<any> {
+	const policy = (await updateRawAppPolicy(runnables, undefined)) as any
+	if (!policy.execution_mode) policy.execution_mode = 'publisher'
+	return policy
+}
+
+function importScript(workspace: string, s: ExportItem): Promise<unknown> {
+	return ScriptService.createScript({
+		workspace,
+		requestBody: {
+			path: s.path,
+			summary: s.summary ?? '',
+			description: s.description ?? '',
+			content: s.content ?? '',
+			language: s.language,
+			schema: s.schema ?? undefined,
+			kind: s.kind ?? 'script',
+			lock: s.lockfile ?? undefined
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+function importFlow(workspace: string, f: ExportItem): Promise<unknown> {
+	return FlowService.createFlow({
+		workspace,
+		requestBody: {
+			path: f.path,
+			summary: f.summary ?? '',
+			description: f.description ?? '',
+			value: f.value,
+			schema: f.schema ?? undefined
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// Stubs only: never overwrite an existing resource's value (updateIfExists
+// stays false so a path collision is reported as a failed item instead).
+function importResourceStub(workspace: string, r: ExportItem): Promise<unknown> {
+	return ResourceService.createResource({
+		workspace,
+		updateIfExists: false,
+		requestBody: {
+			path: r.path,
+			resource_type: r.resource_type,
+			value: {},
+			description: 'Imported stub — fill in the value.'
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// Variables hold secrets/config, so their values are never shipped. Create an empty
+// secret placeholder for a project variable the importer must fill, mirroring the
+// resource stubs. Conflict-safe: an already-present variable (the importer filled it,
+// or a re-import) is left untouched rather than clobbered.
+async function importVariablePlaceholder(workspace: string, path: string): Promise<void> {
+	if (await VariableService.existsVariable({ workspace, path })) return
+	await VariableService.createVariable({
+		workspace,
+		requestBody: {
+			path,
+			value: '',
+			is_secret: true,
+			description: 'Imported placeholder — fill in the value.'
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+async function importApp(workspace: string, a: ExportItem): Promise<unknown> {
+	if (a.app_type === 'raw') {
+		let parsed: any
+		try {
+			parsed = JSON.parse(a.value?.raw ?? '{}')
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			throw new Error(`invalid raw app bundle: ${e?.message ?? String(e)}`)
+		}
+		const files = { ...(parsed.files ?? {}) }
+		const js = files['/bundle.js'] ?? ''
+		const css = files['/bundle.css'] ?? ''
+		delete files['/bundle.js']
+		delete files['/bundle.css']
+		const runnables = parsed.runnables ?? {}
+		return AppService.createAppRaw({
+			workspace,
+			formData: {
+				app: {
+					path: a.path,
+					summary: a.summary ?? '',
+					value: {
+						files,
+						runnables,
+						// Keep the full-code app's explicit data table declaration.
+						...(parsed.data !== undefined ? { data: parsed.data } : {}),
+						...(parsed.datatables !== undefined ? { datatables: parsed.datatables } : {})
+					},
+					policy: await computeRawAppPolicy(runnables)
+				},
+				js,
+				css
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	return AppService.createApp({
+		workspace,
+		requestBody: {
+			path: a.path,
+			summary: a.summary ?? '',
+			value: a.value,
+			policy: await computeAppPolicy(a.value)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// Apply one migration to the target data table. If the data table opted into
+// migrations, record it (datatable_migrations + _wm_migrations, run only this
+// version); otherwise run the SQL once as a preview job (unrecorded).
+async function applyOneMigration(
+	workspace: string,
+	projectSlug: string,
+	m: ProjectMigration
+): Promise<void> {
+	let recorded = false
+	try {
+		const status = await WorkspaceService.getDatatableMigrationsStatus({
+			workspace,
+			datatableName: m.datatable_name
+		})
+		recorded = !!status.enabled
+	} catch {}
+
+	if (recorded) {
+		// Record the shipped down migration (DROP the created tables) so it can be
+		// rolled back.
+		const codeDown = (m.sql_down ?? '').trim()
+		const created = await WorkspaceService.createDatatableMigration({
+			workspace,
+			datatableName: m.datatable_name,
+			requestBody: {
+				name: `hub_import_${projectSlug}`,
+				code_up: m.sql,
+				code_down: codeDown || undefined
+			}
+		})
+		await WorkspaceService.runDatatableMigrations({
+			workspace,
+			datatableName: m.datatable_name,
+			only: created.timestamp
+		})
+	} else {
+		await runScriptAndPollResult({
+			workspace,
+			requestBody: {
+				language: 'postgresql',
+				content: m.sql,
+				args: { database: `datatable://${m.datatable_name}` }
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Install a project export into `workspace` under `f/<folder>/`: create the
+ * folder, retarget every item, import kind by kind, then apply the (already
+ * reviewed) migrations. Each item's outcome is reported through `onResult`;
+ * failures never abort the remaining items.
+ */
+export async function installProject(args: {
+	workspace: string
+	exportData: ProjectExport
+	folder: string
+	migrations: ProjectMigration[]
+	hasEeLicense: boolean
+	onResult: (r: InstallResult) => void
+}): Promise<void> {
+	const { workspace, exportData, folder, migrations, hasEeLicense, onResult } = args
+
+	const record = (path: string, p: Promise<unknown>): Promise<void> =>
+		p.then(
+			() => onResult({ path, ok: true }),
+			(e: any) => onResult({ path, ok: false, error: errorMessage(e) })
+		)
+
+	try {
+		await FolderService.createFolder({ workspace, requestBody: { name: folder } })
+	} catch {}
+
+	const proj = retargetProjectExport(exportData, exportData.project.slug, folder)
+
+	// The export is remote input: every path it wants to write must stay inside
+	// the folder the user chose. Anything else (crafted export, or an export
+	// whose items weren't relocated into f/<slug>/ at publish) is refused
+	// per-item instead of being created in another namespace.
+	const prefix = `f/${folder}/`
+	const guard = (path: unknown, ...also: unknown[]): string | undefined => {
+		for (const p of [path, ...also]) {
+			if (typeof p !== 'string' || !p.startsWith(prefix)) {
+				return `path '${String(p)}' escapes the target folder ${prefix} — skipped`
+			}
+		}
+		return undefined
+	}
+	const checked = (path: unknown, run: () => Promise<unknown>, ...also: unknown[]) => {
+		const violation = guard(path, ...also)
+		return violation
+			? record(String(path), Promise.reject(new Error(violation)))
+			: record(String(path), run())
+	}
+
+	// `refs` catches structured runnable/`$res:` refs; `varValue` is the parsed item
+	// walked for `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` argument refs (which the ref extractors miss).
+	const checkedItem = (path: unknown, refs: Ref[], varValue: any, run: () => Promise<unknown>) => {
+		const violation =
+			guard(path) ??
+			refContainmentViolation(refs, folder) ??
+			varContainmentViolation(varValue, folder)
+		return violation
+			? record(String(path), Promise.reject(new Error(violation)))
+			: record(String(path), run())
+	}
+
+	for (const s of proj.scripts) {
+		// `$var:` is resolved in job args (flow inputs, schedule args, trigger config),
+		// not in script source, so there is no variable arg to contain here.
+		await checkedItem(s.path, extractScriptRefs(s.content ?? ''), undefined, () =>
+			importScript(workspace, s)
+		)
+	}
+	for (const f of proj.flows) {
+		await checkedItem(f.path, extractFlowRefs(f.value), f.value, () => importFlow(workspace, f))
+	}
+	for (const r of proj.resources) {
+		await checked(r.path, () => importResourceStub(workspace, r))
+	}
+	// Placeholders for the project's internal `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` refs (retargeted
+	// into this folder). External refs are rejected per-item, so only stub in-folder
+	// ones; guard again in case an out-of-folder ref slipped through retargeting.
+	for (const p of collectExportVarPaths(proj)) {
+		if (!p.startsWith(prefix)) continue
+		await record(`variable: ${p}`, importVariablePlaceholder(workspace, p))
+	}
+	for (const a of proj.apps) {
+		const isRaw = a.app_type === 'raw'
+		const refs = isRaw ? extractRawAppRefs(a.value?.raw ?? '') : extractAppRefs(a.value)
+		// Raw apps hold their runnables in the `value.raw` JSON string; parse it so the
+		// walk sees the same structure the backend resolves. Malformed raw fails at import.
+		let varValue: any = a.value
+		if (isRaw) {
+			try {
+				varValue = JSON.parse(a.value?.raw ?? '{}')
+			} catch {
+				varValue = undefined
+			}
+		}
+		await checkedItem(a.path, refs, varValue, () => importApp(workspace, a))
+	}
+	// A trigger's config is a live binding, not inert content: resource fields,
+	// handler runnables and $res: refs it names are acted on by the backend, so
+	// every one must stay inside the chosen folder (handlers may also point at
+	// hub/ scripts). Otherwise a crafted export could bind the trigger to
+	// existing assets in another namespace.
+	const triggerConfigViolation = (t: ExportItem): string | undefined => {
+		const cfg = (t.config ?? {}) as Record<string, any>
+		for (const r of triggerHandlerRefs({ kind: t.kind, config: cfg } as WorkspaceTrigger)) {
+			if (!r.path.startsWith(prefix) && !r.path.startsWith('hub/')) {
+				return `handler '${r.path}' escapes the target folder ${prefix} — skipped`
+			}
+		}
+		const resourceRefs = new Set(extractTriggerConfigResourceRefs(cfg))
+		const field = TRIGGER_KINDS[t.kind as WorkspaceTriggerKind]?.resourceField
+		const fieldValue = field ? cfg[field] : undefined
+		if (typeof fieldValue === 'string' && fieldValue !== '') resourceRefs.add(fieldValue)
+		for (const p of resourceRefs) {
+			if (!p.startsWith(prefix)) {
+				return `resource '${p}' escapes the target folder ${prefix} — skipped`
+			}
+		}
+		// Config fields (e.g. SQS queue_url) can carry `$var:`/`$jsonvar:` refs too.
+		return varContainmentViolation(cfg, folder)
+	}
+	for (const t of proj.triggers) {
+		const violation = guard(t.path, t.runnable_path) ?? triggerConfigViolation(t)
+		await record(
+			String(t.path),
+			violation
+				? Promise.reject(new Error(violation))
+				: createWorkspaceTriggerDisabled(
+						workspace,
+						{
+							kind: t.kind,
+							path: t.path,
+							script_path: t.runnable_path,
+							is_flow: t.runnable_kind === 'flow',
+							summary: t.summary ?? null,
+							config: t.config ?? null
+						},
+						{ hasEeLicense }
+					)
+		)
+	}
+
+	// Apply the reviewed data table migrations after items exist.
+	for (const m of migrations) {
+		await record(
+			`data table: ${m.datatable_name}`,
+			applyOneMigration(workspace, exportData.project.slug, m)
+		)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectMigrations.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectMigrations.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d35c51650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectMigrations.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+
+// inferAssets loads WASM; stub it so script detection is deterministic and no
+// wasm init runs in the test.
+const inferAssetsMock = vi.fn()
+vi.mock('$lib/infer', () => ({ inferAssets: (...a: any[]) => inferAssetsMock(...a) }))
+
+// Only getDatatableFullSchema is used by the generator; stub the whole service.
+const getDatatableFullSchemaMock = vi.fn()
+vi.mock('$lib/gen', () => ({
+	WorkspaceService: {
+		getDatatableFullSchema: (...a: any[]) => getDatatableFullSchemaMock(...a)
+	}
+}))
+
+import { detectDatatableTables, generateDatatableMigrations } from './projectMigrations'
+import type { FetchedItem } from './projectBundle'
+
+describe('detectDatatableTables', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => inferAssetsMock.mockReset())
+
+	it('collects datatable/table refs from scripts (re-parsed), flows and raw apps', async () => {
+		inferAssetsMock.mockResolvedValue({
+			status: 'ok',
+			assets: [
+				{ kind: 'datatable', path: 'main/customers' },
+				{ kind: 'resource', path: 'u/admin/pg' } // ignored
+			]
+		})
+		const items: FetchedItem[] = [
+			{ kind: 'script', path: 'f/p/s', language: 'duckdb', content: 'select 1' },
+			{
+				kind: 'flow',
+				path: 'f/p/fl',
+				value: {
+					modules: [
+						{
+							id: 'a',
+							value: {
+								type: 'rawscript',
+								language: 'duckdb',
+								content: '',
+								assets: [{ kind: 'datatable', path: 'main/orders' }]
+							}
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			{
+				kind: 'raw_app',
+				path: 'f/p/app',
+				content: JSON.stringify({
+					runnables: {
+						r1: { inlineScript: { assets: [{ kind: 'datatable', path: 'analytics/events' }] } }
+					}
+				})
+			}
+		]
+		const usage = await detectDatatableTables(items)
+		expect([...(usage.get('main') ?? [])].sort()).toEqual(['customers', 'orders'])
+		expect([...(usage.get('analytics') ?? [])]).toEqual(['events'])
+	})
+
+	it('collects datatable refs from the preprocessor module', async () => {
+		inferAssetsMock.mockResolvedValue({ status: 'ok', assets: [] })
+		const items: FetchedItem[] = [
+			{
+				kind: 'flow',
+				path: 'f/p/fl',
+				value: {
+					modules: [],
+					preprocessor_module: {
+						id: 'pre',
+						value: {
+							type: 'rawscript',
+							language: 'duckdb',
+							content: '',
+							assets: [{ kind: 'datatable', path: 'main/inbox' }]
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		]
+		const usage = await detectDatatableTables(items)
+		expect([...(usage.get('main') ?? [])]).toEqual(['inbox'])
+	})
+
+	it('records a datatable used with no specific table', async () => {
+		inferAssetsMock.mockResolvedValue({
+			status: 'ok',
+			assets: [{ kind: 'datatable', path: 'main' }]
+		})
+		const usage = await detectDatatableTables([
+			{ kind: 'script', path: 'f/p/s', language: 'duckdb', content: 'x' }
+		])
+		expect(usage.has('main')).toBe(true)
+		expect(usage.get('main')?.size).toBe(0)
+	})
+
+	it('reads a full-code app’s explicit data.tables declaration', async () => {
+		const items: FetchedItem[] = [
+			{
+				kind: 'raw_app',
+				path: 'f/p/app',
+				content: JSON.stringify({
+					runnables: {},
+					data: {
+						datatable: 'main',
+						schema: 'app1',
+						tables: ['main/customers', 'main/app1:orders']
+					}
+				})
+			}
+		]
+		const usage = await detectDatatableTables(items)
+		// public-schema ref keeps the bare name; non-public keeps schema.table.
+		expect([...(usage.get('main') ?? [])].sort()).toEqual(['app1.orders', 'customers'])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('generateDatatableMigrations', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockReset())
+
+	const schema = {
+		public: {
+			customers: {
+				name: 'customers',
+				columns: [
+					{ name: 'id', datatype: 'integer', primary_key: true, nullable: false },
+					{ name: 'email', datatype: 'text', nullable: true }
+				],
+				foreign_keys: []
+			},
+			orders: {
+				name: 'orders',
+				columns: [
+					{ name: 'id', datatype: 'integer', primary_key: true, nullable: false },
+					{ name: 'customer_id', datatype: 'integer', nullable: false }
+				],
+				foreign_keys: [
+					{
+						target_table: 'public.customers',
+						columns: [{ source_column: 'customer_id', target_column: 'id' }],
+						on_delete: 'NO ACTION',
+						on_update: 'NO ACTION'
+					}
+				]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	it('creates referenced tables in FK-dependency order in one transaction, enabled', async () => {
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['orders', 'customers'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(1)
+		const m = migrations[0]
+		expect(m.datatable_name).toBe('main')
+		expect(m.enabled).toBe(true)
+		expect(m.sql.startsWith('BEGIN;')).toBe(true)
+		expect(m.sql.trimEnd().endsWith('COMMIT;')).toBe(true)
+		// customers (FK target) must be created before orders (FK source).
+		expect(m.sql.indexOf('"public"."customers"')).toBeLessThan(m.sql.indexOf('"public"."orders"'))
+		// A single wrapping transaction, not one per table.
+		expect(m.sql.match(/BEGIN;/g)?.length).toBe(1)
+		// Idempotent: won't abort if a pulled-in parent already exists in the target.
+		expect(m.sql).toContain('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "public"."customers"')
+		// Down migration lists drops commented out (nothing dropped by default),
+		// in reverse order: orders (child) before customers (parent).
+		expect(m.sql_down).toContain('-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "public"."orders";')
+		expect(m.sql_down).toContain('-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "public"."customers";')
+		// No uncommented DROP TABLE anywhere.
+		expect(/^\s*DROP TABLE/m.test(m.sql_down)).toBe(false)
+		expect(m.sql_down.indexOf('"public"."orders"')).toBeLessThan(
+			m.sql_down.indexOf('"public"."customers"')
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('accepts schema-qualified table refs', async () => {
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['public.customers'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		expect(migrations[0].enabled).toBe(true)
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('"public"."customers"')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves a qualified ref unresolved when its schema misses, never another schema\'s table', async () => {
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['sales.orders'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('"sales.orders" is referenced but was not found')
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).not.toContain('CREATE TABLE "')
+	})
+
+	it('emits all CREATE TABLEs before any FK constraint so circular FKs work', async () => {
+		const cyclicSchema = {
+			public: {
+				a: {
+					name: 'a',
+					columns: [
+						{ name: 'id', datatype: 'integer', primary_key: true, nullable: false },
+						{ name: 'b_id', datatype: 'integer', nullable: true }
+					],
+					foreign_keys: [
+						{
+							target_table: 'public.b',
+							columns: [{ source_column: 'b_id', target_column: 'id' }],
+							on_delete: 'NO ACTION',
+							on_update: 'NO ACTION'
+						}
+					]
+				},
+				b: {
+					name: 'b',
+					columns: [
+						{ name: 'id', datatype: 'integer', primary_key: true, nullable: false },
+						{ name: 'a_id', datatype: 'integer', nullable: true }
+					],
+					foreign_keys: [
+						{
+							target_table: 'public.a',
+							columns: [{ source_column: 'a_id', target_column: 'id' }],
+							on_delete: 'NO ACTION',
+							on_update: 'NO ACTION'
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(cyclicSchema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['a', 'b'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		const sql = migrations[0].sql
+		expect(sql).toContain('"public"."a"')
+		expect(sql).toContain('"public"."b"')
+		// Both FK constraints present, and every CREATE TABLE precedes the first one.
+		expect(sql.match(/ADD CONSTRAINT/g)?.length).toBe(2)
+		const lastCreate = sql.lastIndexOf('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS')
+		const firstConstraint = sql.indexOf('DO $$')
+		expect(lastCreate).toBeGreaterThan(-1)
+		expect(firstConstraint).toBeGreaterThan(lastCreate)
+	})
+
+	it('guards FK creation so re-running on an existing table does not abort', async () => {
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['orders'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		const sql = migrations[0].sql
+		// The ADD CONSTRAINT must be wrapped in a pg_constraint existence check.
+		expect(sql).toContain('DO $$')
+		expect(sql).toContain('SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint')
+		expect(sql).toContain(`conrelid = '"public"."orders"'::regclass`)
+		// No unguarded ALTER TABLE ... ADD at the start of a line.
+		expect(/^ALTER TABLE .* ADD CONSTRAINT/m.test(sql)).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it('creates non-public schemas before their tables', async () => {
+		const appSchema = {
+			app: {
+				customers: {
+					name: 'customers',
+					columns: [{ name: 'id', datatype: 'integer', primary_key: true, nullable: false }],
+					foreign_keys: []
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(appSchema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['app.customers'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		const sql = migrations[0].sql
+		expect(sql).toContain('CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS "app";')
+		expect(sql.indexOf('CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS "app";')).toBeLessThan(
+			sql.indexOf('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "app"."customers"')
+		)
+		expect(sql).not.toContain('CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS "public"')
+	})
+
+	it('keeps same-named tables from different schemas both created', async () => {
+		const twoSchemas = {
+			public: {
+				customers: {
+					name: 'customers',
+					columns: [{ name: 'id', datatype: 'integer', primary_key: true, nullable: false }],
+					foreign_keys: []
+				}
+			},
+			app: {
+				customers: {
+					name: 'customers',
+					columns: [{ name: 'id', datatype: 'integer', primary_key: true, nullable: false }],
+					foreign_keys: []
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(twoSchemas)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['public.customers', 'app.customers'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('"public"."customers"')
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('"app"."customers"')
+	})
+
+	it('transitively pulls in FK-referenced tables not directly used', async () => {
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schema)
+		// Only `orders` is referenced; `customers` (its FK target) must still be
+		// created, and before `orders`.
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['orders'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		const m = migrations[0]
+		expect(m.enabled).toBe(true)
+		expect(m.sql).toContain('"public"."customers"')
+		expect(m.sql).toContain('"public"."orders"')
+		expect(m.sql.indexOf('"public"."customers"')).toBeLessThan(m.sql.indexOf('"public"."orders"'))
+	})
+
+	it('drops a foreign key whose target is not in the schema', async () => {
+		// `orders` references a `warehouses` table that no longer exists in the
+		// schema: the FK must be pruned so the migration still runs.
+		const schemaWithDanglingFk = {
+			public: {
+				orders: {
+					name: 'orders',
+					columns: [{ name: 'id', datatype: 'integer', primary_key: true, nullable: false }],
+					foreign_keys: [
+						{
+							target_table: 'public.warehouses',
+							columns: [{ source_column: 'id', target_column: 'id' }],
+							on_delete: 'NO ACTION',
+							on_update: 'NO ACTION'
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schemaWithDanglingFk)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['orders'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		expect(migrations[0].enabled).toBe(true)
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('"public"."orders"')
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).not.toContain('warehouses')
+	})
+
+	it('emits a disabled comment entry when a referenced table is not found', async () => {
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['nonexistent'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(migrations[0].enabled).toBe(false)
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('-- Table "nonexistent" is referenced but was not found')
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).not.toContain('BEGIN;')
+	})
+
+	it('keeps found tables and comments the missing ones in one migration', async () => {
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set(['customers', 'ghost'])]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		expect(migrations[0].enabled).toBe(true)
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('"public"."customers"')
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('-- Table "ghost" is referenced but was not found')
+		// Comments precede the runnable transaction.
+		expect(migrations[0].sql.indexOf('-- Table "ghost"')).toBeLessThan(
+			migrations[0].sql.indexOf('BEGIN;')
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('comments a data table used with no specific table', async () => {
+		getDatatableFullSchemaMock.mockResolvedValue(schema)
+		const usage = new Map([['main', new Set<string>()]])
+		const migrations = await generateDatatableMigrations('ws', usage)
+		expect(migrations[0].enabled).toBe(false)
+		expect(migrations[0].sql).toContain('no specific table was referenced')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectMigrations.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectMigrations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4e72389c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectMigrations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+// Best-effort data table migration generation for the "project = folder" Hub
+// bundle. Detects which data tables (and tables within them) a project's
+// scripts/flows/raw apps reference via `datatable` assets, then generates a
+// `CREATE TABLE` bundle per data table from the source workspace's live schema,
+// so importing the project into another workspace can recreate those tables.
+//
+// Best-effort by design: the generated SQL is shown to the publisher and is
+// fully editable before publishing. Low-code (non-raw) apps have no persisted
+// asset list and are not scanned.
+
+import { inferAssets } from '$lib/infer'
+import type { SupportedLanguage } from '$lib/common'
+import { allFlowModules } from './projectBundle'
+import { getFlowModuleAssets } from '$lib/components/assets/lib'
+import { extractDataConfig, parseDataTableRef } from '$lib/components/raw_apps/dataTableRefUtils'
+import {
+	apiSchemaToEditorSchema,
+	generateAddedTableSql,
+	type DatabaseSchema
+} from '$lib/components/datatableSchemaSql'
+import { WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
+import type { FetchedItem } from './projectBundle'
+
+export interface GeneratedMigration {
+	datatable_name: string
+	/** Up migration: creates the tables. */
+	sql: string
+	/** Down migration: drops the created tables. Best-effort, generated once and
+	 *  editable by the publisher (not re-derived from `sql`). */
+	sql_down: string
+	enabled: boolean
+}
+
+// A datatable asset path is `datatable`, `datatable/table`, or
+// `datatable/schema.table` (see the SQL asset parser). The first segment is the
+// data table name; the remainder identifies a specific table (absent = whole
+// data table, no table to create).
+function parseDatatableAssetPath(path: string): { datatable: string; table?: string } {
+	const slash = path.indexOf('/')
+	if (slash === -1) return { datatable: path }
+	const datatable = path.slice(0, slash)
+	const table = path.slice(slash + 1).trim()
+	return { datatable, table: table || undefined }
+}
+
+function addDatatableTable(
+	map: Map<string, Set<string>>,
+	datatable: string,
+	table: string | undefined
+): void {
+	if (!datatable) return
+	const set = map.get(datatable) ?? new Set<string>()
+	if (table) set.add(table)
+	map.set(datatable, set)
+}
+
+function addUsage(map: Map<string, Set<string>>, path: string): void {
+	const { datatable, table } = parseDatatableAssetPath(path)
+	addDatatableTable(map, datatable, table)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Scan a project's fetched items for data table usage and return
+ * `datatable -> set of table refs` (a table ref is `table` or `schema.table`).
+ *  - scripts: re-parse the code with the asset parser (`inferAssets`)
+ *  - flows: read each module's stored `assets`
+ *  - full-code (raw) apps: read the explicit `data.tables` declaration; fall back
+ *    to `runnables[key].inlineScript.assets` for older apps
+ */
+export async function detectDatatableTables(
+	items: FetchedItem[]
+): Promise<Map<string, Set<string>>> {
+	const map = new Map<string, Set<string>>()
+
+	for (const item of items) {
+		if (item.kind === 'script') {
+			const res = await inferAssets(
+				item.language as SupportedLanguage | undefined,
+				item.content ?? ''
+			)
+			if (res.status === 'ok') {
+				for (const a of res.assets) if (a.kind === 'datatable') addUsage(map, a.path)
+			}
+		} else if (item.kind === 'flow') {
+			for (const mod of allFlowModules(item.value)) {
+				const assets = getFlowModuleAssets(mod)
+				if (assets) for (const a of assets) if (a.kind === 'datatable') addUsage(map, a.path)
+			}
+		} else if (item.kind === 'raw_app') {
+			let parsed: any
+			try {
+				parsed = JSON.parse(item.content ?? '{}')
+			} catch {
+				continue
+			}
+			// Full-code apps explicitly declare the data tables/tables they use
+			// (`data.tables`, refs like `main/customers` or `main/schema:table`), so
+			// read that rather than parsing assets.
+			const config = extractDataConfig(parsed)
+			if (config) {
+				for (const ref of config.tables) {
+					const r = parseDataTableRef(ref)
+					const table = r.table
+						? r.schema && r.schema !== 'public'
+							? `${r.schema}.${r.table}`
+							: r.table
+						: undefined
+					addDatatableTable(map, r.datatable, table)
+				}
+			}
+			// Older raw apps instead carry datatable usage as inline-script assets.
+			const runnables = parsed?.runnables ?? {}
+			for (const key of Object.keys(runnables)) {
+				const assets = runnables[key]?.inlineScript?.assets
+				if (Array.isArray(assets))
+					for (const a of assets)
+						if (a?.kind === 'datatable' && typeof a.path === 'string') addUsage(map, a.path)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return map
+}
+
+// Resolve a table ref (`table` or `schema.table`) to a concrete
+// `{ schemaName, tableName }` present in the live schema, or undefined if the
+// table can't be found (dropped since, typo, …). A schema-qualified ref that
+// misses stays unresolved: falling back to a same-named table in another
+// schema would generate a migration for an unrelated table while the code
+// still references the missing one.
+function resolveTable(
+	schema: DatabaseSchema,
+	tableRef: string
+): { schemaName: string; tableName: string } | undefined {
+	const dot = tableRef.indexOf('.')
+	if (dot !== -1) {
+		const schemaName = tableRef.slice(0, dot)
+		const tableName = tableRef.slice(dot + 1)
+		return schema[schemaName]?.[tableName] ? { schemaName, tableName } : undefined
+	}
+	// Bare name: find it across every schema, first match wins.
+	for (const schemaName of Object.keys(schema)) {
+		if (schema[schemaName][tableRef]) return { schemaName, tableName: tableRef }
+	}
+	return undefined
+}
+
+type ResolvedTable = { schemaName: string; tableName: string }
+
+const tableKey = (t: ResolvedTable) => `${t.schemaName}.${t.tableName}`
+
+// Grow the set of tables to create so it's closed under foreign keys: a used
+// table's FK targets (and their FK targets, transitively) are pulled in, so the
+// generated CREATE TABLEs never reference a table that isn't also created. FK
+// targets that don't resolve in this schema are left out (their FK is pruned by
+// pruneSchemaForTables).
+function expandFkClosure(schema: DatabaseSchema, seed: ResolvedTable[]): ResolvedTable[] {
+	const inSet = new Map(seed.map((t) => [tableKey(t), t]))
+	const queue = [...seed]
+	while (queue.length > 0) {
+		const t = queue.shift()!
+		const fks = schema[t.schemaName]?.[t.tableName]?.foreignKeys ?? []
+		for (const fk of fks) {
+			const target = resolveTable(schema, fk.targetTable ?? '')
+			if (target && !inSet.has(tableKey(target))) {
+				inSet.set(tableKey(target), target)
+				queue.push(target)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return [...inSet.values()]
+}
+
+// A copy of the schema restricted to `tables`, with each table's foreign keys
+// filtered to targets that are also in `tables`. generateAddedTableSql emits every
+// FK it finds on a table, so pruning here keeps a stray FK (to a table outside the
+// migration) from making the generated SQL fail.
+function pruneSchemaForTables(schema: DatabaseSchema, tables: ResolvedTable[]): DatabaseSchema {
+	const inSet = new Set(tables.map(tableKey))
+	const pruned: DatabaseSchema = {}
+	for (const t of tables) {
+		const orig = schema[t.schemaName]?.[t.tableName]
+		if (!orig) continue
+		;(pruned[t.schemaName] ??= {})[t.tableName] = {
+			...orig,
+			foreignKeys: (orig.foreignKeys ?? []).filter((fk) => {
+				const target = resolveTable(schema, fk.targetTable ?? '')
+				return target != null && inSet.has(tableKey(target))
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return pruned
+}
+
+// Order tables so a table is created after the in-set tables it references via a
+// foreign key. Keyed by schema-qualified name (like the rest of the pipeline) so
+// two same-named tables in different schemas aren't collapsed. Falls back to input
+// order on a cycle so generation never hangs.
+function orderByFkDependency(schema: DatabaseSchema, tables: ResolvedTable[]): ResolvedTable[] {
+	const inSet = new Set(tables.map(tableKey))
+	const deps = new Map<string, Set<string>>()
+	for (const t of tables) {
+		const fks = schema[t.schemaName]?.[t.tableName]?.foreignKeys ?? []
+		const targets = new Set<string>()
+		for (const fk of fks) {
+			const target = resolveTable(schema, fk.targetTable ?? '')
+			if (target && tableKey(target) !== tableKey(t) && inSet.has(tableKey(target))) {
+				targets.add(tableKey(target))
+			}
+		}
+		deps.set(tableKey(t), targets)
+	}
+	const ordered: ResolvedTable[] = []
+	const done = new Set<string>()
+	const visiting = new Set<string>()
+	const byKey = new Map(tables.map((t) => [tableKey(t), t]))
+	const visit = (key: string) => {
+		if (done.has(key) || visiting.has(key)) return
+		visiting.add(key)
+		for (const dep of deps.get(key) ?? []) visit(dep)
+		visiting.delete(key)
+		done.add(key)
+		const t = byKey.get(key)
+		if (t) ordered.push(t)
+	}
+	for (const t of tables) visit(tableKey(t))
+	return ordered
+}
+
+// Pull a readable one-line message out of an API error for embedding in a SQL
+// comment (collapse whitespace so it can't break out of the `--` line).
+function errorText(e: any): string {
+	const body = e?.body
+	const raw =
+		typeof body === 'string' && body.trim()
+			? body
+			: body && typeof body === 'object'
+				? (body.error?.message ?? body.message ?? JSON.stringify(body))
+				: (e?.message ?? String(e))
+	return String(raw).replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate one best-effort migration per used data table. Resolved tables (plus
+ * the tables they depend on via foreign key, in FK-dependency order) become a
+ * single CREATE TABLE transaction, enabled by default. Anything that couldn't be
+ * auto-generated — a table not found in the schema, a data table referenced as a
+ * whole, or a schema that couldn't be loaded — is written as a `--` SQL comment
+ * describing the problem, so the publisher sees what's missing instead of a blank
+ * entry. A migration with no runnable statements (only comments) is left disabled.
+ */
+export async function generateDatatableMigrations(
+	workspace: string,
+	usage: Map<string, Set<string>>
+): Promise<GeneratedMigration[]> {
+	const out: GeneratedMigration[] = []
+	for (const [datatable, tableRefs] of usage) {
+		let schema: DatabaseSchema
+		try {
+			const api = await WorkspaceService.getDatatableFullSchema({
+				workspace,
+				requestBody: { source: `datatable://${datatable}` }
+			})
+			schema = apiSchemaToEditorSchema(api)
+		} catch (e) {
+			// Couldn't reach the schema at all: leave a commented stub explaining why,
+			// so the publisher can fill it in rather than seeing a silent blank.
+			out.push({
+				datatable_name: datatable,
+				sql:
+					`-- Could not load the schema of data table "${datatable}": ${errorText(e)}\n` +
+					`-- Add the CREATE TABLE statement(s) for the tables this project uses.`,
+				sql_down: '',
+				enabled: false
+			})
+			continue
+		}
+		// Resolve the referenced tables; record a comment for each one we can't find
+		// so a partial migration still explains what's missing.
+		const resolved: ResolvedTable[] = []
+		const comments: string[] = []
+		for (const ref of tableRefs) {
+			const t = resolveTable(schema, ref)
+			if (t) resolved.push(t)
+			else
+				comments.push(
+					`-- Table "${ref}" is referenced but was not found in data table "${datatable}"; add its CREATE TABLE manually.`
+				)
+		}
+		if (tableRefs.size === 0) {
+			comments.push(
+				`-- Data table "${datatable}" is used but no specific table was referenced; nothing to generate automatically.`
+			)
+		}
+		// Pull in the tables the referenced ones depend on via FK, then generate
+		// against a schema whose FKs are restricted to this set, so the migration
+		// creates everything it references and never emits a dangling FK.
+		const closure = expandFkClosure(schema, resolved)
+		const ordered = orderByFkDependency(schema, closure)
+		const prunedSchema = pruneSchemaForTables(schema, ordered)
+		// Every CREATE TABLE is emitted before any FK constraint: circular FKs have
+		// no valid creation order, so constraints can only run once all tables exist.
+		const creates: string[] = []
+		const constraints: string[] = []
+		for (const t of ordered) {
+			// IF NOT EXISTS: FK closure pulls in shared parent tables (e.g. a
+			// referenced `orders` drags in `customers`) that often already exist in
+			// the target, so a plain CREATE would abort the whole transaction. The
+			// caveat — an existing differently-shaped table is silently left as-is —
+			// is acceptable for a best-effort, editable migration.
+			const gen = generateAddedTableSql(
+				{ schemaName: t.schemaName, tableName: t.tableName, kind: 'added' },
+				prunedSchema,
+				{ ifNotExists: true }
+			)
+			if (!gen) continue
+			creates.push(gen.create)
+			constraints.push(...gen.constraints)
+		}
+		const statements = [...creates, ...constraints]
+		// Comments (the errors) go on top; the CREATE TABLE transaction, if any,
+		// follows. Enabled only when there's something to run.
+		const parts: string[] = []
+		if (comments.length > 0) parts.push(comments.join('\n'))
+		if (statements.length > 0) parts.push(`BEGIN;\n${statements.join('\n\n')}\nCOMMIT;`)
+		// Best-effort down migration: the DROP TABLE statements are commented out
+		// because the FK closure pulls in shared parent tables that may have
+		// pre-existed in the target (dropping them would lose data the project never
+		// created). The publisher uncomments the tables this migration should drop.
+		const drops = [...ordered]
+			.reverse()
+			.map((t) => `-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "${t.schemaName}"."${t.tableName}";`)
+		const sqlDown =
+			drops.length > 0
+				? `-- Rollback: uncomment the tables this migration should drop (leave shared\n` +
+					`-- tables that already existed in the workspace commented out).\nBEGIN;\n${drops.join('\n')}\nCOMMIT;`
+				: ''
+		out.push({
+			datatable_name: datatable,
+			sql: parts.join('\n\n'),
+			sql_down: sqlDown,
+			enabled: statements.length > 0
+		})
+	}
+	return out.sort((a, b) => a.datatable_name.localeCompare(b.datatable_name))
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/hubPaths.json b/frontend/src/lib/hubPaths.json
index 0f0322676c..0cb2cd5602 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/hubPaths.json
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/hubPaths.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"gitSyncTest": "hub/28184/git-repo-test-read-write-windmill",
-	"gitInitRepo": "hub/28789/git-sync-init-repository-windmill",
+	"gitInitRepo": "hub/28795/git-sync-init-repository-windmill",
 	"slackErrorHandler": "hub/28794/workspace-or-schedule-error-handler-slack",
 	"emailErrorHandler": "hub/19795/workspace-or-error-handler-email",
 	"slackRecoveryHandler": "hub/28791/slack/schedule-recovery-handler-slack",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/userDraftDbSyncer.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/userDraftDbSyncer.svelte.ts
index 77e2eecc88..0e8257023d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/userDraftDbSyncer.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/userDraftDbSyncer.svelte.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,25 @@ const flushes = new SvelteMap<string, number>()
  */
 const saveListeners = new Map<string, Set<() => void>>()
 
