diff --git a/frontend/src/components/workflows/VariableTablePanel.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/workflows/VariableTablePanel.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7d8b962c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/workflows/VariableTablePanel.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { parsePlainForDisplay } from "./parse-plain-for-display";
+
+describe("VariableTablePanel plain value display", () => {
+  it("shows a String value without its JSON quotes", () => {
+    expect(parsePlainForDisplay("String", "\"hello\"")).toBe("hello");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the stored text when a String value is not valid JSON", () => {
+    expect(parsePlainForDisplay("String", "hello")).toBe("hello");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps typed values readable without their JSON wrapper", () => {
+    expect(parsePlainForDisplay("Number", "42")).toBe("42");
+    expect(parsePlainForDisplay("Boolean", "true")).toBe("true");
+  });
+
+  it("leaves Object and Array values as the JSON the operator edits", () => {
+    expect(parsePlainForDisplay("Object", "{\"a\":1}")).toBe("{\"a\":1}");
+    expect(parsePlainForDisplay("Array", "[1,2]")).toBe("[1,2]");
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/workflows/VariableTablePanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/workflows/VariableTablePanel.tsx
index 882dcca49..8121d8fe3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/workflows/VariableTablePanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/workflows/VariableTablePanel.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState } from "react";
 
 import { Ic } from "@/_imported/ai-code-space/icons";
 import type { VariableSummary, VariableValueType } from "@/api/variables";
+import { parsePlainForDisplay } from "./parse-plain-for-display";
 import {
   useDeleteProjectVariable,
   useDeleteTeamVariable,
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ interface PlainValueEditorProps {
 }
 
 function PlainValueEditor({ valueType, valuePlain, isMutating, onSave }: PlainValueEditorProps) {
-  const [draft, setDraft] = useState(valuePlain ?? "");
+  const [draft, setDraft] = useState(parsePlainForDisplay(valueType, valuePlain));
 
   const save = async () => {
     const parsed = parsePlainAs(valueType, draft);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/workflows/parse-plain-for-display.ts b/frontend/src/components/workflows/parse-plain-for-display.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5576df199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/workflows/parse-plain-for-display.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { VariableValueType } from "@/api/variables";
+
+/**
+ * Decode the stored JSON-encoded plaintext for display. String values are stored as JSON
+ * text (including quotes), so showing the raw column would render `"value"` in the editor.
+ * Object / Array keep their JSON text verbatim because that is what the operator edits.
+ */
+export function parsePlainForDisplay(valueType: VariableValueType, valuePlain: string | null): string {
+  const raw = valuePlain ?? "";
+  if (valueType === "Object" || valueType === "Array" || raw === "") return raw;
+
+  try {
+    const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(raw);
+    if (typeof parsed === "string") return parsed;
+    if (typeof parsed === "number" || typeof parsed === "boolean") return String(parsed);
+  } catch {
+    // Malformed stored JSON falls back to the raw text so the operator can see and repair it.
+  }
+
+  return raw;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/_app.teams.$teamSlug.workflows.index.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/_app.teams.$teamSlug.workflows.index.tsx
index 9e1b80c1e..5e62d1b49 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/_app.teams.$teamSlug.workflows.index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/_app.teams.$teamSlug.workflows.index.tsx
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ function WorkflowsListPage() {
         )}
 
         {!workflows.isLoading && !workflows.error && rows.length > 0 && (
-          <table className="tbl">
+          <table className="tbl wf-table">
             <thead>
               <tr>
                 <th style={{ width: "44%" }}>Workflow</th>
                 <th>Triggers</th>
                 <th>Version</th>
                 <th>Updated</th>
-                <th className="col-right" />
+                <th className="col-right wf-col-actions" />
               </tr>
             </thead>
             <tbody>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function WorkflowsListPage() {
                       </div>
                       <div className="repo-info">
                         <div className="repo-name">
-                          {w.name}
+                          <span className="repo-name-text" title={w.name}>{w.name}</span>
                           {!w.enabled && <span className="wf-badge wf-badge-disabled">disabled</span>}
                         </div>
                         {/* Wrap in .repo-path-desc so a long description ellipsis-truncates
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function WorkflowsListPage() {
                   </td>
                   <td><span className="wf-version">v{w.latestVersion}</span></td>
                   <td>{formatRelative(w.lastModifiedDate)}</td>
-                  <td className="col-right" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                  <td className="col-right wf-col-actions" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
                     <div className="wf-row-actions">
                       <button
                         className="btn btn-ghost"
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/ai-code-space.css b/frontend/src/styles/ai-code-space.css
index a6ac70c54..3be385527 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/ai-code-space.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/ai-code-space.css
@@ -2030,6 +2030,14 @@ textarea:-webkit-autofill {
 .acs-root .wf-trigger-chip-soft { background: var(--panel-2); color: var(--ink-2); }
 .acs-root .wf-trigger-muted { color: var(--muted); font-size: 11.5px; font-style: italic; }
 
+/* Workflows list: auto layout lets long names/trigger chips widen the Workflow column
+ * until the action buttons are pushed out of view. Fixed layout + a reserved action
+ * width keeps them visible; narrow viewports scroll through .ct-body. */
+.acs-root .wf-table { table-layout: fixed; min-width: 760px; }
+.acs-root .wf-table .repo-name { min-width: 0; }
+.acs-root .wf-table .repo-name-text { min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
+.acs-root .wf-table .wf-col-actions { width: 104px; white-space: nowrap; }
+
 .acs-root .wf-version {
   display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5px; color: var(--muted);
   padding: 1px 5px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 3px; background: var(--panel);