fix(dashboard): start node lights up when thread-start exists

Previously __start__ only lit when role records existed. Now it lights
up as soon as a thread-start record is present (i.e. the trigger prompt).

.changeset/config.json

@@ -2,16 +2,10 @@
   "$schema": "https://unpkg.com/@changesets/config@3.1.4/schema.json",
   "changelog": "@changesets/cli/changelog",
   "commit": false,
-  "fixed": [
-    [
-      "@uncaged/*"
-    ]
-  ],
+  "fixed": [["@uncaged/*"]],
   "linked": [],
   "access": "public",
   "baseBranch": "main",
   "updateInternalDependencies": "patch",
-  "ignore": [
-    "@uncaged/workflow-dashboard"
-  ]
+  "ignore": ["@uncaged/workflow-dashboard"]
 }

biome.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://biomejs.dev/schemas/2.4.14/schema.json",
+  "$schema": "https://biomejs.dev/schemas/2.4.15/schema.json",
   "files": {
     "includes": ["**", "!**/dist", "!**/node_modules", "!packages/workflow/workflow"]
   },

develop-entry.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { createCursorAgent } from "./packages/workflow-agent-cursor/src/index.js";
+import { createWorkflow } from "./packages/workflow-runtime/src/create-workflow.js";
+import {
+  buildDevelopDescriptor,
+  developWorkflowDefinition,
+} from "./packages/workflow-template-develop/src/index.js";
+
+const agent = createCursorAgent({
+  command: "/home/azureuser/.local/bin/cursor-agent",
+  model: "auto",
+  timeout: 300_000,
+});
+
+export const descriptor = buildDevelopDescriptor();
+export const run = createWorkflow(developWorkflowDefinition, { adapter: agent, overrides: null });

packages/workflow-agent-cursor/__tests__/cursor-agent.test.ts

@@ -2,24 +2,11 @@ import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { createCursorAgent, validateCursorAgentConfig } from "../src/index.js";
 
 describe("validateCursorAgentConfig", () => {
-  test("accepts valid config with explicit workspace", () => {
+  test("accepts valid config", () => {
     const r = validateCursorAgentConfig({
       command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
       model: null,
       timeout: 0,
-      workspace: "/tmp/test-project",
-      llmProvider: null,
-    });
-    expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  test("accepts valid config with null workspace and llmProvider", () => {
-    const r = validateCursorAgentConfig({
-      command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
-      model: null,
-      timeout: 0,
-      workspace: null,
-      llmProvider: { baseUrl: "http://localhost", apiKey: "test", model: "test" },
     });
     expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
   });
@@ -29,8 +16,6 @@ describe("validateCursorAgentConfig", () => {
       command: "cursor-agent",
       model: null,
       timeout: 0,
-      workspace: "/tmp/test-project",
-      llmProvider: null,
     });
     expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
     if (!r.ok) {
@@ -38,65 +23,22 @@ describe("validateCursorAgentConfig", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test("rejects empty workspace string", () => {
-    const r = validateCursorAgentConfig({
-      command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
-      model: null,
-      timeout: 0,
-      workspace: "",
-      llmProvider: null,
-    });
-    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
-    if (!r.ok) {
-      expect(r.error).toContain("workspace");
-    }
-  });
-
-  test("rejects null workspace without llmProvider", () => {
-    const r = validateCursorAgentConfig({
-      command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
-      model: null,
-      timeout: 0,
-      workspace: null,
-      llmProvider: null,
-    });
-    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
-    if (!r.ok) {
-      expect(r.error).toContain("llmProvider");
-    }
-  });
-
   test("rejects negative timeout", () => {
     const r = validateCursorAgentConfig({
       command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
       model: null,
       timeout: -1,
-      workspace: "/tmp/test-project",
-      llmProvider: null,
     });
     expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
   });
 });
 
 describe("createCursorAgent", () => {
-  test("returns an AdapterFn with explicit workspace", () => {
+  test("returns an AdapterFn", () => {
     const agent = createCursorAgent({
       command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
       model: null,
       timeout: 0,
-      workspace: "/tmp/test-project",
-      llmProvider: null,
-    });
-    expect(typeof agent).toBe("function");
-  });
-
-  test("returns an AdapterFn with null workspace and llmProvider", () => {
-    const agent = createCursorAgent({
-      command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
-      model: null,
-      timeout: 0,
-      workspace: null,
-      llmProvider: { baseUrl: "http://localhost", apiKey: "test", model: "test" },
     });
     expect(typeof agent).toBe("function");
   });
@@ -106,19 +48,6 @@ describe("createCursorAgent", () => {
       command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
       model: null,
       timeout: -1,
-      workspace: "/tmp/test-project",
-      llmProvider: null,
-    });
-    expect(typeof agent).toBe("function");
-  });
-
-  test("defers validation — null workspace without llmProvider does not throw at construction", () => {
-    const agent = createCursorAgent({
-      command: "/usr/local/bin/cursor-agent",
-      model: null,
-      timeout: 0,
-      workspace: null,
-      llmProvider: null,
     });
     expect(typeof agent).toBe("function");
   });

