diff --git a/server/handlers/connections.go b/server/handlers/connections.go
index 1a700fd..9e55a25 100644
--- a/server/handlers/connections.go
+++ b/server/handlers/connections.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package handlers
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func (h *ConnectionHandler) ListConnections(c *gin.Context) {
 	// so users can see which connections are available to them.
 	conns, err := h.stores.Connections.ListAccessible(c.Request.Context(), userID)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[connections] ListAccessible failed for user %s: %v", userID, err)
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to list connections"})
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/server/handlers/workflow_packages.go b/server/handlers/workflow_packages.go
index cb157b3..26997d1 100644
--- a/server/handlers/workflow_packages.go
+++ b/server/handlers/workflow_packages.go
@@ -253,6 +253,23 @@ func InstallWorkflowFromManifest(ctx *gin.Context, stores store.Stores, pkgID st
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Publish version 1 (snapshot of stages) and activate the workflow
+	// so it's immediately usable after install.
+	stages, _ := stores.Workflows.ListStages(reqCtx, workflowID)
+	snapshot, _ := json.Marshal(stages)
+	ver := &models.WorkflowVersion{
+		WorkflowID:    workflowID,
+		VersionNumber: 1,
+		Snapshot:      snapshot,
+	}
+	if err := stores.Workflows.Publish(reqCtx, ver); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[workflow-pkg] failed to publish version for %s: %v", pkgID, err)
+	}
+	active := true
+	if err := stores.Workflows.Update(reqCtx, workflowID, models.WorkflowPatch{IsActive: &active}); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[workflow-pkg] failed to activate %s: %v", pkgID, err)
+	}
+
 	// Store workflow_id in package_settings for reference
 	settingsJSON, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"workflow_id": workflowID})
 	stores.Packages.SetPackageSettings(reqCtx, pkgID, json.RawMessage(settingsJSON))