simstudioai · waleedlatif1 · Jun 11, 2026 · Jun 11, 2026
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/utils/workflow-canvas-helpers.test.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/utils/workflow-canvas-helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { isPositionalTriggerBlock } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/utils/workflow-canvas-helpers'
+
+describe('isPositionalTriggerBlock', () => {
+  it('returns true for a top-level block with no incoming edges', () => {
+    const block = { id: 'block-1' }
+    const edges = [{ target: 'other-block' }]
+
+    expect(isPositionalTriggerBlock(block, edges)).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('returns true for a top-level block when there are no edges at all', () => {
+    expect(isPositionalTriggerBlock({ id: 'block-1' }, [])).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('returns false for a top-level block with incoming edges', () => {
+    const block = { id: 'block-1' }
+    const edges = [{ target: 'block-1' }]
+
+    expect(isPositionalTriggerBlock(block, edges)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('returns false for a block nested in a subflow even with no incoming edges', () => {
+    const block = { id: 'nested-block', parentId: 'loop-1' }
+
+    expect(isPositionalTriggerBlock(block, [])).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('returns false for a nested block with incoming edges', () => {
+    const block = { id: 'nested-block', parentId: 'loop-1' }
+    const edges = [{ target: 'nested-block' }]
+
+    expect(isPositionalTriggerBlock(block, edges)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('returns false when no block is provided', () => {
+    expect(isPositionalTriggerBlock(undefined, [])).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  /**
+   * Regression: a block copy-pasted into a loop is bound to the subflow
+   * (parentId set) but has no edges yet. It must not be classified as a
+   * positional trigger — that classification hid "Remove from Subflow"
+   * in the block context menu.
+   */
+  it('does not classify a freshly pasted, unconnected block inside a loop as a trigger', () => {
+    const pastedBlock = { id: 'pasted-cloudwatch', parentId: 'loop-iterate-workflows' }
+    const edges = [
+      { target: 'parse-ids' },
+      { target: 'loop-iterate-workflows' },
+      { target: 'run-subworkflow' },
+      { target: 'check-result' },
+      { target: 'publish-success' },
+      { target: 'publish-failure' },
+    ]
+
+    expect(isPositionalTriggerBlock(pastedBlock, edges)).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/utils/workflow-canvas-helpers.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/utils/workflow-canvas-helpers.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,26 @@ export function validateTriggerPaste(
   return { isValid: true }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines whether a block should be treated as a positional trigger — a workflow
+ * entry point inferred from having no incoming edges.
+ *
+ * Blocks nested inside a loop or parallel subflow are never triggers regardless of
+ * their edges: a block pasted into a subflow starts with no incoming edges but is
+ * still an ordinary nested block (e.g. it must keep its "Remove from Subflow" action).
+ *
+ * @param block - The block to classify (id plus its parent binding, if any)
+ * @param edges - All workflow edges
+ * @returns True if the block is a top-level block with no incoming edges
+ */
+export function isPositionalTriggerBlock(
+  block: { id: string; parentId?: string } | undefined,
+  edges: Array<Pick<Edge, 'target'>>
+): boolean {
+  if (!block || block.parentId) return false
+  return !edges.some((edge) => edge.target === block.id)
+}
+
 /**
  * Clears drag highlight classes and resets cursor state.
  * Used when drag operations end or are cancelled.

diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/workflow.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/workflow.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import {
   isBlockProtected,
   isEdgeProtected,
   isInEditableElement,
+  isPositionalTriggerBlock,
   resolveSelectionConflicts,
   validateTriggerPaste,
 } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/utils'
@@ -4176,7 +4177,7 @@ const WorkflowContent = React.memo(
                       isExecuting={isExecuting}
                       isPositionalTrigger={
                         contextMenuBlocks.length === 1 &&
-                        edges.filter((e) => e.target === contextMenuBlocks[0]?.id).length === 0
+                        isPositionalTriggerBlock(contextMenuBlocks[0], edges)
                       }
                       onToggleLocked={handleContextToggleLocked}
                       canAdmin={effectivePermissions.canAdmin && !workflowReadOnly}