diff --git a/app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.test.tsx b/app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.test.tsx
index bb2179da9..83f79fe6b 100644
--- a/app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.test.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.test.tsx
@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@ vi.mock('../../lib/i18n/I18nContext', () => ({ useT: () => ({ t: (key: string) =
 // time the (hoisted) factory runs. (These specific names happened to work
 // without it, since Vitest's compiler special-cases `mock`-prefixed
 // identifiers, but that's an incidental heuristic, not a guarantee.)
-const { mockCreateFlow, mockUpdateFlow, mockDispatch, mockNavigate } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  mockCreateFlow: vi.fn(),
-  mockUpdateFlow: vi.fn(),
-  mockDispatch: vi.fn(),
-  mockNavigate: vi.fn(),
-}));
+const { mockCreateFlow, mockUpdateFlow, mockSetFlowEnabled, mockDispatch, mockNavigate } =
+  vi.hoisted(() => ({
+    mockCreateFlow: vi.fn(),
+    mockUpdateFlow: vi.fn(),
+    mockSetFlowEnabled: vi.fn(),
+    mockDispatch: vi.fn(),
+    mockNavigate: vi.fn(),
+  }));
 vi.mock('../../services/api/flowsApi', () => ({
   createFlow: (...args: unknown[]) => mockCreateFlow(...args),
   updateFlow: (...args: unknown[]) => mockUpdateFlow(...args),
+  setFlowEnabled: (...args: unknown[]) => mockSetFlowEnabled(...args),
 }));
 vi.mock('../../store/hooks', () => ({ useAppDispatch: () => mockDispatch }));
 vi.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({ useNavigate: () => mockNavigate }));
@@ -44,8 +47,11 @@ function proposal(partial: Partial<WorkflowProposal> = {}): WorkflowProposal {
 
 describe('WorkflowProposalCard', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    mockCreateFlow.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ id: 'f1', name: 'Daily standup summary' });
+    mockCreateFlow
+      .mockReset()
+      .mockResolvedValue({ id: 'f1', name: 'Daily standup summary', enabled: true });
     mockUpdateFlow.mockReset();
+    mockSetFlowEnabled.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ id: 'f1', enabled: true });
     mockDispatch.mockReset();
     mockNavigate.mockReset();
   });
@@ -74,6 +80,8 @@ describe('WorkflowProposalCard', () => {
       expect(mockCreateFlow).toHaveBeenCalledWith(p.name, p.graph, p.requireApproval)
     );
     expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    // createFlow already came back enabled — no need for a follow-up arm.
+    expect(mockSetFlowEnabled).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('shows a loading state while saving', async () => {
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@ describe('WorkflowProposalCard', () => {
     render(<WorkflowProposalCard threadId="t1" proposal={proposal()} />);
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('chat.flowProposal.save'));
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText('chat.flowProposal.saving')).toBeInTheDocument());
-    resolveCreate({ id: 'f1' });
+    resolveCreate({ id: 'f1', enabled: true });
   });
 
   it('surfaces an error and stays mounted when createFlow fails', async () => {
@@ -96,6 +104,51 @@ describe('WorkflowProposalCard', () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText(/chat\.flowProposal\.error/)).toBeInTheDocument());
     // Not cleared on failure.
     expect(mockDispatch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockSetFlowEnabled).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  // Issue B29 Rule 1: an automatic-trigger graph (schedule/app_event/webhook)
+  // comes back from `flows_create` disabled, regardless of what the caller
+  // asked for. "Save & enable" is the user's own explicit arming click, so
+  // the card must follow up with `setFlowEnabled` to actually arm it —
+  // otherwise the CTA's own label would be a lie and the flow would never
+  // fire despite the user clicking "enable".
+  it('explicitly enables via setFlowEnabled when createFlow returns a disabled auto-trigger flow', async () => {
+    mockCreateFlow.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      id: 'f1',
+      name: 'Daily standup summary',
+      enabled: false,
+    });
+    const p = proposal();
+    render(<WorkflowProposalCard threadId="t1" proposal={p} />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('chat.flowProposal.save'));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockSetFlowEnabled).toHaveBeenCalledWith('f1', true));
+    expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the flow saved and lets the user retry just the enable step if setFlowEnabled fails', async () => {
+    mockCreateFlow.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      id: 'f1',
+      name: 'Daily standup summary',
+      enabled: false,
+    });
+    mockSetFlowEnabled.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('enable boom'));
+    render(<WorkflowProposalCard threadId="t1" proposal={proposal()} />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('chat.flowProposal.save'));
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByText(/chat\.flowProposal\.enableError/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    );
+    // The flow was already persisted — the card must not be cleared, and a
+    // retry must not re-create it (which would duplicate the flow).
+    expect(mockDispatch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    mockSetFlowEnabled.mockResolvedValueOnce({ id: 'f1', enabled: true });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('chat.flowProposal.save'));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    // Only ever created once, even though "Save & enable" was clicked twice.
+    expect(mockCreateFlow).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockSetFlowEnabled).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(mockSetFlowEnabled).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('f1', true);
   });
 