packages/workflow-agent-cursor/package.json

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@uncaged/workflow-cas": "workspace:^",
     "@uncaged/workflow-protocol": "workspace:^",
-    "@uncaged/workflow-reactor": "workspace:^",
     "@uncaged/workflow-runtime": "workspace:^",
     "@uncaged/workflow-util": "workspace:^",
     "@uncaged/workflow-util-agent": "workspace:^",

packages/workflow-agent-cursor/src/extract-workspace.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type { AgentContext, LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/workflow-protocol";
-import { createLlmFn, createThreadReactor } from "@uncaged/workflow-reactor";
+import { putContentNodeWithRefs } from "@uncaged/workflow-cas";
+import type { ThreadContext, WorkflowRuntime } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
 import type { LogFn } from "@uncaged/workflow-util";
 import * as z from "zod/v4";
 
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ const workspaceSchema = z.object({
   workspace: z.string().describe("Absolute filesystem path of the project workspace"),
 });
 
-const EXTRACT_SYSTEM_FN = (_toolName: string) =>
-  `You are a workspace-path extractor. Given a workflow agent context (task description and previous step outputs), identify the absolute filesystem path of the project workspace where code changes should be made. Call the tool with the absolute path.`;
-
-function buildExtractionInput(ctx: AgentContext): string {
+function buildExtractionInput(ctx: ThreadContext): string {
   const lines: string[] = [];
   lines.push("## Task");
   lines.push(ctx.start.content);
@@ -21,48 +18,25 @@ function buildExtractionInput(ctx: AgentContext): string {
     lines.push(`Meta: ${JSON.stringify(step.meta)}`);
   }
 
+  lines.push("");
+  lines.push(
+    "Extract the absolute filesystem path of the project workspace where code changes should be made.",
+  );
+
   return lines.join("\n");
 }
 
 export async function extractWorkspacePath(
-  ctx: AgentContext,
-  provider: LlmProvider,
+  ctx: ThreadContext,
+  runtime: WorkflowRuntime,
   logger: LogFn,
 ): Promise<string | null> {
-  const reactor = createThreadReactor<null>({
-    llm: createLlmFn(provider),
-    maxRounds: 2,
-    staticTools: [],
-    structuredToolFromSchema: (schema) => {
-      const jsonSchema = z.toJSONSchema(schema);
-      return {
-        name: "set_workspace",
-        tool: {
-          type: "function" as const,
-          function: {
-            name: "set_workspace",
-            description: "Set the extracted workspace path",
-            parameters: jsonSchema as Record<string, unknown>,
-          },
-        },
-      };
-    },
-    systemPromptForStructuredTool: EXTRACT_SYSTEM_FN,
-    toolHandler: async () => "unknown tool",
-  });
+  const input = buildExtractionInput(ctx);
+  const contentHash = await putContentNodeWithRefs(runtime.cas, input, []);
 
-  const result = await reactor({
-    thread: null,
-    input: buildExtractionInput(ctx),
-    schema: workspaceSchema,
-  });
+  const result = await runtime.extract(workspaceSchema, contentHash);
+  const workspace = result.meta.workspace.trim();
 
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    logger("W8KN3QYT", `workspace extraction failed: ${result.error}`);
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const workspace = result.value.workspace.trim();
   if (!workspace.startsWith("/")) {
     logger("H4PM7RXV", `workspace extraction returned non-absolute path: ${workspace}`);
     return null;

packages/workflow-agent-cursor/src/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { AdapterFn } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
+import type { WorkflowRuntime } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
 import { createLogger } from "@uncaged/workflow-util";
 import {
   buildThreadInput,
@@ -33,34 +33,23 @@ function resolveCursorModel(model: string | null): string {
   return model === null ? "auto" : model;
 }
 
-/** Runs `cursor-agent` with workspace from config or extracted from context via LLM. */
-export function createCursorAgent(config: CursorAgentConfig): AdapterFn {
+/** Runs `cursor-agent` with workspace extracted from thread context via runtime.extract. */
+export function createCursorAgent(config: CursorAgentConfig) {
   const modelFlag = resolveCursorModel(config.model);
   const timeoutMs = config.timeout > 0 ? config.timeout : null;
   const logger = createLogger({ sink: { kind: "stderr" } });
 
