The canvas

The canvas is where you build. This page names every part of the editor so the rest of the docs can say “press Start” and you know exactly where to look.

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The component palette

The palette on the left lists every node you can drag onto the canvas, grouped into sections. A search box at the top matches node names and descriptions.

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Normal mode vs Dev mode

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Working with nodes

• Add a node by dragging it from the palette onto the canvas.
• Connect nodes by dragging from the small circle on one node’s right edge to the circle on the next node’s left edge. Agents have extra left-edge handles for memory and tools.
• Configure a node by clicking it. The parameter panel opens with three areas: Input (what flows in from connected nodes), Parameters (the node’s settings), and Output (what it produced last run). The panel’s own Run button executes just that node for testing.
• Rename a node with F2, or double-click its label. Clear names keep big workflows readable.
• Copy with Ctrl+C, delete with the Delete key, and right-click for the context menu with the same actions.

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Node states

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The top toolbar

• Start (green) deploys the workflow: triggers begin listening and stay on until you press Stop.
• Save stores your changes; the pill next to it reads Modified or Saved.
• Mode: toggles the palette between Normal and Dev.
• The key icon opens API Credentials (Credentials).
• File menu: New Workflow, Open, Export, Import, Copy as JSON.
• Click the workflow name to rename it.

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The Chat / Console panel

The collapsible bar at the bottom of the screen opens the panel:

• Chat (left) sends messages to Chat Trigger nodes. The input reads Type a message…; Enter or Send submits. With several Chat Triggers, a dropdown (default All Triggers) picks the target.
• Console tab (right) shows everything your Console nodes print — including AI replies in the quickstart pipeline. Empty state: “Add a Console node to see debug output.”
• Terminal tab (right) streams the server’s own logs, useful when something misbehaves.

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The Command Palette

Press Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+K (macOS) to open the Command Palette — a searchable list of editor actions. Type to filter, Enter to run.

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Keyboard shortcuts

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Run vs Start, and testing one node

Start (toolbar) runs the whole workflow continuously — triggers listen until you press Stop. The Run button inside a node’s parameter panel executes only that node once, with whatever input it currently has — handy for testing a single step without starting everything.

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