improvement(connection)

apps/docs/content/docs/blocks/workflow.mdx

@@ -66,17 +66,17 @@ Define the data to pass to the child workflow:
 
 - **Single Variable Input**: Select a variable or block output to pass to the child workflow
 - **Variable References**: Use `<variable.name>` to reference workflow variables
-- **Block References**: Use `<blockName.response.field>` to reference outputs from previous blocks
-- **Automatic Mapping**: The selected data is automatically available as `start.response.input` in the child workflow
+- **Block References**: Use `<blockName.field>` to reference outputs from previous blocks
+- **Automatic Mapping**: The selected data is automatically available as `start.input` in the child workflow
 - **Optional**: The input field is optional - child workflows can run without input data
 - **Type Preservation**: Variable types (strings, numbers, objects, etc.) are preserved when passed to the child workflow
 
 ### Examples of Input References
 
 - `<variable.customerData>` - Pass a workflow variable
-- `<dataProcessor.response.result>` - Pass the result from a previous block
-- `<start.response.input>` - Pass the original workflow input
-- `<apiCall.response.data.user>` - Pass a specific field from an API response
+- `<dataProcessor.result>` - Pass the result from a previous block
+- `<start.input>` - Pass the original workflow input
+- `<apiCall.data.user>` - Pass a specific field from an API response
 
 ### Execution Context
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ To prevent infinite recursion and ensure system stability, the Workflow block in
         <strong>Workflow ID</strong>: The identifier of the workflow to execute
       </li>
       <li>
-        <strong>Input Variable</strong>: Variable or block reference to pass to the child workflow (e.g., `<variable.name>` or `<block.response.field>`)
+        <strong>Input Variable</strong>: Variable or block reference to pass to the child workflow (e.g., `<variable.name>` or `<block.field>`)
       </li>
     </ul>
   </Tab>
@@ -150,31 +150,31 @@ blocks:
   - type: workflow
     name: "Setup Customer Account"
     workflowId: "account-setup-workflow"
-    input: "<Validate Customer Data.response.result>"
+    input: "<Validate Customer Data.result>"
 
   - type: workflow
     name: "Send Welcome Email"
     workflowId: "welcome-email-workflow"
-    input: "<Setup Customer Account.response.result.accountDetails>"
+    input: "<Setup Customer Account.result.accountDetails>"
 ```
 
 ### Child Workflow: Customer Validation
 ```yaml
 # Reusable customer validation workflow
-# Access the input data using: start.response.input
+# Access the input data using: start.input
 blocks:
   - type: function
     name: "Validate Email"
     code: |
-      const customerData = start.response.input;
+      const customerData = start.input;
       const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
       return emailRegex.test(customerData.email);
   
   - type: api
     name: "Check Credit Score"
     url: "https://api.creditcheck.com/score"
     method: "POST"
-    body: "<start.response.input>"
+    body: "<start.input>"
 ```
 
 ### Variable Reference Examples
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ blocks:
 input: "<variable.customerInfo>"
 
 # Using block outputs
-input: "<dataProcessor.response.cleanedData>"
+  input: "<dataProcessor.cleanedData>"
 
 # Using nested object properties
-input: "<apiCall.response.data.user.profile>"
+  input: "<apiCall.data.user.profile>"
 
 # Using array elements (if supported by the resolver)
-input: "<listProcessor.response.items[0]>"
+  input: "<listProcessor.items[0]>"
 ```
 
 ## Access Control and Permissions

apps/sim/app/api/__test-utils__/utils.ts

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const sampleWorkflowState = {
         webhookPath: { id: 'webhookPath', type: 'short-input', value: '' },
       },
       outputs: {
-        response: { type: { input: 'any' } },
+        input: 'any',
       },
       enabled: true,
       horizontalHandles: true,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export const sampleWorkflowState = {
           type: 'long-input',
           value: 'You are a helpful assistant',
         },
-        context: { id: 'context', type: 'short-input', value: '<start.response.input>' },
+        context: { id: 'context', type: 'short-input', value: '<start.input>' },
         model: { id: 'model', type: 'dropdown', value: 'gpt-4o' },
         apiKey: { id: 'apiKey', type: 'short-input', value: '{{OPENAI_API_KEY}}' },
       },

