fix(notes): ghost edges

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/workflow.tsx

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ import { useWorkflowDiffStore } from '@/stores/workflow-diff/store'
 import { useWorkflowRegistry } from '@/stores/workflows/registry/store'
 import { getUniqueBlockName, prepareBlockState } from '@/stores/workflows/utils'
 import { useWorkflowStore } from '@/stores/workflows/workflow/store'
+import type { BlockState } from '@/stores/workflows/workflow/types'
 
 /** Lazy-loaded components for non-critical UI that can load after initial render */
 const LazyChat = lazy(() =>
@@ -535,8 +536,7 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
     return edgesToFilter.filter((edge) => {
       const sourceBlock = blocks[edge.source]
       const targetBlock = blocks[edge.target]
-      if (!sourceBlock || !targetBlock) return false
-      return !isAnnotationOnlyBlock(sourceBlock.type) && !isAnnotationOnlyBlock(targetBlock.type)
+      return Boolean(sourceBlock && targetBlock)
     })
   }, [edges, isShowingDiff, isDiffReady, diffAnalysis, blocks])
 
@@ -1097,6 +1097,13 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
     [collaborativeBatchRemoveEdges]
   )
 
+  const isAutoConnectSourceCandidate = useCallback((block: BlockState): boolean => {
+    if (!block.enabled) return false
+    if (block.type === 'response') return false
+    if (isAnnotationOnlyBlock(block.type)) return false
+    return true
+  }, [])
+
   /** Finds the closest block to a position for auto-connect. */
   const findClosestOutput = useCallback(
     (newNodePosition: { x: number; y: number }): BlockData | null => {
@@ -1109,8 +1116,7 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
         position: { x: number; y: number }
         distanceSquared: number
       } | null>((acc, [id, block]) => {
-        if (!block.enabled) return acc
-        if (block.type === 'response') return acc
+        if (!isAutoConnectSourceCandidate(block)) return acc
         const node = nodeIndex.get(id)
         if (!node) return acc
 
@@ -1140,7 +1146,7 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
         position: closest.position,
       }
     },
-    [blocks, getNodes, getNodeAnchorPosition, isPointInLoopNode]
+    [blocks, getNodes, getNodeAnchorPosition, isPointInLoopNode, isAutoConnectSourceCandidate]
   )
 
   /** Determines the appropriate source handle based on block type. */
@@ -1208,7 +1214,8 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
         position: { x: number; y: number }
         distanceSquared: number
       } | null>((acc, block) => {
-        if (block.type === 'response') return acc
+        const blockState = blocks[block.id]
+        if (!blockState || !isAutoConnectSourceCandidate(blockState)) return acc
         const distanceSquared =
           (block.position.x - targetPosition.x) ** 2 + (block.position.y - targetPosition.y) ** 2
         if (!acc || distanceSquared < acc.distanceSquared) {
@@ -1225,7 +1232,7 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
           }
         : undefined
     },
-    []
+    [blocks, isAutoConnectSourceCandidate]
   )
 
   /**
@@ -1241,26 +1248,13 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
       position: { x: number; y: number },
       targetBlockId: string,
       options: {
-        blockType: string
-        enableTriggerMode?: boolean
         targetParentId?: string | null
         existingChildBlocks?: { id: string; type: string; position: { x: number; y: number } }[]
         containerId?: string
       }
     ): Edge | undefined => {
       if (!autoConnectRef.current) return undefined
 
-      // Don't auto-connect starter or annotation-only blocks
-      if (options.blockType === 'starter' || isAnnotationOnlyBlock(options.blockType)) {
-        return undefined
-      }
-
-      // Check if target is a trigger block
-      const targetBlockConfig = getBlock(options.blockType)
-      const isTargetTrigger =
-        options.enableTriggerMode || targetBlockConfig?.category === 'triggers'
-      if (isTargetTrigger) return undefined
-
       // Case 1: Adding block inside a container with existing children
       if (options.existingChildBlocks && options.existingChildBlocks.length > 0) {
         const closestBlock = findClosestBlockInSet(options.existingChildBlocks, position)
@@ -1368,7 +1362,6 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
           const name = getUniqueBlockName(baseName, blocks)
 
           const autoConnectEdge = tryCreateAutoConnectEdge(position, id, {
-            blockType: data.type,
             targetParentId: null,
           })
 
@@ -1439,8 +1432,6 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
             .map((b) => ({ id: b.id, type: b.type, position: b.position }))
 
           const autoConnectEdge = tryCreateAutoConnectEdge(relativePosition, id, {
-            blockType: data.type,
-            enableTriggerMode: data.enableTriggerMode,
             targetParentId: containerInfo.loopId,
             existingChildBlocks,
             containerId: containerInfo.loopId,
@@ -1469,8 +1460,6 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
           if (checkTriggerConstraints(data.type)) return
 
           const autoConnectEdge = tryCreateAutoConnectEdge(position, id, {
-            blockType: data.type,
-            enableTriggerMode: data.enableTriggerMode,
             targetParentId: null,
           })
 
@@ -1526,7 +1515,6 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
         const name = getUniqueBlockName(baseName, blocks)
 
         const autoConnectEdge = tryCreateAutoConnectEdge(basePosition, id, {
-          blockType: type,
           targetParentId: null,
         })
 
@@ -1562,8 +1550,6 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
       const name = getUniqueBlockName(baseName, blocks)
 
       const autoConnectEdge = tryCreateAutoConnectEdge(basePosition, id, {
-        blockType: type,
-        enableTriggerMode,
         targetParentId: null,
       })
 