+/**
+ * Global listeners fired whenever ANY draft write lands on the server —
+ * upserts and deletes alike. This is the invalidation hook for caches keyed
+ * on persisted draft state (the chat diff snapshot): the moment a save
+ * commits, the affected item can be marked stale without polling.
+ */
+type DraftSavedEvent = { workspace: string; itemKind: UserDraftItemKind; path: string }
+const anySavedListeners = new Set<(event: DraftSavedEvent) => void>()
+
+function notifyAnySaved(event: DraftSavedEvent): void {
+	for (const listener of [...anySavedListeners]) {
+		try {
+			listener(event)
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error('UserDraftDbSyncer.onAnySaved listener threw', e)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Best-effort error → readable string. The generated client wraps HTTP
  * failures as `ApiError` (`body` / `statusText`); raw fetch errors are a
@@ -310,6 +329,10 @@ async function postSave(opts: UserDraftDbSyncerSaveOpts): Promise<void> {
 			const listeners = saveListeners.get(key)
 			if (listeners) for (const l of [...listeners]) l()
 		}
+		// Global subscribers hear deletes too — a removed row invalidates
+		// cached state the same way an upsert does. Listener errors must never
+		// make a committed save read as failed.
+		notifyAnySaved({ workspace: opts.workspace, itemKind: opts.itemKind, path: opts.path })
 	} catch (e) {
 		console.error('UserDraftDbSyncer.save failed', e)
 		// Leave pending opts in place so the next attempt retries the same
@@ -366,8 +389,11 @@ function flushOnPageHide(): void {
 				console.error('UserDraftDbSyncer: keepalive flush failed', e)
 			})
 			// POST advanced the row past `lastSync` and we can't read the
-			// response — mark the key so a bfcache restore drops it.
+			// response — mark the key so a bfcache restore drops it, and notify
+			// subscribers conservatively (this path bypasses postSave; on a
+			// bfcache restore a cache must not serve the pre-flush state).
 			staleSyncAfterHideFlush.add(key)
+			notifyAnySaved({ workspace: opts.workspace, itemKind: opts.itemKind, path: opts.path })
 		} catch (e) {
 			console.error('UserDraftDbSyncer: keepalive flush threw', e)
 		}
@@ -555,6 +581,18 @@ export const UserDraftDbSyncer = {
 		}
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Fires when any draft write lands on the server — upserts AND deletes,
+	 * every workspace and key. For caches over persisted draft state that
+	 * must invalidate the affected item the moment a write commits.
+	 */
+	onAnySaved(listener: (event: DraftSavedEvent) => void): () => void {
+		anySavedListeners.add(listener)
+		return () => {
+			anySavedListeners.delete(listener)
+		}
+	},
+
 	/** Reactive conflict snapshot (if any) for a draft. */
 	getConflict(query: UserDraftLastSyncQuery): {
 		readonly conflict: DraftConflictInfo | undefined
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/userDraftFlushToggle.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/userDraftFlushToggle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d3ab29f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/userDraftFlushToggle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const updateDraft = vi.fn(async (..._args: any[]) => ({
+	status: 'saved' as const,
+	current_timestamp: '2020-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./gen', () => ({
+	DraftService: { updateDraft: (...a: unknown[]) => updateDraft(...(a as [])) }
+}))
+vi.mock('./gen/core/OpenAPI', () => ({ OpenAPI: { BASE: '' } }))
+vi.mock('./localDraftHints.svelte', () => ({ setLocalDraftHint: vi.fn() }))
+
+import { UserDraftDbSyncer } from './userDraftDbSyncer.svelte'
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	vi.clearAllMocks()
+	UserDraftDbSyncer.autosaveEnabled = true
+})
+
+/**
+ * Read-only consumers (the chat `diff` tool) flush with `honorAutosaveToggle`
+ * and then read `hasUnsavedDisabledChanges` to know the persisted state is
+ * stale. Pins the contract pair: a toggle-honoring flush must NOT persist
+ * auto-save-off edits (and must keep reporting them), while an explicit flush
+ * persists them and clears the signal.
+ */
+describe('UserDraftDbSyncer toggle-honoring flush', () => {
+	it('keeps auto-save-off edits parked and reported; explicit flush clears them', async () => {
+		const q = { workspace: 'w', itemKind: 'script' as const, path: 'u/me/toggle_off' }
+		UserDraftDbSyncer.autosaveEnabled = false
+		await UserDraftDbSyncer.save({ ...q, value: { content: 'x' }, auto: true, canBeDisabled: true })
+
+		await UserDraftDbSyncer.flush(q, { honorAutosaveToggle: true })
+		expect(updateDraft).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+		expect(UserDraftDbSyncer.hasUnsavedDisabledChanges(q)).toBe(true)
+
+		await UserDraftDbSyncer.flush(q)
+		expect(updateDraft).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(UserDraftDbSyncer.hasUnsavedDisabledChanges(q)).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+/** A conflicted save leaves the local payload parked with the conflict
+ * recorded while the state reads 'none' — the exact triple the diff tool's
+ * unflushed-edits detection reads. Pins that a conflict never looks like a
+ * clean sync. */
+describe('UserDraftDbSyncer conflict aftermath', () => {
+	it('keeps the payload parked and the conflict readable after flush settles', async () => {
+		const q = { workspace: 'w', itemKind: 'script' as const, path: 'u/me/conflicted' }
+		updateDraft.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+			status: 'conflict',
+			current_timestamp: '2020-01-02T00:00:00Z'
+		})
+		await UserDraftDbSyncer.save({ ...q, value: { content: 'mine' }, immediate: true })
+
+		// The triple the diff tool's unflushed detection reads: conflict set,
+		// state 'none' (not pending/failed), auto-save signal silent.
+		expect(UserDraftDbSyncer.getConflict(q).conflict).toBeDefined()
+		expect(UserDraftDbSyncer.getState(q).state).toBe('none')
+		expect(UserDraftDbSyncer.hasUnsavedDisabledChanges(q)).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+/** The diff snapshot cache invalidates through this hook — it must fire for
+ * upserts AND deletes, the moment the write lands. */
+describe('UserDraftDbSyncer.onAnySaved', () => {
+	it('fires for landed upserts and deletes, and unsubscribes cleanly', async () => {
+		const q = { workspace: 'w', itemKind: 'script' as const, path: 'u/me/hooked' }
+		const events: string[] = []
+		const off = UserDraftDbSyncer.onAnySaved((e) => events.push(`${e.itemKind}:${e.path}`))
+
+		await UserDraftDbSyncer.save({ ...q, value: { content: 'x' }, immediate: true })
+		await UserDraftDbSyncer.save({ ...q, value: null, immediate: true })
+		expect(events).toEqual(['script:u/me/hooked', 'script:u/me/hooked'])
+
+		off()
+		await UserDraftDbSyncer.save({ ...q, value: { content: 'y' }, immediate: true })
+		expect(events).toHaveLength(2)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils_draft_deploy.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils_draft_deploy.ts
index 6068753c4c..514ce9cdb2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/utils_draft_deploy.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils_draft_deploy.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ import type { DeployResult } from '$lib/utils_workspace_deploy'
 import { TRIGGER_RUNTIME_IGNORE } from '$lib/utils_deployable'
 import { deployRawAppDraft } from '$lib/rawAppDeploy'
 import { canonicalRawAppDiffValue } from '$lib/components/raw_apps/utils'
+import { classicAppDraftParts } from '$lib/appDiffSides'
 import { invalidateWorkspaceDrafts } from '$lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte'
+import { invalidateWorkspaceComparison } from '$lib/workspaceComparison'
 import { setLocalDraftHint } from '$lib/localDraftHints.svelte'
 import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 import { deployTriggers, type Trigger } from '$lib/components/triggers/utils'
@@ -94,21 +96,35 @@ const OVERLAY_GETTERS: Partial<
 }
 
