feat(canvas): enhance mixer node functionality with overlay dimensions and cropping support

app/globals.css

@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@
     z-index: 50;
   }
 
+  /* Reconnect-Anker immer pointer-interactive halten (Drag-Detach/Reconnect) */
+  .react-flow__edgeupdater {
+    pointer-events: all;
+  }
+
   /* Proximity-Vorschaukante (temp) */
   .react-flow__edge.temp {
     opacity: 0.9;

components/canvas/CLAUDE.md

@@ -144,16 +144,23 @@ render:      300 × 420    mixer:        360 × 320
 - **Handles:** genau zwei Inputs links (`base`, `overlay`) und ein Output rechts (`mixer-out`).
 - **Erlaubte Inputs:** `image`, `asset`, `ai-image`, `render`.
 - **Connection-Limits:** maximal 2 eingehende Kanten insgesamt, davon pro Handle genau 1.
-- **Node-Data (V1):** `blendMode` (`normal|multiply|screen|overlay`), `opacity` (0..100), `offsetX`, `offsetY`.
+- **Node-Data (V1):** `blendMode` (`normal|multiply|screen|overlay`), `opacity` (0..100), `overlayX`, `overlayY`, `overlayWidth`, `overlayHeight` (Frame-Rect, normiert 0..1) plus `contentX`, `contentY`, `contentWidth`, `contentHeight` (Content-Framing innerhalb des Overlay-Frames, ebenfalls normiert 0..1).
 - **Output-Semantik:** pseudo-image (clientseitig aus Graph + Controls aufgeloest), kein persistiertes Asset, kein Storage-Write.
-- **UI/Interaction:** nur Inline-Formcontrols im Node; keine Drag-Manipulation im Preview, keine Rotation/Skalierung/Masks.
+- **UI/Interaction:** Zwei Modi im Preview: `Frame resize` (Overlay-Frame verschieben + ueber Corner-Handles resizen) und `Content framing` (Overlay-Inhalt innerhalb des Frames verschieben). Numerische Inline-Controls bleiben als Feineinstellung erhalten.
+- **Sizing/Crop-Verhalten:** Der Overlay-Inhalt wird `object-cover`-aehnlich in den Content-Rect eingepasst; bei abweichenden Seitenverhaeltnissen wird zentriert gecroppt.
 
 ### Compare-Integration (V1)
 
 - `compare` versteht `mixer`-Outputs ueber `lib/canvas-mixer-preview.ts`.
-- Die Vorschau wird als DOM/CSS-Layering im Client gerendert (inkl. Blend/Opacity/Offset).
+- Die Vorschau wird als DOM/CSS-Layering im Client gerendert (inkl. Blend/Opacity/Overlay-Rect).
 - Scope bleibt eng: keine pauschale pseudo-image-Unterstuetzung fuer alle Consumer in V1.
 
+### Render-Bake-Pfad (V1)
+
+- Offizieller Bake-Flow: `mixer -> render`.
+- `render` konsumiert die Mixer-Komposition (`sourceComposition.kind = "mixer"`) und nutzt sie fuer Preview + finalen Render/Upload.
+- `mixer -> adjustments -> render` ist bewusst verschoben (deferred) und aktuell nicht offizieller Scope.
+
 ---
 
 ## Node-Status-Modell
@@ -325,7 +332,8 @@ useCanvasData (use-canvas-data.ts)
 - **Node-Taxonomie:** Alle Node-Typen sind in `lib/canvas-node-catalog.ts` definiert. Phase-2/3 Nodes haben `implemented: false` und `disabledHint`.
 - **Video-Connection-Policy:** `video-prompt` darf **nur** mit `ai-video` verbunden werden (und umgekehrt). `text → video-prompt` ist erlaubt (Prompt-Quelle). `ai-video → compare` ist erlaubt.
 - **Mixer-Connection-Policy:** `mixer` akzeptiert nur `image|asset|ai-image|render`; Ziel-Handles sind nur `base` und `overlay`, pro Handle maximal eine eingehende Kante, insgesamt maximal zwei.
-- **Mixer-Pseudo-Output:** `mixer` liefert in V1 kein persistiertes Bild. Downstream-Nodes muessen den pseudo-image-Resolver nutzen (aktuell gezielt fuer `compare`).
+- **Mixer-Pseudo-Output:** `mixer` liefert in V1 kein persistiertes Bild. Offizielle Consumer sind `compare` und der direkte Bake-Pfad `mixer -> render`; `mixer -> adjustments -> render` bleibt vorerst deferred.
+- **Mixer Legacy-Daten:** Alte `offsetX`/`offsetY`-Mixer-Daten werden beim Lesen auf den Full-Frame-Fallback (`overlay* = 0/0/1/1`) normalisiert; Content-Framing defaults auf `content* = 0/0/1/1`.
 - **Agent-Flow:** `agent` akzeptiert nur Content-/Kontext-Quellen (z. B. `render`, `compare`, `text`, `image`) als Input; ausgehende Kanten sind fuer `agent -> agent-output` vorgesehen.
 - **Convex Generated Types:** `api.ai.generateVideo` wird u. U. nicht in `convex/_generated/api.d.ts` exportiert. Der Code verwendet `api as unknown as {...}` als Workaround. Ein `npx convex dev`-Zyklus würde die Typen korrekt generieren.
 - **Canvas Graph Query:** Der Canvas nutzt `canvasGraph.get` (aus `convex/canvasGraph.ts`) statt separater `nodes.list`/`edges.list` Queries. Optimistic Updates laufen über `canvas-graph-query-cache.ts`.

components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-favorites-visibility.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+import type { Edge as RFEdge, Node as RFNode } from "@xyflow/react";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility } from "../canvas-favorites-visibility";
+
+function createNode(
+  id: string,
+  data: Record<string, unknown>,
+  options?: {
+    style?: RFNode<Record<string, unknown>>["style"];
+    className?: string;
+  },
+): RFNode<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  return {
+    id,
+    position: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+    data,
+    style: options?.style,
+    className: options?.className,
+    type: "note",
+  };
+}
+
+function createEdge(
+  id: string,
+  source: string,
+  target: string,
+  options?: {
+    style?: RFEdge<Record<string, unknown>>["style"];
+    className?: string;
+  },
+): RFEdge<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  return {
+    id,
+    source,
+    target,
+    style: options?.style,
+    className: options?.className,
+    type: "default",
+  };
+}
+
+describe("projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility", () => {
+  it("keeps nodes and edges unchanged when favorites focus mode is inactive", () => {
+    const nodes = [
+      createNode("node-a", { isFavorite: true }),
+      createNode("node-b", { label: "normal" }, { style: { width: 280, height: 200 } }),
+    ];
+    const edges = [
+      createEdge("edge-a", "node-a", "node-b", {
+        style: { stroke: "rgb(0, 0, 0)", strokeWidth: 2 },
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const result = projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility({
+      nodes,
+      edges,
+      favoritesOnly: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.nodes[0]).toBe(nodes[0]);
+    expect(result.nodes[1]).toBe(nodes[1]);
+    expect(result.edges[0]).toBe(edges[0]);
+    expect(result.favoriteCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(Array.from(result.favoriteNodeIds)).toEqual(["node-a"]);
+    expect(result.nodes[1]?.style).toEqual({ width: 280, height: 200 });
+    expect(result.edges[0]?.style).toEqual({ stroke: "rgb(0, 0, 0)", strokeWidth: 2 });
+  });
+
+  it("dims non-favorite nodes when favorites focus mode is active", () => {
+    const nodes = [
+      createNode("node-a", { isFavorite: true }),
+      createNode("node-b", { label: "normal" }, { className: "custom-node" }),
+      createNode("node-c", { isFavorite: true }),
+    ];
+    const edges: RFEdge<Record<string, unknown>>[] = [];
+
+    const result = projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility({
+      nodes,
+      edges,
+      favoritesOnly: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.nodes[0]).toBe(nodes[0]);
+    expect(result.nodes[2]).toBe(nodes[2]);
+    expect(result.nodes[1]).not.toBe(nodes[1]);
+    expect(result.nodes[1]?.style).toMatchObject({
+      opacity: 0.28,
+      filter: "saturate(0.55)",
+    });
+    expect(result.nodes[1]?.className).toContain("custom-node");
+    expect(result.favoriteCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(Array.from(result.favoriteNodeIds)).toEqual(["node-a", "node-c"]);
+  });
+
+  it("dims edges when source and target are not both favorite", () => {
+    const nodes = [
+      createNode("node-a", { isFavorite: true }),
+      createNode("node-b", { label: "normal" }),
+      createNode("node-c", { isFavorite: true }),
+    ];
+    const edges = [
+      createEdge("edge-aa", "node-a", "node-c", {
+        style: { stroke: "rgb(10, 10, 10)", strokeWidth: 2 },
+      }),
+      createEdge("edge-ab", "node-a", "node-b", {
+        style: { stroke: "rgb(20, 20, 20)", strokeWidth: 2 },
+      }),
+      createEdge("edge-bc", "node-b", "node-c", {
+        style: { stroke: "rgb(30, 30, 30)", strokeWidth: 2 },
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const result = projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility({
+      nodes,
+      edges,
+      favoritesOnly: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.edges[0]).toBe(edges[0]);
+    expect(result.edges[1]).not.toBe(edges[1]);
+    expect(result.edges[2]).not.toBe(edges[2]);
+    expect(result.edges[0]?.style).toEqual({ stroke: "rgb(10, 10, 10)", strokeWidth: 2 });
+    expect(result.edges[1]?.style).toMatchObject({
+      stroke: "rgb(20, 20, 20)",
+      strokeWidth: 2,
+      opacity: 0.18,
+    });
+    expect(result.edges[2]?.style).toMatchObject({
+      stroke: "rgb(30, 30, 30)",
+      strokeWidth: 2,
+      opacity: 0.18,
+    });
+    expect(result.edges[0]).toBe(edges[0]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not mutate input nodes or edges and only changes affected items", () => {
+    const nodes = [
+      createNode("node-a", { isFavorite: true }),
+      createNode("node-b", { label: "normal" }, { style: { width: 240 } }),
+      createNode("node-c", { isFavorite: true }, { style: { width: 180 } }),
+    ];
+    const edges = [
+      createEdge("edge-ab", "node-a", "node-b", { style: { stroke: "red" } }),
+      createEdge("edge-ac", "node-a", "node-c", { style: { stroke: "green" } }),
+      createEdge("edge-bc", "node-b", "node-c", { style: { stroke: "blue" } }),
+    ];
+
+    const nodesBefore = structuredClone(nodes);
+    const edgesBefore = structuredClone(edges);
+
+    const result = projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility({
+      nodes,
+      edges,
+      favoritesOnly: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(nodes).toEqual(nodesBefore);
+    expect(edges).toEqual(edgesBefore);
+    expect(result.nodes[0]).toBe(nodes[0]);
+    expect(result.nodes[1]).not.toBe(nodes[1]);
+    expect(result.nodes[2]).toBe(nodes[2]);
+    expect(result.edges[0]).not.toBe(edges[0]);
+    expect(result.edges[1]).toBe(edges[1]);
+    expect(result.edges[2]).not.toBe(edges[2]);
+  });
+
+  it("dims all nodes and edges when focus mode is active with zero favorites", () => {
+    const nodes = [createNode("node-a", { label: "first" }), createNode("node-b", { label: "second" })];
+    const edges = [createEdge("edge-ab", "node-a", "node-b")];
+
+    const result = projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility({
+      nodes,
+      edges,
+      favoritesOnly: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.favoriteCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.favoriteNodeIds.size).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.nodes[0]?.style).toMatchObject({ opacity: 0.28, filter: "saturate(0.55)" });
+    expect(result.nodes[1]?.style).toMatchObject({ opacity: 0.28, filter: "saturate(0.55)" });
+    expect(result.edges[0]?.style).toMatchObject({ opacity: 0.18 });
+  });
+});

components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-handle.test.tsx

@@ -4,13 +4,25 @@ import React, { act, useEffect } from "react";
 import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-import { HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism";
+import {
+  HANDLE_GLOW_RADIUS_PX,
+  HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX,
+} from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism";
 import {
   CanvasConnectionMagnetismProvider,
   useCanvasConnectionMagnetism,
 } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism-context";
 
-const connectionStateRef: { current: { inProgress: boolean } } = {
+const connectionStateRef: {
+  current: {
+    inProgress?: boolean;
+    fromNode?: { id: string };
+    fromHandle?: { id?: string; type?: "source" | "target" };
+    toNode?: { id: string } | null;
+    toHandle?: { id?: string | null; type?: "source" | "target" } | null;
+    isValid?: boolean | null;
+  };
+} = {
   current: { inProgress: false },
 };
 
@@ -72,12 +84,20 @@ describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
       });
     }
     container?.remove();
+    document.documentElement.classList.remove("dark");
     container = null;
     root = null;
   });
 
   async function renderHandle(args?: {
+    connectionState?: {
       inProgress?: boolean;
+      fromNode?: { id: string };
+      fromHandle?: { id?: string; type?: "source" | "target" };
+      toNode?: { id: string } | null;
+      toHandle?: { id?: string | null; type?: "source" | "target" } | null;
+      isValid?: boolean | null;
+    };
     activeTarget?: {
       nodeId: string;
       handleId?: string;
@@ -88,7 +108,7 @@ describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
     } | null;
     props?: Partial<React.ComponentProps<typeof CanvasHandle>>;
   }) {
-    connectionStateRef.current = { inProgress: args?.inProgress ?? false };
+    connectionStateRef.current = args?.connectionState ?? { inProgress: false };
 
     await act(async () => {
       root?.render(
@@ -98,7 +118,7 @@ describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
             nodeId="node-1"
             nodeType="image"
             type="target"
-            position="left"
+            position={"left" as React.ComponentProps<typeof CanvasHandle>["position"]}
             id="image-in"
             {...args?.props}
           />
@@ -128,7 +148,7 @@ describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
 
   it("turns on near-target glow when this handle is active target", async () => {
     await renderHandle({
-      inProgress: true,
+      connectionState: { inProgress: true },
       activeTarget: {
         nodeId: "node-1",
         handleId: "image-in",
@@ -145,7 +165,7 @@ describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
 
   it("renders a stronger glow in snapped state than near state", async () => {
     await renderHandle({
-      inProgress: true,
+      connectionState: { inProgress: true },
       activeTarget: {
         nodeId: "node-1",
         handleId: "image-in",
@@ -160,7 +180,7 @@ describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
     const nearGlow = nearHandle.style.boxShadow;
 
     await renderHandle({
-      inProgress: true,
+      connectionState: { inProgress: true },
       activeTarget: {
         nodeId: "node-1",
         handleId: "image-in",
@@ -176,9 +196,45 @@ describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
     expect(snappedHandle.style.boxShadow).not.toBe(nearGlow);
   });
 
+  it("ramps up glow intensity as pointer gets closer within glow radius", async () => {
+    await renderHandle({
+      connectionState: { inProgress: true },
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "node-1",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_GLOW_RADIUS_PX - 1,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const farHandle = getHandleElement();
+    const farStrength = Number(farHandle.getAttribute("data-glow-strength") ?? "0");
+
+    await renderHandle({
+      connectionState: { inProgress: true },
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "node-1",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX + 1,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const nearHandle = getHandleElement();
+    const nearStrength = Number(nearHandle.getAttribute("data-glow-strength") ?? "0");
+
+    expect(farHandle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("near");
+    expect(nearHandle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("near");
+    expect(nearStrength).toBeGreaterThan(farStrength);
+  });
+
   it("does not glow for non-target handles during the same drag", async () => {
     await renderHandle({
-      inProgress: true,
+      connectionState: { inProgress: true },
       activeTarget: {
         nodeId: "other-node",
         handleId: "image-in",
@@ -193,13 +249,88 @@ describe("CanvasHandle", () => {
     expect(handle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("idle");
   });
 
+  it("shows glow while dragging when connection payload exists without inProgress", async () => {
+    await renderHandle({
+      connectionState: {
+        fromNode: { id: "source-node" },
+        fromHandle: { id: "image-out", type: "source" },
+      },
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "node-1",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX + 2,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const handle = getHandleElement();
+    expect(handle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("near");
+  });
+
+  it("shows glow from native connection hover target even without custom magnet target", async () => {
+    await renderHandle({
+      connectionState: {
+        inProgress: true,
+        isValid: true,
+        toNode: { id: "node-1" },
+        toHandle: { id: "image-in", type: "target" },
+      },
+      activeTarget: null,
+    });
+
+    const handle = getHandleElement();
+    expect(handle.getAttribute("data-glow-state")).toBe("snapped");
+  });
+
+  it("adapts glow rendering between light and dark modes", async () => {
+    await renderHandle({
+      connectionState: { inProgress: true },
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "node-1",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX + 1,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const lightHandle = getHandleElement();
+    const lightShadow = lightHandle.style.boxShadow;
+    const lightMode = lightHandle.getAttribute("data-glow-mode");
+
+    document.documentElement.classList.add("dark");
+
+    await renderHandle({
+      connectionState: { inProgress: true },
+      activeTarget: {
+        nodeId: "node-1",
+        handleId: "image-in",
+        handleType: "target",
+        centerX: 120,
+        centerY: 80,
+        distancePx: HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX + 1,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const darkHandle = getHandleElement();
+    const darkShadow = darkHandle.style.boxShadow;
+    const darkMode = darkHandle.getAttribute("data-glow-mode");
+
+    expect(lightMode).toBe("light");
+    expect(darkMode).toBe("dark");
+    expect(darkShadow).not.toBe(lightShadow);
+  });
+
   it("emits stable handle geometry data attributes", async () => {
     await renderHandle({
       props: {
         nodeId: "node-2",
         id: undefined,
         type: "source",
-        position: "right",
+        position: "right" as React.ComponentProps<typeof CanvasHandle>["position"],
       },
     });
 

components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-sidebar.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import CanvasSidebar from "@/components/canvas/canvas-sidebar";
+import type { Id } from "@/convex/_generated/dataModel";
+
+vi.mock("@/hooks/use-auth-query", () => ({
+  useAuthQuery: () => ({ name: "Demo Canvas" }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/canvas/canvas-user-menu", () => ({
+  CanvasUserMenu: ({ compact }: { compact?: boolean }) => (
+    <div data-testid={compact ? "canvas-user-menu-compact" : "canvas-user-menu-full"} />
+  ),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/ui/progressive-blur", () => ({
+  ProgressiveBlur: () => <div data-testid="progressive-blur" />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("next/image", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: ({ alt }: { alt?: string }) => <span role="img" aria-label={alt ?? ""} />,
+}));
+
+(globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+describe("CanvasSidebar", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+  let root: Root | null = null;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (root) {
+      await act(async () => {
+        root?.unmount();
+      });
+    }
+    container?.remove();
+    container = null;
+    root = null;
+  });
+
+  it("shows divider-separated category sections with two-column grids in rail mode", async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasSidebar canvasId={"canvas-1" as Id<"canvases">} railMode />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    const text = container?.textContent ?? "";
+    expect(text).not.toContain("QUELLE");
+    expect(text).not.toContain("KI-AUSGABE");
+
+    const sourceGrid = container?.querySelector(
+      '[data-testid="sidebar-rail-category-source-grid"]',
+    );
+    expect(sourceGrid).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(sourceGrid?.className).toContain("grid-cols-2");
+
+    const aiOutputDivider = container?.querySelector(
+      '[data-testid="sidebar-rail-category-ai-output-divider"]',
+    );
+    expect(aiOutputDivider).not.toBeNull();
+
+    const allCategoryGrids = container?.querySelectorAll('[data-testid$="-grid"]');
+    expect(allCategoryGrids?.length ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+  });
+});

components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-toolbar.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  createNodeWithIntersection: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  getCenteredPosition: vi.fn(() => ({ x: 0, y: 0 })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/canvas/canvas-placement-context", () => ({
+  useCanvasPlacement: () => ({
+    createNodeWithIntersection: mocks.createNodeWithIntersection,
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/hooks/use-centered-flow-node-position", () => ({
+  useCenteredFlowNodePosition: () => mocks.getCenteredPosition,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/ui/dropdown-menu", () => ({
+  DropdownMenu: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <div>{children}</div>,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+  DropdownMenuContent: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <div>{children}</div>,
+  DropdownMenuItem: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <button type="button">{children}</button>,
+  DropdownMenuLabel: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <div>{children}</div>,
+  DropdownMenuSeparator: () => <hr />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/canvas/credit-display", () => ({
+  CreditDisplay: () => <div data-testid="credit-display" />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/canvas/export-button", () => ({
+  ExportButton: ({ canvasName }: { canvasName: string }) => (
+    <button type="button">Export {canvasName}</button>
+  ),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/canvas-node-catalog", () => ({
+  NODE_CATEGORIES_ORDERED: [],
+  NODE_CATEGORY_META: {},
+  catalogEntriesByCategory: () => new Map(),
+  getTemplateForCatalogType: () => null,
+  isNodePaletteEnabled: () => false,
+}));
+
+import CanvasToolbar from "@/components/canvas/canvas-toolbar";
+
+(globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+describe("CanvasToolbar", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+  let root: Root | null = null;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mocks.createNodeWithIntersection.mockClear();
+    mocks.getCenteredPosition.mockClear();
+
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (root) {
+      await act(async () => {
+        root?.unmount();
+      });
+    }
+    container?.remove();
+    container = null;
+    root = null;
+  });
+
+  it("renders the favorites filter button", async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasToolbar
+          activeTool="select"
+          onToolChange={vi.fn()}
+          onFavoriteFilterChange={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    const favoriteButton = container?.querySelector('button[title="Favoriten hervorheben"]');
+    expect(favoriteButton).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("reflects active state via aria-pressed", async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasToolbar
+          activeTool="select"
+          onToolChange={vi.fn()}
+          favoriteFilterActive={false}
+          onFavoriteFilterChange={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    let favoriteButton = container?.querySelector('button[title="Favoriten hervorheben"]');
+    expect(favoriteButton?.getAttribute("aria-pressed")).toBe("false");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasToolbar
+          activeTool="select"
+          onToolChange={vi.fn()}
+          favoriteFilterActive
+          onFavoriteFilterChange={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    favoriteButton = container?.querySelector('button[title="Favoriten hervorheben"]');
+    expect(favoriteButton?.getAttribute("aria-pressed")).toBe("true");
+  });
+
+  it("toggles and calls onFavoriteFilterChange", async () => {
+    const onFavoriteFilterChange = vi.fn();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasToolbar
+          activeTool="select"
+          onToolChange={vi.fn()}
+          favoriteFilterActive={false}
+          onFavoriteFilterChange={onFavoriteFilterChange}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    const favoriteButton = container?.querySelector('button[title="Favoriten hervorheben"]');
+    if (!(favoriteButton instanceof HTMLButtonElement)) {
+      throw new Error("Favorite filter button not found");
+    }
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      favoriteButton.click();
+    });
+
+    expect(onFavoriteFilterChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onFavoriteFilterChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+
+    onFavoriteFilterChange.mockClear();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasToolbar
+          activeTool="select"
+          onToolChange={vi.fn()}
+          favoriteFilterActive
+          onFavoriteFilterChange={onFavoriteFilterChange}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    const activeFavoriteButton = container?.querySelector('button[title="Favoriten hervorheben"]');
+    if (!(activeFavoriteButton instanceof HTMLButtonElement)) {
+      throw new Error("Active favorite filter button not found");
+    }
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      activeFavoriteButton.click();
+    });
+
+    expect(onFavoriteFilterChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onFavoriteFilterChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+  });
+});

components/canvas/__tests__/compare-node.test.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
 import React from "react";
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
 
 import { CanvasGraphProvider } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-graph-context";
@@ -15,12 +19,20 @@ type StoreState = {
   }>;
 };
 
