fix(server): persist manifest metadata names (#302)

When Fabro creates a detached run through the server, the resulting run
metadata should still read like something a human can trust at a glance.
Before this change, those runs could persist with
`settings.project.name` and `settings.workflow.name` left `null` even
though Fabro already had enough local context to infer them. That made
`inspect` output look half-populated and made it harder to tell whether
the saved run state was complete.

This fixes that trust gap in the server-backed manifest flow.

## Summary
- backfill missing manifest-backed project and workflow names during
server run preparation
- prefer explicit `[workflow].name` from bundled `workflow.toml`, then
fall back to graph name or workflow slug
- cover both manifest preparation and persisted run-state behavior with
server tests

## Testing
- cargo test -p fabro-server
prepare_manifest_backfills_missing_project_and_workflow_names --
--nocapture
- cargo test -p fabro-server
prepare_manifest_preserves_explicit_project_and_workflow_names --
--nocapture
- cargo test -p fabro-server
create_run_persists_backfilled_project_and_workflow_names -- --nocapture

---------

Co-authored-by: Bryan Helmkamp <bryan@brynary.com>

apps/fabro-web/app/data/runs.test.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function makeRun(overrides: Partial<Run> = {}): Run {
     id:               "01ABC",
     goal:             "Fix the build",
     title:            "Fix the build",
-    workflow:         { slug: "fix_build", name: "Fix Build" },
+    workflow:         { slug: "fix_build", name: "Fix Build", graph_name: "FixBuild" },
     automation:       null,
     repository:       { name: "myrepo", origin_url: null, provider: "unknown" },
     created_by:       null,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe("mapRunListItem", () => {
     const item = mapRunListItem(summary);
     expect(item.id).toBe("01ABC");
     expect(item.title).toBe("Server supplied title");
-    expect(item.workflow).toBe("fix_build");
+    expect(item.workflow).toBe("Fix Build");
     expect(item.repo).toBe("myrepo");
     expect(item.sourceDirectory).toBe("/home/user/myrepo");
     expect(item.elapsed).toBeDefined();
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe("mapRunToRunItem", () => {
     const item = mapRunToRunItem(summary);
     expect(item.id).toBe("01ABC");
     expect(item.title).toBe("Fix the build");
-    expect(item.workflow).toBe("fix_build");
+    expect(item.workflow).toBe("Fix Build");
     expect(item.repo).toBe("myrepo");
     expect(item.sourceDirectory).toBe("/home/user/myrepo");
     expect(item.elapsed).toBeDefined();
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe("mapRunToRunItem", () => {
       id:               "01DEF",
       goal:             "",
       title:            "",
-      workflow:         { slug: null, name: "unknown" },
+      workflow:         { slug: null, name: null, graph_name: null },
       source_directory: null,
       repository:       { name: "unknown", origin_url: null, provider: "unknown" },
       ...withStatus({ kind: "submitted" }),
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ describe("mapRunToRunItem", () => {
     expect(item.sourceDirectory).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
+  test("falls back to graph name and slug for workflow labels", () => {
+    const graphFallback = mapRunToRunItem(
+      makeRun({ workflow: { slug: "fix_build", name: null, graph_name: "FixBuild" } }),
+    );
+    const slugFallback = mapRunToRunItem(
+      makeRun({ workflow: { slug: "fix_build", name: null, graph_name: null } }),
+    );
+
+    expect(graphFallback.workflow).toBe("FixBuild");
+    expect(slugFallback.workflow).toBe("fix_build");
+  });
+
   test("recognizes canonical blocked and queued run statuses", () => {
     expect(isRunStatus("queued")).toBe(true);
     expect(isRunStatus("blocked")).toBe(true);

apps/fabro-web/app/data/runs.ts

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function mapRunListItem(item: Run): RunItem {
     id: item.id,
     repo: displayRepoName(item.repository?.name ?? "unknown"),
     title: displayRunTitle(item.title),
-    workflow: item.workflow.slug ?? item.workflow.name ?? "unknown",
+    workflow: item.workflow.name ?? item.workflow.graph_name ?? item.workflow.slug ?? "unknown",
     column: columnForRun(item) ?? undefined,
     lifecycleStatus,
     lifecycleStatusLabel: lifecycleStatusLabel(item.lifecycle.status, item.lifecycle.archived),

docs/public/api-reference/fabro-api.yaml

@@ -7386,12 +7386,14 @@ components:
 
     WorkflowRef:
       type: object
-      required: [slug, name]
+      required: [slug, name, graph_name]
       properties:
         slug:
           type: ["string", "null"]
         name:
-          type: string
+          type: ["string", "null"]
+        graph_name:
+          type: ["string", "null"]
 