 /** Strip the per-user draft-overlay metadata, returning `{deployed, draft}`. */
-function splitOverlay(r: any): { deployed: any; draft: any } {
+function splitOverlay(r: any): {
+	deployed: any
+	draft: any
+	hasDraft: boolean
+	noDeployed: boolean
+} {
 	const {
 		draft,
 		is_draft: _i,
 		draft_saved_at: _c,
-		no_deployed: _n,
+		no_deployed,
 		other_drafts_users: _o,
 		...deployed
 	} = r
-	return { deployed, draft: draft ?? deployed }
+	return {
+		deployed,
+		draft: draft ?? deployed,
+		hasDraft: draft != null,
+		noDeployed: no_deployed === true
+	}
 }
 
 export interface DraftDiffValues {
 	deployed: unknown
 	draft: unknown
+	/** False when the overlay carried no draft row (the item's own value was used as the draft side). */
+	hasDraft: boolean
+	/** True when the item has never been deployed (`draft_only` overlay). */
+	noDeployed: boolean
 }
 
 // Empty-but-valid "deployed" shapes for draft_only items. A bare `{}` breaks
@@ -117,7 +133,56 @@ export interface DraftDiffValues {
 const EMPTY_DEPLOYED: Partial<Record<DraftKind, (draft: any) => unknown>> = {
 	script: (draft) => ({ content: '', language: draft?.language, schema: {} }),
 	flow: () => ({ summary: '', value: { modules: [] }, schema: {} }),
-	app: () => ({ summary: '', value: {}, policy: {} })
+	app: () => ({ summary: '', value: {} })
+}
+
+// Server-managed script-row fields, stripped from BOTH sides of a draft diff:
+// never user-edited, they are either identical noise (created_at, workspace_id)
+// or spuriously different (lock is recomputed at deploy). The draft-side
+// pinned-base `parent_hash` is stripped separately, like the flow `version_id`.
+const SCRIPT_ROW_RUNTIME_IGNORE = new Set([
+	'workspace_id',
+	'hash',
+	'parent_hash',
+	'parent_hashes',
+	'created_at',
+	'created_by',
+	'archived',
+	'deleted',
+	'extra_perms',
+	'lock',
+	'lock_error_logs',
+	'starred',
+	'has_draft',
+	'draft_only',
+	'assets',
+	'marked'
+])
+
+function stripScriptRowRuntime(row: any): Record<string, unknown> {
+	if (!row || typeof row !== 'object') return {}
+	return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(row).filter(([k]) => !SCRIPT_ROW_RUNTIME_IGNORE.has(k)))
+}
+
+/** Canonicalize a raw draft value onto the same shape `getDraftDiffValues`
+ * yields for its draft side, so a value read from an in-memory editor cell
+ * diffs cleanly against a deployed side (and compares equal to its own
+ * persisted form instead of differing on stripped fields). */
+export function canonicalDraftSideValue(kind: DraftKind, value: unknown): unknown {
+	if (kind === 'script') return stripScriptRowRuntime(value)
+	if (kind === 'raw_app') return canonicalRawAppDiffValue((value ?? {}) as Record<string, any>)
+	if (kind === 'app') {
+		const parts = classicAppDraftParts(value)
+		return { summary: parts.summary ?? '', value: parts.value }
+	}
+	if (kind === 'flow' && value !== null && typeof value === 'object') {
+		const { version_id: _v, ...rest } = value as Record<string, unknown>
+		return rest
+	}
+	// Drawer kinds (variables/resources/schedules/triggers): the editor-state
+	// shape diverges from the backend row — same canonicalization the overlay
+	// diff applies.
+	return canonicalizeDraftDiffValue(kind, value, true)
 }
 
 // Schedule & trigger rows drop the same runtime/server-managed fields as the
@@ -193,15 +258,17 @@ export async function getDraftDiffValues(
 			draft,
 			is_draft: _i,
 			draft_saved_at: _c,
-			no_deployed: _n,
+			no_deployed,
 			other_drafts_users: _o,
 			hash: _h,
 			...deployed
 		} = r
-		const draftValue = draft ?? deployed
+		const draftValue = stripScriptRowRuntime(draft ?? deployed)
 		return {
-			deployed: draftOnly ? EMPTY_DEPLOYED.script!(draftValue) : deployed,
-			draft: draftValue
+			deployed: draftOnly ? EMPTY_DEPLOYED.script!(draftValue) : stripScriptRowRuntime(deployed),
+			draft: draftValue,
+			hasDraft: draft != null,
+			noDeployed: no_deployed === true
 		}
 	} else if (kind === 'flow') {
 		const r = (await FlowService.getFlowByPath({ workspace, path, getDraft: true })) as any
@@ -209,7 +276,7 @@ export async function getDraftDiffValues(
 			draft,
 			is_draft: _i,
 			draft_saved_at: _c,
-			no_deployed: _n,
+			no_deployed,
 			other_drafts_users: _o,
 			version_id: _v,
 			...deployed
@@ -217,7 +284,12 @@ export async function getDraftDiffValues(
 		// Strip the draft's pinned base `version_id` (which differs from the deployed
 		// head for a stale draft) so it never renders as a spurious diff line.
 		const { version_id: _dv, ...draftValue } = (draft ?? deployed) as any
-		return { deployed: draftOnly ? EMPTY_DEPLOYED.flow!(draftValue) : deployed, draft: draftValue }
+		return {
+			deployed: draftOnly ? EMPTY_DEPLOYED.flow!(draftValue) : deployed,
+			draft: draftValue,
+			hasDraft: draft != null,
+			noDeployed: no_deployed === true
+		}
 	} else if (kind === 'app' || kind === 'raw_app') {
 		// A never-deployed raw app has no `app` row; the backend resolves the
 		// draft kind from `rawApp`, so it MUST be set or the lookup 404s.
@@ -232,22 +304,36 @@ export async function getDraftDiffValues(
 			// deployed row nests them under `value`, and deployed inline scripts carry
 			// server-recomputed locks. Canonicalize both onto the same shape with the
 			// post-deploy noise stripped — the same module the editor's Diff button uses.
+			// A staged rename (`draft_path`) changes where deploy lands the app —
+			// compare it as `path` on both sides so a rename-only draft diffs.
+			const rawDraftPath = (r.draft?.draft_path as string | undefined) ?? r.path
 			return {
-				deployed: draftOnly ? canonicalRawAppDiffValue({}) : canonicalRawAppDiffValue(r),
-				draft: canonicalRawAppDiffValue(r.draft ?? r)
+				deployed: draftOnly
+					? canonicalRawAppDiffValue({})
+					: { ...canonicalRawAppDiffValue(r), path: r.path },
+				draft: { ...canonicalRawAppDiffValue(r.draft ?? r), path: rawDraftPath },
+				hasDraft: r.draft != null,
+				noDeployed: r.no_deployed === true
 			}
 		}
-		const deployed = {
-			summary: r.summary,
-			value: r.value,
-			policy: r.policy,
-			path: r.path,
-			custom_path: r.custom_path
+		// Classic app: the editor drafts the bare grid with summary/draft_path
+		// mirrored into it, while the row keeps summary as a column beside
+		// `value`. Both sides reduce to `{ summary, value }` with the metadata
+		// extracted from the grid, so a summary edit diffs as a summary edit and
+		// the grid never diffs against draft-only markers.
+		const deployedParts = classicAppDraftParts(r.value)
+		const draftParts = r.draft != null ? classicAppDraftParts(r.draft) : deployedParts
+		const deployed = { summary: r.summary ?? '', value: deployedParts.value, path: r.path }
+		return {
+			deployed: draftOnly ? EMPTY_DEPLOYED.app!(undefined) : deployed,
+			draft: {
+				summary: draftParts.summary ?? r.summary ?? '',
+				value: draftParts.value,
+				path: draftParts.draftPath ?? r.path
+			},
+			hasDraft: r.draft != null,
+			noDeployed: r.no_deployed === true
 		}
-		// Strip the draft's pinned fork-base `parent_version` (the deployed allowlist
-		// above already omits it) so it never renders as a spurious diff line.
-		const { parent_version: _pv, ...draftValue } = (r.draft ?? deployed) as any
-		return { deployed: draftOnly ? EMPTY_DEPLOYED.app!(draftValue) : deployed, draft: draftValue }
 	} else {
 		// Variables / resources / schedules / triggers: one overlay GET yields
 		// both sides, but the draft side is the editor's state shape while the
@@ -258,10 +344,12 @@ export async function getDraftDiffValues(
 		if (!getter) {
 			throw new Error(`Draft diff not supported for kind ${kind}`)
 		}
-		const { deployed, draft } = splitOverlay(await getter(workspace, path))
+		const { deployed, draft, hasDraft, noDeployed } = splitOverlay(await getter(workspace, path))
 		return {
 			deployed: draftOnly ? {} : canonicalizeDraftDiffValue(kind, deployed, false),
-			draft: canonicalizeDraftDiffValue(kind, draft, true)
+			draft: canonicalizeDraftDiffValue(kind, draft, true),
+			hasDraft,
+			noDeployed
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -556,6 +644,10 @@ export async function deployDraft(
 		})
 		// Mutated the workspace's Server Drafts — refresh every mounted reader.
 		invalidateWorkspaceDrafts(workspace)
+		// The DEPLOYED state moved: cached fork comparisons involving this
+		// workspace (as fork or as parent) are no longer trustworthy. Draft-only
+		// mutations skip this — they never move the deployed tally.
+		invalidateWorkspaceComparison(workspace)
 		// For script/flow/app the server-side delete bypasses UserDraftDbSyncer,
 		// so the syncer-owned hint won't auto-clear — clear it explicitly.
 		// (Idempotent: the drawer-kind delete above already cleared it.)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/workspaceComparison.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/workspaceComparison.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf9fc960b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/workspaceComparison.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+
+const compareWorkspaces = vi.fn()
+vi.mock('$lib/gen', () => ({
+	WorkspaceService: { compareWorkspaces: (...a: unknown[]) => compareWorkspaces(...(a as [])) }
+}))
+vi.mock('$lib/stores', async () => {
+	const { writable } = await import('svelte/store')
+	return { usersWorkspaceStore: writable(undefined) }
+})
+
+import { fetchWorkspaceComparison, invalidateWorkspaceComparison } from './workspaceComparison'
+import { usersWorkspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+
+function deferred<T>() {
+	let resolve!: (v: T) => void
+	const promise = new Promise<T>((res) => (resolve = res))
+	return { promise, resolve }
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	compareWorkspaces.mockReset()
+})
+
+describe('fetchWorkspaceComparison', () => {
+	it('a freshness-forced call never adopts an older in-flight request', async () => {
+		const first = deferred<unknown>()
+		compareWorkspaces.mockImplementationOnce(() => first.promise)
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 1 } })
+
+		// Tolerant caller starts a request (e.g. the fork banner)...
+		const tolerant = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-forced', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		// ...a mutation happens, then a forced caller must get its OWN fetch.
+		const forced = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-forced', { maxAgeMs: 0 })
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+
+		first.resolve({ summary: { total_diffs: 0 } })
+		expect((await forced).summary.total_diffs).toBe(1)
+		expect((await tolerant).summary.total_diffs).toBe(0)
+	})
+
+	it('a superseded older request never overwrites a newer result, even same-millisecond', async () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+		try {
+			const older = deferred<unknown>()
+			compareWorkspaces.mockImplementationOnce(() => older.promise)
+			compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 7 } })
+
+			// Same frozen Date.now() for both requests.
+			const tolerant = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-race', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+			const forced = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-race', { maxAgeMs: 0 })
+			// Newer (forced) resolves FIRST; older resolves after with stale data.
+			expect((await forced).summary.total_diffs).toBe(7)
+			older.resolve({ summary: { total_diffs: 0 } })
+			await tolerant
+
+			// A tolerant read must see the newer result, not the late stale write.
+			const reread = await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-race', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+			expect(reread.summary.total_diffs).toBe(7)
+			expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+		} finally {
+			vi.useRealTimers()
+		}
+	})
+
+	it('invalidation evicts by EITHER side and fences in-flight requests', async () => {
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 0 } })
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 3 } })
+
+		// Banner prewarms the cache pre-deploy...
+		await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p-side', 'f-inval', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		// ...a deploy in the PARENT invalidates too...
+		invalidateWorkspaceComparison('p-side')
+		// ...so even a first-ever tolerant read cannot reuse the stale tally.
+		const fresh = await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p-side', 'f-inval', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		expect(fresh.summary.total_diffs).toBe(3)
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+
+	it('a pre-invalidation in-flight request is not joined and cannot land in the cache', async () => {
+		const stale = deferred<unknown>()
+		compareWorkspaces.mockImplementationOnce(() => stale.promise)
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 9 } })
+
+		const preMutation = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-fence', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		invalidateWorkspaceComparison('f-fence')
+		// Tolerant post-mutation read: must NOT join the fenced request.
+		const post = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-fence', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+
+		stale.resolve({ summary: { total_diffs: 0 } })
+		await preMutation
+		expect((await post).summary.total_diffs).toBe(9)
+		// The stale request's late completion never landed in the cache.
+		const reread = await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-fence', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		expect(reread.summary.total_diffs).toBe(9)
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+
+	it('a superseded request fenced by invalidation cannot repopulate the cache late', async () => {
+		const superseded = deferred<unknown>()
+		compareWorkspaces.mockImplementationOnce(() => superseded.promise)
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 5 } })
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 6 } })
+
+		// Request A pends; forced request B replaces it in the inflight map and completes.
+		const a = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-late', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-late', { maxAgeMs: 0 })
+		// Invalidation happens while A (no longer tracked in inflight) still pends.
+		invalidateWorkspaceComparison('f-late')
+		// A resolves late with pre-mutation data — it must NOT land in the cache.
+		superseded.resolve({ summary: { total_diffs: 0 } })
+		await a
+		const read = await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-late', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		expect(read.summary.total_diffs).toBe(6)
+	})
+
+	it('tolerant callers join a recent in-flight request', async () => {
+		const first = deferred<unknown>()
+		compareWorkspaces.mockImplementationOnce(() => first.promise)
+
+		const a = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-join', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		const b = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-join', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		first.resolve({ summary: { total_diffs: 2 } })
+		expect((await a).summary.total_diffs).toBe(2)
+		expect((await b).summary.total_diffs).toBe(2)
+	})
+	it('an account switch clears cached comparisons', async () => {
+		usersWorkspaceStore.set({ email: 'first@x.dev' } as any)
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 3 } })
+		await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-owner', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-owner', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 9 } })
+		usersWorkspaceStore.set({ email: 'second@x.dev' } as any)
+		const fresh = await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-owner', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		expect(fresh.summary.total_diffs).toBe(9)
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+
+	it('a request started under the previous account never joins or lands after a switch', async () => {
+		const old = deferred<unknown>()
+		compareWorkspaces.mockImplementationOnce(() => old.promise)
+		compareWorkspaces.mockResolvedValueOnce({ summary: { total_diffs: 5 } })
+
+		usersWorkspaceStore.set({ email: 'a@x.dev' } as any)
+		fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-switch', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		usersWorkspaceStore.set({ email: 'b@x.dev' } as any)
+		const after = fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-switch', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		// The new account must not have joined the old account's request.
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+
+		old.resolve({ summary: { total_diffs: 0 } })
+		expect((await after).summary.total_diffs).toBe(5)
+		// And the old account's late result must not have landed in the cache.
+		const reread = await fetchWorkspaceComparison('p', 'f-switch', { maxAgeMs: 30_000 })
+		expect(reread.summary.total_diffs).toBe(5)
+		expect(compareWorkspaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/workspaceComparison.ts b/frontend/src/lib/workspaceComparison.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d1ad8be25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/workspaceComparison.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+/**
+ * Shared fetch layer for the fork↔parent workspace comparison
+ * (`compareWorkspaces`). The comparison is the expensive tally the fork banner,
+ * the compare page, and the chat `diff` tool all need — routing every consumer
+ * through this module means concurrent tolerant requests coalesce and a
+ * consumer that accepts a slightly stale result (`maxAgeMs`) can reuse the
+ * fetch another surface just made instead of recomputing it.
+ */
+import { get } from 'svelte/store'
+import { WorkspaceService, type WorkspaceComparison } from '$lib/gen'
+import { usersWorkspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+
+interface CacheEntry {
+	fetchedAt: number
+	generation: number
+	comparison: WorkspaceComparison
+}
+
+interface InflightEntry {
+	startedAt: number
+	generation: number
+	promise: Promise<WorkspaceComparison>
+}
+
+const cache = new Map<string, CacheEntry>()
+const inflight = new Map<string, InflightEntry>()
+// Millisecond timestamps collide under concurrency — ordering between
+// requests rides on this monotonic generation instead.
+let requestGeneration = 0
+// Per-WORKSPACE floor: any request started at or below this generation is
+// pre-invalidation and must neither be joined nor land in the cache. Keyed by
+// workspace id (either side of a pair), so even requests the inflight map no
+// longer tracks are fenced.
+const invalidGenFloor = new Map<string, number>()
+// Raised when the authenticated identity changes — fences EVERY earlier
+// request at once, including ones whose workspace ids nothing tracks anymore.
+let globalGenFloor = 0
+
+function generationFloor(parentWorkspaceId: string, forkWorkspaceId: string): number {
+	return Math.max(
+		globalGenFloor,
+		invalidGenFloor.get(parentWorkspaceId) ?? 0,
+		invalidGenFloor.get(forkWorkspaceId) ?? 0
+	)
+}
+
+// Comparisons are permission-filtered per user but keyed only by workspace
+// pair — an SPA logout/login must never serve one account's tallies (or let
+// its in-flight fetches land) for another.
+let cacheOwner: string | undefined = undefined
+
+function ensureCacheOwner(): void {
+	const owner = get(usersWorkspaceStore)?.email
+	if (owner === cacheOwner) return
+	cacheOwner = owner
+	cache.clear()
+	inflight.clear()
+	invalidGenFloor.clear()
+	globalGenFloor = requestGeneration
+}
+// Comparisons are big; keep only the few pairs a session actually browses.
+const MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES = 8
+
+function key(parentWorkspaceId: string, forkWorkspaceId: string): string {
+	return `${parentWorkspaceId}:${forkWorkspaceId}`
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch (or reuse) the comparison of `forkWorkspaceId` against its parent.
+ * `maxAgeMs` (default 0) is the oldest result the caller accepts — applied to
+ * cached results AND to joining an in-flight request (a request is as old as
+ * its start). `maxAgeMs: 0` therefore always issues a fresh fetch: a caller
+ * forcing freshness after a mutation must never adopt a request that began
+ * before the mutation.
+ */
+export async function fetchWorkspaceComparison(
+	parentWorkspaceId: string,
+	forkWorkspaceId: string,
+	opts: { maxAgeMs?: number } = {}
+): Promise<WorkspaceComparison> {
+	return (await fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta(parentWorkspaceId, forkWorkspaceId, opts)).comparison
+}
+
+export interface WorkspaceComparisonMeta {
+	comparison: WorkspaceComparison
+	/** When the underlying request STARTED — a reused result is as old as its
+	 * fetch, not as old as the reuse. Callers layering their own freshness
+	 * window must age from this, or windows compound. */
+	fetchedAt: number
+	/** Pass to `isComparisonCurrent` to learn whether an invalidation has
+	 * outdated this result since. */
+	generation: number
+}
+
+/** True while no `invalidateWorkspaceComparison` (or identity change) has
+ * fenced the request that produced `generation`. */
+export function isComparisonCurrent(
+	parentWorkspaceId: string,
+	forkWorkspaceId: string,
+	generation: number
+): boolean {
+	ensureCacheOwner()
+	return generation > generationFloor(parentWorkspaceId, forkWorkspaceId)
+}
+
+export async function fetchWorkspaceComparisonMeta(
+	parentWorkspaceId: string,
+	forkWorkspaceId: string,
+	opts: { maxAgeMs?: number } = {}
+): Promise<WorkspaceComparisonMeta> {
+	ensureCacheOwner()
+	const k = key(parentWorkspaceId, forkWorkspaceId)
+	const maxAgeMs = opts.maxAgeMs ?? 0
+	const cached = cache.get(k)
+	if (cached && Date.now() - cached.fetchedAt < maxAgeMs) {
+		return {
+			comparison: cached.comparison,
+			fetchedAt: cached.fetchedAt,
+			generation: cached.generation
+		}
+	}
+	const pending = inflight.get(k)
+	if (
+		pending &&
+		maxAgeMs > 0 &&
+		Date.now() - pending.startedAt < maxAgeMs &&
+		pending.generation > generationFloor(parentWorkspaceId, forkWorkspaceId)
+	) {
+		return {
+			comparison: await pending.promise,
+			fetchedAt: pending.startedAt,
+			generation: pending.generation
+		}
+	}
+	const startedAt = Date.now()
+	const generation = ++requestGeneration
+	const run = (async () => {
+		const comparison = await WorkspaceService.compareWorkspaces({
+			workspace: parentWorkspaceId,
+			targetWorkspaceId: forkWorkspaceId
+		})
+		// A superseded (older-generation) or pre-invalidation request must not
+		// clobber a newer result.
+		const existing = cache.get(k)
+		if (
+			generation > generationFloor(parentWorkspaceId, forkWorkspaceId) &&
+			(!existing || existing.generation < generation)
+		) {
+			cache.delete(k)
+			cache.set(k, { fetchedAt: startedAt, generation, comparison })
+			// Insertion-ordered Map: evict the oldest pairs past the cap.
+			while (cache.size > MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES) {
+				cache.delete(cache.keys().next().value as string)
+			}
+		}
+		return comparison
+	})()
+	inflight.set(k, { startedAt, generation, promise: run })
+	try {
+		return { comparison: await run, fetchedAt: startedAt, generation }
+	} finally {
+		if (inflight.get(k)?.promise === run) inflight.delete(k)
+	}
+}
+
+/** Drop cached comparisons involving this workspace on EITHER side — a
+ * deploy in a parent moves its forks' tallies too. Also fences in-flight
+ * requests: nobody new joins them and their late results never land in the
+ * cache. (Workspace ids cannot contain ':', so the matches are exact.) */
+export function invalidateWorkspaceComparison(workspaceId: string): void {
+	const matches = (k: string) => k.startsWith(`${workspaceId}:`) || k.endsWith(`:${workspaceId}`)
+	for (const k of [...cache.keys()]) {
+		if (matches(k)) cache.delete(k)
+	}
+	for (const k of [...inflight.keys()]) {
+		if (matches(k)) inflight.delete(k)
+	}
+	// Fence EVERY request started before this point — including ones the
+	// inflight map no longer tracks (superseded requests still resolve late).
+	invalidGenFloor.set(workspaceId, requestGeneration)
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte.ts
index 32345bd103..52e96ce7a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/workspaceDrafts.svelte.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ export interface DraftItem {
 	 * `allUsers` listing surfaces other users' rows as `false` (view-only).
 	 * Defaults to true when the field is absent (older backend). */
 	mine: boolean
+	/** Server timestamp of the draft row, bumped on every draft update — a
+	 * reliable per-row change marker for caches keyed on draft content. */
+	created_at: string
 	/** Only set when listed with a `compareToWorkspace` (a fork comparing against
 	 * its parent): true when this draft is identical to the parent's — cloned in
 	 * on fork and never edited here. Undefined when no comparison was requested. */
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ export async function getDraftItems(
 		can_write: r.can_write ?? true,
 		draft_users: r.draft_users,
 		mine: r.mine ?? true,
+		created_at: r.created_at,
 		unchanged_from_parent: r.unchanged_from_parent
 	}))
 }
@@ -87,6 +91,13 @@ export function invalidateWorkspaceDrafts(workspace: string | undefined): void {
 	versions[workspace] = (versions[workspace] ?? 0) + 1
 }
 
