diff --git a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.module.css b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.module.css
index 03ca6e9..d21e54d 100644
--- a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.module.css
+++ b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.module.css
@@ -257,21 +257,28 @@
   overflow: visible;
 }
 
-/* Toolbar: context (load + name) is fluid with ellipsis; actions wrap below on narrow viewports. */
+/* Single toolbar row (all controls in one flex wrap). */
 .canvasHeaderRow {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  align-items: center;
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-.canvasHeaderContext {
+.canvasHeaderToolbar {
   display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  min-width: 0;
-  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #e0e0e0);
+  background: var(--bg-secondary, #f8f9fa);
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+/* .retryButton sets margin-top for legacy error stacks — not wanted in the toolbar. */
+.canvasHeaderToolbar :global(button),
+.canvasHeaderToolbar label {
+  margin-top: 0;
 }
 
 /* Closed <select> width must not follow the longest option label. */
@@ -279,17 +286,18 @@
   flex: 0 1 12.5rem;
   min-width: 8rem;
   max-width: 100%;
-  padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem;
-  min-height: 2rem;
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  padding: 0.31rem 0.45rem;
+  min-height: 30px;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
   border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #ccc);
-  border-radius: 6px;
+  border-radius: var(--button-border-radius, 6px);
   background: var(--bg-primary, #fff);
   color: var(--text-primary, #333);
 }
 
 .canvasHeaderTitleBlock {
-  flex: 1 1 8rem;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
   min-width: 0;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -345,26 +353,24 @@
   margin-left: auto;
 }
 
-/* .retryButton sets margin-top for legacy error stacks — not wanted in the toolbar. */
-.canvasHeaderActionPanel button {
-  margin-top: 0;
+.canvasHeaderSplitPair :global(.button + .button) {
+  margin-left: 0;
 }
 
-/* Run label switches between "Ausführen", "Ausführen…", "Pflicht-Felder fehlen" — reserve space. */
-.canvasHeaderRunButton {
-  min-width: 12.5rem;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
+.canvasHeaderRunBlocked {
+  background: rgba(220, 53, 69, 0.1) !important;
+  border: 1px solid var(--danger-color, #dc3545) !important;
+  color: var(--danger-color, #dc3545) !important;
+  cursor: help !important;
+  box-shadow: none !important;
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 900px) {
-  .canvasHeaderActionPanel {
-    justify-content: flex-start;
-    margin-left: 0;
-    flex-basis: 100%;
-  }
+.canvasHeaderRunBlocked:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  filter: brightness(0.97);
+}
+
+.canvasHeaderRunBlocked :global(.buttonIcon) {
+  opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
 .canvasHeaderVersionRow {
@@ -1493,24 +1499,6 @@
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-.canvasGearBtn {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  width: 2rem;
-  height: 2rem;
-  padding: 0;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #ccc);
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  background: var(--bg-primary, #fff);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 1rem;
-}
-
-.canvasGearBtn:hover {
-  background: var(--bg-hover, #f0f0f0);
-}
-
 .startsInput,
 .startsSelect {
   padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
diff --git a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.tsx b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.tsx
index 890f7bc..8a70974 100644
--- a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  * Automation2FlowEditor
  *
  * n8n-style flow builder with backend-driven node list.
- * Workflow configuration (gear): primary start kind + invocations; canvas start node stays in sync.
+ * Starts and invocations are driven by backend graph + defaults; canvas start
+ * node stays in sync on load via `syncCanvasStartNode`.
  */
 
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
@@ -32,11 +33,10 @@ import {
   type AutoVersion,
   type AutoTemplateScope,
 } from '../../../api/workflowApi';
-import { FlowCanvas, computeAutoLayout, type CanvasNode, type CanvasConnection } from './FlowCanvas';
+import { FlowCanvas, type CanvasNode, type CanvasConnection } from './FlowCanvas';
 import { NodeConfigPanel } from './NodeConfigPanel';
 import { NodeSidebar } from './NodeSidebar';
 import { CanvasHeader } from './CanvasHeader';
-import { WorkflowConfigurationModal } from './WorkflowConfigurationModal';
 import { TemplatePicker } from './TemplatePicker';
 import { getCategoryIcon } from '../nodes/shared/utils';
 import { fromApiGraph, toApiGraph } from '../nodes/shared/graphUtils';
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ import type { UdbContext, UdbTab } from '../../../components/UnifiedDataBar';
 import styles from './Automation2FlowEditor.module.css';
 
 import { useLanguage } from '../../../providers/language/LanguageContext';
-import { useToast } from '../../../contexts/ToastContext';
-import { useFeatureStore } from '../../../stores/featureStore';
+
 
 const LOG = '[Automation2]';
 
