diff --git a/mateclaw-ui/src/components/workflow/StepNode.vue b/mateclaw-ui/src/components/workflow/StepNode.vue
index f3be44d8..049f2883 100644
--- a/mateclaw-ui/src/components/workflow/StepNode.vue
+++ b/mateclaw-ui/src/components/workflow/StepNode.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="step-node" :class="`mode-${data.modeType}`" :data-selected="props.selected">
+  <div
+    class="step-node"
+    :class="`mode-${data.modeType}`"
+    :data-selected="props.selected"
+    @click.stop="handleClick"
+    @pointerdown.stop
+  >
     <Handle type="target" :position="targetPosition" />
     <div class="step-band" />
     <div class="step-body">
       <div class="step-header">
         <span class="step-icon" v-html="modeIcon" />
         <span class="step-name" :title="data.name">{{ data.name }}</span>
-        <span class="step-mode-tag">{{ data.modeType }}</span>
+        <span class="step-mode-tag" :title="data.modeType">{{ modeLabel }}</span>
       </div>
       <div v-if="agentSlug" class="step-row">
         <span class="step-row-label">{{ t('workflows.canvas.nodeAgent') }}</span>
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, inject } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { Handle, Position, type NodeProps } from '@vue-flow/core'
 import type { StepNodeData } from '@/composables/useWorkflowGraph'
@@ -45,6 +51,18 @@ import type { StepNodeData } from '@/composables/useWorkflowGraph'
 const props = defineProps<NodeProps<StepNodeData>>()
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
+// The canvas wrapper provides a selection callback so we can fire a
+// click straight up to the parent without depending on vue-flow's
+// node-click event, which doesn't fire reliably across versions when
+// the click lands on a custom-template inner element.
+const selectStep = inject<(data: StepNodeData | null) => void>(
+  'selectStepCallback',
+  () => {}
+)
+function handleClick() {
+  selectStep(props.data as StepNodeData)
+}
+
 // Position values come from the parent canvas (LR or TB orientation);
 // we read them off the node so the arrows attach in the right place.
 const sourcePosition = computed(() => props.sourcePosition ?? Position.Right)
@@ -96,6 +114,15 @@ const ICONS: Record<string, string> = {
 }
 
 const modeIcon = computed(() => ICONS[data.value.modeType] ?? ICONS.sequential)
+
+// Render the mode tag with the locale-mapped label and fall back to
+// the raw schema string for unknown / future modes so the tag never
+// shows an empty pill.
+const modeLabel = computed(() => {
+  const key = `workflows.canvas.modeLabels.${data.value.modeType}`
+  const localized = t(key, '')
+  return localized && localized !== key ? localized : data.value.modeType
+})
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -179,10 +206,15 @@ const modeIcon = computed(() => ICONS[data.value.modeType] ?? ICONS.sequential)
 }
 .step-row-label {
   font-size: 10px;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-  opacity: 0.55;
+  opacity: 0.6;
   flex: 0 0 auto;
+  /* English row labels are short and visually fine in uppercase, but
+     CJK glyphs look noisy when the locale flips them through
+     text-transform. Leave casing to the locale string. */
+}
+:lang(en) .step-row-label {
+  text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 .step-row-value {
   flex: 1;
diff --git a/mateclaw-ui/src/components/workflow/WorkflowCanvas.vue b/mateclaw-ui/src/components/workflow/WorkflowCanvas.vue
index 56a6aba8..842f297a 100644
--- a/mateclaw-ui/src/components/workflow/WorkflowCanvas.vue
+++ b/mateclaw-ui/src/components/workflow/WorkflowCanvas.vue
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, markRaw, onBeforeUnmount, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, markRaw, onBeforeUnmount, provide, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { VueFlow, type Node } from '@vue-flow/core'
 import { Background } from '@vue-flow/background'
@@ -139,11 +139,24 @@ const miniNodeColor = (node: Node<StepNodeData>) => {
 }
 const miniNodeStrokeColor = () => 'transparent'
 
-function handleNodeClick(payload: { node: Node<StepNodeData> }) {
-  emit('select-step', payload?.node?.data ?? null)
+// Vue-flow's `@node-click` event signature has shifted across minor
+// versions and sometimes doesn't fire reliably for custom-node templates
+// because the click can be swallowed by the inner DOM. Bypass it: we
+// provide a selection callback to the StepNode via inject, and the node
+// invokes it directly on its own click handler.
+function selectStep(data: StepNodeData | null) {
+  emit('select-step', data)
+}
+provide('selectStepCallback', selectStep)
+
+function handleNodeClick(payload: { node: Node<StepNodeData> } | unknown) {
+  // Backup path: if vue-flow does fire its own node-click event with the
+  // expected shape, route it through the same emit.
+  const node = (payload as { node?: Node<StepNodeData> })?.node
+  if (node?.data) selectStep(node.data)
 }
 function handlePaneClick() {
-  emit('select-step', null)
+  selectStep(null)
 }
 
 // Reset direction toggle highlight when external code resets the model.
diff --git a/mateclaw-ui/src/i18n/locales/en-US.ts b/mateclaw-ui/src/i18n/locales/en-US.ts
index 479509fa..b5fae43b 100644
--- a/mateclaw-ui/src/i18n/locales/en-US.ts
+++ b/mateclaw-ui/src/i18n/locales/en-US.ts
@@ -1960,6 +1960,15 @@ export default {
       nodeMergeStrategy: 'Merge',
       approvalDefault: 'manual',
       channelsEmpty: 'unspecified',
+      modeLabels: {
+        sequential: 'sequential',
+        fan_out: 'fan out',
+        collect: 'collect',
+        conditional: 'conditional',
+        await_approval: 'await approval',
+        dispatch_channel: 'dispatch',
+        write_memory: 'write memory',
+      },
       inspector: {
         title: 'Step inspector',
         empty: 'Click a node on the canvas to inspect it.',
diff --git a/mateclaw-ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/mateclaw-ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index c2df223c..d9915001 100644
--- a/mateclaw-ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/mateclaw-ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -1965,13 +1965,22 @@ export default {
       parseError: 'JSON 解析失败：{msg}',
       fullscreenEnter: '全屏',
       fullscreenExit: '退出全屏',
-      nodeAgent: 'Agent',
+      nodeAgent: '智能体',
       nodeExpression: '条件',
-      nodeApprovalKind: '审批',
+      nodeApprovalKind: '审批类型',
       nodeChannels: '渠道',
       nodeMergeStrategy: '合并策略',
       approvalDefault: '人工审批',
       channelsEmpty: '未指定',
+      modeLabels: {
+        sequential: '顺序',
+        fan_out: '扇出',
+        collect: '汇聚',
+        conditional: '条件',
+        await_approval: '等待审批',
+        dispatch_channel: '分发渠道',
+        write_memory: '写入记忆',
+      },
       inspector: {
         title: '步骤详情',
         empty: '点击画布上的节点查看详情。',