Agent Workflow Builder (Orchestration platform)

A production-ready full-stack platform for creating, configuring, and orchestrating AI agents into collaborative multi-agent workflows. Agents execute on a real LangGraph runtime, communicate via tool calls and messages, and are monitored in real-time with Langfuse-backed observability — all running locally with a single docker compose up.

Architecture
Why This Stack — Framework Justifications
Competitive Analysis
Impact Metrics
Agent Configurability — 25+ Dimensions
Feature Completeness Matrix
Quick Start
Installation Verification
Demo Walkthrough
API Reference
Code Quality & Architecture
Testing
Extension Guide
Database Migrations
Environment Variables

Architecture

The diagram above shows all six layers: Frontend, Backend Runtime, Storage, Observability, optional LangGraph Server, and the 25+ agent configuration dimensions exposed through the UI.

Layer Summary

Layer	Technologies	Responsibility
Frontend	Next.js 14, React Flow v12, Zustand, SWR	Visual canvas, CRUD, real-time monitoring
Backend API	FastAPI, Pydantic v2, SQLAlchemy 2.0	REST + WebSocket, request validation, routing
Agent Runtime	LangGraph StateGraph, create_react_agent	Graph compilation, streaming execution, tool dispatch
Storage	PostgreSQL (asyncpg), Redis	Persistence, migrations, session state
Observability	Langfuse v2 (self-hosted)	Token tracking, cost, latency, trace browser
Messaging	python-telegram-bot 20+, APScheduler	Async channel integration, cron triggers

Why This Stack — Framework Justifications

Every technology choice below starts from the problem it solves, not from a preference list.

LangGraph — The Agent Runtime

The problem: Multi-agent workflows are fundamentally graphs — nodes (agents) connected by edges (data flow) with conditional branching (route to Agent B or Agent C based on output). Representing this as a flat list of agents (CrewAI) or a conversational loop (AutoGen) means losing the ability to express the actual topology. You end up fighting the abstraction rather than modeling the domain.

The design we needed:

A visual canvas where an edge drawn between two agents is the actual execution edge — no configuration duplication
Conditional routing where the label on an edge (success / failure) becomes a routing rule, not a separate config file
Real per-step streaming so the canvas can animate each agent node as it runs
Persistent conversation checkpoints so a Telegram workflow resumes where it left off

Why LangGraph fits exactly:

Requirement	How LangGraph delivers it
Graph-first execution	`StateGraph` is a real directed graph — `add_node()`, `add_edge()`, `add_conditional_edges()` map 1-to-1 with canvas elements
Conditional routing	`add_conditional_edges(source, router_fn, route_map)` — labeled edges from the canvas become router function keys
Per-step streaming	`graph.astream_events(version="v2")` emits `on_chain_start` / `on_chain_end` per node — powers the live canvas animation
Persistent checkpoints	`AsyncPostgresSaver` stores graph state per thread ID — Telegram conversations resume correctly across restarts
Tool integration	`create_react_agent(llm, tools)` wraps any tool list into a ReAct loop — the tool registry is a simple string-to-function map
Async-native	`graph.ainvoke()` and `graph.astream_events()` integrate without friction into FastAPI's async request handlers

Why LangGraph and not alternatives:

Option	Why rejected
openclaw.ai	openclaw.ai is a personal AI assistant platform (daemon + Control UI + CLI), not an embeddable runtime library. Its SOUL.md file-based configs describe a single always-on agent with skill plugins — there is no concept of multi-agent DAGs, conditional routing paths, or canvas topology binding. The Control UI manages conversations and skills, not graph-based workflows. Adopting openclaw would mean replacing the entire custom runtime, the React Flow canvas, and the PostgreSQL config model without gaining graph execution capabilities.
CrewAI	Agents are a flat list with role/goal/backstory — no visual canvas, no conditional edges, no per-step streaming. A 3-agent sequential workflow requires manual `process` configuration, and routing decisions are hidden inside agent prompts rather than expressed as graph edges.
AutoGen	Conversational agent loop — agents take turns responding in a chat. Cannot express a DAG, cannot conditionally route, cannot render per-node progress on a canvas. Designed for agent-to-agent debate, not ordered multi-step pipelines.
Semantic Kernel	Provides a `KernelFunction` pipeline abstraction but no graph-based execution model. Functions are chained sequentially — no conditional branching, no visual topology mapping. Its C#-first design also adds friction to a Python + TypeScript codebase.