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
   onSourcesChanged,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useLanguage();
-  const { showError } = useToast();
   const { request } = useApiRequest();
   const { prompt: promptInput, PromptDialog } = usePrompt();
   const [nodeTypes, setNodeTypes] = useState<NodeType[]>([]);
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
   const [invocations, setInvocations] = useState<WorkflowEntryPoint[]>(() =>
     _buildDefaultInvocations(t('Jetzt ausführen'))
   );
-  const [workflowSettingsOpen, setWorkflowSettingsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [leftPanelOpen, setLeftPanelOpen] = useState(true);
   const [tracingRunId, setTracingRunId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [tracingNodeStatuses, setTracingNodeStatuses] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
@@ -136,13 +133,6 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
   const [versionLoading, setVersionLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const [targetFeatureInstanceId, setTargetFeatureInstanceId] = useState<string | null>(instanceId);
-  const featureStore = useFeatureStore();
-  const targetInstanceOptions = useMemo(() => {
-    const allInstances = featureStore.getAllInstances();
-    return allInstances
-      .filter((inst) => inst.mandateId === mandateId || !mandateId)
-      .map((inst) => ({ id: inst.id, label: inst.instanceLabel || inst.featureCode || inst.id }));
-  }, [featureStore, mandateId]);
 
   const [leftPanelWidth, setLeftPanelWidth] = useState(() => {
     try { const v = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('flowEditor.leftPanelWidth') ?? ''); return v >= 240 && v <= 600 ? v : 340; } catch { return 340; }
@@ -435,18 +425,6 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
     []
   );
 
-  const handleApplyWorkflowConfiguration = useCallback(
-    (next: WorkflowEntryPoint[]) => {
-      setInvocations(next);
-      setCanvasNodes((nodes) => {
-        const r = syncCanvasStartNode(nodes, canvasConnections, next, nodeTypes, language);
-        setCanvasConnections(r.connections);
-        return r.nodes;
-      });
-    },
-    [canvasConnections, nodeTypes, language]
-  );
-
   const loadNodeTypes = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!instanceId) return;
     setLoading(true);
@@ -675,31 +653,9 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
     [request, instanceId, handleFromApiGraph]
   );
 
-  const handleTargetInstanceChange = useCallback(async (newTargetId: string) => {
-    setTargetFeatureInstanceId(newTargetId || null);
-    if (currentWorkflowId && newTargetId) {
-      try {
-        await updateWorkflow(request, instanceId, currentWorkflowId, { targetFeatureInstanceId: newTargetId });
-      } catch (e: unknown) {
-        console.error(`${LOG} target instance update failed`, e);
-      }
-    }
-  }, [request, instanceId, currentWorkflowId]);
 
-  const handleWorkflowRename = useCallback(async (workflowId: string, newName: string) => {
-    try {
-      await updateWorkflow(request, instanceId, workflowId, { label: newName });
-      setWorkflows((prev) => prev.map((w) => w.id === workflowId ? { ...w, label: newName } : w));
-    } catch (e: unknown) {
-      const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
-      console.error(`${LOG} rename failed`, e);
-      showError(t('Workflow umbenennen fehlgeschlagen: {msg}', { msg }));
-    }
-  }, [request, instanceId, showError, t]);
 
-  const handleAutoLayout = useCallback(() => {
-    setCanvasNodes((prev) => computeAutoLayout(prev, canvasConnections));
-  }, [canvasConnections]);
+
 
   const _sidebarStyle = useMemo(() => ({ width: sidebarWidth }), [sidebarWidth]);
 
@@ -840,8 +796,8 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
           onNew={handleNew}
           onSave={handleSave}
           onExecute={handleExecute}
-          onWorkflowSettings={() => setWorkflowSettingsOpen(true)}
-          onToggleChat={() => setLeftPanelOpen((prev) => !prev)}
+          onToggleWorkspacePanel={() => setLeftPanelOpen((prev) => !prev)}
+          workspacePanelOpen={leftPanelOpen}
           saving={saving}
           executing={executing}
           hasNodes={canvasNodes.length > 0}
@@ -868,13 +824,8 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
           onSaveAsTemplate={handleSaveAsTemplate}
           templateSaving={templateSaving}
           onNewFromTemplate={() => setTemplatePickerOpen(true)}
-          onWorkflowRename={handleWorkflowRename}
-          onAutoLayout={handleAutoLayout}
           verboseSchema={verboseSchema}
           onVerboseSchemaChange={setVerboseSchema}
-          targetFeatureInstanceId={targetFeatureInstanceId}
-          onTargetInstanceChange={handleTargetInstanceChange}
-          targetInstanceOptions={targetInstanceOptions}
         />
         <div className={styles.canvasArea} style={{ display: 'flex', flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
           <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
@@ -974,12 +925,6 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
       </div>
 
