## Summary
Fixes#18744 — The workflow FIND_RECORDS action silently drops filter
conditions when a variable resolves to null/empty, causing the query to
return **all records** instead of erroring.
**Root cause (three compounding layers):**
1. **`variable-resolver.ts`** — `resolveString` returns `undefined` when
a variable lookup fails (e.g., `{{steps.trigger.output.userId}}` where
`userId` doesn't exist in context). The return type says `string` but
`evalFromContext` actually returns `undefined` at runtime.
2. **`checkIfShouldSkipFiltering.ts`** — Treats `undefined`/`null`/`""`
values as "skip this filter." This is correct for the **UI filter
builder** (user hasn't finished typing), but wrong for **workflow
execution** (variable resolution failed = misconfigured workflow).
3. **`find-records.workflow-action.ts`** — When all filters are silently
skipped, `computeRecordGqlOperationFilter` returns `{}` (match
everything). The query runs with no filter, returning all records —
silently succeeding with wrong results.
## Fix
Added validation in `find-records.workflow-action.ts` **after**
`resolveInput` but **before** `computeRecordGqlOperationFilter`. For
each filter with a value-requiring operand (i.e., not IS_EMPTY,
IS_NOT_EMPTY, IS_IN_PAST, IS_IN_FUTURE, IS_TODAY), if the resolved value
is `undefined`, `null`, or `""`, throw `INVALID_STEP_INPUT` with a
descriptive error message.
**Why this approach:**
- Scoped to the workflow executor — does **not** break the UI filter
builder's intentional skip-on-empty behavior
- Does not change shared utilities (`checkIfShouldSkipFiltering`,
`resolveInput`) used across the app
- Fails fast with a clear error instead of silently returning wrong data
- 1 file changed, 23 lines added
## Test plan
- [x] Backend typecheck passes
- [x] oxlint passes (0 warnings, 0 errors)
- [x] Prettier passes
- [ ] Manual: Create a workflow with FIND_RECORDS using a variable that
doesn't exist → should error with "Filter condition has an empty value
after variable resolution" instead of returning all records
- [ ] Manual: Create a workflow with FIND_RECORDS using IS_EMPTY operand
(no value needed) → should still work correctly
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Charles Bochet <[email protected]>