   it('opens the proposed graph in the canvas as an unsaved draft without persisting', () => {
diff --git a/app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.tsx b/app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.tsx
index 7db034f3b..37e66c4b6 100644
--- a/app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { FLOW_CANVAS_DRAFT_ROUTE, type FlowCanvasDraftState } from '../../lib/flows/canvasDraft';
 import type { WorkflowGraph } from '../../lib/flows/types';
 import { useT } from '../../lib/i18n/I18nContext';
-import { createFlow } from '../../services/api/flowsApi';
+import { createFlow, setFlowEnabled } from '../../services/api/flowsApi';
 import {
   clearWorkflowProposalForThread,
   type WorkflowProposal,
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ interface Props {
  * the client; the agent has no way to reach that RPC on its own. "Dismiss"
  * just clears the proposal without saving anything.
  *
+ * B29 (save/enable safety) Rule 1 forces `flows_create` to persist an
+ * automatic-trigger graph (`schedule` / `app_event` / `webhook`) DISABLED,
+ * no matter what the caller passed — that's what stops a copilot
+ * `save_workflow` autosave from silently arming an unattended automation.
+ * But "Save & enable" is the user's own explicit arming click, not a silent
+ * autosave, so when `createFlow` hands back a disabled flow here, `save`
+ * follows up with an explicit {@link setFlowEnabled} call — the same toggle
+ * `flows_set_enabled` exposes everywhere else — so the button does what it
+ * says. If that follow-up enable call itself fails, the flow stays saved
+ * (disabled) and the card keeps `savedFlowId` around so a retry re-enables
+ * instead of re-creating (which would duplicate the flow).
+ *
  * Mirrors {@link PlanReviewCard}'s placement/chrome above the composer, and
  * the tool-timeline `StatusTag`/detail-chip visual language for the
  * node-kind badges + config hints in the step list.
@@ -46,6 +58,11 @@ export const WorkflowProposalCard: React.FC<Props> = ({ threadId, proposal, onSa
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [errorMsg, setErrorMsg] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  // Set once `createFlow` has persisted the flow but it came back disabled
+  // (B29 Rule 1) and the follow-up `setFlowEnabled` call hasn't succeeded
+  // yet. Non-null means a retry of `save` should skip `createFlow` entirely
+  // and only retry the enable step.
+  const [savedFlowId, setSavedFlowId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const dismiss = () => {
     dispatch(clearWorkflowProposalForThread({ threadId }));
@@ -80,13 +97,37 @@ export const WorkflowProposalCard: React.FC<Props> = ({ threadId, proposal, onSa
     if (saving) return;
     setSaving(true);
     setErrorMsg(null);
+    // Track persistence locally (not via `savedFlowId` state) because a
+    // `setState` call doesn't apply synchronously — reading `savedFlowId`
+    // itself in the `catch` below would see this render's stale value, not
+    // what just happened in this attempt.
+    let flowId = savedFlowId;
+    let flowPersisted = flowId !== null;
     try {
-      await createFlow(proposal.name, proposal.graph, proposal.requireApproval);
+      if (!flowId) {
+        const flow = await createFlow(proposal.name, proposal.graph, proposal.requireApproval);
+        flowId = flow.id;
+        flowPersisted = true;
+        if (flow.enabled) {
+          log('save: createFlow returned enabled — nothing further to arm id=%s', flow.id);
+          dispatch(clearWorkflowProposalForThread({ threadId }));
+          onSaved?.();
+          return;
+        }
+        // B29 Rule 1 saved this automatic-trigger flow disabled. This click
+        // is the user's own explicit "Save & enable" — not the copilot's
+        // silent autosave Rule 1 guards against — so arm it now.
+        log('save: createFlow returned disabled (Rule 1) — arming explicitly id=%s', flow.id);
+        setSavedFlowId(flow.id);
+      }
+      await setFlowEnabled(flowId, true);
       dispatch(clearWorkflowProposalForThread({ threadId }));
       onSaved?.();
     } catch (e) {
-      log('createFlow failed: %o', e);
-      setErrorMsg(t('chat.flowProposal.error'));
+      log('save failed (createFlow/setFlowEnabled): %o', e);
+      setErrorMsg(
+        flowPersisted ? t('chat.flowProposal.enableError') : t('chat.flowProposal.error')
+      );
       setSaving(false);
     }
   };
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
index 9b1bd2812..84739360c 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -3175,6 +3175,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'فتح في اللوحة',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'إغلاق',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'تعذّر حفظ سير العمل. حاول مرة أخرى.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'تم حفظ سير العمل، لكن تعذّر تفعيله. حاول مرة أخرى، أو فعّله من صفحة سير العمل.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'قم بتسجيل الدخول باستخدام OpenHuman',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth تسجيل الدخول',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'استخدم رمز الروبوت الخاص بك',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
index f58c6db71..7bc4b2653 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
@@ -3244,6 +3244,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'ক্যানভাসে খুলুন',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'খারিজ করুন',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'ওয়ার্কফ্লো সংরক্ষণ করা যায়নি। আবার চেষ্টা করুন।',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'ওয়ার্কফ্লো সংরক্ষিত হয়েছে, কিন্তু সক্ষম করা যায়নি। আবার চেষ্টা করুন, বা Workflows পৃষ্ঠা থেকে সক্ষম করুন।',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'OpenHuman দিয়ে লগইন করুন',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth সাইন-ইন করুন',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'আপনার নিজের বট টোকেন ব্যবহার করুন',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
index 57d1e6365..1d01da56c 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
@@ -3326,6 +3326,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Verwerfen',
   'chat.flowProposal.error':
     'Der Workflow konnte nicht gespeichert werden. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'Workflow gespeichert, konnte aber nicht aktiviert werden. Versuchen Sie es erneut oder aktivieren Sie ihn auf der Workflows-Seite.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Mit OpenHuman anmelden',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth-Anmeldung',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'Eigenen Bot-Token verwenden',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 827763fa5..0706813c4 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -3660,6 +3660,8 @@ const en: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'Open in canvas',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Dismiss',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'Could not save the workflow. Please try again.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'Workflow saved, but could not enable it. Try again, or enable it from the Workflows page.',
 