+type ResizeObserverEntryLike = {
+  target: Element;
+  contentRect: { width: number; height: number };
+};
+
 const storeState: StoreState = {
   nodes: [],
   edges: [],
 };
 
 const compareSurfaceSpy = vi.fn();
+let resizeObserverCallback:
+  | ((entries: ResizeObserverEntryLike[]) => void)
+  | null = null;
 
 vi.mock("@xyflow/react", () => ({
   Handle: () => null,
@@ -53,6 +65,14 @@ vi.mock("@/components/canvas/canvas-handle", () => ({
   ),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("@/hooks/use-pipeline-preview", () => ({
+  usePipelinePreview: () => ({
+    canvasRef: { current: null },
+    isRendering: false,
+    error: null,
+  }),
+}));
+
 vi.mock("../nodes/base-node-wrapper", () => ({
   default: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <div>{children}</div>,
 }));
@@ -66,6 +86,8 @@ vi.mock("../nodes/compare-surface", () => ({
 
 import CompareNode from "../nodes/compare-node";
 
+(globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
 function renderCompareNode(props: Record<string, unknown>) {
   return renderToStaticMarkup(
     <CanvasGraphProvider
@@ -78,10 +100,47 @@ function renderCompareNode(props: Record<string, unknown>) {
 }
 
 describe("CompareNode render preview inputs", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+  let root: Root | null = null;
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     storeState.nodes = [];
     storeState.edges = [];
     compareSurfaceSpy.mockReset();
+    resizeObserverCallback = null;
+    globalThis.ResizeObserver = class ResizeObserver {
+      constructor(callback: (entries: ResizeObserverEntryLike[]) => void) {
+        resizeObserverCallback = callback;
+      }
+
+      observe(target: Element) {
+        resizeObserverCallback?.([
+          {
+            target,
+            contentRect: { width: 500, height: 380 },
+          },
+        ]);
+      }
+
+      unobserve() {}
+
+      disconnect() {}
+    } as unknown as typeof ResizeObserver;
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (root) {
+      await act(async () => {
+        root?.unmount();
+      });
+    }
+
+    container?.remove();
+    root = null;
+    container = null;
   });
 
   it("passes previewInput to CompareSurface for a connected render node without final output", () => {
@@ -192,6 +251,108 @@ describe("CompareNode render preview inputs", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("defaults mixer-backed render compare inputs to preview mode when only sourceComposition exists", () => {
+    storeState.nodes = [
+      {
+        id: "base-image",
+        type: "image",
+        data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png" },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "overlay-image",
+        type: "asset",
+        data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png" },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "mixer-1",
+        type: "mixer",
+        data: {
+          blendMode: "multiply",
+          opacity: 62,
+          overlayX: 0.1,
+          overlayY: 0.2,
+          overlayWidth: 0.4,
+          overlayHeight: 0.5,
+          cropLeft: 0.1,
+          cropTop: 0,
+          cropRight: 0.2,
+          cropBottom: 0.1,
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "render-1",
+        type: "render",
+        data: {
+          lastUploadUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/stale-render-output.png",
+        },
+      },
+    ];
+    storeState.edges = [
+      {
+        id: "edge-base-mixer",
+        source: "base-image",
+        target: "mixer-1",
+        targetHandle: "base",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "edge-overlay-mixer",
+        source: "overlay-image",
+        target: "mixer-1",
+        targetHandle: "overlay",
+      },
+      { id: "edge-mixer-render", source: "mixer-1", target: "render-1" },
+      {
+        id: "edge-render-compare",
+        source: "render-1",
+        target: "compare-1",
+        targetHandle: "left",
+      },
+    ];
+
+    renderCompareNode({
+      id: "compare-1",
+      data: { leftUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/stale-render-output.png" },
+      selected: false,
+      dragging: false,
+      zIndex: 0,
+      isConnectable: true,
+      type: "compare",
+      xPos: 0,
+      yPos: 0,
+      width: 500,
+      height: 380,
+      sourcePosition: undefined,
+      targetPosition: undefined,
+      positionAbsoluteX: 0,
+      positionAbsoluteY: 0,
+    });
+
+    expect(compareSurfaceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(compareSurfaceSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      finalUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/stale-render-output.png",
+      preferPreview: true,
+      previewInput: {
+        sourceUrl: null,
+        sourceComposition: {
+          kind: "mixer",
+          baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+          overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+          blendMode: "multiply",
+          opacity: 62,
+          overlayX: 0.1,
+          overlayY: 0.2,
+          overlayWidth: 0.4,
+          overlayHeight: 0.5,
+          cropLeft: 0.1,
+          cropTop: 0,
+          cropRight: 0.2,
+          cropBottom: 0.1,
+        },
+        steps: [],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("prefers mixer composite preview over persisted compare finalUrl when mixer is connected", () => {
     storeState.nodes = [
       {
@@ -275,14 +436,22 @@ describe("CompareNode render preview inputs", () => {
     );
     expect(mixerCall?.[0]).toMatchObject({
       finalUrl: undefined,
+      nodeWidth: 500,
+      nodeHeight: 380,
       mixerPreviewState: {
         status: "ready",
         baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
         overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
         blendMode: "multiply",
         opacity: 62,
-        offsetX: 12,
+        overlayX: 0,
-        offsetY: -4,
+        overlayY: 0,
+        overlayWidth: 1,
+        overlayHeight: 1,
+        cropLeft: 0,
+        cropTop: 0,
+        cropRight: 0,
+        cropBottom: 0,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -317,4 +486,183 @@ describe("CompareNode render preview inputs", () => {
     expect(markup).toContain('data-top="35%"');
     expect(markup).toContain('data-top="55%"');
   });
+
+  it("passes the measured compare surface size to mixer previews instead of the full node box", async () => {
+    storeState.nodes = [
+      {
+        id: "base-image",
+        type: "image",
+        data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png" },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "overlay-image",
+        type: "asset",
+        data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png" },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "mixer-1",
+        type: "mixer",
+        data: {
+          blendMode: "normal",
+          opacity: 100,
+          overlayX: 0.1,
+          overlayY: 0.2,
+          overlayWidth: 0.6,
+          overlayHeight: 0.5,
+        },
+      },
+    ];
+    storeState.edges = [
+      {
+        id: "edge-base-mixer",
+        source: "base-image",
+        target: "mixer-1",
+        targetHandle: "base",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "edge-overlay-mixer",
+        source: "overlay-image",
+        target: "mixer-1",
+        targetHandle: "overlay",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "edge-mixer-compare",
+        source: "mixer-1",
+        target: "compare-1",
+        targetHandle: "left",
+      },
+    ];
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasGraphProvider
+          nodes={storeState.nodes as Array<{ id: string; type: string; data?: unknown }>}
+          edges={storeState.edges}
+        >
+          <CompareNode
+            {...({
+              id: "compare-1",
+              data: {},
+              selected: false,
+              dragging: false,
+              zIndex: 0,
+              isConnectable: true,
+              type: "compare",
+              xPos: 0,
+              yPos: 0,
+              width: 640,
+              height: 480,
+              sourcePosition: undefined,
+              targetPosition: undefined,
+              positionAbsoluteX: 0,
+              positionAbsoluteY: 0,
+            } as unknown as React.ComponentProps<typeof CompareNode>)}
+          />
+        </CanvasGraphProvider>,
+      );
+    });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      const latestCompareSurfaceCall = compareSurfaceSpy.mock.calls.findLast(
+        ([props]) =>
+          Boolean((props as { mixerPreviewState?: { status?: string } }).mixerPreviewState),
+      );
+
+      expect(latestCompareSurfaceCall?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+        nodeWidth: 500,
+        nodeHeight: 380,
+      });
+    });
+
+    const surfaceElement = container?.querySelector(".nodrag.relative.min-h-0.w-full");
+    expect(surfaceElement).toBeInstanceOf(HTMLDivElement);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      resizeObserverCallback?.([
+        {
+          target: surfaceElement as HTMLDivElement,
+          contentRect: { width: 468, height: 312 },
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    const latestCompareSurfaceCall = compareSurfaceSpy.mock.calls.findLast(
+      ([props]) =>
+        Boolean((props as { mixerPreviewState?: { status?: string } }).mixerPreviewState),
+    );
+
+    expect(latestCompareSurfaceCall?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      nodeWidth: 468,
+      nodeHeight: 312,
+    });
+    expect(latestCompareSurfaceCall?.[0]).not.toMatchObject({
+      nodeWidth: 640,
+      nodeHeight: 480,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("anchors direct mixer previews to the actual compare surface rect", async () => {
+    const compareSurfaceModule = await vi.importActual<typeof import("../nodes/compare-surface")>(
+      "../nodes/compare-surface",
+    );
+    const ActualCompareSurface = compareSurfaceModule.default;
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CanvasGraphProvider nodes={[]} edges={[]}>
+          <ActualCompareSurface
+            mixerPreviewState={{
+              status: "ready",
+              baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+              overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+              blendMode: "normal",
+              opacity: 100,
+              overlayX: 0,
+              overlayY: 0,
+              overlayWidth: 1,
+              overlayHeight: 1,
+              cropLeft: 0,
+              cropTop: 0,
+              cropRight: 0,
+              cropBottom: 0,
+            }}
+            nodeWidth={500}
+            nodeHeight={380}
+          />
+        </CanvasGraphProvider>,
+      );
+    });
+
+    const images = container?.querySelectorAll("img");
+    const baseImage = images?.[0];
+
+    if (!(baseImage instanceof HTMLImageElement)) {
+      throw new Error("base image not found");
+    }
+
+    Object.defineProperty(baseImage, "naturalWidth", { configurable: true, value: 200 });
+    Object.defineProperty(baseImage, "naturalHeight", { configurable: true, value: 100 });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      baseImage.dispatchEvent(new Event("load"));
+    });
+
+    const overlayImage = container?.querySelectorAll("img")?.[1];
+    if (!(overlayImage instanceof HTMLImageElement)) {
+      throw new Error("overlay image not found");
+    }
+
+    Object.defineProperty(overlayImage, "naturalWidth", { configurable: true, value: 200 });
+    Object.defineProperty(overlayImage, "naturalHeight", { configurable: true, value: 100 });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      overlayImage.dispatchEvent(new Event("load"));
+    });
+
+    const overlayFrame = overlayImage.parentElement;
+    expect(overlayFrame?.style.left).toBe("0%");
+    expect(overlayFrame?.style.top).toBe("17.105263157894736%");
+    expect(overlayFrame?.style.width).toBe("100%");
+    expect(overlayFrame?.style.height).toBe("65.78947368421053%");
+  });
 });

components/canvas/__tests__/custom-connection-line.test.tsx

@@ -19,11 +19,23 @@ const reactFlowStateRef: {
   current: {
     nodes: Array<{ id: string; type: string; position: { x: number; y: number }; data: object }>;
     edges: Array<{ id: string; source: string; target: string; targetHandle?: string | null }>;
+    screenToFlowPosition: ({ x, y }: { x: number; y: number }) => { x: number; y: number };
   };
 } = {
   current: {
     nodes: [],
     edges: [],
+    screenToFlowPosition: ({ x, y }) => ({ x, y }),
+  },
+};
+
+const connectionStateRef: {
+  current: {
+    fromHandle?: { type?: "source" | "target" };
+  };
+} = {
+  current: {
+    fromHandle: { type: "source" },
   },
 };
 
@@ -35,7 +47,9 @@ vi.mock("@xyflow/react", async () => {
     useReactFlow: () => ({
       getNodes: () => reactFlowStateRef.current.nodes,
       getEdges: () => reactFlowStateRef.current.edges,
+      screenToFlowPosition: reactFlowStateRef.current.screenToFlowPosition,
     }),
+    useConnection: () => connectionStateRef.current,
   };
 });
 
@@ -86,6 +100,7 @@ describe("CustomConnectionLine", () => {
     document
       .querySelectorAll("[data-testid='custom-line-magnet-handle']")
       .forEach((element) => element.remove());
+    document.documentElement.classList.remove("dark");
     container = null;
     root = null;
   });
@@ -93,6 +108,10 @@ describe("CustomConnectionLine", () => {
   function renderLine(args?: {
     withMagnetHandle?: boolean;
     connectionStatus?: ConnectionLineComponentProps["connectionStatus"];
+    omitFromHandleType?: boolean;
+    toX?: number;
+    toY?: number;
+    pointer?: { x: number; y: number };
   }) {
     document
       .querySelectorAll("[data-testid='custom-line-magnet-handle']")
@@ -104,6 +123,11 @@ describe("CustomConnectionLine", () => {
         { id: "target-node", type: "render", position: { x: 0, y: 0 }, data: {} },
       ],
       edges: [],
+      screenToFlowPosition: ({ x, y }) => ({ x, y }),
+    };
+
+    connectionStateRef.current = {
+      fromHandle: { type: "source" },
     };
 
     if (args?.withMagnetHandle && container) {
@@ -128,11 +152,22 @@ describe("CustomConnectionLine", () => {
     }
 
     act(() => {
+        const lineProps = {
+          ...baseProps,
+          ...(args?.toX !== undefined ? { toX: args.toX } : null),
+          ...(args?.toY !== undefined ? { toY: args.toY } : null),
+          ...(args?.pointer ? { pointer: args.pointer } : null),
+          fromHandle: {
+            ...baseProps.fromHandle,
+            ...(args?.omitFromHandleType ? { type: undefined } : null),
+        },
+      } as ConnectionLineComponentProps;
+
       root?.render(
         <CanvasConnectionMagnetismProvider>
           <svg>
             <CustomConnectionLine
-              {...baseProps}
+              {...lineProps}
               connectionStatus={args?.connectionStatus ?? "valid"}
             />
           </svg>
@@ -170,6 +205,17 @@ describe("CustomConnectionLine", () => {
     expect(path.getAttribute("d")).toContain("220");
   });
 
+  it("still resolves magnet target when fromHandle.type is missing", () => {
+    renderLine({
+      withMagnetHandle: true,
+      omitFromHandleType: true,
+    });
+
+    const path = getPath();
+    expect(path.getAttribute("d")).toContain("300");
+    expect(path.getAttribute("d")).toContain("220");
+  });
+
   it("strengthens stroke visual feedback while snapped", () => {
     renderLine();
     const idlePath = getPath();
@@ -185,6 +231,29 @@ describe("CustomConnectionLine", () => {
     expect(snappedPath.style.filter).not.toBe(idleFilter);
   });
 
+  it("ramps stroke feedback up as pointer gets closer before snap", () => {
+    renderLine({
+      withMagnetHandle: true,
+      toX: 252,
+      toY: 220,
+      pointer: { x: 252, y: 220 },
+    });
+    const farNearPath = getPath();
+    const farNearWidth = Number(farNearPath.style.strokeWidth || "0");
+
+    renderLine({
+      withMagnetHandle: true,
+      toX: 266,
+      toY: 220,
+      pointer: { x: 266, y: 220 },
+    });
+    const closeNearPath = getPath();
+    const closeNearWidth = Number(closeNearPath.style.strokeWidth || "0");
+
+    expect(farNearWidth).toBeGreaterThan(2.5);
+    expect(closeNearWidth).toBeGreaterThan(farNearWidth);
+  });
+
   it("keeps invalid connection opacity behavior while snapped", () => {
     renderLine({
       withMagnetHandle: true,
@@ -194,4 +263,48 @@ describe("CustomConnectionLine", () => {
     const path = getPath();
     expect(path.style.opacity).toBe("0.45");
   });
+
+  it("uses client pointer coordinates for magnet lookup and converts snapped endpoint back to flow space", () => {
+    reactFlowStateRef.current.screenToFlowPosition = ({ x, y }) => ({
+      x: Math.round(x / 10),
+      y: Math.round(y / 10),
+    });
+
+    renderLine({
+      withMagnetHandle: true,
+      toX: 29,
+      toY: 21,
+      pointer: { x: 300, y: 220 },
+    });
+
+    const path = getPath();
+    expect(path.getAttribute("d")).toContain("30");
+    expect(path.getAttribute("d")).toContain("22");
+  });
+
+  it("adjusts glow filter between light and dark mode", () => {
+    renderLine({
+      withMagnetHandle: true,
+      toX: 266,
+      toY: 220,
+      pointer: { x: 266, y: 220 },
+    });
+    const lightPath = getPath();
+    const lightFilter = lightPath.style.filter;
+
+    document.documentElement.classList.add("dark");
+
+    renderLine({
+      withMagnetHandle: true,
+      toX: 266,
+      toY: 220,
+      pointer: { x: 266, y: 220 },
+    });
+    const darkPath = getPath();
+    const darkFilter = darkPath.style.filter;
+
+    expect(lightFilter).not.toBe("");
+    expect(darkFilter).not.toBe("");
+    expect(darkFilter).not.toBe(lightFilter);
+  });
 });

components/canvas/__tests__/default-edge.test.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import DefaultEdge from "@/components/canvas/edges/default-edge";
 
+const mockViewport = {
+  x: 0,
+  y: 0,
+  zoom: 1,
+};
+
 vi.mock("@xyflow/react", async () => {
   const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("@xyflow/react")>(
     "@xyflow/react",
@@ -18,6 +24,7 @@ vi.mock("@xyflow/react", async () => {
     EdgeLabelRenderer: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => (
       <foreignObject>{children}</foreignObject>
     ),
+    useViewport: () => mockViewport,
   };
 });
 
@@ -95,6 +102,8 @@ describe("DefaultEdge", () => {
   let container: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
 
   afterEach(() => {
+    mockViewport.zoom = 1;
+
     if (root) {
       act(() => {
         root?.unmount();
@@ -185,4 +194,33 @@ describe("DefaultEdge", () => {
     expect(edgePath).not.toBeNull();
     expect(edgePath?.getAttribute("d")).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it("applies zoom-aware scaling with clamps to keep the plus legible", () => {
+    const onInsertClick = vi.fn<(anchor: EdgeInsertAnchor) => void>();
+
+    mockViewport.zoom = 0.2;
+    ({ container, root } = renderEdge({ onInsertClick, isMenuOpen: true }));
+    const insertButton = getInsertButton(container);
+    expect(insertButton.style.transform).toContain("scale(2.2)");
+
+    mockViewport.zoom = 4;
+    act(() => {
+      root?.render(
+        <svg>
+          <DefaultEdgeComponent {...baseProps} onInsertClick={onInsertClick} isMenuOpen />
+        </svg>,
+      );
+    });
+    expect(insertButton.style.transform).toContain("scale(0.95)");
+  });
+
+  it("uses stronger visual styling for distant zoom visibility", () => {
+    const onInsertClick = vi.fn<(anchor: EdgeInsertAnchor) => void>();
+    ({ container, root } = renderEdge({ onInsertClick, isMenuOpen: true }));
+
+    const insertButton = getInsertButton(container);
+    expect(insertButton.className).toContain("border-2");
+    expect(insertButton.className).toContain("ring-1");
+    expect(insertButton.className).toContain("shadow");
+  });
 });

components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-connections.test.tsx

@@ -218,8 +218,10 @@ describe("useCanvasConnections", () => {
         defaultData: {
           blendMode: "normal",
           opacity: 100,
-          offsetX: 0,
+          overlayX: 0,
-          offsetY: 0,
+          overlayY: 0,
+          overlayWidth: 1,
+          overlayHeight: 1,
         },
       }),
     );
@@ -232,8 +234,10 @@ describe("useCanvasConnections", () => {
         data: {
           blendMode: "normal",
           opacity: 100,
-          offsetX: 0,
+          overlayX: 0,
-          offsetY: 0,
+          overlayY: 0,
+          overlayWidth: 1,
+          overlayHeight: 1,
         },
       }),
     );
@@ -539,6 +543,74 @@ describe("useCanvasConnections", () => {
     expect(latestHandlersRef.current?.connectionDropMenu).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("rejects self-drops on a note instead of auto-splitting its incoming edge", async () => {
+    const runCreateEdgeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const showConnectionRejectedToast = vi.fn();
+
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(
+        <HookHarness
+          helperResult={{
+            sourceNodeId: "node-note",
+            targetNodeId: "node-note",
+            sourceHandle: undefined,
+            targetHandle: undefined,
+          }}
+          runCreateEdgeMutation={runCreateEdgeMutation}
+          runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation={runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation}
+          showConnectionRejectedToast={showConnectionRejectedToast}
+          nodes={[
+            { id: "node-image", type: "image", position: { x: 0, y: 0 }, data: {} },
+            { id: "node-note", type: "note", position: { x: 240, y: 120 }, data: {} },
+          ]}
+          edges={[
+            {
+              id: "edge-image-note",
+              source: "node-image",
+              target: "node-note",
+            },
+          ]}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      latestHandlersRef.current?.onConnectStart?.(
+        {} as MouseEvent,
+        {
+          nodeId: "node-note",
+          handleId: null,
+          handleType: "source",
+        } as never,
+      );
+      latestHandlersRef.current?.onConnectEnd(
+        { clientX: 260, clientY: 160 } as MouseEvent,
+        {
+          isValid: false,
+          from: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+          fromNode: { id: "node-note", type: "note" },
+          fromHandle: { id: null, type: "source" },
+          fromPosition: null,
+          to: { x: 260, y: 160 },
+          toHandle: null,
+          toNode: null,
+          toPosition: null,
+          pointer: null,
+        } as never,
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(runSplitEdgeAtExistingNodeMutation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(runCreateEdgeMutation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(showConnectionRejectedToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith("self-loop");
+    expect(latestHandlersRef.current?.connectionDropMenu).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("rejects text to ai-video body drops", async () => {
     const runCreateEdgeMutation = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
     const showConnectionRejectedToast = vi.fn();

components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,52 @@ import { validateCanvasConnectionPolicy } from "@/lib/canvas-connection-policy";
 export const HANDLE_GLOW_RADIUS_PX = 56;
 export const HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX = 40;
 
