Building Workflows

This guide walks you through building workflows in MIFY — from simple chains to complex multi-step pipelines with branching, human approval, and AI orchestration.

Workflow Basics

A workflow in MIFY is a directed acyclic graph (DAG) — a series of connected steps that process data in one direction without loops.

Trigger → Node A → Node B → Node C (output)
                 ↘ Node D ↗

Every workflow has three elements:

• Trigger — how the workflow starts (manual, webhook, schedule, or event)
• Nodes — processing steps (AI calls, data transforms, logic gates, integrations)
• Edges — connections between nodes that define data flow

Node Categories

MIFY provides 117 native nodes across 24 categories:

Category	Examples	Purpose
LLM	Chat, Embed, Image Generate, Vision, ASR, TTS	AI model operations
Transform	Template, JavaScript	Data transformation
Logic	Route If, Route Switch, Loop Map, Sub-Workflow	Flow control
RAG	Ingest, Chunk, Embed, Store, Retrieve, Rerank	Retrieval-augmented generation
Platform	Dify, Flowise, Langflow, n8n, and 20+ more	External platform integration
Agent	ReAct, Multi-Agent, CLI Agent	AI agent orchestration
Safety	PII Detector, Injection Detector, Jailbreak Detector	Content protection
Enterprise	Email, Calendar, Notifications, Quota, Policy	Business integrations
Cloudflare	D1, KV, R2, Vectorize, Queues	Edge storage and compute

Step-by-Step: Build a RAG Workflow

Let’s build a workflow that answers questions using your own documents.

1. Create the Trigger

Drag a Manual Trigger onto the canvas.

2. Add Document Retrieval

Drag a Retrieve node. Configure it:

• Knowledge Base: Select your knowledge base (create one at /knowledge first)
• Top K: 5 (return top 5 relevant chunks)

Connect the trigger to the Retrieve node.

3. Add the AI Response

Drag a Chat node. Configure it:

• System Prompt: “Answer the user’s question based on the following context: {{context}}”
• Provider: Your preferred AI provider
• Model: Your preferred model

Connect the Retrieve node to the Chat node. The retrieved documents flow as context.

4. Run and Test

Click Run, enter a question, and see the AI respond using your documents as context.

Templates

MIFY includes 140 built-in templates for common patterns:

Category	Templates	Examples
RAG	9	Document Q&A, Knowledge Base Chat
LLM	12	Text Summary, Translation, Classification
Logic	17	Conditional Routing, Batch Processing
Platform	63	Flowise Import, Dify Bridge, n8n Connector
Agent	Multi-agent	ReAct Agent, Research Agent

Browse templates at /templates in the UI. Click any template to preview it, then Use Template to add it to your canvas.

Human-in-the-Loop (HITL)

Add human approval gates to any workflow:

1. Drag a Pause node between any two nodes
2. When execution reaches the Pause node, it stops and waits
3. A notification appears in your Inbox (/inbox)
4. Review the data, then Approve or Reject
5. Approved: execution continues. Rejected: execution stops.

Use HITL for:

• Reviewing AI-generated content before publishing
• Approving financial transactions
• Validating data extraction results
• Any decision that needs human judgment

Execution Modes

Mode	Use Case	Behavior
Experimental	Development	Minimal overhead, fast iteration
Audited	Compliance	Full audit trail, integrity hashing

Importing from Other Platforms

Already using another workflow platform? Import directly:

Platform	How
Flowise	/canvas → Import → Paste Flowise JSON
Dify	/canvas → Import → Paste Dify YAML
Langflow	/canvas → Import → Paste Langflow JSON
n8n	/canvas → Import → Paste n8n JSON

MIFY maps foreign nodes to native equivalents where possible. Unmapped nodes become “opaque” nodes that delegate to the original platform.

Content Generation

MIFY includes a dedicated content generation system at /content-gen:

Path	How It Works	Best For
MIFY Queue	Submits ComfyUI workflows to GPU providers	High-quality image/video
AI Provider	Direct calls to AI providers (sync or streaming)	Text, quick image gen
ComfyUI Local	Runs workflows on your local ComfyUI	Custom models, local dev

Next Steps

• API Reference — Programmatic workflow management
• Troubleshooting — Common issues
• Overview — Full platform capabilities