   // Auth mode labels
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Login with OpenHuman',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
index 7c2845d87..d6f251695 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
@@ -3301,6 +3301,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'Abrir en el lienzo',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Descartar',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'No se pudo guardar el flujo de trabajo. Inténtalo de nuevo.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'Flujo de trabajo guardado, pero no se pudo activar. Inténtalo de nuevo o actívalo desde la página de Workflows.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Iniciar sesión con OpenHuman',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth Iniciar sesión',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'Utilice su propio token de bot',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
index b8df7cac4..bedf360ce 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
@@ -3315,6 +3315,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'Ouvrir dans le canevas',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Ignorer',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': "Impossible d'enregistrer le workflow. Veuillez réessayer.",
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    "Workflow enregistré, mais impossible de l'activer. Réessayez, ou activez-le depuis la page Workflows.",
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Connectez-vous avec OpenHuman',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth Connectez-vous',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'Utiliser votre propre jeton de robot',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
index 0055cb74e..8fe728543 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
@@ -3243,6 +3243,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'कैनवास में खोलें',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'खारिज करें',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'वर्कफ़्लो सहेजा नहीं जा सका। कृपया फिर से प्रयास करें।',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'वर्कफ़्लो सहेजा गया, लेकिन सक्षम नहीं किया जा सका। फिर से प्रयास करें, या Workflows पेज से इसे सक्षम करें।',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'OpenHuman से लॉगिन करें',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth साइन-इन करें',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'अपने स्वयं के बॉट टोकन का उपयोग करें',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
index aca2e57d9..28b94c4ff 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
@@ -3256,6 +3256,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'Buka di kanvas',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Abaikan',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'Alur kerja tidak dapat disimpan. Silakan coba lagi.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'Alur kerja disimpan, tetapi tidak dapat diaktifkan. Coba lagi, atau aktifkan dari halaman Workflows.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Masuk dengan OpenHuman',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth Masuk',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'Gunakan Token Bot Anda sendiri',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
index 04fb95928..3f48adf4c 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
@@ -3297,6 +3297,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'Apri nel canvas',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Ignora',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'Impossibile salvare il workflow. Riprova.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'Workflow salvato, ma non è stato possibile attivarlo. Riprova, oppure attivalo dalla pagina Workflows.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Accedi con OpenHuman',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth Accedi',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'Usa il tuo token Bot',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
index 5fbba2a6c..bf31b95c2 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
@@ -3212,6 +3212,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': '캔버스에서 열기',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': '닫기',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': '워크플로를 저장할 수 없습니다. 다시 시도하세요.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    '워크플로는 저장되었지만 활성화할 수 없습니다. 다시 시도하거나 Workflows 페이지에서 활성화하세요.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'OpenHuman로 로그인',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth 로그인',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': '자체 봇 토큰 사용',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
index 3654662ba..e3d9ddfa8 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
@@ -3281,6 +3281,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'Otwórz na kanwie',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Odrzuć',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'Nie udało się zapisać przepływu pracy. Spróbuj ponownie.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'Przepływ pracy zapisany, ale nie udało się go włączyć. Spróbuj ponownie lub włącz go na stronie Workflows.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Zaloguj się z OpenHuman',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'Logowanie OAuth',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'Użyj własnego tokena bota',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
index 2c4ebec66..74f57fc2e 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
@@ -3299,6 +3299,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'Abrir no canvas',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Dispensar',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'Não foi possível salvar o fluxo de trabalho. Tente novamente.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'Fluxo de trabalho salvo, mas não foi possível ativá-lo. Tente novamente ou ative-o na página Workflows.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Faça login com OpenHuman',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth Faça login',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'Use seu próprio token de bot',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index 6004f0a58..04741b0f9 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -3271,6 +3271,8 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': 'Открыть на холсте',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': 'Скрыть',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': 'Не удалось сохранить рабочий процесс. Попробуйте еще раз.',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError':
+    'Рабочий процесс сохранён, но не удалось его включить. Попробуйте ещё раз или включите его на странице Workflows.',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': 'Войдите с помощью OpenHuman',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth Вход в систему',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': 'Используйте свой собственный токен бота',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
index fc58c25a0..15300cac4 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
@@ -3078,6 +3078,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.flowProposal.openInCanvas': '在画布中打开',
   'chat.flowProposal.dismiss': '忽略',
   'chat.flowProposal.error': '无法保存该工作流。请重试。',
+  'chat.flowProposal.enableError': '工作流已保存，但无法启用。请重试，或在“工作流”页面手动启用。',
   'channels.authMode.managed_dm': '使用 OpenHuman 登录',
   'channels.authMode.oauth': 'OAuth 登录',
   'channels.authMode.bot_token': '使用你自己的 Bot Token',
diff --git a/app/src/services/api/flowsApi.ts b/app/src/services/api/flowsApi.ts
index ce92b4ef0..27620f159 100644
--- a/app/src/services/api/flowsApi.ts
+++ b/app/src/services/api/flowsApi.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,18 @@ function unwrapCliEnvelope<T>(payload: unknown): T {
  * `false` when omitted, but the B4 proposal flow always passes it explicitly
  * (defaulting to `true` on the Rust tool side) so a saved agent-proposed flow
  * starts with its outbound-action approval gate on.
+ *
+ * B29 (save/enable safety) Rule 1: when `graph`'s trigger fires without a
+ * human in the loop (`schedule` / `app_event` / `webhook`), the server
+ * ALWAYS persists the flow `enabled: false`, regardless of what the caller
+ * intended — no creation path may silently hand back an armed, unattended
+ * automation. The returned {@link Flow}'s `enabled` field reflects this, so
+ * every caller MUST check it: if the caller represents an explicit
+ * user-arming action (e.g. `WorkflowProposalCard`'s "Save & enable" click),
+ * follow up with {@link setFlowEnabled} to actually arm it — that is a
+ * legitimate explicit enable, not the silent copilot auto-arm Rule 1 guards
+ * against. A caller with no such explicit intent (e.g. a background/copilot
+ * save) should leave it disabled and let the user arm it later.
  */
 export async function createFlow(
   name: string,
diff --git a/src/openhuman/flows/builder_tools.rs b/src/openhuman/flows/builder_tools.rs
index 7eeb2c6cb..abc3fc338 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/flows/builder_tools.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/flows/builder_tools.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ use tinyflows::model::WorkflowGraph;
 use crate::openhuman::config::Config;
 use crate::openhuman::flows::ops;
 use crate::openhuman::flows::ops::validate_and_migrate_graph;
+use crate::openhuman::flows::tools;
 use crate::openhuman::security::{AutonomyLevel, SecurityPolicy};
 use crate::openhuman::tools::traits::{PermissionLevel, Tool, ToolResult};
 