+function clamp01(value: number): number {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (value <= 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (value >= 1) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+function smoothstep(value: number): number {
+  const v = clamp01(value);
+  return v * v * (3 - 2 * v);
+}
+
+export function resolveCanvasGlowStrength(args: {
+  distancePx: number;
+  glowRadiusPx?: number;
+  snapRadiusPx?: number;
+}): number {
+  const glowRadius = args.glowRadiusPx ?? HANDLE_GLOW_RADIUS_PX;
+  const snapRadius = args.snapRadiusPx ?? HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX;
+
+  if (!Number.isFinite(args.distancePx)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (args.distancePx <= 0) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (args.distancePx >= glowRadius) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (args.distancePx <= snapRadius) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  const preSnapRange = Math.max(1, glowRadius - snapRadius);
+  const progressToSnap = (glowRadius - args.distancePx) / preSnapRange;
+  const eased = smoothstep(progressToSnap);
+
+  return 0.22 + eased * 0.68;
+}
+
 export type CanvasMagnetTarget = {
   nodeId: string;
   handleId?: string;

components/canvas/canvas-favorites-visibility.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import type { Edge as RFEdge, Node as RFNode } from "@xyflow/react";
+
+import { readNodeFavorite } from "@/lib/canvas-node-favorite";
+
+type CanvasNode = RFNode<Record<string, unknown>>;
+type CanvasEdge = RFEdge<Record<string, unknown>>;
+
+type ProjectCanvasFavoritesVisibilityArgs = {
+  nodes: readonly CanvasNode[];
+  edges: readonly CanvasEdge[];
+  favoritesOnly: boolean;
+};
+
+type ProjectCanvasFavoritesVisibilityResult = {
+  nodes: CanvasNode[];
+  edges: CanvasEdge[];
+  favoriteNodeIds: ReadonlySet<string>;
+  favoriteCount: number;
+};
+
+const DIMMED_NODE_OPACITY = 0.28;
+const DIMMED_NODE_FILTER = "saturate(0.55)";
+const DIMMED_EDGE_OPACITY = 0.18;
+const DIMMED_NODE_TRANSITION = "opacity 160ms ease, filter 160ms ease";
+const DIMMED_EDGE_TRANSITION = "opacity 160ms ease";
+
+function mergeTransition(current: unknown, required: string): string {
+  if (typeof current !== "string" || current.trim().length === 0) {
+    return required;
+  }
+  if (current.includes(required)) {
+    return current;
+  }
+  return `${current}, ${required}`;
+}
+
+function shallowEqualRecord(
+  left: Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
+  right: Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  if (left === right) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (!left || !right) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const leftKeys = Object.keys(left);
+  const rightKeys = Object.keys(right);
+  if (leftKeys.length !== rightKeys.length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return leftKeys.every((key) => Object.is(left[key], right[key]));
+}
+
+function styleToRecord(
+  style: CanvasNode["style"] | CanvasEdge["style"],
+): Record<string, unknown> | undefined {
+  return style ? (style as Record<string, unknown>) : undefined;
+}
+
+function buildDimmedNodeStyle(
+  style: CanvasNode["style"],
+): CanvasNode["style"] {
+  const next = {
+    ...(style ?? {}),
+    opacity: DIMMED_NODE_OPACITY,
+    filter: DIMMED_NODE_FILTER,
+    transition: mergeTransition(style?.transition, DIMMED_NODE_TRANSITION),
+  };
+  return next;
+}
+
+function buildDimmedEdgeStyle(
+  style: CanvasEdge["style"],
+): CanvasEdge["style"] {
+  const next = {
+    ...(style ?? {}),
+    opacity: DIMMED_EDGE_OPACITY,
+    transition: mergeTransition(style?.transition, DIMMED_EDGE_TRANSITION),
+  };
+  return next;
+}
+
+export function projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility({
+  nodes,
+  edges,
+  favoritesOnly,
+}: ProjectCanvasFavoritesVisibilityArgs): ProjectCanvasFavoritesVisibilityResult {
+  const favoriteNodeIds = new Set<string>();
+
+  for (const node of nodes) {
+    if (readNodeFavorite(node.data)) {
+      favoriteNodeIds.add(node.id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const favoriteCount = favoriteNodeIds.size;
+  const hasFavorites = favoriteCount > 0;
+
+  const projectedNodes = nodes.map((node) => {
+    const shouldDim = favoritesOnly && !favoriteNodeIds.has(node.id);
+    if (!shouldDim) {
+      return node;
+    }
+
+    const nextStyle = buildDimmedNodeStyle(node.style);
+    return shallowEqualRecord(styleToRecord(node.style), styleToRecord(nextStyle))
+      ? node
+      : {
+          ...node,
+          style: nextStyle,
+        };
+  });
+
+  const projectedEdges = edges.map((edge) => {
+    const isFavoriteEdge = favoriteNodeIds.has(edge.source) && favoriteNodeIds.has(edge.target);
+    const shouldDim = favoritesOnly && (!hasFavorites || !isFavoriteEdge);
+
+    if (!shouldDim) {
+      return edge;
+    }
+
+    const nextStyle = buildDimmedEdgeStyle(edge.style);
+    return shallowEqualRecord(styleToRecord(edge.style), styleToRecord(nextStyle))
+      ? edge
+      : {
+          ...edge,
+          style: nextStyle,
+        };
+  });
+
+  return {
+    nodes: projectedNodes,
+    edges: projectedEdges,
+    favoriteNodeIds,
+    favoriteCount,
+  };
+}

components/canvas/canvas-handle.tsx

@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 import { Handle, useConnection } from "@xyflow/react";
 
-import { HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism";
+import {
+  resolveCanvasGlowStrength,
+} from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism";
 import { useCanvasConnectionMagnetism } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism-context";
 import {
   canvasHandleAccentColor,
-  canvasHandleAccentColorWithAlpha,
+  canvasHandleGlowShadow,
+  type EdgeGlowColorMode,
 } from "@/lib/canvas-utils";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
@@ -34,30 +37,89 @@ export default function CanvasHandle({
   const connection = useConnection();
   const { activeTarget } = useCanvasConnectionMagnetism();
 
+  const connectionState = connection as {
+    inProgress?: boolean;
+    isValid?: boolean | null;
+    fromNode?: unknown;
+    toNode?: unknown;
+    fromHandle?: unknown;
+    toHandle?: unknown;
+  };
+  const hasConnectionPayload =
+    connectionState.fromNode !== undefined ||
+    connectionState.toNode !== undefined ||
+    connectionState.fromHandle !== undefined ||
+    connectionState.toHandle !== undefined;
+  const isConnectionDragActive =
+    connectionState.inProgress === true ||
+    (connectionState.inProgress === undefined && hasConnectionPayload);
+
   const handleId = normalizeHandleId(id);
   const targetHandleId = normalizeHandleId(activeTarget?.handleId);
+
+  const toNodeId =
+    connectionState.toNode &&
+    typeof connectionState.toNode === "object" &&
+    "id" in connectionState.toNode &&
+    typeof (connectionState.toNode as { id?: unknown }).id === "string"
+      ? ((connectionState.toNode as { id: string }).id ?? null)
+      : null;
+
+  const toHandleMeta =
+    connectionState.toHandle && typeof connectionState.toHandle === "object"
+      ? (connectionState.toHandle as { id?: string | null; type?: "source" | "target" })
+      : null;
+  const toHandleId = normalizeHandleId(
+    toHandleMeta?.id === null ? undefined : toHandleMeta?.id,
+  );
+  const toHandleType =
+    toHandleMeta?.type === "source" || toHandleMeta?.type === "target"
+      ? toHandleMeta.type
+      : null;
+
+  const colorMode: EdgeGlowColorMode =
+    typeof document !== "undefined" && document.documentElement.classList.contains("dark")
+      ? "dark"
+      : "light";
+
   const isActiveTarget =
-    connection.inProgress &&
+    isConnectionDragActive &&
     activeTarget !== null &&
     activeTarget.nodeId === nodeId &&
     activeTarget.handleType === type &&
     targetHandleId === handleId;
 
-  const glowState: "idle" | "near" | "snapped" = isActiveTarget
+  const isNativeHoverTarget =
-    ? activeTarget.distancePx <= HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX
+    connectionState.inProgress === true &&
-      ? "snapped"
+    toNodeId === nodeId &&
-      : "near"
+    toHandleType === type &&
-    : "idle";
+    toHandleId === handleId;
+
+  let glowStrength = 0;
+
+  if (isActiveTarget) {
+    glowStrength = resolveCanvasGlowStrength({
+      distancePx: activeTarget.distancePx,
+    });
+  } else if (isNativeHoverTarget) {
+    glowStrength = connectionState.isValid === true ? 1 : 0.68;
+  }
+
+  const glowState: "idle" | "near" | "snapped" =
+    glowStrength <= 0 ? "idle" : glowStrength >= 0.96 ? "snapped" : "near";
 
   const accentColor = canvasHandleAccentColor({
     nodeType,
     handleId,
     handleType: type,
   });
-  const glowAlpha = glowState === "snapped" ? 0.62 : glowState === "near" ? 0.4 : 0;
+  const boxShadow = canvasHandleGlowShadow({
-  const ringAlpha = glowState === "snapped" ? 0.34 : glowState === "near" ? 0.2 : 0;
+    nodeType,
-  const glowSize = glowState === "snapped" ? 14 : glowState === "near" ? 10 : 0;
+    handleId,
-  const ringSize = glowState === "snapped" ? 6 : glowState === "near" ? 4 : 0;
+    handleType: type,
+    strength: glowStrength,
+    colorMode,
+  });
 
   return (
     <Handle
@@ -71,15 +133,14 @@ export default function CanvasHandle({
       style={{
         ...style,
         backgroundColor: accentColor,
-        boxShadow:
+        boxShadow,
-          glowState === "idle"
-            ? undefined
-            : `0 0 0 ${ringSize}px ${canvasHandleAccentColorWithAlpha({ nodeType, handleId, handleType: type }, ringAlpha)}, 0 0 ${glowSize}px ${canvasHandleAccentColorWithAlpha({ nodeType, handleId, handleType: type }, glowAlpha)}`,
       }}
       data-node-id={nodeId}
       data-handle-id={id ?? ""}
       data-handle-type={type}
       data-glow-state={glowState}
+      data-glow-strength={glowStrength.toFixed(3)}
+      data-glow-mode={colorMode}
     />
   );
 }

components/canvas/canvas-shell.tsx

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import type { Id } from "@/convex/_generated/dataModel";
 const SIDEBAR_DEFAULT_SIZE = "18%";
 const SIDEBAR_COLLAPSE_THRESHOLD = "10%";
 const SIDEBAR_MAX_SIZE = "40%";
-const SIDEBAR_COLLAPSED_SIZE = "64px";
+const SIDEBAR_COLLAPSED_SIZE = "84px";
-const SIDEBAR_RAIL_MAX_WIDTH_PX = 112;
+const SIDEBAR_RAIL_MAX_WIDTH_PX = 148;
 const MAIN_PANEL_MIN_SIZE = "40%";
 
 type CanvasShellProps = {

components/canvas/canvas-sidebar.tsx

@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import {
 
 import { CanvasUserMenu } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-user-menu";
 import { ProgressiveBlur } from "@/components/ui/progressive-blur";
-import { useAuthQuery } from "@/hooks/use-auth-query";
-import { api } from "@/convex/_generated/api";
 import type { Id } from "@/convex/_generated/dataModel";
 import {
   NODE_CATEGORY_META,
@@ -107,14 +105,14 @@ function SidebarRow({
       className={cn(
         "rounded-lg border transition-colors",
         compact
-          ? "flex h-10 w-full items-center justify-center p-0"
+          ? "flex aspect-square min-h-0 w-full items-center justify-center rounded-md p-0"
           : "flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-sm",
         enabled
           ? "cursor-grab border-border/80 bg-card hover:bg-accent active:cursor-grabbing"
           : "cursor-not-allowed border-transparent bg-muted/30 text-muted-foreground",
       )}
     >
-      <Icon className="size-4 shrink-0 opacity-80" />
+      <Icon className={cn("shrink-0 opacity-80", compact ? "size-[1.3rem]" : "size-4")} />
       {!compact ? <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate">{entry.label}</span> : null}
       {!compact && entry.phase > 1 ? (
         <span className="shrink-0 text-[10px] font-medium tabular-nums text-muted-foreground/80">
@@ -135,31 +133,39 @@ export default function CanvasSidebar({
   canvasId,
   railMode = false,
 }: CanvasSidebarProps) {
-  const canvas = useAuthQuery(api.canvases.get, { canvasId });
+  void canvasId;
   const byCategory = catalogEntriesByCategory();
   const [collapsedByCategory, setCollapsedByCategory] = useState<
     Partial<Record<(typeof NODE_CATEGORIES_ORDERED)[number], boolean>>
   >(() =>
     Object.fromEntries(
-      NODE_CATEGORIES_ORDERED.map((categoryId) => [categoryId, categoryId !== "source"]),
+      NODE_CATEGORIES_ORDERED.map((categoryId) => [categoryId, false]),
     ),
   );
 
-  const railEntries = NODE_CATEGORIES_ORDERED.flatMap(
-    (categoryId) => byCategory.get(categoryId) ?? [],
-  );
-
   return (
     <aside className="flex h-full w-full min-w-0 overflow-hidden flex-col border-r border-border/80 bg-background">
       {railMode ? (
         <div className="border-b border-border/80 px-2 py-3">
           <div className="flex items-center justify-center">
-            <span
+            <div className="relative">
-              className="line-clamp-1 text-center text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground"
+              <NextImage
-              title={canvas?.name ?? "Canvas"}
+                src="/logos/lemonspace-logo-v2-black-rgb.svg"
-            >
+                alt="LemonSpace"
-              {canvas?.name?.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase() ?? "CV"}
+                width={74}
-            </span>
+                height={14}
+                className="h-auto w-[4.625rem] dark:hidden"
+                priority
+              />
+              <NextImage
+                src="/logos/lemonspace-logo-v2-white-rgb.svg"
+                alt="LemonSpace"
+                width={74}
+                height={14}
+                className="hidden h-auto w-[4.625rem] dark:block"
+                priority
+              />
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       ) : (
@@ -191,22 +197,41 @@ export default function CanvasSidebar({
         <div
           className={cn(
             "h-full overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain",
-            railMode ? "p-2 pb-20" : "p-3 pb-28",
+            railMode ? "px-2 py-2 pb-20" : "p-3 pb-28",
           )}
         >
           {railMode ? (
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-              {railEntries.map((entry) => (
+              {NODE_CATEGORIES_ORDERED.map((categoryId, index) => {
+                const entries = byCategory.get(categoryId) ?? [];
+                if (entries.length === 0) return null;
+                return (
+                  <section
+                    key={categoryId}
+                    className={cn("space-y-1.5", index === 0 ? "pt-0" : "border-t border-border/70 pt-2")}
+                  >
+                    {index > 0 ? (
+                      <div data-testid={`sidebar-rail-category-${categoryId}-divider`} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    ) : null}
+                    <div
+                      data-testid={`sidebar-rail-category-${categoryId}-grid`}
+                      className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-1"
+                    >
+                      {entries.map((entry) => (
                         <SidebarRow key={entry.type} entry={entry} compact />
                       ))}
                     </div>
+                  </section>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
           ) : (
             <>
               {NODE_CATEGORIES_ORDERED.map((categoryId) => {
                 const entries = byCategory.get(categoryId) ?? [];
                 if (entries.length === 0) return null;
                 const { label } = NODE_CATEGORY_META[categoryId];
-                const isCollapsed = collapsedByCategory[categoryId] ?? categoryId !== "source";
+                const isCollapsed = collapsedByCategory[categoryId] ?? false;
                 return (
                   <div key={categoryId} className="mb-4 last:mb-0">
                     <button
@@ -214,7 +239,7 @@ export default function CanvasSidebar({
                       onClick={() =>
                         setCollapsedByCategory((prev) => ({
                           ...prev,
-                          [categoryId]: !(prev[categoryId] ?? categoryId !== "source"),
+                          [categoryId]: !(prev[categoryId] ?? false),
                         }))
                       }
                       className="mb-2 flex w-full items-center justify-between rounded-md px-0.5 py-1 text-left text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-muted/40 hover:text-foreground"

components/canvas/canvas-toolbar.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   Plus,
   Redo2,
   Scissors,
+  Star,
   Undo2,
 } from "lucide-react";
 
@@ -40,12 +41,18 @@ interface CanvasToolbarProps {
   canvasName?: string;
   activeTool: CanvasNavTool;
   onToolChange: (tool: CanvasNavTool) => void;
+  favoriteFilterActive?: boolean;
+  onFavoriteFilterChange?: (active: boolean) => void;
+  favoriteCount?: number;
 }
 
 export default function CanvasToolbar({
   canvasName,
   activeTool,
   onToolChange,
+  favoriteFilterActive = false,
+  onFavoriteFilterChange,
+  favoriteCount,
 }: CanvasToolbarProps) {
   const { createNodeWithIntersection } = useCanvasPlacement();
   const getCenteredPosition = useCenteredFlowNodePosition();
@@ -66,6 +73,10 @@ export default function CanvasToolbar({
 
   const byCategory = catalogEntriesByCategory();
   const resolvedCanvasName = canvasName?.trim() || "Unbenannter Canvas";
+  const favoritesLabel =
+    typeof favoriteCount === "number"
+      ? `Favoriten hervorheben (${favoriteCount})`
+      : "Favoriten hervorheben";
 
   const toolBtn = (tool: CanvasNavTool, icon: React.ReactNode, label: string) => (
     <Button
@@ -144,6 +155,21 @@ export default function CanvasToolbar({
       )}
       {toolBtn("scissor", <Scissors className="size-4" />, "Schere (K) — Verbindungen kappen")}
 
+      {onFavoriteFilterChange ? (
+        <Button
+          type="button"
+          size="icon"
+          variant={favoriteFilterActive ? "secondary" : "ghost"}
+          className="size-9 shrink-0"
+          aria-label={favoritesLabel}
+          title={favoritesLabel}
+          aria-pressed={favoriteFilterActive}
+          onClick={() => onFavoriteFilterChange(!favoriteFilterActive)}
+        >
+          <Star className={favoriteFilterActive ? "size-4 fill-current" : "size-4"} />
+        </Button>
+      ) : null}
+
       <Button
         type="button"
         size="icon"

components/canvas/canvas.tsx

@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ import { useCanvasEdgeTypes } from "./use-canvas-edge-types";
 import { useCanvasFlowReconciliation } from "./use-canvas-flow-reconciliation";
 import { useCanvasLocalSnapshotPersistence } from "./use-canvas-local-snapshot-persistence";
 import { useCanvasSyncEngine } from "./use-canvas-sync-engine";
+import { HANDLE_GLOW_RADIUS_PX } from "./canvas-connection-magnetism";
 import { CanvasConnectionMagnetismProvider } from "./canvas-connection-magnetism-context";
+import { projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility } from "./canvas-favorites-visibility";
 
 interface CanvasInnerProps {
   canvasId: Id<"canvases">;
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ function CanvasInner({ canvasId }: CanvasInnerProps) {
     { x: number; y: number }[] | null
   >(null);
   const [navTool, setNavTool] = useState<CanvasNavTool>("select");
+  const [focusFavorites, setFocusFavorites] = useState(false);
 
   useCanvasLocalSnapshotPersistence<RFNode, RFEdge>({
     canvasId: canvasId as string,
@@ -207,6 +210,16 @@ function CanvasInner({ canvasId }: CanvasInnerProps) {
     [edges],
   );
 
+  const favoriteProjection = useMemo(
+    () =>
+        projectCanvasFavoritesVisibility({
+          nodes,
+          edges,
+          favoritesOnly: focusFavorites,
+        }),
+    [edges, nodes, focusFavorites],
+  );
+
   const pendingRemovedEdgeIds = useMemo(
     () => {
       void convexEdges;
@@ -581,6 +594,9 @@ function CanvasInner({ canvasId }: CanvasInnerProps) {
           canvasName={canvas?.name}
           activeTool={navTool}
           onToolChange={handleNavToolChange}
+          favoriteFilterActive={focusFavorites}
+          onFavoriteFilterChange={setFocusFavorites}
+          favoriteCount={favoriteProjection.favoriteCount}
         />
         <CanvasAppMenu canvasId={canvasId} />
         <CanvasCommandPalette />
@@ -642,8 +658,8 @@ function CanvasInner({ canvasId }: CanvasInnerProps) {
         <CanvasGraphProvider nodes={canvasGraphNodes} edges={canvasGraphEdges}>
           <ReactFlow
             style={edgeInsertReflowStyle}
-            nodes={nodes}
+            nodes={favoriteProjection.nodes}
-            edges={edges}
+            edges={favoriteProjection.edges}
             onlyRenderVisibleElements
             defaultEdgeOptions={defaultEdgeOptions}
             connectionLineComponent={CustomConnectionLine}
@@ -676,6 +692,9 @@ function CanvasInner({ canvasId }: CanvasInnerProps) {
             panOnDrag={flowPanOnDrag}
             selectionOnDrag={flowSelectionOnDrag}
             panActivationKeyCode="Space"
+            connectionRadius={HANDLE_GLOW_RADIUS_PX}
+            reconnectRadius={24}
+            edgesReconnectable
             proOptions={{ hideAttribution: true }}
             colorMode={resolvedTheme === "dark" ? "dark" : "light"}
             className={cn(

components/canvas/custom-connection-line.tsx

@@ -7,16 +7,22 @@ import {
   getSmoothStepPath,
   getStraightPath,
   type ConnectionLineComponentProps,
+  useConnection,
   useReactFlow,
 } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 
 import {
   HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX,
+  resolveCanvasGlowStrength,
   resolveCanvasMagnetTarget,
 } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism";
 import { useCanvasConnectionMagnetism } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-connection-magnetism-context";
-import { connectionLineAccentRgb } from "@/lib/canvas-utils";
+import {
+  connectionLineAccentRgb,
+  connectionLineGlowFilter,
+  type EdgeGlowColorMode,
+} from "@/lib/canvas-utils";
 
 function hasSameMagnetTarget(
   a: Parameters<ReturnType<typeof useCanvasConnectionMagnetism>["setActiveTarget"]>[0],
@@ -50,31 +56,43 @@ export default function CustomConnectionLine({
   fromPosition,
   toPosition,
   connectionStatus,
+  pointer,
 }: ConnectionLineComponentProps) {
-  const { getNodes, getEdges } = useReactFlow();
+  const { getNodes, getEdges, screenToFlowPosition } = useReactFlow();
+  const connection = useConnection();
   const { activeTarget, setActiveTarget } = useCanvasConnectionMagnetism();
   const fromHandleId = fromHandle?.id;
   const fromNodeId = fromNode?.id;
 
+  const connectionFromHandleType =
+    connection.fromHandle?.type === "source" || connection.fromHandle?.type === "target"
+      ? connection.fromHandle.type
+      : null;
+
   const fromHandleType =
     fromHandle?.type === "source" || fromHandle?.type === "target"
       ? fromHandle.type
-      : null;
+      : connectionFromHandleType ?? "source";
 
   const resolvedMagnetTarget = useMemo(() => {
     if (!fromHandleType || !fromNodeId) {
       return null;
     }
 
+     const magnetPoint =
+      pointer && Number.isFinite(pointer.x) && Number.isFinite(pointer.y)
+        ? { x: pointer.x, y: pointer.y }
+        : { x: toX, y: toY };
+
     return resolveCanvasMagnetTarget({
-      point: { x: toX, y: toY },
+      point: magnetPoint,
       fromNodeId,
       fromHandleId: fromHandleId ?? undefined,
       fromHandleType,
       nodes: getNodes(),
       edges: getEdges(),
     });
-  }, [fromHandleId, fromHandleType, fromNodeId, getEdges, getNodes, toX, toY]);
+  }, [fromHandleId, fromHandleType, fromNodeId, getEdges, getNodes, pointer, toX, toY]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (hasSameMagnetTarget(activeTarget, resolvedMagnetTarget)) {
@@ -84,12 +102,21 @@ export default function CustomConnectionLine({
   }, [activeTarget, resolvedMagnetTarget, setActiveTarget]);
 
   const magnetTarget = activeTarget ?? resolvedMagnetTarget;
+  const glowStrength = magnetTarget
+    ? resolveCanvasGlowStrength({
+        distancePx: magnetTarget.distancePx,
+      })
+    : 0;
   const snappedTarget =
     magnetTarget && magnetTarget.distancePx <= HANDLE_SNAP_RADIUS_PX
       ? magnetTarget
       : null;
-  const targetX = snappedTarget?.centerX ?? toX;
+  const snappedFlowPoint =
-  const targetY = snappedTarget?.centerY ?? toY;
+    snappedTarget === null
+      ? null
+      : screenToFlowPosition({ x: snappedTarget.centerX, y: snappedTarget.centerY });
+  const targetX = snappedFlowPoint?.x ?? toX;
+  const targetY = snappedFlowPoint?.y ?? toY;
 
   const pathParams = {
     sourceX: fromX,
@@ -123,10 +150,17 @@ export default function CustomConnectionLine({
 
   const [r, g, b] = connectionLineAccentRgb(fromNode.type, fromHandleId);
   const opacity = connectionStatus === "invalid" ? 0.45 : 1;
-  const strokeWidth = snappedTarget ? 3.25 : 2.5;
+  const colorMode: EdgeGlowColorMode =
-  const filter = snappedTarget
+    typeof document !== "undefined" && document.documentElement.classList.contains("dark")
-    ? `drop-shadow(0 0 3px rgba(${r}, ${g}, ${b}, 0.7)) drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(${r}, ${g}, ${b}, 0.48))`
+      ? "dark"
-    : undefined;
+      : "light";
+  const strokeWidth = 2.5 + glowStrength * 0.75;
+  const filter = connectionLineGlowFilter({
+    nodeType: fromNode.type,
+    handleId: fromHandleId,
+    strength: glowStrength,
+    colorMode,
+  });
 
   return (
     <path

components/canvas/edges/default-edge.tsx

@@ -5,10 +5,26 @@ import {
   BaseEdge,
   EdgeLabelRenderer,
   getBezierPath,
+  useViewport,
   type EdgeProps,
 } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { Plus } from "lucide-react";
 
