Workflow preview refreshes after setup completes
Workflow previews now stay current when setup tools finish modifying workflows — the preview iframe refreshes automatically to show the latest state.
When users ran AI setup tools that modify workflow credentials or parameters, the preview pane wasn't reflecting those changes. The iframe continued showing stale content until manually refreshed.
The preview now detects when setup-workflow and apply-workflow-credentials tools complete successfully, and automatically refreshes to display the updated workflow state. This only happens when the setup targeted the currently active workflow tab, preventing unnecessary refreshes.
The fix lives in the frontend editor UI, specifically the AI canvas preview system where these setup tools operate.
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Summary
It seems like we weren't refreshing the workflow preview properly after setup completes / if the mode changes, this should hopefully fix some of the reported preview problems
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