+/** Current invalidation version for a workspace. Non-reactive read — callers
+ * compare it against a value captured earlier to detect Server-Draft mutations
+ * (any deploy/discard/draft write that called `invalidateWorkspaceDrafts`). */
+export function getWorkspaceDraftsVersion(workspace: string): number {
+	return versions[workspace] ?? 0
+}
+
 export interface WorkspaceDraftsHandle {
 	readonly items: DraftItem[]
 	readonly count: number
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/+layout.svelte
index d36569ae95..adf7fb3314 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/+layout.svelte
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@
 	// nest the whole experience. Hide it when embedded.
 	const embedded = BROWSER && window.self !== window.top
 
-	// AI sessions are still dev-gated (localStorage wm_dev_global_ai=1), same as
-	// the global chat. The Workspace ⇄ Sessions switch is the only entry point, so
-	// gate it on the flag too — otherwise it would ship the unfinished experience
-	// to prod. The /sessions page has its own gate for direct navigation.
+	// AI sessions (beta) are on unless the user opted out from the banner under
+	// the session chat. The Workspace ⇄ Sessions switch is the only entry point,
+	// so it follows the gate; opted-out users get the legacy Ask-AI pane instead.
+	// The /sessions page has its own gate for direct navigation.
 	const globalAiEnabled = isGlobalAiEnabled()
 
 	if (page.status == 404) {
@@ -975,8 +975,8 @@
 													shortcut={`${getModifierKey()}k`}
 												/>
 												{#if !globalAiEnabled}
-													<!-- Global Ask-AI pane. When the sessions dev flag is on it is
-													     replaced by SessionModeSwitch, so it only shows in prod. -->
+													<!-- Legacy Ask-AI pane, shown only when the user opted out of the
+													     AI Sessions beta (otherwise SessionModeSwitch replaces it). -->
 													<MenuButton
 														stopPropagationOnClick={true}
 														on:click={() => aiChatManager.toggleOpen()}
@@ -1108,8 +1108,8 @@
 											shortcut={`${getModifierKey()}k`}
 										/>
 										{#if !globalAiEnabled}
-											<!-- Global Ask-AI pane. When the sessions dev flag is on it is
-											     replaced by SessionModeSwitch, so it only shows in prod. -->
+											<!-- Legacy Ask-AI pane, shown only when the user opted out of the
+											     AI Sessions beta (otherwise SessionModeSwitch replaces it). -->
 											<MenuButton
 												stopPropagationOnClick={true}
 												on:click={() => aiChatManager.toggleOpen()}
@@ -1302,10 +1302,14 @@
 					</button>
 				</div>
 			{/if}
+			<!-- Operators are exempt from the sessions beta: their minimal sidebar has
+			     no Workspace ⇄ Sessions switch, so disabling the docked chat would leave
+			     their "Ask AI" button toggling an unmounted pane. -->
 			<AiChatLayout
 				{children}
 				noPadding={devOnly || menuHidden}
-				disableAi={globalAiEnabled ? true : sessionMode}
+				disableAi={globalAiEnabled && !$userStore?.operator ? true : sessionMode}
+				showSessionsBetaBanner={!$userStore?.operator}
 				sidebarWidth={railWidth}
 				transitionClass={sidebarTransitionClass}
 				isMobile={innerWidth < 768}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/dev/session-tree/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/dev/session-tree/+page.svelte
index eb69dc1969..1bd8b0879b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/dev/session-tree/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/dev/session-tree/+page.svelte
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 	// DEV-ONLY design exploration: how to visually distinguish a *workspace* from a
 	// *session* in the rail tree, and make the hierarchy (forks) clear. Not linked
 	// anywhere; open at /dev/session-tree. Pure mock data, no real session state.
-	// Gated behind the same dev flag as the sessions UI it explores.
-	import { isGlobalAiEnabled } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate'
+	// Only reachable on dev builds.
 	import WorkspaceIcon from '$lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceIcon.svelte'
 	import {
 		MessageSquare,
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@
 	</div>
 {/snippet}
 
-{#if isGlobalAiEnabled()}
+{#if import.meta.env.DEV}
 	<div class="h-full overflow-auto p-6 bg-surface">
 		<div class="max-w-[1400px] mx-auto flex flex-col gap-2">
 			<h1 class="text-xl font-semibold text-primary flex items-center gap-2">
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/folders/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/folders/+page.svelte
index 0a55acfe69..0df2235212 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/folders/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/folders/+page.svelte
@@ -14,17 +14,25 @@
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/utils'
 	import DataTable from '$lib/components/table/DataTable.svelte'
 	import Cell from '$lib/components/table/Cell.svelte'
-	import { Pen, Trash, Plus } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { Pen, Trash, Plus, UploadCloud } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import DeployToHub from '$lib/components/workspaceSettings/DeployToHub.svelte'
 	import Head from '$lib/components/table/Head.svelte'
 	import Row from '$lib/components/table/Row.svelte'
 	import Badge from '$lib/components/common/badge/Badge.svelte'
 	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
+	import { DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT, isDemoWorkspaceRestricted } from '$lib/cloud'
 
 	type FolderW = Folder & { canWrite: boolean }
 
+	let restricted = $derived(
+		isDemoWorkspaceRestricted($workspaceStore, $userStore?.is_admin, $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+	)
+
 	let newFolderName: string = $state('')
 	let folders: FolderW[] | undefined = $state(undefined)
 	let folderDrawer: Drawer | undefined = $state()
+	let hubDrawer: Drawer | undefined = $state()
+	let publishFolderName: string = $state('')
 
 	async function loadFolders(): Promise<void> {
 		folders = (await FolderService.listFolders({ workspace: $workspaceStore! })).map((x) => {
@@ -83,6 +91,22 @@
 	</DrawerContent>
 </Drawer>
 
+<Drawer bind:this={hubDrawer} size="1100px">
+	<DrawerContent
+		title="Publish {publishFolderName} to Hub"
+		on:close={() => {
+			hubDrawer?.closeDrawer()
+			publishFolderName = ''
+		}}
+	>
+		{#if publishFolderName}
+			{#key publishFolderName}
+				<DeployToHub folder={publishFolderName} />
+			{/key}
+		{/if}
+	</DrawerContent>
+</Drawer>
+
 {#if $userStore?.operator && $workspaceStore && !$userWorkspaces.find((_) => _.id === $workspaceStore)?.operator_settings?.folders}
 	<div class="bg-red-100 border-l-4 border-red-600 text-orange-700 p-4 m-4 mt-12" role="alert">
 		<p class="font-bold">Unauthorized</p>
@@ -96,38 +120,50 @@
 			documentationLink="https://www.windmill.dev/docs/core_concepts/groups_and_folders"
 		>
 			<div class="flex flex-row">
-				<Popover
-					floatingConfig={{ strategy: 'absolute', placement: 'bottom-end' }}
-					contentClasses="flex flex-col gap-2 p-4"
-				>
-					{#snippet trigger()}
-						<Button variant="accent" unifiedSize="md" startIcon={{ icon: Plus }} nonCaptureEvent
-							>New folder</Button
-						>
-					{/snippet}
-					{#snippet content({ close })}
-						<input
-							class="mr-2"
-							onkeyup={(e) => handleKeyUp(e, () => close())}
-							placeholder="New folder name"
-							bind:value={newFolderName}
-						/>
-
-						<div>
-							<Button
-								variant="accent"
-								startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
-								disabled={!newFolderName}
-								on:click={() => {
-									addFolder()
-									close()
-								}}
+				{#if restricted}
+					<Button
+						variant="accent"
+						unifiedSize="md"
+						startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
+						disabled
+						title={DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT}
+					>
+						New folder
+					</Button>
+				{:else}
+					<Popover
+						floatingConfig={{ strategy: 'absolute', placement: 'bottom-end' }}
+						contentClasses="flex flex-col gap-2 p-4"
+					>
+						{#snippet trigger()}
+							<Button variant="accent" unifiedSize="md" startIcon={{ icon: Plus }} nonCaptureEvent
+								>New folder</Button
 							>
-								Create
-							</Button>
-						</div>
-					{/snippet}
-				</Popover>
+						{/snippet}
+						{#snippet content({ close })}
+							<input
+								class="mr-2"
+								onkeyup={(e) => handleKeyUp(e, () => close())}
+								placeholder="New folder name"
+								bind:value={newFolderName}
+							/>
+
+							<div>
+								<Button
+									variant="accent"
+									startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
+									disabled={!newFolderName}
+									on:click={() => {
+										addFolder()
+										close()
+									}}
+								>
+									Create
+								</Button>
+							</div>
+						{/snippet}
+					</Popover>
+				{/if}
 			</div>
 		</PageHeader>
 
@@ -144,7 +180,7 @@
 						<Cell head class="w-20">Variables</Cell>
 						<Cell head class="w-20">Resources</Cell>
 						<Cell head class="w-20">Participants</Cell>
-						<Cell head last />
+						<Cell head last stickyEnd />
 					</tr>
 				</Head>
 				<tbody class="divide-y">
@@ -206,7 +242,7 @@
 								<FolderUsageInfo {name} tabular />
 
 								<Cell><FolderInfo members={computeMembers(owners, extra_perms)} /></Cell>
-								<Cell shouldStopPropagation>
+								<Cell last stickyEnd shouldStopPropagation>
 									<Dropdown
 										items={[
 											{
@@ -218,6 +254,15 @@
 													folderDrawer?.openDrawer()
 												}
 											},
+											{
+												displayName: 'Publish to Hub',
+												icon: UploadCloud,
+												disabled: !($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin),
+												action: () => {
+													publishFolderName = name
+													hubDrawer?.openDrawer()
+												}
+											},
 											{
 												displayName: `Delete${canWrite ? '' : ' (require owner permissions)'}`,
 												icon: Trash,
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/forks/compare/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/forks/compare/+page.svelte
index 13021ed4d1..152948b190 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/forks/compare/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/forks/compare/+page.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	import CompareWorkspaces from '$lib/components/CompareWorkspaces.svelte'
 	import CompareDrafts from '$lib/components/CompareDrafts.svelte'
 	import { WorkspaceService, type WorkspaceComparison } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { fetchWorkspaceComparison } from '$lib/workspaceComparison'
 	import {
 		archiveSessionsForWorkspace,
 		deleteSessionsForWorkspace,
@@ -194,10 +195,7 @@
 		}
 
 		try {
-			const result = await WorkspaceService.compareWorkspaces({
-				workspace: parentWorkspaceId,
-				targetWorkspaceId: currentWorkspaceId
-			})
+			const result = await fetchWorkspaceComparison(parentWorkspaceId, currentWorkspaceId)
 
 			comparison = result
 		} catch (e) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.svelte
index 82adf2a459..f645f7e3d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/global_drafts/+page.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 		listGlobalDrafts
 	} from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/userDraftAdapter'
 	import type { WorkspaceItem } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/workspaceItems'
-	import { isGlobalAiEnabled } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate'
 	import { goto } from '$lib/navigation'
 	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { Trash2 } from 'lucide-svelte'
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@
 	}
 
 	onMount(() => {
-		// Dev-only route. Bounce to home when the global mode gate is closed.
-		enabled = isGlobalAiEnabled()
+		// Dev tooling, not part of the sessions beta — only reachable on dev builds.
+		enabled = import.meta.env.DEV
 		if (!enabled) {
 			goto('/')
 		}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/groups/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/groups/+page.svelte
index 0668c4c307..85b4b536fe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/groups/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/groups/+page.svelte
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@
 	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import TextInput from '$lib/components/text_input/TextInput.svelte'
 	import { Tooltip } from '$lib/components/meltComponents'
+	import { DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT, isDemoWorkspaceRestricted } from '$lib/cloud'
 
 	type GroupW = Group & { canWrite: boolean }
 
+	let restricted = $derived(
+		isDemoWorkspaceRestricted($workspaceStore, $userStore?.is_admin, $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+	)
+
 	let newGroupName: string = $state('')
 	let groups: GroupW[] | undefined = $state(undefined)
 	let instanceGroups: InstanceGroupWithWorkspaces[] | undefined = $state(undefined)
@@ -103,37 +108,49 @@
 		>
 			<div class="flex flex-row">
 				<div>
-					<Popover floatingConfig={{ strategy: 'absolute', placement: 'bottom-end' }}>
-						{#snippet trigger()}
-							<Button unifiedSize="md" variant="accent" startIcon={{ icon: Plus }} nonCaptureEvent
-								>New&nbsp;group</Button
-							>
-						{/snippet}
-						{#snippet content({ close })}
-							<div class="flex-col flex gap-2 p-4">
-								<TextInput
-									size="md"
-									inputProps={{
-										placeholder: 'New group name',
-										onkeyup: (e) => handleKeyUp(e, close)
-									}}
-									bind:value={newGroupName}
-								/>
-								<Button
-									unifiedSize="md"
-									variant="accent"
-									startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
-									disabled={!newGroupName}
-									on:click={() => {
-										addGroup()
-										close()
-									}}
+					{#if restricted}
+						<Button
+							unifiedSize="md"
+							variant="accent"
+							startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
+							disabled
+							title={DEMO_RESTRICTION_HINT}
+						>
+							New&nbsp;group
+						</Button>
+					{:else}
+						<Popover floatingConfig={{ strategy: 'absolute', placement: 'bottom-end' }}>
+							{#snippet trigger()}
+								<Button unifiedSize="md" variant="accent" startIcon={{ icon: Plus }} nonCaptureEvent
+									>New&nbsp;group</Button
 								>
-									Create
-								</Button>
-							</div>
-						{/snippet}
-					</Popover>
+							{/snippet}
+							{#snippet content({ close })}
+								<div class="flex-col flex gap-2 p-4">
+									<TextInput
+										size="md"
+										inputProps={{
+											placeholder: 'New group name',
+											onkeyup: (e) => handleKeyUp(e, close)
+										}}
+										bind:value={newGroupName}
+									/>
+									<Button
+										unifiedSize="md"
+										variant="accent"
+										startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
+										disabled={!newGroupName}
+										on:click={() => {
+											addGroup()
+											close()
+										}}
+									>
+										Create
+									</Button>
+								</div>
+							{/snippet}
+						</Popover>
+					{/if}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</PageHeader>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.svelte
index 0c1a6eeb8c..6123c07000 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.svelte
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 		assetProducers
 	} from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/graphTraversal'
 	import { runCascade, runSelection } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeOrchestrator'
+	import { DATA_ASSET_KINDS } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/cascadeRun'
 	import {
 		boundedSet,
 		buildLineageDag,
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@
 		type PipelineDraft
 	} from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineAiHelpers'
 	import { PipelineEditorState } from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/pipelineEditorState.svelte'
+	import {
+		createPipelineRecording,
+		finalizePipelineRecording
+	} from '$lib/components/recording/pipelineRecording.svelte'
+	import type { PipelineRecording } from '$lib/components/recording/types'
 	import AutosaveIndicator from '$lib/components/AutosaveIndicator.svelte'
 	import { onMount, tick, untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import { aiChatManager } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatManager.svelte'
@@ -79,6 +85,8 @@
 		AlertTriangle,
 		ArrowLeft,
 		ChevronDown,
+		Circle,
+		Download,
 		Folder,
 		FolderSearch,
 		History,
@@ -101,7 +109,7 @@
 		type ScriptLang
 	} from '$lib/gen'
 	import { resource } from 'runed'
-	import { emptySchema, sendUserToast } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { emptySchema, sendUserToast, type Item } from '$lib/utils'
 	import type { Schema } from '$lib/common'
 	import { beforeNavigate, goto } from '$app/navigation'
 	import { fade } from 'svelte/transition'
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@
 	// Variables and resources are declarative config, not pipeline assets —
 	// they're hub-shaped (referenced by most runnables) and would swamp the
 	// layout without adding lineage information.
-	const DATA_KINDS = ['s3object', 'ducklake', 'datatable', 'volume']
+	const DATA_KINDS = DATA_ASSET_KINDS
 
 	let folder = $derived(page.params.folder as string)
 
@@ -1404,6 +1412,61 @@
 	// other's storage writes.
 	let cascadeRunningRoot = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
 