@@ -1847,6 +1848,34 @@ impl Tool for SaveWorkflowTool {
                     enabled = flow.enabled,
                     "[flows] save_workflow: persisted"
                 );
+                // Issue B29 (save/enable safety), Rule 3: `flows_create` only
+                // gates the FIRST creation of a flow — an agent `save_workflow`
+                // targets an EXISTING flow via `flows_update`, which preserves
+                // whatever `enabled` state the flow already had. If the user
+                // already armed this flow (enabled it) and it has an automatic
+                // trigger, saving a new graph onto it re-arms it live with no
+                // further confirmation. Surface that loudly so the copilot
+                // relays it to the user instead of staying silent.
+                if flow.enabled && ops::trigger_is_automatic(&flow.graph) {
+                    let trigger_desc = flow
+                        .graph
+                        .trigger()
+                        .map(tools::describe_trigger)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| "automatic".to_string());
+                    let warning = format!(
+                        "WARNING: this flow is ENABLED with an automatic trigger \
+                         ({trigger_desc}). It is now LIVE and will fire on its own — tell the \
+                         user, and offer to disable it (flows_set_enabled) if that's not what \
+                         they intended."
+                    );
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        target: "flows",
+                        %flow_id,
+                        trigger = %trigger_desc,
+                        "[flows] save_workflow: saved onto an enabled auto-trigger flow — now LIVE"
+                    );
+                    warnings.push(warning);
+                }
                 Ok(ToolResult::success(serde_json::to_string_pretty(&json!({
                     "type": "workflow_saved",
                     "flow_id": flow.id,
diff --git a/src/openhuman/flows/ops.rs b/src/openhuman/flows/ops.rs
index 5b93bf7e6..4975d75d1 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/flows/ops.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/flows/ops.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,52 @@ fn trigger_kind_fires(kind: &TriggerKind) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
+/// Whether `graph`'s trigger fires **without a human in the loop** — i.e. on
+/// a timer, an inbound webhook, or a connected-app event, as opposed to
+/// `manual` (only ever fired by an explicit `flows_run`). Used by
+/// [`flows_create`] (issue B29 — save/enable safety, Rule 1) to decide
+/// whether a freshly-saved flow may persist `enabled: true` or must persist
+/// `enabled: false` until the user arms it explicitly via
+/// `flows_set_enabled`.
+///
+/// Deliberately broader than [`trigger_kind_fires`]: `webhook` is not yet
+/// wired to auto-dispatch in this host (see that fn's doc), but it WILL fire
+/// unattended the moment it is — so a webhook-trigger flow must not be handed
+/// to the user pre-armed either. Returns `false` for a graph with no single
+/// resolvable trigger node or no `trigger_kind` discriminator (never a
+/// surprise — it never self-fires).
+pub(crate) fn trigger_is_automatic(graph: &WorkflowGraph) -> bool {
+    let Some(trigger) = graph.trigger() else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    let Some(kind_value) = trigger.config.get("trigger_kind") else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    let Ok(kind) = serde_json::from_value::<TriggerKind>(kind_value.clone()) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    matches!(
+        kind,
+        TriggerKind::Schedule | TriggerKind::AppEvent | TriggerKind::Webhook
+    )
+}
+
+/// Whether `graph` contains a node that can produce a real outbound side
+/// effect — `tool_call` (a curated integration action), `http_request`, or
+/// `code` (sandboxed but Turing-complete, can reach the network). Used by
+/// [`flows_create`] (issue B29, Rule 2) to force `require_approval: true` on
+/// any graph that can act on the world, regardless of what the caller
+/// passed. A graph built only from `trigger` / `agent` / `transform` /
+/// `condition` / data-flow nodes is read-only and unaffected.
+pub(crate) fn graph_has_outbound_side_effect(graph: &WorkflowGraph) -> bool {
+    graph.nodes.iter().any(|n| {
+        matches!(
+            n.kind,
+            NodeKind::ToolCall | NodeKind::HttpRequest | NodeKind::Code
+        )
+    })
+}
+
 /// Produces host-side, **non-fatal** validation warnings for a graph — today
 /// exactly one: "this trigger kind does not fire automatically yet". Returns
 /// an empty vec when the trigger fires (`manual`/`schedule`/`app_event`), when
@@ -1462,13 +1508,42 @@ pub fn flows_import(
 
