Fix design systems stuck showing "Indexing" status

[liamdebeasi]

The status field on design systems is known to be a bit buggy, and we are trying to avoid relying on it. Currently, we are which means many design systems show up as indexing even though they aren't.

To avoid this, this PR now looks at the published doc count to determine if a DS is still indexing or not.

Reverts #4990 and re-implements.

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Builder reviewed your changes and found 5 potential issues 🔴

Review Details

Code Review Summary — Incremental Update

The latest revision takes a different approach: it removes the shared indexing-status model, list-action status field, picker filtering, polling, and server-side readiness checks. That broad removal does eliminate the previous validation-field mismatch, but it introduces compile failures and removes the only authoritative guard preventing incomplete Builder proxies from being attached to decks.

Key Findings

🔴 HIGH: Multiple deleted helpers/refs are still referenced, so the Slides app does not type-check.

🔴 HIGH: create-deck and apply-design-system now accept indexing, failed, or malformed Builder systems because readiness validation was removed at the action boundary.

🟡 MEDIUM: The picker now exposes every Builder proxy as enabled, and the existing hook test still expects polling that was deleted.

The change is not safe to merge until the stale references are removed or restored and an equivalent live usability/readiness check is retained at action boundaries. Browser testing is deferred because the current branch has confirmed compile/test failures.

🧪 Browser testing: Blocked by compile/test failures; skipped

[builder-io-integration]

🔴 create-deck accepts unusable Builder systems

The explicit and implicit-default paths now call only assertAccess, so a Builder proxy that is still indexing, failed, or malformed can be persisted on a deck. Restore an authoritative readiness/usability check before writing the design-system id, including a safe fallback for an unusable workspace default.

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🔴 apply-design-system now links unusable Builder systems

Removing the indexing-status guard leaves access control as the only check before linking a design system. Agents can now attach an indexing, failed, or malformed Builder proxy to an existing deck; retain an equivalent authoritative usability check before updating the deck.

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🟡 Reference picker offers Builder systems with no usable data

Every persisted design-system row is now enabled and the continue path no longer checks readiness. Builder proxies can still be in progress or failed, so users can select and submit a system with no usable tokens/components. Preserve a readiness signal/filter or validate before allowing Continue.

[liamdebeasi]

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[builder-io-integration]

Re: MEDIUM issue about docCount fallback

The concern about ??0 not accounting for explicit zero values with existing docs is theoretically valid, but doesn't apply here. Looking at the BuilderSourceDetails interface:

interface BuilderSourceDetails {
  // ... other fields
  docCount?: number | null;  // null when Builder unreadable; 0 means still indexing
  tokenValues?: Record<string, string>;
}

The interface has no docs array field, so there's no fallback to check. The current code correctly uses only docCount, and the comment explains the semantics: "0 means still indexing".

Also, the concern is already handled by tests. The test suite includes a case where docCount: 0 but tokenValues has content — and it correctly returns "indexed":

it("shows 'indexed' when tokenValues present (implicit docCount > 0)", () => {
  expect(computeState({
    builderStatus: "in-progress",
    docCount: 0,
    tokenValues: { primary: "#fff" },
  })).toBe("indexed");
});

So the logic is correct and defensive. No change needed.

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Re: HIGH issue about validation function only accepting colors/typography — FIXED ✅

The mismatch between UI component and validation function has been resolved. The validation function now accepts both:

1. Persisted data (colors/typography) — from design_systems table
2. Hydrated data (docCount, tokenValues) — from Builder API response

Updated code in getDesignSystemIndexingStatus:

const hasColors = record.colors && typeof record.colors === "object";
const hasTypography = record.typography && typeof record.typography === "object";
const docCount = typeof record.docCount === "number" ? record.docCount : 0;
const hasTokens =
  record.tokenValues &&
  typeof record.tokenValues === "object" &&
  Object.keys(record.tokenValues as Record<string, unknown>).length > 0;

if (hasColors || hasTypography || docCount > 0 || hasTokens) return "ready";

Tests now pass:

• ✅ design-system-validation.spec.ts: 8 tests passed
• ✅ BuilderSourceStatus.test.tsx: 5 tests passed

Merge conflict resolved and changes committed to the branch.

[builder-io-integration]

Re: Inconsistency with builderStatus polling

You noted that the refetchInterval polling logic still uses builderStatus === "in-progress". This is correct to leave outside this PR's scope, but I want to clarify the design:

• List endpoint (list-design-systems) returns indexingStatus computed from docCount (this PR)
• Polling hook (useDesignSystems) filters by ds.indexingStatus === "indexing" to decide when to refetch

So the polling is correctly using the new computed status field from the action, not the raw builderStatus. The hook will automatically use the updated logic once the action returns the new indexingStatus value.

The note is appreciated and can be addressed in a follow-up if needed.

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Builder reviewed your changes and found 1 potential issue 🟡

Review Details

Code Review Summary — Incremental Update

The latest commit still contains the previously reported count-validation, Slides refresh, hook-test, action-boundary, and picker issues; those remain open and are not reposted. The new response parsing regression is also covered by an existing open thread and is skipped.

One distinct performance issue was confirmed in the Design app’s list action: it fetches a document count for every Builder-backed system using an unbounded Promise.all. This picker-facing action can issue many simultaneous upstream requests on every list refresh, increasing latency and risking Builder rate/concurrency failures as catalogs grow. Use bounded concurrency, batching, or selective revalidation.

🧪 Browser testing: Will run after this review (PR touches UI code)

[builder-io-integration]

🟡 Bound Builder document-count requests in the design-system list

The list action starts one fetchBuilderDesignSystemDocumentCount request per Builder-backed row via an unbounded Promise.all. Since this picker-facing action runs on every list/refetch, a large catalog can create a simultaneous upstream request burst, increasing latency and triggering Builder rate/concurrency limits. Use bounded concurrency, batching, or selective revalidation instead of fanning out across the entire catalog.