+	// Recorder: when armed, the next cascade run captures the resolved graph, the
+	// per-node status timeline and each node's job stream into a downloadable
+	// recording that the /pipeline_replay player can rerun offline (parity with the
+	// flow/script recorders). Job capture (`watchJob`) and status capture
+	// (`recordStatuses`) no-op unless the store is active, so the cascade run
+	// paths call them unconditionally.
+	let pipelineRecording = createPipelineRecording()
+	let recordingMode = $state(false)
+	let lastPipelineRecording = $state<PipelineRecording | undefined>(undefined)
+
+	// Shared by the overflow-menu Record item and the inline armed pill so their
+	// wording can't drift — both describe the same armed recorder.
+	const RECORDING_ARMED_HINT =
+		'Recording armed — the next pipeline run will be captured. Click to disarm.'
+
+	function downloadPipelineRecording() {
+		if (lastPipelineRecording) {
+			pipelineRecording.download(lastPipelineRecording)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Secondary top-bar controls (recorder, macros) collapse into a single
+	// overflow (⋮) menu so the bar stays legible on small screens; only primary
+	// actions stay inline. Recording lives here rather than on the bar at all
+	// times — while armed it surfaces a compact inline pill (below) instead.
+	let overflowMenuItems = $derived.by<Item[]>(() => {
+		const items: Item[] = []
+		if (!isOperator && allPipelineScripts.length > 0) {
+			items.push({
+				displayName: recordingMode ? 'Disarm recorder' : 'Record next run',
+				icon: Circle,
+				iconColor: recordingMode ? 'rgb(220 38 38)' : undefined,
+				disabled: !!cascadeRunningRoot,
+				tooltip: recordingMode
+					? RECORDING_ARMED_HINT
+					: 'Arm the recorder so the next pipeline run is captured for offline replay',
+				action: () => (recordingMode = !recordingMode)
+			})
+			if (lastPipelineRecording && !cascadeRunningRoot) {
+				items.push({
+					displayName: 'Download last recording',
+					icon: Download,
+					action: () => downloadPipelineRecording()
+				})
+			}
+		}
+		items.push({
+			displayName: 'Macros',
+			icon: SquareFunction,
+			tooltip: "Browse the workspace's DuckDB macros (deployed // macros libraries)",
+			action: () => macroDrawer?.openDrawer()
+		})
+		return items
+	})
+
 	// Script path → its schedule's configured args, so a manual "Run pipeline"
 	// launches a schedule-triggered script with the same payload a real tick
 	// would (rather than empty args). Schedule is the only trigger that stores a
@@ -1711,6 +1774,10 @@
 		// Claim the running-guard BEFORE the first await so a rapid second click
 		// (which reads `cascadeRunningRoot`) can't slip through and double-launch.
 		cascadeRunningRoot = schedule.roots[0] ?? scripts[0]
+		if (recordingMode) {
+			lastPipelineRecording = undefined
+			pipelineRecording.start(folder, displayGraph)
+		}
 		let firstJobId: string | undefined
 		try {
 			// Seed schedule-triggered roots with their configured payload.
@@ -1720,6 +1787,8 @@
 				launch: async (path) => {
 					const jobId = await launchCascadeScript(path)
 					activeRunnables.arm(`script:${path}`)
+					// No-op unless a recording is active; captures the node's stream.
+					if ($workspaceStore) pipelineRecording.watchJob(jobId, $workspaceStore)
 					if (firstJobId === undefined) {
 						firstJobId = jobId
 						runsPendingJobId = jobId
@@ -1727,7 +1796,8 @@
 					}
 					return jobId
 				},
-				waitTerminal: waitJobTerminal
+				waitTerminal: waitJobTerminal,
+				onUpdate: (statuses) => pipelineRecording.recordStatuses(statuses)
 			})
 			const n = res.statuses.size
 			if (res.ok) {
@@ -1750,7 +1820,21 @@
 				)
 			}
 		} finally {
-			cascadeRunningRoot = undefined
+			// Hold the run guard until finalization finishes: finalize keeps writing
+			// jobs/samples/code through the recorder store, and a second run's
+			// `start()` would reset those maps mid-write, corrupting both recordings.
+			// The nested finally still clears the guard if finalize ever rejects, so
+			// Run can't wedge permanently.
+			try {
+				if (pipelineRecording.active) {
+					lastPipelineRecording = await finalizePipelineRecording(
+						pipelineRecording,
+						$workspaceStore
+					)
+				}
+			} finally {
+				cascadeRunningRoot = undefined
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2326,6 +2410,20 @@
 		{/if}
 		<div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2 flex-1 justify-end">
 			{#if !isOperator && allPipelineScripts.length > 0}
+				<!-- Only the armed state surfaces on the bar (arming lives in the ⋮
+				     menu) — a compact disarm pill. -->
+				{#if recordingMode}
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						onclick={() => (recordingMode = false)}
+						disabled={!!cascadeRunningRoot}
+						class="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md border text-xs font-medium transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-900/30 border-red-300 dark:border-red-700 text-red-700 dark:text-red-400"
+						title={RECORDING_ARMED_HINT}
+					>
+						<Circle size={12} class="fill-red-600 text-red-600 animate-pulse" />
+						Recording
+					</button>
+				{/if}
 				<!-- Pipeline-level run: always visible in both View and Edit so a
 				     run never requires hunting for a specific node's play button
 				     (dbt `build` / Dagster "Materialize all"). Runs every script in
@@ -2420,15 +2518,6 @@
 					Activity
 				</Button>
 			{/if}
-			<Button
-				variant="subtle"
-				unifiedSize="sm"
-				startIcon={{ icon: SquareFunction }}
-				onclick={() => macroDrawer?.openDrawer()}
-				title="Browse the workspace's DuckDB macros (deployed // macros libraries)"
-			>
-				Macros
-			</Button>
 			<Button
 				variant="subtle"
 				unifiedSize="sm"
@@ -2438,6 +2527,7 @@
 				iconOnly
 				title="Refresh"
 			/>
+			<DropdownV2 size="sm" items={overflowMenuItems} />
 		</div>
 	</div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline_replay/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline_replay/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9adcb1887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline_replay/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import FlowRecordingReplay from '$lib/components/recording/FlowRecordingReplay.svelte'
+	import ScriptRecordingReplay from '$lib/components/recording/ScriptRecordingReplay.svelte'
+	import PipelineRecordingReplay from '$lib/components/recording/PipelineRecordingReplay.svelte'
+	import type {
+		FlowRecording,
+		PipelineRecording,
+		ScriptRecording
+	} from '$lib/components/recording/types'
+	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
+	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
+	import FileInput from '$lib/components/common/fileInput/FileInput.svelte'
+	import { Loader2, TriangleAlert, Upload } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { setActiveReplay } from '$lib/components/recording/flowRecording.svelte'
+	import { onMount } from 'svelte'
+
+	let flowRecording: FlowRecording | undefined = $state(undefined)
+	let scriptRecording: ScriptRecording | undefined = $state(undefined)
+	let pipelineRecording: PipelineRecording | undefined = $state(undefined)
+
+	// Upper bound on a `?src=` fetched recording (JSON with capped samples/logs) so
+	// an arbitrary origin can't OOM the tab with an endless/huge response.
+	const MAX_RECORDING_BYTES = 100 * 1024 * 1024
+
+	// Auto-download state: when the page is opened with `?src=<url>` it fetches
+	// the recording JSON at that URL (with progress) instead of showing the
+	// drag-and-drop. Lets a recording be shared as a deep link.
+	let downloading = $state(false)
+	let downloadPercent = $state<number | undefined>(undefined)
+	let downloadedBytes = $state(0)
+	let downloadError = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+
+	function reset() {
+		flowRecording = undefined
+		scriptRecording = undefined
+		pipelineRecording = undefined
+	}
+
+	/** Parse recording JSON text and route it to the right player. Returns false
+	 * (and toasts) when the payload isn't a recognized recording. */
+	function loadRecordingFromText(content: string): boolean {
+		let data: any
+		try {
+			data = JSON.parse(content)
+		} catch (err) {
+			sendUserToast('Failed to load recording: ' + err, true)
+			return false
+		}
+		const isObject = (v: unknown): v is Record<string, unknown> =>
+			typeof v === 'object' && v !== null && !Array.isArray(v)
+		// A RecordedJob whose events all carry an object `data`: JobLoader replays
+		// each `event.data` in a `setTimeout`, whose throw a Svelte boundary can't
+		// catch, so a malformed event must be rejected at load. Shared by all three
+		// recording types (flow/script/pipeline all mount jobs through JobLoader).
+		const isRecordedJob = (j: unknown): boolean =>
+			isObject(j) &&
+			isObject(j.initial_job) &&
+			Array.isArray(j.events) &&
+			j.events.every((e) => isObject(e) && isObject(e.data))
+		const isJobsMap = (v: unknown): boolean => isObject(v) && Object.values(v).every(isRecordedJob)
+		// A non-object payload (JSON `null`, an array, a scalar) has no `.version`
+		// to read — guard before dereferencing so it toasts instead of throwing.
+		if (!isObject(data)) {
+			sendUserToast('Invalid recording format', true)
+			return false
+		}
+		if (data.version !== 1) {
+			sendUserToast('Invalid recording format', true)
+			return false
+		}
+		if (data.type === 'script') {
+			if (!isRecordedJob(data.job)) {
+				sendUserToast('Invalid script recording format', true)
+				return false
+			}
+			reset()
+			scriptRecording = data as ScriptRecording
+		} else if (data.type === 'pipeline') {
+			// Load-time check on caller-controlled input (upload / `?src=` fetch) so the
+			// common malformed shapes toast here; the render boundary below is the
+			// catch-all for anything deeper.
+			const objectArray = (v: unknown) => Array.isArray(v) && v.every(isObject)
+			const optionalObjectArray = (v: unknown) => v === undefined || objectArray(v)
+			const optionalRecord = (v: unknown, valid: (x: Record<string, unknown>) => boolean) =>
+				v === undefined || (isObject(v) && Object.values(v).every((x) => isObject(x) && valid(x)))
+			const g = data.graph as Record<string, unknown> | null
+			const validGraph =
+				isObject(g) &&
+				objectArray(g.runnables) &&
+				objectArray(g.assets) &&
+				objectArray(g.edges) &&
+				Array.isArray(g.triggers) &&
+				g.triggers.every((t) => isObject(t) && typeof t.trigger_kind === 'string') &&
+				optionalObjectArray(g.macro_edges) &&
+				optionalObjectArray(g.test_edges)
+			const validTimeline =
+				Array.isArray(data.timeline) &&
+				data.timeline.every(
+					(f: unknown) =>
+						isObject(f) && isObject(f.statuses) && Object.values(f.statuses).every(isObject)
+				)
+			const validJobs = isJobsMap(data.jobs)
+			// A sample renders `rows`/`columns` unless it carries a non-empty `error`.
+			const validSamples = optionalRecord(
+				data.assetSamples,
+				(s) =>
+					(typeof s.error === 'string' && s.error !== '') ||
+					(objectArray(s.rows) && objectArray(s.columns))
+			)
+			const validCodes = optionalRecord(
+				data.codes,
+				(c) => typeof c.content === 'string' && typeof c.language === 'string'
+			)
+			if (!(validGraph && validTimeline && validJobs && validSamples && validCodes)) {
+				sendUserToast('Invalid pipeline recording format', true)
+				return false
+			}
+			reset()
+			pipelineRecording = data as PipelineRecording
+		} else {
+			// Flow recording (type === 'flow' or type is absent for backwards compat).
+			// Validate jobs structurally — the `?src=` loader accepts remote payloads
+			// and FlowRecordingReplay mounts them straight into JobLoader, outside the
+			// pipeline boundary.
+			if (!isJobsMap(data.jobs)) {
+				sendUserToast('Invalid flow recording format', true)
+				return false
+			}
+			reset()
+			flowRecording = data as FlowRecording
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	function handleFileChange(event: CustomEvent<(string | ArrayBuffer | null)[]>) {
+		const content = event.detail?.[0]
+		if (!content || typeof content !== 'string') return
+		loadRecordingFromText(content)
+	}
+
+	/** Fetch a recording JSON from `url`, streaming so a progress bar can show,
+	 * then hand it to the players. Falls back to the drag-and-drop on failure. */
+	async function loadFromUrl(url: string) {
+		downloading = true
+		downloadError = undefined
+		downloadPercent = undefined
+		downloadedBytes = 0
+		try {
+			const res = await fetch(url)
+			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`)
+			const total = Number(res.headers.get('content-length')) || 0
+			// `?src=` is an arbitrary (possibly permissive-CORS) origin, so cap the
+			// download: reject an oversized advertised length up front and abort the
+			// stream once the running total exceeds the limit, so an endless/huge
+			// response can't exhaust the tab before validation runs.
+			if (total > MAX_RECORDING_BYTES) {
+				throw new Error(
+					`Recording is too large (${fmtBytes(total)}, max ${fmtBytes(MAX_RECORDING_BYTES)})`
+				)
+			}
+			const reader = res.body?.getReader()
+			let text: string
+			if (reader) {
+				const chunks: Uint8Array[] = []
+				for (;;) {
+					const { done, value } = await reader.read()
+					if (done) break
+					if (value) {
+						chunks.push(value)
+						downloadedBytes += value.length
+						if (downloadedBytes > MAX_RECORDING_BYTES) {
+							await reader.cancel()
+							throw new Error(`Recording exceeded the ${fmtBytes(MAX_RECORDING_BYTES)} limit`)
+						}
+						if (total) downloadPercent = Math.round((downloadedBytes / total) * 100)
+					}
+				}
+				text = await new Blob(chunks as BlobPart[]).text()
+			} else {
+				text = await res.text()
+				if (text.length > MAX_RECORDING_BYTES) {
+					throw new Error(`Recording exceeded the ${fmtBytes(MAX_RECORDING_BYTES)} limit`)
+				}
+			}
+			if (!loadRecordingFromText(text)) {
+				downloadError = 'The downloaded file is not a valid recording.'
+			}
+		} catch (err) {
+			downloadError = `Could not download the recording: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : err}`
+		} finally {
+			downloading = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	onMount(() => {
+		const src = new URL(window.location.href).searchParams.get('src')
+		if (src) loadFromUrl(src)
+	})
+
+	function quit() {
+		setActiveReplay(undefined)
+		reset()
+	}
+
+	function fmtBytes(n: number): string {
+		if (n < 1024) return `${n} B`
+		if (n < 1024 * 1024) return `${(n / 1024).toFixed(0)} KB`
+		return `${(n / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1)} MB`
+	}
+</script>
+
+<!-- Shown by every player's boundary when a malformed recording crashes on
+     render/effect (the load-time validation and JobLoader guards cover the rest). -->
+{#snippet replayFailed()}
+	<div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full gap-2 text-center">
+		<TriangleAlert class="text-red-500" size={28} />
+		<p class="max-w-md text-sm text-secondary">
+			This recording could not be replayed — it may be malformed or from an incompatible version.
+		</p>
+		<Button variant="border" size="xs" onclick={quit} startIcon={{ icon: Upload }}>
+			Load another recording
+		</Button>
+	</div>
+{/snippet}
+
+<!-- The pipeline player fills the viewport (graph left, detail right, like the
+     pipeline editor); the flow/script players keep the centered scrolling page. -->
+<div
+	class={pipelineRecording
+		? 'flex flex-col h-full w-full px-4 py-4 min-h-0'
+		: 'max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 py-8 w-full'}
+>
+	{#if flowRecording}
+		<div class="flex justify-end mb-4">
+			<Button variant="border" size="xs" onclick={quit} startIcon={{ icon: Upload }}>
+				Load another recording
+			</Button>
+		</div>
+		<svelte:boundary onerror={() => setActiveReplay(undefined)}>
+			<FlowRecordingReplay recording={flowRecording} />
+			{#snippet failed()}{@render replayFailed()}{/snippet}
+		</svelte:boundary>
+	{:else if scriptRecording}
+		<div class="flex justify-end mb-4">
+			<Button variant="border" size="xs" onclick={quit} startIcon={{ icon: Upload }}>
+				Load another recording
+			</Button>
+		</div>
+		<svelte:boundary onerror={() => setActiveReplay(undefined)}>
+			<ScriptRecordingReplay recording={scriptRecording} />
+			{#snippet failed()}{@render replayFailed()}{/snippet}
+		</svelte:boundary>
+	{:else if pipelineRecording}
+		<div class="flex justify-end mb-2 shrink-0">
+			<Button variant="border" size="xs" onclick={quit} startIcon={{ icon: Upload }}>
+				Load another recording
+			</Button>
+		</div>
+		<div class="flex-1 min-h-0">
+			<svelte:boundary onerror={() => setActiveReplay(undefined)}>
+				<PipelineRecordingReplay recording={pipelineRecording} />
+				{#snippet failed()}{@render replayFailed()}{/snippet}
+			</svelte:boundary>
+		</div>
+	{:else if downloading}
+		<div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center min-h-[60vh]">
+			<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 max-w-md w-full">
+				<Loader2 class="animate-spin text-blue-500" size={28} />
+				<h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-emphasis">Downloading recording…</h2>
+				{#if downloadPercent !== undefined}
+					<div class="w-full h-2 rounded-full bg-surface-secondary overflow-hidden">
+						<div class="h-full bg-blue-500 transition-all" style="width: {downloadPercent}%"></div>
+					</div>
+					<p class="text-2xs text-tertiary">{downloadPercent}% · {fmtBytes(downloadedBytes)}</p>
+				{:else}
+					<p class="text-2xs text-tertiary">{fmtBytes(downloadedBytes)}</p>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	{:else}
+		<div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center min-h-[60vh]">
+			<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 max-w-md w-full">
+				<h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-emphasis">Replay a recording</h2>
+				<p class="text-xs text-secondary mb-2">
+					Upload a recording JSON file to replay a flow, script or data-pipeline execution offline.
+				</p>
+				{#if downloadError}
+					<p class="text-xs text-red-600 dark:text-red-400 mb-1 text-center">{downloadError}</p>
+				{/if}
+				<FileInput accept=".json" convertTo="text" class="w-full" on:change={handleFileChange}>
+					Drag and drop a recording file
+				</FileInput>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/projects/install/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/projects/install/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06f2344356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/projects/install/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,374 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { page } from '$app/stores'
+	import { goto } from '$app/navigation'
+	import { workspaceStore, enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
+	import { Button, Drawer, DrawerContent } from '$lib/components/common'
+	import Toggle from '$lib/components/Toggle.svelte'
+	import { WorkspaceService } from '$lib/gen'
+	import FolderPicker from '$lib/components/FolderPicker.svelte'
+	import type {
+		ProjectExport,
+		ProjectMigration
+	} from '$lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectBundle'
+	import {
+		installProject,
+		type InstallResult
+	} from '$lib/components/workspaceSettings/projectInstall'
+	import MigrationSqlEditor from '$lib/components/workspaceSettings/MigrationSqlEditor.svelte'
+	import ConfirmationModal from '$lib/components/common/confirmationModal/ConfirmationModal.svelte'
+	import { createAsyncConfirmationModal } from '$lib/components/common/confirmationModal/asyncConfirmationModal.svelte'
+	import Portal from '$lib/components/Portal.svelte'
+	import { Cloud, Download, Loader2 } from 'lucide-svelte'
+
+	let slug = $derived($page.url.searchParams.get('hub') ?? '')
+	let workspace = $derived($workspaceStore)
+
+	let loading = $state(true)
+	let loadError = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+	let data = $state<ProjectExport | undefined>(undefined)
+	let installing = $state(false)
+	// True while the migration review/missing-datatable modals are open, before the
+	// import spinner starts — keeps the Import button from launching a second import.
+	let planningMigrations = $state(false)
+	let results = $state<InstallResult[]>([])
+	let done = $state(false)
+	let folderName = $state('')
+
+	// When the target lacks a needed data table, "import without that migration".
+	const missingDatatableModal = createAsyncConfirmationModal()
+
+	// Migration review drawer: preview + edit each runnable migration's SQL and
+	// choose which to run, resolved linearly via `reviewResolve`.
+	let reviewDrawer = $state<Drawer | undefined>()
+	let reviewList = $state<
+		{ datatable_name: string; sql: string; sql_down: string; run: boolean }[]
+	>([])
+	// Bumped per review session so the Monaco editors re-mount with the new SQL.
+	let reviewGeneration = $state(0)
+	let reviewResolve: ((run: boolean) => void) | undefined
+	function openMigrationReview(migs: ProjectMigration[]): Promise<boolean> {
+		reviewList = migs.map((m) => ({
+			datatable_name: m.datatable_name,
+			sql: m.sql,
+			sql_down: m.sql_down ?? '',
+			run: true
+		}))
+		reviewGeneration++
+		reviewDrawer?.openDrawer()
+		return new Promise((resolve) => (reviewResolve = resolve))
+	}
+	function closeMigrationReview(run: boolean) {
+		// Capture + clear first so the `on:close` fired by closeDrawer() (which would
+		// call this again with run=false) can't override an explicit Run/Skip choice.
+		const resolve = reviewResolve
+		reviewResolve = undefined
+		reviewDrawer?.closeDrawer()
+		resolve?.(run)
+	}
+
+	let loadSeq = 0
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (slug && workspace) void load()
+	})
+
+	async function load() {
+		// Token + captured slug/workspace: a slow /export for an old ?hub= must not
+		// overwrite the data of a newer one once we've navigated away.
+		const reqSeq = ++loadSeq
+		const reqSlug = slug
+		const reqWorkspace = workspace
+		loading = true
+		loadError = undefined
+		// New slug/workspace = a fresh import session: drop the previous project's
+		// outcome, otherwise project B stays disabled as "Imported" with A's
+		// results, and keeps A's folder.
+		data = undefined
+		done = false
+		results = []
+		folderName = ''
+		try {
+			const res = await fetch(
+				`/api/w/${reqWorkspace}/hub/projects/${encodeURIComponent(reqSlug)}/export`,
+				{ credentials: 'include', headers: { accept: 'application/json' } }
+			)
+			const text = await res.text()
+			if (reqSeq !== loadSeq) return // a newer load() superseded this one
+			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`export ${res.status}: ${text}`)
+			data = JSON.parse(text)
+			if (data && !folderName) folderName = data.project.slug
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			if (reqSeq !== loadSeq) return
+			loadError = e?.message ?? String(e)
+		} finally {
+			if (reqSeq === loadSeq) loading = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	const counts = $derived(
+		data
+			? {
+					scripts: data.scripts.length,
+					flows: data.flows.length,
+					apps: data.apps.length,
+					resources: data.resources.length,
+					triggers: data.triggers.length,
+					migrations: (data.migrations ?? []).filter(
+						(m) => m.enabled && (m.sql ?? '').trim() !== ''
+					).length
+				}
+			: undefined
+	)
+
+	// Decide which data table migrations to run. Migrations are keyed by data table
+	// name and applied only to a target data table of the same name. Returns the
+	// migrations to run (with any edits the user made), an empty array when there's
+	// nothing to run, or `null` when the user backs out of the whole import at the
+	// missing-data-table warning.
+	async function planMigrations(
+		workspace: string,
+		migrations: ProjectMigration[]
+	): Promise<ProjectMigration[] | null> {
+		const enabled = migrations.filter((m) => m.enabled && (m.sql ?? '').trim() !== '')
+		if (enabled.length === 0) return []
+
+		let present: Set<string>
+		try {
+			const dts = await WorkspaceService.listDataTables({ workspace })
+			present = new Set(dts.map((d) => d.name))
+		} catch {
+			// Can't read the target's data tables — skip migrations rather than guess.
+			return []
+		}
+		const runnable = enabled.filter((m) => present.has(m.datatable_name))
+		const missingNames = [
+			...new Set(enabled.filter((m) => !present.has(m.datatable_name)).map((m) => m.datatable_name))
+		]
+
+		// Warn about missing data tables first: confirming imports without their
+		// migrations, cancelling backs out of the whole import so the user can create
+		// the data table(s) and re-run.
+		if (missingNames.length > 0) {
+			const proceed = await missingDatatableModal.ask({
+				title: 'Some data tables are missing',
+				confirmationText: 'Import without them',
+				children: `This project uses data table(s) "${missingNames.join(
+					'", "'
+				)}" that don't exist in this workspace, so their migrations will be skipped. To apply them, cancel, create the data table(s) with the same name in Workspace settings → Data tables, then re-run this import.`
+			})
+			if (!proceed) return null
+		}
+
+		let toRun: ProjectMigration[] = []
+		if (runnable.length > 0) {
+			const run = await openMigrationReview(runnable)
+			if (run) {
+				toRun = reviewList
+					.filter((r) => r.run && r.sql.trim() !== '')
+					.map((r) => ({
+						datatable_name: r.datatable_name,
+						sql: r.sql,
+						sql_down: r.sql_down,
+						enabled: true
+					}))
+			}
+		}
+		return toRun
+	}
+
+	async function install() {
+		// Snapshot reactive state up-front: `workspace` ($derived) and `data`
+		// ($state, replaced by load()) can both change mid-import on a workspace
+		// switch, which would split items or mix two exports. Pin both.
+		// Guard against a second click while the review modal is open (the Import
+		// button isn't `installing` yet during planning, so it would otherwise be
+		// clickable and start a concurrent import).
+		if (installing || planningMigrations) return
+		const workspace = $workspaceStore
+		const exportData = data
+		if (!exportData || !workspace) return
+		const folder = folderName.trim() || exportData.project.slug
+		// A slug/workspace switch mid-import bumps loadSeq and resets the view for
+		// the new project; this import's UI writes (results/done/toast) must then
+		// be dropped so they can't mark the new project as imported.
+		const sessionSeq = loadSeq
+		const sessionSlug = slug
+		// loadSeq only advances when a NEW load starts; navigating away (workspace
+		// or ?hub becoming empty) never bumps it, so also require the live
+		// identity to still match the captured one.
+		const current = () =>
+			sessionSeq === loadSeq && slug === sessionSlug && $workspaceStore === workspace
+
+		// Review data table migrations first (before the import spinner), so the user
+		// previews/edits and decides, then the whole import runs uninterrupted.
+		planningMigrations = true
+		let migrationsToRun: ProjectMigration[] | null
+		try {
+			migrationsToRun = await planMigrations(workspace, exportData.migrations ?? [])
+		} finally {
+			planningMigrations = false
+		}
+		// User backed out at the missing-data-table warning — abort the whole import.
+		if (migrationsToRun === null) return
+		// The migration review can stay open indefinitely; if the project or
+		// workspace changed underneath it, confirming the stale dialog must not
+		// write the old export into the old workspace (with all feedback
+		// suppressed by the session guard).
+		if (!current()) {
+			sendUserToast('Import cancelled — the project or workspace changed during review.', true)
+			return
+		}
+
+		installing = true
+		results = []
+		done = false
+		try {
+			await installProject({
+				workspace,
+				exportData,
+				folder,
+				migrations: migrationsToRun,
+				hasEeLicense: !!$enterpriseLicense,
+				onResult: (r) => {
+					if (current()) results = [...results, r]
+				}
+			})
+
+			if (current()) {
+				done = true
+				const failed = results.filter((r) => !r.ok).length
+				sendUserToast(
+					failed > 0
+						? `Imported with ${failed} item(s) failed.`
+						: `Project imported into ${workspace}.`,
+					failed > 0
+				)
+			}
+		} finally {
+			installing = false
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div class="mx-auto w-full max-w-screen-md px-4 py-10">
+	{#if !slug}
+		<p class="text-sm text-secondary">Missing <span class="font-mono">?hub=&lt;slug&gt;</span>.</p>
+	{:else if loading}
+		<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-secondary">
+			<Loader2 size={16} class="animate-spin" /> Loading project…
+		</div>
+	{:else if loadError}
+		<p class="text-sm text-red-600">Failed to load project: {loadError}</p>
+	{:else if data}
+		<h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold text-primary">Add “{data.project.name}” to workspace</h1>
+		<p class="mt-1 text-sm text-secondary">{data.project.summary}</p>
+
+		<div class="mt-4 max-w-xs">
+			<p class="mb-1 text-xs text-tertiary">
+				Folder in <span class="font-mono">{workspace}</span>
+			</p>
+			<FolderPicker bind:folderName disabled={installing || done} size="sm" />
+			<p class="mt-1 text-xs text-tertiary">
+				Items import under <span class="font-mono">f/{folderName.trim() || data.project.slug}/</span
+				>.
+			</p>
+		</div>
+
+		<div class="mt-6 flex flex-wrap gap-2 text-xs">
+			<span class="rounded border px-2 py-1">{counts?.scripts} scripts</span>
+			<span class="rounded border px-2 py-1">{counts?.flows} flows</span>
+			<span class="rounded border px-2 py-1">{counts?.apps} apps</span>
+			<span class="rounded border px-2 py-1">{counts?.resources} resources</span>
+			<span class="rounded border px-2 py-1">{counts?.triggers} triggers</span>
+			{#if counts && counts.migrations > 0}
+				<span class="rounded border px-2 py-1">{counts.migrations} data table migrations</span>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+
+		<div
+			class="mt-4 rounded-md border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-amber-900 dark:border-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-950/40 dark:text-amber-100"
+		>
+			Resources are imported as empty stubs — set their values after import; a resource whose path
+			already exists is reported as failed (existing values are never overwritten). Trigger kinds
+			are recreated disabled, except GCP and Azure triggers, which manage cloud subscriptions at
+			creation and must be re-created manually after filling their resource. Kafka, NATS, SQS, GCP
+			and Azure triggers all require Enterprise. Triggers that reference a resource depend on stubs
+			imported empty, so fill in the resource value before re-enabling the trigger.
+		</div>
+
+		<div class="mt-6 flex items-center gap-3">
+			<Button
+				variant="accent"
+				startIcon={{ icon: done ? Cloud : Download }}
+				disabled={installing || done || planningMigrations}
+				onclick={install}
+			>
+				{#if installing}
+					<Loader2 size={16} class="animate-spin mr-1" /> Importing…
+				{:else if done}
+					Imported
+				{:else}
+					Import to {workspace}
+				{/if}
+			</Button>
+			{#if done}
+				<Button variant="border" onclick={() => goto(`/`)}>Go to workspace</Button>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+
+		{#if results.length}
+			<ul class="mt-6 flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+				{#each results as r}
+					<li class="flex items-center gap-2">
+						<span class={r.ok ? 'text-emerald-600' : 'text-red-600'}>{r.ok ? '✓' : '✗'}</span>
+						<span class="font-mono">{r.path}</span>
+						{#if !r.ok}<span class="text-red-600">— {r.error}</span>{/if}
+					</li>
+				{/each}
+			</ul>
+		{/if}
+	{/if}
+</div>
+
+<Portal>
+	<ConfirmationModal {...missingDatatableModal.props} />
+</Portal>
+
+<Drawer bind:this={reviewDrawer} size="700px" on:close={() => closeMigrationReview(false)}>
+	<DrawerContent title="Data table migrations" on:close={() => closeMigrationReview(false)}>
+		<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+			<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
+				This project ships migrations that recreate the data tables it uses. Review and edit the
+				SQL, then choose which to run. A migration runs against the data table of the same name in
+				<span class="font-mono">{workspace}</span>; if that data table has migrations enabled it is
+				recorded, otherwise it runs once as a preview job.
+			</p>
+			{#each reviewList as m (m.datatable_name)}
+				<div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5 rounded border bg-surface-secondary p-2 text-xs">
+					<div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+						<span class="font-mono text-primary">{m.datatable_name}</span>
+						<Toggle bind:checked={m.run} size="xs" options={{ right: 'Run' }} />
+					</div>
+					{#if m.run}
+						<MigrationSqlEditor
+							bind:up={m.sql}
+							bind:down={m.sql_down}
+							generation={reviewGeneration}
+						/>
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+			{/each}
+		</div>
+		{#snippet actions()}
+			<Button variant="border" onclick={() => closeMigrationReview(false)}>Skip migrations</Button>
+			<Button
+				variant="accent"
+				disabled={!reviewList.some((m) => m.run && m.sql.trim() !== '')}
+				onclick={() => closeMigrationReview(true)}
+			>
+				Run selected
+			</Button>
+		{/snippet}
+	</DrawerContent>
+</Drawer>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/replay/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/replay/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index d89bcbb9b0..0000000000
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/replay/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import FlowRecordingReplay from '$lib/components/recording/FlowRecordingReplay.svelte'
-	import ScriptRecordingReplay from '$lib/components/recording/ScriptRecordingReplay.svelte'
-	import type { FlowRecording, ScriptRecording } from '$lib/components/recording/types'
-	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
-	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
-	import FileInput from '$lib/components/common/fileInput/FileInput.svelte'
-	import { Upload } from 'lucide-svelte'
-	import { setActiveReplay } from '$lib/components/recording/flowRecording.svelte'
-
-	let flowRecording: FlowRecording | undefined = $state(undefined)
-	let scriptRecording: ScriptRecording | undefined = $state(undefined)
-
-	function handleFileChange(event: CustomEvent<(string | ArrayBuffer | null)[]>) {
-		const content = event.detail?.[0]
-		if (!content || typeof content !== 'string') return
-		try {
-			const data = JSON.parse(content)
-			if (data.version !== 1) {
-				sendUserToast('Invalid recording format', true)
-				return
-			}
-			if (data.type === 'script') {
-				if (!data.job) {
-					sendUserToast('Invalid script recording format', true)
-					return
-				}
-				scriptRecording = data as ScriptRecording
-				flowRecording = undefined
-			} else {
-				// Flow recording (type === 'flow' or type is absent for backwards compat)
-				if (!data.jobs) {
-					sendUserToast('Invalid flow recording format', true)
-					return
-				}
-				flowRecording = data as FlowRecording
-				scriptRecording = undefined
-			}
-		} catch (err) {
-			sendUserToast('Failed to load recording: ' + err, true)
-		}
-	}
-
-	function quit() {
-		setActiveReplay(undefined)
-		flowRecording = undefined
-		scriptRecording = undefined
-	}
-</script>
-
-<div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 py-8 w-full">
-	{#if flowRecording}
-		<div class="flex justify-end mb-4">
-			<Button variant="border" size="xs" onclick={quit} startIcon={{ icon: Upload }}>
-				Load another recording
-			</Button>
-		</div>
-		<FlowRecordingReplay recording={flowRecording} />
-	{:else if scriptRecording}
-		<div class="flex justify-end mb-4">
-			<Button variant="border" size="xs" onclick={quit} startIcon={{ icon: Upload }}>
-				Load another recording
-			</Button>
-		</div>
-		<ScriptRecordingReplay recording={scriptRecording} />
-	{:else}
-		<div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center min-h-[60vh]">
-			<div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 max-w-md w-full">
-				<h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-emphasis">Replay a recording</h2>
-				<p class="text-xs text-secondary mb-2">
-					Upload a recording JSON file to replay a flow or script execution offline.
-				</p>
-				<FileInput accept=".json" convertTo="text" class="w-full" on:change={handleFileChange}>
-					Drag and drop a recording file
-				</FileInput>
-			</div>
-		</div>
-	{/if}
-</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/replay/+page.ts b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/replay/+page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811dac8e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/replay/+page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit'
+import { base } from '$app/paths'
+
+// The replay page moved to /pipeline_replay (it now replays data-pipeline
+// recordings in addition to flow/script ones). Redirect the old path in `load`
+// so existing /replay links and bookmarks still resolve instead of 404-ing.
+export function load({ url }: { url: URL }) {
+	redirect(307, `${base}/pipeline_replay${url.search}`)
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/resources/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/resources/+page.svelte
index 5c0f538d3f..d03fe118ee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/resources/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/resources/+page.svelte
@@ -605,13 +605,22 @@
 		}
 	})
 