How it's used in this codebase:

# backend/app/runtime/graph_builder.py
graph = StateGraph(dict)
for node in agent_nodes:
    graph.add_node(node_id, make_node_fn(node_id, agent_cfg))   # canvas node → LangGraph node

for source, out_edges in edges_by_source.items():
    if all edges labeled:
        graph.add_conditional_edges(source, make_router(route_map))  # labeled canvas edge → conditional routing
    else:
        graph.add_edge(source, target)                               # plain canvas edge → sequential edge

graph.set_entry_point(entry_node)      # topology-derived from graph (no incoming edges)
graph.add_edge(exit_node, END)         # topology-derived (no outgoing edges)
return graph.compile(checkpointer=checkpointer)

The canvas JSON (React Flow {nodes, edges}) is passed directly to build_graph_from_definition() — the visual graph is the execution graph.

Langfuse — Observability

The problem: LLM calls are invisible by default. You don't know which agent made how many calls, what tokens cost, which prompts are inefficient, or where a workflow is spending time. Standard application monitoring (Datadog, OpenTelemetry traces) doesn't understand LLM concepts like prompt tokens, completion tokens, model cost, or trace hierarchy (workflow → agent → LLM call).

Why Langfuse and not alternatives:

Option	Why rejected
Custom logging	Must implement token counting, cost estimation, trace linking, UI — weeks of work
Datadog / OpenTelemetry	LLM-unaware; no token/cost metrics without custom exporters
LangSmith	Cloud-only (SaaS), requires data leaving the environment, not self-hostable for sensitive use cases
Langfuse	Self-hosted Docker container, LangChain-native `CallbackHandler`, traces LLM calls automatically, real-time UI at `:3000`

How it's wired:

# backend/app/runtime/executor.py
from langfuse.callback import CallbackHandler

langfuse_handler = CallbackHandler(
    public_key=settings.langfuse_public_key,
    secret_key=settings.langfuse_secret_key,
    host=settings.langfuse_host,
)

result = await graph.ainvoke(
    {"messages": [HumanMessage(content=input_message)]},
    config={"callbacks": [langfuse_handler]},
)

One line of callback registration is all it takes. Every LLM call across every agent node in the graph is automatically traced, with:

Prompt tokens and completion tokens per call
Estimated cost based on model pricing
Latency per call and per agent
Trace hierarchy: execution → agent node → LLM call → tool call

The Traces tab in the execution monitor fetches these traces from Langfuse's API and renders them inline — no context switching to a separate dashboard.

FastAPI — Backend Framework

The problem: The backend needs to handle concurrent WebSocket streams (multiple browser tabs watching the same execution), async database queries, and async LangGraph execution — all at the same time. A synchronous framework (Flask, Django) would block the event loop on every LLM call.

Why FastAPI:

async def route handlers share the same event loop as LangGraph's ainvoke() — no thread pool overhead
Pydantic v2 validation with Field(ge=0.0, le=2.0) rejects invalid temperature values at the API boundary — no manual validation code
BackgroundTasks starts a workflow execution without blocking the HTTP response
Auto-generated OpenAPI docs at /docs — the API is self-documenting
WebSocket support via websockets — same server handles REST and real-time streams

Next.js 14 — Frontend

The problem: The UI needs a visual workflow builder (complex interactive component), real-time execution monitoring (WebSocket), and standard CRUD pages — in a single deployable unit without maintaining a separate API gateway.

Why Next.js:

App Router + TypeScript — type-safe route handlers and components; the same TypeScript types used in Zustand stores and API call wrappers
React Flow (@xyflow/react v12) — the best-in-class library for interactive node-edge graphs; custom node components (AgentNode, SupervisorNode, etc.) are just React components
SWR — stale-while-revalidate caching for agent/workflow lists with automatic background refresh
Zustand — lightweight global state for workflow canvas changes (avoids prop drilling across the node editor and canvas)
Single docker compose service — frontend builds and serves at :4000 with zero additional infrastructure

PostgreSQL + SQLAlchemy 2.0 Async

The problem: Agent configurations, workflow graph definitions, execution histories, and inter-agent messages all have different schemas and access patterns. Some fields (tool arrays, guardrails, graph JSON) are semi-structured.

Why PostgreSQL:

JSONB columns — graph_definition, tools[], guardrails{} stored as native JSON with indexing
Alembic migrations — schema changes are versioned and reproducible (005_add_agent_llm_params.py added 5 nullable float/int columns in one migration)
Supabase compatibility — same PostgreSQL connection string works with Supabase's managed tier for zero-ops deployment
SQLAlchemy 2.0 async — async_sessionmaker with asyncpg driver; no blocking DB calls in the async event loop
LangGraph checkpointer — AsyncPostgresSaver (optional LangGraph Server mode) stores graph state in the same PostgreSQL instance

Redis

The problem: Telegram bot sessions need fast key-value access that doesn't burden the primary database. Bot conversation state (which workflow a user is interacting with) changes on every message.

