feat(editor): Add Info Note to NDV Output Panel if no existing Tools were used during Execution (#11672)

cypress/composables/ndv.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ export function getOutputPanelTable() {
 	return getOutputPanelDataContainer().get('table');
 }
 
+export function getRunDataInfoCallout() {
+	return cy.getByTestId('run-data-callout');
+}
+
 export function getOutputPanelItemsCount() {
 	return getOutputPanel().getByTestId('ndv-items-count');
 }

cypress/e2e/30-langchain.cy.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import {
 	clickCreateNewCredential,
 	clickExecuteNode,
 	clickGetBackToCanvas,
+	getRunDataInfoCallout,
+	getOutputPanelTable,
 	toggleParameterCheckboxInputByName,
 } from '../composables/ndv';
 import {
@@ -418,4 +420,102 @@ describe('Langchain Integration', () => {
 		assertInputOutputText('Berlin', 'not.exist');
 		assertInputOutputText('Kyiv', 'not.exist');
 	});
+
+	it('should show tool info notice if no existing tools were used during execution', () => {
+		addNodeToCanvas(MANUAL_CHAT_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME, true);
+		addNodeToCanvas(AGENT_NODE_NAME, true);
+
+		addLanguageModelNodeToParent(
+			AI_LANGUAGE_MODEL_OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_NODE_NAME,
+			AGENT_NODE_NAME,
+			true,
+		);
+
+		clickCreateNewCredential();
+		setCredentialValues({
+			apiKey: 'sk_test_123',
+		});
+		clickGetBackToCanvas();
+
+		addToolNodeToParent(AI_TOOL_CALCULATOR_NODE_NAME, AGENT_NODE_NAME);
+		clickGetBackToCanvas();
+		openNode(AGENT_NODE_NAME);
+
+		const inputMessage = 'Hello!';
+		const outputMessage = 'Hi there! How can I assist you today?';
+
+		clickExecuteNode();
+
+		runMockWorkflowExecution({
+			trigger: () => sendManualChatMessage(inputMessage),
+			runData: [
+				createMockNodeExecutionData(AGENT_NODE_NAME, {
+					jsonData: {
+						main: { output: outputMessage },
+					},
+					metadata: {
+						subRun: [{ node: AI_LANGUAGE_MODEL_OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_NODE_NAME, runIndex: 0 }],
+					},
+				}),
+			],
+			lastNodeExecuted: AGENT_NODE_NAME,
+		});
+		closeManualChatModal();
+		openNode(AGENT_NODE_NAME);
+
+		getRunDataInfoCallout().should('exist');
+	});
+
+	it('should not show tool info notice if tools were used during execution', () => {
+		addNodeToCanvas(MANUAL_CHAT_TRIGGER_NODE_NAME, true);
+		addNodeToCanvas(AGENT_NODE_NAME, true, true);
+		getRunDataInfoCallout().should('not.exist');
+		clickGetBackToCanvas();
+
+		addLanguageModelNodeToParent(
+			AI_LANGUAGE_MODEL_OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_NODE_NAME,
+			AGENT_NODE_NAME,
+			true,
+		);
+
+		clickCreateNewCredential();
+		setCredentialValues({
+			apiKey: 'sk_test_123',
+		});
+		clickGetBackToCanvas();
+
+		addToolNodeToParent(AI_TOOL_CALCULATOR_NODE_NAME, AGENT_NODE_NAME);
+		clickGetBackToCanvas();
+		openNode(AGENT_NODE_NAME);
+
+		getRunDataInfoCallout().should('not.exist');
+
+		const inputMessage = 'Hello!';
+		const outputMessage = 'Hi there! How can I assist you today?';
+
+		clickExecuteNode();
+
+		runMockWorkflowExecution({
+			trigger: () => sendManualChatMessage(inputMessage),
+			runData: [
+				createMockNodeExecutionData(AGENT_NODE_NAME, {
+					jsonData: {
+						main: { output: outputMessage },
+					},
+					metadata: {
+						subRun: [{ node: AI_LANGUAGE_MODEL_OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_NODE_NAME, runIndex: 0 }],
+					},
+				}),
+				createMockNodeExecutionData(AI_TOOL_CALCULATOR_NODE_NAME, {}),
+			],
+			lastNodeExecuted: AGENT_NODE_NAME,
+		});
+
+		closeManualChatModal();
+		openNode(AGENT_NODE_NAME);
+		// This waits to ensure the output panel is rendered
+		getOutputPanelTable();
+
+		getRunDataInfoCallout().should('not.exist');
+	});
 });