       <PromptDialog />
-      <WorkflowConfigurationModal
-        open={workflowSettingsOpen}
-        onClose={() => setWorkflowSettingsOpen(false)}
-        invocations={invocations}
-        onApply={handleApplyWorkflowConfiguration}
-      />
       <TemplatePicker
         open={templatePickerOpen}
         onClose={() => setTemplatePickerOpen(false)}
diff --git a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.test.tsx b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b0e1b61..0000000
--- a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2025 Patrick Motsch
-// All rights reserved.
-//
-// Plan #2 — Track A1.4 (T10): CanvasHeader Run-button gating logic.
-// Verifies the AC-9 patch — Save always enabled (unless saving), Run blocked
-// when executeBlockedReason is set + warning toast surfaced as amber banner.
-
-import React from 'react';
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
-import type { Automation2Workflow, ExecuteGraphResponse } from '../../../api/workflowApi';
-
-vi.mock('../../../providers/language/LanguageContext', () => ({
-  useLanguage: () => ({ t: (s: string) => s }),
-}));
-
-import { CanvasHeader } from './CanvasHeader';
-
-const _workflows: Automation2Workflow[] = [];
-
-function _renderHeader(overrides: Partial<React.ComponentProps<typeof CanvasHeader>> = {}) {
-  const props: React.ComponentProps<typeof CanvasHeader> = {
-    workflows: _workflows,
-    currentWorkflowId: null,
-    onWorkflowSelect: () => {},
-    onNew: () => {},
-    onSave: () => {},
-    onExecute: () => {},
-    saving: false,
-    executing: false,
-    hasNodes: true,
-    executeResult: null,
-    ...overrides,
-  };
-  return render(<CanvasHeader {...props} />);
-}
-
-describe('CanvasHeader Run-button (T10)', () => {
-  it('runs `onExecute` when not blocked', async () => {
-    const onExecute = vi.fn();
-    _renderHeader({ onExecute });
-    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Ausführen/i }));
-    expect(onExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  });
-
-  it('shows the "Pflicht-Felder fehlen" label and triggers `onExecuteBlockedClick` instead of `onExecute`', async () => {
-    const onExecute = vi.fn();
-    const onExecuteBlockedClick = vi.fn();
-    _renderHeader({
-      onExecute,
-      onExecuteBlockedClick,
-      executeBlockedReason: '2 Nodes mit Pflicht-Fehlern',
-    });
-    const btn = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Pflicht-Felder fehlen/i });
-    expect(btn).toHaveAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
-    expect(btn).toHaveAttribute('title', '2 Nodes mit Pflicht-Fehlern');
-    await userEvent.click(btn);
-    expect(onExecute).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(onExecuteBlockedClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  });
-
-  it('disables the Run button while executing or when no nodes are present', () => {
-    const { rerender } = _renderHeader({ executing: true });
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Ausführen…/i })).toBeDisabled();
-    rerender(
-      <CanvasHeader
-        workflows={_workflows}
-        currentWorkflowId={null}
-        onWorkflowSelect={() => {}}
-        onNew={() => {}}
-        onSave={() => {}}
-        onExecute={() => {}}
-        saving={false}
-        executing={false}
-        hasNodes={false}
-        executeResult={null}
-      />,
-    );
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Ausführen/i })).toBeDisabled();
-  });
-});
-
-describe('CanvasHeader executeResult banner (AC-9)', () => {
-  it('renders the warning text in amber when success+warning is present', () => {
-    const result: ExecuteGraphResponse = {
-      success: true,
-      warning: 'Gespeichert mit 3 Pflicht-Fehlern in 2 Nodes.',
-    };
-    _renderHeader({ executeResult: result });
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Gespeichert mit 3 Pflicht-Fehlern/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-
-  it('renders the error text in red when success=false', () => {
-    const result: ExecuteGraphResponse = { success: false, error: 'Boom' };
-    _renderHeader({ executeResult: result });
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Boom/)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.tsx b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.tsx
index f5b7509..bfc51ce 100644
--- a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 /**
- * CanvasHeader - Workflow controls (Neu, Speichern, laden, Ausführen), version selector, and execute result.
+ * CanvasHeader - Workflow controls, version selector, and execute result.
  */
 
