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Separate an unsaved screen edit from a stale preview or a failed design-agent change.
Last updated 16 September 2026
Separate an unsaved screen edit from a stale preview or a failed design-agent change.
Before you start
Keep the current editor and error available until you know whether the latest edit was saved. Avoid editing the same screen simultaneously from the inspector and an active design-agent pass.
Check the editor’s save status first. A saved document, its thumbnail, and an applied design-system version are separate things.
Step by step
Read the editor’s save status. Saved indicates the editor has completed its save; a pending or failed state needs attention before you navigate away.
If Retry save is offered, correct the reported issue and retry. If Keep draft & reload is offered for recovery, preserve the draft before reconciling it with the current screen.
When the full screen is correct but its overview thumbnail is stale, use Screens → Screen actions → Refresh previews.
If an agent reports that a transaction was rejected, read its follow-up and inspect the actual screen. A rejected attempt is not proof that the proposed changes were applied.
For a design-system change, check whether you only edited a draft. Review changes and explicitly apply the intended system version before expecting bound designs to use it.
If a system update is applied but an element looks unchanged, check local overrides and hardcoded styles. They can intentionally take precedence.
Report the design, screen, action, exact error, and whether the editor said Saved if the issue persists. Keep any recoverable draft until the discrepancy is understood.
What to expect
You know whether to finish saving, refresh a preview, recover a draft, or review a system change.
Troubleshooting and useful details
The screenshot shows the Saved indicator and a selected element in the visual inspector. It is an orientation image, not a simulated error. Refreshing a thumbnail does not repair an unsaved document, and repeatedly restarting the agent can make the original failure harder to diagnose.