-	onMount(() => {
-		let hash = page.url.hash
-		if (hash.startsWith('#/resource/')) {
-			console.log('hash', hash)
-			let path = hash.slice(11)
-			resourceEditor?.initEdit(path)
+	// Deep link: #/resource/<path> opens that resource's edit drawer. Reactive
+	// rather than onMount so a hash change on the already-mounted page (e.g. the
+	// AI session preview re-pointing its tab) opens the drawer too. Row links
+	// pre-set handledHash: their onclick already opens the drawer.
+	let handledHash = ''
+	$effect(() => {
+		const hash = page.url.hash
+		if (!hash.startsWith('#/resource/')) {
+			// Navigating away from a drawer target must clear the tracker, or
+			// re-targeting the same item later would be skipped as already handled.
+			handledHash = ''
+			return
 		}
+		if (hash === handledHash || !resourceEditor) return
+		handledHash = hash
+		resourceEditor.initEdit(hash.slice(11))
 	})
 
 	let showTable = $derived(
@@ -999,7 +1008,7 @@
 								<Cell head>Resource type</Cell>
 								<Cell head>Description</Cell>
 								<Cell head />
-								<Cell head last />
+								<Cell head last stickyEnd />
 							</Row>
 						</Head>
 						<tbody class="divide-y bg-surface">
@@ -1014,8 +1023,17 @@
 												<a
 													class="break-all"
 													href="#/resource/{path}"
-													onclick={() => resourceEditor?.initEdit?.(path)}
-													>{#if marked}{@html marked}{:else}{path}{/if}{(getLocalDraftHint($workspaceStore, 'resource', path) ?? is_draft) ? '*' : ''}</a
+													onclick={() => {
+														handledHash = `#/resource/${path}`
+														resourceEditor?.initEdit?.(path)
+													}}
+													>{#if marked}{@html marked}{:else}{path}{/if}{(getLocalDraftHint(
+														$workspaceStore,
+														'resource',
+														path
+													) ?? is_draft)
+														? '*'
+														: ''}</a
 												>
 												{#if draft_only}
 													<DraftBadge draft_only is_draft={false} />
@@ -1158,83 +1176,85 @@
 												{/if}
 											</div>
 										</Cell>
-										<Cell class="flex justify-end">
-											{#if path && assetCanBeExplored({ kind: 'resource', path }, { resource_type }) && !$userStore?.operator}
-												<ExploreAssetButton
-													asset={{ kind: 'resource', path }}
-													_resourceMetadata={{ resource_type }}
-													class="w-24"
-												/>
-											{/if}
-											<Dropdown
-												class="w-fit"
-												items={[
-													{
-														displayName: 'Permissions',
-														icon: Shield,
-														action: () => {
-															shareModal?.openDrawer?.(path, 'resource')
-														}
-													},
-													{
-														displayName: 'Edit',
-														icon: Pen,
-														disabled: !canWrite || !showCreateButtons,
-														action: () => {
-															resourceEditor?.initEdit?.(path)
-														}
-													},
-													...(!ws_specific && isDeployable('resource', path, deployUiSettings)
-														? [
-																{
-																	displayName: 'Deploy to prod/staging',
-																	icon: FileUp,
-																	action: () => {
-																		deploymentDrawer?.openDrawer(path, 'resource')
+										<Cell last stickyEnd>
+											<div class="flex justify-end">
+												{#if path && assetCanBeExplored({ kind: 'resource', path }, { resource_type }) && !$userStore?.operator}
+													<ExploreAssetButton
+														asset={{ kind: 'resource', path }}
+														_resourceMetadata={{ resource_type }}
+														class="w-24"
+													/>
+												{/if}
+												<Dropdown
+													class="w-fit"
+													items={[
+														{
+															displayName: 'Permissions',
+															icon: Shield,
+															action: () => {
+																shareModal?.openDrawer?.(path, 'resource')
+															}
+														},
+														{
+															displayName: 'Edit',
+															icon: Pen,
+															disabled: !canWrite || !showCreateButtons,
+															action: () => {
+																resourceEditor?.initEdit?.(path)
+															}
+														},
+														...(!ws_specific && isDeployable('resource', path, deployUiSettings)
+															? [
+																	{
+																		displayName: 'Deploy to prod/staging',
+																		icon: FileUp,
+																		action: () => {
+																			deploymentDrawer?.openDrawer(path, 'resource')
+																		}
 																	}
-																}
-															]
-														: []),
-													{
-														displayName: 'Delete',
-														disabled: !canWrite || !showCreateButtons,
-														icon: Trash,
-														type: 'delete',
-														action: (event) => {
-															// TODO
-															// @ts-ignore
-															if (event?.shiftKey) {
-																deleteResource(path, account)
-															} else {
-																deleteIsLinked = is_linked ?? false
-																deleteConfirmedCallback = () => {
+																]
+															: []),
+														{
+															displayName: 'Delete',
+															disabled: !canWrite || !showCreateButtons,
+															icon: Trash,
+															type: 'delete',
+															action: (event) => {
+																// TODO
+																// @ts-ignore
+																if (event?.shiftKey) {
 																	deleteResource(path, account)
+																} else {
+																	deleteIsLinked = is_linked ?? false
+																	deleteConfirmedCallback = () => {
+																		deleteResource(path, account)
+																	}
 																}
 															}
-														}
-													},
-													...(account != undefined
-														? [
-																{
-																	displayName: 'Refresh token',
-																	icon: RotateCw,
-																	action: async () => {
-																		await OauthService.refreshToken({
-																			workspace: $workspaceStore ?? '',
-																			id: account ?? 0,
-																			requestBody: {
-																				path
-																			}
-																		})
-																		sendUserToast('Token refreshed')
-																		loadResources()
+														},
+														...(account != undefined
+															? [
+																	{
+																		displayName: 'Refresh token',
+																		icon: RotateCw,
+																		action: async () => {
+																			await OauthService.refreshToken({
+																				workspace: $workspaceStore ?? '',
+																				id: account ?? 0,
+																				requestBody: {
+																					path
+																				}
+																			})
+																			sendUserToast('Token refreshed')
+																			loadResources()
+																		}
 																	}
-																}
-															]
-														: [])
-												]}
-											/>
-										</Cell>
+																]
+															: [])
+													]}
+												/>
+											</div></Cell
+										>
 									</Row>
 								{/each}
 							{/if}
@@ -1262,7 +1282,7 @@
 							<Row>
 								<Cell head first>Name</Cell>
 								<Cell head>Description</Cell>
-								<Cell head last />
+								<Cell head last stickyEnd />
 							</Row>
 						</Head>
 						<tbody class="divide-y bg-surface">
@@ -1298,7 +1318,7 @@
 												{removeMarkdown(truncate(description ?? '', 200))}
 											</span>
 										</Cell>
-										<Cell last>
+										<Cell last stickyEnd>
 											{#if !canWrite}
 												<Badge>
 													Shared globally
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/schedules/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/schedules/+page.svelte
index c519c01a05..e07dfcf59e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/schedules/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/schedules/+page.svelte
@@ -199,18 +199,25 @@
 	})
 	let scheduleEditor: ScheduleEditor | undefined = $state()
 
-	let hashHandled = false
+	// Deep link: #<path> opens that schedule's edit drawer. Tracks the last
+	// handled hash (not a one-shot flag) so a hash change on the already-mounted
+	// page (e.g. the AI session preview re-pointing its tab) opens the drawer
+	// too. Row links pre-set handledHash: their onclick already opens the drawer.
+	let handledHash = ''
 	$effect(() => {
-		if (!hashHandled && schedules.length > 0 && scheduleEditor) {
-			let hash = $page.url.hash
-			if (hash.length > 1) {
-				let path = hash.slice(1)
-				let schedule = schedules.find((s) => s.path === path)
-				if (schedule) {
-					hashHandled = true
-					scheduleEditor?.openEdit(path, schedule.is_flow)
-				}
-			}
+		const hash = $page.url.hash
+		if (hash.length <= 1) {
+			// Navigating away from a drawer target must clear the tracker, or
+			// re-targeting the same schedule later would be skipped as already handled.
+			handledHash = ''
+			return
+		}
+		if (hash === handledHash || schedules.length === 0 || !scheduleEditor) return
+		const path = hash.slice(1)
+		const schedule = schedules.find((s) => s.path === path)
+		if (schedule) {
+			handledHash = hash
+			scheduleEditor.openEdit(path, schedule.is_flow)
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -381,13 +388,22 @@
 
 								<a
 									href="#{path}"
-									onclick={() => scheduleEditor?.openEdit(path, is_flow)}
+									onclick={() => {
+										handledHash = `#${path}`
+										scheduleEditor?.openEdit(path, is_flow)
+									}}
 									class="min-w-0 grow hover:underline decoration-gray-400"
 								>
 									<div
 										class="text-emphasis flex-wrap text-left text-xs font-semibold mb-1 truncate"
 									>
-										{summary || script_path}{(getLocalDraftHint($workspaceStore, 'trigger_schedule', path) ?? is_draft) ? '*' : ''}
+										{summary || script_path}{(getLocalDraftHint(
+											$workspaceStore,
+											'trigger_schedule',
+											path
+										) ?? is_draft)
+											? '*'
+											: ''}
 									</div>
 									<div class="text-secondary text-xs truncate text-left">
 										schedule: {path}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/sessions/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/sessions/+page.svelte
index a3f45f95fd..225bbec8ed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/sessions/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/sessions/+page.svelte
@@ -35,15 +35,20 @@
 	import { withWorkspaceParam } from '$lib/components/sessions/sessionMode.svelte'
 	import { enterSessionMode } from '$lib/components/sessions/sessionSwitch.svelte'
 	import type { SessionPreviewTabs } from '$lib/components/sessions/sessionPreviewTabs.svelte'
-	import { userWorkspaces, usersWorkspaceStore, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { userStore, userWorkspaces, usersWorkspaceStore, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import {
 		getOrCreateRuntime,
 		getRuntime,
 		listRuntimes
 	} from '$lib/components/sessions/sessionRuntime.svelte'
 	import { markSessionSeen } from '$lib/components/sessions/sessionUnread.svelte'
-	import { isGlobalAiEnabled } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate'
+	import {
+		isGlobalAiEnabled,
+		setSessionsBetaOptOut
+	} from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate'
 	import { setToolCompletionListener } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/shared'
+	import { registerToolDisplayActionHandler } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/createdResourceActions.svelte'
+	import { previewTargetForSessionTarget } from '$lib/components/sessions/sessionPreviewTabs.svelte'
 	import { base } from '$lib/base'
 	import {
 		artifactKey,
@@ -458,6 +463,24 @@
 		}
 	})
 
+	// Preview cards on create/update tool calls dispatch here. Open
+	// (or focus, if already shown) the item's preview in the active session's panel —
+	// the visible chat is always the active session, so `owner` is its panel. Read
+	// `owner` lazily inside the handler (not in the effect body) so this registers
+	// once, not on every session switch. A 'focused' open leaves the tab where it is,
+	// so pulse it to make the click visibly land.
+	$effect(() => {
+		return registerToolDisplayActionHandler('open_item_preview', (action) => {
+			if (action.type !== 'open_item_preview') return
+			const o = owner
+			if (!o) return
+			const target = previewTargetForSessionTarget(action.previewKind, action.path)
+			if (!target) return
+			const { status } = o.open(target)
+			if (status === 'focused') o.pulseFocus(o.activeId)
+		})
+	})
+
 	// Editor-style breadcrumb over the previewed page. We only render clickable
 	// segments when the preview is sitting on a script/flow/app route — for any
 	// other page (home, runs, …) there's no item to drill into, so we fall back
@@ -611,10 +634,33 @@
 				}}>Open sessions</Button
 			>
 		</div>
+	{:else if $userStore?.operator}
+		<!-- Operators are exempt from the sessions beta (the layout keeps their
+		     legacy docked chat); a direct URL must not bypass that. -->
+		<div class="p-8 flex flex-col items-start gap-3 text-secondary text-sm">
+			<p class="text-primary font-medium">AI Sessions are not available for operators</p>
+			<p>Use the Ask AI chat instead.</p>
+			<Button
+				size="xs"
+				onclick={() => {
+					try {
+						localStorage.setItem('ai-chat-open', 'true')
+					} catch {}
+					window.location.href = `${base}/`
+				}}
+			>
+				Open Ask AI chat
+			</Button>
+		</div>
 	{:else if !globalEnabled}
-		<div class="p-8 text-secondary text-sm">
-			Sessions are gated on the global-AI dev flag. Enable with
-			<code class="text-2xs font-mono">localStorage.setItem('wm_dev_global_ai', '1')</code> and reload.
+		<!-- Direct navigation (bookmark, shared link) while the user has opted out
+		     of the beta: offer the way back in instead of a dead end. -->
+		<div class="p-8 flex flex-col items-start gap-3 text-secondary text-sm">
+			<p class="text-primary font-medium">AI Sessions are deactivated</p>
+			<p>You switched back to the legacy chat. Activate AI Sessions (beta) to open this page.</p>
+			<Button size="xs" onclick={() => setSessionsBetaOptOut(false, `${base}/sessions`)}>
+				Activate AI Sessions
+			</Button>
 		</div>
 	{:else if !sessionState.hydrated}
 		<!-- Sessions hydrate from IndexedDB after the user resolves; until then an
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/variables/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/variables/+page.svelte
index 2baf44bc77..ed01a56ac6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/variables/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/variables/+page.svelte
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		EyeOff,
 		Circle
 	} from 'lucide-svelte'
-	import { onMount, untrack } from 'svelte'
+	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import { page } from '$app/stores'
 
 	type ListableVariableW = ListableVariable & { canWrite: boolean }
@@ -244,12 +244,22 @@
 		}, 5000)
 	}
 