Why Redis: Sub-millisecond reads for session state; redis.asyncio client integrates naturally with the async event loop; no schema migrations needed for ephemeral bot session data.

React Flow — Visual Canvas

The problem: Workflow topology (which agent connects to which, under what conditions) must be visualized and edited. Text-based YAML/JSON workflow definitions require users to mentally map edges — error-prone for non-technical users.

Why React Flow:

Nodes and edges serialize to plain JSON ({nodes: [...], edges: [...]}) — the canvas state is the workflow definition stored in PostgreSQL
Custom node components (TypeScript React) give full control over node appearance and inline editing
Conditional routing is expressed as labeled edges — the label field in React Flow's edge data maps directly to LangGraph's conditional edge route map
Edge handles, node selection, pan/zoom, undo — all built-in; zero custom implementation needed

Telegram — Messaging Channel

The problem: External channel integration must be asynchronous — a workflow can take 10–60 seconds to complete; the channel handler cannot block waiting for the result.

Why Telegram:

python-telegram-bot 20+ is fully async (uses asyncio internally) — no background thread required
Webhook-based delivery: bot receives messages via HTTPS callback, not polling
The ChannelRouter maps incoming Telegram messages to the correct workflow by looking up active telegram_trigger nodes in workflow_triggers table
Easy local testing: ngrok or a public URL exposes the bot webhook during development; Ollama handles LLM inference locally

Competitive Analysis

Explicit comparison with the most common alternatives:

Capability	This Platform	openclaw.ai	CrewAI	AutoGen	n8n Agents
Visual workflow builder	✅ React Flow canvas, drag-drop	❌ Control UI is chat/skill management	❌ Code only	❌ Code only	✅ (limited)
Conditional routing	✅ Labeled edges → LangGraph conditional edges	❌ No graph execution model	⚠️ Role-based, no graph	❌ Conversation-only	⚠️ IF-node workaround
Per-step streaming	✅ WebSocket + node animation	❌ Single-agent, no per-node streaming	❌	❌	⚠️ Polling
Self-hosted observability	✅ Langfuse token/cost/latency	❌ No built-in observability	❌	❌	❌
Configurable dimensions/agent	✅ 25+	~5–8 (SOUL.md fields)	~8	~6	~12–15
Agent presets / templates	✅ 8 presets + 2 workflow templates	❌ Not applicable	❌	❌	✅
Telegram integration	✅ Webhook + ChannelRouter	✅ (via skill plugin)	❌	❌	✅ (via node)
Scheduled execution	✅ APScheduler cron triggers	✅	❌	❌	✅
Memory / checkpointing	✅ AsyncPostgresSaver	✅ Built-in memory	⚠️ Custom	⚠️ Custom	❌
Multi-provider LLM	✅ Ollama, OpenRouter, GLM-5.1	✅	✅	✅	✅
Runs 100% locally	✅ `docker compose up`	✅	⚠️	⚠️	✅
TypeScript frontend	✅ Next.js 14	✅	❌	❌	✅
REST API for all operations	✅ Full CRUD + WebSocket	⚠️ Limited (platform API)	❌	❌	✅
Async agent-to-agent messages	✅ PostgreSQL messages table	❌ Single-agent architecture	⚠️	⚠️	❌
Token/cost tracking	✅ Per call, per execution	❌ Not built-in	❌	❌	❌

Key differentiator: This platform is the only option in this comparison that provides a visual graph builder, per-step streaming observability, self-hosted token/cost tracking, and 25+ agent configuration dimensions — all running locally with one command.

1. Number of Configurable Dimensions Per Agent

Platform: 25+ independently configurable dimensions per agent.

See Agent Configurability section for the full list.

For comparison: n8n agents expose ~12–15 dimensions (mostly connection and trigger settings). CrewAI exposes ~8 (role, goal, backstory, tools, llm, memory, verbose, max_iter).

2. Time from Zero to a Working Multi-Agent Workflow

Platform: Under 5 minutes with Ollama (under 2 minutes with OpenRouter).

Measured steps:

Step	Time
`docker compose up` (services start)	~60s first run (image pulls)
Configure Ollama URL in Settings	~30s
Select "Researcher" preset → Save	~20s
Select "Writer" preset → Save	~20s
New Workflow → Load template → Assign agents	~60s
Click Run → First output appears	~30–90s (Ollama model load)
Total	~4–5 minutes

With OpenRouter (no local model warm-up), step 5 response appears in ~10 seconds.

3. End-to-End Task Completion Rate

Platform: Tracked per execution via status field; visible in UI and queryable via API.

Every execution has a lifecycle:

pending → running → completed
                 ↘ failed

The execution status field is updated at each transition and persisted to PostgreSQL. The Live Log tab shows step_start and step_complete events per agent node in real time.

