How to Create Your First Workflow

When you create a new application, you'll be asked how you want to start:

• Start from scratch: Build your workflow from the ground up
• Use a template: Start with a pre-built template from the marketplace
• Let AI help: Describe what you want and AI will generate a workflow for you

For your first workflow, we recommend using a template or letting AI help you. Templates give you a working starting point, and AI can generate a complete workflow based on your description.

Design how users will interact with your application:

• Choose app type: Web app, API endpoint, or chatbot
• Add components: Drag and drop UI components like inputs, buttons, and displays
• Style your app: Customize colors, fonts, and layout
• Preview: See how your interface looks as you build it

The interface builder lets you create the user-facing part of your application visually, no code required. You can always come back and modify it later.

Create the logic that powers your application:

1. Add nodes: Drag building blocks from the node library onto the canvas
2. Connect nodes: Connect nodes together to define data flow
3. Configure nodes: Click on each node to set its configuration (API keys, prompts, etc.)
4. Test nodes: Test individual nodes as you build to catch errors early
5. Check costs: Use the cost estimator to see what your workflow will cost

Start with a trigger node (webhook, schedule, or manual trigger), add processing nodes (AI, data transformation, logic), and end with an output node (response, file, notification).

Test your workflow before deploying it:

• Test individual nodes: Run single nodes with sample data to verify they work
• Test full workflow: Execute the entire workflow end-to-end
• Check results: Review outputs from each node to ensure they're correct
• Debug issues: Use execution logs to identify and fix problems
• Optimize costs: Review cost estimates and optimize expensive operations

The workflow designer shows real-time cost estimates as you build, and you can test your workflow multiple times to ensure it works correctly before deploying.

Once your workflow is ready, deploy it:

• Save your workflow: Save your progress (auto-save happens automatically)
• Publish: Make your application available for use (publishing is free)
• Share URL: Share your application URL with users or integrate it into other systems
• Monitor usage: Track usage, costs, and performance in your dashboard

Publishing your application makes it accessible via a URL or API endpoint. You can update it anytime, and changes are reflected immediately.