fix(tool-calls): remove redundant input/output fields in favor of arguments/response, exclude isExpanded for tools in agents in workflow change detection (#1630)

Author: waleedlatif1

apps/sim/executor/handlers/agent/agent-handler.ts

@@ -928,8 +928,7 @@ export class AgentBlockHandler implements BlockHandler {
       endTime: tc.endTime,
       duration: tc.duration,
       arguments: tc.arguments || tc.input || {},
-      input: tc.arguments || tc.input || {}, // Keep both for backward compatibility
-      output: tc.result || tc.output,
+      result: tc.result || tc.output,
     }
   }
 

apps/sim/lib/workflows/utils.ts

@@ -237,6 +237,23 @@ export async function updateWorkflowRunCounts(workflowId: string, runs = 1) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sanitize tools array by removing UI-only fields
+ * @param tools - The tools array to sanitize
+ * @returns A sanitized tools array
+ */
+function sanitizeToolsForComparison(tools: any[] | undefined): any[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(tools)) {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  return tools.map((tool) => {
+    // Remove UI-only field: isExpanded
+    const { isExpanded, ...cleanTool } = tool
+    return cleanTool
+  })
+}
+
 /**
  * Normalize a value for consistent comparison by sorting object keys
  * @param value - The value to normalize
@@ -385,8 +402,14 @@ export function hasWorkflowChanged(
       }
 
       // Get values with special handling for null/undefined
-      const currentValue = currentSubBlocks[subBlockId].value ?? null
-      const deployedValue = deployedSubBlocks[subBlockId].value ?? null
+      let currentValue = currentSubBlocks[subBlockId].value ?? null
+      let deployedValue = deployedSubBlocks[subBlockId].value ?? null
+
+      // Special handling for 'tools' subBlock - sanitize UI-only fields
+      if (subBlockId === 'tools' && Array.isArray(currentValue) && Array.isArray(deployedValue)) {
+        currentValue = sanitizeToolsForComparison(currentValue)
+        deployedValue = sanitizeToolsForComparison(deployedValue)
+      }
 
       // For string values, compare directly to catch even small text changes
       if (typeof currentValue === 'string' && typeof deployedValue === 'string') {