-  return createTextAdapter(async (ctx, prompt) => {
+  return createTextAdapter(async (ctx, prompt, runtime: WorkflowRuntime) => {
     const validated = validateCursorAgentConfig(config);
     if (!validated.ok) {
       throw new Error(validated.error);
     }
 
-    let workspace: string;
-
-    if (config.workspace !== null) {
-      workspace = config.workspace;
-    } else {
-      if (config.llmProvider === null) {
-        throw new Error("cursor-agent: llmProvider is required when workspace is null");
-      }
-      const agentCtx = { ...ctx, currentRole: { name: "cursor", systemPrompt: prompt } };
-      const extracted = await extractWorkspacePath(agentCtx, config.llmProvider, logger);
-      if (extracted === null) {
-        throw new Error(
-          "cursor-agent: failed to extract workspace path from context. Provide an explicit workspace or ensure previous steps include a repoPath.",
-        );
-      }
-      workspace = extracted;
+    const workspace = await extractWorkspacePath(ctx, runtime, logger);
+    if (workspace === null) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "cursor-agent: failed to extract workspace path from context. Ensure the task prompt or previous steps include a project path.",
+      );
     }
 
     logger("R5HN3YKQ", `cursor-agent workspace: ${workspace}`);

packages/workflow-agent-cursor/src/types.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-import type { LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/workflow-protocol";
-
 export type CursorAgentConfig = {
   /** Absolute path to the cursor-agent CLI binary. */
   command: string;
   model: string | null;
   timeout: number;
-  /** Explicit workspace path. When `null`, the agent extracts workspace from AgentContext via a ReAct LLM call. */
-  workspace: string | null;
-  /** Required when `workspace` is `null` — LLM provider used for workspace extraction. */
-  llmProvider: LlmProvider | null;
 };

packages/workflow-agent-cursor/src/validate-config.ts

@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ export function validateCursorAgentConfig(config: CursorAgentConfig): Result<voi
   if (!isAbsolute(config.command)) {
     return err("command must be an absolute path to the cursor-agent CLI binary");
   }
-  if (config.workspace !== null && config.workspace.length === 0) {
-    return err("workspace must be a non-empty string (absolute path) or null for auto-detection");
-  }
-  if (config.workspace === null && config.llmProvider === null) {
-    return err("llmProvider is required when workspace is null (needed for workspace extraction)");
-  }
   if (config.timeout < 0) {
     return err("timeout must be a non-negative number (milliseconds); use 0 for no limit");
   }

packages/workflow-agent-hermes/src/index.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function throwHermesSpawnError(error: SpawnCliError): never {
 export function createHermesAgent(config: HermesAgentConfig): AdapterFn {
   const timeoutMs = config.timeout;
 
-  return createTextAdapter(async (ctx, prompt) => {
+  return createTextAdapter(async (ctx, prompt, _runtime) => {
     const validated = validateHermesAgentConfig(config);
     if (!validated.ok) {
       throw new Error(validated.error);

packages/workflow-agent-llm/src/create-llm-adapter.ts

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export async function chatCompletionText(options: {
 
 /** Single-turn chat adapter: system prompt is passed by the workflow engine. */
 export function createLlmAdapter(provider: LlmProvider): AdapterFn {
-  return createTextAdapter(async (ctx, prompt) => {
+  return createTextAdapter(async (ctx, prompt, _runtime) => {
     const result = await chatCompletionText({
       provider,
       messages: [

packages/workflow-dashboard/src/components/thread-detail.tsx

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ function computeNodeStates(records: readonly ThreadRecord[]): Map<string, NodeSt
     states.set(role, !hasResult && isLast ? "active" : "completed");
   }
 
-  if (roleRecords.length > 0) {
+  const hasStart = records.some((r) => r.type === "thread-start");
+  if (hasStart) {
     states.set("__start__", "completed");
   }
   if (hasResult) {
@@ -79,28 +80,58 @@ export function ThreadDetail({ client, threadId, onBack }: Props) {
   const descriptor = descriptorFetch.status === "ok" ? descriptorFetch.data : null;
   const nodeStates = useMemo(() => computeNodeStates(records), [records]);
 
-  const firstIndexByRole = useMemo(() => {
-    const m = new Map<string, number>();
+  const indicesByRole = useMemo(() => {
+    const m = new Map<string, number[]>();
     for (let i = 0; i < records.length; i++) {
       const r = records[i];
-      if (r.type === "role" && !m.has(r.role)) {
-        m.set(r.role, i);
+      if (r.type === "role") {
+        const list = m.get(r.role) ?? [];
+        list.push(i);
+        m.set(r.role, list);
       }
     }
     return m;
   }, [records]);
 
