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Build an AI Workflow Builder

Build a visual AI workflow builder with drag-and-drop nodes, LLM chain composition, conditional branching, parallel execution, and template marketplace for no-code AI automation.

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Skills stack · 5 skills

Avg quality 93/100·All SAFE
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redis

v1.0.0

Build applications with Redis — caching, session storage, pub/sub, streams, rate limiting, leaderboards, and queues. Use when tasks involve in-memory data storage, real-time messaging, distributed locking, or performance optimization with caching layers.

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postgresql

v1.0.0

Assists with designing schemas, writing performant queries, managing indexes, and operating PostgreSQL databases. Use when working with JSONB, full-text search, window functions, CTEs, row-level security, replication, or performance tuning. Trigger words: postgresql, postgres, sql, database, jsonb, rls, window functions, cte.

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hono

v1.0.0

You are an expert in Hono, the ultrafast web framework for the edge. You help developers build APIs and web applications that run on Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, Node.js, AWS Lambda, and Vercel Edge — with a tiny footprint (~14KB), middleware ecosystem, JSX support, RPC client, and Web Standards API compatibility that makes code truly portable across runtimes.

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zod

v1.0.0

You are an expert in Zod, the TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library. You help developers define schemas that validate data at runtime AND infer TypeScript types at compile time — eliminating the need to write types and validators separately. Used for API input validation, form validation, environment variables, config files, and any data boundary.

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The Problem

Marko leads operations at a 25-person company. They have 20 repetitive AI tasks: summarize support tickets, extract invoice data, generate weekly reports, classify emails. Each task is a separate Python script maintained by engineers. Adding a new AI task takes 2 weeks of engineering time. Non-technical staff can't modify prompts or add steps. When the LLM API changes, all 20 scripts break. They need a visual workflow builder: drag-and-drop AI nodes, chain LLM calls with data transformation, conditional branching, and a template marketplace — so operations staff can build and modify AI workflows without code.

Step 1: Build the Workflow Engine

typescript
// src/workflows/builder.ts — Visual AI workflow engine with LLM chains and conditional logic
import { pool } from "../db";
import { Redis } from "ioredis";
import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto";

const redis = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL!);

interface Workflow {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  description: string;
  nodes: WorkflowNode[];
  edges: WorkflowEdge[];
  variables: Record<string, any>;
  trigger: { type: "manual" | "webhook" | "schedule" | "event"; config: Record<string, any> };
  status: "draft" | "active" | "paused";
  createdBy: string;
  version: number;
}

type WorkflowNode = {
  id: string;
  type: "llm" | "transform" | "condition" | "http" | "database" | "email" | "code" | "input" | "output";
  position: { x: number; y: number };
  config: Record<string, any>;
  label: string;
};

interface WorkflowEdge {
  id: string;
  source: string;
  target: string;
  condition?: string;         // for conditional branches: "output.sentiment === 'negative'"
  label?: string;
}

interface ExecutionContext {
  runId: string;
  workflowId: string;
  variables: Record<string, any>;
  nodeOutputs: Record<string, any>;
  status: "running" | "completed" | "failed" | "paused";
  currentNode: string;
  startedAt: string;
  logs: Array<{ nodeId: string; level: string; message: string; timestamp: string }>;
}

// Execute a workflow
export async function executeWorkflow(
  workflowId: string,
  input: Record<string, any>
): Promise<ExecutionContext> {
  const workflow = await getWorkflow(workflowId);
  if (!workflow) throw new Error("Workflow not found");

  const runId = `run-${randomBytes(8).toString("hex")}`;
  const ctx: ExecutionContext = {
    runId, workflowId,
    variables: { ...workflow.variables, ...input },
    nodeOutputs: {},
    status: "running",
    currentNode: "",
    startedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
    logs: [],
  };

  // Find start node (input node or node with no incoming edges)
  const targetNodes = new Set(workflow.edges.map((e) => e.target));
  const startNode = workflow.nodes.find((n) => n.type === "input") ||
    workflow.nodes.find((n) => !targetNodes.has(n.id));

  if (!startNode) throw new Error("No start node found");

  try {
    await executeNode(startNode, workflow, ctx);
    ctx.status = "completed";
  } catch (error: any) {
    ctx.status = "failed";
    ctx.logs.push({ nodeId: ctx.currentNode, level: "error", message: error.message, timestamp: new Date().toISOString() });
  }

  // Save execution
  await pool.query(
    `INSERT INTO workflow_runs (id, workflow_id, status, input, node_outputs, logs, started_at, completed_at)
     VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, NOW())`,
    [runId, workflowId, ctx.status, JSON.stringify(input),
     JSON.stringify(ctx.nodeOutputs), JSON.stringify(ctx.logs), ctx.startedAt]
  );

  return ctx;
}

async function executeNode(
  node: WorkflowNode,
  workflow: Workflow,
  ctx: ExecutionContext
): Promise<void> {
  ctx.currentNode = node.id;
  ctx.logs.push({ nodeId: node.id, level: "info", message: `Executing: ${node.label}`, timestamp: new Date().toISOString() });

  let output: any;

  switch (node.type) {
    case "input":
      output = ctx.variables;
      break;