To verify programmatically:

# Create a test execution
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/executions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"workflow_id": "<id>", "input_message": "test task"}'

# Poll until completed
curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1/executions/<id>
# → {"status": "completed", "result": "..."}

Error handling: if a node fails, state["error"] is set with a sanitized message (HTML errors from misconfigured LLM endpoints are detected and rewritten as human-readable strings). The execution status becomes failed and the error is visible in the Live Log.

4. Agent-to-Agent Message Reliability

Platform: 100% durable — all messages stored in PostgreSQL messages table before delivery.

Architecture:

Each agent node's LangGraph state includes messages — the full LangChain message list
When a node completes, the updated message list is written back to state
After execution, all messages (including intermediate inter-agent exchanges) are extracted and persisted to the messages table with execution_id, agent_id, role, content, timestamp
The Messages tab in the execution monitor fetches GET /api/v1/executions/{id}/messages and renders the full conversation

Telegram delivery adds a second reliability layer: the result is sent to the Telegram chat via the bot API only after it's written to the database. If the Telegram send fails, the message is still in the DB.

To verify message persistence:

curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1/executions/<id>/messages
# → [{role: "human", content: "..."}, {role: "assistant", content: "..."}, ...]

Agent Configurability — 25+ Dimensions

Every dimension is independently configurable per agent through the UI and persisted to PostgreSQL.

Basic Identity (3 dimensions)

Field	Type	Example
`name`	string	"Research Assistant"
`role`	string	"Senior Researcher"
`system_prompt`	text	Full behavioral specification

Model Configuration (6 dimensions)

Field	Type	Options
`provider`	enum	`ollama`, `openrouter`, `glm51`, `glm51-local`
`model`	string	`llama3.2`, `gpt-4o`, `glm-4-9b-chat`, etc.
`temperature`	float 0–2	Controls creativity vs determinism
`top_p`	float 0–1	Nucleus sampling threshold
`presence_penalty`	float −2–2	Penalizes repeating topics
`frequency_penalty`	float −2–2	Penalizes repeating tokens

Execution Control (1 dimension)

Field	Type	Description
`max_iterations`	int 1–50	ReAct reasoning loop cap before forced stop

Tool Access (7 dimensions)

Each tool is individually toggled:

Tool	Capability
`web_search`	Internet search via SerpAPI / DuckDuckGo
`weather`	Current weather via OpenWeatherMap
`calculator`	Safe math evaluation
`code_executor`	Python snippet execution
`http_request`	Arbitrary HTTP calls
`file_read`	Read from filesystem
`file_write`	Write to filesystem

Channel Routing (3 dimensions)

Channel	Description
`web`	Available for web chat / UI execution
`telegram`	Routed by ChannelRouter for bot messages
`api`	Callable directly via REST endpoint

Memory & Persistence (1 dimension)

Field	Type	Description
`memory_enabled`	boolean	Persist conversation history across runs via AsyncPostgresSaver

Guardrails (2 dimensions)

Field	Type	Description
`guardrails.max_tokens`	int	Hard cap on tokens per LLM response
`guardrails.rate_limit`	int	Max requests per minute this agent can make

Scheduling (1 dimension)

Field	Type	Example
`schedule`	cron string	`0 9 * * *` — run daily at 9am

Agent Presets (8 ready-to-use templates)

Presets are grouped by the workflow template they map to — load a template, then pick the matching presets for each node:

For Research Report Pipeline:

Preset	Role	Tools
🔍 Researcher	Senior Research Analyst	web_search, calculator
✍️ Writer	Professional Content Writer	file_write

For Customer Support Triage:

Preset	Role	Tools
🗂️ Classifier	Triage Classifier	(none — zero-shot JSON routing)
🔧 Technical Support	Technical Support Specialist	web_search, calculator
💳 Billing Support	Billing Specialist	calculator
💬 General Support	Support Agent	web_search

General Purpose:

Preset	Role	Tools	Notes
🎧 Support Specialist	Customer Support Specialist	web_search, http_request	Memory enabled
📊 Data Analyst	Data Analysis Expert	calculator, file_read, file_write	—

Total: 25 independently configurable dimensions per agent (vs n8n's ~12–15, CrewAI's ~8).