-	onMount(() => {
-		let hash = $page.url.hash
-		if (hash.length > 1) {
-			let path = hash.slice(1)
-			variableEditor?.editVariable(path)
+	// Deep link: #<path> opens that variable's edit drawer. Reactive rather than
+	// onMount so a hash change on the already-mounted page (e.g. the AI session
+	// preview re-pointing its tab) opens the drawer too. Row links pre-set
+	// handledHash: their onclick already opens the drawer.
+	let handledHash = ''
+	$effect(() => {
+		const hash = $page.url.hash
+		if (hash.length <= 1) {
+			// Navigating away from a drawer target must clear the tracker, or
+			// re-targeting the same item later would be skipped as already handled.
+			handledHash = ''
+			return
 		}
+		if (hash === handledHash || !variableEditor) return
+		handledHash = hash
+		variableEditor.editVariable(hash.slice(1))
 	})
 </script>
 
@@ -352,7 +362,7 @@
 								<Cell head>Value</Cell>
 								<Cell head>Description</Cell>
 								<Cell head />
-								<Cell head last />
+								<Cell head last stickyEnd />
 							</tr>
 						</Head>
 						<tbody class="divide-y">
@@ -366,10 +376,15 @@
 											<a
 												class="break-all"
 												id="edit-{path}"
-												onclick={() => variableEditor?.editVariable(path)}
+												onclick={() => {
+													handledHash = `#${path}`
+													variableEditor?.editVariable(path)
+												}}
 												href="#{path}"
 											>
-												{path}{(getLocalDraftHint($workspaceStore, 'variable', path) ?? is_draft) ? '*' : ''}
+												{path}{(getLocalDraftHint($workspaceStore, 'variable', path) ?? is_draft)
+													? '*'
+													: ''}
 											</a>
 											{#if draft_only}
 												<DraftBadge draft_only is_draft={false} />
@@ -450,7 +465,11 @@
 												<div class="">
 													{#if refresh_error}
 														<Popover notClickable>
-															<div class="relative inline-flex justify-center items-center w-4 h-4">
+															<!-- isolate: confine the ping indicator's z-50 to a local stacking context
+											     so it can't paint over a sticky-pinned actions column scrolling past it -->
+															<div
+																class="relative inline-flex justify-center items-center w-4 h-4 isolate"
+															>
 																<Circle
 																	class="text-red-600 animate-ping absolute z-50 w-4 h-4 fill-current"
 																	size={12}
@@ -499,7 +518,7 @@
 											{/if}
 										</div>
 									</Cell>
-									<Cell last shouldStopPropagation>
+									<Cell last stickyEnd shouldStopPropagation>
 										<Dropdown
 											items={() => {
 												let owner = isOwner(path, $userStore, $workspaceStore)
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/workspace_settings/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/workspace_settings/+page.svelte
index 54b03d9b9c..49c29cc1a7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/workspace_settings/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/workspace_settings/+page.svelte
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@
 	// their `usr` row is copied from the parent, so forking as an ordinary developer leaves them
 	// unable to bring anyone in to collaborate. Nothing else on this page opens up — the backend
 	// only grants them developer memberships on the fork they created.
+	// The instance channels are not a valid destination on cloud or on a fork. Never select a tab
+	// the group does not render: saving would submit a value the API rejects, locking the whole
+	// error handler behind a 400.
+	const canUseInstanceAlerts = $derived(
+		!isCloudHosted() && !currentWorkspace?.parent_workspace_id
+	)
 	const isForkOwner = $derived(
 		Boolean(currentWorkspace?.parent_workspace_id) &&
 			currentWorkspace?.created_by === $userStore?.email
@@ -609,6 +615,12 @@
 		initialPublicAppRateLimitPerMinute = settings.public_app_execution_limit_per_minute ?? undefined
 		if (emptyString($enterpriseLicense)) {
 			errorHandlerSelected = 'custom'
+		} else if (
+			canUseInstanceAlerts &&
+			!errorHandlerPath &&
+			settings.error_handler_fallback_to_instance_alerts
+		) {
+			errorHandlerSelected = 'instance_alerts'
 		} else {
 			errorHandlerSelected = getHandlerType(errorHandlerScriptPath)
 		}
@@ -805,7 +817,8 @@
 					path: `${errorHandlerItemKind}/${errorHandlerScriptPath}`,
 					extra_args: errorHandlerExtraArgs,
 					muted_on_cancel: errorHandlerMutedOnCancel,
-					muted_on_user_path: errorHandlerMutedOnUserPath
+					muted_on_user_path: errorHandlerMutedOnUserPath,
+					fallback_to_instance_alerts: false
 				}
 			})
 			sendUserToast(`workspace error handler set to ${errorHandlerScriptPath}`)
@@ -816,10 +829,17 @@
 					path: undefined,
 					extra_args: undefined,
 					muted_on_cancel: undefined,
-					muted_on_user_path: undefined
+					muted_on_user_path: undefined,
+					fallback_to_instance_alerts: errorHandlerSelected === 'instance_alerts'
 				}
 			})
-			sendUserToast(`workspace error handler removed`)
+			sendUserToast(
+				errorHandlerSelected === 'instance_alerts'
+					? `failed jobs will be reported to the instance critical alert channels`
+					: initialErrorHandlerScriptPath
+						? `workspace error handler removed`
+						: `error handler settings saved`
+			)
 		}
 
 		// Update initial values for dirty detection
@@ -1809,6 +1829,7 @@
 										customScriptTemplate="/scripts/add?hub=hub%2F9083%2Fwindmill%2Fworkspace_error_handler_template"
 										bind:customHandlerKind={errorHandlerItemKind}
 										bind:handlerExtraArgs={errorHandlerExtraArgs}
+										showInstanceAlerts={canUseInstanceAlerts}
 									>
 										{#snippet customTabTooltip()}
 											<Tooltip>
@@ -1838,24 +1859,26 @@
 										{/snippet}
 									</ErrorOrRecoveryHandler>
 
-									<SettingCard class="gap-2">
-										<Toggle
-											disabled={!$enterpriseLicense ||
-												((errorHandlerSelected === 'slack' || errorHandlerSelected === 'teams') &&
-													!emptyString(errorHandlerScriptPath) &&
-													emptyString(errorHandlerExtraArgs['channel']))}
-											bind:checked={errorHandlerMutedOnCancel}
-											options={{ right: 'Do not run error handler for canceled jobs' }}
-										/>
-										<Toggle
-											disabled={!$enterpriseLicense ||
-												((errorHandlerSelected === 'slack' || errorHandlerSelected === 'teams') &&
-													!emptyString(errorHandlerScriptPath) &&
-													emptyString(errorHandlerExtraArgs['channel']))}
-											bind:checked={errorHandlerMutedOnUserPath}
-											options={{ right: 'Do not run error handler for u/ scripts and flows' }}
-										/>
-									</SettingCard>
+									{#if errorHandlerSelected !== 'instance_alerts'}
+										<SettingCard class="gap-2">
+											<Toggle
+												disabled={!$enterpriseLicense ||
+													((errorHandlerSelected === 'slack' || errorHandlerSelected === 'teams') &&
+														!emptyString(errorHandlerScriptPath) &&
+														emptyString(errorHandlerExtraArgs['channel']))}
+												bind:checked={errorHandlerMutedOnCancel}
+												options={{ right: 'Do not run error handler for canceled jobs' }}
+											/>
+											<Toggle
+												disabled={!$enterpriseLicense ||
+													((errorHandlerSelected === 'slack' || errorHandlerSelected === 'teams') &&
+														!emptyString(errorHandlerScriptPath) &&
+														emptyString(errorHandlerExtraArgs['channel']))}
+												bind:checked={errorHandlerMutedOnUserPath}
+												options={{ right: 'Do not run error handler for u/ scripts and flows' }}
+											/>
+										</SettingCard>
+									{/if}
 								</div>
 
 								<SettingsFooter
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/flows/dev/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/flows/dev/+page.svelte
index 620cd60523..fdb3c512f1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/flows/dev/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/flows/dev/+page.svelte
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 
 	const previewArgsStore = $state({ val: {} })
 	const scriptEditorDrawer = writable(undefined)
+	const workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer = writable(undefined)
 	const history = initHistory(flowStore.val)
 
 	const stepsInputArgs = new StepsInputArgs()
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
 		selectionManager,
 		previewArgs: previewArgsStore,
 		scriptEditorDrawer,
+		workspaceScriptSettingsDrawer,
 		flowEditorDrawer: writable(undefined),
 		history,
 		pathStore: writable(''),
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@
 	const selectedId = $derived(selectionManager.getSelectedId())
 	const selectedModule = $derived(
 		selectedId && flowStore.val?.value
-			? findModuleInFlow(flowStore.val.value, selectedId) ?? undefined
+			? (findModuleInFlow(flowStore.val.value, selectedId) ?? undefined)
 			: undefined
 	)
 
@@ -293,7 +295,11 @@
 				{/if}
 			</div>
 
-			<div class="flex justify-center pt-1 z-50 absolute gap-2 {compactPreview ? 'left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 top-14' : 'right-2 top-2'}">
+			<div
+				class="flex justify-center pt-1 z-50 absolute gap-2 {compactPreview
+					? 'left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 top-14'
+					: 'right-2 top-2'}"
+			>
 				<FlowPreviewButtons bind:this={flowPreviewButtons} {suspendStatus} />
 			</div>
 			<Splitpanes horizontal class="max-h-screen grow min-h-0">
diff --git a/integration_tests/test/git_sync_test.py b/integration_tests/test/git_sync_test.py
index c0c9fb47e9..3cc54f2796 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test/git_sync_test.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test/git_sync_test.py
@@ -943,6 +943,117 @@ class TestGitSyncAutoPull(GitSyncTestBase):
             "Parent workspace received a commit from a fork branch",
         )
 
+    def test_fork_of_dev_workspace_branch_deploys_into_fork(self):
+        """A throwaway fork OF a dev workspace pushes to wm-fork/<tracked>/<id>
+        (the tracked branch, NOT the dev's label), and the root's sync_forks
+        poller enumerates wm-fork/<tracked>/* and routes a commit on that branch
+        into the nested fork — through the root, since only the root holds
+        auto-pull config. Regression for the assumption that such a fork lives on
+        wm-fork/<dev-label>/<id> and is therefore never collected/reconciled."""
+        repo_name, _ = self._create_test_repo()
+        resource_path = self._setup_git_sync_resource(repo_name)
+        self._configure_single_repo_sync(resource_path, include_type=["script"])
+
+        script_path = self._deploy_seed_script("forkofdev")
+        script_file = self._repo_script_file(repo_name, script_path)
+        # Seed before the fork branch is created so the branch inherits it.
+        self._seed_wmill_yaml(repo_name)
+
+        self._configure_auto_pull(resource_path, sync_forks=True)
+
+        # Attach an existing workspace as a dev workspace of the root (label
+        # "dev"). It carries the same inherited sync repo so a fork beneath it
+        # resolves against it.
+        dev_id = f"it-dev-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        self._fork_workspaces_to_cleanup.append(dev_id)
+        dev_client = WindmillClient(workspace=dev_id)
+        dev_client.create_resource(
+            path=resource_path,
+            resource_type="git_repository",
+            value={
+                "url": self._gitea.get_docker_clone_url(repo_name),
+                "branch": "main",
+                "is_github_app": False,
+            },
+            update_if_exists=True,
+        )
+        dev_client.configure_git_sync({
+            "repositories": [{
+                "git_repo_resource_path": f"$res:{resource_path}",
+                "use_individual_branch": False,
+                "group_by_folder": False,
+                "settings": {"include_type": ["script"], "include_path": ["**"]},
+            }],
+        })
+        root = self._client._workspace
+        # Only one dev workspace per root, so clear any left attached by a prior
+        # test before attaching ours, and detach ours afterward so we don't leak.
+        existing = self._client._client.get(
+            f"/api/w/{root}/workspaces/get_dev_workspace"
+        )
+        if existing.status_code == 200 and existing.json():
+            self._client._client.post(
+                f"/api/w/{root}/workspaces/detach_dev_workspace",
+                json={"dev_workspace_id": existing.json()["id"]},
+            )
+        self.addCleanup(
+            lambda: self._client._client.post(
+                f"/api/w/{root}/workspaces/detach_dev_workspace",
+                json={"dev_workspace_id": dev_id},
+            )
+        )
+        attach = self._client._client.post(
+            f"/api/w/{root}/workspaces/attach_dev_workspace",
+            json={"dev_workspace_id": dev_id, "dev_workspace_label": "dev"},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            attach.status_code // 100,
+            2,
+            f"attach_dev_workspace failed: {attach.content.decode()}",
+        )
+
+        # Fork the dev workspace (branch first, then workspace) — its parent is
+        # the dev, so this is a fork OF a dev workspace.
+        fork_id = f"wm-fork-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        self._fork_workspaces_to_cleanup.append(fork_id)
+        job_ids = dev_client.create_workspace_fork_branch(fork_id, f"Fork {fork_id}")
+        if job_ids:
+            dev_client.wait_for_jobs_by_ids(job_ids, timeout=90)
+            time.sleep(3)
+        dev_client.create_workspace_fork(fork_id, f"Fork {fork_id}")
+
+        # The fork branch is named after the tracked branch, not the dev label.
+        fork_suffix = fork_id[len("wm-fork-"):]
+        fork_branch = f"wm-fork/main/{fork_suffix}"
+        branches = self._get_branches(self._clone_repo_all_branches(repo_name))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            any(fork_branch in b for b in branches),
+            f"expected {fork_branch} in the repo after forking the dev, got: {branches}",
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(
+            any(f"wm-fork/dev/{fork_suffix}" in b for b in branches),
+            f"fork-of-dev must not live on a wm-fork/<dev-label>/* branch: {branches}",
+        )
+
+        self._gitea.create_file(
+            repo_name, script_file, ts_script("return 'fork only'"),
+            branch=fork_branch,
+        )
+
+        fork_client = WindmillClient(workspace=fork_id)
+        self._wait_until(
+            lambda: "fork only" in fork_client.get_script_content(script_path),
+            timeout=self.PULL_TIMEOUT,
+            message=f"fork-of-dev workspace {fork_id} did not receive the fork-branch commit",
+        )
+
+        # The root (the fork's grandparent, holder of the poller) must not see it.
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            "fork only",
+            self._client.get_script_content(script_path),
+            "Root workspace received a commit from a fork-of-dev branch",
+        )
+
     def test_settings_normalization_and_redaction(self):
         """Webhook mode on a token repo is persisted as polling; server-owned
         webhook fields are never exposed; legacy repos gain no auto_pull key."""
diff --git a/lsp/Pipfile b/lsp/Pipfile
index 7ed5878119..2c9459087d 100644
--- a/lsp/Pipfile
+++ b/lsp/Pipfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ verify_ssl = true
 name = "pypi"
 
 [packages]
-wmill = ">=1.764.0"
+wmill = ">=1.769.0"
 sendgrid = "*"
 mysql-connector-python = "*"
 pymongo = "*"
diff --git a/openflow.openapi.yaml b/openflow.openapi.yaml
index b28b7184a1..43cc0a5866 100644
--- a/openflow.openapi.yaml
+++ b/openflow.openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: '3.0.3'
 
 info:
-  version: 1.764.0
+  version: 1.769.0
   title: OpenFlow Spec
   contact:
     name: Ruben Fiszel
diff --git a/powershell-client/WindmillClient/WindmillClient.psd1 b/powershell-client/WindmillClient/WindmillClient.psd1
index 4f21d2832d..cdc502b04f 100644
--- a/powershell-client/WindmillClient/WindmillClient.psd1
+++ b/powershell-client/WindmillClient/WindmillClient.psd1
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     RootModule        = 'WindmillClient.psm1'
 
     # Version number of this module.
-    ModuleVersion     = '1.764.0'
+    ModuleVersion     = '1.769.0'
 
     # Supported PSEditions
     # CompatiblePSEditions = @()
diff --git a/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml b/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
index acede5f804..f44b602c3c 100644
--- a/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "wmill"
-version = "1.764.0"
+version = "1.769.0"
 description = "A client library for accessing Windmill server wrapping the Windmill client API"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://windmill.dev"
diff --git a/system_prompts/auto-generated/prompts.ts b/system_prompts/auto-generated/prompts.ts
index fb2e40e6ec..7ab815b644 100644
--- a/system_prompts/auto-generated/prompts.ts
+++ b/system_prompts/auto-generated/prompts.ts
@@ -755,16 +755,54 @@ export const PIPELINE_BASE = `# Data pipeline authoring
 
 A **data pipeline** is NOT a flow. A flow is one runnable that orchestrates steps internally. A data pipeline is a set of **independent scripts**, each deployed on its own, that form a DAG by reading and writing shared **storage assets** (DuckLake tables, data tables, S3 objects, volumes, resources) and by declaring execution **triggers**. The pipeline is visualized and edited at \`/pipeline/<folder>\`; every node is a normal workspace script that happens to carry pipeline annotations. When the user asks for a "data pipeline" (or to "ingest / transform / materialize" data across steps), build pipeline-annotated scripts — do NOT build a flow.
 
+## Default to DuckDB + DuckLake
+
+A pipeline node that produces a table should almost always be a **\`duckdb\`** node that materializes its output into a **DuckLake** table with \`-- materialize ducklake://<name>/<table>\` (in a DuckDB node the annotation uses SQL \`--\` comment syntax; write the body as a bare \`SELECT\` and let the runtime do the write). DuckLake is the default lakehouse store for pipelines and is the shape the pipeline editor is built around, so prefer it unless the work specifically calls for something else:
+
+- \`postgresql\` / data tables — only for row-level, OLTP-style mutations against an existing Postgres data table (frequent single-row upserts/updates, transactional reads that an app queries live).
+- \`bun\` / \`python3\` — only for non-tabular work that doesn't map to SQL: calling an external API, wrangling files, arbitrary glue. When such a node still produces tabular data for downstream steps, land it in DuckLake (write it with the wmill SDK / ducklake helpers) rather than inventing a parallel store.
+
+Do not spread a pipeline across postgres, S3, and DuckLake when one DuckLake lake would do; a consistent DuckLake lakehouse is the goal.
+
+## Storage prerequisites
+
+A DuckLake pipeline only runs once the workspace has **object storage** (S3 / Azure Blob / GCS) **and a DuckLake catalog** configured — DuckLake tables and \`s3://\` assets can't be materialized or read without it. Check with the \`list_ducklakes\` tool before you build (it returns the configured DuckLake catalogs, or none). Drafting the annotated scripts does not require storage, but the pipeline can't ingest, materialize, or read its assets until it exists. So if \`list_ducklakes\` returns none (or the user hits "storage not configured" errors), say so and give the right next step **by role**:
+
+- a workspace **admin** sets it up in Workspace settings → Object Storage (add an S3/Azure/GCS storage), then adds a DuckLake catalog on top of it;
+- anyone **without admin rights** should ask a workspace admin to configure object storage + a DuckLake catalog.
+
+Never hand back a DuckLake pipeline that cannot run without flagging the missing storage and pointing to who sets it up.
+
 ## What makes a script a pipeline node
 
 A script joins the pipeline when its source begins with the \`pipeline\` annotation as a top-of-file comment, **written in the script's own comment syntax** — \`//\` for TS/JS (bun), \`--\` for SQL (DuckDB/Postgres), \`#\` for Python/Bash. So it's \`-- pipeline\` in a DuckDB node, \`# pipeline\` in a Python node, \`// pipeline\` in a bun node. Every annotation below uses that same prefix (the \`//\` shown is the TS form). All other wiring is expressed as annotation comments near the top of the file:
 
 - \`// on <ref>\` — declares an execution-DAG **input** (what triggers/feeds this node). \`<ref>\` is either:
-  - an **asset URI** (the node runs when that asset is produced upstream): \`ducklake://main/orders\`, \`datatable://main/users\`, \`s3://<key>\`, \`$res:f/folder/my_resource\`, \`volume://name/path\`.
-  - a **native trigger kind**: \`schedule\`, \`webhook\`, \`email\`, \`kafka\`, \`mqtt\`, \`amqp\`, \`nats\`, \`postgres\`, \`sqs\`, \`gcp\`, or \`data_upload\` (a user-uploaded S3 file). For these the actual trigger row (cron, topic, …) is created separately; the annotation only declares the binding.
+  - an **asset URI** (the node runs when that asset is produced upstream): \`ducklake://main/orders\`, \`datatable://main/users\`, \`$res:f/folder/my_resource\`, \`volume://name/path\`, or an S3 object (see the S3 storage-form rule below).
+  - a **native trigger kind**: \`schedule\`, \`webhook\`, \`email\`, \`kafka\`, \`mqtt\`, \`amqp\`, \`nats\`, \`postgres\`, \`sqs\`, \`gcp\`, or \`data_upload\` (a user-uploaded S3 file). For these the actual trigger row (cron, topic, …) is created separately; the annotation only declares the binding. **\`data_upload\` is special**: there is no trigger row — the node instead declares an **\`S3Object\` input parameter** fed by the auto-generated upload picker; it never hard-codes a key. Any language can be the \`data_upload\` node:
+    - Python (has \`import wmill\`): \`def main(file: wmill.S3Object):\` then \`wmill.load_s3_file(file)\`; TS (has \`import * as wmill from "windmill-client"\`): \`export async function main(file: wmill.S3Object)\`. Qualify the type as \`wmill.S3Object\` (or add \`from wmill import S3Object\` / \`import { S3Object } from "windmill-client"\`) — a bare \`S3Object\` is undefined.
+    - **DuckDB** takes the s3object arg via a \`-- $<name> (s3object)\` declaration and reads it directly, so a single DuckDB node can ingest **and** materialize:
+      \`\`\`
+      -- pipeline
+      -- on data_upload
+      -- materialize ducklake://main/raw_uploads
+      -- $file (s3object)
+      SELECT * FROM read_csv($file)
+      \`\`\`
 - **Outputs** are inferred from what the body writes — a \`CREATE TABLE\`, a \`wmill.writeS3File(...)\`, a DuckLake/datatable write. To declare a managed output explicitly, use \`// materialize <asset-uri>\`.
 - Optional badges: \`// partitioned <daily|hourly|weekly|monthly|dynamic>\`, \`// freshness <duration>\` (e.g. \`1h\`), \`// tag <worker-tag>\`, \`// retry <count> [delay]\`, \`// data_test <kind> ...\`.
 