 /// Creates a new flow from a name and a raw graph JSON value.
 ///
-/// `store::create_flow` defaults new flows to `enabled = true` — this binds
-/// the flow's automatic-dispatch side effect (e.g. registers the
-/// schedule-trigger cron job) immediately, reusing the same [`bind_trigger`]
-/// helper `flows_set_enabled` uses. Without this, a freshly-created enabled
-/// schedule flow would silently never fire until an app restart (boot
-/// reconcile) or a manual disable→enable toggle. Best-effort, same as
-/// `flows_set_enabled`: a binding failure is logged, not fatal to create.
+/// Issue B29 (save/enable safety) — two server-side rules apply here,
+/// authoritative regardless of what the caller passed, so no creation path
+/// (prompt bar, scratch/template modal, proposal "save & enable", copilot
+/// `save_workflow`, …) can silently hand the user an armed, unattended
+/// automation:
+///
+/// - **Rule 1** ([`trigger_is_automatic`]): a graph whose trigger fires
+///   without a human in the loop (`schedule` / `app_event` / `webhook`)
+///   persists **disabled**. The user arms it explicitly via
+///   `flows_set_enabled` — the same toggle already used everywhere else. A
+///   `manual` trigger (or no trigger-kind discriminator at all) still
+///   persists enabled: it only ever runs via an explicit `flows_run`, so
+///   there is no surprise, and gating it would just add friction.
+///
+///   This means a caller that represents an explicit user-arming action
+///   (e.g. `WorkflowProposalCard`'s "Save & enable" click,
+///   `app/src/components/chat/WorkflowProposalCard.tsx`) must check the
+///   returned [`Flow`]'s `enabled` field and follow up with
+///   `flows_set_enabled(id, true)` when it comes back `false` — otherwise
+///   the button's own label lies to the user. That follow-up call is a
+///   legitimate, explicit enable, not the silent copilot auto-arm this rule
+///   exists to prevent (the copilot's `save_workflow` path has no such
+///   follow-up and stays disabled).
+/// - **Rule 2** ([`graph_has_outbound_side_effect`]): a graph containing any
+///   `tool_call` / `http_request` / `code` node — the three kinds that can
+///   produce a real outbound effect — forces `require_approval: true`,
+///   overriding whatever the caller passed. A read-only graph (only
+///   `trigger` / `agent` / `transform` / `condition` / data-flow nodes) is
+///   unaffected.
+///
+/// An enabled flow still has its automatic-dispatch side effect bound
+/// immediately (e.g. the schedule-trigger cron job registered), reusing the
+/// same [`bind_trigger`] helper `flows_set_enabled` uses — but per Rule 1
+/// that now only happens for a `manual`-triggered (or trigger-kind-less)
+/// flow. Best-effort, same as `flows_set_enabled`: a binding failure is
+/// logged, not fatal to create.
 pub async fn flows_create(
     config: &Config,
     name: String,
@@ -1476,16 +1551,62 @@ pub async fn flows_create(
     require_approval: bool,
 ) -> Result<RpcOutcome<Flow>, String> {
     let graph = validate_and_migrate_graph(graph_json)?;
-    tracing::debug!(target: "flows", %name, node_count = graph.nodes.len(), require_approval, "[flows] flows_create: persisting new flow");
-    let flow =
-        store::create_flow(config, name, graph, require_approval).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+
+    // Rule 1: automatic triggers create DISABLED — the user must arm them
+    // explicitly.
+    let enabled = !trigger_is_automatic(&graph);
+
+    // Rule 2: any outbound side-effect node forces require_approval, no
+    // matter what the caller asked for.
+    let has_side_effect = graph_has_outbound_side_effect(&graph);
+    let effective_require_approval = require_approval || has_side_effect;
+    if has_side_effect && !require_approval {
+        tracing::info!(
+            target: "flows",
+            %name,
+            "[flows] flows_create: forcing require_approval=true — graph contains outbound \
+             side-effect node(s) (tool_call / http_request / code)"
+        );
+    }
+
+    tracing::debug!(
+        target: "flows",
+        %name,
+        node_count = graph.nodes.len(),
+        enabled,
+        require_approval = effective_require_approval,
+        "[flows] flows_create: persisting new flow"
+    );
+    let flow = store::create_flow(config, name, graph, effective_require_approval, enabled)
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
 
     if flow.enabled {
         tracing::debug!(target: "flows", flow_id = %flow.id, "[flows] flows_create: flow is enabled — binding automatic-dispatch trigger");
         bind_trigger(config, &flow);
     }
 
-    Ok(RpcOutcome::single_log(flow, "flow created"))
+    let mut logs = vec!["flow created".to_string()];
+    if !enabled {
+        let trigger_label = flow
+            .graph
+            .trigger()
+            .and_then(|t| t.config.get("trigger_kind"))
+            .and_then(Value::as_str)
+            .unwrap_or("automatic");
+        logs.push(format!(
+            "Flow created DISABLED because it has an automatic trigger ({trigger_label}). \
+             Enable it explicitly (flows_set_enabled) when you are ready for it to fire."
+        ));
+    }
+    if effective_require_approval && !require_approval {
+        logs.push(
+            "require_approval forced to true because the graph contains outbound side-effect \
+             nodes (tool_call / http_request / code)."
+                .to_string(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    Ok(RpcOutcome::new(flow, logs))
 }
 
 /// Duplicates a saved flow: creates an independent copy of its graph under a
diff --git a/src/openhuman/flows/ops_tests.rs b/src/openhuman/flows/ops_tests.rs
index b3dd1234b..c9eb7b40b 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/flows/ops_tests.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/flows/ops_tests.rs
@@ -362,15 +362,21 @@ async fn flows_run_populates_error_when_a_continue_policy_node_errors() {
     assert_eq!(reloaded.value.last_status.as_deref(), Some("failed"));
 }
 
-// ── automatic-dispatch binding (issue B2 finding #1) ─────────────────────
+// ── automatic-dispatch binding (issue B2 finding #1, revised by B29) ──────
 //
 // Live testing found that `flows_create` persisted a freshly-created,
 // `enabled = true` schedule flow WITHOUT registering its cron job — only
 // `flows_set_enabled` bound it. So a brand-new enabled schedule flow would
 // silently never fire until an app restart (boot reconcile) or a manual
-// disable→enable toggle. These tests exercise the fix directly against the
-// real `cron` store (not a mock), the same way `bind_schedule_trigger`
-// itself does.
+// disable→enable toggle.
+//
+// Issue B29 (save/enable safety) then found the OTHER half of that same bug:
+// `flows_create` used to default a schedule flow straight to `enabled: true`
+// on create, arming it live before the user ever saw a toggle. Rule 1 now
+// creates an automatic-trigger flow DISABLED — so these tests explicitly
+// enable via `flows_set_enabled` (the real caller-facing arming path) before
+// exercising the cron-binding behavior below, against the real `cron` store
+// (not a mock), the same way `bind_schedule_trigger` itself does.
 