     AutomationRef:
       type: object

lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/run_summary_round_trip.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ fn run_summary_json_matches_openapi_shape() {
         goal:             String::new(),
         workflow:         WorkflowRef {
             slug:       Some("workflow".to_string()),
-            name: "workflow".to_string(),
+            name:       Some("Ship workflow".to_string()),
+            graph_name: Some("GraphName".to_string()),
         },
         automation:       None,
         repository:       Some(RepositoryRef {
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ fn run_summary_json_matches_openapi_shape() {
             "goal": "",
             "workflow": {
                 "slug": "workflow",
-                "name": "workflow"
+                "name": "Ship workflow",
+                "graph_name": "GraphName"
             },
             "automation": null,
             "repository": {
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@ fn run_summary_deserializes_when_optional_fields_are_absent() {
         "title": "ship it",
         "workflow": {
             "slug": null,
-            "name": "unnamed"
+            "name": null,
+            "graph_name": "GraphName"
         },
         "origin": {
             "kind": "api"
@@ -191,7 +194,8 @@ fn run_summary_deserializes_when_optional_fields_are_absent() {
 
     assert_eq!(summary.id, run_id);
     assert_eq!(summary.children_count, 0);
-    assert_eq!(summary.workflow.name, "unnamed");
+    assert_eq!(summary.workflow.name, None);
+    assert_eq!(summary.workflow.graph_name.as_deref(), Some("GraphName"));
     assert_eq!(summary.workflow.slug, None);
     assert_eq!(summary.goal, "ship it");
     assert_eq!(summary.title, "ship it");

lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs/list.rs

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn list_command(
                     "run_id": run.run_id(),
                     "parent_id": run.parent_id(),
                     "workflow_name": run.workflow_name(),
+                    "workflow_graph_name": run.workflow_graph_name(),
                     "workflow_slug": run.workflow_slug(),
                     "status": run.status(),
                     "start_time": run.start_time(),
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn list_command(
                 );
             }
             row.extend([
-                run.workflow_name().cell(),
+                run.workflow_display_name().cell(),
                 status_cell(run.status(), use_color),
                 dir_display.cell(),
                 duration_display.cell(),

lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/server_runs.rs

@@ -25,14 +25,37 @@ impl ServerRunInfo {
         self.run.parent_id
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn workflow_name(&self) -> String {
+    pub(crate) fn workflow_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.run.workflow.name.clone()
+        self.run.workflow.name.as_deref()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn workflow_graph_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.run.workflow.graph_name.as_deref()
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn workflow_slug(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         self.run.workflow.slug.as_deref()
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn workflow_display_name(&self) -> String {
+        self.workflow_name()
+            .or_else(|| self.workflow_graph_name())
+            .or_else(|| self.workflow_slug())
+            .unwrap_or("-")
+            .to_string()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn workflow_matches(&self, pattern: &str) -> bool {
+        [
+            self.workflow_name(),
+            self.workflow_graph_name(),
+            self.workflow_slug(),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .flatten()
+        .any(|value| value.contains(pattern))
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn status(&self) -> RunStatus {
         self.run.lifecycle.status
     }
@@ -132,7 +155,7 @@ pub(crate) fn filter_server_runs(
                 start_time.is_empty() || start_time.as_str() < before
             })
         })
-        .filter(|run| workflow.is_none_or(|pattern| run.workflow_name().contains(pattern)))
+        .filter(|run| workflow.is_none_or(|pattern| run.workflow_matches(pattern)))
         .filter(|run| {
             labels.iter().all(|(key, value)| {
                 run.labels()

lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/cmd/json_global.rs

@@ -144,19 +144,20 @@ fn ps_supports_global_flag_and_env_var() {
             .expect("ps output should be an array")
             .iter()
             .map(|run| {
+                let nullable_string = |field: &str| {
+                    run.get(field)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("{field} should be present"))
+                        .as_str()
+                        .map(str::to_string)
+                };
                 (
                     run["run_id"]
                         .as_str()
                         .expect("run_id should be present")
                         .to_string(),
-                    run["workflow_name"]
+                    nullable_string("workflow_name"),
-                        .as_str()
+                    nullable_string("workflow_graph_name"),
-                        .expect("workflow_name should be present")
+                    nullable_string("workflow_slug"),
-                        .to_string(),
-                    run["workflow_slug"]
-                        .as_str()
-                        .expect("workflow_slug should be present")
-                        .to_string(),
                     run["goal"]
                         .as_str()
                         .expect("goal should be present")

lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/cmd/mcp.rs

@@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ async fn mcp_create_and_search_manage_real_runs_with_cli_auth() {
           "run_id": "[RUN_ID]",
           "parent_id": null,
           "children_count": 0,
-          "workflow_name": "Simple",
+          "workflow_name": null,
+          "workflow_graph_name": "Simple",
           "workflow_slug": "simple",
           "status": "queued",
           "archived": false,
@@ -1164,7 +1165,8 @@ async fn mcp_lifecycle_tools_manage_real_run() {
             "run_id": "[RUN_ID]",
             "parent_id": null,
             "children_count": 0,
-            "workflow_name": "Simple",
+            "workflow_name": null,
+            "workflow_graph_name": "Simple",
             "workflow_slug": "simple",
             "status": "failed",
             "archived": false,

lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/cmd/ps.rs

@@ -200,8 +200,9 @@ fn ps_all_json_lists_created_and_completed_runs() {
     let runs: Vec<Value> = serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).expect("ps JSON should parse");
     assert_eq!(runs.len(), 2, "expected submitted + completed runs");
     assert!(
-        runs.iter().all(|run| run["workflow_name"] == "Simple"),
+        runs.iter()
-        "all runs should belong to the Simple workflow: {runs:#?}"
+            .all(|run| run["workflow_name"].is_null() && run["workflow_graph_name"] == "Simple"),
+        "all runs should expose Simple as the graph name, not a workflow name: {runs:#?}"
     );
     assert!(
         runs.iter()
@@ -318,7 +319,8 @@ fn ps_filters_by_workflow_and_label() {
         "workflow+label filter should isolate one run"
     );
     let run = &runs[0];
-    assert_eq!(run["workflow_name"], "Simple");
+    assert!(run["workflow_name"].is_null());
+    assert_eq!(run["workflow_graph_name"], "Simple");
     assert_eq!(run["status"]["kind"], "succeeded");
     assert_eq!(run["status"]["reason"], "completed");
     assert_eq!(run["labels"]["suite"], "alpha");

lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/cmd/support.rs

@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ pub(crate) fn remote_run_summary_json(
         "goal": goal,
         "workflow": {
             "slug": workflow_slug,
-            "name": workflow_name
+            "name": workflow_name,
+            "graph_name": null
         },
         "repository": {
             "name": "repo",

lib/crates/fabro-config/src/builders.rs

@@ -452,6 +452,14 @@ impl WorkflowSettingsBuilder {
         Ok(self.workflow_layer(layer))
     }
 
+    pub fn workflow_toml_with_run_layer(self, source: &str, run: RunLayer) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut layer = source
+            .parse::<SettingsLayer>()
+            .map_err(|err| Error::parse("Failed to parse settings file", err))?;
+        layer.run = Some(run);
+        Ok(self.workflow_layer(layer))
+    }
+
     pub fn workflow_file(self, path: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(self.workflow_layer(run::load_run_config(path)?))
     }

lib/crates/fabro-mcp-server/src/run_tools/common.rs

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ pub(crate) struct RunSummaryResult {
     pub(crate) run_id:              String,
     pub(crate) parent_id:           Option<String>,
     pub(crate) children_count:      u64,
-    pub(crate) workflow_name:    String,
+    pub(crate) workflow_name:       Option<String>,
+    pub(crate) workflow_graph_name: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) workflow_slug:       Option<String>,
     pub(crate) status:              String,
     pub(crate) archived:            bool,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ pub(super) fn run_summary_result(run: &Run) -> RunSummaryResult {
         parent_id:           run.parent_id.map(|parent_id| parent_id.to_string()),
         children_count:      run.children_count,
         workflow_name:       run.workflow.name.clone(),
+        workflow_graph_name: run.workflow.graph_name.clone(),
         workflow_slug:       run.workflow.slug.clone(),
         status:              run_status_kind(run.lifecycle.status).to_string(),
         archived:            run.lifecycle.archived,
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ mod tests {
             goal:             "test".to_string(),
             workflow:         WorkflowRef {
                 slug:       Some("simple".to_string()),
-                name: "Simple".to_string(),
+                name:       Some("Simple".to_string()),
+                graph_name: Some("GraphName".to_string()),
             },
             automation:       None,
             repository:       None,
@@ -200,6 +203,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(summary.parent_id, Some(parent_id.to_string()));
         assert_eq!(summary.children_count, 3);
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow_name.as_deref(), Some("Simple"));
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow_graph_name.as_deref(), Some("GraphName"));
     }
 
     fn run_id(raw: &str) -> RunId {

lib/crates/fabro-mcp-server/src/run_tools/search.rs

@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ pub(crate) struct SearchRunSummaryResult {
     pub(crate) run_id:              String,
     pub(crate) parent_id:           Option<String>,
     pub(crate) children_count:      u64,
-    pub(crate) workflow_name:    String,
+    pub(crate) workflow_name:       Option<String>,
+    pub(crate) workflow_graph_name: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) workflow_slug:       Option<String>,
     pub(crate) status:              String,
     pub(crate) archived:            bool,
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ fn search_run_summary_result(run: &Run) -> SearchRunSummaryResult {
         parent_id,
         children_count,
         workflow_name,
+        workflow_graph_name,
         workflow_slug,
         status,
         archived,
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ fn search_run_summary_result(run: &Run) -> SearchRunSummaryResult {
         parent_id,
         children_count,
         workflow_name,
+        workflow_graph_name,
         workflow_slug,
         status,
         archived,
@@ -206,7 +209,9 @@ fn filter_sort_and_page_runs(
     }
     if let Some(workflow) = raw.workflow.as_deref() {
         runs.retain(|run| {
-            run.workflow.name == workflow || run.workflow.slug.as_deref() == Some(workflow)
+            run.workflow.name.as_deref() == Some(workflow)
+                || run.workflow.graph_name.as_deref() == Some(workflow)
+                || run.workflow.slug.as_deref() == Some(workflow)
         });
     }
     if let Some(labels) = raw.labels.as_ref() {
@@ -363,6 +368,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(summary.parent_id, Some(parent_id.to_string()));
         assert_eq!(summary.children_count, 4);
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow_name.as_deref(), Some("Simple"));
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow_graph_name.as_deref(), Some("GraphName"));
         assert!(summary.goal_truncated);
         assert!(summary.goal_preview.len() < run.goal.len());
         assert!(!summary.goal_preview.contains("tail-marker"));
@@ -428,7 +435,8 @@ mod tests {
             goal:             "test".to_string(),
             workflow:         WorkflowRef {
                 slug:       Some("simple".to_string()),
-                name: "Simple".to_string(),
+                name:       Some("Simple".to_string()),
+                graph_name: Some("GraphName".to_string()),
             },
             automation:       None,
             repository:       None,

