Canvas Editor Actions

Canvas actions are available in the Studio Canvas editor. They are not part of the public REST API or the ligantic CLI. Access rules are in Canvas Access.

Canvas Limits

Canvas names are trimmed and must be 1–5000 characters.

Node Actions

The node actions menu in the Canvas editor shows these actions. Each is shown only when its condition is met:

Action	Shown when	See
Run flow	The node type is `flow:literal` and the Canvas is editable	Canvas Flow Literal Runs
Extract table…	The node preview is a `workbook`	Canvas Tabular Preview and Extraction
Create schema…	The node preview is a `table`	Canvas Tabular Preview and Extraction
Convert to resource	The node type ends in `:literal`	Canvas Conversion
Duplicate	Always, when the Canvas is editable
Delete	Always, when the Canvas is editable

Convert to resource does not succeed for flow:literal nodes. See Canvas Conversion.

Canvas Controls

The Canvas editor provides a save-state indicator, a version menu, zoom in, zoom out, lock or unlock, fit view, and a compatible-run selector.

If another session saves the Canvas first, the editor shows Canvas changed in another session and reloads the page.

Assistant Panel

The assistant panel proposes these actions: extract-table, derive-schema, convert-literal, and auto-layout. Each proposal has a button that runs the matching action above. Accepting an assistant action confirms that action. It does not review candidates.

If no assistant Flow is configured, the panel shows Assistant flow is not configured.

How to Convert a Canvas Literal Into a Resource

This guide shows you how to promote a literal node on a Canvas into a first-class Schema or Experience.

How to Get Content Onto a Canvas

This guide shows you how to bring a file onto a Canvas and turn it into structured content.

Canvas Editor Actions

Canvas Limits

Node Actions

Canvas Controls

Assistant Panel

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