Duplicated workflow shares the same agents as the original - intended?

[foxyforge]

Hi OpenBot team,

quick question about workflows (OpenBot 0.65, Linux):

When I duplicate a workflow, the copy uses the exact same agents as the original (same agent IDs). So if I change an agent's role text, model or access while working on the copy, it also changes the original workflow, even during a running run.

1. Is this intended?
2. Is there a way to duplicate a workflow together with its agents, so I can safely build a test version next to the live one?

Use case: I run a 14-agent coding team as a workflow and want a "workbench" copy to develop the next version without touching the live team.

Thanks a lot, great tool!
Chris

[Medamineelkhattabi]

Duplicate copies the canvas only, not the agents. In 0.65.0 the switcher's Duplicate creates <name> copy from the current graph (WorkflowCanvas.tsx#L1134-L1138). An agent step stores only agentId and task (ipc-workflows.ts#L73) and runs as a message to that agent (workflows.ts#L416-L433). Role, model and access live on the agent, so both workflows drive the same 14 agents. A run freezes its graph, not its agents, so edits reach a running run too. I didn't find a doc or comment saying whether this is intended, so that's for the maintainers. There's no workflow export, template or "duplicate with agents" option.

What works today:

1. Put the 14 agents in one sidebar folder (right-click an agent > Move to).
2. When they're idle with empty queues, right-click the folder > Duplicate folder. Each agent is copied as <name> copy with its settings, files, memories and routines, and no messages (duplicate-section.ts, agent-store.ts#L408-L442).
3. Duplicate the workflow, then in the copy click each agent step's agent pill and pick the "copy" agent.

Before testing the copy:

• Active routines were copied, so pause them on the copies.
• Extra folders you gave an agent outside its workspace keep their paths, so copies can change the same repo.
• The copy keeps the trigger, so a schedule or GitHub/Slack/Discord/Telegram trigger starts both workflows. Set the copy's trigger to Manual.