diff --git a/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderFieldsKeyValue.vue b/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderFieldsKeyValue.vue
index 6cda788d0..0c6441167 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderFieldsKeyValue.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderFieldsKeyValue.vue
@@ -75,29 +75,33 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import {
+	PropType,
+	Ref,
+	computed,
+	inject,
 	nextTick,
 	onMounted,
-	Ref,
 	ref,
 	toRefs,
-	inject,
-	computed,
 	watch,
 } from "vue";
-import { Component } from "../writerTypes";
-import BuilderFieldsObject from "./BuilderFieldsObject.vue";
-import { useComponentActions } from "./useComponentActions";
 import injectionKeys from "../injectionKeys";
+import { useEvaluator } from "../renderer/useEvaluator";
+import type { InstancePath } from "../writerTypes";
+import BuilderFieldsObject from "./BuilderFieldsObject.vue";
 import BuilderTemplateInput from "./BuilderTemplateInput.vue";
+import { useComponentActions } from "./useComponentActions";
 
 const wf = inject(injectionKeys.core);
 const ssbm = inject(injectionKeys.builderManager);
 const { setContentValue } = useComponentActions(wf, ssbm);
 
-const props = defineProps<{
-	componentId: Component["id"];
-	fieldKey: string;
-}>();
+const props = defineProps({
+	componentId: { type: String, required: true },
+	fieldKey: { type: String, required: true },
+	instancePath: { type: Array as PropType<InstancePath>, required: true },
+});
+
 const { componentId, fieldKey } = toRefs(props);
 const component = computed(() => wf.getComponentById(componentId.value));
 
@@ -105,12 +109,18 @@ const rootEl: Ref<HTMLElement> = ref(null);
 const assistedKeyEl: Ref<HTMLInputElement> = ref(null);
 type Mode = "assisted" | "freehand";
 const mode: Ref<Mode> = ref(null);
-const assistedEntries: Ref<Record<string, string>> = ref({});
+const assistedEntries: Ref<Record<string, string | number | null>> = ref({});
 const formAdd: Ref<{ key: string; value: string }> = ref({
 	key: "",
 	value: "",
 });
 
+const { getEvaluatedFields } = useEvaluator(wf);
+
+const evaluatedValue = computed<Record<string, string | number | null>>(
+	() => getEvaluatedFields(props.instancePath)[fieldKey.value].value,
+);
+
 const setMode = async (newMode: Mode) => {
 	if (mode.value == newMode) return;
 	mode.value = newMode;
@@ -123,33 +133,13 @@ const setMode = async (newMode: Mode) => {
 };
 
 const handleSwitchToAssisted = () => {
-	let currentValue = component.value.content[fieldKey.value];
-
-	if (!currentValue) return;
-
-	let parsedValue: any;
-
-	// Attempt to populate assisted from existing JSON data
-
-	try {
-		parsedValue = JSON.parse(currentValue);
-		if (typeof parsedValue != "object") {
-			throw "Invalid structure.";
-		}
-		assistedEntries.value = parsedValue;
-	} catch {
-		component.value.content[fieldKey.value] = JSON.stringify(
-			assistedEntries.value,
-			null,
-			2,
-		);
-	}
+	assistedEntries.value = evaluatedValue.value ?? {};
 };
 
 const addAssistedEntry = () => {
 	const { key, value } = formAdd.value;
 	if (key === "" || value === "") return;
-	assistedEntries.value[key] = value;
+	assistedEntries.value = { ...assistedEntries.value, [key]: value };
 	setContentValue(
 		component.value.id,
 		fieldKey.value,
@@ -160,7 +150,9 @@ const addAssistedEntry = () => {
 };
 
 const removeAssistedEntry = (key: string) => {
-	delete assistedEntries.value[key];
+	const assistedEntriesCopy = assistedEntries.value;
+	delete assistedEntriesCopy[key];
+	assistedEntries.value = assistedEntriesCopy;
 
 	if (Object.keys(assistedEntries.value).length == 0) {
 		setContentValue(component.value.id, fieldKey.value, undefined);
@@ -179,39 +171,18 @@ const removeAssistedEntry = (key: string) => {
  */
 watch(
 	() => component.value?.content[fieldKey.value],
-	async (currentValue) => {
-		if (!component.value) return;
-		let parsedValue: any;
-
-		try {
-			parsedValue = JSON.parse(currentValue);
-			assistedEntries.value = parsedValue;
-		} catch {
-			// If parsing fails, preserve the previous assistedEntries value
-		}
+	async () => {
+		if (!component.value || !evaluatedValue.value) return;
+		assistedEntries.value = evaluatedValue.value;
 	},
 );
 