Feature Completeness Matrix

Direct mapping of client success criteria to implemented features:

Requirement	Status	Where to verify
Agent CRUD (name, role, prompt, model, tools, channels)	✅	`GET/POST/PATCH/DELETE /api/v1/agents`
Agent configuration: schedules, memory, guardrails	✅	AgentForm → Advanced Configuration
Visual workflow builder with conditions	✅	React Flow canvas with labeled conditional edges
At least 2 pre-built workflow templates	✅	`backend/templates/` — Research Report + Support Triage
External channel integration (Telegram)	✅	Telegram Trigger node + ChannelRouter
Live monitoring: logs, messages, token/cost tracking	✅	Execution page — Live Log + Messages + Traces tabs
Working end-to-end demo with 2+ agents	✅	Research Report template: Researcher → Writer
Agents communicate asynchronously	✅	LangGraph StateGraph; each node runs independently
Message history persisted and visible in UI	✅	`messages` table + Messages tab
Single setup command	✅	`docker compose up`
Agent presets / starter templates	✅	5 presets available on /agents page
Workflow rename + delete	✅	Inline rename + delete with confirmation modal
API test coverage	✅	48 tests across 5 test files (SQLite in-memory)
Architecture justification in README	✅	This document

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Docker & Docker Compose v2
A PostgreSQL database (Supabase free tier or docker compose up includes one via Langfuse's DB)

1. Configure environment

cp .env.example .env

Key variables:

# PostgreSQL — asyncpg format for SQLAlchemy
DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://user:pass@host:5432/dbname

# Langfuse — standard libpq format (no driver prefix)
LANGFUSE_DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/dbname

LANGFUSE_NEXTAUTH_SECRET=<any 32+ char random string>
LANGFUSE_SALT=<any 32+ char random string>

REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
OLLAMA_URL=http://host.docker.internal:11434   # if Ollama runs on host

# Optional — can also be set in the UI Settings page at runtime
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=
OPENWEATHERMAP_API_KEY=
Z_AI_API_KEY=                    # For GLM-5.1 cloud (z.ai)
GLM51_LOCAL_URL=                 # For local vLLM / llama.cpp server

2. Start services

# Core services (frontend, backend, Langfuse, Redis)
docker compose up

# With LangGraph Server execution plane (optional)
docker compose --profile langgraph up

Service	URL
Frontend	http://localhost:4000
Backend API	http://localhost:8000
API Docs (Swagger)	http://localhost:8000/docs
Langfuse	http://localhost:3000
LangGraph Server (optional)	http://localhost:8123

3. Apply database migrations

Migrations run automatically on container start. To run manually:

docker compose exec backend alembic upgrade head

Installation Verification

Run these checks after docker compose up to confirm everything is healthy before the demo:

# 1. Backend health
curl http://localhost:8000/health
# → {"status": "ok"}

# 2. Frontend accessible
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:4000
# → 200

# 3. Langfuse health
curl http://localhost:3000/api/public/health
# → {"status": "ok"}

# 4. Agents API (empty list is fine)
curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1/agents
# → []

# 5. Agent presets available
curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1/agents/presets | python3 -m json.tool | grep name
# → "name": "Researcher", "name": "Writer", ...

# 6. Workflow templates available
curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1/workflows/templates
# → [{"name": "research_report_pipeline", ...}, {"name": "customer_support_triage", ...}]

# 7. Database migrations applied
docker compose exec backend alembic current
# → <revision_id> (head)

If all checks pass, the platform is ready for the demo.

Demo Walkthrough

Pre-Demo Checklist

All services running (docker compose up — no errors in logs)
Ollama running locally with llama3.2 pulled (ollama pull llama3.2)
OR OpenRouter API key set in Settings page
Telegram bot token configured (optional — demo works without it)
Browser open at http://localhost:4000

Demo Flow A: Research Report (2 agents, fully local)

Step 1 — Create agents from presets

Navigate to Agents → scroll to "Start from a Preset". Under the Research Report Pipeline group:

Click 🔍 Researcher → opens New Agent form pre-filled → click Create Agent
Click ✍️ Writer → opens New Agent form pre-filled → click Create Agent

Both agents are now configured with appropriate system prompts, tools, and Ollama/llama3.2.

Step 2 — Load the Research Report template

Navigate to Workflows → New → select Research Report Pipeline → canvas populates with Researcher → Writer nodes (amber ⚠ badge means no agent assigned yet).

Step 3 — Assign agents

Click the Researcher node → select your Researcher agent from the dropdown → click Save Changes. Repeat for Writer.

Step 4 — Run

Click ▶ Run → enter: "Research the latest advances in quantum computing and write a structured 500-word report" → click ▶ Run Workflow.

Watch the canvas: Researcher node turns blue (running) → green (done), then Writer does the same.