-  const handleGraphNodeClick = useCallback((roleName: string) => {
-    const el = firstCardByRoleRef.current.get(roleName);
-    if (el == null) return;
-    el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
-    if (highlightTimerRef.current !== null) clearTimeout(highlightTimerRef.current);
-    setHighlightedRole(roleName);
-    highlightTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
-      setHighlightedRole(null);
-      highlightTimerRef.current = null;
-    }, 1500);
-  }, []);
+  // Track which occurrence to jump to next per role (cycling)
+  const clickCycleRef = useRef<Map<string, number>>(new Map());
+
+  const handleGraphNodeClick = useCallback((nodeId: string) => {
+    // Only allow clicks on lit (non-default) nodes
+    if (nodeStates.get(nodeId) === undefined || nodeStates.get(nodeId) === "default") return;
+
+    // __start__: scroll to the first record (thread-start prompt)
+    if (nodeId === "__start__") {
+      const firstCard = document.querySelector('[data-record-index="0"]');
+      if (firstCard !== null) firstCard.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // __end__: scroll to bottom
+    if (nodeId === "__end__") {
+      recordsEndRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "end" });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Role nodes: cycle through occurrences
+    const indices = indicesByRole.get(nodeId);
+    if (indices === undefined || indices.length === 0) return;
+
+    const cycle = clickCycleRef.current.get(nodeId) ?? 0;
+    const idx = indices[cycle % indices.length];
+    clickCycleRef.current.set(nodeId, cycle + 1);
+
+    const el = document.querySelector(`[data-record-index="${idx}"]`);
+    if (el !== null) {
+      el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+      if (highlightTimerRef.current !== null) clearTimeout(highlightTimerRef.current);
+      setHighlightedRole(nodeId);
+      highlightTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+        setHighlightedRole(null);
+        highlightTimerRef.current = null;
+      }, 1500);
+    }
+  }, [nodeStates, indicesByRole]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     return () => {
@@ -237,11 +268,13 @@ export function ThreadDetail({ client, threadId, onBack }: Props) {
               {records.map((r, i) => {
                 const key = `${threadId}-${i}`;
                 if (r.type === "role") {
-                  const isFirstForRole = firstIndexByRole.get(r.role) === i;
+                  const roleIndices = indicesByRole.get(r.role);
+                  const isFirstForRole = roleIndices !== undefined && roleIndices[0] === i;
                   const flash = highlightedRole === r.role;
                   return (
                     <div
                       key={key}
+                      data-record-index={i}
                       ref={(el) => {
                         if (!isFirstForRole) return;
                         if (el !== null) firstCardByRoleRef.current.set(r.role, el);
@@ -252,7 +285,7 @@ export function ThreadDetail({ client, threadId, onBack }: Props) {
                     </div>
                   );
                 }
-                return <RecordCard key={key} record={r} highlighted={false} />;
+                return <div key={key} data-record-index={i}><RecordCard record={r} highlighted={false} /></div>;
               })}
               <div ref={recordsEndRef} aria-hidden />
             </div>

packages/workflow-dashboard/src/components/workflow-graph/condition-edge.tsx

@@ -2,30 +2,28 @@ import { BaseEdge, EdgeLabelRenderer, type EdgeProps, getSmoothStepPath } from "
 import type { ConditionEdgeData } from "./types.ts";
 
 // Must match the FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X in use-layout.ts
-const FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X = 100;
+const FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X = 80;
 // Radius for feedback edge corners
 const FEEDBACK_RADIUS = 16;
 
 /**
- * Build an SVG path for a feedback (back) edge that routes to the right of the nodes.
- * The path goes: source right → arc → vertical up → arc → target right
+ * Build an SVG path for a feedback (back) edge that routes to the given side of the nodes.
+ * The path goes: source → arc → vertical up → arc → target
  */
-function feedbackPath(sourceX: number, sourceY: number, targetX: number, targetY: number): string {
-  const rightX = Math.max(sourceX, targetX) + FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X;
+function feedbackPath(sourceX: number, sourceY: number, targetX: number, targetY: number, side: "right" | "left"): string {
+  const d = side === "right" ? 1 : -1;
+  const offsetX =
+    side === "right"
+      ? Math.max(sourceX, targetX) + FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X
+      : Math.min(sourceX, targetX) - FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X;
   const r = FEEDBACK_RADIUS;
 