lib/crates/fabro-server/src/demo/mod.rs

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn resolve_run(
         &params.selector,
         |run| run.id.to_string(),
         |run| run.workflow.slug.clone(),
-        |run| Some(run.workflow.name.clone()),
+        |run| run.workflow.name.clone(),
         |run| run.timestamps.created_at,
         |run| run.timestamps.created_at.to_rfc3339(),
         |run| {
@@ -1062,7 +1062,8 @@ mod runs {
             goal: goal.into(),
             workflow: WorkflowRef {
                 slug:       Some(workflow_slug.into()),
-                name: workflow_name.into(),
+                name:       Some(workflow_name.into()),
+                graph_name: None,
             },
             automation: None,
             repository: Some(RepositoryRef::from_origin_and_source(

lib/crates/fabro-server/src/run_manifest.rs

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ pub(crate) fn prepare_manifest(
 
     let args_overrides =
         manifest_args_overrides(manifest.args.as_ref()).context("failed to parse manifest args")?;
-    let workflow_run_layer = root_workflow_run_layer(&workflow_input)?;
     let mut workflow_settings_builder =
         WorkflowSettingsBuilder::new().server_run_defaults(manifest_run_defaults.clone());
     if let Some(run) = args_overrides.run {
@@ -102,9 +101,10 @@ pub(crate) fn prepare_manifest(
     if let Some(cli) = args_overrides.cli {
         workflow_settings_builder = workflow_settings_builder.cli_overrides(cli);
     }
-    if !workflow_run_layer.eq(&RunLayer::default()) {
+    if let Some(config) = workflow_input.config.as_ref() {
-        workflow_settings_builder =
+        let workflow_run_layer = workflow_run_layer_with_resolved_dockerfile(&workflow_input)?;
-            workflow_settings_builder.workflow_run_layer(workflow_run_layer);
+        workflow_settings_builder = workflow_settings_builder
+            .workflow_toml_with_run_layer(&config.source, workflow_run_layer)?;
     }
     for config in manifest
         .configs
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ fn workflow_files_from_manifest(
     Ok(bundled)
 }
 