 onMounted(async () => {
-	const currentValue = component.value.content[fieldKey.value];
-	let parsedValue: any;
-
-	if (!currentValue) {
-		setMode("assisted");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	// Attempt assisted mode first, if the JSON can be parsed into an object
-
-	try {
-		parsedValue = JSON.parse(currentValue);
-		if (typeof parsedValue != "object") {
-			throw "Invalid structure.";
-		}
-		assistedEntries.value = parsedValue;
+	if (evaluatedValue.value) {
+		assistedEntries.value = evaluatedValue.value;
 		setMode("assisted");
-	} catch {
-		// Fall back to freehand if assisted mode isn't possible
+	} else {
 		setMode("freehand");
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderSettingsProperties.vue b/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderSettingsProperties.vue
index d538fc4ee..7dd4091c9 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderSettingsProperties.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderSettingsProperties.vue
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 							class="content"
 							:field-key="fieldKey"
 							:component-id="selectedComponent.id"
+							:instance-path="selectedInstancePath"
 						></BuilderFieldsKeyValue>
 
 						<BuilderFieldsText
@@ -118,20 +119,25 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, inject } from "vue";
-import BuilderFieldsKeyValue from "./BuilderFieldsKeyValue.vue";
-import { FieldType, FieldCategory } from "../writerTypes";
+import injectionKeys from "../injectionKeys";
+import { parseInstancePathString } from "../renderer/instancePath";
+import { FieldCategory, FieldType, InstancePath } from "../writerTypes";
+import BuilderFieldsAlign from "./BuilderFieldsAlign.vue";
 import BuilderFieldsColor from "./BuilderFieldsColor.vue";
+import BuilderFieldsKeyValue from "./BuilderFieldsKeyValue.vue";
+import BuilderFieldsObject from "./BuilderFieldsObject.vue";
+import BuilderFieldsPadding from "./BuilderFieldsPadding.vue";
 import BuilderFieldsShadow from "./BuilderFieldsShadow.vue";
 import BuilderFieldsText from "./BuilderFieldsText.vue";
-import BuilderFieldsObject from "./BuilderFieldsObject.vue";
 import BuilderFieldsWidth from "./BuilderFieldsWidth.vue";
-import BuilderFieldsAlign from "./BuilderFieldsAlign.vue";
-import BuilderFieldsPadding from "./BuilderFieldsPadding.vue";
-import injectionKeys from "../injectionKeys";
 
 const wf = inject(injectionKeys.core);
 const ssbm = inject(injectionKeys.builderManager);
 
+const selectedInstancePath = computed<InstancePath>(() =>
+	parseInstancePathString(ssbm.getSelection()?.instancePath),
+);
+
 const selectedComponent = computed(() => {
 	return wf.getComponentById(ssbm.getSelectedId());
 });
diff --git a/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderTemplateInput.vue b/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderTemplateInput.vue
index 433384a8d..6efb7bfa3 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderTemplateInput.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/builder/BuilderTemplateInput.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 				ref="input"
 				v-capture-tabs
 				class="templateInput"
-				:variant="props.vatiant"
+				:variant="props.variant"
 				:value="props.value"
 				autocorrect="off"
 				autocomplete="off"
@@ -60,23 +60,36 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { inject, ref, nextTick } from "vue";
-import injectionKeys from "../injectionKeys";
 import Fuse from "fuse.js";
+import { PropType, inject, nextTick, ref } from "vue";
+import injectionKeys from "../injectionKeys";
 
 const emit = defineEmits(["input", "update:value"]);
-const props = defineProps<{
-	inputId?: string;
-	value?: string;
-	multiline?: boolean;
-	variant?: "code" | "text";
-	type?: "state" | "template";
-	options?: Record<string, string>;
-	placeholder?: string;
-}>();
+
+const props = defineProps({
+	inputId: { type: String, required: false, default: undefined },
+	value: { type: String, required: false, default: undefined },
+	multiline: { type: Boolean, required: false },
+	variant: {
+		type: String as PropType<"code" | "text">,
+		required: false,
+		default: undefined,
+	},
+	type: {
+		type: String as PropType<"state" | "template">,
+		required: false,
+		default: undefined,
+	},
+	options: {
+		type: Object as PropType<Record<string, string>>,
+		required: false,
+		default: undefined,
+	},
+	placeholder: { type: String, required: false, default: undefined },
+});
 
