Quick guide to variables in automations

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BTW I’m requesting this, pls vote if interested.

Can we add visual support (UI and Traces) for the already supported top-level automation variables?

Context: I sometimes find the need to set up variables at the top level of an automation so I can use them both within the main condition section and subsequent action section. There is actual support for that in YAML (see here Quick guide to variables in automations) but the Visual Editor / UI does not show them. Nor are they displaced in the Traces UI. Could we add visual support for what is already supported by the YAML and built-in automation integration?