+## S3 object wiring (storage form matters)
+
+An \`s3://\` URI's first slashes select the **storage**, not part of the key — get this wrong and the producer/consumer edge silently won't connect:
+
+- \`s3:///<key>\` (**triple** slash, empty first segment) = the **default** workspace storage. A downstream node reading or triggering on that object uses \`s3:///<key>\` — e.g. DuckDB \`-- on s3:///orders/2024.parquet\` and \`read_parquet('s3:///orders/2024.parquet')\`.
+- \`s3://<storage>/<key>\` (**double** slash, non-empty first segment) = a **named secondary** storage called \`<storage>\` — so \`s3://ingest/x\` means storage \`ingest\`, key \`x\`, NOT key \`ingest/x\`. Only use this when the object genuinely lives in a configured secondary storage; never invent a bucket/storage name for a default-storage object (it breaks the edge).
+
+To make the producer side visible to lineage, a Python/TS node MUST pass the **\`S3Object\` form**, not a bare key string: Python \`wmill.write_s3_file(wmill.S3Object(s3="<key>"), data)\` (or the import-free dict \`{"s3": "<key>"}\`), TS \`wmill.writeS3File({ s3: "<key>" }, data)\`. That records the default-storage asset \`/<key>\`, which a downstream \`s3:///<key>\` reader connects to (same key both sides). A bare \`write_s3_file("<key>", ...)\` records **no** asset and produces **no** edge. Add \`storage="<name>"\` only for a named secondary storage.
+
+The key must be a **string literal** — the graph parser is static and cannot follow a variable, f-string, or computed path, so \`write_s3_file(wmill.S3Object(s3=key_var), ...)\` records no edge. Inline the literal (\`s3="events/user_events.parquet"\`) on both the writing and reading node. The same rule applies to every asset URI in an annotation or SDK call (\`ducklake://\`, \`datatable://\`, \`s3://\`): write them literally, not via a variable.
+
 ## Materialize (the managed output)
 
 > **\`// materialize\` is DuckDB-only**, and its target must be a DuckLake table (\`ducklake://<name>/<table>\`). Deploy **rejects** \`// materialize\` on any other language (\`python3\`, \`bun\`, \`postgresql\`) or a non-DuckLake target. For a non-DuckDB node, do **not** use \`// materialize\` — write the output via the SDK (\`wmill.writeS3File(...)\`, a postgresql \`CREATE TABLE\`, ducklake helpers, …) and let it be inferred. Use \`duckdb\` when a node should materialize a DuckLake table.
@@ -784,7 +822,7 @@ A script joins the pipeline when its source begins with the \`pipeline\` annotat
 ## How to build one in chat
 
 1. Put every node in the **same folder**: \`f/<folder>/<name>\`. The folder is the pipeline.
-2. Author each node as a **script draft** with \`write_script\` (or \`edit_script\`), language chosen for the work: \`duckdb\` or \`postgresql\` for SQL-shaped data work, \`bun\`/\`python3\` for general transforms. SQL-heavy lakehouse steps usually use \`duckdb\`.
+2. Author each node as a **script draft** with \`write_script\` (or \`edit_script\`). Default to \`duckdb\` materializing into DuckLake (see "Default to DuckDB + DuckLake" above); pick \`postgresql\`, \`bun\`, or \`python3\` only when that section says the work calls for it.
 3. Start each body with \`// pipeline\`, then the \`// on\` input declarations, then the transform that writes the output.
 4. **Chain nodes by asset URI**: read an upstream node's output asset, then \`// on <that-same-uri>\` in the downstream node so the edge forms. Reuse exact asset paths from existing nodes rather than inventing parallel ones.
 5. Leave nodes as drafts unless the user asks to deploy. A pipeline only "runs" once its scripts are deployed and their triggers exist.
@@ -799,7 +837,7 @@ Node \`f/sales/orders_ingest\` (runs on a schedule, materializes a DuckLake tabl
 -- pipeline
 -- on schedule
 -- materialize ducklake://main/orders
-SELECT * FROM read_csv('s3://raw/orders/*.csv')
+SELECT * FROM read_csv('s3:///raw/orders/*.csv')
 \`\`\`
 
 Node \`f/sales/orders_daily\` (runs when \`orders\` is produced, writes a rollup):
@@ -3729,7 +3767,7 @@ being buffered, bypassing the 10000-row return cap.
 
 export const LANG_BUN = `# TypeScript (Bun)
 
-Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution.
+Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution. **Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime** — choose it for any TypeScript script unless there is a major reason to use Deno for that specific use-case.
 
 ## Structure
 
@@ -4016,6 +4054,8 @@ export const LANG_DENO = `# TypeScript (Deno)
 
 Deno runtime with npm support via \`npm:\` prefix and native Deno libraries.
 
+**Prefer Bun (\`write-script-bun\`) for TypeScript.** Only use Deno when the script specifically requires the Deno runtime — Deno's standard library or \`deno.land\` URL imports that have no npm equivalent. For all other TypeScript, use Bun instead.
+
 ## Structure
 
 Export a single **async** function called \`main\`:
diff --git a/system_prompts/auto-generated/script.md b/system_prompts/auto-generated/script.md
index 9d393d2c7f..f5a6fd99ba 100644
--- a/system_prompts/auto-generated/script.md
+++ b/system_prompts/auto-generated/script.md
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ being buffered, bypassing the 10000-row return cap.
 
 # TypeScript (Bun)
 
-Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution.
+Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution. **Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime** — choose it for any TypeScript script unless there is a major reason to use Deno for that specific use-case.
 
 ## Structure
 
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ public class Script
 
 Deno runtime with npm support via `npm:` prefix and native Deno libraries.
 
+**Prefer Bun (`write-script-bun`) for TypeScript.** Only use Deno when the script specifically requires the Deno runtime — Deno's standard library or `deno.land` URL imports that have no npm equivalent. For all other TypeScript, use Bun instead.
+
 ## Structure
 
 Export a single **async** function called `main`:
diff --git a/system_prompts/auto-generated/skills/write-script-bun/SKILL.md b/system_prompts/auto-generated/skills/write-script-bun/SKILL.md
index 44cccc7ba8..21aafa55d0 100644
--- a/system_prompts/auto-generated/skills/write-script-bun/SKILL.md
+++ b/system_prompts/auto-generated/skills/write-script-bun/SKILL.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: write-script-bun
-description: MUST use when writing Bun/TypeScript scripts.
+description: MUST use when writing TypeScript scripts. Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime — pick it for TypeScript unless the script specifically needs Deno.
 ---
 
 ## CLI Commands
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Use `wmill resource-type list --schema` to discover available resource types.
 
 # TypeScript (Bun)
 
-Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution.
+Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution. **Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime** — choose it for any TypeScript script unless there is a major reason to use Deno for that specific use-case.
 
 ## Structure
 
diff --git a/system_prompts/auto-generated/skills/write-script-deno/SKILL.md b/system_prompts/auto-generated/skills/write-script-deno/SKILL.md
index ea2bfd4421..55c7bf7155 100644
--- a/system_prompts/auto-generated/skills/write-script-deno/SKILL.md
+++ b/system_prompts/auto-generated/skills/write-script-deno/SKILL.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: write-script-deno
-description: MUST use when writing Deno/TypeScript scripts.
+description: Use ONLY when a TypeScript script specifically requires the Deno runtime (Deno stdlib or deno.land URL imports). For all other TypeScript, use write-script-bun instead.
 ---
 
 ## CLI Commands
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Use `wmill resource-type list --schema` to discover available resource types.
 
 Deno runtime with npm support via `npm:` prefix and native Deno libraries.
 
+**Prefer Bun (`write-script-bun`) for TypeScript.** Only use Deno when the script specifically requires the Deno runtime — Deno's standard library or `deno.land` URL imports that have no npm equivalent. For all other TypeScript, use Bun instead.
+
 ## Structure
 
 Export a single **async** function called `main`:
diff --git a/system_prompts/base/pipeline-base.md b/system_prompts/base/pipeline-base.md
index 55c1c53169..b2b428c401 100644
--- a/system_prompts/base/pipeline-base.md
+++ b/system_prompts/base/pipeline-base.md
@@ -2,16 +2,54 @@
 
 A **data pipeline** is NOT a flow. A flow is one runnable that orchestrates steps internally. A data pipeline is a set of **independent scripts**, each deployed on its own, that form a DAG by reading and writing shared **storage assets** (DuckLake tables, data tables, S3 objects, volumes, resources) and by declaring execution **triggers**. The pipeline is visualized and edited at `/pipeline/<folder>`; every node is a normal workspace script that happens to carry pipeline annotations. When the user asks for a "data pipeline" (or to "ingest / transform / materialize" data across steps), build pipeline-annotated scripts — do NOT build a flow.
 
+## Default to DuckDB + DuckLake
+
+A pipeline node that produces a table should almost always be a **`duckdb`** node that materializes its output into a **DuckLake** table with `-- materialize ducklake://<name>/<table>` (in a DuckDB node the annotation uses SQL `--` comment syntax; write the body as a bare `SELECT` and let the runtime do the write). DuckLake is the default lakehouse store for pipelines and is the shape the pipeline editor is built around, so prefer it unless the work specifically calls for something else:
+
+- `postgresql` / data tables — only for row-level, OLTP-style mutations against an existing Postgres data table (frequent single-row upserts/updates, transactional reads that an app queries live).
+- `bun` / `python3` — only for non-tabular work that doesn't map to SQL: calling an external API, wrangling files, arbitrary glue. When such a node still produces tabular data for downstream steps, land it in DuckLake (write it with the wmill SDK / ducklake helpers) rather than inventing a parallel store.
+
+Do not spread a pipeline across postgres, S3, and DuckLake when one DuckLake lake would do; a consistent DuckLake lakehouse is the goal.
+
+## Storage prerequisites
+
+A DuckLake pipeline only runs once the workspace has **object storage** (S3 / Azure Blob / GCS) **and a DuckLake catalog** configured — DuckLake tables and `s3://` assets can't be materialized or read without it. Check with the `list_ducklakes` tool before you build (it returns the configured DuckLake catalogs, or none). Drafting the annotated scripts does not require storage, but the pipeline can't ingest, materialize, or read its assets until it exists. So if `list_ducklakes` returns none (or the user hits "storage not configured" errors), say so and give the right next step **by role**:
+
+- a workspace **admin** sets it up in Workspace settings → Object Storage (add an S3/Azure/GCS storage), then adds a DuckLake catalog on top of it;
+- anyone **without admin rights** should ask a workspace admin to configure object storage + a DuckLake catalog.
+
+Never hand back a DuckLake pipeline that cannot run without flagging the missing storage and pointing to who sets it up.
+
 ## What makes a script a pipeline node
 
 A script joins the pipeline when its source begins with the `pipeline` annotation as a top-of-file comment, **written in the script's own comment syntax** — `//` for TS/JS (bun), `--` for SQL (DuckDB/Postgres), `#` for Python/Bash. So it's `-- pipeline` in a DuckDB node, `# pipeline` in a Python node, `// pipeline` in a bun node. Every annotation below uses that same prefix (the `//` shown is the TS form). All other wiring is expressed as annotation comments near the top of the file:
 
 - `// on <ref>` — declares an execution-DAG **input** (what triggers/feeds this node). `<ref>` is either:
-  - an **asset URI** (the node runs when that asset is produced upstream): `ducklake://main/orders`, `datatable://main/users`, `s3://<key>`, `$res:f/folder/my_resource`, `volume://name/path`.
-  - a **native trigger kind**: `schedule`, `webhook`, `email`, `kafka`, `mqtt`, `amqp`, `nats`, `postgres`, `sqs`, `gcp`, or `data_upload` (a user-uploaded S3 file). For these the actual trigger row (cron, topic, …) is created separately; the annotation only declares the binding.
+  - an **asset URI** (the node runs when that asset is produced upstream): `ducklake://main/orders`, `datatable://main/users`, `$res:f/folder/my_resource`, `volume://name/path`, or an S3 object (see the S3 storage-form rule below).
+  - a **native trigger kind**: `schedule`, `webhook`, `email`, `kafka`, `mqtt`, `amqp`, `nats`, `postgres`, `sqs`, `gcp`, or `data_upload` (a user-uploaded S3 file). For these the actual trigger row (cron, topic, …) is created separately; the annotation only declares the binding. **`data_upload` is special**: there is no trigger row — the node instead declares an **`S3Object` input parameter** fed by the auto-generated upload picker; it never hard-codes a key. Any language can be the `data_upload` node:
+    - Python (has `import wmill`): `def main(file: wmill.S3Object):` then `wmill.load_s3_file(file)`; TS (has `import * as wmill from "windmill-client"`): `export async function main(file: wmill.S3Object)`. Qualify the type as `wmill.S3Object` (or add `from wmill import S3Object` / `import { S3Object } from "windmill-client"`) — a bare `S3Object` is undefined.
+    - **DuckDB** takes the s3object arg via a `-- $<name> (s3object)` declaration and reads it directly, so a single DuckDB node can ingest **and** materialize:
+      ```
+      -- pipeline
+      -- on data_upload
+      -- materialize ducklake://main/raw_uploads
+      -- $file (s3object)
+      SELECT * FROM read_csv($file)
+      ```
 - **Outputs** are inferred from what the body writes — a `CREATE TABLE`, a `wmill.writeS3File(...)`, a DuckLake/datatable write. To declare a managed output explicitly, use `// materialize <asset-uri>`.
 - Optional badges: `// partitioned <daily|hourly|weekly|monthly|dynamic>`, `// freshness <duration>` (e.g. `1h`), `// tag <worker-tag>`, `// retry <count> [delay]`, `// data_test <kind> ...`.
 
+## S3 object wiring (storage form matters)
+
+An `s3://` URI's first slashes select the **storage**, not part of the key — get this wrong and the producer/consumer edge silently won't connect:
+
+- `s3:///<key>` (**triple** slash, empty first segment) = the **default** workspace storage. A downstream node reading or triggering on that object uses `s3:///<key>` — e.g. DuckDB `-- on s3:///orders/2024.parquet` and `read_parquet('s3:///orders/2024.parquet')`.
+- `s3://<storage>/<key>` (**double** slash, non-empty first segment) = a **named secondary** storage called `<storage>` — so `s3://ingest/x` means storage `ingest`, key `x`, NOT key `ingest/x`. Only use this when the object genuinely lives in a configured secondary storage; never invent a bucket/storage name for a default-storage object (it breaks the edge).
+
+To make the producer side visible to lineage, a Python/TS node MUST pass the **`S3Object` form**, not a bare key string: Python `wmill.write_s3_file(wmill.S3Object(s3="<key>"), data)` (or the import-free dict `{"s3": "<key>"}`), TS `wmill.writeS3File({ s3: "<key>" }, data)`. That records the default-storage asset `/<key>`, which a downstream `s3:///<key>` reader connects to (same key both sides). A bare `write_s3_file("<key>", ...)` records **no** asset and produces **no** edge. Add `storage="<name>"` only for a named secondary storage.
+
+The key must be a **string literal** — the graph parser is static and cannot follow a variable, f-string, or computed path, so `write_s3_file(wmill.S3Object(s3=key_var), ...)` records no edge. Inline the literal (`s3="events/user_events.parquet"`) on both the writing and reading node. The same rule applies to every asset URI in an annotation or SDK call (`ducklake://`, `datatable://`, `s3://`): write them literally, not via a variable.
+
 ## Materialize (the managed output)
 
 > **`// materialize` is DuckDB-only**, and its target must be a DuckLake table (`ducklake://<name>/<table>`). Deploy **rejects** `// materialize` on any other language (`python3`, `bun`, `postgresql`) or a non-DuckLake target. For a non-DuckDB node, do **not** use `// materialize` — write the output via the SDK (`wmill.writeS3File(...)`, a postgresql `CREATE TABLE`, ducklake helpers, …) and let it be inferred. Use `duckdb` when a node should materialize a DuckLake table.
@@ -31,7 +69,7 @@ A script joins the pipeline when its source begins with the `pipeline` annotatio
 ## How to build one in chat
 
 1. Put every node in the **same folder**: `f/<folder>/<name>`. The folder is the pipeline.
-2. Author each node as a **script draft** with `write_script` (or `edit_script`), language chosen for the work: `duckdb` or `postgresql` for SQL-shaped data work, `bun`/`python3` for general transforms. SQL-heavy lakehouse steps usually use `duckdb`.
+2. Author each node as a **script draft** with `write_script` (or `edit_script`). Default to `duckdb` materializing into DuckLake (see "Default to DuckDB + DuckLake" above); pick `postgresql`, `bun`, or `python3` only when that section says the work calls for it.
 3. Start each body with `// pipeline`, then the `// on` input declarations, then the transform that writes the output.
 4. **Chain nodes by asset URI**: read an upstream node's output asset, then `// on <that-same-uri>` in the downstream node so the edge forms. Reuse exact asset paths from existing nodes rather than inventing parallel ones.
 5. Leave nodes as drafts unless the user asks to deploy. A pipeline only "runs" once its scripts are deployed and their triggers exist.
@@ -46,7 +84,7 @@ Node `f/sales/orders_ingest` (runs on a schedule, materializes a DuckLake table)
 -- pipeline
 -- on schedule
 -- materialize ducklake://main/orders
-SELECT * FROM read_csv('s3://raw/orders/*.csv')
+SELECT * FROM read_csv('s3:///raw/orders/*.csv')
 ```
 
 Node `f/sales/orders_daily` (runs when `orders` is produced, writes a rollup):
diff --git a/system_prompts/generate.py b/system_prompts/generate.py
index d315e3a97b..3ee993147e 100644
--- a/system_prompts/generate.py
+++ b/system_prompts/generate.py
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ WORKSPACE_TOOL_ZOD_SCHEMAS = [
     ('NewSqsTrigger', 'sqsTriggerRequestSchema'),
     ('GcpTriggerData', 'gcpTriggerRequestSchema'),
     ('AzureTriggerData', 'azureTriggerRequestSchema'),
+    ('NewEmailTrigger', 'emailTriggerRequestSchema'),
     ('CreateVariable', 'variableRequestSchema'),
     ('CreateResource', 'resourceRequestSchema'),
 ]
@@ -847,6 +848,7 @@ WORKSPACE_TOOL_TRIGGER_SCHEMAS = [
     ('sqs', 'sqsTriggerRequestSchema'),
     ('gcp', 'gcpTriggerRequestSchema'),
     ('azure', 'azureTriggerRequestSchema'),
+    ('email', 'emailTriggerRequestSchema'),
 ]
 
 WORKSPACE_TOOL_ZOD_OUTPUT_PATH = (
diff --git a/system_prompts/languages/bun.md b/system_prompts/languages/bun.md
index c505b6cf97..22aeb2fb74 100644
--- a/system_prompts/languages/bun.md
+++ b/system_prompts/languages/bun.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # TypeScript (Bun)
 
-Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution.
+Bun runtime with full npm ecosystem and fastest execution. **Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime** — choose it for any TypeScript script unless there is a major reason to use Deno for that specific use-case.
 
 ## Structure
 
diff --git a/system_prompts/languages/deno.md b/system_prompts/languages/deno.md
index c84e5e772a..fddd08efb2 100644
--- a/system_prompts/languages/deno.md
+++ b/system_prompts/languages/deno.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 Deno runtime with npm support via `npm:` prefix and native Deno libraries.
 
+**Prefer Bun (`write-script-bun`) for TypeScript.** Only use Deno when the script specifically requires the Deno runtime — Deno's standard library or `deno.land` URL imports that have no npm equivalent. For all other TypeScript, use Bun instead.
+
 ## Structure
 
 Export a single **async** function called `main`:
diff --git a/system_prompts/utils.py b/system_prompts/utils.py
index 9666b6cf0c..e2fa77d3b6 100644
--- a/system_prompts/utils.py
+++ b/system_prompts/utils.py
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ CLI_EXCLUDED_FIELDS = [
 LANGUAGE_METADATA = {
     'bun': {
         'name': 'TypeScript (Bun)',
-        'description': 'MUST use when writing Bun/TypeScript scripts.',
-        'use_cases': 'TypeScript automation, npm packages, data processing, API integrations'
+        'description': 'MUST use when writing TypeScript scripts. Bun is the default and preferred TypeScript runtime — pick it for TypeScript unless the script specifically needs Deno.',
+        'use_cases': 'TypeScript automation, npm packages, data processing, API integrations — the default choice for TypeScript'
     },
     'deno': {
         'name': 'TypeScript (Deno)',
-        'description': 'MUST use when writing Deno/TypeScript scripts.',
-        'use_cases': 'TypeScript with Deno stdlib, secure sandboxed execution'
+        'description': 'Use ONLY when a TypeScript script specifically requires the Deno runtime (Deno stdlib or deno.land URL imports). For all other TypeScript, use write-script-bun instead.',
+        'use_cases': 'TypeScript that specifically needs the Deno runtime (Deno stdlib or deno.land imports); prefer Bun otherwise'
     },
     # 'nativets' is intentionally omitted: it is a legacy duplicate of
     # 'bunnative' (a Bun script with a leading //native marker). No
diff --git a/typescript-client/jsr.json b/typescript-client/jsr.json
index cceec4de9b..b600205868 100644
--- a/typescript-client/jsr.json
+++ b/typescript-client/jsr.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@windmill/windmill",
-  "version": "1.764.0",
+  "version": "1.769.0",
   "exports": "./src/index.ts",
   "publish": {
     "exclude": ["!src", "./s3Types.ts", "./sqlUtils.ts", "./client.ts"]
diff --git a/typescript-client/package.json b/typescript-client/package.json
index bafac5a181..40b609e7f5 100644
--- a/typescript-client/package.json
+++ b/typescript-client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "windmill-client",
   "description": "Windmill SDK client for browsers and Node.js",
-  "version": "1.764.0",
+  "version": "1.769.0",
   "author": "Ruben Fiszel",
   "license": "Apache 2.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/tree/main/typescript-client#readme",
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 35944d0771..475443dad3 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.764.0
+1.769.0