-import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { FaCog, FaPlay, FaSpinner, FaCloudUploadAlt, FaCloudDownloadAlt, FaArchive, FaDatabase, FaBookmark, FaCaretDown, FaSitemap } from 'react-icons/fa';
+import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import {
+  FaPlay,
+  FaSpinner,
+  FaCloudUploadAlt,
+  FaCloudDownloadAlt,
+  FaArchive,
+  FaBookmark,
+  FaCaretDown,
+  FaSave,
+  FaPlus,
+  FaChevronLeft,
+  FaChevronRight,
+} from 'react-icons/fa';
 import type { Automation2Workflow, ExecuteGraphResponse, AutoVersion, AutoTemplateScope } from '../../../api/workflowApi';
 import styles from './Automation2FlowEditor.module.css';
 
 import { useLanguage } from '../../../providers/language/LanguageContext';
 import { getUserDataCache } from '../../../utils/userCache';
-
-interface TargetInstanceOption {
-  id: string;
-  label: string;
-}
+import { Button } from '../../UiComponents/Button';
 
 interface CanvasHeaderProps {
   workflows: Automation2Workflow[];
@@ -22,8 +30,8 @@ interface CanvasHeaderProps {
   onNew: () => void;
   onSave: () => void;
   onExecute: () => void;
-  onWorkflowSettings?: () => void;
-  onToggleChat?: () => void;
+  onToggleWorkspacePanel?: () => void;
+  workspacePanelOpen?: boolean;
   saving: boolean;
   executing: boolean;
   hasNodes: boolean;
@@ -44,15 +52,10 @@ interface CanvasHeaderProps {
   onSaveAsTemplate?: (scope: AutoTemplateScope) => void;
   templateSaving?: boolean;
   onNewFromTemplate?: () => void;
-  onWorkflowRename?: (workflowId: string, newName: string) => void;
-  onAutoLayout?: () => void;
   /** Sysadmin-only: when true, NodeConfigPanel renders the static
    *  "Schema (Typ-Referenz)" block and per-parameter type-badges. */
   verboseSchema?: boolean;
   onVerboseSchemaChange?: (next: boolean) => void;
-  targetFeatureInstanceId?: string | null;
-  onTargetInstanceChange?: (instanceId: string) => void;
-  targetInstanceOptions?: TargetInstanceOption[];
 }
 
 function _getStatusBadge(t: (key: string) => string): Record<string, { label: string; color: string }> {
@@ -63,14 +66,18 @@ function _getStatusBadge(t: (key: string) => string): Record<string, { label: st
   };
 }
 
-export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({ workflows,
+const _tb = 'secondary' as const;
+const _ts = 'sm' as const;
+
+export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({
+  workflows,
   currentWorkflowId,
   onWorkflowSelect,
   onNew,
   onSave,
   onExecute,
-  onWorkflowSettings,
-  onToggleChat,
+  onToggleWorkspacePanel,
+  workspacePanelOpen,
   saving,
   executing,
   hasNodes,
@@ -88,13 +95,8 @@ export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({ workflows,
   onSaveAsTemplate,
   templateSaving,
   onNewFromTemplate,
-  onWorkflowRename,
-  onAutoLayout,
   verboseSchema,
   onVerboseSchemaChange,
-  targetFeatureInstanceId,
-  onTargetInstanceChange,
-  targetInstanceOptions,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useLanguage();
   const _isSysAdmin = getUserDataCache()?.isSysAdmin === true;
@@ -109,34 +111,6 @@ export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({ workflows,
   const [templateMenuOpen, setTemplateMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   const templateMenuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
-  const [editingName, setEditingName] = useState(false);
-  const [nameValue, setNameValue] = useState('');
-  const nameInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
-
-  const currentWorkflow = workflows.find((w) => w.id === currentWorkflowId);
-
-  const _startNameEdit = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!currentWorkflowId || !onWorkflowRename) return;
-    setNameValue(currentWorkflow?.label || '');
-    setEditingName(true);
-  }, [currentWorkflowId, currentWorkflow?.label, onWorkflowRename]);
-
-  const _commitNameEdit = useCallback(() => {
-    setEditingName(false);
-    const trimmed = nameValue.trim();
-    if (!trimmed || !currentWorkflowId || !onWorkflowRename) return;
-    if (trimmed !== currentWorkflow?.label) {
-      onWorkflowRename(currentWorkflowId, trimmed);
-    }
-  }, [nameValue, currentWorkflowId, currentWorkflow?.label, onWorkflowRename]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (editingName && nameInputRef.current) {
-      nameInputRef.current.focus();
-      nameInputRef.current.select();
-    }
-  }, [editingName]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const _handleClickOutside = (e: MouseEvent) => {
       if (newMenuRef.current && !newMenuRef.current.contains(e.target as Node)) setNewMenuOpen(false);
@@ -156,15 +130,77 @@ export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({ workflows,
     [t]
   );
 