@@ -2364,24 +2350,6 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
 
         if (!sourceNode || !targetNode) return
 
-        // Prevent connections to/from annotation-only blocks (non-executable)
-        if (
-          isAnnotationOnlyBlock(sourceNode.data?.type) ||
-          isAnnotationOnlyBlock(targetNode.data?.type)
-        ) {
-          return
-        }
-
-        // Prevent incoming connections to trigger blocks (webhook, schedule, etc.)
-        if (targetNode.data?.config?.category === 'triggers') {
-          return
-        }
-
-        // Prevent incoming connections to starter blocks (still keep separate for backward compatibility)
-        if (targetNode.data?.type === 'starter') {
-          return
-        }
-
         // Get parent information (handle container start node case)
         const sourceParentId =
           blocks[sourceNode.id]?.data?.parentId ||
@@ -2787,7 +2755,6 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(() => {
           .map((b) => ({ id: b.id, type: b.type, position: b.position }))
 
         const autoConnectEdge = tryCreateAutoConnectEdge(relativePositionBefore, node.id, {
-          blockType: node.data?.type || '',
           targetParentId: potentialParentId,
           existingChildBlocks,
           containerId: potentialParentId,

apps/sim/app/workspace/providers/socket-provider.tsx

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export function SocketProvider({ children, user }: SocketProviderProps) {
             })
           })
 
-          useWorkflowStore.setState({
+          useWorkflowStore.getState().replaceWorkflowState({
             blocks: workflowState.blocks || {},
             edges: workflowState.edges || [],
             loops: workflowState.loops || {},

apps/sim/stores/workflows/workflow/store.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import { create } from 'zustand'
 import { devtools } from 'zustand/middleware'
 import { DEFAULT_DUPLICATE_OFFSET } from '@/lib/workflows/autolayout/constants'
 import { getBlockOutputs } from '@/lib/workflows/blocks/block-outputs'
+import { TriggerUtils } from '@/lib/workflows/triggers/triggers'
 import { getBlock } from '@/blocks'
 import type { SubBlockConfig } from '@/blocks/types'
-import { normalizeName, RESERVED_BLOCK_NAMES } from '@/executor/constants'
+import { isAnnotationOnlyBlock, normalizeName, RESERVED_BLOCK_NAMES } from '@/executor/constants'
 import { useWorkflowRegistry } from '@/stores/workflows/registry/store'
 import { useSubBlockStore } from '@/stores/workflows/subblock/store'
 import { filterNewEdges, getUniqueBlockName, mergeSubblockState } from '@/stores/workflows/utils'
@@ -90,6 +91,26 @@ function resolveInitialSubblockValue(config: SubBlockConfig): unknown {
   return null
 }
 
+function isValidEdge(
+  edge: Edge,
+  blocks: Record<string, { type: string; triggerMode?: boolean }>
+): boolean {
+  const sourceBlock = blocks[edge.source]
+  const targetBlock = blocks[edge.target]
+  if (!sourceBlock || !targetBlock) return false
+  if (isAnnotationOnlyBlock(sourceBlock.type)) return false
+  if (isAnnotationOnlyBlock(targetBlock.type)) return false
+  if (TriggerUtils.isTriggerBlock(targetBlock)) return false
+  return true
+}
+
+function filterValidEdges(
+  edges: Edge[],
+  blocks: Record<string, { type: string; triggerMode?: boolean }>
+): Edge[] {
+  return edges.filter((edge) => isValidEdge(edge, blocks))
+}
+
 const initialState = {
   blocks: {},
   edges: [],
@@ -360,8 +381,9 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = create<WorkflowStore>()(
         }
 
         if (edges && edges.length > 0) {
+          const validEdges = filterValidEdges(edges, newBlocks)
           const existingEdgeIds = new Set(currentEdges.map((e) => e.id))
-          for (const edge of edges) {
+          for (const edge of validEdges) {
             if (!existingEdgeIds.has(edge.id)) {
               newEdges.push({
                 id: edge.id || crypto.randomUUID(),
@@ -495,8 +517,11 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = create<WorkflowStore>()(
       },
 
       batchAddEdges: (edges: Edge[]) => {
+        const blocks = get().blocks
         const currentEdges = get().edges
-        const filtered = filterNewEdges(edges, currentEdges)
+
+        const validEdges = filterValidEdges(edges, blocks)
+        const filtered = filterNewEdges(validEdges, currentEdges)
         const newEdges = [...currentEdges]
 
         for (const edge of filtered) {
@@ -512,7 +537,6 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = create<WorkflowStore>()(
           })
         }
 
-        const blocks = get().blocks
         set({
           blocks: { ...blocks },
           edges: newEdges,
@@ -572,7 +596,7 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = create<WorkflowStore>()(
       ) => {
         set((state) => {
           const nextBlocks = workflowState.blocks || {}
-          const nextEdges = workflowState.edges || []
+          const nextEdges = filterValidEdges(workflowState.edges || [], nextBlocks)
           const nextLoops =
             Object.keys(workflowState.loops || {}).length > 0
               ? workflowState.loops
@@ -1083,7 +1107,7 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = create<WorkflowStore>()(
 
         const newState = {
           blocks: deployedState.blocks,
-          edges: deployedState.edges,
+          edges: filterValidEdges(deployedState.edges ?? [], deployedState.blocks),
           loops: deployedState.loops || {},
           parallels: deployedState.parallels || {},
           needsRedeployment: false,