-  // Start from source right side, go right, then up, then left to target right side
   const segments = [
     `M ${sourceX} ${sourceY}`,
-    // Horizontal to the right
-    `L ${rightX - r} ${sourceY}`,
-    // Arc turning upward
-    `Q ${rightX} ${sourceY} ${rightX} ${sourceY - r}`,
-    // Vertical upward
-    `L ${rightX} ${targetY + r}`,
-    // Arc turning left
-    `Q ${rightX} ${targetY} ${rightX - r} ${targetY}`,
-    // Horizontal left to target
+    `L ${offsetX - d * r} ${sourceY}`,
+    `Q ${offsetX} ${sourceY} ${offsetX} ${sourceY - r}`,
+    `L ${offsetX} ${targetY + r}`,
+    `Q ${offsetX} ${targetY} ${offsetX - d * r} ${targetY}`,
     `L ${targetX} ${targetY}`,
   ];
 
@@ -57,10 +55,13 @@ export function ConditionEdge(props: EdgeProps) {
   let defaultLabelY: number;
 
   if (isFeedback) {
-    // Custom feedback path routed to the right
-    path = feedbackPath(sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY);
-    const rightX = Math.max(sourceX, targetX) + FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X;
-    defaultLabelX = rightX;
+    const side = edgeData?.feedbackSide ?? "right";
+    path = feedbackPath(sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY, side);
+    const offsetX =
+      side === "right"
+        ? Math.max(sourceX, targetX) + FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X
+        : Math.min(sourceX, targetX) - FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X;
+    defaultLabelX = offsetX;
     defaultLabelY = (sourceY + targetY) / 2;
   } else {
     const result = getSmoothStepPath({
@@ -78,9 +79,8 @@ export function ConditionEdge(props: EdgeProps) {
     defaultLabelY = result[2];
   }
 
-  const stroke = isFallback ? "var(--color-text-muted)" : "var(--color-accent)";
-  const strokeDasharray = isFallback ? "5 4" : undefined;
-  const label = edgeData?.condition ?? "";
+  const stroke = "var(--color-accent)";
+  const label = isFallback ? "" : (edgeData?.condition ?? "");
 
   // Use pre-computed label position if available, otherwise fall back to default
   const labelX = edgeData?.labelX ?? defaultLabelX;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export function ConditionEdge(props: EdgeProps) {
         id={id}
         path={path}
         markerEnd={markerEnd}
-        style={{ stroke, strokeWidth: 1.5, strokeDasharray }}
+        style={{ stroke, strokeWidth: 1.5 }}
       />
       {label !== "" && (
         <EdgeLabelRenderer>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function ConditionEdge(props: EdgeProps) {
               transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${labelX}px, ${labelY}px)`,
               background: "var(--color-surface)",
               border: "1px solid var(--color-border)",
-              color: isFallback ? "var(--color-text-muted)" : "var(--color-text)",
+              color: "var(--color-text)",
               whiteSpace: "nowrap",
               zIndex: 10,
             }}

packages/workflow-dashboard/src/components/workflow-graph/role-node.tsx

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function RoleNode(props: NodeProps) {
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`px-3 py-2 rounded-md border-2 text-xs font-medium cursor-pointer ${isActive ? "wf-node-pulse" : ""}`}
+      className={`px-3 py-2 rounded-md border-2 text-xs font-medium ${data.state !== "default" ? "cursor-pointer" : ""} ${isActive ? "wf-node-pulse" : ""}`}
       style={{
         width: 180,
         height: 60,
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ export function RoleNode(props: NodeProps) {
       }}
       title={data.description}
     >
-      <Handle type="target" position={Position.Top} style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
+      <Handle type="target" position={Position.Top} id="top-in" style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
+      <Handle type="target" position={Position.Left} id="left-in" style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
+      <Handle type="target" position={Position.Right} id="right-in" style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
+      <Handle type="source" position={Position.Left} id="left-out" style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
+      <Handle type="source" position={Position.Right} id="right-out" style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
       <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono">
         {icon !== null && (
           <span
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ export function RoleNode(props: NodeProps) {
           {data.description}
         </div>
       )}
-      <Handle type="source" position={Position.Bottom} style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
+      <Handle type="source" position={Position.Bottom} id="bottom-out" style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
     </div>
   );
 }

packages/workflow-dashboard/src/components/workflow-graph/terminal-node.tsx

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function TerminalNode(props: NodeProps) {
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`rounded-full border-2 flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-bold ${isActive ? "wf-node-pulse" : ""}`}
+      className={`rounded-full border-2 flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-bold ${isActive ? "wf-node-pulse" : ""} ${data.state !== "default" ? "cursor-pointer" : ""}`}
       style={{
         width: 40,
         height: 40,
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ export function TerminalNode(props: NodeProps) {
         <Handle
           type="source"
           position={Position.Bottom}
+          id="bottom-out"
           style={handleStyle}
           isConnectable={false}
         />
       ) : (
-        <Handle type="target" position={Position.Top} style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
+        <Handle type="target" position={Position.Top} id="top-in" style={handleStyle} isConnectable={false} />
       )}
       {isStart ? "▶" : "■"}
     </div>