-  const _titleHint =
-    onWorkflowRename && currentWorkflow
-      ? `${currentWorkflow.label} — ${t('Klicken zum Umbenennen')}`
-      : currentWorkflow?.label;
+  const _panelOpen = workspacePanelOpen ?? false;
+  const _runAriaLabel = executing
+    ? t('Ausführen…')
+    : executeBlockedReason
+      ? t('Pflicht-Felder fehlen')
+      : t('Ausführen');
+  const _runTitle = executeBlockedReason ?? (hasNodes ? t('Ausführen') : t('Keine Nodes zum Ausführen.'));
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.canvasHeader}>
       <div className={styles.canvasHeaderRow}>
-        <div className={styles.canvasHeaderContext}>
+        <div
+          className={styles.canvasHeaderToolbar}
+          role="toolbar"
+          aria-label={t('Workflow-Aktionen')}
+        >
+          {onToggleWorkspacePanel && (
+            <Button
+              type="button"
+              variant={_tb}
+              size={_ts}
+              icon={_panelOpen ? FaChevronLeft : FaChevronRight}
+              className={styles.canvasHeaderIconBtn}
+              onClick={onToggleWorkspacePanel}
+              title={_panelOpen ? t('Workspace-Panel ausblenden') : t('Workspace-Panel öffnen')}
+              aria-label={_panelOpen ? t('Workspace-Panel ausblenden') : t('Workspace-Panel öffnen')}
+            />
+          )}
+          <div ref={newMenuRef} className={styles.canvasHeaderNewSplit}>
+            <div className={styles.canvasHeaderSplitPair}>
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                variant={_tb}
+                size={_ts}
+                icon={FaPlus}
+                className={`${styles.canvasHeaderIconBtn} ${onNewFromTemplate ? styles.canvasHeaderNewSplitMain : ''}`}
+                onClick={onNew}
+                title={t('Neuer leerer Workflow')}
+                aria-label={t('Neuer leerer Workflow')}
+              />
+              {onNewFromTemplate && (
+                <Button
+                  type="button"
+                  variant={_tb}
+                  size={_ts}
+                  icon={FaCaretDown}
+                  className={`${styles.canvasHeaderIconBtn} ${styles.canvasHeaderNewSplitMenu}`}
+                  onClick={() => setNewMenuOpen((p) => !p)}
+                  title={t('Aus Vorlage…')}
+                  aria-label={t('Neu aus Vorlage')}
+                  aria-haspopup="menu"
+                  aria-expanded={newMenuOpen}
+                />
+              )}
+            </div>
+            {newMenuOpen && onNewFromTemplate && (
+              <div className={styles.canvasHeaderMenuDropdown} role="menu">
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className={styles.canvasHeaderMenuItem}
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    onNewFromTemplate();
+                    setNewMenuOpen(false);
+                  }}
+                  role="menuitem"
+                >
+                  {t('Aus Vorlage…')}
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
           <select
             className={styles.canvasHeaderWorkflowSelect}
             value={currentWorkflowId ?? ''}
@@ -182,142 +218,53 @@ export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({ workflows,
               </option>
             ))}
           </select>
-          <div className={styles.canvasHeaderTitleBlock}>
-            {currentWorkflowId && currentWorkflow ? (
-              editingName ? (
-                <input
-                  ref={nameInputRef}
-                  className={styles.canvasHeaderTitle}
-                  value={nameValue}
-                  onChange={(e) => setNameValue(e.target.value)}
-                  onBlur={_commitNameEdit}
-                  onKeyDown={(e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') _commitNameEdit(); if (e.key === 'Escape') setEditingName(false); }}
-                />
-              ) : (
-                <h4
-                  className={styles.canvasHeaderTitle}
-                  style={{ cursor: onWorkflowRename ? 'pointer' : 'default' }}
-                  onClick={_startNameEdit}
-                  title={_titleHint}
-                >
-                  {currentWorkflow.label}
-                </h4>
-              )
-            ) : (
-              <h4 className={`${styles.canvasHeaderTitle} ${styles.canvasHeaderTitleMuted}`}>
-                {t('Neuer Workflow')}
-              </h4>
-            )}
-          </div>
-          {onWorkflowSettings && (
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              className={styles.canvasGearBtn}
-              title={t('Workflowkonfiguration Einstieg/Starts')}
-              aria-label={t('Workflow-Konfiguration')}
-              onClick={onWorkflowSettings}
-            >
-              <FaCog />
-            </button>
-          )}
-          {targetInstanceOptions && targetInstanceOptions.length > 0 && onTargetInstanceChange && (
-            <select
-              className={styles.canvasHeaderWorkflowSelect}
-              value={targetFeatureInstanceId ?? ''}
-              onChange={(e) => onTargetInstanceChange(e.target.value)}
-              aria-label={t('Ziel-Instanz')}
-              title={t('Ziel-Instanz für Daten-Scope')}
-              style={{ maxWidth: 200, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}
-            >
-              <option value="">{t('Ziel-Instanz wählen…')}</option>
-              {targetInstanceOptions.map((opt) => (
-                <option key={opt.id} value={opt.id}>{opt.label}</option>
-              ))}
-            </select>
