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Getting Started

This guide walks you through creating your first workflow. By the end, you'll have a working automation that fires when an event happens and takes action automatically.

What you'll build

A workflow that connects a trigger to an action on the canvas, then publishes it to run automatically. This covers the three core steps: trigger → action → publish.

Open the platform

  1. Log in to app.tinycommand.com
  2. You'll see the Home screen with Quick Actions
Workflow builder
Build your first workflow on the canvas

Create a new workflow

Click Workflow in the Quick Actions row. A dialog opens with two options:

  • Start from scratch: empty canvas
  • Templates: pre-built workflows you can customize (Lead to close, Approval flow, Notifications, Data sync)

You can also Build with AI: describe what you need in plain language and AI generates the workflow.

Create workflow dialog with templates and AI builder option
Choose a starting point or describe what you need to the AI builder

Give your workflow a name (or keep 'Untitled Workflow') and click Create Workflow.

The canvas

You'll land on the workflow canvas. This is your workspace for building automations.

Empty workflow canvas with Trigger Setup node, toolbar showing Save and Publish buttons, and bottom bar with Add node and Run
A new workflow starts with a Trigger Setup node in the center

Key areas:

  • Top bar: workflow name, DRAFT/Published status, Save and Publish buttons
  • Canvas: drag-and-drop workspace where you build your workflow
  • Bottom bar: AI assistant, + Add node, search, settings, execution history, and Run button
  • Trigger Setup: the starting node that defines what kicks off your workflow

Add nodes

Click + Add node in the bottom bar to open the node panel. You'll see every node type organized by category:

Add node panel showing Flow Control, Integrations, AI, Web Scraping, Vision, and Database categories with all available node types
The node panel: browse by category or search for any node type

Categories include:

  • Flow Control (12): If-Else, For Each, Delay, HTTP Request, Transformer, and more
  • Integrations (101): Slack, Gmail, Google Sheets, HubSpot, and 97 others
  • AI (5): TinyGPT Analyzer, Writer, Researcher, and more
  • Web Scraping (5): Extract data from web pages
  • Vision (6): Document and image processing
  • Database: Query and update databases
Tip

The right side of the panel shows a preview of the selected node with an example use case. Hover over any node to see what it does before adding it.

Connect nodes

Once you add a node, it appears on the canvas connected to the previous node with an arrow. The arrow shows the direction data flows, from trigger to action.

Canvas showing Trigger Setup connected to HTTP Request with an arrow
Nodes connect automatically; data flows from left to right

Test your workflow

Click the Run button in the bottom bar to test your workflow. Each node executes in order, and you can see the results in the execution visualizer.

Warning

Test runs use real credentials and real APIs. If your Slack action is configured, it will actually post to your channel. Use a test channel while building.

Save and publish

  1. Click Save to persist your workflow as a draft
  2. Click Publish to make it live; the status changes from DRAFT to Published
  3. Your workflow is now active and will fire whenever the trigger event occurs
Note

You can unpublish anytime by clicking Publish again. This pauses the workflow without deleting it.

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