+const MIN_EDGE_INSERT_BUTTON_SCALE = 0.95;
+const MAX_EDGE_INSERT_BUTTON_SCALE = 2.2;
+
+function getEdgeInsertButtonScale(zoom: number): number {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(zoom) || zoom <= 0) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  const inverseZoom = 1 / zoom;
+  return Math.min(
+    MAX_EDGE_INSERT_BUTTON_SCALE,
+    Math.max(MIN_EDGE_INSERT_BUTTON_SCALE, inverseZoom),
+  );
+}
+
 export type DefaultEdgeInsertAnchor = {
   edgeId: string;
   screenX: number;
@@ -41,6 +57,7 @@ export default function DefaultEdge({
 }: DefaultEdgeProps) {
   const [isEdgeHovered, setIsEdgeHovered] = useState(false);
   const [isButtonHovered, setIsButtonHovered] = useState(false);
+  const { zoom } = useViewport();
 
   const [edgePath, labelX, labelY] = useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -58,6 +75,7 @@ export default function DefaultEdge({
   const resolvedEdgeId = edgeId ?? id;
   const canInsert = Boolean(onInsertClick) && !disabled;
   const isInsertVisible = canInsert && (isMenuOpen || isEdgeHovered || isButtonHovered);
+  const buttonScale = getEdgeInsertButtonScale(zoom);
 
   const handleInsertClick = (event: MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
     if (!onInsertClick || disabled) {
@@ -97,9 +115,10 @@ export default function DefaultEdge({
           aria-label="Insert node"
           aria-hidden={!isInsertVisible}
           disabled={!canInsert}
-          className="nodrag nopan absolute h-7 w-7 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-border bg-background text-foreground shadow-sm transition-opacity"
+          className="nodrag nopan absolute h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 border-border/90 bg-background/95 text-foreground shadow-[0_2px_10px_rgba(0,0,0,0.28)] ring-1 ring-background/90 transition-opacity transition-shadow"
           style={{
-            transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${labelX}px, ${labelY}px)`,
+            transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${labelX}px, ${labelY}px) scale(${buttonScale})`,
+            transformOrigin: "center center",
             opacity: isInsertVisible ? 1 : 0,
             pointerEvents: isInsertVisible ? "all" : "none",
             display: "flex",
@@ -108,7 +127,7 @@ export default function DefaultEdge({
           onMouseLeave={() => setIsButtonHovered(false)}
           onClick={handleInsertClick}
         >
-          <Plus className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+          <Plus className="h-[18px] w-[18px] stroke-[2.5]" aria-hidden="true" />
         </button>
       </EdgeLabelRenderer>
     </>

components/canvas/nodes/compare-node.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Position, type NodeProps } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { ImageIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import BaseNodeWrapper from "./base-node-wrapper";
@@ -36,12 +36,18 @@ type CompareSideState = {
 
 type CompareDisplayMode = "render" | "preview";
 
-export default function CompareNode({ id, data, selected, width }: NodeProps) {
+type CompareSurfaceSize = {
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+};
+
+export default function CompareNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodeProps) {
   const nodeData = data as CompareNodeData;
   const graph = useCanvasGraph();
   const [sliderX, setSliderX] = useState(50);
   const [manualDisplayMode, setManualDisplayMode] = useState<CompareDisplayMode | null>(null);
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [surfaceSize, setSurfaceSize] = useState<CompareSurfaceSize | null>(null);
   const incomingEdges = useMemo(
     () => graph.incomingEdgesByTarget.get(id) ?? [],
     [graph, id],
@@ -74,8 +80,14 @@ export default function CompareNode({ id, data, selected, width }: NodeProps) {
           graph,
         });
 
-        if (preview.sourceUrl) {
+        if (preview.sourceUrl || preview.sourceComposition) {
-          previewInput = {
+          previewInput = preview.sourceComposition
+            ? {
+                sourceUrl: null,
+                sourceComposition: preview.sourceComposition,
+                steps: preview.steps,
+              }
+            : {
                 sourceUrl: preview.sourceUrl,
                 steps: preview.steps,
               };
@@ -92,6 +104,7 @@ export default function CompareNode({ id, data, selected, width }: NodeProps) {
             sourceLastUploadedHash ?? sourceLastRenderedHash;
           const sourceCurrentHash = resolveRenderPipelineHash({
             sourceUrl: preview.sourceUrl,
+            sourceComposition: preview.sourceComposition,
             steps: preview.steps,
             data: sourceData,
           });
@@ -173,7 +186,60 @@ export default function CompareNode({ id, data, selected, width }: NodeProps) {
     resolvedSides.right.isStaleRenderOutput;
   const effectiveDisplayMode =
     manualDisplayMode ?? (shouldDefaultToPreview ? "preview" : "render");
-  const previewNodeWidth = Math.max(240, Math.min(640, Math.round(width ?? 500)));
+  const fallbackSurfaceWidth = Math.max(240, Math.min(640, Math.round(width ?? 500)));
+  const fallbackSurfaceHeight = Math.max(180, Math.min(720, Math.round(height ?? 380)));
+  const previewNodeWidth = Math.max(
+    1,
+    Math.round(surfaceSize?.width ?? fallbackSurfaceWidth),
+  );
+  const previewNodeHeight = Math.max(
+    1,
+    Math.round(surfaceSize?.height ?? fallbackSurfaceHeight),
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const surfaceElement = containerRef.current;
+    if (!surfaceElement) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const updateSurfaceSize = (nextWidth: number, nextHeight: number) => {
+      const roundedWidth = Math.max(1, Math.round(nextWidth));
+      const roundedHeight = Math.max(1, Math.round(nextHeight));
+
+      setSurfaceSize((current) =>
+        current?.width === roundedWidth && current?.height === roundedHeight
+          ? current
+          : {
+              width: roundedWidth,
+              height: roundedHeight,
+            },
+      );
+    };
+
+    const measureSurface = () => {
+      const rect = surfaceElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+      updateSurfaceSize(rect.width, rect.height);
+    };
+
+    measureSurface();
+
+    if (typeof ResizeObserver === "undefined") {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const observer = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
+      const entry = entries[0];
+      if (!entry) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      updateSurfaceSize(entry.contentRect.width, entry.contentRect.height);
+    });
+
+    observer.observe(surfaceElement);
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, []);
 
   const setSliderPercent = useCallback((value: number) => {
     setSliderX(Math.max(0, Math.min(100, value)));
@@ -321,6 +387,7 @@ export default function CompareNode({ id, data, selected, width }: NodeProps) {
               previewInput={resolvedSides.right.previewInput}
               mixerPreviewState={resolvedSides.right.mixerPreviewState}
               nodeWidth={previewNodeWidth}
+              nodeHeight={previewNodeHeight}
               preferPreview={effectiveDisplayMode === "preview"}
             />
           )}
@@ -332,6 +399,7 @@ export default function CompareNode({ id, data, selected, width }: NodeProps) {
               previewInput={resolvedSides.left.previewInput}
               mixerPreviewState={resolvedSides.left.mixerPreviewState}
               nodeWidth={previewNodeWidth}
+              nodeHeight={previewNodeHeight}
               clipWidthPercent={sliderX}
               preferPreview={effectiveDisplayMode === "preview"}
             />

components/canvas/nodes/compare-surface.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { useState } from "react";
+
 import { useCanvasGraph } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-graph-context";
 import { usePipelinePreview } from "@/hooks/use-pipeline-preview";
 import {
@@ -7,8 +9,20 @@ import {
   type RenderPreviewInput,
 } from "@/lib/canvas-render-preview";
 import type { MixerPreviewState } from "@/lib/canvas-mixer-preview";
+import {
+  computeMixerCompareOverlayImageStyle,
+  computeMixerFrameRectInSurface,
+  isMixerCropImageReady,
+} from "@/lib/mixer-crop-layout";
 
 const EMPTY_STEPS: RenderPreviewInput["steps"] = [];
+const ZERO_SIZE = { width: 0, height: 0 };
+
+type LoadedImageState = {
+  url: string | null;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+};
 
 type CompareSurfaceProps = {
   finalUrl?: string;
@@ -16,6 +30,7 @@ type CompareSurfaceProps = {
   previewInput?: RenderPreviewInput;
   mixerPreviewState?: MixerPreviewState;
   nodeWidth: number;
+  nodeHeight: number;
   clipWidthPercent?: number;
   preferPreview?: boolean;
 };
@@ -26,12 +41,22 @@ export default function CompareSurface({
   previewInput,
   mixerPreviewState,
   nodeWidth,
+  nodeHeight,
   clipWidthPercent,
   preferPreview,
 }: CompareSurfaceProps) {
   const graph = useCanvasGraph();
+  const [baseImageState, setBaseImageState] = useState<LoadedImageState>({
+    url: null,
+    ...ZERO_SIZE,
+  });
+  const [overlayImageState, setOverlayImageState] = useState<LoadedImageState>({
+    url: null,
+    ...ZERO_SIZE,
+  });
   const usePreview = Boolean(previewInput && (preferPreview || !finalUrl));
   const previewSourceUrl = usePreview ? previewInput?.sourceUrl ?? null : null;
+  const previewSourceComposition = usePreview ? previewInput?.sourceComposition : undefined;
   const previewSteps = usePreview ? previewInput?.steps ?? EMPTY_STEPS : EMPTY_STEPS;
   const visibleFinalUrl = usePreview ? undefined : finalUrl;
   const previewDebounceMs = shouldFastPathPreviewPipeline(
@@ -43,6 +68,7 @@ export default function CompareSurface({
 
   const { canvasRef, isRendering, error } = usePipelinePreview({
     sourceUrl: previewSourceUrl,
+    sourceComposition: previewSourceComposition,
     steps: previewSteps,
     nodeWidth,
     includeHistogram: false,
@@ -64,6 +90,35 @@ export default function CompareSurface({
         }
       : undefined;
 
+  const baseNaturalSize =
+    mixerPreviewState?.baseUrl && mixerPreviewState.baseUrl === baseImageState.url
+      ? { width: baseImageState.width, height: baseImageState.height }
+      : ZERO_SIZE;
+  const overlayNaturalSize =
+    mixerPreviewState?.overlayUrl && mixerPreviewState.overlayUrl === overlayImageState.url
+      ? { width: overlayImageState.width, height: overlayImageState.height }
+      : ZERO_SIZE;
+
+  const mixerCropReady = isMixerCropImageReady({
+    currentOverlayUrl: mixerPreviewState?.overlayUrl,
+    loadedOverlayUrl: overlayImageState.url,
+    sourceWidth: overlayNaturalSize.width,
+    sourceHeight: overlayNaturalSize.height,
+  });
+  const mixerFrameRect = hasMixerPreview
+    ? computeMixerFrameRectInSurface({
+        surfaceWidth: nodeWidth,
+        surfaceHeight: nodeHeight,
+        baseWidth: baseNaturalSize.width,
+        baseHeight: baseNaturalSize.height,
+        overlayX: mixerPreviewState.overlayX,
+        overlayY: mixerPreviewState.overlayY,
+        overlayWidth: mixerPreviewState.overlayWidth,
+        overlayHeight: mixerPreviewState.overlayHeight,
+        fit: "contain",
+      })
+    : null;
+
   return (
     <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0" style={clipStyle}>
       {visibleFinalUrl ? (
@@ -87,19 +142,62 @@ export default function CompareSurface({
             alt={label ?? "Comparison image"}
             className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-contain"
             draggable={false}
+            onLoad={(event) => {
+              setBaseImageState({
+                url: event.currentTarget.currentSrc || event.currentTarget.src,
+                width: event.currentTarget.naturalWidth,
+                height: event.currentTarget.naturalHeight,
+              });
+            }}
           />
+          {mixerFrameRect ? (
+            <div
+              className="absolute overflow-hidden"
+              style={{
+                mixBlendMode: mixerPreviewState.blendMode,
+                opacity: mixerPreviewState.opacity / 100,
+                left: `${mixerFrameRect.x * 100}%`,
+                top: `${mixerFrameRect.y * 100}%`,
+                width: `${mixerFrameRect.width * 100}%`,
+                height: `${mixerFrameRect.height * 100}%`,
+              }}
+            >
               {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
               <img
                 src={mixerPreviewState.overlayUrl}
                 alt={label ?? "Comparison image"}
-            className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-contain"
+                className="absolute max-w-none"
                 draggable={false}
-            style={{
+                onLoad={(event) => {
-              mixBlendMode: mixerPreviewState.blendMode,
+                  setOverlayImageState({
-              opacity: mixerPreviewState.opacity / 100,
+                    url: event.currentTarget.currentSrc || event.currentTarget.src,
-              transform: `translate(${mixerPreviewState.offsetX}px, ${mixerPreviewState.offsetY}px)`,
+                    width: event.currentTarget.naturalWidth,
+                    height: event.currentTarget.naturalHeight,
+                  });
                 }}
+                style={
+                  mixerCropReady
+                    ? computeMixerCompareOverlayImageStyle({
+                      surfaceWidth: nodeWidth,
+                      surfaceHeight: nodeHeight,
+                      baseWidth: baseNaturalSize.width,
+                      baseHeight: baseNaturalSize.height,
+                      overlayX: mixerPreviewState.overlayX,
+                      overlayY: mixerPreviewState.overlayY,
+                      overlayWidth: mixerPreviewState.overlayWidth,
+                      overlayHeight: mixerPreviewState.overlayHeight,
+                      sourceWidth: overlayNaturalSize.width,
+                      sourceHeight: overlayNaturalSize.height,
+                      cropLeft: mixerPreviewState.cropLeft,
+                      cropTop: mixerPreviewState.cropTop,
+                      cropRight: mixerPreviewState.cropRight,
+                      cropBottom: mixerPreviewState.cropBottom,
+                    })
+                    : { visibility: "hidden" }
+                }
               />
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
         </>
       ) : null}
 

components/canvas/nodes/render-node.tsx

@@ -464,11 +464,13 @@ export default function RenderNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodePr
   );
 
   const sourceUrl = renderPreviewInput.sourceUrl;
+  const sourceComposition = renderPreviewInput.sourceComposition;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     logRenderDebug("node-data-updated", {
       nodeId: id,
       hasSourceUrl: typeof sourceUrl === "string" && sourceUrl.length > 0,
+      hasSourceComposition: Boolean(sourceComposition),
       storageId: data.storageId ?? null,
       lastUploadStorageId: data.lastUploadStorageId ?? null,
       hasResolvedUrl: typeof data.url === "string" && data.url.length > 0,
@@ -485,6 +487,7 @@ export default function RenderNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodePr
     data.url,
     id,
     sourceUrl,
+    sourceComposition,
   ]);
 
   const sourceNode = useMemo<SourceNodeDescriptor | null>(
@@ -526,9 +529,12 @@ export default function RenderNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodePr
   );
 
   const currentPipelineHash = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!sourceUrl) return null;
+    if (!sourceUrl && !sourceComposition) return null;
-    return hashPipeline({ sourceUrl, render: renderFingerprint }, steps);
+    return hashPipeline(
-  }, [renderFingerprint, sourceUrl, steps]);
+      { source: sourceComposition ?? sourceUrl, render: renderFingerprint },
+      steps,
+    );
+  }, [renderFingerprint, sourceComposition, sourceUrl, steps]);
 
   const isRenderCurrent =
     Boolean(currentPipelineHash) && localData.lastRenderedHash === currentPipelineHash;
@@ -558,7 +564,8 @@ export default function RenderNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodePr
     error: "Error",
   };
 
-  const hasSource = typeof sourceUrl === "string" && sourceUrl.length > 0;
+  const hasSource =
+    (typeof sourceUrl === "string" && sourceUrl.length > 0) || Boolean(sourceComposition);
   const previewNodeWidth = Math.max(260, Math.round(width ?? 320));
 
   const {
@@ -569,6 +576,7 @@ export default function RenderNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodePr
     error: previewError,
   } = usePipelinePreview({
     sourceUrl,
+    sourceComposition,
     steps,
     nodeWidth: previewNodeWidth,
     debounceMs: previewDebounceMs,
@@ -586,6 +594,7 @@ export default function RenderNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodePr
     error: fullscreenPreviewError,
   } = usePipelinePreview({
     sourceUrl: isFullscreenOpen && sourceUrl ? sourceUrl : null,
+    sourceComposition: isFullscreenOpen ? sourceComposition : undefined,
     steps,
     nodeWidth: fullscreenPreviewWidth,
     includeHistogram: false,
@@ -720,11 +729,12 @@ export default function RenderNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodePr
   };
 
   const handleRender = async (mode: "download" | "upload") => {
-    if (!sourceUrl || !currentPipelineHash) {
+    if ((!sourceUrl && !sourceComposition) || !currentPipelineHash) {
       logRenderDebug("render-aborted-prerequisites", {
         nodeId: id,
         mode,
         hasSourceUrl: Boolean(sourceUrl),
+        hasSourceComposition: Boolean(sourceComposition),
         hasPipelineHash: Boolean(currentPipelineHash),
         isOffline: status.isOffline,
       });
@@ -769,7 +779,8 @@ export default function RenderNode({ id, data, selected, width, height }: NodePr
       });
 
       const renderResult = await renderFullWithWorkerFallback({
-        sourceUrl,
+        sourceUrl: sourceUrl ?? undefined,
+        sourceComposition,
         steps,
         render: {
           resolution: activeData.outputResolution,

components/canvas/nodes/use-node-local-data.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ function logNodeDataDebug(event: string, payload: Record<string, unknown>): void
   console.info("[Canvas node debug]", event, payload);
 }
 
+function diffNodeData(
+  before: Record<string, unknown>,
+  after: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Record<string, { before: unknown; after: unknown }> {
+  const keys = new Set([...Object.keys(before), ...Object.keys(after)]);
+  const diff: Record<string, { before: unknown; after: unknown }> = {};
+
+  for (const key of keys) {
+    if (before[key] !== after[key]) {
+      diff[key] = {
+        before: before[key],
+        after: after[key],
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return diff;
+}
+
 export function useNodeLocalData<T>({
   nodeId,
   data,
@@ -55,6 +74,16 @@ export function useNodeLocalData<T>({
     const savedValue = localDataRef.current;
     const savedVersion = localChangeVersionRef.current;
 
+    logNodeDataDebug("queue-save-flush", {
+      nodeId,
+      nodeType: debugLabel,
+      savedVersion,
+      changedFields: diffNodeData(
+        acceptedPersistedDataRef.current as Record<string, unknown>,
+        savedValue as Record<string, unknown>,
+      ),
+    });
+
     Promise.resolve(onSave(savedValue))
       .then(() => {
         if (!isMountedRef.current || savedVersion !== localChangeVersionRef.current) {
@@ -144,7 +173,17 @@ export function useNodeLocalData<T>({
 
   const updateLocalData = useCallback(
     (updater: (current: T) => T) => {
-      const next = updater(localDataRef.current);
+      const previous = localDataRef.current;
+      const next = updater(previous);
+
+      logNodeDataDebug("local-update", {
+        nodeId,
+        nodeType: debugLabel,
+        changedFields: diffNodeData(
+          previous as Record<string, unknown>,
+          next as Record<string, unknown>,
+        ),
+      });
 
       localChangeVersionRef.current += 1;
       hasPendingLocalChangesRef.current = true;
@@ -153,7 +192,7 @@ export function useNodeLocalData<T>({
       setPreviewNodeDataOverride(nodeId, next);
       queueSave();
     },
-    [nodeId, queueSave, setPreviewNodeDataOverride],
+    [debugLabel, nodeId, queueSave, setPreviewNodeDataOverride],
   );
 
   return {

components/canvas/use-canvas-connections.ts

@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export function useCanvasConnections({
                 !isOptimisticEdgeId(edge.id),
             );
             const incomingEdge = incomingEdges.length === 1 ? incomingEdges[0] : undefined;
-            const splitValidationError =
+            const shouldAttemptAutoSplit =
               validationError === "adjustment-incoming-limit" &&
               droppedConnection.sourceNodeId === fromNode.id &&
               fromHandle.type === "source" &&
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ export function useCanvasConnections({
               hasHandleKey(splitHandles, "target") &&
               incomingEdge !== undefined &&
               incomingEdge.source !== fullFromNode.id &&
-              incomingEdge.target !== fullFromNode.id
+              incomingEdge.target !== fullFromNode.id;
+            const splitValidationError = shouldAttemptAutoSplit
               ? validateCanvasEdgeSplit({
                   nodes: nodesRef.current,
                   edges: edgesRef.current,
@@ -433,7 +434,21 @@ export function useCanvasConnections({
                 })
               : null;
 
-            if (!splitValidationError && incomingEdge && fullFromNode && splitHandles) {
+            logCanvasConnectionDebug("connect:end-auto-split-eval", {
+              point: pt,
+              flow,
+              droppedConnection,
+              validationError,
+              shouldAttemptAutoSplit,
+              splitValidationError,
+              fromNodeId: fromNode.id,
+              fromNodeType: fullFromNode?.type ?? null,
+              incomingEdgeId: incomingEdge?.id ?? null,
+              incomingEdgeSourceNodeId: incomingEdge?.source ?? null,
+              incomingEdgeTargetNodeId: incomingEdge?.target ?? null,
+            });
+
+            if (shouldAttemptAutoSplit && !splitValidationError && incomingEdge && fullFromNode && splitHandles) {
               logCanvasConnectionDebug("connect:end-auto-split", {
                 point: pt,
                 flow,

convex/CLAUDE.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Alle Node-Typen werden über Validators definiert: `phase1NodeTypeValidator`, `n
 | `video-prompt` | `content`, `modelId`, `durationSeconds` | KI-Video-Steuer-Node (Eingabe) |
 | `ai-video` | `storageId`, `prompt`, `model`, `modelLabel`, `durationSeconds`, `creditCost`, `generatedAt`, `taskId` (transient) | Generiertes KI-Video (System-Output) |
 | `compare` | `leftNodeId`, `rightNodeId`, `sliderPosition` | Vergleichs-Node |
-| `mixer` | `blendMode`, `opacity`, `offsetX`, `offsetY` | V1 Merge-Control-Node mit pseudo-image Output (kein Storage-Write) |
+| `mixer` | `blendMode`, `opacity`, `overlayX`, `overlayY`, `overlayWidth`, `overlayHeight` | V1 Merge-Control-Node mit pseudo-image Output (kein Storage-Write) |
 | `frame` | `label`, `exportWidth`, `exportHeight`, `backgroundColor` | Artboard |
 | `group` | `label`, `collapsed` | Container-Node |
 | `note` | `content`, `color` | Anmerkung |
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ Wirft bei unauthentifiziertem Zugriff. Wird von allen Queries und Mutations genu
 - `mixer` ist ein Control-Node mit pseudo-image Semantik, nicht mit persistiertem Medien-Output.
 - Keine zusaetzlichen Convex-Tabellen oder Storage-Flows fuer Mixer-Vorschauen.
 - Validierung laeuft client- und serverseitig ueber dieselbe Policy (`validateCanvasConnectionPolicy`); `edges.ts` delegiert darauf fuer Paritaet.
+- Offizieller Bake-Pfad fuer Mixer ist `mixer -> render` (Render verarbeitet die Mixer-Komposition in Preview/Render-Pipeline).
+- `mixer -> adjustments -> render` ist derzeit bewusst deferred und nicht Teil des offiziell supporteten Flows.
 