-fn root_workflow_run_layer(workflow: &BundledWorkflow) -> Result<RunLayer> {
+fn workflow_run_layer_with_resolved_dockerfile(workflow: &BundledWorkflow) -> Result<RunLayer> {
-    let Some(config) = workflow.config.as_ref() else {
+    let config = workflow
-        return Ok(RunLayer::default());
+        .config
-    };
+        .as_ref()
-
+        .expect("workflow config should exist before resolving its run layer");
     // Parse via `SettingsLayer` so unknown nested keys (like a stale
     // `[server.integrations.github.permissions]` after the move to
     // `[run.integrations.github.permissions]`) trip
@@ -1955,6 +1955,126 @@ app_id = "fixture-app-id"
         assert!(settings_json.pointer("/server").is_none());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn prepare_manifest_preserves_bundled_workflow_metadata() {
+        let mut manifest = minimal_manifest();
+        manifest.workflows.get_mut("workflow.fabro").unwrap().config =
+            Some(types::ManifestWorkflowConfig {
+                path:   "workflow.toml".to_string(),
+                source: r#"
+_version = 1
+
+[workflow]
+name = "Ship feature"
+description = "Move the feature through review"
+
+[workflow.metadata]
+team = "platform"
+priority = "high"
+
+[run.sandbox]
+provider = "local"
+"#
+                .to_string(),
+            });
+
+        let prepared = prepare_manifest(
+            &manifest_run_defaults(Some(&default_settings_fixture())),
+            &manifest,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            prepared.settings.workflow.name.as_deref(),
+            Some("Ship feature")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            prepared.settings.workflow.description.as_deref(),
+            Some("Move the feature through review")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            prepared
+                .settings
+                .workflow
+                .metadata
+                .get("team")
+                .map(String::as_str),
+            Some("platform")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            prepared
+                .settings
+                .workflow
+                .metadata
+                .get("priority")
+                .map(String::as_str),
+            Some("high")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prepare_manifest_keeps_missing_metadata_names_absent() {
+        let mut manifest = minimal_manifest();
+        manifest.target.identifier = "release-flow".to_string();
+        manifest.workflows.get_mut("workflow.fabro").unwrap().source = r"
+digraph GraphName {
+    start [shape=Mdiamond]
+    exit [shape=Msquare]
+    start -> exit
+}
+"
+        .to_string();
+        manifest.configs.push(types::ManifestConfig {
+            path:   Some(".fabro/project.toml".to_string()),
+            source: Some(
+                r#"_version = 1
+
+[project.metadata]
+team = "platform"
+"#
+                .to_string(),
+            ),
+            type_:  types::ManifestConfigType::Project,
+        });
+
+        let prepared = prepare_manifest(
+            &manifest_run_defaults(Some(&default_settings_fixture())),
+            &manifest,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(prepared.settings.workflow.name, None);
+        assert_eq!(prepared.settings.project.name, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prepare_manifest_preserves_explicit_project_name() {
+        let mut manifest = minimal_manifest();
+        manifest.configs.push(types::ManifestConfig {
+            path:   Some(".fabro/project.toml".to_string()),
+            source: Some(
+                r#"_version = 1
+
+[project]
+name = "Control Plane"
+"#
+                .to_string(),
+            ),
+            type_:  types::ManifestConfigType::Project,
+        });
+
+        let prepared = prepare_manifest(
+            &manifest_run_defaults(Some(&default_settings_fixture())),
+            &manifest,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            prepared.settings.project.name.as_deref(),
+            Some("Control Plane")
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn invalid_preflight_returns_diagnostics_without_runtime_checks() {
         let state = crate::test_support::test_app_state();
@@ -2074,6 +2194,74 @@ provider = "local"
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn prepare_manifest_does_not_backfill_missing_project_and_workflow_names() {
+        let mut manifest = minimal_manifest();
+        manifest.workflows.get_mut("workflow.fabro").unwrap().config =
+            Some(types::ManifestWorkflowConfig {
+                path:   "workflow.toml".to_string(),
+                source: "_version = 1\n".to_string(),
+            });
+        manifest.configs.push(types::ManifestConfig {
+            path:   Some("/tmp/project/.fabro/project.toml".to_string()),
+            source: Some("_version = 1\n".to_string()),
+            type_:  types::ManifestConfigType::Project,
+        });
+
+        let prepared = prepare_manifest(
+            &manifest_run_defaults(Some(&default_settings_fixture())),
+            &manifest,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(prepared.settings.project.name, None);
+        assert_eq!(prepared.settings.workflow.name, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prepare_manifest_preserves_explicit_project_and_workflow_names() {
+        let mut manifest = minimal_manifest();
+        manifest.workflows.get_mut("workflow.fabro").unwrap().config =
+            Some(types::ManifestWorkflowConfig {
+                path:   "workflow.toml".to_string(),
+                source: r#"
+_version = 1
+
+[workflow]
+name = "Workflow Config Name"
+"#
+                .to_string(),
+            });
+        manifest.configs.push(types::ManifestConfig {
+            path:   Some("/tmp/project/.fabro/project.toml".to_string()),
+            source: Some(
+                r#"
+_version = 1
+
+[project]
+name = "Project Config Name"
+"#
+                .to_string(),
+            ),
+            type_:  types::ManifestConfigType::Project,
+        });
+
+        let prepared = prepare_manifest(
+            &manifest_run_defaults(Some(&default_settings_fixture())),
+            &manifest,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            prepared.settings.project.name.as_deref(),
+            Some("Project Config Name")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            prepared.settings.workflow.name.as_deref(),
+            Some("Workflow Config Name")
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn preflight_daytona_without_github_credentials_returns_report() {
         let state = crate::test_support::test_app_state();
@@ -2310,15 +2498,16 @@ digraph Demo {
         );
     }
 
-    mod root_workflow_run_layer_tests {
+    mod workflow_run_layer_with_resolved_dockerfile_tests {
-        //! `root_workflow_run_layer` parses bundled workflow.toml through
+        //! `workflow_run_layer_with_resolved_dockerfile` parses bundled
-        //! the strict `SettingsLayer` schema, so unknown fields anywhere in
+        //! workflow.toml through the strict `SettingsLayer` schema, so
-        //! the document trip `deny_unknown_fields`.
+        //! unknown fields anywhere in the document trip
+        //! `deny_unknown_fields`.
 
         use fabro_types::ManifestPath;
         use fabro_workflow::workflow_bundle::{BundledWorkflow, ParsedWorkflowConfig};
 
-        use super::super::root_workflow_run_layer;
+        use super::super::workflow_run_layer_with_resolved_dockerfile;
 
         fn workflow_with_config(source: &str) -> BundledWorkflow {
             BundledWorkflow {
@@ -2343,7 +2532,8 @@ issues = "read"
 "#,
             );
 
-            let run = root_workflow_run_layer(&workflow).expect("workflow.toml should parse");
+            let run = workflow_run_layer_with_resolved_dockerfile(&workflow)
+                .expect("workflow.toml should parse");
             let github = run
                 .integrations
                 .as_ref()
@@ -2367,7 +2557,7 @@ issues = "read"
 "#,
             );
 