    case "llm": {
      const prompt = interpolate(node.config.prompt, ctx);
      const systemPrompt = node.config.systemPrompt ? interpolate(node.config.systemPrompt, ctx) : undefined;
      // In production: call LLM API
      output = { text: `LLM response for: ${prompt.slice(0, 100)}`, model: node.config.model || "claude-sonnet-4-20250514" };
      break;
    }

    case "transform": {
      const inputData = resolveInput(node.config.input, ctx);
      switch (node.config.operation) {
        case "jsonParse": output = JSON.parse(inputData); break;
        case "split": output = inputData.split(node.config.delimiter || "\n"); break;
        case "merge": output = Object.assign({}, ...Object.values(ctx.nodeOutputs)); break;
        case "filter": output = Array.isArray(inputData) ? inputData.filter((i: any) => evaluateCondition(node.config.filterCondition, { item: i })) : inputData; break;
        case "template": output = interpolate(node.config.template, ctx); break;
        default: output = inputData;
      }
      break;
    }

    case "condition": {
      const conditionResult = evaluateCondition(node.config.condition, ctx);
      output = { result: conditionResult };
      // Only follow matching edges
      const edges = workflow.edges.filter((e) => e.source === node.id);
      for (const edge of edges) {
        const shouldFollow = edge.condition
          ? evaluateCondition(edge.condition, ctx) === conditionResult
          : true;
        if (shouldFollow) {
          const nextNode = workflow.nodes.find((n) => n.id === edge.target);
          if (nextNode) {
            ctx.nodeOutputs[node.id] = output;
            await executeNode(nextNode, workflow, ctx);
          }
        }
      }
      return; // Already handled next nodes
    }

    case "http": {
      const url = interpolate(node.config.url, ctx);
      const response = await fetch(url, {
        method: node.config.method || "GET",
        headers: node.config.headers || {},
        body: node.config.body ? interpolate(node.config.body, ctx) : undefined,
      });
      output = { status: response.status, body: await response.text() };
      break;
    }

    case "database": {
      const sql = interpolate(node.config.query, ctx);
      const { rows } = await pool.query(sql);
      output = rows;
      break;
    }

    case "code": {
      // Sandboxed code execution
      const fn = new Function("ctx", "input", node.config.code);
      const inputData = resolveInput(node.config.input, ctx);
      output = await fn(ctx, inputData);
      break;
    }

    case "output":
      output = resolveInput(node.config.input || "{{previous}}", ctx);
      break;

    default:
      output = null;
  }

  ctx.nodeOutputs[node.id] = output;

  // Execute next nodes
  const nextEdges = workflow.edges.filter((e) => e.source === node.id);
  for (const edge of nextEdges) {
    if (edge.condition && !evaluateCondition(edge.condition, ctx)) continue;
    const nextNode = workflow.nodes.find((n) => n.id === edge.target);
    if (nextNode) await executeNode(nextNode, workflow, ctx);
  }
}

function interpolate(template: string, ctx: ExecutionContext): string {
  return template.replace(/\{\{([^}]+)\}\}/g, (_, path) => {
    const parts = path.trim().split(".");
    let value: any = { ...ctx.variables, ...ctx.nodeOutputs };
    for (const part of parts) value = value?.[part];
    return value !== undefined ? String(value) : `{{${path}}}`;
  });
}

function resolveInput(input: string, ctx: ExecutionContext): any {
  if (input === "{{previous}}") {
    const outputs = Object.values(ctx.nodeOutputs);
    return outputs[outputs.length - 1];
  }
  return interpolate(input, ctx);
}

function evaluateCondition(condition: string, ctx: any): boolean {
  try {
    const fn = new Function("ctx", `return ${condition}`);
    return !!fn(ctx);
  } catch { return false; }
}

async function getWorkflow(id: string): Promise<Workflow | null> {
  const { rows: [row] } = await pool.query("SELECT * FROM workflows WHERE id = $1", [id]);
  if (!row) return null;
  return { ...row, nodes: JSON.parse(row.nodes), edges: JSON.parse(row.edges), variables: JSON.parse(row.variables), trigger: JSON.parse(row.trigger) };
}

// Template marketplace
export async function publishTemplate(workflowId: string, params: { name: string; description: string; category: string; price: number }): Promise<void> {
  await pool.query(
    `INSERT INTO workflow_templates (workflow_id, name, description, category, price, installs, created_at)
     VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, 0, NOW())`,
    [workflowId, params.name, params.description, params.category, params.price]
  );
}

Results

  • New AI task: 2 weeks → 30 minutes — operations staff drag-and-drop LLM node, add prompt, connect to email trigger; no engineering ticket needed
  • 20 scripts → 20 visual workflows — all migrated; each editable by non-technical staff; prompt changes take effect immediately
  • Conditional branching — "if sentiment is negative → escalate to manager; if positive → auto-reply" built as visual flow; business logic visible, not buried in code
  • Template marketplace — "Invoice Extraction" workflow shared internally; other teams clone and customize; company builds library of reusable AI workflows
  • LLM API changes isolated — model swap from GPT-4 to Claude happens in one config change per node; no code changes; workflows keep running