 ---
 

docs/plans/2026-04-14-mixer-resize-crop-design.md

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# Mixer Resize/Crop Design
+
+**Goal:** Make mixer overlay resize behave like proportional image scaling, and make crop behave like classic edge-based trimming without changing displayed image size.
+
+## Approved Interaction Model
+
+- `Resize` changes the displayed overlay size only.
+- `Resize` keeps aspect ratio locked.
+- `Crop` changes only the visible source region.
+- `Crop` does not change the displayed overlay frame size.
+- `Crop` uses 8 handles: 4 corners and 4 side-midpoints.
+- Dragging inside the crop box repositions the crop region.
+
+## Conceptual Split
+
+### 1. Display Frame
+
+Controls where and how large the overlay appears in the mixer.
+
+- `overlayX`
+- `overlayY`
+- `overlayWidth`
+- `overlayHeight`
+
+These fields represent the displayed overlay frame in mixer preview/output space.
+
+### 2. Source Crop Region
+
+Controls which part of the source image is shown inside that frame.
+
+Recommended crop contract:
+
+- `cropLeft`
+- `cropTop`
+- `cropRight`
+- `cropBottom`
+
+All values are normalized source-image trims from the corresponding edge.
+
+Why this model:
+
+- Left handle changes only `cropLeft`
+- Top handle changes only `cropTop`
+- Corner handles combine two crop edges
+- The mental model exactly matches "take content away from edges"
+
+## Rendering Semantics
+
+Preview, compare, and bake must all use the same mapping:
+
+1. Resolve source image.
+2. Apply crop trims to derive the sampled source rect.
+3. Draw that sampled rect into the displayed overlay frame.
+
+This removes the ambiguous zoom-like behavior from crop mode.
+
+## UX Rules
+
+### Resize Mode
+
+- Handles are anchored to the display frame.
+- Corner drag scales proportionally.
+- Side handles are either hidden or mapped to proportional scaling from the nearest axis while preserving aspect ratio.
+- Resize never mutates crop fields.
+
+### Crop Mode
+
+- Handles are anchored to the crop box.
+- Edge handles trim one side.
+- Corner handles trim two sides.
+- Drag inside crop box repositions the crop window.
+- Crop never mutates display frame size.
+
+## Constraints
+
+- Minimum display size must keep handles usable.
+- Minimum crop region must prevent inverted or zero-area crop boxes.
+- Crop box stays within source bounds.
+- Display frame stays within mixer preview bounds.
+
+## Backward Compatibility
+
+- Existing mixer nodes with `contentX/Y/Width/Height` need a migration/default path.
+- If a direct field migration is too risky, normalization can temporarily map legacy content fields into equivalent crop trims.
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- rotation
+- masks
+- free distortion
+- multi-layer cropping
+- standalone crop modal

docs/plans/2026-04-14-mixer-resize-crop.md

@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+# Mixer Resize/Crop Implementation Plan
+
+> **For Claude:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task.
+
+**Goal:** Correct mixer interactions so resize scales the overlay proportionally while crop trims visible content from any side without changing displayed image size.
+
+**Architecture:** Split displayed overlay geometry from source crop geometry. Keep `overlayX/Y/Width/Height` for display frame placement and size. Introduce explicit crop-edge semantics so preview, compare, and bake all trim the same source region and map it into the unchanged frame.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Next.js 16, React 19, `@xyflow/react`, Vitest, local node preview state via `useNodeLocalData`, image pipeline source-loader.
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Add failing tests for the approved resize/crop semantics
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `components/canvas/__tests__/mixer-node.test.tsx`
+- Modify: `tests/image-pipeline/source-loader.test.ts`
+- Modify: `tests/lib/canvas-mixer-preview.test.ts`
+
+**Step 1: Write the failing tests**
+
+Add tests that prove:
+
+- frame resize keeps aspect ratio locked
+- crop handle drag trims edges without changing displayed overlay frame size
+- crop drag inside crop box repositions crop region only
+- resize does not mutate crop fields
+- crop does not mutate `overlayWidth` / `overlayHeight`
+
+**Step 2: Run tests to verify RED**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+pnpm exec vitest run components/canvas/__tests__/mixer-node.test.tsx tests/image-pipeline/source-loader.test.ts tests/lib/canvas-mixer-preview.test.ts
+```
+
+Expected: failures showing current crop behavior still behaves like zoom/scale instead of edge trimming.
+
+**Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add components/canvas/__tests__/mixer-node.test.tsx tests/image-pipeline/source-loader.test.ts tests/lib/canvas-mixer-preview.test.ts
+git commit -m "test(canvas): cover mixer resize and crop semantics"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Replace zoom-like content fields with crop-edge normalization
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `lib/canvas-mixer-preview.ts`
+- Modify: `lib/canvas-utils.ts`
+- Modify: `lib/canvas-node-templates.ts`
+- Modify: `components/canvas/nodes/mixer-node.tsx`
+
+**Step 1: Implement minimal normalized crop model**
+
+Prefer explicit crop trims:
+
+```ts
+type MixerCropData = {
+  cropLeft: number;
+  cropTop: number;
+  cropRight: number;
+  cropBottom: number;
+};
+```
+
+Normalization rules:
+
+- clamp each crop edge to `0..1`
+- enforce minimum remaining source width/height
+- preserve display frame fields separately
+- map legacy `contentX/Y/Width/Height` into equivalent crop trims during normalization if needed
+
+**Step 2: Run focused tests**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+pnpm exec vitest run tests/lib/canvas-mixer-preview.test.ts
+```
+
+Expected: GREEN for normalization and backward-compatibility cases.
+
+**Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add lib/canvas-mixer-preview.ts lib/canvas-utils.ts lib/canvas-node-templates.ts components/canvas/nodes/mixer-node.tsx tests/lib/canvas-mixer-preview.test.ts
+git commit -m "feat(canvas): add explicit mixer crop edge model"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Fix mixer node interactions
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `components/canvas/nodes/mixer-node.tsx`
+- Modify: `components/canvas/__tests__/mixer-node.test.tsx`
+
+**Step 1: Implement proportional resize**
+
+- use display frame aspect ratio as the locked ratio
+- corner drag scales frame proportionally
+- side handles either hide in resize mode or preserve ratio while scaling
+- resize mutates only `overlay*`
+
+**Step 2: Implement classic crop handles**
+
+- render 8 crop handles in crop mode
+- edge handles trim one side
+- corner handles trim two sides
+- dragging inside crop box repositions crop region
+- crop mutates only crop fields
+
+**Step 3: Run focused tests**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+pnpm exec vitest run components/canvas/__tests__/mixer-node.test.tsx
+```
+
+Expected: GREEN for resize and crop semantics.
+
+**Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add components/canvas/nodes/mixer-node.tsx components/canvas/__tests__/mixer-node.test.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(canvas): separate mixer resize and crop interactions"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: Align compare and bake semantics
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `components/canvas/nodes/compare-surface.tsx`
+- Modify: `lib/image-pipeline/source-loader.ts`
+- Modify: `tests/image-pipeline/source-loader.test.ts`
+- Modify: `tests/lib/canvas-render-preview.test.ts`
+- Optional modify: `components/canvas/__tests__/compare-node.test.tsx`
+
+**Step 1: Implement crop-edge sampling everywhere**
+
+- compare preview uses crop edges, not zoom-like content scaling
+- bake path samples cropped source region into overlay frame
+- non-mixer behavior stays unchanged
+
+**Step 2: Run focused tests**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+pnpm exec vitest run tests/image-pipeline/source-loader.test.ts tests/lib/canvas-render-preview.test.ts components/canvas/__tests__/compare-node.test.tsx
+```
+
+Expected: GREEN with preview/bake parity.
+
+**Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add components/canvas/nodes/compare-surface.tsx lib/image-pipeline/source-loader.ts tests/image-pipeline/source-loader.test.ts tests/lib/canvas-render-preview.test.ts components/canvas/__tests__/compare-node.test.tsx
+git commit -m "fix(canvas): align mixer crop semantics across preview and bake"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 5: Final verification
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify only if docs or small follow-up fixes are needed
+
+**Step 1: Run the verification suite**
+
+```bash
+pnpm exec vitest run components/canvas/__tests__/mixer-node.test.tsx tests/lib/canvas-mixer-preview.test.ts tests/lib/canvas-render-preview.test.ts tests/image-pipeline/source-loader.test.ts components/canvas/__tests__/compare-node.test.tsx
+pnpm lint
+pnpm build
+```
+
+Expected: all green.
+
+**Step 2: Commit docs/follow-ups if needed**
+
+```bash
+git add components/canvas/CLAUDE.md convex/CLAUDE.md
+git commit -m "docs(canvas): document mixer resize and crop semantics"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Notes
+
+- Keep `nodrag` and `nopan` on every interactive surface and handle.
+- Prefer the smallest migration path from legacy `content*` fields into crop trims.
+- Do not broaden into rotation, masks, or non-uniform scaling.

hooks/use-pipeline-preview.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 import { hashPipeline, type PipelineStep } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/contracts";
 import { emptyHistogram, type HistogramData } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/histogram";
+import type { RenderSourceComposition } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
 import {
   isPipelineAbortError,
   renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 
 type UsePipelinePreviewOptions = {
   sourceUrl: string | null;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   nodeWidth: number;
   includeHistogram?: boolean;
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ export function usePipelinePreview(options: UsePipelinePreviewOptions): {
   const stableRenderInputRef = useRef<{
     pipelineHash: string;
     sourceUrl: string | null;
+    sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
     steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   } | null>(null);
 
@@ -95,11 +98,11 @@ export function usePipelinePreview(options: UsePipelinePreviewOptions): {
   );
 
   const pipelineHash = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!options.sourceUrl) {
+    if (!options.sourceUrl && !options.sourceComposition) {
       return "no-source";
     }
-    return hashPipeline(options.sourceUrl, options.steps);
+    return hashPipeline(options.sourceComposition ?? options.sourceUrl, options.steps);
-  }, [options.sourceUrl, options.steps]);
+  }, [options.sourceComposition, options.sourceUrl, options.steps]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (stableRenderInputRef.current?.pipelineHash === pipelineHash) {
@@ -109,13 +112,15 @@ export function usePipelinePreview(options: UsePipelinePreviewOptions): {
     stableRenderInputRef.current = {
       pipelineHash,
       sourceUrl: options.sourceUrl,
+      sourceComposition: options.sourceComposition,
       steps: options.steps,
     };
-  }, [pipelineHash, options.sourceUrl, options.steps]);
+  }, [pipelineHash, options.sourceComposition, options.sourceUrl, options.steps]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const sourceUrl = stableRenderInputRef.current?.sourceUrl ?? null;
-    if (!sourceUrl) {
+    const sourceComposition = stableRenderInputRef.current?.sourceComposition;
+    if (!sourceUrl && !sourceComposition) {
       const frameId = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         setHistogram(emptyHistogram());
         setError(null);
@@ -133,8 +138,10 @@ export function usePipelinePreview(options: UsePipelinePreviewOptions): {
     const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
       setIsRendering(true);
       setError(null);
+      const resolvedSourceUrl = sourceUrl ?? undefined;
       void renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback({
-        sourceUrl,
+        sourceUrl: resolvedSourceUrl,
+        sourceComposition,
         steps: stableRenderInputRef.current?.steps ?? [],
         previewWidth,
         includeHistogram: options.includeHistogram,
@@ -168,7 +175,8 @@ export function usePipelinePreview(options: UsePipelinePreviewOptions): {
           if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
             console.error("[usePipelinePreview] render failed", {
               message,
-              sourceUrl,
+              sourceUrl: resolvedSourceUrl,
+              sourceComposition,
               pipelineHash,
               previewWidth,
               includeHistogram: options.includeHistogram,
@@ -194,7 +202,7 @@ export function usePipelinePreview(options: UsePipelinePreviewOptions): {
     canvasRef,
     histogram,
     isRendering,
-    hasSource: Boolean(options.sourceUrl),
+    hasSource: Boolean(options.sourceUrl || options.sourceComposition),
     previewAspectRatio,
     error,
   };

lib/canvas-connection-policy.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const RENDER_ALLOWED_SOURCE_TYPES = new Set<string>([
   "image",
   "asset",
   "ai-image",
+  "mixer",
   "crop",
   "curves",
   "color-adjust",
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ export function getCanvasConnectionValidationMessage(
     case "adjustment-target-forbidden":
       return "Adjustment-Ausgaben koennen nicht an Prompt- oder KI-Bild-Nodes angeschlossen werden.";
     case "render-source-invalid":
-      return "Render akzeptiert nur Bild-, Asset-, KI-Bild-, Crop- oder Adjustment-Input.";
+      return "Render akzeptiert nur Bild-, Asset-, KI-Bild-, Mixer-, Crop- oder Adjustment-Input.";
     case "agent-source-invalid":
       return "Agent-Nodes akzeptieren nur Content- und Kontext-Inputs, keine Generierungs-Steuerknoten wie Prompt.";
     case "agent-output-source-invalid":

lib/canvas-mixer-preview.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ export type MixerPreviewState = {
   overlayUrl?: string;
   blendMode: MixerBlendMode;
   opacity: number;
-  offsetX: number;
+  overlayX: number;
-  offsetY: number;
+  overlayY: number;
+  overlayWidth: number;
+  overlayHeight: number;
+  cropLeft: number;
+  cropTop: number;
+  cropRight: number;
+  cropBottom: number;
   error?: MixerPreviewError;
 };
 
@@ -35,9 +41,18 @@ const DEFAULT_BLEND_MODE: MixerBlendMode = "normal";
 const DEFAULT_OPACITY = 100;
 const MIN_OPACITY = 0;
 const MAX_OPACITY = 100;
-const DEFAULT_OFFSET = 0;
+const DEFAULT_OVERLAY_X = 0;
-const MIN_OFFSET = -2048;
+const DEFAULT_OVERLAY_Y = 0;
-const MAX_OFFSET = 2048;
+const DEFAULT_OVERLAY_WIDTH = 1;
+const DEFAULT_OVERLAY_HEIGHT = 1;
+const DEFAULT_CROP_LEFT = 0;
+const DEFAULT_CROP_TOP = 0;
+const DEFAULT_CROP_RIGHT = 0;
+const DEFAULT_CROP_BOTTOM = 0;
+const MIN_OVERLAY_POSITION = 0;
+const MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION = 1;
+const MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE = 0.1;
+const MAX_OVERLAY_SIZE = 1;
 
 function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
   return Math.max(min, Math.min(max, value));
@@ -65,18 +80,165 @@ function normalizeOpacity(value: unknown): number {
   return clamp(parsed, MIN_OPACITY, MAX_OPACITY);
 }
 
-function normalizeOffset(value: unknown): number {
+function normalizeOverlayNumber(value: unknown, fallback: number): number {
   const parsed = parseNumeric(value);
   if (parsed === null) {
-    return DEFAULT_OFFSET;
+    return fallback;
   }
 
-  return clamp(parsed, MIN_OFFSET, MAX_OFFSET);
+  return parsed;
+}
+
+function normalizeUnitRect(args: {
+  x: unknown;
+  y: unknown;
+  width: unknown;
+  height: unknown;
+  defaults: { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number };
+}): { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number } {
+  const x = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(args.x, args.defaults.x),
+    MIN_OVERLAY_POSITION,
+    MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const y = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(args.y, args.defaults.y),
+    MIN_OVERLAY_POSITION,
+    MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const width = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(args.width, args.defaults.width),
+    MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+    Math.min(MAX_OVERLAY_SIZE, MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - x),
+  );
+  const height = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(args.height, args.defaults.height),
+    MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+    Math.min(MAX_OVERLAY_SIZE, MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - y),
+  );
+
+  return { x, y, width, height };
+}
+
+function normalizeOverlayRect(record: Record<string, unknown>): Pick<
+  MixerPreviewState,
+  "overlayX" | "overlayY" | "overlayWidth" | "overlayHeight"
+> {
+  const hasLegacyOffset = record.offsetX !== undefined || record.offsetY !== undefined;
+  const hasOverlayRectField =
+    record.overlayX !== undefined ||
+    record.overlayY !== undefined ||
+    record.overlayWidth !== undefined ||
+    record.overlayHeight !== undefined;
+
+  if (hasLegacyOffset && !hasOverlayRectField) {
+    return {
+      overlayX: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_X,
+      overlayY: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_Y,
+      overlayWidth: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_WIDTH,
+      overlayHeight: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_HEIGHT,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const normalized = normalizeUnitRect({
+    x: record.overlayX,
+    y: record.overlayY,
+    width: record.overlayWidth,
+    height: record.overlayHeight,
+    defaults: {
+      x: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_X,
+      y: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_Y,
+      width: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_WIDTH,
+      height: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_HEIGHT,
+    },
+  });
+
+  return {
+    overlayX: normalized.x,
+    overlayY: normalized.y,
+    overlayWidth: normalized.width,
+    overlayHeight: normalized.height,
+  };
+}
+
+function normalizeCropEdges(record: Record<string, unknown>): Pick<
+  MixerPreviewState,
+  "cropLeft" | "cropTop" | "cropRight" | "cropBottom"
+> {
+  const hasCropField =
+    record.cropLeft !== undefined ||
+    record.cropTop !== undefined ||
+    record.cropRight !== undefined ||
+    record.cropBottom !== undefined;
+  const hasLegacyContentRectField =
+    record.contentX !== undefined ||
+    record.contentY !== undefined ||
+    record.contentWidth !== undefined ||
+    record.contentHeight !== undefined;
+
+  if (!hasCropField && hasLegacyContentRectField) {
+    const legacyRect = normalizeUnitRect({
+      x: record.contentX,
+      y: record.contentY,
+      width: record.contentWidth,
+      height: record.contentHeight,
+      defaults: {
+        x: 0,
+        y: 0,
+        width: 1,
+        height: 1,
+      },
+    });
+
+    return {
+      cropLeft: legacyRect.x,
+      cropTop: legacyRect.y,
+      cropRight: 1 - (legacyRect.x + legacyRect.width),
+      cropBottom: 1 - (legacyRect.y + legacyRect.height),
+    };
+  }
+
+  const cropLeft = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(record.cropLeft, DEFAULT_CROP_LEFT),
+    0,
+    1 - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const cropTop = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(record.cropTop, DEFAULT_CROP_TOP),
+    0,
+    1 - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const cropRight = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(record.cropRight, DEFAULT_CROP_RIGHT),
+    0,
+    1 - cropLeft - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const cropBottom = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(record.cropBottom, DEFAULT_CROP_BOTTOM),
+    0,
+    1 - cropTop - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    cropLeft,
+    cropTop,
+    cropRight,
+    cropBottom,
+  };
 }
 
 export function normalizeMixerPreviewData(data: unknown): Pick<
   MixerPreviewState,
-  "blendMode" | "opacity" | "offsetX" | "offsetY"
+  | "blendMode"
+  | "opacity"
+  | "overlayX"
+  | "overlayY"
+  | "overlayWidth"
+  | "overlayHeight"
+  | "cropLeft"
+  | "cropTop"
+  | "cropRight"
+  | "cropBottom"
 > {
   const record = (data ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
   const blendMode = MIXER_BLEND_MODES.has(record.blendMode as MixerBlendMode)
@@ -86,8 +248,8 @@ export function normalizeMixerPreviewData(data: unknown): Pick<
   return {
     blendMode,
     opacity: normalizeOpacity(record.opacity),
-    offsetX: normalizeOffset(record.offsetX),
+    ...normalizeOverlayRect(record),
-    offsetY: normalizeOffset(record.offsetY),
+    ...normalizeCropEdges(record),
   };
 }
 
@@ -119,6 +281,17 @@ function resolveSourceUrlFromNode(args: {
   }
 
   if (args.sourceNode.type === "render") {
+    const preview = resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph({
+      nodeId: args.sourceNode.id,
+      graph: args.graph,
+    });
+    if (preview.sourceComposition) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    if (preview.sourceUrl) {
+      return preview.sourceUrl;
+    }
+
     const renderData = (args.sourceNode.data ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
     const renderOutputUrl =
       typeof renderData.lastUploadUrl === "string" && renderData.lastUploadUrl.length > 0
@@ -133,11 +306,7 @@ function resolveSourceUrlFromNode(args: {
       return directRenderUrl;
     }
 
-    const preview = resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph({
+    return undefined;
-      nodeId: args.sourceNode.id,
-      graph: args.graph,
-    });
-    return preview.sourceUrl ?? undefined;
   }
 
   return resolveNodeImageUrl(args.sourceNode.data) ?? undefined;
@@ -172,6 +341,8 @@ export function resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph(args: {
   if (base.duplicate || overlay.duplicate) {
     return {
       status: "error",
+      baseUrl: undefined,
+      overlayUrl: undefined,
       ...normalized,
       error: "duplicate-handle-edge",
     };

lib/canvas-node-templates.ts

@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@ export const CANVAS_NODE_TEMPLATES = [
     defaultData: {
       blendMode: "normal",
       opacity: 100,
-      offsetX: 0,
+      overlayX: 0,
-      offsetY: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
     },
   },
   {

lib/canvas-render-preview.ts

@@ -15,10 +15,29 @@ export type RenderPreviewGraphEdge = {
 };
 
 export type RenderPreviewInput = {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl: string | null;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderPreviewSourceComposition;
   steps: PipelineStep[];
 };
 
+export type MixerBlendMode = "normal" | "multiply" | "screen" | "overlay";
+
+export type RenderPreviewSourceComposition = {
+  kind: "mixer";
+  baseUrl: string;
+  overlayUrl: string;
+  blendMode: MixerBlendMode;
+  opacity: number;
+  overlayX: number;
+  overlayY: number;
+  overlayWidth: number;
+  overlayHeight: number;
+  cropLeft: number;
+  cropTop: number;
+  cropRight: number;
+  cropBottom: number;
+};
+
 export type CanvasGraphNodeLike = {
   id: string;
   type: string;
@@ -38,6 +57,8 @@ export type CanvasGraphSnapshot = {
   incomingEdgesByTarget: ReadonlyMap<string, readonly CanvasGraphEdgeLike[]>;
 };
 
+type RenderPreviewResolvedInput = RenderPreviewInput;
+
 export type CanvasGraphNodeDataOverrides = ReadonlyMap<string, unknown>;
 
 export function shouldFastPathPreviewPipeline(
@@ -129,6 +150,188 @@ export const RENDER_PREVIEW_PIPELINE_TYPES = new Set([
   "detail-adjust",
 ]);
 