Step 5 — Inspect the execution

Click "View live →" in the blue banner:

Final Result card — clean prose output from the Writer agent
Live Log tab — step_start / step_complete events per agent with timestamps
Messages tab — full inter-agent conversation (Researcher's research → Writer's draft)
Traces tab — Langfuse LLM call browser with token counts and latency (appears after Langfuse ingestion, ~5s delay)

Demo Flow B: Customer Support Triage (4 agents, conditional routing)

Step 1 — Create agents from presets

Navigate to Agents → scroll to "Start from a Preset". Under the Customer Support Triage group:

Click 🗂️ Classifier → Create Agent
Click 🔧 Technical Support → Create Agent
Click 💳 Billing Support → Create Agent
Click 💬 General Support → Create Agent

Step 2 — Load the Customer Support template

Navigate to Workflows → New → select Customer Support Triage → canvas populates with Classifier node connected via three labeled edges (technical, billing, general) to the three specialist nodes.

Step 3 — Assign agents

Click each node → select the matching agent → Save Changes. (Classifier → Classifier, Technical Support node → Technical Support agent, etc.)

Step 4 — Run with a billing query

Click ▶ Run → enter: "I was charged twice for my subscription this month" → Run Workflow.

The Classifier runs first, outputs JSON with "category": "billing". LangGraph's conditional edge router matches "billing" in last_output → routes to the Billing Support agent. Only 2 of the 4 agents execute — the routing is live and visible in the canvas.

Demo Flow D: Telegram Integration

Step 1 — Set your Telegram bot token in Settings → save.

Step 2 — On the Research Report workflow canvas, drag a Telegram Trigger node from the node palette → connect it to the Researcher node → click Save.

Step 3 — Send a message to your bot: "Research Python async patterns"

Step 4 — Watch a new execution appear in Workflows → [your workflow] → Executions. The bot replies with the Writer's output.

Demo Flow E: Scheduled Workflow

Step 1 — Drag a Schedule Trigger node → connect to Researcher → click it → set cron 0 9 * * * → save.

Step 2 — The trigger registers in the workflow_triggers table. The APScheduler picks it up and will fire the workflow daily at 9am UTC.

Step 3 — To test immediately, use the API:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/executions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"workflow_id": "<your-workflow-id>", "input_message": "scheduled test run"}'

Video Demo

📹 Watch the full demo on YouTube — (link will be updated with recorded demo)

The video shows: agent creation from presets → template loading → workflow execution → live canvas animation → Langfuse trace browser → Telegram integration.

For a quick preview, see the GIF below (add your recorded GIF as docs/demo.gif):

![Demo GIF](docs/demo.gif)

API Reference

Agents

GET    /api/v1/agents              List all agents
GET    /api/v1/agents/presets      List all agent presets (read-only templates)
POST   /api/v1/agents              Create agent
GET    /api/v1/agents/{id}         Get agent by ID
PATCH  /api/v1/agents/{id}         Update agent
DELETE /api/v1/agents/{id}         Delete agent

Workflows

GET    /api/v1/workflows             List all workflows
POST   /api/v1/workflows             Create workflow
GET    /api/v1/workflows/templates   List pre-built templates
GET    /api/v1/workflows/{id}        Get workflow by ID
PATCH  /api/v1/workflows/{id}        Update workflow (name, graph_definition)
DELETE /api/v1/workflows/{id}        Delete workflow

Executions

POST   /api/v1/executions                      Start execution
GET    /api/v1/executions                      List executions
GET    /api/v1/executions/{id}                 Get execution + status
GET    /api/v1/executions/{id}/messages        Inter-agent message history
GET    /api/v1/executions/{id}/traces          Langfuse traces for this execution
GET    /api/v1/executions/{id}/metrics         Token / cost metrics
WS     /api/v1/executions/ws/monitor/{id}      Real-time event stream

Settings

GET    /api/v1/settings             List all settings (secrets masked as ***)
PATCH  /api/v1/settings             Update one or more settings
GET    /api/v1/settings/{key}/raw   Read raw secret value (internal)

Code base Architecture

Layer Separation

The codebase enforces three clean layers. No layer reaches into another's internals.

UI Layer (`frontend/`)

Pure presentation and API calls — zero LangGraph or LangChain imports
components/nodes/AgentNode.tsx — renders the agent node card; calls PATCH /api/v1/agents/{id} on save
lib/stores/agentStore.ts — Zustand store; holds client-side agent state
lib/hooks/useAgents.ts — SWR hook; fetches from API, invalidates cache on mutations
app/workflows/[id]/page.tsx — canvas page; serializes React Flow state to JSON before sending to API

Agent Runtime Layer (`backend/app/runtime/`)

Contains all LangGraph and LangChain logic; zero HTTP routing code
graph_builder.py — converts React Flow {nodes, edges} JSON → compiled LangGraph StateGraph
executor.py — async execution orchestration; emits step_start/step_complete events; wires Langfuse callback
llm_factory.py — multi-provider LLM instantiation; create_llm(provider, model, *, temperature, ...) returns a BaseChatModel
supervisor.py — create_specialist_agent(llm, role, system_prompt, tools) — wraps LangGraph's create_react_agent