 fn schedule_trigger_graph(cron_expr: &str) -> Value {
     json!({
@@ -400,13 +406,27 @@ async fn flows_create_binds_schedule_cron_job_for_an_enabled_flow() {
     )
     .await
     .unwrap();
-    assert!(created.value.enabled, "flows_create defaults to enabled");
+    assert!(
+        !created.value.enabled,
+        "issue B29: a schedule-trigger flow must create DISABLED, not armed"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        crate::openhuman::cron::find_flow_schedule_job(&config, &created.value.id)
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_none(),
+        "a disabled-on-create schedule flow must not have its cron job bound yet"
+    );
+
+    // The user arms it explicitly — this is where the cron job binds.
+    let enabled = flows_set_enabled(&config, &created.value.id, true)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(enabled.value.enabled);
 
     let job = crate::openhuman::cron::find_flow_schedule_job(&config, &created.value.id).unwrap();
     assert!(
         job.is_some(),
-        "an enabled schedule flow must have its cron job bound immediately on create, not only \
-         after a set_enabled toggle"
+        "an enabled schedule flow must have its cron job bound immediately on enable"
     );
     assert_eq!(job.unwrap().expression, "0 9 * * *");
 }
@@ -423,11 +443,14 @@ async fn flows_delete_unbinds_schedule_cron_job() {
     )
     .await
     .unwrap();
+    flows_set_enabled(&config, &created.value.id, true)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     assert!(
         crate::openhuman::cron::find_flow_schedule_job(&config, &created.value.id)
             .unwrap()
             .is_some(),
-        "precondition: cron job bound on create"
+        "precondition: cron job bound on enable"
     );
 
     flows_delete(&config, &created.value.id).await.unwrap();
@@ -453,9 +476,12 @@ async fn flows_update_rebinds_schedule_cron_job_when_trigger_schedule_changes()
     )
     .await
     .unwrap();
+    flows_set_enabled(&config, &created.value.id, true)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     let old_job = crate::openhuman::cron::find_flow_schedule_job(&config, &created.value.id)
         .unwrap()
-        .expect("cron job bound on create");
+        .expect("cron job bound on enable");
     assert_eq!(old_job.expression, "0 9 * * *");
 
     flows_update(
@@ -497,9 +523,12 @@ async fn flows_update_does_not_rebind_when_graph_is_not_supplied() {
     )
     .await
     .unwrap();
+    flows_set_enabled(&config, &created.value.id, true)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     let old_job = crate::openhuman::cron::find_flow_schedule_job(&config, &created.value.id)
         .unwrap()
-        .expect("cron job bound on create");
+        .expect("cron job bound on enable");
 
     // Name-only update: no graph_json supplied, so the trigger cannot have
     // changed — the existing binding must be left untouched.
@@ -1446,7 +1475,9 @@ async fn flows_set_enabled_surfaces_unfired_trigger_warning_at_enable() {
     .await
     .unwrap();
 
