Course 1: MIFY Fundamentals — Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Your First Workflow from a Template

In this chapter, you’ll run a working AI workflow in under 5 minutes — without writing a single line of code.

What You’ll Learn

• How to navigate the MIFY interface
• How to find and use templates
• How to run a workflow and see results

Step 1: Open the Solutions Library

Navigate to the Templates page. You’ll see the Solutions Library:

The library has sections:

• Get Started — beginner-friendly templates with time estimates
• Featured Tutorials — popular workflows ranked by community demand
• Works With Your Favorite Open Source Tools — integrations with Flowise, Dify, etc.

Step 2: Pick a Template

Click “Build Your First Workflow” (5 min) in the Get Started section. This opens a simple AI pipeline template.

Or choose one from Featured Tutorials:

• RAG Q&A — ask questions about your documents
• Customer Support Draft — generate professional responses
• Text-to-Image Generation — create images from descriptions
• Guardrailed HITL Approval — AI generates, human approves

Step 3: Use the Template

Click “Use Template” on any template. This copies the workflow to your canvas.

You’ll see:

• Nodes (blocks) connected by lines
• Each node has a name and type (e.g., “Chat”, “Manual Trigger”)
• The left panel shows available nodes you can add

Step 4: Run It

Click the green Run button in the toolbar. The workflow executes each step in order.

You’ll see:

• Each node lights up as it executes
• Results appear in the output panel
• If there’s an error, the failing node is highlighted

Step 5: View Results

After the run completes, click Runs in the top navigation to see your execution history.

Each run shows:

• Status (completed, failed, waiting)
• Start time and duration
• Nodes executed

Click any run to see the full trace — what each node received and produced.

Exercise

1. Open the Solutions Library
2. Find the “RAG Q&A” template
3. Click “Run Demo” to see it execute with sample data
4. Click “Use Template” to copy it to your canvas
5. Run it again and view the results

Key Takeaways

• Templates are the fastest way to start — no building from scratch
• Every template can be customized after copying to your canvas
• The Runs page shows full execution history
• You don’t need API keys to run demo templates (they use mock mode)

Next: Chapter 2 — Understanding Nodes and Connections