Data/Persistence Layer (`backend/app/`)

models/ — SQLAlchemy mapped classes (no business logic)
schemas/ — Pydantic v2 request/response schemas with field validation
routers/ — FastAPI route handlers; call services or query DB; return schemas
services/ — business logic bridging routers and runtime (e.g., ExecutionService, ChannelRouter)
migrations/ — Alembic migration files; one per logical change

Key Design Decisions

1. React Flow JSON is the workflow definition

There is no intermediate workflow DSL. The React Flow graph state ({nodes: [...], edges: [...]}) is stored as-is in PostgreSQL's graph_definition JSONB column. On execution, it's passed directly to build_graph_from_definition(). Visual ≡ Executable.

2. Event-driven real-time monitoring

Each agent node's process_node() function publishes to an asyncio.Queue (the Event Bus). The WebSocket handler at /api/v1/executions/ws/monitor/{id} is a consumer of that queue. This means multiple browser tabs can monitor the same execution independently.

3. Topology-driven entry/exit detection

_topo_entry_exit() in graph_builder.py derives the entry node (no incoming edges) and exit nodes (no outgoing edges) automatically from the graph topology. No manual "start node" designation needed in the canvas.

4. Database-backed credential management

API keys (Telegram token, OpenRouter key, etc.) are stored in the platform_settings table, not only in .env. This means they can be updated at runtime through the Settings UI without restarting the container. The settings_service.get(key) function checks DB first, falls back to environment variable.

Testing

cd backend
source venv/bin/activate
pytest tests/ -v

All tests use an in-memory SQLite database — no external services required. Tests run in CI without Docker, Postgres, or Redis.

Test file	Coverage	Count
`test_agents.py`	Model columns, tool registry, full Agent CRUD, LLM param fields	~12
`test_workflows.py`	Workflow CRUD, template listing, schema validation	~10
`test_executions.py`	Execution create/status/messages, 404 handling	~10
`test_settings.py`	GET catalogue, secret masking, PATCH multi-key, raw endpoint	~8
`test_triggers.py`	Telegram trigger activation, update replaces old triggers, delete cascade, ChannelRouter	~8
Total		48

Adding Tests

Follow the pattern in any existing test file:

# tests/test_agents.py — simplified pattern
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_create_agent(client: AsyncClient):
    resp = await client.post("/api/v1/agents", json={
        "name": "Test Agent",
        "model": "llama3.2",
        "provider": "ollama",
    })
    assert resp.status_code == 201
    data = resp.json()
    assert data["name"] == "Test Agent"

The client fixture in conftest.py creates an in-memory SQLite DB and applies all migrations for each test session.

Extension Guide

Adding a New Messaging Channel (e.g., Slack)

Add to enum in backend/app/enums.py:

class MessageChannel(str, Enum):
    TELEGRAM = "telegram"
    SLACK = "slack"      # add this

Create a handler module backend/app/slack/handlers.py following backend/app/telegram/handlers.py:
- Parse incoming Slack event payload
- Look up the target workflow via ChannelRouter
- Create Execution + Message DB records
- Call execution_service.execute_workflow()
- Post the result back to Slack via Slack Web API
Add a canvas trigger node frontend/components/nodes/SlackTriggerNode.tsx following TelegramTriggerNode.tsx.

Register in ChannelRouter backend/app/services/channel_router.py:

async def route_slack(self, channel_id: str, message: str) -> None: ...

Mount the handler in backend/app/main.py:

from app.slack.handlers import slack_router
app.include_router(slack_router, prefix="/slack")

Adding a New Workflow Template

Design the workflow on the canvas → use browser DevTools to copy the React Flow state JSON.

Create backend/templates/<slug>.json:

{
  "name": "my_template",
  "description": "What this workflow does",
  "graph_definition": {
    "nodes": [...],
    "edges": [...]
  }
}

Register the slug in backend/app/routers/workflows.py:

_TEMPLATE_FILES = {
    "research_report_pipeline": "research_report_pipeline.json",
    "customer_support_triage": "customer_support_triage.json",
    "my_template": "my_template.json",   # add this
}

Adding a New Agent Tool

Implement the tool function in backend/app/tools/:

# backend/app/tools/google_sheets.py
from langchain_core.tools import tool

@tool
def read_google_sheet(sheet_id: str, range: str) -> str:
    """Read data from a Google Sheet."""
    ...

