Publishing Workflows and Community Features

Share your workflows with the FlowDot community. Learn about public workflows, ratings, comments, and discovering community creations.

Publishing Workflows and Community Features

FlowDot has a vibrant community where users share workflows, rate creations, and collaborate. This tutorial covers how to participate.

What You'll Learn

Part 1: Making Your Workflow Public

Method 1: From the Open Modal

  1. Click hamburger menu > Open
  2. Find your workflow
  3. Click the lock icon next to it
  4. Lock becomes unlocked = Public

Method 2: From the Editor

  1. Open your workflow
  2. Click Settings (gear icon)
  3. Change Visibility to Public
  4. Save

Visibility Options

Setting Who Can See Who Can Run Searchable
Private Only you Only you No
Public Everyone Everyone Yes
Team Team members Team members No
Unlisted Anyone with link Anyone with link No

Part 2: Browsing Community Workflows

The Search Page

  1. Click the FlowDot logo (top left)
  2. You're now on the Search/Discovery page
  3. Browse by:
    • Latest: Recent uploads
    • Popular: Most used/rated
    • Category: Filtered by type

Search Functionality

Use the search bar to find workflows:

weather            # Finds weather-related workflows
author:flowdot     # Finds official FlowDot workflows
tag:automation     # Finds by tag

Workflow Cards

Each workflow shows:

Part 3: Interacting with Public Workflows

Viewing Details

Click any workflow to see:

Running Public Workflows

  1. Click View Dashboard
  2. You're taken to the workflow runner
  3. Provide required inputs
  4. Click Run

Note: You need to provide your own API keys if required. The creator's keys aren't shared.

Rating Workflows

  1. Open the workflow details
  2. Click the star rating
  3. Select 1-5 stars
  4. Optionally add a review comment

Commenting

  1. Scroll to the Discussion section
  2. Write your comment
  3. Submit

Comments are great for:

Part 4: Copying Public Workflows

Why Copy?

How to Copy

  1. Open the workflow details
  2. Click Copy to My Workflows
  3. It appears in your workflow list
  4. Edit freely!

What's Copied

Copied Not Copied
All nodes Creator's API keys
Connections Execution history
Configuration Ratings/comments
Provenance link Creator's access

Part 5: Using Public Workflows with Your Agent

Enable Agent Access

You can use public workflows with your Agent without copying:

  1. Find a public workflow you like
  2. Click Enable Agent Access
  3. It's now available to your Agent

Or Copy First, Then Enable

  1. Copy the workflow
  2. Go to your copy
  3. Enable Agent Access

This gives you more control over customizations.

Example Flow

1. Search for "weather" workflows
2. Find "FlowDot Official Weather"
3. Enable Agent Access
4. Go to Agent
5. "What's the weather in Denver?"
6. Agent uses the public workflow

Part 6: Building Your Public Presence

Your Creator Dashboard

Click the FlowDot logo, then My Profile:

Best Practices for Public Workflows

  1. Clear naming: Descriptive titles
  2. Good descriptions: Explain what it does and why
  3. Add tags: Help people find your work
  4. Document key requirements: Be clear about needed keys
  5. Test thoroughly: Don't publish broken workflows
  6. Respond to comments: Build community relationships

Workflow Quality Checklist

Before publishing:

Part 7: Community Etiquette

Do

Don't

Summary

The FlowDot community is a powerful resource:

Next, learn about the AI Editor Assistant to build workflows faster!

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