-    // Re-enable (create already enables) to exercise the enable path's warning.
+    // A webhook trigger is automatic (B29 Rule 1) so `flows_create` leaves it
+    // disabled — enable it explicitly here to exercise the enable path's
+    // warning.
     let enabled = flows_set_enabled(&config, &created.value.id, true)
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -3195,3 +3226,356 @@ async fn flows_create_rejects_condition_edges_with_branch_label_on_to_port() {
         "expected an InvalidConditionRouting-style error, got: {err}"
     );
 }
+
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Issue B29 — save/enable safety: `flows_create` gating (Rule 1 + Rule 2)
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Saving a scheduled/automatic flow used to silently arm it live and
+// unattended: `store::create_flow` hardcoded `enabled: true`, and
+// `require_approval` defaulted to `false` on most creation paths. These
+// tests exercise the two server-side rules `flows_create` now enforces,
+// regardless of what the caller passed.
+
+fn app_event_trigger_graph() -> Value {
+    json!({
+        "name": "app-event",
+        "nodes": [
+            {
+                "id": "t",
+                "kind": "trigger",
+                "name": "Trigger",
+                "config": { "trigger_kind": "app_event", "toolkit": "gmail", "event": "GMAIL_NEW_GMAIL_MESSAGE" }
+            }
+        ],
+        "edges": []
+    })
+}
+
+fn manual_trigger_graph() -> Value {
+    json!({
+        "name": "manual",
+        "nodes": [
+            {
+                "id": "t",
+                "kind": "trigger",
+                "name": "Trigger",
+                "config": { "trigger_kind": "manual" }
+            }
+        ],
+        "edges": []
+    })
+}
+
+fn tool_call_graph() -> Value {
+    json!({
+        "name": "with-tool-call",
+        "nodes": [
+            { "id": "t", "kind": "trigger", "name": "Trigger" },
+            {
+                "id": "post",
+                "kind": "tool_call",
+                "name": "Post",
+                "config": { "slug": "SLACK_SEND_MESSAGE", "args": { "channel": "general" } }
+            }
+        ],
+        "edges": [ { "from_node": "t", "to_node": "post" } ]
+    })
+}
+
+fn http_request_graph() -> Value {
+    json!({
+        "name": "with-http",
+        "nodes": [
+            { "id": "t", "kind": "trigger", "name": "Trigger" },
+            {
+                "id": "call",
+                "kind": "http_request",
+                "name": "Call",
+                "config": { "method": "GET", "url": "https://example.com" }
+            }
+        ],
+        "edges": [ { "from_node": "t", "to_node": "call" } ]
+    })
+}
+
+fn code_graph() -> Value {
+    json!({
+        "name": "with-code",
+        "nodes": [
+            { "id": "t", "kind": "trigger", "name": "Trigger" },
+            {
+                "id": "run",
+                "kind": "code",
+                "name": "Run",
+                "config": { "language": "javascript", "source": "return {};" }
+            }
+        ],
+        "edges": [ { "from_node": "t", "to_node": "run" } ]
+    })
+}
+
+fn readonly_graph() -> Value {
+    json!({
+        "name": "readonly",
+        "nodes": [
+            { "id": "t", "kind": "trigger", "name": "Trigger" },
+            { "id": "a", "kind": "agent", "name": "Summarize", "config": { "prompt": "hi" } },
+            { "id": "x", "kind": "transform", "name": "Reshape", "config": { "expression": "=item" } }
+        ],
+        "edges": [
+            { "from_node": "t", "to_node": "a" },
+            { "from_node": "a", "to_node": "x" }
+        ]
+    })
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_schedule_trigger_creates_disabled() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let created = flows_create(
+        &config,
+        "scheduled".to_string(),
+        schedule_trigger_graph("30 7 * * 1-5"),
+        false,
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        !created.value.enabled,
+        "a schedule-trigger flow must create disabled"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        crate::openhuman::cron::find_flow_schedule_job(&config, &created.value.id)
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_none(),
+        "no cron job may be bound for a disabled-on-create schedule flow"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        created
+            .logs
+            .iter()
+            .any(|l| l.starts_with("Flow created DISABLED")),
+        "flows_create must loudly log the disabled-on-create decision: {:?}",
+        created.logs
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_app_event_trigger_creates_disabled() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let created = flows_create(
+        &config,
+        "app-event".to_string(),
+        app_event_trigger_graph(),
+        false,
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        !created.value.enabled,
+        "an app_event-trigger flow must create disabled"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_manual_trigger_creates_enabled() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let created = flows_create(&config, "manual".to_string(), manual_trigger_graph(), false)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        created.value.enabled,
+        "a manual-trigger flow only ever fires via explicit flows_run — it must create enabled"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_no_trigger_kind_creates_enabled() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let created = flows_create(&config, "legacy".to_string(), trigger_only_graph(), false)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        created.value.enabled,
+        "a trigger with no trigger_kind discriminator never self-fires — not a surprise, must \
+         create enabled"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_outbound_node_forces_require_approval() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let created = flows_create(&config, "tool-flow".to_string(), tool_call_graph(), false)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        created.value.require_approval,
+        "a graph with a tool_call node must force require_approval, even though the caller \
+         passed false"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        created
+            .logs
+            .iter()
+            .any(|l| l.contains("require_approval forced to true")),
+        "flows_create must loudly log the forced require_approval: {:?}",
+        created.logs
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_outbound_http_forces_require_approval() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let created = flows_create(
+        &config,
+        "http-flow".to_string(),
+        http_request_graph(),
+        false,
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        created.value.require_approval,
+        "a graph with an http_request node must force require_approval"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_outbound_code_forces_require_approval() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let created = flows_create(&config, "code-flow".to_string(), code_graph(), false)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        created.value.require_approval,
+        "a graph with a code node must force require_approval"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_readonly_graph_respects_caller_require_approval() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let created = flows_create(
+        &config,
+        "readonly-flow".to_string(),
+        readonly_graph(),
+        false,
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        !created.value.require_approval,
+        "a read-only graph (no tool_call/http_request/code) must not have require_approval \
+         forced — the caller's choice stands"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn flows_create_schedule_outbound_creates_disabled_and_approval() {
+    // The exact bug scenario from the ticket: a scheduled flow that posts to
+    // Slack, saved with `require_approval: false` — it must come back BOTH
+    // disabled AND with require_approval forced true.
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let config = test_config(&tmp);
+
+    let graph = json!({
+        "name": "scheduled-slack-post",
+        "nodes": [
+            {
+                "id": "t",
+                "kind": "trigger",
+                "name": "Trigger",
+                "config": { "trigger_kind": "schedule", "schedule": "30 7 * * 1-5" }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "post",
+                "kind": "tool_call",
+                "name": "Post",
+                "config": { "slug": "SLACK_SEND_MESSAGE", "args": { "channel": "general" } }
+            }
+        ],
+        "edges": [ { "from_node": "t", "to_node": "post" } ]
+    });
+
+    let created = flows_create(&config, "scheduled-slack".to_string(), graph, false)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        !created.value.enabled,
+        "a scheduled flow with an outbound node must still create disabled (Rule 1)"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        created.value.require_approval,
+        "a scheduled flow with an outbound node must force require_approval (Rule 2)"
+    );
+}
+
+// ── graph_has_outbound_side_effect / trigger_is_automatic helper tests ────
+
+#[test]
+fn graph_has_outbound_side_effect_detects_tool_call() {
+    let g = graph(tool_call_graph());
+    assert!(graph_has_outbound_side_effect(&g));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn graph_has_outbound_side_effect_detects_http_request() {
+    let g = graph(http_request_graph());
+    assert!(graph_has_outbound_side_effect(&g));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn graph_has_outbound_side_effect_detects_code() {
+    let g = graph(code_graph());
+    assert!(graph_has_outbound_side_effect(&g));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn graph_has_outbound_side_effect_false_for_agent_only() {
+    let g = graph(readonly_graph());
+    assert!(!graph_has_outbound_side_effect(&g));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn trigger_is_automatic_schedule() {
+    let g = graph(schedule_trigger_graph("0 9 * * *"));
+    assert!(trigger_is_automatic(&g));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn trigger_is_automatic_manual() {
+    let g = graph(manual_trigger_graph());
+    assert!(!trigger_is_automatic(&g));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn trigger_is_automatic_no_trigger_kind() {
+    let g = graph(trigger_only_graph());
+    assert!(!trigger_is_automatic(&g));
+}
diff --git a/src/openhuman/flows/store.rs b/src/openhuman/flows/store.rs
index 864975158..c68488101 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/flows/store.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/flows/store.rs
@@ -212,17 +212,24 @@ pub fn insert_duplicate_flow(config: &Config, source: &Flow, new_name: String) -
 
 /// Creates a brand-new [`Flow`] row from a name + validated graph, stamping
 /// fresh id/timestamps, and returns the persisted record.
+///
+/// `enabled` is decided by the caller ([`crate::openhuman::flows::ops::flows_create`],
+/// issue B29 — save/enable safety): a graph with an automatic trigger
+/// (`schedule` / `app_event` / `webhook`) is created disabled so it cannot
+/// silently arm itself live and unattended; a `manual`-triggered graph is
+/// created enabled since it only ever runs on explicit `flows_run`.
 pub fn create_flow(
     config: &Config,
     name: String,
     graph: tinyflows::model::WorkflowGraph,
     require_approval: bool,
+    enabled: bool,
 ) -> Result<Flow> {
     let now = Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
     let flow = Flow {
         id: Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
         name,
-        enabled: true,
+        enabled,
         graph,
         created_at: now.clone(),
         updated_at: now,
diff --git a/src/openhuman/flows/store_tests.rs b/src/openhuman/flows/store_tests.rs
index e0edebd97..cd73275ff 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/flows/store_tests.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/flows/store_tests.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fn create_get_list_delete_roundtrip() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
 