+const MIXER_SOURCE_NODE_TYPES = new Set(["image", "asset", "ai-image", "render"]);
+const MIXER_BLEND_MODES = new Set<MixerBlendMode>([
+  "normal",
+  "multiply",
+  "screen",
+  "overlay",
+]);
+const DEFAULT_BLEND_MODE: MixerBlendMode = "normal";
+const DEFAULT_OPACITY = 100;
+const MIN_OPACITY = 0;
+const MAX_OPACITY = 100;
+const DEFAULT_OVERLAY_X = 0;
+const DEFAULT_OVERLAY_Y = 0;
+const DEFAULT_OVERLAY_WIDTH = 1;
+const DEFAULT_OVERLAY_HEIGHT = 1;
+const DEFAULT_CROP_LEFT = 0;
+const DEFAULT_CROP_TOP = 0;
+const DEFAULT_CROP_RIGHT = 0;
+const DEFAULT_CROP_BOTTOM = 0;
+const MIN_OVERLAY_POSITION = 0;
+const MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION = 1;
+const MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE = 0.1;
+const MAX_OVERLAY_SIZE = 1;
+
+function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
+  return Math.max(min, Math.min(max, value));
+}
+
+function parseNumeric(value: unknown): number | null {
+  if (typeof value === "number") {
+    return Number.isFinite(value) ? value : null;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    const parsed = Number(value);
+    return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : null;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function normalizeOpacity(value: unknown): number {
+  const parsed = parseNumeric(value);
+  if (parsed === null) {
+    return DEFAULT_OPACITY;
+  }
+
+  return clamp(parsed, MIN_OPACITY, MAX_OPACITY);
+}
+
+function normalizeOverlayNumber(value: unknown, fallback: number): number {
+  const parsed = parseNumeric(value);
+  if (parsed === null) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  return parsed;
+}
+
+function normalizeMixerCompositionRect(data: Record<string, unknown>): Pick<
+  RenderPreviewSourceComposition,
+  "overlayX" | "overlayY" | "overlayWidth" | "overlayHeight"
+> {
+  const hasLegacyOffset = data.offsetX !== undefined || data.offsetY !== undefined;
+  const hasOverlayRectField =
+    data.overlayX !== undefined ||
+    data.overlayY !== undefined ||
+    data.overlayWidth !== undefined ||
+    data.overlayHeight !== undefined;
+
+  if (hasLegacyOffset && !hasOverlayRectField) {
+    return {
+      overlayX: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_X,
+      overlayY: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_Y,
+      overlayWidth: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_WIDTH,
+      overlayHeight: DEFAULT_OVERLAY_HEIGHT,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const overlayX = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(data.overlayX, DEFAULT_OVERLAY_X),
+    MIN_OVERLAY_POSITION,
+    MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const overlayY = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(data.overlayY, DEFAULT_OVERLAY_Y),
+    MIN_OVERLAY_POSITION,
+    MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const overlayWidth = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(data.overlayWidth, DEFAULT_OVERLAY_WIDTH),
+    MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+    Math.min(MAX_OVERLAY_SIZE, MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - overlayX),
+  );
+  const overlayHeight = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(data.overlayHeight, DEFAULT_OVERLAY_HEIGHT),
+    MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+    Math.min(MAX_OVERLAY_SIZE, MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - overlayY),
+  );
+
+  return {
+    overlayX,
+    overlayY,
+    overlayWidth,
+    overlayHeight,
+  };
+}
+
+function normalizeMixerCompositionCropEdges(data: Record<string, unknown>): Pick<
+  RenderPreviewSourceComposition,
+  "cropLeft" | "cropTop" | "cropRight" | "cropBottom"
+> {
+  const hasCropField =
+    data.cropLeft !== undefined ||
+    data.cropTop !== undefined ||
+    data.cropRight !== undefined ||
+    data.cropBottom !== undefined;
+  const hasLegacyContentRectField =
+    data.contentX !== undefined ||
+    data.contentY !== undefined ||
+    data.contentWidth !== undefined ||
+    data.contentHeight !== undefined;
+
+  if (!hasCropField && hasLegacyContentRectField) {
+    const contentX = clamp(
+      normalizeOverlayNumber(data.contentX, 0),
+      MIN_OVERLAY_POSITION,
+      MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+    );
+    const contentY = clamp(
+      normalizeOverlayNumber(data.contentY, 0),
+      MIN_OVERLAY_POSITION,
+      MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+    );
+    const contentWidth = clamp(
+      normalizeOverlayNumber(data.contentWidth, 1),
+      MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+      Math.min(MAX_OVERLAY_SIZE, MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - contentX),
+    );
+    const contentHeight = clamp(
+      normalizeOverlayNumber(data.contentHeight, 1),
+      MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+      Math.min(MAX_OVERLAY_SIZE, MAX_OVERLAY_POSITION - contentY),
+    );
+
+    return {
+      cropLeft: contentX,
+      cropTop: contentY,
+      cropRight: 1 - (contentX + contentWidth),
+      cropBottom: 1 - (contentY + contentHeight),
+    };
+  }
+
+  const cropLeft = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(data.cropLeft, DEFAULT_CROP_LEFT),
+    0,
+    1 - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const cropTop = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(data.cropTop, DEFAULT_CROP_TOP),
+    0,
+    1 - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const cropRight = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(data.cropRight, DEFAULT_CROP_RIGHT),
+    0,
+    1 - cropLeft - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+  const cropBottom = clamp(
+    normalizeOverlayNumber(data.cropBottom, DEFAULT_CROP_BOTTOM),
+    0,
+    1 - cropTop - MIN_OVERLAY_SIZE,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    cropLeft,
+    cropTop,
+    cropRight,
+    cropBottom,
+  };
+}
+
 export function resolveRenderFingerprint(data: unknown): {
   resolution: RenderResolutionOption;
   customWidth?: number;
@@ -163,15 +366,19 @@ export function resolveRenderFingerprint(data: unknown): {
 
 export function resolveRenderPipelineHash(args: {
   sourceUrl: string | null;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderPreviewSourceComposition;
   steps: PipelineStep[];
   data: unknown;
 }): string | null {
-  if (!args.sourceUrl) {
+  if (!args.sourceUrl && !args.sourceComposition) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return hashPipeline(
-    { sourceUrl: args.sourceUrl, render: resolveRenderFingerprint(args.data) },
+    {
+      source: args.sourceComposition ?? args.sourceUrl,
+      render: resolveRenderFingerprint(args.data),
+    },
     args.steps,
   );
 }
@@ -212,6 +419,119 @@ function resolveSourceNodeUrl(node: CanvasGraphNodeLike): string | null {
   return resolveNodeImageUrl(node.data);
 }
 
+function resolveRenderOutputUrl(node: CanvasGraphNodeLike): string | null {
+  const data = (node.data ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+
+  const lastUploadUrl =
+    typeof data.lastUploadUrl === "string" && data.lastUploadUrl.length > 0
+      ? data.lastUploadUrl
+      : null;
+  if (lastUploadUrl) {
+    return lastUploadUrl;
+  }
+
+  return resolveNodeImageUrl(node.data);
+}
+
+function resolveMixerHandleEdge(args: {
+  incomingEdges: readonly CanvasGraphEdgeLike[];
+  handle: "base" | "overlay";
+}): CanvasGraphEdgeLike | null {
+  const filtered = args.incomingEdges.filter((edge) => {
+    if (args.handle === "base") {
+      return edge.targetHandle === "base" || edge.targetHandle == null || edge.targetHandle === "";
+    }
+
+    return edge.targetHandle === "overlay";
+  });
+
+  if (filtered.length !== 1) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return filtered[0] ?? null;
+}
+
+function resolveMixerSourceUrlFromNode(args: {
+  node: CanvasGraphNodeLike;
+  graph: CanvasGraphSnapshot;
+}): string | null {
+  if (!MIXER_SOURCE_NODE_TYPES.has(args.node.type)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (args.node.type === "render") {
+    const preview = resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph({
+      nodeId: args.node.id,
+      graph: args.graph,
+    });
+    if (preview.sourceComposition) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (preview.sourceUrl) {
+      return preview.sourceUrl;
+    }
+
+    const directRenderUrl = resolveRenderOutputUrl(args.node);
+    if (directRenderUrl) {
+      return directRenderUrl;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return resolveNodeImageUrl(args.node.data);
+}
+
+function resolveMixerSourceUrlFromEdge(args: {
+  edge: CanvasGraphEdgeLike | null;
+  graph: CanvasGraphSnapshot;
+}): string | null {
+  if (!args.edge) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const sourceNode = args.graph.nodesById.get(args.edge.source);
+  if (!sourceNode) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return resolveMixerSourceUrlFromNode({
+    node: sourceNode,
+    graph: args.graph,
+  });
+}
+
+function resolveRenderMixerCompositionFromGraph(args: {
+  node: CanvasGraphNodeLike;
+  graph: CanvasGraphSnapshot;
+}): RenderPreviewSourceComposition | null {
+  const incomingEdges = args.graph.incomingEdgesByTarget.get(args.node.id) ?? [];
+  const baseEdge = resolveMixerHandleEdge({ incomingEdges, handle: "base" });
+  const overlayEdge = resolveMixerHandleEdge({ incomingEdges, handle: "overlay" });
+  const baseUrl = resolveMixerSourceUrlFromEdge({ edge: baseEdge, graph: args.graph });
+  const overlayUrl = resolveMixerSourceUrlFromEdge({ edge: overlayEdge, graph: args.graph });
+
+  if (!baseUrl || !overlayUrl) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const data = (args.node.data ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const blendMode = MIXER_BLEND_MODES.has(data.blendMode as MixerBlendMode)
+    ? (data.blendMode as MixerBlendMode)
+    : DEFAULT_BLEND_MODE;
+
+  return {
+    kind: "mixer",
+    baseUrl,
+    overlayUrl,
+    blendMode,
+    opacity: normalizeOpacity(data.opacity),
+    ...normalizeMixerCompositionRect(data),
+    ...normalizeMixerCompositionCropEdges(data),
+  };
+}
+
 export function buildGraphSnapshot(
   nodes: readonly CanvasGraphNodeLike[],
   edges: readonly CanvasGraphEdgeLike[],
@@ -384,7 +704,32 @@ export function findSourceNodeFromGraph(
 export function resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph(args: {
   nodeId: string;
   graph: CanvasGraphSnapshot;
-}): { sourceUrl: string | null; steps: PipelineStep[] } {
+}): RenderPreviewResolvedInput {
+  const renderIncoming = getSortedIncomingEdge(
+    args.graph.incomingEdgesByTarget.get(args.nodeId),
+  );
+  const renderInputNode = renderIncoming
+    ? args.graph.nodesById.get(renderIncoming.source)
+    : null;
+
+  if (renderInputNode?.type === "mixer") {
+    const sourceComposition = resolveRenderMixerCompositionFromGraph({
+      node: renderInputNode,
+      graph: args.graph,
+    });
+
+    const steps = collectPipelineFromGraph(args.graph, {
+      nodeId: args.nodeId,
+      isPipelineNode: (node) => RENDER_PREVIEW_PIPELINE_TYPES.has(node.type ?? ""),
+    });
+
+    return {
+      sourceUrl: null,
+      sourceComposition: sourceComposition ?? undefined,
+      steps,
+    };
+  }
+
   const sourceUrl = getSourceImageFromGraph(args.graph, {
     nodeId: args.nodeId,
     isSourceNode: (node) => SOURCE_NODE_TYPES.has(node.type ?? ""),
@@ -406,7 +751,7 @@ export function resolveRenderPreviewInput(args: {
   nodeId: string;
   nodes: readonly RenderPreviewGraphNode[];
   edges: readonly RenderPreviewGraphEdge[];
-}): { sourceUrl: string | null; steps: PipelineStep[] } {
+}): RenderPreviewResolvedInput {
   return resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph({
     nodeId: args.nodeId,
     graph: buildGraphSnapshot(args.nodes, args.edges),

lib/canvas-utils.ts

@@ -200,6 +200,84 @@ export function canvasHandleAccentColorWithAlpha(
   return `rgba(${r}, ${g}, ${b}, ${alpha})`;
 }
 
+function clampUnit(value: number): number {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (value <= 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (value >= 1) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+function lerp(min: number, max: number, t: number): number {
+  return min + (max - min) * t;
+}
+
+export function canvasHandleGlowShadow(args: {
+  nodeType: string | undefined;
+  handleId?: string | null;
+  handleType: "source" | "target";
+  strength: number;
+  colorMode: EdgeGlowColorMode;
+}): string | undefined {
+  const strength = clampUnit(args.strength);
+  if (strength <= 0) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const [r, g, b] = canvasHandleAccentRgb(args);
+  const isDark = args.colorMode === "dark";
+
+  const ringAlpha = isDark
+    ? lerp(0.08, 0.3, strength)
+    : lerp(0.06, 0.2, strength);
+  const glowAlpha = isDark
+    ? lerp(0.12, 0.58, strength)
+    : lerp(0.08, 0.34, strength);
+  const ringSize = isDark
+    ? lerp(1.8, 6.4, strength)
+    : lerp(1.5, 5.2, strength);
+  const glowSize = isDark
+    ? lerp(4.5, 15, strength)
+    : lerp(3.5, 12, strength);
+
+  return `0 0 0 ${ringSize.toFixed(2)}px rgba(${r}, ${g}, ${b}, ${ringAlpha.toFixed(3)}), 0 0 ${glowSize.toFixed(2)}px rgba(${r}, ${g}, ${b}, ${glowAlpha.toFixed(3)})`;
+}
+
+export function connectionLineGlowFilter(args: {
+  nodeType: string | undefined;
+  handleId: string | null | undefined;
+  strength: number;
+  colorMode: EdgeGlowColorMode;
+}): string | undefined {
+  const strength = clampUnit(args.strength);
+  if (strength <= 0) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const [r, g, b] = connectionLineAccentRgb(args.nodeType, args.handleId);
+  const isDark = args.colorMode === "dark";
+
+  const innerAlpha = isDark
+    ? lerp(0.22, 0.72, strength)
+    : lerp(0.12, 0.42, strength);
+  const outerAlpha = isDark
+    ? lerp(0.12, 0.38, strength)
+    : lerp(0.06, 0.2, strength);
+  const innerBlur = isDark
+    ? lerp(2.4, 4.2, strength)
+    : lerp(2, 3.4, strength);
+  const outerBlur = isDark
+    ? lerp(5.4, 9.8, strength)
+    : lerp(4.6, 7.8, strength);
+
+  return `drop-shadow(0 0 ${innerBlur.toFixed(2)}px rgba(${r}, ${g}, ${b}, ${innerAlpha.toFixed(3)})) drop-shadow(0 0 ${outerBlur.toFixed(2)}px rgba(${r}, ${g}, ${b}, ${outerAlpha.toFixed(3)}))`;
+}
+
 /**
  * RGB für die temporäre Verbindungslinie (Quell-Node + optional Handle, z. B. Reconnect).
  */
@@ -359,8 +437,14 @@ export const NODE_DEFAULTS: Record<
     data: {
       blendMode: "normal",
       opacity: 100,
-      offsetX: 0,
+      overlayX: 0,
-      offsetY: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
     },
   },
   "agent-output": {

lib/image-pipeline/bridge.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   applyGeometryStepsToSource,
   partitionPipelineSteps,
 } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/geometry-transform";
-import { loadSourceBitmap } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/source-loader";
+import { loadRenderSourceBitmap } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/source-loader";
 
 type SupportedCanvas = HTMLCanvasElement | OffscreenCanvas;
 type SupportedContext = CanvasRenderingContext2D | OffscreenCanvasRenderingContext2D;
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ function resolveMimeType(format: RenderFormat): string {
 export async function renderFull(options: RenderFullOptions): Promise<RenderFullResult> {
   const { signal } = options;
 
-  const bitmap = await loadSourceBitmap(options.sourceUrl, { signal });
+  const bitmap = await loadRenderSourceBitmap({
+    sourceUrl: options.sourceUrl,
+    sourceComposition: options.sourceComposition,
+    signal,
+  });
   const { geometrySteps, tonalSteps } = partitionPipelineSteps(options.steps);
   const geometryResult = applyGeometryStepsToSource({
     source: bitmap,

lib/image-pipeline/image-pipeline.worker.ts

@@ -2,21 +2,26 @@ import { renderFull } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/bridge";
 import { renderPreview } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/preview-renderer";
 import type { PipelineStep } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/contracts";
 import type { HistogramData } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/histogram";
-import type { RenderFullOptions, RenderFullResult } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
+import type {
+  RenderFullOptions,
+  RenderFullResult,
+  RenderSourceComposition,
+} from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
 import {
   IMAGE_PIPELINE_BACKEND_FLAG_KEYS,
   type BackendFeatureFlags,
 } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/backend/feature-flags";
 
 type PreviewWorkerPayload = {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   previewWidth: number;
   includeHistogram?: boolean;
   featureFlags?: BackendFeatureFlags;
 };
 
-type FullWorkerPayload = RenderFullOptions & {
+type FullWorkerPayload = Omit<RenderFullOptions, "signal"> & {
   featureFlags?: BackendFeatureFlags;
 };
 
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ async function handlePreviewRequest(requestId: number, payload: PreviewWorkerPay
     applyWorkerFeatureFlags(payload.featureFlags);
     const result = await renderPreview({
       sourceUrl: payload.sourceUrl,
+      sourceComposition: payload.sourceComposition,
       steps: payload.steps,
       previewWidth: payload.previewWidth,
       includeHistogram: payload.includeHistogram,
@@ -161,6 +167,7 @@ async function handleFullRequest(requestId: number, payload: FullWorkerPayload):
     applyWorkerFeatureFlags(payload.featureFlags);
     const result = await renderFull({
       sourceUrl: payload.sourceUrl,
+      sourceComposition: payload.sourceComposition,
       steps: payload.steps,
       render: payload.render,
       signal: controller.signal,

lib/image-pipeline/preview-renderer.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   applyGeometryStepsToSource,
   partitionPipelineSteps,
 } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/geometry-transform";
-import { loadSourceBitmap } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/source-loader";
+import { loadRenderSourceBitmap } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/source-loader";
+import type { RenderSourceComposition } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
 
 export type PreviewRenderResult = {
   width: number;
@@ -64,13 +65,16 @@ async function yieldToMainOrWorkerLoop(): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export async function renderPreview(options: {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   previewWidth: number;
   includeHistogram?: boolean;
   signal?: AbortSignal;
 }): Promise<PreviewRenderResult> {
-  const bitmap = await loadSourceBitmap(options.sourceUrl, {
+  const bitmap = await loadRenderSourceBitmap({
+    sourceUrl: options.sourceUrl,
+    sourceComposition: options.sourceComposition,
     signal: options.signal,
   });
   const { geometrySteps, tonalSteps } = partitionPipelineSteps(options.steps);

lib/image-pipeline/render-types.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@ export type RenderSizeLimits = {
   maxPixels?: number;
 };
 
+export type RenderSourceComposition = {
+  kind: "mixer";
+  baseUrl: string;
+  overlayUrl: string;
+  blendMode: "normal" | "multiply" | "screen" | "overlay";
+  opacity: number;
+  overlayX: number;
+  overlayY: number;
+  overlayWidth: number;
+  overlayHeight: number;
+  cropLeft: number;
+  cropTop: number;
+  cropRight: number;
+  cropBottom: number;
+};
+
 export type ResolvedRenderSize = {
   width: number;
   height: number;
@@ -32,7 +48,8 @@ export type ResolvedRenderSize = {
 };
 
 export type RenderFullOptions = {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   render: RenderOptions;
   limits?: RenderSizeLimits;

lib/image-pipeline/source-loader.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import type { RenderSourceComposition } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
+import { computeVisibleMixerContentRect } from "@/lib/mixer-crop-layout";
+
 export const SOURCE_BITMAP_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 32;
 
 type CacheEntry = {
@@ -12,6 +15,12 @@ type LoadSourceBitmapOptions = {
   signal?: AbortSignal;
 };
 
+type LoadRenderSourceBitmapOptions = {
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+};
+
 function throwIfAborted(signal: AbortSignal | undefined): void {
   if (signal?.aborted) {
     throw new DOMException("The operation was aborted.", "AbortError");
@@ -215,3 +224,219 @@ export async function loadSourceBitmap(
   const promise = getOrCreateSourceBitmapPromise(sourceUrl);
   return await awaitWithLocalAbort(promise, options.signal);
 }
+
+function createWorkingCanvas(width: number, height: number):
+  | HTMLCanvasElement
+  | OffscreenCanvas {
+  if (typeof document !== "undefined") {
+    const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+    canvas.width = width;
+    canvas.height = height;
+    return canvas;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof OffscreenCanvas !== "undefined") {
+    return new OffscreenCanvas(width, height);
+  }
+
+  throw new Error("Canvas rendering is not available in this environment.");
+}
+
+function mixerBlendModeToCompositeOperation(
+  blendMode: RenderSourceComposition["blendMode"],
+): GlobalCompositeOperation {
+  if (blendMode === "normal") {
+    return "source-over";
+  }
+
+  return blendMode;
+}
+
+function normalizeCompositionOpacity(value: number): number {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  return Math.max(0, Math.min(100, value)) / 100;
+}
+
+function normalizeRatio(value: number, fallback: number): number {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  return value;
+}
+
+function normalizeMixerRect(source: RenderSourceComposition): {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+} {
+  const overlayX = Math.max(0, Math.min(0.9, normalizeRatio(source.overlayX, 0)));
+  const overlayY = Math.max(0, Math.min(0.9, normalizeRatio(source.overlayY, 0)));
+  const overlayWidth = Math.max(
+    0.1,
+    Math.min(1, normalizeRatio(source.overlayWidth, 1), 1 - overlayX),
+  );
+  const overlayHeight = Math.max(
+    0.1,
+    Math.min(1, normalizeRatio(source.overlayHeight, 1), 1 - overlayY),
+  );
+
+  return {
+    x: overlayX,
+    y: overlayY,
+    width: overlayWidth,
+    height: overlayHeight,
+  };
+}
+
+function normalizeMixerCropEdges(source: RenderSourceComposition): {
+  left: number;
+  top: number;
+  right: number;
+  bottom: number;
+} {
+  const legacySource = source as RenderSourceComposition & {
+    contentX?: number;
+    contentY?: number;
+    contentWidth?: number;
+    contentHeight?: number;
+  };
+  const hasLegacyContentRect =
+    legacySource.contentX !== undefined ||
+    legacySource.contentY !== undefined ||
+    legacySource.contentWidth !== undefined ||
+    legacySource.contentHeight !== undefined;
+
+  if (hasLegacyContentRect) {
+    const contentX = Math.max(
+      0,
+      Math.min(0.9, normalizeRatio(legacySource.contentX ?? Number.NaN, 0)),
+    );
+    const contentY = Math.max(
+      0,
+      Math.min(0.9, normalizeRatio(legacySource.contentY ?? Number.NaN, 0)),
+    );
+    const contentWidth = Math.max(
+      0.1,
+      Math.min(1, normalizeRatio(legacySource.contentWidth ?? Number.NaN, 1), 1 - contentX),
+    );
+    const contentHeight = Math.max(
+      0.1,
+      Math.min(1, normalizeRatio(legacySource.contentHeight ?? Number.NaN, 1), 1 - contentY),
+    );
+
+    return {
+      left: contentX,
+      top: contentY,
+      right: 1 - (contentX + contentWidth),
+      bottom: 1 - (contentY + contentHeight),
+    };
+  }
+
+  const cropLeft = Math.max(0, Math.min(0.9, normalizeRatio(source.cropLeft, 0)));
+  const cropTop = Math.max(0, Math.min(0.9, normalizeRatio(source.cropTop, 0)));
+  const cropRight = Math.max(0, Math.min(1 - cropLeft - 0.1, normalizeRatio(source.cropRight, 0)));
+  const cropBottom = Math.max(
+    0,
+    Math.min(1 - cropTop - 0.1, normalizeRatio(source.cropBottom, 0)),
+  );
+
+  return {
+    left: cropLeft,
+    top: cropTop,
+    right: cropRight,
+    bottom: cropBottom,
+  };
+}
+
+async function loadMixerCompositionBitmap(
+  sourceComposition: RenderSourceComposition,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<ImageBitmap> {
+  const [baseBitmap, overlayBitmap] = await Promise.all([
+    loadSourceBitmap(sourceComposition.baseUrl, { signal }),
+    loadSourceBitmap(sourceComposition.overlayUrl, { signal }),
+  ]);
+
+  throwIfAborted(signal);
+
+  const canvas = createWorkingCanvas(baseBitmap.width, baseBitmap.height);
+  const context = canvas.getContext("2d", { willReadFrequently: true });
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error("Render composition could not create a 2D context.");
+  }
+
+  context.clearRect(0, 0, baseBitmap.width, baseBitmap.height);
+  context.drawImage(baseBitmap, 0, 0, baseBitmap.width, baseBitmap.height);
+
+  const rect = normalizeMixerRect(sourceComposition);
+  const frameX = rect.x * baseBitmap.width;
+  const frameY = rect.y * baseBitmap.height;
+  const frameWidth = rect.width * baseBitmap.width;
+  const frameHeight = rect.height * baseBitmap.height;
+  const cropEdges = normalizeMixerCropEdges(sourceComposition);
+  const sourceX = cropEdges.left * overlayBitmap.width;
+  const sourceY = cropEdges.top * overlayBitmap.height;
+  const sourceWidth = (1 - cropEdges.left - cropEdges.right) * overlayBitmap.width;
+  const sourceHeight = (1 - cropEdges.top - cropEdges.bottom) * overlayBitmap.height;
+  const visibleRect = computeVisibleMixerContentRect({
+    frameAspectRatio: frameHeight > 0 ? frameWidth / frameHeight : 1,
+    sourceWidth: overlayBitmap.width,
+    sourceHeight: overlayBitmap.height,
+    cropLeft: cropEdges.left,
+    cropTop: cropEdges.top,
+    cropRight: cropEdges.right,
+    cropBottom: cropEdges.bottom,
+  });
+  const destX = frameX + (visibleRect?.x ?? 0) * frameWidth;
+  const destY = frameY + (visibleRect?.y ?? 0) * frameHeight;
+  const destWidth = (visibleRect?.width ?? 1) * frameWidth;
+  const destHeight = (visibleRect?.height ?? 1) * frameHeight;
+
+  context.globalCompositeOperation = mixerBlendModeToCompositeOperation(
+    sourceComposition.blendMode,
+  );
+  context.globalAlpha = normalizeCompositionOpacity(sourceComposition.opacity);
+  context.save();
+  context.beginPath();
+  context.rect(frameX, frameY, frameWidth, frameHeight);
+  context.clip();
+  context.drawImage(
+    overlayBitmap,
+    sourceX,
+    sourceY,
+    sourceWidth,
+    sourceHeight,
+    destX,
+    destY,
+    destWidth,
+    destHeight,
+  );
+  context.restore();
+  context.globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
+  context.globalAlpha = 1;
+
+  return await createImageBitmap(canvas);
+}
+
+export async function loadRenderSourceBitmap(
+  options: LoadRenderSourceBitmapOptions,
+): Promise<ImageBitmap> {
+  if (options.sourceComposition) {
+    if (options.sourceComposition.kind !== "mixer") {
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported source composition '${options.sourceComposition.kind}'.`);
+    }
+
+    return await loadMixerCompositionBitmap(options.sourceComposition, options.signal);
+  }
+
+  if (!options.sourceUrl) {
+    throw new Error("Render source is required.");
+  }
+
+  return await loadSourceBitmap(options.sourceUrl, { signal: options.signal });
+}

