From 67867ed965665dee4dcfee3b5cc77956fcd31bd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Miguel=20=C3=81ngel?= <miguel.sierra@heygen.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 18:23:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: auto-open timeline clip layers

---
 packages/studio/src/App.tsx | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/studio/src/App.tsx b/packages/studio/src/App.tsx
index 7aea159503..d6430f2014 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/App.tsx
@@ -2398,8 +2398,21 @@ export function StudioApp() {
 
       const selection = buildDomSelectionForTimelineElement(element);
       if (selection) applyDomSelection(selection);
+
+      const key = getTimelineElementKey(element);
+      if (STUDIO_TIMELINE_LAYER_INSPECTOR_ENABLED && key && canInspectTimelineElement(element)) {
+        setInspectedTimelineElementId(key);
+        setLeftCollapsed(false);
+
+        const iframe = previewIframeRef.current;
+        if (!shouldShowTimelineInspectorBounds(currentTime, element)) {
+          seekStudioPreview(iframe, element.start);
+        }
+      } else {
+        setInspectedTimelineElementId(null);
+      }
     },
-    [applyDomSelection, buildDomSelectionForTimelineElement],
+    [applyDomSelection, buildDomSelectionForTimelineElement, currentTime],
   );
 
   const handleTimelineElementInspect = useCallback(