packages/workflow-dashboard/src/components/workflow-graph/types.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export type ConditionEdgeData = {
   isFallback: boolean;
   isFeedback: boolean;
   isSelfLoop: boolean;
+  feedbackSide: "right" | "left" | null;
   labelX: number | null;
   labelY: number | null;
   [key: string]: unknown;

packages/workflow-dashboard/src/components/workflow-graph/use-layout.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const TERMINAL_NODE_SIZE = 40;
 // Vertical gap between nodes in the spine
 const LAYER_GAP = 80;
 // Horizontal offset for feedback (back) edges routed on the right side
-const FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X = 100;
+const FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X = 80;
 
 type LayoutInput = {
   edges: readonly WorkflowGraphEdge[];
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ function computeLayout(input: LayoutInput): LayoutResult {
   // Build edges with label positions
   // For feedback edges (target rank < source rank), we'll compute label at midpoint
   // of the right-side arc. The actual SVG path is drawn by ConditionEdge component.
+  // Track feedback edge count per target node for alternating sides
+  const feedbackCountByTarget = new Map<string, number>();
   const edges: Edge[] = input.edges.map((e) => {
     const isFallback = e.condition === "FALLBACK";
     const isSelfLoop = e.from === e.to;
@@ -185,13 +187,20 @@ function computeLayout(input: LayoutInput): LayoutResult {
 
     let labelX: number | null = null;
     let labelY: number | null = null;
+    let feedbackSide: "right" | "left" | null = null;
 
     if (sourcePos !== undefined && targetPos !== undefined) {
       if (isFeedback) {
-        // Label on the right side of the feedback arc
-        const rightX = centerX + ROLE_NODE_WIDTH / 2 + FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X;
+        // Alternate feedback edges left/right per target node
+        const count = feedbackCountByTarget.get(e.to) ?? 0;
+        feedbackCountByTarget.set(e.to, count + 1);
+        feedbackSide = count % 2 === 0 ? "right" : "left";
+        const offsetX =
+          feedbackSide === "right"
+            ? centerX + ROLE_NODE_WIDTH / 2 + FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X
+            : centerX - ROLE_NODE_WIDTH / 2 - FEEDBACK_OFFSET_X;
         const midY = (sourcePos.y + sourcePos.h / 2 + targetPos.y + targetPos.h / 2) / 2;
-        labelX = rightX;
+        labelX = offsetX;
         labelY = midY;
       } else if (!isSelfLoop) {
         // Forward edge: label between source bottom and target top
@@ -207,6 +216,8 @@ function computeLayout(input: LayoutInput): LayoutResult {
       id: edgeKey(e),
       source: e.from,
       target: e.to,
+      sourceHandle: isFeedback ? (feedbackSide === "left" ? "left-out" : "right-out") : "bottom-out",
+      targetHandle: isFeedback ? (feedbackSide === "left" ? "left-in" : "right-in") : "top-in",
       type: "condition",
       data: {
         condition: e.condition,
@@ -214,6 +225,7 @@ function computeLayout(input: LayoutInput): LayoutResult {
         isFallback,
         isFeedback,
         isSelfLoop,
+        feedbackSide,
         labelX,
         labelY,
       },

packages/workflow-dashboard/src/components/workflow-graph/workflow-graph.tsx

@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ const edgeTypes: EdgeTypes = {
   condition: ConditionEdge,
 };
 
-function handleRoleNodeClick(onRoleClick: (roleName: string) => void, node: Node): void {
-  if (node.type !== "role") return;
-  onRoleClick(node.id);
+function handleNodeClick(onNodeClick: (nodeId: string) => void, node: Node): void {
+  if (node.type !== "role" && node.type !== "terminal") return;
+  onNodeClick(node.id);
 }
 
 export function WorkflowGraph({ graph, roles, nodeStates, onNodeClick }: Props) {
   const layout = useLayout({ edges: graph.edges, roles, nodeStates });
 
   const onNodeClickHandler: OnNodeClick | undefined =
-    onNodeClick !== null ? (_e, node) => handleRoleNodeClick(onNodeClick, node) : undefined;
+    onNodeClick !== null ? (_e, node) => handleNodeClick(onNodeClick, node) : undefined;
 