-          )}
-        </div>
-
-        <div className={styles.canvasHeaderActionPanel} role="toolbar" aria-label={t('Workflow-Aktionen')}>
-          <div ref={newMenuRef} className={styles.canvasHeaderNewSplit}>
-            <div className={styles.canvasHeaderSplitPair}>
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                className={`${styles.retryButton} ${styles.canvasHeaderNewSplitMain}`}
-                onClick={onNew}
-              >
-                {t('Neu')}
-              </button>
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                className={`${styles.retryButton} ${styles.canvasHeaderNewSplitMenu}`}
-                onClick={() => setNewMenuOpen((p) => !p)}
-                title={t('Neu aus Vorlage')}
-                aria-haspopup="menu"
-                aria-expanded={newMenuOpen}
-              >
-                <FaCaretDown style={{ fontSize: '0.7rem' }} />
-              </button>
-            </div>
-            {newMenuOpen && (
-              <div className={styles.canvasHeaderMenuDropdown} role="menu">
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  className={styles.canvasHeaderMenuItem}
-                  onClick={() => { onNew(); setNewMenuOpen(false); }}
-                  role="menuitem"
-                >
-                  {t('Leerer Workflow')}
-                </button>
-                {onNewFromTemplate && (
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    className={styles.canvasHeaderMenuItem}
-                    onClick={() => { onNewFromTemplate(); setNewMenuOpen(false); }}
-                    role="menuitem"
-                  >
-                    {t('Aus Vorlage…')}
-                  </button>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            )}
-          </div>
-
-          <button
+          <Button
             type="button"
-            className={styles.retryButton}
-            onClick={onSave}
+            variant={_tb}
+            size={_ts}
+            icon={saving ? undefined : FaSave}
+            className={styles.canvasHeaderIconBtn}
+            loading={saving}
             disabled={saving}
-            title={!hasNodes ? t('Workflow ist leer — Speichern legt einen leeren Workflow an.') : undefined}
-          >
-            {saving ? <FaSpinner className={styles.spinner} /> : t('Speichern')}
-          </button>
-
-          {onAutoLayout && (
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              className={styles.retryButton}
-              onClick={onAutoLayout}
-              disabled={!hasNodes}
-              title={t('Knoten automatisch anordnen')}
-            >
-              <FaSitemap style={{ marginRight: '0.4rem' }} />
-              {t('Anordnen')}
-            </button>
-          )}
-
+            onClick={onSave}
+            title={!hasNodes ? t('Workflow ist leer — Speichern legt einen leeren Workflow an.') : t('Speichern')}
+            aria-label={t('Speichern')}
+          />
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant={_tb}
+            size={_ts}
+            icon={executing ? undefined : FaPlay}
+            loading={executing}
+            disabled={executing || !hasNodes}
+            className={`${styles.canvasHeaderIconBtn} ${executeBlockedReason ? styles.canvasHeaderRunBlocked : ''}`}
+            onClick={() => {
+              if (executeBlockedReason) {
+                onExecuteBlockedClick?.();
+                return;
+              }
+              onExecute();
+            }}
+            aria-label={_runAriaLabel}
+            aria-disabled={executing || !hasNodes || !!executeBlockedReason}
+            title={_runTitle}
+          />
           {currentWorkflowId && onSaveAsTemplate && (
             <div ref={templateMenuRef} className={styles.canvasHeaderNewSplit}>
-              <button
+              <Button
                 type="button"
-                className={styles.retryButton}
-                onClick={() => setTemplateMenuOpen((p) => !p)}
+                variant={_tb}
+                size={_ts}
+                icon={FaBookmark}
+                loading={templateSaving}
                 disabled={templateSaving}
+                onClick={() => setTemplateMenuOpen((p) => !p)}
                 title={t('Als Vorlage speichern')}
                 aria-haspopup="menu"
                 aria-expanded={templateMenuOpen}
               >
-                {templateSaving ? <FaSpinner className={styles.spinner} /> : <><FaBookmark style={{ marginRight: 4 }} />{t('Als Vorlage')}</>}
-              </button>
+                {t('Als Vorlage')}
+              </Button>
               {templateMenuOpen && (
                 <div className={styles.canvasHeaderMenuDropdown} role="menu">
                   {(['user', 'instance', 'mandate'] as const).map((s) => (
@@ -325,7 +272,10 @@ export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({ workflows,
                       key={s}
                       type="button"
                       className={styles.canvasHeaderMenuItem}
-                      onClick={() => { onSaveAsTemplate(s); setTemplateMenuOpen(false); }}
+                      onClick={() => {
+                        onSaveAsTemplate(s);
+                        setTemplateMenuOpen(false);
+                      }}
                       role="menuitem"
                     >
                       {scopeLabels[s]}
@@ -336,53 +286,6 @@ export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({ workflows,
             </div>
           )}
 
