Workflow Builder Lite

A production-ready AI-native automation runner for text processing. Create workflows with 2–4 steps (clean, summarize, extract, tag), run them on input text, and view step-by-step output with export options.

How to Run

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• PostgreSQL
• OpenAI API key

Local

npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run db:push
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000

Docker

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-key docker-compose up --build

App: http://localhost:3000

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
DATABASE_URL	PostgreSQL connection string
OPENAI_API_KEY	OpenAI API key
OPENAI_MODEL	Model name (default: gpt-4o-mini)

What Is Done

• Dashboard – Stats (workflow count, run count, last run), quick actions, recent workflows
• Workflows – Create (with templates), edit, delete, duplicate, search
• Run – Select workflow, enter text, execute, view output of each step
• History – Last 5 runs with status badges, view details
• Export – Copy markdown or download .md for any run
• Health – Backend, database, and LLM connection status
• Validation – Empty input rejected, invalid workflow rejected
• Theme – Dark/light mode toggle
• UI – Gradient accents, glass cards, skeletons, animations

What Is Not Done

• Authentication / user accounts
• Persistent run history beyond last 5
• Streaming / real-time step output during run
• Multiple LLM provider support

Tech Stack

• Next.js 14 (App Router), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
• PostgreSQL, Prisma ORM
• OpenAI API (gpt-4o-mini)