   const styledEdges = useMemo(
     () =>

packages/workflow-dashboard/src/components/workflow-list.tsx

@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ function ExpandedWorkflowBody({
   const hasGraph = descriptor !== null && edgeCount > 0;
 
   return (
-    <div
-      className="pt-3 border-t flex gap-4"
-      style={{ borderColor: "var(--color-border)" }}
-    >
+    <div className="pt-3 border-t flex gap-4" style={{ borderColor: "var(--color-border)" }}>
       <div className="space-y-3 shrink-0" style={{ minWidth: 200, maxWidth: 280 }}>
         <div>
           <p className="text-sm font-medium" style={{ color: "var(--color-text)" }}>
@@ -83,7 +80,11 @@ function ExpandedWorkflowBody({
       {hasGraph ? (
         <div
           className="rounded-lg border overflow-hidden flex-1"
-          style={{ borderColor: "var(--color-border)", background: "var(--color-bg)", minHeight: 500 }}
+          style={{
+            borderColor: "var(--color-border)",
+            background: "var(--color-bg)",
+            minHeight: 500,
+          }}
         >
           <div
             className="px-3 py-2 text-xs flex justify-between items-center"

packages/workflow-runtime/smoke-greet-entry.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * greet workflow — smoke test entry
+ * Single role: greeter takes a prompt and returns a structured greeting.
+ * 小橘 🍊
+ */
+
+import type {
+  AdapterFn,
+  ModeratorTable,
+  RoleFn,
+  RoleResult,
+  ThreadContext,
+  WorkflowDefinition,
+  WorkflowRuntime,
+} from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
+import { createWorkflow, END, START } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+type GreetMeta = {
+  greeter: { greeting: string; language: string };
+};
+
+const greeterSchema = z.object({
+  greeting: z.string().describe("A friendly greeting message"),
+  language: z.string().describe("The language of the greeting"),
+});
+
+const roles: WorkflowDefinition<GreetMeta>["roles"] = {
+  greeter: {
+    description: "Generates a friendly greeting",
+    systemPrompt:
+      "You are a friendly greeter. Given a user prompt, produce a warm greeting. Respond in valid JSON with keys: greeting (string), language (string).",
+    schema: greeterSchema,
+    extractRefs: null,
+  },
+};
+
+const table: ModeratorTable<GreetMeta> = {
+  [START]: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "greeter" }],
+  greeter: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: END }],
+};
+
+export const descriptor = {
+  name: "greet",
+  description: "A simple greeting workflow for smoke testing",
+  graph: { [START]: ["greeter"], greeter: [END] },
+  roles: { greeter: { description: "Generates a friendly greeting" } },
+};
+
+function createLazyAdapter(): AdapterFn {
+  let cached: { baseUrl: string; apiKey: string; model: string } | null = null;
+  function getProvider() {
+    if (cached !== null) return cached;
+    const apiKey = process.env.DASHSCOPE_API_KEY;
+    if (!apiKey) throw new Error("missing env: DASHSCOPE_API_KEY");
+    cached = {
+      baseUrl: "https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
+      apiKey,
+      model: process.env.WORKFLOW_MODEL ?? "qwen-plus",
+    };
+    return cached;
+  }
+
+  return (<T>(prompt: string, schema: z.ZodType<T>): RoleFn<T> => {
+    return async (ctx: ThreadContext, _runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<RoleResult<T>> => {
+      const provider = getProvider();
+      const response = await fetch(`${provider.baseUrl}/chat/completions`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${provider.apiKey}`,
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          model: provider.model,
+          messages: [
+            { role: "system", content: prompt },
+            {
+              role: "user",
+              content: `${ctx.start.content}\n\nRespond with JSON: ${JSON.stringify(z.toJSONSchema(schema))}`,
+            },
+          ],
+          response_format: { type: "json_object" },
+        }),
+      });
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        const body = await response.text();
+        throw new Error(`LLM error ${response.status}: ${body.slice(0, 500)}`);
+      }
+      const data = (await response.json()) as { choices: Array<{ message: { content: string } }> };
+      const text = data.choices[0]?.message?.content;
+      if (!text) throw new Error("Empty LLM response");
+      const parsed = schema.parse(JSON.parse(text));
+      return { meta: parsed, childThread: null };
+    };
+  }) as AdapterFn;
+}
+
+export const run = createWorkflow<GreetMeta>(
+  { roles, table },
+  { adapter: createLazyAdapter(), overrides: null },
+);