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(flow.name, "demo");
     assert!(flow.enabled);
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fn remove_flow_errors_when_not_found() {
 fn set_enabled_toggles_and_persists() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
     assert!(flow.enabled);
 
     let disabled = set_enabled(&config, &flow.id, false).unwrap();
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn set_enabled_toggles_and_persists() {
 fn update_flow_graph_bumps_updated_at_and_preserves_created_at() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
 
     let mut new_graph = trigger_graph();
     new_graph.name = "renamed-graph".to_string();
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn update_flow_graph_bumps_updated_at_and_preserves_created_at() {
 fn record_run_sets_last_run_fields() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
     assert!(flow.last_run_at.is_none());
 
     record_run(&config, &flow.id, "completed").unwrap();
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ fn create_flow_persists_require_approval() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
 
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), true).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), true, true).unwrap();
     assert!(flow.require_approval);
 
     let reloaded = get_flow(&config, &flow.id).unwrap().unwrap();
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ fn create_flow_persists_require_approval() {
 fn update_flow_graph_can_change_require_approval() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
     assert!(!flow.require_approval);
 
     let updated =
@@ -229,9 +229,16 @@ fn list_enabled_flows_excludes_disabled() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
 
-    let enabled_flow = create_flow(&config, "enabled".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
-    let disabled_flow =
-        create_flow(&config, "disabled".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let enabled_flow =
+        create_flow(&config, "enabled".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
+    let disabled_flow = create_flow(
+        &config,
+        "disabled".to_string(),
+        trigger_graph(),
+        false,
+        true,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     set_enabled(&config, &disabled_flow.id, false).unwrap();
 
     let enabled = list_enabled_flows(&config).unwrap();
@@ -245,7 +252,7 @@ fn list_enabled_flows_excludes_disabled() {
 fn flow_run_insert_finish_get_round_trip() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
 
     let thread_id = format!("flow:{}:run-1", flow.id);
     insert_flow_run(
@@ -299,7 +306,7 @@ fn flow_run_insert_finish_get_round_trip() {
 fn finish_flow_run_records_error_on_failure() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
     let thread_id = format!("flow:{}:run-2", flow.id);
     insert_flow_run(
         &config,
@@ -337,8 +344,8 @@ fn get_flow_run_returns_none_for_unknown_id() {
 fn list_flow_runs_orders_newest_first_and_is_scoped_to_flow() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow_a = create_flow(&config, "a".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
-    let flow_b = create_flow(&config, "b".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow_a = create_flow(&config, "a".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
+    let flow_b = create_flow(&config, "b".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
 
     insert_flow_run(
         &config,
@@ -385,7 +392,7 @@ fn insert_duplicate_flow_makes_a_disabled_copy_with_new_id_and_same_graph() {
     // Enabled source with require_approval + a distinctive graph name.
     let mut graph = trigger_graph();
     graph.name = "original-graph".to_string();
-    let source = create_flow(&config, "My Flow".to_string(), graph, true).unwrap();
+    let source = create_flow(&config, "My Flow".to_string(), graph, true, true).unwrap();
     assert!(source.enabled);
     record_run(&config, &source.id, "completed").unwrap();
     let source = get_flow(&config, &source.id).unwrap().unwrap();
@@ -437,7 +444,7 @@ fn seed_run(config: &Config, flow_id: &str, id: &str, day: u32, status: &str) {
 fn prune_flow_runs_keeps_newest_n_terminal_runs() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
 
     // 5 completed runs on ascending days.
     for i in 1..=5 {
@@ -456,7 +463,7 @@ fn prune_flow_runs_keeps_newest_n_terminal_runs() {
 fn prune_flow_runs_never_removes_pending_approval_run() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
 
     // An OLD parked pending_approval run (day 1) plus newer completed runs.
     seed_run(&config, &flow.id, "parked", 1, "pending_approval");
@@ -482,7 +489,7 @@ fn prune_flow_runs_never_removes_pending_approval_run() {
 fn prune_flow_runs_leaves_running_rows_alone() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
 
     seed_run(&config, &flow.id, "live", 1, "running");
     for i in 2..=4 {
@@ -499,7 +506,7 @@ fn prune_flow_runs_leaves_running_rows_alone() {
 fn insert_flow_run_auto_prunes_beyond_retention_cap() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
 
     // Seed exactly MAX_FLOW_RUNS_PER_FLOW completed runs.
     let cap = MAX_FLOW_RUNS_PER_FLOW;
@@ -543,7 +550,7 @@ fn insert_flow_run_auto_prunes_beyond_retention_cap() {
 fn list_flow_runs_respects_limit() {
     let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let config = test_config(&tmp);
-    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false).unwrap();
+    let flow = create_flow(&config, "demo".to_string(), trigger_graph(), false, true).unwrap();
 
     for i in 0..3 {
         let id = format!("run-{i}");
diff --git a/src/openhuman/flows/tools.rs b/src/openhuman/flows/tools.rs
index 8928a0d3c..8a36cf5e9 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/flows/tools.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/flows/tools.rs
@@ -422,7 +422,11 @@ fn node_kind_str(kind: &NodeKind) -> String {
 /// One-line human description of a trigger node, for the summary's
 /// `"trigger"` field — e.g. `"schedule: 0 9 * * *"`, `"app event:
 /// gmail/GMAIL_NEW_GMAIL_MESSAGE"`, `"manual"`.
-fn describe_trigger(node: &Node) -> String {
+///
+/// `pub(crate)` so [`crate::openhuman::flows::builder_tools::SaveWorkflowTool`]
+/// reuses it verbatim for its enabled+auto-trigger arming warning (issue
+/// B29) instead of re-deriving the same human string.
+pub(crate) fn describe_trigger(node: &Node) -> String {
     let trigger_kind = node
         .config
         .get("trigger_kind")