fix

backend_api.py

@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class CodeGenerationRequest(BaseModel):
     provider: str = "auto"
     history: List[List[str]] = []
     agent_mode: bool = False
+    existing_repo_id: Optional[str] = None  # For auto-deploy to update existing space
 
 
 class DeploymentRequest(BaseModel):
@@ -881,13 +882,15 @@ async def generate_code(
                         print(f"[Auto-Deploy] - History items: {len(history_list)}")
                         print(f"[Auto-Deploy] - Username: {auth.username}")
                         print(f"[Auto-Deploy] - Code length: {len(generated_code)}")
+                        print(f"[Auto-Deploy] - Existing repo ID from request: {request.existing_repo_id}")
                         
-                        # Deploy the code
+                        # Deploy the code (update existing space if provided)
                         success, message, space_url = deploy_to_huggingface_space(
                             code=generated_code,
                             language=language,
                             token=auth.token,
                             username=auth.username,
+                            existing_repo_id=request.existing_repo_id,  # Use duplicated/imported space
                             history=history_list
                         )
                         

frontend/src/app/page.tsx

@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ export default function Home() {
       provider: 'auto',
       history: messages.map((m) => [m.role, m.content]),
       agent_mode: false,
+      existing_repo_id: currentRepoId || undefined,  // Pass duplicated/imported space ID for auto-deploy
     };
 
     const assistantMessage: Message = {

frontend/src/components/LandingPage.tsx

@@ -257,13 +257,14 @@ export default function LandingPage({
         const duplicateResult = await apiClient.duplicateSpace(fromSpaceId);
         
         if (duplicateResult.success) {
-          // Show success message with link to duplicated space
-          alert(`✅ Space duplicated successfully!\n\nView your space: ${duplicateResult.space_url}`);
-          
           // Also load the code in the editor
           const importResult = await apiClient.importProject(importUrl);
           if (importResult.status === 'success' && onImport && importResult.code) {
+            // Pass the duplicated space URL so it's tracked for future deployments
             onImport(importResult.code, importResult.language || 'html', duplicateResult.space_url);
+            
+            // Show success message with link to duplicated space
+            alert(`✅ Space duplicated successfully!\n\nYour space: ${duplicateResult.space_url}\n\nThe code has been loaded in the editor. Any changes you deploy will update this duplicated space.`);
           }
           
           setShowImportDialog(false);

frontend/src/types/index.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export interface CodeGenerationRequest {
   provider: string;
   history: string[][];
   agent_mode: boolean;
+  existing_repo_id?: string;  // For auto-deploy to update existing space
 }
 
 export interface CodeGenerationResponse {