-            let err = root_workflow_run_layer(&workflow)
+            let err = workflow_run_layer_with_resolved_dockerfile(&workflow)
                 .expect_err("stale [server.integrations.github.permissions] should be rejected");
             let message = format!("{err:#}");
             assert!(
@@ -2389,8 +2579,8 @@ contents = "read"
 "#,
             );
 
-            let run =
+            let run = workflow_run_layer_with_resolved_dockerfile(&workflow)
-                root_workflow_run_layer(&workflow).expect("workflow + run blocks should parse");
+                .expect("workflow + run blocks should parse");
             assert!(run.integrations.is_some());
         }
     }

lib/crates/fabro-server/src/server.rs

@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ fn build_disk_usage_response(
         if verbose {
             run_rows.push(DiskUsageRunRow {
                 run_id:        Some(run.run_id().to_string()),
-                workflow_name: Some(run.workflow_name()),
+                workflow_name: Some(run.workflow_display_name()),
                 status:        Some(run.status().to_string()),
                 start_time:    Some(run.start_time()),
                 size_bytes:    Some(to_i64(size)),
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ fn build_prune_plan(
         .map(|run| PruneRunEntry {
             run_id:        Some(run.run_id().to_string()),
             dir_name:      Some(run.dir_name.clone()),
-            workflow_name: Some(run.workflow_name()),
+            workflow_name: Some(run.workflow_display_name()),
             size_bytes:    Some(to_i64(dir_size(&run.path))),
         })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();

lib/crates/fabro-server/src/server/handler/runs.rs

@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ async fn resolve_run(
         &query.selector,
         |run| run.id.to_string(),
         |run| run.workflow.slug.clone(),
-        |run| Some(run.workflow.name.clone()),
+        |run| run.workflow.name.clone(),
         |run| run.id.created_at(),
         |run| run.id.created_at().to_rfc3339(),
         |run| {

lib/crates/fabro-server/src/server/tests.rs

@@ -3175,6 +3175,28 @@ async fn create_run_for_target(app: &Router, target_path: &str, dot_source: &str
     body["id"].as_str().unwrap().to_string()
 }
 
+async fn create_run_for_target_with_workflow_name(
+    app: &Router,
+    target_path: &str,
+    dot_source: &str,
+    workflow_name: &str,
+) -> String {
+    let mut manifest = manifest_json(target_path, dot_source);
+    manifest["workflows"][target_path]["config"] = serde_json::json!({
+        "path": "workflow.toml",
+        "source": format!("_version = 1\n\n[workflow]\nname = {workflow_name:?}\n"),
+    });
+    let req = Request::builder()
+        .method("POST")
+        .uri(api("/runs"))
+        .header("content-type", "application/json")
+        .body(Body::from(serde_json::to_string(&manifest).unwrap()))
+        .unwrap();
+    let response = app.clone().oneshot(req).await.unwrap();
+    let body = body_json(response.into_body()).await;
+    body["id"].as_str().unwrap().to_string()
+}
+
 fn named_workflow_dot(name: &str, goal: &str) -> String {
     format!(
         r#"digraph {name} {{
@@ -5254,16 +5276,18 @@ async fn resolve_run_prefers_most_recent_exact_workflow_slug_match() {
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn resolve_run_prefers_most_recent_collapsed_workflow_name_match() {
     let app = test_app_with();
-    let older_id = create_run_for_target(
+    let older_id = create_run_for_target_with_workflow_name(
         &app,
         "nightly-alpha.fabro",
-        &named_workflow_dot("Nightly_Build", "older"),
+        &named_workflow_dot("OlderNightlyGraph", "older"),
+        "Nightly_Build",
     )
     .await;
-    let newer_id = create_run_for_target(
+    let newer_id = create_run_for_target_with_workflow_name(
         &app,
         "nightly-beta.fabro",
-        &named_workflow_dot("Nightly_Build", "newer"),
+        &named_workflow_dot("NewerNightlyGraph", "newer"),
+        "Nightly_Build",
     )
     .await;
 
@@ -7330,6 +7354,66 @@ async fn create_run_persists_run_spec() {
     assert_eq!(run_state.spec.graph.name, "Test");
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn create_run_keeps_missing_project_and_workflow_names_absent() {
+    let state = test_app_state();
+    let app = crate::test_support::build_test_router(Arc::clone(&state));
+
+    let manifest = serde_json::json!({
+        "version": 1,
+        "cwd": "/tmp/project",
+        "target": {
+            "identifier": "workflow.fabro",
+            "path": "workflow.fabro",
+        },
+        "configs": [
+            {
+                "path": "/tmp/project/.fabro/project.toml",
+                "source": "_version = 1\n",
+                "type": "project",
+            }
+        ],
+        "workflows": {
+            "workflow.fabro": {
+                "source": "digraph Demo { start [shape=Mdiamond] exit [shape=Msquare] start -> exit }",
+                "config": {
+                    "path": "workflow.toml",
+                    "source": "_version = 1\n",
+                },
+                "files": {},
+            }
+        },
+    });
+
+    let response = app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(
+            Request::builder()
+                .method("POST")
+                .uri(api("/runs"))
+                .header("content-type", "application/json")
+                .body(Body::from(manifest.to_string()))
+                .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let body = body_json(response.into_body()).await;
+    let run_id = body["id"].as_str().unwrap().parse::<RunId>().unwrap();
+
+    let run_state = state
+        .store
+        .open_run_reader(&run_id)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .state()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(run_state.spec.settings.project.name.as_deref(), None);
+    assert_eq!(run_state.spec.settings.workflow.name.as_deref(), None);
+    assert_eq!(run_state.spec.graph_name(), Some("Demo"));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn stage_artifact_upload_rejects_invalid_filename() {
     let state = test_app_state();
@@ -10713,7 +10797,8 @@ async fn boards_runs_returns_run_list_items_with_board_columns() {
     assert!(item["title"].is_string());
     assert!(item["repository"].is_object());
     assert!(item["workflow"]["slug"].is_string() || item["workflow"]["slug"].is_null());
-    assert!(item["workflow"]["name"].is_string());
+    assert!(item["workflow"]["name"].is_string() || item["workflow"]["name"].is_null());
+    assert!(item["workflow"]["graph_name"].is_string());
     assert!(item["labels"].is_object());
     assert!(run_json_status(item).is_object());
     assert!(item["timestamps"]["created_at"].is_string());