packages/editor-ui/src/components/OutputPanel.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, computed, onMounted, watch } from 'vue';
-import type { IRunData, IRunExecutionData, NodeError, Workflow } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import {
+	NodeConnectionType,
+	type IRunData,
+	type IRunExecutionData,
+	type NodeError,
+	type Workflow,
+} from 'n8n-workflow';
 import RunData from './RunData.vue';
 import RunInfo from './RunInfo.vue';
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia';
@@ -209,6 +215,29 @@ const canPinData = computed(() => {
 	return pinnedData.isValidNodeType.value && !props.isReadOnly;
 });
 
+const allToolsWereUnusedNotice = computed(() => {
+	if (!node.value || runsCount.value === 0) return undefined;
+
+	// With pinned data there's no clear correct answer for whether
+	// we should use historic or current parents, so we don't show the notice,
+	// as it likely ends up unactionable noise to the user
+	if (pinnedData.hasData.value) return undefined;
+
+	const toolsAvailable = props.workflow.getParentNodes(
+		node.value.name,
+		NodeConnectionType.AiTool,
+		1,
+	);
+	const toolsUsedInLatestRun = toolsAvailable.filter(
+		(tool) => !!workflowRunData.value?.[tool]?.[props.runIndex],
+	);
+	if (toolsAvailable.length > 0 && toolsUsedInLatestRun.length === 0) {
+		return i18n.baseText('ndv.output.noToolUsedInfo');
+	} else {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+});
+
 // Methods
 
 const insertTestData = () => {
@@ -298,6 +327,7 @@ const activatePane = () => {
 		:hide-pagination="outputMode === 'logs'"
 		pane-type="output"
 		:data-output-type="outputMode"
+		:callout-message="allToolsWereUnusedNotice"
 		@activate-pane="activatePane"
 		@run-change="onRunIndexChange"
 		@link-run="onLinkRun"

packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunData.vue

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ type Props = {
 	isProductionExecutionPreview?: boolean;
 	isPaneActive?: boolean;
 	hidePagination?: boolean;
+	calloutMessage?: string;
 };
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
 	mappingEnabled: false,
 	isExecuting: false,
 	hidePagination: false,
+	calloutMessage: undefined,
 });
 const emit = defineEmits<{
 	search: [search: string];
@@ -1426,6 +1428,12 @@ defineExpose({ enterEditMode });
 
 		<slot v-if="!displaysMultipleNodes" name="before-data" />
 
+		<div v-if="props.calloutMessage" :class="$style.hintCallout">
+			<N8nCallout theme="secondary" data-test-id="run-data-callout">
+				<N8nText v-n8n-html="props.calloutMessage" size="small"></N8nText>
+			</N8nCallout>
+		</div>
+
 		<N8nCallout
 			v-for="hint in getNodeHints()"
 			:key="hint.message"

packages/editor-ui/src/components/__snapshots__/InputPanel.test.ts.snap

@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ exports[`InputPanel > should render 1`] = `
     <!--v-if-->
     <!--v-if-->
     <!--v-if-->
+    <!--v-if-->
     
     
     <!--v-if-->

packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@
 	"ndv.output.tooMuchData.showDataAnyway": "Show data",
 	"ndv.output.tooMuchData.title": "Display data?",
 	"ndv.output.waitingToRun": "Waiting to execute...",
+	"ndv.output.noToolUsedInfo": "None of your tools were used in this run. Try giving your tools clearer names and descriptions to help the AI",
 	"ndv.title.cancel": "Cancel",
 	"ndv.title.rename": "Rename",
 	"ndv.title.renameNode": "Rename node",