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            className={`${styles.retryButton} ${styles.canvasHeaderRunButton}`}
-            onClick={() => {
-              if (executeBlockedReason) {
-                onExecuteBlockedClick?.();
-                return;
-              }
-              onExecute();
-            }}
-            disabled={executing || !hasNodes}
-            aria-disabled={executing || !hasNodes || !!executeBlockedReason}
-            title={executeBlockedReason ?? undefined}
-            style={
-              executeBlockedReason
-                ? {
-                    background: 'rgba(220,53,69,0.10)',
-                    borderColor: 'var(--danger-color, #dc3545)',
-                    color: 'var(--danger-color, #dc3545)',
-                    cursor: 'help',
-                  }
-                : undefined
-            }
-          >
-            {executing ? (
-              <>
-                <FaSpinner className={styles.spinner} style={{ flexShrink: 0 }} />
-                {t('Ausführen…')}
-              </>
-            ) : executeBlockedReason ? (
-              <>
-                <FaPlay style={{ opacity: 0.5, flexShrink: 0 }} />
-                {t('Pflicht-Felder fehlen')}
-              </>
-            ) : (
-              <>
-                <FaPlay style={{ flexShrink: 0 }} />
-                {t('Ausführen')}
-              </>
-            )}
-          </button>
-          {onToggleChat && (
-            <button type="button" className={styles.retryButton} onClick={onToggleChat} title={t('Workspace-Panel: Chats, Dateien, Quellen')}>
-              <FaDatabase style={{ marginRight: '0.4rem' }} />
-              {t('Workspace')}
-            </button>
-          )}
           {_isSysAdmin && onVerboseSchemaChange && (
             <label
               className={styles.canvasHeaderSysadmin}
@@ -515,8 +418,8 @@ export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({ workflows,
             )
           ) : (executeResult as { paused?: boolean }).paused ? (
             <>
-              ⏸ Workflow pausiert. Öffne <strong>{t('Workflows/Tasks')}</strong> in der Sidebar, um den
-              Task zu bearbeiten.
+              ⏸ Workflow pausiert. Öffne <strong>{t('Workflows/Tasks')}</strong> in der Sidebar, um den Task zu
+              bearbeiten.
             </>
           ) : (
             <>✗ {executeResult.error ?? t('Unbekannter Fehler')}</>
diff --git a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/WorkflowConfigurationModal.tsx b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/WorkflowConfigurationModal.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b615961..0000000
--- a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/WorkflowConfigurationModal.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Workflow configuration — primary start kind drives the canvas start node.
- */
-
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import type { WorkflowEntryPoint } from '../../../api/workflowApi';
-import {
-  getPrimaryStartKind,
-  buildInvocationsForPrimaryKind,
-} from '../nodes/runtime/workflowStartSync';
-import styles from './Automation2FlowEditor.module.css';
-
-import { useLanguage } from '../../../providers/language/LanguageContext';
-
-/** Vier Einstiege; bei „Immer aktiv“ folgt später die Listener-Konfiguration (E-Mail, Webhook, …). */
-function _getKindOptions(t: (key: string) => string): { value: string; label: string }[] {
-  return [
-    { value: 'manual', label: t('Manueller Trigger') },
-    { value: 'form', label: t('Formular') },
-    { value: 'schedule', label: t('Zeitplan') },
-    { value: 'always_on', label: t('Immer aktiv') },
-  ];
-}
-
-interface WorkflowConfigurationModalProps {
-  open: boolean;
-  onClose: () => void;
-  invocations: WorkflowEntryPoint[];
-  onApply: (next: WorkflowEntryPoint[]) => void;
-}
-
-const _validKinds = ['manual', 'form', 'schedule', 'always_on'];
-
-function normalizeLoadedKind(k: string): string {
-  if (_validKinds.includes(k)) return k;