lib/crates/fabro-store/src/run_state.rs

@@ -626,11 +626,6 @@ fn stage_at_completed_visit<'a>(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn build_summary(state: &RunProjection, run_id: &RunId) -> Run {
-    let workflow_name = if state.spec.graph.name.is_empty() {
-        "unnamed".to_string()
-    } else {
-        state.spec.graph.name.clone()
-    };
     let goal = state.spec.graph.goal().to_string();
     let diff_summary = state
         .conclusion
@@ -684,7 +679,8 @@ pub(crate) fn build_summary(state: &RunProjection, run_id: &RunId) -> Run {
         goal,
         workflow: WorkflowRef {
             slug:       state.spec.workflow_slug.clone(),
-            name: workflow_name,
+            name:       state.spec.workflow_name().map(ToOwned::to_owned),
+            graph_name: state.spec.graph_name().map(ToOwned::to_owned),
         },
         automation: None,
         repository: Some(RepositoryRef::from_origin_and_source(
@@ -2038,6 +2034,42 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn summary_preserves_absent_workflow_name_and_reports_graph_name() {
+        let mut state = initialized_projection();
+        state.spec = fabro_types::RunSpec {
+            run_id:           fixtures::RUN_1,
+            settings:         WorkflowSettings::default(),
+            graph:            fabro_types::Graph::new("GraphName"),
+            graph_source:     None,
+            workflow_slug:    Some("release-flow".to_string()),
+            source_directory: Some("/tmp/repo".to_string()),
+            git:              None,
+            labels:           HashMap::new(),
+            provenance:       None,
+            manifest_blob:    None,
+            definition_blob:  None,
+            fork_source_ref:  None,
+        };
+
+        let summary = build_summary(&state, &fixtures::RUN_1);
+
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow.name, None);
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow.graph_name.as_deref(), Some("GraphName"));
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow.slug.as_deref(), Some("release-flow"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn summary_uses_explicit_workflow_name() {
+        let mut state = initialized_projection();
+        state.spec.settings.workflow.name = Some("Ship workflow".to_string());
+
+        let summary = build_summary(&state, &fixtures::RUN_1);
+
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow.name.as_deref(), Some("Ship workflow"));
+        assert_eq!(summary.workflow.graph_name.as_deref(), Some("test"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn run_created_title_populates_projection_and_summary() {
         let event = test_raw_event(

lib/crates/fabro-store/src/slate/mod.rs

@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(summary.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(summary[0].id, test_run_id("run-2"));
         assert_eq!(summary[1].id, test_run_id("run-1"));
-        assert_eq!(summary[1].workflow.name, "night-sky");
+        assert_eq!(summary[1].workflow.name, None);
+        assert_eq!(summary[1].workflow.graph_name.as_deref(), Some("night-sky"));
         assert_eq!(summary[1].goal, "map the constellations");
         assert_eq!(summary[1].lifecycle.status, RunStatus::Succeeded {
             reason: SuccessReason::Completed,

lib/crates/fabro-types/src/run.rs

@@ -123,6 +123,25 @@ impl RunSpec {
         self.workflow_slug.as_deref()
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn workflow_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.settings.workflow.name.as_deref()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn graph_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        if self.graph.name.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(self.graph.name.as_str())
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn project_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.settings.project.name.as_deref()
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     pub fn source_directory(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         self.source_directory.as_deref()

lib/crates/fabro-types/src/run_summary.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ pub struct Run {
 pub struct WorkflowRef {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub slug:       Option<String>,
-    pub name: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub name:       Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub graph_name: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]

lib/crates/fabro-types/tests/run_spec_methods.rs

@@ -2,12 +2,25 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use fabro_types::graph::Graph;
 use fabro_types::run::{DirtyStatus, GitContext, PreRunPushOutcome, RunSpec};
+use fabro_types::settings::{ProjectNamespace, WorkflowNamespace};
 use fabro_types::{WorkflowSettings, fixtures};
 