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/roles/planner.ts

@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ export const plannerRole: RoleDefinition<PlannerMeta> = {
   description: "Breaks the task into sequential phases for the coder.",
   systemPrompt: PLANNER_SYSTEM,
   schema: plannerMetaSchema,
-  extractRefs: (meta) => meta.status === "planned" ? meta.phases.map((p) => p.hash) : [],
+  extractRefs: (meta) => (meta.status === "planned" ? meta.phases.map((p) => p.hash) : []),
 };

packages/workflow-util-agent/src/create-text-adapter.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import type {
 } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
 import type * as z from "zod/v4";
 
+export type { WorkflowRuntime } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
+
 /**
  * Result from a text-producing agent (CLI spawn, LLM call, etc.).
  * `output` is the raw text; `childThread` links to a spawned sub-workflow.
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ export type TextAdapterResult = {
 export type TextProducerFn = (
   ctx: ThreadContext,
   prompt: string,
+  runtime: WorkflowRuntime,
 ) => Promise<string | TextAdapterResult>;
 
 /**
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ export type TextProducerFn = (
 export function createTextAdapter(producer: TextProducerFn): AdapterFn {
   return <T>(prompt: string, schema: z.ZodType<T>) => {
     return async (ctx: ThreadContext, runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<RoleResult<T>> => {
-      const result = await producer(ctx, prompt);
+      const result = await producer(ctx, prompt, runtime);
       const output = typeof result === "string" ? result : result.output;
       const childThread = typeof result === "string" ? null : result.childThread;
       const contentHash = await putContentNodeWithRefs(runtime.cas, output, []);

smoke-greet-entry.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * greet workflow — smoke test entry
+ * Single role: greeter takes a prompt and returns a structured greeting.
+ * 小橘 🍊
+ */
+
+import type {
+  AdapterFn,
+  ModeratorTable,
+  RoleFn,
+  RoleResult,
+  ThreadContext,
+  WorkflowDefinition,
+  WorkflowRuntime,
+} from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
+import { createWorkflow, END, START } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+type GreetMeta = {
+  greeter: { greeting: string; language: string };
+};
+
+const greeterSchema = z.object({
+  greeting: z.string().describe("A friendly greeting message"),
+  language: z.string().describe("The language of the greeting"),
+});
+
+const roles: WorkflowDefinition<GreetMeta>["roles"] = {
+  greeter: {
+    description: "Generates a friendly greeting",
+    systemPrompt:
+      "You are a friendly greeter. Given a user prompt, produce a warm greeting. Respond in valid JSON with keys: greeting (string), language (string).",
+    schema: greeterSchema,
+    extractRefs: null,
+  },
+};
+
+const table: ModeratorTable<GreetMeta> = {
+  [START]: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "greeter" }],
+  greeter: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: END }],
+};
+
+export const descriptor = {
+  name: "greet",
+  description: "A simple greeting workflow for smoke testing",
+  graph: { [START]: ["greeter"], greeter: [END] },
+  roles: { greeter: { description: "Generates a friendly greeting" } },
+};
+
+function createLazyAdapter(): AdapterFn {
+  let cached: { baseUrl: string; apiKey: string; model: string } | null = null;
+  function getProvider() {
+    if (cached !== null) return cached;
+    const apiKey = process.env.DASHSCOPE_API_KEY;
+    if (!apiKey) throw new Error("missing env: DASHSCOPE_API_KEY");
+    cached = {
+      baseUrl: "https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
+      apiKey,
+      model: process.env.WORKFLOW_MODEL ?? "qwen-plus",
+    };
+    return cached;
+  }
+
+  return (<T>(prompt: string, schema: z.ZodType<T>): RoleFn<T> => {
+    return async (ctx: ThreadContext, _runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<RoleResult<T>> => {
+      const provider = getProvider();
+      const response = await fetch(`${provider.baseUrl}/chat/completions`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${provider.apiKey}`,
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          model: provider.model,
+          messages: [
+            { role: "system", content: prompt },
+            {
+              role: "user",
+              content: `${ctx.start.content}\n\nRespond with JSON: ${JSON.stringify(z.toJSONSchema(schema))}`,
+            },
+          ],
+          response_format: { type: "json_object" },
+        }),
+      });
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        const body = await response.text();
+        throw new Error(`LLM error ${response.status}: ${body.slice(0, 500)}`);
+      }
+      const data = (await response.json()) as { choices: Array<{ message: { content: string } }> };
+      const text = data.choices[0]?.message?.content;
+      if (!text) throw new Error("Empty LLM response");
+      const parsed = schema.parse(JSON.parse(text));
+      return { meta: parsed, childThread: null };
+    };
+  }) as AdapterFn;
+}
+
+export const run = createWorkflow<GreetMeta>(
+  { roles, table },
+  { adapter: createLazyAdapter(), overrides: null },
+);