-  if (['email', 'webhook', 'event'].includes(k)) return 'always_on';
-  if (k === 'api') return 'manual';
-  return 'manual';
-}
-
-export const WorkflowConfigurationModal: React.FC<WorkflowConfigurationModalProps> = ({ open,
-  onClose,
-  invocations,
-  onApply,
-}) => {
-  const { t } = useLanguage();
-  const kindOptions = _getKindOptions(t);
-  const [kind, setKind] = useState(() => normalizeLoadedKind(getPrimaryStartKind(invocations)));
-  const [titleDe, setTitleDe] = useState('');
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!open) return;
-    const k = normalizeLoadedKind(getPrimaryStartKind(invocations));
-    setKind(k);
-    const entry = invocations[0];
-    const entryTitle = entry?.title;
-    if (typeof entryTitle === 'string') setTitleDe(entryTitle);
-    else if (entryTitle && typeof entryTitle === 'object') setTitleDe(entryTitle.de || entryTitle.en || '');
-    else setTitleDe('');
-  }, [open, invocations]);
-
-  if (!open) return null;
-
-  const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    const label =
-      titleDe.trim() || kindOptions.find((o) => o.value === kind)?.label || t('Start');
-    const next = buildInvocationsForPrimaryKind(kind, invocations, label);
-    onApply(next);
-    onClose();
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <div className={styles.workflowModalBackdrop} role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="wf-cfg-title">
-      <div className={styles.workflowModal}>
-        <h3 id="wf-cfg-title" className={styles.workflowModalTitle}>
-          {t('Workflow-Konfiguration')}
-        </h3>
-        <p className={styles.workflowModalHint}>
-          {t(
-            'Legen Sie fest, wie dieser Workflow gestartet werden soll. Die Start-Node im Editor passt sich dem gewählten Einstieg an (z. B. Formular-Felder auf der Start-Node bearbeiten).'
-          )}
-        </p>
-        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-          <label className={styles.workflowModalLabel} htmlFor="wf-start-title">
-            {t('Titel der Start Node')}
-          </label>
-          <input
-            id="wf-start-title"
-            className={styles.workflowModalInput}
-            value={titleDe}
-            onChange={(e) => setTitleDe(e.target.value)}
-            placeholder={t('z.B. Angebot anlegen')}
-          />
-
-          <div className={styles.workflowModalRadioGroup} role="radiogroup" aria-label={t('Einstiegsart')}>
-            {kindOptions.map((o) => (
-              <label key={o.value} className={styles.workflowModalRadio}>
-                <input
-                  type="radio"
-                  name="kind"
-                  value={o.value}
-                  checked={kind === o.value}
-                  onChange={() => setKind(o.value)}
-                />
-                {o.label}
-              </label>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-
-          <div className={styles.workflowModalActions}>
-            <button type="button" className={styles.workflowModalBtnSecondary} onClick={onClose}>
-              {t('Abbrechen')}
-            </button>
-            <button type="submit" className={styles.workflowModalBtnPrimary}>
-              {t('Übernehmen')}
-            </button>
-          </div>
-        </form>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/src/components/UiComponents/Button/Button.tsx b/src/components/UiComponents/Button/Button.tsx
index 615150a..ca72b2c 100644
--- a/src/components/UiComponents/Button/Button.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UiComponents/Button/Button.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { ButtonWithIconProps } from './ButtonTypes';
 
-interface ButtonProps extends ButtonWithIconProps {
+type ButtonDomAccessibilityProps = Pick<
+  React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>,
+  'title' | 'aria-label' | 'aria-busy' | 'aria-disabled' | 'aria-expanded' | 'aria-haspopup'
+>;
+
+interface ButtonProps extends ButtonWithIconProps, ButtonDomAccessibilityProps {
   as?: 'button' | 'a';
   href?: string;
 }