lib/image-pipeline/worker-client.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/preview-renderer";
 import { hashPipeline, type PipelineStep } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/contracts";
 import type { HistogramData } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/histogram";
-import type { RenderFullOptions, RenderFullResult } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
+import type {
+  RenderFullOptions,
+  RenderFullResult,
+  RenderSourceComposition,
+} from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
 import {
   getBackendFeatureFlags,
   type BackendFeatureFlags,
@@ -20,14 +24,15 @@ export type BackendDiagnosticsMetadata = {
 };
 
 type PreviewWorkerPayload = {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   previewWidth: number;
   includeHistogram?: boolean;
   featureFlags?: BackendFeatureFlags;
 };
 
-type FullWorkerPayload = RenderFullOptions & {
+type FullWorkerPayload = Omit<RenderFullOptions, "signal"> & {
   featureFlags?: BackendFeatureFlags;
 };
 
@@ -318,19 +323,20 @@ function runWorkerRequest<TResponse extends PreviewRenderResult | RenderFullResu
     worker.postMessage({
       kind: "full",
       requestId,
-      payload: args.payload as RenderFullOptions,
+      payload: args.payload as FullWorkerPayload,
     } satisfies WorkerRequestMessage);
   });
 }
 
 function getPreviewRequestKey(options: {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   previewWidth: number;
   includeHistogram?: boolean;
 }): string {
   return [
-    hashPipeline(options.sourceUrl, options.steps),
+    hashPipeline(options.sourceComposition ?? options.sourceUrl ?? null, options.steps),
     options.previewWidth,
     options.includeHistogram === true ? 1 : 0,
   ].join(":");
@@ -341,7 +347,8 @@ function getWorkerFeatureFlagsSnapshot(): BackendFeatureFlags {
 }
 
 async function runPreviewRequest(options: {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   previewWidth: number;
   includeHistogram?: boolean;
@@ -352,6 +359,7 @@ async function runPreviewRequest(options: {
       kind: "preview",
       payload: {
         sourceUrl: options.sourceUrl,
+        sourceComposition: options.sourceComposition,
         steps: options.steps,
         previewWidth: options.previewWidth,
         includeHistogram: options.includeHistogram,
@@ -367,6 +375,7 @@ async function runPreviewRequest(options: {
     if (!shouldFallbackToMainThread(error)) {
       logWorkerClientDebug("preview request failed without fallback", {
         sourceUrl: options.sourceUrl,
+        sourceComposition: options.sourceComposition,
         previewWidth: options.previewWidth,
         includeHistogram: options.includeHistogram,
         diagnostics: getLastBackendDiagnostics(),
@@ -377,6 +386,7 @@ async function runPreviewRequest(options: {
 
     logWorkerClientDebug("preview request falling back to main-thread", {
       sourceUrl: options.sourceUrl,
+      sourceComposition: options.sourceComposition,
       previewWidth: options.previewWidth,
       includeHistogram: options.includeHistogram,
       error,
@@ -387,7 +397,8 @@ async function runPreviewRequest(options: {
 }
 
 function getOrCreateSharedPreviewRequest(options: {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   previewWidth: number;
   includeHistogram?: boolean;
@@ -419,7 +430,8 @@ function getOrCreateSharedPreviewRequest(options: {
 }
 
 export async function renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback(options: {
-  sourceUrl: string;
+  sourceUrl?: string;
+  sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
   steps: readonly PipelineStep[];
   previewWidth: number;
   includeHistogram?: boolean;
@@ -431,6 +443,7 @@ export async function renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback(options: {
 
   const sharedRequest = getOrCreateSharedPreviewRequest({
     sourceUrl: options.sourceUrl,
+    sourceComposition: options.sourceComposition,
     steps: options.steps,
     previewWidth: options.previewWidth,
     includeHistogram: options.includeHistogram,
@@ -488,14 +501,16 @@ export async function renderPreviewWithWorkerFallback(options: {
 export async function renderFullWithWorkerFallback(
   options: RenderFullOptions,
 ): Promise<RenderFullResult> {
+  const { signal, ...serializableOptions } = options;
+
   try {
     return await runWorkerRequest<RenderFullResult>({
       kind: "full",
       payload: {
-        ...options,
+        ...serializableOptions,
         featureFlags: getWorkerFeatureFlagsSnapshot(),
       },
-      signal: options.signal,
+      signal,
     });
   } catch (error: unknown) {
     if (isAbortError(error)) {

lib/mixer-crop-layout.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+const MIN_CROP_REMAINING_SIZE = 0.1;
+
+type MixerSurfaceFit = "contain" | "cover";
+
+function formatPercent(value: number): string {
+  const normalized = Math.abs(value) < 1e-10 ? 0 : value;
+  return `${normalized}%`;
+}
+
+function computeFittedRect(args: {
+  sourceWidth: number;
+  sourceHeight: number;
+  boundsX: number;
+  boundsY: number;
+  boundsWidth: number;
+  boundsHeight: number;
+  fit?: MixerSurfaceFit;
+}): { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number } {
+  const {
+    sourceWidth,
+    sourceHeight,
+    boundsX,
+    boundsY,
+    boundsWidth,
+    boundsHeight,
+    fit = "contain",
+  } = args;
+
+  if (sourceWidth <= 0 || sourceHeight <= 0 || boundsWidth <= 0 || boundsHeight <= 0) {
+    return {
+      x: boundsX,
+      y: boundsY,
+      width: boundsWidth,
+      height: boundsHeight,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const scale =
+    fit === "cover"
+      ? Math.max(boundsWidth / sourceWidth, boundsHeight / sourceHeight)
+      : Math.min(boundsWidth / sourceWidth, boundsHeight / sourceHeight);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(scale) || scale <= 0) {
+    return {
+      x: boundsX,
+      y: boundsY,
+      width: boundsWidth,
+      height: boundsHeight,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const width = sourceWidth * scale;
+  const height = sourceHeight * scale;
+
+  return {
+    x: boundsX + (boundsWidth - width) / 2,
+    y: boundsY + (boundsHeight - height) / 2,
+    width,
+    height,
+  };
+}
+
+export function computeMixerFrameRectInSurface(args: {
+  surfaceWidth: number;
+  surfaceHeight: number;
+  baseWidth: number;
+  baseHeight: number;
+  overlayX: number;
+  overlayY: number;
+  overlayWidth: number;
+  overlayHeight: number;
+  fit?: MixerSurfaceFit;
+}): { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number } | null {
+  if (args.baseWidth <= 0 || args.baseHeight <= 0 || args.surfaceWidth <= 0 || args.surfaceHeight <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const baseRect = computeFittedRect({
+    sourceWidth: args.baseWidth,
+    sourceHeight: args.baseHeight,
+    boundsX: 0,
+    boundsY: 0,
+    boundsWidth: args.surfaceWidth,
+    boundsHeight: args.surfaceHeight,
+    fit: args.fit,
+  });
+
+  return {
+    x: (baseRect.x + args.overlayX * baseRect.width) / args.surfaceWidth,
+    y: (baseRect.y + args.overlayY * baseRect.height) / args.surfaceHeight,
+    width: (args.overlayWidth * baseRect.width) / args.surfaceWidth,
+    height: (args.overlayHeight * baseRect.height) / args.surfaceHeight,
+  };
+}
+
+export function computeVisibleMixerContentRect(args: {
+  frameAspectRatio: number;
+  sourceWidth: number;
+  sourceHeight: number;
+  cropLeft: number;
+  cropTop: number;
+  cropRight: number;
+  cropBottom: number;
+}): { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number } | null {
+  if (args.sourceWidth <= 0 || args.sourceHeight <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const cropWidth = Math.max(1 - args.cropLeft - args.cropRight, MIN_CROP_REMAINING_SIZE);
+  const cropHeight = Math.max(1 - args.cropTop - args.cropBottom, MIN_CROP_REMAINING_SIZE);
+  const frameAspectRatio = args.frameAspectRatio > 0 ? args.frameAspectRatio : 1;
+
+  const rect = computeFittedRect({
+    sourceWidth: args.sourceWidth * cropWidth,
+    sourceHeight: args.sourceHeight * cropHeight,
+    boundsX: 0,
+    boundsY: 0,
+    boundsWidth: frameAspectRatio,
+    boundsHeight: 1,
+  });
+
+  return {
+    x: rect.x / frameAspectRatio,
+    y: rect.y,
+    width: rect.width / frameAspectRatio,
+    height: rect.height,
+  };
+}
+
+export function computeMixerCropImageStyle(args: {
+  frameAspectRatio: number;
+  sourceWidth: number;
+  sourceHeight: number;
+  cropLeft: number;
+  cropTop: number;
+  cropRight: number;
+  cropBottom: number;
+}) {
+  const safeWidth = Math.max(1 - args.cropLeft - args.cropRight, MIN_CROP_REMAINING_SIZE);
+  const safeHeight = Math.max(1 - args.cropTop - args.cropBottom, MIN_CROP_REMAINING_SIZE);
+  const visibleRect = computeVisibleMixerContentRect(args);
+
+  if (!visibleRect) {
+    return {
+      left: formatPercent((-args.cropLeft / safeWidth) * 100),
+      top: formatPercent((-args.cropTop / safeHeight) * 100),
+      width: formatPercent((1 / safeWidth) * 100),
+      height: formatPercent((1 / safeHeight) * 100),
+    } as const;
+  }
+
+  const imageWidth = visibleRect.width / safeWidth;
+  const imageHeight = visibleRect.height / safeHeight;
+
+  return {
+    left: formatPercent((visibleRect.x - (args.cropLeft / safeWidth) * visibleRect.width) * 100),
+    top: formatPercent((visibleRect.y - (args.cropTop / safeHeight) * visibleRect.height) * 100),
+    width: formatPercent(imageWidth * 100),
+    height: formatPercent(imageHeight * 100),
+  } as const;
+}
+
+export function computeMixerCompareOverlayImageStyle(args: {
+  surfaceWidth: number;
+  surfaceHeight: number;
+  baseWidth: number;
+  baseHeight: number;
+  overlayX: number;
+  overlayY: number;
+  overlayWidth: number;
+  overlayHeight: number;
+  sourceWidth: number;
+  sourceHeight: number;
+  cropLeft: number;
+  cropTop: number;
+  cropRight: number;
+  cropBottom: number;
+}) {
+  const frameRect = computeMixerFrameRectInSurface({
+    surfaceWidth: args.surfaceWidth,
+    surfaceHeight: args.surfaceHeight,
+    baseWidth: args.baseWidth,
+    baseHeight: args.baseHeight,
+    overlayX: args.overlayX,
+    overlayY: args.overlayY,
+    overlayWidth: args.overlayWidth,
+    overlayHeight: args.overlayHeight,
+  });
+
+  const frameAspectRatio =
+    frameRect && frameRect.width > 0 && frameRect.height > 0
+      ? (frameRect.width * args.surfaceWidth) / (frameRect.height * args.surfaceHeight)
+      : args.overlayWidth > 0 && args.overlayHeight > 0
+        ? args.overlayWidth / args.overlayHeight
+        : 1;
+
+  return computeMixerCropImageStyle({
+    frameAspectRatio,
+    sourceWidth: args.sourceWidth,
+    sourceHeight: args.sourceHeight,
+    cropLeft: args.cropLeft,
+    cropTop: args.cropTop,
+    cropRight: args.cropRight,
+    cropBottom: args.cropBottom,
+  });
+}
+
+export function isMixerCropImageReady(args: {
+  currentOverlayUrl: string | null | undefined;
+  loadedOverlayUrl: string | null;
+  sourceWidth: number;
+  sourceHeight: number;
+}): boolean {
+  return Boolean(
+    args.currentOverlayUrl &&
+      args.loadedOverlayUrl === args.currentOverlayUrl &&
+      args.sourceWidth > 0 &&
+      args.sourceHeight > 0,
+  );
+}

tests/canvas-connection-policy.test.ts

@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@ describe("canvas connection policy", () => {
     ).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("allows mixer as render source", () => {
+    expect(
+      validateCanvasConnectionPolicy({
+        sourceType: "mixer",
+        targetType: "render",
+        targetIncomingCount: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("describes unsupported crop source message", () => {
     expect(getCanvasConnectionValidationMessage("crop-source-invalid")).toBe(
       "Crop akzeptiert nur Bild-, Asset-, KI-Bild-, Video-, KI-Video-, Crop- oder Adjustment-Input.",

tests/image-pipeline/backend-router.test.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ const sourceLoaderMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/image-pipeline/source-loader", () => ({
   loadSourceBitmap: sourceLoaderMocks.loadSourceBitmap,
+  loadRenderSourceBitmap: ({ sourceUrl }: { sourceUrl?: string }) => {
+    if (!sourceUrl) {
+      throw new Error("Render source is required.");
+    }
+
+    return sourceLoaderMocks.loadSourceBitmap(sourceUrl);
+  },
 }));
 
 function createPreviewPixels(): Uint8ClampedArray {

tests/image-pipeline/image-pipeline.worker.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import type { RenderFullResult, RenderSourceComposition } from "@/lib/image-pipeline/render-types";
+
+const bridgeMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  renderFull: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const previewRendererMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  renderPreview: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/image-pipeline/bridge", () => ({
+  renderFull: bridgeMocks.renderFull,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/image-pipeline/preview-renderer", () => ({
+  renderPreview: previewRendererMocks.renderPreview,
+}));
+
+type WorkerMessage = {
+  kind: "full";
+  requestId: number;
+  payload: {
+    sourceUrl?: string;
+    sourceComposition?: RenderSourceComposition;
+    steps: [];
+    render: {
+      resolution: "original";
+      format: "png";
+    };
+  };
+};
+
+type WorkerScopeMock = {
+  postMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  onmessage: ((event: MessageEvent<WorkerMessage>) => void) | null;
+};
+
+function createFullResult(): RenderFullResult {
+  return {
+    blob: new Blob(["rendered"]),
+    width: 64,
+    height: 64,
+    mimeType: "image/png",
+    format: "png",
+    quality: null,
+    sizeBytes: 8,
+    sourceWidth: 64,
+    sourceHeight: 64,
+    wasSizeClamped: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function createWorkerScope(): WorkerScopeMock {
+  return {
+    postMessage: vi.fn(),
+    onmessage: null,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("image-pipeline.worker full render", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+    bridgeMocks.renderFull.mockReset();
+    bridgeMocks.renderFull.mockResolvedValue(createFullResult());
+    previewRendererMocks.renderPreview.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it("forwards sourceComposition to renderFull for full requests", async () => {
+    const workerScope = createWorkerScope();
+    vi.stubGlobal("self", workerScope);
+    await import("@/lib/image-pipeline/image-pipeline.worker");
+
+    const sourceComposition: RenderSourceComposition = {
+      kind: "mixer",
+      baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+      overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+      blendMode: "overlay",
+      opacity: 0.5,
+      overlayX: 32,
+      overlayY: 16,
+      overlayWidth: 128,
+      overlayHeight: 64,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
+    };
+
+    workerScope.onmessage?.({
+      data: {
+        kind: "full",
+        requestId: 41,
+        payload: {
+          sourceComposition,
+          steps: [],
+          render: {
+            resolution: "original",
+            format: "png",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    } as MessageEvent<WorkerMessage>);
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(bridgeMocks.renderFull).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    expect(bridgeMocks.renderFull).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        sourceComposition,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});