 fn sample_run_spec() -> RunSpec {
+    let settings = WorkflowSettings {
+        project: ProjectNamespace {
+            name: Some("Control Plane".to_string()),
+            ..ProjectNamespace::default()
+        },
+        workflow: WorkflowNamespace {
+            name: Some("Ship workflow".to_string()),
+            ..WorkflowNamespace::default()
+        },
+        ..WorkflowSettings::default()
+    };
+
     RunSpec {
         run_id: fixtures::RUN_1,
-        settings:         WorkflowSettings::default(),
+        settings,
         graph: Graph::new("ship"),
         graph_source: None,
         workflow_slug: Some("demo".to_string()),
@@ -36,7 +49,9 @@ fn run_spec_getters_return_declared_fields() {
 
     assert_eq!(run_spec.id(), fixtures::RUN_1);
     assert_eq!(run_spec.graph().name, "ship");
-    assert_eq!(run_spec.settings(), &WorkflowSettings::default());
+    assert_eq!(run_spec.workflow_name(), Some("Ship workflow"));
+    assert_eq!(run_spec.graph_name(), Some("ship"));
+    assert_eq!(run_spec.project_name(), Some("Control Plane"));
     assert_eq!(run_spec.workflow_slug(), Some("demo"));
     assert_eq!(run_spec.source_directory(), Some("/Users/client/project"));
     assert_eq!(
@@ -53,3 +68,16 @@ fn run_spec_getters_return_declared_fields() {
     );
     assert_eq!(run_spec.base_branch(), Some("main"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn run_spec_name_getters_do_not_synthesize_from_graph_or_slug() {
+    let mut run_spec = sample_run_spec();
+    run_spec.settings.workflow.name = None;
+    run_spec.settings.project.name = None;
+    run_spec.workflow_slug = Some("release-flow".to_string());
+    run_spec.graph = Graph::new("GraphName");
+
+    assert_eq!(run_spec.workflow_name(), None);
+    assert_eq!(run_spec.project_name(), None);
+    assert_eq!(run_spec.graph_name(), Some("GraphName"));
+}

lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/run_lookup.rs

@@ -62,11 +62,16 @@ impl RunInfo {
             .expect("RunInfo must have a run id")
     }
 
-    pub fn workflow_name(&self) -> String {
+    pub fn workflow_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.summary.as_ref().map_or_else(
+        self.summary
-            || "[no run spec]".to_string(),
+            .as_ref()
-            |summary| summary.workflow.name.clone(),
+            .and_then(|summary| summary.workflow.name.as_deref())
-        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn workflow_graph_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.summary
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|summary| summary.workflow.graph_name.as_deref())
     }
 
     pub fn workflow_slug(&self) -> Option<&str> {
@@ -75,6 +80,30 @@ impl RunInfo {
             .and_then(|summary| summary.workflow.slug.as_deref())
     }
 
+    pub fn workflow_display_name(&self) -> String {
+        self.summary.as_ref().map_or_else(
+            || "[no run spec]".to_string(),
+            |_| {
+                self.workflow_name()
+                    .or_else(|| self.workflow_graph_name())
+                    .or_else(|| self.workflow_slug())
+                    .unwrap_or("-")
+                    .to_string()
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn workflow_matches(&self, pattern: &str) -> bool {
+        [
+            self.workflow_name(),
+            self.workflow_graph_name(),
+            self.workflow_slug(),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .flatten()
+        .any(|value| value.contains(pattern))
+    }
+
     pub fn status(&self) -> RunStatus {
         self.summary
             .as_ref()
@@ -300,7 +329,7 @@ pub fn filter_runs(
                 }
             }
             if let Some(pattern) = workflow {
-                if !run.workflow_name().contains(pattern) {
+                if !run.workflow_matches(pattern) {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
@@ -352,7 +381,7 @@ fn resolve_run_from_infos(runs: &[RunInfo], identifier: &str) -> Result<RunInfo>
                         "{} created_at={} workflow={} origin={}",
                         run.run_id(),
                         run.run_id().created_at().to_rfc3339(),
-                        run.workflow_name(),
+                        run.workflow_display_name(),
                         run.repo_origin_url().unwrap_or("-")
                     )
                 })
@@ -376,10 +405,15 @@ fn resolve_run_from_infos(runs: &[RunInfo], identifier: &str) -> Result<RunInfo>
                     return true;
                 }
             }
-            let name_lower = run.workflow_name().to_lowercase();
+            [run.workflow_name(), run.workflow_graph_name()]
+                .into_iter()
+                .flatten()
+                .any(|name| {
+                    let name_lower = name.to_lowercase();
                     name_lower.contains(&id_lower)
                         || collapse_separators(&name_lower).contains(&id_collapsed)
                 })
+        })
         .max_by_key(|run| run.run_id().created_at());
 
     match workflow_match {

lib/packages/fabro-api-client/src/models/workflow-ref.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 export interface WorkflowRef {
     'slug': string | null;
-    'name': string;
+    'name': string | null;
+    'graph_name': string | null;
 }