 const ss = inject(injectionKeys.core);
-const autocompleteOptions = ref<string[]>([]);
+const autocompleteOptions = ref<{ text: string; type: string }[]>([]);
 const input = ref<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
 
 defineExpose({
diff --git a/src/ui/src/renderer/ComponentProxy.vue b/src/ui/src/renderer/ComponentProxy.vue
index 99b4f5f49..c5daca409 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/renderer/ComponentProxy.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/renderer/ComponentProxy.vue
@@ -1,28 +1,42 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-import { Ref, computed, h, inject, provide, ref, watch } from "vue";
+import {
+	PropType,
+	Ref,
+	VNode,
+	computed,
+	h,
+	inject,
+	provide,
+	ref,
+	watch,
+} from "vue";
 import { getTemplate } from "../core/templateMap";
+import injectionKeys from "../injectionKeys";
 import {
 	Component,
 	InstancePath,
 	InstancePathItem,
 	UserFunction,
 } from "../writerTypes";
-import ComponentProxy from "./ComponentProxy.vue";
-import { useEvaluator } from "./useEvaluator";
-import injectionKeys from "../injectionKeys";
-import { VNode } from "vue";
 import ChildlessPlaceholder from "./ChildlessPlaceholder.vue";
+import ComponentProxy from "./ComponentProxy.vue";
 import RenderError from "./RenderError.vue";
+import { flattenInstancePath } from "./instancePath";
+import { useEvaluator } from "./useEvaluator";
 
 export default {
-	props: ["componentId", "instancePath", "instanceData"],
+	props: {
+		componentId: { type: String, required: true },
+		instancePath: { type: Array as PropType<InstancePath>, required: true },
+		instanceData: { validator: () => true, required: true },
+	},
 	setup(props) {
 		const wf = inject(injectionKeys.core);
 		const ssbm = inject(injectionKeys.builderManager);
-		const componentId: Component["id"] = props.componentId;
+		const componentId = props.componentId;
 		const component = computed(() => wf.getComponentById(componentId));
 		const template = getTemplate(component.value.type);
-		const instancePath: InstancePath = props.instancePath;
+		const instancePath = props.instancePath;
 		const instanceData = props.instanceData;
 		const { getEvaluatedFields, isComponentVisible } = useEvaluator(wf);
 		const evaluatedFields = getEvaluatedFields(instancePath);
@@ -141,11 +155,6 @@ export default {
 			];
 		};
 
-		const flattenInstancePath = (path: InstancePath) => {
-			return path
-				.map((ie) => `${ie.componentId}:${ie.instanceNumber}`)
-				.join(",");
-		};
 		const flattenedInstancePath = flattenInstancePath(instancePath);
 
 		provide(injectionKeys.evaluatedFields, evaluatedFields);
@@ -153,7 +162,7 @@ export default {
 		provide(injectionKeys.isBeingEdited, isBeingEdited);
 		provide(injectionKeys.isDisabled, isDisabled);
 		provide(injectionKeys.instancePath, instancePath);
-		provide(injectionKeys.instanceData, instanceData);
+		provide(injectionKeys.instanceData, instanceData as any);
 		provide(injectionKeys.renderProxiedComponent, renderProxiedComponent);
 		provide(injectionKeys.getChildrenVNodes, getChildrenVNodes);
 		provide(injectionKeys.flattenedInstancePath, flattenedInstancePath);
diff --git a/src/ui/src/renderer/instancePath.ts b/src/ui/src/renderer/instancePath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..941d7272f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/src/renderer/instancePath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { InstancePath } from "../writerTypes";
+
+export function flattenInstancePath(path: InstancePath) {
+	return path.map((ie) => `${ie.componentId}:${ie.instanceNumber}`).join(",");
+}
+
+export function parseInstancePathString(raw?: string): InstancePath {
+	if (!raw) return [];
+	return raw.split(",").map((record) => {
+		const [componentId, instanceNumber] = record.split(":");
+		return { componentId, instanceNumber: Number(instanceNumber) };
+	});
+}