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Creating Workflows (Visual Workflow Designer)

Picotat features a plug-and-play workflow designer that lets you build automations without writing code. Instead of uploading compiled plugins, you create and maintain behavior using the visual Workflow Designer (a node-based editor).

Workflows are saved as YAML and can be attached to your Discord bots. Public workflows may require moderator approval before they can be shared broadly.

Open the Workflow Designer

  1. Log in to Picotat.
  2. Navigate to My Workflows.
  3. Click Create Workflow (or open the designer directly at /plugin-creator).

Tip: you can deep-link to a saved workflow with /plugin-creator/{workflowId}.

Build a workflow

  1. Set your workflow metadata:
    • Workflow Name
    • Description
    • Author
    • Visibility (Private or Public)
  2. Drag nodes from the palette into the canvas.
  3. Connect node outputs to inputs to define the flow.
  4. Select nodes to configure their properties.

Save and iterate

Click Save Workflow to persist your work. Your saved workflows will appear under Saved Workflows in the creator and in My Workflows.

Import / export YAML

The creator supports:

  • Import from YAML (.yaml / .yml) to load a workflow definition.
  • Export YAML to share or back up a workflow.

Test run on a bot

You can run a quick test against a bot from inside the creator:

  1. Select a bot in the bot dropdown.
  2. Start the bot (it must be online for test runs).
  3. Click Test Run on Bot.

Attach a workflow to a bot

From My Workflows:

  1. Find the workflow.
  2. Click Attach and select a bot.

Note: attaching/detaching may require the bot to be offline.

Workflow approval

If you set a workflow to Public, it may enter a review queue for moderators/admins. Once approved, it can be used more broadly (e.g., via marketplace flows).

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