tests/image-pipeline/source-loader.test.ts

@@ -355,4 +355,446 @@ describe("loadSourceBitmap", () => {
     expect(createImageBitmap).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fakeVideo);
     expect(revokeObjectUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith("blob:video-source");
   });
+
+  it("renders non-square mixer overlays with contain-fit parity instead of stretching", async () => {
+    const baseBlob = new Blob(["base"]);
+    const overlayBlob = new Blob(["overlay"]);
+    const baseBitmap = { width: 100, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+    const overlayBitmap = { width: 200, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+    const composedBitmap = { width: 100, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+
+    const drawImage = vi.fn();
+    const context = {
+      clearRect: vi.fn(),
+      drawImage,
+      save: vi.fn(),
+      restore: vi.fn(),
+      beginPath: vi.fn(),
+      rect: vi.fn(),
+      clip: vi.fn(),
+      globalCompositeOperation: "source-over" as GlobalCompositeOperation,
+      globalAlpha: 1,
+    };
+    const canvas = {
+      width: 0,
+      height: 0,
+      getContext: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(context),
+    } as unknown as HTMLCanvasElement;
+
+    const nativeCreateElement = document.createElement.bind(document);
+    vi.spyOn(document, "createElement").mockImplementation((tagName: string) => {
+      if (tagName.toLowerCase() === "canvas") {
+        return canvas;
+      }
+
+      return nativeCreateElement(tagName);
+    });
+
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "fetch",
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (input: string | URL | Request) => {
+        const url = String(input);
+        if (url.includes("base.png")) {
+          return {
+            ok: true,
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("image/png") },
+            blob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(baseBlob),
+          };
+        }
+
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("image/png") },
+          blob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(overlayBlob),
+        };
+      }),
+    );
+
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "createImageBitmap",
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (input: unknown) => {
+        if (input === baseBlob) {
+          return baseBitmap;
+        }
+        if (input === overlayBlob) {
+          return overlayBitmap;
+        }
+        if (input === canvas) {
+          return composedBitmap;
+        }
+
+        throw new Error("Unexpected createImageBitmap input in mixer contain-fit test.");
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const { loadRenderSourceBitmap } = await importSubject();
+
+    await expect(
+      loadRenderSourceBitmap({
+        sourceComposition: {
+          kind: "mixer",
+          baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+          overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+          blendMode: "overlay",
+          opacity: 80,
+          overlayX: 0.1,
+          overlayY: 0.2,
+          overlayWidth: 0.25,
+          overlayHeight: 0.5,
+          cropLeft: 0,
+          cropTop: 0,
+          cropRight: 0,
+          cropBottom: 0,
+        },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBe(composedBitmap);
+
+    expect(drawImage).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, baseBitmap, 0, 0, 100, 100);
+    const overlayDrawArgs = drawImage.mock.calls[1];
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[0]).toBe(overlayBitmap);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[1]).toBe(0);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[2]).toBe(0);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[3]).toBe(200);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[4]).toBe(100);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[5]).toBe(10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[6]).toBeCloseTo(38.75, 10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[7]).toBe(25);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[8]).toBeCloseTo(12.5, 10);
+  });
+
+  it("applies mixer crop framing by trimming source edges while leaving the displayed frame size untouched", async () => {
+    const baseBlob = new Blob(["base"]);
+    const overlayBlob = new Blob(["overlay"]);
+    const baseBitmap = { width: 100, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+    const overlayBitmap = { width: 200, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+    const composedBitmap = { width: 100, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+
+    const drawImage = vi.fn();
+    const save = vi.fn();
+    const restore = vi.fn();
+    const beginPath = vi.fn();
+    const rect = vi.fn();
+    const clip = vi.fn();
+    const context = {
+      clearRect: vi.fn(),
+      drawImage,
+      save,
+      restore,
+      beginPath,
+      rect,
+      clip,
+      globalCompositeOperation: "source-over" as GlobalCompositeOperation,
+      globalAlpha: 1,
+    };
+    const canvas = {
+      width: 0,
+      height: 0,
+      getContext: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(context),
+    } as unknown as HTMLCanvasElement;
+
+    const nativeCreateElement = document.createElement.bind(document);
+    vi.spyOn(document, "createElement").mockImplementation((tagName: string) => {
+      if (tagName.toLowerCase() === "canvas") {
+        return canvas;
+      }
+
+      return nativeCreateElement(tagName);
+    });
+
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "fetch",
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (input: string | URL | Request) => {
+        const url = String(input);
+        if (url.includes("base.png")) {
+          return {
+            ok: true,
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("image/png") },
+            blob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(baseBlob),
+          };
+        }
+
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("image/png") },
+          blob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(overlayBlob),
+        };
+      }),
+    );
+
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "createImageBitmap",
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (input: unknown) => {
+        if (input === baseBlob) {
+          return baseBitmap;
+        }
+        if (input === overlayBlob) {
+          return overlayBitmap;
+        }
+        if (input === canvas) {
+          return composedBitmap;
+        }
+
+        throw new Error("Unexpected createImageBitmap input in mixer content framing test.");
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const { loadRenderSourceBitmap } = await importSubject();
+
+    await expect(
+      loadRenderSourceBitmap({
+        sourceComposition: {
+          kind: "mixer",
+          baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+          overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+          blendMode: "overlay",
+          opacity: 80,
+          overlayX: 0.1,
+          overlayY: 0.2,
+          overlayWidth: 0.4,
+          overlayHeight: 0.4,
+          cropLeft: 0.5,
+          cropTop: 0,
+          cropRight: 0,
+          cropBottom: 0,
+        },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBe(composedBitmap);
+
+    expect(drawImage).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, baseBitmap, 0, 0, 100, 100);
+    expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(beginPath).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(rect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(10, 20, 40, 40);
+    expect(clip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(drawImage).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      overlayBitmap,
+      100,
+      0,
+      100,
+      100,
+      10,
+      20,
+      40,
+      40,
+    );
+    expect(restore).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps overlayWidth and overlayHeight fixed while crop framing trims the sampled source region", async () => {
+    const baseBlob = new Blob(["base"]);
+    const overlayBlob = new Blob(["overlay"]);
+    const baseBitmap = { width: 100, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+    const overlayBitmap = { width: 200, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+    const composedBitmap = { width: 100, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+
+    const drawImage = vi.fn();
+    const context = {
+      clearRect: vi.fn(),
+      drawImage,
+      save: vi.fn(),
+      restore: vi.fn(),
+      beginPath: vi.fn(),
+      rect: vi.fn(),
+      clip: vi.fn(),
+      globalCompositeOperation: "source-over" as GlobalCompositeOperation,
+      globalAlpha: 1,
+    };
+    const canvas = {
+      width: 0,
+      height: 0,
+      getContext: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(context),
+    } as unknown as HTMLCanvasElement;
+
+    const nativeCreateElement = document.createElement.bind(document);
+    vi.spyOn(document, "createElement").mockImplementation((tagName: string) => {
+      if (tagName.toLowerCase() === "canvas") {
+        return canvas;
+      }
+
+      return nativeCreateElement(tagName);
+    });
+
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "fetch",
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (input: string | URL | Request) => {
+        const url = String(input);
+        if (url.includes("base.png")) {
+          return {
+            ok: true,
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("image/png") },
+            blob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(baseBlob),
+          };
+        }
+
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("image/png") },
+          blob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(overlayBlob),
+        };
+      }),
+    );
+
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "createImageBitmap",
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (input: unknown) => {
+        if (input === baseBlob) {
+          return baseBitmap;
+        }
+        if (input === overlayBlob) {
+          return overlayBitmap;
+        }
+        if (input === canvas) {
+          return composedBitmap;
+        }
+
+        throw new Error("Unexpected createImageBitmap input in overlay size preservation test.");
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const { loadRenderSourceBitmap } = await importSubject();
+
+    await expect(
+      loadRenderSourceBitmap({
+        sourceComposition: {
+          kind: "mixer",
+          baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+          overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+          blendMode: "overlay",
+          opacity: 80,
+          overlayX: 0.15,
+          overlayY: 0.25,
+          overlayWidth: 0.5,
+          overlayHeight: 0.3,
+          cropLeft: 0.25,
+          cropTop: 0.1,
+          cropRight: 0.25,
+          cropBottom: 0.3,
+        },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBe(composedBitmap);
+
+    const overlayDrawArgs = drawImage.mock.calls[1];
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[0]).toBe(overlayBitmap);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[1]).toBe(50);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[2]).toBe(10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[3]).toBe(100);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[4]).toBeCloseTo(60, 10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[5]).toBeCloseTo(15, 10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[6]).toBeCloseTo(25, 10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[7]).toBeCloseTo(50, 10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[8]).toBeCloseTo(30, 10);
+  });
+
+  it("contains a cropped wide source within the overlay frame during bake", async () => {
+    const baseBlob = new Blob(["base"]);
+    const overlayBlob = new Blob(["overlay"]);
+    const baseBitmap = { width: 100, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+    const overlayBitmap = { width: 200, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+    const composedBitmap = { width: 100, height: 100 } as ImageBitmap;
+
+    const drawImage = vi.fn();
+    const context = {
+      clearRect: vi.fn(),
+      drawImage,
+      save: vi.fn(),
+      restore: vi.fn(),
+      beginPath: vi.fn(),
+      rect: vi.fn(),
+      clip: vi.fn(),
+      globalCompositeOperation: "source-over" as GlobalCompositeOperation,
+      globalAlpha: 1,
+    };
+    const canvas = {
+      width: 0,
+      height: 0,
+      getContext: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(context),
+    } as unknown as HTMLCanvasElement;
+
+    const nativeCreateElement = document.createElement.bind(document);
+    vi.spyOn(document, "createElement").mockImplementation((tagName: string) => {
+      if (tagName.toLowerCase() === "canvas") {
+        return canvas;
+      }
+
+      return nativeCreateElement(tagName);
+    });
+
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "fetch",
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (input: string | URL | Request) => {
+        const url = String(input);
+        if (url.includes("base.png")) {
+          return {
+            ok: true,
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("image/png") },
+            blob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(baseBlob),
+          };
+        }
+
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("image/png") },
+          blob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(overlayBlob),
+        };
+      }),
+    );
+
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "createImageBitmap",
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (input: unknown) => {
+        if (input === baseBlob) {
+          return baseBitmap;
+        }
+        if (input === overlayBlob) {
+          return overlayBitmap;
+        }
+        if (input === canvas) {
+          return composedBitmap;
+        }
+
+        throw new Error("Unexpected createImageBitmap input in aspect-aware crop bake test.");
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const { loadRenderSourceBitmap } = await importSubject();
+
+    await expect(
+      loadRenderSourceBitmap({
+        sourceComposition: {
+          kind: "mixer",
+          baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+          overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+          blendMode: "overlay",
+          opacity: 80,
+          overlayX: 0.1,
+          overlayY: 0.2,
+          overlayWidth: 0.4,
+          overlayHeight: 0.4,
+          cropLeft: 0,
+          cropTop: 0.25,
+          cropRight: 0,
+          cropBottom: 0.25,
+        },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBe(composedBitmap);
+
+    const overlayDrawArgs = drawImage.mock.calls[1];
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[0]).toBe(overlayBitmap);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[1]).toBe(0);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[2]).toBe(25);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[3]).toBe(200);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[4]).toBe(50);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[5]).toBe(10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[6]).toBeCloseTo(35, 10);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[7]).toBe(40);
+    expect(overlayDrawArgs?.[8]).toBeCloseTo(10, 10);
+  });
 });

tests/image-pipeline/webgl-backend-poc.test.ts

@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ describe("webgl backend poc", () => {
 
     vi.doMock("@/lib/image-pipeline/source-loader", () => ({
       loadSourceBitmap: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ width: 2, height: 2 }),
+      loadRenderSourceBitmap: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ width: 2, height: 2 }),
     }));
 
     vi.spyOn(HTMLCanvasElement.prototype, "getContext").mockReturnValue({

tests/lib/canvas-mixer-preview.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { buildGraphSnapshot } from "@/lib/canvas-render-preview";
 import { resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph } from "@/lib/canvas-mixer-preview";
 
 describe("resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph", () => {
-  it("resolves base and overlay URLs by target handle", () => {
+  it("resolves base and overlay URLs by target handle while keeping frame and crop trims independent", () => {
     const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
       [
         {
@@ -25,7 +25,18 @@ describe("resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph", () => {
         {
           id: "mixer-1",
           type: "mixer",
-          data: { blendMode: "screen", opacity: 70, offsetX: 12, offsetY: -8 },
+          data: {
+            blendMode: "screen",
+            opacity: 70,
+            overlayX: 0.12,
+            overlayY: 0.2,
+            overlayWidth: 0.6,
+            overlayHeight: 0.5,
+            cropLeft: 0.08,
+            cropTop: 0.15,
+            cropRight: 0.22,
+            cropBottom: 0.1,
+          },
         },
       ],
       [
@@ -41,12 +52,114 @@ describe("resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph", () => {
       overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
       blendMode: "screen",
       opacity: 70,
-      offsetX: 12,
+      overlayX: 0.12,
-      offsetY: -8,
+      overlayY: 0.2,
+      overlayWidth: 0.6,
+      overlayHeight: 0.5,
+      cropLeft: 0.08,
+      cropTop: 0.15,
+      cropRight: 0.22,
+      cropBottom: 0.1,
     });
   });
 
-  it("prefers render output URL over upstream preview source when available", () => {
+  it("preserves crop trims when frame resize data changes", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "image-base",
+          type: "image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-asset",
+          type: "asset",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {
+            overlayX: 0.2,
+            overlayY: 0.1,
+            overlayWidth: 0.6,
+            overlayHeight: 0.3,
+            cropLeft: 0.15,
+            cropTop: 0.05,
+            cropRight: 0.4,
+            cropBottom: 0.25,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "image-base", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "overlay-asset", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    expect(resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph({ nodeId: "mixer-1", graph })).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        overlayX: 0.2,
+        overlayY: 0.1,
+        overlayWidth: 0.6,
+        overlayHeight: 0.3,
+        cropLeft: 0.15,
+        cropTop: 0.05,
+        cropRight: 0.4,
+        cropBottom: 0.25,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("preserves overlayWidth and overlayHeight when crop trims change", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "image-base",
+          type: "image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-asset",
+          type: "asset",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {
+            overlayX: 0.05,
+            overlayY: 0.25,
+            overlayWidth: 0.55,
+            overlayHeight: 0.35,
+            cropLeft: 0.4,
+            cropTop: 0.1,
+            cropRight: 0.3,
+            cropBottom: 0.1,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "image-base", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "overlay-asset", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    expect(resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph({ nodeId: "mixer-1", graph })).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        overlayX: 0.05,
+        overlayY: 0.25,
+        overlayWidth: 0.55,
+        overlayHeight: 0.35,
+        cropLeft: 0.4,
+        cropTop: 0.1,
+        cropRight: 0.3,
+        cropBottom: 0.1,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("prefers live render preview URL over stale baked render output", () => {
     const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
       [
         {
@@ -82,11 +195,79 @@ describe("resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph", () => {
     expect(resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph({ nodeId: "mixer-1", graph })).toEqual({
       status: "ready",
       baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
-      overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/render-output.png",
+      overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/upstream.png",
       blendMode: "normal",
       opacity: 100,
-      offsetX: 0,
+      overlayX: 0,
-      offsetY: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not reuse stale baked render output when only live sourceComposition exists", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "base-image",
+          type: "image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-base",
+          type: "image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-base.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-asset",
+          type: "asset",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-asset.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "upstream-mixer",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {},
+        },
+        {
+          id: "render-overlay",
+          type: "render",
+          data: {
+            lastUploadUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/stale-render-output.png",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {},
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "overlay-base", target: "upstream-mixer", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "overlay-asset", target: "upstream-mixer", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+        { source: "upstream-mixer", target: "render-overlay" },
+        { source: "base-image", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "render-overlay", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    expect(resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph({ nodeId: "mixer-1", graph })).toEqual({
+      status: "partial",
+      baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+      overlayUrl: undefined,
+      blendMode: "normal",
+      opacity: 100,
+      overlayX: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
     });
   });
 
@@ -113,12 +294,18 @@ describe("resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph", () => {
       overlayUrl: undefined,
       blendMode: "normal",
       opacity: 100,
-      offsetX: 0,
+      overlayX: 0,
-      offsetY: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
     });
   });
 
-  it("normalizes blend mode and clamps numeric values", () => {
+  it("normalizes crop trims and clamps", () => {
     const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
       [
         {
@@ -137,8 +324,14 @@ describe("resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph", () => {
           data: {
             blendMode: "unknown",
             opacity: 180,
-            offsetX: 9999,
+            overlayX: -3,
-            offsetY: "-9999",
+            overlayY: "1.4",
+            overlayWidth: 2,
+            overlayHeight: 0,
+            cropLeft: "0.95",
+            cropTop: -2,
+            cropRight: "4",
+            cropBottom: "0",
           },
         },
       ],
@@ -154,8 +347,151 @@ describe("resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph", () => {
       overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-asset.png",
       blendMode: "normal",
       opacity: 100,
-      offsetX: 2048,
+      overlayX: 0,
-      offsetY: -2048,
+      overlayY: 0.9,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 0.1,
+      cropLeft: 0.9,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("missing rect fields fallback to sensible defaults", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "base-ai",
+          type: "ai-image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base-ai.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-asset",
+          type: "asset",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-asset.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {
+            blendMode: "multiply",
+            opacity: 42,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "base-ai", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "overlay-asset", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    expect(resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph({ nodeId: "mixer-1", graph })).toEqual({
+      status: "ready",
+      baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base-ai.png",
+      overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-asset.png",
+      blendMode: "multiply",
+      opacity: 42,
+      overlayX: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("maps legacy content rect fields into crop trims during normalization", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "base-ai",
+          type: "ai-image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base-ai.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-asset",
+          type: "asset",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-asset.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {
+            contentX: 0.2,
+            contentY: 0.1,
+            contentWidth: 0.5,
+            contentHeight: 0.6,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "base-ai", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "overlay-asset", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    expect(resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph({ nodeId: "mixer-1", graph })).toEqual({
+      status: "ready",
+      baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base-ai.png",
+      overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-asset.png",
+      blendMode: "normal",
+      opacity: 100,
+      overlayX: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0.2,
+      cropTop: 0.1,
+      cropRight: 0.30000000000000004,
+      cropBottom: 0.30000000000000004,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("legacy offset fields still yield visible overlay geometry", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "base-ai",
+          type: "ai-image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base-ai.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-asset",
+          type: "asset",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-asset.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {
+            offsetX: 100,
+            offsetY: -40,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "base-ai", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "overlay-asset", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    expect(resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph({ nodeId: "mixer-1", graph })).toEqual({
+      status: "ready",
+      baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base-ai.png",
+      overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-asset.png",
+      blendMode: "normal",
+      opacity: 100,
+      overlayX: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
     });
   });
 
@@ -190,8 +526,14 @@ describe("resolveMixerPreviewFromGraph", () => {
       overlayUrl: undefined,
       blendMode: "normal",
       opacity: 100,
-      offsetX: 0,
+      overlayX: 0,
-      offsetY: 0,
+      overlayY: 0,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 1,
+      cropLeft: 0,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
       error: "duplicate-handle-edge",
     });
   });

tests/lib/canvas-render-preview.test.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,147 @@ import {
   buildGraphSnapshot,
   resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph,
 } from "@/lib/canvas-render-preview";
+import {
+  computeMixerCompareOverlayImageStyle,
+  computeMixerFrameRectInSurface,
+  computeVisibleMixerContentRect,
+  computeMixerCropImageStyle,
+  isMixerCropImageReady,
+} from "@/lib/mixer-crop-layout";
 
 describe("resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph", () => {
+  it("resolves mixer input as renderable mixer composition", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "base-image",
+          type: "image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-image",
+          type: "asset",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {
+            blendMode: "overlay",
+            opacity: 76,
+            overlayX: 0.2,
+            overlayY: 0.1,
+            overlayWidth: 0.55,
+            overlayHeight: 0.44,
+            cropLeft: 0.08,
+            cropTop: 0.15,
+            cropRight: 0.22,
+            cropBottom: 0.1,
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "render-1",
+          type: "render",
+          data: {},
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "base-image", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "overlay-image", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+        { source: "mixer-1", target: "render-1" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    const preview = resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph({
+      nodeId: "render-1",
+      graph,
+    });
+
+    expect(preview).toEqual({
+      sourceUrl: null,
+      sourceComposition: {
+        kind: "mixer",
+        baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+        overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+        blendMode: "overlay",
+        opacity: 76,
+        overlayX: 0.2,
+        overlayY: 0.1,
+        overlayWidth: 0.55,
+        overlayHeight: 0.44,
+        cropLeft: 0.08,
+        cropTop: 0.15,
+        cropRight: 0.22,
+        cropBottom: 0.1,
+      },
+      steps: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("normalizes mixer composition values for render input", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "base-image",
+          type: "image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-image",
+          type: "asset",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {
+            blendMode: "unknown",
+            opacity: 180,
+            overlayX: -3,
+            overlayY: "1.4",
+            overlayWidth: 2,
+            overlayHeight: 0,
+            cropLeft: "0.95",
+            cropTop: -2,
+            cropRight: "4",
+            cropBottom: "0",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "render-1",
+          type: "render",
+          data: {},
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "base-image", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "overlay-image", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+        { source: "mixer-1", target: "render-1" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    const preview = resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph({
+      nodeId: "render-1",
+      graph,
+    });
+
+    expect(preview.sourceComposition).toEqual({
+      kind: "mixer",
+      baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+      overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay.png",
+      blendMode: "normal",
+      opacity: 100,
+      overlayX: 0,
+      overlayY: 0.9,
+      overlayWidth: 1,
+      overlayHeight: 0.1,
+      cropLeft: 0.9,
+      cropTop: 0,
+      cropRight: 0,
+      cropBottom: 0,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("includes crop in collected pipeline steps", () => {
     const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
       [
@@ -88,5 +227,191 @@ describe("resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph", () => {
     const preview = resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph({ nodeId: "render-1", graph });
 
     expect(preview.sourceUrl).toBe("https://cdn.example.com/generated-video.mp4");
+    expect(preview.sourceComposition).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("prefers live render preview URLs over stale baked render URLs inside downstream mixer compositions", () => {
+    const graph = buildGraphSnapshot(
+      [
+        {
+          id: "base-image",
+          type: "image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "overlay-upstream",
+          type: "image",
+          data: { url: "https://cdn.example.com/upstream.png" },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "render-overlay",
+          type: "render",
+          data: {
+            lastUploadUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/stale-render-output.png",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          id: "mixer-1",
+          type: "mixer",
+          data: {},
+        },
+        {
+          id: "render-2",
+          type: "render",
+          data: {},
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        { source: "overlay-upstream", target: "render-overlay" },
+        { source: "base-image", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "base" },
+        { source: "render-overlay", target: "mixer-1", targetHandle: "overlay" },
+        { source: "mixer-1", target: "render-2" },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    const preview = resolveRenderPreviewInputFromGraph({ nodeId: "render-2", graph });
+
+    expect(preview).toEqual({
+      sourceUrl: null,
+      sourceComposition: {
+        kind: "mixer",
+        baseUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/base.png",
+        overlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/upstream.png",
+        blendMode: "normal",
+        opacity: 100,
+        overlayX: 0,
+        overlayY: 0,
+        overlayWidth: 1,
+        overlayHeight: 1,
+        cropLeft: 0,
+        cropTop: 0,
+        cropRight: 0,
+        cropBottom: 0,
+      },
+      steps: [],
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("mixer crop layout parity", () => {
+  it("contains a wide cropped source inside a square overlay frame", () => {
+    expect(
+      computeVisibleMixerContentRect({
+        frameAspectRatio: 1,
+        sourceWidth: 200,
+        sourceHeight: 100,
+        cropLeft: 0,
+        cropTop: 0.25,
+        cropRight: 0,
+        cropBottom: 0.25,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0.375,
+      width: 1,
+      height: 0.25,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns compare image styles that letterbox instead of stretching", () => {
+    expect(
+      computeMixerCropImageStyle({
+        frameAspectRatio: 1,
+        sourceWidth: 200,
+        sourceHeight: 100,
+        cropLeft: 0,
+        cropTop: 0,
+        cropRight: 0,
+        cropBottom: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      left: "0%",
+      top: "25%",
+      width: "100%",
+      height: "50%",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("uses the actual base-aware frame pixel ratio for compare crop math", () => {
+    expect(
+      computeMixerCompareOverlayImageStyle({
+        surfaceWidth: 500,
+        surfaceHeight: 380,
+        baseWidth: 200,
+        baseHeight: 100,
+        overlayX: 0.1,
+        overlayY: 0.2,
+        overlayWidth: 0.4,
+        overlayHeight: 0.4,
+        sourceWidth: 200,
+        sourceHeight: 100,
+        cropLeft: 0.1,
+        cropTop: 0,
+        cropRight: 0.1,
+        cropBottom: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      left: "0%",
+      top: "0%",
+      width: "100%",
+      height: "100%",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not mark compare crop overlay ready before natural size is known", () => {
+    expect(
+      isMixerCropImageReady({
+        currentOverlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-a.png",
+        loadedOverlayUrl: null,
+        sourceWidth: 0,
+        sourceHeight: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("invalidates compare crop overlay readiness on source swap until the new image loads", () => {
+    expect(
+      isMixerCropImageReady({
+        currentOverlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-b.png",
+        loadedOverlayUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/overlay-a.png",
+        sourceWidth: 200,
+        sourceHeight: 100,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("positions mixer overlay frame relative to the displayed base-image rect", () => {
+    expect(
+      computeMixerFrameRectInSurface({
+        surfaceWidth: 1,
+        surfaceHeight: 1,
+        baseWidth: 200,
+        baseHeight: 100,
+        overlayX: 0.1,
+        overlayY: 0.2,
+        overlayWidth: 0.4,
+        overlayHeight: 0.4,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      x: 0.1,
+      y: 0.35,
+      width: 0.4,
+      height: 0.2,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns null frame placement until base image natural size is known", () => {
+    expect(
+      computeMixerFrameRectInSurface({
+        surfaceWidth: 1,
+        surfaceHeight: 1,
+        baseWidth: 0,
+        baseHeight: 0,
+        overlayX: 0.1,
+        overlayY: 0.2,
+        overlayWidth: 0.4,
+        overlayHeight: 0.4,
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
   });
 });

tests/preview-renderer.test.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/image-pipeline/render-core", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/image-pipeline/source-loader", () => ({
   loadSourceBitmap: sourceLoaderMocks.loadSourceBitmap,
+  loadRenderSourceBitmap: ({ sourceUrl }: { sourceUrl?: string }) => {
+    if (!sourceUrl) {
+      throw new Error("Render source is required.");
+    }
+
+    return sourceLoaderMocks.loadSourceBitmap(sourceUrl);
+  },
 }));
 
 describe("preview-renderer cancellation", () => {

tests/worker-client.test.ts

@@ -199,6 +199,48 @@ describe("worker-client fallbacks", () => {
     expect(bridgeMocks.renderFull).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("does not include AbortSignal in full worker payload serialization", async () => {
+    const workerMessages: WorkerMessage[] = [];
+    FakeWorker.behavior = (worker, message) => {
+      workerMessages.push(message);
+      if (message.kind !== "full") {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      queueMicrotask(() => {
+        worker.onmessage?.({
+          data: {
+            kind: "full-result",
+            requestId: message.requestId,
+            payload: createFullResult(),
+          },
+        } as MessageEvent);
+      });
+    };
+    vi.stubGlobal("Worker", FakeWorker as unknown as typeof Worker);
+
+    const { renderFullWithWorkerFallback } = await import("@/lib/image-pipeline/worker-client");
+
+    await renderFullWithWorkerFallback({
+      sourceUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/source.png",
+      steps: [],
+      render: {
+        resolution: "original",
+        format: "png",
+      },
+      signal: new AbortController().signal,
+    });
+
+    const fullMessage = workerMessages.find((message) => message.kind === "full") as
+      | (WorkerMessage & {
+          payload?: Record<string, unknown>;
+        })
+      | undefined;
+
+    expect(fullMessage).toBeDefined();
+    expect(fullMessage?.payload).not.toHaveProperty("signal");
+  });
+
   it("still falls back to the main thread when the Worker API is unavailable", async () => {
     vi.stubGlobal("Worker", undefined);
 

vitest.config.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
       "components/canvas/__tests__/use-node-local-data.test.tsx",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-sync-engine.test.ts",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/use-canvas-sync-engine-hook.test.tsx",
+      "components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-sidebar.test.tsx",
+      "components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-toolbar.test.tsx",
+      "components/canvas/__tests__/canvas-favorites-visibility.test.ts",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/asset-browser-panel.test.tsx",
       "components/canvas/__tests__/video-browser-panel.test.tsx",
       "components/media/__tests__/media-preview-utils.test.ts",