apps/sim/app/api/chat/utils.ts

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export async function validateChatAuth(
 /**
  * Executes a workflow for a chat request and returns the formatted output.
  *
- * When workflows reference <start.response.input>, they receive a structured JSON
+ * When workflows reference <start.input>, they receive a structured JSON
  * containing both the message and conversationId for maintaining chat context.
  *
  * @param chatId - Chat deployment identifier
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ export async function executeWorkflowForChat(
       if (result && 'success' in result) {
         result.logs?.forEach((log: BlockLog) => {
           if (streamedContent.has(log.blockId)) {
-            if (log.output?.response) {
-              log.output.response.content = streamedContent.get(log.blockId)
+            if (log.output) {
+              log.output.content = streamedContent.get(log.blockId)
             }
           }
         })

apps/sim/app/api/codegen/route.ts

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Example Scenario:
 User Prompt: "Fetch user data from an API. Use the User ID passed in as 'userId' and an API Key stored as the 'SERVICE_API_KEY' environment variable."
 
 Generated Code:
-const userId = <block.response.content>; // Correct: Accessing input parameter without quotes
+const userId = <block.content>; // Correct: Accessing input parameter without quotes
 const apiKey = {{SERVICE_API_KEY}}; // Correct: Accessing environment variable without quotes
 const url = \`https://api.example.com/users/\${userId}\`;
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Do not include import/require statements unless absolutely necessary and they ar
 Do not include markdown formatting or explanations.
 Output only the raw TypeScript code. Use modern TypeScript features where appropriate. Do not use semicolons.
 Example:
-const userId = <block.response.content> as string
+const userId = <block.content> as string
 const apiKey = {{SERVICE_API_KEY}}
 const response = await fetch(\`https://api.example.com/users/\${userId}\`, { headers: { Authorization: \`Bearer \${apiKey}\` } })
 if (!response.ok) {

apps/sim/app/api/providers/route.ts

@@ -137,24 +137,22 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
         const safeExecutionData = {
           success: executionData.success,
           output: {
-            response: {
-              // Sanitize content to remove non-ASCII characters that would cause ByteString errors
-              content: executionData.output?.response?.content
-                ? String(executionData.output.response.content).replace(/[\u0080-\uFFFF]/g, '')
-                : '',
-              model: executionData.output?.response?.model,
-              tokens: executionData.output?.response?.tokens || {
-                prompt: 0,
-                completion: 0,
-                total: 0,
-              },
-              // Sanitize any potential Unicode characters in tool calls
-              toolCalls: executionData.output?.response?.toolCalls
-                ? sanitizeToolCalls(executionData.output.response.toolCalls)
-                : undefined,
-              providerTiming: executionData.output?.response?.providerTiming,
-              cost: executionData.output?.response?.cost,
+            // Sanitize content to remove non-ASCII characters that would cause ByteString errors
+            content: executionData.output?.content
+              ? String(executionData.output.content).replace(/[\u0080-\uFFFF]/g, '')
+              : '',
+            model: executionData.output?.model,
+            tokens: executionData.output?.tokens || {
+              prompt: 0,
+              completion: 0,
+              total: 0,
             },
+            // Sanitize any potential Unicode characters in tool calls
+            toolCalls: executionData.output?.toolCalls
+              ? sanitizeToolCalls(executionData.output.toolCalls)
+              : undefined,
+            providerTiming: executionData.output?.providerTiming,
+            cost: executionData.output?.cost,
           },
           error: executionData.error,
           logs: [], // Strip logs from header to avoid encoding issues

apps/sim/app/api/user/settings/route.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const SettingsSchema = z.object({
   debugMode: z.boolean().optional(),
   autoConnect: z.boolean().optional(),
   autoFillEnvVars: z.boolean().optional(),
+  autoPan: z.boolean().optional(),
   telemetryEnabled: z.boolean().optional(),
   telemetryNotifiedUser: z.boolean().optional(),
   emailPreferences: z
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const defaultSettings = {
   debugMode: false,
   autoConnect: true,
   autoFillEnvVars: true,
+  autoPan: true,
   telemetryEnabled: true,
   telemetryNotifiedUser: false,
   emailPreferences: {},
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ export async function GET() {
           debugMode: userSettings.debugMode,
           autoConnect: userSettings.autoConnect,
           autoFillEnvVars: userSettings.autoFillEnvVars,
+          autoPan: userSettings.autoPan,
           telemetryEnabled: userSettings.telemetryEnabled,
           telemetryNotifiedUser: userSettings.telemetryNotifiedUser,
           emailPreferences: userSettings.emailPreferences ?? {},