Register it in the tool registry backend/app/runtime/tool_registry.py:

TOOL_REGISTRY = {
    "web_search": web_search,
    "google_sheets": read_google_sheet,   # add this
}

Add the tool name to AVAILABLE_TOOLS in frontend/components/agents/AgentForm.tsx:

const AVAILABLE_TOOLS = [
  "web_search", "weather", "calculator", "code_executor",
  "http_request", "file_read", "file_write",
  "google_sheets",   // add this
];

Adding a New Agent Preset

Create backend/agent_presets/<slug>.json:

{
  "preset_id": "my_preset",
  "name": "My Agent",
  "description": "One-line description shown on the preset card",
  "icon": "🤖",
  "role": "Role title",
  "system_prompt": "You are...",
  "provider": "ollama",
  "model": "llama3.2",
  "tools": ["web_search"],
  "channels": ["web"],
  "memory_enabled": false,
  "guardrails": null,
  "schedule": null
}

No code changes needed — the presets API auto-discovers all JSON files in backend/agent_presets/.

Database Migrations

# Generate a migration after model changes
docker compose exec backend alembic revision --autogenerate -m "describe_change"

# Apply all pending migrations
docker compose exec backend alembic upgrade head

# Roll back one step
docker compose exec backend alembic downgrade -1

Current migration history:

File	Change
`001_perf_and_security.py`	Indexes, performance, security constraints
`002_add_agent_schedule.py`	Agent `schedule`, `memory_enabled`, `guardrails` columns
`003_add_platform_settings.py`	`platform_settings` table
`004_add_workflow_triggers.py`	`workflow_triggers` table
`005_add_agent_llm_params.py`	`temperature`, `top_p`, `presence_penalty`, `frequency_penalty`, `max_iterations` columns

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`DATABASE_URL`	Yes	`postgresql+asyncpg://...` for backend ORM
`LANGFUSE_DATABASE_URL`	Yes	`postgresql://...` for Langfuse (no driver prefix)
`LANGFUSE_NEXTAUTH_SECRET`	Yes	NextAuth secret for Langfuse UI (32+ chars)
`LANGFUSE_SALT`	Yes	Salt for Langfuse password hashing (32+ chars)
`REDIS_URL`	Yes	Redis connection URL
`OLLAMA_URL`	No	Local Ollama endpoint (default: `http://localhost:11434`)
`OPENROUTER_API_KEY`	No	OpenRouter API key (can also set via Settings page)
`TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`	No	Telegram bot token (can also set via Settings page)
`OPENWEATHERMAP_API_KEY`	No	Weather tool API key (can also set via Settings page)
`Z_AI_API_KEY`	No	Z.ai API key for GLM-5.1 cloud
`GLM51_LOCAL_URL`	No	Local vLLM/llama.cpp endpoint for GLM-5.1
`LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY`	No	Langfuse project public key (auto-generated after first login)
`LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY`	No	Langfuse project secret key (auto-generated after first login)
`LANGFUSE_HOST`	No	Langfuse host URL (default: `http://langfuse:3000`)

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Agent Workflow Builder (Orchestration platform)

Table of Contents

Architecture

Layer Summary

Why This Stack — Framework Justifications

LangGraph — The Agent Runtime

Langfuse — Observability

FastAPI — Backend Framework

Next.js 14 — Frontend

PostgreSQL + SQLAlchemy 2.0 Async

Redis

React Flow — Visual Canvas

Telegram — Messaging Channel

Competitive Analysis

1. Number of Configurable Dimensions Per Agent

2. Time from Zero to a Working Multi-Agent Workflow

3. End-to-End Task Completion Rate

4. Agent-to-Agent Message Reliability

Agent Configurability — 25+ Dimensions

Basic Identity (3 dimensions)

Model Configuration (6 dimensions)

Execution Control (1 dimension)

Tool Access (7 dimensions)

Channel Routing (3 dimensions)

Memory & Persistence (1 dimension)

Guardrails (2 dimensions)

Scheduling (1 dimension)

Agent Presets (8 ready-to-use templates)

Feature Completeness Matrix

Quick Start

Prerequisites

1. Configure environment

2. Start services

3. Apply database migrations

Installation Verification

Demo Walkthrough

Pre-Demo Checklist

Demo Flow A: Research Report (2 agents, fully local)

Demo Flow B: Customer Support Triage (4 agents, conditional routing)

Demo Flow D: Telegram Integration

Demo Flow E: Scheduled Workflow

Video Demo

API Reference

Agents

Workflows

Executions

Settings

Code base Architecture

Layer Separation

UI Layer (frontend/)

Agent Runtime Layer (backend/app/runtime/)

Data/Persistence Layer (backend/app/)

Key Design Decisions

Testing

Adding Tests

Extension Guide

Adding a New Messaging Channel (e.g., Slack)

Adding a New Workflow Template

Adding a New Agent Tool

Adding a New Agent Preset

Database Migrations

Environment Variables

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