Creating Workflows
You build a workflow on a visual canvas: add blocks, connect them into a flow, and configure each one. This page covers the essentials.
The Editor
When you create or open a workflow, you land in the editor:
- Canvas (center) — where your blocks live and connect
- Side panel (right) — switches between Copilot and Toolbar (the block palette)
- Title (top-left) — click it to rename the workflow
- Canvas controls (bottom-left) — pan/select, undo, redo, fit to view
Adding Blocks
There are a few ways to add a block:
- Drag a block from the palette (Toolbar tab) onto the canvas
- Click a block in the palette to drop it in the center
- Press Ctrl/Cmd + K to open block search, then pick one
- On an empty canvas, use New Agent (⌘⇧A) to add an AI agent quickly
Connecting Blocks
Drag from one block's connection point to another block to link them. The arrow shows the direction the flow runs. To remove a link, select it and press Delete.
Configuring a Block
Double-click a block (or open its details) to open the configuration view. It has three columns:
| Column | Shows |
|---|---|
| Input | The data coming into this block |
| Center | The block's settings |
| Output | The result this block produces |
Fill in the settings, rename the block if you like, and close the view. Some blocks hide advanced options behind a Show additional fields toggle.
Block Categories
Blocks are grouped in the palette:
| Category | What It Does | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Triggers | How the workflow starts | Start, Webhook, Chat Trigger, API Trigger |
| AI | AI-powered steps | Agent, Router, Evaluator, Image/Video generation, Vision, Speech-to-Text, Text-to-Speech |
| Logic | Control the flow | Condition, Loops, Wait, Parallel, Function |
| Data | Work with data | API request, Response, Variables, Table steps |
| Arketic | Arketic-native actions | Knowledge base search, document search, web search, create/update tasks, start a Blueprint, send notifications |
| Integrations | External services | Slack, Gmail, Notion, Google Sheets, and many more |
| Notes | Add comments on the canvas | Note |
Start simple — a Trigger, one or two action blocks, and a Response. You can always add more later.
Naming and Saving
- Rename the workflow — click the title at the top-left
- Save — click Save in the side panel, or press Ctrl/Cmd + S
The Save button shows Saved when there's nothing new to save, and Saving… while it works.
:::info Coming soon Deploy (publishing a workflow) is on the way. For now, you run workflows directly — see Running Workflows. :::
Tips
- Give blocks clear names — it makes runs and logs easier to read
- Use Notes to explain tricky parts of the flow for teammates
- Let the Copilot help — describe what you want and it builds the flow for you (see Copilot)