apps/sim/app/api/workflows/route.ts

@@ -118,11 +118,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
             },
           },
           outputs: {
-            response: {
-              type: {
-                input: 'any',
-              },
-            },
+            input: 'any',
           },
           enabled: true,
           horizontalHandles: true,
@@ -248,11 +244,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
           },
         },
         outputs: {
-          response: {
-            type: {
-              input: 'any',
-            },
-          },
+          input: 'any',
         },
         createdAt: now,
         updatedAt: now,

apps/sim/app/api/workspaces/route.ts

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ async function createWorkspace(userId: string, name: string) {
               },
             },
             outputs: {
-              response: { type: { input: 'any' } },
+              input: 'any',
             },
             enabled: true,
             horizontalHandles: true,
@@ -230,11 +230,7 @@ async function createWorkspace(userId: string, name: string) {
           },
         },
         outputs: {
-          response: {
-            type: {
-              input: 'any',
-            },
-          },
+          input: 'any',
         },
         createdAt: now,
         updatedAt: now,

apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/panel/components/chat/chat.tsx

@@ -258,17 +258,12 @@ export function Chat({ panelWidth, chatMessage, setChatMessage }: ChatProps) {
         if (typeof output === 'string') {
           content = output
         } else if (output && typeof output === 'object') {
-          // Handle cases where output is { response: ... }
+          // Handle flattened output structure
           const outputObj = output as Record<string, any>
-          const response = outputObj.response
-          if (response) {
-            if (typeof response.content === 'string') {
-              content = response.content
-            } else {
-              // Pretty print for better readability
-              content = `\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(response, null, 2)}\n\`\`\``
-            }
+          if (typeof outputObj.content === 'string') {
+            content = outputObj.content
           } else {
+            // Pretty print for better readability
             content = `\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(output, null, 2)}\n\`\`\``
           }
         }

apps/sim/app/w/[id]/components/panel/components/chat/components/output-select/output-select.tsx

@@ -53,13 +53,41 @@ export function OutputSelect({
         const addOutput = (path: string, outputObj: any, prefix = '') => {
           const fullPath = prefix ? `${prefix}.${path}` : path
 
-          if (typeof outputObj === 'object' && outputObj !== null) {
-            // For objects, recursively add each property
+          // If not an object or is null, treat as leaf node
+          if (typeof outputObj !== 'object' || outputObj === null) {
+            const output = {
+              id: `${block.id}_${fullPath}`,
+              label: `${blockName}.${fullPath}`,
+              blockId: block.id,
+              blockName: block.name || `Block ${block.id}`,
+              blockType: block.type,
+              path: fullPath,
+            }
+            outputs.push(output)
+            return
+          }
+
+          // If has 'type' property, treat as schema definition (leaf node)
+          if ('type' in outputObj && typeof outputObj.type === 'string') {
+            const output = {
+              id: `${block.id}_${fullPath}`,
+              label: `${blockName}.${fullPath}`,
+              blockId: block.id,
+              blockName: block.name || `Block ${block.id}`,
+              blockType: block.type,
+              path: fullPath,
+            }
+            outputs.push(output)
+            return
+          }
+
+          // For objects without type, recursively add each property
+          if (!Array.isArray(outputObj)) {
             Object.entries(outputObj).forEach(([key, value]) => {
               addOutput(key, value, fullPath)
             })
           } else {
-            // Add leaf node as output option
+            // For arrays, treat as leaf node
             outputs.push({
               id: `${block.id}_${fullPath}`,
               label: `${blockName}.${fullPath}`,
@@ -71,10 +99,10 @@ export function OutputSelect({
           }
         }
 
-        // Start with the response object
-        if (block.outputs.response) {
-          addOutput('response', block.outputs.response)
-        }
+        // Process all output properties directly (flattened structure)
+        Object.entries(block.outputs).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+          addOutput(key, value)
+        })
       }
     })